Ammi Storer (1811 – July 4, 1874) was an American merchant. He was prominent in today's

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, where a street is now named for him. He also worked in Boston, Massachusetts.

Early life

Storer was born in 1811 to Amos Storer and Sally True. He was their second son, after William.

Career

Storer was the first owner of a business in the brick building at today's 108 Main Street, at its intersection with

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,''Images of America: Yarmouth'', Hall, Alan M., Arcadia (2002) in what was then North Yarmouth, Massachusetts. In July 1849, Storer wrote a

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to the Maine Legislature to divide North Yarmouth and create a new town. It was a repeat of a request from 1828. Both were denied (the second initially, but accepted the following month).

Personal life

Storer married Jane Q. Reed, with whom he had two children: Ferdinand Ingraham (born 1841) and William Dana (born 1850). William died at the age of five. In the mid-19th century, Storer was one of four men who submitted an

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requesting the release of Yarmouth ship owner Cyrus F. Sargent.

Death

Storer died in Boston on

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, 1874. He was aged 62 or 63. He was interred in Yarmouth's

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. His wife survived him by eleven years and was buried alongside him. Yarmouth's Storer Street, off Portland Street, is named for him.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Storer, Ammi 1811 births 1874 deaths People from North Yarmouth, Maine People from Boston 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century American merchants