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Town in Massachusetts, United States
Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, along the North Shore. Its population was 20,441 at the 2020 census
Marblehead,_Massachusetts
Lighthouse
Marblehead Light is situated on Marblehead Neck in Essex County, Massachusetts. The current tower is a skeletal structure that replaced the original 1835
Marblehead Light (Massachusetts)
Marblehead_Light_(Massachusetts)
United States historic place
a coastal park located in Marblehead, Massachusetts. At a little over 14 acres (5.7 ha), it is the largest of Marblehead's four public parks, and includes
Seaside Park (Marblehead, Massachusetts)
Seaside_Park_(Marblehead,_Massachusetts)
Topics referred to by the same term
Marblehead may refer to: Marblehead, Illinois Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead, Ohio Marblehead, Wisconsin Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, a biannual
Marblehead
Historic cemetery in Essex County, Massachusetts
Burial Hill is a historic cemetery in Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is located on the high ground between Marblehead's colonial-era residential and retail
Old Burial Hill (Marblehead, Massachusetts)
Old_Burial_Hill_(Marblehead,_Massachusetts)
17th-century English colonist who migrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded Marblehead, Massachusetts. He served as selectman for 14 years. Maverick
Moses_Maverick
1775 4-gun schooner
Glover of Marblehead, Massachusetts and was named for his daughter, Hannah Glover. The crew was drawn largely from the town of Marblehead, with much
USS_Hannah
United States historic place
coastal fortification in Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is located at Gale's Head, the northeastern point of the main Marblehead peninsula, on a promontory
Fort_Sewall
American general (1732–1797)
American fisherman, merchant, politician, and military leader from Marblehead, Massachusetts, who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army during
John_Glover_(general)
Military unit
Continental Regiment, also known as the Marblehead Regiment, Marbleheaders, and Glover's Regiment, was raised as a Massachusetts militia regiment in 1775, and taken
14th_Continental_Regiment
Omaha-class light cruiser
Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for the town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Marblehead was authorized on 1 July 1918, and assigned to William Cramp
USS_Marblehead_(CL-12)
American educator and businessman (1827–1910)
horticultural businessman, writer, politician and philanthropist from Marblehead, Massachusetts. After working as a teacher and school principal, he founded the
James_J._H._Gregory
United States historic place
Old Town House is in the heart of the Marblehead Historic District at One Market Square in Marblehead, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Washington,
Old Town House (Marblehead, Massachusetts)
Old_Town_House_(Marblehead,_Massachusetts)
Public high school in Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States
Marblehead High School is a public high school located in Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States. The school has approximately 879 students. The current
Marblehead_High_School
Residence in Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States
Carcassonne Castle is a residence in Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States. It was completed in 1935 for Aroline Gove, daughter of Lydia Pinkham. During
Carcassonne_Castle
United States historic place
hall and historical museum located at 188 Washington Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is open year-round, though with restricted hours in the colder
Abbot Hall (Marblehead, Massachusetts)
Abbot_Hall_(Marblehead,_Massachusetts)
Sailing race between Massachusetts and Nova Scotia
The Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race (MHOR) is a biennial sailing race which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005. It runs between Marblehead, Massachusetts
Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race
Marblehead_to_Halifax_Ocean_Race
Historic church in Massachusetts, United States
St. Michael's Church is an historic Episcopal church in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Built in 1714, it is New England's oldest Episcopal church building
St. Michael's Church (Marblehead, Massachusetts)
St._Michael's_Church_(Marblehead,_Massachusetts)
Building in Swampscott, Massachusetts
final home to Revolutionary War hero General John Glover, located on the Marblehead - Swampscott - Salem border. The house sits on the historic 2.4 acre property
General_Glover_Farmhouse
U.S. House district for Massachusetts
Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rockport
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district
Massachusetts's_6th_congressional_district
Patriotic sentiment of the American Revolution
and determination. The painting is on display at Abbot Hall in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote of the spirit of '76 in reference
Spirit_of_'76_(sentiment)
Island in Massachusetts, United States
also known as Brown's Island, is a small island off the shore of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Since 1955, it has been maintained by The Trustees of Reservations
Crowninshield_Island
Historic district in Massachusetts, United States
Harbor, Waldron Court, Essex, Elm, Pond, and Norman Streets in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Among its notable features are Fort Sewall, a coastal fortification
Marblehead_Historic_District
American painter
large crowds. The original painting is displayed at Abbot Hall in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Several later variations painted by Willard have been exhibited
Archibald_Willard
Fishing vessel lost at sea
six-man crew had been fishing the North Atlantic Ocean out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her last reported position was 180 mi (290 km) northeast of Sable Island
Andrea_Gail
American rapper (born 1998)
and I’m Leaving Soon (2026) Ben Goldberg was born and raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He was introduced to hip-hop music at age six by his sister.
Token_(rapper)
Founding Father, U.S. vice president (1813–1814)
North Shore town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. His father, Thomas Gerry (1702–1774), was a merchant who operated ships out of Marblehead, and his mother,
Elbridge_Gerry
American-British journalist, broadcaster and entrepreneur (born 1950)
until 2003. Grossman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on 16 September 1950 and raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the son of David K. Grossman, a Jewish
Loyd_Grossman
Real and fictitious locations in New England related to H. P. Lovecraft's fiction
based on Marblehead, Massachusetts, a town bordering Salem. In his letters, Lovecraft described Kingsport as being an idealized version of Marblehead. Its
Lovecraft_Country
Town in Massachusetts
(2000) What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001; standing in for Marblehead, Massachusetts) The Proposal (2009; standing in for Sitka, Alaska) Edge of Darkness
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Manchester-by-the-Sea,_Massachusetts
American actor and singer (born 1969)
Talk to an Angel". Walters was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts. After graduating from high school, he attended
Jamie_Walters
tensions were rising along the East coast, and in 1677, a riot in Marblehead, Massachusetts transpired. After Native American troops devised a plan to intercept
Marblehead_Riot_of_1677
American cyclist (born 1971)
stripped Hamilton of his 2004 gold medal. Hamilton was raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and attended Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire, where
Tyler_Hamilton
House designed to annoy neighbors
prohibited by law. In 1716, Thomas Wood, a sailmaker, built a house in Marblehead, Massachusetts, that subsequently became known as the Old Spite House. One possibility
Spite_house
City in Essex County, Massachusetts, US
rival of Marblehead for the title of "birthplace of the U.S. Navy". Native Americans inhabited what would become northeastern Massachusetts for thousands
Beverly,_Massachusetts
Montgomery-class unprotected cruiser of the United States Navy
command. She was named for the seaport Marblehead, Massachusetts. Assigned to the North Atlantic Station, Marblehead departed New York 6 June 1894, for the
USS_Marblehead_(C-11)
American comedian and actor (born 1977)
was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1977, the son of Nancy and Robert Delaney. He grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He is of Irish descent
Rob_Delaney
American comedian, actor, and writer (born 1982)
Seth Meyers, performed together in a hospital benefit show in Marblehead, Massachusetts, called Pills A-Poppin' directed by Tommy Tune, then 19. Mulaney
John_Mulaney
American liberal activist and writer (born 1965)
Marblehead, Massachusetts, to Jewish parents, Bernard Siskind and Selma Lipsky Siskind, and is the youngest of five siblings. She attended Marblehead
Amy_Siskind
British-born customs official, planter and politician
Chief Justice and governor of the Bahamas; and Customs agent in Marblehead, Massachusetts, before being reassigned to the Colony of Virginia. In Virginia
William_Fairfax
Intentional act of abandoning a sailor at sea
days later, a passing American vessel, the schooner Adams from Marblehead, Massachusetts, rescued him. A court martial later dismissed Lake from the Royal
Marooning
Planter in colonial Virginia
At his son's birth, William was working as the Customs Collector in Marblehead. Sarah's father Thomas Walker was Chief Justice of the Bahamas. In addition
George_William_Fairfax
American computer scientist, entrepreneur (born 1976)
Cohen Hillel Academy in Marblehead, Massachusetts,[citation needed] and attended Swampscott High School in Swampscott, Massachusetts. He won a gold medal
Noam_Shazeer
Railed rooftop platform on a house
Gaithersburg, Maryland. A widow's walk on a home overlooking Marblehead Harbor in Marblehead, Massachusetts. A "widow's watch" on a home in Saint John, New Brunswick
Widow's_walk
American restaurateur and cookbook author (born 1976)
He also owned B&B Fish, which opened during November 2020 in Marblehead, Massachusetts (now closed). In 2021, Santos and his partners announced they
Jason_Santos
Former traveling library
beginning in 1910. The libraries, funded by James J. H. Gregory of Marblehead, Massachusetts, traveled primarily to schools; the service often provided the
Marblehead_Libraries
American singer (1974–2024)
primarily in Los Angeles with the exception of a brief period in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He began writing rhymes and rap songs by the age of 12. In a
Shifty_Shellshock
Topics referred to by the same term
name Marblehead Light may refer to one of two historic lighthouses in the United States: Marblehead Light (Massachusetts) in Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead
Marblehead_Light
United States historic place
The Harris Farm is a historic late First Period farmhouse in Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is a rare example of a three-bay house from that period. It
Harris Farm (Marblehead, Massachusetts)
Harris_Farm_(Marblehead,_Massachusetts)
Private residence in Massachusetts, U.S.
an unusual gothic style residence located at 2 Crocker Park, Marblehead, Massachusetts. The original owner intended the design be based on Erik the Red's
Herreshoff_Castle
American developmental and synthetic biologist
Levin's family immigration was sponsored by Temple Sinai in Marblehead, Massachusetts. His family is still members of Temple Sinai. Levin stated that
Michael_Levin_(biologist)
School district in Massachusetts, USA
Marblehead Public Schools is an educational district located in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The district provides educational opportunities and facilities
Marblehead_Public_Schools
Patriotic Anglo-American song
the House of Representatives on July 25, 1999, recognizing Billerica, Massachusetts, as "America's Yankee Doodle Town". After the Battle of Lexington and
Yankee_Doodle
Architecture firm in Massachusetts, USA
McQuesten, Marblehead, Massachusetts (1908–1909, demolished) Wadsworth Chambers, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1908) Burton Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1909)
Newhall_&_Blevins
Island in the United States of America
"Cat Island" is a private island off Marblehead, Massachusetts, and is located within Salem Sound, Salem, Massachusetts. The YMCA of the North Shore has owned
Children's_Island
Massachusetts public library
The Abbot Public Library is a library in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The building is located at 235 Pleasant Street. The Library is a member of the North
Abbot_Public_Library
Irish cook who was a carrier of typhoid fever in New York
that there is a possibility she was connected to more cases in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Leavitt states the earliest confirmed instance of Mallon being
Mary_Mallon
Cookie
Joseph Brown (1750-1834), the keeper of Black Joe's Tavern in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The cookies were invented by Brown's wife, Lucretia Thomas Brown
Joe_Frogger
Island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Tinkers Island is a pair of small islands off the coast of Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States. It is only accessible by boat and houses several
Tinker's_Island
Torah portion
Vegetarian. Marblehead, Massachusetts: Micah Publications, 1995. Rabbis and Vegetarianism: An Evolving Tradition. Edited by Roberta Kalechofsky. Marblehead, Massachusetts:
Re'eh
Type of boat
original Chamberlain dory can be seen at the Marblehead Historical Museum in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The western river dory, though sharing features
Dory_(boat)
American politician
Armini (/ɑːrˈmini/ ) is an American politician who is the member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 8th Essex district. She was elected
Jenny_Armini
American skateboarder and magazine editor (1962–2019)
Marie. After his parents split up, he lived with his mother in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Phelps began skating at the age of 13. In 1977, Phelps began
Jake_Phelps
US Supreme Court justice from 1812 to 1845
conservative direction that protected property rights. Story was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. His father was Dr. Elisha Story, a member of the Sons of Liberty
Joseph_Story
American castaway (1702–1746)
book was the account of a genuine experience. He was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1702 and married twice. In June 1722, Ashton was captured by
Philip_Ashton
1971 studio album by Seatrain
The Marblehead Messenger is the third album by the band Seatrain, recorded in 1971. As with Seatrain's previous album, it was produced by George Martin
The_Marblehead_Messenger
American privateer
Captain John Selman (1744–1817) was a privateer who served in the Marblehead Regiment and commanded the USS Franklin for George Washington's first expedition
John_Selman_(privateer)
American navigator
record until 1989. Creesy was born on September 21, 1814, in Marblehead, Massachusetts, to Joshua III and Eleanor Prentiss. She learned the craft of
Eleanor_Creesy
American journalist (born 1977/1978)
Jessica Pressler Pressler in 2017 Born 1977 or 1978 (age 48–49) Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S. Education Temple University Occupations Journalist, magazine
Jessica_Pressler
American novelist and life coach
Ablow resigned from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine on May 7, 2026. Ablow was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the son of Jewish parents
Keith_Ablow
American painter
history. Frost's works are in the collections of the Marblehead Museum in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York, the
J._O._J._Frost
American singer (born 1986)
Lauren Henderson (born November 5, 1986, in Marblehead, Massachusetts) is an American jazz singer based in New York and Miami. She has released eleven
Lauren_Henderson_(singer)
Parish Church (Waltham, Massachusetts), gathered in 1696 (Unitarian Universalist) St. Michael's Church (Marblehead, Massachusetts). Oldest Episcopal Church
List of the oldest churches in the United States
List_of_the_oldest_churches_in_the_United_States
American actor
Mercy, and The Following. Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts to Christian and Deborah, Semine is a graduate of Marblehead High School, Tufts University and
Charlie_Semine
American comedian and TV host (born 1973)
Carolyn Stanton performed together in a hospital benefit show in Marblehead, Massachusetts, called Pills A-Poppin' directed by Tony Award-winning choreographer
Seth_Meyers
American lawyer, professor, and political commentator
manager, and Irving Abraham Estrich, an attorney. She grew up in Marblehead on the Massachusetts North Shore, where she attended the Dr Samuel C Eveleth School
Susan_Estrich
American painter (1853–1897)
painting style. He was born in Hinesburg, Vermont and died in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Born in Hinesburg, Vermont, William was the son of Ellen Maria
William_Lamb_Picknell
Character in a series of detective novels written by Robert B. Parker
chief for the small town of Paradise, Massachusetts (loosely based on the real town of Marblehead, Massachusetts), Stone is hired because the corrupt president
Jesse_Stone_(character)
List of ships with the same or similar names
United States Navy have been named USS Marblehead after the port of Marblehead, Massachusetts. USS Marblehead (1861), launched in 1861, was a gunboat
USS_Marblehead
Yacht club in Massachusetts
The Eastern Yacht Club is located in Marblehead, Massachusetts and founded in 1870. It is one of the oldest yacht clubs on the east coast with significant
Eastern_Yacht_Club
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Elbridge Gerry House is a historic house at 44 Washington Street in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Local lore holds that this house is a c. 1730 house that was
Elbridge_Gerry_House
Port in United States
Marblehead Harbor is a harbor located in Marblehead, Massachusetts, 17 miles northeast of Boston. It is considered the birthplace of the Continental Navy
Marblehead_Harbor
Town in British Columbia, Canada
(2010), starring Kim Basinger and Zac Efron (as a stand-in for Marblehead, Massachusetts); and Needful Things (1993), starring Max von Sydow and Ed Harris
Gibsons
Salem witch
the victims of the Salem witch trials of 1692. She was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and executed by hanging on September 22, 1692. Her husband was
Wilmot_Redd
Journalist
underpinnings of Madoff's Ponzi scheme. Arvedlund's family moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts when she was a toddler, then moved to Wilmington, Delaware when
Erin_Arvedlund
American cyclist (born 2003)
for Liv AlUla Jayco's Continental team. Schmid was raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts, where she pursued track, cyclo-cross, and road cycling, as well
Kaia_Schmid
County in Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Massachusetts: Briggs & Co. 1884 – via Internet Archive. George Chinn; Fred E. Smith (1884). Wheelman's Hand-book of Essex County. Marblehead: G.
Essex_County,_Massachusetts
American politician (1878-1958)
her husband were residing in Marblehead, Massachusetts, where two of their daughters also lived. 1925–1926 Massachusetts legislature 1.^ The 13th Essex
Harriet_Russell_Hart
Building in Marblehead, MA
The Old Meeting House was constructed in Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1696 on Franklin Street. It was the second meeting house to be constructed for what
Old Meeting House (Marblehead)
Old_Meeting_House_(Marblehead)
American mountaineer (1955–2024)
another relationship. Breashears lived in Marblehead, Massachusetts when not climbing. He died at his home in Marblehead on March 14, 2024, at the age of 68
David_Breashears
Seton. Set primarily in the old New England fishing village of Marblehead, Massachusetts, the story centers on strong-willed, passionate Hesper Honeywood
The_Hearth_and_Eagle
City in Massachusetts, United States
Tribe, Marblehead's original inhabitants". Marblehead Current. Marblehead, Massachusetts. Retrieved January 18, 2026. "Chelsea History". Massachusetts Civics
Chelsea,_Massachusetts
work building boats in a Marblehead boat shop and during World War II Gardner worked in a boat yard in Quincy, Massachusetts. From 1969 to 1995 Gardner
John_Gardner_(boat_builder)
U.S. state
Massachusetts (/mæsəˈtʃ(j)uːsɪts/ /-zɪts/ MASS-ə-CHOO-sits, -zits; Massachusett: Muhsachuweesut [məhswatʃəwiːsət]), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
American abolitionist and politician (1785–1862)
1814. Appleton lived much of his life in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and nearby Marblehead, Massachusetts, prior to moving to Maine. In 1813 and 1814, at the
James_Appleton
American politician (born 1978)
He has two younger siblings, Eliza and Cyrus, and grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1997, and attended Harvard
Seth_Moulton
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
The Jeremiah Lee Mansion is a historic house located in Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is operated as a house museum by the local historical society. Built
Jeremiah_Lee_Mansion
Professional ice hockey club based in Shang, China
34 2026 Elektrostal, Russia 27 Doyle Somerby (A) D L 32 2022 Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States 37 Nate Sucese LW L 30 2025 Fairport, New York
Shanghai_Dragons
1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy
would hold together long enough for her to make her way into Marblehead, Massachusetts. The last item thrown overboard was the supply of spirits. Upon
USS_Constitution
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Robert King Hooper Mansion, built in 1728, is a historic house in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The oldest section of the mansion was built by candlemaker Greenfield
Robert_"King"_Hooper_Mansion
MARBLEHEAD MASSACHUSETTS
MARBLEHEAD MASSACHUSETTS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name Þorgils, composed of the name of the Norse god of thunder, Þorr + gils ‘hostage’, ‘pledge’. However, the inorganic initial s- is not easily explained; it may be the result of Old French influence.Edward Sturgis of England settled in Charlestown in 1634 and moved to Yarmouth, MA, in 1638. His descendants included a revolutionary war soldier and Cape Cod shipmaster, and a Massachusetts legislator.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a wild or uncouth person, from Middle English, Old French salvage, sauvage ‘untamed’ (Late Latin salvaticus literally ‘man of the woods’, a derivative of Latin silva ‘wood’, influenced by Latin salvus ‘whole’, i.e. natural).Irish : generally of English origin (it was taken to County Down in the 12th century), this name has also sometimes been adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Ó Sabháin, the name of a small south Munster sept, which was earlier Anglicized as O’Savin (see Savin).Americanized form of Ashkenazic Jewish Savich.A Jacob Savage, born in Exeter, Devon, England, in 1604, is recorded in Essex, NJ, by the early 1630s. Edward Savage, of Huguenot descent, emigrated from Ireland to Massachusetts in 1696. His grandson and namesake, who was born in Princeton, MA, in 1761 gained fame as an artist for his portrait of George Washington (1789–90).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Joslin.The Josselyn name appears in Black Point (now Scarborough, ME) before 1638, when the author John Josselyn came to visit his brother Henry, who was for many years a principal representative in eastern New England of the interests of the Mason and Gorges heirs, which were endangered by the Massachusetts Bay colony’s expansion into Maine. Their father was Sir Thomas Josselyn, of Torrell’s Hall in Willingale, Essex, England.
Surname or Lastname
English and (especially) Scottish (of Norman origin), and French
English and (especially) Scottish (of Norman origin), and French : nickname from Anglo-Norman French graund, graunt ‘tall’, ‘large’ (Old French grand, grant, from Latin grandis), given either to a person of remarkable size, or else in a relative way to distinguish two bearers of the same personal name, often representatives of different generations within the same family.English and Scottish : from a medieval personal name, probably a survival into Middle English of the Old English byname Granta (see Grantham).Probably a respelling of German Grandt or Grand.The U.S. president General Ulysses S. Grant (1822–85), born in OH, was the descendant of a Puritan called Matthew Grant, who landed in Massachusetts with his wife, Priscilla, in 1630. This family of Grants continued in New England until Captain Noah Grant, having served throughout the Revolution, emigrated to PA in 1790 and later to OH.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire called Winthorpe. The former is named with the Old English personal name or byname Wine, meaning ‘friend’, + Old Norse þorp ‘settlement’. In the latter the first element is a contracted form of the Old English personal name Wigmund, composed of the elements wÄ«g ‘war’ + mund ‘protection’, or the Old Norse equivalent, VÃgmundr.John Winthrop (1588–1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He kept a detailed journal, an invaluable source for historians. He was born into a family of Suffolk, England, gentry whose fortunes were founded by his grandfather Adam Winthrop (d. 1562) of Lavenham. In 1544 the latter acquired a 500-acre estate that had been part of the monastery of Bury St. Edmunds. John Winthrop emigrated from Groton, Suffolk, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630 because of Charles I’s anti-Puritan policies. By the time of his death he had had four wives and 16 children, the most notable of whom was his son John (1606–76), a scientist and governor of CT. His descendants were prominent in politics and science, including John Winthrop (1714–79), an astronomer, and Robert Winthrop (1809–94), a senator and speaker of the House of Representatives.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (also found in Ireland)
Scottish (also found in Ireland) : reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.English : variant of Daw.Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.Americanized spelling of German Dau.Henry Dow (1634–1707), NH soldier and statesman, was born at Ormsby in Norfolkshire, England. His father migrated with his family to Watertown in the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1637 and moved to Hampton in the province of NH in 1644. Henry became an influential and prosperous figure in Hampton. He married twice and had four sons.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the three places named Wellington, in Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Somerset. All are most probably named with an unattested Old English personal name Wēola + -ing- (implying association with) + tūn ‘settlement’.Roger Wellington came to Massachusetts Bay Colony from England in 1636.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, generally from a field name denoting a triangular area, Old English gÄra (see Gore) at the corner of an open field after rectangular furlongs had been laid out.Jewish : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.U.S. President James Abram Garfield (1831–81) was preceded by at least six Garfields born in America, his immigrant ancestor having come to Massachusetts Bay with John Winthrop in 1630.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from Old English gor ‘dirt’, ‘mud’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Introduced in America by a family from Gorton, Lancashire, England (three miles from Manchester), the name Gorton was also adopted by a religious group known as the Gortonites. They were followers of Samuel Gorton (c. 1592–1677), whose unorthodox religious beliefs, which included denying the doctrine of the Trinity, caused him to seek religious toleration by emigrating to Boston in 1637 with his family. In conflict with authorities in Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Newport, he eventually settled in Shawomet, RI, and renamed it Warwick. He died there in 1677, leaving three sons and at least six daughters.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : topographic name for someone who lived ‘at the end of the cottages’, from Middle English, Old English ende ‘end’ + cot ‘cottage’. One locality so named is Endicott in Cadbury, Devon; another is now called Youngcott, in Milton Abbot.John Endecott (1588–1665) was a prominent figure in the early history of MA, being one of the founding fathers of Salem, MA, in 1638. He served as governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629–30), and worked harmoniously with his successor, John Winthrop, despite differences on points of religious doctrine. He served as governor again in 1644–45, 1649–50, 1651–54, and 1655–64, and as deputy governor in many of the intervening years. He is buried in the King’s Chapel Burying Ground in Boston.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Leicestershire, Surrey, and Sussex, so named from Old English stoc ‘dependent settlement’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Israel Stoughton, who came to New England from England in about 1630, was one of the founders of Dorchester, MA, and became one of the largest landowners in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Winslow, a place in Buckinghamshire named from the genitive case of the Old English personal name or byname Wine (meaning ‘friend’) + Old English hlÄw ‘hill’, ‘mound’, ‘barrow’.Edward Winslow (1595–1655), one of the founders of the Plymouth Colony who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. He was a governor of the colony and also served as agent of the Massachusetts Bay Company in France. In 1621 he married Susanna, the widow of William White, the first marriage in New England. Their son Josiah (c.1629–80) was governor of Plymouth Colony from 1673 to 1680, the first native-born governor in North America. He had numerous prominent descendents.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : habitational name from Dudley in the West Midlands, named from the Old English personal name Dudda (see Dodd) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.Irish (County Cork) : English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Dubhdáleithe ‘descendant of Dubhdáleithe’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + dá ‘two’ + léithe ‘sides’.Thomas Dudley (1576–1653), born at Northampton, England, sailed on the Arbella to Salem, MA, in 1630 with the chief men of the Massachusetts Bay Company. They first settled at Newtown. Dudley subsequently moved to Ipswich but then permanently settled at Roxbury. He was elected four times as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and as one of the two commissioners for the colony when the New England Confederation was formed in 1643. He was one of the first overseers of Harvard University, and in 1650, as governor, signed the charter for that institution. Dudley’s seventh and most noted child, Joseph (1647–1720) was also governor of MA (1702–15).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Inkersall in Derbyshire, recorded in the 13th century as Hinkershil(l) and Hinkreshill. The final element is Old English hyll ‘hill’. The first may be the Old Norse personal name Ingvarr or an Old English byname Hynkere meaning ‘limper’. Ekwall suggests that it may represent a contracted version of Old English hīgna æcer ‘monks’ field’.The Ingersoll name in America dates back to John Ingersoll, who emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. His descendants include lawyers, public officials, and politicians in CT and PA.
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English
English : habitational name from either of two places, in Hertfordshire and Surrey, called Puttenham, from the genitive case of the Old English byname Putta, meaning ‘kite’ (the bird) + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’.John Putnam emigrated from England to Salem, MA, before 1641, and established a family that was still prominent in Massachusetts four generations later, including the revolutionary war soldier Israel Putnam (1718–90) and his cousin Rufus Putnam (1738–1824), also a soldier, one of the first settlers in OH.
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Scottish
Scottish : nickname from Gaelic breac ‘speckled’.English : unexplained.German : topographic name related to Middle Low German brÄke ‘uncultivated land’.Breck was the name of a Massachusetts Bay family prominent in the earliest settlement. Edward Breck settled in Dorchester, MA, in 1636, and died there in 1662.
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English
English : perhaps a habitational name from Kitcham in Devon, but more likely a reduced form of Kitchenham, a habitational name from a place so named in East Sussex.Edward Ketcham (d. 1655) immigrated from Cambridge, England, to Massachusetts Bay Colony in about 1629–30, and subsequently moved to Stratford, CT.
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a pasture for cattle or at a dairy farm, or a habitational name from a place named Butterfield (for example in West Yorkshire), from Old English butere ‘butter’ + feld ‘open country’.Benjamin Butterfield came to Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638. John Butterfield (1801–69) was born in Berne, NY, and founded an express company that merged with other companies to form the American Express Company (1850).
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English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Channon.The earliest American Channing was John, who came from Dorset, England, in 1711 with his wife. Their son John became a prosperous merchant of Newport, RI, and their grandson William Ellery was born there in 1780. William Ellery Channing (1780–1842) was a Unitarian clergyman who founded the Massachusetts Peace Society, a precursor of the modern anti-war movement.
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Wealthy in Every Aspect
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Variant spelling of Hebrew Shoshana, SHOSHANNAH means "lily."
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Hindu
Shape, Summit
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Cheerful; Happy; Foreigner; Stranger
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Manor-friend
Girl/Female
Hindu
Talk
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Tamil
Dedicated
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Plant
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Muslim
Hopeful
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A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family.
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One or more persons appointed or chosen, and commissioned to represent others, as in a convention, in Congress, etc.; the collective body of delegates; as, the delegation from Massachusetts; a deputation.
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An empirical system which assumes that the human body is composed of four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, and that vegetable medicines alone should be used; -- from the founder, Dr. Samuel Thomson, of Massachusetts.
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A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called Williams' Bonchretien. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
v. i.
To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; -- with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.
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A game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; -- said to be so called from Boston, Massachusetts, and to have been invented by officers of the French army in America during the Revolutionary war.