Samuel owned a general merchandise store where he sold clothing and items that he manufactured. He was a hatter, and was a manufacturer of woolen cloth and carpets.
He studied for the Congregational ministry, and was head of a boy's school, a high school principal and was engaged in real estate and the loan business. He belonged to the "Illinois Prohibition Colony," which was instrumental in making Kansas a prohibition state. Earlier, he helped make Vermont a prohibition state.
With son George, he formed the firm S.F. and G.F. Penfield Insurance and real estate business which was very successful and which he was active with until his demise.
On December 10, 1851 he married Lemira Briggs Clark. This union produced five children:
*George Franklin Penfield (1852–1911)
*Charles Seymour Penfield (1854–1912)
*Edward Marlin Penfield (1857–1910)
*Robert Penfield (1867–1876)
*Mabel Stewart Penfield (1869–1964)
Samuel owned a general merchandise store where he sold clothing and items that he manufactured. He was a hatter, and was a manufacturer of woolen cloth and carpets.
He studied for the Congregational ministry, and was head of a boy's school, a high school principal and was engaged in real estate and the loan business. He belonged to the "Illinois Prohibition Colony," which was instrumental in making Kansas a prohibition state. Earlier, he helped make Vermont a prohibition state.
With son George, he formed the firm S.F. and G.F. Penfield Insurance and real estate business which was very successful and which he was active with until his demise.
On December 10, 1851 he married Lemira Briggs Clark. This union produced five children:
*George Franklin Penfield (1852–1911)
*Charles Seymour Penfield (1854–1912)
*Edward Marlin Penfield (1857–1910)
*Robert Penfield (1867–1876)
*Mabel Stewart Penfield (1869–1964)
Family Members
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Mary Penfield Hammond
1807–1889
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Samuel Giddings Penfield
1808–1811
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Fanny Penfield
1810–1841
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David Sturgis Penfield
1812–1873
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Laura Ann Penfield Harman
1814–1900
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Betsey Penfield Manley
1815–1913
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George Baldwin Penfield
1818–1843
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Eleanor Burr Penfield Lothrop
1820–1905
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John Giddings Penfield
1824–1918
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Katherine Jane Penfield
1826–1907
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Abel Ogden Penfield
1829–1907
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