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William Palmer Rathbone

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William Palmer Rathbone

Birth
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death
7 Dec 1862 (aged 78)
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
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Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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He was a District paymaster for the U. S. Army in the New York City area during the War of 1812. He lived in New York City where he was a councilman in 1825 and engaged in the ship building business. He later moved to Bergen County, New Jersey where he was appointed a common pleas judge in 1838. In the early 1840's he moved to Parkersburg, West Virginia. He with his sons drilled the first oil well south of the Mason Dixon Line.
He was a District paymaster for the U. S. Army in the New York City area during the War of 1812. He lived in New York City where he was a councilman in 1825 and engaged in the ship building business. He later moved to Bergen County, New Jersey where he was appointed a common pleas judge in 1838. In the early 1840's he moved to Parkersburg, West Virginia. He with his sons drilled the first oil well south of the Mason Dixon Line.

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