Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts ; . ember 3, 1895. Married, January 22,1840, Emily Minerva Swain, born at SouthReading, August 26, 1820, daughter ofThomas and Mary (Parker) Swain. Emfer-son became associated with his father in themanufacture of boots and shoes in 1837 underthe firm name of Thomas Emerson. Fornearly thirty years he made a winter trip tothe south to sell the product of the factoryand he had a wide business acquaintance. In1854 his father retired and the two sons con-tinued the business as
Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts ; . ember 3, 1895. Married, January 22,1840, Emily Minerva Swain, born at SouthReading, August 26, 1820, daughter ofThomas and Mary (Parker) Swain. Emfer-son became associated with his father in themanufacture of boots and shoes in 1837 underthe firm name of Thomas Emerson. Fornearly thirty years he made a winter trip tothe south to sell the product of the factoryand he had a wide business acquaintance. In1854 his father retired and the two sons con-tinued the business as Thomas EmersonsSons. Under this name the reputation of thehouse was sustained and the business grew involume and prosperity. The firm was alwaysfortunate in avoiding labor difficulties. was one of the founders of theWakefield Horticultural and Agricultural So-ciety, of which he was the vice-president sev-eral years. For twenty-four years he waspresident of the bank, the Mechanic and Ag-ricultural Institution. He was trustee of theWakefield Savings Bank, director in the Na-tional Bank, member of the Ancient and. ^^/^^-i^i^M.^^^ (y Cp-^^^x/UJ.,;?-^ MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 1541 Honorable Artillery Company of Massachu-setts, of the Boston Commandery, KnightsTemplar, Souhegan Lodge of Odd Fellows,Wyoming Lodge of Free Masons, the Bos-ton Boot and Shoe Club and other organiza-tions. He was a man of strict integrity, hon-orable purposes and unswerving fidelity toduty; a constant attendant upon public wor-ship at the Congregational church, which hevery liberally supported. Children: i. Thom-as Albert, born December 27, 1840, men-tioned below. 2. Edwin Eugene, born Feb-ruary 4, 1843, married, June 5, 1867, SophiaP. Harnden, daughter of Sylvester and Mary(Sherman) Harnden; she was born in Read-ing, June 26, 1844, died January 31, 1908. Heentered the firm of Thomas Emersons sonsin 1866; after the retirement from the firm ofJames Francis Emerson, the business wascontinued by Edwin Eu
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