Portrait, Princeton, MA - Gregory Family - David Hoyt Gregory, c1880

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Title

Portrait, Princeton, MA - Gregory Family - David Hoyt Gregory, c1880

Subject

Gregory, David Hoyt, 1813 - 1890; History -- Gregory family; Princeton (Mass.)

Description

David Hoyt Gregory (b. 1813-02-02) was employed in the Blake & Allen Store until he succeeded to the business in 1941. He married Mary Adams Howe on 1841-11-27. He was the proprietor of D. H. Gregory & Co., a general merchandise store, from 1941 until his death on 1890-01-21. He served Princeton as Town Clerk (36 years), Justice of the Peace (33 years), Postmaster (1866-1885) and Town Treasurer (1857-1858). The Gregory Store building still exists at the intersection of Routes 31 and 62 on the southeastern portion of Princeton's Town Common.

Creator

Frank Lawrence, Photographer - Worcester, (Mass.)

Publisher

Date

c1880

Relation

Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.

Format

image/jpg

Language

en-US

Type

image

Identifier

PHS-PEOPLE-003

Files

Citation

Frank Lawrence, Photographer - Worcester, (Mass.), “Portrait, Princeton, MA - Gregory Family - David Hoyt Gregory, c1880,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 21, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/1065.

Comments

H R Richardson

FYI You have D H Gregory as proprietor of the center store from 1941 until his death in 1890. Just a typo. HR

2013-03-11 17:16:37

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