Gloucester United Fire Society 1845 Roster

Rockport, MA

Published: 1845

Rules and Orders Agreed to be Observed by the United Fire Society. Instituted at Gloucester, Sandy Bay, (Now called Rockport,) January 3d, 1807. Includes a roster of members from 1808 to 1845. This is a ""bucket brigade"" that preceeded the establishment of a fire department in the town. ""That if any Fire should be permitted to break out in Rockport, we will be helpful to each other in extinguishing the same"".

This item was indexed on 4/22/2007.

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