Evening journal., 1891-02-09
JOSHUA |. PussY.
Head OF the Pusey aud Jones Conpany
Dies After a kong IIlneaa

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Joshua L Pusey died at his home, No.
lOOs Delaware avenue, at 10 30 o'clock
last night, after a long illness lasting
several years A difficult surgical
operation was performed on him six years
ago, from which be recovered only tenn
porarily, and for the past few years his
health had been slowly failing. He
had been confined to his bed
and had periods oil intense suffering. BE
became unconscious several hours before
his death and ex Dired without a struggle
Joshua l.. Pusey was, at the time OF
his death, president Of the Pusey and
Jones Company, and one of the most
prominent business men of this city He
was born at London Grove. Chester
county, Pa, on June II, 1920, and was
the son Of Jonas Pusey. His parents re-
moved to this city in 1926, and his father
soon became widely known in public
affairs and was the first secretary
and treasurer Of the Wilmington
Savings Fund Soslety. London
Grove has continued in the possession
of the Pusey family ever since Caleb
Pusey, the first ancestor Of the family in
America, came to this country with Will
liam Penn in 1892 and settled there.
Caleb Pusey was prominent man in
Pennsylvania, and was one of the COM
missioners who fixed the boundary line
between Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Joshua l.. Pusey was a descendant of
William Pusey, a nephew and heir of
Caleb. He became an apprentice with
the firm of Belts, Pusey and Harlan.
when he was 16 years old Here he re-
maiued, subsequently working as
iourneyman machinist, and as foreman
of their shops, until 1S4S, when John
Jones and he founded what has now
grown to be the large works and ship
yard OF The Pusey and Jones Com pany.
The firm was founded under the name
Pusey & Jones. The plant only covered
about 4Ox75 feet of ground and was de
voted TO general machine making. Ed
ward Belts and Joseph Seal entered the
firm in 1851, and 1t then became known
as Belts, Pusey. Jones & Seal Messrs
Belts and Seal retired in 1857 and Alfred
Belts became member Of the firm. He
retired in 1860 and William G.
Gibbons was taken in, the firm
then working under the name
Of Pusey. Jones & Co. John Jones, swith-
drew in 1866, and Thomas q. Savery was
admitted to succeed him, the firm name
remaining unchanged The firm was in
corporated Ms the Pusey and Jones Comp.
any In 1879, and Mr.. Pusey was offered
the presidency then. but declined, as he
intended to retire from business. Mr..
Gibbons was elected president and Mr..
Pusey remaining in the frm, subse
quently succeeded him. The firms plant
now covers over seven acres of land and
employs nearly 300 men. It's work has
been shipped to almost every country on
the globe and its reputation for ship
building is wide spread
Mr., Pusey was a member Of the Hick-
site branch Of friends he was married
TO Sarah w Pyle on September s, 1912
His wife, two sons and a daughter sur
vive him, The children are Charles w.
Pusey, general manager, and w. w.
Pusey, treasurer of the Pusey and Jones
Company, and Mrs. John NJ Msndinhall
of this city. The funeral Will be held on
Wednesday afternoon and will be by
Friends ceremony. Interment will be
private The company's Office is draped
in mourning, this morning, out Of re
spect to the late president.