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Birth:          May 1858 Pa.
Death:          3 Sep 1913 New York, N.Y.
Cause of Death: stroke of apoplexy
Burial:         6 Sep 1913 Villanova, Pa.

Notes
1981 book:
William succeeded his father in the lumber and seed business. With his father he was 
at one time partner with Atlee Burpee, who went his own way. Maule Seed Company, 
under William's  direction, became renowned worldwide. Its catalogs were shipped 
everywhere and some remain preserved to this day. William let his brother Charles 
handle the details of the lumber business so he could oversee the development of the 
seed company. William was a member of the Union League, the Art Club, and the 
Racquet Club, all in Phila., Pa.
	William made a great fortune in the seed business. he lived at "Briarcrest" in 
Villanova, Pa.; this estate contained not only a huge mansion that still stands and the 
usual assortment of outbuildings, but also contained a golf course because William 
was a devoted golfer. Briarcrest was at the corner of Spring Mill and Gulph Roads; a 
picture of the mansion is found on page 211 of Hotchkin, "Rural Pennsylvania" 
(1897).
Source: Phila. Social Reg.; Thompson v. United States, 148 F.Supp. 910 (1957); N.Y. 
Times, Sept. 4, 1913, p. 7, col. 2; Jane Little (1E54531); Mary Crosman (1E545221)
1870 in Philadelphia, Pa. 
1880 in Philadelphia, Pa. agriculturist
1900 in Lower Merion, Montgomery Co., Pa. seed merchant 4 servants
1910 in Lower Merion, Montgomery Co., Pa. see merchant 6 servants Gulph Road, 
Rosemont
5 Sep 1913 Phila Inquirer, says interment is private. Servies on Sat, which would be 
Sept 6
26 Jan 1881 Phila Inquirer: "Yesterday morning at the Protestant Episcopal Church of 
the Holy Trinity, Nineteenth and Walnut streets, was filled with a large and 
fashionable congregation to witness the marriage of Mr. William Henry Maule to Miss 
Mary Heiskell, the granddaughter of Mr. Colson Heiskell.... There were sixteen 
bridesmaids and groomsmen, and the ceremony was performed by the rector, Rev. W. 
Neilson McVicakr, assisted by Rev J W Ashton, of Grace Church and Rev Dr Thomas 
K Conrad, of the Church of the Transfiguration, West Philadelphia.
NY Municipal Deaths on familysearch

Parents
MAULE Henry (14 Apr 1828 - 3 Apr 1902)
MENTZ Ella Virginia (1834 - 30 Oct 1898)

Siblings
MAULE Fannie Livingston (Feb 1856 - 16 Jan 1857)
MAULE William Henry (May 1858 - 3 Sep 1913)
MAULE Charles Price (17 Feb 1867 - 26 Oct 1950)

Marriage To HEISKELL Mary Myers (25 Jan 1860 - 20 Nov 1947)
    m. 25 Jan 1881 Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pa.

Notes

Parents
HEISKELL James F. ()
MYERS Hannah Ann ()

Children by HEISKELL Mary Myers 25 Jan 1860 - 20 Nov 1947
MAULE Hannah Ethel (21 Dec 1882 - )
MAULE Ella Virginia (25 Dec 1883 - 20 Jan 1963)
MAULE Margaret Myers (7 Sep 1886 - 1900)
MAULE Heiskell (EST 1887 - BEF 1900)

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