. La storia di Plymouth County, Massachusetts : con biografie di molti dei suoi pionieri ed eminenti uomini. ers che ancora esiste.Questo Robert Dunbar, Scotchman, fu il capostipite della famiglia attuale di Abingtou e dintorni. Wil-liam H. è il suo diretto discendente nel sesto generi tion, la linea essendo Robert, Pietro-, Eliseo , Pietro*,Asaf5, William H.6 La famiglia ha sempre shownthe caratteristiche che hanno così favorevolmente distin-guished lo scotch di persone di altre nazionalità.Essi sono buoni, i cittadini rispettosi della legge, con un frugalthrift e industria, una economia attenta e cautiousand d

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. History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. ers which still exists.This Robert Dunbar, Scotchman, was the ancestor ofthe present family of Abingtou and vicinity. Wil-liam H. is his direct descendant in the sixth genera-tion, the line being Robert, Peter-, Elisha , Peter*, Asaph5, William H.6 The family has always shownthe characteristics which have so favorably distin-guished the Scotch people from other nationalities.They are good, law-abiding citizens, with a frugalthrift and industry, a careful economy, and cautiousand discriminating judgment in all the affairs of life. Lieut. Peter Dunbar, grandfather of William IL, was active iu the colonial army of the Revolution, and worthily filled the duties of the commission whichhe carried. He died in 1817, aged seventy-six years.He married Relief, daughter of Capt. TheophilusCurtis, of Stoughton. She died iu 1S39, at the ageof ninety-six. Asaph Dunbar was born June 8, 17S9, at Stough-ton, Mass., a farmers sou, and with only the meagreopportunities which the schools of that day afforded. HISTORY OF SOUTH ABINGTON. 511 for education. He left home early iu life, learned, and for some years followed, the carpenters trade, be-coming a contractor and builder, in which business hewcut to Charleston, S. O, and was actively and profit-ably engaged until the breaking out of the war of1S12. In 1812 he returned to Massachusetts, mar-ried Nancy, daughter of Capt. Noah Ford (a wan ofhigh social standing and prominence in Abington), and settled iu Wrentham, from which place he re-moved to Abington in 1815, where he ever after re-sided. In the same year he began his loug-contiuuedand successful business operations by engaging as amerchant. He developed qualities which proved himto be iu no small degree fitted for mercantile, manu-facturing, and financial affairs. He was among thefirst to enter into the manufacture of boots and shoesin Abington, and, iu company with Joshu

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1880
• booksubjectplymout
• bookyear1884