Career
Born in 1843 in Bristol, England, he was one of 4 children of a laborer and scullery maid. As a young man of 7 he started learning the trade of blacksmithing. He finally moved to East Stoughton (now Avon, Master of Arts) where he opened a blacksmith shop near the center.
The shops in this small section of crossroads between Brockton and Boston Master of Arts thrived as it was the main travel route between all the towns and cities to the south and Boston.
John Holmes proprietor of the stables and Barlett Collisn carriage shop. Mr. Waite as well as other founding fathers of East Stoughton were instrumental in starting the fight to leave the Stoughton Centre township and form their own town of what is now Avon.
