Vassall family
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The Vassall family was a prominent colonial-era family in Massachusetts, known for their wealth, political influence, and Loyalist ties during the American Revolution.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American family
ⓘ
family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harvard College vicinity
ⓘ
Tory Row, Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built |
Henry Vassall House, Cambridge, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Vassall House, Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Vassall House, Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicActivity |
Atlantic trade
ⓘ
Caribbean plantation ownership ⓘ sugar plantations in the West Indies ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| fateOfManyMembers | exile to Britain ⓘ |
| fateOfManyMembers | exile to Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Florentius Vassall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Vassall NERFINISHED ⓘ John Vassall NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Vassall NERFINISHED ⓘ Penelope Royall Vassall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial era ⓘ |
| knownForProperty |
large estates in Massachusetts
ⓘ
slaveholding in colonial New England ⓘ |
| legacy |
historic houses in Cambridge, Massachusetts
ⓘ
role in Loyalist history of New England ⓘ |
| location |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Loyalists ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Loyalist sympathies during the American Revolution
ⓘ
political influence in colonial Massachusetts ⓘ wealth in colonial Massachusetts ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Patriots in the American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | officeholding in colonial Massachusetts ⓘ |
| propertyConfiscatedBy | Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propertyConfiscatedDuring | American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass |
colonial elite
ⓘ
planter class ⓘ |
| supporterOf | British colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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