Herreshoff is a German surname. For the Herreshoff line from Bristol, Rhode Island, the surname is pronounced her-res-hoff, with no stressed syllable.
Herreshoff family (the below are all related)
<li> Charles Frederick Herreshoff III (1809–1888) <li> James Brown F. Herreshoff (1834–1930), American inventor and chemist, son <li> Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1880–1954), American automobile designer and manufacturer, son
<li> Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938), American boat designer, son <li> Algernon Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff (1886–1977), MIT class of 1911, naval architect, son <li> Halsey Chase Herreshoff (born 1933), son <li> Lewis Francis Herreshoff (1890–1972), American boat designer, son
<li> John Brown Francis Herreshoff (1850–1932), American metallurgical chemist, son <li> Louise Herreshoff (1876–1967), American painter, daughter <li> Fred Herreshoff (1888–1920), national class American amateur golfer, son
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