57 Front Street - Captain William Blackler
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Record 3223/5355
Copyright Marblehead Historical Commission
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Collection Old Houses etc. School Research Project
Date circa 1760
Abstract Marblehead Junior High Archives Historical Building Survey

The original owner of 57 Front Street was John Codner. William Blackler, who lived in this house, crossed the Delaware in 1776 with George Washington to fight the Battle of Trenton. John Codner was a wealthy fisherman and owned a lot of land.

Blackler married John Codner's daughter and in his will he left the house to his son-in-law.
Home Location Pink Room (4th floor north end of building)
Object ID 2006-075-00406
Object Name House
Search Terms Marblehead Buildings
Title 57 Front Street - Captain William Blackler
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Rev. 2.0 2/2013 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number, not the Record Number)     historic@marblehead.org
Last modified on: February 22, 2013