See Word document (above).
This post is a follow up to an earlier post of mine:
My Civil War ancestor John Congdon Hart (1829-1883) was James Bunker Congdon’s nephew. And, as I have noted before, the Congdon name was one my relatives were proud of. These relatives included:
John Congdon Hart, my maternal grandmother’s grandfather
Annie Congdon Hart (1856-1909), my maternal grandmother’s aunt
Annie Congdon Hart, my grandmother (niece of the above Annie Congdon Hart)
my mother, née Elinor Congdon Handy
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This post contains excepts pertaining to James B. Congdon from:
The Fugitive’s Gibraltar: Escaping Slaves and Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts
By Kathryn Grover
University of Massachusetts Press, 2001
He was a leader of the anti-slavery movement and was active in efforts to improve conditions for former slaves living in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
— posted by Roger W. Smith
February 2024
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addendum
The New Bedford Directory for 1849 contains pertinent information.
James B. Congdon was a cashier at the Merchants Bank, as was his brother Joseph Congdon.
James B. held several offices, namely:
Secretary and Treasurer, New Bedford Railway
Director, New Bedford and Taunton Rail Road Corporation
Treasurer, Director, Acushnet Iron Foundry
Vice President, New Bedford Society of Natural History
Recording Secretary, Bristol County Anti-Slavery Society
President, New Bedford Society for Aiding Discharged Convicts
