Byron Curtis Weston was born 9 April 1832 in Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States to Isaiah Weston (1804-1835) and Caroline Curtis (1809-) and died 8 November 1898 Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Julia Clark Mitchell (1844-1902) 28 June 1865 in Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Biography
Captain Byron Curtis Weston was a native of Massachusetts who founded the Weston Paper Company in 1863 (which ceased to exist following its sale in 2008) and served as the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1880 to 1883. He came from an old New England Congregationalist family of extraordinary wealth. They lived in a mansion known as Westonholme, in Dalton, Massachusetts. Weston was known for his gifts to the community, including the Grace Episcopal Church in his hometown and funds towards the debt incurred for the grading and draining of an athletic field and monies toward upkeep and a grandstand at Williams College. Weston received an honorary M.A. from Williams College in 1886 and the field, still used today, was named Weston Field in his honor.
Byron married Julia Mitchell; their daughter Ellen Mitchell Weston married Hale Holden in 1895 In 1865, he married Julia Clark Mitchell, with whom he had ten children, including Julia Carolyn Weston, mother to the well known chef Julia Child
- Ellen Mitchell Weston (1868-1936) - married Hale Holden (1869-1940) was president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, and chairman of the board of directors for Southern Pacific Railroad from 1932 to 1939.
- Byron Weston (1871-)
- Edith Weston (1873-1874)
- Herbert Weston (1873-1875)
- Louise Weston (1876-)
- Julia Carolyn Weston (1877-1937) - mother of celebrity chef Julia Child.
- Philip Weston (1881-1934)
- Dorothy Dean Weston (1887-)
- Donald Mitchell Weston (1891-1930)
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ellen Mitchell Weston (1868-1936) | |||
| Byron Weston (1871-) | |||
| Edith Weston (1873-1874) | |||
| Herbert Weston (1873-1875) | |||
| Louise Weston (1876-) | |||
| Julia Carolyn Weston (1877-1937) | 19 July 1877 Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | 21 July 1937 La Jolla, San Diego County, California, United States | John McWilliams (1880-1962) |
| Philip Weston (1881-1934) | |||
| Dorothy Dean Weston (1887-) | |||
| Donald Mitchell Weston (1891-1930) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Byron Curtis Weston (1832-1898) | 9 April 1832 Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | 8 November 1898 Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | Julia Clark Mitchell (1844-1902) |
References
- Weston in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Wikipedia: Byron Weston