History of Essex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . tyear, and after his marriage he also spent two orthree years in Paris. Sir. Hovey was one of the pioneers of the NorthShore summer residents, having first spent a summerat Fresh Water Cove, Gloucester, in 1843, and sjiend-ingall his subsequent summers there. In 1846 he builthis summer house there, in which he died July 18,1877. ElES W. MERCHANT. Epes W. Merchant was born in Gloucester, May22, 1804. He was the eldest of ten children born toEpes Merchant ami Sally R. (Thomas) Merchant.
History of Essex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . tyear, and after his marriage he also spent two orthree years in Paris. Sir. Hovey was one of the pioneers of the NorthShore summer residents, having first spent a summerat Fresh Water Cove, Gloucester, in 1843, and sjiend-ingall his subsequent summers there. In 1846 he builthis summer house there, in which he died July 18,1877. ElES W. MERCHANT. Epes W. Merchant was born in Gloucester, May22, 1804. He was the eldest of ten children born toEpes Merchant ami Sally R. (Thomas) W., like most of the Cape Ann boys of thatperiod, was practically engaged in the fisheries untilhis majority, when he became a partner in his fathersbusiness under the firm-name of Epes Merchant & many years he was one of the j)rincipal fish-buyers, and his business reputation and mercantileintegrity were of the highest order. His knowledgeand judgment was often appealed to by the youngermasters, and his kind encouragement and sound ad-vice were often the foundation of successful business.
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