The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

Gen.] GENEALOGY. 20Q,
From that time he took no active part in public affairs, though he
retained to the last his interest in them, and was always willing to
give his counsel, advice, and any information in his
of his friends who desired them.
power, to those
" He was a faithful member of the Society of Friends, an upright,
God-fearing man, beloved and respected in every private and public
relation."
:
The children of John Milton and Sarah (Hussey) Earle
were
1889-1. Anne H. Earle, b. April 17, 1822; m. Edward Southwick.
1890-2. Elizabeth Earle, b. May 4, 1824; d. Jan. 13, 1858.
1891-3. Mary F. Earle, b. July 25, 1826; d. Aug. 25, 1826.
1892-4. Catherine Earle, b. Jan. 24, 1828 ; m. Moses Farnum.
1893-5. Martha B. Earle, b. Dec. 28, 1829; m. Henry Earle
[1900-3].
1894-6. Sarah F. Earle, b. Dec. 8, 1831 ; lives, unm., in Worcester.
1895-7. Pliny Earle, b. July 21, 1834; lives, unm., in Leicester.
1896-8. Samuel H. Earle, b. May 25, 1837; d. Sept. 22, 1837.
1897-9. Frances C. Earle, b. April 2, 1840; lives, unm., in
Philadelphia, Pa.
[869-2]. Thomas7 6 Earle ( Pliny Robert,* Robert,* Ralph, 3
,
William? Ralph 1
), son of Pliny and Patience (Buffum)
Earle, b. April 21, 1796, in Leicester, Mass. ; m. July,
1820, Mary (b. May 20, 1798; d. Oct. 27, 1886), dau.
of Uriah and Phebe (Folger) Hussey, of Nantucket,
Mass. ; resided in Philadelphia, Penn., and d. July 14,
1849.
He was educated at a common school and at Leicester Academy,
assisted his father in business during the last years of his minority,
was a few months in the store of Earle & Chase, in Worcester, and
removed, in 181 7, to Philadelphia, where he became one of the firm
of Earle & Barker, Commission Merchants for the sale of domestic
goods. The firm was afterward changed to Earle & Gaskell, and
the two copartnerships extended over a period of about six years.
But the mercantile business was less agreeable to him than literary,
professional and philanthropic pursuits, and he was not successful in
it. In 1824 he began the study of the Law, and in due time was
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