1860sThe first Jewish immigrants arrived in Gloucester.People and Communities, Jewish History
According to the Gloucester City Directories, several families settled in Gloucester and had children during the 1860s, including David Heineman and Pauline Emanuel Heineman and Delia and Samuel H. Emanuel.
Dunlap, Sarah V., editor. The Jewish Community of Cape Ann: An Oral History. Cape Ann Jewish Community Oral History Project, 1998.