Story Family Papers, 1830-1846, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The Story Family papers consist of lists of vessels built in Essex, Massachusetts. It has been organized in to three series.
Series I. Abel Story (1791-1868) Papers contains handwritten lists of vessels built by Abel Story and several carpenter's certifications. The carpenters include Benjamin Woodberry, Thomas Hardy, and Abel Story.
Series II. Lewis H. Story Notebooks consists of seven paper-bound notebooks listing vessels built in Essex, Massachusetts, and including various facts about the vessels. It is unknown when Lewis Story created the notebooks.
Series III. Lewis H. Story Loose Notes on Vessels consists of a 5 ½ x 8 ½" sheet of paper for each vessel built in Essex arranged alphabetically within the year built. The sheets contain information such as year vessel enrolled, weight, names of owner and master, physical description, ownership history, place built, and final disposition. It is unknown exactly when Lewis Story created these notes. They were used in a book written by Dana Story (see below).
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1846, undated
Creator
- Story, Abel, 1791-1868 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketches
Abel Story was born in 1791, in Ipswich, Massachusetts, to Jacob Story, Jr. (1766-1848) and Lucy (Haskell) (1766-1835) Story. He was a shipbuilder of mostly two-masted wooden fishing schooners in Essex, Massachusetts. In 1813 he married Martha Burnham (1792-1822) and they had 7 children. After her death, he married Thankful Burnham (1790-1843) and they had 6 children. He died in Essex on May 5, 1868.
Lewis Henry Story was the grandson of Abel Story from his second wife, Thankful. Born in Essex, Massachusetts, in 1873, to Newton Story (1832-1890), Lewis was a shipwright, carver, designer, modeler, researcher, and a maritime historian. He died in 1948.
Extent
1.75 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Story Family papers consist of lists of vessels built in Essex, Massachusetts.
Series List
SERIES I. Abel Story (1791-1868) Papers
SERIES II. Lewis H. Story Notebooks
SERIES III. Lewis H. Story Loose Notes on Vessels
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was donated by Mr. George S. McIntire on August 19, 1960 (acc #15,201).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tamara Gaydos, October 2016.
Subject
- Story, Lewis H., 1873-1948 (Person)
- Title
- STORY FAMILY PAPERS, 1830-1846, undated
- Author
- Processed by: Tamara Gaydos; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository