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Daniel B. Wesson

American gunsmith (1825–1906)
Person Human Q3701558
Daniel B. Wesson
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
May 18, 1825
Date of death
August 4, 1906
Place of birth
Worcester
Place of death
Springfield
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
inventor, entrepreneur, design engineer
Employer
Smith & Wesson[14]
Child
Sarah Jeannette Wesson, Walter Herbert Wesson, Joseph Hawes Wesson, Frank Wesson[9][10][11][12]
Family name
Wesson[16]
Given name
Daniel[17]
Name in native language
Daniel Baird Wesson[19]
Partner in business or sport
Horace Smith[18]
Place of burial
Oak Grove Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Daniel Wesson en Daniel B. Wesson en Daniel Baird Wesson ar دانيال ب. ويسون es Daniel Baird Wesson es Daniel Wesson he דניאל ב. ווסון ja ダニエル・ベアード・ウェッソン ja ダニエル・B・ウェッソン ja ダニエル・ウェッソン pt Daniel Baird Wesson ru Даниэль Б. Вессон ru Даниэль Бэйрд Вессон ru Дэниэл Б. Вессон ru Дэниэл Бэйрд Вессон ru Дэниэл Вессон uk Даніель Б. Вессон zh 丹尼尔·威森 zh 丹尼爾·威森
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
38266968
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82125242
FAST ID
99063
Find a Grave memorial ID
16602374
Freebase ID
/m/05_y0y
GeneaStar person ID
wessond
Geni profile ID
6000000002315735511
IdRef ID
197929885
NNDB people ID
412/000206791
Prabook ID
1087836
U.S. National Archives Identifier
119231727
WikiTree person ID
Wesson-216
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyxjFxjcPhMQcF8vhy68C

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
entrepreneur, inventor, design engineer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Smith & Wesson
Founded entities 1
Smith & Wesson
Given name 1
Daniel
Instance of 1
human
Partner in business or sport 1
Horace Smith
Place of birth 1
Worcester
Place of death 1
Springfield
Sex or gender 1
male
← Partner in business or sport 1
Horace Smith
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Summary

Born in Worcester[1], he… he was born on May 18, 1825[2]. He died in Springfield[3]. He died on August 4, 1906[4]. He worked as an inventor[5], entrepreneur[6], and design engineer[7].

Body

Personal Life

Children include Sarah Jeannette Wesson[9], 1848–1927[20]; Walter Herbert Wesson[10], 1850–1921[21]; Joseph Hawes Wesson[11], 1859–1920[22]; and Frank Wesson[12], a gunsmith[23], 1852–1887[24].

FAQs

Where was Daniel B. Wesson born?

Born in Worcester[1].

Where did Daniel B. Wesson die?

Daniel B. Wesson died in Springfield[3].

What did Daniel B. Wesson do for work?

Daniel B. Wesson worked as inventor[5], entrepreneur[6], and design engineer[7].

Related Entities

entrepreneur Smith & Wesson United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9w ago · GZWDer · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Geni profile ID → 6000000002315735511
    "Created claim: Geni profile ID: 6000000002315735511"
  2. 11w ago · Hofoen · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Sarah Jeannette Wesson, Walter Herbert Wesson, Joseph Hawes Wesson +1
    Occupation → inventor, entrepreneur, design engineer
    Given name → Daniel
    Employer → Smith & Wesson
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Adding P119."
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