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Catalog Number |
7975 |
Object Name |
Roster |
Scope & Content |
Roster/"1st Assessment" of the Union Fire Society dated October 8, 1804. There were 31 members at the time. These were: Thomas Davis, John Burley, John B. Allen, Isaac Rea, Nicholas Thorndike, William Wyer, Hugh Hill, Robert Porter, Peter Woodberry, Jr., James Worsley, Nathaniel Goodwin, John Dyson, John Page, Jr., Robert Rantoul, Mark Knowlton, Robert Haskell, Josiah Batchelder, Jr., Isaac Flagg, William Leach, Samuel Goodridge, Rufus Nourse, Jonathan H. Lovett, William H. Lovett, Augustus Lovett, Abner Chapman, Henry Thorndike, Thomas Woodberry, Timothy Wyer, Thomas Woodberry, Jr., William Otis Wyer, and Captain Benjamin Beckford. The Union Fire Society was founded in 1804. Members of the Society were to assist each other in the event of a fire at their home or business. Each was given 2 leather water buckets, a large cloth bag with which to retrieve possessions, and a bed key. Additionally, the Society was to assist those members who had suffered losses due to fire. Annual meetings were held in January and dues were paid. There was also a constitution by which members of the Society abided. |
Dates of Creation |
October 8, 1804 |
Title |
Roster/"Assessment" of the Union Fire Society |
Collection |
Union Fire Society Collection |
People |
Davis, Thomas Burley, John Allen, John B. Rea, Isaac Thorndike, Nicholas Wyer, William Hill, Hugh Capt Porter, Robert Woodberry, Peter Worsley, James Goodwin, Nathaniel Dyson, John Page, John Jr. Rantoul, Robert Sr., 1778-1858 Knowlton, Mark Haskell, Robert Batchelder, Josiah Jr. Flagg, Isaac Leach, William Goodridge, Samuel Nourse, Rufus Lovett, Jonathan H. Lovett, William H. Lovett, Augustus Chapman, Abner Thorndike, Henry Woodberry, Thomas Wyer, Timothy Woodberry, Thomas Jr. Wyer, William Otis Beckford, Benjamin |
Search Terms |
Union Fire Society Beverly Union Fire Society Roster Assessment |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
7975 |
Date |
October 8, 1804 |