Edward Tuckerman II was the eldest son and second of six children of Edward Tuckerman (1699–1751) and Dorothy Kidder (1715–1793) of Boston.1 He was born on December 29, 1740, and baptized at Trinity Church, where his father was one of the original pew proprietors, on January 25, 1740/41.2
Edward Tuckerman I owned real estate in Boston and appears to have been in partnership with his half-brother John Tuckerman, who was a shopkeeper. After his father's death in December 1751, eleven year-old Edward was taken in by his first cousin of the half blood, Thankful Tuckerman (b. 1722) and her husband, Stephen Harris (d. 1773); they already had three children of their own.4
After Edward finished school, he was apprenticed to Stephen Harris, a baker.5 On February 20, 1766, Edward married Thankful and Stephen's daughter Elizabeth (1747–1805) at Trinity Church.6
The couple had three daughters, followed by eight sons. The daughters, Elizabeth, Lucretia, and Susannah, were baptized at Trinity Church. The baptisms of five of their sons were recorded at Hollis Street Church in Boston, where Mrs. Tuckerman was admitted as a member on October 24, 1773.7 Susannah, the youngest daughter, died in childhood. Lucretia died in 1797, seven years after marrying Robert Wier (1768–1804).8 The eldest, Elizabeth (1768–1851), married Stephen Salisbury (1746–1829), a wealthy Worcester hardware merchant, in 1797; they were the grandparents of Stephen Salisbury III (1835–1905), who founded the Worcester Art Museum. Four of Edward and Elizabeth's sons became Boston merchants: the eldest, Edward III (1775–1843), who had apprenticed with Stephen Salisbury; William (d. about 1855); Gustavus (1785–1860);9 and Henry Harris (1783–1860). Joseph Tuckerman (1778–1840) attended Phillips Academy and graduated from Harvard College in 1798. He became a Unitarian minister in Chelsea and was well known for his ministry to the poor in Boston.10 George Washington Tuckerman (about 1776–1837) eventually settled in Argentina, where he operated a cattle ranch.11 Little is known about Stephen (1782–1833), who died in Norridgewock, Maine, or about Charles (1787–1820), who died in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
Edward Tuckerman joined the Boston Artillery Company in 1765. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty and, from 1774 to 1776, remained active in the local militia. Later in the Revolution, he was a disbursing officer, supplying the Continental Army with funds allotted by the Massachusetts General Court for recruiting Massachusetts troops. He also provided flour to the Massachusetts soldiers.12 [He is an eligible ancestor for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Ancestor #: A116765]
Tuckerman ran a bakery on Orange Street in Boston. After he successfully created a kind of biscuit that could stay fresh on long ocean voyages, his business expanded to include a factory—employing three hundred men—that supplied the durable bread to New England's ports.13
Tuckerman also was a prominent public figure in Boston. He held several offices and served on numerous committees aimed at improving the common good. In 1782 he was elected the city's surveyor of wheat, a position he held until his death, thirty-six years later.14 In May 1805, he was elected to a one-year term in the Massachusetts Senate, representing Boston; he was twice reelected.15 Ten years earlier, when the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association was founded to regulate apprenticeships and working hours in various trades (such as baking, shipbuilding, blacksmithing, and silversmithing), Tuckerman was chosen its vice-president, under Paul Revere; he served until 1798.16 In 1785 he served on a committee formed to consider building more schools in Boston. He also was a member of the committee that in 1792 catalyzed the repeal of a four-decade old colonial law forbidding "stage plays, and other theatrical entertainments" and that, two years later, established the Federal Street Theatre.17 In addition, he joined a group that in 1798 organized the Massachusetts Mutual Company, which sold fire insurance to Bostonians. Tuckerman was a charter subscriber to the Massachusetts General Hospital Fund and a member of the Massachusetts Society for the Aid of Immigrants.
Tuckerman died on July 22, 1818, memorialized as "one of [Boston's] most worthy, useful, and respectable citizens." 18 His estate was valued at more than $51,000. He was laid to rest in the city's Central Burial Ground alongside his wife, who had died thirteen years earlier. In 1836 their remains were reinterred in a Mount Auburn Cemetery lot that their son Henry owned.
Edward Tuckerman I owned real estate in Boston and appears to have been in partnership with his half-brother John Tuckerman, who was a shopkeeper. After his father's death in December 1751, eleven year-old Edward was taken in by his first cousin of the half blood, Thankful Tuckerman (b. 1722) and her husband, Stephen Harris (d. 1773); they already had three children of their own.4
After Edward finished school, he was apprenticed to Stephen Harris, a baker.5 On February 20, 1766, Edward married Thankful and Stephen's daughter Elizabeth (1747–1805) at Trinity Church.6
The couple had three daughters, followed by eight sons. The daughters, Elizabeth, Lucretia, and Susannah, were baptized at Trinity Church. The baptisms of five of their sons were recorded at Hollis Street Church in Boston, where Mrs. Tuckerman was admitted as a member on October 24, 1773.7 Susannah, the youngest daughter, died in childhood. Lucretia died in 1797, seven years after marrying Robert Wier (1768–1804).8 The eldest, Elizabeth (1768–1851), married Stephen Salisbury (1746–1829), a wealthy Worcester hardware merchant, in 1797; they were the grandparents of Stephen Salisbury III (1835–1905), who founded the Worcester Art Museum. Four of Edward and Elizabeth's sons became Boston merchants: the eldest, Edward III (1775–1843), who had apprenticed with Stephen Salisbury; William (d. about 1855); Gustavus (1785–1860);9 and Henry Harris (1783–1860). Joseph Tuckerman (1778–1840) attended Phillips Academy and graduated from Harvard College in 1798. He became a Unitarian minister in Chelsea and was well known for his ministry to the poor in Boston.10 George Washington Tuckerman (about 1776–1837) eventually settled in Argentina, where he operated a cattle ranch.11 Little is known about Stephen (1782–1833), who died in Norridgewock, Maine, or about Charles (1787–1820), who died in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
Edward Tuckerman joined the Boston Artillery Company in 1765. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty and, from 1774 to 1776, remained active in the local militia. Later in the Revolution, he was a disbursing officer, supplying the Continental Army with funds allotted by the Massachusetts General Court for recruiting Massachusetts troops. He also provided flour to the Massachusetts soldiers.12 [He is an eligible ancestor for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Ancestor #: A116765]
Tuckerman ran a bakery on Orange Street in Boston. After he successfully created a kind of biscuit that could stay fresh on long ocean voyages, his business expanded to include a factory—employing three hundred men—that supplied the durable bread to New England's ports.13
Tuckerman also was a prominent public figure in Boston. He held several offices and served on numerous committees aimed at improving the common good. In 1782 he was elected the city's surveyor of wheat, a position he held until his death, thirty-six years later.14 In May 1805, he was elected to a one-year term in the Massachusetts Senate, representing Boston; he was twice reelected.15 Ten years earlier, when the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association was founded to regulate apprenticeships and working hours in various trades (such as baking, shipbuilding, blacksmithing, and silversmithing), Tuckerman was chosen its vice-president, under Paul Revere; he served until 1798.16 In 1785 he served on a committee formed to consider building more schools in Boston. He also was a member of the committee that in 1792 catalyzed the repeal of a four-decade old colonial law forbidding "stage plays, and other theatrical entertainments" and that, two years later, established the Federal Street Theatre.17 In addition, he joined a group that in 1798 organized the Massachusetts Mutual Company, which sold fire insurance to Bostonians. Tuckerman was a charter subscriber to the Massachusetts General Hospital Fund and a member of the Massachusetts Society for the Aid of Immigrants.
Tuckerman died on July 22, 1818, memorialized as "one of [Boston's] most worthy, useful, and respectable citizens." 18 His estate was valued at more than $51,000. He was laid to rest in the city's Central Burial Ground alongside his wife, who had died thirteen years earlier. In 1836 their remains were reinterred in a Mount Auburn Cemetery lot that their son Henry owned.
Edward Tuckerman II was the eldest son and second of six children of Edward Tuckerman (1699–1751) and Dorothy Kidder (1715–1793) of Boston.1 He was born on December 29, 1740, and baptized at Trinity Church, where his father was one of the original pew proprietors, on January 25, 1740/41.2
Edward Tuckerman I owned real estate in Boston and appears to have been in partnership with his half-brother John Tuckerman, who was a shopkeeper. After his father's death in December 1751, eleven year-old Edward was taken in by his first cousin of the half blood, Thankful Tuckerman (b. 1722) and her husband, Stephen Harris (d. 1773); they already had three children of their own.4
After Edward finished school, he was apprenticed to Stephen Harris, a baker.5 On February 20, 1766, Edward married Thankful and Stephen's daughter Elizabeth (1747–1805) at Trinity Church.6
The couple had three daughters, followed by eight sons. The daughters, Elizabeth, Lucretia, and Susannah, were baptized at Trinity Church. The baptisms of five of their sons were recorded at Hollis Street Church in Boston, where Mrs. Tuckerman was admitted as a member on October 24, 1773.7 Susannah, the youngest daughter, died in childhood. Lucretia died in 1797, seven years after marrying Robert Wier (1768–1804).8 The eldest, Elizabeth (1768–1851), married Stephen Salisbury (1746–1829), a wealthy Worcester hardware merchant, in 1797; they were the grandparents of Stephen Salisbury III (1835–1905), who founded the Worcester Art Museum. Four of Edward and Elizabeth's sons became Boston merchants: the eldest, Edward III (1775–1843), who had apprenticed with Stephen Salisbury; William (d. about 1855); Gustavus (1785–1860);9 and Henry Harris (1783–1860). Joseph Tuckerman (1778–1840) attended Phillips Academy and graduated from Harvard College in 1798. He became a Unitarian minister in Chelsea and was well known for his ministry to the poor in Boston.10 George Washington Tuckerman (about 1776–1837) eventually settled in Argentina, where he operated a cattle ranch.11 Little is known about Stephen (1782–1833), who died in Norridgewock, Maine, or about Charles (1787–1820), who died in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
Edward Tuckerman joined the Boston Artillery Company in 1765. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty and, from 1774 to 1776, remained active in the local militia. Later in the Revolution, he was a disbursing officer, supplying the Continental Army with funds allotted by the Massachusetts General Court for recruiting Massachusetts troops. He also provided flour to the Massachusetts soldiers.12 [He is an eligible ancestor for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Ancestor #: A116765]
Tuckerman ran a bakery on Orange Street in Boston. After he successfully created a kind of biscuit that could stay fresh on long ocean voyages, his business expanded to include a factory—employing three hundred men—that supplied the durable bread to New England's ports.13
Tuckerman also was a prominent public figure in Boston. He held several offices and served on numerous committees aimed at improving the common good. In 1782 he was elected the city's surveyor of wheat, a position he held until his death, thirty-six years later.14 In May 1805, he was elected to a one-year term in the Massachusetts Senate, representing Boston; he was twice reelected.15 Ten years earlier, when the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association was founded to regulate apprenticeships and working hours in various trades (such as baking, shipbuilding, blacksmithing, and silversmithing), Tuckerman was chosen its vice-president, under Paul Revere; he served until 1798.16 In 1785 he served on a committee formed to consider building more schools in Boston. He also was a member of the committee that in 1792 catalyzed the repeal of a four-decade old colonial law forbidding "stage plays, and other theatrical entertainments" and that, two years later, established the Federal Street Theatre.17 In addition, he joined a group that in 1798 organized the Massachusetts Mutual Company, which sold fire insurance to Bostonians. Tuckerman was a charter subscriber to the Massachusetts General Hospital Fund and a member of the Massachusetts Society for the Aid of Immigrants.
Tuckerman died on July 22, 1818, memorialized as "one of [Boston's] most worthy, useful, and respectable citizens." 18 His estate was valued at more than $51,000. He was laid to rest in the city's Central Burial Ground alongside his wife, who had died thirteen years earlier. In 1836 their remains were reinterred in a Mount Auburn Cemetery lot that their son Henry owned.
Edward Tuckerman I owned real estate in Boston and appears to have been in partnership with his half-brother John Tuckerman, who was a shopkeeper. After his father's death in December 1751, eleven year-old Edward was taken in by his first cousin of the half blood, Thankful Tuckerman (b. 1722) and her husband, Stephen Harris (d. 1773); they already had three children of their own.4
After Edward finished school, he was apprenticed to Stephen Harris, a baker.5 On February 20, 1766, Edward married Thankful and Stephen's daughter Elizabeth (1747–1805) at Trinity Church.6
The couple had three daughters, followed by eight sons. The daughters, Elizabeth, Lucretia, and Susannah, were baptized at Trinity Church. The baptisms of five of their sons were recorded at Hollis Street Church in Boston, where Mrs. Tuckerman was admitted as a member on October 24, 1773.7 Susannah, the youngest daughter, died in childhood. Lucretia died in 1797, seven years after marrying Robert Wier (1768–1804).8 The eldest, Elizabeth (1768–1851), married Stephen Salisbury (1746–1829), a wealthy Worcester hardware merchant, in 1797; they were the grandparents of Stephen Salisbury III (1835–1905), who founded the Worcester Art Museum. Four of Edward and Elizabeth's sons became Boston merchants: the eldest, Edward III (1775–1843), who had apprenticed with Stephen Salisbury; William (d. about 1855); Gustavus (1785–1860);9 and Henry Harris (1783–1860). Joseph Tuckerman (1778–1840) attended Phillips Academy and graduated from Harvard College in 1798. He became a Unitarian minister in Chelsea and was well known for his ministry to the poor in Boston.10 George Washington Tuckerman (about 1776–1837) eventually settled in Argentina, where he operated a cattle ranch.11 Little is known about Stephen (1782–1833), who died in Norridgewock, Maine, or about Charles (1787–1820), who died in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
Edward Tuckerman joined the Boston Artillery Company in 1765. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty and, from 1774 to 1776, remained active in the local militia. Later in the Revolution, he was a disbursing officer, supplying the Continental Army with funds allotted by the Massachusetts General Court for recruiting Massachusetts troops. He also provided flour to the Massachusetts soldiers.12 [He is an eligible ancestor for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Ancestor #: A116765]
Tuckerman ran a bakery on Orange Street in Boston. After he successfully created a kind of biscuit that could stay fresh on long ocean voyages, his business expanded to include a factory—employing three hundred men—that supplied the durable bread to New England's ports.13
Tuckerman also was a prominent public figure in Boston. He held several offices and served on numerous committees aimed at improving the common good. In 1782 he was elected the city's surveyor of wheat, a position he held until his death, thirty-six years later.14 In May 1805, he was elected to a one-year term in the Massachusetts Senate, representing Boston; he was twice reelected.15 Ten years earlier, when the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association was founded to regulate apprenticeships and working hours in various trades (such as baking, shipbuilding, blacksmithing, and silversmithing), Tuckerman was chosen its vice-president, under Paul Revere; he served until 1798.16 In 1785 he served on a committee formed to consider building more schools in Boston. He also was a member of the committee that in 1792 catalyzed the repeal of a four-decade old colonial law forbidding "stage plays, and other theatrical entertainments" and that, two years later, established the Federal Street Theatre.17 In addition, he joined a group that in 1798 organized the Massachusetts Mutual Company, which sold fire insurance to Bostonians. Tuckerman was a charter subscriber to the Massachusetts General Hospital Fund and a member of the Massachusetts Society for the Aid of Immigrants.
Tuckerman died on July 22, 1818, memorialized as "one of [Boston's] most worthy, useful, and respectable citizens." 18 His estate was valued at more than $51,000. He was laid to rest in the city's Central Burial Ground alongside his wife, who had died thirteen years earlier. In 1836 their remains were reinterred in a Mount Auburn Cemetery lot that their son Henry owned.
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