Puffer Genealogy
CHARLTON, Earle Perry Jr.
1893 - 1973 (79 years)
Generation: 1
1. CHARLTON, Earle Perry Jr. was born on 23 Aug 1893 in Fall River, MA (son of CHARLTON, Earle Perry and STEIN, Ida M.); died on 7 Jan 1973 in MA; was buried in Fall River, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
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Business Magnate. He was one of the fathers of the chain-retail business. His company, the E.P. Charlton & Co. 5 & 10 stores, started as a single store located in Fall River, Massachusetts. Before long there were 53 stores located all over the United States and Canada.
Eventually his company merged with another large retail chain and he became the co-founder of F.W. Woolworth Company.
His personal fortune at the time of his death has been valued at approximately $32 million dollars and his philanthropic legacy continues in the local community with a local Hospital and Business College dedicated in his name.
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GRID=88111747Earle married MOORE, Elizabeth Louise on 2 Jun 1923 in MA. Elizabeth (daughter of MOORE, Edmund Lawrence and PUFFER, Edith Lovering) was born on 1 Jul 1901 in Medford, MA; died on 17 Nov 1955 in NV; was buried in Reno, NV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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CHARLTON, Earle Perry was born on 19 Jun 1863 in Chester, CT; died on 20 Nov 1930 in Westport, CT; was buried in Fall River, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
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GRID=183651068Earle married STEIN, Ida M. in 1898. Ida was born on 10 Sep 1868 in Buffalo, NY; died on 30 Aug 1957 in Fall River, MA; was buried in Fall River, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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STEIN, Ida M. was born on 10 Sep 1868 in Buffalo, NY; died on 30 Aug 1957 in Fall River, MA; was buried in Fall River, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
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GRID=156174887Children:
- 1. CHARLTON, Earle Perry Jr. was born on 23 Aug 1893 in Fall River, MA; died on 7 Jan 1973 in MA; was buried in Fall River, MA.