The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . pidly developing. Accordingly, Mr. Kenyon com-menced to lay out streets, and some of these wereafterwards given by him to the town free of cost, in-cluding Prospect. Mechanic, Robinson and Lake streets,and Woodruff, Meadow, Orchard and Kenyon Kenyon continued to develop his property until theclose of his life, planning so successfully that the farmhas become the site of a large and prosperous village,with streets lined with fine residences, and handsomeshade trees. Mr. Kenyon was also engaged at one timein busine
The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . pidly developing. Accordingly, Mr. Kenyon com-menced to lay out streets, and some of these wereafterwards given by him to the town free of cost, in-cluding Prospect. Mechanic, Robinson and Lake streets,and Woodruff, Meadow, Orchard and Kenyon Kenyon continued to develop his property until theclose of his life, planning so successfully that the farmhas become the site of a large and prosperous village,with streets lined with fine residences, and handsomeshade trees. Mr. Kenyon was also engaged at one timein business as agent for farm implements, and was thefirst to introduce the new model mowing machine, andwas himself an inventor, having secured patents for amowing machine and hay spreader. Besides his own farmhe owned in 1874, one-fourth interest in the Bradfordfarm, which was located at West Kingston, and it waslargely owing to his efforts that the present railroadstation was located there. In the year 1868 he pur-chased another store, located just east of his old estab-. 6^^^^^. BIOGRAPHICAL 289 shment where Eldred Brothers are now established,nd taking his son, William A. Keni-on, into partner-hip, engaged in a mercantile business under the style ofVilliam G. Kenyon and Son. They continued in thisjne until the death of the elder Mr. Kenyon, when theiUsiness was sold to his youngest son, Orrin P. Ken-on, who continued it alone until 1881, when he andis brother, William A. Kenyon, formed a firm of Kenyon Brothers greatly enlarged theDriginal enterprise, and upon the death of the elderjrother in 1S87, Orrin P. Kenyon continued the businessdone. William G. Kenyon was united in marriage June 21,;[846, with Emeline Bull Allen, who was born Mar. 23,[822, and died June 11, 1855. He married (second),Sept. 19, 1859, Mrs. Hannah (Pearse) Robinson, widow3f Albert C. Robinson. The children by the first mar-riage were as follows: William A., born May 29, 1847,and died Dec. 16, 18
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