Whipple was born in Weathersfield , Vermont , in 1794 ; and in 1815 he followed the Connecticut River downstream to learn gunpowder manufacturing at the Laflin mill in Southwick , Massachusetts .
Oliver Whipple was a grandson of American Revolutionary War officer James Whipple of Grafton , Massachusetts .
grandson was born in Weathersfield , Vermont , in 1794 ; and in 1815 Oliver Whipple followed the Connecticut River downstream to learn gunpowder manufacturing at the Laflin mill in Southwick , Massachusetts .
Oliver Whipple was a grandson of American Revolutionary War officer James Whipple of Grafton , Massachusetts .