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107 Bridge Street
Built for Benjamin Chever Jr.
Leather Dresser
by Andrew Merrill, Housewright
1799
Home of Capt. Thomas Dean, Shipmaster, 1825-1846
Home of Capt. Josiah P. Creesy &
Eleanor Prentiss Creesy
of Clipper Ship “Flying Cloud”
Researched & written by
Robert Booth
July 2019
Historic Salem, Inc.
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
978.745.0799 | HistoricSalem.org
© 2019
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7 Becket Street
Andrew Ward, ship carpenter
and Christopher Babbidge, mariner
Built in 1799
Rear house was built between 1903 and 1906
Researched and written by Leslie Fontaine
February 2022
Historic Salem Inc.
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
(978) 745-0799 | info@historicsalem.org
© 2022
�7 Becket Street, 1977
(MACRIS SAL.3517)
Becket Street is named for an early Salem shipbuilder family whose shipyard once stood at the end of
Becket Street. One of the oldest known buildings on the street to still survive was the Retire Becket
House, moved from its original location and now restored at the House of the Seven Gables property,
serving as the gift shop.
This home still displays its center-federal architectural style and has been home to many well known
Salem families over the centuries, from sea captains (Lassen and Franks) to old Salem families such as
the Ropes and Babbidges.
1
�The address of 7 Becket Street was first listed in the city directory in 18371 when the Northern End was
owned by Mary Crowninshield, granddaughter of Mary Williams and Joseph Lambert, by way of Mary’s
will, probated April 15th, 17962. Also listed as residents in 1837 are John Carpenter, a mariner, Henry
Mason, a rope maker, and Hiram Young, a laborer.
Captain Joseph Lambert bought property on Becket’s Lane. Upon Captain Joseph’s death on August 18,
17903 his son, Joseph, was granted administration over his father’s estate. In 1794 Captain Joseph’s
estate was finally settled, giving Joseph the house and land on Essex Street ; Lydia Townsend, the land on
Cromwell street and a pew in the meeting house; Hannah Rice, land on Cromwell Street; Mary
Crowninshield, land on Cromwell Street; and Priscilla Lambert, two Common Rights in the Great
Pasture4.
In 1798 Hannah Rice, a widow from Scarborough, sold this piece of land to Andrew Ward, mariner from
Salem, for the sum of five dollars. This property was split between the Southern and Northern halves in
1799 when Andrew sold the property to Christopher Babbidge for the sum of one hundred dollars. One
month prior to this sale Rev. William Bentley reports5 that in May of 1799 Ward and Babbidge built a
house on the East side of Becket Street. It would seem that the two families built the house to split
between them. The property remained split until 1908 when Julia Helenski purchased both parcels.
Polish immigrants began arriving in this area around the 1890s, and the area was once known as “Little
Poland”, coming here hoping for a better life they mostly settled in the Ward One neighborhood of
Salem.
This community came together and formed various associations such as the St. Joseph Society, which
provided social aid to other emigrating Polish families. Over the years the community also established a
parish, a Polish League of American Veterans, various clubs, and many other institutions, some of which
still exist today.
According to city directories there was a variety store next door at 5 ½ Becket Street between the 1890s
through at least 1921. Over those years it was named G.N. Henningsen variety store in 1906, M. Helsinki
Variety in 1910, Mrs. B. Gordon variety in 1914, and M. Zagropski variety in 1921.
1
Adams, G. The Salem directory ... Salem: H. Whipple.
Bentley, W., Waters, A. G., Dalrymple, M., Waters, J. Gilbert., Waters, J. G., Essex Institute. (19051914). The diary
of William Bentley, D.D., pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts. Salem: Essex Institute.
3
Bentley, W., Waters, A. G., Dalrymple, M., Waters, J. Gilbert., Waters, J. G., Essex Institute. (19051914). The diary
of William Bentley, D.D., pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts. Salem: Essex Institute.
4
Joseph the house and land on Essex street ; Lydia Townsend, the land on Cromwell street and a pew in the meeting
house; Hannah Rice, land on Cromwell street; Mary Crowninshield, land on Cromwell street; and Priscilla Lambert,
two Common Rights in the Great Pasture.
5
Bentley, W., Waters, A. G., Dalrymple, M., Waters, J. Gilbert., Waters, J. G., Essex Institute. (19051914). The diary
of William Bentley, D.D., pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts. Salem: Essex Institute.
2
2
�The 1874 Salem atlas(below) shows the 2-story wooden frame house divided in the middle and deeded
as two separate properties: One half to A.B. Russell labeled as 5 Becket, the other to P. Lassen labeled 7
Becket.
3
�By the ‘SALEM 1890 -1903’ atlas(shown below), there is a one-story addition to the back of the 7 Becket
Street house and a store located next door at 5 ½ Becket Street.
4
�The 1897 atlas has the side owned by F.L. Evans listed as 7 Becket while the W.H. Gove owned side is
listed as 7 ½ Becket Street.
5
�The below 1906 -1938 atlas shows the back lot incorporating more land and dwelling houses on English
Street and the second dwelling house behind the original. It also shows a one-story building for an
6
�automobile that looks like it is in the same place as another one-story structure previously listed on the
property as connected to the main house. It is unclear whether the structure in this atlas is the same one
as in previous atlases.
By the 1911 atlas, there was also a one-story garage located on the property, close to the house and
both properties are now owned by the same person: Julia Helenski, who purchased the property in
1908.
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�The Ward Family (1799 - 1808)
8
�Andrew Ward Sr. was born in 1769 in Salem, MA. In October of 1793 he married Martha Babbidge, also
of Salem, and together they had 7 children: Andrew Jr (b. 1793), John (b. 1795), Bethiah (b. 1796), John
(b. 1797), Israel (b. 1800), Hannah (b. 1801), and Adeline (b. 1803).
In June of 1799 Andrew sold a piece of land (Southern half of the property) in Salem, on Becketts Street,
to Christopher Babbidge, a mariner.
The Crowninshield Family (1794 - 1842)
It’s unclear if the Crowninshields ever lived on the property during the time they owned it. Mary
Lambert was born in Salem in 1760 to Joseph Lambert and Mary Foote. In November of 1780 she
married Captain Benjamin Crowninshield. Upon the death of her father, Joseph, she inherited the
Northern end of a house and piece of land on Cromwell (Becket Street), bounding Southerly on land of
Babbidges.
The Franks Family (1808 - 1847)
Joseph Franks Jr., mariner of Salem, bought the Southern End of the property by a judgement against
Andrew Ward in October of 1808. Immediately after this deed is recorded he sells the property to
Hannah Franks, single woman of Salem, for $1556.
Hannah Franks passed away in January of 18097 and her estate was probated the same year with Joseph
Franks appointed administrator8. The property eventually passed down to Joseph Franks, as a minor of
one year old, and then to Rachel Franks, single woman, late Rachel Mackin, wife of William Mackin from
whom she has been legally divorced9. Rachel Franks is listed at 16 Becket Street in the 1842 Salem City
Directory, so she probably used the property as a rental.
The Babbidge Family (1842 - 1848)
6
Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds, 185:227-229.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-FR9B : 27 July
2019), Hannah Franks, 1809; Burial, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Howard Street Burial
Ground; citing record ID 14145384, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
8
Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic
Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13766/10115-co2/30181186
9
Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic
Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13766/10118-co10/30181213
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9
�Christopher Babbidge was born in Salem in 1770. In 1822 he married his second wife, Eunice Peale, of
Salem. Together they had two children: Christopher (b. 1822), and Margaret (b. 1824) both of which died
young. The heirs of Christopher Babbidge continued to own this land until 1842 when the heirs of
Christopher Babbidge sold the property to Henry Russell, husband of Mary Ruth Babbidge for $150 while
retaining a life life in the estate for Susannah Babbidge and his wife, Eunice10. According to the Salem City
Directories, two members of the Babbidge family (Mrs. Eunice and Susan) continued to occupy the
property through 1855.
The Lassen Family (1847 - 1893)
According to the census in 186011 Peter Lassen was born in Denmark around 1810 and was a master
mariner. It is unclear when he came to the US but by 1837 he had married Hannah Hitchens of Salem.
Together they had 2 children: Mary (b. 1839) and Rebecca (b. 1844). By the 1880 census he was listed as
a retired ship master. Also listed on the census in 188012 was Hannah, his wife, his widowed daughter
Mary Maxfield, his daughter Rebecca, her husband Charles Hurd, and their eight year old daughter
Annie. Peter Lassen passed away on September 15th, 1882, leaving his widow, Hannah, living in the
property until she sold it to William H. & Aroline Gove in 189313.
The Russell Family (1848 - 1890)
Henry Russell was born in Salem in 1811. In 1835 he married Mary Ruth Babbidge, also of Salem,
together they had two children: William Henry (b. 1837) and Albert Babbidge (b. 1847). Henry Russell
purchased 7 Becket Street through an estate auction of the heirs of Christopher Babbidge in 184814 for
$150.
Upon Henry’s death in 1857, his son Albert, inherited the property but never appears in any city
directories as living there so he likely rented it out after Eunice Babbidge’s death in 1869 until they sold it
to Forest L. Evans for $1,000 in 1890.
The Evans Family (1890 - 1908)
10
Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds, 335:211.
"United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSS-CNH?cc=1473181&wc=7Q6K-2R7%3A1589422209%2C158942
8712%2C1589428777 : 24 March 2017), Massachusetts > Essex > 1st Ward of Salem > image 61 of 110; from "1860
U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm
publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
12
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB3-9SZ7?cc=1417683&wc=XHT7-MNL%3A1589405656%2C15894
05685%2C1589395083%2C1589396709 : 24 December 2015), Massachusetts > Essex > Salem > ED 229 > image 30
of 51; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
13
Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds, 1376:298.
14
Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds, 404:106.
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10
�Forrest L. Evans, of Beverly, was born in 1850. In 1887 he married Adelene Batchelder Baker, also of
Beverly and together they had 2 children: Richard (b. 1894) and John (b. 1900). In 1890 they purchased
the Northern half of the 7 Becket Street property15. They aren’t listed in any directories for this address
or the 1900 census so they probably purchased it as a rental property as the residents in the city
directories change frequently over the 18 years they owned this property. By the 1920’s census they had
moved to 118 Bridge Street in Salem16.
The Gove Family (1893 - 1908)
William H. Gove was born in South Berwick, York, Maine in 1851. In 1882 William married Aroline Chase
Pinkham and they had 4 children. He passed away on 14 Apr 1920 in Salem, shortly after returning from
a trip to Miami, Florida where he was seeking to improve his failing health17. The Gove family also
appeared to purchase the home as rental property as they are not listed on the 1910 census as living at 7
Becket Street and they do not appear on any city directories over the time they owned the property.
(Image from "Gove, William Henry. The Gove book : history and genealogy of the American family of Gove and
notes of European Goves. Salem, Mass.: Sidney Perley, 1922.")
The Helinski Family (1908 - 1912)
15
Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds, 1290:54.
United States 1920 Census. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society,
2016. (Original index: United States Census, 1920. FamilySearch, 2014.)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1707/i/45747/936/1268873305
17
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197064273/william-henry-gove :
accessed 14 February 2022), memorial page for William Henry Gove (4 Sep 1851–14 Apr 1920), Find a Grave
Memorial ID 197064273, citing Gove Mausoleum, Seabrook, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA ;
Maintained by BeNotForgot (contributor 46974545) .
16
11
�Julia Helinski was born around 1882 and immigrated into the US from Poland around 1901. In 1908 Julia
purchased both half of these properties bringing it back under a single owner for the first time since
1799. Shortly after she purchased the property they suffered a small fire of clothing in a closet. City
documents18 list damage to the building of $15 and loss of contents at $15.
Listed in the 1910 census as a 28 year old single female born in Poland, sister of the head of household,
Julian Helinski19. By the 1920 census she is listed as an alien resident and now a boarder at 7 Becket
Street. She ended up being foreclosed on after defaulting on her mortgage in 1912.
The Kaminski Family (1912 - 1947)
John and Mary Kaminski were both born in Russian Poland, John was born around 1878 and came to the
US in 1903, Mary was born around 1874 and came to the US in 1901. Both John and Mary were
naturalized as US citizens in 1917, shortly after they acquired 7 Becket Street. Together they had three
children: Helen (b. 1905), Bernard (b. 1907), and Monica (b. 1909), according to the 1920 census.
The Radzinski Family (1948 - 1976)
John S. Radzinski was born in Massachusetts in 1917 to Polish immigrants, according to the 1930 US
census20. John was married to Gertrude S., until he passed away in 1965.
18
City Documents. (1911). United States: (n.p.).
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2JN-1RM : accessed 15 February 2022), Julia Hilinski in household of
Constantin Hilinski, Salem Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 452,
sheet 17B, family 338, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records
Administration, 1982), roll 587; FHL microfilm 1,374,600.
20
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQLB-P9X : accessed 15 February 2022), John Radzemski in
household of Wladyslaw Radzemski, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED
243, sheet 1A, line 39, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records
Administration, 2002), roll 902; FHL microfilm 2,340,637.
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12
�Homeowner
Gregory
Spanos (Blue
Sky
Properties)
Richard
Savickey
Gertrude S. &
John S.
Radzinski
Mary
Kaminski
Julia Helinski
Date
Years of
Purchased Ownership
2021 06/24/2021 Present
08/02/1976 1976 - 2021
06/02/1947 1947 - 1976
04/03/1912 1912 - 1947
12/21/1908 1908 - 1912
Number of
Documents
Years
Purchase Price Referenced
>1
45
26
35
4
5,525,000 (5
properties
$35,000.00
6265: 093
The land in Salem, Becket Street, with buildings thereon, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the
Southwesterly corner of said premises on said street at land now or formerly of Henningsen running Southeasterly on
said Becket Street 62 feet to land now or formerly of Clark; thence turning and running Northeasterly by land now or
formerly of Clark 160 more or less to land now or formerly of Scherman; thence turning and running Northwesterly 31
feet more or less to land now or late of Sheridan; thence turning and running Southerly 9 feet more or less to a corner;
thence turning and running Northwesterly to land now or late of Sheridan 30 feet to land now or late of Henningsen;
thence turning and running Southwesterly by said land now or late of Henningsen 149 feet to said Becket Street, at the
point of beginning.
3741: 123 &
3792: 363
The land in Salem, Becket Street, with buildings thereon, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the
Southwesterly corner of said premises on said street at land now or formerly of Henningsen running Southeasterly on
said Becket Street 62 feet to land now or formerly of Clark; thence turning and running Northeasterly by land now or
formerly of Clark 160 more or less to land now or formerly of Scherman; thence turning and running Northwesterly 31
feet more or less to land now or late of Sheridan; thence turning and running Southerly 9 feet more or less to a corner;
thence turning and running Northwesterly to land now or late of Sheridan 30 feet to land now or late of Henningsen;
thence turning and running Southwesterly by said land now or late of Henningsen 149 feet to said Becket Street, at the
point of beginning.
Less than $100 3528: 48
$1,525.00
$1 and other
considerations
Notes
The land in Salem, Becket Street, with buildings thereon, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the
Southwesterly corner of said premises on said street at land now or formerly of Henningsen running Southeasterly on
said Becket Street 62 feet to land now or formerly of Clark; thence turning and running Northeasterly by land now or
formerly of Clark 160 more or less to land now or formerly of Scherman; thence turning and running Northwesterly 31
feet more or less to land now or late of Sheridan; thence turning and running Southerly 9 feet more or less to a corner;
thence turning and running Northwesterly to land now or late of Sheridan 30 feet to land now or late of Henningsen;
thence turning and running Southwesterly by said land now or late of Henningsen 149 feet to said Becket Street, at the
point of beginning.
2140: 25 &
1971: 432
A certain parcel of land, with the buildings thereon, situated in said Salem, bounded and described as follows:
beginning at the southwesterly corner of said premises on Becket Street at land now or formerly of Hennigsen thence
running southeasterly on said Becket Street 62 feet more or less to land now or formerly of Clark thence turning and
running northeasterly by land now or formerly of Clark 160 feet more or less to land now or late of Scherman thence
turning and running northwesterly 31 feet more or less to land now or late of Sheridan 30 feet to land now or late of
Hennigsen thence turning and running southwesterly by land now or late of Hennigsen 149 feet to said Becket Street
at the point of beginning.
1948: 95
Northern End - A certain lot or parcel of land situated on Becket Street in said Salem bounded and described as
follows: beginning at the southwesterly corner thereof on said street at land now or late of Henningsen thence running
southeasterly on said street 31 feet more or less to land now or late of Gove 151 feet more or less to land now or late
of Sheridan 30 feet more or less to land now or formerly of Henningsen thence running southwesterly by land now or
formerly Henningsen as the fence now stands 149 to Becket Street at the point begun at together with the northern
end of the dwelling house standing partly on said land the front door, the front entry, and the front stairway of said
dwelling house to be in common with the owner of the southerly end of said dwelling house.
�Homeowner
Forest L.
Evans
Date
Years of
Purchased Ownership
09/26/1890 1890 - 1908
Number of
Documents
Years
Purchase Price Referenced
18
$1,000.00
Notes
1290: 54
Northern End - A certain parcel of land with the dwelling house thereon, situated on Becket Street in said Salem,
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the Southwesterly corner thereof on said street at land formerly of
Sanborn, now of Henningson, thence running Southeasterly on said street 31 feet to land now or late of Lassen;
thence Northeasterly by land now or formerly of Lassen 151 feet to land now or late of heirs of Hannah Patterson;
thence Northwesterly as the fence now stands by land now or late of Patterson 30 feet to land now of Henningsan,
formerly of Sanborn; thence Southwesterly by land of Henningsan, formerly Sanborn, as the fence now stands 149
feet to Becket Street at point begun at, said Southeasterly boundary on land of Lassen beginning from said land of
Patterson Southwesterly as the fence stands and thence as heretofore occupied by me and those from whom I
inherited to said Becket Street; being the same premises conveyed by Nathaniel Appleton, administrator, to Henry
Russell by deed dated February 1st 1848 recorded in Essex South District Registry of Deeds book 404 leaf 106 and
being the Northerly half of the dwelling house and premises numbered seven on said street: the grantee herein his
heirs and assigns to use in common with the owners of the southerly half of said dwelling house the front door, the
front entry and front stairway thereof. Said premises having been inherited by me from said Henry Russel my father,
William H. Russell my brother & Mary R. Fisher, my mother.
Albert B.
Russell
through Henry
Russell
02/01/1848 1848 - 1890
42
$150.00
404: 106
Northern End - A parcel of land with the dwelling thereon, situated in said Salem and bounded and described, to wit
Westerly on Becket Street about 31 feet; Northerly by land of Theophilus Sanborn about 149 feet; Easterly by land of
heirs of Hannah Patterson about 30 feet; Southerly by land of Peter Samson about 151 feet, the house being the
Northerly half of the house No 7 Becket Street meaning and intending to convey all the right, title, and interest the said
Christopher Babbage had in the premises, said estate however to be subject to the dower of Eunice Babbidge, widow
of said deceased, and also to a life lease of a chamber in said house held by Susannah Babbidge.
Heirs of
Christopher
Babbidge
11/11/1842 1842 - 1848
6
$0.01
335: 211
Northern End - Estate in and to about 25 poles of land and the buildings on it, bounded West on Becket Street in
Salem; North on land of Theophilus Sanborn; East on land of Patterson; and South on land of Franks.
1948: 96
Southern End - A certain lot or parcel of land situate on Becket Street in said Salem, and bounded Westerly by said
street 31 feet more or less; Northerly on land of Forrest L. Evans and on land of Henderson 160 feet more or less;
Easterly on land of Sherman 30 feet more or less and Southerly by land of Clark 160 feet more or less, together with
the Southern end of the dwelling house standing partly thereon, including the following rooms and chambers, to wit
Front lower room, kitchen and pantry, front chamber, bed room chamber, kitchen chamber and pantry chamber and
the garret. The front door, front entry and stairway to be in common with the owner of the land on the north side.
1376: 298
Southern End - A certain lot or parcel of land situate on Becket Street in said Salem, and bounded Westerly by said
street 31 feet more or less; Northerly on land of Forrest L. Evans and on land of Henderson 160 feet more or less;
Easterly on land of Sherman 30 feet more or less and Southerly by land of Clark 160 feet more or less, together with
the Southern end of the dwelling house standing partly thereon, including the following rooms and chambers, to wit
Front lower room, kitchen and pantry, front chamber, bed room chamber, kitchen chamber and pantry chamber and
the garret. The front door, front entry and stairway to be in common with the owner of the land on the north side.
388: 48
Southern End - A certain lot or parcel of land situated on Becket Street in Salem aforesaid bounded northerly on land
of the heirs of Christopher Babbidge about 160 feet; Westerly on Becket Street abovesaid about 31 feet; Southerly on
land of Masury and others about 160 feet; Easterly on land now or late of the heirs of Stephen Webb deceased about
30 feet together with the Southern end of the dwelling house thereon including the following rooms and chambers viz
Front lower room, kitchen and pantry, front chamber, bedroom chamber, kitchen chamber, pantry chamber, and the
garret, the front door entry and stairway to be in common.
Mary
Crowninshield
Julia Helinski
William H. &
Aroline Gove
Hannah M.
Lassen
(Lasson/Lassa
n) through
Peter
Lasson/Lassa
n
1794 1794 - 1842
12/21/1908 1908 - 1912
05/15/1893 1893 - 1908
09/14/1847 1847 - 1893
4
15
46
$1 and other
considerations
$1,000.00
$650.00
�Homeowner
Rachel Franks
through
Hannah
Franks
through
Joseph
Franks Jr.
Date
Years of
Purchased Ownership
12/6/1808 1808 - 1847
Number of
Documents
Years
Purchase Price Referenced
39
$155
Notes
185:227-229
Southern End - Hannah Franks had a mortgage (185/228) from Mansfield Burrill, John Babbage, Israel Ward, and
Whittier Blood, as particularly mentioned in the deed of Thomas Fabens(?) conveyed to me (Joseph).
Andrew Ward
06/07/1799 1799 - 1808
9
$100
165:290
Southern End - It appears Andrew Ward split this. A certain piece of land situated in Salem and bounded as follows:
Westerly on Cromwell Street, alias Becketts Street and there measuring 31'; Northerly partly on land of the heirs of
Benjamin Brown and partly on land of Clifford Crowninshield 149'; Easterly on land of the heirs of Stephen Webb,
deceased, 31'; Southerly on land of me, the said Andrew Ward 151'. Martha Babbidge Ward released her right of
dower on premises for on dollar paid to her by Babbidge.
Hannah Rice
10/10/1798 1798 - 1799
<1
$5
165:289
Whole lot -
�Directory Year
Residents
Occupation or Notes
1837 Christopher Babbidge Custom House, h. 7 Becket
John Carpenter
Mariner
Henry Mason
Rope Maker
Hiram Young
Laborer
1842 Mrs. Eunice Babbidge
John Carpenter
Mariner
John Crandall
Sailmaker
1847 Mrs. Eunice Babbidge
Susan Babbidge
John Crandall
Sailmaker
William Crandall
James Riley
laborer
Hannah Russell
In 1851 map the northern half of 7 Becket is listed as 5 Becket
1850-1853 Susan Babbidge
Mrs. Eunice Babbidge
Peter Lassen
Mariner
Mrs. Elizabeth Ropes
Charles Brown
Mariner
Nathaniel Hitchings
1855 Mrs. Eunice Babbidge
Susan Babbidge
Peter Lawson
Captain
Peter Lassan
Captain
Mrs. Elizabeth Ropes
1857 Nathaniel Hitchens
Peter Lassen
Carpenter
Captain
�Directory Year
Residents
Occupation or Notes
Mrs. Elizabeth Ropes
Samuel Whittemore
Shoemaker
1864 Mrs. Mary Hitchings
Peter Lassen
Captain
Mrs. Elizabeth Ropes
1884-1888 Hannah Lassan, widow of Peter who died Sept 15 1882
Ernest Maak
Commercial trav
George A Maak
Clerk
Miss Mary E Allen
Dressmaker
1890 Mrs. H. M. Lassen
1893/1894 Mrs. H. M. Lassen
John I. Comstock
1906 Thomas E. Donahue
Miss D. B. Leibsch
Jasper Roy
7 1/2 Becket
1910 J. Helinski
S. Birtkiewicz
W. Gawron
rear
Mrs. M. D. Henderson 7 1/2 Becket
1914 J. Kobierski
J. Kaminska
J. Siminanski
rear
J. Piecewicz
rear
�Directory Year
Residents
Occupation or Notes
K. Zmijewski
7 1/2 Becket
W. Gawrys
7 1/2 Becket
1921 L. Rueskows
J. Kaminska
A. Rimka
A. Jaworski
7 1/2 Becket
J. Olezewski
7 1/2 Becket
J Kozak
7 1/2 Becket
1946 Mrs. Helen Kaminski
Stella K. McDonald
quality wkr Sylvania - r 7 Becket
Thomas H. (M Stella) McDonald
Thomas J. R Rynek (Geneviere H.)
Margaret Davidson
Widow Guy C
Mary C
Clk A C Lawrence Leather Co - r7 Beckett
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Becket Street
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7 Becket Street, Salem, MA, 01970
Subject
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House History
Description
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Andrew Ward, ship carpenter
and Christopher Babbidge, mariner
Built in 1799
Rear house was built between 1903 and 1906
Creator
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Historic Salem, Inc.
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
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Historic Salem, Inc.
Date
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Built 1799
Rear house built betweem 1903 and 1906
House history completed 2022
Contributor
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Leslie Fontaine
Language
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English
1799
1903
1906
2022
7 Becket Street
Babbidge
Mariner
Massachusetts
Salem
ship carpenter
Ward