1758Eighty men from Gloucester enlisted to fight the French at Ticonderoga and Louisburg during the French and Indian War.Events & Anniversaries, Government and Public Service, National Events, Military

In May, 80 Gloucester men enlisted under the command of Captain Andrew Giddings. The first attack on Fort Carillon (later called Ticonderoga) was a failure. The company also participated in the defeat of the French at Louisburg.

Pringle, James R. History of the Town and City of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Published by the City of Gloucester Archives Committee and the Ten Pound Island Book Co., 1997. Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed. History of Essex County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Vol. II. Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co., 1888. http://archive.org/details/historyofessexco02hurd

Other Events

1755
Population: c. 2,800
1757
Three males and six females were supported at the expense of the town.
1758
A grammar school was permanently located in the Harbor Parish.
1762
Pompey Cummins, who was manumitted from slavery the previous year, purchased a house and land from William Stevens, the son of Mary Stevens, who had enslaved him.

1758Eighty men from Gloucester enlisted to fight the French at Ticonderoga and Louisburg during the French and Indian War.Events & Anniversaries, Government and Public Service, National Events, Military

Other Events

Population: c. 2,800

Three males and six females were supported at the expense of the town.

A grammar school was permanently located in the Harbor Parish.

Pompey Cummins, who was manumitted from slavery the previous year, purchased a house and land from William Stevens, the son of Mary Stevens, who had enslaved him.