Biographical Sketch of Albert Boardman EARLE (1904); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Morris . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** "Historical Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania", Vol. 1, edited by Gil- bert Cope and Henry Graham Ashmead, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1904, page 391. "ALBERT BOARDMAN EARLE, of Primos, Pennsylvania, a leader in the insurance business, comes of English ancestry, his paternal grandparents, John H. and Agnes (Cooper) Earle, having been natives of England. After their marriage they came to this country, and made their home with an uncle, proprietor of Earle's art gallery, in Philadelphia. John H. Earle estab- lished himself as a merchant tailor, becoming in a short time one of the leaders in the business. He and his wife were the parents of ten children, of whom John, the third, was educated as a steel engraver, being afterward employed by the American Bank Note Company, and for about fifty years one of their experts. He married Rebecca E., daughter of Archibald and Rebecca (Monteith) Nichols. Their family consisted of three children: Albert Boardman, mentioned at length hereinafter; Howard I.; and Adelaide Louise, both of whom are single. "Albert Boardman Earle, son of John and Rebecca E. (Nichols) Earle, was born March 11, 1855, in Philadelphia, where he attended the public schools, and graduated from the Boys' Central High School. He then began to learn engraving under the instruction of his father, but followed this occupa- tion only for a few years, and then engaged in the insurance business. Within a short time he was offered the secretaryship of the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, which he accepted and remained with them in this capacity for fourteen years. In July, 1901, he resigned his office to establish himself as an insurance agent on his individual account, representing only first class old line companies. He has at the present time a flourishing business, and is agent for several of the lead- ing American companies. "Mr. Earle married, June 24, 1885, Clara, daughter of William Wesley and Eliza (Pennock) Nickle. They preserve the original orthography of the family name, which was been almost wholly superseded by that of Nichol, though at what period the change took place does not appear. Mr. and Mrs. Earle are the parents of four children: Adelaide L., who died December 28, 1892; Clara, who died in infancy; Ralph Pennock, born September 26, 1887; and Helen Rebecca, born October 17, 1891. The two latter named are living at the present time (1903)."