Thomas Poynton Ives, son of Robert Hale Ives & Sarah, was hired, at the age of thirteen, as a clerk for the mercantile trade firm of Nicholas Brown I [1729-1791], eldest of the four famous Brown brothers of Providence. In 1791, upon the death of Nicholas Brown, Ives joined in partnership with Brown's son, Nicholas Brown II [1769-1841], thereby founding the famous Providence firm Brown & Ives. He married Hope Brown [1773-1855], sister of his partner, 5 Mar 1792. Three of their children were: Charlotte Rhoda Ives [1792-1881], who married William Giles Goddard, in his youth a newspaper editor/owner and in later life, a professor at Brown University; Moses Brown Ives [1794-1857], who in addition to his business concerns at Brown & Ives, served as President of Providence Bank, as a trustee of Brown University, and as treasurer of Butler Hospital for the Insane; and Robert Hale Ives Sr. [1798-1875], who began his mercantile career with Brown & Ives in 1816, and became a partner in 1832. Robert Hale Ives was active in establishing both the Butler Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital, and was a trustee of Brown University for 45 years.
Other Children:
. Thomas Poynton Ives, Jr. [1804-1804]
Other Children:
. Thomas Poynton Ives, Jr. [1804-1804]
Thomas Poynton Ives, son of Robert Hale Ives & Sarah, was hired, at the age of thirteen, as a clerk for the mercantile trade firm of Nicholas Brown I [1729-1791], eldest of the four famous Brown brothers of Providence. In 1791, upon the death of Nicholas Brown, Ives joined in partnership with Brown's son, Nicholas Brown II [1769-1841], thereby founding the famous Providence firm Brown & Ives. He married Hope Brown [1773-1855], sister of his partner, 5 Mar 1792. Three of their children were: Charlotte Rhoda Ives [1792-1881], who married William Giles Goddard, in his youth a newspaper editor/owner and in later life, a professor at Brown University; Moses Brown Ives [1794-1857], who in addition to his business concerns at Brown & Ives, served as President of Providence Bank, as a trustee of Brown University, and as treasurer of Butler Hospital for the Insane; and Robert Hale Ives Sr. [1798-1875], who began his mercantile career with Brown & Ives in 1816, and became a partner in 1832. Robert Hale Ives was active in establishing both the Butler Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital, and was a trustee of Brown University for 45 years.
Other Children:
. Thomas Poynton Ives, Jr. [1804-1804]
Other Children:
. Thomas Poynton Ives, Jr. [1804-1804]
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