So I had to ask the questions: Am I connected to William? Is he related to my pioneer ancestor Hannah Knight Libby? Is he in my Libby Family book at home? Is his temple work done?
Although there are five William L. Libbys in my family book, I found him by focusing on those born or living in Massachusetts. And look what I found on Ancestry!
| William L. Libbey |
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| Birth: | 1826
Portsmouth
Rockingham County
New Hampshire, USA |
| Death: | Aug. 30, 1883
Newton
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA |
Founder of The New England Glass Works
In 1871, William established the New England Glass Company in E. Cambridge, Mass. In 1878 he brought in his only son Edward as partner. After William’s death in 1888, his son moved the company to Toledo, OH and changed the name to W.L. Libbey & Son Company. One more name change occurred in 1892 when the company became Libbey Glass Co. and is still in existence under that name in 2015.
Family links:
Spouse:
Julia Miller Libbey (1836 - 1879)
Children:
Edward Drummond Libbey (1854 - 1925)*
Alice Langdon Libbey Walbridge (1858 - 1932)*
Sarah Miller Libbey (1862 - 1952)*
*Calculated relationship |
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Burial:
Newton Cemetery
Newton
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA |
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This is the information found about his son, Edward. From my Libby book, I learned that William's brother Henry also helped with the move of the factory to Cape Cod.
| Edward Drummond Libbey |
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| Birth: | Apr. 17, 1854
Chelsea
Suffolk County
Massachusetts, USA |
| Death: | Nov. 13, 1925
Toledo
Lucas County
Ohio, USA |
Businessman, philanthropist, art collector, world traveler. Edward Libbey was born in Chelsea Massachusetts, where he graduated from Boston University, and became president of New England Glass Company. He then moved to Toledo, Ohio where he start Libbey Glass Company, Owens Bottle Machine Company(Owens-Illinois), and Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Company. Toledo, Ohio became the glass capital of the world and Libbey became one of the wealthiest industrialist of his time. Today glass windshields are branded LOF, which stands for Libbey-Owens-Ford.
He was involved in local communities where he resided, in both Toledo, Ohio and Ojai, California. Libbey High School in Toledo was named after him.
He traveled and collected art and ancient relics in numerous parts of the world. His art collection became one of the largest private collections in the world today. This led to the establishment of the world famous Toledo Museum of Art in 1901. The Museum contains over 30,000 works of art including some internationally known priceless paintings.
Edward Libbey died in 1925 of pneumonia at the age of 72. Upon his death, Libbey was placed in the Sculpture Court of his museum, where thousands came from all over to pay their respects.
To this day, as Edward Libbey insisted remained, there is no admission to the museum and will never be. (bio by: Jim)
Family links:
Parents:
William L. Libbey (1826 - 1883)
Julia Miller Libbey (1836 - 1879)
Spouse:
Florence Scott Libbey (1863 - 1938)*
Children:
William Langdon Libbey (1894 - 1895)*
Siblings:
Edward Drummond Libbey (1854 - 1925)
Alice Langdon Libbey Walbridge (1858 - 1932)*
Sarah Miller Libbey (1862 - 1952)*
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Burial:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Toledo
Lucas County
Ohio, USA |
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Edward has a high school named after him in Toledo, and a book has been written about him. As I looked in FamilySearch for William and his family, I discovered that much of the temple work is done for them, However a granddaughter needed to be sealed to the family. I have now reserved that work.
Edward Libbey and his wife Florence. I can't imagine how heavy that hat was.
Henry, William's brother, became very intriguing. According to my Libby book, "Henry followed the sea from the age of 15 and became an eminent ship master. He was in the East India trade and spent four years in the glass business with his brother. In 1879 he took command of a bark sailing for Japan and died of malarial fever off Singapore in 1880." I found Henry's son, born in India, didn't have a wife listed. But his death record lists Mrs. Henry M. Libby. I haven't found her yet, but I found the will of Henry's wife, Anna Nelson Libbey. And in that handwritten document, I found the name of her son-in-law, Laurene or Laurenia Parke (if you can believe it). With that information, I have been able to reserve temple work for Henry's daughter and son-in-law. The Parkes actually came to Salt Lake where Laurene died working as a civil engineer in City Creek Canyon.
Coincidence that I would find this information while in Cape Cod? I think not.
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