Thomas Child, Portland, ca. 1770

Title: Thomas Child, Portland, ca. 1770
Creation Date: circa 1770
Subject Date: circa 1770
Locations: Portland, Cumberland County, ME Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Media: Photographic print
Dimensions: 34 cm x 28 cm
Local Code: Photographs--OS--Box 4
Object Type: Image

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Description

Thomas Child was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1730. After working as a merchant in Boston for several years, Child moved to Falmouth (Portland) in 1765 to take a job with the custom house as tide surveyor. During that time he also served as the first Postmaster of Portland. He died in 1787 at the age of 57.