”THE FITCHBURG SAVINGS BANK

was incorporated Feb. 12, 1846, and went into operation the first of June following. Francis Perkins was the first president and Ebenezer Torrey the first treasurer. On the death of Mr. Perkins, in 1859, Nathaniel Wood was chosen president Aug. 15, 1859; Ebenezer Torrey, June 27, 1876; Thornton K. Ware, Sept. 26, 1877.

In 1871 the bank erected one of the largest and costliest business buildings in the city, in which they now have their rooms. The officers are: President, Thornton K. Ware, …

…Trustees, Thornton K. Ware”

Reference Data:

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Past and Present, by William Andrew Emerson, 1887, page 230