Great Fire of 1760. March 20 on the southeast part theconflagration extended from Mr. Torrey's, a baker in WaterStreet to....... List of persons burnt out, .... the lower partof Water Street, William Torrey, Jacob Bucknam, ...... Theautumn of 1769 brought considerable sickness. There had been anumber of cases of smallpox, ..... and many deaths occured. Onthe third of August Mr. James Smith died, ..... On thefollowing morning died Mr. William Torrey, baker, one of theAssessors, and was buried on the seventh. His age was 69.