Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Frederick Dawson STONE
STONE, Frederick Dawson, librarian and historian, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., April 8, 1841; son of John and Mary (Whittle) Stone; grandson of Charles and Margaret (Steele) Stone, and of Robert and Ann (Whetstone) Whittle, and a descendant of George Steele and Hannah Dutton of Cheshire, England. He was educated in the Union academy of Philadelphia; traveled abroad in the interest of business, 1859-60, and upon his return entered the firm of John Stone & Sons, silk importers. During the civil war he enlisted in the Gray Reserves and served through the Gettysburg campaign, being present at the bombardment of Carlisle, Pa., July 1, 1863. He became a member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, March, 1863; was a member of the council from January, 1869, to February, 1877, when he became librarian, serving until 1897. He was appointed by Governor Pattison, a member of the Valley Forge Park commission, June, 1893, and served for a short time as its secretary; was a member of the American Philosophical society, 1895-97, and honorary or corresponding member of several historical and genealogical institutions. He was actively associated in the promotion of the various celebrations in Philadelphia, 1876-89, and received the honorary degree of Litt.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1895. He was married, Nov. 9, 1865, to Anne Eveline, daughter of Adam Kendrick and Hannah (Steele) Witmer of Paradise, Lancaster county, Pa., and of their sons, Witmer Stone (q.v.) became a naturalist of note, and Frederick Dawson Stone, Jr., born Aug. 7, 1872, was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1893, C.E., 1894 (died Feb. 14, 1896). Frederick Dawson Stone, Sr., was a recognized authority on the early colonial and Revolutionary history of Pennsylvania. He also possessed an exceptionally fine knowledge of printing and engraving, and his rare collection of Americana contained many prints of both technical and historic interest. He edited the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography from 1877; was the associate editor of Pennsylvania and the Federal Constitution, 1787-1883 (1888); and is the author of the chapters: "The Founding of Pennsylvania" and "The Struggle for the Delaware" in Winsor's, "Narrative and Critical History of America" (1884-88); The Battle of Brandywine, a monograph (1895); Memoir of William John Potts (1897); A Plea for the Study of Genealogy, an address (1897), and supplementary chapters in Wood's "History of the University of Pennsylvania" and Eting's "History of Independence Hall." He died in Philadelphia Pa., Aug. 12, 1897.
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