The Hannah was commissioned,

First Grand International Yachting Festival at Marblehead

Colonies victorious, Revolutionary War ends.

In the early morning hours, Penni's Supermarket catches fire and burns to the ground in the biggest Marblehead fire in years. Before it was over, seven alarms had been struck and sixteen communities had rushed their firefighting equipment to help.

The Hannah sails as the first American Naval vessel under the ownership of John Glover and with Nicholson Broughton as Captain, crewed by Marbleheaders.

Benjamin Abbot born in Marblehead to his father Benjamin Abbot, a master mariner, and his mother, Marcia Martin. With the sad death of his mother, Benjamin steered his life away from his father's plans for him on the high seas towards a trade

A deed of sale was marked and signed by the rightful heirs of Nanepashemet

Wilmott "Mammy" Redd hanged on Gallows Hill in Salem on September 22nd as a unconfessed witch during Salem's sad period of hysteria. Many townspeople witnessed the execution. Margaret Scot was the only other Marblehead resident killed as a witch. It wasn't until the year 2002 that this horendous act was … Continue reading →

Benjamin Abbot dies at the age of 72.