Jack,
John Rose Caswell (Philip Jr.6, Philip5, John4, Job3, Thomas2, Thomas1) born
18 Sept. 1834, Jamestown, RI, married 12 Nov. 1857, in Newport, RI, Ann E.
Albro, born 1837, Newport, RI, (daughter of James G. Albro and Ann Spooner),
died 8 Jan. 1911, Newport, RI. He married (2) 15 April 1913, in Newport, RI,
Mary Ellen Stewart born 1868, Portland, ME, (daughter of William Stewart and
Ellen _____ ), died 12 Feb. 1950, Newport, RI. John died 9 March 1918,
Newport, RI.
This is from a 1948 Rhode Islander magazine article about the company:
John was a senior member of the drug firm of Caswell-Massey which had
branches in Newport and New York City. He joined the firm in 1859, fourteen years
after his brother Philip when it was called Caswell, Hazard & Company. Philip
retired in 1872 and in 1877 William Massey, an employee, joined the
partnership. The company was renamed Caswell-Massey, the name it bears today. When the
New York business was given up, he continued to manage the Newport store,
until it was sold to Hall & Lyon a few years before his death.
If you are one of his descendants, please let me know.
Bill
Does any lister know Mr. Caswell's ancestry or of what branch of
Caswell's
the founder of that company came from ?
Bill Caswell Seeking descendants of Job Caswell
Boscawen, NH (c.1690-1774) of Newport, RI
e-mail: WSCaswell(a)aol.com
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