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Babson family of Massachusetts

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John Babson (1816-1887) — of Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, April 30, 1816. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1854. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 25, 1887 (age 71 years, 148 days). Interment at Ancient Cemetery, Wiscasset, Maine.

		Relatives: Son of John Babson (1781-1825) and Abigail (Hughes) Babson; married, November 25, 1841, to Sarah Stuart MacCrate; first cousin twice removed of Roger Ward Babson; second cousin twice removed of Waldo Babson.
		Political family: Babson family of Massachusetts.

Fitz James Babson (1828-1893) — also known as Fitz J. Babson — of Gloucester, Essex County, Mass. Born in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., February 14, 1828. Republican. Building contractor; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1858-60; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1869-85; president, National Fishery Association. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Middlefield, Hampshire County, Mass., June 25, 1893 (age 65 years, 131 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Joseph Babson and Mary 'Molly' (Babson) Babson; married, August 18, 1850, to Sarah Elizabeth Proctor; married, July 14, 1885, to Mary Jane McElwain; first cousin twice removed of Waldo Babson.
		Political family: Babson family of Massachusetts.

Waldo Babson (1866-1941) — of Berlin, Coos County, N.H. Born in Rockport, Essex County, Mass., September 28, 1866. Democrat. Druggist; candidate for New Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1938. Died in Berlin, Coos County, N.H., February 17, 1941 (age 74 years, 142 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Sarah Elizabeth (Abbot) Babson and David Clifford Babson; married to Ada Emerson Bates; first cousin twice removed of Fitz James Babson; second cousin twice removed of John Babson; fourth cousin of Roger Ward Babson.
		Political family: Babson family of Massachusetts.

Roger Ward Babson (1875-1967) — also known as Roger W. Babson; "The Seer of Wellesley Hills" — of Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., July 6, 1875. Statistician; economist; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1940. Congregationalist. Member, American Economic Association. Author of many books on business and religion; famed for predicting the 1929 stock market crash; founder of Babson Institute (now Babson College), in Wellesley, Mass.; Webber College (now Webber International University), in Babson Park, Fla., and Utopia College (now defunct), in Eureka, Kan. Died in Mountain Lake, Polk County, Fla., March 5, 1967 (age 91 years, 242 days). Interment at Babson College Grounds, Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Mass.

		Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Babson and Ellen (Stearns) Babson; married, March 29, 1900, to Grace Margaret Knight; married, June 1, 1959, to Nona M. Dougherty; first cousin twice removed of John Babson; fourth cousin of Waldo Babson.
		Political family: Babson family of Massachusetts.
		See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Books by Roger W. Babson: The Future Method of Investing Money : Economic Facts for Corporation and Investors — If inflation comes; what you can do about it — Washington and the Revolutionists : a characterization of recovery polices and of the people who are giving them effec — The Folly of Installment Buying
		Books about Roger W. Babson: Earl L. Smith, Yankee Genius : A biography of Roger W. Babson
		Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)

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