Seth Drew (1822-1900)
Compiled by Andrew W. Pollock III
Seth Drew was born in Kingston, Massachusetts on May 15, 1822, the son of the toolmaker Deacon Seth Drew and Mary Washburn. He died on January 23, 1900. His wife was Emily F. Robbins by whom he was the father of Charles H. Drew and Emma Drew (the wife of Lemuel R. Ford). Several of Seth's siblings were notable individuals within the town of Kingston including: Christopher Prince Drew (a founder of C. Drew & Co.), Clement Drew (the marine artist), and Thomas Bradford Drew (the genealogist and historian).
Shortly after the firm of C. Drew & Co. was established in 1837, it is said that Seth Drew began his apprenticeship at the firm "and when he came of age, he was admitted in full partnership with his brother [Christopher P.] and Thomas Bailey" At C. Drew & Co., Seth Drew is said to have worked in the "auger and finishing department" and was in charge of that department following the death of Thomas Bailey. Toolmaking was a dangerous undertaking in the 19th-century, and historian Emily Drew related the following anecdote about Seth Drew, who was her grandfather: " I have said the trip-hammer was powerful. One day my grandfather, Seth Drew, in passing by the hammers, stumbled or made a mis-step. In catching his balance, he threw his hand out to the hammer block at the same instant his foot struck or pressed the 'trip' bar . . . he left part of his forefinger under the hammer which came down with terrible force."Seth Drew's obituary which appeared in the January 27, 1900 edition of the Old Colony Memorial, a newspaper published in Plymouth, Massachusetts, reads as follows: "Seth Drew, a highly respected and prominent citizen, died Tuesday morning in his 78th year. Mr. Drew was a son of the late Seth and Mary (Washburn) Drew, of which family only a sister, Mrs. Hannah C. Keeley, and a brother Christopher P. Drew are now living. At the time of his death he was the senior member of the firm of C. Drew & Co. of this town [Kingston]. He had of late years been a great traveler, visiting every state in the Union, several of the islands in the Pacific Ocean, and in the British provinces. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Emma P., the wife of Lemuel R. Ford, and one son, Charles H. Drew, who succeeds to the business. His funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock, at his late home on Summer Street, Rev. Courtland Y. DeNormandie, pastor of the Unitarian church, officiating."Emily Drew states that following Seth Drew's death, his share of ownership in the firm of C. Drew & Co. was divided equally between Charles H. Drew and his son-in-law Lemuel R. Ford.
Compiled by Andrew W. Pollock III
Seth Drew was born in Kingston, Massachusetts on May 15, 1822, the son of the toolmaker Deacon Seth Drew and Mary Washburn. He died on January 23, 1900. His wife was Emily F. Robbins by whom he was the father of Charles H. Drew and Emma Drew (the wife of Lemuel R. Ford). Several of Seth's siblings were notable individuals within the town of Kingston including: Christopher Prince Drew (a founder of C. Drew & Co.), Clement Drew (the marine artist), and Thomas Bradford Drew (the genealogist and historian).
Shortly after the firm of C. Drew & Co. was established in 1837, it is said that Seth Drew began his apprenticeship at the firm "and when he came of age, he was admitted in full partnership with his brother [Christopher P.] and Thomas Bailey" At C. Drew & Co., Seth Drew is said to have worked in the "auger and finishing department" and was in charge of that department following the death of Thomas Bailey. Toolmaking was a dangerous undertaking in the 19th-century, and historian Emily Drew related the following anecdote about Seth Drew, who was her grandfather: " I have said the trip-hammer was powerful. One day my grandfather, Seth Drew, in passing by the hammers, stumbled or made a mis-step. In catching his balance, he threw his hand out to the hammer block at the same instant his foot struck or pressed the 'trip' bar . . . he left part of his forefinger under the hammer which came down with terrible force."Seth Drew's obituary which appeared in the January 27, 1900 edition of the Old Colony Memorial, a newspaper published in Plymouth, Massachusetts, reads as follows: "Seth Drew, a highly respected and prominent citizen, died Tuesday morning in his 78th year. Mr. Drew was a son of the late Seth and Mary (Washburn) Drew, of which family only a sister, Mrs. Hannah C. Keeley, and a brother Christopher P. Drew are now living. At the time of his death he was the senior member of the firm of C. Drew & Co. of this town [Kingston]. He had of late years been a great traveler, visiting every state in the Union, several of the islands in the Pacific Ocean, and in the British provinces. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Emma P., the wife of Lemuel R. Ford, and one son, Charles H. Drew, who succeeds to the business. His funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock, at his late home on Summer Street, Rev. Courtland Y. DeNormandie, pastor of the Unitarian church, officiating."Emily Drew states that following Seth Drew's death, his share of ownership in the firm of C. Drew & Co. was divided equally between Charles H. Drew and his son-in-law Lemuel R. Ford.
Seth Drew (1822-1900)
Compiled by Andrew W. Pollock III
Seth Drew was born in Kingston, Massachusetts on May 15, 1822, the son of the toolmaker Deacon Seth Drew and Mary Washburn. He died on January 23, 1900. His wife was Emily F. Robbins by whom he was the father of Charles H. Drew and Emma Drew (the wife of Lemuel R. Ford). Several of Seth's siblings were notable individuals within the town of Kingston including: Christopher Prince Drew (a founder of C. Drew & Co.), Clement Drew (the marine artist), and Thomas Bradford Drew (the genealogist and historian).
Shortly after the firm of C. Drew & Co. was established in 1837, it is said that Seth Drew began his apprenticeship at the firm "and when he came of age, he was admitted in full partnership with his brother [Christopher P.] and Thomas Bailey" At C. Drew & Co., Seth Drew is said to have worked in the "auger and finishing department" and was in charge of that department following the death of Thomas Bailey. Toolmaking was a dangerous undertaking in the 19th-century, and historian Emily Drew related the following anecdote about Seth Drew, who was her grandfather: " I have said the trip-hammer was powerful. One day my grandfather, Seth Drew, in passing by the hammers, stumbled or made a mis-step. In catching his balance, he threw his hand out to the hammer block at the same instant his foot struck or pressed the 'trip' bar . . . he left part of his forefinger under the hammer which came down with terrible force."Seth Drew's obituary which appeared in the January 27, 1900 edition of the Old Colony Memorial, a newspaper published in Plymouth, Massachusetts, reads as follows: "Seth Drew, a highly respected and prominent citizen, died Tuesday morning in his 78th year. Mr. Drew was a son of the late Seth and Mary (Washburn) Drew, of which family only a sister, Mrs. Hannah C. Keeley, and a brother Christopher P. Drew are now living. At the time of his death he was the senior member of the firm of C. Drew & Co. of this town [Kingston]. He had of late years been a great traveler, visiting every state in the Union, several of the islands in the Pacific Ocean, and in the British provinces. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Emma P., the wife of Lemuel R. Ford, and one son, Charles H. Drew, who succeeds to the business. His funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock, at his late home on Summer Street, Rev. Courtland Y. DeNormandie, pastor of the Unitarian church, officiating."Emily Drew states that following Seth Drew's death, his share of ownership in the firm of C. Drew & Co. was divided equally between Charles H. Drew and his son-in-law Lemuel R. Ford.
Compiled by Andrew W. Pollock III
Seth Drew was born in Kingston, Massachusetts on May 15, 1822, the son of the toolmaker Deacon Seth Drew and Mary Washburn. He died on January 23, 1900. His wife was Emily F. Robbins by whom he was the father of Charles H. Drew and Emma Drew (the wife of Lemuel R. Ford). Several of Seth's siblings were notable individuals within the town of Kingston including: Christopher Prince Drew (a founder of C. Drew & Co.), Clement Drew (the marine artist), and Thomas Bradford Drew (the genealogist and historian).
Shortly after the firm of C. Drew & Co. was established in 1837, it is said that Seth Drew began his apprenticeship at the firm "and when he came of age, he was admitted in full partnership with his brother [Christopher P.] and Thomas Bailey" At C. Drew & Co., Seth Drew is said to have worked in the "auger and finishing department" and was in charge of that department following the death of Thomas Bailey. Toolmaking was a dangerous undertaking in the 19th-century, and historian Emily Drew related the following anecdote about Seth Drew, who was her grandfather: " I have said the trip-hammer was powerful. One day my grandfather, Seth Drew, in passing by the hammers, stumbled or made a mis-step. In catching his balance, he threw his hand out to the hammer block at the same instant his foot struck or pressed the 'trip' bar . . . he left part of his forefinger under the hammer which came down with terrible force."Seth Drew's obituary which appeared in the January 27, 1900 edition of the Old Colony Memorial, a newspaper published in Plymouth, Massachusetts, reads as follows: "Seth Drew, a highly respected and prominent citizen, died Tuesday morning in his 78th year. Mr. Drew was a son of the late Seth and Mary (Washburn) Drew, of which family only a sister, Mrs. Hannah C. Keeley, and a brother Christopher P. Drew are now living. At the time of his death he was the senior member of the firm of C. Drew & Co. of this town [Kingston]. He had of late years been a great traveler, visiting every state in the Union, several of the islands in the Pacific Ocean, and in the British provinces. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Emma P., the wife of Lemuel R. Ford, and one son, Charles H. Drew, who succeeds to the business. His funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock, at his late home on Summer Street, Rev. Courtland Y. DeNormandie, pastor of the Unitarian church, officiating."Emily Drew states that following Seth Drew's death, his share of ownership in the firm of C. Drew & Co. was divided equally between Charles H. Drew and his son-in-law Lemuel R. Ford.
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