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This regiment was the last of the three years' regiments mustered ont. " Its history," according to the report of the adjutant-general, " had been most eventful and honorable."
On the call of the President for nine months' men, in the autumn of 1862, Company G responded with alacrity, and, with full ranks, left town September 12th, for the camp of the 8th Regiment at Boxford, under command of David W. Low, with Edward L. Rowe, first lieu- tenant, and Samuel Fears, second. The regiment was on duty chiefly in North Carolina, though it was, for a few days, at the close of its time, attached to the Army of the Potomac. It was not so placed, during its service, as to be called to take part in any serious engage- ment with the enemy, but it suffered some of the hardships and priva- tions incident to war, and, if required, would have upheld the honor of the State in the deadly breach. Company G arrived home July 29, 1863, with the loss of two of its members, who died in Newbern, N. C.
Company G was again ealled into the service, with the regiment to which it belonged, and left the State on the 26th of July, 1864. Its captain, David W. Low, was on that day elected major of the regiment ; Edward L. Rowe then became captain ; George L. Fears, first lieu- tenant ; and Isaac N. Story, second lieutenant. It was raised for one hundred days' service in the fortifications around Washington, aud there the regiment was ordered to report. It was on duty, most of the time in Maryland, till November 10th, when its term of service expired. The only casualty in Company G was the loss of one man, who died in Maryland.
The last company raised in Gloucester, was one enlisted by Capt. Fitz J. Babson, for coast defence.
It was composed of men belonging in Gloucester and the towns imme- diately adjoining, and was known as the Twenty-fifth Unattached Com- pany. It left town Dec. 11, 1864, and was stationed at the fort in
Marblehead, where it remained till the close of the war. Besides the Gloucester men enlisted in the companies raised in the town, of which some account is here given, many joined other military organizations, some of whom not only fought, but bled and died for their country. The whole loss of life inflicted upon Gloucester by the war, according to a statement published at its close, was thirty-six men killed in battle and died of wounds ; and ninety-one who died of disease.
In addition to the number of men furnished by the town for the military forces of the country, quite as many, perhaps, went into the naval service, for which the enstomary employments of its people led to a preference. In August, 1864, the selectmen presented a list of 649 men who had enlisted in the navy, for which Gloucester should have credit, and claimed that the town had furnished 699 men over its quotas. Only about a third of this claim was allowed, but, even with this great reduction, it was found at the end of the war that the town had a surplus of 158 men.
At one time during the war, it seemed to be necessary that a naval force should be provided by government to cruise in the New England and other Northern waters, for the protection of the fishermen ; as a Confederate war- vessel, called the " Taeony," had suddenly appeared on our coast in the month of June, 1863, and had captured and de- stroyed six Gloucester fishing-schooners. This act created a great excitement in the town, for it was feared that further depredations upon the fleet would be made, to an extent, at least, that would ruin the year's business. Application was made to the authorities at Wash- ington for protection, and, in the meantime, three schooners were fitted out from the town, suitably manned and armed, to cruise in search of any rebel vessel of the enemy that might be on our coast ; but there was no danger of further molestation, for the rebel eaptain wisely fled from the fate that would have awaited him by a longer con- tinuance in our waters, and no successor eame.
It is needless to add particulars, to show that Gloucester did its whole duty as a loyal and patriotie town, in the dreadful struggle to which this chapter relates ; for every community in New England did the same ; nor is it necessary to dwell upon the fervor of its joy at the cessation of a war which had secured the unity of the nation and the abolition of slavery.
CHAPTER XVII.
GLOUCESTER A CITY.
The people of New England do not surrender the town-meeting unless an urgent necessity compels them to do so. There comes a time, however, in the life of a constantly growing community, when its public affairs can no longer be conveniently and wisely adminis- tered by the assembled citizens. The progress of Gloucester to this necessity is indicated by the following statement of its population at different periods. It was, in
1704, by estimate,
700
1755, by estimate, 2,745
1765, by Colonial Census, 3,763
1776, by Colonial Census, 4,512
1790, by United States Census,
5,317
1800, by United States Census, 5,313
1810, by United States Census, 5,943
1820, by United States Census,
6,384
1830, by United States Census,
7,510
*1840, by United States Census,
6,350
1850, by United States Census, 7,786
1860, by United States Census, 10,904
1870, by United States Census,
15,389 .
With the exception of the town grammar school-house, which was sometimes used for elections and nnimportant meetings, the town had no special place for its meetings, and the transaction of its business, till 1844, when a suitable town-house was built, which served the purposes of its erection till 1867. In that year a new one was erected, which was destroyed by fire May 16, 1869. On the site of "this, on Dale Avenne, there soon arose the costly and elegant struct- ure now known as City Hall.
* Saudy Bay, with a population of 2,650, was this year set off to be a separate town, and called Rockport.
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The records of the town were, from the commencement, generally well kept, and are now, owing to the attention which it bestowed upon them in the latter years of its existence, in good condition. The record of proceedings in town and scleetmen's meetings, of births, deaths and marriages, and of the grants of lands, have all been preserved ; and the latter, without doubt, show the original individual ownership of nearly every acre of its territory.
The Act incorporating Gloucester as a city was approved by the governor April 28. 1873, and was accepted by the town on the 15th of May following, by a vote of 689 in the affirmative, and 353 in the negative.
The vencrable municipal form of government, under which the town had grown and prospered for 232 years, came to an end on the first Wednesday of January, 1874, when Robert R. Fears was inaugu- rated first mayor of the new city.
During the few years that have elapsed since that event, the long- continued prosperity of the peculiar business of the city has suffered some diminution, but there is no ground for fear that the means of a comfortable subsistence will be wanting, while the sea yields its treasures abundantly to the skill and industry of its people.
Exposed to the pceuliar temptations which beset the path of virtue in a large maritime community, Gloucester may not, with respect to morality, suffer in comparison with other seaports, but its historian must take the liberty to call the attention of all its wise, intelligent, virtuous, and humane citizens to the fact, that the official reports from its police and pauper departments show that all the influence which can be exercised by its churches, its schools, and all other benevolent and reformatory instrumentalities, will be needed to make the new city a satisfactory home for themselves and their descendants.
CHAPTER XVIII.
OBITUARY RECORD
Of Early Settlers, the date of whose death is known .- Joseph Allen, Oct. 6, 1724, aged 71.
Ralph Andrews, Feb. 25, 1718, aged 75.
James Babson, Dec. 21, 1683.
Thomas Bailey, Oct. 15, 1704.
Anthony Bennet, Jan. 12, 1691.
Thomas Bray, Nov. 30, 1691.
John Brown, March 17, 1732, aged 70.
William Brown, May 3, 1662.
William Card, July 7, 1736.
Arthur Churchill, Jan. 22, 1710.
Edmund Clark, Feb. 26, 1666.
Clement Coldam, Dee. 18, 1703, aged about 80.
John Collins, March 25, 1675.
William Colman, April 18, 1680.
John Curney, May 3, 1725, aged 80.
Anthony Day, April 23, 1707, aged 91.
Nicholas Denning, June 9. 1725, aged 80.
Richard Dike, May 6, 1729, aged 89.
Samuel Dolliver, July 22, 1683. Peter Duncan, May 6, 1716, aged 86.
Osman Dutch, Dec., 1684, aged 81.
William Ellery, selectman and representative, Dec. 9, 1696, aged 53. Robert Elwell, May 19, 1683. Sylvester Eveleth, Jan. 4, 1689.
John Fiteh, May 9, 1715, aged 79.
Bartholomew Foster, Dec. 5, 1689.
James Gardner, Dec. 8, 1684. Stephen Glover, Dec. 10, 1686. Richard Goodwin, March 5, 1709. John Hadley, Oct. 22, 1711. Edward Haraden. May 17, 1683.
George Harvey, Dcc, 23, 1723, aged 70.
William Haskell, selectman and representative, Aug. 20, 1693. Charles James, Sept. 11, 1720, aged 69.
Thomas JJones, 1671.
Thomas Judkin, Feb. 23, 1695.
Thomas Kent, May 1, 1658.
John Lane, Jan. 24, 1738, aged 86.
Thomas Low, Feb. 8, 1698.
Thomas Lufkin, Nov. 3, 1708.
Francis Norwood, March 4, 1709.
Joseph Page. March 18. 1725, aged 48.
Jeffrey Parsons, Aug. 16, 1689.
John Pearce, Dee. 15, 1695.
John Pool, May 19. 1727, aged about 57.
Thomas Prince, Jan. 17, 1690, aged 71.
Thomas Riggs, selectman, town-clerk, and representative, Feb. 26, 1722, aged 90.
John Roberts, Jan. 10. 1714.
Abraham Robinson, Feb. 23, 1645.
John Rowe, March 9, 1662.
Abial Sadler, Sept. 15, 1697.
William Sargent, selectman and representative, Feb. 19, 1717, aged 93.
James Sawyer. May 31, 1703.
James Sayward, elder of First Church, selectman, and representa- tive, Feb. 13, 1736, aged 67.
Robert Skamp, April 23, 1691.
Morris Smith, May 13, 1726, aged 70.
Morris Somes, Jan. 16, 1689.
Philip Stanwood, Aug. 7, 1672.
Walter Tybbot. Aug. 14, 1651, aged 67.
Bridget Varney, Oct. 25, 1672.
Thomas Very, March 28, 1694.
William Vinson, Sept. 17, 1690, aged about 80.
Henry Walker, Aug. 29, 1693.
John Wallis, Sept. 23. 1690.
William Whitridge. Aug. 8, 1726, aged 70.
HIenry Witham, April 17, 1702.
Humphrey Woodbury, April 9, 1727, aged 80.
Of Other Citizens, Conspicuous in Various Ways. - Joseph Allen, merchant, selectman, and representative ; died April 6, 1750, aged sixty-eight.
Joseph Allen (Harvard College, 1774), clerk in the custom-house, and cashier of the Gloucester Bank thirty-three years ; died Oct. 8, 1831, aged seventy-five.
Mrs. Joanna Andrews, whose maiden name was Burnham ; born in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Oct. 11, 1744 (old style) ; died Jan. 20, 1847, more than 102 years old.
William Beach, son of Capt. John Beach, an Englishman, was select- man, representative, colonel in the militia, and collector of the customs from 1829 to 1839, when he removed to Chilicothe, Ohio, where he died Nov. 22, 1840, aged fifty-three.
James Blatchford, killed in battle at Fisher's Hill, Va., Sept. 22, 1864, aged twenty-seven.
Charles Byles, captain of a company at the siege of Louisburg in 1745, and in other service against the French ; died March 9, 1782, aged eighty-one.
Peter Coffin, justice of the peace ; selectman twenty-two years ; rep- resentative nine years, and senator ; died Feb. 4, 1796, aged seventy- two.
Peter Coffin (Harvard College, 1769), son of the preceding ; studied law, but did not practise ; was a shopkeeper and farmer ; died Aug. 4, 1821, aged seventy-two.
William Coffin, ' son of Peter, Sr., one of the leading physicians of the town nearly half a century ; died June 20, 1827, aged seventy- one
Nathaniel Coit, selectman and representative ; died Jan 10, 1743, aged eighty-four.
John Cunningham, killed in battle at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864, aged twenty-one.
Hezekiah Colby, killed in battle at Bull Run, Va , Aug. 30, 1862, aged twenty-one.
Albert C. Cook, killed in battle at the Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864, aged nineteen.
Ebenezer Dale, a native of Danvers ; physician ; settled in Glouces- ter in 1810 ; was one of the two principal practitioners for many years, and died June 29, 1834, aged fifty-one.
Ephraim Davis, a native of Connecticut ; physician ; died Dee. 11, 1825, aged eighty-five.
James Davis, son of the early settler, John Davis; was captain in the wars with the French and Indians ; often selectman ; represent- ative eight years, and died May 1, 1715.
James Davis, son of the preceding, had military title of " lienten- ant"; was a seleetman several years ; representative two years ; and died March 5, 1743, aged eighty.
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James Davis, son of the last-named James, deacon of the Third Church nearly half a century ; selectman many years, and represent- ative seven years ; died Aug. 15, 1776, aged eighty-five.
Ebenczer Davis, son of Capt. James Davis, merchant and select- man many years ; died Oct. 30, 1732, aged fifty-one.
Eliphalet Davis, merchant, and general in the militia ; died Sept. 7, 1804, aged forty-eight.
Nathaniel Ellery, son of the carly settler, William; engaged in maritime business ; was four years selectman ; had the titles of lieu- tenant and captain, and died May 30, 1761, aged seventy-eight. A fine portrait of his wife (Ann Sargent), by Copley, is in possession of a descendant.
Nathaniel Ellery (Harvard College, 1772), grandson of the preced- ing ; engaged in privatcering ; was taken by the enemy, and suffered much. After the war, was employed as a penman and accountant, and died March 1, 1833, aged eighty.
Isaac Elwell, sea-captain, merchant, and postmaster ; died Jan. 22, 1832, aged eighty-nine.
William Ferson, born in New Boston, N. H. ; graduated at Dart- mouth College in 1797, and in 1805 was appointed to an office in the custom-house in Gloucester, from which he was removed in 1829. Afterwards he filled many important town offices ; was a State coun- cillor and senator, and died Dec. 14, 1853, aged seventy-nine.
Joseph Foster, a native of Ipswich ; sea-captain ; merehant ; repre- sentative four years, and delegate to State convention in 1779; died Dec. 10, 1804, aged seventy-four.
Addison Griffin, killed in battle at Whitehall, N. C., Dec. 16, 1862, aged twenty-six.
Charles H. Gray, killed in battle at Newbern, N. C., March 14, 1862, aged twenty-seven.
Samuel Hale (Harvard College, 1766), son of John Hale, teacher and lawyer in New Hampshire. As a royalist, went to England at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, and died there about 1787.
William Haskell, merchant and selectman; died Jan. 17, 1731, aged sixty-one.
William Haskell, deacon of the Second Church ; selectman and rep- resentative ; died Dec. 10, 1766, aged seventy-seven.
Benjamin K. Hough, a native of Chelsea, Mass., came in his boy- hood to Gloucester ; was brought up in mercantile employments, and continued in them till late in life. He was a distinguished leader in the old Federal party, and was twice elected by it a representative in the General Court. He died March 10, 1855, aged eighty-nine.
John Kittredge, a native of Andover; collector of the customs in Gloucester in 1805, and died Aug. 31, 1822, aged forty-five. He left an only son, Thomas, who graduated at Dartmouth College in 1833 ; studied medieine, but never practised, and died in Milton, Mass., July 27, 1845, aged thirty-four.
Fitz H. Lane, a distinguished marine painter, died Aug. 13, 1865, aged sixty.
John Low, merehant and farmer; deacon of the Fourth Church ; colonel in the militia ; seleetman thirty-five years ; representative and delegate to State conventions ; died Nov. 3, 1796, aged sixty-eight.
John Low (Harvard College, 1773), merchant ; died Feb. 10, 1801, aged forty-seven.
John W. Lowe, son of Jonathan Lowe, who was proprietor of the first stage-line from Gloucester, succeeded to his father's business, and engaged in various mercantile enterprises ; was a representative and senator, and died Jan. 14, 1867, aged seventy-four.
John Mason, a native of Cambridge ; by trade a carpenter ; came to "Gloucester in early life, and engaged in various employments, one of which was that of land-surveyor. From actual survey, he made a correct map of the town, which was published in 1830. He died June 6, 1852; aged eighty-three.
Alphonso Mason, son of the preceding ; in early life, first a mechanic, and then a bank officer in Cambridge ; came back to his native town ; was a selectman and government officer; and perished by the burning of the steamer "Lexington" on Long Island Sound, Jan. 13, 1840, aged forty-six.
James M. Morey, killed in battle at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862, aged twenty-two.
William Morey, killed in battle at Newbern, N. C., March 14, 1862, aged twenty-one.
Frederick Morton, killed in battle at the Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864, aged eighteen.
John J. Murphy, killed in battle at Bethesda Church, Va., June 3, 1864, aged twenty.
Lonson Nash, lawyer ; came from the western part of the State when
a young man, and was a very active member of the Federal party. He was a representative in 1809, and afterwards a senator. He died at Great Barrington, Feb. 1, 1863, aged eighty-three.
John Newman, who married a daughter of the Rev. John Emerson, came to Gloucester, after the death of the latter, to teach the grammar school. He was a seleetman several years, and representative three years, and died Jan. 2, 1720, aged fifty-nine. His grandson, John Newman (Harvard College, 1740), minister of Edgartown; born in Gloucester; died Dec. 1, 1763.
Albert E. Parsons, killed in battle at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864, aged twenty.
Ebenezer Parsons, son of Jeffrey ; trader ; ruling elder of the First Church, and selectman nine years ; died Dec. 19, 1763, aged eighty- two. His son, Moses (Harvard College, 1736), minister of Byfield Parish, Newbury, was father of Chief Justice Parsons.
James Parsons, son of Jeffrey, elder of the First Church ; select- man ; town clerk eleven years, and representative five years ; died Oct. 1, 1733, aged seventy-five.
William W. Parrott, a native of Portsmouth, N. H., married a daughter of Col. Pearce, and became a member of the firm of William Pearce & Sons. He was the single representative seven years in suc- cession, and afterwards a senator. He died Sept. 24, 1858, aged eighty-one.
William Parsons, merchant ; deacon of the First Church, and rep- resentative six years ; died July 10, 1755, aged fifty-five.
William Pearce, Jr., selectman and representative, and collector of the customs from 1822 to 1829 ; died Dec. 14, 1841, aged sixty- four.
William Pearson, merchant, and representative nine years ; died Dec. 5, 1826, aged eighty-five.
William Pearson, son of the preceding; physician ; went in ill- health to St. Eustatius, and died there, Feb. 9, 1795, aged twenty-six.
William Pew, a native of Virginia, came to Gloucester when young, and after an industrious life on land and sea, died Jan. 26, 1840, at the reported age of 107.
Henry Phelps, born in Salem ; graduated at Harvard College in 1788; settled in Gloucester in 1790 as a physician and apotheeary. He was a scrivener, and principal acting magistrate in the town many years, and died Feb. 15, 1852, aged eighty-six.
Frank Picree, killed in battle at Whitehall, N. C., Dec. 16, 1862, aged thirty-two.
Richard Powers, killed in battle at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 21, 1864; aged thirty-two.
Mark Pool, lieutenant in Bunker Hill battle; captain in the Continental army, and major in the militia ; died Feb. 11, 1815, aged seventy-six.
Henry Prentiss, born in Medfield ; physician ; graduated at Har- vard College in 1817, and, soon after completing his medical studies, came to Gloucester, and continued in practice here till his death, Oct. 13, 1839.
Joseph Procter, a native of Danvers ; came to Gloucester about 1766 ; established himself as a miller and potter; built, owned, and employed vessels ; a skilful and enterprising man, and, five years in suecession, selectman ; died Jan. 29, 1805, aged sixty-two.
John S. Ramsdell, killed in battle at Laurel Hill, Va., May 12, 1864, aged thirty-four.
John Rogers (Harvard College, 1767), son of the Rev. John, of the Fourth Church ; schoolmaster, and, for forty-five years, town clerk ; died Nov. 24, 1827, aged seventy-nine.
John Rowe, soldier in the French War, and captain in the battle of Bunker Hill ; died about 1800.
John Rowe, son of the preceding; enlisted in his father's company, and served in the army throughout the war. He commanded a com- pany in Shays' Rebellion, and died in Maine, October, 1820, aged sixty-two. He was buried at Sandy Bay, Jan. 24, 1821.
Deborah Sanders, widow of Capt. Joseph Sanders ; died April 12, 1868, aged 101 years, 6 months, and 8 days; the only native of Gloucester known to have lived over a century.
Thomas Sanders, commander, for many years, of a vessel in the service of the Provincial Government ; died Oct. 24, 1774, aged seventy.
Thomas Sanders (Harvard College, 1748), son of the preceding ; selectman, representative ten years, and councillor ; died Jan. 10, 1774, aged forty-five.
Thomas Sanders (Harvard College, 1772), son of Joseph Sanders ; taught the town grammar school, and a private school, and died by suicide, April 23, 1795, aged forty-two.
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Epes Sargent, son of William Sargent, 2d, an early settler; was a merchant, magistrate, and representative in 1740 ; soon after removed to Salem, where he took an active part in public affairs, and died, Dec. 6, 1762, aged seventy. He was buried in the family tomb at Gloucester.
Epes Sargent, son of the preceding; a leading merchant of the town before the Revolution ; joined the unpopular side in the contest with the mother country, and died of small-pox in January, 1779, aged fifty-eight.
Epes Sargent (Harvard College, 1766), son of the preceding ; en- gaged in mercantile pursuits ; became first collector of the customs in Gloucester ; removed to Boston, and died there, April 18, 1822, aged seventy-four.
Winthrop Sargent, son of Col. Epes Sargent, merchant : a warm supporter of the Revolution ; government agent in Gloucester during the war, and delegate to important State conventions ; died Dec. 3, 1793, aged sixty-five.
Daniel Sargent, brother of the preceding ; a merchant in Gloucester and Boston : died in the latter eity Feb. 18, 1806, aged seventy-five, leaving four sons, who became prominent men. the youngest and most distinguished of whom, Lucius Manlius, died June 2, 1867, aged eighty.
James R. Saville, killed in battle at Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864, aged twenty.
John Somes, sea-captain and merchant ; selectman ten years, repre- sentative two years, and first president of the Gloucester Bank ; died Aug. 17, 1816, aged seventy-three.
John Somes, seleetman and representative ; died Sept. 3, 1820, aged fifty-three.
Henry Staten, killed in battle at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862, aged forty.
James Stevens, son of William. one of the first settlers ; deacon of the First Church ; officer in the militia ; selectman eighteen years ; and representative ten years ; died March 25. 1697.
William Stevens, son of James ; merchant : lieutenant in the militia, selcetman, and representative ; died Sept. 24, 1701, aged forty-two.
Samuel Stevens, son of Dca. James Stevens; trader, selectman, and representative six years ; died Nov. 16, 1756, aged ninety-one.
John Stevens, son of the preceding ; prominent in mercantile and military affairs ; died April 13, 1779, aged seventy-two.
William Stevens, brother of the preceding; merehant, selectman, and representative seven years ; died May 10, 1767, aged fifty- four.
Joseph W. Story, killed in battle at Whitehall, N. C., Dec. 17, 1862, aged thirty.
Israel Trask, sea-captain, merchant, and senator from Essex County ; died Oct. 4. 1854, aged ninety.
John Tucker, sea-captain ; lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army, colonel in the militia, and representative seven years ; died Jannary, 1831. aged eighty-two.
Philemon Warner, probably born in Ipswich ; came to Gloucester in his boyhood ; was not conspicuous in eivil affairs, but was a distin- guished elder of the First Church, and died April 14, 1778, aged eighty-one.
Nathaniel Warner, son of the preceding ; captain in the battle of Bunker Hill; died February. 1812, aged sixty-eight.
Daniel Warner, son of Elder Philemon ; colonel in the militia, and selectman several years ; died May 8, 1810, aged seventy-eight.
Benjamin Webber, a soldier of the Revolution, sca-captain and merchant ; selectman and representative; died Jan. 9, 1841, aged eighty-five.
John Webber, General ; land-surveyor in Maine many years, re- siding in New Gloucester, of which town his father was an early set- tler ; removed to Gloucester ; was a selectman several years, and died Dec. 16, 1858. aged seventy-two.
Samuel Whittemore (Harvard College, 1751), a native of Can- bridge ; came to Gloucester in 1752, and taught the grammar school a few years ; he served as selectman and representative ; was an officer of the customs, a major in the militia, and died, July 15, 1806, aged seventy-three. Margaret, his last surviving child, died unmarried, June 3, 1872. aged ninety-five. George Whittemore, Jr. (Harvard College, 1857), who was killed at the battle of Antietam, May 17, 1862. was his grandson.
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