Ammi Storer
Ammi Storer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1811 |
| Died | July 4, 1874 (aged 62–63) |
| Resting place | Old Baptist Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | merchant |
| Spouse | Jane Q. Reed |
Ammi Storer (1811 – July 4, 1874) was an American merchant. He was prominent in today's Yarmouth, Maine, where a street is now named for him. He also worked in Boston, Massachusetts.
Early life
[edit]Storer was born in 1811 to Amos Storer and Sally True. He was their second son, after William.[1]
Career
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Storer was the first owner of a business in the brick building at today's 108 Main Street,[2] at its intersection with Portland Street,[3] in what was then North Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
In July 1849, Storer wrote a petition to the Maine Legislature to divide North Yarmouth and create a new town. It was a repeat of a request from 1828. Both were denied (the second initially, but accepted the following month).[4]
Personal life
[edit]Storer married Jane Q. Reed, with whom he had two children: Ferdinand Ingraham (born 1841) and William Dana (born 1850). William died at the age of five.[1]
In the mid-19th century, Storer was one of four men who submitted an affidavit requesting the release of Yarmouth ship owner Cyrus F. Sargent.[5]
Death
[edit]Storer died in Boston on Independence Day, 1874. He was aged 62 or 63. He was interred in Yarmouth's Old Baptist Cemetery. His wife survived him by eleven years and was buried alongside him.[citation needed]
Yarmouth's Storer Street, off Portland Street, is named for him.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Corliss, Augustus W. (1881). Old Times: A Magazine Devoted to the Preservation and Publication of Documents Relating to the Early History of North Yarmouth, Maine · Volumes 5-6. p. 1100.
- ^ Margaret Gaertner (2019-03-14). "Project Report: Reconnaissance-Level Architectural Survey of Yarmouth, ME – MHPC Project ID# YPI2018 Phase One – 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b Images of America: Yarmouth, Hall, Alan M., Arcadia (2002)
- ^ Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine During Its Session, 1835–1849. Smith & Robinson. 1850. p. 1.
- ^ Jewett, Clayton E. (2012). The Battlefield and Beyond: Essays on the American Civil War. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807143568.