SHUTE, Benjamin Alonzo

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"used to come down from Boston to visit his mother's grave. He was a j eweler from Boston. He wore a tall silk hat and carried a gold headed c ane. He also wore a diamond necktie pin." Roberta Puffer to Charles K .W. French Benjamin Alonzo Shute acquired his education in the public schools of B oston, and began his business career as clerk in a cutlery establishmen t. By capable and faithful service he gradually worked his way upward u ntil he became the head of the establishment, which he managed successf ully until his retirement from active pursuits in 1870. In 1887 he purc hased a residence in Malden, the home of some of his early ancestors, a nd has since resided here, a respected citizen. On September 12, 1852, M r. Shute married Sophia Drisko, of Addison, Me., a daughter of Haskell a nd Hannah (Cole) Drisko. Mr. and Mrs. Shute have three children — Mary H elen, .Sophia, and Martha Anna. Sophia is the wife of Alfred J. Thompso n, and has three children — Marion, Leonard, and Gordon. Martha Anna ma rried Frederick Drisko, and they have one son, Stanwood Drisko.

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A soldier in the War of 1812, he was stationed for awhile at one of the forts in Boston Harbor. He subsequently located in Boston, where he was, for a number of years, employed at a lumber wharf

Daniel married STANWOOD, Alice in 1822 in Boston, MA. Alice (daughter of STANWOOD, Henry and MERRITT, Mary Allen) was born on 15 Aug 1790 in Gloucester, MA; died on 8 Jun 1870 in Columbia Falls, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died on a visit to Columbia Falls.

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Benjamin married BOARDMAN, Rebeckah. Rebeckah was born on 30 Sep 1764 in Newburyport, MA; died on 5 Sep 1802 in Londonderry, NH; was buried in East Derry, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Henry married MERRITT, Mary Allen on 16 Oct 1790 in Gloucester, MA. Mary (daughter of MERRETT\ MERRITT, Col. James and REDMAN, Mary) was born on 15 Aug 1765 in MA; died on 15 Feb 1834 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nehemiah married MORGAN, Ruth. Ruth was born about 1739 in MA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Ed Note: According to family history, Colonel James Merritt was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War. I can find no mention of this man in any history of Bunker Hill or the Revolutionary War. You'd think a Col. in the Continental Army who was killed at the most famous battle of the Revolution would be mentioned somewhere? The "History of the town of Bernardston, MA" lists a James Merrett as being a 'six month man' (enlisted for 6 months). DMC )

James married REDMAN, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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