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DOUGLASS FAMILY
DOUGLASS, JOHN1, was b. in Scotland about 1695. He settled in Mid- dleboro where the children of George2 and George3 were born. Barnabas N.4 was b. Nov. 11, 1791. In early life he was engaged in the merchant marine service; later conducted a commission business at Savannah, Ga. He retired to his farm in Rochester, where he remained till his death. He m. Sept. 19, 1828, Phebe Nye Swift, dau. of Moses and Rebecca (Nye) Swift of Pocasset, b. Apr. 19, 1809. Children : (1) Caroline S. b. Aug. 8, 1830, (see Emery Cushman.) (2) Phebe Nye, m. Charles H. Damon. (3) George, d. young. (4) Moses S. (see elsewhere). (5) George, twin brother of Moses S., b. Mar. 21, 1837, m. Jane M. Mendall. He was many years in California. (6) Pamelia C. b. July 1, 1840, (see James R. Allen.) (7) James Oscar b. Aug. 12, 1843. (8) Edwin De Forrest b. Apr. 17, 1846, (see elsewhere.) (9) Mary A. b. Dec. 26, 1847, (see Samuel Wing.) (10) Lizzie F. b. Mar. 24, 1850, m. Capt. Geo. F. Bright- man, a successful whaleman. (11) Charles A.
MOSES S. DOUGLASS
DOUGLASS, MOSES S., son of Barnabas Nye Douglass (see else- where) was b. in Rochester Mar. 21, 1837, and was educated in the public schools of that town. At the age of 16 he entered the employ of Emery Cushman in the packing box manu- facturing business, and was with him four years in Providence, R. I., and
one year in this town. The tempta- tion to become a sailor could no long- er be resisted and he shipped for a four-year whaling voyage in 1858 on bark Callao. After this he was for several years in the merchant marine service between New York- and Havre, and on the San Francisco Photo by James E. Reed, New Bedford MOSES S. DOUGLASS line to Aspinwall with Capt. Charles Seabury. He was on the "City of New York" which carried troops and army supplies to Savannah for Sherman's army at the end of their "March to the Sea." Mr. Douglass has resided in Acushnet for many years, He has held various offices in the
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gift of this town. He was road surveyor in 1884 and is now on the board of selectmen, assessors and overseers of the poor, which offices he has held continuously since 1888, twelve years of the time as chairman of the board. He represented the 4th Bristol district in the General Court of 1893. He became a member of the M. E. church in this village in 1873 and has been a trustee and steward of that society ever since. Mr. Douglass m. 1st Emeline F. dau. of Consider and Emeline Smith of Rochester. Children : (1) Edgar E. b. June 4, 1867; (2) Walter Frank- lyn (see elsewhere), b. Aug. 22, 1869. Married, 2nd, Sylvia H. dau. Squire and Clarissa D. Stevens of Fairhaven. Child : Myron Earl b. Aug. 7, 1874. Married 3d, Lydia Wallace dau. Capt. William7 (Harvey6, William5, Jonathan+, David3, Jonathan2, Andrew1) and wife Julia (Phinney) Hallett of Centreville, Mass.
EDWIN DE FOREST DOUGLASS
DOUGLASS, EDWIN DeFOREST5, son of Barnabas Nye4 (George3. George2, John1) Douglass, (see else- where) was born in Rochester April 17, 1846. He was educated in the schools of Rochester, and of this town, where his father moved his family in 1860, and later took a course at a business college in Provi- dence, R. I. He learned the manu- facturing of wooden packing boxes of his brother-in-law Emery Cush- man in this town, with whom he remained till 1867, when he went to Philadelphia where he established himself in the same business. By industry and good business ability EDWIN DeFOREST DOUGLASS Mr. Douglass is now operating one of the largest and most successful plants of the character in that city, where he is held in high esteem in the business community. Mr. Douglass m. first, Louise C., dau. of John R. Davis (see elsewhere) in 1870. Chil- dren : (1) Edwin Allen b. Dec. 20, 1874, in this town. (2) Louise Estelle, b. in Philadelphia in 1881 d. 1882. Edwin A. is with his father in busi- ness. Mrs. Douglass d. in 1885. In 1887 Mr. Douglass m. Rebecca Rhoades Ruedi, dau. of Dr. George W. and Susan Ruedi, b. in Reading, Pa., in 1864.
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WALTER FRANKLYN DOUGLASS
DOUGLASS, WALTER FRANK- LYN, son of Moses S. and Emeline (Smith) Douglass (see elsewhere) was b. in Acushnet Aug. 22, 1869. He received his education at the Acushnet public schools and at Tabor Academy in Marion. After leaving school he learned a mason's trade, but later gave up that busi- ness and went into the store of A. G. Alley in New Bedford, where he remained as clerk for eleven years. Upon the decease of the postmaster at Acushnet Mr. Doug- lass was appointed to that position Photo. by Jas. E. Reed, New Bedford July 1, 1904, and has continued in WALTER FRANKLYN DOUGLASS it to the present time. He also car- ries on the grocery business in the building where the post office is located. He m. in 1893 Cora B., dau. of George W. and Hannah E. (Oman) Bennett of New Bedford. Ch: (1) Mildred Smith; (2) Walter Elwood; (3) Irene Bennett; (4) Marion MẹKinley; (5) Helen Oman. Mr. Douglass is a member of Pacific Lodge of Odd Fellows, a charter member of Acushnet Colony of Pilgrim Fathers, and also a member of the Provision Clerks' Benefit Association.
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CAPT. MARTIN L. ELDRIDGE
ELDRIDGE, MARTIN L., son of Isaac and Abigail (Snow) Eldridge, was b. in Sandwich Aug. 25, 1827. Isaac was a lineal descendant of Robert Eldred, one of the first set- tlers of Harwich, and Abigail dau. of Mark Snow who m. a dau. of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower. He was educated in the schools of Sandwich and at Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham. He came to Acushnet to live in 1851, residing on the Long Plain road opposite the site of the Vincent tavern, later Wil- liam Brownell's place. He served the town in various capacities, including school committee, selectman and CAPT. MARTIN L. EDLRIDGE overseer of the poor, and as repre- sentative in the legislature in 1858-9. This town would have the name of North Fairhaven but for the efforts of Capt. Eldridge, who insisted that it should bear the appropriate name it now has-Acushnet. In August, 1860, he became connected with the schoolship Massachusetts, which he afterward commanded, and was stationed in New Bedford harbor from 1865 to 1870, having served as coast-guard during the war. In 1872 Capt. Eldridge went to have care of the New York House of Refuge, and in July, 1876, took charge of the Providence Reform School, retiring in 1881. From 1885 to 1903 he had charge of the Truant School and City Home of Cambridge. He passed the latter years of his life in well earned retirement at his home in Fairhaven, where he died Oct. 3, 1905. Capt. Eldridge was of a genial nature; well informed; a good disciplinarian; succeeded in all his work, and was highly esteemed by all with whom he came in contact. He m. Mar. 11, 1851, Harmony Packard Bradford, of Fairhaven (see Bradford family). Children, all b. in this town: (1) Abbie Allen, b. Jan. 3, 1852, m. Lawrence S. Smith, M. D., and had Helen C. and Charles K. (2) Sarah Packard b. Sept. 8, 1853, m. Charles S. Knowles. (3) Jane Bradford, b Aug 11, 1856, m. George F. Taylor,
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GEORGE S. FOX
FOX, GEORGE S., son of Rev. Sam. uel Fox and wife Mary, dau. of Capt. Samuel Howis of Dennis, Mass., was b. July 12, 1846, in Quincy, Mass. In 1862 Rev. Samuel Fox was pastor in charge of the Acushnet M. E. church and in August of that year George S. enlisted in Co. K, 4th Mass. Vol. Infantry, and accom- panied the forces of General Banks to Louisiana. His company was as- signed to carry the hand grenades in advance of the assaulting line at Port Hudson, where young Fox was severely wounded in his right hand and received injuries to back and head. He was honorably discharged Photo. by Jas. E. Reed, New Bedford GEORGE S. FOX Sept. 1863. He at once became a clerk in the office of the Evening Standard of New Bedford and with the exception of a few years when he was in the West was connected with the Standard until his death, March 11, 1906. For a number of years he was its efficient advertising manager, conducting the department with remarkable ability and success. In 1894 he became one of the proprietors of The Morning Mercury, and was treasurer of the corporation. Mr. Fox was one of the early members of Post 1 of the Grand Army of the Republic and later a charter member of Post 190, holding the office of adjutant in both organizations. He was a member at different times of the County Street M. E. church of New Bedford and the Acushnet M. E. church and was a steward and trustee in each. The last years of his life he greatly enjoyed the attractive home he made at Acushnet on the east side of Long Plain road. One who was closely associated in business wrote of him: "For his devotion to his duty, for his cheery helpfulness, for the example of his brave and patient fortitude, for his manly spirit, we hail him as one of life's conquerors, even while we say farewell." Mr. Fox m. in 1867, Mary Elizabeth, dau, of Asa Sherman of New Bedford.
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GEORGE A. FULLER
FULLER, GEORGE A., son of An- drew J. and Fidelia (Butterfield) Fuller, and a direct descendant of Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower, was b. at Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 16, 1859. Mr. Fuller came to Acushnet in 1875 and in 1882 began jobbing produce in New Bedford, received there by railroad. In 1885 he purchased the "George Taber place," so called, on the east side of Long Plain road, one-fourth of a mile south of Perry Hill road. It was a run down farm with a one story house upon it. Mr. Fuller later put a story under the house, built a large barn, rejuvenated everything and made Photo, by Jas. E. Reed, New Bedford GEORGE A. FULLER more than two spears of grass grow where one had grown on "Elm Hill farm." He has since constructed four houses in the neighborhood, and by his energy and thrift has greatly improved the appearance of his surroundings. He was elected road commissioner of the town in 1890 and held the position four years. Mr. Fuller m. July 18, 1880, Cora Belle, dau. of William S. and Sarah J. (Burnham) Hall of Acushnet. Sarah J. Burnham was a descendant of one of the Mayflower Burnhams. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller are members of the church at Perry Hill and of the South Bristol Farmers' club.
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ABIEL PIERCE ROBINSON GILMORE
GILMORE, ABIEL PIERCE ROB- INSON, son of Adoniram and Chloe C. D. (Robinson) Gilmore, (see elsewhere) was b. Nov. 28, 1858, on the "Colonel Robinson Farm" at Long Plain. He acquired an educa- tion in the public schools of Acush- net and at the Friends' academy in New Bedford. Having a love for agriculture Mr. Gilmore chose that for an occupation and decided to till the fertile acres his grandfather Col. Robinson had cultivated before, for an occupation. Into this he has put energy and brain and has made a success of the business. A few years since he added a wind water Photo. by Jas. E. Reed. New Bedford ABIEL PIERCE ROBINSON GILMORE power and a greenhouse to the prem- ises which contribute to the interest and profits in the plant. He built a dwelling house on the south part of the farm in 1897, a cut of which, made at the time, is given elsewhere, in which he has since resided.
Mr. Gilmore m., Oct. 13, 1892, Ruth Emma, dau. of Benjamin Anthony, of New Bedford. Mr. Anthony was of E. Anthony & Sons, publishers of the New Bedford Standard, established by his father Ed- mund Anthony. Children: (1) Benjamin Anthony b. Aug. 22, 1895; (2) Caroline Robinson b. Jan. 11, 1897; (3) Daniel Robinson b. Mar. 6, 1901. Mr. Gilmore is a charter member of the South Bristol Farmers' club, serving as its secretary for several years, and is also a member of the North Rochester Grange.
GEORGE F. GLASSE
GLASSE, GEORGE F., son of Seth W. and Mary F. (Leach) Glasse, was b. in Boston Dec. 29, 1842. He became a resident of Acushnet in 1855 and was in the employ of William H. Washburn, grocer at Parting Ways, from July, 1860, till August, 1862, when he enlisted in the navy of the Civil war, serving on the Hendrick Hudson, most of the time in the Gulf of Mexico, where he was injured in the knee while in line of duty, neces- sitating his discharge for disability in September, 1863. He again entered the employ of Mr. Washburn and later that of his successor,
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Capt. Wilber Kelley, till 1866, when he leased the farm of Edward G. Dillingham on Wing lane, remaining there till 1873. He served the town as Clerk, Treasurer and Collector, School Committee, etc. After 1873 he moved to Providence, R. I., and entered the employ of the Allen Print Works, serving this company and its successor, the Allen Printing Co., as clerk and paymaster ever since. Mr. Glasse is associated with, and Mrs. Glasse is a birthright member of the Society of Friends. He m. Mar. 8, 1866, Mary S., dau. of Edward G. and Nancy B. (San- ford) Dillingham (see elsewhere). They have one child, Edward F. Glasse, b. in Acushnet July 22, 1867; m. June 30, 1891, Bessie M., dau. of John N. and Marietta Wake of Providence, R. I., where Edward F. now resides. His business is traveling wholesale grocery salesman.
WILLIAM A. GURNEY
GURNEY, WILLIAM A., son of Jonathan Reed and wife, Lucy Pres- ton (Chace) Gurney was b. in East Freetown, Mass. His g. father was Jonathan Reed Gurney and his g. g. father Asa Gurney, who with two of his brothers came to this country from England and settled in South Abington, now Whitman. For a number of years Mr. Gurney was in the grocery business and Assistant Postmaster in East Freetown. In 1889 he moved to New Bedford and was there engaged in the grain and grocery business. Later he moved to Acushnet, and for several years engaged in farming. In 1901 the first Rural Free Delivery in Photo. by James E. Reed, New Bedford WILLIAM A. GURNEY Acushnet was established, and Mr. Gurney received the appointment of letter carrier, which position he has acceptably filled to the present time. He m. Sept. 3, 1885, Sarah Emogene, dau. of Horatio Alden and Sarah (Seabury) Braley of East Freetown. Children: (1) Clarence M., b. July 12, 1886; (2) Harold L., b. July 23, 1887, d. March 19, 1888; (3) Preston S., b. Jan. 16, 1889; (4) Warren C., b. Dec. 6. 1891; (5) Ruth W., b. April 18, 1893 ; (6) Arabella A., b. Feb. 21, 1897, d. Aug. 14, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Gurney have been for a number of years members of the Methodist church at Acushnet Village, and very efficient helpers in all its departments of work.
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SAMUEL BAKER HAMLIN
HAMLIN, SAMUEL BAKER, son of Isaac (Eleazer, Benjamin, Eleazer, James) and wife Mary (Bolton) Hamlin, was b. in Livermore, Me., Mar. 4, 1812. He came from Maine to New Bedford when a young man looking for an opening to earn a live- lihood in Massachusetts. When he reached here his assets were his clothes and less than a dollar cash but a capital of energy and pluck which never forsook him. A little later, at the age of 28, he went into the business of buying cattle in Maine and selling them in this sec- tion. Three years later he went into SAMUEL BAKER HAMLIN the native lumber business, making a specialty of supplying the shipyards of New Bedford and elsewhere in this section with locust and oak for knees and trunnels of whaleships. He owned much woodland and the saw mill on White's Factory road. Mr. Hamlin was active in town affairs ; served as Special County Commissioner; and was a member and official in the Methodist church at Acushnet Village. He m., January 2, 1842, Sarah Ann, dau. of Seth Bradford (see Bradford family.)
Children : (1) James Bradford b. Oct. 15, 1852, in Acushnet, who has continued in the lumber business since the death of his father and is now a resident of this town. He m., Jan. 2, 1878, Caroline C. dau. of Abel and Deborah F. (Ruggles) Howe; (2) Sarah who died at Dover, N. H.
A singular coincidence is that Samuel B. d. on the 76th anniversary of his birth, Mar. 4, 1888. His wife, a most estimable woman, an active, useful member of the Methodist Church above mentioned, died in the house in this village where she and her husband had lived many years, and where the son James Bradford now resides.
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STEPHEN KEMPTON HATHAWAY
HATHAWAY, STEPHEN KEMP- TON, son of Thomas (Micah) and Lydia (Kempton) Hathaway, was b. in Acushnet May 12, 1814. Mr. Hathaway was apprenticed at an early age to Ebenezer Tripp, cooper, foot of Harding street, Fairhaven. When but 17 years old he shipped on a whaler and closely followed this occupation for 20 years, sailing on the Charles Drew. Pinders and Albion. In the latter he made two successful voyages as master, at the conclusion of which he gave up sea services on account of ill health. Then he purchased the part of the Micah Hathaway farm ly- Photo. by Jas. E. Reed, New Bedford STEPHEN KEMPTON HATHAWAY ing on the east side of Fairhaven road and built the house now standing there, opposite the old Micah Hathaway house. Here he lived and engaged in farming until he d. Apr. 17, 1894. Capt. Hathaway was a man of strict integrity, industrious and thrifty. He and his wife joined the Fairhaven M. E. Church in early life, and later the Acushnet M. E. Church retaining membership there till their decease. Capt. Hathaway m. Jerusha Kendrick who d. June 18, 1884. They had 2 sons and 4 daus., only one of whom, Cora E. (see elsewhere), is now living. A son, Lewin W., a machinist, owned and occupied that part of the Royal Hathaway farm lying on the east side of Fairhaven road between his father's farm and the town line, formerly the house of Capt. Stephen Kempton. The house stands on the spot occupied by "Susanna Hathaway's orchard," an old time landmark. Susanna was widow of Royal Hathaway.
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CAPT. JOHN HAWES
HAWES, JOHN, was born in Acushnet Feb. 13, 1768. He was the young- est son of Shubael Hawes, who was born in Dartmouth in 1737. His mother, daughter of Robert Wrightington, died in 1779 and his father in 1781, so at the age of thirteen John was an orphan, the youngest of a family of five children. He was put in the care of an uncle who soon after emigrated to Saratoga Springs, N. Y., then a wilderness and looked upon
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as the far west. For some reason his life there appears to have been very distasteful to him and, after two years, one night in mid-winter he left his uncle's home and worked his way back to Acushnet. His father hav- ing been a ship builder, the boy's love for ships drew him to the sea and at the age of 19 he was master and part owner of a small vessel. Although he had enjoyed no educational advantages from schools he had a real desire for knowledge and lost no opportunity for improving
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his mind by every means within his reach. That he succeeded in this effort is proved by hundreds of his letters and papers recently recovered more than eighty years after he had passed on to the country where all aspirations are more than realized. He soon became a valued captain in the merchant service of New Bedford and New York, serving faithfully the Grinnells, Fishs, Hazards, Posts, Minturns and Russells. About 1805 he seems to have given up his seafaring life and engaged in many business enterprises including ship building and salt works. He was appointed Justice of the Peace and held the office for many years. As "Squire Hawes" he became the trusted friend and advisor of the whole community and his carefully kept papers show patient, faithful discharge of his duties. An old friend said of him, "He was a good Samaritan; everyone came to him for everything and he never passed by on the other side.". He had a quiet dignity of manner that never failed him. On Capt. Hawes' return from a voyage about 1805 or '06 he found that the property of his neighbors, an aged and poor couple, members of the Precinct church, had been seized and sold by the church officers for payment of their church tithes according to the law of that time. He at once came to their relief, bought and restored their property and severed his con- nection with that society. He now turned to the Methodist faith and never wavered in his allegiance to it. In 1812 he was chosen as Repre- sentative to the State Legislature and gave to the demands of this honor- able position the same unswerving devotion to duty. Not long after, his name was proposed for appointment as Collector of the Port of New Bedford at that time one of the most important in the United States. Capt, Hawes was defeated by his political opponent, but in 1813 the citi- zens of the city petitioned the U. S. government to remove one who had been disloyal to its interests and appoint John Hawes. In those first years of the war privateering and smuggling gave wide opportunity for taking disloyal advantage of the government. Capt. Hawes unflinchingly denounced all such action and, as a Justice, issued warrants against the offenders whose enmity pursued him through the remainder of his days. He entered the Custom House under these trying conditions and steadily and inflexibly enforced the laws and restored order. Soon after his ap- pointment he removed his family to New Bedford to the house of his friend Thomas Hazard, but his political enemies were so "harassing to a man of peace" as he himself expressed it, he returned to Acushnet in 1817 and built the house now standing owned and occupied by the
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heirs of George T. Russell. His letters show that for a long time a sense of duty led him to spend a regular portion of the week in New Bedford, but this home became his haven, the comfort of his last years and shared with his church his love and care.
Capt. Hawes married first, in 1792, Mercy Taber of New Bedford, who died 1803.
He married second, 1804, Mary Tallman Willis, widow of William Willis.
Capt. Hawes gave to the Methodist society in Acushnet village the land where the church stands and a clause in the deed specifies that if it is ever diverted from such use it shall revert to his legal heirs. He d. in Acushnet Dec. 29, 1824, at the age of fifty-six.
CAPTAIN JONATHAN CAPEN HAWES
HAWES, CAPTAIN JONATHAN CAPEN, son of Levi and his second wife Azubah Capen, was b. at the Hawes homestead, Tarkiln road, New Bedford, Mass., May 8, 1826. He attended the public schools winters till he was fourteen years old when he left home to learn to be a sail- maker. He soon reached a fork in the road of his career in his decision to return to his home and school. Two years later at the age of sixteen his desire for a whaleman's life pre- vailed and he went around the world in the whaleship Roman as foremast hand in about two years. His sec- CAPT. JONATHAN CAPEN HAWES ond voyage was as boatsteerer, thirty months ; third voyage as third mate, fifty-two months; fourth voyage as mate when the ship was lost. In 1854 at the age of twenty-eight he made his first voyage as master, . in the Eliza Adams. The subsequent voyages of Capt. Hawes were made in the Emma C. Jones and the Milo. During the latter voyage his vessel
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was captured by the Confederate cruiser Shenandoah. Capt Hawes gave bonds to Capt. Waddell to the amount of $46,000 and was allowed to proceed to San Francisco. He discontinued blubber hunting in 1869. Since then he has been engaged in the lumber business formerly in com- pany with his brother Simeon and N. Hervey Wilber and now as presi dent of the Acushnet Saw Mill Co. whose plant is described on another page. Captain Hawes was in the City Council of New Bedford in 1874 and a member of the Board of Aldermen in 1876. He has always mani- fested an active interest in civil affairs and in the welfare of his home surroundings, and has enjoyed the esteem of his social and business as- sociates. Capt. Hawes m. 1st Jerusha Blake of Stoughton, Mass., June 19, 1852. Children, (1) Ada R. m. John Leonard; (2) Frederic B. Mrs. Hawes died on the north Pacific ocean Aug. 8, 1868; she was buried in Acushnet. Capt. Hawes m. 2nd, Nov. 20, 1869, Sylvia R., widow of John W. Leonard and dau. of James and Phebe Tucker of Dartmouth; had one child, Alice. Capt. Hawes m. 3d, Apr. 10, 1877, Mary, widow of Albert Collins and dau. of Noah and Hannah Davis of Fall River; ch. (1) Jonathan C., Jr. (deceased) ; (2) Mary A .; (3) Grace W.
THOMAS HERSOM
HERSOM, THOMAS, son of John HIersom and wife Acenith, dau. of John Shorey, was b. in Lebanon, Me., Aug. 17, 1836. In his boyhood he attended the public schools and worked on a farm and in cotton mills. Such employment did not satisfy him. He finally became fore- man in a stable in Randolph, Mass., and later drove stage from Randolph to Milton till he came to New Bed- ford and bought of M. H. True the omnibus line from that city to this town and subsequently extended this line to Long Plain and Rochester Centre. After this successful busi- ness venture Mr. Hersom sold out to
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Andrew E. Hathaway, and at once bought the soap manufacturing plant of Otis Sisson at New Bedford and engaged in the business as T. Hersom & Co., with Nathan L. Bryant as partner. He continued here till he sold and engaged in the same business on Fish Island in the same city. In 1890 he moved his business into the building which he has since owned and occupied, formerly the Acushnet Paper Mill, on the west side of Acushnet avenue, a few rods north of Lund's corner. Mr. Hersom is a member of the Acushnet Lodge of Odd Fellows, and Eureka Lodge of Masons, holding membership in the chapter, council and commandery. He is also a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery company of Boston. Mr. Hersom's business success is the result of capability, industry and thrift. In 1885 he bought the attractive place in Acushnet village where he has since resided. He m. first in, 1862 Almeda T. dau. of Nathan and Mary (Gardner) Bryant. Ch .: (1) Annie M. m. Joshua B. Ashley, Jr., of New Bedford; (2) Clara A. m. Arthur Weeks of New Bedford; (3) Thomas, Jr., (see elsewhere). Mr. Hersom m. second, Oct. 21, 1905, Mrs. Martha Kent, who d. March, 1906.
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