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70 Webb Street
Built for
Edward O. Sinclair
Grocer
1921
Webb Street Neighborhood Grocery
1921-1976
Research Provided by
Amy Kellett
January 2020
Historic Salem, Inc.
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
978.745.0799 | HistoricSalem.org
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70 Webb St. Salem, Mass.
Prior to the late 19th century, the land under and adjoining 70 Webb Street was part of the
waterscape of Salem, Massachusetts known as 'the flats' of Collins Cove. In May of 1891 William
J. Conlin, a local milk dealer, purchased the house that still stands on the southern corner of
Webb and Briggs Streets (34 Briggs) from James P. Cook. At the time the Greek Revival home
was a waterfront property, to include the flats on Collins Cove:
[…]all my right, title and interest to a certain
parcel of land on the flats bounded […] North by
the extension of Briggs street; Easterly by land
of the Boston & Maine Railroad; Southerly by land
of Fanning and; Westerly by Webb street;
containing about 12000 square feet. The Northerly
and Southerly lines of said last names lot are
subject to any change which may be made by a
commission appointed by the Supreme Judicial
Court to determine the boundary lines of flats in
Collins Cove.1
1851 Salem City Map — Area of 70 Webb Street (indicated with arrow)
More than 70 years before the construction at 70 Webb Street, the land that it now stands on was
part of the Collins Cove flats, later filled in through the area of the railroad line.
1
Southern Essex Co. Registry of Deeds — Book 1310; Page 388
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For the next twenty-five years William J. Conlin and family enjoyed the home with an
unobstructed view of Collins Cove from the windows at 34 Briggs Street. In 1920 a business
arrangement was made between the Conlin Family and Edward O. Sinclair to build a grocery
facing the recently completed road running perpendicular to Briggs, named Webb Street.
Edward Oliver Sinclair was born in Salem on the 10th of November of 1876, America’s
centennial year, the youngest child of Edward Manning Sinclair and Mary Ellen Tuttle. Edward
Oliver’s father, Edward Manning Sinclair, born on December 2, 1846, in Liverpool, Nova Scotia,
Canada, was the youngest son of Ann Sawler, a Nova Scotia native, and John Gasper Sinclair,
originally from Germany. Shortly after Edward Manning was born, the family relocated from
Canada to Salem, and by 1850 the family are listed living in Ward One of Salem, Massachusetts
(according to the US National Census). As a young man, Edward M. Sinclair made his living
working as a clerk at various businesses, including Gayle & Co. at Phillips Wharf while boarding
at 15 Essex Street. Three years later, in 1869 Edward M. Sinclair is listed living at the entrance to
Phillips Wharf (29 Derby), when he met Salem native Mary Ellen Tuttle — the two were wed on
the 20th of October, 1870.
1866 Salem Directory
Commission Merchants
Historically, commission
merchants were brokers
responsible for all aspects of
exchange including
transportation and disposition
of goods themselves, as well as
providing credit to their
customers. Edward M. Sinclair
worked for Gayle & Co. as a
clerk on Phillips Wharf in 1866.
Over the next six years, the couple settled in the house at 16 Oliver Street (a home built by
Aaron Osborne in 1830) and welcomed three children: a daughter named Mary Ellen Sinclair on
the 27th of April, 1872, Arthur Henry Sinclair on the 1st of February, 1874, and finally Edward
Oliver Sinclair on November 10th, 1876. Sadly, just two years later on the 16th of November,
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1878, Edward Manning Sinclair committed suicide at the age of 31, leaving his wife a widow, 28
year-old Mary E. Sinclair, and three fatherless young children, then six, four, and two years old.
The Widow Sinclair and her children continued to live at 16 Oliver Street, along with Mary E.
Sinclair’s mother and uncle, the Widow Mary E. Tuttle and her brother, John W. Willis, a clerk in
a local furnishing company.
1880 US Federal Census — Salem, Essex Co. Massachusetts — Oliver Street
The extended Sinclair & Tuttle family are listed at 16 Oliver Street, with Mary E. Tuttle keeping
house, John W. Willis, a clerk in furnishing, and Mary E. Sinclair, a clerk in a hat shop, also known
as a millinery. Mary E. Sinclair, aged 9, and 'Harry' (Arthur Henry) aged 6 attended school, while
three-year-old 'Oliver' (Edward Oliver) remained at home with his grandmother.
Mary E. Sinclair went to work in a local millinery after her husband’s untimely death, and raised
her three children in the home on Oliver Street. Her oldest daughter and namesake, Mary E.
Sinclair, would go on to marry a local salesman, James H. Jones. The Sinclair’s oldest boy, Arthur
H. Sinclair, received an education to become pharmacist, eventually opening his own
neighborhood apothecary on lower Bridge Street in Salem. Edward Oliver Sinclair grew to
follow in his family’s professional footsteps and became a clerk, first appearing in the Salem City
Directory in 1895 at the age of nineteen working at 132 Bridge, the grocery of William S. Harris.
According to the 1900 US Census, the ever-changing Sinclair family remained living at 16 Oliver
Street through the beginning of the 20th century. Mary E. Tuttle, the Widow Sinclair’s mother,
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had passed away a decade earlier in 1890, leaving the home at 16 Oliver Street to her daughter
mortgage-free. Mary E. Sinclair shared the home with her daughter and son-in-law, Mary E.
Jones (née Sinclair) and James H. Jones, along with their first-born son, James H. Jones, Jr.
(aged 4 in 1900). Both of Mary E. Sinclair’s boys, Arthur Henry (aged 25), listed as a 'druggist’
and Edward Oliver (aged 22), listed as a 'grocer', also lived with their mother, sister, brother-inlaw, and nephew.
The first few years of the 20th century proved to be eventful for the youngest of the Sinclair
family, as Edward O. Sinclair established a business, was married, and fathered two daughters
within the first five years of the 1900s. To begin the century, Edward O. Sinclair went into
business with Salem local and former chauffeur, Leo F. Shapley, opening the 'Shapley & Sinclair'
grocery at 69 Bridge Street in 1900.
1917 Boston Globe Advertisement — Lord’s Nu-Blac Stove Polish
In the wake of disastrous fires across the state, Massachusetts legislature declared that flammable
liquids be illegal to make, keep, sell, or transport, thus Lord’s Nu-Blac became popular in stores
throughout the region, including Shapley & Sinclair in Salem, Mass. (indicated with arrow).
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During this same year in 1900, he was introduced to Carrie Shattuck Wyman, a Boxford native
who had recently relocated from Boston to Salem, when she met and was courted by Edward O.
Sinclair. Carrie was the oldest child of Walter W. Wyman (1847-1915), a carpenter, and Helen M.
Emerson (1857-1935) from Boxford, Massachusetts. The wedding of Edward Oliver Sinclair and
Carrie Shattuck Wyman took place in Walpole, Massachusetts on the 29th of November in 1901,
when both were aged 25. The newlyweds lived with Edward’s mother, Mary E. Sinclair, at 16
Oliver Street for the first few years of their marriage and through the birth of their two
daughters, Marjorie born on March 14th, 1903, and Ruth born on the 29th of June a year later in
1904. By 1908, Edward O. Sinclair had established himself and done well enough to purchase
the home at 27 Boardman Street, just around the corner from 'Shapley & Sinclair’ at 69 Bridge,
and even closer to the eventual location of Sinclair’s grocery at 70 Webb Street.
1911 City Atlas; Plate 7 — Salem, Massachusetts; Ward 2
Edward O. Sinclair noted at 27 Boardman Street, and William J. Conlin noted as
owner of the property at 34 Briggs Street, as well as the flats across the street that
in 10 years would become the site of Sinclair’s Grocery at 70 Webb.
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1917-1918 WWI Draft Registration Card — Edward O. Sinclair
This document provides a snapshot of Edward O. Sinclair’s life in 1917-18, and further
provides physical details of Mr. Sinclair, which describes him as a tall man of medium
build, with blue eyes and brown hair.
Shapley & Sinclair grocers remained in business at 69 Bridge Street through 1920, at which
point Leo F. Shapley and Edward O. Sinclair professionally parted ways, and Edward O. Sinclair
invested in opening his own grocery on a portion of property belonging to a local milk dealer,
William J. Conlin.
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In 1920 Salem was a booming city, bordered with factories of every type; after the Great Salem
Fire of 1914, the state and locals had invested in modernizing the centuries-old streets, and a
steady flow of immigrants and in-migrants from other New England and neighboring states
populated the homes of Salem’s downtown. A large influx in manufacturing took place in Salem
beginning during the middle of the 19th century with the establishment of the Naumkeag
Steam Cotton Company along with a multitude of leather and shoe factories. In turn the City’s
population increased and demographics changed, which then created a need in the city for
more shops in the ever-expanding neighborhoods. Keen to business opportunities, Edward O.
Sinclair opened the doors of his grocery at 70 Webb Street in 1921 to provide the Webb Street
neighborhood with fresh produce and other necessities. Beyond providing locals with their
vegetables, meats, and dairy products, the local grocery was undoubtedly a place to exchange
information, current gossip, and business deals — neighborhood groceries such as Sinclair’s at
c.1920 Photo — Unidentified Grocery
Scenes such as this one would have been similar to that at 70 Webb St. in the early days of
business at Edward O. Sinclair’s grocery.
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70 Webb Street became a part of the fabric of a neighborhood; a central place of daily life for a
small corner of a world-famous city. Salem’s local Patch newspaper published an article by
Jerome Curley, a long-time Salem resident, recalls the significance of these local shops:
In researching various articles and seeing old photographs, I’ve
been reminded regularly of the transitory nature of neighborhood
stores. I recall how prevalent such stores were before shopping
centers and supermarkets. It seemed that every neighborhood
had at least one variety store where the neighbors would
congregate while they picked up a few things. In ethnic
neighborhoods, these stores were a vital link for immigrants. Here,
in addition to local and ethnic food products, there were native
speakers and native language newspapers. There was a strong
community bond that helped the newly arrived cope in a new
place. We still see this today in the many small stores that cater to
our Hispanic population. At various times in our history this has
been true for all the diverse peoples in Salem. Looking back in
history these stores were like little city halls for new groups,
whether they were the French, Irish, Polish, Eastern European,
Greek, Asian or Hispanic. If someone had a problem or question,
help could usually be found here. Since these stores were
centered in the neighborhood, there was limited interaction with
the greater community except for market days when various
sellers would offer products for all the City’s clientele. I recall in my
youth going to the weekly Salem market, where, in addition to the
usual vegetables, there was also a strong ethnic blend. Here, in
addition to what I’d expect coming from an Irish background,
were also such products as kielbasa, linguica, Italian vegetables
and pea soup. In those days, ethic foods were not readily available
in the meat and grocery stores my family frequented. The market,
in addition to selling, was also an opportunity to experience local
diversity and try something new.2
On several occasions the grocery at 70 Webb Street appeared in the Boston Globe and other
local newspapers under the 'Wanted' section as a place for young women to reply in order to
procure work in various local hospitals and homes for aged residents. Meanwhile, life in 1920s
Salem provided plenty of opportunities for neighborhood chatter within the walls of Sinclair’s
2
Curley, Jerome. "A Look Back — The Disappearing Neighborhood Store Blues" Salem, MA Patch, 14 Jul 2012.
(https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/disappearing-neighborhood-store-blues)
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Boston Globe — 1922 & 1923 Wanted Advertisement Clippings
In addition to selling groceries and other provisions, Edward O. Sinclair (noted as E.O.S.) made
his store and phone available to young ladies in the neighborhood looking for employment.
grocery. Whether it be the secret marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Southworth’s son, C. Raymond
Southworth (from across the street at 71 Webb Street), to a girl named Ella Marshall Hoysradt
from Magnolia in March of 1927, or the Webb Street boys who were injured by a farmer with
birdshot when they intruded on his orchard in Peabody during the Summer of 1928, there was
never a shortage of rumors and stories to go around at Sinclair’s grocery.
27 October 1922
Boston Globe Article
Just a year after the little
grocery opened at 70 Webb,
Mrs. Margaret Phinney, who
undoubtedly visited Edward O.
Sinclair’s shop, passed away
from an accidental poisoning.
One can imagine how the
rumors might have flown about
this tragedy amongst those
chatting in Sinclair’s Grocery.
Meanwhile, around the corner at 27 Boardman Street, Edward O. & Carrie W. Sinclair raised
their two daughters, Marjorie and Ruth, to be intelligent and involved members of the
community. According to the 1920 National Census, the Sinclair family included 42 year-old
Edward O. Sinclair, listed as a 'retail dealer' of groceries, Carrie Sinclair, aged 43, their two
daughters, Marjorie and Ruth (aged fifteen and sixteen in 1920) who attended local schools, and
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1922 Salem City Directory
Page 474 — Sinclair
Marjorie and Ruth Sinclair, aged 19 and
18, were both employed as clerks, and
are noted as boarding at 27 Boardman,
the Sinclair family home, along with
their paternal grandmother, Mary E.
Sinclair, widow of Edward Manning.
Edward’s mother, 71-year-old Mary E. Sinclair. Both of the Sinclair daughters took to the same
profession as their father and grandfather before them, and by 1922 both are listed in the Salem
Directory as Clerks. Marjorie found work for herself as a clerk at the Merchant’s National Bank,
while Ruth began working as a bookkeeper for the Naumkeag Trust Company, before either of
them turned twenty years old.
At the age of 22, Marjorie Sinclair met and married New York native and Salem in-migrant John
F. Williams at a ceremony in Manhattan, New York in the Fall of 1925 — the couple then moved
from Ward 2 of Downtown Salem to the developing neighborhood of Wisteria Street in South
Salem for a time, before returning to live in the family home at 27 Boardman in the 1930s. Mr.
and Mrs. Williams both had begun their careers in the banking industry, John as a clerk in an
investment bank, and Marjorie as a bookkeeper. The younger of the Sinclair sisters, Ruth, was
engaged to be married in June of 1932 to Marblehead native, Harry Reed Chapman, Jr.,
2 June 1932
Boston Globe Article
Marriage
announcement of Ruth
Sinclair, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward
O. Sinclair of Salem to
Harry Reed Chapman,
Jr. of Marblehead,
Mass.
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treasurer at the Marblehead Savings Bank. Certainly, the marriages of the Sinclair daughters
would have given fodder to the neighborhood about the couples and their wedding plans, and
one can imagine that Carrie and Edward O. Sinclair were enormously proud of their girls.
During the first decade of Edward O. Sinclair’s ownership of the grocery at 70 Webb Street, the
property deed changed hands several times. After the passing of William J. Conlin in 1924, the
heirs of Conlin divided the property in a deed recorded in December of 1926 from Frederick J.
Conlin (son of William J.), to Catherine F. Brennan, which separated the home at 34 Briggs
Street from the property at 70 Webb Street:
I, Frederick J. Conlin […] for consideration
paid, grant to Catherine F. Brennan of said Salem
with QUITCLAIM COVENANTS the land in said SALEM
together with the buildings thereon, bounded and
described as follows: Westerly by Webb Street;
Southerly by land now or late of Fanning;
Easterly by the Boston & Maine Railroad;
Northerly by the extension of Briggs Street, or
however otherwise the same may be bounded and
described […] For a more particular description
of the above described premises reference is
hereby made to the Commissioners report and plan
on file in the Essex Superior Court, Case #293
for the year 1897, pertaining to the Division of
Flats in Collins Cove […] the above described
premises which were conveyed to my father,
William J. Conlin, now deceased, by James P. Cook
by deed dated May 20, 1891 recorded with Essex
South District Registry of Deeds, Book 1310, Page
388, which said premises were devised to me by my
said father by his last Will and Testament,
allowed by the Probate Court in Salem on January
19, 1925.3
3
Southern Essex Co. Registry of Deeds — Book 2704; Page 598
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The following year, Brennan sold the piece of property back to Frederick J. Conlin4 in January of
1927 — months later Conlin authorized the exchange of warranty covenants to the property at
70 Webb to Howard C. & Eunice A. Clark, along with a mortgage of $8,000 to the Salem
Cooperative Bank. 5 The Clarks managed the mortgage for three years, until the property was
once again sold in 1930, this time to Harry D. Clifford6, who only held onto the title for one year.
Then, in 1931, after being in business for ten years at 70 Webb Street, Edward O. & Carrie W.
Sinclair were able to purchase the property from Harry D. Clifford in the Summer of 1931.
Fortunately, for the sake of historic record, this time a plan was recorded with the deed from
Clifford to Sinclair.
I, Harry D. Clifford […] for consideration paid,
grant to Carrie W. Sinclair of said Salem with
QUITCLAIM COVENANTS the land in said SALEM with
the buildings thereon, bounded as follows:
Southwesterly by Webb Street thirty-five and
90/100 (35.90) feet; Southeasterly by land of
grantor seventy-two and 69/100 (72.69) feet;
Northeasterly by the location of the Boston and
Maine Railroad twenty-two and 74/100 (22.74)
feet; Northwesterly by the parcel next herein
described seventy-one and 42/100 (71.42) feet.
Also all my right, title and interest in and to
the following described parcel of land bounded as
follows: Southwesterly by Webb Street ten and
5/10 (10.5) feet, more or less; Southeasterly by
the above described parcel seventy-one and 42/100
(71.42) feet; Northeasterly by. The location of
the Boston and Maine Railroad twenty-nine (29)
feet, more or less; Northwesterly by land of
other unknown sixty-seven and 5/10 (67.5) feet,
more or less.7
4
Southern Essex Co. Registry of Deeds — Book 2710; Page 493
5
Southern Essex Co. Registry of Deeds — Book 2735 Page 542
6
Southern Essex Co. Registry of Deeds — Book 2851 Page 559
7
Southern Essex Co. Registry of Deeds — Book 2888; Page 168
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Essex Registry of Deeds, So. Dist. Salem, Mass. Received July 17, 1931 With Deed:
Harry D. Clifford to Carrie W. Sinclair
Rec. B. 2888 P. 168 Filed as No. 112-1931 Attest: Moody Kimball Register
Land in Salem, Mass. Harry D. Clifford to Carrie W. Sinclair Scale 1in.=20ft. July, 1931.
Thomas A. Appleton, C.E.
Edward O. Sinclair’s only brother, Arthur Henry, had his own business just down the road from 70
Webb Street, where he owned and operated the neighborhood apothecary at 107½ Bridge.
Arthur and his wife, Sarah (née Rhodes), lived nearby at 112 Bridge Street as well, along with
their two daughters, Dorothy, born in 1902, and Barbara, born in 1910. Arthur H. Sinclair
continued to operate the pharmacy until his death at the age of 63 in 1937.
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The occurrence of families in neighborhoods throughout the City and the centuries is commonly
found when researching historic records, but it should be noted that the familial connections
certainly contributed to the sense of community in Salem’s various neighborhoods; the world
was certainly a much smaller place to the residents of Salem less than a century ago.
After the purchase of the property in 1931, Edward O. Sinclair continued to manage the grocery
at 70 Webb Street through the beginning of the 1930s. The 1930 US Census gives a bit of
insight into the Sinclair home at 27 Boardman, and how well the business had fared in its first
decade of operation: Edward O. Sinclair, aged 53 in 1930 is noted as the outright owner of the
home (valued at $10,000), and the proprietor of a retail grocery store (and the family did, in fact,
own a radio). Later in the 1930s, Edward O. Sinclair allowed himself to take a step back from the
business, and hired a manager named C. Burton Huntress (1889-1957) from Peabody.
1942 WWII Draft Card
Charles Burton Huntress
Two years before his
purchase of the property at
70 Webb Street, C. Burton
Huntress is listed as an
employee at the same
address. Contemporaneous
directories note Mr.
Huntress as a manager of
the grocery.
Carrie W. Sinclair sadly passed away at the age of 68 in November of 1944 — a heartbreak for
Edward that apparently proved to be too much, and shortly thereafter on February 10th, 1945,
Edward Oliver Sinclair died and was buried beside his wife at Greenlawn Cemetery in Salem.
After the dust of mourning had settled, the family decided to sell the grocery at 70 Webb Street
to the long-time manager, C. Burton Huntress and his wife, Helen D. Huntress (née Widger)
(1891-1975). Carrie W. Sinclair’s son-in-law and husband of Ruth Sinclair, Harry R. Chapman,
handled the exchange of property in September of 1945:
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I, Harry R. Chapman, Jr. Administrator of the
Estate of Carrie M. Sinclair […] by power
conferred by license of the Probate Court within
and for the County of Essex, dated September 13,
1945 […] for Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500)
paid, grant to Helen D. Huntress of Peabody the
land in SALEM with the buildings thereon, bounded
as follows: Southwesterly by Webb Street, thirtyfive and 90/100 (35.90) feet; Southeasterly by
land now or formerly of Clifford, seventy-two and
69/100 (72.69) feet; Northeasterly by the
location of the Boston and Maine Railroad twentytwo and 74/100 (22.74) feet; Northwesterly by the
parcel next herein described, Seventy-one and
42/100 (71.42) feet. Also all right, title and
interest in and to the following described parcel
of land bounded as follows: Southwesterly by Webb
Street , ten and 5/10 (10.5) feet, more or less;
Southeasterly by the above-described parcel,
seventy-one and 42/100 (71.42) feet;
Northeasterly by the location of the Boston and
Maine Railroad, twenty-nine (29) feet, more or
less; Northwesterly by land of owner unknown,
sixty-seven and 5/10 (67.5) feet, more or less.8
The C. Burton Huntress continued to operate the property at 70 Webb Street as a
neighborhood grocery until 1953, at which point the property was sold to Arthur and Inez
Proctor. The Proctors updated the grocery to a 'variety store', but only owned the property for
three years, from 1953 until 1956, when the property was sold to Stephen and Jane Davidowicz.
Under new ownership, the building at 70 Webb Street was named 'Variety Terry’s' and catered
to the neighborhood for the next two decades, closing its doors by the end of 1975. In the latter
half of the 20th century, the need for neighborhood groceries and variety stores such as the one
founded by Sinclair had subsided, and were largely replaced by supermarkets, chain stores, and
the like. Upon the sale of the property from Jane J. Davidowicz to John Femino in January of
1976, the era of the little market on Webb Street ended, and the building was converted into a
single-family dwelling.
8
Southern Essex Co. Registry of Deeds — Book 3423; Page 107
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SUGGESTED HISTORIC PLAQUE TEXT:
Edward O. Sinclair’s
Grocery
1921
OPTIONAL PLAQUE DETAILS:
Webb Street Neighborhood Grocery
1921-1976
CHAIN OF TITLE (DEEDS) — SOUTHERN ESSEX CO. REGISTRY OF DEEDS REFERENCES:
1. 1891 — Book 1310; Page 399 — James P. COOK to William J. CONLIN
2. 1926 — Book 2704; Page 598 — William J. CONLIN to Catherine F. BRENNAN
3. 1927 — Book 2710; Page 493 — Catherine F. BRENNAN to Frederick J. CONLIN
4. 1927 — Book 2735; Page 542 — Frederick J. CONLIN to Howard C. CLARK et ux.
5. 1930 — Book 2851; Page 559 — Howard C. CLARK et ux. to Harry D. CLIFFORD
6. 1931 — Book 2888; Page 168 — Harry D. CLIFFORD to Carrie W. SINCLAIR
7. 1945 — Book 3423; Page 107 — Estate of Carrie W. SINCLAIR to Helen D. HUNTRESS
8. 1953 — Book 3987; Page 464 — Helen D. HUNTRESS to Arthur A. & Inez M. PROCTOR
9. 1956 — Book 4354; Page 234 — Arthur A. & Inez M. PROCTOR to Jane J. DAVIDOWICZ
10. 1976 — Book 6213; Page 633 — Jane J. DAVIDOWICZ to John FEMINO
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Edward O. Sinclair
Grocer
1921
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1921-1976
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70/Webb Street
grocer
Grocery
Massachusetts
Salem
Sinclair