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13 Holly Street:
Built in 1915 for Hattie and Frank Brennan, dairy merchant
15 Holly Street:
Built in 1915 for Annie & Harry Fitch, dairy merchant
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15
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2014
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Brennan
Dairy Merchant
Emily
Fitch
Frank
Harry
Hattie
Holly
Massachusetts
Salem
Street
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Built in 1882 for John Kinsman
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15
15 Boardman
1882
2016
Boardman
Buxton
Empire
Frank
John
John Kinsman
Kinsman
Porter
Second
Susan
wood
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23 Aborn Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
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Messinger
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Scott
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32 Forrester Street
Built for
Lizzie and Samuel Frank Masury, Tobacconist
1884
Researched and written by Jen Ratliff
April 2018
Historic Salem Inc,
The Bowditch House
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
(978) 745-0799 | HistoricSalem.org
©2018
�View of 32 Forrester Street, 1987. (MACRIS 3370)
The house at 32 Forrester Street was constructed in 1884 in the Queen Anne style.1
Queen Anne architecture reached the peak of its popularity between 1880 and 1900 and is
known for its highly decorative accents, wrap-around porches, and asymmetry. This style
appears throughout Salem but is most densely seen on Boardman and Lafayette streets.
Until the late 19th century, Forrester Street extended from 20 Essex Street through what
is now known as Washington Square South. The land that now connects Forrester Street to
Webb Street, like much of the surrounding area, was previously industrial. The area was filled in
around 1872 and steadily transitioned to residential property until 1910. The neighborhood was
highly sought after for its proximity to Salem’s downtown and the city’s industrial and maritime
industries.
1
Essex County Registry of Deeds, Salem, Massachusetts, Mortgage 1143:114, 1885
�Atlas of the City of Salem, Massachusetts." Map. Plate A. Philadelphia, PA: C.M. Hopkins & Co., 1874.
The house at 32 Forrester Street sits on land that previously extended from Essex Street,
belonging to William W. Kelman. (1828-1896)2 Kelman’s home fronted Essex Street at number
28, but his land encompassed what is now three lots on Forrester Street. 3 Kelman purchased the
land in 1870 for one thousand dollars from Hephsibeth Kelman, who appears to be his widowed,
paternal grandmother. 4 In the 1874 Salem Directory William’s father, John H. Kelman (a
mariner) and his grandmother, Mrs. John Kelman, (Hephsibeth) are listed at 28 Essex Street, with
Also appears as Kellman and Kilman
Atlas of the City of Salem, Massachusetts." Map. 11. Philadelphia, PA: C.M. Hopkins & Co., 1874.
4
Essex County Registry of Deeds, Salem, Massachusetts, Deed 808:289, 1870
2
3
�William living on Bridge Street.5
Between 1855 and 1879, William, his wife Martha, son William Jr. (listed as a Harvard
student), and daughter Nellie are recorded as owning over twenty investment properties in
Salem and the surrounding towns. According to the Boston Globe, both William and his son
William Jr. died under suspicious circumstances. William Jr. passing first, in 1877 and William Sr.
in 1896.6
In 1864 William W. Kelman split his land between Essex and Forrester streets,
transferring ownership of the parcel abutting Forrester Street to Daniel C. Manning, (1807-1882)
while his parents remained on the Essex Street side.7 Manning was part-owner of Smith &
Manning Co., a livery, which in 1866 had stables on Essex, Hamilton, and Washington Streets.8
Daniel C. Manning and his wife Louisa (Lucy) Massey lived at 62 Forrester Street (now
Washington Square South) with their two daughters, Anna and Mary.
The Masury Family, 1884-1915
In June 1884 William Kelman sold the land now known as 32 Forrester Street to Lizzie W.
(Marshall) Masury (c. 1856-1889) for five-hundred dollars. 9 The following January, Lizzie and her
husband Samuel Frank Masury (1853-1919) applied for a mortgage of fifteen hundred dollars
from Salem Savings Bank, this mortgage is the first mention of a “dwelling house” on the
property.10 The house would be known as 17 Forrester Street until the street was renumbered
between 1894-1895. In 1886 the Masurys expanded their land by purchasing an additional plot
from the estate of Daniel C. Manning for seven hundred dollars. 11 It is thought that the Masury’s
discovered an issue with the land boundaries during the construction of the home, having to
then appeal to both Manning and previous owner, Kelman, for deeds to the land.
Salem City Directory, Salem Massachusetts, George Whipple Co., 1874
The Boston Daily Globe, “Salem,” January 19, 1877 and The Boston Daily Globe, “Little Done in Leroyd Case”
November 14, 1896 – see attached
7
Essex County Registry of Deeds, Salem, Massachusetts, Deed 664:60, 1864
8
Salem City Directory, Salem Massachusetts, George Whipple Co., 1866
9
Essex County Registry of Deeds, Salem, Massachusetts, Deed 1132:4, 1884
10
Essex County Registry of Deeds, Salem, Massachusetts, Deed 1143:114, 1885
11
Essex County Registry of Deeds, Salem, Massachusetts, Deed 1187:255, 1886
5
6
�Samuel Frank Masury, commonly known as S. Frank, was a tobacconist, as was his father
Thomas and older brother John.12 In the second half of the 19th century, Masury & Co. cigar
shops are listed in multiple locations in Salem including, Essex Street, St. Peters Street,
Washington Street, and Cabot Street in Beverly.13
In June 1889, Lizzie Masury passed away at the age of 32. No details of her death are
known, but a will was submitted in probate, in her name, the previous July, implying she may
have been ill for some time. In February 1891, S. Frank married Ruth Jewett Mackenzie, (c. 18611933) a clerk from Essex, Massachusetts.14 The two had a daughter, Pauline Baldwin Masury, in
1893. In 1895 the family relocated to Poplar Street in Danvers, renting the Forrester Street
home.15 The Masury’s returned to 32 Forrester Street in 1908 and remained until July 1915
when the house was sold to Mrs. Daisy E. Jackman.16
The Jackman Family, 1915-1916
Daisy E. (Hill) Jackman (c. 1878 – 1955) was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1878 and
immigrated to America in 1888. On June 8, 1896, while working as a nurse, she married Arthur
Everette Jackman, an electrician from Peabody. 17 Around 1899 the couple welcomed their first
child, a daughter, Ruth. By 1901 the couple moved from Peabody to 27 Warren Street in Salem,
where Arthur worked as an electrician and substitute letter carrier.18 From here it is unclear
what happens to Arthur Jackson. The 1903 Salem Directory, states that he had moved to
Pittsburg Pennsylvania. It is possible that Daisy and Ruth followed. In 1905, their second
daughter Pauline was born, her birthplace is listed as Connecticut. The Jackman family reappears
Massachusetts State Census, 1855
Appears in Salem City Directories as follows: 1878 at 9 St. Peters Street, 1879 at 142 Essex, 1884-1888 at 192
Essex Street, 1893-1894 at 184 Essex Street, 1888 at 150 Cabot Street, Beverly, and 1901 at 99 Washington Street.
14
Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston,
Massachusetts. Salem, 469:41.
15
Salem City Directory, Salem Massachusetts, George Whipple Co., 1895
16
Essex County Registry of Deeds, Salem, Massachusetts, Deed 2301:506, 1915
17
Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston,
Massachusetts. Salem, 524:8, 1896
18
Salem City Directory, Salem Massachusetts, George Whipple Co., 1901
12
13
�in Salem in the 1910 Census, renting a home on Boardman Street. Pauline does not appear in
this record, but Daisy is listed as a mother of two. The following year, Daisy appears in the Salem
Directory, implying that Arthur was no longer head of household. Daisy remains on Boardman
Street until July 1915, when she purchased 32 Forrester from Ruth Masury. On the deed, Daisy is
listed as “having no husband.” Less than a year later Daisy sold the home to Mary and Frank
Wright but continued to live there, with the Wright family, until 1918 when she married Silas
Boyce, who lived on Bridge Street. The new couple welcomed a daughter, Alice, the following
year.
The Wright Family, 1916-1931
Frank B. Wright (1843-1918) was born in Troy, New Hampshire in 1843 to inn-keepers,
Solomon and Polina Wright. In January 1888, while working as a clerk at Central House, on
Washington Street in Salem, Frank married Mary V. Keating, (1867-1927) a waitress, from
Biddeford, Maine.19 The following year the couple had a daughter, Ethel, followed by another
daughter, Marion, in 1892. By 1910, Frank B. Wright was the keeper of a boarding house at 19
Lynde Street before moving in with Daisy Jackman in 1916.20 Around 1918, Frank passed away,
leaving Mary and their two daughters in the 32 Forrester Street home.
Over the next few years, the Wright family hosted boarders including Samuel Webb,
(1858-1945) a widowed, clothing salesman. Samuel Webb was born the youngest of seven
children belonging to Henry and Rebecca Webb.21 The family lived at 22 Hardy Street and Henry
supported the family as a brick mason. Samuel lived with his family on Hardy Street until 1881,
when he married Dolly Potter Ashby. (1857-1905) Two years later, Dolly gave birth to their only
child, a son, Frank Randall Webb. (1883-1960)22 The Webb family lived at 8 Harmony Street in
Salem until 1905 when Dolly died of tuberculosis.23 Frank would soon marry, moving to Boston.
Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston,
Massachusetts. Salem, 1888
20
Massachusetts State Census, 1910
21
Massachusetts. 1855–1865 Massachusetts State Census [microform]. New England Historic Genealogical Society,
Boston, Massachusetts.
22
1900; Census Place: Salem Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0461
23
Find a Grave database and images, (findagrave.com: accessed April 9, 2018), memorial page for Dolly H. Ashby
(1857-1905), Find a Grave Memorial No. 112291870. Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts.
19
�Samuel then lodged in various homes in Salem before boarding with Ethel and Marion Wright
(1889-1964) at 32 Forrester Street. In 1931, The Wright daughters sold the home to Alice and
Alphonse Bachorowski for $4,500.24
The Bachorowski Family 1931-1985
Alphonse Sylvester Bachorowski (1898-1972) was born in New Jersey to Maryanna and
Zygmunt (Zigmund) Bachorowski, Polish immigrants.25 Around 1900, the family, of at least seven
children, settled in Salem’s Historic Derby Street Neighborhood, living on Herbert Street and
later Hardy Street. In the early 20th century, Derby Street was a predominently Polish
neighborhood. Attracted to job oppertunties in the city’s mills and factories, Polish immigrants
began arriving in Salem around 1890. This was true of Alphonse’s father, Zigmund, who worked
in a tannery as a morocco finisher. By 1911, Poles comprised about 8% of Salem’s population.
By 1922 Alphonse had graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School and earned a law
degree from Boston University. In 1926, Alphonse married Alice H. Kowalski. (1900-1995) In
January 1931, an article by Alphonse titled “Seventy years in Salem” was published in Poland
magazine, discussing the history of Poles in Salem. Around this same time Alphonse presented
his research at Salem’s Essex Institute.26 That same year, Alphonse and Alice purchased the
home at 32 Forrester Street. 27
The couple had two children, Joseph Alphonse and Albert Leon. The Bachorowskis
remained in the home for several decades. After Alphonse passed away in 1972, Alice continued
to reside in the home for another thirteen years. In 1985 she sold the home John and Kim Masiz
for $135,000.28
verified by, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records,
1840–1911
24
Essex County Registry of Deeds, Salem, Massachusetts, Deed 2885;67, 1931
25
Year: 1910; Census Place: Salem Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_587; Page: 15B; Enumeration District:
0455; FHL microfilm: 1374600
26
Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Essex County Collection, Bachorowski, Alphonse,
Seventy years in Salem, 1931.
27
Essex County Registry of Deeds, Salem, Massachusetts, Deed 2885;67, 1931
28
Essex County Registry of Deeds, Salem, Massachusetts, Deed 7956:254, 1985
�Owners
Years of Ownership
Number of Years
Purchase Price
The Masurys
1884-1915
31
$1,500
The Jackman Family
1915-1916
1
Unknown
The Wright Family
1916-1931
15
$600
The Bachorowski Family
1931-1985
54
$4,500
The Masiz Family
1985-1988
3
$135,000
The Silverman Family
1988-1996
8
$190,000
The Miller Family
1996-2003
6
$193,000
The Sinclair Family
2003-2017
14
$469,000
17 Forrester Street
Resident Listed in Directory
1886-1893
S. Frank Masury
32 Forrester Street
1895
George Richardson
1897
Vacant
1899-1907
Henry H. Richards
1908-1914
S. Frank Masury
1915
Mrs. Daisy Jackman
1916-1916
Mrs. Daisy Jackman and Frank B. Wright
1918-1926
Mrs. Mary V. Wright
1929-31
Samuel Webb and Ethel Wright
1932-1959
Alphonse Bachorowski
�Atlas of the City of Salem, Massachusetts." Map. Plate A. Philadelphia, PA: C.M. Hopkins & Co., 1874.
�. "Map of Salem, Mass." Map. 12. New York, NY: Sanborn Map Co., 1890-1903
�. Salem City Directory, Salem Massachusetts, George Whipple Co., 1874
�1860 Federal Census
�Boston Daily Globe, January 19, 1877
�The Boston Daily Globe, November 14, 1896
�“Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.” Map. 12. Sanborn Insurance Co. 1890
�Salem City Directory, Salem Massachusetts, George Whipple Co., 1886
�City of Salem Atlas, Walker Lithograph and Publisher, Boston, 1911. Plate 5.
�Grave of Dolly P. Ashby Webb, wife of Samuel Webb. Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts. Findagrave.com
(Memorial ID: 112291870)
�Death Certificate – Dolly P. Webb (1857-1905)
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
�Grave of Mary and Ethel Wright, Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts. Findagrave.com
(Memorial ID: 145601455)
�Grave of Mary and Ethel Wright, Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts. Findagrave.com
(Memorial ID: 145601455)
�Grave of Alice and Alphonse Bachorowski, Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts, findagrave.com
(Memorial ID: 157232630)
�Grave of Alice and Alphonse Bachorowski, Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts, findagrave.com
(Memorial ID: 157232630)
�Wilczenski, Felicia L., and Emily A. Murphy. The Polish Community of Salem. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2012. pg 25
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Bachorowski, A
Boston Globe (1960-1986); Aug 9, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Boston Globe
pg. 34
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32 Forrester Street, Salem, MA 01970
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House history
Description
An account of the resource
Built for
Lizzie and Samuel Frank Masury
Tobacconist
1884
Creator
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Historic Salem, Inc.
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
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Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
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1884, 2018
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Jen Ratliff
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English
1884
2018
32
Forrester
Frank
History
House
Lizzie
Massachusetts
Masury
Salem
Samuel
Street
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4 Cousins Street
Built for
Mary and J. Frank Boynton
Clothier
1894
Rebuilt 1910
Researched and written by Jen Ratliff
September 2018
Historic Salem Inc,
The Bowditch House
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
(978) 745-0799 | HistoricSalem.org
©2018
�View of 4 Cousins Street, 2011 (Redfin)
Cousins Street
The land now known as Cousins Street was the last large plot in the Historic Derby
Street Neighborhood to be developed. The area previously housed the India Manufacturing
Company, which operated a jute mill. Jute is a fiber created from the inside bark of a plant,
native to India, that was commonly used to manufacture bags for bailing cotton.1 The jute mill,
Salem’s second, was built in 1867 on land known as the “Old English Estate,” a reference to
1
MACRIS, SAL.3347
�Phillip and Mary English, accused during the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. 2 The land around
the India Manufacturing Company was sold off in plots by the estate of David Nevins in May
1892. By September 1893, the name Cousins Street appears listed in deeds for the area.3 The
name Cousins, is in homage to well-known Salemite, Frank Cousins, a local photographer and
owner of Frank Cousins Bee-Hive, a souvenir shop in Salem’s downtown.
Mary and Frank Boynton purchased the lot on Cousins Street in 1894 from George
Pitman and Charles Brown, who had acquired the land and assisted in the designation of
Cousins Street, following the plots separation from the adjacent jute mill. The Boynton’s never
lived in the home at 4 Cousins Street but resided on Lafayette Street. It is likely that the
Boynton’s purchased the property on Cousins Street as an investment. Between 1890 and 1910,
Salem’s population increased by 42%. This spike led many Salemites and local developers to
build multi-family tenement homes to accommodate the surge of immigrants settling in Salem.4
In the early 20th century, the Historic Derby Street Neighborhood was predominantly
Polish. Attracted to job opportunities in the city’s mills and factories, Polish immigrants began
arriving in Salem around 1890 and by 1911, Poles comprised about 8% of the city’s overall
population. Religion played a strong role in the Polish community and as the number of Polish
Catholics in Salem grew, the need for a permanent house of worship became apparent. Herbert
Street and Union Street became the heart of the Polish Catholic presence in the city, after the
opening of St. John the Baptist Church, a parochial school, convent, and rectory. St. John the
2
Phillip and Mary English avoided execution by escaping from jail and finding refuge in New York. They later
returned to Salem to find their estate had been pillaged by Sheriff Corwin. Phillip sought reparations but only
received £260 of the estimated £1,183 lost.
3
MACRIS, SAL.3360
4
MACRIS, SAL.3270
�Baptist’s Reverend John Czubek was a central figure in this community, marrying or baptizing
many of Salem’s Poles. The new church increased the settlement of Polish immigrants in the
neighborhood and multiple single-family homes were converted or replaced with multi-family
tenements to house the growing population. This is likely the story of 4 Cousins Street, which
appears to have been built by the Boynton’s in 1894 as a two-family home. In 1910, the home
was replaced with a three-family tenement structure, which still stands today.5 It is likely that
the 1894 foundation and materials were re-used to create the larger home. The home is a
common style of its time and has a striking similarity to a home built at 24-26 Becket Street,
which is dated to c. 1911.
The Boyntons (1894-1911)
Jacob Franklin “Frank” Boynton (1859-1929) was born in Buxton, Maine in May 1859 to
Sarah and Charles Boynton, a merchant. On September 18, 1883, he married the daughter of
Mary and Thomas Waters, Mary A. Waters (1861-unknown) of Salem, Massachusetts. In 1881,
Frank began working in Salem’s clothing industry as a manager for H.B. Wilmot’s. By 1888 he
and another former Wilmot’s manager, Emery E. Kent, owned Kent & Boynton at the previous
H.B. Wilmot’s location, 250-254 Essex Street. The partners opened a second location and
factory of Kent & Boynton in Gloucester, specializing in oil cloth. The business was later
5
This hypothesis is based on evidence exhibited in the included maps, as well as directory listings which begin
showing three families from 1910 onward. The owner of the home was consulted and did not find any evidence of
the third floor being added to the home.
�renamed Cape Ann Clothing Co. and was lost to a fire in 1899 and again in 1912. 6 It appears
that Frank and Mary briefly lived apart in 1900, as Frank is listed as married but living with his
family without Mary in Wakefield, Massachusetts. 7 This separation may have been due to
financial troubles following the Gloucester fire and the failure of a third store for Kent &
Boynton in Newburyport. In 1912, Frank filed for bankruptcy. The Salem location of Kent &
Boynton was sold and replaced with Palmer Clothing House. In 1916, Frank opened another
store in Salem, Boynton’s Clothing Store at 187 Essex Street.8 In 1911, shortly after rebuilding 4
Cousins Street, Mary and Frank sold the home to Mary Ann and John Tyburski for the
remainder of their mortgage, $1,600.9
The Tyburskis (1911-1913)
John Tyburski (1882 – Unknown) was born in Poland on December 27, 1882 to Mary
(Washlek) and Antoni Tyburski. At the age of 13, John immigrated to America, arriving in New
York City prior to Salem. In 1900, John petitioned for U.S. Citizenship citing his brother, Josef
(Joseph) Tyburski, of Herbert Street and Franciszek (Frank) Soboczinski of Webb Street as his
6
The Clothier and Furnisher, Volume 89, Pg. 98, 1916, The Boston Globe
(Boston, Massachusetts) 05 Jul 1899, Wed • Other Editions • Page 6, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 12
Feb 1909, Fri Page 5
7
Year: 1900; Census Place: Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0972; FHL
microfilm: 1240667
8
According to Clothiers' and Haberdashers' Weekly, Volume 10, Pg. 14, 1897 - The Greenwood Street area of
Wakefield was commonly known as Boyntonville, named for Frank’s parents, considered to be pioneers of the
area.
9
Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds, Deed 2067:468
�witnesses.10 In 1908, John was married by Reverend John Czubek to Mary Jarocz, the daughter
of Josefa (née Lozdowska) and Mikolajah Jarocz, also from Poland.11 After living with John’s
family on Herbert Street, the couple purchased 4 Cousins Street in 1911, assuming the
remaining $1,600 mortgage of the Boyntons. When they sold the home only two years later,
they passed on a higher mortgage of $2,400.12 It is possible that this additional mortgage was
used to complete the renovation work begun by the Boyntons.
The Zbyszynskis (1913-1978)
Henryk “Henry” Zbyszynski (1882 – 1946) was born in Poland in 1882, to Petronela
(née Turowska) and Francis Zbyszynski. In 1905, he immigrated to the United States and
married Stefania Kozakiewicz (1885-1974), the daughter of Michalina (née Leczczynska) and
Michael Kozakiewicz. The couple was married at St. John the Baptist Church, in Salem, by Rev.
John Czubek on May 20, 1907.13 Together the couple had four children, Zenon (1909-1978),
Othelia “Tilly” (1911-Unknown), Theodosia (1913-1990), and Irene (1915-2009.) In 1913, Henry
and Stefania bought the home at 4 Cousins Street from the Tyburskis, assuming their $2,400
10
According to Salem Maritime National Historic Sites ethnography “In the Heart of Polish Salem,” both Josef
Tyburski and Franciszek Soboczinski were members of St. Joseph’s Polish Society.
National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Copies of Petitions and Records of Naturalization
in New England Courts, 1939 - ca. 1942; NAI Number: 4752894; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: RG 85
11
Reference the House History for 14 Herbert Street and In the Heart of Polish Salem for more information on
Joseph Czubek.
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
12
Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds, Deed 2202:57
13
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
�mortgage. 14 While living in the home, Henry worked primarily in the leather industry and later
as salesman. Around 1936, Henry opened a grocery store at 5 ½ Becket Avenue. 15 Stefania
worked in the shop with her husband, while the children began working in local factories as
teenagers. Shortly after opening the grocery store, Stefania and Henry Zbyszynski moved into
the adjoining house at 5 Becket Avenue. They continued to own and rent units in 4 Cousins
Street, moving back into the home in 1948. Their son, Zenon continuously occupied one of the
units with his wife Ann and when Henry died in 1947, Stefania moved in with them. Overall the
Zbyszynskis owned 4 Cousins Street for sixty-five years, the longest occupants in the home’s
history. In 1978, the home was sold to William Little, following the death of Zenon Zbyszynski.
After 1978, the home went through a series of owners and foreclosures, falling into
disrepair. In 2015, 4 Cousins Street was purchased by Keith Crook (b. 1984) a marketing
specialist, and Oliver Kempf (b. 1990), an engineer. The couple spent the next few years
updating and restoring the three-family home, to include adding solar panels. During this
process, they discovered shoes hidden within a wall, a traditional practice meant to bring
protection and good luck to a home.16 The couple also unearthed items from the home’s privy
pit, including tea cups, pottery fragments, and medicine bottles. 17
14
Othelia also appears as Oliya in records.
Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds, Deed 2202:57
15
Also listed as 74 Derby Street
16
Shoes were left undisturbed in the first floor, interior wall, next to the bathroom.
17
The privy pit dates c. 1894-1905, when Salem adopted city-wide trash pick-up.
�Buyer
Years of
Ownership
1893-1894
Number
of Years
<1
1894-1911
17
Mary Ann Tyburski
John Tyburski
1911-1913
2
Henryk and Stefania
Zbyszynski
1913-1978
65
William D. Little
John P. Keane, Jr.
Andrew T. Hingson
Eric D. Jackson
Joanne Y. Jackson
John J. Suldenski
1978
1978-1981
1981-1982
1982-1893
<1
4
<1
9
1983-1992
9
Daniel T. Curtin
Four Cousins Realty
Trust
Robert J. O’Grady
Thomas E. Lawlor
(a.k.a. Lawler)
Yvonne Greene
Federal National
Mortgage Association
Anoniou Aristides
Keith Crook
Oliver Kempf
1992-1995
3
1995-2002
2002-2011
7
9
2011-2012
2012-2015
2015-Present
(As of 2018)
George W. Pitman
Etta M. Pitman
Charles W. Brown
Mary A. Boynton
Jacob Frank Boynton
Purchase Price
“One dollar
and other
considerations”
“One dollar
and other
considerations”
“One dollar
and other
considerations”
“One dollar
and other
considerations”
$4,500
$15,000
$57,000
$40,000
$5,000
$53,582
Document
Referenced
Deed 1395:525
Deed 1407:214
Notes
1345:63 (Plan)
Owned in conjunction with land between Webb and
English streets. References Cousins Street
$2,800 mortgage with Salem Savings Bank
Never listed as occupying the home
Deed 2067:468
$1,600 previous mortgage remainder
Deed 2202:57
$2,400 previous mortgage remainder
Henryk and Stefania a.k.a. Henry and Stephanie
Deed 6445:443
Deed 6452:739
Deed 6789:574
Deed 7017:366
Deed 8414:507
Mortgaged for $30,000
Foreclosed (Deed 6999:159)
Purchased after property was foreclosed
Deed 11655:170
Assumed responsibility of previous mortgage balance of
$53,582
Foreclosed (Deed 11186:583)
Purchased after property was foreclosed
$117,500
$315,000
Deed 13194:2
Deed 19000:422
Foreclosed (Deed 29980:370)
<1
$223,119
Deed 30336:496
Foreclosure
4
3+
$300,500
$510,000
Deed 31110:526
Deed 34270:508
Purchased after the property was foreclosed.
�Resident
Henry M. Strout
Daniel M. Hersey
William H. Foye
Meader A. Buck
William H. Foye
F.H. Haines
William H. Foye
F.H. Haines
David J. Hard
C.H. Gillis
C.H. Gillis
James Curran
C.H. Gillis
P.J. Curran
Mrs. C. Clark
J. Tyburski
J. Callahan
Mrs. C. Clark
E.A. Montgomery
J. Callahan
Mrs. C. Clark
Henry C. Zbyszynski
J. Callahan
Mrs. C. Clark
Henry C. Zbyszynski
A. Danda
Mrs. C. Clark
Henry C. Zbyszynski
Mrs. C. Balcomb
Mrs. C. Clark
Henry C. Zbyszynski
Mrs. C. Balcomb
Miss F. Clark
Directory
Year
1895
Notes
1897
1899-1901
1898 directory unavailable
1903-1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
Mrs. C. Clark resides in the house until 1924. (14
years)
1911
John and Mary Tyburski
1912
1913
1914-1915
1916-1924
1926
First listing for Zbyszynski
�John J. Clark
Ellery B. Hendricks
Benjamin LeVasseur
Henry C. Zbyszynski
Dennis F. Lawlor
Frank Tobin
Henry C. Zbyszynski
Joseph Bajkiewicz
Oliver F. Davidson
Henry Zbyszynski
Zenon R. Zbyszynski
Fred Harrison
Henry Zbyszynski
Zenon R. Zbyszynski
Henry Zbyszynski
Zenon R. Zbyszynski
John J. Stankiewicz
Chester Kobuczwiski
Zenon R. Zbyszynski
Raymond E. DesRosiers
Chester Kobuczwiski
Zenon R. Zbyszynski
Vacant
Chester Kobuczwiski
Zenon R. Zbyszynski
Frederick Kelliher
Ernest A. Dempsey
Zenon R. Zbyszynski
Frederick Kelliher
Zenon R. Zbyszynski
Frederick Kelliher
Everette E. Saunders
Zenon R. Zbyszynski
Frederick Kelliher
Anthony Lamonte
Stefania and Zenon Zbyszynski
Anthony Lamonte
Zenon and Stefania Zbyszynski
and Mrs. Victoria Kozeo
1929
1930-1932
1934
1935
Zenon’s first year appearing in the directory at
this address.
1936
1937
1939
1940
1942-1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1964
The Zbyzynskis resided in the home until 1978
�1874 Salem Atlas
�1897 Salem Atlas
�1911 Salem Atlas
�1890-1903 Salem Atlas (Plate 12)
�1906-1938 Salem Atlas
�Similar construction seen at 24 Becket Street, built c. 1911. (MACRIS: SAL 3270)
�Salem (Mass.). City Documents. 1893.
�Clothiers' and Haberdashers' Weekly, Volume 10, Pg. 14, 1897
�The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 12 Feb 1909, Fri Page 5
�The Boston Globe
(Boston, Massachusetts)
04 Dec 1912, Wed • Main Edition • Page 8
The Clothier and Furnisher, Volume 89, Pg. 98, 1916
�Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards 1733–1990. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
�Palmer Clothing House, 250 Essex Street. c. 1912. Previously the home of Kent & Boynton.
(Salem State University Archives and Special Collections)
�The Boston Globe
(Boston, Massachusetts)
19 Feb 1929, Tue • Main Edition • Page 13
�History of 5 Becket Avenue, which housed Zbyszynski’s grocery store. (MACRIS Sal.3301)
�Find A Grave, memorial page for Henry Zbyszynski (22 Oct 1882–1946), Find A Grave Memorial no. 82112501, citing Saint Mary's Cemetery, Salem, Essex County,
Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Kathy Krysiak (contributor 46917874).
�The Boston Globe
(Boston, Massachusetts)
02 Feb 1992, Sun • Page 167
�Restoration: before (2015) and after (2018) by Keith Crook and Oliver Kempf.
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4 Cousins Street, Salem, MA 01970
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House history
Description
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Built for
Joseph “Frank” & Mary Boynton
Clothier: Kent & Boynton; Cape Ann Clothing Co.
1894; rebuilt 1910
Built on the former estate of
Philip & Mary English (née Hollingsworth)
Maritime Merchant & Salem Selectman
Accused of Witchcraft, 1692
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Historic Salem, Inc.
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
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Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
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1894, 1910, 2018
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Jen Ratliff
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English
1894
1910
2018
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Boynton
Cousins
English
Frank
History
Hollingsworth
House
Joseph
Mary
Massachusetts
Philip
Salem
Street