PAUL FARNUM, EMINENT BUSINESS MAN OF GRAFTON, MASS.
Paul Farnum (1788-1859) married (1) Sally Wadsworth and (2) Mrs. Mary D. Tiffany. He had a son and daughter with Sally and a son with Mary. During the embargo prior to the War of 1812, he partnered with his father and built a large woolen mill which became The Grafton Manufacturing Co. He moved to Boston in 1825 and entered in a commission business with Daniel Kimball. In 1844, he engaged in a similar business in Philadelphia before retiring to Beverly, N.J. where he built and endowed the Farnum School, a preparatory school which eventually was transferred to the state. Paul was an eighth generation member of the Matthew Whipple family. The rest of the details are in my book 15 Generations of Whipples. Click on Buy Now to order through Pay Pal or save on shipping and handling by sending a check directly to Blaine Whipple.
