Women of Westport Point
Posted on December 1, 2023 by Jenny ONeill
The isolated cluster of houses at the end of Main Road has been home to whaling captains, fishermen, and farmers. Their names are recorded on the plaques that adorn each house. But, the Point was also home to their wives, mothers, and daughters. Moreover, in the 20th century, it attracted some remarkable female artists, writers, and unusual characters. This project seeks to unfurl their life stories, which are so closely tied to houses that line Main Road at Westport Point.
We would like to know more about the following women. We are seeking biographical information, photographs or associated documents. This list is a work-in-progress. If you have suggestions for additional women who lived at Westport Point, please let us know.
Profiles of individual women can be viewed at this link:
https://wpthistory.org/category/women-of-westport-point/
Women of Westport Point
Alphabetical list
First Name | Last Name | Street Address |
Laura | Allen | Laura’s Restaurant? |
Christina | Allen | 2031 Main Road |
Addie | Baker | 1967 Main Road |
Mercy | Baker | 1998 Main Road |
Aberdeen | Ball | 1933 Main |
Enella | Benedict | 1885B Main Road |
Rachel | Brightman | 2044 Main Road |
Laura | Brightman | 1892 Main Road |
Lorinda | Brightman | 1892 Main Road |
Julia | Brightman | 1892 Main Road |
Glenda | Broadbent | 1779 Main Road |
Mary | Brown | 1603 Main, 2001 Main Road |
Edith | Brownell | 2009 Main Road |
Clara | Buffum | 15 Cape Bial Lane |
Ruth(y) | Cadman | 2032 Main Road |
Bernadetta | Carter | 2043 Main??? |
Suzanne | Carter | 2043 Main Road |
Lois | Chandler | 1953 Main Road |
Phoebe | Chardon | 1838 Drift |
Carolyn | Cody | 1977-79 Main Road |
Amber | Columbia | 1977-79 Main Road |
Georgianna | Codin | 1980 Main |
Cresilda | Cory | 2042 Main |
Kate | Cory | 2039 Main Road |
Dorothy | Curtis | 1813 Main Road +++++ |
Sarah | Delano | 1838 Drift. do in next bunch? |
Marion | Dwelly | 2028 Main Road; bought in 1909 |
Helen | Ellis | 1874 Main Road; bought in 1915 |
Alice | Esser | 1834 Main Road |
Nancy | Fenn | Cape Bial Lane |
Charlotte | Fitch | 24 Cape Bial Lane |
Rose | Frisch | 46 Cape Bial Lane |
Adelaide | Gifford | 1875 Main Road |
May | Gifford | 21 Valentine Lane |
Janet | Grindley | 1935 Main |
Katherine | Hall | Scotch Pine Lane, 1871 Main Road |
Jeanie | Hall | Scotch Pine Lane |
Susan | Harrer | 2040 Main; also Pine Hill Road |
Emily | Harris | 2033 Main Rd |
Lydia | Howland | 2041 Main Road |
Rebecca | Howland | 2041 Main Road |
Bertha | Johnson | 2037 Main Road |
Evelyn | Judson | 1809 Main (in 1950) |
Norma | Judson | 1853 Main |
Kelsey | 31 Cape Bial Lane | |
Barbara | Koenitzer | 1953 Main |
Priscilla “Pril” | Lawrence | Lawrence Avenue |
Lizzie | Lees | 2065 Main |
Ollie | Leipman | Cape Bial Lane |
Helen | Loring | 2004 Main Road |
Grace | LeValley | 1892 Main Road; bought in 1958; 2018 Main in 1926to1984. |
Jessie | Luther | 15 and 21 Cape Bial Lane |
Althea | Manchester | 1700 Main |
Clementine | Manchester | 2023 Main??? |
Emily | Manchester | 1942 Main Road |
Helen | Moore | |
Blanche | Paull | 1846 Main |
Lucia | Paull | 1853-1856 Main |
Rosamond | Pierce | 1874 Main |
Marion | Pineau | 1972, 1974-76 Main;2042 Main |
Katherine | Preston | 3 Windward Way;1878 B Main |
Milly | Reis | Paquachuick Inn; bought 1875 Main 1986 |
Pauline | Ring | 21 Cape Bial |
Marjorie (or Margaret) | Robb | 1878 Main Road |
Minnie | Robbins | 1853 Main |
Sandra | Rockefeller | 2034 Main Road |
Ludmila | Rockwell | 1678 Main Road |
Ginny | Shannon | 1935 Main |
Harriet | Sheldon | Various houses. Many in Point |
Lois | Slocum | 2011 Main Road |
Blanche | Southard | 1789, 1789A, B Main |
Edith | Southard | 1789, 1789A, B Main |
Mary | Sowle | 2023 Main Road |
Mary | Sowle, | 1875-77 Main; inherited from Harry Sowle |
Katy | Szal | 1720 Main Road |
Ann | Spicer | 8 Cape Bial Lane |
Minnie | Stevens | 1838 Main |
Almira | Tripp | 2033 Main Road |
Helen | Taber | 1950 Drift Road |
Elizabeth | Tripp | 1958 Main Road |
Helen | Tripp | 1942 Drift??? |
Rosalind | Wadsworth | 1959 Main |
Imogene | Weeks | 1945 Main Road |
Dorothy | Wertz | 2002 Main Road |
Helen | Wilkinson | 2032 Main Road |
Jean | Yeomans | 1711 and 1715 Main |
Anne | Yeomans | same as Jean |