Person:James Westbrook (1)

James George Westbrook
b.27 Sep 1859 Ogdensburg, New York
d.12 Nov 1930 Ogdensburg, New York
Facts and Events
Name James George Westbrook
Gender Male
Birth[1] 27 Sep 1859 Ogdensburg, New York
Marriage 17 Jun 1886 Ogdensburg, New Yorkto Jenny Converse Foote
Death[2] 12 Nov 1930 Ogdensburg, New York
Burial[2] Ogdensburg, New York

He was the agent for the Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad at Ogdensburg, where mid western products were loaded off ships and sent by rail to ports on the Atlantic. He also held a number of patents for improved designs of spark plugs and grain elevator machinery. Later he bought and operated a brewery, but the business never was successful.


References

References
  1. Foote Genealogy
    p. 247.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ogdensburg Cemetery.

    Stillman Foote plot