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The Shutes and Merchants of Cape Ann
(a partial genealogy -- family members related to the men who owned Shute & Merchant)
James L. Shute (1833 - 1909)
James L. Shute
 William T. Shute
William T. Shute

James L. Shute arrived in Gloucester Mass. in 1851. He had been born in Maine and was raised in Newmarket (now Newfields) New Hampshire. His branch of the Shute family traces back to Richard Shute of Boston as follows: Richard (1631-1703), Michael (1707-1784), William (1738-1791), William, Jr. (1766-1820), Andrew Breden (1794-1842), James Lovell (1833-1909), William Thomas (1861-1920).
Epes Merchant (1780 - 1859)
Epes Merchant

The Merchants of Cape Ann trace their origins back to Jabez Merchant. Epes Merchant is the oldest member of this family for which there are photos and is the link to men who eventually formed the business Shute & Merchant. This part of the Merchant family goes back to Jabez as follows: Jabez (1695-1773), Daniel (1721-unkn), William (1751-1802), Epes (1780-1859), Samuel (1812-1860), William Thomas (1840-1896). [no photos of William Thomas Merchant are known to exist, and this genealogy also includes several of Epes Merchants other sons.]
Epes W. Merchant
Epes W. Merchant
 George Merchant, Sr. (1807 - 1899)
George Merchant, Sr.
 Samuel Merchant
Samuel Merchant
Addison Merchant
Addison Merchant
George Merchant, Jr. (1828 - 1906)
George Merchant, Jr.
George E. Merchant
George E. Merchant
 Orlando Merchant
Orlando Merchant
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