Stephen Vail Explained

Stephen Vail
Birth Date:28 June 1780
Birth Place:Malapardis, New Jersey
Death Date:June/July 1864 (aged 83–84)
Death Place:Morristown, New Jersey
Occupation:Businessman
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Stephen Vail (1780–1864) was a founding partner of the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia and the creator of the Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey.[1]

Biography

Stephen Vail was born in Malapardis, New Jersey on June 28, 1780.[2] He married Bethiah Youngs in 1801 and they had four children: Harriet Vail (1802–1828), Alfred Vail (1807–1859), George Vail (1809–1875), and Sarah Louise Davis Vail (1811–1887). He helped establish Speedwell Ironworks. His second wife was Mary Carter Hedges whom he married in 1848. His third wife was Phoebe Ann Miller whom he married in 1862.

He died in Morristown in June or July 1864.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Vails of Speedwell . 2011-03-08 . .
  2. Book: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography . XII . James T. White & Company . 417 . 1904 . 2020-08-17 . Google Books.