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New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide to
Light Keepers of Boston Harbor Light Station

      To date, 66 men and 1 woman have served as Head Keepers tending Boston Harbor Light.
Since 1854, 114 men have assisted them in keeping the light for one of America’s leading Lighthouses.
For the past 278 years, Boston Harbor Light has safely guided ships into the port of Boston.

Head Keepers
George Worthylake, 1716-1718
Robert Saunders, 1718
John Hayes, 1718-1733
Robert Ball, 1733-1774
William Minns, 1774-1776
Thomas Knox, 1783-1811
Jonathan Bruce, 1811-1833
David Tower, 1833-1844
Joshua Snow, 1844
Tobias Cook, 1844-1849
William Long, 1849-1851
Zebedee Small, 1851-1853
Hugh Douglass, 1853-1856


Moses Barrett, 1856-1862




Charles E. Blair, 1862-1864






Thomas Bates, Jr., 1864-1893


























Alfred Williams, 1893

Albert M. Horte, 1893-1894

Henry L. Pingree, 1894-1909














F. E. Tarr, 1909-1910

Levi B. Clark, 1910-1911
George Kezer, 1911

Mills Gunderson, 1911-1916





Charles H. Jennings, 1916-1919


James Lelan Hart, 1919-1926


Maurice Babcock, 1926-1941






Ralph C. Norwood, 1941-1945
Lighthouse Service & Coast Guard

Coast Guard Keepers
Franklin A. Goodwin, 1945
Julio DiFuria, Coast Guard, 1945-1946
Eldon W. Beal, 1946
Leo F. Gracie, 1946-1948
Stanley Batt, 1948
Joseph F. Lavigne, 1948-1950

John D. Hall, 1950

Robert C. Merchant, 1950-1951

Clinton M. Davis, 1951

Ray O. Beard, 1951-1952



Robert A. Reedy, 1952
John Curran, 1952-1953
Paul B. Guy, 1953-1954
Hubert B. Jones, 1954-1955

John E. Horner, 1955-1959



J. B. Collins, 1959-1960

Gottfried Schiffers, 1960-1962

William F. Mikelonis, 1962-1967
Vernon T. Springer, 1967-1969
Allick Rust, 1969-1971


Dennis I. Reed, 1971-1972
Edward J. O'Shea, 1972-1973
James H. Clark, Jr., 1973-1974
James H. Turner, 1974-1975
Alan D. Achorn, 1975-1977
Carlon F. Brietzke, 1977-1978
Marvin D. Gonzalaus, 1978-1980
H. L. Murra, 1980-1982



James F. Burt, 1982-1984


Paul V. Dodds, 1984-1985

Guy A. Veillette, 1985-1987


Joe B. Lanard, 1987

K. J. Galvin, 1987-1988





Dennis Dever, 1988-1990


Alexander (“Sandy”) Booth, 1990-1992


Wesley T. Pannett, 1992-1995


Reid Hair, 1995-1997


Scott Stanton, 1997-1999



Rickard Himelrick, 1999-2003






Sally Snowman, 2003-present
Boston’s first woman Lightkeeper
   Assistant Keepers
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Sylvester F. Douglas, 1854-?
Joseph Hammond, 1856

Charles Hooper, 1856-1857
Joseph Wonson, 1st asst., 1859-1862
J W. Wonson, 2nd asst., 1859-1862
Walter Hooper, 2nd asst., 1861-1862

Marcellus A. Blair, 2nd asst., 1862
Charles E. Blair,1st asst., 1862
Charles H. Barrett, 2nd asst., 1862-1863
Wallace D. Hooper, 1st asst., 1862-1865
John C. Connell, 1863-1866
Robert Shore, 1863-1866

William Hooper, 1865
Lyman Ford, 1865
Joshua L. Bates, 1865-1870
N. H. Woodbury, 1866-1867
Alexander Tolman, 1867-?
John Sheehan, 1868
George A. Ordway, 1868
William H. Sylvester, 1868-1869
Walter Colby, 2nd asst., 1869-1870
Daniel McKenzie, 1870-1872
Fred Hammond, 1st asst., 1872-1877
David Keating, 2nd asst., 1875-1876
George G. Baily, 2nd, 1876-1877; 1st, 1877-1882
John Philbrook, 2nd asst., 1877-?
E. Lewis Gorham 2nd asst., 1877-1878
William H. Hammond 2nd asst., 1878-1880
Edward L. Gorham, 2nd, 1880-1882; 1st, 1882-4
Alfred Gorham, 2nd asst., 1882
Frank L. Carson, 2nd, 1882-1884; 1st, 1884
Charles E. Turner, 2nd, 1884-1886; 1st, 1886-1888
Henry L. Pingree, 2nd, 1886-1888; 1st, 1888-1892
William Garvin, 2nd asst., 1888
James P. Smith, 2nd asst., 1888-1891
George G. Baily, 2nd asst., 1891-1892
Albert M. Horte, 2nd asst., 1892
Alfred Williams, 1st asst., 1892-1893

William A. D. Hadley, 2nd asst., 1893

Gershom C. Freeman, 2nd, 1893-1895; 1st, 1895

Wesley A. Pingree, 1st asst., 1894-1895
Daniel D. L. Donovan, 2nd, 1895; 1st, 1895
Charles F. Stranger, 2nd, 1895-1896; 1st, 1896
William A. Pool, 2nd, 1895-1896; 1st, 1896-1899
Joseph Keller, 2nd, 1896-1899; 1st, 1899-1902
Ernest R. Sylvester, 2nd asst., 1900-?
George E. Kezer, 1st asst., 1901-1905
Daniel E. Harding, 1st asst., c. 1901
Levi B. Clark, 2nd, 1902-1904; 1st, 1904-1905
Charles W. Jordan, 2nd asst., 1904-1905
Henry C. Towle, 2nd asst., 1905-1907
William H. Oliver, 2nd, 1907-1908; 1st, 1908
Joseph Philip Sousa, 2nd, 1908; 1st, 1908-1910
Andrew S. Nickerson, 2nd, 1908; 1st, 1911-1913

Charles H. Jennings, 1st asst., 1909-1911


William G. Burtt, 2nd asst., 1911-1912

William G. Mailbette, 2nd asst., 1912
? Huse, 2nd asst., 1913
? Kerr, 2nd asst., 1913
? McLaughlin, 2nd asst., 1915
Martin Rolland, 2nd asst., 1915

James Lelan Hart, 1916-1919
Charles Lyman, 1916-1919

Arthur Small, 1919-1926
William J. Howard, 1st asst., 1921-1923

William Lane, 1st asst., 1927
Bickford Haskins, 1st asst., c. 1927
J. E. Poyner, 2nd asst., c. 1927
Frank J. Ponte, 2nd asst., c. 1927
O. E. Hallett, c. 1927
Ralph C. Norwood, 1929-1941












Leo W. Wertman, Jr., 2nd asst., 1950

James L. Cook, 2nd asst., 1951

Edward R. Benway, 2nd asst., 1951-1952

Leon G. Lewis, 1st asst., 1952
Edward Whitmore, 1st asst., c. 1952
Richard H. Fry, 2nd asst., c. 1952






John G. Steen, 1st asst., 1958
William G. Desautels, 2nd asst., 1958
Norman J. Kauffer, 2nd asst., 1958

Judson E. Boardman, 1st asst., 1960

Donald M. Nashawath, 1962-1967



Bert Glazier, 1969-1971
Norman Gannon, 1969-1971







Tony Kulik, c. 1980s
Joseph Allairi, c. 1980s
? Finnogan, c. 1980s
Tom Corcoran, c. 1980s

Robert N. Greeley, 1983-1984
Michael Bennett, 1983

Patrick Doherty, c. 1984

Steve Stark, 1986-1987
? Danbby [Danby ?] , 1986

Don White, 1987

David D. Sandrelli, (1988-?
Kevin King, c. 1988
? Berg, 1988
L. E. Wilkinson, 1988
Jeffrey Currier, 1988

Alan W. Ux, 1989
James E. McClurkin, 1989

Charles Joseph Pulaski, 1990
Mark Clement, 1991-1995

Mark Clement, 1991-1995
Jim Wheeler, 1992-1995

Sean McGerry, 1995-1997
Matt Fendley, 1996-1997

Kevin Staples, 1997-1998
Jeremy Rohanna, 1997-1999
Chris Southerland, 1998-1999

Gary Fleming, 1999
Kevin Cullen, 1999
 
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Copyright ©2001 to 2003 by Debbie Dolphin.
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Document Updated: Tuesday, October 21, 2003, 08:44:00am Eastern Standard Time (-5GMT)

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