Boston, Massachusetts City Directory, 1789

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A center of early United States history and freedom, Boston, Massachusetts was also an important commercial port and home of hundreds of both small and large businesses. This database is a transcription of the 1789 Boston City Directory, the first one created for the city. It contains the names, occupations, and street addresses of nearly 1,500 businessmen, statesmen, and common laborers living within the city limits. It includes notable Americans such as John Hancock, Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and Charles Bullfinch. Anyone looking to trace his or her ancestors to this important port city in Boston soon after the American Revolution will find this data useful and fascinating.

Sources Jacobs, Steve, ed. 1789 Boston City Directory. [database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Taken from a microfiche copy of Samuel Adams, 1789 Boston City Directory Boston: Samuel Adams, 1789.

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