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Description
William Rotch Wister, born on December 7, 1827, was raised along with his siblings at the Belfield estate. William derived his "Rotch" name from the Rodmans and Rotches, relatives in Massachusetts who were the first people to settle the island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts.
Publication Date
1998
City
Philadelphia
Disciplines
American Material Culture | American Studies | Cultural History | History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Stanoch, Dave, "William Rotch Wister (1827-1911)" (1998). People and Places. 11.
https://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/people_places/11
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