Ames family

The Ames family is an American family associated with establishing Ames Manufacturing Company and Ames True Temper.

John Ames (born 1738), a former blacksmith[1] arms manufacturer,[2] shovel manufacturer[3] and military captain, is the patriarch of the family.[4] After marrying Susanna Howard in the late 1750s[1][3][4] they had eight children named David, Keziah, Susanna, Huldah, Abigail, Cynthia, John, and Oliver.[3]

Family members

References

  1. 1 2 Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts (Vol I ed.). J.H. Beers & Co. 1912. p. 26. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. Lineage Book, Volume 50. Daughters of the American Revolution. 1919. p. 334. Retrieved 22 February 2016. John Ames was captain of a company of Plymouth County militia. He served under different commands in the defense of Rhode Island. He was a leading gunmaker and furnished arms for the troops. He was born and died in West Bridgewater, Mass.
  3. 1 2 3 Davis, William T. The New England States (Vol 1 ed.). Boston: D.H. Hurd & Co. pp. 375–376. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 Clarke, James W. (1885). "Oliver Ames". The New England Magazine, Volume 2: 186.


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