Employed as the U.S. woolen goods agent for his uncle, Samuel Hague, Leeds Cloth Manufacturing, Leeds, England.
Naturalized in Boston, MA in 1804
Married 28 October 1809 in King's Chapel, Boston by Rev. James Freeman.
In 1809, he and his father-in-law, David Poignand, bought property in Lancaster, MA. They built the Poignand & Plant Cotton Factory.
On 27 January 1821, Samuel Plant & David Poignand with several partners incorporated the Lancaster Cotton Manufacturing Company. Samuel was appointed manager with a yearly salary of $500 and the use of a house.
In 1836, due to tariff laws, the plant was closed and auctioned. The last shareholder meeting was held in 1838. Samuel attempted to buy the house but the bid was not submitted by his agent. In 1840, the family moved to Leicester, MA and in 1842, moved to Northampton, MA. Samuel is said to have spent his last years translating French works.
The Poignand & Plant Papers are held by the Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, MA. Also in its holdings is a framed sketch of the Double Beater Cotton Picker, invented by Samuel Plant, the first ever made, presented by Alfred Plant, Webster Groves, Missouri, January 1891. Additional papers are held by the Missouri History Museum in the Plant Family Papers (1797-1927).
Employed as the U.S. woolen goods agent for his uncle, Samuel Hague, Leeds Cloth Manufacturing, Leeds, England.
Naturalized in Boston, MA in 1804
Married 28 October 1809 in King's Chapel, Boston by Rev. James Freeman.
In 1809, he and his father-in-law, David Poignand, bought property in Lancaster, MA. They built the Poignand & Plant Cotton Factory.
On 27 January 1821, Samuel Plant & David Poignand with several partners incorporated the Lancaster Cotton Manufacturing Company. Samuel was appointed manager with a yearly salary of $500 and the use of a house.
In 1836, due to tariff laws, the plant was closed and auctioned. The last shareholder meeting was held in 1838. Samuel attempted to buy the house but the bid was not submitted by his agent. In 1840, the family moved to Leicester, MA and in 1842, moved to Northampton, MA. Samuel is said to have spent his last years translating French works.
The Poignand & Plant Papers are held by the Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, MA. Also in its holdings is a framed sketch of the Double Beater Cotton Picker, invented by Samuel Plant, the first ever made, presented by Alfred Plant, Webster Groves, Missouri, January 1891. Additional papers are held by the Missouri History Museum in the Plant Family Papers (1797-1927).
Inscription
Samuel Plant Born in Macclesfield Cheshire Co England Sept 5 1777 Died in Northampton Jan 23 1847/"God giveth"
[Corbin Collection, Volume 1, Hampshire County, NEHGS CD]
Gravesite Details
Marker is broken off base & face down in grass
Family Members
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Ann Hague Plant
1810–1842
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Louisa Elizabeth Plant
1812–1814
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George Poignand Plant
1814–1875
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Sarah Ann Plant
1815–1858
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Frederick William Plant
1817–1860
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Samuel Plant
1819–1866
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Alfred Plant
1821–1907
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William Marshall Plant
1823–1868
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Henry Plant
1825–1850
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Elizabeth Derby Pickman Plant
1827–1844
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Mary Delicia Plant Cate
1829–1866
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Delicia Amiraux Plant
unknown–1834
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Records on Ancestry
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Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
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U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriages, 1700-1809
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Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850
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Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
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