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Charles Hersey
A 19th-century Massachusetts writer with a strong interest in local and Revolutionary history, he is best known for bringing Worcester’s past and Colonel Timothy Bigelow’s wartime story to print. His books remain useful windows into how Americans of his era recorded memory, place, and public service.
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About the author
Charles Hersey was an American biographer and local historian from Worcester, Massachusetts. Sources consulted during this search identify him as having lived from 1794 to April 12, 1862, and they connect his name most clearly with historical writing centered on Worcester and the American Revolution.
He is known for Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow, published in 1860, a book that follows the Revolutionary War service of Timothy Bigelow of Massachusetts. He is also credited with the later Worcester portion of History of Worcester, Massachusetts, helping preserve the story of the city in the 19th century.
Hersey’s work feels grounded in civic memory: battles, public figures, and the history of a growing New England town. For listeners interested in early American biography or regional history, his writing offers a direct path into the way the past was documented in his own time.