1721The Boston Smallpox Epidemic took place.Events & Anniversaries, Government and Public Service, State Events, Health

The population in Boston at that time was 11,000 people. Between April and December 1721, there were close to 6,000 cases and over 844 deaths reported. This epidemic resulted in the colonies’ first and very controversial experiment in public inoculation against the disease.

“The Boston Smallpox Epidemic, 1721.” Contagion - CURIOSity Digital Collections, 26 Mar. 2020, https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/contagion/feature/the-boston-smallpox-epidemic-1721

Other Events

1720
Dyke/Dike-Wheeler House was built.
1720
The town granted John Bennet the right to the Fulling Mill Brook for a corn mill.
1721
The highway around Vinson's Cove was laid out.
1721
The Colonial Government issued Gloucester £600 10 shillings as a bill of credit.

1721The Boston Smallpox Epidemic took place.Events & Anniversaries, Government and Public Service, State Events, Health

Other Events

Dyke/Dike-Wheeler House was built.

The town granted John Bennet the right to the Fulling Mill Brook for a corn mill.

The highway around Vinson's Cove was laid out.

The Colonial Government issued Gloucester £600 10 shillings as a bill of credit.