This is the Stephen Partridge house circa 1840 located at No. 1
Highland Street. Stephen Partridge was a harnessmaker.
In 1833 Amos Shumway sold this 1 acre of land to Stephen Partridge. Milford
Street had not yet been built, so the south side of Partridge's lot was bordered by Elias Mann of 200 Main Street, and the
southeastern part of the lot faced the West Parish Meetinghouse Common. In 1835, Partridge sold the northern half
of his lot (3 Highland) to Joel Partridge. In 1840 when Stephen Partridge mortgaged his lot (1 Highland) to Nathaniel P Clark, it had been divided again, in two by the new road to Milford. Stephen
was a harnessmaker and stablekeeper in 1840, he worked in a boot factory like most of his neighbors.
5/07/1833 Norfolk County Deed: 102:123
Amos
Shumway to Stephen Partridge, 1 acre No building listed.
10/12/1840 Norfolk County Deed: 130:67
Mortgage
(1 Highland) Stephen Partridge, stable keeper, harnessmaker to Nathaniel P Clark, watchmaker, 2 lots: ...North side: 44 rods
with dwelling house at new road at west precinct common, ½ well rights, where Stephen lived with his wife Fidela and 5 children.
South side: 33 rods at new road, no building listed, bordered by the Elias Mann heirs on the east (200 Main) and Eliel Metcalf
and John Cushing (202 and 204 Main) on the south.
