Richard Saltonstall Rogers (1790-1873)

Shipping Merchant & Importer, of 204 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts

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Notes / Biography Associated Houses References
It has been suggested that he the inspiration for the character 'Roger Chillingworth' in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.

Parents

Nathaniel Rogers

A.M., Headmaster of a Private Language School, Salem, Massachusetts

1762-1799

Abigail (Dodge) Rogers

Mrs Abigail (Dodge) Rogers

1763-1817

Spouse

Sarah (Crowninshield) Rogers

Mrs Sarah Gardner (Crowninshield) Rogers

1800-1835

Children

William Crowninshield Rogers

Merchant, of Salem & London

1823-1888