Phillip Manchester

Philip Manchester

Born: August 27, 1823, Westport, Massachusetts

Died: June 29, 1878, Little Compton, RI

Father: Abraham Manchester, b. 24 JUL 1794, Westport, MA; d. 04 MAR 1872, Westport, MA

Mother: Lydia Shaw, b. 25 JUL 1789, Little Compton, RI; d. 13 APR 1866, Little Compton, RI

Children:

• Deborah G. Manchester, b. 16 MAR 1859
• Sarah Elizabeth Manchester, b. 14 OCT 1862
• Lydia Maria Manchester, b. 20 MAR 1848, m. Stafford Andrew Wheeler
• Abraham Manchester, b. 06 JUL 1851

Sources:

http://www.thesorensens.net/FamilyTree/gp655.htm

" Philip Manchester, son of Abraham, was born on the home farm in Westport, Mass., Aug 27, 1823 and there spent his boyhood days. He attended the local schools, and at the age of seventeen years came to Adamsville to work as clerk in the store of Ebenezer Perry Church, a position he held nine years, during which time he learned all the details of the business. In 1849 he became a partner of Mr. Church, under the firm name of E.P.Church & Co., and when this partnership continued until 1872 when Mr. Church withdrew and Mr. Manchester took into partnership his son Abraham, under the firm name of P. Manchester & Son. Mr. Manchester died suddenly June 29, 1878, in his fifty-fifth year, ad he was laid to rest in Pleasant View cemetery, near the Stone Church, Adamsville. He was a man of magnificent physique, weighing 225 pounds, and was known throughout the community as a man of honorable dealings. In 1850 he was appointed postmaster at Adamsville, which office he filled continuously except for two years, 1860 to 1862, until his death. In political sentiment he was a Whig and later a Republican. He was a trustee for many years of the Baptist (Stone) Church at Adamsville."

"Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island", J.H. Beers & Co, 1905, page 1449