William Fletcher Weld (1800-1881)

Shipping Magnate, of Boston, Massachusetts

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He entered the shipping trade in which his father had established the Weld family fortune. Eclipsing his father, he became one of the most successful merchant shipowners in the Golden Age of Sail with a fleet of 51-vessels operating under the name and symbol of the black horse flag. He became one of Boston's wealthiest citizens and left a fortune of $20-million, part of which he used to build Weld Hall in Harvard Yard. He married twice and had 6-children (listed) who survived childhood.

Parents (2)

William Gordon Weld

Shipping Merchant, of Weld Hall, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

1775-1825

Hannah (Minot) Weld

Mrs Hannah (Minot) Weld

1780-1860

Spouses (2)

Mary Perez (Bryant) Weld

Mrs Mary Perez (Bryant) Weld

1804-1836

Isabella (Walker) Weld

Mrs Isabella Melissa (Walker) Weld

1812-1908

Children (6)

William Gordon Weld

William Gordon Weld, of Boston

1827-1896

Mary Minot Weld

Mary Minot Weld, of Boston; died unmarried

1829-1853

Sarah Minot (Weld) Pratt

Mrs Sarah Minot (Weld) Pratt

1832-1902

Frances Bryant Weld

Frances Bryant Weld, of Boston; died unmarried

1834-1857

Anna Minot (Weld) Perkins

Mrs Anna Minot (Weld) Perkins

1835-1924

George Walker Weld

George Walker Weld, of Boston, Massachusetts

1840-1905

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Boston Brahmin Business Tycoons Gilded Age Philanthropists