Leverett Families
Jonathan Glazier, a Sawmilling Legacy
Graves and Sons, Metalworking and Milling
Erastus Salisbury Field, Folk Painter
Jonathan Glazier, a Sawmilling Legacy
Jonathan Glazier was born on May 13, 1751 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, but he settled on Brushy Mountain in Leverett. He came with his wife, Azubah Nye, who was from a well-off Cape Cod family and whom Jonathan had married on June 23, 1774. Asa Moore, who had bought the milling privilege for Richard … Continue reading Jonathan Glazier, a Sawmilling Legacy
Graves and Sons, Metalworking and Milling
The earliest known iron-working Graves was Cyrus M. who, along with William Hatch, made scythe snaths (handles that attach to the longer pole of the scythe) and hoes in East Leverett, close to the bridge on Roaring Brook. The two men made 10,000 hoes and 30,000 sets of scythe mountings annually from 1850 until 1854 … Continue reading Graves and Sons, Metalworking and Milling
Erastus Salisbury Field, Folk Painter
Born May 19, 1805 to Erastus Field and Salome Ashley Field, Erastus Salisbury Field began his life as an ordinary farmer’s son. Even though he would later become one of America’s most well-known folk artists, he grew up isolated from any major artistic community. Presumably, his only influences were the crafting traditions of local part-time artisans … Continue reading Erastus Salisbury Field, Folk Painter
Leverett Family Museum 