10 must-know Bostonians

William Blackstone: The first white settler to live in what is now Boston, beginning in 1625. In 1630, he invited the Puritans of Charlestown to join him across the river, where they could easily find fresh water. In 1635, when the population of Puritans made the Shawmut Peninsula unappealing to Blackstone, he moved on to Rhode Island.

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William Blackstone: The first white settler to live in what is now Boston, beginning in 1625. In 1630, he invited the Puritans of Charlestown to join him across the river, where they could easily find fresh water. In 1635, when the population of Puritans made the Shawmut Peninsula unappealing to Blackstone, he moved on to Rhode Island.