Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameWilliam JARVIS 
, M
, MBirth4 Feb 1770, Boston, Suffolk, MA
Death21 Oct 1859, Weathersfield, Windsor, VT
Spouses
Birthabt 1781, , , ME
Death30 Mar 1811, , Essex, MA
BurialPentucket Cemetery; Haverhill, Essex County, MA
Marriageabt 1808, , , Portugal
ChildrenMary Pepperrell Sparhawk , F (1809-1879)
Elizabeth Bartlett , F (1811-1848)
2Ann Bailey BARTLETT , F
, FBirth24 Aug 1787, Haverhill, Essex, MA
Deathabt Jan 1869, Weathersfield, Windsor, VT
Marriageabt May 1817
Notes for William JARVIS
• William attended schools in Boston, New Jersey, and Philadelphia
• He worked in a counting house to prepare for a career in business.
• In 1797, the year of the launching of the frigate Constitution in Boston, twenty-seven-year-old Jarvis became a one-third owner of the brig Mary.' Taking advantage of his maritime investment, Jarvis made several trips to Europe onboard Mary to become a mercantile trader doing business under the name of William Jarvis & Company. An observant and astute businessman, he soon became familiar with the intricacies of foreign commerce and also made
many business contacts in Europe.
• He worked in a counting house to prepare for a career in business.
• In 1797, the year of the launching of the frigate Constitution in Boston, twenty-seven-year-old Jarvis became a one-third owner of the brig Mary.' Taking advantage of his maritime investment, Jarvis made several trips to Europe onboard Mary to become a mercantile trader doing business under the name of William Jarvis & Company. An observant and astute businessman, he soon became familiar with the intricacies of foreign commerce and also made
many business contacts in Europe.
Notes for Ann Bailey (Spouse 2)
• Descendant of Sir William Pepperell of Boston