Gideon Barstow, Jr.

Lived in Mattapoisett, was a shipbuilder by trade, and was a member of the Convention for revising the Constitution. of Mass., in 1820

A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE TOWN OF HANOVER, MASS., Boston, 1853, By John S. Barry, p. 229

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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF HANOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, with Family Genealogies, by Jedediah Dwelley, John F. Simmons, p. 28

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Shipbuilder - "Gideon Barstow & Son" located at the bend of Main and Water Streets in Mattapoisett.

According to "Herman Melville's Whaling Years" by Wilson L. Heflin, Mary K. Bercaw Edwards, Thomas Farel Heffernan, he built the Acushnet in which Herman Melville first learned whaling. "Her mainmast stood 113 feet 9 inches above the spar deck. The foremast was some 5 feet shorter, and the mizzenmast was approximately 90 feet in height."

Mentioned in Maritime Marion (MA) (Making of America)

Judith Westlund Rosbe - as co-owner of the sloop "Susan" built in 1798 and first registered at New Bedford

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50. Gideon, s. Gideon 24, m. 1, Ann Mead, Oct., 1782, who d. Sep. 12, 1798 ; and 2, Deborah Loring, May, 1800, and d. in Matt't., Feb. 3, 1849, ae. 88, and his wid. in June, 1851, ae. 79. Lived in Mattapoisett, was a shipbuilder by trade, and was a member of the Convention for revising the Const'n. of Mass., in 1820. ch.: 1. Gideon, Sep. 7, 1783. 2. Jane, Oct. 31, 1785, m. Dan'l. B. Loring, in 1805, and d. in Aug., 1813, leaving Mary, who m. Western G. Robinson, of Fairhaven, and Ann, who m James Robinson, ofF. 3. Samuel, Dec. 15, 1787, d. May 27, 1803. 4. Zaccheus M., Jan. 1, 1790. Living in M., unm. 5. Anne, Mar. 25, d. Dec. 5, 1792. 6. Mary, Sep. 28, 1793, d. Oct. 6, 1801. 7. Benjamin, Feb. 18, 1796. 8. Wilson, Feb. 17, 1798..

A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE TOWN OF HANOVER, MASS., Boston, 1853, By John S. Barry, p. 229-230

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