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Descendants of Colonel Am Rev Weld Eleazer-535241

Third Generation


3. Schoolmaster Weld Stephen Minot-535206 (William Gordon , Eleazer ) was born in 1806. He died in 1867.

He had two wives. Also real estate investor and politician.

Stephen married Balch Sarah Bartlett-362096 daughter of Balch Joseph-152793 and Buckminster Caroline Anne-535306. Sarah was born in 1817. She died in 1854.

They had the following children:

+ 7 M i Cotton broker Weld Stephen Minot-361647 was born in 1842. He died in 1920.

4. Weld William Fletcher-535209 (William Gordon , Eleazer ) was born in 1800. He died in 1881.

gapskey US rich list. His father in War of 1812 had a ships out with himself as captain, a cargo of wine and Spanish silver collars, captured, which put paid to William Fletcher's university education. He went on to build the first great Weld fortune, had 51 sailing ships and 10 steamships (Black Horse Flag fleet). and when shipping declined went into real estate and railroads esp. the Boston and Albany and Boston and Maine lines. Left an estate valued at over $20 million. In 1833 he built the at-the-time largest US ship of its day, named "Senator".

William married (1) wife1 Bryant Mary Perez-535232 daughter of Bryant Progenitor-535236 and BNotknown Miss-535237.

She had six children.

William married (2) Walker Isabella-535233 daughter of Walker Progenitor-535208 and WNotknown Miss-535235.

She had one son.

William and Isabella had the following children:

  8 M i Invalid Weld George Walker-535234 was born in 1840. He died in 1905.

5. Weld Anna Minot-535243 (William Gordon , Eleazer ).

Anna married Commodore Perkins George H.-535244 son of Perkins Progenitor-535246 and PNotknown Miss-535247.

They had the following children:

  9 F i Perkins Isabel Weld-535245 was born in 1877. She died in 1949.
        Isabel married US Ambassador to Japan Anderson Larz-535248 son of Anderson Progenitor-535544 and ANotknown Miss-535545.

6. Dr MD Weld Francis Minot-535252 (William Gordon , Eleazer ) was born in 1814. He died in 1886.

Francis married Rodman Elizabeth-535595 daughter of Rodman Benjamin-251886 and Morgan Susan Wain-535774.

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Francis and Elizabeth had the following children:

+ 10 M i Investment banker White and Weld Weld Francis Minot Jnr-535253 was born in 1911. He died in 1972.
+ 11 M ii Mining engineer Weld Christopher Minot-535596 was born in 1858. He died in 1918.
+ 12 F iii Weld Cora-535762.

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