Isaac Staples
American lumber baron (1816–1898)
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Isaac Staples (September 25, 1816 – June 27, 1898) was a powerful lumber baron in the St. Croix River Valley during the logging boom of the late 19th century.
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| Born | September 25, 1816 Topsham, Maine |
| Died | June 27, 1898 (aged 81) Stillwater, Minnesota |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouses | Caroline B. Rogers
(m. 1839; died 1840)Olivia J. Pettengill
(m. 1841) |
| Children | 8 |
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Aside from his massive holdings and operations in timber, sawmills and the St. Croix Boom Company, Staples was also the region's most successful farmer and an important banker.[1]
Biography
Isaac Staples was born in Topsham, Maine on September 25, 1816.[2] He arrived in Stillwater, Minnesota, the heart of the timber-rich St. Croix River Valley, in 1853 as a representative of eastern investors, including Samuel F. Hersey.[1]
He married Caroline B. Rogers in 1839. She died a year later, and he remarried to Olivia J. Pettengill in 1841. They had four sons and four daughters together.[2]
Staples died in Stillwater on June 27, 1898.[3]
