1682The town granted privileges for sawmills in West Gloucester.People and Communities, Location and Setting, Neighborhoods, Notable People

Jacob Davis and others were granted “liberty of the stream at Little River” to build a sawmill. Jeffrey Parson, Samuel Sargent, and Job Coit were granted liberty of the stream between Freshwater Cove and Kettle Cove.

Babson, John James, and Samuel Chandler. History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Anne, Including the Town of Rockport. Procter Brothers, 1860, http://archive.org/details/historytownglou00changoog

Other Events

1677
The town voted to erect a larger corn mill on the Sawmill Dam.
1680 (ca.)
The fishing industry was beginning to be pursued for profit on a small scale around this time.
1683
Gloucester was formally established as a port and annexed under the jurisdiction of Salem.
1685
An enslaved man was mentioned in the town records for the first time.

1682The town granted privileges for sawmills in West Gloucester.People and Communities, Location and Setting, Neighborhoods, Notable People

Other Events

The town voted to erect a larger corn mill on the Sawmill Dam.

The fishing industry was beginning to be pursued for profit on a small scale around this time.

Gloucester was formally established as a port and annexed under the jurisdiction of Salem.

An enslaved man was mentioned in the town records for the first time.