The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

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He was a member of the Society of Friends, remarkably quiet and
inobtrusive in his manners ;
intelligent and of sound judgment, and,
is Gov. Washburn says, "a man of great integrity and benevolence."
3e was a member of the Board of Selectmen from 1815 to 1818,
nclusive.
The children of Jonah and Elizabeth (Southgate) Earle
were
:
577-1. John P. Earle, b. Nov. 11, 1795
2d, Mary W. Stratton 3d, Betsey Wheeler.
;
578-2. Nathaniel P. Earle, b. 1797; d. in infancy.
; m. 1st, Susan Anthony
579-3. Nathaniel P. Earle, b. April 17, 1798; m. Rachel A.
Howard.
^80-4. Amos S. Earle, b. April 22, 1S00; m. Hannah W. Carpenter.
581-5. Rebecca P. Earle, b. May 20, 1802 ; m. Joseph Anthony.
j He
357~3] • Silas6 Earle (Robert £ Robert ,* Ralph,* William*
Ralph 1
), son of Robert and Sarah (Hunt) Earle, b. May
26, 1767, in Leicester, Mass. ; m. Nov. 6, 1794, Rachel
(b. July 17, 1774; d. Dec. 17, 1851), dau. of Elisha and
Anna (Read) Thornton, of Smithfield, R. I. ; d. Nov.
26, 1842, in Leicester.
was one of the original members of the firm of Pliny Earle &
[Brothers, but withdrew from it many years before it was dissolved,
and, establishing himself in the same business, prosecuted it exten-
sively and successfully until his decease. During the last twelve or
fifteen years of his life his card-setting machines were run by horse-
power. Soon after his death, his son Timothy sold all the machinery
iof the establishment to his cousin Timothy K. Earle and Reuben
Randall, who pursued the business a very short time, under the firm
name of T. K. Earle & Co., when Timothy Earle repurchased the
nterest of Randall. The firm was changed to Timothy Earle & Co.
and so continued for a brief period, until Timothy Earle sold his
nterest to Edward Earle, the half-brother of Timothy K. The
jbrmer name, T. K. Earle & Co., was then resumed, and was con-
tinued until 1880, when the establishment became the property of a
joint stock company under the title of " The T. K. Earle Manufac-
turing Company." After Edward Earle bought Timothy Earle's
;