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Rotch Family History

Oct 20, 2025

Long before New Bedford became a world whaling capital, the Rotch family was already shaping New England’s maritime story. Joseph Rotch, born in England in 1704, first settled in Salem before moving to Nantucket in the 1720s. There, through his marriage into the...

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Herman Melville (1819–1891) Herman Melville, one of America’s greatest novelists, found inspiration for his most famous work, Moby-Dick, during his brief but formative time in New Bedford. Arriving in December 1840, the 21-year-old Melville attended a service at the...

The Rotch family’s vision and enterprise laid the groundwork for New Bedford’s rise as a great port

Oct 16, 2025

Long before New Bedford became a world whaling capital, the Rotch family was already shaping New England’s maritime story. Joseph Rotch, born in England in 1704, first settled in Salem before moving to Nantucket in the 1720s. There, through his marriage into the...

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