Deacon Shem Drowne (December 4, 1683 – January 13, 1774) was a colonial coppersmith and tinplate worker in Boston, Massachusetts, and was America's first...
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includes one entitled "Drowne's Wooden Image", based roughly on Deacon Shem Drowne Obits, New York Times, December 11, 1897 "The Drowne Silversmiths of Portsmouth"...
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Delaney, Irish hurler Shem Downey (1922–2013), Irish hurler Shem Drowne (1683–1774), American coppersmith and tinplate worker Shem Kororia (born 1972),...
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missionary to Ecuador and author Shem Drowne, colonial American weather vane maker, son of Leonard Drowne Dr. Solomon Drowne, American Revolutionary War surgeon...
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senator from Massachusetts (2010–2013) Tunis Craven, naval officer Shem Drowne, metalworker, creator of Boston's Grasshopper Weathervane Elisha T. Gardner...
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named for Arthur Noble's son Arthur II. Part of Nobleboro was part of Shem Drowne's claim in the 1730s. On August 7, 1823, Maine's first recorded meteorite...
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grasshopper weather vane on top of the building was created by Deacon Shem Drowne in 1742. Gilded with gold leaf, it weighs 80 pounds (36 kg), is 4 feet...
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building's 1713 weathervane was re-gilded, which may have been made by Shem Drowne. The windows were repaired and resealed, the balustrades were repaired...
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Middle School Marshwood High School Seacoast Waldorf School (private) Shem Drowne, coppersmith, America's first documented weathervane maker Hannah Tobey...
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weathervane on the Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts was made by Shem Drowne in 1742 and was inspired by the London example. The tower contains a...
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and hoisted atop Old North's tower. The golden weathervane crafted by Shem Drowne was fixed to the top, making Old North Church the tallest structure in...
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9 – Jacques-François Blondel, French architect (b. 1705) January 13 Shem Drowne, American coppersmith (b. 1683) John Pugh Pryse, British Member of Parliament...
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affairs of the town. The Drowne family was also active in the First Baptist Church in America. Drowne's great-uncle Shem Drowne made the famous grasshopper...
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famed crossing of the Delaware in 1776. Blunt's maternal grandfather, Shem Drowne (1683-1774), was a Rhode Island coppersmith attributed with making the...
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9 – Jacques-François Blondel, French architect (b. 1705) January 13 Shem Drowne, American coppersmith (b. 1683) John Pugh Pryse, British Member of Parliament...
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National Register of Historic Places in 1974. William Copp's children Shem Drowne, coppersmith, author of the grasshopper weathervane atop Faneuil Hall...
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about 40 years later. The original rooster weathervane was designed by Shem Drowne. Sloane, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "A North End pizza joint just got...
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Palace of Versailles) John Riley - Portrait of John Dryden December 4 - Shem Drowne, American coppersmith and tinplate worker (died 1774) date unknown Pietro...
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former U.S. Congressman Drop Nineteens – band Dropkick Murphys – band Shem Drowne – America's first weathervane maker W. E. B. Du Bois – scholar, professor;...
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Plersch, Polish sculptor of German origin (born 1704/1705) January 13 – Shem Drowne, American coppersmith and tinplate worker (born 1683) January 28 – Antonio...
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Cantonese opera singer Hung Sin-nui dies at age of 88 Jwala dies, jockey Steve Drowne injured after Hong Kong fall, BBC Sport 2013-12-10 Austria: Rounder Girl...
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