Frank Luther WESSON

1852 - 1887  (34 years)

• Name	Frank Luther WESSON
  Birth	17 Nov 1852	Tauton, Bristol, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Feb 1887	Hartford, Windsor, Vermont
  Burial	Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [1]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Sarah Jeanette WESSON,   b. 21 May 1848, Hartford, Connecticut d. 8 Oct 1927, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age 79 years) + 2. Walter Herbert WESSON,   b. 23 Jan 1850, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 29 Nov 1921, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age 71 years)   3. Frank Luther WESSON,   b. 17 Nov 1852, Tauton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 5 Feb 1887, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont  (Age 34 years)   4. Joseph Hawes WESSON,   b. 27 Sep 1859, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts d. 30 Apr 1920, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age 60 years)
  Person ID	I10884	bmds
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Daniel Baird WESSON,   b. 18 May 1825, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 4 Aug 1906, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Cynthia Maria HAWES,   b. 11 Aug 1825, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 18 Jul 1906, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F4505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Nov 1852 - Tauton, Bristol, Massachusetts Death - 5 Feb 1887 - Hartford, Windsor, Vermont Burial - - Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
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• Notes

  Frank Luther, third son of Daniel B. and Cynthia AI. (Hawes) Wesson, was killed in a railroad accident at Hartford, Vermont, February 5, 1887. He received his early education in the public schools, and was a fellow student with his brother, Walter H., at Williston. After his marriage he was for about three years a partner in the firm of Lovell, Adam & Wesson, printers and publishers, of New York and Montreal, with a printing plant at Rouse’s Point, New York, where Mr. Wesson was employed. About 1877 he returned to Springfield, and for the remainder of his life was assistant superintendent of the Smith & Wesson revolver factory. Like the other men of his family he devoted his time to his business, taking no part in politics, except to vote, and belonging to no societies. He married Sarah Kurczine Lovell, of Montreal, Canada, daughter of John Lovell. of Montreal. Mr. Lovell was publisher of the Canadian Gazeteer, Lovell’s Geography, and other school books. The children of this marriage are: 1. Mabel, was born in New York; married John Murray, an English subject, now an instructor in English literature in Harvard University. 2. Harold, mentioned below. 3. Frank Herbert, see below. 4. Cynthia, Maria, a student at Brvn Mawr, class of 1909.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 41853577.