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Captain Luther Cudworth
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Name Luther Cudworth Title Captain Birth 22 Aug 1805 Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Gender Male Death 9 Apr 1865 Assonet, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Burial Assonet Burying Ground, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Notes - From the book A History of the Town of Freetown:
Schooner Carrier. Built for Captain Luther Cudworth at the ship yard on Water street. The last vessel built in Freetown. Altered into a Brigantine in 1851. Sunk in a collision off the New Jersey coast in 1852. Loaded with sugar for New York. A total loss. The crew escaped in the yawl boat, which was sent to Assonet. The last vessel hailing from Freetown that engaged in foreign trade.
Person ID I55051 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 20 Feb 2026
Family Betsey Phillips, b. 1805, Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts
d. 15 May 1891, Assonet, Bristol County, Massachusetts
(Age 86 years) Family ID F20176 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Feb 2026
- From the book A History of the Town of Freetown:
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Birth - 22 Aug 1805 - Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts 

Death - 9 Apr 1865 - Assonet, Bristol County, Massachusetts 

Burial - - Assonet Burying Ground, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts 
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