William Dummer
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William Dummer was a politician and colonial administrator who spent the majority of his life in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Dummer served as the colony's lieutenant governor from 1716 to 1730,
Portrait of Dummer
Jonathan Belcher
Page from a 1724 letter by Captain Thomas Stoddard describing plan for Fort Dummer
A 19th century depiction of the death of Sebastian Rale in the 1724 Battle of Norridgewock
Byfield, Massachusetts
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Byfield is a village in the town of Newbury, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It borders West Newbury, Georgetown, and Rowley. It is located approximately 30 miles north-northeast of Bos
William Dummer
…eventually replaced in 1730 by Jonathan Belcher, who selected William Tailer to be his lieutenant. Dummer then retired, dividing time between his farm in Byfield and his home in Boston. A proponent of education, he bequeathed funds for the establishment of a preparatory school in Massachusetts, and donated his…
Methodist church in central Byfield
Gov. William Dummer House in 1905
Elementary school
Civil War memorial statue