Wallace, William K. (1833-1909)

Name:

Wallace, William K. (1833-1909)

Born:

10/09/1833

Birthplace:

Newbury, VT

Died:

11/24/1909

Death Location:

Woodsville (Haverhill), NH

Residence:

Newbury, VT -- until c.1872
Boston, MA -- c.1872-c.1874
Woodsville (Haverhill), NH -- c. 1875-89

Occupation:

Jeweler and watchmaker -- 1855-89
Horse trainer/dealer

Father:

Wallace, James; b. Glasgow, Scotland

Mother:

Gibson, Ann

Spouse:

Harriet C. Kent (1833-after 1915), m. 1859

Notes:

M. Harriet C. Kent (1833-after 1915); b. Lowell, MA; res. Newbury, VT. Harriet was the daughter of Mary Ann Griffin and Arad S. Kent. Harriet was great-granddaughter of Col. Jacob Kent, one of the pioneers in the settlement of Newbury, VT.
William Wallace: Learned the trade of watchmaker and jeweler and carried on that business in Newbury from 1855 to 1872, except for his nine months service in Company H 12th Vermont Volunteers during Civil War. Was engaged in manufacture of jewelry in Boston, 1872-74, and was in the watch and jewelry business in Woodsville, 1875-89. In the latter year he bought a farm near Woodsville, which gained an enviable reputation as the Wallace Hill horse farm, where he resided until his death, a trainer and dealer in fine horses.