The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

388 THE EARLE FAMILY [Ninth
9 D. Earle (Benjamin* D., William^
[ 2 38 5-3] • Martha
William, 6 William, $ Benjamin,* John,* Ralph, 2 Ralph 1
),
dau. of Benjamin D. and Amey A. (Foster) Earle, b.
May 22, 1847, in Providence, R. I. ; m. June 9, 1869,
William W., Jr. (b. June 25, 1845), son of William W.
and Ann E. (Hathaway) Brown, and lives in Providence.
Their children were :
3524-1. Earle Brown, b. Feb. 24, 1870.
3525-2. Austin Brown, b. July 2, 1871.
3526-3. Nellie H. Brown, b. Aug. 15. 1874.
[2386-4] . Benj
amin9 M . Earle (Benjamin* D. , William,':
William, 6 William £ Benjamin,* John,* Ralph, 2 Ralph 1
),
son of Benjamin D. and Amey A. (Foster) Earle, b.
Sept. 4, 1851, in Providence, R. I. ; m. Dec. 12, 1871,
Anna B., dau. of Samuel and Lydia A. (Sanford) Arnold,
and lives in Providence.
Their only child was :
3527-1. Benjamin M. Earle, Jr., b. Sept. 20, 1872.
[2387-1 ] . John9 D. Earle ( George8 B. , William,"! William 6
William,* Benjamin,'1 ' John,* Ralph, 2 Ralph 1
), son of
George B. and Cornelia A. (Rhodes) Earle, b. July 8.
1837, in Providence, R. I. ; m. Dec. 30, 1862, Emily C.
Wilbour; lived in Pawtucket, R. I. : d. Feb. 6, 1887.
His father, George B. Earle, was an expressman, and for years
managed the business known as Earle's Express. John D. was with
his father as messenger for a short time, when the latter sold his
business to the Adams Express Company, and the young man went
into the office of that company. The firm of Earle & Prew was
formed in 1867; and in the year 1870-71, John D. Earle was
admitted to partnership, and shortly afterward assumed the duties of
treasurer, besides acting as agent at Pawtucket, which positions he
held uninterruptedly until his death. Prior to his membership in
the firm, and before the establishment of the national banking system,
he acted as bank messenger between Providence and Boston for ten
or twelve years.