Watertown People

description - Daughter of Jonas and Lucy (Stearns) White, wife of Levi Thaxter (parents of Levi Lincoln Thaxter who married Celia Laighton), born February 20, 1781. In 1836, William Page was elected a National Academician, and he was president of the National… subject - Portraits.; Thaxter, Lucy -- b. 1871.; Page, William -- 1811-1885.; relation - Identifier - figure 835

description - Inventor and associate of Alexander Graham Bell. Opened a shop in Cambridge to make scientific instruments, invented the gramophone and the dictaphone, developed hard, flat disc wax record, collaborated with Bell for 7 years. Won a dispute with… subject - Portraits.; Tainter, Charles Sumner-- 1854-1940.; relation - Identifier - figure 831

description - Born 1850 in Watertown and lived there until 1879 when he became an associate of Alexander Graham Bell in the Volta Laboratories in Washington, D.C. Moved to San Diego, CA, 1905. Awarded a gold medal at the 1881 Electrical Exhibition in Paris and a… subject - Tainter, Charles Sumner-- 1854-1940.; relation - Identifier - figure 830

description - Became prosperous by his activities in trading, whaling, and the sugar business. Held many positions on the boards of banks and railroads. The grounds of the former Stickney Estate now belong to the Perkins School for the Blind. subject - Portraits.; Stickney, Josiah -- 1789-1876.; relation - Identifier - figure 823

description - His profession was medicine and he was owner of the land that later became the Mount Auburn Cemetery. subject - Mount Auburn cemetery -- Watertown (Mass.).; Portrait.; Stone, Moses Jr. -- 1749 - 1803. relation - Identifier - figure 820

description - Graduation class photograph. subject - Portraits.; Russell, Florence.; relation - Identifier - figure 818

description - Born October 2, 1830. Made his fortune in the oil business partnered with John D. Rockefeller. Founded the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Gave the Watertown Free Public Library a trust fund in honor of his father, As a. The Pratt Room is located on the… subject - Portraits.; Robbins, Isaac -- b.1803.; relation - Identifier - figure 813

description - Author of "Great Little Watertown" and "Watertown's Military History". Town meeting member for 65 years, working for the beautification of the riverbank, the dedication of the Founders' Monument and the recording of the Town's history. subject - Portraits.; Robinson, George Frederick -- 1859-1949.; Founder's Monument -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 810

description - Born April 21, 1803. Town Clerk 1830 -- 1849. Selectman 1836 -- 1837. Uncle of Benjamin Curtis. subject - Portraits.; Robbins, Isaac -- b.1803.; relation - Identifier - figure 805

description - Lived on Pleasant Street. Watercolorist specializing in the painting of natural subjects. Ellen Robbins was born in 1828 and lived on Pleasant Street near the dam by the Charles River. She was the youngest of seven children and describes herself as a… subject - Robbins, Ellen, 1828-1905.; Watercolor painting, American -- 19th century.; Painting, American -- 19th century.; Flowers in art.; Women artists -- United States. relation - Identifier - figure 801

description - Born 1801. Selectman 1837 -- 1839. Moderator 1835 -- 1843. Representative 1836 -- 1837. subject - Portraits.; Robbins, George- 1801-1867.; relation - Identifier - figure 800

description - Founder of Wellesley College. Son of William and Harriet (Fowle) Smith. Born in Hanover, N.H., February 20, 1822. May 23, 1854 he married Pauline Adeline Fowle, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel John Fowle, Jr. Changed his name to Henry Fowle Durant.… subject - Portraits.; Durant, Henry Fowle -- 1822-1881.; Smith, Henry Wells -- 1822-1881.; relation - Identifier - figure 797

description - Born Boxted, England, 1625, died Rowley, Massachusetts, April 22, 1696. Graduate of Harvard, 1651, minister of church in Rowley, Massachusetts. He was the last of the ardent Calvinists. The painting is attributed to John Greenwood. subject - Portraits.; Phillips, Samuel-- 1625-1696.; relation - Identifier - figure 790

description - Businessman, lawyer, and politician, becoming one of the most important leaders of the United States' first political party, the Federalists. 3rd Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. subject - Portraits.; Otis, Harrison Gray-- 1765-1848.; relation - Identifier - figure 788

description - They served in the Civil War, operated a dry goods store in the Otis Block, and were partners in the Watertown Land Company. Photograph taken in 1862. subject - Portraits.; Otis, Harris W. .; Otis, Ward Marshall.; relation - Identifier - figure 786

description - Note GAR insignia on hats, medals on jackets. Otis brothers were partners of Chester Sprague and Samuel S. Gleason in Watertown Land Company after the Civil War. This Company built Otisville, the Irving Park area and Whiting Park. They conserved… subject - Portraits.; Otis, Harris W. .; Otis, Ward Marshall.; relation - Identifier - figure 785

description - Photo by Ralph H. Hutchins, Jr. Inscription on back of photo describes her 48 years of service to the community. She improved and added to the library branch system in Watertown, West Branch at last added in 1930. She served as president of the… subject - Portraits.; Masters, Lydia Warland -- 1876-1962.; relation - Identifier - figure 780

description - Scene of marriage of Hugh Mason and Hester Wells, January 1631/1632. Fred Crawford was a Harvard lawyer, Town Moderator and representative to the Massachusetts Legislature in 1878 and 1879. Fred Crawford was the Watertown Chairman of the Ter-Centary… subject - Crawford, Fred E. -- 1857 - ; Crawford, Mattie Sturtevant Coolidge.; Mason, Hugh -- 1605 - 1678.; Wells, Hester -- 1611 - 1692.; relation - Identifier - figure 764

description - Poet, critic, editor, and diplomat and husband of Maria White Lowell, from daguerreotype taken in Philadelphia, 1844. Lowell graduated from Harvard College in 1838, despite his reputation as a troublemaker, and went on to earn a law degree from… subject - Portraits.; Lowell, James Russell -- 1819-1891.; relation - Identifier - figure 758

description - Poetess and abolitionist. First wife of poet James Russell Lowell, from portrait owned by her niece, Lilley Howe, of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Maria White Lowell was an American poet and abolitionist. She was raised under a strict ascetic discipline… subject - Portraits.; Lowell, Maria White -- 1821-1853.; relation - Identifier - figure 757