Tewksbury, John Sturgis - Page 275
"JOHN STURGIS TEWKSBURY, a
well-known and respected citizen of
Winthrop, Mass., was born in that
part of Chelsea now known as Revere,
August 18, 1834, son of Philip and Nancy
(Sturgis) Tewksburv. His paternal grandfather was John Bill Tewksbury, owner of the
Bill House, built in 1649 or 1650, and still
standing in Winthrop.
John Sturgis Tewksbury obtained his education in the public schools of his native
town, during the school vacations helping his
father on the farm. At the age of nineteen
he secured employment with relatives in the
wholesale and retail milk business, and was
thus engaged for three years. He afterward
continued for two years longer in the same
business on his own account. Then for
another period of two years he was engaged in
the oyster business in Boston. At the end of
that time he was employed by the well-known
educator, Mr. George B. Emerson, to take
charge of his Winthrop farm. After the
death of Mr. Emerson the farm was divided
into house lots and placed upon the market,
and Mr. Tewksbury became local agent for the
real estate company that was handling the
land, which position he now holds. The
property is known as the Court Park Land.
Mr. Tewksbury was for three years Assessor
for the town of Winthrop."
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Tewksbury, Hermon Bill - Page 505
"HERMON BILL TEWKSBURY, a respected citizen of Winthrop, was born in that town (then a part of Chelsea), December 1, 1827, son of Bill and Martha (Belcher) Tewksbury.
His paternal grandfather was John Tewksbury, second, born in 1735 in the district of Rumney Marsh, Boston, in what is now Winthrop, formerly known as Pullen Point, who died in 1816."
"Hermon B. Tewksbury in his boyhood attended the public schools of Chelsea during
the winter, and assisted his father on his farm in the summer. On attaining his majority, he entered into business on his own account as a retail dealer in milk, and, after being thus engaged for twenty years, sold out, and
was subsequently engaged as a wholesale milk dealer for some years. Me is now conducting a small farm, and keeps some cows, the milk
from which he sells to local patrons. Mr.
Tewksbury has taken some part in public
affairs. He served as Selectman one year in
the fifties and four consecutive years in the
seventies, and was also Assessor for two years.
He is a member of the Methodist church in
Winthrop, of which he was steward for many
years."
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