Charles Alfred Pillsbury (1842 - 1899)

Born 3 Dec 1842 in Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Stinson) Pillsbury — married 12 Sep 1866 in Dunbarton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1899 at age 56 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Charles Pillsbury is Notable.

Charles Alfred Pillsbury was born December 3, 1842 in Warner, New Hampshire, first of three children born to George Alfred Pillsbury (1816–1898) and Margaret Sprague Carleton (1817–1901). His sister Mary A. died in infancy. His brother was Frederick Carleton Pillsbury (1852–1892). Charles was a prominent flour miller of Minneapolis, Minnesota. From 1877 to 1897, he was Minnesota State Senator and held the chairmanship of the Finance Committee of the Senate. He was responsible for introduction and implementation of legislation, recommended by his uncle, Governor John S. Pillsbury, for the adjustment of the state debt.

Charles Alfred Pillsbury had a modest upbringing. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1863, paying for his college education by teaching part-time.

Pillsbury worked for six years as clerk and partner in Montreal, Canada, at a mercantile enterprise. During this time, he met his future wife, Mary Ann Stinson (1842–1902), daughter of Capt. Charles Stinson of Goffstown, New Hampshire and his wife Mary Ann Poore. On 12 September 1866 he married Mary Stinson and they had four children. The two first-born children, George Alfred (1871–1872) and Margaret Carleton (1876–1881), both died in childhood. On 6 December 1878 twin sons were born, Charles Stinson and John Sargent II, both of whom lived into adulthood. Charles married Helen Pendleton Winston in 1901, while John married Eleanor Jerusha Lawler in 1911.

Pillsbury was drawn to business in Minneapolis after experiencing and observing the commercial interests in Montreal, which processed grain from the west. Pillsbury's uncle, John S. Pillsbury, had settled at the Falls of St. Anthony at Minneapolis in 1855; in 1869, Charles Pillsbury moved to the growing city of Minneapolis and established his flour business.

Charles was born in 1842. He was the son of George Pillsbury. He passed away in 1899. ^[1] He is buried in the Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota ^[2]

US Census 1850 finds Charles, age 8 living in Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire.

US Census 1860 finds Charles, age 17, living in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Jerry Kezar, Friday, November 15, 2013.
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49467452/charles-alfred-pillsbury

"New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLP1-F85 : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Charles Alfred Pillsbury, 03 Dec 1842.

"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWZV-T39 : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Charles A Pillsbury in household of George A Pillsbury, Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States; citing dwelling 405, family 451, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 436.

"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7WP-Q8J : accessed 20 Jan 2014), Charles A Pillsbury in household of George A Pillsbury, Ward 5 City Of Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. , family , NARA microfilm publication ; FHL microfilm 803675.

"New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLX8-TSM : accessed 20 Jan 2014), George A. in entry for Charles A. Pillsbury and Mary A. Stinson and , 1866.

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