Samuel Williston (1795 - 1874)

Born 17 Jun 1795 in Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emily (Graves) Williston — married 24 May 1822 in Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1795. Williston Seminary was founded by Samuel Williston (1795–1874), a wealthy button manufacturer, in February 1841.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williston_Northampton_School#History

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBP-XJF : 4 December 2014), Samuel Williston, 17 Jun 1795; citing , P 11 # 181; FHL microfilm 1,871,945.

• "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-8FKP : 20 April 2016), Samuel Williston and Emily Graves, 24 May 1822; citing Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerks and local churches; FHL microfilm 186,147.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9L-MDR : 4 December 2014), Samuel Williston and Emily Graves, 27 May 1822; citing reference p 45 #24; FHL microfilm 1,871,945.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5V-JH7 : 19 August 2017), Samuel Williston, Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing 423, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 337,922.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYQ-Q99 : 7 September 2017), Samuel Williston, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 412, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 184; FHL microfilm 14,677.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9Y-KFK : 12 April 2016), Samuel Williston, Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 212, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWP-W7H : 2 April 2016), Samuel Williston, Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,946.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCD-J4V : 12 December 2017), Samuel Williston, 1860.

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQCZ-TTH : 2 April 2016), Samuel Williston, East Hampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 954,566.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC94-THJ : 10 December 2014), Samuel Williston in entry for Delia Lord Williston, 20 Mar 1831; citing , reference p 48 #72; FHL microfilm 1,871,945.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC94-THT : 10 December 2014), Samuel Williston in entry for Ellen Williston, 28 Mar 1831; citing , reference p 48 #75; FHL microfilm 1,871,945.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC94-YHB : 10 December 2014), Samuel Williston in entry for Ellen Williston, 03 May 1837; citing , reference p 54 #147; FHL microfilm 1,871,945.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC94-YCS : 10 December 2014), Samuel Williston in entry for Delia Lord Williston, 15 Jun 1837; citing , reference p 54 #149; FHL microfilm 1,871,945.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7PL-DWY : 10 December 2014), Samuel Williston, 18 Jul 1874; citing Easthampton, Massachusetts, v 266 p 7, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,205.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-4T17 : 13 December 2015), Samuel Williston, 1874; Burial, Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States of America, Main Street Cemetery; citing record ID 28883093, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23RB-PSP : 4 December 2014), Samuel Williston in entry for Harriet Richards Williston Clark, 22 Sep 1917; citing Death, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 384, page 196, State Archives, Boston.