Boston in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 11 people and 50 moments here, from 1761 to 1838. The most recorded lives are Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Adams and Phillis Wheatley.

Notable people

  1. Alexander Hamilton

    in 1772

    1 moment here

    American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…

  2. Edgar Allan Poe

    from 1809 to 1827

    3 moments here

    American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…

  3. George Washington

    from 1775 to 1789

    2 moments here

    George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

  4. Henry David Thoreau

    in 1837

    1 moment here

    American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher associated with transcendentalism. Thoreau lived chiefly in and around Concord, Massachusetts,…

  5. James Monroe

    in 1817

    1 moment here

    James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

  6. John Adams

    from 1768 to 1826

    11 moments here

    American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

  7. John Quincy Adams

    from 1767 to 1831

    5 moments here

    John Quincy Adams was an American diplomat, secretary of state, sixth president of the United States, and Massachusetts representative.…

  8. Phillis Wheatley

    from 1761 to 1784

    8 moments here

    Phillis Wheatley Peters was a poet born in West Africa, enslaved in Boston as a child, and the author of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and…

  9. Ralph Waldo Emerson

    from 1803 to 1838

    16 moments here

    American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, Unitarian minister, poet, abolitionist, and leading figure in Transcendentalism.…

  10. Simón Bolívar

    in 1807

    1 moment here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

  11. Thomas Jefferson

    in 1784

    1 moment here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

Moments

  1. 1761 Residence in the Wheatley household Phillis Wheatley
  2. 1761 Arrival in Boston Harbor Phillis Wheatley
  3. 1767 Birth at the Adams birthplace John Quincy Adams
  4. 1768 Boston residence on Brattle Street John Adams
  5. 1768 Moved family to Boston John Adams
  6. 1771 Moved family back to Braintree John Adams
  7. 1771 Baptism at Old South Meeting House Phillis Wheatley
  8. 1772 Authorship examination in Boston Phillis Wheatley
  9. 1772 Returned household to Boston John Adams
  10. 1772 Arrival in Boston Alexander Hamilton
  11. 1773 Return to Boston after London journey Phillis Wheatley
  12. 1774 Returned to the Braintree farm John Adams
  13. 1775 Occupies Cambridge headquarters George Washington
  14. 1776 Return to Boston Phillis Wheatley
  15. 1776 Returned home after peace conference John Adams
  16. 1778 Marriage to John Peters Phillis Wheatley
  17. 1779 Returned from first French mission John Adams
  18. 1784 At Boston before Atlantic departure Thomas Jefferson
  19. 1784 Death in Boston Phillis Wheatley
  20. 1785 Arrival in Cambridge after return to Massachusetts John Quincy Adams
  21. 1789 Visits churches in Boston George Washington
  22. 1790 Opening a Boston law practice John Quincy Adams
  23. 1799 Stayed at Peacefield during peace crisis John Adams
  24. 1801 Returned to Peacefield full-time John Adams
  25. 1801 Return to Boston after Prussian service John Quincy Adams
  26. 1803 Birth in Boston Ralph Waldo Emerson
  27. 1807 Visits Boston Simón Bolívar
  28. 1809 Birth in Boston Edgar Allan Poe
  29. 1812 Begins Boston Latin School Ralph Waldo Emerson
  30. 1817 Northern tour: Boston James Monroe
  31. 1817 Enters Harvard College Ralph Waldo Emerson
  32. 1824 Received Lafayette at Peacefield John Adams
  33. 1825 Studies at Harvard Divinity School Ralph Waldo Emerson
  34. 1826 Teaches in Roxbury Ralph Waldo Emerson
  35. 1826 Teaches and studies in Cambridge Ralph Waldo Emerson
  36. 1826 Death at Peacefield John Adams
  37. 1827 Travel to Boston Edgar Allan Poe
  38. 1827 Army enlistment at Fort Independence Edgar Allan Poe
  39. 1828 Residence at Divinity Hall Ralph Waldo Emerson
  40. 1829 Ordination at Second Church Ralph Waldo Emerson
  41. 1829 Marriage to Ellen Tucker Ralph Waldo Emerson
  42. 1831 Harvard commencement appearance John Quincy Adams
  43. 1832 Sails for Europe Ralph Waldo Emerson
  44. 1833 Lives at Newton Upper Falls Ralph Waldo Emerson
  45. 1833 First public lecture Ralph Waldo Emerson
  46. 1835 Begins Boston lecture series Ralph Waldo Emerson
  47. 1836 Begins Philosophy of History lectures Ralph Waldo Emerson
  48. 1837 Harvard senior year Henry David Thoreau
  49. 1837 Delivers The American Scholar Ralph Waldo Emerson
  50. 1838 Delivers Divinity School Address Ralph Waldo Emerson

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