Henry Hutchins (1819–1889)[1] was an American merchant shipwright during a prolific period at Yarmouth Harbor in Maine.[2] His shipyard was one of the four major ones during the town's peak years, between 1850 and 1875.[3]
Henry Hutchins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1819 |
| Died | 1889 (aged 69 or 70) |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Shipwright |
| Known for | Shipbuilding |
Career edit
In 1851,[3][4] Hutchins went into partnership with Edward J. Stubbs, forming Hutchins & Stubbs.[5] They launched over 21 vessels at Yarmouth's harbor between 1866 and 1884,[6] including the three-mast barkentine Harriet S. Jackson.[7]
Personal life edit
Hutchins was married to Harriet, with whom he lived at number 85 Pleasant Street (built in 1848) in Yarmouth.[8] She died on Christmas Eve, 1869, aged 43.[1] He remarried, to Tryphena (1830–1904).[1]
A son, Henry Jr., died in 1869, aged 13.
Death edit
Hutchins died in 1889, aged 69 or 70. His wife, Tryphena, survived him by fifteen years.[1] He is interred, with both of his wives, in Yarmouth's Riverside Cemetery. They share a burial plot with the families of Captain Edwin W. Hill and Hermon Seabury.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636-1936: A History, William Hutchinson Rowe (1937)
- ^ Images of America: Yarmouth, Alan M. Hall (Arcadia, 2002), p.16
- ^ a b "Yarmouth Historic Context Statement – Town of Yarmouth
- ^ "Shipbuilding in Yarmouth" – Yarmouth Historical Society
- ^ Shipbuilding Days in Casco Bay, 1727–1890, William Hutchinson Rowe (1966), p. 95
- ^ Merchant Sail, Volume 5, William Armstrong Fairburn (1945), p. 3160
- ^ Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding, Nathan Lipfert (2021) ISBN 9781608936823
- ^ Architectural Survey Yarmouth, ME (Phase One, September, 2018 - Yarmouth's town website)
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