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   William Deering (April 25, 1826 – December 9, 1913) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He inherited a woolen mill in Maine , but made his fortune in later life with the Deering Harvester Company .

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   Apr 21, 2024 · William Deering (born April 25, 1826, South Paris, Maine, U.S.—died Dec. 9, 1913, Coconut Grove, Fla.) was an American businessman and philanthropist whose company was at one time the largest agricultural-implement manufacturer in the world. Deering helped manage his family’s woolen mill in South Paris in western Maine.

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   Feb 26, 2017 · The gentle William Sanderson McCormick. Of Cyrus and Nettie’s children, Cyrus Jr., Harold and Anita would be the most visible as adults. Anita married Emmons Blaine, member of a socially esteemed Chicago family, and became well known as a philanthropist. Anita McCormick in the gown she wore to marry Emmons Blaine.

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   James Deering was another friend of John Singer Sargent. James, also drawn to the Miami area, built one of the 20th century’s great American showplaces in Coconut Grove. In 1912, he bought 130 acres of hammock from Mary Brickell, who with her then deceased husband, William, owned huge tracts of land in the Miami area.

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5. www.encyclopedia.com › william-deeringWilliam Deering | Encyclopedia.com

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   Born in South Paris, Maine, William Deering intended to study medicine but, because of his father's need for help in his woolen mill, went to work there instead. During the next 20 years he made a considerable fortune selling woolen goods and speculating in western lands. In 1870 he lent $40,000 to E. H. Gammon, who was manufacturing the Marsh ...

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   Find a Grave Memorial ID: 213125572. Source citation. William Deering married Eunice Cunningham 7 Jan 1809 in Jefferson, Lincoln, Maine. They had at least 4 children: 1) Mary Ann born about 1812; died 1895; married first 2 April 1828 Houlton, Aroostook, Maine Culver Patrick Brannen (1808 – 1858), and second, the widower of her sister Nancy ...

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   Who did William Deering marry?

   • William Deering married Abby Reed Barbour who gave birth to Charles in 1852. Abby died when Charles was only four and Deering went on to marry Clara Barbour Cummings Hamilton in 1857. The couple had two children, James and Abby.

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   What did William Deering do for a living?

   • American manufacturer William Deering (1826-1913) made improvements in the grain harvester that greatly increased production of grain throughout the world. Born in South Paris, Maine, William Deering intended to study medicine but, because of his father's need for help in his woolen mill, went to work there instead.

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   Who was Charles Deering?

   • The Charles Deering Estate. Charles, a gifted amateur artist, was passionate about art and studied painting in Paris for a year. He was a friend of the prominent artists of his time and a collector of their works, including more than a dozen by John Singer Sargent.

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   What institutions did William Deering support?

   • William Deering financially supported several institutions of Chicago, the Northwestern University, the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, and the Wesley Hospital among them.

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   Sep 22, 2007 · He was b. 20 Dec 1697 in New Castle NH and d. 22 Sep 1791, aged 82 years. His only known child was Theodore Atkinson Jr., the first husband of Frances Deering Wentworth, who married 2nd) Governor John Wentworth. 11. Sarah Wentworth, married Archibald McPhedris, Councilor in 1722 and later married George Jeffrey.