Monthly Archives: September 2025

Dorchester Illustration 2740 Samuel Downer

Posted on September 28, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2740 Samuel Downer  Samuel Downer was born in Dorchester in 1807. He was a partner with his father in a West India goods commercial house. Later, Samuel was a manufacturer of sperm whale oil and candles. Many men … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2739 Zebedee Cooke, Jr. 

Posted on September 21, 2025 by earltaylor

Zebedee Cooke, Jr., was another of Dorchester’s experimenters in agriculture. His last name was sometimes spelled without the “e.”  He lived at Cook’s Hill, on the west side of the Dorchester Turnpike (Dorchester Avenue) approximately where Columbia Road crosses the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2738 Cheever Newhall

Posted on September 14, 2025 by earltaylor

John and Cheever Newhall were born in Lynn, Massachusetts. In 1824, Cheever bought a house with extensive grounds on the north side of Ashmont Street, nearly opposite Carruth Street, approximately where the Dorchester Calvary Baptist Church now stands. John Newhall … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2737 Mary Green

Posted on September 7, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2737 Mary Greene  The season for elections seems like a good time to tell the story of Mary Geene, Mrs. Vincent L. Greene. Mary Greene was nearly always referred to as Mrs. Vincent L. Greene. Using the husband’s … Continue reading →

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