Henry Hutchins | |
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Born | 1819 |
Died | 1889 (aged 69 or 70) |
Resting place | Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
Occupation | Shipwright |
Known for | Shipbuilding |
Henry Hutchins (1819–1889) [1] was an American merchant shipwright during a prolific period at Yarmouth Harbor in Maine. [2] His shipyard was one of the four major ones during the town's peak years, between 1850 and 1875. [3]
In 1851, [3] [4] Hutchins went into partnership with Edward J. Stubbs, forming Hutchins & Stubbs. [5] They launched over 21 vessels at Yarmouth's harbor between 1866 and 1884, [6] including the three-mast barkentine Harriet S. Jackson. [7]
Hutchins was married to Harriet, with whom he lived at number 85 Pleasant Street (built in 1848) in Yarmouth. [8] She died on Christmas Eve, 1869, aged 43. [1] He remarried, to Tryphena (1830–1904). [1]
A son, Henry Jr., died in 1869, aged 13.
Hutchins died in 1889, aged 69 or 70. His wife, Tryphena, survived him by fifteen years. [1] He is interred, with both of his wives, in Yarmouth's Riverside Cemetery. They share a burial plot with the families of Captain Edwin W. Hill and Hermon Seabury. [1]