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About William Garrigues
William Garrigues, a Quaker, signed this Philadelphia 1783 anti-slavery petition:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~quakers/petition.htm#G
He was also an officer of the Carpenter's Company, the oldest craft guild in North America, in 1788, 91 and 92. ( Carpenter's Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, Brown, 1887). Served as Vice-President, 1800, 1802.
"The primary object of the Association was to 'obtain instruction in the science of architecture; to assist such of its members, or the widows and children of members as should be in need of support' and the adoption of such a system of measurement and prices that everyone concerned in building may have the value of his money, and every workman the worth of his labor."
1798: Insurance Surveyor, Foreman, Jury Member for Bank Robbery
1799-1800 Member of a Committee of Prison Inspectors who prepared a report on the condition of prisoners in Philadelphia.
1811 Principal City Surveyor
Image: Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia William Garrigues was a prosperous carpenter and master builder in Philadelphia. He was a founding member of Carpenters' Hall. In 1794 he was hired by the Insurance Company of North America as a surveyor of houses and buildings.
William was an early advocate of the abolition of slavery. In 1783, he and his brother Edward were among a group of Quakers who signed a petition to Congress to end slavery
Other child of William and Mary Sarah Garrigues Brooke - Memorial# 94685845* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 4 2020, 23:58:17 UTC
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William Garrigues's Timeline
| 1746 |
July 23, 1746
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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| 1772 |
April 17, 1772
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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| 1785 |
May 15, 1785
Age 47
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| 1795 |
October 10, 1795
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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| 1831 |
December 21, 1831
Age 85
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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