Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Jarvis, William |
Date Born |
02/04/1770 |
Birthplace |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Deceased |
10/21/1859 |
Place of Death |
Weathersfield Bow, Vermont |
Father |
Jarvis, Charles |
Spouse |
Jarvis, Mary Pepperell Sparhawk, Jarvis, Ann Bailey Bartlett, |
Children |
Mary Jarvis Cutts 1809–1879 Elizabeth Bartlett Jarvis Wheeler 1811–1848 Anne Eliza Jarvis Dinsmoor 1818–1849 Harriet Bartlett Jarvis Richards 1820–1909 Charles Jarvis 1821–1863 Sarah Jarvis Jarvis 1826–1857 Louisa Bartlett Jarvis 1835–1888 |
Notes |
In 1801 President Jefferson appointed William Jarvis to be charge d'affaires and consul to Portugal. Jarvis returned to the United States in 1810 bringing with him a herd of merino sheep from Spain which had strong penalties for exporting them. Jarvis purchased almost the entire village of Weathersfield Bow, Vermont where he raised sheep for several years. As a result of his efforts, Merino sheep flourished in Vermont from 1830 to1850. Jarvis died at the age of 89 having been a political and financial leader in the town of Weathersfield, and influential leader of the Whig party, and known nationwide as an advocate for high protective tariffs. |
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Book - 920 Jarvis
The life and times of Hon. William Jarvis, of Weathersfield, Vermont
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