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William Shepard Wetmore (merchant)
William Shepard Wetmore (January 26, 1801 – June 16, 1862) was an Americans, American Businessperson, businessman and Philanthropy, philanthropist who was an Old China Trade merchant. Early life He was born on January 26, 1801, to Nancy Shepard and Seth Wetmore in St. Albans (town), Vermont, St. Albans, Vermont. He was a sixth-generation descendant of Thomas Whitmore, who immigrated to Boston in 1635 from the west coast of England and became one of the earliest settlers of the Connecticut Colony.A Study of Chateau sur Mer Report II: Rites of Passage: The Wetmores of Chateau sur Mer His mother died on February 2, 1802. He had two stepbrothers Charles Wright Wetmore and Seth Downing Wetmore and one stepsister Nancy Shepard Wetmore. William moved to Connecticut with his aunt and uncle and was educated at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut.The Outbuildings and Grounds of Chateau-sur-Mer Paul L. Veeder, II ''The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians'', Vol. 29, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Phillips Wetmore
Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. In the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus seeks a new wife after his queen, Vashti, is deposed for disobeying him. Hadassah, a Jews, Jewess who goes by the name of Esther, is chosen to fulfill this role due to her beauty. Ahasuerus' grand vizier, Haman, is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian, Mordecai, due to his refusal to Proskynesis, prostrate himself before Haman. Consequently, Haman plots to have all the Jewish subjects of Persia killed, and convinces Ahasuerus to permit him to do so. However, Esther foils the plan by revealing Haman's eradication plans to Ahasuerus, who then has Haman executed and grants permission to the Jews to kill their enemies instead, as royal edicts (including the order for eradication issued by Haman) cannot be revoked under Persian law. Her story provides the traditional explanation for the Jewish holidays, Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated on the date given in the story for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
