Brennan/Wiswell Family of New York and Massachusetts:Information about Augustus Curtis Wiswall
Augustus Curtis Wiswall (b. 08 Jan 1885)
Notes for Augustus Curtis Wiswall:Clarence Augustus Hill
Born in Newton, Mass, October, 30, 1854.
The family removed to North Carolina when he was an infant and where his early years where passed.As the age of 15 they again returned to Newton Lower Falls where his father had purchased a mill for the manufacture of paper.
After attending the Grammar and High Schools of Newton, at the age of 18, he entered the mill of his father to learn the process of making paper.
At the death of his father in 1880, he assumed control of the business which was conducted till 1892 when he sold the mill.
March 1, 1881, he married Harriet M. Boit of Newton. Dark-eyed and vivacious, a graduate of the Newton High School and Boston Normal School, and a teacher in the public schools in Boston, and whose eldest sister afterwards attained fame and wealth as the originator and developer of one of the largest knit goods mills in the country, she proved a worthy helpmate.
Two sons, Thomas A. and Augustus Curtis, and two daughters, Clare E. and Marion E, were born and all grew to maturity.
In 1894, he bought the paper mill property in Bradford, Vermont, which was conducted for some years until afterwards it was sold.In 1901, he moved to Reading, Mass., and in 1908 in conjunction with his son, Augustus established in Wakefield a plant for the manufacture of paper boxes.
Children of Clarence Augustus Wiswall
1. Clare W. Wiswall, born January 8, 1882. Graduated from Wellesley High School in 1900. Married to Clinton W. Crafts, October 9, 1907. Two daughters were born to them, Eleanor B., June 23, 1910 and Jeanette W., June 24, 1915.
2. Thomas A. Wiswall, born in Wellesley Hills, Mass, July 28, 1883.He graduated from Wellesley High School in June 1900 and entered Dartmouth in the fall and graduated in the Class of 1904.Taking up the profession in medicine he secured his degree of M. D> and established himself in Falmouth, Mass, as a physician in the highest repute and with a large and growing practice.April 17, 1912, married Elizabeth Claire Cable, and two children were born to them; Elizabeth B, July 5, 1913, and Harriet M., August 14, 1914.
3. Marion E. Wiswall, born November, 9, 1886 and married Lawrence W. Crafts, September 15, 1905. A daughter, Dorothy Wiswall was born July 15, 1906.
4. August Curtis Wiswall, born January 8, 1885, Graduated from Wellesley Grammar School and the Reading High School. Entered Dartmouth and was a student for two years.He commenced business as a manufacturer of paper boxes in 1908 at Wakefield, Mass.On September 8, 1908, he married Alice France Griffiths, who was of sturdy English lineage, and thus as the centuries rolled by the Anglo-Saxon strain again mingles in the line of ancestry here set forth.May the links of the chain be strengthened and increased in the years to com, by
James Boit Wiswall
Son of Augustus CurtisWiswall
Born July 8, 1916
James Boit Wiswall is the tenth generation in direct line of descent from the Puritan Elder Thomas Wiswall.
Generationl: Elder Thomas Wiswall, 1601-1683
Generation2: Captain Noah Wiswall, 1638-1690
Generation3: Lieut. Thomas Wiswall, 1666-1709
Generation4: Captain Noah Wiswall, 1699-1786
Generation5: Captain Jeremiah Wiswall, 1725-1809
Generation6: Thomas Wiswall of Newton, 1775-1836
Generation 7: Augustus Curtis Wiswall, 1823-1880
Generation 8: *Clarence August Wiswall, 1854-
Generation 9: *Augustus Curtis Wiswall, 1885-
Generation 10: *James Boit Wiswall, 1916-
*Were still living at the time of the recording of this information
More About Augustus Curtis Wiswall and Alice Frances Griffiths:
Marriage: 08 Sep 1908
Children of Augustus Curtis Wiswall and Alice Frances Griffiths are:
- James Boit Wiswall, b. 08 Jul 1916.