Ames family
The Ames family is an American family associated with establishing Ames Manufacturing Company and Ames True Temper.
John Ames (born 1738), a former blacksmith[1] arms manufacturer,[2] shovel manufacturer[3] and military captain, is the patriarch of the family.[4] After marrying Susanna Howard in the late 1750s[1][3][4] they had eight children named David, Keziah, Susanna, Huldah, Abigail, Cynthia, John, and Oliver.[3]
Family members
- John Ames / Susannah Howard
- David Ames
- Oliver Ames, Sr. / Susannah Angier
- Oakes Ames / Evelina Orville Gilmore
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- Oliver Ames / Anna Coffin Ray
- Oliver Ames, Jr. / Sarah Lothrop
- Frederick Lothrop Ames / Rebecca Blair
- Frederick Lothrop Ames, Jr. / Edith Cryder
References
- 1 2 Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts (Vol I ed.). J.H. Beers & Co. 1912. p. 26. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ Lineage Book, Volume 50. Daughters of the American Revolution. 1919. p. 334. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
John Ames was captain of a company of Plymouth County militia. He served under different commands in the defense of Rhode Island. He was a leading gunmaker and furnished arms for the troops. He was born and died in West Bridgewater, Mass.
- 1 2 3 Davis, William T. The New England States (Vol 1 ed.). Boston: D.H. Hurd & Co. pp. 375–376. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- 1 2 Clarke, James W. (1885). "Oliver Ames". The New England Magazine, Volume 2: 186.
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