David Nevins, Jr.
David Nevins, Jr. was a wealthy Yankee merchant in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts during the industrial boom of the late 19th century.
Nevins was the son of David Nevins, Sr. who was born in Salem, New Hampshire on December 12, 1809 to John Nevins and Achsah Nevins ne Swan Nevins. David Jr.s mother was Eliza Nevins ne Eliza Coffin, the daughter of a wealthy merchant from the island of Nantucket named Jared Coffin. David Sr., who built his personal wealth through importing and manufacturing textiles, gained notoriety as the coowner of Pemberton Mill, the collapse of which in 1860 is likely the worst industrial accident in Massachusetts history and one of the worst industrial calamities in American history.
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