Wistar family.
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
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Wistar family. Papers, 1739-ca.1845. | Winterthur Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| associatedWith | A. Konigmacher and Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chichester, Sarah Edythe Wister, 1860-1935. | person |
| associatedWith | C. J. Wister and Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Fisher family. | family |
| associatedWith | Hoxie, John M. S. | person |
| associatedWith | J. H. Stevenson and Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Konigmacher, Adam. | person |
| associatedWith | Krug, Frederick V | person |
| associatedWith | Miles and Wister. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Miles, Samuel. | person |
| associatedWith | Price, J. M. | person |
| associatedWith | Rodman family. | family |
| associatedWith | Rotch, William. | person |
| associatedWith | Starr, Sarah Logan, b. 1903. | person |
| associatedWith | United Society of Journeymen Cabinet and Chair Makers of the City of Baltimore. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wister and Ashton. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wister, Charles Jones, 1782-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | Wister, Daniel, 1738-1805. | person |
| associatedWith | Wister, Johannes, 1708-1789. | person |
| associatedWith | Wister, John, 1776-1862. | person |
| associatedWith | Wister, Price and Wister. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wister, Sarah Tyler Boas, b.ca.1842. | person |
| associatedWith | Wister, William, 1746-1800. | person |
| associatedWith | Wister, William, 1784-1806. | person |
| associatedWith | Wurts, Elizabeth Wister, 1870-1953. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Philadelphia (Pa.) | |||
| Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | |||
| Pennsylvania | |||
| Duncannon (Pa.) |
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| Business records |
| Children's periodicals, American |
| Children's writings, American |
| Girls |
| Grocery trade |
| Hardware |
| Inventories of decedents' estates |
| Merchants |
| Retail trade |
| Shipping |
| Textile fabrics |
| Occupation |
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| Merchants |
| Activity |
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Active 1845
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