[p. 9] was only surpassed by three vessels built in Medford ship-yards.
Mr. Hayden came from Scituate, and his partner from Marshfield.
The South Shore towns furnished nearly all the workmen in the yards here.
They were sturdy, thrifty men, skilled in their trades, an honor to their times and to American labor, and we might well wish to see their type reproduced today.
Many became prosperous and influential, and a goodly number established their homes here, along the river, especially in the vicinity of Ship street, and their descendants are still our citizens.
Mrs. Hayden died in Medford, August 29, 1872, and her husband November 25, 1874, aged sixty-nine.
William M. Cudworth died February 3, 1877, aged sixty-three.
Models of several vessels in possession of the Medford Historical Society were presented by Mr. Cudworth's daughter.
E. M. G.
