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The majority of the research done to create this website was possible thanks to
the Salem Public Library. If you would like to learn more about any of these
topics, please visit the Sources page where you can find links to books
available there.
the Salem Public Library. If you would like to learn more about any of these
topics, please visit the Sources page where you can find links to books
available there.
It happened on this day in
Salem, Massachusetts:
Salem, Massachusetts:
| The Grave of Governor Simon Bradstreet. Photo by Erik Smith. |
| Video: The Old Ladies Home |
March 31, 1832 Captain Bertram’s ship “Black Warrior” returned to
Salem from Zanzibar with a cargo of gum copal, an important
ingredient in varnish.
1829 Dr. Edward Augustus Holyoke died. Born in Marblehead, he
began a medical practice in Salem in 1749. Dr. Holyoke was the
first President of the Salem Athanaeum, and the first man awarded
an M.D. degree from Harvard. He was 100 years old when he died.
1863 David Pingree died at the age of 68. He was Mayor of Salem
in 1851 and President of the Naumkeag Bank and the Naumkeag
Cotton Company.
1934 Salem Firefighter Henry C. Wilson was killed in the line of
duty.
1976 The Ruck and Arbella Houses at Pioneer Village were burned
to the ground.
April 1, 1793 Oliver Wendell of Boston, the only surviving
executor of the Will of John Erving, transferred Baker’s Island
to George William Erving in consideration of 10 shillings paid to
Wendell. John Q. Adams was one of the witnesses.
1811 The Salem ship Rachel was captured by Danes. She carried a
cargo of sugar.
April 2, 1697 Ex Governor Bradstreet was buried in Salem.
1827 The Joseph Dixon Crucible Company was founded.
1870 At the shipyard of Edward Miller, near the present day
location of Shetland Park, Captain Bertram’s barque "Taria Topan"
was launched. She was named for a merchant from Zanzibar.
April 3, 1813 The Salem Gazette published a political cartoon
dealing with the Republican party’s redistricting plan meant to
give Governor Elbridge Gerry a majority in the Massachusetts
Senate. Salem had been a Federalist Party stronghold since
Jefferson’s embargo had ruined so many of the merchants. The
cartoon published in the Salem Gazette and elsewhere was of the
creature created by the redistricting, a Gerrymander.
1814 The frigate “Constitution” was chased into Marblehead Harbor
by two British frigates. An alarm was sounded in Salem, and
cannons and men raced to Marblehead to help defend the ship.
1816 Mary Ingersoll Bowditch was born to Mary and Nathaniel.
Like all of her eventual 7 siblings, her middle name was her
mother’s maiden name.
1942 Edward T. Werner and Cecil V. Bratu left U.S. Coast Guard
Air Station Salem on an Anti Submarine Warfare Patrol in a Vought
OS2U-3 Kingfisher #5777. They were never seen again. After an
extensive search, the only trace of them found was a wingtip.
April 4, 1850 The Salem Gas Light Company was organized.
1851 William Gardner Barton was born in Salem. Many of his poems
were printed in the Salem Gazette.
1860 The Association for the Relief of Aged and Destitute Women
was incorporated. It is now located at 180 Derby Street and is
known as the Brookhouse Home.
1995 Colin Powell spoke at the O’Keefe Center as part of the
Salem State College Speakers Series.
April 5, 1804 David Roberts was born in Hamilton. He served as
Salem’s Mayor from 1866 to 1867. Mayor Roberts resigned his
office in a dispute with the Board of Aldermen.
1848 The Salem ship "Tim Pickering" was wrecked on the Fiji
Islands in a gale.
1849 The Salem Mining Company ship "Elizabeth" left for
California during the Gold Rush. She would arrive 165 days later.
April 6, 1799 Nathaniel Bowditch returned to Salem from his third
of five voyages. He was aboard Elias Hasket Derby's "Astrea",
loaded with port from Spain. This was not a happy return for
young Nathaniel, though. He was returning a widower, having only
been married on March 28 of the previous year. His wife
Elizabeth Boardman Bowditch had died of consumption in October.
1824 King Kamehameha’s royal yacht "Ha’aheo o Hawaii" (Pride of
Hawaii) was wrecked on a reef there. The ship began its life in
Salem as George Crowninshield’s yacht "Cleopatra’s Barge".
1830 Captain Joseph White was murdered in his home, the Gardner
Pingree House on Essex Street.
1839 The Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company was incorporated.
April 7 1873 Salem Hospital was organized with a $25,000 gift
from John Bertram and many other smaller donations. It was first
located at 31 Charter Street in a brick home, but after the fire
of 1914 it was severely burned so the hospital was relocated to
Highland Avenue in 1917.
1882 The Eastern Railroad Depot burned. It was located near the
present site of the Salem Police Station. All that survived the
blaze were the granite towers.
Last week's history is archived here.
Salem from Zanzibar with a cargo of gum copal, an important
ingredient in varnish.
1829 Dr. Edward Augustus Holyoke died. Born in Marblehead, he
began a medical practice in Salem in 1749. Dr. Holyoke was the
first President of the Salem Athanaeum, and the first man awarded
an M.D. degree from Harvard. He was 100 years old when he died.
1863 David Pingree died at the age of 68. He was Mayor of Salem
in 1851 and President of the Naumkeag Bank and the Naumkeag
Cotton Company.
1934 Salem Firefighter Henry C. Wilson was killed in the line of
duty.
1976 The Ruck and Arbella Houses at Pioneer Village were burned
to the ground.
April 1, 1793 Oliver Wendell of Boston, the only surviving
executor of the Will of John Erving, transferred Baker’s Island
to George William Erving in consideration of 10 shillings paid to
Wendell. John Q. Adams was one of the witnesses.
1811 The Salem ship Rachel was captured by Danes. She carried a
cargo of sugar.
April 2, 1697 Ex Governor Bradstreet was buried in Salem.
1827 The Joseph Dixon Crucible Company was founded.
1870 At the shipyard of Edward Miller, near the present day
location of Shetland Park, Captain Bertram’s barque "Taria Topan"
was launched. She was named for a merchant from Zanzibar.
April 3, 1813 The Salem Gazette published a political cartoon
dealing with the Republican party’s redistricting plan meant to
give Governor Elbridge Gerry a majority in the Massachusetts
Senate. Salem had been a Federalist Party stronghold since
Jefferson’s embargo had ruined so many of the merchants. The
cartoon published in the Salem Gazette and elsewhere was of the
creature created by the redistricting, a Gerrymander.
1814 The frigate “Constitution” was chased into Marblehead Harbor
by two British frigates. An alarm was sounded in Salem, and
cannons and men raced to Marblehead to help defend the ship.
1816 Mary Ingersoll Bowditch was born to Mary and Nathaniel.
Like all of her eventual 7 siblings, her middle name was her
mother’s maiden name.
1942 Edward T. Werner and Cecil V. Bratu left U.S. Coast Guard
Air Station Salem on an Anti Submarine Warfare Patrol in a Vought
OS2U-3 Kingfisher #5777. They were never seen again. After an
extensive search, the only trace of them found was a wingtip.
April 4, 1850 The Salem Gas Light Company was organized.
1851 William Gardner Barton was born in Salem. Many of his poems
were printed in the Salem Gazette.
1860 The Association for the Relief of Aged and Destitute Women
was incorporated. It is now located at 180 Derby Street and is
known as the Brookhouse Home.
1995 Colin Powell spoke at the O’Keefe Center as part of the
Salem State College Speakers Series.
April 5, 1804 David Roberts was born in Hamilton. He served as
Salem’s Mayor from 1866 to 1867. Mayor Roberts resigned his
office in a dispute with the Board of Aldermen.
1848 The Salem ship "Tim Pickering" was wrecked on the Fiji
Islands in a gale.
1849 The Salem Mining Company ship "Elizabeth" left for
California during the Gold Rush. She would arrive 165 days later.
April 6, 1799 Nathaniel Bowditch returned to Salem from his third
of five voyages. He was aboard Elias Hasket Derby's "Astrea",
loaded with port from Spain. This was not a happy return for
young Nathaniel, though. He was returning a widower, having only
been married on March 28 of the previous year. His wife
Elizabeth Boardman Bowditch had died of consumption in October.
1824 King Kamehameha’s royal yacht "Ha’aheo o Hawaii" (Pride of
Hawaii) was wrecked on a reef there. The ship began its life in
Salem as George Crowninshield’s yacht "Cleopatra’s Barge".
1830 Captain Joseph White was murdered in his home, the Gardner
Pingree House on Essex Street.
1839 The Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company was incorporated.
April 7 1873 Salem Hospital was organized with a $25,000 gift
from John Bertram and many other smaller donations. It was first
located at 31 Charter Street in a brick home, but after the fire
of 1914 it was severely burned so the hospital was relocated to
Highland Avenue in 1917.
1882 The Eastern Railroad Depot burned. It was located near the
present site of the Salem Police Station. All that survived the
blaze were the granite towers.
Last week's history is archived here.
| The Gardner-Pingree House. Photo by Erik Smith |
