Oliver Mayhew Whipple (1794-1872) was born in Weathersfield, Vt. and died in Lowell, Mass. He married 3 times, Sophronia Hale, Juilia Ann (Hodgman) Wentworth, and Sarah Kinsman and had 7 children with Sophronia and 1 with Sarah.  He walked from his parent’s Vermont farm at age 21 with $15 and a bundle of clothes to the Boston area.  He wound up owing textile, saw, and grist mills and a gun powder plant.  He acquired land along the Concord river where he constructed the Wamesit Canal.  In addition to the domestic market, he sold gunpowder  to Europe, South America, and the Far East.  He served in a variety of local offices in Lowell and represented the city in the State Legislature for four terms.  In 1857, he published A Brief Genealogy of the Whipple Family.  Oliver was an 8th generation member of the Matthew Whipple family.  The rest of the details are found in my book 15 Generations of Whipples.  Check on Buy Now to order through PayPal or send your check directly to Blaine Whipple to avoid shipping and handling charges.