Quincy in Norfolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

William Hutchinson's Grant

1630 - 1930

Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, September 26, 2011

1. William Hutchinson's Grant Marker

Inscription.
In William Hutchinson's house near this spot his wife Anne tarried on her way to Rhode Island, exiled from Massachusetts by the General Court in April, 1638.

Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1638.

Location. 42° 15.916′ N, 71° 1.207′ W. Marker is in Quincy, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County. Marker is on Beale Street, 0.1 miles north of Arlington Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Quincy MA 02170, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Domenico D’Alessandro (approx. one mile away); John Adams (approx. one mile away); John Hancock Birth Site (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named John Hancock Birth Site (approx. 1.1 miles away); Adams Academy (approx. 1.1 miles away); William Reynolds Dimmock LL.D. (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sailors Home Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quincy.

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1. Historical Markers Erected by Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission (1930). Tercentenary Commission Markers. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on September 10, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

2. Quincy Historical Society. Society website homepage:
Founded in 1893 by local citizens led by Charles Francis Adams, Jr., Quincy Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and promoting knowledge about the full range of Quincy history. It remains a community-based organization even as it deals with topics of national and international, as well as local, interest. (Submitted on September 10, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

Additional commentary.
1. Anne Hutchinson
This marker was on the running route I regularly followed when my wife, a native of Quincy, kids and I visited her parents. They lived on Colonial Drive, just off Adams Street. I always stopped to read the marker, especially taken by its wording that Anne "tarried on her way to Rhode Island." (It set me wondering what she did

Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, September 26, 2011

2. William Hutchinson's Grant Marker

Quincy- Beal Street Fire Station

while she tarried.) I learned only a few years ago that, following her exile, Anne Hutchinson moved to the Bronx, where the Siwanoy Indians murdered her and all but one of her children. It turns out the Hutchinson River Parkway, popularly known as the "Hutch," which goes from the Throggs Neck Bridge to the Connecticut state line (and then continues north as the Merritt Parkway) is named for Anne Hutchinson.

— Submitted December 7, 2013, by Mr. N.I. Silver of Bethesda, Maryland.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,677 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.