Wistar family.

Dates:
Active 1739
Active 1845

Biographical notes:

The members of this family were descendants of Caspar Wister (1696-1752), the owner of a glasshouse in New Jersey. Caspar's brother, John (1708-1789), was a merchant and real estate investor in Philadelphia, PA. John's son, William (1746-1800), became one of the most eminent and wealthy merchants of the city. William's nephew, Charles Jones Wister (1782-1865), was also a merchant and was interested in such scientific pursuits as botany and mineralogy.

From the description of Papers, 1739-ca.1845. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84665442

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Subjects:

  • Business records
  • Children's periodicals, American
  • Children's writings, American
  • Girls
  • Grocery trade
  • Hardware
  • Inventories of decedents' estates
  • Merchants
  • Retail trade
  • Shipping
  • Textile fabrics

Occupations:

  • Merchants

Places:

  • Philadelphia (Pa.) (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Duncannon (Pa.) (as recorded)

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