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William Brewster Southworth Sr. (1903 - 1990)

William Brewster Southworth Sr.
Born in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 1925 [location unknown]
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Died at age 86 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Southworth 11 (William 10-9,Amasa 8,Consider 7, Jedediah 6, Constant 5, Edward 4, Nathaniel 3, Constant 2, Edward 1)

William Brewster Southworth Sr. was born 11 June 1903 to William Southworth and Arabella (Brewster) Southworth.

He married Ester May Polly daughter of Benjamin W. Polly and Flora (Sherman) Polly.

William Brewster Southworth Sr. was a cotton broker and later a wool broker. He was a partner in the Nichols Company and at one time was a trustee and later president of the New York Wool Exchange before it closed.

William and Ester (Polly) Southworth lived in Hingham and later Norwell and had one son:

  1. William Brewster Southworth Jr. b. 1928, m.1952 Shirley Blackwell 3 dau.

He died 6 Apr 1990 at the Weymouth South Shore Hospital.

They are in the 1940 Hingham, Mass. Census [1]
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

  • W Brewster Southworth Head Male 37 Massachusetts
  • Esther May Southworth Wife Female 37 Massachusetts
  • W Brewster Southworth Son Male 11 Massachusetts
  • Alice B Cullivan Maid Female 17 Massachusetts

He is with his parents in the 28 January 1920 Census of Stoughton, Mass. at 64 Pleasant St. [2],

  • William B Southworth Head Male 48 Massachusetts Clerk, Post Office.
  • Arabella Southworth Wife Female 48 Massachusetts
  • William B Southworth, Jr Son Male 16 Massachusetts

Born 11 JUL 1903. Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. [3][4]

Died 6 APR 1990. Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. [4]

Occupation: cotton broker. APR 1930. Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [3]
executive for wool manufacturer. APR 1940. Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [1]

Census: 1 APR 1930. Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [3]
1 APR 1940. Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [1]

Marriage 1925 [3]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1940 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-7NC7?cc=2000219&wc=QZXY-5Q5%3A790102901%2C797740001%2C800665501%2C953187601 : accessed 22 February 2021), Massachusetts > Plymouth > Hingham Town > 12-98 Hingham Town bounded by (N) New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad; (E) Main; (S) Main, Cedar; (W) Hersey; also Lower Plain-Hingham (part) > image 26 of 32; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012
  2. ↑ United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX11-H84 : accessed 6 April 2020), William B Southworth, Jr in household of William B Southworth, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 269, sheet 20B, line 53, family 456, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 724; FHL microfilm 1,820,724.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 1930 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRHW-HQN?cc=1810731&wc=QZF3-JZK%3A648804401%2C651035601%2C650359101%2C1589282328 : 8 December 2015), Massachusetts > Plymouth > Hingham > ED 65 > image 22 of 52; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Find A Grave, William Southworth <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Southworth&GSiman=1&GSsr=41&GScid=1788930&GRid=92775079&>, viewed 9 May 2013 William Southworth Birth: Jul. 11, 1903 Longmeadow Hampden County Massachusetts, USA Death: Apr. 6, 1990, USA Son Of William B & Arabella Husband of Esther May Polley  Burial: Evergreen Cemetery Stoughton Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA




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David Blackwell
Southworth-917 and Southworth-1185 appear to represent the same person because: They were born on the same date to the same parents.
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