MATTHIAS DENMAN ROSS (1819-1892)
Also known as:
"M. Denman ROSS" and "Denman ROSS"
Son of Ogden ROSS (1771-1869) and Lydia LUDLOW (1780-1826)
Husband of:
(1) Mary S. WALDO (1828-1868)
Marriage: 1 Sep 1847 Boston, MA
(2) Caroline E. ARCHER (bc1842)
Marriage: 7 Jun 1883 Salem, MA
MARRIAGE NOTES:
(1) Mary WALDO was the sister of Frances Walker WALDO, who married Matthias' brother, John Ludlow ROSS.
(2) John Littell (Family Records: or Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Passaic Valley--1851) stated that Mary's maiden name was WALDRON. However, public records are consistent in demonstrating that her maiden name was actually WALDO...not WALDRON.
(3) Caroline ARCHER was a close relative of Mary WALDO (believed to be Mary's niece).
Father of:
Waldo O. ROSS (1850-1898)
Mary Catherine ROSS (1853-1854)
Mary Adan ROSS (1855-1872)
John Hamilton ROSS (1860-1931)
Henry Francis ROSS (1862-1947)
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Mr. Ross was an entrepreneur and a prominent public official for Boston, Massachusetts.
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Career & Public Service Highlights:
Charter member, Board of Trustees
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Mr. Ross was also deeply involved in a number of highly advanced and innovative civil engineering, economic, community, and various social development projects in and around the Boston, MA area over a course of nearly forty years.
By his personal efforts, Mr. Ross led a successful petition drive to save the Boston Public Gardens from the hands of private land developers.
Mr. Ross was also an early member of the Union Club of Boston, which was formed in 1863 to support the Union cause during the Civil War. This organization is still in existence after 150 years of service to the community.
It was individuals, in the same public-minded spirit of Mr. Ross, who were the innovative builders and developers that advanced American society.
Mr. Ross was buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA on 17 Sep 1892.
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DATA SOURCES:
Information was compiled from a significant variety of historical manuscripts, official period goverment documents and other 1st-hand accounts discovered as a result of both personal & collaborative research efforts.
Also known as:
"M. Denman ROSS" and "Denman ROSS"
Son of Ogden ROSS (1771-1869) and Lydia LUDLOW (1780-1826)
Husband of:
(1) Mary S. WALDO (1828-1868)
Marriage: 1 Sep 1847 Boston, MA
(2) Caroline E. ARCHER (bc1842)
Marriage: 7 Jun 1883 Salem, MA
MARRIAGE NOTES:
(1) Mary WALDO was the sister of Frances Walker WALDO, who married Matthias' brother, John Ludlow ROSS.
(2) John Littell (Family Records: or Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Passaic Valley--1851) stated that Mary's maiden name was WALDRON. However, public records are consistent in demonstrating that her maiden name was actually WALDO...not WALDRON.
(3) Caroline ARCHER was a close relative of Mary WALDO (believed to be Mary's niece).
Father of:
Waldo O. ROSS (1850-1898)
Mary Catherine ROSS (1853-1854)
Mary Adan ROSS (1855-1872)
John Hamilton ROSS (1860-1931)
Henry Francis ROSS (1862-1947)
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Mr. Ross was an entrepreneur and a prominent public official for Boston, Massachusetts.
--------------------
Career & Public Service Highlights:
Charter member, Board of Trustees
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Mr. Ross was also deeply involved in a number of highly advanced and innovative civil engineering, economic, community, and various social development projects in and around the Boston, MA area over a course of nearly forty years.
By his personal efforts, Mr. Ross led a successful petition drive to save the Boston Public Gardens from the hands of private land developers.
Mr. Ross was also an early member of the Union Club of Boston, which was formed in 1863 to support the Union cause during the Civil War. This organization is still in existence after 150 years of service to the community.
It was individuals, in the same public-minded spirit of Mr. Ross, who were the innovative builders and developers that advanced American society.
Mr. Ross was buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA on 17 Sep 1892.
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DATA SOURCES:
Information was compiled from a significant variety of historical manuscripts, official period goverment documents and other 1st-hand accounts discovered as a result of both personal & collaborative research efforts.
MATTHIAS DENMAN ROSS (1819-1892)
Also known as:
"M. Denman ROSS" and "Denman ROSS"
Son of Ogden ROSS (1771-1869) and Lydia LUDLOW (1780-1826)
Husband of:
(1) Mary S. WALDO (1828-1868)
Marriage: 1 Sep 1847 Boston, MA
(2) Caroline E. ARCHER (bc1842)
Marriage: 7 Jun 1883 Salem, MA
MARRIAGE NOTES:
(1) Mary WALDO was the sister of Frances Walker WALDO, who married Matthias' brother, John Ludlow ROSS.
(2) John Littell (Family Records: or Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Passaic Valley--1851) stated that Mary's maiden name was WALDRON. However, public records are consistent in demonstrating that her maiden name was actually WALDO...not WALDRON.
(3) Caroline ARCHER was a close relative of Mary WALDO (believed to be Mary's niece).
Father of:
Waldo O. ROSS (1850-1898)
Mary Catherine ROSS (1853-1854)
Mary Adan ROSS (1855-1872)
John Hamilton ROSS (1860-1931)
Henry Francis ROSS (1862-1947)
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Mr. Ross was an entrepreneur and a prominent public official for Boston, Massachusetts.
--------------------
Career & Public Service Highlights:
Charter member, Board of Trustees
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Mr. Ross was also deeply involved in a number of highly advanced and innovative civil engineering, economic, community, and various social development projects in and around the Boston, MA area over a course of nearly forty years.
By his personal efforts, Mr. Ross led a successful petition drive to save the Boston Public Gardens from the hands of private land developers.
Mr. Ross was also an early member of the Union Club of Boston, which was formed in 1863 to support the Union cause during the Civil War. This organization is still in existence after 150 years of service to the community.
It was individuals, in the same public-minded spirit of Mr. Ross, who were the innovative builders and developers that advanced American society.
Mr. Ross was buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA on 17 Sep 1892.
--------------------
DATA SOURCES:
Information was compiled from a significant variety of historical manuscripts, official period goverment documents and other 1st-hand accounts discovered as a result of both personal & collaborative research efforts.
Also known as:
"M. Denman ROSS" and "Denman ROSS"
Son of Ogden ROSS (1771-1869) and Lydia LUDLOW (1780-1826)
Husband of:
(1) Mary S. WALDO (1828-1868)
Marriage: 1 Sep 1847 Boston, MA
(2) Caroline E. ARCHER (bc1842)
Marriage: 7 Jun 1883 Salem, MA
MARRIAGE NOTES:
(1) Mary WALDO was the sister of Frances Walker WALDO, who married Matthias' brother, John Ludlow ROSS.
(2) John Littell (Family Records: or Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Passaic Valley--1851) stated that Mary's maiden name was WALDRON. However, public records are consistent in demonstrating that her maiden name was actually WALDO...not WALDRON.
(3) Caroline ARCHER was a close relative of Mary WALDO (believed to be Mary's niece).
Father of:
Waldo O. ROSS (1850-1898)
Mary Catherine ROSS (1853-1854)
Mary Adan ROSS (1855-1872)
John Hamilton ROSS (1860-1931)
Henry Francis ROSS (1862-1947)
--------------------
Mr. Ross was an entrepreneur and a prominent public official for Boston, Massachusetts.
--------------------
Career & Public Service Highlights:
Charter member, Board of Trustees
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Mr. Ross was also deeply involved in a number of highly advanced and innovative civil engineering, economic, community, and various social development projects in and around the Boston, MA area over a course of nearly forty years.
By his personal efforts, Mr. Ross led a successful petition drive to save the Boston Public Gardens from the hands of private land developers.
Mr. Ross was also an early member of the Union Club of Boston, which was formed in 1863 to support the Union cause during the Civil War. This organization is still in existence after 150 years of service to the community.
It was individuals, in the same public-minded spirit of Mr. Ross, who were the innovative builders and developers that advanced American society.
Mr. Ross was buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA on 17 Sep 1892.
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DATA SOURCES:
Information was compiled from a significant variety of historical manuscripts, official period goverment documents and other 1st-hand accounts discovered as a result of both personal & collaborative research efforts.
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