Wigglesworth Dole

Wigglesworth Dole (November 17, 1779 – June 16, 1845) was a patriarch of an influential American family. Biography Wigglesworth Dole was born on November 17, 1779, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and then moved to Maine. His father was Nathaniel Dole (1739–1790) and his mother was Mary Noyes (1740–1824). He was the youngest of eight children. The given name of Wigglesworth might seem unusual today, but in the 18th century a well-known family of educators in New England had descended from Michael Wigglesworth (1631–1705). An older brother Samuel Dole (1778–?) married Katherine Wigglesworth (1780–?) who was Michael Wigglesworth's great-granddaughter. Their grandson was painter Enoch Wood Perry Jr. (1831–1915). Another older brother Ebenezer Dole (1776–1847) became an early anti-slavery activist in Hallowell, Maine.