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Document A

Date of Document: December 8, 1841

Quaker Meeting-Samuel Stockton White being Disowned

Citation:
“Richland Monthly Meeting of Friends” 8 Dec. 1841

Transcript:
“1. Richland monthly Meeting of friends held 12th month 8th 1841.
2dThose appointed to furnish Samuel S. White with a cody of the Testimony against him of his
right of appeal report the service performed.
3d Those appointed to furnish Christopher West with a copy of the Testimony against him and
his right of appeal, report the service performed.
4th Those appointed to produce a Testimony of Discernment? Against … WEst, produce one
which

Analysis: This document is from a Quaker meeting that occurred on December 8, 1841. At the
time Samuel Stockton White was only 19 years old. The meeting was known as a “Richland
monthly meeting of friends.” The purpose of this meeting was to disown people who were in the
Quaker community that had done something wrong to qualify for such an act.

As shown in the record of the meeting Samuel Stockton White was one of the men who
were being disowned at this specific meeting. The document is unclear of what Samuel is being
disowned for, but this was very early in his life. At this point, Samuel had not opened up his
dentist business and was a current employee under his uncle.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 25

Document B

Date of Document: 1851

Samuel Stockton White’s Award from Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations

Citation:
White, Samuel S., and S. S. Drew. “Vienna Exposition.” Catalogue of Dental Materials:
Furniture, Instruments, Etc.., Samuel S. White, Philadelphia, 1876, p. 12,
https://archive.org/details/catalogueofdenta1876sswh/page/12/mode/1up?view=theater.
Accessed 21 Feb. 2022.

Analysis: In 1851, Samuel Stockton White attended the Great Exhibition of the Works of
Industry of All Nations in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park London, England. Prince Albert
(Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel) was the founder as well as the President of the
Royal Commision for the 1851 Exhibition. The exhibition was a popular event and financial
success making a surplus of 186,000 pounds (twenty-two million pounds today).

There, Dr. White’s porcelain teeth won the highest award; he went home with a medal
with the face of Prince Albert on the front side and an image of a globe on the rear side that
depicts the global influence Samuel Stockton White had in dental manufacturing. He attended
many exhibitions in his lifetime to showcase his accomplishments and was often commended for
them. This is just one of the sixty-two awards he received in his years of inventing, science
writing, and dentistry.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 26

Document C

Date of Document: 1851

Celebration at the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations

Citation:
“Centennial Celebration, London.” Hagley Digital Archives, 1972,
https://digital.hagley.org/AVD_1972244_01_05_001. Accessed 21 Feb. 2022.

Analysis: This is a photo that captures a celebration for successes in innovating across the
nations. In 1851, Samuel Stockton White attended the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry
of All Nations in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park London, England. This celebration in honor of
the exhibition shows how Dr. White’s contributions were appreciated internationally. It also
shows how he interacted with other innovators who most likely exchanged ideas at these events.

Prince Albert (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel) was the founder as well as
the President of the Royal Commision for the 1851 Exhibition. The exhibition was a popular
event and financial success making a surplus of 186,000 pounds (22 million pounds today).
There, Dr. White’s porcelain teeth won the highest award; he went home with a medal with the
face of Prince Albert on the front side and an image of a globe on the rear side that depicts the
global influence Samuel Stockton White had in dental manufacturing.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 27

Document D

Date of Document: June 2, 1860

1860 Census
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 28

[ pt.2 ]

Citation:
1860 United States Federal Census Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Analysis: This document is a portion of the 1860 census that was found on ancestry. This shows
that at that time Samuel Stocton White was thirty-eight years old and having an active career in
dentistry. The census states that there are a total of ten people living in Samuel’s house including:
Sarah J. White (his wife), Clarence White, Ellen White, Samuel White, Ida White, Andrew Cary,
Mary Parker, Sarah Miller, and Harriet Miller.

It is interesting to see there was a large amount of people living in the house. The census
also shows that both Clarence White and Ellen White attended school and both Sarah Miller and
Harriet Miller could not read or write. Also the document has the listed value of the real estate at
$50,000 with his personal estate listed at $10,000.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 29

Document E

Date of Document: 1861

First building of Company at 116 North Seventh Street

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 30

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
“Jones & White Building.” Hagley Digital Archives, 1972,
https://digital.hagley.org/AVD_1972244_01_04_001. Accessed 21 Feb. 2022.

Analysis: This document is a photograph of one of the first buildings owned by Samuel Stockton
White and his first two business partners, Asahel Jones and John R. McCurdy. It was taken in
1847 and the business soon became known as the Jones, White, and Company. The exact setting
of this building was at 116 North Seventh street. It was S.S. White’s very first dental practice,
before he became well known, so it holds great significance.

This practice was a major beginning to the success of Stockton’s future life in dentistry,
as he was granted $400,000 when Asahel Jones retired from this specific practice in 1861. They
had become partners in 1847 and moved into this exact building in 1848. So, Jones was involved
in this business for around fourteen years, the majority of the time spent in this building.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 31

Document F

Date of Document: September 29, 1862

Deed for Samuel Stockton White buying 1622 Arch Street

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 32

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
Deed of Samuel Stockton White buying 1622 Arch Street. Philadelphia City Archives, 1862.
Accessed 2022.

Transcript: “All that certain lot of piece of ground with the three storied brown stone dwelling
house thereon erected. Situated on the South side of Mulberry St. now Arch St. at the distance of
One hundred and thirty two feet eastward from the east side of seventeenth St in the city of
Philadelphia. Containing in front or breadth on the said Arch st. Thirty three feet and extending
in length or depth southward One hundred and fifty feet to arch st.”

Analysis: This document was found at the Philadelphia City Archives and is a deed of one of
Samuel Stockton’s properties. According to the document, Samuel Stockon White purchased the
home at 1622 Arch Street in Philadelphia from the previous owner, Samuel E. Stokes and his
wife. The document was signed on September 29, 1862.

The property is described as a three story house which shows Samuel must have found
some sort of success. His career as a dentist and the forming of his own dentist company led him
to have a net worth of over a million dollars. This purchase of property came about when Samuel
was forty years old as he was born in 1822. At the time when he bought the home, he had been
married for sixteen years to Sarah Jane who had given birth to six of their seven children they
shared together.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 33

Document G

Date of Document: 1862

Mary Ella White Death Record

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 34

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
Death Record of Mary Ella White. 1862 Philadelphia City Archives. Accessed 2022.

Analysis: The document is a photograph of an original Philadelphia City directories page, which
can be located at the Philadelphia City Archives. Listed on page 421 of a microfilm, are death
records that include the name Mary E. White. Mary was Samuel Stockton White’s daughter. She
died on July 22, 1862. The cause of death was effusion on the brain.

She passed away at only ten months old, but this document provided the cause of death.
Effusion on the brain is when fluid is trapped in the brain, which could lead to death, and is most
commonly caused by a head injury. It is unknown what caused the effusion on the brain,
however, it can be imagined how this tragic death affected the White family. Unfortunately, from
further research, it’s obvious that this was not the first time the White family had lost a child at a
young age. Samuel White’s first child, William Anthony White died at the age of five, ten years
earlier.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 35

Document H

Date of Document: 1867

6th and Arch Street Company Location

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 36

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
White, Samuel S., and S. S. Drew. “S.S. White's Dental Manufactory and Depot.” Catalogue of
Dental Materials: Furniture, Instruments, Etc.., Samuel S. White, Philadelphia, 1876, p.
8, https://archive.org/details/catalogueofdenta1876sswh/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater.
Accessed 21 Feb. 2022.

Analysis: In 1867 Samuel Stockton White moved his 6th and Arch Street location to 12th and
Chestnut Street. The bottom floor was occupied by Bailey Banks & Biddle’s jewelry store, and
-431 jewelry store. This was one of the largest and most expensive buildings in the city, with a
total of five stories and spanning back to Samson street.

This document was informative because of the abundance of branches Dr. White owned
locations in New York, Boston, and Chicago. At this location manufacturing teeth and dental
instruments took place. Over three hundred people worked in this building. His constant
transferring of locations to accommodate more employees shows the rapid expansion of his
company. His business became the leading one in the country.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 37

Document I

Date of Document: 1867

Arch Street Methodist Church

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 38

[ pt. 2]

Citation:
“Arch Street Methodist Church.” Philly History, 1867,
https://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Search.aspx. Accessed 21 Feb. 2022.

Analysis: This is a photograph of the Arch Street Methodist Church in 1867, of which Samuel
Stockton White was a member for many years. The Arch Street Methodist Church, located on
the left in the photograph, is one of the oldest churches in Philadelphia, and has been dedicated
to its mission of helping and improving both its congregation and neighboring community since
its birth in the mid-1800s.

White was a member of several other organizations, including the Union League, the
Franklin Institute, the Reform Club, and many others of both the social and business nature. His
involvement in his community was significant, and that significance was made clear after his
death by those who knew him, especially his involvement in organizations with more progressive
ideals. The many organizations White participated in raised his net worth and positively
impacted his image.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 39

Document J

Date of Document: November 17, 1870

1870 Census

Citation:
1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch

Analysis: This is a census document for the year of 1870 that was published on November 17th
of that year. Samuel Stockton White’s dwelling number was 1622 and according to the census
there were five other people living there. The document shows Samuel’s wife, Sarah Jane White
was forty-five at the time and living in the dwelling along with four others.

Helen Stockton white, their daughter was still living with them at the time at her age of
nineteen. Other people living in the dwelling included Samuel Stockton White Jr. (their fifteen
year old son), Ida Carey White (their ten year old daughter), and Sally (five year old) who is not
clarified of her relationship to the White but could be inferred as a mistake for Sara who was
another daughter (as the two names were for the same daughter but commonly altered).
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 40

Document K

Date of Document: 1871

Advertisement for “Perkins” Patent Dental Chair

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 41

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
“Perkins' Patent Dental Chair.” Bufalo Dental Magazine Company, 1875.

Analysis: The document is an advertisement, flyer, or page in a newspaper. It is displaying the

new dental chair constructed around 1871. The chair was invented by Jones and White. It was
named “Perkins’ Patent Dental Chair. The price was about ninety dollars and if you wanted it
boxed/packaged it was an additional three dollars. Jones and White invented this dental chair
with a headrest and footrest. It was also made of metal and had a crank to modify the height.

Dental chairs had evolved since the year 1847. Jones, White, and Company (the first
name of S.S. White Technologies) invented a portable dental chair with a headrest that year. It
was especially suitable for those dentists who travel or work on the streets. In addition, in 1868
James Beall Morrison created a chair that allowed a slight lateral inclination to facilitate the
work of the dentist. This shows another reason why Samuel Stockon White was well known, he
continued to make improvements to the industry of dentistry.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 42

Document L

Date of Document: 1873

Samuel Stockton Received the Grand Diploma of Honor

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 43

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
“Catalog of Dental Materials, Furniture, Instruments, Etc., for Sale : S.S. White Dental
Manufacturing Company : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive,
Philadelphia : White, 1 Jan. 1876,
https://archive.org/details/catalogueofdenta1876sswh/mode/1up?view=theater.

Analysis: This is the Grand Diploma of Honor Samuel Stockton received at the Vienna
Exposition in 1873 where he was commended for his advancements in dentistry. This award
recognized him as a superior manufacturer of artificial teeth, dental instruments, dental chairs
(The Harris), quarter century gold, gold foil, globe gold foil, and, and corundum wheels. He
included this in his Dental Catalog as it shows his triumph in the industry.

This document helped justify that he was a global leader in dental manufacturing.
Stockton claimed his artificial teeth were “unequaled, possessing as they do not only those
qualities which render them easy of adaptation and articulation, but, with these, natural- ness of
form, color, and arrangement.” and that “by reason of their compo- sition, and the size, number,
shape, and insertion of the platinum pins, they are stronger than those of any other manufacture.”
This award honors that and proves how his contributions furthered dentistry not only in the
United States, but around the world.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 44

Document M

Date of Document: 1873

Samuel Stockton White’s awarded medal at the International Exhibition

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 45

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
Catalogue of Dental Materials: Furniture, Instruments, Etc.., by Samuel S. White and S. S. Drew,
Samuel S. White, Philadelphia, 1876, pp. 12–13.

Translation of left medal in first picture: Napoleon III Emperor

Translation of right medal in first picture: International Exhibition of MDCCCLXVII in Paris,
Big Prize, Presented to S.S. White
Transcript of left medal in second picture: Exposition Universelle D'Économie Domestique
Paris 1372? Translation: World’s Fair of Home Economics
Transcript of right medal in second picture: Société Nationale D’Encouragement des
Travailleurs Industriels. Translation: National Society for the Encouragement of Industrial
Workers

Analysis: This is a medal that Samuel S. White won at the International Exhibition. They
honored him as a top competitor in the dental industry. One the front is an image of Napoleon III
of France. These are two of sixty-two awards he received in his years of inventing, science
writing, and dentistry. White used these medals in a catalog that advertised his products in order
to justify his claim that his products were above those of other dental manufacturers.

In the catalog, White says that he attended at least three Great World Fairs with his
products, and received awards. The three that he specified in the catalog were in London, Paris,
and New York, but he also attended expositions in Vienna and Philadelphia. World Fairs were
exhibitions where inventors and artists from all over the world came together to show off
products, and White used the notable awards that his products won when facing off against
products from all over the world to show potential buyers why his products stood apart and were
a better investment than the rest.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 46

Document N

Date of Document: 1876

Samuel Stockton White Trade Card from the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876

Citation:

“Samuel Stockton White Trade Card from the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876.” Hagley Digital
Archives, International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of Soil and Mine,
10 May 1876, digital.hagley.org/AVD_1972244_01_09_002#page/2/mode/2up.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 47

[ pt. 2 ]

Analysis: This is a Samuel S. White trade card from the International Exhibition of Arts,
Manufactures, and Products of Soil and Mine also known as the Philadelphia Centennial
Exhibition of 1876. At this exhibition on May 10, 1876 President Ulyssess S. Grant gave a
speech to an audience of 100,000 people encouraging patriotism. Following the Civil War
bloodshed and failed Reconstruction, Americans wanted to exhibit that they were great
nevertheless after this series of incidents. At this event in Philadelphia the greatness of the
young, yet rapidly growing United States of America was showcased in addition to thirty-seven
other nations.

This document showed how Dr. White’s inventions were honored at several events like
this one and highlights an American success amidst the several hardships of this period. The card
was circulated throughout Philadelphia’s own Fairmount Park, which that day was lined with
buildings that served as “booths,” hosting exhibits that demonstrated the new industrial and
technological advancements of the time. Samuel Stockton White’s involvement in this exhibition
shows how he was carrying out the American Dream and guiding our nation out of its primitive
state of innovation.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 48

Document O

Date of Document: 1876

Centennial celebration of 1876 at Oakland House

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 49

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
Centennial Celebration, Oakland House. Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives
Department, Hadley Museum and Library , 1972,
digital.hagley.org/AVD_1972244_01_05_005. Accessed 21 Feb. 2022.

Analysis: The post-Civil War spirit of domestic innovation and cleverness was synonymous with
patriotism at the time because it was guiding America out of its inchoate state. Samuel Stockton
White embodied this spirit. He was revered for being so prolific in the dental industry. This is
portrayed in this photograph of him at the Centennial celebration at Oakland House.

This wasn’t the only time Sameul Stockton White was recognized for his dental business.
His porcelain teeth also won an award at the The International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures,
and Products of the Soil and Mine, or this, the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 held in
Philadelphia.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 50

Document P

Date of Document: 1876

Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 51

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
“Centennial Celebration, Oakland House.” Hagley Digital Archives, Audiovisual Collections and
Digital Initiatives Department, Hagley Museum and Library, 1972,
https://digital.hagley.org/AVD_1972244_01_05_003.

Analysis: This document is a direct photograph of people celebrating Samuel Stockton White’s
successful dental business and its manufacturing success. The setting of the picture is the
Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. The day this celebration was held was significant
because of the year and what it represents.

The exhibition was the first World’s Fair to celebrate the signing of the declaration of
independence, and people came from all over the world to express their success and interest in
others. This document helps decipher the importance of this specific dental industry and what it
meant to the people of the world. This proves once again that Samuel Stockton White was a true
success in the field of dentistry.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 52

Document Q

Date of Document: 1876

Advertisement for Samuel Stockton White’s “gold foil”

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 53

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
“S.S White's Dental Catalog 1876.”, pg 40-41, Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard
Medical School , 2012.
https://archive.org/details/catalogueofdenta1876sswh/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Analysis: This document represents an advertisement logo of an invention of Samuel Stockton

White’s. It’s showing off a product called “gold foil” and is expressing the benefits of different
foils, and when they should be used. It’s goal is to persuade its viewers to buy the product, which
proved to be successful when in the photo on the left, it discusses the increasing sale of the
product.

This document represents an accurate depiction of the success of S.S. White’s inventions,
and why they became so popular. He manufactured things in a unique, redefining way, and
succeeded. This also shows he favored accessibility, and making this product accessible and easy
to use caught the eyes of the public. This direct outlook into the success of Samuel Stockton
White’s dental business in general
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 54

Document R

Date of Document: 1876

Samuel Stockton White Publication for the Dental Cosmos

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 55

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
“S.S White's Dental Catalog 1876.”, pg 8, Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical
School , 2012.
https://archive.org/details/catalogueofdenta1876sswh/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Analysis: While Samuel Stockton White was a successful business man that devoted time to
manufacturing appliances, he also made influential contributions to dental literature. He was
involved in writing for thirty-three years. He had connections to the Dental NewsLetter, which
was a quarterly journal that was published for twelve years, until it was succeeded by the Dental
Cosmos, a monthly journal. Dental Cosmos was a respected chronicle in dentistry and assumed a
major role in educating other dentists.

The price of a subscription was well priced. Samuel S. White was a publisher at the
corner of Twelfth and Chestnut. Science Journalism was an important means of sharing new
discoveries and advancements throughout the medical and dental community, particularly
essential for doctors and dentists who wanted to maintain using cutting-edge technology.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 56

Document S [ pt.1 ]

Date of Document: 1877

Samuel Stockton White’s Will

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 57

[ pt.2 ]

Citation:
“Written Page of Samuel Stockton White's Living Will in 1875.” Samuel Stocken White,
Ancestry, 1875,
https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/samuel-stockton-white-24-49yz6d.
Accessed 21 Feb. 2022.

Transcript: “Be it remembered that I, Samuel Stockton White, of the city of Philadelphia and
state of Pennsylvania, being of sound disposing mind, memory, and understanding, do make and
publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time
heretofore made
Item: I order the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses, as soon as conveniently
may be done after my decease
Item: I give and devise unto my dear wife, her heirs and assigns, to and for her and their
only proper use and behoof forever, all that my messuage and lot of ground situate on the south
side of Arch Street between Sixteenth and Seventeenth street No 1622 in the city of Philadelphia.
Item: I direct my Executors as soon as conveniently may be after my decease–but in the
exercise of a sound discretion as to time and manner of so doing, in order to obtain the best price
that can reasonably be obtained–to grant, bargain, and sell all that farm that of land and buildings
thereon conveyed to me by George Robert Smith…situated on green…in the city of
Philadelphia. Either at public or private sale, and at such price, or prices as they, or the survivors
or survivor of them, shall think sufficient, and either in…or parcels, and…”

Analysis: This document is a segment of Samuel Stockton White’s final will, in which he
nullifies any others that he had written during his life, and designates different assets, expenses,
and other things to different people. He arranges for his funeral expenses to be paid for, leaves
property to his wife and her “heirs,” and arranges for the sale and writes about the price of other
property that he owned in Philadelphia.

Though this is not his complete will, and certain parts of the document are illegible, his
relationship with his wife is shown to be strong with the term of endearment he addresses her
with in the document. The document also shows the number of property and assets that White
had during his life, as the beginning of fairly detailed directions on the sale and price of a group
of properties is shown at the end of the document.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 58

Document T

Date of Document: 1879

Photograph of dental chair, “The Harris”

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 59

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
“Dentist's chair.” Hagley Digital Archives, Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives
Department, Hagley Museum and Library, 1972, AVD_1972244_02_03_002 ,
https://digital.hagley.org/AVD_1972244_02_03_002

Analysis: This photograph was taken of a dental chair, named “The Harris” a part of the Samuel
Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company. It was part of the instruments business he
developed. Chairs and teeth were amongst his main inventions, and the company’s focus. I found
the document on Hagley Digital Archives, a well known site with collections of historical
documents.

This document gives us a direct example of an instrument Samuel Stockton White was
credited for inventing. The year it was taken is included, ranging from 1879-1890. From this
document, it is known that this picture was taken the year of his death, or soon after, so the
authenticity is evident.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 60

Document U

Date: December 31, 1879

Deed of Sarah Jane White being named owner of 1622 Arch Street
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 61

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
White, Samuel Stockton. Deed of Sarah Jane White. 31 Dec. 1879.

Transcript: “All that certain lot or piece of ground with the three storied brown stone dwelling
house thereon erected situate on the south side of Mulberry Street now Arch street at the distance
of one hundred and thirty two eastward from the East side of Seventeenth Street in the city of
Philadelphia: containing in front of breadth on the said Arch street thirty two feet and extending
in length or depth Southward one hundred and fifty feet to Arch Street.”

Analysis: This document was found at the Philadelphia City Archives and is a deed of Samuel
Stockton White’s home. Samuel’s will developed on January 11, 1875 stated the property would
be given to his wife Sarah Jane White after his death. On December 31, 1879 when Samuel
passed away in Paris, Sarah was given the property on 1622 Arch Street located in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Sarah didn’t sign the deed, but instead her agent did.

She inherited the property seventeen years after Samuel first bought the home. Sarah held
onto the three story house for twenty-five years up until her death on August 9, 1904. After
Samuel’s passing Sarah had five living children all in their mid twenties. During the time Samuel
owned the property, Sarah had given birth to their youngest child Sara May White in 1867.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 62

Document V

Date of Document: December 31, 1879

Samuel Stockton White Obituary in the New York Daily Herald

 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 63

[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
Obituary of Samuel Stockton White . New York Daily Herald, 1879.

Analysis: This document is an obituary from a newspaper called the New York Daily Herald,
honoring the death of Samuel Stockton White. It is announcing his death in Paris, France, where
he had gone to help mend his sickness. It takes into account his successful business, showing the
legacy he created because the business had branches in the main cities of the United States, as
explained in the obituary.

This document is a good example of how well known Samuel Stockton White really was
and how it is true that people thought of him as a successful man in the business world. It is
stated that he had children, meaning he had a family life as well when he was alive. This is not
the only obituary written about his family, one was written about his wife who passed after him.
The fact that these newspapers printed this information on the deaths of the White family means
they really had an influence on the public.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 64

Document W

Date of Document: December 30, 1879

Samuel Stockton White Obituary in

the Intelligencer Journal

Citation:
Obituary of Samuel Stockton White
Published in the Intelligence Journal .
The Intelligence Journal, 30 Dec.
1879.

Analysis: The document is an

obituary for Samuel Stockton White.
It is clipped from the newspaper,
Intelligencer Journal, which was
published on December 30, 1879. The
obituary gives a significant look of
Samuel Stockton White’s impact on
Philadelphia and internationally. He
was one of Philadelphia’s most
prominent businessmen and known
throughout the world as a significant
manufacturer of dental supplies.

At first it was unknown why he died

in Paris, France, but the document
provides some clarification. He knew
his health was decreasing, so traveled
to Paris with one of his sons, one of
his daughters, and a physician for
relaxation from the busy company. He
just so happened to pass away while
visiting.
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Document X

Date of Document: January 17, 1880

Samuel Stockton White Obituary in the New York Evening Post

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[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
Obituary for a Large Group of People Including Samuel Stockton White. The New York Evening
Post, 17 Jan. 1880.

Analysis: This document is a page from a newspaper located on Ancestry. This specific excerpt
came from the New York Evening Post and was published on Saturday, January 17, 1880. This is
an obituary for a large group of people at the time that included Samuel Stockton White. It states
here that Samuel died on December 30, 1879 at the age of fifty seven in Paris, France.

At the time when this article was published, Samuel Stockton White had been dead for
eighteen whole days. Samuel would be buried two days later on January 19, 1880 at the
Woodlands Cemetery.
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Document Y

Date of Document: January 1880

Record of Samuel Stockton White being buried at the Woodlands Cemetery

Citation:
Official Record of Samuel Stockton White's Burial in the Woodlands Cemetery in Philadelphia,
PA. 19 Jan. 1880.

Transcript: “White, Sam. S / 58 yrs / Jan. 19 1880 (date buried) / 185-86 D/ Nas Stone

Analysis: This document is a record of Samuel Stockton White being buried at the Woodlands
Cemetery. This shows that twenty days after Samuel’s passing in Paris, France, he was buried on
January 19, 1880. At the woodlands cemetery, he was buried on his family’s plot proving he had
a somewhat significant amount of money. This document informs that his casket was made out
of North American Stone (NAS).

He sailed over to Paris a month prior to seek help for his fatal condition of cerebral
congestion. Despite his efforts to overcome the disease, he passed away on December 30, 1879.
They sailed his body over to the United States and eventually they were able to bury him.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 68

Document Z [pt.1]

Date of Document[s]: 1880

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[ pt.2 ]
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[ pt.3 ]
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[ pt.4 ]
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[ pt. 5 ]

Obituary of Samuel Stockton White written by his Colleagues

Citation:
Gorgas, F.J.S., et al. Obituary of Samuel Stockton White . 1880.

Analysis: This is an obituary written by Samuel S. White’s colleagues F. J. S. Gorgas, T. S.

Waters, and A. P. Gork. It helped with the chronology and filled many pieces of his lifetime
because the writers were people dear to him. In it they discuss how he was a zealous honorable
man and “worthy of imitation.”

They explain how he traveled to Europe later in his life for the sake of his health and he
had been in Paris only a few days before news of his illness came out. Within forty-eight hours
of the news he passed away on December 30th, 1879, due to congestion of the brain. They went
on to talk about his early life and that he was born in Hulmeville, Bucks county, Pennsylvania in
1822. It talks about his family and how his inspiration derived from his uncle, Wesley Stockton
who was also a dentist and manufacturer of artificial teeth. He began to practice dentistry in his
uncle's office in addition to superintending his manufactory. Soon he opened his own dental
practice on 8th and Race Street. And hired two partners Asahel Jones, of New York, and John R.
McCurdy, of Philadelphia. In 1846 he decided to fully devote his time into manufacturing teeth
and dental instruments. In 1848, the partners moved locations and bought a property on 6th and
Arch Street to accommodate their expanding business that would become the lead on of the
country.

Shortly, his product became renowned globally and he opened branch houses in New
York, Boston, and Chicago. In 1867 he moved to his most well known location at 12th and
Chestnut, which was one of the largest buildings in the city, as well as among the most
expensive. It was five stories high, extended back to Sansom street and employed three hundred
people. For three decades he was very influential in dental literature, especially with his
publication in the Dental NewsLetter, which was a quarterly journal, which was the forerunner to
the Dental Cosmos, a monthly journal. He was a member of the Arch Street M. E. Church. In
addition, he was a member of the Union League, the Reform Club, the Franklin Institute, the
American Association for the Advancement of Science, the United States Board of Trade, the
Pennsylvania Association of Dental Surgeons and more social and benevolent organizations. His
enterprise gained him a world-wide reputation. He is attributed to many useful inventions and
had an influence on dental literature.
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Document AA

Date of Document: June 3, 1880

1880 Census

Citation:
1880 United States Federal Census Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Analysis: This document is a record of a census of the year 1880 that was enumerated on June
3rd of that year. This shows that Samuel Stockton’s wife, Sarah Jane White was the present
owner of 1622 Arch Street, because Samuel had passed away six months prior. At this time
Sarah lived with four of her and Samuel’s kids. Helen Stockton White, who was their daughter
and twenty five years old at the time, was listed as living in the house and had “at home” written
as her occupation.

Samuel Stockton White Jr, Sarah and Samuel’s son, also lived in the house and he was
twenty three years old at the time. His profession was listed as “manufactures dentist materials,”
which makes sense because he worked at his father’s company “Samuel Stockton White
Technologies.” Samuel and Sarah’s daughter, Ida Carey White also lived in the house and was
twenty two years old. The fifth person listed as living in the house was Samuel and Sarah’s
youngest child, Sara May White who was only twelve years old at the time. She was listed as a
current student attending school.
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Document AB

Date of Document: 1881

Photograph of S.S. White Staten Island Factory

Citation:
S. S. White Staten Island Factory Prince Bay, S.I., N.Y.

Analysis: This document is a planned outline of an S.S. White Staten Island Factory in Prince
Bay, Ny. 1881 was the year that Samuel Stockton White’s Staten Island plant factory was
purchased and combined with the dental supply company, owned by the Johnston Brothers. In
1936-1937, it is known that another plant was created that replaced the Northwood plant, based
in Philadelphia, PA. When the Pennwalt Corporation purchased this company in 1966, these
businesses in Staten Island ended soon after in 1972.

Samuel Stockton White died with a legacy, and it continued with partners of his company
making it even larger than it was when he was alive. The company is now officially named S.S.
White Technologies, all because it had the ability to expand and create more profit than ever
before. So, this document results in the opportunity to learn more about the attributes of the
company as a whole.
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Document AC

Date of Document: 1888

Family tree of Samuel Stockton White’s ancestors

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[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
Cregar, William Francis. “White Family Tree.” Ancestry of Samuel Stockton White ...: With
Accounts of the Families of White, Newby, Rose, Cranmer, Stout, Smith, Stockton, Leeds,
Fisher, Gardiner, Mathews, Elton, Revell, Stacye, Tonkin, Carey, and Johnson, Patterson
& White, Philadelphia, 1888, p. 1,
http://rs5.loc.gov/service/gdc/scd0001/2006/20060731017an/20060731017an.pdf.
Accessed 21 Feb. 2022.

Analysis: This document is an exact history of Samuel Stockton White’s family history,
including names of almost everyone he is related to. It depicts the relatives of S.S. White and
their own descendents as well. This family tree is relatively large, showing his bloodline goes
back many years prior to and after he was born. This document gained us an insight on learning
about his own family members and their contributions to society.

Using the names given to us by htis family tree, and many of their birth and death rates as
well allows for more extensive research on the background of Samuel Stockton White’s family.
We see that he had seven children, and only three of them had children of their own. In addition,
we see more children in the White family passing away at young ages. Several of Samuel’s
grandchildren died young, in addition to two of his children. We can conclude that with these
deaths the White family has experienced difficult events in their lives.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 77

Document AD

Date of Document: December 13, 1903.

Obituary for Helen Stockton White Haines from the Philadelphia Inquirer

Citation:
“Obituary for Helen Stockton Haines.” Philadelphia Inquirer, 13 Dec. 1903.

Analysis: This is an excerpt from a news article from the Philadelphia Inquirer. This document
was an obituary for Helen Stockton White that was published on Sunday, December 13, 1903.
Helen was the daughter of Samuel Stockton White and Sarah Jane White and passed away two
days earlier on December 11, 1903.

By the time of her passing, Samuel Stockton White had been dead for twenty four years.
Sarah Jane White was still alive in 1903 and would pass away a year later. Helen was the third of
Samuel’s children to pass away. William Anthony White only lived five years and died in 1852
and Mary Ella White didn’t even live a whole year and died in 1852 as well.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 78

Document AE

Date of Document: August 4, 1904

Deed of Samuel Stockton White Jr. Inheriting Property from Sarah Jane White
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[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
Deed of Samuel Stockton White Jr. Inheriting Property from Sarah Jane White. Philadelphia City
Archives, 1904. Accessed 2022.

Transcript: “All that certain lot or piece of ground with the three storied brown stone dwelling
house thereon erected situate on the south side of Mulberry Street now Arch street at the distance
of one hundred and thirty two eastward from the East side of Seventeenth Street in the city of
Philadelphia: containing in front of breadth on the said Arch street thirty two feet and extending
in length or depth Southward one hundred and fifty feet to Arch Street.”

Analysis: This deed is a document of Samuel Stockton White’s previous property passed down
to his wife, Sarah Jane White that was found at the Philadelphia City Archives. This document
shows that the next owner of the property at 1622 Arch Street was Samuel and Sarah’s son,
Samuel S White Jr, who was their third son to be born.

Samuel Stockton White Jr inherited the home in Philadelphia through his mom’s will
when she passed away on August 9, 1904. Sarah’s will was last edited on February 8, 1904
which was 7 months before she died. It’s interesting to see that Sarah held onto the property up
until her last days.
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Document AF

Date of Document: August 4, 1904

Transit Permit for Sarah Jane White

Citation:
Transit Permit for Sarah Jane White. Philadelphia City Archives. Accessed 2022.

Analysis: The document is a transit permit for Sarah J. White. Sarah was the wife of Samuel
Stockton White. In the document we learn that she died in Rye, New York and then was
transferred to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was eighty years old when she died on August 4,
1904. The permit was signed by Patrick Kane, the board of health in Rye, New York.

The person in charge of the transit was S. M. Preland of Rye, New York, as well. People
at that time, and still today, need a transit permit to transport a body, or else it will not be moved.
There is no known reason as to why Sarah Jane White was in New York during her last day.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 81

Document AG

Date of Document: 1904

Death Certificate for Sarah Jane White

Citation:
Death Certificate for Sarah Jane White, 9 August 1904

Analysis: This certificate in relation to death is for Sarah Jane White, the wife of Samuel
Stockton White. It is written that her location of burial is the Woodlands Cemetery just like her
husband. Furthermore, It’s evident that she was buried on August 8, 1904. So, she was
transported from out of state to be brought back to Philadelphia to be buried. This provides
knowledge that even when people were being transported after death back then, they still get
buried a few days later.

Sarah and her family had a property in the 9th Ward on 1622 Arch St. Sarah Jane White’s
place of residence was 38 N. 11th St. With this information it can be assumed that Samuel
Stockton White also lived there. It also adds the question about what happened to the property
after she passed, was it sold or inherited to their children?
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Document AH

Date of Document: 1904

Obituary for Sarah Jane White in The Philadelphia Inquirer

Citation:
Obituary for Sarah Jane White. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Accessed 2022.

Analysis: An obituary of Sarah Jane White, the wife of Samuel Stockton White. They refer to
her as a widow in this, meaning it was written after Samuel S. White’s death in 1879, announcing
her death in 1904. This proves that this document is credible, because it is stated the funeral is on
August 6, 1904, exactly two days after her death. There is also an address depicted in this
obituary, Arch Street, the same residence as the wife had been living in for many years now.

This document conveys more information on the close family of Samuel Stockton White,
and shows their popularity in society. This obituary was present in The Philadelphia Inquirer,
showing that their family held great importance, especially since Sarah Jane White’s death was
announced in a well known newspaper.
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Document AI

Date of Document: November 5, 1906

Deed record of Samuel Stockton White Jr. Selling 1622 Arch Street
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[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
Deed Record of Samuel Stockton White Selling 1622 Arch St. Philadelphia City Archives.
Accessed 1 Feb. 2022.

Analysis: This document, found at the Philadelphia City Archives is a deed of the previously
owned property of Samuel Stockton White. The home was passed to his wife, Sarah after he
died, and when she passed their son Samuel Stockton White Jr inherited the three story house.
Sarah Jane White died on August 9, 1904 and around two years later on November 5, 1906 her
son decided to sell the property.

The deed shows that Samuel Stockton White Jr and his wife Katherine Elizabeth sold the
1622 Arch Street property to the new owner, a company by the name of the Alta Friendly
Society. This ended the forty-four year long duration of the house being owned by the White
family after first being bought by Samuel Sr. on September 29, 1862.
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Document AJ

Date of Document: 1912

Excerpt from Colonial Families of the United States of America

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[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
Mackenzie, George Newbury. “Lineage.” Colonial Families of the United States of America: In
Which Is given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who
Settled in the American Colonies from the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th
May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775, The Seaforth Press, Baltimore,
1917, p. 573.

Analysis: This is a small excerpt from one edition of a seven volume set of Colonial Families of
the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings
of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of
Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. This excerpt describes
the Warren family, specifically Henry Mather Warren who married Ida Carey White. Ida was the
daughter of Samuel Stockton White and Sarah Jane White who was born on August 2, 1857
being the couple’s sixth child to be born.

Henry Mather Warren married Ida Carey White on April 25, 1882 and had a total of five
kids together. Samuel Stockton White’s ancestors were also part of a colonial family as his
family was one of the first people to inhabit the new state of Virginia who were given grants
from England.
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Document AK

Date of Document: November 16, 1918

Excerpt from The Saturday Evening Post promoting Samuel’s company

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[ pt. 2 ]

Citation:
“American Teeth Impress Our British Allies.” The Saturday Evening Post, 16 Nov. 1918, p. 10.

Analysis: This newspaper headline of The Saturday Evening Post is from November 16, 1918
that featured Samuel’s company. His company’s new toothpaste was an important asset in British
affairs at the time. It was said that the Americans' impressions, including their smiles, would be
essential in gaining Britain's trust. Not only did his company get publicity, but it aided in
propaganda as well. The Navy and Army were commended as well for taking good care of their
men by making sure they had good teeth. The US purchased over one thousand tubes of
toothpaste. Overall playing into Samuel’s goal of maintaining dental health in military and daily
life.

From the date, it’s known that this publication was after his death in 1879. Though
Samuel had great success during his living years of his company, it continued into later years.
His company aided in propaganda that supported the United States need for mass power. Military
and naval complexes were and is an important asset in the United States governmental values.
From his initial idea to the execution of his company, his legacy allowed for future successions
and accomplishments.
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Document AL

Date of Document: 1936

Obituary for Samuel Stockton White Jr.

Citation:
“Deaths of A Day.” 16 Apr. 1936.

Analysis: The document is the section “DEATHS OF A DAY” in a newspaper. It's a picture of
the obituary of Samuel Stockton White Jr.. He died on April 16, 1936 . He lived for eighty one
years and passed away in Philadelphia after a battle with an illness. He was the son of Samuel
Stockton White who died in 1879.

Since it states “Dental Supplies Executive” it can be inferred that he was a part of his
father’s business after he died. Later it writes that he was in “an executive in an advisory
capacity, with the S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Company” so it showed how he played an
important role in the continuation of his father’s legacy. Samuel Stockton White Jr. followed in
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the footsteps of his father. So, it can be concluded that this father and son had a positive
relationship.
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Document AM

Date of Document: October 1924

Photograph of Employees at S. S. White Technologies

Citation:
The S.S. White Letter, S.S. White Dental and Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, 1928, p. 3.

Analysis: This document was created in October, 1924, and depicts the employees of S.S. White
Technologies in that year. It’s noticeable that there are men and women photographed in the
document. At the time when this document was formed, Samuel Stockton White had passed
away forty-five years prior which is a significant amount of time.

This document gives an insight into how the company continued to thrive after the
passing of Samuel Stockton White. The number of employees drastically increased showing the
advances the company had made. In the center of this photograph is a picture of Samuel
Stockton White Jr, who was Samuel’s son. He was listed as being fifty-two years old and would
pass away two years after this document was made in the year of 1926.
 Dorfman, Giannoumis, Harris, Lynch, Makuen, White 92

Document AN

Date of Document: November 3, 1952

Obituary for Samuel Stockton White III

Citation: “Art Collector Dies.” The Evening Sun, 3 Nov. 1952.

Analysis: The document is a clip of an obituary from the newspaper, The Evening Sun, published
on November 3, 1952. The obituary is for Samuel Stockton White III, grandson of Samuel
Stockton White and son of James Clarence White. White III died from a heart attack and was
seventy-six years old. He was married to a woman named Vera, who was also an artist.

Samuel Stockton White III lived in Philadelphia. Since he got his name from his
grandfather, we can infer that the White family had a really close bond. We also learn that he was
widely known as an art collector and loved to travel. Like his grandfather, he was well known
and had an impact on his community.