Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1661
The property at 321 Centre Street housed the Whitten estate, which was used in the early years of the 20th century as Dr. Douglas’ Sanatorium. A brick building, St. Joseph’s Home, now stands at this location.
Postcard. Caption on front: Dr. Douglas’ Sanatorium, 321 Centre Street, Dorchester, Mass. Near Field’s corner. Postmarked Nov 12, 1906. Dorchester Station, Boston. With one cent stamp.
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Edward H.R. Ruggles may have been a descendant of one of the two broehtrs who left England and sailed to Boston during 1637.One of the broehtrs was from Sudbury, Suffolk and the other was from the County of Essex in England.I was born in Maldon ,Essex England and came to the USA in 1969 with my family.I have conducted some research over the years to see if my Family was related to the broehtrs who arrived here in 1637 but have not been successful. Ruggles is not a common surname in England and the majority of my descendants going back 300 years were located in the Counties of Essex and Suffolk, a land area immediately north of London. Regards, Terry Ruggles.