Later, about 1837, Edward Pranker, an Englishman, and Francis Scott, a Scotchman, became noted for their woollen factories, which they built in Saugus, and also became residents here for the rest of their lives.  Enoch Train, too, a Boston ship merchant and founder of the famous line of packets between Boston and Liverpool for the transportation of emigrants, passed the last ten years of his life here, marrying Mrs. Almira Cheever.  He was the father of Mrs. A.D.T.  Whitney, the author of many works of fiction, which have been widely read; among them “Faith Gartney’s Girlhood,” “Odd or Even,” “Sights and Insights,” etc.  In this connection we point to a living novelist of Saugus, Miss Ella Thayer, whose “Wired Lore” has been through several editions.  George William Phillips, brother of Wendell, a lawyer of some note, also lived many years at Saugus and died in 1878.  Joseph Ames, the artist, celebrated for his portraits, who was commissioned by the Catholics to visit Rome and paint Pope Pius IX., and who executed in a masterly manner other commissions, such as Rufus Choate, Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, Madames Rachael and Ristori, learned the art in Saugus, though born in Roxbury, N.H.  He died at New York while temporarily painting there, but was buried in Saugus in 1874.  His brother Nathan was a patent solicitor, and considered an expert in such matters, and invented several useful machines.  He was also a writer of both prose and poetry, writing among other books “Pirate’s Glen,” “Dungeon Rock” and “Childe Harold.”  He died in 1860.

Rev. Fales H. Newhall, D.D., who was Professor of Languages at Middletown College, and who, as a writer, speaker or preacher, won merited distinction, died in 1882, lamented that his light should go prematurely out at the early age of 56 years.

Henry Newhall, who went from Saugus to San Francisco, and there became a millionaire, may be spoken of as a succesful business man and merchant.  The greatest instance of longevity since the incorporation of the town was that of Joseph Cheever, who was born February 22, 1772, and died June 19, 1872, aged 100 years, 4 months, 27 days.  He was a farmer of great energy, industry and will power, and was given to much litigation.  He, too, represented the town in 1817-18, 1820-21, 1831-32, and again in 1835.

Saugus, too, was the scene of the early labors of Rev. Edward T. Taylor, familiarly known as Father Taylor.  Here he learned to read, and preached his first sermon at what was then known as the “Rock Schoolhouse,” at East Saugus, though converted at North Saugus.  Mrs. Sally Sweetser, a pious lady, taught him his letters, and Mrs. Jonathan Newhall used to read to him the chapter in the Bible from which he was to preach until he had committed it to memory.