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One Hundred Years, The Delaware County National Bank Chester, PA 1814-1914
Joshua Pusey Eyre (1835-39, 51-52, 55-57, 62-63, 1865 to '72), son of Jonas
and Susanna (Pusey) Eyre, was born in Chester, July 14, 1803. He was
apprenticed to the dry goods trade to Townsend Sharpless, of Philadelphia, and
when free returned to Chester, where, in 1824, he established a general store at
the southwest corner of James (Third) and Edgmont streets. Later he and his
brother, William Eyre, Jr., engaged in the lumber and coal business, at the same
time running the packet "Jonas Preston," which made tri-weekly trips between
Chester and Philadelphia, conveying passengers and freight.
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