SHUTE, Benjamin

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Family/Spouse: 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]

Family/Spouse: ORR, Lucy. Lucy was born in 1769; died on 16 Feb 1842; was buried in East Derry, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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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"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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• Residence: 1850, Boston, MA
• Residence: 1866, San Francisco, CA
• Residence: 1873, San Francisco, CA; with his brother Daniel S.

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In San Franciso, CA in 1867, a carriage maker. (ED NOTE: It is quite possible that Henry was a '49er', drawn to California by the Gold Rush)

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A crewman aboard the whaling ship 'Roscoe' out of New Bedford, MA? He w as a blacksmith? According to his death notice he was a "magnetic physician" at the time o f his death.

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Charles married SAVAGE, Harriet Adelia on 20 Jun 1855 in Boston, MA. Harriet (daughter of SAVAGE, David and HAYES, Lucretia) was born on 9 Jun 1829 in Shefford, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada; died on 14 Dec 1918 in Somerville, MA; was buried in Melrose, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1850, Boston, MA
• Residence: 1866, San Francisco, CA
• Residence: 1873, San Francisco, CA; with his brother Henry M.
• Residence: 1888, San Francisco, CA
• Residence: 1890, San Francisco, CA

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In San Francisco, CA in 1867, a carriage builder/ manufacturer

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His funeral was held on the 14th of May 1891, at the United Presbyterian Church, Mason Street, San Francisco (between Eddy and Ellis Street).

Family/Spouse: Margaret. Margaret was born in 1837 in Boston, MA; died on 22 Jun 1882 in San Francisco, CA; was buried in San Francisco, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1850, Boston, MA