David Nevins, Sr.
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| David Nevins, Sr. | |
Henry C. Nevins
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| Born | December 12, 1809 Salem, New Hampshire |
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| Died | March 19, 1881 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Methuen, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Coffin Nevins |
| Children | Henry Coffin Nevins and David Nevins, Jr. |
David C. Nevins, Sr. (born 12 December 1809 in Salem, New Hampshire, died 19 March 1881) was a wealthy New England industrialist. He owned the Pemberton Mill, is the namesake of the Nevins Memorial Library, and fathered the Methuen, Massachusetts family of whom an author wrote, "The public spirit and generosity of the Nevins family seems to have no bounds in the town in which they made their home".[1][2]

