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born  1772,  married  Sarah  Rich ;  Mary, 
born  1774,  married  Zoheth  Smith ;  John 
(3),  of  further  mention;  Jane,  born  1784, 
married  Moses  Paine;  Samuel,  born  1787, 
married,  in  1810,  Tirzal  Wiley,  of  Well- 
fleet. 

(VI)  Captain  John  (3)  Mayo,  son  of 
Noah  (2)  and  Hope  (Rich)  Mayo,  was  born 
in  1776,  at  either  Truro  or  Provincetown, 
Massachusetts,  authorities  conflicting.  He 
early  began  following  the  sea,  and  during 
the  second  war  with  Great  Britain  was  a 
successful  blockade  runner.  Later  he  re- 
tired from  the  sea,  although  he  was  a  cap- 
tain for  many  years,  and  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Truro,  where  he  died,  aged  about 
eighty  years.  In  1798  he  married  Hannah 
Rich,  who  lived  to  the  great  age  of  ninety- 
six  years.  They  were  the  parents  of 
seven  children :  John,  Alfred,  Timothy, 
Amaziah,  of  further  mention  ;  Susan,  mar- 
ried an  Atwood,  of  Truro;  Hannah,  and 
Noah. 

(VII)  Amaziah  Mayo,  son  of  Captain 
John  (3)  and  Hannah  (Rich)  Mayo,  was 
born  in  Truro,  Massachusetts,  June  4, 
1812,  and  died  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, January  8,  1892.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  and  in  Wilbraham 
Academy,  later  serving  a  four  years'  ap- 
prenticeship at  the  carpenter's  trade.  He 
became  a  building  contractor  before  he 
was  thirty,  and  in  1842  located  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  where  he  erected 
many  high-class  residences  and  public 
buildings.  Among  the  latter  class  may  be 
named  the  William  Rice  Library  build- 
ing, State  Street  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  Springfield  High  School,  and 
other  school  buildings,  also  the  Woman's 
Reformatory  at  Sherborn.  He  owned  con- 
siderable real  estate  in  Ward  I,  which  he 
laid  out  in  streets,  also  improving  that 
section  by  the  erection  of  many  resi- 
dences. He  gave  particular  attention  to 
the  development  of  North  Chestnut  street. 


he  owning  considerable  property  thereon. 
He  was  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church. 

Amaziah  Mayo  married,  April  16,  1843, 
Hester  A.  R.  (Nye)  Mayo,  widow  of  his 
brother  Alfred,  a  sea  captain  who  was  lost 
at  sea.  Mrs.  Mayo  was  born  in  Chatham, 
Massachusetts,  August  14,  1820,  daughter 
of  Isaiah  and  Keziah  (Rider)  Nye.  Isaiah 
Nye  in  his  early  years  was  a  merchant  of 
Chatham,  and  later  was  a  United  States 
deputy  collector  of  customs  and  registers 
of  deeds.  He  and  his  wife  were  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  They 
were  the  parents  of  a  son  and  six  daugh- 
ters, Hester  A.  R.  Mayo  being  the  last 
survivor.  Isaiah  Nye  died  in  May,  1835, 
his  wife  the  following  September.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Amaziah  Mayo  were  the  par- 
ents of  three  sons:  Alfred  Nye,  of  fur- 
ther mention;  Amaziah  (2),  born  in  1846, 
a  brick  manufacturer  of  Springfield, 
married  Sarah  White,  of  New  Hamp- 
shire ;  Charles  Sumner,  born  in  1858,  be- 
came agent  of  the  Merrimac  Paper  Mill, 
at  Laurence,  Massachusetts,  and  moved 
to  that  city ;  all  now  deceased. 

(VIII)  Alfred  Nye  Mayo,  son  of  Ama- 
ziah and  Hester  A.  R.  (Nye-Mayo) 
Mayo,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, March  19,  1844,  and  died  June  26, 
1912.  He  left  school  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  to  enlist  in  the  Union  army,  serv- 
ing about  one  year,  receiving  an  honor- 
able discharge  in  1863.  Upon  his  return 
to  Springfield  in  1863,  he  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  Smith  &  Dickinson,  dealers  in 
paper  stocks.  Three  years  later  Mr.  Mayo 
bought  Mr.  Smith's  interest,  and  for  fif- 
teen years  was  a  partner  in  that  business. 
He  then  organized  the  firm,  A.  N.  Mayo  & 
Company,  a  firm  of  which  he  was  long  the 
active  managing  head.  He  was  also  pres- 
ident of  the  Dexter  P.  Lilley  Company,  of 
Indian  Orchard ;  president  of  the  Spring- 


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Daniel  Fisc,  was  Lord  of  the  Manor  of 
Standhaugh,  Parish  of  Laxfield,  County 
of  Suffolk,  England,  lived  in  the  reigns  of 
Henry  IV.  and  VI.  (1399-1422).  He  mar- 
ried Susannah  Smyth,  and  after  her  death 
he  had  wife  Katherine.  Symond  Fiske,  of 
Laxfield,  will  dated  December  -22,  1463, 
proved  at  Norwich,  February  26,  1463-64, 
died  in  February,  1464.  He  was  survived 
by  five  children:  William,  Jeffrey,  John, 
i^ilr.'iind  .-'.nd  Margaret. 

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Manufacturer,  Man  of  Affairs. 

In  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  the  name 
;5k    has    long    been    an    honored    one, 
eorge  C.  Fisk,  Lucius  I.  Fisk,  and  Noyes 
'.  Fisk  being  men  of  the  highest  grade 
.d    official    heads    of    important    enter- 
rises.    They  were  sons  of  Thomas  Trow- 
bridge Fisk,  a  farmer  and  business  man 
of   Hinsdale,   New   Hampshire.     A   new 
generation  is  now  upholding  the  honor 
:ind  prestige  of  the  family  name,  and  con- 
duft'-.e  the  affairs   of  the  corporations 
V.  V:.  ;  ^hese  three  Fisk  brothers  founded 
and  developed.    One  of  these  men  of  the 
present  day,  Harry  George  Fisk,  treas- 
urer of  the  Fisk  Rubber  Company,  located 


(11  J.  j   iiimon  Fiske,  son  of  W'ii 
Joan   (Lyme)   Fiske,  was  born  i:. 
field,  England,  date  unknown.    He  njax 

ried  Elizabeth ,  who  died  in  Hale^ 

worth,  June,  1558.  In  his  will  made  July 
10,  1536,  he  desired  to  be  buried  at  the 
chancel  end  of  the  Church  of  All  Saints, 
in  Laxfield.  He  died  in  the  town  in  June, 
1538,  leaving  (living  or  dead)  ten  chil- 
dren :  Simon,  William,  Robert,  Joan, 
Jeffrey,  Gelyne,  Acfnes,  Tln-m---,  Fliza- 
beth,  and  John. 

(IV)  Simon   (2)    .  ...... 

(i)    and   Elizabeth   Fiske,   v  in 

Laxfield,  England.  The  name  >;.  ;*i.t>  v^ife 
and  date  of  his  marriage  are  not  known. 
He  died  in  1605.  His  children  were: 
Robert,  John,  George.  Nicholas,  Jeffrey, 
William,  Riclv'  Gelyne,  Agnes. 

(V)  Rober;  ;n  of  Simon    (2^ 
Fiske,  was  h('                  ihaugh,  EnglaiKl 


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about  1525.  He  married  Mrs.  Sybil 
(Gould)  Barber.  For  some  time  he  was 
of  the  Parish  of  St.  James,  South  Elm- 
ham,  England.  His  wife  was  in  great 
danger  in  the  time  of  the  religious  persecu- 
tion, 1553-58,  as  was  her  sister  Tsabelle, 
originally  Gould,  who  was  confined  in  the 
Castle  of  Norwich,  and  escaped  death 
only  by  the  power  of  her  brothers,  who 
were  men  of  great  influence  in  the  county. 
Robert  Fiske  fled  from  religious  persecu- 
tion in  the  days  of  Queen  Mary  to  Gen- 
eva, but  returned  later  and  died  in  St. 
James  in  1600.  His  sons  were  :  William, 
Jeff'rey,  Thomas,  and  Eleazer.  The  latter 
had  no  issue,  but  the  progeny  of  the  other 
three  sons,  in  whole  or  in  part,  settled  in 
New  England.  Besides  these  sons  there 
was  a  daughter  Elizabeth,  who  married 
Robert  Bernhard;  their  daughter  married 
a  Mr.  Locke,  and  was  the  mother  of  the 
celebrated  John  Locke,  the  English  phi- 
losopher. 

(VI)  William  (2)  Fiske,  eldest  child 
of  Robert  and  Sybil  (Gould-Barber) 
Fiske,  was  born  in  Laxfield,  England,  in 
1566.  He  married  Anna  Austye,  daughter 
of  Walter  Austye,  of  Fibbenham.  Long 
Row,  in  Norfolk,  England.  After  her 
death  he  married  Alice .  He  is  de- 
scribed as  of  St.  James  in  South  Elmham, 
and  it  is  said  of  him  that  he  fled  with  his 
father  from  religious  persecution.  He 
died  in  1623.  Children  by  his  first  wife : 
John,  Nathaniel,  Eleazer,  Eunice,  Han- 
nah, Esther  (sometimes  called  Hester). 
The  youngest  child,  Mary,  seems  to  have 
been  of  the  second  wife. 

(VII)  Nathaniel  Fiske,  second  son  of 
William  (2)  and  Anna  (Austye)  Fiske, 
was  born  in  Ditchingham,  England,  and 
resided  in  Weybred.  He  married  Alice 
(Henel)  Leman.  Children :  Nathaniel 
and  Sarah. 

(VIII)  Nathaniel  (2)  Fiske,  son  of  Na- 
thaniel   (i)    and    AHce    (Henel-Leman) 


Fiske,  was  born  in  Weybred,  England. 
There  is  a  tradition  in  the  family  that  he 
died  on  the  passage  to  New  England.  He 
married  Dorothy  Symonds,  daughter  of 
John  Symonds,  of  Wendham.  Children : 
John,  Nathan,  Esther,  Martha. 

(IX)  Nathan  Fisk,  son  of  Nathaniel 
(2)  and  Dorothy  (Symonds)  Fiske,  and 
the  American  ancestor,  was  born  in  1615, 
and  died  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts, 
June  21,  1676.  He  settled  in  Watertown 
as  early  as  1642,  his  home  lot  being  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Sudbury  road.  He  was 
admitted  a  freeman,  May  10,  1643,  ^"^ 
was  selectman  in  1673.  The  maiden  name 
of  his  wife,  Susannah,  is  unknown.  Chil- 
dren :  Nathan,  John,  David,  Nathaniel, 
Sarah. 

(X)  Nathaniel  (3)  Fisk,  son  of  Nathan 
and  Susannah  Fisk,  was  born  in  Water- 
town,  Massachusetts,  July  12,  1653,  <^'ed 
there  in  September,  1735.  He  was  a 
weaver.  He  married  a  Mrs.  Mary  (War- 
ren) Child,  born  November  29.  1651, 
daughter  of  Daniel  Warren,  of  Water- 
town,  and  widow  of  John  Child.  Chil- 
dren :  Nathaniel,  Hannah,  John,  Sarah, 
Lydia,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Abigail. 

(XI)  John  Fisk,  son  of  Nathaniel  (3) 
and  Mary  (Warren-Child)  Fisk,  was  born 
in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  March  17, 
1682,  died  in  Sherburne,  May  8,  1730.  He 
married,  in  Sherburne,  July  31,  1706,  Ly- 
dia Adams,  daughter  of  Moses  and  Lydia 
(Whitney)  Adams.  Children :  John, 
Lydia,  Isaac,  Daniel,  Lydia,  Peter,  Abi- 
gail, Nathaniel. 

(XII)  Isaac  Fisk,  son  of  John  and 
Lydia  (Adams)  Fisk,  was  born  in  Sher- 
burne, Massachusetts,  April  24,  1714,  died 
December  22,  1799.  He  was  a  skilled 
weaver,  residing  in  Worcester,  and  later 
in  Framingham.  He  married  Hannah 
Haven,  daughter  of  Richard  and  Lydia 
(Whitney)  Haven,  of  Framingham.  She 
died  February  21,  1800.    Children:    Isaac, 


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Hannah,  John,   Richard,   Daniel,   Moses, 
Lydia,  Moses. 

(XIII)  Hon.  John  (2)  Fisk,  son  of 
Isaac  and  Hannah  (Haven)  Fisk,  was  born 
in  Framingham,  Massachusetts,  in  1741, 
always  made  Framingham  his  home,  and 
there  died  December  17,  1819.  He  lived 
near  the  Isaac  Warren  place  on  the  Silk 
Farm,  and  built  the  house  of  Rufus 
Brewer.  For  years  he  was  justice  of  the 
peace,  for  twelve  years  was  a  selectman, 
and  for  six  years  represented  his  town  in 
the  Massachusetts  Legislature.  He  mar- 
ried Abigail  Howe,  born  in  1752,  died  in 
April,  1829.  Children:  Nat,  Thomas, 
Sally,  John  Boyle,  Susanna,  Sally,  Ed- 
ward, Nancy,  William,  George. 

(XIV)  Thomas  Fisk,  second  son  of 
Hon,  John  (2)  and  Abigail  (Howe)  Fisk, 
was  born  in  Framingham,  Massachusetts, 
March  22,  1774,  and  died  in  Chesterfield, 
Massachusetts,  July  25,  1861.  He  was  left 
totally  deaf  and  dumb  by  an  attack  of 
scarlet  fever  at  the  age  of  two  years,  and 
never  regained  hearing  or  speech.  Yet  he 
acquired  an  education,  and  was  a  success- 
ful farmer  of  Chesterfield,  New  Hamp- 
shire. At  the  age  of  fifty  years  he  was 
admitted  to  the  school  for  deaf  mutes  in 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  for  the  term  of  one 
year.  He  made  rapid  progress  and  ac- 
quired knowledge  that  was  of  great  use  to 
him  during  the  remaining  years  of  his 
life.  He  married,  in  Westmoreland,  New 
Hampshire,  Lucinda  Trowbridge,  of  Pom- 
fret,  Connecticut,  born  in  1782,  died  April 
14,  1869.  They  were  the  parents  of  two 
sons,  Thomas  Trowbridge,  of  further 
mention;  and  John  B.,  who  inherited  the 
home  farm  in  Chesterfield.  His  daugh- 
ters were  :    Lucinda  D.  and  Mary  Ann. 

(XV)  Thomas  Trowbridge  Fisk,  son 
of  Thomas  and  Lucinda  (Trowbridge) 
Fisk,  was  born  in  Chesterfield,  New 
Hampshire,  November  27,  1806,  and  died 


in  Hinsdale,  New  Hampshire,  June  17, 
1861.  He  grew  up  on  the  farm,  and  later 
became  a  farmer  on  his  own  account,  and 
also  conducted  an  express  and  trucking 
business,  and  later  with  his  son,  Lucius 
I.,  began  the  manufacture  of  soap  in  a 
small  way.  Later  this  became  his  main 
business  and  he  developed  it  to  large  pro- 
portions. He  married  Emily  H.  Hildreth, 
born  in  Chesterfield,  November  28,  1806, 
died  in  Hinsdale,  January  6,  1849,  both 
she  and  her  husband  being  buried  in  Pine 
Grove  Cemetery  there.  She  was  a  woman 
of  strong  character,  deeply  devoted  to  her 
family.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fisk  were  the  par- 
ents of  three  sons:  i.  George  C,  who 
was  president  of  the  Wason  Car  Com- 
pany, married  Maria  Ripley.  2.  Lucius 
I.,  born  in  1833,  died  in  Springfield,  Au- 
gust 18,  1880;  engaged  with  his  brothers 
in  the  manufacture  of  soap  ;  married  Eva- 
line  E.  Raymond.  3'.  Noyes  W.,  of  fur- 
ther mention. 

(XVI)  Noyes  W.  Fisk,  youngest  son 
of  Thomas  Trowbridge  and  Emily  H. 
(Hildreth)  Fisk,  was  born  in  Hinsdale, 
New  Hampshire,  May  15,  1839,  died  Jan- 
uary 21,  1901.  When  thirteen  years  of 
age  he  entered  the  general  store  of  Fred- 
eric Hunt,  in  Hinsdale,  as  a  clerk,  remain- 
ing there  four  years.  The  next  two  years, 
1856-1858,  he  was  employed  in  Northamp- 
ton as  bookkeeper  for  Thayer  &  Sargent, 
going  thence  to  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, as  bookkeeper  for  E.  B.  Haskell  & 
Sons,  grocers.  In  1862,  he  enlisted  in 
Company  A,  Forty-sixth  Regiment,  Mas- 
sachusetts Volunteer  Infantry,  and  after 
serving  out  his  term  of  enlistment  was 
honorably  discharged.  He  returned  to 
Springfield  and  there  engaged  in  business 
as  a  grocer  and  provision  dealer,  continu- 
ing until  1867,  when  he  began  the  manu- 
facture of  lampblack.  Soon  after  begin- 
ning the  latter  business  his  building  at  tl^e 


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corner  of  Chestnut  and  Ringold  streets 
was  destroyed  by  fire.  The  following 
year,  1868,  he  entered  into  a  partnership 
with  his  brothers,  George  C,  and  Lucius 
I.,  in  the  manufacture  of  soap,  and  until 
1880,  they  continued  as  a  firm.  In  that 
year  Lucius  I.  Fisk  died  and  the  business 
was  incorporated  as  The  Fisk  Manufac- 
turing Company,  George  C.  Fisk,  presi- 
dent, Noyes  W.  Fisk,  clerk  and  treasurer. 
The  company  became  the  largest  manu- 
facturers of  soap  in  New  England,  and 
ranked  among  the  largest  in  the  United 
States.  Noyes  W.  Fisk  continued  active 
in  business  until  his  death,  being  one  of 
the  organizers  of  the  Fisk  Rubber  Com- 
pany ;  a  director  of  the  Chicopee  National 
Bank;  Springfield  Wood- Working  Com- 
pany, and  the  Hampden  Paint  Works.  He 
was  a  man  of  diversified  tastes  and  inter- 
ests, and  outside  the  business  world  was 
well  known  and  very  popular.  He  was  a 
trustee  of  the  School  of  Christian  Work- 
ers ;  director  of  the  Masonic  Mutual  In- 
surance Company;  member  of  the  Win- 
throp  and  Nayasset  clubs,  was  affiliated 
with  lodge,  chapter,  and  commandery  of 
the  York  Rite  of  the  Masonic  order,  and 
had  also  attained  the  thirty-second  degree 
in  the  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  and  of  Memorial  Congre- 
gational Church.  He  loved  animals, 
horses  and  dogs  particularly,  and  owned 
some  very  fine  horses.  He  was  intensely 
pubHc-spirited,  represented  Ward  I  in 
Common  Council  for  seven  years,  and  for 
ten  years  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Water  Commissioners.  He  was  loyal  in 
his  friendships,  and  just  and  generous  in 
all  his  intercourse  with  men,  and  a  man 
genuinely  respected. 

Noyes  W.  Fisk  married,  August  25, 
1862,  Emmeline  G.  Adams,  of  Hinsdale, 
New  Hampshire,  daughter  of  Oliver  and 


Fanny  (Stearns)  Adams.  They  were  the 
parents  of  an  only  son,  Harry  George,  of 
further  mention,  and  of  an  only  daughter, 
who  died  in  infancy. 

(XVII)  Harry  George  Fisk,  only  son 
of  Noyes  W.  and  Emmeline  G.  (Adams) 
Fisk,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, May  5,  1873.  He  was  graduated 
from  the  Springfield  High  School,  class  of 
1892,  and  later  the  Massachusetts  Insti- 
tue  of  Technology,  class  of  1896.  He  then 
became  associated  with  the  Davis  Electri- 
cal Works  in  Springfield,  and  continued 
with  that  company  until  the  fall  of  1899, 
when,  with  others,  he  organized  The  Fisk 
Rubber  Company,  of  which  Noyes  W. 
Fisk,  his  father,  was  the  first  president, 
and  Harry  G.  Fisk,  treasurer.  The  com- 
pany purchased  the  Spaulding  &  Pepper 
plant  at  Chicopee  Falls  and  began  busi- 
ness. Here  they  continued  some  years, 
then  built  the  present  Fisk  plant,  which, 
although  it  occupies  the  same  site,  is 
greatly  enlarged,  being  one  of  the  largest 
and  most  complete  manufacturing  plants 
in  the  United  States,  the  acme  of  perfec- 
tion in  industrial  architecture.  The  com- 
pany employ  several  thousand  hands  and 
ship  rubber  goods  to  all  parts  of  the 
world,  though  they  are  best  known  as 
manufacturers  of  automobile  tires,  their 
annual  output  in  this  line  going  far  into 
the  millions.  The  name  Fisk  has  become 
a  sure  guarantee  of  high  quality  for  these 
goods,  their  aim  being  to  make  the  best 
automobile  tire  on  the  market.  The  gen- 
eral office  structure  of  this  immense  plant 
is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  country.  Each 
of  the  officers  has  an  office  commensurate 
with  the  importance  of  his  position  in  this 
gigantic  business.  Yet,  imposing  as  are 
the  executive  headquarters,  it  is  for  the 
comfort  of  its  employees  that  the  greatest 
care  and  attention  have  been  given.  All 
of  its  manufacturing  departments  are  as 


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light  and  airy  as  scientific  construction 
can  make  them,  and  every  precaution  has 
been  taken  for  the  health  and  welfare  of 
the  workers  and  the  efficiency  of  their 
work.  In  fact,  nothing  has  been  left  un- 
done to  make  this  the  most  up-to-date 
plant  in  the  country.  During  the  entire 
history  of  the  Fisk  Rubber  Company, 
1899-1919,  although  there  have  been  sev- 
eral reorganizations,  Mr.  Harry  G.  Fisk 
has  held  the  treasurer's  office  continu- 
ously. 

The  Fisk  Manufacturing  Company,  an- 
other large  concern  in  which  Mr.  Fisk  has 
been  interested,  was  incorporated  by  the 
Fisk  brothers  in  1880,  and  this  became  a 
prosperous  soap  manufacturing  concern, 
Harry  G.  Fisk  succeeding  his  uncle, 
George  C.  Fisk,  as  president.  He  con- 
tinued executive  head  of  that  corporation 
until  its  sale  (1919)  to  the  American  Tex- 
tile Soap  Company,  of  which  Mr.  Fisk  is  a 
director.  He  is  president  of  the  Knox 
Motor  Company ;  president  of  the  Spring- 
field Brick  Company ;  treasurer  of  the 
Federal  Rubber  Company,  which  is  con- 
trolled by  the  Fisk  Rubber  Company  ;  was 
treasurer  and  one  of  the  owners  of  the 
Steere  Organ  Company ;  director  of  the 
Union  Trust  Company,  also  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Mutual  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany ;  and  an  organizer  and  a  director  of 
the  Eastern  States  Exposition  Company. 
Like  his  uncle,  George  C.  Fisk,  he  is  an 
enthusiastic  breeder  of  blooded  cattle,  his 
preference  being  for  Guernseys,  and  at  his 
stock  farm,  "Watchuette,"  at  East  Long- 
meadow,  he  has  a  fine  herd. 

During  the  time  the  United  States  was 
engaged  in  the  World  War,  Mr.  Fisk  was 
chairman  of  the  Springfield  Food  Conser- 
vation Committee,  took  an  active  part  in 
public  safety  movements,  and  warmly 
championed  the  various  Liberty  Loan  and 
other  "drives"  of  the  war  peried,  serving 
as  chairman  of  the  executive  board,  dis- 


trict No.  I.  He  is  a  Republican  in  poli- 
tics, member  of  the  Springfield  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  Rotary  Club,  Springfield 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  Morn- 
ing Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons, 
and  Springfield  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Col- 
ony Club,  the  most  select  club  of  Massa- 
chusetts if  not  in  the  United  States,  and 
member  of  the  Nayasset  and  Country 
clubs,  of  Springfield,  the  Union  League, 
of  New  York,  the  Athletic  Club,  of 
Boston,  and  the  South  Congregational 
Church. 

Mr.  Fisk  married,  January  24,  1900, 
Alice  Billings  Mayo,  of  Springfield,  daugh- 
ter of  Alfred  Nye  and  Julia  (Billings) 
Mayo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fisk  are  the  par- 
ents of  two  sons  and  two  daughters :  Julia 
Mayo,  born  March  15,  1903 ;  Noyes  Mayo, 
born  February  16,  1907;  Charlotte  Mayo, 
born  February  9,  1909,  died  in  infancy; 
Alfred  Mayo,  born  March  16,  1910. 


SUTTON,  Edward  Owen, 

Official   of  Knox   Motor   Company. 

This  branch  of  the  Sutton  family  is  de- 
scended from  Joseph  Sutton,  whose  father, 
John  Sutton,  was  of  Lincolnshire,  Eng- 
land. Prior  to  his  coming  to  Massachu- 
setts, Joseph  Sutton  resided  on  Long 
Island,  thence  moved  to  Port  Chester, 
New  York,  founding  the  family  of  which 
Edward  Owen  Sutton,  of  the  sixth  gen- 
eration, is  representative.  In  England  the 
Suttons  are  traced  to  a  Robert  Sutton, 
who  in  1506  was  a  high  sheriff.  The  coat- 
of-arms  of  the  family  is  as  follows : 

Arms — Argent  on  a  chevron  between  three  an- 
nulets  gules   as  many  crescents   or. 

Crest — Head  couped  ermine,  collared  gules,  gar- 
nished and  ringed  or,  on  the  collar  three  annulets 
of  the  last. 

Motto — Fidelis  tisqiie  ad  mortem. 


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(I)  Joseph  Sutton,  son  of  John  Sutton, 
was  born  in  1685,  and  died  aged  eighty 
years.  He  married  Mary  Sands,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  nine  children  :  Joseph, 
of  North  Castle,  died  aged  eighty  years, 
married  Deborah  Haight,  of  Chappaqua ; 
Caleb,  died  aged  eighty  years,  married 
Abby  Pell ;  James,  of  Croton  Valley,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Brown ;  William,  of  Cro- 
ton Valley,  died  aged  eighty-six  years, 
married  Dorcas  Clapp ;  Richardson,  of 
further  mention ;  Abby,  married  Robert 
Field;  Mary,  married  Samuel  Palmer; 
Sophia  ;  Jerusha,  married  Benjamin  Field. 

(II)  Richardson  Sutton,  fifth  child  of 
Joseph  and  Mary  (Sands)  Sutton,  was 
born  in  Croton  Valley,  Westchester 
county.  New  York,  July  11,  1732,  died 
July  II,  1776.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Quimby,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
eleven  children:  Esther,  born  March  15, 
1752,  married  Joseph  Totten  ;  Moses,  born 
March  15,  1756,  married  Rebecca  Under- 
bill ;  Daniel,  born  May  22,  1758,  married 
Phoebe  Hulsted  ;  Deborah,  born  June  17, 
1760,  married  Zopher  Griffin ;  Robert,  of 
further  mention ;  Samuel,  born  January 
2.2,  1764,  married  Sarah  Underbill,  daugh- 
ter of  Abraham  Underbill ;  Phoebe,  born 
August  27,  1765 ;  Mary,  born  March  7, 
1767;  Jerusha,  born  September  2,  1768; 
Abigail,  born  December  12,  1770,  married 
Benjamin  Underbill ;  Frances,  born  De- 
cember 13,  1772. 

(III)  Robert  Sutton,  fifth  child  of  Rich- 
ardson and  Elizabeth  (Quimby)  Sutton, 
was  born  April  5,  1762.  He  married  Sarah 
Underbill,  born  in  1771,  died  in  1840. 
They  are  the  parents  of  nine  children : 
Phoebe,  Mary,  Thomas,  Deborah,  Gula, 
married  John  Mott;  Abbey,  married  a  Mr. 
Carpenter ;  Lydia,  married  Walter  Haight ; 
Leonard  and  Jane. 

(IV)  Leonard  Sutton,  son  of  Robert 
and  Sarah  (Underbill)  Sutton,  was  born 
in    Yorktown,    New    York,   and    died    in 


Bedford,  New  York,  in  1890.  He  married 
Lydia  J.  Haviland,  of  Quaker  Hill,  New 
York,  born  1814,  died  1885. 

(V)  George  Haviland  Sutton,  son  of 
Leonard  and  Lydia  J.  (Haviland)  Sutton, 
was  born  in  1839,  and  died  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  in  August,  1913.  After 
preparation  in  public  and  private  schools, 
he  entered  Union  College  (now  Univer- 
sity), Schenectady,  New  York,  and  was 
there  graduated  in  1865.  After  gradua- 
tion he  taught  school  in  Madison  (Con- 
necticut) Seminary,  and  later  was  asso- 
ciated with  N.  W.  Harris  &  Company, 
investment  brokers  of  New  York  City. 
Later  Mr,  Sutton  located  in  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  where  for  a  number  of  years 
he  was  engaged  in  the  insurance  business. 
Later  he  became  a  manager  of  agencies 
with  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company 
of  New  York,  located  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  retired  from  business  in 
1899.  Mr.  Sutton  was  a  man  of  social, 
friendly  nature,  and  greatly  beloved.  He 
was  deeply  interested  in  the  cause  of  edu- 
cation and  accomplished  a  great  deal  to- 
ward its  advancement.  He  married,  in 
1866,  Mary  Elizabeth  Owen,  who  died  in 
1891. 

(VI)  Edward  Owen  Sutton,  son  ot 
George  Haviland  and  Mary  Elizabeth 
(Owen)  Sutton,  was  born  in  Bedford, 
New  York,  August  8,  1871,  but  when  very 
young  his  parents  moved  to  New  Haven, 
Connecticut.  There  he  prepared  in  the 
public  schools,  finishing  in  high  school  in 
Massachusetts,  then  entered  Sheffield 
Scientific  School,  Yale  University,  whence 
he  was  graduated,  class  of  1891.  After 
graduation  from  Yale,  Mr.  Sutton  entered 
the  service  of  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company,  of  New  York,  in  Springfield,  of 
which  he  finally  became  manager.  He 
later  resigned  and  became  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Sutton,  Allis  &  Richards,  gen- 
eral agents  for  the  Massachusetts  Mutual 


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Life  Insurance  Company,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts.  He  continued  in  the  in- 
surance business  for  twenty  years,  1891- 
191 1,  then  became  indentified  with  the 
Knox  Motor  Company,  as  director  and 
treasurer,  and  this  association  has  con- 
tinued until  the  present  (1921).  While  in 
the  insurance  business  as  head  of  Sutton, 
Allis  &  Richards,  Mr.  Sutton  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Life  Underwriters'  Associa- 
tion of  Western  Massachusetts,  and  chair- 
man of  the  finance  committee  of  the 
National  Association  of  Life  Underwriters. 
He  was  also  director,  trustee,  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Union  Relief  Association,  and 
also  treasurer  of  the  Wesson  Memorial 
Hospital  for  fifteen  years.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Springfield  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  the  Colony  and  Spring- 
field Country  clubs,  and  his  religious 
affiliation  is  with  the  South  Congrega- 
tional Church. 

Mr.  Sutton  married.  May  13,  1902,  Ada 
Frances  Mayo,  of  Springfield,  daughter  of 
Alfred  Nye  and  Julia  (Billings)  Mayo. 
(See  Mayo  VIII.).  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sut- 
ton are  the  parents  of  four  children : 
Emily  Mayo,  born  September  6,  1904; 
Alfred  Mayo,  born  January  10,  1906; 
Owen  Mayo,  born  September  26,  1908; 
Haviland  Mayo,  born  October  2,  1912. 


BIRNIE,  William  Perkins, 

Head  of  Bimie  Paper  Company. 

This  name  is  rare  in  the  genealogical 
records  of  the  United  States,  the  family 
herein  reveiwed  being  probably  the  only 
Birnie  family  in  New  England,  though  a 
widely  scattered  but  not  numerous  fam- 
ily, spelling  the  name  Birnie,  is  found  in 
various  states. 

(I)  The  ancestor  in  the  line  of  William 
Perkins  Birnie,  president  of  the  Birnie 
Paper  Company,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, is  his  grandfather,  George  Bir- 


nie, who  was  born  in  Aberdeenshire,  Scot- 
land, came  to  the  United  States  in  1827, 
and  died  in  Morristown,  New  Jersey,  in 
August,  1828.  George  Birnie  was  a  con- 
tracting stone  mason  in  Scotland,  and 
after  coming  to  the  United  States  to  join 
his  son  George,  he  settled  in  Morristown, 
having  secured  a  contract  for  stone  con- 
struction on  the  then  building  Morris  and 
Essex  canal.  A  year  later  he  died,  leaving 
the  execution  of  his  contract  to  his  son, 
Alexander,  a  young  man  of  twenty-five 
years.  George  Birnie  married  Ann  Iniry, 
in  Scotland,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
twelve  children,  seven  of  whom  grew  to 
mature  years:  i.  George,  the  first  of  the 
family  in  the  United  States.  2.  A.lexan- 
der,  born  in  Porto  Bello,  Scotland,  asso- 
ciated with  his  father  in  business.  3. 
Euphemia,  married  William  Ross,  and  re- 
sided in  Batavia,  New  York.  4.  Joseph. 
5.  Catherine,  married  (first)  Alexander 
Ross,  (second)  George  Robb,  of  Genesee, 
Wisconsin.  6.  Ann,  married  William 
Lemon,  of  Oxford,  Ontario,  Canada.  7. 
William,  of  further  mention.  Mrs.  Ann . 
Birnie  survived  her  husband  and  died  in 
1840. 

(II)  William  Birnie,  youngest  son  of 
George  and  Ann  (Inery)  Birnie,  was  born 
in  Porto  Bello,  Scotland,  November  11, 
1818,  and  died  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, December  2,  1889.  He  was  nine 
years  of  age  when  brought  to  the  I'^nited 
States  by  his  parents,  and  in  Morristown, 
New  Jersey,  and  New  York  City,  he  at- 
tended the  public  schools.  In  due  season 
he  learned  the  stone  cutter's  trade,  became 
an  expert  workman,  and  in  afterlife  would 
point  with  pride  to  certain  capstones  and 
capitals  he  had  cut.  After  leaving  New 
York  City,  he  became  associated  with  his 
brother  Alexander,  becoming  his  general 
outside  manager  on  the  important  con- 
tracts he  had  taken  after  completing  the 
stonework  on  the  Morris  and  Essex  canal 


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from  the  Delaware  river  to  tide  water  at 
Nev/ark,  New  Jersey.  While  yet  asso- 
ciated with  this  brother,  William  Birnie 
executed  the  first  independent  contract  he 
had  ever  taken,  doing-  work  in  Chester, 
Massachusetts,  which  netted  him  $i.ooo. 
While  engaged  on  that  contract  he  be- 
came acquainted  with  Azariah  Boody, 
Daniel  L.  Harris,  and  Anasa  Stone,  men 
with  whom  he  later  held  close  and  im- 
portant relations,  joining  with  them  in 
1842  in  handling  the  Howes  Truss  Bridge 
patent.  This  firm  built  nearly  all  the 
bridges  on  the  Richmond  &  Danville  rail- 
road in  Virginia,  the  Providence  &  Ston- 
ington  railroad  in  Rhode  Island,  and  the 
Harlem  River  railroad  in  New  York,  Mr. 
Birnie  doing  the  mason  work.  He  also 
built  the  water  shops  and  raceway,  and 
laid  the  foundations  of  the  United  States 
Armory  at  Springfield,  Massachusetts. 
With  D.  D.  Warren  and  Willis  Phelps  he 
built  eight  miles  of  the  Springfield  &  New 
London  railroad,  and  with  others  did  the 
bridge  work  at  Northfield  and  other 
places  on  the  Vermont  Central,  and  the 
Vermont  &  Massachusetts  lines.  He  was 
also  connected  with  other  noted  builders 
of  his  day  in  Western  railroad  construc- 
tion, and  several  men  who  later  became 
prominent  contractors  gained  their  experi- 
ence under  William  Birnie.  To  Harris  & 
Birnie  in  close  competition  with  other 
builders.  The  Philadelphia-Wilmington  & 
Baltimore  Railroad  Company  awarded 
the  contract  for  the  great  bridge  across 
the  Susquehanna  at  Havre  de  Grace,  but 
later  the  company  became  alarmed  at  the 
magnitude  of  that  undertaking  and  paid 
Harris  &  Birnie  $5,000,  and  all  expenses 
already  incurred,  to  stop  work.  Harris 
&  Birnie  built  the  Agawam  foundry  on 
Liberty  street,  Springfield,  now  occupied 
by  the  Spring^eld  Foundry  Company. 
They  also  built  the  stone  arch  and  canal 
at  the  water  shops.     With  Dr.  Tosiah  B. 


Weston,  Mr.  Birnie  bought  the  govern- 
ment property  on  Mill  river,  now  owned 
by  the  Springfield  Waste  Company.  Bir- 
nie &  Weston  also  owned  the  Nayasset 
Paper  Company,  which  they  later  sold  to 
the  New  Hampshire  Paper  Company. 

After  his  practical  retirement  from  the 
contracting  field,  Mr.  Birnie  was  for  a 
time  interested  in  shoe  manufacturing, 
and  from  1855  until  1865  ^^  devoted  much 
of  his  time  to  cattle  raising  at  his  North 
Chestnut  street  farm,  specializing  in  Ayr- 
shires,  gaining  a  national  reputation.  He 
was  then  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
State  Board  of  Agriculture,  and  actively 
identified  with  the  Hampden  County  Ag- 
ricultural Society.  As  an  expert  in  Ayr- 
shire cattle,  he  was  chosen  one  of  the 
judges  at  the  cattle  show  at  the  Centen- 
nial Exposition,  held  in  Philadelphia,  in 
1876.  He  later  began  as  financial  man- 
ager of  the  firm,  Goodhue  &  Birnie,  con- 
tractors, his  first  contract  with  Mr.  Good- 
hue involving  the  putting  up  of  a  $100,000 
bond  for  the  faithful  execution  of  a  con- 
tract with  the  city  of  St.  Albans,  Ver- 
mont. This  firm  specialized  in  the  con- 
struction and  installation  of  water-works 
systems,  and  so  well  known  were  they 
that  they  performed  that  service  for  sixty 
cities  and  towns  and  did  a  part  of  the 
work  in  twenty  others.  Thomas  N. 
Birnie,  a  son  of  William  Birnie,  was  asso- 
ciated with  the  firm  of  Goodhue  &  Birnie, 
which  operated  as  far  South  as  Jackson- 
ville, Florida,  West  to  Streater,  Illinois, 
and  all  through  the  New  England  States. 
Mr.  Birnie  continued  active  in  the  busi- 
ness until  his  death,  the  last  years  of  his 
life  being  very  successful,  pleasant  ones. 
He  built  about  twenty  houses  upon  his 
land  at  Brightwood,  a  suburb  of  Spring- 
field, and  owned  considerable  farm  and 
city  property. 

Mr.  Birnie  cast  his  first  presidential 
vote  in  1840  for  William  Henry  Harri- 


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son,  and  his  late  vote  in  1888  for  Benja- 
min Harrison,  he  having  gone  from  the 
Whig  to  the  Republican  party  upon  the 
formation  of  the  latter.  In  1857  he  was  a 
member  of  Springfield  Common  Council, 
and  again  in  i860.  In  November,  1862, 
he  made  a  trip  to  the  Massachusetts 
troops  at  the  front,  and  despite  many 
obstacles  gave  the  men  a  genuine  Thanks- 
giving dinner  for  which  he  was  held  in 
grateful  remembrance.  He  was  a  man  of 
strong  religious  convictions,  and  was  an 
attendant  at  the  services  of  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church  for  many  years,  but 
later  attended  South  Church.  He  was  a 
man  of  most  genial,  friendly  nature,  true 
as  steel,  upright  and  honorable  to  a  fault, 
and  highly  esteemed. 

William  Birnie  married  (first),  Febru- 
ary 4,  1841,  Sarah  L.  Perkins,  born  in 
Becket,  Massachusetts,  September  8, 1822, 
died  January  12,  1850,  daughter  of  Ori- 
gen  Augustus  Perkins,  of  Becket.  They 
were  the  parents  of  four  sons:  i.  George 
Augustus,  died  young.  2.  Henry  Champ- 
lin,  died  young.  3.  Charles  Alexander, 
lives  in  Virginia.  4.  William  Perkins,  of 
further  mention.  Mr,  Birnie  married 
(second)  Martha  Noyes  Perkins,  born  in 
Salem,  Connecticut,  December  22,  1S25, 
died  October  15,  1871,  daughter  of  Henry 
Perkins,  of  Lyme,  Connecticut.  They 
were  the  parents  of  seven  children:  i. 
Henry  Perkins,  died  young.  2.  Thomas 
Noyes,  died  February  26,  1906.  3.  Sarah 
Perkins,  twin  with  Thomas  N.,  born  Sep- 
tember 19,  1854,  resided  in  Springfield 
until  her  death.  4.  Douglas  Putnam,  mar- 
ried Lucia  L.  Meigs,  and  resides  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  5.  Alfred,  born  in  Spring- 
field, March  13,  1858,  died  January  26, 
1909;  was  a  paper  manufacturer,  long  as- 
sociated with  his  brother,  William  P.,  in 
the  Birnie  Paper  Company ;  he  married 
Louise  E.  Burke,  of  Springfield.  6.  Don- 
ald, deceased,  married  Minnie  I.  Jobson, 


and  resided  in  Springfield ;  one  son,  Ed- 
mund J.,  now  in  Yale  College ;  during  the 
World  War  joined  the  Royal  Air  Force. 
7.  Walter,  a  sketch  of  whom  follows.  Mr. 
Birnie  married  (third)  Harriet  Stowe 
Chapin,  born  February  8,  1808,  daughter 
of  Marvin  and  Rebecca  (Stowe)  Chapin, 
now  deceased.  They  were  the  parents  of 
three  children  :  i.  Grace  Chapin,  married 
Carl  L.  Stebbins,  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field. 2.  Rebecca,  a  resident  of  Spring- 
field. 3.  Marvin  Chapin,  married  Mabel 
F.  Galagar,  and  resides  in  Springfield. 

(Ill)  William  Perkins  Birnie,  young- 
est child  of  William  and  Sarah  L.  (Per- 
kins) Birnie,  was  born  in  Becket,  Mas- 
sachusetts, December  24,  1849,  the  house 
in  which  he  Vv^as  born  being  the  first  his 
father  owned.  In  1852,  his  parents  moved 
to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  in  that 
city  yet  resides.  He  was  educated  in  the 
Springfield  schools  and  Massachusetts 
State  Agricultural  College,  his  father 
serving  the  last  named  institution  as  a 
trustee.  After  completing  his  studies, 
William  P.  Birnie  went  West  as  far  as 
Kansas,  but  soon  returned  to  Springfield 
where  for  two  years  he  engaged  in  the 
wholesale  boot  and  shoe  business  under 
the  firm  name,  Hickson  &  Birnie.  At  the 
end  of  that  period  he  became  associated 
with  his  father  in  the  construction  and  in- 
stallation department  of  water  systems  for 
cities  and  towns,  and  in  railroad  construc- 
tion. For  five  years  he  remained  with 
Goodhue  &  Birnie,  his  father's  firm,  then 
formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother 
Alfred,  and  organized  the  Birnie  Paper 
Company,  with  offices  in  the  Birnie  busi- 
ness block  in  Springfield,  continuing  until 
the  destruction  of  that  block  by  fire  in  1892, 
The  company  then  erected  a  new  plant  in 
Brightwood,  resumed  business  as  a  firm, 
continuing  until  1905,  then  incorporated 
under  the  old  name.  The  Birnie  Paper 
Company,  William  P.  Birnie  the  first,  and 


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yet  (1920),  the  only  president  of  the  com- 
pany, his  brother,  Alfred,  treasurer  and 
general  manager  until  his  death.  Mr. 
Birnie,  in  addition  to  his  duties  as  presi- 
dent of  the  Birnie  Paper  Company,  is  a 
director  of  the  Springfield  Water  Com- 
pany. Mr.  Birnie  is  a  Master  Mason  of 
Rosewell  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  and  has  attained  all  degrees  of 
the  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite  up  to 
and  including  the  thirty-second.  He  is 
also  a  Noble  of  Melha  Temple,  Ancient 
Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  is  now 
an  attendant  of  the  South  Church. 

On  August  30,  1874.  Mr.  Birnie  mar- 
ried Mary  W.  Matthews,  of  New  York, 
who  died  January  10,  191 5,  daughter  of 
John  and  Ann  (Maxfield)  Matthews. 
Children:  i.  Mary  Louise,  at  home.  2. 
John  Matthews,  born  September  5,  1878; 
a  graduate  of  Williams  College,  A.  B., 
1901,  and  Harvard  Medical  College,  M. 
D.,  1906,  and  until  1917  a  successful  prac- 
ticing physician  of  Springfield.  When  the 
United  States  joined  in  the  World  War 
and  called  for  volunteer  physicians,  Dr. 
Birnie  offered  his  services,  went  into 
training  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  was  in  In- 
dianapolis, Indiana,  several  months,  then 
went  to  Fort  Sill,  Oklahoma,  thence  to 
camp  in  South  Carolina,  sailing  for  France 
in  July,  1918,  and  reached  the  battlefront 
at  Verdun.  He  rose  in  rank  through  suc- 
cessive promotions  to  first  lieutenant,  to 
captain,  to  major,  and  to  lieutenant-col- 
onel, being  in  charge  of  the  sanitary  de- 
partment of  four  field  hospitals  and  many 
ambulances.  He  returned  to  his  native 
country  in  1919,  and  is  now  (1921)  in 
practice  in  Springfield. 


BIRNIE,  Walter, 

Financier,   National  Legislator. 

Walter    Birnie,    son    of    William    and 
Martha     Noyes     (Perkins)     Birnie     (q. 


v.),  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, October  5,  1871.  He  completed 
public  school  courses  in  Springfield,  and 
attended  Phillips  Andover  Academy  and 
Yale  Scientific  School  of  New  Haven.  He 
later  followed  the  paper  business  with  the 
Birnie  Paper  Company,  and  when  the 
same  was  incorporated  he  became  secre- 
tary and  director  of  the  corporation.  Upon 
the  death  of  his  brother  Donald  he  suc- 
ceeded him  as  assistant-treasurer,  his  pres- 
ent position.  Mr.  Birnie  is  a  member  of 
the  advisory  committee,  and  a  director  of 
the  Springfield  Boys'  Club,  of  which  he 
was  president  for  three  years :  member  of 
Springfield  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  the  Colony  and  Country  clubs, 
Yale  Alumni  Association,  Sons  of  the 
American  Revolution,  South  Congrega- 
tional Church,  and  is  a  Republican  in 
politics. 

Mr.  Birnie  married,  April  18,  1900,  Lo- 
raine  Field  Hart,  of  Albion,  New  York, 
daughter  of  Hon.  E.  Kirke  and  Louise 
(Sanderson)  Hart.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Birnie 
are  the  parents  of  two  sons:  Walter 
Hart,  born  July  2,  1909;  and  William 
Alfred  Hart,  born  August  4,  1910. 

E.  Kirke  Hart,  father  of  Mrs.  Birnie, 
the  only  son  of  Elizurand  Loraine  (Field) 
Hart,  was  born  in  Albion,  Orleans  county, 
New  York,  April  8,  1841,  and  died  at  his 
home  on  Main  street  in  the  same  village, 
February  18,  1893.  He  was  educated  in 
the  village  public  schools  and  in  old  Al- 
bion Academy,  his  education  of  a  prac- 
tical business  character,  embracing  a  lib- 
eral range  of  the  sciences  and  the  English 
classics.  He  spent  two  years  in  Michigan 
and  Illinois,  after  finishing  school,  and  for 
a  few  months  of  that  period  was  with  the 
forces  of  General  Harney,  employed 
against  the  Mormons.  He  then  returned 
to  Albion,  and  in  February,  i860,  became 
bookkeeper  of  the  Orleans  County  Bank. 
He  continued  as  bookkeeper  until   1865, 


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when  the  Orleans  County  National  Bank 
superceded  the  Orleans  County  Bank,  E. 
K.  Hart  then  becoming  teller  of  the  new- 
bank,  later  becoming-  cashier,  and  as  his 
father's  residuary  legatee  becoming  the 
principal  stockholder  and  succeeding  him 
as  president,  a  post  he  ably  filled  until 
his  death. 

A  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Hart  gave 
much  time  to  the  public  service.  In  1871, 
he  was  elected  assemblyman,  serving  in 
the  house  on  the  committee  of  ways, 
means  and  banks.  He  was  the  Demo- 
cratic nominee  for  Congress  from  the  dis- 
trict composed  of  Orleans  and  Monroe 
counties,  and  was  elected  and  served  on 
committees  on  banking  and  currency,  and 
revision  of  the  laws.  In  local  affairs  he 
took  a  deep  interest.  He  repeatedly 
served  as  trustee  of  the  village,  was  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Education  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  also  commissioner 
of  Mt.  Albion  Cemetery.  He  also  secured 
for  Albion  the  location  of  a  House  of 
Refuge  for  Women. 

Mr.  Hart  married,  June  10,  1863,  Louise 
Sanderson,  of  Alton,  Illinois.  Children : 
Charles  E. ;  E.  Kirke  (2) ;  Emma ;  Loraine 
Field,  wife  of  Walter  Birnie,  of  Spring- 
field ;    and  Louise  Sanderson  Hart. 


BIRNIE,  William  Adams, 

Retired  Head  of  Important  Business. 

William  Adams  Birnie,  of  Middlefield 
and  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  son  of 
Alexander  Birnie,  is  a  representative  of 
an  old  Scotch  family. 

Alexander  Birnie,  son  of  George 
and  Ann  (Inery)  Birnie  (q.  v.),  was  born 
in  Short  Hills,  near  Aberdeenshire,  Scot- 
land, in  1803,  and  there  resided  until  1827, 
in  the  meantime  acquiring  a  practical  edu- 
cation and  serving  an  apprenticeship  at 
the  trade  of  stone  cutter.  In  the  latter- 
named  year  he  accompanied  his  parents  to 


this  country,  locating  with  them  in  Morris 
county,  New  Jersey,  where  he  completed 
a  contract  assumed  by  his  father  and  him- 
self. He  then  began  an  independent 
career  as  a  contractor,  his  first  work  being 
the  building  of  the  Boston  &  Providence 
railroad,  and  this  was  followed  by  the 
building  of  a  bridge  across  the  Passaic 
river.  In  1832  he  took  up  his  residence  in 
Berkshire  county,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  continued  his  contracting  operations, 
building  a  section  of  the  Western  railroad 
(now  the  Boston  &  Albany),  his  contract 
being  the  section  between  Chester  and 
Washington.  In  1842  he  moved  to  New 
York  State,  purchased  an  estate  at  Hast- 
ings-on-the-Hudson,  and  erected  a  stone 
mansion  in  which  he  resided  for  two  dec- 
ades. After  disposing  of  this  property, 
he  purchased  the  adjoining  estate  and 
thereon  erected  a  brick  mansion  and  be- 
gan the  beautifying  of  the  grounds,  his 
plans  including  an  artificial  fish  pond. 
While  holding  a  drill  which  was  being 
used  to  make  a  hole  for  blasting  the  rock, 
a  hammer,  weighing  thirteen  pounds, 
which  was  being  used  by  the  man  striking 
the  drill,  broke  and  flew,  striking  him  a 
blow  from  which  he  died  two  days  later, 
August  13,  1858,  thus  cutting  ofT  a  pros- 
perous and  successful  business  career. 
During  his  residence  in  Scotland,  he  affili- 
ated with  the  Masonic  order. 

He  married,  in  1836,  Mary  Spring 
Adams,  who  was  born  in  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  in  1807,  and  died  in  Lud- 
low, Massachusetts,  aged  seventy-five 
years,  daughter  of  Joel  and  Azubah 
(Whitney)  Adams,  of  Providence,  Rhode 
Island,  her  parents  natives  of  Worcester 
county,  Massachusetts.  Seven  children 
were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Birnie,  as  fol- 
lows:  I.  George,  died  in  childhood.  2. 
Alexander,  Jr.,  died  in  childhood.  3. 
Mary  Ann,  deceased,  who  was  the  wife  of 
James  Haviland,  of  Ludlow,   Massachu- 

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setts.  4.  George  Alexander,  born  May 
29,  1842,  married  (first)  Julia  W.  Carroll, 
(second)  Ellen  Bowen.  5.  Sarah  Eu- 
phemia,  deceased,  who  was  the  wife  of 
Andrew  Bryant.  6.  William  Adams,  see 
following  paragraph.  7.  Catherine,  de- 
ceased, who  was  the  wife  of  Charles  A. 
Dresser,  of  New  York  City,  New  York. 

William  Adams  Birnie,  fourth  son  of 
Alexander  and  Mary  Spring  (Adams) 
Birnie,  was  born  at  Hastings-on-the- 
Hudson.  He  attended  the  schools 
of  Hastings,  Tarrytown,  Yonkers.  all  in 
New  York  State,  and  completed  his  stud- 
ies by  a  course  in  the  New  York  Univer- 
sity. Following  in  the  footsteps  of  his 
grandfather  and  father,  he  learned  the 
trade  of  stone  mason,  and  throughout  his 
active  career  has  been  identified  with 
stone  construction  work,  in  which  he 
achieved  success.  He  is  now  retired  from 
^  active  business  pursuits,  and  spends  much 
of  his  time  on  his  country  estate  in  Mid- 
dlefield,  Massachusetts,  from  which  is  ob- 
tainable one  of  the  most  beautiful  views 
in  the  Berkshire  Mountains.  Mr.  Birnie 
is  a  member  of  the  Order  of  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons. 

Mr.  Birnie  married,  1915,  Annie  E.  Ful- 
ler, born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Saphronia  K. 
Fuller. 


BIRNIE,  Alexander  Cullen, 

Man  of  Enterprise. 

George  Alexander  Birnie,  the  first 
son  of  Alexander  and  Mary  Spring 
(Adams)  Birnie  (q.  v.),  to  reach  mature 
years,  and  father  of  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  was  born  in  Becket,  Massachusetts, 
May  29,  1842.  He  was  an  infant  in  arms 
when  his  parents  moved  to  Hastings, 
New  York  State,  and  there  his  youth  was 
passed.    He  attended  Hastings  schools,  a 


private  school  at  Longmeadow,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  a  school  in  New  York  City. 
He  obtained  his  first  position  with  C.  L. 
Cole,  lumberman  of  Springfield,  whom  he 
served  as  clerk  for  two  years,  then  occu- 
pied similar  positions  with  Bemis  &  Call, 
hardware  dealers.  He  next  began  busi- 
ness for  himself  as  a  manufacturer  of 
shoes  in  company  with  J.  R.  Hixon,  they 
operating  as  Hixon  &  Birnie  for  two 
years.  Mr.  Birnie  then  retired  from  the 
firm,  and  for  eighteen  months  was  in  the 
grain  business  with  his  brother,  William 
A.  Birnie.  His  next  position  was  fore- 
man of  a  gang  of  men  engaged  in  building 
the  acqueduct  for  Springfield's  water  sup- 
ply, later  he  served  as  traveling  salesman 
for  Peck  &  Baker,  continuing  until  his 
health  gave  way.  He  then  located  in  Lud- 
low, Massachusetts,  engaging  for  a  time 
in  farming. 

After  regaining  his  health,  Mr.  Birnie 
was  deputy  marshal  of  the  United  States 
District  Court  in  Brooklyn,  New  York, 
under  United  States  Marshal  Harlow.  He 
filled  that  position  for  seven  years,  then 
returned  to  Ludlow,  accepting  a  book- 
keeper's position  with  Whitcomb  &  Com- 
pany, of  Springfield.  Later  he  became 
associated  with  the  Ludlow  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  with  whom  he  remained 
for  a  short  period  of  time.  He  was  elected 
treasurer  of  the  Ludlow  Savings  Bank 
upon  its  incorporation,  and  served  until 
February  i,  1918,  when  he  resigned. 

Mr.  Birnie  is  a  Republican  in  politics. 
In  1892  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of 
Ludlow,  remaining  until  1914,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  four  years.  During  his  term  the 
office  grew  in  importance  from  a  fourth- 
class  to  a  second-class  office.  From  1898  to 
1920,  he  served  Ludlow  as  justice  of  the 
peace.  He  was  appointed  trial  justice  in 
1908  and  still  holds  that  office.  He  served 
as  a  member  of  the  school  committee  for 


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aine  years,  was  treasurer  of  Ludlow  Hos- 
pital three  years,  and  its  president  until 
resigning-  the  honor  in  February,  1918. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
church. 

George  A.  Birnie  married  (first),  April 
20,  1865,  Julia  W.  Carroll,  of  New  York 
City,  who  died  the  following  year,  leaving 
a  child,  who  met  accidental  death  at  the 
age  of  five  years.  Mr.  Birnie  married 
(second)  Ellen  Bowen,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Cullen  and 
Susan  (Haskell)  Bowen.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Birnie  are  the  parents  of  three  children: 
Mary  E.,  died  in  infancy;  Mary  Adams; 
Alexander  Cullen,  of  further  mention. 

Alexander  Cullen  Birnie,  only  son 
of  George  Alexander  and  Ellen  (Bowen) 
Birnie,  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  New  York, 
February  25,  1877.  He  was  young  when 
his  parents  moved  to  Ludlow,  Massachu- 
setts, and  in  Ludlow  public  schools  he 
obtained  his  early  educational  training. 
He  was  also  a  student  at  Wilbraham 
Academy  and  Massachusetts  Agricultural 
College.  He  began  business  life  with  l^he 
construction  department  of  the  Chester  & 
Becket  railroad,  and  going  thence  to  the 
engineering  department  of  the  Boston  & 
Albany  railroad.  Later  he  was  concerned 
in  the  construction  of  the  Suburban  Street 
railway  at  Syracuse,  New  York,  and  still 
later  was  assistant  superintendent  of  con- 
struction on  the  Duluth  &  Iron  Range 
railroad,  his  headquarters  at  Two  Har- 
bors, Minnesota.  He  was  resident  engi- 
neer at  the  building  of  the  Montville 
branch  of  the  New  London  Northern  rail- 
road ;  was  general  manager  of  the  Spring- 
field Construction  Company  for  two 
years  ;  with  the  United  Construction  Com- 
pany of  Albany,  New  York,  as  chief  of  all 
steel  erection,  and  in  that  connection  was 
concerned  with  the  building  of  the  bridge 
at  Lake  Carnegie,  Princeton,  New  Jersey. 


For  three  years  Mr.  Birnie  was  with  Mace 
Moulton,  of  Springfield,  as  constructing 
engineer  of  steel  work,  and  was  engaged 
on  the  plans  for  the  bridge  across  the 
Connecticut  river  at  Springfield  to  replace 
the  old  bridge.  In  1905  Mr.  Birnie  located 
in  Ludlow,  and  there  for  two  years  en- 
gaged in  concrete  construction  work.  In 
1907  he  admitted  his  brother-in-law  to  a 
partnership,  the  business  being  conducted 
under  the  firm  name,  A.  C.  Birnie  &  Com- 
pany, later  becoming  the  Birnie,  Adams 
&  Ruxton  Construction  Company,  the 
latter  company  the  builders  of  the  Hamp- 
den railroad  with  the  exception  of  the 
straight  grading.  Mr.  Birnie  sold  his  in- 
terest in  Birnie,  Adams  and  Ruxton  Con- 
struction Company,  to  E.  J.  Ruxton,  and 
in  the  fall  of  1913  organized  the  Birnie 
Sand  and  Gravel  Company  and  conducted 
it  as  an  individual  enterprise  until  April, 
1915,  when  a  voluntary  trust  was  formed, 
under  the  same  name,  and  of  this  Mr. 
Birnie  is  assistant  treasurer  and  general 
manager.  The  company's  product  sup- 
plants broken  stone  in  a  large  amount  of 
construction  work,  and  is  shipped  by 
trucks,  electric  and  steam  railroads  all 
over  this  section  as  far  East  as  Boston, 
north  to  East  Windsor,  Vermont,  west 
to  Detroit,  Michigan,  and  to  all  intermed- 
iate points.  Mr.  Birnie  has  served  as  a 
member  of  the  Ludlow  Board  of  Select- 
men and  on  the  town  finance  committee. 
He  is  an  attendant  of  the  Universalist 
church,  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  a 
member  of  several  societies. 

Mr.  Birnie  married,  July  i,  1901,  Mary 
Ruxton,  of  Ludlow,  and  they  are  the  par- 
ents of  five  children,  three  of  whom  are 
living,  the  two  eldest  dying  in  infancy. 
Those  living  are  :  Marie  Ellen,  born  May 
3,  1910;  Catherine  Martha,  born  June  8, 
1916;  Alexander  Ruxton,  born  June  2, 
1919. 


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TRASK,  John  Low  Rogers,  D.  D,, 
Clergyman,  Man  of  Great  Talent. 

When  on  March  23,  1915,  Dr.  Trask 
passed  to  his  reward,  he  left  a  record  of 
usefulness  and  devotion  as  a  minister  of 
the  gospel  which  to  his  family  is  a  precious 
heritage.  He  was  a  man  of  strong  per- 
sonality, and  his  fine  quality  of  manhood 
and  his  influence  as  minister  and  citizen 
was  very  strong  and  a  power  for  good  in 
the  communities  he  served  as  pastor. 
During  his  long  term  as  pastor  of  Spring- 
field Memorial  Church,  he  was  held  in 
high  esteem  and  he  drew  large  congrega- 
tions to  the  services  of  that  church.  He 
possessed  a  marvelous  power  of  descrip- 
tion, and  had  a  happy  faculty  of  present- 
ing gospel  truths  in  an  attractive  man- 
ner. His  years  in  the  active  ministry  of 
the  Congregational  church  numbered 
thirty-six,  and  these  were  spent  as  pastor 
of  but  three  churches,  the  Second  Church 
of  Holyoke,  Trinity  Church  of  Lawrence, 
and  Memorial  Church  of  Springfield,  all 
in  Massachusetts. 

(I)  Dr.  Trask  was  a  descendant  of  Os- 
mond Trask,  a  brother  of  William  Trask, 
and  early  settler  of  Salem,  Massachusetts. 
Mary  Ellery  (Rogers)  Trask,  mother  of 
Dr.  Trask,  was  a  descendant  of  Rev.  John 
Rogers,  the  first  president  of  Harvard 
College  in  1684.  His  ancestry  on  both 
sides  includes  men  of  prominence  in  reli- 
gious, public  and  military  life,  his  great- 
grandfather, Ebenezer  (2)  Trask,  1741- 
1814,  serving  with  the  "minute-men"  who 
marched  with  Lieutenant  Peter  Shaw's 
company  on  the  "Lexington  Alarm," 
April  19,  1775.  Osmond  Trask,  the 
founder  of  this  branch  of  the  Trask  fam- 
ily in  New  England,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land about  1626,  and  was  a  planter  in 
Salem  prior  to  1649.  He  moved  to  Bev- 
erly, Massachusetts,  later  in  hfe,  was  con- 
stable there,  and  died  in  1676.     His  first 


wife,  Mary,  died  January  2,  1663,  their 
marriage  being  recorded  as  occurring 
January  i,  1650.  He  married  (second). 
May  22,  1663,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John 
Gaily.  By  his  first  marriage  there  were 
thirteen  children,  including  a  son  John, 
who  was  the  fourth  child  and  second  son. 
It  is  through  him  that  descent  is  traced. 

(II)  John  Trask  was  born  in  Salem, 
August  15,  1658,  died  in  Beverly,  Massa- 
chusetts, May  13,  1720.  He  married 
(first)  Christian  Woodbury,  who  died 
June  3,  1689;  he  married  (second).  Octo- 
ber 30,  1690,  Mary  Dodge.  He  married 
(third),  1692-93,  Elizabeth,  who  died  in 
Beverly,  November  26,  1715.  The  line  is 
traced  through  Ebenezer,  the  youngest 
child  of  the  third  wife  and  eleventh  in 
order  of  birth  of  John  Trask's  children. 

(III)  Ebenezer  Trask  was  born  about 
the  year  1705,  and  died  in  1779,  his  estate 
being  settled  December  6  of  that  year.  He 
was  a  house  carpenter  by  trade,  and  was 
in  the  Revolutionary  War,  serving  in  Caleb 
Dodge's  company,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775.  He  married,  at 
Beverly,  March  5,  1729,  Mary  Rix,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children, 
the  eighth  a  son,  Ebenezer,  of  whom  fur- 
ther. 

(IV)  Ebenezer  (2)  Trask  was  born  in 
Beverly,  Massachusetts,  June  12,  1741, 
and  there  died,  March  9,  1814.  He  was  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolution,  a  private  of 
Lieutenant  Peter  Shaw's  company,  the 
"minute-men"  who  fought  the  battle  of 
Lexington,  April  19,  1775.  He  married, 
January  31,  1765,  Betty  Dodge,  of  Wen- 
ham.  They  were  the  parents  of  eleven 
children,  all  born  in  Beverly,  Massachu- 
setts. The  line  continues  through  Joseph, 
the  seventh  child. 

(V)  Joseph  Trask  was  born  April  21, 
1776,  and  settled  in  Gloucester,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  married  (first)  Sarah 
Dodge ;  (second)  Susanna  Harvey. 

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(VI)  Joshua  P.  Trask,  eldest  son  of 
Joseph  Trask  and  his  second  wife,  Su- 
sanna (Harvey)  Trask,  was  born  in  Glou- 
cester, Massachusetts,  July  23,  1805,  and 
died  there  in  September,  1862.  He  was  in 
business  for  a  few  years  at  Hampden, 
Penobscot  county,  Maine,  but  later  re- 
turned to  Gloucester,  where  the  remainder 
of  his  life  was  passed.  He  took  an  active 
part  in  public  affairs,  and  having  some 
legal  education,  was  appointed  the  first 
judge  of  Gloucester's  Municipal  Court. 
A  just  and  upright  man  and  well  informed 
citizen,  he  took  part  in  every  movement 
for  the  welfare  and  benefit  of  the  town, 
his  public  spirit,  coupled  with  a  resolute, 
aggressive  nature,  enabling  him  to  accom- 
plish a  great  deal  for  the  public  good.  The 
cause  of  temperance  particularly  appealed 
to  him,  and  several  societies,  who  pro- 
moted that  cause,  owe  their  inception  to 
his  interest.  He  was  also  the  leader  in 
the  agitation  which  brought  about  the 
establishment  of  a  public  library  in  Glou- 
cester. He  married,  December  14,  1830, 
Mary  EUery  Rogers,  born  in  April,  1803, 
daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Low) 
Rogers.  William  Rogers  was  an  officer 
of  the  United  States  Customs  Depart- 
ment, a  school  teacher  for  many  years,  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolution,  and  a  direct  de- 
scendant of  the  first  president  of  Harvard 
College,  Rev.  John  Rogers.  Joshua  P. 
and  Mary  EUery  (Rogers)  Trask  were 
the  parents  of :  William  P. ;  Charles  A. ; 
Susan  E. ;  Elizabeth  R. ;  John  Low 
Rogers,  of  whom  further;  and  Mary  A., 
twin  to  John  Low  Rogers,  who  is  still 
living,  in  Boston,  the  only  one  left  of  the 
family. 

(VII)  John  Low  Rogers  Trask,  son  of 
Joshua  P.  and  Mary  Ellery  (Rogers) 
Trask,  was  born  in  Hampden,  Maine,  De- 
cember 19,  1842,  died  in  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut, March  23,  1915.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  Gloucester  public  schools,  Dum- 


mer  Academy,  Byfield,  Massachusetts, 
Atkinson  (New  Hampshire)  Academy, 
and  Williams  College,  receiving  his  A.  B. 
from  the  last-named  institution  at  gradu- 
ation with  the  class  of  1864.  Choosing 
the  ministry  he  began  studies  in  divinity 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  then 
went  to  Andover  Theological  Seminary, 
after  which  he  was  called  to  the  pastorate 
of  the  Second  Congregational  Church  of 
Holyoke.  He  was  ordained  at  Holyoke, 
December  4,  1867.  He  continued  pastor 
for  the  Second  Church  for  sixteen  years 
and  was  a  great  factor  in  the  development 
of  that  church.  He  was  a  very  able 
preacher,  sympathetic  and  well  beloved. 
His  prayers  are  remembered  even  to  this 
day,  for  in  time  of  trouble  he  was  the 
most  sympathetic  and  lovable  friend.  He 
came  to  the  church  at  an  important  epoch 
in  its  history,  when  Holyoke  was  growing 
rapidly  in  population  and  in  wealth.  Into 
the  expanding  life  of  this  congregation,  he 
put  all  the  enthusiasm  and  energy  of 
youth,  the  moulding  influence  of  a  vigor- 
ous and  versatile  mind  and  a  warm  heart. 
With  the  aid  of  his  amiable  and  accom- 
plished wife  he  did  a  great  and  enduring 
work.  During  his  ministry  of  sixteen 
years,  the  longest  in  the  history  of  the 
parish  up  to  that  time,  the  city  of  Holyoke 
nearly  quadrupled  its  population,  increas- 
ing from  5,648  to  21,961  in  1880.  The 
church  grew  steadily  in  membership, 
benevolence  and  influence  in  the  commun- 
ity. There  were  several  years  of  marked 
religious  interest,  and  numerous  addi- 
tions, notably  in  1870,  when  ninety-one 
were  received  into  this  community,  sixty- 
four  on  confession  of  faith,  and  in  1879, 
when  seventy-seven  were  admitted,  thirty- 
six  on  confession.  The  membership  rose 
from  163  at  the  time  of  Dr.  Trask's  ordi- 
nation to  504  at  the  close  of  the  year  when 
he  resigned. 

During  his  pastorate  there  was  a  large 


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and  continual  increase  in  the  amounts 
contributed  for  benevolence,  and  steady- 
growth  in  the  Sunday  school  and  the 
various  organizations  within  the  parish. 
Also  during  his  pastorate  at  the  church, 
the  Articles  of  Faith  and  Covenant  were 
changed  (1872),  the  substance  of  the  sim- 
pler creed  adopted  by  the  National  Coun- 
cil at  Plymouth,  June  22,  1865,  being  sub- 
stituted for  the  old  and  elaborate  confes- 
sion. While  he  was  pastor,  the  young 
men  of  J.  S.  McElwain's  Sunday  school 
class  began  the  work  in  Parsons  Hall, 
which  resulted  in  the  erection  of  Grace 
Chapel,  on  Main  street,  in  the  fall  of  that 
year.  Dr.  Trask  had  been  very  active  in 
all  measures  connected  with  the  church, 
but  in  the  fall  of  1881  his  health  failed  and 
after  a  year's  rest,  to  the  profound  regret 
and  sorrow  of  the  congregation,  he  re- 
signed, November  23,  1882.  His  letter 
of  resignation  was  filled  with  tender 
memories  and  grateful  affection,  expressed 
in  the  clear  and  pleasing  style  so  char- 
acteristic of  him.  During  his  pastorate  he 
raised  funds  for  the  purchase  of  the  site 
of  the  present  church  edifice,  and  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  Holyoke  Public 
Library. 

After  resting  and  recovering  his  health, 
Dr.  Trask  accepted  a  call  from  Trinity 
Congregation  Church  of  Lawrence,  and 
in  1884  was  installed  its  pastor.  He  spent 
four  years  with  that  congregation,  then 
resigned,  toured  Europe  during  the  late 
summer,  and  upon  his  return  was  called 
to  the  Memorial  Church  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts.  That  church,  classed  as 
Union  Evangelical,  is  entirely  unsectar- 
ian  in  its  government,  and  aspires  to  meet 
the  spiritual  needs  of  all.  He  began  his 
pastorate  in  1888,  and  until  1903  he  was 
the  spiritual  head  of  the  congregation, 
greatly  beloved  by  all  with  whom  he  came 
in  contact.     A  parish  house  was  erected 


during  his  term  and  one  of  the  largest 
Sunday  schools  in  the  city,  and  the  larg- 
est Christian  Endeavor  Society  grev/  up 
under  his  ministrations.  In  1903  weight 
of  years  caused  his  resignation  and  he  re- 
tired from  the  active  ministry  to  his  home 
at  No.  55  Marengo  Park,  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts. 

For  more  than  twenty-one  years.  Dr. 
Trask  was  secretary  of  the  board  of  trus- 
tees of  Mount  Holyoke  College.  He  was 
for  many  years  chaplain  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Chapter  of  the  Sons  of  the  American 
Revolution,  and  was  a  member  of  the  "T" 
Club,  and  the  Congregational  Club  of 
Springfield,  and  the  Winthrop  Club  of 
Boston.  When  the  city  of  Gloucester 
celebrated  its  250th  anniversary  in  1892, 
Dr.  Trask  was  chosen  orator  to  deliver 
the  address  of  the  day.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogi- 
cal Society;  and  Phi  Beta  Kappa  fra- 
ternity. The  degree  of  A.  M.  was  con- 
ferred upon  him  by  Williams  College  in 
1867,  and  the  degree  of  D.  D.  was  con- 
ferred upon  him  by  the  same  college  in 
1889. 

Dr.  Trask  married,  August  i,  1871,  Ab- 
bie  J.  Parker,  born  September  21,  1846, 
died  in  1915,  daughter  of  Daniel  Hardy 
Parker  of  Dunbarton,  New  Hampshire. 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Trask  were  the  parents  of  a 
son  and  two  daughters:  i.  Frederick 
Parker,  born  July  13,  1872,  a  graduate  of 
Amherst  College,  class  of  1896.  He  mar- 
ried Catherine  Davies,  and  has  a  son, 
Parker  Trask.  2.  Elizabeth  Rogers,  a 
graduate  of  Mount  Holyoke  College,  class 
of  1898,  studied  music  and  language 
abroad,  and  was  a  well  known  lecturer  on 
art.  3.  Mary  Ellery,  a  graduate  of  Smith 
College,  class  of  1900,  married,  in  Novem- 
ber, 1903,  Paul  H.  Loomis.  They  are  the 
parents  of  two  children:  Ellery  Trask, 
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BELLAMY  FAMILY, 

Divines,  Authors,  Journalists. 

This  family  has  been  noted  in  litera- 
ture, journalism,  and  the  professions  from 
its  earliest  settlement  in  Connecticut, 
where  Rev.  Joseph  Bellamy,  D.  D., 
founded  a  school  of  theology,  down  to 
Charles  Joseph  Bellamy,  editor  and  pub- 
lisher of  the  Springfield  "Daily  News," 
who  died  December  12,  1910.  The  "Daily 
News"  was  founded  by  Charles  Joseph 
and  Edward  Bellamy,  both  now  deceased, 
and  to  its  upbuilding  Charles  J.  gave  the 
greater  part  of  his  life,  although  he  had 
trained  for,  and  was  in,  law  practice  when 
more  as  a  diversion  than  with  serious 
intent  the  Bellamy  brothers  launched 
"The  Penny  News."  But  once  the  im- 
portance of  this  undertaking  was  realized, 
he  entered  into  it  with  vigor  and  with 
wonderful  success.  He  combined  an  ex- 
ceptional degree  of  literary  talent  with 
business  ability,  and  as  editor  and  busi- 
ness manager  of  the  paper  he  was  a  pro- 
nounced success.  The  decided  literary 
ability  which  he  possessed  was  a  heritage 
from  scholarly  forebears,  there  being 
many  men  of  culture  and  learning  in  the 
family,  beginning  with  Rev.  Joseph  Bel- 
lamy, D.  D. 

Rev.  Joseph  Bellamy  was  born  in  New 
Haven,  Connecticut,  in  1719,  died  March 
6,  1790.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Yale  Col- 
lege, class  of  1735,  and  in  1740  was  or- 
dained pastor  of  the  church  at  Bethlehem, 
Connecticut.  He  became  a  zealous,  reli- 
gious worker,  and  during  a  revival  of 
religion  in  1742,  preached  almost  daily  in 
different  parts  of  Connecticut,  Massachu- 
setts, and  New  York.  He  later  opened  a 
theological  school  at  Bethlehem,  and  ap- 
plied his  mind  to  writing  books  for  the 
use  of  his  pupils.  Among  them  were: 
"True  Religion  Delineated,"  first  printed 


in  1750;  it  passed  through  several  edi- 
tions and  reached  a  high  degree  of  popu- 
larity as  a  monument  of  learned  scholar- 
ship and  unusual  logical  acumen ;  also 
"Dialogues  on  Theron ;"  "Aspasia  and 
Paulinus ;"  "Sermons  on  the  Divinity  of 
Christ;"  "The  Millenium  and  the  Wisdom 
of  God  in  the  Permission  of  Sin ;"  "Essay 
of  the  Gospel ;"  "The  Great  Evil  of  Sin ;" 
"The  Law  Our  Schoolmaster;"  "Early 
Piety  Recommended  ;"  "A  Letter  to  Scrip- 
tureista ;"  "The  Nature  and  Glory  of  the 
Gospel;"  "Four  Dialogues  Between  a 
Minister  and  a  Parishioner ;"  and  a  trea- 
tise on  "Half-Way  Covenant."  The  care- 
ful research  and  wide  reading  displayed 
by  all  of  them  indicate  the  truly  inductive 
method  by  which  he  sought  to  train  the 
minds  and  habits  of  his  students.  He  was 
accustomed  to  give  them  questions  in 
theology  to  be  answered  by  their  own 
thinking  and  research.  Through  his 
friend,  Dr.  John  Erskine,  of  Edinburgh, 
he  received  from  Aberdeen  University  the 
degree  of  D.  D. 

Rev.  Rufus  King  Bellamy,  great-grand- 
son of  Rev.  Joseph  Bellamy,  D.  D.,  was 
born  about  181 5,  in  Connecticut,  died  at 
Chicopee  Falls,  Massachusetts,  November 
16,  1886,  he  also  the  son  of  a  minister. 
Rufus  King  Bellamy,  after  completing  his 
classical  and  theological  study,  was  or- 
dained a  minister  of  the  Baptist  church, 
and  for  thirty-five  years  was  the  settled 
pastor  over  the  church  at  Chicopee  Falls. 
He  was  a  man  of  learning,  piety,  and  in- 
fluence, of  forceful  character,  and  very 
useful.  He  married  Maria  Louise  Put- 
nam, born  in  1817,  died  September  11, 
1892,  daughter  of  Rev.  Benjamin  Putnam, 
a  leading  Baptist  clergyman  of  his  day, 
and  one  of  the  early  pastors  of  the  First 
Baptist  Church  of  Springfield,  a  descend- 
ant of  the  celebrated  General  Israel  Put- 
nam of  Revolutionary  fame.    Rev.  Rufus 


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King  and  Maria  Louise  (Putnam)  Bel- 
lamy were  the  parents  of  four  sons:  i. 
William  H.,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
twenty-six.  2.  Frederick  Putnam,  a  prom- 
inent attorney  of  Brooklyn,  New  York.  3. 
Edward,  born  at  Chicopee  Falls,  Massa- 
chusetts, March  26, 1850,  died  in  1898.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  but  did  not  practice,  be- 
coming, in  1871,  an  editorial  writer  for  the 
New  York  "Evening  Post,"  and  subse- 
quently for  the  Springfield  "Union."  In 
1877  he  went  to  the  Sandwich  Islands,  re- 
turning in  1878,  and  the  same  year  pub- 
lished his  first  novel,  "A  Nantucket  Idyl." 
This  was  followed  by  two  others,  and  in 
1888  by  "Looking  Backward,"  a  book 
which  has  had  an  extraordinary  circula- 
tion. The  work  has  been  translated  into 
German,  Danish,  French,  and  other  lan- 
guages, and  in  England  it  is  said  the  sales 
are  as  large  as  in  America.  4.  Charles 
Joseph,  of  further  mention. 

Charles  Joseph  Bellamy,  fourth  son  of 
Rev.  Rufus  King  Bellamy,  was  born  at 
Chicopee  Falls,  Massachusetts,  May  7, 
1852,  died  at  his  home  on  Central  street, 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  December  12, 
1910.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Chicopee  Falls,  going  thence  to 
Williston  Seminary,  there  completing  a 
three  years'  course,  with  graduation  in 
1872.  He  then  spent  a  year  at  Harvard 
University,  and  a  similar  period  was  de- 
voted to  astrological  and  philosophical 
research.  In  1874  he  began  the  study  of 
law  with  Leonard  &  Wells,  two  promi- 
nent attorneys  of  Springfield,  and  in  1876 
Mr.  Bellamy  was  admitted  to  the  Hamp- 
den county  bar.  For  about  five  years  he 
practiced  law  at  Chicopee  Falls,  but  his 
love  for  writing  was  gradually  luring  his 
love  from  the  law.  He  wrote  several 
novels  including:  "The  Breton  Mills;" 
"An    Experiment   in   Marriage;"    "Were 


They  Sinners  ;"  "A  Moment  of  Madness  ;" 
"The  Way  Out ;"  and  later,  "The  Return 
of  the  Fairies,"  which  was  acclaimed  and 
used  in  the  public  schools  of  Springfield 
and  other  cities.  He  also  wrote  "Every 
Man  His  Own  Lawyer,"  and  the  "Won- 
der Children." 

In  1880,  Mr.  Bellamy  and  his  brother 
Edward,  then  an  editorial  writer  on  the 
Springfield  "Union,"  established  a  tri- 
weekly paper,  which  was  known  as  "The 
Penny  News,"  that  paper  making  its  first 
appearance  February  24,  1880.  The 
brothers  had  little  intention  of  devoting  a 
great  deal  of  their  time  to  the  new  adven- 
ture, but  the  little  sheet  was  received  with 
such  favor  that  they  decided  to  continue 
it  as  a  daily,  the  first  issue  as  such  being 
May  13,  1880.  Thereafter,  the  publishers 
began  to  enlarge  and  improve  the  paper, 
the  subscription  list  and  the  advertising 
patronage  being  very  satisfactory. 

Later,  Edward  Bellamy,  having  with- 
drawn from  the  enterprise  to  devote  him- 
self entirely  to  literature,  Charles  J. 
assumed  sole  control,  and  the  "Daily 
News,"  as  the  paper  was  renamed,  became 
one  of  the  successes  of  journalism.  In 
1894  a  new  home  for  the  "News"  was 
erected  and  later  a  job  printing  plant 
acquired,  which  Mr.  Bellamy  built  up  and 
supervised.  Since  then  the  "News"  build- 
ing has  been  enlarged  and  the  equipment 
is  modern  and  complete.  Could  he  have 
devoted  all  his  time  to  his  duties  as  editor 
he  would  have  attained  a  rank  in  keep- 
ing with  his  literary  ability,  but  the  task 
of  building  up  the  business  side  of  his 
paper,  as  well  as  directing  the  editorial 
policy,  developed  such  a  fascination  for 
him  that  he  found  equal  enjoyment  in  his 
dual  roles  of  editor  and  business-manager. 

As  an  editorial  writer,  Mr.  Bellamy  pos- 
sessed grace  and  style,  and  he  was  master 
of  a  remarkable  vocabulary.     His  writ- 


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ings  were  distinguished  by  freshness  and 
clearness  of  thought  and  by  deep  insight 
into  any  subject  which  he  was  handling, 
and  by  special  force  in  analytical  treat- 
ment. He  wrote  direct  and  to  the  point, 
and  his  editorials  were  notable,  not  alone 
for  their  brilliancy  as  writings,  but  for  the 
research  and  marshaling  of  details  that 
often  entered  into  them.  He  was  aggres- 
sive, but  not  bitter  in  denunciation.  Keen- 
est sympathy  and  charming  sentiment 
went  into  subjects  demanding  these  qual- 
ities. There  was  never  any  doubt  as  to 
the  point  which  he  wished  to  emphasize. 
Although  a  long-time  Democrat,  and  a 
firm  believer  in  its  platform,  Mr.  Bellamy 
never  believed  it  necessary  to  abuse  his 
opponent,  nor  to  indulge  in  bitter  person- 
alities in  his  political  writings. 

He  had  an  extraordinary  capacity  for 
work.  He  wrote  fluently  and  without  ap- 
parent effort,  and  when  many  men  who 
shoulder  such  heavy  responsibilities  would 
be  thinking  about  rest  and  recreation,  Mr. 
Bellamy  was  wont  to  take  up  his  time 
with  other  duties.  He  was  of  an  inven- 
tive turn,  and  busied  himself  in  his  few 
leisure  hours  until  a  few  years  before  his 
death  in  creative  work  of  that  nature. 
Often  he  had  wished  that  he  were  able  to 
devote  more  time  to  this  field  His  energy 
seemed  inexhaustible,  and  no  detail  of  his 
business  was  too  small  for  his  considera- 
tion. 

The  public  of  Springfield  well  know  how 
assiduously  the  "Daily  News"  pressed  for 
reforms,  for  municipal  improvements,  for 
justice  towards  all  classes,  for  progres- 
sive measures  in  every  department  of 
civic  life.  Mr.  Bellamy  once  wrote  edi- 
torially :  "In  very  many  cases  our  urgency, 
oftentimes  resented,  has  been  triumphant 
in  accomplishing  the  desired  ends.  In 
many  cases  the  struggle  is  still  on  and  our 
zeal  is  unabated  after  a  score  of  years. 


But  the  criterion  by  which  we  would  be 
judged  is  by  the  popular  verdict  as  to  the 
honesty  of  our  contentions  and  the  disin- 
terestedness of  our  course.  We  dare  to 
hope  that  we  shall  also  have  with  us  a  pre- 
ponderating popular  feeling  that  in  most 
cases  we  have  been  right  in  our  conten- 
tions, whether  it  has  yet  proved  success- 
ful or  not." 

Social  in  nature,  Mr.  Bellamy  was  a 
member  of  the  Nayasset  and  Country 
clubs,  was  an  interested  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  and  won  to  himself  dur- 
ing his  long  newspaper  career  the  loyal 
support  of  a  host  of  friends.  With  his 
employees  he  enjoyed  the  friendliest  of 
relations,  and  to  his  friends  and  em- 
ployees his  death  came  as  a  personal  loss. 

Mr.  Bellamy  married,  in  1879,  Imogene 
Cooper,  of  the  same  family  as  Peter 
Cooper,  the  philanthropist.  Mrs.  Bellamy, 
a  talented,  cultured  lady,  survived  her 
husband  but  a  year.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bel- 
lamy were  the  parents  of  a  daughter, 
Louise  Imogene,  now  deceased,  who  mar- 
ried W.  D.  Mason,  Jr.,  and  of  a  son, 
Charles  Joseph  (2)  Bellamy,  of  whom 
further. 

Charles  Joseph  (2)  Bellamy  was  born 
at  Chicopee  Falls,  March  8,  1892.  He 
came  to  Springfield  in  1893,  when  an  in- 
fant, and  was  educated  in  the  Springfield 
public  schools  ;  Springfield  High  School ; 
the  Middlesex  School  in  Concord ;  the 
Hotchkiss  School,  Lakeville,  Connecticut, 
and  Yale  University,  graduating  from 
Yale  in  1913  with  the  degree  of  B.  A. 
After  graduation  he  entered  the  business 
offices  of  the  "Daily  News,"  founded  and 
developed  by  his  father,  continuing  until 
the  sale  of  that  journal  to  the  Springfield 
"Republican." 

At  the  entrance  of  he  United  States 
into  the  World  War  Charles  J.  (2)  Bel- 
lamy enlisted,  and  was  sent  to  Officers' 


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Training  Camp  at  Plattsburg,  New  York, 
April  13,  1917,  and  remained  there  until 
November  27,  1917,  when  he  was  commis- 
sioned first  lieutenant.  He  was  assigned 
to  Camp  Devens,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  was  commissioned  captain,  but  on  ac- 
count of  the  signing  of  the  armistice  he 
was  discharged  from  the  army  in  Decem- 
ber, 1918,  and  has  since  been  connected 
with  the  Daily  News  Company.  He  is 
president  of  that  company,  and  is  also 
editor  of  that  paper.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Colony,  Nayasset  and  Springfield 
Country  clubs,  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  fra- 
ternity, and  other  organizations,  social 
and  fraternal. 

Mr.  Bellamy  married,  June  i,  1918, 
Edith  Meyer,  of  Montclair,  New  Jersey, 
daughter  of  John  and  Ida  (Booth)  Meyer. 


SHUART,  William  Herbert, 

Head  of  Important  Industry. 

William  Herbert  Shuart,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  is  of  Dutch  and  English  de- 
scent. Family  tradition  has  it  that  the 
first  paternal  ancestor  from  Holland  set- 
tled in  New  Jersey  somewhere  about  two 
hundred  years  ago,  but  the  earliest  ances- 
tor of  whom  anything  definite  is  known 
was  Johannis  Shuart.  In  1773  he  pur- 
chased a  tract  of  land  consisting  of  several 
hundred  acres  in  the  town  of  Plattskill, 
Ulster  county,  New  York,  and  for  many 
years  was  engaged  in  extensive  farming. 
Johannis  Shuart  married  for  his  second 
wife  Rachel  Garrison,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  a  son,  Abraham,  of  whom  fur- 
ther. They  later  removed  to  Western 
New  York. 

(II)  Abraham  Shuart,  son  of  Johannis 
and  Rachel  (Garrison)  Shuart,  was  born 
in  Ulster  county.  New  York,  in  1789,  and 
died  in  1854.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneer 
settlers  in  Mendon,  Monroe  county,  New 


York,  and  resided  there  until  his  death, 
at  the  age  of  sixty-five  years.  He  was  the 
owner  of  a  large  farm,  and  was  one  of  the 
prosperous,  substantial  agriculturists  of 
the  Mendon  section.  He  married  Betsey 
Rail,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  Denton 
Gregory,  of  whom  further. 

(Ill)  Denton  Gregory  Shuart,  son  of 
Abraham  and  Betsey  (Rail)  Shuart,  vvas 
born  in  Plattskill,  Ulster  county,  New 
York,  February  9,  1805,  and  died  in 
Honeoye  Falls,  Monroe  county,  New 
York,  August  28,  1892.  He  was  educated 
in  the  school  and  academy  of  his  neigh- 
borhood, thus  obtaining  a  practical  educa- 
tion. In  the  year  1826  he  took  up  the 
study  of  law  in  New  York  City,  and  in 
1 83 1  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  Shortly 
afterward  he  located  in  Monroe  county. 
New  York,  and  began  the  practice  of  law 
in  Honeoye  Falls,  a  milling  and  manufac- 
turing village,  situated  sixteen  miles  from 
Rochester.  He  acquired  high  standing  at 
the  Monroe  county  bar,  and  for  nearly 
half  a  century  was  one  of  its  prominent 
attorneys.  In  November,  1851,  he  was 
elected  surrogate  of  Monoe  county  and 
served  in  that  office  for  four  years,  being 
the  first  surrogate  of  that  county  to  be 
elected  by  the  people.  Mr.  Shuart  was  one 
of  the  founders  and  trustees  of  Genesee 
College  at  Lima,  New  York,  which  later, 
through  his  influence,  and  that  of  others, 
was  removed  to  Syracuse,  New  York,  and 
became  the  nucleus  of  Syracuse  Univer- 
sity. He  took  a  prominent  part  in  Mon- 
roe county  politics.  He  was  a  man  of 
substance,  and  later  in  life,  aside  from  his 
professional  duties,  engaged  quite  exten- 
sively in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  main- 
tained his  residence  at  Honeoye  Falls, 
where  his  death  occurred  at  the  age  of 
eighty-seven  years. 

Denton  Gregory  Shuart  married,  Sep- 
tember 18,  1837,  Mary  Elizabeth  Barrett. 


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born  in  Oneida  county,  New  York,  Sep- 
tember 30,  1818,  died  May  10,  1881.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Lois 
(Day)  Barrett,  and  a  descendant  of  Hum- 
phrey Barrett,  who  was  born  in  England 
in  1592,  located  in  Concord,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1639,  "^^s  made  a  freeman  in 
1657,.  and  died  in  November,  1662,  aged 
seventy  years.  His  widow,  Mary  Barrett, 
in  her  will  of  June  15,  1663,  probated  Oc- 
tober 20,  1663,  names  sons,  John  and 
Humphrey,  Jr.  The  latter-named  was 
born  in  1630,  was  made  a  freeman  in  1662, 
and  was  appointed  a  representative  in  Oc- 
tober, 1691.  He  married  Mary  Potter, 
daughter  of  Luke  and  Mary  Potter,  and 
had  sons,  Joseph  and  Benjamin.  The  line 
traces  through  the  son  Benjamin,  born  in 
1681  ;  his  son,  Stephen,  born  in  1720;  his 
son,  Stephen,  born  in  1753;  his  son, 
Stephen,  born  in  1793  ;  his  daughter,  Mary 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  Denton  Gregory  Shu- 
art.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shuart  were  the  par- 
ents of  four  sons:  i.  Denton  Barrett, 
born  in  1842,  died  in  1866.  2.  William 
Herbert,  of  whom  further.  3.  Clarence 
Allison,  born  November  15,  1856,  a  promi- 
nent attorney  of  Monroe  county,  New 
York,  and  now  occupying  the  law  offices 
so  long  conducted  by  his  father.  4.  Irv- 
ing J.,  born  July  7,  i860 ;  now  a  resident 
of  Chicago,  Illinois,  representing  the 
Western  interests  of  the  Springfield 
Glazed  Paper  Company,  of  which  he  is 
vice-president. 

(IV)  William  Herbert  Shuart,  second 
son  of  Denton  Gregory  and  Mary  Eliz- 
abeth (Barrett)  Shuart,  was  born  in 
Honeoye  Falls,  Monroe  county.  New 
York,  September  21,  1852.  He  acquired 
his  early  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  place,  prepared  for  college 
at  Genesee  Wesleyan  Seminary,  Lima, 
New  York,  and  was  graduated  from  Syra- 
cuse University  with  the  degree  of  Bache- 


lor of  Arts  in  the  class  of  1875.  Deciding 
upon  the  profession  of  law,  he  began  his 
studies  in  his  father's  office  and  later  was 
a  student  in  Rochester,  New  York.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878  and  at 
once  began  to  practice  in  Rochester,  there 
continuing  until  1897,  when  he  located  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  became 
the  president  of  the  Springfield  Glazed 
Paper  Company,  of  which  he  is  its  head 
at  the  present  time  (1921),  He  is  also 
president  of  the  Glazed  and  Fancy  Paper 
Manufacturers'  Association.  For  several 
years  he  was  a  director  and  vice-president 
of  the  Springfield  Chamber  jof  Commerce, 
and  during  the  war  served  two  terms  as 
its  president.  He  was  also  one  of  the 
early  supporters  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce of  the  United  States. 

Among  the  organizations  and  clubs  of 
which  Mr.  Shuart  is  a  member  are  the 
Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  the  New 
England  Historic-Genealogical  Society, 
the  Connecticut  Valley  Historical  So- 
ciety, the  Rochester  (N.  Y.)  Historical 
Society,  the  Century  Club  of  Springfield, 
of  which  he  is  president  (1921),  Colony 
Club  of  Springfield,  and  also  the  Rotary 
Club,  of  which  he  is  a  former  president. 
He  is  a  member  of  Christ  Church 
(Springfield,  Mass.),  of  which  he  is  a 
vestryman,  and  his  family  are  also  mem- 
bers of  that  church. 

Mr.  Shuart  married  Nella  Sumner  Phil- 
lips, of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  her 
middle  name  in  honor  of  the  famed  states- 
man, Charles  Sumner,  who  was  a  friend 
of  her  father's.  Mrs.  Shuart  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  Smith  Robinson  and  Ida  M.  (Bis- 
sell)  Phillips.  She  was  a  student  of  Smith 
College  in  the  class  of  1882.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Shuart  are  the  parents  of  three  children : 
I.  Christine,  born  December  11,  1884; 
graduated  from  Smith  College  in  the  class 
of    1907;    married.    May    6,    1915,    Karl 


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R.  Hammond,  assistant  treasurer  of  the 
Springfield  Glazed  Paper  Company,  son 
of  Dr.  Charles  H.  and  Mary  Tracy  Ham- 
mond, of  Nashua,  New  Hampshire.  They 
have  a  son,  William  Bartlett  Hammond, 
born  October  25,  1918.  2.  John  Denton, 
born  November  16,  1894;  prepared  for 
college  at  Choate  School,  Wallingford, 
Connecticut,  and  entered  Williams  Col- 
lege in  the  class  of  1918.  In  February, 
1917,  he  joined  the  first  naval  unit  organ- 
ized from  a  college  for  war  service  and 
later  was  assigned  to  the  U.  S.  Crusier 
"Chester."  He  was  on  that  ship  for  seven- 
teen months'  continual  overseas  service, 
during  the  World  War,  attaining  the  rank 
of  ensign,  and  later  was  appointed  junior 
lieutenant  in  the  Naval  Reserve.  He  was 
relieved  from  service  in  the  spring  of  1919. 
At  the  present  time  (1921)  he  is  secretary 
of  the  Springfield  Glazed  Paper  Company. 
He  married,  April  30,  1917,  Harriet  Dick- 
inson, daughter  of  Henry  and  Stella 
(Paige)  Dickinson,  of  Springfield,  and 
they  are  the  parents  of  two  children,  John 
Denton,  born  April  29,  1918;  Barbara 
Phillips,  born  June  26,  1920.  3.  Kath- 
arine Barrett,  born  June  20,  1899;  mar- 
ried, December  i,  1920,  A.  Stuart  Pratt, 
Jr.,  son  of  A.  Stuart  and  Josephine 
(Stewart)  Pratt,  of  West  Newton,  Massa- 
chusetts. They  have  a  son,  A.  Stuart 
Pratt,  3rd,  born  September  30,  1921. 


MARSH,  Col.  John  F., 

Civil  War  Veteran,  Manufacturer. 

In  the  death  of  Colonel  Marsh,  Janu- 
ary 10,  1915,  Springfield  lost  a  highly  val- 
ued citizen,  one  who  linked  the  present 
with  those  periods  in  history,  the  Mexi- 
can War,  the  California  gold  fever  of  1849, 
and  the  Civil  War.  In  all  of  these  Colonel 
Marsh  participated,  and  with  his  legisla- 
tive service,  his  long  and  successful  busi- 


ness career,  and  with  numerous  other 
activities,  he  passed  a  most  remarkable 
life.  He  possessed  an  excellent  memory, 
and  he  was  freely  interviewed  by  repre- 
sentatives of  the  press,  numerous  inter- 
views upon  his  experiences  being  printed. 
His  greatest  business  achievement  was 
the  founding  and  developing  of  the  Spring- 
field Glazed  Paper  Company,  of  which  he 
was  treasurer  and  manager  until  his  re- 
tirement in  1909.  For  forty  years  he  was 
prominent  in  Springfield's  business  life, 
and  he  had  almost  completed  the  eighty- 
seventh  year  of  his  life. 

Colonel  John  F.  Marsh  was  born,  Feb- 
ruary I,  1828,  at  Hudson,  New  Hamp- 
shire, the  son  of  Fitch  Pool  and  Mary  J. 
(Emery)  Marsh.  His  grandfather,  Sam- 
uel Marsh,  was  among  the  early  settlers 
of  West  Nottingham,  now  Hudson.  The 
paternal  descent  was  from  George  Marsh, 
who  came  from  Norfolk,  England,  in  1635, 
and  settled  in  Hingham.  On  his  mother's 
side.  Colonel  Marsh's  ancestors  were 
Scotch-Irish,  prominent  in  Colonial  days. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  town,  and  at  Crosby's  Literary 
Institute,  in  Nashua,  New  Hampshire. 
His  youth  was  spent  on  his  father's  farm, 
but  early  in  life  he  manifested  much  inter- 
est in  the  militia,  and  his  great  ambition 
was  to  enter  the  Military  Academy  at 
West  Point.  He  failed  to  get  the  appoint- 
ment, and  in  the  spring  of  1847,  he  en- 
listed in  Captain  Joseph  Bower's  com- 
pany, of  the  Ninth  United  States  Infantry, 
for  the  Mexican  War.  The  regiment 
landed  in  Vera  Cruz  in  July  of  that  year, 
and  a  month  later  he  was  in  the  command 
of  General  Franklin  Pierce,  afterwards 
President  of  the  United  States.  The  army 
marched  into  the  interior,  and  a  morith 
later  joined  General  Scott  at  Pueblo. 
Four  days  later  they  marched  towards 
the  Valley  of  Mexico.    The  nineteen-year- 


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old  boy  received  his  first  practical  train- 
ing in  warfare  in  the  battles  of  Contreras, 
Cherubusco,  on  August  19  and  20;  Molino 
del  Rey,  September  8;  Chapultepec,  the 
Garitos,  the  City  of  Mexico,  on  the  12th, 
13th,  and  14th. 

After  being  mustered  out  in  August, 
1848,  Colonel  Marsh  returned  to  New 
Hampshire,  intending  to  enter  Exeter 
Academy,  but  sickness  prevented  this  and 
he  taught  school  at  Hudson.  This  prosaic 
occupation  did  not  hold  him  long  as,  hav- 
ing caught  the  "gold  fever,"  he  sailed  for 
Galveston,  Texas,  in  January,  1849,  on  the 
"William  F.  Davis."  After  a  few  days  at 
sea,  some  of  the  party  got  together,  de- 
posed the  captain  and  chose  young  Marsh 
to  direct  the  crew.  The  journey  overland, 
from  Galveston  to  the  gold  lands,  took 
four  months  and  v/as  made  with  great  dif- 
ficulty and  danger  because  of  hostile  In- 
dians and  Mexicans,  and  lack  of  food. 
Colonel  Marsh  remained  one  year  on  the 
Pacific  slope  and  had  good  sucess,  for  he 
came  East  with  several  thousand  dollars. 
He  returned  soon  after  to  California  and 
established  a  trading  post. 

In  1855  he  was  appointed  by  the  Presi- 
dent a  special  agent  in  the  postal  service 
between  New  York  and  San  Francisco. 
In  1856  he  settled  in  Hastings,  Minne- 
sota, and  was  appointed  postmaster  there 
by  President  Pierce,  in  whose  brigade  he 
had  served  in  the  Mexican  War.  He  was 
mayor  of  Hastings  from  1859  to  1861. 
When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  en- 
listed, June  17,  1861,  and  was  appointed 
first  lieutenant  of  the  Sixth  Wisconsin 
Infantry,  afterwards  part  of  the  "Iron 
Brigade"  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac, 
and  was  made  a  captain  in  October  of  that 
year.  On  August  28, 1862,  he  was  wounded 
in  the  knee  at  the  battle  of  Gainesville. 
Promotion  came  again  on  September  11, 
when  he  was  appointed  lieutenant-colonel 


of  the  Twelfth  New  Hampshire  Infan- 
try. A  severe  wound,  received  May  3, 
1863,  at  Chancellorsville,  compelled  him 
to  retire  from  field  service,  and  on  Janu- 
ary 22,  1864,  he  was  made  lieutenant- 
colonel  of  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 
His  service  during  the  last  year  of  the 
war  was  on  General  Casey's  board,  con- 
vened for  the  examination  of  candidates 
for  commission  in  the  military  service,  and 
he  also  performed  special  service  in  the 
Inspector  General's  Department. 

He  was  commissioned  colonel  of  the 
Twenty-fourth  United  States  Colored  In- 
fantry, April  20,  1865,  but  this  he  declined, 
as  he  doubted  the  expediency  of  employ- 
ing freed  slaves  as  soldiers.  On  March 
13,  1865,  he  was  brevetted  colonel  for 
"gallant  and  meritorious  conduct"  at  the 
battle  of  Chancellorsville.  On  August  16, 
1867,  Colonel  Marsh  resigned  from  the 
army,  and  in  November,  1868,  was  ap- 
pointed United  States  pension  agent  at 
Concord,  New  Hampshire.  He  soon  re- 
tired from  this  position  to  engage  in  the 
manufacturing  of  surface-coated  papers 
at  Nashua.  In  1874  he  moved  to  Spring- 
field and  established  the  Springfield 
Glazed  Paper  Company,  of  which  he  was 
treasurer  and  general  manager  until  his 
retirement,  as  before  stated. 

Proof  of  the  high  regard  with  which  his 
military  record  was  viewed  was  given  in 
July,  1898,  when  he  was  requested  by  the 
Volunteer  Aid  Association  of  Massachu- 
setts, and  the  Local  Association  in  this 
city,  to  go  to  San  Diego,  Cuba,  with  sup- 
plies for  our  soldiers  and  to  report  their 
condition  and  wants.  Though  over  sev- 
enty years  old.  Colonel  Marsh  undertook 
this  mission  and  carried  it  to  a  successful 
close,  accepting  only  the  thanks  of  the 
association  in  return. 

In  1899,  at  the  urging  of  his  friends,  he 
was  a  candidate  for  and  elected  represen- 


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tative  from  the  Fourth  Hampden  District, 
and  was  elected  to  the  Senate  for  two 
terms,  1901  and  1902.  The  length  to 
which  a  bare  summary  of  Colonel  Marsh's 
activities  run  show  what  a  crowded  life 
he  led.  He  was  of  the  old  stock.  His  was 
the  physical  constitution  and  adventurous 
spirit  of  his  Pilgrim  ancestors.  His  spirit 
was  clearly  military,  and  he  was  a  thor- 
ough soldier,  personally  brave,  a  stern  dis- 
ciplinarian, but  just  and  kind  in  his  judg- 
ment. His  men  respected  him,  and  the 
duties  reposed  in  him  by  his  superiors 
were  shown  by  his  rapid  rise  in  rank,  and 
by  the  special  missions  for  which  he  was 
engaged.  The  word  "positive"  is  most 
descriptive  of  his  character.  He  was  fond 
of  his  friends  and  he  had  many  of  them, 
but  he  was  marked  by  a  certain  reserve 
that  kept  him  from  forming  new  friend- 
ships easily.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  order,  and  of  the  Military  Order 
of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States. 
Colonel  Marsh  married  (first)  Harriett 
Warren,  of  Hudson,  New  Hampshire ; 
(second)  Ida  M.  Phillips,  of  vSpringfield. 
She  died  in  May,  191 1.  A  son,  Frank  W. 
Marsh,  and  a  daughter,  Nella  S.  (Phillips) 
Shuart,  both  of  Springfield,  survived  him, 
the  latter  the  wife  of  William  Herbert 
Shuart.     (See  preceding  sketch). 


BARKER,  John  Francis, 

Manufacturer,  Inventor. 

The  family  from  which  Mr.  Barker  de- 
scended, was  of  English  origin.  Ephraim 
Barker,  great-grandfather  of  John  Francis 
Barker,  and  immigrant  ancestor  of  this 
branch  of  the  family,  was  a  native  of  Eng- 
land, from  whence  he  emigrated,  in  com- 
pany with  his  brother,  Richard  Barker,  to 
the  New  World,  prior  to  the  year  1752. 
Richard  Barker  went  West,  where  all 
trace  of  him  was  lost.     Ephraim  Barker, 


after  his  marriage  to  Hannah  Grove, 
which  occurred  February  27,  1752,  located 
in  Pomfret,  Connecticut,  and  there  spent 
the  remainder  of  their  days.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  i.  William,  born  November 
18,  1753;  participated  in  the  battles  of 
Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill.  2.  Hannah, 
born  September  15,  1754.  3.  John,  of 
whom  further.  4.  Ephraim,  born  Febru- 
ary 28,  1759.  5.  Nathan,  born  June  8, 
1 761;  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War; 
married,  November  27,  1783,  Lydia  Bar- 
ker.   6.  Calvin.    7.  Dolly. 

(II)  John  Barker,  second  son  of 
Ephraim  and  Hannah  (Grove)  Barker, 
was  born  in  Pomfret,  Connecticut,  De- 
cember 18,  1756,  and  his  death  occurred  in 
Stoddard,  New  Hampshire,  March  15, 
1834.  He  enlisted  in  the  Continental 
army  for  service  during  the  Revolutionary 
War,  was  an  active  participant  in  the  bat- 
tles of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill,  and 
was  present  at  Saratoga  when  General 
Burgoyne  surrendered.  He  accompanied 
Benedict  Arnold  on  the  trip  to  Quebec, 
was  one  of  the  troops  under  command  of 
General  Sullivan  in  his  Indian  Campaign, 
also  under  command  of  Colonel  Alden  at 
Cherry  Valley,  in  which  battle  that  noted 
colonel  lost  his  Hfe.  Mr.  Barker  married 
(first),  July  9,  1786,  Esther  Richardson, 
born  at  Leominster,  Massachusetts,  died 
at  Stoddard,  New  Hampshire,  July  17, 
1806.  He  married  (second),  December  2, 
1806,  Mrs.  Sally  (Guild)  Warren.  Chil- 
dren of  first  wife:  i.  John,  born  January 
24,  1788,  at  Leominster,  Massachusetts ; 
married,  January  i,  1815,  Susan  Bigelow ; 
he  died  March  15,  1834.  2.  William,  born 
October  20,  1789;  married  Phebe  Rose; 
he  died  April  30,  1854.  3.  Franklin,  born 
July  12,  1790,  died  in  Stoddard,  April  12, 
1799.  4.  Sally,  born  May  23,  1792.  5. 
Cephas,  born  December  7,  1793  ;  married, 
February  20,  1821,  Mary  Jewett;  he  died 


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August  lo,  1857.  6.  Cicero,  twin  of 
Cephas,  married,  August  19,  1817.  Mary 
Satterly;  he  died  June  22,  1870.  7.  Bet- 
sey, born  July  4,  1795;  became  the  wife 
of  Moody  Tyler;  she  died  May  30,  1877. 
8.  Albermarle,  of  whom  further.  9.  Lor- 
enzo, born  January  16,  1799,  died,  unmar- 
ried, July  20,  1845.  10.  Louise,  twin  of 
Lorenzo,  born  January  16,  1799,  died  same 
day.  II.  Ephraim,  born  February  10, 
1801 ;  married,  September  15,  1825,  Lydia 
Vinton;  he  died  September  13,  1875.  12. 
Franklin,  born  April  11,  1803;  married, 
April  15,  1826,  Betsey  Blood;  he  died  July 
13',  1858.  13.  Almira,  born  December  8, 
1804;  married.  May  21,  1834,  Daniel  Rus- 
sell; she  died  February  3,  1885.  14.  Na- 
than, born  June  25,  1806,  died  July  21, 
1806.  Children  of  second  wife  :  15.  Sam- 
uel Guild,  born  October  16,  1807;  mar- 
ried (first).  May  18,  1837,  Sarah  Towne ; 
(second),  November  29,  1865,  Phebe 
(Myers)  Sears,  a  widow.  16.  Luman, 
born  July  8,  1809,  killed  at  a  house-raising 
in  Port  Eulo,  Wisconsin,  April  18,  1859. 
17,  Mary,  born  December  2,  181 1;  mar- 
ried, April  18,  1837,  Eliphalet  Fox.  18. 
Harriet   Newell,   born   January   7,    1819; 

became  the  wife  of Worcester. 

(Ill)  Albermarle  Barker,  sixth  son  of 
John  and  Esther  (Richardson)  Barker, 
was  born  in  Stoddard,  New  Hampshire, 
June  13,  1797,  and  died  at  Newton  Upper 
Falls,  Massachusetts,  April  18,  1848. 
After  completing  his  studies  in  the  schools 
adjacent  to  his  home,  he  served  an  ap- 
prenticeship at  the  trade  of  blacksmith, 
but  did  not  follow  this  for  any  consider- 
able period,  owing  to  the  fact  that  during 
his  young  manhood  he  had  a  severe  fall, 
which  resulted  in  the  complete  paralysis 
of  his  lower  limbs,  and  during  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  he  was  an  invalid.  He 
married  Abigail  A.  Francis,  of  Marble- 
head,  Massachusetts,  born  July  17,  1800. 


Children:  i.  Albermarle.  born  in  Lex- 
ington, Massachusetts,  March  13,  1825 ; 
went  in  the  ship  "Edward  Everett,"  to 
California,  in  1849,  to  join  his  brother 
William  F. ;  was  a  successful  miner  and 
cattle  owner.  2.  William  Frederick,  born 
June  19,  1827;  went  to  California,  in 
1848,  in  the  ship  "Leonore,"  among  the 
first  company  of  about  three  hundred 
men ;  at  the  end  of  two  years  he  was  one 
of  only  six  survivors,  and  lay  ill  of  the 
fever  alone;  he  was  found  and  brought 
back  to  health  by  a  stranger ;  was  taken 
once  by  a  party  of  Indians  and  escaped 
after  a  terrible  struggle  with  his  three 
captors,  having  killed  them  all ;  his  left 
arm  was  disabled  and  he  was  cut  in  many 
places ;  returned  in  1879  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  later  settled  in  the 
State  of  Washington,  where  he  was  a 
farmer;  he  married  Kittie  Chambers,  who 
bore  him  four  children :  William,  George, 
Ida,  and  John.  3.  Horace  Rice,  born  June 
27,  1829,  in  Lexington ;  he  learned  the 
trade  of  machinist  with  his  brothers  in 
Otis  Pettee's  shop  in  Newton  Upper 
Falls,  and  later  was  owner  of  the  H.  R. 
Barker  Machine  Shop  in  Lowell ;  he 
served  as  alderman  of  Lowell ;  he  mar- 
ried Martha  M.  Merritt,  who  bore  him 
two  children :  Louise  Ardelle,  and  Ber- 
tha Estelle  ;  he  died  in  Lowell,  in  Septem- 
ber, 1886.  4.  Abigail  Ann,  born  June  12, 
1831.  5.  Sarah  Adelia,  born  February  12, 
1834.  6.  Ellen  Amanda,  born  in  Need- 
ham,  May  13,  1836.  7.  John  Francis,  of 
whom  further.  8.  Louise  Maria,  born 
January  12,  1841.  All  these  children  are 
deceased. 

(IV)  John  Francis  Barker,  youngest 
son  of  Albermarle  and  Abigail  A.  (Fran- 
cis) Barker,  was  born  in  Needham,  Mas- 
sachusetts, December  16,  1839,  and  died 
November  25,  1919.  His  education  was 
very  meagre,  owing  to  the  fact  that  he 


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was  deprived  of  a  father's  care  by  death 
at  the  early  age  of  nine,  when  he  discon- 
tinued his  studies  in  order  to  earn  his  own 
livelihood,  being  employed  on  a  farm. 
Later,  he  again  took  up  his  studies,  but 
they  were  discontinued  altogether,  as  far 
as  attending  school  was  concerned,  at  the 
age  of  twelve.  His  next  employment  was 
with  Brown  &  Company,  of  West  New- 
ton, his  duty  being  to  drive  a  two-horse 
express  between  West  Newton  and  Bos- 
ton, and  in  this  capacity  he  served  for  one 
year.  Shortly  afterward  he  went  to 
Lowell  and  secured  employment  in  the 
machine  shop  conducted  by  his  brother, 
Horace  R.  Barker,  and  at  the  age  of  fif- 
teen he  owned  a  complete  set  of  tools  and 
was  in  command  of  a  force  of  men.  After 
a  residence  of  four  years  in  Lowell,  he  re- 
moved to  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  there  resided  and  was 
employed  until  the  year  1862,  when  he 
returned  to  his  native  State,  locating  in 
Springfield,  where  he  took  charge  of  the 
pipe-works  in  the  water-shops  of  the  Na- 
tional Armory,  holding  that  position  for 
four  years.  He  then  became  superin- 
tendent of  the  newly  organized  Portable 
Gas  Works  Company  of  Springfield,  for 
the  manufacture  of  portable  gas  machines. 
A  year  later,  in  July,  1867,  finding  their 
machinery  impracticable,  they  reorgan- 
ized as  the  Springfield  Gas  Machine  Com- 
pany, under  patents  planned  by  Mr.  Bar- 
ker, for  machines  of  a  different  style.  He 
was  fortunate  in  that  he  did  not  have  to 
wait  long  to  have  his  patents  granted,  and 
the  company  was  organized  with  a  capi- 
tal of  $25,000,  Mr.  Barker's  patents  being 
valued  at  $15,000,  At  the  expiration  of 
two  years,  during  which  time  the  business 
was  eminently  successful,  the  firm  of  Gil- 
•  bert.  Barker  &  Company  purchased  the 
business  of  the  Springfield  Gas  Machine 
Company,  in  which  Mr.  Barker  was  inter- 


ested until  1869,  in  which  year  he  went  to 
New  York  City,  entered  into  partnership 
with  C.  N.  Gilbert,  and  they  established  a 
store  chiefly  for  the  sale  of  the  goods  of 
the  Springfield  Gas  Machine  Company. 
In  September,  1869,  Gilbert,  Barker  & 
Company  purchased  the  plant  at  Spring- 
field, Horace  R.  Barker,  of  Lowell,  and 
W.  S.  Gilbert,  of  Cohoes,  being  added  to 
the  firm.  In  1870  the  firm  was  incorpo- 
rated as  the  Gilbert  &  Barker  Manufac- 
turing Company,  Mr.  Barker  being  treas- 
urer and  manager.  In  1884  Mr.  Gilbert 
retired  from  the  business  and  Mr.  Barker 
became  president.  The  company  manu- 
factures machinery  which  converts  crude 
petroleum,  as  well  as  distillants,  into  gas- 
eous form,  extensively  used  for  heating 
and  lighting.  The  business  has  done  so 
much  towards  revolutionizing  the  fuel 
and  lighting  industries  of  New  England 
that  many  enterprises  remain  in  the  East 
which  would  otherwise  have  removed 
West,  where  cheaper  fuel  could  be  ob- 
tained. Mr.  Barker  held  between  fifty 
and  sixty  patents,  all  marking  important 
eras  in  the  development  of  the  business, 
which  has  led  to  an  enormous  trade, 
amounting  to  more  than  $3,000,000  yearly. 
Mr.  Barker  was  a  member  of  Hampden 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Springfield ;  Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons ;  Springfield  Council,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters;  Springfield  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templar;  belonged 
to  all  the  Scottish  Rite  bodies,  up  to  and 
including  the  thirty-second  degree ;  also 
Melha  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine ;  was  also  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Club,  and  Hamp- 
den Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  He  was  one  of  the  charter  mem- 
bers of  the  Rod  and  Gun  Club,  later 
merged  into  the  Winthrop  Club.  He  was 
formerly  a  member  of  the  Amabelish  Fish 


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and  Game  Club,  limited  to  thirty-five 
members,  which  leased  from  the  Canadian 
government  a  tract  of  land  on  the  Ama- 
belish  river  and  lake,  the  club  house  being 
built  on  an  island,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  Home  Market  Club,  of  Boston,  of 
which  he  was  one  of  the  vice-presidents. 
Mr.  Barker  was  a  Republican  in  politics, 
and  his  family  attend  Hope  Church. 

Mr.  Barker  married  (first)  in  Lowell,  in 
March,  1858,  Laura  B.  Pierce,  born  in 
April,  1840,  died  in  May,  1884,  daughter 
of  George  Pierce,  a  jeweller,  of  Lowell. 
He  married  (second),  November  26,  1888, 
her  sister,  Jennie  F.  Pierce.  Children  of 
first  wife:  i.  Frederick  Francis,  born 
June  17,  1859,  accidentally  drowned  at  the 
age  of  seven.  2.  Amelia  Maria,  born  April 
27,  1865;  became  the  wife  of  Wheeler  H. 
Hall,  secretary  of  the  Massachusetts  Mu- 
tual Life  Insurance  Company.  3.  John 
Francis,  born  October  18,  1879.  Children 
of  second  wife :  4.  Horace  Richard,  born 
March  9,  1890;  during  the  World  War 
he  was  in  the  service  of  the  United  States, 
located  at  Camp  Jackson.  5.  Laura  Fran- 
cis, born  September  29,  1896,  at  home. 


FLAGG,  George  A., 

Public-Spirited  Citizen. 

George  A.  Flagg,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, comes  of  an  old  English  family. 
The  name  is  found  in  the  English  records 
spelled  Flagg,  Flegge,  Flag,  Flege,  Flegh, 
Fleght,  Fleggh  and  Flight.  The  family 
has  been  traced  back  many  generations  in 
England  prior  to  its  coming  to  New  Eng- 
land, and  is  undoubtedly  of  Norman 
origin. 

Thomas  Flagg,  the  founder  of  the  fam- 
ily in  New  England,  was  baptized  in  1615, 
at  Whinbergh,  and  in  1637,  at  the  age  of 
twenty-one,  he  came  to  New  England. 
He  settled  at  Watertown,  Massachusetts, 


in  1641,  owned  considerable  land,  and  was 
selectman  several  terms  between  1671  and 
1687.  He  died  February  6,  1698.  He 
married,  in  Watertown,  soon  after  his 
arrival,  Mary .  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  nine  sons,  their  fifth,  William, 
killed  by  the  Indians  in  1675.  Descent  is 
traced  through  John,  the  second  son. 

John  Flagg  was  born  in  Watertown, 
Massachusetts,  June  14,  1643,  and  there 
died,  February  6,  1697.  He  was  admit- 
ted a  freeman  October  11,  1682,  served  as 
constable  and  tax  collector  in  1685.  He 
married,  March  30,  1670,  Mary  Gale,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  a  son,  John  (2). 

John  (2)  Flagg  was  born  in  Watertown, 
Massachusetts,  November  6,  1677,  and 
there  made  his  home.  He  married  twice, 
his  second  wife,  Sarah  Hagar,  the  mother 
of  Asa,  great-great-grandfather  of  George 
F,  Flagg,  of  Springfield. 

Asa  Flagg,  son  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Hagar)  Flagg,  was  born  November  18, 
1712.  He  married  and  was  the  father  of 
Asa  (2)  Flagg,  who  settled  in  Royalston, 
Massachusetts,  and  later  in  Fitzwilliam, 
New  Hampshire.  He  was  a  traveling 
minister.    He  married  a  Miss  Cheeney. 

William  Flagg,  the  son  of  Asa  Flagg, 
was  born  in  Royalston,  Massachusetts, 
March  31,  1789,  died  October  16,  1839,  i" 
Fitzwilliam,  New  Hampshire.  He  was 
reared  in  the  family  of  a  man  named 
Waite,  and  later  became  a  landowner  and 
farmer  of  Fitzwilliam,  where  he  lived 
nearly  his  entire  life.  He  married,  Octo- 
ber 31,  1812,  Sophia  Forrestall,  born  May 
14,  1793,  died  April  17,  1867,  daughter  of 
Jesse  and  Martha  (Gibson)  Forrestall. 
Jesse  Forrestall,  son  of  John  and  Thank- 
ful (Jones)  Forrestall,  was  born  June  25, 
1756,  died  October  12,  1824.  He  married 
Martha  Gibson,  of  Hopkinton,  Massa- 
chusetts, born  March  29,  1753,  died  March 
31,  1844.     William  and  Sophia  (Forrest- 


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all)  Flagg  were  the  parents  of  thirteen 
children:  Sarah  Lovell,  Josiah  Waite, 
Nancy  Birt,  John  Sabin,  Mary  Damon, 
Lucy  Blandon,  Charles  Wright,  William 
Frederick,  Asa  Cheney,  George  Austin, 
of  further  mention  ;  Harvey  Preston,  Har- 
riet Melinda,  and  Ellen  Sophia. 

George  Austin  Flagg,  tenth  child  of 
William  and  Sophia  (Forrestall)  Flagg, 
was  born  in  Fitzwilliam,  New  Hampshire, 
August  29,  1829,  died  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, May  26,  1906.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  district  school,  and  resided  for 
a  time  in  Watertown,  then,  about  1850, 
removed  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  worked  with  his  uncle  at  farm- 
ing for  a  time,  then  started  a  retail  ice 
business  in  a  small  way,  gradually  ex- 
tending it  until  he  eventually  controlled 
the  retail  ice  business  of  Springfield,  em- 
ploying thirty  to  forty  men  and  thirty 
horses. 

For  twenty  years  Mr.  Flagg  continued 
in  the  ice  business,  then  disposed  of  his 
business.  He  then  engaged  in  real  estate 
operations,  buying  large  unimproved  areas 
on  State,  Catherine,  and  Tyler  streets, 
upon  which  he  built  residences.  In  1864 
he  built  a  residence  for  himself  on  State 
street.  He  set  out  the  trees  adjacent  to 
his  land  on  State  street,  bringing  them  in 
from  the  woods,  and  lived  to  see  them  grow 
into  handsome,  stately  shade  trees,  adding 
much  to  the  beauty  and  attractiveness  of 
the  street.  He  was  a  director  of  the 
Chapin  National  Bank,  a  Republican  in 
politics,  and  an  attendant  of  the  services 
of  Olivet  Church  until  its  destruction  by 
fire,  he  then  transferring  his  support  to 
the  Unitarian  church. 

George  A,  Flagg  married  (first),  in  1859, 
Harriet  Mosely,  of  Springfield,  born  in 
1833,  died  in  1887,  daughter  of  Edward 
E.  and  Eliza  (Van  Horn)  Mosely.  He 
married  (second),  in  1893,  Annie  Dibble, 


who  died  in  1908.  Children  all  by  first 
marriage:  Frederick  M.,  of  Longmeadow, 
Massachusetts ;  Minnie  L.,  married  Wil- 
liam E.  Stibbs,  whom  she  survives  with 
children,  Franklin,  Marion,  and  Dorothy ; 
Alice  E.,  married  Fred  A.  Eldred,  and  has 
a  son,  Robert  M. ;  George  Forrestall,  of 
further  mention ;  Harriet  V.,  and  Ida  C. 

George  Forrestall  Flagg,  youngest  son 
of  George  Austin  and  Harriet  (Mosely) 
Flagg,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, October  10,  1869.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  the  city,  fin- 
ishing with  graduation  from  high  school, 
class  of  1889.  Immediately  after  leaving 
school  he  became  associated  with  his 
father  in  the  real  estate  business,  father 
and  son  continuing  in  business  together 
until  death  removed  the  senior  partner  in 
1906.  Since  then  George  F.  Flagg  has 
conducted  the  business  alone. 

Mr.  Flagg  married.  May  27,  1902,  Jes- 
sie Amelia  Jones,  of  Athol,  Massachu- 
setts, daughter  of  Edward  Francis  and 
Louise  (Leonard)  Jones.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Flagg  are  the  parents  of  two  sons :  George 
Austin  (2),  born  November  23,  1906; 
Forrestall  Frederick,  born  March  14, 191 1, 
died  February  17,  1913. 


HYDE,  Henry  Cleveland, 

Manufacturer. 

Although  born  and  reared  in  the  Mid- 
dle West,  Henry  Cleveland  Hyde,  assist- 
ant treasurer  of  Barney  &  Berry,  Inc.,  has 
passed  a  good  part  of  his  business  life  in 
the  city  of  Springfield,  New  England  be- 
ing the  ancestral  home  of  the  Hydes  until 
the  seventh  generation  in  this  branch, 
when  Oliver  Moulton  Hyde  removed  to 
Detroit,  Michigan.  There  his  son,  Louis 
C.  Hyde,  former  postmaster  of  Spring- 
field, 1898-1914,  was  born.  Henry  C,  son 
of  Louis  C.  Hyde,  was  also  born  in  De- 


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troit,  but,  like  his  father,  he  too  sought 
the  ancestral  home,  and  is  as  closely  iden- 
tified with  Springfield  and  New  England 
as  a  native.  The  Hyde  family  embraces 
a  long  line  of  distinguished  men  in  both 
England  and  the  United  States.  Sir  Nich- 
olas Hyde,  Earl  of  Clarendon,  was  chief 
justice  of  the  King's  church,  and  Edward 
Hyde,  Earl  of  Clarendon,  was  lord  chan- 
cellor at  the  Restoration,  and  grandfather 
to  two  English  queens,  Mary  and  Anne. 
In  the  United  States  descendants  of  Wil- 
liam Hyde  are  numerous  and  are  found  in 
high  position  in  the  walks  of  American 
life. 

(I)  William  Hyde,  the  founder,  came 
from  England  to  New  England  about 
1633,  and  for  a  time  was  a  resident  of 
Newton,  Massachusetts.  He  is  believed 
to  have  gone  to  Connecticut  with  Rev. 
Thomas  Hooker,  in  1636,  and  to  have  set- 
tled at  Saybrook.  He  was  one  of  the  orig- 
inal proprietors  of  Norwich,  Connecticut, 
in  1660,  and  is  recorded  as  the  holder  of 
several  town  offices.  He  died  at  Nor- 
wich, January  6,  1681,  a  man  of  consider- 
able wealth.  He  left  a  son,  Samuel,  of 
whom  further ;  and  a  daughter,  Hester. 

(II)  Samuel  Hyde  was  born  about 
1637,  died  in  1677,  He  settled  at  Nor- 
wich, West  Farms,  Connecticut,  and  fol- 
lowed agriculture  all  his  life.  He  married 
Jane  Lee,  daughter  of  Thomas  Lee.  Their 
daughter  Elizabeth  was  the  first  white 
child  born  in  Norwich,  Connecticut. 

(HI)  William  (2)  Hyde,  third  son  of 
Samuel  and  Jane  (Lee)  Hyde,  was  born 
at  Norwich,  Connecticut,  in  January,  1670, 
died  August  8,  1759.  He  was  a  man  of 
wealth  and  influence,  a  magistrate  of  Nor- 
wich, and  a  member  of  the  Colonial  Legis- 
lature. He  married  Anne  Bushnell,  who 
died  July  8,  1745. 

(IV)  Rev.  Jedediah  Hyde,  fifth  son  of 
William  (2)  and  Anne  (Bushnell)  Hyde, 


was  born  at  Norwich,  Connecticut,  June 
2,  1712,  died  there,  September  26,  1761. 
He  was  an  ordained  minister  of  the  Con- 
gregational church  and  preached  at 
"Beams  Hill."  He  married  (first),  July 
!/»  ^7ZZ'  Jerusha  Perkins,  daughter  of 
Deacon  Joseph  and  Martha  (Morgan) 
Perkins,  of  Norwich.  She  died  February 
8,  1 741,  leaving  four  children.  He  mar- 
ried (second).  May  17,  1742,  Jerusha 
Tracy. 

(V)  Captain  Jedediah  Hyde,  only  son 
of  Rev.  Jedediah  and  his  first  wife,  Jeru- 
sha (Perkins)  Hyde,  was  born  at  Nor- 
wich, Connecticut,  August  24,  1735,  died 
at  Hyde  Park,  Vermont,  May  29,  1822. 
He  was  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary 
army.  At  Bunker  Hill  he  was  lieutenant 
in  Captain  Coit's  company,  and  during 
the  action  received  a  slight  wound.  He 
afterward  commanded  a  company  in  the 
regular  army.  Captain  Hyde  married 
(first),  January  28,  1761,  Mary  Waterman, 
daughter  of  Asa  and  Lucy  (Hyde)  Water- 
man, of  Norwich,  his  second  cousin.  She 
died  September  2,  1780,  her  husband  then 
being  away  on  military  duty.  He  married 
(second)  Elizabeth  (Brown)  Parker, 
widow  of  David  Parker.  They  settled  in 
Hyde  Park,  Vermont,  of  which  town  he 
was  an  original  proprietor.  There  in  the 
town  which  bore  his  name  he  continued  a 
farmer  until  his  death. 

(VI)  Pitt  William  Hyde,  fifth  son  of 
Captain  Jedediah  and  his  first  wife,  Mary 
(Waterman)  Hyde,  was  born  in  Norwich, 
Connecticut,  December  29,  1776,  died  May 
29,  1823,  at  Sudbury,  Connecticut.  He 
married,  October  19,  1796,  Mary  Kil- 
bourne,  of  Castleton,  Vermont,  daughter 
of  James  and  Mary  (Crampton)  Kil- 
bourne.  Mrs.  Hyde  died  at  Sudbury, 
March  3,  1813,  and  Mr.  Hyde  married 
(second),   November  4,    1813,   a  widow, 

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Mrs.  Rebecca   (Sherman)   Gaige,  of  Fer- 
risburg,  Vermont. 

(VII)  Oliver  Moulton  Hyde,  third  son 
of  Pitt  WilHam  and  his  first  wife,  Mary 
(Kilbourne)  Hyde,  was  born  March  lo, 
1804,  died  in  Detroit,  Michigan,  in  1S70. 
He  became  a  merchant  of  Castleton,  Ver- 
mont, later  going  to  Mount  Hope,  New 
York,  where  he  operated  a  blast  furnace. 
In  1840  he  moved  to  Detroit,  Michigan, 
and  there  became  prominent  in  public  life, 
serving  Detroit  as  mayor  and  as  collector 
of  customs  for  several  years.  He  married 
Julia  Anne  Sprague,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Sprague,  of  West  Poultney,  Vermont. 
Children:  William  Pitt;  Charles  H. ; 
Henry  Stanley ;  Harriett  S. ;  and  Louis 
C,  of  whom  further, 

(VIII)  Louis  Cavelli  Hyde,  youngest 
son  of  Oliver  Moulton  and  Julia  Anne 
(Sprague)  Hyde,  was  born  in  Detroit, 
Michigan,  October  31,  1849,  died  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  December  9, 
1918.  His  name  was  in  honor  of  a  friend 
of  his  father's,  Dr.  Louis  Cavelli,  a  diplo- 
mat sent  by  the  French  government  to 
this  country  to  confer  with  Lewis  Cass, 
then  governor  of  Michigan.  Dr.  Cavelli 
remained  in  the  United  States  for  several 
years,  and  a  warm  friendship  existed  be- 
tween him  and  Oliver  M.  Hyde.  The  boy, 
Louis  C,  was  early  placed  under  private 
tutors  in  Detroit,  Michigan,  but  later  he 
was  sent  to  Leicester  Academy  (Massa- 
chusetts), whence  he  was  graduated,  class 
of  1863.  He  was  associated  with  his 
father  until  the  latter's  death  in  1870,  he 
then  beginning  the  study  of  law,  continu- 
ing four  years  under  the  direction  of  Dick- 
inson &  Chambers,  of  Detroit.  He  came 
to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  in  1876, 
and  formed  a  connection  with  the 
Wason  Manufacturing  Company,  soon  be- 
ing made  clerk  of  the  corporation,  and 
later  secretary.     These  relations  existed 


for  many  years.  At  one  time  he  was  also 
associated  with  the  Springfield  Steam 
Power  Company,  and  later  in  life  was 
treasurer  of  the  Barney  &  Berry  Com- 
pany, Inc.,  and  a  director  of  the  Spring- 
field National  Bank. 

In  politics,  Mr.  Hyde  was  a  consistent 
Republican.  In  1890  he  represented  Ward 
No.  I,  in  Common  Council,  and  the  fol- 
lowing two  years  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen.  During  his  first  year 
of  service  he  was  secretary  of  the  city 
property  committee,  and  during  his  in- 
cumbency the  Pynchon,  Buckingham  and 
Carew  streets  schoolhouses  were  erected. 
In  1896  he  was  chairman  of  the  Central 
High  School  Building  Commission.  In 
1898  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of 
Springfield,  an  office  he  held  continuously 
until  1914,  when  he  gave  way  to  Presi- 
dent Wilson's  appointee.  He  was  incom- 
parably one  of  the  best  officials  who 
ever  held  that  position.  The  business  of 
the  office  greatly  expanded  with  the  city's 
rapid  growth  in  population  during  his 
long  administration,  yet  the  office  facili- 
ties kept  pace  and  the  most  progressive 
policy  prevailed.  His  gracious  personal- 
ity won  him  many  friends,  and  he  com- 
manded the  respect  of  everyone  who  came 
in  contact  with  him. 

After  his  retirement  from  the  postmas- 
tership  in  1914,  Mr.  Hyde  was  sought 
especially  to  supervise  the  management  of 
estates.  He  was  appointed  administra- 
tor of  the  Everett  LI.  Barney  estate  before 
Mr.  Barney's  death,  and  at  the  same  time 
served  as  treasurer  of  Barney  &  Berry, 
Inc.  He  gave  a  great  deal  of  his  time  to 
that  estate  and  to  the  affairs  of  the  cor- 
poration. He  was  also  trustee  of  the 
George  M.  Atwater  estate ;  executor  of 
the  David  M.  Atwater  estate;  executor  of 
the  George  C.  Fisk  estate ;  executor  of  the 
Henry  S.  Hyde  estate;   and  the  estate  of 


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Mrs.  Harry  S.  Dickinson  was  settled  by 
him.  In  the  ag-gregate  the  settlement  of 
these  estates  imposed  heavy  responsibili- 
ties upon  Mr.  Hyde,  they  representing-  a 
property  value  of  several  millions  of  dol- 
lars. In  his  business  relations  he  was  a 
man  of  conspicuous  probity,  and  served 
faithfully,  as  well  as  efficiently,  in  the 
many  positions  of  trust  which  he  filled. 

Mr.  Hyde  was  a  charter  member  of 
Springfield  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons ;  and  member  of  Morning  Star  Chap- 
ter, Royal  Arch  Masons.  His  clubs  were 
the  Masonic,  Colony,  and  Nayasset,  and 
for  a  long  time  he  was  secretary  of  the 
Charity  Ball  Committee  whose  annual 
affairs  were  once  the  most  brilliant  of  the 
year.  In  local  charities  his  aid  was  never 
soug-ht  in  vain,  and  in  all  the  varied  forms 
of  war  work  after  the  United  States  en- 
tered the  Wold  War  conflict  he  was  most 
helpful,  although  all  his  support  was  given 
in  a  very  quiet,  unostentatious  manner. 

Mr.  Hyde  married,  in  1870,  Mary  Cleve- 
land, who  died  in  Springfield,  daughter  of 
Ira  B.  and  Clara  (Cole)  Cleveland,  of 
Flint,  Michigan.  Mrs.  Hyde  was  richly 
endowed  naturally,  was  thoroughly  edu- 
cated, and  highly  cultured.  She  pos- 
sessed a  rare  and  charming  personality, 
and  numbered  many  friends  among  the 
older  Springfield  families.  She  was  a  de- 
voted member  of  Christ  Episcopal  Church, 
and  deeply  interested  in  its  many  socie- 
ties, and  in  several  charitable  organiza- 
tions. A  keen  sense  of  humor  was  coupled 
with  her  refined  manners,  making  her  a 
delightful  companion.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hyde 
were  the  parents  of:  Henry  Cleveland,  of 
whom  further ;  Harriet,  the  wife  of  Philip 
Delano  Hawkins  ;  and  Dorothy,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  twenty-one. 

(IX)  Henry  Cleveland  Hyde,  of  the 
ninth  American  generation,  only  son  of 
Louis     Cavelli    and     Mary     (Cleveland) 


Hyde,  was  born  in  Detroit,  Michigan, 
February  15,  1872.  His  parents  came  to 
Springfield  in  1876,  and  in  that  city  he 
completed  public  school  courses  of  study, 
finishing-  with  high  school.  His  first  busi- 
ness position  was  with  the  Agawam  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Springfield,  and  for  eleven 
years  he  continued  with  that  bank.  He 
then  went  West,  and  in  Saginaw,  Michi- 
gan, became  identified  with  the  Porter 
Cedar  Company,  the  business  of  that  com- 
pany being  the  manufacture  of  railroad 
ties  and  the  getting  out  of  telephone  and 
telegraph  poles.  For  fifteen  years  Air. 
Hyde  continued  with  that  company,  its 
treasurer  and  member  of  the  board  of 
directors.  In  191 5  he  returned  to  Spring- 
field, and  has  since  been  identified  with 
the  manufacturing  firm,  Barney  &  Berry, 
Inc.,  as  assistant  treasurer. 

Mr.  Hyde  married,  October  14,  1898, 
Emma  Wing  Inshaw,  born  February  12, 
1875,  daughter  of  Richard  Bates  and  Mary 
(Poole)  Inshaw.  Mr.  Inshaw,  a  guns- 
smith  and  engraver,  came  from  England 
to  the  United  States,  locating  first  in  New 
York  City,  but  afterwards  in  Chicopee, 
Massachusetts.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hyde  are 
the  parents  of  two  sons:  Louis  Cutter, 
born  in  Saginaw,  Michigan,  November  20, 
191 1 ;  and  Richard  Inshaw,  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  May  26,  1916. 


LEWIS,  Charles  Cottrell, 

A  I<eader  in  Business  World. 

In  all  that  tended  to  make  noble  man- 
hood, Charles  C.  Lewis,  a  late  resident  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  was  rich.  En- 
dowed by  nature  with  a  temperament 
keenly  sensitive  to  joy  and  sorrow,  to 
humor  and  pathos,  he  lived  in  close  touch 
with  his  fellowmen  in  those  things  which 
make  life  brighter  and  better.  He  was  an 
important  factor  in  the  business  circles  of 


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the  city,  and  along  the  lines  of  earnest, 
persistent  and  honorable  endeavor  he 
steadily  advanced  until  he  occupied  an 
honorable  position  in  trade  circles  and 
enjoyed  a  handsome  income  from  a  busi- 
ness which  was  built  upon  energy,  indus- 
try, enterprise  and  integrity. 

William  H.  Lewis,  father  of  Charles  C. 
Lewis,  was  a  resident  of  New  London, 
Connecticut,  from  whence  he  removed  to 
the  State  of  California,  where  he  con- 
tracted a  fever  and  his  death  occurred  in 
1862.  He  married  Ann  Elizabeth  Case, 
and  three  children  were  born  to  them, 
namely:  William  F. ;  Charles  Cottrell,  of 
this  review ;  and  Harry.  These  children 
are  all  deceased. 

Charles  Cottrell  Lewis  was  born  in 
New  London,  Connecticut,  March  13, 
1859.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
New  London  for  a  few  years,  but  left  his 
studies  at  an  early  age  in  order  to  assist 
his  mother  in  the  maintenance  of  the  fam- 
ily, this  devolving  upon  her  after  the 
death  of  her  husband,  which  occurred 
when  Charles  C.  was  only  two  and  one- 
half  years  of  age.  While  attending  school, 
Charles  C.  Lewis  was  employed  in  a  book 
store  in  New  London,  part  time,  and 
when  fourteen  years  of  age,  entered  the 
employ  of  Dudley  &  Stevens,  of  New 
London,  who  were  engaged  in  the  iron 
and  steel  industry.  During  the  thirteen 
years  he  remained  in  their  employ,  he  ac- 
quired a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  busi- 
ness and  also  gained  confidence  in  his 
ability  to  conduct  an  enterprise  of  his 
own,  which  he  did  in  the  year  1886,  com- 
ing to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  for  that 
purpose.  The  iron  and  steel  business, 
which  he  started  in  a  small  way,  increased 
in  volume  and  importance  and  was  event- 
ually incorporated  under  the  name  of 
Charles  C.  Lewis  Company,  of  which  he 
was   the   president   and   treasurer.      The 


business  of  the  company  was  strictly 
wholesale  iron  and  steel,  and  included 
heavy  hardware.  It  was  established  at 
No.  30  Lyman  street,  and  continued  in  the 
same  building  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
He  left  it  in  a  flourishing  condition.  In 
1898  he  served  one  term  as  alderman,  his 
tenure  of  office  noted  for  efficiency,  and 
on  three  occasions  he  was  requested  to 
become  the  candidate  for  mayor  of  Spring- 
field, but  declined  the  honor.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trade  of  Spring- 
field, a  member  and  vice-president  of  the 
American  Iron,  Steel  and  Heavy  Hard- 
ware Association;  a  member  of  the  IMe- 
gantic  Club  of  Megantic,  Maine  ;  the  Pub- 
licity Club;  the  Nayasset  Club;  the 
Springfield  Club ;  the  Oxford  Club ;  and 
Springfield  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  of  which  he  was  chaplain.  He 
held  membership  in  the  Faith  Congrega- 
tional Church. 

Mr.  Lewis  married,  October  7,  1891, 
Irene  Pratt,  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, July  15,  1869,  daughter  of 
Charles  Adams  and  Clara  (Crossett) 
Pratt,  granddaughter  of  Orrin  and  Irene 
(Richmond)  Pratt,  of  Ashfield,  great- 
granddaughter  of  Ellis  and  Myra  Ann 
(Oris wold)  Pratt,  of  Ashfield,  and  great- 
great-granddaughter  of  Josiah  and  Sally 
(Copeland)  Pratt,  and  of  Major  Joseph 
Griswold,  of  Buckland.  Children  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Lewis:  i.  Donald  Balles,  born 
October  6,  1892,  died  December  5,  1902. 

2.  Dorothy  Jeanette,  born  February  29, 
1900;  married,  October  2,  1920,  CHflford 
Slater  Wheeler,  born  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, May  27,  1892;  he  saw  service 
in  the  French  army  under  General  Milan 
Stefanic,  serving  as  captain  on  his  staflf. 

3.  Richmond,  born  March  19,  190 1.  4. 
Ann  Elizabeth,  born  January  29,  1903. 

Charles  Cottrell  Lewis  died  at  his  home 
in  Springfield,  May  4,  1915.     His  loss  to 


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society,  to  the  business  world,  and  to  his 
family,  will  long  be  felt  and  deeply 
mourned.  He  was  a  manly  man,  actu- 
ated in  all  he  did  by  the  highest  principles 
and  a  broad  humanitarian  spirit,  and  his 
memory  is  hallowed  by  the  love  and  re- 
gard which  he  engendered  in  the  hearts  of 
all  who  knew  him. 


PHELPS,  Mary  Elizabeth, 

Member  of  Important  Family. 

The  American  ancestor  of  this  branch 
of  the  Phelps  family  was  William  (2) 
Phelps,  the  son  of  William,  son  of  John 
Phelps,  born  about  1520,  and  his  wife, 
Joan.  William  (i)  Phelps  was  baptized 
in  Tewkesbury  Abby  Church,  England, 
August  4,  1560,  and  died  in  161 1.  His 
eight  children  were  born  in  Tewkesbury, 
William  (2)  being  fifth  in  order  of  birth. 
William  (2)  Phelps  was  baptized  at 
Tewkesbury  Abby  Church,  August  19, 
1599,  died  in  Windsor,  Connecticut,  his 
will  being  probated  July  26,  1672.  He 
came  to  New  England  with  his  wife  and 
six  children  in  the  "Mary  and  John,"  sail- 
ing from  Plymouth,  England,  March  20, 
1630,  landing  at  Nantasket,  now  Hull, 
Massachusetts,  May  30th,  following.  He 
was  one  of  the  founders  and  first  settlers 
of  Dorchester,  and  took  an  active  part  in 
town  affairs.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
first  jury  which  tried  a  case  in  New  Eng- 
land. He  was  constable  in  1631 ;  deputy 
to  the  general  Court,  1634- 1635 ;  and  in 
the  fall  of  1635  moved  to  Windsor,  Con- 
necticut, which  was  ever  afterwards  his 
home.  General  William  Phelps  was  one 
of  the  six  men  forming  the  first  town 
meeting  in  Windsor,  and  on  May  i,  1637, 
presided  at  a  court  which  ordered  "an 
offensive  war  against  the  Pequots."  He 
was  a  magistrate  from  1639  to  1643,  then 
again  from  1645  to  1649;  in  165 1  he  was 


deputy,  and  again  was  magistrate  from 
1656  to  1662.  In  1641,  he  was  governor 
of  the  Windsor  colony.  That  he  was  a 
man  of  property  is  evidenced  by  the  high 
pew  rent  that  he  paid.  Not  being  able  to 
prove  his  title  to  the  land  he  bought  from 
Sehat,  an  Indian,  he  paid  for  it  a  second 
time.  His  farm,  north  of  the  Mill  River 
Valley,  was  inundated  by  the  great  flood 
of  1639,  ^n^  soon  afterward  he  moved 
further  north  and  settled  on  what  is 
known  as  Phelps  meadow.  His  first  wife, 
whom  he  married  in  England,  died  in 
1635,  and  he  married  (second),  in  1638, 
Mary  Dover,  who  came  from  England  in 
the  "Mary  and  John."  By  his  first  mar- 
riage there  were  six  children,  and  by  the 
second  marriage  two.  The  eldest  and  only 
son  of  William  (2)  and  Mary  (Dover) 
Phelps  was  Lieutenant  Timothy,  the  head 
of  the  second  generation. 

(II)  Lieutenant  Timothy  Phelps  was 
born  in  Windsor,  Connecticut,  September 
I,  1639,  died  in  1719.  He  lived  on  the  old 
homestead  in  Windsor,  on  land  purchased 
by  his  father  from  the  Indians.  He  was 
made  a  freeman  May  2,  1664;  in  May, 
1690,  was  chosen  lieutenant  of  the  Wind- 
sor train  band ;  and  in  May,  1696,  the  sol- 
diers elected  him  captain,  the  court  ap- 
proving the  choice.  In  1709  he  was  com- 
missioned lieutenant  by  the  General 
Court,  and  in  Queen  Anne's  War  he 
served  in  Captain  Matthew  Allyn's  com- 
pany. Captain  Matthew  Allyn  led  a  com- 
pany from  Windsor  in  the  campaign 
against  Quebec.  Lieutenant  Timothy 
Phelps  married,  March  19,  1661,  Mary 
Griswold,  born  in  Windsor,  baptized  Oc- 
tober 13,  1644,  daughter  of  Edward  Gris- 
wold, of  Killingworth,  Connecticut.  She 
died  several  years  earlier  than  her  hus- 
band. They  were  the  parents  of  twelve 
children,  decent  in  this  line  being  traced 
through  the  eldest  son,  Timothy  (2). 


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(III)  Timothy  (2)  Phelps  was  born  in 
Windsor,  Connecticut,  November  i,  i66j. 
He  married,  November  4,  1686,  Mary 
Crowe,  and  in  1690  moved  to  Hebron, 
Connecticut.  The  line  continues  through 
their  son,  Charles  Phelps,  of  whom 
further, 

(IV)  Charles  Phelps  was  born  in  Heb- 
ron, Connecticut,  July  26,  1702.  lie  mar- 
ried, February  26,  1726,  Hepzibah  Stiles, 
their  son,  Zuriah,  being  head  of  the  fifth 
generation. 

(V)  Zuriah  Phelps  was  born  in  Heb- 
ron, Connecticut,  April  3,  1729,  but  prior 
to  1754  he  and  his  wife  Dorothy  settled  in 
Lyme,  Connecticut,  where  their  son,  Eli- 
jah Phelps,  was  born. 

(VI)  Elijah  Phelps  was  born  May  13, 
1754.  He  married,  August  16,  1775,  Mary 
Gibbs,  and  in  1779  moved  to  Wilbraham, 
Massachusetts.  Later,  he  lived  in  Wind- 
sor, Connecticut,  and  in  1818  made  Mor- 
risonville.  New  York,  his  home,  there 
residing  until  his  death.  May  16,  1823. 
He  marched  on  the  "alarm"  at  Lexing- 
ton April  19,  1775,  and  later  enlisted  in 
the  Continental  army  for  three  years. 

(VII)  Henry  Phelps,  son  of  Elijah 
Phelps,  the  patriot,  and  his  wife  Mary 
(Gibbs)  Phelps,  was  born  in  Wilbraham, 
Massachusetts,  April  21,  1797,  died  in 
Windsor,  Connecticut,  February  17,  1875. 
He  was  a  large  land  owner  of  Windsor, 
and  an  extensive  grower  of  tobacco.  He 
married,  December  12,  1819,  Rachael 
Jacobs.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven 
sons  and  a  daughter :  Edgar ;  Ebenezer ; 
Mary,  who  went  to  Mendocino,  California  ; 
William  Jacobs,  head  of  the  eighth  gener- 
ation ;  Nathaniel;  Samuel;  Abraham, 
and  Henry  E. 

(VIII)  William  Jacobs  Phelps,  third  son 
and  fourth  child  of  Henry  and  Rachael 
(Jacobs)  Phelps,  was  born  in  Windsor, 
Connecticut,    January    12,    1838,    died    in 


Springfield,  Massachusetts,  April  21,  1882. 
He  attended  Windsor,  Connecticut,  pub- 
lic schools  and  there  spent  his  youth. 
Quite  early  in  life  he  left  home  and  came 
to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Connecticut 
River  Railroad  Company,  rising  in  rank 
until  he  became  general  passenger  agent, 
a  position  he  held  for  many  years,  until 
he  resigned  and  went  South,  holding  posi- 
tions with  other  companies.  He  devoted 
his  entire  mature  life  to  the  railroad  busi- 
ness and  was  a  thorough  master  of  the 
duties  of  his  position.  He  attended  the 
First  Congregational  Church,  and  was 
a  man  highly  respected  and  esteemed 
wherever  known.  He  married,  in  1866, 
Elizabeth  Fowler  Cooley,  of  Springfield, 
daughter  of  Ralzs  Man  and  Harriet  So- 
phia (Ashley)  Cooley,  who  were  married 
October  17,  1833,  in  Springfield.  Mrs. 
Phelps  survived  her  husband  until  De- 
cember 23,  1914.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Phelps 
were  the  parents  of  three  daughters: 
Mary  Elizabeth,  Harriet  Christine,  and 
Rachael  Jacobs  Phelps,  all  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  and  all  now  residing 
at  No.  131  Florida  street,  in  their  native 
city. 


DICKINSON,  Henry  Smith, 

Manufacturer,  Civic  Official. 

The  Dickinson  family,  of  which  Henry 
Smith  Dickinson,  now  deceased,  but  for 
many  years  a  well-known  and  highly  re- 
spected citizen  of  his  native  city,  Spring- 
field, was  a  member,  is  of  many  genera- 
tions' residence  in  the  New  England 
States,  and  in  the  Old  World  dates  back 
to  an  early  period,  an  account  of  which 
follows : 

The  Scandinavian  Earls  trace  their  de- 
scent from  the  noblest  and  most  heroic  of 
the  ruling  dynasties  of  the   North,   and 


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Ivan,  Prince  of  the  Uplands  in  Norway, 
was  the  father  of  Eystein,  who  had  issue. 
Rogenwald  and  Mulahule.  Rogenwald 
was  a  supporter  of  King  Harold  Harfagr 
and  assisted  him  in  obtaining  the  mastery 
over  all  the  other  independent  Norwegian 
chiefs.  One  of  his  sons,  Rollo,  founded 
the  line  of  Sovereign  Dukes  of  Normandy, 
and  was  ancestor  to  William  the  Con- 
queror. (Burke's  "Extinct  Peerages," 
page  492). 

About  eleven  centuries  ago  there  ap- 
peared at  the  court  of  Halfdan  Hiulbein, 
king  of  Norway,  a  soldier  of  fortune, 
named  War.  He  was  said  to  have  been 
originally  a  shepherd.  One  day  he  was 
captured  by  a  roving  band  of  Northmen 
and  carried  off  to  sea.  After  a  series  of 
adventures,  he  made  his  appearance  at  the 
Norse  King's  court,  about  the  year  700. 
Being  of  handsome  presence,  he  became  a 
great  favorite  with  the  king,  who  made 
him  general  of  his  army,  Prince  of  the  Up- 
lands, and  in  725  bestowed  upon  him 
in  marriage  his  daughter,  Eurittea,  the 
heiress  of  the  realm.  Halfdan  died  in  725, 
leaving  his  crown  to  his  grandson,  Ey- 
stein. Ivan  was  regent  during  his  son's 
minority.  Eystein  reigned  until  755  and 
left  Harold  Harfagr  successor,  and  an- 
other son  Rogenwald.  Among  other 
issues,  Rogenwald  left  Rolf,  or  Rollo,  the 
most  adventurous  prince  of  his  age,  who 
overran  Normandy  in  910.  His  sixth  and 
youngest  son,  Walter,  received  the  town 
and  castle  of  Caen  as  his  inheritance.  His 
great-grandson,  Walter  de  Caen,  accom- 
panied William  the  Conqueror  to  Eng- 
land. From  Walter  de  Caen,  later  Wal- 
ter de  Kenson  (taking  the  name  of  his 
manor  in  Yorkshire)  comes  Johnne  Dy- 
konson,  of  further  mention. 

Johnne  Dykonson,  freeholder,  of  Kings- 
ton-upon-Hull,  Yorkshire,  died  in  1316. 
William  Dykenson,  freeholder  of  Kings- 


ton-upon-Hull,  Yorkshire,  died  in  1330-31. 
Hugh  Dykensonne,  freeholder  of  Kings- 
ton-upon-Hull,  Yorkshire,  died  1376.  An- 
thoyne  Dickensonne,  freeholder  of  Kings- 
ton-upon-Hull,  Yorkshire,  died  in  1396. 
Richard  Dickenson,  freeholder  of  Kings- 
ton-upon-Hull,  Yorkshire,  died  in  1441. 
Thomas  Dickinson,  freeholder  of  Kings- 
ton-upon-Hull,  Yorkshire,  died  in  1475. 
Hugh  Dickinson,  freeholder,  died  1509. 
William  Dickinson,  freeholder  of  Kenson 
Manor,  Yorkshire,  died  in  1546.  John 
Dickinson,  who  settled  in  Leeds,  York- 
shire,' died  in  1554.  William  Dickinson, 
who  settled  in  Bradley  Hall,  Stafford- 
shire, died  in  1605.  Thomas  Dickinson, 
clerk,  Portsmouth  Navy  Yard,  from  1557 
to  1587,  died  in  1590.  William  Dickinson, 
who  settled  in  Ely,  Cambridge,  died  in 
1628. 

Nathaniel  Dickinson,  born  in  Ely,  Cam- 
bridge, 1600.  In  A.  D.  1628-29,  the  aspect 
of  public  affairs  in  England  became  more 
threatening  than  ever.  Charles  I.  dis- 
missed his  Parliament  and  tried  govern- 
ing without  one,  introducing  a  system  of 
tyranny  which  eventually  brought  him  to 
the  block.  His  inquisitorial  policy  was 
to  extinguish  Puritan  opinions  and  to 
punish  by  imprisonment  and  death  all 
who  deviated  from  established  ceremonies. 
Reared  in  the  traditions  of  a  race  which 
for  six  centuries  had  braved  tyranny, 
from  the  Norman  Rufus  to  the  unfortunate 
Charles  Stuart,  is  it  any  wonder  that  the 
same  spirit  led  the  stern  Puritan,  Nathan- 
iel Dickinson,  at  this  time  to  seek  the 
wilds  of  America? 

In  1630  the  London  Company,  of  Mas- 
sachusetts Bay,  transferred  itself  and  the 
entire  government  of  its  colonists  to  its 
American  settlement,  and  in  June,  1630, 
John  Winthrop,  chosen  governor  by  the 
Massachusetts  Company,  with  his  fleet, 
the  "Arabella,"  "Talbot,"  "Ambrose,"  and 


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"Jewell,"  bearing-  three  or  four  hundred 
colonists,  two  of  whom  were  Nathaniel 
Dickinson  and  his  wife,  arrived  in  Salem, 
Massachusetts.  Some  "resolved  to  set 
down  at  the  head  of  Charles  River," 
others  "relinquishing  Salem,  shipped  their 
goods  to  Charlestown,  Watertown,  and 
Roxbury."  Nathaniel  Dickinson  is  said 
to  have  settled  in  Watertown,  where  John, 
Joseph,  and  Thomas  were  born,  and  where 
he  remained  until  1635-36,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  and 
our  American  record  begins. 

To  any  one  who  has  made  a  study  of 
American  genealogy,  the  name  of  Nathan- 
iel Dickinson  is  a  household  word.  Set- 
tling with  his  wife,  Anna  (Gull)  Dickin- 
son, in  Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  in  A. 
D.  1636,  he  took  front  rank.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  first  Board  of  Selectmen, 
representative  to  the  General  Assembly 
from  1645  to  1656,  recorder  for  twenty 
years  in  Wethersfield,  deacon  in  the 
church  throughout  his  life.  In  1659.  he 
removed  with  his  family  to  Hadley,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  was  no  less  a  leader. 
As  shown  above,  he  was  one  of  the  origi- 
nal committee  sent  to  lay  out  the  town, 
was  first  recorder  there,  assessor,  town 
magistrate,  member  of  the  Hampshire 
Troop,  one  of  the  members  of  the  first 
board  of  trustees  of  Hopkins  Academy. 
"An  intelligent  and  influential  man,  and 
one  qualified  to  do  public  business,  as 
well  as  a  man  of  substance,  rating  with 
the  highest  in  the  division  of  lands."  He 
owned,  east  of  the  "Great  River"  at  PTart- 
ford,  one  hundred  acres  in  the  tract  called 
"Maubuc  Farms."  This  was  sold  on  or 
before  the  removal  to  Hadley.  With  him, 
from  Wethersfield  to  Hadley,  removed 
his  minister,  Mr.  Russel,  who  gave  per- 
manent concealment  to  Generals  Whalley 
and  Gofif,  two  members  of  the  High  Court 
of  Justice  that  condemned  Charles  I. 


George  Richard  Dickinson,  a  descend- 
ant of  this  family,  and  father  of  Henry 
Smith  Dickinson,  was  a  native  of  Reads- 
boro,  Vermont,  born  December  15,  1832, 
and  died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
December  29,  1887,  J"  the  prime  of  life, 
aged  fifty-five.  He  was  reared  and  edu- 
cated in  his  native  town,  and  during  his 
young  manhood  removed  to  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  the  center  of  the  paper 
trade,  where  he  engaged  in  the  paper  busi- 
ness. By  the  exercise  of  ability,  energy, 
and  perseverance,  he  succeeded  so  well 
in  this  enterprise  that  he  was  enabled  to 
establish  a  business  of  his  own,  which, 
growing  to  large  proportions,  finally  be- 
came the  George  R.  Dickinson  Paper 
Mill,  later  absorbed  by  the  American 
Writing  Paper  Company.  In  due  course 
of  time  he  became  an  active  and  influen- 
tial citizen  of  his  adopted  city,  and  was 
elected,  on  the  Republican  ticket,  to  the 
ofifice  of  alderman  of  Holyoke,  in  which 
capacity  he  rendered  efficient  service.  He 
held  membership,  as  did  also  his  wife,  in 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  in  the 
affairs  of  which  they  took  an  active  inter- 
est. George  R.  Dickinson  married  (first), 
January  11,  1859,  Mary  Jane  Clark,  born 
in  Framingham,  Massachusetts,  February 
5,  1839.  They  were  the  parents  of  Henry 
Smith,  of  further  mention.  Mary  Jane 
(Clark)  Dickinson  died  September  30, 
1863.  George  R.  Dickinson  married  (sec- 
ond) her  sister,  Harriet  Andrews  Clark, 
June  25,  1864.  After  his  death  his  second 
wife  and  widow  married  William  W. 
Stewart,  a  retired  business  man  of  Fall 
River,  Massachusetts.  She  died  in  Peter- 
sham, Massachusetts,  October  15,  1915. 

Henry  Smith  Dickinson,  son  of  George 
Richard  and  Mary  Jane  (Clark)  Dickin- 
son, was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, September  26,  1863.  He  attended 
the    local    schools,   where   he   received   a 


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practical  education,  and  later  began  his 
business  career  in  the  employ  of  his  father 
at  his  mill  in  Holyoke,  where  he  obtained 
a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  paper  mak- 
ing industry,  which  line  of  work  he  fol- 
lowed during  the  active  years  of  his  life, 
serving  for  a  number  of  years  as  president 
of  the  George  R.  Dickinson  Paper  Mill 
Company,  and  after  the  merger  with  the 
American  Writing  Paper  Company,  afore- 
mentioned, served  as  their  agent  in  the 
city  of  Boston.  He  was  an  active,  ener- 
getic, progressive  man,  alive  to  every 
opportunity  that  presented  itself,  not  in 
business  circles  only,  but  in  the  realm  of 
politics  as  well,  and  was  chosen  to  fill  the 
responsible  office  of  mayor  of  Springfield, 
serving  during  the  years  1897-98,  the 
period  of  the  Spanish-American  War,  his 
term  of  service  being  noted  for  efficiency 
and  progress  in  every  detail.  He  was  an 
attendant  of  the  South  Congregational 
Church,  Springfield,  as  was  also  his  wife. 
Mr.  Dickinson  married,  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  March  2,  1885,  Stella  Emily  Paige, 
born  in  West  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
October  31,  1862,  and  died  in  South  Fram- 
ingham,  Massachusetts,  March  17,  1902.. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  William  Henry  and 
Laura  Ann  (Tubbs)  Paige.  William  H. 
Paige,  who  died  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in 
1885,  served  for  fifteen  years  as  superin- 
tendent of  the  well-known  Wason  Car 
Shops,  of  Springfield.  He  was  a  brilliant 
man,  a  noted  inventor,  and  developed 
many  things  in  connection  with  railway 
equipment;  he  was  the  first  to  develop 
the  idea  of  a  sleeping  car,  and  at  the 
Wason  Car  Shops  built  one  of  the  first 
sleeping  cars  made  in  this  country ;  in 
1882,  he  went  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  to 
Establish  a  factory  for  the  manufacture  of 
a  special  patented  car  wheel  he  had  de- 
veloped; and  he  and  his  family  finally 
traveled  to  Cleveland  in  the  sleeper  he  had 
built,  living  in  the  car  for  three  weeks 


after  arriving  in  that  city.  The  death  of 
his  wife  occurred  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1917.  Four  children  were 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dickinson:  i, 
George  Richard  (2),  born  February  8, 
1890,  educated  in  Springfield  schools,  in 
the  Hotchkiss  school,  Lakeville,  Connec- 
ticut, and  in  Williams  College,  which  he 
attended  for  one  year.  Since  then  he  has 
resided  in  Springfield.  At  the  declaration 
of  war  with  Germany,  he  enlisted  in  the 
2nd  Massachusetts  Infantry,  which  later 
formed  a  part  of  the  104th  United  States 
Infantry,  and  was  discharged  at  Camp 
Devons,  Ayer,  Massachusetts,  April  28, 
1919.  2.  Henry  Raymond,  of  further  men- 
tion. 3.  Stuart  Winthrop,  a  sketch  of 
whom  follows.  4.  Harriet  x^ndrews,  mar- 
ried John  D.  Shuart,  a  sketch  of  whom 
follows. 

Henry  Raymond  Dickinson,  second  son 
of  Henry  Smith  and  Stella  Emily  (Paige) 
Dickinson,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, June  12,  1891.  His  prepara- 
tory education  was  received  in  the  schools 
of  his  native  city,  and  this  was  supple- 
mented by  a  course  of  study  in  the  Hotch- 
kiss School  in  Lakeville,  Connecticut,  and 
a  one-year  term  in  Williams  College,  he 
leaving  before  graduation  in  order  to 
engage  in  business  pursuits.  His  first 
employment  was  with  the  Phelps  Publish- 
ing Company,  where  he  was  engaged  for 
a  period  of  two  years,  at  the  expiration  of 
which  time  he  entered  the  service  of  the 
Springfield  Institution  for  Savings,  serv- 
ing that  institution  in  the  capacity  of  as- 
sistant paying  teller  until  1918,  when  he 
resigned.  He  gives  his  political  allegi- 
ance to  the  Republican  party,  but  aside 
from  exercising  his  right  of  franchise, 
takes  no  active  part  in  public  affairs.  He 
holds  membership  in  the  Springfield  Coun- 
try Club.  In  1920  he  removed  to  Peter- 
sham, Massachusetts,  where  he  is  resid- 
ing at  the  present  time  (1921). 


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DICKINSON,  Stuart  Winthrop, 

Volunteer  for  World  War. 

Prominent  among  the  young-  represen- 
tative men  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
is  Stuart  Winthrop  Dickinson,  third  son 
of  Henry  Smith  and  Stella  Emily  (Paige) 
Dickinson  (q.  v.),  whose  birth  occurred 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  August  31, 

1893- 

His  preliminary  education  was  obtained 
in  the  schools  of  his  native  city,  and  ad- 
vanced studies  were  pursued  in  the  well- 
known  Phillips  Andover  Academy,  the 
knowledge  thus  acquired  thoroughly  qual- 
ifying him  for  an  active  business  career. 
His  first  position  was  in  the  offices  of  the 
Massachusetts  Life  Insurance  Company, 
in  Springfield,  where  he  remained  until 
the  United  States  declared  war  against 
Germany,  when  he  displayed  his  spirit  of 
patriotism  by  becoming  a  member  of  the 
National  army,  and  in  September,  1917, 
was  sent  to  Camp  Devens,  Ayer,  Massa- 
chusetts, where  he  was  trained  for  active 
service.  He  did  not  have  the  opportunity 
to  go  "over  there,"  but  despite  this  he  "did 
his  bit"  for  his  country  in  her  hour  of 
need,  and  received  his  honorable  dis- 
charge at  Camp  Devens,  April  28,  1919. 


SHUART,  John  Denton, 

In   Naval   Service  in   "World   War. 

John  Denton  Shuart,  only  son  of  Wil- 
liam Herbert  and  Nella  Sumner  (Phillips) 
Shuart,  a  sketch  of  whom  appears  else- 
where in  this  work,  was  born  in  Roches- 
ter, New  York,  November  16,  1894.  He 
was  a  student  in  the  Springfield  High 
School,  the  Choate  School  in  Walling- 
ford,  Connecticut,  and  in  Williams  Col- 
lege, where  he  was  pursuing  an  advanced 
course  of  study  at  the  time  the  United 
States  Government  declared  war  against 
Germany. 

In     February,     1917,     he     joined     the 


first  college  unit  in  the  East,  this  be- 
ing the  unit  from  Williams  College,  for 
war  service,  enlisted  in  the  Naval  Reserve, 
was  assigned  to  the  sub-marine  chaser 
"Arcady,"  and  in  August,  191 7,  trans- 
ferred to  the  scout  cruiser  "Chester."  He 
enlisted  as  an  ensign  and  later  was  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  junior  lieutenant. 
The  "Chester"  was  employed  in  convoy 
work  for  seventeen  months  between  Eng- 
land and  Gibralter.  One  of  the  most  inter- 
esting encounters  which  the  "Chester" 
had,  was  a  fight,  in  September,  1918,  with 
the  submarine  "U-53"  which,  previous  to 
the  entry  of  the  United  States  in  the  war, 
had  crossed  to  this  country  and  attacked 
and  sunk  several  fishing  vessels  off  Nan- 
tucket. The  "Chester"  was  unharmed, 
but  the  "U-53"  was  practically  put  out  of 
commission.  In  January,  1919,  Mr.  Shu- 
art, with  his  comrades,  was  ordered  home 
and  placed  on  the  inactive  list.  Since  his 
return  from  the  scene  of  conflict,  Mr. 
Shuart  has  acted  in  the  capacity  of  pur- 
chasing agent  for  the  Springfield  Glazed 
Paper  Company,  he  also  being  a  member 
of  the  board  of  directors  of  this  corpora- 
tion. He  is  a  member  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association,  of  the 
Springfield  Country  Club,  and  of  the  Psi 
Upsilon  college  fraternity. 

Mr.  Shuart  married,  April  30,  191 7, 
Harriet  Andrews  Dickinson,  only  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  Smith  and  Stella  Emily 
(Paige)  Dickinson,  born  February  13, 
1895.  She  was  educated  at  Miss  Porter's 
School,  in  Springfield,  at  Fairmont  Acad- 
emy, Washington,  D.  C,  and  at  Miss 
Capen's  School,  in  Northampton,  Massa- 
chusetts. Two  children  have  been  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shuart:  John  Denton, 
Jr.,  born  April  29,  1918,  while  his  father 
was  in  the  service,  and  he  was  ten  months 
old  when  his  father  returned  from  the  seat 
of  war ;  and  Barbara  Phillips,  born  June 
26,  1920. 


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GRIFFIN,  Solomon  Bulkley, 

Jonrnalist,  Man  of  Affairs. 

Forty  years  managing-  editor  of  the 
"Springfield  Republican,"  and  for  more 
than  a  quarter  of  a  century  one  of  the  best 
known  men  in  the  newspaper  world  of  the 
United  States,  Mr.  Griffin,  who  has  now 
retired  to  private  life,  enjoyed,  in  addi- 
tion to  his  celebrity  as  a  journalist,  a  na- 
tional reputation  by  reason  of  his  activity 
in  public  affairs  and  his  keen  insight  into 
matters  political. 

The  GriiYuds  of  Welsh  history  are  re- 
garded by  many  antiquarians  of  the  pres- 
ent day  as  Griffins,  or  Griffiths.  A  strong 
tradition  which  has  come  down  through 
the  different  lines  says  that  the  last  prince 
of  Wales,  Llewellyn  ap  Griffith  ap  Llew- 
ellyn, is  the  progenitor  of  all.  One  of 
these,  in  a  record  connected  with  the 
tower  of  London,  is  called  a  Griffin.  The 
Virginia  Griffins,  who  are  descended  from 
Cyrus  Griffin,  of  the  Provincial  Congress, 
have  the  same  tradition.  The  name  has 
been  and  is  still  spelled  both  Griffin  and 
Griffing,  the  form  having  varied  in  the 
course  of  the  successive  generations. 

(I)  Jasper  Griffin,  who  was  born  about 
1648,  in  Wales,  emigrated  as  a  youth  to 
the  American  colonies.  In  1670  he  was  in 
Essex  county,  Massachusetts,  and  in  1674 
in  Marblehead.  About  1675  he  settled  in 
Southold,  Long  Island,  where  he  passed 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  His  wife,  whose 
name  was  Hannah,  is  said  to  have  been  a 
native  of  New  England.  They  were  the 
parents  of  eighteen  children.  Jasper  Grif- 
fin died  in  Southold,  April  17,  1718,  his 
wife  having  passed  away  April  20,  1699. 

(II)  John  Griffin,  son  of  Jasper  and 
Hannah  Griffin,  probably  died  in  1714  or 

1715- 

(III)  John  (2)  Griffin,  son  of  John  (i) 
Griffin,   was   born   in   1710,   and   was   an 


early  settler  of  what  is  now  Riverhead, 
Long  Island.  During  the  Revolutionary 
War  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Lyme, 
or  Middletown,  Connecticut.  He  married 
(first)  Sarah  Paine,  who  died  September 
12,  1761.  He  married  (second)  Anna 
Sweezey,  daughter  of  Richard  and  Abiah 
Sweezey,  of  Riverhead.  John  Griffin  died, 
tradition  says,  in  Guilford,  Connecticut. 

(IV)  James  Griffin,  son  of  John  (2) 
and  Sarah  (Paine)  Griffin,  was  born  in 
1746.  He  married  (first),  about  1769, 
Nancy  Overton,  of  Southold,  who  died  in 
1784.  He  married  (second)  Charity  Top- 
ping.   James  Griffin  died  about  1791. 

(V)  Nathaniel  Griffin,  son  of  James 
and  Nancy  (Overton)  Griffin,  was  born 
March  15,  1780,  in  Middletown,  Connec- 
ticut, and  in  April,  1803,  went  to  Mastick 
to  take  charge  of  the  estate  of  Christo- 
pher Roberts,  son  of  Dr.  Roberts,  of  West 
India  fame,  who  was  then  in  college.  Mr. 
Griffin  resided  in  Quogue,  and  was  an 
elder  and  leader  in  the  Presbyterian 
church.  He  married  (first),  in  1802,  Eliz- 
abeth Lincoln,  daughter  of  Lemuel  and 
Deborah  (Culver)  Lincoln,  of  Southamp- 
ton township.  Long  Island,  who  died  in 
1805.  He  married  (second),  in  181 1,  Azu- 
bah  Herrick,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and 
Elizabeth  Herrick,  of  Quogue.  Mr.  Grif- 
fin died  August  28,  1832,  and  his  widow 
survived  him  many  years,  her  death  oc- 
curring January  24,  1861. 

(VI)  Dr.  Nathaniel  (2)  Griffin,  son  of 
Nathaniel  (i)  and  Azubah  (Herrick) 
Griffin,  was  born  December  28,  1814.  He 
graduated  from  Williams  College  in  the 
class  of  1834.  He  studied  theology  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  and  in 
1837  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Long  Island.  He  was  for  a  time 
pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at 
Delhi,  New  York.  He  was  called  to  Wil- 
liams College  as  tutor,  and  later  became 


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professor  and  librarian.  He  received  from 
Lafayette  College  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity.  He  married,  in  1839,  Hannah 
Elizabeth  Bulkley,  daughter  of  Major 
Solomon  Bulkley,  of  Willamstown,  and  a 
descendant  of  the  Rev.  Peter  Bulkley, 
founder  of  Concord,  Massachusetts,  and 
its  first  minister.  Dr.  Griffin  died  in  Wil- 
liamstown,  October  16,  1876. 

(VII)  Solomon  Bulkley  Griffin,  son  of 
Dr.  Nathaniel  (2)  and  Hannah  Elizabeth 
(Bulkley)  Griffin,  was  born  August  13, 
1852.  He  entered  as  sophomore  in  Wil- 
liams College,  and  became  associated  with 
the  class  of  1872.  In  1881,  after  nine  years 
of  journalistic  work,  he  was  given  the 
honorary  degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  His 
editorial  experience  might  be  said  to  have 
begun  during  his  student  days  inasmuch 
as  he  had  been  one  of  the  editors  of  the 
"Vidette,"  the  college  weekly.  In  1907 
he  was  made  L.  H.  D.,  and  in  1919  Am- 
herst College  conferred  upon  him  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws. 

In  July,  1872,  Mr.  Griffin  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  editorial  staff  of  the  "Spring- 
field Republican,"  receiving  his  first  news- 
paper training  under  the  elder  Samuel 
Bowles,  and  serving  an  apprenticeship  as 
a  reporter.  In  1878,  when  the  new  Re- 
publican Company  was  formed  to  succeed 
the  old  firm  of  Samuel  Bowles  &  Com- 
pany, Mr.  Griffin  was  made  managing  edi- 
tor and  one  of  the  board  of  three  direc- 
tors. At  one  time  or  another  he  filled 
every  position  in  the  editorial  department. 
During  his  long  tenure  of  the  office  of 
managing  editor,  he  was  constantly  en- 
gaged in  editorial  writing,  also  exercising 
a  general  oversight  of  the  work  of  other 
departments,  his  experience  and  sound 
judgment  being  large  factors  in  maintain- 
ing journalistic  standards.  As  an  editor 
he  was  progressive  and  alert,  quick  to 
adopt  the  best  of  new  methods,  but  always 


holding  fast  to  what  had  stood  the  test 
of  time,  and  thus  tempering  courageous 
progress  with  a  wise  conservatism.  In 
advancing  the  growth  and  maintaining 
and  strengthening  the  character  of  the 
"Republican"  no  man  exercised  greater  or 
more  lasting  influence. 

Always  keenly  interested  in  politics, 
Mr.  Griffin  has  attended  most  of  the  Na- 
tional and  State  conventions  of  the  last 
forty  years,  his  insight  into  political  con- 
ditions creating  for  him  a  reputation 
which  extended  throughout  the  United 
States.  His  skill  as  special  correspondent 
of  the  "Republican"  at  political  conven- 
tions and  on  other  occasions  was  of  ines- 
timable value  both  to  the  paper  and  the 
general  public.  In  1885,  while  spending 
a  long  vacation  in  Mexico,  when  Porfirio 
Diaz  was  at  the  height  of  his  power,  Mr. 
Griffin  wrote  notable  letters  to  the  "Re- 
publican." These  were  published  in  1886 
under  the  title  "Mexico  of  To-day." 
Especially  noteworthy  were  a  series  of 
letters  on  the  Irish  question  written  for 
the  "Republican"  in  1887,  when  Mr.  Grif- 
fin was  in  Europe  with  Judge  William  S. 
Shurtleff,  of  Springfield. 

In  politics  Mr.  Griffin  was  an  Independ- 
ent. In  January,  1912,  he  published  in 
the  "Atlantic  Monthly"  an  article  of  his- 
toric interest,  entitled  "The  Political  Evo- 
lution of  a  College  President,"  a  study  of 
Woodrow  Wilson's  ideas  of  political  lead- 
ership as  applied  through  the  governor- 
ship of  New  Jersey  and  since  made  famil- 
iar to  the  United  States  and  the  world. 
He  was  a  strong  advocate  of  Woodrow 
Wilson's  election  and  reelection  to  the 
presidency. 

Among  the  business  interests  of  Mr. 
Griffin  are  the  Hampshire  Paper  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  is  president,  and  the 
Carew  Manufacturing  Company,  of  which 
he    is    vice-president,    both    of    Holyoke, 


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Massachusetts.  He  is  also  officially  con- 
nected with  other  enterprises,  including 
the  Southworth  Company,  of  Mittineague, 
Massachusetts,  in  which  he  holds  the 
office  of  director. 

Twice  Mr.  Griffin  was  chosen  alumni 
member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  Wil- 
liams College,  and  is  now  a  permanent 
member  of  that  body.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  advisory  board  of  the  Pulitzer 
School  of  Journalism.  His  clubs  are  the 
Authors'  and  Century,  of  New  York,  and 
the  Colony,  Nayasset,  Winthrop  and 
Country,  of  Springfield.  He  belongs  to 
the  Kappa  Alpha  Society. 

Mr.  Griffin  married,  November  25,  1892, 
Ida  M.  Southworth,  daughter  of  John  H. 
Southworth,  of  Springfield,  and  they  are 
the  parents  of  two  sons :  Bulkley  South- 
worth,  and  Cortlandt  Brooke,  both  of 
whom  were  in  the  aviation  service  during 
the  World  War.  The  elder  son  is  city 
editor  of  the  "Republican,"  and  the 
younger  is  connected  with  the  Carew 
Manufacturing  Compan}^  of  South  Had- 
ley  Falls. 

In  January,  1918,  Mr.  Griffin  completed 
forty  years'  of  service  as  managing  editor 
and  director  of  the  "Republican,"  and  in 
March,  1919,  he  resigned  these  positions. 
He  received  at  the  time  many  apprecia- 
tive letters  from  men  of  note  all  over  the 
country,  and  from  among  the  numerous 
press  notices  which  partook  of  the  same 
character  we  select  the  following,  which 
appeared  in  the  "Republican :" 

Solomon  Bulkley  Griffin,  a  member  of  the  staff 
of  the  "Republican"  since  1872,  and  for  many- 
years  its  managing  editor,  has  retired.  Mr.  Grif- 
fin, after  being  in  the  harness  nearly  forty-seven 
years,  seeks  relief  from  the  burdens  of  daily 
newspaper  work  and  proposes  to  devote  his  atten- 
tion to  matters  of  personal  concern.  In  the  long 
period  of  his  service,  notable  in  American  jour- 
nalism, there  have  worked  under  him  and  been 
trained  under  him  many  men  now  occupying  news- 


paper positions  of  influence  and  responsibility 
throughout  the  country,  who  hold  him  in  grateful 
affection. 

Mr.  Griffin's  work  has  passed  into  his- 
tory and  forms  a  chapter  of  honor  in  the 
annals  of  the  journalism  of  the  United 
States. 

ADAMS,  G.  Frank, 

Enterprising  Citizen. 

G.  Frank  Adams,  now,  1920,  vice-pres- 
ident of  the  Chicopee  National  Bank,  of 
Springfield,  who  for  nearly  thirty  years 
was  prominent  in  the  steam  heating  busi- 
ness of  that  city,  comes  of  an  English 
family.  It  traces  back  to  Henry  Adams, 
ancestor  of  John  Adams,  second  president 
of  the  United  States,  who  was  honored  by 
his  distinguished  descendants  by  their 
erecting  a  handsome  monument  in  Brain- 
tree,  Massachusetts,  the  inscription  on 
one  side  being  as  follows :  "To  the  mem- 
ory of  Henry  Adams,  who  came  from 
Devonshire,  England,  with  his  eight  sons, 
and  settled  near  Mt.  Wollaston."  One  of 
the  sons  returned  to  England.  After 
taking  some  time  to  explore  the  country, 
in  the  vicinity  of  Wollaston,  four  of  the 
sons  removed  to  Medfield  and  the  neigh- 
boring towns,  two  to  Chelmsford,  one 
only,  Joseph  Adams,  remaining  in  Mt. 
Wollaston.  He  was  later  an  original  pro- 
prietor of  the  township  of  Braintree,  in- 
corporated in  1639. 

Of  these  sons,  Samuel  Adams,  born  in 
England,  married,  May  10,  1643',  Rebecca 
Graves,  and  they  had  a  son  from  whom 
John  Adams,  of  Marlboro,  Connecticut, 
descended. 

(I)  This  John  Adams  was  born  in 
Marlboro,  Connecticut,  April  9,  1733,  and 
died  at  the  home  of  his  son  John  in  Wil- 
braham,  March  28,  1828,  aged  ninety-five 
years.  He  married,  May  i,  1755,  Sarah 
Skinner,   born  November  25,   1735,   died 


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November  5,  1818,  aged  eighty-three 
years.  They  were  the  great-great-grand- 
parents  of  George  Francis  Adams,  of  this 
review.  John  and  Sarah  (Skinner)  Adams 
were  the  parents  of  five  children :  Lydia, 
born  June  4,  1756,  died  March  15,  1817; 
Sarah,  born  September  3,  1757;  John,  of 
further  mention ;  Huldah,  born  January 
28,  1769;    David,  born  June  25,  1772. 

(II)  John  (2)  Adams,  son  of  John  (i) 
and  Sarah  (Skinner)  Adams,  was  born  in 
Marlboro,  Connecticut,  May  9,  1760,  and 
died  March  3,  1826.  In  1784  he  and  his 
wife  made  a  journey  to  Wilbraham  on 
horseback,  she  riding  behind  him  on  a 
pillion.  Here  he  settled,  and  in  1798  built 
a  house  that  is  still  standing.  John  (2) 
Adams  was  a  blacksmith  and  operated  his 
own  shop  in  Wilbraham.  He  married, 
July  I,  1784,  Rebecca  Skinner,  born  May 
4,  1760,  died  May  6,  1842.  Children: 
John,  of  further  mention ;  Roderick,  born 
August  25,  1787,  died  August  18,  1836; 
Sally,  born  June,  1791,  died  November  13, 
1845;  Amelia,  born  March  23,  1795,  died 
1827;  David,  born  January  11,  1797,  died 
October  19,  1886. 

(III)  John  (3)  Adams,  son  of  John  (2) 
and  Rebecca  (Skinner)  Adams,  was  born 
in  Wilbraham,  Massachusetts,  October  5, 

1785,  died  September  21,  1850.  During  all 
his  active  life  he  was  a  farmer  of  Wilbra- 
ham.    He  married  Betsy  King,  born  in 

1786,  died  August  2,  1867.  They  were 
the  parents  of  two  children :  George,  of 
further  mention  ;  and  Harriet. 

(IV)  George  Adams,  only  son  of  John 
(3)  and  Betsy  (King)  Adams,  was  born 
in  Wilbraham,  Massachusetts,  in  1815, 
died  April  20,  1852.  He  was  a  farmer  of 
Wilbraham  until  the  end  of  his  short  life 
of  thirty-seven  years.  He  married  Nancy 
P.  Vining,  of  Wilbraham,  born  in  1817, 
died  November  13,  1869,  leaving  an  only 
son,  G.  Frank  (George  Francis). 


(V)  G.  Frank  Adams,  only  son  of 
George  and  Nancy  P.  (Vining)  Adams, 
was  born  in  Wilbraham,  Massachusetts, 
March  16,  1845.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  academy  of  Wil- 
braham. He  resided  in  Wilbraham 
during  his  youth,  locating  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  in  1862,  holding 
a  clerical  position  at  the  Armory  dur- 
ing the  Civil  War.  He  then  became  inter- 
ested in  the  steam  heating  and  plumbing 
business,  and  followed  this  successfully 
for  nearly  thirty  years,  retiring  in  1898. 
In  the  year  1909,  he  was  elected  vice- 
president  of  the  Chicopee  National  Bank, 
of  Springfield,  of  which  he  had  been  a  di- 
rector since  1902,  and  this  position  he  also 
holds.  He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  Spring- 
field Institution  for  Savings,  clerk  of  that 
corporation,  and  has  been  connected  with 
various  other  corporations  in  an  official 
capacity.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
order,  and  is  a  past  high  priest  of  Morning 
Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  and 
past  commander  of  Springfield  Com- 
mandery.  Knights  Templar.  His  clubs 
are  the  Nayasset  and  Winthrop.  He  was 
president  of  Springfield  Masonic  Hall  As- 
sociation for  a  number  of  years. 

Such  is  a  brief  review  of  some  of  the 
incidents  in  the  life  of  one  who  has  won 
success  by  deserving  it,  and  who  has 
achieved  for  himself  a  prominent  position 
among  the  business  men  of  his  adopted 
city,  and  is  highly  esteemed  among  a 
large  circle  of  associates  and  personal 
friends. 


BEMIS,  Howard  R., 

Official  of  Important  Corporations. 

Howard  Rodgers  Bemis,  president  of 
the  Bemis  &  Call  Company,  and  treasurer 
of  the  Fiberloid  Company,  of  Indian 
Orchard,   comes   of  an   early  New   Eng- 


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land  family  of  English  descent.  He  is 
one  of  Spring-field's  native  sons,  and, 
through  his  long  connection  with  the 
business  interests  of  that  city,  is  one  of 
her  well  known  business  men. 

(I)John  Bemis,  the  first  known  ances- 
tor of  this  line,  was  a  resident  of  Dedham, 
County  Essex,  England,  where  his  death 
occurred,  June  28,  1604.  He  was  the 
father  of  seven  children,  as  follows :  Isaac, 
Luke,  Mary,  James,  Susan,  Joseph,  and 
Abraham, 

(II)  Joseph  Bemis,  son  of  John  Bemis, 
and  the  immigrant  ancestor  of  the  family, 
was  born  in  Dedham,  County  Essex,  Eng- 
land, in  1619.  He  was  reared  and  edu- 
cated there,  and  upon  attaining  his 
majority  emigrated  to  the  New  World, 
locating  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts. 
He  was  a  blacksmith  and  farmer,  and 
served  the  town  as  hayward,  collector  of 
taxes,  member  of  school  committee,  and 
selectman  in  1648-73-75.  His  wife,  Sarah 
Bemis,  bore  him  nine  children :  Sarah, 
Mary,  Joseph,  Jr.,  Ephraim,  twin  of  Jo- 
seph, Jr. ;  Martha ;  Joseph,  of  whom  fur- 
ther; Rebecca,  Ephraim,  John.  Joseph 
Bemis  (father)  died  August  7,  1684.  His 
widow  died  in  1712. 

(HI)  Joseph  (2)  Bemis,  third  son  of 
Joseph  (i)  and  Sarah  Bemis,  was  born 
in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  December 
12,  1651.  He  later  changed  his  place  of 
residence  to  Westminster,  same  State, 
then  called  Narragansett  No.  2,  and  there 
resided  until  his  death,  August  7,  1684,  in 
his  thirty-third  year.  He  participated  in 
King  Philip's  War,  a  member  of  the  com- 
pany commanded  by  Captain  James 
Oliver,  and  his  son,  Joseph  Bemis,  Jr., 
received  a  grant  of  land  for  his  father's 
services  in  that  struggle.  His  wife,  Anna 
Bemis,  bore  him  four  children,  as  follows  : 
Joseph,  Mary,  Philip,  of  whom  further; 
and  Thomas. 


(IV)  Philip  Bemis,  second  son  of  Jo- 
seph (2)  and  Anna  Bemis,  was  born  in 
Watertown,  Massachusetts,  about  1700, 
and  lived  to  a  venerable  age.  He  was  the 
third  permanent  settler  in  Westminster, 
Massachusetts,  locating  there  in  1738.  He 
was  also  a  resident  of  Cambridge,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  married,  November  21,  1723, 
Elizabeth  Lawrence,  and  his  children,  six 
in  number,  were  born  in  Cambridge,  as 
follows:  I.  Philip,  Jr.,  baptized  Novem- 
ber 13,  1726;  married,  February  22,  1749, 
Lydia  Dix.  2.  William,  of  whom  further. 
3.  David,  baptized  July  30,  1729,  died 
1813.  4.  Abigail,  baptized  July  25,  1731, 
died  young.  5.  Edmund,  baptized  Octo- 
ber 22,  1732,  died  December  i,  1736.  6. 
Zaccheus,  baptized  July  25,  1736,  died 
1805. 

(V)  William  Bemis,  second  son  of 
Philip  and  Elizabeth  (Lawrence)  Bemis, 
was  born  in  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
and  baptized  November  13,  1726.  He 
married  (first),  probably  at  Princeton, 
1755,  Regina  Wilder,  daughter  of  Joshua 
and  Sarah  (Keyes)  Wilder,  of  Princeton. 
He  married  (second),  November  12,  1772, 
Abigail  Annis,  who  died  at  Harvard,  De- 
cember, 1823,  or  January,  1824.  Children 
of  first  wife,  born  at  Westminster:  i. 
William,  born  July  29,  1756,  died  October 
10,  1764.  2.  Philip,  born  November  9, 
1757,  died  October  4,  1764.  3.  Elizabeth, 
born  April  17,  1759;  married,  November, 
1780,  Jonathan  Phillips.  4.  Joshua,  born 
March  19,  1761.  5.  Regina,  born  January 
30,  1763,  died  March  8,  1763.  6.  William, 
born  November  10,  1764,  died  July  25, 
1776.  Children  of  second  wife:  7.  Re- 
gina, born  June  3,  1773.  8.  Stephen,  of 
whom  further.  9.  Annis,  born  Septem- 
ber I,  1776;  married,  March  11,  1794, 
Joseph  Beaman.  William  Bemis.  father 
of  these  children,  died  in  Weston,  Novem- 
ber 8,  1801. 


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(VI)  Rev.  Stephen  Bemis,  eldest  son  of 
William  and  Abigail  (Annis)  Bemis,  was 
born  in  Westminster,  Massachusetts,  Sep- 
tember lo,  1774.  He  completed  his  com- 
mon school  education  by  a  cou'rse  in 
Dartmouth  College,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1798,  and  he  was  ordained  to 
the  ministry  at  Harvard,  Massachusetts, 
June  3,  1802.  For  the  following  twelve 
years,  he  was  pastor  of  the  church  at 
Harvard,  exerting  a  wholesome  influence 
over  his  parishioners,  and  at  the  expira- 
tion of  that  time,  owing  to  failing  health, 
was  obliged  to  relinquish  his  labors  in 
that  line.  Thereafter,  until  his  death,  he 
was  prominently  identified  with  public 
aflfairs.  He  married  (first),  at  Chicopee, 
Massachusetts,  February  13,  1802,  Soph- 
ronia  Chapin,  daughter  of  Captain  Phineas 
and  Sabina  (Wright)  Chapin.  She  died 
September  10,  1804.  He  married  (sec- 
ond), April  20,  1808,  Susanna  Chapin, 
who  died  October  5,  1810.  He  married 
(third),  December  8,  181 1,  Mrs.  Rejoice 
(Wetherbee)  Olds,  widow  of  Dr.  Warren 
Olds.  She  died  January  29,  1856.  Chil- 
dren of  first  wife,  born  at  Harvard:  i. 
Stephen  Chapin,  of  whom  further.  2. 
Sophronia,  born  July  23,  1804,  died  March 
27,  1842 ;  married  Deacon  John  Pendle- 
ton. Children  of  second  wife :  3.  Daniel 
Chapin,  born  May  i,  1809,  died  September 
16,  1828.  4.  William  Lawrence,  born 
September  21,  1810,  died  April  17,  1877; 
married  (first),  December  27,  1836,  Eunice 
G.  Chapin;  (second),  November  8,  1849, 
Mary  Campbell  Ames,  widow  of  Nathan 
P.  Ames,  and  daughter  of  Robert  Bayley. 
Children  of  third  wife :  5.  Lathrop,  born 
October  13,  1812,  died  October  2,  1813.  6. 
Abigail,  born  December  18,  1813,  died 
July  14,  1894;  married,  October  10,  1836, 
George  Whitney.  7.  Catherine,  born  Oc- 
tober 16,  1817,  died  January  24,  1892; 
married    Caleb    Warner.      Rev.    Stephen 


Bemis  died  at  Harvard,  Massachusetts, 
November  11,  1828. 

(VII)  Hon.  Stephen  Chapin  Bemis, 
only  son  of  Rev.  Stephen  Bemis  and  his 
first  wife,  Sophronia  (Chapin)  Bemis,  was 
born  in  Harvard,  Massachusetts,  Novem- 
ber 28,  1802.  His  mother  died  when  he 
was  about  two  years  old,  and  after  this 
sad  event  he  and  his  baby  sister  were  sent 
to  live  with  their  grandparents  in  Chico- 
pee, at  that  time  a  part  of  Springfield,  and 
remained  until  his  father's  second  mar- 
riage, in  1808,  then  returned  to  his  father's 
home  in  Harvard.  He  attended  school  in 
that  city,  and  was  also  under  the  instruc- 
tion of  his  father.  In  the  spring  of  181 7, 
when  fourteen  years  of  age,  he  began  his 
business  career  as  clerk  for  his  uncle,  Cap- 
tain Joseph  Pease,  who  kept  a  country 
store  on  Chicopee  street.  About  this  time 
his  father  wrote  him :  "One  thing  is  cer- 
tain that  in  my  present  circumstances  it 
will  be  impossible  for  me  to  afford  you 
much  assistance.  Having  given  you  as 
good  an  education  as  I  could,  and  your 
time,  I  must  leave  you  under  providence 
to  make  your  way  in  the  world  as  well  as 
you  can.  Be  sober,  industrious,  honest, 
faithful  and  frugal.  On  these  virtues  your 
success  and  prosperity  depend." 

From  the  beginning,  Stephen  C.  Bemis 
developed  remarkable  aptitude  for  trade 
and  business.  He  was  ambitious,  active, 
impatient  to  get  ahead,  and  so  restless  at 
times  that  his  father  needed  to  caution 
him.  His  uncle  had  other  business  which 
engaged  a  large  part  of  his  attention,  and 
Stephen  C.  took  almost  the  entire  charge 
of  the  store.  In  1819,  he  got  the  "sea 
fever"  and  wanted  to  go  as  a  sailor,  but 
his  father  would  not  give  his  consent  and 
persuaded  him  to  relinquish  the  idea.  In 
1821,  in  a  letter  to  his  father,  he  expressed 
his  desire  to  go  to  a  larger  place  and  se- 
cure employment  in  a  store  where  more 


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business  was  done  and  where  he  could 
learn  more.  Accordingly,  in  that  year,  he 
went  to  Hartford  and  entered  the  employ 
of  Lemuel  Swift,  wholesale  and  retail 
grocer.  His  employer  was  a  hard  master 
and  he  had  to  work  from  sunrise  until  9 
P.  M.  and  sometimes  to  12  P.  M.,  and  this 
hard  work  brought  on  a  debility  that  he 
could  not  throw  off.  He  was  obliged  to 
give  up  this  position,  and  thereupon  re- 
turned to  Chicopee.  In  1822,  when  nine- 
teen years  of  age,  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  his  uncle  under  the  firm  name  of 
Pease  &  Bemis,  which  continued  for  two 
years,  when  the  senior  partner  withdrew, 
selling  his  interest  in  the  firm  to  Sylvester 
Chapin,  and  Mr.  Bemis  and  Mr.  Chapin 
formed  a  new  company  under  the  name  of 
Chapin  &  Bemis.  After  a  few  months 
Mr.  Bemis  purchased  his  partner's  inter- 
est and  immediately  formed  a  new  part- 
nership with  Chester  W.  Chapin.  They 
retained  the  firm  name  of  Chapin  &  Bemis 
and  conducted  the  business  for  two  years, 
when  Mr.  Chapin  was  obliged  to  with- 
draw on  account  of  ill  health.  Although 
this  partnership  was  of  short  duration  the 
friendship  formed  was  lifelong,  and  in 
after  years  the  fortunes  of  the  two  were 
united  in  various  ways  and  enterprises. 
Mr.  Bemis  kept  an  interest  in  the  old 
store  for  a  number  of  years,  as  well  as  in 
other  stores  established  in  Willimansett 
and  Cabotville,  with  different  men  as 
partners. 

In  1829,  Mr.  Bemis  organized  the  Wil- 
limansett Manufacturing  Company,  and 
was  elected  agent  and  treasurer.  The 
company  bought  a  water  privilege  in  Wil- 
limansett and  built  a  factory  and  board- 
ing houses  for  the  employees.  It  manu- 
factured wool  cards,  tools  and  small 
hardware.  In  this  venture  Mr.  Bemis  was 
the  pioneer  in  hardware  manufacture  in 
the    Connecticut    Valley.      The    business 


was  conducted  successfully  for  ten  years 
or  more,  and  its  products  gained  a  wide 
reputation.  In  recognition  of  their  supe- 
riority, silver  medals  were  awarded  the 
company  at  a  number  of  industrial  fairs. 
In  1844,  the  tool  manufacture  was  trans- 
ferred to  Springfield,  where  Mr.  Bemis, 
in  company  with  Amos  Call,  conducted  it 
at  Mill  river.  In  1855,  the  business  was 
incorporated  and  became  known  as  the 
Bemis  &  Call  Hardware  and  Tool  Com- 
pany, which  is  one  of  the  successful  in- 
dustries of  Springfield  at  the  present  time. 
In  1843,  ^'"-  Bemis  moved  to  Springfield, 
and  in  addition  to  manufacturing  tools 
engaged  in  the  retail  hardware  business. 
In  1853,  ^^  gave  the  management  of  this 
business  to  his  eldest  son,  and  devoted 
himself  more  exclusively  to  the  coal  and 
iron  business  which,  in  company  with 
Chester  W.  Chapin,  under  the  firm  name 
of  S.  C.  Bemis  &  Company,  he  had  first 
engaged  in  about  1845.  He  applied  him- 
self closely  to  business  until  1868,  when 
on  account  of  ill  health,  brought  on  by 
constant  care  and  overwork,  he  withdrew 
from  all  active  pursuits. 

Mr.  Bemis,  during  his  lifetime,  held 
many  public  offices  and  places  of  trust. 
In  his  inaugural  address  as  mayor  of 
Springfield  in  1862,  at  the  beginning  of  his 
second  term,  he  said: 

I  have  been  a  citizen  of  Springfield  for  the  last 
forty-five  years,  and  during  that  period  I  have 
received  many  marks  of  confidence  and  regard 
from  my  fellow-citizens.  I  believe  I  have  been 
elected  to  almost  every  office  within  the  gift  of  the 
town  or  city,  from  the  lowest  to  the  highest. 

His  first  official  duties  date  back  to 
1824,  when  he  was  appointed  postmaster 
at  Chicopee.  He  held  this  office  until 
1834,  when  it  was  removed  to  Williman- 
sett. He  was  tax  collector  in  1824,  and 
again  in  subsequent  years;  fire  warden 
for  a  long  term  of  years;   member  of  the 


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Legislature,  1837;  assistant  engineer  of 
the  fire  department,  1846-47-48;  select- 
man before  the  town  became  a  city;  jus- 
tice of  the  peace ;  alderman,  1856-57-58 ; 
and  mayor  of  the  city  in  1861-62.  In  poli- 
tics he  was  first  a  Whig,  but  in  1838  he 
went  over  to  the  Democratic  party,  and 
thereafter  was  an  earnest  supporter  of 
Jeffersonian  democracy.  He  was  looked 
upon  as  one  of  the  "old  war  horses"  of  his 
party.  Several  times  he  was  delegate  to 
Democratic  National  conventions.  In 
1854  he  was  nominated  for  Congress,  and 
was  also  candidate  for  lieutenant-gov- 
ernor in  1859.  His  attitude  in  respect  to 
national  affairs  immediately  preceding  the 
Civil  War  may  be  understood  by  quoting 
from  his  inaugural  address  as  mayor  of 
Springfield,  January  7,  1861  : 

While  our  granaries  are  full  to  overflowing — 
our  storehouses  filled  with  merchandise,  and  our 
capitalists  with  an  abundance  of  means  to  transact 
the  business  of  the  country— a  mighty  change  has 
come  over  us.  The  smith  is  resting  on  his  anvil, 
the  noise  of  the  shuttle  has  ceased,  the  sound  of 
the  grinding  is  low.  Many  of  our  mechanics  are 
out  of  employment,  and  our  workshops  partially 
or  entirely  closed.  With  all  the  elements  of  pros- 
perity and  abundance,  why  does  this  state  of  things 
exist,  and  to  what  cause  can  we  attribute  the  pres- 
ent stagnation  of  business?  Is  it  not  to  be  found 
in  forgetfulness  among  the  people  of  their  obli- 
gations to  the  Constitution  under  which  we  live? 
of  a  tendency  to  new  theories  and  abstractions, 
and  an  adoption  of  fanatical  ideas  which  are  at 
war  with  the  great  principles  which  have  so  long 
bound  us  together  as  a  brotherhood  of  states.'  If 
so,  whether  it  be  the  North  or  the  South,  let  errors 
be  corrected  in  a  spirit  of  concession ;  let  the  coun- 
sels of  good  and  conservative  men  prevail  and  save 
us  from  an  anarchy  and  civil  war.  *  *  *  But, 
after  all,  if  Liberty  shall  prove  to  be  but  another 
name  for  Treason,  and  a  conflict  must  ensue,  then 
I  trust  we  have  hosts  of  men  like  Scott  and  Wool 
and  Anderson  who  will,  let  what  may  come,  see 
that  the  Stars  and  Stripes  are  triumphant,  and 
that  traitors  and  their  abettors  may  read  their 
doom! 

Mr.  Bemis  stood  resolutely  with  Presi- 
dent Lincoln  for  the  suppression  of  the 


Rebellion  and  preservation  of  the  Union. 
In  his  second  inaugural  address,  January 
6,  1862,  he  said  in  part : 

In  this  crisis,  we  must  stand  by  the  government 
— we  should  combine  all  our  energies  to  suppress 
the  rebellion  *  *  *  there  should  be  no  fretful 
and  unavailing  complaints,  but  all  should  go  heart- 
ily into  the  work  of  restoring  our  national  Con- 
stitution to  its  just  supremacy.  Let  the  govern- 
ment be  sustained  in  its  endeavor  to  restore  its 
authority  over  the  thirty-four  states.  This  can  be 
done  in  no  other  way  than  by  united  action,  brav- 
ery and  fidelity  among  the  people,  and  the  officers 
and  soldiers  of  our  army;  thus  will  traitors  be 
humbled  and  snarling  fanatics  silenced. 

With  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  Mr. 
Bemis,  as  mayor,  applied  himself  with  un- 
swerving patriotism  and  untiring  energy 
to  the  multiplied  duties  of  his  office.  Never 
did  the  fiery  enthusiasm  of  his  nature 
show  to  better  advantage  than  during 
those  early  rebellious  days,  when  he  bent 
his  whole  soul  to  the  furthering  of  the 
national  cause. 

Mr.  Bemis  was  one  of  those  earnest, 
fearless  men  who  went  straight  to  the 
mark  in  all  his  operations,  and  no  one  had 
occasion  to  misunderstand  or  doubt  his 
meaning.  He  won  success  through  a 
clear  head,  hard  work,  and  unswerving- 
purpose,  and  when  he  made  a  stand  on 
any  question  everybody  knew  where  to 
find  him.  In  manner  he  was  quick  and 
impulsive,  at  times  almost  passionate  in 
his  vehemence ;  but  those  who  knew  him 
best  were  keenly  aware  of  the  warm, 
affectionate  heart  and  ready  sympathy 
that  were  so  easily  enlisted  in  behalf  of 
the  suffering  and  needy.  Mr.  Bemis 
joined  the  old  church  on  Chicopee  street, 
in  1826,  and  retained  his  membership 
therein  to  the  end  of  his  life.  Early  ties 
were  too  strong  to  be  severed,  and  at  his 
request  he  and  his  wife  were  buried  in  the 
cemetery  on  Chicopee  street. 

Mr.  Bemis  married,  December  25,  1828, 
Julia  Emeline  Skeele,  born  July  11,  1809, 


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died  April  25,  1900,  daughter  of  Otis  and 
Kezia  (Chapin)  Skeele,  of  Chicopee.  Chil- 
dren :  I.  Stephen  Augustus,  born  in  Chic- 
opee, September  27,  1830,  died  in  Spring- 
field, June  13,  1897;  married  (first),  at 
Boston,  February  8,  1855,  Frances  Ann 
Lewis,  daughter  of  Alonzo  Burdick  and 
Lucy  Ann  Lewis ;  Mrs.  Bemis  died  Octo- 
ber 2,  1869;  Mr.  Bemis  married  (second), 
at  New  Bedford,  October  10,  1876,  Mrs. 
Emma  Theora  (White)  Collins,  widow  of 
Charles  M.  Collins,  and  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam G.  and  Betsey  White.  Children  by 
his  first  wife :  i.  Infant  daughter,  born 
April  17,  1857,  died  August  2,  1857;  ii. 
Lilly  Chapin,  born  April  7,  1859,  died  May 
26,  1863;  iii.  Frank  Augustus,  born  No- 
vember 29,  1862.  Child  by  second  wife: 
iv.  Florence,  born  June  8,  1879.  2.  Wil- 
liam Chaplin,  of  whom  further,  3.  Arthur 
Irving,  an  account  of  whom  appears  in  the 
following  sketch.  4.  Julia  Emeline,  born 
in  Willimansett,  February  26,  1838,  died 
in  Springfield,  April  25,  1905 ;  married,  in 
Springfield,  November  8,  i860,  Warner 
Fassett  Sturtevant,  son  of  Warner  C.  and 
Abigail  (Lyon)  Sturtevant;  he  died  Octo- 
ber 27,  1906.  Children :  i.  Minnie  Abi- 
gail, born  July  10,  1861 ;  ii.  Robert  Ham- 
ilton, born  November  3,  1864,  died  Sep- 
tember 26,  1865  ;  iii.  Royal  Bassett,  born 
January  27,  1868;  iv.  Julia  Bemis,  born 
August  12,  1874.  5.  Thomas  Otis,  born  in 
Willimansett,  August  i,  1840,  died  in 
Springfield,  June  22,  1903;  married,  No- 
vember 18,  1863,  at  Springfield,  Sarah 
Ellen  Bascom,  daughter  of  Daniel  Collins 
and  Sarah  Bascom.  Children:  i.  Mabel 
Collins,  born  January  23,  1867;  ii.  Emma 
Wilcox,  born  November  8,  1870.  6.  Ed- 
ward Fitzgerald,  born  in  Springfield,  May 
8,  1843,  died  March  7,  1844.  7.  Kate 
Chapin,  born  in  Springfield,  May  30,  1846; 
married,  in  Springfield,  October  23,  1872, 
Howard  Ashley  Gibbs,  son  of  Jarvis  W. 


and  Tryphena  (Mann)  Gibbs.  Children: 
i.  Ralph  Bemis,  born  December  26,  1875, 
deceased ;  ii.  Edith,  born  December  14, 
1879.  8.  Henry  Skeele,  born  in  Spring- 
field, October  23,  1850,  deceased;  married, 
in  Pittsfield,  May  21,  1873,  Henrietta  Su- 
sanna Kelly,  daughter  of  Patrick  and 
Eliza  Kelly.  She  was  born  in  Pittsfield, 
April  25,  1848.  They  have  no  children. 
Mr.  Bemis,  father  of  these  children,  died 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  February 
12,  1875. 

(VIII)  William  Chaplin  Bemis,  second 
son  of  Stephen  Chapin  and  Julia  Emeline 
(Skeele)  Bemis,  was  born  in  Williman- 
sett, Massachusetts,  November  16,  1832, 
and  died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
October  26,  1904.  When  he  was  eleven 
years  of  age  his  parents  removed  to 
Springfield,  and  his  education,  which  was 
begun  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town, 
was  completed  in  the  public  schools  of 
Springfield.  In  1855,  in  early  manhood, 
he  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Bemis 
&  Call  Hardware  and  Tool  Company,  be- 
ing elected  to  serve  in  the  capacity  of 
treasurer  of  the  same,  which  position  he 
held  until  his  death,  in  addition  to  that  of 
president  of  the  company  from  1897  until 
his  death,  having  been  elected  to  that  high 
position  upon  the  death  of  William  K. 
Baker.  His  other  business  connection  was 
trustee  of  the  Hampden  Savings  Bank. 
He  also  served  in  a  similar  capacity  for 
the  Asbury  Church.  He  was  a  man  of 
judgment,  enterprise  and  integrity,  highly 
esteemed  by  all  with  whom  he  was 
brought  in  contact. 

Mr.  Bemis  married,  December  25,  1856, 
in  Springfield,  Emily  Olive  Rodgers, 
daughter  of  Aaron  D.  and  Olive  R.  (Leon- 
ard) Rodgers,  and  granddaughter  of 
Thomas  Rodgers.  She  died  October  9, 
1912.  Children:  i.  Edwin  Leonard,  of 
whom  further.    2.  William  Stephen,  born 


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November  24,  i860,  died  March  25,  1895 ; 
married,  January  i,  1885,  Adella  E.  Mark- 
ham  ;  children :  i.  Emily  Eveline,  born 
April  25,  1888;  ii.  Aline  Markham,  born 
December  11,  1889;  iii.  Helen,  born  April 
10,  1892.  3.  Howard  Rodgers,  of  whom 
further.  4.  Belle,  born  November  i,  1872, 
died  February  24,  1874.  5.  Chester 
Chapin,  born  August  6,  1879,  died  Febru- 
ary II,  1880. 

(IX)  Edwin  Leonard  Bemis,  eldest  son 
of  William  Chaplin  and  Emily  Olive 
(Rodgers)  Bemis,  was  born  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  November  17,  1858.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city,  including  the  high  school,  which  he 
attended  for  two  years,  and  then  pursued 
a  one-year  course  in  the  Springfield  Col- 
legiate Institute.  He  entered  the  employ 
of  Mcintosh  &  Company,  manufacturers 
and  jobbers  of  boots  and  shoes,  with 
whom  he  remained  for  a  period  of  seven- 
teen years,  serving  in  the  capacities  of 
clerk,  traveling  salesman,  and  in  higher 
offices  that  required  considerable  skill  and 
judgment  in  the  handling  thereof.  In 
1894,  he  became  a  stockholder  in  the 
Bemis  &  Call  Hardware  and  Tool  Com- 
pany, later  being  elected  to  the  office  of 
secretary,  which  position  he  still  (1921) 
fills.  He  is  affiliated  with  the  Congrega- 
tional church,  and  is  an  independent  Re- 
publican in  politics.  His  Masonic  con- 
nections are  as  follows :  Member  of 
Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons  ;  Springfield  Council,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters ;  Springfield  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templar;  and  Melha 
Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Orders  Nobles 
of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  also  holds  mem- 
bership in  the  Nayasset  Club. 

Mr.  Bemis  married,  in  Springfield, 
April  14,  1886,  Carrie  Alice  Vose,  born  in 
Westfield,    Massachusetts,    daughter    of 


Roger  and  Calista  Vose.  Child,  Marion 
Vose,  born  in  Springfield,  August  24, 1889. 
(IX)  Howard  Rodgers  Bemis,  third 
son  of  William  Chaplin  and  Emily  Olive 
(Rodgers)  Bemis,  was  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  March  5,  1867.  His 
early  studies  were  pursued  in  the  school 
in  the  vicinity  of  his  home,  and  this  was 
supplemented  by  a  course  in  the  Spring- 
field High  School.  His  first  employment 
was  with  Mcintosh  &  Company,  manu- 
facturers and  jobbers  of  boots  and  shoes, 
Springfield,  where  he  remained  for  two 
years.  The  following  year  he  was  an 
employee  of  Cutler  &  Company,  grain 
dealers,  North  Wilbraham.  In  1886  he 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Bemis  &  Call 
Hardware  and  Tool  Company,  Spring- 
field, in  the  capacity  of  time-keeper,  and 
shortly  afterward  he  acquired  an  interest 
in  the  business.  Upon  the  death  of  his 
father,  in  1904,  he  succeeded  to  the  offices 
so  capably  filled  by  him,  president  and 
treasurer,  and  held  these  offices  for  many 
years.  In  addition  to  the  above,  he  is  at 
the  present  time  (1921)  filling  the  offices 
of  treasurer  of  the  Fiberloid  Company,  of 
Indian  Orchard,  Massachusetts;  director 
of  the  Massachusetts  Mutual  Life  Insur- 
ance Company,  the  Union  Trust  Com- 
pany, Hendee  Manufacturing  Company, 
and  the  United  Manufacturing  Company, 
and  vice-president  of  the  Hampden  Sav- 
ings Bank.  He  is  a  member  of  Faith 
Congregational  Church,  the  Colony  Club, 
Nayasset  Club,  Springfield  Country  Club, 
and  Union  League  Club,  of  New  York. 
His  Masonic  connection  is  with  Roswell 
Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons; 
Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Ma- 
sons ;  Springfield  Council,  Royal  and 
Select  Masters  ;  Springfield  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar ;  and  Melha  Temple, 
Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mys- 
tic Shrine. 


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Mr.  Bemis  married,  in  Springfield,  Jan- 
uary 8,  1889,  Helen  Elizabeth  Kenyon, 
born  in  Spring-field,  daughter  of  Silas  L. 
and  Ella  A.  (Crosby)  Kenyon,  and  grand- 
daughter of  John  Crosby.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bemis  are  the  parents  of  one  child,  Wil- 
liam Chaplin,  of  whom  further. 

(X)  William  Chaplin  (2)  Bemis,  only 
child  of  Howard  Rodgers  and  Helen 
Elizabeth  (Kenyon)  Bemis,  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  December  3, 
1891.  The  public  schools  of  his  native 
city  and  the  Allen  School  afforded  him 
the  means  of  securing  a  preparatory  edu- 
cation, and  he  completed  his  studies  by  a 
course  in  Dartmouth  College,  from  which 
institution  he  was  graduated  in  1915.  His 
business  experience  has  been  gained  in 
the  employ  of  the  Fiberloid  Company,  of 
Indian  Orchard,  Massachusetts,  of  which 
he  is  at  the  present  time  (1921)  assistant 
to  the  general  manager.  He  holds  mem- 
bership in  Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  and  the  Country  Club. 

Mr.  Bemis  married,  February  12,  1916, 
Dorothy  S.  Stearns,  daughter  of  James  P. 
and  Gertrude  (Nelson)  Stearns,  of  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  and  they  are  the 
parents  of  one  child,  Howard  Kenyon, 
born  October  11,  1917. 


BEMIS,  Charles  Arthur, 

Official   in   Important   House. 

(VIII)  Arthur  Irving  Bemis,  third  son 
of  Hon.  Stephen  Chapin  and  Julia  Eme- 
line  (Skeele)  Bemis  (q.  v.),  was  born  Jan- 
uary 18,  1835,  died  December  2,  1893. 
After  completing  his  education  he  became 
associated  with  his  father  in  the  coal  and 
other  businesses  in  which  he  was  engaged 
in  Springfield,  but  in  later  years  he  be- 
came a  partner  with  his  brother,  William 
C.  Bemis,  of  the  Bemis  &  Philipps  Coal 
Company,  later  vv^ith   the   Bemis  &   Call 


Company,  continuing  with  that  company 
until  his  death.  Arthur  I.  Bemis  married 
Anna  Parker,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  seven  children  :  Harry,  died  in  infancy ; 
Charles  Arthur,  of  further  mention  ;  Fred- 
erick I. ;  Grace  P.,  married  F.  T.  Buchan- 
non,  of  Detroit,  Michigan;  Fanny  Anna, 
married  Everett  E.  Stone,  of  Boston ; 
Maud,  married  John  W.  B.  Brand ;  Lu- 
cinda  S.,  married  Frank  G.  Hodgkins. 

(IX)  Charles  Arthur  Bemis,  son  of  Ar- 
thur Irving  and  Anna  (Parker)  Bemis 
(q.  v.),  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, November  3,  1861.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  public  and  private  schools  of 
Springfield,  and  began  his  business  life  as 
clerk  in  a  general  store  of  Longmeadow. 
A  year  later  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Mcintosh  Boot  &  Shoe  Company  as  clerk, 
but  later  and  for  ten  years  was  "on  the 
road"  for  that  company  as  a  traveling 
salesman.  In  1889  Mr.  Bemis  became  as- 
sociated with  the  Charles  C.  Lewis  Hard- 
ware Company  as  bookkeeper,  and  has 
since  been  continuously  connected  with 
that  company.  He  is  a  member  of  its 
board  of  directors,  and  since  1915  has 
been  assistant  treasurer  and  manager.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Springfield  Rotary 
Club,  and  an  attendant  of  the  Baptist 
church. 

Mr.  Bemis  married  (first)  Belle  M. 
Kirby,  of  Brownsville,  Virginia,  who  died 
in  1897.  He  married  (second)  Lucinda  F. 
Day,  of  Northampton,  Massachusetts. 
Children  of  first  marriage :  i.  Eleanor  S., 
married  Clifton  Plumb,  of  Meriden,  Con- 
necticut, and  they  have  two  sons,  Richard 
and  Theodore  Chapin.  2.  Chapin  T.,  born 
in  1897;  educated  in  Springfield  schools 
and  Wilbraham  Academy,  and  for  two 
years  was  engaged  with  the  Charles  C. 
Lewis  Hardware  Company;  he  then  en- 
listed in  the  United  States  Naval  Reserve, 
and  was  assigned  to  duty  on  the  "Benson- 


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hurst"  in  patrol  work  off  Long  Island 
Sound  ;  was  rated  as  a  first-class  seaman  ; 
since  his  return  has  been  with  the  Charles 
C.  Bemis  Hardware  Company  as  a  travel- 
ing representative ;  he  married  Dorothy 
Pease. 

STEARNS,  Charles  Ashley, 

Member  of  Important  Family. 

All  the  surnames  "Stearns,"  "Sterns," 
"Sternes,"  "Strans,"  are  variations  of  the 
English  family  name  "Sterne."  That  fam- 
ily bore  arms,  that  of  the  Archbishop  of 
York,  1664-1683,  being  the  oldest  of  the 
various  arms  borne  by  the  Sterne  family. 

Arms — Or  a  chevron  between  three  crosses  flory 
sable. 

Crest — A  cock  starling  proper. 

(I)  The  American  ancestor,  Isaac 
Stearns,  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Nay- 
land,  County  of  Suffolk,  England,  and 
came  April  8,  1630,  in  the  ship  "Ara- 
bella," his  fellow  passengers  being  Gov- 
ernor Winthrop,  Sir  Richard  Saltonstall 
and  Rev.  George  Phillips.  The  "Ara- 
bella" arrived  at  Salem,  Massachusetts, 
June  12,  1630.  Isaac  Stearns  did  not  re- 
main at  Salem,  but  settled  at  Watertown, 
where  he  had  a  home  lot,  in  1642.  In 
1647,  he  and  Mr.  Biscoe  were  appointed 
by  the  selectmen  "to  consider  how  the 
bridge  over  the  river  shall  be  built."  This 
is  the  first  mention  of  a  bridge  over  the 
Charles  river,  at  Watertown.  Isaac 
Stearns  was  a  man  of  thrift  and  industry, 
his  land  holdings  amounting  in  all,  to  four 
hundred  and  sixty-seven  acres.  He  died 
June  28,  1671.  He  married  Mary  Barker, 
who  died  April  2,  1677,  daughter  of  John 
and  Margaret  Barker,  of  Stoke,  in  Nay- 
land,  Suffolkshire,  England.  She  accom- 
panied her  husband  to  New  England  with 
their  two  daughters,  Mary  and  Ann,  and 
their  elder  son,  John.  Five  children  were 
born  to  them  after  their  arrival  in  New 


England:  Isaac  (2),  of  further  mention; 
Sarah,  married  Deacon  Samuel  Stone; 
Samuel,  born  April  24,  1638,  died  August 
3,  1683 ;  Elizabeth,  married  Samuel  Man- 
ning; Abigail,  married  Deacon  John 
Morse.  Isaac  Stearns  is  the  progenitor  of 
Charles  Ashley  Stearns,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  descent  being  traced 
through  Isaac  (2)  Stearns,  who  was  the 
first  New  England  born  child  of  Isaac  and 
Mary  (Barker)  Stearns. 

(II)  Isaac  (2)  Stearns,  son  of  Isaac  (i) 
and  Mary  (Barker)  Stearns,  was  born  in 
Watertown,  January  6,  1632,  died  August 
29,  1676.  He  married,  June  24,  1660, 
Sarah  Beers,  and  settled  at  Cambridge 
Farms,  now  Lexington.  His  wife  sur- 
vived him  and  married  (second),  July  23, 
1677,  Thomas  Wheeler,  of  Concord.  Chil- 
dren :  Sarah,  born  January  15,  1662 ;  mar- 
ried, December,  1678,  John  Wheeler; 
Mary,  born  October  8,  1663,  married,  Jan- 
uary I,  1694,  John  Cutler;  Isaac  (3),  born 
August  26,  1665,  married  Elizabeth  Stone  ; 
Samuel,  of  further  mention ;  Abigail,  mar- 
ried, November  29,  1792,  Samuel  Hallo- 
well ;  she  died  May  ii,  1709;  John,  born 
1675 ;  died  in  Bedford,  Massachusetts, 
June  14,  1734. 

(III)  Samuel  Stearns,  son  of  Isaac 
(2)  and  Sarah  (Beers)  Stearns,  born 
January  11,  1668,  was  accidentally  killed, 
November  19,  1721.  His  wife,  Phoebe, 
moved  in  1730,  to  Littleton,  New  Hamp- 
shire. Children :  Sarah,  married  Wil- 
liam Wheeler;  Mary,  married  John 
Powers ;  Abigail,  married  Joseph  Tem- 
ple ;  Samuel,  settled  in  Hollis.  New 
Hampshire ;  Ruth,  married  Oliver  Liver- 
more  ;  Phoebe,  married  Mr.  Cummings ; 
Rebecca,  married  Mr.  Whittemore; 
Thomas,  of  further  mention ;  John,  mar- 
ried (first)  Rebecca  Dean;  (second) 
Molly  Corey;  Joseph,  baptized  April  15, 
1715;  Benjamin,  married  Mrs.  Mary  War- 
ren, a  widow. 


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i'lV;  Thomas  Stearns,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Phoebe  Stearns,  born,  July  4,  1710, 
lived  in  Littleton,  New  Hampshire,  and 
was  eminent  for  his  Christian  virtues.  He 
married  (first)  Abigail  Reed,  the  mother 
of  three  sons :  Ebenezer,  John  and  Jo- 
siah.  By  his  second  marriage  he  had 
daughters,  Abigail  and  Mary,  both  of 
whom  died  young.  He  married  (third) 
Mary  Heald,  of  Chelmsford,  who  died 
April  22,  1809.  Children  of  the  third  mar- 
riage :  Noah,  died  unmarried,  one  of  the 
most  intelligent,  influential  men  of  Lit- 
tleton ;  Abigail,  lived  with  her  brother, 
Noah,  and  died  unmarried ;  Lydia,  mar- 
ried Joshua  Cheever  Fowle;  Molly,  mar- 
ried Silas  Smith ;  Samuel,  a  soldier  of  the 
Revolution ;  Levi,  married  Elizabeth 
Goodrich. 

(V)  Hon.  Josiah  Stearns,  son  of 
Thomas  and  Abigail  (Reed)  Stearns,  was 
born  in  Littleton,  New  Hampshire,  July 
18,  1747,  and  settled  in  Lunenburg,  where 
when  the  tidings  of  the  fight  at  Lexing- 
ton reached  him,  he  marched  his  men  to 
meet  the  invaders,  and  served  his  country 
with  sword  and  pen.  In  1776,  he  was  a 
member  of  the  committee  of  public  safety, 
and  at  different  times  filled  every  office 
of  importance  in  the  town.  He  married, 
March  6,  1769,  Mary  Corey,  born  March, 
1750;  died  December  28,  1828.  He  died 
in  Lunenburg,  April  6,  1822.  Children : 
Luther,  married  Mary  Hall ;  Susanna, 
died  aged  twelve  years;  Arabel,  born 
June  17,  1774;  Mary,  married  Hon.  Ed- 
mund Gushing;  Thomas,  married  Pris- 
cilla  Gushing;  Elizabeth,  married  Major 
Levi  Houghton ;  Sarah,  married  Captain 
James  Patterson ;  Oliver,  of  further  men- 
tion; Susanna,  married  Joseph  Bicknel ; 
Ann,  married  Benjamin  Snow,  a  widower. 

(VI)  Oliver  Stearns,  son  of  Hon.  Josiah 
and  Mary  (Corey)  Stearns,  born  March  4, 
1786,  died  in  Dracut,  Massachusetts,  1826. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College, 


1808,  studied  law,  and  settled  in  Ames- 
bury,  Massachusetts,  where  he  became  a 
man  of  importance.  He  was  a  represen- 
tative in  1819,  and  was  highly  esteemed 
as  a  lawyer.  He  married  in  1810,  Dorcas 
Varnum,  daughter  of  Hon.  J.  B.  Varnum, 
of  Dracut.  Children  :  Anne  Dorcas,  mar- 
ried Freeman  Huggins ;  Charles  Oliver, 
married  Adeline  Eastman ;  Susan  Maria 
Corey,  married  Joseph  Chandler;  George 
Parker,  died  April  20,  1845  5  Luther,  of 
further  mention ;  William  Henry,  mar- 
ried Mary  Ann  Durent;  Laurens,  died 
May  21,  1846;  Mary  Elizabeth,  born  Jan- 
uary 7,  1825. 

(VII)  Luther  Stearns,  son  of  Oliver 
and  Dorcas  (Varnum)  Stearns,  was  born 
August  17,  1820,  in  Dracut,  died  Sept.  17, 
1917.  He  was  an  engineer  on  the  Boston 
and  Albany  railroad  for  forty  years.  He 
married  Mary  Alvord,  and  had  children : 
Mary,  died  an  infant;  Neal,  died  at  the 
age  of  fifty;  Albert,  died  in  1913;  George, 
died  young;  Charles  Ashley  Stearns,  of 
further  mention ;  James  P.,  in  Spring- 
field. 

(VIII)  Charles  Ashley  Stearns,  son  of 
Luther  and  Mary  (Alvord)  Stearns,  was 
born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  No- 
vember 28,  1865.  He  was  educated  in  the 
city  schools,  and  has  long  been  asso- 
ciated with  the  Springfield  Fire  and 
Marine  Insurance  Company,  He  mar- 
ried, April  20,  1892,  Carrie  Emery  Cooley, 
daughter  of  Reuben  Valorous  and  Rose 
M.  (Shaw)  Cooley. 

(The  Cooley  Line) 

(I)  Benjamin  Cooley,  the  American 
ancestor  of  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Stearns,  was 
an  early  settler  in  that  part  of  Spring- 
field, called  "Longmeadow,"  From  him 
are  descended  all  of  the  name  in  this 
country,  claiming  early  Colonial  descent. 
For  thirteen  years  he  was  a  selectman  of 
Springfield,   serving  with   Miles  Morgan 


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and  James  Pynchon.  He  died,  August 
17,  1684.  His  wife,  Sarah,  died  August  23, 
1684.  Children:  Bethiah;  Obadiah  of 
whom  further  ;  Elakin  ;  Daniel ;  Sarah  ; 
Benjamin  ;  Mary  ;  and  Joseph. 

(II)  Obadiah  Cooley,  son  of  Ben- 
jamin and  Sarah  Cooley,  was  born,  Sep- 
tember 27,  1646,  died  September  3,  1690. 
He  married,  November  9,  1670,  Rebecca 
Williams,  who  survived  him,  and  mar- 
ried (second)  John  Warner.  She  died, 
October  18,  1715.  They  were  the  parents 
of  seven  children,  descent  in  this  branch 
following  through  Obadiah  (2)  Cooley, 
the  fourth  child. 

(III)  Obadiah  (2)  Cooley,  son  of 
Obadiah  (i)  and  Rebecca  (Williams) 
Cooley,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, August  I,  1678;  died,  October 
6,  1764.  He  bought  land  in  Springfield, 
on  the  west  side  of  the  "Great  river,"  in 
1730,  and  in  1738  purchased  of  Benjamin 
Ball  three  acres  of  land  on  the  bank  of 
the  river,  later  known  as  the  "Isaac  Hum- 
iston  place,"  where  he  died.  He  married, 
January  22,  1702,  Dorcas  Hale.  They 
v/ere  the  parents  of  six  sons :  Obadiah 
(3),  Noah,  Moses,  David;  Abel,  a  Revolu- 
tionary soldier;  and  Jacob. 

(IV)  Jacob  Cooley,  son  of  Obadiah  (2) 
and  Dorcas  (Hale)  Cooley,  was  born 
November  19,  1720,  died  September  24, 
1807.  He  settled  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, where  he  married  Abigail  Cha- 
pin,  of  the  ancient  Chapin  family  of 
Western  Massachusetts,  and  reared  a 
family  of  sons  and  daughters. 

(V)  Earl  Cooley,  son  of  Jacob  and 
Abigail  (Chapin)  Cooley,  was  born  in 
Springfield,  in  1757,  died  November  15, 
1809.  He  was  a  farmer  and  land  owner, 
his  farm  in  Springfield,  now  in  that  part 
of  the  city  occupied  by  the  county  jail. 
His  farm  house,  in  which  the  last  years  of 
his  life  were  spent,  was  for  a  long  time  an 


old  landmark,  standing  at  the  corner  of 
York  and  Main  streets.  He  married,  No- 
vember 29,  1871,  Amy  Stebbins,  who  sur- 
vived him,  and  married  (second)  Cap- 
tain liitchcock.  Children  of  Earl  and 
Amy  (Stebbins)  Cooley:  Samuel,  of  fur- 
ther mention ;  Jacob,  Edward,  Earl,  Har- 
vey, Betsey,  Amy,  and  Sophia. 

(VI)  Samuel  Cooley,  eldest  son  of  Earl 
and  Amy  (Stebbins)  Cooley,  was  born  in 
Springfield,  October  16,  1782;  died  in 
1863.  He  grew  up  at  the  home  farm,  in 
Springfield,  but  after  arriving  at  man's 
estate,  bought  a  stage  route  between 
Springfield  and  Wilbraham  which  he  op- 
erated for  many  years,  becoming  a  well- 
known  and  very  popular  stage  driver. 
When  railways  came,  he  retired  and  be- 
came a  farmer.  He  spent  the  last  years  of 
his  life  at  Springfield,  although  he  died  at 
the  home  of  his  son,  Thomas,  in  South- 
wick.  During  the  War  of  1812,  he  vol- 
unteered and  served  in  the  American 
army.  He  married,  January  16,  1804, 
Ruth  Ferry,  born  January  2,  1874,  died 
in  1875,  daughter  of  Thaddeus  Ferry,  a 
fife  major  in  the  army.  Mrs.  Cooley  was 
a  woman  of  intelligence  and  energy,  re- 
taining these  traits  until  the  close  of  her 
life,  although  a  nonagenarian.  Children : 
Alvah,  born  February  10,  1805 ;  Edmund, 
born  June  24,  1808;  Samuel  (2),  born  No- 
vember 24,  1809;  Ruth,  born  September 
24,  181 1  ;  Thomas,  of  further  mention; 
Barnabas,  born  December  13,  1815. 

(VII)  Thomas  Cooley,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Ruth  (Ferry)  Cooley,  was  born  June 
6,  1813,  died  December  16,  1868.  He 
married  September  20,  1837,  Elvira  Ste- 
vens, born  March  i,  1813,  died  June  10, 
188S.  Children:  Reuben  Valorous,  of 
further  mention;  Marie  Antoinette,  born 
June  22,  1842,  died  December  i,  1842; 
Samuel  Dexter,  born  August  31,  1843, 
died  September,  1910;  Charles  Eno,  born 


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on  the  Memorial  Church.    Ix 
the  Union  army,  and  served  ui 
of  the  war,  having  an  honorable- 
record.    After  the  war  ended,  he  i  < 
tu  Spring^eld,  where,  for  a  time  he 
a  proprietor  of  a  restaurant.     Later 
became  a  hotel  proprietor,  having  hoiv. 
in    Northampton,    Westfield,    Litchfiv: 
Massachusetts,  and  Waterbury,  ■ 
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onducted   the   Waverly   Restaur;. 

i-.r  retiring  from  businc:«s,  he  ^^  ■  ' 
V-/aterbury,  Connecticut,  there 
v/ith  his  son  until  his  death.  He  wa..  c- 
member  of  the  Mt.  Moriah  Lodge,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons  of  Westfield ;  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows ;  and  the 
Improved  Order  of  Red  Men.  He  mar- 
ried (first),  September,  1866,  Rosa  M. 
Shaw,  of  Danamora,  New  York,  born 
September,  19,  1842,  died  December  2, 
1877,  daughter  of  Darius  P.  Shaw.  He 
married  (second)  Lizzie  C.  Camp,  and 
resides  in  Brooklyn.  Children  of  first 
marriage :  Carrie  Emery,  married  Charles 
Ashley  Stearns;  George  M.,  bom  1868, 
died  1870;  Annie  Louise  Cooley,  who 
married  George  13avy.  of  Detroit.  Chil- 
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SMITH,  George  W.  V., 

Art  Connoisseur,  Public  Benefactor. 

The  history  of  art  in  the  city  of  Spring- 

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school  of  Warren  W.  Sellick  until  he  en- 
tered the  Seminary  in  Amenia,  Dutchess 
county,  New  York.  At  the  age  of 
eighteen,  he  entered  business  life  as  a 
clerk  with  the  importing  house  of  Bab- 
cock,  Gould  &  Company,  New  York  City, 
with  whom  he  remained  six  years.  Dur- 
ing this  time  he  was  offered,  but  declined, 
a  partnership  in  this  firm.  At  the  expir- 
ation of  the  six  years,  he  resigned  from 
this  position,  and  formed  the  firm  of 
Stivers  &  Smith,  carriage  manufacturers. 
This  period  of  his  business  career  was 
cast  in  strenuous  times.  Hardly  had  the 
firm  made  a  beginning,  when  the  financial 
crashes  of  1857,  with  their  attendant 
panics,  swept  the  country.  But  this  did 
not  discourage  Mr.  Smith ;  he  pressed 
resolutely  forward,  holding  his  own  even 
in  the  dark  and  troublesome  days  of  the 
Civil  War,  until  January  i,  1867,  when  he 
withdrew  from  the  firm. 

During  all  this  time  he  was  developing 
the  artistic  ideas  of  a  connoisseur.  Mr. 
Smith,  like  most  collectors,  started  his 
collection  with  paintings,  making  his  first 
purchase  in  1852.  Gradually  his  interests 
broadened,  and  fine  bronzes  and  ivories 
were  added  to  it.  One  day  in  passing  a 
small  shop  in  lower  New  York,  where 
curios  were  dealt  in,  he  chanced  to  see  a 
bowl  and  a  pilgrim  bottle,  in  a  curious 
ware,  which  was  entirely  unknown  to  him. 
Upon  investigation,  he  learned  they  had 
been  brought  to  this  country  from  China 
by  an  old  sea  captain.  The  rare  beauty 
of  these  two  pieces  attracted  him,  and 
they  were  the  beginning  of  his  now  fam- 
ous cloisonne  collection. 

The  passion  for  art  during  these  years 
had  grown  too  strong  to  make  the  mere 
rolling  of  dollars  longer  attractive,  so  at 
the  early  age  of  thirty-five,  he  retired  from 
an  active  and  prosperous  career  to  devote 
the  balance  of  his  life  to  the  cultivation  of 
his  aesthetic  tastes,  and  to  the  gratifica- 


tion of  his  keen  love  of  the  beautiful.  He 
entered  the  field  at  a  most  favorable  time. 
The  millionaire  collector  had  not  arrived, 
the  professional  or  amateur  was  rara  avis. 
He  gave  himself  unreservedly  to  the  lux- 
ury of  study  and  collecting  in  the  Old 
World.  Twelve  years  were  spent  by  him 
abroad,  travelling  widely  and  meeting  ar- 
tists and  connoisseurs,  thereby  gaining  a 
liberal  art  education.  His  keen  judgment 
and  love  of  color,  form,  and  texture,  made 
him  an  expert  in  the  valuation  of  art,  es- 
pecially Chinese  and  Japanese,  and  his 
collection  of  cloisonne,  jades,  lacquers, 
porcelains,  bronzes,  ivories,  and  of  curios 
is  conceded  to  be  one  of  the  most  unique 
and  representative  in  America. 

Through  Mr.  Smith's  influence,  the 
first  noteworthy  exhibition  of  paintings 
was  held  in  Springfield,  in  1878,  and  as  a 
proof  of  the  local  interest  it  aroused,  it 
was  noted  at  the  time  that  out  of  fifty- 
six  paintings  exhibited,  thirty-six  were 
sold  as  a  result,  and  the  art  exhibition  be- 
came an  annual  affair  in  Springfield. 
Mr.  Smith's  own  collection  was  growing 
constantly,  and  from  1882  to  1887  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Smith  were  abroad  continuously, 
and  many  articles  of  great  value  were 
added  to  the  collection,  which  now 
reached  large  proportions.  He  greatly 
desired  that  it  might  become  a  means  of 
enjoyment  and  art  education  to  the  people, 
and  when  in  1889  the  City  Library  Asso- 
ciation of  Springfield  was  discussing  plans 
to  enlarge  the  facilities  of  the  public 
library,  he  proposed  to  bequeath  his  col- 
lection to  the  association,  on  condition 
that  a  suitable  fireproof  structure  be  built 
in  which  to  preserve  and  display  it.  He 
also  offered  to  guarantee  its  perpetual 
care  by  a  suitable  endowment,  and  Mrs. 
Smith  proposed  to  give  her  valuable  col- 
lection of  laces  and  embroideries,  on  the 
same  conditions.  The  association  ac- 
cepted the  gift  upon  the  terms  proposed ; 


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the  building  was  erected  ;  the  collection 
installed  and  opened  to  the  public,  in 
1896.  Meanwhile,  and  up  to  the  present, 
1920,  under  the  care  of  Mr.  Smith,  the  col- 
lection has  been  steadily  gaining  in  size 
and  completeness.  The  formal  deed  of 
gift,  by  which  the  collection  became  for- 
ever the  possession  of  the  Springfield  City 
Library  Association,  was  executed  Febru- 
ary 7,  1914.  The  collection  of  treasures 
including  as  the  deed  recites :  "A  very 
valuable,  choice,  and  extensive  collection 
of  ceramics,  bronzes,  paintings,  arms, 
textiles,  lacquers,  cloisonne,  enamels,  sil- 
verware, furniture,  laces,  books,  manu- 
scripts, jades,  and  many  other  art  objects 
and  curios,"  represents  the  chief  life  work 
of  George  Walter  Vincent  Smith  and  his 
wife,  and  is  given  by  them  jointly  to  be 
used  for  the  pleasure  and  instruction  of 
the  present  and  future  generations.  The 
legal  title  by  which  the  collection  is 
known  is  "The  George  Walter  Vincent 
Smith  Collection."  Mr.  Smith,  despite 
his  eighty-eight  years,  retains  and  exer- 
cises his  function  of  supervisor  and  di- 
rector of  the  collection ;  adding  to  it,  im- 
proving it,  and  doing  everything  he  deems 
possible  for  the  betterment  of  his  life  gift 
to  the  public. 

A  man  who  has  given  the  wealth  of 
his  life  endeavors  for  others ;  who,  pos- 
sessed of  marked  genius,  has  devoted  it 
with  energy  and  assiduity  to  so  worthy  a 
field  of  activity,  and  who,  while  in  the 
full  possession  of  his  powers  and  facul- 
ties, has  had  the  altruistic  spirit,  to  place 
the  total  result  of  these  labors  at  the  ser- 
vice of  his  followers  for  all  time  to  come, 
would  naturally  win  many  encomiums. 
Among  the  many  which  have  found  voice, 
the  following  from  the  Springfield  "Re- 
publican" is  quoted : 

To  his  honor  will  stand  a  monument,  whose 
beauty  is  infinitely  varied,  enduring  almost  beyond 
the  reach  of  thought,  the  teacher  of  generations 


unborn,  giving  pleasure  to  eye  and  heart  and  in- 
creasing the  cunning  of  hands  not  to  be  num- 
bered. The  spiritual  appeal  will  be  there  forever. 
A  writer  of  books  can  put  his  single  soul  with  its 
message  between  covers.  Mr.  Smith  has  gathered 
for  us  this  faithful  work  of  thousands  of  souls 
as  expressed  in  superior  craftsmanship.  Through 
him,  they  are  to  teach  us.  As  a  master  in  appre- 
ciating them,  he  has  assembled  a  noble  company 
for  our  service.  This  is  what  Mr.  Smith  has  done 
with  his  life  and  money, — and  he  has  done  well. 
Few  men  have  built  upon  foundation  so  enduring, 
so  worthy  of  respect,  of  tribute  and  gratitude. 

The  following  is  also  a  quoted  expres- 
sion of  the  esteem  and  appreciation  of  his 
fellows : 

His  name  is  indisseverably  linked  with  a  public 
benefaction,  splendid  alike  in  its  artistic  and  its 
monetary  worth.  He  has  given  to  the  city  a 
priceless  collection  of  works  of  an  ancient  and 
medieval  art  and  artisanship.  The  munificence  of 
the  honored  donor  cannot  be  measured  by  terms 
of  art,  or  as  money.  Rather  shall  it  be  measured 
by  this,  that  he  gave  his  life  to  the  city  that  he 
loves. 

While  Mr.  Smith  has  followed  with 
such  singleness  of  purpose  his  chosen  vo- 
cation of  collecting,  he  has  found  time  and 
place  for  many  other  activities.  He  has 
been  a  member  for  fifty  years  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  New  York  City ;  also  of  the 
Japan  Society  of  America;  the  American 
Association  of  Museums ;  the  American 
Federation  of  Arts;  the  National  Geo- 
graphic Society;  United  States  Chamber 
of  Commerce ;  Springfield  Chamber  of 
Commerce  ;  Colony  Club  ;  Nayasset  Club  ; 
Unity  Men's  Club;  and  is  an  honorary 
member  of  the  Springfield  Art  League; 
and  honorary  member  of  the  Rotary  Club. 
He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Order 
of  William  Pynchon  of  the  Publicity  Club, 
of  Springfield.  This  is  an  honor  conferred 
by  the  club  upon  citizens  of  Springfield 
who  have  served  the  city  in  a  notable 
manner.  In  politics,  Mr.  Smith  is  a  Re- 
publican, and  when  twelve  years  of  age 
was  marshal  of  the  Henry  Clay's  Boys' 


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Club,  and  has  always  voted  the  Republi- 
can ticket.  In  church  relation,  he  is  an 
Episcopalian. 

Mr.  Smith  married,  June  22,  1869,  Belle 
Townsley,  daughter  of  George  Reuben 
and  Mary  Ann  (Hitchcock)  Townsley,  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts.  In  his  wife, 
he  found  not  only  a  congenial  and  sym- 
pathetic companion,  but  also  an  able  co- 
adjutor, Mrs.  Smith's  interest  in  collect- 
ing being  second  only  to  that  of  her  hus- 
band. They  decided  to  make  Spring- 
field their  home,  and  in  1871  the  first  in- 
stallment of  the  now  famous  collection 
was  brought  to  the  city,  which  has  since 
been  its  home  and  the  home  of  its  owners. 
To  young  men  who  would  be  successful 
Mr.  Smith  gives  this  word : 

Choose  your  companions  with  care,  seeking 
those  of  principle  and  character,  rather  than  those 
of  wealth.  Be  sincere  and  honest,  observe  the 
"Golden  Rule,"  and  believe  that  there  are  other 
things  more  productive  of  happiness  than  the  ac- 
quiring of  great  wealth. 

These  are  no  theorist's  words,  but  the 
utterances  of  a  man  speaking  out  of  the 
fulness  of  experience,  and  recommending 
virtues  which  he  has  personally  tested  and 
possesses.         

SMITH,  Samuel  Finley,  M.  D., 

Physician,  Civic  OfB.cial. 

Dr.  Samuel  Finley  Smith,  of  Indian 
Orchard,  Massachusetts,  has  been  in  prac- 
tice there  nearly  a  half  century,  having 
located  in  that  town  in  1873,  and  is  there 
highly  regarded  as  a  physician,  and  citi- 
zen.   He  comes  of  an  old  English  family. 

(I)  Lieutenant  Samuel  Smith,  ances- 
tor of  Dr.  Samuel  F.  Smith,  was  born  in 
England,  about  1602,  and  April  3,  1634, 
sailed  for  New  England  on  the  ship 
"Elizabeth."  He  settled  first  in  Salem, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  was  admitted  a 
freeman,  September  3,  1634;  was  a  pro- 
prietor in  1638,  but  later  was  a  citizen  of 


Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  going  thence 
to  Hadley,  Massachusetts,  where  he  held 
important  offices  both  in  church  and 
State.  He  died  about  1680,  aged  seventy- 
eight.  Descent  in  the  line  of  Dr.  Samuel 
F.  Smith  is  through  the  fifth  child  of 
Lieutenant  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Smith. 

(II)  Ensign  Chileab  Smith,  son  of 
Lieutenant  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Smith, 
was  born  in  New  England,  and  died 
March  7,  1731,  aged  ninety-five  years.  He 
was  admitted  a  freeman  in  1673,  and  in  the 
Colonial  military  service  gained  the  rank 
of  ensign.  He  married,  October  2,  1661, 
Hannah  Hitchcock,  who  died  August  31, 
1733,  aged  eighty-eight,  daughter  of  Luke 
Hitchcock,  of  Wethersfield,  Connecticut. 
They  were  the  parents  of  four  children 
born  between  1662  and  1668,  this  review 
following  through  Ebenezer,  the  fourth 
child,  and  third  son. 

(III)  Ebenezer  Smith,  son  of  Ensign 
Chileab  and  Hannah  (Hitchcock)  Smith, 
was  born  July  11,  1668,  and  died  about 
1716.     He  was  a  weaver  by  trade.     In 

October,  1691,  he  married  Abigail  Brough- 
ton,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  ten  chil- 
dren, descent  in  this  line  being  traced 
through  Deacon  John,  fourth  child,  and 
second  son. 

(IV)  Deacon  John  Smith,  son  of  Eben- 
ezer and  Abigail  (Broughton)  Smith,  was 
born  May  i,  1699,  and  died  in  Granby, 
Hampden  county,  Massachusetts,  June 
17,  1774.  He  resided  in  the  south  pre- 
cinct of  Hadley,  and  there  was  a  collector 
for  the  church,  a  deacon  and  selectman 
for  five  terms.  Later  he  moved  to  Granby, 
where  he  died.  Deacon  Smith  married 
(first),  August  14,  1724,  Rachel  Smith, 
who  died  September  20,  1724,  daughter 
of  John  Smith.  He  married  (second), 
April  6,  1727,  Mary  Dickinson,  who  died 
March  5,  1781,  daughter  of  William  B, 
Dickinson. 

(V)  Deacon   Nathan  Smith,  only   son 


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of  Deacon  John  Smith  and  his  second 
wife,  Mary  (Dickinson)  Smith,  was  born 
about  1 73 1,  and  died  August  21,  181 1. 
He  lived  in  Granby,  Massachusetts,  and 
was  one  of  the  influential  patriots  of  the 
town.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary county  convention  held  at  North- 
ampton, and  in  1777  was  representative  to 
the  General  Court.  In  1771  his  estate  was 
rated  among  the  largest  in  Granby.  He 
married  Eunice  Smith,  who  died  Septem- 
ber 19,  1822,  daughter  of  James  Smith. 
They  were  the  parents  of  sixteen  chil- 
dren, including  a  son  Samuel,  the  four- 
teenth child. 

(VI)  Samuel  (2)  Smith,  son  of  Deacon 
Nathan  and  Eunice  (Smith)  Smith,  was 
born  in  Granby,  Massachusetts,  August 
4,  1775,  and  died  ninety-four  years  later, 
in  1869.  He  married  in  1799,  Mehitable 
Burnett,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
eleven  children,  born  in  Granby.  Descent 
is  traced  through  his  sixth  child,  Sam- 
uel (2). 

(VII)  Samuel  (3)  Smith,  son  of  Sam- 
uel (2)  and  Mehitable  (Burnett)  Smith, 
was  born  in  Granby,  Massachusetts,  De- 
cember 22,  1808,  and  died  August  5,  1890. 
He  lived  on  the  homestead  at  Granby, 
taught  school,  engaged  in  farming,  and 
was  prominent  in  church  and  town  affairs. 
For  many  years  he  served  as  assessor  of 
taxes,  and  as  member  of  the  school  com- 
mittee ;  was  representative  to  the  General 
Court  in  1863,  and  a  member  of  the  com- 
mittee in  charge  of  the  Massachusetts 
Agricultural  College,  of  Boston  Society  of 
Natural  History,  and  the  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology.  At  the  time  of 
his  election  to  the  General  Court,  he  re- 
ceived every  vote  cast  in  the  district,  a 
most  remarkable  fact.  He  served  the 
Granby  Church  for  twenty  years  as  dea- 
con, and  the  Sunday  School  twenty-seven 
consecutive  years  as  superintendent.     He 


married,  December  7,  1835,  Maryett 
White,  who  died  December  15,  1888, 
daughter  of  Luther  and  Abigail  (Preston) 
White,  of  Granby.  Maryett  White  was  a 
descendant  of  Elder  John  White,  who 
came  in  the  ship  "Lion"  in  1632,  descent 
being  through  the  Elder's  son,  Jonathan 
White ;  his  son  Deacon  Nathaniel  White ; 
his  son,  Daniel  White,  and  his  wife,  Han- 
nah Bagg ;  their  son,  Jacob  White,  and  his 
wife  Amy  Stebbins ;  their  son  Luther 
White  and  his  wife  Abigail  Preston  ;  their 
daughter,  Maryett,  wife  of  Deacon  Sam- 
uel Smith.  Deacon  Samuel  and  Maryett 
(White)  Smith,  were  the  parents  of  nine 
children:  i.  Eliza  Thayer,  wife  of  Cap- 
tain William  B.  Clark,  who  was  killed  in 
the  Civil  War,  October  24,  1864.  2.  Rob- 
ert Morrison,  a  soldier  of  the  Union,  serv- 
ing in  Company  K,  Thirty-fourth  Regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  Volunteer  Infantry. 
He  was  slightly  wounded  at  New  Market, 
Virginia,  in  May,  1864,  and  at  the  battle 
of  Piedmont,  Virginia,  was  so  severely 
wounded  as  to  be  unfit  for  field  duty. 
He  was  retained  in  the  service  on  light 
duty  until  honorably  discharged  June  15, 
1865.  3.  Lucretia  Marie,  born  May  19, 
1841,  died  August  26,  1842.  4.  Marietta, 
married  Charles  S.  Boynton.  5.  Henry 
Neal,  died  aged  three  years.  6.  Samuel 
Finley,  of  further  mention.  7.  Abby 
White,  married  John  H.  Chandler.  8. 
Henry  Martin,  died  young.  9.  Emma 
Clarinda,  married  John  H.  Chandler.  She 
and  the  doctor  only  are  living. 

(VIII)  Dr.  Samuel  Finley  Smith,  sixth 
child  of  Deacon  Samuel  (3)  and  Maryett 
(White)  Smith,  was  born  in  Granby, 
Hampshire  county,  Massachusetts,  July  17. 
1847.  After  finishing  public  school  study 
with  courses  of  study  at  South  Hadley 
High  School,  he  entered  Wesleyan  Acad- 
emy, Wilbraham,  finishing  with  gradua- 
tion in  1868.     The  following  autumn  he 


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entered  Amherst  College,  but  about  one 
year  later  left  Amherst,  and  began  study 
in  the  medical  department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  whence  he  was  grad- 
uated M.  D.,  March  26,  1873.  Soon  after- 
ward he  located  in  Indian  Orchard,  the 
Eighth  Ward  of  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, and  there  he  has  continued  in  gen- 
eral practice  during  the  forty-seven  years 
which  have  since  intervened.  Could  the 
record  of  this  nearly  half  century  of  his 
profession  be  written  in  detail,  it  would 
reveal  a  life  of  self  sacrifice,  of  devotion  to 
duty,  but  crowned  with  a  success,  not  to 
be  measured  by  the  usual  standard  of  pro- 
fessional honor  which  he  has  won  in 
abundance  in  addition  to  this.  He  is  rich 
in  the  regard  of  his  fellow-men. 

He  is  a  member  of  Springfield  Academy 
of  Medicine ;  Hampden  District  Medical 
Society  ;  Eastern  Hampden  Medical  Asso- 
ciation ;  Massachusetts  Medical  Society ; 
and  the  American  Medical  Association, 
and  his  standing  is  high  among  his  pro- 
fessional brethren,  and  his  relations  most 
pleasant.  He  is  affiliated  with  Roswell  Lee 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  also 
the  Indian  Orchard  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons;  Wallamanump  tribe,  Im- 
proved Order  of  Red  Men ;  this  has  now 
affiliated  with  Qusamequin  tribe  of 
Springfield ;  and  the  Independent  Order 
of  Foresters.  In  1876,  when  a  candidate 
for  Springfield  Common  Council,  he  was 
the  nominee  of  both  parties. 

Dr.  Smith  married,  June  2^],  1877,  Alice 
Kimball,  born  February  27,  1853,  died 
February  5,  1890,  daughter  of  Rev. 
George  P.  Kimball,  of  Chicago.  Their 
only  child,  Neal  Kimball  Smith,  born  Jan- 
uary 10,  1879,  died  November  i,  1879. 
Dr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
Church  of  Indian  Orchard,  and  was  also 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school,  1873 
to  1883. 


PARSONS,  Charles  Henry, 

Man  of  Great  Enterprise. 

Charles  H.  Parsons,  vice-president  of 
the  Springfield  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
chairman  of  public  affairs  of  the  same  or- 
ganization, and  extensively  engaged  in 
real  estate  operations  in  his  native  city, 
represents  a  family  that  has  been  resident 
in  this  country  since  the  year  1635.  The 
greater  number  of  its  members  were  resi- 
dents of  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  and 
actively  interested  in  promoting  the  wel- 
fare and  development  of  the  communities 
where  they  made  their  homes. 

(I)  Cornet  Joseph  Parsons,  the  immi- 
grant ancestor,  was  born  in  England, 
about  1613,  and  with  his  brother  Ben- 
jamin, is  said  to  have  been  a  passenger 
on  the  ship,  "Transport,"  sailing  from 
Gravesend,  England,  early  in  July,  1635. 
It  is  also  said  that  he  was  a  fellow-pas- 
senger with  William  Pynchon,  in  1630, 
was  with  him  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Boston,  went  with  him  to  the  Connecticut 
Valley,  and  was  a  protege  of  Pynchon. 
As  he  was  only  seventeen  years  of  age 
when  Pynchon  founded  Agawam,  his  name 
does  not  appear  on  the  records  of  the  early 
Colony  except  as  a  witness  to  the  Indian 
deed  given  to  William  Pynchon  and 
others  of  the  lands  adjacent  to  the  fork 
of  the  Agawam  and  Connecticut  rivers. 
This  was  only  sixteen  years  after  the 
landing  of  the  Pilgrims,  at  Plymouth,  and 
only  six  years  after  the  first  settlement 
of  Boston.  The  date  of  his  arrival  in  the 
Colony  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  and  the 
location  of  his  home  in  England,  are  not 
definitely  known.  He  was  the  justice  of 
the  peace  and  witnessed  the  deed  trans- 
ferring vast  tracts  of  land  to  the  white 
settlers,  bearing  date,  "J^^y  I5»  1638." 
The  consideration  for  it,  received  by  the 
Indians,  was  eighteen  fathoms  of  wam- 
pum, eighteen  hatchets,  eighteen  knives, 


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eighteen  coats,  eighteen  hoes,  and  the 
land  extended  on  both  sides  of  the  Con- 
necticut and  Agawam  rivers  to  the  falls. 
No  other  record  or  part,  in  the  formation 
and  conduct  of  the  business  of  the  Colony 
appears  until  1642,  when  he  left  Spring- 
field, and  viewed  the  plantation  "Nolt- 
wog"  as  a  site  for  a  new  town  above  the 
falls.  This,  in  1662,  became  the  town  ot 
Northampton.  He  did  not  settle  there 
permanently  at  this  time,  as  he  was  a 
surveyor  of  lands  in  Springfield,  in  1646- 
47,  and  was  one  of  the  fifty-two  land 
owners  of  the  town  of  Springfield.  He 
also  held  the  office  of  overseer  of  fences 
in  1650,  and  was  selectman  of  the  town  in 
165 1.  In  1662  he,  with  others,  purchased 
the  plantation  at  "Noltwog,"-  which  in- 
cluded a  large  tract  of  valuable  land,  and 
commanded  an  extensive  trade  in  furs  of 
the  beaver  and  other  fur-bearing  animals. 
He  became  proprietor  of  the  place  by  right 
of  purchase,  and  was  made  the  first  se- 
lectman of  the  town ;  he  was  very  prom- 
inent in  town  and  church  affairs.  That 
these  cares  were  onerous,  is  evidenced  by 
the  fact  that  he  asked,  in  1656,  to  be  re- 
leased from  the  cares  of  office  for  one 
3'ear,  in  consideration  of  paying  into  the 
town  treasury  the  sum  of  twenty  shil- 
lings. In  1655  he  purchased  from  William 
Pynchon,  for  twelve  pounds  sterling,  to  be 
paid  annually,  the  sole  right  to  trade  in 
beaver  and  other  furs  in  the  Connecticut 
Valley,  and  the  trade  was  large.  The 
P3'nchon  estate  realized  four  hundred 
pounds,  and  five  hundred  pounds  for  the 
privilege.  In  1668  he  successfully  main- 
tained a  saw  mill,  after  other  holders  of 
the  privilege  had  made  a  failure  of  the 
enterprise.  In  1664  he  was  a  member  of 
the  committee  to  fix  the  conduct  of  the 
Indians  so  they  should  not  work  on  the 
Sabbath  Day,  and  shall  not  "pow  wow" 
on  the  settlement,  or  get  drunk.  He  was 
a    member   of    Captain   John    Pynchon's 


Hampshire  County  Troop,  in  King 
Philip's  War,  1672-78,  and  he  was  made 
cornet  of  troop,  October  7,  1678.  In  1679 
he  was  made  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
and  Honorable  Artillery  Company,  of 
Boston  ;  and  he  served  in  the  early  French 
and  Indian  Wars,  in  the  Colony  of  Massa- 
chusetts Bay. 

Cornet  Joseph  Parsons  married,  No- 
vember 26,  1646,  Mary  Bliss,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Bliss,  of  Hartford  Colony,  and 
granddaughter  of  Thomas  Bliss,  of  Bil- 
stone  parish,  Devonshire,  England.  She 
was  born  in  England,  in  1620,  and  died  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  January  29, 
1712,  after  having  reached  the  ninety- 
second  year  of  her  age.  Cornet  Joseph 
Parsons  died  in  Springfield,  October  9, 
1683,  to  which  place  he  had  removed  from 
Northampton,  on  account  of  Indian  trou- 
bles. The  years  of  widowhood  of  Mary 
(Bliss)  Parsons,  were  twenty-nine.  Chil- 
dren of  Cornet  Joseph  and  Mary  (Bliss) 
Parsons:  i.  Joseph,  of  further  mention. 
2.  John,  born  1649;  married  Sarah  Clarke, 
daughter  of  Lieutenant  Clarke,  of  North- 
ampton, December  23,  1675.  3.  Samuel, 
born  1652;  settled  in  Dunham,  Connecti- 
cut, 1706.  4.  Ebenezer,  born  1655  ;  the  first 
white  child  born  in  Northampton ;  was 
killed  by  the  Indians  in  King  Philip's 
War,  at  Northfield,  September  8,  1675.  5. 
Jonathan,  born  June  6,  1657,  ^i^d  October 
16,  1684.  6.  David,  born  April  30,  1659.  7. 
Mary,  born  June  27,  1661 ;  married  (first), 
October  15,  1685,  Joseph  Ashley,  of 
Springfield;  (second),  March  2,  1699,  Jo- 
seph Williston.  8.  Hannah,  born  1663 ; 
married,  January  6,  1687,  Rev.  Pelatiah 
Glover,  of  Springfield.  9.  Abigail,  born 
September  3,  1666;  married,  February  19, 
1689,  John  Colton ;  she  died  soon  after, 
leaving  one  child,  who  married  Francis 
Griswold,  of  Windsor,  Connecticut.  10. 
Hester,  born  1672;  married  Joseph  Smith, 
of  Greenwich,  Connecticut  Colony. 


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(II)  Joseph  (2)  Parsons,  eldest  son  of 
Cornet  Joseph  (i)  and  Mary  (Bliss)  Par- 
sons, was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, November  i,  1647.  ^^  was  one  of 
the  earliest  lawyers  of  Western  Massachu- 
setts, was  justice  of  the  peace  at  North- 
ampton, for  several  years ;  judge  of  the 
Hampton  County  Court,  for  twenty-three 
years,  from  October  16,  1696,  He  was 
deputy  to  the  General  Court  twelve  years 
from  Northampton,  and  two  years  from 
Springfield,  beginning  1693.  He  inherited 
valuable  lands  in  Boston  and  in  North- 
ampton, and  was  a  man  of  unusual  prom- 
inence. He  married,  March  17,  1669, 
Elizabeth  Strong,  daughter  of  Elder  John 
and  Abigail  (Ford)  Strong.  She  was 
born  in  Windsor,  Connecticut,  February 
24,  1648,  died  in  Northampton,  Massachu- 
setts, May  12,  1736.  They  celebrated 
their  golden  wedding  anniversary.  Chil- 
dren of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Strong) 
Parsons:  i.  Joseph,  of  further  mention. 
2.  John,  born  January  11,  1674.  3.  Eben- 
ezer,  born  December  11,  1675;  married, 
December  15,  1703,  Mary  Stebbins,  and 
died  in  1744.  4.  Elizabeth,  born  Febru- 
ary 3,  1678.  5.  David,  born  February  i, 
1680;  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College, 
A.  B.,  1705,  A.  M.,  1715;  Yale,  A.  B., 
1705,  A.  M.,  1708;  was  ordained  to  the 
Congregational  ministry,  and  was  minis- 
ter at  Maiden,  Massachusetts,  1708-21, 
and  at  Leicester,  Massachusetts,  1721-35, 
and  died  in  Leicester,  1743;  he  married 
Eunice  Wells,  of  Wethersfield,  Connecti- 
cut, and  they  had  nine  children.  Their 
son,  David  Parsons,  was  graduated  at 
Harvard  College,  A.  B.,  1729,  A.  M.,  1732; 
was  first  minister  of  the  first  church,  Am- 
herst, Massachusetts,  from  November  6, 
1739,  until  he  died  in  1781.  His  son, 
David  Parsons,  Jr.,  born  in  Amherst,  Jan- 
uary 28,  1749,  was  graduated  at  Harvard. 
A.  B.,  1771,  A.  M.,  1774,  and  received  the 
honorary  degree  of  D.   D,   from   Brown 


University,  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  in 
1800.  He  was  minister  in  Amherst  as 
successor  to  his  father,  from  October  21, 
1782,  and  died  in  Amherst,  in  1823.  His 
children  were :  i.  Dr.  Ezekiel  William 
Parsons,  of  Colchester,  ii.  David,  an  ar- 
tisan, of  Amherst,  iii.  Prudence  Stod- 
dard, who  married  Rev.  Marcus  Smith,  of 
Rensselaerville,  New  York.  iv.  Thomas, 
a  merchant  in  New  York  City.  v.  Harriet, 
married  (first)  Rev.  Royal  Washburn; 
and  (second)  Hon.  David  Mack,  of  Am- 
herst, vi.  Francis,  attorney-at-law,  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut,  vii.  Mary,  married 
Rev.  William  Williams,  who  was  first  a 
clergyman  and  then  a  physician,  in  Salem, 
viii.  Caroline,  ix.  Sophia,  married  Rev. 
Silas  Aiken,  of  Boston,  x.  William,  a 
physician  in  Canaan,  Connecticut,  xi. 
James,  graduate  of  Amherst,  A.  B.,  1830; 
instructor  in  Savannah,  Georgia,  where  he 
died  in  1833,  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight 
years.  6.  Josiah,  born  January  2,  1682; 
married,  June  22,  1710,  Sarah  Sheldon; 
and  died  April  12,  1768.  7.  Daniel,  born 
August,  1685 ;  married,  June  17,  1709, 
Abigail  Corley,  of  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts. 8.  Moses,  born  January  15,  1687; 
married,  January  20,  1710,  Abigail  Ball, 
and  lived  in  Durham,  Connecticut.  9. 
Abigail,  born  January  i,  1690.  10.  Noah, 
born  August  15,  1692. 

(Ill)  Joseph  (3)  Parsons,  eldest  child 
of  Joseph  (2)  and  Elizabeth  (Strong) 
Parsons,  was  born  in  Northampton, 
Massachusetts,  June  26,  1671.  He  was 
graduated  from  Harvard  College,  A.  B., 
1697,  A.  M.,  1700,  the  first  of  the  name  of 
Parsons  to  graduate  from  Harvard,  his 
example  being  followed  by  forty  of  the 
name,  up  to  1899.  He  was  married,  in 
1701,  to  Elizabeth  Thompson,  daughter  of 
Dr.  Benjamin  Thompson,  of  Roxbury, 
Massachusetts,  and  granddaughter  of  Rev. 
William  Thompson,  of  Braintree,  Massa- 
chusetts.    He  was  ordained  to  the  Con- 


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gregational  ministry,  and  his  first  pastor- 
ate was  in  Lebanon,  Connecticut ;  his  sec- 
ond in  Salisbury,  Massachusetts,  of  which 
church  he  took  charge  in  1718.  He  died 
there,  March  13,  1738.  Joseph  and  Eliza- 
beth (Thompson)  Parsons  had  five  chil- 
dren, including  Joseph,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(IV)  Rev.  Joseph  (4)  Parsons,  son  of 
Joseph  (3)  and  Elizabeth  (Thompson) 
Parsons,  was  born  in  Salisbury,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1702.  He  was  graduated  from 
Harvard  College,  A.  B.,  1720,  A.  M.,  1723; 
was  ordained  to  the  Congregational  min- 
istry in  Bradford,  Massachusetts,  June  8, 
1716,  was  minister  of  the  church  there  all 
his  ministerial  life,  and  died  there,  May 
4,  1765.  He  was  married  in  1729,  to  Fran- 
ces Usher,  daughter  of  Hon.  John  Usher, 
lieutenant-governor  of  New  Hampshire, 
who  was  a  son  of  Hezekiah  and  Elizabeth 
(Symmes)  Usher.  He  published  an  elec- 
tion, ordination,  and  an  artillery  election 
sermon  in  1744.  Children  of  Rev.  Joseph 
and  Frances  (Usher)  Parsons:  i.  Fran- 
ces, born  in  1730;  died  in  Epping,  New 
Hampshire,  October  7,  1808.  2.  Eliza- 
beth, born  1731 ;  died  1733.  3.  Joseph, 
born  October  5,  1733;  graduated  Harvard, 
A.  B.,  1752,  A.  M.,  1755;  was  a  Congre- 
gational minister  in  Bradford,  Massachu- 
setts ;  married  Sarah  Williams,  daughter 
of  Rev.  W.  and  Abigail  (Leonard)  Wil- 
liams, of  Walton,  Massachusetts,  grand- 
daughter of  Rev.  John  Williams,  of  Deer- 
field,  Massachusetts,  the  "Redeemed  Cap- 
tain," and  great-granddaughter  of  Deacon 
Samuel  Williams,  of  Roxbury,  and  of 
Rev.  Eleazer  Mather,  of  Northampton, 
Massachusetts,  and  great-great-grand- 
daughter of  Robert  Williams,  and  of  Dea- 
con William  Park,  of  Roxbury,  Massachu- 
setts. 4.  Thomas,  of  further  mention.  5, 
Samuel,  born  1737;  died  in  Cornville, 
Maine,  1807.  6.  John,  born  1740;  died  in 
South  Berwick,  Maine,  1775.    7.  William, 

Mass — 10 — 5 


born  1741  ;  died  1742.  8.  William,  born 
1743;  died  in  Alfred,  Maine,  August  4, 
1826.  9.  Sarah,  born  1745;  died  in  Par- 
sonsfield,  Maine,  1800.  10.  Edward,  born 
1747;  was  adjutant  in  the  American  Rev- 
olution; and  died  in  1776. 

(V)  Thomas  Parsons,  fourth  son  of 
Rev.  Joseph  (4)  and  Frances  (Usher) 
Parsons,  was  born  in  Bradford,  Massa- 
chusetts, September  18,  1735.  On  Au- 
gust 5,  1771,  he  was  granted  a  township  of 
land,  in  York  county,  Maine,  by  the  pro- 
prietors, claiming  it  under  the  will  of 
Mrs.  Bridget  Phillips,  and  under  his  di- 
rection it  was  surveyed,  by  Joseph  Cram, 
of  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  in  the  autumn 
of  the  same  year.  He  did  not,  however, 
settle  on  the  land  until  1784,  when  he  re- 
moved his  family  from  Leavittstown  (now 
Effingham),  New  Hampshire,  near  the 
northwestern  border  of  his  Maine  tract, 
which  became  Parsonsfield.  He  was  made 
moderator  of  the  town  meeting  held  in 
Leavittstown,  New  Hampshire,  in  March, 
1784.  He  erected  a  dwelling  house,  the 
first  pretentious  building  in  the  town  of 
Parsonsfield,  the  same  year,  and  became 
a  resident  of  the  town  of  which  he  was  the 
leading  proprietor,  before  August,  1785, 
as  he  was,  on  August  19,  1785,  moderator 
and  chairman  of  the  first  board  of  select- 
men of  the  newly  incorporated  town  of 
Parsonsfield,  the  town  meeting  being 
held  in  his  house.  He  married  (first) 
Anna  Poor,  of  Andover,  Massachusetts,  in 
1757.  She  died  in  Leavittstown,  May  24, 
1783,  aged  forty -four  years.  He  married 
(second)  Lucy  Bradbury,  of  Saco,  Maine. 
She  died  in  181 1.  Children  of  Thomas 
and  Anna  (Poor)  Parsons,  born  in  South- 
ampton, Massachusetts,  and  Leavitts- 
town, New  Hampshire:  i.  Thomas,  Jr., 
born  1759.  2.  Stephen,  born  1760;  died 
1764.  3-  Joseph,  born  1762;  married 
(first),  1785,  Lydia  Lord;  (second),  1800, 
Abigail   Adams.     4.    Enoch,   born    1764; 


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died  1782.  5.  Stephen,  born  1766;  married, 
1787,  Abigail  Moore,  of  Stratham,  New 
Hampshire  ;  he  died  September  6,  1836.  6. 
Nancy,  born  1769;  married  (first)  Josiah 
Pearse,  (second)  a  Mr.  Holmes.  7.  John 
Usher,  born  1771 ;  married,  in  1802,  Mrs. 
Susan  Savory,  of  Kennebunk;  died  Octo- 
ber 13,  1825.  8.  Sarah,  born  1773  ;  married 
(first)  Asa  Pease,  of  Newmarket,  and 
(second)  John  Leavitt.  9.  Mary,  born 
1775;  married  Major  John  Leavitt,  of  Ef- 
fingham, New  Hampshire;  died  December 
20,  1856.  Children  of  Thomas  and  Lucy 
(Bradbury)  Parsons:  i.  Elizabeth  Usher, 
born  1787;  married  Luther  Emmerson ; 
died  October  11,  1857.  2.  Susan,  born 
1788;  married,  in  1808,  Richard  F.  Dow,  of 
Wakefield;  died  August  2,  1837.  3. 
Thomas  Bradbury,  born  February  11, 
1789;  officer  of  United  States  Navy,  1808; 
sailing  master  of  the  privateer  brig,  "Gen- 
eral Armstrong,"  under  Captain  Samuel 
Chester  Reid,  in  Fayal  Harbor,  Azores, 
1812,  when  he  shared  with  Captain  Reid 
the  honors  of  the  victory  over  the  boats  of 
the  British  Squadron,  which  exploit  has 
gone  into  history,  as  the  most  daring  sea 
fight  of  a  vessel  under  the  American  flag, 
in  the  War  of  1812.  4.  Abigail,  born  1790; 
married,  in  1807,  Isaac  M.  Parker;  died 
November  20,  1848.  5.  William,  of 
further  mention.  6.  Lucy,  born  1792; 
married  Isaac  B.  Chesley;  died  in  March, 
1884.  7.  Lucinda,  born  1795;  died  Janu- 
ary 27,  1796.  8.  Sylvester,  born  1796 ;  mar- 
ried Abigail  Pickering,  of  Greenland  ;  died 
August  7,  i860.  9.  Lucinda,  born  1798; 
married  David  T.  Levy,  M.  D.,  of  Wolfs- 
boro;  died  August  31,  1877.  10.  Samuel, 
born  1801  ;  married,  in  1828,  Mary  B. 
Allen  ;  died  December  22,  1869. 

(VI)  William  Parsons,  son  of  Thomas 
and  Lucy  (Bradbury)  Parsons,  was  born 
in  Parsonsfield,  Maine,  in  1791.  After  his 
marriage  to  Sarah  S.  Dearborn,  in  1813,  he 
removed   to    Concord,    New   Hampshire, 


and  in  1836,  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  conducted  a  grocery  business, 
and  where  he  died,  April  15,  1876. 

(VII)  William  Henry  Parsons,  son  of 
William  and  Sarah  S.  (Dearborn)  Par- 
sons, was  born  in  Concord,  New  Hamp- 
shire, February  4,  1822,  and  removed  with 
his  parents  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
in  1836,  where  he  attended  school,  and  as- 
sisted his  father  in  the  grocery  business 
Later  he  learned  the  mason's  trade.  He 
began  his  career  as  a  dealer  in  real  estate 
in  1843.  His  sons  became  associated  with 
him  in  the  real  estate  business.  He  mar- 
ried, September  20,  1848,  Sarah  A.  Wood, 
of  Northampton,  Massachusetts,  and  they 
had  five  children,  three  of  whom  survived, 
namely :  Harriette  E.,  wife  of  Justin  D. 
Parks,  of  Westfield ;  Charles  H.,  and  Wil- 
liani  F.,  of  Springfield.  Mr.  Parsons  died 
at  his  home  in  Springfield,  March  10,  1907, 
aged  eighty-five  years,  sixty-four  of  these 
years  having  been  spent  in  Springfield, 
helping  to  build  up  the  city.  He  left,  be- 
sides his  widow,  a  daughter,  and  two  sons, 
six  grandchildren,  as  follows:  William 
H.  Parks  and  Mrs.  Greta  McElwain,  chil- 
dren of  Mrs.  Harriette  E.  Parks;  Marvel 
and  Russell  Parsons,  children  of  Charles 
H.  Parsons ;  and  Gladys  and  William  Ed- 
ward Parsons,  Jr.,  children  of  William  E. 
and  Grace  (Blake)  Parsons.  He  also  had 
two  great-grandchildren,  Edmund  and 
Katharine  Parks,  children  of  his  grand- 
son, William  H.  Parks.  His  only  social 
affiliation  outside  his  family  circle,  was 
the  Winthrop  Club.  Mrs.  Parsons,  wife 
of  William  Henry  Parsons  is  deceased. 

(VIII)  Charles  Henry  Parsons,  son  of 
William  Henry  and  Sarah  A.  (Wood) 
Parsons,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, June  18,  1864.  He  attended  the 
schools  of  his  native  city,  and  after  com- 
pleting his  studies,  learned  the  trade  of 
carpenter,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
years,  began  assisting  his  father  in  the 


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real  estate  business.  He  purchased  land, 
erected  houses  thereon,  and  then  disposed 
of  them  at  advantageous  prices.  He  also 
was  actively  interested  in  the  cold  stor- 
age business,  and  in  addition  to  erecting 
the  Springfield  City  Market,  he  erected  the 
plant  for  the  Eastern  States  Cold  Storage 
Company,  in  Springfield,  and  large  plants 
in  Albany,  New  York,  Jersey  City,  New 
Jersey,  and  East  Boston,  Massachusetts, 
which  he  operated  successfully.  He 
served  as  president  of  the  Eastern  States 
and  Boston  Terminal  Refrigerating  Com- 
pany, and  was  its  general  manager  some 
years,  and  then  retired  from  its  active 
management,  but  is  still  serving  as  a  direc- 
tor of  this,  and  also  of  the  Eastern  States 
Refrigerating  Company,  of  Springfield, 
but  devotes  the  greater  portion  of  his  time 
to  his  extensive  real  estate  interests.  Mr. 
Parsons  has  also  served  as  treasurer  of 
the  Napier  Saw  Works,  of  Springfield. 
He  is  also  serving  in  the  capacity  of  vice- 
president  of  the  Springfield  Chamber  of 
Commerce ;  chairman  of  public  affairs  of 
the  same,  and  during  the  War  was  chair- 
man of  the  Civilian  Relief  Committee, 
whose  operations  were  conducted  in 
Hampden  county.  He  is  a  member  of 
Hampden  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons ;  Springfield  Council,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters ;  Springfield  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templar.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Nayasset  and  Country 
Clubs,  and  was  chairman  of  the  first 
Springfield  Planning  Commission,  holding 
this  office  three  years. 

Mr.  Parsons  married,  September  25, 
1885,  Addie  M.  Marvel,  of  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut, daughter  of  Joseph  E.  and  Sarah 
G.  (Hodges)  Marvel.  Children:  i.  Mar- 
vel H.,  born  August  23,  1889;  during  the 
Mexican  trouble  on  the  Border,  he  offered 
his  service  to  the  Government  and  enlisted 
as  a  member  of  the  Cavalry  Troops,  Na- 


tional Guard ;  during  the  World  War  he 
went  to  Plattsburgh,  New  York ;  later  to 
Fort  Monroe,  as  instructor,  and  was  pro- 
moted through  the  various  ranks  to  major ; 
went  overseas  in  the  capacity  of  major,  and 
later  returned  and  was  commissioned  cap- 
tain of  Heavy  Artillery,  stationed  at  Camp 
Eustis.  He  married  (first)  Ruth  White- 
side, by  whom  he  had  one  child.  Marvel, 
Jr.  He  married  (second)  Nellie  Whler,  of 
Alexandria,  Virginia.  2.  Russell  C,  born 
April  20,  1893 ;  president  and  manager  of 
Parsons  Brothers  Company,  of  Spring- 
field ;  married  Gertrude  Ingram,  of  Minne- 
apolis, Minnesota ;  they  are  the  parents 
of  one  child,  William  Henry  (2),  born 
June  27,  1917. 


WALLACE,  and  Allied  Families,  Vaille, 
Underwood, 

This  article  is  a  history  of  the  Wallace 
and  Vaille  families.  Andrew  B.  Wallace, 
who  for  nearly  half  a  century  has  been  the 
proprietor  of  one  of  the  largest  dry  goods 
emporiums  in  Western  Massachusetts,  is 
of  Scotch  descent.  He  married  Miss 
Madora  Crosby  Vaille,  daughter  of  Dr. 
Henry  Robert  Vaille,  who  was  for  many 
years  a  prominent  physician  of  Spring- 
field ;  he  was  by  birth  an  Underwood,  but 
in  1835  petitioned  the  Legislature  to 
change  his  name  to  Vaille.  He  was  the 
son  of  Thaddeus  Underwood,  a  descend- 
ant of  Joseph  Underwood,  the  founder  of 
the  family  in  America. 

The  Underwoods  are  of  distinctively 
English  descent.  The  origin  of  the  name  is 
apparent  from  some  of  the  more  ancient 
forms  of  spelling  of  the  name  :  Underwode, 
Underode,  Underwoode,  Under  the  Wode 
and  Under  the  Wood.  The  earliest  trace 
of  the  documents  is  found  as  far  back  as 
1 1 77  in  the  genealogy  of  Underwood  of 
Bixley,  Norfolk,  in  the  Harleian  Manu- 
scripts   in    the    British    Museum.     The 


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principal  Underwood  families  of  England 
are  those  of  Heilfordshire,  Hereford,  and 
of  Bixley  and  Hevringham,  Norfolk.  The 
arms  in  all  these  families  are  strikingly 
alike  and  would  seem  to  indicate  a  com- 
mon origin.  The  arms  of  Underwood  of 
Bixley  are  as  follows : 

Arms — Sable  on  a  fess  ermine  between  three 
annulets  or,  a  lion  passant  sable. 

Crest — A  hind's  head  or,  encircled  by  a  wreath 
vert. 

(I)  The  branch  herein  traced  dates  in 
New  England  from  Joseph  Underwood, 
founder  of  the  Watertown  family.  He 
came  from  England  in  1637,  at  twenty- 
three  years  of  age,  settling  in  Hingham, 
but  later  going  to  Watertown,  where  he 
was  admitted  a  freeman  in  1645.  ^^  mar- 
ried Mary  Wilder,  daughter  of  the  widow 
of  Thomas  Wilder.  Mrs.  Thomas  Wilder 
came  to  America  from  Lancashire,  Eng- 
land, in  1638,  bringing  three  children,  Ed- 
ward, Elizabeth,  and  Mary.  They  settled 
at  Hingham,  Massachusetts,  and  Mary 
married  Joseph  Underwood.  Mary 
(Wilder)  Underwood  died  December  13, 
1658,  and  he  married  (second),  April  29, 
1665,  Mary  How,  of  Dorchester.  Joseph 
Underwood  died  February  16,  1676-77, 
aged  about  sixty-two  years.  He  was  the 
father  of  the  following  children :  Mary, 
born  April  13,  1645,  rnarried.  May  18, 
1670;  Isaac  Onge;  Martha;  Joseph  (2),  of 
further  mention ;  Sarah ;  Hannah,  mar- 
ried, in  October,  1680,  John  Gibson ;  Eliza- 
beth, married,  September  13,  1693,  Wil- 
liam Bull,  his  second  wife ;  Thomas,  born 
October  11,  1658,  married  Mary  Palmer. 

(II)  Joseph  (2)  Underwood  was  born 
at  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  in  1650, 
and  his  will  was  probated  April  7,  1691. 
He  lived  for  a  time  in  Reading,  later  re- 
turning to  Watertown.  His  first  daugh- 
ter, Mary,  and  his  first  son,  Joseph  (3), 
were  born  in  that  town.  He  married, 
about  1672,  Elizabeth ,  and  they 


were  the  parents  of  nine  children :  Mary, 
born  June  13,  1673;  Joseph,  died  in  in- 
fancy ;  Elizabeth,  born  May  8,  1679,  mar- 
ried May  20,  1700,  Nathaniel  Cutler,  of 
Reading,  Massachusetts;  John,  born 
March  6,  1677,  married  Rebecca  Shattuck; 
Joseph  (3),  of  further  mention;  Joshua, 
born  January  31,  1683,  married,  January 
I3>  ^7^7y  Mercy  Fairbanks,  of  Sherbom; 
Jonathan,  born  in  1685,  of  Boston ;  Mary, 
born  May  9,  1687;  Hannah,  baptized  April 

13,  1690,  married,  in  1709,  Daniel  Rich- 
ardson. 

(Ill)  Joseph  (3)  Underwood  was  born 
at  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  May  29, 
1681,  and  his  will  was  probated  January 

14,  1762.  He  was  a  subscriber  to  the  Cov- 
enant in  1727,  when  the  church  at  West- 
ford,  Massachusetts,  was  formed  from  the 
church  at  Chelmsford.  He  had  lived  in 
Reading  until  1715,  then  moved  to  West- 
ford,  where  he  died,  January  29,  1761.  He 
was  active  in  all  public  affairs  and  a  man 
of  character  and  influence.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  owned  a  large  tract  of  the  best 
land  near  the  Centre.  He  was  also  inter- 
ested in  the  settlement  at  Litchfield, 
New  Hampshire,  although  he  did  not  re- 
move there.  He  married.  May  27,  1707, 
in  Reading,  Massachusetts,  Susannah 
Parker,  born  December  29,  1687,  daughter 
of  Nathaniel  and  Bethiah  (Polly)  Parker, 
of  Reading.  They  were  the  parents  of 
thirteen  children ;  Joseph  (4)  ;  Thomas, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-three 
years ;  Mary,  married  Colonel  Buckley ; 
Elizabeth,  born  February  2,  1714,  married 
May  21,  1735,  Joseph  Fletcher,  and 
moved  to  Barnstable ;  Jonathan,  of  further 
mention;  Amy,  married  James  Spaulding; 
Ruth,  married  Joseph  Read;  Phineas, 
born  January  3,  1722,  settled  in  Merri- 
mack, New  Hampshire  ;  Timothy,  lived  at 
Chelmsford,  Massachusetts ;  Susannah, 
died  in  childhood ;  John,  founder  of  the 
Westford  branch,  a  soldier  of  the  Colonial 


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army,  married  Hannah  Wright;  Bethia, 
married  Oliver  Prescott ;  James,  of  Merri- 
mack, and  Litchfield,  New  Hampshire. 

(IV)  Jonathan  Underwood  was  born 
at  Westford,  Massachusetts,  January  22, 
1716,  died  at  Marlboro,  Vermont,  Octo- 
ber I,  1794.  He  moved  from  Westford  to 
Suffield,  Connecticut,  where  he  owned  a 
large  tract  of  land  in  1754,  and  there  lived 
until  1776,  when  he  moved  to  Marlboro, 
his  home  until  death.  He  married,  in 
1739,  Hannah  Richardson,  of  Medway. 
They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children : 
Hannah,  married  Samuel  Hildreth,  of 
Chesterfield,  New  Hampshire;  Jonathan, 
born  in  1744,  married  Deborah  Morgan; 
Susannah,  born  in  1747,  married  Simeon 
Adams,  of  Suffield,  Connecticut,  a  soldier 
of  the  French  and  Indian  War,  captured 
by  the  Indians  and  carried  to  Connecticut; 
Phineas,  of  whom  nothing  is  known ;  John, 
born  July  30,  1752;  Samuel,  born  July  22, 
1754,  at  Suffield;  Thaddeus,  of  further 
mention ;  Oliver,  died  young. 

(V)  Thaddeus  Underwood  was  born  in 
Suffield,  Connecticut,  in  1760,  and  died  at 
Marlboro,  Vermont,  September  8,  1840. 
He  was  a  farmer  at  Marlboro.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Farr,  daughter  of  Daniel  Farr, 
of  Boylston,  Massachusetts,  who  survived 
him  several  years  and  died  at  Westmins- 
ter, Vermont.  They  were  the  parents 
of  following  children:  Arethusa,  mar- 
ried Moody  Tenny ;  Samuel,  born  Decem- 
ber 27,  1790,  married  Orpha  Fisher; 
Thaddeus  (2),  born  December  7,  1796, 
married  Phoebe  Joy  ;  Lewis,  born  January 
8,  1799;  Gralia,  married  Zina  Goodale; 
Richardson,  born  February  8,  1801,  never 
married ;  Fanny,  married  Simon  Phillips, 
of  Newfane,  Vermont;  Bennett,  born 
April  17,  1807,  married  Restas  Ann  Good- 
ell  ;  Ozni,  of  further  mention. 

(VI)  Ozni  Underwood,  youngest  child 
of  Thaddeus  and  Mary  (Farr)  Under- 
wood, was  born  July  27,  1809,  at  Marlboro, 


Vermont,  died  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, July  15,  1885.  He  spent  his  boy- 
hood in  Marlboro  at  the  homestead  farm, 
prepared  for  college  in  the  public  schools 
of  Marlboro  and  Brattleboro,  and  later  en- 
tered Williams  College,  whence  he  was 
graduated,  class  of  1835.  After  gradua- 
tion he  was  appointed  principal  of  the 
town  high  school,  located  on  School 
street,  he  having  the  distinction  of  being 
the  first  and  only  principal  that  school 
ever  had;  because  of  its  location  it 
was  soon  discontinued.  He  then  became 
principal  of  the  high  school  in  Spring- 
field. After  teaching  a  time,  the  young 
man  began  the  study  of  medicine,  his  pre- 
ceptor being  the  eminent  Dr.  Joshua 
Frost,  of  Springfield.  He  completed  his 
professional  education  at  Pittsfield  Med- 
ical College,  and  after  receiving  his  M.  D. 
from  that  institution,  began  practicing  in 
Longmeadow,  but  did  not  long  remain 
there,  removing  to  Springfield,  where  he 
succeeded  to  the  practice  of  his  old  pre- 
ceptor, Dr.  Frost,  becoming  eminent  in 
his  profession,  continuing  for  over  forty 
years.  Later  he  studied  in  Paris,  France. 
In  1835,  as  explained  farther  on,  he  peti- 
tioned the  Massachusetts  Legislature  for 
permission  to  change  his  name;  this  was 
granted  and  from  that  time  onward  he 
was  known  as  Dr.  Henry  Robert  Vaille. 
He  was  a  skillful  physician  and  surgeon, 
making  a  specialty  of  obstetrics.  He  pos- 
sessed the  confidence  of  a  very  large  clien- 
tele and  was  held  in  the  highest  esteem. 
During  the  Civil  War  he  was  in  the  ser- 
vice of  the  Christian  Commission,  at  the 
front  for  a  time,  and  in  1862  was  assistant 
surgeon  of  the  12th  Regiment,  Massachu- 
setts Infantry,  on  duty  in  the  military  hos- 
pitals at  Middletown,  Maryland,  for  three 
months,  caring  for  the  wounded  soldiers 
from  the  battles  of  South  Mountain  and 
Antietam. 

Dr.  Vaille  early  became  a  member  of 


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the  church,  and  all  his  life  was  true  to  the 
obligations  of  good  citizenship.  Until  the 
founding  of  the  Republican  party  he  was 
a  Whig,  and  was  later  affiliated  with  the 
new  party.  He  was  city  physician  for  a 
long  time,  and  also  a  member  of  the 
school  board.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
District  Medical,  and  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Medical  societies,  taking  a  deep  in- 
terest in  both.  His  last  years  were  spent 
in  retirement,  and  he  died  in  1885.  He 
was  highly  spoken  of  by  the  press  of  that 
day  for  his  professional  skill  and  his 
worth  as  a  citizen  at  his  Springfield 
home,  and  at  his  death  the  medical  socie- 
ties and  other  organizations  passed  resolu- 
tions of  respect  to  his  memory.  The  Dis- 
trict Medical  Society,  in  a  memorial  to 
the  good  doctor,  described  him  as  "one 
who  ever  maintained  the  honor  and 
worked  for  the  interests  of  legitimate 
medicine." 

Dr.  Vaille  married  (first),  June  25,  1838, 
Anna  Pitman,  who  died  in  1847,  daughter 
of  the  Rev.  Benjamin  H.  Pitman,  of  Al- 
bany, New  York,  and  at  this  time  Dr. 
Vaille  changed  his  name.  The  Rev.  B,  H. 
Pitman  was  a  man  of  strong  prejudices 
and  thoroughly  orthodox,  and  at  some 
time  an  Underwood  had  come  under  the 
ban  of  his  displeasure  and  he  would  not 
consider  for  a  moment  his  daughter  taking 
that  name.  As  there  was  no  objection  to 
the  young  man  personally,  a  change  of 
name  was  decided  upon  and  he  applied  to 
the  Legislature  and  received  permission, 
when  Ozni  Underwood  became  Dr.  Henry 
Robert  Vaille.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Vaille  be- 
came the  parents  of  two  sons :  Henry  R., 
deceased,  and  Thomas  P.  Dr.  Vaille  mar- 
ried (second),  in  1849,  Sarah  Wilkinson 
Lewis,  of  Walpole,  who  survived  him, 
and  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-nine  years. 
Mrs.  Vaille  was  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational church,  and  a  woman  greatly 
esteemed  for  her  charming  social  quali- 


ties and  womanly  grace.  She  died  in 
Springfield,  in  1913.  Dr.  and  Sarah  W. 
(Lewis)  Vaille  were  the  parents  of  four 
sons  and  one  daughter :  Frederick  Ozni, 
born  July  28,  1850,  married  Harriet  Wol- 
cott,  and  resides  in  Denver,  Colorado ; 
Frank  W.,  born  December  7,  1854,  resides 
in  Seattle,  Washington,  superintendent  of 
a  railway  mail  service  division  of  the 
Northwest,  married  Juna  Boaz,  of  Indian- 
apolis ;  Madora  Crosby,  of  further  men- 
tion;  Howard  T.,  born  February  26,  1861, 
married  Martha  Elder,  of  Pittsburgh,  and 
resides  in  Denver,  Colorado. 

(VII)  Madora  Crosby  Vaille,  only 
daughter  and  third  child  of  Dr.  Henry 
Robert  Vaille  and  his  second  wife,  Sarah 
W.  (Lewis)  Vaille,  was  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  May  15,  1857.  She 
married,  June  25,  1883,  Andrew  Brabner 
Wallace,  of  the  firm  of  Forbes  &  Wallace, 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  of  whom 
further. 

Andrew  B.  Wallace  was  born  in  New- 
burg,  Fifeshire,  Scotland,  March  2."],  1842, 
son  of  David  and  Christina  (Brabner) 
Wallace,  the  former  named  a  representa- 
tive of  an  ancient  and  honorable  Scotch 
family.  He  was  a  dealer  in  wood,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Town  Council,  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  a  man  of  in- 
fluence in  his  town.    He  died  in  1894. 

Andrew  B.  Wallace  attended  school  in 
his  native  town  until  the  age  of  fifteen 
years,  then  was  apprenticed  to  a  dry 
goods  merchant  for  a  term  of  four  years. 
When  that  term  expired,  in  1862,  he  left 
home  and  went  to  Stirling,  going  thence 
to  Glasgow,  remaining  in  those  two  cities 
until  1867,  when  he  came  to  the  United 
States,  locating  in  Boston,  Massachusetts. 
Being  an  experienced  dry  goods  clerk,  and 
before  coming  over,  well  known,  he  was 
hired  by  a  Boston  firm,  Hogg,  Brown  and 
Taylor,  while  in  Glasgow.  From  Boston 
Mr.  Wallace  went  to  Pittsfield,  Massa- 


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chusetts,  where  for  four  years  he  was  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Smith  &  Wallace. 
That  firm  continued  in  business  until 
1874,  when  Mr.  Wallace  withdrew  and 
moved  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
there  founding  the  dry  goods  firm  of 
Forbes  &  Wallace.  That  firm  has  pros- 
pered and  has  now  (1920)  become  the 
leading  dry  goods  house  in  Western 
Massachusetts,  a  large  business  having 
been  developed.  They  erected,  in  1920,  a 
building  in  place  of  their  present  store  at 
Nos.  392-94-96-98  Main  street,  which  when 
completed  will  give  them  a  unified  eight 
story  and  basement  store  with  the  present 
Main  street  front  and  extending  down 
Vernon  street.  The  building  is  of  the 
most  modern  type  of  steel  frame  and  fire- 
proof construction.  The  outside  is  faced 
with  gray  brick  and  Indiana  limestone, 
corresponding  with  the  present  Vernon 
and  Pynchon  street  buildings.  One  of  the 
conspicuous  features  of  the  new  store  is 
a  vestibule  entrance  at  the  center  front, 
faced  with  Vermont  marble  and  bronze,  the 
entrance  being  banked  with  display  win- 
dows and  cases.  Large  show  windows 
occupy  the  entire  Main  street  front,  and 
also  extend  two  hundred  feet  on  the  Ver- 
non street  side  of  the  store.  The  store 
extension  adds  four  additional  floors  to 
the  space  already  in  use,  with  a  total  of 
forty  thousand  square  feet  of  floor  space, 
which  makes  possible  extensive  expan- 
sion for  many  departments.  A  spacious 
new  waiting-room,  rest-room,  and  art  gal- 
lery on  the  fifth  floor  is  one  of  the  new 
attractions.  On  the  fourth  floor  the 
added  space  gives  room  for  a  necessary 
enlargement  of  the  store's  private  fur 
storage  plant.  Main  offices  are  on  the 
second  floor,  stock-rooms  on  the  third  and 
seventh  floors,  and  the  first  floor  includes 
a  lady's  hair-dressing  and  manicuring  de- 
partment, and  specialty  shop  for  chil- 
dren's hair-cutting. 


Mr.  Wallace  is  also  head  of  a  syndicate 
known  as  the  Consolidated  Dry  Goods 
Company,  with  stores  in  Pittsfield,  North- 
ampton and  North  Adams,  Massachusetts, 
and  Schenectady  and  Poughkeepsie,  New 
York, — five  stores.  In  addition  to  these 
Mr.  Wallace  is  interested  in  a  number  of 
Springfield  corporations,  including  the 
Warwick  Bicycle  Company,  the  Spring- 
field Knitting  Company,  the  Pettis  Dry 
Goods  Company  of  Indianapolis,  the 
Springfield  Electric  Light  Company,  the 
Denholm  &  McKay  Dry  Goods  Company, 
of  Worcester,  the  Springfield  Loan  and 
Trust  Company,  of  which  he  was  an  in- 
corporator and  director,  and  the  Massa- 
chusetts Mutual  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  is  also  a  director. 

A  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Wallace 
has  always  been  interested  in  all  that  per- 
tains to  the  public  good.  He  was  for 
years,  and  now  is,  one  of  the  auditors  of 
the  city.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational church,  having  served  on  the 
parish  committee  for  many  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  building  committee 
in  charge  of  the  erection  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  in  Spring- 
field, and  long  served  the  association  as  a 
director. 

Mr.  Wallace  married  (first)  Jean  Mil- 
ler, of  Scotland,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  a  son,  Robert  M.,  a  merchant  of  Spring- 
field ;  he  married  Ellen  Dudley,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  three  children  :  Janet, 
Dudley,  and  Dorcas.  Mr.  Wallace  mar- 
ried (second)  Madora  Crosby  Vaille,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  five  children :  i. 
Andrew  Brabner,  Jr.,  born  August  26, 
1884;  married  Florence  Woods,  and  has 
a  son,  Andrew  Brabner  (3),  and  a  daugh- 
ter, Barbara.  2.  Douglas  Vaille,  born  No- 
vember 27,  1885  ;  married  Mary  Robinson, 
and  has  two  sons,  John  R.,  and  Mack  Fos- 
ter. 3.  Madora,  born  July  30,  1887;  mar- 
ried Douglas  H.  Thomson,  and  has  tliree 


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children :  James  McArthur,  Madora  and 
Douglas  H.,  Jr.  4.  Ruth,  born  February 
21,  1890,  attended  the  MacDuffie  School 
for  Girls  in  Springfield,  Miss  Porter's 
School  in  Farmington,  and  spent  two 
years  in  study  abroad ;  married,  October 
31,  1920,  Laurens  McGregor  Demarest,  of 
Newark,  New  Jersey,  son  of  Mrs.  Daniel 
Demarest,  of  Montclair,  New  Jersey;  the 
ceremony  was  performed  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Neil  McPherson,  pastor  of  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts. Mr.  Demarest  is  a  graduate  of 
Yale,  class  of  1893,  and  is  now  president  of 
the  American  Machinery  and  Equipment 
Corporation  of  Newark,  New  Jersey. 
They  will  make  their  home  in  East 
Orange,  New  Jersey.  5.  Norman,  born 
February  24,  1893  ;  married  Marjorie  Rob- 
bins,  and  has  three  children :  Marjorie, 
Laurens,  and  Johanne. 


McCLENCH,  William  Wallace, 

Head  of  Great  Insurance  Company. 

The  life  of  William  Wallace  McClench, 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  president 
of  the  Massachusetts  Mutual  Life  Insur- 
ance Company,  has  been  a  very  busy  one 
since  his  graduation  from  college  in  1875, 
and  has  been  one  of  constant  progress  in 
professional  eminence  and  official  position. 
His  rise  as  a  lawyer  and  business  man 
has  been  through  natural  ability  and  ener- 
getic prosecution  of  the  duty  in  hand. 
His  record  from  student  to  that  of  presi- 
dent of  one  of  the  largest  insurance  com- 
panies in  Massachusetts  shows  to  the 
fullest  extent  his  ability  both  as  a  business 
and  a  professional  man. 

William  W.  McClench  is  a  great-grand- 
son of  John  McClench,  who  came  from 
Glasgow,  Scotland,  and  settled  in  Merri- 
mack, New  Hampshire,  where  his  name 
is  seventeenth  on  a  list  of  selectmen  of 
thnt  town,  which  office  he  is  believed  to 


have  held  prior  to  the  Revolution.  His 
first  wife  was  a  Miss  Riddle,  of  Bedford, 
Massachusetts,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of :  John  (2),  of  further  mention  ;  Joseph, 
and  Rachel.  By  a  second  marriage  his 
children  were  :    Samuel  and  Nancey. 

John  (2)  McClench  died  at  the  age  of 
seventy-four  and  was  buried  at  Fayette, 
Maine.  He  was  a  lieutenant-colonel  of 
New  Hampshire  Militia,  and  a  farmer, 
living  in  Fayette  at  the  time  of  the  birth 
of  his  son,  Joseph.  He  married  Sarah 
Hutchinson,  who  died  in  Fayette,  at  the 
age  of  eighty-three,  daughter  of  Captain 
Solomon  Hutchinson,  of  Bedford,  New 
Hampshire,  a  direct  descendant  of  Gov- 
ernor Hutchinson.  They  were  the  parents 
of  nine  children  :  Sarah,  Lucinda,  Abigail, 
John,  Joseph  Underwood,  of  whom 
further ;  Elizabeth,  Mary,  Susannah,  and 
Benjamin  F. 

Joseph  Underwood  McClench  was  born 
in  Fayette,  Maine,  August  24,  1813,  died 
in  Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  December  9, 
1895.  He  continued  at  the  home  farm 
until  attaining  his  majority,  obtaining  his 
education  in  the  meantime  in  the  district 
school.  In  1834  he  left  home  and  jour- 
neyed to  Boston,  where  he  obtained  a 
position  as  hotel  clerk.  From  Boston  he 
went  to  Chicopee  in  1837,  Chicopee  then 
a  part  of  Springfield  and  known  as  Cabot- 
ville.  There  he  engaged  in  business  as  a 
dealer  in  meats  and  ice,  gave  close  atten- 
tion to  his  dual  lines  and  prospered 
abundantly,  retiring  in  1887,  after  half  a 
century  of  uninterrupted  business  life. 
He  was  a  man  of  sympathetic,  generous 
nature,  and  his  books  revealed  the  fact 
that  accounts  aggregating  thousands  of 
dollars  were  out-standing  without  any  at- 
tempt to  collect  them,  as  the  attempt 
would  distress  the  debtors,  pinched  by 
poverty  or  distressed  by  sickness. 

Mr.  McClench  was  senior  deacon  of  the 
Chicopee  Universalist  Church;  chairman 


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of  the  Standing  Committee  of  the  church ; 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  order;  and  of 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows ; 
a  Whig-  and  later  a  Republican ;  chief  en- 
gineer of  the  volunteer  fire  department 
for  a  few  years ;  and  assessor  of  taxes. 
He  was  extremely  fond  of  reading,  the 
Bible  and  poetical  works  his  favorites. 

Mr.  McClench  married,  in  Chicopee, 
January  5,  1845,  Mary  Ann  Johnson,  born 
in  East  Weare,  New  Hampshire,  Decem- 
ber 14,  1819,  died  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, September  5,  1908,  daughter  of 
John  and  Phoebe  (Kimball)  Johnson,  and 
a  descendant  of  Edmund  Johnson,  who 
came  from  Wales  in  1635  and  settled  in 
Winnicumet,  New  Hampshire.  Edmund 
Johnson  and  his  wife  Mary  were  the  par- 
ents of  sons :  Peter,  John  and  James, 
descent  being  traced  to  Mrs.  McClench 
through  Peter  and  Ruth  (Moulton)  John- 
son ;  their  son,  Edmund,  and  his  wife, 
Abigail  Green  ;  their  son,  Obadiah,  and  his 
wife,  Judith  Brown;  their  son,  Edmund, 
and  his  wife,  Hannah  Collins ;  their  son, 
Robert,  and  his  wife,  Abigail  Peaslee ; 
their  son,  John,  and  his  wife,  Phoebe 
Kimball ;  their  daughter,  Mary  Ann,  mar- 
ried Joseph  Underwood  McClench,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  four  children : 
John  W.,  Joseph  F.,  Cora  Belle,  and  Wil- 
liam Wallace,  of  further  mention. 

William  Wallace  McClench  was  born  at 
Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  April  6,  1854. 
He  completed  public  school  study  with 
high  school  graduation,  class  of  J871,  and 
the  following  fall  entered  Tufts  College, 
whence  he  was  graduated  A.  B.,  class  of 
'75.  For  one  year  after  graduation  he 
taught  in  Hitchcock  Free  Academy  at 
Brimfield,  Massachusetts,  and  the  follow- 
ing year  was  principal  of  the  Ware  High 
School.  While  teaching,  he  began  the 
study  of  law,  and  in  1877  entered  the  law 
offices  of  Sterns,  Knowlton  &  Long,  of 
Springfield,  and  in  October,  1878,  was  ad- 


mitted to  the  Hampden  county  bar.  Soon 
after  his  admission,  he  opened  a  law  office 
in  Chicopee  and  for  eleven  years  was 
there  associated  in  law  practice  with  Mr. 
Stearns,  head  of  the  firm  under  which 
Mr.  McClench  studied.  In  1889  he  moved 
his  law  practice  to  Springfield,  becoming 
a  member  of  the  firm,  Wells,  McClench  & 
Barnes,  his  partners  Judge  Gideon  Wells 
and  Jonathan  Barnes.  That  association 
continued  until  1893,  and  in  January  of 
that  year  Mr.  McClench  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  F.  H.  Gillett,  the  Congressman 
from  Massachusetts,  and  as  Gillett  &  Mc- 
Clench they  continued  in  practice  until 
1898.  During  the  years  1893-1898  Mr. 
McClench  was  associated  with  Judge 
Wells  as  associate  counsel  for  the  Massa- 
chusetts Mutual  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany, and  when  in  1898  Judge  Wells' 
death  created  a  vacancy,  the  associate 
counsel  was  promoted  to  the  post  of  gen- 
eral counsel  for  the  company. 

The  duties  of  associate  and  general 
counsel  were  performed  by  the  incumbent 
of  the  office  to  the  great  satisfaction  of 
the  board  of  directors,  and  in  1899  Mr. 
McClench  was  elected  a  director,  and  in 
1905  second  vice-president.  His  years  of 
service,  beginning  in  1893,  had  so  famil- 
iarized him  with  life  insurance  law,  cus- 
tom and  procedure,  that  upon  the  death  of 
John  A.  Hall,  president  of  the  company, 
William  W.  McClench  was  elected  his 
successor,  October  28,  1908.  As  president 
of  the  Massachusetts  Mutual,  one  of  the 
leading  life  insurance  companies  of  the 
United  States  in  stability,  fairness  of 
policy  contract,  and  efficiency  of  manage- 
ment, Mr.  McClench  fills  a  highly  im- 
portant place  in  the  world  of  finance  and 
investment.  From  1898,  when  Mr.  Mc- 
Clench gave  up  private  practice  until  the 
present  (1920),  he  has  devoted  himself 
entirely  to  the  interests  of  the  company, 
and  under  his  executive  management  the 


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same  high  standards  prevail  that  have  al- 
ways distinguished  the  Massachusetts 
Mutual.  He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the 
Springfield  Institution  for  Savings. 

During  his  career  at  the  bar,  Mr.  Mc- 
Clench  was  for  several  years  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Bar  Examiners,  and  by  ap- 
pointment of  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court 
of  Massachusetts,  sat  as  a  delegate  in  the 
Universal  Congress  of  Lawyers  and  Ju- 
rists, assembled  in  St.  Louis  in  1904.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  American  Bar  Asso- 
ciation ;  ex-president  of  the  Springfield 
Board  of  Trade ;  trustee  of  Tufts  College, 
his  alma  mater;  a  director  of  the  American 
Telephone  and  Telegraph  Company; 
member  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  Zeta  Psi; 
American  Historical  Association ;  Ameri- 
can Academy  of  Political  and  Social 
Science ;  Chicopee  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons ;  and  of  the  Unitarian 
Society  of  Springfield.  His  clubs  are: 
the  Republican  of  Massachusetts,  the 
Union  League  and  the  University  of  New 
York,  and  various  clubs  in  Springfield. 

His  first  vote  was  Republican.  For 
several  years  he  was  chairman  of  the 
Chicopee  School  Board,  and  a  member 
of  the  Registration  Board.  For  some 
years  he  was  associate  justice  of  the  po- 
lice court,  and  in  1890  was  the  nominee  of 
the  Democratic  party  for  mayor  of  Chico- 
pee, In  1891  both  parties  united  upon 
him  as  a  candidate,  and  he  was  chosen 
Chicopee's  second  mayor.  He  was  an  ad- 
mirer and  staunch  supporter  of  Grover 
Cleveland  during  his  term  of  prominence 
in  National  politics,  but  when  the  Free 
Silver  heresy  engulfed  the  Democratic 
party,  he  returned  to  his  Republican  alle- 
giance. In  1892  he  was  the  Democratic 
candidate  for  district  attorney  for  the 
Western  District,  comprising  Hampden 
and  Berkshire  counties. 

Mr.  McClench  married,  December  8, 
1880,    Katherine   Amanda   Hill,    born    in 


Chicopee,  December  8,  1858,  only  daugh- 
ter of  Sylvester  Bradley  and  Catherine  A. 
(Blauvelt)  Hill.  Sylvester  B.  Hill  was 
born  in  Alexandria,  New  Hampshire,  and 
for  many  years  was  associated  with  the 
Ames  Manufacturing  Company,  of  Chico- 
pee, as  contractor  and  otherwise.  Mrs. 
Catherine  A.  (Blauvelt)  Hill  was  born  in 
Nyack,  New  York.  Mrs.  McClench  is  a 
member  of  the  Woman's  Club,  the  Cos- 
mopolitan Club,  and  is  an  ex-regent  of 
Mercy  Warren  Chapter,  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolution.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mc- 
Clench are  the  parents  of  three  children : 
I.  Marion  Hill,  a  graduate  of  Smith  Col- 
lege, 1903,  now  connected  with  the 
Woman's  Department  of  the  Detroit 
agency  of  the  Massachusetts  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Company.  She  is  an  ex-presi- 
dent of  the  College  Club  of  Springfield, 
and  member  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolution.  2.  Cora  Christine, 
educated  at  Smith  College,  and  during  the 
World  War  was  engaged  in  government 
work  in  the  Medical  Department.  She  is 
now  engaged  in  hospital  work.  3.  Don- 
ald, born  March  5,  1895,  prepared  in 
Springfield  Technical  High  School,  Phil- 
lips Exeter  Academy,  and  graduated  from 
Tufts  College,  B.  S.,  class  of  1919.  In 
March,  1917,  he  enlisted  in  the  United 
States  navy,  attaining  the  rank  of  ensign. 
After  taking  a  special  course  at  the  United 
States  Naval  Academy  at  Annapolis,  he 
was  commissioned  lieutenant,  and  was 
assigned  to  sea  duty,  sailing  to  South 
American  and  African  ports.  During  the 
participation  of  the  United  States  in  the 
war,  he  was  stationed  at  Pernambuco, 
Brazil,  on  duty  at  the  office  of  the  censor 
of  cables.  

BEEBE,  Henry  Jared, 

Head  of  Important  Industry. 

Jared    Beebe   became   the   first    manu- 
facturer  of   the    Beebe    famil}^   when,    in 


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1866,  he  erected  a  small  woolen  mill  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  He  later  became 
very  prominent  in  the  textile  industry, 
perhaps  being  best  known  as  the  president 
of  the  Farr  Alpaca  Company.  In  1880 
his  son,  Henry  Jared  Beebe,  became  his 
father's  business  associate,  and  as  Beebe 
&  Son,  they  continued  in  woolen  manu- 
facture. Henry  Jared  Beebe  brought 
about  the  consolidation  of  the  Monson  and 
Holyoke  mills  under  the  management  of 
Beebe,  Webber  &  Company,  and  when 
his  son,  Henry  Jared  (2)  Beebe,  com- 
pleted his  years  of  educational  prepara- 
tion, he  was  admitted  to  the  business  as  a 
representative  of  the  third  generation  to 
own  and  manage  the  business,  which  since 
1914  has  been  known  as  the  Holyoke 
Worsted  Mills,  Henry  J.  (2)  Beebe, 
treasurer. 

Henry  J.  Beebe,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, proprietor  of  the  Holyoke 
Woolen  Mills,  of  Holyoke,  comes  of  an 
old  English  family.  The  surname  Beebe 
is  of  ancient  origin,  the  archives  showing 
that  the  family  in  England  descended 
from  two  Norman  Knights,  Richard  and 
William  de  Boebe,  who  came  in  the  train 
of  William  the  Conqueror.  They  were 
granted  lands  in  Warwickshire,  where  a 
descendant,  John  Beebe,  during  the  Civil 
War  took  sides  with  Parliament  against 
the  Stuarts.  This  exposed  him  to  later 
execution  and  with  others  they  settled 
elsewhere,  one  branch  of  the  Beebes  set- 
tling in  Roxbury,  Massachusetts. 

(I)  John  Beebe,  the  founder  of  this 
branch  in  New  England,  was  born  in 
Broughton,  Northampton,  England.  In 
April  or  May,  1650,  accompanied  by  five 
children  he  sailed  for  New  England.  His 
will  was  written  on  shipboard  and  indi- 
cates that  he  died  the  same  day,  May  18, 
1650,  as  he  writes:  "Being  by  God's 
good  hand  brought  on  a  voyage  towards 
New  England  to  sea  and  there  smitten  by 


the  good  hand  of  God,  so  as  that  expecta- 
tion is  for  my  chaynge."  His  wife,  Re- 
becca, died  in  England,  leaving  eight  chil- 
dren ;  the  sons:  John  (i),  deceased; 
Thomas,  Samuel,  and  Nathaniel,  all  set- 
tled in  New  London,  Connecticut;  John 
(2),  went  to  Hadley,  Massachusetts. 
This  branch  traces  through  Samuel  Beebe, 
the  third  child. 

(II)  Samuel  Beebe  was  baptized  at 
Broughton,  England,  June  23,  1633. 
Lands  were  granted  him  at  New  London, 
Connecticut,  December  2,  1651,  and  at 
later  dates.  He  married  (first)  Agnes, 
daughter  of  William  Keeney;  (second) 
Mary  Keene}^  a  sister  of  his  first  wife. 
Samuel  Beebe  moved  to  Plumb  Island, 
and  there  died  early  in  1712,  as  letters  of 
administration  were  granted  his  widow 
Mary,  and  his  son  Samuel,  April  6,  1712, 
at  Southold,  Long  Island,  New  York. 
Descent  is  traced  through  Jonathan 
Beebe,  his  seventh  child. 

(HI)  Jonathan  Beebe  was  born  in  New 
London,  Connecticut,  in  1674,  died  in 
East  Haddam,  Connecticut,  October  12, 
1761.  He  settled  at  Millington,  Connecti- 
cut, town  of  East  Haddam,  leaving  New 
London  in  1704.  He  also  owned  property 
in  Colchester,  and  was  a  man  of  conse-' 
quence  in  his  town.  He  married  (first) 
Bridget  Brockway,  born  at  Lyme,  Janu- 
ary 9,  1671,  died  April  5,  1756,  daughter 
of  Wolstan  and  Hannah  (Briggs)  Brock- 
way.  He  married  (second)  October  4, 
1759,  Elizabeth  Staples,  a  widow  of  Mill- 
ington, "each  aged  about  eighty  years" 
at  the  time  of  their  marriage.  Descent  is 
traced  through  William,  second  son  of 
Jonathan  Beebe,  of  the  third  generation. 

(IV)  William  Beebe  was  born  in  New 
London,  Connecticut,  about  1700,  died  in 
East  Haddam,  Connecticut,  January  29, 
1799.  By  wives  Phoebe  and  Eleanor  he 
had  nine  children,  Silas,  his  second  son, 
being  next  in  line  of  descent. 


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(V)  Silas  Beebe  was  bom  in  East  Had- 
dam,  Connecticut,  in  1728.  He  married 
(first)  Elizabeth  Emmons;  (second) 
Esther  Cone.  Two  of  his  sons,  Silas  and 
Nathaniel,  died  in  New  York  State.  Ansel, 
their  second  son,  is  next  in  line. 

(VI)  Ansel  Beebe  married  Charlotte 
Arnold,  and  had  sons:  Ansel  (2);  and 
Jared,  of  further  mention. 

(VII)  Jared  Beebe  was  born  in  Mon- 
son,  Massachusetts,  in  1814,  died  in 
Hampton  Beach,  New  Hampshire,  July  3, 
1876.  He  was  engaged  in  manufacturing 
all  his  mature  years,  he  being  associated 
first  with  Holmes,  Reynolds  &  Company, 
in  Somerville,  Connecticut.  In  i860  he 
left  Somerville  and  came  to  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  built  a  small 
woolen  mill  and  began  business  for  him- 
self. The  small  mill  of  i860  was  suc- 
ceeded in  1863  by  one  of  four  stories,  em- 
ploying two  hundred  and  fifty  hands.  In 
connection  with  his  son-in-law,  George  B. 
Holbrook,  Mr.  Beebe  erected  the  factory 
of  the  Beebe  &  Holbrook  Paper  Company, 
in  which  he  was  largely  interested,  as  he 
also  was  in  the  Farr  Alpaca  Company,  of 
which  he  was  one  of  the  founders.  He 
was  a  director  of  the  Agawam  Bank,  but 
was  essentially  a  manufacturer,  and 
gave  to  the  textile  industry  the  best  of  his 
great  powers  of  mind  and  body. 

Mr.  Beebe  married  Mary  Stacy,  a  de- 
voted member  of  the  First  Baptist  Church 
of  Springfield.  They  were  the  parents  of 
seven  children :  Maria  Louisa,  who  mar- 
ried Joel  S.  Webber;  Henry  Jared,  of 
further  mention ;  Mary  Laura,  who  mar- 
ried E.  W.  Chapin,  of  Holyoke ;  Frank ; 
Ellen,  who  married  George  B.  Holbrook ; 
Nellie  R.,  who  married  E.  D.  Robbins ; 
Carrie,  who  married  the  Rev.  George  E. 
Merrill. 

(VIII)  Henry  Jared  Beebe,  eldest  son 
and  second  child  of  Jared  and  Mary 
(Stacy)    Beebe,    was    born    in    Monson, 


Massachusetts,  July  3,  1843,  ^i^d  Novem- 
ber 6,  1919.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Monson,  finishing  his  studies 
at  Wilbraham  Academy,  whence  he  was 
graduated,  class  of  i860.  His  first  posi- 
tion in  the  business  world  was  with  R.  B, 
Johnson,  a  clothing  dealer  of  Holyoke,  his 
parents  having  moved  to  that  city  in  i860. 
He  was  also  in  the  employ  of  Wells  & 
Younglove,  in  Chicopee,  and  from  1861  to 
1864  was  with  his  father,  who  was  be- 
coming known  as  a  successful  woolen 
manufacturer.  In  1864  he  became  New 
York  representative  of  O.  H.  Sampson  & 
Company,  of  Holyoke,  and  in  1868  was 
elected  treasurer  of  the  Springfield  Silver 
Plate  Company.  In  1870  he  again  be- 
came associated  with  his  father,  they  buy- 
ing the  North  Monson  Woolen  Mills, 
which  they  operated  under  the  firm  name 
of  Beebe  &  Son.  In  1876,  Jared  Beebe,  the 
senior  partner,  withdrew,  the  firm  then 
becoming  Beebe,  Webber  &  Company, 
this  bringing  the  North  Monson  and  Hol- 
yoke mills  under  one  management,  and 
so  continued  until  1914,  then  was  sold. 
The  mills  of  Beebe,  Webber  &  Company 
produce  doeskins  and  cassimere  cloth  in 
large  quantities.  In  1871  Henry  J.  Beebe 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  the  Farr  Alpaca  Company,  a 
position  he  held  as  long  as  his  health  per- 
mitted, his  honored  father  having  also 
been  a  member  of  the  board  and  president 
of  the  company.  Henry  J.  Beebe  was  also 
a  director  of  the  Holbrook  Paper  Com- 
pany, the  First  National  Bank  of  Spring- 
field, and  was  vice-president  of  the  Na- 
tional Automatic  Weighing  Machine 
Company,  which  is  now  out  of  business. 
He  later  retired  from  the  heavier  burdens 
of  corporation  management,  but  always 
retained  lively  interest  in  all. 

Mr.  Beebe  was  a  charter  member  of 
the  Nayasset  Club,  and  also  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Winthrop  Club.     In  1880  and 


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oi  h.r  was  a  member  of  the  Aldermanic 

nancial  Committee,  and  in  1881  was  a 

le   to   the   Republican   State    Con- 

i.  His  religious  affiliation  was  with 

First     Congregational     Church     of 

;  ingfield. 

Mr.     Beebe     married     (first)     Othalie 

'Ughn,  who  died  in  1874,  daugh'.cr  of 

orge  Vaughn,  of  Springfield.    Ho  inar- 

d  (second)  Kate  Elizabeth  Olmstead, 

Springfield.    Children  of  Henry  J.  and 

ihalie  (Vaughn)  Beebe:   "Henry  Jat^.I 

;),  of  further  mention  ;  Albert  Augustus, 

id    Arthur   Vaughn,    twins,    the    latter 

ing  in  April,  1920.    Henry  Jared  Beebe 

rd  November  16,  1919. 

IX)  Henry  Jared    (2)   Beebe,  of  the 

th  generation  of  the  family  founded  in 

•.V  England  by  John  Beebe,  was  born 

Springfield,   Massachusetts,   March    i 

'7,  and  there  has  spent  his  life,  a  bus 

ss  associate  with  his  father  since  h; 

hool  days  ended.    He  completed  public 

lool  courses,  then  at  once  entered  the 

olen  mills  of  Beebe,  Webber  &  Com- 

ny,  a  business  founded  by  his  grand- 

ther  and  developed  by  his  father  and 

•th  which  he  is  yet  connected.     Since 

>i4   the    business   has   been    conducted 

ider   the   corporate   title,   the   Holyoke 

'orsted  Mills,  of  which  his  father  was 

esident,  Henry  J.  (2)  Beebe,  treasurer. 

ir.  Beebe  is  a  member  of  the  Colony  and 

Mt  Springfield  Country  clubs. 

Mr.  Beebe  married,  October  12,   1892, 

.  .ry  Bryan,  of  Titusville,  Pennsylvania, 

d  they  are  the  parents  of  three  children : 

Henry   O.,   born   December  25,    1893, 

icated  in  Springfield  public  schools,  and 

■   Berkshire  School  of  Sheffield,  Massa- 

;usetts,  and  from  19*7  until  1919  was  in 

;e  military  service  of  h'^/^  country,  being 

itached  to  the   Fifty-s.iXth    Pioneer  In- 

ntry,  ranking  a  sergv- >.rit      He  was  hon- 

dbly  discharged   in   M>y,    1919,  and   is 

w  with  his  father.    2.  Margaret  C,  bom 


January  iS,  1897.  ,. 
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BOvSWORTH,  Homer  Lyman, 
Man  of  Enterprii«. 

In  studying  the  lives  and  character  of 
prominent  men  we  are  naturally  led  to  in- 
quire into  the  secret  of  their  success  and 
the  motives  that  prompted  their  action. 
Success  is  a  question  of  genius,  as  held  by 
many,  but  it  is  not  rather  a  matter  of  ex- 
perience and  sound  judgment?  For  when 
we  trace  the  career  of  those  who  stand 
highest  in  public  esteem,  we  find  in  nearly 
every  case  that  they  have  risen  gradu- 
a!'v  f-rhtinn"  their  way  in  the  face  of  all 
nee,  conscientious- 
-thc?f  r-i^r  Mie  ^'•r; it- 


may  we  attribute   the   sv 

crowned   the   efforts  of   ii 

worth,  a  descendant  of  a  family  that  h-is 
been  seated  in  this  country  since  the  year 
1634.  Bosworth  and  its  variations,  Bose- 
worth  and  Bozworth,  are  ancient  English 
surnames  derived  from  a  place  name. 

(I)  Edward  Bosworth,  immigrant  an- 
cestor, was  a  native  of  England,  where 
he  was  reared,  educated  and  grew  to  man- 
hood, and  in  1634  emigrated  to  the  New 
World,  sailing  on  the  ship,  "Elizabeth 
Dorcas,"  which  landed  at  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  died  son  aftervs  ard,  and  his 
remains  were  interred  m  a  cemetery  in 
Boston.  His  widow,  who  accompanied 
him  to  this  country,  died  at  Hingham, 
Massachusetts,  Mav  18,  1648.    They  were 


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whom  was  l.^udthan 

(II)  Jorsathan  ^ 
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Massachusetts,  in  July,  1676.  He  was  a 
tailor  by  trade,  which  line  of  work  he 
followed  in  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  was  a  proprietor;  also  in  Hing- 
ham,  whither  he  removed  about  1637,  ^^^ 
in  Swansea,  whither  he  removed  about 
1660,  and  where  he  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  days.  His  wife,  Susannah  Bos- 
worth,  bore  him  fourteen  children,  among 
whom  was  Jonathan  (2),  mentioned 
below. 

(III)  Jonathan  (2)  Bosworth,  eldest 
son  of  Jonathan  (i)  and  Susannah  Bos- 
worth, was  born  at  Cambridge  or  Hing- 
ham,  Massachusetts,  about  1638-40,  died 
at  Rehoboth,  Massachusetts,  in  1687.  He 
accompanied  his  father  upon  his  removal 
from  Hingham  to  Swansea,  and  there  re- 
sided until  about  1680,  in  which  year 
he  removed  to  Rehoboth.  He  married,  at 
Swansea,  July  6,  1661,  Hannah  Howland, 
daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Tillie) 
Howland,  and  granddaughter  of  John 
Tillie.  John  Howland  came  in  the  his- 
toric "Mayflower"  as  steward  for  Mr. 
John  Carver,  signed  the  compact,  and 
took  an  active  part  in  the  early  explora- 
tions. He  settled  at  Plymouth  and  was 
a  town  officer  and  a  partner  in  the  trading 
company  of  the  colony ;  was  prominent  in 
the  church  and  assisted  in  the  ordination 
of  Rev.  John  Cotton,  Jr.  Hannah  (How- 
land) Bosworth  died  in  Swansea  in  1687. 
Their  children,  born  at  Swansea,  were  as 
follows :  Mercy,  born  May  30,  1662 ; 
Hannah,  born  November  5,  1663 ;  Eliza- 
beth born  June  6,  1665,  died  July  31,  1676; 
Jonathan,  born  December  24,  1666,  died 
1680;  David,  born  September  15,  1670; 
John,  mentioned  below;  Jabez,  born  Feb- 
ruary 14,  1673;  Ichabod,  born  March  18, 
1676;  Jonathan,  born  September  22,  1680. 

(IV)  John  Bosworth,  third  son  of 
Jonathan  (2)  and  Hannah  (Howland) 
Bosworth,  was  born  in  Swansea,  Massa- 
chusetts,   April    6,    1671,    died    prior    to 


March  2,  1724-25,  and  was  buried  in  the 
One  Hundred  Cove  Cemetery  at  Reho- 
both, Massachusetts.  He  served  as  sur- 
veyor of  highways  in  Barrington,  Rhode 
Island,  and  in  1719  in  the  State  of  Massa- 
chusetts. He  married,  in  Swansea,  June 
16,  1702,  Elizabeth  Toogood,  born  Sep- 
tember 25,  1682,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
and  Elizabeth  Toogood.  They  were  the 
parents  of  eight  children,  namely :  Na- 
thaniel, mentioned  below;  John;  David; 
Oliver  ;  Elizabeth,  who  became  the  wife  of 
John  Thomas ;  Mary ;  Hannah  ;  Lydia. 

(V)  Nathaniel  Bosworth,  son  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  (Toogood)  Bosworth,  was 
born  in  Swansea,  Massachusetts,  and  died 
at  Sandisfield,  Massachusetts,  in  1807. 
He  and  his  brother  David  removed  to 
Lebanon,  Connecticut,  about  1733,  as 
shown  by  various  deeds,  and  he  was  a 
resident  there  until  1780,  when  he  re- 
turned to  his  native  State,  locating  in 
Sandisfield,  where  he  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  church.  Nathaniel  Bos- 
worth married,  at  Lebanon,  Connecticut, 
in  1733,  Bethia  Hinckley,  born  in  1713, 
died  in  1749,  daughter  of  Gershom  and 
Mary  (Burt)  Hinckley,  and  a  lineal  de- 
scendant of  John  and  Samuel  Hinckley, 
and  Thomas  and  Rev.  John  Lothrop.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bosworth  were  the  parents  of 
at  least  one  child,  Jabez,  mentioned  below. 

(VI)  Jabez  Bosworth,  son  of  Nathaniel 
and  Bethia  (Hinckley)  Bosworth,  was 
born  in  the  State  of  Connecticut,  in  1742, 
and  died  at  Sandisfield,  Massachusetts,  in 
1827,  having  removed  to  that  town  prior 
to  the  Revolutionary  War,  in  which  he 
took  an  active  part,  serving  in  the  capac- 
ity of  corporal  in  Captain  Jacob  Brown's 
company,  Colonel  John  Fellow's  regi- 
ment, which  marched  on  April  21,  1775,  in 
response  to  the  "Lexington  Alarm," 
serving  fifteen  days;  also  acted  as  ser- 
geant in  Captain  Kasson's  company, 
Colonel  Israel   Chapin's  regiment,  for  a 


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period  of  three  months,  serving  at  Clav- 
erack  and  along  the  Hudson  river ;  and 
sergeant  in  Captain  Samuel  Walcott's 
company,  Colonel  John  Brown's  regi- 
ment, during  the  months  of  June  and 
July,  1777,  reinforcing  the  Northern 
army.  Sergeant  Bosworth  married  Re- 
becca Moody,  who  bore  him  seven  chil- 
dren, as  follows :  Ichabod,  mentioned 
below ;  Bethia,  Osmon,  Amos,  Jabez, 
Stephen,  and  Roswell. 

(VII)  Ichabod  Bosworth,  eldest  son  of 
Jabez  and  Rebecca  (Moody)  Bosworth, 
was  born  in  Sandisfield,  Massachusetts, 
December  25,  1765,  died  January  15,  1837. 
He  gave  his  attention  to  agricultural  pur- 
suits, conducting  his  operations  on  a  farm 
located  in  Otis,  Massachusetts,  the  prop- 
erty lying  at  the  intersection  of  the  town 
lines  of  Otis,  Tyringham  and  Monterey. 
He  was  a  man  of  good  judgment,  perse- 
verance and  thrift,  and  his  labors  were  re- 
warded with  success.  He  married,  Febru- 
ary 4,  1790,  at  New  Marlborough,  Massa- 
chusetts, Lucretia  Harmon,  born  April  5, 
1770,  at  New  Marlborough,  died  April  26, 
1833,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Lucretia 
(Bosworth)  Harmon,  granddaughter  of 
Samuel  and  Deborah  (Winchell)  Har- 
mon, great-granddaughter  of  Nathaniel 
and  Mary  (Skinner)  Harmon  and  Joseph 
and  Sarah  (Taylor)  Winchell,  and  a  de- 
scendant of  the  old  and  honored  Harmon 
family  of  SufHeld,  Connecticut.  Jona- 
than Harmon,  father  of  Mrs.  Bosworth, 
was  born  in  July,  1744,  and  died  August 
7,  1828.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tion, private  in  Captain  Zenas  Wheeler's 
company,  Colonel  John  Ashley's  regi- 
ment, July  and  August,  1777,  marching  to 
Fort  Edward,  New  York.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bosworth  were  the  parents  of  at  least  one 
child,  Lyman,  mentioned  below. 

(VIII)  Lyman  Bosworth,  son  of  Icha- 
bod and  Lucretia  (Harmon)  Bosworth, 
was  born  in  Otis,  Massachusetts,  Decem- 


ber 31,  1790,  and  died  there  May  9,  1875. 
After  completing  his  studies  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  the  neighborhood,  he  fol- 
lowed in  the  footsteps  of  his  father  as  to 
his  occupation  in  life,  having  been  reared 
on  a  farm  and  thus  becoming  familiar 
with  the  details  of  farming  operations. 
He  was  energetic  and  progressive,  hence 
his  labors  yielded  him  a  goodly  return  in 
the  shape  of  general  products.  The  house 
in  which  he  resided  and  in  which  his  chil- 
dren were  born  remained  standing  until 
the  year  1907,  when  it  was  demolished. 
He,  like  his  ancestors,  took  an  active  in- 
terest in  military  affairs,  participating  in 
the  War  of  1812.  Mr.  Bosworth  married 
(first)  Sarah  Waite,  born  September  11, 
1799,  died  September  27,  1853,  daughter 
of  John  and  Sarah  (Wilder)  Waite,  and 
granddaughter  of  Elverton  Waite  and 
Joseph  and  Hannah  Wilder.  John  Waite 
was  a  captain  in  the  Revolution  and  lived 
in  what  is  now  Sandisfield ;  was  the 
father  of  ten  children,  namely  :  John  W. ; 
Sarah  W. ;  Henry  Wilder,  mentioned 
below  ;  Homer  Lyman,  mentioned  below  ; 
Benjamin  Rush;  Virgil;  Charles;  Mary 
E.,  wife  of  Major  William  Streeter,  of 
Rochester,  New  York ;  Charles  R.,  of 
Melksham,  England ;  and  George  L.,  of 
Tyringham,  Massachusetts.  The  last  two 
children  were  born  of  his  second  mar- 
riage. 

(IX)  Hon.  Henry  Wilder  Bosworth, 
eldest  son  of  Lyman  and  Sarah  (Waite) 
Bosworth,  was  born  in  Otis,  Berkshire 
county,  Massachusetts,  April  2,  1832,  died 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  in  1917. 
His  education  was  obtained  by  attendance 
at  the  district  schools  and  the  New  York 
Conference  Seminary  at  Charlotteville, 
New  York,  where  he  prepared  for  en- 
trance to  Yale  College,  but  was  obliged  to 
relinquish  that  course  on  account  of  trou- 
ble with  his  eyes.  He  then  returned  to 
Otis,  took  an  active  and  prominent  part 


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in  politics,  and  was  chosen  by  his  fellow- 
citizens  to  serve  as  representative  to  the 
General  Court  from  the  district  consisting 
of  Otis,  New  Marlborough  and  Sandis- 
field,  also  served  on  the  committee  on 
valuation,  and  took  part  in  the  legislative 
action  of  that  first  critical  year  of  the 
Civil  War,  i860.  Early  in  his  adminis- 
tration. President  Lincoln  appointed  John 
Z.  Goodrich,  of  Stockbridge,  collector  of 
the  port  of  Boston,  and  shortly  afterward 
Mr.  Bosworth  was  appointed  an  inspector 
in  the  Boston  Custom  House,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  for  three  years,  and  he 
was  also  employed  for  a  time  in  the  office 
of  the  fifth  auditor  of  the  United  States 
Treasury  Department.  After  the  cessa- 
tion of  hostilities  between  the  North  and 
South,  Mr.  Bosworth  returned  to  his  na- 
tive city  and  turned  his  attention  to  the 
study  of  law,  at  which  he  labored  assidu- 
ously with  such  good  result  that  at  the 
expiration  of  six  months  he  passed  a 
special  examination  creditably,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  Hampden  county  bar  in 
Lenox  in  1866.  He  thereupon  opened  an 
office  for  the  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
in  the  following  year,  1867,  entered  into 
partnership  with  William  S.  Greene,  this 
relation  continuing  for  eleven  years,  until 
the  decease  of  Mr.  Greene.  For  the  fol- 
lowing five  years  he  conducted  his  prac- 
tice of  law  alone,  then  took  as  a  partner 
Charles  H.  Barrows,  which  business  rela- 
tion continued  for  six  years,  which 
brought  him  up  to  the  year  1889.  Prior 
to  this  year,  in  1885,  Mr.  Bosworth  again 
entered  public  life,  being  appointed  by 
Governor  George  D.  Robinson  one  of  the 
special  justices  of  the  Springfield  police 
court  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
resignation  of  Major  Samuel  B.  Spooner. 
In  1889,  by  appointment  of  Governor 
Oliver  Ames,  Judge  Bosworth  succeeded 
Hon.  Gideon  Wells  as  judge  of  the  Spring- 


field police  court,  holding  that  responsi- 
ble office  for  many  years,  his  decisions 
being  always  honored,  he  being  thor- 
oughly qualified  for  dispensing  justice 
without  the  thought  of  fear  or  favor. 
He  attended  the  South  Congregational 
Church  of  Springfield,  gave  his  loyal  sup- 
port to  the  candidates  of  the  Republican 
party,  and  held  membership  in  the  "T" 
Club,  of  Springfield,  a  literary  organiza- 
tion. 

Mr.  Bosworth  married,  March  8,  1866, 
Mary  E.  Hall,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Thomas  A.  and  Mary  L.  (Strong)  Hall,  of 
Otis,  Massachusetts.  They  were  the 
parents  of  two  children :  Henry  H.,  born 
in  Springfield,  March  16,  1868,  married, 
June  21,  1898,  Grace  Sherman  Wright; 
and  Charles  W.,  born  in  Springfield,  Au- 
gust 28,  1871. 

(IX)  Homer  Lyman  Bosworth,  sec- 
ond son  of  Lyman  and  Sarah  (Waite) 
Bosworth,  was  born  in  Otis,  Massachu- 
setts, May  26,  1834.  He  attended  the 
schools  of  Otis  until  he  was  fifteen  years 
of  age,  the  knowledge  thus  gained  being 
supplemented  by  a  course  at  a  private 
school  located  in  Stockbridge,  by  a 
course  in  the  State  Normal  School  at 
Westfield,  which  he  attended  for  one 
year,  by  a  course  at  Williston  Seminary 
at  Easthampton,  and  by  a  course  in  book- 
keeping at  a  commercial  school  in  Bos- 
ton, thus  being  thoroughly  qualified  to 
enter  upon  an  active  business  career. 
His  first  employment  was  as  clerk  in  a 
wholesale  flour  and  grain  store  in  Boston, 
but  one  year  later  he  was  obliged  to  re- 
sign on  account  of  illness  and  return  to 
his  home  in  Otis.  About  the  year  1857, 
having  an  idea  that  the  West  offered 
greater  opportunities  than  the  East,  he 
went  thither  and  for  a  time  sold  subscrip- 
tion books  in  the  State  of  Missouri,  from 
whence  he  removed  to  the  State  of  Illi- 
nois and  for  several  years  taught  a  school 


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near  Dixon,  that  State.  Later  he  was 
appointed  deputy  to  the  county  clerk  in 
Dixon,  in  which  capacity  he  served  for 
one  year.  His  next  occupation  was  in  a 
store  in  Dixon,  and  upon  the  failure  of 
this  enterprise  he  removed  to  Sterling, 
Illinois,  where  he  again  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  the  teaching  profession.  April  20, 
1864,  Mr.  Bos  worth  was  called  to  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  and  entered  the  fifth  audit- 
ing department  of  the  government.  He 
later  became  a  regularly  appointed  treas- 
ury clerk,  which  position  he  filled  for 
seven  years,  and  he  was  employed  in 
Washington  when  President  Lincoln  was 
assassinated.  Mr.  Bosworth  resigned  his 
office  in  Washington  in  the  latter  part  of 
1871,  and  on  October  19,  1872,  sailed  for 
Europe  where,  with  others,  he  established 
factories  for  the  making  of  condensed 
milk,  he  remaining  in  England  for  thir- 
teen years,  then  returned  to  his  native  land, 
arriving  here  on  October  19,  1885,  and 
from  that  time  to  the  present,  a  period  of 
thirty-five  years,  has  been  practically  re- 
tired from  active  life.  He  was  associated 
with  the  Anglo-Swiss  Condensed  Milk 
Company,  was  general  manager  of  the 
English  plant,  which  under  his  able  man- 
agement doubled  its  output.  Mr.  Bos- 
worth was  located  at  Chippenham,  Wilt- 
shire, near  Bath,  England,  and  although 
the  London  ofiice  of  the  company  was  of- 
fered to  him  he  preferred  to  remain  where 
he  was. 

In  addition  to  the  above  mentioned  lines 
of  activity,  Mr.  Bosworth  serves  as  di- 
rector of  the  Springfield  Fire  and  Marine 
Insurance  Company,  being  the  oldest 
member  of  that  board  in  point  of  years; 
was  a  director  of  the  Springfield  Gas  Com- 
pany, and  is  a  trustee  of  the  Institution 
for  Savings.  He  is  the  owner  of  consider- 
able valuable  real  estate  at  Hyannisport, 
on  Cape  Cod,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
spends   his   summers,   his  winters   being 

Mass — 10 — 6 


spent  in  Florida.  He  is  an  enthusiastic 
hunter  and  fisherman,  finding  pleasure 
and  relaxation  in  these  healthy  out-of- 
door  sports,  and  is  also  an  expert  golf 
player,  having  won  many  prizes  at  the 
latter  sport.  He  is  an  attendant  of  the 
South  Congregational  Church,  a  member 
of  the  Colony  Club,  was  a  member  of  the 
Fishing  Club  of  the  North  Branch,  and 
is  now  a  member  of  the  Anglers'  Club  of 
the  South  Branch. 

Mr.  Bosworth  married,  October  27, 
1870,  Delia  Evelyn  Rood,  of  Canaan,  Con- 
necticut, born  November  8,  1842,  daugh- 
ter of  W.  W.  Rood.  They  are  the  par- 
ents of  two  children:  i.  Mary  Evelyn, 
born  July  2.J,  1871,  who  became  the  wife 
of  Hinsdale  Smith,  they  the  parents  of 
two  children :  Hinsdale,  Jr.,  and  Evelyn 
Smith.  2.  Anne  Waite,  born  October  25, 
1876,  who  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  Harrie 
W.  Greene,  now  deceased,  they  the  par- 
ents of  one  child,  Lorna  Greene. 


GILL,  James  D., 

Enterprising  Citizen,  Art  Connoissenr. 

James  D.  Gill,  of  Springfield,  dealer  in 
fine  arts,  an  authority  in  the  world  of 
art,  is  a  man  of  excellent  business 
ability,  who  has  recognized  his  oppor- 
tunities and  utilized  them  for  the 
benefit  of  the  community  in  which  he 
lives  as  well  as  for  his  own  advantage. 
His  opinions  are  valued  in  business  and 
art  circles,  and  his  cooperation  has  been  a 
stimulus  which  has  carried  various  enter- 
prises forward  to  success.  Upon  every 
question  of  public  interest  he  takes  a  pro- 
nounced stand,  and  he  ranks  with  the 
public-spirited,  progressive  men  of  his 
city.  This  statement  is  also  true  of  his 
son,  James  M.  Gill,  and  they  are  con- 
temporaries in  worthy  deeds  as  well  as  in 
business  life. 

The  American  ancestor,   Bartholomew 


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Gill,  born  in  County  Clare,  Ireland,  in 
1819,  died  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  August  8. 
1905.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when 
a  Doy  of  fourteen  years  and  located  in 
Hinsdale,  Massachusetts,  where  for  a  time 
he  followed  the  occupation  of  farming. 
He  then  entered  the  employ  of  the  Boston 
&  Albany  railroad  and  for  many  years  he 
continued  with  that  corporation.  He  re- 
tired several  years  prior  to  his  death  and 
made  his  home  with  a  married  daughter 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  married  Mary 
Dwyer,  born  in  1821,  died  in  1870.  They 
were  the  parents  of  four  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter: James  D.,  of  further  mention ;  John 
D. ;  Thomas  E. ;  Nancy,  who  married 
George  P.  Comey ;  and  George  C,  presi- 
dent of  the  Holyoke  National  Bank. 

James  D.  Gill,  son  of  Bartholomew  and 
Mary  (Dwyer)  Gill,  was  born  in  Plins- 
dale,  Berkshire  county,  Massachusetts, 
June  2^,  1849.  The  public  schools  and  the 
local  academy  furnished  him  with  the 
advantages  of  a  practical  education,  and 
during  his  school  years  a  considerable 
portion  of  his  spare  time  was  utilized  in 
some  employment  which  brought  him 
financial  return.  During  one  summer  he 
was  regularly  employed  on  the  farm  of 
George  T.  Plunkett,  and  drove  a  milk  cart 
through  the  village.  During  the  spring 
months  he  bought  maple  sugar,  which  he 
sold  on  the  cars  between  Hinsdale  and 
Pittsfield.  In  1867  he  left  Hinsdale,  tak- 
ing a  position  in  the  retail  department  of 
the  paper  and  notion  business  conducted 
by  Lewis  J.  Powers,  of  Springfield,  con- 
tinuing until  the  business  was  sold  to 
Charles  W.  Clark,  with  whom  Mr.  Gill 
remained  until  1871.  During  this  time  he 
had  acquired  a  thorough  and  practical 
knowledge  of  this  line  of  business,  and 
decided  to  branch  out  independently.  He 
formed  a  partnership  with  the  late  Fred- 
erick R.  Hayes,  under  the  firm  name,  Gill 
&  Hayes,  operating  under  this  name  until 


1876,  when  Mr.  Gill  became  the  sole  pro- 
prietor. Gradually  the  business  was  given 
over  to'  the  sale  of  original  paintings  by 
American  artists  solely,  and  the  name  of 
Mr.  Gill  has  become  known  in  this  coun- 
try and  Europe  as  that  of  one  of  the  lead- 
ing art  dealers,  especially  in  connection 
with  American  art.  It  became  his  habit 
to  have  annual  exhibitions  in  the  month 
of  February,  all  of  the  work  shown  on 
these  occasions  coming  directly  from  the 
artists'  studios.  The  galleries  in  which 
these  exhibitions  were  held  were  erected 
especially  for  the  purpose  and  their  con- 
struction has  been  along  the  best  models, 
Mr.  Gill  has  done  much  for  American  art, 
in  which  he  is  a  firm  believer,  a  belief 
which  his  visits  to  the  art  galleries  of 
Europe  strengthen.  Mr.  Gill's  interest  is 
not,  however,  confined  solely  to  his  busi- 
ness affairs,  but  whatever  affects  the  so- 
cial and  political  life  of  his  city  has  his 
close  attention,  and  this  has  been  evi- 
denced by  the  admirable  manner  in  which 
he  has  discharged  the  duties  of  the  various 
public  and  semi-public  offices  he  has  held. 
His  political  affiliations  are  with  the  Re- 
publican party,  and  he  was  president  of 
the  Harrison  and  Morton  Battalion  in 
1888;  president  of  the  City  Republican 
Club  from  1890  to  1893;  chairman  of  the 
Republican  County  Committee  of  Hamp- 
den county  about  six  years,  prior  to  re- 
signing from  office  ;  was  vice-president  of 
the  National  League  of  Republican  clubs 
for  Massachusetts  in  1894;  represented 
his  ward  in  the  Springfield  City  Council 
in  1880  and  1881  ;  and  was  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Aldermen  in  1883.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Winthrop  and  Nayasset 
clubs  ;  De  Soto  Lodge,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows ;  and  Springfield  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  He  was  ap- 
pointed by  President  McKinley  to  the  office 
of  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  for  the 
Third  District,  and  has  held  the  office  for 


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sixteen  years.  A  letter  received  by  Mr. 
Gill  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury 
compliments  him  on  the  efficiency  of  his 
office.  For  some  years  his  home  has  been 
in  Beverly,  Massachusetts. 

Mr.  Gill  married,  November  i6,  1874, 
Evelyn  Louise  Clyde,  born  July  29,  1852, 
daughter  of  Milton  Adams  and  Caroline 
V.  (Read)  Clyde,  granddaughter  of  John 
and  Mehitable  (Sargent)  Clyde,  great- 
granddaughter  of  Hugh  Clyde,  and  great- 
great-granddaughter  of  Daniel  Clyde,  the 
Clydes  an  early  New  Hampshire  family. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gill  are  the  parents  of  a 
son,  James  Milton  Gill,  of  whom  further. 

James  Milton  Gill  was  born  in  Bristol 
Ferry,  Rhode  Island,  August  24,  1875,  but 
was  educated  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, public  schools,  finishing  with  grad- 
uation from  high  school,  class  of  1895. 
After  completing  his  school  years,  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  George  C.  Gill 
Paper  Company,  owned  by  his  uncle,  first 
going  in  the  factory,  later  was  in  the  office 
department  and  went  "on  the  road"  in  the 
interests  of  the  company.  Later,  he  re- 
signed to  become  manager  of  the  Spring- 
field Paper  Company,  with  mills  at  Rain- 
bow, Connecticut.  This  preparatory  busi- 
ness experience  was  all  valuable  in  an 
educational  sense,  and  in  1902  Mr.  Gill  en- 
gaged in  the  ice  business  in  Springfield, 
organizing  the  Springfield  Consolidated 
Ice  Company,  which  was  later  reorganized, 
he  having  purchased  the  Springfield  Ice 
and  Coal  Company  and  also  the  business 
of  Burger  &  Taft,  the  two  largest  con- 
cerns in  the  ice  business  and  merged  them 
under  the  title  of  the  Springfield  Ice  Com- 
pany, of  which  Mr.  Gill  is  president. 
Through  these  developing  changes  Mr. 
Gill  was  the  leading  spirit  and  is  the  pres- 
ent efficient  chief  executive  of  the  com- 
pany. He  is  also  president  of  the  Peerless 
Hand  Cuff  Company,  the  largest  manu- 


facturers of  hand  cuflfs  in  the  United 
States. 

As  a  citizen,  Mr.  Gill  bore  his  share  of 
public  responsibility,  and  from  May  i, 
1913,  until  May  i,  1916,  was  chairman  of 
the  Springfield  board  of  police  commis- 
sioners. Politically,  he  is  a  Republican. 
His  clubs  are  the  Nayasset,  Rotary,  Win- 
throp,  and  Springfield  Country. 

Mr.  Gill  married,  October  23, 1901,  Jose- 
phine Mary  Wright,  of  Springfield,  daugh- 
ter of  Andrew  J.  and  Mary  (Case) 
Wright.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gill  are  the  par- 
ents of  three  children :  Barbara,  born 
October  12,  1906;  Clyde,  born  August  9, 
1908;  and  Marjorie,  born  June  6,  1915. 


TUCKER,  Edward  Hutchins, 

Head  of  Large  Paper  Indnstry. 

Edward  Hutchins  Tucker,  president  of 
the  H.  W.  Carter  Paper  Company,  of 
Springfield,  comes  from  a  manufacturing 
family,  his  father,  David  K.,  and  his 
grandfather,  Richard  Tucker,  both  being 
interested  in  the  Tucker  &  Cook  Manu- 
facturing Company  and  in  other  New 
England  industries. 

The  first  American  ancestor  in  this 
branch  was  John  Tucker,  who  came  from 
England  in  Colonial  days  and  settled  in 
Saybrook,  Connecticut.  He  married,  and 
his  grandson,  John  (2)  Tucker,  was  born 
in  Saybrook,  Connecticut,  March  20,  1785. 
John  (2)  Tucker  married,  in  1810,  Eliza 
Beckwith,  born  June  15,  1797,  daughter  of 
Elisha  Beckwith.  They  were  the  parents 
of  ten  children,  including  a  son,  Richard, 
of  whom  further. 

Richard  Tucker,  son  of  John  (2)  and 
Eliza  (Beckwith)  Tucker,  was  born  in 
Saybrook,  Connecticut,  February  20,  1812, 
and  died  in  Conway,  Massachusetts,  in 
1889.  He  attended  public  schools  until 
fifteen  years  of  age,  then  became  a  cotton 


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mill  employe,  continuing  such  until  reach- 
ing legal  age.  He  was  variously  employed 
until  1846,  when  he  became  a  traveling 
salesman  for  the  Rogers  Silver  Company, 
and  in  1858  moved  to  Conway,  Franklin 
county,  Massachusetts,  there  beginning 
the  manufacture  of  cotton  warp  in  a  small 
way.  In  1861  he  admitted  his  son-in-law, 
Chelsea  Cook,  as  a  partner,  and  in  1862 
they  bought  the  Howland  &  Morse  mill, 
refitted  it  and  operated  both  mills,  their 
warp  becoming  well  known  on  the  market. 
Eighty  hands  were  employed  in  the  two 
mills  at  that  time,  but  that  number  was 
increased  when  in  1876  they  began  the 
manufacture  of  ball  knitting  cotton,  later 
known  and  popular  as  Tucker  &  Cook's 
knitting  cotton.  A  branch  factory  was 
established  in  Springfield,  and  in  addition 
to  these  plants  Mr.  Tucker  was  a  partner 
in  the  firm  of  Maynard,  Damon  &  Tucker, 
of  Northampton,  manufacturers  of  tapes 
and  bindings.  Mr.  Tucker  was  a  success- 
ful manufacturer,  and  attained  promi- 
nence in  his  business,  and  from  a  small 
beginning  he  acquired  a  large  fortune. 

Mr.  Tucker  was  for  eight  years  post- 
master of  Conway,  Massachusetts,  and  for 
ten  years  was  a  director  of  the  Conway 
National  Bank.  For  twenty  years  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  liberal  in  his  donations  to 
church  and  charity.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Republican. 

On  November  11,  1831,  when  but  nine- 
teen, Richard  Tucker  married  Delia  R., 
daughter  of  Deacon  Silas  Walden,  the 
bride  not  yet  out  of  her  teens,  her  birth 
date  July  25,  1812.  She  died  in  1891. 
They  were  the  parents  of  three  children: 
Julia  R.,  married  Chelsea  Cook  (his  first 
wife);  David  K.,  of  further  mention; 
Richard  M.,  a  merchant  of  Conway. 

David  K.  Tucker,  eldest  son  of  Richard 
and  Delia  R.  (Walden)  Tucker,  was  bom 
in    1834,  died   in   Springfield,   Massachu- 


setts, May  15,  1894.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools,  and  spent  the  years  of 
his  minority  at  home  as  his  father's  assist- 
ant. His  first  individual  business  venture 
was  made  in  gentlemen's  furnishing 
goods,  his  store  being  located  in  Wil- 
limantic,  Connecticut,  but  in  1878  he 
located  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  as 
agent  for  the  Tucker  &  Cook  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  a  corporation  founded  by 
Richard  Tucker,  in  Conway,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1858.  At  the  time  David  K. 
Tucker  came  to  Springfield  as  agent  the 
company  was  operating  two  plants  for  the 
manufacture  of  cotton  yarns,  one  in  Con- 
way, the  other  in  Springfield.  Mr.  Tucker 
was  rated  a  wise,  energetic  business  man, 
who  was  identified  with  Tucker  &  Cook 
until  his  death. 

Mr.  Tucker  married  Mary  A.  Hutchins, 
of  Malone,  New  York,  born  in  1837,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  four  children : 
Delia,  married  Charles  W.  Roane,  of 
Springfield  ;  Frederick  A.,  a  manufacturer 
and  a  founder  of  the  present  Carter  Paper 
Company,  married  Delia  C.  Hamilton; 
Homer  K.,  salesman  and  manufacturer, 
married  Emily  Howard;  Edward  Hut- 
chins,  of  further  mention. 

Edward  Hutchins  Tucker,  son  of  David 
K.  and  Mary  A.  (Hutchins)  Tucker,  was 
born  in  Willimantic,  Connecticut,  March 
10,  1875,  but  in  1878  he  was  brought  by 
his  parents  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
that  city  having  since  been  his  home,  and 
since  leaving  school,  the  scene  of  his  busi- 
ness activities.  He  was  educated  in 
Springfield  grammar  and  high  schools  and 
in  business  college,  his  business  life  be- 
ginning with  Cutler  &  Porter,  wholesale 
shoe  dealers,  of  Springfield.  He  remained 
with  that  firm  two  years,  then  for  eight 
years  was  associated  with  his  father,  who 
was  the  Springfield  agent  for  the  Tucker 
&  Cook  Manufacturing  Company.  From 
that  company  he  went  to  the  H.  W.  Car- 


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ter  Paper  Company  as  manager  of  the 
Berkshire  Paper  Company,  located  at 
North  Adams,  Massachusetts.  He  re- 
mained in  that  position  six  years,  then 
was  appointed  manager  of  the  H.  W.  Car- 
ter Paper  Company,  with  headquarters  in 
Springfield,  a  position  he  capably  filled 
until  1912,  when  he  was  elected  president 
of  the  company,  a  position  he  is  most  ably 
filling  at  the  present  date  (1921 ), 

Mr.  Tucker  is  a  member  of  Greylock 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
North  Adams,  Massachusetts ;  Spring- 
field Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Springfield ;  and  in  the  Ancient  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite  has  attained  the  thirty-sec- 
ond degree.  He  belongs  to  all  York  Rite 
bodies,  and  in  1920  was  eminent  com- 
mander of  Springfield  Commandery.  He 
is  also  a  noble  of  Melha  Temple,  Ancient 
Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine ;  through  the  services  of  a  patriotic 
ancestor  he  holds  membership  in  the  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution  ;  is  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  church ;  and  in  po- 
litical preference  is  a  Republican.  His 
clubs  are  the  Masonic,  Nayasset,  Country, 
Publicity,  and  Automobile,  all  of  Spring- 
field.   His  residence  is  at  Longmeadow. 

Mr.  Tucker  married,  November  20, 
1895,  Anna  M.  Gladden,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Theodore  E, 
and  Harriet  C.  (Bartlett)  Gladden.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Tucker  are  the  parents  of  two 
daughters  :  Madeline  G.,  born  November 
16,  1899;  ^nd  Ruth,  born  February  28, 
1904. 


BEARSE,  Leon  Henry, 

Respected  Citiien. 

Barnstable  county,  the  southwestern 
extremity  of  Massachusetts,  includes  Cape 
Cod,  and  the  town  of  Barnstable  includes 
a  number  of  villages,  among  them  Hyan- 


nis;  the  capitol  of  the  county  is  Barn- 
stable, a  port  of  entry,  long  an  important 
maritime  centre.  The  Bearse  family  were 
early  settlers  in  this  vicinity  of  Barn- 
stable, and  were  for  several  generations 
hardy  mariners  and  masters  of  ships.  The 
first  of  the  family  in  New  England  was 
Austin  B.  Bearse,  who  came  from  Eng- 
land in  April,  1638,  being  then  twenty 
years  of  age.  He  settled  in  Barnstable 
with  the  first  company  in  1639,  and 
through  his  sons,  Joseph  and  James,  be- 
came the  ancestral  head  of  a  large  family 
bearing  the  name  then  spelled  both 
Bearse  and  Beace.  He  also  had  nine 
daughters  and  they  intermarried  with  the 
Hall,  Hamblin  and  Nichols  families  of 
Barnstable,  and  his  descendants  bearing 
these  names  are  yet  numerous  on  Cape 
Cod.  In  Barnstable  he  owned  meadows 
and  uplands,  also  two  islands  still  known 
as  Bearse's  Islands.  He  was  admitted  a 
freeman.  May  3,  1652,  was  grand  juror  in 
1653  and  1662,  and  surveyor  of  highways 
in  1674.  He  became  a  member  of  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Lothrop's  church,  April  29,  1643, 
was  a  man  of  good  standing  in  his  com- 
munity, an  industrious  farmer,  and  taught 
his  large  family  the  virtues  of  industry 
and  right  living.  He  died  about  the  year 
1686. 

Benjamin  Bearse,  of  the  third  genera- 
tion, was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Hyan- 
nis,  and  interested  in  the  fisheries  of  the 
town,  in  which  occupation  he  was  very 
successful.  His  son,  Augustine  Bearse, 
made  his  home  in  Hyannis,  where  he  was 
head  of  a  whaling  fishery  and  owned  the 
try  works  there.  Both  he  and  his  father 
were  buried  in  Hyannis.  It  is  from  this 
race  of  seafaring  men  that  Leon  H. 
Bearse,  of  Springfield,  son  of  George 
Henry  Bearse,  and  grandson  of  Captain 
Richard  Bearse,  is  descended. 

(I)  Captain  Richard  Bearse  was  born 


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in  Barnstable,  Massachusetts,  and  there 
died  about  1855.  He  was  a  mariner  all  his 
life,  and  rose  to  the  command  of  ships 
which  he  sailed  on  many  seas.  During 
the  War  of  1812  he  was  captured  by  the 
British  and  confined  in  Dartmoor  prison, 

England.     He  married  Betsy  ,  and 

they  had  sons  :  Richard,  Oliver,  and  Wil- 
liam, all  of  whom  were  sea  captains ; 
George  Henry,  of  further  mention ;  James, 
died  in  Porto  Rico. 

(II)  George  Henry  Bearse,  son  of  Cap- 
tain Richard  and  Betsy  Bearse,  was  born 
in  Barnstable,  Massachusetts,  1824,  and 
died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  in 
1897.  He  learned  the  carpenter's  trade, 
which  he  followed  in  Barnstable  until  the 
Civil  War,  During  the  war  he  was  con- 
nected with  the  sutlers  department  at  St. 
Augustine,  Florida.  In  1865  he  located  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  bringing  his 
family  in  1866,  and  there  residing  until 
death.  He  was  employed  as  a  journey- 
man carpenter  by  D.  L.  Swan  for  nine 
years,  then  became  a  contractor  and 
builder,  under  his  own  name,  conducting 
a  very  successful  business  until  his  pass- 
ing away  in  1897,  ^t  the  age  of  seventy- 
three  years.  He  was  a  man  of  industrious 
and  quiet  life,  devoted  to  his  home  and 
family.  A  member  of  the  Baptist  church, 
and  a  man  highly  respected.  He  married 
Deborah  Howland,  of  Plymouth,  Massa- 
chusetts,* born  in  1830,  died  May  29,  1905, 
daughter  of  John  and  Ruth  Howland,  and 
a  descendant  of  John  Howland,  of  the 
"Mayflower."  They  were  the  parents  of 
four  children :  Leon  Henry,  of  further 
mention ;  Sophia,  died  in  1868 ;  Oliver 
Lewis,  died  July  16,  1896;  Mary  Louise, 
married  a  George  Stokes ;  she  now  re- 
sides in  Boston,  Massachusetts. 

(III)  Leon  Henry  Bearse,  eldest  child 
of  George  Henry  and  Deborah  (How- 
land) Bearse,  was  born  in  the  village  of 


Hyannis,  town  of  Barnstable,  Massachu- 
setts, January  30,  1850,  and  is  now  (1921) 
living  in  the  city  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  was  educated  in  the  town 
schools  of  Hyannis,  finishing  his  studies 
in  Springfield  High  School,  the  family 
moving  to  that  city  in  1866.  When 
through  his  school  years,  he  learned  the 
carpenter's  trade  under  his  father's  in- 
struction, and  was  so  engaged  for  five 
years.  He  was  then  for  fifteen  years 
employed  by  Barney  &  Berry,  the  well- 
known  skate  manufacturers,  as  a  fore- 
man in  the  erection  and  installation  of 
machinery  and  its  care  in  operation.  He 
also  was  in  charge  of  Mr.  Barney's 
beautiful  grounds  and  residence  on  Pecau- 
sic  avenue.  Later  he  was  connected  with 
the  Springfield  "Republican"  as  distribu- 
tion agent  for  wards  seven  and  eight,  his 
duties  also  being  to  receive  all  moneys 
due  the  paper  in  his  district.  For  eleven 
years  he  held  that  position  and  most  capa- 
bly performed  its  duties.  He  then  gave 
this  up  and  since  then  has  had  a  fruit  farm 
of  thirty  acres  at  West  Granville,  although 
residing  in  a  house  on  Boston  road, 
Springfield,  which  he  built  in  1917.  He  has 
eighteen  acres  of  land,  the  cultivation  of 
which  furnishes  him  employment.  He  is 
a  member  of  Hampden  Lodge,  No.  27, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  which 
he  has  served  as  trustee  for  nine  years,  is 
a  Republican  in  politics,  and  a  member 
of  the  State  Street  Baptist  Church. 

Leon  H.  Bearse  married,  January  10, 
1870,  Harriet  E.  Hollister,  of  Long- 
meadow,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Gil- 
son  D.  and  Mary  Ann  (Cooper)  Hollis- 
ter. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bearse  are  the  parents 
of  two  children:  i.  Frederick  Alfred, 
born  in  February,  1871 ;  he  began  life  as 
a  newsboy  in  Springfield,  bought  the  right 
of  distribution  of  the  center  of  the  city 
for    the   sale    of   the   "Republican,"   and 


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eventually,  with  his  father,  controlled  the 
sale  of  the  "Republican"  throughout  the 
entire  city ;  later  he  entered  public  life, 
served  in  City  Council,  then  on  the  Board 
of  Aldermen,  several  terms  then  in  the 
State  Legislature,  and  for  seven  years, 
1913-1920,  held  the  office  of  treasurer  of 
Hampden  county  and  is  still  holding  that 
important  position,  being  elected  in  1917 
for  five  years.  He  married,  March  17, 
1891,  Etta  Bartholomew^,  and  they  are 
the  parents  of  a  son,  Richard  Clarence, 
born  September  10,  1899.  2-  Richard 
Henry,  born  January  16,  1874;  enlisted  in 
the  United  States  army  and  served  for  a 
time  in  the  Spanish-American  War ;  he 
died  in  a  military  hospital,  August  i, 
1898. 


SMITH,  Charles  Boardman, 
Man  of  Enterprise. 

For  sixty-seven  years  Charles  B.  Smith 
was  engaged  in  business  in  New  Orleans, 
New  York,  and  Hartford,  and  all  through 
that  period  maintained  his  personal  and 
firm  credit  unimpaired.  He  was  a  de- 
scendant of  Joseph  Smith,  of  an  English 
family,  who  resided  in  Hartford,  Connec- 
ticut, where  he  married,  April  20,  1656, 
Lydia  Huitt,  daughter  of  Rev.  Ephraim 
and  Isabel  Huitt.  Her  father,  Rev. 
Ephraim  Huitt,  who  was  ordained  a  min- 
ister of  the  Gospel  at  Wraxall,  Kent- 
worth,  England,  came  from  there  in  1639 
to  Boston,  Massachusetts,  locating  in 
Windsor,  Connecticut,  August  17  of  that 
year. 

The  line  of  descent  from  Joseph  Smith 
was  through  his  son,  Simon  Smith,  born 
in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  October  2,  1662, 
who  married.  May  i,  1689,  Hannah  Haley, 
widow  of  John  Haley,  and  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Mary  (Leonard)  Bliss,  of 
Springfield.    He  lived  in  Springfield,  Mas- 


sachusetts, for  a  time,  but  later  removed 
to  Hartford,  Connecticut.  He  was  the 
father  of  Ebenezer  Smith,  born  in  1703, 
who  was  the  father  of  William  Smith, 
born  1740,  who  was  the  father  of  Nor- 
mand  Smith,  born  November  4,  1772.  The 
latter  was  a  saddler  and  dealer  in  leather 
goods  of  various  kinds.  A  copy  of  his 
advertisement  in  the  Hartford  "Courant," 
date  of  October  11,  1794,  is  preserved  and 
shown.  The  location  of  his  store  was  six 
rods  north  of  the  Court  House,  that  sec- 
tion then  a  rural  community  but  now  a 
populous  part  of  a  beautiful  modern  city. 
The  business  he  founded  more  than  a  cen- 
tury ago  is  still  carried  on.  Normand 
Smith  was  a  lovable  character,  highly 
esteemed  as  business  man  and  citizen.  He 
married  (first),  in  Wethersfield,  Connecti- 
cut, November  23,  1795,  Mary  Boardman, 
daughter  of  Captain  Charles  and  Abigail 
(Stillman)  Boardman,  born  October  31, 
1772,  in  Wethersfield,  died  in  that  town 
August  3,  1820,  leaving  children :  Nor- 
mand (2)  ;  Deacon  Thomas,  died  in  1882  ; 
Rev.  James  A.,  died  in  1882;  Charles 
Boardman,  whose  useful,  honorable  life  is 
the  inspiration  of  this  review;  Henry; 
Maria ;  Martha ;  Caroline  A.,  and  Mary 
Anne.  Mr.  Smith  married  (second)  Bet- 
sey Kingsbury.  They  had  a  son.  Dr.  An- 
drew Kingsbury  Smith,  a  surgeon  of  the 
United  States  army,  who  retired  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1890,  with  the  rank  of  colonel,  and 
died  in  New  York  in  1899.  Mr.  Smith 
married  (third)  Lucy  Morris,  and  she  left 
sons :  Jonathan  Trumbull,  who  made  his 
home  in  New  York ;  and  Morris  W.,  of 
New  York  City,  later  of  New  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  and  New  Orleans. 

Charles  Boardman  Smith  was  bom  in 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  July  30,  181 1,  and 
died  at  his  home,  No.  66  Forest  street,  in 
the  city  of  his  birth,  February  5,  1900.  He 
was    educated   in    the   graded    and   high 


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schools,  and  at  a  Lenox  (Massachusetts) 
boarding  school.  He  acted  as  an  assistant 
to  his  honored  father,  a  saddler  and  leather 
goods  dealer,  until  twenty-two  years  of 
age.  In  1833  he  became  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Smith,  Hubbard  &  Company,  a 
New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  concern,  which 
was  established  in  that  city  in  1816  as  a 
branch  of  the  Hartford  house  of  T.  Smith 
&  Company,  one  of  the  oldest  houses  in 
the  Southwest.  Subsequently,  in  1835,  he 
returned  to  Hartford  and  began  a  long 
and  successful  business  career  in  the  firm 
of  what  was  later  Smith,  Bourn  &  Com- 
pany, but  at  that  period  known  as  T. 
Smith  &  Company.  This  firm,  the  oldest 
in  the  United  States,  engaged  in  the  sad- 
dlery business  in  1794.  During  this  time 
Mr.  Smith  had  retained  his  interest  in  the 
Southern  house,  and  in  1870  he  withdrew 
from  the  New  Orleans  firm  of  Smith  & 
Brother,  as  the  house  was  then  styled, 
having  previously  opened  a  branch  of  the 
Hartford  house  in  New  York  under  the 
name  of  J.  T.  Smith  &  Company,  at  No. 
40  Warren  street,  the  firm  name  later 
being  changed  to  C.  B.  Smith  &  Company, 
later  Smith,  Worthington  &  Company, 
they  having  an  ofifice  in  New  Jersey  and 
a  factory  in  Hartford. 

Mr.  Smith  was  one  of  the  early  mem- 
bers of  the  Pearl  Street  Congregational 
Church,  which  he  attended  until  1866, 
when  he  became  a  member  of  the  Asylum 
Hill  Congregational  Church,  and  one  of 
its  liberal  supporters.  He  was  a  man  of 
great  benevolence,  and  retained  through 
his  long  period  of  business  activity  the  re- 
spect of  his  employees,  all  of  whom  had 
for  him  the  highest  regard.  He  was  never 
an  office  seeker,  declining  all  positions 
that  might  call  him  from  his  chosen  field. 
When  a  young  man  he  was  identified  with 
the  Putnam  Phalanx,  which  later  became, 
and  is  still  known  as,  the  Governor's  Foot 


Guard.  He  was  a  notable  figure  in  Hart- 
ford, and  although  nearly  ninety  years  of 
age,  he  was  able  to  be  out  until  within  ten 
days  of  his  death.  He  was  a  man  of  great 
executive  ability,  stood  over  six  feet  in 
height,  and  his  work  was  memorable  in 
every  way. 

Charles  B.  Smith  married  (first),  No- 
vember 5,  1844,  Frances  M.  Humphrey, 
daughter  of  Lemuel  Humphrey,  of  Hart- 
ford. He  married  (second),  October  3, 
1855,  Eliza  A.  Thayer,  of  Westfield, 
Massachusetts,  who  died  November  30, 
1915,  daughter  of  Deacon  Lucius  F. 
Thayer.  One  daughter  by  the  second 
marriage  survives  him,  Frances  Eliza, 
widow  of  Ira  Miller,  of  Westfield,  a 
sketch  of  whom  follows. 


MILLER,  Ira, 

Head  of  Large  Bnsiness. 

Ira  Miller,  who  for  many  years  was  one 
of  the  prominent  and  successful  business 
men  of  Westfield,  being  at  the  time  of 
his  death  president  and  manager  of  the 
United  States  Whip  Company,  of  that  city, 
was  born  in  Cadiz,  Kentucky,  and  died 
December  14,  1915,  a  son  of  James  Quinn 
and  Susan  (Raglan)  Miller.  Ira  Miller 
had  received  an  appointment  to  the  United 
States  Military  Academy  at  West  Point, 
and  while  he  was  on  his  way  to  enter  that 
institution  Fort  Sumter  was  fired  upon, 
and  the  opening  scenes  in  the  Civil  War 
were  enacted.  The  Southern  Senators 
resigning  their  seats,  all  appointees  to  the 
academy  from  the  South  were  recalled, 
and  Ira  Miller  entered  the  Confederate 
army,  serving  under  the  command  of  Gen- 
eral Forest.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  war 
he  was  engaged  in  a  number  of  lines  of 
business  in  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  as 
a  young  man  came  to  New  York  City, 
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firm  of  C.  B.  Smith  &  Company.  He  was 
associated  with  this  firm  until  he  came 
to  Westfield,  where  he  took  an  active  part 
in  and  became  finally  president  and  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  United  States  Whip 
Company.  Mr.  Miller  was  a  man  of 
strong  business  ability,  and  his  sterling 
qualities  of  character  and  integrity  did 
even  more  for  him  than  win  him  worldly 
success. 

Mr.  Miller  married,  October  3,  1883, 
Frances  Eliza  Smith,  daughter  of  Charles 
Boardman  Smith,  whose  sketch  pre- 
cedes this  (for  a  detailed  review  of  his 
life  see  "History  of  Representative  Men 
of  Connecticut").  Children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Miller:  i.  Charles  Boardman,  a 
graduate  of  Harvard ;  musically  educated 
in  Paris,  France ;  now  residing  near  Port- 
land, Oregon ;  married  Alvine  Beaulieu. 
2.  James  Raglan,  a  graduate  of  Yale,  A. 
B.,  1907,  and  from  Johns  Hopkins  Uni- 
versity, received  degree  of  M.  D.,  191 1; 
studied  in  Munich,  Germany,  three  years ; 
at  Fryesburg,  one  year ;  Vienna,  one  year ; 
then  was  assistant  to  Dean  Williams,  of 
Johns  Hopkins  University;  practiced  in 
Hartford  until  the  entrance  of  the  United 
States  in  the  World  War,  then  entered  the 
army,  ranking  as  first  lieutenant,  and 
serving  with  the  American  Expeditionary 
Forces,  later  receiving  the  rank  of  captain ; 
after  the  war  was  over,  he  located  in  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut,  where  he  has  since 
been  engaged  in  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession ;  he  married  Elizabeth  Wells, 
of  Detroit ;  children :  Katherine  Van 
Heusen,  Frances  Thayer,  and  Elizabeth 
Raglan  Miller.  3.  Preston  Thayer,  who, 
at  the  outbreak  of  the  war  with  Germany, 
enlisted  in  the  United  States  army,  hav- 
ing trained  at  Fort  Sill,  Oklahoma,  and 
attained  the  rank  of  sergeant ;  at  the 
close  of  the  war  he  returned  to  Westfield, 
where    he    is    now    associated    with    the 


Westfield  Machine  Company  ;  he  married, 
October  25,  1918,  Anna  Isabelle  Bemis,  of 
Springfield.  4.  Susan  Elizabeth,  married 
Kent  Wadsworth  Clark,  manager  of  the 
Oriental  Hotel  at  Koby,  Japan  ;  they  have 
one  son,  Kent  Wadsworth  Clark,  Jr. 


FIELD,  Henry  Alonzo, 

Insurance  Actuary. 

In  the  branch  of  Henry  A.  Field,  of 
Spring^eld,  Massachusetts,  descent  is 
traced  to  Roger  Del  Feld,  born  in  Sow- 
erby,  England,  about  1240.  He  was  a 
descendant  of  Sir  Hubertus  De  La  Feld, 
who  went  to  England  with  William  the 
Conqueror  in  1066,  he  belonging  to  the 
family  of  the  Counts  De  La  Feld  who 
trace  back  to  the  middle  age,  about  the 
sixth  century,  their  estates  being  in  Col- 
man,  a  village  in  Alsace,  near  the  German 
border  of  France.  The  line  from  Roger 
Del  Feld  is  through  his  son,  Thomas,  of 
Sowerby,  England ;  his  son,  John,  of 
Sowerby ;  his  son,  Thomas,  of  same  place ; 
his  son,  Thomas  Del  Feld,  of  Bradford ; 
his  son,  William  Feld,  of  Bradford;  his 
son,  William  Feld,  of  East  Ardsley,  Eng- 
land ;  his  son,  Richard  Feld,  "husband- 
man of  the  parish  of  Ardeslowe ;"  his  son, 
John  Field,  a  distinguished  pioneer  in  the 
cause  of  science,  particularly  astronomy; 
his  son,  Zachariah  Field,  of  the  eleventh 
English  generation,  and  the  founder  of 
this  branch  of  the  family  in  New  Eng- 
land. 

(I)  Zachariah  Field  was  born  in  East 
Ardsley,  Yorkshire,  England,  in  1596,  and 
died  in  Hatfield,  Massachusetts,  in  1663. 
He  came  to  New  England  in  1629,  and 
settled  in  Dorchester,  Massachusetts,  but 
in  1636  went  to  Hartford,  Connecticut, 
remaining  there  until  1659,  when  he 
moved  to  Northampton,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  engaged  as  a  merchant,  trading 


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with  the  Indians.  Later  he  settled  in  Hat- 
field, which  was  his  home  until  death.  He 

married,  about   1641,  Mary  ,  who 

died  about  1670.  They  were  the  parents 
of  five  children,  the  fourth  a  son,  Samuel. 

(II)  Sergeant  Samuel  Field,  son  of 
Zachariah  and  Mary  Field,  was  born 
about  1 65 1  in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  and 
was  slain  by  the  Indians  while  working 
in  the  fields  at  Hatfield,  June  24,  1697.  He 
was  a  sergeant  in  the  Turner's  Falls  fight. 
May  19,  1676,  and  a  prominent,  influential 
man  in  Hatfield,  holding  many  town 
offices.  He  married,  August  9,  1676, 
Sarah  Gilbert,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Catherine  (Chapin)  Gilbert,  of  Spring- 
field. They  were  the  parents  of  eight 
children,  their  eldest  son,  Samuel,  of 
whom  further. 

(HI))  Deacon  Samuel  (2)  Field,  son 
of  Sergeant  Samuel  (i)  and  Sarah  (Gil- 
bert) Field,  was  born  in  Hatfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, September  27,  1678.  He  moved 
to  Deerfield  in  1706,  and  there  died  Au- 
gust 25,  1762.  He  was  one  of  the  twenty- 
two  men  who  came  from  Hatfield  and 
were  engaged  in  the  Meadow  fight  in  the 
unsuccessful  attempt  to  rescue  the  three 
prisoners  taken  by  the  French  and  In- 
dians at  the  destruction  of  Deerfield,  Feb- 
ruary 29,  1704.  He  was  wounded  in  a 
fight  with  the  Indians,  August  25,  1725, 
He  was  a  deacon  in  the  church,  and  a 
prominent  man  of  Deerfield,  respected 
and  honored  by  all.  He  married,  January 
10,  1706,  Mrs.  Hannah  (Edwards)  Hoyt, 
daughter  of  Joseph  Edwards,  widow  of 
David  Hoyt,  who  was  killed  by  the  In- 
dians in  the  Meadow  fight.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Samuel  Field  were  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren, their  fourth  child  a  son,  David,  of 
whom  further. 

(IV)  Colonel  David  Field,  son  of  Dea- 
con Samuel  (2)  and  Hannah  (Edwards- 
Hoyt)  Field,  was  born  in  Hatfield,  Massa- 


chusetts, January  4, 1712,  and  died  in  Deer- 
field, April  19,  1792.  He  settled  in  Deer- 
field, where  he  was  engaged  in  mercantile 
life,  also  in  trading  with  the  Indians  of 
the  Mohawk  Valley.  During  the  Revo- 
lution he  held  notes  and  accounts  receiv- 
able for  nearly  $20,000  and  never  realized 
six  cents  on  the  dollar  from  them.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  first  Congress  that 
met  in  Concord,  Massachusetts,  in  1774, 
also  of  the  Congress  that  met  in  Cam- 
bridge in  1775,  and  a  member  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Council  of  Safety,  which  gave 
a  commission  to  Benedict  Arnold  author- 
izing him  to  raise  four  hundred  men  to  be 
known  as  the  Berkshire  regiment  for  the 
expedition  against  Fort  Ticonderoga.  He 
was  commissary  general  under  General 
Stark  at  the  battle  of  Bennington.  August 
16,  1777,  and  for  a  time  was  in  command 
of  a  regiment,  the  Fifth  Hampshire  Com- 
pany, his  appointment  voted  by  the  Mas- 
sachusetts House  of  Representatives, 
January  31,  1776,  concurred  in  by  the 
Council,  February  8,  1776,  and  his  com- 
mission as  colonel  dated  the  same  day. 
He  resigned  his  command,  February  20, 
1778.  Colonel  Field  married,  in  1740,  Mrs. 
Thankful  (Taylor)  Doolittle,  born  July 
18,  1 716,  daughter  of  Thomas  Taylor,  and 
widow  of  Oliver  Doolittle.  They  were 
the  parents  of  nine  children,  Rev.  Samuel 
Field,  the  eldest,  of  whom  further. 

(V)  Rev.  Samuel  (3)  Field,  son  of  Col- 
onel David  and  Thankful  (Doolittle) 
Field,  was  born  in  Deerfield,  Massachu- 
setts, September  14,  1743,  and  died  in  Con- 
way, Massachusetts,  vSeptember  17,  1800. 
After  graduation  from  Yale,  in  1762,  he 
studied  divinity  under  Rev.  Jonathan 
Ashley,  of  Deerfield,  but  later  studied  law 
under  Daniel  Jones,  of  Hinsdale,  New 
Hampshire.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar, 
but  after  a  time  returned  to  Deerfield, 
where  he  was  in  mercantile  life.    In  1771 


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he  opened  a  law  office  in  Greenfield  and 
also  eng-aged  in  trade.  The  years  1774- 
1776  were  passed  on  a  farm  in  Conway, 
then  he  returned  to  Deerfield,  which  was 
his  home  until  May,  1794,  when  he  re- 
turned to  Conway.  He  represented  the 
town  of  Deerfield  in  the  General  Court 
for  several  years,  and  was  a  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  convention  which 
adopted  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States.  He  was  a  Swedenborgian  in  reli- 
gion, and  lectured,  wrote  and  preached  in 
support  of  that  doctrine.  He  was  a  polit- 
ical writer  of  note.  He  married,  April  26, 
1769,  Sarah  Childs,  born  in  Deerfield,  Sep- 
tember 27,  1742,  died  December  3,  1831. 
They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children, 
descent  in  this  line  following  through 
Robert  Rufus,  of  whom  further. 

(VI)  Robert  Rufus  Field,  son  of  Rev. 
Samuel  (3)  and  Sarah  (Childs)  Field,  was 
born  in  Deerfield,  Massachusetts,  August 
22,  1771,  and  died  there  July  26,  1841.  He 
moved  in  1791  to  Conway,  Massachu- 
setts, and  in  1796  to  Phelps,  Ontario 
county,  New  York,  going  thence  in  1800 
to  Geneva,  New  York,  returning  in  1809 
to  Deerfield,  where  he  died.  He  was  for 
many  years  toll  gatherer  at  the  Deerfield 
bridge,  Cheapside,  but  his  occupation  was 
farming.  He  married,  January  15,  1795, 
Patty  Hoyt,  born  in  1775,  died  July  23, 
1859,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Abigail 
(Nash)  Hoyt.  They  were  the  parents  of 
four  children,  their  third  child,  Robert 
Rufus,  of  whom  further. 

(VH)  Robert  Rufus  (2)  Field,  son  of 
Robert  Rufus  (i)  and  Patty  (Hoyt) 
Field,  was  born  in  Geneva,  New  York, 
June  29,  1806,  and  died  in  Deerfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  was  a  manufacturer  of 
carriages  and  sleighs  in  Greenfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, until  1838,  when  he  moved  to 
Attleboro,  Massachusetts,  thence  in  1843 
to    West    Newton,    Massachusetts,    and 


about  1850  returned  to  Greenfield.  I.ater 
he  went  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  to  superin- 
tend the  manufacture  of  a  line  of  chil- 
dren's carriages,  but  returned  again  to 
Deerfield  after  a  few  years.  He  married. 
May  6,  1834,  Eliza  Ophelia  Barnard,  born 
May  13,  181 1,  died  in  Bernardstown,  Mas- 
sachusetts, November  3,  1869,  daughter  of 
Eleazer  and  Abigail  Barnard.  They  were 
the  parents  of  three  sons :  Frederick  Bar- 
nard, born  October  10,  1835  ;  John  Adams, 
of  whom  further ;  Charles  Albert,  born 
May  15,  1845. 

(VHI)  John  Adams  Field,  son  of  Rob- 
ert Rufus  (2)  and  Eliza  O.  (Barnard) 
Field,  was  born  in  Attleboro,  Massachu- 
setts, July  4,  1842,  now  deceased.  He 
came  with  his  father  to  Greenfield,  but 
later  removed  to  Deerfield,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  the  hotel  business  until  burned 
out.  In  1880  he  moved  to  Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana,  there  residing  until  moving  to 
Chicago,  Illinois,  where  he  engaged  in  the 
hotel  business,  continuing  in  active  busi- 
ness life  until  his  death.  He  married 
(first),  November  8,  1868,  Mary  A.  Phil- 
lips, born  in  Athol,  Massachusetts,  Feb- 
ruary 22,  1848,  daughter  of  Alonzo  and 
Mary  A.  Phillips,  of  Deerfield.  She  died, 
leaving  a  son,  Henry  Alonzo,  of  whom 
further.  He  married  (second),  October 
28,  1888,  Emma  C.  Lathe,  born  November 
25,  1865. 

(IX)  Henry  Alonzo  Field,  only  son  of 
John  Adams  and  Mary  A.  (Phillips) 
Field,  was  born  in  Milford,  Massachu- 
setts, August  8,  1870.  He  was  taken  tc 
Deerfield,  in  1872,  and  there  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  and  academy.  At 
the  age  of  twenty  (in  1890),  he  came  to 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  entering  the 
employ  of  the  Phillips  Manufacturing 
Company,  continuing  with  that  company 
until  they  went  out  of  business  in  1898. 
The  next  ten  years,  1898-1908,  he  spent 


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with  the  Vacuum  Oil  Company,  and  in 
1908  formed  a  partnership  with  B.  A,  Op- 
penheim  and  as  Oppenheim  &  Field  they 
have  since  conducted  a  general  insurance 
business  very  successfully.  Mr.  Field  was 
secretary  of  the  Nayasset  Club,  1898-1903, 
and  again  1906-1914.  In  1918  and  1919 
he  was  president  of  the  club.  He  was 
active  in  the  work  of  Hampden  Chapter  of 
the  Red  Cross,  vice-chairman  in  1917,  and 
chairman  during  1918-1919.  In  1919  he 
was  elected  president  of  Springfield 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and  served  until 
1920. 

Mr.  Field  married,  October  23,  1901, 
Margaret  Owen,  of  Jersey  City,  New  Jer- 
sey, daughter  of  Mortimer  and  Ann  C. 
(Combe)  Owen. 


WINS  OR,  Rufus  Hathaway, 

Expert  in  Textile  Indnstry. 

William  Winsor,  the  pioneer  ancestor 
of  the  family  of  which  Rufus  H.  Winsor, 
of  Springfield,  was  a  worthy  representa- 
tive, was  a  native  of  England,  emigrating 
from  Devonshire,  and  landmg  in  Boston, 
Massachusetts.  Shortly  after  his  arrival 
he  married,  as  his  second  wife,  Betsey 
Smith.  He  was  the  father  of  three  chil- 
dren, as  follows :  Samuel,  of  further 
mention ;  William,  a  jeweler  by  trade, 
remained  in  Boston,  where  his  death  oc- 
curred ;  Peter,  who  went  to  the  West 
Indies,  where  his  death  occurred. 

(II)  Samuel  Winsor,  son  of  William 
Winsor,  was  born  May  14,  1725.  He 
removed  from  Boston  to  Duxbury,  Mas- 
sachusetts, settled  on  Clark's  Island  in 
Duxbury  Bay,  and  the  site  of  his  house 
was  a  few  rods  northwest  of  the  present 
building.  Here  he  built  several  small 
vessels,  which  he  used  to  good  advantage. 
His  next  removal  was  to  Captain's  Hill, 
where  he  erected  a  house  on  the  southern 


slope,  and  there  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
days.  He  married,  February  18,  1746, 
Rhoda  Delano,  and  they  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  following  children  :  Nathaniel, 
born  January  15,  1747;  Joshua,  of  further 
mention;  Samuel,  born  August  31,  1751; 
William,  born  January  27,  1753 ;  John, 
born  August  31,  1756;  James,  born  July 
I9>  i759>  died  February  21,  1767;  Peter, 
born  August  21,  1761 ;  Rhoda,  born  June 

5,  1764,  married,  January  i,  1784,  Amos 
Brown;  Betsey,  born  February  3,  1768, 
married  Job  Sampson  ;  James,  born  March 

17,  1770.  Samuel  Winsor  (father)  died 
May  22,  1770,  aged  forty-five  3^ears,  and 
his  widow  survived  him  many  years,  her 
death  occurring  June  i,  1799. 

(Ill)  Joshua  Winsor,  second  son  of 
Samuel  and  Rhoda  (Delano)  Winsor,  was 
born  in  Duxbury,  Massachusetts,  May  i, 
1749.  He  spent  a  long  life  of  activity  and 
usefulness,  honored  and  esteemed  for  his 
many  noble  qualities  of  mind  and  heart. 
He  married  (first)  Olive  Thomas,  bom 
December  28,  1752,  in  Marshfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, died  in  Duxbury,  same  .State, 
daughter  of  Deacon  Nehemiah  and  Abiah 
(Winslow)  Thomas.  He  married  (sec- 
ond) Ruth  Thomas,  sister  of  his  first  wife, 
born  June  14,  1755.  He  married  (third) 
Deborah  Fish,  born  December  11,  1756, 
died  May  6,  1843.  Ten  children  were 
born  to  Mr.  Winsor,  as  follows :  i.  Lucy, 
born  May  17,  1775,  died  February  15, 
1867 ;  married  Captain  Samuel  Delano.  2. 
Charles,  born  December  9,  1776,  died 
young.  3.  Judith,  born  September  11, 
1778;  married,  December  10,  1795,  Dr. 
Rufus  Hathaway.  4.  Thomas,  of  further 
mention.  5.  Seth,  born  May  5,  1782; 
married,  September  30,  1802,  Betsey  Hunt. 

6.  Hannah,  born  May  20,  1785 ;  married 
Solomon  Washburn.    7.  Olive,  born  June 

18,  1786,  died  young.  8.  Joseph,  bom 
May  6,  1788 ;  married  (first)  Lydia  Samp- 


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son,  (second)  Betsey  Sprague.  9.  George, 
born  March  14,  1790;  married  Alice 
Turner.  10.  Ellis,  born  May  29,  1797. 
Joshua  Winsor,  father  of  these  children, 
died  in  1827. 

(IV)  Thomas  Winsor,  second  son  of 
Joshua  Winsor,  was  born  July  22,  1780, 
and  died  in  the  year  1832.  He  was  con- 
nected with  the  firm  of  Phineas  Sprague 
&  Company,  merchants  and  ship  owners, 
of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  whose  business 
was  conducted  along  strictly  honorable 
lines.  Mr.  Winsor  fulfilled  the  duties  of 
business  man,  citizen,  husband  and  father 
in  an  exemplary  manner,  which  won  for 
him  the  respect  of  all  who  knew  him.  He 
married,  in  1802,  Welthea  Sprague,  born 
June  2,  1784,  died  May  15,  1855.  Chil- 
dren: Henry,  born  December  31,  1803; 
Jane,  born  July  31,  1805;  Seth,  born  Sep- 
tember 30,  1807;  Thomas,  Jr.,  born  Au- 
gust 22,  1809 ;  Alfred,  of  further  mention  ; 
Edwin,  born  November  5,  1812,  died  aged 
one  year;  Harriet,  born  May  25,  1816; 
Ezbeth  Hale,  born  April  14,  1818;  Ju- 
dith Sprague, born  August  i,  1820;  Rufus, 
born  September  27,  1822;  Frederick,  born 
October  2,  1829. 

(V)  Alfred  Winsor,  fourth  son  of 
Thomas  and  Welthea  (Sprague)  Winsor, 
was  born  April  9,  181 1,  and  died  Septem- 
ber 16,  1871.  He  was  a  well-known  mer- 
chant of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  also  an 
extensive  ship  owner,  deriving  a  lucrative 
livelihood  from  these  lines  of  business. 
He  was  active  in  community  aflFairs,  inter- 
ested in  all  that  concerned  the  good  of  his 
section  of  the  State,  and  ranked  high  in 
commercial  circles.  He  married,  April  11, 
1833,  Ann  Maria  Bird,  born  December  28, 
1812,  died  August  16,  1895.  Children: 
Helen  Maria,  born  February  22,  1834; 
Mary  Percival,  born  April  9,  1836;  Alfred, 
Jr.,  born  February  4,  1838;  Frank  Gor- 
don, born  February  27,  1840 ;  Rufus  Hath- 


away, of  further  mention ;  Laura  Town- 
send,  born  June  30,  1845;  Walter  Thax- 
ter,  born  November  i,  1847;  Amy  Scott, 
born  October  10,  1850;  Ernest,  born  July 
18,  1852. 

(VI)  Rufus  Hathaway  Winsor,  third 
son  of  Alfred  and  Ann  Maria  (Bird)  Win- 
sor, was  born  in  Dorchester,  Massachu- 
setts, July  16,  1843.  He  was  educated  in 
the  schools  of  Boston,  Massachusetts, 
Perth  Amboy,  New  Jersey,  and  in  private 
schools,  this  knowledge  qualifying  him 
for  an  active  and  useful  career,  which  was 
spent  in  the  textile  industry,  serving  in 
the  capacity  of  paymaster  at  the  Chapin 
Mills  in  Northboro  and  in  the  Ludlow 
Mills  in  Ludlow,  both  in  Massachusetts. 
In  1898  he  moved  to  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  from  that  time  until  his 
death,  he  was  practically  retired.  He  was 
a  man  of  high  character,  and  sterling  in- 
tegrity. He  was  a  Unitarian  in  religion, 
and  a  Republican  in  politics. 

Mr.  Winsor  married,  October  6,  1873, 
Clara  Ann  Bartlett,  of  Sutton,  Vermont, 
born  June  25,  1849,  ^^^^  February  23, 
1918,  daughter  of  Alfred  and  Anna  H. 
(Joy)  Bartlett.  (See  Bartlett  VII.).  Chil- 
dren of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Winsor:  Harriet 
Bartlett,  born  June  24,  1875 ;  Anna,  bom 
November  21,  1876,  died  May  14,  1885 ; 
Rufus  Hathaway,  Jr.,  born  March  27, 
1880,  died  May  21,  1885;  Helen  Maria, 
born  April  14,  1886,  died  March  17,  1891. 
Harriet  Bartlett  Winsor  still  resides  in 
Springfield ;  she  takes  much  interest  in 
genealogy  and  is  a  member  of  the  Daugh- 
ters of  the  American  Revolution.  Rufus 
H.  Winsor,  father  of  these  children,  died 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  March  31, 
1918. 

(The  Bartlett  Line) 

The  Bartlett  name  is  one  of  the  most 
ancient  in  England,  and  one  of  the  most 
distinguished  in  America.     The  original 


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spelling-  was  Barttelot,  and  that  has  been 
retained  by  the  head  of  the  English  house, 
Sir  and  Colonel  Walter  B.  Barttelot,  of 
Stopham  in  Sussex.  He  traces  his  descent 
to  Adam  Barttelot,  who  came  over  with 
William  the  Conqueror,  and  received  a 
grant  of  land  in  Sussex. 

(I)  Robert  Bartlett,  the  first  American 
ancestor,  was  born  in  England,  and  died 
in  1676,  in  Plymouth,  Massachusetts.  In 
July,  1623,  he  landed  in  the  New  World, 
having  come  from  Europe  in  the  ship 
"Ann."  He  located  at  Plymouth,  and 
Plymouth  Colony  gave  him  an  acre  of 
land  for  a  house  lot  and  garden.  He  mar- 
ried, in  1628,  Mary  Warren,  daughter  of 
Richard  Warren,  a  "Mayflower"  Pilgrim. 
Eight  children  were  born  to  them,  among 
whom  is  Joseph,  of  further  mention. 

(II)  Joseph  Bartlett,  second  son  and 
child  of  Robert  and  Mary  (Warren)  Bart- 
lett, was  born  in  Plymouth,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1639,  and  died  in  171 1.  He  set- 
tled in  Manomet  Ponds  or  South  Plym- 
outh, a  village  located  about  seven  or 
eight  miles  from  the  town  proper,  on  the 
seashore,  and  of  late  years  has  been  a 
summer  resort  of  some  note.  He  married 
Hannah  Fallowell,  daughter  of  Gabriel 
Fallowell.  She  died  in  1710,  aged  seventy- 
two  years.  The  monuments  of  Joseph 
and  Hannah  Bartlett  are  on  Burial  Hill, 
in  Plymouth,  Massachusetts.  They  were 
the  parents  of  seven  children,  among 
whom  was  Robert,  of  further  mention. 

(HI)  Robert  (2)  Bartlett,  son  of  Jo- 
seph and  Hannah  (Fallowell)  Bartlett, 
was  born  in  Plymouth,  Massachusetts,  in 
1663,  date  of  death  1718,  aged  fifty-five 
years.  He  married  (first),  in  1687,  Sarah 
Bartlett,  his  cousin,  daughter  of  Benja- 
min Bartlett.  He  married  (second),  in 
1 69 1,  Sarah  Cook,  daughter  of  Jacob  Cook. 
Children  of  second  marriage :  Hannah, 
born-  1691 ;  Thomas,  born  1694;  John, 
bom    1696;    Sarah,    born    1699;    James, 


born   1701 ;    Joseph,  of  further  mention; 
Elizabeth,  born  1707;  William,  born  1709. 

(IV)  Joseph  (2)  Bartlett,  fourth  son 
of  Robert  (2)  and  Sarah  (Cook)  Bartlett, 
was  born  in  Plymouth,  Massachusetts,  in 
1704.  He  resided  in  Plymouth  all  his 
days,  and  was  a  deacon  in  the  church 
there.  He  married,  in  1737,  Sarah  Norton, 
born  1705,  died  December  23,  1785,  and 
she  bore  him  seven  children,  as  follows : 
Sarah,  born  1737;  Joseph,  born  1738; 
Thomas,  of  further  mention  ;  Josiah,  born 
1744;  Martha,  born  1747;  Hannah,  born 
1749.  The  father  of  these  children  died 
May  30,  1783',  and  both  he  and  his  wife 
are  interred  in  Burial  Hill  Cemetery, 
Plymouth. 

(V)  Thomas  Bartlett,  second  son  of  Jo- 
seph (2)  and  Sarah  (Norton)  Bartlett, 
was  born  in  Plymouth,  Massachusetts, 
1742,  and  died  there  in  1808.  He  enlisted 
in  the  Revolutionary  War,  September  7, 
1777,  and  was  a  private  in  Captain  John 
Bannister's  company.  Colonel  Job  Cush- 
ing's  regiment,  and  performed  valiant 
service.  He  married,  1765,  Betty  Bartlett, 
born  1747,  died  September  20,  1779, 
daughter  of  Sylvanus  Bartlett,  who  was 
a  soldier  during  the  Revolutionary  War, 
was  with  Captain  Sprague's  company,  list 
of  October,  1777,  and  in  Captain  Thomas 
Sampson's  company,  1776.  Children  of 
Thomas  and  Betty  Bartlett:  Betsey, 
Jerusha,  Daniel,  Thomas,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  and  Deborah. 

(VI)  Thomas  (2)  Bartlett,  second  son 
of  Thomas  (i)  and  Betty  (Bartlett)  Bart- 
lett, was  born  in  Plymouth,  Massachu- 
setts, May  19,  1771,  and  died  in  Burke, 
Vermont,  June  19,  1857.  He  moved  to 
Vermont  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  and  fitted 
for  college  with  Judge  Miles,  of  Fairlee, 
Vermont.  He  entered  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege, 1794,  but  ill  health  compelled  him  to 
leave  after  studying  there  for  two  years. 
He  moved  to  Burke,  same  State,  1802,  and 


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taug-ht  school  there  during-  that  year.  He 
was  offered  and  accepted  the  position  of 
town  clerk,  the  first  to  fill  that  office,  and 
also  served  as  representative  of  the  town 
to  the  General  Assembly,  being  also  the 
first  to  fill  that  office.  He  married  Ann 
Little,  and  among  their  children  was  Al- 
fred, of  further  mention. 

(VII)  Alfred  Bartlett,  son  of  Thomas 
(2)  and  Ann  (Little)  Bartlett,  was  born 
in  Burke,  Vermont,  in  1816,  died  at  age  of 
thirty-five,  in  Danville,  Vermont,  tie  at- 
tended the  common  schools  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  his  home,  spent  his  youth  in  the 
usual  way  of  boys  of  that  period,  and 
when  a  young  man  was  elected  high  sher- 
iff of  Caladonia  county,  and  held  this 
until  his  death  in  1851.  He  married  Anna 
H.  Joy,  and  among  their  children  was 
Clara  Ann,  who  became  the  wife  of  Rufus 
Hathaway  Winsor.      (See   Winsor  VI.). 


BARRI,  John  Atherton, 

Active  Business  Man. 

A  native  son  of  the  State  of  Massachu- 
setts, a  resident  of  Springfield  for  the 
past  sixteen  years,  and  a  descendant  of  a 
French  Huguenot  ancestry,  John  Ather- 
ton Barri  stands  out  prominently  among 
the  men  who  have  made  a  success  in  their 
business  careers.  His  standing  in  the 
community  is  due  not  alone  to  his  busi- 
ness prominence,  but  for  the  public- 
spirited  interest  shown  in  regard  to  any 
matter  concerning  the  public  welfare. 

(I)  Bartholomew  Barri,  immigrant  an- 
cestor of  the  branch  of  the  family  repre- 
sented by  John  Atherton  Barri,  was  born 
in  the  south  of  France,  where  many  of 
the  name  reside.  He  was  reared  and 
educated  in  his  native  land,  and  upon  ar- 
riving at  the  suitable  age  served  in  the 
French  navy  in  the  Royal  Marine  Corps 
under  the  famous  Count  De  Grasse  in 
the  year    1777.      When   seventeen   years 


of  age,  having  decided  to  come  to  the 
New  World,  he  set  sail  from  Marseilles, 
France,  and  upon  arriving  in  this  country 
located  in  Portsmouth  or  Newcastle,  New 
Hampshire,  and  there  spent  the  remainder 

of  his  days.      He  married  Mary  , 

and  among  their  children  was  Philip 
Bartholomew,  of  whom  further. 

(II)  Philip  Bartholomew  Barri,  son  of 
Bartholomew  and  Mary  Barri,  was  born 
in  1803.  He  was  a  resident  of  Ports- 
mouth and  Newcastle,  New  Hampshire, 
prominent  in  business  and  community  af- 
fairs, and  highly  regarded  by  all  who 
knew  him.  He  married  three  times,  and 
was  the  father  of  six  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters. His  death  occurred  in  Portsmouth, 
New  Hampshire,  in  1867,  aged  sixty-four 
years. 

(III)  Thomas  Oliver  Barri,  son  of 
Philip  Bartholomew  Barri,  was  born  in 
Norwich,  Connecticut,  November  16, 
182 1.  The  greater  part  of  his  life  was 
spent  in  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  and 
he  was  associated  with  his  brother-in-law, 
Hiram  Tucker,  in  the  field  of  inven- 
tion, achieving  success  therein.  He  was 
a  West  Point  graduate,  and  at  the  out- 
break of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  volun- 
teered his  services,  enlisting  from  New 
York  City  in  1861,  and  was  made  captain 
of  a  company  in  the  Eleventh  Regiment 
of  Regulars.  His  regiment  suffered  heav- 
ily in  the  various  engagements  in  which 
it  participated,  his  company  losing  most 
of  its  officers,  and  he  was  wounded  three 
times  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  in 
which  struggle  he  also  lost  his  life,  July 
3,  1863.  His  remains  were  interred  in  the 
cemetery  at  Gettysburg,  and  his  name  ap- 
pears on  the  monument  erected  at  West 
Point,  New  York.  Captain  Barri  married 
Fannie  Howe,  of  Spencer,  Massachusetts, 
born  November  26,  183 1,  daughter  of 
Elias  Howe,  Sr.,  and  sister  of  Elias  Howe, 
Jr.,    the    inventor   of   the    Howe    sewing 


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machine.  Captain  and  Mrs.  Barri  were 
the  parents  of  three  children :  John 
Atherton,  of  whom  further;  Fannie  Cur- 
tis, who  became  the  wife  of  James  W. 
Kirkham  of  Springfield,  who  died  leaving 
a  son  William ;  Thomas,  died  young. 
Mrs.  Barri  married  (second)  John  W. 
Barri,  brother  of  her  first  husband.  They 
were  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Alice 
Hamilton,  who  became  the  wife  of  Frank 
Tuffts,  of  Springfield  ;  he  is  now  deceased. 

(IV)  John  Atherton  Barri,  eldest  son 
of  Captain  Thomas  Oliver  and  Fannie 
(Howe)  Barri,  was  born  in  Cambridge, 
Massachusetts,  February  27,  1855.  He  at- 
tended the  schools  in  the  vicinity  of  his 
home,  the  Reading,  Massachusetts,  High 
School,  and  the  Massachusetts  Agricul- 
tural College,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1875.  In  that  year  he  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Metropolitan  Bank,  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts, where  he  remained  three  years, 
and  the  following  year  was  engaged  in 
the  lumber  business.  He  then  came  to 
New  York  City  and  engaged  in  the  fer- 
tilizer business,  so  continuing  until  the 
year  1882,  when  he  removed  to  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut,  and  engaged  in  the 
same  business  until  1894.  In  the  follow- 
ing year,  1895,  he  purchased  the  Berk- 
shire Mill  property  located  in  Bridgeport, 
one  of  the  oldest  mills  along  the  Long 
Island  Sound,  and  since  then  has  con- 
ducted a  wholesale  and  retail  grain  and 
coal  business,  which  has  increased  in  vol- 
ume and  importance  during  the  interven- 
ing years,  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury. In  1905,  Mr.  Barri  took  up  his  resi- 
dence in  Springfield,  where  he  has  con- 
tinued to  reside  up  to  the  present  (1921). 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of 
the  State  of  Massachusetts,  the  University 
Club,  and  the  Sea  Side  Club  of  Bridge- 
port. He  is  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Science  church. 

Mr.    Barri    married,    October    i,    1883, 


Mrs.  Jennie  (Howe)  Howe,  born  in 
Springfield,  July  16,  1849,  daughter  of 
William  and  Azubah  (Stone)  Howe,  and 
widow  of  Benjamin  Porter  Howe,  who 
died  in  1879.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
First  Church  of  Christ  (Scientist),  and 
greatly  interested  in  the  work  of  the 
church,  and  was  active  in  war  work  as  a 
member  of  the  Colonial  Dames.  She  died 
April  14,  1921.  She  is  survived  by  her 
husband,  a  daughter,  Mrs.  William  E. 
Shoemaker,  of  Bridgeton,  New  Jersey, 
six  grandchildren,  and  a  sister,  Mrs. 
Hiram  Garretson,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
William  Howe,  father  of  Mrs.  Barri,  was 
the  inventor  of  the  Howe  truss  bridge ;  he 
was  a  resident  of  Springfield  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death,  1852.  He  built  all  the 
railroad  bridges  in  the  United  States, 
North,  South,  East  and  West.  As  the 
railroads  extended  West,  he  continued 
to  keep  in  touch  with  them,  building  all 
bridges.  He  also  built  railroad  bridges 
in  Russia,  building  one  from  Moscow  to 
St.  Petersburg;  also  built  bridges  in 
Japan. 


HAYNES,  Stanford  Lyman, 

licader  in  Civic  Affairs. 

In  presenting  to  the  readers  of  this  vol- 
ume the  history  of  Stanford  Lyman 
Haynes,  late  of  Springfield,  we  record  the 
account  of  a  life  that  was  both  honorable 
and  useful.  He  was  one  of  Springfield's 
native  sons,  educated  in  her  schools, 
trained  in  business  methods  in  his 
father's  establishment  in  that  city,  and 
engaged  there  in  business  until  his 
death,  a  true  representative  of  that  city, 
her  institutions  and  her  citizenship. 

(I)  Walter  Haynes,  the  earliest  known 
ancestor  of  the  line  herein  followed,  was 
born  in  the  town  of  Sutton,  Mandeville, 
County  Wilts,  England,  in  1583.  He  was 
educated   and   grew   to   manhood   in   his 


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native  land,  there  married  and  reared  his 
children,  and  was  the  owner  of  property 
in  the  village  of  Shaston,  Island  of  Pur- 
beck,  Dorsetshire.  In  1638,  he  left  South- 
ampton, England,  for  this  country,  sail- 
ing on  the  "Confidence,"  accompanied  by 
his  wife,  three- sons,  two  daughters,  and 
three  servants.  He  landed  at  Water- 
town,  Massachusetts  and  there  resided 
until  December  22,  1639,  when  he  removed 
to  Sudbury  where  he,  with  others,  ob- 
tained a  grant.  He  was  a  linen  weaver 
by  trade.  He  was  made  a  freeman  in 
1640,  was  representative  in  the  years 
1641 -44-48-5 1,  and  was  one  of  the  select- 
men of  Sudbury  for  ten  years.  His  wife, 
Elizabeth  Haynes,  bore  him  six  children, 
as  follows :  Thomas,  John,  Josiah,  Suf- 
france.  Alary,  and  another,  name  un- 
known, who  remained  in  England. 

(II)  Josiah  Haynes,  third  son  of  Wal- 
ter and  Elizabeth  Haynes,  was  a  native  of 
England,  was  there  educated,  and  ac- 
companied his  parents  upon  their  removal 
to  this  country,  making  his  home  there- 
after in  the  State  of  Massachusetts.  He 
married,  November  13,  1646,  Elizabeth 
(Noyes)  Freeman,  daughter  of  Peter 
Noyes,  and  widow  of  John  Freeman. 
Peter  Noyes  came  from  England  in  the 
same  ship  with  Walter  Haynes  and  fam- 
ily, accompanied  by  his  three  sons  and 
three  daughters,  including  Elizabeth, 
aforementioned.  Five  children  were  born 
to  Josiah  and  Elizabeth  Haynes,  as  fol- 
lows: Josiah,  Caleb,  Joshua,  Deborah, 
Abigail. 

(HI)  Josiah  (2)  Haynes,  eldest  son  of 
Josiah  (i)  and  Elizabeth  (Noyes-Free- 
man)  Haynes,  was  born  in  Sudbury, 
Massachusetts,  April  27,  1655,  died  there 
in  1743.  He  married,  about  1685,  Abigail 
Stark,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  four 
children,  among  them  were  Josiah  and 
Caleb. 

(IV)  Josiah  (3)  Haynes,  eldest  son  of 

Mass — 10 — 7 


Josiah   (2)  and  Abigail   (Stark)  Haynes, 
was  born  in  Sudbury,  Massachusetts,  in 

1685.     He  married  ,  and  was  the 

father  of  two  children,  namely :     Joshua 
and  Jason. 

(V)  Joshua  Haynes,  eldest  son  of 
Josiah  (3)  Haynes,  was  born  in  Sudbury, 
Massachusetts,    in     1707.       He     married 

,  and  was  the  father  of  six  children, 

as    follows :      Joshua,    Rachel,    Dorothy, 
John,  Susannah  and  Silas. 

(VI)  John  Haynes,  second  son  of 
Joshua  Haynes,  was  born  in  Sudbury, 
Massachusetts,     in     1762.       He     married 

;  and  he  was  the  father  of  seven 

children,  as  follows :     Sally,  Tilly,  Reu- 
ben, Stephen,  John,  David,  Lyman. 

(VII)  Lyman  Haynes,  sixth  son  of 
John  Haynes,  was  born  in  Sudbury, 
Massachusetts,  October  13,  1803,  died  in 
Billerica,  Massachusetts,  December  21, 
1869.  His  early  years  were  spent  on  his 
father's  farm,  where  his  birth  occurred, 
and  he  there  gained  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  everything  pertaining  to  farm 
work,  following  that  line  of  work,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  making  of  brick,  until  the  year 
1832,  when  Mr.  Haynes,  in  company  with 
a  friend,  went  to  Billerica  with  the  possi- 
bility of  securing  the  contract  for  con- 
structing the  road  bed  for  the  railroad 
that  was  being  built  between  Boston  and 
Lowell.  His  mind  was  diverted  from  this 
idea  and  changed  into  an  entirely  differ- 
ent channel,  he  leasing  the  hotel  in  Bil- 
lerica known  as  the  "Corner."  Later  he 
purchased  a  hotel  located  on  Andover 
street,  and  there  remained  until  1842,  in 
which  year  he  exchanged  the  hotel  for  a 
farm  in  Billerica.  He  resided  in  the  vil- 
lage for  the  greater  part  of  ten  years,  con- 
ducting a  real  estate  business  in  partner- 
ship with  two  other  men,  they  being  the 
owners  of  various  farms  in  that  vicinity. 
He  then  took  up  his  residence  on  his  farm, 
the  greater  portion  of  the  land  being  de- 


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voted  to  orchard  purposes,  making  a  spe- 
cialty of  peaches,  from  the  sale  of  which 
he  derived  a  goodly  income.  In  politics 
he  was  a  Whig  until  the  formation  of  the 
Republican  party,  to  which  he  thereafter 
gave  his  allegiance.  Mr.  Haynes  mar- 
ried, May  28,  1826,  at  Sudbury,  Massa- 
chusetts, Caroline  Hunt,  a  native  of  Sud- 
bury, born  June  9,  1808,  a  daughter  of 
William  and  Thankful  (Wheeler)  Hunt. 
She  survived  her  husband  twenty-three 
years,  and  was  the  owner  of  property  in 
Springfield,  No.  59  St.  James  avenue, 
where  she  resided ;  her  death  occurred 
at  the  United  States  Hotel,  Boston,  June 
8,  1882.  Eight  children  were  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Haynes,  as  follows:  i.  Tilly,  of 
further  mention.  2.  Theodore  L.,  of 
further  mention.  3.  Cyrus  H.,  born  July 
8,  1833;  married  Harriet  Brown.  4. 
Charles  Robbins,  born  April  17,  1836.  5. 
William  H.,  born  April  21,  1838.  6.  Car- 
oline, born  January  26,  1841 ;  married 
(first)  Henry  M.  Jenkins,  (second)  Dan- 
iel Webb ;  was  the  proprietor  of  the 
Broadway  Central  Hotel,  New  York  City, 
which  was  given  her  by  her  brother,  Tilly 
Haynes.  7.  John,  born  September  18, 
1846;  married  (first)  Elizabeth  Wiggin, 
(second)  Abbie  Herrick,  (third)  Margaret 
(Conner)  Haynes.  8.  Adeline,  born  May 
28,  1849;  married  James  G.  Hickey;  be- 
came manager  of  the  United  States  Hotel, 
Boston,  through  the  will  of  her  brother, 
Tilly  Haynes. 

(VIII)  Tilly  Haynes,  eldest  son  of 
Lyman  and  Caroline  (Hunt)  Haynes,  was 
born  in  Sudbury,  Massachusetts,  Febru- 
ary 13,  1828,  died  in  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts, August  10,  1901.  At  the  age  of 
fourteen,  after  a  common  school  educa- 
tion, he  secured  employment  as  a  clerk  in 
a  general  store  in  North  Reading,  where 
he  remained  one  year,  then  worked  for  a 
short  time  in  Methuen,  now  a  part  of  Law- 
rence, after  which  he  accepted   employ- 


ment in  a  dry  goods  store  in  Waltham. 
Later  he  entered  the  employ  of  George 
W.  Simmons  in  the  well  known  Oak  Hall 
establishment  in  Boston,  having  charge  of 
the  oil  skins  and  other  goods  of  that  char 
acter  sold  to  sailors.  In  1849  he  was  sent 
by  his  employer  to  take  charge  of  his 
branch  store  in  Springfield,  and  later  in 
the  same  year  he  purchased  the  same  from 
Mr.  Simmons,  borrowing  the  money  from 
his  father,  returning  it  at  the  expiration 
of  three  months  from  the  proceeds  of  his 
sales.  The  store  was  located  on  the  cor- 
ner of  Main  and  State  streets,  twenty  by 
thirty  feet,  and  three  years  later  he  rented 
the  adjoining  store,  this  being  made 
necessary  by  the  increase  in  business.  In 
1855  he  sold  his  clothing  business  to  his 
brother,  Theodore  L.  Haynes,  and  de- 
voted himself  to  his  outside  interests,  he 
having  in  the  previous  year  built  the  large 
double  brick  house  on  State  street,  op- 
posite Merrick  Park,  where  he  resided  for 
a  few  years.  In  1856  he  purchased  the 
property  on  the  corner  of  Main  and 
Pynchon  streets,  and  at  once  began  the 
erection  of  a  block  that  was  to  contain 
several  stores  and  a  music  hall,  complet- 
ing it  in  the  following  year.  He  increased 
his  real  estate  interests  in  1862  by  buying 
lots  on  Main  and  Pynchon  streets,  where 
he  erected  a  building  that  now  forms  a 
part  of  the  Haynes  block.  On  the  night  of 
July  24,  1864,  a  fire  destroyed  some  of  his 
property,  but  with  money  loaned  to  him 
by  Mr.  Day,  president  of  the  Springfield 
Institution  for  Savings,  he  began  the 
erection  of  a  theatre  and  hotel  on  the  op- 
posite corner,  and  both  were  success- 
fully opened  by  him  within  a  year.  He 
then  began  his  active  hotel  life,  conduct- 
ing the  Haynes  Hotel  until  1876,  a  period 
of  eleven  years,  then  leased  it.  He  did  not 
again  enter  hotel  life  until  1880,  when  he 
was  induced  to  remove  to  Boston  to  take 
charge  of  the  United  States  Hotel,  which 


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was  not  a  prolitable   investment  at   the 

time,  but  under  his  aggressive  and  pro- 

y^ressive  methods  the  hotel  again  resumed 

;t3  former  prosperity.     Some  years  later 

Mr.  Haynes  took  charge  of  the  Broadway 

Central  Hotel,  New  York  City,  and  built 

up   a   reputation   there  that  was   envied 

throughout  the  country.     In  addition  to 

'•'is  active  business  career,    Mr.   Kaynes 

>eld  important  public  ofifices,  the  duties 

(  {  which  he  performed  in  a  like  creditable 

nanner.    He  was  a  member  of  the  Com- 

"lon  Council  in  1864  and  1871 ;  a  member 

;■  the  House  of  Representatives  in  1868- 

-■).  the  Senate  in  1875-77,  the  Executive 

..Hmcil  in  1S78-79.    During  his  first  term 

':    the   Legislature   he  was   chairman   of 

he  committee  in  charge  of  the  rebuilding 

■  \  the  State  House;  in  1876  he  was  c^'\^r^ 

-an  of  the  railroad  committee  ;  in  •,■ 

was  appointed  a  member  of  the   ' 

:»litan  sewerage  commission.    He  wa^ 

Whig  and  later  a  Republican  in  politic.:-, 

■Ir.  Haynes  has  been  spoken  of  as  "bluff, 

':^'vr-l,  kindly  Tilly  Haynes,"  and  the  ex- 

ion  described  the  man.    He  followed 

he   best   of  his   ability   the   "Golden 

'."  and  he  left  to  the  city  of  Spring- 

\  .Sio.ooo  for  the  improvement  of  the 

.  front  and  extension  of  Court  Square. 

r.     Haynes     married,     in     Billerica, 

achusetts,  July  16,  1852,  Martha  C. 

ii,  born  in  Salisbury,  Massachusetts, 

'.n  Springfield,  March  6,  1876.    They 

o  children. 

HI)  Theodore    L.    Haynes,    second 

.>f    Lyman    and    Caroline     (Hunt) 

ots,  was  born  in  Sudbury,  Massachu- 

•      April  2,  ]  830,  and  died  in  Spring- 

h  Massachusetts,  December  29,  1906. 

.,; tended  the   public   schools   of   Bil- 

d  in  185 1,  when  in  his  twenty- 

,    accepted    a    position    in    the 

tore  conducted  by  his  brother, 

-  nes,  in  Springfield,  his  remun- 

~irst  being  his  board  and  clothes. 


Later,  in  paiii;i 
and  Miller,  ht: 
from  his  brot! 
under  the  style 
and  a  few  ye;! 
chased  the  int< 
assumed  the  m.. 
with  his  brother 


Messrs.  Aliev 
1    the    business 
1^"  then   known 
lynes  &  Miller, 
Haynes  pur- 
partners  and 
A  the  business 
t  partner.    The 


business  soon  outgrew  its  quarters,  and  a 
new  and  larger  building  was  erected  by 
the  Haynes  Brothers,  but  in  1864  this 
building,  together  with  a  large  part  of  the 
stock,  was  destroyed  by  fire.  In  the  follow- 
ing year,  1865,  the  store  again  opened  for 
business  in  the  new  block  erected  by  Tilly 
Haynes,  and  at  this  time  Theodore  L. 
Haynes  became  the  sole  owner.  Later  he 
admitted  his  brother,  John  Haynes,  who 
r^-'-^'^d  ne^v  life  to  the  business,  and  it  grew 
it  being  neces- 


years 

the   tiijL    uu^  ;    ;..:■.!_,     ;j.:ii  ^ 

beginning.     In  the  early 
considerably  extended,  ana   in    >;/j.    t.r 
entire  block  was  taken  over  and  a  new 
front  built.    They  then  gave  employment 
to  one  hundred  hands,  this  being  one  of 
the   largest   firms   carrying   nothing   but 
men's   furnishings  in  the   New   England 
States.     Every  project  which  had  for  its 
object  the  betterment  of  Springfield  re- 
ceived his  cordial  support,  and  for  many 
years  he  was  an  active  factor  in  the  ^"'  -  • 
of  the  Board  of  Trade,  he  at  first  = 
ing  the  office  for  their  use  in  hi    '• 
He  was  probably   the  origin 
plan   which   led   to  the   •' 
what  is  known  as  the  M 
and  he  was  one  of  t' 
movement  which  If; 
of  the  Home  f« 
Children,  and  h 
comprised 


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street  home.  He  was  a  member  of  Hope 
Church,  active  and  prominent  in  the  work 
thereof,  and  was  an  earnest  supporter  of 
the  Republican  party.  He  was  inter- 
ested in  all  improvements  in  the  city  and, 
like  his  brother,  contributed  generously 
to  the  Court  Square  extension  and  to  the 
improvement  of  the  river  front. 

Mr.  Haynes  married  (first)  in  Cam- 
bridge, Massachusetts,  February  28,  1865, 
Jennie  Lewis,  of  Utica,  New  York,  who 
died  in  Billerica,  Massachusetts,  June  3, 
1867.  He  married  (second)  Laura  A. 
(Shaw)  Blanchard,  daughter  of  John  K. 
and  Mary  Shaw,  and  widow  of  Thomas 
Blanchard,  of  Boston,  the  distinguished 
inventor.  Mrs.  Haynes  died  in  1905.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Haynes  were  the  parents  of  one 
child,  Stanford  Lyman,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(IX)  Stanford  Lyman  Haynes,  only 
child  of  Theodore  L.  and  Laura  A.  (Shaw- 
Blanchard)  Haynes,  was  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  October  3,  1869, 
died  May  22,  1920.  He  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Springfield,  Mitchell's 
Academy  in  Billerica,  and  Wilbraham 
Academy,  completing  his  studies  in  the 
year  1886.  Instead  of  pursuing  a  college 
career  he  chose  travel  as  a  means  of  sup- 
plementing his  education  and  experience, 
and  during  his  extensive  trips  in  Europe, 
South  America  and  Mexico  considerably 
broadened  his  knowledge  of  men  and  af- 
fairs. He  was  intensely  interested  in  the 
system  of  extending  and  beautifying 
European  cities,  and  during  his  trips 
abroad  in  later  years  collected  much  data, 
which  he  hoped  later  to  incorporate  in 
plans  to  improve  and  beautify  Spring- 
field while  a  member  of  the  City  Planning 
Commission.  His  first  employment  was 
as  errand  boy  in  the  firm  of  Haynes  & 
Company,  then  owned  by  his  father,  his 
purpose  being  to  gain  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  the  clothing  business  in  all  its 


details,  and  he  rose  in  quick  succession  to 
stock  clerk,  salesman,  manager,  being  ap- 
pointed to  that  position  in  1898,  and  from 
the  death  of  his  father,  in  1906,  until 
within  a  year  of  his  own  death,  was  the 
head  of  the  well  known  clothing  house  of 
Haynes  &  Company.  As  a  business  man 
he  was  considered  of  excellent  judgment, 
and  as  an  employer  he  was  generally  re- 
spected for  the  considerate  manner  he 
showed  towards  all  in  his  employ. 

From  early  manhood  Mr.  Haynes  was 
keenly  interested  in  the  welfare  and 
growth  of  his  native  city.  He  was  a  man 
of  broad  vision,  who  saw  a  future  for  the 
city  of  which  he  and  his  fellow-citizens 
could  be  justly  proud,  and  it  was  toward 
that  ideal  that  he  always  worked  during 
his  years  of  service  to  the  city  as  an  of- 
ficial and  a  citizen.  He  was  anxious  to 
do  his  share  and  assist  in  elevating  it  to 
the  position  he  believed  it  to  be  entitled 
to.  In  1897  he  was  elected  to  the  Com- 
mon Council,  in  which  he  served  two 
years,  declining  reelection  in  the  latter 
year  because  of  increasing  business  re- 
sponsibilities. From  1899  to  1904  he 
served  on  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  now  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce,  and  in  1908  was  appointed  to 
the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners,  and 
was  one  of  the  most  interested  members 
of  the  board  in  the  work  of  installing  the 
Borden  Brook  and  Little  River  water 
system.  He  was  a  trustee  of  the  Spring- 
field Hospital  Corporation ;  a  director  of 
the  American  International  College ;  and 
a  member  of  the  following:  Finance 
committee  of  the  Springfield  Safe  De- 
posit and  Trust  Company ;  the  corpora- 
tion of  the  Springfield  Home  for  the 
Aged ;  the  executive  committee  of  the 
Connecticut  River  Navigation  Associa- 
tion, and  a  director  and  life  member  of 
the  City  Library  Association.  He  was  a 
member  of  several  local  Masonic  bodies ; 


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member  of  George  Washington  Chapter, 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution;  the 
Connecticut  Valley  Historical  Society ; 
the  Country  Club  of  Springfield  ;  the  Union 
League  Club ;  and  Colony  Club,  of  which 
he  was  a  charter  member;  and  was  vice- 
president  of  the  Nayasset  Club,  serving 
as  a  member  of  its  board  of  managers. 
His  philanthropies,  which  were  extensive, 
were  carried  out  privately,  and  in  every 
movement  for  the  civic  welfare  his  name 
was  one  of  those  prominently  concerned. 
Mr.  Haynes'  one  hobby  was  golf,  which 
he  played  at  every  spare  moment  he  had, 
and  during  the  winter  months  he  often 
went  South  to  pursue  his  favorite  pastime. 
He  was  one  of  the  automobile  pioneers, 
and  at  an  early  time  was  a  member  of  the 
Massachusetts  Auto  Racing  Association. 

Mr.  Haynes  married  (first),  in  1891, 
Emily  R.  Leonard,  daughter  of  Gran- 
ville H.  Leonard,  of  Easthampton, 
Massachusetts,  manager  of  the  Nosha- 
wonnuck  Mills.  She  died  October  13, 
1901.  Mr.  Haynes  married  (second), 
1912,  Annie  O.  Coolidge,  of  Springfield. 
Mr.  Haynes  passed  away  at  his  home  in 
Springfield,  May  2,  1920.  He  was  sur- 
vived by  his  wife,  one  son,  Laurence 
Stanford,  of  further  mention,  and  two 
daughters,  Emily  and  Theodosia,  all  of 
Longmeadow.  In  the  death  of  Mr. 
Haynes  the  city  of  Springfield  loses  one 
of  its  foremost  exponents  of  a  greater  and 
better  Springfield.  The  spirit  of  friendly 
cooperation  which  he  showed  in  his  activ- 
ities caused  his  death  to  be  mourned  by 
all  with  whom  he  was  brought  in  contact. 
He  was  gifted  with  a  personality  that  won 
him  a  host  of  friends,  who  found  him  the 
same,  under  all  conditions,  kind,  consid- 
erate, loyal. 

(X)  Laurence  Stanford  Haynes,  only 
son  of  Stanford  Lyman  and  Emily  R. 
(Leonard)  Haynes,  was  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  June  17,  1893.     His 


advantages  were  gained  by  attendance  at 
the  public  schools  of  Springfield,  also  those 
of  Billerica,  entering  them  at  the  same 
age  as  his  father,  ten  years ;  he  attended 
high  school  of  Springfield,  from  which  he 
was  graduated,  and  Williams  College, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1915. 
He  gained  his  business  knowledge  in  the 
employ  of  Haynes  &  Company,  of  which 
his  father  was  the  head,  entering  as  an 
errand  boy,  and  in  due  course  of  time  was 
elected  to  the  office  of  vice-president,  de- 
voting all  his  time  and  energy  to  the  busi- 
ness and  ably  assisting  his  father  in  the 
management  of  affairs.  Upon  the  death 
of  his  father,  in  1920,  he  succeeded  him  in 
the  office  of  president. 

Upon  the  entrance  of  the  United  States 
into  the  great  World  War,  Mr.  Haynes 
offered  his  services  to  his  country,  which 
were  accepted.  He  went  to  the  Officers' 
Training  Camp  at  Plattsburg,  New  York, 
where  he  was  made  second  lieutenant  of 
the  Motor  Transport  Corps ;  later  he  was 
promoted  to  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant 
and  was  sent  to  Camp  Devens,  located 
near  Ayer,  Massachusetts,  and  later  to 
Buffalo,  New  York,  having  charge  of  the 
motor  truck  divisions  at  both  places.  He 
remained  in  Buffalo  until  his  honorable 
discharge  from  the  government,  Febru- 
ary I,  1919.  He  at  once  returned  to  his 
former  duties,  in  which  he  has  since  been 
engaged.  In  politics  Mr.  Haynes  is  a 
Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Colony  Club,  Nayasset  Club,  Springfield 
Country  Club,  Norfolk  Hunt  Club,  and 
of  the  college  fraternities.  He  is  highly 
esteemed  for  his  many  excellent  character- 
istics, and  is  a  worthy  descendant  of  this 
old  and  honorable  family, 

Mr.  Haynes  married,  August  18,  1917, 
G.  Helen  Robson,  of  New  York  City, 
daughter  of  Edward  Arthur  and  Grace 
Wilkins  (Selkirk)  Robson,  and  grand- 
daughter of  Peter  R.  Robson,  both  men 


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being  noted  in  the  insurance  business. 
Edward  A.  Robson  came  to  this  country 
from  England.  Two  children  have  been 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Haynes:  Grace 
Wilkins,  born  February  ii,  1919;  and 
Laurence  S.,  Jr.,  born  April  4,  1921. 


BALL,  Freelon  Quincy, 

Lawyer,  Active  in  Pnblic  Affairs. 

Freelon  Quincy  Ball,  who  for  twenty 
years  has  practiced  his  profession  at 
the  Hampden  county  bar,  maintaining 
offices  in  Springfield  and  Monson,  is  a 
descendant  of  Amos  Ball,  who  came  from 
England,  settling  at  Ipswich,  Massachu- 
setts. Descent  follows  through  his  son, 
Thomas  Ball,  of  Ipswich  ;  his  son,  Thomas 
(2)  Ball,  of  Charlestown,  New  Hamp- 
shire, who  was  killed  by  the  Indians  in 
the  old  fort  at  Charlestown ;  his  son,  Saul 
Ball,  a  lieutenant  in  the  Revolutionary 
army,  born  in  Alstead,  New  Hampshire; 
his  son,  Joseph  Ball ;  his  son,  Freelon 
Quincy  Ball ;  his  son,  Freelon  Quincy  (2) 
Ball. 

Joseph  Ball  was  born  in  Alstead,  New 
Hampshire,  but  spent  his  life  in  Acworth, 
New  Hampshire,  whence  he  became  very 
influential,  and  at  different  times  held  all 
the  town  offices.  He  was  a  justice  of  the 
peace,  and  a  deacon  of  the  Congregational 
church  and  took  an  active  part  in  all  af- 
fairs of  the  community  until  his  death  at 
the  age  of  seventy-two  years.  He  mar- 
ried a  Miss  Hayward,  of  Acworth,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  five  children : 
Hiram  H.,  a  chair  factory  foreman  of 
Gardner,  Massachusetts ;  married,  and 
died,  leaving  two  children,  one  of  whom, 
Edward  C.  Ball,  is  treasurer  of  the 
Conant-Ball  Manufacturing  Company ; 
Carlos,  a  chair  manufacturer  of  Gardner, 
Massachusetts ;  Laura,  one  of  the  pioneer 
school  teachers  of  New  York  State,  died 
unmarried:  Hannah,  married  Levi  Stev- 


ens, a  prosperous  truckman,  conducting 
his  business  in  Boston  until  his  death; 
Freelon  Quincy,  of  further  mention. 

Freelon  Quincy  Ball,  son  of  Joseph 
Ball,  was  born  in  Acworth,  New  Hamp- 
shire, May  5,  1826.  He  was  educated  in 
Acworth  school,  and  there  resided  until 
1857,  when  he  went  West  to  Charlotte, 
Clinton  county,  Iowa,  where  he  became 
a  prosperous  farmer,  remaining  until 
1896,  when  he  returned  to  Massachusetts, 
making  his  home  with  his  son  in  Mon- 
son until  his  death,  eight  years  later, 
March,  1904.  He  was  prominent  in  public 
and  church  work,  a  school  in  Davenport 
being  named  "The  Ball  School,"  in  his 
honor.  He  held  the  office  of  town  clerk. 
He  married  Christine  Petersen,  born  in 
Sweden,  her  sister  Rose  also  coming  to 
the  United  States,  becoming  the  wife  of 
a  prominent  jeweler  of  Moline,  Illinois. 
Mrs.  Ball  died  in  Charlotte,  Iowa,  in  1872. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church, 
her  husband  a  Methodist.  They  were  the 
parents  of  the  following:  Harvey  H., 
Quincy,  Rose,  Austin  C,  Herbert  C, 
Freelon  Quincy  (2),  see  forward;  Rose 
C,  Quincy  H.,  Gordon  F. 

Freelon  Quincy  (2)  Ball,  son  of  Free- 
lon Quincy  (i)  and  Christine  (Petersen) 
Ball,  was  born  in  Charlotte,  Iowa,  Jan- 
uary 27,  1869,  and  there  spent  his  youth. 
He  was  educated  in  Charlotte  public 
schools,  and  in  Windsor,  Connecticut, 
there  being  under  the  tutoring  of  an 
Episcopal  clergyman.  He  next  came  to 
Hampden,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was 
employed  for  two  years,  then  located  in 
Monson,  Massachusetts,  where  he  began 
the  study  of  law  under  George  H.  New- 
ton, and  three  years  later,  in  1900,  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar.  He  began  practice 
at  once,  and  has  since  been  continuously 
engaged  in  professional  work  in  Spring- 
field and  Monson.  He  is  the  senior  mem- 
ber of  the  law  firm.  Ball  &  Lavigne,  of 
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Springfield,  but  also  maintains  private 
offices  and  practice  in  Monson.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  City  and  State  Bar  asso- 
ciations. 

A  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Ball  has 
for  many  years  been  very  active  in  public 
affairs.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Mon- 
son Board  of  Assessors  for  seventeen 
years,  and  chairman  of  the  board  for  all 
but  three  years  of  that  time.  For  tw^elve 
years  he  was  a  member  and  treasurer  of 
the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners ;  and 
was  town  clerk  for  five  years.  He  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
State  Legislature  in  1913  and  in  1916,  and 
in  1920  was  a  delegate  from  the  First 
Congressional  District  to  the  Republican 
National  Convention  held  in  Chicago.  He 
was  chairman  of  the  Election  Commission 
sent  to  the  Mexican  border  in  1916  to 
represent  the  soldiers  voting,  and  as  such 
cast  the  first  ballot  by  a  voter  of  Massa- 
chusetts when  absent  from  the  State 
since  the  Civil  War.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Trial  Justice  Commission,  1916- 
1917,  with  Judge  Hilliard,  of  Pittsfield, 
and  Judge  Milliken,  of  New  Bedford,  as 
associates,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Re- 
publican State  Central  Committee  from 
the  Worcester-Hampden  district.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  War  Industries 
Board  of  Western  Massachusetts,  and 
sat  as  a  delegate  in  the  Massachusetts 
Third  Congressional  District  Convention 
in  1917;  and  was  a  member  of  the  com- 
mittee on  resolutions.  He  was  Q,ne  of  the 
incorporators  and  is  a  trustee  of  Monson 
Home  for  Aged  People.  He  served  on  the 
Monson  Exemption  Board ;  is  president 
of  the  Board  of  Trade ;  president  of  the 
Social  and  Literary  Club ;  member  of  the 
Universalist  church ;  and  takes  a  deep 
interest  in  the  social  life  of  his  town. 

Mr.  Ball  married  (first).  May  11,  1892, 
Jennie  S.  Whitaker,  of  Monson.  They 
were  the  parents  of  two  children :     Car- 


olyn R.,  born  November  4,  1906;  and 
Carlos  Herrick,  born  May  7,  1909.  Mrs. 
Ball,  the  mother  of  these  children,  died 
October  22,  1917.  Mr.  Ball  married  (sec- 
ond), March  15,  1919,  Lucy  Palmer  John- 
son, of  Monson,  daughter  of  Charles  and 
Martha  P.  (Palmer)  Johnson.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ball  are  attendants  of  the  Univer- 
salist church.  Mrs.  Ball  is  a  graduate  of 
Springfield  high  and  Westfield  normal 
schools,  took  a  special  course  in  Simmons 
College.  Boston,  and  formerly  taught  in 
Monson  and  elsewhere. 


SMITH,  Walter  Anson,  M.  D., 

Specialist,  Hospital  Official. 

Dr.  Walter  Anson  Smith,  of  Shelburne 
Falls,  formerly  of  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, comes  of  an  old  New  England 
family. 

( I )  Joseph  Smith,  the  earliest  ancestor  of 
this  branch  of  the  Smith  family  of  whom 
there  is  definite  information,  was  a  resi- 
dent of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  as  early  as 
1655.  Twelve  years  later  he  was  admitted 
a  freeman  of  that  town,  where  he  resided 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1689- 
90;  his  will  was  dated  June  13,  1689.  He 
married,  April  20,  1656,  Lydia  Huit, 
daughter  of  Ephraim  Huit,  of  Windsor. 
She  died  in  1677.  Children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Smith  :  Joseph,  of  further  mention  ; 
Samuel,  born  May  16,  1658,  died  young; 
Ephraim,  born  September  8,  1659;  Lydia, 
born  April  16,  1661,  died  young;  Simon, 
born  August  2,  1662 ;  Nathaniel,  born 
October,  1664;  Lydia,  born  February  14, 
1666;  Susanna,  born  June,  1667;  Mary, 
born  November,  1668;  Martha,  born  1670; 
Benjamin,  born  July  21,  1671  ;  Elizabeth, 
born  November,  1672;  Sarah,  born  April 
I,  1674;  Edward,  born  June  19,  1677; 
Mercy,  born  November,  1679. 

(II)  Sergeant  Joseph  (2)  Smith,  eld- 
est son  of  Joseph  (i)  and  Lydia  (Huit) 


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Smith,  was  born  in  Hartford,  Connecticut, 
March  i6,  1657.  He  resided  in  his  native 
town  until  1680,  then  removed  to  Hadley, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  was  admitted  a 
freeman  ten  years  later.  He  was  the  first 
permanent  settler  in  Hadley,  continuing 
his  residence  there  until  his  death.  In 
1687  he  assumed  charge  of  a  grist  mill  at 
Mill  river,  and  he  or  his  sons  tended  the 
mill  for  the  greater  part  of  the  time  during 
the  Indian  wars.  The  house  over  the  mill 
had  a  room  with  a  chimney,  and  this  was 
apparently  the  only  house  for  a  long  per- 
iod, but  the  supposition  is  that  neither 
he  nor  any  member  of  his  family  spent  the 
nights  there  until  1726,  in  which  year 
permanent  peace  was  made  with  the 
Indians.  About  that  time  Sergeant  Smith 
and  his  son,  Benjamin  Smith,  erected 
small  houses  in  that  vicinity.  Sergeant 
Smith  was  a  cooper  by  trade.  In  1696  he 
was  appointed  sealer  of  weights  and 
measures,  serving  in  that  capacity  until 
his  death ;  in  the  same  year  he  was  ap- 
pointed meat  packer  and  ganger  of  casks, 
in  addition  to  conducting  an  inn  in  Had- 
ley. He  was  also  prominent  in  public 
affairs,  serving  as  selectman  in  1696,  1707 
and  1 7 10,  and  was  a  member  of  the  school 
committee  in  1720.  Sergeant  Smith  mar- 
ried, February  11,  1681,  Rebecca  Dickin- 
son, daughter  of  John  Dickinson.  Ser- 
geant and  Mrs.  Smith  were  the  parents  of 
eight  children,  as  follows :  Joseph,  born 
November  8,  1681  ;  John,  born  October 
24,  1684,  died  August  27,  1686;  John,  of 
further  mention;  Rebecca,  born  June  11, 
1689;  Jonathan,  born  October  28,  1691 ; 
Lydia,  born  September  15,  1693;  Ben- 
jamin, born  January  22,  1696;  Elizabeth, 
born  December  22,  1701,  died  February 
15,  1728.  Sergeant  Smith  died  October  i, 
1733,  and  the  death  of  his  wife  occurred 
February  16,  1731. 

(Ill)  Deacon  John  Smith,  third  son  of 
Sergeant  Joseph  (2)  and  Rebecca  (Dick- 


inson) Smith,  was  born  January  5,  1687, 
in  Hadley,  Massachusetts.  He  was  a 
resident  of  that  town  until  171 1,  when  he 
removed  to  Hatfield,  Massachusetts, 
which  was  his  place  of  residence  until 
1736,  when  he  removed  to  Belchertown, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  days  and  where  his  death 
occurred  in  1777.  He  married,  in  1709, 
Elizabeth  Hovey,  whose  death  occurred 
in  1758.  They  were  the  parents  of  eleven 
children,  as  follows :  John,  born  Decem- 
ber 21,  1710;  Abner,  born  September  10, 
1712,  died  November  19,  1766;  Elizabeth, 
born  September  19,  1714;  Daniel,  born 
1716,  died  at  Belchertown,  May  31,  1800; 
Miriam,  born  October  30,  1718;  Samuel, 
born  1721 ;  Joseph,  died  in  1803 ;  Elijah,  of 
further  mention ;  Rachel,  born  January  4, 
1727,  died  181 1  ;  Sarah,  born  September 
2."],  1729;  Rebecca,  born  May  4,  1732. 

(IV)  Captain  Elijah  Smith,  sixth  son 
of  Deacon  John  and  Elizabeth  (Hovey) 
Smith,  was  born  in  1723  in  Hatfield, 
Massachusetts.  He  accompanied  his  par- 
ents upon  their  removal  to  Belchertown, 
Massachusetts,  and  in  that  town  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  days,  his  death  occurring 
April  21,  1770.  He  was  an  active  partici- 
pant in  the  French  War,  attaining  the 
rank  of  captain  in  1756.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Belchertown  church,  which  he 
served  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  dea- 
cons. He  married,  in  1751,  Sibyl  Worth- 
ington,  daughter  of  Daniel  Worthington, 
of  Colchester,  Connecticut.  She  survived 
him  and  married  (second)  Reuben  Smith. 
She  died  May  26,  1828,  aged  one  hundred 
and  one  years.  Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Smith:  Asa,  born  1752,  died  1835;  Sibyl, 
married,  January,  1774,  Deacon  Joseph 
Bardwell ;  Sarah  W.,  married,  in  1777, 
Elijah  Bardwell ;  Elijah,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Elizabeth,  married,  April,  1778,  John 
Cowles,  Jr. ;  Etham,  born  December  19, 
1762,  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College  in 


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1790;  Jacob,  born  1764,  died  April  5,  1852; 
William,  born  1765,  removed  to  Scipio, 
New  York;  Josiah  H.,  removed  to  Scipio. 

(V)  Elijah  (2)  Smith,  second  son  of 
Captain  Elijah  (i)  and  Sibyl  (Worthing- 
ton)  Smith,  was  born  in  Belchertown, 
Massachusetts,  in  1758.  He  removed 
from  his  native  town  to  Ashfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  there  successfully  pursued 
his  trades  of  carpenter  and  builder, 
achieving-  a  high  degree  of  success.  He 
married  a  Miss  Sedam,  of  Albany,  New 
York,  and  among  their  children  were 
Elijah,   of  further   mention,   and    Elisha. 

(VI)  Elijah   (3)   Smith,  son  of  Elijah 

(2)  and (Sedam)  Smith,  was  born 

in  Ashfield,  Massachusetts,  March  20, 
1779.  He  married  Mercy  Wright,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  as 
follows:  Infant  son,  died  January  17, 
1804;  Lucretia,  born  December  10,  1804, 
died  May  22,  1878;  Henry  Sedam,  of 
further  mention ;  Infant  son,  died  Febru- 
ary 14,  1809 ;  Infant  daughter,  died  July  7, 
1810;  Emily,  born  October  3,  181 1,  died 
December  18,  1890 ;  Appollos,  born  June 
27,  1814,  died  June  8,  1886;  Chloe,  born 
August  21,  1815,  died  August  23,  1832; 
Elijah,  born  February  23,  1819,  died  1894; 
Jerusha,  born  October  4,  1823,  died  Sep- 
tember 10,  1895. 

(VII)  Henry  Sedam  Smith,  second 
son  of  Elijah  (3)  and  Mercy  (Wright) 
Smith,  was  born  in  Ashfield,  Massachu- 
setts, October  7,  1807.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  town^  served 
an  apprenticeship  to  the  trades  of  carpen- 
ter and  builder,  and  became  an  expert  in 
these  lines.  He  later  developed  what  was 
known  as  the  Day  splints  used  in  the  hold- 
ing in  place  of  broken  bones  and  sold 
them,  being  well  known  in  this  connec- 
tion. He  married  Rhoda  Rogers,  daugh- 
ter of  Joseph  Rogers.  Seven  children 
were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith,  as  fol- 
lows :    Arnold,  of  further  mention ;  Henry, 


born  August  15,  1835,  died  January  9, 
1846;  a  son,  born  and  died  in  1837;  Hor- 
ace, born  November  23,  1839,  died  No- 
vember 23,  1845  y  Eliza  M.,  born  Septem- 
ber 7,  1844,  died  September  26,  1846; 
William  H.,  born  March  19,  1847;  John 
H.,  born  December  18,  1848,  died  July  13, 
185 1.  The  father  of  these  children  died 
December  22,  1881. 

(VIII)  Arnold  Smith,  eldest  son  of 
Henry  Sedam  and  Rhoda  (Rogers)  Smith, 
was  born  in  Ashfield,  Massachusetts,  De- 
cember 27,  1833.  He  was  a  pupil  in  the 
public  schools  of  Ashfield,  learned  the 
trade  of  carpenter  under  the  tuition  of  his 
father,  and  his  active  years  were  spent  in 
the  occupations  of  builder  and  contractor, 
many  monuments  to  his  skill  and  ability 
still  standing  in  his  native  town  and 
vicinity.  He  married  Melinda  Brunson, 
born  March  25,  1835,  daughter  of  Almon 
and  Laura  (Ames)  Brunson.  Two  chil- 
dren were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith,  as 
follows:  I.  Walter  Anson,  of  further 
mention.  2.  Flora  A.  H.,  born  November 
9,  1857,  became  the  wife  of  Clarence  S. 
Ward,  deceased ;  widow  resides  in  Shel- 
burne  Falls ;  they  were  the  parents  of  two 
children :  Robert  A.  and  Inez  M.  Ward. 
The  death  of  Mr.  Smith  occurred  July  29, 
1903. 

(IX)  Dr.  Walter  Anson  Smith,  only 
son  of  Arnold  and  Melinda  (Brunson) 
Smith,  was  born  in  Ashfield,  Massachu- 
setts, June  25,  1856.  The  public  schools 
and  Sanderson  Academy  of  Ashfield  af- 
forded him  the  means  of  acquiring  an  ex- 
cellent education.  Having  decided  upon 
the  profession  of  medicine  for  his  life 
work,  he  matriculated  at  the  University 
of  Vermont,  which  institution  conferred 
upon  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medi- 
cine in  1882.  For  the  following  six  and 
a  half  years  he  was  engaged  in  active 
practice  in  Cummington,  Massachusetts, 
then  took  a  trip  abroad,  remaining  one 


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year,  during  which  time  he  continued  his 
medical  studies  as  a  private  student  under 
the  famous  Lawson  Tait,  of  Birmingham, 
England,  and  during  this  period  was 
elected  to  membership  in  the  British  Med- 
ical Association.  The  three  years  follow- 
ing his  return  to  the  United  States,  Dr. 
Smith  spent  in  Hinsdale,  Massachusetts, 
then  made  another  trip  abroad,  this  time 
being  a  private  pupil  of  Dr.  August  Mar- 
tin at  Berlin,  Germany,  for  six  months, 
and  of  Dr.  S.  Pozzi,  at  Paris,  France,  for 
three  months.  Dr.  Smith  returned  to  his 
native  land  in  the  fall  of  1894,  locating  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
made  a  specialty  of  surgery,  and  was  well 
known.  In  1895  he  assisted  in  organizing 
Mercy  Hospital,  and  for  several  years 
served  on  the  surgical  stafY.  He  also 
served  as  consulting  surgeon  of  Spring- 
field Hospital,  and  established  a  very  high 
reputation  among  the  members  of  the 
medical  fraternity.  In  1914  Dr.  Smith 
went  to  Shelburne  Falls,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  is  now  practically  retired.  He 
spends  his  summers  in  the  State  of  Maine, 
and  the  greater  part  of  his  winters  in  the 
State  of  Florida.  He  was  the  founder  of 
the  Springfield  Academy  of  Medicine,  and 
has  served  as  its  president  for  some  years. 
Dr.  Smith  is  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Masonic  order,  striving  to  exemplify 
in  his  daily  life  the  teachings  and  precepts 
of  that  old  organization,  holding  member- 
ship in  Hampshire  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  of  Haydenville,  Massa- 
chusetts ;  Springfield  Council,  Royal  and 
Select  Masters  ;  Springfield  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar ;  and  in  the  Scottish  Rite 
has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree;  and 
is  a  member  of  Melha  Temple,  Ancient 
Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Nayas- 
set  Club,  Schuetzen  Turnverin,  and  other 
social  organizations.  From  1877  to  1880, 
he  served  as  a  member  of  Company  E, 


Second  Regiment,  Massachusetts  State 
Militia,  and  on  January  24,  1905,  was  ap- 
pointed surgeon  with  the  rank  of  lieuten- 
ant-colonel in  the  First  Brigade,  Massa- 
chusetts Volunteer  Militia.  In  October, 
1907,  when  the  militia  came  under  national 
supervision,  he  was  appointed  major  in 
the  medical  department,  and  was  assigned 
to  duty  in  the  First  Brigade,  but  is  now 
retired.  Dr.  Smith  is  a  Republican  in 
politics,  but  has  never  sought  political 
preferment,  his  professional  duties  oc- 
cupying the  greater  part  of  his  time. 

Dr.  Smith  married,  March  2,  1881,  Mary 
P.  Abbe,  born  December  31,  185 1,  daugh- 
ter of  Erastus  B.  and  Anne  (Burbank) 
Abbe.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  are  the  parents 
of  one  son,  Walter  Abbe,  born  March  3, 
1882 ;  attended  Springfield  High  School, 
from  which  he  graduated,  then  pursued 
a  course  in  the  Massachusetts  Institute 
of  Technology,  Boston ;  his  first  employ- 
ment was  with  the  Stevens-Duryea  Manu- 
facturing Company,  and  at  the  present 
time  (1920)  is  serving  as  employment 
manager  at  the  Greenfield  Tap  and  Die 
Works  in  Greenfield,  Massachusetts.  He 
was  appointed  lieutenant  in  Company  K, 
Second  Regiment,  Massachusetts  Volun- 
teer Militia,  also  served  one  year  on  the 
staflF  of  the  Second  Regiment  as  battalion 
quartermaster  and  commissary,  and  when 
he  retired  from  the  militia  was  filling  the 
rank  of  captain  in  Company  G.  Walter 
Abbe  Smith  married,  August  17,  1907, 
Clara  Grover.  They  are  the  parents  of 
four  children :  Maud  Louise,  born  Jan- 
uary 15,  1909;  died  February  12,  1917; 
Walter  Arthur,  born  September  25,  1914; 
Marion  Grover,  born  February  25,  1916; 
Richard  Arnold,  born  June  13,  1920.  Mrs. 
Dr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  the  Daughters 
of  the  American  Revolution  through  the 
patriotic  services  of  Kli  ancestor.  General 
Seth  Pomeron,  but  has  five  other  Revolu- 
tionary   ancestors.      She    has    been    very 


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active  and  done  much  work  along  Daugh- 
ters of  the  American  Revolution  lines,  and 
she  is  also  a  lineal  descendant  of  William 
Bradford,  one  of  the  passengers  of  the 
historic  "Mayflower." 


ADAMS,  Charles, 

Head  of  World-Famous  Nnrseries. 

After  three  generations  in  Massachu- 
setts, the  ancestors  of  Charles  Adams,  of 
Springfield,  -Massachusetts,  located  in 
New  Hampshire,  where  eminent  men  of 
the  name  served  church  and  State.  John 
W.  Adams,  of  the  seventh  generation,  set- 
tled in  Portland,  Maine,  and  became  well 
known  there,  but  later  he  settled  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  returning  to 
the  State  in  which  Adams  is  one  of  the 
most  honored  of  names.  The  J.  W.  Adams 
Nursery  Company  is  the  outgrowth  of  the 
life  of  John  W.  Adams,  and  to  his  sons, 
Walter  and  Charles,  president  and  treas- 
urer of  the  corporation,  its  present  devel- 
opment is  due. 

(I)  Robert  Adams,  born  in  England,  in 
1602,  first  came  to  Ipswich,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1635,  bringing  with  him  his  wife 
Eleanor  and  their  two  children.  He  lived 
in  Salem  the  first  five  years  of  his  New 
England  residence,  and  followed  his  trade 
of  tailor.  He  moved  to  Newbury  in  1640, 
there  acquiring  a  large  farm  and  other 
property.  His  wife,  Eleanor,  died  June 
12,  1677,  and  he  married  (second),  Febru- 
ary 6,  1678,  Sarah  (Glover)  Short,  widow 
of  Henry  Short.  He  died  in  Newbury, 
October  12,  1682.  Descent  in  this  line  is 
traced  through  Sergeant  Abraham,  third 
of  his  nine  children. 

(II)  Sergeant  Abraham  Adams  was 
born  in  Salem,  Massachusetts,  in  1639,  and 
died  in  Newbury,  in  August,  1714.  He 
served  in  the  Newbury  train  band  as  cor- 
poral in  1685-93,  and  in  1703  was  made 
sergeant.  He  married,  November  10,  1670, 


Mary  Pettengill,  born  July  6,  1652,  died 
September  19,  1705,  daughter  of  Richard 
and  Joanna  (Ingersoll)  Pettengill.  They 
were  the  parents  of  ten  children.  Captain 
Abraham,  the  third  child  and  second  son, 
next  in  line. 

(HI)  Captain  Abraham  Adams  was 
born  in  Newbury,  Massachusetts,  May  2, 
1676,  and  died  in  Byfield,  Massachusetts, 
April  8,  1763.  He  was  a  mariner  in  early 
life,  making  numerous  voyages  to  the 
West  Indies  and  England  as  captain. 
Later,  his  father  gave  him  a  farm  above 
the  falls  in  Byfield,  now  Highfields,  and 
there  he  built  the  house  long  known  as 
the  "Adams  Homestead."  In  the  house, 
yet  owned  by  descendants,  are  the  origi- 
nal deeds  of  the  estate,  two  chairs  brough't 
there  by  Captain  Adams'  bride,  a  sword 
used  at  Bunker  Hill,  and  many  Colonial 
and  Revolutionary  treasures.  Captain 
Abraham  Adams  became  a  successful 
farmer  and  in  time,  no  doubt,  became 
reconciled  to  his  exchange  of  occupations. 
He  married,  in  December,  1703,  Anne 
Longfellow,  daughter  of  William  and 
Anne  (Sewall)  Longfellow,  her  father 
born  in  England,  and  the  ancestor  of 
Henry  W.  Longfellow,  the  poet.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eleven  children,  and 
many  of  his  descendants  served  in  the 
Revolutionary  War.  Descent  follows  in 
this  line  through  Rev.  Joseph,  the  eighth 
child  and  fifth  son. 

(IV)  Rev.  Joseph  Adams  was  born  in 
Newbury,  Massachusetts,  May  8,  1719, 
and  died  in  Stratham,  New  Hampshire, 
February  24,  1785.  He  was  a  graduate  of 
Harvard  College  in  1742,  and  became  "a 
Zealous  New  Light  Preacher."  His  con- 
verts organized  a  church  in  Newburyport, 
but  in  June,  1756,  he  located  in  Stratham, 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  died.  He  mar- 
ried Widow  Mary  Greenleaf,  of  Newbury, 
their  intentions  published  November  29, 
1746.    They  were  the  parents  of  six  chil- 


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dren,  his  second  son,  Dr.  Caleb  G.  Adams, 
a  surgeon  in  the  Revolutionary  army,  his 
third  son,  John,  a  lieutenant. 

(V)  Lieutenant  John  Adams  was  born 
in  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  in  1758,  and 
died  August  28,  1847.  He  was  a  first  lieu- 
tenant in  the  First  Regiment,  Continental 
line,  and  until  his  death  was  in  receipt  of 
a  Revolutionary  pension.  He  was  an 
original  member  of  the  Order  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati. Lieutenant  Adams  married,  Jan- 
uary II,  1788,  Anne  Folsom,  born  June  6, 
1762,  died  about  1835,  daughter  of  Col- 
onel John  Folsom  and  his  second  wife, 
Martha  (Higgins)  Folsom.  They  were 
the  parents  of  eleven  children,  two  of  the 
sons  ministers  of  the  gospel.  Rev.  John 
Folsom  Adams,  the  eldest  son,  is  head  of 
the  next  generation. 

(VI)  Rev.  John  Folsom  Adams  was 
born  in  Stratham,  New  Hampshire,  May 
23,  1790*  and  died  in  Greenland,  New 
Hampshire,  June  ii,  1881,  He  was  an 
ordained  minister  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church,  and  became  a  member  of 
the  New  England  Conference  in  1812,  He 
filled  many  pulpits,  became  known  as  an 
earnest,  eloquent  divine,  and  in  1840  was 
made  presiding  elder.  He  continued  in 
the  ministry  until  quite  old,  and  was  also 
of  note  in  political  life,  serving  in  the  New 
Hampshire  Legislature  from  Stratham  in 
1849-50,  and  later  represented  the  town  of 
Greenland.  He  lived  to  be  ninety-one 
years  of  age.  His  later  years  were  spent 
in  fruit  growing.  When  a  boy  he  sowed 
the  seeds  and  planted  an  orchard,  which 
in  1840  produced  more  than  400  barrels  of 
Baldwin  apples,  and  he  lived  to  see  the 
trees,  from  which  they  grew,  all  dead  and 
gone.  Rev.  John  F.  Adams  married 
(first),  February.  24,  1818,  Mary  Lane, 
born  in  Stratham,  April  10,  1789,  died 
March  i,  1866,  daughter  of  Jabez  Lane. 
Children:  Sally,  Rev.  Joseph  A.,  a  minis- 
ter of  the   Methodist   Episcopal   church, 


and  first  principal  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Conference  Seminary  at  Tilton ;  Laura 
L.,  Amy  Mary,  Lucy  Hedding,  and  John 
William,  of  further  mention.  Rev.  John 
F.  Adams  married  (second),  July  25,  1867, 
Sarah  W.  <Treadwell)  Lock. 

(VII)  John  William  Adams  was  born 
in  Stratham,  New  Hampshire,  June  20, 
1828,  and  died  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, March  4,  1911.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  Exeter  Academy, 
and  for  a  number  of  years  taught  school 
in  Stratham,  becoming  superintendent  of 
schools  there  in  1849.  He  also  taught  in 
Amesbury,  Watertown  and  Greenland, 
and  gave  private  lessons  in  penmanship 
two  evenings  a  week.  The  next  year  he 
moved  to  Portland,  Maine,  and  there  con- 
tinued his  interest  in  educational  affairs, 
being  elected  a  member  of  the  school 
committee  in  what  is  now  a  part  of  Port- 
land, and  held  the  office  for  five  years. 
He  planned  a  grammar  school  in  Port- 
land that  was  so  advanced  that  later  the 
State  adopted  it  as  a  model.  Thomas  B. 
Reed,  Maine's  great  statesman,  at  one 
time  taught  in  that  school.  Mr.  Adams 
bought  thirty  acres  of  land  at  Portland, 
intending  to  start  a  nursery,  and  while 
there  aided  in  organizing  the  Portland 
Horticultural  Society,  of  which  he  was 
secretary.  He  was  also  one  of  the  pro- 
moters of  the  street  railways  of  Portland, 
and  there  remained  until  1865.  He  then 
spent  two  and  one-half  years  in  Canada  as 
superintendent  of  the  Crown  Copper 
Mine,  at  Lennoxville,  Quebec.  This  mine 
was  officered  by  prominent  men,  includ- 
ing J.  H.  Drummond,  then  speaker  of  the 
Maine  House  of  Representatives,  and  a 
judge  of  the  Supreme  Court.  Mr.  Adams 
made  a  success  of  the  mine,  but  he  per- 
suaded the  officers  not  to  buy  two  other 
mines,  which  they  had  planned  to  take 
over,  thereby  saving  the  company  $110,- 
000,    as    the    mines    afterwards    proved 


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worthless.  The  father  of  Marshall  P. 
Wilder,  the  American  humorist,  also  be- 
came interested  in  the  same  mines.  On 
July  5, 1867,  Mr.  Adams  located  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  purchasing  seven 
and  one-half  acres  in  the  now  Brightwood 
section,  there  engaging  in  the  nursery 
business  on  an  extensive  scale.  He  con- 
tinued interested  in  the  North  Main  street 
nursery  with  his  son  and  son-in-law  until 
his  death  in  191 1.  A  considerable  part  of 
the  nursery  business  was  in  providing  the 
materials  for  making  attractive  grounds. 
Upon  request,  plans  were  drawn  for  land- 
scape work,  trees  and  hedges,  many  of 
these  being  imported,  including  rhodo- 
dendrons, peonies,  blue  spruce  and  tulips. 
He  was  also  a  director  and  secretary  of 
the  Hampden  County  Agricultural  So- 
ciety, and  in  1892-93  represented  Spring- 
field in  the  Massachusetts  General  Court. 
He  was  a  member  of  Trinity  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church ;  Greenleaf  Chapter, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Portland, 
Maine  ;  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati ;  the 
Hampden  Harvest  Club,  and  of  several 
local  and  national  horticultural  societies, 
and  a  man  everywhere  highly  esteemed. 

Things  changed  considerably  during 
the  life  of  Mr.  Adams,  many  improve- 
ments were  made,  notably,  the  arrival  of 
the  bicycle,  electric  cars,  electric  lights, 
telephones,  automobiles,  and  the  X-ray. 
Mr.  Adams  planned  all  the  construction 
of  the  Portland  horse  railroad,  long  since 
displaced  by  the  electric  system.  He  was 
always  interested  in  the  development  of 
that  system,  which  is  now  the  most  ex- 
tensive in  New  England. 

Mr.  Adams  married  (first),  in  March, 
1856,  Charlotte  Ann  Wiggins,  who  died 
in  1864.  He  married  (second),  September 
5,  1865,  at  Portland,  Maine,  Sarah  F.  Wa- 
terhouse,  born  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  Maine, 
March  28,  1832  (yet  living,  1920),  daugh- 
ter of  Benjamin  F.  and  Elizabeth    (Col- 


lins) Waterhouse,  and  granddaughter  of 
Samuel  and  Ruth  (Maxwell)  Waterhouse, 
of  Maine.  Children  of  John  W.  Adams 
and  his  second  wife,  Sarah  F.  (Water- 
house)  Adams  :  i.  Mary,  born  in  Lennox- 
ville,  Canada,  June  19,  1866;  married 
Edgar  Jay  Oatman,  and  they  have  one 
son,  Floyd  Adams  Oatman,  born  Novem- 
ber 9,  1899.  2.  Walter,  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  September  25,  1867 ; 
now  president  of  the  J.  W.  Adams  Nurs- 
ery Company,  of  Springfield  ;  he  married, 
November  23,  1891,  Mabel  Cynthia  Chap- 
man, and  has  two  daughters :  Ethel  L., 
born  June  27,  1894;  and  Ruth  Marion, 
born  April  10,  1897.  3.  John  Collins,  born 
in  Springfield,  December  8,  1868,  died 
July  17,  1870.  4.  William,  born  in  Spring- 
field, December  15,  1869,  died  February 
17,  1877.    5.  Charles,  of  further  mention. 

6.  Nellie,  born  in  Springfield,  October  10, 
1873  ;  married  William  C.  Metcalf. 

(VIII)  Charles  Adams,  youngest  son 
of  John  William  Adams  and  his  second 
wife,  Sarah  F.  (Waterhouse)  Adams,  was 
born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  March 

7,  1871.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  while  a  student  in  high 
school  was  also  employed  on  the  "Spring- 
field Union."  Soon  after  completing  his 
school  years,  he  became  associated  with 
his  father  in  tree,  flower  and  plant  cul- 
ture, the  business  having  grown  to  such 
proportions  that  the  founder,  J.  W. 
Adams,  found  the  services  of  both  his 
sons,  Walter  and  Charles,  necessary  to 
its  proper  management.  With  the  en- 
trance of  the  sons  the  partnership  became 
J.  W.  Adams  &  Company,  and  so  con- 
tinued until  further  expansion  was  neces- 
sary. The  business  was  then  incorporated 
as  the  J.  W.  Adams  Company,  and  under 
that  name  was  conducted  until  the  present 
corporate  title  was  adopted,  the  J.  W. 
Adams  Nursery  Company,  Walter  Adams, 
President ;  Charles  Adams,  treasurer.  The 


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business  is  a  large  and  prosperous  one, 
the  original  area  of  the  home  plant  in 
Brightwood  being  supplemented  by  a 
farm  of  forty  acres  in  Westfield,  used  for 
the  propagation  of  forest  trees,  plants  and 
flowers.  The  products  of  the  Adams 
nursery  are  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the 
United  States,  to  Mexico,  Canada,  Nova 
Scotia,  many  orders  going  forward  in  car- 
load lots. 

Charles  Adams  served  the  city  of 
Springfield  four  years  as  a  member  of 
Council,  and  at  the  present  time  (1920)  is 
a  member  of  the  City  Board  of  Park 
Commissioners.  His  clubs  are  the  Spring- 
field, Rotary,  and  Automobile. 

Mr.  Adams  married,  November  12, 
1895,  Ella  Belle  Bostwick,  of  Chicopee, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  William  Tru- 
man and  Olive  Ella  (Duley)  Bostwick, 
and  a  descendant  of  Arthur  Bostwick 
(Bostock),  one  of  the  first  settlers  of 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  1639. 

William  Truman  Bostwick  was  born  in 
New  Haven,  Connecticut,  February  8, 
1832,  and  died  in  Chicopee,  Massachu- 
setts, December  24,  1915.  He  learned  the 
harness  maker's  trade  in  New  Haven ; 
was  employed  in  different  places  until 
1870,  when  he  settled  permanently  in 
Chicopee,  where  he  was  in  charge  of  the 
leather  department  of  the  Ames  Sword 
Company.  He  resided  in  Chicopee  for 
forty-five  years,  and  was  one  of  the  best 
known  men  of  his  community.  He  retired 
from  the  employ  of  the  Ames  Sword  Com- 
pany after  twenty-five  years'  continuous 
service,  then  for  twenty  years,  until  his 
death,  lived  a  quiet,  retired  life.  He  was 
a  man  of  honorable,  upright  life,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Unitarian  church,  and  of  the 
Masonic  order.  He  married,  in  Chicopee, 
May  II,  1871,  Olive  Ella  Duley,  born 
there  December  23,  1847.  They  were  the 
parents  of  two  children :    Ella  Belle,  born 


May  28,  1872,  now  the  wife  of  Charles 
Adams ;  and  William  Ferry  Bostwick,  of 
Chicopee. 


CALKINS,  Marshall,  M.  D., 

Of  Great  Professional  Attainments. 

Dr.  Marshall  Calkins,  who  from  ivS6o 
until  1910  was  in  active  practice  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  was  during 
those  years  one  of  the  most  eminent  phy- 
sicians of  his  day.  The  American  ances- 
tor in  this  branch  is  Deacon  Hugh  Cal- 
kins, born  in  Wales,  who  was  a  descend- 
ant of  William  Calkins,  who  flourished  in 
the  time  of  King  John  and  the  Magna 
Charta,  1215,  he  a  man  of  wealth  who 
must  have  been  one  of  the  nobles  who 
extorted  that  immortal  document  from 
the  unwilling  King. 

(I)  Deacon  Hugh  Calkins  was  born  in 
Chepston,  Monmouthshire,  Wales,  in  the 
year  1600.  He  was  a  radical  in  religion, 
a  non-conformist,  and  living  in  the  trou- 
blous times  of  Charles  I.  he  was  denied 
that  freedom  of  conscience  and  action  in 
religious  matters  which  he  craved  for  him- 
self and  was  willing  to  allow  others.  Fi- 
nally, with  his  wife  Ann  and  son,  John,  a 
child  of  four  years,  he  sailed  with  the 
Welsh  Company  and  their  pastor.  Rev. 
Richard  Blinmair,  and  reached  New  Eng- 
land, about  1639.  They  settled  first  at 
Greens  Harbor,  now  Marshfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, but  Hugh  Calkins  moved  to 
Gloucester,  where  he  was  a  member  of  the 
first  Board  of  Selectmen,  and  in  1650 
deputy  to  the  General  Court.  In  1651  he 
moved  to  Connecticut,  and  on  May  20, 
1652,  the  records  show  that  he  was  deputy 
to  the  General  Court  from  New  London. 
He  became  very  influential,  served  twelve 
terms  as  deputy,  and  was  a  deputy  magis- 
trate. In  1660  he  moved  to  Norwich, 
then  a  wilderness,  owned  by  the  Mohegan 


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Indians,  and  with  his  son,  Hugh,  appears 
in  a  list  of  the  thirty-five  proprietors  of 
the  nine  miles  square  ceded  by  the  In- 
dians for  the  sum  of  seventy  pounds  ster- 
ling. He  was  a  deputy  from  Norwich  for 
ten  terms,  an  active  worker  for  all  meas- 
ures tending  to  promote  the  public  good, 
and  a  deacon  of  the  first  church  in  Nor- 
wich. He  died  in  Norwich,  in  1690,  aged 
ninety  years.  He  left  sons,  John  and  Da- 
vid, and  five  daughters.  This  branch 
descends  through  the  second  son,  David. 

(II)  David  Calkins,  son  of  Hugh  Cal- 
kins, was  born  in  Gloucester,  Massa- 
chusetts, but  went  with  the  family  to  Con- 
necticut, settling  there  and  there  died 
November  25,  1717.  He  married  Mary 
Bliss,  daughter  of  Thomas  Bliss,  of  Nor- 
wich, and  they  were  the  parents  of  nine 
children,  descent  following  through  Jo- 
seph, the  seventh  son. 

(III)  Joseph  Calkins,  son  of  David  and 
Mary  (Bliss)  Calkins,  resided  in  Lyme, 
Connecticut,  where  he  executed  a  will 
which  was  probated  May  8,  1764.  In  this 
will  he  names  his  wife  Lucretia,  sons  Jo- 
seph, David,  Jedediah,  Ezekiel,  James, 
and  the  heirs  of  his  deceased  son,  Wil- 
liam. 

(IV)  James  Calkins,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Lucretia  Calkins,  named  in  his  father's 
will,  removed  from  Lyme,  Connecticut,  to 
Wilbraham,  Massachusetts,  where  in 
1726  he  deeded  land  to  Stephen  Strick- 
land. He  seems  to  have  been  a  man  of 
substance,  the  records  showing  that  he 
bought  and  sold  land  quite  freely.  His 
first  wife,  Lucretia,  bore  him  four  sons, 
David,  Oliver,  William,  James ;  and  a 
daughter,  Mary.  He  married  (second), 
Esther  Caldwell,  and  they  were  the  par- 
ents of  seven  children. 

(V)  David  (2)  Calkins,  eldest  of  the 
children  of  James  and  Lucretia  Calkins, 
was  born  in  Wilbraham,  Massachusetts, 


and  died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts. 
He  married  Chloe  Colton,  born  January 
I,  1766,  died  May  i,  1847.  They  were  the 
parents  of  eleven  children,  descent  in  the 
line  of  Dr.  Calkins  being  through  Luke, 
the  second  son. 

(VI)  Luke  Calkins,  son  of  David  (2) 
and  Chloe  (Colton)  Calkins,  was  born 
February  27,  1792,  and  died  December  6, 
1866.  He  was  a  carpenter,  living  in  Wil- 
braham, where  he  owned  and  cultivated  a 
small  farm.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  poli- 
tics, but  an  anti-slavery  man,  a  drummer 
in  the  local  militia  company,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Universalist  church.  A  man  of 
quiet,  domestic  tastes,  he  reared  a  family 
of  able  sons,  two  of  them  physicians,  one, 
David,  practicing  in  Monson,  dying  in  St. 
Louis,  while  on  a  travel  tour  in  1855,  the 
other.  Dr.  Marshall  Calkins,  the  father  of 
Dr.  Cheney  Hosmer  Calkins,  of  Spring- 
field (q.  v.).  Luke  Calkins  married,  July 
26,  1812,  Polly  Hancock,  daughter  of  Moses 
and  Wealthy  (Bishop)  Hancock,  her 
father  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  draw- 
ing a  pension  in  his  last  years  for  his 
services.  Polly  Hancock  was  a  descend- 
ant of  Nathaniel  Hancock,  who  was  also 
the  ancestor  of  John  Hancock,  the  distin- 
guished patriot  of  Revolutionary  days. 
Nathaniel  Hancock,  who  arrived  as  early 
as  1634,  settled  in  Cambridge.  The  line 
of  descent  from  Nathaniel  and  Joanna 
Hancock  is  through  their  son,  Thomas, 
and  his  wife,  Rachel  (Leonard)  Hancock, 
of  Spring^eld;  their  son,  John,  and  his 
first  wife,  Anna  (Webb)  Hancock,  of 
Springfield;  their  son,  John  (2),  and  his 
second  wife,  Abigail  (Terry)  Hancock; 
their  son,  Moses,  the  Revolutionary  sol- 
dier, and  his  wife.  Wealthy  (Bishop) 
Hancock ;  their  daughter,  Polly,  wife  of 
Luke  Calkins.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Calkins  were 
the  parents  of  eleven  children,  nine  of 
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children  married  Ambrose  Colton,  and 
in  1909  was  living-  in  Springfield,  aged 
ninety-two  years.  The  line  continues 
through  Marshall,  the  youngest  son. 

(VII)  Dr.  Marshall  Calkins,  son  of 
Luke  and  Polly  (Hancock)  Calkins,  was 
born  in  Wilbraham,  Massachusetts,  Sep- 
tember 2,  1828.  While  he  grew  up  on  a 
farm  its  work  was  not  congenial,  his  great 
desire  being  for  an  education.  He  ex- 
celled in  mathematics,  mastering  all  text 
books  used  in  the  district  school  at  the 
age  of  thirteen  years,  then,  without  a 
teacher  and  studying  alone,  he  finished 
Day's  Algebra  in  one  winter.  He  bor- 
rowed books  wherever  he  could,  paying 
for  their  loan  in  service.  He  always  car- 
ried a  book  in  his  pocket,  and  often  was 
found  in  the  shade  of  a  tree  reading  when 
supposed  to  be  at  work  in  the  fields.  A 
young  lady,  knowing*  his  passion  for 
books,  loaned  him  her  botany  text  book, 
and  a  new  world  was  opened  to  him.  He 
learned  the  medicinal  plants,  and  when 
permitted  to  do  so  tested  their  value  on 
his  brothers  and  sisters.  At  the  age  of 
fourteen  years,  he  had  firmly  resolved  to 
become  a  physician.  He  financed  his  own 
way  through  Wilbraham  Academy,  three 
miles  away  from  his  home,  and  in  1846 
began  the  study  of  medicine  under  a  re- 
putable physician,  who  also  maintained 
an  infirmary.  He  was  then  eighteen 
years  of  age,  and  to  become  independent 
"bought  his  time"  of  his  father,  agreeing 
to  pay  him  $268,  the  estimated  value  of 
the  young  man's  time  until  reaching  the 
age  of  twenty-one  years.  After  several 
months'  study  and  real  experience  in  the 
"infirmary,"  he  became  a  private  student 
and  a  member  of  the  family  of  Dr.  Calvin 
Newton,  president  of  Worcester  Medical 
College,  and  soon  afterward  he  regularly 
entered  that  institution  as  a  student.  He 
completed  the  courses  of  study  at  the  age 


of  twenty  years,  and  instead  of  a  degree 
and  diploma,  which  could  not  be  lawfully 
issued  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of 
age,  he  received  a  certificate  stating  that 
he  had  passed  the  examinations  and  would 
receive  his  diploma  and  degree  a  year 
later.  During  that  year  of  waiting  he 
practiced  in  Monson,  and  carefully  con- 
served his  income  in  order  to  pursue  a 
college  course  of  classical  study.  He  then 
entered  and  spent  one  year  at  Wesleyan 
University  (1850-51),  but  in  the  latter 
year  transferred  to  Union  College  (now 
University)  at  Schenectady,  New  York, 
there  receiving  his  A.  B.  in  1853,  and  in 
1856  his  A.  M.  degree.  He  received  his 
M.  D.  from  Dartmouth  Medical  College 
in  1867,  and  then  attended  lectures  at 
Pennsylvania  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  for 
one  year.  He  at  once  opened  an  office 
here  and  continued  in  active  practice  until 
i860,  when  he  located  in  Springfield.  Be- 
ing then  thirty-two  years  of  age,  well  edu- 
cated and  experienced  in  his  profession, 
he  soon  attracted  a  clientele,  and  from 
that  time  until  his  retirement  in  191 1  his 
practice  was  large  and  important.  The 
honors  of  his  profession  fell  plentifully 
upon  him,  and  the  literature  of  the  medi- 
cal profession  was  enriched  by  his  pen. 

In  1862  Dr.  Calkins  became  a  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society,  and 
in  1869  a  corresponding  member  of  the 
Boston  Gynaecological  Society,  in  that 
year  pursuing  further  studies  in  that  city; 
in  1872  he  was  appointed  United  States 
pension  examiner,  and  served  until  1874; 
in  1873  was  appointed  to  the  chair  of 
Physiology  and  Microscopic  Anatomy  in 
the  University  of  Vermont,  a  chair  which 
he  retained  without  changmg  his  resi- 
dence until  his  resignation  after  five  years. 
He  was  at  that  time  a  member  of  the  State 
Medical  Society,  and  later  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  American  Medical  Association, 


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and  the  Amc:  i   ..    >.  . 

vancement  of  '  He  was  for  years 

connected    as    ^.  :     ohv -^^'-x;        v-d 

surgeon   with   th«. 
was  censor  of  Har,.;  ,.-..-. i.^i 

Society;    chairman,    -  - '•etary  ai)' 
physician  of  the    '  '     '    Di^JtH^-^  ry, 

member    of    the  oard    of    the 

Union   Relief  Ass  r  Friendless 

Women  and  Childi  .  .s  made  phy- 

sician emeritus  to  thaJ  institution.  In 
1875,  Dr.  Calkins  attended  the  Interna- 
tional Medical  Cong-ress,  held  in  Brussels, 
Belgium,  and  while  on  that  tour  in- 
spected hospitals  in  England,  Scotland, 
France.  In  1883-84  he  made  a  protracted 
tour  of  Europe,  accompanied  by  his  Avife 
and  son,  and  in  the  hospitals  of  London 
and  Vienna  he  improved  opportunities 
for  close  obser* v^.tion  and  personal  work, 
attendirt'-'^  if.  lures  in  Vienna  and  King's 
Co''  n.    With  an  exacting  prac- 

tice: as  was  able  to  give  but  a 

smau  part  of  his  time  to  literary  work, 
yet  many  articles  appeared  from  his  pen. 
In  1854,  he  completed  and  published  the 
posthumous  treatise  of  his  preceptor,  Dr. 
Calvin  Newton,  entitled  "Thoroac  Dis- 
eases." Among  his  published  articles  are: 
"Origin,  Prevention  and  Treatment  of 
Asiatic  Cholera,"  "Report  of  Cases  of 
Trichinae  Spirales  in  Springfield,"  pub- 
lished by  the  Massachusetts  Medical  So- 
cieties in  1867;  "Alkahne  Sulphites  and 
fJis'^inhnes,"  published  by  the  Vermont 
Medi.  •;":  '- v  etv  1872;  "Physiological 
Basis  <  i  Teaching,"  1889.     He 

is  a  men  ^f''^-)  Lodge,  Free  and 

Acceptec  ;e  Masonic  Club, 

but  he  i;.   ,  ^   ''r\(^d,  and  his 

real  relaxatv  icnal   duties 

was  the  study  >  ;  Tie 

has  ever  been  an  h  on 

in  the  fullest  sense 
Dr.  Marshall  Cai 

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Adelaide  Augusta  ;  n  West 

Boyleston,  Worcester  county,  Massachu- 
setts, May  22,  1831.  ^»ri"!Ti-r  of  General 
£.  M.  Hosmer,  of  .  ton,  Massa- 

chusetts, and  died  u  ..jm..  ...lold,  January 
2,  1909.  She  was  a  descendant  of  Joseph 
Cheney,  born  in  1647,  through  his  son, 
Josiah,  1685  >  ^is  son,  Timothy,  1726,  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolution ;  his  son,  Ebene- 
zer,  1780,  and  his  wife,  Hannah  (Plymp- 
ton)  Cheney;'  their  daughter,  Mary,  and 
her  husband,  Ebenezer  M.  Hosmer,  they 
the  parents  of  Adelaide  Augusta  (Hos- 
mer) Calkins.  Mrs.  Calkins  became  a 
manager  of  the  Home  for  Friendless 
Women  and  Children  in  1867,  serving  ten 
years  in  that  office;  was  a  member  of  the 
advisory  board  of  three  women  appointed 
by  Governor  Rice,  in  1877,  on  the  State 
Board  of  Charities;  and  when  that  board 
was  abolished  and  its  members  made 
trustees  with  direct  instead  of  advisory 
power,  Mrs.  Calkins  served  on  the  Board 
of  the  State  Primary  and  Reform  Schools. 
Her  work  was  singularly  useful,  and  while 
declining  reappointment  in  1880,  she  ac- 
cepted appointment  on  the  board  of  auxil- 
iary visitors  to  the  State  Board  of  Char- 
ities, consisting  of  five  women.  She  also 
at  this  time  accepted  the  responsibility  of 
beginning  the  work  of  placing  young  chil- 
dren in  homes  in  Western  Massachusetts, 
and  visiting  them  quarterly.  That  work 
she  continued  until  1883,  when  a  salaried 
officer  was  appointed,  Mrs.  Calkins  retir- 
ing. She  was  also  identified  with  the 
work  of  the  Union  Relief  Association,  out 
of  which  grew  the  Hampden  County  Chil- 
dren's Aid  Society.  She  was  one  of  the 
organizers  01  a  Day  Nursery  in  1885,  to 
which  w?'-  aided  a  labor  bureau  and  an 
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Mayor  Powers  a  member  of  the  first 
board  of  trustees  of  The  City  Hospital, 
later  known  as  the  Springfield  Hospital, 
and  until  her  death  Mrs.  Calkins  was  a 
member  of  this  corporation.  In  1886  she 
was  elected  a  member  of  Springfield 
School  Committee,  holding  this  ofifice 
twelve  years,  with  great  benefit  to  the 
school  children  of  the  city.  She  was  re- 
gent of  Mercy  Warren  Chapter,  Daugh- 
ters of  the  American  Revolution,  which 
she  organized,  and  was  deeply  interested 
in  the  special  work  of  that  order.  She  was 
invited  to  sit  for  a  portrait  of  herself,  and 
this  is  now  hung  in  Mercy  Warren  Chap- 
ter room  of  the  Massachusetts  Society  in 
Washington  in  the  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolutionary  building.  She 
was  very  active  in  war  work  during  the 
Spanish-American  War  period,  was  a 
member  of  the  Women's  Club  of  Spring- 
field, and  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Fed- 
eration of  Women's  Clubs,  which  she 
served  for  three  years  as  a  vice-president. 
She  was  an  honorary  member  of  the 
Teachers'  Club,  member  of  the  Rama- 
pogue  Historical  Society,  and  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Calkins  were  the  parents  of  a  son,  Cheney 
Hosmer,  whose  career  follows. 


CALKINS,  Cheney  Hosmer,  M.  D., 

Skilled  Oculist  and  Anrist. 

Dr.  Cheney  Hosmer  Calkins,  son  of  Dr. 
Marshall  and  Adelaide  A.  (Hosmer)  Cal- 
kins (q.  v.),  was  born  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, November  11,  i860.  After 
completing  his  preparatory  education,  he 
began  the  study  of  medicine  under  his 
honored  father,  then  entered  the  medical 
department  of  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania School  of  Medicine,  whence  he  was 
graduated  M.  D.,  class  of  1882.  Imme- 
diately afterward  he  accepted  the  post  of 


resident  physician  and  surgeon  to  Hart- 
ford Hospital,  Hartford,  Connecticut,  a 
position  he  held  one  year  before  going 
abroad  to  continue  medical  study  in 
Vienna  and  London.  In  Vienna  he  pur- 
sued special  study  on  the  ear  under 
Professor  Politzer,  and  with  Professor 
Jaeger  on  the  eye,  receiving  special  com- 
mendation from  the  professors  for  skillful 
delicacy  of  manipulation.  In  London  he 
studied  at  the  Royal  Opththalmic  Hospi- 
tal, his  professors  being  the  eminent  doc- 
tors Natteship,  Lawson,  Tweedy,  Gunn 
and  Couper.  After  his  special  preparation 
abroad  he  returned  to  Springfield  and  re- 
sumed practice,  but  continued  special 
studies  in  Boston  and  New  York.  He  has 
made  eye  and  ear  treatment  his  special 
line  of  practice,  and  has  been  eminently 
successful,  and  is  held  in  equally  high  re- 
gard by  his  brethren  of  the  profession.  He 
was  appointed  oculist  and  aurist  to  the 
Home  of  Friendless  Women  and  Children 
soon  after  beginning  practice,  and  later 
in  Provident  Dispensary,  and  for  several 
years  he  bore  the  same  relation  to  Mercy 
Hospital.  Dr.  Calkins  is  a  member  of 
many  professional  societies,  including  the 
Hampden  County  District  Medical  So- 
ciety, which  he  served  as  secretary,  the 
New  England  Opththalmological  Society, 
Massachusetts  Medical  Society,  Spring- 
field Academy  of  Medicine.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Massachusetts  Society,  Sons  of 
the  American  Revolution,  member  of  the 
Springfield  Country  Club,  Springfield  Au- 
tomobile Club,  Republican  Club.  His 
recreation  is  motoring. 

Dr.  Calkins  married,  October  30,  1893, 
Alice  Haile,  only  daughter  of  William  H. 
Haile,  of  Springfield,  a  former  lieutenant- 
governor  of  the  State  of  Massachusetts. 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Calkins  are  the  parents  of  a 
son,  William  Haile,  born  in  Springfield, 
January  4,  1898. 


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BECKWITH,  Charles  L., 

Official  in  Paper  Industry. 

The  Enghsh  ancestry  of  the  Beckwith 
family,  of  which  Charles  L.  Beckwith, 
vice-president  of  the  H.  W.  Carter  Paper 
Company,  of  Springfield,  is  a  worthy  rep- 
resentative, is  traced  to  Sir  Hugh  de 
Malebisse,  of  the  time  of  William  the 
Conqueror.  In  1226  the  name  was 
changed  to  Beckwith,  where  Sir  Hercules 
de  Malebisse  married  Lady  Dame  Beck- 
with Bruce.  The  coat-of-arms  of  the  fam- 
ily is  as  follows : 

Arms — Argent  a  chevron  gules,  fretty  or,  be- 
tween three  hinds,  heads  erased,  of  the  second. 
On  a  chief  engrailed  gules  a  saltire  engrailed  be- 
tween two  roses  or,  in  pale,  and  on  a  chief  joined 
to  the  dexter  and  sinister  sides  a  demi  fleur-de- 
lis  paleways  or. 

(I)  Matthew  Beckwith,  born  in  Ponte- 
fract,  Yorkshire,  England,  about  1610, 
emigrated  to  New  England  in  1635.  He 
located  in  the  State  of  Connecticut,  his 
first  residence  being  at  Saybrook  Point, 
1635,  from  whence  he  removed  to  Bran- 
ford,  1638,  Hartford,  1642,  Lyme,  165 1.  He 
purchased  large  tracts  on  the  Niantic 
river,  and  owned  the  barque  "Endeavor," 
the  first  vessel  launched  from  New  Lon- 
don. He  was  of  that  class  known  as 
planters,  many  of  whom  were  men  of 
means.  He  "came  to  his  death  by  mis- 
taking his  way  of  a  dark  night  and  falling 
from  a  cliflf  of  rocks,"  according  to  town 
records,  December  13,  1681.  He  left  a 
wife,  Elizabeth  Beckwith,  and  seven  chil- 
dren. 

(II)  Matthew  (2)  Beckwith,  son  of 
Matthew  (i)  and  Elizabeth  Beckwith, 
was  born  in  1637,  in  Saybrook  Point, 
Connecticut,  and  died  in  New  London, 
Connecticut,  June  4,  1727.  He  was  a 
freeman  of  Waterford  in  1658.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Elizabeth ,  and  (second) 

Elizabeth  Griswold,  daughter  of  Matthew 


Griswold.  He  and  his  first  wife  were  the 
parents  of  eight  children,  among  whom 
was  Jonah,  of  further  mention. 

(III)  Jonah  Beckwith,  son  of  Matthew 
(2)  and  Elizabeth  Beckwith,  was  born  in 
New  London,  Connecticut,  December  27, 
1673,  ^"^  died  in  Lyme,  Connecticut, 
1744,  whither  he  removed  in  early  man- 
hood, and  served  as  deacon  of  the  Congre- 
gational church  there.     He  married,  July 

12,  1 701,  Rebecca  ,  who  bore  him 

three  children :  George,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Benjamin,  and  Jonah,  Jr. 

(IV)  George  Beckwith,  eldest  son  of 
Jonah  and  Rebecca  Beckwith,  was  born  in 
Lyme,  Connecticut,  September  17,  1702, 
and  there  died  in  the  year  1794.  He  was 
a  graduate  of  Yale  College,  studied  for  the 
ministry,  and  was  ordained  first  pastor  of 
the  Congregational  church,  Lyme,  in  Jan- 
uary, 1730.  In  1761  he  was  appointed 
chaplain  of  the  First  Regiment,  Connec- 
ticut Volunteers,  participating  in  the 
French  and  Indian  wars.  He  served  as 
moderator  of  the  General  Association  of 
Connecticut,  1762,  at  Marshfield,  and  at 
Bristol,  both  in   Connecticut,   1773.     He 

married,  December,   1734,  Sarah  , 

born  in  1705,  died  in  1797.  They  were  the 
parents  of  three  children :  George,  Bar- 
zillai,  of  further  mention ;  and  Nathaniel. 

(V)  Barzillai  Beckwith,  second  son  of 
George  and  Sarah  Beckwith,  was  born  in 
Lyme,  Connecticut,  1736,  and  died  in  East 
Haddam,  same  State,  1818,  aged  eighty- 
two  years.  He  removed  to  Ellington, 
Connecticut,  where  he  pursued  the  occu- 
pation of  farming,  and  was  also  a  deacon 
of  the  Congregational  church  there. 
Later  he  removed  to  East  Haddam,  same 
State,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  years.  He  served  as  a  sergeant  in  the 
Lexington  Alarm  from  East  Haddam. 
He  married  Mary  Butler,  whose  death 
also  occurred  in  East  Haddam,  and  they 
were    the    parents    of    eleven    children, 


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among  whom  was  George,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(VI)  George  (2)  Beckwith,  son  of 
Barzillai  and  Mary  (Butler)  Beckwith, 
was  born  in  East  Haddam,  Connecticut, 
February  6,  1764,  and  died  in  Great  Bar- 
rington,  Massachusetts,  September  25, 
1842.  He  settled  in  Great  Barrington, 
Massachusetts,  about  1807,  on  the  Stock- 
bridge  road.  He  was  for  many  years  one 
of  the  leading  men  in  the  Congregational 
church,  and  was  familiarly  called  "Deacon 
George."  He  was  a  valuable  citizen,  a 
well  educated  man,  being  able  to  read  and 
write  seven  languages,  a  man  of  excellent 
judgment,  conscientious  and  public-spir- 
ited, and  exerted  a  salutary  influence  in 
all  the  moral,  religious  and  secular  affairs 

of  the   town.      He   married   ,   and 

among  their  children  was  Mark,  of  further 
mention. 

(VII)  Mark  Beckwith,  son  of  George 
(2)  Beckwith,  was  born  in  Great  Bar- 
rington, Massachusetts,  and  died  there, 
in  1870,  During  his  active  career  he 
devoted  his  attention  to  various  pursuits, 
achieving  success  as  a  result  of  industry, 
perseverance  and  skill.  He  married,  in 
Stockbridge,  Massachusetts,  April  28, 
1842,  Modena  Spellman,  a  native  of  Hart- 
land,  Connecticut,  and  was  killed  in  a 
cyclone  in  the  year  1870.  Four  children 
were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Beckwith,  as 
follows :  Charles  B.,  born  1844,  married, 
1869,  Abbie  Sullivan,  and  resided  in 
Gardner,  Massachusetts ;  Orson  Edgar,  of 
further  mention ;  a  son,  died  in  infancy ; 
Cornelia,  born  1851,  died  1854. 

(VIII)  Orson  Edgar  Beckwith,  son 
of  Mark  and  Modena  (Spellman)  Beck- 
with, was  born  in  Great  Barrington, 
Massachusetts,  June  7,  1847,  and  died 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Septem- 
ber 22,  1912.  After  completing  his 
school  studies,  he  served  an  apprentice- 


ship to  the  trade  of  carpenter,  and 
worked  as  a  journeyman  in  Curtioville, 
town  of  Stockbridge.  Later  he  went 
to  Florida,  where  he  spent  a  number  of 
years  in  the  raising  of  oranges,  peaches 
and  strawberries,  and  about  1903  returned 
North,  locating  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  followed  the  making  of 
automobile  bodies,  continuing  along  this 
line  up  to  within  three  months  of  his 
death.  He  was  actively  identified  with 
the  Memorial  Church,  serving  as  a  mem- 
ber of  its  board  of  deacons  for  a  number 
of  years.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the 
New  England  Order  of  Protection. 

Mr.  Beckwith  married,  November  28, 
1871,  Elizabeth  Adelaide  Lombard,  born 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  September 
14,  1842,  daughter  of  Timothy  Hall  and 
Elizabeth  (Robinson)  Lombard  (see 
Lombard,  VII).  Children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Beckwith :  Lottie  Louise,  married 
Howard  Allen  Hastings,  of  Orange, 
Massachusetts ;  children  :  Arthur  Gor- 
don, Allen  Beckwith,  Paul  Starret,  and 
Mildred  Ethel ;  Charles  Lombard,  of 
further  mention ;  child,  died  at  birth. 

(IX)  Charles  Lombard  Beckwith,  son 
of  Orson  Edgar  and  Elizabeth  Adelaide 
(Lombard)  Beckwith,  was  born  in  Cur- 
tisville,  town  of  Stockbridge,  Massachu- 
setts, February  15,  1879.  He  attended  the 
schools  of  his  native  town  until  the  re- 
moval of  his  parents  to  the  State  of  Flor- 
ida, then  continued  his  studies  in  the 
schools  of  Belleview,  and  after  the  return 
of  his  parents  to  the  State  of  Massachu- 
setts completed  his  studies  in  the  schools 
of  Pittsfield.  His  first  employment  was 
in  the  store  of  Prince  &  Walker,  dealers 
in  carpets  and  wall  paper,  in  Pittsfield, 
where  he  remained  for  a  year.  He  then 
entered  the  employ  of  Cullen  Brothers, 
dry  goods  merchants,  with  whom  he  re- 
mained for  a  year  and  a  half,  then  entered 
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the  employ  of  William  B.  Foote  &  Com- 
pany, engaged  in  the  business  of  mill  sup- 
plies, where  he  remained  for  two  and  a 
half  years.  In  1898  he  changed  his  place 
of  residence  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
and  there  secured  employment  in  the  of- 
fice and  store  of  Carter  &  Bartlett,  and 
for  a  period  of  six  months  served  them  as 
traveling  salesman.  His  next  employ- 
ment was  with  H.  W.  Carter  &  Com- 
pany, who  succeeded  Carter  &  Bartlett, 
as  assistant  in  the  purchasing  division, 
and  later  was  made  purchasing  agent,  this 
promotion  the  result  of  his  efforts  in  their 
behalf.  In  1906  the  H.  W.  Carter  Paper 
Company  was  incorporated,  and  Mr. 
Beckwith  was  elected  to  the  office  of  sec- 
retary at  that  time.  In  1912  he  was 
chosen  vice-president  of  the  company,  in 
which  capacity  he  has  since  served.  In 
addition  to  these  duties,  Mr.  Beckwith 
is  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of 
the  Hampden  Cooperative  Bank  of 
Springfield.  Mr.  Beckwith  has  taken  an 
active  interest  in  the  First  Congregational 
Church,  of  which  he  is  a  member;  has 
served  as  a  member  of  the  music  commit- 
tee, as  treasurer  of  the  Sunday  school,  as 
president  of  the  Young  People's  Society 
of  Christian  Endeavor,  as  superintendent 
of  the  Junior  Young  People's  Society 
of  Christian  Endeavor,  and  was  president 
of  the  Monday  Lunch  Club.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  United  Christian  Temper- 
ance Association,  and  a  member  of  the 
Kiwanis  Club  since  its  organization. 

Mr.  Beckwith  married,  June  27,  1905, 
Martha  Louise  Shaw,  of  Springfield,  born 
in  Palmer,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
George  Franklin  and  Elizabeth  (Brown) 
Shaw.  Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Beck- 
with:  Phillis  Fay,  born  August  8,  1906; 
Sylvia  Louise,  born  January  26,  1908; 
Niel  Spellman,  born  April  6,  1909;  Eliza- 
beth Joyce,  born  March  8,  191 1 ;  and  Bar- 
bara Fairbanks,  born  January  25,  1913. 


(The  Lombard  Line) 

(I)  John  Lombard,  the  immigrant  an- 
cestor of  the  branch  of  the  family  of 
which  Mrs.  Elizabeth  A.  (Lombard) 
Beckwith  is  a  representative,  came  from 
England  about  the  year  1640,  and  settled 
at  Cape  Cod,  Massachusetts,  from  whence 
he  went  to  Springfield,  same  State,  being 
among  the  first  settlers,  and  between  the 
years  1657  and  1667  received  five  grants 
of  land.  He  was  a  weaver  by  trade,  and 
served  as  fence  viewer  in  1655  and  1657. 
He  married,  in  New  Haven,  Connecticut, 
Joanna  Pritchard,  daughter  of  Roger  and 
Frances  Pritchard ;  the  date  of  the  cere- 
mony was  September  i,  1647.  Three  chil- 
dren were  born  of  this  marriage :  John, 
born  July  20,  1648,  died  aged  twenty-four 
years  ;  David,  of  further  mention  ;  Nathan- 
iel, born  September  6,  1654,  died  Septem- 
ber 20,  1654.  John  Lombard  died  May  15, 
1672,  survived  by  his  wife,  whose  death 
occurred  May  19,  1692. 

(II)  David  Lombard,  son  of  John  and 
Joanna  (Pritchard)  Lombard,  was  born 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  October  16 
(or  August  8,),  1650,  and  died  there  Au- 
gust 17,  1716.  He  probably  settled  upon 
land  allotted  his  father  at  Long  Hill,  and 
for  more  than  a  century  and  a  half  after- 
ward this  property  was  known  as  the 
Lombard  estate.  He  served  in  the  capac- 
ities of  surveyor,  tithingman,  and  con- 
stable. He  married  Margaret  Filley,  who 
bore  him  seven  children,  as  follows: 
Mary,  born  in  1677;  Margaret,  born  in 
1679;  Abigail,  born  in  1682;  John,  born 
in  1685;  David,  born  in  1690;  Ebenezer, 
of  further  mention ;  Joseph,  born  in  1696. 

(III)  Ebenezer  Lombard,  son  of  David 
and  Margaret  (Filley)  Lombard,  was 
born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  in 
1692.  He  resided  on  the  old  homestead 
on  Long  Hill.  He  married,  March  18, 
1717,  Rachel  Loomis,  born  January  12, 
1692,  daughter  of  Joseph  Loomis,  and  six 


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children  were  born  of  this  marriage: 
Rachel,  Ebenezer,  Joseph,  Lydia,  Jona- 
than, and  Daniel,  of  further  mention. 

(IV)  Daniel  Lombard,  son  of  Eben- 
ezer and  Rachel  (Loomis)  Lombard,  was 
born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  ucro- 
ber  14,  1732,  and  died  there  m  1795.  He 
was  the  proprietor  of  a  country  store  in 
Springfield  and  also  conducted  a  saddler's 
shop  there,  from  which  he  derived  a  com- 
fortable livelihood.  He  purchased  the 
Justin  Lombard  property  in  1784.  He 
married  and  was  the  father  of  two  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  Daniel,  Jr.,  born  1764, 
died  1856;  and  Roswell,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(V)  Roswell  Lombard,  son  of  Daniel 
Lombard,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  married,  October  4,  1789, 
Anna  Jones,  born  in  1772,  died  Septem- 
ber 21,  1803,  daughter  of  Captain  Josiah 
and  Elizabeth  (Woodbridge)  Jones. 
Among  the  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lom- 
bard was  Timothy  Hall,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(VI)  Timothy  Hall  Lombard,  son  of 
Roswell  and  Anna  (Jones)  Lombard,  was 
born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Sep- 
tember 15,  1806,  and  died  June  2,  1889. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Robinson,  born  No- 
vember 17,  1813,  died  in  October,  1842, 
when  her  daughter,  Elizabeth  Adelaide, 
was  three  weeks  old. 

(VII)  Elizabeth  Adelaide  Lombard, 
daughter  of  Timothy  Hall  and  Elizabeth 
(Robinson)  Lombard,  became  the  wife  of 
Orson  Edgar  Beckwith  (see  Beckwith, 
VIII). 


DICKINSON,  Oliver  Hyde, 

Active  in  Commnnity  Affairs. 

Honored  and  respected  by  all,  there  are 
few  men  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
who  occupy  a  more  enviable  position  in 
commercial    or   agricultural   circles   than 


Oliver  H.  Dickinson,  not  alone  on  ac- 
count of  the  success  he  has  achieved,  but 
also  on  account  of  the  honorable,  straight- 
forward business  policy  he  has  ever  fol- 
lowed, and  he  has  demonstrated  the  truth 
of  the  saying  that  success  is  not  the  result 
of  genius,  but  the  outcome  of  a  clear  judg- 
ment, experience  and  sagacity. 

(I)  The  Dickinson  family  is  an  old  one 
in  the  New  England  States,  and  the 
branch  herein  represented  traces  to  Gid- 
eon Dickinson,  who  was  among  the  early 
settlers  of  Stonington,  Connecticut,  where 
he  was  actively  interested  in  community 
affairs.  His  wife,  Sarah  (Campbell) 
Dickinson,  bore  him  six  sons,  as  follows : 
Samuel,  Daniel,  John  Lodewick,  of 
further  mention,  Jeremiah,  Gideon,  Jr.  and 
Richard. 

(II)  John  Lodewick  Dickinson,  third 
son  of  Gideon  and  Sarah  (Campbell) 
Dickinson,  was  born  in  Stonington, 
Connecticut,  February  3,  1776.  He  was 
a  man  of  energy  and  enterprise,  and  his 
life  was  spent  in  the  performance  of  the 
duties  which  fell  to  his  lot.  He  married, 
January  19,  1795,  Naomi  Graham,  born 
August  I,  1775,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  five  children,  as  follows :  Ira,  Anna, 
Sarah,  Asa  Callender,  of  further  mention, 
and  John  Lodewick,  Jr. 

(III)  Asa  Callender  Dickinson,  second 
son  of  John  Lodewick  and  Naomi 
(Graham)  Dickinson,  was  born  in  Ston- 
ington, Connecticut,  June  i,  1802,  and 
died  in  Detroit,  Michigan,  May  23,  1885. 
In  early  life  he  removed  from  his  native 
city  to  Pulaski,  New  York,  and  in  the 
thirties  went  West,  locating  in  Detroit, 
Michigan,  being  among  the  pioneers  in 
that  section  of  the  United  States.  He  was 
a  prospector,  prospecting  for  marble  quar- 
ries in  the  vicinity  of  Lake  Superior,  mak- 
ing his  travels  on  foot.  He  succeeded  in 
his  enterprise,  and  was  rated  among  the 
progressive  men  of  his  adopted  city.    He 

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married,  December  22,  1827,  Minerva 
Holmes,  who  bore  him  eight  children,  as 
follows :  Maria  Jane,  Asa  De  Zeng,  of 
further  mention,  Jerome  Goodell,  Julia 
Janet,  Sarah  Armenia,  De  Witt  Holmes, 
George  Duane,  and  Donald  McDonald,  a 
former  postmaster  general.  They  also 
had  an  adopted  son,  George  D. 

(IV)  Asa  De  Zeng  Dickinson,  eldest 
son  of  Asa  Callender  and  Minerva 
(Holmes)  Dickinson,  was  born  in  Pulaski, 
New  York,  October  4,  1830,  and  died  in 
New  York  City,  November  i,  1903.  He 
accompanied  his  parents  to  Detroit,  Mich- 
igan, but  his  education  was  obtained  in 
the  schools  of  Pulaski.  He  was  for  some 
time  employed  on  the  express  boats  and 
freighters  on  the  Great  Lakes,  advancing 
to  the  responsible  position  of  captain,  in 
which  capacity  he  served  for  a  number  of 
years.  He  later  became  owner  of  a 
freight  boat,  and  with  others  operated  a 
number  of  freight  boats  on  the  lakes.  He 
was  appointed  as  the  first  agent  on  the 
lakes  for  the  Wells  Fargo  Express  Com- 
pany. He  moved  to  New  York  City  in 
1881,  and  entered  the  wholesale  saddlery 
and  harness  business  and  continued  in 
this  for  some  years.  Later  he  became  the 
credit  man  for  one  of  the  largest  dry  goods 
houses  in  New  York  City.  He  died  in  this 
city  November  i,  1903. 

He  married,  October  24,  i860,  Harriet 
Sprague  Hyde,  born  in  Detroit,  Michi- 
gan, October  31,  1842,  died  in  Springfield, 

Massachusetts,  ,   1917,  she  having 

removed  to  that  city  after  the  death  of 
her  husband.  Her  remains  were  interred 
in  Elmwood  Cemetery,  Detroit.  Children 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dickinson  :  Oliver  Hyde, 
of  further  mention ;  Jesse  Holmes,  died 
in  infancy ;  Florence  Minerva,  married 
Frank  C.  Johnson,  and  their  children 
are  :  Stuart,  Florence,  Donald ;  and  Asa 
Don,  serving  as  librarian  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania,  married  Helen  Dick- 


inson, and  they  have  two  children,  Asa 
and  Elizabeth. 

(V)  Oliver  Hyde  Dickinson,  oldest  son 
of  Asa  De  Zeng  and  Harriet  Sprague 
(Hyde)  Dickinson,  was  born  in  Detroit, 
Michigan,  March  10,  1863.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  then 
matriculated  in  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan, Ann  Arbor,  where  he  pursued  a 
course  in  chemistry,  graduating  in  1881. 
He  then  went  to  New  York  City,  and  for 
the  following  four  years  was  employed  in 
a  wholesale  dry  goods  establishment, 
gaining  a  thorough  knowledge  of  that  line 
of  work.  At  the  expiration  of  that  period 
of  time,  in  1885,  he  changed  his  place  of 
residence  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
and  accepted  a  position  as  clerk  in  the 
Stebbins  Brass  Company,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  for  three  and  a  half 
years.  He  then  engaged  in  business  on 
his  own  account,  in  the  selling  of  seed  and 
the  raising  of  plants  and  bulbs  for  nurser- 
ies, all  high  grade  fancy  stock,  and  later, 
1917,  in  addition,  had  extensive  farming 
interests.  He  began  raising  blooded 
stock,  having  a  farm  at  Hinsdale,  New 
Hampshire.  In  addition  to  his  other  busi- 
ness interests,  Mr.  Dickinson  is  treasurer 
of  the  Fisk  Paper  Company,  located  in 
Hinsdale,  New  Hampshire.  Mr.  Dickin- 
son is  an  active  factor  in  all  projects  that 
have  for  their  object  the  betterment  of 
community  affairs. 

Mr.  Dickinson  married,  June  20,  1888, 
Isabelle  Ripley  Fisk,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  George  C.  and 
Maria  Emerson  (Ripley)  Fisk.  Children 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dickinson  :  George  Fisk, 
married  Lena  Lawrence,  and  they  have  a 
son,  George  Fisk,  Jr.,  and  a  daughter, 
Barbara ;  Julia,  married  William  A.  Ram- 
berg,  and  they  had  one  child,  Emily 
Louise,  deceased,  and  an  adopted  child, 
Catherine  Isabelle ;  Minerva. 


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FOSS,  George  Herbert,  M.  D., 

Leader  in  Educational  Work. 

Along  both  paternal  and  maternal  lines 
of  descent,  Dr.  George  H.  Foss  of  Spring- 
field, traces  to  John  Foss,  the  founder  of 
the  family  in  New  England,  who  came  to 
America  in  an  English  war  vessel,  and 
while  she  lay  in  Boston  Harbor  managed 
to  get  overboard  unseen  and  swam  ashore. 
He  later  settled  at  Portsmouth,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  was  granted  land, 
February  24,  1657.  He  was  admitted  an 
inhabitant  of  Dover,  New  Hampshire, 
January  i,  1665,  and  on  June  21,  1669,  he 
took  the  oath  of  allegiance.  He  resided 
for  a  time  at  Kittery,  Maine,  and  later 
owned  a  house  and  one  hundred  acres  in 
Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  which  he  sold 
in  April,  1671.  In  1677  he  was  taxed  for 
the  minister's  support  in  Great  Island 
(Rye).  He  and  his  family  were  members 
of  the  Society  of  Friends.  John  Foss 
made  his  will  in  Dover,  December  7,  1679. 
He  married  (first)  Mary  Chadbourne, 
born  in  Boston,  in  1644,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Mary  Chadbourne,  and  grand- 
daughter of  William  Chadbourne.  The  lat- 
ter came  over  with  Captain  John  Mason  to 
build  a  mill  at  now  South  Berwick,  Maine. 
He  married  (second),  January  25,  1686, 
Sarah  Ross,  widow  of  James  Ross.  He 
married  (third)  Elizabeth  Locke,  daughter 
of  William  and  Jane  Berry,  and  widow  of. 
John  Locke,  who  was  killed  by  the  Indians 
on  Dover  Plains,  June  26,  1696.  Children, 
all  by  first  and  second  marriages :  John ; 
Samuel,  died  young;  Joshua,  of  whom 
further;  Elizabeth,  born  in  Dover, 
1666;  Mary;  William;  Walter;  Hannah; 
Thomas;  Hinkson,  killed  by  Indians  on 
Dover  Plains,  June  26,  1696,  aged  seven- 
teen years  ;  Humphrey  ;  Jemima  ;  Samuel. 

(II)  Joshua  Foss,  third  son  of  John 
Foss,  died  in  Barrington,  New  Hamp- 
shire,   aged    ninety-nine    years    and    six 


months.  He  lived  previously  in  Rye,  New 
Hampshire,  and  was  one  of  the  first  se- 
lectmen, serving  1726-30.  He  married 
Sarah  Wallis,  daughter  of  Ralph  and  Ann 
(Shortlidge)  Wallis.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  Thomas,  Nathaniel,  John,  Job, 
Wallis,  Jane,  Hannah,  Mark,  George,  of 
whom  further. 

(III)  George  Foss,  son  of  Joshua  and 
Sarah  (Wallis)  Foss,  was  born  in  Rye, 
New  Hampshire,  in  1721,  died  May  19, 
1807,  in  Stratford,  New  Hampshire.  He 
was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  a  private 
in  Captain  Hill's  company,  on  Seavey's 
Island,  November  5,  1775;  also  in  Cap- 
tain Josiah  Parsons'  company  from  No- 
vember 6  to  December  6,  1775;  and  in 
Captain  Emerson's  company  in  1776,  his 
son  George  serving  in  the  same  company. 
George  Foss  married,  April  3,  1746,  Mary 
Marden,  "born  September  30,  1726,  died 
September  13,  1806,  daughter  of  James 
and  Abigail  (Webster)  Marden.  Their 
home  was  in  Barrington,  one  mile  from 
the  present  Stratford  line.  Children : 
Rachel,  Judith,  John,  Abigail,  George  (2), 
of  whom  further;  William,  Richard, 
James,  Mary,  Samuel,  Nathan. 

(IV)  George  (2)  Foss,  son  of  George 
(i)  and  Mary  (Marden)  Foss,  was  born  in 
Barrington,  New  Hampshire,  October  9, 
1757.  He  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War  in  1776  in  Captain  Emerson's  com- 
pany, his  father  also  being  in  that  com- 
pany. He  married  (first)  Elizabeth  Per- 
kins, born  in  1756;  (second)  Jane  Hill. 
The  family  home  was  in  Stratford,  New 
Hampshire.  Children  by  first  wife  :  Sam- 
uel Perkins,  of  whom  further;  John, 
George,  Betsey.  Children  of  second 
wife :     Mark  and  Colton  Hill. 

(V)  Samuel  Perkins  Foss,  eldest  son  of 
George  (2)  Foss  and  his  first  wife,  Eliza- 
beth (Perkins)  Foss,  settled  in  Gilman- 
ton,  New  Hampshire.  He  married  Judith 
Hill,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  a  son. 


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Benjamin  Hill,  of  whom  further,  and  a 
daughter,  Nancy. 

(VI)  Benjamin  Hill  Foss,  only  son  of 
Samuel  Perkins  and  Judith  (Hill)  Foss, 
was  born  in  Stratford,  New  Hampshire, 
in  1811,  and  died  in  Pittsfield,  New 
Hampshire,  April  15,  1888.  He  engaged 
in  farming  all  his  active  life.  He  married 
Hepsibeth  Whitten.  Children :  George 
Washington,  of  whom  further;  Lucinda, 
married  Daniel  Green ;  Mary,  deceased, 
married  Samuel  Potter;  Horace;  Melvin, 
deceased ;  Betsy,  married  Isaac  Carr ; 
Nancy,  deceased,  was  for  many  years 
housekeeper  of  Concord  Insane  Asylum ; 
Myra,  deceased,  a  school  teacher,  who 
later  invented  a  schiving  machine  for 
schiving  leather  for  shoes,  went  into  the 
shoe  business  in  Lynn,  Massachusetts, 
got  royalty  on  her  machines  for  many 
years ;  this  machine  consisted  of  a  knife 
so  placed  in  a  machine  that  it  would 
schive  or  pare  down  the  edges  of  leather 
where  two  pieces  were  to  be  sewed  to- 
gether ;  Benjamin,  died  in  infancy ;  Al- 
vena,  married  Albert  Jenkins,  a  carpenter. 

(VII)  George  Washington  Foss,  eldest 
son  of  Benjamin  Hill  and  Hepsibeth 
(Whitten)  Foss,  was  born  in  Gilmanton, 
New  Hampshire,  in  1838,  and  died  in 
Pittsfield,  New  Hampshire,  January  18, 
1899.  His  youth  was  spent  in  his  native 
place,  but  the  greater  part  of  his  life  was 
spent  in  Pittsfield,  where  he  was  promi- 
nent in  business  and  a  substantial  farmer. 
He  was  a  man  of  ability  and  sound  judg- 
ment, president  of  a  local  insurance  com- 
pany, and  as  notary  public  for  many  years 
did  a  great  deal  of  conveyancing  for  the 
neighborhood,  drawing  deeds,  making 
wills,  etc.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Free 
Will  Baptist  church,  and  a  man  highly 
respected  and  esteemed.  He  married, 
October  8,  1875,  Nellie  Sarah  Foss,  born 
in  Alton,  New  Hampshire,  January  26, 
1856,  died  February  7,  1906,  daughter  of 


Simon  and  Dorothy  (Hayes)  Foss,  and 
a  descendant  of  John  Foss,  the  American 
ancestor,  through  his  son  Joshua.  From 
Joshua  the  line  follows  through  his  son 
Mark,  his  son  Timothy,  his  son  Simon, 
his  son  Simon  (2),  his  daughter,  Nellie 
Sarah  Foss,  wife  of  George  W.  Foss. 
George  W.  and  Nellie  S.  (Foss)  Foss 
were  the  parents  of  three  children  :  George 
Herbert,  of  whom  further ;  Ella,  died  in 
infancy ;  Benjamin  Harry,  a  locomotive 
engineer,   of    Greenfield,    Massachusettts, 

married   Lyda  ,  and  has  children, 

James  Rufus  and  Ellen  Foss. 

(VIII)  George  Herbert  Foss,  eldest 
son  of  George  Washington  and  Nellie 
Sarah  (Foss)  Foss,  was  born  in  Pitts- 
field, New  Hampshire,  February  21,  1879, 
and  there  obtained  his  preparatory  edu- 
cation. He  served  five  years  on  a  United 
States  training  ship,  and  in  her  sailed  to 
many  of  the  ports  of  the  world.  Deciding 
upon  medicine  as  his  profession,  he  en- 
tered Dartmouth  Medical  College,  there 
receiving  the  M.  D.  degree  with  the  class 
of  1906.  After  graduation,  he  formed  a 
connection  with  the  J.  G.  White  Con- 
struction Company,  by  which  he  became 
their  health  director,  his  first  assignment 
being  at  Havana,  Cuba,  where  that  com- 
pany was  employing  a  large  number  of 
men  in  the  construction  of  docks.  He  was 
in  full  charge  of  the  health  of  the  men, 
and  after  the  completion  of  the  Havana 
works  he  continued  in  the  same  relation 
with  the  company  during  the  construc- 
tion of  the  great  power  dam  at  South 
Vernon  and  Hinsdale,  New  Hampshire. 
After  the  completion  of  that  work,  he 
began  the  private  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion at  Alstead,  New  Hampshire,  and 
there  remained  three  years.  He  then  dis- 
posed of  his  practice  there,  and  in  1912 
located  at  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  has  been  in  active  successful 
practice  during  the  nine  years  which  have 


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since  intervened.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Hampden  County  Medical  Society, 
Massachusetts  State  Medical  Society,  and 
the  American  Medical  Association,  keep- 
ing in  touch  with  all  that  is  going  on  in 
the  medical  world  through  the  medium  of 
these  societies  and  their  literature. 

Dr.  Foss  was  a  member  of  the  Consti- 
tutional Convention  that  revised  the  con- 
stitution of  the  State  of  Massachusetts, 
finishing  that  labor  in  1919.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Springfield  Board  of  Education, 
and  deeply  interested  in  school  work.  He 
is  affiliated  with  Rosewell  Lee  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  Springfield 
Lodge  of  Perfection  of  the  Ancient  and 
Accepted  Scottish  Rite;  the  Masonic 
Club;  and  Amity  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

Dr.  Foss  married,  June  12,  1906,  Ella  N. 
Todd,  of  Boston,  daughter  of  Charles  S. 
and  Eliza  H.  (Neat)  Todd.  They  are 
the  parents  of  two  sons,  who  are  of  the 
ninth  generation  of  the  Foss  family  in 
New  England  :  George  Herbert,  Jr.,  born 
in  Hinsdale,  New  Hampshire,  September 
30,  1908;  and  Robert  Todd,  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  April  21, 
1918. 


PISK,  Charles  Everett, 

Man  of  Enterprise. 

Charles  Everett  Fisk,  a  well-known  real 
estate  dealer  of  Springfield,  is  of  English 
ancestry,  the  family  being  traced  to  Lord 
Symond  Fiske,  a  grandson  of  Daniel 
Fisc,  who  was  lord  of  the  manor  of 
Standhaugh,  Suffolk,  England,  and  flour- 
ished between  the  reigns  of  Kings  Henry 
IV.  and  VI.  He  was  the  ancestor  of  Na- 
than Fiske,  who  settled  in  Watertown, 
Massachusetts,  as  early  as  1642.  Mem- 
bers of  the  family  founded  by  Nathan 
Fiske  have  been  prominent  in  private  and 
public   life   as   clergymen,   lawyers,   phy- 


sicians, financiers,  soldiers,  merchants, 
teachers,  professors,  farmers,  philanthro- 
pists, and  patriots.  Rev.  Perrin  B.  Fiske, 
of  Lyndon,  Vermont,  has  written  of 
them : 

Ffische,  Fisc,  Fiske,  Fisk  (spell  it  either  way) 

Meant  true  knighthood,  freedom,  faith,  good  qual- 
ities that  stay; 

Brethren  let  the  ancient  name  mean  just  the  same 
for  aye; 

Forward  every  youth  to  seek  the  higher  good 
to-day. 

Among  the  twentieth  century  represen- 
tative men  of  the  family  is  Charles  Ever- 
ett Fisk,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  is 
the  son  of  Daniel  Fisk,  and  grandson  of 
Simeon  Fisk  and  his  second  wife,  Orminda 
(Barnes)  Fisk.  Simeon  Fisk  died  about 
185 1,  aged  fifty  years,  a  farmer  of  Deer- 
field  and  Belchertown,  Massachusetts. 
He  and  his  first  wife  were  the  parents  of 
a  son,  James  B.,  and  a  daughter,  Clarisa 
K.  Daniel  Fisk,  son  of  Simeon  and  Or- 
minda (Barnes)  Fisk,  was  born  in  Belch- 
ertown, Massachusetts,  in  1831,  and  died 
December,  1901.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  was  a  farmer  for  twenty- 
five  years  of  his  active  life,  also  a  lumber- 
man, purchasing  timber  lots,  erecting  saw 
mills,  and  converting  the  trees  into  lum- 
ber. He  was  a  man  of  great  energy  and 
sound  judgment,  his  opinion  of  the  value 
of  standing  timber  being  considered  final. 
Consequently  he  was  much  sought  for  as 
an  appraiser  and  timber  expert.  In  1867 
he  moved  to  Barre,  Massachusetts,  and 
there  resided  until  his  death.  He  was  a 
town  surveyor  of  highways,  member  of 
the  school  committee,  an  attendant  of  the 
Congregational  church.  He  took  an  ac- 
tive part  in  town  affairs  all  his  life,  and 
was  always  ready  to  aid  in  any  move- 
ment for  the  betterment  of  his  town.  Dan- 
iel Fisk  married  Mary  Smith  Blackmer,  of 
Belchertown,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
Sears  Blackmer,  born  in  Warren,  Massa- 


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chusetts,  in  1783.  and  his  wife,  Sally 
(Smith)  Blackmer,  born  the  same  year. 
They  were  the  parents  of  four  daughters 
and  six  sons :  Ella,  deceased ;  Francis, 
deceased ;  Charles  Everett,  of  further 
mention;  Ella  (2),  deceased;  Lida ; 
James,  of  Springfield ;  Arthur,  of  Spring- 
field ;  Daniel,  deceased ;  Fred,  resides  on 
old  homestead  at  Barre ;  and  Harry,  of 
Springfield. 

Charles  Everett  Fisk,  eldest  living  son 
of  Daniel  and  Mary  Smith  (Blackmer) 
Fisk,  was  born  in  Belchertown,  Massa- 
chusetts, May  13,  1858,  but  when  he  was 
very  young  his  parents  moved  to  Barre, 
same  state,  and  there  the  years  of  his 
youth  and  early  manhood  were  spent.  He 
was  educated  at  Barre  Academy,  and  at  a 
commercial  college  in  Newark,  New  Jer- 
sey, there  completing  his  education,  and 
then  for  a  term  of  four  years  engaged  as 
a  teacher.  He  was  then  supervisor  of  in- 
struction at  Barre  Institute  for  another 
term  of  four  years.  In  1888  he  located  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  became  iden- 
tified with  the  Springfield  Water  Depart- 
ment in  1891,  and  for  twenty-seven  years 
has  held  this  position,  although  upon  dif- 
ferent occasions  he  has  attempted  to  re- 
sign, but  the  water  board  has  declined  to 
consider  it. 

As  a  dealer  in  real  estate,  Mr.  Fisk  has 
bought,  built,  and  sold  extensively,  hold- 
ing at  times  one  hundred  parcels  of  rent- 
ing property.  He  has  long  been  engaged 
in  this  line  of  activity,  and  is  one  of  the 
prominent  men  of  the  real  estate  business. 
He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  has  been 
chairman  of  the  City  Central  Committee 
of  his  party,  attends  the  North  Congre- 
gational Church,  is  afifiliated  with  Bay 
State  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  has  held  all  ofifices  up  to  and 
including  that  of  noble  grand.  He  is 
highly  esteemed  by  his  brethren,  friends 


and  business  associates  as  a  man  whose 
influence  is  always  for  good. 

Mr.  Fisk  married,  September  22,  1892, 
Margaret  L.  Buel,  daughter  of  Jared  and 
Lois  M.  Buel.  Mrs.  Fisk's  mother  was 
born  in  Waterbury,  Connecticut,  and  Mrs. 
Fisk  was  born  in  Derby,  Connecticut. 
Mrs.  Fisk  takes  an  active  part  in  many 
organizations  and  clubs,  being  a  member 
of  Mercy  Warren  Chapter,  Daughters 
of  the  American  Revolution,  Hampden 
County  Association,  Hampden  Indian  As- 
sociation, Young  Women's  Christian  As- 
sociation, and  a  member  of  other  benevo- 
lent associations. 


BACON,  Clarence  Nerval, 

Business  Man,  Art  Lover. 

Clarence  Norval  Bacon,  of  the  firm  of 
Bacon-Taplin  Company,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  is  a  member  of  the  tenth 
generation  of  his  family  in  New  England, 
and  has  been  a  resident  of  Springfield 
since  1895.  His  American  ancestor, 
Michael  Bacon,  was  born  about  1575,  in 
England,  and  in  1633  went  from  England 
to  the  North  of  Ireland.  In  1640,  he  came 
to  New  England,  and  on  May  23,  1640, 
was  proposed  as  a  proprietor  of  Dedham. 
Here  he  resided  until  his  death  April  18, 
1648.  He  signed  the  famous  Dedham 
Church  Covenant  and  both  he  and  his 
wife  joined  the  church  September  17, 
1641.  She  died  in  Dedham,  April  12,  1648. 
They  were  the  parents  of  sons :  Michael 
(2),  of  whom  further,  Daniel,  and  John; 
and  daughters :  Alice,  who  married 
Thomas  Bancroft;  and  Sarah,  who  mar- 
ried Anthony  Hubbard. 

(II)  Michael  (2)  Bacon  was  born  in 
England,  in  1608,  and  in  1633,  accom- 
panied his  father  to  Ireland,  and  with  his 
father  came  to  the  United  States  in  1640, 
becoming  an  original  proprietor  of  Ded- 


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ham,  Massachusetts,  in  that  year.  In 
1644  he  was  surveyor  of  highways  in 
Woburn,  and  in  1648  he  bought  a  farm  in 
Cambridge,  near  the  east  corner  of  the 
town  of  Concord,  on  which,  before  1675, 
he  built  a  mill.  In  a  mortgage  recorded 
June  8,  1675,  he  was  called  a  citizen  of 
Billerica,  and  in  August,  1675,  the  town 
of  Billerica,  in  providing  defense  against 
the  Indians  in  King  Philip's  War,  as- 
signed Michael  Bacon  to  Garrison  No.  10, 
under  Timothy  Brooks.  He  and  his  first 
wife,  Mary,  were  the  parents  of  three 
children,  the  eldest,  and  only  son, 
Michael  (3).  The  mother  of  these  chil- 
dren died  August  26,  1855.  He  married 
(second)  Mary  Richardson ;  (third)  Mary 
Noyes. 

(III)  Michael  (3)  Bacon,  son  of 
Michael  (2)  and  Mary  Bacon,  was  born 
in  1640,  died  at  Bedford,  Massachusetts, 
August  13,  1707.  He  was  a  shoemaker  by 
trade,  but  also  a  farmer,  purchasing  of 
Rev.  Mr.  Mitchell,  in  July,  1682,  a  tract 
of  500  acres  originally  granted  by  the 
town  of  Cambridge  to  its  pastor  in  1652. 
This  property,  afterwards  known  as  the 
Bacon  homestead,  included  a  mill  and 
was  located  on  the  Shawshine  river.  The 
house  built,  it  is  said,  before  1700  was 
standing  at  a  quite  recent  day,  six  later 
generations  of  Bacons  having  been  born 
or  lived  on  the  homestead.  Of  the  twenty- 
six  "minute  men"  from  Bedford  in  the 
Concord  fight,  six  were  Bacons.  All  of 
this  family  and  two  others  were  with  the 
militia  company  in  the  same  engagement. 
The  "History  of  Bedford"  mentions  the 
musical  ability  that  seems  characteristic 
of  the  family.  Michael  (3)  Bacon  mar- 
ried, March  22,  1660,  Sarah  Richardson, 
who  died  August  15,  1694,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Richardson.  Their  fourth  child 
and  eldest  son,  Jonathan,  is  next  in  de- 
scent in  this  branch  of  the  family. 

(IV)  Jonathan  Bacon,  son  of  Michael 


(3)  and  Sarah  (Richardson)  Bacon,  was 
born  at  Billerica,  July  14,  1672,  and  died 
January  12,  1754.  He  was  approved  to 
keep  an  "ordinary"  in  1669.  He  also  saw 
service,  and  with  two  of  his  brothers  was 
in  the  Indian  wars  with  "Major  Land," 
in  1706.  He  was  a  deputy  from  Billerica 
to  the  General  Court  in  1726,  and  select- 
man in  1719  and  1727.  He  was  one  of  the 
petitioners  for  the  formation  of  the  town 
of  Bedford,  and  as  a  principal  inhabitant, 
was  appointed  to  assemble  the  first  town 
meeting,  October  6,  1729,  when  he  was 
chosen  a  member  of  the  first  Board  of 
Selectmen.  He  married  (first)  January 
3,  1694,  Elizabeth  Giles,  who  died  in  1738, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren, all  born  in  Billerica.  His  second 
wife  was  Elizabeth  (Hancock)  Wyman, 
widow  of  Benjamin  Wyman,  of  Woburn. 
Descent  in  this  branch  is  traced  through 
his  eldest  son  and  fourth  child,  Jon- 
athan (2). 

(V)  Jonathan  (2)  Bacon,  son  of  Jon- 
athan (i)  and  Elizabeth  (Giles)  Bacon, 
was  born  December  18,  1700,  and  died 
prior  to  February,  1764.  He  lived  in  Bed- 
ford, Massachusetts,  where  he  married  his 
wife  Ruth.  They  came  to  Uxbridge, 
Massachusetts,  in  1733,  where  they  pur- 
chased the  water  power  at  what  is  now 
Whitinsville ;  and  the  record  of  him  is  in 
Sutton  from  1741  to  1746.  He  sold  to  his 
son  Jonathan  600  acres  of  land  with  mills 
in  Mumford,  also  a  farm  of  200  acres  ad- 
joining or  near  the  larger  tract,  then  in 
Sutton.  The  Sutton  history  says  "his 
homestead  was  in  that  part  of  Sutton  now 
Upton."  Jonathan  (2)  and  Ruth  Bacon 
were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  includ- 
ing a  son  James,  of  further  mention. 

(VI)  James  Bacon,  son  of  Jonathan 
(2)  and  Ruth  Bacon,  was  born  about  1735, 
in  Uxbridge,  and  later  settled  in  Dudley, 
Massachusetts,  and  there  married,  March 
30,   1760,  Martha  Jewell,  of  Connecticut 


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family.  About  1763  he  removed  from 
Dudley  to  Charlton,  and  in  1768  to  Brim- 
field,  Massachusetts.  He  was  a  singer  of 
note,  and  in  his  youthful  manhood,  a 
teacher,  and  also  a  Revolutionary  soldier. 
James  and  Martha  (Jewell)  Bacon  were 
the  parents  of  eleven  children,  the  first 
two  born  in  Dudley,  the  next  two  in 
Charlton,  and  the  others  in  Brimfield.  In 
this  branch,  Amasa,  the  ninth  child,  is  the 
next  in  line  of  descent. 

(VII)  Amasa  Bacon,  son  of  James  and 
Martha  (Jewell)  Bacon,  was  born  in 
Brimfield,  Massachusetts,  June  19,  1776, 
and  died  there,  June  10,  1855.  He  built 
the  first  grist  mill  of  Brimfield  and  vicin- 
ity, and  resided  in  that  part  of  the  town 
known  as  Parksville.  He  married  Hannah 
Dodge,  born  April  9,  1776,  died  August  2, 
1854.  They  were  the  parents  of  eleven 
children :  George,  the  fifth  child,  being 
head  of  the  next  generation. 

(VIII)  George  Bacon,  son  of  Amasa 
and  Hannah  (Dodge)  Bacon,  was  born 
at  Brimfield,  May  23,  1807,  died  June  8, 
1891.  He  was  a  farmer  of  Brimfield  all 
his  active  years,  a  Unitarian  in  religion,  a 
Republican  in  politics.  He  married 
(first),  December  25,  1831,  Eunice  Lom- 
bard, who  died  childless,  August  2,  1832. 
He  married  (second),  September  24,  1834, 
Mary  Eliza  Ferry,  born  in  181 5,  died 
October  25,  1862,  daughter  of  Hezekiah 
and  Hannah  (Fisher)  Ferry,  her  father 
a  substantial  business  man  of  Palmer,  who 
gave  to  each  of  his  eight  sons  a  good 
farm.  Hannah  (Fisher)  Ferry  was  born 
in  Boston,  a  daughter  of  a  Revolutionary 
soldier ;  three  of  her  brothers  were  sea 
captains,  by  name  Cooley.  George  and 
Mary  E.  (Ferry)  Bacon  were  the  parents 
of  three  sons :  George  Norval ;  John 
Flavel ;  and  Albert  Sherman,  of  whom 
further ;  and  two  daughters :  Mary,  who 
married  Seth  W.  Smith,  and  Alice  Maude, 
of  Springfield. 


(IX)  Albert  Sherman  Bacon,  son  of 
George  and  Mary  E.  (Ferry)  Bacon,  was 
born  in  Brimfield,  January  17,  1844;  died 
in  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  April  9, 
191 7.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  Hitchcock  Academy.  He 
then,  for  some  years,  conducted  a  general 
country  store  at  Wales,  Massachusetts, 
later  going  to  Northampton,  Massachu- 
setts, in  the  same  line,  then  to  Hinsdale, 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  carried  on  bus- 
iness for  some  fifteen  years,  after  which 
he  disposed  of  his  business  and  removed 
to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  took  a  position  with  a  wholesale 
paper  house,  finally  resigning  and  going 
to  Boston,  where  he  took  a  position  with 
Carter,  Rice  &  Company,  in  the  same  line. 
He  was  active  in  that  firm  for  twenty 
years,  and  was  an  able  business  man.  For 
several  years,  he  spent  his  winters  in 
Florida,  making  this  his  home,  and  from 
there  travelled  through  the  southern 
states  and  then  South  America.  He  mar- 
ried, October  6,  1867,  Cynthia  Leonard, 
of  Northampton,  Massachusetts,  born  No- 
vember 13,  1842,  died  February  28,  1899, 
daughter  of  William  and  Mary  S.  C. 
(Everett)  Leonard.  Children  born  at 
Brimfield :  Fanny  Gertrude,  married 
Edwin  Packenham  Ruggles,  of  Milton, 
Massachusetts ;  George  Albert,  a  lawyer 
of  Springfield ;  Clarence  Norval,  of 
further  mention ;  Ruth  Gray ;  Grace 
Mabel ;  Jane  May. 

(X)  Clarence  Norval  Bacon,  of  the 
tenth  American  generation  of  the  family 
founded  in  New  England  by  Michael 
Bacon,  and  son  of  Albert  S.  and  Cynthia 
(Leonard)  Bacon,  was  born  at  Wales, 
Massachusetts,  December  4,  1871.  He 
was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Hinsdale, 
New  Hampshire,  and  Northampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  during  the  year  1888  he 
taught  school  in  Wyndham  county,  Ver- 
mont.    In  1889  he  located  in  Springfield, 


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Massachusetts,  engaging  for  a  time  as 
bookkeeper.  In  1895  he  became  identified 
with  the  B.  L.  Bragg  Company,  beginning 
as  clerk  and  later  becoming  treasurer  and 
manager.  His  next  connection  was  with 
the  Bacon  &  Donovan  Engine  Company, 
of  which  he  was  treasurer,  that  company 
becoming  later  the  Bacon,  Farnum  Com- 
pany— C.  N.  Bacon,  treasurer.  In  Au- 
gust, 1915,  the  present  Bacon-Taplin  Com- 
pany was  incorporated,  Mr.  Bacon  serving 
as  treasurer.  They  are  selling  agents  for 
all  kinds  of  farm  machinery,  electric  light- 
ing systems,  dairy  supplies,  gasoline  en- 
gines, and  control  the  sale  of  Edison  bat- 
teries in  the  New  England  States.  Their 
plant  is  well  equipped  for  the  purpose  it 
is  intended ;  no  better  is  to  be  found  in 
Western  Massachusetts. 

Mr.  Bacon  has  studied  music  for  thirty 
years,  and  has  been  connected  with,  at  dif- 
ferent times,  and  assisted  in  organizing 
nearly  every  amateur  musical  organization 
in  this  city.  Since  its  founding  he  has  been 
connected  with  the  Springfield  Symphony 
Orchestra,  which  he  was  instrumental  in 
organizing,  serving  three  years  as  its 
president.  He  is  affiliated  with  Spring- 
field Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ; 
Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons ;  and  Springfield  Council,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Rotary  Club,  and  of  the  Church  of 
Christ,  Scientist.  Mr.  Bacon  was  presi- 
dent for  two  years  of  the  Western  New 
England  Hardware  Dealers'  Association, 
president  of  the  Western  New  England 
Implement  Dealers'  Association,  and  di- 
rector of  the  New  England  Implement 
Dealers'  Association. 

Mr.  Bacon  married,  September  5,  1895, 
Martha  Rose  Mayforth,  and  they  are  the 
parents  of  three  children :  Doris  New- 
berth,  born  August  7,  1900;  Rosalind  Al- 
berta, born  March  i,  1902;  Norval  Albert, 
born  October  2,  1903.    Mrs.  Martha  Rose 


(Mayforth)  Bacon  was  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Conrad 
and  Martha  Rosina  (Newberth)  May- 
forth. Conrad  Mayforth  was  born  in  Sax- 
ony, Germany,  in  1821,  died  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  in  1877.  He 
learned  the  blacksmith's  trade  in  Saxony, 
and  there  remained  until  1850,  when  he 
came  to  the  United  States  and  located 
in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  spending  the 
decade,  1850-1860,  in  that  locality.  He 
moved  his  residence  to  Springfield,  where 
he  was  employed  in  the  United  States 
Armory  and  in  the  Wason  Car  shops. 
His  wife,  Martha  Rosina  (Newberth) 
Mayforth,  was  born  in  Saxony,  in  1826, 
died  in  Springfield  in  1896,  daughter  of 
Adam  Newberth.  They  were  the  parents 
of  eight  children :  Martha  Mayforth ; 
Bertha  Anne,  married  Louis  Stuckert; 
Matilda,  deceased,  married  Stephen  Cald- 
well ;  George,  deceased ;  Edward,  de- 
ceased ;  Sophia,  deceased,  who  married 
Alexander  Withrin ;  William ;  Martha 
Rose,  who  married  Clarence  N.  Bacon ; 
and  Albert. 


TAPLIN,  Frank  Coe, 

Head  of  Important  Business. 

As  president  of  the  Bacon-Taplin 
Company  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
incorporated  in  1915,  Mr.  Taplin  is  head 
of  a  prosperous  company  handling  gas  en- 
gines and  all  kinds  of  farm  machinery. 
This  business  was  founded  by  Frank  C. 
Taplin  and  Clarence  N.  Bacon  (see  pre- 
ceding sketch),  and  is  now  in  the  fifth 
year  of  operation,  the  stocks  carried  being 
large  and  modern. 

(I)  Mr.  Taplin  is  a  grandson  of  Rev. 
Horatio  N.  Taplin,  born  in  Corinth,  Ver- 
mont, August  II,  1817,  died  in  Plymouth, 
New  Hampshire,  January  19,  1855.  Hor- 
atio N.  Taplin  was  a  minister  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church,  but  died  a  com- 


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paratively  young  man.  He  married,  in 
Barre,  Vermont,  Susan  Ketchum,  born 
July  26,  1818,  died  at  Bradford,  Vermont, 
May  20,  1887.  Her  maternal  grandfather 
was  Bradford  Newcomb,  born  in  Leb- 
anon, Connecticut,  November  9,  1747. 
His  father's  mother  was  Jerusha  Bradford 
prior  to  her  marriage,  and  she  was  a 
great-granddaughter  of  Governor  William 
Bradford,  who  came  over  in  the  "May- 
flower." Rev.  Horatio  N.  and  Susan 
(Ketchum)  Taplin  were  the  parents  of 
five  children :  Susan  Almira ;  Henry 
Gouldsburn ;  Henry  Thing,  of  further 
mention ;  Almira  Elizabeth ;  and  Eva 
Augusta. 

(H)  Henry  Thing  Taplin,  son  of  Rev. 
Horatio  N.  and  Susan  (Ketchum)  Tap- 
lin, was  born  in  Plymouth,  New  Hamp- 
shire, in  1847,  and  is,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
two,  living  in  Newfields,  New  Hampshire. 
The  father  died  when  his  son  was  seven 
years  of  age,  and  shortly  afterwards  the 
lad  was  adopted  by  Henry  Thing  and 
wife,  and  spent  the  years  since  1855 
largely  in  Newfields  and  vicinity.  He  has 
engaged  in  farming,  was  in  mercantile  life 
for  a  time,  and  was  a  farm  machinery 
salesman,  but  is  now  living  a  retired  life. 
He  has  held  town  office  in  Newfields,  has 
served  as  steward  and  trustee  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church,  is  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  order  of  Exeter,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  in  politics  is  a  Republican. 
Henry  Thing  Taplin  married.  May  26, 
1871,  Annie  M.  Coe,  born  September  26, 
1845,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Louisa 
(Frost)  Coe. 

Mrs.  Annie  M.  (Coe)  Taplin  is  a  de- 
scendant of  Robert  Coe,  who  came  in  the 
ship  "Francis"  from  Ipswich,  England,  in 
1634,  with  wife  Ann  and  children,  John, 
Robert  (2),  and  Benjamin.  According  to 
the  receipts  at  the  Custom  House,  Robert 
was  aged  thirty-eight,  his  wife  forty-three, 
and  the  sons  eight,  seven  and  five  respec- 


tively. He  settled  in  Watertown,  where 
he  was  made  a  freeman,  September  3, 
1638,  but  in  1635  or  1636  he  removed  to 
Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  going  from 
Connecticut  to  Long  Island,  and  was 
sheriff  in  1669-1672.  The  line  of  descent 
is  through  Robert  (2)  Coe,  born  in  Eng- 
land, in  1627,  who  came  with  his  parents 
in  1634,  settled  in  Stratford,  Connecticut, 
and  died  in  1659,  his  widow,  Hannah,  sur- 
viving him.  Robert  (2)  and  Hannah  Coe 
were  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Susanna, 
who  married  John  Ailing,  Jr.,  of  New 
Haven,  Connecticut,  and  of  a  son,  John, 
born  May  10,  1658,  who  married  Mary 
Hawley.  Their  son,  Joseph  Coe,  head  of 
the  fourth  American  generation,  married 
a  Miss  Robinson,  and  their  son,  Joseph 
(2)  Coe,  born  in  1713,  was  the  great- 
grandfather of  Annie  M.  (Coe)  Taplin. 
Joseph  (2)  Coe  married  Abigail  Curtiss, 
the  line  of  descent  continuing  through 
their  son.  Rev.  Curtis  Coe,  born  in  1750, 
and  his  wife,  Anna  Thompson ;  their  son, 
Deacon  Benjamin  Coe,  born  in  1781,  and 
his  wife,  Louisa  Frost;  their  daughter 
Annie  M.,  who  married  Henry  Thing  Tap- 
lin. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  T.  Taplin  were 
the  parents  of  an  only  son,  Frank  Coe,  of 
further  mention,  a  descendant  of  the 
eighth  American  Coe  generation  and 
tracing  through  his  grandmother,  Susan 
(Ketchum)  Taplin,  to  Governor  William 
Bradford  of  the  "Mayflower." 

(Ill)  Frank  Coe  Taplin  was  born  in 
Newfields,  New  Hampshire,  April  5,  1872, 
and  was  educated  in  Newfields  public 
schools.  As  a  lad  he  was  employed  on  his 
father's  farm,  but  upon  arriving  at  suit- 
able age  learned  the  machinist's  trade  in 
Newfields.  Later,  on  account  of  his 
father's  illness,  he  returned  to  the  home 
farm,  remaining  as  long  as  he  was  needed. 
Henry  T.  Taplin  later  purchased  a  laun- 
dry in  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  and  for 
a  time  Frank  C.  helped  him  in  its  opera- 


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tion.  From  Exeter,  Frank  Coe  Taplin 
went  to  Manchester,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  was  employed  in  Leighton's 
machine  shops  for  about  three  years, 
going  thence  to  Boston  with  Lunt,  Moss 
&  Company,  manufacturers  of  gas  en- 
gines, remaining  with  that  company  five 
years.  From  Lunt,  Moss  &  Company  he 
went  with  the  Olds  Engine  Company,  of 
Boston,  as  superintendent  of  the  mechan- 
ical department,  remaining  eight  years. 
He  then  was  employed  in  the  same  line 
of  work  at  Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  but 
he  soon  returned  to  Boston,  reentered  the 
employ  of  Lunt,  Moss  &  Company,  and 
eighteen  months  later  resigned  and  lo- 
cated in  Springfield,  Massachusetts. 

For  six  months  after  coming  to  Spring- 
field, Mr.  Taplin  was  employed  with  the 
firm  of  Bacon  &  Farnum,  but  six  months 
later,  in  1915,  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  Clarence  N.  Bacon,  and  incorporated 
as  the  Bacon-Taplin  Company,  further 
particulars  of  which  are  to  be  found  in 
the  preceding  sketch.  Mr.  Taplin  is  pres- 
ident of  the  company,  which  now  has  five 
successful  years  to  its  credit  and  is  a 
growing  corporation.  Mr.  Taplin  is  a 
member  of  several  business  organizations, 
is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  a  steward 
of  the  Wesleyan  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church. 

Francis  Coe  Taplin  married.  May  11, 
1898,  Marion  Elizabeth  Sanborn,  of  New- 
fields,  New  Hampshire,  daughter  of  John 
Wentworth  and  Julia  A.  (Sandborn)  San- 
born. Mrs.  Taplin  is  a  descendant  of 
William  Sanborn,  born  in  England,  in 
1600,  and  there  married  Anna,  a  daughter 
of  Rev.  Stephen  Bachiler.  Three  sons  of 
William  and  Anna  Sanborn,  John,  Wil- 
liam and  Stephen,  came  to  New  England 
with  their  Grandfather  Bachiler,  a  promi- 
nent clergyman  of  New  England.  De- 
scent  is   traced   in   this   branch   through 


William  Sanborn,  who  spelled  his  name 
with  a  final  "e." 

(The    Sanborne    (Sanborn)    Line). 

(I)  William  Sanborne  was  born  in 
Brimpton,  England,  about  1622.  He  is 
found  in  the  records  of  Hampton,  Novem- 
ber 27,  1639.  "Here  Willi  Sanborne  (with 
his  consent)  is  appointed  to  ring  the  bell 
before  meetings  on  the  Lord's  day  and 
other  days,  for  which  he  is  to  have  6d 
per  lotte  of  every  one  having  a  lotte  with 
in  the  town."  He  was  selectman  six 
terms,  served  on  many  committees,  was 
a  soldier  of  King  Philip's  War,  and  owned 
considerable  land.  He  married  Mary, 
daughter  of  John  Moulton,  of  Ornsby, 
Norfolkshire,  England,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of:  Mary,  Mehitable,  William, 
Josiah,  of  further  mention  ;  Mercy,  Mephi- 
bosheth,  Sarah,  and  Stephen.  William, 
the  father,  died  November  18,  1692. 

(II)  Josiah  Sanborne  was  born  about 
1654  and  lived  at  Hampton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  in  1728  his  will,  dated  Novem- 
ber 28,  1727,  was  admitted  to  probate. 
Josiah  was  a  well-to-do  farmer,  described 
also  as  a  "planter"  and  was  part  owner 
of  a  saw  mill  in  1693.  He  was  representa- 
tive from  Hampton  in  1695,  and  a  man  of 
considerable  importance.  He  married 
(first)  Hannah  Moulton,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Moulton,  of  Hampton.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  William  (2),  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Hannah,  and  Sarah.  He  married 
(second)  Sarah  Perkins. 

(III)  William  (2)  Sanborne,  oldest 
child  of  Josiah  and  his  first  wife,  Hannah 
(Moulton)  Sanborne,  was  born  in  Hamp- 
ton, New  Hampshire,  March  26,  1682, 
lived  at  Hampton  Falls  in  1709,  and  died 
April  3,  1718,  supposedly  killed  by 
Indians,  for  in  the  records  this  entry  ap- 
pears:  "Eliza  Sanborn  baptized,  daugh- 
ter of  William  Sanborn,  just  after  his 
awful  death."    In  deeds  William  (3)  San- 


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man,"  and  he  i  the  Franch  War 

of  1712,  in  Ci!  n's  conripany.    He 

married  Elizabeth  jj*.  ar'Dorn,  daughter  of 
Henry  Dearborn,  of  Hampton,  and  great- 
great-aunt  of  Major  Henry  Dearborn  of 
the  Continental  army.  Their  children 
were:  Ezekiel,  of  further  mention; 
Rachel,    T  ..^-^ r....,v....,      a,.    ,_     _^j 

Richard 

■  (IV)  Scr£':-anr  i^"-i-  lei  r:anr.r>rn,  (^tiie  e 
now  being  dropped)  was  born  at  Hamp- 
ton Falls,  New  Hampshire,  in  1704,  died 
in  1757.  He  served  in  the  French  and 
Indian  War.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Melcher.  The  line  descends  through  their 
son,  Edward  Sanborn,  born  in  1731,  and 
his  wife,  Elizabeth  Runlet;  their  son. 
Moses  Dalton  Sanborn,  born  1789,  and  • 

wife,     Ah^'^n^*     P-;o,..t^-     ■]:n]r     ^r:i.        !■ 

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born  June   13,  1900,  eleventh  in  descent 
n  William  Sanborne. 


AriBE,  James  T., 
Active  Business  Factor,  Art  Connoisseur. 

The  later  James  T.  Abbe,  for  many 
years  an  active  factor  in  the  business, 
financial,  political  and  social  -circles  of 
Springfield,  his  adooted  city,  was  a 
worthy   repf'  family   long 

seated  in  Nc  t^'^mbe-^s  in 

the  various  geuefdtjoij-  es- 

ent    time    (1920)    nuni  all 

noted  for  their  excellent  characteristics, 
participating  in  every  worth-while  event, 
even  to  giving  up  their  lives  if  need  be  for 

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became  a 
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he  being  among  the  original  proprietors. 
He  also  participated  in  tiv  -  -  •'  division 
of  land,  his  grants  co:  twelve 

acres  near  the  old  saw  u.  ;<  -;pm  twenty 
acres  in  the  East  Precinct,  and  subse- 
quently he  was  granted  several  smaller 
pieces  of  land,  his  home  lot  consisting  of 
eleven  acres.  He  took  an  active  interest 
in  community  affairs,  and  was  chosen  by 
his  fellow-townsmen  to  serve  in  various 
public  offices,  among  these  being  select- 
man for  the  years  1686-89-1706-07-09-10: 
.,s  '  c^or,  1705;  road  surveyor;  fence 
etit  juror,  and  member  of  var- 


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-  one  of  the 
first  settlers  ol  the  upper  part  of  King's 
street,  was  the  incumbent  of  several  minor 
offices,  and  was  active  and  prominent  in 
all  matters  pertaining  to  the  welfare  of 
the  community,  being  mentioned  in  the 


records  of  1786  an-     '^ ^ 

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John  Abl. 

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participant  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  his 
name  appearing  on  the  Connecticut 
records.  He  was  commissioned  ensign, 
January  i,  1777,  resigned  February  6, 
1778;  was  an  ensign  in  Captain  Abner 
Robinson's  company.  Colonel  McLellan's 
regiment,  which  was  raised  for  one  year's 
service,  from  March,  1778,  and  which  ap- 
pears to  have  served  in  Tyler's  brigade 
under  Sullivan  in  Rhode  Island,  August 
and  September,  1778;  and  on  May  29, 
1781,  he  joined  Captain  James  Dana's 
company,  which  served  at  Horseneck  and 
places  adjacent,  and  later  it  joined  Gen- 
eral Washington  while  he  was  encamped 
at  Phillipsburg.  Captain  Richard  Abbe 
married,  January  9,  1755,  Mary  Bement, 
daughter  of  Captain  Dennis  and  Mary 
(Abbe)  Bement.  Her  death  occurred 
August  14,  1821,  aged  eighty-three  years. 

(IV)  Captain  Richard  (2)  Abbe,  son 
of  Captain  Richard  (i)  and  Mary  (Be- 
ment) Abbe,  was  born  in  Enfield,  Connec- 
ticut, March  2,  1760,  and  died  there,  August 
9,  1831,  aged  seventy-one  years.  He  mar- 
ried, January  16,  1782,  Lydia  Stevenson, 
born  October  20,  1764,  died  June  i,  1844, 
aged  eighty  years.  Their  children  were : 
I.  Charles,  born  December  i,  1785;  mar- 
ried, March  2,  1809,  Harriet  Strong.  2. 
Richard,  born  December  30,  1787;  mar- 
ried, November  29,  1810,  Charlotte 
Bement.  3.  Roswell,  twin  with  Richard, 
born  December  30,  1787;  married,  Novem- 
ber 30,  1809,  Sally  Olmsted.  4.  Betsey, 
born  February  15,  1790.  5.  Joshua,  born 
August  17,  1791 ;  married  Phila  Pease.  6. 
George,  mentioned  below.  7.  Harriet, 
born  February  10,  1798,  died  August  19, 
1825.  8.  Lucinda,  born  February  2,  1805, 
died  September  25,  1827;  married,  Septem- 
ber 17,  1821,  Charles  Chase,  who  died 
March  16,  1833.  9-  Lorinda,  twin  with 
Lucinda,  born  February  2,  1805,  died  Sep- 
tember 24,  1825. 

(V)   George  Abbe,  fifth  son  of  Captain 


Richard  (2)  and  Lydia  (Stevenson)  Abbe, 
was  born  in  Enfield,  Connecticut,  Decem- 
ber 24,  1794,  and  died  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  May  22,  1858,  aged  sixty- 
four  years.  He  spent  the  greater  part  of 
his  lifetime  in  the  town  of  his  birth,  and 
in  those  early  days  boating  was  the  prin- 
cipal mode  of  transportation,  and  he  en- 
gaged successfully  in  that  line  of  business 
for  many  years.  Later  he  made  a  decided 
change  in  his  plans,  accepting  the  posi- 
tion of  agent  for  the  New  York,  New 
Haven  &  Hartford  railroad  at  Thompson- 
ville,  serving  in  this  capacity  with  ef- 
ficiency for  a  number  of  years.  Late  in 
life  he  changed  his  place  of  residence  to 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  there 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  days.  He  was 
a  man  of  energy,  force  of  character  and 
judgment,  and  was  esteemed  by  his  fel- 
low-citizens. Mr.  Abbe  married  (first), 
September  30,  1819,  Sally  Chapman,  of 
Tolland,  Connecticut,  who  bore  him  four 
children,  namely:  George  Chapman, 
James,  mentioned  below,  Maria  S.,  and 
Warren  Clifford. 

(VI)  James  Abbe,  second  son  of  George 
and  Sally  (Chapman)  Abbe,  was  born  in 
Enfield,  Connecticut,  June  i,  1822,  died 
at  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  May  7, 
1889,  aged  sixty-seven  years.  The  public 
schools  of  Thompsonville,  Connecticut, 
afforded  him  the  means  of  obtaining  a 
practical  education,  and  his  first  employ- 
ment was  in  the  boating  business  as  as- 
sistant to  his  father.  This  not  proving 
congenial  to  his  tastes  and  inclinations, 
and  railroads  beginning  to  supersede 
boats  as  a  means  of  travel,  he  turned  his 
attention  to  acquiring  a  trade,  choosing 
that  of  tinner,  the  details  of  which  he 
mastered  by  serving  an  apprenticeship 
with  a  tinner  in  Thompsonville,  after 
which  he  established  a  business  along  that 
line  in  the  same  village  and  also  one  in 
Haydenvillc,  conducting  these  with  a  cer- 


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tain  degree  of  success  until  the  year  1843, 
when  he  removed  to  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  entered  the  employ  of 
Joshua  Abbe,  a  cousin,  who  was  also  en- 
gaged in  the  tinning  business.  Later  he 
again  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  ac- 
count, having  a  store  for  the  sale  of  tin- 
ware and  stoves  on  the  present  site  of  the 
Phoenix  building.  This  proving  a  suc- 
cessful enterprise,  he  opened  stores  for  the 
sale  of  the  same  lines  of  merchandise  in 
Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  and  East  Green- 
wich, Rhode  Island,  about  the  year  1854, 
but  discontinued  these  the  following  year, 
they  not  proving  as  lucrative  as  he  an- 
ticipated. He  once  more  took  up  his  resi- 
dence in  Springfield,  then  purchased  the 
business  of  his  cousin,  aforementioned,  and 
during  the  fifteen  years  that  followed  he 
was  awarded  the  contracts  for  all  the  tin 
work  of  the  Wason  Car  Company  and  the 
Boston  &  Albany  Railroad  Company, 
which  was  considerable,  and  which  aug- 
mented largely  the  profits  derived  from 
other  sources.  In  1869  he  erected  Abbe's 
block  at  No.  309  Main  street,  then  ad- 
mitted to  partnership  his  only  son,  James 
T.  Abbe,  and  for  the  following  eleven 
years  conducted  business  under  the  style 
of  James  Abbe  &  Son.  At  the  expiration 
of  that  period  of  time  the  business  was 
sold  to  Shepard  &  Wilson,  and  the  son, 
James  T.  Abbe,  went  to  Holyoke  and  en- 
gaged in  the  envelope  business.  In  the 
following  year,  1881,  Mr.  Shepard  died, 
and  Mr.  Abbe  again  secured  possession 
of  the  business  and  shortly  afterward 
closed  it  up.  He  then  engaged  in  an  en- 
tirely different  line  of  work,  that  of  real 
estate,  his  office  being  located  in  the  block 
erected  by  him  as  aforementioned.  Al- 
though his  own  business  was  extensive 
and  required  considerable  of  his  time  and 
attention,  he  was  enabled  to  devote  some 
thought  to  outside  interests,  serving  as 
president  of  the  Hampden  Watch  Com- 


pany, in  which  he  was  a  heavy  stock- 
holder; as  director  of  the  Pynchon  Na- 
tional Bank ;  as  trustee  of  the  Springfield 
Cemetery  Association,  and  as  one  of  the 
original  corporators  of  the  Holyoke  En- 
velope Company.  He  also  took  an  active 
and  helpful  interest  in  political  affairs, 
was  a  member  of  the  Legislature  in  1876- 
1877,  and  had  he  so  desired  could  have 
become  a  candidate  for  the  office  of  mayor 
of  Springfield,  an  office  which  he  would 
have  filled  satisfactorily  to  all  concerned. 
He  was  an  attendant  and  liberal  supporter 
of  Trinity  Church,  Springfield,  and  no 
worthy  charity  or  call  for  aid  appealed 
to  him  in  vain. 

Mr.  Abbe  married  in  April,  1848,  Car- 
oline E.  Terry,  of  Thompsonville,  Con- 
necticut, born  December  6,  1826,  died 
March  21,  1916,  daughter  of  Harmon  and 
Emeline  (Ellis)  Terry,  granddaughter  of 
Salmon  Terry,  and  a  descendant  of  one 
of  the  old  families  of  Enfield,  Connecti- 
cut. Children:  i.  James  T.,  mentioned 
below.  2.  Caroline  L.,  born  December  3, 
1851  ;  married,  October  20,  1880,  Charles 
D.  Rood,  president  of  the  Lancaster 
Watch  Company,  of  Lancaster,  Pennsyl- 
vania ;  children :  Madeline  A.,  born  Sep- 
tember 27,  1881  ;  Gladys,  born  February 
25,  1884;  and  Charles  Dexter,  born  Octo- 
ber 6,  1889. 

(VII)  James  T.  Abbe,  only  son  of 
James  and  Caroline  E.  (Terry)  Abbe,  was 
born  in  East  Windsor,  Connecticut,  March 
16,  1849,  died  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, December  15,  1907.  His  education 
was  received  by  attendance  at  the  schools 
of  Springfield,  including  the  high  school, 
Wilbraham  Academy,  which  he  attended 
for  one  year,  and  Amherst  College,  a  stu- 
dent in  the  class  of  1870,  remaining  until 
the  close  of  his  sophomore  year.  From 
the  expiration  of  his  college  course  until 
18S1  he  was  in  business  with  his  father 
in  Springfield,  as  partner,  under  the  name 


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of  James  Abbe  &  Son,  then  became  one 
of  the  members  of  the  Holyoke  Envelope 
Company,  of  which  he  was  also  one  of  the 
organizers,  the  others  interested  being  his 
father  and  George  U.  Tyner,  and  later  he 
was  appointed  to  the  office  of  president  of 
same.  James  Abbe  sold  his  interest  in  the 
company  to  James  D.  Whitmore,  of  New 
York  City,  who  subsequently  sold  his 
interest  to  George  U.  Tyner  and  James  T. 
Abbe,  the  former-named  being  the  prac- 
tical man  and  the  latter-named  having 
charge  of  its  business  aflfairs.  The  build- 
ing in  which  the  company  began  business 
was  destroyed  by  fire  in  January,  1888, 
after  which  they  erected  a  factory  on  the 
corner  of  Jackson  and  Main  streets,  the 
machinery  being  built  by  the  company  on 
its  own  patents,  giving  employment  to 
three  hundred  hands,  the  output  being 
three  and  a  half  million  envelopes  daily,  a 
larger  amount  than  any  other  single  fac- 
tory in  the  United  States.  In  August, 
1898,  the  United  States  Envelope  Com- 
pany purchased  the  plant,  Mr.  Abbe  then 
discontinuing  his  interest  therein.  The 
Phoenix  building,  in  which  were  stores 
and  offices,  also  two  apartments,  was 
owned  by  Mr.  Abbe,  who  gave  his  per- 
sonal supervision  to  its  management,  it 
being  one  of  the  finest  office  structures 
in  Western  Massachusetts,  perfectly 
equipped  with  up-to-date  appliances, 
every  detail  being  carefully  looked  after 
by  its  owner,  who  took  a  justifiable  pride 
in  it. 

The  business  judgment,  acumen  and 
progressiveness  displayed  by  Mr.  Abbe 
in  the  management  of  his  extensive  inter- 
ests caused  him  to  be  chosen  as  a  member 
of  the  boards  of  directors  of  the  Home 
National  and  Park  National  banks,  of 
Holyoke,  he  having  been  one  of  the  orig- 
inal subscribers  of  the  stock  of  the  latter, 
and  of  the  Pynchon  National  Bank  and 
the  Hampden  Trust  Company  of  Spring- 


field. In  conjunction  with  Oscar  Green- 
leaf,  H.  K.  Baker  and  W.  E.  Whipple,  Mr. 
Abbe  organized  the  Springfield  "Daily 
Union,"  and  in  1895,  when  the  Union 
Publishing  Company  was  formed,  he  was 
chosen  to  act  as  the  executive  head,  serv- 
ing in  the  capacity  of  president  until  his 
death.  He  was  an  early  member  of  the 
Springfield  Board  of  Trade,  and  in  1894 
was  chosen  as  its  fourth  president,  and  he 
also  acted  as  president  of  the  Springfield 
Cemetery  Association,  in  the  reorganiza- 
tion of  which  he  was  instrumental.  The 
McKinley  monument  fund  received  his 
hearty  support,  he  being  a  member  of  the 
committee  to  choose  a  suitable  memorial, 
and  he  also  took  an  active  interest  in  the 
Springfield  Public  Library  for  many 
years. 

Mr.  Abbe  advocated  the  principles  and 
policies  of  the  Republican  party,  in  the 
councils  of  which  he  took  an  active  part, 
but  he  would  never  allow  his  name  to  be 
used  as  a  candidate,  although  his  qualifi- 
cations would  have  fitted  him  eminently 
for  public  office.  He  was  widely  known 
as  an  art  connoisseur  and  critic,  was  the 
owner  of  a  fine  collection  of  paintings,  in- 
cluding numerous  productions  of  the  best 
native  and  European  artists,  many  of 
which  adorned  his  home,  which  also  con- 
tained a  number  of  other  art  treasures 
which  were  admired  by  all  who  were 
fortunate  to  see  them.  He  was  a  great 
lover  of  animals,  especially  of  dogs  and 
horses,  owning  some  very  fine  specimens, 
for  which  he  paid  the  highest  prices.  He 
held  membership  in  the  Nyasset  Club,  but 
he  preferred  to  spend  his  leisure  time  in 
his  home  rather  than  in  the  society  of  even 
his  most  intimate  comrades. 

Mr.  Abbe  married,  at  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  March  17,  1892,  Mrs.  Mary 
H.  (Mulligan)  Fuller,  widow  of  Milton 
Fuller,  and  daughter  of  John  and  Lydia 
A.  (Bridges)  Mulligan  (see  Mulligan  II, 


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in  following  sketch),  John  Mulligan  being 
at  one  time  president  of  the  Connecticut 
River  Railroad  Company.  Milton  Fuller 
accumulated  a  large  fortune  in  the  Penn- 
sylvania oil  regions.  Mrs.  Abbe,  who 
survives  her  husband,  and  who  is  the  cen- 
ter of  a  select  circle  of  friends,  is  a  native 
of  Springfield. 

Leadership  in  more  than  one  line  is 
seldom  vouchsafed  to  an  individual,  but 
the  late  James  T.  Abbe  aided  largely  in 
molding  public  thought  and  opinion  in 
business,  political  and  social  circles.  En- 
dowed by  nature  with  strong  mentality, 
he  carefully  prepared  for  every  duty  de- 
volving upon  him,  and  with  a  sense  of 
conscientious  obligation  he  met  every  re- 
quirement and  responsibility.  An  upright 
manhood,  a  patriotic  devotion  to  country, 
and  fearless  loyalty  to  the  true  and  the 
right,  these  were  the  elements  which  made 
Mr.  Abbe  prominent  in  the  business  and 
political  life  of  his  adopted  city,  Spring- 
field. 


MULLIGAN,  Walter  Lyon, 
Expert  Electrician. 

Among  the  representative  business  men 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  should  be 
numbered  Walter  L.  Mulligan,  treasurer 
of  the  United  Electric  Light  Company  of 
Springfield,  a  representative  in  the  fourth 
generation  of  a  family  founded  in  Ireland, 
but  who  have  been  located  in  this  coun- 
try for  more  than  a  century. 

(I)  John  Mulligan,  great-grandfather 
of  Walter  L.  Mulligan,  and  the  pioneer 
ancestor  of  this  branch  of  the  family,  was 
a  native  of  the  North  of  Ireland,  was  there 
reared  and  educated,  and  in  1819  emi- 
grated to  the  New  World,  making  the 
voyage  in  a  sailing  vessel,  and  upon  his 
arrival  proceeded  at  once  to  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  days.    He  was  a  machinist 


by  trade,  an  expert  workman,  and  fol- 
lowed this  line  successfully  for  many 
years.  He  and  his  wife  were  the  parents 
of  seven  children,  the  line  being  traced 
through  their  son,  John  (2),  of  whom 
further. 

(II)  John  (2)  Mulligan,  grandfather 
of  Walter  L.  Mulligan,  was  a  native  of 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  born  January  12, 
1820,  died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
February  22,  1898.  He  attended  the  com- 
mon schools  of  his  native  city,  and  at  an 
early  age,  being  forced  by  circumstances 
to  contribute  toward  his  own  support,  se- 
cured employment  with  Philemon  Can- 
field,  publisher  of  the  "Christian  Secre- 
tary." His  work  was  on  the  old-fashioned 
press,  and  he  also  distributed  the  paper 
among  the  city  subscribers.  Realizing 
that  a  trade  would  be  beneficial  to  him  in 
his  subsequent  career,  he  chose  that  of 
machinist,  and  became  thoroughly  famil- 
iar with  the  mechanism  of  locomotives  at 
the  works  of  William  Norris  in  Philadel- 
phia, Pennsylvania.  In  the  summer  of 
1841  he  accepted  the  position  of  engineer 
of  the  steamer,  "William  Hall,"  which 
was  used  for  towing  freight  between  Hart- 
ford and  Willimansett,  and  the  following 
year,  1842,  served  in  a  simihar  capacity 
on  the  "Phoenix,"  a  passenger  boat,  ply- 
ing between  Springfield  and  Hartford. 
He  only  held  this  position  for  a  few 
months,  as  in  the  same  year  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Boston  &  Albany  railroad, 
then  called  the  Western  railroad,  and  was 
in  their  employ,  as  engineer,  for  ten  years. 
He  had  a  number  of  exciting  experiences 
during  his  term  as  engineer,  some  pleas- 
ant and  some  otherwise,  and  in  1852  was 
the  engineer  of  the  special  train  which 
carried  Kossuth,  the  Hungarian  patriot, 
from  Springfield  to  Northampton.  In 
1852  he  was  appointed  to  the  position  of 
master  mechanic  of  the  Connecticut 
River  railroad,  and  sixteen  years  later,  in 


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1868,  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the 
road,  the  duties  of  which  responsible  of- 
fice he  performed  for  twenty-two  years, 
when  he  succeeded  Mr.  Leonard  as  presi- 
dent of  the  company.  Mr.  Mulligan  was 
always  considerate  and  thoughtful  of  the 
men  under  his  supervision,  and  while  ex- 
acting from  every  one  their  full  quota  of 
work,  he  was  always  ready  and  willing 
to  listen  to  any  suggestion  which  would 
prove  to  their  benefit  and  never  asking  or 
demanding  of  them  what  he  would  not  be 
willing  to  do  himself,  and  in  this  way  won 
and  retained  the  confidence  and  respect 
of  his  subordinates.  In  addition  to  his 
responsibility  as  head  of  a  large  railroad, 
which  he  managed  in  a  skillful  manner, 
this  fact  clearly  proving  his  unusual  capa- 
bilities, he  served  the  city  of  Springfield 
in  public  capacity,  serving  during  the 
years  1864-65  as  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mon Council  from  Ward  One,  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  in  1866-67-68, 
from  1875  to  1877  again  a  representative 
from  his  ward  to  the  Common  Council, 
and  had  he  so  desired  could  have  become 
a  candidate  for  the  office  of  mayor.  At 
the  time  of  his  death  he  was  serving  as 
president  of  the  Hampden  Savings  Bank, 
of  which  he  was  a  trustee,  and  was  also 
a  director  in  the  Chapin  National  Bank. 

M".  Mulligan  married,  in  1845,  Lydia 
Ann  Bridges,  daughter  of  Hastings 
Bridges,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
two  children :  Charles  Henry,  of  whom 
further;  and  Mary  Henrietta,  who  became 
the  wife  of  James  T.  Abbe,  of  Springfield 
(see  Abbe  VII,  preceding  sketch). 

(HI)  Charles  Henry  Mulligan,  father 
of  Walter  L.  Mulligan,  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  January  26, 
1849.  ^^  was  a  student  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  city,  graduating  from 
the  high  school  in  the  class  of  1886.  In 
the  following  year  he  began  his  business 
career  by  entering  the  employ  of  the  Haw- 


kins Iron  Company  in  the  capacity  of 
clerk,  and  as  a  reward  for  his  faithful  and 
conscientious  service  in  their  behalf  was 
promoted  to  the  position  of  general  man- 
ager, performing  the  duties  pertaining 
thereto  in  the  same  efficient  manner,  win- 
ning for  himself  the  approbation  of  his 
employers  and  the  esteem  and  good  will 
of  those  under  his  supervision.  His  polit- 
ical allegiance  has  always  been  given  to 
the  Republican  party,  in  the  interests  of 
which  he  has  taken  an  active  part,  and  he 
served  the  city  of  Springfield  in  the  ca- 
pacity of  councilman  and  as  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  during  the 
years  1897-98-99.  He  holds  membership 
in  the  Nayasset,  Winthrop  and  Spring- 
field Country  clubs,  and  in  all  matters 
pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  Springfield 
has  taken  an  active  part. 

Mr.  Mulligan  married,  June  12,  1872, 
Louise  Jane  Lyon,  daughter  of  Jason 
Lyon,  of  Thetford,  Vermont,  who  was 
the  driver  of  a  stage  for  Chester  W. 
Chapin  prior  to  the  building  of  the  Bos- 
ton &  Albany  railroad,  later  was  an  active 
factor  on  this  road,  operated  by  Mr. 
Chapin,  and  subsequently  filled  the  posi- 
tion of  chief  baggage  master.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Mulligan  became  the  parents  of  two 
sons:  I.  Walter  Lyon,  of  whom  further. 
2.  Ralph  Fuller,  born  February  23,  1887 ; 
was  a  student  in  the  Springfield  schools 
and  the  Students'  League,  New  York 
City. 

(IV)  Walter  Lyon  Mulligan  was  born 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  July  6, 
1875.  He  received  his  preparatory  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  Spring- 
field, including  the  high  school,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1893,  and  supplemented  this  by  a  course 
in  Cornell  University,  from  which  insti- 
tution he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1897,  fully  prepared  for  the  activities  of 
life.     He  then  entered  the  employ  of  the 


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company  with  which  he  is  connected  at 
the  present  time,  the  United  Electric 
Light  Company  of  Springfield,  the  date 
of  his  entrance  being  December,  1897,  his 
position  that  of  electrician,  which  he  oc- 
cupied for  several  years,  giving  general 
satisfaction,  then  was  promoted  to  the 
position  of  assistant  manager,  which  he 
also  filled  satisfactorily,  later  received  the 
promotion  to  manager,  and  in  (1920) 
again  received  promotion,  this  time  to 
treasurer  of  the  company,  his  present  posi- 
tion. His  relation  with  the  company  in 
various  capacities  now  extends  over  a  per- 
iod of  twenty-three  years,  and  this  fact  elo- 
quently testifies  to  his  excellent  business 
qualifications.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  United  Elec- 
tric Light  Company,  the  Bircham  Bend 
Power  Company,  and  the  Springfield  Safe 
Deposit  Company.  He  holds  membership 
in  Springfield  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  the  American  Institute  of  Elec- 
trical Engineers,  the  Colony  Club,  the 
Nayasset  Club,  the  Winthrop  Club,  the 
Springfield  Country  Club,  and  the  Rotary 
Club,  of  which  he  was  the  first  president. 
Mr.  Mulligan  married,  June  18,  1903, 
Maria  Foster  Snow,  born  in  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  daughter  of  J,  Lippitt  and 
Sophronia  (Earl)  Snow. 


BOWLES,  Charles  Allen, 

Manufacturer,  Member  of  Important 
Family. 

Charles  Allen  Bowles  occupies  a  strong 
position  in  the  business  and  social  life  of 
Springfield,  his  native  city.  For  twenty- 
two  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  Dexter 
81  Bowles,  dealers  in  paper  pulp  and  mill 
supplies.  He  is  a  grandson  of  Samuel  (2) 
Bowles,  founder  of  the  Springfield  "Re- 
publican ;"  son  of  Samuel  (3)  Bowles,  who 
succeeded  his  father ;  and  brother  of  Sam- 
uel (4)  Bowles,  the  third  of  the  name  to 


be  concerned  in  the  founding  and  upbuild- 
ing of  a  great  newspaper,  which  vies  with 
the  best  metropolitan  journals  in  its  news 
and  editorial  departments. 

(I)  Charles  A.  Bowles  is  a  descend- 
ant of  John  Bowles,  who  was  of  Roxbury, 
Massachusetts,  in  1639,  freeman,  May  13, 
1640,  and  a  ruling  elder  of  the  church. 
He  was  accidentally  killed  by  a  cart  wheel 
running  over  him,  and  was  buried  Septem- 
ber 24,  1680.  By  his  second  wife,  Eliza 
Heath,  daughter  of  Isaac  Heath,  who  was 
the  mother  of  his  children,  descent  in  this 
line  is  traced  through  John   (2)   Bowles. 

(II)  John  (2)  Bowles,  son  of  John  (i) 
and  Eliza  (Heath)  Bowles,  was  baptized 
July  17,  1653,  died  in  1691.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  Harvard  College,  class  of 
1 67 1,  and  was  made  a  freeman  in  1680. 
He  married,  November  16,  1681,  Sarah 
Eliot,  daughter  of  Rev.  John  (2)  Eliot. 
She  died  May  23,  1687,  leaving  a  son, 
John  (3)  Bowles.  John  (2)  Bowles  was 
representative  to  the  General  Court  in 
1689  and  1690  and  Speaker  of  the  House. 
When  chosen  ruling  elder  in  1688,  it  was 
hoped  he  would  preach  and  work  with 
John  Eliot,  the  Apostle  to  the  Indians, 
but  his  health  failed  and  he  died  March 
30,  1 691. 

(III)  John  (3)  Bowles,  son  of  John 
(2)  and  Sarah  (Eliot)  Bowles,  was  born 
March  15,  1685.  He  was  a  college  gradu- 
ate, and  a  man  of  prominence;  he  died  in 
1737.  From  John  (3)  Bowles,  descent  is 
traced  through  his  son,  Joshua   Bowles. 

(IV)  Joshua  Bowles,  son  of  John  (3) 
Bowles,  was  born  in  1722,  and  died  in 
1794.  Descent  is  traced  through  his  son, 
Samuel. 

(V)  Samuel  Bowles,  son  of  Joshua 
Bowles,  was  born  in  1762,  and  died  in 
1813.  His  son,  Samuel  (2)  Bowles,  is 
next  in  line. 

(VI)  Samuel  (2)  Bowles,  son  of  Sam- 
uel  (i)    Bowles,  was  born  in   Hartford, 


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Connecticut,  September  8,  1797,  and  died 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  September 
8,  185 1,  he,  the  founder  of  the  Spring-field 
"Republican,"  which  was  established  in 
1824,  which  under  his  son,  Samuel  (3), 
and  grandson,  Samuel  (4)  Bowles,  became 
one  of  the  greatest  of  American  news- 
papers. He  learned  the  printer's  trade  in 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  and  when  he  came 
to  Springfield  in  1824,  he  brought  with 
him  a  small  hand  press  with  sufficient  type 
for  a  village  paper.  The  first  issue  of  the 
"Republican"  was  dated  September  8, 
1824,  the  sheet  a  folio,  with  six  columns 
on  each  page,  13x17  inches  square.  Its 
subscription  list  contained  three  hundred 
and  fifty  names  and  the  advertisements 
filled  but  one  and  one-half  columns  of  the 
little  paper.  The  newspaper  was  a 
weekly,  designed  for  the  family  with  a 
distinct  literary  flavor.  Samuel  (2) 
Bowles  ran  the  "Republican"  as  a  weekly 
until  December  4,  1844,  when  it  became 
the  "Daily  Evening  Republican,"  the  edi- 
tor's son,  Samuel  (3)  Bowles,  having  per- 
suaded his  somewhat  reluctant  father  to 
make  the  experiment.  The  "Daily  Even- 
ing Republican"  was  a  success,  and  on 
December  4,  1846,  appeared  as  a  morning 
paper.  Samuel  (2)  Bowles  died  in  1851, 
but  the  "Republican"  lives,  and  under 
Bowles'  editorial  and  business  manage- 
ment stands  as  a  wonderful  monument  to 
the  genius  of  Samuel  (2)  Bowles,  founder 
and  upbuilders  of  the  paper  which  in  1856, 
Horace  Greeley,  editor  of  the  then  power- 
ful New  York  "Tribune,"  named  as  "the 
best  and  ablest  country  journal  on  this 
continent." 

Samuel  (2)  Bowles  married  Huldah 
Deming,  of  Wethersfield,  Connecticut, 
who  came  to  Springfield  in  1824.  They 
v/ere  the  parents  of  five  children  :  Albert ; 
Julia;  Samuel  (3),  of  further  mention; 
Amelia ;  and  Benjamin  F. 

(VII)   Samuel  (3)  Bowles,  son  of  Sam- 


uel (2)  and  Huldah  (Deming)  Bowles, 
was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
February  9,  1826,  died  in  the  city  of  his 
birth,  January  16,  1878.  He  was  educated 
in  private  school,  but  absorbed  more  in- 
formation in  the  office  of  the  "Republi- 
can," his  father's  paper,  with  which  he 
was  early  connected.  He  was  eighteen 
years  of  age  when  he  prevailed  upon  his 
father  to  make  the  "Republican"  a  daily, 
a  risky  venture,  for  there  was  not  then 
(1844)  a  daily  paper  in  Massachusetts 
outside  of  Boston.  But  the  lad's  judg- 
ment was  good  and  the  "Republican" 
prospered  as  an  evening,  then  as  a  morn- 
ing daily.  In  1851,  on  the  death  of  the 
founder,  the  son  Samuel  (3)  Bowles,  be- 
came editor  and  publisher  of  the  Spring- 
field "Republican,"  which  was  growing 
rapidly  in  public  favor. 

In  the  columns  of  his  paper,  Samuel 
(3)  Bowles  advocated  impartial  suffrage, 
regardless  of  race,  color  or  sex,  and  was 
a  supporter  of  the  Republican  party  until 
the  after-war  reconstruction  period,  when 
he  seriously  dissented  the  breach  widen- 
ing, until  1872,  when  the  Republican  party 
declared  itself  independent  of  party  lines 
and  supported  Horace  Greeley,  the  lib- 
eral and  Democratic  candidate.  In  1876 
he  supported  Rutherford  B.  Hayes,  en- 
dorsing his  liberal  Southern  policy  and  his 
advocacy  of  civil  service  reform,  but  Mr. 
Bowles  always  opposed  the  high  protec- 
tive tariff  principles  of  his  party,  believ- 
ing that  the  nearer  we  approached  free 
trade  the  sounder  would  be  our  financial 
system. 

Mr.  Bowles  was  a  born  newspaper  man, 
with  a  keen  instinct  for  news  and  genius 
for  management.  He  started  many  young 
men  in  their  journalistic  career  and  in  no 
other  newspaper  office  could  a  beginner 
so  quickly  gain  his  start.  The  columns 
of  the  "Republican"  were  open  to  young 
writers,   and  young  men  there  first  ob- 

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ained  an  audit    .  afterward  were 

onored  men  of  letters  Dr.  John  G.  Hol- 
and  wrote  during  the  sixteen  years  which 
he  was  editorially  a»*^iciated  with  Mr. 
Bowles,  the  popular  "Timothy  Titcomb 
Papers,"  the  poem,  "Bitter  Sweet,"  and 
various  stories  for  the  "Republican." 
Other  popular  contributors  were  :  Mary 
Clemraer  Ames,  and  "Warring'ton,"  whose 
Boston  letters  stirred  the  thoi.i;fh':^  of  ^he 
Commonwealth. 

Although  not  a  writer 
-newspaper  sketches  written  by  Mr. 
Bowles  were  gathered  into  volumes.  A 
particularly  popular  one  was  his  descrip- 
tion of  an  overland  journey  to  California 
n  1865,  in  company  with  Schuyler  Col- 
lax  and  Lieutenant-Governor  Bross,  of 
Illinois ;    another,    "The    Switzerland    ot 


hooV  of  tr^.ve^  f ^ 


-Vionthiy,'  a  brochure  on  the  wonders 
i.he  Pacific  railway.  He  visited  Euro- 
iour  times,  in  1862,  again  in  1870,  in  1871 
and  still  later  in  1874,  and  had  a  wide  ac- 
quaintance among  prominent  men  on 
both  sides  of  the  Atlantic.  He  never  held 
public  office,  but  in  1855  he  signed  a  cir- 
cular, calling  a  conference  of  leaders  to 
neet  in  Boston  to  aid  in  breaking  the 
power  of  the  "Know-Nothing  Party,"  and 
vhen  that  convention  met,  he  was  chosen 
ts  chairman.  He  was  also  for  years  a 
trustee  of  Amherst  College,  and  always 
ready  to  aid  every  worthy  object.  He 
died  at  the  age  of  fifty-two. 

Samuel   (3)    Bowles  married,  in   18: 
Mary  Sanford  Schemerh'-^"      •-<"'  ^-  •-•» 
New  York,  and  they  wt 
seven  children:     i.   Sar. 
married  Thomas  Hookei 
v^onnecticut.    2.  Samuel 


ber  15,  1851,  oted  ir.  succeeded 

his  father  publican." 

founded  the  ...  ........  ...an"  in  1878, 

the  year  he  assumed  the  duties  of  editor- 


in-chief,  having  ' 
ness  manager, 
sible  editorial   ■ 
until  his  death,  ' 
to  hold  that  respon 


ears  been  busi- 
ued  the  respon- 

'  "Republican" 
Samuel  Bowles 

it  post.     3.  Mary, 


who  married  William  H.  King,  of  Chi- 
igo,  Illinois.  4.  Charles  Allen,  of  further 
;  mention.  5.  Dwight  Whitney.  6.  Ruth 
Standish,  who  married  W,  H,  Baldwin, 
deceased.  7.  Bessie,  deceasid.  iTiarried 
F.  Donald  Monroe. 

(Vni)  Charles  Ai...^ ..    ..i    .L. 

eighth  American  generation,  second  son 
of  Samuel    (3)   and   Mary  S.    (Schemer- 
horn)    Bowles,  was  born   in   New  York 
nber  19,  1861.    He  prepared  in 
oubltc  schools,   and   then   en- 


inq-  a  partner 

s,  dealers  i.n  paper  puip  and  mui 


.Ltta  nris  .^n; 


riiemher  o. 


this  'i 

Mr  ...........   ..........    ,.   iobj, 

Nelli*  of     Rutland,     Vermont, 

daughier  <n  joei  B.  and  Mary  (Gardner) 
Harris,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  three 
children:     Dorothy;   Charles   Allen    (2), 


who    attended    the    Artillery 
Camp  Zachary  Tay!' v 
tering  the  United  S: 
World  War,  an  1 
American    Wr.; 
Holvoke,     ^  ■ 


iirer,   Mar. 


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The  name  Warre? 


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the  "Mayflower"  at  Plymouth  Rock  in 
1620,  and  has  been  worthily  borne  by  men 
of  eminence  in  public,  military,  and  pri- 
vate, life.  The  late  John  Bliss  Warren,  a 
manufacturer  of  paper,  who  died  in  Mit- 
tineague,  Massachusetts,  was  a  man 
greatly  esteemed  as  a  citizen.  He  was  a 
descendant  of  Richard  Warren,  who  came 
in  the  "Mayflower."  Following  is  the 
Warren  coat-of-arms : 

Arms — Chequy  or  and  azure,  on  a  canton  gules 
a  lion  rampant  argent. 

Crest — ^On  a  chapeau  gules,  turned  up  ermine,  a 
wyvern  argent,  tail  nowed,  wings  expanded  chequy, 
or  and  azure. 

Richard  Warren  was  a  descendant  of 
William  de  Warrenne,  who  came  to  Eng- 
land with  William  the  Conqueror,  to 
whom  he  was  related.  The  surname  War- 
ren is  derived  from  Garrenne  or  Varenne, 
a  small  river  in  the  old  county  of  Calais 
or  Caux  in  Normandy,  which  gave  the 
name  to  the  neighboring  community. 
There  is  at  present  a  village  called  Gar- 
enne  in  the  same  district,  and  it  is  here 
that  the  family  had  its  origin,  and  on  the 
west  side  of  the  River  Garenne  was  the 
ancient  baronial  seat  of  the  de  War- 
rennes,  where  ruins  of  the  castle  were 
standing  as  late  as  1832.  William  de 
Warrenne,  who  came  to  England  with 
William  the  Conqueror,  was  in  command 
of  a  part  of  the  Norman  army  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Hastings  (1066),  and  as  a  reward 
for  his  valor  and  fidelity  was  granted  im- 
mense tracts  of  the  conquered  territory. 
He  became  the  first  Earl  of  Warren  and 
Surrey.  His  wife,  Gundreda,  was  the 
daughter  of  King  William,  and  a  descend- 
ant of  the  great  Charlemagne,  and  in  one 
of  the  ancient  churchyards  her  tomb- 
stone is  yet  to  be  seen.  The  Earl  died 
June  24,  1088,  and  although  his  gravestone 
has  been  lost,  the  epitaph  has  been  pre- 
served. In  1845  the  coffers  containing 
the  remains  of  the  Earl  and  his  wife  were 


transferred  to  their  present  resting  place 
in  the  church  of  St.  John  the  Baptist,  at 
Southover,  England.  From  Richard 
Warren  of  the  "Mayflower"  the  line  is 
traced  to  John  Bliss  Warren  through 
Revolutionary  ancestors,  both  paternal 
and  maternal.  On  the  paternal  side  his 
great-grandfather  was  Moses  Warren,  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolution,  and  his  son. 
Rev.  Moses  Warren,  grandfather  of  John 
Bliss  Warren,  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
University,  and  of  a  Congregational 
Theological  Seminary,  giving  his  after- 
life to  the  ministry.  He  was  the  first 
minister  to  deliver  a  sermon  in  the  town 
now  called  Hampden,  Massachusetts, 
then  called  South  Wilbraham,  and  was 
pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  there 
for  forty  years.  He  died  in  the  town  in 
which  so  great  a  portion  of  his  life  was 
spent.  Mr.  Warren's  great-grandfather 
on  the  maternal  side  was  Colonel  Bliss, 
and  as  colonel  of  the  Continental  army, 
was  a  man  of  strong  influence ;  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Provincial  Congress  eight 
years ;  also  a  member  of  the  State  Legis- 
lature, and  a  Senator. 

Rev.  John  Warren,  son  of  Rev.  Moses 
Warren,  also  became  an  eminent  clergy- 
man of  the  Congregational  church.  His 
daughter,  Lydia,  married  Rev.  M.  Smith, 
a  Congregational  minister  of  Hartford, 
Connecticut.  A  son.  Captain  Aaron  War- 
ren, was  the  father  of  John  Bliss  Warren. 

Captain  Aaron  Warren  was  born  in 
Hampden,  Massachusetts,  was  a  graduate 
of  Harvard  University,  and  became  a  man 
of  large  means.  He  married  Betsey 
Stacy,  a  daughter  of  "Squire"  Stacy,  of 
Hampden.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Warren  were 
the  parents  of  three  children:  i.  Lydia, 
who  married  Orrie  Selden,  of  New  Haven, 
Connecticut.  2.  Moses  H.,  born  in  Wil- 
braham, January  20,  1835,  now  deceased ; 
he  was  a  man  of  much  public  spirit,  and 
took  a  very  active  part  in  town  affairs. 


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being  assessor  for  twelve  years,  school 
commissioner  for  several  years,  deputy 
sheriff  sixteen  years,  and  selectman  three 
terms ;  he  married,  in  1857,  Elizabeth 
Sheldon,  v^^ho  died  in  1870.  3.  John  Bliss, 
of  further  mention. 

John  Bliss  Warren,  youngest  son  of 
Captain  Aaron  and  Betsey  (Stacy)  War- 
ren, was  born  in  South  Wilbraham, 
Massachusetts,  in  that  part  of  the  town 
now  called  Hampden,  Massachusetts, 
October  13,  1840,  died  July  6,  1901.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  and  private 
schools,  and  later  in  life  became  interested 
in  the  manufacture  of  paper.  In  connec- 
tion with  Royal  Dickinson  he  purchased 
the  Excelsior  Paper  Mill  at  Holyoke, 
which  became  well  known  as  the  Warren 
and  Dickinson  Mill.  After  conducting 
this  successfully  for  several  years,  Mr. 
Warren  sold  his  interest  to  G.  R.  Dickin- 
son, and  in  1882,  he  built  the  Springfield 
mill  at  West  Ware,  Massachusetts,  and 
there,  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  carried 
on  the  manufacture  of  book,  news,  manila, 
and  colored  paper,  becoming  one  of  the 
best  known  and  most  successful  paper 
manufacturers  of  this  section. 

Mr.  Warren  married,  at  Chicopee, 
Massachusetts,  September  22,  1889,  Emily 
A.  Bell,  born  in  Chicopee,  Massachusetts, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Jefferson  and  Emily 
(Deane)  Bell,  her  father  a  grandson  of 
President  Thomas  Jefferson.  Thomas 
Jefferson  Bell  was  a  college  graduate  and 
a  man  of  wealth,  residing  in  Hillsboro, 
New  Hampshire,  later  moving  to  Chic- 
opee, Massachusetts,  where  he  died. 
Emily  (Deane)  Bell  was  a  daughter  of 
Silas  Deane  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth,  who 
was  the  daughter  of  Rev.  Gurdon  Salton- 
stall,  of  New  London,  Connecticut.  Silas 
Deane  was  a  member  of  the  first  and  sec- 
ond Continental  Congresses.  He  also 
drew  the  rules  for  a  navy,  selected  and 
purchased  the  first  vessel  commissioned 


for  service,  and  was  appointed  by  Con- 
gress as  secret  agent  to  France  to  pur- 
chase supplies  and  munitions  of  war.  He 
was  a  great  diplomat,  and  was  unweary- 
ing in  his  efforts  to  convince  Vergennes, 
the  French  minister  of  foreign  affairs,  of 
the  advantages  to  France  of  the  proposed 
alliance  with  the  United  States,  and  even- 
tually induced  him  to  send  a  fleet  to 
America.  On  February  6,  1778,  Silas 
Deane,  Benjamin  Franklin,  and  Arthur 
Lee  signed  a  treaty  of  commerce  and 
friendship  with  France. 

Mrs.  Warren,  who  survives  her  hus- 
band, and  who  has  had  placed  in  this  vol- 
ume a  beautiful  engraving  of  him  in  com- 
memoration of  his  many  beautiful  traits  of 
character,  makes  her  home  in  Mittineague 
in  summer  in  a  beautiful  mansion,  in 
which  furniture  of  great  age  and  other 
heirlooms  of  the  illustrious  families  from 
which  she  and  her  husband  descend  are 
found.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational church. 


BELL,  Robert, 
Representative   of  Important   Interests. 

In  New  Hampshire,  from  whence  came 
the  forbears  of  Robert  Bell,  of  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  the  name  of  Bell  is 
one  highly  honored,  for  it  was  borne  by 
the  ninth,  thirteenth  and  forty-first  gov- 
ernors of  that  State,  and  Bells  have  been 
conspicuous  in  the  public,  professional 
and  business  life  of  the  State  since  the 
coming  of  John  Bell,  the  founder  of  the 
family  in  New  Hampshire.  John  Bell 
was  born  in  the  vicinity  of  Coleraine, 
County  of  Londonderry,  Ireland,  in  1678, 
died  in  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire, 
July  8,  1743.  He  must  have  settled  in 
Londonderry  in  1720,  as  in  that  year  he 
was  granted  a  homestead  of  sixty  acres 
in  Aukens  range,  upon  which  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  life;  other  lands  were  al- 


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lotted  him  in  1722  and  later,  until  they 
aggregated  three  hundred  acres.  In  1722, 
after  clearing  a  part  of  his  homestead  and 
erecting  a  cabin  thereon,  he  returned  to 
Ireland  for  his  wife  and  two  daughters. 
His  wife,  Elizabeth  Todd,  daughter  of 
John  and  Rachel  (Nelson)  Todd,  and  sis- 
ter of  Colonel  Andrew  Todd,  was  a 
woman  of  decision  and  character  who 
survived  until  aged  eighty-two,  dying 
August  30,  1771.  Their  youngest  son, 
John  (2)  Bell,  was  one  of  the  great  men 
of  his  day,  appointed  a  colonel  in  1780; 
was  State  Senator  and  general  magistrate, 
but  a  farmer  all  his  life,  never  seeking 
fortune  but  content  with  the  good  living 
he  earned.  He  was  a  large,  powerful  man, 
six  feet  one  inch  in  height,  strong  and  ac- 
tive, holding  the  wrestling  championship 
of  his  town  for  twenty  years.  He  died 
November  30,  1825,  aged  ninety-five  years, 
three  months  and  fifteen  days.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Ann  Gilmore,  a  daughter  of 
James  and  Jean  (Baptiste)  Gilmore.  Mrs. 
Bell  is  said  to  have  been  a  great  beauty  in 
her  youth  and  was  a  woman  of  great  pru- 
dence and  good  sense.  Their  son,  John 
(3)  Bell,  was  the  thirteenth  governor  of 
New  Hampshire,  elected  in  1828,  and  their 
son  Samuel,  younger  brother  of  John  (3), 
was  elected  ninth  governor  in  1819,  was 
three  times  reelected,  resigning  to  enter 
the  United  States  Senate,  where  he  served 
twelve  years.  Governor  Samuel  Bell  was, 
moreover,  a  lawyer  and  jurist,  of  whom  it 
was  written :  "His  published  judicial 
opinions  in  the  early  volumes  of  the  State 
Reports  bear  testimony  to  his  habits  of 
thorough  and  careful  research,  his  com- 
plete understanding  of  the  rules  and  rea- 
sons of  the  law,  and  his  clear  logical 
habits  of  investigation  and  statement." 
His  son,  James  Bell,  was  twice  a  candi- 
date for  governor  of  New  Hampshire,  and 
in  1857  was  elected  United  States  Sena- 
tor.   He  also  was  a  lawyer  of  high  attain- 


ment, of  whom  it  was  said :  "No  lawyer 
in  the  State  was  capable  of  rendering  a 
wiser  or  more  weighty  opinion  on  a  naked 
question  of  law  than  he."  This  is  the 
family  from  which  sprang  James  Bell, 
the  great-grandfather  of  Robert  Bell,  of 
Springfield,  who  was  born  about  the  year 
1783,  a  descendant  of  John  Bell,  the 
founder  of  his  family  in  New  Hampshire. 
James  Bell  married  Mary  Parmenter,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  a  son,  Thomas 
Jefferson  Bell,  of  whom  further. 

Thomas  Jefferson  Bell  was  born  in 
Washington,  New  Hampshire,  December 
23,  1808,  died  June  26,  1880.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  schools  of  Antrim,  New 
Hampshire,  and  at  an  early  day  came  to 
Chicopee,  Massachusetts.  He  was  an 
overseer  in  the  Cabot  Mills,  of  Chicopee, 
for  many  years,  and  also  acquired  farming 
interests  as  well  as  cultivating  his  own 
acres.  He  married  Emily  Deane,  born  at 
Bellows  Falls,  Vermont,  October  4, 
1 81 5,  died  March  3,  1887,  granddaughter 
of  Silas  Deane,  diplomat,  member  of  the 
first  and  second  Continental  Congresses, 
who  drew  up  rules  for  a  navy  and  selected 
and  purchased  the  first  vessel  commis- 
sioned for  service  by  Congress.  He  was 
appointed  by  Congress  secret  agent  to 
France  to  purchase  supplies  and  muni- 
tions of  war  and  to  secure  a  political  and 
commercial  alliance  with  that  country. 
He  was  unwearying  in  his  efforts  to  con- 
vince the  French  minister  of  foreign  af- 
fairs, Vergennes,  of  the  advantages  to 
France  of  the  proposed  alliance  with  the 
American  colonies,  and  eventually  in- 
duced him  to  send  a  fleet  to  their  assist- 
ance. On  February  6,  1778,  Silas  Deane, 
Benjamin  Franklin  and  Arthur  Lee 
signed  a  treaty  of  commerce  and  friend- 
ship with  France.  Thomas  Jefferson  and 
Emily  (Deane)  Bell  were  the  parents  of 
three  daughters  and  a  son :  Emily  A., 
married  John  B.  Warren,  now  deceased, 
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and  resides  in  Agawam,  Massachusetts ; 
Jennie,  deceased;  Hiram  W.,  of  further 
mention ;  and  Clara  B.,  who  married  Israel 
Harmon. 

Hiram  W.  Bell,  only  son  of  Thomas  J. 
and  Emily  (Deane)  Bell,  was  born  in  Chic- 
opee,  Massachusetts,  August  28,  1843. 
After  finishing  grade  and  high  school 
study,  he  entered  Williston  Academy,  and 
was  a  student  there  during  the  years  1860- 
1861.  In  1863  he  was  appointed  clerk  at 
the  Springfield  United  States  Armory,  a 
position  he  held  for  forty-four  consecutive 
years,  advancing  to  the  position  of  chief 
clerk  and  retiring  in  1907.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Chicopee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  ;  the  South  Congregational  Church ; 
and  in  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He 
married,  August  21,  1879,  Cara  E.  Lam- 
son,  born  in  Newburyport,  Massachusetts, 
December  9,  1853,  daughter  of  Stephen 
and  Frances  (Pearson)  Lamson.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bell  are  the  parents  of  an  only  child, 
Robert,  of  whom  further. 

Robert  Bell,  son  of  Hiram  W.  and  Cara 
E.  (Lamson)  Bell,  was  born  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  February  12,  1882,  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Springfield,  finishing  with  high  school 
graduation,  class  of  1898.  His  first  posi- 
tion in  the  business  life  of  his  city  was  as 
office  boy  with  the  Massachusetts  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company.  His  service 
with  that  company  was  continuous  until 
1920,  and  he  rose  through  many  promo- 
tions to  the  position  of  department  man- 
ager. On  October  i,  1920,  Mr.  Bell  be- 
came associated  with  the  Fiberloid  Cor- 
poration, of  New  York,  as  a  representative 
in  the  West,  with  headquarters  in  New 
York  City. 

Mr.  Bell  is  a  member  of  Springfield 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  of 
all  the  higher  Masonic  bodies,  including 
Connecticut  Valley  Consistory,  Ancient 
Accepted  Scottish  Rite,  in  which  he  holds 


the  thirty-second  degree.  He  is  also  a 
noble  of  Melha  Temple,  Nobles  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine,  and  through  his  patriotic 
ancestry  holds  membership  in  the  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution.  His  club  is 
the  Nayasset. 

Mr.  Bell  married,  November  29,  1906, 
Cora  B.  Bean,  of  Martinville,  Quebec, 
Canada,  daughter  of  Silas  B.  and  Sarah 
Fidelia  (Cass)  Bean.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bell 
are  the  parents  of  a  son,  Edwin  Mont- 
gomery Bell,  born  November  18,  1908. 
The  family  since  1908  has  resided  at 
Tatham  Hill,  in  West  Springfield. 


FLAGG,  Raymond  Horatio, 

Active  in  Community  Affairs. 

The  progenitor  of  the  Flagg  family,  of 
which  Raymond  H.  Flagg,  treasurer  and 
director  of  the  Commercial  Trust  Com- 
pany, of  Springfield,  is  a  worthy  repre- 
sentative, was  Sir  Alger  de  Flegge,  of  De 
Flegge  Hall,  Norwich,  England,  who  was 
living  in  1160,  A.  D.  His  forbears  were 
Normans,  who  came  to  England  in  1066 
with  William  the  Conqueror  and  were 
given  a  portion  of  Norfolk  county  as  their 
fee.  From  Sir  Alger  de  Flegge  the  de- 
scent is  traced  through  several  genera- 
tions to  William  Flegg,  an  earlier  form 
of  the  spelling  of  the  name  Flagg. 

(I)  William  Flegg  resided  in  Norfolk 
county,  England,  and  died  in  1426.  He 
was  survived  by  his  two  sons,  William, 
and  Thomas,  of  further  mention. 

(II)  Thomas  Flegg,  second  son  of 
William  Flegg,  resided  in  Norfolk  county, 
England,  where  he  died  in  1471.  His  son 
William  is  of  further  mention. 

(HI)  William  (2)  Flegg,  son  of 
Thomas  Flegg,  resided  in  Swafield, 
County  Norfolk,  England,  in  1521,  in  the 
reign  of  Henry  VIII.  His  family  con- 
sisted of  five  sons:  William,  Richard,  of 
further  mention ;  Thomas,  John,  James. 


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(IV)  Richard  Flegg,  second  son  of 
William  (2)  Flegg,  resided  in  Shipdham, 
County  Norfolk,  England,  and  left  a  will 
which  was  proved  May  28,  1587,  in  which 
he  mentioned  his  wife  Margaret.  They 
had  children:  William,  Richard,  John, 
of  further  mention  ;  Alice,  Ralph. 

(V)  John  Flegg,  third  son  of  Richard 
and  Margaret  Flegg,  resided  in  Foxham, 
County  Norfolk,  England,  and  made  a 
will  dated  September  3,  1613,  proved  in 
Norwich,  February  16,  1617.  He  married 
Aveline  Robinson,  widow  of  J.  Robinson, 
deputy  of  Bennington,  and  they  had  three 
children  :  Allan,  Bartholomew,  of  further 
mention ;  and  Rebecca. 

(VI)  Bartholomew  Flegg,  second  son 
of  John  and  Aveline  (Robinson)  Flegg,  of 
Whinebergh,     England,     married     Alice 

,  who  bore  him  four  sons :    Samuel, 

Thomas,  of  further  mention ;  Francis, 
John. 

(VII)  Thomas  (2)  Flegg,  second  son 
of  Bartholomew  and  Alice  Flegg,  was 
baptized  in  Whinebergh,  near  Norwich, 
England,  in  1615,  but  being  a  second  son 
he  did  not  inherit  the  property.  He  came 
to  this  country  with  Sir  Richard  Carver 
in  the  ship,  "John  and  Dorothy,"  in  the 
year  1637,  and  in  1642,  in  the  company 
of  Sir  Richard  Saltonstall,  was  one  of  the 
settlers  of  Watertown,  Massachusetts. 
He  served  as  selectman  there  in  1671-74- 
75-76-78-81-85-87.  He  lost  an  eye  by  the 
accidental  discharge  of  a  gun  previous  to 

1659.     He  married  Mary  ,  born  in 

England,  1619,  who  bore  him  the  follow- 
ing named  children :  Gershdm,  born 
April  16,  1641 ;  John,  born  June  15,  1643; 
Bartholomew,  born  February  23,  1645 1 
Thomas,  born  April  28,  1646;  Michael, 
born  March  22,  1651  ;  Eleazer,  of  further 
mention  ;  Elizabeth,  born  March  20,  1655  ; 
Mary,  born  June  14,  1657;  Rebecca,  born 
September  5,  1660;  Benjamin,  born  June 


25,     1662;    Allen,    born    May    16,    1665. 
Thomas  (2)  Flegg  died  February  6,  1698. 

(VIII)  Eleazer  Flegg,  sixth  son  of 
Thomas  (2)  and  Mary  Flegg,  was  born 
May  14,  1653,  died  May  i,  1722.  He  mar- 
ried, October  10,  1676,  Deborah  Barnes, 
and  among  their  children  were :  Deborah, 
born  1677;  Abigail,  1679;  Eleazer,  of 
further  mention. 

(IX)  Eleazer  (2)  Flegg,  son  of  Eleazer 
(i)  and  Deborah  (Barnes)  Flegg,  was 
born  in  1687,  and  died  in  1745.  He  mar- 
ried  Deborah   ,   and   among   their 

children  was  James,  of  further  mention. 

(X)  James  Flagg  (as  the  name  is  now 
spelled)  son  of  Eleazer  (2)  and  Deborah 
Flegg,  was  born  in  Concord,  Massachu- 
setts, May  3,  1723,  and  died  in  Wilming- 
ton, Vermont,  in  1807.  He  was  a  minute- 
man  at  the  time  of  the  Revolutionary 
War.  He  resided  in  Concord  until  1750, 
then  moved  to  Upton,  and  later  to  Wil- 
mington, where  he  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  days.  He  married,  March  6,  1746, 
Anna  Moore,  of  Cambridge,  Massachu- 
setts, and  their  sixth  child  was  John,  of 
further  mention. 

(XI)  John  (2)  Flagg,  sixth  son  of 
James  and  Anna  (Moore)  Flagg,  was 
born  in  Upton,  Massachusetts,  October 
6,  1758.  He  served  in  the  militia  in  his 
father's  place,  who  was  a  minuteman  and 
needed  at  home,  volunteering  at  the  age 
of  sixteen,  on  the  Lexington  Alarm.  He 
actively  participated  in  the  battle  of 
Bunker  Hill  and  Dorchester  Heights, 
served  in  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  and 
in  Connecticut,  and  was  with  General 
Washington  and  his  troops  during  that 
memorable  winter  at  Valley  Forge.  In 
1779  he  was  transferred  to  the  Continental 
army.  He  married  (first),  in  1785, 
Thankful  Hawkes,  who  died  about  eight 
years  later.  He  married  (second),  Janu- 
ary 31,  1796,  Lucy  Stebbins,  of  Spring- 
field,   Massachusetts,    who   died   in   Wil- 


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mington,  November  ii,  1808.  Children  of 
second  wife :  John  Sidney,  born  Decem- 
ber 16,  I7S)6,  died  November  20,  1799; 
Horatio,  of  further  mention. 

(XII)  Rev.  Horatio  Flagg,  second  son 
of  John  (2)  and  Lucy  (Stebbins)  Flagg, 
v^^as  born  in  Wilmington,  Vermont,  Janu- 
ary 24,  1798,  and  died  May  19,  1861.  He 
graduated  from  Amherst  College  in  the 
year  1825,  studied  theology,  was  ordained 
to  the  ministry,  and  served  in  extended 
pastorates  in  Colerain,  Massachusetts.  In 
185 1  he  served  Colerain  in  the  Massachu- 
setts Legislature,  he  having  previously 
been  compelled  to  relinquish  ministerial 
work  on  account  of  impaired  health.  Rev. 
Horatio  Flagg  married  (first)  Mary 
Pratt,  born  1796.  He  married  (second) 
Mary  Coombs,  of  Colerain,  born  April  i, 
1813,  died  in  October,  1893,  in  Florence, 
Massachusetts.  Children  of  Rev.  Horatio 
Flagg:  Lucy  C,  married  William  A. 
Dickinson ;  Herbert  Horatio ;  Urbane 
Horatio,  of  further  mention ;  Payson  Jon- 
athon.  A  peculiarity  about  the  sons  of 
Rev.  Horatio  Flagg  is  the  fact  that  all 
were  physicians  and  surgeons,  all  mar- 
ried and  all  had  families  consisting  of  four 
children  each. 

(XIII)  Dr.  Urbane  Horatio  Flagg, 
second  son  of  Rev.  Horatio  Flagg,  was 
born  in  Colerain,  Massachusetts,  August 
19,  1851,  and  died  in  West  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  November  28,  1894.  His 
elementary  education  was  received  in  the 
Colerain  public  and  Springfield  public 
schools,  and  Arms  Academy  at  Shelburne 
Falls,  and  upon  the  completion  of  these 
studies  he  matriculated  in  Jefiferson  Med- 
ical College,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  June, 
1878.  He  engaged  in  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession  in  West  Springfield,  in 
October,  1878,  and  so  continued  until  six 
years  prior  to  his  death,  when  he  estab- 
lished   an   office   in    Springfield,   and   his 


practice  in  both  places  increased  in  vol- 
ume and  importance  with  the  passing 
years.  He  was  a  conscientious,  Christian 
gentleman,  in  addition  to  a  skillful  and 
painstaking  physician,  and  he  was  highly 
regarded  and  greatly  beloved  by  his 
patients  and  numerous  friends.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  various  medical  socie- 
ties, and  a  member  of  Springfield  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 

Dr.  Urbane  H.  Flagg  married,  June  23, 
1880,  Emily  M.  Cunlilfe,  of  Bolton,  Lan- 
cashire, England,  daughter  of  William 
and  Anna  (Mason)  Cunliflfe.  Children 
of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Flagg:  William  Hal- 
lock,  died  aged  five  years ;  Emily  Mabel, 
married  Henry  L.  Birge,  of  West  Haven, 
Connecticut,  and  their  children  were : 
Henry  L.,  Jr.,  Emily  Jane,  Elizabeth,  and 
Sidney  Flagg  Birge  ;  Raymond  Horatio,  of 
further    mention ;    and    Ruth    Elizabeth. 

William  Cunliffe,  father  of  Mrs.  Emily  M. 
(Cunlifife)  Flagg,  a  native  of  England,  was 
connected  with  the  manufacture  of  cotton 
mill  machinery  and  the  introducing  of  it 
into  this  country.  He  crossed  the  Atlan- 
tic ocean  several  times,  and  was  here  prior 
to  the  outbreak  of  the  War  of  the  Rebel- 
lion; he  enlisted  with  the  Union  forces 
from  New  York  City,  was  made  quarter- 
master, and  was  injured  while  attempting 
to  save  the  books  of  the  regiment  from 
the  attacking  forces. 

(XIV)  Raymond  Horatio  Flagg,  sec- 
ond son  of  Dr.  Urbane  Horatio  and  Emily 
M.  (Cunliffe)  Flagg,  was  born  in  West 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  April  21,  1888. 
He  was  a  student  in  the  town  school  and 
the  West  Springfield  High  School,  and 
after  completing  his  studies  he  was  em- 
ployed in  a  wholesale  plumbing  house,  in 
the  capacity  of  bookkeeper,  serving  as 
such  for  eighteen  months.  He  then  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  Safe  Deposit  and 
Trust  Company  of  Springfield,  serving  in 
a  similar  capacity,  and  later  as  teller,  his 

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connection  with  this  institution  covering 
the  period  of  time  between  1909  and  1915, 
in  which  latter  year  he  became  connected 
with  the  organization  of  the  Commercial 
Trust  Company  of  Springfield,  in  the 
capacity  of  assistant  treasurer,  and  in  1919 
was  advanced  to  the  office  of  treasurer, 
which  he  acceptably  fills,  in  addition  to 
that  of  director  of  the  company.  He  is  a 
man  of  force  and  energy,  is  public-spirited 
and  progressive,  alert  to  every  opportun- 
ity which  promises  advancement  of  com- 
munity interests,  and  for  three  years  filled 
the  office  of  auditor  of  the  town  of  West 
Springfield,  giving  entire  satisfaction  to 
all  concerned.  He  is  high  in  Masonic 
circles  in  Springfield,  having  attained  the 
thirty-second  degree  in  the  Scottish  Rite 
in  that  order,  affiliating  with  Mt.  Ortho- 
dox Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
of  West  Springfield,  and  Melha  Temple, 
Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mys- 
tic Shrine.  His  religious  affiliation  is 
with  the  Congregational  church. 

Mr.  Flagg  married,  October  18,  1913, 
Edith  Applin,  of  Brattleboro,  Vermont, 
daughter  of  Edgar  M.  and  Ella  C. 
(Tucker)  Applin.  Children:  Ramona 
Jean,  born  August  18,  1916;  Winifred 
Applin,  born  July  17,  1918. 


HUGHES,  Frank  Norton, 

Corporation  Official. 

Frank  N.  Hughes,  assistant  treasurer  of 
the  Commercial  Trust  Company  of 
Springfield,  has  been  connected  with 
banking  interests  in  that  city  since  leav- 
ing school  at  nineteen  years  of  age. 

John  Hughes,  grandfather  of  Frank 
Norton  Hughes,  was  born,  lived  and  died 
in  Ireland.  He  acquired  a  practical  edu- 
cation in  the  common  schools  adjacent  to 
his  home,  and  thereafter  devoted  his  at- 
tention to  agricultural  pursuits  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death.    He  married  Ellen  Nor- 


ton, also  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  Thomas,  of  further 
mention. 

Thomas  Hughes,  son  of  John  Hughes 
and  his  wife,  Ellen  (Norton)  Hughes,  was 
born  in  the  town  of  Doone,  County  Ros- 
common, Ireland,  in  the  year  1848.  He 
received  a  common  school  education,  and 
assisted  with  the  work  on  his  father's 
farm  until  the  year  1869,  when  he  attained 
his  majority,  he  then  coming  to  the 
United  States  in  the  hope  of  bettering  his 
prospects.  He  arrived  in  New  York  City, 
April  27,  1869,  and  for  the  following  year 
worked  in  the  vicinity  of  Newark  and  in 
Hudson  City,  New  Jersey.  In  April, 
1870,  he  moved  to  Longmeadow,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  for  the  following  six  years 
devoted  his  attention  to  the  tilling  of  the 
soil.  At  the  expiration  of  that  period  of 
time,  in  1876,  following  out  a  long-cher- 
ished wish,  he  went  West,  not  being  sat- 
isfied until  he  reached  the  Pacific  coast, 
and  for  two  years  he  followed  agricul- 
tural pursuits  in  San  Joaquin  county,  Cal- 
ifornia. He  then  went  to  Washington 
Territory,  where  he  worked  at  gold  min- 
ing for  about  two  years.  He  then  deter- 
mined to  return  East,  that  portion  of  the 
country  better  suiting  his  tastes  and  in- 
clinations, and  accordingly  again  located 
in  Longmeadow,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  made  his  home  for  the  long  period  of 
forty  years.  He  was  esteemed  for  his 
many  excellent  qualities  of  mind  and 
heart,  and  was  a  potent  factor  for  good  in 
the  community.  He  married  Sarah  Ward, 
a  native  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  born 
July  16,  1853,  died  August  31,  1909,  a 
daughter  of  Peter  and  Sarah  (O'Connor) 
Ward.  Children :  John,  deceased  ;  Ellen, 
deceased  ;  Charles ;  Thomas  ;  Anna,  a  sis- 
ter of  St.  Joseph's  in  North  Adams,  Mas- 
sachusetts ;  Frank  Norton,  of  further 
mention  ;  Sarah  ;  Henry,  deceased  ;  Mary ; 
Gertrude. 


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Frank  Norton  Hughes,  fourth  son  of 
Thomas  and  Sarah  (Ward)  Hughes,  was 
born  in  Longmeadow,  Massachusetts, 
November  14,  1885.  The  education  he  re- 
ceived in  the  schools  of  Longmeadow  was 
supplemented  by  attendance  at  the 
Springfield  High  School.  In  1904,  at  the 
age  of  nineteen,  he  began  his  active  busi- 
ness career,  his  first  position  being  clerk 
in  the  Agawam  National  Bank,  which  he 
filled  for  one  year.  The  following  year 
he  was  an  employee  of  the  Hampden 
Trust  Company,  and  then  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Union  Trust  Company,  con- 
tinuing this  connection  for  ten  years,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  served  as  clerk,  book- 
keeper, teller,  and  general  utility  man, 
serving  creditably  in  each.  In  1916  he 
severed  his  connection  with  that  institu- 
tion and  entered  the  employ  of  the  Com- 
mercial Trust  Company,  in  the  capacity  of 
secretary,  and  at  the  present  time  (1921) 
is  filling  the  position  of  assistant  treas- 
urer, his  advance  in  rank  being  the  result 
of  conscientious  effort  and  efficiency  in 
the  performance  of  the  duties  devolving 
upon  him.  Up  to  June,  191 5,  Mr.  Hughes 
retained  his  residence  in  Longmeadow, 
where  he  held  a  number  of  minor  town 
offices,  then  moved  to  West  Springfield, 
where  he  now  resides.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  Knights 
of  Columbus,  Order  of  the  Alhambra,  and 
Springfield  Fish  and  Gam?  Club. 

Mr.  Hughes  married,  June  i,  1915,  Lil- 
lian F.  Norris,  of  West  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, daughter  of  Patrick  and  Lear 
(Cabanna)  Norris.  They  are  the  parents 
of  one  child,  Dorothy  A.,  born  October 
22,  1916.  

WHITE,  Harold, 

Bank  Official. 

Harold  White,  of  West  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,    is    a    descendant    in    the 

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ninth  generation  of  the  family  founded 
in  New  England  by  Elder  John  White, 
who  arrived  at  Boston  in  the  ship  "Lion," 
September  16,  1632,  accompanied  by 
wife,  Mary,  and  two  children.  He  settled 
at  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  Harvard 
Library  now  being  located  on  part  of  the 
land  granted  him.  When  a  company  of 
about  one  hundred  left  Cambridge  in 
1636  to  form  a  settlement  at  Hartford,  he 
was  one  of  the  number,  and  there,  as  in 
Cambridge,  became  prominent.  In  1659 
dissension  arose  in  the  Hartford  Church, 
and  on  April  18,  of  that  year,  he,  as  one 
of  a  party  of  sixty,  withdrew  and  formed 
a  new  settlement  at  Hadley,  Massachu- 
setts. About  1670  he  returned  to  Hart- 
ford and  became  a  member  of  South 
Church,  formed  by  seceding  members 
from  the  First  Church.  He  was  elected 
a  member  of  South  Church  and  resided  at 
Hartford  until  his  death.  Elder  John  and 
Mary  White  were  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren, the  line  of  descent  to  Harold  White, 
of  West  Springfield,  being  through  their 
eldest  son,  Nathaniel,  known  to  his  towns- 
men as  Captain  Nathaniel. 

(II)  Captain  Nathaniel  White  was 
born  in  England,  was  about  three  years  of 
age  when  brought  to  New  England  by  his 
parents,  in  June,  1632,  and  became  one 
of  the  original  proprietors  and  settlers  of 
Middletown,  Connecticut.  Eighty-five 
times  he  was  elected  to  the  legislative 
body  governing  the  colony  (two  elections 
being  held  each  year),  and  when  last 
chosen  was  eighty-one  years  of  age.  He 
was  otherwise  prominent  in  his  commun- 
ity and  ranked  among  the  leading  men  of 
his  day.  His  first  wife,  Elizabeth,  who 
died  in  1690,  was  the  mother  of  his  eight 
children:  Deacon  Nathaniel  (2),  who  is 
next  in  line ;  Elizabeth,  who  married  Ser- 
geant John  Clark ;  John  ;  Mary  ;  Ensign 
Daniel ;  Sarah  ;  Jacob  ;  and  Joseph. 

(Ill)   Deacon  Nathaniel  (2)  White  was 


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born  in  Middletown,  Connecticut,  July  7, 
1652,  died  in  Hadley,  Massachusetts,  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1742.  He  settled  in  Hadley, 
about  the  time  of  his  marriage,  on  the 
homestead  of  his  grandfather.  Elder  John 
White,  and  there  took  the  oath  of  alle- 
giance in  February,  1679.  He  became  a 
large  land  owner,  was  one  of  the  commit- 
tee to  arrange  the  seating  of  the  meeting 
house,  and  was  prominent  in  church  and 
town  affairs.  He  married,  March  28,  1678, 
Elizabeth  Savage,  born  June  3,  1655,  died 
January  30,  1742,  daughter  of  John  Sav- 
age. They  were  the  parents  of  eleven 
children,  descent  being  traced  through 
Daniel,   the  sixth   child  and   fourth  son. 

(IV)  Daniel  White  was  born  at  Had- 
ley, Massachusetts,  March  i,  1690,  set- 
tled in  West  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
and  there  died,  October  19,  1721.  He  mar- 
ried, in  1715,  Hannah  Bagg,  who  sur- 
vived him  forty-three  years,  dying  De- 
cember II,  1764,  aged  seventy-two  years. 
They  were  the  parents  of  four  children, 
the  second  son.  Sergeant  Daniel,  the  an- 
cestor of  Harold  White. 

(V)  Sergeant  Daniel  White  was  born 
in  West  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  June 
22,  1719,  died  at  the  home  of  his  son, 
Pliny,  January  7,  1805.  He  was  a  house 
carpenter,  but  lived  for  nearly  half  a  cen- 
tury in  a  log  cabin  which  was  still  stand- 
ing in  1845.  He  was  a  man  of  stalwart 
frame,  but  rather  eccentric  in  character. 
He  married,  July  29,  1747,  Priscilla  Leon- 
ard, born  June  21,  1725,  died  July  20, 
1800,  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  Leon- 
ard, of  West  Springfield.  His  eldest  son, 
Horace,  a  blacksmith,  bore  the  rank  of 
lieutenant ;  his  second  son,  Daniel,  was  a 
Revolutionary  soldier  in  the  Canadian 
Expedition  with  Montgomery  in  1777;  the 
third   son,   Pliny,   is   of  further   mention. 

(VI)  Pliny  White,  son  of  Sergeant 
Daniel  and  Priscilla  (Leonard)  White, 
was  born  in  West  Springfield,  Massachu- 


setts, October  12,  1761,  there  lived  the  life 
of  an  agriculturist,  and  died  October  8, 
1808.  He  married,  July  14,  1793,  Lydia 
Granger,  born  March  22,  1770,  died  Au- 
gust 27,  1843,  daughter  of  Daniel  and 
Lydia  Granger.  They  were  the  parents  of 
an  only  child,  Daniel  Granger. 

(VII)  Daniel  Granger  White,  son  of 
Pliny  and  Lydia  (Granger)  White,  was 
born  in  West  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
May  28,  5796,  where  he  resided  all  his  life, 
a  farmer,  and  there  died,  August  4,  1859. 
He  married,  March  22,  1830,  Harriet  Day, 
born  October  30,  1795,  daughter  of  Her- 
man and  Lois  (Ely)  Day,  of  West  Spring- 
field. They  were  the  parents  of  daugh- 
ters:  Fanny,  born  December  5,  1832,  mar- 
ried William  M.  Pomeroy,  both  deceased  ; 
Harriet,  born  August  12,  1834,  still  living 
in  West  Springfield ;  and  of  an  only  son, 
Daniel  Granger  (2). 

(VIII)  Daniel  Granger  (2)  White,  son 
of  Daniel  Granger  (i)  and  Harriet  (Day) 
White,  was  born  in  West  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  June  12,  1838,  died  there, 
December  26,  1913.  He  was  a  substantial 
farmer,  his  farm  the  land  settled  upon  by 
his  ancestors  in  1719.  He  was  a  man  of 
unusual  intelligence,  and  a  great  lover 
of  nature  in  all  her  forms,  flowers,  per- 
haps, most  deeply  appealing  to  him.  His 
connection  with  the  free  public  library 
was  one  of  the  pleasures  of  his  life,  and 
he  was  its  librarian  until  his  death.  Now 
that  a  new  and  appropriate  library  build- 
ing has  been  dedicated  in  West  Spring- 
field, the  following  item  is  of  deep  in- 
terest : 

The  first  library  in  West  Springfield  was  started 
in  1775  by  John  Ashley  and  Rev.  Dr.  Joseph 
Lathrop,  and  comprised  fifty-six  volumes,  most  of 
vv^hich  were  given  by  these  two  public-spirited  cit- 
izens. From  this  small  beginning  to  various  ex- 
periences it  has  grown  to  its  present  usefulness. 
Formerly  the  librarian's  duties  were  combined 
with  those  of  town  clerk  and  treasurer,  and  for 
twenty-six  years,  from  1864  to  iSqo,  John  Harmon 


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faithfully  performed  the  work.  In  1891  Elisha  P. 
Bartholomew  succeeded  to  the  office,  and  he  was 
followed  in  1892  by  Fred  H.  Sibley,  who  did  the 
work  of  both  offices  until  1893.  At  that  time  it 
was  decided  to  relieve  the  clerk  of  some  of  his 
duties,  and  Daniel  G.  White  was  chosen  librarian. 
Mr.  White  was  in  charge  for  twenty-six  years 
and  did  much  for  the  library.  A  memorial,  known 
as  the  Daniel  Granger  White  Nature  Memorial 
Library,  has  been  established  from  the  income  of 
a  gift  of  five  hundred  dollars  presented  by  his 
family.  Nathan  D,  Bill,  of  Springfield,  contrib- 
uted valuable  service  by  calling  the  attention  of 
Mr.  Carnegie  to  the  situation  in  the  town. 

Mr.  White  married,  March  22,  1865, 
Fannie  Eliza  Crossett,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  born  August  15,  1840, 
daughter  of  Charles  Robbins  and  Mary- 
Esther  (Colson)  Crossett.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  White  were  the  parents  of  the  fol- 
lowing children :  Robert  Day,  married 
Bertha  Dickinson  ;  Harriet,  married,  Octo- 
ber 12,  1908,  Lieutenant  John  Leon  Sid- 
dell,  who  died  in  the  service  of  his  coun- 
try, October  22,  1918;  Daniel,  deceased; 
Harold,  of  further  mention ;  Frances, 
married  (second)  William  Thornton 
Simpson. 

(IX)  Harold  White,  son  of  Daniel 
Granger  (2)  and  Fannie  Eliza  (Crossett) 
White,  was  born  in  the  old  homestead  in 
West  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  July  18, 
1879,  and  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools.  In  1899  he  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Pynchon  National  Bank  of  Spring- 
field, remaining  two  years.  In  June,  1901, 
he  became  bookkeeper  for  the  Springfield 
Safe  Deposit  Company,  and  in,  191 1  was 
promoted  to  his  present  position,  that  of 
teller.  He  was  president  of  the  American 
Institute  of  Banking,  Springfield ;  mem- 
ber of  the  executive  and  grounds  commit- 
tees of  the  Springfield  Country  Club ; 
member  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  West  Springfield,  and  for  six 
years  collector  of  the  parish. 

Mr.  White  married,  October  7,  1903, 
Katharine     Louise    Pratt,    daughter    of 


Charles  Adams  and  Clara  Cordelia  (Cros- 
sett) Pratt.  They  are  the  parents  of  two 
children:  Elizabeth,  born  December  11, 
1904;  and  Katharine,  born  November  21, 
1909.  Mrs.  White  is  a  descendant  of  an 
ancient  Colonial  family,  and  a  great- 
granddaughter  of  Josiah  and  Myrah 
(Griswold)  Pratt.  Her  grandfather, 
Orrin  Pratt,  was  born  in  Athol,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1820,  died  October  4,  1884. 
He  married  Irene  Fannie  Richmond,  born 
in  Buckland,  Massachusetts,  June  3, 
1826,  died  1888.  Among  their  children 
was  a  son,  Charles  Adams  Pratt,  born  in 
Buckland,  Massachusetts,  in  1848,  died 
January  2,  1889.  He  married,  in  1868, 
Clara  Cordelia  Crossett,  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  in  1852,  died  Octo- 
ber 24,  1902,  daughter  of  George  Abbott- 
ford  and  Elizabeth  (Perkins)  Crossett. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crossett  were  the  parents 
of  five  children :  Clara  Irene,  who  mar- 
ried Charles  C.  Lewis ;  Alice  Richmond, 
who  married  Henry  T.  Morgan ;  George 
W. ;  Katharine  Louise,  wife  of  Harold 
White ;  Florence  Griswold,  who  married 
Donald  B.  Rice. 


GILMORE,  Dwight, 

Active  in  Amnsements  and  Art. 

As  manager  of  the  Court  Square  The- 
atre of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Mr. 
Gilmore  is  continuing  a  family  associa- 
tion with  that  well  known  play  house 
which  was  built  by  Dwight  O.  Gilmore, 
his  uncle,  and  which  was  thrown  open  to 
the  public  September  5,  1892.  This 
branch  of  the  family  produced  another 
caterer  to  public  amusement  in  the  per- 
son of  E.  G.  Gilmore,  founder  of  Gilmore's 
Garden,  of  New  York  City,  and  one-time 
owner  and  manager  of  the  Academy  of 
Music  on  Fourteenth  street  in  that  city. 
This  branch  of  the  family  is  traced  to 
Captain  Nathaniel   Gilmore,  of  Staflford, 


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Connecticut,  whose  grandson,  Charles  N. 
Gilmore,  following  his  railroad  calling, 
found  his  way  to  the  State  of  Iowa,  and 
in  the  city  of  Des  Moines,  his  son,  Dwight 
Gilmore,  now  of  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, was  born. 

(I)  Captain  Nathaniel  Gillmore  (as  he 
spelled  the  name),  was  born  in  Stafford, 
Connecticut,  and  there  became  well 
known,  particularly  as  a  military  man. 
He  held  a  commission  in  the  State  Militia 
as  captain  of  a  troop  of  cavalry,  the  com- 
mission, which  is  preserved  by  descend- 
ants, being  signed  by  Governor  Jonathan 
Trumbull  and  Samuel  Wyllis,  secretary. 
He  married  and  had  sons :  Dr.  Harry 
Gilmore,  a  physician  of  Brookfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, William,  an  iron  master  of  Staf- 
ford Furnace,  and  colonel  of  militia ;  and 
Nathaniel  (2),  of  further  mention. 

(II)  Nathaniel  (2)  Gilmore  was  born 
in  Stafford,  Connecticut,  and  died  in  1843. 
He  was  for  many  years  proprietor  of  the 
hotel  at  Stafford  Springs,  that  hostelry 
being  on  the  old  New  York  and  Boston 
stage  route  and  a  regular  stop  for  meals, 
the  only  one  between  Sturbridge,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  Vernon,  Connecticut.  By 
his  first  wife,  Elmira,  he  had  children : 
John  P.;  William  M.,  and  Sarah  Elmira 
Gilmore.     He  married  (second),  May  25, 

1834,  Charlotte  Olmsted,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  Charles  N.,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Dwight  O.,  who  died  in  1918,  a  large 
real  estate  owner  of  Springfield  (see  fol- 
lowing sketch)  ;  Edwin  G.,  and  Esther 
Ely. 

(III)  Charles  N.  Gilmore,  eldest  son  of 
Nathaniel  (2)  Gilmore  and  his  second 
wife  Charlotte  (Olmsted)  Gilmore,  was 
born  at  Stafford  Springs,  Connecticut,  in 

1835,  died  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  in  1912, 
He  was  eight  years  of  age  when  his  father 
died,  his  mother  with  her  children  then 
going  to  Monson,  Massachusetts,  her 
birthplace,   and   home   of   the   Olmsteds. 


He  attended  school  at  Monson  and  was 
variously  employed,  but  when  little  more 
than  a  boy,  he  went  West,  found  a  home 
in  Ohio  at  Bellefontaine,  and  when 
twenty-one  years  of  age  was  so  well  ad- 
vanced as  a  railroad  man  that  he  was 
rated  an  engineer  and  given  an  engine. 
From  youth  until  old  age  he  was  engaged 
in  railroad  work,  thus  spending  more  than 
half  a  century  of  his  life. 

He  was  for  many  years  connected  with 
the  Illinois  Central  railroad,  but  in  1874 
he  went  to  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  where  he 
built  more  than  half  of  the  Des  Moines 
&  Fort  Dodge  railroad.  He  was  holding 
the  position  of  superintendent  with  the 
Rock  Island  railroad  at  the  time  of  his 
retirement,  his  death  occurring  seven 
years  later.  He  held  high  reputation  in  the 
railroad  world,  but  was  well  liked  in  social 
circles,  much  sought  for  to  complete  a 
hunting  or  a  fishing  party,  two  forms  of 
sport  of  which  he  was  very  fond.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  affiliated 
with  Chicago  bodies. 

Mr.  Gilmore  married  Nellie  A.  Green, 
daughter  of  Albert  Green,  of  Danbury, 
Connecticut,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  two  children  :  Dwight,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  and  Louise  G.,  who  married  Harry 
D.  Rawson,  an  architect  of  Des  Moines, 
Iowa,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  Charles 
Gilmore,  and  Mary  Scott  Rawson. 

(IV)  Dwight  Gilmore,  only  son  of 
Charles  N.  and  Nellie  A.  (Green)  Gil- 
more, was  born  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  Jan- 
uary 16,  1880,  and  there  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools.  For  ten  years  of  his 
life  following  school  days,  he  was  in  the 
employ  of  the  Rock  Island  Railroad  Com- 
pany, but  at  the  age  of  twenty-six  he  came 
East  and  in  1906  located  in  Springfield, 
remaining  two  years  as  treasurer  of  the 
Court  Square  Theatre,  built  and  owned 
by  his  uncle,  Dwight  O.  Gilmore.  He 
then  returned  to  Des  Moines  and  was  with 


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the  Rock  Island  railroad  for  five  years, 
returned  to  Springfield,  which  has  since 
been  his  home,  lie  is  manager  of  the 
Court  Square  theatre,  treasurer  of  the 
Taber-Prang  Art  Company,  trustee  of  the 
Five  Cents  Savijigs  Bank,  and  a  director 
of  the  Union  Trust  Company ;  and  he  also 
has  large  real  estate  interests,  to  which 
his  time  is  largely  devoted. 

Mr.  Gilmore  is  affiliated  with 
field  Lodge,  and  the  Benevolent  ;. 
tective  Order  of  Elks,  and  his  c. 
the  Winthrop,  Nay  asset,  Golf  and 
field  Couiitr-, 


Moody   to  suspend    ...  hft 

period  of  the  Civil  War  re 

came  to  Springfield  and  ..;.    .  i-_u  .^  i  m- 
terest  in  the  Music  Hall  Restaurant,  then 
conducted    in     the    ba.sement     of    Tilly 
Haynes'  Music  Hall  building,  on  the  site 
of  the  present  Capitol  Theatre.    Later,  he 
acquired    this   building,    which    he   com- 
pletely renovated,  changing  the  name  of 
the  theatrt:  from  Haynes'  Music  Hall  to 
Gilmore  Opera  House.    He  early  be- 
interestcd  in  centraih   !■  ':a'ed  '■■v.'^i- 
perty,   and   at  is 


GILMOKI^,  r» wight  Olmsted, 

Public  Official,  Comxuunity  BenrJf^ 

Ihroughout   the    active    [• 
long  life,  Dwight  Olmsted 
identified    with    the    city    «;■ 
Massachuset  j  ^ 

when   he   v— 


Sprmgheld's    lar^ 
and  leading  citizeu^. 

Dwight  Olmsted  Gilmore,  son 
Nathaniel  and  Charlotte  (Olmsted)  Lni 
more,  was  born  in  Stafford,  Connecticut, 
November  2,  1837,  and  died  in  Spring- 
field, June  10,  1918.  He  was  six  years 
of  age  when  his  father  died.  The  family 
then  moved  to  Monson,  Massachusetts, 
where  his  mother  had  lived  before  her 
marriage.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
at  Monson,  working  for  neighboring  farm- 
ers between  terms  and  in  his  spare  time 
until  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age.  At 
this  time  he  apprenticed  himself  to  Dan- 
iel D.  Moody,  of  Palmer,  Massachusetts, 
to  learn  the  jeweler's  and  spectacle- 
maker's  trade.  He  remained  with  Mr. 
Moody  for  six  years,  during  the  last  three 
as  a  journeyman  jeweler  and  spectacle 
maker.     Scarcity  of  materials  caused  Mr. 


trora  the 

S,  1892,  v;.    ...  .......    ...  . 

-laff  were  among  l.he  gue-il;5  of  honor, 
::  c  new  theatre  proved  a  complete  suc- 
cess and  is  to-day  Springfield's  leading 
playhouse. 

Mr.  Gilmore  was  for  many  years  presi- 
dent of  the  Hampden  Savings  Bank  and 
a  member  of  its  Board  of  Investment.  He 
was  also  a  director  of  the  Second  Na- 
tional Bank  until  its  acquisition  b}'  the 
Union  Trust  Company,  when  he  became 
a  member  of  its  board  and  so  continued  to 
the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  president 
of  the  Taber-Prang  Art  Company,  and  a 
director  of  the  Chapman  Valve  Company. 

Mr.  Gilmore  was  always  a  Republican 
and  for  many  years  prominent  in  the  af- 
fairs of  that  party.  In  1891  he  was  elected 
to  the  Common  Council.  For  three  terms 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Alder- 


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men,  and  in  1897  and  1898  was  president 
of  the  board.  In  1899  he  was  elected 
mayor,  serving  one  term.  He  was  always 
a  close  student  of  municipal  affairs,  and 
his  administration  was  business-like  and 
efficient.  While  he  was  progressive  and 
a  firm  believer  in  Springfield's  growth,  he 
was  strongly  opposed  to  any  burden  of 
public  debt  which  might  be  an  obstacle 
to  the  later  development  and  prosperity 
of  the  city.  He  was  a  strong  advocate  of 
parks  and  playgrounds.  He  gave  to  For- 
est Park  a  large  greenhouse,  from  which 
shrubbery  and  flowering  plants  are  sup- 
plied to  the  city's  parks. 

Mr.  Gilmore  never  married.  He  was  a 
man  of  energy  and  industry  and  devoted 
himself  whole-heartedly  to  whatever  en- 
listed his  interest.  He  was  greatly  de- 
pressed by  the  World  War  and  what  he 
feared  would  be  its  effect  upon  the  future 
of  the  country.  These  apprehensions,  be- 
yond question,  hastened  his  death. 


GARDNER,  Charles  L., 

I<awyer,  Legislator. 

With  the  coming  from  England  of  John 
Gardner,  known  in  the  records  as  John 
of  Hingham,  this  branch  of  the  Gardner 
family  of  New  England  was  founded. 
Ten  generations,  including  the  founder, 
have  made  New  England  their  home,  this 
review  dealing  with  Charles  L.  Gardner, 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  his  an- 
cestry. 

John  Gardner  of  Hingham,  born  in  Eng- 
land, died  in  Hingham,  Massachusetts, 
November  24,  1668.  He  and  his  wife, 
Mary,  were  the  parents  of  John  (2),  bap- 
tized July  18,  1652 ;  Francis,  April  3, 
1653;  Mary,  November  19,  1654;  Samuel, 
March  23,  1656;  Deborah,  July  5,  1657; 
James,  February  5,  1660;  Steven,  Septem- 
ber 14,  1662;  Thomas,  June  5,  1664;  Ben- 


jamin, of  further  mention ;  and  Christian, 
June  14,  1668. 

Benjamin  Gardner,  son  of  John  and 
Mary  Gardner,  was  born  in  Hingham, 
April  8,  1666,  and  died  June  30,  1736.  He 
married,  June  13,  1696,  Sarah  Dunbar,  and 
had  children:  Sarah,  born  June  19,  1698; 
Benjamin  (2),  of  further  mention;  and 
Hannah,  bom  November  2,  1703. 

Benjamin  (2)  Gardner,  son  of  Benjamin 
(i)  and  Sarah  (Dunbar)  Gardner,  was 
born  May  15,  1700.  He  married,  June  24, 
1725,  Joanna  Jones.  Their  son,  Ben- 
jamin (3),  was  born  in  Hingham,  April 
5,  1729,  died  at  Abington,  Massachusetts, 
in  1821.  He  married,  November  24,  1748, 
Rachel  Smith.  Their  son,  Jacob,  was 
born  in  Hingham,  November  3,  1761,  died 
in  Plainfield,  Massachusetts,  in  1816; 
he  married  Deborah  House.  Their  son, 
Jacob  (2),  was  born  in  Pembroke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1780.  He  married,  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1806,  Hannah  Cook.  Their 
son,  Elisha  Gardner,  was  born  in  1809, 
died  in  Palmer,  Massachusetts,  in  1886. 
He  married  Elvira  Sprague ;  they  had 
a  son,  Charles  L.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  ;  and  two  daughters :  Mary  E.,  who 
married  Chauncey  Hastings ;  and  Nellie 
L.,  who  married  Jacob  Reid. 

Charles  L.  Gardner  was  born  in  Cum- 
mington,  Massachusetts,  May  27,  1839, 
and  after  a  half-century's  leadership  at 
the  Hampden  county  bar,  died  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  March  20,  1913.  He 
attended  the  Cummington  schools  and 
later  was  graduated  from  Sanderson 
Academy,  Ashfield,  Massachusetts,  begin- 
ning the  study  of  law  soon  afterward. 
His  preceptor  was  Judge  S.  T.  Spaulding 
of  Northampton,  under  whom  he  studied 
until  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  1867  he  com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  at  Palmer, 
where  he  quickly  won  public  favor,  and 
became  the  partner  of  Judge  James  G. 
Allen.    This  partnership  was  dissolved  in 


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1870,  Mr.  Gardner  continuing  the  practice 
alone  until  1894,  when  his  son,  Charles  G., 
became  associated  with  him.  In  1897  he 
moved  to  Springfield,  and  in  1901  his  sec- 
ond son,  Edwin  S.,  entered  the  partner- 
ship. The  firm  of  Gardner  &  Gardner  was 
for  many  years  one  of  the  well-known  and 
successful  law  firms  of  the  city.  The 
senior  partner  continued  the  active  head 
of  the  firm  until  within  a  month  of  his 
death. 

Mr.  Gardner  was  a  man  of  high  ideals 
and  integrity,  possessing  personal  quali- 
ties which  won  him  many  close  friends ; 
these,  with  his  standing  at  the  bar  and  his 
prominence  in  the  affairs  of  the  Republi- 
can party,  which  he  served  in  various  of- 
ficial capacities,  made  him  a  leading  cit- 
izen of  Western  Massachusetts.  Soon 
after  he  commenced  his  practice  at 
Palmer,  he  was  appointed  a  trial  justice 
of  Hampden  county,  holding  this  ofifice 
until  the  establishment  of  the  district 
court  at  Palmer  in  1872.  In  1875  and  1876 
he  was  a  member  of  the  lower  branch  of 
the  Legislature,  serving  from  the  second 
district.  During  both  years  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Judiciary  Committee,  and 
the  second  year  of  the  Joint  Special  Com- 
mittee   on    Constitutional    Amendments. 

In  1878  and  1879  Mr.  Gardner  was  a 
State  Senator,  serving  both  years  on  the 
Judiciary  Committee,  where  his  legal 
training  was  of  great  value.  On  retiring 
from  the  Senate,  he  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  Republican  State  Committee,  and 
continued  in  that  office  two  yea;rs,  acting 
on  the  Executive  Committee.  He  also 
held  the  office  of  Assistant  Internal 
Revenue  Assessor  until  it  was  abolished 
in  1886.  The  same  year  he  was  appointed 
to  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  State 
Primary  and  Reform  schools.  Declining 
re-appointment  upon  the  expiration  of  his 
term,  he  was,  in  1892,  elected  District  At- 
torney  for   the   Western    District,    com- 


prising the  counties  of  Hampden  and 
Berkshire,  and  received  two  reelections, 
closing  his  term  of  office  in  January,  1902. 
His  administration  of  that  office  was,  to 
the  last  degree,  painstaking  and  efficient 
and  won  him  universal  commendation. 
While  he  was  a  stern  lover  of  the  law,  the 
gentler  side  of  his  character  was  mani- 
fested in  his  attitude  toward  youthful  of- 
fenders. Intolerant  of  obstinate  wicked- 
ness, he  was  always  ready  to  give  young 
offenders  a  chance  to  redeem  themselves, 
and  many  of  them  were  put  on  probation 
by  his  recommendation.  His  cases  were 
carefully  prepared  and  ably  presented. 
He  prosecuted  the  case  against  Dominick 
Krathofski,  whose  hanging  marked  the 
passing  of  this  form  of  capital  punishment 
in  Massachusetts. 

Mr.  Gardner  took  great  interest  in  the 
affairs  of  the  town  of  Palmer,  where,  as 
has  been  said,  he  commenced  his  profes- 
sional life.  For  many  years  he  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Palmer  Savings  Bank,  whose 
growth  he  did  much  to  promote.  Shortly 
after  removing  to  Springfield,  he  was 
made  president  of  the  Hampden  Savings 
Bank  and  held  that  office  for  several  years. 
For  three  years  he  was  president  of  the 
Hampden  County  Bar  Association. 

On  May  19,  1869,  Mr.  Gardner  married 
Esther  Ely  Gilmore,  of  Monson ;  she  died 
July  24,  1919.  Mrs.  Gardner  was  a  sis- 
ter of  the  late  Dwight  O.  Gilmore,  of 
Springfield  (see  preceding  sketch).  Two 
sons  were  born  of  this  marriage :  Charles 
Gilmore,  born  March  30,  1870,  and  Edwin 
Sprague,  born  May  i,  1876  Both  were 
associated  with  their  father  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law  at  the  time  of  his  death. 


SEDGWICK-CUSHMAN, 

And  Allied  Families. 

The  Sedgwicks  settled  from  the  very 
early  times  among  the  mountains,  from 


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the  borders  of  Lancashire,  Yorkshire  and 
Westmoreland.  The  name  is  found  in 
the  old  English  records  as  far  back  as  the 
reign  of  King  Henry  VIIL  The  name  is 
almost  exclusively  Saxon  or  Danish.  The 
branch  of  Sedgwicks  who  settled  in  the 
lower  regions  of  Lincolnshire  adopted  the 
modern  spelling  of  the  name,  and  at  the 
same  time  began  to  use  a  bundle  of  sedge 
as  a  family  crest  (sedge  is  a  plant  growing 
in  tufts).  A  still  older  crest,  and  one 
suited  to  the  history  of  the  race  is  an  eagle 
with  outspread  wings,  which  is  borne  by 
some  branches  of  the  family,  and  is  a 
recognized  Sedgwick  crest  in  the  Heralds 
Colleges  in  London,  but  the  crest  borne 
by  this  branch  of  the  family  is  a  lion  pas- 
sant through  sedge  on  a  cap  of  mainte- 
nance. The  coat-of-arms :  Field,  or,  on  a 
cross,  gules,  with  five  bells  of  the  field,  or. 
Motto:  Confido  in  Domino. — A  cap  of 
maintenance  was  an  early  symbol  of  high 
dignity  and  rank. 

(I)  Major-General  Robert  Sedgwick, 
founder  of  the  Sedgwick  family  in  Amer- 
ica, was  the  son  of  William  Sedgwick  and 
Elizabeth  Howe,  who  were  married,  ac- 
cording to  the  registers  of  St.  Mary's 
Church,  at  Woburn,  Bedfordshire,  Eng- 
land, on  April  lo,  1604.  William  Sedgwick 
was  a  warden  of  that  church,  and  was 
buried  there  on  July  25,  1632.  General 
Sedgwick  was  baptized  May  6,  1613.  The 
Sedgwick  family  in  England  was  one  of 
distinction,  as  it  also  has  been  in  America. 
General  Sedgwick  was  a  member  of  the 
Artillery  Company  in  London.  He  came 
to  America  in  1635,  and  was  one  of  the 
most  distinguished  men  of  his  time.  He 
was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Charles- 
town,  Massachusetts,  and  resided  in  the 
Market  Place,  now  the  square,  near  the  site 
of  the  Bunker  Hill  Bank.  The  first  record 
of  the  First  Church  in  Charlestown  has 
(dated  February  27,  1637)  the  account 
that  Robert  Sedgwick  and  his  wife,  Joanna, 


were  admitted  to  membership  in  the 
church.  He  was  a  representative  of  the 
liberal  Puritans  of  early  New  England. 
Religion  was  in  all  his  thoughts,  yet  he 
openly  opposed  the  prevailing  intolerance. 
He  was  for  many  years  a  deputy  to  the 
General  Court  from  Charlestown.  In 
1641  he  was  a  commander  of  the  castle. 
In  1641,  1645,  ^^^  1648,  he  commanded 
the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery 
Company,  of  which  he  was  the  founder. 
He  commanded  an  expedition  designed 
against  the  Dutch  at  New  York,  but  as 
peace  was  declared,  he  sailed  from  Bos- 
ton against  the  French  and  captured  St. 
Johns  and  Port  Royal.  He  was  an  of- 
ficer under  and  a  friend  of  Cromwell,  with 
whom  he  corresponded,  and  by  whom  he 
was  sent  in  July,  1654,  from  Boston  to 
Jamaica  (after  the  capture  of  that  island 
by  the  British)  with  a  fleet  under  his 
orders,  with  reinforcements  for  the  army. 
He  was  one  of  the  commissioners  for  the 
government  of  Jamaica,  and  died  there 
May  24,  1656.  He  always  regarded  edu- 
cation as  most  important,  as  his  gifts  to 
Harvard  College  indicate.  He  was  a  very 
brave,  zealous,  and  pious  man,  beloved 
and  esteemed  by  all.  General  Sedgwick 
was  associated  with  John  Winthrop,  Jr., 
in  the  establishment  of  the  first  iron  works 
in  this  country. 

Sarah  Sedgwick,  eldest  child  of  Major- 
General  Robert  Sedgwick,  married  Sir 
John  Leverett,  governor  of  Massachu- 
setts, 1673-9.  She  was  noted  for  her  hos- 
pitality in  entertaining  the  most  promi- 
nent men  of  the  government.  Sir  John 
Leverett  was  captain  in  the  Parlimentary 
army,  1644-5  ;  agent  of  the  colony  to  the 
English  court ;  major-general  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts forces,  1671-3;  deputy-gov- 
ernor and  governor  of  Massachusetts, 
1673-9;  knighted  by  King  Charles  II ;  and 
died  in  1679.  The  Sedgwick  coat-of-arms 
is   impaled   with   Leverett.      Rev.   Cotton 


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Mather,  who  preached  Sarah  (Sedgwick) 
Leverett's  funeral  sermon,  said :  "Fitly 
enough  might  she  have  been  styled,  as  di- 
verse holy  and  famous  women  were,  'a 
daughter  of  Asher.'  The  Sedgwick  was 
an  Asher,  that  is  to  say  a  happy  man  that 
was  the  father  of  such  a  daughter."  Until 
the  seventy-fifth  year  of  her  age  did  she 
continue  serving  her  Lord  and  waiting  for 
him. 

(II)  William  Sedgwick,  son  of  Major 
General  Robert  Sedgwick,  was  a  member 
of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery  in 
Boston  in  1666.  He  spent  much  of  his 
time  in  passing  to  and  from  the  West 
Indies.  William  Sedgwick  married  Eliza- 
beth Stone  (see  Stone  line),  daughter  of 
Rev.  Samuel  Stone,  the  second  minister 
of  Hartford,  Connecticut.  William  Sedg- 
wick was  for  many  years  in  the  English 
army.  He  died  in  the  West  Indies  when 
quite  young. 

(III)  Samuel  Sedgwick,  son  of  Wil- 
liam and  Elizabeth  (Stone)  Sedgwick, 
married,  in  1689,  Mary  Hopkins  (see  Hop- 
kins line),  daughter  of  Stephen  Hopkins, 
of  Hartford,  Connecticut ;  granddaughter 
of  John  Hopkins,  of  Hartford,  one  of  the 
first  settlers ;  great-granddaughter  of 
Stephen  Hopkins,  fourteenth  signer  ot 
the  Mayflower  Compact.  Samuel  Sedg- 
wick was  left  a  fortune  by  his  Grand- 
mother Stone,  which  was  so  well  man- 
aged that  on  his  arrival  at  manhood  he 
purchased  a  valuable  estate  in  West 
Hartford.  He  lived  where  Benjamin 
Colton  now  resides,  on  the  middle  road 
from  Hartford  to  Farmington.  He  was 
captain  in  the  State  Militia;  he  died 
March  24,  1735.  His  widow  died  Septem- 
ber 4,  1743.  Their  graves  are  in  West 
Hartford  Burying-ground. 

(IV)  Joseph  Sedgwick,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Mary  (Hopkins)  Sedgwick,  of 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  moved  to  Tyring- 
ham,  Massachusetts,  thus  transferring  to 


the  old  Bay  State  the  branch  of  the  family 
which  has  since  lived  there.  He  was  born 
May  16,  1697,  and  married  Ruth  Smith, 
daughter  of  Joseph  Smith,  of  Farming- 
ton,  Connecticut,  January  24,  1722.  Jo- 
seph Sedgwick's  brother,  Benjamin,  was 
the  lineal  ancestor  of  the  Sedgwicks 
of  Stockbridge,  Massachusetts.  Joseph 
Sedgwick  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of 
Winchester  (Wlnsted),  Connecticut,  go- 
ing to  Tyringham  through  the  efforts  of 
his  brother-in-law,  Thomas  Orton,  who 
had  settled  in  Cornwall,  but  had  sold  his 
property  to  Benjamin  Sedgwick,  his 
brother  removing  to  Tyringham.  This 
sale  gave  to  Cornwall  General  John 
Sedgwick,  of  the  War  of  the  Revolution, 
the  great-grandson  of  Benjamin  Sedg- 
wick. 

(V)  Samuel  Sedgwick,  son  of  Joseph 
and  Ruth  (Smith)  Sedgwick,  was  a  lover 
of  the  sea.  On  one  of  his  early  voyages 
to  Boston  he  met  Deborah  Higgins,  whom 
he  married.  They  settled  at  Branford, 
Connecticut.  They  lived  in  Becket  and 
Westfield,  Massachusetts,  and  Branford, 
Connecticut.  Samuel  was  born  April  11, 
1725,  in  Hartford,  Connecticut.  He  was 
drowned  at  sea  in  1794. 

(VI)  Gordon  Sedgwick,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Deborah  (Higgins)  Sedgwick,  was 
born  July  27,  1748.  He  resided  in  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut.  He  married  Hannah 
Sackett,  and  died  in  Palmer,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1838. 

(VII)  Martin  Sedgwick,  son  of  Gordon 
and  Hannah  (Sackett)  Sedgwick,  was 
born  March  10,  1774,  at  Becket,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  married  Sally  King,  Feb- 
ruary 26,  1 801,  daughter  of  William  King, 
one  of  the  most  prominent  of  the  early 
settlers  of  Monson,  Massachusetts.  His 
father  fought  against  Burgoyne.  He  died 
January  9,  1853. 

(VIII)  Martin  Sedgwick,  Jr.,  son  of 
Martin  and  Sally  (King)  Sedgwick,  was 

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born  in  Belchertown,  Massachusetts,  Au- 
gust 6,  1818.  He  married  Mary  G.  Boy- 
den,  March  20,  1839. 

(IX)  Florence  A.  Sedgwick,  daughter 
of  Martin,  Jr.,  and  Mary  G.  (Boyden) 
Sedgwick,  is  a  lineal  descendant  in  the 
ninth  generation  of  the  most  distinguished 
families  in  New  England,  and  has  inher- 
ited many  of  the  qualities  which  have 
made  the  Sedgwick  family  noted  for  gen- 
erations. She  is  richly  endowed  by 
nature  with  extraordinary  mental  power 
and  individuality.  She  has  a  strong  nat- 
ural love  of  literature,  and  music  is  always 
to  her  a  source  of  joy.  She  belongs  to  the 
world  that  includes  many  communities, 
for  she  has  travelled  extensively,  which 
has  identified  her  with  wide  knowledge 
and  interests. 

Florence  A.  Sedgwick  married  Edward 
Dickinson  Cushman  (see  Cushman  IX), 
September  20,  1876.  Children:  i.  Grace 
Sedgwick  Cushman,  was  born  in  Monson, 
August  19,  1877,  died  July  17,  1897.  2. 
Edward  Francis  Cushman,  born  in  Mon- 
son, April  30,  1879,  married,  December  15, 
1915,  Louise  Marcley ;  they  have  two 
children:  Mary  Sedgwick,  born  March  11, 
1918;  and  Francis  Dickinson,  born  Janu- 
ary I,  1920.  3.  Blanche  Packard  Cush- 
man, born  December  27,  1881,  married 
Louis  John  Brainerd,  cashier  of  the  Pal- 
mer National  Bank ;  they  have  one  son : 
Robert  Cushman  Brainerd,  born  August 
31,  1912.  Mrs.  Cushman  has  the  rare 
combination  of  a  keen  sense  of  humor, 
with  superior  judgment  and  executive 
ability.  Happy,  strong  and  brave,  and 
able  to  endure  all  things  and  to  do  all 
things,  her  life  is  inwardly  renewed  and 
growing  in  glory  even  in  the  midst  of 
affliction,  and  her  exquisite  beauty  is  the 
spiritual  repose  which  she  expresses  and 
which  is  reflected  in  every  line  of  her 
face.  The  record  of  a  faith  sublime,  she 
is  one  of  the  few  who,  born  with  rich  en- 


dowments, develop  their  talents,  whose 
work,  were  it  not  for  them,  could  not  be 
done  at  all. 

The  Monson  House,  for  aged  people, 
which  is  an  expression  of  the  spirit  of 
ministry  taught  by  the  blessed  Master, 
stands  as  a  memorial  which  represents 
the  gift  of  Mrs.  Florence  A.  (Sedgwick) 
Cushman  and  her  children,  Mrs.  Louis 
John  Brainerd  (Blanche  P.  Cushman), 
and  Edward  Francis  Cushman.  It  was 
their  home  for  many  years,  and  was  given 
in  memory  of  Edward  Dickinson  Cush- 
man and  his  parents,  Solomon  Francis  and 
Candace  (Packard)  Cushman,  who  owned 
and  occupied  it  before  them.  Mrs.  Cush- 
man endowed  and  furnished  a  room  in  the 
house  in  memory  of  her  daughter,  Grace 
Sedgwick  Cushman. 

(The  Stone  Line) 

Elizabeth  Stone,  daughter  of  Rev.  Sam- 
uel Stone,  the  second  minister  of  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut,  married  William  Sedg- 
wick (see  Sedgwick  II).  Rev.  Samuel 
Stone  was  born  in  Hartford,  England,  and 
graduated  at  Emanuel  College,  Cam- 
bridge, England,  1623-27.  He  came  to 
America  with  Mr.  Cotton  and  Mr.  Hooker 
in  1633.  He  was  an  assistant  to  Mr. 
Hooker,  1633-47,  removed  with  him  to 
Hartford  in  1636,  and  was  the  successor 
of  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker  for  sixteen  years 
in  the  First  Congregational  Church.  His 
tombstone  still  stands,  a  slag  of  red  free- 
stone, supported  by  pillars  in  the  old  Cen- 
ter Church  Burying-ground  in  Hartford, 
Connecticut.  It  is  placed  beside  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Hooker's  stone,  which  is  of  the 
same  stone  and  design.  The  personality 
of  Rev.  Samuel  Stone  left  a  strong  im- 
pression upon  all  historians,  as  his  happy 
disposition,  wit  and  brilliancy  are  often 
spoken  of.  He  was  perpetual  sunshine, 
amiable,  frank,  of  winning  manners,  and 
noted  particularly  for  his  pleasantry  and 


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wit.  Upright,  public-spirited,  so  full  of 
heart  and  mind,  his  very  countenance  had 
an  influence  for  daily  happiness.  Eminent 
as  a  controversialist,  and  celebrated  for 
wit  and  good  humor,  the  latter  part  of  his 
life  was  imbittered  by  theological  dis- 
putes, which  led  to  a  divided  church.  He 
left  in  manuscript  "A  Body  of  Divinity," 
much  esteemed  by  theological  students, 
and  a  confutation  of  the  Antinomians.  He 
was  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  accur- 
at*e  and  acute  disputants  of  his  day.  Being 
eminently  pious,  he  was  a  most  strict  ob- 
server of  the  Christian  Sabbath.  He  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Allen.  Rev.  Mr.  Stone's 
estate  was  £563;  his  books  were  esti- 
mated at  £127.  He  published  "A  Con- 
gregational Church,"  in  London,  in  1652. 
In  this  work,  which  is  a  curious  specimen 
of  logic,  he  endeavors  to  demolish  the 
system  of  a  national  political  church.  In 
the  Church  of  St.  Mary-de-Holm,  by-the- 
sea,  against  the  east  pillar  of  the  Nave,  a 
mural  monument  stands  bearing  the  ef- 
figies of  a  man  and  his  wife ;  behind  him 
are  seven  sons,  and  behind  her  six  daugh- 
ters, all  kneeling,  with  the  Stone  arms : 
Argent.  There  are  three  cinquefoils 
sable,  a  chief  azure  impaling  barry  of  six, 
argent  and  sable,  a  band  over  all  azure. 
Motto  :  Humani  nihil  alienum. 

(The  Hopkins  Line) 

Mary  Hopkins,  who  married  Samuel 
Sedgwick  (see  Sedgwick  III),  was  the 
daughter  of  Stephen  Hopkins,  of  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut ;  granddaughter  of  John 
Hopkins,  of  Hartford ;  and  great-grand- 
daughter of  Stephen  Hopkins,  fourteenth 
signer  of  the  Mayflower  Compact. 
Paige's  Early  History  of  Cambridge, 
Massachusetts  says:  "John  Hopkins' 
house,  situated  on  Spring  or  Mount 
Auburn  street."  He  went  to  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  with  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker's 
company,    was    an    original    proprietor. 


townsman  1640,  juror  1643,  and  there,  sur- 
rounded by  all  that  proves  life  attractive, 
died  in  1654,  at  the  age  of  forty-one  years. 
His  wife,  who  was  Jane  Strong,  of  Cam- 
bridge, survived  him.  Their  son,  Ste- 
phen Hopkins,  married  Dorcas  Bronson, 
daughter  of  John  Bronson,  the  first  Amer- 
ican ancestor  of  that  family  who  lived  at 
Farmington,  Connecticut.  The  Hopkins' 
coat-of-arms  may  still  be  seen  carved  in 
oak  in  what  is  now  a  machine  shop,  but 
that,  some  centuries  ago,  was  known  as 
the  Palace  yard,  because  there  the  Hop- 
kinses  entertained  so  often  the  nobil- 
ity and  royalty  of  England. 

Mr.  Mortimer  Delano,  the  heraldist, 
gives  the  arms  of  the  Coventry  House  of 
Hopkins  as  follows :  Sable,  on  a  chevron 
between  three  pistols  or,  three  roses 
gules.  The  roses  are  on  the  gold  chevron. 
The  crest:  A  castle  or  fortress  in  flames, 
was  granted  during  the  time  of  Louis 
Fifteenth  of  France.  The  Motto :  "Piety 
is  Peace."  Rev.  Mark  Hopkins,  LL.  D., 
and  Hon.  Levi  P.  Morton,  were  in  this 
line. 

(The  Cushman  Line) 

(I)  Robert  Cushman,  born  in  England 
in  1580,  joined  the  non-conformists  at 
Leyden,  and  in  1617  was  sent  by  them  to 
London  with  John  Carver  to  negotiate 
with  the  Virginia  Company  for  leave  to 
settle  within  their  domain  in  America, 
and  to  petition  King  James  for  "liberty 
of  conscience."  He  was  sent  again  in  1619 
with  William  Brewster ;  a  patent  was  fin- 
ally obtained.  He  made  the  fourth  jour- 
ney to  London  in  1620  with  Carver  and 
Martin,  procured  the  "Mayflower,"  and  a 
pilot,  and  sailed  in  her  as  associate-gov- 
ernor from  Southampton,  August  5,  1620, 
in  company  with  the  "Speedwell."  The 
latter,  not  proving  seaworthy,  returned, 
and  Mr.  Cushman  took  charge  of  those 
who  remained,  and  followed  in  the  next 


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vessel,  the  "Fortune,"  reaching  New  Ply- 
mouth, November  9,  1621,  and  on  Decem- 
ber I2th  he  preached  the  first  sermon  in 
America  that  was  printed,  on  "the  Sin  and 
Danger  of  Self-Love."  He  sailed  for  Eng- 
land the  next  day,  but  was  captured  by 
the  French,  plundered  and  detained  two 
weeks  on  the  coast.  After  his  arrival,  he 
wrote  and  published  an  eloquent  vindica- 
tion of  the  Colonial  enterprise,  and  an  ap- 
peal for  Christian  mission  to  the  American 
Indians.  He  continued  in  England,  at 
London,  as  agent  for  the  Colonists.  In 
1623,  he,  with  Edward  Winslow,  procured 
from  Lord  Sheffield  a  charter  for  the  ter- 
ritory of  Cape  Ann.  The  exact  date  of 
Mr.  Cushman's  death  is  not  known,  but 
it  is  reasonably  concluded  that  he  died  in 
January  or  February,  1625,  and  that  he 
was  between  forty  and  fifty  years  old. 

(II)  Thomas  Cushman,  son  of  Robert 
Cushman,  familiarly  known  by  the  name 
of  Elder  Thomas  Cushman,  was  born  in 
England,  in  February,  1608.  He  was 
probably  in  the  "Mayflower"  when  his 
father  sailed  for  America,  August,  1620, 
and  with  his  father  went  back  to  London 
in  the  "Speedwell."  In  July,  1621,  the 
ship  "Fortune"  sailed  for  New  England. 
Among  the  passengers  were  Robert  Cush- 
man and  his  family,  consisting  of  an  only 
son,  Thomas,  then  fourteen  years  old.  In 
a  few  days  his  father  returned  to  Eng- 
land, leaving  his  only  son  in  the  family  of 
his  particular  friend.  Governor  Bradford. 
About  1636,  Thomas  Cushman  married 
Mary  Allerton,  daughter  of  Mary  and 
Isaac  Allerton,  who  came  over  in  the 
"Mayflower"  in  1620.  He  was  a  leading 
and  enterprising  man,  and  ruling  elder 
after  Brewster  for  nearly  forty-three 
years.  He  was  a  capable  teacher  and  pos- 
sessed all  the  virtues  required  for  his  of- 
fice. He  died  December  10,  1691.  His 
gravestone,  erected  by  the  Plymouth 
Church  twenty-four  years  after  his  death, 


is  on  the  southerly  brow  of  Burying  Hill, 
in  a  very  beautiful  locality,  commanding 
a  full  view  of  Plymouth  harbor,  of  the 
town  of  the  green  hills  in  the  distance,  and 
of  the  "Meeting  House,"  in  which  for 
more  than  seventy  years  he  had  prayed 
and  worshiped.  Elder  Cushman's  wife, 
Mary  Allerton,  was  about  eleven  years 
old  when  she  came  over  in  the  "May- 
flower." Mary  (Allerton)  Cushman  was 
a  worthy  companion  of  her  husband  and 
survived  him  several  years.  She  was  the 
last  survivor  of  the  one  hundred  persons 
who  came  over  in  the  "Mayflower." 

(III)  Thomas  Cushman,  born  Septem- 
ber 16,  1637,  married  (first)  Ruth  How- 
land,  daughter  of  John  Howland,  Novem- 
ber 17,  1664.  He  married  (second)  Abi- 
gail Fuller,  of  Rehoboth,  October  16,  1679, 
and  lived  on  the  west  side  of  the  highway 
that  leads  from  Plympton  Meeting 
House  to  the  Northern  part  of  the  town, 
and  "Colchester  Brook"  ran  through  his 
farm.  He  died  August  23,  1726,  and  was 
interred  in  the  Centre  Burying-ground  at 
Plympton. 

(IV)  Benjamin  Cushman,  born  in  1691, 
married  (first)  Sarah  Eaton,  January  8, 
1712.  She  died  at  Plympton,  and  he  mar- 
ried (second)  Widow  Sarah  Bell,  March 
14,  1738.  He  died  at  Plympton,  October 
17,  1770.  He  and  both  his  wives  were 
members  of  the  church  at  Plympton.  He 
lived  on  a  part  of  his  father's  farm,  in  a 
house  on  the  south  side  of  and  near  "Col- 
chester Brook." 

(V)  Caleb  Cushman,  born  May  15, 
1 71 5,  married,  November  11,  1742,  Sarah 
Barrons.  He  removed  from  Plymouth 
and  settled  in  Carvers. 

(VI)  Gideon  Cushman,  born  November 
21,  1750,  at  Plymouth,  moved  to  Middle- 
boro;  married  Ruth  Shaw,  February  25, 
1773,  removed  in  1781  to  Hebron,  Maine, 
where  he  died.  May  7,  1845.  He  spent  a 
portion    of  his   early   life  on   the   ocean, 

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whaling.  He  was  a  patriot  and  soldier  in 
the  Revolutionary  War,  and  was  among 
the  early  settlers  of  Hebron,  where  he 
was  always  respected  for  his  integrity 
and  moral  worth. 

(VII)  Solomon  Cushman,  born  June 
22,  1796,  married  Harriet  Adams,  at  Rum- 
ford,  Maine,  July  4,  1821.  She  was  born 
in  Bethel,  Maine,  August  30,  1800.  They 
resided  in  Monson,  Maine,  and  had  four 
children. 

(VIII)  Hon.  Solomon  F.  Cushman  was 
born  in  Monson,  Maine,  November  18, 
1826.  His  early  years  were  spent  in  his 
native  town,  where  he  was  educated.  In 
1854  he  removed  to  Palmer,  Massachu- 
setts, and  two  years  later  he  went  to  Mon- 
son, Massachusetts,  as  bookkeeper  of  the 
Monson  Woolen  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany. In  1866  he  obtained  an  interest  in 
the  business,  and  in  1878  bought  the  in- 
terest of  Horatio  Lyon.  In  1883  he 
bought  the  C.  W.  Holmes,  Jr.,  "Branch 
Mill,"  and  since  1891  the  business  was 
conducted  under  the  firm  name  of  S.  F. 
Cushman  &  Sons,  until  selling  in   1910. 

Mr.  Cushman  married,  November  16, 
1852,  Candace  B.  Packard,  who  died  Sep- 
tember 10,  1890.  Mr.  Cushman  was  a  Re- 
publican. He  was  representative  to  the 
State  Legislature  in  1881  and  1883,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  State  Senate  in  1893. 
At  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  president 
of  the  Monson  National  Bank,  and  had 
been  connected  with  the  savings  bank, 
serving  as  president  and  vice-president  at 
different  times.  He  was  for  many  years 
a  trustee  of  Monson  Academy,  and  a 
member  of  the  Library  Association,  serv- 
ing as  its  treasurer  for  more  than  twenty 
years. 

A  man  of  marked  ability  in  manufactur- 
ing and  business  circles,  a  citizen  of  judg- 
ment and  integrity,  he  was  a  liberal  and 
generous  giver  to  the  Congregational 
church,  at  the  services  of  which  he  was 


a  constant  attendant.  He  was  succeeded 
in  his  business  and  positions  of  trust  by 
his  son,  Edward  Dickinson  Cushman,  and 
his  brothers. 

(IX)  Edward  Dickinson  Cushman  was 
born  in  Monson,  Maine,  September  15, 
1853,  the  eldest  son  of  Hon.  Solomon  F. 
and  Candace  B.  (Packard)  Cushman,  and 
went  to  Monson,  Massachusetts,  with  his 
parents  in  1856.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  Monson  Academy.  In 
1871  he  began  his  business  career  in  the 
office  of  the  late  Horatio  Lyon,  assistant 
to  his  father,  Solomon  F.  Cushman,  who 
succeeded  Mr.  Lyon  as  owner  of  the  busi- 
ness in  1877.  From  that  time  until  he  re- 
tired from  business  in  1900,  Mr.  Cushman 
was  associated  with  his  father  and  later 
with  his  brothers  in  the  woolen  business. 
Mr.  Cushman  began  his  career  as  a  public 
servant,  when  he  was  elected  town  treas- 
urer in  1879,  being  then  the  youngest  of- 
ficer in  office,  a  position  which  he  held 
nineteen  consecutive  years  until  obliged  to 
relinquish  it  in  1898  on  account  of  failing 
health.  He  was  chairman  of  the  Republi- 
can town  committee  for  many  years,  and 
was  always  influential  and  active  in  pro- 
moting the  best  interests  of  the  commu- 
nity. He  was  elected  to  the  House  of 
Representatives  in  the  fall  of  1909  from 
the  first  Hampden  district,  and  served  as 
a  member  of  the  Committee  of  Street 
Railways  and  Labor.  He  had  served  as 
president  of  the  Monson  Savings  Bank 
since  1903,  succeeding  his  father,  and  was 
a  director  of  the  Monson  National  Bank 
since  1900,  and  a  member  of  its  board  of 
investment.  He  was  a  loyal  supporter  of 
the  Congregational  church  and  deeply  in- 
terested in  the  affairs  of  Monson  Acad- 
emy, giving  to  that  institution  the  Cush- 
man Athletic  Field.  He  was  of  genial 
characteristics,  and  always  ready  to  give 
advice  and  assistance  to  all  classes  of 
people.     His  never  failing  courtesy  and 

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deference,  his  sound  and  reliable  judg- 
ment, his  honor  and  integrity,  won  the 
confidence  and  esteem  of  all  with  whom 
he  came  in  contact. 

He  married,  September  20,  1876,  Flor- 
ence A.  Sedgwick,  of  Belchertown.  Mrs. 
Cushman  was  descended  from  the  most 
distinguished  families  of  Colonial  times 
(see  Sedgwick).  Children:  i.  Grace 
Sedgwick  Cushman,  who  was  born  in 
Monson,  August  19,  1877,  died  July  17, 
1897.  2.  Edward  Francis  Cushman,  born 
in  Monson,  April  30,  1879,  married,  De- 
cember 15,  1915,  Louise  Marcley.  They 
have  two  children  :  Mary  Sedgwick,  born 
March  11,  1918;  Francis  Dickinson,  born 
January  i,  1920.  3.  Blanche  Packard 
Cushman,  born  December  27,  1881,  mar- 
ried Louis  John  Brainerd.  They  have  one 
son,  Robert  Cushman  Brainerd,  born  Au- 
gust 31,  1912. 


POWERS,  Lewis  J., 

Man    of   Unusual    Enterprise. 

Lewis  J.  Powers,  now  deceased,  was  a 
well-known  manufacturer  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  came  of  an  old  Eng- 
lish family.  The  name  Poer,  Power,  and 
Powers,  is  found  in  English  history  from 
the  date  of  the  Norman  Conquest,  an  of- 
ficer of  the  Conqueror's  army  appearing 
on  the  Battle  Abbey  Roll.  In  1187  a 
Richard  Poer  was  high  sheriff  of  Glou- 
cestershire and  "was  killed  while  defend- 
ing the  Lord's  day."  A  Sir  Roger  le  Poer, 
an  "English  Knight,"  held  a  chief  com- 
mand in  the  army  of  King  Henry  II,  when 
he  invaded  Ireland  in  1171,  and  in  the 
Domesday  Book  of  St.  Paul's,  the  name 
of  Walter  Poer  (Power)  appears  as  pos- 
sessing various  landed  rights  in  Ireland, 
a  gift  of  the  crown  for  services  rendered 
in  1222.  In  New  England,  there  is  a 
record  of  several  of  the  name  who  early 
came  to  America,  but  the  ancestor  of  this 


family  in  New  England  was  Walter 
Power,  who  arrived  in  Salem,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1639.  He  married  Trial  Shep- 
pard,  daughter  of  Deacon  Ralph  and 
Thanks  (or  as  sometimes  written  Thankes- 
lord)  Sheppard,  her  parents  coming  to 
New  England  from  Stepney  Parish,  Lon- 
don (in  Essex),  in  July,  1635.  They  set- 
tled in  Weymouth,  later  going  to  Maiden, 
where  Ralph  was  deacon  in  the  First 
Church,  and  died,  September  11,  1693,  his 
gravestone,  still  standing,  recording  his 
age  as  ninety  years.  Walter  and  Trial 
(Sheppard)  Power  settled  immediately 
after  their  marriage  in  Concord,  Middle- 
sex county,  Massachusetts,  the  site  of 
their  home  included  in  what  is  now  called 
Littleton,  adjoining  the  Indian  settlement 
of  Nashobe,  which  property  Deacon 
Ralph  Sheppard  bought  of  Lieutenant 
Joseph  Wheeler.  In  1694  Walter  Power 
bought  of  the  Indians  one-fourth  of  the 
township  of  Nashobe.  He  died  February 
2,2,  1708,  his  widow,  born  February  10, 
1641,  surviving  him  many  years.  They 
were  the  parents  of  nine  children :  Wil- 
liam ;  Mary,  who  married  Lieutenant  Jo- 
seph Wheeler ;  Isaac,  Thomas,  Daniel,  In- 
crease, Walter,  Jacob,  and  Sarah.  De- 
scent in  this  branch  is  traced  from  the 
third  son,  Thomas.  The  founder  used  the 
name  Power,  and  until  the  third  genera- 
tion that  form  was  generally  used,  but 
since  then.  Powers  has  been  the  accepted 
form.  The  line  from  Walter  Power,  the 
founder,  to  Frank  Bangs  Powers,  of  the 
eighth  generation,  is  thus  traced :  Thomas 
Power,  son  of  Walter  and  Trial  Power; 
his  son  Phineas;  his  son  Isaac;  his  son 
Eli ;  his  son,  George  W.  Powers,  who  died 
April  II,  1880,  and  his  wife,  Miriam 
Pierce ;  their  son,  Lewis  J.,  of  further 
mention;  his  son,  Frank  Bangs  Powers, 
of  further  mention. 

Lewis  J.  Powers  was  born  in  Spring- 
field,   Massachusetts,    January    15,    1837, 


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died  there  September  15,  1915.  His 
father,  George  W.  Powers,  was  engaged 
in  the  trucking  business  in  Springfield, 
and  when  but  eight  years  of  age,  Lewis 
J.  became  a  wage  earner  by  distributing 
papers  for  a  newsdealer  in  the  Hill  district. 
His  next  business  move  was  with  L.  B. 
Brockett,  a  newsdealer  of  Sanford  street, 
his  duty  to  sell  papers  at  the  old  railroad 
station.  His  twin  brother,  Lucius  H. 
Powers,  later  the  well-known  and  capable 
chief  of  the  Springfield  Fire  Department, 
then  joined  Lewis  J.,  and  the  two  boys 
became  monopolists,  contracting  the  sale 
of  all  papers  around  the  railroad  station. 
Later,  Lewis  J.,  who  had  become  widely 
known  for  so  young  a  lad,  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  Marshall  Bessey,  proprietor  of  a 
newsroom  under  the  old  Massasoit  House, 
a  famous  news-stand  for  many  years. 
Lewis  J.  was  given  the  Worcester-Pitts- 
field  train  route,  but  later  Mr.  Bessey 
brought  him  into  his  office  and  placed  him 
in  charge  over  other  newsboys.  In  1857, 
being  then  twenty  years  of  age,  he  was 
admitted  to  a  third  interest  in  the  Bessey 
news  business,  the  purchase  price  being 
paid  with  borrowed  money.  This  was  not 
looked  upon  as  a  wise  business  move,  yet 
it  proved  a  very  successful  one,  Lewis  J. 
Powers  becoming  sole  owner  in  1861 
through  the  purchase  of  Mr.  Bessey's 
two-thirds'  interest.  He  then  enlarged 
the  business  by  becoming  selling  agent  for 
the  Glasgow  Paper  Company  of  South 
Hadley  Falls,  this  being  the  point  of  con- 
tact between  Mr.  Powers  and  the  busi- 
ness which  was  to  bring  him  reputation 
and  fortune. 

With  the  development  of  his  paper  job- 
bing trade,  the  quarters  under  the  Massa- 
soit House  were  too  restricted,  and  in 
1863,  better  facilities  were  furnished  his 
growing  business,  the  Goodrich  Block 
housing  it  until  1872,  when  in  company 
with  the  Agawam  National  Bank,  he  built 


the  granite  Agawam  Block,  half  of  which 
he  occupied  until  1875.  He  then  moved 
to  the  Lyman  Block,  his  business  having 
become  of  such  importance  that  the 
Wason  Manufacturing  Company  had 
erected  that  building  for  the  Powers  Paper 
Company,  his  firm  style  and  title. 

With  the  development  of  the  Powers 
Paper  Company  as  outlined,  Mr.  Powers 
had  grown  into  prominence  in  another 
branch  of  the  paper  business.  In  1866,  in 
connection  with  Charles  O.  Brown,  he  or- 
ganized the  Powers  &  Brown  Paper  Com- 
pany and  bought  the  old  Berkshire  Mill 
at  Dalton.  The  following  year  he  sold 
his  interest  and  with  J.  H.  Appleton, 
bought  the  plant  of  the  Riverside  Paper 
Company,  located  at  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts. He  sold  his  interest  to  his  partner 
four  years  later  and  then  became  inter- 
ested in  the  Union  Paper  Company  of 
Holyoke.  This  company  had  manufac- 
tured paper  used  in  making  paper  collars, 
but  with  the  passing  of  that  article  of 
men's  wear,  the  company  discontinued 
this  line.  Mr.  Powers  organized  the  Con- 
necticut River  Paper  Company,  which  in 
1888  bought  the  plant  of  the  Union  Paper 
Company,  and  equipped  it  for  the  manu- 
facture of  fine  grade  paper,  such  as  the 
Powers  Paper  Company  had  made  a  wide 
market  for  and  were  handling. 

That  year  (1890)  the  Powers  Paper 
Company  moved  their  headquarters  from 
Springfield  to  Holyoke,  quarters  having 
been  prepared  for  its  reception  in  the  Con- 
necticut River  Paper  Company's  plant. 
The  latter  company  continued  a  successful 
manufacturing  career  until  its  separate 
existence  was  terminated  by  its  absorp- 
tion by  the  American  Writing  Paper 
Company,  to  whom  it  was  sold  by  Mr. 
Powers.  The  Powers  Paper  Company 
was  not  included  in  the  merger  which  re- 
sulted in  the  formation  of  the  American 
Writing  Paper  Company,  but  continued 


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its  prosperous  career  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Lewis  J.  Powers  and  his  capable 
sons.  The  company,  in  addition  to  being 
large  distributors,  manufactured  tablets, 
envelopes  and  papeteries,  the  large  plant 
of  the  company  located  at  Brightwood 
giving  employment  to  between  three  and 
four  hundred  people. 

The  foregoing  but  gives  an  idea  of  Mr. 
Powers'  activity  in  the  business  life  of 
his  city.  He  was  the  oldest  director  of 
the  Massachusetts  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company,  director  of  the  Union  Trust 
Company,  and  vice-president  of  the 
Hampden  Savings  Bank.  While  still  a 
young  man,  overwork  impaired  his  health 
and  he  wisely  restrained  his  enthusiasm, 
purchased  a  farm  in  Northfield,  and  there 
spent  a  part  of  his  time  until  his  health 
was  regained.  His  first  appearance  in 
political  life  was  in  1871,  as  a  member  of 
Common  Council.  He  continued  in  coun- 
cil until  1874,  was  elected  alderman  in 
1874  and  1875,  and  mayor  of  Springfield 
in  1879  and  1880.  In  1886  he  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  Governor's  Council,  serv- 
ing under  Governors  Robinson  and 
Ames.  During  his  service  on  the  Gov- 
ernor's Council,  the  sale  of  the  Hoosac 
tunnel  by  the  State  to  the  Fitchburg  rail- 
road was  considered,  Mr.  Powers  taking 
the  conservative  position  on  the  question, 
and  as  mayor,  sound  business  principle 
was  the  governing  note  in  all  matters  of 
city  government.  He  was  a  Mason  of 
high  degree ;  was  the  only  Springfield 
member  of  the  American  Bibliophile 
Society ;  was  president  of  the  old  Spring- 
field Club,  when  its  home  was  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Chestnut  and  Worthington  streets  ; 
member  of  the  Nayasset  and  Colony 
clubs ;  and  from  its  organization,  identi- 
fied with  the  Church  of  the  Unity. 

Mr.  Powers  married,  December  25, 
1855,  Martha  Bangs,  daughter  of  Free- 
man Bangs.     Mrs.  Powers  died  in  191 1, 


leaving  four  sons :  Frank  Bangs,  of 
further  mention;  Lewis  J.  (2);  Philip  C, 
and  Walter  C. 

Frank  Bangs  Powers,  eldest  son  of 
Lewis  J.  and  Martha  (Bangs)  Powers, 
was  born  June  11,  1858.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  private  schools  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  Hartford,  Connecti- 
cut, and  spent  one  year  in  the  Springfield 
High  School.  Developing  unusual  musi- 
cal talent,  he  was  instructed  by  capable 
teachers,  then  went  abroad  and  for  three 
years  studied  under  music  masters  in 
Leipsic.  The  ill  health  of  his  father  re- 
called him  to  the  United  States,  after  three 
years  abroad,  and  affairs  so  developed 
that  as  the  eldest  son,  Mr.  Powers  be- 
came associated  with  the  Powers  Paper 
Company,  giving  up  the  career  for  which 
he  had  prepared  himself. 

Although  not  following  the  career  in- 
tended, he  has  ably  fulfilled  the  obliga- 
tions which  he  assumed,  and  as  vice-pres- 
ident and  consulting  engineer  of  the 
Powers  Paper  Company,  he  has  won  fav- 
orable standing  as  a  business  man.  He 
has  displayed  not  only  a  business  talent, 
but  an  inventive  genius,  and  he  has  in- 
vented many  of  the  mechanical  devices 
used  in  the  making  of  envelopes,  and  also 
perfected  other  machines  which  had  been 
in  use.  In  fact,  the  machinery  used  in 
the  plant  of  the  company  at  Brightwood 
may  be  said  to  bear  the  imprint  of  his 
genius.  He  is  constantly  seeking  to  in- 
vent new  machinery  and  bring  about  a 
revolution  in  manufacturing  certain  lines 
in  which  the  Powers  Paper  Company  is 
interested.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Hamp- 
den Savings  Bank,  and  takes  an  interest 
in  all  affairs  of  the  city.  In  church  pref- 
erence he  is  Unitarian. 

Mr.  Powers  married,  May  6,  1880,  Ida 
Clark,  of  Springfield,  daughter  of  Julius 
and  Marietta  Clark.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Powers 
are  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Freda,  wife 
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CLARK,  Lemuel  Baktwin, 

Founder  of  Snc<e«iifiil  Basinea». 

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Springlield    is    Lemuel    Baldwin 
who   for   a   number   of   years    h 
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degree  of  success.    The  safe  cons.  ■ 
fjoljcy  which  he   inaugurated  comrntr 
itself   to   the    judgment    of   all    and    h 
secured  to  the  company  a  large  and  i 
creasing  patronage, 

Lemuel  Clark,  the  ancestor  from  which 
Lemuel  B,  Clark  traces  his  descent,  en- 
joyed the  distinction  of  having  served  as 
the  first  mayor  of  Buffalo,  New  York, 
which  fact  proves  conclusively  that  he 
was  a  man  of  influence  and  power  in  local 
affairs.  The  line  is  carried  down  through 
his  son,  Horace  Clark,  who  in  turn  had  a 
son,  Lemuel  Clark,  who  was  a  lawyer  of 
note  in  New  York  City,  practicing  his 
profession  there  for  many  years.  He 
married  a  Miss  Woodruff,  who  came  from 
East  Aurora,  New  York  Lemuel  Clark, 
who  died  in  1886,  aged  r' 
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profession  of  medicine  for  his  life  work, 
^e  matriculated  in  Harvard  Medical 
School,  receiving  his  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Medicine  with  the  class  of  1888.  He  was 
a  specialist  on  diseases  of  the  ear,  nose 
and  throat. 

Dr.  Horace  Clark  married,  N<->vember 
o,  1882,  at  Carthage.  New  h 

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Mason,  a  Knight  Templar,  a  senior  war- 
den of  Hampden  Lodge,  and  a  member  of 
the  York  Rite  bodies,  holding  offices  in 
several ;  he  was  one  of  the  finest  types  of 
men,  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him,  and 
although   not  of   robu.'ir   health   t'    '- 
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field,  Massachusetts.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Spring-field  Medical  Society  and  Nay- 
asset  Club.  He  is  a  Congregationalist  in 
religion,  and  a  Republican  in  politics. 

Lemuel  Baldwin  Clark  was  born  at 
Sacket  Harbor,  Jefferson  county.  New 
York,  August  30,  1887.  His  parents  re- 
moved to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
when  he  was  six  years  of  age,  and  the 
excellent  public  schools  of  that  city  af- 
forded him  the  means  of  obtaining  a  prac- 
tical education.  His  first  employment 
was  as  stock  clerk  for  M.  T.  Bird,  a  dealer 
in  fine  stationery,  with  whom  he  re- 
mained for  only  a  short  time.  His  next 
employment  was  with  the  Parker  Trans- 
mission Company,  where  he  remained  for 
about  three  and  a  half  years,  and  then  left 
the  ranks  of  the  employed  to  enter  that 
of  employer,  engaging  in  the  tailoring 
business  in  partnership  with  C.  H.  Camp, 
this  connection  continuing  for  a  year  and 
a  half.  In  1913  he  made  a  radical  chang^e 
in  his  line  of  work,  establishing  an  auto- 
mobile business  under  the  name  of  the 
Moon  Motor  Sales  Company,  a  corpora- 
tion, of  which  Mr.  Clark  is  serving  in  the 
dual  capacity  of  president  and  treasurer. 
They  conduct  a  general  garage  business, 
which  has  increased  in  volume  and  im- 
portance considerably  in  the  seven  years 
that  have  intervened  since  their  estab- 
lishment, and  the  prompt  and  efficient 
service  maintained  by  them  is  directly 
responsible  for  the  success  which  is 
crowning  their  efforts.  Mr.  Clark  is  a 
member  of  Hampden  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  and  all  of  the  Scottish 
Rite  bodies  up  to  and  including  the  thirty- 
second  degree,  and  a  member  of  Melha 
Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine. 

Mr.  Clark  married,  March  31,  1913, 
Maude  Rich,  of  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, daughter  of  Edwin  Clark  and  Han- 
nah    Frances    Rich,    granddaughter    of 


Jacob    and    Harriet    (Clark)    Rich,    and 

great-g-randdaughter  of Rich,  who, 

accompanied  by  five  brothers,  came  to 
this  country  from  their  native  land,  Ger- 
many, and  settled  in  Guilford,  Vermont. 
Edwin  Clark  Rich,  father  of  Mrs.  Clark, 
was  superintendent  for  George  R.  Ester- 
brooks,  of  Springfield,  in  the  installing  of 
steam  heating  plants,  filling  that  office  in 
a  satisfactory  manner  for  many  years 
He  was  a  man  of  the  highest  character, 
esteemed  and  respected  by  all  with  whom 
he  was  brought  in  contact,  either  in  busi- 
ness, political  or  social  life.  Two  chil- 
dren have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Clark,  namely :  Andrew  Mcintosh,  born 
February  21,  1914,  died  April  18,  1921  ; 
and  Lemuel  Baldwin.  Jr.,  born  June  27, 
1917. 

(The    Mcintosh    Line). 

Lemuel  Baldwin  Clark  traces  descent 
through  his  mother,  Sarah  Cushman  (Mc- 
intosh) Clark,  to  the  noted  Mcintosh 
Clan,  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  numer- 
ous of  the  Highlands  of  Scotland.  There 
were  five  other  clans  in  Scotland, 

Robert  Mcintosh,  the  first  member  of 
this  branch  of  the  family  of  whom  we 
have  definite  information,  was  a  native 
of  Scotland,  born  about  1670,  and  there 
spent  his  early  life,  removing  to  Ulster 
Province,  North  of  Ireland,  immediately 

after  his  marriage  to Gordon,  also 

a  native  of  Scotland,  also  accompanied 
by  his  sister  and  brother-in-law.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Mcintosh  were  the  parents  of 
five  children,  as  follows:  i.  Robert,  born 
about  1685 ;  emigrated  to  this  country  in 
1705,  and  settled  in  Philadelphia,  Penn- 
sylvania. 2.  Andrew,  of  further  mention. 
3.  Matthew.    4.  Hannah.    5.  Catherine. 

Andrew  Mcintosh,  second  son  of  Rob- 
ert and  (Gordon)  Mcintosh,  was 

born  in  County  Antrim,  Ireland,  in  1690, 
died  in  Willington,  Connecticut,  March 
26,  1793,  at  the  extreme  age  of  one  hun- 


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dred  and  three  years.  He  attended  the 
schools  in  the  vicinity  of  his  home,  and 
thereafter,  until  the  year  1715,  was  vari- 
ously employed,  at  that  time  emigrating 
to  the  New  World,  joining  his  brother, 
Robert  Clark,  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania, from  whence  he  removed  to  Bos- 
ton, Massachusetts,  and  later  to  Dedham, 
same  State.  A  year  later  he  took  up  his 
residence  in  the  State  of  Connecticut,  lo- 
cating in  Voluntown,  later  in  Stoning- 
ton,  subsequently  in  Willington,  Tolland 
county,  same  State,  where  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  days.  He  was  a  farmer 
by  occupation,  a  man  of  high  character, 
integrity  and  piety,  who  earned  and  en- 
joyed the  respect  of  his  fellow-citizens. 
At  Stonington,  Connecticut,  in  1754,  he 
married  Naomi  Delthic,  and  among  their 
children  was  Andrew,  of  further  mention. 
Andrew  (2)  Mcintosh,  eldest  son  of 
Andrew  (i)  and  Naomi  (Delthic)  Mc- 
intosh, was  born  in  Stonington,  Con- 
necticut, April  30,  1761,  died  in  Steuben, 
Oneida  county.  New  York,  October  19, 
1856,  in  his  ninety-sixth  year.  He  at- 
tended the  schools  adjacent  to  his  home, 
and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  accompanied  his 
parents  upon  their  removal  to  Willington, 
there  remaining  until  181 1,  conducting 
the  farm  which  he  inherited  from  his 
father.  In  that  year  he  removed  to  Steu- 
ben, New  York,  making  the  long  journey 
in  a  farm  wagon,  drawn  by  a  span  of 
horses,  and  there,  with  alternate  visits 
to  his  sons  in  other  sections,  resided  until 
his  death.  He  married,  November  25, 
1780,  Hannah  Lillibridge,  born  in  Exeter, 
Rhode  Island,  December  12,  1765,  died 
March  19,  1821,  daughter  of  Elder  David 
and  Miriam  (Moore)  Lillibridge,  her 
father  a  prominent  Baptist  minister  of 
W^illington.  Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Mcintosh,  all  born  in  Willington,  Con- 
necticut: I.  Hannah,  born  March  24, 
1782,   died   May  7,   1806,   unmarried.     2. 


Robert,  born  November  9,  1783,  died  Feb- 
ruary 9,  1879;  married  Philena  Blodgett. 
3.  Clark,  born  December  22,  1785,  died 
December  24,  1848;  married  Lura  Blod- 
gett. 4.  Naomi,  born  May  6,  1790,  died 
June  12,  1868;  became  the  wife  of  Wil- 
lard  Merrick,  March,  1809.  5.  Andrew, 
of  further  mention.  6.  Hezekiah,  born 
September  4,  1797,  died  March  22,  1886; 
married,  February  22,  1824,  Maria  Moul- 
ton.  7.  Ethan,  born  January  26,  1800, 
died  young.  8.  Ethan,  born  January  13, 
1803,  died  May  6,  1873;  married,  October 
II,  1827,  Olive  Green.  9.  Austin,  born 
July  21,  1806;  married,  September  23, 
1846,  Lucy  Crowell.  10.  Maria  Ida,  born 
August  10,  1808;  became  the  wife  of 
James  Mitchell,  March  15,  1832. 

Andrew  (3)  Mcintosh,  third  son  of 
Andrew  (2)  and  Hannah  (Lillibridge) 
Mcintosh,  was  born  in  Willington,  Con- 
necticut, March  26,  1793,  died  in  East 
Longmeadow,  Massachusetts,  September 
17,  1863.  He  received  a  practical  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  that  day, 
and  when  sixteen  years  of  age  changed 
his  place  of  residence  to  East  Windsor, 
Massachusetts,  from  whence  he  removed 
to  the  adjoining  towns  of  Ellington  and 
Somers,  and  subsequently  located  in 
East  Longmeadow,  where  he  thereafter 
resided  and  where  his  death  occurred.  He 
devoted  his  attention  to  merchandising, 
carpentering,  farming  and  teaching,  be- 
ing successful  in  each  of  these  different 
vocations.  The  following  was  said  of 
him  by  one  who  knew  him  well :  "He  was 
an  industrious  reader,  had  a  fairly  good 
memory,  and  was  a  man  of  wonderful 
observation.  Nothing  escaped  his  notice 
in  the  heavens  above  or  the  earth  be- 
neath. He  was  an  easy,  fluent  talker  and 
a  capital  story  teller.  His  stories  were 
elaborated  and  wrought  out  to  a  finish, 
and  he  took  great  pleasure  in  telling 
them.     His  supply  seemed  inexhaustible. 


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He  always  had  one  more  to  tell  and  he 
would  take  time  to  tell  it.  He  loved 
music  and  was  a  good  sing-er."  He  was 
at  one  time  a  captain  of  militia.  Mr.  Mc- 
intosh married  (first),  in  182 1,  Elizabeth 
Indicott,  born  in  Hartford,  Connecticut, 
December  3,  1785,  died  November  25, 
1833,  daughter  of  Dr.  John  Indicott.  He 
married  (second).  May  15,  1853,  Dorcas 
Salisbury,  who  died  August  11,  1873. 
Children  of  first  wife:  i.  Andrew  Jack- 
son, of  further  mention.  2.  John  Church, 
born  June  18,  1824. 

Andrew  Jackson  Mcintosh,  eldest  son 
of  Andrew  (3)  and  Elizabeth  (Indicott) 
Mcintosh,  was  born  in  East  Longmeadow, 
Massachusetts,  October  3,  1822,  died  May 
10,  1896.  He  was  only  eleven  years  of 
age  when  deprived  by  death  of  a  mother's 
care,  and  after  this  calamity  he  resided 
with  his  uncle  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, and  his  first  occupation  was  as 
driver  for  a  stage  line  from  Springfield 
to  Norwich.  Later  he  was  an  employee 
for  the  firm  of  Simons  &  Kibbe,  confec- 
tioners, driving  one  of  their  four-horse 
teams  for  a  period  of  eight  years,  selling 
their  goods  throughout  a  large  section  of 
the  State  of  Massachusetts.  The  follow- 
ing year  and  a  half  he  served  in  the  capac- 
ity of  conductor  on  a  branch  of  the  Rome 
&  Watertown  railroad,  and  then  re- 
turned to  Springfield  and  joined  his 
brother  in  the  auction  and  commission 
business,  the  firm  name  being  A.  J.  & 
J.  C.  Mcintosh.  This  relationship  was 
dissolved  some  years  later,  owing  to  the 
impaired  health  of  Andrew  J.  Mcintosh, 
who  then  spent  some  time  in  the  West 
in  order  to  recuperate.  Upon  his  return 
to  Springfield,  in  his  usual  health,  he 
established  a  jobbing  house  for  the  sale 
of  boots  and  shoes  with  two  Cutlei 
brothers,  under  the  style  of  Cutler,  Mc- 
intosh &  Company.  In  1878  the  Cutler 
brothers  retired,  and  Mr.  Mcintosh  took 


into  partnership  with  him  four  clerks,  and 
the  firm  became  Mcintosh  &  Company, 
conducting  a  business  that  grew  to  enor- 
mous proportions,  employing  a  dozen 
traveling  salesman  who  disposed  of  their 
goods  throughout  the  length  and  breadth 
of  the  United  States.  This  success  was 
due  primarily  to  the  sound  judgment  and 
keen  foresight  of  the  head  of  the  concern, 
who  was  a  man  of  ability  and  acumen, 
progressive  in  his  ideas  and  honorable  in 
his  transactions. 

Mr.  Mcintosh  married,  April  11,  1855, 
at  Sacket  Harbor,  New  York,  Mary  A. 
Soggs,  born  February  8,  1835,  at  Buflfalo, 
New  York,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Sel- 
ina  (Clark)  Soggs.  Children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Mcintosh:  i.  Daughter,  born  Jan- 
uary 26,  1856,  at  Springfield,  died  three 
days  later.  2.  Mary  Clark,  bom  at 
Springfield,  March  10,  1857 ;  became  the 
wife  of  Arthur  H.  Glennan,  of  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.  3.  Selina  Elizabeth,  born  at 
Springfield,  December  30,  1858;  became 
the  wife  of  the  Rev.  Henn>^  Nason  Kin- 
ney, of  Boston,  June  22,  1882 ;  they  were 
the  parents  of  two  children :  Marion  and 
Selina  Kinney.  4.  Sarah  Cushman,  born 
June  9,  1862,  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  Horace 
Clark  and  the  mother  of  Lemuel  Baldwin 
Clark,  aforementioned.  5.  Annie,  born  at 
Springfield,  June  14,  1870,  died  in  infancy. 


METCALF,  Joseph, 

Man  of  Great  Public  Spirit. 

Among  those  citizens  of  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  whose  influence  is  still 
aiding  in  the  development  of  the  city 
although  they  themselves  have  completed 
their  life  work,  is  Joseph  Metcalf,  organ- 
izer of  the  Farr  Alpaca  Company,  who  for 
nearly  a  half  century  was  the  guiding 
genius. of  that  concern,  and  who  devised 
and  developed  the  profit  sharing  plan 
which    has    not  only   brought   prosperity 


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and  content  to  thousands  of  employees, 
but  has  been  a  potent  factor  in  the  finan- 
cial success  of  the  business. 

Mr.  Metcalf  was  of  English  ancestry, 
tracing-  his  descent  from  Adam  de  Mefi- 
kalf,  who  resided  in  Yorkshire,  England, 
in  1278,  that  ancient  worthy  claiming 
descent  from  Arkefrith,  the  Dane,  who 
came  to  England  in  1016,  with  King 
Canute.  Whittaker,  in  his  "History  of 
Craven,"  says  the  name  is  from  the  old 
Saxon  "Mechalgh,"  signifying  "Men  of 
Mec's  Land,"  and  tradition  relates  that 
the  early  men  of  the  family  were  noted 
for  their  great  size  and  strength. 

Joseph  Metcalf  was  born  in  Hunslet, 
Yorkshire,  England,  March  24,  1841,  and 
died  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  Novem- 
ber 16.  1916.  While  he  was  a  very  young 
child  his  father  lost  his  eyesight  in  an 
accident,  and  the  lad  Joseph,  with  an 
aunt  and  an  older  brother,  came  to  Amer- 
ica, locating  in  Hamilton,  Ontario,  Can- 
ada, where  he  attended  school  until  he 
was  fifteen  years  of  age.  When  his  stud- 
ies were  completed,  he  entered  the  office 
service  of  the  Great  Western  Railway 
Company,  where  his  faithfulness  and  his 
ability  won  him  rapid  advancement.  In 
1867,  when  he  was  twenty-six  years  of 
age.  and  had  been  in  the  employ  of  the 
company  eleven  years,  he  was  chosen 
treasurer  of  the  company,  an  honor  never 
before  tendered  to  any  person  living  out- 
side of  England,  where  the  stock  was 
entirely  held.  For  seven  years  he  dis- 
charged the  duties  of  that  office  with  effi- 
ciency and  faithfulness  and  then  resigned 
in  order  that  he  might  engage  in  business 
for  himself.  He  formed  a  partnership 
with  his  brother-in-law,  Herbert  M.  Farr, 
who  owned  a  small  woolen  mill  in  Hest- 
ter,  Ontario,  and  removed  to  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  where  the  Farr  Alpaca 
Company  was  organized.  This  was  in 
1874,  and  from  that  year  to  the  time  of 


his  death  in  1916,  he  was  the  guiding 
spirit  of  the  enterprise.  A  prosperous 
and  increasingly  successful  business  was 
built  up,  and  Mr.  Metcalf  did  not  hesitate 
to  adopt  methods  which  were  considered 
by  many  other  manufacturers  as  being 
quixotic  and  ruinous.  He  devised  a  profit 
sharing  plan,  which  permitted  employees 
as  well  as  stockholders  to  share  in  the 
profits  of  the  business,  and  as  has  been 
true  in  practically  all  well  devised 
schemes  of  this  kind,  the  result  was  an 
enormous  increase  in  the  output  of  the 
plant,  with  a  corresponding  increase  in 
profits.  Operatives  received  a  liberal 
share  of  the  increased  profits,  and  the 
spirit  of  cooperation  and  enthusiasm 
which  developed  as  a  result  soon  made 
itself  felt  and  expressed  itself  in  larger 
power  of  production,  which  meant  greatly 
increased  profits  for  stockholders.  To 
the  ability  and  the  far-sighted  construc- 
tive work  of  Mr.  Metcalf,  Holyoke  owes 
the  wonderful  institution  which  has  been 
a  potent  factor  in  her  life  and  develop- 
ment. 

In  addition  to  the  exacting  responsi- 
bilities of  his  position  as  head  of  the  Farr 
Alpaca  Company,  Mr.  Metcalf  was  asso- 
ciated with  several  other  business  and 
philanthropic  institutions.  He  was  a 
director  of  the  Springfield  Safe  Deposit 
and  Trust  Company,  of  the  National 
Woolen  Manufacturers'  Association,  of 
the  Holyoke  City  Hospital,  and  of  the 
public  library,  and  vice-president  of  the 
Home  Market  Club.  He  took  a  deep  in- 
terest in  the  welfare  of  the  city,  aiding  in 
every  possible  way  all  projects  for  its 
betterment.  The  Joseph  Metcalf  Public 
School  was  named  in  appreciation  of  his 
liberal  giving,  and  the  splendid  collection 
of  pictures  in  the  school,  valued  at  over 
$3,000,  was  presented  by  him.  He  found 
great  pleasure  in  social  intercourse,  and 
was    a    member   of   the    Holyoke    Canoe 

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Club.  His  religious  affiliation  was  with 
St.  Paul's  Protestant  Episcopal  Church. 
In  January,  1868,  at  Hamilton,  Canada, 
Joseph  Metcalf  married  Clara  Wheeler 
Farr,  daughter  of  Marshall  H.  Farr,  a 
prominent  railroad  contractor,  who  built 
much  of  the  Grand  Trunk  railroad.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Metcalf  were  the  parents  of 
three  children:  i.  Frank  H.,  a  sketch  of 
whom  follows.  2.  Howard  Farr,  born  at 
Hamilton,  Ontario,  Canada,  June  18, 
1873 ;  he  is  a  graduate  of  Yale  University, 
having  received  a  degree  from  the  Shef- 
field Scientific  School,  of  Yale  University, 
and  after  specializing  in  chemistry,  re- 
turned for  a  year  of  post-graduate  work, 
receiving  the  degree  Ph.  B.,  class  of 
1896;  he  married  Rose  B.  Heywood, 
daughter  of  Charles  Harvey  Heywood, 
and  a  descendant  of  John  Heywood,  of 
London,  England,  and  has  one  son, 
Joseph  (2)  Metcalf,  born  August  3,  1903. 
3.  Gertrude,  born  January  20,  1876,  mar- 
ried Addison  L.  Green,  and  has  children : 
Clarissa,  Gertrude,  and  Marshall  Green. 


METCALF,  Frank  H., 

Man  of  Enterprise. 

Frank  H.  Metcalf,  eldest  son  of  Joseph 
and  Clara  Wheeler  (Farr)  Metcalf  (see 
preceding  sketch),  was  born  October  9, 
1868.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Holyoke,  and  after  leav- 
ing high  school,  entered  Worcester  Poly- 
technic Institute.  A  severe  illness  inter- 
rupted his  studies  there,  however,  and 
after  his  recovery  he  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Farr  Alpaca  Company,  founded  by 
his  father  and  uncle,  beginning  as  a  wool 
sorter.  Later  he  entered  the  machine 
shop  as  repair  man,  and  after  becoming 
thoroughly  familiar  with  these  depart- 
ments, was  promoted  to  the  ofifice. 
Through  various  promotions  he  rose  to 
the  position  of  assistant  agent,  and  then 


as  assistant  treasurer  became  his  father's 
close  and  trusted  business  associate.  In 
this  latter  office  he  continued  until  the 
death  of  his  father  in  1916,  when  he  suc- 
ceeded him  as  treasurer  of  the  Farr  Al- 
paca Company.  A  man  of  ability  and 
thoroughly  familiar  with  all  the  depart- 
ments of  the  wonderfully  prosperous  and 
well-managed  establishment,  he  is  a 
worthy  successor  of  his  father  and  an  im- 
portant factor  in  the  continued  success 
of  the  business.  Mr.  Metcalf  has  other 
business  connections.  He  is  president  of 
the  Holyoke  Valve  and  Hydrant  Com- 
pany; director  of  the  Hadley  Falls  Na- 
tional Bank,  of  the  Holyoke  Savings 
Bank,  of  the  Springfield  Safe  Deposit  and 
Trust  Company,  of  Springfield,  the  Mor- 
ris Plan  Bank  of  Holyoke,  National  Asso- 
ciation of  Wool  Manufacturers,  Public 
Library,  Holyoke  City  Hospital,  and  the 
Clarke  School,  of  Northampton.  Mr. 
Metcalf  occupies  a  prominent  place  in 
the  business  world,  and  the  honors  which 
have  come  to  him  have  been  those  which 
come  as  the  reward  of  ability  and  of  faith- 
fulness. 

W^ith  all  his  many  and  exacting  busi- 
ness interests  Mr.  Metcalf  finds  time  for 
needed  recreation,  and  one  of  his  most 
enjoyed  relaxations  from  the  usual  busi- 
ness cares  is  his  splendid  stock  farm  at 
South  Hadley.  He  is  especially  inter- 
ested in  Holstein  cattle,  and  man^  costly 
specimens  of  this  noted  breed  are  to  be 
found  on  his  farm,  over  which  he  exer- 
cises a  large  degree  of  personal  supervi- 
sion. He  is  also  deeply  interested  in  the 
history  of  the  Connecticut  Valley,  and  so 
effectively  has  he  made  himself  familiar 
with  its  Indian  lore,  tradition,  and  early 
history,  that  he  is  locally  recognized  as 
an  authority  on  the  subject.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  American  Society  of  Me- 
chanical Engineers,  Society  for  the  Ad- 
vancement of  Science,  and  of  the  Home 


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Market  Club  of  Boston.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  various  bodies  of  Masonry,  includ- 
ing membership  in  the  Ancient  Arabic 
Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine;  he 
also  af^liates  with  the  Knights  of  Pyth- 
ias, and  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Protective  Tariff  League ;  the 
Children's  Aid  Association,  of  which  he 
is  president,  director,  and  chairman ;  and 
of  the  Holyoke  District  Nurses'  Associa- 
tion. Besides  all  these  interests  he  gives 
generous  and  active  support  to  all  phil- 
anthropic and  civic  enterprises  which 
seem  to  him  to  be  well  planned  for  the 
advancement  of  the  best  interests  of  the 
community. 

On  May  23,  1894,  Frank  H.  Metcalf 
married  Mabel  A.  Warner,  born  in  North- 
ampton, Massachusetts,  April  2^,  1869, 
daughter  of  Lewis  and  Lusanna  (Pratt) 
Warner.  Mrs.  Mabel  A.  (Warner)  Met- 
calf is  a  descendant  of  Ebenezer  and 
Mary  (Gerrald)  Warner,  the  line  of 
descent  being  through  their  son,  John 
Warner,  and  his  wife,  Margaret  (Sykes) 
Warner;  their  son,  John  (2)  Warner, 
born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  about 
1756,  died  December  24,  1807,  was  a 
"minute  man"  in  the  Revolutionary  War, 
registered  in  the  Springfield  Company, 
under  Major  Andrew  Colton,  and  mar- 
ried Mary  Ward.  The  line  continues 
through  their  son,  Thomas  Warner,  and 
his  wife,  Sarah  (Hartong)  Warner;  their 
son,  Lewis  Warner,  and  his  wife,  Lu- 
sanna (Pratt)  Warner;  their  daughter 
Mabel  A.,  who  became  the  wife  of  Frank 
H.  Metcalf.  Mrs.  Metcalf  is  prominent  in 
club  circles  and  in  all  kinds  of  woman's 
work  in  her  city.  She  has  served  as 
regent  of  Mercy  Warren  Chapter,  Daugh- 
ters of  the  American  Revolution,  of 
Springfield ;  is  a  member  of  the  Woman's 
City  Club  of  Boston  ;  of  Robert  Morris 
Chapter,  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star ;  the 


National  Society  of  Daughters  of  Found- 
ers and  Patriots ;  Humboldt  Lodge,  Pyth- 
ian Sisters ;  and  vice-chairman  of  the 
Holyoke  Red  Cross.  Frank  H.  and  Mabel 
A.  (Warner)  Metcalf  are  the  parents  of 
a  daughter,  Catherine  Lewis,  born  Feb- 
ruary 10,  1895,  married,  April  23,  1916, 
Edward  Lyman  Allen,  of  Burlington, 
Vermont,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  a 
daughter,  Juliette,  born  June  20,  191 7. 


DEXTER,  Fred  Fay,  M.  D., 

Of  Great  Professional  Usefulness. 

Dr.  Fred  Fay  Dexter,  whose  home  is 
in  Longmeadow,  but  whose  office  is  in 
Springfield,  is  one  of  the  well-known  phy- 
sicians of  that  city.  He  is  also  a  repre- 
sentative of  a  family  of  English  origin, 
various  members  of  which  have  achieved 
prominence  in  their  chosen  lines  of  work. 
(I)  Rev.  Gregory  Dexter,  the  American 
ancestor  of  the  branch  of  the  family  herein 
followed,  was  born  in  Olney,  Northamp- 
ton county,  England,  in  1610.  In  early 
life  he  took  up  his  residence  in  London, 
England,  and  there  learned  the  trade  of 
printer,  which  he  followed,  and  in  addi- 
tion conducted  a  stationery  store.  He  was 
also  connected  with  the  Baptist  ministry  in 
that  city,  and  was  the  friend  and  transat- 
lantic correspondent  of  Roger  Williams, 
who  was  the  founder  of  the  Providence 
(Rhode  Island)  Colony.  In  1643,  when 
Roger  Williams  went  to  England  to  pro- 
cure the  first  charter  for  the  infant  colony, 
he  took  with  him  the  manuscript  of  his 
dictionary  of  the  Indian  language,  and 
on  the  voyage  arranged  it  for  being 
printed,  and  Mr.  Dexter  printed  the  first 
edition  of  it  in  London,  a  reprint  of  which 
now  constitutes  the  first  volume  of  the 
publications  of  the  Rhode  Island  Histori- 
cal Society.  On  the  return  of  Roger  Wil- 
liams with  the  charter,  in  1644,  Mr.  Dex- 
ter accompanied  him,  having  disposed  of 
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his  printing  establishment.  Mr.  Dexter 
was  received  into  the  First  Baptist 
Church  in  Providence,  of  which  he  sub- 
sequently became  pastor.  A  few  years 
later  he  was  chosen  to  fill  the  office  of 
town  clerk,  was  chosen  a  commissioner 
to  represent  the  town  in  the  General  As- 
sembly in  1648  and  again  in  1650.  He 
was  president  of  the  towns  of  Providence 
and  Warwick  one  year,  1653-54,  and  in 
the  subsequent  history  of  the  State  the 
name  of  Mr.  Dexter  frequently  appears 
as  taking  part  in  the  civil  affairs  of  the 
colony.  On  the  death  of  Rev.  William 
Wickenden,  February  13,  1669,  Mr.  Dex- 
ter succeeded  him  to  the  pastorate  of  the 
Providence  church.  He  was  the  first  ac- 
complished printer  that  came  to  the 
colony,  and  although  he  did  not  pursue 
the  occupation  in  Rhode  Island,  he  occa- 
sionally went  to  Boston,  Massachusetts, 
and  rendered  assistance  in  that  line.  He 
printed  with  his  own  hands  the  first  al- 
manac for  the  meridian  of  Rhode  Island. 
Among  his  later  civil  duties,  he  went  to 
London  and  secured  the  charter  of  Rhode 
Island.  Mr.  Dexter  is  referred  to  by  Dr. 
Stiles  as  "a  man  who  had  been  well  edu- 
cated, possessed  of  much  talent,  and  was 
a  distinguished  character  in  the  colony." 
Morgan  Edwards  had  the  following  to 
say  of  him  :  "Mr.  Dexter,  by  all  accounts, 
was  not  only  a  well-bred  man  but  re- 
markably pious.  He  was  never  observed 
to  laugh,  seldom  to  smile,  yet  he  was  al- 
ways a  very  pleasant,  friendly  and  agree- 
able man.  So  earnest  was  he  in  his  min- 
istry that  he  could  hardly  forbear  preach- 
ing when  he  came  into  a  house  or  met 
with  a  concourse  of  people  out  of  doors." 
Rev.  Gregory  Dexter  married  Abigail 
Fuller,  and  their  children,  all  born  in 
Providence,  were:  Stephen,  of  further 
mention;  James,  born  May  6,  1650;  John, 
born  November  6,  1652;  Abigail,  born 
September  24,  1655 ;  Peleg,  born  in  1658. 


(II)  Stephen  Dexter,  eldest  son  of 
Rev.  Gregory  Dexter  and  his  wife,  Abi- 
gail (Fuller)  Dexter,  was  born  in  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island,  November  i,  1647. 
He  settled  on  land  provided  by  his  father, 
at  what  is  now  Lime  Rocks,  in  Smithfield, 
where  he  erected  a  house.  When  the 
Indian  War  broke  out,  in  1675,  ^^  took 
his  wife  and  only  son  John  to  the  "garri- 
son house"  in  Providence  for  public 
safety.  During  their  stay  there,  Stephen 
Dexter  died  in  1676,  and  his  wife  also 
passed  away  some  time  after,  but  the 
exact  year  of  death  is  unknown. 

(III)  John  Dexter,  only  son  of  Stephen 
Dexter,  was  born  in  Providence,  Rhode 
Island,  in  1670.  He  became  an  orphan  at 
an  early  age,  and  thus  was  thrown  upon 
his  own  resources,  in  this  manner  becom- 
ing self-reliant  and  self-supporting.  At 
the  termination  of  King  Philip's  War,  he 
returned  to  the  property  of  his  father  at 
Lime  Rocks,  but  the  house  had  been  de- 
stroyed by  the  Indians  and  all  improve- 
ments made  by  his  father  had  vanished 
except  the  orchard.  He  made  a  sort  of 
cave  in  the  ground  that  answered  the 
purpose  of  a  house,  and  commenced  to 
labor  on  his  land,  which  he  continued 
until  he  had  the  land  under  good  cultiva- 
tion, and  also  erected  a  house  thereon. 
He  then  married  (first)  Mary  Field,  who 
bore  him  ten  children.  After  the  death  of 
his  wife,  he  sold  his  farm  to  his  son  John 
and  removed  to  Providence.  There  he 
married  (second)  Mary  Mason.  He 
erected  a  house  at  what  is  now  No.  87 
North  Main  street,  and  there  his  death 
occurred. 

(IV)  John  (2)  Dexter,  son  of  John  (i) 
and  Mary  (Field)  Dexter,  was  born  in 
Smithfield,  Rhode  Island,  in  1701.  He 
was  known  through  a  considerable  por- 
tion of  his  life  as  "Socknoset  John."  On 
the  map  of  Cranston,  Rhode  Island,  there 
is  a  spot  marked  by  this  name ;  the  place 


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was  once  an  Indian  town,  and  later,  in 
Colonial  records,  it  is  alluded  to  as  the 
"Socknoset  Farm."  He  lived  to  the  age 
of  seventy-nine  years,  and  his  death  oc- 
curred in  the  house  in  which  he  was  born, 
located  at  the  Lime  Rocks.  He  married 
Mary  Browne,  born  in  Providence,  Rhode 
Island,  in  1702,  who  bore  him  ten  chil- 
dren. 

(V)  Jonathan  Dexter,  son  of  John  (2) 
and  Mary  (Browne)  Dexter,  was  born 
in  Smithfield,  Rhode  Island,  in  1739.  He 
followed  the  occupation  of  farming,  his 
property  yielding  goodly  returns  for  labor 
expended,  being  located  at  Lime  Rocks, 
where  he  was  residing  in  1819.  He  was  a 
man  of  enterprise  and  good  judgment,  re- 
spected and  esteemed  for  his  many  ex- 
cellent qualities.  He  married  Alice  Lowe, 
born  in  Warwick,  Rhode  Island,  in  1741, 
daughter  of  Stephen  Lowe.  Eleven  chil- 
dren were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dexter. 

(VI)  Philip  Dexter,  son  of  Jonathan 
and  Alice  (Lowe)  Dexter,  was  born  in 
Smithfield,  Rhode  Island,  in  1766.  In 
early  life,  he  removed  to  Killingly,  Con- 
necticut, accompanied  by  his  brother,  Jo- 
seph Dexter,  and  they,  being  industrious 
and  capable  men,  soon  made  a  name  and 
place  for  themselves,  success  crowning 
their  efiForts.  He  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  days  in  Killingly,  honored  by  all  with 
whom  he  had  business  or  social  relations. 
He  married  (first)  Catharine  Greene,  born 
in  Warwick,  Rhode  Island,  in  1768,  and 
she  bore  him  six  children.  He  married 
(second)  Judith  Wins,  born  in  Pomfret, 
Connecticut,  in  1767,  and  she  bore  him  one 
child. 

(VII)  William  Dexter,  son  of  Philip 
Dexter,  was  born  in  Killingly,  Connecti- 
cut, in  1806.  After  completing  his  studies 
in  the  common  schools,  he  turned  his  at- 
tention to  the  tilling  of  the  soil,  from 
which  he  derived  a  lucrative  livelihood, 
and  he  spent  his  entire  life  in  the  State 


of  his  birth,  and  at  his  death  left  behind 
him  the  heritage  of  a  good  name.  He 
married  Eunice  Park,  born  in  Thompson, 
Connecticut,  in  1809,  daughter  of  Perez 
Park.  Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dexter: 
Charles,  born  in  1834;  and  John  P.,  of 
further  mention. 

(VIII)  John  P.  Dexter,  son  of  William 
and  Eunice  (Park)  Dexter,  was  born  in 
Pomfret  Landing,  Connecticut,  in  1837. 
He  attended  the  schools  in  the  vicinity  of 
his  home,  from  which  he  obtained  a  prac- 
tical education.  He  chose  for  his  occupa- 
tion the  meat  business,  in  which  he  en- 
gaged on  his  own  account  in  Danielson- 
ville,  Connecticut,  his  patronage  increas- 
ing steadily  year  by  year,  the  result  of 
straightforward  business  transactions  and 
courteous  treatment  of  his  patrons.  He 
so  continued  up  to  the  time  of  his  decease, 
which  occurred  in  the  year  1881,  at  the 
early  age  of  forty-four  years.  On  Octo- 
ber 19,  1861,  during  the  progress  of  the 
Civil  War,  he  enlisted  in  Captain  Clapp's 
company,  Eleventh  Regiment,  Connecti- 
cut Volunteers,  his  duty  being  a  wagoner, 
and  continued  this  until  honorably  dis- 
charged on  account  of  disability,  February 
5,  1863.  Mr.  Dexter  was  a  member  of 
the  Congregational  church.  He  married 
(first)  a  Mrs.  Clapp,  who  bore  him  a  son, 
William  Clapp.  He  married  (second) 
Myra  Fay,  of  Chester,  Massachusetts, 
born  1849,  died  1912,  daughter  of  William 
Fay.  One  son  was  born  of  this  marriage, 
Fred  Fay,  of  further  mention. 

(IX)  Dr.  Fred  Fay  Dexter,  only  son 
of  John  P.  and  Myra  (Fay)  Dexter,  was 
born  in  Danielsonville,  Connecticut,  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1879.  He  received  exceptional 
educational  advantages,  attending  the 
schools  of  his  native  town,  of  Hazard- 
ville,  Connecticut,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, the  high  school  in  Boston,  and 
the  Lawrence  Scientific  School  at  Har- 
vard  College.     He  received  his   medical 


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education  in  the  Harvard  Medical  School, 
from  which  he  graduated  with  his  degree 
of  M.  D.  in  1904.  He  began  the  practice 
of  his  chosen  profession  in  Granby,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  continued  for  six 
years.  In  1910  he  located  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  has  continued  to 
the  present  time  (1921).  Here  he  has 
built  up  a  fine  practice,  and  ranks  as  one 
of  the  leading  physicians  of  the  city.  He 
keeps  in  touch  with  his  professional 
brethren  by  membership  in  the  American 
Medical  Association,  the  Massachusetts 
Medical  Association,  the  Hampden  Dis- 
trict Medical  Association,  the  Eastern 
Hampden  Medical  Association,  and  the 
Springfield  Medical  Association.  He  is  a 
member  of  all  the  Masonic  fraternities, 
and  has  passed  through  all  the  Scottish 
Rite  bodies  up  to  and  including  the  thir- 
ty-second, also  Morning  Star  Chapter 
Royal  Arch  Masons,  all  of  Springfield. 
He  was  made  a  Mason  in  Washington 
Lodge  of  Boston.  Upon  removing  to 
Belchertown,  he  took  a  demit  to  the  lodge 
there  and  passed  through  all  the  chairs, 
rising  to  be  master.  Having  completed 
his  term  of  office  there,  he  was  appointed 
district  deputy  grand  master  of  the  seven- 
teenth district  and  filled  this  one  term. 
He  then  removed  to  Springfield,  taking 
a  demit  to  Hampden  Lodge,  to  which  he 
now  (1921)  belongs.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  First  Church  of  Christ,  of  Long- 
meadow. 

Dr.  Dexter  married,  June  30,  1904, 
Christine  Nelsson  Wheeler,  born  in  West 
Haven,  Connecticut,  but  for  many  years 
a  resident  of  Springfield,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Henry  and  Editha  (Dickinson) 
Wheeler. 

TAPLEY,  William  W., 

Man  of  Varied  Activities. 

The  name  Tapley  is  found  in  and  about 
London,    England,   and    in    the    southern 


counties,  as  early  as  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury. There  are  many  variations  of  the 
name,  but  Tapleigh,  Tapley  or  Topley 
were  probably  the  original  forms.  Wil- 
liam W.  Tapley,  of  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, is  of  the  eighth  American  generation 
of  the  family  founded  in  New  England  by 
Gilbert  Tapley. 

(I)  Gilbert  Tapley  was  born  in  1634, 
and  is  first  mentioned  as  a  resident  of 
Beverly,  Massachusetts,  in  1676,  and  is 
then  called  "Seaman."  In  1686  he  was 
one  of  the  few  freeholders  of  Salem,  Mas- 
sachusetts. In  1680  his  name  appears  as 
a  petitioner  for  a  new  church  at  Salem ; 
in  1690  he  was  granted  an  innholder's  li- 
cense, and  is  called  "innholder"  in  the 
records  from  that  time  forward.  He  died 
April  17,  1 7 14,  and  the  tavern  became  the 
property  of  John  Abbott.  His  wife, 
Thomasine,  born  in  1632,  died  in  Salem, 
November  i,  1715.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  three  children:  Gilbert  (2), 
through  whom  descent  is  traced  in  this 
branch ;  Joseph,  born  March  10,  1668 ; 
Mary,  born  April  4,  1671. 

(II)  Gilbert  (2)  Tapley,  son  of  Gilbert 
(i)  and  Thomasine  Tapley,  was  born  in 
Salem,  Massachusetts,  August  26,  1665, 
and  died  in  1710.  He  married  (first), 
April  10,  1686,  Lydia  Small,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Ruth  Small,  of  Salem.  He 
married  (second),  August  21,  1707,  Sarah 
Archer.  Children:  Mary,  born  Novem- 
ber 4,  1689;  Joseph,  see  next  paragraph; 
Lydia,  baptized  in  the  First  Church  at 
Salem,  August  8,  1697;  Gilbert,  baptized 
in  the  same  church,  November  19,  1699. 

(HI)  Joseph  Tapley,  son  of  Gilbert  (2) 
and  Lydia  (Small)  Tapley,  was  born  in 
Salem,  Massachusetts,  July  30,  1691.  He 
was  a  licensed  innholder  in  1714,  prob- 
ably kept  his  grandfather's  old  inn.  He 
was  engaged  in  the  fishing  trade  for  some 
time  after  his  connection  with  the  inn,  and 
seems  to  have  been  an  invalid  for  many 


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years.  He  married,  November  27,  1712, 
Margaret  Masury,  of  Salem.  They  were 
the  parents  of  two  sons:  Gilbert  (3),  of 
whom  further;  and  John,  who  settled  in 
that  part  of  Peabody,  Massachusetts, 
known  as  "Tapley's  Brook."  He  was  a 
captain  in  the  expedition  against  Louis- 
burg  in  1758,  and  was  at  the  surrender  of 
Fort  William  Henry. 

(IV)  Gilbert  (3)  Tapley,  son  of  Joseph 
and  Margaret  (Masury)  Tapley,  was  born 
in  Salem,  Massachusetts,  May  6,  1722, 
died  in  Danvers,  Massachusetts,  May  6, 
1806,  and  was  buried  in  the  old  burial 
ground.  Two  months  after  his  marriage, 
June  6,  1747,  he  moved  to  Danvers,  where 
he  bought  sixty-seven  acres  of  meadow 
land,  with  dwelling  house  and  barn  stand- 
ing thereon.  He  was  a  house  carpenter; 
served  as  constable,  tax  collector,  sur- 
veyor of  highways,  and  was  active  in  the 
affairs  of  the  First  Church  of  Danvers  all 
his  life.  He  married  (first),  June  6,  1747, 
at  Salem,  Phebe  Putnam,  born  in  1728, 
died  May  6,  1770,  daughter  of  John  and 
Lydia  (Porter)  Putnam.  He  married 
(second),  March  11,  1771,  Mrs.  Mary 
(Flint)  Smith,  who  died  July  i,  1798, 
widow  of  Nathaniel  Smith.  He  married 
(third),  June  6,  1799,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Ab- 
bott) Farrington,  who  survived  him, 
dying  in  Andover,  January  19,  1723. 
Children  by  first  marriage,  all  born  in 
Danvers,  and  baptized  in  the  First  Church 
(Baptist)  :  Amos,  a  soldier  of  the  Rev- 
olution, married  Mary  Tarbell ;  Phebe, 
married  Captain  William  Goodale ;  Jo- 
seph, of  whom  further;  Aaron,  marched 
on  the  "Lexington  Alarm,"  died  Decem- 
ber 18,  1776;  Asa,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, married  Elizabeth  Smith,  his  step- 
mother's daughter;  Elijah,  married  Re- 
becca Putnam ;  Sally,  the  only  child  of  the 
second  marriage,  married  Porter  Putnam. 

(V)  Joseph  (2)  Tapley,  son  of  Gilbert 
(3)    and    Phebe    (Putnam)    Tapley,    was 


born  in  Danvers,  Massachusetts,  April  10, 
1756,  died  in  Lynnfield,  Massachusetts, 
March  11,  1820,  his  death  accidental.  His 
name  appears  as  private  in  the  "Lexing- 
ton Alarm"  list,  Captain  Samuel  Flint's 
company.  Colonel  Timothy  Pickering's 
regiment,  and  was  also  a  private  in  a 
militia  company  of  Danvers,  mentioned 
November  26,  1776.  He  married,  and 
lived  in  Danvers  until  1781,  then  settled 
in  the  northern  part  of  Lynnfield.  The 
house  in  which  he  lived,  built  in  1740,  is 
now  the  oldest  Tapley  house  known.  In 
close  proximity  to  the  house  is  the  Tap- 
ley  tomb,  built  in  1820,  by  Joseph  Tapley, 
who  strangely  enough  was  the  first  to  be 
laid  therein,  although  the  tomb  was  un- 
finished, his  son,  Joseph,  completing  the 
work.  The  tomb,  built  of  brick,  was  grad- 
ually going  to  ruin,  when,  in  1892,  a  few 
members  of  the  family  had  it  rebuilt,  a 
granite  front  added,  and  the  twelve  bodies 
in  the  tomb  replaced.  The  front  bears,  in 
raised  letters,  the  words  : 

JOSEPH  TAPLEY'S  TOMB, 
Built  in  1820. 

Joseph  Tapley  married  (first),  August 
19,  1774,  Mary  Smith,  daughter  of  his 
father's  second  wife  by  her  first  husband, 
Nathaniel  Smith.  She  died  in  Lynnfield, 
March  13,  1814,  and  he  married  (second), 
December  "23,  1818,  Rowena  Page,  who 
survived  him  forty  years,  dying  October 
27,  i860.  Children  by  his  first  marriage: 
Polly,  married  Daniel  Hart ;  Betsey,  mar- 
ried Joseph  Hart;  Aaron,  died  young; 
Sally,  married  Ephraim  Averill ;  Phebe 
Putnam,  married  (first)  Benjamin  Bux- 
ton, (second)  a  Mr.  Barker;  Ruth,  mar- 
ried (first)  Colonel  Joel  Hewes,  (second) 
Alvin  Swain  ;  Jesse,  head  of  the  next  gen- 
eration ;  Joseph,  married  (first)  Mary 
Hunt,  (second)  Ann  M.  Fogg;  Clarissa, 
married  Edmund  Flint ;  Lucy,  married 
(first)  Samuel  Wiley,  (second)  Eli  Wiley. 


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By  his  second  marriage  Joseph  Tapley 
had  two  daughters:  Miranda,  married 
Elias  Crafts ;  Sarah,  died  young. 

(VI)  Captain  Jesse  Tapley,  son  of  Jo- 
seph (2)  and  Mary  (Smith)  Tapley,  was 
born  in  Lynnfield,  Massachusetts,  June 
30,  1788,  and  died  in  Lowell,  Massachu- 
setts, June  2,  1877.  He  remained  at  the 
homestead  farm  until  reaching  his  major- 
ity, then  began  farming  on  his  own  ac- 
count. Upon  his  marriage,  at  the  age  of 
thirty  years,  he  settled  on  the  "Orne 
place,"  in  Lynnfield,  there  prospered  and 
became  one  of  the  influential  men  of  his 
town,  serving  several  years  as  selectman. 
Two  sons  and  two  daughters  were  born  to 
him  there,  and  in  1832,  with  his  family, 
he  moved  to  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  where 
with  his  brother  Joseph  he  did  a  large 
drayage  business,  transporting  the  prod- 
ucts of  the  Lowell  Mills  to  Boston  and 
bringing  back  cotton  and  other  supplies. 
When  the  railroads  relegated  this  busi- 
ness to  the  things  of  the  past,  the  brothers 
used  their  teams  in  excavating  and  haul- 
ing building  supplies,  but  with  advancing 
years  Captain  Jesse  Tapley  sold  his  teams 
and  engaged  in  supplying  spars  and  pump 
logs  to  Boston  shipbuilders  and  others ; 
that  business  he  continued  until  over 
seventy-five  years  of  age,  then  retired. 
In  May,  1814,  he  was  appointed  sergeant 
of  militia,  and  was  successively  commis- 
sioned ensign,  lieutenant  and  captain, 
holding  the  rank  of  captain  until  May, 
1820,  when  he  resigned,  but  the  title  al- 
ways clung  to  him.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Whig,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Lowell 
Baptist  Church. 

Captain  Tapley  married,  in  1818,  Eliza 
W.  Davis,  born  June  11,  1798,  died  in 
Lowell,  February  10,  1874,  sister  of  Rev. 
Gustavus  S.  Davis,  a  famous  evangelist, 
and  clergyman  of  the  Baptist  church. 
Children,  all  born  in  Lynnfield,  except 
George  Wendell  and   Mary  Abbie,  who 


were  born  in  Lowell:  i.  Gustavus  Davis, 
of  Springfield,  married  Anna  Snow  Sturte- 
vant,  2.  Jesse  Fellowes,  a  member  of  the 
job  printing  firm  of  Springfield,  Tapley, 
Bowles  &  Company,  and  later  of  the  firm, 
Samuel  Bowles  &  Company,  and  still  later 
of  the  Clark  W.  Bryan  Company,  publish- 
ers of  the  Springfield  "Union ;"  he  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Henrietta  Strong.  3.  Sarah 
Elizabeth,  married  Amos  Rugg,  of  Lowell. 
4.  Eliza  Ann  Davis,  married  Samuel  B. 
Chamberlain.  5.  Mary  Abigail,  died  in 
childhood.  6.  George  Wendall,  of  whom 
further.  7.  Mary  Abbie,  married  Thomas 
Cobb. 

(VII)  George  Wendall  Tapley,  son  of 
Captain  Jesse  and  Eliza  W.  (Davis)  Tap- 
ley,  was  born  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts, 
September  i,  1835,  and  died  December  21, 
1912.  He  was  educated  in  Lowell  public 
schools,  then  for  three  years  was  a  clerk  in 
Lowell  stores.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he 
began  learning  the  bookbinder's  trade  with 
his  brother's  firm  in  Springfield,  finishing 
his  trade,  August  22,  1856,  and  during  the 
next  few  years  he  worked  as  a  journey- 
man in  Salem,  Massachusetts,  Columbus, 
Ohio,  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  Galesburg, 
Illinois,  and  Providence,  Rhode  Island, 
returning  to  Springfield  in  i860.  He  then 
became  foreman  in  the  bindery  of  Samuel 
Bowles  &  Company,  remaining  until 
April,  1866,  when  he  became  a  member 
of  the  firm,  Brigham  &  Tapley,  manu- 
facturers of  cardboard  and  linen  finish 
collar  papers.  That  firm  dissolved  in  one 
year,  Mr.  Tapley  continuing  the  business 
alone  until  the  spring  of  1882,  when  he 
was  joined  by  V.  M.  Taylor,  they  trading 
as  the  Taylor  &  Tapley  Manufacturing 
Company.  In  1885  the  company  was 
merged  with  the  United  Manufacturing 
Company,  of  which  Mr.  Tapley  was  pres- 
ident. In  1878  he  bought,  at  assignee's 
sale,  the  Milton  Bradley  Company,  of 
which  he  also  was  president.    Other  busi- 


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ness  interests  were  with  the  Baptist 
Mutual  Relief  Association,  as  president; 
Springfield  National  Bank,  as  director; 
and  the  Fiberloid  Company  of  Indian  Or- 
chard, Massachusetts.  Mr.  Tapley  was  a 
Republican  in  politics,  and  served  as  coun- 
cilman in  1870;  alderman,  1879-80-84-86; 
and  representative  in  1902-03.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  State  Street  Baptist 
Church. 

Mr.  Tapley  married  (first),  November 

19,  i860,  Mary  Elizabeth  Wells,  born  in 
Providence,    Rhode    Island,    February    2, 

1838,  who  traced  her  descent  to  ancient 
Colonial  families,  and  to  Stephen  Hop- 
kins, a  signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence.   She  died  in  Springfield,  March 

20,  1869,  leaving  an  only  son,  William  W., 
see  next  paragraph.  He  married  (sec- 
ond), in  June,  1872,  Hannah  Sheffield, 
born  in  Pawcatuck,  Connecticut,  June  24, 

1839,  daughter  of  Francis  Sheffield. 
(VIII)  William    W.    Tapley,    son    of 

George  Wendall  and  Mary  Elizabeth 
(Wells)  Tapley,  was  born  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  August  8,  1867,  and  there 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  His 
first  employment  was  as  office  boy  with 
the  Milton  Bradley  Company,  manufac- 
turers of  toys,  kindergarten  goods  and 
other  articles,  he  beginning  September  14, 
1885.  Mr.  Bradley,  noting  that  he  took  a 
greater  interest  in  the  school  appliances 
than  anything  else,  developed  the  lad 
along  that  line.  Later  he  sent  him  out 
to  nearby  towns  where  educational  meet- 
ings and  teachers  institutes  were  being 
held,  and  had  him  exhibit  and  demon- 
strate the  school  specialties  the  Brad- 
ley Company  were  offering.  From  the 
experience  and  information  gained  at 
these  gatherings,  the  young  man  became 
convinced  that  a  profitable  business  could 
be  built  up  exclusively  with  teachers  and 
school  officials,  and  he  advanced  his  ideas 
to  Mr.  Bradley  and  suggested  that  a  sales- 
man be  put  on  to  build  up  the  proposed 


department.  This  was  such  a  radical  de- 
parture from  the  company's  plan  of  doing 
business  that  it  found  little  favor  with 
Mr.  Bradley,  but  finally  he  agreed  to  let 
Mr.  Tapley  make  the  experiment  with 
the  understanding  that  if  a  profit  did  not 
result  within  a  specified  time  it  should 
be  abandoned. 

Mr.  Tapley,  representing  the  educa- 
tional department  of  the  Milton  Bradley 
Company,  soon  started  on  his  first  trip  for 
the  new  department,  and  visited  the 
school  boards  of  the  principal  cities  of 
Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island  and  Connec- 
ticut. The  results  of  his  trip  were  so  sat- 
isfactory that  the  position  of  traveling 
salesman  for  that  department  became  per- 
manent, and  other  salesmen  were  sent  out 
and  the  sales  of  the  Bradley  school  sup- 
plies were  wonderfully  increased.  Agen- 
cies were  established  in  New  York,  Bos- 
ton, Philadelphia,  Atlanta  and  San  Fran- 
cisco. In  1893  Mr.  Tapley  was  made  man- 
ager of  the  educational  department,  and  in 
1896  was  elected  a  director  of  the  com- 
pany. He  was  appointed  assistant  treas- 
urer in  1896,  and  in  1904  general  man- 
ager of  the  Milton  Bradley  Company.  He 
was  elected  treasurer  in  1907,  and  in  1913 
succeeded  to  the  presidency  of  the  com- 
pany. He  has  now  been  associated  with 
the  company  thirty-four  years,  1885-1920, 
and  has  risen  from  office  boy  to  president. 
In  addition  to  his  responsibilities  as  presi- 
dent, treasurer  and  director  of  the  Mil- 
ton Bradley  Company,  he  is  president  of 
the  Cape  Fish  Products  Company,  of 
Provincetown,  Massachusetts ;  vice-pres- 
ident of  the  United  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany ;  director  of  the  Fiberloid  Company, 
of  Indian  Orchard,  the  Union  Trust  Com- 
pany, and  the  Thomas  Charles  Company 
of  Chicago,  and  the  Springfield  Hospital. 

A  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Tapley 
served  his  city  as  councilman,  1899-1900, 
and  as  alderman,  1901-1902.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 


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cepted  Masons ;  Springfield  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons ;  Springfield  Council,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters ;  Springfield  Com- 
mandery.  Knights  Templar;  Melha  Tem- 
ple, Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine;  Hampden  Lodge,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  Spring- 
field Lodge,  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks;  the  Royal  Arcanum.  Mr. 
Tapley  is  a  member  of  the  Colony  Club, 
the  Nayasset  Club,  the  Country  Club,  En- 
gineers Club  of  New  York,  member  and 
ex-president  of  Winthrop  Club  and  the 
Misquonicutt  Club,  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  State  Street  Baptist  Church, 
and  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution. 
Mr.  Tapley  married.  May  20,  1891,  Mary 
Evangeline  Russell,  born  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  February  14,  1868.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Tapley  are  the  parents  of  three 
daughters  and  a  son:  i.  Miriam,  born 
March  10,  1892;  married,  May  20,  1916, 
Donald  M.  Munroe,  and  has  a  daughter, 
Mary  Munroe,  born  January  22,  1918,  also 
a  son,  Kirk.  2.  Beatrice,  born  September 
21,  1894;  married.  May  19,  1917,  John  S. 
Norton,  and  has  a  daughter,  Jean  Nor- 
ton, born  November  29,  1918.  3.  Mary 
Wells,  born  January  31,  1896;  married, 
June  29,  1918,  Harold  P.  Hubbard,  and 
has  one  son,  William  Tapley.  4.  Russell 
William,  born  July  23,  1899;  enlisted  in 
the  ambulance  service  early  in  the  World 
War,  went  overseas,  served  on  the  Ver- 
dun sector,  and  during  one  period  of  five 
weeks  was  so  continuously  in  service  that 
he  never  completely  undressed  for  sleep, 
hardly  seeing  a  bed ;  he  was  discharged  in 
November,  1917,  receiving  the  French 
War  Cross ;  he  is  now  residing  at  home. 


DENOON,  Edward  Marsden, 

Contracting  Builder. 

This  name  is  of  Scotch  origin,  said  to 
have    been    derived    from    that    famous 


stream  of  Scotland,  the  river  Doon.  Ed- 
ward M.  Denoon,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, is  a  grandson  of  James  Denoon, 
whose  father  was  born  in  Ayr,  Scotland. 
James  Denoon  was  born  in  Elgin,  Scot- 
land, in  1805,  and  died  in  Three  Rivers, 
Canada,  in  1894.  He  served  in  the  Brit- 
ish army  in  the  famous  "Black  Watch" 
regiment  which  won  fresh  laurels  in  the 
recent  World  War.  He  attained  rank  in 
the  army,  and  came  to  Canada,  where  he 
was  in  charge  of  the  army  barracks  near 
Three  Rivers.  After  a  few  years  in  Can- 
ada, he  returned  to  Scotland,  spending 
three  years,  but  came  again  to  Canada  and 
resided  at  Three  Rivers  until  his  death. 
As  a  reward  for  his  service  he  drew  a 
pension  from  the  English  Government. 
He  married  (first)  Margaret  Ellen  Scott, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  three  chil- 
dren :  William  A. ;  Jessie,  married  John 
Greeg ;  and  George  Edward,  of  further 
mention.  He  married  (second)  Katherine 
Campbell,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
five  children :  Colin,  Ellen,  Katherine, 
Kenneth  and  James. 

George  Edward  Denoon,  son  of  James 
and  Margaret  Ellen  (Scott)  Denoon,  was 
born  in  Kingston,  Upper  Canada,  August 
21,  1831,  and  died  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, January  28,  1916.  He  acquired 
a  good  education  in  Kingston  school  and 
at  a  boy's  preparatory  school  in  Quebec. 
He  became  a  noted  translator  and  teacher 
of  French,  being  considered  the  best  ex- 
ponent of  pure  Parisian  French  in  his 
part  of  Canada.  While  in  Scotland,  where 
he  spent  three  years,  he  became  identi- 
fied with  the  silk  industry,  and  on  his  re- 
turn to  Canada  he  became  silk  buyer  for 
the  firm  of  Glover  &  Frye,  of  Montreal. 
He  continued  with  that  firm  four  years, 
then  went  to  Hamilton,  Ontario,  there 
establishing  in  the  dry  goods  business 
under  his  own  name.  He  also  operated 
a    similar   store   at    Petersboro,   Ontario, 


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continuing  both  stores  from  1858  until 
1865.  In  1865  he  sold  his  mercantile  in- 
terests in  Canada  and  came  to  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  where  for  three  years  he 
was  silk  buyer  for  the  firm  of  Churchhill 
&  Watson.  In  1868  he  located  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  entering  the  employ 
of  Forbes  &  Smith,  dry  goods  merchants. 
That  firm  later  became  Forbes  &  Wal- 
lace, and  Mr.  Denoon's  services  were  re- 
tained as  a  silk  buyer,  holding  that  posi- 
tion for  a  period  of  forty  years.  His  judg- 
ment on  silks  and  his  decisions  were  con- 
sidered authority.  He  retired  about  1906 
from  business  cares,  living  retired  during 
the  last  ten  years  of  his  life.  From  1871 
until  his  death  he  was  a  member  of  Desoto 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, of  Springfield.  He  was  a  man  of 
strong  character,  highly  respected  by  all 
who  knew  him. 

He  married,  August  10,  1857,  Margaret 
Drysdale,  born  in  Quebec,  Canada,  June 
10,  1836,  died  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, January  26,  191 7,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Christian  (Smiley)  Drysdale. 
They  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children  :  Margaret  Katherine,  who  mar- 
ried William  Alfred  Babcock,  of  Boston, 
Mrs.  Babcock  a  well-known  lecturer  on 
musical  subjects,  famous  religious  hymns, 
and  illustrated  lectures  on  Scotland ; 
Thomas;  Christian,  deceased;  Rebecca; 
Edward  Marsden,  of  further  mention ; 
Josephine;  James,  married  Marguerite 
McKay,  of  Portland,  Oregon,  and  has  two 
children,  George  and  Edward  M.  Denoon. 

Edward  Marsden  Denoon,  son  of 
George  Edward  and  Margaret  (Drysdale) 
Denoon,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, November  26, 1868.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Springfield, 
and  began  his  business  life  as  a  messenger 
with  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Com- 
pany. Soon  afterwards  he  left  the  West- 
ern Union  for  a  position  as  cash  boy  with 


the  firm  of  Forbes  &  Wallace,  dry  goods 
merchants.  A  little  later  he  entered  the 
employ  of  Barney  &  Berry's  plant,  and 
still  later  was  a  grocer's  clerk.  This 
brought  him  to  the  year  1883.  His  next 
move  was  to  Butte,  Montana,  where  he 
was  in  the  employ  of  his  elder  brother, 
Thomas  Denoon,  who  was  proprietor  of 
a  wholesale  and  retail  confectionery,  fruit 
and  tobacco  business.  He  remained  with 
his  brother  eighteen  months,  then  went 
prospecting  for  a  year.  Finally,  in  1887, 
he  became  a  guide  and  messenger  at  Yel- 
lowstone Park.  His  business  was  the 
meeting  of  trains  and  the  directing  of  tour- 
ists to  the  hotels  and  stage  coaches. 

From  the  Yellowstone  he  drifted  into 
railroad  construction  work  as  timekeeper, 
later  as  foreman  of  a  construction  gang 
on  the  Northern  Pacific  railroad,  and  was 
similarly  employed  on  the  Union  Pacific 
and  the  Butte  &  Anaconda  railroads.  He 
continued  in  that  line  of  work  for  about 
seven  years.  He  again  became  a  pros- 
pector in  the  Butte  section  and  so  con- 
tinued until  1896,  when  he  returned  to 
Springfield  for  a  visit  to  his  people,  after 
which  his  plans  were  laid  for  a  journey 
to  Dawson  in  the  Klondike.  But  instead 
of  this,  he  remained  in  Springfield  and  be- 
came superintendent  of  construction  for 
Robert  D.  Maynard,  a  contractor  for  the 
building  of  water  works  and  sewers.  He 
superintended  the  building  of  the  Haver- 
hill, Westfield  and  Ware  water  works, 
and  was  similarly  engaged  in  other 
towns,  both  with  Robert  D.  Maynard,  the 
Fred  T.  Ley  Company,  and  the  John  S. 
Lane  Construction  Company,  the  last 
named  of  Meriden,  Connecticut.  He  was 
later  superintendent  of  work  the  govern- 
ment was  carrying  on  at  Watch  Hill, 
Long  Island. 

About  the  year  1903  he  formed  a  part- 
nership with  George  W.  Butler,  and  under 
the  firm  name  of  Denoon  &  Butler  con- 

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tracted  road  building,  macadamizing  and 
curbing.  In  1906  he  bought  his  partner's 
interest,  and  until  1910  was  alone  in  the 
business.  He  then  admitted  John  M. 
Dineen  as  a  partner,  and  for  two  years 
they  operated  as  E.  M.  Denoon  &  Com- 
pany. In  1912  that  partnership  was  dis- 
solved, Mr.  Denoon  continuing  the  busi- 
ness alone.  He  manufactures  artificial 
stone  for  sidewalks,  garages,  floors,  etc., 
and  built  up  a  good  contracting  business 
along  the  lines  named. 

Mr.  Denoon  married,  June  10,  1903, 
Ruth  Maynard,  of  Springfield,  daughter 
of  Judge  Elisha  Burr  and  Kate  (Doty) 
Maynard,  Mrs.  Maynard  being  a  descend- 
ant of  Edward  Doty,  of  the  "Mayflower," 
whose  line  of  ancestry  appears  in  the  fol- 
lowing sketch. 

Elisha  Burr  Maynard,  third  child  and 
second  son  of  Walter  and  Hannah  (Burr) 
Maynard,  (q.  v.),  and  father  of  Mrs.  Ed- 
ward M.  Denoon,  was  born  in  Wilbra- 
ham,  Hampden  county,  Massachusetts, 
November  21,  1842,  died  after  a  life  of 
honor  and  usefulness,  May  28,  1906.  He 
attended  Wilbraham  schools  until  the  re- 
moval of  the  parents  to  Springfield,  in 
1855,  and  there  he  completed  high  school 
courses  of  study.  Later,  in  speaking  of 
this  period  of  his  life,  he  said : 

The  steady  work  and  my  reliance  upon  myself 
to  a  great  extent  in  obtaining  my  education  in  my 
judgment  added  much  to  my  success  in  later 
years.  When  it  was  decided  that  I  was  to  attend 
college,  that  being  the  special  desire  of  my  mother, 
it  was  arranged  that  I  should  work  one-half  of  a 
day  on  the  farm,  the  remainder  of  the  day  to  be 
devoted  to  study  preparatory  to  my  entering  col- 
lege. My  instructor  was  Marcus  P.  Knowlton, 
later  chief  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Mas- 
sachusetts. I  also  taught  country  schools  five 
winters  during  this  period,  and  I  taught  night 
school  three  winters  during  my  college  course. 

The  early  friendship  between  Judge 
Knowlton  and  the  young  student  was  al- 
ways   maintained.      He    finally    entered 


Dartmouth  College  and  was  there  gradu- 
ated A.  B.,  class  of  1867.  He  says  "In  my 
college  education  I  helped  so  far  as  I 
could  and  beyond  that  my  parents  did  all 
that  they  could  to  help  me."  After  grad- 
uation from  Dartmouth  the  young  man 
began  the  study  of  law  under  the  precep- 
torship  of  Stearns  &  Knowlton,  of  Spring- 
field, and  in  1868  was  admitted  to  prac- 
tice at  the  Hampden  county  bar.  He  then 
spent  a  year  in  American  travel,  part  of 
that  time  being  spent  with  a  surveying 
party  sent  out  by  the  Atchison,  Topeka  & 
Santa  Fe  Railroad  Company. 

In  1869  Mr.  Maynard  began  profes- 
sional practice  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, and  in  1870  entered  into  a  partner- 
ship with  William  L.  Smith,  then  mayor 
of  Springfield.  That  partnership  was  dis- 
solved in  1873,  Mr.  Maynard  practicing 
alone  until  taking  as  a  partner  Hon.  Fred- 
erick H.  Gillett,  who  later  was  a  member 
of  Congress,  now  (1920)  speaker  of  the 
House.  That  association  continued  until 
1879,  when  Mr.  Gillett  went  to  Boston  as 
assistant  attorney-general.  In  February, 
1884,  Mr.  Maynard  formed  a  partnership 
with  Charles  E.  Spellman,  which  con- 
tinued until  June,  1891,  when  Mr.  May- 
nard was  appointed  a  justice  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Superior  Court  by  Governor 
Russell.  During  the  period  from  1869  to 
1891,  Judge  Maynard  had  done  a  vast 
amount  of  study  and  reading  along  legal 
lines.  He  is  on  record  as  saying  that  aside 
from  the  books  pertaining  to  his  profes- 
sion those  he  found  most  helpful  were  in 
the  order  named,  biography,  history  and 
classical  English.  He  also  took  a  deep 
interest  in  public  affairs,  and  gave  much 
time  to  the  public  service.  In  1871,  1872, 
1875,  a"d  1882  he  was  city  solicitor,  serv- 
ing under  Mayors  Stebbins  and  Ladd. 
He  was  a  member  of  Common  Council 
in  1872,  1873,  and  mayor  of  Springfield  in 
1887  and  1888.    In  1878  he  served  a  term 


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in  the  Massachusetts  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, and  although  against  his 
wishes,  was  in  1890  a  candidate  for  Con- 
gress. He  thus  came  to  the  bench  of  the 
Superior  Court,  not  only  as  a  man  of 
learning  and  experience  in  the  law,  but 
well  informed  on  all  questions  of  public 
policy  and  expediency. 

After  taking  his  seat  upon  the  bench, 
he  did  not  withdraw  from  public  service, 
but  with  admirable  public  spirit  served  in 
1892,  1893  and  1894  on  the  school  com- 
mittee. He  was  ranked  as  a  profound 
lawyer,  was  sound  and  well  grounded  in 
the  law,  and  was  a  capable,  excellent 
judge.  His  highest  ambition  was  the  met- 
ing out  of  exact  justice.  The  jurors  liked 
him,  as  did  the  lawyers  who  appeared  be- 
fore him.  He  knew  men  and  he  knew 
human  nature,  and  he  came  to  fill  a  large 
place  in  community  life  and  on  the  bench, 
and  in  all  parts  of  the  Commonwealth 
there  was  genuine  regret  when  Judge 
Maynard's  death  was  announced.  His 
career  was  a  most  creditable  and  honor- 
able one.  He  was  of  an  active  and  force- 
ful nature,  and  in  the  community  ever  had 
their  best  interest  at  heart,  and  his  loss 
was  genuinely  mourned  by  all  who  knew 
him.    In  speaking  to  young  men  he  said: 

I  have  tried  in  my  social  and  professional  life 
to  be  courteous  to  every  one ;  to  do  well  whatever 
has  been  entrusted  to  my  care ;  to  be  honest  and 
fair  with  whomever  I  have  had  to  deal,  my  opponent 
as  well  as  my  clients.  In  my  judgment  a  young 
man  who  starts  out  in  life  with  a  purpose  to  make 
the  most  of  himself,  to  lead  an  upright  life,  to 
respect  the  rights  and  feelings  of  his  fellowmen, 
and  to  be  industrious  along  the  line  he  has  adopted 
for  his  work,  will  be  sure  of  the  confidence  and 
support  of  his  fellows  and  will  round  out  a  life 
of  more  than  fair  success. 

Judge  Maynard  was  in  1867  and  1868 
a  member  of  the  City  Guards,  Company 
B,  Second  Regiment,  Volunteer  Militia  of 
Massachusetts.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
lodge,  chapter,  and  commandery  of  the 

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Masonic  order,  and  his  clubs  the  Win- 
throp,  of  Springfield,  the  University  and 
Dartmouth,  of  Boston.  He  was  a  cor- 
porate member  of  Springfield  Hospital,  a 
trustee  of  The  Old  Men's  Home,  and  a 
member  of  the  Union  Relief  Association. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  were  members  of 
Hope  Church.  In  political  faith,  Judge 
Maynard  was  a  Democrat  and  his  elec- 
tion to  the  office  of  mayor  of  Springfield 
was  an  expression  of  public  confidence. 
He  made  an  excellent  mayor,  maintained 
cordial  working  relations  with  the  Repub- 
lican city  government,  and  during  his  ad- 
ministration the  abolition  of  the  Main 
street  crossing  at  grade  of  the  Boston  & 
Albany  railroad  was  decided  upon.  He 
was  at  one  time  nominated  for  Congress 
in  the  Democratic  convention,  and  was 
defeated  by  only  four  votes.  In  1889  and 
1890  he  was  the  Democratic  nominee  for 
attorney-general  of  Massachusetts. 

Judge  Maynard  married  (first)  Kate 
Doty,  born  in  Springfield,  who  died  April 
4,  1889.  He  married  (second),  July  19, 
1893,  Luella  E.  Fay,  of  Springfield,  a  for- 
mer teacher  in  the  public  schools,  who 
died  March  3,  191 7.  Eight  children,  four 
died  young,  and  the  others  were :  Robert 
D.,  deceased ;  Isabel ;  Ruth,  married  Ed- 
ward Marsden  Denoon  (q.  v.);  William 
Doty. 


MAYNARD,  Moses  Andrew, 

Founder  of  Important  Business. 

Moses  Andrew  Maynard,  of  Springfield, 
may  review  with  satisfaction  a  long  and 
uniformly  successful  business  career,  be- 
gun on  his  father's  farm  in  Wilbraha:m, 
Massachusetts,  in  youth,  and  ending  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  in  1914,  in 
which  year  he  retired  from  the  manage- 
ment of  the  largest  coal  and  wood  busi- 
ness in  the  city,  which  he  had  established 
in  1880  with  a  single  carload  of  coal.    He 


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was  a  natural  trader  and  business  man, 
and  during  his  half  century  of  active  deal- 
ing was  engaged  in  various  lines  of  trade 
in  different  localities.  Ambitious  to  have 
a  business  of  his  own,  he  became  a  land- 
owner while  yet  a  minor,  and  from  the 
proceeds  of  his  first  crop,  grown  on  his 
own  small  tract,  he  bought  a  horse  and 
began  farming  on  a  larger  scale.  From 
that  time  he  steadily  progressed,  later 
abandoning  the  farm  for  commercial  life. 
To  business  activities  he  added  a  deep 
interest  in  church  affairs.  Now  approach- 
ing the  year  which  makes  his  entrance 
into  the  rank  of  octogenarians,  he  is  well 
preserved  and  active,  rich  in  the  regard 
of  his  many  friends,  and  taking  a  keen 
interest  in  current  affairs  and  in  neighbor- 
hood life. 

(I)  Mr.  Maynard  is  of  the  seventh  gen- 
eration of  the  family  founded  in  New 
England  by  John  Maynard,  who  was  born 
in  England,  about  1610.  He  was  a  pro- 
prietor of  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  as 
early  as  1634,  and  admitted,  May  29,  1644, 
a  freeman  of  Sudbury,  Massachusetts,  to 
which  town  he  had  moved  in  1639.  He 
was  one  of  the  forty-seven  petitioners 
who  divided  the  Sudbury  meadows  in 
1638.  He  was  a  malster  by  trade,  but 
most  of  his  life  was  engaged  as  a  farmer, 
tilling  his  own  acres.  He  died  December 
10,  1672.  His  second  wife  was  Mary  (Ax- 
tell)  Maynard,  widow  of  Thomas  Axtell, 
of  Sudbury.  In  his  will,  he  bequeathed  to 
his  wife  Mary,  sons  John  and  Zachary, 
daughters,  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Joseph 
Graves,  Lydia,  wife  of  Joseph  Moores, 
and  Mary.  He  also  had  a  daughter  Han- 
nah, not  mentioned  in  her  father's  will. 
Descent  in  this  line  is  traced  through  the 
second  son,  Zachary. 

(II)  Zachary  Maynard,  son  of  John 
and  Mary  Maynard,  was  born  in  Sudbury, 
Massachusetts,  June   7,    1647,   ^^^   there 


died  in  1724.  He  married,  in  1678,  Han- 
nah Goodrich,  who  died  in  1719,  daugh- 
ter of^  John  Goodrich,  of  Wethersfield, 
Connecticut.  Their  ten  children  were  all 
born  in  Sudbury:  Zachariah,  John,  Han- 
nah, Jonathan,  David,  Mary,  Elizabeth, 
Joseph,  Moses,  through  whom  descent  is 
traced  in  this  line ;  and  Abigail. 

(III)  Moses  Maynard,  son  of  Zachary 
and  Hannah  (Goodrich)  Maynard,  was 
born  in  Sudbury,  Massachusetts,  in  1697, 
and  died  in  his  native  town,  March  26, 
1782.  He  married,  March  18,  1723,  Lois 
Stone,  of  Framingham,  Massachusetts. 
They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children, 
all  born  in  Sudbury:  Hepsibah,  Samuel, 
Moses  (2),  who  settled  in  Rutland,  where 
he  gained  the  distinction  of  Rutland's 
"fattest  man,"  weighing  451  pounds;  Abi- 
gail, Lois,  Captain  Micah,  Josiah,  head 
of  the  next  generation  in  this  line  ;  Daniel, 
and  Nathaniel. 

(IV)  Josiah  Maynard,  son  of  Moses 
and  Lois  (Stone)  Maynard,  was  born  in 
Sudbury,  Massachusetts,  October  31,  1737. 
He  married,  December  17,  1758,  Mary 
Noyes,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
daughters,  Lois  and  Mary,  and  of  a  son, 
Moses,  who  was  always  known  as  Moses, 
Jr.,  there  being  an  older  Moses  Maynard 
in  Sudbury. 

(V)  Moses  (2)  Maynard,  Jr.,  son  of 
Josiah  and  Mary  (Noyes)  Maynard,  was 
born  in  Sudbury,  Massachusetts,  April  4, 
1766,  and  there  married,  June  19,  1787, 
Elizabeth  Haynes.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  ten  children,  all  born  in  Sudbury: 
Mary,  Noyes,  Abigail,  Betsey,  Nancy, 
Susanna,  Charlotte,  Harriet,  Julia  Ann, 
and  Walter. 

(VI)  Walter  Maynard,  son  of  Moses 
(2),  Jr.,  and  Elizabeth  (Haynes)  May- 
nard, was  born  in  Sudbury,  Massachu- 
setts, January  23,  1813,  and  died  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  in  July,   1886.     He 

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was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Sud- 
bury, and  there  spent  his  youth,  but  in 
choosing  a  location  for  his  own  home, 
selected  Wilbraham,  where  he  lived  until 
1855,  a  farmer  and  milk  dealer.  In  that 
year  he  abandoned  farming,  moved  to  the 
city  of  Springfield,  and  there  engaged  in 
business  as  a  milk  dealer.  He  married 
Hannah  Burr,  born  May  12,  1815,  died  in 
April,  1877,  daughter  of  Elisha  and  Han- 
nah (Earned)  Burr.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  eight  children,  all  born  in  Wilbra- 
ham, Massachusetts:  Julia,  born  Decem- 
ber 9,  1836,  died  in  April,  1880;  Moses 
Andrew,  whose  career  is  the  inspiration 
of  this  review;  Elisha  Burr,  an  account 
of  whom  appears  in  the  preceding  sketch  ; 
Mary,  died  young ;  Adeline,  born  March 
6,  1846,  died  in  1892,  unmarried ;  Sarah, 
born  in  July,  1849,  <ii^d  aged  sixteen 
years;  Nellie,  born  May  i,  1853,  married, 
in  1882,  William  Henry  Doty,  son  of  Cal- 
vin P.  and  Sarah  (Townsend)  Doty; 
Kate,  born  February  26,  1856,  married 
Rev.  Andrew  M.  Wight,  son  of  Aaron 
Wight,  and  who  resided  in  Ogdensburg, 
but  now  (1920)  in  Syracuse,  New  York. 
They  are  the  parents  of  four  sons,  Walter, 
David  E.,  Sprague  L.  and  Ralph  M. 
Wight. 

(VII)  Moses  Andrew  Maynard,  eldest 
son  of  Walter  and  Hannah  (Burr)  May- 
nard, was  born  in  Wilbraham,  Massachu- 
setts, October  11,  1840,  and  there  spent 
his  youth.  He  obtained  his  education  in 
the  district  school,  later  moved  to  Spring- 
field, where  among  his  teachers  was  the 
well  remembered  Charles  Barrows,  After 
leaving  school  he  was  his  father's  assist- 
ant for  five  years  in  the  dairy  and  milk 
business,  which  the  former  was  conduct- 
ing in  Springfield,  where  he  had  located 
in  1855.  Having  a  strong  liking  for  busi- 
ness, he  left  home  and  became  a  salesman 
for  the  remedies  prepared  and  sold  by  Dr, 
Hooker,  of  Springfield.     He  was  next  a 


clerk  in  Boston  for  six  months,  then  re- 
turned to  Springfield,  bought  a  small  tract 
of  land  and  upon  this  raised  a  crop  of 
potatoes.  The  proceeds  of  this  crop  en- 
abled him  to  buy  a  horse  and  he  was  now 
able  to  raise  a  larger  crop,  the  money 
from  which  was  paid  as  the  purchase 
price  on  twenty  acres,  and  he  later  pur- 
chased eighty  acres,  making  in  all  one 
hundred  acres  in  the  Hill  district  of 
Springfield,  There  he  built  a  residence  on 
the  corner  of  Sherman  and  State  streets, 
and  continued  his  operations  until  1866, 
when  he  opened  a  meat  and  provision 
market  on  State  street.  He  conducted 
that  market  three  years,  his  next  business 
being  the  establishing  of  a  lumber  and 
coal  business  at  Brighton  Corners  in  1870, 
his  partner  in  this  activity  being  W,  W. 
Potter.  In  1873,  Mr.  Maynard  purchased 
his  partner's  interest  in  the  business,  and 
in  1874  admitted  Frank  Rice,  and  as  May- 
nard &  Rice  they  extended  their  business, 
building  more  coal  pockets  in  Cambridge. 
In  1876,  ill  health  compelled  Mr.  May- 
nard to  retire  from  the  firm,  and  for  a 
time  he  gave  himself  up  to  the  sole  busi- 
ness of  regaining  his  health.  This  object 
accomplished,  he  engaged  in  business  in 
Meriden,  Connecticut,  dealing  in  hides 
and  tallow  until  1880,  when  he  sold  out 
and  returned  to  Springfield.  In  the  same 
year  he  established  a  coal  and  wood  yard 
in  Springfield  in  a  very  modest  way,  his 
coal  stock  consisting  of  one  carload  of 
one  sized  coal,  his  stock  of  wood  corre- 
spondingly small.  But  he  had  an  abund- 
ance of  courage,  energy,  and  ambition, 
and  ere  long  the  smallest  business  of  its 
kind  in  Springfield  became  the  largest. 
He  himself  was  the  main  impelling  force, 
neither  influence  or  favoritism  contribut- 
ing to  Mr.  Maynard's  success  in  the  busi- 
ness he  founded,  developed  and  operated 
for  thirty-four  years,  1880-1914. 

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Mr.  Maynard  was  baptized  into  the  com- 
munion of  the  Baptist  church,  and  for 
sixty-one  years  he  has  continued  an 
active,  faithful,  useful  member  of  that 
church.  In  Springfield  he  was  first  a 
member  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  but 
withdrew  upon  the  organization  of  the 
Highland  Baptist  Church,  of  which  he 
was  a  charter  or  original  member,  and 
long  has  been  senior  of  the  board  of 
deacons.  He  served  as  chairman  of  the 
building  committee  of  the  first  edifice 
erected  by  the  congregation,  and  when 
that  structure  was  destroyed  by  fire  he 
was  elected  chairman  of  the  building  com- 
mittee which  erected  the  present  High- 
land Baptist  Church.  On  March  lo,  1885, 
he  was  elected  a  life  member  of  the  Amer- 
ican Baptist  Home  Mission  Society,  and 
in  1909  represented  Highland  Baptist 
Church  at  the  anniversary  of  the  North- 
ern Baptist  Missionary  Societies,  held  in 
Portland,  Oregon.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Democrat,  deeply  interested  in  public 
affairs,  but  as  a  citizen  only,  his  tastes  not 
being  in  sympathy  with  political  office  or 
strife. 

Mr.  Maynard  married,  April  8,  1863, 
Abigail  B,  Potter,  born  October  30,  1844, 
daughter  of  Philip  P.  and  Bethiah 
(Walker)  Potter.  Two  children  were 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Maynard:  Walter 
Preston,  who  died  at  the  age  of  eleven 
months ;  and  Florence  A.,  a  graduate  of 
Vassar  College,  married,  January  26, 
1918,  William  O.  Ashcroft. 


COURIER,  George  Alexis, 

Highly  Useful  Citizen. 

Joseph  Currier,  grandfather  of  George 
A.  Courier,  now  living  retired  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  was  born  September 
4,  1787,  in  Newburyport,  Massachusetts. 
He  was  a  descendant  of  Samuel  Currier, 


who  settled  in  Haverhill,  Massachusetts, 
in  1665.  Samuel  Currier  was  a  son  of 
Richard  Currier,  who  was  born  in  Eng- 
land about  1616,  came  to  New  England, 
and  was  a  planter  and  millwright  of  Salis- 
bury, Massachusetts. 

Joseph  Currier,  of  the  sixth  American 
generation,  changed  his  name  to  Courier. 
A  few  members  of  the  family  prefer  to 
retain  the  original  spelling  of  the  name, 
but  the  majority  of  the  descendants  of 
Richard  Currier  have  adopted  the  form 
Courier,  Joseph  Courier  was  a  hatter  by 
trade  and  had  a  small  business  of  his  own 
at  Warehouse  Point,  Connecticut.  He 
died  January  i,  1843,  in  Richland  county, 
Illinois.  He  married,  in  Manchester, 
Connecticut,  in  September,  1810,  Naomi 
Webster,  of  East  Windsor,  Connecticut, 
born  December  6,  1781,  died  in  Richland 
county,  Illinois,  October  7,  1845.  They 
were  the  parents  of  seven  children :  Wil- 
liam, born  August  4,  181 1;  George,  May 
4,  1813;  Sophiah,  January  21,  1815;  John, 
May  20,  1816;  Joseph,  August  20,  1819; 
Alexis,  of  further  mention ;  Loretta  A., 
May  4,  1824. 

Alexis  Courier,  youngest  son  of  Joseph 
and  Naomi  (Webster)  Courier,  was  born 
in  East  Windsor,  Connecticut,  May  4, 
1820,  and  died  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, June  13,  1899.  After  attending  the 
district  school,  he  was  employed  on  a 
farm  at  Warehouse  Point,  Connecticut, 
by  a  Mr.  Barnes  for  a  time,  but  later  he 
located  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  entered  mercantile  life  as  one  of 
the  firm  of  Hamilton,  Lincoln  &  Com- 
pany, dealers  in  crockery,  glassware,  etc. 
Some  years  later  he  and  a  Mr.  Alfred  H. 
White  continued  the  business  under  the 
firm  name.  White  &  Courier.  Justus  W. 
Grant,  of  Pittsfield,  then  purchased  the 
business,  and  Mr.  Courier  remained  with 
him  for  a  time.    Afterwards  he  was  with 


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the  firm  of  Livermore,  Ball  &  Company, 
located  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Bridge 
streets,  remaining  there  several  years. 
His  next  empioytnent  was  with  Charles 
Hall,  a  dealer  in  crockery,  with  whom  he 
remained  twenty-seven  years,  retiring 
about  eighteen  months  prior  to  his  death. 
He  had  acquired  some  real  estate  hold- 
ings during  hi>  Jiiore  than  sixty  years 
spent  in  Springfield.  Quiet  and  retiring 
in  nature,  he  was  highly  respected,  and 
held  the  contidence  of  all  who  knew  him. 
He  was  for  many  years  a  member  of 
Trinity  Meth-.dist  Episcopal  Church,  and 
for  a  time  i  nf   <•[  the  board  of  trustees. 

Tv'!"  iimrried.  September  5,  1854, 

Jul;  oft,  of  Harwinton,  Connec- 

ticut, born  October  2,  1829,  died  August 
22,  1916,  daughter  of  Luman  nr.c  '.^!-ri'>-3 
(Catlin)  Bancroft.  They  v. 
ents  of  three  sons:  George  /'  ^  ^ 
ther  mention ;  Robert  Starr,  born  June  8, 
1863,  died  July  4,  1B64;  Everett  M.  C, 
born  August  14,  1865,  died  April  16,  1875. 

George  Alexis  Courier,  eldest  son  of 
Alexis  and  Julia  C.  (Bancroft)  Courier, 
was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
March  3,  1856,  and  was  there  educated  in. 
the  public  schools,  finishing  in  high 
school.  After  completing  his  studies,  he 
became  an  assistant  cashier  of  the  dry 
goods  house  of  McKnight,  Norton  & 
Howley,  his  next  position  being  with  the 
Bay  State  Paper  Company  as  an  assistant 
bookkeeper.  After  several  years  with  the 
Bay  State  Paper  Company  he  became 
paymaster  for  the  Palmer  Mills,  at  Three 
Rivers,  in  the  town  of  Palmer;  then  was 
bookkeeper  for  J.  P.  Franklin,  in  the  Ful- 
ler building,  Springfield.  He  also  served 
Franklin  &  Taylor,  and  the  Holyoke 
Card  and  Paper  Company  in  the  same 
capacity,  remaining  with  the  last-named 
company  for  two  years.  For  a  time  he 
was   connected    with   the   school   depart- 


ment of  Springfield-     He  finally  retired 
from  active  business  in  1908. 

Mr.  Courier  is  a  member  of  Trinity 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  stewards  and  the 
church  auditor.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  has  been  secretary  of  the'  Men's  Bible 
Class.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Travel  Club 
of  America,  the  headquarters  of  that 
organization  being  in  New  York  City.  In 
political  faith  he  is  a  Republican. 


KIRKHAM,  Albert  Harleigh; 

Miui  of  Varied  Activities. 

The  members  of  the  Kirkham  family 
can  lay  claim  to  a  remote  ancestry,  trac- 
ing back  to  the  year  1260  A,  D..  when 
Walter  Kirkham,  bishop  of  Durham. 
England,  died.  A  member  of  this  family 
P/uilt  Kirkham  Abbey  in  Yorkshire,  Eng- 
land, the  ruins  of  which  still  exist;  an- 
other member  was  master  of  ceremonies 
to  the  Queen;  another  superintended  the 
Queen's  actors ;  another  wrote  hymns  for 
the  Methodist  hymn  books ;  and  another, 
a  resident  of  Connecticut,  was  the  author 
of  a  grammar  once  very  popular.  The 
name,  which  signifies  "church  home"  or 
"home  by  the  church,"  has  been  spelled 
in  early  records:  Kirkhame,  Kirkam. 
Kirkum,  Kircom,  Kircum,  and  Kincornn. 

(I)  Thomas  Kirkham,  immigrant  an- 
cestor, a  native  of  England,  left  his  native 
land  for  the  New  World,  being  a  resident 
of  Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  in  1648,  or 
earlier.  He  was  given  a  house  and  lot. 
the  latter  containing  three  acres,  for  serv- 
ices rendered  the  town,  and  during  the 
years  1648-49  filled  the  office  of  tax  gath- 
erer, this  statement  testifying  to  his 
standing  in  the  community.  He  died  in 
1677  or  earlier,  as  in  December  of  that 
year  the  town  gave  to  his  widow  "and 
her  children,  a  small  piece  of  land  at  the 


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water  side."  In  March,  1684,  the  town 
voted  that  the  widow  had  not  performed 
the  condition  of  the  grant,  and  declared 
that  the  title  to  the  land  stated  to  be  "at 
the  common"  was  forfeit  to  the  town. 

(II)  Thomas  (2)  Kirkham,  son  of  Tho- 
mas (I)  Kirkham,  took  an  active  interest 
in  community  affairs,  filling  various  of- 
fices, among  which  were  town  shepherd 
and  constable.  In  March,  1701-02,  the 
town  granted  him  four  acres  of  land,  his 
name  at  that  time  being  spelled  "Cark- 
ham."    He  married,  March  24,  1684,  Jane 

,    who    bore    him    three    children : 

Ruth,  born  January  28,  1685;  Samuel, 
died  January  11,  1744;  and  Henry,  of 
whom  further. 

(III)  Henry  Kirkham,  son  of  Thomas 
(2)  and  Jane  Kirkham,  was  a  resident  of 
Wethersfield,  Connecticut.  Tradition 
states  that  he  was  an  active  participant 
in  the  French  and  Indian  wars,  also  in 
the  Revolutionary  War,  although  at  an 
advanced  age,  being  present  at  the  sur- 
render of  General  Burgoyne,  and  that  his 
death  at  Saratoga,  New  York,  was  the 
result  of  camp  fever.  He  and  his  wife 
were  doubtless  among  the  original  mem- 
bers of  the  New  Church,  organized  in 
1722.  Mr.  Kirkham  married,  December 
21,  1719,  Martha  Burr,  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel Burr,  of  Hartford,  Connecticut.  Her 
death  occurred  June  2,  1759.  Their  chil- 
dren were  :  Samuel,  born  January  i,  1721 ; 
Elijah,  born  November  24,  1722;  Sarah, 
born  February  15,  1726,  died  in  Pittsfield, 
Massachusetts,  March,  1818;  Henry,  of 
whom  further;  Nathaniel,  born  December 
II,  1730. 

(IV)  Henry  (2)  Kirkham,  third  son  of 
Henry  (i)  and  Martha  (Burr)  Kirkham, 
was  born  in  Wethersfield,  Connecticut, 
August  30,  1728.  He  married  (first),  Oc- 
tober 31,  1757,  Eunice  Butler,  who  bore 
him  two  children :  Samuel,  baptized 
March  18,  1759;  and  John,  of  whom  fur- 


ther. Henry  Kirkham  married  (second), 
June  15,  1763,  Mary  Hurlbut,  who  bore 
him  three  children :  Eunice,  baptized 
May  20,  1764,  became  the  wife  of  Simon 
Kilborn ;  Abigail,  baptized  March  2,  1766; 
Sarah,  baptized  April  15,  1770,  became 
the  wife  of  Stephen  Kellogg. 

(V)  John  Kirkham,  youngest  son  of 
Henry  (2)  and  Eunice  (Butler)  Kirkham, 
was  born  November  5,  1760,  in  Wethers- 
field, Connecticut,  and  died  at  his  home 
in  Newington,  originally  a  part  of  Weth- 
ersfield, June  8,  181 5.  At  the  age  of  six- 
teen years  he  enlisted,  as  a  musician,  in 
the  Revolutionary  War  and  served 
throughout  the  entire  period,  being  known 
as  Fifer  John  Kirkham.  He  was  wounded 
at  the  battle  of  Monmouth,  New  Jersey, 
and  upon  his  discharge  from  the  service 
walked  from  Newburgh,  New  York,  to  his 
home,  although  lame  from  the  effects  of 
his  wound.  The  following  is  his  record 
in  "The  Record  of  Connecticut  Men  in 
the  Military  and  Naval  Service  During 
the  War  of  the  Revolution :"  "John  Kir- 
cum  residence  Wethersfield,  Captain 
Walker's  company,  enlisted  July  21,  1778, 
for  a  term  of  three  years ;  and  was  dis- 
charged as  fife  major  November  14,  1781." 
"John  Kircum,  fife  major,  Captain  Bulke- 
ley's  company,  was  paid  from  January  i, 
1781,  to  November  14,  1781 ;  November 
14,  1781,  to  December  31,  1781."  "John 
Kircum,  fife,  Captain  Elijah  Wright's 
company ;  (company  arrived  in  camp  June 
29,  1778)."  He  married,  June  28,  1785, 
Jeannette  Stoddard,  born  August  29,  1767, 
died  June  8,  1818,  daughter  of  Captain 
Jonathan  Stoddard,  a  Revolutionary  ofifi- 
cer.  Their  children  were :  Henry,  born 
March  28,  1786;  William,  born  March  29, 
1788;  John  Butler,  of  whom  further; 
Jeanette,  born  December  16,  1795 ;  Lucy, 
born  November  24,  1800. 

(VI)  John  Butler  Kirkham,  third  son 
of  John  and  Jeannette  (Stoddard)   Kirk- 


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ham,  was  born  November  20,  1791,  in 
Wethersfield,  Connecticut.  He  obtained 
a  practical  education  in  the  schools  ad- 
jacent to  his  home.  During  the  War  of 
1812,  for  a  portion  of  the  time,  he  was  an 
employee  in  the  United  States  Armory  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  later 
went  to  Vergennes,  Vermont,  to  take 
charge  of  the  small  arms  belonging  to 
the  government.  He  then  entered  the 
service  of  the  Terre  Haute  &  Alton  Rail- 
road Company,  in  the  capacity  of  pay- 
master, serving  during  the  period  of  the 
road's  construction,  his  duties  being  faith- 
fully and  conscientiously  performed.  He 
was  actively  interested  in  public  affairs, 
and  was  chosen  by  his  fellow-citizens  to 
fill  the  offices  of  selectman,  assessor,  col- 
lector, and  school  committeeman.  He 
was  affiliated  with  Hampden  Lodge,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  of  which  he  was 
master;  Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons,  of  which  he  was  high 
priest;  Springfield  Council,  Royal  and 
Select  Masters,  of  which  he  was  thrice 
illustrious  master ;  Springfield  Command- 
ery,  Knights  Templar,  of  which  he  was 
eminent  Commander.  Mr.  Kirkham  mar- 
ried, December  13,  1818,  Betsey  Wilson, 
a  native  of  West  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, born  January  30,  1791,  died  April 
12,  1881,  daughter  of  Martin  Wilson,  of 
Agawam,  Massachusetts.  Children  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kirkham:  Jeannette  Stod- 
dard, born  July  18,  1819,  died  in  Novem- 
ber, 1855 ;  Ralph  Wilson,  born,  February 
20,  182 1,  graduate  of  West  Point,  colonel 
in  the  Mexican  War,  general  in  the  reg- 
ular army,  died  in  Oakland,  California ; 
Frances,  born  May  8,  1823,  died  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  December  26,  1892; 
Albert  Harleigh,  of  whom  further;  Jane 
Grey,  born  September  22,  1828,  died  June 
22,  1869.  The  father  of  these  children 
died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Au- 
gust II,  1857. 


(VII)  Albert  Harleigh  Kirkham,  sec- 
ond son  of  John  Butler  and  Betsey  (Wil- 
son) Kirkham,  was  born  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  November  11,  1825.  The 
public  schools  of  Springfield,  including 
the  high  school,  afforded  him  the  means 
of  obtaining  an  excellent  education,  and 
this  he  intended  at  first  to  supplement 
with  a  college  career,  but  later  changed 
his  mind  and  turned  his  attention  to 
learning  a  trade,  choosing  that  of  jewelry, 
and  for  this  purpose  entered  the  employ 
of  Horace  Goodwin,  Jr.,  a  jeweler  of  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut.  Later  he  entered  into 
partnership  with  James  Kirkham,  his 
brother-in-law,  in  the  jewelry  business, 
but  his  health  becoming  impaired,  he  was 
compelled  to  dissolve  this  connection  at 
the  expiration  of  a  year.  His  next  busi- 
ness enterprise  was  in  an  entirely  differ- 
ent line,  that  of  furniture,  in  which  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  Robert 
Crossett,  their  store,  which  was  one  of 
the  most  extensive  in  the  city,  being  lo- 
cated on  the  corner  of  Bliss  and  Main 
streets.  In  185 1  he  purchased  the  inter- 
est of  his  partner  and  conducted  the  busi- 
ness alone  for  three  years,  then  sold  out. 
In  1855  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
government,  securing  a  position  in  the 
United  States  Armory  at  Springfield,  then 
under  the  direction  of  Lieutenant,  after- 
ward Colonel  James  C.  Benton.  In  the 
following  year,  1856,  shortly  after  the  in- 
corporation of  Davenport,  Iowa,  Mr. 
Kirkham  went  there  and  engaged  in  the 
lumber  business.  During  his  stay  there 
the  bridge  across  the  Mississippi  river 
was  built,  causing  great  excitement,  three 
attempts  being  made  to  burn  this  sup- 
posed obstruction  to  navigation.  At  the 
expiration  of  three  years,  Mr.  Kirkham 
returned  to  Springfield  and  again  entered 
the  Armory,  continuing  his  services  there 
until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  when 
he  was  appointed  government  inspector 


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of  small  arms  that  were  being  made  for 
the  government  under  contract  at  Chico- 
pee  Falls,  Hartford,  and  New  York.  He 
retained  that  position  until  February, 
1863,  when  he  was  appointed  assistant 
foreman  in  the  Armory.  The  demand  for 
arms  was  so  great  that  it  became  neces- 
sary to  keep  the  shops  in  operation  day 
and  night,  and  the  work  was  so  heavy  a 
burden  for  Mr.  Kirkham  that  he  was 
obliged  to  resign  his  position  in  Decem- 
ber, 1867.  In  1880,  having  recuperated 
from  the  strain,  he  accepted  a  position  in 
the  Census  Bureau,  and  the  following 
year  was  appointed  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Assessors,  which  position  he 
held  for  eight  years,  during  five  of  these 
serving  as  chairman.  During  the  years 
1890-91,  he  was  collector  of  statistics  of 
Springfield  manufacturers  for  the  Census 
Bureau.  In  all  these  varied  occupations, 
he  displayed  good  business  judgment  and 
ability,  and  was  faithful  and  conscientious 
in  the  performance  of  his  tasks.  He  was 
a  member  of  Hampden  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  Springfield ;  of 
Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Ma- 
sons, of  which  he  was  first  high  priest; 
Springfield  Council,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters,  of  which  he  was  thrice  illus- 
trious master;  Springfield  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar,  of  which  he  was  emi- 
nent commander;  and  at  the  time  of  his 
death  was  the  oldest  past  commander. 
He  was  also  deputy  grand  high  priest  of 
the  Grand  Chapter  of  Massachusetts.  He 
was  an  active  member  of  the  South  Con- 
gregational Church,  serving  in  the  capac- 
ity of  deacon  for  many  years,  being  dea- 
con emeritus  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He 
served  as  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
school  connected  therewith,  and  for  sev- 
eral years  superintended  the  Hope  Chapel 
Sunday  school  before  that  mission  was 
organized  into  a  church.  He  was  a  char- 
ter member  of  the  George  Washington 


Chapter,  Sons  of  the  American  Revolu- 
tion, of  which  he  was  president  at  one 
time.  For  many  years  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Connecticut  Valley  Congregational 
Club,  a  member  of  the  Connecticut  Val- 
ley Historical  Society,  of  which  he  was 
corresponding  secretary  for  five  years, 
and  a  member  of  the  Winthrop  Club, 
formerly  known  as  the  Rod  and  Gun  Club. 
Mr.  Kirkham  married,  June  3,  1850,  in 
Springfield,  Elizabeth  Ann  Trask,  born  in 
Stafford,  Connecticut,  September  18,  1830, 
died  in  Springfield,  April  i,  1892.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Lauren  and  Hannah 
(Moulton)  Trask  (the  former  one  of  the 
earliest  iron  founders  of  Springfield),  and 
niece  of  former  Lieutenant-Governor  Eli- 
phalet  Trask.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kirkham 
were  the  parents  of  the  following  chil- 
dren:  Mary  Jane,  born  June  23,  1851, 
died  September  19,  185 1  ;  John  Stuart,  of 
whom  further ;  Ralph  Wilson,  born  June 
10,  1854,  who  served  as  assistant  secre- 
tary of  the  Consolidated  Car-heating 
Company  of  Albany,  and  now  resides  in 
Washington,  D.  C. ;  Jane  Grey,  born  June 
10,  1871,  died  February  4,  1879.  Albert 
H.  Kirkham  died  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, December  12,  1908. 


KIRKHAM,  John  Stuart, 

Public-Spirited  Citizen. 

John  Stuart  Kirkham,  eldest  son  of 
Albert  Harleigh  and  Elizabeth  Ann 
(Trask)  Kirkham  (q.  v.),  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  August  24, 
1852.  The  public  schools  of  Springfield 
afforded  him  the  means  of  obtaining  a 
practical  education,  he  being  a  regular 
attendant  until  he  reached  the  age  of 
sixteen,  when  he  began  his  active  busi- 
ness career.  His  first  position  was  with 
the  firm  of  Lee  &  Baker,  carriage  and 
saddlery  hardware  merchants,  he  filling 
the  position  of  clerk  and  bookkeeper  at 


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and  advice  l>  1  as  prudent  and 

progressive,     i  wi  otc  j-ast  two  years  and 

at  the  present  time  (1921)  he  is  serving 

Dacity  of  overseer  of  the  poor  of 

id.      He    has    always    taken    an 

lerest  in  the  work  of  the  South 

itional  Church,   holding  various 

positions,    and    discharging    his 

th  ability  and  faithfulness.     He 

fber  of  Union  Relief  of  Spring- 

U  ?   Board  of  Rescue  Mission; 

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Kirkham  &  Estabrook.  They  purchased 
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his  interest  to  Mr.  Esi:  Melha    Temj 

He  then  entered  into  busiucsa.  relations     Nobles  of  th«; 
with  E.  C.  Hazen,  purchasing  the  busi- 
ness of  Wilson  &  Patterson,  who  were 
ene':u'-''r!  iiy  the  same  line  of  trade,  their 
s'  on  State  street,  Springfield. 

Ui...  .  firm    name    of    Kirkham    & 

Hazen  they  continued  in  business  until 
1893,  succe^?^  --'--»•■-  '-■■■^  --'^orts.  In 
1893  they  C(  S.  Whit- 

comb,  under  t;ir  b,  Kirk- 

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tn  192 1  he  became  a  charter 

me-  ;muel  Osgood  Lodge,  Free 

and  Accepted  Masons,  formed  that  year. 

Mr.  Kirkham   married,  in   Springfield, 

June    15,    1880,    Emma    Lillian    Wilcox, 

born    in    Springfield,    Octob'-    ^-     •"-'-7, 

daugliter  of   William    Limi  'y 

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in  this  coun<-r 

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circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances.  She 
was  actively  engaged  in  the  work  of  the 
Hampden  County  Children's  Aid  Associa- 
tion ;  was  made  a  member  of  the  board  of 
managers  in  1880;  became  treasurer  in 
1889;  and  served  continuously  until  her 
death,  a  period  of  thirty-one  years.  She 
devoted  considerable  time,  thought  and 
attention  to  the  work  of  the  South  Con- 
gregational Church,  in  which  she  held 
membership,  and  she  was  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  Mercy  Warren  Chapter,  Daugh- 
ters of  the  American  Revolution.  Her 
life  was  one  of  usefulness  and  activity, 
and  her  demise  was  sincerely  regretted. 


WILCOX,  William  Linus, 
Business  Man. 

The  family  of  Wilcox  is  of  very  early 
Saxon  origin,  tracing  its  ancestry  back 
to  the  period  before  the  Norman  Con- 
quest. When  William  the  Conqueror 
brought  his  Norman  hosts  across  the 
Channel  in  1066,  the  Wilcox  family  had 
long  been  seated  at  Bury  St.  Edmunds, 
in  the  County  of  Suffolk,  England,  and 
Sir  John  Dugdale,  in  his  visitation  of  the 
County  of  Suffolk,  mentions  fifteen  gen- 
erations of  this  family  previous  to  1600. 
In  the  reign  of  King  Edward  III,  Sir  John 
Wilcox  led  important  commands  against 
the  French,  and  had  command  of  the 
crossbowmen  from  Norfolk,  Suffolk,  and 
Essex.  John  William  Wilcox,  of  Bury 
Priory  in  Suffolk,  an  eminent  Queen's 
counsel  some  fifty  years  ago,  was  of  this 
family.  William  Wilcox,  chosen  lieuten- 
ant-governor in  the  early  days  of  the 
Massachusetts  Colony,  was  the  first  of  the 
name  who  is  recorded  on  the  list  of  early 
Colonial  officers. 

(I)  John  Wilcox  was  an  original  pro- 
prietor of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  in  1639. 
He  was  surveyor  of  highways  in  1642  and 
1644;  juror  in  1645;  called  senior  in  1648; 


and  selectman  in  1649.  He  died  before 
October,  1666,  when  his  wife  made  her 
will.  He  had  three  children :  John,  of 
whom  further ;  Ann ;  and  another. 

(II)  John  (2)  Wilcox,  son  of  John  (i) 
Wilcox,  was  born  in  England,  and  prob- 
ably came  to  America  with  his  father. 
He  was  four  times  married,  and  after  his 
second  marriage  removed  to  Middletown. 
He  died  May  24,  1676,  and  the  court 
ordered  distribution  of  his  estate,  March 
I,  1677.  He  married  (first),  September 
17,  1646,  Sarah  Wadsworth,  daughter  of 
William  Wadsworth.  To  this  marriage 
was  born  one  child,  Sarah.  He  married 
(second),  January  18,  1650,  Catherine 
Stoughton.  To  this  marriage  were  born : 
John,  Thomas,  Mary,  Israel,  of  further 
mention ;  and  Samuel.  He  married 
(third)  Mary  Farnsworth,  widow  of  John 
Farnsworth,  of  Dorchester,  and  before 
that,  widow  of  a  Mr.  Long  who  died  in 
1671.  No  children  were  born  to  this 
marriage.  He  married  (fourth)  Esther 
Cornwell,  daughter  of  William  Cornwell, 
and  to  this  marriage  were  born  :  Ephraim, 
Esther,  and  Mary. 

(HI)  Israel  Wilcox,  third  son  of  John 
(2)  and  Catherine  (Stoughton)  Wilcox, 
was  born  in  Middletown,  Massachusetts, 
June  19,  1656,  died  December  20.  1689. 
He  married,  March  28,  1678,  Sarah  Sav- 
age, daughter  of  John  Savage,  of  Crom- 
well, Connecticut,  born  July  30,  1657,  died 
February  8,  1724.  Children:  Israel,  John, 
Samuel,  of  further  mention ;  Thomas,  and 
Sarah. 

(IV)  Samuel  Wilcox,  third  son  of  Is- 
rael and  Sarah  (Savage)  Wilcox,  was 
born  in  Middletown,  Massachusetts,  Sep- 
tember 26,  1685,  died  January  19,  1728. 
He  married,  March  3,  171 5,  Hannah  Sage, 
of  Cromwell,  born  December  21,  1694. 
They  had  five  children,  among  whom  was 
Daniel,  of  further  mention. 

(V)  Daniel    Wilcox,    eldest    child    of 
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Samuel  and  Hannah  (Sage)  Wilcox,  was 
born  December  31,  1715,  died  July  29, 
1789.  He  married,  March  16,  1738,  Sarah 
White,  born  April  22,  1716,  died  June  28, 
1807,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Alice 
(Cook)  White.  They  had  thirteen  chil- 
dren. The  sons  were:  Daniel,  David, 
Stephen,  of  further  mention  ;  Josiah,  Sam- 
uel, Isaac,  and  Jacob. 

(VI)  Stephen  Wilcox,  third  son  of 
Daniel  and  Sarah  (White)  Wilcox,  was 
born  October  29,  1746,  died  December  21, 
1843.  He  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War,  and  the  records  of  Connecticut  con- 
tain three  entries  of  service  of  Stephen 
Wilcox.  A  company  of  detached  militia 
to  serve  under  command  of  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Nathan  Gallup  stationed  at  Fort 
Griswold,  Groton,  July  11,  1779,  John 
Williams,  captain,  was  made  up  of  men 
from  New  Haven,  Middlesex,  and  Hart- 
ford counties,  and  the  name  of  Stephen 
Wilcox  appears  on  this  list.  He  mar- 
ried, January  30,  1771,  Mary  Kelsey,  born 
in  1749,  died  in  1856,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  five  children,  among  whom  was 
Stephen,  of  further  mention. 

(VII)  Stephen  (2)  Wilcox,  son  of 
Stephen  (i)  and  Mary  (Kelsey)  Wilcox, 
was  born  July  30,  1775,  died  July  4,  1845. 
He  married,  October  i,  1795,  Lucy 
Plumb  born  May  28,  1777,  died  August 
26,  1856.  Children :  Sophronia,  Philip, 
of  further  mention;  Philo  Franklin  (Bible 
record  says  Philemon),  and  Henrietta. 

(VIII)  Philip  Wilcox,  eldest  son  of 
Stephen  (2)  and  Lucy  (Plumb)  Wilcox, 
was  born  in  Berlin,  Connecticut,  Septem- 
ber 2,  1800,  died  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, November  19,  1842.  He  was  a 
stove  machinist,  and  lived  on  Bliss  street. 
He  married,  June  26,  1823,  Eliza  Parma- 
lee,  who  died  January  12,  1847.  Their 
children  were :  William  Linus,  of  further 
mention ;  Eliza  Plumb,  John  Philip,  and 
Henrietta  Bailey. 


(IX)  William  Linus  Wilcox,  eldest 
child  of  Philip  and  Eliza  (Parmalee) 
Wilcox,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, January  i,  1826,  died  in  Spring- 
field, December  24,  1890.  He  resided  in 
Springfield,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the 
stove  business.  He  married,  September 
8,  1852,  Emily  Hatch  Collins,  born  De- 
cember 7,  1831,  at  Huntington,  Massa- 
chusetts, died  December  4,  1900,  at 
Springfield.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Daniel  and  Emily  (Hatch)  Collins,  of 
Huntington,  Massachusetts.  William 
Linus  and  Emily  H.  (Collins)  Wilcox 
were  the  parents  of  one  child,  Emma  Lil- 
lian, born  October  12,  1857  ;  married,  June 
15,  1880,  John  Stuart  Kirkham  (see  pre- 
ceding sketch). 


DOGGETT,  Laurence  Locke,  Ph.  D., 

Leader  in  Y.  M.  C.  A.  IVork. 

Dr.  Laurence  Locke  Doggett,  president 
of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association 
College,  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  is  a 
descendant  of  an  old  and  honored  New 
England  family,  tracing  in  direct  line  to 
Thomas  Doggett  (the  name  spelled  also 
with  one  "t"  and  at  times  with  one  "g"), 
born  in  England,  1607,  came  to  New  Eng- 
land in  the  "Mary  Anne,"  of  Yarmouth, 
England,  and  died  in  Marshfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, 1692.  He  married  (first)  , 

who  died  in  1642.  He  married  (second), 
in  Weymouth,  Massachusetts,  1643,  Eliz- 
abeth (Humphrey)  Fry,  daughter  of 
Jonas  and  Frances  Humphrey,  of  Dorches- 
ter; she  died  in  1652.  He  married  (third), 
1654,  Joane  Chillingsworth,  widow  of 
Thomas  Chillingsworth ;  she  died  in  1684. 
Children  :  John,  of  further  mention  ;  Han- 
nah, born  1646;  Sarah,  born  1650;  Samuel, 
born   1652 ;  Rebecca,  born   1655. 

(II)  John  Doggett,  eldest  son  of 
Thomas  Doggett,  and  only  child  of  his 
first  wife,  was  born  in  1642,  and  died  in 


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1718.  He  spent  the  greater  part  of  his 
life  in  Marshfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
town  records  show  that  he  was  interested 
in  town  affairs ;  in  1684  he  was  surveyor 
of  highways ;  in  the  same  year  constable ; 
in  1701  grand  juryman ;  in  1708  again 
surveyor  of  highways.  His  will  in  Plym- 
outh Probate-4-120  was  proved  in  1718. 
He  married  (first)  Persis  Sprague,  daugh- 
ter of  William  Sprague ;  she  died  in  1684. 
He  married  (second)  Mehetable  Truant, 
daughter  of  Maurice  Truant.  He  mar- 
ried (third),  1697,  Rebecca  Brown,  widow 

of  Isaac  Brown,  and  daughter  of  

Bailey;  she  died  in  1731.  Children:  John, 
born  1674,  died  young;  Thomas,  of  fur- 
ther mention;  John,  born  1678;  Isaac, 
born  1692 ;  Hannah,  born  1693. 

(III)  Thomas  (2)  Doggett,  second  son 
of  John  and  Persis  (Sprague)  Doggett, 
was  born  in  Marshfield,  Massachusetts, 
1676,  and  died  in  same  place,  January  5, 
1736-37.  He  served  as  surveyor,  consta- 
ble, and  member  of  jury  in  Marshfield. 
He  married  (first)  Experience  Ford;  she 
died  1728.  He  married  (second),  between 
the  years  1728  and  1732,  Sarah  Phillips. 
The  gravestones  of  Thomas  and  Experi- 
ence Doggett  are  in  Cedar  Grove  Ceme- 
tery, Marshfield.  Children:  William, 
born  1699;  John,  born  1702;  Persis,  born 
1704;  Thomas,  of  further  mention;  Sarah, 
born  1709;  Experience,  born  1714. 

(IV)  Thomas  (3)  Doggett,  third  son 
of  Thomas  (2)  and  Experience  (Ford) 
Doggett,  was  born  in  1706,  in  Marshfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  died  in  Middleboro, 
same  State,  August  11,  1788.  He  married, 
1728,  Joanna  Fuller,  a  descendant  of  Sam- 
uel Fuller,  of  "Mayflower"  fame.  Chil- 
dren: John,  born  1729;  Thomas,  born 
1731 ;  Mark,  born  1733;  Jabez,  born  1734; 
Seth,  born  1736;  Simeon,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Experience,  born  1740;  Joanna,  born 
1742. 


(V)  Simeon  Doggett,  sixth  son  of 
Thomas  (3)  and  Joanna  (Fuller)  Dog- 
gett, was  born  in  Marshfield,  Massachu- 
setts, January  4,  1738,  and  died  in  Mid- 
dleboro, same  State,  in  1823.  He  served 
in  the  French  and  Indian  War,  as  did  also 
his  brother,  Jabez,  and  was  a  Loyalist 
during  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  mar- 
ried, February  28,  1760,  Abigail  Pratt, 
daughter  of  David  Pratt,  born  in  North 
Carolina.  Children:  Thomas,  born  1761 ; 
Elkanah,  born  1762;  Simeon,  of  further 
mention;  Abigail,  born  1775. 

(VI)  Rev.  Simeon  (2)  Doggett,  third 
son  of  Simeon  (i)  and  Abigail  (Pratt) 
Doggett,  was  born  March  6,  1765,  and 
died  in  Raynham,  Massachusetts,  March 
20,  1852.  He  was  graduated  from  Brown 
University,  1788,  and  then  began  the 
study  of  theology.  In  1791  he  served  as 
tutor  in  Brown  University,  was  licensed 
to  preach  in  the  Congregational  church, 
1793;  in  1796  became  the  first  preceptor 
of  Bristol  Academy  of  Taunton,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  acted  in  the  capacity  of 
minister  at  Mendon,  Massachusetts,  from 
1815  to  1831.  He  married,  October  29, 
1797,  Nancy  Fobes,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Perez  Fobes  and  his  wife.  Prudence 
(Wales)  Fobes.  Mr.  Fobes  was  at  one 
time  president  of  Brown  University.  Chil- 
dren :  John  Locke,  born  1798;  Samuel 
Wales,  of  further  mention ;  Simeon,  born 
1802;  Prudence  Wales,  born  1804;  Perez 
Fobes,  born  1806;  Theophilus  Pipon,  born 
1810;  Abigail,  born  1812;  William  Paley, 
born  1814. 

(VII)  Samuel  Wales  Doggett,  second 
son  of  Rev.  Simeon  (2)  and  Nancy 
(Fobes)  Doggett,  was  born  in  Taunton, 
Massachusetts,  July  9,  1800,  and  died  in 
Mendon,  Massachusetts,  August  27,  1872. 
After  completing  his  studies  in  the  schools 
of  the  neighborhood,  he  took  up  the  study 
of  law,  and  began  the  practice  of  that  pro- 
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fession  in  Abbeville,  South  Carolina,  in 
1822.  Later  he  removed  to  Charlestown, 
same  State,  and  there  founded  a  seminary 
which  he  conducted  for  a  number  of  years, 
and  in  1838  returned  to  his  native  State, 
making-  his  home  in  Mendon,  v^here  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  days.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Charlestown,  South  Carolina,  Har- 
riet Wotton,  daughter  of  Captain  James 
and  Chloe  (Campbell)  Wotton.  Children: 
Samuel  Wales,  born  1824;  Julia  Harriet, 
born  1827;  Simeon  Locke,  of  further  men- 
tion; Malvina  Campbell,  born  1831 ; 
Theophilus  Melancthon,  born  1833;  Nar- 
cissa  Newton,  born  1836;  William  Alfred, 
born  1839;  Gertrude  Glorvina,  born  1841 ; 
Lawrence  Bryant,  born  1845. 

(VIII)  Simeon  Locke  Doggett,  second 
son  of  Samuel  Wales  and  Harriet  (Wot- 
ton) Doggett,  was  a  lawyer,  educator,  and 
man  of  literary  tastes,  and  lived  for  over 
fifty  3^ears  in  "Rose  Cottage,"  a  little 
house  on  the  corner  of  Union  and  New 
streets  in  the  town  of  Manchester,  Iowa. 
For  most  of  his  life  he  was  a  justice  of 
the  peace,  the  official  presiding  over  the 
lower  court  in  Iowa.  He  was  also  town- 
ship clerk  for  many  years.  Nine  times  he 
was  chosen  mayor  of  the  town,  and  for  a 
longer  time  he  served  as  president  of  the 
School  Board.  During  his  early  years  at 
Manchester,  "Squire"  Doggett  and  his 
wife  conducted  a  select  school  which,  be- 
fore the  days  of  modern  public  education, 
trained  many  of  the  leaders  of  public  life 
of  that  region.  They  contributed  without 
stint  to  the  cultural,  religious  and  civic 
life  of  the  growing  community.  Mrs.  Dog- 
gett was  a  woman  of  social  instincts,  fond 
of  being  with  people.  Her  executive  abil- 
ity often  put  her  in  positions  of  leader- 
ship in  church  and  social  affairs.  No  one 
in  the  community  could  rally  a  larger  fol- 
lowing for  any  good  cause.  In  the  East 
she  had  been  a  teacher  and  together  for 


ten  years  they  jointly  followed  this  call- 
ing. 

Simeon  L.  Doggett  was  born  in  Charles- 
ton, South  Carolina,  March  29,  1829.  His 
father  was  at  that  time  the  head  master 
of  a  private  fitting  school  for  young  ladies 
of  wealth  and  refinement  drawn  from  the 
Southern  States.  Samuel  Wales  Doggett 
returned  to  Mendon,  Massachusetts,  his 
New  England  home,  when  Simeon  L.  was 
under  eight  years  of  age,  but  the  boy  all 
his  life  remembered  much  of  his  early  sur- 
roundings and  these  recollections  were 
engraved  on  his  memory  by  oft  recounted 
reminiscences  in  his  new  home.  His 
mother,  a  sweet,  talented.  Southern  lady 
with  social  gifts,  was  met  with  a  cold 
reception  from  many  neighbors  of  abol- 
itionist sentiments  who  looked  with  sus- 
picion on  anyone  from  a  slave  State  and 
in  some  cases  with  abhorrence  on  a  wo- 
man, however  gentle  and  refined,  who 
had  once  owned  negro  servants. 

Samuel  W.  Doggett  was  a  Democrat, 
a  staunch  Unionist  and  an  anti-abolition- 
ist. His  son,  Simeon  L.,  grew  up  imbued 
with  the  New  England  spirit,  and  was  an 
ardent  Republican,  a  strong  Unionist  and 
abolitionist.  At  twenty-three  years  of 
age,  Simeon  L.  Doggett  began  the  study 
of  law  in  Judge  Slocum's  office  in  Worces- 
ter, and  was  later  admitted  to  the  bar. 
He  was  a  thoughtful,  studious  young  man 
with  literary  instincts,  shy,  with  exalted 
ideals,  an  unusual  intellect  of  great  en- 
durance and  reserve.  He  had  a  quiet,  sly 
humor,  and  the  secret  love  of  appreciation 
often  characteristic  of  sensitive  natures. 
He  was  slender,  of  good  height,  dignified, 
and  straight  of  figure,  but  never  robust. 
He  always  wore  a  Prince  Albert  coat,  a 
silk  hat  and  kid  gloves.  This  was  a  social 
crime  on  the  frontier.  The  hoi  polloi 
laughed  at  him,  but  feared  him.  He  once 
fined  a  man  ten  dollars  for  contempt  of 


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court  for  the  use  of  an  insulting  word. 
The  court  room  was  his  own  office.  On 
one  occasion  a  man  turned  the  key,  which 
had  been  accidentally  left  in  the  lock, 
much  to  the  amusement  of  everybody. 
The  "Squire,"  as  he  was  always  called, 
promptly  turned  the  tables  by  having  the 
man  haled  into  court  by  the  constable  and 
fined  for  his  audacity.  He  was  a  fine 
orator,  of  the  classic,  rhetorical  style,  and 
often  spoke  in  the  pulpit  and  on  various 
public  occasions.  He  never  appeared 
without  punctilious  preparation. 

Simeon  L.  Doggett  married,  in  Du- 
buque, Iowa,  Mary  Ann  White.  The  first 
child,  a  boy,  died  at  the  age  of  two  and  a 
half  years.  He  was  named  Henry  Wot- 
ton  Doggett  after  Sir  Henry  Wotton,  the 
most  distinguished  member  of  his  grand- 
mother's family.  The  next  children  were 
twins,  Laurence  Locke  Doggett,  Ph.  D., 
educator  and  officer  of  the  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association,  and  Mary  Lizzee, 
who  later  became  a  talented  pianist. 

(IX)  Laurence  Locke  Doggett,  son  of 
Simeon  Locke  and  Mary  Ann  (White) 
Doggett,  was  named  for  his  father's 
brother,  who  though  but  a  youth  of 
eighteen  had  just  laid  down  his  life  in  An- 
dersonville  prison.  The  Doggetts  fought 
on  both  sides  during  the  Civil  War.  Lieu- 
tenant Malanthon  Doggett,  an  uncle  of 
Laurence  L.  Doggett,  was  fatally  shot 
through  the  neck  at  Shiloh.  Aristedes 
and  Simeon  Fobes  Doggett,  both  of  Jack- 
sonville, Florida,  and  cousins  of  Simeon 
L.  Doggett,  of  Manchester,  fought  through 
the  entire  Civil  War  on  the  Confederate 
side. 

Laurence  L.  Doggett  was  educated  at 
home  and  in  the  public  schools  of  Man- 
chester. He  was  the  first  boy  under  Prin- 
cipal Calvin  Clark,  later  United  States 
Senator  from  Wyoming,  to  complete  the 
high    school    course.      He    graduated    in 


1880,  when  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age. 
There  were  four  in  the  class.  The  follow- 
ing year  was  spent  at  the  Manchester 
Academy,  an  educational  institution  which 
had  a  short-lived  existence.  It  was  now 
determined  that  Laurence  L.  should  go 
to  college,  and  that  Mary  Lizzee  should 
have  a  musical  education.  The  straight- 
ened family  resources  made  this  difficult, 
but  the  father  and  mother  were  willing 
to  make  any  sacrifice.     In  the  summer  of 

1881,  Laurence  L.  became  a  salesman  in  a 
dry  goods  store  at  three  dollars  per  week, 
and  later  he  found  a  position  in  another 
store  at  four  dollars  per  week.  The  hours 
were  7  a.  m.  to  9  p.  m.,  except  on  Satur- 
days, when  they  continued  until  ten  or 
eleven,  according  to  the  season.  By  the 
summer  of  1882  he  had  saved  $150.  One 
of  his  "bosses"  ofifered  to  let  him  have  a 
stock  of  goods  if  he  would  go  to  a  West- 
ern town  and  open  a  store.  A  friend 
secured  an  opportunity  for  him  to  earn 
his  board  by  waiting  on  table  at  Oberlin, 
and  Laurence  L.  became  a  freshman  at 
Oberlin  College  in  the  fall  of  1882,  when 
he  was  seventeen  years  old.  He  had 
eighty-seven  dollars  after  paying  for 
clothes  and  traveling  expenses.  College 
made  a  profound  impression  on  a  boy  of 
seventeen  who  had  never  been  away  from 
home  alone  before  in  his  life.  Only  two 
students  were  younger  in  the  class  of 
1886.  In  the  8o's  Oberlin  was  dominantly 
religious.  Modern  education  was  begin- 
ning to  assert  itself,  but  the  transition  was 
not  greatly  in  evidence.  Greek,  Latin  and 
mathematics  were  the  chief  subjects.  Only 
in  the  upper  classes  did  the  students  get 
a  moderate  amount  of  science,  psychology 
and  history.  There  was  one  term  in  eco- 
nomics, which,  though  not  rigorously 
taught,  made  a  deep  impression  on  Mr. 
Doggett. 

Laurence   L.  Doggett  united  with  the 


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Second  Congregational  Church  at  the  end 
of  the  freshman  year,  and  became  active 
in  the  Student  Young  Men's  Christian  As- 
sociation, becoming  president  of  that 
organization.  At  the  end  of  the  senior 
year  he  decided  to  enter  the  theological 
seminary  with  a  view  to  work  in  the 
foreign  field.  One  year  was  spent  at 
Oberlin  Theological  Seminary.  After  a 
summer  in  home  missionary  work  at 
Wakefield,  Michigan,  Laurence  L.  became 
ill  with  typhoid  fever.  This  illness  con- 
tinued until  after  the  middle  of  his  second 
year  in  the  seminary,  and  as  funds  were 
needed  on  his  recovery,  he  accepted  a 
position  as  assistant  State  Secretary  of  the 
Ohio  Young  Men's  Christian  Association. 
The  headquarters  were  at  Cleveland,  and 
S.  D.  Gordon  was  State  Secretary.  Lau- 
rence L.  received  $800  per  year  and  travel- 
ing expenses.  The  nine  months  spent  in 
this  service  had  a  great  influence  over 
him,  and  under  Mr.  Gordon  he  received 
a  careful  training  as  an  executive.  His 
chief  duties  were  raising  money  and  re- 
organizing failing  associations. 

In  January,  1889,  Laurence  L.  Doggett 
became  a  student  at  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  New  York,  and  an  assistant 
missionary  in  a  city  mission  on  Third 
avenue,  near  the  Bowery.  The  nine 
months  spent  in  New  York  were  momen- 
tous in  broadening  his  ideas  of  life  and 
the  needs  of  mankind.  The  books  which 
had  influenced  him  most  were  Henry 
Drummond's  "Natural  Law  in  the  Spirit- 
ual World,"  Richard  T.  Ely's  "Social 
Aspects  of  Christianity,"  and  Strong's 
"Our  Country."  Several  personalities 
were  very  important  at  this  time.  Lyman 
Abbot  and  Graham  Taylor  were  among 
these — also  a  visit  to  the  Student  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  conference  at 
Northfield  in  the  summer  of  1889.  Lau- 
rence   L.    Doggett    returned    to    Oberlin 


Seminary  to  enter  the  senior  year  in  the 
fall  of  1889,  and  graduated  in  May,  1890, 
with  the  degrees  of  B.  D.  and  M.  A. 

Home  responsibilities  made  it  neces- 
sary to  abandon  the  idea  of  going  to 
Shansi  with  the  Oberlin  group,  most  of 
whom  were  massacred  later  in  the  Boxer 
uprising.  Mr.  Doggett  had  come  to  be- 
lieve that  the  industrial  revolution  had 
made  the  city  the  dominant  factor  in 
American  life,  and  that  the  most  impor- 
tant element  in  the  city  population  was 
its  young  men.  He  accordingly  decided 
to  accept  a  position  with  the  Ohio  State 
committee  for  field  work  under  Mr.  Gor- 
don. Two  years  were  spent  in  this 
service. 

It  had  long  been  his  desire  to  study 
abroad,  and -in  the  summer  of  1893  he  was 
given  a  leave  of  absence  to  study  in  Ger- 
many. He  became  a  student  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Berlin  in  October,  1893.  After 
a  semester  in  Berlin  and  a  brief  visit  to 
London,  he  matriculated  in  the  spring  at 
Leipzig  University  in  the  department  of 
economics  and  sociology. 

During  the  summer  of  1894  he  returned 
to  America  and  was  married  to  Carolyn 
G.  Durgin,  daughter  of  Dr.  DeWitt  C. 
Durgin,  president  of  Hillsdale  College. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Doggett  arrived  in  Leipzig 
for  the  opening  of  the  fall  semester  and 
both  took  courses  in  the  university.  Mrs. 
Doggett  was  a  graduate  of  Oberlin  and 
had  received  an  M.  A.  degree  from  Wel- 
lesley.  Mr.  Doggett  presented  for  his 
thesis  at  Leipzig,  "A  History  of  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association,"  Vol. 
I,  covering  the  years  1844-55.  He  came 
up  for  examination  in  August  and  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  The  second 
volume  covering  the  years  1855-1861  has 
recently  appeared. 

Upon  returning  to  America.  Dr.  Dog- 
gett became  state  secretary  of  the  Ohio 


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Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  suc- 
ceeding Mr.  Gordon,  and  in  the  summer 
of  1896  he  accepted  a  call  to  become  presi- 
dent of  the  International  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association  College  at  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts.  This  institution  had 
forty-eight  students,  a  net  property  of 
$100,000,  a  faculty  of  seven  members,  a 
two  years'  course  of  study,  and  no  endow- 
ment. During  the  twenty-five  years  since, 
he  has  continued  in  this  position.  The 
course  of  study  has  been  extended  to  four 
years,  the  institution  put  on  a  college 
basis,  the  resources  increased  to  $1,000,- 
000,  the  student  body  to  three  hundred 
and  fifteen,  and  the  faculty  to  twenty- 
three  members. 

The  institution  at  Springfield  has  some 
unique  features.  It  aims  to  preserve  the 
highest  ideals  of  the  American  college, 
giving  four  years  to  liberal  study,  and  at 
the  same  time  the  preparation  for  a  life 
of  service  either  as  a  secretary  or  physical 
director.  The  college  is  devoted  to  the 
study  of  man — in  body,  mind  and  spirit, 
through  the  subjects  of  biology,  psychol- 
ogy, sociology  and  religious  education. 
In  1914  Dr.  Doggett  was  given  the  deco- 
ration of  the  order  of  Orange-Nassau  by 
the  Netherlands  Government.  This  was 
in  recognition  of  the  service  of  the  col- 
lege in  training  Captain  W,  P.  H.  Van 
Blijenburgh  for  service  as  director  of 
physical  education  in  the  Dutch  army  and 
navy. 

Dr.  Doggett  has  also  written  a  "His- 
tory of  the  Boston  Young  Men's  Chris- 
tian Association,"  and  a  "Life  of  Robert 
R.  McBurney."'  For  a  number  of  years 
he  served  as  editor  of  the  "Association 
Seminar,"  and  for  nine  years  principal 
of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tion summer  school  at  Silver  Bay,  Lake 
George,  the  school  increasing  from 
eighteen  to  over  four  hundred   students. 


In  191 1,  on  the  twenty-fifth  anniversary 
of  his  graduation,  he  was  granted  the 
honorary  degree  of  D.  D.  by  Oberlin  Col- 
lege. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Doggett  have  two  chil- 
dren: I.  Ruth  Wedgewood,  born  1896, 
was  a  graduate  of  Radcliffe,  taught  at 
Smith  College,  was  a  student  at  Oxford ; 
married.  May  6,  1921,  Clarence  Kennedy, 
assistant  professor  of  art  and  archeology 
in  Smith  College ;  Mrs.  Kennedy  is  a 
member  of  the  economics  department  of 
the  same  college.  2.  Clinton,  a  student  at 
Boston  University  in  the  department  of 
business  administration. 


NASON,  Albert  Davis, 

Civil   "War  Veteran,  Manufacturer. 

Faithfulness  to  duty  and  strict  adher- 
ence to  a  fixed  purpose  in  life  will  do  more 
to  advance  a  man's  interests  than  wealth 
or  advantageous  circumstances.  Success- 
ful men  are  they  who  plan  their  own 
advancement  and  accomplish  it  in  spite 
of  many  obstacles  which  they  over- 
come through  their  own  efforts.  Of  this 
class  was  Albert  Davis  Nason,  deceased, 
whose  labors  during  his  lifetime  resulted 
not  alone  in  his  individual  prosperity,  but 
were  far-reaching  in  their  valuable  influ- 
ence and  public  aid. 

(I)  Richard  Nason,  pioneer  ancestor  of 
this  branch  of  the  Nason  family,  came  to 
this  country  from  Rainsford  Island,  Eng- 
land, in  the  year  1649,  ^^^  located  in  Kit- 
tery,  Maine,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the 
founders,  that  town  then  embracing  what 
is  now  South  Berwick.  His  brothers,  Jo- 
seph, John  and  Benjamin,  also  settled  in 
Kittery,  and  from  these  four  brothers  de- 
scend many  of  the  name  who  have  made 
their  homes  in  the  various  states  of  the 
New  England  States,  and  to  some  extent 
over  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  United 


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States.  His  wife  bore  him  several  chil- 
dren, one  of  whom  was  Benjamin,  of 
whom  further.  Richard  Nason  was  killed 
by  the  Indians  about  the  year  1675. 

(II)  Benjamin  Nason,  son  of  Richard 
Nason,  was  born  in  Kittery,  Maine,  was 
an  active  man  of  affairs,  and  was  esteemed 
in  the  community.  He  married  Martha 
Kinny,  who  bore  him  several  children,  one 
of  whom  was  Willoughby,  of  whom 
further. 

(III)  Willoughby  Nason,  son  of  Ben- 
jamin and  Martha  (Kinny)  Nason,  was 
born  in  Kittery,  Maine,  from  whence  he 
removed  to  Ipswich,  Essex  county,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1712,  and  there  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  days,  his  death  occurring 
there,  November   17,   1724.     He  married 

Ruth  ,  of  Ipswich,  who  bore  him 

several  children,  one  of  whom  was 
Thomas,  of  whom  further. 

(IV)  Thomas  Nason,  son  of  Wil- 
loughby and  Ruth Nason,  was  born 

in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  there  resided 
until  the  year  1740,  when  he  removed  to 
Walpole,  Norfolk  county,  Massachusetts, 
and  resided  there  until  his  death.  He 
married  (first)  Sarah  Perkins,  of  Ipswich, 

and    (second)    Campernell.     The 

line  is  continued  through  his  son  Wil- 
loughby, of  whom  further. 

(V)  Willoughby  (2)  Nason,  son  of 
Thomas  Nason,  was  born  in  Walpole, 
Massachusetts,  February  i,  1750,  and  died 
in  Walpole,  Massachusetts,  April  9,  1838, 
to  which  place  he  removed  subsequent  to 
his  marriage.  He  was  an  active  partici- 
pant in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  was 
also  actively  interested  in  all  that  per- 
tained to  the  communities  in  which  he 
resided.  He  married  Mary  Bardin,  of 
Walpole,  and  the  next  in  line  was  their 
son,  Jesse,  of  whom  further. 

(VI)  Jesse  Nason,  son  of  Willoughby 
(2)  and  Mary  (Bardin)  Nason,  was  born 
in  Walpole,  Massachusetts,  February  27, 

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1776.  He  served  an  apprenticeship  at  the 
trades  of  carpenter  and  builder,  which 
lines  he  followed  successfully  in  the  town 
of  Franklin,  to  which  town  he  moved  after 
his  marriage,  and  there  ranked  among  the 
progressive  business  men.  He  died  there. 
May  24,  1845.  He  married,  at  Franklin, 
Massachusetts,  Hannah  Clark,  born  in 
1776,  died  December  2"],  1856,  in  Franklin. 
The  next  in  line  of  descent  is  George 
Warren,  of  whom  further. 

(VII)  George  Warren  Nason,  son  of 
Jesse  and  Hannah  (Clark)  Nason,  was 
born  in  Franklin,  Massachusetts,  January 
II,  1806,  the  year  when  the  British  em- 
bargo began  the  restriction  of  American 
commerce,  and  died  there,  November  9, 
1868.  After  completing  his  studies  in  the 
common  schools,  he  engaged  in  an  active 
business  career,  conducting  a  general 
country  store  in  his  native  town  for  more 
than  four  decades,  and  in  addition  was 
active  in  public  affairs,  being  twice 
elected  member  of  the  State  Legislature, 
and  for  over  thirty  years  filled  important 
town  and  county  offices.  He  was  an  early 
member  of  the  Congregational  church, 
was  noted  for  his  public  spirit  and  phil- 
anthropies, was  largely  instrumental  in 
securing  the  location  of  the  first  railroad 
through  Franklin,  and  his  death  was  sin- 
cerely regretted  by  all  who  knew  him,  the 
county  newspapers  having  the  following 
to  say  about  him :  "No  man  in  Norfolk 
county  will  be  missed  more  than  Mr. 
Nason."  He  married  Peacey  Borden 
Cook,  of  Fall  River,  Massachusetts,  born 
February  17,  1803,  died  November  5,  1886, 
having  survived  her  husband  eighteen 
years.  She  was  a  descendant  of  the  Cook, 
Borden  and  Durfee  families  of  that  sec- 
tion of  Massachusetts,  the  members  being 
engaged  in  the  whaling  and  merchant 
marine  service,  which  was  so  large  a  fac- 
tor in  the  building  of  the  present  cities 
of  New  Bedford  and  Fall  River.    Mr.  and 


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Mrs.  Nason  were  the  parents  of  six  sons, 
namely :  William  Emerson,  George  War- 
ren, Jr.,  James  Henry,  Jesse  Leonard,  Al- 
bert Davis,  of  whom  further;  and  Pres- 
ton Clark,  four  of  whom  were  volunteers 
in  the  Civil  War,  a  creditable  record. 

(VIII)  Albert  Davis  Nason,  fifth  son 
of  George  Warren  and  Peacey  Borden 
(Cook)  Nason,  was  born  in  Franklin, 
Massachusetts,  July  13,  1841,  and  died  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  November  12, 
1903.  He  was  a  student  in  the  schools  of 
his  native  town,  after  which  he  assisted 
his  father  in  the  conduct  of  his  business 
until  the  year  1862,  the  second  year  of  the 
Civil  War,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company 
C,  Forty-fifth  Regiment,  Massachusetts 
Volunteers  (Independent  Cadet  Corps). 
His  company  was  stationed  for  garrison 
duty  at  Morehead  City,  North  Carolina, 
where  he  served  as  commissary  of  the 
post,  and  he  also  served  on  detached  com- 
missary duty  under  his  brother,  Colonel 
George  Warren  Nason,  Jr.,  at  Newberne, 
North  Carolina.  Upon  the  expiration  of 
his  term  of  service,  he  returned  to  his  na- 
tive city,  Franklin,  there  remaining  until 
January,  1864,  when  he  returned  to  New- 
bern,  North  Carolina,  intending  to  enter 
the  civil  service  of  the  United  States  Gov- 
ernment, but  failing  in  this  plan,  engaged 
in  the  wholesale  business  there,  continu- 
ing in  that  line  of  work  from  February, 
1864,  to  June,  1866,  in  the  summer  of  the 
latter  named  year  returning  to  his  native 
State,  engaging  in  a  manufacturing  busi- 
ness in  Walpole  and  Boston  in  1867,  and 
continued  until  his  place  of  business  was 
destroyed  in  the  fire  that  devastated  a 
large  section  of  Boston  on  November  9, 
1872.  He  then  located  in  New  York  City, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
corsets,  organizing  with  a  partner,  the  Bay 
State  Corset  Company,  November  i,  1885, 
their  factory  being  at  West  Brookfield, 
Massachusetts,    and    their    headquarters 


and  sales  office  in  New  York  City.  Their 
business  increased  to  such  an  extent  that 
they  were  obliged  to  increase  their  facili- 
ties to  correspond  with  it,  and  accordingly 
established  another  factory  in  Springfield, 
in  February,  1886,  and  in  the  fall  of  that 
year  they  removed  thither  from  New  York 
City.  In  July,  1890,  the  Bay  State  Cor- 
set Company  was  incorporated  with  a  cap- 
ital of  $100,000,  and  Mr.  Nason  was 
elected  its  first  treasurer.  Four  years 
later,  1894,  he  was  made  president  and 
general  manager  of  the  company,  giving 
his  personal  supervision  to  the  details  of 
the  trade,  which  was  the  largest  of  its 
kind  in  the  State,  the  wonderful  success 
achieved  by  the  company  being  largely 
due  to  the  wisdom  and  sagacity  displayed 
by  Mr.  Nason  in  its  management.  He 
also  served  in  the  capacity  of  director  of 
the  Springfield  Safe  Deposit  and  Trust 
Company,  and  the  Springfield  Board  of 
Trade,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers, and  also  president.  He  joined  Revere 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Boston,  in  1872,  and  later  was  a  charter 
member  of  Springfield  Lodge,  same  order; 
was  a  member  and  first  vice-president  of 
the  Nayasset  Club,  which  he  was  instru- 
mental in  founding;  member  of  the  Win- 
throp  Club,  and  in  1878  became  a  member 
of  the  Union  League  Club  in  New  York 
City. 

Mr.  Nason  married,  in  Newberne,  North 
Carolina,  in  January,  1865,  Anna  Frances 
Gay,  a  native  of  Franklin,  Massachusetts, 
daughter  of  Wilkes  Gay,  of  New  York 
City,  and  great-granddaughter,  on  the 
maternal  side,  of  the  late  Hon.  Major 
Davis  Thayer,  of  Franklin.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Nason  had  two  children  born  to  them,  as 
follows:  I.  Mabel  Frances,  born  Decem- 
ber 9,  1866;  married  (first)  George  Nye, 
Jr.,  of  Springfield,  who  died  in  April, 
1907,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  one 
child,  Robert  Nason  Nye,  born  June  3, 


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1892,  married,  September,  1917,  Katharine 
Lincoln,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  one 
child,  Nancy  Nye,  born  June  6,  1919. 
Mrs.  Nye  married  (second),  1914,  Charles 
C.  Wilder,  of  Springfield.  2.  Albert  War- 
ren, see  next  paragraph. 

(IX)  Albert  Warren  Nason,  only  son 
of  Albert  Davis  and  Anna  Frances  (Gay) 
Nason,  was  born  in  Franklin,  Massachu- 
setts, January  30,  1876.  He  attended  a 
private  school  in  his  native  town,  where 
he  acquired  a  practical  education,  and  the 
knowledge  thus  gained  was  supplemented 
by  attendance  at  the  public  schools  of 
Springfield  for  two  years,  at  St.  Mark's 
School,  which  he  attended  for  a  short 
time,  and  at  Williams  College,  where  he 
was  a  student  for  two  years,  and  from 
which  he  graduated.  For  a  short  time 
after  his  graduation,  he  was  employed  in 
his  father's  office  in  Springfield,  then  went 
to  Bordentown,  New  Jersey,  where  he  was 
connected  with  the  Springfield  Worsted 
Mills.  From  there  he  removed  to  Cam- 
den. New  Jersey,  where  he  resided  until 
the  death  of  his  father  in  1903,  when  he 
returned  to  Springfield  and  in  that  city 
has  since  made  his  home.  For  a  number 
of  years  he  conducted  a  brokerage  busi- 
ness in  Springfield,  but  since  1915  he  has 
been  retired.  He  is  a  Republican  in  pol- 
itics, a  Protestant  in  religion,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Colony  Club,  the  Springfield 
Country  Club,  and  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi 
fraternity  of  Williams  College. 

Mr.  Nason  married,  October  27,  1909, 
Florence  Toole,  of  Holyoke^,  Massachu- 
setts, daughter  of  James  W.  and  Hannah 
(Vining)  Toole.  They  are  the  parents  of 
one  child.  Anne  Frances,  born  March  10, 
1911. 

FULLER,  Frank  Dwight, 

Manager   of   Important   Industry. 

Frank  Dwight  Fuller,  who  has  been  as- 
sociated  with  the   Moore  Drop   Forging 


Compan}^  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
since  1907,  now  (1921)  vice-president  and 
general  manager,  traces  his  descent  back 
to  the  "Mayflower." 

(I)  Edward  Austin  Fuller  came  on  the 
"Mayflower"  in  1620.  About  1608,  a  band 
of  Puritans  who  had  escaped  from  Eng- 
land to  Leyden,  Holland,  their  desire  to 
purify  the  church  by  dispensing  with  cere- 
monies having  brought  them  in  conflict 
with  high  authority,  on  August  i,  1620, 
sailed  from  Delfthaven,  Holland,  for 
Southampton,  England,  on  the  vessel 
"Speedwell,"  and  there  .were  joined  by 
another  part}^  of  Puritans  on  the  "May- 
flower." Both  vessels  then  started  out 
across  the  Atlantic,  but  the  "Speedwell," 
proving  to  be  unseaworthy,  turned  back, 
the  "Mayflower"  proceeding  alone.  There 
seems  no  evidence  that  Edward  A.  Ful- 
ler ever  lived  in  Leyden,  and  the  reason- 
able conclusion  is  that  he  was  among 
those  who  joined  the  Pilgrims  at  South- 
ampton. His  name  appears  on  the  Com- 
pact, drawn  up  and  signed  in  the  cabin 
of  the  "Mayflower"  as  she  lay  in  Cape 
Cod  Bay  in  November,  1620.  Governor 
Bradford  says  in  his  history :  "Edward 
Fuller  and  his  wife  died  soon  after  they 
came  to  shore."  The  name  of  his  wife  is 
not  known,  though  sometimes  given  as 
Ann. 

Edward  A.  Fuller,  a  son  of  Robert 
Fuller,  was  baptized  September  4,  1575, 
in  the  parish  of  Reden  Hall,  Norforkshire, 
England,  and  died  during  the  "first  sick- 
ness" at  Plymouth,  Massachusetts,  be- 
tween January  11,  and  April  10,  1621. 
His  wife  died  after  January  11,  but  early 
in  1 62 1.  Their  only  child  was  Sam- 
uel, of  whom  further. 

(II)  Samuel  Fuller,  son  of  Edward  A. 
Fuller,  was  born  in  England,  about  1612, 
and  died  at  Barnstable,  Massachusetts, 
November  10,  1683.  He  grew  up  under 
the  care  of  his  uncle.  Dr.  Samuel  Fuller. 


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He  was  married  in  Scituate  by  Captain 
Miles  Standish  "on  ye  fourthe  daye  of  ye 
weeke"  April  8,  1635,  to  Jane  Lathrop, 
daughter  of  Rev.  John  Lathrop,  of  Scit- 
uate and  Barnstable.  In  the  summer  of 
1639,  Rev.  John  Lathrop  and  many  mem- 
bers of  his  church  founded  the  town  of 
Barnstable,  and  it  is  certain  that  if  Sam- 
uel Fuller  and  his  young  family  did  not 
follow  him  at  that  time  they  did  later, 
although  it  may  not  have  been  until  1650. 
They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children, 
descent  being  through  Samuel,  of  whom 
further. 

(III)  Samuel  (2)  Fuller,  second  child 
and  eldest  son  of  Samuel  (i)  and  Jane 
(Lathrop)  Fuller,  was  born  in  Scituate, 
Massachusetts,  and  there  baptized,  Feb- 
ruary II,  1637.  He  married  Anna  Fuller, 
daughter  of  his  cousin,  Matthew  Fuller. 
There  is  no  record  of  his  family  on  the 
Barnstable  records,  and  but  little  is  known 
of  him.  He  probably  lived  on  a  part  of 
his  father's  estate,  and  the  names  of  his 
children  were  obtained  from  an  agreement 
made  December  30,  1691,  their  parents 
being  then  deceased.  This  branch  de- 
scends through  Matthew,  of  whom 
further,  there  being  four  sons  and  two 
daughters  in  the  family. 

(IV)  Matthew  Fuller,  third  son  of 
Samuel  (2)  and  Anna  (Fuller)  Fuller, 
was  born  after  1664  at  Barnstable,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  died  at  Colchester  before 
1744.  He  settled  in  Colchester  about 
1712,  and  was  baptized  in  the  first  church 
there.  December  12,  1734,  ten  years  prior 
to  his  death.  He  married,  February  25, 
1692,  Patience  Young,  born  about  1670, 
died  June  25,  1746,  at  Colchester,  leaving 
a  will  which  has  proven  very  useful  in 
establishing  relationship  in  the  branch. 
This  will,  in  which  she  calls  herself  a 
widow,  was  dated  February  3,  1743-44, 
and  was  probated  August  6,  1746.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  George  and  Hannah 


(Pinson)  Young,  of  Scituate.  Matthew 
and  Patience  (Young)  Fuller  were  the 
parents  of  eight  children,  descent  in  this 
branch  following  through  Young,  of 
whom  further. 

(V)  Young  Fuller,  sixth  child  and 
third  son  of  Matthew  and  Patience 
(Young)  Fuller,  was  born  in  Barnstable, 
Massachusetts,  in  1708,  and  died  at  Lud- 
low, Massachusetts,  June  17,  1796.  He 
married,  April  23,  1730,  Jerusha  Beebe, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Briget  (Brock- 
way)  Beebe,  of  East  Haddam,  Connecti- 
cut. Both  Young  Fuller  and  his  wife  were 
baptized  and  admitted  to  full  communion 
in  a  Colchester,  Connecticut,  church,  De- 
cember 24,  1732.  About  1747  they  moved 
to  that  part  of  Windsor,  Connecticut,  now 
called  Ellington.  Young  Fuller  owned 
land  there,  also  in  Boston,  East  Haddam, 
and  elsewhere.  He  moved  with  his  eldest 
son  to  Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  in  1767, 
and  there  died.  Jerusha  (Beebe)  Fuller 
was  a  descendant  of  Alexander  Beebe 
through  his  son  Samuel,  his  son  Jonathan, 
his  daughter  Jerusha,  who  married  Young 
Fuller.  They  were  the  parents  of  six 
children,  descent  through  their  eldest  son 
Joshua,  of  whom  further. 

(VI)  Joshua  Fuller,  eldest  son  of 
Young  and  Jerusha  (Beebe)  Fuller,  was 
born  in  Colchester,  Connecticut,  Septem- 
ber 9,  1731,  and  died  in  Monson,  Massa- 
chusetts, October  6,  1810.  When  sixteen 
years  of  age  he  moved  with  his  father  to 
Ellington,  Connecticut,  and  on  March  11, 
1754,  his  father  deeded  him  the  farm 
there.  In  1767  he  moved  to  Ludlow,  Mas- 
sachusetts, then  a  part  of  Springfield, 
where  he  was  a  pioneer  and  man  of  force 
in  both  church  and  town  affairs.  His  last 
years  were  spent  in  Monson  with  his  son 
Benjamin.  Jonathan  Fuller  married,  in 
January,  1753,  Mercy  Lathrop,  born  Octo- 
ber I,  1736,  died  January  15,  1827,  daugh- 
ter of  Solomon   and   Susannah   Lathrop, 


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of  Tolland,  Connecticut.  They  were  the 
parents  of  nine  children,  all  born  in  Elling- 
ton except  the  three  youngest.  In  this 
branch  descent  is  traced  through  Elisha, 
of  whom  further. 

(VII)  Elisha  Fuller,  eldest  son  of 
Joshua  and  Mercy  (Lathrop)  Fuller,  was 
born  in  Ellington,  Connecticut,  April  8, 
1754,  and  died  in  Ludlow,  Massachusetts, 
May  15,  1850.  Elisha  Fuller  kept  a  store 
in  Ludlow  Center  for  more  than  fifty 
years.  He  served  in  Captain  Nathan 
Rowley's  company  of  Colonel  Robinson's 
Hampshire  County  Regiment  at  Ticon- 
deroga  in  1776,  and  represented  Ludlow 
in  the  General  Court  in  1808.  He  was  a 
man  of  deep  religious  convictions,  gener- 
ous, hospitable  and  full  of  humor.  Elisha 
Fuller  married  (first),  December  2,  1774, 
in  Chatham,  Rebecca  Waterman,  born 
July  21,  1754,  a  daughter  of  Isaac  and 
Mercy  (Hall)  Waterman,  of  East  Middle- 
town,  now  Portland,  Connecticut.  He 
married  (second)  Sarah  Cleveland,  who 
died  July  18,  1862,  aged  eighty-seven 
years.  Elisha  and  Rebecca  (Waterman) 
Fuller  were  the  parents  of  eleven  chil- 
dren, the  mother  dying  twelve  days  after 
the  birth  of  her  son  Waterman.  By  his 
second  marriage  there  were  three  chil- 
dren. The  descent  is  through  John,  of 
whom  further. 

(VIII)  John  Fuller,  eldest  child  of 
Elisha  and  Rebecca  (Waterman)  Fuller, 
was  born  in  Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  as 
were  all  the  children  of  Elisha  Fuller, 
April  30,  1775,  and  there  died  June  19, 
1840.  He  married  (first).  May  16,  1805, 
Bathshelda   Cotton,   born    November    11, 

,  1783,  died  May  14,  1814.  He  married 
(second)  June  10,  1815,  Theodosia  Capen, 
born  in  Belchertown,  Massachusetts,  April 
12,  1786,  died  February  2,  1845.  By  his 
first  marriage  five  children  were  born ;  by 
his    second    marriage    a    son.    Purchase 


Dwight,     of     whom     further,     and     two 
daughters. 

(IX)  Purchase  Dwight  Fuller,  only  son 
of  John  and  Theodosia  (Capen)  Fuller, 
was  born  in  Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  No- 
vember 3,  1817,  and  died  July  30,  1872. 
He  married,  September  6,  1842,  Caroline 
Olds,  born  May  28,  1822,  died  April  27, 
1 881,  daughter  of  Reuben  and  Polly  (Hay- 
den)  Olds,  of  Ludlow.  They  were  the 
parents  of  seven  children,  all  born  in 
Ludlow.  The  descent  is  through  Austin 
Dwight,  of  whom  further. 

(X)  Austin  Dwight  Fuller,  fourth  child 
of  Purchase  Dwight  and  Caroline  (Olds) 
Fuller,  was  born  in  Ludlow,  Massachu- 
setts, March  28,  1852,  and  died  in  Bel- 
chertown, Massachusetts,  July  20,  1884. 
He  was  educated  in  Ludlow  public  schools 
and  at  Wilbraham  Academy,  his  life  in 
Belchertown  beginning  in  his  early  man- 
hood. He  there  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business,  buying  timber  tracts  and  con- 
verting the  timber  into  manufactured 
lumber.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  during 
his  short  life  won  an  excellent  reputation 
as  a  citizen  and  a  business  man.  Mr. 
Fuller  married  (first),  February  11,  1875, 
Emma  Caroline  Keith,  born  February  11, 
1856,  died  January  29,  1879,  daughter  of 
George  and  Caroline  Keith,  of  Belcher- 
town. They  were  the  parents  of  two  chil- 
dren :  Ida  Caroline,  married  Cecil  Inger- 
soll  Whitcomb  ;  George  Dwight,  born  and 
died  in  1879.  ^^-  Fuller  married  (sec- 
ond). May  26,  1880,  Delia  Dodge,  born 
in  Pelham,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
Lewis  and  Almira  (Dwight)  Dodge. 
They  were  the  parents  of  two  sons :  Ed- 
ward Austin  ;  and  Frank  Dwight,  of  whom 
further.  Delia  (Dodge)  Fuller  survived 
her  husband  and  married  (second)  in 
1889,  Alfred  Squires,  of  Belchertown. 
They  were  the  parents  of  four  children : 
Alfred    Lewis    Squires,    of    Belchertown, 

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Massachusetts;  Lieutenant  Paul  R. 
Squires,  who  was  with  the  American  Ex- 
peditionary Forces  in  France ;  and  two 
daughters,  Beatrice  Lucinda  and  Susie 
Eloise  Squires. 

(XI)  Frank  Dwight  Fuller,  son  of  Aus- 
tin Dwight  and  Delia  (Dodge)  Fuller, 
was  born  in  Belchertown,  Massachusetts, 
February  6,  1885,  ^^id  there  attended  the 
public  schools.  He  completed  his  studies 
with  a  course  in  a  business  college  in 
Springfield.  He  was  then  for  a  time  with 
the  Springfield  "Daily  News"  as  circula- 
tion manager,  going  thence  to  the  North- 
field  Hotel,  Northfield,  Massachusetts,  as 
cashier.  He  remained  in  this  position 
three  years,  then  returned  to  Springfield 
entering  the  employ  of  the  Moore  Drop 
Forging  Company  as  bookkeeper.  In 
course  of  time  he  was  elected  a  director, 
and  is  now  vice-president  and  general 
manager  of  the  company.  Mr.  Fuller  is  a 
member  of  the  Colony,  the  Nayasset, 
Winthrop,  Springfield  Country,  Detroit 
Athletic  and  Misquamicut  Golf  Clubs.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church 
of  Belchertown. 

Mr.  Fuller  married,  September  2,  1908, 
Jessie  Abrams,  of  Walden,  New  York, 
daughter  of  Sanford  and  Christina  (Sny- 
der) Abrams.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fuller  are 
the  parents  of  three  children :  Charlotte, 
Christine  and  Richard  Dwight  Fuller. 


COLLINS,  John  Mathewson, 

Business  Man. 

John  M.  Collins,  who  since  a  young 
man  has  been  connected  with  business 
life  in  Springfield,  has  won  sterling  repu- 
tation in  manufacturing  circles  through 
his  official  connection  with  the  Moore 
Drop  Forging  Company  and  other  busi- 
ness enterprises  of  the  city. 

(I)  Deacon  Edward  Collins,  the  first 
known  ancestor  of  the  family,  first  ap- 


peared in  Cambridge  in  1638,  where  he 
was  a  deacon  of  the  First  Church,  and 
was  admitted  a  freeman,  May  13,  1640. 
He  brought  with  him  his  wife,  Martha, 
and  several  children,  and  for  many  years 
lived  on  the  farm  of  Governor  Craddock 
in  Medford,  finally  purchasing  it.  From 
1654  until  1670,  with  the  exception  of 
1661,  he  was  a  deputy  to  the  General 
Court,  and  in  "Magnalia,"  Cotton  Mather 
speaks  of  him  as  "the  good  old  man,  the 
deacon  of  the  church  at  Cambridge  who 
has  now  gone  to  heaven."  He  died  in 
Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  April  9, 
1689,  aged  eighty-six  years.  He  had  five 
sons,  this  branch  tracing  descent  through 
Rev.  Nathaniel,  of  further  mention. 

(II)  Rev.  Nathaniel  Collins,  the  sixth 
child  and  fourth  son  of  Deacon  Edward 
and  Martha  Collins,  was  born  in  Cam- 
bridge, Massachusetts,  March  7,  1642, 
died  in  Middletown,  Connecticut,  Decem- 
ber 28,  1684.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Har- 
vard, class  of  1660,  chose  the  holy  pro- 
fession, and  was  ordained  pastor  of  the 
church  in  Middletown,  Connecticut,  No- 
vember 4,  1668.  Of  him  Cotton  Mather 
wrote  in  "Magnalia" :  "There  were  more 
wounds  given  (by  his  death)  to  the  whole 
colony  of  Connecticut  in  our  New  Eng- 
land, than  the  body  of  Caesar  did  receive 
when  he  fell  wounded  in  the  Senate 
house."  His  wife,  Mary  (Whiting)  Col- 
lins, was  a  daughter  of  William  Whiting, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  eight  chil- 
dren, descent  being  again  traced  through  a 
Rev.  Nathaniel  Collins,  of  further  mention. 

(III)  Rev.  Nathaniel  (2)  Collins,  sixth 
child  of  Rev.  Nathaniel  (i)  and  Mary 
(Whiting)  Collins,  was  a  graduate  of 
Harvard,  class  of  1697,  and  served  the 
church  in  Enfield,  Connecticut,  as  pastor, 
with  great  acceptability.  He  married 
Alice  Adams,  daughter  of  Rev.  William 
Adams,  of  Dedham,  Massachusetts,  and 
a  descendant  of  Governor  William  Brad- 

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ford,  of  the  "Mayflower."  They  were  the 
parents  of  seven  children,  the  line  of 
descent  continuing  in  this  line  through 
William,  of  further  mention, 

(IV)  Deacon  William  Collins,  f^fth 
child  of  Rev.  Nathaniel  (2)  and  Alice 
(Adams)  Collins,  was  born  in  Enfield, 
Connecticut,  June  20,  171 1,  died  there  in 
1804.  He  married  Anne  Jones,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  six  children,  a  son 
Jabez,  of  further  mention. 

(V)  Jabez  Collins,  son  of  Deacon  Wil- 
liam and  Anne  (Jones)  Collins,  was  born 
December  3,  1744.  He  married  Mary 
Gleason.  Among  their  children  born  in 
Somers  was  a  son  Oliver,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(VI)  Oliver  Collins,  son  of  Jabez  and 
Mary  (Gleason)  Collins,  was  born  in 
Somers,  Connecticut,  March  26,  1781,  died 
July  4,  1869.  He  married  Mary  Chapin, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  four  sons : 
Edwin  W.,  William  Oliver,  Noah  C.  of 
further  mention ;  and  Jabez. 

(VII)  Noah  C.  Collins,  third  son  of 
Oliver  and  Mary  (Chapin)  Collins,  was 
born  in  Somers,  Connecticut,  and  there 
was  a  farmer  and  sawmill  owner.  He 
married  Alvira  Billings,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  three  children  :  Mary  ;  Wil- 
liam Oliver,  of  further  mention ;  Martha, 
married  Albert  Thompson. 

(VIII)  William  Oliver  Collins,  only 
son  of  Noah  C.  and  Alvira  (Billings)  Col- 
lins, was  born  in  Somers,  Connecticut,  in 
1842,  and  died  in  Springfield^  Massachu- 
setts, December  3,  1901.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  Somers  public  schools  and  Wil- 
braham  Academy,  his  early  manhood 
years  being  spent  at  the  home  farm  in 
association  with  his  father.  At  the  age 
of  thirty-six  years,  in  1878,  he  located  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  there  estab- 
lishing a  retail  coal  business,  which  he 
conducted  with  success  until  his  death, 
twenty-three  years  later.     He  had  strong 


religious  ideas  and  was  a  liberal  supporter 
of  Hope  Church.  William  O.  Collins 
married  Anne  Mathewson,  of  Hazard- 
ville,  Connecticut,  daughter  of  John  and 
Ann  Mathewson.  They  were  the  parents 
of  two  daughters  and  two  sons :  Mary, 
married  W.  B.  Sleigh;  Edith;  John  Ma- 
thewson, of  further  mention ;  William 
Oliver  (2),  married  Edna  Lindsey,  and 
has  a  son,  William  Oliver  (3). 

(IX)  John  Mathewson  Collins,  eldest 
son  of  William  Oliver  and  Anne  (Mat- 
hewson) Collins,  was  born  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  April  22,  1880,  and  is  still 
a  resident.  He  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  finishing  in  high  school,  then 
entered  business  life  as  an  employee  of 
the  Morgan  Envelope  Company,  going 
thence  to  the  Knox  Automobile  Company. 
In  1918  he  bought  an  interest  in  the 
Moore  Drop  Forging  Company,  and  is 
now  a  director  and  vice-president  of  that 
successful  corporation,  and  a  director  of 
the  Westfield  Plate  Company.  Mr.  Col- 
lins is  a  member  of  Springfield  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  has  taken 
all  the  degrees  of  the  Ancient  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite  bodies,  including  the  thirty- 
second  degree.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
Melha  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine ;  the  Nayas- 
set  Club,  Colony  Club,  Winthrop  Club, 
Springfield  Country  Club,  and  West 
Springfield  Congregational  Church. 

Mr.  Collins  married,  September  12, 
1906,  Olive  B.  Butler,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  a  daughter  of  Charles  B. 
and  Helen  (Chapman)  Butler.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Collins  are  the  parents  of  two  chil- 
dren, comprising  a  part  of  the  tenth  Col- 
lins' generation  in  New  England,  1638- 
1921.  The  children  are:  Morton  Butler, 
born  January  27,  1908 ;  and  Edith  Louise, 
born  December  3,  191 1,  The  family  home 
is  at  No.  339  Elm  street,  West  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts. 
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FLYNT,  Lyman  Coleman, 

Financier,   Public-Spirited   Citizen. 

Lyman  C.  Flynt,  president  of  the 
Monson  National  Bank,  comes  of  an  early 
New  England  family  of  Monson. 

(I)  Thomas  Flint,  the  first  ancestor  of 
whom  we  have  record,  sold  the  estate  in 
England  which  had  long  been  in  the  fam- 
ily, and  came  to  New  England  in  1636. 
He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Salem 
Village,  later  South  Dana,  where  he  spent 
his  life  and  there  died  April  15,  1663.  In 
1654  he  bought  land  on  the  Salem  and 
North  Reading  road,  about  six  miles  from 
the  present  Court  House  in  Salem,  that 
property  remaining  in  the  family  as  late 
as  i860,  being  then  occupied  by  Flynt 
descendants.  His  wife's  given  name  was 
Ann.  Descent  in  this  line  is  through 
John,  of  further  mention. 

(II)  John  Flint,  fourth  child  and  sec- 
ond son  of  Thomas  and  Ann  Flint,  was 
born  October  3,  1655,  and  lived  in  Salem 
Village,  where  he  was  admitted  a  freeman 
in  April,  1690,  and  there  died  in  April, 
1730.  His  wife's  given  name  was  Eliza- 
beth, and  they  were  the  parents  of  nine 
children  :  Samuel,  born  October  12,  1679 ! 
John,  of  further  mention;  Hannah,  mar- 
ried John  Tarbell ;  Stephen,  born  Decem- 
ber 29,  1687;  Joshua,  born  October  28, 
1689;  Joseph,  born  February  25,  1693; 
Lydia,  married  a  Mr.  Phillips  ;  Sarah,  mar- 
ried a  Mr.  Bryant;  Elizabeth,  married 
Benjamin  Gillingham. 

(III)  John  (2)  Flint,  son  of  John  (i) 
and  Elizabeth  Flint,  was  born  February 
8,  1681.  He  settled  in  Windham,  Con- 
necticut, and  there  spent  his  life,  a  farmer. 
He  married  (first).  May  5,  1709,  Chris- 
tina Reed,  who  died  September  27,  1721. 
He  married  (second),  March  14,  1722, 
Lydia  Gennings,  born  April  30,  1695, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Susannah  Gen- 
nings.   Children  of  first  wife:    Mary,  died 


young;  Samuel,  born  April  9,  1712 ;  John, 
born  January  23,  1714;  Rufus,  of  further 
mention.  Children  of  second  marriage : 
Joseph,  born  September  13,  1723;  Jona- 
than, born  July  10,  1725;  Nathan,  twin 
with  Jonathan ;  Sibyl,  born  August  25, 
1727;  Gideon,  born  July  25,  1729;  Mary, 
born  February  25,  1731,  died  aged  fifteen 
years;  Abial,  born  April  14,  1733;  Lydia, 
born  June  4,  1735. 

(IV)  Rufus  Flynt,  youngest  child  of 
John  (2)  and  Christina  (Reed)  Flint,  was 
born  October  29,  1716.  He  changed  the 
spelling  of  his  name  to  Flynt,  a  form 
which  has  since  prevailed.  He  married, 
March  13,  1738,  Mary  Janes.  Children: 
Christian,  born  January  19,  1739;  Abel, 
born  February  24,  1743;  Naomi,  born 
March  24,  1745  ;  Jonathan,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Elijah,  born  January  16,  1749. 

(V)  Jonathan  Flynt,  son  of  Rufus  and 
Mary  (Janes)  Flynt,  was  born  in  Wind- 
ham, Connecticut,  November  13,  1747,  but 
in  manhood  removed  to  Western,  now 
Warren,  Massachusetts.  He  was  a  cloth- 
ier and  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  march- 
ing as  a  private  from  Western  in  Captain 
Josiah  Putnam's  company,  Colonel  Jede- 
diah  Foster's  regiment,  on  the  alarm  at 
Lexington.  He  was  also  in  Captain  Jo- 
seph Cutler's  company  of  volunteers  in 
the  Northern  department  of  the  Continen- 
tal army,  marching  September  24,  1777, 
to  join  the  army  under  General  Gates. 
Jonathan  Flynt  married  (first)  a  daugh- 
ter of  Ezra  Leonard,  of  Hardwick,  Mas- 
sachusetts, her  father  born  171 1,  an  en- 
sign in  Captain  Warner's  company  that 
marched  to  the  relief  of  Fort  William 
Henry  in  1757.  Descent  is  traced  in  this 
branch  through  Rufus,  of  further  mention. 

(VI)  Captain  Rufus  (2)  Flynt,  son  of 

Jonathan   and   (Leonard)    Flynt, 

was  born  in  Western,  or  Hardwick,  Mas- 
sachusetts, June  22,  1775,  and  died  in 
Monson,  Massachusetts,  January  15,  1836. 


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name  of  W.  N.   Flynt  &  Company  until 

1885  ;  his  son,  William  King  Flynt,  be- 
came his  partner.  William  Norcross 
Flynt  finally  withdrew  from  all  active 
connection    with    the    management.      In 

1886  the  Flynt  Building  &  Construction 
Company  was  incorporated  with  main  of- 
fices at  Palmer,  Massachusetts,  William 
Norcross  Flynt,  president,  William  K. 
Flynt,  treasurer  and  general  manager. 
This  company  operated  in  all  parts  of  the 
country,  and  is  yet  continued  most  suc- 
cessfully by  the  Flynts.  William  N.  Flynt, 
the  founder  and  long  time  head  of  the 
business,  kept  pace  with  modern  needs 
and  methods  and  transacted  a  very  large 
business.  For  several  years  he  and  his 
father  drove  to  Boston  in  the  one  horse 
chaise,  the  son  long  preserving  a  tax  bill 
showing  that  a  tax  of  four  dollars  was 
paid  on  that  vehicle  in  1812.  But  with 
the  coming  of  the  railroad,  his  judgment 
and  foresight  quickly  discerned  the  ad- 
vantage this  means  of  transportation 
would  be  to  his  stone  business. 

Mr.  Flynt  preserved  the  "Tippecanoe 
and  Tyler  Too"  badge  which  he  wore  in 
the  campaign  of  1840,  when  he  cast  his 
vote  for  William  Henry  Harrison,  and 
in  1888  he  wore  it  at  the  inauguration  of 
Benjamin  Harrison,  grandson  of  the  first 
President  Harrison.  Mr.  Flynt  always  took 
an  active  part  in  public  affairs.  He  was 
elected  town  treasurer  of  Monson  in  1848, 
holding  that  office  thirty-one  years ;  was 
representative  to  the  General  Court  in 
1848,  1849,  i860,  and  again  in  1861.  In 
1865  he  was  elected  a  member  of  Gov- 
ernor Andrew's  Council,  and  in  1866  also 
served  in  the  same  capacity  under  Gov- 
ernor Bullock.  In  1884  he  was  alternate 
to  the  Republican  National  Convention 
which  convened  in  Chicago  and  nom- 
inated James  G.  Blaine  for  the  presidency. 
He  served  Monson  Academy  as  trustee 
from  1850  until  his  death  in  1895,  and  for 
years  was  the  oldest  member  of  the  board 


in  point  of  service.  He  was  one  of  the 
incorporators  of  the  Monson  State  Bank 
in  1852,  and  was  its  first  president,  serv- 
ing until  its  incorporation  as  a  National 
Bank  under  the  new  banking  act,  and 
then  continued  as  president  of  the  Mon- 
son National  Bank.  He  was  also  presi- 
dent of  the  Palmer  Savings  Bank,  director 
and  vice-president  of  the  New  England 
Granite  Manufacturers'  Association,  and 
held  office  in  various  other  corporations. 
He  was  a  zealous  worker  in  the  Monson 
Congregational  Church,  and  gave  freely 
to  all  charitable  or  philanthropic  causes. 
He  gave  for  the  use  of  the  town  of  Mon- 
son a  park  of  200  acres.  Mr.  Flynt  was 
not  only  one  of  the  leading  men  of  Mon- 
son, but  one  of  the  foremost  men  of  af- 
fairs in  Western  Massachusetts.  He  was 
a  man  of  the  highest  character,  and  he 
possessed  the  respect  and  confidence  of 
all  who  knew  him. 

Mr.  Flynt  married  (first),  June  4,  1846, 
Joanna  King,  born  in  1820,  died  Septem- 
ber 21,  1850,  daughter  of  Colonel  Isaac 
King,  of  Palmer,  Massachusetts.  They 
were  the  parents  of  a  son,  William  King, 
who  died  February  22,  1886,  aged  thirty- 
six  years.  He  married  Emma  King,  of 
Monson.  Mr.  Flynt  married  (second), 
November  23,  1852,  Eudocia  Carter  Con- 
verse, born  January  21,  1822,  died  No- 
vember 8,  1906,  daughter  of  Marquis  and 
Sophia  (Lyon)  Converse.  Marquis  Con- 
verse was  a  farmer  of  Brimfield,  where  he 
died.  Sophia  (Lyon)  Converse,  his  wife, 
died  in  Monson,  aged  eighty-two  years, 
daughter  of  Colonel  Alfred  and  Lydia 
(Ballard)  Lyon.  Children  of  William  N. 
and  Eudocia  C.  (Converse)  Flynt:  i. 
Maria  L.,  married  Henry  A.  King,  judge 
of  the  Massachusetts  Superior  Court.  2. 
Rufus,  a  sketch  of  whom  follows.  3.  Ly- 
man Coleman,  of  further  mention.  4. 
Sarah  Converse,  married  William  \.  Lin- 
coln, president  of  the  Springfield  Safe  De- 
posit and  Trust  Company.  5,  Ella  Eudocia, 


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married  William  C.  Dewey,  of  New  York 
City.  6.  George  Converse,  treasurer  of  the 
W.  N.  Flynt  Granite  Company,  secretary 
and  director  of  the  Flynt  Building  &  Con- 
struction Company,  and  largely  interested 
in  other  corporations  of  Monson ;  he  mar- 
ried Helen  Pratt  Needham. 

(VIII)  Lyman  Coleman  Flynt,  son  of 
William  Norcross  and  Eudocia  Carter 
(Converse)  Flynt,  was  born  in  Monson, 
Massachusetts,  October  20,  1856.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  Mon- 
son Academy,  and  in  1875  became  asso- 
ciated in  business  with  his  father  and 
brothers  in  the  quarry  and  general  store, 
both  owned  by  the  W.  N.  Flynt  Granite 
Company.  The  father  retired  from  the 
management  of  the  business  in  1875,  the 
sons  continuing  the  business  founded  by 
their  great-grandfather,  Jonathan  Flynt, 
continued  by  their  grandfather,  Rufus 
Flynt,  and  extensively  developed  by  their 
father,  William  N,  Flynt,  who  transmitted 
it  with  confidence  to  his  able  sons,  two  of 
whom  yet  survive  and  continue  the  man- 
agement of  the  Flynt  corporations,  The 
W.  N.  Flynt  Granite  Company,  operating 
quarries  and  a  large  general  store,  and 
The  Fh-nt  Building  &  Construction  Com- 
pany, contractors  of  national  fame. 
Lyman  Coleman  Flynt  has  devoted  his 
best  energies  to  this  business,  and  is  the 
able  president  of  both.  The  Monson  store 
occupies  several  thousand  square  feet  of 
space  in  its  various  departments,  and  is 
thoroughly  modern  in  its  appointments 
and  methods.  Mr.  Flynt  is  also  president 
of  the  Monson  National  Bank ;  trustee  of 
Monson  Savings  Bank;  and  vice-president 
of  Monson  Library,  an  institution  which 
his  grandfather  aided  in  founding,  and 
which  his  father  served  as  trustee  for 
forty-five  years,  1850-1895.  He  is  a  Re- 
publican in  politics,  an  attendant  of  the 
Congregational  church,  and  a  member  of 
the  Royal  Arcanum. 


Mr.  Flynt  married,  June  24,  1886,  Har- 
riet Coe  Hussey,  of  New  Bedford,  Mas- 
sachusetts, daughter  of  William  Allen 
and  Harriet  R.  (Coe)  Hussey.  Mrs. 
Flynt  is  a  descendant  of  John  and  Pris- 
cilla  Alden,  of  the  "Mayflower."  She  was 
born  in  Cornwall,  New  York,  her  father, 
now  deceased,  was  captain  of  a  whaling 
vessel  sailing  from  New  Bedford.  Her 
mother,  Harriet  R.  (Coe)  Hussey,  was 
born  in  Little  Compton,  Rhode  Island, 
died  in  Monson,  Massachusetts,  aged 
seventy-five  years.  Mrs.  Harriet  C.  Flynt 
has  a  sister,  Helen,  wife  of  S.  F.  Cush- 
man,  a  retired  woolen  manufacturer.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Lyman  C.  Flynt  are  the  parents 
of  four  children:  i.  Robert  Hussey,  born 
April  2,  1887 ;  he  was  with  the  Union  Cen- 
tral Insurance  Company,  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio  ;  he  married  Emily  Woodworth,  who 
died  in  1918.  2.  Ruth,  married  John  E. 
Marshall,  who  was  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
now  of  Barrington,  Rhode  Island ;  has  two 
children,  John  and  Priscilla  Alden  Mar- 
shall. 3.  Olivia  Coleman,  residing  at 
home,  now  librarian  at  Monson  Library. 
4.  Esther  Holmes,  secretary  of  the  Ely 
School  at  Greenwich,  Connecticut. 

The  family  home  is  in  Monson,  built 
in  1825  by  the  grandfather  of  Mr.  Flynt, 
and  there  the  famous  Flynt  collection  of 
over  500  English,  Irish,  Scotch,  Dutch, 
French,  German,  Japanese  and  Swiss 
clocks  can  be  seen,  some  of  them  having 
been  made  before  1650.  This  collection 
of  clocks  of  all  nations  is  Mr.  Flynt's  spe- 
cial delight,  and  in  his  travels  and  other- 
wise he  has  gathered  rare  and  valuable 
specimens   from   all   parts   of   the   world. 


FLYNT,  Rufus, 

Representative  of  Important  Family. 

Rufus  (3)  Flynt,  son  of  William  Nor- 
cross and  Eudocia  Carter  (Converse) 
Flynt  (q.  v.),  was  born  in  Monson,  Mas- 


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sachusetts,  June  14,  1855,  and  died  April 
3,  1899.  He  was  graduated  from  Monson 
Academy  in  1873,  and  soon  afterward  be- 
came associated  with  his  father  and  elder 
brother,  William  King,  in  the  firm  of  Wil- 
liam N.  Flynt  &  Company,  quarrymen 
and  contractors.  For  several  years  he 
was  bookkeeper  and  paymaster,  but  later 
was  in  charge  of  the  granite  quarry,  re- 
maining until  1883.  At  that  time  he  began 
his  connection  with  the  building  branch 
of  the  company's  business  which  was 
managed  by  William  K.  Flynt.  When 
the  Flynt  Building  and  Construction  Com- 
pany was  organized,  Rufus  Flynt  was 
elected  a  director,  and  for  a  time  was  in 
charge  of  the  company's  business  at  the 
various  places  in  which  they  were  con- 
ducting building  operations.  William  K. 
Flynt  died  in  1886,  Rufus  Flynt  then  be- 
coming treasurer  of  the  company,  and 
from  that  year  until  his  death  he  resided 
in  Palmer.  On  the  death  of  his  father, 
William  N.  Flynt,  in  1895,  Rufus  Flynt 
succeeded  him  as  president  of  the  Flynt 
Construction  Company,  and  director  of 
the  Flynt  Granite  Company,  offices  he 
was  holding  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

While  living  in  Monson,  Rufus  Flynt 
served  two  terms  as  selectman ;  was  treas- 
urer of  the  Palmer  Business  and  Social 
Club  from  its  organization ;  president  of 
the  Palmer  &  Monson  Street  Railway 
Company ;  member  of  Thomas  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  all  bodies 
up  to  and  including  the  shrine,  and  Ivan- 
hoe  Council,  Royal  Arcanum.  He  was  an 
ardent  fisherman,  and  while  indulging  his 
hobby  for  trout  fishing,  in  June,  1898,  he 
slipped  on  an  insecure  stone  in  the  brook 
and  the  resulting  strain  proved  so  obscure 
and  baffling  an  injury  that  it  resulted  in 
his  death  the  following  April.  Few  men 
have  ever  lived  in  Palmer  who  died  more 
generally  respected  and  deeply  mourned 
than  Mr.  Flynt.    While  he  was  a  success- 


ful business  man,  with  heavy  responsi- 
bilities, he  was  never  too  busy  to  lend  a 
helping  hand,  and  was  always  far  more 
thoughtful  of  others  than  of  himself.  He 
rarely  turned  any  applicant  for  favors 
away  empty-handed,  and  he  was  so  thor- 
oughly alive  that  every  recreation  of  the 
open-air  appealed  to  him,  although  hunt- 
ing and  fishing  were  his  favorite  recrea- 
tions. He  possessed  at  all  times  a  cheer- 
fulness which  told  of  a  thorough  enjoy- 
ment of  life,  and  his  influence  was  helpful 
to  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  His 
family  was  always  his  first  consideration, 
and  home  was  the  dearest  place  of  all  to 
him.  He  was  always  interested  in  any 
movement  for  the  good  of  his  community, 
and  gave  liberally  of  his  time  and  means 
to  aid  such  movements. 

Rufus  Flynt  married  (first)  Hattie 
Green,  (second)  Lucy  Atwood,  daughter 
of  James  B.  Atwood,  of  the  Marvin  Safe 
Company,  New  York  City,  who  died  in 
Boston,  Massachusetts.  Her  mother, 
Frances  (Kendall)  Atwood,  was  born  in 
Illinois,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  two 
daughters,  Lucy  and  Lottie,  the  latter 
wife  of  Joseph  J.  Rafter.  Mrs.  Lucy  (At- 
wood) Flynt  survives  her  husband,  resid- 
ing in  Palmer,  Massachusetts,  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  church.  Child  by 
first  wife :  Hattie  Green  Flynt.  Children 
by  second  wife :  Eudocia,  married  R.  H. 
Card,  of  Buffalo,  New  York;  Rufus,  of 
further  mention ;  Lyon  K.,  a  soldier  of 
the  United  States  army  in  the  ambulance 
service  in  the  World  War,  stationed  in 
Paris  for  two  years,  and  since  his  being 
mustered  out  has  been  a  clerk  in  the  office 
of  the  corporation. 

Rufus  (4)  Flynt,  eldest  son  of  Rufus  (3) 
and  Lucy  (Atwood)  Flynt,  was  born  in 
Monson,  Massachusetts,  March  25,  1886, 
but  when  two  years  of  age  was  brought 
by  his  parents  to  Palmer,  which  has  ever 
since  been  his  home.    He  was  educated  in 


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Palmer  private  school,  Palmer  High 
School,  Monson  Academy,  Springfield 
High  School  (1904),  and  Sheffield  Scien- 
tific School,  of  Yale  University,  class  of 
1907.  He  began  business  life  with  the 
Flynt  Building  and  Construction  Com- 
pany immediately  after  graduation  from 
Yale,  and  since  1914  has  been  treasurer 
and  general  manager  of  the  company,  the 
fourth  in  direct  line  to  be  officially  con- 
nected with  this  particular  company, 
Rufus  (2),  William  N.,  Rufus  (3)  and 
Rufus  (4)  Flynt,  the  present  representa- 
tive. He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  mem- 
ber of  the  Colony  Club,  of  Springfield ; 
Palmer  Business  Club,  president  of  the 
latter  for  two  years ;  Engineers'  Society 
of  Western  Massachusetts ;  was  a  trustee 
of  the  Wing  Memorial  Hospital ;  was  a 
member  and  director  of  Palmer  Young 
Men's   Library  Association. 

Mr.  Flynt  married,  October  12,  1908,  at 
Bingham,  Maine,  Rebecca  Robeson,  born 
at  Manchester  Green,  Connecticut,  daugh- 
ter of  Cooper  S.  and  Josephine  (Clark) 
Robeson.  Cooper  S.  Robeson,  born  in 
the  State  of  New  Jersey,  is  a  manufac- 
turer of  woolens,  now  living  in  Brookline, 
Massachusetts.  Josephine  (Clark)  Robe- 
son, born  in  Manchester,  Connecticut, 
died  in  Brookline,  Massachusetts,  in  1918. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robeson  were  the  parents 
of  three  children  :  Rebecca,  wife  of  Rufus 
Flynt;  Dorothy,  married  J.  S.  Lander,  of 
Boston ;  James,  who  resides  with  Mr. 
Flynt.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Flynt  are  the  par- 
ents of  two  daughters  and  a  son :  Con- 
stance, born  in  1909;  Virginia,  born  in 
1913;  Rufus  Robeson,  born  in   1918. 


REYNOLDS,  Howard  Stephen, 

Devoted  to  Commnnity  Interests. 

There    are    more    than    forty    different 
spellings  of  the  name  Reynolds  or  Run- 


nells,  and  many  theories  prevail  as  to  the 
origin  of  the  name.  Stephen  Reynolds, 
the  great-grandfather  of  Howard  Stephen 
Reynolds,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
was  a  descendant  of  Robert  Reynolds, 
who  was  made  a  freeman  at  Watertown, 
Massachusetts,  September  3,  1634.  He 
was  a  brother  of  John  Reynolds,  who  was 
admitted.  May  6,  1635,  and  removed  from 
Watertown  prior  to  July  25,  1636,  going 
to  Wethersfield,  Connecticut.  Robert 
Reynolds  returned  later  to  Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  died  April  27,  1659. 
His  will,  probated  in  Boston,  July  2"], 
1659,  names  his  wife  Mary,  son  Nathaniel, 
and  four  daughters,  Ruth  Whitney, 
Tabitha  Abby,  Sarah  Mason,  and  Mary 
Sanger.  He  was  born  about  1590,  His 
son.  Captain  Nathaniel  Reynolds,  re- 
moved to  Rhode  Island,  where  he  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  Bristol,  and  was  ad- 
mitted as  a  citizen  at  the  first  meeting 
held  in  the  town  in  1681,  at  which  meet- 
ing the  town  was  given  the  name  Bristol. 
Captain  Nathaniel  Reynolds  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artil- 
lery Company  of  Boston,  and  was  in  com- 
mand of  a  company  under  Colonel  Benja- 
min Church  in  the  Indian  wars.  He  died 
July  10,  1708,  his  widow,  Priscilla,  Janu- 
ary 24,  1744.  On  the  tombstone  of  Cap- 
tain Nathaniel  Reynolds'  son  Joseph, 
which  is  still  standing  in  Bristol,  the  Rey- 
nolds coat-of-arms  is  shown: 

Arms — Three  foxes  statant  in  pale  proper. 
Crest — On    an    esquire's    helmet    a    fox    statant 
proper. 

Stephen  Reynolds,  son  of  Captain  Na- 
thaniel Reynolds,  resided  in  Rhode  Island, 
where  he  married  Bethany  Allen,  who 
lived  to  an  extreme  old  age,  spending  her 
last  years  at  Charlton,  Massachusetts, 
where  she  was  living  at  the  age  of  ninety- 
four  years.  They  were  the  parents  of  Ste- 
phen, of  further  mention. 


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Stephen   (2)   Reynolds,  son  of  Stephen 

(1)  Reynolds,  was  born  at  Dudley,  Mas- 
sachusetts, March  25,  1798,  died  at  Wil- 
braham,  Massachusetts,  March  26,  1871. 
He  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade  in 
Southbridge  and  later  in  Wilbraham, 
moving  there  in  1831.  He  married  Sybil 
Vinton,  born  January  4,  1799,  died  March 
27,  1871,  the  day  following  her  husband's 
death.  No  better  eulogy  of  these  excel- 
lent people  can  be  given  than  was  written 
at  the  time  of  the  golden  anniversary  of 
their  wedding  day : 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  Reynolds  celebrated  their 
golden  wedding  anniversary  in  Wilbraham,  at  the 
residence  of  their  son-in-law,  Mr.  George  Edson, 
with  whom,  in  life's  decline,  they  have  a  pleasant 
home.  Thirty-one  persons  were  present  whose 
united  ages  amounted  to  one  thousand  three  hun- 
dred and  seventy-two  years — relatives  representing 
five  generations  were  there  from  Massachusetts, 
Connecticut,  and  Rhode  Island.  Many  valuable 
and  delicate  souvenirs  of  kindred  and  affectionate 
regard  were  presented  to  them.  The  venerable 
pair  replighted  their  early  troth,  the  bride  of 
seventy-one  years  perhaps  never  happier  than 
now,  receiving  again  the  wedding  ring.  A  few 
remarks  were  made  by  the  officiating  clergyman, 
the  benediction  was  invoked,  congratulations  were 
offered,  tears  from  loving  eyes  shed,  and  the  wish 
expressed  by  the  daughters  that  their  father  and 
mother  might  live  to  enjoy  their  gifts,  was  sec- 
onded by  all.  It  was  a  deeply  interesting  occa- 
sion, and  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reynolds  it  was  one  of 
life's  Indian  summer  days,  full  of  unutterable  con- 
tent. Thirty-six  years  of  wedded  life  have  been 
spent  in  Wilbraham.  It  was  a,  matter  of  great 
regret  that  Mr.  Reynolds'  aged  mother,  now  in 
her  ninety-fourth  year,  was  not  able  to  be  present. 
She  resides  in  Charlton,  Massachusetts,  and  her 
sight  is  good,  her  faculties  all  preserved. 

Stephen  Reynolds  was  one  of  eleven 
children,  and  the  father  of  three,  as  fol- 
lows :  George,  of  further  mention  ;  Henry, 
of  New  Haven,  Connecticut ;  and  Louise, 
who  married  (first)  George  Edson,  and 
(second)  Otis  Chapman. 

George  Reynolds,  eldest  son  of  Stephen 

(2)  and   Sybil    (Vinton)    Reynolds,   was 


born  at  Southbridge,  Massachusetts,  Sep- 
tember 15,  1822,  died  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, May  16,  1902,  after  more  than 
half  a  century  of  activity  and  prominence 
in  the  business  life  of  that  city.  He  was 
nineteen  when  he  first  located  in  Spring- 
field, and  for  six  years  he  was  employed  at 
the  United  States  Armory.  Six  more 
years  were  spent  in  varied  activities,  then 
for  more  than  half  a  century  he  was  asso- 
ciated with  Justin  Sackett,  they  being 
highway,  street  and  general  contractors, 
and  for  forty  years  these  two  men  were 
partners.  They  did  a  very  extensive  busi- 
ness in  their  line,  and  attained  fair  finan- 
cial results.  Among  other  large  contracts 
they  were  awarded  the  contract  for  the 
grading  of  Forest  Park,  which  is  con- 
sidered the  finest  park  in  New  England. 
They  were  large  employers  of  labor,  and 
at  times  150  men  were  on  their  payroll. 
George  Reynolds,  in  addition  to  his  inter- 
est in  the  above  firm,  was  a  large  investor 
in  real  estate,  built  many  residences,  and 
aided  in  the  upbuilding  of  his  city.  He 
was  a  Republican  in  politics,  but  not  an 
active  partisan  nor  a  seeker  of  office,  con- 
tent to  express  his  loyalty  and  public 
spirit  through  the  private  exercise  of  his 
responsibilities  as  a  citizen. 

Mr,  Reynolds  married,  April  13,  1845, 
Harriett  Angeline  Colton,  born  in  Long- 
meadow,  Massachusetts,  in  1822,  died  in 
Springfield,  July,  1902,  only  surviving  her 
husband  a  few  weeks.  Mrs.  Reynolds  was 
a  daughter  of  Haman  and  Esther  (Roach) 
Colton,  her  father  a  son  of  Revolutionary 
fame.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reynolds  were  at- 
tendants of  Ashby  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  Children  :  Louisa,  married  Her- 
bert A.  Hastings,  of  Amherst,  Massachu- 
setts ;  Howard  Stephen,  of  further  men- 
tion. The  family  home  in  Springfield  was 
at  No.  355  Maple  street  until  Mr.  Rey- 


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nolds  built  his  present  home  at  No.  357 
Maple  street. 

Howard  Stephen  Reynolds,  only  son  of 
George  and  Harriett  Angelina  (Colton) 
Reynolds,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, September  5,  1855,  and  is  yet 
an  honored  resident  of  his  native  city 
(1920).  He  was  educated  in  the  city  pub- 
lic schools,  and  the  Bissell  School,  Broad 
Brook,  Connecticut.  At  the  age  of  seven- 
teen he  entered  business  life  as  a  clerk  for 
Henry  K.  Baker,  the  well-known  dealer 
in  saddlery  goods,  and  remained  with  him 
about  nine  years.  He  then  became  asso- 
ciated with  his  father  and  Justin  Sackett 
in  their  contracting  business,  and  later 
was  admitted  a  member  of  the  firm.  When 
the  founders  of  the  business  retired,  How- 
ard S.  Reynolds  succeeded  to  its  manage- 
ment, admitting  Herbert  A.  Hastings,  his 
brother-in-law,  and  they  continued  the 
business  under  the  firm  name,  Reynolds 
&  Hastings.  The  laying  out  of  estates 
and  beautifying  them,  or  what  is  known 
as  landscape  gardening,  is  now  a  specialty 
of  the  firm,  and  some  of  the  finest  grounds 
and  estates  in  Springfield  and  vicinity 
display  their  ability  and  taste.  Mr.  Rey- 
nolds is  a  Republican  in  politics,  an  at- 
tendant of  the  Florence  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  and  is  affiliated  with  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen. 

Mr.  Reynolds  married,  August  21,  1876, 
Martha  Josephine  Davis,  of  Springfield, 
daughter  of  Horace  G.  and  Clarissa 
(Cook)  Davis,  and  granddaughter  of 
Horace  and  Abigail  (Yeomans)  Davis. 
Clarissa  Cook  was  the  daughter  of  Sid- 
ney and  Permelia  (Porter)  Cook.  Mr, 
and  Mrs.  Reynolds  are  the  parents  of  an 
only  son,  George  Harold  Reynolds,  born 
August  31,  1879,  ^ow  associated  with  his 
father  in  business.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Springfield  Board  of  Trade,  the  Auto- 
mobile Club,  and  the  Sportsman's  Club. 


He  married,  in  June,  1906,  Edna  Bartlett, 
of  Glastonbury,  Connecticut,  daughter  of 
George  D.  and  Jane  Louise  (Matson) 
Bartlett.  They  are  the  parents  of  a 
daughter,  Madeline,  born  March  17,  1917. 


BREWSTER,  Elisha  Hume, 
li&wyer.   Legislator. 

Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Northampton, 
Massachusetts,  in  1896,  Elisha  H.  Brew- 
ster at  once  began  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  the  city  of  Springfield,  and  has 
since  continued  in  active  practice.  He  is 
now  (1921)  the  head  of  the  firm  of  Brew- 
ster, Ellis  &  Mitchell.  He  is  a  son  of 
Charles  Kingman  Brewster,  who  was  a 
prominent  business  man  of  Worthington, 
Massachusetts,  until  his  death ;  grandson 
of  Elisha  Huntington  Brewster,  merchant 
and  public  official,  and  great-grandson  of 
Captain  Elisha  Brewster,  seventh  in  de- 
scent in  the  line  of  Elder  William  Brew- 
ster, of  the  "Mayflower,"  and  an  officer  of 
the  Revolution,  described  as  "a  handsome 
officer  with  great  skill  and  daring  in 
horsemanship."  Captain  Elisha  Brewster 
was  a  son  of  Jonathan  Brewster ;  son  of 
Jonathan  ;  son  of  Captain  Daniel ;  son  of 
Benjamin;  son  of  Jonathan;  son  of  Elder 
William  Brewster. 

(I)  Elder  William  Brewster,  born  about 
1560,  was  a  well  educated  man,  who  be- 
came a  "non-conformist"  in  religion,  and 
came  under  the  displeasure  of  ecclesiasti- 
cal authority.  After  he  was  liberated  he 
went  to  Leyden,  Holland,  there  support- 
ing himself  by  teaching  English.  He  be- 
came associated  with  the  Pilgrims  in  Ley- 
den, and  when  that  band  of  heroic  spirits 
sailed  in  the  "Mayflower,"  in  1620,  he  was 
one  of  them.  He  was  chosen  their  elder, 
and  continued  as  such,  preaching  fre- 
quently but  not  administering  the  sacra- 
ments.   He  was  loyal  to  the  home  govern- 


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ment,  and  reluctantly  accepted  the  fact 
that  his  conscientious  scruples  required 
his  separation  from  the  established 
church.  He  was  the  acknowledged  and 
deeply  venerated  leader  of  the  Plymouth 
church  until  his  death,  April  i6,  1644. 
By  wife  Mary  he  had  sons:  Jonathan, 
of  further  mention;  Love;  Wrestling; 
and  daughters :  Patience,  who  married 
Thomas  Prince,  afterward  governor  of 
the  Colony ;  and  Fear,  who  married  Isaac 
Allerton,  first  assistant  to  the  governor. 

(II)  Jonathan  Brewster,  eldest  son  of 
Elder  William  Brewster,  spent  twelve 
years  in  Holland  prior  to  1621,  when  he 
came  to  Plymouth  Colony.  He  lived  in 
Duxbury,  Massachusetts,  and  in  New 
London,  Connecticut,  where  he  died  be- 
fore September,  1659.  He  was  a  man  of 
influence,  both  in  Massachusetts  and  Con- 
necticut, holding  the  office  of  deputy  and 
selectman.  By  wife,  Lucretia  (Oldhan) 
Brewster,  he  had  several  children,  includ- 
ing a  son,  Benjamin,  of  further  mention. 

(HI)  Benjamin  Brewster,  son  of  Jona- 
than and  Lucretia  (Oldhan)  Brewster, 
settled  upon  the  homestead  farm  on  Brew- 
ster's Neck,  which  he  had  acquired  by 
purchase  from  his  father  and  brother-in- 
law.  This  farm,  by  the  change  of  town 
boundaries,  has  been  successively  in  the 
town  of  New  London,  Norwich,  Preston, 
Groton,  and  Ledyard.  He  was  a  deputy 
to  Connecticut  General  Court  five  terms, 
a  lieutenant  of  the  New  London  troop  in 
1673,  and  captain  of  the  military  company 
of  Norwich  in  1693.  He  married  Ann 
Dart,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  eight 
children,  including  Daniel,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(IV)  Captain  Daniel  Brewster,  son  of 
Benjamin  and  Ann  (Dart)  Brewster,  set- 
tled in  Preston,  Connecticut.  He  was  a 
justice  of  the  peace  for  New  London 
county ;     representative     several     terms ; 


lieutenant  of  militia  in  1704;  captain  in 
1716,  and  a  deacon  of  the  First  Church  of 
Preston.  He  died  in  Preston,  May  7, 
1735.  aged  sixty-eight  years.  His  chil- 
dren were  by  his  first  wife,  Hannah 
(Gager)  Brewster,  who  died  September 
20,  1721.  Among  their  children  was  Jona- 
than, of  further  mention. 

(V)  Jonathan  (2)  Brewster,  son  of 
Captain  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Gager) 
Brewster,  was  born  in  Preston,  Connec- 
ticut, January  6,  1705.  He  married,  No- 
vember 9,  1725,  Mary  Parish,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  the 
fourth  of  whom  was  Jonathan,  of  further 
mention. 

(VI)  Jonathan  (3)  Brewster,  son  of 
Jonathan  (2)  and  Mary  (Parish)  Brew- 
ster, was  born  in  Preston,  Connecticut, 
June  8,  1734,  and  died  in  Worthington, 
Massachusetts,  April  13,  1800.  He  settled 
in  Worthington  in  1777,  and  was  select- 
man there  nine  terms,  between  1778  and 
1789,  and  then  1790-96  continuously.  He 
was  town  clerk  two  years ;  representative 
to  the  General  Court  ten  terms,  1778- 
1795,  and  a  deacon  of  the  Worthington 
church.  He  married,  August  28,  1754, 
Zipporah  Smith,  and  they  were  the  par- 
ents of  nine  children,  among  whom  was 
Elisha,  of  further  mention. 

(VII)  Captain  Elisha  Brewster,  son  of 
Jonathan  (3)  and  Zipporah  (Smith) 
Brewster,  was  born  in  Preston,  Connecti- 
cut, February  25,  1755,  died  in  Worthing- 
ton, Massachusetts,  September  25,  1833. 
He  was  an  officer  of  the  Revolution,  serv- 
ing seven  years  and  six  months  in  Cap- 
tain Abijah  Powell's  Regiment  of  Light 
Dragoons.  He  participated  in  many  of 
the  battles  of  the  Revolution,  and  led  his 
men  with  an  impetuosity  and  courage 
which  always  brought  victory.  As  a 
civilian  he  retained  that  dignity  and  cour- 
tesy which  so  often  marked  the  officer  of 


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the  army  of  those  days,  and  always  bore 
with  him  in  intercourse  with  his  fellow- 
men  that  affability  and  gentlemanly  feel- 
ing which  also  characterized  in  so  marked 
a  degree  his  brother,  Jonah  Brewster.  He 
married  Sarah  Huntington,  daughter  of 
Rev.  Jonathan  Huntington,  of  Windham, 
Connecticut.  They  were  the  parents  of 
eight  daughters,  and  an  only  son,  Elisha 
Huntington,  of  further  mention. 

(VIII)  Elisha  Huntington  Brewster, 
only  son  of  Captain  Elisha  and  Sarah 
(Huntington)  Brewster,  was  born  in 
Worthington,  Massachusetts,  and  died 
in  that  town,  November  27,  1878.  He 
attended  public  school  and  Hopkins  Acad- 
emy, and  until  the  age  of  thirty-three  re- 
mained at  the  home  farm.  He  then  moved 
to  the  center  village  of  the  town,  and 
there  conducted  a  successful  mercantile 
business  for  many  years  under  the  name 
of  E.  H.  Brewster  &  Son,  that  business 
yet  being  in  the  family.  In  1848  and  in 
1853  he  represented  his  town  in  the  State 
Legislature,  elected  as  a  Whig;  was  elect- 
ed county  commissioner  in  1852,  and  was 
continuously  in  that  office  for  sixteen 
years,  most  of  that  time  being  chairman 
of  the  board.  In  1868  he  declined  a  re- 
nomination,  although  an  election  was 
sure.  Only  once  in  that  time  did  he  fail 
to  secure  his  party  nomination,  and  that 
so  incensed  his  friends  that  they  induced 
him  to  run  on  an  independent  ticket  and 
saw  to  it  that  he  was  handsomely  elected. 
A  gold  headed  cane  presented  to  him  at  a 
banquet  given  in  his  honor  upon  his  re- 
tirement from  office  is  now  the  property 
of  his  grandson,  Elisha  Hume  Brewster, 
of  Springfield.  In  1871  he  was  elected 
State  Senator,  and  in  1873  "^^s  chosen  a 
member  of  Governor  Washburn's  Coun- 
cil, and  also  served  in  Governor  Talbot's 
Council.  Upon  the  organization  of  the 
Republican    party,   he    cast   his    fortunes 

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with  that  party,  and  although  strongly 
partisan  he  never  permitted  party  loyalty 
to  warp  his  judgment  concerning  men  and 
measures  He  was  a  justice  of  the  peace 
many  years,  and  after  retiring  as  county 
commissioner  was  often  chosen  referee 
in  matters  of  controversy.  It  is  said  that 
he  settled  more  estates  than  any  other 
man  in  Hampshire  county  in  his  day. 

He  was  a  founder  and  the  first  presi- 
dent of  the  Northampton  Agricultural  So- 
ciety, for  years  was  a  trustee  of  the 
Northampton  Institution  for  Savings,  and 
a  director  of  the  Hampshire  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Company.  From  an  early 
period  of  his  life  he  was  in  some  line  of 
public  service,  and  although  he  was  so 
prominently  in  the  public  eye  his 
acquaintances  were  all  his  friends  and  he 
had  no  enemies.  One  who  knew  him  well 
said :  "He  could  not  recall  the  time  when 
he  was  otherwise  than  the  courteous  gen- 
tleman." Of  fine  physical  appearance, 
and  fine  personality,  he  could  easily  be 
distinguished  in  any  gathering  of  men  as 
a  leader,  and  in  him  appeared  in  strong 
degree  those  qualities  which  character- 
ized his  ancestor.  Elder  William  Brew- 
ster. 

Mr.  Brewster  married,  August  i,  183 1, 
Sophronia  Martha  Kingman,  who  died  in 
Worthington,  March  14,  1879,  surviving 
her  husband  less  than  four  months.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Isaiah  and  Lucy  (Dan- 
iels) Kingman,  of  Worthington.  Chil- 
dren :  Sarah  Huntington,  Elisha  King- 
man, Lucy  Jane,  Sophronia  Kingman, 
Charles  Kingman,  of  further  mention ; 
Helen  Eugenia ;  and  Isabel  Warner,  who 
married  George  M.  Green  and  resides  in 
New  York,  the  only  one  now  living. 

(IX)   Charles   Kingman   Brewster,  the 

youngest  son  of  Elisha  Huntington  and 

Sophronia  Martha   (Kingman)   Brewster, 

was  born  in  Worthington,  Massachusetts, 

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June  II,  1843,  there  resided  all  his  life, 
and  died  September  30,  1908.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  Worthington  and  Westfield 
schools,  and  began  his  business  career  in 
his  father's  store.  Mercantile  life  was 
congenial  to  him  and  he  devoted  his  busi- 
ness life  to  the  development  and  manage- 
ment of  E.  H.  Brewster  &  Son.  From 
clerk  he  advanced  to  manager,  from  man- 
ager to  partner,  and  in  1878,  when  his 
father  died,  he  succeeded  him  as  head  of 
the  firm.  He  was  a  director  of  the  Hamp- 
shire Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company, 
and  a  trustee  of  the  Northampton  Insti- 
tution for  Savings,  and  was  a  man  very 
highly  regarded  in  business  circles.  His 
life  closely  paralleled  that  of  his  honored 
father  in  many  particulars,  and  he  held 
some  of  the  same  public  honors.  He  was 
for  many  years  a  commissioner  of  Hamp- 
shire county,  and  in  1889  represented  his 
district  in  the  Massachusetts  Legislature. 
He  was  also  town  clerk  for  many  years, 
did  a  great  deal  of  conveyancing,  and  set- 
tled many  estates.  He  was  the  author  of 
a  revised  edition  of  "Rice's  History  of 
Worthington."  Kindly-hearted,  cour- 
teous and  gentlemanly,  he  had  many 
friends,  and  he  left  to  posterity  a  life 
record  of  usefulness  and  honor. 

Charles  K.  Brewster  married,  at  Worth- 
ington, February  22,  1866,  Selina  Sophia 
Baldwin,  who  died  September  27,  1917, 
aged  seventy-seven  years,  daughter  of 
Chauncey  and  Harriett  Adaline  (Hume) 
Baldwin;  the  latter  named  died  November 
21,  1872.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven 
children:  i.  Sophronia  Ernestine,  born 
in  1866,  died  in  1870.  2.  Grace  Baldwin, 
born  in  1869,  died  in  1873.  3.  Elisha 
Hume,  of  further  mention.  4.  Sarah  Har- 
riet, born  March  6,  1874;  married  Leon 
Martin  Conwell,  of  Somerville,  Massachu- 
setts, and  had  two  children,  Agnes  and 
Charles     Russell     Conwell.       5.     Charles 


Huntington,  born  February  14,  1877;  a 
business  man  of  Middletown,  Connecti- 
cut ;  married  Jennie  Johnson,  and  has  chil- 
dren, Charles  Dart  and  Janet  Brewster. 
6.  Howard  Chauncey,  born  December  24, 
1879 ;  now  residing  in  Holyoke.  7.  King- 
man, born  December  24,  1882;  a  gradu- 
ate of  Amherst  College,  class  of  1906,  and 
Harvard  Law  School;  he,  however,  took 
prominent  rank  in  manufacturing  and  was 
president  of  the  Millers  Falls  Company ; 
he  married  Florence  Besse,  and  has  a 
daughter,  Mary  Kingman,  and  a  son, 
Kingman,  Jr. ;  they  reside  in  Springfield. 
(X)  Elisha  Hume  Brewster,  eldest  son 
of  Charles  Kingman  and  Selina  Sophia 
(Baldwin)  Brewster,  was  born  in  Worth- 
ington, Massachusetts,  September  10, 
1871,  and  there  attended  the  public 
schools.  He  completed  college  prepara- 
tory study  at  Williston  Seminary,  East- 
hampton,  Massachusetts,  and  later  pre- 
pared for  the  profession  of  law  at  Boston 
University,  receiving  his  LL.  B.,  class  of 
1896.  He  began  practice  in  Springfield 
the  same  year,  and  in  1899  formed  a  part- 
nership with  Robert  A.  Knight.  The  firm 
then  became  Ellis,  Brewster  &  Ellis.  This 
continued  until  February  i,  1920,  when 
Mr.  Ralph  Ellis  retired  from  the  firm  and 
it  became  Brewster  &  Ellis.  On  March 
I,  1921,  Mr.  John  H.  Mitchell  was  admit- 
ted and  the  firm  became  Brewster,  Ellis  & 
Mitchell,  its  present  title,  the  firm  con- 
ducting a  large  practice  in  the  State  and 
Federal  courts.  Mr.  Brewster  is  a  learned 
and  careful  lawyer,  prepares  his  cases 
with  the  greatest  care,  presents  them 
strongly  to  the  court,  and  is  rated  a  wise, 
conscientious  adviser.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  local  and  State  bar  associations,  and 
ranks  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  brethren 
of  the  profession.  In  politics  a  Republi- 
can, Mr.  Brewster  has  served  the  party  as 
chairman  of  the  City  Republican  Commit- 


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tee,  and  as  representative  to  the  Legisla- 
ture of  1902-03-04.  He  is  a  Master  Mason 
of  Springfield  Lodge ;  and  in  the  Ancient 
Accepted  Scottish  Rite  has  attained  the 
thirty-second  degree.  He  is  also  a  noble 
of  Melha  Temple,  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine.  His  clubs  are  the  Nayasset,  Win- 
throp,  Springfield  Country,  and  Spring- 
field Realty. 

Mr.  Brewster  married  (first),  June  20, 
1900,  Alice  Thompson,  of  Springfield, 
daughter  of  Albert  K.  and  Martha  C. 
Thompson.  Mrs.  Brewster  died  June  6, 
1904,  leaving  three  daughters :  Alice,  born 
May  12,  1902;  Harriet,  and  Elizabeth, 
born  June  5,  1904.  Mr.  Brewster  mar- 
ried (second),  June  28,  1906,  Jessie  Wal- 
den  Cook,  daughter  of  Charles  L.  Cook, 
of  Greenfield. 


SOUTHMAYD,  Frederick  Giles, 

Veteran  of  Spanisli-Aiuerican  War. 

The  family  of  this  name,  who  was  rep- 
resented in  the  present  generation  by 
Major  Frederick  Giles  Southmayd,  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  now  deceased, 
stands  among  the  oldest  and  most  promi- 
nent in  New  England.  The  name  "South- 
meade"  was  recorded  in  Kent,  England, 
prior  to  1620.  That  the  family  ranks 
among  the  highly  respected  and  influen- 
tial famines  of  New  England  is  evident 
from  the  many  alliances  by  marriage  with 
various  highly  honored  families  of  that 
section  of  the  United  States. 

(I)  William  Southmayd,  or  South- 
meade,  was  born  in  England  in  1615. 
Tradition  says  that  he  was  the  son  of  Sir 
William  Southmayd,  of  Devonshire.  All 
of  the  Southmayds  in  this  country,  so  far 
as  known,  are  the  lineal  descendants  of 
this  William  Southmayd,  who  came  to 
America  and  settled  in  Gloucester,  Mas- 
sachusetts  (Cape  Ann).     He  was  a  sea 


captain  by  occupation,  his  vessels  plying 
between  Portland,  Maine,  Salem  and  Bos- 
ton, Massachusetts,  and  New  London, 
Connecticut.  He  removed  from  Glouces- 
ter to  Salem,  and  from  there  to  Boston, 
where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days, 
his  death  occurring  there  in  1646.  He 
married,  November  28,  1642,  Milicent 
Addis,  eldest  daughter  of  William  Addis, 
of  Gloucester.  Two  children  were  born 
to  William  Southmayd  and  wife,  namely: 
John,  born  in  Salem,  October  26,  1643,  ^ 
sea  captain,  died  at  sea,  unmarried ;  and 
William  (2),  of  further  mention.  Mili- 
cent (Addis)  Southmayd  married  (sec- 
ond), in  1651,  Deacon  Thomas  Beebe,  to 
whom  she  bore  four  children.  They  re- 
moved to  New  London,  Connecticut, 
where  her  death  occurred  in  1699. 

(II)  William  (2)  Southmayd,  second 
son  of  William  (i)  and  Milicent  (Addis) 
Southmayd,  was  bnrn  in  Salem,  Massa- 
chusetts, September  17,  1645.  Like  his 
father,  he  was  a  sea  captain,  serving  1"^ 
the  West  Indian  trade.  He  removed  to 
Middletown,  Connecticut,  his  name  ap- 
pearing on  the  records  in  1667,  and  be- 
came the  owner  of  several  pieces  of  prop- 
erty. His  death  occurred  there  in  1702. 
He  married  (first),  October  16,  1673, 
Esther  Hamlin,  born  December  15,  1655, 
in  Middletown,  daughter  of  Captain  Giles 
and  Esther  (Crow)  Hamlin.  She  died 
November  11,  1682,  leaving  five  children: 
William,  born  July  24,  1674,  died  in  in- 
fancy;  John,  born  August  23,  1676,  gradu- 
ated from  Harvard  College,  minister  of 
the  Congregational  church  of  Waterbury, 
died  there,  November  14,  1755;  William, 
born  March  6,  1679,  died  in  young  man- 
hood ;  Giles,  born  January  17,  1680,  died 
May  27,  1728;  Esther,  born  October  28, 
1682,  died  December  29,  1682.  William 
Southmayd  married  (second)  about  1684, 
Margaret   Allyn,   born    in    1660,    died    in 


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1733,  daughter  of  Hon.  John  and  Hannah 
(Smith)  Allyn,  of  Hartford.  Hon.  John 
Allyn  was  secretary  of  the  Hartford  Col- 
ony for  thirty-four  years,  and  also  served 
two  years  as  acting  governor  during  the  ab- 
sence of  Governor  Winthrop  in  England. 
Hannah  (Smith)  Allyn  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  and  Ann  (Pynchon)  Smith, 
the  latter-named  a  sister  of  Major  John 
Pynchon.  Seven  children  were  born  to 
William  (2)  and  Margaret  (Allyn)  South- 
mayd  :  Allyn,  born  February  7,  1685,  died 
in  St.  Johns,  Newfoundland,  unmarried ; 
Daniel,  born  in  September,  1687,  died  No- 
vember 22),  1705;  Margaret,  born  August 
II,  1691,  died  June  11,  1773,  widow  of 
Seth  Wetmore,  Sr. ;  Ann,  born  1693 ;  Jo- 
seph, born  March  15,  1695,  died  June  8, 
1772;  William  (3),  of  further  mention; 
Milicent,  born  January  3,  1700,  died  De- 
cember 12,  1717. 

(III)  William  (3)  Southmayd,  fourth 
son  of  William  (2)  and  Margaret  (Allyn) 
Southmayd,  was  born  in  Middletown, 
Connecticut,  January  9,  1699,  died  Octo- 
ber 15,  1747.  He  was  a  farmer  in  Middle- 
town,  later  purchased  a  lot  on  the  east 
side  of  Main  street,  erected  a  house,  but 
died  before  it  was  completed.  He  mar- 
ried, March  26,  1729,  Mehitable  Dwight, 
born  in  1705,  died  in  1755,  daughter  of 
Rev.  Josiah  and  Mary  (Partridge) 
Dwight,  of  Woodstock.  Six  children  were 
born  to  them,  as  follows :  Ann,  born  in 
1730;  Allyn,  born  in  1732;  William,  born 
in  1735 ;  Giles,  of  further  mention ;  Par- 
tridge Samuel,  born  in  1739;  Timothy, 
born  in  1742. 

(IV)  Giles  Southmayd,  third  son  of 
William  (3)  and  Mehitable  (Dwight) 
Southmayd,  was  born  June  2y,  1738,  in 
IMiddletown,  Connecticut,  died  there,  De- 
cember 24,  183 1.  He  followed  in  the  foot- 
steps of  his  father,  and  was  an  agricul- 
turist  in   Middletown   during  the   active 


years  of  his  life.  He  married  (first),  No- 
vember 12,  1765,  Elizabeth  Rockwell, 
born  in  1740,  died  in  1777,  daughter  of 
William  and  Hannah  Rockwell.  They 
were  the  parents  of  one  child,  Giles,  born 
January  17,  1777,  died  the  same  year.  Mr. 
Southmayd  married  (second),  January  29, 
1778,  Lois  Rockwell,  born  in  1748,  died  in 
1829,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Rockwell. 
Two  children  were  born  to  them,  as  fol- 
lows: Elizabeth,  born  in  1779;  and  Giles, 
of  further  mention. 

(V)  Giles  (2)  Southmayd,  only  son  of 
Giles  (i)  and  Lois  (Rockwell)  South- 
mayd, was  born  in  Middletown,  Connecti- 
cut, July  12,  1782,  and  died  there,  March 
15,  1841.  He  also  devoted  his  attention 
to  agriculture,  conducting  his  operations 
in  Middletown.  He  married,  February 
21,  1814,  Sophia  Whetmore  (also  spelled 
Wetmore),  born  May  25, 1788,  died  March 
8,  1844,  daughter  of  Oliver  and  Sarah 
(Brewster)  Wetmore.  Nine  children  were 
born  to  them,  namely:  John  Dobson,  of 
further  mention;  Thomas,  born  in  1817; 
Elizabeth,  born  in  1819;  Charles,  born  in 
1821  ;  Timothy  W.,  born  in  1823;  Lucy, 
born  in  1825;  Sarah  W.,  born  in  1829; 
William  W.,  born  in  1830;  Lucy,  born  in 
1832. 

(VI)  John  Dobson  Southmayd,  eldest 
son  of  Giles  (2)  and  Sophia  (Whetmore) 
Southmayd,  was  born  in  Middletown, 
Connecticut,  May  15,  1815,  and  died  there. 
October  11,  1847,  at  the  early  age  of 
thirty-two  years.  He  was  also  the  owner 
and  operator  of  an  extensive  farm  in  Mid- 
dletown, from  which  he  derived  a  com- 
fortable livelihood,  being  a  man  of  enter- 
prise, energy  and  judgment,  three  essen- 
tials in  the  successful  management  of  any 
line  of  business.  He  married,  August  14, 
1844,  Harriet  Hurlbut  North,  born  in  Mid- 
dletown, Connecticut,  November  21,  1819, 
died  in  1899,  aged  eighty  years,  daughter 


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of  James  and  Mary  (Dowd)  North.  They 
were  the  parents  of  one  child,  Frederick 
Giles,  of  further  mention. 

(VII)  Frederick  Giles  Southmayd,  son 
of  John  Dobson  and  Harriet  Hurlbut 
(North)  Southmayd,  was  born  in  Middle- 
town,  Connecticut,  December  3,  1845,  and 
died  December  28,  1921.  He  was  only  two 
years  of  age  when  his  father  died,  so  he 
lived  on  the  farm  with  his  grandfather, 
assisting  with  the  work,  and  attending 
the  public  schools  of  Middletown  until 
the  age  of  fourteen  years.  Upon  the  open- 
ing of  hostilities  between  the  North  and 
South,  he  became  an  employee  in  the  plant 
of  the  Savage  Arms  Company,  owned  by 
Messrs.  North  and  Savage,  the  first-named 
being  his  maternal  grandfather,  James 
North.  In  1863  he  came  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  secured  employment 
in  the  United  States  Armory,  remaining 
thus  employed  until  1889,  a  period  of  more 
than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  and  in  the 
latter-named  year  was  appointed  city 
marshal  of  Springfield,  which  office  he 
held  for  three  years.  Later,  he  was  ap- 
pointed agent  of  the  State  Board  of  Chari- 
ties, with  ofifices  in  Boston,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  until  December,  1915, 
when  he  retired  from  active  business. 
During  the  Spanish-American  War,  Mr. 
Southmayd  received  a  commission  and 
went  to  Cuba  as  major,  being  connected 
with  the  Second  Regiment,  Massachu- 
setts Infantry,  a  battalion  of  four  com- 
panies, and  served  throughout,  the  period 
of  the  war.  He  kept  in  touch  with  his 
former  comrades  by  membership  in  the 
Veterans  of  Foreign  Wars.  He  was  also 
a  member  and  filled  all  the  chairs  of  Ros- 
well  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons, of  Springfield ;  also  was  a  member 
of  the  Winthrop  Club. 

Mr.  Southmayd  married,  in  1880,  Jennie 
W.  Nutting,  of  Amherst,  Massachusetts, 


daughter  of  John  H.  and  Harriet  (Moore) 
Nutting.  Three  children  were  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Southmayd,  as  follows:  Pearl 
Agnes  ;  Leon  Nutting,  of  further  mention  ; 
and  Philip,  deceased. 

(VIII)  Leon  Nutting  Southmayd,  eld- 
est son  of  Frederick  Giles  and  Jennie 
W.  (Nutting)  Southmayd,  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city.  His  first  employment  was  with 
Forbes  &  Wallace,  of  Springfield,  and  his 
next  with  the  Fisk  Rubber  Company,  also 
of  Springfield,  being  employed  in  the 
office  and  on  the  road,  his  connection  with 
them  dating  from  1906  to  the  present  time 
(1921).  He  married  Irene  Kline,  and 
they  are  the  parents  of  one  child,  Ger- 
aldine  Kline,  born  in  March,  1913. 


WHITNEY,  Charles  Brown, 

Man    of    Great    Enterprise. 

Charles  Brown  Whitney,  treasurer  of 
the  Wright  &  Ditson  Victor  Company,  of 
Springfield,  comes  of  an  old  English  fam- 
ily, the  surname  Whitney  being  origi- 
nally a  place  name  derived  from  the  name 
of  the  family  seat  in  County  Hereford, 
upon  the  extreme  west  border  of  England, 
adjoining  Wales.  The  name  of  the  place 
doubtless  came  from  the  appearance  of 
the  river,  which  means  in  Saxon  "white 
water."  The  arms  of  the  Whitney  family 
are  thus  described: 

Arms — Azure,  a  cross  chequy  and  gules. 
Crest — A  bull's  head  couped,  sable,  armed  ar- 
gent, the  points  gules. 

The  English  ancestry  of  Charles  Brown 
Whitney,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
has  been  traced  as  far  back  as  Turstin 
"the  Fleming,"  otherwise  Turs  tin  de 
Wigmore,  who  was  a  follower  of  William 
the   Conqueror,  and  was  granted  exten- 


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sive  tracts  of  land  in  Herefordshire  and  in 
the  Marches  of  Wales.  Eustace,  son  of 
Turstin,  or  one  of  his  descendants,  took 
the  surname  De  Whitney  from  Whitney, 
where  his  principal  castle  was  located. 
The  estate  comprised  over  2,000  acres  and 
remained  in  the  family  until  1893,  when  it 
was  sold,  there  being  no  member  of  the 
family  to  hold  it.  The  castle  has  entirely 
disappeared,  but  its  ruins  are  believed  to 
be  under  the  river  Wye,  which  has,  during 
centuries,  changed  its  course.  In  the 
thirteenth  recorded  generation  Sir  Rob- 
ert Whitney,  who  was  a  member  of 
Parliament  from  Herefordshire,  married, 
October,  1555,  Sibyl  Baskerville,  daugh- 
ter of  Sir  James  Baskerville,  a  descendant 
in  the  eighteenth  generation  from  Wil- 
liam the  Conqueror  and  his  wife  Matilda, 
daughter  of  Baldwin  of  Flanders,  grand- 
son of  Sir  Robert,  King  of  France.  John 
Whitney,  a  great-great-grandson  of  Rob- 
ert and  Sibyl  (Baskerville)  Whitney,  was 
a  grandson  of  Robert  (2)  Whitney,  son 
of  Sir  Robert  (i)  Whitney,  and  was  a  son 
of  Thomas  Whitney,  a  gentleman  of 
Westminster,  and  his  wife  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Bray,  of  Westminster. 

(I)  John  Whitney  was  born  in  Eng- 
land, 1659,  ^^^  ^^^^  ^^  Watertown,  Mas- 
sachusetts, June  I,  1673.  He  attended 
Westminster  school  until  fourteen  years 
of  age,  then  was  apprenticed  to  William 
Pring,  of  the  Marches  Tailor  Company, 
one  of  the  famous  trade  guilds  of  that  day. 
He  served  seven  years,  until  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  then  married,  and  after  this 
made  his  home  at  Isleworth  on  the 
Thames  and  in  London  until  September, 
1635,  when  with  his  wife,  Elinor,  and  his 
sons,  John,  Richard,  Nathaniel,  Thomas, 
and  Jonathan,  he  sailed  in  the  ship  "Eliza- 
beth and  Ann,"  landing  a  few  weeks  later 
in  New  England.  He  settled  in  Watertown, 
in  June,  1635,  bought  land,  was  made  a 


freeman  March  3,  1636,  appointed  consta- 
ble 1641,  selectman,  continuously,  1638- 
55,  and  was  for  many  years  one  of  the 
foremost  men  of  the  town.  His  wife 
Elinor  died  in  Watertown,  May  11,  1659, 
and  he  married  (second)  Judith  Clements, 
whom  he  also  survived.  His  nine  chil- 
dren were  all  by  his  first  wife.  His  five 
eldest  sons  and  a  daughter  Mary,  who 
died  young,  were  all  born  in  England. 
His  other  sons,  Joshua,  Caleb,  and  Benja- 
min, were  born  in  Watertown.  In  the 
line  of  Charles  Brown  Whitney  descent 
is  traced  through  Richard,  the  second  son. 

(II)  Richard  Whitney,  son  of  John  and 
Elinor  Whitney,  was  baptized  at  Isle- 
worth,  January  6,  1623-24,  and  was 
brought  to  Watertown,  Massachusetts, 
by  his  parents  in  1635,  was  admitted  a 
freeman,  May  7,  165 1,  and  he  was  a  pro- 
prietor of  the  town  of  Stow,  June  3,  1680, 
probably  having  moved  there  when  Stow 
was  a  part  of  Concord.  On  April  7,  1697, 
he  was  released  from  military  training, 
being  over  seventy  years  of  age.  He 
married,  March  19,  1650,  Martha  Cold- 
man,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  eight 
children,  descent  in  the  branch  being 
traced  through  their  eldest  son,  Moses. 

(III)  Moses  Whitney,  son  of  Richard 
and  Martha  (Coldman)  Whitney,  was 
born  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  Au- 
gust I,  1655,  and  resided  in  Stow  and  Sud- 
bury. He  was  a  soldier  in  King  Philip's 
War  in  1676,  and  the  following  year  was 
"released"  from  duty.  He  had  land 
granted  him  at  Stow,  which  he  sold  in 
1681,  and  he  owned  land  in  Sudbury, 
which  he  sold  in  1692.  He  married,  Sep- 
tember 30,  1696,  Sarah  Knight,  of  Stow. 
They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children, 
descent  in  this  line  being  through  Jonas, 
the  third  son. 

(IV)  Jonas  Whitney,  son  of  Moses  and 
Sarah    (Knight)    Whitney,   was   born   in 

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Stow,  Massachusetts,  February  i,  1699, 
and  died  September  18,  1770,  a  resident 
of  Stow  and  of  Harvard,  Massachusetts. 
He  married  (first),  January  19,  1723, 
Dorcas  Wood,  who  died  January  22,  1725. 
He  married  (second),  March  12,  1726, 
Margaret  Stratton.  The  two  children  of 
his  first  wife  died  young.  By  the  second 
wife  there  were  seven  children,  this 
branch  being  traced  through  Timothy, 
the  third  son. 

(V)  Squire  Timothy  Whitney,  son  of 
Jonas  and  Margaret  (Stratton)  Whitney, 
was  born  in  Harvard,  Massachusetts,  Feb- 
ruary I,  1729,  died  June  3,  1803,  a  resi- 
dent of  Harvard  and  of  Petersham,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  married,  in  Harvard,  May 
20,  1752,  Alice  Whitney,  born  April  13, 
1733,  <ii6d  June,  1803.  They  were  the 
parents  of  fourteen  children,  the  next  in 
line  in  this  branch  being  Simon,  the  third 
son. 

(VI)  Simon  Whitney,  son  of  Squire 
Timothy  and  Alice  (Whitney)  Whitney, 
was  born  in  Harvard,  Massachusetts,  June 
28,  1756,  and  died  in  Petersham,  Massa- 
chusetts, March  12,  1826.  He  married, 
in  Petersham,  December  25,  1783,  Lucy 
Hammond,  of  Newton,  Massachusetts, 
born  in  Petersham,  December  24,  1766, 
died  in  J846,  daughter  of  Enoch  Ham- 
mand.  Descent  is  traced  through  their 
son  Simon  (2),  the  sixth  child  and  third 
son. 

(VII)  Simon  (2)  Whitney,  son  of 
Simon  (i)  and  Lucy  (Hammond)  Whit- 
ney, was  born  in  Petersham,  Massachu- 
setts, November  25,  1795,  died  January  24, 
1846,  a  resident  of  Scituate,  Massachu- 
setts. He  was  a  sign  painter,  and  of  some 
local  reputation  as  an  artist.  He  married 
Sarah  Holmes,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  four  children,  George  Reddington,  the 
eldest,  being  head  of  the  eighth  genera- 
tion in  this  branch. 


(VIII)  George  Reddington  Whitney, 
son  of  Simon  (2)  and  Sarah  (Holmes) 
Whitney,  was  born  in  Duxbury,  Massa- 
chusetts, May  27,  1829,  and  died  at  Chico- 
pee  Falls,  Massachusetts,  in  1907.  He 
was  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  educa- 
tion, and  was  a  graduate  of  Boston  Den- 
tal College.  He  was  later  a  member  of 
the  college  faculty,  and  is  said  to  have 
made  the  first  set  of  artificial  teeth  on 
rubber  made  in  this  country.  He  prac- 
ticed dentistry  in  Brockton,  Massachu- 
setts, for  many  years.  He  was  also  a  well- 
known  musician,  organist  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church  in  Brockton,  and 
for  years  leader  of  the  Brockton  Brass 
Band.  He  was  an  official  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  a  char- 
ter member  of  Brockton  Lodge,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  which 
he  was  at  the  time  of  his  death  the  oldest 
member.  His  last  years  were  spent  with 
his  son,  Charles  B.  George  R.  Whitney 
married,  in  Provincetown,  Massachusetts, 
June  27,  1852,  Pauline  Brown  Hilliard, 
born  February  28,  1833,  died  in  1890, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Hilliard.  Children: 
I.  George  Hilliard,  born  July  4,  1854,  now 
residing  in  Chicago,  assistant  manager  of 
the  Wright  &  Ditson  Victor  Company ; 
married  Addie  May  Ellis,  and  they  are  the 
parents  of  seven  children.  2.  Frank 
Thomas,  born  February  18,  1856;  married 
Marianne  McCauley.  3.  Arthur  Wilson, 
born  January  18,  1858;  married  Rowena 
Locke,  and  moved  to  Lowell,  Massachu- 
setts. 4.  Charles  Brown,  of  further  men- 
tion. 5.  Fred  Holmes,  born  October  12, 
1862,  died  1912.  6.  Lena  Leonard,  mar- 
ried (first)  William  A.  Welcome,  (sec- 
ond) George  A.  Winn.  7.  Adeline  May, 
died  1914,  wife  of  John  Fielding. 

(IX)  Charles  Brown  Whitney,  fourth 
son  of  George  Reddington  and  Pauline 
Brown  (Hilliard)  Whitney,  was  born  in 


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Brockton,  Massachusetts,  October  4,  i860. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools, 
finishing  with  high  school  in  1878.  He 
became  identified  with  the  Winslow 
Roller  Skate,  and  becoming  an  expert 
skater,  travelled,  giving  exhibitions  of 
fancy  skating.  Later  he  was  connected 
with  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Brothers,  of 
Chicago,  and  there  was  in  charge  of  their 
skating  rink  and  gymnasium,  designed 
and  operated  to  encourage  athletic  sports. 
He  remained  with  the  Spalding  Company 
fourteen  years,  becoming  manager  of  their 
retail  department  in  Chicago.  Sickness 
in  his  family  demanded  a  climatic  change, 
and  for  about  three  and  a  half  years  Den- 
ver, Colorado,  was  the  family  home,  he 
there  establishing  the  sporting  goods  firm 
of  C.  B.  Whitney  &  Company. 

In  1893,  during  the  World  Fair,  Mr. 
Whitney  returned  to  Chicago  and  during 
that  summer  was  again  in  the  employ  of 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Brothers.  After  his 
return  to  Denver,  he  closed  out  his  inter- 
est in  C.  B.  Whitney  &  Company  by 
merger  with  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Brothers. 
For  several  years  thereafter  he  remained 
with  that  company,  but  finally  formed  a 
connection  with  the  Overman  Wheel 
Company  and  for  a  time  was  in  charge 
of  their  Denver  athletic  interests.  Later 
he  came  to  the  company's  plant  at  Chico- 
pee  Falls,  Massachusetts,  and  was  in 
charge  of  the  manufacture  of  athletic 
goods,  holding  this  position  until  1898. 
Mr.  Whitney  then  bought  the  athletic 
goods  department  and  formed  the  Victor 
Sporting  Goods  Company,  continuing 
business  in  that  line  and  using  the  old 
Overman  plant  at  Chicopee  Falls  as  head- 
quarters until  1900,  when  he  removed  the 
business  to  Springfield.  He  again  organ- 
ized a  company,  this  time  in  Denver,  for 
the  sale  of  athletic  goods,  trading  under 
the  name  of  the  Whitney  Sporting  Goods 


Company,  of  which  he  is  vice-president 
and  director.  He  later  returned  to  Spring- 
field, and  on  January  i,  1918,  the  Victor 
Sporting  Goods  Company  consolidated 
with  the  Wright  &  Ditson  Company,  the 
business  continuing  as  the  Wright  &  Dit- 
son Victor  Company.  During  the  life  of 
the  Victor  Company,  Mr.  Whitney  was 
its  treasurer,  and  at  the  present  time  he 
is  still  treasurer  of  the  company  and  man- 
ager of  the  Springfield  factory. 

The  company  are  very  large  manufac- 
turers of  athletic  and  sporting  goods,  and 
make  and  sell  a  majority  of  the  tennis 
balls  used  in  the  United  States.  The  head- 
quarters of  the  Wright  &  Ditson  Victor 
Company  are  in  New  York,  but  branches 
are  maintained  all  over  the  United  States. 
Mr.  Whitney  is  one  of  the  most  capable 
athletic  goods  manufacturers  in  the  coun- 
try, his  entire  life  having  been  devoted  to 
that  line  of  business.  He  stands  high  in 
the  business  world,  and  in  his  own  sphere 
has  no  superiors.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
corporation  of  the  Springfield  Institution 
for  Savings,  and  a  director  of  the  Morris 
Plan  Bank. 

Mr.  Whitney  was  one  of  the  organizers 
of  the  Eastern  States  Agricultural  and  In- 
dustrial Exposition  of  Springfield,  of 
which  he  is  a  member  of  the  executive 
committee,  director,  and  assistant  treas- 
urer, and  he  had  charge  of  the  laying  out 
of  the  grounds  and  of  the  erection  of  the 
buildings.  This  exposition  has,  since  its 
organization  in  1916,  made  most  mar- 
velous progress.  He  is  also  assistant 
treasurer  of  the  Eastern  States  Agricul- 
tural and  Industrial  League,  affiliated 
with  the  Eastern  States  Exposition.  In 
all  of  its  affairs  Mr.  Whitney  has  taken 
a  very  active  part. 

He  is  interested  in  all  outdoor  sports, 
golf  now  being  his  favorite  game  and 
recreation.      He    is    a    member    of    the 


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grounds  committee  of  the  Springfield 
Country  Club.  He  is  chairman  of  the 
physical  training  department  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association ;  a  member 
of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  of  which 
he  was  a  director  for  three  years ;  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Oxford  Golf  Club,  of  Chicopee 
Falls ;  of  the  Denver  Athletic  Club  and 
Denver  Country  Club,  both  of  Denver, 
Colorado ;  of  the  Nayasset  Club ;  the  Ro- 
tary Club,  of  Springfield,  and  the  Hamp- 
den County  League.  He  has  also  been 
interested  in  light  harness  horses. 

Mr.  Whitney  married  (first),  Decem- 
ber 22,  1882,  Clara  Bird  Clark,  born  Au- 
gust 29,  1861,  died  November  2,  1891, 
leaving  a  daughter,  Edith  Marian,  born 
September  11,  1883,  who  married  Junius 
B.  Chase,  now  deceased.  They  were  the 
parents  of  three  children :  Marjory, 
Catherine  J.,  and  June  B.  Mr.  Whitney 
married  (second),  January  11,  1893,  Kate 
Portis,  of  Pine  Bluff,  Arkansas.  They  are 
the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Merle  Portis, 
v/ife  of  Luther  E.  Coleman.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Coleman  are  the  parents  of  two  children : 
Elizabeth  Lee  and  Charles  Whitney  Cole- 
man. 

ROGERS,  Edward  Covell, 

Civil   War  Veteran,  Manufacturer. 

Now  the  retired  veteran  paper  manu- 
facturer and  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War, 
the  memory  of  Edward  Covell  Rogers,  of 
Springfield,  carries  back  far  into  the  first 
half  of  the  nineteenth  century  and  to  early 
days  in  the  paper  manufacturing  business 
in  Massachusetts.  He  rose  from  a  book- 
keeper's position  to  the  presidency  of  the 
Massasoit  and  Chester  Paper  Manufac- 
turing Company,  and  in  1899,  when  those 
mills  passed  under  the  control  of  the  Amer- 
ican Writing  Paper  Company,  he  contin- 
ued as  manager  of  the  Chester  mills  until 
1917,  when  he  retired.    The  home  of  the 


Rogers  family  was  in  Vermont,  going 
thence  to  Western  New  York,  where 
Edward  Covell  Rogers  was  born.  From 
Western  New  York  the  family  moved  to 
Kent  county,  Michigan,  but  in  1856,  at 
the  age  of  eighteen  years,  Edward  C. 
Rogers  left  the  West  for  New  England, 
locating  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  rose  to  eminence  as  a  paper 
manufacturer,  and  now  resides  (1919). 
His  paternal  grandmother  Hannah  (Web- 
ster) Rogers,  was  a  first  cousin  of  Daniel 
Webster,  the  statesman. 

Along  paternal  lines  he  traces  to  Rob- 
ert Rogers,  born  in  England,  in  1625,  died 
in  Newbury,  Massachusetts,  December 
23,  1662.  He  located  first  in  Boston,  but 
in  1651  removed  to  Newbury.  By  his 
wife  Susanna  he  had  sons,  Robert, 
Thomas  and  John. 

Descent  from  Robert  and  Susanna 
Rogers  in  this  branch  is  through  their 
youngest  son,  John  Rogers,  born  March 
13,  1653-54,  and  his  wife,  Dina  (Christie) 
Rogers ;  their  son,  Robert  Rogers,  born 
in  1682,  died  in  1723,  and  his  first  wife, 
Dorothy  (Smith)  Rogers;  their  son,  Dan- 
iel Rogers,  born  in  1709,  died  in  1780,  and 
his  wife,  Sarah  Rogers ;  their  son,  Robert 
Rogers,  born  in  1747,  died  1820,  and  his 
wife,  Rose  (Hanson)  Rogers ;  their  son, 
Hanson,  born  in  Walden,  Vermont,  March 
4,  1776,  died  October  23,  i860,  and  his 
wife,  Hannah  (Webster)  Rogers,  born 
May  14,  1777,  died  September  29,  1867; 
their  son,  John  Rogers,  and  his  wife,  Bet- 
sey Nye  (Covell)  Rogers;  their  son,  Ed- 
ward Covell  Rogers,  of  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, of  the  eighth  generation  of  the 
family  founded  in  New  England  by  Rob- 
ert Rogers. 

John  Rogers,  youngest  of  the  four  sons 
of  Hanson  and  Hannah  (Webster) 
Rogers,  was  born  in  Walden,  Caledonia 
county,  Vermont,  died  in  Alpine,  Kent 
county,  Michigan,  December  23,  1864.  ^^ 
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1837  he  journeyed  to  Monroe  county,  New 
York,  and  there  engaged  in  farming  for 
eight  years,  removing  to  Walden,  and  in 
1845  to  Alpine,  Kent  county,  Michigan, 
where  he  resided  until  his  death.  He  was 
a  prosperous  farmer  of  Kent  county,  a 
member  of  the  School  Board,  and  a  man 
ot  advanced  educational  views,  which  he 
carried  into  effect  in  the  schools  of  Alpine 
so  far  as  possible.  He  was  a  Whig  in  pol- 
itics, genial  in  temperament,  a  good  story 
teller  and  most  hospitable.  He  married, 
April  10,  1828,  Betsey  Nye  Covell,  born 
April  20,  1808,  died  September  19,  1880, 
daughter  of  Philip  and  Lois  (Nye)  Covell, 
her  father  a  pioneer  settler  in  Walden, 
Vermont.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Bap- 
tist church,  and  the  mother  of  eight  chil- 
dren ;  three  daughters,  two  died  in  child- 
hood, and  the  other  daughter  was  in 
Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  in  1889;  and 
sons :  James  A.,  Chauncey  L.,  Edward 
Covell,  Hanson  H.,  and  Martin. 

Edward  Covell  Rogers  was  born  in 
Ogden,  Monroe  county,  New  York,  May 
6,  1838,  became  a  resident  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  in  1856,  and  during  the 
sixty-three  years  which  have  since  inter- 
vened that  city  has  been  his  home.  He 
was  seven  years  of  age  when  taken  by  his 
parents  to  Alpine,  Michigan,  and  there  he 
attended  the  district  schools,  later  attend- 
ing grammar  school  in  Grand  Rapids, 
seven  miles  distant  from  his  home.  His 
maternal  uncle,  C.  L.  Covell,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  visited  the  Rogers  family 
in  Alpine,  and  offered  his  nephew  a  home 
if  he  would  return  with  him  and  finish  his 
studies  in  the  better  schools  of  Spring- 
field. It  was  not  until  1856  that  the  lad 
was  able  to  avail  himself  of  the  offer,  and 
there  for  two  years  he  attended  high 
school,  working  for  his  uncle  Covell,  a 
lumber  dealer,  during  vacation  periods 
and  making  his  home  with  them.  After 
finishing  his  studies,  his  uncle  secured  him 


a  bookkeeper's  position  with  Greenleaf  & 
Taylor  Manufacturing  Company,  a  paper 
manufacturing  company  of  which  Mr. 
Covell  was  a  director.  He  also  continued 
to  assist  his  uncle.  At  this  plant  which 
stood  on  Main  street,  opposite  the  old 
Massasoit  House  and  had  once  been  used 
by  the  Abolitionist,  John  Brown,  as  head- 
quarters for  his  wool  business,  Mr.  Rogers 
gained  his  first  insight  into  paper  manu- 
facturing methods,  and  continued  until 
1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  A, 
46th  Regiment,  Volunteer  Infantry,  going 
to  the  front  as  sergeant.  The  regiment 
was  sent  to  Newbern,  North  Carolina,  by 
steamer,  and  was  engaged  in  the  fighting 
in  and  around  Newbern,  and  saw  service 
under  various  commanders,  returning  to 
his  home  with  honorable  discharge  at  the 
end  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  holding  the 
rank  of  orderly  sergeant,  and  in  fairly 
good  health,  having  safely  escaped  the 
perils  of  war. 

Upon  his  return  from  the  army,  Mr. 
Rogers  returned  to  his  position  with 
Greenleaf  &  Taylor  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, continuing  as  bookkeeper  until 
1866,  in  which  year,  while  retaining  his 
Springfield  residence,  he  accepted  the  of- 
fice of  treasurer  of  the  Holyoke  Paper 
Company,  which  office  he  retained  until 
1868,  when  he  resigned  and  returned  to 
fill  the  position  of  treasurer  and  manager 
of  the  old  firm  of  Greenleaf  &  Taylor 
Manufacturing  Company,  with  whom  he 
first  began  business  life.  That  firm  hav- 
ing a  capital  of  $100,000  in  1871,  was  able 
to  increase  its  capital  to  $300,000,  and  by 
special  act  of  the  Massachusetts  Legisla- 
ture changed  its  name  to  the  Massasoit 
Paper  Manufacturing  Company.  They  also 
built  another  mill  at  Holyoke  in  1872, 
where  they  located  their  various  offices 
and  established  their  headquarters,  and 
Mr.  Rogers  finally  beCame  president  of 
the  company.  The  Massasoit  Company 
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was  one  of  the  largest  in  the  country,  hav- 
ing an  output  of  six  tons  of  finished  writ- 
ing paper  per  day,  and  giving  employment 
to  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  people. 

During  all  the  time  this  business  was 
progressing  at  Holyoke,  the  company  was 
carrying  on  another  mill  at  Huntington, 
Massachusetts,  with  seventy-five  em- 
ployees, making  two  and  one-half  tons  of 
finished  paper  daily.  Of  that  company 
Mr.  Rogers  was  also  president,  succeed- 
ing his  uncle,  C.  L.  Covell,  the  former 
president  of  both  the  Massasoit  and  the 
Chester  Paper  Company.  In  1899  the 
Massasoit  and  Chester  Paper  companies 
were  merged  with  the  American  Writing 
Paper  Company,  Mr.  Rogers  retiring  from 
the  presidency  of  both  to  accept  the  man- 
agement of  the  Chester  Mill  at  Hunting- 
ton. He  continued  the  active,  capable 
manager  of  that  plant  until  1917,  when  he 
resigned  and  retired  after  more  than  half 
a  century's  connection  with  the  manu- 
facture of  paper  as  an  official,  1866-1917. 
He  was  at  that  time  one  of  the  oldest  men 
in  the  business  in  point  of  years  of  ser- 
vice. Although  now  retired  from  the 
many  positions  he  held,  he  was  for  a  time 
prior  to  this,  president  of  the  Springfield 
Printing  &  Binding  Company. 

Mr.  Rogers  was  a  member  of  the  Na- 
tional Paper  Makers'  Association,  a  body 
composed  of  all  the  paper  manufacturers 
in  the  United  States,  and  was  for  two 
years  its  president,  and  previously  was 
for  two  years  its  secretary  and  treasurer. 
He  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Paper 
Mill  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Boston, 
of  which  he  was  one  of  the  originators ; 
for  many  years  was  director  of  the  John 
Hancock  National  Bank,  also  of  the 
United  Electric  Light  Company,  being 
one  of  the  active  promoters  of  the  lat- 
ter organization.  He  was  one  of  the 
originators  and  early  directors  of  the 
Association      for      Improved      Tenement 


Dwellings,  and  also  of  the  Home  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Holyoke,  withdrawing 
from  both  for  want  of  time.  He  was  a 
stockholder  of  the  Hodges  Fibre  Com- 
pany of  Indian  Orchard,  and  treasurer  of 
the  Union  Relief  Association.  He  is  vice- 
president  and  a  director  of  the  Saugerties 
Manufacturing  Company,  Saugerties,  New 
York.  In  1888  he  was  an  elector  on  the 
Republican  National  ticket,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Common  Council  from  Ward 
Four,  for  two  years,  and  the  year  follow- 
ing he  was  elected  president  of  Common 
Council  on  the  Republican  ticket.  Mr. 
Rogers  was  a  member  of  a  prominent  lit- 
erary club,  is  a  member  of  Wilcox  Post, 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of  Spring- 
field ;  belongs  to  the  First  Congregational 
Church,  with  which  he  has  been  connected 
since  1858,  filling  at  different  times  the 
office  of  treasurer  of  the  parish.  He  was 
one  of  the  twelve  founders  of  the  School 
for  Christian  Workers,  and  from  its  be- 
ginning served  on  its  executive  board. 

Edward  C.  Rogers  married,  June  25, 
1868,  Eliza  B.  Reynolds,  of  Springfield, 
daughter  of  Daniel  Reynolds,  who  was 
born  in  East  Hartford,  Connecticut,  and 
left  an  orphan  at  an  early  age.  He  came  to 
Springfield  when  a  boy,  learned  the  trade 
of  blacksmith,  and  served  in  the  Civil  War 
as  inspector  of  guns  of  the  United  States 
army.  He  was  also  an  alderman,  serving  on 
the  first  board  after  Springfield  was  made 
a  city.  Mr.  Reynolds  was  a  prominent 
Mason,  belonging  to  the  Knights  Tem- 
plar, and  for  many  years  was  a  deacon  of 
the  First  Church.  He  married  Emily 
Bliss,  of  Springfield,  who  died  January  7, 
1861.  Mrs.  Rogers  was  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  church,  and  was  very  ac- 
tive in  philanthropic  and  society  work. 
She  was  one  of  the  thirteen  originators  of 
the  Women's  Club,  director  and  secretary 
for  many  years ;  was  also  one  of  the  orig- 
inators of  the  Home  for  Aged  Women, 


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and  was  for  a  long  time  secretary  of  the 
board  of  managers.  Mrs.  Rogers  passed 
away  May  4,  1917.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rogers 
were  the  parents  of  five  children :  Ed- 
ward M.,  died  when  nine  years  old;  Julia 
Covell ;  Walter,  died  in  infancy ;  Mabel, 
died  when  two  years  old ;  Clifford  R.,  now 
residing  in  Akron,  Ohio;  he  started  with 
the  Goodyear  Tire  Company,  of  Akron, 
Ohio,  remaining  there  about  two  years ; 
he  was  then  called  to  Atlanta,  then  back 
to  Akron,  into  the  efficiency  department, 
where  he  remained  for  some  time,  when 
he  took  a  position  with  the  Faultless  Rub- 
ber Company  of  Ashland,  Ohio,  under  Mr. 
Thomas  Miller,  which  position  he  still 
holds  ;  he  married  Rea  S.  Shinn. 


ROYCE,  Charles  Andrew, 

Estimable    Citizen. 

For  thirty-six  years,  1879-1915,  Charles 
Andrew  Royce  was  head  of  the  Royce 
Laundry  Company,  of  Springfield,  being 
its  founder,  owner,  and  manager,  and  only 
retiring  about  two  years  prior  to  his  death, 
which  occurred  in  191 5.  The  Royce  Laun- 
dry, which  he  founded,  was  not  only  the 
oldest  modern  laundry  in  Springfield, 
but  the  largest  and  best  known.  Mr. 
Royce  was  a  man  of  sterling  worth,  a 
valuable  citizen,  and,  as  a  neighbor  and 
friend,  was  most  highly  esteemed.  He 
was  deeply  interested  in  family  history, 
and  for  the  benefit  of  those  who  survive 
him,  left  a  history  of  the  Royce  family 
compiled  by  himself,  which  is  the  basis  of 
this  review  of  an  old  and  reputable  New 
England  family. 

(I)  The  founder  of  the  family,  Robert 
Royce,  is  first  of  record  in  Boston,  in  1631. 
He  was  made  a  freeman  April  i,  1634. 
In  1644,  he  returned  to  England,  but  in 
1657  returned  again  to  New  England. 
After  his  second  coming  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Connecticut  General  Court,  repre- 


senting the  town  of  New  London,  holding 
that  office  in  1676.  He  died  in  New  Lon- 
don, in  1676.  He  and  his  wife  Eliza  had 
children:  Joshua,  baptized  April  16,  1637; 
Nathaniel,  March  24,  1639;  Patience, 
April  I,  1642.  His  second  wife,  Mary, 
survived  him  until  after  1688,  when  she 
was  still  living  on  the  estate  he  left.  His 
sons,  Nehemiah,  Samuel  Nathaniel,  Isaac, 
and  Jonathan,  removed  to  Wallingford, 
Connecticut,  after  marriage  in  New  Lon- 
don, and  another  son,  Lothrop,  removed 
there  later.  In  this  branch  descent  is 
traced  through  Jonathan. 

(II)  Jonathan  Royce,  son  of  Robert  and 
Mary  Royce,  married,  in  June,  1660,  Deb- 
orah Caulkins,  of  New  London,  daughter 
of  Hugh  Caulkins,  a  Welshman  of  promi- 
nence, a  member  of  the  Connecticut  Leg- 
islature. Hugh  Caulkins  and  his  son-in- 
law  moved  from  New  London  to  Nor- 
wich, Connecticut,  being  among  the  early 
landowners  of  that  town.  Jonathan  and 
Deborah  (Caulkins)  Royce  were  the  par- 
ents of:  Eliza,  born  in  January,  1662; 
John,  born  November  9,  1663  ;  Sarah,  born 
October,  1665 ;  Abigail,  born  September, 
1667,  died  1668;  Ruth,  born  April,  1669; 
Hannah,  born  April,  1671 ;  Abigail  (2), 
born  April,  1673;  Jonathan  (2),  born  Au- 
gust, 1678;  Deborah,  born  August  10, 
1680;  Daniel,  born  August  19,  1682.  De- 
scent is  traced  through  Jonathan  (2). 

(III)  Jonathan  (2)  Royce,  son  of  Jona- 
than (i)  and  Deborah  (Caulkins)  Royce, 
was  born  in  August,  1678.  He  married 
Ruth  Beckwith,  and  they  had  a  son,  Nehe- 
miah. 

(IV)  Nehemiah  Royce,  son  of  Jona- 
than (2)  and  Ruth  (Beckwith)  Royce, 
removed  from  Connecticut  to  Marlow, 
New  Hampshire,  being  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  that  town.  He  married  Abi- 
gail Gustin,  a  descendant  of  Jean  Augus- 
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Portland,  Maine,  the  name  becoming 
"Gustin."  Nehemiah  and  Abigail  (Gus- 
tin)  Royce  were  the  parents  of  four  sons, 
Samuel,  Ruel,  Elisha,  and  Jonathan.  This 
line  traces  through  Samuel. 

(V)  Samuel  Royce,  son  of  Nehemiah 
and  Abigail  (Gustin)  Royce,  lived  in 
Marlow,  New  Hampshire;  was  a  soldier 
of  the  Revolution.  He  was  a  very  reli- 
gious man,  and  frequently  exhorted  in 
public,  being  well  known  in  his  neighbor- 
hood for  the  fervor  of  his  exhortations. 
He  married  Rebecca  Beckwith,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  a  large  family,  includ- 
ing three  sons,  Andrew,  Eildad,  and  Sam- 
uel (2).  Samuel  (i)  Royce  died  in  1802. 
This  branch  traces  through  the  eldest  son, 
Andrew. 

(VI)  Andrew  Royce,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Rebecca  (Beckwith)  Royce,  was  born 
in  1765,  at  Marlow,  New  Hampshire; 
died  at  Royalton,  Vermont,  in  1832.  He 
removed  from  Marlow  to  Sharon,  Ver- 
mont, thence  to  Royalton,  where  he  died. 
For  many  years  he  was  a  deacon  of  the 
Baptist  church,  a  man  remarked  for  his 
piety.  He  married  (first)  Lurena  Beck- 
with, daughter  of  Rev.  Eleazer  Beckwith, 
a  minister  of  the  Baptist  church.  They 
v^ere  the  parents  of:  Daniel;  Rebecca, 
married  Daniel  Miller;  Clarice,  married 
Samuel  Tenney ;  Hannah,  married  Simon 
Johnson ;  Delia,  married  Joseph  Ball ; 
Rhoda,  married  Amos  Gale ;  Lucinda, 
married  Barruch  Burpee;  Andrew  (2),  of 
further  mention ;  Eleazer ;  Eunice,  mar- 
ried Constant  Shepard.  The  mother  of 
these  children  died  in  1810,  and  Mr.  Royce 
married  (second)  Deborah  Dow,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  three  children,  Newd, 
Lorenzo  and  Harriet. 

(VII)  Rev.  Andrew  (2)  Royce,  son  of 
Andrew  (i)  and  Lurena  (Beckwith) 
Royce,  was  born  in  Marlow,  New  Hamp- 
shire, in   1805,   died  in   Waterbury,  Ver- 


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mont,  in  1864.  He  prepared  for  the  prac- 
tice of  law,  but  later  entered  the  ministry 
of  the  Congregational  church.  He  was 
first  settled  over  the  church  at  Williams- 
town,  Vermont,  being  called  from  there  to 
the  church  at  Barre,  Vermont,  where  he 
remained  pastor  for  seventeen  years,  his, 
being  the  longest  pastorate  in  the  history 
of  that  church.  While  at  Barre  he  found- 
ed Barre  Academy,  an  institution  of  note 
which  furnished  fine  educational  advan- 
tages to  the  youth  of  that  section  for  more 
than  thirty  years.  As  a  pastor  he  was 
greatly  beloved,  and  as  a  preacher,  elo- 
quent and  effective.  He  was  a  clear,  deep 
thinker,  strong  in  argument  and  forceful 
as  a  public  speaker.  Rev.  Andrew  Royce 
married  Lucina  Cooley,  a  woman  of 
blessed  memory,  richly  endowed  with 
those  attributes  of  mind  and  character 
which  mark  the  highest  type  of  woman- 
hood. She  survived  her  husband  thirty- 
three  years,  dying  in  1897,  aged  eighty- 
five.  Rev.  Andrew  and  Lucina  (Cooley) 
Royce  were  the  parents  of  nine  chil- 
dren :  Catherine,  deceased,  married  Lu- 
ther Henry;  Alice,  died  in  infancy;  Julia, 
deceased,  married  Sherman  Page ;  Delia, 
married  Edwin  Armstrong ;  Mary,  mar- 
ried George  Herenden ;  Gertrude,  mar- 
ried Wilbur  Coe ;  Amanda,  married  Wil- 
liam Ely;  Charles  Andrew,  of  further 
mention  ;  and  Helen,  who  died  aged  eleven 
years. 

(VIII)  Charles  Andrew  Royce,  only 
son  of  Rev.  Andrew  and  Lucina  (Cooley) 
Royce,  was  born  in  1852,  at  Barre,  Ver- 
mont, and  there  attended  school  until  the 
family  removed  to  Waterbury,  Vermont. 
His  father  died  when  Charles  A.  was  but 
twelve  years  of  age,  pnd  this  caused  him 
to  leave  school  when  but  sixteen.  He  be- 
came a  mercantile  clerk,  and  was  em- 
ployed in  that  capacity  in  different  places 
until  1876,  when  at  North  Adams,  Mas- 
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sachusetts,  he  became  interested  in  the 
then  new  and  modern  system  of  laundry- 
ing.  From  North  Adams  he  moved  to 
Danbury,  Connecticut,  and  there  was  en- 
gaged in  the  same  business  until  1879, 
when  he  located  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, there  founding  the  Royce  Laundry 
with  which  he  was  connected  as  its  active 
manager  until  ill  health  compelled  him  to 
desist,  and  was  owner  until  his  death  in 
1913.  He  was  a  successful  business  man 
and  served  well  the  city  to  which  he  came 
a  young  man  of  twenty-seven.  He  died  in 
Springfield,  after  an  illness  of  four 
months,  October  31,  1915. 

Mr.  Royce  was  a  member  of  the  city 
commission  under  Mayor  Ellis ;  a  char- 
ter member  of  the  Board  of  Trade;  and 
member  of  many  of  its  committees.  He 
was  for  a  long  time  member  of  North 
Congregational  Church ;  belonged  to  the 
Winthrop  Club ;  and  in  Free  Masonry, 
affiliated  with  lodge,  chapter,  command- 
ery.  and  shrine.  He  married,  December 
31,  1877,  Elizabeth  Branning,  of  Lee, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Judge  John 
Branning,  and  his  wife,  Mary  (Gibbs) 
Branning.  Children:  i.  Helen  Elizabeth, 
married  Dr.  Parker  Martin  Cort.  He  was 
overseas  with  the  American  Expedition- 
ary Forces.  He  attained  the  rank  of 
major  and  served  in  that  branch  of  the 
American  army  known  as  the  Medical 
Corps.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Cort  are  the  parents 
of  a  son,  Royce  Cort.  2.  Mary  Edith, 
who  married  Milton  B.  Reach,  and  they 
have  two  children,  Milton  (2),  and  Mary 
Lenore  Reach.  3.  John  Branning.  4. 
Robert  Andrew,  a  soldier  of  the  United 
States  army,  during  the  World  War.  5. 
Catherine,  married  Major  A.  D.  Minick,  of 
Washington,  an  officer  in  the  regular 
army,  who  died  June,  1919,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  one  child,  Branning  Minick. 
Mrs.  Royce,  the  mother  of  these  children, 
survives  her  husband. 


TUCKER,  James  Francis,  (J.  Frank), 
Manager  of  Important  Industry. 

As  vice-president  and  general  manager 
of  the  Cave  Welding  and  Manufacturing 
Company,  with  headquarters  at  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  Mr.  Tucker  has  gen- 
eral charge  of  the  plants  owned  and  oper- 
ated by  the  company  in  the  cities  of 
Springfield,  Bridgeport,  Norwich  and 
Holyoke.  His  connection  with  the  com- 
pany began  in  1909,  and  has  since  been 
continuous.  The  company  was  founded 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  by  Henry 
Cave,  the  peculiar  processes  employed  by 
the  company  being  of  well  demonstrated 
value.  Mr.  Tucker  is  a  grandson  of  Fran- 
cis Tucker,  and  a  son  of  David  C.  Tucker, 
the  latter  born  at  Elizabeth,  New  Jersey, 
in  1864,  and  there  died  at  the  early  age 
of  twenty-eight,  in  1892.  He  was  an  em- 
ployee of  the  Adams  Express  Company  in 
New  York  City  for  a  time,  but  later 
entered  the  service  of  the  Pennsylvania 
railroad,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was 
a  locomotive  fireman.  He  married  (first) 
Jeannette  Darling  Houston,  born  at  Eliz- 
abeth, New  Jersey,  daughter  of  James  A. 
Houston,  who  came  from  Edinburgh, 
Scotland.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tucker  were  the 
parents  of  an  only  son,  James  Francis 
Tucker,  of  further  mention.  Mrs.  Tucker 
married  (second)  Henry  Cave,  founder 
of  the  Cave  Welding  Company,  of  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts.  They  are  the  par- 
ents of  Victor  Howitt  and  Phyllis  Jean- 
nette Cave. 

James  Francis  (J.  Frank)  Tucker  was 
born  at  Elizabeth,  New  Jersey,  November 
6,  1890.  Here  he  attended  the  public 
schools,  and  later  completed  his  studies 
in  the  high  schools  of  Hartford,  Connec- 
ticut, and  Providence,  Rhode  Island.  For 
two  years  he  was  in  the  employ  of  the 
Remington  Printing  Company,  of  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island,  his  connection  with 


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the  Cave  Welding-  Company  beginning  at 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  in  January, 
1909.  For  two  years,  after  becoming  asso- 
ciated with  the  Cave  Welding  Company, 
Mr.  Tucker  traveled  in  the  interests  of  the 
company,  introducing  their  processes  by 
demonstration  and  sample.  He  covered 
the  New  England  States  in  so  thorough 
and  capable  a  manner  that  he  was  later 
promoted  manager  of  the  Holyoke  plant. 
The  plants  of  the  Cave  Welding  Company 
now  include  branch  shops  in  the  New 
England  cities  of  Bridgeport,  Norwich, 
Holyoke  and  Springfield,  the  shops  hav- 
ing been  established  and  placed  in  com- 
mission by  Mr.  Tucker.  The  Hartford 
branch  was  discontinued,  February  7, 
1918.  Mr.  Tucker  was  first  appointed 
manager  of  the  Springfield  and  Holyoke 
shops,  so  continuing  until  January,  1918, 
when  he  was  elected  vice-president  and 
general  manager,  having  charge  of  all  the 
shops  operated  by  the  company  He  is 
also  a  director  of  the  company,  and  finan- 
cially interested  in  its  welfare  and  con- 
tinued success. 

Mr.  Tucker  possesses  rare  musical  tal- 
ent, and  has  been  a  member  of  various 
church  choirs  in  different  cities,  his  pres- 
ent engagement  being  with  the  High- 
land Baptist  Church  of  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  is  a  member  of  Roswell 
Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
of  Springfield,  and  in  the  Scottish  Rite 
has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree, 
Melha  Temple  and  the  Grotto.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce ; 
Fish  and  Game  Club ;  Automobile  Club, 
and  Masonic  Club.  He  is  also  a  director 
of  the  McDowell,  formerly  the  Schubert 
Male  Choir,  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Quartet. 

He  married,  May  23,  1912,  Nellie  Le 
Barron  Wightman,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, daughter  of  William  J.  and  Ella 


(Le  Barron)  Wightman,  her  mother  a 
descendant  of  Francis  Le  Barron,  the 
famous  surgeon  of  Plymouth,  Massachu- 
setts. Mr,  and  Mrs.  Tucker  are  the  par- 
ents of  a  daughter,  Kathleen  Jeannette. 
born  June  5,  1916. 


KAYNOR,  William  Kirk, 

Man   of   Varied   Activities. 

William  K.  Kaynor,  a  well  known  citi- 
zen of  Springfield  for  almost  a  decade, 
actively  identified  with  its  political 
and  financial  affairs,  and  a  member  of  the 
board  of  directors,  and  manager  of  the 
Winchester  Square  Realty  Company,  is 
a  representative  of  a  family  of  German 
origin,  his  great-grandfather,  a  native  of 
Germany,  being  the  pioneer  ancestor  of 
the  family  in  this  country,  who  upon 
coming  here  located  in  the  State  of  Penn- 
sylvania, where  he  followed  agricultural 
pursuits. 

(II)  Peter  Kaynor,  son  of  the  pioneer 
ancestor,  and  grandfather  of  William  K. 
Kaynor,  was  born  in  Warren,  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  1823,  Upon  attaining  the  age 
when  he  earned  his  own  livelihood,  he 
moved  to  the  State  of  New  York,  and 
after  a  residence  of  some  years  there  went 
West,  locating  in  Ames,  Iowa,  where  his 
death  occurred  in  the  year  1918,  at  the 
advanced  age  of  ninety-five  years.  At  his 
death  he  was  the  oldest  member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity  in  the  State  of  Iowa. 
He  married  Mary  Aiken,  born  in  1827; 
died  in  191 8,  aged  ninety-one  years. 
Seven  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kaynor,  namely:  Edward,  Charles,  Wil- 
liam Aiken,  of  further  mention ;  Henry, 
Lloyd,  Mary,  Susannah. 

(III)  William  Aiken  Kaynor,  son  of 
Peter  and  Mary  (Aiken)  Kaynor,  and 
father  of  William  K.  Kaynor,  was  born 
in  Newfane,  Niagara  county.  New  York. 


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in  1848.  He  acquired  a  practical  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  his  native  town,  and 
throughout  his  active  business  career 
gave  his  attention  to  the  management  of  a 
hotel,  catering  to  a  select  patronage,  he 
being  an  ideal  host.  He  married  (first) 
Annie  Winter,  born  in  Lansing,  Michi- 
gan, daughter  of  William  Winter,  and  six 
children  were  born  of  this  marriage : 
Catherine,  Beatrice,  Frank,  Warren  Fox, 
William  Kirk,  of  further  mention ;  and 
William  Aiken.  The  father  of  these  chil- 
dren died  in  1886,  at  the  early  age  of 
thirty-eight  years.  Mrs.  Kaynor  married 
(second)  Joseph  B.  Stamp,  and  she  bore 
him  three  children :  Joseph  B,,  Jr.,  Doro- 
thy, and  Donald. 

(IV)  William  Kirk  Kaynor,  son  of  Wil- 
liam Aiken  and  Annie  (Winter)  Kay- 
nor, was  born  in  Sanborn,  Iowa,  Novem- 
ber 29,  1884.  He  attended  school  in  Spen- 
cer, Iowa,  and  after  completing  his  studies 
spent  the  following  five  years  on  a  ranch 
in  South  Dakota.  In  1903,  when  nineteen 
years  old,  he  came  East  and  attended  the 
Hotchkiss  School  at  Lakeville,  Connecti- 
cut, where  he  prepared  for  college.  He 
then  matriculated  at  Yale  College,  from 
which  institution  he  was  graduated  in 
1912,  having  worked  his  way  through  both 
schools.  While  at  Yale,  Mr.  Kaynor  was 
manager  of  the  football  team.  He  took 
an  active  part  in  athletics.  He  also  took 
third  tennis  prize.  While  in  Hotch- 
kiss, through  which  he  worked  his  way, 
he  took  an  active  part  in  all  its  athletics, 
and  was  president  of  the  Literary  Society 
and  editor-in-chief  of  school  publication. 
He  was  also  class  orator,  and  president  of 
senior  class,  and  winner  of  the  Tuttle 
prize. 

Mr.  Kaynor  came  to  Springfield,  Alas- 
sachusetts,  in  1912,  and  became  identi- 
fied with  John  Chapin  Reed  in  the  Reed 
Realty    Trust    Company,    assuming    the 


duties  of  manager,  which  he  fulfilled  up 
to  1917.  In  1917  the  name  was  changed 
to  the  "Winchester  Square  Realty  Com- 
pany," and  of  this  Mr,  Kaynor  is  still 
serving  as  manager,  also  a  member  of  its 
board  of  directors.  His  long  continuance 
in  the  office,  proves  his  fitness  for  the 
same,  and  the  increase  in  business  is 
ample  evidence  of  the  interest  he  displays 
in  every  detail,  however  trivial  it  may  ap- 
pear. In  addition  to  his  main  business,  he 
is  also  serving  as  a  member  of  the  board 
of  directors,  and  vice-president  of  the 
Highland  Cooperative  Bank.  During  the 
World  War,  Mr.  Kaynor  enlisted  in  the 
infantry,  and  was  located  at  Camp  Lee 
from  August  to  November,  1918,  and 
although  he  was  not  required  to  go  over- 
seas he  displayed  his  patriotism  and  loy- 
alty to  his  native  land  by  offering  his 
services  in  its  behalf.  He  was  at  an  offi- 
cers' training  school  when  he  was  dis- 
charged. Mr.  Kaynor  is  a  Republican 
and  has  always  taken  an  active  part  and 
interest  in  political  aflFairs,  and  in  1921 
was  elected  to  the  City  Council  from 
Ward  Eight ;  chairman  of  Republican 
City  Committee.  He  is  a  member  and 
deacon  in  Hope  Congregational  Church, 
Springfield,  and  holds  membership  in  the 
Winthrop  Club,  and  the  E.  K.  E.,  a  col- 
lege society,  and  Wolf's  Head  Senior 
Society. 

Mr.  Kaynor  married,  June  25,  1912, 
Alice  Chapin  Reed,  of  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, daughter  of  Dr.  David  Allen 
Reed  and  his  wife,  Gratia  (Chapin)  Reed, 
the  latter  the  daughter  of  Marvin  Chapin, 
of  Massout  Hotel  fame.  Four  children 
were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kaynor:  Wil- 
liam Kirk,  Jr.,  born  January  8,  191 5; 
Allen  Reed,  born  January  25,  1917;  John 
Chapin,  born  October  26,  1918;  and  Ken- 
neth Winter,  born  January  25,   1920. 


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DEARDEN.  Kirke  Arthur, 

Man   o£  Ftnc   Character. 

A  native  son  ot  Massachusetts,  K. 
A-rthur  Derirden  from  the  age  of  fourteen 
years  made  his  own  way  in  the  world, 
beginning  under  his  father's  watchful 
care  in  the  crockery  store,  operated  by 
the  latter,  and  continuing  in  this  for  thirty 

•  ars      After  retiring  from   the   field  of 
"'•handise,  he  became  a  farmer  and  cul- 

v'^ated  for  a  time  his  own  acres  in  the 
town  of  Westfield.    Hew:!  "  rj  in 

court    circles    from    his    :-  >    as 

deputy  sheriff,  c  ;jrt  officer 
^^f"  Deiird'^T  •*    r-:'v  is  of 


.  lancery.    • 
den  domain 

William     Dearden.  '^irke 

Arthur  Dearden,  was  borr  -«g- 

land,  in  1819.    He  resided  m  i  until 

1842,  in  which  year  he  came  to  the  United 
States,  accompanied  by  his  bride,  forty 
days  being  consumed  on  the  voyage.  He 
located  in  Lowell,  Mnssachusetts,  where 
he  entered  into  a  contract  at  his  trade  in 
one  ot  -'  •  ?  being  an  expert  color 

mixer  ,:facturer.      For    several 

years  he  i c Oi^iUxtd  in  the  mills  of  Lowell. 
In  1850  he  opened  a  crockery  store  in  that 
city,  and  until  1859  '^^'^s  engaged  in  that 
business  there.  In  that  year  he  disposed  of 
his  store  and  came  to  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, engaging  in  the  same  line  of 
business,  and  opening  a  siore  at  the  corner 
of  Main  and  Fort  streets.  He  continued 
in  the  crockery  business  in  Springfield  for 
twenty  years,  until  1879,  then  s^ '  '  "  '  '- 
Mass— 10— 15  225 


business  an^;  nimself  in  the 

same  line  in  Northampton,  Massachusetts. 
There  he  continued  m  active  business  for 
fifteen  years,  up  to  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred   in    Northampton    in    May,    1895. 
His  death  was  very   sudden,   he  having 
walked  five  miles  on  that  day.    Mr.  Dear- 
den was  a  man  of  high  character  and  strict 
integrity,  holding  his  word   sacred,  and 
never  deviating  from  the  strict  observance 
of  every  obligation.     He  landed  in  the 
United  States  with  $260  in  his  pocket  and 
a  bride  on  his  arm;  but  with  true  Eng- 
lish spirit  he  made  up  his  mind  to  suc- 
ceed,  and   concentrated   all   his   energies 
t  i  do  so.    The  result  was  that  he  attained 
cess    in    his    diflerent    ventures,    and 
■  •■  '  an  enviable  '-'-^  •■•-^*  '■■■■    --  -  -    '■■-• 
man. 
■  •  m  D  ea  r d  eri  rr»  a  r  s  i  -  i 
,  a  relative  of  the  pre 
Vie  was  born  in  E 
1  m  May,  1855.    h 

"th  Buncher.  Qulditu 
;arah  (Fernday)  Dear- 
tien'.  KvM'frst  Rowland,  born  March  25, 
1845,  editor  and  owner  of  the  United 
Stavei-  Review  Publishing  Company,  of 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania ;  William  Sid- 
ney, horn  March  19,  1847;  John  Alfred, 
born  January,  1849;  Kirke  Arthur,  of 
further  mention ;  Ann  Amelia,  born  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1853;  married  C.  Eugene  Sey- 
mour. William  and  Elizabeth  (Buncher) 
Dearden  were  the  parents  of  a  daughter, 
Margaret  M. 

Kirke  Arthur  Dearden,  son  of  William 
and  Sarah  (Fernday)  Dearden,  was  born 
in  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  July  2,  1851. 
He  was  educated  in  the  old  Hooker  school 
of  Springfield,  which  he  attended  until 
fourteen  years  of  age ;  then  attended  Bur- 
nett's English  and  Classical  Institute  for 
some  time.  In  1873  he  was  taken  into  his 
father's  crockery  store  in  Springfield, 
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in  its  every  detail.  He  remained  in  his 
father's  employ  for  fourteen  years,  then  in 
company  with  a  Mr.  Harmon,  purchased 
the  business  from  his  father,  and  as  "Har- 
mon &  Dearden"  they  conducted  the  busi- 
ness for  six  years,  1879-1885.  In  the  latter 
named  year,  Mr.  Harmon  sold  his  inter- 
est to  a  Mr.  Quimby,  and  for  three  years 
the  firm  of  Quimby  &  Dearden  continued 
the  business.  In  1888  Mr.  Quimby's  in- 
terests were  purchased  by  a  Mr.  Noble, 
and  for  six  years  Dearden  &  Noble  were 
the  proprietors.  In  1890  Mr.  Dearden 
purchased  his  partner's  interest,  and  be- 
came sole  owner,  conducting  the  business 
alone  in  the  old  Rude  block  on  Main 
street  until  1893,  when  he  sold  out.  Thus 
from  his  start  in  this  business,  Mr,  Dear- 
den was  for  thirty  years  continuously  en- 
gaged in  this  line,  being  among  the  oldest 
merchants  in  the  city  at  the  time  of  his 
retirement  from  that  line  of  business. 

From  1893  until  1899,  Mr.  Dearden  was 
a  traveling  salesman,  representing  an 
English  house  in  territory  extending  west 
from  Buflfalo,  New  York,  to  the  Missis- 
sippi river.  In  the  latter  named  year  his 
health  failed  and  he  took  an  enforced  va- 
cation for  two  years.  He  then  purchased 
a  farm  in  the  town  of  Westfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  for  the  following  ten  years 
lived  the  full  and  free  life  of  an  agricul- 
turist, cultivating  tobacco  and  special 
crops.  In  1910  he  was  appointed  deputy 
sheriff  of  Hampden  county,  and  during  his 
residence  in  Westfield  he  held  that  office 
there.  In  191 5  he  moved  to  Springfield, 
and  from  then  until  his  death  served  in 
the  capacities  of  deputy  sheriff,  court  of- 
ficer and  court  crier.  In  these  positions  he 
was  held  in  great  esteem  by  not  only  the 
high  sheriff,  but  by  all  the  members  of  the 
bar.  Judge  Henry  A.  King,  for  whom 
Mr.  Dearden  was  serving  as  crier  at  the 
time    of    his    death    delivered    a    feeling 


eulogy,  the  contents  of  which  was  as  fol- 
lows: 

He  always  performed  a  day's  work,  whatever 
tasks  were  assigned  to  him.  Faithfulness  to  trust, 
courtesy  and  efficient  appreciation  of  his  duty 
formed  conspicuous  parts  in  the  character  of  Mr. 
Dearden,  whose  personal  and  official  conduct  was 
always  exemplary. 

Similiar  expressions  were  expressed  by 
all  of  Mr.  Dearden's  associates. 

Mr.  Dearden  took  an  active  part  in  the 
social  and  musical  circles  of  Springfield. 
He  was  a  singer  of  note  in  Springfield 
churches  for  almost  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury, a  member  of  church  quartettes  and 
was  often  heard  as  a  soloist.  He  was  es- 
pecially well  known,  not  only  in  West- 
field,  but  in  surrounding  towns,  as  an  or- 
ganizer of  old  folks'  concerts.  In  his 
early  life  he  sang  first  tenor  in  Trinity, 
Hope,  Faith  and  Memorial  churches. 
During  the  World  War  period  he  was  se- 
lected by  the  mayor  of  Springfield  to  lead 
the  community  singing  in  Springfield. 
For  eighteen  years  his  home  was  in  West 
Springfield,  and  while  a  resident  there 
he  served  on  the  school  committee.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church ;  Hampden  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons ;  Orpheus  Club,  Winthrop 
Club,  and  the  Deputy  Sheriff's  Associa- 
tion. He  had  a  genial  disposition,  and 
was  well  liked  by  his  many  friends. 

Mr.  Dearden  married  (first),  January 
II,  1877,  Mattie  E.  Burnett,  of  Spring- 
field, daughter  of  Charles  C.  and  Elvira 
(Cooley)  Burnett,  of  Springfield,  her 
father  a  noted  educator,  whose  sketch 
follows.  Mrs.  Dearden  died  October  22, 
1889.  Mr.  Dearden  married  (second), 
August  24,  1897,  Clara  A.  Noble,  daugh- 
ter of  George  and  Frances  (Taylor) 
Noble.  Children  of  Mr.  Dearden  by  his 
first  wife:  i.  William  Arthur,  born  in 
November,  1877;  now  residing  in  West 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  whose  sketch 


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follows.  2.  Charles  Walter,  born  August 
17,  1S79;  advertising  and  publicity  man 
for  the  Strathmore  Paper  Company.  He 
resides  in  West  Springfield  ;  married  Lucy 
Spencer.  3.  James  Rowland,  whose 
sketch  follows.  4.  Edwin  Burnett,  born 
July  16,  1886;  was  advertising  and  print- 
ing manager  for  the  Strathmore  Paper 
Company,  but  went  West  on  account  of 
his  health,  and  is  now  (1921),  in  Wyom- 
ing, identified  with  the  Leiter  interests. 
Kirke  Arthur  Dearden  died  at  his  home. 
No.  24  Winthrop  street,  Springfield, 
March  11.  192 1,  after  an  illness  of  about 
eight  hours.  He  is  survived  by  his 
widow ;  four  sons,  above  mentioned ;  two 
brothers,  Rowland  Dearden,  of  Philadel- 
phia, and  John  Alfred,  of  West  Spring- 
field; and  two  sisters,  Mrs.  Eugene  Sey- 
mour, of  Wilbraham,  Massachusetts,  and 
Miss  Marjorie  Dearden,  of  Winstead, 
Connecticut. 


DEARDEN,  William  Arthur, 

Veteran  of  Spanish-American  War. 

The  crockery  business,  established  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  in  1859,  by 
William  Dearden,  was  continued  by  his 
son,  Kirke  Arthur  Dearden,  who,  after 
his  father's  retirement,  became  its  head, 
continuing  until  1893,  when  he  sold  out. 
When  William  Arthur,  eldest  son  of 
Kirke  Arthur  Dearden  had  finished  his 
school  years,  he  too  for  a  time  was  con- 
nected with  the  same  business,  receiving 
his  first  instruction  in  business  from  his 
father.  But  during  the  years  which  have 
followed,  he  has  sought  other  fields  of 
activity,  and  is  now  engaged  in  automobile 
repair  work  in  West  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  also  served  in  the  United 
States  navy  during  the  Spanish-American 
War.  . 

William  Arthur  Dearden,  eldest  son  of 
Kirke  Arthur  (q.  v.)  and  Mattie  E.  (Bur- 
nett) Dearden,  was  born  in  Springfield, 


Massachusetts,  November  i,  1877.  After 
completing  public  school  courses  of  study 
in  .Springfield  and  West  Springfield,  he  was 
for  a  time  employed  in  his  father's  crock- 
ery store  in  Springfield ;  then  was  a  clerk 
with  Forbes  &  Wallace,  going  thence  to 
the  Smith  &  Wesson  plant,  there  remain- 
ing several  years.  From  Smith  &  Wesson 
he  transferred  to  an  automobile  factory 
at  Chicopee  Falls,  going  thence  to  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut,  there  remaining  two 
years.  He  then  located  in  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  was  for  a  number 
of  years  in  the  employ  of  Joseph  Met- 
calf.  He  was  then  with  H.  G.  Sears  & 
Company,  in  charge  of  auto  trucks  and 
machines.  He  then  engaged  in  his  pres- 
ent business,  automobile  repairing  in 
West  Springfield. 

Mr.  Dearden  during  the  Spanish- 
American  War,  enlisted  in  the  United 
States  Navy ;  was  assigned  to  the  cruiser 
"Prairie,"  rating  as  boatswain,  and  was  in 
the  service  from  April  to  September,  1898. 
He  was  made  a  Mason  in  William 
Whiting  Lodge  of  Holyoke,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons ;  also,  a  member  of  Tekoe 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, of  Menick,  a  part  of  West  Spring- 
field. In  religious  choice  he  is  a  Congre- 
gationalist.  He  married,  January  23,  1904, 
Maud  May  Thomas,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam F.  Thomas,  of  Pittsfield,  Massachu- 
setts. They  are  the  parents  of  two  chil- 
dren :  Marion  Martha,  born  June  24, 
1905;  William  Arthur  (2),  born  Novem- 
ber 24,  1909. 


DEARDEN,  James  Rowland, 

Officer  in  World  War  Aerial  Service. 

James  Rowland  Dearden,  third  son  of 
Kirke  Arthur  (q.  v.)  and  Mattie  E.  (Bur- 
nett) Dearden,  was  born  in  West  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  September  15,  1884. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
West  Springfield  and  Westfield,  finishing 


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in  high  school  at  Westfield.  He  began 
his  business  career  as  an  office  boy  with 
the  Strathmore  Paper  Company  of  West 
Springfield,  and  has  ever  since  continued 
with  that  corporation.  He  has  risen  to 
his  present  position  of  purchasing  agent 
through  his  close  attention  to  all  details 
entrusted  to  him.  For  a  time  he  was  as- 
sistant to  Mr.  Sanborn,  who  was  in  charge 
of  the  purchases  of  the  company,  and  is 
now  its  purchasing  agent. 

On  August  22,  1917,  during  the  World 
War,  Mr.  Dearden  enlisted  for  service  in 
the  Aviation  Corps,  and  was  in  training 
at  the  Plattsburg  Officers'  Camp.  He  was 
later  transferred  to  the  Kelly  Field,  at 
San  Antonio,  Texas.  Later  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  Atlanta.  Georgia,  there  receiving 
a  commission  in  the  aviation  section  as 
second  lieutenant.  From  the  school  of 
Military  Aeronautics,  at  Atlanta,  he  was 
transferred  to  the  United  States  Balloon 
School  at  Omaha,  Nebraska,  going  thence 
to  Lee  Hall,  Virginia,  where,  in  addition 
to  his  other  duties,  he  was  made  purchas- 
ing agent  for  the  army  supply  office,  and 
was  promoted  to  be  first  lieutenant.  His 
other  duty  was  the  preparing  of  the  men 
for  balloon  service  overseas.  He  was  hon- 
orably discharged  and  mustered  out  April 
30,  1919,  and  at  once  returned  to  his  posi- 
tion with  the  Strathmore  Paper  Company, 
of  West  Springfield. 

Lieutenant  Dearden  is  a  member  of  Mt. 
Orthodox  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  and  of  Springfield  Consistory, 
Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite,  in  which 
he  holds  the  thirty-second  degree.  He  is 
a  Noble  of  Melha  Temple,  Nobles  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine ;  and  of  the  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association. 


BURNETT,  Charles  C, 

Head  of  Edncatioual  Institntions. 

Charles  C.  Burnett  was  born  in  Wor- 
cester, Massachusetts,  October  18,  1813, 


died  in  West  Springfield,  Massachusetts 
April  8,  1903,  approaching  his  ninetieth 
birthday.  He  completed  a  full  course  of 
preparatory  study,  and  entered  Brown 
University,  whence  he  was  graduated  in 
1839.  Soon  after  the  completion  of  his 
college  course  he  embraced  the  profession 
of  pedagogy,  and  until  his  retirement 
under  the  weight  of  years,  he  adorned  that 
profession.  Prior  to  his  connection  with 
the  Institute  in  Springfield,  to  which  he 
gave  his  name,  he  was  in  charge  of  the 
Connecticut  Literary  Institute  at  Suf- 
field,  Connecticut,  that  being  his  first  im- 
portant engagement  as  an  educator. 
While  there  their  beautiful  new  building 
was  built.  For  many  years  he  retained 
his  connection  with  that  famous  educa- 
tional institution,  and  he  was  also  for  a 
time  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  Worces- 
ter Academy,  Worcester,  Massachusetts. 

But  it  is  perhaps  permissable  to  say, 
that  his  real  career  as  an  educator  began 
in  the  "Sixties,"  when  he  came  to  Spring- 
field, purchased,  and  became  head  of  Bur- 
nett's English  and  Classical  Institute, 
bringing  to  that  school  the  experience 
gained  in  practical  work  in  his  other  posi- 
tions, and  giving  to  it  the  judgment  of 
prime  and  ripened  years.  This  institute 
became  famous  among  New  England's 
preparatory  schools,  and  its  head,  famous 
among  educators.  Professor  Burnett  was 
mainly  instrumental  in  securing  for 
Rochester  Theological  Institute,  its  dis- 
tinguished professor,  Henry  S.  Robbins, 
and  his  influence  was  exerted  in  many 
ways  to  the  benefit  of  the  cause  of  educa- 
tion, and  to  the  advancement  of  the  in- 
dividual. 

For  over  forty  years  this  earnest, 
faithful,  and  far-famed  educator,  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  imparted  to 
hundreds  of  students  in  the  most  compre- 
hensive manner,  the  facts  laid  down  in 
the  text  books  then  in  use.  No  student 
who  sat  under  his  instruction  could  ever 


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forget  the  teacher,  his  teachings,  or  his 
methods.  To  him  the  text  book  was  only 
a  guide.  His  duty  as  he  saw  it  was  to 
show  the  student  just  what  that  particular 
study  meant,  and  to  make  the  meaning  so 
clear  that  it  could  not  be  forgotten.  To 
impress  the  truths  of  the  lesson  more 
forcibly,  he  would  lay  the  text  book  aside, 
and  enter  upon  an  explanation  of  the 
principles,  set  forth  in  the  lesson,  and  so 
illuminate  the  subject  with  his  clear,  lucid 
thoughts,  that  the  student  was  brought 
into  the  full  light  of  understanding.  He 
could  discard  the  text  book  without  fear, 
for  his  masterful  mind  was  a  store-house 
of  knowledge,  and  from  its  rich  treasures 
he  could  draw  abundantly,  and  at  will. 
The  particular  aim  in  his  teaching,  was 
to  prepare  young  men  and  women  for 
college,  and  so  well  was  this  duty  per- 
formed, that  it  was  a  rare  occurrence  for 
one  of  his  scholars  who  desired  to  succeed 
to  fail  to  pass  college  entrance  examina- 
tions. 

Professor  Burnett  was  a  scholar  in  the 
fullest  sense  of  the  word,  but,  in  Greek  and 
Latin,  particularly  excelled.  While  he 
knew  his  "Cicero"  so  perfectly  that  he 
could  teach  without  the  book,  and  could 
instantly  detect  the  slightest  error  in 
translation,  he  was  not  lacking  in  his 
ability  to  teach  all  other  studies,  his 
knowledge  being  marvelous  in  its  com- 
pleteness and  comprehensiveness.  He 
was  a  mathematician  of  the  highest  de- 
gree. Astronomy  was  also  a  favorite 
study,  and  in  the  arts  and  sciences,  in  lit- 
erature, modern  and  classic,  he  was 
equally  at  home.  His  students  were 
drawn  from  the  best  families,  and  in  his 
long  career  he  became  widely  known.  He 
spent  the  best  years  of  his  life  as  head  of 
Burnett's  English  and  Classical  Institute, 
of  Springfield,  and  many  of  the  well- 
known  business  men  in  different  com- 
munities  and   also   eminent   professional 


men,  remember  with  pride  and  pleasure, 
the  time  they  spent  under  the  instruction 
and  influence  of  the  great  teacher,  whom 
they  respected  and  loved,  Charles  C. 
Burnett. 

He  was  a  unique  and  familiar  figure  in 
local  life,  and  well  known  beyond  his  par- 
ticular sphere  of  influence.  He  resided  in 
West  Springfield  for  about  forty  years, 
and  during  that  period  it  was  his  daily 
habit  to  walk  from  his  home  to  the  Spring- 
field post-office  while  on  his  way  to  his 
duties,  and  obtain  his  mail,  box  No.  159 
being  his  during  the  entire  time  he 
patronized  the  Springfield  post-office. 
After  his  retirement  he  transferred  his 
mail  address  to  the  West  Springfield 
office,  but  he  still  made  it  a  rule  every 
day  to  walk  to  the  post-office  for  his  mail. 
All  men  respected,  and  thousands  loved 
him,  particularly  the  many  business  and 
professional  men  of  Springfield,  who  had 
attended  the  Institute  and  sat  under  his 
teaching. 

NYE,  George, 

Head  of  Important  Business,  Public  Official. 

The  name  '"Nye"  was  first  found  in  the 
middle  of  the  thirteenth  century  in  the 
Sjelland  section  of  Denmark.  In  Danish 
the  name  signifies  new,  or  newcomer,  used 
as  a  prefix.  The  name  was  not  adopted  as 
a  surname  until  after  the  family  settled 
in  England,  on  the  adoption  of  surnames. 
The  coat-of-arms  is  as  follows : 

Arms — Azure,  a  crescent  increscent,  argent. 
Crest — Two  horns  couped,  counterchanged,  azure 
and  argent. 

(I)  Lave  was  a  son  of  a  descendant 
of  Harold  Blautand,  who  died  in  985, 
through  his  daughter,  who  married  one 
of  the  most  famous  of  the  Swedish  heroes, 
Styribiorn,  son  of  Olaf,  King  of  Sweden. 
He  became  a  man  of  prominence,  and  in 
13 16  was  Bishop  of  Roskilde. 


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(II)  Sven  was  heir  of  Lave  in  1346. 

(III)  Marten  was  declared  heir  of  Sven 
in  1363. 

(IV)  Nils  was  mentioned  in  1418  as 
owning  land  in  Tudse. 

(V)  Bertolf,  mentioned  in  1466  as  son 
of  Nils,  had  sons,  James  and  Randolf. 
James  had  a  duel  and  was  obliged  to  flee 
to  England,  accompanied  by  his  younger 
brother,  Randolf,  mentioned  below. 

(VI)  Randolf  Nye,  son  of  Bertolf  Nye, 
settled  in  Sussex,  England,  in  1527,  and 
held  land  in  Uckfield.  His  heir  was  Wil- 
liam, mentioned  below. 

(VII)  William  Nye,  son  of  Randolf 
Nye,  married  Agnes  Tregian,  daughter  of 
Ralph  Tregian,  of  County  Hertford,  Eng- 
land. He  studied  for  the  ministry,  and 
became  rector  of  the  parish  church  of 
Ballance-Horned  before  his  father's  death. 
He  had  a  son  Ralph,  mentioned  below. 

(VIII)  Ralph  Nye,  son  of  William  and 
Agnes  (Tregian)  Nye,  became  heir  to  his 
father  in  Uckfield  and  Balance  in  1556. 
He  married,  June  18,  1555,  Margaret 
Merynge,  of  St.  Mary,  Woolchurch.  Chil- 
dren :  Thomas,  mentioned  below ;  Ed- 
mundus,  lived  in  Somersetshire,  and  was 
buried  there  March  9,  1594;  Ralph,  mar- 
ried, August  30,  1584,  Joan  Wilkshire ; 
Anne,  married,  August  6,  1616,  Nicholas 
Stuart;  Mary,  married,  April  24,  1621, 
John  Bannister. 

(IX)  Thomas  Nye,  son  of  Ralph  and 
Margaret  (Merynge)  Nye,  married,  Sep- 
tember 9,  1583,  at  St.  Andrew,  Hubbard, 
Katherine  Poulsden,  of  London,  daugh- 
ter of  Mr.  Poulsden,  of  Horley,  County 
Surrey,  England.  Children :  Henry,  a 
graduate  of  Oxford,  161 1,  and  in  1615  was 
vicar  of  Cobham,  Surrey ;  rector  of  Clap- 
ham,  Sussex,  in  1630;  Philip,  a  graduate 
of  Oxford,  1619,  rector  of  St.  Michael's, 
Cornhill,  and   Acton,   Middlesex,  a  cele- 


brated preacher  in  Cromwell's  time  ;  John  ; 
Thomas,  mentioned  below. 

(X)  Thomas  (2)  Nye,  son  of  Thomas 

(1)  and  Katherine  (Poulsden)  Nye,  was 
a  haberdasher  of  Bidlenden,  County  Kent, 
England.  He  married  as  his  second  wife, 
June  10,  1619,  Agnes  Nye,  widow  of 
Henry  Nye.  On  July  4,  1637,  he  granted 
to  his  youngest  son,  Thomas,  land  in  Bid- 
lenden, and  stated  in  the  deed  "My  oldest 
son  Benjamin  having  gone  to  New  Eng- 
land." Children:  Benjamin,  mentioned 
below ;  Thomas,  born  September  16,  1623. 

(XI)  Benjamin    Nye,   son   of   Thomas 

(2)  and  Agnes  Nye,  was  born  May  4, 
1620.  in  Bidlenden,  County  Kent,  Eng- 
land. He  came  in  the  ship,  "Abigail,"  to 
Lynn,  Massachusetts,  and  settled  in  1637 
in  Sandwich,  Massachusetts.  He  was  on 
the  list  of  those  able  to  bear  arms  in  1643. 
In  1655  he  contributed  for  the  building  of 
a  meeting  house,  and  was  one  of  a  number 
to  contribute  towards  building  a  mill.  He 
took  the  oath  of  fidelity  in  1657,  and  held 
many  important  positions  in  public  affairs. 
He  was  supervisor  of  highways  in  1655, 
on  the  grand  jury  in  1658,  and  at  other 
times,  constable  in  1661-73,  collector  of 
taxes,  1674.  He  received  in  1669  twelve 
acres  of  land  from  the  town,  because  he 
built  a  mill  at  the  little  pond,  and  was 
granted  other  land  afterward.  The  town 
voted,  August  8,  1675,  to  give  permission 
to  Benjamin  Nye  to  build  a  fulling  mill 
on  Spring  Hill  river.  It  is  said  that  the 
ruins  of  the  old  saw  mill  are  still  extant 
at  Spring  Hill,  just  west  of  East  Sand- 
wich. He  married,  in  Sandwich,  October 
19,  1640,  Katherine  Tupper,  daughter  of 
the  Rev.  Thomas  Tupper,  who  came  over 
on  the  same  ship.  Children  :  Mary,  mar- 
ried, June  I,  1670,  Jacob  Burgess;  John, 
married  Esther  Shedd ;  Ebenezer;  Jona- 
than, born  November  29,  1649;  Mercy, 
born  April  4,  1652 ;  Caleb ;  Nathan,  men- 


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tioned  below;  Benjamin,  killed  by  Indians 
at  the  battle  of  Rehoboth,  in  King  Philip's 
War,  March  26,  1676. 

(XII)  Nathan  Nye,  son  of  Benjamin 
and  Katherine  (Tupper)  Nye,  took  the 
oath  of  fidelity  in  Sandwich,  Massachu- 
setts. He  married  Mary,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  ten  children,  all  born  in 
Sandwich,  namely:  Remember,  born 
1686;  Temperance,  born  1689;  Thank- 
ful, born  1691  ;  Content,  born,  1693 ; 
Jemima,  born  1695 ;  Lemuel,  born  1698- 
99;  Deborah,  born  1700;  Mariah,  born 
1702;  Caleb,  mentioned  below;  Nathan 
(2),  born  1708.  The  will  of  Nathan  (i) 
Nye  was  made  September  18,  1741,  and 
proved  May  13,  1747. 

(XIII)  Caleb  Nye,  a  son  of  Nathan 
and  Mary  Nye,  was  born  in  Sandwich, 
Massachusetts,  June  28,  1704.  He  resided 
in  Barnstable  and  Harwich,  Massachu- 
setts. He  married,  October  28,  1731,  Han- 
nah Bodfish,  born  February  12,  1712;  died 
March  7,  1779,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Lydia  (Crocker)  Bodfish.  They  were  the 
parents  of  eleven  children,  namely :  Silas, 
born  1732,  died  young;  Joseph  and  Ben- 
jamin, twins,  born  1735;  Simeon,  born 
1737;  Ebenezer,  born  1739;  Caleb,  born 
1742;  Joshua,  born  1743;  Silas,  born  1744; 
Hannah,  born  1750;  Prince,  mentioned  be- 
low; Azubah,  born  1756.  The  will  of 
Caleb  Nye  was  proved  June  5,  1787. 

(XIV)  Prince  Nye,  son  of  Caleb  and 
Hannah  (Bodfish)  Nye,  was  born  March 
!/»  1753-  He  served  in  tKe  Revolution- 
ary army.  Captain  Hazeltine's  company, 
1775,  and  Captain  Timothy  Page's  com- 
pany, 1777,  and  was  honorably  .discharged, 
August  31,  1777.  He  was  active  in  public 
affairs,  serving  as  selectman  in  1793,  1799, 
1806,  1810.  He  married,  1774,  Dinah  Jos- 
lyn,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  ten  chil- 
dren:  Percis,  born  1775;  Rufus,  men- 
tioned below;  Anna,  born   1779;  Joseph, 


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born  1782;  Martin,  born  1784;  Marshall, 
born  1787;  Frances,  born  1790;  Sewell, 
born  1793;  Harriet,  born  1795;  Francis, 
born  1798. 

(XV)  Rufus  Nye,  son  of  Prince  and 
Dinah  (Joslyn)  Nye,  was  born  August 
i9»  ^777'>  and  died  in  1806.  In  1803  he 
removed  to  Thetford,  Vermont,  but  soon 
returned  to  Harwich,  Massachusetts. 
He  married,  in  1801,  Betsey  Edson,  of 
Oakham,  Massachusetts.  Children :  Cal- 
vin Edson,  mentioned  below ;  Hosea  Wil- 
lis, born  1803 ;  and  Lydia. 

(XVI)  Calvin  Edson  Nye,  son  of  Rufus 
and  Betsey  (Edson)  Nye,  was  born  No- 
vember 30,  1801,  and  died  in  1883.  He 
was  a  resident  of  Conway,  Massachusetts, 
and  was  active  in  all  affairs  pertaining  to 
the  welfare  and  improvement  of  that  sec- 
tion of  his  native  State.  He  married  Eliza 
Pease,  daughter  of  Asher  and  Elizabeth 
(Chafee)  Pease.  Children:  Caroline, 
born  November  26,  1828,  living  at  the  age 
of  ninety-three ;  Elizabeth,  aged  ninety- 
one  years;  Frances  Ann,  born  1832,  de- 
ceased ;  Dwight,  born  August  25,  1834, 
deceased ;  Henry,  born  July  23,  1836,  de- 
ceased;  Theresa,  born  1838,  died  1851  ; 
George,  mentioned  below;  Emma,  born 
1842,  died  1851;  Homer,  born  1845,  died 
1851. 

(XVII)  George  Nye,  son  of  Calvin  Ed- 
son and  Eliza  (Pease)  Nye,  was  born  in 
Conway,  Massachusetts,  May  28,  1840. 
He  attended  the  schools  of  Conway,  and 
at  the  age  of  eleven  left  home  and  went 
to  live  with  his  brother,  Dwight  Nye,  in 
Northampton,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
attended  school  for  a  few  years.  In  1855, 
when  fifteen  years  old,  he  took  up  his  resi- 
dence in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
secured  employment  in  the  grocery  store 
and  market,  owned  by  Levi  Hitchcock,  in 
whose  employ  he  remained  for  a  period  of 
two  years.  He  then  went  West,  locating 
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in  Urbana,  Illinois,  where  he  entered  the     Jane   (Bryant)   Stone   (see  Stone  VIII). 


employ  of  his  brother,  Dwight  Nye,  who 
was  engaged  in  business  there.  In  1859 
he  returned  to  Springfield,  and  entered 
the  employ  of  David  A.  Adams,  his  next 
employers  being  Perkins  &  Purple,  with 
whom  he  remained  until  attaining  his  ma- 
jority. He  was  then  able  to  realize  his 
ambition  to  engage  in  business  on  his 
own  account,  and  in  partnership  with 
Thomas  S.  Chaffee  opened  a  retail  provi- 
sion store  in  what  was  at  that  time  known 
as  Burt's  block.  Main  street,  Spring- 
field. They  conducted  business  under  the 
firm  name  of  Chaffee  &  Nye,  this  relation 
continuing  until  1871,  a  period  of  ten 
years,  when  Mr.  Nye  withdrew  his  inter- 
est, and  entered  into  partnership  with  Vir- 
gil Perkins,  under  the  name,  Perkins 
&  Nye.  This  partnership  continued  until 
August  I,  1889,  when  he  entered  into  busi- 
ness relations  with  G.  F.  Swift,  of  Chicago, 
and  E.  C.  Swift,  of  Boston,  under  the  firm 
name,  George  Nye  &  Company,  their 
place  of  business  on  the  corner  of  Lyman 
and  Chestnut  streets.  This  business  pros- 
pered from  the  beginning  and  became  the 
most  extensive  of  its  kind  in  that  section 
of  Massachusetts,  under  the  able  manage- 
ment of  those  in  charge,  who  were  prac- 
tical men  in  the  line  of  provisions.  Mr. 
Nye  was  connected  with  this  firm  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  January,  1905.  He  was  a 
Republican  in  politics ;  served  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  aldermen  for  five 
years,  and  on  the  board  of  public  works 
for  eight  years.  He  held  membership 
in  Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons ;  Springfield  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar  ;  Hampden  Lodge,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  ;  Winthrop 
Club,  and  Nayasset  Club. 

Mr.  Nye  married,  October  25,  1864, 
Martha  E.  Stone,  of  Worthington,  Mas- 
sachusetts, daughter  of  Colonel  Oren  and 


Children:  i.  George,  Jr.,  born  March  25, 
1866,  deceased ;  he  married  Mabel  Mason, 
and  had  a  son,  Robert  Nye,  who  married 
Catherine  Lincoln  and  they  have  a  daugh- 
ter, Nancy  Nye,  and  a  son,  George  Nye. 
2.  Jane  Eliza,  born  April  9,  1868,  died 
July  26,  1872.  3.  Florence  Josephine,  born 
July  26,  1873,  died  April  28,  1874.  4. 
Theodore  Herbert,  born  May  12,  1875; 
married  Mary  Blodgett  and  they  have  two 
daughters,  Gertrude  and  Harriet. 

(The  Stone  Line) 

(I)  Gregory  Stone,  ancestor  of  Martha 
E.  (Stone)  Nye,  was  baptized  in  Great 
Bromley,  County  Essex,  England,  April 
19,  1592,  and  died  in  Cambridge,  Massa- 
chusetts, November  30,  1672.  He  came 
to  New  England  in  1635,  resided  for  two 
years  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  then 
removed  to  Cambridge,  in  the  same  State. 
He  married  (first)  Margaret  Garrad,  (sec- 
ond) Lydia  Cooper.  Children  by  first 
wife:  John,  mentioned  below;  Daniel, 
David,  Elizabeth.  Children  by  second 
wife:     Elizabeth,  Samuel,  Sarah. 

(II)  John  Stone,  son  of  Gregory  and 
Margaret  (Garrad)  Stone,  was  baptized 
in  Nayland,  England,  July  31,  1618,  and 
died  in  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  May 
5,  1683.  He  married  Anne  Howe,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children :  Hannah,  Mary,  Daniel,  David, 
Elizabeth,  Margaret,  Tabitha,  Sarah,  Na- 
thaniel, mentioned  below;  John. 

(III)  Nathaniel  Stone,  son  of  John  and 
Anne  (Howe)  Stone,  was  born  in  Sud- 
bury, Massachusetts.  May  11,  1660,  and 
died  in  Framingham,  Massachusetts,  Oc- 
tober 17,  1732.  He  married  Sarah  Wayt, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  the  follow- 
ing children:  Nathaniel  (2),  Ebenezer, 
Jonathan,  Isaac,  John,  Mary,  Sarah,  Heze- 
kiah,  mentioned  below. 

(IV)  Captain  Hezekiah  Stone,  son  of 


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Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Wayt)  Stone, 
was  born  in  Framingham,  Massachusetts, 
March  5,  1710,  and  died  in  Oxford,  Mas- 
sachusetts, July  18,  1771.  He  married 
Ruth  Howe,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
the  following  children :  Eliphalet,  who 
served  as  lieutenant  in  the  Revolutionary 
War  ;  Jesse,  mentioned  below  ;  Hepsibah, 
Ruth,  Sarah,  Lois,  Israel,  Hezekiah. 

(V)  Captain  Jesse  Stone,  son  of  Cap- 
tain Hezekiah  and  Ruth  (Howe)  Stone, 
was  born  in  Framingham,  Massachusetts, 
September  28,  1737,  and  died  July  26, 
1803.  He  gained  his  title  by  service  in 
the  Revolutionary  War.  He  married 
Elizabeth  Livermore,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  the  following  children :  Wil- 
liam ;  John,  mentioned  below ;  Jesse,  who 
served  as  colonel ;  Elizabeth,  Isaac,  Eliz- 
abeth, Jeremy. 

(VI)  Captain  John  (2)  Stone,  son  of 
Captain  Jesse  and  Elizabeth  (Livermore) 
Stone,  was  born  in  Oxford,  Massachu- 
setts, May  15,  1763,  and  died  in  Worthing- 
ton,  Massachusetts,  February  20,  1849. 
He  was  an  active  participant  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary War,  enlisting  for  six  weeks  in 
May,  1779,  under  Colonel  Butcher;  for 
two  months  in  September,  1779,  under 
Colonel  Jackson ;  and  for  three  months  in 
July,  1780,  under  Colonel  Rand.  He  mar- 
ried Nancy  Rice,  and  they  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  following  children  :  Polly ; 
John,  who  served  as  captain ;  Jesse, 
Nancy,  Sumner,  Darius  Rice ;  and  Oren, 
mentioned  below. 

(VII)  Colonel  Oren  Stone,  son  of  Cap- 
tain John  (2)  and  Nancy  (Rice)  Stone, 
was  born  in  Auburn,  Massachusetts,  Feb- 
ruary 24,  1802,  and  died  in  Worthington, 
Massachusetts,  July  14,  1886.  He  mar- 
ried, January  i,  1825,  Jane  Bryant,  of 
Chesterfield,  Massachusetts,  who  died  De- 
cember 19,  1881.  They  were  the  parents 
of    the    following    children :      Oren    B., 


Jeremy  B.,  Sumner,  Jane  E.,  Helen  M., 
Ann  M.,  Dwight  B.,  Oscar  F.,  Susan  W., 
and  Martha  E.,  mentioned  below. 

(VIII)  Martha  E.  Stone,  daughter  of 
Colonel  Oren  and  Jane  (Bryant)  Stone, 
married,  October  25,  1864,  George  Nye 
(see  Nye  XVII). 


PAGE,  Irving  Howard, 
Head  of  Various  Important  Industries. 

The  eighth  generation  of  this  branch  of 
the  Page  family  in  New  England  is  repre- 
sented by  Irving  Howard  Page,  of  Chico- 
pee  Falls.  The  first  American  ancestor, 
John  Page,  came  from  England  and  set- 
tled in  Hingham,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
was  one  of  the  signers  of  a  petition  to  the 
General  Court,  November  4,  1646.  He 
moved  from  Hingham  to  Haverhill,  Mas- 
sachusetts, about  1652,  and  there  died  No- 
vember 23,  1687.  He  married  Mary 
Marsh,  daughter  of  George  Marsh,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children, 
descent  in  this  line  being  traced  through 
their  second  child,  Onesiphorus,  who  was 
baptized  at  Hingham,  Massachusetts,  No- 
vember 20,  1642. 

(II)  Sergeant  Onesiphorus  Page  was 
a  weaver  by  trade,  and  in  1677  took  the 
oath  of  allegiance  at  Salisbury,  there  be- 
coming a  householder  in  that  year.  On 
July  3,  1687,  he  was  admitted  to  member- 
ship in  Salisbury  church,  and  died  there 
December  28,  1706.  He  married  (first), 
November  22,  1664,  Mary  Hauxworth, 
who  died  May  8,  1695,  the  mother  of  nine 
children,  descent  following  through  the 
third  child  and  eldest  son,  Joseph.  Ser- 
geant Page  married  (second)  July  31, 
1695,  Sarah  (Morrill)  Rowell,  widow  of 
Philip  Rowell,  who  bore  him  a  son. 

(III)  Joseph  Page,  son  of  Sergeant 
Onesiphorus  and  Mary  (Hauxworth) 
Page,  was  born  in  Salisbury,  Massachu- 


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setts,  April  6,  1670.  He  married,  March 
12,  1690,  Sarah  Smith,  who  died  October 
21,  1691,  nine  days  after  the  birth  of  her 
daughter,  Sarah.  His  second  wife,  Eliza- 
beth, bore  him  seven  children,  the  line 
continuing  through  their  eldest  son,  John. 

(IV)  John  Page,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Elizabeth  Page,  was  born  in  Salisbury, 
Massachusetts,  June  17,  1696,  died  March 
II,  1767.  He  married,  May  16,  1720,  Mary 
Winslow,  who  died  August  21,  1774,  in 
her  seventy-seventh  year.  They  were  the 
parents  of  ten  children,  all  born  in  Salis- 
bury, this  line  continuing  through  Moses. 

(V)  Moses  Page,  son  of  John  and  Mary 
(Winslow)  Page,  and  of  the  fifth  Ameri- 
can generation,  was  born  September  3, 
1726;  later  settled  in  Epping,  New  Hamp- 
shire, going  thence  to  Filmanton,  where 
he  died,  September  27,  1805.  He  married 
Judith,  daughter  of  Benjamin  French,  Sr. 
Their  nine  children  were  all  born  in  Ep- 
ping, descent  in  this  branch  being  traced 
through  Benjamin,  twin  with  John. 

(VI)  Benjamin  Page,  son  of  Moses  and 
Judith  (French)  Page,  was  born  in  Epp- 
ing, New  Hampshire,  February  2,  1763. 
He  married,  April  26,  1787,  Ruth  Brent- 
wood, of  New  Hampshire,  and  lived  in 
Belmont,  New  Hampshire,  and  Water- 
borough,  Maine.  They  were  the  parents 
of  two  sons,  James  and  Benjamin,  and  of 
other  children,  descent  following  through 
James,  great-grandfather  of  Irving  How- 
ard Page,  of  Springfield. 

(VII)  James  Page,  son  of  Benjamin 
and  Ruth  (Brentwood)  Page,  and  of  the 
seventh  American  generation,  was  born 
in  Waterborough,  Maine,  February  23, 
1798,  died  February  5,  1840.  He  learned 
the  millwright  trade,  which  he  followed 
in  different  Maine  towns.  He  married 
Eliza  Woodman,  of  Buxton,  Maine,  born 
October  27,  1799,  daughter  of  John  Wood- 
man, a  millwright  of  Buxton,  Maine.  Mrs. 


Page  was  the  mother  of  seven  children, 
and  died  in  Biddeford,  Maine,  December, 
1890,  in  her  ninety-second  year.  In  this 
branch  descent  is  traced  through  Amos 
Woodman  Page,  eldest  of  the  seven  chil- 
dren. 

(VIII)  Amos  Woodman  Page,  son  of 
James  and  Eliza  (Woodman)  Page,  was 
born  at  Hollis,  Maine,  August  8,  1823, 
died  at  Chicopee  Falls,  Massachusetts, 
August  31,  1891.  When  but  a  boy  he  be- 
came a  mill  worker,  and  passed  through 
various  grades  of  promotion  until  finally 
he  became  superintendent  of  the  weaving 
department.  He  served  nine  months  in 
the  Union  army  during  the  Civil  War,  in 
the  Twenty-seventh  Regiment,  Maine  In- 
fantry, attaining  the  rank  of  first  lieu- 
tenant. After  the  war  Lieutenant  Page 
engaged  in  the  lumber  business  in  Beau- 
fort, North  Carolina,  and  in  1866,  joined 
his  brother,  Thomas  Clarke  Page,  in 
Rochester,  New  York,  who  was  there  en- 
gaged in  manufacturing  the  Lamb  knit- 
ting machine,  the  invention  of  I.  W. 
Lamb.  In  1867,  the  Lamb  Knitting  Ma- 
chine Manufacturing  Company  was  in- 
corporated, and  in  the  old  Massachusetts 
Arms  Company's  plant  at  Chicopee  Falls, 
Massachusetts,  manufactured  the  Lamb 
&  Tuttle  knitting  machine.  That  same 
year  Amos  W.  Page  established  a  needle 
manufacturing  business,  which  was  also 
carried  on  in  the  Lamb  Knitting  Machine 
Manufacturing  Company's  plant,  and 
until  his  death  conducted  a  very  success- 
ful manufacturing  enterprise.  He  was  a 
Republican  in  politics,  member  of  the 
board  of  selectmen  of  Chicopee  Falls,  and 
chairman  of  the  board,  and  also  a  mem- 
ber of  Belcher  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons.  He  married,  October  15,  1847, 
Caroline  Warren  Shute,  born  October 
31,  1825,  died  at  Chicopee  Falls,  in  1888, 
daughter  of  Michael  and  Olive  (Leavitt) 


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Shute,  of  Effingham  Falls,  now  Centre- 
ville,  New  Hampshire.  Her  father,  born 
in  Newmarket,  New  Hampshire,  died 
in  Biddeford,  Maine.  Her  mother  was 
born  in  Buxton,  Maine.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Amos  W.  Page  were  the  parents  of  five 
children :  Francis  Moore,  born  Novem- 
ber 28,  1848,  died  October  5,  1861  ;  Laura 
Eva,  born  January  8,  1853;  Ernest  Law- 
rence, born  September  6,  1855,  died  Feb- 
ruary 27,  1857;  Irving  Howard,  of  fur- 
ther mention  ;  Woodman  Shute,  born  May 
8,  1862,  died  August  4,  1920;  married,  Oc- 
tober II,  1893.  Mary  Engle  Hamilton, 
who  died  October  12,  1919;  they  were 
the  parents  of:  Dorothy  Woodman  Page, 
born  December  16,  1895,  died  December 
28,  following,  and  Karl  Woodman  Page, 
born  August  5,  1900,  now  in  Williston 
Seminary. 

(IX)  Irving  Howard  Page,  son  of 
Amos  W.  and  Caroline  Warren  (Shute) 
Page,  was  born  in  Biddeford,  Maine,  No- 
vember 15,  1858,  and  there  spent  his  early 
manhood.  In  1866  he  was  taken  by  his 
parents  to  Rochester,  New  York,  but  the 
following  year  the  family  returned  to  New 
England,  settling  at  Chicopee  Falls,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  obtained  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools,  supplementing 
that  by  a  year  at  Williston  Seminary.  As 
a  newsboy  in  Chicopee,  he  began  his  busi- 
ness career,  but  it  was  as  clerk  in  the 
George  Bray  store  that  his  mercantile  ex- 
perience began.  From  this  store  at  Chico- 
pee he  went  to  the  Collis  Pease  grocery 
store  in  Springfield,  there  meeting  with  a 
severe  accident  which  compelled  his  re- 
maining in  idleness  for  a  year.  He  re- 
sumed work  November  20,  1879,  as  clerk 
in  the  employ  of  James  E.  Taylor,  of  the 
Stevens  Company,  remaining  until  1852, 
when  he  became  bookkeeper  for  the  J. 
Stevens  Company.  Eleven  years  later, 
in  1893,  ^^  entered  the  service  of  the  L.  S. 


Starrett  Company,  in  their  general  offices 
at  Athol,  continuing  until  1895,  when  he 
bought  the  interests  of  James  E.  Taylor, 
Joshua  Stevens,  and  George  S.  Taylor, 
in  the  J.  Stevens  Arms  and  Tool  Com- 
pany, his  partner,  C.  P.  Fay,  buying  his 
father's  share  in  the  company. 

Under  its  new  ownership  and  manage- 
ment the  company  grew  rapidly,  taking 
rank  with  the  foremost  companies  of  its 
kind.  A  side  line  of  manufacture,  The 
Stevens-Duryea  Automobile  Company, 
was  established,  the  company  producing 
a  high-class  car  which  met  with  such  a 
ready  sale  that  The  Stevens-Duryea  Auto- 
mobile Company  was  incorporated  as  a 
separate  manufacturing  enterprise,  July 
I,  1900. 

Irving  H.  Page  was  president  and  treas- 
urer of  the  J.  Stevens  Arms  and  Tool 
Company  ;  president  and  treasurer  of  The 
Stevens-Duryea  Automobile  Company ; 
president  and  director  of  the  Hampden 
Knitting  Company ;  president  of  the  Page 
Chocolate  Company ;  director  of  the 
Chicopee  National  Bank ;  the  Confection- 
ers' Machinery  Manufacturing  Company ; 
Consolidated  Wrapping  Machine  Com- 
pany ;  treasurer  of  the  Page-Storms  Drop 
Forge  Company;  and  vice-president  and 
director  of  the  Springfield  Board  of 
Trade.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Licensed 
Association  of  American  Automobile 
Manufacturers ;  of  the  .Megantic  Fish  and 
Game  Club,  with  preserves  at  Megantic, 
Quebec,  Canada ;  member  of  the  Engi- 
neers' and  Hardware  clubs  of  New  York 
City;  and  of  the  Nayasset  Club,  of 
Springfield.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republi- 
can ;  in  religion  a  Congregationalist.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  affili- 
ated with  Belcher  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons;  Unity  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons ;  Springfield  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar ;  Melha  Temple,  Ancient 

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Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine ;  and  holds  the  thirty-second  de- 
gree of  the  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish 
Rite.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Chicopee 
Public  Library. 

Mr.  Pag-e  married,  November  3,  1886, 
Alice  Jane  Whittemore,  daughter  of  John 
R.  and  Olive   (Muzzy)   Whittemore. 


ANDREWS,  Alfred  Augustus, 

Master   Paper   Manufacturer. 

Without  exaggeration  this  might  be 
said  to  be  the  name  of  a  man  who,  in  the 
years  of  his  business  activity,  enjoyed  an 
international  reputation.  As  president  of 
the  Holyoke  Glazed  Paper  Company,  Mr. 
Andrew^s  was  known  throughout  the 
United  States  and  also  in  Europe.  De- 
spite the  fact  that  he  has  now  been  many 
years  deceased,  Springfield  remembers 
him  as  one  of  her  leading  citizens  who  had 
ever  at  heart  the  advancement  of  her  most 
essential  interests. 

Dr.  William  A.  Andrews,  father  of  Al- 
fred Augustus  Andrews,  was  a  physician, 
who  practiced  his  profession  mainly  in 
England.  In  the  course  of  time  he  emi- 
grated to  Canada,  settling  in  Montreal, 
where  he  passed  the  latter  years  of  his 
life.  Dr.  Andrews  married  Elizabeth 
Marsden,  and  of  the  children  born  to  them 
the  following  reached  maturity:  i.  Al- 
fred Augustus,  of  further  mention.  2. 
Harry  C,  who  married  Mary  Hutchinson ; 
after  spending  all  his  active  life  in  the 
insurance  business,  he  retired,  which  was 
ten  years  ago,  and  now  resides  in  West- 
mont,  Canada.  3.  Julia,  now  living  in 
Toronto,  Canada.  Dr.  Andrews  died  in 
Montreal,  at  the  age  of  eighty-five,  sur- 
viving his  wife,  who  passed  away  at  the 
same  place  at  sixty-six  years  of  age. 

Alfred  Augustus  Andrews,  son  of  Dr. 
William  A.  and  Elizabeth  (Marsden)  An- 


drews, was  born  August  24,  1834,  in  Lon- 
don, Ontario,  Canada,  and  received  his 
education  in  private  schools  of  the  Do- 
minion. At  the  age  of  twenty  he  left 
home  with  the  purpose  of  seeking  his  for- 
tune in  the  United  States.  Settling  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  he  took  the  posi- 
tion of  travelling  salesman  for  the  Green- 
leaf  Paper  Company.  The  extraordinary 
aptitude  which  he  rapidly  developed 
caused  his  steady  promotion  and  he  was 
sent  not  only  to  every  part  of  the  United 
States,  but  across  the  ocean,  to  solicit 
trade  and  advance  the  interests  of  the 
company  and  its  product  among  the  coun- 
tries of  Europe. 

After  remaining  with  this  concern  until 
1870,  Mr.  Andrews  went  into  business  for 
himself,  under  the  firm  name  of  the  Bay 
State  Paper  Company,  of  which  he  was 
sole  owner.  In  1878  he  organized  a  stock 
company,  with  the  title  of  the  Holyoke 
Glazed  Paper  Company,  he  being  its  pres- 
ident and  director.  In  1888  he  retired 
from  business,  after  a  long,  successful  and 
honorable  career.  At  this  time  he  was  re- 
garded as  the  greatest  authority  on  the 
paper  business  to  be  found  in  the  United 
States. 

Later,  Mr.  Andrews  went  to  Florida, 
where  he  purchased  property  and  resided 
two  years,  returning  at  the  end  of  that 
time  to  Springfield,  which  always  re- 
mained his  home,  although  he  spent  much 
time  in  New  York  City.  In  politics  he 
was  a  Republican.  He  affiliated  with  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  but  never  held  any 
ofiice.  His  religious  membership  was  in 
the  Unitarian  church  of  Springfield,  and 
for  some  years  he  served  as  superintend- 
ent of  the  Sunday  school.  In  addition  to 
his  remarkable  business  qualifications,  Mr. 
Andrews  was  endowed  with  a  singularly 
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attributed  in  no  small  measure  his  very- 
exceptional  success. 

Mr.  Andrews  married  (first)  Louisa 
Jones,  and  to  them  one  son  was  born, 
Launcelot  W.,  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  He 
married  (second),  June  29,  1886,  Frances 
Augusta  (Dickinson)  Smith,  whose  fam- 
ily record  is  appended  to  this  biography. 
She  was  the  mother  of  one  daughter  by 
her  former  husband,  Ina  Smith,  born  in 
Springfield ;  she  received  her  preparatory 
education  in  a  convent,  afterward  study- 
ing at  Stansted  College,  Canada,  and  later 
at  Cooper  Institute,  New  York  City ;  she 
married  Hiram  Lovell,  of  Worcester,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  they  have  two  daughters : 
Clara  Frances,  now  studying  art  in  New 
York;  and  Rosamunda,  studying  physi- 
cal culture  at  Sargent  College,  Cambridge. 
Mr.  Andrews  was  peculiarly  happy  in  his 
domestic  relations,  finding  in  his  wife  an 
ideal  helpmate,  and  in  the  home  she  pre- 
sided over  the  tranquility  so  necessary  to 
a  man  of  his  strenuous  nature  and  ener- 
getic temperament. 

It  was  in  New  York  City  that  Mr.  An- 
drews passed  away  on  April  22,  1904, 
being  then  in  the  seventieth  year  of  his 
life.  When  his  death  was  announced  in 
Springfield,  the  city  mourned  for  one  who, 
in  all  the  relations  of  life,  had  set  an  ex- 
ample worthy  of  imitation.  There  is  no 
record  more  honorable  than  that  of  the 
successful  business  man,  and  that  is  the 
record  left  by  Alfred  Augustus  Andrews. 

(The  Dickinson  Line) 

Freeman  Warner  Dickinson,  father  of 
Mrs.  Frances  Augusta  (Dickinson-Smith) 
Andrews,  was  of  Ware  Village,  Massa- 
chusetts, being  one  of  the  owners  of  the 
Union  Store  at  that  place.  He  married 
Hannah  Marsh,  of  Westfield,  Massachu- 
setts, and  their  children  were :  Ellen,  who 
married  Andrew  Ellis,  of  Worcester, 
Massachusetts,  who  died  in  August,  1915; 


Georgeanna,  wife  of  Charles  Sisson,  of 
Springfield ;  Frances  Augustus,  of  fur- 
ther mention ;  Henry  Eugene,  married 
Mary  Lemon,  of  Monson,  Massachusetts, 
and  resides  in  Jackson,  Mississippi;  Han- 
nah Cordelia,  married  Albert  Andrews,  of 
Marlboro,  Massachusetts,  and  they  re- 
side in  Worcester,  Massachusetts ;  and 
Clara  Lillian,  who  married  Christopher 
Clark,  of  Hampden,  Massachusetts,  re- 
siding in  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  Mrs. 
Dickinson  passed  away  in  February,  1854, 
and  Mr.  Dickinson  survived  to  the  age  of 
eighty-five,  his  death  occurring  October 

3.  1903- 

Frances  Augusta  Dickinson,  daughter 
of  Freeman  Warner  and  Hannah  (Marsh) 
Dickinson,  was  born  February  14,  1850. 
She  married  (first),  April  16,  1872,  Benja- 
min Franklin  Smith  ;  (second)  Alfred  Au- 
gustus Andrews,  as  stated  above. 


BLAGUE,  Giles, 

Insurance  Actuary,  Legislator. 

One  of  the  veterans  in  the  service  of 
the  Massachusetts  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company  at  the  present  time  (1920)  is 
Giles  Blague,  manager  of  the  policy  de- 
partment. He  also  takes  an  active  in- 
terest in  the  public  affairs  of  Springfield, 
and  has  held  a  number  of  offices  of  im- 
portance. 

Mr.  Blague  is  a  descendant  of  Henry 
Blague,  who  settled  in  Braintree,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1642.  He  married  and  had  a 
son,  Newcombe  Blague,  who  married  and 
was  the  father  of  Joseph  Blague,  who  mar- 
ried Martha  Kirtland,  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  Kirtland,  of  Lynn,  Massachu- 
setts. Joseph  and  Martha  (Kirtland) 
Blague  were  the  parents  of  Deacon  Jo- 
seph Blague,  who  was  born  in  Saybrook, 
Connecticut,  October  7,  1694,  and  died 
there,  September  29,  1742.  Deacon  Jo- 
seph Blague  was  a  graduate  of  Yale  Uni- 


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versity,  and  a  merchant  of  Saybrook,  to 
which  line  of  business  he  devoted  his  en- 
tire active  career,  and  he  was  a  member 
of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of 
Saybrook,  in  which  he  held  the  office  of 
deacon.  He  married,  April  i8,  1718,  Mary 
Hamlin,  daughter  of  John  Hamlin,  born 
in  Middletown,  Connecticut,  April  18, 
1697,  died  in  her  native  town,  July  21, 
1762,  surviving  her  husband  twenty  years. 
Seven  children  were  born  to  Deacon  Jo- 
seph and  Mary  (Hamlin)  Blague,  as  fol- 
lows :  Mary,  who  became  the  wife  of  the 
Rev.  William  Hart;  Joseph,  born  in  1722, 
commanded  a  company  at  the  battle  of 
Saratoga,  and  was  afterward  made  a  col- 
onel ;  Hamlin,  of  further  mention ;  Giles, 
Eliah,  Joseph ;  and  Martha,  who  became 
the  wife  of  Timothy  Tiffany. 

Judge  John  Hamlin,  father  of  Mary 
(Hamlin)  Blague,  is  best  described  in  the 
following  inscription  from  his  monument 
in  Riverside  Cemetery,  Middletown,  Con- 
necticut : 

Here  Lies  the  Body  of 
,  John  Hamlin,  Esq.,  Eldest  Son 

of  Giles  Hamlin,  Esq.,  of  Middletown; 
A  Faithful  Man,  Who  Feared  God 
Above  Many. 
36  Years  Successively  He  Was  Assist- 
ant of   This   Colony  and   in  That  and 
Divers  Other  Important  Public  Trusts 
He  Served  His  Generation  With  Great 
Integrity,   Not   Seeking   His    Own   But 
the  Wealth  of  His  People,  and  Having 
Done    Good    in    Israel,    Finished    His 
Course   and    Kept   the    Faith,    He    Fell 
Asleep   January   2,    1732-3   in   the   75th 
Year  of  His  Age. 

Hinman  said  of  him:  "He  possessed 
all  the  abilities  and  virtues  of  his  father, 
and  had  a  larger  share  of  public  favors." 
He  held  the  ofifices  of  commissioner,  town 
clerk,  deputy,  assistant,  member  of  Gov- 
ernor's Council,  judge  of  the  Hartford 
County  Court,  and  judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  Connecticut.    He  married  (first) 


in  January,  1684,  Mary  Collins,  born  May 
II,  1666,  died  May  5,  1722,  daughter  of 
Rev.  Nathaniel  and  Mary  (Whiting)  Col- 
lins, her  father  the  first  pastor  of  the  Mid- 
dletown church,  a  graduate  of  Harvard, 
1660,  and  son  of  Deacon  Edward  Collins, 
of  Cambridge,  Massachusetts.  They  were 
the  parents  of  nine  children,  Mary,  the 
wife  of  Deacon  Joseph  Blague,  being  the 
fourth. 

Captain  Giles  Hamlin,  father  of  Judge 
John  Hamlin,  and  grandfather  of  Mary 
(Hamlin)  Blague,  was  born  in  England, 
about  1622,  died  in  Middletown,  Connec- 
ticut, September  i,  1689.  He  settled  in 
Middletown,  as  early  as  1654,  and  there 
resided  until  his  death.  He  was  a  Puri- 
tan, a  man  of  sound  judgment,  standing 
high  in  his  community  for  probity  and 
ability,  and  was  justly  styled  "one  of  the 
pillars  of  the  early  colony."  He  was  long 
engaged  in  foreign  trade,  and  honored 
with  many  public  offices.  His  estate  in- 
ventoried £3,247.  He  married,  in  1655, 
Hester  Crow,  born  in  England,  in  1628, 
daughter  of  John  Crow  of  Hartford,  an 
early  settler  of  Hartford  and  a  man  of 
wealth.  Children :  John,  afore  men- 
tioned ;  May  Mehitable,  Giles,  William, 
and  Richard. 

Hamlin  Blague,  second  son  of  Deacon 
Joseph  and  Mary  (Hamlin)  Blague,  was 
born  in  Saybrook,  Connecticut,  December 
15,  1725,  and  was  admitted  to  member- 
ship in  the  First  Church  at  Middletown, 
April  15,  1742.  He  married,  and  had  a 
son,  Giles,  whose  son,  Giles  (2)  Blague, 
was  born  in  Saybrook,  Connecticut,  in 
1789.  Giles  (2)  Blague  was  a  merchant 
of  Saybrook,  and  represented  that  town 
in  the  State  Legislature,  also  was  county 
commissioner,  selectman,  and  justice  of 
the  peace.  In  his  later  years  he  resided 
upon  a  farm,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death, 
in  1869,  was  collector  of  customs  for  the 
port  of  Saybrook,  having  been  appointed 


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to  this  office  by  President  Lincoln.  In 
religious  faith  he  was  a  Congregationalist. 
He  married  Rebecca  Lynde,  who  died  in 
1839.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight 
sons  and  two  daughters,  of  whom  the  fol- 
lowing grew  to  mature  years  :  Theodore, 
Giles,  Mary,  Henry,  Frederick,  Charles, 
Edward  Payson,  of  further  mention ;  and 
Joseph. 

Edward  Payson  Blague,  son  of  Giles 
(2)  and  Rebecca  (Lynde)  Blague,  was 
born  in  Saybrook,  Connecticut,  Decem- 
ber 26,  1835,  died  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  June,  1906.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  Saybrook  schools,  and  re- 
mained at  home  as  his  father's  assistant 
until  1857,  when  he  became  associated 
with  John  R.  Hixon  in  the  wholesale  boot 
and  shoe  business,  with  headquarters  at 
Springfield,  Massachusetts.  He  remained 
with  Mr.  Hixon  until  1862,  then  enlisted 
in  the  United  States  navy,  and  was  as- 
signed to  duty  at  the  Brooklyn  navy  yard. 
He  received  early  appointment  as  acting 
master's  mate,  and  for  twenty  months  was 
on  blockade  duty  ofif  the  coasts  of  North 
and  South  Carolina.  His  ship  was  then 
ordered  North  for  overhauling,  but  found- 
ered in  a  storm,  all  hands  on  board  being 
saved  by  a  convoying  steamer  and  taken 
to  Hampton  Roads,  Virginia.  After  a 
two  weeks'  furlough,  spent  at  the  old 
home  in  Saybrook,  Mr,  Blague  returned 
to  duty,  going  on  board  the  "Connecti- 
cut," one  of  the  swiftest  vessels  of  the 
navy,  and  until  February,  1864,  he  was  on 
blockade  duty  between  Wilmington, 
North  Carolina,  and  the  Bahamas.  Many 
valuable  prizes  were  captured,  cotton  then 
being  $1.75  per  pound,  and  most  of  the 
ships  taken  being  loaded  wholly  or  in 
part  with  that  valuable  commodity.  One 
prize  taken  was  an  English  steamer,  hav- 
ing on  board  the  famous  Confederate  spy, 
Belle  Boyd.  Mr.  Blague  was  second  in 
command  of  the  prize  crew  which  took 


this  steamer  to  Boston,  where  vessel  and 
cargo  were  sold  for  $700,000.  In  Febru- 
ary, 1864,  the  "Connecticut"  was  ordered 
out  of  commission,  Mr.  Blague  then  being 
assigned  to  the  frigate  "Colorado,"  and 
two  weeks  later  to  the  frigate  "Wabash," 
one  of  the  fleet  which  attempted  to  cap- 
ture the  forts  at  the  mouth  of  Cape  Fear 
river.  After  three  days'  fighting  the  fleet 
withdrew,  but  later  returned,  and  with 
the  cooperation  of  the  land  forces.  Fort 
Fisher  was  forced  to  surrender,  January 
15,  1865.  Mr.  Blague  was  again  assigned 
to  the  "Connecticut,"  and  that  vessel, 
under  Captain  Boggs,  spent  three  months 
in  cruising  in  tropical  waters,  visiting  the 
islands  of  the  West  Indies,  touching  at 
Panama,  this  affording  Mr.  Blague  an  op- 
portunity to  cross  the  Isthmus  of  Panama. 
In  June,  1865,  the  "Connecticut"  was  or- 
dered to  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
where  Mr.  Blague  was  honorably  dis- 
charged and  mustered  out  of  the  govern- 
ment service. 

For  three  years  after  leaving  the  navy  he 
was  in  the  merchant  marine  service,  act- 
ing for  pne  year  as  purser  on  a  steamship 
plying  between  New  York  and  Havana, 
and  on  a  steamer  of  the  North  American 
Steamship  Company  for  two  years,  sailing 
to  Aspinwall.  He  then  retired  from  the 
sea  and  returned  to  Saybrook,  where  he 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Connecticut 
Valley  railroad,  and  for  eight  years  he  was 
station  agent  at  Saybrook  Point,  the  ter- 
minus of  the  road.  During  that  period 
he  also  served  as  postmaster.  About 
1876  he  resigned  his  position  and  entered 
the  service  of  the  New  York  &  New  Eng- 
land railroad  at  Springfield,  first  as  cash- 
ier, later  as  agent,  remaining  with  that 
company  about  twelve  years.  Eventually 
he  retired  from  all  participation  in  busi- 
ness affairs,  residing  for  a  time  at  No.  134 
Carew  street,  Springfield,  in  a  house 
which  he  built,  and  later  residing  at  No. 


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20  Lafayette  street,  where  his  death  oc- 
curred in  1869.  He  was  a  member  of 
Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons;  Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons;  Springfield  Council,  Royal 


lie  office,  nevertheless,  when  it  was  of- 
fered him  as  an  expression  of  faith  and 
trust  by  his  fellow-citizens,  he  accepted 
and  gave  to  the  performance  of  his  duties 
the  best  of  his  ability.     He  represented 


and  Select  Masters ;  the  Grand  Army  of     his  ward  in  Common  Council  in  1912-13 ; 


the  Republic ;  Connecticut  Valley  His- 
torical Society ;  and  of  the  Memorial 
Church. 

Mr.  Blague  married,  October  20,  1875, 
Alice  Maria  Thayer,  of  Williamsburg, 
Massachusetts,  born  in  1847,  died  in  July, 
191 5,  daughter  of  William  E.  Thayer,  her 
father  a  manufacturer  of  hardware  and 
cutlery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Blague  were  the 
parents  of  three  children :  Giles,  of 
further  mention ;  Mabel  Thayer,  married 
Ernest  Graboski,  of  Detroit,  Michigan ; 
Mary  Lynde,  married  Paul  Hollis  Weiss, 
of  Cambridge,  Massachusetts. 

Giles  Blague,  of  the  ninth  American 
Blague  generation,  and  fourth  to  bear  the 
name  Giles,  inherited  from  his  Hamlin  an- 
cestor, Giles  Hamlin,  of  Middletown,  and 
only  son  of  Edward  Payson  and  Alice 
Maria  (Thayer)  Blague,  was  born  in 
Saybrook,  Connecticut,  November  2,  1876. 
His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the 
Springfield  public  schools,  and  later  he 
entered  high  school.  He  then  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Chapin  National  Bank  in 
Springfield,  but  a  little  later  he  went  West 
to  Denver,  Colorado,  returning  to  Spring- 
field in  1897,  and  for  a  time  was  with  the 
Lane  Quarry  Company.  In  1899  he  en- 
tered the  office  of  the  Massachusetts 
Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  and 
through  merit  received  frequent  promo- 
tion, finally  becoming  head  of  the  policy 
department,  a  position  he  held  up  to  1918, 
when  he  resigned  to  go  into  business  for 
himself,  which  he  has  since  conducted 
very  successfully. 

Politically  Mr.  Blague  is  a  staunch  Re- 
publican, and  though  he  never  sought  pub- 


from  1913  to  1917  was  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen,  serving  as  president 
of  the  board  in  the  latter-named  year ; 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  State  Legis- 
lature in  1917  and  1919,  serving  on  the 
committee  on  mercantile  affairs  in  1918, 
and  on  taxation  in  1919.  He  is  president 
of  the  Independence  Day  Association  of 
Springfield,  and  for  three  years  was  sec- 
retary and  treasurer  of  the  Springfield 
Boys'  Club.  He  is  a  member  of  the  fol- 
lowing organizations :  Springfield  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  Sons  of  the 
American  Revolution,  gaining  his  mem- 
bership therein  through  the  patriotic  ser- 
vices of  his  ancestors ;  member  and  direc- 
tor of  the  Connecticut  Valley  Historical 
Association ;  also  the  Sons  of  Veterans ; 
Winthrop  Club,  and  the  South  Congrega- 
tional Church. 

Mr.  Blague  married,  September  18, 
1915,  Helen  Hulbert,  born  in  Korea, 
daughter  of  Homer  B.  and  Mary  B.  (Han- 
nah) Hulbert.  They  are  the  parents  of 
two  daughters :  Madeline,  born  Decem- 
ber 8,  1917;  and  Mary,  born  August  7, 
1919. 

The  life  of  Mr.  Blague  is  an  illustra- 
tion of  the  honor  and  rewards  of  busi- 
ness fidelity  and  industry,  when  com- 
bined with  high  principles  and  unswerv- 
ing honesty.  As  a  business  man  his  char- 
acter is  beyond  reproach,  and  he  adheres 
with  staunch  consistency  to  sound,  con- 
servative and  unquestionable  methods. 
His  life  teaches  the  old  and  ever  valuable 
lesson  that  success  comes  only  through 
tireless  industry,  guided  by  a  singleness 
of  purpose. 


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LEVISON,  Sigmund, 

Head  of  Large  Business. 

Mr.  Levison  is  a  well-known  dealer  in 
millinery  goods,  and  carries  the  largest 
line  in  that  business  in  Western  Massa- 
chusetts. He  is  one  of  the  successful  busi- 
ness men  of  Springfield. 

Abraham  Levison,  father  of  Sigmund 
Levison,  was  born  in  Germany,  and  fol- 
lowed the  calling  of  a  farmer.  He  mar- 
ried Nanette  Thalheimer,  also  a  native  of 
Germany,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
six  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  Ger- 
many ;  two  are  now  living  in  that  coun- 
try, and  the  other  remaining  two  are : 
Max,  who  came  to  the  United  States  and 
was  for  many  years  a  successful  merchant 
in  New  York  City,  later  was  in  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  but  returned  to  New  York, 
where  he  died  in  1916 ;  and  Sigmund,  men- 
tioned below.  Abraham  and  Nanette 
(Thalheimer)   Levison  died  in  Germany. 

Sigmund  Levison,  son  of  Abraham  and 
Nanette  (Thalheimer)  Levison,  was  born 
January  7,  185 1,  in  Hochberg,  Germany, 
and  was  educated  in  his  native  town.  At 
the  age  of  fifteen  he  was  apprenticed  at 
Speyer-on-the-Rhine  to  a  firm  of  cloth 
merchants,  who  later  established  a  bank- 
ing business.  Sigmund  learned  the  cloth 
business  very  thoroughly,  early  showing 
great  ability  in  the  mastery  of  detail.  As 
the  banking  business  developed,  he  was 
transferred  to  that  department  and  was 
for  two  years  bookkeeper  of  the  institu- 
tion. He  spent  about  three  years  with 
this  firm,  and  the  training  he  there  re- 
ceived, both  in  business  and  banking,  has 
since  proved  of  great  value  to  him. 

When  about  eighteen  years  of  age,  Mr. 
Levison  came  to  the  United  States, 
whither  his  brother,  Max,  had  preceded 
him,  settling  in  Hartford,  Connecticut. 
In  that  city  Max  had  been  associated  with 
his  uncle  in  a  large   millinery  business, 

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and  when  he  left,  the  uncle  sent  for  Sig- 
mund to  take  his  place.  Accordingly,  the 
young  man,  on  arriving  in  the  United 
States,  proceeded  immediately  to  Hart- 
ford and  associated  himself  with  his 
uncle's  business.  There  was  also  a  branch 
store  in  Springfield  which  was  not  pros- 
pering and  Mr.  Levison  was  sent  in  the 
capacity  of  expert  accountant  to  investi- 
gate the  trouble.  This  was  done  so  well 
and  so  quickly  that  he  was  urged  to  stay 
and  act  as  manager,  and  after  making 
some  changes  and  improvements  in  the 
store,  he  consented  to  do  so,  retaining  the 
position  for  three  and  a  half  years. 

At  the  end  of  that  time,  1879,  ^^s  uncle 
sold  out  the  business  and  retired,  but  Mr. 
Levison  purchased  the  Springfield  store, 
and  has  ever  since  been  its  owner  and 
manager,  now  over  forty  years,  he  being 
to-day  (1920)  the  longest  in  business  of 
any  merchant  on  Main  street.  He  has 
continually  improved  and  enlarged  the 
business,  using  now  three  entire  floors, 
and  his  stock  includes  all  kinds  of  millin- 
ery, he  carrying  a  very  large  assortment 
of  styles  and  prices,  including  the  high- 
est grades.  His  is  the  only  house  in 
Western  Massachusetts  dealing  with  both 
wholesale  and  retail  customers.  For 
many  years  Mr.  Levison  made  regular 
trips  to  Europe  for  the  purpose  of  select- 
ing his  stock.  His  patronage  is  extensive, 
and  he  possesses  the  implicit  confidence 
of  the  public,  both  as  regards  quality  of 
goods  and  integrity  of  dealing. 

In  politics,  Mr.  Levison  has  never  been 
actively  interested,  though  ever  ready  to 
do  his  part  in  promoting  betterment  of 
conditions  and  furthering  worthy  causes. 
He  is  and  always  has  been  a  great  lover 
of  home,  the  only  social  organizations 
with  which  he  is  connected  being  the 
Nayasset  Club  and  the  Scheutzen  Verein. 
Mr.  Levison  married  (first)  Eleanore 
Wells,  born  at  Easthampton,  Massachu- 
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setts,  daughter  of  Henry  Wells,  a  manu- 
facturer of  carpenters'  tools  at  Williams- 
burg, Massachusetts.  Mr.  Wells  died  at 
Northampton,  Massachusetts.  A  happy 
union  of  more  than  thirty  years  was  dis- 
solved by  the  death  of  Mrs.  Levison,  who 
passed  away  at  Springfield,  on  April  20, 
1916.  On  January  9,  1918,  Mr.  Levison 
married  (second)  Edith  Wilson,  daugh- 
ter of  Peter  Wilson,  of  Belchertown, 
where  Mrs.  Levison  was  born. 


FRANKLIN,  Benjamin  Alvey, 

££S.ciency  Expert,  Author. 

Colonel  Benjamin  A.  Franklin,  the 
third  member  of  the  family,  as  far  as  we 
have  knowledge,  to  bear  the  given  name 
of  Benjamin  A.,  his  grandfather  and 
father  being  the  other  two,  is  a  man  of 
wide  experience,  and  during  the  recent 
World  War,  actuated  by  a  sense  of  duty 
to  country  and  devotion  to  the  cause  of 
justice  and  right,  gave  willingly  of  his 
service,  receiving  in  return  a  distinguished 
service  medal,  and  since  the  cessation  of 
hostilities,  has  taken  an  active  interest  in 
and  given  his  hearty  support  to  all  under- 
takings which  have  for  their  objects  the 
welfare  of  the  community ;  he  is  a  promi- 
nent factor  in  the  councils  of  public  affairs, 
and  his  honorable  methods  and  keen  busi- 
ness foresight  have  secured  to  him  an  en- 
viable position  in  the  world  of  trade. 

Benjamin  A.  Franklin,  father  of  Colonel 
Benjamin  A.  Franklin,  is  a  son  of  Ben- 
jamin A.  Franklin,  and  a  representative 
of  a  family  that  made  its  home  in  the 
State  of  Missouri,  from  whence  they  re- 
moved to  the  State  of  Maryland,  locating 
near  Washington.  Benjamin  A.  Frank- 
lin, Jr.,  in  early  life  ran  away  from  home 
and  joined  the  Southern  army  in  the  War 
of  the  Rebellion,  participating  in  many  of 
the  battles ;  later,  he  served  as  captain  in 
tb«^.     Regular     army,     and     subsequently 


joined  Colonel  Mosby,  of  Mosby's  Par- 
tisan Rangers,  an  independent  cavalry 
command  in  which  he  served  until  his 
discharge.  Mr.  Franklin  was  wounded 
during  his  period  of  service.  He  was  a 
violinist,  having  as  an  instructor  the  re- 
nowned Ole  Bull,  his  talent  in  music  being 
fully  developed  under  his  capable  direc- 
tion. Mr.  Franklin  married  Pleceda  H. 
Cralle,  born  in  Virginia,  in  1842,  a  de- 
scendant of  an  old  Huguenot  family.  She 
bore  her  husband  two  children,  namely: 
Flora,  who  married  Walter  Lane,  and 
they  are  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Flor- 
imonde ;  and  Benjamin  Alvey,  of  further 
mention.  Mr.  Franklin  died  in  1870,  aged 
thirty  years,  and  his  widow  died  May  30, 
1920. 

Benjamin  Alvey  Franklin  was  born  on 
the  Cobbs  Hall  Estate,  in  Northumber- 
land county,  Virginia,  October  15,  1869. 
He  was  early  deprived  by  death  of  his 
father's  care,  but  was  reared  and  educated 
by  his  mother,  attending  a  school  in  Balti- 
more, Maryland,  and  later  pursued  a 
course  in  mathematics  and  physics  in 
Johns  Hopkins  University,  Baltimore. 
His  first  employment  was  as  clerk  with 
the  Midvale  Steel  Company  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  their  steel  casting  department, 
and  in  due  course  of  time  he  became  as- 
sistant superintendent  of  the  department, 
and  for  thirteen  years  he  continued  his 
connection  with  this  company.  He  then 
went  to  Boston,  Massachusetts,  as  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  United  States  Steel 
Company.  This  was  a  new  company  and 
they  had  a  hard  struggle  to  gain  a  firm 
foothold.  During  this  period  Mr.  Frank- 
lin conceived  the  idea  of  organization  and 
greater  efficiency,  and  established  a  com- 
pany with  these  ideas  in  view.  The  com- 
pany was  known  as  the  Miller,  Franklin 
Company,  which  in  1902  became  the  Mil- 
ler, Franklin,  Bassett  Company,  with 
headquarters  in   New  York   City,  where 


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they  are  conducting  business  at  the  pres- 
ent time  (1921).  Nineteen  years  ago  it 
was  a  new  idea,  and  the  company  had  con- 
siderable uphill  work  in  consequence,  but 
now  the  firm  have  a  wonderful  reputation 
in  the  developing  of  men  and  of  business, 
insuring  greater  efficiency  along  all  lines. 

In  1908,  Mr.  Moses,  of  the  Strathmore 
Paper  Company,  of  Springfield,  engaged 
Colonel  Franklin's  services  as  an  efficiency 
expert,  and  the  result  of  his  efforts  being 
so  satisfactory,  it  was  decided  to  retain 
him  in  the  company,  and  subsequently  he 
was  appointed  to  the  office  of  vice-presi- 
dent, performing  these  duties  in  an  ef- 
ficient manner  up  to  the  present,  1921. 
The  benefit  derived  from  Mr.  Franklin's 
connection  with  the  company  is  demon- 
strated by  the  fact  that  the  business  of 
the  company  is  seven  times  as  large  as 
when  he  entered  it.  and  at  present  is  the 
largest  plant  in  the  world,  manufacturing 
high  grade  writing  paper.  Colonel 
Franklin  is  the  author  of  two  books,  one, 
"Cost  Reports  for  Executives,"  which  is 
used  as  a  text  book  in  half  a  dozen  uni- 
versities, and  the  other,  "Experiences  in 
Efficiency." 

Upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  World 
War,  Colonel  Franklin  was  called  into 
the  service  as  an  efficiency  engineer.  He 
entered  the  Ordnance  Department,  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  developed  a 
capacity  in  corporations  for  the  produc- 
tion of  fifty  million  shells  in  three  months. 
He  was  made  major  in  the  Ordnance  De- 
partment in  Washington,  in  September, 
1918,  and  was  later  sent  to  Bridgeport, 
Connecticut,  as  production  manager  of  the 
Bridgeport  district.  This  district  was  one 
of  the  smallest  in  area,  but  one  of  the 
largest  in  munition  production.  Upon  the 
signing  of  the  armistice,  Colonel  Frank- 
lin was  made  district  chief  of  the  Bridge- 
port Division  for  closing  down  business 
and  settling  claims,  and  was  made  chair- 


man of  the  Claims  Board.  He  settled 
$50,000,000  worth  of  claims  for  $30,- 
000,000.  He  was  made  lieutenant-colonel, 
and  at  the  Aberdeen  Proving  Grounds,  in 
October,  1919,  was  decorated  with  a  Dis- 
tinguished Service  Medal  for  his  valuable 
work  during  the  war.  Colonel  Franklin 
is  a  member  of  the  American  Society  of 
Mechanical  Engineers,  of  the  American 
Society  of  Social  and  Political  Science; 
president  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association ;  vice-president  of  the  North 
Eastern  College  of  Affiliated  Schools ;  a 
member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
United  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tion Schools;  a  member  of  the  Rotary, 
NayaSset  and  Realty  clubs,  and  a  member 
and  vestryman  of  All  Saints  Episcopal 
Church. 

Colonel  Franklin  married,  April  27, 
1896,  Jeannette  Elizabeth  Hazlett,  born 
in  Brighton,  England,  daughter  of  John 
and  Janette  B.  Hazlett.  Children  of 
Colonel  and  Mrs.  Franklin:  i.  Benjamin 
Allan,  born  May  18,  1897,  in  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania ;  educated  in  schools  of 
Springfield,  and  later  pursued  a  journal- 
istic course  in  Columbia  College ;  on  the 
outbreak  of  the  World  War,  he  joined  the 
old  Seventh  (New  York  Regiment), 
which  later  became  the  107th  Regiment, 
and  a  part  of  the  Twenty-seventh  Divi- 
sion ;  while  this  division,  with  many 
others,  was  engaged  in  taking  the  Hin- 
denburg  Line,  he  was  badly  wounded,  and 
was  obliged  to  remain  in  the  hospital  for 
some  time.  Upon  his  recovery  he  was 
cited  for  bravery  and  was  appointed  to 
the  rank  of  corporal.  He  served  until  the 
armistice  was  signed,  then  returned  to 
America  and  was  discharged.  2.  Paul 
Lawrence,  born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts  ; 
at  the  present  time  (1921)  a  student  in 
Williston  Seminary  in  Easthampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts. 


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MAYNARD,  Everett  Clark, 

Managerial  Expert. 

John  Maynard,  first  of  the  name  in  New 
England,  was  born  in  England,  and  was  a 
proprietor  of  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
as  early  as  1634.  In  1639  he  became  a 
proprietor  of  the  town  of  Sudbury,  and 
there  died,  December  10,  1672.  The  name 
is  spelled  in  early  records  Maynard, 
Mynard  and  Minor.  Everett  Clark  May- 
nard, of  Springfield,  sales  agent  for  the 
Fleischman  Yeast  Company,  is  a  descend- 
ant of  the  Connecticut  branch  of  John 
Maynard,  who  settled  in  Tolland  county, 
in  that  State,  and  there  Christopher  May- 
nard, grandfather,  and  James  Anderson 
Maynard,  father  of  Everett  C.  Maynard, 
were  born.  The  John  Maynard  men- 
tioned above,  was  later  an  iron  master 
of  Boston,  Massachusetts.  Christopher 
Maynard,  the  grandfather  of  Everett  C. 
Maynard,  mentioned  above,  and  his  wife, 
Elizabeth  Maynard,  resided  near  Tolland, 
Connecticut,  at  what  is  now  known  as 
Chrystal  Lake.  They  had  seven  chil- 
dren :  Daniel ;  James  Anderson,  of 
further  mention  ;  Eli,  Elias,  Betsey,  Amy, 
Christopher,  Jr.  This  review  follows  the 
career  of  James  Anderson,  the  second 
son. 

James  Anderson  Maynard  was  born  in 
Tolland  county,  Connecticut,  in  1822,  and 
died  in  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  in 
1894.  He  was  educated  in  the  district 
school,  and  spent  his  boyhood  at  the 
farm,  but  his  mechanical  genius  early  as- 
serted itself  and  he  learned  the  machinist 
trade,  and  with  mechanical  skill  came  in- 
ventive ability  and  many  patents  bore  his 
name  in  their  day.  He  located  in  East 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  for 
a  time  employed  at  the  old  Atlantic  Iron 
Works  as  a  machinist.  But  he  aspired  to 
a  business  of  his  own  and  for  many  years 
was    proprietor    of    the    Maynard    Iron 


Works,  of  East  Boston,  and  built  steam 
boilers,  engines  and  machines  of  many 
kinds.  In  company  with  George  W.  Law- 
rence, of  Damariscotta,  Mr.  Maynard 
built  the  iron  monitor,  "Warsaw,"  which 
served  on  the  Mississippi  with  the  force 
under  General  Grant.  He  continued  in 
business  until  near  the  close  of  his  life, 
and  was  one  of  the  best  known  men  of  his 
business  in  the  Boston  district.  He  was 
a  member  of  lodge  and  chapter  of  the 
Masonic  order,  a  Knight  Templar,  and 
held  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the 
Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite.  In  relig- 
ious faith  he  was  a  Methodist. 

James  A.  Maynard  married  Margaret 
Catherine  Dakin,  of  Nova  Scotia,  who 
died  October  24,  1897,  surviving  her  hus- 
band three  years.  They  were  the  parents 
cf  four  children:  i.  Child,  died  in  in- 
fancy. 2.  Florence  Almira,  married  John 
Sidney  Thompson,  now  deceased ;  Mrs. 
Thompson  resides  in  Roxbury,  Massachu- 
setts. 3.  Alice  Eugenia,  married  Luther 
Franklin  Fleming,  now  deceased ;  she  re- 
sides with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Thompson  ;  one 
son,  Harry  Anderson  Luther,  connected 
with  a  concern  in  Boston.  4.  Everett 
Clark,  of  further  mention. 

Everett  Clark  Maynard,  only  son  of 
James  Anderson  and  Margaret  Catherine 
(Dakin)  Maynard,  was  born  in  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  May  6,  1863,  now  and  for 
seventeen  years  past  a  resident  of  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts.  He  was  educated 
in  Newton  public  schools,  and  at  Allen 
Classical  school.  West  Newton,  Massa- 
chusetts, his  business  career  beginning 
with  C.  E.  Frost,  shoe  findings,  Boston. 
His  next  employer  was  Lemuel  Baxter, 
who  was  engaged  in  the  same  line  of  busi- 
ness as  C.  E.  Frost.  His  next  position 
was  as  clerk  with  a  Cambridge  grocer, 
and  from  there  he  went  with  Hubbard  & 
Blake,  tanners,  of  Charleston,  Massachu- 
setts.   That  was  his  last  position  in  Bos- 


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ton  or  vicinity  for  several  years.  On 
leaving  Boston,  Mr.  Maynard  was  em- 
ployed in  the  Carlton  meat  market  at  Nor- 
wood, Connecticut,  for  a  time,  going 
thence  to  Chicago,  Illinois,  where  he  be- 
came identified  with  the  joint  rate  inspec- 
tion bureau.  He  was  assigned  to  duty  in 
Bloomington,  Illinois,  and  later  in  Cham- 
paign, Illinois.  He  remained  in  the  West 
until  October,  1894,  then  returned  to 
Boston,  and  soon  afterward  he  became 
associated  with  the  Fleischman  Yeast 
Company,  this  connection  continuing  until 
the  present  (1921),  over  a  quarter  of  a 
century.  The  first  ten  years  were  spent 
in  Boston,  but  in  1904  he  was  assigned  to 
Springfield.  Massachusetts,  as  a  sales 
agent  for  the  Western  Massachusetts  dis- 
trict of  which  Springfield  is  the  central 
headquarters.  Eighteen  men  are  attached 
to  the  Springfield  office,  they  covering  the 
entire  western  part  of  the  State  for  the 
Fleischman  products.  Mr.  Maynard  is  a 
hard  worker  and  has  built  up  a  large  busi- 
ness for  his  company.  He  is  of  a  most 
genial  nature  and  in  all  the  societies  of 
which  he  is  a  member  he  is  very  popular. 

Mr.  Maynard  is  a  member  of  Roswell 
Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ; 
Springfield  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ; 
Springfield  Council,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters ;  also  all  the  Scottish  Rite  bodies, 
including  the  Massachusetts  Consistory, 
and  Melha  Temple,  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine,  Bela  Grotto,  Mystic  Order  of 
Veiled  Prophets  of  the  Enchanted  Realm, 
of  which  he  has  for  several  years  been 
treasurer ;  Springfield  Automobile  Club, 
and  Springfield  Fish  and  Game  Club. 

Mr.  Maynard  married,  April  20,  1883, 
Catherine  Burnham  Robinson,  of  Boston, 
daughter  of  John  and  Marie  Antoinette 
(Burnham)  Robinson.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Maynard  are  the  parents  of  a  son,  Guy 
Burnham,  born  in  Maiden,  Massachusetts, 
February  9,  1885 ;  was  sales  manager  for 


the  Fleischman  Yeast  Company  in  Scran- 
ton,  Pennsylvania,  but  now  in  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  as  district  manager  of  the 
Western  Massachusetts  Division  ;  he  mar- 
ried Ruby  Couch,  and  they  have  two  chil- 
dren, Phyllis  and  Guy  Burnham  Maynard. 


BIDWELL,  Raymond  Austin, 

Lawyer,  Public-Spirited  Citizen. 

Bidwell  as  a  surname  is  one  of  the  many 
derived  from  Biddulph,  meaning  War 
Wolf,  Bidwell,  Bedwell  and  Biddle,  the 
most  common  forms  now  in  use.  Bid- 
dulph Castle,  in  County  Norfolk,  Eng- 
land, was  built  about  1066,  and  tradition 
says  that  one  of  the  "Conqueror's"  gen- 
erals married  the  Biddulph  heiress  and 
took  her  name.  The  Bidwell  arms  of  the 
Devonshire  and  Thetford  branches  are  so 
similar  as  to  show  them  descended  from 
a  common  ancestor.  The  arms  of  the 
Devonshire  family  are  thus  described  by 
Burke : 

Arms — Per  saltire  or  and  gules  four  roundles, 
each  charged  with  a  martlet,  all  countercharged. 

Crest — ^A  hand  in  fesse  couped  at  the  wrist, 
holding  a  curling  stone. 

(I)  The  founder  of  this  branch  of  the 
family  in  New  England,  Richard  Bidwell, 
was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Con- 
necticut, and  in  Windsor,  which  was  his 
home,  was  named  in  the  records  as  "Good- 
man" Bidwell.  He  married  and  was  the 
father  of  a  son,  John. 

(II)  John  Bidwell,  eldest  son  of  Rich- 
ard Bidwell,  and  an  "early  settler  at  Wind- 
sor, Connecticut,  died  in  1687.  He  was 
an  early  settler  of  Hartford,  Connecticut, 
and  had  four  acres  of  land  allotted  him  in 
the  division  of  1639.  He  owned  a  tan 
yard,  on  an  island  in  Little  river,  in  what 
is  now  Bushnell's  Park,  and  with  Joseph 
Bull  owned  a  sawmill  and  two  hundred 
acres  of  timber  land.     He  married  Sarah 


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Wilcox,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Wil- 
cox. 

(III)  John  (2)  Bidwell,  eldest  son  of 
John  (i)  and  Sarah  (Wilcox)  Bidwell, 
was  born  in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  about 
1641,  died  July  3,  1692.  He  was  a  man 
of  wealth,  owning  six  saw  or  grist  mills, 
three  at  Hartford,  one  each  at  East  Hart- 
ford, Wethersfield  and  Middletown.  He 
married,  November  7,  1678,  Sarah  Welles, 
born  in  1659,  died  in  1708,  daughter  of 
Thomas,  and  granddaughter  of  Governor 
Welles,  of  Connecticut.  He  and  his  wife 
were  admitted  to  full  communion  in  the 
Centre  Street  (Second)  Church,  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  February  21,  1681.  He  left 
an  estate  valued  at  £1,081. 

(IV)  John  (3)  Bidwell,  eldest  son  of 
John  (2)  and  Sarah  (Welles)  Bidwell, 
was  born  September  i,  1679,  ^'^^^  Septem- 
ber 3,  1751.  He  built  a  saw  and  grist 
mill  in  East  Hartford,  on  Hockanum 
river,  which  was  twice  burned  by  the 
Indians.  It  is  told  of  him  that  he  was 
once  so  fatigued  from  overwork  that  he 
fell  asleep  in  his  mill  and  slept  for  twenty- 
four  hours ;  awakening  at  sunset,  he  shut 
down  the  mill,  went  home,  and  found  to 
his  horror  that  the  mill  had  been  running 
all  day  Sunday.  He  kept  the  next  twenty- 
four  hours  as  piously  as  though  it  were 
the  Sabbath,  reading  the  Bible  and  ab- 
staining from  work.  He  married  Han- 
nah Pitkin,  who  died  January  14,  175 1, 
daughter  of  Captain  Roger  Pitkin. 

(V)  John  (4)  Bidwell,  eldest  son  of 
John  (3)  and  Hannah  (Pitkin)  Bidwell, 
was  born  in  1707,  died  June  14,  1765.  He 
inherited  his  father's  mill  property  at  East 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  and  there  passed 
his  life,  his  headstone  standing  there  as 
late  as  1871.  He  married  Mabel  Gilman, 
born  in  171 1,  died  October  i,  1776,  daugh- 
ter of  Solomon  Gilman.  Hartford  town 
records  state  that  "he  cleared  up  a  swamp 


on  the  south  side  of  his  house  and  set  fire 
to  the  brush  with  the  wind  north.  After 
the  fire  was  well  started  the  wind  shifted 
into  the  south  and  to  save  it  he  ran  to  his 
house  and  closed  all  doors  and  windows. 
Among  the  brush  that  burned  was  what  is 
known  as  dog  wood,  which  is  very  poison- 
ous, and  the  smoke  from  this  poisoned 
him  and  he  died  twenty-four  hours  later. 
His  wife  was  so  badly  poisoned  that  she 
was  a  cripple  the  rest  of  her  life." 

(VI)  Captain  Zebulon  Bidwell,  son  of 
John  (4)  and  Mabel  (Gilman)  Bidwell, 
was  born  in  1743,  died  September  20, 
1777.  He  was  a  captain  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary army,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle 
of  Stillwater,  New  York,  September  20, 
1777.  He  is  mentioned  in  Hartford  (Con- 
necticut) town  records  1762  to  1770,  and 
in  Revolutionary  War  rolls.  He  moved 
to  Middlebury,  Vermont.  He  married, 
December  18,  1766,  Mary  Burnham, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Barber) 
Burnham  ;  granddaughter  of  Thomas  (3)  ; 
son  of  Thomas  (2)  ;  son  of  Thomas  (i) 
and  Anna  Burnham.  They  resided  in 
East  Hartford,  Connecticut. 

(VII)  Zebulon  (2)  Bidwell,  youngest  son 
of  Captain  Zebulon  and  Mary  (Burnham) 
Bidwell,  was  born  in  Middlebury,  Ver- 
mont, in  1777,  shortly  after  his  father's 
death.  He  married  a  Miss  Simonds,  re- 
turned to  Connecticut,  and  lived  in  South 
Manchester,  where  a  son,  Austin  Bidwell, 
was  born. 

(VIII)  Austin   Bidwell,  of  the   eighth 

generation,  son  of  Zebulon  (2)  and 

(Simonds)  Bidwell,  was  born  in  South 
Manchester,  Connecticut,  in  1810,  died  in 
the  village  of  Feeding  Hills,  town  of 
Agawam,  Hampden  county,  Massachu- 
setts, September  15,  1893.  He  settled  in 
Feeding  Hills  about  1850,  and  there  was 
engaged  in  farming  until  his  death.  He 
married  Cornelia  Judson,  and  they  were 


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the  parents  'ji  i-c.  •.iuldien:  jane;  Caro- 
line and  Cornelia,  twins  (Caroline,  the 
wife  of  Willard  Upham ;  Cornelia,  the 
wife  of  Albert  Williams) ;  and  James 
Franklin,  of  further  mention. 

(IX)  James  Franklin  Bidwell,  only  son 
of  Austin  and  Cornelia  (Judson)  Bidwell, 
was  born  in  Manchester.  Connecticut, 
July  9,  1844,  ciied  at  his  honvo  :.  \  127 
Maple  street,  Springffield.  Massachusetts, 
August  28,  1 91 7,  having  Unug  been  one  of 
Springfield's  active  influential  business 
men.  He  was  about  six  years  of  age 
when  his  parents  moved  to  the  farm  in 
Feeding  Hills,  and  rh*^.-  h,t  attended  the 
sessions  held  in  t'  1  school  house 

n**?-   by.     He   h...  rhe   farm   and 

in  the  F  Is  store  until 

1,  then,  o!'  1 86^1.  enlisted 

-any  G,   !  issa- 

■'.'hmtecr  :,  •■■■ 

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any,  dealers  it,    :. 


oecan.v 
year« 

vcHr        was    • 

dalf    Smith 

tobacco,  doing  a  large  business  from  their 

i^'-adquarters  on  Hampden  street.     After 

>■:  firm  dissolved,  Mr.  Bidwell  continued 

■  '  usiness  for  a  short  time,  then 

fo;  partnership      with      Dwight 

omis,    i^-ty    operating    as    Bidwell    & 

mis  until  Mr.  "ridwe'I  retired,  and  in 

A'ay  passed  the  rerna^'tder  of  his 

-three  years. 

:i£^  his  active  year-  'vvell 

nself  freely  to  the  '^s 

city,   i-j      ing  as  councilmv 
aldermar    '•ora  Ward  One    1.; 
1887;   an;l    was   water   commis^ 
several  year:^      He   was  fond   o:      - 
doors    sports,    encouraged    baseball.    «>** 
was    a    member    of    thv-     famous    5-- 


Branch  Club.  trou.  ;:M,.;,g  and  shooting 
being  his  favored  recreations.  But  he  was 
preeminently  a  icv.  .  r  of  home  and  there 
he  found  his  g/tat  r.\j)piuess.  He  was  a 
devoted  member  .;  '..'•  North  Congrega- 
tional Church,  of  vvhi.-h  his  long-time 
friend.  Rev.  Newton  .'.  .  liall,  D.  D,,  was 
pastor  at  the  time  of  y\r.  Bidv/ell's  death. 

Mr.  Bidwell  married,  October  5,  1869, 
at  ^Southampton,  Massachusetts,  Frostine 
V.  Brown,  of  Westfield,  who  sui-vives  him, 
da: -^  .r    David    Lyman   and    Louisa 

je  kjdmore)  Brown,    Children: 

M.i  n  March  10,  1872,  mar- 

ric  '.  ■  "    and  hos  two  daugh- 

ters,   Prih.ciiit    <■•  nd    Ray- 

mond Austin,  o;   ■ 

(X)   Raymond  AustU!    j 
tenth   American  generatioij, 
James  Franklin  and  Frostine  V.  (Brown) 
Bidwell,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, March   11,  1876,  and  there  yet 
resides  (192T  '      ''wg  member  of  the 

Sprin^fie.u!   :  epared  in  Spring- 

■  ard 
^    \. 


a  professional  career,  and  in  1903  was 
graduated  LL.  B.  from  Harvard  Law 
School.  He  began  practice  in  Springfield, 
in  that  year,  and  until  1906  was  associated 
with  John  A.  Dennison,  when  the  partner- 
ship was  dissolved,  and  he  has  continued 
alone  until  the  present.  He  was  city 
prosecutor  for  two  years,  and  assistant 
city  solicitor  four  year??.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  bar  associptyjn  jf  the  city  atid 
State,  also  the  -•  in  Bar  Association, 

and   practice  'tate  and    Federal 

courts  o*"  *-^  In  connection  with 

his  law  has  been  president  of 

tb^  :;  the  Stretter  Aqueduct 

Co  Streeter,  Illinois;  president 

lunting  Company,  of  Spring- 


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field,  jobbers  and  booksellers ;  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Boston  "Arena."  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles. 
His  clubs  are  the  Colony,  Nayasset, 
Springfield  Country,  Connecticut  Valley, 
and  Harvard ;  his  college  fraternities, 
Sigma  Alpha  Upsilon  and  Alpha  Delta 
Psi.    In  politics  he  is  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Bidwell  married,  April  19,  1905, 
Bertha  Dawes  Upham,  of  Quincy,  Illi- 
nois, daughter  of  Willard  Putnam  and 
Caroline  R.  (Bidwell)  Upham. 

Mrs.  Raymond  Austin  Bidwell  is  of  the 
tenth  generation  of  the  family  founded  in 
New  England  by  John  Upham.  The  line 
of  descent  from  John  Upham  is  through 
his  son  Phineas ;  his  son  Phineas  (2), 
1659-1720;  his  son  Phineas  (3),  1682-1766; 
his  son  Timothy,  1710-1781 ;  his  son  Jesse, 
1745-1825;  his  son  Jesse  (2),  1775-1860; 
his  son  Joshua,  1806-1871  ;  his  son,  Wil- 
lard Putnam  Upham,  born  1841,  died  Feb- 
ruary I,  1 91 2,  and  his  wife,  Caroline  Rosell 
Bidwell,  whO'  died  in  December,  191 1. 
They  were  the  parents  of  four  children : 
I.  Charles  C,  of  Cleveland.  2.  Bertha 
Dawes,  the  wife  of  Raymond  A.  Bidwell 
(see  Bidwell  X).  3.  Harry  Judson.  4. 
Nellice  Mav. 


MOORE,  Prentice  Boardman, 
Real  £state  Expert. 

As  general  manager  of  the  Home  Build- 
ers' Company,  of  East  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, Mr.  Moore  has  taken  an  active 
part  in  developing  and  building  up  that 
part  of  the  city. 

(I)  Orlando  Moore,  the  first  of  this 
branch  of  the  family  of  whom  we  have 
definite  information,  was  a  resident  of 
Ludlow,  Hampden  county,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  devoted  his  attention  to  agricul- 
tural pursuits,  and  from  which  he  derived 
a  comfortable  livelihood.     He  was  a  man 


of  energy  and  enterprise,  public-spirited 
and  active  in  community  affairs,  respected 
and  esteemed  by  his  neighbors  and 
friends.  He  was  the  father  of  two  chil- 
dren :  Carlos  O.,  of  further  mention  ;  and 
George,  who  went  to  California  in  1848. 
Orlando  Moore  died  in  Ludlow,  Massa- 
chusetts. 

(II)  Carlos  O.  Moore,  son  of  Orlando 
Moore,  was  born  in  Ludlow,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1 83 1.  He  attended  the  schools 
of  the  neighborhood,  assisted  with  the 
work  of  his  father's  farm,  and  later  con- 
ducted operations  along  this  line  on  his 
own  property,  and  was  also  largely  inter- 
ested in  the  lumbering  business.  He  took 
an  active  interest  in  town  affairs,  con- 
tributing of  his  time  and  means  to  the 
furtherance  of  every  project  that  had  for 
its  object  the  welfare  and  progress  of  the 
section  of  the  State  in  which  he  resided. 
He  married  Nancy  Orcutt,  of  Colerain, 
Franklin  county,  Massachusetts,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  two  children :  George, 
died  young ;  and  Prentice  Boardman,  of 
further  mention.  Carlos  O.  Moore  died 
in  Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  in  1898,  aged 
sixty-seven  years,  having  survived  his 
wife  ten  years,  her  death  occurring  in  the 
year  1888,  aged  fifty  years. 

(III)  Col.  Prentice  Boardman  Moore, 
son  of  Carlos  O.  and  Nancy  (Orcutt) 
Moore,  was  born  in  Ludlow,  Massachu- 
setts, June  7,  1859.  He  obtained  his  pre- 
liminary education  in  the  town  schools, 
and  this  was  supplemented  by  a  short 
course  of  study  in  Wilbraham  Academy. 
During  his  boyhood  he  had,  in  common 
with  so  many  boys,  a  strong  inclination 
to  see  the  wonders  of  the  West,  and  in 
1873  he  put  his  plan  into  execution,  going 
in  that  year  to  Montana,  where  he  re- 
mained for  five  years,  during  this  time 
engaged  in  mining.  He  then  decided  to 
go  further  West,  making  his  way  to  Cali- 


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York  City. 

St  of  Havana, 

Colonel  Moore  mar^ 

rojects  in  the 

Martha  P.  Leslie,  of  C  . 

to  California. 

John   Leslie.     Children: 

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^  v;.vi  ^    i.    served  in  the 

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they  are  the 

parents  of  one 

■'■•'•;■■'•'■•■ 

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father's  offi 

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iiusetts,  where  he 
cate  interests,  was 
born  at  Athens,  Vermont,  a  son  of  Lyman 
E.  and  Julia  L.  (Leland)  r'.,„.!-.  m, 
comes  from  an  ancient  1  : 
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engaged  :i:  triu>. 
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Winter  Harbor  and  located  at  Wells, 
Maine,  where  he  was  town  clerk  for  ten 
years,  1654- 1664.  During  his  term  the 
town  was  raided  by  the  Indians,  his  house 
was  burned,  and  the  first  volume  of  the 
town  records  destroyed  by  fire.  He  was 
both  grantor  and  grantee  in  numerous 
real  estate  transactions,  was  honored  with 
important  positions  in  the  government, 
and  was  rated  a  man  of  high  character. 
In  all  cases  where  the  name  is  found 
written  in  his  own  hand  it  is  spelled 
Bolles,  but  it  has  been  written  in  every 
conceivable  way  until  in  the  fifth  genera- 
tion Bowles  became  the  accepted  form  in 
this  branch. 

Joseph  Bolles,  born  in  England,  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1608,  died  in  Wells,  Maine,  prior  to 
November  29,  1678,  his  will  being  pro- 
bated on  the  latter  date.  His  wife,  Mary 
Bolles,  who  with  all  her  children  survived 
him,  is  believed  to  have  been  a  daughter 
of  Morgan  Howell,  who  owned  land  at 
Cape  Porpoise.  She  was  born  in  March, 
1624.  Their  children  were:  Mary,  born 
August  7,  1641 ;  Thomas,  born  December 
I,  1644;  Samuel,  born  March  12,  1646; 
Hannah,  born  November  25,  1649;  Eliza, 
born  January  15,  1652;  Joseph,  born 
March  15,  1654;  Sarah,  born  January  20, 
1657;  Mercy,  born  August  11,  1661.  From 
Joseph  Bolles,  the  pioneer  line  is  traced  in 
this  branch  through  Samuel,  the  second 
son. 

(II)  Samuel  Bolles  was  born  in  Wells, 
Maine,  March  12,  1646,  and  was  living  in 
the  town  of  Rochester,  Massachusetts,  in 
1713.  The  town  of  Wells,  in  1668,  granted 
him  three  hundred  acres  of  land  pro- 
vided he  "improve  the  same  within  a 
year."  He  was  burned  out  three  times 
by  Indians,  then  moved  to  Clark's  Island, 
in  Boston  Harbor,  finally  going  to  Roches- 
ter, Massachusetts.  He  married  Mary, 
daughter  of  William  Dyer,  of  Sheepscott, 


Maine,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  three 
sons:  Joseph;  Samuel  (2),  the  ancestor 
in  this  branch ;  and  Jonathan. 

(III)  Samuel  (2)  Bolles,  who  was  born 
in  the  town  of  Wells,  Maine,  where  he 
was  a  farmer  most  of  his  life,  died  October 
3,  1764.  He  married  Lydia  Balch,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  eight  children : 
Lydia,  Samuel,  Benjamin,  David,  Ruth, 
Deliverance,  Deborah,  and  Joanna.  De- 
scent follows  through  David,  the  third 
son. 

(IV)  David  Bolles  spent  his  years  until 
1782  in  Rochester,  Massachusetts,  then 
moved  to  Richmond,  New  Hampshire, 
where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent. 
He  married  Lydia  Kirby,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  ten  children  :  David,  Obed, 
Elijah,  Jonathan,  Abigail,  John,  Cath- 
erine, Mary,  Jesse,  and  Hannah.  Jesse, 
the  youngest  son,  is  head  of  the  fifth 
generation. 

(V)  Jesse  Bolles  was  born  in  1779,  and 
died  May  10,  1855.  He  was  a  farmer  of 
the  town  of  Bethlehem,  New  Hampshire, 
his  farm  now  the  site  of  Maplewood 
Casino.  He  married  Polly  Gale,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  a  son,  Caleb  W.,  of 
whom  further;  and  of  a  daughter,  Mary, 
who  died  young. 

(VI)  Caleb  W.  Bowles  (as  he  spelled 
his  name)  was  born  in  1809,  and  died  at 
Littleton,  New  Hampshire,  February  8, 
1882.  He  inherited  the  home  farm  at 
Bethlehem,  New  Hampshire,  and  there 
resided  many  years,  finally  moving  to 
Sugar  Hill,  where  he  spent  his  last  years, 
died,  and  is  buried.  He  married  (first), 
September  28,  1831,  Martha  Goodnow,  of 
Lisbon,  born  in  1806,  died  in  1858.  Chil- 
dren :  Henry,  Mary,  Lyman  Eliot,  of  fur- 
ther mention ;  and  Augusta.  Mr.  Bowles 
married  (second)  Sally  Barrett. 

(VII)  Lyman  Eliot  Bowles,  son  of 
Caleb  W.  and  Martha  (Goodnow)  Bowles, 


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was  born  in  Franconia,  New  Hampshire, 
October  8,  1838,  and  died  at  Newtown, 
Pennsylvania,  September  14,  1871.  He 
early  developed  studious  qualities,  and 
after  completing  his  studies  in  the  Bethle- 
hem public  schools  he  entered  an  acad- 
emy, taking  advanced  courses.  He  pre- 
pared thoroughly  and  became  a  teacher 
in  the  district  schools  of  Lyman  and  Lis- 
bon, New  Hampshire,  and  later  in  Rock- 
ingham and  Athens,  Vermont.  He  was 
careful  and  painstaking  with  his  scholars 
and  held  by  them  in  high  esteem.  He 
was  then  employed  by  an  ice  company  in 
New  York  City  for  about  three  years. 
Later  he  went  South,  but  on  the  way  to 
New  Orleans  was  attacked  by  rheumatic 
fever,  and  although  his  life  was  despaired 
of,  he  finally  recovered.  He  spent  a  year 
in  New  Orleans,  then  returned  North,  and 
for  three  years  was  employed  on  the  farm 
of  his  father-in-law,  Otis  Leland,  at 
Athens,  Vermont.  He  then  went  to  New- 
town, Pennsylvania,  where  he  engaged  in 
the  life  insurance  business,  which  he  fol- 
lowed until  his  death.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  his  burial 
services,  conducted  by  his  brethren  of  that 
order,  was  in  accordance  with  their  beau- 
tiful ritual,  and  he  is  buried  in  Sunset  Hill 
Cemetery  in  Lisbon,  New  Hampshire. 
Mr.  Bowles  was  an  ardent  advocate  of 
temperance,  and  universally  esteemed. 

Mr.  Bowles  married,  March  8,  1865,  at 
Athens,  Vermont,  Julia  Louise  Leland, 
born  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  Septem- 
ber 14,  1840,  daughter  of  Otis  and  Nancy 
(Spalding)  Leland,  and  a  descendant  of 
Henry  Leland,  born  in  England,  and  a 
resident  of  the  town  of  Sherbourne,  Mas- 
sachusetts, at  the  time  of  his  death,  April 
4,  1680.  Henry  Leland  married  Margaret 
Babcock,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
five  children.  From  Henry  and  Margaret 
(Babcock)    Leland    descent   is   traced   to 


Julia  Louise  (Leland)  Bowles  through 
their  son,  Ebenezer  Leland,  and  his  wife 
Deborah  ;  their  son,  Captain  James  Leland, 
and  his  wife,  Hannah ;  their  son,  Phineas 
Leland,  who  had  two  wives,  Lydia 
(Fletcher)  Leland  and  Sarah  (Warren) 
Leland ;  his  son,  Willard  Leland ;  his  son, 
Otis  Leland,  born  in  Grafton,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1791,  died  in  Weathersfield,  Ver- 
mont, in  1871,  and  his  wife,  Nancy 
(Spalding)  Leland,  born  November  30, 
1800,  Otis  Leland  was  a  well  educated 
man,  a  teacher  for  several  years  prior  to 
becoming  a  farmer.  Nancy  (Spalding) 
Leland  was  a  descendant  of  Edward 
Spalding,  who  settled  at  Jamestown,  Vir- 
ginia, in  1619,  with  the  Sir  George  Yeard- 
ley  Company,  but  later  settled  in  Brain- 
tree,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  made 
a  freeman  in  1640.  The  descent  is  traced 
through  his  son,  Andrew  Spalding;  his 
son,  Andrew  (2)  Spalding;  his  son,  James 
Spalding;  his  son,  Benjamin  Spalding; 
his  son,  Jesse  Spalding,  and  his  wife, 
Winifred  (Swift)  Spalding,  of  Boston, 
who  were  married.  May  31,  1798,  Nancy 
being  the  second  child  of  that  marriage. 
She  married,  January  4,  1820,  Otis  Le- 
land, of  Baltimore.  Lyman  Eliot  and 
Julia  Louise  (Leland)  Bowles  were  the 
parents  of  four  children :  Henry  Leland, 
of  further  mention ;  Angeline  S.,  who  re- 
sides with  her  mother  at  Long  Meadow, 
Massachusetts ;  Caleb  W.  (see  following 
sketch)  ;  and  Martha,  who  lives  in  Gleas- 
ondale,  Massachusetts. 

(VHI)  Henry  Leland  Bowles,  eldest 
child  of  Lyman  Eliot  and  Julia  Louise 
(Leland)  Bowles,  was  born  at  Athens, 
Vermont,  January  6,  1866,  and  there  spent 
bis  youth.  He  attended  the  Athens  pub- 
lic schools  and  Vermont  Academy  at  Sax- 
ton's  River.  He  left  school  at  the  age  of 
eighteen,  then  journeyed  westward,  locat- 
ing on  a  farm  near  Osage,  Mitchell  coun- 


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ty,  Iowa.  There  he  remained  two  years, 
g^oing  thence  to  California,  finally  return- 
ing to  New  England,  where  he  found  em- 
ployment with  the  United  States  Watch 
Company  at  Waltham,  Massachusetts. 
Six  months  later  he  became  night  clerk 
at  the  Essex  House  in  Salem,  Massachu- 
setts, a  position  he  filled  for  three  years. 
He  then  spent  some  time  with  the  Metro- 
politan Life  Insurance  Company  in  their 
South  Boston  office.  After  severing  his 
connection  with  the  insurance  company, 
he  engaged  in  the  business  in  which  he 
has  made  a  most  pronounced  success,  be- 
ginning as  a  clerk  in  the  service  of  J.  A. 
Whitcomb,  then  proprietor  of  the  Balti- 
more Dairy  Lunch  rooms,  located  in  dif- 
ferent cities  in  Massachusetts,  being  em- 
ployed at  dififerent  times  in  Boston  and 
Lawrence.  He  remained  in  Mr.  Whit- 
comb's  employ  for  three  years,  gaining  an 
intimate  knowledge  of  the  business,  and 
realizing  its  possibilities,  in  1898  he 
opened  a  dairy  lunch  room  under  his  own 
management  in  Springfield,  and  demon- 
strated his  ability  to  conduct  a  success- 
ful business  and  to  gain  public  favor. 
He  later  decided  to  add  a  second  lunch 
room,  and  after  this  was  in  successful 
operation  he  added  a  third,  then  a  fourth, 
until  his  chain  of  lunch  rooms  at  the  pres- 
ent time  (1920)  extends  as  far  West  as 
Duluth,  Minnesota,  and  as  far  East  as 
Providence,  Rhode  Island,  and  North  to 
Toronto,  Ottawa  and  Hamilton,  Canada. 
Charles  Gilbert  is  his  partner  in  H.  L. 
Bowles  &  Company.  In  all  the  enter- 
prises Mr.  Bowles  controls,  a  form  of 
profit-sharing  with  employees  is  in  force ; 
and  to  this  important  detail  of  his  busi- 
ness Mr.  Bowles  attributes  a  large  part 
of  his  success.  The  interests  of  employer 
and  employee  being  mutual,  selfish  con- 
siderations are  obliterated  and  all  work  is 
for  the  common  good  of  the  business.    In 

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addition  to  his  extensive  lunch  room 
activities,  Mr.  Bowles  has  interests  in 
other  enterprises.  He  is  president  of  a 
hotel  company  which  operates  a  small 
hotel  at  Saxton's  River,  Vermont ;  presi- 
dent of  the  Springfield  Home  Builders ; 
and  also  owns  a  farm  consisting  of  sixty- 
five  acres  in  Longmeadow,  Massachusetts, 
and  has  invested  largely  in  real  estate  in 
Springfield  and  other  cities.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Union  Trust  Company  of 
Springfield,  and  a  trustee  of  the  City 
Library  Association. 

In  politics  Mr.  Bowles  is  a  Republican, 
high  in  party  circles.  In  1912  he  became 
a  Roosevelt  Republican,  and  later  fol- 
lowed the  lead  of  President  Roosevelt  in 
the  Progressive  party.  In  1913  he  was 
the  candidate  of  this  party,  was  endorsed 
by  the  Democratic  party,  and  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  Governor's  Council.  In 
1914  he  was  nominated  by  the  same  party, 
but  was  defeated.  In  191 5  he  was  the 
candidate  for  State  treasurer;  in  1916  sup- 
ported Theodore  Roosevelt  in  the  Repub- 
lican party,  and  later  supported  Charles 
E.  Hughes,  Republican  candidate.  In 
1918-19  he  was  a  member  of  the  Gov- 
ernor's Council,  and  during  the  time  the 
United  States  was  at  war  with  Germany, 
1917-18,  served  on  a  local  selective  draft 
board.  In  1920  he  was  a  delegate  to  the 
National  convention  that  nominated  War- 
ren G.  Harding  and  Calvin  Coolidge.  Mr. 
Bowles  is  a  member  of  lodge,  chapter, 
council,  commandery,  and  all  the  Scottish 
Rite  bodies  up  to  and  including  the  thirty- 
second  degree  of  the  Masonic  order ;  a  life 
member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks ;  a  member  of  the  Nayasset 
Club,  the  Springfield  Country  Club,  and 
of  several  hunting  and  fishing  clubs. 

In  1909,  Mr.  Bowles  married  Edna 
Howard,  daughter  of  William  Howard, 
of  Leeds,  Massachusetts. 


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Hingham,  Massachusetts,  September  i8, 
1638,  and  there  resided  until  his  death,  a 
shoemaker  by  trade.  He  was  admitted  a 
freeman  in  1639,  was  deputy  to  the  Gen- 
eral Court  in  1640,  and  in  1659.  His  first 
wife,  Nazareth  Hobart,  born  in  England 
about  1600,  died  in  Hingham,  Massachu- 
setts, September  23,  1658,  the  mother  of 
ten  children.  He  died  April  i,  1688,  the 
record  stating  "Father  Beal  died,  aged  one 
hundred  years."  Descent  in  this  branch 
is  traced  from  John,  the  fourth  child,  who 
wrote  his  name  Beals. 

(H)  John  (2)  Beals  was  born  in  Eng- 
land about  1627,  was  brought  to  Hing- 
ham, Massachusetts,  by  his  parents,  and 
there  died  September  12,  1694.  He  in- 
herited the  homestead  from  his  father, 
and  there  lived  until  his  death.  By  trade 
he  was  a  carpenter.  By  his  first  wife, 
Elizabeth,  he  had  a  daughter  Elizabeth; 
by  second  wife,  Mary  Gill,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Hannah  (Otis)  Gill,  seven 
children,  including  a  son,  Thomas,  head 
of  the  third  generation. 

(HI)  Thomas  Beals  was  born  in  Hing- 
ham, Massachusetts,  March  15,  1671,  died 
in  Newton,  Massachusetts,  September  14, 
1 75 1.  He  moved  from  Hingham  to  New- 
ton in  1726,  and  there  the  three  young- 
est of  his  twelve  children  were  born.  He 
married,  June  13,  1710,  Jane  Remington, 
born  in  Hingham,  April  22,  1688,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  and  Remember  (Stowell) 
Remington.  Descent  is  traced  in  this  line 
from  Israel,  the  ninth  child  and  the  last 
of  his  children  born  in  Hingham. 

(IV)  Israel  Beals  was  born  in  Hing- 
ham, Massachusetts,  April  25,  1726,  but 
a  few  months  later  was  taken  by  his  par- 
ents to  Newton,  which  was  ever  afterward 
his  home.  He  married,  in  Newton,  Sep- 
tember 8,  1748,  Eunice  Flagg,  and  among 
their  children  was  a  son,  Joshua,  head  of 
the  fifth  generation. 


(V)  Joshua  Beals  was  born  in  Newton, 
Massachusetts,  December  27, 1753,  learned 
the  tailor's  trade,  moved  to  Cambridge, 
Massachusetts,  and  there  died  in  1813. 
He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  serv- 
ing in  Captain  Loring's  company.  Colo- 
nel Edward  Proctor's  regiment,  four 
months  and  twenty-six  days,  in  1780.  He 
married,  in  Boston,  December  16,  1778, 
Elizabeth  Lane,  born  August  27,  1755, 
died  May  7,  1839.  Their  eight  children 
were  born  in  Boston,  the  first,  Joshua, 
born  October  22,  1779,  the  youngest,  Caro- 
line A.,  born  April  12,  1803.  The  second 
son  of  this  marriage  was  John  (3)  Beals, 
grandfather  of  James  Samuel  Beals,  of 
Springfield. 

(VI)  John  (3)  Beals  was  born  in  Bos- 
ton, Massachusetts,  September  23,  1781, 
and  during  his  lifetime  lived  in  Dexter, 
Massachusetts,  and  Searsport,  Maine,  the 
proprietor  of  a  hotel  in  the  last-named 
town.  He  married  Judith  Jones,  of  Dex- 
ter, Maine,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
five  children,  including  a  son,  John  Col- 
cord,  of  further  mention. 

(VII)  John  Colcord  Beals  was  born  in 
Dexter,  Maine,  in  183 1,  died  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  February  28,  1897. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  until  thir- 
teen years  of  age,  then  went  to  sea  as 
cook  on  a  coasting  vessel.  He  continued 
a  sailor  and  in  five  years  had  risen  from 
cook  to  master,  being  but  eighteen  when 
he  reached  this  position.  He  sailed  the 
seas  for  forty  years,  commanding  vessels, 
both  coasting  and  deep  water,  crossing 
the  ocean  in  the  East  Indies  trade  and 
sailing  to  West  Indies  and  southern  ports. 
In  1881  he  came  to  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, which  was  his  home  ever  after. 
After  locating  here  he  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing bricks  in  South  Windsor,  Con- 
necticut, being  the  pioneer  in  this  line  of 
business  there.    Several  years  prior  to  his 


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death  he  retired  from  all  business.  He 
was  a  member  of  Searsport  Lodge,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Searsport, 
Maine,  but  later  demitted  to  Hampden 
Lodge,  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  Cap- 
tain Beals  married  Elizabeth  Clifford  Gil- 
more,  of  Prospect,  Maine,  a  village  which 
later  was  renamed  Searsport.  She  died 
in  1906,  aged  seventy-five  years,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Susan  Gilmore.  They 
were  the  parents  of  a  child  who  died  in 
infancy ;  and  James  Samuel  Beals,  of  fur- 
ther mention. 

(VIII)  James  Samuel  Beals  was  born 
in  Searsport,  Maine,  September  i,  1870, 
and  there  began  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  but  when  a  lad  of  eleven 
years,  Springfield  became  the  family 
home.  He  completed  his  education  in 
Springfield  schools  and  then  entered  his 
father's  employ,  the  latter  there  being 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick.  He 
continued  with  his  father  about  eight 
years,  then  entered  the  office  employ  of 
the  H.  C.  Pufifer  Company,  wholesale  and 
retail  hay  and  grain  dealers  and  millers, 
beginning  as  a  clerk  of  that  corporation, 
later  was  made  general  superintendent  of 
the  Springfield  plant,  and  still  later  was 
made  a  member  of  the  firm,  and  for  about 
twenty  years  so  continued,  to  the  time  of 
l.-is  death,  March  18,  1920.  He  was  a 
member  of  Hampden  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  and  Bay  Path  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

Mr.  Beals  married,  June  19, 1900,  Sophie 
Stoughton,  of  South  Windsor,  Connecti- 
cut, daughter  of  Samuel  O.  and  Fannie 
(Moore)  Stoughton.  Mr.  Beals  was  a 
man  well  known  and  highly  respected, 
and  his  passing  was  not  only  a  loss  to  his 
immediate  family,  but  to  his  large  circle 
of  friends. 


CAMPBELL,  Charles  Burton, 

Founder  of  Important  Business. 

Since  1901  a  resident  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  Charles  Burton  Campbell, 
a  native  son  of  New  York,  traces  his  fam- 
ily history  to  an  ancient  New  England 
family,  although  his  ancestor  first  settled 
in  Virginia  before  appearing  in  Walling- 
ford,  Connecticut,  in  which  latter  State 
the  greater  part  of  a  long  life  was  spent. 
His  son  settled  in  Mount  Washington, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  died  a  nonage- 
narian, leaving  a  son,  Robert  Campbell, 
father  of  Peter  Noble  Campbell,  father  of 
Charles  Burton  Campbell.  The  clan 
Campbell  was  led  by  the  Duke  of  Argyle, 
who  was  a  Campbell,  and  who  had  in  his 
service  a  body  guard  of  eighty  men  all 
over  six  feet  in  height,  splendidly  propor- 
tioned, brave  and  experienced  in  war.  In 
this  guard  was  Robert  Campbell,  who  was 
born  in  Argyle,  Scotland,  and  who  came 
to  America  prior  to  1775,  and  founded  this 
branch  of  the  Campbells. 

Robert  Campbell,  above  mentioned,  was 
one  of  a  family  of  twelve  children.  He 
was  born  in  1806,  lived  at  Mount  Wash- 
ington, Massachusetts,  where  he  was  a 
farmer,  and  there  died  in  1884.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Dorcas  Meade,  who  died  in 
1833.  Four  sons  were  born  to  them: 
Darius,  Robert ;  Peter  Noble,  of  whom  fur- 
ther ;  and  Stephen,  the  last  named  dying 
in  infancy.  He  married  (second)  Clarissa 
Mclntyre,  who  died  in  1894,  the  mother 
of  seven  sons:  John,  Levi,  Stanton,  War- 
ren, Edgar,  George,  James  T.,  and  two 
daughters,  Clarissa  and  Helen. 

Peter  Noble  Campbell,  son  of  Robert 
and  Dorcas  (Meade)  Campbell,  was  born 
at  Mount  Washington,  Massachusetts, 
December  25,  1831,  and  died  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  December  10,  1913. 
He  attended  the  public  schools,  and  for  a 

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time  was  a  student  at  the  academy  at 
South  Egremont,  Massachusetts.  In  early 
manhood  he  taught  school,  then  became 
interested  in  iron  manufacture  at  the 
Copake  Iron  Works  at  Copake,  New  York, 
a  few  miles  from  Mount  Washington,  but 
across  the  line  in  New  York  State.  He 
began  business  there  about  1853,  the 
Copake  Iron  Works  becoming  well  known 
in  the  iron  trade,  and  during  the  Civil 
War  a  very  large  and  prosperous  business 
was  transacted.  The  iron  ore  was  mined 
nearby,  and  charcoal  in  abundance  was 
burned  on  the  slopes  of  Mount  Washing- 
ton. There  Mr.  Campbell  continued  in 
business  for  twenty-nine  years.  He  then 
spent  fifteen  years  in  Hillsdale,  New 
York,  finally  locating  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1901,  and  there  living  in  re- 
tirement until  his  death  in  1913.  He  was 
an  able  business  man,  and  for  a  quarter  of 
a  century  an  important  factor  in  the  iron 
trade.  He  was  a  stalwart  Republican  of 
the  old  school.  He  had  two  brothers  killed 
in  the  Civil  War  and  ever  regarded  them 
as  martyrs  to  a  cause  he  must  support 
with  all  his  power,  through  allegiance  to 
the  party  whose  principles  they  died  to 
uphold,  and  in  which  he  devoutly  be- 
lieved. Both  he  and  his  wife  were  attend- 
ants of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

Mr.  Campbell  married,  May  8,  1861, 
Ann  Vosburgh,  born  at  Copake  Iron 
Works,  New  York,  July  24,  1841,  and 
died  February  4,  1918.  She  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Adam  Vosburgh,  born  August  i, 
1805,  at  Copake  Iron  Works,  died  there 
March  26,  1881.  He  spent  his  life  in  agri- 
cultural pursuits.  He  married,  May  4, 
1828,  Betsey  Groat,  born  June  28,  1808, 
died  February  23,  1878.  The  Vosburghs 
were  an  ancient  Dutch  family,  early  set- 
tlers in  the  Hudson  River  Valley,  and 
prominent  Columbia  county  people.  Peter 
Noble    and    Ann    (Vosburgh)    Campbell 


were  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter: I.  A  son,  died  in  infancy.  2.  Bertha 
Ann,  born  March  23,  1877;  married  J. 
Burt  Gildersleeve,  from  whom  she  was 
divorced ;  they  had  a  daughter,  Beatrice 
Gildersleeve ;  she  married  a  second  hus- 
band, Samuel  R.  Caldwell,  and  resides  at 
Wellsburg,  West  Virginia ;  they  are  the 
parents  of  a  son,  Roderick  Campbell  Cald- 
well. 3.  Charles  Burton,  of  whom  further. 
Charles  Burton  Campbell,  son  of  Peter 
Noble  and  Ann  (Vosburgh)  Campbell, 
was  born  at  Copake  Iron  Works,  Colum- 
bia county,  New  York,  February  10,  1879, 
and  there  spent  the  first  seven  years  of 
his  life.  The  family  moved  to  Hillsdale, 
New  York,  in  1886,  and  there  resided  until 
1901,  when  with  his  parents  he  located  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts.  He  attended 
the  public  school  in  Hillsdale,  and  was  a 
student  in  the  high  school  at  Chatham, 
New  York,  prior  to  coming  to  Springfield, 
when  he  entered  Wesleyan  Academy,  Wil- 
braham,  Massachusetts,  whence  he  was 
graduated,  class  of  1899.  He  then  com- 
pleted a  course  at  Eastman's  Business 
College,  Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  grad- 
uating in  1900.  Soon  afterward  he  entered 
business  life  in  Amherst,  Massachusetts, 
and  for  three  years  was  an  office  assist- 
ant employed  by  a  hat  manufacturing  con- 
cern there.  In  1904  he  returned  to  the 
family  home  in  Springfield,  and  estab- 
lished business,  manufacturing  special 
appliances  and  fixtures  pertaining  to 
steam  boilers.  Later  he  withdrew  his 
capital  and  established  his  present  busi- 
ness. The  Empire  Mailing  Company,  of 
which  he  is  president  and  has  brought  to 
a  prosperous  condition.  The  business  of 
the  company  is  multigraphing  of  all  kinds, 
typewriting,  compiling  mailing  lists  for 
firms  and  individuals  and  mailing  to  the 
same  such  matter  as  is  indicated  by  the 
customer.  The  company  is  located  in  well 


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ELMER,  Nelson  Lewis, 

Man   of  Varied   Activities. 

Nelson  Lewis  Elmer,  only  child  of  Wil- 
lard  Nelson  and  Clara  B.  (Holton)  Elmer, 
was  born  at  the  old  Elmer  homestead  on 
Pynchon  street,  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, July  28,  1869.  He  was  educated  in 
the  grade  and  high  schools  of  the  city, 
finishing  with  graduation  from  high 
school.  He  began  business  life  as  clerk 
in  the  First  National  Bank,  continuing  in 
advancing  rank  with  the  merging  of  the 
bank  with  the  Union  Trust  Company  in 
1907.  He  remained  with  the  new  com- 
pany for  two  years,  then,  1909,  resigned, 
in  order  to  conduct  the  large  real  estate 
business  which  had  accumulated  from  the 
estate  of  his  father  and  grandfather.  He 
began  business  under  his  own  name,  a 
business  in  which  he  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful. He  opened  an  office  in  Spring- 
field, and  in  addition  to  his  real  estate 
business  offered  his  services  as  an  auc- 
tioneer, appraiser  of  property,  manage- 
ment of  properties  and  estates,  and  doing 
a  general  real  estate  business.  As  he  be- 
came established  in  these  lines  he  added 
real  estate  investment  on  his  own  account, 
and  has  improved  a  great  deal  of  property 
in  different  sections  of  Springfield.  He 
has  built  many  one,  two  and  three  family 
houses,  and  has  the  care  of  many  renting 
properties  in  addition  to  those  he  owns. 
He  was  the  pioneer  mover  in  having  Cross 
street  greatly  improved  in  191 1.  Among 
his  holdings  are  a  number  of  the  finest 
blocks  in  the  city,  among  them  the  Win- 
throp  block  and  the  Marbleton,  the  latter 
taking  numbers  785  to  795  South  Main 
street.  He  has  a  system  by  which  he  re- 
tains a  complete  knowledge  of  a  large 
amount  of  the  real  estate  in  Springfield, 
and  is  often  called  as  an  expert  to  de- 
termine values.    He  saw  the  coming  need 


for  garages  in  different  parts  of  the  city 
and  has  built  a  number  of  the  finest  in 
Springfield,  among  them  the  largest  one 
in  the  city,  two  hundred  and  ten  feet  long, 
seventy-two  feet  wide,  three  stories  high, 
and  costing  nearly  $2,000,000.  His  varied 
activities  bear  heavily  on  his  time,  but  he 
lueets  all  demands  made  upon  him  as 
his  energy  keeps  pace  with  his  ambition 
to  render  a  good  account  of  his  steward- 
ship. In  addition  to  the  lines  named,  he 
was  treasurer  of  the  R.  H.  Smith  Manu- 
facturing Company  up  to  1920,  when  he 
was  elected  president  and  trustee  of  the 
C    H.  Annable  Lumber  Company. 

A  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Elmer 
served  his  city  as  member  of  the  Board 
of  Aldermen  in  1907-08-09,  his  term  dis- 
tinguished by  a  genuine  effort  to  worthily 
represent  his  ward  and  bring  benefit  to 
the  city-at-large.  He  is  a  Mason  of  high 
degree,  belonging  to  Hampden  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons;  past  high 
priest  of  Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons ;  member  of  Springfield 
Council,  Royal  and  Select  Masters ; 
Springfield  Commandery,  Knights  Tem- 
plar; and  to  that  social  branch,  Melha 
Temple,  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church,  was  for  many  years  treasurer  of 
the  society  and  formerly  very  active  in 
church  work.  He  is  interested  in  all  that 
tends  to  progress  and  improvement,  and 
has  contributed  his  part  to  the  upbuild- 
ing of  a  bigger,  better  Springfield,  a  city 
with  which  he  has  his  whole  life  been 
associated. 

Mr.  Elmer  married  (first),  April  19, 
1891,  Alice  M.  Lyman,  who  died  in  her 
native  Springfield,  in  1901,  daughter  of 
Edward  M.  Lyman,  the  veteran  seeds- 
man. She  left  a  daughter  and  a  son : 
Ruth,  born  in  Springfield,  May  31,  1895, 
a  graduate  of  Springfield  public  schools 


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and  Wheaton  Seminary,  Norton,  Massa- 
chusetts ;  during  the  World  War  period 
engaged  in  war  risk  insurance  work  in 
Washington ;  Nelson  Lyman,  born  in 
Springfield,  October  i6,  1896,  a  grad- 
uate of  Springfield  High  School  and  Mas- 
sachusetts Nautical  Training  Ship ;  en- 
listed in  field  artillery.  Fourteenth  Regi- 
ment, stationed  at  Camp  Jackson,  South 
Carolina;  mustered  out  January  10,  1919, 
at  Camp  Devens,  Massachusetts. 

Mr.  Elmer  married  (second),  June  7, 
1905,  Ida  M.  Sherwood.  She  is  active  in 
church  life  and  a  very  capable  business 
woman.  This  is  the  record  of  three  Elmer 
men,  heads  of  families,  who  have  made 
Springfield  their  home,  grandfather,  father 
and  son,  men  of  strong,  well  defined  pur- 
pose, with  the  energy  and  character  to 
carry  out  that  purpose.  Each  served  well 
his  day  and  generation,  bore  well  his 
share  in  its  activities,  the  last  Nelson 
Lewis  Elmer  yet  living  and  seems  to  have 
years  of  usefulness  ahead  to  follow  those 
which  have  passed. 


DAY,  Austin  Spencer, 

Public-Spirited   Citizen. 

For  many  years  a  farmer,  Mr.  Day 
spent  the  last  years  of  his  life  at  South 
Hadley  Falls,  Massachusetts,  where  for 
twenty  years  he  was  superintendent  of 
streets,  and  for  five  years  superintendent 
of  the  water  works  installed  for  supplying 
the  town.  He  was  a  descendant  of  Rob- 
ert Day,  the  founder  of  the  family  in 
America.  He  was  born  in  England  about 
1604,  came  in  the  "Hopewell"  in  April, 
1635,  settled  in  Cambridge,  Massachu- 
setts, went  with  his  brother-in-law,  Ed- 
ward Stebbins,  in  the  company  of  Rev. 
Mr.  Hooker  which  founded  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  where  Robert  Day  is  first 
mentioned  in  1636.     The  line  of  descent 


from  Robert  Day  to  Austin  Spencer  Day 
was  through  the  founder's  youngest  son, 
John  Day,  and  his  wife,  Sarah  (Maynard) 
Day ;  their  son,  John  (2)  Day,  and  his 
first  wife,  Grace  (Spencer)  Day;  their 
son,  Abraham  Day,  and  his  wife,  Irene 
(Foote)  Day;  their  son,  Ezra  Day,  born 
April  22,  1743,  died  in  South  Hadley,  Mas- 
sachusetts, November  21,  1823,  and  his 
wife,  Hannah  Day,  who  died  October  23, 
1827,  aged  eighty;  their  son,  Justin  Day; 
his  son,  Austin  Spencer  Day. 

Justin  Day  was  born  March  30,  1772, 
and  died  in  South  Hadley,  Massachusetts, 
June  9,  1857.  He  was  a  resident  of  South 
Hadley  all  his  life,  his  home  in  the  Fall 
Woods  section  now  Alvord,  Connecticut. 
Both  he  and  his  son  were  farmers,  the 
Day  farm  being  one  of  the  best  in  the 
town.  The  sons  also  engaged  in  other 
occupations  as  they  offered,  Justin  Day, 
Jr.,  conducting  the  "Boatman's  Hotel," 
just  opposite  the  family  farm  at  the  head 
of  the  canal,  the  then  popular  mode  of 
transportation.  Justin  Day,  Sr.,  married, 
February  12,  1800,  Polly  Bracket,  born 
December  6,  1820,  died  August  21,  1842. 
Her  name  was  probably  Martha,  but  on 
the  marriage  register  her  name  is  given 
as  Polly  and  she  was  always  called  by 
that  name.  Justin  and  Polly  (Bracket) 
Day  were  the  parents  of  nine  children  :  i. 
Justin,  born  October  26,  1803,  died  Feb- 
ruary 19,  1837.  2.  Pliny,  born  June  i,  1806, 
deceased.  3.  Permelia,  born  October  22, 
1808,  died  July  14,  1890;  married  John 
Madison  Chapin,  and  had  two  children, 
Justin  and  Theresa  Chapin.  4.  Dr.  Alfred 
Day,  born  February  28,  181 1,  died  August 
10,  1844.  5.  Fidelia,  born  July  2,  1813, 
died  June  16,  1894;  married  Phineas 
White,  and  she  had  a  son,  Austin  White. 
6.  Sophia,  born  January  i,  1816,  deceased; 
married  Charles  Horton  Smith,  of  Smith's 
Ferry  (a  brother  of  Eunice  Smith,  who 


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married  Hiram  Bagg)  and  was  grand- 
mother of  E.  H.  A.  Bagg;  two  of  the 
daughters  of  Charles  H.  and  Sophia  (Day) 
Smith  grew  to  mature  years :  Christine 
Sophia,  deceased,  married  Dr.  Silas  P. 
Wright ;  and  Martha  Day,  married  David 
P.  Ludington,  and  resides  in  West 
Springfield.  7.  Carrissa,  born  April  25, 
1818,  died  December  13,  1819.  8.  Horace 
R.,  born  December  17,  1820,  died  Decem- 
ber 3,  1880;  married  and  left  two  chil- 
dren. 9.  Austin  Spencer,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

Austin  Spencer  Day,  youngest  of  the 
children  of  Justin  and  Polly  (Bracket) 
Day,  was  born  at  South  Hadley,  Massa- 
chusetts, October  i,  1822,  and  died  there 
May  27,  1900.  He  attended  public  schools 
and  was  his  father's  farm  assistant  until 
the  latter's  death  in  1857.  He  then 
arranged  with  the  heirs  to  keep  the  farm 
by  purchasing  their  interests  and  there 
continued  until  1865,  when  he  sold  all  but 
seven  of  the  choicest  acres.  He  then  took 
up  his  residence  in  South  Hadley  Falls 
and  for  many  years  cultivated  the  seven 
acres  alluded  to  as  having  been  retained 
when  the  farm  was  sold.  Later  the  tract 
was  transferred  to  E.  H.  A.  Bagg  and  is 
now  part  of  his  estate.  Shortly  after  set- 
tling in  South  Hadley  Falls  Mr.  Day  was 
made  superintendent  of  streets,  a  position 
he  held  for  fifteen  years.  He  also  aided 
in  the  installation  of  the  town  water  sys- 
tem and  for  five  years  was  superintend- 
ent of  the  water  works.  In  politics  he 
was  a  Republican,  and  attended  the  Con- 
gregational church,  but  was  not  a  mem- 
ber. He  was  a  man  of  quiet  tastes,  modest 
and  unassuming,  but  a  man  of  sterling 
worth  and  manly  quality.  He  was  de- 
voted to  his  home  and  family,  and  to  the 
maintenance  of  that  home  his  best  and 
constant  efforts  were  directed. 

Mr.  Day  married,  September  27,  1858, 


Aurelia  A.  Cleveland,  born  in  Dalton, 
Massachusetts,  July  31,  1831,  daughter  of 
Jonathan  and  Abigail  (Blackman)  Cleve- 
land, and  granddaughter  of  Aaron  Cleve- 
land, of  Dalton,  where  the  old  homestead 
yet  stands.  William  Cleveland,  father  of 
Aaron  Cleveland,  was  the  grandfather  of 
Grover  Cleveland,  twice  president  of  the 
United  States,  and  of  the  sixth  American 
generation  founded  by  Moses  Cleveland 
(also  Moyses  Cleaveland),  who  came 
from  England  to  New  England  about 
1635,  a  lad  of  twelve  years.  He  married 
Ann  Winn,  and  died  in  Woburn,  Massa- 
chusetts, January  9,  1701.  The  line  of 
descent  from  Moses  and  Ann  (Winn) 
Cleveland  to  Harriet  P.  (Cleveland)  Bagg 
is  through  the  founder's  son,  Aaron  (i) 
Cleveland,  a  soldier  of  King  Philip's  War, 
and  his  wife,  Dorcas  (Wilson)  Cleveland; 
their  son.  Captain  Aaron  Cleveland,  and 
his  wife,  Abigail  (Waters)  Cleveland; 
their  son.  Rev.  Aaron  Cleveland,  an  emi- 
nent divine,  and  his  wife,  Susannah  (Por- 
ter) Cleveland;  their  son,  also  Rev.  Aaron 
Cleveland,  a  clergyman,  ready  writer  and 
strong  controversialist,  and  his  wife, 
Abiah  (Hyde)  Cleveland;  their  son,  Wil- 
liam Cleveland,  a  master  silversmith  in 
Worthington,  Massachusetts,  Salem  and 
New  York  State,  and  his  wife,  Margaret 
(Falley)  Cleveland;  their  son,  Aaron 
Cleveland,  a  farmer  of  Dalton,  Massachu- 
setts ;  his  son,  Jonathan  Cleveland,  a 
farmer,  and  his  wife,  Abigail  (Blackman) 
Cleveland  ;  their  daughter,  Harriet  Cleve- 
land, married  Hiram  Abiff  Bagg. 

Jonathan  Cleveland  was  born  in  Dal- 
ton, Massachusetts,  June  3,  1798,  married 
at  the  age  of  twenty-one,  and  moved  to 
East  Pembroke,  New  York,  April  14,  1878. 
He  married,  in  1820,  Abigail  Blackman, 
born  in  Peru,  Massachusetts,  in  October, 
1796,  died  December  25,  1877.  In  1870 
Mr.   and    Mrs.   Cleveland    celebrated   the 


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golden  anniversary  of  their  wedding  day 
and  for  seven  years  thereafter  walked 
life's  pathway.  They  were  the  parents  of 
ten  sons  and  daughters:  i.  Nelson,  born 
in  1820,  married  Emily  Smith,  and  died  in 
the  West.  2.  Eleazer,  born  in  1822,  mar- 
ried Jane  Smith,  and  died  in  Michigan. 
3.  Cutter,  born  in  1823,  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Civil  War,  fought  in  many  battles, 
was  held  captive  in  Libby  Prison,  married 
Laura  Bingham,  and  died  in  Michigan, 
January  i,  191 5,  at  the  great  age  of  ninety- 
two.  4.  Abigail,  born  in  1825,  married 
Edward  Cobb  Porter,  and  died  in  Novem- 
ber, 1878.  5.  Harriet,  married  Hiram 
Bagg.  6.  Stephen,  born  in  1828,  died  Au- 
gust 19,  1858.  7.  Aurelia  A.,  born  July 
31,  1831,  married,  September  27,  1858, 
Austin  S.  Day.  8.  Jonathan  W.,  born  in 
June,  1834,  died  in  Ohio,  1913.  9.  William 
Henry,  born  October,  1836,  married  Eliz- 
abeth Peck,  and  died  March  17,  1915.  10. 
Mary,  born  April  14,  1839,  married  Ed- 
ward Graves,  and  died  in  1870. 

Mrs.  Aurelia  A.  (Cleveland)  Day  sur- 
vives her  husband,  residing  at  No.  68 
North  Main  street.  South  Hadley  Falls. 


BAGG,  Earle  Hiram  AbifT, 

Active   in   Dairy   Interests. 

The  Bagg  family  from  which  Earle 
Hiram  Abiif  Bagg,  of  South  Hadley,  is 
descended  is  traced  to  John  Bagg,  Ameri- 
can ancestor,  who  came  to  New  England 
in  1650,  and  often  appears,  after  that  date. 
The  origin  is  English,  and  in  this  country 
has  been  borne  by  many  men  of  eminence 
in  all  walks  of  life.  John  Bagg  was  a 
resident  of  Plymouth,  England,  at  the 
time  of  his  emigration  to  America,  and  he 
died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Sep- 
tember 5,  1683.  His  name  is  of  frequent 
appearance  on  the  records,  one  being  the 
fact  of  his  taking  the  oath  of  allegiance 


before  Major  Pynchon,  January  i,  1678. 
He  married,  October  24,  1657,  Hannah 
Burt,  born  April  28,  1641,  died  August  i, 
1680,  daughter  of  Deacon  Henry  and 
Ulalia  Burt.  They  were  the  parents  of 
ten  children :  Hannah,  Mercy,  Darriel, 
John,  of  further  mention ;  Daniel,  Jona- 
than, Abigail,  James,  Sarah,  Abilene. 

(H)  John  (2)  Bagg,  second  son  of  John 
(i)  and  Hannah  (Burt)  Bagg,  was  born 
March  26,  1665,  died  in  November,  1740. 
He  married,  March  30,  1689,  Mercy 
Thomas,  born  May  15,  1671.  They  were 
the  parents  of  eleven  children :  Mercy, 
Hannah,  Sarah,  John,  Abigail,  James, 
Thankful,  Rachel,  died  young;  Rachel 
(2),  Thomas,  an  account  of  whom  appears 
in  the  following  sketch  ;  Ebenezer,  of  fur- 
ther mention. 

(HI)  Ebenezer  Bagg,  youngest  child 
of  John  (2)  and  Mercy  (Thomas)  Bagg, 
was  born  May  14,  1713.  He  married, 
July  21,  1748,  Lois  Lamb,  and  among 
their  children  was  a  son,  Ebenezer,  of  fur- 
ther mention. 

(IV)  Ebenezer  (2)  Bagg,  son  of  Eben- 
ezer (i)  and  Lois  (Lamb)  Bagg,  was  born 
about  the  year  1750,  settled  in  Northamp- 
ton, Massachusetts,  and  was  a  worthy 
resident  of  the  community  in  which  he 

made  his  home.     He  married  ,  and 

among  their  children  was  a  son,  Hiram, 
of  further  mention. 

(V)  Hiram  Bagg,  son  of  Ebenezer  (2) 
Bagg,  was  born  in  Worthington,  Massa- 
chusetts, about  the  year  1794,  and  died  in 
South  Hadley,  Massachusetts,  in  the  year 
1856.  He  spent  his  early  years  in  his 
native  town,  following  the  occupation  of 
farming,  and  about  1852  he  removed  to 
South  Hadley,  there  purchased  a  farm, 
which  he  cultivated  to  a  high  degree,  and 
resided  thereon  until  his  death.  He  mar- 
ried Eunice  Smith,  born  June  14,  1803,  of 
Smith's  Ferry,  of  the  original  Northamp- 


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ton  family,  the  pioneer  ancestor  of  which 
was  Hugh  Smith,  a  native  of  England, 
who  emigrated  to  this  country,  settling  in 
Rowley,  Massachusetts,  and  died  there  in 
1655  or  1656.  Edward  Smith,  seventh 
child  of  Hugh  Smith,  was  born  June  i, 
1654,  and  lived  at  Sufifield,  Connecticut. 
David  Smith,  sixth  child  of  Edward 
Smith,  was  born  in  Sufifield,  Connecticut, 
October  18,  1699,  and  there  resided 
throughout  his  lifetime.  David  Smith,  Jr., 
son  of  David  Smith,  was  born  about  1730, 
resided  in  West  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, and  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  Lewis  Smith,  second  child  of  David 
Smith,  Jr.,  was  born  February  17,  1763, 
died  March  15,  1838;  he  resided  in  West 
Springfield ;  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War,  and  after  his  return  settled  at 
Smith's  Ferry,  Northampton,  Massachu- 
setts, the  first  of  the  name  to  settle  there. 
He  married,  November  3,  1785,  Eunice 
Judd,  the  ceremony  performed  at  Smith's 
Ferry,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  named  children :  Polly,  born 
December  i,  1786,  died  April  i,  1813, 
married  a  Mr.  Daniels ;  David,  born 
March  29,  1789,  died  September  2,  1848; 
Chester,  born  January  5,  1791,  died  July 
28,  1861  ;  Lewis,  born  February  13,  1793, 
died  December  24,  1830;  Asenath,  born 
June  9,  1795,  died  February  2,  1878;  Har- 
vey, born  November  30,  1797,  died  Janu- 
ary 20,  1871 ;  Hiram,  born  July  17,  1800, 
died  June  i,  1839;  Eunice,  born  June  14, 
1803,  died  January  2,  1899,  aforemen- 
tioned as  the  wife  of  Hiram  Bagg ;  Sophia, 
born  July  23,  1805,  died  January  2,  1854; 
Milo,  born  July  27,  1808,  died  August  16, 
1884;  Charles  Horton,  born  October  29, 
1810,  died  March  7,  1892.  Eunice  (Judd) 
Bagg  was  the  direct  descendant  in  the 
fourth  generation  from  Deacon  Thomas 
Judd,  who  came  from  England,  1633;  his 
son,  Samuel  Judd,  born  about  1653 ;  his 


son,  Thomas  Judd,  born  1691 ;  his  son, 
Samuel  Judd,  born  1721 ;  his  daughter, 
Eunice  Judd,  born  November,  1767,  bap- 
tized 1768,  married  Lewis  Smith,  afore- 
mentioned, and  died  August  19,  1849.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bagg  were  the  parents  of  four 
children  :  i.  Hiram  Abiil,  of  further  men- 
tion. 2.  Henrietta,  became  the  wife  of 
J.  F.  Downing,  a  graduate  of  Amherst 
College,  a  newspaper  publisher  of  Hol- 
yoke,  later  a  lawyer  of  Erie,  Pennsylvania, 
possessing  great  wealth.  3.  Cornelia,  mar- 
ried Charles  Carter.  4.  Frederick,  died 
aged  nineteen  years.  Mrs.  Eunice  (Smith) 
Bagg,  as  aforementioned,  died  January  2, 
1899,  at  the  home  of  her  daughter,  Hen- 
rietta, in  Erie,  Pennsylvania,  aged  ninety- 
five  and  a  half  years,  and  her  remains  are 
interred  in  the  family  cemetery  at  Smith's 
Ferry,  Massachusetts. 

(VI)  Hiram  AbifT  Bagg,  son  of  Hiram 
and  Eunice  (Smith)  Bagg,  was  born  in 
Worthington,  Massachusetts,  February 
28,  1828,  and  died  at  South  Hadley,  Mas- 
sachusetts, January  10,  1880.  His  early 
life  was  spent  on  the  home  farm  in  Worth- 
ington, but  in  1852  he  accompanied  his 
parents  to  the  new  home  in  South  Hadley, 
there  following  the  same  occupation  on 
the  farm  now  the  property  of  his  son, 
Earle  H,  A.  Mr.  Bagg  pursued  a  special 
course  at  Amherst  College,  and  during 
the  winter  terms  taught  school  in  South 
Hadley.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics, 
but  took  no  active  part  in  public  affairs, 
although  deeply  interested  in  all  that  con- 
cerned the  public.  He  married  (first) 
Lucy  Haskell,  who  died  without  issue. 
He  married  (second)  Harriet  Payne 
Cleveland,  born  in  Dalton,  Massachusetts, 
November  27,  1826,  died  at  South  Hadley, 
June  9,  1909,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Abigail  (Blackman)  Cleveland  (see  Cleve- 
land). Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bagg  were  the  par- 
ents of  four  children:     i.  Frederick  Aus- 


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tin,  born  February  i,  1858;  resides  at 
Mooreton,  South  Dakota;  married,  Janu- 
ary I,  1890,  Sophia  Larson;  children: 
Edna,  born  January  29,  1891,  died  Febru- 
ary 3,  1892;  Urban  Sylvester,  born  No- 
vember 19,  1892,  died  January  5,  1894; 
Harriet,  born  October  3,  1894;  Florence, 
born  September  i,  1896;  Hiram  Abiff, 
born  May  i,  1898,  died  July  i,  1916; 
Laura,  born  May  17,  1900;  Vida,  born 
September  14,  1902,  died  1904;  Ray,  born 
September  12,  1904;  Frederick,  born 
March  19,  1906,  died  September  30,  1907 ; 
Ella,  born  July  17,  1908.  2.  Lucy  Has- 
kell, born  October  2,  1859;  married,  De- 
cember 16,  1885,  George  C.  Smith,  born 
in  Cornish,  Nev^  Hampshire,  October  20, 
1857,  died  September  5,  1910;  no  children; 
resided  at  Westfield,  Massachusetts.  3. 
Harriet  Cleveland,  born  April  17,  1867; 
married,  November  10,  1897,  Charles 
Allen  Dewey,  born  in  Westfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, June  II,  1866,  son  of  Thomas 
James  and  Tirzah  (Bliss)  Dewey;  Charles 
A.  Dewey  is  a  farmer  and  specializes  in 
fine  tobacco;  he  has  resided  in  Westfield 
all  his  life;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dewey  have 
two  children.  4.  Earle  Hiram  Abifif,  of 
further  mention. 

(VII)  Earle  Hiram  Abiflf  Bagg,  young- 
est son  and  child  of  Hiram  Abiff  and  Har- 
riet Payne  (Cleveland)  Bagg,  was  born 
on  the  farm  at  South  Hadley,  Massachu- 
setts, August  26,  1870,  and  there  his  life 
has  been  passed.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  and  after  the  death  of  his 
father  began  assuming  responsibilities. 
At  the  age  of  sixteen,  his  brother  having 
gone  West,  he  became  manager  of  the 
farm,  successfully  operating  its  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  acres  of  farm  pasture  and 
woodland.  In  his  earlier  years  he  raised 
general  crops,  with  some  tobacco,  but 
later  he  began  specializing  in  dairy  farm- 
ing, and  for  the  past  two  years  has  con- 


fined his  attention  to  that  specialty,  hav- 
ing a  fine  herd  of  Holstein  cattle,  and  he 
bends  all  his  energies  and  subordinates 
all  the  resources  of  the  farm  to  the  pro- 
duction of  milk.  He  follows  the  most 
modern  methods,  is  thorough  and  pains- 
taking in  all  his  transactions,  hence  is 
attaining  a  large  degree  of  success,  and 
ranks  among  the  successful,  substantial 
men  of  his  community.  He  is  independ- 
ent in  political  action  and  takes  no  active 
part  in  public  affairs.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  and  an 
attendant  of  the  Congregational  church. 
Mr.  Bagg  married  Ida  Barstow,  born  in 
Hadley,  Massachusetts,  April  13,  1876, 
daughter  of  Asaph  and  Ella  (Taylor) 
Barstow,  her  father  a  successful  farmer, 
her  mother  deceased.  Children  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bagg:  i.  Quincy  Austin,  born 
November  2,  1898,  now  a  student  at  Mas- 
sachusetts Agricultural  College,  Amherst, 
class  of  1919.  2.  Vernon  Smith,  born 
September  15,  1900.  3.  Willard  Taylor, 
born  November  27,  1902.  4.  Ethel  Irene, 
born  1904,  died  June  20,  1910.  5.  Hazel 
Aurelia,  bom  March,  1912.  6.  Earle  Fred- 
erick, born  July  5,  1914- 

(The  Cleveland  Line) 

Moses  Cleveland  (also  Moyses  Cleave- 
land),  the  pioneer  ancestor  of  Harriet 
Payne  (Cleveland)  Bagg,  also  the  ances- 
tor of  Grover  Cleveland,  twice  President 
of  the  United  States,  came  from  England 
to  New  England  about  the  year  1635,  a 
lad  of  twelve  years.  He  married  Ann 
Winn.  He  died  in  Woburn,  Massachu- 
setts, January  9,  1701.  The  line  of  de- 
scent to  Harriet  P.  Bagg  is  through  Josiah 
Cleveland,  eighth  child  of  Moses  and  Ann 
(Winn)  Cleveland;  to  Henry  Cleveland; 
to  William  Cleveland;  to  Henry  Cleve- 
land ;  to  Aaron  Cleveland,  a  resident  of 
Dalton,    Massachusetts,    where    the    old 


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Cleveland  homestead  is  still  standing;  to 
Jonathan  Cleveland,  who  was  born  in  Dal- 
ton,  Massachusetts,  June  3,  1798,  died  in 
East  Pembroke,  New  York,  April  14, 
1878.  He  removed  to  East  Pembroke, 
about  1833,  and  there  engaged  in  farming 
the  remainder  of  his  days.  He  married, 
January  26,  1820,  Abigail  Blackman,  born 
in  Peru,  Massachusetts,  October  i,  1797, 
died  December  25,  1877,  daughter  of  Elea- 
zer  and  Anna  (Payne)  Blackman.  In 
1870  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cleveland  celebrated 
the  golden  anniversary  of  their  wedding 
day,  and  for  seven  years  thereafter  walked 
life's  pathway.  They  were  the  parents  of 
eleven  children,  namely:  i.  Nelson 
Wright,  born  October  22,  1820,  died  in 
the  West ;  married  Emily  Smith.  2.  Elea- 
zer  Blackman,  born  January  12,  1822,  died 
in  Michigan  ;  married  Jane  Smith.  3.  Levi 
Cutler,  born  August  22,  1823,  died  in 
Michigan,  January  i,  1915,  at  the  great 
age  of  ninety-two  years ;  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Civil  War,  fought  in  many  battles, 
and  was  held  captive  in  Libby  Prison; 
married  Laura  Bingham.  4.  Abigail,  born 
March  17,  1825,  died  in  November,  1878; 
married,  March  17,  1847,  Edward  Cobb 
Porter,  a  descendant  of  the  old  Porter 
family,  the  pioneer  ancestor  of  the  family 
having  settled  in  Boston,  Massachusetts, 
in  1635 ;  children :  Mary,  born  August, 
1851,  died  aged  three  years;  Harriet  Au- 
relia,  born  December  29,  1856,  living  at 
the  present  time  (1917)  at  Springfield, 
Massachusetts ;  married,  June  10,  1875, 
Finley  L.  Smith,  descendant  of  Lieuten- 
ant Samuel  Smith;  Mr.  Smith  died  No- 
vember 26,  191 5,  at  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts ;  James  Albert,  born  January  30, 
1859 ;  Edward  Cleveland,  born  July  14, 
1861.  5.  Harriet  Payne,  born  November 
2y,  1826;  married  Hiram  Abiff  Bagg  (see 
Bagg  VI).  6.  Mary  Aurelia,  died  aged 
one    month.      7.    Stephen    Warren,    born 


March  30,  1830,  died  August  i,  1858. 
8.  Aurelia  Ann,  born  July  31,  1831 ; 
married,  September  27,  1858,  Austin  S. 
Day,  nephew  of  the  builder  of  the  famous 
old  Day  House  of  West  Springfield ; 
moved  to  South  Hadley  Falls,  Massachu- 
setts, and  resides  there  at  the  present  time 
(1917).  9,  Jonathan  Allen,  born  June  6, 
1833,  died  in  Iowa,  1913;  married  Martha 
Mosher.  The  above  named  nine  children 
were  all  born  in  Dalton,  Massachusetts. 
ID.  William  Henry,  born  in  East  Pem- 
broke, New  York,  October  28,  1835,  died 
March  17,  1915  ;  married  Lydia  Peck.  11. 
Mary  Elizabeth,  born  in  East  Pembroke, 
April  14,  1839,  died  November  23,  1870; 
married  Edward  Graves. 

The  branch  of  the  Cleveland  family 
from  which  is  descended  the  late  Presi- 
dent Grover  Cleveland  is  traced  through 
the  following:  Aaron  Cleveland,  third 
child  of  Moses  and  Ann  (Winn)  Cleve- 
land, the  pioneer  ancestors.  He  was  a 
soldier  of  King  Philip's  War;  married 
Dorcas  Wilson.  Their  son.  Captain  Aaron 
Cleveland,  married  Abigail  Waters.  Their 
son,  Rev.  Aaron  Cleveland,  an  eminent 
divine,  married  Susannah  Porter.  Their 
son,  Rev.  Aaron  Cleveland,  a  noted  cler- 
gyman, fluent  writer  and  entertaining  con- 
versationalist, who  married  Abiah  Hyde. 
Their  son,  William  Cleveland,  who 
was  a  prominent  man  in  Dalton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, built  the  first  mill  in  that 
town  in  1760,  which  he  conducted 
successfully ;  the  property  is  now  owned 
by  the  Crane  family  of  that  town  who 
have  preserved  the  remains  of  the  mill  as 
a  memorial.  The  following  inscription 
has  been  cut  in  the  stones :  "William 
Cleveland  built  this  mill  in  1760."  He 
married  Margaret  Falley.  Their  son,  Rev. 
Richard  Falley  Cleveland,  married  Ann 
Neal.  Their  son,  Grover  Cleveland,  twice 
President  of  the  United  States. 


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LUDINGTON,  David  Palmer, 

Man  of  Lofty  Character. 

The  family  of  which  the  late  David 
Palmer  Ludington,  for  many  years  a  rep- 
resentative citizen  of  West  Springfield, 
was  a  worthy  member,  was  of  English 
origin,  and  the  name  was  derived  from  a 
parish  at  one  time  called  Lydington,  in 
Northamptonshire,  as  first  mentioned  in 
Domesday  Book,  when  it  was  a  part  of 
the  bishopric  of  Lincoln,  but  it  has  since 
been  set  off  to  the  county  of  Rutland.  The 
chief  seat  of  the  family  seems  to  have  been 
in  the  Eastern  Midlands,  though  families 
of  the  same  name  appear  in  the  counties 
of  Lincoln,  Rutland,  Leicester,  Hunting- 
don, Northampton,  Warwick  and  Worces- 
ter. 

(I)  William  Ludington,  pioneer  ances- 
tor of  the  branch  of  the  family  herein  fol- 
lowed, was  a  native  of  England,  born 
1608.  He  was  reared,  educated  and  mar- 
ried in  his  native  land,  and  accompanied 
by  his  wife,  Ellen  Ludington,  to  whom  he 
was  married  in  1636,  he  emigrated  to  this 
country.  His  name  appears  on  the  court 
records  of  that  part  of  Charlestown,  Mas- 
sachusetts, which  was  set  ofif  as  Maiden, 
as  early  as  1640,  and  he  was  fined  heavily 
for  building  his  house  outside  the  town 
limits,  but  the  fine  was  later  remitted. 
After  a  residence  of  twenty  years  in 
Charlestown,  where  he  was  the  owner  of 
considerable  land,  and  one  of  its  impor- 
tant citizens,  he  removed  to  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  and  settled  at  East  Haven, 
adjoining  Branford,  and  although  he  was 
a  weaver  by  trade,  he  became  interested 
in  the  iron  works  in  the  latter  named 
town.  Between  the  dates,  March  27,  1660, 
and  October  i,  1661,  his  death  occurred, 
and  his  widow  married  (second)  prior  to 
May  5,  1663,  John  Rose.  Children  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Ludington:  i.  Thomas,  born 
1637,  settled  in  Newark,  New  Jersey.    2. 


John,  born  1640,  removed  from  East 
Haven,  Connecticut,  to  Vermont.  3. 
Mary,  born  February  6,  1642-43.  4.  Henry, 
killed  in  King  Philip's  War.     5.  Hannah. 

6.  William,  of  whom  further.  7.  Mathew, 
born  December  16,  1657,  died  January  12, 
1658. 

(II)  William  (2)  Ludington,  fourth  son 
of  William  (i)  and  Ellen  Ludington,  was 
born  about  1655,  ^^id  died  in  February, 
1737.  He  was  a  man  of  means,  intelligence 
and  ability,  and  was  highly  respected  in 
the  community.  He  married  (first)  Mar- 
tha Rose,  daughter  of  John  Rose,  and 
granddaughter  of  Robert  Rose.  Children : 
I.  Henry,  born  1679,  died  1727;  married 
Sarah  Collins.  2.  Eleanor,  became  the  wife 
of  Nathaniel  Bailey,  of  Guilford.  3.  Wil- 
liam, born  September  25,  1686;  married 
Anna  Hodge.  Mr.  Ludington  married 
(second),  in  June,  1690,  Mercy  Whitehead, 
daughter  of  John  and  Martha  (Bradfield) 
Whitehead.  She  died  November  23,  1743. 
Children:  4.  Mercy,  born  May  31,  1691  ; 
became  the  wife  of  Ebenezer  Deans,  of 
Norwich.  5.  Mary,  twin  of  Mercy,  be- 
came the  wife  of  John  Dawson.  6.  Han- 
nah, born  March  13,  1683,  died  June  4, 
1791  ;  became  the  wife  of  Isaac  Penfield. 

7.  John,  of  whom  further.  8.  Eliphalet, 
born  April  28,  1697,  died  January  26,  1761 ; 
married  Abigail  Collins.  9.  Elizabeth, 
born  1699,  died  July  28,  1707.  10.  Doro- 
thy, born  July  16,  1702,  died  September 
19,  1742;  became  the  wife  of  Benjamin 
Mallory.  11.  Dorcas,  born  July  16,  1704; 
became  the  wife  of  James  Way. 

(III)  John  Ludington,  eldest  son  of 
William  (2)  and  Mercy  (Whitehead) 
Ludington,  was  born  January  31,  1694, 
and  died  October  30,  1726.  Administra- 
tion was  granted  on  his  estate,  January  2, 
1727.  He  married,  before  April  10,  1722, 
Elizabeth  Potter,  born  September  24, 
1697,    daughter    of   John    and    Elizabeth 


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(Holt)  Potter,  of  East  Haven.    Children: 

1.  Elizabeth,  became  the  wife  of  John 
Rose.  2.  John,  born  June  26,  1723,  died 
May  30,  1743.  3-  Jude,  of  whom  further. 
His  widow  married  (second),  October  2, 
1734,  Thomas  Wheadon,  of  Branford,  and 
died  September  3,  1746. 

(IV)  Jude  Ludington,  youngest  son  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  (Potter)  Ludington, 
was  born  July  23,  1725.  He  was  a  resi- 
dent of  Southington,  Connecticut,  in 
1748,  and  in  deeds  he  was  called  of  Bran- 
ford  in  1757  and  1761.  He  served  in  the 
French  and  Indian  War  in  1757.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Martha  Page,  who  bore  him 
three  children :    i.  John,  of  whom  further. 

2.  Daniel,  married  Naomi  Searl,  of  South- 
ampton, Massachusetts.  3.  Martha,  be- 
came the  wife  of  Noah  Stone.  Mr.  Lud- 
ington married  (second)  Mary  (Wade) 
Frisbie,  a  widow.  Children:  4.  Jude, 
married  Huldah  Carrier,  of  Colchester. 
5.  Elizabeth,  born  March,  1763;  became 
the  wife  of  Elijah  Williams.  6.  Asenath, 
born  1765  ;  became  the  wife  of  Asa  Miller, 
of  West  Springfield ;  died  November  6, 
1845.  7-  Lucinda,  born  1770,  died  Decem- 
ber 31,  1840;  became  the  wife  of.  Nathan 
Stevens,  of  Wilbraham. 

(V)  John  (2)  Ludington,  eldest  son  of 
Jude  and  Martha  (Page)  Ludington,  was 
born  in  1749,  and  died  September  10, 
1841.  He  resided  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  devoted  his  attention  to 
agricultural  pursuits,  from  which  he  de- 
rived a  comfortable  livelihood  for  his  fam- 
ily. He  married  (first)  Sarah  Palmer, 
and  (second)  May  7,  1795,  Jane  Ely. 
Among  his  children  was  Isaac,  of  whom 
further. 

(VI)  Isaac  Ludington,  son  of  John  (2) 
Ludington,  was  born  in  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  attended  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  city,  and  upon  attaining 
young  manhood  years  removed  to  Frank- 


lin county,  New  York,  where  he  followed 
the  occupation  of  farming,  deriving  there- 
from a  certain  degree  of  success.  He 
married  Eunice  Jones,  born  in  what  is 
now  Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  Children  : 
I.  Lydia,  became  the  wife  of  George  B. 
Treadwell.  2.  David  Palmer,  of  whom 
further. 

(VII)  David  Palmer  Ludington,  only 
son  of  Isaac  and  Eunice  (Jones)  Luding- 
ton, was  born  in  Franklin,  New  York,  Au- 
gust 20,  183 1,  and  died  in  West  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  February  16,  1908. 
He  obtained  a  practical  education  in  the 
schools  of  Franklin,  and  continued  his 
residence  there  until  he  attained  the  age 
of  twenty  years,  when  he  changed  his 
place  of  residence  to  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, from  whence  he  later  removed  to 
West  Springfield,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  days.  His  first  employ- 
ment in  Holyoke  was  as  clerk  in  a  drug 
store,  and  after  mastering  the  details  of 
that  line  of  business  he  purchased  a  drug 
store  in  that  city,  which  he  conducted  suc- 
cessfully for  a  number  of  years  and  finally 
disposed  of  it  at  an  advantageous  price. 
He  was  later  one  of  the  promoters  of  the 
Mittineague  Mills,  and  for  a  number  of 
years  served  as  a  member  of  its  board  of 
directors,  his  services  in  that  capacity 
being  of  inestimable  value  to  all  con- 
cerned. He  was  a  member  of  Trinity 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  actively  in- 
terested in  the  work  connected  therewith, 
serving  in  the  capacities  of  steward  and 
trustee.  He  was  a  man  of  ability,  judg- 
ment and  discrimination,  public-spirited 
and  charitable,  distributing  his  gifts  in  a 
quiet,  unostentatious  manner,  in  many 
cases  only  known  to  those  benefited.  He 
married,  December  14,  1870,  Martha  Day 
Smith,  born  at  Smith's  Ferry,  October  28, 
1837,  daughter  of  Charles  Horton  and 
Sophia  (Day)  Smith. 


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SWEET-BAILEY  Family. 

Men   of   Enterprise. 

The  Sweet  family  history  in  England 
and  Wales  dates  back  many  centuries. 
The  seat  of  the  armorial  branch  of  the 
family  was  at  Trayne  in  the  time  of  Ed- 
ward VI.,  and  subsequently  at  Oxton, 
Devonshire,  England.  The  coat-of-arms 
is  described : 

Arms — Gules  two  chevrons  between  as  many 
mullets  in  chief  and  a  rose  in  base  argent,  seeded 
or. 

Crest — A  mullet  or  pierced  azure  between  two 
gilly  flowers  proper.  On  the  top  of  a  tower  issu- 
ing proper  an  eagle  with  wings  endorsed  or  in  the 
beak  an  oak  branch  vert. 

The  surname  Sweet  is  identical  with 
Swete,  Swett,  Sweat  and  Sweete,  and  is 
variously  spelled  in  the  early  records. 

(I)  Isaac  Sweet  lived  in  Wales,  but  the 
Sweet  family  is  found  at  an  early  date  in 
various  sections  of  England.  Isaac  Sweet 
did  not  emigrate,  but  his  widow  and  three 
sons  came  to  this  country.  Children : 
Thomas,  died  without  issue ;  John,  men- 
tioned below ;  James. 

(II)  John  Sweet,  son  of  Isaac  Sweet, 
was  born  in  Wales  as  early  as  1600,  and 
came  to  Salem,  Massachusetts,  in  1630. 
In  1632  his  land  at  Salem  is  described  in 
the  records,  and  the  name  Sweet's  Cove 
was  given  to  an  inlet  near  his  residence. 
In  1637  he  received  a  grant  of  land  in 
P'rovidence,  Rhode  Island,  moved  thither, 
and  died  there.  Children :  John,  born 
1620,  died  1677,  lived  at  Warwick;  James, 
mentioned  below  ;  Renewed,  married  John 
Gereardy. 

(III)  James  Sweet,  son  of  John  Sweet, 
was  born  in  Wales  in  1622,  came  with  his 
father  to  Salem,  and  removed  to  Rhode 
Island.  He  lived  in  Warwick,  but  settled 
later  in  North  Kingston,  near  Ridge  Hill. 
He  was  a  commissioner  in  1653-55-59; 
freeman  in  1655 ;  juror  in  1656.     He  sold 


land  at  Warwick  to  Thomas  Green  in 
1660  and  1682.  In  1686  he  deeded  his 
rights  to  land  in  Providence,  "as  my 
father  John  Sweet  was  one  of  the  first 
purchasers  thereof."  He  married  Mary 
Green,  daughter  of  Dr.  John  Green,  sur- 
geon, who  came  to  New  England  in  1635. 
Children:  Philip,  born  July  15,  1655; 
James,  May  28,  1657;  Mary,  February  2, 
1660;  Benoni,  mentioned  below;  Valen- 
tine, November  i,  1667;  Jeremiah,  Janu- 
ary 6,  1669;  Renewed,  July  16,  1671  ;  Syl- 
vester, March  i,  1674. 

(IV)  Dr.  Benoni  Sweet,  son  of  James 
Sweet,  was  born  March  28,  1663,  at  North 
Kingston,  Rhode  Island.  He  is  described 
as  a  man  of  polished  manners  and  great 
influence  in  the  community,  and  held  a 
captain's  commission  in  the  Colonial 
service.  He  was  a  natural  bone-setter, 
was  called  "Dr.  Sweet,"  practiced  exten- 
sively the  reduction  of  dislocations,  and 
the  first  of  a  family  famous  for  the  art  and 
practice  of  bone-setting.  He  was  baptized 
at  St.  Paul's  Church,  November  8,  1724, 
and  the  succeeding  Easter  was  elected 
vestryman,  an  office  he  filled  until  his 
death.  He  died  July  19,  175 1,  at  North 
Kingston,  in  his  ninetieth  year.  Dr.  Mc- 
Sparren  preached  the  funeral  sermon  "and 
buried  him  in  the  cemetery  of  his  ances- 
tors." He  married  Elizabeth  Sweet,  his 
niece,  daughter  of  Samuel  Sweet.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  North  Kingston :  James, 
mentioned  below;  Margaret,  born  1690; 
Benoni,  1692;  Mary,  1696;  Elizabeth, 
1700;  Thomas,  1703. 

(V)  James  (2)  Sweet,  son  of  Dr. 
Benoni  Sweet,  was  born  at  North  Kings- 
ton in  1688.  He  married  Mary  Sweet, 
daughter  of  Benoni  Sweet,  Jr.  Children : 
Benoni,  born  1715;  Eber,  1716;  James, 
1719;  Elisha,  1721 ;  Freelove,  1723;  Job, 
mentioned  below;   Elizabeth,   1729. 

(VI)  Job    Sweet,    son    of    James    (2) 


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Sweet,  was  born  at  North  Kingston  in 
1724,  and  became  very  prominent  and  dis- 
tinguished as  a  bone-setter.  During  the 
Revokition  he  was  called  to  Newport  to 
reduce  dislocated  bones  of  some  of  the 
French  officers,  an  operation  beyond  the 
skill  of  the  army  surgeons.  He  was  on 
one  occasion  called  to  New  York  City  to 
set  the  dislocated  hip  of  Theodocia  Burr, 
daughter  of  Colonel  Aaron  Burr.  He 
made  the  journey  in  a  sailing  vessel,  and 
his  success  in  the  case  rather  discomfited 
the  New  York  surgeons  who  had  failed  to 
reduce  the  dislocation.  In  early  life  he 
settled  near  Sugar  Loaf  Hill,  South 
Kingston,  Rhode  Island.  He  married 
(first)  Jemima  Sherman,  who  died  shortly 
afterward.  He  married  (second)  Sarah 
Kingsland.  Child  by  first  wife :  Abigail, 
born  175 1.  Children  by  second  wife,  born 
at  South  Kingston:  Rufus,  born  1753; 
Jeremiah,  mentioned  below  ;  Gideon,  1758 ; 
James,  1760;  Benoni,  1762;  Jonathan, 
1765;  Margaret  and  Lydia,  twins,  1767; 
Hannah,  1770;  Sarah,  1774. 

(VII)  Jeremiah  Sweet,  son  of  Job 
Sweet,  was  born  in  South  Kingston,  Feb- 
ruary 4,  1757,  and  died  aged  eighty-seven 
years.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tion, and  was  granted  a  pension,  Decem- 
ber 14,  1832.  In  1840  the  census  shows 
that  he  was  living  at  Gloucester,  aged 
eighty-three  years.  His  great-grandson 
says  of  him  :  "He  was  a  strong-built  man, 
six  feet  tall  with  broad  shoulders  some- 
what rounded  and  he  used  to  wear  a  home- 
spun coat  with  a  cape.  The  coat  reached 
to  his  knees.  His  wife  never  weighed 
more  than  ninety-six  pounds  and  in  latter 
years  they  were  called  Uncle  Jerry  and 
Aunt  Dorcas.  In  her  old  age  Dorcas  was 
blind,  but  she  could  recognize  her  great- 
grandchildren when  they  clasped  her 
hands.  They  lived  with  my  grandfather 
during   their   last   years   and   occupied   a 


large  room  in  which  there  was  a  fireplace 
and  a  large  old-fashioned  clock  that  I  well 
remember."  Jeremiah  Sweet  was  a  lead- 
ing citizen  of  the  town,  kept  the  general 
store  and  mill.  He  was  a  powerful  man 
physically.  He  married  Dorcas  Darling- 
ton, who  was  born  December  7,  1758,  died 
January  6,  1845.  Children :  Jeremiah, 
mentioned  below ;  Mary,  married  Darius 
Durfee ;  Anna,  married  (first)  Mowry 
Peckham,  and  (second)  Duleus  Blois; 
Dorcas,  died  young;  Elizabeth,  married 
David  Page. 

(VIII)  Jeremiah  (2)  Sweet,  son  of  Jere- 
miah (i)  Sweet,  was  born  at  Gloucester, 
Rhode  Island,  January  10,  1781,  and  died 
November  17,  1845.  ^^  resided  in  the 
Western  part  of  the  town.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  large  landowner  and  to  each 
of  his  six  sons  he  gave  a  farm  when  they 
married.  On  his  homestead  he  had  a 
blacksmith  shop  and  a  cider  mill.  He 
built  a  saw  mill  on  his  wood  lot  at  the 
source  of  the  Pawtucket  river,  the  first 
mill  erected  on  the  stream,  and  gave  his 
sons  the  privilege  of  cutting  and  market- 
ing lumber  to  secure  their  family  supplies. 
He  built  a  large  house  having  a  kitchen 
twenty  feet  long,  the  white  maple  table 
twelve  feet  long,  often  in  haying  time 
accommodating  twenty  men  at  meals.  He 
was  for  many  years  deputy  sheriff,  was 
five  feet  seven  inches  in  height,  sturdy 
frame  and  broad  shoulders.  He  and  his 
wife  were  widely  known  as  "Uncle  Tim" 
and  "Aunt  Nabby."  He  married.  May  29, 
1803,  Abigail  Page,  born  August  7,  1782, 
died  January  23,  1845.  Children :  Solo- 
mon, mentioned  below ;  Jeremiah,  born 
December  19,  1805,  farmer,  married  Ar- 
villa  Irons;  Joseph  R.,  born  September 
30,  1808,  farmer  at  Glocester,  married 
Paulina  Saunders ;  Freelove,  born  April  3, 
181 1,  married  Robert  Saunders,  and  lived 
in  Gloucester;  Stephen  S.,  born  October 


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14,  1812,  had  a  farm  and  mill  in  Gloces- 
ter,  married  Fanny  Farrows ;  Dorcas,  born 
February  9,  181 5,  died  August  20,  1834; 
Thomas,  born  January  6,  1817,  farmer  of 
Gloucester,  married  Amy  Wade  ;  Timothy, 
born  January  25,  1820,  died  October  25, 
1822;  Darling  Eddy,  born  April  4,  1822, 
was  a  farmer,  married  (first)  Deborah 
Hannah  Wade,  (second)  Mary  J.  Well- 
man,  died  suddenly  at  Providence. 

(IX)  Solomon  Sweet,  son  of  Jeremiah 
(2)  Sweet,  was  born  at  Gloucester,  Febru- 
ary 15,  1804,  died  January  27,  1876.  He 
was  a  blacksmith  and  farmer  at  Gloucester 
and  North  Foster.  In  1842  he  took  part 
in  the  Dorr  Rebellion.  From  the  forma- 
tion of  the  Republican  party  he  was  its 
active  champion  for  years,  was  a  justice  of 
the  peace,  and  was  entrusted  with  the 
settlement  of  many  estates.  He  was  a 
man  of  great  piety  and  exemplary  char- 
acter. Was  a  deacon  of  the  Morning  Star 
(^Free  Will)  Baptist  Church  and  one  of 
its  most  liberal  supporters,  the  church 
edifice  standing  on  his  farm.  He  married 
(first),  at  Foster,  Harriet  Hopkins,  born 
December  21,  1805,  at  Foster,  died  in 
1836,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Hopkins  ;  rnar- 
ried  (second)  Eliza  Thurber;  married 
(third)  February  21,  1841,  Sally  Steere, 
daughter  of  Asahel  and  Olive  Steere. 
Children  by  first  wife :  Henry  Wilkinson, 
born  June  30,  1828,  died  aged  thirteen 
years;  Timothy,  born  September  13,  1829, 
died  August  16,  1831 ;  Samuel  Edwin, 
mentioned  below. 

(X)  Samuel  Edwin  Sweet,  son  of  Solo- 
mon Sweet,  was  born  in  Gloucester, 
Rhode  Island,  February  10,  1831.  He  was 
a  bricklayer  by  trade,  and  after  leaving 
Gloucester  resided  for  a  time  in  Illinois, 
later  returning  East,  in  1857  going  to 
Putnam,  Connecticut,  where  for  a  short 
time  he  resided  and  then  went  back  to 
Illinois,  after  which  he  went  to  Topeka, 


Kansas,  and  was  the  first  bricklayer  to 
settle  there.  He  and  his  brother  erected 
the  first  brick  building  in  that  now  popu- 
lous city.  He  was  also  the  pioneer  ice 
dealer  in  Topeka,  conducting  that  busi- 
ness very  profitably  for  several  years.  He 
was  a  man  of  strong,  upright  character,  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  order,  and  of  the 
Baptist  church.  He  married  (first),  Janu- 
ary I,  1855,  Almira  Lucina  Williams,  born 
in  Gloucester,  Rhode  Island,  September 
5.  1831,  died  September  30,  1893,  ^ 
daughter  of  Leonard  Reed  and  Almira 
(Wheaton-Underwood)  Williams.  He 
married  (second)  Melissa  Munger.  Chil- 
dren of  Samuel  Edwin  Sweet:  Harriet 
Edna,  mentioned  below;  Charles  Edwin, 
of  Denver,  Colorado,  born  September  5, 
1862,  married  Florence  Barnard,  and  has 
sons,  Charles  and  Edwin ;  Maude  Marian, 
born  July  15,  1867. 

(XI)  Harriet  (Hattie)  Edna  Sweet,  of 
the  eleventh  recorded  generation  of  her 
family,  daughter  of  Samuel  Edwin  and 
Almira  Lucina  (Williams)  Sweet,  was 
born  in  Putnam,  Connecticut,  June  8,  1857. 
She  married,  May  23,  1883,  Russell  Arthur 
Bailey,  born  in  Biddeford,  Maine,  son  of 
Benjamin  Andrews  and  Emily  (Wiley) 
Bailey.  Mr.  Bailey  is  now  superintend- 
ent and  treasurer  of  the  Springfield  Brick 
Company  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bailey  are  the  parents  of 
four  daughters;  Helen  Carlotta,  born  in 
East  Brooklyn,  Connecticut,  May  13,  1885  ; 
Ruth  Jeanette,  born  in  East  Brooklyn, 
Connecticut,  October  23,  1886;  Bernice 
Lucina,  born  December  10,  1889,  married, 
December  28,  1916,  Ralph  Roscoe  Day, 
now  residing  in  Fairmount,  West  Vir- 
ginia ;  Lelia  Sweet,  born  March  28,  1892. 
The  latter  two  were  born  in  Killingly, 
Connecticut.  The  family  home  is  at  No. 
134  Forest  Park  avenue,  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts. 


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McELWAIN,  Charles  Church, 

Man  of  Varied  Activities. 

Charles  C.  McElwain,  treasurer  of 
Kibbe  Brothers  &  Company,  of  Spring- 
field, is  a  son  of  Edwin  McElwain,  and  a 
descendant  of  James  McElwain,  the 
founder  of  the  McElwain  family  in  New 
England. 

(I)  James  McElwain,  immigrant  an- 
cestor, with  his  two  sons,  James  and  Tim- 
othy, came  to  America  previous  to  1727. 
In  1728  he  bought  of  Lamb  &  Company 
one  hundred  acres  of  land  at  the  junction 
of  Ware  and  Swift  rivers,  in  what  was 
known  as  the  "Elbow  Tract."  This  he 
sold  in  1729  to  Green  &  Walker,  mer- 
chants of  Boston.  At  this  time  he  called 
himself  of  New  Marlborough,  and  in  1733, 
his  widow.  Lienor,  quitclaimed  her  right 
of  dower  in  the  same  land,  dating  it  "New 
Marlborough  or  Kingsfield."  In  1729  he 
received  pay  from  the  town  for  a  journey 
to  Boston,  to  present  a  petition  to  the 
General  Court  in  regard  to  the  titles  to 
the  land  bought  of  this  company.  He  was 
collector  of  rates  for  the  town,  clerk  of 
the  church,  and  on  a  committee  to  pro- 
vide a  site  for  the  meeting  house.  His 
farm  was  in  that  part  of  the  "Elbow 
Tract"  which  was  set  off  as  the  town  of 
Western  (now  Warren),  Massachusetts. 
He  died  in  1730.  Children:  James,  sold 
his  land  and  returned  to  Ireland;  never 
married ;  Timothy,  mentioned  below. 

(II)  Timothy  McElwain,  son  of  James 
McElwain,  was  born  in  1709,  and  died 
September  7,  1790.  He  came  to  New 
England  with  his  father,  and  was  granted 
a  hundred  acre  lot  near  his  father's.  In 
1733  he  served  on  a  committee  to  lay  out 
highways,  also  on  a  committee  to  select 
a  site  for  the  meetinghouse.  He  was  con- 
stable in  1744,  and  was  a  taxpayer  of  Pal- 
mer in  1786.  He  married  (first),  August 
24,  1738,  Anna  Spear,  who  died  April  28, 


1746.  He  married  (second),  August  10, 
1750,  Susannah  Thomson,  Children: 
Sarah,  born  August  24,  1739,  married, 
December  i,  1761,  Timothy  Ferrell; 
Betty,  born  March  24,  1741,  married,  May 
19,  1764,  John  King;  John  Allen,  born 
March  12,  1743;  Timothy,  mentioned  be- 
low; Samuel,  born  June  18,  1751,  married, 
June  2,  1776,  Sarah  Ferrell ;  Anna,  born 
February  27,  1753,  married,  July  9,  1778, 
Adonijah  Jones ;  Elizabeth,  born  Janu- 
ary 31,  1755,  married  Israel  Jones;  Li- 
enor, born  June  29,  1757;  Roger,  born 
August  2^,  1759,  married  Delina  Hill. 

(III)  Captain  Timothy  (2)  McElwain, 
son  of  Timothy  (i)  McElwain,  was  born 
April  17,  1746,  and  died  November  6, 
1830,  aged  eighty-four  years.  He  lived  in 
Middlefield,  Massachusetts.  The  house 
which  he  built  in  1797,  on  his  farm  on  the 
hill-top,  still  stands,  a  fine  example  of 
simple  old  Colonial  architecture,  and  of  a 
size  to  meet  the  needs  of  his  good  old 
fashioned  family  of  twelve  children.  The 
place  has  come  down  in  regular  succes- 
sion in  the  family,  being  now  occupied 
by  his  great  grandson,  Edwin  McElwain. 
He  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and 
was  a  prominent  military  figure  in  his 
day.  He  married,  in  Somers,  Connecti- 
cut, January  8,  1772,  Jane  Brown,  who 
died  January  2,  1832,  aged  eighty-one 
years.  Children :  Timothy,  born  Octo- 
ber 21,  1772;  Anne,  born  June  12,  1774; 
Jane,  born  September  24,  1776,  died  Jan- 
uary 7,  1787;  Alexander,  born  November, 
9,  1778;  James,  born  February  22,  1781  ; 
George  Washington,  born  May  4,  1783; 
Betsey,  born  August  18,  1785 ;  Sarah, 
born  March  30,  1787;  David,  born  April 
19,  1789;  Jennet,  born  March  31,  1791 ; 
Jonathan,  mentioned  below;  Laney,  born 
June  21,  1795. 

(IV)  Jonathan  McElwain,  son  of  Cap- 
tain Timothy  (2)  McElwain,  was  born  at 
Middlefield,  June  11,  1793,  and  died  Feb- 


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ruary  23,  1866.  He  lived  all  his  life  on 
the  McEKvain  place.  A  broad-minded 
man,  he  was  thoroughly  devoted  to  the 
town  and  its  interests,  at  one  time  repre- 
senting his  district  in  the  Legislature. 
His  breadth  of  view  is  well  illustrated  by 
the  fact  that  when  Mary  Lyon  went 
through  that  section  soliciting  money  for 
the  founding  of  Mt.  Holyoke,  an  insti- 
tution for  the  education  of  women,  he 
contributed  one  hundred  dollars,  no  small 
sum  for  the  New  England  farmer  of  that 
day,  and  this  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  he 
himself  had  five  sons  and  no  daughters  to 
educate.  Only  two  men  in  the  town  sub- 
scribed to  the  fund.  He  married,  October 
15,  1818,  Lucy  Smith,  of  Middlefield. 
Children:  i.  Jonathan,  born  July  14,  1819, 
died  January  23,  1899,  succeeded  his 
father  on  the  farm,  and  was  also  promi- 
nent in  town  affairs,  holding  the  office  of 
town  clerk  for  nearly  thirty  years,  and 
that  of  secretary  of  the  Highland  Agri- 
cultural Society  for  many  years ;  he  mar- 
ried (first),  May  20,  1847,  Clarissa  Ly- 
man, of  Chester,  (second),  December, 
1852,  Mary  Smith,  of  Salisbury,  Connec- 
ticut ;  children :  i.  Albert,  born  Novem- 
ber, 1853,  died  in  1855.  ii.  Edwin  Smith, 
born  April  20,  1855,  succeeded  his  father 
on  the  old  place;  married,  February  13, 
1876,  Lucy  Maris  Graves,  of  Middlefield ; 
children :  a.  Bessie  Lillian,  born  April  18, 
1879,  married,  July  18,  1898,  Walter  S. 
Newell ;  b.  Jessie  Bell,  born  July  10,  1880, 
died  April  15,  1917;  married,  October  18, 
1904,  Reuben  Franklin  McElwain,  of 
West  Springfield ;  c.  George  Edwin,  born 
December  16,  1885,  engaged  in  the  paper 
manufacturing  business  at  Holyoke.  iii. 
Mary  Jane,  born  June  5,  1858,  married 
(first),  June  12,  1885,  Fitzhugh  Babson, 
of  Gloucester,  (second)  Clark  B.  Wright, 
of  Middlefield,  Massachusetts,  iv.  Laura 
Verona,  born  April  20,  1862,  married,  No- 
vember 19,  1891,  Arthur  D.  Pease,  of  Mid- 


dlefield. 2.  Oliver,  born  August  24,  1821, 
died  in  West  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
December  17,  1907 ;  he  married,  February 
10,  1853,  Paulina  Doane  Witherell;  chil- 
dren, all  born  in  Becket,  Massachusetts : 
i.  Lucy  Hannah,  born  December  6,  1854, 
married,  June  16,  1881,  Clifton  A.  Crocker, 
of  Springfield,  ii.  Laney  Smith,  born 
April  14,  1857,  married,  January  4,  1888, 
Arthur  E.  Ford,  formerly  of  Chicago,  now 
of  Springfield,  iii.  Harriet  Aurelia,  born 
February  12,  1859,  unmarried,  was  grad- 
uated at  Mt.  Holyoke  College,  and  be- 
came a  teacher;  she  was  for  nineteen 
years  head  of  the  Department  for  Wo- 
men at  the  Pennsylvania  State  College; 
now  living  at  West  Springfield,  iv.  Oliver 
Dwight.  V.  Reuben  Franklin,  vi.  Carrie 
Mabel,  born  February  20,  1870,  married, 
February  20,  1896,  Edward  Pontany 
Butts,  of  Springfield.  The  parents  of 
these  children  were  members  of  the  Sec- 
ond Congregational  Church.  3.  Timothy 
Dwight,  born  August  10,  1825,  died  Sep- 
tember 3,  1841.  4.  John  Smith,  born 
March  17,  1828,  became  one  of  the 
leading  citizens  of  Holyoke,  being  closely 
identified  with  all  civic  interests ;  promi- 
nent in  the  paper  manufacturing  busi- 
ness ;  he  married  (first)  in  West  Spring- 
field, in  1858,  Esther  M.  Ely.  daughter  of 
Homer  Ely ;  he  had  one  son  by  this  mar- 
riage, Henry  Ely,  who  engaged  in  mining 
interests  in  Colorado  subsequent  to  the 
forming  of  the  American  Writing  Paper 
Combination,  and  who  married  Isabel 
Hazen,  of  Hartford,  Vermont ;  John  S. 
McElwain  married  (second),  in  1863, 
Celia  S.  Ely,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife.  5. 
Edwin,  of  further  mention. 

(V)  Edwin  McElwain,  youngest  son 
and  child  of  Jonathan  and  Lucy  (Smith) 
McElwain,  was  born  in  Middlefield, 
Massachusetts,  November  5,  1833,  and 
died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Octo- 
ber 19,  191 1.    He  grew  up  at  the  paternal 


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farm,  knew  the  detail  work  of  that  farm     dealt  in  general  agricultural  supplies  and 


by  actual  experience,  and  attended  the 
district  school.  He  also  attended  Willis- 
ton  Seminary  at  Easthampton,  Massachu- 
setts, and  during  the  school  term  of  1856 
and  1857  taught  the  Middlefield  district 
school.  One  of  the  oldest  farmer's  soci- 
eties in  the  State  of  Massachusetts  is  the 
Highland  Agricultural  Society  of  Middle- 
field,  founded  about  1855,  Edwin  McEl- 
wain  and  Matthew  Smith  being  the  chief 
promoters.  Mr.  McElwain  was  the  first 
secretary  and  held  the  office  until  moving 
to  Springfield,  and  as  long  as  he  lived  he 
retained  a  deep  interest  in  the  society. 
The  Middlefield  annual  fair  is  one  of  the 
activities  of  the  society,  and  whenever 
possible  he  and  Mr,  Smith,  known  as  the 
fathers  of  the  society,  attended  this  an- 
nual fair  and  kept  in  touch  with  the  other 
activities. 

On  April  i,  1858,  he  moved  to  Spring- 
field and  entered  the  employ  of  Kibbe, 
Crane  &  Company,  confectionery  manu- 
facturers, their  business  dating  from 
1843.  The  factory  was  then  located  at  the 
corner  of  Sanford  and  Market  streets, 
and  from  there  Mr.  McElwain,  who  was 
both  clerk  and  distributer,  drove  one  of 
the  firm's  big  four  horse  wagons,  which 
in  that  early  day  were  famous  in  Western 
Massachusetts.  A  representation  of  one 
of  these  olden  time  delivery  wagons  with 
four  horses  attached  is  carried  on  the 
company's  stationery,  and  is  a  recognized 
emblem,  meaning  Kibbe,  wherever  seen. 
In  1882  the  factory  was  moved  to  the 
Union  block,  corner  of  Main  street  and 
Harrison  avenue.  In  i860  Mr.  McEl- 
wain withdrew  from  the  company's  serv- 
ice and  formed  a  partnership  with  his 
brother,  John  S.  McElwain,  and  trading 
as  McElwain  Brothers,  opened  a  store  at 
the  corner  of  Main  and  Court  streets, 
Springfield,  the  Five  Cents  Savings  Bank 
now   occupying  the   site.     The   brothers 


seeds  and  conducted  a  very  successful 
business  for  several  years,  the  store  then 
passing  into  the  hands  of  B.  L.  Bragg. 
In  August,  1864,  Mr.  Elwain  purchased  a 
quarter  interest  in  the  confectionery  busi- 
ness of  Kibbe,  Crane  &  Company,  Mr.  H. 
B.  Crane,  of  the  original  company,  hav- 
ing retired,  and  the  firm  re-organized  as 
Kibbe  Brothers  &  Company.  For  several 
years  Mr.  McElwain  acted  as  bookkeeper 
and  buyer.  The  death  of  George  Kibbe 
made  a  serious  break  in  the  firm,  and  in 
1887,  the  remaining  brother,  Horace 
Kibbe,  died.  The  business  was  then 
bought  by  Edwin  McElwain  and  Sher- 
man D.  Porter,  who  conducted  it  as  a 
firm  until  July,  1892,  when  they  incor- 
porated as  a  stock  company,  Sherman  D. 
Porter,  president,  Edwin  McElwain, 
treasurer.  The  factory  was  moved  from 
the  corner  of  Main  street  and  Harrison 
avenue,  November  i,  1890,  to  the  building 
erected  by  Edwin  McElwain  and  Mr. 
Porter,  at  No.  -^y  Harrison  avenue,  and  in 
1891,  the  block  next  to  No.  37  was  also 
taken  for  the  company's  use.  The  busi- 
ness grew  to  large  proportions,  and  as 
treasurer  Mr.  McElwain  bore  an  import- 
ant part  in  its  growth  and  management. 
He  was  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the 
Springfield  Safe  Deposit  &  Trust  Com- 
pany and  a  director  until  his  death.  He 
was  a  director  of  the  Springfield  Mutual 
Fire  Assurance  Company,  and  of  the 
Chapman  Valve  Manufacturing  Company, 
at  Indian  Orchard.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  North  Congregational  Church,  was 
a  pillar  of  strength  to  the  society,  and  a 
member  of  the  board  of  trustees.  During 
the  years,  1876-77,  he  represented  Ward 
No.  5  in  Common  Council,  elected  as  a 
Republican. 

Edwin  McElwain  married,  December 
30,  1863,  Caroline  Church,  daughter  of 
Sumner  U.   Church,  a  woolen  manufac- 


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sons:  Charles  Church,  of  further 
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8,  1879,  died  July  14,  1880. 

(VI)  Charles  Church  McElwain,  i- 
Edwin  and  Caroline  (^Church)  McEhvaiii, 
was  born  in  SpriHc;iield>  Massachusetts, 
May  14,  1870-72.  He  was  educated  in  the 
graded  and  high  schools  of  the  city.  He 
began  business  life  in  1890  as  office  clerk 
with  Kibbe  Brothers  Company,  manr.f.tr- 
turers  and  wholesale  dealers  of  c 

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selectman.  His  name  is  on  the  monu- 
ment erected  to  the  memory  of  the  first 
settlers  of  Hartford;  he  afterwards  re- 
moved to  Norwalk,  Connecticut,  where 
he  was  one  of  the  first  settlers,  was  a  resi- 
dent there  until  1659,  when  he  sold  his 
property  and  removed  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  spent  his  re- 
maining years.  He  filled  the  office  of 
selectman  in  1661,  1663,  1668,  1671  and 
1673.  I"  1665  he  became  an  innkeeper, 
and  so  continued  until  his  death,  Decem- 
ber 25,  1675.  His  wife,  Martha  Ely,  whom 
he  married  in  England,  bore  him  two  chil- 
dren :  Samuel,  of  further  mention ;  and 
Ruth,  who  died  October  12,  1662.  Mrs. 
Ely  died  in  Springfield,  October  23,  1683. 

(II)  Samuel  Ely,  only  son  of  Nathaniel 
and  Martha  Ely,  was  born  in  England, 
and  accompanied  his  parents  in  their  sev- 
eral removals.  He  invested  his  savings 
in  real  estate,  and  at  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
March  19,  1692,  left  a  large  estate.  He 
married,  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
October  28,  1659,  Mary  Day,  born  in 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  1641,  daughter  of 
Robert  and  Editha  (Stebbins)  Day.  They 
were  the  parents  of  sixteen  children,  ten 
of  whom  died  in  infancy  or  early  youth, 
and  among  those  who  attained  years  of 
maturity  was  Samuel,  of  further  mention. 

(III)  Samuel  (2)  Ely,  son  of  Samuel 
(i)  and  Mary  (Day)  Ely,  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  May  9,  1668, 
and  died  in  West  Springfield,  August  23, 
1732.  He  was  prominent  in  town  affairs, 
selectman  in  1702,  1716,  1719,  and  clerk  of 
the  Second  Parish  (West  Springfield) 
from  1702  until  1721,  with  the  exception 
of  the  years  1714  and  171 5.  He  married 
(first),  November  10,  1697,  Martha  Bliss, 
born  in  Longmeadow,  June  1,  1674,  died 
July  6,  1702,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  (Leonard)  Bliss.    He  married  (sec- 


ond) Sarah  Burdurtha,  born  October  18, 
1681,  died  May  8,  1766,  daughter  of  Jo- 
seph and  Lydia  Burdurtha.  Among  the 
children  of  the  first  marriage  was  Samuel, 
of  further  mention. 

(IV)  Samuel  (3)  Ely,  only  son  of  Sam- 
uel (2)  and  Martha  (Bliss)  Ely,  was  born 
in  West  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Sep- 
tember 21,  1701,  and  died  there,  Decem- 
ber 8,  1758.  He  married,  May  3,  1722, 
Abigail  Warriner,  born  December  8,  1703, 
died  September  27,  1762,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Abigail  (Day)  Warriner. 
Among  their  children  was  Levi,  of  fur- 
ther mention. 

(V)  Captain  Levi  Ely,  son  of  Samuel 
(3)  and  Abigail  (Warriner)  Ely,  was 
born  in  West  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
November  26,  1732,  and  was  killed  by 
Indians  in  a  battle  on  the  Mohawk  river, 
a  little  east  of  Utica,  New  York,  October 
19,  1780.  He  was  in  charge  of  an  expedi- 
tion against  the  Indians,  his  company 
being  townsmen  and  neighbors,  and 
nearly  all  were  killed  a  few  days  before 
their  terms  of  service  had  expired.  He 
married,  October  12,  1758,  Abigail  Ser- 
geant, born  in  Northfield,  January  26, 
1729,  died  October  3,  1812,  daughter  of 
Lieutenant  Jonathan  and  Abigail  (Jones) 
Sergeant.  Among  their  children  was 
Elihu,  of  further  mention. 

(VI)  Rev.  Elihu  Ely,  youngest  son  of 
Captain  Levi  and  Abigail  (Sergeant)  Ely, 
was  born  in  West  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, and  baptized  July  6,  1777.  He  was 
educated  in  his  native  town,  and  later  be- 
came a  resident  of  Westfield,  where  he 
died  February  23,  1839.  He  married,  in 
1797,  Grace  Rose,  born  in  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  November  2,  1777,  died 
September  28,  1840,  daughter  of  Colonel 
Samuel  Rose.  Among  his  children  was 
Joseph  Minor,  of  further  mention. 

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the  Rev.  EHhu  and  Grace  (Rose)  Ely, 
was  born  in  Westfield,  Massachusetts, 
November  26,  1807,  and  there  died  June 
14,  1885.  He  grew  up  at  the  home  farm, 
acquired  a  practical  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  the  district,  and  upon 
arriving  at  a  suitable  age  entered  busi- 
ness life,  became  a  manufacturer  of  whips 
and  lashes,  and  one  of  the  pioneers  in  that 
line  of  business  in  Westfield.  He  took  an 
active  interest  in  public  affairs,  was  a 
member  of  the  State  Constitutional  Con- 
vention in  1853,  served  the  town  of  West- 
field  as  selectman  and  assessor,  was  a 
member  of  the  school  committee,  served 
as  a  delegate  to  State,  county  and  district 
conventions  that  nominated  Stephen  A. 
Douglas,  Samuel  J.  Tilden,  and  Winfield 
Scott  Hancock  for  the  presidency.  He 
cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for  Andrew 
Jackson,  supported  Stephen  A.  Douglas 
in  i860,  and  was  always  an  ardent  adher- 
ent of  the  Democratic  party.  He  was  an 
anti-slavery  man,  read  and  thought  deeply 
on  many  subjects,  had  decided  opinions 
on  all  questions  of  the  day,  and  was  an 
eloquent  and  forceful  advocate  for  any 
cause  which  he  espoused.  He  was  an 
active,  consistent  member  of  the  First 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  Westfield, 
filled  various  offices  therein,  and  was  trus- 
tee for  three  years. 

Mr.  Ely  married,  June  9,  1831,  in  South- 
wick,  Massachusetts,  Elizabeth  Treat 
Gross,  born  in  Granville,  Massachusetts, 
May  17,  1814,  died  February  27,  1885, 
daughter  of  Jonah  Ladd  and  Roxanna 
(Olds)  Gross,  of  French  Huguenot  an- 
cestry. Children:  Elizabeth  Ann,  born 
January  9,  1833,  married  Rev.  S.  O.  Dyer ; 
Mary  Augusta,  born  April  21,  1838,  died 
March  8,  1839;  Joseph  Minor,  born  Au- 
gust 15,  1840,  died  March  4,  1846;  James 
Polk,  born  July  5,  1845,  died  October  24, 
1845  '  Janies  Addington,  born  September 


5,  1847,  died  in  1884;  Charles  Franklin, 
born  July  3,  1850,  died  June  14,  1908,  mar- 
ried Ora  H.  Jones ;  Henry  Wilson,  of  fur- 
ther mention. 

(VIII)  Henry  Wilson  Ely,  youngest 
son  of  Joseph  Minor  and  Elizabeth  Treat 
(Gross)  Ely,  was  born  in  Westfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, November  10,  1853.  He  spent 
his  youth  in  attendance  at  the  public 
schools,  was  graduated  from  the  high 
school  in  1870,  and  from  normal  school 
two  years  later.  He  taught  school  for  a 
short  time,  then  resigned  to  take  up  the 
study  of  law,  becoming  a  student  in  the 
office  of  Jewell,  Gaston  &  Field,  Boston, 
completing  his  studies  in  the  law  depart- 
ment of  Boston  University.  After  his  ad- 
mission to  the  bar  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
cne,  he  located  in  his  native  city  of  West- 
field,  and  later  opened  an  office  with  his 
brother,  Charles  F.,  the  firm  being  known 
as  Ely  Brothers,  and  here  they  continued 
in  practice  for  thirty  years,  up  to  the 
death  of  Charles  F.  Ely,  making  a  spe- 
cialty of  corporation  law,  being  attorneys 
for  many  of  the  railways  in  and  about 
Western  New  England.  Henry  Wilson 
Ely's  career  as  a  lawyer  has  been  distin- 
guished throughout  by  sterling  character, 
comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  law, 
ability  as  a  cross  examiner  and  advocate, 
and  a  steady  devotion  to  the  best  inter- 
ests of  his  clients.  With  others  he  has 
been  interested  in  the  building  of  electric 
railways  and  in  several  successful  manu- 
facturing enterprises.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  First  Methodist  Church,  in  which 
he  has  been  a  trustee  for  twenty-five 
years,  and  in  other  ways  strives  to  ad- 
vance the  cause  of  Christianity.  He  is  a 
Democrat  in  politics,  but  has  never  sought 
nor  accepted  public  office.  He  is  highly 
regarded  in  the  community  in  which  he 
has  won  and  retained  the  confidence  of 
his  fellowmen. 


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Mr.  Ely  married,  June  12,  1880,  Sarah 
Naomi  Buell,  in  Westfield,  born  May  27, 
1852,  daughter  of  Phineas  and  Phebe  (Gil- 
man)  Buell.  Children:  Joseph  Buell, 
whose  sketch  follows ;  Florence  E.,  born 
April  16,  1886,  married  Edwin  W.  Smith, 
of  Westfield,  and  has  two  children,  Ed- 
win Ely  and  Constance ;  Charles  F.,  born 
November  17,  1892,  a  graduate  of  Williams 
College,  Harvard  Law  School,  and  now  a 
first  lieutenant  in  the  United  States  army. 


ELY,  Joseph  Buell, 

Lawyer,  Public  Official. 

Joseph  Buell  Ely,  eldest  son  of 
Henry  Wilson  and  Sarah  Naomi  (Buell) 
Ely  (q.  v.),  was  born  in  Westfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, February  22,  1881.  He  pre- 
pared in  Westfield  school,  entered  Wil- 
liams College,  whence  he  was  graduated 
A.  B.,  1902,  then  entered  Harvard  Law 
School,  there  receiving  his  degree,  LL. 
B.,  class  of  1905.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
Massachusetts  bar  the  same  year,  and  at 
once  began  practice  with  his  honored 
father  in  Springfield  and  Westfield.  The 
association  between  father  and  son  as  law 
partners  has  continued  until  the  present 
(1919),  and  they  occupy  a  commanding 
position  at  the  Massachusetts  bar.  In 
191 5  Joseph  B.  Ely  was  appointed  district 
attorney  by  Governor  Walsh,  and  in  1916 
was  elected  for  a  full  term  of  three  years. 
He  is  now  district  attorney  for  the  coun- 
ties of  Hampden  and  Berkshire,  an  office 
he  fills  with  entire  credit  to  himself,  hav- 
ing proved  an  able,  upright  prosecutor. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  local  and  State  bar 
associations,  the  Nayasset  Club  of  Spring- 
field, and  the  Park  Club  of  Pittsfield. 

Mr.  Ely  married.  May  i,  1906,  Harriet 
Zelda  Dyson,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Emily  Jane  (Bush)  Dyson,  of  Westfield. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ely  are  the  parents  of  a 


son,  Richard,  born  July  15,  1907,  of  the 
tenth  American  generation. 

Thomas  Dyson,  father  of  Mrs.  Harriet 
Z.  (Dyson)  Ely,  was  born  in  Windsor, 
England,  December  14,  1844,  son  of  James 
and  Ann  (Milne)  Dyson,  and  grandson  of 
James  Dyson,  born  in  Manchester,  Eng- 
land, died  in  Millbury,  Massachusetts. 
Thomas  Dyson  came  to  the  United  States 
with  his  parents  in  1849,  ^"d  during  the 
war  between  the  States,  1861-65,  served 
in  the  Union  army  from  Millbury.  After 
the  war  he  was  employed  as  a  machinist 
in  Millbury,  later  locating  in  Westfield, 
where  he  has  since  made  his  home.  He 
is  an  organist  of  merit,  and  for  twenty- 
nine  consecutive  years  was  chorister  for 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  of  West- 
field. 


DOHERTY,  James  Louis, 

La-nryer  of  Fine  Attainments. 

The  ancient  O'Dachartaigh  family, 
anglicized  Docharty,  Dogherty,  Doherty, 
Dougherty  and  O'Dogherty,  spring  from 
Fiarmhan,  a  brother  of  Muiriartach,  who 
was  one  of  the  eleventh  generation  from 
Conall  Gulbban,  who  was  a  son  of  Niall 
Mor,  the  one  hundred  and  twenty-sixth 
monarch  of  Ireland.  The  Dohertys  were 
Lords  of  Inishower  and  bore  arms : 

Arms — Argent,  a  stag  springing,  gfules,  on  a 
chief,  vert,  three  mullets  of  the  first. 

Crest — A  greyhound  courant,  argent,  holding  in 
the  mouth  a  hare,  proper. 

Motto — Argent  M.  Dutches  (for  my  hereditary 
sight). 

The  family  were  long  seated  in  County 
Donegal,  Ulster,  John  Doherty  being  born 
in  the  extreme  north  of  the  county,  and 
there  passed  his  youth.  When  he  came  to 
America,  he  located  in  St.  John,  New 
Brunswick,  Canada,  and  is  of  record  there 
in  1825.  He  was  a  farmer.  He  married,  in 
St.  John,  Elizabeth  Griffith,  and  they  were 


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the  parents  of  three  children :  James  E., 
of  whom  further:  Dominick,  Ellen.  John 
Doherty  met  his  death  accidentally  in 
1851. 

James  E.  Doherty,  son  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Griffith)  Doherty,  was  born 
in  Canterbury,  New  Brunswick,  Canada, 
February  29,  1832,  and  died  in  Houlton, 
Maine,  in  March,  1918.  He  spent  his  early 
life  at  the  home  farm  on  the  banks  of  the 
St.  John  river  at  the  outlet  of  Eel  river, 
York  county,  New  Brunswick,  and  when 
a  young  man  came  across  the  boundary 
and  settled  in  Aroostook  county,  Maine, 
in  the  town  of  Houlton,  and  there  contin- 
ued a  farmer  for  more  than  half  a  century. 
He  prospered  and  added  to  his  land  hold- 
ings until  possessed  of  about  two  hundred 
acres,  which  year  after  year  yielded  him 
profitable  crops  of  potatoes.  He  con- 
tinued in  this  occupation  even  when  an 
octogenarian,  and  went  to  his  grave  one 
of  the  substantial,  highly  respected  citi- 
zens of  Houlton.  He  was  of  quiet,  retir- 
ing nature,  industrious  and  very  fond  of 
his  home  and  family.  He  married  (first) 
Eliza  Smith,  of  Houlton,  Maine,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Smith,  an  early  settler  in 
Aroostook  county,  Maine.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Doherty  were  the  parents  of  three  chil- 
dren :  Jennie,  a  resident  of  Houlton ; 
James  Louis,  of  whom  further ;  Thomas 
v.,  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  College,  now  a 
practicing  lawyer  of  Houlton.  Mr. 
Doherty  married  (second)  Margaret 
Burke,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  two 
sons,  and  one  daughter:  John,  who  lives 
on  and  farms  the  homestead  in  Houlton  ; 
Frederick,  who  resides  in  Houlton :  and 
Alice,  now  married  to  Wilbur  Bither,  and 
living  in  Linneus,  Maine. 

James  Louis  Doherty,  eldest  son  of 
James  E.  and  Eliza  (Smith)  Doherty,  was 
born  in  St.  John,  New  Brunswick,  Can- 
ada, March  24,  1865.  He  was  but  a  child 
when    his    parents    moved    to    Houlton, 


Maine,  where  he  attended  the  public 
schools.  Later  he  attended  the  Ricker 
Classical  Institute,  from  which  he  was 
graduated,  and  then  became  a  student  in 
Bowdoin  College,  Brunswick,  Maine,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class 
of  1889.  Following  his  graduation,  he  en- 
tered the  law  offices  of  Madigan  &  Mad- 
igan  in  Houlton,  the  two  partners  being 
his  brothers-in-law.  The  senior  partner, 
the  late  Justice  John  Madigan,  was  later 
justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State 
of  Maine  and  gained  wide  prominence  as 
a  jurist.  Under  the  guidance  of  two  such 
eminent  attorneys,  Mr.  Doherty  received 
a  splendid  legal  education,  and  in  1891 
was  admitted  to  the  practice  of  law  in 
Maine,  opening  offices  in  Oldtown,  that 
State.  During  the  four  years  he  spent 
there  he  established  a  splendid  reputation 
as  a  lawyer  which  has  characterized  him 
throughout  his  legal  career.  While  in 
Oldtown  he  took  an  active  interest  in 
local  affairs  and  was  honored  with  elec- 
tion to  the  school  committee,  which  he 
resigned  when  he  came  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  in  1895.  For  a  time  after 
his  removal  he  practiced  his  profession 
alone,  but  later  became  associated  with 
Thomas  FitzGibbons,  this  partnership 
being  dissolved  a  few  years  later.  In  1903 
he  became  associated  with  Wendell  G. 
Brownson  under  the  firm  name  of 
Doherty  and  Brownson,  the  partnership 
continuing  until  January  i,  1914,  when 
it  was  dissolved.  The  following  year 
he  became  associated  with  J.  Howard 
Jones,  and  about  two  years  later  Walter 
H.  McCarthy  was  added  to  the  partner- 
ship, which  then  became  known  as 
Doherty,  Jones  &  McCarthy,  of  wh'ch 
firm  he  was  the  head  until  his  death. 

Mr.  Doherty  gained  well  deserved  dis- 
tinction as  a  leading  authority  on  the  law 
of  equity,  and  until  the  rapid  growth  of 
his  practice  prevented  it,  was  in  constant 


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demand  to  preside  as  auditor  or  master 
in  equity  cases.  He  served  in  this  capac- 
ity in  several  of  the  most  prominent  cases 
to  come  before  the  courts  of  the  county, 
and  his  opinions  invariably  met  with  the 
approval  of  the  courts  to  which  they  were 
reported. 

A  number  of  years  ago  Mr.  Doherty 
published  a  legal  work,  "Auditors  and 
Masters,"  which  was  given  acknowledged 
standing  in  virtually  all  of  the  law  libra- 
ries of  the  State  and  this  section  of  the 
country  as  an  exceptionally  sound  and 
authoritative  treatise  on  the  administra- 
tion of  the  law  of  equity.  His  services 
were  in  great  demand  for  corporation 
work,  and  for  a  number  of  years  he  was 
counsel  for  the  Hendee  Manufacturing 
Company,  which  post  he  held  at  the  time 
of  his  death.  He  was  also  a  member  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  Chicopee  Na- 
tional Bank  and  the  Springfield  Institu- 
tion for  Savings,  both  of  which  institu- 
tions he  served  in  an  advisory  legal  capac- 
ity as  well. 

During  recent  years  his  extensive  prac- 
tice was  devoted  almost  exclusively  to 
office  work,  and  several  years  ago,  when 
the  mixup  occurred  through  the  owner- 
ship by  the  New  Haven  railroad  of  a 
controlling  interest  in  the  Boston  &  Maine 
railroad  he  was  appointed  by  the  United 
States  Court  as  trustee  in  charge  of  the 
Boston  &  Maine  stock  owned  by  the  New 
Haven  railroad,  and  for  several  years 
administered  the  interests  of  the  property. 
In  1920  he  was  elected  to  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  Boston  &  Maine  railroad, 
and  this  continued  until  his  death.  His 
many  interests  did  not  prevent  him  from 
answering  the  public  call,  however,  and 
during  the  World  War  he  was  appointed 
chairman  of  the  Divisional  Exemption 
Board,  some  time  later  resigning,  due 
largely  to  poor  health.  The  late  Mr.  Mc- 
Clintock  succeeded  him. 


Mr.  Doherty  was  a  lifelong  Democrat, 
and  shortly  after  coming  to  Springfield 
took  an  active  interest  in  the  local  affairs 
of  the  party.  He  was  at  one  time  candi- 
date for  school  committeeman  from  Ward 
Seven.  He  served  as  city  solicitor  during 
the  years  1910-11-12,  during  the  adminis- 
tration of  Mayor  Edward  H.  Lathrop,  and 
since  then  was  prominent  in  the  counsels 
of  the  party  in  his  section  of  the  State. 
His  legal  ability  and  reputation  as  an 
authority  on  law  brought  him  into  State 
and  National  prominence.  During  the 
administration  of  Governor  David  I. 
Walsh  he  was  asked  unofficially  to  con- 
sider an  appointment  to  the  Superior 
Court  Bench,  but  declined.  Later  he  was 
proffered  an  appointment  to  the  Bench 
of  the  United  States  Court,  which  he  also 
declined,  preferring  to  remain  in  private 
practice. 

Mr.  Doherty  was  a  member  of  the 
Hampden  County,  Massachusetts,  and 
American  Bar  associations ;  of  the  Nayas- 
set,  Winthrop,  Economic,  Realty  and 
Country  clubs ;  of  Springfield  Lodge, 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks; 
and  of  the  D.  K.  E.  fraternity,  which  he 
joined  during  his  college  days  at  Bowdoin 
College.  Mr.  Doherty  was  elected  in 
June,  1919,  to  the  board  of  overseers  of 
the  college,  and  was  appointed  by  the 
president  of  that  board  to  the  committee 
on  conferring  honorary  degrees.  He  was 
an  active  member  of  the  Holy  Name 
Church.  Mr.  Doherty  acted  successfully 
as  arbitrator  in  several  industrial  disputes, 
notably  the  Boston  Elevated  railway  dis- 
pute in  the  spring  of  1920.  His  report  of 
findings,  in  his  capacity  as  chairman  of 
the  arbitrators,  has  been  quoted  as  being 
"a  model  of  fairness  and  common  sense." 

Mr.  Doherty  married,  October  30,  1895, 
Harriet  Madigan,  daughter  of  James  Cot- 
trell  and  Mary  Ann  (Whittier)  Madigan. 
James  C.  Madigan  was  born  in  Nobleboro, 


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Maine,  in  1821,  and  died  in  1879.  He  was 
educated  in  Damariscotta  school,  Lincoln 
Academy,  and  Georgetown  College,  of 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  after  admission 
to  the  Maine  bar  located  in  Houlton, 
Maine,  where  he  practiced  law  during  his 
active  years.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  pol- 
itics, represented  Houlton  in  the  State 
Legislature,  was  a  member  of  the  com- 
mission appointed  to  revise  the  Maine 
statutes,  and  was  a  candidate  for  Con- 
gress in  one  of  the  strongest  Republican 
districts  of  Maine,  but  was  only  beaten 
by  four  hundred  votes.  A  document 
known  as  "The  Madigan  Circular,"  said 
to  have  been  instigated  by  James  C. 
Blaine,  was  used  against  Mr.  Madigan  in 
that  campaign,  and  when  Mr.  Blaine  was 
a  candidate  against  Mr.  Cleveland  for  the 
presidency  in  1884,  the  same  circular  was 
used  against  him.  Mr.  Madigan  was  a 
trustee  of  Maine  State  College  and  of 
Houlton  Academy,  His  son,  John  B. 
Madigan,  with  whom  Mr.  Doherty  studied 
law,  was  later  a  judge  of  the  Maine 
Judicial  Supreme  Court.  James  C.  Madi- 
gan was  a  son  of  John  B.  Madigan,  a 
soldier  of  the  War  of  1812,  and  grandson 
of  the  founder  of  the  family  who  came 
from  near  Dublin,  Ireland,  at  about  the 
time  of  the  Revolutionary  War  and  set- 
tled in  the  State  of  Maine.  On  her 
mother's  side,  the  Whittiers,  Mrs. 
Doherty  traces  to  Revolutionary  ances- 
tors, two  of  her  great-great-grandfathers 
serving  in  the  War  for  Independence, 
Lieutenant  Josiah  Smith  arid  Captain 
Robert  Lenthall  Eells,  of  Massachusetts, 
also  a  relative  of  Joseph  B.  Smith,  who 
was  commander  of  the  "Congress"  when 
sunk  by  the  "Merrimac"  at  Hampton 
Roads.  She  descends,  maternally,  from 
the  Howe  family  of  Cape  Cod,  a  Revolu- 
tionary family,  and  her  grandfather,  Mat- 
thew Cottrell,  was  a  wealthy  mill  owner 
and  ship  builder  on  the  Maine  coast  dur- 


ing the  years  following  the  Revolutionary 
War. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Doherty  were  the  parents 
of  two  sons :  i.  James  C,  born  November 
28,  1896;  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  College; 
enlisted  for  infantry  service,  was  at  of- 
ficers' training  camp  in  Plattsburg,  New 
York,  and  was  a  sergeant  at  Camp  Lee, 
awaiting  overseas  service  when  the  arm- 
istice was  signed.  2.  Louis  W.,  born  June 
30,  1898;  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  College; 
was  at  officers'  training  camp  in  Platts- 
burg, New  York,  won  a  second  lieuten- 
ant's commission,  but  the  signing  of  the 
armistice   prevented   his  going  overseas. 

James  L.  Doherty  died  at  his  home,  No. 
73  Washington  road,  Springfield,  March 
2,  1921.  His  untimely  death  deprived  the 
Hampden  county  bar  of  one  of  its  most 
eminent  figures,  and  an  attorney  who  had 
done  much  to  add  to  the  prestige  of  the 
local  legal  profession. 


HYDE,  Henry  Stanley, 

Man  of  Large  AfPairs. 

The  Hyde  family,  of  which  the  Hon. 
Henry  Stanley  Hyde,  late  of  Springfield, 
and  Henry  Sprague  Hyde  (see  following 
sketch),  of  Springfield,  descend,  are  a 
noted  family  in  England.  Sir  Nicholas 
Hyde  was  chief  justice  of  the  Kings 
Bench,  and  Edward  Hyde,  Earl  of 
Clarendon,  was  lord  chancellor  at  the 
restoration,  and  was  grandfather  to  two 
queens  in  the  English  succession,  Mary, 
the  second,  and  Anne.  The  Hyde  ances- 
try in  America  is  equally  strong  in  great 
men.  Such  was  Hon.  Matthew  Griswold, 
chief  justice  and  governor  of  Connecticut; 
Hon.  John  M.  Niles,  United  States  Sena- 
tor and  postmaster-general  in  President 
Van  Buren's  administration ;  the  Rev. 
Edward  Duran  Griffin,  president  of  Wil- 
liams College;  the  Hon.  William  Wood- 


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bridge,  United  States  Senator  and  gov- 
ernor of  Michigan. 

(I)  William  Hyde  came  from  England 
to  this  country  in  1633,  and  sojourned  for 
a  time  at  Newton,  Massachusetts.  He 
was  a  follower  of  the  Rev.  Thomas 
Hooker  and  he  went  with  that  clergyman 
to  Connecticut  in  1636,  settling  at  Say- 
brook.  He  was  one  of  the  original  pro- 
prietors of  Norwich,  Connecticut,  in  1660, 
and  was  frequently  called  to  officiate  in 
public  office.  He  died  at  Norwich,  Jan- 
uary 6,  1681.  Children:  Samuel  and 
Hester. 

(H)  Samuel  Hyde,  son  of  William 
Hyde,  was  born  about  1637,  and  died  in 
1677.  He  settled  in  Norwich,  West 
Farms,  as  a  farmer.  He  married  Jane, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Lee.  Children : 
Samuel,  John,  William,  Thomas,  Jabez ; 
Elizabeth,  who  was  the  first  white  child 
born  in  Norwich  ;  Phebe  and  Sarah. 

(HI)  William  (2)  Hyde,  third  son  of 
Samuel  and  Jane  (Lee)  Hyde,  was  born 
at  Norwich,  in  January,  1670,  and  died 
August  8,  1759.  He  was  one  of  the  magis- 
trates of  Norwich,  a  member  of  the 
Colonial  Legislature,  and  a  man  of 
wealth  according  to  the  standards  of  that 
day.  He  married  Anne  Bushnell,  who 
died  July  8,  1745.  Children:  William, 
died  in  infancy;  William,  Richard,  Ezra, 
Jedediah,  Elisha,  Benjamin,  Anne,  Eliza- 
beth and  Hannah. 

(IV)  Rev.  Jedediah  Hyde,  fifth  son  of 
William  (2)  and  Anne  (Bushnell)  Hyde, 
was  born  at  Norwich,  June  2,  1712,  and 
died  there,  September  26,  1761.  He  was 
ordained  in  the  Christian  ministry  in  the 
Congregational  church,  and  preached  at 
Beans  Hill.  He  married  (first)  July  17, 
1733,  Jerusha,  daughter  of  Deacon  Joseph 
and  Martha  (Morgan)  Perkins,  of  Nor- 
wich. She  died  February  8,  1741.  Chil- 
dren: Jedediah,  Martha,  Jerusha  and 
Diadama.    He  married  (second)  May  17, 


1742,  Jerusha,  daughter  of  Captain  Jo- 
seph and  Mary  (Winslow)  Tracy.  She 
was  descended  from  Governor  Edward 
Winslow,  of  the  "Mayflower."  Children : 
Reuben,  Apphia,  Elizabeth.  After  the 
death  of  the  Rev.  Jedediah  Hyde,  his 
widow  married  Daniel  Peck,  and  had  one 
son.    She  died  August  20,  1769. 

(V)  Captain  Jedediah  (2)  Hyde,  only 
son  of  the  Rev.  Jedediah  (i)  and  Jerusha 
(Perkins)  Hyde,  was  born  at  Norwich, 
August  24,  1735,  and  died  at  Hyde  Park, 
Vermont,  May  29,  1822.  He  was  an  of- 
ficer in  the  Revolutionary  War.  At 
Bunker  Hill  he  was  lieutenant  in  Captain 
Coit's  company,  and  was  slightly  wounded 
in  that  engagement.  He  afterward  com- 
manded a  company  in  the  regular  army. 
He  married  (first)  January  28,  1761,  his 
second  cousin,  Mary,  daughter  of  Asa  and 
Lucy  (Hyde)  Waterman,  of  Norwich, 
who  died  September  2,  1780,  while  he  was 
absent,  serving  in  the  war.  Children : 
Jedediah,  William,  Arunah,  Thomas  W., 
Pitt  William,  Jerusha,  Mary  and  Deborah. 
He  married  (second)  Elizabeth  (Brown) 
Parker,  widow  of  David  Parker.  They 
removed  to  Hyde  Park,  Vermont,  the 
town  being  named  in  his  honor,  and  of  it 
he  was  an  early  proprietor.  He  was  a 
farmer.  The  romance  connected  with  the 
second  marriage  of  Captain  Hyde  is  that 
Mr.  Parker  joined  Captain  Hyde's  com- 
pany soon  after  his  marriage,  and  Mrs. 
Parker  applied  to  the  captain  to  release 
him.  He  declined  doing  that,  but  re- 
marked jocosely  that  if  her  husband  should 
be  killed  and  his  own  wife  should  die  be- 
fore his  return  from  war,  he  would  him- 
self become  her  husband.  Private  Parker 
was  killed  and  Mrs.  Hyde  died  at  her 
home  in  Norwich,  and  Captain  Hyde  kept 
his  promise  by  marrying  the  Widow 
Parker.  Children  of  second  marriage: 
Reuben,  Russell  B.,  Jabez,  Hiram,  Martha 
P..  Elizabeth  and  Diadama. 


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(VI)  Pitt  William  Hyde,  fifth  son  of 
Captain  Jedediah  (2)  and  Mary  (Water- 
man) Hyde,  was  born  in  Norwich,  Decem- 
ber 29,  1776,  and  died  at  Sudbury,  Ver- 
mont, May  29,  1823.  He  was  a  farmer, 
kept  the  ordinary,  and  resided  at  Hyde 
Park  and  Sudbury.  He  married  (first) 
October  19,  1796,  Mary,  daughter  of 
James  and  Mary  (Crampton)  Kilbourne, 
of  Castleton,  Vermont.  Children :  Aru- 
nah  W.,  James  K.,  Oliver  Moulton,  Wil- 
liam Pitt,  Sarah  B.,  Nancy  Ann  and  Mary 
Ann.  Mrs.  Hyde  died  at  Sudbury,  March 
3,  1813.  Mr.  Hyde  married  (second)  No- 
vember 4,  1813,  Widow  Rebecca  (Sher- 
man) Gaige,  of  Ferrisburg,  Vermont. 
Children:    Pitt  William  and  Mary. 

(VII) Hon.  Oliver  Moulton  Hyde,  third 
son  of  Pitt  William  and  Mary  (Kilbourne) 
Hyde,  was  born  March  10,  1804.  He  was 
a  merchant.  He  settled  in  Castleton, 
Vermont,  later  going  into  the  blast  fur- 
nace business  at  Mount  Hope,  New  York, 
and  in  1840  he  removed  to  Detroit,  Mich- 
igan, where  he  was  elected  mayor  and 
was  appointed  collector  of  customs  by 
President  Lincoln.  He  married  Julia 
Ann,  daughter  of  Daniel  Sprague,  of  West 
Poultney,  Vermont.  Children :  William 
Pitt,  Charles  H.,  Henry  Stanley,  Julia  M. ; 
Harriet  S.,  who  became  the  wife  of  Asa 
Dow  Dickinson ;  and  Louis  C,  who  served 
as  postmaster  of  Springfield.  All  of  these 
children  are  now  deceased. 

(VIII)  Hon.  Henry  Stanley  Hyde, 
third  son  of  Hon.  Oliver  Moulton  and 
Julia  Ann  (Sprague)  Hyde,  was  born  at 
Mount  Hope,  New  York,  August  18,  1837, 
and  died  at  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
February  2,  1917.  He  was  taken  by  his 
parents  to  Detroit,  Michigan,  in  1840,  and 
was  educated  at  the  Fowler  Curtis  School 
and  the  public  high  school.  He  read  law 
with  Bishop,  Howard  &  Holbrook,  and 
was  associated  with  the  firm  of  Jerome, 
Howard  &  Swift  in  practice.     In  1862  he 


came  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
was  made  secretary  of  the  Wason  Manu- 
facturing Company,  car  builders,  was  later 
made  treasurer,  and  from  1864  until  his 
demise  held  this  office.  He  was  one  of 
the  organizers  of  the  Springfield  Tele- 
phone Company,  which  was  formed  in 
1879,  ^"^  ^^s  its  first  treasurer  as  well 
as  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors. 
The  company  introduced  telephone  ser- 
vice into  Springfield,  and  Mr.  Hyde  was 
mainly  responsible  for  the  establishment 
of  an  exchange  in  Springfield,  and  he  took 
a  leading  part  in  the  development  of  the 
telephone  service  throughout  the  entire 
section.  He  retired  from  a  number  of  busi- 
ness enterprises  several  years  prior  to  his 
death,  severing  his  connection  with  most 
of  them,  the  exception  being  the  Wason 
Manufacturing  Company  and  one  or  two 
other  concerns.  He  served  in  various 
capacities  in  other  enterprises,  namely : 
President  of  the  Springfield  Printing  and 
Binding  Company ;  president  of  the 
E.  Stebbins  Manufacturing  Company 
(makers  of  plumbing  supplies) ;  president 
of  the  Agawam  National  Bank  for  many 
years  ;  vice-president  of  the  Hampden  Sav- 
ings Bank  for  forty-two  years  up  to  his 
demise  ;  also  as  vice-president  and  director 
of  the  New  England  Telephone  and  Tele- 
graph Company;  treasurer  of  the  Spring- 
field Steam  Power  Company ;  for  some 
years  treasurer  of  the  Springfield  Electric 
Light  Company  before  it  was  merged  with 
the  United  Electric  Light  Company  ;  secre- 
tary of  the  Riverside  Paper  Company  of 
Holyoke  some  years ;  director  and  auditor 
of  the  Massachusetts  Mutual  Life  Insur- 
ance Company  from  January,  1885,  up  to 
his  death ;  a  director  in  the  American  Ex- 
change of  London,  England,  many  years ; 
a  trustee  of  the  Massachusetts  Agricul- 
tural College  from  1887  to  1903,  and  an 
active  factor  in  the  Hampden  County  Hor- 
ticultural Society,  with  which  he  became 


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connected  at  the  time  of  its  organization 
in  1861,  and  was  a  member  of  its  first 
board  of  directors.  Mr,  Hyde  was  one  of 
the  incorporators  of  the  Springfield  Hos- 
pital and  served  as  president  of  the  insti- 
tution for  twenty  years  or  more.  Mr. 
Hyde  was  a  Republican  in  politics,  and 
was  present  at  the  nomination  of  Abra- 
ham Lincoln  in  i860.  He  served  on  the 
Republican  National  Committee ;  was  re- 
peatedly a  member  of  the  City  Council ; 
represented  his  city  in  the  Legislature  and 
his  district  in  the  State  Senate ;  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Republican  State  Central  Com- 
mittee, and  was  a  delegate  to  the  National 
conventions  that  nominated  James  G. 
Blaine  in  1884,  and  Benjamin  Harrison  in 
1888,  and  was  chairman  of  the  Massachu- 
setts delegation  in  that  convention.  Mr. 
Hyde  was  instrumental  in  forming  the 
sinking  fund  commission  of  West  Spring- 
field in  1897.  He  served  as  chairman,  and 
shortly  before  his  death,  although  he  had 
but  one  year  more  to  serve  to  complete 
his  term,  he  tendered  his  resignation. 
Socially  Mr.  Hyde  was  most  popular;  he 
served  as  president  of  the  Springfield  Club 
in  1868,  was  the  first  president  of  the 
Springfield  Country  Club,  serving  up  to 
1902,  and  was  also  a  charter  member  of 
the  Nayasset  Club.  In  fraternal  organi- 
zations he  was  a  member  of  Springfield 
Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  and  all  the  bodies  of  York  Rite 
Masonry,  including  Springfield  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templar.  In  religion 
he  was  a  Universalist  and  was  president 
of  the  First  Universalist  Society  (St. 
Paul's)  from  1890  to  his  demise. 

Mr.  Hyde  married  (first),  December  4, 
i860,  Sarah  Jane,  the  only  daughter  of 
Thomas  W.  Wason,  of  Springfield.  She  died 
December  2,  1889.  They  were  the  parents 
of  three  children  :  i.  Jerome  Wason,  born 
September  23,  1861,  died  June  2,  1917.  2. 
Henry    Sprague,    of   whom   in    following 


sketch.  3.  Thomas  Wason,  bom  Septem- 
ber 13,  1872;  married,  June  21,  1899,  Ruby 
Trask  Davis,  daughter  of  Henry  F.  and 
Harriet  (Trask)  Davis,  and  they  are  the 
parents  of  two  children :  Harriet  Davis, 
born  March  19,  1909,  and  Jane,  born  Au- 
gust 17,  1915.  Mr.  Hyde  married  (sec- 
ond), June  14,  1892,  Mrs.  Ellen  (Trask) 
Chapin,  daughter  of  Lieutenant-Governor 
Eliphalet  Trask,  and  widow  of  Henry  W. 
Chapin.  Mr.  Hyde  and  his  family  occu- 
pied for  many  years  their  beautiful  estate 
in  West  Springfield,  "Brush  Hill  Farm," 
sold  recently  to  Theodore  H.  Nye.  The 
farm  is  two  hundred  and  forty  acres  in 
extent  and  is  known  throughout  the  Con- 
necticut valley  as  one  of  the  beautiful 
show  places  in  this  section. 


HYDE,  Henry  Sprague, 

AotiTe  Business  Man. 

Henry  Sprague  Hyde,  second  son  of  Hon. 
Henry  Stanley  (q.  v.)  and  Sarah  Jane 
(Wason)  Hyde,  was  born  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  March  26,  1864.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city  and  graduated  from  the  Springfield 
High  School.  He  attended  the  Highland 
Military  Academy  of  Worcester,  from 
which  he  was  graduated,  and  received  a 
commission  as  captain.  He  then  attended 
Williams  College,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1888.  He  began  his  business 
career  in  the  employ  of  the  Wason  Manu- 
facturing Company,  car  builders,  with 
whom  he  remained  for  several  years.  He 
then  accepted  the  position  of  treasurer  of 
the  Springfield  Printing  and  Binding 
Company,  later  taking  a  position  with  the 
Bangor  Pulp  and  Paper  Company,  and 
subsequently  became  president  and  man- 
ager of  the  Central  Storage  Warehouse 
Company,  whose  offices  are  now  located 
at  No.  315  Bridge  street,  Springfield,  and 
the  warehouse  on  Liberty  street.     After 


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leaving  the  Pulp  and  Paper  Company,  Mr. 
Hyde  again  became  associated  with  the 
Wason  Manufacturing  Company,  and 
since  then  to  the  present  time  (1919)  he 
has  almost  continuously  held  offices  with 
this  concern.  His  steady  advancement 
in  the  business  world  is  due  to  his  sterling 
characteristics,  integrity,  energy,  capa- 
bility, traits  that  make  for  success  in  any 
undertaking,  and  he  ranks  among  the 
leading  business  men  of  the  thriving  city 
in  which  he  makes  his  home.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Springfield  Country  Club. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  in  re- 
ligion an  Episcopalian. 

Mr.  Hyde  married,  May  20,  1891,  Maude 
Morrell,  of  Springfield,  daughter  of  John 
and  Jennie  (Fullerton)  Morrell,  who  were 
the  parents  of  one  other  child,  Harry,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  twelve  years.  John 
Morrell,  now  deceased,  was  engaged  in 
the  warehouse  business  in  New  York 
City,  and  his  death  occurred  there  at  the 
age  of  sixty-eight  years.  His  widow  is 
a  native  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and 
resides  there  at  the  present  time  (1919). 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hyde  are  the  parents  of  two 
children:  i.  Hazel,  born  November  5, 
1897 ;  she  graduated  from  the  McDuffie 
School  of  Springfield,  now  taking  up 
physical  culture  in  a  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts, school.  2.  Wason  Morrell,  born 
April  20,  1903. 


ESTEY,  G.  Fred, 

Official  in  Important  Business. 

Since  a  lad  of  fifteen,  G.  Fred  Estey, 
treasurer  of  the  H.  W.  Carter  Paper  Com- 
pany, of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  has 
been  identified  with  the  mercantile  and 
manufacturing  interests  of  Boston  and 
Springfield,  Massachusetts.  He  is  a  de- 
scendant of  an  ancient  New  England 
Colonial  family,  one  which  suffered 
cruelly  from  the  fanatical  persecutions  of 


the  Puritans,  who  in  their  blind  zeal  to  do 
right  at  whatever  sacrifice  of  human  feel- 
ing were  led  into  inhuman  excesses. 

Richard  Esty,  of  the  third  generation, 
and  a  grandson  of  the  murdered  Mary 
(Towne)  Esty,  forsook  his  native  land 
in  1764,  and  found  a  home  in  the  Province 
of  New  Brunswick,  Canada,  which  was 
the  home  of  this  branch  of  the  family  until 
some  years  prior  to  1879,  when  the  fam- 
ily name  was  restored  to  its  rightful  loca- 
tion, over  one  hundred  years  having 
elapsed  since  the  ancestor  left  Massachu- 
setts for  New  Brunswick.  The  name  is 
variously  spelled,  Esty,  Estey,  Este,  and 
even  Estes.  The  founder  spelled  it  Esty, 
and  until  the  going  to  Canada  that  spell- 
ing prevailed.  The  spelling  Estey  is  used 
by  the  Springfield  family,  but  when  the 
change  was  made  does  not  appear. 

(I)  The  first  mention  of  the  name  Esty 
in  New  England  is  in  Salem,  where  Jef- 
frey Esty  was  granted  twenty  acres  of 
land  in  1636.  In  the  year  165 1  he  had 
left  Salem  and  settled  on  Long  Island, 
New  York,  where  he  died,  January  4, 
1657,  having  lived  in  Southold,  Hunting- 
ton and  Little  Neck.  He  made  a  will 
without  date,  which  was  probated  Janu- 
ary 23,  1657,  in  which  he  mentions  daugh- 
ter Catherine,  and  a  son  Isaac. 

(II)  Isaac  Esty,  son  of  Jeflfrey  Esty, 
it  is  believed,  was  born  in  England  prior 
to  1630,  consequently  was  quite  young  at 
the  time  of  his  father's  settlement  in 
Salem.  He  was  a  cooper  by  trade,  and 
the  following  is  the  first  reference  to  him 
found  in  the  records:  "2-5-1653,  Job  Hil- 
liard,  of  Salem,  fisherman,  hath  sold  to 
Isake  Esty  of  Salem,  cooper,  one  house 
and  land  adjoining,  being  nearly  half  an 
acre,  etc."  Isaac  Esty  settled  in  Tops- 
field,  Massachusetts,  prior  to  1660,  and  in 
1661  he  was  one  of  the  commoners  ap- 
pointed to  share  in  the  Topsfield  common 
land  on  the  south  side  of  Ipswich  river. 


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He  shared  in  the  various  divisions  of 
land,  and  served  his  town  in  various  of- 
fices. He  was  selectman  of  Topsfield  in 
1680-82-86-88;  juryman  in  1681-84-85; 
grand  juryman  in  1691-96;  tithingman, 
surveyor  of  highways  and  fences,  and 
committeeman  times  without  number.  In 
1677  he  was  styled  "Senior,"  his  son, 
Isaac,  having  arrived  at  legal  age.  In 
1689  he  is  called  "Sargeant  Esty,"  and  the 
church  register  for  1684  shows  that  Isaac 
Esty,  wife  and  family  were  members  in 
full  communion.  He  died  at  Topsfield, 
in  the  year  1712,  leaving  a  will  in  which 
he  named  sons :  Isaac,  Joseph,  John  Ben- 
jamin, Jacob,  and  Joshua;  daughters: 
Sarah  and  Hannah. 

Isaac  Esty  married  Mary  Towne,  born 
in  Yarmouth,  County  Norfolk,  England, 
and  there  baptized,  August  24,  1634.  Lit- 
tle is  known  of  Mary  (Towne)  Esty  until 
1692,  when  that  hateful  witchcraft  delu- 
sion possessed  the  Puritans,  and  they  sul- 
lied the  pages  of  New  England  history 
with  a  record  of  brutality  and  cruelty  in- 
conceivable in  a  civilized  people.  Mary 
Esty's  sister,  Mrs.  Rebecca  Nurse,  had 
been  accused,  found  guilty  and  executed 
on  July  19,  1692.  Mary  Esty  was  ar- 
rested, April  21,  1692,  kept  in  jail  until 
May  i8th,  then  released.  On  May  21st 
a  second  warrant  was  procured,  and  at 
midnight  she  was  taken  from  her  home, 
carried  to  Salem  jail  and  placed  in  chains. 
She  was  tried,  found  guilty  and  sentenced 
to  death,  and  on  September  22,  1692,  she 
was  executed  with  seven  others.  She 
was  a  woman  of  sound  judgment  and 
exalted  Christian  character,  her  intelli- 
gence being  displayed  in  a  petition  she 
addressed  to  Sir  William  Phips,  the  judge 
who  tried  her.  In  this  petition  she  asked 
not  for  her  own  life,  only  that  other  inno- 
cent blood  might  not  be  shed.  After  sen- 
tence was  executed,  Isaac  Esty,  with  a 
keen  sense  of  justice  and  a  recognition  of 


his  responsibility,  to  free  the  name  of  his 
martyred  wife  and  his  children  from  dis- 
grace, did  not  meekly  submit,  but  contin- 
ually pressed  upon  the  courts  and  officials 
the  wrongs  he  was  enduring,  and  finally, 
after  nearly  twenty  years,  the  petitions  he 
presented  to  the  courts  were  recognized ; 
the  verdicts  annulled,  and  twenty  pounds 
granted  him  in  acknowledgment  of  the 
injustice  of  the  decision  which  deprived 
him  of  his  wife,  and  the  children  of  their 
mother.  The  children  were:  Isaac  (2), 
of  further  mention ;  Joseph ;  Sarah,  mar- 
ried Moses  Gill,  of  Amesbury  ;  John  ;  Han- 
nah, married  George  Abbott ;  Benjamin, 
Samuel,  Jacob,  and  Joshua. 

(Ill)  Isaac  (2)  Esty,  eldest  son  of 
Isaac  (i)  and  Mary  (Towne)  Esty,  was 
born  in  Topsfield,  Massachusetts,  about 
1656,  and  his  will  was  probated  May  3, 
1 714.  His  name  appears  with  others  who 
took  the  oath  of  fidelity  to  King  Charles 
II,  in  January,  1677.  In  1681  his  minis- 
ter's rate  was  seven  shillings;  in  1689  and 
1691  he  was  surveyor  of  highways;  con- 
stable in  1694;  and  selectman  in  1696. 
His  land  bequeathed  him  by  his  father 
was  on  the  south  side  of  the  Ipswich  river 
in  Topsfield.  He  married,  October  14, 
1689,  Abigail  Kimball,  born  March  22, 
1667,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Brad- 
street)  Kimball.  She  survived  her  hus- 
band, and  married  (second),  April  25, 
1718,  William  Poole,  of  Reading.  Chil- 
dren :  Mary,  married  John  Perkins  ;  Abi- 
gail, married  Joseph  Cummings ;  Sarah, 
married  Captain  Joseph  Cummings :  Isaac 
(3),  born  November  20,  1696;  Aaron,  born 
February  16,  1698;  Jacob,  born  June  28, 
1700;  Hannah,  married  Isaac  Cummings; 
Richard,  of  further  mention ;  Rebecca, 
married  Preserved  Tucker ;  Moses,  bap- 
tized September  6,  1712;  he  married  Eu- 
nice Penguille,  and  after  living  in  Enfield, 
Connecticut,  and  Bucks  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, settled  in  New  Jersey,  where  he 


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died.  He  had  a  son,  Captain  Moses  Esty, 
of  Morristown,  New  Jersey,  who  was  an 
officer  of  the  Revolution. 

(IV)  Richard  Esty,  son  of  Isaac  (2) 
and  Abigail  (Kimball)  Esty,  was  bap- 
tized April  7,  1706,  and  died  about  1784. 
After  his  marriage  he  moved  to  Rowley, 
where  he  lived  until  1764,  when  he  re- 
moved with  three  sons,  John,  Zebulon, 
and  Richard,  to  a  newly  formed  settle- 
ment of  New  England  colonists  on  the 
St.  John  river,  in  New  Brunswick,  called 
Maugerville.  He  was  one  of  the  signers 
of  the  original  covenant  of  the  Congre- 
gational church  founded  in  Maugerville. 
He  married.  May  7,  1728,  Ruth  Fiske,  born 
October  18,  1709,  daughter  of  William  and 
Mary  Fiske,  of  Ipswich,  Massachusetts. 
Besides  the  three  sons  mentioned,  they 
were  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Sarah, 
who  married  Thomas  Parker. 

(V)  Zebulon  Esty,  son  of  Richard  and 
Ruth  (Fiske)  Esty,  was  born  in  Massa- 
chusetts, and  there  lived  until  1764,  when 
he  accompanied  his  father  and  brothers 
to  Maugerville,  on  the  St.  John  river,  in 
New  Brunswick,  Canada.  He  married 
Mary  Brown,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  three  sons :  Nehemiah,  Zebulon,  and 
Thomas. 

(VI)  Nehemiah  Esty,  son  of  Zebulon 
and  Mary  (Brown)  Esty,  was  born  prob- 
ably in  New  Brunswick,  Canada,  and 
there  spent  his  life.  He  married  (first) 
Mary  Ring;  (second)  Mary  McAdams. 
Children :  William  Shepherd,  of  further 
mention  ;  Zebedee,  born  in  1805  ;  Thomas, 
born  in  1808;  Theophilus,  born  in  1813; 
Daniel,  born  in  1824;  Nehemiah,  born  in 
1831. 

(VII)  William  Shepherd  Estey,  eldest 
son  of  Nehemiah  and  Mary  (Ring) 
Esty,  was  born  in  Fredericton,  New 
Brunswick,  Canada,  in  1797,  died  there  in 
1880.  He  was  an  accountant,  an  active, 
energetic    man,    noted    even    in    his   later 


years  for  his  erect  bearing.  For  fifty 
years  he  was  a  deacon  in  the  Baptist 
church.  He  was  twice  married,  and  had 
children :  Harris  Shepherd,  of  further 
mention ;  Joseph  B.,  Belle,  Lizzie,  Julia, 
and  Lucretia,  the  daughters  all  married. 
About  the  year  1919  a  memorial  window 
was  placed  in  the  Brunswick  Street  Bap- 
tist Church,  Fredericton,  in  memory  of 
William  Shepherd  Estey,  by  his  grand- 
children. 

(VIII)  Harris  Shepherd  Estey,  son  of 
William  Shepherd  Estey,  was  born  in 
New  Brunswick,  Canada,  in  1821,  and 
died  in  Fredericton,  New  Brunswick,  De- 
cember, 1S82.  He  was  educated  in  private 
schools,  and  became  an  expert  accountant. 
Later  he  was  in  charge  of  large  lumbering 
operations  on  the  St.  John  river,  and  dur- 
ing that  period  known  as  "The  Aroostook 
War"  he  served  with  Canadian  troops. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order, 
and  of  the  Odd  Fellows ;  a  Baptist  in  his 
religious  faith ;  he  enjoyed  social  music, 
and  his  home  was  the  headquarters  of  the 
choir  for  practice.  Mr.  Estey  married 
Ellen  Amanda  Sutherland,  of  New  Bruns- 
wick, who  died  in  1867.  Children :  Ida 
Caroline,  married  John  W.  Spurden,  and 
was  the  mother  of  a  daughter ;  Edith  W., 
married  Fred  S.  Porter;  Helen  Maria, 
married  J.  Z.  Currie,  M.  D. ;  Henry  G. ; 
Frank  N. ;  William  S. ;  G.  Fred,  of  further 
mention ;  Maude  L. ;  and  two  who  died  in 
infancy. 

(IX)  G.  Fred  Estey,  son  of  Harris 
Shepherd  and  Ellen  Amanda  (Sutherland) 
Estey,  was  born  in  Fredericton,  New 
Brunswick,  Canada,  June  2,  1864,  and  was 
there  educated  in  the  public  schools,  his 
course  including  one  year  in  high  school. 
In  1879  he  entered  the  employ  of  R.  H. 
White  &  Company,  merchants  of  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  his  wages  four  dollars 
weekly,  from  which  he  rented  a  room  and 
bought   his    meals.      His   next   employer 


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was  the  Thomas  W.  Emerson  Company, 
seed  merchants,  who  paid  him  five  dollars 
per  week.  He  then  held  better  positions 
in  succession,  with  Spurr,  Washburn  & 
Holmes,  wholesale  grocers ;  Childs  & 
Lane,  carpet  dealers,  at  No.  ii6  Tremont 
street,  with  whom  he  remained  two  years 
as  bookkeeper;  the  Kendall  &  Roberts 
Boiler  Works,  Cambridge ;  and  the  Ship- 
man  Engine  Company,  serving  the  last 
named  two  concerns  as  accountant. 

Leaving  Boston,  Mr.  Estey  was  for  a 
time  in  New  York  City  with  the  Swift 
Beef  Company,  but  soon  returned  and  be- 
came identified  with  the  Boston  Rubber 
Shoe  Company  in  the  financial  depart- 
ment, and  for  twenty-two  years,  1886- 
1908,  he  remained  with  that  company  in 
responsible  position.  In  1908  he  became 
an  official  part  of  the  H.  W.  Carter  Paper 
Company,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
serving  as  assistant  treasurer  until  1909, 
when  he  was  advanced  to  the  office  of 
treasurer,  which  he  now  holds.  The  cor- 
poration, whose  financial  interests  are  in 
his  keeping,  acts  as  local  distributing 
agents  for  the  product  of  large  paper 
mills,  and  handle  a  large  volume  of  busi- 
ness. 

From  1888  until  1908  Mr.  Estey  was  a 
resident  of  Maiden,  Massachusetts,  and 
for  many  of  these  years  was  a  deacon  of 
the  Baptist  church.  In  June,  1919,  at 
Denver,  Colorado,  the  Northern  Baptist 
Convention,  then  in  session,  inaugurated 
an  extensive  missionary  and  educational 
program,  known  as  the  New  World  Move- 
ment, covering  the  following  five  years, 
and  committed  itself  to  the  raising  of 
$100,000,000,  for  its  necessary  financial 
support.  At  the  same  time,  there  was 
formed  the  General  Board  of  Promotion 
for  the  purpose  of  taking  care  of  the  ad- 
ministrative details  made  necessary  by  the 
new  movement.  Mr.  Estey  was  elected  to 
membership  in  the  board  as  one  of  the 


two  representatives  from  the  State  of 
Massachusetts,  which  membership  still 
(1921)  continues.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  Social  Union  of  Boston.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Estey  married,  December  24,  1886, 
Geneva  Bradford  Anderson,  of  Boston, 
daughter  of  Josiah  and  Celia  Anderson. 
Two  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Estey :  Helen  Seymour  and  Roger  Shep- 
herd Estey.    Mrs.  Estey  died  June  5,  1909. 


WINANS,  Harry  John, 

Artist,  Inventor. 

John  Winans,  the  ancestor  of  Harry  J. 
Winans,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
was  of  Dutch  parentage,  and  died  in 
Elizabethtown,  New  Jersey,  in  1694,  aged 
about  fifty-four.  He  was  prominent 
among  the  "Eighty  Associates"  who 
founded  and  settled  Elizabethtown  in 
1664-65,  and  was  a  man  of  education  and 
wealth,  his  inventory  including  books, 
gold  and  silver  plate,  and  a  coat-of-arms. 
John  Winans  married  (first),  August  20, 
1664,  at  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  Sus- 
annah Melyn,  who  was  baptized  June  14, 
1643,  i"  the  Dutch  church  in  New  Ams- 
terdam, and  died  between  1688  and  1692 
at  Elizabethtown.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  Cornelis  and  Janetje  Melyn.  Cornelis 
Melyn  was  patroon  of  Staten  Island,  1639- 
1659,  also  resident  at  times  in  New  Am- 
sterdam, and  after  1659  i"  New  Haven, 
Connecticut ;  about  1655  he  had  a  resi- 
dence at  what  is  now  known  as  Broad  and 
Stone  streets,  New  York,  and  in  1646,  he 
cultivated  the  land  on  which  Trinity 
Church,  at  the  head  of  Wall  street,  on 
Broadway,  New  York,  now  stands.  John 
Winans  married  (second),  about  1693. 
Children  by  first  wife  were:  John,  died 
young;  Susannah,  born  in  1667,  married 
Hendrick  Backer;  Elizabeth,  born  in  1669, 
died  in   1739,  married  Captain  Ebenezer 


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Lyon;  Samuel,  born  in  1671,  died  in  1747; 
John,  born  in  1673,  died  in  1734;  Joanna, 
born  between  1675  and  1678;  Conrad,  of 
further  mention  ;  Jacob,  born  in  1682,  died 
in  1722;  Isaac,  born  in  1684,  died  in  1723. 
By  his  second  wife  there  was  born  a  son, 
William,  in  1694,  who  died  in  1763. 

(II)  Conrad  Winans,  son  of  John  and 
Susannah  (Melyn)  Winans,  was  born 
about  1680,  and  died  in  February,  1727- 
1728.  He  married  Sarah  Palmer,  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Sarah  (Denham)  Palmer. 
According  to  records,  descendants  of  this 
Mrs.  Winans  are  eligible  for  membership 
in  the  Society  of  the  Pilgrims. 

(III)  James  Winans,  son  of  Conrad  and 
Sarah  (Palmer)  Winans,  was  born  in 
1715,  and  died  April  4,  1795.  He  married 
Sarah  Reynolds,  born  in  1716,  died  Octo- 
ber 10,  1802. 

(IV)  Stephen  Winans,  fifth  child  and 
second  son  of  James  and  Sarah  (Rey- 
nolds) Winans,  was  born  February  10, 
1746,  at  Greenwich,  Connecticut,  it  is  be- 
lieved. From  there  he  went  with  his  par- 
ents to  Little  Nine  Partners,  now  Pine 
Plains.  New  York.  He  married  Amelia 
Kipp,  baptized  August  24,  1746,  daughter 
of  Abraham  and  Elsie  Kipp. 

(V)  John  Perlee  Winans,  son  of  Ste- 
phen and  Amelia  (Kipp)  Winans,  is  said 
to  have  been  the  builder  of  the  "Cler- 
mont," Robert  Fulton's  steamboat,  in 
1806-07.  He  married  Mary  Carpenter,  of 
Vernon,  Oneida  county,  New  York. 

(VI)  Dr.  Stephen  (2)  Winans,  son  of 
John  Perlee  and  Mary  (Carpenter) 
Winans,  was  born  in  Troy,  New  York, 
May  10,  1810,  and  died  May  3,  1876.  He 
was  a  successful  physician.  Dr.  Winans 
married,  April  4,  1835,  Bethiah  Chapin,  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  born  Septem- 
ber 26,  1814,  died  May  31,  1901.  Their 
children  were:  i.  Niles  Addison,  of 
further  mention.  2.  Mary  Lucretia,  born 
January  17,  1839,  died  February  23,  185 1. 


3.  William  Henry,  born  December  29, 
1840,  a  soldier  of  Company  D,  Thirty- 
seventh  Regiment,  Massachusetts  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  discharged  on  account  of 
sickness.  4.  John  Milton,  born  February 
24,  1843,  ^rid  during  the  Rebellion  was  a 
soldier  of  the  Union,  enlisting  in  Com- 
pany D,  Thirty-seventh  Regiment,  Massa- 
chusetts Volunteer  Infantry ;  he  was  a 
color  bearer,  killed  in  action,  his  body 
never  being  found.  5.  Dormer  Chapin, 
born  February  6,  1845.  6.  Harrison 
Lucius  Marcellus,  born  April  8,  1848,  died 
February  24,  1849.  7.  Avice  O.,  born 
June  25,  1850.  8.  Alice  Rose,  twin  with 
Avice  O.,  died  May  3,  1852. 

(VII)  Niles  Addison  Winans,  son  of 
Dr.  Stephen  (2)  and  Bethiah  (Chapin) 
Winans,  was  born  in  Sylvan,  Washtenaw 
county,  Michigan,  August  22,  1837,  and 
died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Janu- 
ary 10,  1917.  He  attended  town  schools 
until  twelve  years  of  age,  his  parents  then 
removing  to  Antioch,  in  Yellow  Springs, 
Ohio,  where  he  attended  Antioch  College. 
Later,  he  came  to  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  began  his  business  career 
with  J.  T.  Rockwood,  a  dry  goods  mer- 
chant of  that  city.  His  next  position  was 
taken  several  years  later  with  his  father- 
in-law,  Charles  W.  Rice,  in  the  insurance 
business ;  later  he  went  with  Ladd 
Brothers,  also  in  the  insurance  business. 
At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  in  1861, 
he  applied  for  and  obtained  a  clerkship  in 
the  United  States  Armory  at  Springfield, 
and  for  four  years  was  employed  as  a 
clerk  in  the  gun  stock  department.  He 
was  later  employed  for  a  time  in  the  book 
store  of  Bridgman  &  Whitney. 

In  November,  1865,  Mr.  Winans  began 
his  long  term  of  service  with  the  Massa- 
chusetts Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company. 
For  more  than  half  a  century  he  was  with 
that  company,  and  during  that  period  he 
was  at  different  times  employed  in  all  of 


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the  departments  except  the  actuary's,  at     parchment,  in  gold  and  colors,  has  reached 


one  time  being  its  cashier.  He  was  a 
very  diligent  employee,  and  was  to  be 
found  at  his  desk  every  day,  giving  his 
entire  attention  to  his  duties.  He  was  a 
man  of  quiet,  domestic  tastes,  happiest 
in  his  home,  and  caring  little  for  public 
life.  He  was  a  member  of  Roswell  Lee 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and 
an  attendant  of  Faith  Congregational 
Church,  of  which  his  wife  was  a  member. 
He  married,  January  26,  i860,  Carrie  J. 
Rice,  born  in  Springfield,  March  28,  1840, 
daughter  of  Charles  W.  and  Mary  G.  (As- 
pinwall)  Rice.  Fifty  years  later,  January 
26,  1910,  they  celebrated  their  "Golden 
Wedding  Day"  and  received  the  congrat- 
ulations of  their  ver}'-  wide  circle  of 
friends.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Winans  were  the 
parents  of  two  sons :  Wilbur  Niles,  born 
June  5,  1862.  now  manager  of  the  W.  R. 
Winn  Oil  Store  in  Springfield ;  and  Harry 
John,  of  further  mention. 

(VIII)  Harry  John  Winans,  youngest 
son  of  Niles  Addison  and  Carrie  J.  (Rice) 
Winans,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, June  22,  1864,  and  is  yet  a  resi- 
dent of  the  city  of  his  birth.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  in 
Springfield  Collegiate  Institute,  his  busi- 
ness life  having  been  spent  entirely  with 
the  Massachusetts  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company.  He  entered  their  employ  as  an 
ofiice  boy  in  1884,  was  later  promoted  to 
the  policy  department,  going  thence  to 
the  benefit  department.  He  has  been  in 
the  service  of  the  company  thirty-seven 
years.  He  is  also  president  and  treasurer 
of  the  Triumph  Manufacturing  Company. 

Mr.  Winans  is  an  expert  penman,  and 
is  a  brush  and  crayon  artist,  of  high  local 
reputation.  He  studied  drawing  and  en- 
grossing, and  was  an  art  student  under 
Willis  Adams,  and  also  J.  J.  LaValley, 
Springfield's  leading  artists.  Mr.  Winans' 
very  artistic  work  with  pen  and  brush  on 


a  high  standard  and  is  sought  after  by 
those  desiring  something  exceptional  in 
this  line.  When  Wesson  Memorial  Hos- 
pital was  dedicated,  Mr.  Winans  prepared 
on  behalf  of  the  city  a  beautiful  engrossed 
set  of  the  resolution  of  thanks  from  the 
people  of  the  city,  which  was  presented  to 
Mr.  Wesson.  His  services  were  secured 
to  engross  copies  of  resolutions,  testimon- 
ials and  memorials  for  reproduction  in 
connection  with  the  book  on  the  life  of 
ex-Governor  William  H.  Haile,  deceased, 
of  Massachusetts.  Some  of  Mr.  Winans' 
finest  parchments  are  exhibited  in  the  art 
science  building  of  Springfield,  one  piece 
of  special  prominence  having  been  pre- 
sented to  George  Walter  Vincent  Smith, 
art  connoisseur,  by  the  Springfield  City 
Library  Association  on  the  occasion  of 
presenting  his  wonderful  art  collection  to 
the  city.  Another  of  art  value  is  a  testi- 
monial to  Mr.  Smith  by  Charles  Barsom, 
a  Persian,  since  deceased,  a  life  friend  of 
Mr.  Smith,  who  himself  was  a  connossieur 
of  antiques.  He  said  of  Mr.  Winans' 
work  in  these  words :  "Your  work  is  sim- 
ply wonderful  and  you  have  the  touch  and 
harmonizing  of  colors  of  the  old  masters 
which  you  use  with  rare  judgment."  Mr. 
George  Walter  Vincent  Smith,  whose 
word  on  matters  of  art  is  without  peer, 
says  :  "Mr.  Winans'  work  shows  talent  of 
a  rare  vein."  Among  those  who  possessed 
specimens  of  his  work  were  such  promi- 
nent men  as  ex-President  McKinley,  ex- 
President  Roosevelt,  Cardinal  Mercier, 
Booker  T.  Washington,  and  others.  The 
inventive  talent  of  Mr.  Winans  mani- 
fested itself  by  his  having  had  a  patent 
granted,  number  1246369,  of  a  construc- 
tive nature,  and  the  Triumph  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  of  which  he  is  president 
and  treasurer,  is  to  manufacture  articles 
under  the  patent. 

Mr.  Winans  married,  February  20,  1889, 


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Ella  M.  Kimpton,  of  Springfield,  but  born 
in  Malone,  New  York,  daughter  of  Henry 
W.  and  Elizabeth  (McMaster)  Kimpton. 
Mrs.  Winans  has  made  a  life  study  of 
music.  She  was  a  voice  pupil  of  Professor 
Zutchtman  and  others,  and  a  piano  stu- 
dent under  John  J.  Bishop.  She  began 
her  piano  instruction  at  the  age  of  eight 
years,  and  is  well  known  in  musical  circles 
of  Springfield  and  vicinity.  She  attended 
the  well-known  young  ladies'  school. 
Misses  Howard's,  and  graduated  from 
"The  Elms,"  a  preparatory  school.  She 
is  a  member  of  the  Tuesday  Morning 
Music  Club,  and  her  name  often  appears 
on  their  programs.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Winans 
are  the  parents  of  two  sons:  i.  Raymond 
Kimpton,  born  May  22,  1894,  is  a  promi- 
nent advertising  and  publicity  writer,  now 
residing  in  Springfield ;  married,  January 
I,  1919,  lone  Fales,  of  Lewiston,  Maine, 
who  is  a  writer  of  very  literary  tastes.  2. 
John  Addison,  born  February  10,  1909. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  J.  Winans  are  mem- 
bers of  Faith  Congregational  Church,  of 
Springfield,  in  the  interests  of  which 
church  Mrs.  Winans  is  a  very  active 
worker. 


BUGBEE,  Nelson  Alluren, 

Business    Man,    Legislator. 

An  expert  in  the  manufacture  of  straw 
goods,  Nelson  Alluren  Bugbee  gave  a 
quarter  of  a  century  of  his  life  to  that 
business,  but  since  1901,  he  has  been  con- 
nected with  Monson  Academy.  He  is  a 
descendant  of  the  Connecticut  Bugbee 
family  founded  by  Josiah  Bugbee,  the 
first  of  the  family  to  settle  in  Connecticut, 
a  son  of  Joseph  and  Experience  (Pitcher) 
Bugbee.  Joseph  Bugbee  was  born  in 
1640,  and  was  a  son  of  Edward  Bugbee 
(Bugley  then),  who  came  to  Boston,  in 
1634,  joining  his  brother  Richard,  who 
was  the  first  of  the  name  in  New  Eng- 
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land.  Nelson  A.  Bugbee  is  a  son  of  Wil- 
liam Harrison  Bugbee,  son  of  Newman 
Bugbee,  both  of  Union,  Connecticut,  son 
of  Marcus  Bugbee,  of  Eastford,  Connecti- 
cut, son  of  Jedediah  Bugbee,  of  Eastford, 
Connecticut,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  who 
died  in  camp  in  New  York  at  the  age  of 
thirty-four.  Marcus  Bugbee,  born  in 
Eastford,  died  in  Union,  Connecticut. 

Newman  Bugbee  was  born  in  Union, 
Connecticut,  and  died  in  StafTordville, 
Connecticut,  aged  eighty-nine  years.  He 
was  a  foundry  worker  in  his  younger  years 
but  most  of  his  life  he  spent  engaged  in 
farming  in  Union.  He  married  Eliza  Smith, 
of  Stafford,  Connecticut,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  six  children :  Lucius  S. ;  Allu- 
ren, and  Sarah  Ann,  both  died  in  child- 
hood ;  William  Harrison,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Sylvia  C,  married  Arthur  Brewer, 
of  Monson ;  Horatio  Nelson,  married 
Mary  Bicknell.  The  mother  of  these  chil- 
dren died  in  Stafifordville,  aged  eighty- 
seven  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bugbee  were 
members  of  the  Universalist  church. 

William  Harrison  Bugbee,  son  of  New- 
man and  Eliza  (Smith)  Bugbee,  was  born 
in  Union,  Connecticut,  in  1828,  died  in 
Monson,  Massachusetts,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-five  years.  He  spent  the  first 
eighteen  years  of  his  life  in  Monson, 
where  he  attended  the  public  school  and 
worked  on  the  farm.  He  was  next  em- 
ployed in  railroad  work,  then  became  a 
weaver,  spending  twenty-five  years  in  the 
woolen  mill  at  Staflfordville,  Connecticut, 
where  he  held  the  position  of  overseer. 
He  then  (1873)  moved  to  Monson,  and 
for  fifteen  years  conducted  the  boarding 
house  of  Merrick  &  Fay.  He  was  then 
manager  of  the  Monson  Poor  Farm  for 
two  years,  after  which  he  moved  to 
Springfield,  where  he  was  overseer  of  the 
E.  H.  Barney  estate  for  two  years.  He 
then  returned  to  Monson,  where  he  lived 
retired  until  his  death.     He  served  Mon- 


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son  as  selectman  for  two  years,  and  for 
many  years  was  inspector  of  cattle.  Both 
he  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Uni- 
versalist  church.  He  married  Emmeline 
C.  Marcy,  of  Holland,  Massachusetts, 
daughter  of  Loren  Marcy,  a  farmer  of 
Holland,  until  his  retirement,  he  then 
moving  to  Monson,  where  he  died  at  the 
age  of  eighty.  Mrs.  Bugbee  had  brothers 
and  sisters :  George,  died  in  Holland ; 
Elizabeth,  died  young;  Carrie,  married 
twice ;  Mary,  married  Oren  Lincoln ; 
Sarah,  married  (first)  Mellen  Newell,  (sec- 
ond) Mr.  Remington.  William  H.  and 
Emmeline  C.  (Marcy)  Bugbee  were  the 
parents  of  three  children,  as  follows : 
Nelson  A.,  of  further  mention;  a  child, 
died  in  infancy;  Harriet  EHzabeth,  mar- 
ried John  E.  Lockwood,  of  New  York  City, 
who  was  superintendent  of  the  Monson 
Water  Works,  also  electrician  of  the 
Plankington  Hotel,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis- 
consin, but  later  came  East,  opened  a  store 
in  West  Springfield,  which  he  gave  up  on 
account  of  illness,  later  going  to  Monson, 
where  he  died.  Mrs.  Emmeline  C. 
(Marcy)  Bugbee  died  in  Monson,  at  the 
age  of  eighty-three. 

Nelson  Alluren  Bugbee,  son  of  Wil- 
liam H.  and  EmmeHne  C.  (Marcy)  Bug- 
bee, was  born  in  StafTordville,  Connecti- 
cut, August  8,  1852,  and  there  resided 
until  1872,  obtaining  his  education  in  the 
public  schools.  In  1872  he  moved  to  Mon- 
son, entering  the  employ  of  the  Merrick 
&  Fay  Company,  manufacturers  of  straw 
goods.  He  continued  with  that  company 
for  a  number  of  years,  becoming  inspec- 
tor, boss  blocker,  and  later  overseer  of  the 
blocking  room.  Later  he  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  Fay,  Peck  &  Company,  and  from 
there  went  to  the  town  of  Upton,  where 
he  remained  until  1889,  then  returned  to 
Monson,  where  he  was  employed  until 
1898.  That  year  he  was  appointed  a  cen- 
sus enumerator.    He  then  went  with  the 


firm  of  Herman  &  Lechtown,  and  later 
went  to  Palmer,  where  he  worked  for  the 
Rogers  Hat  Company  until  elected  rep- 
resentative to  the  Legislature,  serving 
during  the  years  1899  and  1900.  In  1901 
he  entered  the  employ  of  Monson  Acad- 
emy, where  he  has  continued  during  the 
intervening  eighteen  years. 

Mr.  Bugbee  is  a  Democrat  in  politics, 
and  although  his  district  is  strongly  Re- 
publican, he  was  the  successful  nominee 
of  his  party  for  Representative.  For 
thirty  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Monson  Fire  Department,  and  is  now  one 
of  the  Board  of  Engineers.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Day  Spring  Lodge,  Free  and  As- 
cepted  Masons,  and  has  been  its  secretary 
for  twenty-five  years ;  member  of  Hamp- 
den Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  ot 
Palmer ;  and  of  Springfield  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar;  Melha  Temple,  An- 
cient Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine ;  Monson  Social  Club ;  and  attends 
the  Congregational  church. 

Mr.  Bugbee  married.  May  21,  1874,  in 
Monson,  Julia  Currier  Chapin,  born  in 
Hampden,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  Mason  and  Maria  (Shepard) 
Chapin,  her  father  a  veteran  of  the  Civil 
War,  and  a  farmer  of  Hampden,  now  de- 
ceased. Maria  (Shepard)  Chapin  was 
born  in  Connecticut,  and  died  in  Hamp- 
den while  her  husband  was  in  the  army. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chapin  were  the  parents  of 
a  large  family,  including  a  son,  Warner, 
deceased ;  Susan,  married  Emory  Stanton, 
a  mill  worker  and  farmer,  their  son,  D.  W. 
Stanton,  now  a  practicing  dentist  of 
Westerly,  Rhode  Island;  Sydney,  now 
living  in  Brimfield ;  Charles,  deceased; 
Mary,  married  Henry  Alden,  of  Stafford- 
ville;  Nellie,  married  Judson  C.  Cortes, 
she  now  deceased  ;  and  Julia  C.  Children  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bugbee:  i.  George  Nelson, 
who  is  in  the  restaurant  business  in  Pitts- 
field ;  he  married  (first)  Olive  Goodwin, 


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who  died,  leaving-  a  daughter  Thelma,  and 
he  married  (second)  Maud  Washburn,  by 
whom  he  has  had  three  children :  Dor- 
othy, Helen,  and  Winthrop  Nelson.  2. 
Florence  May,  now  living  at  No.  40  High 
street,  Springfield,  was  for  twelve  years 
matron  of  the  State  Normal  School  at 
North  Adams.  3.  William  Harrison,  died 
aged  five  years.  4.  Frederick  Fay,  gen- 
eral secretary  of  the  Young  Men's  Chris- 
tian Association,  at  Watertown,  New 
York,  married  Mabel  Anderson,  of  Mon- 
son. 


BROOKS,  Edwin  Eugene, 

Head  of  Important  Business. 

The  Brooks  jewelry  store,  one  of  Pal- 
mer's well-established  and  substantial 
business  houses,  was  founded  by  Emory 
Strickland  Brooks,  who  came  to  Palmer, 
when  young,  from  the  State  of  New 
Hampshire.  When  in  course  of  time  the 
founder's  son,  Edwin  Eugene  Brooks, 
arrived  at  business  age,  he  became  asso- 
ciated with  his  father,  and  for  five  years 
prior  to  the  latter's  death  was  sole 
manager.  The  business  has  been  located 
in  its  present  quarters  for  twenty- 
five  years,  the  store  a  well-known  land- 
mark, its  proprietor  one  of  the  highly 
esteemed  citizens  of  the  town  in  which 
his  life  has  been  spent.  He  is  a  grandson 
of  Chauncey  William  Brooks,  who  for  the 
greater  part  of  his  life  was  a  New  Hamp- 
shire farmer,  but  ended  his  days  in  retire- 
ment in  Palmer,  Massachusetts,  at  the 
home  of  his  son,  Emory  S.,  where  he  died 
at  the  age  of  eighty-nine  years.  He  married 
Elvira  Strickland,  who  died  in  Palmer, 
aged  eighty-seven.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  three  sons  and  two  daughters: 
George  W. ;  Charles  E. ;  Emory  Strick- 
land, of  whom  further ;  Cordelia,  who  mar- 
ried a  Mr.  Fletcher;  and  Jane,  who  mar- 


ried Abraham  Jordan,  of  the  State  of 
Maine.  This  branch  of  the  family  de- 
scends through  the  youngest  son,  Emory 
Strickland  Brooks. 

Emory  Strickland  Brooks  was  bom  at 
Lyman,  New  Hampshire,  in  1836,  and 
died  in  Palmer,  Massachusetts,  Decem- 
ber 2,  1916.  His  early  youth  was  spent 
in  Colebrook,  New  Hampshire,  but  he 
was  largely  educated  in  the  Palmer 
schools,  and  in  that  village  learned  the 
jeweler's  trade,  becoming  an  expert  work- 
man on  jewelry,  watches,  and  clocks.  He 
opened  a  jewelry  store  in  Palmer,  under 
his  own  name,  and  continued  the  manage- 
ment of  the  same  until  about  five  years 
prior  to  his  death,  when  he  surrendered 
control  to  his  son,  Edwin,  who  later  suc- 
ceeded him  as  head  of  the  business.  For 
one  year  Mr.  Brooks  was  in  business  in 
Brattleboro,  Vermont,  but,  with  that  ex- 
ception. Palmer  was  his  home  from  youth 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  at  eighty 
years  of  age.  He  was  a  Republican  in 
politics,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  were 
members  of  the  Universalist  church. 
Emory  S.  Brooks  married  Martha  Moul- 
ton,  who  was  born  in  Palmer,  daugh- 
ter of  Trowbridge  Moulton,  a  farmer  of 
Palmer,  who  died  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
seven.  Her  brother,  Cambridge  Moul- 
ton, married  Lulu  Willard.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Brooks  were  the  parents  of  a  daughter, 
Delia  Jennie,  who  married  F.  J.  Leland, 
of  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  and  of  a 
son,  Edwin  Eugene,  of  further  mention. 

Edwin  Eugene  Brooks  was  born  in  Pal- 
mer, Massachusetts,  August  14,  1870,  and 
there  has  passed  the  intervening  years. 
After  completing  Palmer  High  School 
courses,  he  completed  a  term  of  study  at 
a  business  college  in  Springfield,  then  be- 
gan learning  the  jewelry  trade  and  busi- 
ness under  the  instruction  of  his  skilled 
father.    In  course  of  time,  the  son  became 


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equally  skillful,  and  assumed  many  of  the 
burdens  of  the  business.  Finally,  in  191 1, 
Emory  S.  Brooks  retired,  having  reached 
the  age  of  seventy-five,  since  which  year 
all  the  burdens  of  management  have  fallen 
upon  the  son.  He  was  one  of  the  incor- 
porators of  the  Palmer  Savings  Bank,  and 
has  other  business  interests. 

For  several  years,  Mr.  Brooks  was  a 
trustee  of  the  Universalist  church,  of 
which  he  is  a  member.  He  is  affiliated 
with  Thomas  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  and  in  the  Ancient  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite,  he  has  taken  the  thirty- 
second  degree,  also  all  the  York  Rite  de- 
grees, including  the  Springfield  Com- 
mandery  and  the  Ancient  Arabic  Order 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican.  Mr.  Brooks  is  un- 
married. 


STORMS,  Frank  Frederick, 

Founder  of  Large  Manufacturing  Business. 

As  president  and  general  manager  of 
the  Page-Storms  Drop  Forging  Company, 
Mr.  Storms  directs  the  policy  and  super- 
vises the  operation  of  one  of  Chicopee's 
large  and  important  industries,  and  one 
which  he  was  instrumental  in  founding 
and  bringing  to  the  city.  That  this  plant 
has  been  successful  may  be  seen  from  a 
comparison  of  the  original  plant,  which 
employed  ten  men  at  the  starting  of  the 
enterprise,  with  the  plant  of  to-day,  em- 
ploying from  three  hundred  and  fifty  to 
four  hundred  men,  and  doing  a  business 
of  $1,500,000  annually. 

Frank  F.  Storms  is  a  son  of  Joseph 
Storms,  who  was  bom  in  Vienna,  Austria, 
in  1834,  died  in  the  village  of  Oakdale, 
town  of  Boylston,  Massachusetts,  Decem- 
ber 25,  1913.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  learned  the  locksmith's 
trade,  at  which  he  was  employed  in  Aus- 


tria until  twenty-one  years  of  age.  In 
1855  he  came  to  the  United  States,  land- 
ing in  New  York  City,  but  soon  making 
his  way  to  Woonsocket,  Rhode  Island, 
where  he  engaged  as  a  machinist.  During 
this  period  he  invented  a  flax  cutter,  for 
use  in  woolen  mills,  which  proved  accept- 
able to  the  manufacturers,  who  bought  it 
from  him.  He  then  began  the  manufac- 
ture of  shoddy  in  Slatersville,  Rhode 
Island,  and  during  the  war  between  the 
States  he  manufactured  woolens  for  the 
government,  operating  a  three  "sett" 
woolen  mill  very  successfully  until  its  de- 
struction by  fire  after  several  years  of 
operation.  Later  he  suffered  a  serious 
monetary  loss  and  this  compelled  him  to 
return  to  the  mills  for  a  time.  For  a  few 
years  he  was  employed  in  a  woolen  mill 
at  Holden,  Massachusetts,  then,  having 
again  secured  capital,  he  began  the  manu- 
facture of  shoddy,  at  Princeton,  Massa- 
chusetts, continuing  until  fire  again  swept 
away  his  plant.  He  then  moved  to  Oak- 
dale,  in  the  town  of  Boylston,  and  there 
resided  until  his  death.  He  was  for  sev- 
eral years  employed  in  the  Compton  Ma- 
chine Works,  in  Worcester,  after  which 
he  retired. 

While  in  Woonsocket,  Rhode  Island, 
Mr.  Storms  became  a  member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic order,  and  wherever  located,  bore 
himself  in  so  manly  and  upright  a  man- 
ner that  he  was  respected  by  all.  He 
married  Columbina  Marty,  born  in  Swit- 
zerland, who  died  in  March,  1888.  They 
were  the  parents  of:  Isabella,  Henry, 
Frank  Frederick,  of  further  mention, 
William  E.,  and  Albert  J. 

Frank  Frederick  Storms  was  born  in 
Slatersville,  Rhode  Island,  January  16, 
1864,  and  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
West  Boylston,  Massachusetts,  going 
there  with  his  parents  when  quite  small. 
After  finishing  the  years  devoted  exclu- 


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sively  to  day  school,  he  attended  night 
schools  in  Worcester  for  twenty-three 
years,  and  by  such  attendance,  reading, 
and  self  study,  secured  a  good  education. 
He  began  wage  earning  as  a  "back  boy" 
on  mule  spinners,  and  from  the  age  of 
fourteen  to  nineteen  was  employed  in  the 
weaving  room  of  different  cotton  mills. 
At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  determined  to 
learn  the  machinist's  trade,  and  going  to 
Worcester,  he  served  an  apprenticeship, 
and  became  an  expert  in  tool  and  die 
work,  as  well  as  drop  forging.  He  con- 
tinued here  for  about  seven  years,  then 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Iver  Johnson 
plant  in  Worcester,  remaining  three  years, 
then  going  for  a  short  time  with  Wyman 
&  Gorton,  but  later  returning  to  the  Iver 
Johnson  plant,  where  he  was  in  charge  of 
the  drop  forging  department,  spending 
three  years  in  that  position.  The  next 
three  years  Mr.  Storms  spent  at  the  J.  C. 
Spear  Drop  Forging  Works  at  Worcester, 
going  thence  to  the  Billings  &  Spencer 
plant  at  Hartford,  Connecticut,  remaining 
there  in  the  drop  forging  department  for 
about  one  year.  During  the  year  follow- 
ing he  was  in  charge  of  the  die  room  of 
the  Springfield  Drop  Forging  Company, 
at  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  then  was 
promoted  to  general  superintendent,  a 
position  he  held  until  1901. 

Mr.  Storms  had  then  arrived  at  the  age 
of  thirty-six  years,  and  was  thorough 
master  of  the  drop  forging  and  die  sink- 
ing business,  also  an  expert  machinist, 
with  business  ability  which  had  been 
tested  in  the  service  of  others  to  an  extent 
which  convinced  him  that  he  was  not 
lacking  in  ability  to  manage  a  business  for 
himself.  Accordingly,  he  organized  the 
Page-Storms  Drop  Forge  Company,  and 
located  its  plant  at  Chicopee  Falls,  the 
equipment  consisting  of  only  four  drop 
forges,  operated  by  ten  men.     The  two 


years  the  company  remained  at  Chicopee 
Falls  established  the  confidence  of  the 
founders  and  encouraged  them  to  lease 
the  plant  of  the  Springfield  Drop  Forging 
Company,  at  Brightwood,  that  plant  being 
the  location  of  the  business  until  1906, 
when  a  new  and  modernly  equipped  plant 
was  completed  and  occupied  at  Chicopee. 
There  the  entire  business  of  the  company 
is  concentrated,  a  large  force  of  men  kept 
employed,  and  goods  shipped  to  all  parts 
of  this  country  as  well  as  abroad.  The 
plant  was  listed  as  willing  to  operate  in 
conjunction  with  the  government  in  aid- 
ing production  of  war  material,  and  in 
1918  ran  largely  on  government  work. 
Since  the  incorporation  of  the  com- 
pany, Mr.  Storms  has  been  president, 
general  manager  and  director.  He  is  also 
a  director  of  the  Miner  Chocolate  Com- 
pany, and  of  the  Corkos  Rubber  Com- 
pany, of  Reading,  Massachusetts.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  American  Society  of  Me- 
chanical Engineers,  and  a  man  highly  re- 
garded in  his  particular  line. 

A  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Storms 
has  served  two  terms  in  Chicopee  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Alderman,  and 
bears  his  share  of  civic  responsibility.  He 
is  a  member  of  Boylston  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons ;  Morning  Star  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons ;  Springfield  Com- 
mandery.  Knights  Templar;  Melha  Tem- 
ple, Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine;  and  in  the  Ancient  Ac- 
cepted Scottish  Rite  has  attained  the 
thirty-second  degree. 

Mr.  Storms  married,  in  December,  1890, 
Edith  M.  Hebb,  born  in  Nova  Scotia, 
daughter  of  Simon  and  Lydia  (Wildes) 
Hebb.  They  are  the  parents  of  a  daugh- 
ter, Mildred  Hazel  Storms,  born  in 
Worcester,  Massachusetts,  July  27,  1895, 
married,  in  January,  1918,  Ralph  E.  Whit- 
tle, a  salesman  with  the  Hudson  Motor 


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Car  Company,  of  Worcester.  During  the 
World  War  he  enlisted  in  the  Medical 
Corps,  in  1917,  and  later  was  transferred 
to  the  Third  Mechanics  Regiment  of  the 
Aviation  Corps,  and  was  later  promoted  to 
the  rank  of  first  lieutenant.  Mr.  Storms' 
home  is  at  No.  50  Spruceland  avenue, 
Springfield,  Massachusetts. 


BRAINERD,  Louis  John, 

Bank   Ofi&cial. 

When  Timothy  Brainerd,  great-grand- 
father of  Louis  J.  Brainerd,  came  from 
the  war  in  which  he  had  borne  a  man's 
part  in  winning  independence,  he  bought 
a  farm  in  Palmer,  Hampden  county,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  upon  it  erected  a  home. 
In  that  old  homestead  his  son,  Wilson,  his 
grandson,  William  Henry,  and  his  great- 
grandson,  Louis  John  Brainerd,  were  born. 
Timothy  Brainerd,  the  Revolutionary  an- 
cestor, was  a  son  of  Deacon  Elijah  Brain- 
erd, and  a  descendant  of  Daniel  Brainerd, 
who  was  born  probably  in  Braintree,  Eng- 
land. An  old  manuscript  bearing  date  of 
January  20,  1786,  gives  the  following 
account  of  him : 

Mr.  Daniel  Brainerd,  who  by  best  account  was 
brought  from  his  native  town,  Braintree,  County  of 
Essex,  in  the  island  of  Great  Britain,  when  about 
eight  years  of  age,  to  America,  landed  at  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  and  was  sold  for  his  passage  to  Mr. 
Wadsworth,  a  farmer  in  said  town.  His  condi- 
tions were  to  be  taught  to  read  and  write,  and  at 
the  time  of  his  freedom,  when  twenty-one  years 
old,  to  be  given  two  suits  of  clothes.  When 
twenty-one  years  of  age  he  continued  to  labor  for 
him  one  year  (perhaps  two  years)  in  Hartford, 
at  farming,  and  in  the  year  1661,  or  thereabouts, 
purchased  a  right  of  land  near  the  centre,  west 
of  Haddam,  twenty-five  miles  below  Hartford, 
upon  the  same  river  on  the  west  side.  Lived  first 
in  a  cave  like  a  small  hut  or  cottage.  We  pre- 
sume that  he  came  over  in  1649.  It  is  said  that 
his  name  was  Brainwood,  and  that  the  family 
owned  and  employed  two  spring  looms,  likewise 
that  his  mother,  at  his  emigration,  was  a  widow, 
and  by  a  certain  letter  sent  him  by  her,  she  mar- 


ried a  Mr.  Grey.  In  Haddam  he  was  the  first 
Justice  of  the  Peace  and  commanded  great  re- 
spect, a  judicious,  sagacious  and  penetrating  man 
of  superior  sense,  but  no  learning. 

This  manuscript  is  preserved  in  the 
American  Antiquarian  Society  rooms,  at 
Worcester,  Massachusetts.  After  settling 
in  Haddam,  Daniel  Brainerd  received  a 
letter  from  his  mother  in  England,  which 
she  signed  Brainwood,  which  explains  the 
allusion  in  the  manuscript. 

Daniel  Brainerd  held  many  town  offices 
in  Haddam :  constable,  surveyor,  fence 
viewer,  assessor,  collector,  justice  of  the 
peace,  and  committeeman.  In  a  larger 
field  he  was  commissioner  to  the  General 
Court  in  1669,  and  deputy  many  years, 
1692  and  1706.  He  served  the  Haddam 
church  as  deacon  many  years,  death  only 
terminating  his  usefulness.  He  was 
elected  captain  of  the  military  company, 
but  his  election  was  never  confirmed  by 
the  court.  He  died  April  i,  1715,  and  his 
gravestone  is  in  the  old  cemetery  at  Had- 
dam, near  the  courthouse. 

Daniel  Brainerd  married  (first),  about 
1663,  Hannah  Spencer,  born  at  Lynn, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Gerrard  and 
Hannah  Spencer.  He  married  (second), 
March  30,  1693,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Wake- 
man)  Arnold,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  Wakeman,  of  England.  He 
married  (third),  November  29,  1698,  Mrs. 
Hannah  (Spencer)  Sexton,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Sarah  (Bearding)  Spencer, 
and  widow  of  George  Sexton,  of  Winslow, 
Connecticut.  His  children,  all  by  his  first 
wife,  born  at. Haddam,  and  baptized  at 
the  church  in  Middletown,  were  as  fol- 
lows: Daniel  (2);  Hannah,  married 
Thomas  Gates ;  James,  Joshua,  William, 
Caleb,  Elijah,  and  Hezekiah.  From  these 
seven  sons  sprang  a  numerous  progeny, 
and  in  every  part  of  this  land  descendants 
of  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Spencer)   Brain- 


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erd  may  be  found.  The  name  is  spelled 
Brainard  and  Brainerd,  just  as  one  fan- 
cies, it  would  seem.  Descent  is  traced  in 
this  line  through  Elijah  Brainerd,  next  to 
the  youngest  child  of  Daniel,  the  founder. 

(II)  Rev.  Elijah  Brainerd  was  born  in 
Haddam,  Connecticut,  and  baptized  in  the 
church  at  Middletown,  March  26,  1678. 
He  was  a  man  of  education,  a  college 
graduate,  and  an  ordained  minister  of  the 
gospel.  He  was  pastor  of  a  church  in 
Randolph,  Vermont,  and  later  pastor  of 
the  Presbyterian  church  at  Peekam,  New 
Hampshire.  He  married  and  had  a  large 
family,  Timothy  being  the  youngest. 

(HI)  Timothy  Brainerd,  youngest  son 
of  Rev.  Elijah  Brainerd,  was  born  be- 
tween the  years  1735  and  1740.  He 
learned  the  blacksmith's  trade  in  East 
Windsor,  Connecticut,  and  he  followed 
that  trade  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Revo- 
lutionary War,  when  he  entered  the  army, 
serving  until  1788,  when  he  settled  on  the 
farm  he  purchased  in  the  eastern  part  of 
Palmer,  Massachusetts.  He  maintained 
a  blacksmith  shop  at  the  farm,  made 
scythes  and  other  farm  implements,  and 
dealt  in  farm  lands. 

Mr.  Brainerd's  military  record,  upon 
which  he  drew  a  pension  for  many  years, 
follows:  Enlisted  at  Lyme,  Connecticut, 
in  1775,  serving  four  months ;  enlisted  in 
June,  1776,  serving  eight  months;  he 
served  under  Captain  Joseph  Jewett,  from 
Lyme,  Connecticut,  during  the  Lexing- 
ton Alarm,  for  eight  days ;  enlisted  as  a 
private  in  the  Eighth  Company,  under 
Captain  Jewett,  in  Eighth  Regiment, 
under  Colonel  Jedediah  Huntington,  on 
July  15,  1775,  discharged  October  10, 
1775.  This  regiment  was  recruited  mainly 
in  Hartford,  Windham,  and  New  London, 
Connecticut,  counties,  and  was  stationed 
at  Long  Island  Sound  points  until  Sep- 
tember  14,  then  was  ordered  to  Boston 


camps  and  became  part  of  General  Spen- 
cer's brigade. 

(IV)  Wilson  Brainerd,  son  of  Timothy 
Brainerd,  the  Revolutionary  soldier  and 
founder  of  the  family,  was  born  in  Palmer, 
and  there  spent  his  life,  his  death  being 
caused  by  a  railroad  train.  He  was  the 
owner  of  the  Palmer  homestead  farm  of 
between  three  and  four  hundred  acres, 
and  also  maintained  a  blacksmith  shop,  as 
did  his  father.  He  was  a  deacon  of  the 
Congregational  church,  and  very  active 
in  church  affairs.  He  married  Caroline 
Wilson,  who  died  in  Palmer,  aged  eighty- 
five  years.  They  were  the  parents  of 
three  sons :  Charles  T.,  a  resident  of  Pal- 
mer, and  superintendent  of  streets ;  John 
W.,  a  builder  of  Palmer;  William  Henry, 
of  further  mention. 

(V)  William  Henry  Brainerd,  son  of 
Wilson  Brainerd,  was  born  in  Palmer, 
October  22,  1852,  in  the  same  house  as  his 
father,  and  spent  his  youth  at  the  farm. 
He  was  educated  in  Palmer  schools,  and 
Leicester  Academy,  spending  four  years 
at  the  latter  institution,  specializing  in 
civil  engineering.  After  completing  his 
studies  he  went  West  and  was  associated 
with  the  engineering  corps  which  ran  the 
first  survey  through  Minnesota  and  the 
Western  States  to  the  coast.  After  his 
return  East,  he  operated  his  father's  farm 
at  Palmer  until  1886,  then  again  became 
interested  in  engineering,  was  connected 
with  the  surveys  and  construction  of 
many  electric  street  railways  in  Massa- 
chusetts, and  is  now  associated  with  his 
son,  Harold  Wilson  Brainerd,  in  civil 
engineering,  with  offices  in  Palmer.  He 
was  county  commissioner  for  sixteen 
years,  selectman  for  many  terms,  and  has 
held  numerous  town  offices.  He  attends 
the  Congregational  church.  William  H. 
Brainerd  married  Mary  A.  Fenton,  born 
in   Monson,   Massachusetts,   daughter  of 


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William  and  Jane  (Nelson)  Fenton,  her 
father  a  farmer  of  Monson,  who  died  there 
at  the  age  of  eighty-six.  Mary  A.  Fenton 
had  brothers  and  sisters :  Ella,  who  mar- 
ried Fred  M,  Webber,  of  Palmer;  Mar- 
tha, who  married  John  W.  Brainerd,  a 
builder  of  Palmer,  brother  of  William  H. ; 
William,  died  aged  twenty-one ;  and 
Mary.  William  H.  and  Mary  A.  (Fen- 
ton) Palmer  are  the  parents  of  three  sons  : 
Harold  W.,  a  civil  engineer  of  Palmer, 
married  Eloise  Stone ;  Fred,  died  in  in- 
fancy; Louis  J,,  of  further  mention. 

(VI)  Louis  J.  Brainerd,  youngest  son 
of  William  H.  and  Mary  A.  (Fenton) 
Brainerd,  was  born  in  Palmer,  Massachu- 
setts, at  the  old  homestead,  which  also 
witnessed  the  birth  of  his  father  and 
grandfather,  April  12,  1883.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  Palmer  public  schools,  and 
after  finishing  high  school  study  he  en- 
tered business  life  as  an  employee  of  the 
Palmer  National  Bank,  remaining  with 
that  bank  three  years,  then  went  to  the 
Hampden  Trust  Company,  of  Springfield. 
Later  he  returned  to  the  Palmer  National 
Bank,  an  institution  with  which  he  has 
ever  since  been  associated.  He  has  risen 
step  by  step  until  promoted  to  the  rank 
of  cashier,  which  appointment  he  received 
in  1908,  and  has  since  held  that  posi- 
tion. This  bank,  situated  at  the  corner  of 
Main  and  Thorndike  streets,  was  organ- 
ized in  1875,  and  has  won  honorable  posi- 
tion among  the  solid,  conservative  and 
helpful  banks  of  Western  Massachusetts. 
Mr.  Brainerd  is  a  Republican  in  politics 
and  an  attendant  of  the  Congregational 
church. 

Mr.  Brainerd  married,  in  Monson,  Jan- 
uary 15,  1908,  Blanche  Packard  Cushman, 
born  in  Monson,  daughter  of  Edward 
Dickinson  Cushman,  born  in  Monson, 
Maine,  but  who  came  to  Monson,  Massa- 
chusetts, with  his  parents  when  an  infant. 


He  became  a  woolen  manufacturer  of 
Monson,  where  he  died,  in  1914.  Edward 
D.  Cushman  married  Florence  Sedgwick, 
born  at  Palmer,  and  who  survives  him, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  three  chil- 
dren :  Grace,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
twenty  years ;  Edward  F.,  married  Louise 
Marckley,  of  Michigan ;  Blanche  P.,  mar- 
ried Louis  J.  Brainerd,  of  Palmer.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Brainerd  are  the  parents  of  a 
son,  Robert  Cushman  Brainerd,  born  Au- 
gust 31,  1912. 


SULLIVAN,  Frederick  James, 
Postmaster. 

Frederick  James  Sullivan,  postmaster 
of  Monson,  is  in  the  third  generation  of 
his  family  in  America,  his  grandfather, 
John  T.  Sullivan,  being  the  first  to  leave 
his  native  land,  Ireland,  and  seek  a  home 
in  the  land  of  freedom.  Upon  arrival 
here,  he  found  employment  with  the  Bos- 
ton &  Albany  railroad.  Later  he  located 
in  Monson,  Massachusetts,  where  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  Flynts  in  their 
granite  quarries,  and  became  an  expert 
stone  cutter.  He  was  of  a  frugal  disposi- 
tion, saved  his  money,  and  in  due  course 
of  time  purchased  a  small  tract  of  land, 
consisting  of  fifteen  acres  located  in  Mon- 
son, which  he  cultivated  and  upon  which 
he  resided  until  his  death,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-two  years.  He  married  Catherine 
Bagley,  who  also  died  in  Monson,  Massa- 
chusetts, aged  seventy  years.  The  fam- 
ily were  members  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
church.  Children:  i.  Maurice,  a  prac- 
ticing physician  of  Southington,  Massa- 
chusetts ;  married  and  has  children : 
Frank,  Florence,  Eileen.  2.  Mary,  married 
Michael  Garvey,  of  Springfield,  and  has 
children :  John,  Catherine,  Mary,  Nellie, 
Agnes,  Elizabeth.  3.  Eileen,  married  John 
Carney,  of  Springfield,  and  has  a  son,  Wil- 


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Ham.  4.  Catherine,  married  Timothy  Sul- 
Hvan,  of  Springfield,  and  they  are  the  par- 
ents of  five  children :  Mary,  Catherine, 
Alice,  Grace  Marion,  Mildred.  5.  Joanna, 
unmarried.  6.  Elizabeth,  married  William 
O'Brien,  of  Monson,  and  they  have  a 
daughter,  Catherine.  7.  Thomas  Jeffer- 
son, of  further  mention. 

Thomas  Jefferson  Sullivan,  youngest 
son  of  John  T.  and  Catherine  (Bagley) 
Sullivan,  was  born  in  Waterbury,  Con- 
necticut, but  spent  his  youth  in  Monson, 
Massachusetts.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  Monson  Academy,  and 
for  a  time  attended  a  medical  college,  in- 
tending to  prepare  for  the  practice  of 
medicine.  He,  however,  learned  the  trade 
of  stone  cutting  with  his  father  at  the 
Flynt  quarries,  serving  four  years  for  this 
purpose,  but  finding  that  he  preferred  a 
mercantile  career  he  opened  a  shoe  store 
at  Palmer,  Massachusetts,  which  he  con- 
ducted for  a  number  of  years.  He  then 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Singer  Sewing 
Machine  Company  at  Hartford,  Connec- 
ticut, going  thence  to  Pittsfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, with  the  same  company,  finally 
locating  in  Monson,  where  he  died  aged 
forty-nine  years.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Roman  Catholic  church,  and  in  poli- 
tics an  Independent.  He  married  Ellen 
Catherine  Murphy,  born  in  Gilbertville, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  John  L.  and 
Catherine  (Carey)  Murphy.  John  L. 
Murphy  was  a  woolen  dyer,  employed  in 
Gilbertville  and  Monson  woolen  mills,  and 
his  death  occurred  in  Monson,  at  the  age 
of  sixty  years.  Catherine  (Carey)  Murphy, 
born  in  Ireland,  was  a  devout  Catholic, 
and  is  said  to  have  selected  the  site  of  the 
present  Catholic  church  in  Monson.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Murphy  had  seven  other  children 
beside  Ellen  Catherine,  namely:  Fred- 
erick, a  resident  of  Hartford,  Connecticut; 
Edward,  deceased ;  a  twin  sister,  also  de- 
ceased ;  George,  deceased ;  John  L.,  Jr.,  a 


weaver  of  Monson ;  Margaret,  married 
Frank  Wilder,  of  Maynard,  Massachu- 
setts; James,  a  resident  of  Monson. 
Thomas  Jefferson  and  Ellen  Catherine 
(Murphy)  Sullivan  were  the  parents  of 
four  children :  John,  died  aged  three 
years  ;  Thomas,  a  mill  worker  of  Monson  ; 
Frederick  James,  of  further  mention ;  and 
Grace,  a  stenographer,  residing  in  Spring- 
field. Mrs.  Sullivan,  mother  of  these  chil- 
dren, died  in  Monson,  January  28,  1919. 

Frederick  James  Sullivan,  youngest  son 
of  Thomas  Jefferson  and  Ellen  Catherine 
(Murphy)  Sullivan,  was  born  in  Mon- 
son, Massachusetts,  October  20,  1885. 
His  early  years  were  spent  in  Monson, 
Palmer  and  Pittsfield,  and  he  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  and  Monson 
Academy.  He  then  served  an  apprentice- 
ship at  the  trade  of  hatter.  He  finally  be- 
came an  overseer  in  a  hat  factory,  in 
which  capacity  he  served  for  about  seven 
years.  He  was  always  active  in  politics, 
affiliating  with  the  Democratic  party,  and 
on  September  14,  1914,  was  appointed  and 
commissioned  postmaster  of  Monson  by 
President  Wilson.  He  has  proved  a  most 
capable  postmaster,  and  during  his  man- 
agement the  service  has  been  of  the  best 
quality  and  the  receipts  of  the  office  con- 
siderably increased.  For  several  years 
he  was  registrar  of  voters,  and  secretary- 
treasurer  and  chairman  of  the  Democratic 
Town  Committee.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  Columbus,  Foresters  of 
America,  Lincoln  Social  Club,  Monson 
Board  of  Trade,  and  the  Roman-  Catholic 
church. 

Mr.  Sullivan  married,  in  Monson,  May 
3,  1915,  Anna  L.  McMahon,  born  in  Mon- 
son, daughter  of  James  and  Joanna  (Mc- 
Crohan)  McMahon,  her  father  born  at 
StaflFord  Springs,  Connecticut,  now  em- 
ployed in  a  hat  factory  in  Monson ;  his 
wife,  Joanna  McMahon,  was  born  at  Staf- 
ford  Springs.     Mr.  and  Mrs.   McMahon 


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are  the  parents  of  five  chilren,  namely : 
Michael  D.,  a  soldier  of  the  American  Ex- 
peditionary Forces,  member  of  the 
Eighty-second  Division,  was  cited  and 
later  promoted  for  bravery  at  St.  Jouvaine 
when,  with  all  the  officers  killed  or 
wounded,  he  assumed  command  of  the 
battalion ;  Anna  L.,  aforementioned  as 
the  wife  of  Frederick  J.  Sullivan ;  James 
and  William,  twins,  residing  in  Monson ; 
and  Margaret.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sullivan  are 
the  parents  of  two  children :  Frederick 
J.,  born  September  19,  1916;  and  Mary 
Elizabeth,  born  May  21,  1919. 


CLOUGH,  George  Edwin, 

Lawyer,  Public  Official. 

George  Edwin  Clough,  a  well-known 
attorney  and  town  treasurer  of  Palmer, 
comes  of  an  old  New  England  family, 
and  is  a  grandson  of  Ralph  Clough, 
a  farmer  of  Brimfield,  and  Monson, 
Massachusetts.  Ralph  Clough  married, 
and  among  his  children  was  a  son, 
Charles  Frederick  Clough,  born  in  Brim- 
field,  May  25,  1844.  He  was  educated  in 
the  country  schools,  and  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  enlisted  from  the  town  of  Mon- 
son in  Company  E,  Thirty-sixth  Regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  Volunteer  Infantry. 
Later  he  was  honorably  discharged  on  ac- 
count of  disability,  but  enlisted  again  in 
Company  K,  One  Hundred  Fifty-first 
Regiment,  Illinois  Volunteers,  and  con- 
tinued in  the  service  until  one  year  after 
peace  was  declared.  He  died  at  Athol, 
Massachusetts,  at  the  age  of  seventy 
years.  He  married  Lucia  G.  Stacey,  born 
in  Westfield,  Vermont,  daughter  of 
Richard  Stacey,  a  Vermont  farmer  and 
cattle  dealer.  Mrs.  Clough  had  two 
brothers,  Edwin  and  Hiram  Stacey.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Clough  were  the  parents  of  four 
children,  two  dying  in  infancy,  and  the 
other    two    as    follows :      Charles    Fred- 


erick, who  was  drowned  in  1893  while  in 
bathing  at  Somerville,  Connecticut;  and 
George  Edwin,  of  further  mention. 

George  Edwin  Clough,  son  of  Charles 
F.  and  Lucia  G.  (Stacey)  Clough,  was 
born  in  Monson,  Massachusetts,  Septem- 
ber 5,  1879,  and  there  attended  the  public 
schools.  He  was  also  a  student  at  Mon- 
son Academy,  and  at  Child's  Business 
College,  Springfield,  then  for  two  years 
was  a  law  student  under  Judge  William 
W.  Leach.  He  then  entered  the  law  de- 
partment of  the  University  of  Maine, 
whence  he  was  graduated  LL.  B.,  class 
of  1904.  For  one  year  of  his  college 
course  he  was  vice-president  of  his  class, 
and  his  last  two  years  president.  Since 
graduation  he  has  also  served  as  alumni 
class  president.  In  August,  1904,  he  was 
admitted  to  the  Hampden  county  bar,  and 
at  once  began  practice  in  Palmer,  having 
his  first  office  in  the  Old  Bank  block.  He 
later  had  an  ofiice  in  the  Eager  block,  then 
moved  to  the  Holden  block,  and  later  to 
the  Holbrook  block,  his  present  location. 
He  is  well  established  in  general  practice, 
and  is  rated  one  of  the  successful  men  of 
the  Hampden  county  bar.  For  about 
eighteen  months  he  was  associated  with 
Melvin  H.  Robinson,  late  of  Brimfield, 
making  a  specialty  of  collections  under 
the  firm  name,  The  Eastern  Hampden 
Agency.  He  has  also  established  a  profit- 
able fire   insurance  company  in   Palmer. 

Mr.  Clough  is  a  Republican  in  politics, 
and  in  March,  191 1,  was  elected  town 
treasurer,  and  for  eight  years  has  been  an- 
nually reelected,  his  nominations  coming 
from  both  parties.  He  was  made  an  Odd 
Fellow  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  and  has 
filled  all  the  offices  and  is  now  (1919) 
past  noble  of  Palmer  Lodge;  is  a  member 
of  the  Palmer  Business  and  Social  Club ; 
Palmer  Camp,  Sons  of  Veterans ;  Gamma 
Eta  Gamma,  a  law  school  fraternity ;  and 


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a  member  of  the  parish  committee  of  St. 
Paul's  Universalist  Church. 

Mr.  Clough  married,  September  5, 
1904,  in  Monson,  Helen  Louise  Blodgett, 
born  in  Monson,  daughter  of  Herbert  H. 
and  Harriet  (Royce)  Blodgett,  her  father 
a  farmer,  also  born  in  Monson,  where  he 
yet  resides.  Harriet  (Royce)  Blodgett 
was  born  in  Willington,  Connecticut,  and 
is  still  living  in  Monson.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Blodgett  are  the  parents  of  nine  children : 
Maud,  married  James  Stevens  of  Mon- 
son ;  Florence,  married  Albert  Blanchard, 
of  Monson,  and  died  in  1917;  Elsie  A.,  un- 
married ;  Helen  Louise,  married  George 
Edwin  Clough ;  Bessie,  unmarried,  a  resi- 
dent of  Palmer ;  Eva  G.,  married  Seymour 
G.  Freeman,  of  Springfield ;  Ruth  L. ; 
Rufus  Noble,  married  Ruby  Smith,  of 
Monson ;  Harold  J.,  of  Monson.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Clough  are  the  parents  of  three  chil- 
dren :  Rachael  Louise,  born  November 
16,  1912;  Alden  Perry,  born  August  20, 
1914;  and  David  Edwin,  born  September 
22,  1918. 


BUXTON,  Dana, 

Founder  of  XJniqne  Business. 

This  is  the  name  of  one  who  for  many 
years  was  numbered  among  Springfield's 
most  active  and  enterprising  business 
men.  As  founder  and  head  of  the  L.  A. 
W.  Novelty  Company,  Mr.  Buxton  was 
widely  known,  being  as  highly  esteemed 
for  his  fair  dealing  as  for  the  quality  of 
his  goods.  He  was  in  all  respects  a  use- 
ful citizen,  and  in  his  recent  death  his 
community  sustained  a  serious  loss. 

James  Noyes  Buxton,  father  of  Dana 
Buxton,  was  born  about  1825,  at  Gilman- 
ton,  New  Hampshire,  and  grew  up  on  his 
father's  farm,  receiving  his  education  in 
the  common  schools.  He  learned  the  ma- 
chinist's trade,  at  which  he  became  very 
expert,  making  a  specialty  of  locomotive 


work,  and  assisted  in  the  construction  of 
the  first  locomotive  that  passed  through 
his  home  town.  His  health  failing  while 
he  was  still  in  his  thirties,  Mr.  Buxton  re- 
moved to  Brimfield,  where  he  purchased 
a  large  farm  which,  under  his  manage- 
ment, became  one  of  the  best  kept  farms 
in  the  township.  In  politics  he  was  a  Re- 
publican, taking  an  active  part  in  town  af- 
fairs and  filling  several  local  offices.  Mr. 
Buxton  married  Melissa  Bloomfield  Pick- 
ering, whose  ancestral  record  is  appended 
to  this  biography,  and  their  children  were : 
Sarah,  married  C.  Frank  Merrick,  prin- 
cipal of  one  of  the  public  schools  of  Bos- 
ton ;  Edward,  married  and  lived  the  latter 
part  of  his  life  in  Springfield,  and  is  now 
deceased ;  Dana,  mentioned  below ;  Mary 
A.,  married  (first)  Warren  Bigelow,  of 
North  Brookfield,  Massachusetts,  who  died 
in  Springfield,  and  his  widow  married 
(second)  George  Freeman;  William  S., 
deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Buxton  both  died 
at  Brimfield.  The  latter  was  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  church  and  both 
were  regular  attendants. 

Dana  Buxton,  son  of  James  Noyes  and 
Melissa  Bloomfield  (Pickering)  Buxton, 
was  born  January  26,  i860,  at  Brimfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  grew  to  manhood  on 
the  farm,  attending  the  public  schools 
and  the  Hitchcock  Free  High  School.  At 
the  age  of  twenty,  in  partnership  with 
his  brother,  he  purchased  the  general 
country  store  at  West  Warren,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  the  two  conducted  the  busi- 
ness for  about  four  years.  At  the  end  of 
that  time  (1882)  Mr.  Buxton  came  to 
Springfield  and  went  on  the  road  for  H. 
L.  Handy,  manufacturer  of  pork  products, 
but  at  the  end  of  six  months,  engaged  in 
the  wholesale  and  retail  market  business, 
which  included  a  manufacturing  branch, 
consisting  of  pressed  meats,  sausages  and 
the  like.  After  a  time  Mr.  Buxton  dis- 
posed of  his  interest  in  this  concern  and 


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again  became  a  travelling  salesman,  in 
this  instance  engaging  with  Leete  & 
Pudan,  manufacturers  of  jewelry  and 
novelties.  Later,  in  association  with  his 
brother,  William  S.  Buxton,  and  his 
uncle,  L.  H.  Coolbroth,  he  established 
himself  in  the  wholesale  jewelry  and 
notions  business,  the  style  changing  in 
the  course  of  time  to  W.  S.  &  Dana  Bux- 
ton. This  remained  unaltered  until  the 
partnership  was  dissolved  by  the  death 
of  William  S.  Buxton,  and  Dana  Buxton 
disposed  of  his  own  interest  to  his  nephew. 

The  next  enterprise  which  engaged  Mr. 
Buxton's  attention  was  the  organization 
of  the  L.  A.  W.  Novelty  Company,  for 
the  manufacture  of  novelty  leather  goods. 
This  idea,  it  should  be  stated  in  justice  to 
Mrs.  Buxton  and  as  a  tribute  which  her 
husband  would  desire  to  have  paid  her, 
originated  with  Mrs.  Buxton.  While  her 
husband  was  in  other  business  she  had 
occupied  herself  in  a  small  way  with  the 
manufacture  of  these  articles,  and  the 
opening  for  an  extensive  trade  seemed  so 
good  that  the  company  was  organized  in 
consequence.  A  factory  was  equipped 
and  the  business  has  steadily  increased, 
enlarging,  with  its  growth,  the  line  of  its 
manufactures,  which  includes  many  pa- 
tented specialties.  Twice  has  the  com- 
pany been  compelled  to  move  to  more 
commodious  quarters.  Ever  since  the 
inception  of  the  business,  Mrs.  Buxton 
has  kept  constantly  in  touch  with  it,  and 
largely  has  it  profited  by  her  strength  of 
character,  resourcefulness  and  genuine 
business  ability.  Since  the  death  of  her 
husband  she  has  conducted  the  establish- 
ment. 

While  an  advocate  of  the  principles  of 
the  Republican  party,  Mr.  Buxton  took 
no  active  share  in  politics,  preferring  to 
concentrate  his  energies  on  his  business 
responsibilities.  He  occupied  a  seat  on 
the  Board  of  Trade  and  was  also  a  mem- 


ber of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Asso- 
ciation. His  only  club  was  the  Auto,  for 
it  was  in  his  home  that  he  ever  found  his 
greatest  happiness.  He  and  his  wife  were 
rare  comrades  and  delighted  in  pleasure 
and  social  trips  taken  together.  Both 
liked  the  great  outdoors,  being  especially 
fond  of  fishing,  and  were  members  of 
Sunapee  Lodge,  at  Lake  Sunapee,  New 
Hampshire.  They  attended  the  Congre- 
gational church. 

Mr.  Buxton  married,  December  24, 
1881,  Julia  Georgia  Rockwell,  whose  fam- 
ily record  is  appended  to  this  biography, 
and  they  became  the  parents  of  the  fol- 
lowing children:  i,  Julia  Bessie,  born 
January  19,  1883,  was  art  supervisor  of  the 
Hartford  public  schools,  and  during  the 
World  War  was  in  France  with  the 
Young  Women's  Christian  Association, 
in  charge  of  recreation  at  one  of  the  leave 
areas.  2.  Bernice  H.,  born  August  4, 
1884,  married  Robert  W.  Kellogg,  of  Jef- 
ferson, Ohio,  and  went  with  him  to  Italy; 
later,  after  their  return,  she  died  sud- 
denly. 3.  Warner  R.,  born  December  21, 
1887,  married  Mabel  T.  Allen,  of  Long- 
meadow.  4.  Blanche,  born  November  11, 
1889,  married  Aylesworth  Brown,  an  at- 
torney of  Providence,  Rhode  Island.  5. 
Beatrice,  born  August  2,  1891,  married 
Robert  W.  Kellogg,  the  widower  of  her 
older  sister;  he  is  salesman  for  the  L,  A. 
W.  Novelty  Company ;  they  have  two 
children :  Bernice  and  Beatrice.  6.  Bar- 
bara, born  May  10,  1893,  married  Sey- 
mour W.  Collings,  physical  director  of 
the  Toronto  High  School,  Canada. 

(The  Pickering  Line) 

(I)  John  Pickering  (originally  spelled 
Pickerin),  the  first  ancestor  of  record, 
came  from  England  and  settled  in  Mas- 
sachusetts, but  as  early  as  1633  removed 
to  Portsmouth  (then  Strawberry  Bank), 
New  Hampshire.  He  had  several  grants 
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of  land  from  the  town  besides  his  South 
Mill  privileges,  where  he  erected  a  mill. 
John  Pickering  was  one  of  those  who 
gave  fifty  acres  of  land  for  the  ministry. 
He  married,  and  he  and  his  wife  were  the 
parents  of  six  children.  His  death  oc- 
curred January  18,  1669. 

(H)  Thomas  Pickering,  son  of  John 
Pickering,  built  a  log  hut  on  the  Great 
bay,  at  Newington,  New  Hampshire,  and 
had  begun  to  clear  the  land  when  an  Eng- 
lish man-of-war  anchored  on  the  Pisca- 
taqua  river.  While  Thomas  was  felling 
trees  on  his  land  he  was  seized  by  a  press 
gang  who,  after  complimenting  him  on 
his  muscular  appearance,  said  that  he 
must  follow  them.  Thomas  declined, 
however,  and  on  their  insisting  seized  one 
of  them  by  the  neck  and  threw  him  to 
the  ground,  threatening  to  sever  his  head 
from  his  body  and  at  the  same  time  rais- 
ing his  axe.  The  fellow  begged  for  mercy 
and  lost  no  time  in  beating  a  retreat. 
Thomas  Pickering  was  one  of  the  signers 
of  the  petition  against  Lieutenant-Gov- 
ernor Cranfield.    The  wife  of  Thomas  was 

Mary  ,  and  they  were  the  parents 

of  three  sons  and  nine  daughters. 
Thomas  Pickering  died  in  1720. 

(HI)  James  Pickering,  son  of  Thomas 
and  Mary  Pickering,  was  born  about 
1680,  and  was  of  Newington,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  served  in  the  French  War  with 
the  rank  of  lieutenant.  James  Pickering 
married  in  1717,  and  he  and  his  wife  were 
the  parents  of  five  children.  The  death 
of  Lieutenant  Pickering  occurred  in  1768. 

(IV)  John  (2)  Pickering,  son  of  James 
Pickering,  was  of  Newington.  He  mar- 
ried and  became  the  father  of  eight  chil- 
dren.   It  is  recorded  that  he  died  in  1790. 

(V)  Stephen  Pickering,  son  of  John  (2) 
Pickering,  married  Sarah  Grove,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  four  sons. 

(VI)  Jacob  Pickering,  son  of  Stephen 
and  Sarah   (Grove)  Pickering,  was  born 


in  Newington,  and  married  Betsey  Jack- 
son, of  Barnstead  or  Gilmanton,  New 
Hampshire.  Nine  children  were  born  to 
them. 

(VII)  Ephraim  Pickering,  son  of  Jacob 
and  Betsey  (Jackson)  Pickering,  was  born 
November  3,  1794,  and  served  in  the  War 
of  1812  with  the  rank  of  colonel.  He  mar- 
ried, November  17,  1820,  Nancy  Parshley, 
born  October  4,  1795,  and  their  children 
were  six  in  number.  Colonel  Pickering 
died  May  26,  1851,  and  his  widow  passed 
away  October  5,  1882. 

(VIII)  Melissa  Bloomfield  Pickering, 
daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Nancy  (Parsh- 
ley) Pickering,  was  born  January  21, 
1822,  and  on  May  12,  1851,  became  the  wife 
of  James  Noyes  Buxton,  as  stated  above. 

(The  RockweU  Line) 

George  L.  Rockwell,  father  of  Mrs. 
Julia  Georgia  (Rockwell)  Buxton,  was 
born  November  11,  1839,  at  Bloomfield, 
Connecticut,  and  received  his  education  at 
the  Bloomfield  Academy,  afterward  at- 
tending the  Wesleyan  Academy  at  Wil- 
braham,  Massachusetts.  His  business 
was  that  of  a  real  estate  dealer.  Mr. 
Rockwell  married  Julia  Holden,  who  was 
born  in  February,  1840,  on  the  old  Dresser 
Hill  Farm,  at  Charlton,  Massachusetts. 
The  Dressers  were  identified  with  the 
town  from  its  inception,  and  their  estate 
was  one  of  great  beauty.  The  Holdens,  a 
family  of  colonial  and  Revolutionary 
record,  are  now  represented  in  many 
states  of  the  Union.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rock- 
well spent  the  greater  part  of  their  mar- 
ried life  in  Hartford,  Connecticut.  The 
former  died  in  1912,  in  Providence,  Rhode 
Island,  surviving  by  many  years  his  wife, 
who  passed  away  at  West  Warren,  May 
10,  1882,  at  the  comparatively  early  age 
of  forty-two. 

Julia  Georgia  Rockwell,  daughter  of 
George  L.  and  Julia  (Holden)  Rockwell, 


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was  born  June  26,  1862,  at  Bloomfield, 
Connecticut,  and  was  a  child  when  her 
parents  moved  to  Hartford.  It  was  in 
the  common  schools  of  that  city  that  she 
received  her  early  education,  and  when 
the  family  removed  to  Warren,  Massa- 
chusetts, she  attended  the  West  Warren 
High  School.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  she 
became  the  wife  of  Dana  Buxton,  as  stated 
above. 


BRIGHAM,  Fred  Clarence, 

Active  in  Envelope  Industry. 

Of  the  ninth  generation  of  Brighams  in 
New  England,  Fred  C.  Brigham,  since 
1904,  has  been  a  resident  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  his  part  in  the  manufac- 
turing life  of  that  city  being  the  superin- 
tendency  of  the  plant  of  the  Morgan  En- 
velope Company  Division  of  the  United 
States  Envelope  Company.  This  is 
strictly  a  Massachusetts  branch  of  the 
Brigham  family,  each  generation  aiding  in 
the  upbuilding  of  the  commonwealth. 

(I)  Thomas  Brigham,  born  in  England 
in  1608,  came  to  New  England  in  1635  on 
the  ship,  "Susan  and  Ellen,"  his  name 
appearing  on  one  of  the  few  passenger 
lists  of  that  period  which  have  been  pre- 
served.   This  list  is  headed  : 

VIII,  April  1635.  These  under  written  are  to 
be  transported  to  New  England,  imbarqued  in  the 
Suzan  and  Ellen,  Edward  Payne  Mr  (Master). 
The  p'ties  have  brought  certificates  from  ye  min- 
isters and  justices  of  the  peace  yt  are  no  subsidy 
men;  and  are  conformable  to  ye  orders  and  dis- 
cipline of  the  church  of  England. 

He  was  made  a  freeman,  April  18,  1637, 
and  in  October,  1639,  was  chosen  consta- 
ble. He  owned  land  in  Watertown  and 
Cambridge  and  his  last  years  were  spent 
'in  and  he  died  in  Cambridge,  Massachu- 
setts, December  8,  1653.  There  is  reason 
to  believe  that  he  was  buried  in  the  old 
burial  ground  on  the  south  side  of  Cam- 


bridge common,  a  few  minutes  walk  from 
his  residence,  but  no  stone  marks  the  spot. 
He  left  a  will,  which  was  probated,  Au- 
gust 3,  1654.  Thomas  Brigham  married 
in  1637,  Mercy  Hurd.  She  survived  him 
and  was  the  executor  of  his  will,  she  in- 
heriting one  third  of  his  estate  under  that 
will.  She  died  in  Marlboro,  Massachu- 
setts, December  23,  1693,  surviving  her 
first  husband  forty  years.  Thomas  and 
Mercy  Brigham  were  the  parents  of  two 
daughters  and  three  sons  :  Mary,  the  first 
Brigham  born  in  New  England,  married 
John  Fay;  Thomas  (2),  of  further  men- 
tion ;  John,  known  as  "Doctor  Brigham" 
one  of  the  most  popular  and  remarkable 
men  of  his  day;  Hannah,  married  (first) 
Gershom  Ames  and  (second)  William 
Ward ;  Captain  Samuel,  who  is  buried  in 
the  old  cemetery  in  Marlboro,  the  only 
one  of  the  second  generation  of  Brighams 
whose  grave  is  marked. 

(II)  Thomas  (2)  Brigham,  eldest  son 
of  Thomas,  the  American  ancestor,  and 
Mercy  (Hurd)  Brigham,  died  in  Marl- 
boro, Massachusetts,  November  25,  1716, 
aged  seventy-six.  He  went  to  Marlboro 
from  Cambridge  with  his  mother,  when 
she  married  Edmund  Rice,  and  upon 
coming  of  age  he  bought  land  from  his 
step-father.  He  was  one  of  the  purchasers 
of  the  old  plantation  "Ockoocangansett," 
which  had  been  reserved  for  the  Indians 
out  of  the  ancient  boundaries  of  Marl- 
boro. Certain  leading  men  of  Marlboro, 
including  the  Brighams,  obtained  without 
consent  of  the  general  court,  title  to  this 
plantation  of  5,800  acres,  and  formed  a 
company.  On  the  old  Thomas  Brigham 
homestead  in  Marlboro,  is  a  slightly 
raised  rectangular  plot,  from  whose  cen- 
ter springs  an  apple  tree.  Here  rest  the 
remains  of  the  last  of  the  Marlboro 
Indians,  a  spot  sacredly  preserved  to  this 
day,  by  owners  of  the  Brigham  farm. 
Thomas  (2)  Brigham  married  (first),  De- 


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cember  27,  1665,  Mary  Rice,  daughter  of 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Moore)  Rice,  and 
granddaughter  of  Edmund  Rice,  the 
American  ancestor  of  the  Rice  family.  He 
married  (second),  July  30,  1695,  Susanna 
Shattuck,  widow  of  Joseph  Moore  and  of 
John  Fay,  whose  first  wife  was  Mary 
Brigham,  sister  of  Thomas  (2).  Children  of 
first  marriage  :  Thomas  ;  Nathan ;  David, 
died  young;  Jonathan;  David,  of  further 
mention  ;  Gershom  ;  Elnathan  ;  and  Mary. 

(III)  David  Brigham,  son  of  Thomas 
(2)  and  Mary  (Rice)  Brigham,  was  born 
in  Marlboro,  April  12,  1678;  died  in  West- 
boro,  June  26,  1750.  When  Marlboro  was 
divided  in  1717,  he  was  in  the  part  which 
became  Westboro,  where  for  seven  years 
he  was  a  sealer  of  leather,  and  for  six 
years  a  selectman.  His  farm  of  five  hun- 
dred acres,  included  the  present  grounds 
of  the  insane  asylum.  His  house  was 
burnt  October  16,  1737.  On  June  14, 
1748,  he  made  his  will,  a  deed  of  farms  and 
land  which  he  had  previously  given  his 
children.  By  his  first  wife,  Deborah,  who 
died  October  11,  1708,  he  had  sons  John 
and  David.  He  married  (second),  Au- 
gust 21,  1709,  Mary  Leonard  Newton,  a 
widow,  who  died  December  i,  1741.  He 
married  a  third  wife  who  survived.  By 
the  second  wife  he  had  children:  Silas, 
of  further  mention ;  Jemima,  Deborah, 
Levi,  Jonas,  and  Asa. 

(IV)  Silas  Brigham,  eldest  son  of 
David  Brigham  and  his  second  wife,  Mary 
Leonard  (Newton)  Brigham,  was  born  in 
Marlboro,  Massachusetts,  August  9,  1710, 
died  March  11,  1791.  He  married  (first) 
Mindwell  Grout,  who  died  June  8,  1741, 
leaving  two  children  born  in  Westboro, 
Jemima  and  Mary.  He  married  (second), 
(published  January  30,  1743),  a  widow, 
Tabitha  (Prescott)  Sawyer  of  Lancaster, 
Massachusetts.  Children :  David,  of 
further  mention ;  Mindwell,  and  Mary. 

(V)  David    (2)    Brigham,  only  son  of 


Silas  Brigham  and  his  second  wife,  Tabi- 
tha (Prescott-Sawyer)  Brigham,  was  born 
in  Lancaster,  Massachusetts,  April  4, 
1745;  died  in  Shrewsbury,  September  27, 
1824.  He  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier, 
serving  in  Captain  Koss  Wyman's  Artil- 
lery Company,  Colonel  Jonathan  Ward's 
Regiment,  which  marched  on  the  Lexing- 
ton alarm,  and  in  1777  marched  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington,  with  Captain  John 
Maynard's  Company,  Colonel  Job  Cush- 
ing's  Regiment.  He  settled  in  Shrews- 
bury. He  married  (first),  March  21,  1766, 
Mercy,  daughter  of  Deacon  Benjamin 
Maynard,  who  died,  November  10,  1766. 
He  married  (second),  October  13,  1768, 
Martha  Chamberlain  of  Westboro,  who 
died  August  9,  1807,  aged  fifty-nine  years, 
the  mother  of  eleven  children.  He  mar- 
ried (third),  in  1809,  Hannah  Marcy,  of 
Brooklyn,  Connecticut.  Children :  Lieu- 
tenant Nathaniel,  of  further  mention ;  Ed- 
mund T. ;  Mercy,  died  in  childhood  ;  Pres- 
cott, died  young;  David,  died  young; 
Prescott;  Martha;  Mercy;  David;  Eben- 
ezer,  went  West  to  Dane  county,  Michi- 
gan, where  he  became  prominent ;  Luther, 
died  young. 

(VI)  Lieutenant  Nathaniel  Brigham, 
eldest  son  of  David  (2)  Brigham  and  his 
second  wife,  Martha  (Chamberlain)  Brig- 
ham, was  born  in  Shrewsbury,  Massachu- 
setts, July  27,  1769;  died  May  20,  1846. 
He  moved  from  Shrewsbury  to  West 
Boylston.  He  married,  November  21, 
1799,  Sarah  Mason,  who  died  April  14, 
1843,  daughter  of  John  Mason,  who  moved 
from  Midfield  to  Shrewsbury.  The  two 
elder  children  were  born  in  Shrewsbury; 
the  others  in  West  Boylston.  They  are: 
Luther;  Calvin,  head  of  the  next  genera- 
tion ;  John  Mason ;  Henry  Harding. 

(VII)  Calvin  Brigham,  second  son  of 
Lieutenant  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Mason) 
Brigham,  was  born  in  Shrewsbury,  Mas- 
sachusetts, May  23,  1802 ;  died  in  Wor- 


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cester,  Massachusetts,  August  5,  1866. 
He  was  a  grain  and  provision  dealer  of 
Worcester,  Massachusetts,  and  one  of  the 
first  councilmen  after  Worcester  became 
a  city.  He  owned  a  farm,  now  within  the 
city  limits,  and  there  built  a  residence, 
farmed,  raised  stock,  and  ran  the  market. 
He  married,  November  16,  1830,  Susan 
S.  Wetherbee,  born  February  3,  181 1 ;  died 
in  1912,  one  hundred  one  years  of  age; 
daughter  of  Amma  Wetherbee,  a  Revolu- 
tionary soldier  and  son  of  a  soldier  of  that 
war. 

(VIII)  George  Albert  Brigham,  only 
child  of  Calvin  and  Susan  S.  (Wetherbee) 
Brigham,  was  born  in  Worcester,  Massa- 
chusetts, November  15,  1847,  and  there  yet 
resides  (1921).  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  his  home  was  the  farm 
which  he  inherited  from  his  father.  He 
learned  the  carpenter's  trade  and  after  the 
old  farm  became  valuable  for  building 
purposes,  being  within  the  city  limits,  he 
divided  it  into  lots  and  built  residences 
upon  them  which  he  sold.  He  married, 
November  i,  1877,  Susan  Moore,  of  Pet- 
ersham, Massachusetts,  who  died  in  1908, 
daughter  of  Captain  Moore,  a  master 
mariner.  Children :  Fred  Clarence,  of 
further  mention  ;  Carrie  E. ;  and  Arthur  E. 

(IX)  Fred  Clarence-  Brigham,  of  the 
ninth  American  generation,  eldest  son  of 
George  Albert  and  Susan  (Moore)  Brig- 
ham, was  born  in  Worcester,  September 
15,  1880.  He  was  educated  in  the  gram- 
mar and  high  schools  of  the  city,  and  in 
Worcester  Institute  of  Technology,  his 
business  beginning  with  the  United  States 
Envelope  Company.  As  soon  as  his 
studies  were  completed  at  the  institute,  he 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Worcester  divi- 
sion of  that  company,  and  until  1904  was 
in  that  service.  In  1904  he  came  to 
Springfield,  and  became  associated  with 
the  Morgan  Envelope  Company,  one  of 
the  constituent  companies  of  the  United 


States  Envelope  Company.  In  1910  Mr. 
Brigham  was  made  superintendent  of  the 
company,  which  position  he  now  holds, 
1921.  He  has  very  satisfactorily  met  the 
demands  of  that  position,  and  is  one  of 
the  important  men  connected  with  the 
operation  of  the  Springfield  plant. 

Mr.  Brigham  is  a  member  of  the  West- 
ern Massachusetts  Engineering  Society ; 
president  of  the  Springfield  Kiwanis 
Club ;  a  communicant  of  Faith  Congrega- 
tional Church,  and  president  of  the  Men's 
Club  of  the  church.  He  married,  June  30, 
1909,  Madeline  Goldsmith  Hitchcock, 
twelfth  of  the  thirteen  children  of  John 
G.  and  Anna  (Chandler)  Hitchcock.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Brigham  are  the  parents  of  three 
children:  Virginia,  born  April  15,  1910; 
Robert  Moore,  born  May  16,  1913 ;  How- 
ard Hitchcock,  born  November  19,  1916. 

(The  Hitchcock  Line) 

(I)  The  Hitchcock  genealogy  of  these 
children  is  traced  from  Luke  Hitchcock, 
who  took  the  freeman's  oath  in  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  July  i,  1644.  He  later  moved 
to  Wethersfield,  where  he  had  his  home 
and  shoemaker's  shop  in  the  center  of  the 
village.  He  owned  fourteen  tracts  of  land 
in  Wethersfield  and  left  an  estate,  which 
amounted  to  four  hundred  twenty-nine 
pounds.  In  1659  he  signed  an  engagement 
to  move  to  Hadley,  but  he  died,  Novem- 
ber I,  1659,  and  his  will  was  probated  the 
following  November  28.  He  married 
Elizabeth,  sister  of  William  Gibbons,  of 
Hartford,  Connecticut.  They  had  chil- 
dren :  John,  of  further  mention  ;  Hannah, 
married  Chileab  Smith  of  Hadley ;  Luke 
(2),  married  Sarah  Dorchester. 

(II)  Deacon  John  Hitchcock,  son  of 
Luke  and  Elizabeth  (Gibbons)  Hitch- 
cock, died  February  9,  1712.  He  was  con- 
stable of  Springfield,  Massachusetts  in 
1672;  was  wounded  in  the  Turner's  Falls 
fight.    May    19,    1676;    and    was    recom- 


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mended  for  a  lieutenant's  commission  by 
Major  Pynchon,  for  "gallant  conduct." 
He  was  a  deacon  of  the  Springfield  church. 
His  will  was  admitted  to  probate,  March 
25,  1712.  He  married  September  27,  1666, 
Hannah  Chapin,  born  December  2,  1644, 
daughter  of  Deacon  Samuel  and  Cisly 
Chapin  of  the  Norwottuck  plantation. 
They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children, 
descent  in  this  branch  being  through 
Samuel,  the  fourth  child. 

(III)  Samuel  Hitchcock,  son  of  Deacon 
John  and  Hannah  (Chapin)  Hitchcock, 
was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
August  2,  1672.  He  married  Sarah  Wel- 
ler,  who  was  born  in  Dearfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, April  15,  1678,  daughter  of  John 
and  Mary  (Alvord)  Weller.  In  1713  they 
moved  from  Springfield  to  New  Milford, 
Connecticut,  where  Samuel  united  with 
the  church,  November  17,  1716.  He  was 
a  leader  in  cattle  raising,  and  became  one 
of  New  Milford's  substantial  men.  He 
died  December  9,  1727,  his  widow,  Sarah, 
surviving  him  until  April  13,  1761.  They 
had  seven  children,  this  branch  tracing 
descent  to  the  sixth.  Captain  John. 

(IV)  Captain  John  Hitchcock,  son  of 
Samuel  and  Sarah  (Weller)  Hitchcock, 
was  born  in  New  Milford,  Connecticut, 
September  28,  1716;  died  June  ^j,  1796. 
He  settled  as  early  as  1745  on  the  south 
end  of  Rocky  Mount,  New  Milford ;  was 
justice  of  the  peace,  captain  of  militia,  and 
member  of  the  State  Legislature.  He  and 
his  sons,  Isaac  and  Asahel,  were  grantees 
of  the  town  of  Hinesburg,  Vermont.  He 
married  (first).  May  27,  1736,  Sarah  Bar- 
num,  born  August  11,  171 7;  died  May  10, 
1754.  They  joined  the  church  August  5, 
1739.  Captain  Hitchcock  married  (sec- 
ond), December  26,  1754,  Sibyl  Sherwood  ; 
(third)  Mrs.  Rebecca  Buel,  of  Kent,  Con- 
necticut. He  had  children  by  all  his 
wives,  descent  in  this  line  being  through 
Dr.  Buel  Hitchcock,  the  tenth  child. 

Mass — 10 — 20 


(V)  Dr.  Buel  Hitchcock,  son  of  Cap- 
tain John  and  his  third  wife,  Rebecca 
(Buel)  Hitchcock,  was  born  in  Addison, 
Vermont,  April  14,  1763.  Miss  Hem- 
mingway  says  of  him :  "Dr.  Buel  Hitch- 
cock was  the  first  physician  in  the  town 
of  Monkton,  Vermont,  and  was  very  skill- 
ful in  the  treatment  of  billious  and  inter- 
mittent fevers,  that  were  prevalent  among 
the  early  settlers.  He  once  amputated  a 
leg  with  a  shoe  knife,  using  a  rope  and  a 
stick  for  a  tourniquet,  Ebenezer  Barnum 
sawing  the  bone  off  for  him  with  his  car- 
penter's saw.  He  built  the  first  grist  mill 
in  town,  and  after  several  years  residence, 
moved  to  Laurence  county,  New  York." 
He  married  in  1788,  in  Kent,  Litchfield 
county,  Connecticut,  Lodema  Mann, 
daughter  of  Ebenezer  Mann,  and  in  1814 
moved  to  Franklin  county,  Vermont. 
Four  children,  including  a  son,  Myron, 
were  born  to  Dr.  Buel  and  Lodema 
(Mann)  Hitchcock. 

(VI)  Myron  Hitchcock,  son  of  Dr. 
Buel  and  Lodema  (Mann)  Hitchcock,  was 
born  in  1794,  and  died  in  1862.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Goldsmith  and  had  three  sons, 
one  of  whom  was  John  G. 

(VII)  John  Goldsmith  Hitchcock,  son 
of  Myron  and  Mary  (Goldsmith)  Hitch- 
cock, was  born  May  25,  1830,  living  at 
the  age  of  ninety.  He  married  May  24, 
1864,  Anna  Chandler  of  Long  Meadow, 
Hampden  county,  Massachusetts,  living 
at  the  age  of  eighty.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  following:  Paul,  died  in  in- 
fancy ;  Grace  Florilla,  died  in  infancy ; 
John  Morrell,  deceased ;  Mary  Lorinda, 
married  E.  J.  Radasoh ;  Wallace,  de- 
ceased ;  William,  deceased ;  Fred  Colton ; 
Harriet  Anna,  married  Harold  Powell ; 
Frank,  deceased  ;  Buel  Albert;  Nelson,  de- 
ceased ;  Madeline  Goldsmith,  wife  of  Fred 
Clarence  Brigham  ;  Anna,  married  Walter 
Ellis  and  has  children,  Walter  and  Dor- 
othy Ellis. 

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GOODWIN,  Charles  Mower, 

Founder  of  Important  Business. 

Charles  M.  Goodwin,  who  for  more 
than  two  decades  was  a  resident  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  successfully 
engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits,  traces  his 
ancestry  back  to  the  early  part  of  the 
seventeenth  century,  to  Daniel  and  Dor- 
othy (Barkes)  Goodwin,  of  Suffolk,  Eng- 
land. 

(I)  Daniel  Goodwin,  the  first  American 
ancestor  of  this  branch  of  the  family,  was 
a  resident  of  Kittery,  Maine,  in  the  year 
1652.  He  was  a  surveyor,  an  innkeeper, 
and  a  large  landed  proprietor,  one  of  the 
influential  men  of  his  day.  He  married 
(first),  in  Kittery,  Margaret  Spencer, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Patience  (Chad- 
bourne)  Spencer,  and  granddaughter  of 
William  Chadbourne.  He  married  (sec- 
ond), after  March,  1670,  Sarah  (Sanders) 
Turbet,  widow  of  Peter  Turbet.  Daniel 
goodwin  was  the  father  of  eight  children, 
one  of  whom  was  Thomas,  of  further  men- 
tion. Daniel  Goodwin  died  about  the 
year  1712. 

(II)  Thomas  Goodwin,  son  of  Daniel 
and  Margaret  (Spencer)  Goodwin,  was 
born  in  Kittery,  Maine,  between  the  years 
1660-65.  He  removed  from  Kittery  to 
South  Berwick,  Maine,  and  there  spent  the 
greater  part  of  his  life.  He  married  (first), 
about  1685,  Mehitable  Plaisted,  daughter 
of  Lieutenant  Roger  Plaisted,  and  grand- 
daughter of  Ichabod  Plaisted.  In  1689- 
1690,  his  wife  was  taken  captive  by  the 
Indians,  also  her  infant  son,  whom  they 
killed.  She  was  kept  in  captivity  five 
years,  and  then  returned  to  her  family  in 
South    Berwick.      He    married    (second) 

Sarah    ,    and    in    December,    171 1, 

deeded  land  to  his  son  Thomas.  Children 
of  Thomas  Goodwin:  i.  Son,  killed  by 
the  Indians,  1689-90.  2.  Thomas,  of 
further  mention.     3.  Ichabod,  born  June 


17,  1700,  married  Elizabeth  Scammon.  4. 
Olive,  born  in  1708,  baptized  March  14, 
1717-1718,  married  Timothy  Davis.  5. 
Mary,   baptized   June    18,    1710,   married 

(first)     Abbot,     (second)     John 

Cooper.    6.  James,  married  Margaret  Wal- 

lingford.      7.    Daughter,   married 

Shapleigh.  8.  Bial  (daughter),  baptized 
May  6,  1716. 

(III)  Thomas  (2)  Goodwin,  second  son 
of  Thomas  (i)  Goodwin,  was  born  in 
South  Berwick,  Maine,  July  12,  1697.  He 
was  an  ensign  in  the  military  company. 
He  married,  December  2,  1722,  Elizabeth 
Butler,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Eliza- 
beth Butler.  Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Goodwin:  i.  Elisha,  of  further  mention. 
2.    Thomas,    baptized    October   9,    1726; 

married   (first)   Eunice  ,   (second) 

Mary  Hicks.  3.  Olive,  baptized  July  28, 
1728;  married  Nathan  Lord,  Jr.  4.  Moses, 
baptized  October  27,  1728,  died  in  1766.  5. 
Elizabeth,  baptized  August  9,  1730;  mar- 
ried Alexander  Shapleigh.  6.  Mary,  bap- 
tized April  15,  1733,  died  July  18,  1736.  7. 
James,  born  March  17,  1735,  died  July  21, 
1736.  8.  Reuben,  baptized  October  29, 
1736.  9.  Charity,  baptized  October  29, 
1736 ;  married  Thomas  Abbott.  10.  James, 
baptized  May  15,  1737;  married  Sarah 
Griffith.  II.  Daniel,  baptized  August  19, 
1739.  12.  Mollie,  baptized  January  25, 
1740. 

(IV)  Elisha  Goodwin,  eldest  son  of 
Thomas  (2)  and  Elizabeth  (Butler) 
Goodwin,  was  born  in  South  Berwick, 
Maine,  and  baptized  October  9,  1726.  He 
spent  his  entire  life  in  his  native  town, 
and  his  death  was  the  result  of  an  acci- 
dent, a  log  rolling  over  him  and  killing 

him.    He  married,  Sarah ,  and  they 

were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  Jere- 
miah, of  further  mention,  among  the 
number. 

(V)  Jeremiah  Goodwin,  son  of  Elisha 
and  Sarah  Goodwin,  was  born  in  South 


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Berwick,  Maine,  and  baptized  April  15, 
1753.  He  probably  removed  to  Kittery, 
Maine,  which  was  the  home  of  some  of  his 
ancestors.  He  was  an  active  and  useful 
citizen,  interested  in  all  measures  for  the 
good  of  the  community,  a  man  who  ful- 
filled the  duties  of  life  in  an  efficient  man- 
ner. He  married  Mary  Remick,  and 
among  their  children  was  Samuel,  of 
further  mention. 

(VI)  Samuel  Goodwin,  son  of  Jeremiah 
and  Mary  (Remick)  Goodwin,  was  born 
in  Kittery,  York  county,  Maine,  August 
13,  1777,  and  his  death  occurred  in  Ken- 
duskeag,  Maine,  November  5,  1837.  He, 
likewise,  spent  an  active  and  useful  life, 
inheriting  the  excellent  characteristics  of 
his  forbears,  and  ranked  among  the  lead- 
ing residents  of  the  community.  He  mar- 
ried Lydia  Chapman,  born  May  17,  1776, 
in  Greenland,  New  Hampshire,  and  died 
December  i,  1861,  surviving  her  husband 
many  years.  Their  children  were  :  Chap- 
man, Samuel,  Jr.,  Lydia,  Elizabeth  Mars- 
ton,  Thomas  Jeflferson,  Josiah  Woodbury, 
of  further  mention,  Mary  Remick,  Olive 
Marston,  Jeremiah,  Daniel,  William, 
Sarah. 

(VII)  Josiah  Woodbury  Goodwin, 
fourth  son  of  Samuel  and  Lydia  (Chap- 
man) Goodwin,  was  born  in  Shapleigh, 
Maine,  June  3,  1809,  and  died  in  the  State 
of  Iowa,  May  30,  1896.  He  was  a  man  of 
energy,  enterprise  and  business  judgment, 
and  from  his  labor  was  enabled  to  pro- 
vide a  comfortable  home  for  his  family. 
He  married,  December  6,  1831,  Abigail 
Herrick  Allen,  born  in  Stetson,  Maine. 
Children  :,  Susan  Rebecca,  Charles  Henry, 
of  further  mention,  James  Madison,  Sarah 
Page,  Samuel  Thomas,  John  Marden, 
Lydia  Abigail,  Maria  Adelaide,  George 
Woodbury,  Eben  Coe,  Josiah  G. 

(VIII)  Charles  Henry  Goodwin,  eldest 
son  of  Josiah  Woodbury  and  Abigail  Her- 
rick (Allen)  Goodwin,  was  born  in  Stet- 


son, Maine,  June  21,  1834,  and  died  there, 
November  18,  191 5,  having  attained  the 
great  age  of  eighty-one  years.  His  life 
was  spent  in  agricultural  pursuits,  in 
which  he  was  successful,  and  he  also  took 
an  active  interest  in  public  affairs,  serving 
in  the  capacities  of  justice  of  the  peace 
and  tax  collector.  He  displayed  his  patri- 
otism by  enlisting  for  service  in  the  War 
of  the  Rebellion,  in  Company  D,  ist  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia  Cavalry,  transferred  to 
Company  F,  ist  Maine  Regiment,  his  post 
of  duty  being  in  the  commissary  depart- 
ment. He  married  Nancy  Fuller,  born  in 
Gardiner,  Maine,  January  19,  1833,  <ii^d 
July  I,  1918.  Two  members  of  the  Fuller 
family  came  in  the  "Mayflower."  Chil- 
dren of  Charles  H.  and  Nancy  (Fuller) 
Goodwin :  Josiah  Woodbury,  Minnie 
Devereaux,  Charles  Mower,  of  further 
mention,  Heman  Griffin,  and  Harry 
Fuller. 

(IX)  Charles  Mower  Goodwin,  second 
son  of  Charles  Henry  and  Nancy  (Fuller) 
Goodwin,  was  born  in  Stetson,  Maine, 
October  30,  1863.  His  preliminary  educa- 
tion was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of 
Stetson,  and  he  supplemented  the  knowl- 
edge thus  gained  by  a  course  of  study  in 
the  Eastern  State  Normal  School  and 
Maine  Central  Institute,  the  latter  insti- 
tution located  in  Pittsfield,  Maine.  His 
first  employment  was  in  the  provision 
business,  in  Dover,  Maine,  where  he  re- 
mained until  April,  1893,  when  he  changed 
his  place  of  residence  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  engaged  in  the  same 
line  of  business  until  1908,  at  first  in  part- 
nership with  a  Mr.  Jackson,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Jackson  &  Goodwin,  and 
later  alone,  his  place  of  business  being 
located  on  State  street.  In  1908  he  ac- 
cepted a  position  as  bookkeeper  with  a 
concrete  contracting  firm,  and  later  en- 
gaged in  the  same  line  of  business  on  his 
own   account.     He   incorporated   a   com- 


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pany  under  the  name  of  Goodwin  &  How- 
ard, of  which  Mr.  Goodwin  was  treasurer, 
and  he  was  actively  engaged  in  the  same 
until  his  death,  the  business  increasing  in 
volume  and  importance  with  each  passing 
year,  giving  employment  to  more  than 
fifty  men,  and  becoming  one  of  the  lead- 
ing industries  of  its  kind  in  the  city.  In 
addition  to  his  private  business,  Mr. 
Goodwin  served  the  city  government  for  a 
period  of  six  years  as  common  council- 
man, his  tenure  of  office  being  noted  for 
promptness  and  efficiency.  Mr.  Goodwin 
held  membership  in  the  Royal  Arcanum, 
of  which  he  was  secretary  for  many  years ; 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
and  the  Sons  of  Veterans. 

Mr.  Goodwin  married,  April  30,  1892, 
Kate  Ross,  of  Clinton,  Maine,  daughter 
of  Henry  and  Sarah  (Marsh)  Ross.  Chil- 
dren :  I.  Ross  Woodbury,  born  July  5, 
1899;  he  attended  the  common  schools, 
and  Peekskill  Military  Academy  one 
year,  but  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  World 
War  he  left  college  and  joined  the  Naval 
Reserves,  enlisting  May  7,  1918,  and  was 
located,  first,  at  Nantucket,  and  later  at 
New  York  City,  and  performed  naval 
overseas  work,  stationed  on  the  transport 
"Harrisburg,"  which  made  four  trips  to 
Europe  after  troops ;  he  entered  the  ser- 
vice as  second-class  seaman  and  was  pro- 
moted to  second-class  yeoman  and  per- 
formed office  work  until  he  was  honorably 
discharged,  September  25,  1919,  doing 
transport  work  after  the  armistice  was 
signed.  In  September,  1920,  he  entered 
the  University  of  Maine,  class  of  1924.  2. 
Richard  LeRoy,  born  November  14,  1912, 
a  student  in  the  schools  of  Springfield. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Goodwin,  which  oc- 
curred at  his  home  in  Springfield,  Decem- 
ber 5,  1914,  removed  from  the  scene  of 
activity  one  who  was  widely  known  and 
honored.  The  record  of  his  life  finds  an 
appropriate  place  in  the  history  of  those 


men  of  business  and  enterprise  whose 
force  of  character,  sterling  integrity,  and 
fortitude  amid  discouragements,  have  con- 
tributed in  an  eminent  degree  to  the  de- 
velopment of  his  adopted  city.  His  life 
record  is  worthy  of  emulation,  as  showing 
what  intelligence  and  probity  may  accom- 
plish in  the  way  of  success  in  life. 


HARDING,  John  Putnam, 

Architect,   Builder. 

John  Putnam  Harding,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  whose  father  was  for  over 
a  half  century  the  beloved  pastor  of  the 
Congregational  church  of  Longmeadow, 
comes  of  a  very  old  New  England  family 
which  dates  back  to  the  early  part  of  the 
seventeenth  century,  the  surname  origin- 
ally derived  from  the  ancient  personal 
name  Hardin,  of  Gothic  origin,  in  use  at 
an  early  period  in  Germany,  Scandinavia, 
and  Great  Britain,  even  before  the  coming 
of  the  ancient  feudal  system.  Several  men 
bearing  this  name  are  mentioned  in  the 
Domesday  Book  (1086),  and  several  lo- 
calities bear  the  name  or  its  derivatives. 
There  were  five  immigrants  of  this  sur- 
name in  Massachusetts  prior  to  the  year 
1650,  namely :  Abraham,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Elizabeth,  who  settled  in  Boston ; 
George,  a  resident  of  Salem ;  John,  a  res- 
ident of  Weymouth ;  and  Robert,  a  resi- 
dent of  Boston.  Some  connection  existed 
between  Sir  Ferdinand©  Gorges,  the 
patentee  of.  Maine,  Captain  Robert 
Georges,  and  the  Harding  family.  Sir 
Robert  Georges  married  Mary  Harding, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  William  Harding. 

(I)  Abraham  Harding,  the  progenitor 
of  the  branch  of  the  Harding  family  herein 
followed,  was  born  in  England,  in  1620,  a 
son  of  John  Harding,  of  Boram,  County 
Essex,  England,  husbandman,  who  mar- 
ried Agnes  Greene,  of  Tarling.  Abraham 
Harding  was  reared  and  educated  in  his 


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native  land,  in  early  manhood  emigrating 
to  this  country,  settling  first  in  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  residing  there  in  the  year 
1640,  when  he  gave  a  letter  of  attorney 
for  the  collection  of  a  legacy  left  him  by 
his  father.  He  was  admitted  a  freeman 
in  May,  1645.  Abraham  Harding  was 
numbered  among  the  residents  of  Brain- 
tree,  Massachusetts,  in  1648,  a  property 
holder,  but  disposed  of  his  holdings  there 
in  1653,  removing  then  to  Medfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, locating  on  Bridge  street.  He 
devoted  his  attention  to  the  occupations 
of  glover  and  planter.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Adams,  sister  of  Henry  Adams.  His 
death  occurred  March  22,  1654-55,  and  his 
will  was  proved  April  24,  following. 

(II)  Abraham  (2)  Harding,  son  of 
Abraham  (i)  and  Elizabeth  (Adams) 
Harding,  was  born  in  Medfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, August  15,  1655.  He  attended 
the  common  school  in  the  neighborhood 
of  his  home,  and  shortly  after  attaining  his 
twentieth  year  he  settled  on  the  old  road 
to  Hartford,  erecting  his  house  on  the 
north  side  of  the  road.  He  lived  to  see 
the  division  of  the  town,  and  to  take  part 
in  organizing  the  first  church  in  Medway. 
He  was  a  man  of  public  spirit  and  enter- 
prise, active  and  prominent  in  community 
aflFairs,  and  at  the  first  town  meeting,  No- 
vember 23,  1713,  he  was  appointed  a  mem- 
ber of  the  town  committee;  in  1715-16  he 
was  elected  to  the  office  of  selectman ;  in 
1717,  served  as  moderator;  and  was  one 
of  the  committee  to  lay  out  the  minister's 
land.  He  married  (first),  in  Medfield, 
April  26,  1677,  Mary  Mason,  born  Febru- 
ary 8,  1657-58,  died  in  1694,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Partridge) 
Mason.  He  married  (second),  in  1695, 
Sarah,  surname  unknown,  who  died  Jan- 
uary 22,  1741-42.  Her  will  was  dated  May 
29,  1741,  and  proved  April  13,  1742.  Abra- 
ham (2)  Harding  died  in  Medfield,  May 
4,  1741- 


(III)  John  Harding,  son  of  Abraham 
(2)  and  Mary  (Mason)  Harding,  was  born 
in  Medfield,  Massachusetts,  April  6,  1694. 
After  the  completion  of  his  studies  in  the 
common  schools,  he  learned  the  trade  of 
cordwainer,  which  line  of  work  he  fol- 
lowed for  many  years.  He  was  also  the 
owner  of  considerable  land,  making  two 
purchases,  and  his  name  appears  fre- 
quently in  the  land  records.  He  was  a 
man  of  influence  and  worth,  and  in  1740 
was  chosen  to  fill  the  office  of  selectman 
of  Medway.  He  married,  July  2,  1722, 
Thankful  Bullard,  born  in  1702,  daughter 
of  John  and  Abigail  (Leland)  Bullard,  of 
Medway,  and  granddaughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Martha  (Pidge)  Bullard.  John 
Harding  died  August  10,  1782,  survived 
by  his  wife,  who  passed  away  March  2, 
1793 ;  his  will  was  dated  June  3,  1778. 

(IV)  John  (2)  Harding,  son  of  John 
(i)  and  Thankful  (Bullard)  Harding,  was 
born  in  Medway,  Massachusetts,  Janu- 
ary 20,  1723-24.  He  obtained  a  practical 
education  by  attending  the  school  ad- 
jacent to  his  home,  and  his  active  career 
was  devoted  to  farming,  his  operations 
being  conducted  on  the  homesteads,  which 
he  inherited  of  his  father,  in  Medway  and 
Holliston ;  he  was  also  the  owner  of  one 
hundred  and  twenty  acres  in  the  latter 
named  town.  He  became  one  of  the  prom- 
inent men  in  his  section  of  the  State,  and 
in  1781  contributed  one  hundred  dollars, 
a  goodly  sum  for  that  day,  to  the  parson- 
age building  fund.  He  married,  January 
9,  1745,  Keziah  Pond.  John  (2)  Harding 
died  September  7,  1809;  his  will  was  dated 
June  17,  1779,  proved  October  3,  1809,  be- 
queathing to  children  and  grandchildren. 
His  sons,  Abijah  and  John,  were  execu- 
tors. 

(V)  Captain  John  (3)  Harding,  son  of 
John  (2)  and  Keziah  (Pond)  Harding, 
was  born  in  Medway,  Massachusetts, 
February  18,  1757.    The  common  schools 


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of  his  native  town  afforded  him  the  means 
of  obtaining  a  good  education,  and  his 
active  years  were  spent  in  agricultural 
pursuits,  he  being  the  owner  of  the  south 
half  of  his  father's  homestead,  also  the 
property  in  Holliston,  above  mentioned, 
and  a  tract  of  sixty  acres  in  Medway.  He 
was  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Norfolk 
county,  a  man  of  enterprise  and  ability, 
and  was  chosen  by  his  fellow-citizens  to 
serve  in  public  office,  being  judge  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas,  State  Senator, 
member  of  the  Executive  Council,  and  se- 
lectman of  Medway  for  several  years.  He 
owned  a  pew  in  the  Second  Congrega- 
tional Church  in  Medway.  He  married, 
January  3,  1782,  Beulah  Metcalf,  born 
March  26,  1762,  daughter  of  Stephen  Met- 
calf, of  Bellingham,  who  served  as  a 
judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas, 
State  Senator,  and  member  of  the  Execu- 
tive Council.  Captain  Harding,  who  was 
a  Revolutionary  soldier,  serving  as  a  pri- 
vate and  lieutenant  in  1775,  1778,  and  1780, 
died  March  11,  1835.  John  P.  Harding 
has  his  commission  as  captain,  signed  by 
John  Hancock,  in  which  he  is  called  John 
Harding,  gentleman.  His  will,  dated 
February  4,  1827,  and  proved  April  2, 
1833,  bequeathed  to  his  wife,  children,  and 
grandchildren. 

(VI)  Rev.  Sewall  Harding,  son  of 
Captain  John  (3)  and  Beulah  (Metcalf) 
Harding,  was  born  in  Medway,  Massa- 
chusetts, March  20,  1793.  He  completed 
his  elementary  education,  by  graduation, 
at  Union  College,  class  of  1818,  then  took  a 
course  in  theology  under  the  tuition  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Emmons  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Ide. 
His  first  pastoral  charge  was  the  Trini- 
tarian Congregational  Church  of  Waltham, 
Massachusetts,  which  he  served  in  a  sat- 
isfactory manner  until  November,  1837, 
then  was  called  to  the  pastorate  of  the 
First  Congregational  Church  of  Medway, 
that  town  his  birthplace,  and  his  work 


there  proved  of  great  benefit  to  his  par- 
ishioners, the  membership  increasing  year 
by  year,  the  effects  of  his  preaching  and 
the  influence  of  his  daily  conversation 
having  a  beneficial  power  upon  those 
under  his  charge  and  upon  the  lives  of  all 
with  whom  he  was  brought  in  contact, 
spurring  them  on  to  greater  zeal  in  the 
work  for  the  Master.  For  a  period  of 
twelve  years,  from  1850  to  1862,  he  served 
as  secretary  of  the  Congregational  Board 
of  Publication,  Boston,  this  terminating 
his  active  public  career,  and  in  May  of 
the  latter  named  year  he  retired,  thence- 
forth enjoying  the  fruits  of  his  active  and 
useful  life,  residing  at  his  home  in  Au- 
burndale,  Massachusetts.  Rev.  Sewall 
Harding  married,  November  2,  1820,  Eliza 
Wheeler,  daughter  of  Captain  Lewis  and 
Betsey  (Richardson)  Wheeler,  of  Med- 
way, and  granddaughter  of  Dr.  Abijah 
Richardson,  of  Medway,  who  was  noted  as 
a  surgeon,  acting  in  that  capacity  during 
the  Revolutionary  War  on  the  staff  of 
General  Washington. 

(VII)  Rev.  John  Wheeler  Harding, 
son  of  the  Rev.  Sewall  and  Eliza 
(Wheeler)  Harding,  was  born  in  Wal- 
tham, Massachusets,  October  12,  1821, 
died  April  14,  1896.  His  early  studies 
were  supplemented  by  a  course  at  Yale 
College,  from  which  institution  he  grad- 
uated with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts,  in  the  class  of  1845,  ^^id  during  this 
period  was  a  member  of  the  famous  "Skull 
&  Bones"  Society  connected  with  Yale 
College.  He  followed  in  his  father's 
footsteps  in  his  choice  of  an  active  career, 
pursuing  his  studies  to  that  end  in  the 
Theological  Seminary  at  Andover,  Massa- 
chusetts, graduating  therefrom  in  the  class 
of  1848.  Two  years  later,  in  1850,  he  was 
ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  Con- 
gregational church,  of  Longmeadow,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  for  half  a  century  acted 
as  its  spiritual  guide,  gaining  and  retain- 
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ing  the  affection  and  respect  of  the  mem- 
bers of  his  congregation,  as  well  as  the 
esteem  of  the  residents  in  his  section  of 
Longmeadow.  He  was  an  earnest  and 
forceful  preacher,  exemplifying  in  his 
daily  life  the  precepts  he  sought  to  instill 
into  the  minds  of  his  hearers,  and  was  a 
power  for  good  to  his  church  and  to  the 
community.  In  addition  to  his  knowledge 
of  the  Gospel,  which  he  imparted  in  a 
pleasing  manner  to  his  hearers,  he  pos- 
sessed great  literary  ability,  which  en- 
abled him  to  make  his  sermons  more 
pleasing  and  profitable,  and  having  trav- 
eled extensively  in  many  countries  he  was 
able  to  give  his  hearers  many  items  of  in- 
terest pertaining  to  other  lands,  all  of 
which  proved  a  source  of  pleasure  and 
profit.  He  was  in  the  best  sense  of  the 
word  a  Christian,  and  a  man  of  power  and 
influence,  revered  and  beloved  by  all  who 
know  him.  He  was  a  corporate  member 
of  the  American  Board  of  Commissioners 
for  Foreign  Missions,  and  during  the 
Civil  War  was  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Commission,  the  work  of  which  was  so 
beneficial  in  many  respects.  Rev.  John 
W.  Harding  married,  December  29,  1852, 
Mehitable  Pratt  Lane,  born  May  9,  1831, 
daughter  of  Jenkins  Lane,  of  East  Abing- 
ton,  now  Rockland,  Massachusetts.  Chil- 
dren: I.  William  Colt,  born  June  24, 
1854;  resides  in  Braintree,  Massachusetts. 
2.  Grace,  born  August  19,  1857 ;  became 
the  wife  of  William  Bliss  Medlicott,  of 
Cambridge,  Massachusetts.  3.  John  Put- 
nam, of  further  mention.  4.  Mary,  born 
April  17,  1865;  became  the  wife  of  Dr. 
Joseph  William  Stickler,  of  Orange,  New 
Jersey,  now  deceased;  married  (second) 
Austin  S.  Murray,  of  New  York.  5.  Paul, 
born  October  27,  1870,  died  in  infancy. 

(VIII)  John  Putnam  Harding,  second 
son  of  Rev.  John  Wheeler  Harding  and  his 
wife,  Mehitable  Pratt  (Lane)  Harding, 
was  born  in  Longmeadow,  Massachusetts, 


April  26,  1861.  He  gained  his  early  edu- 
cation by  attendance  at  private  schools, 
and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  entered 
Williston  Seminary,  Easthampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, later  Phillips  Academy,  An- 
dover,  Massachusetts,  graduating  in  the 
class  of  1880,  and  subsequently  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Institute  of  Technology,  Bos- 
ton, Massachusetts,  graduating  in  the 
class  of  1885.  He  removed  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  in  1886,  in  which  city  he 
has  resided  ever  since.  There  he  devoted 
his  attention  to  architecture,  conducting 
a  business  on  his  own  account  for  a  short 
period  of  time.  He  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  the  Springfield  Wood  Working 
Company,  of  which  D.  B.  Wesson  was 
president,  and  for  the  following  eight 
years  Mr.  Harding  filled  the  responsible 
office  of  manager.  At  the  expiration  of 
that  time,  the  company  combined  forces 
with  George  A.  Schastey,  who  was  con- 
ducting a  business  along  similar  lines,  and 
they  then  increased  their  plant,  erecting 
several  factories  for  the  carrying  on  of 
their  extensive  business,  Mr.  Harding 
served  in  the  capacity  of  general  man- 
ager for  several  years,  finally  succeeding 
Mr.  Wesson  as  president,  these  onerous 
duties  being  performed  in  the  thorough 
manner  characteristic  of  the  man.  He  re- 
tained his  connection  with  the  company 
until  1902,  in  which  year  he  sold  his  in- 
terest in  the  business  and  retired.  The 
following  year,  1903,  he  spent  in  travel 
abroad  for  rest  and  relaxation.  Upon  his 
return  to  his  native  land  and  to  his 
adopted  city,  Springfield,  he  established 
his  present  business,  that  of  interior  decor- 
ator of  homes,  in  which  he  has  achieved 
a  marked  degree  of  success,  the  direct  re- 
sult of  ability  of  a  high  order,  an  artistic 
temperament,  combined  with  good  judg- 
ment and  sound  common  sense.  Mr. 
Harding  evinces  a  keen  interest  in  the 
affairs   of    Longmeadow,   his   birthplace, 


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and  serves  as  president  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  the  Public  Library  there,  as 
president  of  the  Historical  Society  of 
Longmeadow,  chairman  of  the  Park 
Commission,  and  he  also  acts  as  chairman 
of  several  committees.  He  was  a  charter 
member  of  the  Colony  Club,  and  also 
holds  membership  in  the  Nayasset  and  the 
Springfield  Country  clubs,  also  was  a 
member  of  the  Manhattan  Club  of  New 
York,  up  to  1917. 

Mr.  Harding  married,  February  20, 
1907,  Helen  Buck  Walker,  of  Auburndale, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Au- 
gustus Walker  and  his  wife,  Eliza  (Hard- 
ing) Walker. 


CHAMPLIN,  Frank  Adalbert, 
Man  of  Enterprise. 

Geoffrey  Champlin,  the  first  of  the 
Champlin  family  in  New  England,  settled 
at  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  in  1638,  Frank 
Adelbert  Champlin,  of  East  Longmeadow, 
Massachusetts,  being  of  the  tenth  Ameri- 
can generation.  This  branch  of  the  Champ- 
lin family  remained  in  Rhode  Island  until 
Stephen  G.,  of  the  eighth  generation, 
moved  to  Guilford,  Connecticut,  and  his 
son,  Henry  Champlin,  later  settled  at  East 
Longmeadow,  Massachusets,  where  his 
son,  Frank  Adelbert  Champlin,  whose 
name  heads  this  sketch,  was  born,  in  1858. 
Geoffrey  Champlin  was  admitted  an  in- 
habitant of  the  Island  of  Aquidneck,  in 
1638,  "having  submitted  himself  to  the 
Government  that  is  or  shall  be  estab- 
lished." In  1661  he  moved  to  Westerly, 
Rhode  Island,  where  he  was  made  a  free- 
man, May  18,  1669.  In  1671  he  took  the 
oath  of  allegiance  to  Rhode  Island;  in 
1680  was  elected  member  of  the  Town 
Council,  for  five  successive  years  was 
chosen  moderator,  and  from  1 681  to  1686, 
inclusive,  was  a  deputy  to  the  General 
Court.     He  died  in   1695.     He  was  the 


father  of  two  sons :  Captain  Jeffrey,  as- 
sistant to  the  governor  eighteen  terms, 
between  1696  and  1715;  and  William, 
through  whom  this  branch  descends. 

(II)  Captain  William  Champlin  was 
born  in  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  in  1654, 
and  died  in  Westerly,  Rhode  Island,  De- 
cember I,  1715.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one 
he  enlisted  as  a  soldier  to  fight  against 
King  Philip  and  his  Indians,  he  being,  in 
1676,  a  member  of  the  garrison  at  Scar- 
boro,  Maine.  From  1690  until  his  death 
he  is  always  mentioned  in  Westerly 
records  as  "Captain"  William.  He  repre- 
sented Westerly  as  deputy  to  the  General 
Court  from  1690  to  171 2.  Captain  Wil- 
liam Champlin  married  Mary  Babcock, 
who  died  in  1747,  daughter  of  James  and 
Sarah  Babcock.  Children:  William  (2), 
of  further  mention;  and  Mary,  who  mar- 
ried Captain  John  Babcock,  son  of  John 
and  Mary  (Lawton)  Babcock. 

(III)  William  (2)  Champlin  was  born 
in  Westerly,  Rhode  Island,  and  there 
died,  in  1746.  He,  like  his  father  and 
grandfather,  took  a  leading  part  in  public 
affairs,  serving  as  deputy  in  1731-32.  He 
married,  January  18,  1700,  Mary  Clark, 
born  December  27,  1680,  died  about  1760, 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Bethiah  (Hub- 
bard) Clark.  Children:  William  (3), 
Jeffrey  (2),  of  further  mention;  Joseph, 
Samuel,  Joshua,  James,  and  Susanna. 

(IV)  Lieutenant  Jeffrey  Champlin  was 
born  in  Westerly,  Rhode  Island,  March 
6,  1704,  and  died  in  Edgartown,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1746.  He  was  commissioned 
second  lieutenant.  Third  Company,  First 
Massachusetts  Regiment,  June  3,  1745, 
and  died  at  Edgartown,  while  on 
his  way  to  Louisburg  with  the  army 
under  General  Pepperell.  Lieutenant 
Jeffrey  Champlin  married  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Joseph  Maxon.  Their  son,  Samuel, 
mentioned   in   the    next   paragraph,   was 


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known    in    history    as    Captain    Samuel 
Champlin. 

(V)  Captain  Samuel  Champlin  was 
born  about  1730,  and  was  commissioned 
captain  of  the  Second  Company  of  West- 
erly, Rhode  Island,  in  June,  1767.  He 
married  Hannah  Gardiner,  daughter  of 
Henry  Gardiner,  of  South  Kingston, 
Rhode  Island.  Children :  Nathan,  Mary, 
Jeffrey  W.,  of  further  mention,  Hannah, 
Thomas,  Elsie,  Rhoda,  Huldah,  Paris,  and 
Prudence. 

(VI)  Jeffrey  W.  Champlin  was  born  in 
South  Kingston,  Rhode  Island,  April  5, 
1754,  and  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution, 
being  at  one  time  an  English  prisoner. 
He  married  Mary  Gardiner,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  six  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters, the  eldset  son,  Stephen  G.  (i),  being 
the  great-grandfather  of  Frank  Adelbert 
Champlin. 

(VII)  Stephen  G.  Champlin  was  born 
in  South  Kingston,  Rhode  Island,  Janu- 
ary 31,  1 771.  He  married  Prudence 
Clark,  born  in  South  Kingston,  January 
23,  1777,  and  after  the  birth  of  their  son, 
Stephen  G.  (2),  moved  to  New  York 
State.  Children :  Jeffrey  C. ;  Nicholas 
W. ;  Stephen  G.  (2),  of  further  mention; 
John  W.;  William  B. ;  Job  C;  and 
Thomas  C. 

(VIII)  Stephen  G.  (2)  Champlin  was 
born  in  South  Kingston,  Rhode  Island, 
March  12,  1801,  and  died  in  Guilford, 
Connecticut,  January  8,  1868.  He  fol- 
lowed the  sea  for  a  number  of  years,  mov- 
ing to  Guilford,  Connecticut,  about  1834, 
residing  here  until  his  death.  Here  he  fol- 
lowed his  trade  of  a  carpenter.  He  married 
Nancy  E.  Stone,  who  died  April  18,  1900, 
at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-two.  She 
spent  her  last  years  with  Mrs.  Frank 
Hulett,  her  granddaughter,  in  East  Long- 
meadow,  Massachusetts.  They  were  the 
parents  of:  Henry,  of  further  mention; 
and  of  a  daughter,  Mary  Jane,  born  April 


I,  1827,  and  died  November  20,  1895,  aged 
sixty-eight  years  and  eight  months. 

(IX)  Henry  Champlin,  only  son  of 
Stephen  G.  (2)  and  Nancy  E.  (Stone) 
Champlin,  was  born  in  South  Kingston, 
Rhode  Island,  January  26,  1831,  and  died 
in  East  Longmeadow,  Massachusetts, 
February  i,  1908.  He  was  six  years  of 
age  when  his  parents  moved  to  Guilford, 
Connecticut,  and  there  he  attended  school 
for  a  time.  He,  too,  in  youthful  man- 
hood, followed  the  sea,  but  later  learned 
the  carpenter's  trade,  following  that  occu- 
pation in  Guilford  until  his  marriage,  in 
1850.  He  then  moved  to  East  Long- 
meadow,  Massachusetts,  but  soon  after- 
wards returned  to  Guilford,  there  remain- 
ing employed  as  a  carpenter  until  about 
1863,  when  he  returned  to  East  Long- 
meadow,  where  he  was  engaged  at  his 
trade  until  his  death,  although  in  his  latter 
years  he  lived  practically  retired  from  ac- 
tive participation  in  building  operations. 
He  married,  September  19,  1854,  Caroline 
Kibbee  Indicott,  who  was  born  November 
6,  1831,  and  died  May  11,  191 1,  aged  sev- 
enty-nine years,  six  months,  and  six  days. 
This  couple  lived  in  one  house  for  fifty 
years,  and  celebrated  their  golden  wed- 
ding anniversary,  at  which  one  hundred 
guests  were  present.  Their  children 
were :  Frederick  Henry,  born  February 
25,  1857,  died  in  February,  1908;  Frank 
Adelbert,  of  further  mention ;  Edgar  Kib- 
bee, born  April  22,  1861 ;  Winslow  Ste- 
vens, born  September  8,  1865 ;  and  Elva 
Jane,  born  April  26,  1876,  married  Frank 
Hulett. 

(X)  Frank  Adelbert  Champlin  was 
born  in  East  Longmeadow,  Massachu- 
setts, August  17,  1858,  and  was  educated 
there,  passing  through  the  grades  of  the 
public  schools.  He  finished  his  educa- 
tion at  Wilbraham  Seminary,  and  was  then 
employed  for  two  years  in  a  mill  at 
Somers,  Connecticut.     He  then  returned 


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to  East  Longmeadow  and  conducted  a 
boarding  house  for  one  year,  later  estab- 
lishing a  teaming  business,  and  for  ten 
years  hauled  stone  from  the  quarries  in 
East  Longmeadow  to  Springfield,  at  times 
using  as  many  as  forty-eight  horses  daily. 
For  ten  years  he  conducted  that  business 
very  successfully  and  in  addition  had,  dur- 
ing this  time,  begun  the  drilling  of  ar- 
tesian wells.  In  February,  1893,  he  sold 
out  his  teaming  business  and  has  since  de- 
voted his  energy  to  developing  his  well 
drilling,  this  being  now  his  sole  business. 
He  has  complete  modern  equipment  for 
drilling  wells  for  any  purpose,  through 
any  strata,  eleven  drilling  machines  and  a 
large  force  of  men  being  employed  in  fill- 
ing contracts  not  only  in  the  United  States 
but  in  Canada,  most  of  his  work,  however, 
being  done  in  Massachusetts  and  Con- 
necticut. He  also  owns  and  cultivates 
two  farms  in  Connecticut,  and  in  1917 
raised  sixteen  hundred  bushels  of  oats, 
fifteen  hundred  bushels  of  corn,  eight  hun- 
dred bushels  of  potatoes,  and  cut  one  hun- 
dred tons  of  hay.  He  is  a  director  and 
treasurer  of  the  Holyoke  Supply  Com- 
pany, of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts ;  direc- 
tor of  the  Bay  State  Elevator  Company, 
of  Springfield;  a  member  of  the  Spring- 
field Chamber  of  Commerce;  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Onlee  Headlight  Controller 
Company.  He  is  a  member  of  Hampden 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, of  Springfield,  Massachusetts;  of 
the  American  Library  Association,  and 
of  the  Automobile  Club.  He  is  a  deacon 
of  the  East  Longmeadow  Baptist  Church, 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school,  and 
is  the  chairman  of  the  Prudential  and 
Pulpit  committees. 

Mr.  Champlin  married,  January  31, 
1885,  Anna  L.  Chapin,  of  Hampden,  Mas- 
sachusetts, a  daughter  of  Silas  and  Abbie 
(Hitchcock)  Chapin,  and  a  descendant  of 
Samuel  Chapin,  through  his  son,  Henry; 


his  son,  Henry  (2);  his  son,  Abner;  his 
son,  Samuel;  his  son,  Silas;  his  daughter, 
Anna  L.,  wife  of  Frank  Adelbert  Champ- 
lin. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Champlin  are  the  par- 
ents of  five  daughters:  Irena,  born  De- 
cember 16,  1887,  married  Arthur  N. 
Longeway;  Helen  L.,  born  May  8,  1889, 
married  Harold  M.  Pease;  Blanche  E., 
born  November  29,  1894;  Areta  L.,  born 
January  29,  1896;  and  Ruth  A.,  born 
March  2,  1899. 


CULVER,  Charles  R., 

Active  in  Automobile  Business. 

The  members  of  the  Culver  family  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  are  of  Eng- 
lish descent,  the  name  in  England  an  an- 
cient and  honored  one.  Descent  in  this 
country  is  traced  from  Edward  Culver, 
born  in  Groton,  England,  about  1600,  died 
in  Groton,  Connecticut,  in  1685.  He  came 
to  the  mouth  of  the  Connecticut  river 
with  John  Winthrop,  governor  of  Con- 
necticut, in  1635,  and  assisted  in  build- 
ing the  fort  at  the  mouth  of  that  river. 
In  1652  he  received  two  hundred  acres 
of  land  on  account  of  his  Pequot  War 
services,  and  an  additional  four  hundred 
acres  in  1654.  He  owned  land  in  Ded- 
ham,  and  in  1645  moved  to  Roxbury, 
Massachusetts.  He  built  a  grist  mill  for 
Governor  Winthrop  in  New  London, 
Connecticut,  in  1650;  purchased  land  in 
New  London,  in  1652,  and  removed  there 
with  his  family.  He  was  a  baker  and  a 
brewer,  also  a  noted  Indian  fighter.  He 
married,  in  1638,  Ann  Ellis,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children :  John, 
married  Mary,  daughter  of  Governor 
John  Winthrop,  of  Connecticut;  Joshua, 
one  of  the  original  proprietors  of  New 
Haven,  Connecticut ;  Samuel ;  Gershom, 
who  had  a  son  Moses,  born  in  Southamp- 
ton, Long  Island,  in  1678;  Joseph,  mar- 
ried Mercy,  daughter  of  Governor  John 


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Winthrop,  of  Connecticut ;  Hannah ;  Ed- 
ward, a  lieutenant  in  King  Philip's  War ; 
and  Ephraim.  The  family  has  been  an 
important  one  from  this  beginning,  and 
has  contributed  its  full  quota  to  the  list 
of  eminent  New  England  men  and 
women. 

Charles  R.  Culver,  of  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, a  twentieth  century  represen- 
tative, descendant  of  Edward  Culver,  the 
American  ancestor,  is  a  son  of  James  L. 
Culver;  grandson  of  William  Lathrop 
Culver;  a  great-grandson  of  Moses  and 
Hannah  (Newton)  Culver,  of  Lee,  Mas- 
sachusetts, who  were  the  parents  of  five 
sons  and  two  daughters :  Moses,  William 
L.,  Sanford,  George,  Frederick,  Ann,  and 
Lucy ;  and  great-great-grandson  of  Moses 
Culver,  of  Voluntown,  who  served  three 
years  as  private  in  the  War  of  the  Revo- 
lution, and  was  promoted  to  corporal, 
August  I,  1778,  and  who  married  Lucy 
Turner,  and  had  children :  Aaron,  Moses, 
Caleb,  Desire,  Lucy,  Jabra,  and  Elizabeth. 

William  Lathrop  Culver,  grandfather 
of  Charles  R.  Culver,  was  born  in  Groton, 
Connecticut,  April  22,  181 1,  and  spent  his 
life  in  his  native  State.  He  died  in 
Springfield,  June  10,  1886.  He  married, 
March  3,  1833,  Mary  A.  Champlain,  of 
Lee,  Massachusetts,  born  July  13,  1813, 
died  January  7,  1897,  a  daughter  of  a 
Revolutionary  soldier,  a  descendant  of  the 
Count  de  Champlain,  and  a  cousin  of  Com- 
modore Oliver  H.  Perry.  Children  of 
William  Lathrop  and  Mary  A.  (Cham- 
plain) Culver:  Ellen  Jane,  Mary  L,, 
James  Lathrop,  of  further  mention,  John 
Franklin,  Maria  Statvia,  George  Sanford, 
Charles  Dennison,  William  Ellery,  Edwin 
Jarvis,  Martha  Etta,  and  Alfred  Cham- 
plain. 

James  Lathrop  Culver,  son  of  William 
L.  and  Mary  A.  (Champlain)  Culver,  was 
born  at  Lee,  Massachusetts,  November 
17,  1838,  died  at  Ellington,  Connecticut. 


He  was  a  merchant,  located  at  Rockville 
and  Ellington,  Connecticut,  but  for  a  time 
was  in  business  in  the  State  of  Wiscon- 
sin. He  married  Ann  McKnight,  of  El- 
lington, who  died  in  1882,  aged  forty- 
four  years.  They  were  the  parents  of  two 
sons :  Franklin,  who  died  in  infancy ; 
and  Charles  R.,  of  further  mention. 

Charles  R.  Culver,  son  of  James  L.  and 
Ann  (McKnight)  Culver,  was  born  in 
Ellington,  Connecticut,  July  20,  1868.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Ellington, 
Connecticut,  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
and  Portage,  Wisconsin,  finishing  with 
high  school  in  Portage.  He  was  a  young 
man  of  athletic  tastes,  which  he  devel- 
oped, and  for  several  years  after  coming 
to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  was  phys- 
ical director  of  the  Young  Men's  Christ- 
ian Association.  Later  he  engaged  in  the 
bicycle  business,  but,  with  the  advent  of 
the  automobile,  gravitated  into  that  field 
and  for  ten  years  was  sales  manager  for 
the  Knox  Automobile  Company.  In  1912 
he  went  with  the  Stoddard  Motor  Com- 
pany, and  was  finally  made  vice-president 
of  that  company.  In  1916  he  organized 
the  Arrow  Company,  in  Springfield,  for 
the  sale  of  Pierce  Arrow  cars.  He  is  a 
member  of  Springfield  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons ;  the  Nayasset,  Coun- 
try, Fish  and  Game,  and  Automobile 
clubs  of  Springfield ;  in  political  faith  he 
is  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Culver  married,  January  16,  1895, 
Mary  A.  Bond,  daughter  of  John  W.  and 
Emma  (Harris)  Bond.  They  are  the 
parents  of  a  daughter,  Vivian,  born  April 
18,  1899,  now  (1919)  a  student  of  Welles- 
ley  College,  class  of  1921. 


THE  ELDER  FAMILY, 

Ancestral  History. 


Samuel   Elder,   the  American  ancestor 
of  this  family,  of  which  Oscar  B.,  Major 


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Edward  H.  and  Harry  R.  Elder  are  the 
present  representatives,  came  to  America 
in  1745,  when  thirty-two  years  of  age.  He 
met  Betsey  Gault  on  shipboard,  and 
shortly  after  their  landing,  she  became  his 
wife,  and  they  located  in  Massachusetts, 
where  their  seven  children  were  born. 
Samuel  Elder  died  July  26,  1791,  aged 
seventy-eight  years.  The  children  of 
Samuel  and  Betsey  (Gault)  Elder  were : 
Mary,  born  April  i,  1746,  died  May  5, 
1817;  Thomas,  of  further  mention;  John, 
born  September  i,  1749,  died  July  6,  1810; 
Elizabeth,  born  June  20,  175 1,  died  July 
4,  1820;  Isabel,  born  August  30,  1753,  died 
December  22,  1828;  Joel,  born  October  10, 
1755,  died  October  11,  1835;  William, 
born  October  18,  1758,  died  March  17, 
1813.  The  line  of  descent  from  Samuel, 
the  founder,  to  Harry  R,  Elder,  of  Chico- 
pee  Falls,  Massachusetts,  is  through  the 
eldest  son,  Thomas. 

(II)  Thomas  Elder,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Betsey  (Gault)  Elder,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 20,  1747,  died  June  6,  1814.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Margaret  Moore,  who  died 
October  22,  1786.  He  married  (second) 
Nabby  Fellows.  Children  of  first  mar- 
riage: Thomas  (2),  of  further  mention; 
Samuel,  born  March  6,  1776;  Kate,  born 
April  9,  1778 ;  James,  born  January  30, 
1780;  Charlotte,  born  January  27,  1782; 
John,  born  March  9,  1784;  Artemas,  born 
October  14,  1785.  Children  by  second 
marriage :     Laura,  Theodore  and  Milton. 

(III)  Thomas  (2)  Elder,  son  of 
Thomas  (i)  and  Margaret  (Moore)  Elder, 
was  born  June  12,  1774,  died  June  26, 
1839.  He  married,  January  3,  1799,  Abi- 
gail Taylor,  born  March  6,  1777,  died 
April  I,  1835.  Children:  Caroline,  born 
November  10,  1803,  died  September  23, 
1804;  Amos,  born  October  20,  1804,  died 
June  20,  1852;  Dorothy,  born  September 
10,  1806,  died  July  19,  1843;  Caroline, 
born  July  6,  1808;  Louise,  born  Decem- 

3 


ber  16,  181 1  ;  Corinth,  bom  December  15, 
1813,  died  February  21,  1853;  Henry  S., 
born  September  14,  1817;  Washington, 
of  further  mention. 

(IV)  Washington  Elder,  son  of  Thomas 
(2)  and  Abigail  (Taylor)  Elder,  was  born 
in  Worthington,  Massachusetts,  Septem- 
ber 10,  1819,  died  at  Chicopee  Falls,  Mas- 
sachusetts, March  10,  1905.  With  the 
exception  of  ten  years  spent  in  the  State 
of  Iowa,  his  life  was  passed  in  Massachu- 
setts, his  occupations  varying  with  his 
different  locations.  He  was  a  carpenter, 
a  stone  mason,  a  farmer,  and  a  hotel- 
keeper,  and  while  in  the  West  a  contrac- 
tor of  mail  Star  routes.  In  Massachusetts 
he  was  at  one  time  landlord  of  the  Grant 
House  at  West  Cummington,  and  also 
for  a  time  was  connected  with  the  Flor- 
ence Sewing  Machine  Company,  of  Flor- 
ence, Massachusetts.  In  1894  he  located 
at  Chicopee  Falls,  and  there  died,  eleven 
years  later.  He  was  affiliated  with  Jeru- 
salem Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
of  Northampton,  Massachusetts.  In  re- 
ligious belief  he  was  a  Unitarian.  He 
married,  in  Stamford,  Vermont,  Novem- 
ber 26,  1845,  Sarah  T.  Mason,  born  in 
Cummington,  Massachusetts,  May  15, 
1825,  daughter  of  Jesse  and  Sarah  Mason. 
They  were  the  parents  of  two  sons  and 
one  daughter:  Oscar  Bradford,  whose 
sketch  follows ;  Ella  C,  superintendent  of 
kindergarten  work  in  Buffalo,  New  York ; 
and  Edward  Harry,  a  sketch  of  whom  fol- 
lows. The  father  and  mother  of  these 
children  died  within  one  week  of  each 
other,  in  March,  1905. 


ELDER,  Oscar  Bradford, 

Skilled  Mannf  actarer. 

Oscar  Bradford  Elder,  of  Chicopee 
Falls,  Massachusetts,  eldest  son  of  Wash- 
ington and  Sarah  T.  (Mason)  Elder 
(q.  v.),  was  born  in  North  Chester,  Mas- 


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OrdnAacv>  Expert,  Inveator 

Major  Edward  Harry  Elder,  son 
Washington  and  Sarah  T.  (Mason) 
tier  (q.v-.),  was  born  in  Webster  City, 
A  a,  August  2,  1862,  but  when  four 
.rs  of  age  his  parents  returned  to  Mas- 
husetts,  settling  in  Cummington,  but 
':r  moving  to  Florence,  Massachusetts, 
ere  his  boyhood  and  youthful  years 
re  spent.  After  school  days  were  over 
became  a  machinist's  apprentice  in  the 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


shop  of  the  Florence  Sewing  Machine 
Company.  After  completing  his  appren- 
ticeship he  was  employed  in  the  punch 
press  department  of  the  Barney  &  Berry 
shops,  skate  manufacturers,  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts.  This  last  engage- 
ment was  terminated  in  1878,  and  he  then 
entered  the  service  of  the  Stevens  Arms 
Company,  of  Chicopee  Falls.  He  spent 
twenty  years  with  that  company,  becom- 
ing one  of  the  best  known  experts  in  rifle 
manufacture,  and  during  that  period  in- 
vented the  Stevens  rifle,  which  has  found 
a  prominent  place  in  the  firearms  of  the 
world.  He  continued  with  this  company 
until  1898,  when  he  resigned  his  position 
with  the  Stevens  Arms  Company  and 
formed  a  connection  with  the  Davenport 
Arms  Company,  serving  that  corporation 
as  superintendent.  Later  he  transferred 
his  services  to  the  Hopkins  &  Allen  plant 
of  Norwich,  Connecticut,  then  returned 
to  the  Stevens  Arms  Company ;  still  later 
he  accepted  appointment  as  consulting 
engineer  to  the  National  Blank  Book 
Company,  at  Holyoke,  Massachusetts. 

With  the  outbreak  of  the  great  European 
War,  in  1914,  Mr.  Elder  was  at  once 
sought  by  the  great  gun  manufacturing 
plants  of  the  country  as  an  expert  in  ord- 
nance, his  inventions,  particularly  the 
Stevens  rifle  and  a  rifling  machine,  giving 
him  high  prestige  among  gun  experts. 
This  latter  invention,  it  may  be  said,  is 
being  used  by  the  government  at  the  pres- 
ent time  (1919).  During  the  period  of 
preparation  for  the  war  which  the  gov- 
ernment saw  was  inevitable,  Mr.  Elder 
was  consulting  engineer  to  many  of  the 
great  gun  making  plants  of  the  country — 
the  Remington,  at  Bridgeport ;  the  Fox, 
of  Philadelphia ;  and  Ford,  Bacon  &  Davis, 
of  New  York,  the  latter  a  large  engineer- 
ing corporation;  and  from  191 5  until  1917 
was  also  consultant  to  the  Westinghouse 
Company   at    Chicopee    Falls.      In    1917, 


when  the  United  States  declared  war 
against  Germany,  Mr.  Elder  was  at  once 
commissioned  major,  and  his  skill  as  en- 
gineer and  gun  expert  was  placed  at  the 
service  of  the  Ordnance  Department  of 
the  government,  with  headquarters  at 
Washington.  The  value  of  the  service  he 
rendered  may  be  better  understood  by 
the  statements  that  private  parties  have 
rated  his  service  as  an  expert  on  guns  and 
their  manufacture  as  high  as  $1,000  daily, 
and  this  sum  has  been  paid  him,  as  he  is 
considered  without  a  superior  in  the 
United  States  as  an  authority. 

Major  Elder  is  a  member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic order,  holding  all  degrees  up  to  the 
thirty-second  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite,  and  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine.  His  musical  talent  was 
developed  through  the  medium  of  instru- 
mental music,  and  for  a  number  of  years 
he  was  leader  of  the  Stevens  band  at 
Chicopee  Falls,  of  which  he  was  the  or- 
ganizer. He  served  the  town  as  electric 
light  commissioner  for  one  term,  but  his 
public  service  has  been  along  professional 
lines  as  above  indicated. 

Major  Elder  married  Kate  Robertson, 
of  Florence,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
James  and  Margaret  (Vess)  Robertson, 
her  father  born  in  Paisley,  her  mother  in 
Glasgow,  Scotland.  Major  and  Mrs.  El- 
der are  the  parents  of  an  only  child, 
Harry  Robertson  Elder,  a  sketch  of  whom 
follows. 


ELDER,  Harry  Robertson, 

Lawyer,  Public  Official. 

Harry  R.  Elder,  son  of  Major  Ed- 
ward Harry  and  Kate  (Robertson)  Elder, 
was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
September  17,  1885,  but  in  1887  his  parents 
made  Chicopee  Falls  their  home,  and 
there    he    completed    graded    and    high 


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and  two  daughters:  Sarah  J.,  born  Au- 
gust 29,  1830,  died  April  14,  1892;  Zardus 
Benoni,  of  whom  further;  Leander  E., 
born  May  16,  1834,  died  November  i, 
184 1 ;  and  Jane  L.,  born  August  6,  1837, 
died  February  i,  1864. 

Zardus  Benoni  Case,  son  of  Frederick 
and  Experience  (King)  Case,  was  born  in 
Rainbow,  town  of  Windsor,  Connecticut, 
October  i,  183 1,  and  died  at  his  farm,  a 
part  of  the  old  Benoni  Case  estate,  April 
I,  1915.  He  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools,  and  grew  to  manhood  at  the 
home  farm,  and  with  the  exception  of  a 
short  time  spent  in  Suffield,  Connecticut, 
his  entire  life  was  spent  at  the  old  home- 
stead, where  he  followed  farming  opera- 
tions. He  married  Martha  Elizabeth  Ful- 
ler, born  February  12,  1834,  died  August 
I,  1868,  daughter  of  Norman  C.  and  Mar- 
tha Fuller,  of  Ludlow,  Massachusetts. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Zardus  Benoni  Case  were 
the.  parents  of  two  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters :  Adelbert  Benoni,  of  whom  further ; 
Clifford  C,  born  February  10,  1858,  died 
January  27,  1908;  Ella  A.,  born  Novem- 
ber 3,  1863,  resides  in  Chester,  Massachu- 
setts, married  Thomas  N.  Haley ;  Eliza- 
beth J.,  born  July  30,  1868,  died  Septem- 
ber 24,  1868. 

Adelbert  Benoni  Case,  eldest  son  of 
Zardus  Benoni  and  Martha  Elizabeth 
(Fuller)  Case,  was  born  at  Suffield,  Con- 
necticut, October  8,  1852.  His  parents 
soon  returned  to  the  farm  in  Rainbow, 
town  of  Windsor,  and  there  he  attended 
the  district  and  select  schools.  Later  he 
attended  the  Worcester  School  of  Tech- 
nology, being  a  member  of  the  class  of 
1879.  In  early  manhood  he  learned  the 
trade  of  machinist,  and  in  1880,  as  a  jour- 
neyman, entered  the  employ  of  the  Blair 
Manufacturing  Company  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  that  company  being  man- 
ufacturers of  the  Drawcut  lawn  mower. 
Mr.  Case  continued  in  the  pattern  and  tool 


department  of  the  company  until  1884, 
when  the  firm  became  a  corporation,  he 
being  elected  a  member  of  the  board  of 
directors  and  secretary  of  the  company. 
He  was  elected  treasurer  in  1892,  and  until 
1901  retained  that  office,  then  became 
principal  owner  of  the  company  and  its 
well-established  business.  He  has  con- 
tinued the  responsible  head  of  this  busi- 
ness until  the  present  tirtie  (1920).  His 
other  interests  of  importance  are :  Direc- 
tor of  the  Union  Trust  Company,  of 
Springfield ;  director  of  the  Springfield 
Cemetery  Association  ;  and  corporator  of 
the  Hampden  Savings  Bank.  Mr.  Case  is 
a  man  of  affairs,  clear  headed  and  deci- 
sive, not  afraid  to  lead  wherever  his  judg- 
ment approves.  He  is  a  member  of  Hamp- 
den Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ; 
also  of  the  Chapter,  Council,  Springfield 
Commandery,  Melha  Temple,  Nobles  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  in  Scottish  Rite 
Masonry  has  attained  the  thirty-second 
degree.  His  club  is  the  Oxford  Country, 
his  political  affiliation.  Republican,  his 
church,  the  Memorial  Congregational. 

Mr.  Case  married,  October  10,  1882, 
Lillie  D.  Phillips,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, daughter  of  George  N.  and  Eliz- 
abeth (Gillette)  Phillips.  They  are  the 
parents  of  a  daughter  and  a  son  :  i.  Helen 
Elizabeth,  born  in  Springfield,  is  a  gradu- 
ate of  Radcliffe  College;  she  married 
Russell  H.  Leonard,  treasurer  of  the 
Ipswich  Mills,  with  offices  at  Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts ;  they  are  the  parents  of  three 
children :  Helena  Case,  Field  Case,  and 
Joan  Case  Leonard.  2.  Phillips  Nelson, 
born  in  Springfield,  is  a  graduate  of  Har- 
vard University,  and  now  an  advertising 
manager  in  New  Britain,  Connecticut. 


LAMONT,  Robert, 

Civil  War  Veteran. 

In     Chicopee,     Massachusetts,    Robert 
Lamont  spent  the  last  twenty-seven  years 


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of  a  life  which  was  begun  in  far  away 
Scotland,  continued  in  Canada,  and  com- 
pleted in  the  United  States.  He  was  a 
soldier  of  the  Union  army  before  being 
made  a  citizen,  coming  from  Canada  to 
enlist  and  returning  there  after  his  three 
year  term  of  enlistment  was  completed. 
The  citizenship  he  had  thus  earned  he 
later  claimed,  and  right  worthily  he  bore  it. 

Robert  Lamont  was  bom  in  Glasgow, 
Scotland,  in  1840,  and  died  in  Chicopee, 
Massachusetts,  October  30,  1915.  He  at- 
tended the  Glasgow  schools  for  a  time, 
but  he  was  largely  a  self  educated  man, 
his  reading  and  contact  with  the  world 
being  the  principal  aids  to  his  education. 
Yet  he  was  a  well  read  and  well  informed 
man,  his  strong  will  and  desire  to  learn 
overcoming  any  lack  of  early  opportunity. 
In  Scotland  he  learned  the  harnessmak- 
er's  trade,  and  was  quite  proficient  at  it 
when,  in  1858,  he  left  his  native  land,  and 
came  to  America,  first  settling  in  Hunting- 
ton, Canada,  where  he  was  employed  by 
John  Hunter,  a  harnessmaker.  He  re- 
mained in  Canada  three  years,  working  at 
his  trade,  then  came  to  the  United  States, 
attracted  by  the  opportunity  the  Civil 
War  gave  him  to  engage  in  another  ad- 
venture. He  came  to  Montpelier,  Ver- 
mont, and  on  May  7,  1861,  enlisted  in  the 
Second  Regiment,  Vermont  Volunteer 
Infantry,  as  a  fifer.  He  served  from  the 
earliest  period  of  the  war  until  honorably 
discharged  and  mustered  out  of  the  serv- 
ice of  the  United  States,  June  29,  1864. 
He  fought  with  the  regiment  at  first  Bull 
Run  and  later  was  in  many  of  the  hard- 
est fought  battles  fought  by  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac. 

After  retiring  from  the  army,  Mr.  La- 
mont returned  to  Canada  and  established 
a  harness  shop  in  Athelstane,  and  there 
continued  a  prosperous  business  for  sev- 
eral years.    Finally  he  came  again  to  the 

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United  States,  and  for  several  years  op- 
erated a  harnessmaker's  shop  in  Mont- 
pelier, Vermont,  and  then  was  in  the 
same  business  in  Barre,  Vermont,  for  a 
time.  He  next  moved  to  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  was  there  in  the  employ 
of  John  Hunter  until  1888,  when  he  moved 
to  Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  there  estab- 
lishing a  harnessmaking  business  which 
he  successfully  conducted  until  his  death, 
twenty-seven  years  later.  He  was  a 
splendid  harnessmaker  and  a  good  busi- 
ness man,  enjoying  the  confidence  of  the 
public  to  a  high  degree.  He  always  had 
a  good  line  of  patrons  wherever  located, 
his  skilled  workmanship  and  fair  dealing 
always  winning  all  the  business  for  his 
shop  that  he  could  take  care  of.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Workmen,  and  of  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  and  was  highly  esteemed 
by  his  brethren  of  these  orders.  He  loved 
his  home,  and  there  spent  his  hours  "ofT 
duty."  Genial  and  kindly  hearted,  he 
made  many  friends,  and  there  were  none 
he  valued  more  highly  than  his  comrades 
of  the  Grand  Army  Post  to  which  he  be- 
longed. He  took  little  part  in  public  af- 
fairs, but  was  mindful  of  all  the  obliga- 
ticms  of  citizenship,  and  failed  in  no  duty 
owing  his  adopted  land. 

Robert  Lamont  married  (first)  Mary 
Hunter,  who  died,  leaving  a  son,  John 
Lamont.  He  married  (second),  Novem- 
ber 8,  1876,  Elizabeth  Jane  Outterson, 
daughter  of  Peter  and  Catherine  Outter- 
son. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lamont  were  the  par- 
ents of  four  children  :  Annie  Elizabeth  ; 
William,  died  in  infancy;  Forest,  a  noted 
grand  opera  singer;  Miller  Outterson, 
married,  February  6,  1909,  Clara  Erric- 
son,  of  Middletown,  Connecticut.  Mrs. 
Lamont  survives  her  husband,  and  resides 
at  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  her  home, 
No.  82  Hall  street. 


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BROOK,  William, 

Insurance  Actuary. 

Mr.  Brook  came  to  Hampden  county  in 
1901,  and  from  that  year  until  his  death 
he  was  the  owner  of  an  estate  of  fifty 
acres  on  the  Boston  road,  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  there  ended  his  days. 
He  was  a  son  of  John  Brook,  who  lived 
and  died  in  England. 

William  Brook  was  born  in  Devon- 
shire, England,  in  1853,  died  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  June  9,  1910.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and 
until  coming  to  the  United  States  as  a 
young  man  was  employed  in  the  iron 
mines  in  England.  In  the  United  States 
he  found  employment  in  the  iron  mines 
of  Michigan,  but  only  remained  a  short 
time  when  he  returned  to  England.  He 
soon  came  again  to  the  United  States, 
going  to  California,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed as  a  gold  miner  for  two  years.  A 
longing  for  his  English  home  again  over- 
took him,  and  he  again  crossed  the 
ocean,  and  for  two  years  was  on  the  Liv- 
erpool police  force.  Then  in  1879,  for  the 
third  time,  he  came  to  the  United  States, 
locating  in  the  iron  mining  region  in 
Northern  New  Jersey.  After  two  years 
there  he  again  went  to  the  Michigan 
mines,  where  he  also  spent  two  years.  He 
then  decided  to  make  both  a  change  in 
occupation  and  location  and  went  to  New 
York  City. 

In  New  York  City  he  became  identified 
with  the  Metropolitan  Life  Insurance 
Company,  and  for  twenty  years  he  was 
connected  with  that  company.  During 
this  period  he  was  stationed  in  several 
cities :  Torrington,  Derby,  and  Stamford, 
Connecticut;  and  Altoona,  Pennsylvania, 
remaining  in  each  about  two  years.  He 
resided  in  Brooklyn  during  the  years  em- 
ployed in  New  York  City,  and  until  1901 
continued  his  connection  with  the  Met- 


ropolitan Life  Insurance  Company.  He 
then  came  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
purchasing  a  country  home  of  fifty  acres 
on  the  Boston  road,  near  Springfield. 
There  he  ever  afterward  resided,  but  he 
spent  some  time  in  Altoona,  being  still 
in  the  employ  of  the  company.  For  some 
years  prior  to  his  death  he  was  retired 
from  all  cares.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  order,  and  attended  the  Method- 
ist Episcopal  church. 

Mr.  Brook  married,  December  24,  1874, 
Hannah  Temby,  born  in  the  North  of 
England,  daughter  of  Christopher  and 
Mary  Ann  (Moyle)  Temby.  Children: 
I.  Edwin,  born  in  England,  married  and 
has  a  child,  Milton.  2.  William  Henry, 
died  aged  eighteen  months.  3.  Violet, 
born  in  New  Jersey,  married  and  lives  in 
Brooklyn.  4.  Ernest,  married  Nellie 
Allen,  and  has  children :  Evelyn  and  El- 
eanor. 5.  Albert,  born  in  Alabama.  6. 
William,  born  in  Wisconsin,  married  and 
has  children :  Violet,  Earl  and  Lendal. 
7.  Ethel,  born  in  Staten  Island,  New 
York.  8.  Frederick,  born  in  Brooklyn, 
New  York ;  was  with  the  American  army 
during  the  World  War,  326th  Regiment 
of  Infantry,  Eighty-second  Division,  dis- 
charged in  May,  1919.  9.  George,  born 
in  Derby,  Connecticut.  10.  Florence, 
born  in  Torrington,  Connecticut.  11. 
Eva,  born  in  Torrington,  Connecticut, 
died  in  October,  1918.  12.  Earl  Dewey, 
born  in  Altoona,  Pennsylvania.  13.  Bea- 
trice, born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts. 
Mrs.  Brook  survives  her  husband  and  re- 
sides with  her  younger  children  at  the  old 
home  on  the  Boston  Post  road,  near 
Springfield. 


COLLINS,  Harry  Cone, 

Contracting  Engineer. 

Harry  Cone  Collins,  contracting  engi- 
neer for   the   Berlin    Construction    Com- 


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pany,  of  Berlin,  Connecticut,  is  a  son  of 
William  S.  Collins,  who  for  fifty  years 
conducted  the  Sanford  street  livery  busi- 
ness with  which  his  father,  William  Col- 
lins, and  later  his  son,  Frank  H,  Collins, 
both  were  associated,  the  last-named  suc- 
ceeding his  father  as  proprietor. 

(I)  This  Collins  family  is  one  of  the 
oldest  in  Massachusetts,  and  is  traced  to 
Deacon  Edward  Collins,  who  first  appears 
in  American  records  in  1638,  when  he  was 
elected  deacon  of  the  First  Church  of 
Cambridge,  Massachusetts.  He  was  ad- 
mitted a  freeman  May  13,  1640,  and  for 
many  years  lived  on  the  Governor  Crad- 
dock  farm  and  at  last  purchased  it,  al- 
though later  he  sold  a  considerable  por- 
tion of  the  area.  From  1654  until  1670, 
with  the  exception  of  the  year  1661,  he 
was  a  deputy  to  the  General  Court.  Cot- 
ton Mather,  in  "Magnalia,"  speaks  of  him 
as  "the  good  old  man,  the  deacon  of  the 
church  in  Cambridge  who  has  now  gone 
tjo  heaven."  He  died  in  Charlestown, 
Massachusetts,  April  9,  1689.  aged  eighty- 
six  years.  His  wife,  Martha,  and  their 
three  sons,  Daniel,  John,  and  Samuel, 
were  born  in  England ;  but  sons,  Nathan- 
iel and  Edward,  also  daughters,  Sybil, 
Martha,  and  Abigail,  were  born  in  Cam- 
bridge. The  line  of  descent  is  through 
Rev.  Nathaniel  Collins. 

(II)  Rev.  Nathaniel  Collins  was  born 
March  7,  1642,  in  Cambridge,  Massa- 
chusetts, died  in  Middletown,  Connec- 
ticut, December  28,  1684.  He  was  a  grad- 
uate of  Harvard  College,  class  of  1660. 
and  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  church  of 
Middletown,  November  4,  1668.  His 
wonderful  life  as  a  minister  of  the  gospel 
is  best  told  in  the  words  of  Cotton 
Mather :  "There  were  more  wounds  given 
by  his  death  to  the  whole  colony  of  Con- 
necticut in  our  New  England  than  the 
body  of  Caesar  did  receive  when  he  fell 
wounded  in  the  Senate  house."    He  mar- 


ried, August  3,  1664,  Mary  Whiting,  who 
died  October  25,  1709,  a  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Whiting.  They  were  the  parents  of 
sons:  John,  Nathaniel  (2),  and  Samuel; 
daughters  :  Mary,  Susanna,  Sybil,  Martha, 
and  Abigail.  The  line  continues  through 
the  second  son  and  sixth  child,  Nathaniel 
(2),  who,  like  his  father,  was  a  minister 
of  the  gospel. 

(III)  Rev.  Nathaniel  (2)  Collins  was 
born  June  13,  1677,  died  February  6,  1768. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College, 
class  of  1697,  and  served  the  church  at 
Enfield,  Connecticut,  as  its  honored  pas- 
tor for  many  years.  He  married,  in  1701, 
Alice  Adams,  who  died  February  19, 
1755,  daughter  of  Rev.  William  Adams, 
of  Dedham,  Massachusetts.  They  were 
the  parents  of  sons:  John,  Nathaniel  (3), 
William,  and  Edward ;  daughters :  Alice 
(i),  died  young,  and  Alice  (2),  born 
March  14,  1716.  The  line  continues 
through  Edward,  the  youngest  son  and 
sixth  child. 

(IV)  Edward  (2)  Collins  was  born  at 
Enfield,  Connecticut,  November  16,  1713, 
his  will  probated  February  26,  1798.  He 
married  (first),  February  19,  1735,  Tab- 
itha  Geer,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
six  children:  Edward  (2),  died  young; 
Elihu ;  Elisha;  Ebenezer;  Tabitha  (i), 
died  young;  Edward  (3),  died  young; 
and  Tabitha  (2),  born  May  30,  1750.  Ed- 
ward Collins  and  his  second  wife  had  the 
following  children:  Edward  (4),  died 
young;  Edward  (5),  Rebecca,  Alice, 
Martha,  John,  Susanna  and  Nathaniel. 
Descent  is  traced  to  Harry  Cone  Collins, 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  through 
Ebenezer,  the  fourth  son  of  the  first  wife, 
Tabitha  Geer. 

(V)  Ebenezer  Collins  was  born  in  En- 
field, Connecticut,  April  17,  1741,  but 
moved  to  Western  Massachusetts  with 
his  brothers,  finally  settling  in  Middle- 
field,     Hampshire     county,     thirty-three 

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miles  from  Springlield.  His  wife,  Han- 
nah, died  in  Middlefield,  July  21,  1809,  in 
her  sixty-ninth  year.  But  two  children 
are  of  record :  Elihu,  through  whom  the 
line  continues ;  and  Hannah,  who  mar- 
ried Aaron  Eggleston. 

(VI)  Elihu  Collins  was  born  about 
1775,  and  spent  his  life  in  Middlefield  and 
that  part  of  Ludlow  called  Collins,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  was  a  farmer  and  a  noted 
horseman,  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  and  in  politics  a  Whig. 
He  married  Naomi  Button,  born  July  12, 
1780,  died  November  19,  1848.  They 
were  the  parents  of  twelve  children:  i. 
Naomi,  born  May  22,  1802.  2.  Elihu,  born 
August  21,  1803.  3.  Lucretia,  born  April 
20,  1805.  4.  William,  of  further  mention. 
5.  Austin,  born  January  15,  1810.  6,  Rod- 
erick, born  January  15,  181 1.  7.  Jon- 
athan, born  November  9,  1813.  8.  Sophro- 
nia,  born  December  8,  1814.  9.  Margaret, 
born  March  25,  1817.  10.  James  Dwight, 
born  February  28,  1820.  11.  Richard, 
born  March  16,  1822.  12.  Julia,  born 
April  15,  1824,  who  in  1909  was  living  at 
Wilbraham,  Massachusetts,  widow  of 
Orson  Knowlton. 

(VII)  William  Collins  was  born  at 
Warehouse  Point,  Connecticut,  March  17, 
1807,  died  at  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
October  20,  1879.  He  came  to  Spring- 
field early  in  life  and  secured  employment 
at  the  United  States  Armory,  where  he 
was  employed  until  1848.  In  that  year, 
in  company  with  Henry  Tuttle,  he  ran 
the  Union  House  and  the  Sanford  street 
livery  barns.  He  continued  in  that  busi- 
ness for  several  years,  then  returned  to 
the  armory,  where  he  was  employed  until 
1856.  In  that  year  he  bought  the  San- 
ford street  livery  business  and  retained 
the  ownership  until  about  the  time  of  the 
outbreak  of  the  war  between  the  states. 
His  service  in  the  armory  covered  a 
period  of  thirty  years,  and  he  was  long 


regarded  as  one  of  the  veterans  of  the 
armory  force.  He  was  a  man  of  genial 
nature  and  disposition,  modest  and  retir- 
ing, a  man  greatly  liked  and  esteemed. 

For  years  Mr.  Collins  was  a  devoted 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  was  long  affiliated  with  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He 
was  at  one  time  a  member  of  the  Spring- 
field Common  Council.  He  pursued  the 
course  of  duty  in  a  most  unassuming 
manner,  never  sacrificed  his  convictions 
for  temporary  gain,  and  merited  the  good 
opinion  in  which  men  held  him.  He  mar- 
ried Betsey  Smith,  born  in  Cheshire, 
Massachusetts,  in  181 1,  died  March  21, 
1878,  aged  sixty-seven  years,  daughter  of 
Silas  and  Phoebe  Smith.  They  were  the 
parents  of  three  daughters  and  a  son : 
Mary,  married  James  Turnbull ;  Eliza- 
beth, married  John  Lord ;  Eliza,  and  Wil- 
liam Smith,  of  further  mention. 

(VIII)  William  Smith  Collins,  only 
son  of  William  and  Betsey  (Smith)  Col- 
lins, was  born  in  Hickory  street,  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  June  i,  1829,  and 
died  in  the  city  of  his  birth,  June  25, 
1907.  He  was  one  of  the  interesting  land- 
marks of  the  city,  the  livery  business  on 
Sanford  street  having  been  under  his 
management  for  half  a  century.  The 
older  men  of  the  city  were  his  friends, 
and  his  small  office,  adorned  with  whips 
and  lithographs  of  horses,  was  a  friendly 
debating  place  for  many  noted  men  of  the 
day,  who  felt  a  deep  affection  for  their 
friend.  Here  he  met  Chester  N.  Chapin 
and  Henry  Alexander,  and  the  brilliant 
John  Russell,  orator  and  philosopher,  al- 
ways dropped  in  when  in  the  city.  Later, 
Samuel  Bowles,  the  famous  journalist. 
Dr.  David  P.  Smith,  George  M.  Stearns, 
George  S.  Merriam,  and  Rev.  Albert  K. 
Porter  were  all  frequent  visitors.  They 
all  called  him  "Billy,"  for  he  was  of  their 
own    generation    and    liked    to    be    thus 


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warmly  greeted,  and  in  turn  he  addressed 
them  in  similar  style.  While  Mr.  Col- 
lins held  strong  opinions,  he  was  not 
argumentative  and  the  office  talks  were 
friendly  and  informative  rather  than  con- 
troversial. 

Mr.  Collins  loved  nature,  knew  her 
works  intimately,  and  felt  that  men,  trees 
and  mountains  were  sharers  in  the  best 
there  was  in  life.  He  delighted  to  enter- 
tain his  friends  at  little  dinners  prepared 
by  his  wife  in  their  Dwight  street  home, 
for  she  was  a  fine  cook  and  he  a  prince  of 
providers.  At  his  dinners  and  luncheons, 
with  selected  parties  of  friends,  good 
food  was  blended  with  good  fellowship, 
and  to  be  invited  by  "Billy"  Collins  to 
one  of  his  parties  was  an  honor. 

When  young,  Mr.  Collins  learned  the 
brass  moulder's  trade  in  the  Tyler  shops, 
and  followed  his  trade  until  1857.  In  that 
year  he,  in  company  with  his  father,  Wil- 
liam Collins,  started  the  livery  business 
with  which  he  was  so  long  connected. 
The  only  break  in  his  connection  was  the 
the  few  years  which  he  spent  as  superin- 
tendent of  the  estate  of  Samuel  Knox,  the 
St.  Louis  Congressman.  When  he  re- 
turned to  the  old  stand  it  was  always  to 
remain,  and  he  did  not  entirely  give  up 
business  until  the  January  preceding  his 
death.  He  was  collector  of  customs  for 
the  port  of  Springfield  for  four  years, 
being  appointed  by  President  Cleveland, 
for  whom  he  entertained  a  warm,  personal 
admiration,  appreciating  him  for  both  his 
sturdy  advocacy  of  that  which  he  believed 
to  be  right  and  for  his  true  spirit  of 
sportsmanship.  Thus  was  a  useful,  quiet, 
yet  extremely  busy  life  passed.  Its  span 
was  seventy-eight  years,  and  into  it  he 
crowded  about  all  that  makes  life  worth 
while.  He  was  successful  in  business, 
loved  his  home,  attracted  and  held  the 
friendship  of  the  best  of  his  fellow  men, 
and  in  his  way  made  this  world  a  better 


place  to  live  in.  In  Masonry  Mr.  Collins 
was  a  member  of  lodge,  chapter,  council, 
and  commandery.  The  portrait  of  him 
placed  in  this  work  by  his  son,  Harry  C. 
Collins,  will,  we  feel  sure,  be  a  source  of 
pleasure  to  his  many  friends. 

William  S.  Collins  married,  in  1849, 
Nancy  Doyle,  of  Suffield,  Connecticut, 
daughter  of  John  Doyle.  Mrs.  Collins 
died  September  18,  1895,  leaving  three 
sons:  Samuel  K.,  who  died  January  18, 
1907;  Frank  H.,  who  was  his  father's  bus- 
iness partner  and  successor;  Harry  Cone, 
of  further  mention. 

(IX)  Harry  Cone  Collins,  youngest 
son  of  William  Smith  and  Nancy  (Doyle) 
Collins,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, February  22,  1869,  and  prepared 
for  college  in  the  city  grade  and  high 
schools  and  Henry  Core's  School.  He 
then  entered  Sheffield  Scientific  School, 
Yale  University,  whence  he  was  gradu- 
ated Ph.  B.,  in  the  class  of  1892.  He  at 
once  formed  a  connection  with  the  Ber- 
lin Iron  Bridge  Company,  East  Berlin, 
Connecticut,  with  whom  he  was  associ- 
ated until  the  spring  of  1893,  and  then 
with  S.  W.  Bowles,  a  Springfield  struc- 
tural steel  contractor,  whom  he  repre- 
sented for  a  time  in  New  Orleans,  Louis- 
iana, later  forming  a  partnership  with 
Henry  L.  Norton,  and  under  the  firm 
name,  Collins  &  Norton,  represented  the 
interests  of  the  Pittsburgh  Bridge  Com- 
pany, in  Springfield.  After  five  years 
continuance,  that  partnership  was  dis- 
solved and  for  the  past  eighteen  years, 
1901-1919,  Mr.  Collins  has  been  the  New 
England  representative  of  the  Berlin 
Construction  Company.  Outside  his  pro- 
fessional work  he  has  real  estate  interests 
which  occupy  an  important  place  in  his 
business  life.  He  is  a  member  of  Spring- 
field Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
and  of  the  Theta  Xi  fraternity,  the  Bos- 
ton  Athletic  Association,   and   the   Nay- 


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asset  Club.  He  is  fond  of  out-of-doors 
sport  and  recreation,  and  thoroughly  en- 
joys life. 

Mr.  Collins  married,  September  24, 
1910,  Marion  Vickars,  of  Calais,  Maine, 
daughter  of  Michael  Vickars. 


CHASE,  Charles  Prescott, 

Leader  in  Liuinber  Industry. 

Arnts— Gules,  four  crosses  patonce  argent  (two 
and  two)  ;  on  a  canton  azure  a  lion  passant  or. 

By  aggressive  energy  tempered  by  a 
conservative  nature,  by  good  business 
judgment  and  an  unfailing  observance  of 
the  sound  principles  upon  which  all  busi- 
ness success  rests,  by  uprightness  and  in- 
tegrity, Charles  P.  Chase  rose  to  promi- 
nent position  among  his  contemporaries, 
and  in  passing  left  behind  him  an  honored 
name.  He  w^as  one  of  the  strong  men  of 
the  retail  lumber  business,  and  in  Spring- 
field and  Western  Massachusetts  was 
prominent  in  the  management  of  large 
lumber  corporations  and  business  organ- 
izations. From  Aquilla  Chase  sprang  a 
numerous  family,  one  which  has  promi- 
nently figured  not  only  in  the  history  of 
New  England,  but  in  the  history  of  the 
nation. 

The  Chase  family  is  of  ancient  English 
origin,  the  name  derived  undoubtedly 
from  the  French  word,  Chasser,  to  hunt. 
The  estates  of  the  branch  of  the  family 
from  which  the  New  England  line  is  de- 
scended were  at  Chesham,  in  Bucking- 
hamshire, twenty-nine  miles  from  Lon- 
don, the  river  Chess  flowing  through  the 
district  giving  it  the  name  of  Chesham. 

Aquilla  (2)  Chase,  the  American  an- 
cestor, was  a  son  of  Aquilla  (i)  and 
Martha  (Jellerman)  Chase,  grandson  of 
Richard  and  Joan  Bishop,  great-grandson 
of  Thornas  Chase,  son  of  Matthew  Chase, 
son  of  John  Chase,  son  of  Thomas  Chase, 
all  of  the  seven  generations  of  Chesham, 


England,  where  Aquilla  (2)  Chase  was 
born  in  1618.  He  followed  the  sea,  and 
prior  to  coming  to  New  England  sailed 
with  a  Thomas  Chase,  who  was  a  part 
owner  of  the  Ship  "John  and  Francis." 
He  is  first  heard  of  in  Hampton,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1640,  and  in  Newbury,  in 
1646.  There  he  and  his  wife  and  David 
Wheeler  were  "fined  for  gathering  pease 
on  the  Sabbath."  He  was  a  ship  master 
in  New  England,  and  there  lived  an  hon- 
ored life  until  his  death,  December  27, 
1670.  He  married  (first)  Anna,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Wheeler,  who  survived  him, 
married  a  second  husband,  and  died  in 
May,  1688.  The  line  of  descent  to  Charles 
Prescott  Chase,  of  the  eighth  American 
generation,  is  through  Moses  Chase,  the 
eleventh  child  and  fifth  son  of  x\quilla 
and  Anna  (Wheeler)  Chase.  Moses 
Chase  was  born  in  Newbury,  Massachu- 
setts, December  24,  1663,  and  there  spent 
his  life.  He  married  (first),  November 
ID,  1684,  Ann  Follansbee,  (second)  Sarah 
Jacobs.  The  line  follows  through  Sam- 
uel Chase,  a  son  of  his  first  wife.  Samuel 
Chase  was  born  in  Newbury,  Massachu- 
setts, May  13,  1690,  and  there  resided. 
With  his  son,  Francis  Chase,  the  scene 
shifted  from  Newbury,  where  Francis 
Chase  was  born,  to  Newton  and  Litch- 
field, New  Hampshire.  Joseph  Chase, 
son  of  Francis  Chase,  was  born  in  Litch- 
field, New  Hampshire,  in  1745,  and  there 
his  son  Joseph  (2)  Chase,  of  the  sixth 
American  generation,  was  also  born  in 
1780,  thirty-five  years  after  the  birth  of 
his  father,  Joseph  (i)  Chase.  There,  too, 
Edwin  Chase  was  born,  and  with  him 
Massachusetts  again  became  the  home  of 
this  branch,  he  settling  in  Holyoke.  Ed- 
win Chase  was  of  the  seventh  Chase  gen- 
eration in  New  England,  and  in  his  busi- 
ness life  departed  from  the  traditions  of 
his  ancestors,  who  had  in  the  main  been 
tillers  of  the  soil.     He  was  the  father  of 


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Charles  Prescott  Chase,  to  whose  mem- 
ory this  review  is  dedicated,  and  grand- 
father of  Junius  B.  Chase,  a  victim  of  the 
Spanish  influenza  epidemic  of  October 
and  November,  1918. 

Edwin  Chase,  of  the  seventh  American 
generation,  was  born  in  Litchfield,  New 
Hampshire,  March  17,  1813,  and  died  at 
his  home  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
September  29,  1882.  He  was  the  son  of 
a  farmer  and  a  schoolmaster,  conse- 
quently he  was  possessed  of  better  edu- 
cational advantages  than  many,  but  he 
was  also  brought  up  to  work,  and  until 
eighteen  years  of  age  he  remained  his 
father's  farm  assistant.  He  then  began 
learning  the  carpenter's  trade,  the  first 
building  he  worked  upon  being  a  church 
edifice  in  Goiifstown,  New  Hampshire. 
About  the  year  1835  he  moved  to 
Nashua,  New  Hampshire,  and  there  es- 
tablished a  sash  and  blind  factory  and 
there  remained  until  1848,  his  plant 
being  twice  destroyed  by  fire  in  that 
time.  On  April  20,  1848,  he  moved  to 
what  is  now  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Hadley  Falls 
Company,  under  John  Chase,  of  Chicopee. 
He  remained  there  three  years,  then 
moved  to  Mclndoes  Falls,  Vermont,  re- 
turning to  Holyoke  five  years  later.  He 
then  established  a  lumber  business  and 
continued  a  successful  lumber  dealer  un- 
til his  death.  He  was  a  man  of  strong 
character,  honorable  and  upright  in  all  his 
dealings,  plain,  straightforward,  and  of 
sterling  integrity.  He  was  a.  man  of  the 
people,  selfmade,  and  loudly  outspoken  in 
defense  of  the  right,  and  equally  open  in 
his  condemnation  of  the  wrong.  These 
traits  brought  him  into  public  life,  and  in 
1886  he  was  elected  selectman  of  the 
town.  He  was  reelected  in  1867,  and  in 
1870  was  nominated  for  State  Senator, 
his  opponent  being  George  M.  Stevens. 
The  contest  was  very  close,  Mr.   Chase 


being  finally  officially  notified  of  the  elec- 
tion. But  later  an  error  was  discovered 
in  the  returns  from  the  town  of  Russell, 
which  gave  Mr.  Stevens  the  election  by  a 
few  votes.  In  1871  and  1872  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Governor's  Coun- 
cil, and  as  proof  of  his  popularity  the  fact 
is  cited  that  he  received  two  hundred  and 
fourteen  more  votes  in  the  councillor  dis- 
trict than  Governor  Washburn,  the  head 
of  the  Republican  ticket.  In  1877  Mr. 
Chase  was  elected  a  commissioner  of 
Hampden  county,  and  for  three  years  he 
held  that  office,  being  then  succeeded  by 
his  son,  Henry  A.  Chase. 

In  1878  fortune  frowned  upon  Mr. 
Chase  and  he  emerged  from  financial 
wreck  heavily  in  debt,  only  able  to  pay 
his  creditors  twenty-five  per  cent,  of  their 
just  claims.  He  was  then  free,  but  he 
held  that  "an  honest  man's  debts  are 
never  outlawed,"  and  later  he  paid  every 
debt  in  full,  and  to  those  who  would  ac- 
cept it  (and  some  would  not)  he  paid  in- 
terest to  date.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church  for  forty-seven  years,  gave 
freely  of  his  means  and  of  his  time  to  its 
support,  and  was  generous  toward  all 
charitable  and  benevolent  causes.  For 
more  than  twenty  years  he  was  treasurer 
of  the  Holyoke  Baptist  Church. 

Mr.  Chase  married  (first) . 

Mr.  Chase  married  (second)  Maria 
Adams,  who  survived  him  twelve  years. 
He  was  the  father  of  three  sons,  namely, 
Joseph  E.,  Henry  A.,  and  Charles  Pres- 
cott, of  whom  further;  and  of  the  follow- 
ing daughters :  Mary,  married  Arthur 
Shaw,  of  Boston;  Sophia,  married  (first) 
S.  S.  Harris,  of  Holyoke ;  married  (sec- 
ond) Colonel  Piatt;  married  (third)  Judge 
Decker,  of  Denver,  now  deceased ;  Jen- 
nie, married  (first)  H.  C.  Smith,  of  Holy- 
oke,   now    deceased;    married     (second) 

Brooks ;    Hattie,    married    T.    S. 

Kingsland,  of  Castleton,  New  York,  now 


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deceased ;  her  son,  Edwin,  was  killed  in 
the  aviation  service  in  France  in  1916. 

Charles  Prescott  Chase  was  born  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  August  i,  1849, 
and  died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
February  13,  1917.  He  was  educated  in 
the  graded  and  high  schools  of  Holyoke, 
and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  be- 
came his  father's  associate  in  the  lumber 
business,  remaining  with  him  until  1884. 
In  that  year  he  entered  into  partnership 
with  Dudley  Hall,  and  under  the  firm 
name  of  Hall  &  Chase  they  conducted 
successful  lumbering  operations  at  Lyn- 
donville,  Vermont,  purchasing  a  six 
thousand  acre  tract  of  timber  land,  which 
they  converted  into  lumber  for  the  mar- 
ket. For  eleven  years  Hall  &  Chase  op- 
erated in  Lyndonville,  Mr.  Chase  then 
retiring  and  purchasing  a  lumber  yard 
on  Lyman  street,  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, formerly  owned  by  A.  D.  Cutler. 
He  conducted  that  yard  until  1901,  then 
purchased  the  old  Day  and  Jobson  yard  on 
Liberty  street,  there  remaining  until  1908. 
In  that  year  he  bought  a  large  site  on 
Birnie  avenue,  Springfield,  adjoining  the 
Atlas  Motor  Car  Company,  and  there 
erected  an  entirely  new  plant  where  he 
continued  successfully  as  a  retail  lumber 
merchant  until  his  death.  The  business 
was  incorporated  as  the  C.  P.  Chase  Lum- 
ber Company,  Charles  P.  Chase  president 
and  general  manager.  He  was  a  director 
of  the  Springfield  Board  of  Trade  from 
1903  until  1915,  and  in  1910  was  its  pres- 
ident. For  five  years  he  was  president 
of  the  Massachusetts  Retail  Lumber 
Dealers'  Association,  and  a  director  of 
the  association  until  his  death.  He  was  a 
Republican  in  politics,  and  in  May,  1908, 
he  was  chosen  by  Mayor  Sanderson  as  a 
member  of  the  License  Commission,  he 
succeeding  Charles  A.  Royce.  He  was 
also  president  of  the  Connecticut  Valley 
Waterways  Association ;  was  a  member 


of  Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  of  Springfield  Lodge,  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks ;  the 
Nayasset  Club  and  the  Rotary  Club,  of 
Springfield. 

Mr.  Chase  married,  July  10,  1877,  Jean 
E.  Bush,  who  survives  him,  daughter  of 
Frederick  Bush,  a  former  sheriff  of 
Hampden  county.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chase 
were  the  parents  of  three  sons  and  a 
daughter:  i.  Junius  B.,  born  in  Holyoke, 
June  20,  1880,  died  at  his  home  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  October  16,  1918,  of 
pneumonia,  following  an  attack  of  Span- 
ish influenza ;  he  was  actively  identified 
with  his  father  in  the  lumber  business, 
and  upon  the  incorporation  of  the  C.  P. 
Chase  Lumber  Company,  was  chosen  its 
treasurer,  an  office  he  held  until  his 
death ;  he  was  a  member  of  the  Rotary 
Club,  the  Springfield  Automobile  Club 
and  the  Chamber  of  Commerce ;  he  was 
deeply  interested  in  war  work,  labored 
hard  for  the  success  of  the  four  Liberty 
Loans,  and  was  active  in  the  last  drive 
for  clothing  for  the  Belgians ;  he  married, 
April  5,  1910,  Edith  Mann  Whitney,  who 
survives  him  with  their  two  children, 
Marjorie  and  Jean.  2.  Lyndon  Hall,  an 
official  of  the  C.  P.  Chase  Lumber  Com- 
pany. 3.  Russell  D.,  enlisted  in  the  loist 
Regiment  of  United  States  Engineers  and 
was  with  the  American  Expeditionary 
Forces  in  France.  4.  Rachel  A.,  married 
Harold  A.  Bellows,  of  Boston.  Charles 
P.  Chase  is  buried  in  Forestdale  Ceme- 
tery, Holyoke. 


ROGERS,  Burt  Teele, 

Active  in  Sporting  Goods  Industry. 

Eight  generations  of  the  Rogers  fam- 
ily in  this  branch,  preceded  Burt  T. 
Rogers,  superintendent  of  the  Victor 
Sporting  Goods  Company,  of  Springfield, 
in    Massachusetts   and   New    Hampshire. 


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he  being  of  the  ninth  generation  of  the 
family  founded  by  Robert  and  Susanna 
Rogers.  Burt  Teele  Rogers*  son,  Wil- 
liam Garland  Rogers,  a  soldier  of  the 
World  War  now  wearing  the  Croix  de 
Guerre  of  France,  is  of  the  tenth  genera- 
tion. Massachusetts  was  the  family  home 
in  this  branch,  1651-1788,  then  Enoch  of 
the  fifth  generation  moved  to  Plymouth, 
New  Hampshire,  where  the  following 
four  generations  were  born,  Burt  T. 
Rogers  settling  first  at  Chicopee  Falls, 
later  in  Springfield,  his  present  home, 
1921. 

Robert  Rogers  with  his  wife,  Susanna, 
came  from  England  to  New  England,  and 
in  1651  were  living  in  Newbury,  Massa- 
chusetts. The  line  of  descent  from  Rob- 
ert and  Susanna  Rogers  to  Burt  Teele 
Rogers,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  is 
through  their  son,  Thomas  Rogers,  born 
1652,  and  his  wife,  Ruth  Brown;  their 
son,  Jonathan  Rogers,  born  1702,  and  his 
wife,  Hannah  Brown ;  their  son,  Jona- 
than (2)  Rogers,  born  1725,  and  his  wife, 
Martha  Stickney;  their  son,  Enoch  Rog- 
ers, born  1750  in  Newbury,  Massachu- 
setts, removed  to  Plymouth,  New  Hamp- 
shire in  1788,  thence  to  what  is  now  Ash- 
land, New  Hampshire  in  1798,  died  1836. 
He  married  Lydia  Moore;  through  their 
son,  Stephen  Rogers,  born  1771,  died 
1840,  and  his  wife,  Polly  Brown ;  their 
son,  William  George  Rogers,  and  his 
wife,  Eliza  Fuller;  their  son,  Harvey 
Moores  Rogers,  and  his  wife,  Caroline 
Gordon  Rogers ;  their  son,  Burt  Teele 
Rogers,  of  further  mention. 

After  Plymouth,  New  Hampshire,  be- 
came the  family  home  in  1788,  William 
George  Rogers,  head  of  the  seventh  gen- 
eration, grandson  of  Enoch  Rogers,  who 
later  went  from  Newbury,  was  a  prosper- 
ous farmer  and  real  estate  dealer  of  Ply- 


mouth, where  his  entire  life  was  spent, 
1810-1885. 

Harvey  Moores  Rogers,  son  of  William 
George  Rogers,  and  his  first  wife,  Eliza 
Fuller,  was  born  in  Plymouth,  New 
Hampshire,  and  there  owned  a  farm  of 
three  hundred  acres,  which  is  yet  in  the 
family  name.  Here  he  spent  his  life;  died, 
191 1.  He  was  active  in  town  aflfairs, 
serving  as  selectman  for  many  years.  He 
was  a  devoted  Methodist,  and  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  order. 

Harvey  M.  Rogers  married  Caroline 
Gordon  Rogers,  who  died  1909,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Charles  Rogers,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  seven  children :  Herbert  L. ; 
Elroy  Lester,  died  in  1919;  Burt  Teele, 
of  further  mention ;  Verne  Moore,  M.  D., 
practicing  in  Queche,  Vermont ;  Flora  B., 
married  George  Albert  Lafoe,  of  Ashland, 
New  Hampshire ;  Lydia  May,  married 
Will  Reed,  of  Ashland,  New  Hampshire. 

Burt  Teele  Rogers,  third  son  of  Harvey 
M.  and  Caroline  Gordon  (Rogers)  Rog- 
ers, was  born  in  Plymouth,  New  Hamp- 
shire, July  13,  1866.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  Plymouth,  and  Holder- 
ness  School  for  Boys,  attending  the  latter 
institution  for  four  years  and  there  com- 
pleting his  school  years.  His  first  posi- 
tion in  the  business  world  was  with  the 
Granite  State  Glove  Company,  of  Little- 
ton, New  Hampshire,  and  with  that  com- 
pany he  spent  three  years.  His  experi- 
ence in  glove  making  led  him  to  visit 
Johnstown,  New  York,  a  glove-making 
center  of  Fulton  county,  and  there  he 
spent  four  years,  becoming  an  expert 
glove  maker.  Another  year  was  spent  in 
the  same  business  in  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts, that  ending  his  connection  with 
glove  making,  his  next  experience  being 
in  an  entirely  new  field  of  activity. 

From  Boston  Mr.  Rogers  came  to  Chi- 
copee   Falls,    Massachusetts,    and    there 


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formed  a  connection  with  the  Overman 
Wheel  Company,  in  the  sporting  goods 
branch  of  their  business,  continuing  with 
that  company  three  years.  Elroy  Lester 
Rogers  (now  deceased)  and  Charles  B. 
Whitney,  a  sketch  of  whom  is  found  else- 
where in  this  work,  then  organized  the 
Victor  Sporting  Goods  Company,  bought 
out  the  sporting  goods  department  of  the 
Overman  Wheel  Company,  and  estab- 
lished the  new  company  in  Springfield. 
This  was  about  1905,  and  since  that  time 
Burt  T.  Rogers  has  been  superintendent 
of  the  Victor  Sporting  Goods  Company 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  He  has 
acquired  other  interests  in  the  city,  prin- 
cipally in  real  estate,  and  is  a  man  well 
liked  and  esteemed. 

Mr.  Rogers  married,  May  29,  1895, 
Nancy  Ordway  Bean,  of  Warner,  New 
Hampshire,  daughter  of  James  and  Ophe- 
lia (Flanders)  Bean.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rog- 
ers*are  the  parents  of  three  sons:  i.  Wil- 
liam Garland,  born  at  Chicopee  Falls, 
Massachusetts,  February  29,  1896.  He 
was  educated  in  grade  and  high  schools 
of  Springfield,  finishing  at  Technical 
High,  then  spending  three  years  at  Am- 
herst College.  He  then  volunteered  for 
military  service  in  the  United  States 
army,  trained  at  Allentown,  Pennsyl- 
vania, was  attached  to  the  ambulance 
corps,  went  overseas  and  served  with  the 
French  army  for  twenty-two  months. 
He  is  credited  with  service  in  nine  bat- 
tles of  the  great  war,  his  service  with  the 
dead  and  wounded  being  of  such  a  char- 
acter that  he  was  cited  for  bravery  in 
action,  receiving  the  Croix  de  Guerre  of 
France  and  the  Victory  Cross.  He  re- 
turned to  the  United  States  in  May,  1919, 
and  is  now  teaching  in  Deerfield  Acad- 
emy. 2.  James  Bean,  born  in  Springfield, 
August  28,  1901,  now  living  with  his 
father.  3.  Oscar  Bailey,  born  in  Spring- 
field, January  i,  1905;  in  high  school. 


DAVIS,  Edwin  Thompson, 

Accomplislied  Building  Constrnctor. 

Edwin  Thompson  Davis,  head  of  an  ex- 
tensive contracting  business  of  Spring- 
field, comes  of  an  old  Massachusetts  fam- 
ily. His  grandfather,  Bemsley  Davis,  was 
born  in  Brookfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
was  descended  from  John  Davis,  one  of 
the  early  settlers  of  that  town.  He  was 
a  tanner  and  after  carrying  on  his  trade 
for  a  time  at  Brookfield,  removed  to  Can- 
andaigua.  New  York,  where  for  some 
years  he  conducted  business.  Eventually 
he  started  for  some  point  in  Canada,  in- 
tending to  establish  himself  there,  but 
was  never  after  seen  by  his  family,  and  is 
thought  to  have  been  lost,  crossing  Lake 
Erie  in  the  winter.  As  a  young  man  he 
served  as  first  lieutenant  of  the  Brook- 
field Light  Infantry,  a  body  which  was 
called  into  service  by  Governor  Caleb 
Strong  during  the  War  of  1812.  Mr. 
Davis  married  Hannah  Ross,  whose  fam- 
ily record  is  appended  to  this  biography, 
and  their  children  were:  Edwin,  men- 
tioned below ;  James  Thompson ;  and 
Martha  Ross.  All  these  were  born  in 
Brookfield.  The  death  of  Mr.  Davis  oc- 
curred :n  1820. 

(II)  Edwin  Davis,  son  of  Bemsley  and 
Hannah  (Ross)  Davis,  was  born  Janu- 
ary 20,  1813,  in  Brookfield,  and  grew  up 
in  West  Brookfield,  receiving  his  educa- 
tion in  district  schools.  He  learned  the 
shoemaker's  trade  and  followed  it  for  a 
time,  when  he  began  farming,  going  to 
Janesville,  Wisconsin,  later  to  Beloit, 
Michigan,  and  was  there  two  years.  He 
then  went  to  Warren,  Massachusetts, 
later  to  Brookfield,  and  after  a  time  re- 
moved to  Somers,  Connecticut.  He  re- 
moved to  a  farm  at  Stafiford,  Connecticut, 
and  there  passed  most  of  the  remainder 
of  his  life,  but  died  in  Springfield.  He 
served  as  a  member  of  the  militia,  and 


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was  always  interested  in  politics,  but 
never  took  any  active  part  or  held  any 
office.  Mr.  Davis  married  Eliza  Ross 
Spooner,  whose  ancestral  record  is  ap- 
pended to  this  biography  (see  Spooner 
line),  and  they  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  children:  i.  Janette  Eliza,  born 
April  28,  1841,  died  September  27,  1920. 
2.  Sarah  A,,  born  April  8,  1846;  married 
Henry  Bottum,  of  Stafford,  Connecticut, 
and  died  June  3,  1899.  3.  Edwin  Thomp- 
son, mentioned  below.  4.  William  S., 
born  April  5,  1852;  married.  May  15,  1883, 
Agnes  Durant,  and  died  December  13, 
1909.  5.  Charles  H.,  born  September  6, 
1854;  married  Jennie  Spellman,  and  died 
October  18,  1884.  6.  Adelbert  K,  born 
January  17,  i860,  in  Warren,  Massachu- 
setts, a  farmer.  He  was  in  the  gas  works 
in  Springfield  many  years,  then  went  to 
Ware  and  had  charge  of  the  gas  works 
several  years,  then  took  up  farming.  He 
married  Laura  E.  Fish  and  now  lives  in 
Amherst,  Massachusetts.  Mr.  Davis  died 
May  31,  1886,  at  the  home  of  his  son  in 
Springfield,  and  his  widow  passed  away, 
August  25,  1894,  at  Stafford,  Connecticut. 
Both  were  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church. 

(Ill)  Edwin  Thompson  Davis,  son  of 
Edwin  and  Eliza  Ross  (Spooner)  Davis, 
was  born  December  9,  1849,  i"  West 
Brookfield,  Massachusetts,  and  was  five 
years  old  when  the  family  moved  to  Wis- 
consin. At  the  end  of  a  year  they  returned 
to  the  East,  making  their  home  in  W^ar- 
ren,  Massachusetts,  settling,  after  several 
removals  and  brief  sojourns,  in  Staflford, 
Connecticut.  The  boy  received  his  edu- 
cation in  district  schools  and  at  the  Staf- 
ford Springs,  Connecticut,  High  School. 

When  Edwin  Thompson  Davis  was  fif- 
teen years  old  the  family  settled  on  a 
farm  and  the  lad  remained  there  until  his 
eighteenth  year,  when  he  went  to  Spring- 
field to  learn  the  mason's  trade.     After 


completing  his  apprenticeship,  he  worked 
for  a  time  as  a  journeyman  and  then  went 
into  business  for  himself.  He  prospered, 
and  at  the  age  of  twenty-six  began  con- 
tracting for  construction  work,  in  which 
he  has  since  continued.  Mr.  Davis  has 
executed  many  large  contracts  of  all 
kinds,  his  reputation  for  quality  being  of 
the  highest.  Among  the  most  notable  of 
the  structures  he  has  erected  are  the  Old 
Ladies'  Home,  on  Chestnut  street;  the 
Science  Museum ;  the  Wesson  Memorial 
Hospital ;  and  the  Goodhue  mansion  ;  and 
some  of  the  finest  houses  in  Springfield, 
and  many  other  residences.  In  addition 
to  these  he  has  also  built  a  number  of 
school  houses. 

Having  spent  his  entire  active  life  in 
Springfield,  Mr.  Davis  has  witnessed  the 
growth  and  development  of  the  city,  and 
has  had  no  inconsiderable  share  in  their 
promotion.  He  has  also  taken  an  active 
interest  in  politics,  but  has  never  been  an 
office-seeker  or  an  office-holder.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Grange,  and  has  served 
as  Master  of  Springfield  Grange,  and  dur- 
ing his  term  of  office  the  Grange  received 
over  three  hundred  members.  He  belongs 
to  the  American  Mechanics ;  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows ;  the 
Knights  of  Honor ;  the  Knights  of  Malta ; 
and  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  having  held 
all  the  offices  in  the  last-named  order. 

Mr.  Davis  married,  September  8,  1873, 
Rachel  E.  McKee,  and  they  are  the  parents 
of  two  sons  :  i.  Harold  H.,  who  graduated 
with  honors  from  Springfield  High 
School,  and  from  Boston  University  Law 
School,  and  now  assists  his  father  in  legal 
and  other  matters ;  he  is  unmarried.  2. 
William  W.,  who  lives  in  Springfield  and 
is  in  partnership  with  his  father  in  the 
building  business ;  married  Katherine 
Fitzgerald,  of  New  Haven ;  they  have  no 
children.     Mrs.  Davis  died  June  27,  1920. 


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(The  Ross  Line) 

(I)  James  Ross,  grandfather  of  Mrs. 
Hannah  (Ross)  Davis,  was  born  in  1717,  in 
Scotland,  and  emigrated  to  the  American 
Colonies,  settling  in  West  Brookfield, 
Massachusetts. 

(II)  John  Ross,  son  of  James  Ross,  was 
born  in  1759,  at  West  Brookfield,  and 
with  three  of  his  brothers  served  in  the 
patriot  army  of  the  Revolution.  John 
Ross  married  Martha,  eldest  of  the  eleven 
children  of  Joseph  and  Martha  (Brown) 
Cutler.  Mr.  Cutler  and  his  wife  were 
born,  respectively,  August  20,  1739,  and 
April  28,  1742. 

(III)  Hannah  Ross,  daughter  of  John 
and  Martha  (Cutler)  Ross,  was  born  in 
1792,  at  West  Brookfield,  being  one  of 
nine  children.  She  became  the  wife  of 
Bemsley  Davis,  as  stated  previously.  Her 
death  occurred  February  14,  1875,  at  Staf- 
ford, Connecticut. 

(The  Spooner  Line) 

(I)  Benjamin  Spooner,  the  first  ances- 
tor of  record  of  this  line,  married  Sarah 
Cushman.     (See  Cushman  line). 

(II)  Samuel  Spooner,  son  of  Benjamin 
and  Sarah  (Cushman)  Spooner,  was  born 
in  1739,  at  Dartmouth,  Massachusetts, 
and  during  the  Revolutionary  War  served 
under  Captain  Kempton  and  Colonel 
Freeman ;  was  also  a  sergeant  in  Captain 
Tubbs'  Company,  Colonel  Timothy  Wal- 
ker's regiment.  Samuel  Spooner  followed 
the  sea  for  many  years,  but  finally  re- 
tired and  settled  in  Bristol,  Massachu- 
setts. About  1795  he  went  to  Brookfield, 
and  for  many  years  taught  the  winter 
term  of  the  district  school.  Mr.  Spooner 
died  in  1813. 

(III)  William  Spooner,  ninth  child  of 
Samuel  Spooner,  was  born  in  Massachu- 
setts, and  was  a  carpenter  in  Brookfield 
and  West  Brookfield.  He  married  Esther 
Ross,  and  his  death  occurred,  February  2, 
1865,  in  Springfield. 


(IV)  Eliza  Ross  Spooner,  daughter  of 
William  and  Esther  (Ross)  Spooner,  was 
born,  February  21,  1822,  in  Brookfield, 
and  became  the  wife  of  Edwin  Davis,  as 
stated  above. 

(The  Cushman  Line) 

(I)  Thomas  Cushman,  the  first  ances- 
tor of  record  of  this  line,  married  Mary 
Allerton,  who  was  one  of  the  "Mayflower" 
passengers,  and  lived  to  be  the  last  sur- 
vivor of  that  famous  company,  dying  in 
Plymouth  about  1700. 

(II)  Isaac  Cushman,  son  of  Thomas 
and  Mary  (Allerton)  Cushman,  was  a 
minister  of  the  gospel. 

(III)  Isaac  (2)  Cushman,  son  of  Isaac 
(i)  Cushman,  served  with  the  rank  of 
lieutenant  in  the  Colonial  forces. 

(IV)  Sarah  Cushman,  daughter  of 
Isaac  (2)  Cushman,  became  the  wife  of 
Benjamin  Spooner  (see  Spooner  line). 


BARTON-COLTON, 

Important  Families. 

Gertrude  W.  (Col ton)  Barton  is  of  the 
eighth  generation  of  the  family  founded 
in  New  England  by  George  Colton,  who 
came  from  England  to  Windsor,  Connec- 
ticut, and  was  later  one  of  the  first  settlers 
in  that  part  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
called  Longmeadow,  his  arrival  dating 
from  the  year  1644.  He  was  a  proprietor 
there  in  1645,  and  one  of  the  chief  citizens 
of  the  new  plantation.  He  was  a  deputy 
to  the  General  Court  in  1669;  quarter- 
master of  the  Hampshire  county  troop, 
and  did  important  service  in  King  Phil- 
ip's War.  He  was  one  of  the  committee 
in  1670  to  let  and  sell  land  in  the  town  of 
Suffield,  and  in  1722  fifty  acres  were  laid 
out  in  that  town  and  assigned  to  his  heirs. 
He  died  February  13,  1699.  He  married 
(first)  Deborah  Gardiner,  who  died  Sep- 
tember 5,  1689.  He  married  (second), 
March  i,  1692,  Lydia  Wright,  widow  suc- 


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lature  for  a  period  of  five  years,  this  sum 
to  be  used  in  relief  work  made  necessary 
by  the  flood  of  1878.  In  purely  local  af- 
fairs he  was  equally  prominent  and  useful, 
was  a  member  of  the  School  Board  from 
1896  to  1899,  a  director  of  the  Westfield 
Athenaeum,  one  of  the  incorporators  of 
the  Woronoco  Savings  Bank,  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Westfield  Savings  Bank. 
From  1859  he  was  a  member  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church,  a  stalwart  sup- 
porter of  all  of  its  work.  In  fraternal  rela- 
tions he  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  order 
and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, in  the  former  order  belonging  to 
Mt.  Moriah  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  which  he  joined  in  1861,  Even- 
ing Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons, 
and  Springfield  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar.  He  was  also  a  charter  member 
of  Hampden  Council,  Royal  Arcanum. 
John  W.  Colton  was  of  an  admirable  type 
of  citizenship,  a  man  who  gave  liberally 
of  his  time  and  talents  for  the  common 
good,  and  who  sought  no  return  from  the 
labors  thus  expended  than  the  conscious- 
ness of  duty  well  and  thoroughly  per- 
formed. 

John  W.  Colton  married,  in  1862,  Al- 
bina  S.  Ball,  of  Chicopee,  Massachusetts, 
who  died  July  21,  1916.  Mr.  Colton  died 
January  10,  1907.  John  W.  and  Albina 
S.  (Ball)  Colton  were  the  parents  of: 
Gertrude  Whitman,  who  married  William 
Irving  Barton ;  Helen,  died  aged  six 
months ;  William  B.,  died  aged  twenty- 
four  years. 

(The  Barton  Line) 

Barton  was  a  familiar  name  in  most  of 
the  American  colonies,  and  old  families 
of  the  name  are  found  in  England,  Scot- 
land, and  Ireland.  The  family  dates  from 
the  twelfth  century.  The  original  name 
of  the  present  family  was  Nottun,  the 
name  being  acquired  with  the  estate  of 


Barton  through  marriage  into  the  family 
of  Grelle — owner  of  the  Manor  of  Barton. 

Arms  of  Barton  of  Barton — On  a  field  argent 
three  boars'  heads  sable,  armed  or. 

Crest — A  boar's  head  gules  couped,  armed  ar- 
gent. 

Motto — Fide  et  fortitude. 

A  sketch  of  Clara  Barton,  founder  of 
the  Red  Cross  Society,  says : 

The  story  goes  that  toward  the  end  of  the  six- 
teenth century  there  lived  in  Lancashire  many 
Bartons,  and  some  decided  that  not  only  was  Lan- 
cashire too  small,  but  England  not  quite  large 
enough  to  hold  them  all;  so  one  went  to  Ireland 
and  from  him  came  the  Bartons  of  Grove;  an- 
other wended  his  way  to  the  land  of  the  Canny 
Scots,  where,  in  time,  the  name  became  changed 
to  Partan;  a  third  crossed  to  France,  where  his 
descendants  bear  the  name  of  Bartin;  a  fourth 
settled  in  Southern  England  under  the  name  of 
Burton;  and  after  fifty  years  the  younger  son  of 
that  Barton  who  remained  at  the  old  home,  one 
Marmaduke  by  name,  was  seized  with  the  wander- 
ing spirit  of  his  race  and,  coming  to  America 
within  a  dozen  years  after  the  landing  at  Ply- 
mouth, founded  the  family  of  which  Clara  Bar- 
ton was  the  brightest  light.  Thus  she  comes  of 
a  race  of  sturdy  pioneers  and  volunteer  soldiers, 
the  very  name  Barton,  in  the  Anglo-Saxon,  mean- 
ing "defender  of  the  town." 

Edmund  Barton,  who  was  the  son  of 
Samuel  Barton,  settled  at  an  early  date 
in  Marblehead,  Massachusetts.  He  mar- 
ried and  had  a  son,  Samuel  Barton,  born 
in  1664,  father  of  Caleb  Barton,  born 
1705,  father  of  John  Barton,  born  1726. 
Following  John  Barton  came  two  gener- 
ations of  physicians,  Dr.  Stephen  Barton 
and  the  latter's  son.  Dr.  Ira  Barton,  born 
in  Vermont  in  1796,  died  1884.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  the  Vermont  Medical  College 
and  practiced  his  profession  in  Water- 
ford,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  emi- 
nent as  both  physician  and  surgeon.  Dr. 
Ira  Barton  married  Mary  Farrar,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  a 
daughter :  Sidney,  Theodore,  and  Helen. 
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to  do  all  in  his  power  for  the  promotion 
and  maintenance  of  any  movement  for 
the  betterment  of  the  community. 

Boynton,  the  original  form  of  the  name 
Boyington  or  Byington,  is  an  old  one  and 
has  been  spelled  in  a  great  variety 
of  ways,  the  form  frequently  changing  in 
thr  conrse  of  the  successive  generations. 
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I)  William  Boynton,  born  in  1606,  in 

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was  assigned  a  lot  on  Bradford  street, 
later  acquiring  additional  real  estate  by 
purchases  in  different  parts  of  the  county. 
He  was  a  well  educated  man,  and  in  the 
records  was  variously  referred  to  as  a 
planter,  weaver  and  tailor.  From  1656  to 
1 681,  over  a  quarter  of  a  century,  he 
taught  the  school  and  was  probably  the 
first  school  master  in  the  town.  He  mar- 
ried, in  England,  Elizabeth  Jackson,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  a  son  Caleb,  of 
further  mention. 

(II)  Caleb  Boynton,  son  of  William 
and  Elizabeth  (Jackson)  Boynton,  was 
born  April  7,  1650.  He  was  reared  to 
the  vocation  of  agriculturist,  and  lived 
and  followed  this  line  of  work  in  New- 
bury and  Ipswich,  Massachusetts.  He 
married,  in  1672,  Mary  Moore,  daughter 
of  Edmund  and  Ann  Moore,  and  his  death 
occurred  in  Ipswich  in  1696.  They  were 
the  parents  of  a  son  John,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(III)  John  Boynton,  son  of  Caleb  and 
Mary  (Moore)  Boynton,  was  baptized 
April  9,  1676,  in  Newbury,  Massachu- 
setts. He  moved  to  Branford,  Connecti- 
cut, where  he  followed  the  occupation 
of  a  weaver.  He  was  the  John  Boying- 
ton  or  Byington  mentioned  in  the  Bran- 
ford  records  of  1710  and  1720,  and  was 
the  founder  of  the  Connecticut  branch  of 
the  family,  the  members  of  which  spell 
the  name  Boyington  or  Byington.  The 
Christian  name  of  his  wife  was  Jane,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  a  son  Daniel,  of 
further  mention. 

(IV)  Daniel  Boyington  (as  he  spelled 
his  name),  son  of  John  and  Jane  Boynton, 
was  born  September  18,  171 1,  and  died 
November  11,  1781.  About  1770  he 
moved  from  Branford,  Connecticut,  to 
Wolcott,  same  State.  He  was  a  mechanic, 
a   man   of   influence   in    the    community, 


the  parish  of  Farmington.  He  married, 
in  1734,  Sarah  Butler,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  a  son  Samuel,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(V)  Samuel  Boyington,  son  of  Daniel 
and  Sarah  (Butler)  Boyington,  was  born 
in  Branford,  Connecticut,  in  1750.  He 
was  a  patriot,  and  before  coming  of  age 
enlisted  in  the  Continental  army  during 
the  Revolutionary  War.  After  the  war 
was  over  he  returned  to  Wolcott,  Connec- 
ticut, where  he  remained  until  1795,  when 
he  became  the  proprietor  of  a  tavern  in 
Wolcott.  He  was  a  man  of  prominence 
in  church  affairs;  this  may  seem,  accord- 
ing to  modern  ideas,  a  contradictory 
statement,  but  a  tavern  in  his  day  was 
equivalent  to  a  hotel  and  the  man  who 
successfully  conducted  it  was  not  only  a 
prominent  citizen,  but  a  highly  respected 
one  and  likely  to  have  influence  not  only 
in  church  matters  but  also  in  community 
affairs.  In  1795  he  removed  to  South- 
wick,  Massachusetts,  where  the  remainder 
of  his  life  was  spent,  his  death  occurring 
there  in  1823.  He  married  Olive  War- 
ren and  they  were  the  parents  of  a  son 
Samuel,  of  further  mention. 

(VI)  Samuel  (2)  Boyington,  son  of 
Samuel  (i)  and  Olive  (Warren)  Boy- 
ington, was  born  May  27,  1778,  and  died 
September  20,  1854.  He  married  Fanny 
Ives,  daughter  of  Captain  David  Ives,  of 
Southwick,  Massachusetts,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  a  son  David  Ives,  of  fur- 
ther mention. 

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Samuel  (2)  and  Fanny  (Ives)  Boying- 
ton, was  born  January  7,  1809.  He  was 
a  farmer  and  spent  all  his  active  life  in 
Southwick,  Massachusetts,  in  later  years 
residing  with  his  son  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  his  death  occurred.  He 
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Thomas  and  Margaret  Boreman,  of  Ips- 
wich, her  father  a  deputy  to  the  General 
Court  in  1636.  Children :  Mary,  Sarah, 
Thomas,  of  further  mention ;  Joanna, 
Margaret,  Eunice,  Joseph,  Robert  and 
Peletiah. 

(III)  Thomas  Kinsman,  eldest  son  of 
Robert  (2)  and  Mary  (Boreman)  Kins- 
man, was  born  in  Ipswich,  Massachu- 
setts, April  15,  1662,  and  died  there  July 
15,  1696.  He  married  (first)  in  Ipswich, 
July  12,  1687,  Elizabeth  Burnham,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Burnham,  Sr.,  of  Ipswich. 
She  survived  him  and  married  (second) 
Isaac  Rindge.  Children :  Stephen,  of 
further  mention ;  Elizabeth,  married  Ja- 
cob Perkins ;  Thomas,  a  mariner ;  and 
Mary,  married  Thomas  Waite,  Jr. 

(IV)  Stephen  Kinsman,  eldest  son  of 
Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Burnham)  Kins- 
man, was  born  in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts, 
about  1688,  and  there  died  December  8, 
1756.  He  was  a  weaver  by  trade,  and  in 
the  records  was  styled  sergeant.  He 
married  (first)  Lucy  Kimball,  born  Sep- 
tember 19,  1693,  died  aged  twenty-three 
years,  the  mother  of  Stephen  and  Thomas 
Kinsman,  the  first  named  dying  in  in- 
fancy. He  married  (second)  Lucy  Kim- 
ball, daughter  of  Richard  and  Lydia 
(Wells)  Kimball.  She  died  in  October, 
1672,  leaving  four  children :  Stephen, 
married  Elizabeth  Russell ;  Daniel,  mar- 
ried Mary  Perkins ;  Jeremiah,  of  further 
mention  ;  Lydia,  married  Ephraim  Adams. 

(V)  Jeremiah  Kinsman,  son  of  Ste- 
phen Kinsman  and  his  second  wife,  Lucy 
(Kimball)  Kinsman,  was  born  in  Ips- 
wich, Massachusetts,  and  was  there  bap- 
tized. May  3,  1725.  He  resided  in  Ips- 
wich, and  there  died  September  19.  1805. 
He  married.  January  21,  1743,  Sarah  Har- 
ris, who  died  September  19,  1805.  aged 
seventy-nine.  Children :  Sarah,  married 
Captain  John  Andrews ;  Dorothy,  mar- 
ried Joseph  Adams ;  Jeremiah,  of  further 


mention  ;  William,  married  Anna  Brown  ; 
Mehetable,  married  John  Burnham. 

(VI)  Jeremiah  (2)  Kinsman,  son  of 
Jeremiah  (i)  and  Sarah  (Harris)  Kins- 
man, was  born  in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts, 
October  6,  1748,  and  died  in  Fitchburg, 
Massachusetts,  March  11,  1828.  He  was 
a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  serving  fif- 
teen months,  twenty-six  days.  He  lived 
in  Ipswich  during  the  war,  later  moving 
to  Fitchburg.  He  married  Martha  An- 
drews, and  they  were  the  parents  of  nine 
children :  Martha,  died  unmarried ;  Ly- 
dia, married  Ephraim  Gibson ;  Jeremiah, 
of  further  mention. ;  Daniel,  married 
(first)  Lucy  Monroe,  (second)  Hannah 
Carr ;  Mary,  died  unmarried ;  Lucy,  mar- 
ried Silas  Laurence;  John,  married  Nancy 
Sherwin ;  Sally,  died  unmarried ;  Asa, 
married  (first)  Martha  Stone,  (second) 
H.  Burnap. 

(VII)  Jeremiah  (3)  Kinsman,  son  of 
Jeremiah  (2)  and  Martha  (Andrews) 
Kinsman,  was  born  in  Ipswich,  Massa- 
chusetts, August  19,  1775,  died  at  his 
farm  residence  in  Fitchburg,  Massachu- 
setts, July  14,  1857.  He  married,  August 
31,  1798,  Olive  Messenger,  of  Fitchburg, 
born  June  26,  1778,  died  November  5, 
1857,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Olive 
Messenger;  their  children  were:  Olive, 
married  Amos  Pierce ;  Jeremiah,  married 
Abigail  F.  Hutchinson ;  Timothy  Ware, 
of  further  mention ;  Horace  Preston, 
died  unmarried ;  Mahala,  married  Elisha 
Pierce ;  William  L..  married  Eliza  Blan- 
chard ;  Mary  L.,  married  William  H. 
Atherton. 

(VIII)  Timothy  Ware  Kinsman,  son 
of  Jeremiah  (3)  and  Olive  (Messenger) 
Kinsman,  was  born  in  Fitchburg,  Mas- 
sachusetts, June  21,  1808,  died  there  June 
17,  1852,  having  been  killed  in  a  railroad 
accident.  He  was  a  man  of  wonderful 
energy  and  untiring  industry,  well  re- 
garded by  his  fellowmen.    He  was  in  the 


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employ  of  the  Fitchburg  railroad,  and 
met  his  death  while  in  the  discharge  of 
his  duties.  He  married,  January  26,  1832, 
Joanna  Downe,  daughter  of  Deacon  Tim- 
othy and  Polly  Downe,  of  Fitchburg. 
Children:  Emily  Eliza,  born  May  14, 
1833,  died  June  5,  1838;  Warren  Downe, 
of  further  mention;  Thomas  Stewart, 
born  November  2,  1839,  died  in  1913; 
Hattie  Freelove,  born  November  7,  1843, 
died  June  14,  1866. 

(IX)  Warren  Downe  Kinsman,  son  of 
Timothy  Ware  and  Joanna  (Downe) 
Kinsman,  was  born  in  Fitchburg,  Massa- 
chusetts, October  11,  1837,  and  died  June 
II,  1921.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Fitchburg,  but  when  he  was  fourteen 
his  father  died  as  the  result  of  an  acci- 
dent and  he  was  thrown  upon  his  own 
resources.  He  was  employed  for  a  time 
in  a  Fitchburg  store,  then  for  six  years 
was  clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store  in  Man- 
chester, New  Hampshire.  From  the 
spring  of  1858  until  the  summer  of  1861, 
he  was  clerk  in  one  of  the  leading  dry 
goods  stores  of  Boston,  there  completing 
his  preparation  for  his  career  as  a  dry 
goods  merchant.  He  came  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  in  November,  1861,  and 
until  July,  1862,  was  manager  of  the  J.  C. 
Howard  store.  In  that  year  Mr.  Howard 
died,  and  Mr.  Kinsman  bought  the  busi- 
ness of  the  heirs  and  continued  the  busi- 
ness, the  store  then  being  located  in  the 
Pynchon  Bank  building.  Business  in- 
creased under  his  able  management,  and 
in  1870  he  moved  to  No.  360  Main  street, 
doubling  his  former  floor  space.  This  in 
time  proved  inadequate,  and  in  April, 
1880,  he  moved  into  the  newly  completed 
Kinsman  block,  corner  Main  and  Bridge 
streets.  That  building,  three  stories  high, 
with  ninety-seven  feet  front  on  Main 
street,  and  one  hundred  and  forty  feet  on 
Bridge  street,  was  the  home  of  the  Kins- 
man dry  goods  business  until  Mr.  Kins- 


man's retirement  in  1910,  a  period  of 
forty-eight  years.  From  1866  until  1901 
he  was  sole  proprietor  and  managing 
head  of  his  own  business,  and  from  1901 
until  1910  was  president  of  the  corpora- 
tion which  for  nearly  half  a  century  had 
borne  his  name.  In  1901,  Mr.  Kinsman 
with  his  son,  Howard  L.  Kinsman,  vice- 
president,  and  George  C.  Scott,  who  had 
been  a  clerk  for  thirty  years  of  the  cor- 
poration, incorporated  his  business  as  the 
W.  D.  Kinsman  Company,  and  as  presi- 
dent and  treasurer  he  continued  manag- 
ing head  of  the  business  he  had  brought 
to  such  a  high  state  of  prosperity.  In 
1910  he  sold  his  entire  mercantile  inter- 
ests to  Albert  Steiger,  of  Springfield,  and 
retired.  In  1893  the  Springfield  National 
Bank  was  organized,  and  Mr.  Kinsman 
was  invited  to  become  a  director  and  so 
served  until  his  death.  Mr.  Kinsman  was 
a  Republican  in  politics,  casting  his  first 
presidential  vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln 
in  i860.  He  voted  for  every  Republican 
candidate  for  the  presidency  during  the 
past  sixty  years,  a  record  of  party  loyalty 
which  cannot  be  surpassed. 

Mr.  Kinsman  married,  February  16, 
1865,  Addie  Louise  Dow,  of  Springfield, 
born  June  18,  1844,  died  December  3, 
1891,  daughter  of  Joseph  T.  and  Wealthea 
(Higgins)  Dow.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kinsman 
are  the  parents  of  four  children:  i.  Alice 
Louise,  born  October  7,  1866,  died  Decem- 
ber 29,  1915.  2.  Helen  Isabelle,  born  De- 
cember 27,  1869.  3.  Howard  Lee,  born 
September  21,  1872;  was  associated  with 
his  father  in  business,  and  was  vice-pres- 
ident of  the  W.  D.  Kinsman  Company 
until  its  sale  in  1910,  and  is  now  credit 
manager  for  the  H.  &  J.  Brewer  Drug 
Company  of  Springfield  ;  he  married  Lena 
Harris,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  two 
children :  Marjorie  Harris,  born  May  19, 
1901  ;  and  Warren  Dow,  born  October  14, 
1903.     4.   Rose  Adele,  born   August    17, 


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1880;  married  Arthur  F.  Bassett.  Mr. 
Kinsman  resided  in  the  house  he  built 
in  1888,  at  the  corner  of  St.  James  ave- 
nue and  Florida  street,  Springfield,  up  to 
his  death,  June  11,  1921. 

One  of  Springfield's  notable  figures,  a 
man  much  respected  for  his  strength  of 
character  and  rugged  independence, 
passed  away  yesterday  after  a  long  busi- 
ness career  marked  by  unusual  activity 
almost  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  Mr. 
Warren  D.  Kinsman  achieved  his  suc- 
cess as  a  merchant  by  limiting  his  field  to 
a  comparatively  few  things,  placing  em- 
phasis on  quality  and  giving  his  personal 
attention  to  details.  His  store  at  the 
northwest  corner  of  Main  and  Bridge 
streets  made  no  appeal  to  popularity  by 
catering  to  a  diverse  constituency,  but 
enjoyed  the  patronage  of  those  who  ap- 
preciated the  goodness  of  such  restricted 
lines  of  merchandise  as  it  oflFered  for  sale. 
Business  was  to  him  something  more 
than  a  transaction ;  he  regarded  it  as  a 
profession  that  called  for  the  most  exact- 
ing ethical  standards.  He  would  not  de- 
part from  nor  compromise  with  his  prin- 
ciples, yet  he  would  never  unnecessarily 
obtrude  his  opinions  on  others.  He  took 
a  deep  interest  in  politics  and  economic 
questions,  and  as  a  conversationalist  on 
these  subjects  showed  much  original 
thought.  As  a  director  in  important  busi- 
ness enterprises,  his  advice  and  sound 
judgment  commanded  the  deepest  re- 
spect. His  philanthropies  were  numer- 
ous, but  always  attended  to  in  his  own 
quiet  and  modest  way.  He  knew  the 
secret  of  keeping  young  in  mind  and 
body,  and  even  to  many  who  were  well 
acquainted  with  his  activities  it  will  come 
as  a  surprise  that  he  was  in  his  eighty- 
fourth  year.  He  will  be  missed  from  the 
life  of  Springfield,  but  he  has  abundantly 
earned  the  Great  Reward. 


CORCORAN,  Luke,  M.  D., 

Dean  of  Springfield  Practitioners. 

When  a  lad  of  sixteen  years  Dr.  Luke  Cor- 
coran came  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  yet  resides,  and  has  now  (1921) 
been  in  practice  over  a  half  century,  he 
having  graduated  in  1868.  He  is  a  son  of 
Luke  Corcoran,  whose  father  came  from 
Ireland  and  located  in  Canada,  where 
Luke  Corcoran  was  born  in  1819,  died  in 
1905.  Most  of  his  life  was  passed  in  St. 
Alphonse,  a  village  of  Joliette  county, 
Quebec,  Canada,  fifty-seven  miles  north- 
west of  Montreal,  he  being  postmaster 
for  many  years  and  a  leading  man  of  the 
village.  He  married  Jane  Mulligan,  also 
born  in  Canada,  and  they  were  the  par- 
ents of  four  sons :  John,  Walter,  Luke,  and 
James. 

Luke  Corcoran,  Jr.,  third  son  of  Luke 
and  Jane  (Mulligan)  Corcoran,  was  born 
in  St.  Alphonse,  Joliette  county,  province 
of  Quebec,  Canada,  June  17,  1847.  He 
was  educated  under  private  teaching,  and 
when  sixteen  years  of  age  came  to  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  where  he  completed 
his  preparatory  study.  He  then  entered 
the  medical  department  of  the  University 
of  the  City  of  New  York,  and  there  was 
awarded  his  M.  D.,  graduating  in  the 
class  of  1868.  He  at  once  began  practice 
in  Springfield,  and  has  since  continued  in 
active  practice,  now  (1921)  making  fifty- 
four  years,  only  interrupted  by  a  resi- 
dence of  one  and  a  half  years  in  Farming- 
ton,  Connecticut.  He  has  won  his  way 
to  a  leading  practice  and  is  now  the  dean 
of  the  profession  among  the  physicians 
of  the  city,  and  is  still  in  active  practice 
despite  his  years,  nearly  seventy-five,  and 
no  man  in  the  profession  is  better  known 
or  held  in  higher  regard  by  his  patients 
and  vast  number  of  friends.  He  is  an 
honored  member  of  the  City,  State,  and 


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through  his  third  child,  Thomas,  of  whom 
further. 

(III)  Thomas  Chapin,  son  of  Japhet 
and  Abilene  or  Abilenah  (Cooley)  Cha- 
pin, was  born  May  lo,  1671,  died  August 
27,  1755.  He  married  Sarah  Wright,  who 
died  July  26,  1770,  lacking  but  two  years 
of  reaching  a  full  century.  They  were 
the  parents  of  eleven  children,  descent  in 
this  branch  being  through  the  third  son, 
Abel,  of  whom  further. 

(IV)  Abel  Chapin,  son  of  Thomas  and 
Sarah  (Wright)  Chapin,  was  born  Janu- 
ary 28,  1700,  died  May  3,  1772.  After  his 
marriage  he  resided  in  that  part  of 
Springfield  called  Willimansett  and  after- 
wards on  Chicopee  street,  where  he  kept 
a  tavern  for  several  years.  He  married, 
January  9,  1720,  Hannah  Hitchcock,  who 
died  April  12,  1778,  aged  seventy-six 
years,  daughter  of  Luther  and  Elizabeth 
Hitchcock.  The  line  descends  through 
Ensign  Moses,  of  whom  further. 

(V)  Ensign  Moses  Chapin,  son  of 
Abel  and  Hannah  (Hitchcock)  Chapin, 
was  born  in  Spring^eld,  Massachusetts, 
February  25,  1739,  and  died  May  19,  1771. 
He  served  in  the  French  and  Indian  War, 
and  in  January,  1757,  was  taken  prisoner 
with  Major  Rogers  at  Lake  George.  Be- 
fore entering  the  army  he  had  gained 
some  knowledge  of  Latin,  and  while  a 
prisoner  won  the  friendship  of  a  priest 
who  would  converse  with  him  in  Latin 
but  in  no  other  tongue.  After  his  return 
from  the  war  he  continued  his  studies  in 
Latin  and  became  proficient  in  that  lan- 
guage. He  had  many  Latin  books,  which 
after  his  death  became  the  property  of 
his  grandson.  He  also  studied  and  be- 
came a  surveyor,  which  profession  he  fol- 
lowed with  good  success  for  a  time.  En- 
sign Moses  Chapin  married  Bethia  Cha- 
pin, daughter  of  Phineas  and  Bethia  Cha- 
pin. Their  intention  of  marriage  was 
published    December    17,    1761.      Bethia 


Chapin  was  born  in  1740,  died  November 
10,  1780.  She  married  (second)  Jabez 
Snow,  an  officer  of  the  Revolution.  The 
line  is  carried  through  Ashbel,  of  whom 
further. 

(VI)  Captain  Ashbel  Chapin,  son  of 
Ensign  Moses  and  Bethia  (Chapin)  Cha- 
pin, was  born  August  2,  1765,  and  died 
July  21,  1840.  He  resided  in  the  house  on 
Chicopee  street,  which  he  built.  In  his 
youth  he  was  very  athletic,  an  active 
captain  of  the  militia,  and  a  farmer,  but 
for  many  years  was  a  cripple  and  con- 
fined to  the  house.  He  married,  February 
8,  1794,  Eleanor  Van  Horn,  who  died  No- 
vember 22,  1833,  aged  sixty-eight  years, 
daughter  of  Abraham  Van  Horn.  De- 
scent follows  through  Lysander,  their 
sixth  and  youngest  child,  of  whom 
further. 

(VII)  Lysander  Chapin,  son  of  Cap- 
tain Ashbel  and  Eleanor  (Van  Horn) 
Chapin,  was  born  January  5,  1804,  and 
died  September  5,  1881.  He  was  a  quiet, 
homeloving  man,  residing  on  Chicopee 
street.  He  was  a  Republican  in  politics, 
town  assessor  of  Chicopee,  a  member  of 
the  Congregational  church,  and  fre- 
quently held  parish  office.  He  married, 
April  28,  1841,  Mary  Ferry,  who  died  in 
July,  1881,  daughter  of  Charles  Ferry,  of 
Granby.  Children :  Eleanor ;  Adolphus 
Ferry,  of  whom  further ;  Mary  D. 

(VIII)  Adolphus  Ferry  Chapin,  only 
son  of  Lysander  and  Mary  (Ferry)  Cha- 
pin, was  born  June  7,  1846,  in  what  was 
then  Springfield,  now  Chicopee,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  died  June  11,  1895.  ^^  at- 
tended the  public  schools  and  Burnett's 
Business  College,  beginning  business  life 
at  the  age  of  twenty  years,  a  bookkeeper 
for  S.  A.  Bemis.  In  1878  he  entered  the 
employ  of  the  T.  L.  Haynes  Company,  re- 
mained three  years,  until  1881,  when  in 
company  with  two  fellow  employees,  John 
Foster  and  C.  M.  Babbit,  he  started  in 


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business  for  himself.  After  a  time  Mr. 
Foster  sold  his  interest  in  the  partner- 
ship, Mr.  Babbit,  being  about  to  move  to 
Chicago,  did  likewise,  the  firm  then  going 
out  of  business.  Mr.  Chapin  then  formed 
a  partnership  with  J.  E.  Corson  and 
opened  a  store  in  the  Fuller  block,  Spring- 
field, and  for  a  time  the  firm  of  Chapin  & 
Company  prospered.  Mr.  Chapin,  how- 
ever, sold  out  that  interest  and  opened  a 
store  in  the  Opera  House  block,  and  after 
disposing  of  this,  he  opened  a  store  at  No. 
341  Main  street,  there  continuing  until 
illness  compelled  him  to  retire.  He  was 
a  well  known  man,  and  when  in  business 
with  Foster  and  Babbit  the  advertising 
of  the  "Three  Clothiers"  was  spread 
broadcast  over  Western  Massachusetts. 
He  always  maintained  his  high  reputation 
as  a  man  of  strict  integrity,  and  had  many 
friends.  He  married  Caroline  Brooks 
Hastings,  born  October  18,  1845.  They 
were  the  parents  of  a  son,  Alfred  Has- 
tings, of  whom  further,  and  a  daughter, 
Florence,  a  graduate  of  Wellesley  Col- 
lege, who  was  engaged  in  canteen  work 
with  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Asso- 
ciation in  France. 

(IX)  Alfred  Hastings  Chapin,  only 
son  of  Adolphus  Ferry  and  Caroline 
Brooks  (Hastings)  Chapin,  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  November  17, 
1876.  He  was  educated  in  the  Spring- 
field schools,  and  began  business  life  with 
the  Charles  C.  Lewis  Company,  whole- 
sale dealers  in  heavy  hardware.  He  spent 
six  years  with  that  firm,  then  spent  three 
years  with  the  Park  Steel  Company.  The 
two  following  years  he  was  manager  of 
the  Crucible  Steel  Company,  and  in  1903 
became  treasurer  of  the  Moore  Drop 
Forging  Company,  of  which  he  is  now 
principal  owner,  president  and  treasurer. 
The  company  operates  one  of  the  largest 
and  best  equipped  plants  of  its  kind  in  the 
country,  and  it  is  one  of  the  substantial 


industries  of  Springfield.  Mr.  Chapin  is 
a  director  of  the  Third  National  Bank, 
director  and  treasurer  of  the  Dwight  State 
Company,  and  was  treasurer  of  the 
United  States  Lawn  Tennis  Association. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Colony  Club,  Nay- 
asset  Club,  Springfield  Country  Club, 
Rotary  Club,  and  the  Worthington  Coun- 
try Club.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce,  and  of  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion. He  serves  as  a  member  of  the  of- 
ficial board  of  the  South  Congregational 
Church,  and  is  a  director  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association.  He  has 
taken  an  active  interest  in  city  affairs,  and 
has  served  as  a  councilman. 

Mr.  Chapin  married,  October  17,  1900, 
Julia  Stone  Neil,  born  in  Columbus,  Ohio, 
February  28,  1876,  daughter  of  Henry 
Moore  and  Julia  Evans  (Stone)  Neil. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chapin  are  the  parents  of 
six  children :  Alfred  Hastings,  Jr.,  born 
July  13,  1901  ;  Neil,  born  November  9, 
1902 ;  Julia  Neil,  born  December  9,  1905 ; 
Hope  Hastings,  born  August  i,  1916; 
Ruth  Elkins,  born  November  17,  1918; 
Samuel  Dale,  born  August  29,  1919.  The 
Chapin  home  on  Crescent  Hill,  Spring- 
field, is  named  Paignton  in  memory  of  an 
English  home  of  the  early  Chapins. 

Mrs.  Chapin  is  a  great-granddaughter 
of  Alan  Neil,  born  in  Scotland,  August  8, 
1765,  died  June  5,  1806.  He  married 
Nancy  Elkins,  born  January  2,  1770,  died 
October  30,  1827.  Their  son  was  William 
Neil,  born  December  4,  1792,  died  May 
18,  1870.  He  married,  January  30,  1816, 
Hannah  Schwing,  born  January  3,  1794, 
died  March  13,  1868.  Their  son  was 
Henry  Moore  Neil,  born  August  4,  1832, 
married,  June  4,  1863,  Julia  Evans  Stone, 
born  February  5,  1843.  Their  daughter, 
Julia  Stone  Neil,  married  Alfred  Hastings 
Chapin,  as  mentioned  above. 


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STONE,  Harlan  Page, 

Man  of  Enterprise. 

Harlan  Page  Stone,  deceased,  who  for 
nearly  fifty  years  was  one  of  the  well 
known  wholesale  grocers  of  Springfield, 
was  a  descendant  of  Simon  Stone,  of 
Watertown,  who  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  this  branch  of  the  Stone  family  in  New 
England.  He  was  a  son  of  David  (2)  and 
Ursula  Stone,  of  Boxstead,  County  Kent, 
England;  grandson  of  Simon  and  Agnes 
Stone,  of  Much  Bromley;  great-grandson 
of  David  (i)  Stone,  of  Much  Bromley; 
and  great-great-grandson  of  Simond 
Stone,  who  made  a  will,  May  12,  1506, 
which  is  found  in  the  parish  records  of 
Much  Bromley.  This  surname  comes 
from  a  location,  it  having  originally  been 
borne  by  a  man  living  near  a  great  rock 
or  stone,  a  Willelmatte  Stone  (William 
at  the  stone)  being  referred  to  in  1416, 
who  was  the  ancestor  of  Simon  Stone,  of 
Much  Bromley. 

(I)  Simon  Stone  was  born  in  Much 
Bromley,  Essexshire,  England,  and  bap- 
tized there,  February  9,  1585-86.  Before 
1624,  he  and  his  wife,  Joan  Stone,  moved 
to  Boxstead,  a  few  miles  from  Much 
Bromley,  and  from  there  they  came  to 
New  England,  April  15,  1636,  the  father 
aged  fifty,  the  mother,  thirty-eight,  with 
five  children ;  they  sailed  on  the  ship  "In- 
crease," having  received  governmental 
permission  to  leave  England  for  America. 
They  first  settled  in  Watertown,  Massa- 
chusetts, having  had  granted  them  forty 
acres  along  the  banks  of  the  Charles 
river,  south  of  Mount  Auburn  Cemetery, 
a  part  of  his  farm  now  being  included 
within  the  cemetery  limits.  Simon  Stone 
was  admitted  a  freeman.  May  25,  1636; 
was  selectman,  1637-56;  and  for  many 
years  was  a  deacon  of  the  church.  Tra- 
dition says  he  became  a  large  land  owner 
and  built  a  mansion  at  Watertown,  which 


was  the  family  homestead  for  six  genera- 
tions before  it  was  destroyed  by  fire.  His 
wife  Joan  was  a  daughter  of  William 
Clark,  and  their  first  two  children  were 
born  in  Bromley,  England,  the  others  in 
Boxstead,  England.  Simon  Stone  mar- 
ried (second),  about  1654,  Sarah  Lump- 
kin, widow  of  Richard  Lumpkin,  of  Ips- 
wich, Massachusetts.  Children,  all  by 
first  wife:  Frances;  Mary,  died  young; 
Ann;  Simon,  of  further  mention;  Mary; 
John.  Simon  Stone,  father  of  these  chil- 
dren,  died  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts, 
September  22,  1665. 

(II)  Simon  (2)  Stone,  son  of  Simon 
(i)  and  Joan  (Clark)  Stone,  was  born  in 
Boxstead,  County  Kent,  England,  in  1631, 
and  died  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts, 
February  27,  1708.  He  and  his  brother 
John  divided  the  land  left  by  their  father, 
Simon  Stone  retaining  the  homestead. 
He  was  a  deacon  of  the  church,  selectman 
several  years,  town  clerk,  representative 
to  the  General  Court,  1678-84,  and  was 
one  of  the  original  proprietors  of  Groton, 
Massachusetts,  in  1686.  He  married 
Mary  Whipple,  daughter  of  Elder  John 
Whipple,  an  early  settler  of  Ipswich, 
Massachusetts.  Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Stone :  Simon,  John,  Matthew ;  Nathaniel, 
died  young;  Ebenezer,  May,  Elizabeth, 
David,  Susanna;  and  Jonathan,  of  fur- 
ther mention. 

(HI)  Ensign  Jonathan  Stone,  young- 
est son  of  Simon  (2)  and  Mary  (Whip- 
ple) Stone,  was  born  December  26,  1677, 
and  died  January  7,  1754.  He  lived  on 
the  homestead  in  Watertown,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  proprietors'  committee  or  se- 
lectman, 1724  and  1727,  and  ensign  of  the 
military  company  in  1730.  He  married 
(first),  November  15,  1699,  Ruth  Eddy, 
who  died  October  7,  1702.     He  married 

(second)  Mary ,  who  died  June  24, 

1720.  He  married  (third),  November  15, 
1720,    Hepzibah    Coolidge,    daughter    of 


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Nathaniel  and  Mary  (Blight)  Coolidge ; 
she  died  in  1763.  Ensign  Jonathan  Stone 
and  his  first  wife  had  a  son,  Jonathan,  of 
further  mention.  He  and  his  third  wife 
were  the  parents  of  two  children :  Ann, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Jonas  Stone  ;  and 
Moses,  who  married  Hannah  Tainter. 

(IV)  Deacon  Jonathan  (2)  Stone,  son 
of  Ensign  Jonathan  (i)  and  Ruth  (Eddy) 
Stone,  was  born  in  Watertown,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1702.  He  was  a  resident  of 
Watertown  until  about  1753,  when  he 
settled  on  land  then  in  the  town  of  Lan- 
caster. In  1757  he  was  one  of  the  peti- 
tioners to  have  their  section  admitted  to 
the  town  of  Worcester,  which  was  done 
the  following  year.  Later  Deacon  Stone's 
farm  became  a  part  of  the  town  of  Ward. 
He  was  the  first  deacon  of  the  Auburn 
church  and  one  of  the  founders  of  that 
church.  He  bought  pew  No.  15,  on  the 
right  of  the  pulpit,  the  price  paid,  sixty 
pounds,  being  the  highest  for  any  pew  in 
the  church.  The  school  district  in  which 
he  lived  was  long  known  as  Deacon 
Stone's  district.  An  old  family  Bible 
records  his  three  marriages  and  the  births 
of  his  nine  children.  On  the  alarm  at 
Lexington,  Deacon  Stone  was  all  aflame, 
and  although  well  along  in  years  he 
marched  away  to  Cambridge  with  his 
neighbors,  in  April,  1775,  under  the  com- 
mand of  Captain  Bigelow.  At  least  one 
of  his  sons  also  served  his  country  in  this 
great  epoch,  Colonel  Jonathan  Stone,  of 
Captain  Flagg's  company,  who  went 
from  South  Sudbury.  Deacon  Stone 
lived  to  be  over  eighty,  and  was  buried 
near  the  cemetery  wall,  close  by  the 
chapel,  a  stone  yet  marking  the  spot,  near 
Auburn. 

(V)  Colonel  Jonathan  (3)  Stone,  son 
of  Deacon  Jonathan  (2)  and  Hannah 
(Jennison)  Stone,  was  an  active  partic- 
ipant in  the  Revolutionary  War,  serving 
as  lieutenant  and  later  attaining  the  rank 


of  colonel.  He  married  Ruth  Livermore, 
and  among  their  children  was  Daniel,  of 
further  mention. 

(VI)  Daniel  Stone,  son  of  Colonel  Jon- 
athan (3)  and  Ruth  (Livermore)  Stone, 
married  Abigail  Jones,  and  among  their 
children  was  Amasa,  of  further  mention. 

(VII)  Amasa  Stone,  son  of  Daniel  and 
Abigail  (Jones)  Stone,  married  Ruth 
Boyden,  and  among  their  children  was 
Joseph,  of  further  mention. 

(VIII)  Joseph  Stone,  son  of  Amasa 
and  Ruth  (Boyden)  Stone,  was  born  in 
Charlton,  Massachusetts,  in  1807,  and 
died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  in 
1873.  He  was  the  New  England  owner 
of  the  patents  covering  the  Howe  Truss 
Bridge,  and  erected  many  such  bridges 
for  railroads,  municipalities  and  towns. 
He  married  Roxanna  Allen,  born  in  Hol- 
land, Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Ezra 
and  Esther  (Grosvenor)  Allen,  her 
mother  a  descendant  of  John  Grosvenor, 
born  in  1641,  a  member  of  the  Grosvenor 
family  of  Chestershire,  England,  as  he 
bore  the  same  arms  which,  quartered  with 
others,  are  on  his  gravestone  in  Roxbury. 
He  is  believed  to  have  been  a  son  of  Sir 
Richard  Grosvenor,  who  was  knighted  by 
King  James,  and  afterward  created  a 
baronet,  served  his  day  and  generation 
with  distinction,  and  died  in  1664.  Sir 
Richard  Grosvenor  was  of  the  fourteenth 
English  generation,  tracing  from  Gilbert 
Le  Grosvenor,  a  relative  of  William  the 
Conqueror,  and  came  with  him  to  Eng- 
land in  1066.  The  Duke  of  Westminster 
is  the  representative  of  the  family  at  the 
present  time  (1921).  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stone 
were  the  parents  of  two  sons:  Harlan 
Page,  of  further  mention ;  and  Charles  A., 
who  died  in  infancy. 

(IX)  Harlan  Page  Stone,  eldest  son  of 
Joseph  and  Roxanna  (Allen)  Stone,  was 
born  in  East  Bloomfield,  Massachusetts, 
December  i,  1840,  and  died  at  his  home 


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in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  January 
30,  1919.  When  he  was  eight  years  of 
age,  Springfield  became  the  family  home, 
and  there  he  attended  public  schools  and 
was  a  graduate  of  Spring^eld  High 
School  and  Williston  Seminary  in  East- 
hampton.  He  began  his  business  career 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  with  Amasa  Stone, 
his  uncle,  who  was  a  builder  of  railroads 
and  bridges  under  the  Howe  Truss  pat- 
ents, the  railroads  built  being  the  Big 
Four,  Illinois  Central  and  Lake  Shore,  he 
making  his  home  with  his  uncle  during 
his  stay  of  six  months  in  the  Middle 
West.  Upon  his  return  to  Springfield,  he 
accepted  the  position  of  clerk  with  J.  W. 
Hale  &  Company,  grocers,  later  became 
a  partner  in  the  grocery  house  of  Bemis, 
West  &  Company,  which  went  out  of 
business  in  1868,  and  in  that  year  became 
a  member  of  West,  Stone  &  Company, 
which  conducted  a  successful  grocery 
business  for  thirty-three  years,  until  1901, 
when  it  was  succeeded  by  the  H.  P.  Stone 
Company,  wholesale  grocers,  of  which  he 
was  president  until  a  year  and  a  half  prior 
to  his  death,  when  he  retired  from  active 
business  pursuits,  and  was  then  appointed 
to  the  office  of  vice-president.  During 
his  active  business  life  Mr.  Stone  was  pri- 
marily concerned  with  many  public  bet- 
terment enterprises  in  Springfield.  When 
the  old  First  National  Bank,  which  later 
was  absorbed  in  the  Union  Trust  Com- 
pany with  several  other  local  banking 
institutions,  was  in  its  prime,  Mr.  Stone 
was  a  member  of  its  board  of  directors ; 
he  was  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the 
local  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tion ;  with  Oscar  Greenleaf  and  the  late 
Elisha  Morgan,  in  1890,  he  organized  the 
Board  of  Trade  and  served  as  its  first  pres- 
ident ;  and  until  within  a  few  years  of  his 
death  was  a  trustee  of  Peabody  Cemetery. 
Always  alert  to  civic  improvements,  Mr. 
Stone  was  an  active  member  of  the  orig- 


inal committee  for  the  building  of  the 
Central  High  School,  and  was  on  the 
special  commission  which  developed  the 
Little  river  system  for  a  new  water  sup- 
ply for  Springfield.  His  political  record 
shows  that  he  served  as  alderman,  coun- 
cilman, and  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Education  for  eight  years,  serving  in  the 
capacity  of  vice-chairman  of  the  board. 
As  a  member  of  the  North  Congregational 
Church,  he  served  twenty  years  as  a 
clerk  and  five  years  on  the  parish  com- 
mittee. In  lodge  life  of  Springfield  he 
was  equally  well  known,  being  affiliated 
with  George  Washington  Chapter,  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution ;  Springfield 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  the 
chapter,  council  and  commandery  of  that 
order,  and  the  Legion  of  Honor,  but  did 
not  hold  office  in  any  of  these  organiza- 
tions. 

Mr.  Stone  married,  August  5,  1863, 
Sarah  D.  Brown,  of  South  Deerfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, born  in  1841,  daughter  of  Jo- 
siah  and  Maria  A.  (Stebbins)  Brown. 
Two  sons  were  born  to  them,  namely : 
Charles  Allen,  of  further  mention ;  Ed- 
ward Josiah,  a  sketch  of  whom  follows. 

(X)  Charles  Allen  Stone,  eldest  son  of 
Harlan  Page  and  Sarah  D.  (Brown) 
Stone,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, July  21,  1864.  He  was  educated 
in  Springfield  schools  and  Sheffield  Scien- 
tific School,  Yale  University,  class  of 
1884.  He  began  his  business  life  in  the 
employ  of  West,  Stone  &  Company,  of 
Springfield,  and  shortly  afterward  was 
admitted  to  membership  therein.  In 
1901,  when  this  company  was  succeeded 
by  the  H.  P.  Stone  Company,  wholesale 
grocers,  Charles  A.  Stone  was  elected 
treasurer  of  the  corporation.  He  ably 
filled  the  requirements  of  that  office  until 
January  i,  1920,  then  became  principal 
owner  of  the  business  which  he  conducts 
under  the  former  name.  The  H.  P.  Stone 


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Company,  Charles  A.  Stone,  proprietor. 
The  company,  well  established  and  pros- 
perous, deals  in  groceries  and  produce  in 
wholesale  quantities  only,  and  to  the  man- 
agement and  development  of  that  busi- 
ness Harlan  P.  Stone  devoted  his  entire 
active  career,  and  his  son  and  successor, 
Charles  A.  Stone,  has  known  no  other 
business  interest.  Mr.  Stone  is  a  mem- 
ber of  lodge,  chapter,  council  and  com- 
mandery  of  the  Masonic  order,  being  a 
past  master  of  Springfield  Lodge.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  New  England  Historic- 
Genealogical  Society,  and  the  Nayasset 
and  Springfield  Country  clubs. 

Mr.  Stone  married,  June  12,  1889,  Jo- 
sephine Hamilton,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, daughter  of  Dr.  Horatio  A.  and 
Susan  (Chapin)  Hamilton.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Stone  are  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Eliz- 
abeth Roxanna,  wife  of  Charles  W.  Hos- 
ley,  and  mother  of  Susanne  C.  Hosley. 


STONE,  Edward  Josiah, 

Business  Man. 

Edward  Josiah  Stone,  youngest  son  of 
Harlan  Page  and  Sarah  D.  (Brown) 
Stone  (q.  v.),  and  a  representative  of  the 
tenth  generation,  was  born  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  April  23,  1878.  He  ob- 
tained his  elementary  education  in  the 
grammar  and  high  schools  of  Springfield, 
then  became  a  student  in  the  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technology,  studying 
mechanical  engineering  and  draughting. 
He  began  his  business  career  with  the 
American  Hardware  Company,  and  was, 
successively,  in  the  employ  of  the  Chap- 
man Valve  Company,  the  Maxwell  Motor 
Car  Company,  and  the  Knox  Motor 
Company,  serving  the  latter  company  in 
an  engineering  capacity  at  the  present 
time  (1921).  He  keeps  in  touch  with  his 
brethren  engaged  in  the  same  line  of  mem- 
bership   in    the    Engineering    Society   of 


Massachusetts,  and  in  the  National  En- 
gine and  Boat  Manufacturers'  Associa- 
tion. He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Nayas- 
set Club,  Springfield  Country  Club, 
Springfield  Boys'  Club,  of  which  he  is  a 
director  and  in  which  he  takes  consider- 
able interest,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
North  Congregational  Church. 

Mr.  Stone  married.  May  31,  1906,  Re- 
becca D.  Carr,  of  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, daughter  of  Lewis  Franklin  and 
Susan  Dickinson  (Carter)  Carr,  and  two 
children  have  been  born  to  them,  as  fol- 
lows :  Lewis  Carr,  born  December  9, 
1909;  and  Sarah  Dickinson,  born  October 
4,  1913- 

(The  Carr  Line) 

(I)  Mrs.  Rebecca  D.  (Carr)  Stone 
traces  her  ancestry  to  John  Carr,  born  in 
Londonderry,  Ireland,  July  16,  1700,  died 
April  22),  1770.  He  married  Jane,  prob- 
ably a  daughter  of  John  Anderson,  and 
they  removed  to  this  country  and  settled 
in  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  with  a 
colony  of  compatriots,  naming  the  town 
in  honor  of  their  native  city  which  had 
become  celebrated  on  account  of  the  gal- 
lant defence  it  made  against  the  Catholic 
forces.  Among  the  children  of  John  and 
Jane  Carr  was  Timothy,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(II)  Timothy  Carr,  son  of  John  and 
Jane  Carr,  was  born  in  Londonderry,  New 
Hampshire,  August  22,  1747,  and  died  in 
North  Danville,  Vermont,  August  16, 
1822.  He  married,  in  his  native  town, 
Margaret  ,  and  among  their  chil- 
dren was  James,  of  further  mention. 

(III)  James  Carr,  son  of  Timothy  and 
Margaret  Carr,  was  born  in  Londonderry, 
New  Hampshire,  December  7,  1770,  and 
died  in  Danville,  Vermont,  April  19,  1837. 
In  early  life  he  accompanied  his  parents  to 
Antrim,  New  Hampshire,  and  later  re- 
moved to  Danville,  Vermont.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Walden,  Vermont,  July  30,  1807, 


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Hannah  Page,  born  in  Walden,  January 
29,  1788,  died  May  9,  1864.  Among  their 
children  was  John  Stanton,  of  further 
mention. 

(IV)  John  Stanton  Carr,  son  of  James 
and  Hannah  (Page)  Carr,  was  born  July 
5,  1821,  and  died  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  married,  August  26,  1847, 
Maria  Leslie  Merrill,  born  January  15, 
1824,  died  March  17,  1870,  a  resident  of 
Orford,  New  Hampshire,  daughter  of 
Richard  and  Mary  (Woodbury)  Merrill, 
the  former  named  born  January  17,  1790, 
and  the  latter  named  born  January  17, 
1794,  died  April  3,  1839.  Among  the  chil- 
dren of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carr  was  Lewis 
Franklin,  of  further  mention. 

(V)  Lewis  Franklin  Carr,  son  of  John 
Stanton  and  Maria  Leslie  (Merrill)  Carr, 
was  born  in  Cambridgeport,  Massachu- 
setts. June  25,  1850,  now  deceased.  He  re- 
sided in  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  He 
married,  April  23,  1874,  Susan  Dickinson 
Carter,  daughter  of  Edwin  Y.  and  Re- 
becca (Dickinson)  Carter.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Carr  were  the  parents  of  three  children, 
as  follows:  Florence  C,  married  Harry 
Andrew  Wright;  Rebecca  D.,  aforemen- 
tioned as  the  wife  of  Edward  J.  Stone  ;  and 
Harriet  M.,  married  Dan  A.  Loomis,  of 
Springfield,  a  sketch  of  whom  appears 
elsewhere  in  the  work. 


BOOTH,  Samuel  Colton, 

Distingnislied  Scientist. 

The  life  of  Samuel  Colton  Booth,  well 
known  mineralogist,  geologist,  student  of 
natural  history,  and  member  of  the  Amer- 
ican Association  for  the  Advancement  of 
Science,  exhibits  in  a  marked  degree  the 
dominating  influence  of  a  fixed  purpose. 
Bom  with  a  strong  scientific  bent  and  a 
great  love  for  scientific  research,  he  was 
willing  to  work  for  half  a  century  at  un- 
congenial tasks  in  order  that  he  might 


gain  that  financial  independence  which 
would  enable  him  to  spend  the  closing 
years  of  his  life  in  the  work  he  loved. 
The  Booth  family  is  a  very  ancient  one, 
the  first  of  the  name  on  record  being  Wil- 
liam Booth,  in  1275.  The  Booth  coat-of- 
arms  is  said  to  have  been  in  the  family  for 
more  than  seven  hundred  years,  the  lion 
denoting  royalty,  and  the  boar's  head, 
bravery.  Both  these  crests  are  among 
the  oldest  known  in  England  and  indicate 
the  antiquity  of  the  family  adopting  them, 
also  its  dignity,  rank,  and  near  relation- 
ship to  the  reigning  sovereign,  as  well  as 
the  family  reputation  for  undoubted 
courage.  The  shield  is  a  modification  of 
the  Norman  shield  denoting  the  inter- 
mingling of  the  noble  Norman  blood  with 
the  Briton,  by  inter-marriage  of  the 
races.  The  Booth  Motto,  liberally  trans- 
lated, means  "What  I  hope  to  accomplish, 
I  shall  accomplish,"  and  is  typical  of  the 
character,  the  rank,  and  the  race  of  the 
family  adopting  it. 

Samuel  Colton  Booth  traces  his  ances- 
try back  to  Robert  Booth,  born  in  1604- 
1605,  died  in  1673.  who  came  to  this 
country  from  England,  and  is  supposed 
to  have  landed  in  New  Haven,  Connecti- 
cut, removing  thence  to  Saco,  Maine,  in 
1653,  or  thereabouts, — a  by  no  means 
short  or  easy  journey  in  those  primitive 
days  of  slow  and  tedious  transit.  He  took 
a  prominent  part  in  the  aflfairs  of  the 
town,  was  representative  in  the  General 
Court  from  1659  to  1670,  and  when,  in 
1643,  the  town  was  without  a  preacher, 
the  commissioners  ordered  that  he  "have 
liberty  to  exercise  his  gifts  for  the  edifica- 
tion of  the  people."  Robert  Booth  was 
twice  married,  his  children  numbering 
six,  two  of  them  sons. 

Simon,  or  Simeon  Booth,  the  elder  of 
the  two  sons  of  Robert  Booth,  born  in 
1641,  seems  to  have  possessed  the  family 
characteristics,  for  he  returned  to  Con- 


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necticut,  locating  at  Enfield,  where  he 
lived  and  died,  "a  man  of  prominence  and 
influence."  Many  conveyances  are  on 
record  indicating  the  extent  of  his  real 
estate  possessions.  December  7,  1693, 
Simon  (Simeon)  Booth,  of  Enfield,  makes 
a  "marriage  deed"  to  Widow  Elizabeth 
Eleazer,  of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  one- 
third  of  all  land  in  Enfield ;  one  hundred 
and  thirty  acres  at  Winter  Harbor,  near 
Sagadahoc,  Maine.  Later  Simon  (Simeon) 
Booth  and  wife  Elizabeth  make  various 
conveyances  and  deeds  disposing  of  nearly 
all  of  their  large  possessions  to  their 
children.  Simon  (Simeon)  Booth  mar- 
ried (first)  Rebecca  Frost;  (second) 
Elizabeth  Eleazer.  The  children  of  the 
first  marriage  were  :  William  ;  Zachariah, 
of  whom  further ;  Elizabeth,  and  Mary. 
Children  of  the  second  marriage  were 
Sarah  and  Phoebe. 

Zachariah  Booth,  second  son  of  Simon 
(Simeon)  and  Rebecca  (Frost)  Booth, 
born  about  1666,  was  a  grantee  of  much 
land,  an  active  citizen,  and  holder  of  sev- 
eral offices.  He  married  (first)  Mary 
Warriner;  (second)  Mary  Harmon.  To 
the  first  marriage  was  born  one  child, 
Robert,  and  to  the  second  marriage,  nine 
children,  among  whom  was  Joseph,  born 
in  Enfield,  April  10,  1710,  died  November 
9,  1784,  who  married  Sarah  Chandler, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Lydia  Chandler, 
who  died  August  16,  1777. 

Among  the  children  of  Zachariah  and 
Mary  (Harmon)  Booth  was  Joseph 
Booth,  the  eldest  son,  known  as  Cap- 
tain Joseph,  who  was  born  in  En- 
field, October  17,  1736,  and  died  Feb- 
ruary 4,  1810.  He  was  a  popular  and  in- 
fluential citizen,  a  leader  in  the  church, 
and  a  captain  in  the  Connecticut  militia, 
serving  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  He 
was  an  ensign  in  the  force  from  Enfield 
which  responded  to  the  Lexington  Alarm, 
April  18,  1775,  and  served  six  days.     He 

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enlisted  again  May  15,  1775,  and  served 
as  a  private  until  October  30,  in  the 
Eighth  Company  of  the  Fifth  Regiment, 
Colonel  Waterbury.  He  was  ensign  in 
the  Seventh  Company,  John  Simonds, 
captain.  Colonel  Wolcott's  regiment,  in 
service  about  Boston  from  December, 
1775,  to  February,  1776;  and  was  second 
lieutenant  in  Captain  Hezekiah  Parsons' 
Company  (second)  of  the  third  battalion, 
Wadsworth's  Brigade,  Colonel  Sage. 
This  battalion  was  raised  June  26,  1776,  to 
re-inforce  Washington  in  New  York,  and 
served  in  New  York  City  and  on  Long 
Island.  It  was  caught  in  the  retreat  from 
the  city,  September  15,  suffering  some 
loss,  and  was  engaged  in  the  battle  of 
W^hite  Plains,  October  26th,  its  time  ex- 
piring December  25,  1776.  Captain  Jo- 
seph was  moderator  for  the  First  Eccle- 
siastical Society,  of  Enfield,  1778-79,  1780- 
1781,  1782-84,  and  1804.  His  will,  dated 
June  2,  1809,  was  presented  for  probate, 
February  28,  1810.  He  married,  October 
21,  1762,  Mary  Hale,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Hale,  of  Enfield,  and  their  children 
were :  Mary ;  David,  of  whom  further  ; 
Annie,  Lydia,  Joseph,  Peter,  Eliphalet, 
Independence,  and  Hannah. 

Following  the  war  the  times  were  hard, 
and  we  find  David  Booth  the  eldest  son  of 
Captain  Joseph  Booth,  leaving  home  to 
earn  ready  money.  His  diary,  wherein  he 
records  his  doings  in  the  minutest  detail, 
is  a  model  of  conciseness.  During  the 
winters  he  taught  school,  and  in  summers 
engaged  in  some  manual  occupation.  On 
October  15,  1790,  Mr.  Booth  records  trav- 
elling westward  as  far  as  Kinderhook  in 
quest  of  a  school  and  good  wages,  return- 
ing without  having  accomplished  his  pur- 
pose, when  he  settled  down  to  teaching 
in  his  native  town  once  more.  The  next 
year  he  went  to  work  for  the  widow  of  the 
wealthy  "Marchant  Colton"  in  Long- 
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when  the  likely  young  man,  having  in  the 
meantime,  as  he  recounts,  "joined  the 
church,"  married  the  widow's  daughter, 
Margaret  Colton,  September  ii,  1794. 
(See  Colton  V).  He  continued  to  keep 
his  diary  and  in  it  is  recorded  not  only 
the  year,  month,  day  of  the  month,  and 
day  of  the  week,  but  the  hour  of  the  birth 
of  each  of  his  eight  children.  He  left  a 
large  property.  Margaret  (Colton)  Booth 
died  January  7,  1817,  and  David  Booth 
married  (second)  Peggy  Burt,  daughter  of 
Elijah  and  Deborah  (Colton)  Burt,  of 
Longmeadow.  David  and  Margaret  (Col- 
ton) Booth  were  the  parents  of  eight  chil- 
dren. 

Of  these  eight  children,  Samuel  Colton 
Booth  was  the  youngest,  born  in  Long- 
meadow,  May  6,  1812.  The  diary  records 
a  touching  incident  in  the  life  of  the  boy, 
Samuel  C,  and  is  also  illustrative  of  the 
neighborly  feeling  prevalent  in  "ye  olden 
times."  At  eight  years  of  age  he  was 
sent  after  the  cows  one  night,  and  lost 
his  way.  He  was  cold  and  hungry,  and 
afraid,  for  night  was  coming  on  and  there 
were  tales  of  Indians  and  bears.  Occa- 
sionally, some  kind-hearted  man  driving 
by  would  pick  up  the  sobbing  child  and 
carry  him  on  for  a  way,  sometimes 
further  away  from  home,  sometimes 
toward  home.  When  darkness  came,  the 
child  had  traveled  no  less  than  ten  miles, 
though  scarcely  more  than  a  hundred  rods 
from  the  place  he  had  left  two  hours  be- 
fore. Supperless  and  desolate,  he  crawled 
into  a  ditch  in  the  woods  and  sobbed  him- 
self to  sleep.  Meanwhile,  the  church  bell 
had  been  rung  and  the  whole  town  turned 
out  to  hunt  for  the  lost  boy,  the  women 
preparing  coffee  and  doughnuts  for  the 
searchers.  Towards  morning  one  party 
of  searchers  turned  into  an  old  barn  to 
catch  a  little  sleep  before  renewing  the 
search  at  early  dawn.  With  the  first  ap- 
pearance of  light  in  the  east  they  were 


out  calling  "Samuel !  Samuel !"  when  lo,  in 
the  road  before  them,  stood  the  little  lost 
boy.  Great  was  the  rejoicing,  but  the 
boy's  happiness  was  clouded  by  a  great 
grief,  for  during  the  night  he  had  lost  one 
of  his  precious  sleeve  buttons,  a  cheap 
little  article,  but  of  great  value  in  the 
boy's  estimation.  The  sleeve  button  was 
later  found  in  the  place  where  the  boy 
had  slept  on  June  20,  1820,  and  the  pair 
are  now  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  Booth's 
daughter,  as  is  also  a  peculiar  little  green 
bottle  with  a  history.  People  came  from 
far  and  near  to  see  the  little  boy  who 
had  been  lost  and  was  found,  and  one  old 
man  brought  as  a  gift  the  little  green 
bottle,  telling  the  boy  always  to  keep  it 
filled  with  water  and  always  to  carry  it 
in  his  pocket,  so  that  if  he  was  lost  again 
he  would  have  something  to  drink. 

Left  an  orphan  at  an  early  age,  life  was 
something  of  a  struggle  for  Mr.  Booth. 
How  manfully  he  met  it  is  shown  by  his 
monthly  record  while  at  Amherst  Acad- 
emy. A  rating  of  180  indicated  perfect 
work  and  deportment,  but  Mr.  Booth's 
standing  was  190.  At  the  age  of  four- 
teen, the  death  of  his  father  threw  him 
upon  his  own  resources.  It  is  evidence 
of  the  sterling  character  of  the  lad  that, 
possessed  of  a  scientific  instinct  which  he 
had  determined  sooner  or  later  to  follow, 
he  set  about  the  business  of  making  him- 
self independent  financially,  in  order  that 
his  later  years  might  be  devoted  to  scien- 
tific pursuits.  That  his  love  of  nature 
began  early  is  shown  by  a  quaint  little 
account  book  opened  when  Mr.  Booth 
was  seven  years  old.  In  it  are  two  en- 
tries of  cost,  one  to  see  "a  show  of  ani- 
mals," and  the  other  for  "a  sight  of  lions 
and  other  animals."  These  must  have 
been  considerable  events  when  admission 
fees  were  paid  out  of  a  boy's  pocket- 
money  at  a  time  when,  according  to  num- 


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erous  entries,  the  fee  for  doing  errands 
was  one  cent  each. 

A  poor  farmer,  he  could  give  but  little 
time  to  the  subjects  which  held  for  him 
a  compelling  interest.  He  spent  the  first 
fifty  years  of  his  life  in  steady  toil,  care- 
fully and  skillfully  cultivating  the  farm 
in  Longmeadow  and  practicing  the  strict- 
est economy.  Odd  bits  of  time,  even  dur- 
ing these  years  of  hard  work,  yielded  him 
rich  treasures  of  increased  knowledge  and 
accumulated  specimens.  At  the  end  of  a 
half  century  of  steady  effort,  however, 
he  found  himself  financially  independent, 
and  from  that  time  until  his  death  worked 
busily  and  happily  in  his  chosen  field.  He 
gathered  together  an  immense  collection 
of  minerals  and  geological  and  archaeolog- 
ical specimens,  and  later,  securing  a  li- 
cense to  shoot  birds,  made  a  large  col- 
lection of  the  native  birds  of  the  region. 
In  addition  to  these,  his  collection  of 
Indian  relics  was  the  largest  in  the  vicin- 
ity and  included  specimens  from  almost 
every  State  in  the  Union  and  from  Can- 
ada. A  considerable  portion  of  his  collec- 
tions Mr.  Booth  gathered  himself  in 
Canada,  Michigan,  New  York,  Illinois, 
and  Iowa.  From  1872,  he  passed  eleven 
summers  on  the  Long  Island  coast,  and 
his  collections  there,  together  with  the 
work  done  by  his  wife,  were  of  most  valu- 
able assistance  to  his  invalid  daughter, 
Mary  A.  Booth,  in  her  studies  of  marine 
natural  history.  Exchanges  made  during 
the  last  twelve  years  of  his  life  brought 
him  specimens  from  all  parts  of  the 
United  States  and  many  from  Europe, 
rocks  and  minerals  from  all  countries  be- 
ing represented  in  his  collections. 

Though  quiet  and  retiring,  Mr.  Booth 
was  a  generous  man,  and  during  the  last 
few  months  of  his  life,  expressed  gratifi- 
cation that  the  most  of  his  life  had  not 
been  lived  in  vain,  inasmuch  as  he  was 
leaving    behind    a    mass    of    information 


which  would  be  of  great  value  to  intelli- 
gent people  in  general.  Samuel  Colton 
Booth  was  made  a  member  of  the  Ameri- 
can Society  for  the  Advancement  of 
Science,  through  the  influence  of  his 
daughter,  Mary  Allard,  who  is  also  a 
member.  At  the  time  of  his  death, 
he  was  far  past  the  allotted  three 
score  and  ten  years,  and  his  physicians  at- 
tributed his  longevity  to  his  ever  present 
interest  in  nature.  Mr.  Booth's  collec- 
tions of  minerals  and  geological  and 
archaeological  specimens  are  now  in  the 
Science  Museum  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, the  gift  and  loan  of  his  daugh- 
ter, Mary  A.  Booth,  and  made  at  his  sug- 
gestion. In  fact  it  was  in  the  prepara- 
tion of  specimens  for  this  museum  that 
Mr.  Booth  incurred  the  fatigue  which  in- 
duced the  final  fatal  collapse.  In  variety 
of  localities  represented  and  in  number 
of  specimens  secured  by  collection  and 
by  exchange  and  purchase,  the  Booth  col- 
lection is  a  very  large  one.  At  one  time 
eight  two-horse  wagon  loads  of  boxes  of 
specimens  were  transferred  to  the 
museum.  The  choicest  of  the  specimens 
are  in  cases  in  the  museum,  marked  "The 
Samuel  Colton  Booth  Collection,"  and  col- 
lections for  the  city  schools  have  been  made 
up  from  the  great  mass  of  duplicates. 

Samuel  C.  Booth  married  (first),  No- 
vember 20,  1833,  Mary  Ann  Allard,  born 
about  181 5,  daughter  of  Hiram  Allard,  of 
Wilbraham.  She  died  May  21,  1839, 
leaving  one  child,  David,  born  in  Long- 
meadow,  August  9,  1837,  died  August  18, 
1907.  Samuel  C.  Booth  married  (second), 
March  26,  1840,  Rhoda  Colton,  born  in 
Longmeadow,  December  31,  1809,  died 
March  7,  1883,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  C. 
and  Phebe  (Barton)  Colton,  of  Oxford, 
Massachusetts.  Of  this  marriage  was 
born  a  daughter,  Mary  Allard  Booth,  the 
noted  microscopist  of  Springfield,  a 
sketch  of  whom  follows. 


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BOOTH,  Mary  Allard, 

Nature  Lover,  Scientist. 

When  obstacles  become  stepping-stones, 
they  seem  to  lead  to  greater  heights  of 
usefulness  than  do  any  other  means  by 
which  men  and  women 

Build  the  ladders  by  which  they  rise 
From  the  lowly  earth  to  the  vaulted  skies. 

That  difificulty  and  severe  affliction  is  no 
barrier  to  the  courageous  human  soul  and 
to  the  achieving  human  mind  is  evidenced 
by  the  life  work  of  Mary  Allard  Booth, 
who,  though  afflicted  for  years,  and  an 
occupant  of  a  wheel  chair  during  all  the 
years  of  her  young  womanhood,  has  be- 
come a  scientist  of  international  reputa- 
tion, is  a  fellow  of  the  American  Associa- 
tion for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  a 
fellow  of  the  Royal  Microscopical  Society 
of  London,  and  is  given  a  place  in  the 
"American  Men  of  Science."  These  are 
but  a  few  of  the  outward  symbols,  the  for- 
mal expressions  of  appreciation  of  a  work 
which  has  brought  happiness,  usefulness 
and  fame  to  the  courageous  invalid,  and 
represents  a  contribution  of  inestimable 
value  to  the  scientific  knowledge  of  her 
day  and  generation.  To  scientists  in  this 
country  and  abroad,  her  work  has  been  an 
invaluable  aid,  and  to  the  wonderful  deli- 
cacy and  skill  of  her  photo-microscopic 
work  the  race  is  much  indebted  for  in- 
creased efficiency  in  fighting  the  minute, 
parasitic  enemies  which  spread  disease 
and  death  among  human  kind. 

Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  claimed  that 
the  education  of  a  child  should  begin  with 
its  great-grandparents,  at  least.  If  this 
be  true,  the  education  of  Mary  Allard 
Booth  began  at  the  proper  time,  she  being 
a  great-granddaughter  of  Captain  Joseph 
Booth,  ancestor  of  many  famous  descend- 
ants, and  on  the  paternal  side  a  great- 
granddaughter  of  "Marchant  Samuel  Col- 
ton"  famed  for  his  enterprise,  his  origin- 


ality, and  his  executive  ability,  and  a  de- 
scendant of  George  Colton,  the  "Father 
of  Longmeadow." 

Mary  Allard  Booth,  only  daughter  of 
Samuel  C.  and  Rhoda  (Colton)  Booth 
(q.  v.),  was  born  in  Longmeadow,  Sep- 
tember 8,  1843.  Her  education  was  begun 
in  the  local  schools,  but  on  account  of 
being  confined  to  her  bed  or  to  a  wheel 
chair  during  most  of  the  years  of  her  early 
life,  the  ordinary  work  and  play  of  child- 
hood and  youth  were  denied  her.  She 
was,  however,  carried  from  place  to  place 
by  her  father,  or  pushed  about  in  her 
wheel  chair.  Left  for  a  time  upon  the 
Long  Island  shore  one  day,  she  noticed 
a  woman  near  her  intent  upon  the  study 
of  some  curious  seaweeds.  The  woman, 
who  was  Miss  Mary  Halliday,  of  Brook- 
lyn, was  not  too  busy  to  notice  the  lonely 
girl  in  the  wheel  chair,  and  took  time  to 
tell  her  the  life  story  of  some  of  the  sea- 
weeds, explaining  their  structure  and 
showing  her  how  to  prepare  and  mount 
specimens.  This  chance  incident  seemed 
to  be  just  what  was  needed  to  touch  into 
life  the  interest  which  her  parents  had 
long  and  patiently  sought  to  arouse.  A 
door  had  suddenly  been  opened  to  her 
revealing  a  new  world  of  rare  possibilities. 
With  the  faithful  help  and  encouragement 
of  both  father  and  mother,  she  began  an 
enthusiastic  study  of  marine  life  there,  on 
the  Long  Island  shores.  The  miscroscope 
became  for  her  the  fairy  wand  at  whose 
magic  touch  the  common,  insignificant, 
and  often  unnoticed  creatures  around  her 
became  the  denizens  of  a  world  not  seen 
by  the  ordinary  observer.  A  veritable 
new  world  was  here  for  the  taking,  and  no 
"Alice  in  Wonderland"  ever  explored 
more  eagerly  or  to  better  purpose  than 
did  Mary  Allard  Booth. 

In  1877  she  purchased  her  first  com- 
pound microscope.  Since  then,  she  has 
been  working  arduously  and  perseveringly 


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along  complex  and  highly  specialized 
lines.  Step  by  step  she  had  been  ad- 
vancing into  the  wide  new  wonderland, 
to  knowledge  adding  more  knowledge, 
and  to  skill  more  skill.  Infinite  patience, 
born  of  love  of  the  work,  and  rare  delicacy 
and  skill  of  manipulation  became  hers. 
When  she  had  learned  to  so  use  her  fairy 
wand  that  the  wonderland  of  small 
things  was  an  open  book  to  her,  she 
sought  for  a  way  to  make  her  world  in- 
telligible to  others.  She  found  that  way 
in  the  art  of  photo-micrography,  and  has 
become  one  of  the  most  expert  micro- 
scopical photographers  in  the  world,  giv- 
ing the  aid  of  her  skill  to  scientists  in  this 
country  and  abroad,  and  rendering  invalu- 
able service  in  the  fight  against  those 
parasites  which  carry  deadly  disease  to 
human  kind.  Not  only  our  own  govern- 
ment, but  the  governments  of  France  and 
England  as  well,  have  enlisted  her  ser- 
vices in  the  fight  against  these  subtle 
enemies,  and  many  an  infinitesimal  crea- 
ture has  been  sent  on  a  long  journey  in 
order  that  his  enlarged  photograph  might 
be  taken  in  the  laboratory  on  Dartmouth 
street,  where  loving,  skillful,  patient 
fingers,  and  keen,  vigilant  eyes,  adjust 
lenses  and  lights  with  marvelous  precision 
and  care. 

When,  in  1900,  the  bubonic  plague  was 
threatening  to  invade  this  country,  bring- 
ing terror  and  death,  it  was  to  Mary  Al- 
lard  Booth  that  Surgeon-General  Blue 
turned  with  a  request  for  photo-micro- 
graphs of  the  plague  fleas  on-  the  rats  of 
San  Francisco,  and  it  was  these  photo- 
graphs that  were  used  all  over  the  coun- 
try in  the  lecture  campaign  for  the  ex- 
termination of  the  plague.  This  is  only 
one  instance  of  the  scientific  value  of  the 
rarely  delicate,  accurate,  and  clear  work 
done  by  Miss  Booth. 

Her  contribution  to  the  advance  of 
science  has  been  large,  as  is  evidenced  by 

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the  honors  heaped  upon  her.  She  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  American  Society 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  in  Au- 
gust, 1885,  and  a  fellow  of  the  same  in 
1894;  a  member  of  the  American  Micro- 
scopical Society  in  1882 ;  Brooklyn  Insti- 
tute of  Arts  and  Sciences,  1898;  New  York 
Microscopical  Society,  1890;  National 
Geographic  Society,  1899;  a  fellow  of  the 
Royal  Microscopical  Society  of  London, 
1889;  and  she  is  a  fellow  of  the  Royal 
Photographic  Society  of  Great  Britain. 
On  both  sides  of  the  Atlantic,  men  of  the 
highest  standing  in  her  field  consider  her 
one  of  the  foremost  authorities  in  her  call- 
ing. She  makes  her  own  negatives  and 
lantern  slides,  and  so  clear  and  accurate  is 
her  work  that  her  photograph  of  a  minute 
section  of  the  eye  of  a  fly  or  of  the  gizzard 
of  a  cricket,  or  of  some  one  of  the  invisible 
but  deadly  enemies  which  prey  upon  men 
and  animals,  enlarged  some  six  hundred, 
or  even  twenty-five  hundred  times,  has 
the  qualities  of  a  most  careful  pen  and  ink 
sketch,  plus  an  accuracy  and  a  minuteness 
of  detail  that  no  pen  and  ink  sketch  ever 
attained.  Hours  of  study,  labor,  correc- 
tion, and  adjustment  go  to  the  making 
of  one  of  these  photo-micrographs,  but 
even  now,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight,  when 
most  persons  have  lost  much  of  their  in- 
terest in  life,  Mary  Allard  Booth  works 
for  long  hours,  full  of  the  joy  and  enthus- 
iasm that  have  made  her  work  world- 
known  for  its  rare  excellence. 

A  few  women  have  been  honored  with 
fellowship  in  the  American  Association 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  but  Mary 
Allard  Booth  is  the  only  American  woman 
who  has  been  elected  a  fellow  of  the 
Royal  Microscopical  Society  of  London. 
With  all  these  honors.  Miss  Booth  is  no 
self-absorbed  devotee  to  the  scientific 
muse.  The  wonderland  which  the  magic 
touch  of  microscope  and  camera  opened 
up  to  her  has  continued  to  enthrall  her, 


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and  as  the  years  have  passed  she  has  ex- 
plored with  increasing  wonder  and  de- 
light. The  adventures  of  "Alice  in  Won- 
derland" pale  to  duller  tints  beside  this 
life  long  series  of  adventures.  Miss 
Booth's  own  words  best  express  her  atti- 
tude toward  her  work  which,  she  says,  has 
been  done  "as  the  boys  would  say,  'for  the 
love  o'  the  thing.' "  Professor  Kirkham, 
of  Yale,  pronounces  Miss  Booth  far 
ahead  of  her  time.  Miss  Booth  says 
simply:  "I  have  always  found  my  work 
with  the  camera  and  microscope  broaden- 
ing and  uplifting.  And  each  new  scien- 
tific discovery  is  a  new  revelation  from 
God.  In  the  constant  quest  for  new  dis- 
coveries, I  have  come  at  last  upon  health 
and  happiness." 

As  her  health  improved  with  her  in- 
creased interest  in  her  work,  her  activities 
were  gradually  extended.  While  for  a 
time  bed-ridden,  as  a  young  woman,  she 
used  a  board  across  her  chest  as  a  desk 
and  edited  the  scientific  periodical  known 
as  "Practical  Microscopy;"  and  later, 
when  her  health  became  sufificiently  im- 
proved, she  lectured  in  various  parts  of 
the  United  States  and  Canada.  But  this 
last  phase  of  her  work  drew  too  heavily 
upon  her  energies  and  had  to  be  aban- 
doned. 

For  several  years  Miss  Booth  has  an- 
nually received  an  invitation  from  the 
Royal  Society  of  Photographers,  of  Lon- 
don, and  has  sent  an  exhibit  of  her  photo- 
graphs to  the  international  exhibition  held 
in  the  gallery  of  the  Royal  Society  of 
Photography.  In  1885  her  work  was 
awarded  a  medal  at  the  New  Orleans  Ex- 
position ;  in  1904  her  work  won  a  medal 
at  the  St.  Louis  Exposition;  in  191 5  the 
Panama-Pacific  Exposition  in  San  Fran- 
cisco honored  her  work  with  a  medal. 
She  has  also  exhibited,  upon  invitation, 
in  Paris,  France ;  in  London,  England ; 
and  in  Moscow,  Russia,  and  in  November, 


1921,  she  received  invitations  to  send 
specimens  of  photo-micrographs  to  two 
international  exhibitions.  The  New  York 
Microscopical  Society,  which  held  an  ex- 
hibition in  the  American  Museum  of  Nat- 
ural History  in  December,  1921,  requested 
Miss  Booth  to  send  some  of  her  work, 
and  a  similar  request  was  received  by  her 
from  the  Royal  Photographic  Society  of 
Great  Britain,  which  will  hold  an  exhibi- 
tion in  London  in  1922. 

With  all  these  honors,  and  with  her 
very  busy  life  of  achievement.  Miss  Booth, 
at  the  age  of  seventy-eight,  is  a  healthy, 
happy,  enthusiastic  woman,  full  of  the 
joy  of  life.  Besides  her  many  scientific 
affiliations,  she  is  a  member  of  the  Mercy 
Warren  Chapter,  Daughters  of  the  Amer- 
ican Revolution,  and  a  member  of  the 
Springfield  Woman's  Club.  When  one 
considers  her  early  years  of  complete  in- 
validism and  dependence  upon  a  wheel 
chair  as  the  beginning  of  a  life  which  has 
not  only  achieved  for  iteslf  health  and 
happiness  but  has  made  so  valuable  a  con- 
tribution to  the  advance  of  science,  one's 
mind  goes  back  to  that  early  ancestor  of 
Mary  Allard  Booth,  who,  in  1275,  adopted 
for  the  family  motto,  "What  I  hope  to 
accomplish,  I  shall  accomplish.' 


THE  COLTON  FAMILY, 

Ancestral  History. 

The  Colton  family  is  a  very  old  one  in 
New  England  history.  Quartermaster 
George  Colton,  called  the  "Father  of 
Longmeadow,"  is  said  to  have  come 
from  Sutton  Coldfield,  near  Birmingham, 
County  of  Warwick,  England,  to  Wind- 
sor, Connecticut.  He  married  (first)  De- 
borah Gardner,  of  Hartford,  Connecticut, 
and  settled  with  his  wife  in  that  part  of 
Springfield  called  Longmeadow.  In  1667 
he  stood  at  the  head  of  the  Board  of  Se- 
lectmen,    serving    the     following    years, 


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1669-71-77.  He  married  (second),  March 
I,  1692,  the  widow  of  Lydia  Lamb,  who 
had  been  the  wife  of  Lawrence  Bliss,  John 
Norton,  and  John  Lamb.  She  died  Feb- 
ruary 13,  1698-99,  and  he  died  in  Decem- 
ber, 1699.  To  the  first  marriage  nine  chil- 
dren were  born,  among  whom,  Ephraim. 
The  nine  children  were  given  Biblical 
names,  and  four  of  them,  Isaac,  Ephraim, 
Thomas,  and  John,  remained  in  Long- 
meadow,  each  having  houses  and  "many 
broad  acres  in  the  meadow." 

(II)  Ephraim  Colton,  second  son  of 
George  and  Deborah  (Gardner)  Colton, 
and  a  man  of  character,  prominent  in  the 
affairs  of  the  community,  married  (first) 
Mary  Drake,  daughter  of  Job  Drake,  No- 
vember 17,  1670.  He  settled  in  Long- 
meadow  and  probably  about  the  year  1696 
removed  to  Enfield.  Children :  Ephraim, 
Josiah,  Job  ;  and  Samuel,  of  whom  further. 
The  mother  died  October  19,  1681,  her 
tablet  now  being  the  oldest  in  Long- 
meadow  Cemetery.  Ephraim  married 
(second),  March  26,  1685,  Esther  Mans- 
field, daughter  of  Samuel  and  Catherine 
Mansfield,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
thirteen  children. 

(III)  Samuel  Colton,  fourth  son  of 
Ephraim  and  Mary  (Drake)  Colton,  born 
January  17,  1679,  died  March  13,  1744; 
married,  January  16,  1707,  Margaret  Bliss, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Bliss,  of 
Springfield.  After  seventeen  years,  a 
daughter  was  born  to  them,  and  three 
years  later,  September  7,  1727,  a  son  was 
born.  They  were  named  for  their  parents, 
Margaret  and  Samuel.  As  Margaret,  the 
mother,  sat  knitting  by  the  light  of  the 
tallow  dip,  she  little  dreamed  that  her 
boy  was  to  be  the  richest  merchant  in  all 
the  country  round,  or  that  he  would  build 
ships  and  send  them  across  the  seas, 
bringing  to  Longmeadow  foreign  com- 
merce, and  to  himself  great  prosperity 
and  power,  as  well  as  fame. 


(IV)  Samuel  (2)  Colton,  only  son  of 
Samuel  (i)  and  Margaret  (Bliss)  Colton, 
born  September  7,  1727,  died  November 
5,  1784,  was  left  motherless  when  a  boy  of 
nine,  and  fatherless  at  the  age  of  seven- 
teen. His  sister  married  Captain  Joseph 
Frost  the  same  year,  and  went  to  New 
Castle,  Vermont,  thus  leaving  the  young 
Samuel  somewhat  on  his  own  resources. 
Tradition  says  that  he  disagreed  with  his 
Uncle  Ephraim,  who  was  his  guardian, 
and  was  allowed  to  set  up  for  himself  with 
his  own  cows  and  negro  servant,  and  that 
by  the  time  he  was  twenty  he  was  already 
a  man  of  business.  He  became  a  mer- 
chant and  soon  had  the  largest  trade  in 
the  region.  Certain  it  is  that  he  was  a 
man  of  unusual  ability,  and  the  fact  that 
he  became  a  man  of  large  affairs  and  un- 
limited resources  is  clearly  demonstrated 
by  the  twenty  large  daybooks  and  ledgers 
still  in  existence.  Entries  date  back  to 
1747,  but  from  1752  to  his  death  in  1784, 
are  uninterrupted,  covering  thousands  of 
pages.  Buying  a  frying-pan  and  boarding 
himself  when  necessary,  he  raised  and 
shipped  tobacco,  set  out  orchards,  kept  a 
wholesale  and  retail  store,  built  ships  to 
fetch  and  carry  merchandise,  setting  up 
his  own  ship-yard  on  the  river  bank.  Bot- 
tles made  for  his  trade  with  "S.  Colton, 
1767"  blown  in  the  glass  are  still  in  the 
possession  of  descendants.  He  gave  un- 
limited credit  and  accepted  anything  in 
payment  from  "4,380  barrel  staves  from 
Nathaniel  Ely"  to  a  pair  of  "blue  yarn 
socks"  or  a  "musquash  skin."  Known 
far  and  wide  as  "Marchant  Colton,"  he 
continued  to  flourish  as  the  proverbial 
green  bay  tree  until  the  stormy  times  of 
the  Revolution,  when,  raising  the  price 
on  his  "rum  and  salt"  if  paid  for  in  Con- 
tinental currency,  he  was  accused  of  being 
a  Tory.  In  spite  of  denials,  the  feeling 
against  him  grew,  until  at  midnight,  July 
24,  1776,  a  company  disguised  as  Indians, 


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broke  into  and  ransacked  his  store,  in  his 
own  words,  "ransacking  and  searching 
his  house  from  top  to  bottom,  plundering 
and  carrying  away  what  they  saw  fit,  and 
the  whole  of  the  salt  and  rum,  except  a 
triffle,  left  for  private  use."  An  account 
of  the  stolen  goods  was  kept,  and  Con- 
tinental bills  later  offered  him  in  payment. 
These  he  refused  even  too  look  at,  and 
tradition  has  it  that  he  never  spoke  to  any 
of  his  neighbors  afterward  nor  to  any- 
one else  above  a  whisper,  dying  eight 
years  later,  broken-hearted.  An  inven- 
tory of  the  "Marchant's"  property,  taken 
after  his  death,  included  among  other 
properties,  five  houses  and  the  lands  be- 
longing to  them,  aggregating  about 
$24,000,  an  exceedingly  large  sum  for 
those  days.  In  1759,  when  in  his  thirty- 
third  year,  he  married  Flavia,  the  eighteen 
year  old  daughter  of  Captain  Simon  Col- 
ton.  She  died  in  April,  1763,  in  her 
twenty-second  year.  He  then  married 
(second),  October  16,  1765,  Lucy  Colton, 
daughter  of  Lieutenant  John  Colton  and 
Mercy,  his  wife.  To  the  first  marriage 
was  born  one  child,  who  died  in  infancy. 
To  the  second  marriage  were  born  eight 
children,  only  four  of  whom  lived  to  ma- 
turity. Widow  Colton  continued  busi- 
ness after  the  death  of  her  husband,  and 
there  came  to  help  her  a  young  school 
teacher  from  Enfield,  Connecticut,  named 
David  Booth.  So  well  did  he  assist  dur- 
ing vacations  that  his  help  became  indis- 
pensable, and  so  large  a  place  did  he  make 
for  himself  in  the  affections  of  the  family 
that  Widow  Colton  not  only  consented  to 
his  marriage  to  her  daughter  Margaret, 
but  handed  over  the  George  Colton  place 
to  the  pair. 

(V)  Margaret  Colton,  daughter  of 
Samuel  (2)  and  Lucy  (Colton)  Colton 
(q.  v.),  was  born  September  19,  1771,  and 
died  January  7,  1817;  married,  September 
II,    1794,   David   Booth,   son   of   Captain 


Joseph  and  Mary  (Hale)  Booth.  They 
became  the  parents  of  eight  children, 
among  whom  was  Samuel  Colton  Booth 
(q.  v.),  the  famous  mineralogist  and  nat- 
uralist, father  of  Mary  Allard  Booth 
(q.  v.). 


BAXTER,  William  G.,  and  Nellie  B., 

Representatives    of   an   Ancient   Family. 

Born  in  the  city  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, their  father  also  a  native  of  Mas- 
sachusetts, William  G.  and  Nellie  B.  Bax- 
ter come  from  a  long  line  of  Connecticut 
ancestors,  members  of  an  ancient  English 
family.  The  coat-of-arms  of  the  Baxter 
family  is  as  follows  : 

Arms — Azure,  a  cross  between  four  lions  sejant 
guardant  or. 

Crest — A  lion  as  in  the  arms. 

Fayerahern  in  his  famous  "Gesehechte 
De  Krenzruge,  History  of  the  Crusades 
and  Crusaders,"  the  first  printed  book 
published  in  Frankfort,  A.  D.,  1538,  men- 
tions Sir  Knight  Crusader  John  Bake- 
stere  of  the  English  contingent,  who  bore 
arms,  a  cross  between  four  lions. 

Burke,  in  his  general  armorial  bearings 
from  the  earliest  times,  distributes  "the 
paternal  arms  of  the  Baxters"  as  follows : 
"Azure,  a  cross  between  four  lions  sejant 
guardant  or.  Crest:  A  lion  as  in  the 
arms."  Sullivan  in  his  works  on  Heraldry 
and  famous  Knights  in  arms  says : 

"The  cross  is  the  most  honorable  charge  to  be 
found  in  Heraldry,  and  this  bearing  is  the  ex- 
press charge  of  the  Christian  soldier  by  the  cause 
of  God,  Christ,  and  right,  and  borne  only  by  such 
as  had  actually  served  in  the  Crusades.  At  the 
time  of  the  Crusades  the  Princes  and  Knights 
were  obliged  to  adopt  a  sort  of  device  or  emblem 
to  distinguish  the  various  commanders  from  one 
another.  It  is  to  this  time  of  the  earliest  Cru- 
sades that  we  come  ascribed  to  the  estimate  of 
Armorial  bearings  in  their  present  form,  with  the 
necessity  of  readily  recognizing  each  of  the  nu- 
merous leaders  who  seem  to  have  compelled  the 
Princes   and   Knights   to   adopt   the   various    dis- 


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tinguishing  devices  borne  on  a  surcoat  and  ban- 
ner and  soon  after  on  a  sheet,  etc.  Under  Her- 
aldry, the  lion  as  an  emblem  among  Knights  was 
an  honor  used  in  various  forms  such  as  rampant, 
guardant,  passant,  etc.  It  was  deemed  the  em- 
blem of  a  brave  and  dauntless  Knight  ever  ready 
and  prepared  to  do  battle  unto  death  in  the  cause 
of  God  and  Christ.  Azure  in  Heraldry  is  em- 
blematic of  purity  and  loyalty  and  was  considered 
by  the  Crusaders  the  color  of  the  Virgin  Mary. 
Or  (gold),  a  purity  of  mind  and  purpose — in  self- 
devotion  to  the  cause. 

The  form  of  spelling  the  name  was 
Bakestere  in  C.  Lowes  "Britannia  Dic- 
tionary of  Family  Names."  Up  to  the 
time  of  the  second  historic  census  of 
Great  Britain  in  1273,  the  name  appears 
as  Bakesture,  Bakestere  and  Bakestee ;  in 
the  Hundred  Rolls  it  appears  as  Baxtere, 
and  from  then  on  it  continues  as  Baxtere, 
and  finally  takes  its  present  form  of 
Baxter. 

The  ancestor  of  the  American  branch 
was  Thomas  Baxter,  and  in  the  histories 
of  Windsor,  Wethersfield  and  Simsbury 
there  is  mention  of  Thomas  (i),  Thomas 
(2),  and  Thomas  (3)  Baxter.  Thomas 
(3)  Baxter  was  born  in  1679,  died  in  171 3, 
and  lived  in  Wethersfield,  Connecticut. 
He  married  Mary  Lattimer,  born  j68i, 
died  1705.  Thomas  (3)  Baxter  was  suc- 
ceeded in  Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  by 
his  son,  Timothy  Baxter,  born  1704,  died 
1777.  Timothy  Baxter  married  Berah 
Kilborn,  born  1699,  died  1785,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  John  Baxter,  head  of 
the  fifth  generation  in  this  branch. 

John  Baxter  was  born  in  Wethersfield, 
Connecticut,  in  1725,  but  moved  from  that 
town  to  Sandisfield,  Berkshire  county, 
Massachusetts,  and  died  in  1814.  He  was 
a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  serving  under 
at  least  three  enlistments.  Later  he  was 
gunner  on  the  American  privateer  "Gen- 
eral Putnam."  He  married  Abigail  Tay- 
lor, and  among  their  children  was  a  son 
Moses. 


Moses  Baxter,  born  1764,  died  1805,  and 
lived  in  Simsbury,  Connecticut.  He  mar- 
ried Esther  Chapel,  born  1769,  died  1823, 
leaving  a  son  Francis,  grandfather  of 
William  G.  Baxter. 

Francis  Baxter  was  born  in  Simsbury, 
Connecticut,  in  1795,  and  died  in  Sandis- 
field, Massachusetts,  in  1859.  He  was  far 
in  advance  of  his  time,  a  great  advocate 
for  temperance,  served  two  terms  in  the 
Legislature,  was  an  officer  in  the  church, 
and  a  very  highly  respected  citizen.  He 
remarked  to  his  friends  "that  his  sons 
should  never  indulge  in  strong  drink, 
smoke  or  play  cards ;  one  day,  when  they 
were  home  on  their  vacation,  he  missed 
them,  and  he  finally  found  them  playing 
cards  in  the  barn  on  the  hay ;  he  not  only 
reproved  them  but  punished  them,  which 
they  never  forgot."  He  married  Abigail 
Smith,  born  in  1796,  died  in  1839.  Among 
their  children  was  Isaac  Crawford,  of 
whom  further.  He  educated  his  sons  in 
the  Westfield  Normal  School. 

Isaac  Crawford  Baxter  was  born  in 
Sandisfield,  Berkshire  county,  Massachu- 
setts, February  23,  1831,  and  died  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  February  28, 
1866.  He  attended  the  schools  of  Sandis- 
field, and  later  the  Westfield  Normal 
School.  Being  inclined  to  lung  trouble, 
his  father  purchased  a  pair  of  horses,  had 
a  wagon  built  and  fitted  out  with  dry 
goods  and  staple  articles,  and  with  these 
Isaac  C.  Baxter  travelled  through  the  New 
England  States.  The  father  also  started 
another  brother  in  business  with  him,  but 
after  a  time  Isaac  C.  purchased  the 
brother's  share  and  conducted  the  busi- 
ness alone  until  four  years  prior  to  his 
death,  when  he  retired  on  account  of  ill 
health.  He  was  a  successful  business 
man.  He  married,  August  8,  1855,  Har- 
riet Columbia  Dearborn,  born  in  what  is 
now  Belmont,  New  Hampshire,  died  in 
Springfield,    Massachusetts,    January    8, 


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1908,  daughter  of  David  and  Mary 
(Brackett)  Dearborn  (see  Dearborn  line). 
Five  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs, 
Baxter:  i.  Nellie  Bowman,  a  member  of 
Mercy  Warren  Chapter,  Daughters  of 
the  American  Revolution,  prominent  in 
church  work,  and  charitable ;  she  taught 
one  class  in  Sunday  school  from  1881  to 
1910,  a  period  of  nearly  twenty-nine  years, 
and  at  her  resignation  there  were  in  the 
primary  department  of  the  Sunday  school 
seventeen  children  whose  mothers  were 
members  of  her  class.  At  the  end  of 
twenty  years,  the  event  was  celebrated  at 
her  home  on  Walnut  street,  several  of  the 
original  members  being  present,  and  she 
was  presented  with  a  ring  with  an  opal 
set  with  diamonds ;  at  the  twenty-fifth  an- 
niversary, the  class  gave  her  a  reception 
in  the  church  parlors,  over  two  hundred 
being  present ;  many  letters  were  received 
and  read  from  former  pupils  and  superin- 
tendents, and  she  was  presented  with  a 
gold  neck  brooch,  containing  a  topaz 
set  with  pearls  and  a  diamond,  also  other 
gifts  and  flowers  from  former  pupils.  2. 
William  Gilbert,  of  whom  further.  3.  Hat- 
tie  Ella,  resides  with  her  brother  in  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut.  4.  Gertrude,  died  May 
16,  1862.  5.  John  Dearborn,  a  resident  of 
New  York  City. 

William  Gilbert  Baxter,  son  of  Isaac 
Crawford  and  Harriet  C.  (Dearborn) 
Baxter,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, March  16,  1858,  and  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools.  After 
leaving  school,  he  spent  eight  years  in 
the  grocery  business  in  Springfield. 
He  then  spent  two  years  "on  the 
road"  for  Kibbe  Brothers,  candy  manu- 
facturers. He  drove  a  four-horse  team 
over  his  territory,  the  states  of  Vermont 
and  Massachusetts,  delivering  his  goods 
and  taking  orders  for  future  delivery. 
After  two  years  in  that  business,  he  went 
with   Whitney   &   Adams,   decorators   of 


Springfield,  remaining  with  them  three 
years.  In  1883  he  located  in  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  and  became  manager  for 
William  H.  Post  &  Company  in  a  painting 
and  decorating  business,  and  for  five 
years  he  occupied  this  position.  He  then 
resigned  and  accepted  a  position  with 
Bouner,  Preston  &  Company,  with  whom 
he  remained  two  years,  and  then  engaged 
in  the  same  line  of  business  on  his  own 
account,  and  has  since  continued,  at  the 
present  time  (1921)  rounding  out  twenty- 
eight  years.  In  addition  to  conducting 
this  business,  Mr.  Baxter  has  taken  part 
in  city  affairs  and  has  served  as  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  and  also  of  the 
Common  Council,  and  as  police  commis- 
sioner. In  1918  he  was  appointed  secre- 
tary to  the  Connecticut  State  Prison  As- 
sociation, and  still  continues  in  this  of- 
fice. He  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  Pythagoras 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ;  Wolcott 
Council,  Royal  and  Select  Masters  ;  Wash- 
ington Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  of 
which  he  is  past  commander ;  and  he  has 
also  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of 
the  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite. 
Other  orders  with  which  he  is  affiliated 
are :  De  Soto  Lodge,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Springfield,  and 
Washington  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
of  Hartford.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Put- 
nam Phalanx,  a  famous  military  organi- 
zation of  Hartford.  His  clubs  are :  The 
Congregational,  Twentieth  Century,  Get 
Together,  and  Past  Commanders.  He  is 
known  in  the  trade  as  the  father  of  Con- 
necticut Master  Painters'  and  Decorators' 
Association,  and  in  1912  was  president  of 
the  International  Association  of  Painters 
and  Decorators  of  the  United  States  and 
Canada.  In  religious  preference  he  is  a 
Congregationalist, 

Mr.     Baxter    married,    November    30, 
1885,  Addie  Ransom,  of  Hartford,  Con- 


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necticut,  daughter  of  Henry  Cecil  and 
Emeline  L.  (Chapman)  Ransom.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Baxter  are  the  parents  of  three  chil- 
dren :  John  Welles,  born  September  22, 
1887;  a  banker,  located  in  Trinidad  for  a 
time,  now  in  the  National  City  Bank,  New 
York.  2.  Alphonso  Ransom,  died  in 
April,  1892.  3.  Beatrice  Ransom,  born 
January  15,  1896,  married,  November  30, 
1921,  Elmer  A.  Robinson,  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Glastonbury  Knitting 
Company,    of    Glastonbury,    Connecticut. 

(The  Dearborn  Line) 

Godfrey  Dearborn,  ancestor  of  Harriet 
C.  (Dearborn)  Baxter,  was  born  in  Exe- 
ter, England,  in  1599.  At  the  age  of  forty 
he  and  his  wife  and  two  sons  came  to 
New  England  in  1637,  or  about  seventeen 
years  after  the  landing  of  the  Pilgrims 
from  the  "Mayflower."  At  that  period 
there  was  a  strong  religious  excitement 
prevalent  in  the  Boston  churches,  owing 
to  different  opinions  between  many  of  the 
clergymen  of  that  day.  The  Rev.  John 
Wheelright,  a  man  of  great  piety  and 
learning,  was  accused  or  heresy  and  sedi- 
tion and  was  banished  from  the  province. 
There  was  much  protest  against  the  sen- 
tence, among  the  protestors  being  Gov- 
ernor Winthrop,  whose  efforts  in  his  be- 
half were  of  no  avail.  With  a  small  party 
of  his  adherents,  thirty-five  in  all,  he  re- 
moved to  what  is  now  Exeter,  New 
Hampshire,  Godfrey  Dearborn's  name 
being  one  of  the  signatures  that  appeared 
on  the  Compact  in  1639.  ^^  lived  there 
for  about  ten  years,  being  Governor  in 
1648.  He  owned  considerable  land,  which 
is  said  to  be  located  within  the  present 
limits  of  Stratham.  In  1649  he  removed 
to  Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  about 
seven  miles  distant,  and  settled  on  a  farm 
in  what  was  called  West  End,  and  built 
the  first  house  there.    This  farm  has  ever 


since  been  owned  and  occupied  by  his 
descendants.  The  house  he  built  is  stand- 
ing, but  so  enlarged  that  only  a  portion 
is  of  the  original  building.  Here  he  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  life,  occupying  many 
offices  of  trust  and  honor,  and  at  his 
death,  which  occurred  February  4,  1686, 
it  was  said  of  him  that  he  was  one  of  the 
first  men  of  his  generation.  He  had  con- 
siderable land  estate,  and  at  his  death  he 
provided  for  his  two  elder  sons,  so  that 
his  will  shows  only  a  portion  of  the  prop- 
erty he  once  owned  and  which  he  left  to 
his  young  son,  John  Dearborn.  He  was 
one  of  the  selectmen  of  Hampton  in  1655, 
1663  and  1671.  His  first  wife  died  about 
1660,  and  he  married  (second),  November 
25,  1662,  Dorothy  Philemon  Dalton,  who 
lived  until  after  1680.  There  were  no 
children  by  the  second  marriage.  In  1890 
Joseph  F.  Dearborn,  one  of  the  descend- 
ants, caused  to  be  erected  on  the  most 
elevated  portion  of  the  new  cemetery  in 
Hampton,  a  granite  monument  forty-six 
feet  high,  "In  memory  of  Godfrey  Dear- 
born, who  died  February  4,  1686,  Progen- 
itor of  the  Dearborn  family  in  America." 
His  descendants  are  to  be  found  in  every 
part  of  the  country,  but  are  more  numer- 
ous in  New  England.  Godfrey  Dearborn 
was  the  father  of  four  children :  Henry, 
Thomas,  Esther,  and  John. 

Henry  Dearborn  was  born  in  England, 
in  1633,  and  came  to  this  country  with  his 
parents  at  the  age  of  six  years.  He  lived 
in  Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  and  was 
elected  selectman  in  1677  and  again  in 
1692.  He  appears  to  have  been  a  man  of 
considerable  prominence  in  his  day.  He 
died  January  18,  1725,  at  the  age  of  ninety 
two  years.  He  married,  January  10,  1666, 
Elizabeth  Marrion,  daughter  of  John 
Marrion,  of  Hampton,  New  Hampshire. 
She  was  born  in  1644,  and  died  June  6, 
1716.      Their    children    were:      Samuel, 


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Elizabeth,  Sara,  Abigail,  Elizabeth  (2), 
and  Henry. 

Samuel  Dearborn  was  born  December 
II,  1670,  and  is  sometimes  called  the 
pioneer  of  North  Hampton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  is  said  to  have  built  the  first 
house  there.  He  married,  July  12,  1694, 
Mera  Batchelder,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
Batchelder,  and  his  second  wife,  Mary 
Carter  (Wyman)  Batchelder.  She  was 
born  December  11,  1677.  They  had  the 
following  children  :  Mary ;  Mercy,  and 
Mehitable  (twins)  ;  Sara,  Mary  (2),  Jere- 
miah, Elizabeth,  Nathaniel,  Henry,  Sam- 
uel and  Abigail. 

Jeremiah  Dearborn  was  born  April  i, 
1704,  died  in  1751.  He  inherited  his 
father's  estate,  and  was  much  interested 
in  church  affairs.  He  married,  Decem- 
ber 23,  1734,  Sara  Taylor,  born  Decem- 
ber 29,  1705.  They  had  childrern :  Jere- 
miah, Sara,  Mary,  Samuel,  Sara  (2),  Mary 
(2),  Abigail  and  Anne. 

Samuel  Dearborn  was  born  November 
20,  1744,  and  died  November  11,  1838. 
He  lived  in  the  same  district  as  the  three 
preceding  generations,  North  Hampton. 
He  married  Hannah  Philbrook,  born 
October  5,  1752,  died  February  20,  1840. 
They  had  children :  Nathaniel,  Simeon, 
Samuel,  Nathaniel,  Sara,  Jeremiah,  David, 
and  Jeremiah  (2). 

David  Dearborn  was  born  March  18, 
1793.  He  married,  November  24,  1814, 
Mary  Brackett.  She  was  born  March  14, 
1793,  and  died  November  24,  1872,  daugh- 
ter of  Jeremiah  Brackett,  of  Newmarket, 
New  Hampshire.  David  Dearborn's  resi- 
dence was  in  Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire. 
They  had  children :  Mary,  Sarah  Brown, 
Hannah,  Emeline  Brigham,  Jeremiah 
Brackett;  Harriet  Columbia,  became  wife 
of  Isaac  Crawford  Baxter,  aforemen- 
tioned; Charles  Philbrook,  Lucy  Jane, 
Frances  Ann,  and  John  Rowe. 


BAKER,  Rhea  K., 

Manager  of  Important  Industry. 

As  treasurer  and  general  manager  of 
the  Hampden  Paint  and  Chemical  Com- 
pany, of  Springfield,  Rhea  K.  Baker  is  one 
of  Springfield's  well  known  business  men. 
He  is  descended  from  an  old  English 
family,  some  of  its  members  having  come 
to  America  in  the  seventeenth  century. 

(I)  Henry  Church  Baker,  the  first 
member  of  this  line  of  the  family  of  whom 
we  have  definite  information,  was  born 
in  Norwich,  New  London  county,  Con- 
necticut, September  11,  1792.  He  was 
reared  and  educated  in  his  native  town, 
attending  the  common  school  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  his  home,  and  later  he  became  a 
manufacturer  of  furniture,  success  attend- 
ing his  well-directed  efforts.  This  busi- 
ness is  still  in  existence,  under  the  name 
of  Baker,  being  conducted  at  the  present 
time  by  his  great-grandson,  Frank  H. 
Baker.  Henry  C.  Baker  married,  Novem- 
ber 21,  1816,  Eunice  Kingsley,  who  bore 
him  three  sons,  namely:  William  K., 
Henry  Clinton ;  and  Gilbert  Huntington, 
of  further  mention. 

(II)  Gilbert  Huntington  Baker,  young- 
est son  of  Henry  Church  and  Eunice 
(Kingsley)  Baker,  was  born  in  Stafford 
Springs,  Connecticut,  November  27,  1821. 
He  obtained  a  practical  education  in  the 
common  schools  in  his  vicinity,  and  dur- 
ing his  business  career  followed  the  occu- 
pation of  his  father,  in  the  manufacturing 
of  furniture,  and  was  successful  in  this 
venture.  Mr.  Baker  married  Clara  Kings- 
ley,  who  bore  him  seven  children,  namely : 
Ella  M.,  Irving  G.,  Edmund  K.,  of  further 
mention;  Frank  H.,  Leonard  B.,  Gilbert 
S.,  and  Edith.  The  death  of  Mr.  Baker 
occurred  in  his  native  town. 

(III)  Edmund  K.  Baker,  second  son  of 
Gilbert  Huntington  and  Clara  (Kingsley) 


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Baker,  was  born  in  Stafford  Springs,  Con- 
necticut, May  17,  1855.  He  received  his 
preliminary  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  this  was 
supplemented  by  a  course  in  Monson 
Academy.  On  attaining  his  manhood  he 
changed  his  place  of  residence  to  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  where,  in  association 
with  a  Mr.  Lee,  he  engaged  in  the  sad- 
dlery and  hardware  business  under  the 
firm  name  of  Lee  &  Baker.  He  continued 
in  this  line  of  business  about  eight  years, 
and  at  the  expiration  of  that  time  sold 
out  and  became  identified  with  the  Hamp- 
den Paint  and  Chemical  Company  in  the 
capacity  of  treasurer.  Such  satisfaction 
did  he  give  in  this  office  that  he  was  later 
elected  president  of  the  corporation, 
which  office  he  holds  at  the  present  time 
(1921).  In  addition  to  these  duties,  he 
is  also  president  of  the  Hampden  Paint 
and  Chemical  Company,  of  Boston.  In 
these  two  positions  he  naturally  occupies 
a  very  prominent  place  in  this  industry. 
He  is  conservative  in  his  ideas,  yet  inter- 
ested in  all  that  concerns  the  welfare  of 
his  adopted  city,  Springfield.  Mr.  Baker 
married,  June  ii,  1878,  Marie  R.  LeB. 
Stickney,  daughter  of  Dr.  Pierre  LeB.  and 
Mary  (Rhea)  Stickney,  of  Terra  Haute, 
Indiana.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Baker  are  the  par- 
ents of  four  children:  i.  Madeline  I., 
born  November  8,  1880;  married  G. 
Marston  Leonard,  and  they  are  the  par- 
ents of  one  child,  Marston  Stickney.  2. 
Rhea  K.,  of  further  mention.  3.  Donald 
M.,  born  December  5,  1886,  vice-president 
of  the  Hampden  Paint  and  Chemical  Com- 
pany. 4.  Lawrence  E.,  born  August  6, 
1890,  superintendent  of  the  Hampden 
Paint  and  Chemical  Company. 

(IV)  Rhea  K.  Baker,  eldest  son  of  Ed- 
mund K.  and  Marie  R.  LeB.  (Stickney) 
Baker,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, June  29,  1883.  He  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native   city,  gaining  a 


practical  education.  After  completing  his 
course  of  study,  he  secured  employment  in 
the  plant  of  the  Hampden  Paint  and 
Chemical  Company,  of  Springfield,  with 
which  his  father  was  identified,  and  dur- 
ing  the  following  five  years,  from  1904  to 
1909,  acquired  a  thorough  knowledge  of 
the  business.  So  well  did  he  fill  this  posi- 
tion that  in  1909,  at  the  age  of  twenty-six, 
he  was  elected  treasurer  and  general  man- 
ager of  the  company,  which  offices  he  still 
retains.  The  concern  carries  on  an  ex- 
tensive business  in  paints,  colors  and  var- 
nishes, also  conducts  a  thriving  trade  in 
the  exportation  and  importation  of  these 
articles  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  much 
of  their  raw  material  comes  to  them  from 
abroad.  Their  finished  product  goes, 
practically,  to  every  quarter  of  the  globe. 
To  this  prosperity  Mr.  Baker  has  largely 
contributed  by  his  able  management  of 
affairs.  His  official  connection  with  a 
business  having  an  international  reputa- 
tion places  Mr.  Baker  in  a  leading  position 
in  the  commercial  world,  in  which  he  is 
well  and  favorably  known.  Mr.  Baker 
is  a  member  of  Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  and  all  the  Scot- 
tish Rite  bodies  up  to  and  including  the 
thirty-second  degree,  as  follows :  Lodge 
of  Perfection,  Rose  Croix,  Princes  of 
Jerusalem,  and  Consistory,  and  is  also  a 
member  of  Melha  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic 
Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He 
also  holds  membership  in  the  Benevolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  Colony 
Club,  Nayasset  Club,  Springfield  Country 
Club,  Boston  City  Club,  and  Transporta- 
tion Club  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Baker  married,  October  i,  1912, 
Marion  Elliott,  daughter  of  George  C.  and 
Nellie  (Kelley)  Elliott,  of  Haverhill, 
Massachusetts.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Baker  are 
the  parents  of  one  child,  Elliott,  born  May 
9.  1915- 


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WESSON,  Daniel  Baird, 

Famous  Firearms  Manufacturer. 

From  the  early  settling  of  the  State  of 
Massachusetts  the  Wessons  have  played 
a  conspicuous  part  in  the  development  of 
the  sections  wherein  they  resided.  The 
name,  one  ancient  and  honorable  in  old 
England,  has  continued  such  through  the 
New  World.  The  family  is  known  to 
have  existed  in  very  early  times  in  Staf- 
fordshire, England,  where  its  members 
were  in  possession  of  valuable  estates. 

(I)  John  Wesson,  the  first  known  an- 
cestor of  the  line  herein  traced,  vi^as  a 
native  of  Buckingham,  England,  born  in 
1630-31,  and  there  resided  until  about  the 
year  1644,  when  he,  having  been  deprived 
of  a  father's  love  and  care  by  death,  de- 
termined to  make  a  livelihood  for  him- 
self. Choosing  the  New  World  in  which 
to  make  this  venture,  he  accordingly  be- 
came a  stowaway  in  a  ship  bound  thither, 
its  destination  being  Massachusetts  Bay 
Colony.  He  located  in  Salem,  Massachu- 
setts, where  at  the  age  of  eighteen  he  be- 
came a  member  of  the  first  church.  About 
the  year  1653  he  removed  to  that  portion 
of  Reading  now  known  as  Wakefield, 
prospered  in  his  vmdertakings,  and  became 
the  owner  of  one  of  the  most  extensive 
estates  in  the  town.  There  is  a  tradition 
that  he  participated  actively  in  King 
Philip's  War.  John  Wesson  married,  in 
1653,  Sarah  Fitch,  daughter  of  Zachariah 
Fitch,  of  Reading,  Massachusetts,  the 
record  of  this  being  the  first  in  that  town. 
John  Wesson  and  his  wife  were  the  par- 
ents of  eight  children,  six  of  whom  were 
as  follows :  Sarah,  Mary,  John,  Eliza- 
beth, Samuel,  and  Stephen.  John  Wes- 
son, immigrant,  died  in  Wakefield,  Massa- 
chusetts, about  the  year  1723,  aged  over 
ninety  years. 

(II)  Samuel  Wesson,  son  of  John  and 
Sarah  (Fitch)  Wesson,  was  born  in  Read- 


ing, Massachusetts,  in  the  year  1665.  His 
name  usually  appears  as  Weston.  Very 
little  is  known  of  him,  but  the  supposition 
is  that  he  lived  and  died  in  his  native 
town,  honored  and  respected  by  all  with 
whom  he  was  brought  in  contact.  Sam- 
uel Wesson  married,  about  the  year  1688, 
Abigail ,  and  the  issue  of  this  mar- 
riage was  two  children,  namely  :  Abigail, 
born  1689;  and  Samuel,  through  whom 
the  line  descends. 

(III)  Samuel  (2)  Wesson,  son  of  Sam- 
uel (i)  and  Abigail  Wesson,  was  born  in 
Reading,  Massachusetts,  in  1690.  He  re- 
mained in  his  native  town  until  he  at- 
tained his  majority,  in  171 1,  and  then  re- 
moved to  Framingham,  Massachusetts, 
and  two  years  later,  in  1713,  his  death  oc- 
curred there,  at  the  early  age  of  twenty- 
three  years.  He  married,  May  7,  171 1, 
Martha  Haven,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
Haven,  and  granddaughter  of  Richard 
Haven,  of  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  who  came 
to  this  country  from  England  in  the  year 
1675.  One  child  was  born  to  Samuel 
Wesson  and  his  wife,  John,  of  further 
mention,  Martha  (Haven)  Wesson  mar- 
ried (second)  Isaac  Cousins,  of  Sherborn, 
Massachusetts. 

(IV)  John  (2)  Wesson,  only  child  of 
Samuel  (2)  and  Martha  (Haven)  Wesson, 
was  born  in  Framingham,  Massachusetts, 
December  i,  171 1.  He  was  reared  and 
educated  in  his  native  town,  and  his  chief 
occupation  was  that  of  farming.  In  the 
year  1749  he  removed  to  Grafton,  same 
State,  near  the  Sutton  and  Worcester 
lines,  and  in  the  same  year  purchased 
from  John  Gould  nine  acres  in  Sutton,  and 
later  became  the  possessor  of  other  pieces 
of  property  located  in  Grafton,  Worcester 
and  Sutton,  and  in  that  part  now  Mill- 
bury,  but  part  of  which,  called  "the  Gore," 
was  annexed  to  Worcester  in  1785.  He 
took  an  active  part  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  serving  in  the  company  of  Captain 


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Joseph  Winch,  Colonel  Samuel  Bullard's 
regiment,  in  1777,  and  was  in  the  cam- 
paign under  General  Gates,  which  ended 
at  Saratoga,  New  York,  with  the  sur- 
render of  General  Burgoyne.  John  (2) 
Wesson  married  (first),  January  22,  1740, 
Ruth  Death,  of  Sherborn,  Massachusetts, 
born  April  20,  171 1,  daughter  of  Henry 
and  Rachel  (Leland)  Death,  and  grand- 
daughter of  John  Death,  who  came  from 
Natick  to  Sherborn  in  1678.  He  married 
(second),  August  24,  1757,  Rebecca  Dan- 
iel. Six  children  were  the  issue  of  the 
first  marriage,  as  follows:  Samuel,  a 
Revolutionary  soldier;  Levi,  Joel,  of 
further  mention ;  John,  Abel,  and  Silas. 
(V)  Joel  Wesson,  son  of  John  (2)  and 
Ruth  (Death)  Wesson,  was  born  in 
Framingham,  Massachusetts,  probably 
about  1746.  He  was  reared  to  manhood 
in  his  native  town,  attended  the  common 
school,  and  assisted  his  father  with  the 
work  of  the  farm.  Later  he  removed  to 
Brookfield,  Massachusetts,  and  subse- 
quently to  Worcester,  same  State,  where 
he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days.  He 
was  the  owner  of  considerable  real  estate 
in  Worcester,  and  was  the  largest  tax- 
payer in  that  town.  He  was  considered 
an  inhabitant  of  Grafton  until  1785,  when 
the  title  of  Worcester  to  the  section  was 
formally  acknowledged.  He  was  the  in- 
ventor of  the  plow,  a  plow-maker  by 
trade,  and  plied  that  line  of  work  in  Fram- 
ingham, and  also  conducted  a  farm  in 
North  Brookfield,  which  he  disposed  of  to 
his  brother,  John  Wesson. .  He  was  a 
juror  in  1785,  and  a  school  committeeman 
in  1787.  Joel  Wesson  married  Hannah 
Bigelow,  a  native  of  Worcester,  Massa- 
chusetts, born  July  3,  1748,  daughter  of 
Joshua  and  Lydia  Bigelow.  Six  children 
were  the  issue  of  this  marriage,  as  fol- 
lows:  Huldah,  Hannah,  Mary  (Polly), 
Sewell,  Joel,  and  Rufus,  of  further  men- 
tion.   Mrs.  Wesson  survived  her  husband 


and  died  December  29,  1829,  aged  eighty- 
two  years. 

(VI)  Rufus  Wesson,  son  of  Joel  and 
Hannah  (Bigelow)  Wesson,  was  born  in 
Worcester,  Massachusetts  in  1786.  He 
was  educated  in  the  district  school,  and  in 
early  life  served  an  apprenticeship  to  the 
trade  of  plow-maker,  becoming  an  expert 
in  that  line  of  work.  These  implements 
were  of  wood,  and  yet  their  construction 
was  so  thorough  that  their  work  was  en- 
tirely satisfactory  to  the  agricultural  com- 
munity. His  skill  was  especially  shown 
in  the  carving  of  the  convexed  curves,  and 
while  furrows  were  turned  with  shares  of 
wood  the  Wesson  plow  found  high  favor. 
When  the  demand  for  these  implements 
fell  off,  owing  to  the  advent  of  the  cast 
iron  plow,  Mr.  Wesson  abandoned  their 
manufacture  and  turned  his  attention  to 
agricultural  pursuits.  He  became  the 
owner  of  considerable  real  estate,  among 
which  was  the  Wesson  place,  near  Lake 
Quinsigamond,  which  was  formerly  the 
property  of  Lewis  Baird.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  militia  of  Grafton,  and  held  the 
offices  of  highway  surveyor,  collector  of 
taxes,  and  fence  viewer.  Rufus  Wesson 
married,  in  Worcester,  Massachusetts, 
September  18,  1808,  Betsey  Baird,  a  mem- 
ber of  a  well-known  family  in  Worcester, 
and  a  descendant  of  English  and  Scotch 
families.  Ten  children  were  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Wesson,  the  five  sons  all  inher- 
iting their  father's  love  of  mechanics. 
Their  children  were :  Cornelia,  Martin, 
Edwin,  Betsy,  Rufus,  Charlotte,  Jane, 
Daniel  Baird,  of  further  mention  ;  Frank- 
lin, and  Frances.  Rufus  Wesson  died  in 
Worcester,  in  1874,  aged  eighty-seven 
years,  and  the  death  of  his  widow  oc- 
curred two  years  later,  she  being  then  in 
her  eighty-eighth  year. 

(VII)  Daniel  Baird  Wesson,  son  of 
Rufus  and  Betsey  (Baird)  Wesson,  was 
born  in  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  May 


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i8,  1825.  During  his  boyhood  he  attended 
the  school  in  the  vicinity  of  his  home  and 
assisted  with  the  work  on  his  father's 
farm,  and  upon  arriving  at  a  suitable  age, 
following  the  wishes  of  his  father,  he 
learned  the  shoe  business  under  the  super- 
vision of  his  brothers,  Martin  and  Rufus, 
but  this  not  proving  to  his  liking  he  re- 
turned to  his  work  upon  the  farm.  Hav- 
ing inherited  a  love  for  mechanics  from 
his  father,  he  turned  his  attention  to  the 
making  of  pistols,  whittling  out  wooden 
stocks  and  making  barrels  from  aban- 
doned vessels  of  pewter,  after  which  he 
tested  them.  Later  he  commenced  an  ap- 
prenticeship with  his  brother,  Edwin 
Wesson,  who  conducted  a  gun-making 
establishment,  and  at  the  expiration  of 
three  years  was  a  journeyman,  working  in 
that  capacity  for  his  brother  at  North- 
boro,  Massachusetts,  and  at  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  in  the  latter  named  place 
eventually  becoming  a  partner  and  serv- 
ing as  superintendent  of  the  shop.  Edwin 
Wesson  died  in  1850,  and  Daniel  B.  Wes- 
son then  formed  a  partnership  with 
Thomas  Warner,  a  master  armorer  of  ac- 
knowledged skill,  a  resident  of  Worcester. 
This  connection  was  dissolved  two  years 
later,  and  Mr.  Wesson  then  joined  his 
brother,  Franklin  Wesson,  who  conducted 
a  gun-making  establishment  in  Grafton, 
Massachusetts,  and  there  devoted  himself 
to  the  manufacture  of  single-barreled  tar- 
get pistols,  turning  out  a  fine  arm.  Later, 
for  a  short  period  of  time,  he  served  as 
superintendent  of  the  factory  of  the  Leon- 
ard Pistol  Manufacturing  Company  in 
Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  after  which 
he  became  associated  with  the  firm  of 
Allen  &  Luther,  of  Worcester,  and  during 
this  period  became  acquainted  with  his 
subsequent  partner,  Horace  Smith.  In 
1852  the  partnership  was  formed,  and 
they  established  a  factory  in  Norwich, 
Connecticut,  where  they  worked  out  the 


principles  of  the  arm  now  known  as  the 
Winchester  rifle,  and  later  applied  a 
similar  principle  to  pistols  and  other  small 
arms.  They  disposed  of  their  patents  to 
the  Volcanic  Arms  Company,  in  which 
Mr.  Wesson  accepted  the  position  of 
superintendent.  This  was  succeeded  by 
the  Winchester  Arms  Company,  and 
under  its  auspices  the  Smith  &  Wesson 
cartridge  was  put  into  use.  This  cartridge 
was  used  in  the  Spencer  rifles  during  the 
Civil  War,  and  for  years  the  inventors  re- 
ceived a  royalty  on  it.  Experimenting 
and  testing  his  ideas  incessantly,  Mr. 
Wesson  at  length  succeeded  in  perfect- 
ing a  revolver,  the  peculiarity  and  merit 
of  which  consisted  in  the  fact  that  the 
chambers  ran  entirely  through  the  cylin- 
der. Mr.  Wesson  again  joined  with  his 
old  partner,  Mr.  Smith,  in  1856,  hired 
premises  on  Market  street,  Springfield, 
and  began  operations,  at  first  having 
twenty-five  workmen.  Three  years  later 
they  built  a  large  factory  on  Stockbridge 
street,  and  in  due  course  of  time  gave  em- 
ployment to  six  hundred  workmen.  This 
was  during  the  period  of  the  Civil  War, 
and  a  large  portion  of  their  goods  were 
sold  to  the  Government.  In  1874  Mr. 
Smith  retired,  disposing  of  his  interest 
to  Mr.  Wesson,  who  associated  with  him 
two  of  his  sons,  Walter  H.  and  Joseph  H. 
In  addition  to  this  business,  Daniel  B. 
Wesson  served  as  president  of  the  Cheney 
Bigelow  Wire  Works,  in  Iowa ;  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Springfield,  for  many  years  one  of  its 
directors ;  and  largely  interested  in  the 
New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  rail- 
road. 

Mr.  Wesson  was  a  Republican  in  poli- 
tics. He  gave  generously  of  his  means  to 
causes  and  institutions  which  appealed 
to  his  sympathy  and  good  judgment.  Two 
large  and  perfectly  equipped  hospitals 
constitute  enduring  memorials  of  Mr.  and 


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Mrs.  Wesson.  In  1890,  Mr.  Wesson  hav- 
ing built  a  magnificent  residence  on  Maple 
street,  which,  after  his  death  was  sold  to 
the  Colony  Club,  the  family  removed  to 
this,  and  their  home  on  High  street  was 
given  by  Mr.  Wesson  for  a  hospital.  In 
1905,  Mr.  Wesson  began  the  erection  of 
a  beautiful  building  on  the  grounds  below 
the  residence  on  High  street,  which  was 
completed  February  18,  1907,  at  a  cost 
of  $350,000,  and  known  as  the  Wesson 
Memorial  Hospital ;  the  patients  were 
moved  to  this  and  the  former  Wesson 
house,  valued  at  $59,000,  was  given  as  a 
home  for  nurses.  Later  another  hospital 
was  erected  on  a  plot  of  ground  above  the 
High  street  home,  which  was  completed 
on  November  20,  1908,  when  it  was  dedi- 
cated as  the  Wesson  Maternity  Hospital. 
Both  of  these  magnificent  institutions  are 
fully  equipped  and  in  keeping  with  the 
finest  hospitals  in  the  United  States,  al- 
though the  Wesson  Maternity  Hospital 
was  not  completed  until  after  Mr.  Wes- 
son's death.  Mr.  Wesson  made  specific 
provisions  for  the  future  maintenance  of 
these  hospitals  by  an  endowment  of 
$250,000  each.  This  fund  is  to  be  held  in 
perpetuity  and  the  income  applied  to  the 
support  of  the  hospitals.  These  three 
buildings  constitute  one  of  the  grandest 
and  noblest  gifts  ever  made  to  the  people 
of  Massachusetts,  and  in  the  amount  of 
their  cost  and  the  scope  of  their  useful- 
ness have  rarely  been  equalled  in  this 
country  by  the  donations  of  a  single  indi- 
vidual. 

Daniel  B.  Wesson  married,  May  26, 
1847,  Cynthia  M.  Hawes,  of  Northboro, 
Massachusetts,  born  there  in  1825,  and 
died  July  11,  1906.  She  was  a  daughter 
of  Calvin  and  Cynthia  M.  (Hemingway) 
Hawes.  Their  children  were:  Sarah 
Jeannette,  a  sketch  of  whom  follows; 
Walter  Herbert;  Frank  Luther,  men- 
tioned in  sketch  of  son,  Frank  H.,  which 


follows  ;  Joseph  Hawes,  a  sketch  of  whom 
follows. 

Sarah  Jeannette  (Wesson)  Bull,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  B.  and  Cynthia  M.  (Hawes) 
Wesson,  was  born  in  Hartford,  Connecti- 
cut, May  21,  1848.  She  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  at  Miss  Porter's  boarding 
school  in  Farmington,  Connecticut.  She 
married.  May  4,  1870,  Dr.  George  Joseph 
Bull,  now  deceased,  and  after  a  visit  to 
Europe  they  settled  in  Worcester,  Massa- 
chusetts, where  they  resided  for  a  time. 
They  later  returned  to  Springfield,  where 
Mrs.  Bull  has  long  resided,  her  present 
residence  being  on  Long  Hill  street.  Five 
children  have  been  born  of  this  marriage : 
I.  Florence  Annie,  born  March  13,  1871, 
in  Florence,  Italy ;  was  educated  by  a  pri- 
vate tutor  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts ; 
she  married  (first),  October  26,  1892, 
George  M.  Holbrook,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  two  children :  i.  Rachel,  mar- 
ried Jasper  Campbell,  and  they  have  three 
children,  Ann  Holbrook,  Holbrook,  and 
Alen  Adams  Campbell,  ii.  Esther,  mar- 
ried William  Haskell,  and  they  have  one 
child,  Susan  Haskell.  Mrs.  Holbrook 
married  (second)  William  B.  Houghton,  of 
Brattleboro,  Vermont,  born  July  6,  1872, 
and  they  have  one  child,  David  Bradley 
Houghton,  born  May  13,  1905.  2.  Maria 
Beatrice,  born  February  23,  1872;  was 
educated  by  a  private  tutor  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts;  she  married  Adam  Mc- 
Kay Ganson,  of  New  York  City,  who 
was  born  in  Scotland;  he  built  the 
Flatiron,  the  Realty,  the  Pennsylvania 
Terminal,  the  Trinity,  and  the  Trinity 
Annex  buildings ;  four  children  have  been 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ganson :  Florence 
Jeannette,  Charles  McKay,  Euphemia 
Sinclair,  and  David  Ganson.  The  family 
now  reside  in  Petersham,  Massachusetts. 

3.  George  Walter,  died  aged  nine  years. 

4.  Harcourt  Wesson,  born  June  25,  1879, 


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in  Worcester,  Massachusetts;  he  was  edu- 
cated by  private  tutors,  and  in  the  Spring- 
field grammar  school,  the  Cornwall 
Heights  school  at  Cornwall-on-the-Hud- 
son,  and  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology;  he  was  connected  with 
Smith  &  Wesson  for  seven  years,  and  was 
for  a  time  vice-president  of  the  Monarch 
Valve  and  Manufacturing  Company ;  in 
politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  since  1907 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Common  Coun- 
cil of  the  city  of  Springfield ;  he  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Springfield  Country  Club,  the 
Nayasset  Club  of  Springfield,  and  St.  An- 
thony's Club  of  Boston ;  he  and  his  fam- 
ily belong  to  Christ  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church,  of  Springfield ;  he  married,  Octo- 
ber 21,  1903,  in  Springfield,  Edith  Laurie 
Brooks,  born  April  24,  1879,  in  Springfield, 
daughter  of  Lawton  Stickney  and  Annie 
(Laurie)  Brooks,  the  former  nam.ed  a 
physician  in  Springfield ;  children,  born  in 
Springfield  :  Harcourt  Wesson,  Jr.,  born 
September  25,  1904;  Jean  Inglis,  born 
April  5,  1906;  David  Lawton,  born  Sep- 
tember 13,  1907;  Barbara  Laurie,  born 
December  21,  1909;  Malcolm  Sterling, 
born  January  11,  1914.  5.  Alice  Maud, 
died  in  infancy. 


WESSON,  Frank  Herbert, 

Officer  in  Firearms  Company. 

Frank  Luther  Wesson,  son  of  Daniel 
B.  and  Cynthia  M.  (Hawes)  Wesson 
(q.  v.),  and  father  of  Frank  Herbert  Wes- 
son, was  born  November  17,  1852. 
After  completing  his  studies,  which  ter- 
minated with  a  course  in  Williston  Sem- 
inary, Easthampton,  he  became  a  partner 
in  the  firm  of  Lovell,  Adam  &  Wesson, 
printers  and  publishers,  of  New  York 
City  and  Montreal,  with  a  printing  plant 
at  Rouse's  Point,  New  York,  Mr.  Wes- 
son's connection  with  this  concern  con- 
tinuing for  three  years.     About  the  year 


1877  he  returned  to  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  for  the  remainder  of  his  life 
was  assistant  superintendent  of  the  Smith 
and  Wesson  revolver  factory.  Mr.  Wes- 
son married  Sarah  Kurczine  Lovell,  born 
in  Montreal,  Canada,  March  11,  1855, 
daughter  of  John  Lovell,  of  that  city.  Mr. 
Lovell  was  the  publisher  of  the  "Can- 
adian Gazeteer,"  "Lovell's  Geography," 
other  school  books,  and  the  "Montreal 
Directory,"  which  is  still  published.  Chil- 
dren :  I.  Mabel,  born  in  New  York  City, 
married  John  Murray,  who  was  an  assist- 
ant professor  in  English  literature  in  Har- 
vard University,  now  in  Radcliffe  Uni- 
versity. 2.  Harold,  now  president  of 
Smith  and  Wesson  works ;  married  No- 
vember 2,  1907,  Helen  Mitchell  Stedman, 
of  Jamaica  Plain,  Massachusetts.  3. 
Frank  Herbert,  of  further  mention.  4. 
Cynthia  Maria,  graduated  with  honors 
from  Bryn  Mawr,  and  later  from  the  Sar- 
geant  School  in  New  Haven,  Connecticut, 
where  she  took  the  highest  honors  ever 
given  to  a  student ;  when  the  World  War 
broke  out  she  went  to  France  and  enlisted 
for  hospital  work,  being  connected  with 
an  ambulance  corps ;  later  she  was  asso- 
ciated with  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association ;  she  returned  and  was  for  a 
time  in  a  large  hospital  in  Lakewood,  New 
Jersey,  then  went  to  Staten  Island,  where 
she  was  also  engaged  in  hospital  work  ;  she 
later  resigned  and  was  appointed  to  the 
chair  of  athletics,  Wisconsin  University, 
which  position  she  now  (1921)  holds. 
Frank  L.  Wesson,  the  father  of  these 
children,  was  killed  in  a  railroad  accident 
at  Hartford,  Vermont,  February  5,  1887. 
Frank  Herbert  Wesson,  son  of  Frank 
Luther  and  Sarah  Kurczine  (Lovell) 
Wesson,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, January  9,  1881.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  schools  of  Springfield  and 
Concord,  Massachusetts ;  Newport,  Rhode 
Island;    Bussey    Institute    and    Harvard 


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many  of  the  improvements  on  Smith  & 
Wesson  revolvers.  In  his  official  capac- 
ity with  the  firm,  he  had  but  one  stand- 
ard, that  of  turning  out  small  arms  which 
would  continue  to  maintain  the  firm's  en- 
viable reputation  for  producing  nothing 
but  products  of  the  highest  quality.  He 
was  held  in  the  highest  respect  by  every 
employee  of  the  firm,  and  his  figure  was 
as  familiar  in  every  part  of  the  shops  as 
it  was  in  the  office.  In  addition  to  know- 
ing the  business  of  revolver  manufacture, 
he  knew  men,  and  it  was  the  combination 
of  these  which  enabled  him  to  more  than 
double  the  business  of  the  company  dur- 
ing his  connection  with  it,  and  earn  for 
its  products  a  world-wide  reputation  for 
quality  and  perfection  in  workmanship. 
Mr.  Wesson  was  of  a  naturally  retiring 
disposition,  and  spent  the  greater  part  of 
his  time  in  his  home.  He  was  for  a  time 
a  director  of  the  Union  Trust  Company, 
of  Springfield,  and  also  vice-president  of 
the  Wesson  Maternity  Hospital.  He  was 
a  Republican  in  politics,  with  inclinations 
toward  liberal  views,  and  was  for  some 
time  a  member  of  the  Nayasset  Club,  the 
Springfield  Automobile  Club,  the  Colony 
Club,  of  which  for  a  time  he  was  on  the 
board  of  governors.  He  was  fond  of 
travel  in  his  own  country  and  had  a 
familiar  knowledge  of  most  parts  of  the 
United  States. 

Mr,  Wesson  married,  June  7,  1882, 
Florence  May  Stebbins,  of  Springfield, 
born  November  27,  i860,  daughter  of 
Professor  Milan  C.  and  Sophia  (Pitts) 
Stebbins,  of  Springfield.  Children:  i. 
Eleanor  Sanford,  born  April  21,  1883; 
married,  November  4,  1908,  Flynt  Lin- 
coln, teller  of  the  Springfield  Safe  De- 
posit and  Trust  Company,  a  sketch  of 
whom  appears  on  a  following  page. 
2.  Douglass  Bertram,  a  sketch  of  whom 
follows.     3.   Victor  Hawes,   a  sketch  of 


whom  follows.  Mrs.  Wesson  survives  her 
husband,  and  resides  at  her  home.  No.  13 
Federal  street,  Springfield. 


WESSON,  Douglass  Bertram, 

Official  in  Firearms  Company. 

Douglass  Bertram  W^esson,  son  of 
Joseph  Hawes  and  Florence  May  (Steb- 
bins) Wesson,  was  born  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  October  23,  1884.  His 
education  was  obtained  under  private 
tutorship,  and  in  the  Springfield  High 
School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1902.  He  then  pursued  a  course  of 
mechanical  engineering  in  Sibley  College, 
of  Cornell  University,  graduating  in  1907. 
He  began  his  business  career  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Union  Trust  Company,  of 
Springfield,  this  connection  continuing 
from  January  to  September,  1908,  and  he 
then  became  associated  with  the  Smith  & 
Wesson  plant,  his  first  position  being 
that  of  clerk.  His  diligence  and  pains- 
taking efifort  was  rewarded  by  promotion, 
and  he  is  now  (1921)  filling  the  offices  of 
vice-president  and  purchasing  agent  of 
the  Smith  &  Wesson  Company,  serving 
also  as  a  member  of  its  board  of  directors. 
He  is  a  member  of  Springfield  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  Springfield 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons;  Springfield 
Council,  Royal  and  Select  Masters ; 
Springfield  Commandery,  Knights  Tem- 
plar; and  Melha  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic 
Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He 
is  an  Episcopalian  in  religion,  attending 
the  church  of  that  denomination,  and 
holds  membership  in  the  following  clubs : 
Colony,  Springfield  Country,  Walton ; 
Cornell,  New  England ;  and  Cornell,  New 
York. 

Mr.  Wesson  married,  November  21, 
1907,  in  Greenville,  North  Carolina,  Elba 
Brown  Gotten,  of  Greenville,  born  Octo- 


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ber  29,  1886,  daughter  of  Robert  Ran- 
dolph and  SalHe  Simms  (Southall)  Cot- 
ten.  Children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wes- 
son :  Sallie  Southall,  born  September  23, 
1910;  Joseph  Hawes  (2),  born  June  25, 
1913;  and  Richard  Simms,  born  January 
10,  1919. 


WESSON,  Victor  Hawes, 

0£B^cial  in  Firearms  Company. 

Victor  Hawes  Wesson,  son  of  Joseph 
Hawes  and  Florence  May  (Stebbins) 
Wesson,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, October  6,  1890.  He  acquired 
a  practical  education  in  the  schools  of  his 
native  city,  graduating  from  the  technical 
department  of  the  High  School.  After 
this  he  began  an  apprenticeship  to  the 
trade  of  tool  maker  in  the  plant  of  the 
Smith  &  Wesson  Company,  and  became 
thoroughly  expert  in  that  line  of  work. 
He  filled  this  position  for  a  time,  then  ad- 
vanced through  the  various  grades,  fin- 
ally attaining  the  rank  of  assistant  super- 
intendent and  employment  manager,  in 
which  capacities  he  is  serving  at  the  pres- 
ent time  (1921).  He  is  a  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  Smith  &  Wesson 
Company,  and  in  all  matters  pertaining 
to  the  development  of  the  concern  takes 
an  active  part  and  interest.  He  holds 
membership  in  the  Winthrop  Club  and 
the  Colony  Club,  both  of  Springfield. 

Mr.  Wesson  married,  November  7, 
1912,  Eleanor  Morgan  Williams,  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
Howard  S.  and  Minnie  (Morgan)  Wil- 
liams. Four  children  have  been  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wesson,  as  follows :  Rufus, 
born  January  29,  1914;  Daniel  Baird  (2), 
born  April  29,  1916;  Morgan,  born  De- 
cember 19,  1918 ;  Florence,  born  Septem- 
ber 8,  1921. 


STEBBINS,  Rev.  Milan  Cyrus, 

Instructor,  Clergyman. 

The  following  record  and  appreciation 
of  the  life  of  Rev.  Milan  Cyrus  Stebbins 
is  quoted  from  the  "Springfield  Repub- 
lican" under  date  of  September  13,  1889: 

Rev.  Milan  Cyrus  Stebbins,  for  many  years 
principal  of  the  high  school  in  this  city,  and  after- 
ward of  the  Collegiate  Institute  which  he  estab- 
lished, died  yesterday  morning  at  Cornwall,  Ver- 
mont, where  he  was  settled  over  the  Congrega- 
tional church.  There  are  many  to  whom  the 
news  of  this  death  will  bring  deep  sorrow,  and 
none  will  feel  the  loss  more  than  those  who  were 
under  the  tuition  of  this  admirable  instructor. 
As  a  teacher  he  was  thorough,  systematic  and 
energetic,  and  those  under  his  care  who  wished 
to  study  found  him  most  helpful  and  stimulating. 
He  impressed  on  his  pupils  the  need  of  close 
application  for  its  own  sake,  and  that  the  dis- 
cipline of  study  was  even  better  than  the  knowl- 
edge obtained.  By  this  method  he  left  an  indel- 
ible impression  on  his  pupils,  and  so  was  a  potent 
force  for  good.  He  was  moreover  a  studious  man 
always,  loving  study  for  its  own  sake  and,  even 
during  the  last  months  of  his  life  his  deepest  trial 
was  that  he  could  not  follow  his  accustomed  pur- 
suits. Two  years  ago  Mr.  Stebbins  met  with  a 
serious  accident  by  being  thrown  from  his  car- 
riage and  it  is  supposed  sustained  at  that  time  an 
injury  to  his  heart  which  resulted  in  the  later 
fatal  complications.  The  first  attack  came  when 
Mr.  Stebbins  was  visiting  his  brother,  Dr.  George 
S.  Stebbins,  in  this  city  in  May,  and  he  was  con- 
fined to  his  bed  for  some  ten  days.  He,  however, 
returned  to  his  pastoral  work  at  Cornwall  with 
his  usual  energy  and  doubtless  overtaxed  his 
strength,  for  the  second  attack  occurred  in  June, 
and  he  was  unable  to  leave  his  room  after  that 
time.  The  funeral  was  held  at  Cornwall,  and  the 
burial  was  also  there. 

Mr.  Stebbins  was  bom  at  Granby,  sixty-one 
years  ago,  his  father  being  Dea  Cyrus  Stebbins, 
and  his  mother  was  before  marriage.  Miss  Mary 
Harris,  of  Brattleboro,  Vermont.  Mr.  Stebbins 
was  the  third  child  of  a  family  of  eleven  children. 
His  childhood  was  spent  in  his  native  town,  where 
his  love  for  study  was  early  developed,  and  with 
his  characteristic  zeal  he  began  to  fit  himself  for 
college.  This  was  in  addition  to  the  usual  labors 
of  a  country  boy.     He  afterward  entered  Willis- 


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ton  Seminary,  and  then  passed  to  Amherst  Col- 
lege, where  he  distinguished  himself  by  carrying 
off  the  salutatory  in  185 1.  During  his  college 
course  Mr.  Stebbins  helped  earn  his  way  by  teach- 
ing in  the  winter.  After  his  graduation  he  taught 
school  at  Hopkins  and  Nashua,  New  Hampshire. 
He  was  also  principal  of  the  high  school  at  Clin- 
ton for  two  years  from  1862.  Then  he  was  called 
to  the  principalship  of  the  Lancaster  Academy,  a 
position  which  he  held  for  six  years  or  more. 
Meanwhile  Mr.  Stebbins  had  studied  theology  and 
been  ordained,  so  aftc/  leaving  his  position  at 
Lancaster,  he  was  settled  for  four  years  over  the 
Congregational  church  at  Groton  Junction. 

In  1865,  Mr.  Stebbins  was  called  to  be  principal 
of  the  high  school  in  this  city,  and  he  held  that 
position  till  1874,  when  he  established  the  Spring- 
field Collegiate  Institute ;  during  its  first  year  this 
school  had  quarters  in  the  Institution  for  Savings 
building,  but  it  was  afterward  removed  to  the  old 
courthouse,  which  was  made  over  to  suit  the  pur- 
poses of  the  school.  During  Mr.  Stebbins's  life 
here  he  identified  himself  with  the  interests  of  the 
city  and  was  an  ardent  temperance  man.  Under 
his  direction  the  Collegiate  Institute  was  devel- 
oped into  a  prosperous  school,  drawing  many 
scholars  from  out  of  town.  Four  years  ago  Mr. 
Stebbins  was  called  to  the  pastorate  of  the  Con- 
gregational church  at  Cornwall,  Vermont.  There 
he  was  foremost  in  establishing  the  Vermont  Val- 
ley Congregational  Club,  patterned  after  the  club 
in  this  valley,  and  he  was  secretary  of  the  organ- 
ization from  its  foundation.  Mr.  Stebbins  ren- 
dered valuable  assistance  to  the  late  Ethan  S. 
Chapin  in  revising  the  work,  "Gravity  the  De- 
termining Force,"  for  he  was  as  at  home  in  the 
natural  sciences  as  in  the  classics.  This  illustrates 
the  thoroughness  of  his  teaching  equipment  and  the 
breadth  of  his  scholarship.  He  was  also  an  in- 
telligent and  critical  student  of  current  events, 
interested  in  public  affairs  and  an  advocate  of 
good  politics.  By  the  desire  of  Mr.  Chapin's  fam- 
ily he  had  massed  much  data  for  the  preparation 
of  a  memorial  volume  of  the  author,  but  his  sick- 
ness cut  this  work  short. 

Mr.  Stebbins  married  Miss  Sophia  Pitts,  of 
Taunton,  and  by  this  marriage  there  were  five 
daughters.  Those  living  are  Misses  Annie  and 
Grace,  who  are  at  home,  and  Mrs.  Joseph  H. 
Wesson  and  Mrs.  William  Taylor,  of  this  city. 
Miss  Fannie  died  two  years  ago.  Beside  Mr. 
Stebbins,  of  this  city,  there  are  two  brothers  liv- 
ing, Clinton  W.  Stebbins,  of  Granby,  and  Charles 
A.    Stebbins,  of  Camden,   New  Jersey.     The   sis- 


ters are  Mrs.  Eli  Smith,  of  this  city.  Miss  Jane  E. 
Stebbins  and  Mrs.  Sidney  Moody,  of  Granby,  and 
Mrs.  John  Knous,  of  Hartford. 


LINCOLN,  Flynt, 

Business  Man,  Soldier  in  VETorld  W^ar. 

Flynt  Lincoln,  of  this  review,  comes 
of  a  very  ancient  English  family  which 
is  traced  back  to  the  year  1066,  when 
Alured,  the  ancestor  from  whom  the  sur- 
name Lincoln  has  been  inherited,  went 
from  Normandy  to  England  with  William 
the  Conqueror. 

(I)  Thomas  Lincoln,  the  progenitor  of 
the  branch  herein  followed,  became  a  pro- 
prietor of  Hingham,  Massachusetts,  in 
1636,  and  a  considerable  portion  of  his 
homestead  remains  in  the  possession  of 
the  family.  It  was  the  home  of  General 
Benjamin  Lincoln,  a  Revolutionary  sol- 
dier, a  member  of  President  Washing- 
ton's cabinet,  and  lieutenant-governor  of 
Massachusetts  in  1788.  Thomas  Lincoln 
was  a  cooper  by  trade,  which  line  of  work 
he  followed  throughout  the  active  years 
of  his  life.  He  married,  in  1630,  Annis 
(or  Avith)  Lane,  daughter  of  Andrew 
Lane  (Pope  says  William),  of  Dorchester, 
Massachusetts.  Five  children  were  born 
of  this  union,  as  follows:  i.  Thomas,  of 
whom  further.  2.  Joseph,  born  Novem- 
ber 20,  1640.  3.  Benjamin,  born  May  7, 
1643,  <i'ed  September  27,  1700;  married, 
February  6,  1667,  Sarah  Fearing.  4.  Deb- 
orah, born  August  3,  1645,  married,  June 
13,  1678,  Samuel  Thaxter.  5.  Sarah,  born 
October  5,  1650.  The  father  of  these  chil- 
dren died  September  28,  1691,  and  the 
mother  died  February  13-14,  1682-83. 

(II)  Thomas  (2)  Lincoln,  eldest  son 
of  Thomas  (i)  and  Annis  (or  Avith) 
(Lane)  Lincoln,  was  baptized  at  Hing- 
ham, Massachusetts,  May  6,  1638.  He 
received  land  on  the  Great  Plain,  Hing- 
ham, which  he  later  disposed  of,  and  for 


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the  greater  part  of  his  life  was  a  resident 
of  Taunton,  Massachusetts.  He  married 
Mary  Austin,  daughter  of  Jonah  Austin, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  ten  children, 
as  follows:  i.  Mary,  born  May  12,  1652. 
2.  Sarah,  born  September  25,  1654.  3. 
Thomas,  of  whom  further.  4.  Samuel, 
born  May  16,  1658.  5.  Sarah,  born  July 
7,  1660.  6.  Hannah,  born  March  15,  1663. 
7.  Constance,  born  May  16,  1665,  mar- 
ried, July  13,  1687,  William  Briggs.  8. 
Jonah.  9.  Mercy,  born  April  3,  1670,  mar- 
ried William  Caswell.  10.  Experience, 
unmarried. 

(III)  Thomas  (3)  Lincoln,  eldest  son 
of  Thomas  (2)  and  Mary  (Austin)  Lin- 
coln, was  born  in  Taunton,  Massachu- 
setts, April  21,  1656.  He  was  a  man  of 
good  character,  energetic  and  enterpris- 
ing, highly  respected  by  all  who  knew 
him.  He  married  Mary  Stacy,  daughter 
of  Richard  and  Abigail  Stacy,  and  among 
their  children  was  Jonathan,  of  whom 
further. 

(IV)  Jonathan  Lincoln,  son  of  Thomas 
(3)  and  Mary  (Stacy)  Lincoln,  was  born 
in  Taunton  about  the  year  1687,  and  lived 
to  an  advanced  age,  his  death  occurring  in 
the  year  1773,  in  Norton,  Massachusetts, 
which  was  formerly  a  part  of  Taunton, 
where  he  spent  the  greater  part  of  his 
life.  He  took  an  active  interest  in  com- 
munity affairs,  and  was  chosen  by  his 
townsmen  to  serve  in  public  capacity, 
filling  the  offices  of  town  clerk  and  treas- 
urer of  Norton  in  1716-17.  He  married 
Hannah  Andrews,  and  seven  children 
were  born  to  them,  as  follows :  Elkanah, 
of  whom  further;  Abiel,  James,  George, 
Job,  Hannah,  Jonathan.  Some  old  grave- 
stones of  rough  slate  were  discovered  in 
1874  in  the  grounds  of  Seneca  Lincoln, 
of  Norton,  on  the  estate  formerly  owned 
and  occupied  by  Jonathan  Lincoln,  bear- 
ing these  inscriptions :  *Tn  memory  of 
Jonathan  Lincoln  who  died  in  1773,  aged 


eighty-six  years."  "Hannah  Lincoln, 
who  died  May  23,  1762,  aged  seventy- 
two  years." 

(V)  Elkanah  Lincoln,  eldest  son  of 
Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Andrews)  Lin- 
coln, was  born  July  2,  1718.  He  pos- 
sessed good  business  ability,  was  active 
in  community  affairs,  and  performed  well 
the  duties  that  fell  to  his  lot.  He  mar- 
ried Lydia  Pratt,  w^jose  eight  children, 
born  at  Norton,  were  as  follows :  i.  Lydia, 
born  October  3,  1745.  2.  Elkanah,  born 
April  30,  1747.  3.  Enos,  of  whom  fur- 
ther, 4.  Samuel,  born  October  18,  1751. 
5.  Prudence,  born  April  7,  1754.  6.  Han- 
nah, born  January  27,  1757.  7.  Amasa, 
born  June  25,  1762.  8.  Luther,  born  May 
29,  1766. 

(VI)  Enos  Lincoln,  second  son  of  El- 
kanah and  Lydia  (Pratt)  Lincoln,  was 
born  September  17,  1749,  and  died  May  6, 
1819.  He  was  a  man  of  integrity  and 
good  business  qualifications,  honored  and 
esteemed  for  his  excellent  attributes.  He 
married,  October  29,  1771,  Sarah  Burt, 
born  July  8,  1752,  died  October  22,  1825. 
Their  children  were  as  follows:  i.  Enos, 
born  July  28,  1772,  married  Ruth  Shum- 
way.  2.  Sarah,  born  May  11,  1774,  be- 
came the  wife  of  Samuel  Clapp.  3.  Lu- 
cinda,  born  October  8,  1776,  became  the 
wife  of  Oliver  Clapp.  4.  Lydia,  bom 
February  13,  1779,  became  the  wife  of 
William  Pierce.  5.  Susannah,  born  March 
12,  1781.    6.  Amasa,  of  whom  further.    7. 

Burt,  married  Mary  .     8.  Alanson, 

born  March  4,  1788.  9.  Hannah,  born 
March  20,  1790,  became  the  wife  of  John 
Foster.  10.  Prudence,  born  March  23, 
1792.  II,  Lucy,  born  November  7,  1794, 
died  October  16,  1878.  12.  Emily,  born 
February  25,  1797,  died  about  1817. 

(VII)  Amasa  Lincoln,  second  son  of 
Enos  and  Sarah  (Burt)  Lincoln,  was 
born  in  Petersham,  Massachusetts,  April 
29,  1783.    He,  like  his  ancestors,  worthily 


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performed  his  part  in  community  affairs, 
enjoying  to  the  full  the  respect  of  his  fel- 
low-townsmen. He  settled  in  Athol, 
Worcester  county,  Massachusetts,  and 
there  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days. 
He  married  (first),  January  21,  1809, 
Zilpha  Reed,  of  Belchertown,  Massachu- 
setts, born  in  August,  1785,  died  June  9, 
1836.  He  married  (second)  Susan  Fisher, 
of  Templeton,  Masachusetts,  born  Octo- 
ber II,  1793,  died  October  3,  1865.  Chil- 
dren of  first  wife:  i.  Algernon  Sidney, 
born  February  11,  1812,  died  September 

4,  1887;  married  Abigail  Bigelow  Stone, 
of  Templeton.  2.  Otis  Lysander,  bom 
December   12,    1814,   died   November   27, 

181 5.  3.  Charles  Otis,  born  January  4, 

1816,  died  May  23,  1893 ;  married  Mary 
Bullard,  of  Athol.  4.  Amasa  Wales,  born 
March  21,  1818,  died  in  July,  1902;  mar- 
ried Mary  Paige,  of  Barre,  Massachusetts. 

5.  Lysander  Reed,  born  March  3,  1820,  died 
July  17,  1869;  married  Laura  A.  Allen, 
of  Chicopee,  Massachusetts.  6.  William 
Dwight,  born  February  4,  1822,  died 
March  13,  1878;  married  Mrs.  Florinda 
F.  Strong,  of  Hartford,  Connecticut.  7. 
Addison  Justin,  of  whom  further.  8. 
Estes  Milton,  born  August  21,  1826,  died 
June  17,  1898;  married  Arianna  Lord,  of 
Boston,  Massachusetts.  9.  Henry  Clay, 
born  February  26,  1828,  died  July  31, 
1840. 

(VIII)  Addison  Justin  Lincoln,  sev- 
enth son  of  Amasa  and  Zilpha  (Reed) 
Lincoln,  was  born  in  Athol,  Worcester 
county,  Massachusetts,  March  30,  1824, 
and  died  October  21,  1898.  He  attended 
the  school  in  the  vicinity  of  his  home,  ac- 
quiring a  practical  education.  Later  he 
was  a  resident  of  Templeton ;  later  of 
Northampton,  and  still  later  of  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  where  for  a  quarter 
of  a  century  he  was  a  well-known  dry 
goods  merchant  of  the  firm  of  Lincoln  & 
Bell.     He  was  a  man  with  a  reputation 


for  honesty  of  purpose  and  integrity  of 
character.  He  married,  January  12,  1853, 
Harriet  Eliza  Bond,  of  Templeton,  born 
in  North  Brookfield,  Massachusetts,  June 
16,  1821.  Their  children  were  as  follows: 
I.  Frederick  Bond,  born  September  29, 
1853,  married  Martha  A.  Thompson,  of 
Boston,  Massachusetts.  2.  Henry  Sidney, 
born  November  28,  1855,  drowned  Au- 
gust 4,  1864.  3.  William  Addison,  of 
whom  further.  4.  Carolyn  Harding,  born 
January  19,  1859,  resides  with  her  mother. 
5.  Annie  Fiske,  born  June  8,  1861,  died 
April  29,  1864.  6.  Helen  Stoddard,  born 
March  i,  1866,  married  Arthur  Fairbanks 
Stone,  of  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont. 

(IX)  William  Addison  Lincoln,  third 
son  of  Addison  Justin  and  Harriet  Eliza 
(Bond)  Lincoln,  was  born  in  Northamp- 
ton, Massachusetts,  May  15,  1857,  died 
April  23,  1920.  He  attended  the  schools 
of  his  birth  place,  including  the  high 
school,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
the  year  1874.  His  first  employment  was 
in  a  clerical  capacity  in  the  First  National 
Bank,  of  Northampton,  and  shortly  after- 
ward he  changed  his  place  of  residence  to 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  there  secur- 
ing employment  in  the  Pyncheon  Na- 
tional Bank,  being  fitted  for  more  re- 
sponsible work  by  his  previous  exper- 
ience. At  the  expiration  of  two  years, 
he  was  advanced  to  the  office  of  cashier 
of  the  Pyncheon  National  Bank,  and  was 
also  appointed  treasurer  of  the  Palmer 
Savings  Bank,  Palmer,  Massachusetts, 
both  responsible  positions  for  so  young  a 
man.  He  continued  in  these  positions 
until  the  year  1881,  when  he  went  West, 
locating  in  Chicago,  becoming  assistant 
secretary  of  the  Pullman  Palace  Car  Com- 
pany, in  which  capacity  he  served  for  five 
years,  and  during  this  time  he  organized 
the  Pullman  Loan  and  Savings  Bank  at 
Pullman,  Illinois,  which  he  later  managed. 
In   1886,  he  returned  to  Springfield  and 


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accepted  the  office  of  treasurer  of  the 
newly  organized  Safe  Deposit  and  Trust 
Company  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
later  became  vice-president  and  finally 
president,  and  held  this  position  until  his 
death.  For  two  decades  he  also  served  as 
treasurer  of  the  United  Electric  Com- 
pany. He  was  a  trustee  of  the  Mutual 
Fire  Assurance  Company  of  Springfield, 
also  the  Springfield  Institution  for  Sav- 
ings. The  duties  of  these  varied  offices 
were  performed  by  Mr.  Lincoln  in  a  thor- 
oughly satisfactory  manner,  testifying  to 
his  judgment  and  acumen  in  matters, 
business  and  financial.  He  held  member- 
ship in  the  South  Congregational  Church, 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  be- 
ing president  of  the  latter  at  one  time, 
the  Winthrop  Club,  the  Nayasset  Club, 
the  Colony  Club,  and  the  Springfield 
Country  Club.  In  politics  a  Republican. 
On  April  23,  1920,  he  was  elected  a  trus- 
tee of  the  International  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association  College  of  Spring- 
field. 

Mr.  Lincoln  married,  December  i,  1880, 
Sarah  Converse  Flynt,  born  August  13, 
1858,  in  Monson,  Massachusetts,  daugh- 
ter of  Hon.  William  N.  and  Eudocia  Car- 
ter (Converse)  Flynt,  of  Monson.  Their 
children  are  as  follows:  i.  Flynt,  of 
whom  further.  2.  Horatio  Lyon,  born 
May  27,  1883,  died  May  4,  1890.  3.  Mar- 
ian Bond,  born  February  23,  1886,  mar- 
ried Harold  K.  Schofif,  of  Philadelphia. 
4.  Sidney  Henry,  born  July  30,  1887.  5- 
Howard  Addison,  born  March  16,  1889. 
6.  Edward  Converse,  a  sketch  of  whom 
appears  elsewhere  in  this  work.  7.  Kath- 
erine  Blake,  born  April  21,  1896,  married 
Dr.  Robert  N.  Nye,  of  Brookline ;  two 
children  :    Nancy  and  George. 

(X)  Flynt  Lincoln,  eldest  son  of  Wil- 
liam Addison  and  Sarah  Converse  (Flynt) 
Lincoln,   was   born   in    Chicago,   Illinois, 


March  23,  1882.  He  was  brought  to 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  by  his  par- 
ents when  four  years  of  age,  and  his  edu- 
cation was  obtained  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  adopted  city,  completing  his  stud- 
ies by  a  course  in  the  Worcester  School 
of  Technology.  He  gained  his  first  ex- 
perience in  business  as  clerk  in  the  Safe 
Deposit  and  Trust  Company,  of  Spring- 
field, and  served  in  that  position  until 
191 1,  in  which  year  he  made  a  decided 
change  and  resigned  this  position  to  be- 
come a  member  of  the  C.  A.  Albee  Plumb- 
ing Company,  of  Springfield,  and  was 
made  treasurer  of  the  corporation.  The 
name  was  later  changed  to  the  Albee- 
Lincoln  Company,  and  still  later  Mr.  Al- 
bee withdrew  and  the  firm  became  the 
Lincoln  Company,  of  which  Mr,  Lincoln 
is  treasurer.  The  company  takes  contracts 
for  plumbing  work  of  all  kinds,  installs 
heating  systems,  and  deals  in  plumbing 
supplies. 

During  the  late  World  War,  Mr.  Lin- 
coln was  overseas  during  the  years 
1918-19,  in  connection  with  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  service,  be- 
ing connected  with  the  motor  transport 
division,  serving  in  the  capacity  of  sec- 
retary, his  work  being  largely  in  the  city 
of  Paris,  France.  Mr.  Lincoln,  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  South  Congregational  Church, 
Springfield,  the  Nayasset  Club  and  Col- 
ony Club.  He  is  the  owner  of  a  fine  resi- 
dence in  Longmeadow,  Massachusetts, 
erected  by  him  in  1909. 

Mr.  Lincoln  married,  November  4, 
1908,  Eleanor  Sanford  Wesson,  of  Spring- 
field, daughter  of  Joseph  Hawes  and  Flor- 
ence M.  (Stebbins)  Wesson  (q.  v.).  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Lincoln  are  the  parents  of  two 
children :  Sanford  Addison,  born  No- 
vember 29,  1909,  and  Allan  Stebbins,  born 
December  29,  191 1. 


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STEIGER,  Albert, 

Founder    of    Important    Mercantile    House. 

Albert  Steiger,  known  throughout  the 
New  England  and  Middle  States  to  be  the 
largest  owner  of  department  stores  in 
that  section,  is  a  son  of  Jacob  Steiger, 
and  a  grandson  of  John  Ulrich  Steiger, 
both  born  in  Switzerland,  and  whose 
deaths  occurred  in  Huntington,  Massa- 
chusetts. John  U.  Steiger,  born  in  1809, 
died  in  1871,  was  a  manufacturer  of  fine 
goods  and  muslins  in  Switzerland  until 
after  the  death  of  his  wife,  when  he  came 
to  the  United  States  and  settled  in  Hunt- 
ington, Massachusetts.  There  he  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  bed  spreads 
until  his  death,  at  the  age  of  sixty-two 
years.  John  U.  Steiger  and  his  first  wife, 
Marcia  Steiger,  were  the  parents  of  eight 
children:  John,  Marcia,  Ulrich,  George, 
Jacob,  Edward,  Matilda,  and  Robert. 
This  review  traces  the  career  of  Jacob 
Steiger,  the  fourth  son. 

Jacob  Steiger  was  born  in  St.  Gall,  a 
town  of  Switzerland,  capital  of  the  canton 
of  St.  Gall,  in  1839,  and  died  in  Hunting- 
ton, Massachusetts,  in  1872.  His  educa- 
tional advantages  were  limited,  but  by 
night  school  attendance,  self-education, 
observation  and  association  he  became 
very  well  informed.  There  were  a  large 
number  of  textile  manufacturing  plants 
in  St.  Gall,  and  as  a  boy  he  became  famil- 
iar with  textile  manufacturing,  becoming 
a  weaver  and  following  his  trade  in 
Switzerland  and  Germany.  His  father, 
as  partner  in  the  firm  of  Steiger  &  Desch- 
ler,  was  interested  in  one  of  the  largest 
mills  in  Wiirttemberg,  and  there  Jacob 
Steiger  became  a  foreman,  continuing 
until  1869,  when  he  came  to  the  United 
States,  locating  in  Huntington,  Massa- 
chusetts, where  his  father  had  preceded 
him.  In  Huntington,  Jacob  Steiger  be- 
came identified  with  the  firm  of  Little  & 


Stanton,  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
bedspreads.  From  his  long  experience 
as  boy  and  man  in  textile  weaving,  Jacob 
Steiger  had  evolved  a  design  for  a  power 
loom,  and  when  this  lom  was  perfected 
and  patents  secured,  it  was  installed  in 
the  Little  &  Stanton  mill  in  Huntington, 
Jacob  Steiger  only  lived  two  years  after 
coming  to  the  United  States,  but  he  had 
proved  his  skill  and  ability  both  as  tex- 
tile weaver  and  designer,  and  had  well 
improved  his  thirty-three  years.  Jacob 
Steiger  married  Mary  Feierabend,  born 
in  Cherhofen,  Germany,  April  28,  1838, 
living  in  1919,  daughter  of  Baptiste  and 
Ettule  (Konig)  Feierabend.  Children : 
Albert,  of  further  mention ;  Jacob,  died 
in  Germany ;  Mary  J.,  who  married  John 
H.  Ashley  (q.  v.);  daughter,  died  when 
her  parents  arrived  in  Huntington  ;  Freda, 
married  Robert  C.  Hollister. 

Albert  Steiger,  eldest  child  of  Jacob 
and  Mary  (Feierabend)  Steiger,  was  born 
in  Rosenberg,  Germany,  May  12,  i860,  and 
there  spent  the  first  ten  years  of  his  life. 
In  1870  he  was  brought  by  his  parents  to 
the  United  States,  they  settling  in  Hunt- 
ington, Massachusetts.  In  the  following 
three  years,  he  lost  his  father,  grandfa- 
ther, uncle  and  brother,  this  leaving  him 
the  head  of  the  family,  then  consisting  of 
his  widowed  mother,  himself  and  two 
younger  sisters.  At  the  age  of  thirteen 
he  left  school  and  began  selling  goods  in 
a  small  way,  obtaining  his  stock  from  the 
mill  with  which  his  father  had  been  con- 
nected. In  his  travels  he  became  ac- 
quainted with  Mr.  Gillette,  a  dry  goods 
merchant  of  Westfield,  who  soon  took 
the  boy  into  his  employ  and  was  ever 
afterward  his  warm  friend.  For  twenty 
years  Albert  Steiger  continued  in  Mr. 
Gillette's  employ  in  his  Westfield  store, 
and  during  those  years  evolved  a  plan 
of  action  which  he  intended  to  follow  at 
some  time.    It  was  not  until  1894  that  he 


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felt  his  opportunity  was  at  hand  and  then 
he  acted.  Being  a  man  of  broad  vision 
and  high  faith,  he  realized  that  the  de- 
partment stores  of  the  smaller  cities  were 
not  handled  in  a  way  capable  of  return- 
ing a  suflicient  profit  to  their  owners  nor 
serving  the  people  as  they  wished  to  be 
served.  He  opened  a  dry  goods  store  in 
Portchester,  New  York,  which  he  con- 
ducted for  a  short  time.  He  then  estab- 
lished a  store  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
purchasing  a  location  on  High  street,  and 
there  developed  his  ideas  of  what  a  mod- 
ern department  store  should  mean  to  the 
city  in  which  it  is  located.  His  hopes 
for  the  Holyoke  store  were  realized  be- 
yond his  expectations,  and  he  gave  to  that 
city  a  department  store  patterned  after 
the  most  advanced  Steiger  ideas  of  a 
"people's  store."  This  is  owned  and  op- 
erated by  A.  Steiger  &  Company.  As  his 
opportunities  increased  he  improved  them 
until  Steiger  may  be  said  to  be  a  house- 
hold word  in  many  sections  of  New  Eng- 
land, and  Albert  Steiger  New  England's 
merchant  prince.  He  has  added  to  his 
original  business,  stores  in  Portchester, 
New  York,  operated  by  the  Steiger- 
Schick  Company ;  in  New  Bedford,  Mas- 
sachusetts, by  the  Steiger-Dudgeon  Com- 
pany ;  in  Fall  River,  Massachusetts,  by 
the  Steiger-Cox  Company ;  three  stores 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  by  the  Al- 
bert Steiger  Company — Albert  Steiger, 
president,  Ralph  A.  Steiger,  vice-presi- 
dent— Albert  Steiger  being  also  manager 
of  one  of  the  stores ;  the  Poole  Dry  Goods 
Company  and  the  Poole  Court  Square 
Store,  of  which  Mr.  Steiger  was  the  creator 
and  is  the  president ;  and  one  in  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut,  which  was  opened  at 
the  corner  of  Main  and  Pratt  streets,  at 
an  outlay  of  nearly  $250,000,  Mr.  Steiger, 
in  August,  1919,  having  purchased  the 
building  from  the  C.  S.  Hills  Company, 
the  oldest  dry  goods  store  in  that  city. 


Mr.  Steiger  could  not  purchase  the  site 
but  negotiated  long  term  leases  with  the 
owners,  and  in  1920  erected  a  five  story 
department  store  building,  which  is  one 
of  the  finest  in  New  England.  These 
stores,  comprising  the  Steiger  System, 
are  all  located  in  buildings  which  are 
mostly  owned  by  Mr.  Steiger  personally 
or  by  the  operating  company,  it  being  a 
settled  policy  of  Mr.  Steiger  to  invest  in 
the  best  business  real  estate  in  each  city 
in  which  he  transacts  business  and  pay 
taxes  rather  than  rent.  The  Steiger 
stores  are  models  of  merchandising  per- 
fection, the  customer,  his  needs,  wishes, 
comforts,  and  conveniences  being  a  first 
consideration.  The  business  of  the  sys- 
tem of  stores  totaled  $10,000,000  for  the 
year  1920,  which  is  a  brief  way  of  describ- 
ing the  evolution  of  Mr.  Steiger  as  a 
business  man  since  that  day  in  1894  when 
he  opened  his  first  modest  store  in  Port- 
chester, then  doing  a  business  of  $3,400, 
which  is  now  increased  to  $500,000,  and 
in  two  months  Mr.  Steiger  sells  more 
goods  than  during  his  twenty  years  serv- 
ice with  Mr.  Gillette,  his  former  employer. 
In  September,  1919,  Mr.  Steiger  pur- 
chased more  than  $250,000  worth  of  prop- 
erty adjoining  his  main  store  in  Spring- 
field, and  the  building,  when  completed, 
will  make  that  store  one  of  the  largest 
and  finest  in  New  England. 

Such  has  been  the  achievement  of  Al- 
bert Steiger  in  the  mercantile  world 
which  he  entered  as  a  salesman  when  a 
boy  of  thirteen,  his  first  venture  in  busi- 
ness for  himself  not  being  made  until  he 
attained  the  age  of  thirty-four.  That  was 
in  1894,  and  during  the  many  years 
which  have  since  elapsed  his  wonderful 
rise  has  been  accomplished.  He  can  yet 
smile  as  he  tells  with  pleasure  of  his  first 
venture  in  merchandising,  when  as  a 
small  boy  he  bought  goods  in  Westfield 
and  took  them  afoot  to  the  hill  towns  out- 


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side,  doubling  his  capital.  His  success  in 
life  has  come  from  his  exemplary  life,  his 
devotion  to  personal  ideals,  his  sound 
common  sense,  his  direct  decisive  think- 
ing, and  his  great  capacity  for  hard  work. 

In  addition  to  the  extensive  business 
aforementioned,  Mr.  Steiger  holds  direc- 
torships in  the  American  Dry  Goods 
Company,  the  Chapin  Bank  of  Spring- 
field, the  Hadley  Falls  Trust  Company, 
of  Holyoke,  and  the  W.  D.  Kinswan 
Realty  Company,  He  is  a  member  of  the 
following  clubs :  Mt.  Tom  Golf,  Spring- 
field Country,  Nayasset  and  Colony,  of 
Springfield,  Westfield  of  Westfield,  and 
the  Merchants  and  Bankers,  of  New  Bed- 
ford. His  fraternal  order  is  the  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He 
liberally  supports  all  churches  and  other 
good  causes  presented  for  his  considera- 
tion. During  the  World  War  he  was  a 
strong  adherent  of  the  government,  rein- 
forcing his  sentiments  with  his  wealth 
and  meeting  the  demands  of  all  Liberty 
Bond  campaigns  and  the  many  drives 
which  distinguished  the  participation  of 
the  United  States  in  that  war, 

Albert  Steiger  married,  in  1884,  Izetta 
Allen,  daughter  of  Chauncey  and  Celia 
(Norton)  Allen.  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Steiger 
are  the  parents  of  five  sons:  i,  Ralph  A., 
vice-president  of  the  Albert  Steiger  Com- 
pany, of  Springfield.  2.  Philip,  former 
active  manager  of  A.  Steiger  &  Company, 
of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  now  in  charge 
of  the  Hartford  store.  3.  Chauncey  S,, 
served  in  the  United  States  navy  during 
the  World  War ;  now  manager  of  the 
Holyoke  store.  4.  Robert,  enlisted  in 
Company  D,  104th  Regiment,  United 
States  army,  went  overseas,  saw  service 
in  the  trenches,  and  later  was  transferred 
to  the  aviation  department;  he  was  dis- 
charged on  the  signing  of  the  armistice ; 
he  is  now  connected  with  the  financial 
department   of   the    Steiger    System.      5. 


Albert,  Jr.,  who  also  served  in  the  World 
War,  now  discharged  from  the  service, 
and  connected  with  the  purchasing  de- 
partment of  the  Steiger  System. 

Such  in  brief  is  the  life  story  of  Albert 
Steiger,  whose  business  beginning  was 
as  humble  as  his  present  position  is  ex- 
alted. Now  in  the  prime  of  his  splendid 
powers,  and  with  the  constantly  increas- 
ing scope  of  his  opportunities,  the  future 
holds  great  possibilities  for  him  and  for 
his  five  able  sons  and  assistants.  He  has 
given  a  standing  and  an  influence  to 
smaller  city  department  store  merchan- 
dising, and  has  placed  the  "Steiger  Sys- 
tem" on  a  par  with  the  best  in  metropol- 
itan centers  of  trade. 


BROADWELL,  Edward  Herbert, 

Manager  of  Important  Business. 

Edward  H.  Broadwell,  who  at  the  pres- 
ent time  (1921)  is  filling  the  responsible 
position  of  vice-president  of  the  Fisk 
Rubber  Company,  of  New  York  City  and 
Chicopee  Falls,  Massachusetts,  and  also 
that  of  president  of  the  Motor  and  Acces- 
sory Manufacturers'  Association,  having 
been  elected  to  the  latter  in  January,  1921, 
and  in  which  association  he  was  formerly 
a  member  of  the  board  of  directors,  is 
one  of  the  representative  business  men 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  He  is  the 
son  of  James  C.  Broadwell,  who  was  a 
native  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  born  in  the  year 
1841.  His  education  was  obtained  in  the 
schools  of  that  city.  Upon  the  outbreak 
of  hostilities  between  the  North  and 
South  in  1861,  when  he  was  only  twenty 
years  of  age,  he  enlisted  in  Company  F, 
Second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  was 
later  promoted  to  the  rank  of  sergeant, 
and  with  his  company  and  regiment  par- 
ticipated in  a  number  of  the  battles,  in- 
cluding that  of  Lookout  Mountain,  and 
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Ashley,  of  the  sixth  generation,  moved 
from  the  homestead  in  the  Riverdale  sec- 
tion of  West  Springfield  and  went  to  Cal- 
ifornia, spending  some  years  in  the  West, 
but  returned  and  settled  not  far  from  the 
original  old  home  in  Springfield.  His  son, 
John  Hill  Ashley,  has  again  made  Spring- 
field the  family  home,  where  he  is  a  lead- 
ing business  man,  and  through  his  activ- 
ities in  various  lines  has  added  to  its 
wealth  and  attractiveness. 

(I)  Robert  Ashley  first  appears  on 
record  as  a  resident  of  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, January  13,  1638-39,  when  he 
was  assessed  for  the  minister's  support, 
his  assessment  being  the  fifth  in  amount 
on  the  list.  He  was  allotted  land  Janu- 
ary 5,  1640-41,  being  then  unmarried,  and 
on  August  7,  1641,  intentions  of  marriage 
were  published  "between  the  widow  Hor- 
ton  &  Robert  Ashley."  Although  the 
marriage  of  Robert  Ashley  and  the  widow 
Horton  does  not  appear  on  the  Spring- 
field records,  there  is  little  doubt  that  it 
took  place,  as  it  is  known  that  he  married 
about  1641,  that  his  wife  bore  the  Chris- 
tian name  Mary,  and  that  after  1641  the 
widow  Horton's  name  disappears  from 
the  records.  She  was  the  widow  of 
Thomas  Horton,  of  Springfield,  who  died, 
leaving  her  with  a  child  three  years  old, 
and  another,  an  infant.  Robert  Ashley's 
home  lot  was  on  what  is  now  the  north- 
west corner  of  Main  and  State  streets 
and  extended  down  to  the  river.  He  also 
had  "wet  meadow"  land,  wood  lots,  and 
planting  grounds,  the  latter  lying  across 
the  Connecticut  river.  Farming  was  his 
chief  occupation,  but  in  1646  he  was  li- 
censed to  keep  an  "ordinary,"  a  grant  of 
land  on  Mill  river  being  given  him  as  an 
inducement.  He  kept  the  "ordinary"  un- 
til 1660,  when  he  resigned,  and  all  through 
his  life  in  Springfield  held  public  office. 
In  1653,  at  the  re-organization  of  the 
town  by  the  younger  men,  he  was  chosen 


selectman,  and  was  reelected  in  1659-60- 
1662-65.  He  was  town  constable  in  1659, 
and  sealer  of  weights  and  measures.  He 
supported  the  church,  and  in  the  list  of 
seatings  bearing  date  December  23,  1659, 
Robert  Ashley  sat  in  the  first  seat.  He 
was  obviously  a  man  of  energy  and  abil- 
ity, and  stood  high  in  the  esteem  of  his 
townsmen.  He  died  in  West  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  November  29,  1682.  His 
widow,  Mary  Ashley,  died  September  19, 
1683.  They  were  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren :  David ;  a  daughter,  who  died  soon 
after  birth  ;  Mary  ;  Jonathan  ;  Sarah  ;  and 
Joseph,  of  further  mention. 

(II)  Joseph  Ashley  was  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  July  6,  1652,  died  in 
West  Springfield,  May  18,  1698.  He  in- 
herited all  his  father's  lands  in  West 
Springfield,  and  there  he  made  his  home, 
also  his  homestead  in  the  Riverdale  dis- 
trict, and  was  one  of  the  large  land  own- 
ers of  that  town.  He  married,  October 
16,  1685,  ^^  Springfield,  Mary  Parsons, 
born  June  27,  1661,  in  Northampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, died  in  Springfield,  August 
23,  171 1,  daughter  of  Cornet  Joseph  and 
Mary  (Bliss)  Parsons.  Mrs.  Ashley  sur- 
vived her  husband,  and  married  (second) 
Joseph  Williston.  Children:  Joseph  (2), 
of  further  mention;  Ebenezer ;  Mary; 
Abigail ;  and  Benjamin. 

(III)  Joseph  (2)  Ashley  was  born  in 
West  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  July  27, 
1686,  died  there,  May  12,  1720.  He  in- 
herited the  homestead  of  his  father  in 
the  Riverdale  district,  and  there  passed 
his  life,  a  farmer.  In  1717  he  was  elected 
town  constable.  He  married  Martha 
Leonard,  born  October  23,  1695,  '^^  West 
Springfield,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Sarah  (Scott)  Leonard.  They  were  the 
parents  of  three  children :  Martha,  Mary, 
and  Joseph  (3),  of  whom  further. 

(IV)  Joseph  (3)  Ashley  was  born  in 
West  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Decem- 


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ber  13,  1720,  died  there,  August  8,  1813. 
He  settled  on  the  Ashley  homestead  in 
the  Riverdale  district  and  also  became  the 
owner  of  considerable  other  real  estate 
in  that  section.  He  learned  the  carpen- 
ter's trade  and  followed  it  at  intervals  all 
his  life,  but  farming  was  his  chief  occu- 
pation. He  was  a  soldier  of  the  French 
and  Indian  War,  enlisting  October  17, 
1742,  and  serving  until  November  18,  at 
Fort  Massachusetts,  in  Captain  Ephraim 
Williams'  company.  He  also  served  in 
Captain  Isaac  Colton's  company  from 
September  3  to  September  9,  1754.  In 
1755  he  was  elected  town  constable,  and 
also  held  other  offices.  He  died  in  his 
ninety-third  year.  He  married,  August 
II,  1748,  Eleanor  Miller,  who  died  April 
14,  1808,  in  her  eighty-sixth  year.  They 
were  the  parents  of  seven  children :  El- 
eanor; Belinda;  Martha;  Joseph  (4),  of 
further  mention ;  Mary ;  Ebenezer ;  and 
Margaret. 

(V)  Joseph  (4)  Ashley  was  born  in 
West  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Septem- 
ber 18,  1756,  died  there,  November  19, 
1823.  He  settled  on  Ashley  land  owned 
by  his  father  in  the  Riverdale  district, 
and  was  a  substantial  farmer.  His  name 
is  on  the  "list  of  men,  August  4,  1780,  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  army  for  the 
term  of  six  months,"  aged  twenty-four 
years,  height  five  feet,  four  inches.  He 
served  under  Brigadier-General  John  Pat- 
erson,  at  Peekskill,  Fishkill,  Toloway, 
and  West  Point,  being  discharged  at  the 
last  named  place,  December  15,  1780.  He 
was  also  in  the  Second  Company  of  Col- 
onel Gideon  Burt's  Hampshire  county 
regiment,  which  marched  to  retake  Sam- 
uel Ely,  who  had  been  rescued  from 
Springfield  jail,  and  to  oppose  the  rioters 
at  Northampton,  June  12  to  16,  1782.  He 
married,  May  28,  1789,  in  West  Spring- 
field, Catherine  Day,  born  October  19, 
1765,  died  September  3,  1838,  daughter  of 


Ezekiel  and  Catherine  (Gaylord)  Day. 
They  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children : 
Sophia;  Orra;  Roderick;  Catherine;  Jos- 
eph (5)  ;  Norman  ;  Ora  (2)  ;  Julia  ;  Fanny  ; 
Ebenezer  (2)  ;  and  Silas  Smith,  of  further 
mention. 

(VI)  Silas  Smith  Ashley  was  born  in 
West  Springfield,  March  31,  1808,  died 
in  Westfield,  Massachusetts,  July  22, 
1885.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade.  He 
married  (first)  Laura  Briggs,  who  died 
June  II,  1843,  aged  thirty-four  years, 
leaving  a  son,  Albert  B.  He  married 
(second),  July  16,  1846,  in  Springfield, 
Mrs.  Judith  Maria  (Cross)  Rodliff,  widow 
of  Albert  Rodliff,  of  Lowell,  Massachu- 
setts, and  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Ruth 
(Sawyer)  Cross.  She  died  in  December, 
1850,  leaving  a  daughter,  Clara.  He  mar- 
ried (third),  July  16,  1856,  in  Beloit,  Wis- 
consin, Mary  Ann  Morse,  born  January 
20,  1825,  at  Shelburne  Falls,  Massachu- 
setts, daughter  of  John  Hill  and  Eliza- 
beth (Lamb)  Morse.  She  survived  him 
and  resided  in  Westfield  until  her  death 
in  1906.  They  were  the  parents  of  three 
children :  George  Marvin,  born  August 
16,  1859,  in  Hartford,  Connecticut ;  Alda 
C,  born  March  28,  1861,  now  principal  of 
the  Ashley  Grammar  School  of  Westfield, 
Massachusetts ;  John  Hill,  of  further  men- 
tion. After  his  second  marriage  Silas 
Smith  Ashley  joined  the  "gold  seekers," 
and  spent  three  years  in  California,  go- 
ing by  way  of  the  Isthmus,  returning 
overland.  He  followed  placer  mining  in 
California  with  some  degree  of  success, 
then  started  East,  but  stopped  in  Racine, 
Wisconsin,  and  there  for  three  years  en- 
gaged in  the  grocery  business.  He  fin- 
ally returned  to  Massachusetts,  and  lo- 
cated first  in  Springfield,  later  went  to 
West  Springfield,  first  known  as  Ashley- 
ville,  and  then  to  Westfield  in  1872,  where 
he  spent  his  last  years  and  died. 

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Springfield,  Massachusetts,  May  i6,  1863, 
but  when  small  his  parents  moved  to 
Westfield,  where  he  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  finishing  with  high  school 
graduation.  After  completing  his  school 
years  he  entered  the  office  employ  of  J. 
Whipple  &  Company,  whip  manufactur- 
ers of  Westfield,  and  remained  with  that 
company  as  bookkeeper  for  three  years. 
He  then  spent  about  the  same  time  with 
the  Eastern  Cigar  Company,  of  West- 
field,  leaving  that  company  in  1886  to  or- 
ganize the  Bay  State  Cigar  Company, 
with  which  he  was  connected  for  some 
time,  and  which  is  still  in  business.  Mr. 
Ashley  continued  in  the  cigar  manufac- 
turing business  for  about  twenty  years, 
although  during  the  latter  part  of  that 
period  he  had  other  business  interests. 
In  1893  he  was  made  treasurer  of  the 
Woronoco  Savings  Bank,  of  Westfield, 
an  office  he  held  until  1906,  and  in  that 
year  he  was  made  treasurer  of  the  Albert 
Steiger  Company,  of  Springfield,  an  office 
which  he  still  holds.  He  is  also  inter- 
ested in  the  real  estate  business,  and  has 
built  up  diflFerent  residential  districts  in 
Springfield,  including  Kimberley  Terrace, 
a  tract  of  seventeen  acres,  which  he  im- 
proved with  a  high  grade  of  residences. 
He  is  a  director  of  The  Albert  Steiger 
Company;  trustee  of  the  Woronoco  Sav- 
ings Bank ;  member  of  the  Nayasset  Club  ; 
president  of  the  New  Park  Square  Hotel 
Company,  of  Westfield  Country  Club  and 
the  Automobile  Club,  both  of  Spring- 
field ;  George  Washington  Chapter,  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution ;  Mt.  Moriah 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Westfield;  Evening  Star  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons,  of  Westfield;  Springfield 
Commandery,  Knights  Templar;  and 
Melha  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine. 

Mr.  Ashley  married,  August  12,   1891, 


Mary  Josephine  Steiger,  born  May  7, 
1868,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary  Steiger. 
(See  sketch  of  Steiger  family). 


MAHONEY,  James  Andrew, 

Active  Business  Man. 

James  A.  Mahoney,  treasurer  of  the 
Eastern  States  Refrigerating  Company, 
of  Springfield,  is  one  of  its  well  known 
business  men.  He  is  the  son  of  James 
Mahoney,  who  was  born  in  Tipperary, 
Ireland,  in  1840,  was  there  reared  and 
educated,  and  upon  attaining  his  majority 
emigrated  to  the  United  States,  locating 
in  Loudville,  town  of  Northampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  secured  employment 
in  the  lead  mines.  He  also  resided  in 
Glendale,  Easthampton,  Massachusetts, 
for  a  number  of  years,  and  was  honored 
and  esteemed  by  his  associates  for  his  ex- 
cellent characteristics.  He  was  quiet 
and  retiring  in  disposition,  spending  his 
leisure  time  in  home  pursuits.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Ryan,  also  a  native  of  Tipper- 
ary, Ireland,  born  in  1844,  who  bore  him 
eight  children,  as  follows:  James  An- 
drew, of  whom  further ;  Cornelius  V. ; 
John ;  Michael,  superintendent  of  water 
works  in  Easthampton,  Massachusetts ; 
Thomas,  deceased ;  Nellie,  who  became 
the  wife  of  E.  J.  Sheehan,  of  Westfield, 
Massachusetts ;  Margaret,  who  became 
the  wife  of  Thomas  Lynn ;  and  Mary,  de- 
ceased. The  father  of  these  children  died 
at  his  home  in  Easthampton,  September 
II,  1910,  aged  seventy  years,  his  wife 
surviving  him  for  several  years,  her  death 
occurring  in  February,  1914,  at  the  age  of 
seventy  years. 

James  Andrew  Mahoney  was  born  in 
Loudville,  Northampton,  Massachusetts, 
August  17,  1877.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Easthampton,  Massachusetts, 
whither  his  parents  removed  during  his 


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boyhood,  and  his  entrance  into  business 
life  was  as  bookkeeper  for  Daniel  J.  Cur- 
tis, a  contractor,  whose  place  of  business 
was  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  In  1901 
he  changed  his  position,  then  becoming 
bookkeeper  for  the  Eastern  States  Re- 
frigerating Company,  later  was  promoted 
to  the  position  of  assistant  treasurer,  and 
in  1912  was  advanced  to  that  of  treasurer 
of  the  concern,  his  present  office.  He  is 
conscientious  and  faithful  in  the  discharge 
of  his  duties,  always  endeavoring  to  ad- 
vance the  interests  of  the  company  with 
which  he  is  associated.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Eastern  States  Refrigerating  Company, 
and  of  the  Third  National  Bank,  of 
Springfield,  and  vice-president  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Springfield. 
These  offices  also  testify  to  his  executive 
ability  and  business  judgment,  a  combi- 
nation which  makes  for  success  in  every 
line  of  enterprise.  He  is  a  Catholic  in 
religion,  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  holds 
membership  in  the  following  organiza- 
tions: Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks ;  Knights  of  Columbus,  of  which 
he  is  a  fourth  degree  member;  Nayasset 
Club,  Springfield  Country  Club,  and  Ox- 
ford Country  Club. 

Mr.  Mahoney  married,  September  17, 
1901,  Irene  F.  Savoy,  residing  in  Spring- 
field, but  born  in  Winooski.  Vermont, 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Julia  (Bacon) 
Savoy.  Four  children  have  been  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mahoney,  as  follows :  Grace 
Mary,  born  July  ir,  1903;  James  Andrew, 
Jr.,  born  February  14,  1907;  Philip,  born 
August  26,  1915  ;  and  Charles,  born  June 
4,  1919. 


PINNEY,  Edward  Jenks, 

Contracting  Builder. 

Perhaps  no  local  builder  in  New  Bed- 
ford, Fall  River,  Massachusetts,  or  Hart- 


ford, Connecticut,  is  better  known  as  a 
contractor  of  fine  buildings  than  Edward 
J.  Pinney,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
his  contracting  operations  including  those 
cities.  In  Springfield  he  has  at  present 
more  than  fifty  contracts,  one  of  which 
is  with  the  school  board,  and  aggregates 
a  quarter  of  a  million  dollars,  and  that  is 
but  one  item  of  the  business  which  em- 
ploys 160  men.  He  is  a  native  son  of 
Springfield,  as  was  his  honored  father, 
but  his  grandfather,  Marcellus,  and  great- 
grandfather, Oliver  Pinney,  were  born  in 
Somers,  Connecticut,  Oliver  Pinney,  a 
farmer,  dying  there  about  1820.  He  mar- 
ried Lois  Pease,  and  they  had  a  son,  Mar- 
cellus. 

The  first  of  the  name,  Humphrey  Pin- 
ney, settled  in  Dorchester,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1630,  but  in  1631  he  returned  to 
England.  He  came  again  to  New  Eng- 
land, and  on  May  13,  1634,  was  made  a 
freeman.  Later,  he  settled  in  Windsor, 
Connecticut.  He  married  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  George  Hull,  who  was  born  at  Dor- 
chester, Massachusetts.  Windsor,  Con- 
necticut, was  the  seat  of  this  branch  of 
the  family  until  the  coming  of  Marcellus 
Pinney  to  Massachusetts,  who  settled  at 
Chicopee  Falls.  Humphrey  Pinney  was 
the  father  of  three  sons  :  Samuel,  Nathan- 
iel, and  Isaac,  all  of  whom  lived  in  Wind- 
sor, married,  and  reared  families. 

Marcellus  Pinney  was  born  in  Somers, 
Connecticut,  March  5,  1812,  died  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  in  1893.  His 
father  died  when  he  was  but  eight  years 
of  age,  and  he  was  early  obliged  to  make 
his  own  way  in  the  world,  therefore  his 
school  days  were  limited.  At  the  age  of 
sixteen,  in  1828,  he  located  at  Chicopee 
Falls,  and  became  a  machinist's  appren- 
tice in  the  shops  of  the  N.  P.  Ames  Tool 
Company,  where  he  remained  for  fifteen 
years,    becoming    an    expert    worker    in 


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steel.  He  then  moved  to  Springfield, 
where  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
United  States  Government  at  the  Armory, 
there  continuing  for  about  thirty  years, 
retiring  in  1874.  He  was  a  Whig  in  pol- 
itics, remaining  true  to  that  party  until 
its  death,  when  he  joined  its  successor, 
the  Republican  party,  with  which  he  was 
affiliated  until  his  death.  He  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  first  school  board,  chosen 
after  Springfield  became  a  city,  serving  for 
several  years.  He  also  was  a  deputy 
sheriff  under  Sheriff  Nathaniel  Cutler. 
His  religious  affiliation  was  with  Asbury 
First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Mar- 
cellus  Pinney  married,  in  1836,  Amelia 
Robinson,  who  died  in  1893,  daughter  of 
Louis  Robinson.  Children  :  William  H. ; 
Edward  Winslow ;  Richard  W.,  of  fur- 
ther mention ;  Emma  L.,  who  married 
Rev.  George  Skene ;  Annie  R.,  who  died 
aged  eighteen  years. 

Richard  Warren  Pinney  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  December  22, 
1846.  He  died  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
three.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  completing  a  two  years'  course 
in  high  school,  when,  at  the  age  of  six- 
teen, he  became  a  clerk  in  the  post  office, 
then  located  on  Elm  street,  Postmaster 
Stowe  in  charge.  After  one  year  in  the 
post  office  he  spent  a  year  in  the  United 
States  Water  Shops,  going  thence  to 
Brown  &  Pinney,  provision  dealers,  serv- 
ing that  firm  as  clerk  for  three  years.  In 
1868,  with  L.  B.  Cooper,  he  bought  out 
Mr.  Brown's  interest  in  the  business,  the 
new  firm  trading  as  William  H.  Pinney 
&  Company,  the  principal  owner  of  the 
business  being  William  H.  Pinney,  his 
brother.  This  firm  continued  until 
1891,  when  William  H.  retired,  a  new 
firm,  Chapin  &  Pinney,  continuing  the 
business.  Richard  W.  continued  actively 
interested  in  that  firm  until  1916,  when  he 


retired,  having  been  connected  with  the 
same  business  as  partner  for  forty-eight 
years,  1868-1916.  During  those  years  he 
also  bore  his  share  of  public  responsibil- 
ity, serving  as  a  member  of  Common 
Council,  and  during  the  years  1888,  1889 
and  1890,  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Aldermen.  He  rendered  valuable  serv- 
ice as  a  member  of  the  Poor  Committee 
and  the  Committee  on  Education  and  En- 
rollment. He  was  appointed  with  the 
mayor  to  confer  with  Boston  &  Albany 
railroad  officials  relative  to  the  locating 
of  a  new  railway  station,  and  the  neces- 
sary grade  changes  to  facilitate  the  erec- 
tion of  the  archway  on  Main  street,  both 
of  which  were  later  built.  He  was  a 
member  of  Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons;  the  Independent  Or- 
der of  Odd  Fellows  ;  and  of  Asbury  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  of  which  he  was 
long  a  trustee  and  a  pillar  of  strength. 
He  married  (first),  in  1872,  Harriet  E. 
Jenks,  who  died  in  1879,  daughter  of  Dex- 
ter R.  Jenks,  of  Springfield.  Children : 
Edward  Jenks,  of  further  mention ;  How- 
ard D. ;  Frederick  R. ;  and  Henry  M.  He 
married  (second)  Carrie  B.  Jenks,  a 
cousin  of  his  first  wife,  who  is  also  de- 
ceased. 

Edward  Jenks  Pinney  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  August  27, 
1875,  ^"d  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  the  city.  His  first  position  after  leav- 
ing school  was  with  the  Springfield  Coop- 
erative Bank,  as  clerk,  bookkeeper  and 
teller ;  his  next  with  the  P.  H.  Potter  Lum- 
ber Company.  Mr.  Pinney  was  with  this 
company  eleven  years,  seven  of  which  he 
was  superintendent  of  their  planing  mill. 
He  then  resigned,  and  for  a  time  was  en- 
gaged in  the  real  estate  business  in 
Springfield.  In  1901  he  began  contract- 
ing for  the  erection  of  houses.  He  soon 
established  a  reputation  as  a  reliable  con- 


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tractor  and  builder,  his  business  gradu- 
ally increasing*  until  it  has  reached  large 
proportions. 

Mr.  Pinney  erected  the  Hampden  Sav- 
ings Bank  building  in  Springfield ;  the 
Forbes  and  Wallace  addition ;  the  Steiger 
&  Poole  store;  the  Springfield  street 
railway  car  barns ;  many  of  the  largest 
buildings  for  the  city  of  Springfield  and 
other  important  city  work;  also  about 
sixty  brick  apartment  houses  and  a  num- 
ber of  private  residences  in  Springfield. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Realty  Associa- 
tion in  charge  of  the  development  of  the 
Atwater  tract, 

Mr.  Pinney  is  a  director  and  vice-pres- 
ident of  the  Atlas  Trust  Company ;  a 
member  of  Springfield  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons ;  and  Bela  Grotto,  No. 
yj.  Mystic  Order  of  Veiled  Prophets  of 
the  Enchanted  Realm. 

Mr.  Pinney  married,  October  13,  1896, 
Jean  Wheeler,  born  in  West  Haven,  Con- 
necticut, but  who  resided  in  Springfield, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Edith  (Dickin- 
son) Wheeler.  They  are  the  parents  of 
a  son,  Edward  Jenks  (2),  born  March  31, 
IQ06. 


KEITH,  Frank  Scott, 

Bank  Official. 

The  town  of  Palmer,  in  Hampden 
county,  ]\Iassachusetts,  has  long  been  the 
home  of  the  Keith  family,  they  tracing 
descent  from  Rev.  James  Keith,  who  was 
born  in  Scotland,  in  1643,  ^"^  became  the 
first  settled  pastor  over  the  church  at 
Bridgewater,  Massachusetts.  He  died  in 
West  Bridgewater,  July  23,  1719.  Frank 
Scott  Keith,  who  for  the  past  fifteen  years 
has  been  identified  with  the  Palmer  Na- 
tional Bank  as  clerk,  bookkeeper,  teller  and 
assistant  cashier,  is  a  great-great-grandson 
of  Alexander  Keith,  of  Ashfield,  Connec- 
ticut,  the   line   following  through   Alex- 


ander Keith's  son,  Joseph  Lothrop  Keith ; 
his  son,  Joseph  Hawley  Keith ;  his  son, 
Charles  Henry  Keith;  his  son,  Frank 
Scott  Keith.  Alexander  Keith  was  a 
great-grandson  of  Rev.  James  Keith,  the 
American  ancestor.  The  Keith  family  is 
an  ancient  one  in  Scotland,  and  is  traced 
to  Robert,  chieftain  of  the  tribe  of  Catti, 
from  which  the  surname  Keith  is  derived. 
In  the  year  loio,  Robert  became  the  Her- 
aldry Marschal  of  East  Lothian,  which 
was  called  Keith  Marschal  after  his  own 
name.  This  was  the  beginning  of  the 
name  in  Scotland,  where  it  became  famous. 
Rev.  James  Keith,  founder  of  the  fam- 
ily in  New  England,  was  born  in  Aber- 
deen, Scotland,  and  in  1662,  at  the  age  of 
nineteen  came  to  New  England,  bearing 
letters  of  introduction  to  Rev.  Increase 
Mather.  In  these  letters  he  is  described 
as  "a  student  of  divinity,  having  some 
competent  time  improved  his  gifts  among 
them  in  the  work  of  the  ministers,  and 
having  also  due  approbation  by  the  Rev. 
Elders  of  other  churches  of  Christ  to 
whom  he  was  known."  He  was  ordained 
pastor  of  the  church  at  Bridgewater,  in 
February,  1664,  his  first  sermon  being 
preached  to  an  audience  assembled  in  a 
field  near  the  river.  Dr.  Mather  introduc- 
ing him  to  his  people.  He  was  granted  a 
double  house  lot,  with  a  house  and  one 
fifty-sixth  part  of  the  proprietor's  rights. 
The  house,  built  in  1662,  enlarged  in  1678, 
and  remodeled  in  1688,  is  located  on  the 
north  side  of  River  street  near  its  junction 
with  Forest  street.  Rev.  James  Keith 
married  (first)  Susannah  Edson,  who 
died  October  16,  1705,  aged  sixty-five, 
daughter  of  Deacon  Samuel  Edson,  an 
early  settler  of  Bridgewater.  Their  chil- 
dren were  :  James,  Joseph,  Samuel,  Tim- 
othy, John,  Josiah,  Margaret,  Mary, 
Susannah.  He*  married  (second)  Mary, 
widow  of  Thomas  Williams,  of  Taunton, 
Massachusetts.    Bridgewater  and  vicinity 


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is  yet  the  home  of  many  Keiths  descend- 
ing from  Rev.  James  Keith  and  in  every 
part  of  the  Union  they  may  also  be 
found. 

Alexander  Keith,  a  great-grandson  of 
the  founder,  married  Hannah  Lothrop, 
and  resided  in  Ashford,  Connecticut, 
where  he  died,  August  6,  1833,  aged 
eighty-eight.  His  widow,  Hannah,  sur- 
vived him  until  1846,  lacking  only  five 
months  of  having  completed  a  full  cen- 
tury of  life.  They  were  the  parents  of 
five  sons  and  three  daughters,  among 
them  being:  Zadock,  David,  Joanna, 
Joseph  Lothrop,  of  further  mention ;  and 
Charles. 

Joseph  Lothrop  Keith  was  born  Febru- 
ary 18,  1789,  and  settled  in  Palmer,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  engaged  in  farming. 
He  married  (first)  Achsah  Sawyer,  and 
(second)  Dorcas  Kenfield.  They  were 
the  parents  of  ten  children :  Caroline, 
Hannah,  Erastus,  Achsah ;  Joseph  Haw- 
ley,  of  further  mention ;  Laura,  Melissa, 
Melita,  George  A.,  and  Henry. 

Joseph  Hawley  Keith,  son  of  Joseph 
Lothrop  Keith,  was  born  December  20, 
1821.  He  spent  his  life  in  Palmer,  Massa- 
chusetts, engaged  in  farming  all  his  active 
years.  In  1855  he  was  appointed  warden 
of  the  town  poor  farm,  a  post  he  filled 
until  April  i,  1863,  when  he  purchased  a 
farm  from  the  town  of  Palmer,  and  there 
continued  thirty  additional  years,  its 
owner  and  manager.  On  March  17,  1893, 
he  sold  the  farm  to  George  H.  Powers. 
Joseph  H.  Keith  married,  March  7,  1846, 
Phoebe  J.  Childs,  of  Peterboro,  New 
Hampshire.  They  attended  the  Univer- 
salist  church.  Children:  Matilda  J.; 
Charles  Henry,  of  further  mention ;  Josie 
M. ;  Anna  J. ;  William  M. ;  William  J. ;  and 
Silas  Billings. 

Charles  Henry  Keith,  eldest  son  of  Jo- 
seph Hawley  and  Phoebe  J.  (Childs) 
Keith,   was   born   in   Palmer,    Massachu- 


setts, August  23,  1849,  ^"<i  there  died, 
May  22,  1919.  He  was  educated  in  the 
Palmer  schools  and  remained  at  home, 
his  father's  farm  assistant,  until  reaching 
the  age  of  seventeen.  He  became  inter- 
ested in  the  meat  and  provision  business, 
later  buying  out  the  Lawrence  meat 
market  and  conducting  this  for  a  few 
years.  He  was  for  many  years  in  the 
public  service,  serving  as  inspector  of 
meats,  tree  warden,  inspector  of  milk,  and 
superintendent  of  the  brown  tail  gypsy 
moth  extermination  work.  For  many 
years  he  was  a  deacon  of  the  Universalist 
church  and  a  member  of  the  parish  com- 
mittee. He  was  a  member  of  Thomas 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  also 
the  Royal  Arch  Chapter.  He  married 
Emma  G.  Bond,  born  in  West  Brookfield, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  John  Bond. 
Her  father,  now  deceased,  was  a  manu- 
facturer of  ink.  Mrs.  Keith  survives  her 
husband,  residing  in  Palmer  with  her  son, 
Frank  S.  Keith.  She  had  sisters :  Jennie, 
who  married  Columbus  F.  Reed  of  War- 
ren ;  Sarah,  who  married  Otis  Fry,  of 
Furnace,  Massachusetts ;  Lovinnia,  who 
married  (first)  John  Reed,  (second)  L.  L. 
Gage  of  Warren ;  and  Sophia,  who  never 
married.  All  her  sisters  are  now  deceased. 
Charles  H.  and  Emma  G.  (Bond)  Keith 
were  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  who  died 
in  infancy,  and  an  only  son,  Frank  Scott 
Keith,  of  whom  further. 

Frank  Scott  Keith  was  born  in  Palmer, 
Massachusetts,  May  25,  1879.  He  was 
educated  in  the  Palmer  public  schools, 
completing  high  school,  then  finishing 
with  a  course  at  Child's  Business  College 
in  Springfield.  He  began  business  life 
as  a  grocer's  clerk,  then  for  eight  and  a 
half  years  was  in  the  dry  goods  line, 
finally,  in  1905,  entering  the  employ  of  the 
Palmer  National  Bank  as  clerk.  Two 
years  later  he  was  advanced  to  book- 
keeper, serving  three  years  in  that  capac- 


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ity,  and  seven  years  as  teller,  and  is  now 
assistant  cashier. 

Mr.  Keith  is  a  member  of  the  Second 
Baptist  Church,  and  has  long  been  one 
of  its  pillars  of  strength.  For  nineteen 
years  he  has  been  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  school,  a  deacon  of  the  church 
ten  years,  treasurer  ten  years,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  executive  board  several  years. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a 
man  highly  esteemed  both  as  business 
man  and  citizen,  his  friendships  many  and 
lasting. 

Mr.  Keith. married,  April  15,  1908,  Ruth 
Fiske,  born  in  Palmer,  Massachusetts, 
daughter  of  Charles  B.  Fiske,  a  banker  of 
Springfield  and  Holyoke  for  a  number  of 
years,  and  cashier  of  the  Palmer  National 
Bank  for  a  quarter  of  a  century.  He  died 
in  Muncie,  Indiana.  He  married  (first) 
Esther  Calkins,  (second)  Jennie  Petty 
Fiske,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  two 
daughters :  Ruth,  who  married  Frank  S. 
Keith ;  and  Mary,  who  married  E.  A. 
Beatty,  and  yet  resides  in  Muncie.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Frank  S.  Keith  are  the  parents 
of  a  son,  Charles  Fiske,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy ;  and  they  have  an  adopted  daugh- 
ter, Margaret  Esther. 


BARTLETT,  William  Cornelius, 
Man  of  Enterprise. 

William  Cornelius  Bartlett,  one  of  the 
well  known  and  active  business  men  of 
Springfield,  is  a  great-grandson  of  Elijah 
Bartlett,  who  was  a  Revolutionary 
soldier.  Elijah  Bartlett,  his  son  Oliver, 
his  son  Lewis  H.,  and  his  son  William  C, 
were  all  of  Northampton,  Massachusetts. 
William  C.  located  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1873,  and  after  a  successful 
career  as  a  builder,  withdrew  to  engage 
in  the  automobile  business  and  is  now, 
1920,    president    and    treasurer    of    the 

Mass— 10— 25  385 


Springfield   Motor   Specialties   Company, 
Inc. 

The  Bartlett  family  of  New  England 
dates  back  to  Richard  Bartlett,  born  in 
Wiltshire,  England,  in  1575,  who  traced 
his  descent  through  twelve  generations  of 
Englishmen  to  Adam  Bartlett,  an  esquire 
who  came  to  England  in  the  train  of  Wil- 
liam the  Conqueror,  had  estates  in  Sus- 
sex, and  died  and  was  buried  in  Stopham. 
The  family  bore  arms,  and  in  the  sixteenth 
century  a  crest  was  granted  them,  viz. : 
A  swan  in  commemoration  of  the  right 
granted  Sir  John  Bartlett  to  keep  swans 
on  the  River  Arum.  From  this  ancestor 
came  a  numerous  and  influential  family, 
including  Josiah  Bartlett,  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, a  member  of  the  Continental  Con- 
gress and  a  signer  of  the  Declaration  of 
Independence.  A  descendant  of  this  an- 
cestor, Robert  Bartlett,  was  in  Cambridge, 
in  1632,  moved  to  Northampton  in  1655, 
and  was  killed  by  Indians  in  1676.  One  of 
his  decendants  was  Elijah  Bartlett,  who 
resided  in  Northampton. 

Oliver  Bartlett,  son  of  Elijah  Bartlett, 
was  born  in  the  city  of  Northampton, 
Massachusetts,  in  1793,  and  died  there, 
January  2,  1857.  He  was  a  millwright  by 
trade,  and  as  the  result  of  an  accident  was 
so  badly  crippled  that  he  was  helpless  for 
the  last  twenty  years  of  his  life.  He  mar- 
ried Eunice  Munyon,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  eight  children:  Augustine, 
born  October  17,  1814;  Chauncey,  born 
December  27,  1816;  Lewis  H.,  of  further 
mention;  Jane,  born  April  15,  1822;  Cath- 
erine, born  February  27,  1824;  Oliver  W., 
born  March  9,  1826;  Anson,  born  October 
7,  1830;  and  Horace,  born  April  24,  1834. 
(See  following  sketch).  They  are  all  de- 
ceased. 

Lewis  H.  Bartlett,  son  of  Oliver  and 
Eunice  (Munyon)  Bartlett,  was  born  in 
Northampton,  Massachusetts,  May  23, 
1819,  died  in  Easthampton,  Massachusetts, 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


in  1892.  He  learned  the  carpenter's  trade 
and  until  1869  continued  in  the  contract- 
ing business  in  Northampton.  In  1869 
he  moved  to  Westfield,  Massachusetts, 
going  thence,  in  1880,  to  a  farm  he  had 
purchased  in  West  Holyoke.  Here  he 
resided  until  his  death.  He  was  a  man  of 
clear  brain  and  mind,  deeply  interested 
in  educational  matters,  and  took  an  active 
part  in  the  lyceum  debates  then  common 
in  rural  communities.  He  married  Julia 
Ann  Jane  Hastings,  of  Northampton. 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Ozias  Hast- 
ings. Children:  i.  Helen  M.,  born  in 
1846,  married  Ashley  W.  Dickinson,  now- 
deceased.  She  resides  in  Westfield.  2. 
Chauncey  I.,  born  in  1849.  3-  William 
Cornelius,  of  further  mention.  4.  Dwight, 
born  in  1854,  died  in  infancy.  5.  Eliza- 
beth, born  in  1856,  deceased.  6.  Minnie, 
born  October  21,  1859,  married  A.  S. 
Eldridge,  of  Westfield.  7.  Lewis  H.,  Jr., 
born  June  3,  1861.  8.  George,  born  July 
7,  1864.  The  latter  two  and  William  C. 
are  residents  of  Springfield. 

William  Cornelius  Bartlett  was  born 
in  Northampton,  Massachusetts,  October 
18,  1852,  and  there  educated  in  the  public 
schools.  After  leaving  school  he  spent 
four  years  with  his  father,  learning  the 
carpenter's  trade,  following  that  service 
with  four  years  more  spent  in  learning  the 
mason's  trade.  He  followed  this  trade  in 
different  places  until  1883,  when  he  lo- 
cated in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  being 
then  thirty-one  years  of  age.  For  a  num- 
ber of  years  he  engaged  as  a  contractor 
and  builder,  organizing  with  his  brother 
the  firm  of  Bartlett  Brothers,  and  they 
executed  many  large  contracts  for  build- 
ings and  other  construction  work.  Among 
the  important  buildings  erected  by  them 
while  William  C.  was  an  active  member 
of  the  firm  were :  Holyoke  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association;  two  paper  mills  in 
Holyoke ;  Warren  Thread  Mills,  of  West- 


field  ;  the  Allen  Brothers  building  in 
Westfield ;  Taber  Prang  Art  Company 
building  in  Springfield ;  and  many  fac- 
tories and  residences  in  Westfield,  Hol- 
yoke and  Springfield.  Bartlett  Brothers 
finally  retired  from  the  field  as  contract- 
ing builders  and  engaged  in  business  as 
lumber  and  builders'  supply  dealers.  This 
continued  until  1912,  when  the  firm  was 
dissolved  and  William  C.  Bartlett  entered 
the  automobile  business,  erecting  the  For- 
est Park  garage,  at  the  corner  of  Belmont 
and  Dickinson  streets,  and  acted  as  agent 
for  the  Oldsmobile  Company  of  Detroit. 
For  seven  years  he  conducted  the  Forest 
Park  garage  and  agency  very  successfully, 
then  sold  the  entire  business  and  organ- 
ized the  Springfield  Motor  Specialties 
Company,  Inc.,  of  which  he  is  president 
and  treasurer,  that  corporation  bidding 
fair  to  become  an  important  factor  in 
Springfield's  business  life. 

During  the  years  1893,  1894,  1895,  Mr. 
Bartlett  represented  his  ward  as  council- 
man in  the  Springfield  city  government. 
He  is  a  member  of  Roswell  Lee  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  of  De 
Soto  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  both  of  Springfield. 

Mr.  Bartlett  married  (first),  October 
17,  1884,  Harriet  I.  Wolcott,  of  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Noah  and 
Lucy  T.  (Elsey)  Wolcott.  He  married 
(second)  Isabella  Kendall.  Children  of 
first  marriage:  i.  Lucy  I.,  married 
George  H.  Powers,  who  died  in  1918, 
leaving  two  children:  Florence  B.,  and 
Doris  I.  2.  Lewis  I.,  who  married  Carrie 
Jones,  and  is  now  associated  in  business 
with  his  father. 


BARTLETT,  Frederick  Washburn, 

Business  Man. 

A  native  son  of  Massachusetts,  born  in 
the    city    of    Springfield,    Massachusetts, 


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office-clerk,    a    ]'>--iu.'U    m-     -^iyaDiN     h.-'-m 
for  fifteen  years.    In  1910  he  entered  the 
ales    departmei'        '         ■    Fisk    Rubber 
jmpany,  of  Q- '  .s,  and  has  con 

tinued    with    that    coUipany    in    dift' 
positions   during   the   years   which    '   . 
since  intervened. 

Mr.  Bartlett  is  a  member  of  Ro5^.'vven 
r-e  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  M;.; 
Soringfield;     Royal    Arch     Cha^ 
lield     Council,     Royal     and     Sc- 
,^:  .    -.i.asters;    Springfield    Comman<'<-''^ 
Knights   Templar;   and    Melha    T' 
Ancient  Arabic  <"'    '  •   -^  -'  les  of  tht 
tic  Shrine;  he  i  nember  «  ; 

Royal  Arcanum. 

Mr.    Bartlett   mar; 
Grace  L.  Cook,  of  Eond;\ill'j, 
setts,  daughter  of  Francis  L. 
ronia  L.  (Pierce)   Cook.     Mr.  and 
Bartlett  are  the  parents  of  two  dt    , 
rs:    T.  Leona  Maud,  who  married  Wil- 
rr:    Tames  Wilson,  and  has  two  sons: 
1   Bartlett  Wilson,  born   May   19, 
, ,  md  Robert  Frederick  Wilson,  born 
February  29,  1920.     2.  Freda  Woodward 


BARTL.ETT,  Francis  irwin, 
Bnsineca  Manager. 

Bartlett,  manager  o^  the  Spring- 
held  branch  of  the  Fr  Company, 
cf  Springfield.   Mas>  comes  of 
'  New  England  family.     His  great- 
'.rhrr-  '.v:i>  T'iiah  Bartlett,  of  North- 
soldier    of    the 

........    .     Bartlett    is    the 

fourth   son   of    Horace   and    Phoebe    M. 
'Aldrich)   Bartlett  (q.  v.). 

Francis    Irwin    Bartlett    was    born    in 
•,)ringfield,  Massachusetts,  June  2^,  """" 
;id    was   there    educated    in    the    [ 
schools.    Immediately  after  leaving  school 


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he  entered  the  employ  of  the  banking 
house  of  H.  H.  Skinner,  there  spending 
one  year.  For  the  next  two  years  he  was 
with  Ferry's  Vienna  Bakery  at  the  cor- 
ner of  State  and  Main  streets,  going 
thence  to  the  Smith  &  Wesson  factory 
there  spending  one  year.  The  succeeding 
two  years  were  spent  in  the  machine 
shops  of  the  Overman  Wheel  Company, 
there  completing  his  apprenticeship  to  the 
machine  trade.  From  the  Overman  shops 
he  went  to  Boston,  Massachusetts,  where 
for  one  year  he  was  clerk  in  the  Jordan 
&  Marsh  department  store.  He  then  re- 
turned to  Springfield  and  for  eighteen 
months  was  in  business  for  himself,  sell- 
ing out  at  the  end  of  that  period  and  re- 
turning to  Boston,  resuming  his  position 
as  clerk  and  remaining  two  and  one-half 
years.  From  Boston  he  again  returned 
to  Springfield  and  for  six  years  was  with 
the  M.  H.  Barnett  Cigar  Company  in  their 
retail  store.  In  1905  he"  was  appointed 
manager  of  the  Springfield  branch  store 
of  the  Fisk  Rubber  Company,  a  position 
he  has  filled  most  satisfactorily  for  fifteen 
years  until  the  present  year  (1921). 

Mr.  Bartlett  is  a  member  of  Roswell 
Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ; 
Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons ;  Springfield  Council,  Royal  and 
Select  Masters ;  Springfield  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar;  Ancient  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite,  all  bodies  up  to  and  includ- 
ing the  thirty-second  degree;  and  Melha 
Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine ;  he  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Benevolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  Automobile 
Club,  of  Springfield,  and  of  the  First 
Highland  Baptist  Church. 

Mr.  Bartlett  married  Katherine  M.  Mac- 
Gillivary,  born  in  Nova  Scotia,  daughter 
of  Hugh  and  Christian  (McDonald)  Mac- 
Gillivary,  her  parents  born  in  Scotland. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bartlett  are  the  parents  of 


three  children :  Frances  M.,  born  No- 
vember 13,  1901 ;  Dorothy  Aldrich,  born 
October  i,  1906;  and  Kenneth  Irwin,  born 
June  II,  1907. 


BARTLETT,  Leon  Edward, 

Insurance  Official. 

Chief  clerk  of  the  mortgage  and  loan 
department  of  the  Massachusetts  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  is  the  position  which  Mr. 
Bartlett  now  holds.  He  is  the  youngest 
of  the  five  sons  of  Horace  and  Phoebe  M. 
(Aldrich)  Bartlett  (q.  v.). 

Leon  E.  Bartlett  was  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  May  30,  1882,  and 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  Soon 
after  leaving  school  he  was  with  the  Smith 
&  Wesson  Company  for  six  months  in 
the  shop  department,  and  then  for  a 
similar  period  in  the  office  employ  of  the 
same  company.  On  February  i,  1900,  he 
took  a  position  with  the  Massachusetts 
Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  which  position 
he  has  since  held,  now  (1921)  over 
twenty  years.  He  was  mailing  clerk  the 
first  year  with  that  company,  then  for  an- 
other year  was  in  the  policy  renewal  de- 
partment, going  thence  to  the  general 
bookkeeping  division,  there  remaining 
three  years.  His  next  transfer  was  to  the 
mortgage  and  loan  department,  where  he 
has  risen  to  the  position  of  chief  clerk,  his 
present  position. 

Mr.  Bartlett  is  a  member  and  secretary 
of  Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons.  He  has  also  taken  all  the  de- 
grees of  the  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish 
Rite  up  to  and  including  the  thirty- 
second  degree.  He  is  a  member  of  Melha 
Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles 
of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  His  church  affilia- 
tion is  with  the  Park  Memorial  Baptist 
Church. 


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Mr.  Bartlett  married,  October  21. 
1903.  Florence  Sheldon  Bugbee.  of 
Springfield,  daughter  of  Charles  C.  and 
Cornelia  (Lord)  Bugbee.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bartlett  are  the  parents  of  two  sons : 
Donald  Alfred,  born  April  8.  1907;  and 
Philip  Edward,  born  May  19.  191 1.  The 
family  home  is  at  No.  40  Scott  street. 
Springfield.  Massachusetts. 


WESCHLER.  Frank  John. 

Active    in    Motorcycle    Industry. 

Frank  J.  Weschler.  treasurer  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Hendee  Manufacturing 
Company,  manufacturers  of  the  world- 
famed  Indian  motorcycle,  is  one  of  the 
well-known  citizens  of  Springfield. 

Jacob  Weschler,  grandfather  of  Frank 
J.  Weschler.  was  a  native  of  Germany,  in 
which  country  he  was  educated  and 
learned  the  trade  of  maltster,  in  which  he 
became  proficient.  In  young  manhood, 
he  left  his  native  land  for  the  New  World, 
locating  in  Erie.  Pennsylvania,  where  he 
engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account, 
following  the  line  he  had  previously 
learned,  and  his  efforts  met  with  success. 
He  eventually  disposed  of  his  business 
to  the  American  Malting  Company,  and 
retired  from  active  business  pursuits.  He 
was  the  father  of  seven  children,  as  fol- 
lows :  Daniel  D. ;  Joseph  ;  Leo  Benedict, 
of  whom  further ;  Andrew ;  Frances ; 
Jacobina ;  and  one  who  died  in  early  life. 

Leo  Benedict  Weschler,  father  of 
Frank  J.  Weschler,  was  born  in  Erie, 
Pennsylvania.  March  27,  1855.  After 
completing  his  studies  in  the  schools  of 
Erie,  he  served  an  apprenticeship  at  the 
trade  of  maltster,  under  the  guidance  of 
his  father,  and  his  first  position  was  with 
the  George  Bullen  Company  of  Chicago, 
which  he  retained  for  a  number  of  years. 
He  was  a  Roman  Catholic  in  religious  be- 
lief, a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  held  mem- 


bership in  numerous  societies.  He  mar- 
ried Anna  Kiemmett.  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, born  July  26,  1854.  who  came  to 
this  country  during  her  girlhood.  Their 
children  were  :  Robert ;  Charles  ;  Joseph ; 
Frank  John,  of  whom  further ;  Harry  ;  and 
Frances.  Leo  B.  \\'eschler  died  at  his 
home  in  Erie.  November  20.  1890.  at  the 
early  age  of  thirty-five  years. 

Frank  John  W^eschler  was  born  in 
Erie.  Pennsylvania.  March  6.  1883.  He 
obtained  a  practical  education  by  attend- 
ance at  the  public  and  parochial  schools 
of  Erie,  and  he  began  his  busit\ess  life  by 
entering  the  employ  of  the  Black  Manu- 
facturing Company  in  Erie,  with  whom  he 
was  associated  until  1902,  when  they  sold 
out  to  a  trust  and  the  works  were  then 
removed  to  Westfield.  Massachusetts,  and 
the  company  was  then  known  as  the 
.\merican  Bicycle  Company.  Mr.  Wesch- 
ler was  made  purchasing  agent,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  until  1006,  when  he 
iH'came  identified  with  the  Hendee  Manu- 
facturing Company  of  Springfield.  Mas- 
sachusetts, this  concern  being  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  the  Indian 
tnotorcycle :  he  was  given  charge  of  the 
sales  department.  His  duties  were  per- 
formed in  such  a  satisfactory  manner  that 
in  1909  he  was  appointed  to  a  more  re- 
sonsible  position,  that  of  secretary  of  the 
company,  and  in  the  following  year,  1910, 
received  still  further  promotion,  becoming 
treasurer,  which  i^tTice  he  is  filling  at  the 
present  time  (1921),  in  addition  to  that 
of  vice-president,  to  which  he  was  ap- 
pi>inted  in  1920.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  same  com- 
pany ;  director  in  the  Motorcycle  and  Al- 
lied Trades  Association,  secretary  of  the 
Cycle  Trades  Association  of  America,  and 
trustee  of  the  Hatnpden  Savings  Bank. 
lie  is  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  and 
Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Knights  of 
Columbus,  the  Colony  Club,  the  Nayassct 


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Club,  and  the  Tekoa  Club  of  Westfield. 
He  is  a  Roman  Catholic  in  religion,  and  a 
Republican  in  politics. 

Mr.  Weschler  married,  April  26,  1906, 
Carolyn  Agnes  Caffrey,  of  Springfield, 
daughter  of  James  J.  and  Ann  (O'Brien) 
Caffrey.  She  was  born  in  Connecticut,  but 
lived  in  Springfield  the  greater  part  of  her 
life.  She  died  in  November,  1921,  and  is 
buried  in  St.  Michael's  Cemetery.  Four 
children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Weschler:  Dorothy,  born  December  16, 
1907;  Lillian,  born  October  27,  191 1; 
Helena,  born  March  7,  1915;  and  Anna 
Rose,  born  August  26,  1916. 


REMINGTON,  William  Merriam, 

Pioneer   Automobile  Manufacturer. 

The  name  Remington  is  associated  in 
the  American  mind  with  machinery,  in- 
vention and  progress.  While  the  world 
knows  the  name  in  connection  with  fire- 
arms and  typewriters,  the  fact  that  a 
Remington  was  intimately  associated  with 
automatic  manufacture  is  not  so  well 
known.  Yet  the  fact  is  that  William  M. 
Remington,  of  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, in  association  with  Frank  Duryea, 
built  the  first  automobile  that  traveled 
over  an  American  road,  and  took  the  first 
cash  prize  at  an  automobile  exhibition  in 
Chicago  in  1895.  That  machine  was  the 
forerunner  of  the  Stevens-Duryea  car, 
which  had  so  secure  a  place  in  the  market 
until  its  manufacture  was  discontinued  in 
1914  and  the  plant  converted  into  a  war 
munition  factory. 

William  M.  Remington  is  a  son  of  Wes- 
ley Datus  Remington,  and  a  grandson  of 
John  Wesley  Remington,  of  Vermont, 
New  York,  and  New  Jersey,  who  died  in 
Vineland,  New  Jersey,  in  1898,  aged 
seventy-seven  years.  He  was  a  bridge 
builder,  engaged  for  many  years  in  rail- 
road  and   highway   bridge   construction. 


He  left  his  native  Vermont  for  a  residence 
in  New  York  State,  going  thence  to  Vine- 
land,  New  Jersey,  where,  during  his  latter 
years,  he  conducted  a  small  manufacturing 
plant.  John  Wesley  Remington  married 
Louise  Seymour,  and  they  were  the  par- 
ents of  four  children :  Woodward,  Wes- 
ley Datus,  of  further  mention;  Sophia, 
who  married  Truman  Mabbitt;  and 
Louise,  who  married  Augustus  Kes- 
senger. 

Wesley  Datus  Remington  was  born  in 
Oriskany,  Oneida  county.  New  York,  No- 
vember 30,  1842,  and  died  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  March  12,  1905.  He  ob- 
tained a  good  preparatory  education  and 
entered  college,  but  when  President  Lin- 
coln called  for  men,  although  but  nine- 
teen years  of  age,  he  enlisted,  August  26, 
1862,  in  Company  C,  50th  Regiment,  New 
York  Engineers.  He  saw  hard  service  in 
the  three  years  which  followed,  his  com- 
mand being  one  of  the  bridge  building  and 
road  construction  units  of  the  great  Army 
of  the  Potomac.  He  marched  in  the 
Grand  Review  in  Washington  after  the 
war  closed,  and  was  mustered  out  of  the 
service  with  honorable  discharge  June  13, 
1865.  He  did  not  return  to  college  after 
the  war,  but  joined  his  father  in  his  bridge 
building  activities,  and  also  was  associated 
with  him  in  his  manufacturing  enterprise 
at  Vineland,  New  Jersey.  In  1868  he  lo- 
cated in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  there 
occupying  a  position  with  the  Boston  & 
Albany  railroad  as  master  mechanic.  He 
held  this  position  for  thirty-seven  years, 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred at  the  age  of  sixty-two. 

Mr.  Remington  was  a  man  of  quiet,  re- 
tiring nature,  but  of  forceful  decided  char- 
acter, devoted  to  duty  and  mindful  of 
every  obligation.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
and  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic ;  was 
treasurer     of     the     Springfield     Baptist 


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lican.   He  i:  8,  i86<^,  Clara 

Merria'Ti.  daui;hLcr  li  ^'  tcph  C.  and  Car- 
oline ( Davidson  1  Mernam,  of  Lubcc, 
M^.ir-      '['-1.  nts  of  an  only 

dau^    ;.  _    of  Albert  J. 

FroViock.  -Tu  of  a  iiaptisi  clergyman,  and 
n  sor    ^*  -"-ini  M.,  of  further  mention. 

'     Remington   was   born    in 
Massachusetts,  February  17, 
ad    there    was   educated    in    the 
..  -,   high,   and   private  schools.     He 
^cialized  in  his  study  on  mechanical  en- 
••ng,  and  became  an  expert  in  cer- 
es.   He  saw  the  great  possibilities 
ore    offered    by    the    automobile, 
as  then  in  embryo,  and  early  m 
me  associated  with  Frank  Duryea, 
Stevens-Duryea    Company,    and 
•It  the  first  American  automo- 
-elf-propelled  over  an  Am-r^ 
nis  was  in  1895  and  : 
14,  he  was  intim;< 
nomobile  manufa:  - 
;;ss   first  in  Spring;  ... 
'o  Chicopee  Falls,  where  for 
''■—■    huilt    the    Stevens- 
very  best  of  Ameri- 
!gton,  as  secretary- 
r   of  the  company, 
r  of  the  plant,  was  an 
in   the  devplopment  of 
and  was 


1  the  autorac 

He  attended 

exhibitions    in 

jorbed  a  great 

iice  to  him  a^r 

I  he  manufacture 

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the  plant  was 

making  muni 


Mr.  Remin^n'i!  r?  a  nn.iuuei  t-!  ijniiip- 
den  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ; 
Morning     Si  '       *er,     Royal     Arch 

Masons;  Sp.  >uncil,  Royal  and 

Select    Master..;  Command- 

ery,  Knights  Ten  .    Melha  Tem- 

ple, Ancient  Aral.ic  Order  Nobles  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine,  all  of  Springfield. 
His  clubs  are  the  Masonic,  Springfield 
Auto,  Oxford  and  Country.  His  political 
affiliations  are  with  the  Republican  party. 

Mr.  Remington  married,  July  29,  1902, 
Marion  Parks  Bray.,  of  Springfield,  Mas- 

^ -^^Is.    They  are  the  parents  of  two 

■s:  Helen- Marion,  born  July  7, 
\\!0;j:  ;ind  Portia  Catherine,  born  Decem- 
ber 19,  1910. 

SANDERSON,  William  Enoch, 
Public  Official. 

I  the  wel'  :n  of  Spring- 

■s,..lir  ;  which   since 

ilman,  alder- 

_,„.    ...:.„    ........    is.  v:a^:.., 

Enoch    Sanderson,   who   can  re 
career  in  the  city   with   a  greai 
satisfaction.     He  is  of  the  sixti 
tion  of  his  family  in  New  Engiann.   it.e 
founder  of  which  is  believed  to  have  been 
an  English  boy,  who  prior  to  th*. 
tion  was  impressed  into  the  Brii 
He  served  on  a  war  ship  many  ycurs,  but 
fir"l1y   escaped   and   located   in    Chester, 
3.    There,  to  aid  in  conceal- 
\    he  changed  his  name  from 
son.     He  married,  and 
..   n  was  a  son,  Tyral,  who 
jved    and    died    in    Chester. 
-^  married  Catherine  Mor- 
re  the  parents  of  Syl- 
.    great-grandfather    <"' 
..  nderson,  of  .Springi 
-itfrson  was  a  soldier  of  the 
ind  vvas  either  killed  in  bat- 
il'-  r  disease  c-'ti- 


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tracted  while  in  the  service.  He  was  a 
farmer  by  occupation,  a  Democrat  in  his 
political  faith,  and  in  religion  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He 
married,  in  his  native  town,  Chester,  Mas- 
sachusetts, Charlotte  Cooley,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of:  Calvin,  of  further 
mention ;  Samuel,  Jonathan,  James,  Sally, 
Julia,  Chauncey,  Charlotte,  and  Mary 
Merrill  Sanderson. 

Calvin  Sanderson,  eldest  child  of  Syl- 
vanus  and  Charlotte  (Cooley)  Sanderson, 
was  born  in  Chester,  Massachusetts,  in 
1796,  and  died  in  Galveston,  Texas,  in 
1846.  He  was  engaged  in  farming  at 
Chester  until  1825,  then  moved  to  Spring- 
field, where  he  was  employed  in  the 
United  States  Arsenal  until  1837.  He 
then,  with  his  wife  and  eldest  children, 


Katherine ;  and   Albert   Hall,  of   further 
mention. 

Albert  Hall  Sanderson  was  born  in 
Chester,  Massachusetts,  January  18,  1832, 
and  died  in  the  Soldiers'  Home,  Chelsea, 
Massachusetts,  in  1905.  As  noted  above, 
he  was  left  behind  with  his  sisters,  Eliza- 
beth and  Katherine,  when  the  family  mi- 
grated to  Galveston,  in  1837,  but  later, 
when  a  well-grown  boy,  he  joined  them 
in  Texas,  and  was  his  father's  farm  as- 
sistant and  helped  his  brothers  in  oper- 
ating the  ferry  between  Bolivar  Point  and 
Galveston.  The  father  died  in  1846,  but 
Albert  H.  remained  in  Texas  until  1853, 
then  returned  to  Massachusetts,  and  until 
1864  was  manager  of  his  uncle's  farm.  In 
1864  he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  46th 
Regiment,  Massachusetts  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, and  for  nine  months  served  with 


moved  to  Galveston,  Texas,  making  the     the  Union  army,  operating  about  New- 


trip  from  New  York  City  by  steamer. 
The  three  youngest  children  were  left 
with  their  aunt,  Mary  Merrill  Sanderson, 
in  Chester.  Mr.  Sanderson  did  not  locate 
in  Galveston,  but  settled  at  Bolivar  Point, 
six  miles  away,  there  having  a  truck  farm 
and  marketing  his  produce  in  the  city. 
His  son  also  operated  a  ferry  between 
Bolivar  Point  and  the  city.  After  nine 
years  of  prosperity  in  Texas  he  was 
stricken  by  sunstroke,  which  later  proved 
fatal.  He  married  Polly  Bacon,  born  in 
Chester,  Massachusetts,  who  survived  her 
husband  until  1880.  After  her  husband's 
death  she  returned  to  Chester,  dying  at 
the  home  of  her  son,  Albert  Hall  Sander- 
son, in  Chester,  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight 
years.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Timothy 
and  Mary  Bacon.  Calvin  Sanderson  was 
a  life-long  Democrat,  and  both  he  and  his 
wife  were  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church.  They  were  the  parents 
of:  William,  Persis,  Stephen  Paine, 
Mary,  Harvey,  Julia;  David,  who  died 
young;     Samuel,     Charlotte,     Elizabeth, 


bern,  North  Carolina,  attached  to  the 
commissary  department.  After  honorable 
discharge  and  muster  out  he  returned 
home,  and  for  ten  years  was  engaged  in 
farming  as  before  the  war.  He  then 
moved  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  be- 
coming an  employee  of  the  Wason  Car 
Manufacturing  Company.  He  continued 
with  that  company  until  1892,  then  retired, 
and  in  1902  entered  the  Soldiers'  Home 
at  Chelsea,  and  there  spent  the  last  three 
years  of  his  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  a  man 
of  good  standing  in  his  community.  He 
married,  at  Blandford,  Massachusetts, 
Hannah  M.  Shaw,  and  they  were  the  par- 
ents of  two  sons  and  a  daughter:  i.  Wil- 
liam Enoch,  of  further  mention.  2.  Her- 
bert A.,  born  in  Chester,  in  April,  1861, 
where  he  completed  his  education  with 
graduation  from  the  high  school  in 
Springfield.  He  then  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Wason  Car  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany as  messenger  boy,  and  has  since  held 
every  position  at  different  times  from  that 


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to  purchasing  agent,  which  latter  position 
he  still  (1920)  holds.  He  married  Lillian 
Fiske,  deceased.  3.  Myrta  M.,  born  De- 
cember 3,  1866,  married  David  Hale,  treas- 
urer of  the  Springfield  Iron  Foundry. 

William  Enoch  Sanderson,  eldest  son 
of  Albert  Hall  and  his  wife,  Hannah  M. 
(Shaw)  Sanderson,  was  born  in  Chester, 
Massachusetts,  July  18,  1858.  He  at- 
tended the  Chester  grade  schools,  and  re- 
mained at  home  in  Chester  until  twelve 
years  of  age,  then  made  his  home  with 
Enoch  S.  Burdick,  of  Blandford,  and 
while  making  his  home  here  attended 
school,  remaining  until  of  legal  age.  In 
1879  he  located  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  has  since  continuously  re- 
sided. From  1879  until  1916  he  was  in 
the  employ  of  the  Wason  Manufacturing 
Company,  beginning  as  messenger  boy 
and  rising  to  the  position  of  purchasing 
agent  of  the  lumber  department.  In  1916 
he  resigned,  after  thirty-seven  consecu- 
tive years  of  service,  to  accept  the  post  of 
city  assessor,  which  he  yet  holds  (1921). 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Springfield  Board 
of  Trade. 

A  Republican  from  youth,  Mr.  Sander- 
son became  well  known  as  one  of  the 
active  workers  of  the  party  who  could 
always  be  depended  upon  to  "do  his  bit." 
He  became  a  leader  in  Ward  One,  and  in 
1900  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mon Council,  and  reelected  in  1901  and 
1902,  serving  as  president  of  the  council  in 
1902.  In  1903  he  was  elected  alderman 
and  served  four  continuous  terms  of  one 
year  each,  and  during  the  last  two  years 
was  president  of  the  board.  In  1906  he 
was  the  popular  candidate  for  mayor,  and 
so  well  was  his  administiation  appreciated 
that  he  was  twice  reelected  to  the  same 
office.  In  1916  he  was  appointed  city  as- 
sessor of  taxes. 

In  fraternal  connection,  Mr.  Sanderson 
is  identified  with  all  branches  of  the  In- 


dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  in  the 
city,  and  for  many  years  he  was  record- 
ing secretary  of  Hampden  Lodge.  He  is 
affiliated  with  Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons. 

Mr.  Sanderson  married  Estella  M. 
Waterhouse,  daughter  of  Fredus  and 
Mary  Waterhouse,  of  Windsor,  Connecti- 
cut. They  are  the  parents  of :  Sarah  Maud  ; 
Theodore  E. ;  Blanche  M.,  who  married 
Charles  E.  Field,  of  Springfield,  and  they 
have  one  daughter,  Beverly ;  Howard  S., 
married  Ella  M.  Philbrick,  of  Springfield; 
William  Enoch  (2);  Myrta  B.,  who  mar- 
ried Fred  R.  Murdock,  of  Palmer;  Ray 
H.,  in  the  United  States  army ;  and  Ever- 
ett E.  

DAVIS,  Carl  Goodrich, 

Manufacturing  Manager. 

Nearly  three  centuries  ago  Thomas 
Davis  founded  this  branch  of  the  Davis 
family  in  New  England,  Carl  G.  Davis, 
treasurer  and  general  manager  of  the 
American  Saw  and  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  being 
a  representative  of  the  ninth  American 
generation.  Originally  a  Massachusetts 
family,  this  branch  settled  in  Connecticut 
in  the  third  generation,  Carl  G.  Davis  be- 
ing the  first  Massachusetts  born  son  of 
this  branch,  his  father  locating  in  Spring- 
field, in   1876,  coming  from  Connecticut. 

(I)  Thomas  Davis  came  from  Marl- 
boro, County  Wilts,  England,  in  1635,  on 
the  ship  "James,"  making  settlement  at 
Newbury,  Massachusetts.  Later  he  set- 
tled in  Haverhill,  where  he  died  in  1683, 
aged  eighty  years.  The  descent  from 
Thomas  Davis  is  through  his  son,  John, 
of  further  mention. 

(II)  John  Davis,  son  of  Thomas  Davis, 

married  Mary  ,  and  they  were  the 

parents  of:  Cornelius,  of  further  mention; 
Mary,  John,  Zachary,  Jeremy,  Mary,  and 
Ephraim. 


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(III)  Cornelius  Davis,  son  of  John  and 
Mary  Davis,  born  in  1653,  served  in  the 
Narragansett  War,  and  for  his  services 
received  a  tract  of  land  in  the  State  of 
Connecticut  known  as  West  Stafford.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Hilton,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  three  sons :  Samuel,  Cor- 
nelius (2),  of  further  mention,  and  James. 

(IV)  Cornelius  (2)  Davis,  son  of  Cor- 
nelius (i)  and  Elizabeth  (Hilton)  Davis, 
born  in  1678,  married  Mehitable  Bartlett, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  eleven  chil- 
dren:  Cornelius  (3),  born  in  1721 ;  Sam- 
uel, born  in  1723;  Joseph,  born  in  1725; 
Benjamin,  of  further  mention ;  Moses, 
born  in  1730;  Mehitable,  born  in  1732; 
Sarah,  born  in  1734;  Mary,  born  in  1738; 
Aaron,  born  in  1740;  Noah,  born  in  1741 ; 
Love,  born  in  1744. 

(V)  Benjamin  Davis,  son  of  Cornelius 
(2)  and  Mehitable  (Bartlett)  Davis,  born 
in  1728,  married  Hannah  Lull,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  four  children :  Ben- 
jamin (2),  Asa,  of  further  mention,  Cor- 
nelius, and  Hannah. 

(VI)  Asa  Davis,  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Hannah  (Lull)  Davis,  was  born  in  Con- 
necticut, in  1778,  and  died  September  27, 
1828.  He  married  Mary  Robinson,  who 
died  July  13,  1828,  aged  fifty-five  years. 
Children :  Erastus  and  Margaret,  twins ; 
Lester,  Marcus,  Horace,  William  R.,  of 
further  mention,  Sophia,  Almira,  Louisa, 
and  Emily. 

(VII)  William  R.  Davis,  son  of  Asa 
and  Mary  (Robinson)  Davis,  was  born 
in  Stafford,  Connecticut,  in  1812,  and  died 
April  19,  1893.  He  attended  the  district 
school,  and  later  in  life  learned  the  cab- 
inetmaker's trade,  becoming  a  skilled 
worker  in  wood.  His  life  was  spent  in 
Stafford,  where  he  was  a  large  employer 
of  labor,  his  business  that  of  a  contractor 
and  builder.  All  the  factories  in  Stafford 
and  many  of  the  business  houses  and  resi- 
dences were  built  by  him  as  contractor, 


and  he  was  one  of  the  important  men  of 
his  town.  He  married  Clarissa  Howe,  of 
Stafford,  Connecticut,  born  in  1814,  and 
died  in  February,  1898,  daughter  of  Eli 
and  Mary  (Johnson)  Howe.  They  were 
the  parents  of  seven  children :  Francis 
Joy,  born  May  3,  1837;  William  A.,  Feb- 
ruary 5,  1840;  Elmer,  February  22,  1843; 
Annette,  April  10,  1846,  married  Landomir 
E.  Pease;  Madelia  A.,  born  July  17,  1848, 
married  Elliot  Robbins ;  Perry  P.,  born 
November  11,  1853,  died  April  27,  1914; 
Everett  Lewellyn,  of  further  mention. 

(VIII)  Everett  Lewellyn  Davis,  young- 
est child  of  William  R.  and  Clarissa 
(Howe)  Davis,  was  born  in  Stafford,  Con- 
necticut, October  17,  1856,  and  is  now 
(1922)  a  resident  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  was  educated  in  Stafford 
public  schools  and  at  Monson  Academy, 
his  Springfield  residence  beginning  in 
1876,  as  a  young  man  of  twenty  years. 
For  thirty  years  he  was  continuously  in 
the  employ  of  his  brother-in-law,  L.  E. 
Pease,  a  meat  dealer,  and  has  since  been 
in  the  same  line  of  business  with  other 
dealers.  He  is  a  member  of  Bay  Path 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, and  an  attendant  of  Hope  Church. 
Everett  L.  Davis  married,  November  25, 
1880,  Ella  F.  Goodrich,  born  in  Stafford, 
Connecticut,  April  15,  1859,  ^^^^  ^^ 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  March  25, 
1919,  daughter  of  Leonard  and  Betsy 
(Paddleford)  Goodrich. 

(IX)  Carl  Goodrich  Davis,  son  of 
Everett  Lewellyn  and  Ella  F.  (Goodrich) 
Davis,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, March  9,  1884.  He  finished  public 
school  courses  of  study  with  graduation 
from  high  school  with  the  class  of  1903, 
then  spent  three  years  in  New  York  City, 
connected  with  the  foreign  department  of 
the  Cunard  Steamship  Company.  A  like 
period  was  passed  with  the  banking  house 
of  J.  P.  Morgan  &  Company,  then  in  1910 


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(V)  John  Mayhew  Hillman  was  born 
in  Gill,  Massachusetts,  November  7,  1798, 
died  August  24,  1842.  He  married  (first), 
April  25,  1819,  Polly  Darby,  of  Charle- 
mont,  Massachusetts,  born  May  20,  1800, 
died  December  18,  1836.  He  married 
(second),  March  22,  1838,  Eleanor  Can- 
edy,  of  Colrain,  Massachusetts,  born  De- 
cember 6,  1800,  died  at  Heath,  Massachu- 
setts, in  April,  1881.  Children:  Samuel, 
born  January  19,  1820,  died  November  10, 
1884;  William,  born  March  6,  1823,  died 
March  21,  1897;  Mary,  born  December  25, 
1824,  died  February  2,  1908;  John  (4),  of 
further  mention;  Sarah,  born  January  11, 
1832,  died  September  5,  1906;  Franklin 
H.,  born  June  27,  1836,  died  February  9, 
1841 ;  Charles  S.,  born  December  25,  1839, 
died  at  Baton  Rouge,  Louisiana,  March  3, 
1863. 

(VI)  John  (4)  Hillman  vi^as  born  at 
Hawley,  Massachusetts,  January  16,  1827. 
For  several  years  he  was  employed  in  a 
cutlery  factory  at  Shelburne  Falls,  Mas- 
sachusetts, later  settled  on  a  farm  as  an 
agriculturist  until  his  enlistment  from 
Hawley,  in  Company  C,  31st  Regiment, 
Massachusetts  Volunteer  Infantry,  No- 
vember 2,  1861.  He  was  with  the  army 
of  the  South,  participating  in  the  capture 
of  Forts  St.  Phillips  and  Jackson  and  the 
city  of  New  Orleans,  April  18,  1862,  the 
31st  Massachusetts  being  the  first  regi- 
ment to  enter  New  Orleans  after  the  cap- 
ture of  that  city.  With  his  regiment  he 
also  took  part  in  the  demonstration 
against  Port  Hudson,  March  14,  1863,  and 
again.  May  22  to  June  15,  1863,  receiving 
a  mortal  wound  on  the  last-named  date, 
dying  at  Baton  Rouge,  Louisiana,  July 
8,  1863.  He  married,  December  31,  1845, 
Mehitable  Porter,  of  Colrain,  Massachu- 
setts, born  November  26,  1826,  in  Hawley, 
Massachusetts,  died  at  Charlemont,  Mas- 
sachusetts, December  21,  1904.  Children: 
Mary  Amelia,  born  November  29,   1846; 


Franklin  Ebenezer,  born  April  29,  1848; 
Anna  Phillips,  born  January  4,  1851 ; 
Abbie  Jane,  born  September  22,  1853; 
Emma  Idella,  born  August  10,  1855 ! 
Franklin  John,  of  further  mention ;  and 
Frederick  Clark. 

(VII)  Franklin  John  Hillman  was  born 
at  Buckland,  Massachusetts,  November 
22,  1857.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Shelburne  Falls,  and  Colrain, 
and  after  leaving  school,  followed  farming 
until  twenty  years  of  age.  In  1877  he 
leased  a  farm  and  cultivated  it  for  his  own 
profit.  He  resided  at  Hawley  about  four- 
teen years,  then  moved  to  Northampton, 
where  for  twelve  years  he  was  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Northampton  Street  Railway, 
1892-1902.  The  following  five  years  he 
was  in  the  employ  of  the  Nonotuck  Silk 
Company  at  Northampton,  and  in  1908 
he  bought  a  farm  of  thirty  acres  at  Am- 
herst, which  he  yet  owns  and  cultivates 
profitably,  his  home  being  known  as 
"Mountain  View  Farm."  He  is  a  Repub- 
lican in  politics,  and  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  church. 

Mr.  Hillman  married,  November  4, 
1877,  Georgianna  Brayman,  born  in  Haw- 
ley, Massachusetts,  August  3,  1863, 
daughter  of  George  D.  C.  and  Mary  A. 
(Gould)  Brayman.  George  D.  C.  Bray- 
man enlisted  October  11,  1862,  in  Com- 
pany E,  52nd  Regiment,  Massachusetts 
Volunteer  Infantry,  was  mustered  into 
the  United  States  service  at  Camp  Mil- 
ler, Greenfield,  Massachusetts,  remaining 
there  until  November  20,  then  going  by 
way  of  New  York  City  to  Long  Island ; 
thence  on  the  steamer  "Illinois"  to  take 
part  in  the  Banks  expedition,  his  regi- 
ment assigned  to  the  Second  Brigade, 
Fourth  Division,  19th  Army  Corps.  He 
took  part  in  the  engagements  at  Irish 
Bend,  April   13,   1863 ;  Centerville,  April 

14,  1863;  Port  Hudson,  May  22  to  June 

15.  ^863,   here   receiving  a   fatal   wound 


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from  which  he  died,  July  3,  1863.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Franklin  John  Hillman  had  a 
son,  Frederick  James,  of  further  mention  ; 
and  a  daughter,  Effie  May,  wife  of  Charles 
Ellsworth  Burger,  of  Springfield. 

(VIII)  Frederick  James  Hillman,  of 
the  eighth  American  generation  of  this 
family  in  America,  was  born  in  Hawley, 
Massachusetts,  March  23,  1879,  ^"d  there 
spent  the  first  thirteen  years  of  his  life. 
In  1892,  Northampton,  Massachusetts,  be- 
came the  family  home  and  there  he  con- 
tinued his  public  school  studies.  He  then 
became  a  student  at  Child's  Business  Col- 
lege in  Springfield,  later  taking  courses  at 
Zanerian  Art  College,  Columbus,  Ohio. 
After  completing  his  studies  he  became  a 
member  of  the  faculty  of  Child's  Business 
College,  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  con- 
tinuing an  instructor  in  that  institution 
for  seven  years,  the  name  in  the  meantime 
being  changed  to  the  Springfield  Busi- 
ness School,  and  Mr.  Hillman  becoming 
principal  of  the  Commercial  Department. 
During  that  period,  Mr.  Hillman  perfected 
himself  as  a  public  accountant  while  still 
an  instructor  at  the  college.  In  1906,  Mr. 
Hillman  founded  and  incorporated  the 
New  England  Audit  Company,  of  which 
he  is  president  and  general  manager.  The 
company  is  one  of  high  standing,  and  suc- 
cessfully conducts  in  addition  to  its  main 
offices  in  Springfield,  branches  in  Boston, 
Worcester,  and  New  York.  The  company 
operates  chiefly  in  the  northeastern  sec- 
tion of  the  United  States,  but  has  done 
business  as  far  west  as  Denver,  in  several 
of  the  Southern  States,  and  in  Canada. 

Mr.  Hillman  was  president  of  the  West- 
ern New  England  Chamber  of  Commerce 
for  three  years,  was  also  vice-president 
of  Springfield  Chamber  of  Commerce  for 
several  years,  and  is  an  officer  and  director 
of  several  important  business  corpora- 
tions. For  three  years  he  was  president 
of   the    Springfield   Automobile    Club,   is 


vice-president  of  Wesson  Memorial  Hos- 
pital, and  in  politics  is  a  Republican.  He 
has  taken  an  active  interest  in  local  af- 
fairs, and  for  a  time  was  chairman  of  the 
License  Commission.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Institute  of  Accountants  (a 
national  organization  of  certified  public 
accountants),  a  fellow  of  the  Certified 
Public  Accountants  of  Massachusetts, 
Inc.,  and  one  of  the  first  certified  public 
accountants  registered  in  the  Common- 
wealth of  Massachusetts.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Nayasset,  Realty,  Economic, 
Rotary,  and  Automobile  clubs  of  Spring- 
field, Army  and  Navy  Club  of  New  York, 
was,  until  recently,  a  member  of  the  Il- 
linois Athletic  Club  of  Chicago,  and  for 
several  years  was  president  of  the  Men's 
Club  of  the  Church  of  the  Unity,  of 
Springfield,  of  which  he  is  a  member.  He 
enjoys  a  wide  reputation  as  a  public 
speaker,  being  especially  popular  as  a 
toastmaster  and  after  dinner  orator. 

During  the  World  War  he  served  with 
the  General  Staff  at  Washington  as  as- 
sistant executive  officer  of  the  Purchase, 
Storage  and  Traffic  Division,  under  Major 
General  George  W.  Goethals,  Assistant 
Chief  of  Staff.  At  the  close  of  the  war, 
thirty-six  former  army  officers  of  Spring- 
field met  in  the  Hotel  Kimball  and  applied 
for  a  charter  as  Springfield  Chapter, 
American  Officers  of  the  Great  War, 
Major  Hillman  being  unanimously  elected 
commander,  a  deserved  honor  that  testi- 
fies to  the  high  regard  in  which  he  is  held 
in  military  circles. 

Mr.  Hillman  married,  September  26, 
1900,  Cora  Maude  Watters,  of  Long- 
meadow,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
Thomas  D.  and  Ellen  Watters.  Major 
and  Mrs.  Hillman  are  the  parents  of  two 
children :  Muriel  Watters,  born  August 
28,  1908;  and  Frederick  James,  Jr.,  born 
July  21,  1912. 


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BI DWELL,  Frank  Elbert, 

Iieader  in  Mining   Industries. 

In  the  death  of  Frank  E.  Bidwell,  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  president  and 
general  manager  of  the  Abrasive  Mining 
and  Manufacturing  Company  of  Ply- 
mouth, Indiana,  and  an  official  in  several 
other  firms  manufacturing  emery  and  cor- 
undum products,  the  country  lost  its  fore- 
most authority  on  emery  and  corundum 
and  one  who  had  done  more  than  any 
other  individual  to  advance  the  interests 
of  the  trade. 

The  name  Bidwell  is  of  Saxon  origin, 
the  spelling  Biddulph  meaning  "war 
wolf."  One  of  the  oldest  castles  in  Eng- 
land is  the  Biddulph  castle  in  Norfolk 
county.  It  was  built  about  1066,  and  tra- 
dition says  that  one  of  William  the  Con- 
queror's guards  married  the  Biddulph 
heiress  at  that  time  and  took  her  name. 
In  1400,  Sir  William  Borderville  is  men- 
tioned in  Thatford,  Norfolk  county,  as 
having  given  a  legacy.  In  1426  lands 
were  let  at  Gaskort  to  Robert  Berdwell, 
Esq.,  at  twenty  shillings  per  acre.  The 
ancestry  of  Frank  E.  Bidwell  is  traced  as 
follows : 

(I)  Richard  Bidwell,  called  "Goodman 
Bidwell,"  was  buried  in  Windsor,  Con- 
necticut, December  25,  1647.  He  married 
and  was  the  father  of  five  children, 
namely :  John,  of  further  mention  ;  Han- 
nah, Joseph,  Samuel,  and  Richard,  Jr. 

(II)  John  Bidwell,  eldest  son  of  Rich- 
ard Bidwell,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers 
in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  in  1639.  He 
was  the  ancestor  of  all  of  the  name  in  the 
country  except  two  small  families,  one  of 
which  came  from  Wales  and  one  from 
Ireland,  but  of  English  ancestry.  John 
Bidwell  was  proprietor  by  "courtisie  of 
the  town"  in  1690,  having  four  acres  of 
land  there,  a  house  lot  and  tan  yard,  also 
land    in    East    Hartford.      He    married 


Sarah  Wilcocks,  daughter  of  John  Wil- 
cocks,  of  Hartford,  Connecticut.  Their 
children  were:  John  (2),  of  further  men- 
tion; Joseph,  Samuel,  Sarah,  Hannah, 
Mary,  Daniel.  John  Bidwell,  father  of 
these  children,  died  in  1687,  having  sur- 
vived his  wife  several  years,  her  death 
occurring  June  15,  1680. 

(III)  John  (2)  Bidwell,  eldest  son  of 
John  (i)  and  Sarah  (Wilcocks)  Bidwell, 
was  born  in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  in 
1641.  During  his  active  career  he  was  the 
owner  of  six  saw  mills,  and  served  as  the 
engineer  to  deepen  the  channel  of  the 
river  at  Hartford  in  1686.  He  inherited 
his  father's  lands  and  buildings  west  of 
the  river,  and  was  the  owner  of  the  first 
saw  mill  in  Glastonbury,  in  1667,  also  a 
fulling  mill.  He  was  a  man  of  promi- 
nence, active  in  community  affairs,  and 
held  the  respect  of  all  who  knew  him.  He 
married,  November  7,  1678,  Sarah  Wells, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  (Tut- 
tle-Pantry)  Wells,  and  great-granddaugh- 
ter of  Governor  Wells.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bidwell  were  the  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren :  John  of  further  mention ;  Thomas, 
Hannah,  Sarah,  Jonathan,  David,  James. 
John  (2)  Bidwell  died  June  3,  1692,  sur- 
vived by  his  wife,  who  passed  away  in 
1708. 

(IV)  John  (3)  Bidwell,  eldest  son  of 
John  (2)  and  Sarah  (Wells)  Bidwell,  was 
born  September  i,  1679.  He  was  a  resi- 
dent of  East  Hartford,  Connecticut,  was 
a  miller  by  trade,  owner  of  saw  and  grist 
mills,  one  of  the  influential  men  of  the 
town,  respected  for  his  excellent  quali- 
ties. He  married  Hannah  Pitkin,  born  in 
1682,  daughter  of  Captain  Roger  Pitkin, 
and  four  children  were  born  of  this  mar- 
riage, namely  :  Roger ;  Joseph,  of  further 
mention;  John,  and  Zebulon.  John  (3) 
Bidwell  died  September  3,  1751,  and  the 
death  of  his  wife  occurred  January  4  or  14, 
1751- 


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(V)  Dr.  Joseph  Bidwell,  second  son  of 
John  (3)  and  Hannah  (Pitkin)  Bidwell, 
was  born  in  1709.  At  a  suitable  age,  he 
pursued  courses  in  medicine  and  surgery, 
and  followed  that  profession  during  his 
active  career,  attaining  success  and  re- 
nown. He  married  Hannah  Rockwell, 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Hannah  (Hunt- 
ington) Rockwell.  Four  children  were 
born  of  this  union,  as  follows :  Joseph ; 
Eleazer,  of  further  mention;  Epaphas, 
who  followed  the  profession  of  medicine ; 
and  Rodolphus.  Dr.  Bidwell  died  in  1793, 
survived  by  his  wife,  whose  death  oc- 
curred in  1809. 

(VI)  Eleazer  Bidwell,  second  son  of 
Dr.  Joseph  Bidwell  and  his  wife,  Hannah 
(Rockwell)  Bidwell,  was  born  in  East 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  August  2,  1752. 
Later  he  moved  to  Colebrook,  same  State, 
and  during  the  Revolutionary  War  en- 
listed from  that  town,  serving  with  credit 
during  that  momentous  struggle.  He 
married  Ruth  Bidwell,  born  September 
15,  1752,  daughter  of  John  and  Mabel 
(Oilman)  Bidwell.  Nine  children  were 
born  of  this  marriage,  as  follows :  Elea- 
zer, Jr.,  Zebulon,  Linus ;  Elias,  of  further 
mention ;  Luman,  Phineas,  Elihu,  Jere- 
miah, and  Luther.  The  death  of  Eleazer 
Bidwell  occurred  in  Colebrook,  Connec- 
ticut, in  November,  1840,  he  having  sur- 
vived his  wife  several  years,  her  death  oc- 
curring April  27,  1825. 

(VII)  Elias  Bidwell,  fourth  son  of 
Eleazer  and  Ruth  (Bidwell)  Bidwell,  was 
born  in  Colebrook,  Connecticut,  February 
23,  1782.  He  attended  the  common 
schools  in  the  neighborhood  of  his  home, 
and  during  his  active  career  earned  a  com- 
fortable livelihood  for  his  family,  being  a 
man  of  enterprise  and  judgment.  He 
married  in  1804,  and  was  the  father  of 
Miles,  of  further  mention.  Elias  Bidwell 
died  in  the  year  1858. 

(VIII)  Miles    Bidwell,    son    of    Elias 


Bidwell,  was  born  in  Colebrook,  Connec- 
ticut, in  1805.  He  acquired  a  good  edu- 
cation in  the  common  schools  of  that  sec- 
tion of  the  State,  and  there  spent  his  use- 
ful and  successful  life.  He  married  Sarah 
Thomas,  daughter  of  John  Thomas,  and 
was  the  father  of  'Tibert,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(IX)  Elbert  Bidwell,  son  of  Miles  and 
Sarah  (Thomas)  Bidwell,  was  born  in 
Colebrook,  Com  n.cticut.  May  26,  1838. 
Upon  the  compilation  of  his  studies,  he 
turned  his  attention  to  lumbering  and  op- 
erating saw  milJ>,  in  which  he  engaged 
successfully  until  the  close  of  his  life, 
which  was  an  earnest  and  helpful  one,  ren- 
dering all  the  as'-istance  in  his  power  to 
the  plans  and  proiects  for  the  betterment 
of  his  native  town,  also  the  town  of 
Blandford,  Massachusetts,  to  which  he 
later  removed  a^d  where  his  death  oc- 
curred, September  21,  1875.  He  mar- 
ried Ellen  Amelia  Gibbs,  of  Chester,  Mas- 
sachusetts, born  January  14,  1840,  daugh- 
ter of  Curtis  and  Ann  (Norton)  Gibbs. 
Mrs.  Bidwell  died  November  24,  1920. 
Among  their  children  were  Frank  Elbert, 
of  further  mention,  and  George  H.,  whose 
sketch  follows. 

(X)  Frank  Elbert  Bidwell,  son  of  El- 
bert and  Ellen  A.  (Gibbs)  Bidwell,  was 
born  in  Blandford,  Massachusetts,  Feb- 
ruary 8,  1861.  He  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Blandford  and  Chester,  Mas- 
sachusetts, completing  his  studies  in  Wil- 
braham  Academy.  After  a  brief  business 
experience  in  Winsted,  Connecticut,  with 
his  uncle,  he  went  to  Chester,  where  he 
became  associated  with  Dr.  Herman  S. 
Lucas  and  Nathan  A.  Harwood,  pioneers 
in  the  United  States  in  the  discovery  of 
corundum  and  the  manufacture  of  corun- 
dum and  emery  products.  He  secured  his 
training  in  every  branch  of  the  business, 
working  in  the  mines,  in  all  parts  of  the 
emery    mill,    and     in     the    experimental 


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rooms.  About  the  time  Mr.  Bidwell  en- 
tered the  business,  Dr.  Lucas  discovered 
deposits  of  corundum  in  huge  quantities  in 
North  Carolina  and  Georgia,  of  a  grade 
even  better  than  that  found  in  Turkey  and 
in  Chester,  and  at  the  request  of  Dr. 
Lucas,  Mr.  Bidwell  and  his  brother, 
George  H.  Bidwell,  went  South  to  assume 
the  management  of  the  mines.  The  mined 
product  was  sent  to  Chester  for  refine- 
ment and  manufacture.  Frank  E.  Bid- 
well  made  trips  between  Chester  and  the 
South,  spending  a  part  of  his  time  in  each 
place  for  the  next  fourteen  years,  giving 
such  satisfaction  that  in  1883,  when  only 
twenty-two  years  old,  he  was  admitted  to 
the  directorate  of  the  Chester  business. 
The  company  was  incorporated  under  the 
name  of  the  Hampden  Emery  and  Corun- 
dum Compan}^  and  Mr.  Bidwell  served  as 
a  director  until  1896,  when  he  was  elected 
president,  which  office  he  held  until  the 
business  was  sold  to  a  syndicate  of  cap- 
italists in  1900. 

In  1902,  Mr.  Bidwell  founded  the  Abra- 
sive Mining  and  Manufacturing  Company 
and  established  a  plant  in  Plymouth, 
Indiana,  one  of  the  largest  and  best- 
equipped  abrasive  refining  plants  in  the 
country,  and  served  as  president  and  gen- 
eral manager  until  his  death.  In  1905  he 
purchased  the  Mica  Mill  property  in 
Chester  and  established  it  as  a  branch  of 
the  Plymouth  plant  for  the  benefit  of  the 
company's  Eastern  trade,  at  the  same  time 
moving  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days. 
During  the  years  which  followed  the  sale 
of  the  original  plant  in  Chester,  Mr.  Bid- 
well  accomplished  considerable  in  the  ad- 
vancement of  the  interests  of  the  trade. 

During  the  Civil  War  these  mines  were 
in  operation  and  their  product  played  a 
very  important  part  in  that  struggle. 
During  the  World  War,  when  shipments 
of  corundum  from  Turkey  were  shut  off, 


and  the  Chester  mines  were  idle,  due  to 
the  fact  that  the  corundum  vein  had  been 
lost,  Mr.  Bidwell  accomplished  splendid 
results  in  producing  corundum  and  emery 
products,  which  were  sorely  needed  in 
munition  plants  and  war  industries 
throughout  the  country.  It  was  his  work 
in  this  direction  which  undermined  his 
health,  for  he  was  determined  to  keep  the 
quality  of  corundum  and  emery  products 
up  to  the  high  standard  required  in  war 
work,  and  when  the  last  supply  of  Turk- 
ish corundum  gave  out  he  devised  and 
supervised  the  manufacture  of  a  substitute 
which  was  fully  adequate  to  meet  the 
most  exact  requirements.  Mr.  Bidwell 
always  deplored  the  closing  of  the  Ches- 
ter mines,  which  he  believed  to  be  inex- 
haustible in  its  corundum  and  emery  de- 
posits. While  of  slightly  inferior  grade 
to  the  North  Carolina  and  George  de- 
posits, it  was  considered  of  extremely  high 
quality,  and  had  it  been  in  operation  dur- 
ing the  World  War  its  output  would  have 
done  much  to  supply  war  industries  with 
the  great  supplies  they  required.  His 
death  removed  the  foremost  authority  in 
the  trade,  and  corundum  manufacturers 
all  agree  that  there  is  no  man  at  present 
available  to  take  his  place.  There  is  prob- 
ably no  one  who  combines  the  manufac- 
turing, technical  and  practical  knowledge 
of  mining  the  product,  or  of  judging  the 
mineral  qualities  of  the  raw  product  as 
did  Mr.  Bidwell. 

Mr.  Bidwell's  financial  interests  were 
not  all  confined  to  his  Plymouth  plant. 
He  was  interested  in  the  Hampden  Cor- 
undum Wheel  Company,  of  Springfield; 
was  president  of  the  Clizbee  Manufactur- 
ing Company  of  Plymouth,  Indiana  ;  presi- 
dent of  the  Cutter  Wood  Supply  Com- 
pany, of  Boston,  Massachusetts;  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Chicago  Wheel  and 
Manufacturing  Company,  of  Chicago,  Il- 
linois.    He  was  a  member  of  the  Spring- 


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of  the  Quarterly  Court  in  Salem.  He  had 
two  wives,  the  first,  Elizabeth,  the  sec- 
ond, Grace.  Elizabeth  was  born  in  Eng- 
land in  1609,  and  accompanied  her  hus- 
band to  New  England,  and  was  the 
mother  of  sons,  William  and  Joseph,  also 
a  daughter,  Grace,  who  died  in  Andover, 
July  10,  1689.  That  part  of  Andover  in 
which  the  family  lived  was  called  Bal- 
lardsville.  The  line  of  descent  from  Wil- 
liam Ballard  is  through  Joseph  Ballard, 
son  of  the  founder.  He  was  the  ancestor 
of  Chester  Hamilton  Ballard,  whose  long 
and  useful  life  furnishes  the  inspiration 
for  this  review. 

Joseph  Ballard,  son  of  William  Ballard 
and  his  first  wife,  Elizabeth,  resided  in 
Andover,  Massachusetts,  and  there  died, 
in  1721.  He  married  (first),  February  28, 
1666,  Elizabeth  Phillips,  who  died  July 
27,  1692.  He  married  (second),  Novem- 
ber 15,  1692,  Mrs.  Rebecca  Horner,  who 
died  in  1740.  The  line  of  descent  is 
through  Jeremiah  Ballard,  son  of  Joseph. 
Jeremiah  Ballard  was  the  father  of  Dan- 
iel Ballard,  head  of  the  fourth  generation, 
born  in  Andover,  in  1728,  died  in  1808. 
He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution.  He 
married  Ruth  Kelton,  and  left  a  son, 
Josiah  Ballard,  who  was  also  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolution,  serving  in  Captain  Eben- 
ezer  Goodell's  regiment.  Josiah  Ballard 
married  Frances  Jewell,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  Dr.  Chester  Greenleaf  Bal- 
lard, who  died  in  Wendell,  Massachusetts. 
He  married  Sarah  Pierce,  and  among 
their  children  was  a  son,  Alexander 
Hamilton  Ballard,  father  of  Chester  Ham- 
ilton Ballard.  He  was  born  in  Wendell, 
Massachusetts,  in  1814,  and  died  in  Chic- 
opee,  Massachusetts.  He  married  Sarah 
Maria  Bartlett. 

Chester  Hamilton  Ballard,  son  of  Alex- 
ander Hamilton  and  Sarah  Maria  (Bart- 
lett) Ballard,  was  born  in  Brookline, 
Vermont,    September    14,    1843,    ^i^d    in 


Springfield,  Massachusetts,  February  3, 
1916.  He  was  educated  in  Brookline 
schools,  and  was  engaged  in  farming  until 
enlisting  for  service  in  the  War  of  the  Re- 
bellion in  1862.  He  enlisted  in  Company 
A,  37th  Regiment,  Massachusetts  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  and  until  the  war  closed, 
four  years  later,  fought  and  suffered  as 
a  soldier  of  the  Union,  taking  part  with 
his  regiment  in  fourteen  of  the  hardest 
fought  battles  of  the  war,  and  attaining  the 
rank  of  sergeant.  He  fought  at  Fred- 
ericksburg, December  11,  1862;  Marye's 
Height,  May  3,  1863;  Salem  Church,  May 
3-4,  1863;  Gettysburg,  July  23,  1863; 
Rappahannock  Station,  November  7, 
1863 ;  Mine  Run,  November  30,  1863 ! 
Wilderness,  May  5,  1864;  the  Bloody 
Angle,  May  12,  1864;  Spottsylvania  Court 
House,  May  18,  1864;  Cold  Harbor,  June 
11-12,  1864;  Petersburg,  June  18,  1864; 
Fort  Stevens,  July  12,  1864;  Charles- 
town,  August  21,  1864;  Winchester,  Sep- 
tember 19,  1864;  Hatchers  Run,  February 
5,  1865  ;  Fort  Stedman,  March  25,  1865  ; 
fall  of  Petersburg,  April  2,  1865  ;  Saylor's 
Creek,  April  6,  1865.  He  was  mustered 
into  the  service  August  18,  1862,  honor- 
ably discharged  and  mustered  out  June 
21,  1865. 

On  his  return  from  the  army,  Mr.  Bal- 
lard located  at  Chicopee,  Massachusetts, 
and  there  the  remainder  of  his  long  and 
useful  life  was  spent.  These  years  num- 
bered more  than  a  half  century,  1865- 
1916,  and  most  of  them  were  passed  in 
active  participation  in  both  business  and 
civic  life.  For  a  time  he  was  clerk  in 
Bullen's  grocery  store  (see  Bullen  fam- 
ily in  this  work),  then  was  connected  for 
a  time  with  the  J.  A.  Dennison  meat  mar- 
ket, and  later  was  in  business  for  himself 
for  several  years.  In  1890  he  was  ap- 
pointed city  almoner,  and  to  the  duties 
of  that  office  he  devoted  twenty-five 
years   of  his   life,  only  laying  down   the 


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burdens  in  1915,  about  one  year  prior  to 
his  death.  He  was  active  in  politics  for 
many  years,  and  when  Chicopee  changed 
from  borough  to  city  government,  he  was 
chosen  the  first  president  of  the  City 
Council.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was 
also  probation  officer,  and  no  man  in 
Chicopee  was  better  or  more  favorably 
known.  He  held  his  honor  above  price, 
and  in  all  the  circumstances  of  life  in 
which  he  was  placed,  he  was  never  less 
than  the  manly,  upright,  honorable,  cour- 
teous gentleman.  He  was  a  member  of 
Belcher  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons; Wilcox  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic ;  the  37th  Massachusetts  Asso- 
ciation, in  which  he  took  an  active  part 
in  all  its  affairs ;  a  Republican  in  politics ; 
and  a  Unitarian  in  religious  faith.  He 
belonged  to  the  Almoners'  Association  of 
Western  Massachusetts,  and  in  each  of 
these  organizations  he  took  a  deep  in- 
terest. 

Mr.  Ballard  married,  February  8,  1870, 
Marietta  E.  Cobleigh,  who  survives  him, 
residing  at  No.  40  Parkwood  street, 
Springfield,  Massachusetts.  Their  only 
child,  Catherine,  born  in  Chicopee,  Mas- 
sachusetts, married,  October  28,  1896, 
Alfred  B.  Cowles.  Their  son,  Chester 
Ballard  Cowles,  born  in  1908.  died  in  1910. 


HARTWELL,  Oscar  Dana, 

Founder  of  Important  Business. 

Oscar  D.  Hartwell,  a  well-known  and 
successful  manufacturer  of  Springfield,  is 
a  descendant  of  an  old  English  family. 
In  the  chapter  of  the  Domesday  Book 
assigned  to  a  description  of  military  ten- 
ures of  lands  in  Northamptonshire,  Eng- 
land, by  William  of  Normandy,  to  his 
followers,  appears  the  designation  of  an 
allotment  bearing  the  name  of  "Herte- 
welle."  Similar  records  are  found  in  the 
descriptions  of  lands  in  Bucks  and  Wilts. 


Several  branches  of  these  early  families, 
including  three  or  four  baronies  and  with 
the  name  transmuted  and  the  multifarious 
changes  of  orthography  incident  to  the 
changes  and  growth  of  the  English  lan- 
guage to  plain  Hartwell,  have  spread 
over  England,  more  than  one  offshoot 
having  found  its  way  to  those  coun- 
ties of  Ireland  within  the  pale,  notably 
about  the  time  of  the  wholesale  trans- 
planting of  colonists  to  that  island  by 
Oliver  Cromwell. 

(I)  William  Hartwell,  a  member  of  one 
these  old  English  families,  was  among  the 
early  settlers  of  Concord,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  was  allotted  a  tract  of  land, 
upon  which  he  erected  a  dwelling,  this 
consisting  of  about  nine  acres.  He  was 
made  a  freeman  of  the  colony  in  1642, 
was  one  of  the  petitioners  for  a  grant  of 
the  town  of  Chelmsford,  adjoining  Con- 
cord on  the  north,  in  1653,  was  one  of  a 
committee  of  nine  citizens  to  frame  rules 
for  the  guidance  of  the  selectmen  of  the 
town  in  1672,  was  a  corporal  in  the  same 
year,  and  in  1673  was  appointed  quarter- 
master in  a  Troop  of  Horse  of  Middlesex 
county.  He  appears  as  one  of  the  large 
landholders,  with  two  hundred  and  forty- 
seven  acres  of  land,  in  nineteen  separately 
described  tracts.  He  died  March  12,  1690, 
in  the  seventy-seventh  year  of  his  age, 
having  made  his  will  a  short  time  previ- 
ous, in  which  he  mentions  his  daughters, 
Sarah  and  Mary,  and  his  sons,  John  and 
Samuel.  His  widow.  Jazan  Hartwell, 
died  August  5,  1695. 

(II)  Samuel  Hartwell,  son  of  William 
and  Jazan  Hartwell,  was  born  January 
26,  1645,  and  died  July  26,  1725.  He 
served  in  the  war  against  the  Indians 
under  the  leadership  of  Philip  of  Pohan- 
oket,  his  name  appearing  in  the  list  of 
those  to  whom,  or  their  descendants, 
lands  were  granted  in  1735,  the  share 
allotted   for  his   services   passing  to   his 


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grandson,  Ephraim.  It  seems  likely  he 
was  one  of  those  who  made  the  "hungry 
march"  against  the  stronghold  of  Philip, 
and  to  whom  a  land  gratuity  was  spec- 
ially promised.  He  married  (first),  Octo- 
ber 26,  1665,  Ruth  Wheeler,  daughter  of 
George  and  Catherine  Wheeler,  of  Con- 
cord. She  was  born  February  22,,  1642, 
and  died  December  9,  1713.  He  married 
(second)  Rebecca  ,  who  died  Jan- 
uary 23,  1722.  He  married  (third),  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1724,  Elizabeth  Fletcher,  of 
Chelmsford,  born  June  10,  1698,  died 
October  4,  1732.  Children,  all  born  of 
first  wife:  Samuel,  October  6,  1666; 
Mary,  February  16,  1668;  Ruth,  October 
17,  1669;  William  (2),  of  further  men- 
tion ;  John,  June  18,  1673 !  Hannah,  Octo- 
ber 8,  1675  ;  Sarah  ;  Elizabeth  ;  Rebecca, 
February  14,  1683 ;  Jane,  November  30, 
1684;  Jonathan,  in  1686. 

(III)  William  (2)  Hartwell,  second 
son  of  Samuel  and  Ruth  (Wheeler)  Hart- 
well,  was  born  August  16,  1671,  and  died 
December  11,  1742.  He  settled  in  what 
is  now  the  southern  part  of  Bedford,  in 
1729,  and  was  a  member  of  the  commit- 
tee to  organize  a  new  church  preparatory 
to  the  separation  of  that  town  from  Con- 
cord.    He  was  among  the  earliest  signers 

of  the  covenant.  He  married  Ruth , 

born  in  1674,  died  February  17,  1752. 
Among  their  children  was  Joseph,  of 
further  mention. 

(IV)  Joseph  Hartwell,  son  of  William 
(2)  and  Ruth  Hartwell,  was  born  Janu- 
ary 17,  1722-23,  and  died  in  March,  1803. 
He  removed  from  his  native  place  to 
Westmoreland,  New  Hampshire,  from 
there  to  Putney,  Vermont,  late  in  the 
eighteenth  century,  and  from  that  town 
to  Lyndon,  same  State,  where  he  resided 
with  his  children,  among  whom  was  Tim- 
othy, of  further  mention.  The  Christian 
name  of  the  wife  of  Joseph  Hartwell  was 
Sarah. 


(V)  Timothy  Hartwell,  son  of  Joseph 
and  Sarah  Hartwell,  was  born  July  23, 
1763,  and  died  May  27,  1846.  He  moved 
to  Putney,  Vermont,  in  1783,  there  resid- 
ing until  1799,  when  he  moved  to  Spring- 
field, Vermont,  where  he  made  his  home 
until  1803.  then  moved  to  Lyndon,  Ver- 
mont, and  later  to  Newark,  same  State, 
where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days 
and  where  his  death  occurred.  He  mar- 
ried, July  6,  1786,  Lydia  Cole,  born  Au- 
gust 4,  1766,  died  August  18,  1842. 
Among  their  children  was  Philemon,  of 
further  mention. 

(VI)  Philemon  Hartwell,  son  of  Tim- 
othy and  Lydia  (Cole)  Hartwell,  was 
born  February  15,  1787,  and  died  August 
8,  1873.  He  took  an  active  interest  in 
community  affairs,  served  as  town  clerk 
for  many  years,  and  three  times  served  in 
the  capacity  of  member  of  the  Legisla- 
ture. He  married,  June  28,  1812,  Sally 
Ball,  born  in  Guilford,  Connecticut,  De- 
cember 2,  1789,  the  first  white  child  born 
in  that  town,  and  died  August  8,  1873. 
Among  their  children  was  Alonzo,  of 
further  mention. 

(VII)  Alonzo  Hartwell,  son  of  Phil- 
emon and  Sally  (Ball)  Hartwell,  was 
born  May  20,  1813,  and  died  July  20, 
1873.  He  was  an  old-fashioned  boat 
maker,  all  work  being  performed  in  that 
day  by  hand,  and  by  diligence  and  thrift 
was  enabled  to  provide  for  his  family  and 
to  accumulate  a  competence  for  his  de- 
clining years.  He  resided  in  Bath  and 
Lisbon,  New  Hampshire,  also  in  Newark, 
Vermont,  his  death  occurring  in  the  lat- 
ter-named place.  In  addition  to  his  trade, 
he  also  devoted  considerable  time  to  the 
cultivation  of  the  soil,  in  which  pursuit 
he  was  successful.  He  married,  in  June, 
1842,  Sarah  Humphreys,  who  died  Janu- 
ary 16,  1867.  Six  children  were  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hartwell,  as  follows :  Laur- 
estine  A.,  Amasa  W.,  Sanford   E.,   Lor- 


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inda,    Oscar    Dana,    of    further    mention, 
and  Viola. 

(VIII)  Oscar  Dana  Hartwell,  son  of 
Alonzo  and  Sarah  (Humphreys)  Hart- 
well,  was  born  in  Lisbon,  New  Hamp- 
shire, October  22,  1853.  He  attended 
the  schools  of  Lisbon,  acquiring  a  prac- 
tical education,  and  completed  his  stud- 
ies in  the  year  1870.  He  then  went  to 
Nashua,  New  Hampshire,  and  served  an 
apprenticeship  at  the  trade  of  machinist, 
and  on  June  17,  1871,  accepted  a  position 
with  the  Nashua  Card  and  Glazed  Paper 
Company,  remaining  in  their  employ  for 
a  quarter  of  a  century.  In  1883,  after 
twelve  years  of  service  in  the  plant,  he 
became  their  traveling  agent,  covering 
the  territory  east  of  the  Missouri  river, 
and  four  years  later,  in  1887,  was  placed 
in  charge  of  the  plant  in  Nashua,  New 
Hampshire,  so  continuing  until  he  sev- 
ered his  connection  with  the  company. 
In  association  with  other  members  of  the 
plant  of  the  Nashua  Card  and  Glazed 
Paper  Company,  Mr.  Hartwell  came  to 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  was  in 
the  employ  of  the  Holyoke  Card  and 
Paper  Company,  looking  after  a  factory 
of  theirs  in  New  Jersey,  and  this  he 
moved  to  Springfield  in  July,  1895.  He 
was  later  appointed  to  the  position  of 
superintendent  of  the  plant,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  for  seven  years,  retir- 
ing in  191 1  in  order  to  engage  in  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account,  which  he  ac- 
cordingly did  under  the  name  of  O.  D. 
Hartwell,  manufacturing  specialties  in 
cardboard,  mounts,  mounting,  die  cut- 
ting, cutouts,  easels,  cloth  finishing  for 
papeteries,  success  crowning  his  efiforts. 
His  factory  is  located  at  No.  294  Plain- 
field  street,  Springfield,  and  there  he  gives 
employment  to  many  skilled  laborers, 
this  being  one  of  the  important  indus- 
tries of  that  section  of  the  city.  He  is  a 
man  of  strict  integrity,  of  strong  prin- 


ciples, firm  determination,  with  a  capacity 
for  winning  and  retaining  friends,  these 
being  the  leading  factors  in  the  success 
he  has  achieved.  During  his  residence  in 
Nashua,  New  Hampshire,  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  city  government,  serving  as 
councilman  and  alderman,  his  tenure  of 
office  being  noted  for  efficiency.  He  is  a 
member  of  all  the  Scottish  Rite  bodies 
in  Masonry,  including  the  thirty-second 
degree,  and  of  all  York  Rite  bodies  and 
St.  George's  Commandery,  of  Nashua, 
New  Hampshire.  He  is  a  member  of 
Aleppo  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  of  Boston ; 
also  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks  of  Manchester, 
New  Hampshire. 

Mr.  Hartwell  married,  September  12, 
1876,  Lizzie  L.  Codman,  of  Washington, 
New  Hampshire,  daughter  of  Gardner 
and  Irene  (Buntin)  Codman.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hartwell  are  the  parents  of  five 
children,  as  follows:  i.  Frank  Oscar,  born 
October  22,  1877;  superintendent  of  the 
Holyoke  Card  and  Paper  Company,  of 
Springfield.  He  has  held  all  the  offices 
in  the  various  bodies  of  both  York  and 
Scottish  Rite  Masonry,  and  is  a  past  mas- 
ter of  Hampden  Lodge  and  one  of  the 
organizers,  and  is  past  master  of  Esoteric 
Lodge.  He  married,  October  19,  1905, 
Anna  Mildred  Greenwood ;  children : 
Richard  Ralph,  born  January  21,  1908; 
Robert  Greenwood,  born  April  29,  1912, 
died  August  30,  1916;  and  Virginia  Rob- 
erta, born  January  17,  191 7.  2.  Harold 
E.,  born  May  18,  1885,  a  patent  attorney 
of  Springfield,  a  Knight  Templar  and  a 
thirty-second  degree  Mason.  He  mar- 
ried, December  17,  1913,  Florence  Tracy 
Bemis,  of  Swampscott,  Massachusetts. 
3.  Ralph  L.,  born  May  18,  1887;  he  also 
is  prominent  in  Masonry,  being  past  mas- 
ter of  Esoteric  Lodge,  of  Springfield ;  he 
served    in    the   navy   during   the    World 


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War.  4.  Richard  R.,  born  November  i, 
1896;  graduate  of  Massachusetts  Agri- 
cultural College;  associated  in  business 
with  his  father.  5.  Dorothy,  born  No- 
vember 15,  1898;  is  a  graduate  of  the 
School  of  Domestic  Science  in  Boston. 


RICE,  Charles  Edward, 

Civil  War  Veteran,  Manufacturer. 

Long  numbered  among  Springfield's 
well  known  business  men,  Charles  Ed- 
ward Rice,  now  but  a  few  years  deceased, 
seems  still  present  in  her  commercial 
circles.  Not  only  as  a  business  man  do 
his  friends  recall  him,  but  also  for  his 
many  kindly  acts.  As  a  veteran  of  the 
Civil  War  and  a  public-spirited  citizen, 
he  is  held  in  honored  and  grateful  re- 
membrance. 

He  traced  his  ancestry  back  to  Edmund 
Rice,  founder  of  the  American  branch  of 
the  family,  who  was  born  about  1594,  and 
in  1638  or  1639  came  from  Burkham- 
stead,  Hertfordshire,  England,  and  set- 
tled in  Sudbury,  Massachusetts.  He  be- 
came a  man  of  prominence  in  the  commu- 
nity, holding  the  office  of  selectman. 
The  name  of  his  first  wife,  who,  with 
their  children,  accompanied  him  from 
England,  was  Tamazine.  In  1655  he 
married  (second)  Mercie,  widow  of 
Thomas  Brigham,  of  Cambridge.  Ed- 
mund Rice  died  May  3,  1663,  at  Marl- 
boro, and  was  buried  at  Sudbury.  His 
descendants,  who  are  found  in  different 
states  of  the  American  Union,  have  al- 
ways been,  in  the  various  walks  of  life, 
useful  and  respected  citizens,  many  of 
them  leaders  in  their  respective  commu- 
nitieSj  and  not  a  few  attaining  well-mer- 
ited distinction. 

George  Rice,  father  of  Charles  Edward 
Rice,  and  a  descendant  of  Edmund  Rice, 
the  immigrant,  was  a  member  of  the  Par- 
tridge family  on  his  mother's  side.     He 


was  born  about  1823,  and  married  Ann 
Allingham.  Their  children  were:  Charles 
Edward,  mentioned  below;  Barbara;  and 
Sarah,  who  died  in  infancy.  After  Mr. 
Rice's  death  his  widow  married  Dr.  Arm- 
strong. 

Charles  Edward  Rice,  son  of  George 
and  Ann  (Allingham)  Rice,  was  born  in 
1842,  at  Longmeadow,  Massachusetts, 
and  attended  school  in  his  native  place, 
also  receiving  part  of  his  education  in  the 
schools  of  Scitico,  in  the  town  of  Hazard- 
ville,  Connecticut.  At  the  very  outset  of 
his  active  career,  the  current  of  Mr. 
Rice's  life  was  diverted  from  its  destined 
channel  by  the  booming  of  the  guns 
which  ushered  in  the  four  years  of  Civil 
War,  and  promptly  did  he  respond  to 
their  summons.  Enlisting  as  a  private  in 
the  22nd  Connecticut  Regiment  for  a 
term  of  nine  months,  he  served  with  the 
Department  of  the  South  in  the  Caro- 
linas,  and  at  Alexandria  was  promoted  to 
the  rank  of  corporal. 

After  his  return  home,  Mr.  Rice  learned 
the  tinsmith's  trade  at  Hazardville,  Con- 
necticut, and  for  seven  years  thereafter, 
followed  it  in  that  place.  He  then  went 
to  Amherst,  Massachusetts,  but  later  re- 
turned to  Hazardville,  and  still  later,  for 
a  time,  resided  at  Chicopee  Falls,  Mas- 
sachusetts. Eventually,  Mr.  Rice  took 
up  his  abode  in  Springfield,  where  he 
went  into  business  for  himself,  doing  all 
kinds  of  metal  work  and  at  the  same  time 
dealing  in  tin  ware  and  milk  dealers'  sup- 
plies. Under  his  energetic  and  skillful 
management  the  business  prospered. 

While  always  a  good  and  useful  citizen, 
Mr.  Rice  never  took  any  part  in  politics 
beyond  exercising  his  right  of  voting.  He 
affiliated  with  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  belonged  to  Wilcox 
Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He 
attended  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church. 

Mr.  Rice  married,  June  8,   1864,  Julia 


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A.,  daughter  of  Nathan  O.  and  Emiline 
Amanda  (Broch)  Wardwell,  of  Enfield, 
Connecticut,  and  they  became  the  par- 
ents of  the  following-  children:  i.  Edward 
F.,  married  Julia  Gowdy,  and  they  had 
five  children :  i.  Clifford  E.,  married  Eth- 
elind  Watkins,  and  they  have  one  child, 
Marion,  ii.  Lula  May,  married  Henry 
Williams,  and  they  have  one  child,  Ed- 
ward F.  iii.  Mildred,  married  Ralph  Otis, 
and  they  had  three  children :  Emerson, 
died  in  1919;  Caroline  and  Monon.  iv. 
Edward,  married  Pearl  B.  Crysler.  v. 
Marion.  Edward  F.  Rice,  Sr.,  died  in 
1912.  2.  Clifford  M.,  married  Dora 
Fletcher,  and  died  in  1914.  3.  Amy,  died 
in  infancy.  4.  Charles  Arthur  Ailing- 
ham,  born  December  i,  1881,  at  Chicopee 
Falls ;  educated  in  Springfield  schools 
and  at  Dartmouth  College,  graduating 
from  the  latter  in  1907;  spent  about 
seven  years  in  Chicago,  where  he  was 
interested  in  several  lines ;  returned 
home  in  1914  and  settled  in  Springfield, 
where  he  took  over  the  management  of 
the  business  founded  by  his  father  and 
now  known  as  the  C.  E,  Rice  Company. 
Of  this  concern  he  is  proprietor,  and  has 
recently  formed  a  sales  corporation 
known  as  the  Rice-Durfee  Company,  of 
which  he  is  president  and  treasurer.  The 
company  deals  in  milk  plant  machinery 
and  dairy  farm  equipments.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  order,  having 
taken  all  the  York  Rite  degrees ;  is  a 
member  of  the  Knights  Templar,  and 
Melha  Temple,  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine ;  also  belongs  to  the  college  fra- 
ternity Phi  Sigma  Kappa,  and  the  Spring- 
field Automobile  Club ;  is  a  member  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  ;  attends  Hope 
Church,  Springfield.  He  married,  Octo- 
ber 28,  1909,  Lucy  M.,  daughter  of  Hor- 
ace R.  and  Hester  (Hunter)  Hurlbut,  of 
Chicago,    and    they    have    two   children : 


Charles  Hurlbut,  born  December  16, 
1912,  and  Kathryn  Hester,  born  October 
II,  1914. 

In  the  full  tide  of  his  activity  and  use- 
fulness Charles  Edward  Rice  was  sum- 
moned to  rest  from  his  labors,  and  on 
August  8,  1917,  he  passed  away,  deeply 
and  sincerely  mourned  alike  by  business 
associates  and  personal  friends,  for  no 
one  could  be  in  any  way  connected  with 
him  without  feeling  for  him  the  respect 
and  affection  which  were  a  fitting  tribute 
to  the  excellence  of  his  character.  The 
record  left  by  Mr.  Rice  is  truly  admirable, 
one  which  his  children  and  grandchildren 
and  their  descendants  may  well  cherish 
with  a  just  and  laudable  pride. 


BABSON,  Roger  Derby, 

Manager  of  Great  Tool  Company. 

The  Babson  family  traces  its  lineage 
to  the  early  days  of  New  England  his- 
tory, where  the  ancestors  are  known  to 
have  been  settled  prior  to  1650.  Records 
show  that  Isabel  Babson,  widow,  was  in 
Salem,  Massachusetts,  as  early  as  the 
year  1637,  ^^^  that  she  soon  afterward 
went  to  Cape  Ann  with  her  only  son 
James.  The  Gloucester  records  show  that 
she  had  grants  of  land  there,  and  also  that 
she  purchased  an  estate  in  what  is  now 
the  heart  of  the  city.  The  title  to  a  part 
of  this  property  remained  in  the  family 
for  a  century  and  a  half.  She  died  in 
Gloucester,  April  6,  1661,  aged  eighty- 
four  years. 

(I)  James  Babson,  son  of  Widow  Isabel 
Babson,  ancestor  of  all  the  Babsons  in 
New  England,  and  probably  of  all  of  the 
name  in  this  country,  went  with  his 
mother  to  Gloucester  and  settled  near 
Little  Good  Neck.  He  was  a  cooper  by 
trade,  but  engaged  in  farming,  and  at  his 
death  in  1683,  left  a  small  farm  which 
came    into    the    possession    of    Thomas 


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Witham,  one  of  his  sons-in-law.    He  mar-     and  four  months.     Their  children  were: 


ried,  in  1647,  Elinor  Hill,  who  died  March 
14,  1714,  aged  eighty-four  years.  They 
were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  the 
seventh  of  whom  was  Richard. 

(II)  Richard  Babson,  son  of  James  and 
Elinor  (Hill)   Babson,  was  born  in  1663. 

He  married  (first)  Mary ,  who  died 

February  14,  1718;  married  (second),  Oc- 
tober 14,  1718,  Jane  Redding.  He  settled 
at  Freshwater  Cove,  and  after  living  there 
many  years,  removed  to  Falmouth,  Maine, 
about  1727.  He  was  the  father  of  twelve 
children,  of  whom  his  son  John  is  the  head 
of  the  next  generation. 

(III)  John  Babson,  son  of  Richard  and 
Mary  Babson,  was  born  in  1687,  and  died 
before  1743.  He  married,  in  171 1,  Hannah 
Hodgkins,  who  died  about  1779,  and  from 
the  sons  of  this  marriage  are  descended 
nearly  all  of  the  Babsons  of  Cape  Ann. 
They  had  three  sons,  John,  Solomon  and 
William. 

(IV)  William  Babson,  son  of  John  and 
Hannah  (Hodgkins)  Babson,  was  lost  on 
the  privateer  "Gloucester"  about  1777. 
He  wed  and  was  the  father  of  a  son  Jo- 
seph. 

(V)  Joseph  Babson,  son  of  William 
Babson,  was  born  in  Gloucester,  Massa- 
chusetts, June  2,  1777,  and  died  April  2, 
1839.  H^  "^^s  ^  seafaring  man  and  went 
on  long  voyages,  often  being  gone  two  or 
three  years,  and  in  the  War  of  1812  he 
commanded  the  privateer  "Orlando."  He 
married  his  second  cousin,  Polly  Babson, 
he  being  twenty-two  years  old  and  she 
sixteen,  and  among  their  children  was  a 
son,  Daniel  Tarr. 

(VI)  Daniel  Tarr  Babson,  son  of  Jo- 
seph and  Polly  (Babson)  Babson,  was 
born  in  Gloucester,  Massachusetts,  June 
12,  1814,  died  October  4,  1886.  He  mar- 
ried Nancy  Hanks  Derby,  born  in  Salem, 
Massachusetts,  July  21,  1817,  died  Octo- 
ber 12,  1919,  aged  one  hundred  two  years 


Joseph,  Isabelle  Derby,  Daniel  T.,  Wal- 
ter, Julia,  Luther. 

(VII)  Daniel  Tarr  (2)  Babson,  son  of 
Daniel  Tarr  (i)  and  Nancy  Hanks 
(Derby)  Babson,  was  born  in  Gloucester, 
Massachusetts,  in  1854.  He  has  been 
treasurer  of  the  Cape  Ann  Savings  Bank 
during  practically  all  the  active  years  of 
his  life.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Univer- 
salist  church.  He  married  Mabel  Stevens 
Perkins,  of  Gloucester,  daughter  of  Dean 
and  Mabel  (Ellery)  Perkins,  and  they  be- 
came the  parents  of  three  children : 
Roger  Derby,  Marion  Dean,  and  Clinton, 
died  in  infancy. 

(VIII)  Roger  Derby  Babson,  son  of 
Daniel  Tarr  (2)  and  Mabel  Stevens  (Per- 
kins) Babson,  was  born  in  Gloucester, 
Massachusetts,  October  7,  1880.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  schools  of 
Gloucester  and  in  the  Massachusetts  In- 
stitute of  Technology,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  1903.  Mr.  Babson  has  had 
a  wide  and  varied  business  experience. 
He  first  went  to  Mexico  with  the  Guggen- 
heim Mining  Corporation,  as  mining  en- 
gineer, remaining  three  years.  For  three 
years  more  he  was  superintendent  of  one 
of  the  departments  of  the  Whitlock  Coil 
Pipe  Company,  of  Hartford,  Connecticut. 
He  then  went  with  the  Billings  and  Spen- 
cer Drop  Forging  Company,  of  Hartford, 
as  salesman,  remaining  one  year,  after 
which  he  became  identified  with  the  H. 
and  Roe  Calk  Company,  of  which  he  was 
vice-president  for  one  year.  He  then  en- 
tered the  Boston  office  of  the  Hartford 
Machine  Screw  Company,  and  remained 
three  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he 
engaged  in  business  for  himself  under  the 
name  of  The  Babson  and  Dow  Manufac- 
turing Company,  of  Boston,  manufactur- 
ing screw  machine  products.  He  was 
general  manager  of  this  business  for  about 
a  vear  and  then  sold  out  his  interests.    In 


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BIOGRAPHY 


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irren,  who  died  about  1679,  daugh- 

haniel    and    Sarah    (Walker) 

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time.     He  married    (first)    December   15,     life    was    without    blemish.      He    was    a 


1820,  Nancy  Robinson,  who  died  in  Jan- 
uary, 1845.  He  married  (second)  Emily 
Barnard.  By  the  first  marriage  two  chil- 
dren were  born :  Calvin  R.,  of  whom  fur- 
ther; and  Cordelia. 

Calvin  R.  Doty,  only  son  of  William 
Doty  and  his  first  wife  (Nancy  Robinson) 
Doty,  was  born  October  i,  1821,  died  in 
Ohio,  September  22,  i860.  He  was  a  well- 
known  and  capable  engineer  and  in  his 
later  years  engaged  heavily  in  railroad 
construction.  He  married,  February  7, 
1847,  Sarah  A.  Townsend,  who  died 
August  21,  1855,  in  Conneautville,  Penn- 
sylvania. They  were  the  parents  of  three 
daughters  and  a  son:  i.  Kate  C,  married 
Judge  Elisha  B.  Maynard,  Chief  Justice 
of  the  Superior  Court  of  Massachusetts, 
and  to  them  seven  children  were  born, 
only  two  now  living:  Ruth,  who  mar- 
ried Edward  Denoon  and  resides  in 
Springfield ;  and  William  Doty  Maynard. 
2.  Emma  F.  3.  William  H.,  of  further 
mention.  4.  Louisa  S.,  married  Edgar 
L.  Hills,  of  Ashtabula,  Ohio. 

William  Henry  Doty,  only  son  of  Cal- 
vin R,  and  Sarah  A.  (Townsend)  Doty, 
was  born  in  Conneautsville,  Pennsyl- 
vania, August  27,  1852,  died  at  his  home. 
No.  998  State  street,  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, March  30,  1912.  He  lost  his 
parents  when  but  a  small  boy,  and  at  the 
age  of  fourteen  came  to  Springfield  to 
make  his  home  with  an  aunt,  Mrs.  Annis. 
After  finishing  his  education  in  the  city 
public  schools,  he  entered  business  life 
and  through  his  energy  and  ability  rose 
to  high  position  among  the  business  men 
of  his  city.  He  finally  became  associated 
with  the  M.  A.  Maynard  Coal  Company, 
and  until  his  death  was  its  capable  man- 
ager. He  was  highly  regarded  by  his 
business  associates,  and  during  the  forty- 
six  years  of  his  residence  in  Springfield, 
his  record  of  business  ability  and  upright 


member  of  the  Masonic  order,  and  a  lead- 
ing member  of  the  First  Baptist  Church. 
Mr.  Doty  married  May  12,  1880,  Nellie 
F.  Maynard,  daughter  of  Walter  and 
Hannah  (Burr)  Maynard,  and  grand- 
daughter of  Moses  and  Elizabeth  (Hay- 
nes)  Maynard,  and  a  sister  of  Judge 
Elisha  B.  Maynard,  who  married  Miss 
Kate  C.  Doty,  a  sister  of  William  H. 
Doty.  Mrs.  Doty  survives  her  husband 
and  continues  her  residence  at  the  fam- 
ily home,  No.  998  State  street,  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  her  nephew,  Wil- 
liam Doty  Maynard,  residing  with  her. 
He  is  a  son  of  Judge  Elisha  B.  and  Kate 
C.  (Doty)  Maynard,  and  was  born  in 
Springfield,  March  18,  1889.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  Springfield  graded  and  high 
schools,  Dartmouth  College  and  Harvard 
University,  finished  with  courses  of  for- 
eign study,  and  was  for  some  time  pro- 
fessor of  modern  languages,  later  holding 
positions  in  the  universities  of  Nebraska 
and  Minnesota.  He  was  engaged  in  war 
work  in  connection  with  Red  Cross  activ- 
ities in  the  War  Zone  during  the  World 
War,  serving  as  interpreter  and  assistant 
censor,  and  obtaining  a  commission  as 
second  lieutenant. 


CLARK,  Edward  Orlo, 

Educational   Books  PublislieT. 

Edward  Orlo  Clark,  president  of  the 
Atlas  Trust  Company,  and  general  man- 
ager of  the  Milton  Bradley  Company,  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  is  one  of  the 
progressive  men  of  that  city.  He  is  a 
representative  of  a  very  old  and  distin- 
guished family,  and  the  name  is  derived 
from  the  Latin  clericus.  This  word  at  first 
meant  a  person  in  Orders  (whether  holy 
orders  or  minor  orders)  and  later,  any- 
one who  had  been  educated  by  the  clergy. 
As  a  surname,  Clark  or  Clarke  is  prob- 


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ably  as  old  as  the  eleventh  century.  Not 
less  than  thirty  Clark  families  settled  in 
the  New  England  colonies  before  1700; 
there  were,  in  fact,  twelve  by  the  name 
of  Thomas  in  New  England  between 
1623  and  1680,  and  the  Clark  of  "May- 
flower" fame,  who  came  with  the  Pil- 
grim Fathers  to  Plymouth,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1620.  The  coat-of-arms  of  the 
Clark  family  is  as  follows : 

Arms — Gules,   two  bars  argent   in   chief   three 
escallops  or. 
Crest — ^An  escallop  quarterly  gules  and  or. 

(I)  Jonathan  Wesley  Clark,  the  ear- 
liest known  ancestor  of  the  branch  of  the 
Clark  family  represented  in  the  present 
generation  by  Edward  Orlo  Clark,  of 
Springfield,  settled  in  Otis,  Massachu- 
setts, at  an  early  day,  coming  there  from 
Rhode  Island.  He  was  a  man  of  high 
character  and  standing  in  the  community, 
and  took  an  active  interest  in  local  affairs. 
He  married  and  was  the  father  of  Jon- 
athan Clark.     (See  following  paragraph.) 

(II)  Jonathan  Clark,  son  of  Jonathan 
Wesley  Clark,  was  a  native  of  Otis,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  there  spent  his  entire  life- 
time, esteemed  and  respected  for  his 
many  excellent  characteristics.  He  was 
twice  married,  his  second  wife  being  Ann 
Wheeler,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
eight  children,  as  follows :  Jonathan, 
Nathaniel,  Peter,  Ann,  Charity,  Alonzo 
Wheeler  (see  following  paragraph),  Orlo, 
and  Harriet,  all  deceased. 

(III)  Alonzo  Wheeler  Clark,  son  of 
Jonathan  and  Ann  (Wheeler)  Clark,  was 
born  in  Otis,  Massachusetts,  in  1823,  and 
died  in  1884,  aged  sixty-two  years.  After 
completing  a  common  school  education, 
he  turned  his  attention  to  farming,  fol- 
lowing that  occupation  throughout  the 
active  years  of  his  life,  conducting  his 
operations  in  the  towns  of  Otis  and  San- 
disfield,  Massachusetts.     He  was  an  ac- 


tive participant  in  all  that  concerned  the 
public  welfare,  and  was  affiliated  with 
the  Congregational  church.  Mr.  Clark 
married  Mary  Whitney,  of  Otis,  Massa- 
chusetts, born  in  1830,  died  in  1912,  aged 
eighty-two  years,  daughter  of  Silas  and 
Ann  (Foy)  Whitney.  Children  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Clark:  Fred  A.,  deceased; 
Frank  H.,  married  and  has  a  son,  Harry 
E.,  who  served  as  an  officer  in  the  late 
World  War;  Edward  Orlo  (see  following 
paragraph) ;  Harriet,  who  became  the  wife 
of  James  Walker,  of  West  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  has  two  children, 
George  B.  and  Jennie  L.  Walker ;  Maria, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Cornelius  Barnes, 
of  Winsted,  Conn.,  and  had  a  daughter. 
Lulu  M.,  deceased;  Jennie;  Eva,  de- 
ceased; Carrie  E.,  deceased. 

(IV)  Edward  Orlo  Clark,  third  son  of 
Alonzo  Wheeler  and  Mary  (Whitney) 
Clark,  was  born  in  Sandisfield,  Massachu- 
setts, July  21,  1873.  He  was  reared  on 
a  farm,  and  his  early  education  was  ob- 
tained in  the  school  of  his  native  town, 
this  being  supplemented  by  a  course  in 
the  West  Springfield  High  School,  grad- 
uating in  the  class  of  1888.  At  the  age  of 
sixteen  years  he  entered  the  employ  of 
the  Milton  Bradley  Company  in  Spring- 
field as  office  boy,  and  has  risen  through 
all  the  various  positions  to  his  present 
positions  (1921)  those  of  director  and 
general  manager.  After  learning  the 
business,  Mr.  Clark  was  sent  to  Atlanta, 
Georgia,  to  organize  the  branch  of  the 
company  in  that  city,  and  he  spent  the 
following  six  years  there.  He  then  re- 
turned to  Massachusetts  and  organized 
the  Boston  'branch,  of  which  he  was  in 
charge  for  sixteen  years.  He  then  came 
to  Springfield  and  for  the  past  two  and  a 
half  years  he  has  been  general  manager 
of  the  company,  with  headquarters  at  the 
home  office  in  Springfield.  He  is  also 
president  ol  the  McLoughlin  Brothers 
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Company,  Inc.,  a  concern  that  issues 
juvenile  publications,  which  has  been  es- 
tablished for  many  years,  and  which  is  a 
subsidiary  of  the  Milton  Bradley  Com- 
pany, with  headquarters  in  the  company's 
building.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the 
Thomas  Charles  Company,  of  Chicago, 
which  also  deals  in  educational  works. 
When  the  Atlas  Trust  Company  was 
formed,  Mr.  Clark  was  elected  one  of  its 
directors,  and  on  July  23,  1920,  he  was 
elected  president  of  this  bank.  He  is  a 
member  of  Barnes  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Atlanta, 
Georgia ;  King  Solomon  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  Somerville,  Massa- 
chusetts;  and  in  1921,  when  Samuel  Os- 
good Lodge  of  Masons  was  formed  he 
became,  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of  his 
friends,  a  charter  member  of  that  lodge. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Woodmen  of 
the  World,  the  Springfield  Automobile 
Club,  the  Winthrop  Club,  and  the  Coun- 
try Club.  His  religious  affiliation  is  with 
the  Unitarian  church. 

Mr.  Clark  married,  October  14,  1896, 
Mabel  Remington,  of  Woburn,  Massa- 
chusetts, daughter  of  Samuel  K.  and  Ella 
(Warren)  Remington.  Their  children 
are:  Edward  Orlo,  Jr.,  born  October  17, 
1898,  graduate  of  Amherst  College,  class 
of  1920,  participated  in  the  World  War, 
serving  as  lieutenant  in  the  infantry ; 
Remington  Alonzo,  born  November  18, 
1900,  senior  in  Amherst  College,  class  of 
192 1. 

Mr.  Clark  stands  for  advancement  in 
public  as  well  as  in  private  afifairs,  and 
the  same  qualities  which  make  him  a 
prominent  figure  in  business  circles  make 
him  a  citizen  whose  loyalty  and  support 
are  always  to  be  counted  upon.  He  has 
never  allowed  questionable  methods  to 
form  part  of  his  busines  career,  and  his 


life  in  large  measure  is  an  exemplification 
of  his  beliefs  in  the  brotherhood  of  man- 
kind. 


SHORT,  Thomas  Vowler, 

Band  Director,  Music  Composer. 

Thomas  Vowler  Short,  leader  of  Short's 
Concert  Band  of  Springfield.  Massachu- 
setts, has  made  a  name  for  himself,  mu- 
sically, in  two  hemispheres.  He  is  recog- 
nized as  a  leader  of  marked  ability,  and 
his  talents  and  energy  have  combined  to 
give  him  a  ranking  second  probably  to 
no  man  now  living,  and  his  wide  exper- 
ience at  the  head  of  bands  for  the  past 
half  a  century  is  probably  without  a 
parallel. 

Of  Irish  descent  for  many  generations, 
Thomas  Vowler  Short  is  the  son  of  Wil- 
liam Short,  who  was  born  in  Dublin,  Ire- 
land, in  1830,  and  died  at  the  ripe  age  of 
seventy-one,  at  Talbot,  Victoria,  Aus- 
tralia, in  1907.  As  a  young  man  he  served 
in  the  Fifty-sixth  Regiment  of  the  Brit- 
ish army,  which  for  a  time  was  stationed 
in  Dublin.  From  there  he  was  sent  to 
Australia,  the  duty  he  was  assigned  to 
being  the  guarding  of  convicts.  He  was 
later  appointed  public  constable  in  Tal- 
bot, and  was  eventually  retired  on  a  pen- 
sion. William  Short  never  studied  music, 
but  was  a  man  with  a  decided  taste  for 
the  art  and  possessed  an  excellent  mu- 
sical ear.  It  is  probably  from  him  that 
his  son  inherited  the  gifts  he  has  increased 
by  assiduous  study  and  practice.  That 
the  second  son,  Alexander  Short,  inher- 
ited similarly  a  marked  music  ability 
makes  this  a  stronger  probability.  It  is 
rather  a  strange  coincidence  that  Jane 
Eason,  the  lady  William  Short  married, 
was  born  at  Athlone,  Ireland,  the  birth- 
place of  Patrick  S.  Gilmore,  the  well 
known   leader   of   the   famous    Gilmore's 


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Band.  Thus  in  two  families,  one  in  the 
first  generation,  and  the  other  in  the  sec- 
ond, three  musical  celebrities  have  come 
from  the  old  Irish  town.  The  children  of 
William  and  Jane  (Eason)  Short  were: 
I.  William,  deceased,  2.  Alexander,  a 
bandmaster  in  Melbourne,  Australia.  3. 
Susan,  who  was  killed  on  shipboard  when 
a  child.  4.  Thomas  Vowler,  of  further 
mention.  5.  Jane,  who  married  a  Mr. 
Park,  of  Brisbane,  Australia,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  two  sons,  both  killed 
in  the  World  War.  6.  Elizabeth,  died 
young.  7.  Alfred,  died  young.  8.  Kate, 
who  married  a  Mr.  Gladstone,  of  Mel- 
bourne, Australia.  9.  Child,  died  young. 
Thomas  Vowler  Short,  the  third  son  of 
William  and  Jane  (Eason)  Short,  was 
born  at  Melbourne,  Australia,  July  24, 
1856.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
Talbot,  whither  his  parents  had  gone  to 
live.  It  was  a  stirring  gold-mining 
town,  and  some  of  the  activity  and  en- 
thusiasm in  the  atmosphere  in  the 
place  probably  played  their  part  in 
influencing  the  mental  makeup  of  the 
impressionable  and  artistic  young  boy. 
From  his  earliest  years  he  was  plainly 
marked  for  a  musical  career,  his  moods 
of  dreamy  reverie  being  followed  by  an 
almost  feverish  activity  when  the  time 
came  to  marshal  into  musical  form  the 
ideas  that  had  taken  hold  of  his  imagina- 
tion. At  the  age  of  fifteen  he  was  the 
leader  of  a  small  band  in  Talbot,  Vic- 
toria, and  two  years  later  he  was  the  paid 
leader  of  a  band  composed  of  trained 
musicians  in  now  Bendige,  Victoria,  for- 
merly Sandhurst,  Australia.  Later  he 
conducted  a  band  at  Echuca  on  the  bor- 
der, where  Frederick  York  Wolseley,  a 
brother  of  Lord  Wolseley,  had  a  large 
sheep  ranch  at  Cobram,  New  South 
Wales;  and  this  gentleman,  having  organ- 
ized a  band,  appointed  young  Mr.  Short 
as  its  leader.     This  band  played  for  the 


young  sporting  men  of  the  English  nobil- 
ity who  gathered  there  for  kangaroo 
hunting.  Eventually,  however,  he  evoked 
a  distaste  for  this  wild  country  and,  be- 
ing attracted  by  the  opportunities  in 
Melbourne,  Australia,  he  next  went  there 
and  led  a  band  with  marked  success. 
Later,  he  led  the  Volunteer  Band  at  Port- 
land, Victoria,  going  next  to  Hamilton, 
where  he  remained  for  a  time.  In  1877 
he  accepted  the  position  of  leader  of  the 
band  with  the  Cooper  &  Bailey's  Show, 
which  later  became  Barnum  &  Bailey's, 
This  offered  the  young  man  an  opportu- 
nity of  seeing  some  of  the  most  interest- 
ing places  in  South  America,  as  well  as 
most  of  the  coast  towns  of  Australia  and 
New  Zealand.  He  visited  Callao,  Val- 
paraiso, Santiago  de  Chile,  Buenos  Aires 
and  other  towns  and  cities  in  Argentina, 
He  was  the  leader  of  the  band  for  all  the 
great  performances  in  these  places.  As 
the  show  was  approaching  Brazil,  where 
it  was  booked  for  a  series  of  performances, 
the  news  reached  them  that  the  yellow 
fever  was  raging  in  Rio  de  Janeiro,  and 
a  change  was  accordingly  made  in  the 
plans  and  they  came  directly  up  the  coast 
to  New  York  City. 

Mr.  Short  arrived  in  New  York,  in  De- 
cember, 1878,  and  here  he  made  his  head- 
quarters for  eighteen  years.  His  reputa- 
tion had  preceded  him  and  he  made  many 
engagements,  constantly  adding  tO'  his 
fame  and  musical  education.  He  played 
in  theatre  orchestras.  He  had  at  this 
time  attained  a  marked  proficiency  with 
the  cornet  and  played  as  cornet  soloist 
for  different  bands,  including  the  69th  and 
71st  Regiment  bands,  also  the  13th  Regi- 
ment Band,  of  which  Fred  Innes  was 
leader,  who  at  that  time  was  the  greatest 
trombone  player  of  his  day.  With  these 
bands  Mr.  Short  played  at  Coney  Island, 
later  at  Glen  Island,  Eldorado,  Congress 
Hall,  Saratoga ;  also  at  the  Dallas,  Texas, 


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and  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  exposi- 
tions. In  1891  he  was  appointed  band 
master  of  the  32nd  New  York  Regfiment, 
but  later  resigned. 

In  1896  Mr.  Short  accepted  the  position 
as  bandmaster  of  the  2nd  Regiment  Band 
of  Springfield,  and  also  instructed  a  num- 
ber of  bands  in  the  vicinity  of  Springfield. 
He  then  organized  Short's  Concert  Band, 
which  is  now  (1920)  under  his  able  lead- 
ership one  of  the  finest  bands  in  the  coun- 
try. Mr.  Short  has  a  book  of  press  notices 
taken  from  the  leading  newspapers  of  the 
world  and  covering  a  period  of  over  forty 
years,  during  which  tiine  he  was  engaged 
as  a  cornet  soloist  for  the  leading  bands 
and  orchestras.  These  notices,  written 
by  musical  critics,  give  him  the  credit  not 
only  of  being  the  equal,  but  in  most  cases 
far  superior  to  any  performer  upon  the 
cornet.  His  record  probably  covers  a 
longer  period  of  activity  than  any  man 
now  living,  and  while  he  no  longer  poses 
as  a  soloist  he  is  still  a  fine  performer  on 
the  cornet  and  possesses  the  rare  attri- 
bute for  which  he  is  famous,  that  of  lead- 
ing the  band  with  one  hand  while  he 
plays  the  cornet  with  the  other. 

Mr.  Short  has  composed  and  arranged  a 
number  of  cornet  solos  and  other  pieces 
for  band  and  orchestra,  among  which  are 
"Short  and  Sweet,"  and  "U  and  I,"  pol- 
kas;  "Glen  Island,"  "Our  Maud,"  "Pretty 
Katie,"  and  "Wonder,"  waltzes;  "Mary- 
land, My  Maryland,"  fantasia;  "Tally 
Ho,"  and  "Soldier  Boys,"  patrols ;  "Amer- 
ican Girls,"  "Firemen's,"  "Brooklyn 
Eagle,"  and  "Our  Band,"  marches;  "Our 
Drum  Major,"  overture.  He  has  been 
presented  with  numerous  medals,  a  lov- 
ing cup,  etc.  While  in  Australia,  he  was 
the  recipient  of  two  silver  Courtois  cor- 
nets, one  being  presnted  to  him  by  Sir 
Hercules  Robinson,  then  governor  of 
New  South  Wales,  and  the  other  by  Fred- 
erick York  Wolseley,  brother  of  Viscount 


Wolseley,    then    commander-in-chief    of 
the  Britsh  army. 

Mr.  Short  married,  February  14,  1885, 
Elizabeth  Halliday,  daughter  of  Christo- 
pher and  Martha  Halliday.  She  died 
December  10,  1914,  leaving  three  living 
children  of  four  born:  Kate,  married 
William  McCleary ;  Maud,  married  Wil- 
liam G.  Bowman ;  Albert  Edward ; 
Thomas,  died  in  infancy.  Albert  Ed- 
ward, above  mentioned,  has  inherited  the 
gifts  of  his  father.  He  was  educated  in 
the  schools  of  Springfield,  and  his  musical 
ability  was  well  developed  at  the  age  of 
fifteen,  when  he  began  playing  in  the 
orchestra  at  the  Court  Square  Theatre  of 
that  city.  The  Springfield  "Republican," 
a  newspaper  whose  musical  criticism  is 
above  reproach,  said  of  him  "that  he  had 
not  an  equal  as  a  cornet  soloist  for  his 
age."  He  is  at  present  conducting  an 
orchestra  of  thirty-six  pieces  in  the  Riv- 
iera Theatre,  Chicago,  Illinois.  He  mar- 
ried Esther  Shaw,  who  is  a  very 
clever  pianist,  and  they  have  one  daugh- 
ter, Eleanor. 


SMITH,  George, 

Mamufactiiirer. 

George  Smith,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, who  has  been  in  business  in 
that  city  for  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury, and  is  now  (1921)  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Auto  Metal  Body  Com- 
pany, comes  of  an  old  New  England  fam- 
ily, his  earliest  known  ancestor,  William 
Smith,  having  appeared  in  Ipswich,  Mas- 
sachusetts, when  March  i,  1653,  he  and 
Robert  Wallis  rented  the  farm  of  William 
Goodhue.  The  latter  agreed  to  build  them 
a  house  thirty  feet  long  with  two  chim- 
neys, a  barn  forty  feet  long  and  twenty 
feet  wide,  with  a  lean-to  at  one  end,  and 
to  provide  them  with  four  bullocks,  each 
four  years  old.     For  the  first  year's  rent, 


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Smith  and  Wallis  agreed  to  fence  in  the 
farm,  and  afterward  to  pay  £20  a  year 
for  fourteen  years.  They  were  to  keep 
the  buildings  and  fences  in  repair  and 
pay  their  rent  to  William  Goodhue  in 
wheat  and  barley,  or  corn  and  pork.  At 
this  time  William  Smith  was  about 
twenty-one  years  old,  and  by  occupation 
a  sawyer.  He  married,  in  Topsfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, July  6,  1657,  Rebecca  Keyes, 
daughter  of  Robert  Keyes,  of  Watertown 
and  Newbury.  Their  seven  children  were 
born  in  Topsfield.  He  took  an  active  in- 
terest in  military  affairs,  and  in  June, 
1666,  was  chosen  corporal  of  a  militia 
company  which  was  organized  in  Tops- 
field. 

(II)  Samuel  Smith,  the  sixth  child  of 
William  and  Rebecca  (Keyes)  Smith, 
was  born  April  6,  1672,  died  July  12, 
1748.  He  married,  January  16,  1694-95, 
Phebe  Dow,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Dorcas  Dow,  of  Haverhill,  Massachu- 
setts. 

(III)  Lieutenant  Solomon  Smith,  son 
of  Samuel  and  Phebe  (Dow)  Smith,  was 
born  in  Topsfield,  Massachusetts,  April 
I3»  1705-  He  took  an  active  part  and 
served  as  a  lieutenant  in  the  Colonial 
wars.  He  married,  February  15,  1727, 
Elizabeth  Dike.  He  died  in  Ipswich, 
March  31,  1780.  His  wife,  Elizabeth,  died 
September  19,  1786,  aged  seventy-eight 
years.  Lieutenant  Solomon  Smith  was  a 
wealthy  man  for  those  times,  his  estate 
being  inventoried  at  £28,339,  o^  which 
£23,340  was  real  estate,  £2,356  14s.  per- 
sonal estate,  and  the  remainder  live  stock. 

(IV)  Dudley  Smith  was  born  in  Ips- 
wich in  1750.  He  married,  September  24, 
1767,  Mary  Baker,  of  Topsfield.  A  deed, 
dated  June  21,  1780,  shows  "Dudley 
Smith,  shipjoiner,  and  Mary,  his  wife, 
and  Caleb  Lamson,  gentleman,  with  Eliz- 
abeth, his  wife,  all  of  Ipswich,  quit  claim 
to    Solomon    and    Reuben    Smith    their 


twenty  acres  of  land  which  is  part  of  the 
real  estate  our  honored  father  Solomon 
died  seized  of."  The  next  year  Dudley 
Smith  bought  land  in  Dracut  and  went 
there  to  live,  there  spent  the  rest  of  his 
life,  and  died  February  18,  1814.  Dudley 
Smith  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
War,  and  the  record  of  his  service  is 
found  in  "Massachusetts  Soldiers  and 
Sailors  in  the  Revolution"  (Vol.  14,  page 
374).  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dudley  Smith  were 
the  parents  of  six  children,  born  in  Ips- 
wich, also  a  son,  Joseph,  born  in  Dracut, 
of  further  mention. 

(V)  Joseph  Smith,  son  of  Dudley  and 
Mary  (Baker)  Smith,  was  born  shortly 
after  his  parents  removed  to  Dracut.  He 
married  Phebe  Baker,  of  Sullivan,  New 
Hampshire,  April  25,  1807,  in  Dracut. 
He  and  his  brothers,  Solomon  and  Dud- 
ley, Jr.,  all  removed  to  Gilsum,  New 
Hampshire,  and  Joseph  was  taxed  there 
as  late  as  1821.  His  wife,  Phebe,  died 
April  8,  1880,  in  Hopkinton,  New  York. 

(VI)  Luke  Smith,  only  son  of  Joseph 
and  Phebe  (Baker)  Smith,  was  born  at 
Dracut,  Massachusetts,  in  1810.  He  mar- 
ried, at  Wilmington,  New  York,  Serisa 
Bloyd.  They  had  thirteen  children, 
namely :  Dudley,  Francis,  Lawrence, 
Phebe,  Susan,  Walter,  Mary ;  Henry,  of 
whom  further;  Thomas,  Anna,  George, 
Joseph,  and  Jeptha.  Luke  Smith  died  at 
Wilmington,  New  York,  in  1887. 

(VII)  Henry  Smith,  son  of  Luke  and 
Serisa  (Bloyd)  Smith,  was  born  in  1846, 
at  Wilmington,  New  York.  He  married, 
in  1866,  at  Ausable  Forks,  New  York, 
Margaret  Courtney.  Eleven  children  were 
born  to  them,  namely :  George,  of  whom 
further;  Mary;  Henry,  deceased;  Daniel, 
deceased ;  Joseph ;  William,  deceased ; 
Michael  H.,  Frances,  Margaret,  Luke, 
and  John.  Henry  Smith  died  in  1904,  in 
Amherst,  Massachusetts,  and  was  buried 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts. 


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(VIII)  George  Smith,  the  eldest  son 
of  Henry  and  Margaret  (Courtney)  Smith, 
was  born  February  17,  1867,  at  Ausable, 
New  York.  He  removed  to  Springfield 
in  1888.  He  learned  the  plumbing  trade, 
working  as  journeyman  plumber  until 
February,  1898,  when  he  started  in  the 
plumbing  contracting  business.  He  has 
taken  an  active  interest  in  the  affairs  of 
men  in  that  vocation,  and  was  president 
of  the  Master  Plumbers'  Association  for 
two  terms,  also  vice-president  and  pres- 
ident of  the  State  Association  of  Master 
Plumbers.  He  has  also  taken  an  active 
interest  in  political  affairs  and  for  two 
years,  1900-01,  was  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mon Council  from  Ward  Six.  In  1910 
he,  with  his  brother,  Michael  H.,  began 
the  manufacture  of  metal  automobile  bod- 
ies. In  191 7  they  discontinued  the  plumb- 
ing business,  and  have  since  devoted  their 
entire  time  to  the  manufacture  of  these 
bodies,  the  firm  name  being  the  Auto 
Metal  Body  Company,  M.  H.  Smith  its 
president  and  manager,  and  George  Smith, 
secretary  and  treasurer.  The  company 
does  a  large  business,  and  produces  some 
of  the  finest  automobile  bodies  made  in 
the  United  States. 

George  Smith  married,  at  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  September  22,  1894,  Mary 
McCormick.  Four  children  were  born  to 
them :  Mary  Edna,  Lillian  Katharine, 
Frances  Veronica,  and  William  Henry, 
born  December  17,  1903. 


BALLARD,  Albert  Francis, 

Agriculturist,  I^umberman. 

The  name  Ballard  is  an  ancient  one  in 
England,  and  since  very  early  days  has 
been  known  in  New  England,  the  immi- 
grant ancestor  of  the  family  in  America 
being  William  Ballard,  who  came  in  the 
ship  "Janies"  in  1635.  In  the  branch  of 
the  familv  to  which  Albert  Francis  Bal- 


lard belongs  descent  is  traced  from  Jacob 
Ballard,  of  Gloucester,  Rhode  Island.  He 
married  Ann  Tucker,  of  Dorchester, 
Rhode  Island,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  two  sons,  Isaac  and  Jesse,  and  of  four 
daughters,  two  of  whom  were  Ann  and 
Polly,  the  names  of  the  other  two  not 
being  preserved. 

(II)  Isaac  Ballard,  eldest  son  of  Jacob 
and  Ann  (Tucker)  Ballard,  married  Sally 
Fuller,  of  Pomfret,  Connecticut,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  five  children :  Jacob ; 
Theodora ;  Jefferson,  of  further  mention ; 
Isaac  B. ;  and  Sally  Ann,  who  died  un- 
married. 

(III)  Squire  Jefferson  Ballard,  son  of 
Isaac  and  Sally  (Fuller)  Ballard,  was 
born  in  Killingly,  Connecticut,  Septem- 
ber 23,  1811,  where  he  spent  the  early 
years  of  his  life  as  a  farmer,  later  going  to 
Westerly,  Rhode  Island,  where  he  was 
employed  in  a  cotton  mill.  After  his  mar- 
riage, he  bought  a  farm  in  the  town  of 
Holland,  Massachusetts,  which  for  a  few 
years  he  continued  to  own  and  cultivate. 
He  then  sold  and  bought  a  farm  at  Mon- 
son,  upon  which  he  lived  until  1878,  when 
he  sold  and  moved  to  the  village  of 
Hampden,  Massachusetts,  where  he  died 
May  2^,  1886,  aged  seventy-four  years, 
eight  months,  and  was  buried  at  Holland, 
Massachusetts.  He  married,  at  Westerly, 
Rhode  Island,  March  13,  1836,  Frances 
Ann  Sisson,  born  July  10,  1813,  died  at 
Hampden,  Massachusetts,  January  29, 
1892,  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah 
(Davis)  Sisson,  of  Westerly.  Mrs.  Fran- 
ces Ann  Ballard  was  buried  with  her 
husband  at  Holland,  Massachusetts. 
They  were  the  parents  of  four  children : 
I.  Eliza  Ann,  born  May  18,  1837,  at  Kil- 
lingly, Connecticut,  died  at  Holland, 
Massachusetts,  September  22,  1853.  2. 
George  Tyler,  born  in  Holland,  Mas- 
sachusetts, June  15,  1841,  died  at  Hamp- 
den.     Massachusetts,      July      17,      1908; 

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married,  June  8,  1870,  at  Wilbraham, 
Massachusetts,  Delia  Morris  Spellman, 
and  has  two  sons,  Charles  Spellman,  mar- 
ried Isabella  Hitchcock,  and  has  a  son, 
Charles  Hitchcock,  born  August  18,  1902; 
and  Howard  Thompson,  born  in  Wilbra- 
ham, Massachusetts,  October  19,  1877, 
married  at  Chicago,  Illinois,  October  3, 
1908,  Ada  Pratt,  and  has  two  children, 
George  Pratt,  born  August  13,  1910,  and 
Morris  Spellman,  born  August  6,  1913. 
3.  Charles  Dwight,  born  at  Holland,  Mas- 
sachusetts, March  2'],  1844,  died  at  Stur- 
bridge,  Massachusetts,  December  15, 
1867.  4.  Albert  Francis,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(IV)  Albert  Francis  Ballard,  son  of 
Squire  Jefferson  and  Frances  Ann  (Sis- 
son)  Ballard,  was  born  in  Monson,  Mas- 
sachusetts, December  21,  1854,  and  died 
October  15,  1918.  He  attended  the  free 
High  School  at  Brimfield  and  also  Mon- 
son Academy,  and  was  then  employed 
with  his  father  on  the  farm.  When  he 
was  twenty-five  years  of  age  he  pur- 
chased the  store  at  Hampden,  but  upon 
the  death  of  his  father  he  sold  the  store 
and  returned  to  the  home  farm  and  did 
farming  and  lumbering.  He  later  owned 
a  store  in  Ware,  but  farming  and  lumber- 
ing occupied  the  most  of  his  time  and  at- 
tention. He  bought  lots  of  standing  tim- 
ber and  cleared  them,  and  was  a  large 
employer  of  labor.  He  owned  some  three 
hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  land  in  Hamp- 
den and  here  he  built  a  beautiful  resi- 
dence. 

An  active,  capable  man,  he  was  always 
interested  in  public  affairs,  and  at  differ- 
ent times  held  many  of  the  public  offices 
of  the  town.  He  was  moderator  at  most 
of  the  town  meetings  up  to  his  death.  He 
also  served  as  selectman,  constable,  as- 
sessor and  tax  collector  for  the  town  of 
Hampden,  and  was  always  ready  to  give 
of  his  time,  his  ability  and  his  means  for 

Mass — 10—27  417 


the  furtherance  of  any  project  that 
seemed  to  him  well  planned  for  the  good 
of  his  community.  A  resident  of  Hamp- 
den for  thirty-nine  years,  his  sudden 
death  at  the  age  of  sixty-three  years  came 
as  a  shock  and  caused  sincere  sorrow  to 
the  many  friends  and  associates  who  had 
known  him  so  long  and  had  shared  with 
him  the  labors  of  so  many  enterprises, 
civic,  political,  and  social.  He  was  prom- 
inent in  the  affairs  of  the  grange  and  held 
many  offices.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Lodge  at  Ware,  Massachusetts, 
and  he  was  also  a  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational church. 

On  September  i8,  1878,  Albert  Francis 
Ballard  married  Rose  Ella  Rogers,  of 
Monson,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
Henry  Gilbert  and  Elvira  (Beebe)  Rogers. 
Mrs.  Ballard  also  takes  an  active  part  in 
Grange  work,  serving  as  lecturer  for 
Pomona  Grange  for  three  years.  She  is 
a  musician,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  be- 
gan playing  in  a  church  at  Chicopee  Falls, 
and  later  in  Springfield,  and  received  a 
diploma  for  playing  in  Sunday  school. 
She  also  played  in  Monson  for  six  years, 
and  then  came  to  Hampden,  where  she 
played  in  the  Congregational  church  for 
two  years,  and  she  was  the  prime  mover 
in  arranging  for  the  concerts  given  in 
that  church.  She  still  plays,  at  times,  in 
various  churches  in  Springfield.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Eastern  Star,  the  Indian 
Club,  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Good 
Will  Home,  having  served  as  secretary, 
and  is  now  assistant  treasurer  of  the 
Young  Women's  Christian  Association. 

Albert  Francis  and  Rose  Ella  (Rogers) 
Ballard  became  the  parents  of  the  follow- 
ing children:    i.   Grace,  died  in  infancy. 

2.  Walter  H.,  a  sketch  of  whom  follows. 

3.  Robert  Dwight,  born  April  12,  1892, 
graduate  of  Technical  High  School,  in 
1912 ;  he  enlisted  in  the  Navy  during  the 
World   War   and   was   sent   to    Franklin 


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Institute,  Pelham  Bay,  and  to  Columbia 
University  to  be  prepared  for  service  as 
gas  engineer  and  electrician,  and  he  was 
there  up  to  the  time  the  armistice  was 
signed.  4.  Roger  Harold,  born  April  10, 
1899,  attended  the  Technical  High  School, 
was  associated  with  the  Rolls-Royce  Au- 
tomobile Company  as  electrician,  now  a 
salesman  in  Springfield. 

Henry  G.  Rogers,  father  of  Rose  Ella 
(Rogers)  Ballard,  was  a  prosperous  mer- 
chant of  Monson,  born  in  Wales,  Hamp- 
den county,  Massachusetts,  November  11, 
1832,  son  of  Eli  Rogers,  born  in  Wales 
in  1804,  and  Betha  (Bradway)  Rogers,  of 
Monson,  Eli  Rogers  being  a  son  of  Darius 
and  (Hill)  Rogers.  Darius  Rog- 
ers, grandfather  of  Henry  G.  Rogers, 
was  a  farmer  of  Wales  and  died  there  in 
1837,  about  seventy  years  of  age.  Henry 
G.  Rogers  received  his  education  under 
the  tuition  of  Mr.  Hammond,  of  the  Mon- 
son Academy,  and  then  went  to  work, 
first  in  the  Reynolds  Mill  and  then  in  the 
employ  of  the  Hampden  Company  as 
overseer  of  the  card  room,  which  position 
he  held  for  twenty  years.  In  1889,  the 
company  dissolved  and  Mr.  Rogers  moved 
to  Springfield,  where  for  a  year  he  con- 
ducted a  general  store  and  meat  market. 
He  then  went  to  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  secured  a  position  in  the  card 
room  of  the  New  York  Cotton  Mill,  later 
entering  the  employ  of  the  Beebe  Woolen 
Mill,  where  he  was  employed  for  a  year 
and  a  half.  When  Mr.  Beebe  sold  his 
mill,  Mr.  Rogers  came  to  Monson  and 
established  the  business  in  which  he  has 
ever  since  been  successfully  engaged. 

He  married,  January  21,  1856,  Elvira 
Beebe,  daughter  of  Ansel  and  Mary 
(Spencer)  Beebe.  Ansel  Beebe  was  a 
native  of  Lyme,  Connecticut,  and  Mrs. 
Beebe,  born  in  Hampden,  Massachusetts ; 
each  had  been  previously  married,  and 
after  the  birth  of  Mrs.  Rogers  and  her 


only  sister,  Jane  Maria  (who  became  the 
wife  of  Harrison  Day,  of  Monson)  there 
were  three  sets  of  children.  Both  parents 
lived  to  be  seventy-three  years  old,  the 
father  dying  in  1865  and  the  mother  two 
years  later.  Elvira  Beebe  attended  the 
Monson  Academy  in  her  girlhood  and 
was  married  at  eighteen  years  of  age. 
Mr.  Rogers  is  a  licensed  preacher  in  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  speaks 
from  the  pulpit,  though  having  no  charge. 
The  children  of  Henry  G.  and  Elvira 
(Beebe)  Rogers  are  Rose  Ella,  who  mar- 
ried Albert  Francis  Ballard ;  and  Nellie 
L.,  married  Richard  Coltman,  of  Med- 
field.  Mrs.  Ballard,  on  her  mother's  side, 
is  descended  from  John  Beebe,  of  Brough- 
ton,  England,  who  came  to  America  in 
1650,  the  line  of  descent  being  through 
(II)  Samuel,  (III)  Jonathan,  (IV)  Wil- 
liam, (V)  Silas.  (VI)  Ansel,  (VII)  El- 
vira, and  (VIII)  Rose  Ella  (Rogers) 
Ballard. 


BALLARD,  Walter  Henry, 

Real  Estate  Agent. 

Walter  Henry  Ballard,  son  of  Albert 
Francis  and  Rose  Ella  (Rogers)  Ballard 
(q.  v.),  was  born  in  Ware,  Massachusetts, 
July  22,  1881.  He  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Hampden  and  in 
Monson  Academy,  graduating  from  the 
latter  in  1901.  After  his  graduation,  he 
entered  the  employ  of  Forbes  &  Wallace, 
where  he  remained  for  five  years,  and 
then  went  with  W.  D.  Kinsman  for  an- 
other five  years.  During  the  following 
three  years  he  was  with  Smith  &  Mur- 
ray, handling  dry  goods  and  groceries,  at 
the  end  of  which  time  he  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  the  E.  O.  Smith  Company,  whole- 
salers, as  shipping  clerk,  remaining  six 
years.  After  a  short  experience  with  the 
Springfield  Body  Company,  he  became 
foreman   of   the   Fisk   Rubber  Company, 


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which  position  he  held  for  three  years, 
finally  engaging  in  the  real  estate  and  in- 
surance business,  associated  with  the 
Massachusetts  Realty  Corporation  as 
salesman.  Mr.  Ballard  is  a  member  of 
Esoteric  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons. 

On  July  2,  1906,  Walter  Henry  Ballard 
married  Sarah  Anna  Drew,  of  Agawam, 
daughter  of  Absalom  and  Mary  (Cadle) 
Drew,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  one 
child,  Madeline  Elvira,  born  February 
22,  1907. 


WRIGHT,  Royal  Josiah, 

Active  Business  Man. 

Among  the  several  immigrants  named 
Wright  who  settled  in  New  England  and 
became  the  progenitors  of  long  lines  of 
worthy  citizens,  three  settled  in  Massa- 
chusetts early  among  the  pioneers — one 
at  Lynn,  in  1630  or  1632,  another  at  Ply- 
mouth in  1638,  and  the  third  at  Rehoboth 
in  1644.  Royal  Josiah  Wright  belongs  to 
the  Plymouth  line,  his  descent  from 
Richard  Wright,  of  Plymouth,  being 
traced  herewith. 

(I)  Richard  Wright  came  to  Plymouth 
at  an  early  date,  the  records  of  that  col- 
ony showing  that  at  the  time  the  first  re- 
corded grant  of  public  land  was  made  to 
him  there  was  record  of  a  purchase  made 
in  1638,  which  land  he  had  never  received 
and  for  which  he  was  then  to  be  compen- 
sated by  "twenty-five  acres  to  bee  layed 
forth  for  him  at  Winnatucksett  to  him 
and  his  assigns  forever  in  Regard  that  he 
was  to  have  had  *  *  *  j^  the  Town- 
ship of  Plymouth  *  *  *  which  hee 
was  never  possessed  of  *  *  *  in  any 
place."  Among  the  names  of  those  who 
have  "interest  and  properties  in  the 
Townes  land  att  Punckateesett,  over 
against  Rond  Island,  March  1651,  is  Rich- 
ard   Wright."       In     1659,    the     "Towne 


Graunted  unto  Richard  Wright  five  and 
twenty  acres  of  land  to  be  added  to  that 
which  formerly  was  allowed  to  bee  his 
due  which  was  twenty-five  acres  in  lieu 
of  a  psell  of  land  which  he  should  have 
had  att  Manomett  Ponds  at  which  fifty 
acres  of  land  are  to  bee  layed  forth  for 
him  at  Winnatuxett  by  Mr.  Bradford  and 
Elder  Cushman ;  and  hee  then  said  'Rich- 
ard Wright  hath  alsoe  liberty  to  looke 
out  some  meddow  there  to  compensate 
him  with  all  that  soe  a  competency  may 
be  confirmed.'"  On  May  20,  1662,  he 
petitioned  the  town  meeting  for  "about 
two  accers  which  is  over  measure  of 
what  was  allowed  to  flFrana's  Billington" ; 
on  May  16,  1663.  "Fifteen  acrees  of  land 
is  graunted  to  Richard  Wright  lying  next 
to  his  land  at  Monpousett,  in  lieu  of  a 
psell  of  land  by  him  surrendered  lying  at 
the  Towne  of  Plymouth  neare  John 
Woods  land."  At  the  town  meeting  held 
October  30,  1682,  "a  small  psell  of  land 
is  Graunted  to  Richard  Wright  to  sett  a 
house  on  *  *  *  to  have  it  as  long  as 
he  lives  and  when  hee  endeth  this  life  to 
leave  it  to  the  Towne."  In  August,  1643, 
among  the  names  of  those  between  six- 
teen and  sixty  years  of  age  who  are  able 
to  bear  arms,  is  that  of  Richard  Wright. 
He  died  June  8,  1691,  aged  eighty-three, 
and  his  will,  dated  June  8,  1691,  is 
recorded  in  the  Plymouth  records.  On 
November  6,  1644,  he  married  Hester 
Cooke,  and  the  children  known  to  have 
been  born  of  this  marriage  were :  Esther, 
1649 :  Adam,  of  whom  further  ;  Isaac,  1662 ; 
and  Mary. 

(II)  Adam  Wright,  son  of  Richard  and 
Hester  (Cooke)  Wright,  was  given  a 
double  portion  of  his  father's  lands  while 
his  father  was  still  living,  and  was  one  of 
the  first  settlers  of  Plympton.  Here  he 
was  a  large  land-holder  and  here  he  built 
his  first  residence,  northwest  of  the  sec- 
ond mill  pond.  Here,  too,  he  built  the 
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first  grist  mill  in  Plympton,  of  the  kind 
called  a  gigmill,  having  the  wheel  set 
horizontal  and  the  shaft  vertical,  and  said 
to  have  had  a  capacity  of  five  bushels  a 
day.  The  second  grist  mill  in  Plympton 
he  built  on  a  different  plan,  above  the 
bridge  which  crosses  the  cotton  factory 
mill  pond.  He  died  September  20,  1724, 
in  the  seventy-ninth  or  eightieth  year  of 
his  age,  and  was  buried  in  the  northwest 
corner  of  the  cemetery.  His  will,  dated 
April  9,  1723,  is  recorded  in  the  probate 
records.  He  married  (first)  Sarah  Soule, 
daughter  of  John  and  Esther  Soule,  of 
Duxbury,  who  came  to  Plymouth  in  the 
"Mayflower"  in  1620.  He  married  (sec- 
ond) Mehitable  Barrows.  Children  of 
the  first  marriage  were:  John,  of  whom 
further;  and  Isaac;  of  the  second  mar- 
riage: Samuel,  Moses,  James,  Nathan, 
Esther,  Sarah,  Mary,  and  Rachel. 

(III)  John  Wright,  eldest  son  of  Adam 
and  Sarah  (Soule)  Wright,  was  married 
May  20,  1708,  to  Mary  Lucas,  by  Rev. 
Isaac  Cushman,  of  Plympton.  She  died 
September  24,  1759,  in  the  seventy-sixth 
year  of  her  age,  and  he  died  May  i,  1774, 
in  the  ninety-fourth  year  of  his  age.  Both 
were  members  of  the  church  at  Plymp- 
ton. Children :  Esther,  John,  Repent- 
ance, Benjamin,  Sarah,  and  Adam  (2),  of 
whom  further. 

(IV)  Adam  (2)  Wright,  youngest  child 
of  John  and  Mary  (Lucas)  Wright,  was 
born  September  27,  1724,  and  died  at 
Plympton,  in  February,  1776,  aged  fifty- 
one  years,  three  months.  He  lived  in  the 
house  which  stood  a  little  south  of  the 
home  in  which  his  grandson,  Josiah 
Wright,  later  lived,  near  the  old  shovel 
shop,  and  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  in 
Plympton,  near  the  road,  beside  his  first 
wife.  He  married  (first),  February  28, 
1754,  Ruth  Sampson,  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Lydia  Sampson,  of  Plympton,  the 
ceremony  being  performed  by  Rev.  Jon- 


athan Parker.  Thomas  Sampson  was  a 
son  of  Benjamin  and  Margaret  (Parker) 
Sampson,  of  Plympton.  Benjamin  Samp- 
son was  a  son  of  George  and  Elizabeth 
(Bryant)  Sampson,  two  of  the  earliest 
settlers  of  Plympton.  Elizabeth  was  the 
daughter  of  the  first  deacon,  Samuel 
Bryant,  of  Plympton,  and  Joanna,  his 
wife.  Samuel  Bryant  was  the  son  of 
Lieutenant  John  Bryant  and  Abigail,  his 
wife,  of  Plympton.  Lieutenant  John  was 
the  son  of  John  Bryant,  of  Scituate,  and 
his  wife  Mary  was  a  daughter  of  George 
and  Sarah  Lewis.  Children  of  this  mar- 
riage were  :  Esther ;  Levi,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Lydia  ;  and  John.  The  mother  of  these 
children  died  August  5,  1771,  aged  thirty- 
seven  years.  Adam  (2)  Wright  married 
(second),  June  i,  1773,  Sarah  Tinkham, 
daughter  of  Moses  Standish  Tinkham. 
Benjamin,  born  July  i,  1774,  was  the  only 
child  of  the  second  marriage. 

(V)  Levi  Wright,  eldest  son  of  Adam 
(2)  and  Ruth  (Sampson)  Wright,  was 
born  August  10,  1756,  and  during  the 
greater  part  of  his  life  lived  in  the  home- 
stead. He  married  Betsy  West,  who  died 
March  20,  1820,  in  the  sixty-sixth  year  of 
her  age.  Levi  Wright  died  October  i, 
1840,  in  the  eighty-fifth  year  of  his  age. 
Their  children  were :  Josiah,  of  whom 
further ;  Levi ;  Adam ;  Betsy ;  Ruth ; 
Sampson ;  and  John. 

(VI)  Josiah  Wright,  eldest  child  of 
Levi  and  Betsy  (West)  Wright,  was  born 
in  Plympton,  Massachusetts,  April  3, 
1780,  and  died  there  March  29,  i860, 
having  lived  almost  eighty  years.  He 
was  married,  September  2,  1802,  by  Rev. 
John  Briggs,  to  Lydia  Loring,  born  May 
17,  1782,  daughter  of  Lieutenant  Ezekiel 
and  Hannah  Loring,  of  Plympton.  She 
died  in  Plympton,  April  27,  1850,  aged 
almost  sixty-eight  years.  Their  children 
were:  Winslow;  Hannah;  Stetson;  and 
Josiah  (2),  of  further  mention. 


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(VII)  Josiah  (2)  Wright,  son  of  Josiah 
(i)  and  Lydia  (Loringf)  Wright,  was 
born  at  Plympton,  Massachusetts,  July 
20,  181 1.  He  removed  to  Springfield  in 
1849,  ^"d  with  Henry  Webster  estab- 
lished the  car  axle  factory  which  was  af- 
terward located  at  Brightwood  and  was 
known  as  the  N.  W.  Talcott  Axle  Works. 
Several  years  later,  Mr.  Wright  sold  his 
interests  to  Mr.  Talcott  and  bought  the 
foundry  on  South  Main  street,  near 
Trask's  Pond.  He  operated  this  for  sev- 
eral years  and  then  bought  the  Agawam 
foundry  on  Liberty  street,  the  latter  hav- 
ing a  better  location  and  railroad  facil- 
ities. On  April  i,  1882,  because  of  fail- 
ing health,  Mr.  Wright  retired  and 
Wright  and  Emerson  sold  their  business 
and  real  estate  to  the  Springfield  Foun- 
dry Company.  Josiah  Wright  married, 
March  14,  1833,  Sarah  Sherman,  of  Car- 
ver, Massachusetts,  born  June  3,  181 3, 
daughter  of  Jabez  and  Polly  Sherman. 
She  was  a  resident  of  Springfield  for 
nearly  half  a  century,  a  faithful  adherent 
of  the  First  Church,  and  died  January  31, 
1893.  She  came  of  very  old  New  Eng- 
land stock,  being  a  direct  descendant  of 
Miles  Standish,  John  Alden,  George 
Soule,  and  William  Mullens,  of  "May- 
flower" note.  The  children  of  this  mar- 
riage were :  Sarah  Amelia,  who  died 
young;  Benjamin  Warren,  born  in 
Plympton,  July  14,  1838,  a  prominent  resi- 
dent of  Marquette  county,  Michigan ; 
Andrew  Jackson,  of  further  mention  ;  and 
Sarah,  born  in  Springfield,  July  8,  1854. 
died  young. 

(VIII)  Andrew  Jackson  Wright,  sec- 
ond son  of  Josiah  (2)  and  Sarah  (Sher- 
man) Wright,  was  born  in  Enfield,  Con- 
necticut, June  8,  1842,  and  died  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  March  14,  1895. 
His  parents  removd  to  Springfield  when 
he  was  eight  years  old,  and  he  attended 
the  local  schools  there,  graduating  from 


the  high  school  in  i860.  For  two  years 
after  his  graduation  he  worked  in  the 
Springfield  post  office,  and  then  enlisted 
in  the  locally  famous  Company  A,  46th 
Regiment,  August  15,  1862.  He  was  hon- 
orably discharged  at  the  expiration  of  his 
term  of  service  and  detailed  as  clerk  in 
the  army  post  office  at  Newbern. 

In  1864  he  became  bookkeeper  for  the 
Springfield  Fire  and  Marine  Insurance 
Company,  and  his  connection  with  that 
company  was  continued  during  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life.  On  April  9,  1872,  he 
was  elected  treasurer  of  the  company.  In 
December,  1890,  he  was  made  a  director 
to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of 
N.  A.  Leonard,  and  was  at  the  same  time 
elected  vice-president.  His  faithfulness 
and  his  ability  made  him  more  and  more 
valuable  to  the  company,  and  upon  the 
death  of  Mr.  Dunham  in  1891,  Mr.  Wright 
was  elected  president.  His  sudden  death 
in  1895.  while  still  in  the  prime  of  life  and 
with  the  prospect  of  long  years  of  achieve- 
ment before  him,  came  as  a  severe  shock 
to  his  hosts  of  friends  and  to  his  busi- 
ness associates.  Active  in  the  public  af- 
fairs of  Springfield,  manly  and  upright  in 
all  his  relations,  adhering  closely  to  the 
high  ideals  of  New  England  tradition,  he 
was  one  of  the  city's  strong  men  and  filled 
a  large  place  in  the  respect  and  confidence 
of  the  community.  He  supported  the 
Republican  party  and  in  the  earlier  years 
of  his  business  career  took  an  active  part 
in  politics,  serving  as  chairman  of  the  city 
committee  and  as  president  of  the  Ward 
Five  Repubican  Club.  He  also  rendered 
excellent  service  as  member  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Common  Council,  in  which 
body  he  served  in  1877-78,  holding  the 
presidency  in  the  latter  year.  He  was  an 
active  member  of  South  Church,  serving 
on  its  committees  and  giving  generously 
of  time,  energy  and  means  to  advance  its 
work.     Outside   the  insurance  company, 


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which  was  his  main  interest,  he  was  a 
director  in  the  Agawam  National  Bank, 
of  Springfield,  and  of  the  Franklin  County 
National  Bank,  of  Greenfield,  and  a  trus- 
tee and  member  of  the  finance  commit- 
tee of  the  Hampden  Savings  Bank.  He 
was  a  member  of  both  the  Winthrop  and 
the  Nayasset  clubs.  On  May  22,  1867,  at 
South  Manchester,  Connecticut,  Andrew 
J.  Wright  niarried  Mary  Jane  Case,  born 
in  what  is  now  South  Manchester,  Con- 
necticut, March  6,  1835,  daughter  of 
Charles  and  Mary  Ingals  (Clough)  Case; 
she  died  May  19,  1908.  The  children  of 
Andrew  J.  and  Mary  Jane  (Case)  Wright 
were:  i.  Fred  Case,  born  March  i,  1868, 
now  deceased.  2.  Grace  Sherman,  born 
May  21,  1870;  married  H.  H.  Bosworth, 
of  Springfield.  3.  Harry  Andrew,  born 
in  Springfield,  June  30,  1872;  married 
Florence  M.  Carr,  of  Springfield,  and  has 
one  child,  Susan,  born  May  30,  1904.  4. 
Royal  Josiah,  of  further  mention,  5. 
Josephine  Mary,  born  October  28,  1877; 
married  James  M.  Gill,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts. 

(IX)  Royal  Josiah  Wright,  third  son 
of  Andrew  J.  and  Mary  Jane  (Case) 
Wright,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, August  22,  1875.  He  received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  when 
through  school,  entered  the  employ  of 
the  Bay  State  Corset  Company  as  office 
boy.  He  has  given  close  attention  to 
his  duties  and  in  1900  he  was  made  a 
director  of  the  corporation,  later  becom- 
ing clerk  and  treasurer,  which  offices  he 
holds  at  the  present  time  (1921).  The 
business  is  a  large  and  constantly  grow- 
ing one.  Mr.  Wright  is  a  member  of  the 
Nayasset  Club,  the  Springfield  Country 
Club,  and  the  Rotary  Club. 

On  October  9,  1901,  he  married  Minnie 
Cleeland,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
daughter  of  William  J.  and  Julia  (Hurk) 


Cleeland,  and  they  have  one  son.  Royal 
Josiah,  Jr.,  born  February  i,  1906.  James 
Cleeland,  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Wright, 
came  to  St.  Johns,  New  Brunswick,  as  a 
young  man,  and  married  there  Jane  A. 
Richey.  Their  children  were  :  Robert  R. ; 
William  J.;  Annie  R. ;  George;  Mary, 
who  died  in  infancy ;  and  Moses,  who 
died  in  infancy.  William  J.  married  Julia 
Huck,  and  their  daughter,  Minnie,  mar- 
ried Royal  Josiah  Wright. 

(The   Case  Line) 

Mary  Jane  (Case)  Wright  came  of  a 
very  old  family,  the  earliest  records  of 
which  state  that  in  the  year  1200  some 
of  its  members  removed  from  York  to 
Aylsham,  England,  where  they  are  now 
represented  by  wealthy  tanners,  and 
farmers  who  own  so  much  land  around 
Aylsham  that  it  is  said  to  be  "cased  in." 
These  lands  surround  those  once  the 
property  of  Anne  Boleyn,  one  of  the  wives 
of  Henry  VIII.,  and  mother  of  Queen 
Elizabeth.  The  Case  and  Boleyn  fam- 
ilies were  closely  connected  by  intermar- 
riages. The  records  also  show  that  sev- 
eral members  of  the  Case  family  were 
prominent  supporters  of  Oliver  Crom- 
well under  whose  patronage  they  accum- 
ulated much  property  by  furnishing 
leather  to  the  Cromwellian  army.  The 
line  of  descent  from  Richard,  the  immi- 
grant ancestor  of  the  Case  family  in 
America,  is  as  follows : 

(I)  Richard  Case,  an  inhabitant  of 
Hartford,  Connecticut.  He  purchased 
ninety  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
the  Connecticut  river,  June  31,  1669,  be- 
came a  freeman  in  1671,  and  died  March 
30,  1694.  He  married  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Joan  Purchase.  This  Mr. 
Purchase  (or  Purkas)  was  in  Hartford 
before  1639.  Children  of  Richard  and 
Elizabeth  (Purchase)  Case:  Richard  (2), 
of  whom  further ;  John ;  and  Mary. 


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(II)   Richard  (2)   Case,  eldest  child  of     Case,   was   born   in   what  is  now   South 


Richard  (i)  and  Elizabeth  (Purchase) 
Case,  died  in  East  Hartford,  Connecticut. 

He   married,   before    1703,   Sarah  , 

and  they  became  the  parents  of  three 
children :  Sarah ;  Joseph,  of  whom  fur- 
ther ;  and  Elizabeth. 

(III)  Joseph  Case,  son  of  Richard  (2) 
and  Sarah  Case,  was  bom  in  East  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut,  December  27,  1705, 
and  died  there  May  26,  1791.  He  mar- 
ried, in  1731,  Esther,  daughter  of  Eben- 
ezer  Hills,  of  East  Hartford,  and  their 
children  were :  Joseph ;  David,  of  whom 
further;  Richard;  Abigail;  Thomas; 
Sarah ;  and  Hannah. 

(IV)  David  Case,  second  son  of  Joseph 
and  Esther  (Hills)  Case,  was  born  in 
East  Hartford,  Connecticut.    He  married 

Abigail ,  and  they  were  the  parents 

of:  Uriah,  of  whom  further;  William, 
David,  Tryphena,  and  Assenath. 

(V)  Uriah  Case,  eldest  son  of  David 
and  Abigail  Case,  was  baptized  in  the 
East  Hartford  Congregational  Church, 
May  20,  1764,  died  July  30,  1821.  Hart- 
ford land  records  show  that  on  Decem- 
ber 12,  1815,  Uriah  Case,  George  Hackett, 
and  Anna,  his  wife,  of  East  Hartford,  as 
heirs  to  David  Case  and  Abigail  Case 
sold  land  to  Thomas  Case,  and  "Connec- 
ticut Men  in  the  Revolution"  states  that 
Uriah  Case  was  a  quartermaster  of  the 
Fifth  Regiment  of  Connecticut,  organized 
in  May,  1776.  His  children  were:  Eli; 
John;  Ambrose;  David;  Dudley;  Charles, 
of  whom  further ;  Lucy ;  Sarah ;  and 
Rosanna. 

(VI)  Charles  Case,  sixth  son  of  Uriah 
Case,  was  born  June  30,  1807,  and  died 
May  22,  i860.  He  married  Mary  Ingals 
Clough,  and  their  children  were :  Frank ; 
Mary  Jane,  of  whom  further ;  Henry ; 
Wallace ;  Weils  ;  and  Fred. 

(VII)  Mary  Jane  Case,  eldest  daugh- 
ter of  Charles  and  Mary  Ingals  (Clough) 


Manchester,  Connecticut,  March  6,  1835, 
and  married.  May  22,  1867,  Andrew  J. 
Wright  (see  Wright  VIII),  of  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts. 


HERSEY,  Ralph  Darning, 

Insurance  Agent,  Public  Official. 

The  Hersey  family  comes  of  old  Colon- 
ial stock  and  traces  its  descent  from  Wil- 
liam Hersey,  who  came  to  this  country 
from  England  in  1630  and  settled  at 
Hingham,  Massachusetts,  in  1635.  The 
line  of  descent  from  William  Hersey,  im- 
migrant ancestor,  to  Ralph  Deming  Her- 
sey is  as  follows: 

(I)  William  Hersey,  immigrant  an- 
cestor, had  children,  among  whom  was 
William. 

(II)  William  (2)  Hersey,  who  was  the 
father  of  children,  among  whom  was 
Joshua. 

(III)  Joshua  Hersey,  who  was  the 
father  of  children,  among  whom  was 
Elijah. 

(IV)  Elijah  Hersey,  who  was  the 
father  of  children,  among  whom  was 
Elijah,  Jr. 

(V)  Elijah  Hersey,  Jr.,  was  born  in 
Hingham,  Massachusetts,  in  1850.  He 
spent  his  early  years  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  schools  there.  He  later  re- 
moved to  Leicester,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  resided  for  some  years,  then  removed  to 
Spencer,  where  he  spent  his  last  years 
and  died  at  nearly  one  hundred  years  of 
age.  His  wife  died  at  the  age  of  ninety- 
nine  years.  They  were  the  parents  of 
Martin,  head  of  the  next  generation. 

(VI)  Martin  Hersey  was  born  in  Leices- 
ter, Massachusetts,  in  1801,  and  died  in 
Spencer,  Massachusetts,  in  1880.  When 
a  young  man  he  removed  with  his  father's 
family  to  Spencer,  where  he  spent  the 
most  of  his  life.     He  married,  in   1826, 


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Sarah  Adams,  born  in  1811,  daughter  of 
Ezra  Adams,  of  the  old  Brookfield  family 
of  that  name,  and  they  had  ten  children, 
six  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  The  others 
were:  Charles  Martin,  who  was  in  the 
War  of  the  Rebellion  for  three  years,  and 
died  in  California  in  1886;  John  W.,  of 
further  mention;  Anna  Hersey,  wife  of 
Albert  L.  Oilman,  a  carriage  manufac- 
turer of  Worcester ;  and  Sarah,  wife  of 
Levi  Herideen,  of  Oxford,  Massachusetts. 
Martin  and  Sarah  (Adams)  Hersey  were 
good  old-fashioned  Methodists  and  en- 
thusiastic singers.  Martin  was  a  pros- 
perous farmer,  and  highly  esteemed  in 
the  community. 

(VII)  John  Wesley  Hersey,  son  of 
Martin  and  Sarah  (Adams)  Hersey,  was 
born  in  Spencer,  Worcester  county,  Mas- 
sachusetts, January  23,  1842,  and  died 
October  25,  1912.  Educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Spencer,  Massachusetts,  he 
took  a  position  in  the  United  States 
Armory  at  Springfield  when  he  was  nine- 
teen years  of  age,  remaining  there  until 
1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  H, 
10th  Regiment,  Massachusetts  Volunteer 
Infantry,  and  with  his  company  was  sent 
to  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  then  to 
Washington,  and  from  there  rushed  to 
Antietam.  The  governor  was  unable  to 
supply  them  with  arms,  so  these  were 
taken  from  the  soldiers  who  had  been 
killed  in  action,  and  although  his  com- 
pany had  received  no  training,  they  were 
at  once  placed  in  the  front  ranks  and  here 
they  remained  for  a  day  and  a  night  dur- 
ing that  terrible  battle  of  Antietam,  a 
most  frightful  experience  for  untrained 
men.  This  company  later  was  in  the  bat- 
tles of  Fredericksburg,  Rappahannock 
Station,  Gettysburg,  Mine  Run,  and  the 
Wilderness.  In  1864  he  reenlisted  for  a 
second  three  years'  term,  and  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  37th  Regiment,  Volunteer 
Infantry.     Discharged  July  20,    1865,  he 


came  home,  and  lived  at  South  Hadley 
Falls  for  a  few  years,  engaging  in  the  fish 
and  ice  business,  after  which  he  came  to 
Springfield,  and  followed  the  same  line 
for  a  time,  then  sold  out  and  entered  the 
real  estate  business,  and  also  was  an  auc- 
tioneer. His  busines  grew  rapidly,  but 
in  1892  he  sold  out,  having  already,  in 
1886,  begun  the  house-furnishing  busi- 
ness in  a  small  way  on  a  side  street.  This 
business  soon  outgrew  its  location,  and 
in  1888  he  took  his  son  George  L.,  into 
partnership,  giving  him  a  one-third  inter- 
est in  the  business  and  its  active  manage- 
ment. In  1892  they  moved  into  the  Kibbe 
block,  occupying  a  large  store  facing  on 
both  streets,  and  continued  there  until 
Mr.  Hersey's  death.  Mr.  Hersey  was 
prominent  in  public  afifairs,  also  in  Grand 
Army  and  Masonic  work.  He  was  dep- 
uty sheriff  for  a  number  of  years,  and 
town  crier,  and  twice  a  candidate  for  the 
Legislature,  lacking  only  six  votes  needed 
for  election,  though  he  was  a  Republican 
in  a  Democratic  district.  He  was  senior 
vice-commander  of  Wilcox  Post,  No.  16, 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  for  several 
years,  and  in  1885  was  elected  commander, 
resigning  in  February  of  the  same  year 
to  accept  the  position  of  commander  of 
the  Massachusetts  department.  As  de- 
partment commander,  he  was  a  life  mem- 
ber of  the  National  Encampment.  He 
was  trustee  of  the  Massachusetts  Sol- 
diers' Home,  and  was  awarded  the  gold 
Grand  Army  badge  worth  $200.00  offered 
by  a  Springfield  firm  for  the  most  pop- 
ular Grand  Army  man  in  Western  Mas- 
sachusetts or  Northern  Connecticut,  he 
having  received  72,000  votes.  He  was  a 
Mason  for  over  twenty-five  years,  and 
belonged  to  the  Knights  of  Honor ;  the 
Royal  Arcanum ;  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen ;  and  the  United  Order 
of  Fraternal  Helpers.  He  married  Ella 
Chapin,  born  in  Chicopee,  Massachusetts, 


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February  i,  1843,  daughter  of  N.  S.  and 
Sarah  (Fowler)  Chapin,  of  the  old 
Chapin  and  Fowler  families,  and  they 
became  the  parents  of  six  children,  the 
oldest  and  the  youngest  of  whom  are 
still  living:  George  Lincoln  Hersey,  of 
further  mention ;  and  Mabel  Edith. 

(VIII)  George  Lincoln  Hersey,  son  of 
John  W.  and  Ella  (Chapin)  Hersey,  was 
born  in  Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  Sep- 
tember 2,  1865.  He  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  local  schools  and  then  went 
into  the  furniture  business  with  his 
father,  who,  starting  a  second-hand  fur- 
niture business  with  a  capital  of  $150.00, 
developed  one  of  the  finest  furniture  es- 
tablishments in  the  city  of  Springfield, 
doing  an  annual  business  of  $200,000. 
For  ten  years  the  business  was  conducted 
uder  the  name  of  J.  W.  Hersey  &  Son, 
and  during  the  last  ten  of  its  thirty 
years  of  existence  was  known  as  the  Her- 
sey Furniture  Company.  In  1918  Mr. 
Hersey  sold  out  and  retired.  A  success- 
ful business  man  with  ability  of  a  high 
order,  Mr.  Hersey  has  found  time  for  fra- 
ternal, social,  and  religious  affiliations. 
He  is  a  Scottish  Rite  Mason,  thirty-sec- 
ond degree ;  a  member  of  Hampden 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  and 
of  Melha  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  a 
member  of  Hampden  Lodge.  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows ;  and  Agrarian  En- 
campment, Chapin  Canton ;  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Automobile  Club.  ^  His  church 
membership  is  with  the  Highland  Bap- 
tist Church,  George  Lincoln  Hersey 
married,  in  1888,  Georgia  E.  Deming,  of 
Amboy,  Illinois,  daughter  of  Hervey  J. 
and  Mary  A.  (Russel)  Deming,  and  they 
are  the  parents  of  two  children:  Myron 
C,  born  in  1890,  died  March  11,  1910; 
and  Ralph  Deming,  of  further  mention. 

(IX)  Ralph  Deming  Hersey,  son  of 
George   Lincoln   and   Georgia   E.    (Dem- 


ing) Hersey,  was  born  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  October  9,  1893,  and  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  grammar  and 
high  schools  of  Springfield,  and  in  the 
Springfield  Business  College.  Upon 
leaving  school,  he  went  into  the  furni- 
ture establishment  of  his  grandfather  and 
his  father,  which  was  at  that  time  the 
largest  of  its  kind  in  Western  Massachu- 
setts. He  began  as  bookkeeper,  but  for 
some  time  prior  to  the  selling  out  of  the 
business  by  his  father,  Mr.  Hersey  was 
manager  of  the  entire  business.  Since 
the  selling  out  of  the  Hersey  Furniture 
Company;  Mr.  Hersey  has  been  engaged 
in  the  insurance  business,  conducting  a 
general  agency. 

Always  interested  in  public  affairs,  Mr. 
Hersey  is  a  member  of  the  Republican 
City  Committee,  and  a  member  of  the 
Junior  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Frater- 
nally, he  is  affiliated  with  Hampden 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  in 
which  order  he  holds  the  thirty-second 
degree ;  and  is  a  member  of  Melha  Tem- 
ple, Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine;  and  of  the  Benevolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Automobile  Club,  of 
Springfield.  On  December  6,  1921,  he 
was  elected  to  the  Common  Council  and 
went  into  office  January  i,  1922,  to  serve 
two  years. 

On  September  15,  1914,  Ralph  Deming 
Hersey  married  Gertrude  Marston,  of 
Lee,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Wilbur 
and  Minnie  (Rogers)  Marston,  and  they 
are  the  parents  of  one  child,  Ralph  Wil- 
bur, bom  September  i,  1915. 


LEWIS,  George  Sherman, 

Master   Firearms   Manufacturer. 

George  Sherman  Lewis,  vice-president, 
general  manager,  and  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  Page-Lewis  Arms  Company, 


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of  Chicopee  Falls,  came  to  that  place  in 
1907  to  take  the  superintendency  of  the 
gun  making  plant  of  the  Stevens  Arms 
Company.  His  entire  business  life  has 
been  spent  in  gun  manufacturing  plants, 
and  he  is  both  a  practiced  gun  maker  and 
a  managerial  expert.  The  family  of 
Lewis  is  a  numerous  one,  and  in  this 
country  is  found  both  North,  South,  East 
and  West.  This  branch  of  the  family 
went  from  Massachusetts  to  Connecticut, 
thence  to  Vermont. 

George  S.  Lewis  is  a  descendant  of 
Joseph  (2)  Lewis,  of  the  fifth  generation, 
the  line  being  through  Edmund,  Thomas, 
Joseph,  John,  Joseph  (2).  He  was  an 
early  settler  of  Cherry  Valley,  New  York, 
having  moved  from  Haddam,  Connecti- 
cut, to  Vermont,  thence  to  New  York 
State.  He  was  in  Nova  Scotia  prior  to 
the  Revolution.  He  married,  in  Rens- 
selaer county.  New  York,  and  in  1790 
moved  to  Stephent^wn,  New  York.  From 
the  upper  Hudson  Valley  he  moved  to 
Broome  county.  New  York.  It  is  from 
Joseph  (2)  Lewis  that  George  Sherman 
Lewis,  of  Springfield,  traces  descent,  his 
grandfather,  Zebulon  Lewis,  being  the 
grandson  of  Joseph  (2)  Lewis.  Zebulon 
Lewis  lived  for  a  time  in  Washington 
county.  New  York,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming.  He  married  and  had  three  sons, 
William  S.,  Chester  and  George. 

William  S.  Lewis  was  born  in  Wash- 
ington county,  New  York,  in  1818,  and 
died  in  Syracuse,  New  York,  in  1894.  He 
followed  farming  for  several  years,  then 
began  a  long  and  successful  career  as  a 
stock  dealer,  making  his  headquarters  in 
vSyracuse  for  many  years.  He  dealt  heav- 
ily in  live  stock  and  was  one  of  the  best 
known  dealers  in  his  section.  He  con- 
tinued in  active  business  until  near  the 
end  of  his  life,  then  retired.  He  married 
Frances   Hardger,   born   in   Derby,   Con- 


necticut, in  1829,  died  in  1909.  They  were 
the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Charlotte,  who 
married  Charles  Coles,  and  of  three  sons, 
Chester,  Miles  and  George  Sherman. 

George  Sherman  Lewis,  youngest  son 
of  William  S.  and  Frances  (Hardger) 
Lewis,  was  born  in  Syracuse,  New  York, 
April  10,  1865,  and  was  there  educated  in 
the  public  schools.  At  the  age  of  sixteen 
years  he  began  business  life,  his  first  posi- 
tion being  with  a  gun  manufacturer  of 
Syracuse,  and  from  that  time  until  the 
present  (1921)  he  has  ben  identified  with 
gun  manufacture.  He  was  with  the 
Hunter  Arms  Company,  of  Fulton,  New 
York,  for  three  years,  going  thence  to 
Batavia,  New  York,  where  he  remained 
seven  years  in  the  employ  of  a  gun  mak- 
ing firm,  then  with  the  manufacturers  of 
the  L.  C.  Smith  gun  in  Syracuse,  New 
York.  He  then  returned  to  the  Hunter 
Arms  Company,  remaining  with  that  firm 
seven  years.  In  the  year  1907,  Mr.  Lewis 
came  to  Massachusetts,  entering  the  em- 
ploy of  the  J.  Stevens  Arms  Company,  of 
Chicopee  Falls,  as  superintendent  of  their 
great  plant,  later  becoming  general  man- 
ager, and  continued  with  that  company 
until  February  i,  1921,  when  he  became 
one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Page-Lewis 
Arms  Company,  of  Chicopee  Falls,  and 
was  elected  vice-president  and  general 
manager.  During  the  World  War  he 
went  abroad  in  the  interest  of  the  J. 
Stevens  Arms  Company.  He  is  thor- 
oughly expert  in  his  line  of  business,  not 
only  from  the  managerial  viewpoint,  but 
with  every  detail  of  gun  manufacturing. 
He  is  a  member  of  Belcher  Lodge,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Chicopee  Falls ; 
Unity  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ; 
Springfield  Commandery,  Knights  Tem- 
plar; and  Melha  Temple,  Nobles  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine.  His  club  is  the  Oxford, 
of  Chicopee  Falls. 


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Mr.  Lewis  married,  in  1895,  Fannie  I. 
Pettit,  of  Batavia,  New  York.  Her  father 
was  of  French  descent  and  her  mother  of 
English. 


SHELDON,  William  Olmstead, 

Man  of  Great  Enterprise. 

After  an  active  business  career,  which 
began  under  the  direction  of  his  father  in 
the  latter's  grocery  and  provision  store 
in  Springfield  immediately  after  school 
days  were  ended,  William  O.  Sheldon, 
now  a  veteran  merchant  and  salesman, 
is  still  in  the  harness,  a  true  exponent  of 
the  twentieth  century  business  principle 
and  life  of  the  twentieth  century  sales- 
man. 

(I)  He  is  a  descendant  in  the  eighth 
generation  of  the  family  founded  by  Isaac 
Sheldon,  who  supposedly  came  to  this 
country  in  the  "Mayflower"  when  a  boy 
seven  years  of  age,  went  to  Massachusetts 
in  1634,  and  in  September,  1635,  removed 
with  part  of  the  congregation  of  Rev. 
John  Wareham  to  found  a  plantation  at 
Windsor,  Connecticut.  The  record  states 
that  Isaac  Sheldon  owned  there,  January 
10,  1640,  a  home  lot  of  three  acres,  house, 
barn,  and  orchard,  "purchased  of  John 
Stiles,"  another  lot  on  the  street  "pur- 
chased of  Samuel  Rockwell,"  a  meadow 
lot  "by  purchase  of  Richard  Samwas,"  and 
another  lot  "purchased  of  Thomas  Par- 
sons." In  1654,  he  sold  out  and  moved 
to  Northampton,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  was  one  of  the  first  settlers.  He  was 
assigned  a  home  lot  on  Bridge  street  in 
1660,  which  has  been  handed  down  in  the 
family  from  father  to  son.  In  1656  he  was 
selectman  and  a  leader  in  town  affairs. 
He  died  July  29,  1708.  He  married,  in 
1653,  Mary  Woodford,  of  Hartford,  who 
died  April  17,  1684.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  thirteen  children,  descent  in  this 


branch   being   traced   through    the   third 
child,  John,  of  further  mention. 

(II)  John  Sheldon,  son  of  Isaac  and 
Mary  (Woodford)  Sheldon,  was  born  De- 
cember 3,  1658.  He  came  to  Deerfield  at 
the  time  of  its  permanent  settlement,  and 
at  once  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  af- 
fairs of  the  plantation.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  first  Board  of  Selectmen,  ensign  in 
the  first  military  company,  and  builder  of 
the  historic  "Old  Indian  House,"  the 
scarred  and  battered  door  of  which  is  a 
center  of  interest  in  Memorial  Hall  of 
that  town.  This  house  he  was  occupying 
at  the  time  of  the  Indian  attack  upon 
Deerfield,  and  his  wife,  who  courageously 
tried  to  defend  her  home  and  children,  was 
shot  through  this  door  by  the  savages. 
Her  husband  was  away  and  returned  to 
find  his  wife,  his  baby,  his  daughter-in- 
law,  and  his  daughter's  husband,  all  slain. 
Four  of  his  own  children  and  his  wife's 
mother,  with  a  large  family,  were  among 
the  captives.  His  house  remained,  but  his 
hearthstone  was  desolate.  To  his  tender- 
ness of  heart,  his  unflagging  faith,  his  in- 
domitable will,  his  muscles  of  iron,  and 
nerves  of  steel,  is  due  in  large  measure  the 
redemption  and  recovery  of  the  captives 
carried  away  that  day.  He  resolved  to  go 
to  the  rescue,  and  on  December  13,  1704, 
Governor  Russel  informed  the  Council 
that  John  Sheldon  and  John  Wells,  of 
Deerfield,  were  "urgent  to  have  license  to 
travell  thither."  He  made  three  trips,  sent 
by  authority  of  the  governor,  and  returned 
to  their  homes  in  different  parts  of  New 
England  113  captives.  He  married  (first), 
November  3,  1679,  Hannah  Stebbins, 
daughter  of  John  Stebbins,  of  Northamp- 
ton, she  then  being  fifteen  years  and  four 
months  old,  mentioned  above  as  having 
been  shot  through  the  "Old  Door,"  Feb- 
ruary 29,  1704.  He  married  (second), 
April  20,  1708,  Elizabeth  Pratt,  of  Hart- 


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ford.     Descent  is  traced  through  his  eld- 
est son,  John,  of  further  mention. 

(III)  John  (2)  Sheldon,  son  of  John  (i) 
and  Hannah  (Stebbins)  Sheldon,  was 
born  September  19,  1681,  and  when  the 
attack  was  made  on  the  "Old  Indian 
House"  in  1704,  the  Indians  were  so  in- 
tent upon  cutting  through  the  front  door 
that  John  and  his  young  wife  jumped  out 
of  the  chamber  window  unobserved.  His 
wife  was  taken  captive,  he  escaping,  at 
her  urgent  pleading,  and  going  to  Wal- 
field  to  bring  help.  Her  ankle  was 
sprained,  but  her  life  was  spared,  and  in 
1705  she  was  one  of  those  brought  back 
by  her  father-in-law.  Ensign  John  Shel- 
don. John  (2)  Sheldon  died  June  26,  1713. 
He  married,  December  3,  1703,  Hannah 
Chapin,  daughter  of  Japhet  Chapin,  who 
married  (second)  Lieutenant  Timothy 
Childs,  and  died  September  30,  1765,  aged 
eighty-five  years.  John  and  Hannah 
(Chapin)  Sheldon  were  the  parents  of  five 
children,  descent  following  in  this  branch 
through  Lieutenant  Charles,  the  young- 
est child. 

(IV)  Lieutenant  Charles  Sheldon,  son 
of  John  (2)  and  Hannah  (Chapin)  Shel- 
don, was  born  May  5,  1713,  died  July  20, 
1763.  He  settled  in  Somers,  Connecticut. 
He  married  Lydia  Taft,  who  died  about 
1795-  They  were  the  parents  of  seven 
children,  among  whom  was  Charles,  of 
further  mention. 

(V)  Charles  (2)  Sheldon,  son  of  Lieu- 
tenant Charles  (i)  and  Lydia  (Taft) 
Sheldon,  was  born  in  1747,  and  died 
March  14,  1832.  He  kept  the  Inn  at 
Somers,  Connecticut,  for  many  years. 
The  old  tavern  sign  which  hung  in  front 
of  the  hotel  was  preserved  by  his  grand- 
son, Eugene  C.  Sheldon,  for  many  years, 
and  is  now  in  the  dining  room  of  his 
great-grandson,  William  O.  Sheldon.  He 
married,  January  11,  1770,  Sarah  Chapin, 


daughter  of  Elias  Chapin,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  Elias,  of  further  mention. 

(VI)  Elias  Sheldon,  son  of  Charles  (2) 
and  Sarah  (Chapin)  Sheldon,  was  a 
farmer  all  his  life.    He  married  Charlotte 

,  and  they  had  children :    Theodore ; 

Eugene  C,  of  further  mention ;  Mary, 
married  Charles  M.  Cooley ;  Eliza ;  Char- 
lotte, married  Lincoln  J.  Childs;  and 
Lovica,  married  George  Wilson. 

(VII)  Eugene  C.  Sheldon,  son  of 
Elias  and  Charlotte  Sheldon,  was  born  in 
Somers,  Connecticut,  July  i,  1835,  ^^^^  ^^ 
West  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  June  4, 
191 1.  He  was  educated  in  Somers  public 
schools,  and  as  a  young  man  was  engaged 
as  a  dealer  in  cattle.  He  served  in  the 
Union  army  during  the  Civil  War,  attain- 
ing the  rank  of  first  lieutenant  in  Com- 
pany A,  Twenty-second  Regiment,  Con- 
necticut Volunteer  Infantry.  After  his 
honorable  discharge  at  the  close  of  the 
war,  he  returned  to  Somers,  coming 
thence  to  Springfield,  where  for  a  time 
he  was  in  business  on  South  Main  street. 
He  did  not,  however,  at  this  time  remain, 
but  returned  to  Somers,  Connecticut,  com- 
ing again  to  Springfield  in  1871,  and  lo- 
cating on  Bridge  street.  A  man  of  pro- 
gressive ideas  and  a  leader,  he  was  the 
first  man  in  Springfield  to  install  a  cold 
storage  plant,  locating  his  in  the  base- 
ment of  his  store  in  1880.  In  1876  he  be- 
came interested  in  Kansas  and  Missouri 
farm  lands  and  secured  several  hundred 
acres,  the  sale  of  which  later  made  him 
a  very  profitable  investment.  He,  how- 
ever, continued  in  the  provision  business 
until  about  1890,  when  he  retired  to  de- 
vote all  his  time  to  his  real  estate  hold- 
ings in  Springfield  and  elsewhere.  He  did 
a  great  deal  toward  the  development  of 
West  Springfield,  in  which  town  he  made 
his  home  and  in  which  he  took  a  deep  in- 
terest. 

A  man  of  great  activity,  he  planned  his 


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work  so  that  at  intervals  he  could  enjoy 
travel  tours,  and  in  this  way,  as  well  as 
by  his  extensive  reading,  he  kept  in  touch 
with  the  world  and  affairs.  He  was  de- 
voted to  his  home  and  there  he  found  his 
greatest  pleasure.  Many  family  re-unions 
were  held  at  his  West  Springfield  home, 
and  he  greatly  enjoyed  extending  its  hos- 
pitality to  relatives,  large  numbers  of 
whom  came  on  holidays  and  at  other 
times.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  a 
member  of  E.  K.  Wilcox  Post,  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  and  of  Hampden 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows. 

Lieutenant  Sheldon  married  (first) 
Ellen  J.  Tiffany,  of  Hazardville,  Connec- 
ticut, born  in  1840,  died  in  1895.  Married 
(second)  Florence  M.  Burt,  of  Long- 
meadow,  Massachusetts.  She  died  in  De- 
cember, 1914.  Children,  all  by  first  wife: 
I.  Minnie  Luella,  deceased.  2.  Julia  E., 
deceased.  3.  Charles,  deceased.  4.  Ber- 
tis,  deceased.  5.  Asa  Eugene,  born  April 
8,  1859  ;  now  manager  of  Lakeland,  Florida, 
Fruit  Growers'  Association ;  formerly  had 
chain  of  lunch  rooms  in  Cleveland,  Toledo, 
Cincinnati,  and  St.  Petersburg;  married 
Anna  Louise  Huldah  Bischoberger,  of 
Baxter  Springs,  Kansas,  and  has  a  son, 
Eugene  Lloyd  Sheldon,  a  graduate  of 
Harvard,  who  in  1920  took  an  extended 
trip  around  the  world,  and  is  at  present 
writing  moving  picture  scenarios.  6.  Wil- 
liam Olmstead,  of  whom  further.  7.  Fay- 
ette Ellsworth,  formerly  in  business  in 
New  York,  large  apron  and  towel  laundry, 
now  retired ;  married  Elizabeth  Maud 
Corey,  and  has  three  children :  Catherine 
Gloria,  Ellsworth  Corey,  and  Elizabeth 
Cook. 

(VIII)  William  Olmstead  Sheldon,  son 
of  Eugene  C.  and  Ellen  J.  (Tiffany)  Shel- 
don, was  born  in  Somers,  Connecticut,  Sep- 
tember 20,  i860.  He  attended  school  in 
Somers  until  he  was  twelve  years  of  age. 


His  parents  then  moved  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  attended  the 
public  school  and  the  C.  C.  Burnett  Pri- 
vate School,  continuing  at  the  last  named 
for  two  years.  He  began  his  business 
career  as  a  provision  salesman  for  his 
father,  traveling  over  Western  Massachu- 
setts and  a  part  of  Connecticut,  and  con- 
tinuing in  that  position  for  five  years. 
Later,  he  entered  into  partnership  with 
his  father  and  for  ten  years  father  and  son 
were  associated  in  the  grocery  and  provi- 
sion business.  Eventually,  the  father  re- 
tired, and  William  O.  bought  his  father's 
interests,  continuing  the  business  alone 
for  thirty-five  years.  He  established  a 
chain  of  stores,  having  six  in  Springfield. 
He  was  very  successful,  and  in  1918  sold 
out  and  engaged  in  the  brokerage  and 
commission  business,  in  produce,  covering 
territory  in  Western  Massachusetts.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, the  Rotary  Club,  the  Nayasset 
Club,  all  of  Springfield,  the  Blandford 
Country  Club,  and  attends  the  Park  Con- 
gregational Church. 

Mr.  Sheldon  married,  October  9,  1883, 
Mary  E.  Wakefield,  born  August  29,  1863, 
daughter  of  Ralph  Blodgett  and  Elizabeth 
(Cook)  Wakefield.  Children:  Raymond 
Wakefield,  born  April  14,  1888,  was  for 
a  time  in  the  provision  business  in  Spring- 
field, with  his  father,  now  a  very  success- 
ful civil  engineer,  having  just  completed 
the  construction  of  the  largest  concrete 
bridge  in  Georgia;  and  Gertrude  Eliza- 
beth, born  June  8,  1896. 


VALENTINE,  Frank  Seaman, 

Head  of  Important  Business. 

The  Valentine  family,  represented  by 
Frank  S.  Valentine,  a  well-known  citizen 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
has  made  his  home  for  almost  a  quarter  of 
a  century,  president  and  principal  owner  of 


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the  New  England  Pulp  and  Plaster  Com- 
pany, is  one  of  the  oldest  on  Long  Island, 
being  among  the  representative  families  of 
that  section  of  New  York  State.  The 
first  of  the  name  to  cross  the  ocean  was 
Richard  Valentine,  who  removed  from  the 
parish  of  Eckles,  Lancashire,  England,  in 
1645,  and  the  following  year  became  one 
of  the  first  settlers  and  original  owners 
of  Hempsted,  Long  Island,  where  he  was 
prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the  town  in  its 
early  days ;  he  was  a  Quaker.  His  sons 
were:  Richard,  William,  Ephraim,  Oba- 
diah,  and  Jonah,  and  from  one  of  these  is 
traced  the  descent  to  Frank  S.  Valentine, 
of  this  review. 

Robert  Valentine,  grandfather  of  Frank 
S.  Valentine,  was  a  native  of  Long  Island, 
New  York,  born  about  1794,  and  died  in 
1873,  aged  seventy-nine  years.  He  was  a 
worthy  representative  of  his  forebears, 
and  his  active  career  was  devoted  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits,  which  he  followed  in 
Smithville,  Long  Island,  acquiring  a  sub- 
stantial return  for  labor  expended.  He 
married,  May  24,  1826,  Elizabeth  Seaman 
(see  Seaman)  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  the  following  children:  Robert, 
George  ;  John,  of  further  mention ;  Annie, 
Harriet,  Phebe,  Hiram,  Charles,  and  an- 
other daughter. 

John  Valentine,  father  of  Frank  S.  Val- 
entine, was  born  in  Freeport,  Long 
Island,  October  7,  1835,  and  died  March 
24,  192 1,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
six  years.  After  completing  his  studies 
at  the  schools  in  his  neighborhood,  he 
served  an  apprenticeship  at  the  trade  of 
wheelwright,  becoming  an  expert  in  that 
line  of  work,  which  he  followed  thereafter 
in  conjunction  with  carpentering  and 
oyster  fishing  in  the  bay.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  church  of  Freeport, 
and  an  influence  for  good  in  the  commun- 
ity. Mr.  Valentine  married  (first)  a  John- 
son, who  bore  him  these  children,  namely : 


John ;  Lyman ;  Ulysses ;  and  Ezra,  who 
died  in  infancy.  He  married  (second) 
Phebe  Seaman,  of  Long  Island,  daughter 
of  Samuel  Seaman.  She  died  in  Febru- 
ary, 1914,  aged  seventy  years.  Two  sons 
were  the  issue  of  this  marriage,  as  fol- 
lows :  Oscar,  employed  in  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Freeport,  Long  Island ; 
and  Frank  Seaman,  of  further  mention. 
Frank  Seaman  Valentine  was  born  in 
Freeport,  Long  Island,  May  21,  1873.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Freeport, 
acquiring  a  practical  education,  which 
qualified  him  for  an  active  career.  He 
learned  the  trade  of  carpenter  under  his 
father's  skillful  supervision,  and  remained 
under  the  parental  roof  until  attaining  the 
age  of  eighteen  years.  He  then  started 
out  upon  a  career  of  his  own,  going  first 
to  Babylon,  Long  Island,  then  to  New 
Jersey,  from  there  to  New  Haven,  Con- 
necticut, thence  to  Manchester  and  Bed- 
ford, New  Hampshire,  and  in  1897  to 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  where  he  has 
since  resided.  He  followed  various  occu- 
pations during  this  period  of  time,  namely : 
work  on  his  father's  farm,  milk  dealing, 
and  contracting  for  a  number  of  years, 
his  principal  work  being  the  excavation  of 
cellars.  In  1912  he  sold  his  contracting 
business  and  purchased  the  New  England 
Pulp  and  Plaster  Company,  a  large  ware- 
house for  the  handling  of  mason's  sup- 
plies, of  which  he  is  the  principal  owner 
and  president,  and  from  the  beginning 
this  enterprise  has  been  successful,  gain- 
ing in  volume  and  importance  with  each 
succeeding  year,  at  the  present  time 
(1921)  having  in  almost  constant  use 
thirty-eight  horses  for  their  operations. 
In  addition,  Mr.  Valentine  has  extensive 
real  estate  interests,  being  the  head  of  the 
Albany  Realty  Trust  Company,  the  Mill 
Street  Realty  Trust  Company,  and  the 
Noel  Street  Realty  Company,  and  has 
been  largely  instrumental  in  the  develop- 


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ment  and  growth  of  Springfield.  He  is  a 
Republican  in  politics,  but  has  taken  no 
active  part  aside  from  casting  his  vote  for 
the  candidates  whom  he  deems  best  qual- 
ified for  office. 

Mr.  Valentine  married,  April  3,  1895, 
Grace  E.  Adams,  of  New  Haven,  Connec- 
ticut, daughter  of  Nelson  and  Jennie 
(Dickerman)  Adams.  Children:  Cora 
Mildred,  born  March  22,  1897 ;  and  Ruby 
Louise,  born  January  31,  1904. 

(The   Seaman   Line) 

(I)  Captain  John  Seaman,  ancestor  of 
the  branch  of  the  family  herein  followed, 
was  a  resident  of  Long  Island.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Elizabeth  Strickland,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Strickland,  and  five  children 
were  born  to  them,  namely :  John,  mar- 
ried Hannah  Williams  ;  Jonathan,  married 
Jane,  surname  unknown ;  Benjamin,  mar- 
ried Martha  Titus,  daughter  of  Edmund 
and  Martha  (Washburn)  Titus;  Soloman, 
married  Elizabeth  Linnington,  daughter 
of  Henry  Linnington ;  Elizabeth,  married 
John  Jackson,  son  of  Robert  and  Agnes 
(Washburn)  Jackson.  Captain  John 
Seaman  married  (second)  Martha  Moore, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Martha  (Youngs) 
Moore,  and  among  their  children  were : 
Thomas,  married  Mary,  surname  un- 
known ;  Samuel,  married  Phebe  Hicks, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Hicks ;  Nathaniel,  of 
further  mention ;  Richard,  married  in 
1693,  Jane  Mott,  daughter  of  Adam  and 
Mary  (Stillwell)  Mott;  Sarah,  married 
John  Mott,  son  of  Adam  and  Jane  (Hew- 
lett) Mott;  Martha,  married  Nathaniel 
Pearsall,  son'of  Henry  Pearsall ;  Hannah, 
married  a  Carman ;  Deborah,  married  a 
Kirk;  Mary,  married  Thomas  Pearsall, 
son  of  Henry  Pearsall. 

(II)  Nathaniel  Seaman,  son  of  Captain 
John  and  Martha  (Moore)  Seaman,  mar- 
ried, September  8,  1695,  Rachel  Willis, 
daughter   of   Henry   and    Mary    (Peace) 


Willis.  Their  children  were :  Rachel, 
born  in  1696;  Nathaniel,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Hester,  married  John  Whitson,  son 
of  Thomas  and  Martha  (Jones)  Whitson; 
Jacob,  married  Mercy  Powell,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Powell ;  Abraham, 
married  Deborah  Townsend,  daughter  of 
James  Townsend ;  Rachel,  married  Jere- 
miah Elfreth,  son  of  Phila  Elfreth ;  Heze- 
kiah,  born  April  3,  171 1 ;  Thomas,  married 
Hannah  Willets,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Catherine  (Hallock)  Willets;  Samuel, 
married  Martha  Valentine,  daughter  of 
Obadiah  and  Martha  (Willets)  Valentine. 
Nathaniel  Seaman  died  October  9,  1759, 
and  his  wife  died  August  20,  1757. 

(III)  Nathaniel  (2)  Seaman,  son  of 
Nathaniel  (i)  and  Rachel  (Willis)  Sea- 
man, was  born  August  11,  1699,  died  in 
1774.  He  married  Sarah  Powell,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Powell,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  six  children: 
Nathaniel,  married  Sarah  Smith,  daugh- 
ter of  Richard  Smith ;  Kesia,  married 
Jacob  Mott;  Ambrose,  married  Margaret 
Seaman,  daughter  of  Samuel  Seaman ; 
Stephen;  William;  Thomas,  of  further 
mention. 

(IV)  Thomas  Seaman,  son  of  Nathan- 
iel (2)  and  Sarah  (Powell)  Seaman,  settled 
at  Half  Hollow  Hills.  He  married  Phoebe 
Hinton,  and  their  children  were:  Jacob, 
married  Sarah  Hewlett;  Eliphalet;  Gid- 
eon ;  Stephen  ;  Benjamin  ;  Isaac  ;  Sarah  ; 
Phoebe ;  David ;  Amy ;  and  Elizabeth,  of 
further  mention. 

(V)  Elizabeth  Seaman,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Phoebe  (Hinton)  Seaman, 
became  the  wife  of  Robert  Valentine  (see 
Valentine),  grandfather  of  Frank  Seaman 
Valentine. 


WEST,  Frank  Milton, 

Manufacturer. 

Frank  Milton  West,  who  is  serving  in 
the  capacity  of  manager  of  the  F.  M.  West 


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Division  of  the  New  England  Box  Com- 
pany, of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  is  a 
lineal  descendant  of  a  family  that  was 
founded  in  America  in  the  early  part  of 
the  seventeenth  century. 

(I)  Francis  West,  immigrant  ancestor, 
was  a  resident  of  Salisbury,  England, 
prior  to  his  emigration  to  this  country, 
and  his  first  place  of  residence  here  was 
in  Roxbury,  Massachusetts.  He  was  a 
carpenter  by  trade,  which  line  of  work 
he  followed  as  a  means  of  livelihood.  In 
1642  he  was  a  member  of  the  Grand  Jury, 
a  freeman  of  Plymouth  Colony,  1656,  a 
surveyor  in  1658,  and  a  constable  in  1661. 
He  married,  in  1639,  Margery  Reeves, 
who  bore  him  five  children :  Samuel,  of 
further  mention ;  Thomas,  a  physician ; 
Peter;  Mary;  Ruth.  Francis  West  died 
January  2,  1692,  aged  eighty-six  years. 

(II)  Samuel  West,  eldest  son  of  Fran- 
cis and  Margery  (Reeves)  West,  was  born 
in  Duxbury,  Massachusetts,  in  1643,  ^"d 
died  in  1689,  ^t  the  early  age  of  forty-six 
years.  He  was  a  man  of  prominence  in 
the  community,  and  was  chosen  to  serve 
as  constable  in  1674.  He  married  Try- 
phosa  Partridge,  daughter  of  George  and 
Sarah  (Tracy)  Partridge,  of  Duxbury. 
They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children, 
among  whom  was  Francis  (2),  of  further 
mention. 

(III)  Francis  (2)  West,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Tryphosa  (Partridge)  West,  was 
born  in  Duxbury,  Massachusetts,  No- 
vember 13,  1669,  and  died  in  Tolland,  Con- 
necticut, in  1 73 1.  In  early  life  he  removed 
to  Preston,  Connecticut,  and  from  there 
to  Stonington,  Connecticut,  joining  the 
church  in  the  latter  named  town  from  the 
church  in  Preston  in  the  year  1702.  From 
Stonington  he  removed  to  Tolland,  Con- 
necticut, about  the  year  1720,  and  there 
served  as  deacon  of  the  church,  and  as 
selectman.  He  married,  in  1696,  Mercy 
Minor,  daughter  of  Captain  Joseph  and 


Mary  (Avery)  Minor,  of  Stonington,  Con- 
necticut. They  were  the  parents  of  seven 
children,  among  whom  was  Samuel,  of 
further  mention. 

(IV)  Samuel  (2)  West,  son  of  Francis 
(2)  and  Mercy  (Minor)  West,  was  born 
in  1699,  in  Preston,  Connecticut,  and  died 
in  Tolland,  Connecticut,  February  3,  1779. 
He  was  active  in  town  affairs,  a  man  re- 
spected by  all  with  whom  he  was  brought 
in  contact.  He  married  (first),  in  1724, 
Sarah  Delano,  daughter  of  Jonathon  De- 
lano. He  married  (second),  in  1754,  Abi- 
gail Lathrop,  daughter  of  Ichabod  Lath- 
rop.  He  was  the  father  of  ten  children, 
among  whom  was  Abner,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(V)  Abner  West,  son  of  Samuel  (2) 
and  Sarah  (Delano)  West,  was  born  in 
Tolland,  Connecticut,  May  i,  1737,  and 
his  death  occurred  in  the  year  1830.  From 
Tolland  he  moved  to  Lee  and  Richmond, 
Massachusetts,  successively,  and  bore  his 
share  in  community  affairs  in  the  various 
towns.  He  served  in  the  expedition  for 
the  relief  of  Fort  William  Henry  in  the 
French  and  Indian  War,  in  1757,  and  also 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  thus 
entitling  his  descendants  to  membership 
in  the  patriotic  societies.  He  married,  in 
1760,  Mary  Hatch,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Hatch,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  ten 
children,  all  born  in  Tolland,  Connecti- 
cut, as  follows:  Abigail,  born  in  1761 ; 
William,  of  further  mention ;  Abner,  Jr., 
born  January  8,  1765  ;  Mary,  born  in  1767, 
married  Abraham  Hand ;  Submit,  born  in 
1769,  married  Samuel  Southwick;  Susan- 
nah, married  Pardon  Pierce ;  Eley,  mar- 
ried Curtis  Stoddard  ;  Sarah,  married  Dan- 
iel Chamberlain ;  Pamelia,  married  Cur- 
tis Stoddard ;  Betsey,  married  Francis 
Chevevoy. 

(VI)  William  West,  eldest  son  of 
Abner  and  Mary  (Hatch)  West,  was  bom 
in    Tolland,    Connecticut,    February    12, 


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1762.  Upon  attaining  manhood  years,  he 
moved  to  Rensselaerville,  Albany  county, 
New  York,  where  he  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  days,  honored  and  respected  by  his 
neighbors  and  friends.  He  married  twice 
and  was  the  father  of  a  number  of  chil- 
dren, three  of  whom  were  sons,  namely : 
Lucius;  Harry;  and  Abner  (2),  of  further 
mention. 

(VII)  Abner  (2)  West,  son  of  William 
West,  was  born  April  3,  1803,  and  died 
January  29,  1877,  having  passed  the  al- 
lotted Scriptural  age  of  three  score  years 
and  ten.  He  resided  in  Rensselaerville, 
New  York,  where  he  followed  the  occu- 
pation of  farming.  The  greater  part  of  his 
life  was  spent  in  New  York  State,  but  his 
death  occurred  in  Chester,  Massachusetts. 
He  married,  October  6,  1823,  Ann  Sher- 
man, born  November  11,  1803,  died  Jan- 
uary 29,  1877,  the  date  of  death  the  same 
as  her  husband's.  They  were  the  parents 
of  fifteen  children:  i.  Clara,  born  July  9, 
1824.  2.  Henry,  born  December  24,  1825. 
3.  Cordelia,  born  July  21,  1828,  married 
Elisha  Teter.  4.  Harriet,  born  April  13, 
1830,  married  William  Teter.  5.  Allen, 
born  July  29,  1831.  6.  Mary  E.,  born  De- 
cember 8,  1832.  7.  George  L.,  of  further 
mention.  8.  Erastus  C,  born  September 
7,  1836.  9.  Naomi,  born  June  9,  1838,  mar- 
ried Eli  Goodrich.  10.  Ruth,  born  Febru- 
ary 15,  1840,  married  Thomas  Simons.  11. 
Phebe,  born  July  31,  1841,  married  Frank 
N.  Clough.  12.  Francis  A.,  born  June  3, 
1842.  13.  Charles,  born  June  21,  1843.  I4- 
John,  born  April  12,  1845.  15.  Augusta  L., 
born  July  28,  1848,  married  Servillius 
Griswold.  Five  or  six  of  the  sons  of  this 
family  served  in  the  War  of  the  Rebel- 
lion. 

(VIII)  George  L.  West,  third  son  of 
Abner  (2)  and  Ann  (Sherman)  West,  was 
born  in  Rensselaerville,  New  York,  July 
15,  1834,  and  died  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  July,  1893.     Being  of  a  me- 


chanical turn  of  mind,  he  turned  his  at- 
tention to  that  line  of  work  after  com- 
pleting his  studies,  and  became  an  expert 
mechanic.  Prior  to  the  Civil  War,  he 
went  to  Richmond,  Virginia,  and  there 
purchased  a  planing  mill,  but  the  out- 
break of  hostilities  between  the  North  and 
South  caused  his  volume  of  business  to 
decline  until  he  was  compelled  to  relin- 
quish his  business  altogether.  He  was 
drafted  into  the  Southern  army,  but  not 
being  willing  to  serve  on  that  side,  he 
made  his  escape,  and  after  experiencing 
many  dangers  and  difficulties  made  his 
way  to  the  Northern  forces,  with  which 
he  served  for  the  last  ten  months  of  the 
War's  duration.  He  then  came  to  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  and  for  a  time  was 
employed  in  the  United  States  Armory, 
turning  gun  stocks.  He  later  worked  in 
the  car  shops  at  Brightwood,  Springfield, 
and  eventually  acted  as  foreman  for  his 
son  in  his  mill  in  Springfield.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He 
married,  October  19,  1854,  Amanda  Hub- 
bard Clary,  born  in  Montague  City,  Mas- 
sachusetts, November  18,  1835,  daughter 
of  John  C.  Clary.  Three  children  were 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  West;  Frank  Mil- 
ton, of  further  mention ;  Nettie  J.,  born 
June  12,  1857,  died  August  15,  1859;  ^^^ 
E.,  born  August  15,  1861,  died  July  26, 
1862. 

(IX)  Frank  Milton  West,  only  sur- 
viving child  of  George  L.  and  Amanda 
Hubbard  (Clary)  West,  was  born  in  Mon- 
son,  Massachusetts,  June  27,  1855.  His 
early  education  was  obtained  in  the 
schools  of  Richmond,  Virginia,  whither 
his  parents  removed,  and  this  was  supple- 
mented by  attendance  at  school  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  where  he  completed 
his  studies.  His  first  employment  was  in 
a  planing  mill  operated  by  a  Mr.  Cutler, 
and  subsequently  he  entered  into  business 

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relations  with  him  under  the  name  of  Cut- 
ler &  West.  In  1901  the  business  was  in- 
corporated under  the  name  of  the  F.  M. 
West  Division  of  the  New  England  Box 
Company,  of  which  Mr.  West  is  treasurer 
and  manager. 


ROBINSON,  John  Cooley. 

Business   Man. 

The  Robinson  family  was  among  the 
early  settled  families  of  the  State  of  Con- 
necticut. Thomas  Robinson,  the  earliest 
known  ancestor  in  New  England,  resided 
for  a  short  period  of  time  in  Hartford  and 
New  Haven,  Connecticut,  and  in  1661 
changed  his  place  of  residence  to  Guil- 
ford, same  State,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  days,  his  death  occurring 
in  1689.  His  wife,  Mary  Robinson,  whose 
death  occurred  in  Guilford,  Connecticut, 
in  1668,  bore  him  several  children,  as  fol- 
lows:  I.  Thomas,  Jr.,  born  in  1650,  died 
July  2,  1712,  married  Sarah  Crittenden.  2. 
Ann,  born  in  1652,  became  the  wife  of  Jo- 
seph Dudley.  3.  Mary,  born  in  1654,  be- 
came the  wife  of  John  Latimer.  4.  Saint, 
born  in  1656,  became  the  wife  of  B.  Lati- 
mer. 5.  Jonathan,  born  in  1659,  died  in 
April,  1684.  6.  David,  of  further  mention. 
7.  Elizabeth,  born  in  1662,  died  Septem- 
ber 30,  1745,  wife  of  Benjamin  Gould. 

(II)  David  Robinson,  third  son  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  Robinson,  was  born  in 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  in  1660,  and  died 
in  Guilford,  Connecticut,  in  1748.  He 
married  (first)  Abigail  Kirby,  daughter 
of  John  Kirby,  of  Middletown.  Their 
children  were:  i.  Abigail,  born  April  3, 
1690,  died  July  6,  1775,  became  the  wife 
of  Joseph  Coe.  2.  Ann,  born  June  6,  1692. 
3.  David  (2),  of  further  mention.  Mrs. 
Robinson  died  in  the  year  1694.  Mr.  Rob- 
inson married  (second)  Mary ,  born 

in  1663,  died  October  17,  1746.  Their  chil- 
dren were  :    4.  Thomas,  born  in  1698,  died 


March  4,  1774.  5.  Ebenezer,  born  in  1701, 
died  October  10,  1789.  6.  Ruth,  born  in 
1703.  7.  Mary,  became  the  wife  of  Tim- 
othy Parsons.  8.  Hannah,  became  the 
wife  of  Benjamin  Miller. 

(III)  David  (2)  Robinson,  only  son  of 
David  (i)  and  Abigail  (Kirby)  Robinson, 
was  born  in  Durham,  Middlesex  county, 
Connecticut,  in  1694,  and  died  in  that 
town,  February  9,  1780.  He  married, 
January  26,  1720,  Rebecca  Miller,  born  in 
1697,  died  September  18,  1786.  They  were 
the  parents  of  thirteen  children,  as  fol- 
lows: I.  Ann,  born  December  5,  1720, 
died  in  1817,  became  the  wife  of  Gideon 
Canfield.  2.  David,  born  March  4,  1722, 
died  October  15,  1807.  3.  John,  born  June 
22,  1723.  4.  Dan,  born  May  2,  1725,  died 
in  1810,  married  Abigail  Curtis.  5.  Re- 
becca, born  December  5,  1726,  died  No- 
vember 5,  181 5,  was  the  wife  of  David 
Parson.  6.  Timothy,  born  April  29,  1728, 
died  April  i,  1805,  married  Catharine 
Ross.  7.  Phineas,  born  July  24,  1729,  died 
July  31,  1784,  married  Susannah  Fenn.  8. 
James,  born  June  10,  1731,  died  April  3, 
1806,  married  Amy  Sellman.  9.  Joel,  born 
March  31,  1733,  died  in  1750.  10.  Mary, 
born  December  7,  1734,  became  the  wife  of 
Reynold  M.  Morse.  11.  Noah,  of  further 
mention.  12.  Abigail,  born  March  9,  1738, 
became  the  wife  of  James  Hinman.  13. 
Asher,  born  May  4,  1740,  died  in  1808, 
married  (first)  Mary  Butcher,  (second)  a 
Miss  Hull. 

(IV)  Noah  Robinson,  eighth  son  of 
David  (2)  and  Rebecca  (Miller)  Robin- 
son, was  born  in  Durham,  Middlesex 
county,  Connecticut,  May  17,  1736,  and 
died  in  Granville,  Hampden  county,  Mas- 
sachusetts, August  12,  1800.  He  married 
Hannah  Parmalee,  and  among  the  chil- 
dren born  to  them  was  Hezekiah,  of 
further  mention. 

(V)  Hezekiah  Robinson,  son  of  Noah 
and  Hannah   (Parmalee)   Robinson,  was 


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born  in  Durham,  Middlesex  county,  Con- 
necticut, in  1774,  and  died  in  Granville, 
Hampden  county,  Massachusetts,  October 
28,  1842.  He  married  Rebecca  Cooley, 
of  Longmeadow,  Massachusetts,  daughter 
of  Josiah  and  Abiel  (Bliss)  Cooley,  of 
Longmeadow,  and  granddaughter,  on  the 
maternal  side,  of  Colonel  John  Bliss,  of 
Wilbraham,  Massachusetts.  Among  their 
children  was  Josiah  Cooley,  of  further 
mention. 

(VI)  Josiah  Cooley  Robinson,  son  of 
Hezekiah  and  Rebecca  (Cooley)  Robin- 
son, was  born  in  Granville,  Hampden 
county,  Massachusetts,  December  25, 
1801,  and  his  death  occurred  in  Long- 
meadow,  Massachusetts,  March  28,  1868. 
He  married  (first)  Harriet  Goodrich,  who 
died  in  1858.  He  married  (second) 
Flavia  Isabella  Moseley,  daughter  of 
Colonel  David  Moseley,  of  Westfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  her  death  occurred  in 
the  year  1910,  having  survived  her  hus- 
band many  years.  Their  only  surviving 
child  is  John  Cooley,  of  further  mention. 

(VII)  John  Cooley  Robinson,  son  of 
Josiah  Cooley  and  Flavia  I.  (Moseley) 
Robinson,  was  born  in  Longmeadow,  Mas- 
sachusetts, June  20,  1865.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Westfield, 
and  graduated  from  Williams  College  in 
the  class  of  1886.  He  resided  for  a  number 
of  years  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  removing 
from  there  to  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  where  he 
served  in  the  capacities  of  treasurer  and 
manager  of  the  St.  Louis  Portland  Cement 
Company.  In  1905  he  returned  to  his 
native  State,  locating  in  the  city  of  Spring- 
field, where  he  has  resided  up  to  the  pres- 
ent time  (1921).  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Nayasset  and  Country  clubs. 

Mr.  Robinson  married,  September  14, 
1887,  Cora  Eugenia  Mack,  born  July  8, 
1865,  daughter  of  Isaac  Foster  and  Mary 
Louise  (Foote)  Mack,  the  former  editor 
of  the  Sandusky  "Register"  and  president 


of  the  Western  Associated  Press.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Robinson  are  the  parents  of  two 
children:  i.  Mary  Foote,  who  became 
the  wife  of  Douglas  V.  Wallace,  and  they 
are  the  parents  of  two  sons :  John  Robin- 
son, and  Mack  Foster  Wallace;  they  re- 
side in  Springfield.  2.  Richard  Mack,  a 
resident  of  Springfield,  who  married  Mary 
Christie,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  one 
son,  John  Christie  Robinson. 


SMITH,  Fred  Chester, 

Aniusenicnt   Manager. 

In  1902,  Fred  Chester  Smith  first  lo- 
cated in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
gave  to  the  sport-loving  people  of  the  city 
really  fine  bowling  alleys  to  which  addi- 
tions have  constantly  been  made  until 
three  entire  floors  are  devoted  entirely  to 
bowling  and  billiards.  The  success  which 
has  attended  Mr.  Smith's  efforts  results 
from  an  intelligent  appreciation  of  public 
sports  and  the  conditions  under  which 
they  must  be  oflfered  patrons  to  secure 
their  cooperation  and  patronage.  The 
three  floors  now  occupied  by  him  com- 
prise the  finest  plant  of  its  kind  in  West- 
ern Massachusetts,  and  so  generously 
has  the  public  responded  to  his  efforts 
to  please  and  entertain  them  that  Mr. 
Smith  was  able  in  1921  to  purchase  the 
beautiful  five  story  building  in  which  his 
alleys  and  parlors  are  located,  a  property 
valued  at  approximately  half  a  million 
dollars.  Fred  C.  Smith  is  a  son  of  Samuel 
Jarvis  Smith,  and  a  grandson  of  William 
Smith,  an  artist,  who  decorated  china  at 
a  time  when  even  more  than  at  present  it 
was  one  of  the  fine  arts. 

William  Smith  was  born  in  Exeter,  in 
the  west  of  England,  in  1785,  and  died  in 
Somerville,  Massachusetts,  in  1863.  He 
thoroughly  mastered  the  trade  and  be- 
came an  expert  decorative  artist  on  china- 
ware,  locating  in  Birmingham,  England, 


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where  he  engaged  in  business  for  himself, 
his  shop  being  at  No.  22  Edmund  street,  in 
that  city.  In  December,  1850,  he  sailed  for 
theUnited  States, arrivingin  January,  1851, 
and  located  in  Sandwich,  Massachusetts. 
For  ten  years  he  was  identified  with  the 
Boston  &  Sandwich  Glass  Company,  then 
removed  to  Boston,  where  from  1861  until 
his  death,  two  years  later,  he  conducted  a 
glass  and  china  decorating  shop  under 
his  own  name.  He  was  a  wonderful  artist 
in  his  line,  a  pioneer,  and  introduced  glass 
decoration  into  this  country.  William 
Smith  married  (first)  in  England,  a  Miss 
Griffith,  who  died  leaving  sons :  William, 
Thomas,  George,  Edward,  Sidney,  and  a 
daughter.  He  married  (second)  in  Eng- 
land, Sarah  Rider,  who  died  in  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  in  1870,  surviving  her  hus- 
band seven  years.  They  were  the  parents 
of  sons :  Alfred  E. ;  Henry  Albert ;  Sam- 
uel Jarvis,  of  further  mention ;  and  Fred ; 
and  of  a  daughter,  Sarah  A.,  who  be- 
came the  wife  of  Warren  W.  Fisher.  The 
sons,  Alfred  E.  and  Henry  A.,  continued 
for  many  years  in  the  glass  decorating 
business  established  by  their  father,  lo- 
cating in  New  Bedford,  Massachusetts, 
where  Alfred  E.  yet  resides,  at  eighty- 
seven  years  of  age,  the  only  one  of  his  fam- 
ily living.  These  brothers  were  both  vet- 
erans of  the  Civil  War,  Alfred  E.  serving 
three  months  in  the  company  he  helped  to 
organized  and  recruit,  he  being  then  called 
home  by  the  death  of  his  father.  Henry 
A.  served  throughout  the  war. 

Samuel  Jarvis  Smith  was  born  in 
Birmingham,  England,  October  26,  1841, 
died  at  Palm  Beach,  Florida,  January  15, 
191 5.  He  was  brought  to  the  United 
States  by  his  parents  in  1850,  and  for  a 
time  after  settling  in  Sandwich,  Massa- 
chusetts, attended  the  village  school. 
From  his  expert  and  artistic  father  he 
gained  the  art  of  beautifully  decorating 
china  and  glass  and  later  was  connected 


with  his  brothers  in  the  firm  known  as 
Smith  Brothers,  located  at  Nos.  28  and 
30  William  street,  New  Bedford,  Massa- 
chusetts. But  he  was  an  artist  in  another 
line,  a  love  of  and  a  talent  for  music  being 
his  birthright.  He  was  a  natural  flute 
player  and  without  the  aid  of  teacher  or 
institution  became  famous  as  a  flute 
soloist  and  orchestra  leader.  He  gave  his 
entire  time  to  his  music  for  many  years, 
living  in  New  Bedford  a  number  of  years, 
and  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  seven 
years.  For  twenty  years  prior  to  his 
death  he  led  an  orchestra  at  Palm  Beach, 
Florida,  during  the  winter  season,  his 
summers  being  spent  at  Onset,  on  Cape 
Cod,  Massachusetts.  He  was  an  artist 
of  the  highest  reputation,  and  as  a  man 
was  universally  esteemed  and  beloved. 
For  years  he  was  secretary  of  the  Onset 
Protective  Association. 

Samuel  J.  Smith  married,  in  1863, 
Sarah  Dean,  of  Sandwich,  Massachusetts, 
daughter  of  Thomas  F.  and  Hannah 
(Chase)  Dean,  her  father  born  in  Birm- 
ingham, England.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith 
were  the  parents  of  three  children  :  i.  Ida 
F.,  who  married  Charles  C.  Pettigrew,  of 
Mount  Vernon,  New  Hampshire.  2.  Lil- 
lian D.,  who  married  George  W.  Blakely, 
and  they  are  the  parents  of  Wilfred  D. 
and  Chester  Smith  Blakely.  Wilfred  D. 
served  on  the  Mexican  border  with  the 
104th  Regiment  and  later  went  overseas 
with  the  American  Expeditionary  Forces 
in  the  war  with  Germany,  attaining  the 
rank  of  sergeant  of  the  Mounted  Battalion 
Supply  Company.  His  brother,  Chester 
S.,  enlisted  in  Canada,  giving  his  age  as 
nineteen.  3.  Fred  Chester  of  further  men- 
tion. 

Fred  Chester  Smith  was  born  in  New 
Bedford,  Massachusetts,  August  4,  1874, 
and  there  began  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools.  After  the  removal  of  the  fam- 
ily to  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  he  stud- 


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ied  under  a  private  tutor,  and  upon  arriv- 
ing at  suitable  age  was  taught  the  china 
and  glass  decorative  art  by  his  father,  and 
so  well  did  he  apply  himself  that  he  won 
first  prize  for  the  best  work.  But  the  artistic 
did  not  predominate  in  his  nature  and 
later  he  turned  to  other  lines  of  activity. 
For  some  years  he  was  engaged  in  indus- 
trial life  insurance  in  Newport,  Rhode 
Island,  where  he  rose  to  the  position  of 
assistant  superintendent,  which  position 
he  held  for  three  years.  He  was  next  lo- 
cated in  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  for 
four  years,  there  conducting  very  success- 
fully a  billiard  and  pool  parlor.  In  1902 
he  removed  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
and  opened  a  bowling  resort,  putting  in 
five  alleys.  Mr.  Smith  started  in  a  very 
small  way,  with  little  capital,  and  has 
built  up  this  great  business,  which  is 
to-day  the  finest  of  its  kind  in  the  country. 
Through  his  unfailing  courtesy  and  strict 
attention  to  the  wants  of  his  patrons  the 
Smith  alleys  soon  became  very  popular, 
until  one  floor  of  the  large  building  was 
given  over  to  that  department,  then  an- 
other floor  was  added  and  given  up  en- 
tirely to  billiards.  The  rise  of  this  amuse- 
ment resort  under  Mr.  Smith's  able  man- 
agement has  been  a  success  in  every  de- 
partment and  is  kept  up  to  a  very  high 
standard.  He  has  the  finest  tables  and  the 
best  alleys  that  money  can  purchase. 
Both  ladies  and  gentlemen  are  welcomed, 
and  nothing  is  tolerated  that  can  possibly 
oflfend  the  most  sensitive.  It  is  unques- 
tionably the  equal  in  quality  and  patron- 
age of  any  establishment  of  its  kind  in  the 
country. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  Roswell  Lee 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  of 
Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Ma- 
sons ;  Springfield  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar;  and  is  a  noble  of  Melha  Tem- 
ple, Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine.     He  is  a  past  monarch  of 


Bela  Grotto,  Veiled  Prophets  of  the  En- 
chanted Realm,  of  which  he  was  one  of 
the  organizers ;  is  a  member  of  the  Melha 
Club  and  of  the  Springfield  Automobile 
Club. 

Mr.  Smith  married,  July  23,  1896,  Clara 
Gardner,  of  Newport,  Rhode  Island, 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Annie  (Hodskins) 
Gardner. 


KEENE,  Capt.  James  Bumside, 

Veteran   of   Civil   War. 

Captain  James  B.  Keene,  who  has  been 
a  resident  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
for  over  forty  years,  is  one  of  the  com- 
paratively few  men  now  living  who  heard 
President  Lincoln  deliver  his  immortal 
Gettysburg  address. 

Captain  Keene's  paternal  ancestors  were 
Dutch,  his  grandfather  coming  from  Hol- 
land to  Pennsylvania,  where  the  Captain's 
father,  John  S.  Keene,  located  about 
the  year  1809,  and  died  in  Bellefonte, 
Pennsylvania,  in  1854.  He  was  a  coach 
trimmer  by  trade,  but  was  better  known 
as  clerk,  accountant  and  bookkeeper.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  Temperance, 
a  communicant  of  the  Protestant  Epis- 
copal church,  and  a  man  thoroughly  re- 
spected in  his  community.  He  married 
Cecelia  Eichcoltz,  born  in  Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania,    daughter   of    George    and 

(Rhaum)   Eichcoltz.     They  were 

the  parents  of  five  children :  Edward  S., 
deceased ;  James  Burnside,  of  further 
mention  ;  Mary,  deceased  ;  Anna,  married 
and  resides  in  New  Kensington,  Pennsyl- 
vania ;  George,  a  resident  of  Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania,  now  and  for  many  years  a 
State  house  official. 

James  Burnside  Keene,  second  son  of 
John  S.  and  Cecelia  (Eichcoltz)  Keene, 
was  born  in  Bellefonte,  Pennsylvania, 
June  14,  1839,  ^"^  there  obtained  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools.     His  father 

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died  when  his  son  James  B.  was  but  thir- 
teen years  of  age,  and  at  an  early  age  the 
lad  learned  chair-making.  Later  he 
abandoned  that  trade,  and  under  the  in- 
struction of  his  elder  brother,  Edward  S. 
Keene,  learned  the  watchmaker's  trade 
and  the  jewelry  business,  his  brother's 
store  being  in  Mechanicsburg,  Pennsyl- 
vania. During  his  residence  in  Mechan- 
icsburg he  also  was  employed  for  a  time 
as  a  house  painter.  This  brings  his 
career  up  to  the  outbreak  of  the  war  be- 
tween the  states  in  1861. 

When  President  Lincoln  called  for  vol- 
unteers to  serve  three  months  in  defence 
of  the  flag,  Mr.  Keene  enlisted  in  the 
First  Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteer 
Infantry,  but  the  war  had  hardly  begun 
when  his  term  expired.  He  then  reen- 
listed  in  the  127th  Regiment,  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteer  Infantry,  for  nine 
months  and  saw  hard  service  with  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac.  He  fought  at 
Fredericksburg  going  into  that  battle  a 
sergeant  and  being  promoted  to  captain 
for  bravery  in  action.  He  was  also  en- 
gaged at  Chancellorsville  and  other  bat- 
tles of  that  period.  At  the  expiration  of 
the  second  term  of  enlistment.  Captain 
Keene  was  honorably  discharged  and 
mustered  out  of  the  service.  He  is  prob- 
ably the  only  man  now  living  (June, 
1920)  in  Springfield,  who  was  present  at 
the  reading  of  President  Lincoln's  address 
on  that  memorable  occasion,  a  bright 
Indian  summer  day,  Thursday,  in  Novem- 
ber, 1863,  when  the  President  of  the 
United  States  laid  aside  weighty  cares, 
journeyed  down  to  a  sleepy  little  Penn- 
sylvania town,  and  standing  under  the 
shot-killed  trees  of  the  greatest  battle 
field  of  the  Civil  War,  spoke  the  words 
which  to  all  Americans  have  "decorated" 
the  graves  of  the  heroes  of  Gettysburg. 
Captain  Keene  has  many  war  memories, 
having   enlisted    on    President    Lincoln's 


first  call  for  Volunteers  and  fought  with 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac  until  after  the 
disastrous  Chancellorsville  battle,  dis- 
astrous to  both  sides,  for  the  Federals  lost 
the  battle  and  the  Confederates  lost  their 
great  commander,  Stonewall  Jackson. 
But  Captain  Keene's  favorite  story  is  of 
the  Gettysburg  field  when,  with  his  hands 
resting  on  the  platform  from  which  Presi- 
dent Lincoln  was  speaking,  he  listened  to 
that  two  minute  address  which  is  one  of 
the  classics  of  literature  and  by  which 
words,  more  than  by  any  others,  he  is  best 
known  to  posterity.  The  captain's  telling 
of  how  he  secured  such  a  point  of  van- 
tage from  which  to  hear  the  President  is 
worth  the  telling: 

I  had  just  been  mustered  out  as  captain  of 
Company  D,  the  127th  Pennsylvania,  and  spent 
the  fall  of  1863  in  Harrisburg  assisting  the  pro- 
vost marshal.  About  the  first  of  November,  it 
was  given  out  that  the  battlefield  at  Gettysburg 
was  going  to  be  made  a  cemetery  and  that  Pres- 
ident Lincoln  was  going  to  come  down  to  make 
the  dedication  speech.  It  was  given  out,  too,  that 
Everett  was  going  to  make  the  chief  oration,  but 
it  was  President  Lincoln's  coming  that  interested 
me,  and  I  believe  most  of  the  Pennsylvania  peo- 
ple who  went,  particularly  those  who  went  from 
Harrisburg  to  hear  and  see  him. 

Most  of  us  went  down  the  night  before  to 
Gettysburg,  and  as  the  town  was  jammed,  slept 
any  old  place  they  would  take  us  in.  The  next 
morning  we  looked  around  the  battlefield.  There 
were  lots  of  soldiers  around  on  furloughs  and 
leave  of  one  sort  or  another,  some  of  them  mus- 
tered out,  who  had  taken  part  in  the  action  and 
who  went  about  showing  people  just  how  things 
had  happened  there  the  previous  July.  I  don't 
remember  that  there  was  any  special  ceremony 
about  Lincoln's  coming.  He  came  the  night  be- 
fore, but  had  not  shown  himself  much.  It  was 
after  dinner,  as  I  remember  it,  after  nearly  all  of 
us  had  drifted  back  to  town  from  the  battlefield, 
and  were  standing  around  the  hotel  waiting  for 
the  President,  when  he  suddenly  appeared  and 
without  ceremony,  started  walking  down  the 
road.  Two  men  walked  with  him,  one  on  each 
side.  As  I  remember  it,  these  were  Secretary 
Seward  and  Senator  Everett.  I  believe  a  band 
followed,  but  there  was  no  formal  military  escort. 


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ing-  Robert  Elwell,  who  was  in  Glouces- 
ter, Massachusetts,  in  1635.  His  property 
was  located  at  Eastern  Point,  and  it  is 
highly  probable  that  he  was  a  sea-faring 
man.  He  died  in  1683,  leaving  an  estate 
which  inventoried  £200.  He  was  twice 
married,  his  first  wife,  Joan,  dying  in 
1676,  his  second,  Alice  Leach,  surviving 
him.  He  was  the  father  of  seven  sons. 
His  son,  Samuel,  married  Esther  (Dutch) 
Elwell,  removing  to  Maine  and  settling  at 
Biddeford.  Samuel's  son,  Robert,  was 
the  father  of  Joseph  Elwell,  who  was  the 
father  of  Benjamin  Elwell,  who  was  the 
father  of  Levi  Elwell,  great-grandfather 
of  Homer  Frederick  Elwell,  of  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts. 

Benjamin  Elwell,  of  the  fifth  American 
generation,  was  born  at  Biddeford,  Maine, 
November  10,  1733,  died  in  Buxton, 
Maine,  July  4,  1801.  He  enlisted  with  his 
eldest  son,  John,  in  Captain  Daniel  Lane's 
company,  and  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  He  married,  January  22,  1761,  Abi- 
gail Ingraham,  and  they  had  a  son,  Levi, 
of  whom  further. 

Levi  Elwell,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Abi- 
gail (Ingraham)  Elwell,  married  Abigail 
Murch,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  six 
children:  Josepeh ;  Brewster;  Levi  (2), 
of  further  mention ;  Achsah,  Ezra,  and 
Thankful.  The  father  of  the  children  died 
in  Buxton,  Maine,  in  1842. 

Levi  (2)  Elwell,  son  of  Levi  (i)  and 
Abigail  (Murch)  Elwell,  was  born  in  Bux- 
ton, Maine,  in  December,  1803,  died  in 
Gorham,  Maine,  in  1876.  He  was  one  of 
the  old  time  house  and  ship  carpenters, 
skillful  with  his  axe  and  broadaxe,  going 
into  the  woods  and  hewing  ship  timber, 
consisting  of  knees  and  elbows  of  the  par- 
ticular wood  and  shape  needed.  He  also 
owned  a  small  farm  and  was  active  until 
his  death  at  the  age  of  seventy-three. 
Levi  (2)  Elwell  married,  November  11, 
1827,  Diadama  Rand,  of  Gorham,  Maine, 


born  December  11,  1803,  died  in  1889, 
daughter  of  John  and  Ruth  (Blake)  Rand, 
both  parents  of  Revolutionary  families. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elwell  were  the  parents 
of  nine  children :  Jeremiah,  Erastus, 
Charles,  Lydia,  Abbie,  Franklin;  Freder- 
ick of  further  mention ;  Mary,  died  in  in- 
fancy; and  Caroline. 

Frederick  Elwell,  youngest  son  of 
Levi  (2),  and  Diadama  (Rand)  Elwell, 
was  born  in  Standish,  Maine,  February 
14,  1841,  died  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, November  7,  1893.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  of  Standish,  but  when 
fourteen  years  of  age  left  home,  and  went 
to  Kennebunkport,  Maine,  where  he  be- 
came identified  with  the  shipbuilding  in- 
dustry, learning  the  trade  of  ship  black- 
smith. Later,  he  located  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  which  was  his  home  for 
many  years.  When  the  war  broke  out  he 
enlisted  in  Company  I,  Massachusetts 
Heavy  Artillery,  and  was  assigned  to  the 
Engineering  Corps,  they  building  pontoon 
and  structural  bridges  and  being  often 
under  severe  fire  and  in  great  danger.  He 
spent  three  years  in  the  service  of  his 
country,  ranking  as  corporal,  but  acting  as 
sergeant  part  of  the  time.  He  was  at 
Richmond  when  General  Lee  surrendered 
at  Appomattox. 

Mr.  Elwell  came  to  Springfield  after  the 
war,  and  for  twenty-five  years  was  in  the 
employ  of  T.  M.  Walker,  as  foreman  of 
his  sash  and  blind  factory.  He  was  also 
with  Buck  &  Walter,  in  Stamford,  Con- 
necticut, and  later  traveled  extensively 
through  the  South  and  West,  going  as  far 
as  the  Pacific  coast.  He  continued  active 
to  the  end  of  his  life.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  in 
which  he  took  an  active  interest.  He 
married,  November  11,  1867,  Mary  Eliza- 
beth Moody,  of  Chatham,  Maine,  daugh- 
ter of  Leander  and  Sally  (McKenney) 
Moody.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elwell  were  the 


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parents  of  three  sons  and  a  daughter : 
Harriet  Moody,  who  married  William  F. 
Harwood  (see  sketch  of  William  F.  Har- 
wood  following) ;  Fred,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy ;  Homer  Frederick,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  and  Ensley  Eugene,  who  died  in  Jan- 
uary, 1908. 

Homer  Frederick  Elwell,  son  of  Fred- 
erick and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Moody)  El- 
well, was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, February  13,  1871.  After  finishing 
his  attendance  at  day  public  school  he 
completed  courses  in  the  night  school  and 
then  learned  that  branch  of  the  wood- 
working trade,  dealing  with  mouldings. 
While  following  his  trade  he  for  three 
years  studied  draughting,  and  finally,  in 
1900,  engaged  in  business  for  himself  as 
a  manufacturer  and  builder  of  structural 
iron  staircases  and  fire  escapes.  He  has 
been  very  successful  in  that  business,  and 
has  a  fine  plant,  equipped  with  all  the 
latest  and  most  improved  machinery  for 
carrying  on  the  business.  He  is  a  member 
of  Hampden  Lodge,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows ;  Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons ;  and  a  man  highly 
regarded  in  business  circles.  He  married, 
December  17,  1907,  Genevieve  May 
Turner,  born  in  New  York  City,  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  and  Margaret  (O'Donnell) 
Turner. 


HARWOOD,  William  F., 

Business   Man. 

William  F.  Harwood,  the  principal 
owner  and  directing  head  of  C.  Rogers  & 
Company,  photographic  supplies,  is  a  na- 
tive of  London,  England,  but  came  to 
America  with  his  parents  when  a  young 
child.  He  is  the  son  of  Edward  J.  Har- 
wood, who  was  born  in  London,  Eng- 
land, and  died  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, in  June,  1901.  He  came  to  the 
United    States    in    1871    and    settled    in 


Springfield,  Massachusetts,  there  conduct- 
ing a  successful  business  for  thirty  years, 
dealing  in  harnesses,  trunks,  bags,  and 
leather  goods.  He  married  Mary  Hew- 
lett, who  died  in  September,  1897,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  William  F.  Har- 
wood, of  whom  further. 

William  F.  Harwood  was  born  in  Lon- 
don, England,  June  11,  1867,  and  in  1871 
was  brought  to  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, by  his  parents.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Springfield,  finishing 
in  high  school.  He  began  his  business 
life  as  an  assistant  to  his  father  in  his  har- 
ness and  leather  goods  store,  and  later 
became  identified  with  the  firm,  C.  Rogers 
&  Company,  photographic  supplies,  a 
business  with  which  he  is  still  connected 
as  its  directing  head  and  principal  owner, 
although  the  old  firm  name  is  retained. 

Mr.  Harwood  is  a  member  of  Hamp- 
den Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons; 
Adelphia  Chapter,  Order  of  the  Eastern 
Star;  Bela  Grotto,  Mystic  Order  of 
Veiled  Prophets,  and  the  Massachusetts 
Optical  Society.  In  politics  he  is  a  Re- 
publican. 

Mr.  Harwood  married,  October  5, 
1892,  Harriet  Moody  Elwell,  daughter  of 
Frederick  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Moody) 
Elwell,  of  mention  in  the  preceding 
sketch  of  Homer  F.  Elwell.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Harwood  are  the  parents  of  a  daugh- 
ter, Mary  Marjorie,  a  graduate  of  Mount 
Holyoke  College,  and  Columbia  College. 
She  married,  October  5,  1918,  Roy  D. 
Booth,  an  acountant. 


KEITH,  Silas  Billings,  D.  D.  S., 

Skilled    in   Dentistry. 

Dr.  Silas  B.  Keith,  of  Palmer,  Massa- 
chusetts, comes  of  an  ancient  Scotch  fam- 
ily. One  of  the  first  of  this  distinguished 
family,  Robert,  was  a  chieftain  of  the  tribe 
of  Catti,  from  which  the  surname  Keith 


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is  derived.    The  Keith  coat-of-arms  is  de- 
scribed as  follows : 

Anns — Argent  on  a  chief  three  pallets  or. 
Crest — On  a  wreath  a  stag's  head  erased  proper 
and  attired  with  ten  tynes. 
Motto — Veritas  vincit. 

In  loio,  Robert  became  the  hereditary 
Marschal  of  Scotland,  having  the  barony 
of  East  Lothian,  which  was  called  Keith 
Marschal,  after  his  own  name.  This  was 
the  beginning  of  the  name  in  Scotland. 
In  America,  Keith  came  with  another 
soldier,  but  a  "Knight  of  the  Cross,"  Rev. 
James  Keith,  who  became  the  first  minis- 
ter, settled  over  the  church  in  Bridge- 
water,  and  was  the  ancestor  of  Dr.  Silas 
Billings  Keith,  of  Palmer,  Massachusetts. 

Dr.  Keith's  birthplace  was  the  farm  in 
Palmer,  Massachusetts,  long  known  as 
the  Barnard  McNilt  place,  later  as  the 
J.  H.  Keith  homestead,  and  now  owned 
by  Dwight  C.  Hathaway.  This  farm  of 
lOO  acres  was  sold  by  John  Moor  to  Bar- 
nard McNilt  for  £iio,  the  deed  bearing 
date  of  June  24,  173 1-2.  The  town  of 
Palmer  bought  this  farm  originally  for 
$2,200 ;  prior  to  this  the  town  had  farmed 
out  the  poor  who  were  unable  to  care  for 
themselves  among  different  families,  at  a 
certain  rate  per  week  or  to  the  lowest 
bidder.  Joseph  H.  Keith  was  appointed 
warden  of  the  farm  in  1855,  and  continued 
in  that  capacity  with  deserved  favor  till 
April  I,  1863,  when  he  purchased  the  farm 
for  $2,200,  and  the  new  poor  farm  was 
located  at  Old  Centre.  Mr.  Keith  re- 
mained for  thirty  years  on  the  farm  after 
its  purchase,  and  conducted  it  with  a  good 
degree  of  success.  His  two  youngest  chil- 
dren were  born  there,  William  and  De 
Silas.  Desiring  a  change,  Mr.  Keith  sold 
the  farm,  March  17,  1893,  to  George  H. 
Powers,  of  Palmer,  for  $2,500;  from  this 
date  to  1906  the  ownership  of  this  ancient 
farm  has  frequently  changed  owners.  On 
August  18,   1906,  Dwight  C.  Hathaway, 


who  came  from  Chicopee,  for  the  sum  of 
one  dollar  and  other  considerations,  be- 
came the  owner  of  this  ancient  farm, 
which  for  195  years  had  passed  through 
so  many  owners.  Of  the  original  200 
acres  there  remains  126,  which  includes 
the  fine  old  eighteenth  century  mansion, 
a  very  pleasing  feature  which  binds  the 
fleeting  past  with  the  present  day. 

Rev.  James  Keith,  the  American  an- 
cestor of  Dr.  Keith,  of  Palmer,  Massachu- 
setts, was  born  in  Scotland,  in  1643,  died 
in  West  Bridgewater,  Massachusetts, 
July  23,  1719.  He  was  educated  in  Aber- 
deen, Scotland,  and  in  1662,  at  the  age  of 
eighteen,  came  to  New  England.  He  was 
introduced  to  the  people  of  the  town  of 
Bridgewater  by  the  celebrated  Dr.  In- 
crease Mather,  to  whom  he  had  brought 
letters  of  introduction.  His  first  sermon 
was  preached  at  Bridgewater  in  the  open 
air,  near  the  river,  and  in  February,  1664, 
he  was  ordained  the  first  minister  of  the 
Bridgewater  church.  He  was  granted  a 
double  house  lot,  with  a  house  and  one- 
fifty-sixth  part  of  the  proprietors  rights. 
His  house  was  built  in  1662,  enlarged  in 
1678,  and  two  hundred  years  later,  in 
1878,  was  remodeled.  Rev.  James  Keith, 
married  (first)  Susannah  Edson,  who  died 
October  16,  1705,  aged  sixty-five,  daugh- 
ter of  Deacon  Samuel  Edson,  an  early 
settler  of  Bridgewater.  He  married  (sec- 
ond) Mary  Williams,  who  died  after  1719, 
widow  of  Thomas  Williams,  of  Taunton, 
Massachusetts.  Children  by  first  wife: 
James,  born  December  5,  1669;  Joseph, 
February  4,  1675;  Samuel,  in  1677;  Tim- 
othy, in  1683;  John,  in  1688;  Josiah,  mar- 
ried Mary  Lothrop;  Margaret;  Mary; 
Susannah,  married  Jonathan  Edwards. 

Alexander  Keith,  a  great-grandson  of 
Rev.  James  Keith,  married  Hannah 
Lothrop,  and  they  resided  in  Ashfield, 
Connecticut,  where  he  died,  August  6, 
1833,    aged     eighty-eight.       His     widow, 


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Hannah,  died  in  1846,  aged  ninety-nine 
years,  seven  months.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  eight  children  :  Zadock,  who  set- 
tled in  Granby ;  Alexander,  Jr.,  married 
Sally  Billings,  and  had  eight  children; 
Mehitable,  married  Elisha  Billings ;  Char- 
lotte, married  Stephen  Orcutt;  David, 
married  Lydia  Frost;  Joanna,  married 
Jonathan  Olds ;  Joseph  Lothrop,  of 
further  mention ;  Charles,  died  in  Ohio, 
November  4,  1829. 

Joseph  Lothrop  Keith  was  born  Febru- 
ary 18,  1789.  He  married  (first)  Achsah 
Sawyer.  He  married  (second)  Dorcas 
Kenfield.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten 
children :  Caroline,  born  February  16, 
1 814,  married,  November  4,  1832,  Wil- 
liam Newell,  of  Enfield;  Hannah,  born 
July  7,  1815,  married,  September  i,  1833, 
Elijah  L.  Gill,  of  Blandford ;  Erastus,  born 
May  4,  1817,  married  Sarah  E.  Root; 
Achsah,  born  February  7,  1820,  married 
(first)  Adolphus  Hall,  (second)  William 
Coon;  Joseph  Hawley,  of  further  men- 
tion; Laura,  born  October  i,  1823,  mar- 
ried Aaron  Cutler ;  Melissa,  born  July  24, 
1825,  married  George  Fleming;  Melita, 
died  young;  George  A.,  born  December 
27,  1829,  married  Caroline  Brown ;  Henry 
L.,  born  in  September,  1833,  ^^^^  young. 

Joseph  Hawley  Keith  was  born  Decem- 
ber 20,  1821,  and  died  November  16,  1898. 
He  was  a  farmer  all  his  life,  conducting 
for  several  years  the  Palmer  town  farm, 
previously  mentioned,  which  became  his 
own  property  and  on  which  thirty-eight 
years  of  his  life  were  passed.  He  always 
tilled  his  own  acres,  and  was  a  man  of 
both  substance  and  worth.  He  married, 
March  7,  1846,  Phoebe  J.  Childs,  of  Peter- 
boro,  Massachusetts,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  seven  children  :  Malita  J.,  born 
January  23,  1848,  died  May  31,  1848; 
Charles  Henry,  born  August  23,  1849,  died 
May  22,  1919,  married  Emma  G.  Bond, 
December  13,  1S77;  Josie  M.,  born  May 


6,  185 1,  married  H.  A.  Northrup,  Janu- 
ary 15,  1874;  Anna  J.,  born  February  16, 
1853,  married  (first)  Warren  Fay,  Sep- 
tember 9,  1873,  (second)  Frank  H.  War- 
ren, in  1880;  William  M.,  born  January 
23,  1856,  died  March  3,  1858;  William  J., 
born  October  10,  1859,  married  Lizzie 
Seaver,  in  March,  1882;  Silas  Billings,  of 
further  mention. 

Silas  Billings  Keith,  youngest  child  of 
Joseph  Hawley  and  Phoebe  J.  (Childs) 
Keith,  was  born  in  the  old  mansion  at  the 
historic  farm  in  Palmer,  Massachusetts, 
August  4,  1870,  the  old  farm  remaining 
the  family  home  until  sold  in  1893  to 
George  H.  Powers.  There  Dr.  Keith 
spent  his  youth,  his  education  being  se- 
cured in  the  public  school,  finishing  with 
high  school.  He  then  entered  the  Penn- 
sylvania University  College  of  Dentistry 
in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  finishing 
the  course  and  receiving  his  degree,  D.  D. 
S.,  with  the  class  of  1897.  The  same  year 
he  began  practice  in  Palmer,  establishing 
offices  at  No.  341  Main  street,  and  with 
the  exception  of  five  years  spent  in  prac- 
tice in  Springfield,  his  professional  life 
has  been  passed  in  Palmer.  He  is  highly 
regarded  by  a  large  clientele,  and  ranks 
high  in  his  profession.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Palmer  Drug  Company,  member  of 
the  District  Dental  Society,  Massachu- 
setts State  Dental  Society,  and  during  the 
World  War  served  on  the  advisory  board 
of  examiners.  He  is  a  member  of  Vernon 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ; 
Hampden  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons; 
Washington  Council,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters ;  is  past  regent  of  Quaboag  Coun- 
cil, Royal  Arcanum ;  is  a  member  of  the 
parish  committee  and  for  several  years 
has  been  trustee  of  the  Universalist 
church. 

Dr.  Keith  married,  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, July  21,  1897,  Harriet  A.  Lc" 
Salle,  born  in  Moores,  New  York,  daugh- 


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ter  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Pixley)  La 
Salle.  Mr.  La  Salle,  a  mill  owner  and  lum- 
ber merchant,  died  in  Gravenhurst,  Can- 
ada, in  1910,  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  (Pix- 
ley) La  Salle,  also  died  in  Canada. 


LYON,  Albert  Bliss, 

Mecbanical  Draughtsman  and  Designer. 

Albert  B.  Lyon,  whose  active  years 
have  been  spent  in  and  around  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  and  whose  skill  as  a 
tool  maker  and  designer  has  been  utilized 
by  many  important  firms  of  Springfield, 
at  the  present  time  (1921)  filling  the  posi- 
tion of  draughtsman  and  designer  for  the 
Knox  Motor  Company  of  Springfield,  is 
a  worthy  representative  of  a  family,  who 
came  early  from  Leon,  now  Lyon,  France, 
and  whose  history  dates  back  to  the  early 
part  of  the  seventeenth  century. 

(I)  William  Lyon,  the  first  ancestor  of 
this  branch  of  the  family,  was  baptized 
at  Heston,  now  London,  England,  De- 
cember 23,  1620,  youngest  son  of  William 
and  Anne  (Carter)  Lyon.  He  is  listed 
among  the  passengers  on  the  "Hopewell," 
September  11,  1635,  when  that  ship  sailed 
for  New  England,  he  being  entered  then 
as  "fourteen  years  of  age."  It  is  supposed 
that  he  was  an  orphan,  and  that  he  was 
placed  in  charge  of  Isaac  Heath,  of  Rox- 
bury,  Massachusetts,  where  he  resided 
until  he  was  seventy-two  years  of  age, 
then  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Wood- 
stock, Connecticut,  although  he  did  not 
actually  occupy  the  land  he  was  assigned. 
The  Lyon  homestead  in  Roxbury  was  lo- 
cated on  what  was  once  Lyon  street,  now 
Bellevue  avenue,  on  the  east  side  of  the 
street  southwest  of  Atwood  street.  He 
was  a  land  owner ;  member  of  John  Eliot's 
church,  admitted  to  full  communion  in 
1655 ;  made  a  freeman  in  1666;  signed  the 
petition,  October  25,  1664,  to  the  General 
Court,  praying  it  to   "stand  fast  in  our 


present  Liberties;"  and  became  a  member 
of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillerey 
Company  of  Roxbury.  William  Lyon 
married,  June  17,  1646,  Sarah  Ruggles, 
born  April  19,  1629,  and  while  yet  an  in- 
fant brought  to  New  England  by  her 
parents,  John  and  Mary  (Curtis)  Ruggles, 
of  Nazing,  England.  William  and  Sarah 
(Ruggles)  Lyon  were  the  parents  of  nine 
children,  descent  being  traced  through 
William,  of  further  mention.  Although 
there  is  no  stone  to  mark  the  spot,  it  is 
supposed  that  William  Lyon  was  buried 
in  West  Roxbury  Cemetery,  May  21,  1692. 
His  wife  died  "about"  August,  1694. 

(II)  William  (2)  Lyon,  son  of  Wil- 
liam (i)  and  Sarah  (Ruggles)  Lyon,  was 
born  in  Roxbury,  Massachusetts,  baptized 
July  18,  1652.  He  resided  in  Roxbury  all 
his  life,  although,  like  his  father,  he  owned 
land  in  New  Roxbury  (Woodstock)  Con- 
necticut, but  did  not  live  on  it.  He  mar- 
ried (first),  September  i,  1675,  in  Rox- 
bury, Sarah  Dunkin  (Durican),  who  died 
February  9,  1689.     He  married  (second), 

November     18,     1690,     Deborah    . 

Children  of  first  wife :  William,  Samuel, 
Hannah,  Benjamin,  Mehitable.  Children 
of  second  wife :  Deborah,  David,  Martha, 
and  Jacob,  of  further  mention.  William 
(2)  Lyon  died  in  Roxbury,  August  10, 
1 714,  and  his  remains  were  interred  in 
West  Roxbury  Cemetery,  where  a  stone 
in  good  preservation  marks  the  spot.  His 
widow,  Deborah  Lyon,  survived  him  until 
March  12,  1717. 

(III)  Jacob  Lyon,  son  of  William  (2) 
and  Deborah  Lyon,  was  born  in  Roxbury, 
Massachusetts,  June  i,  1696.  Although 
his  grandfather  and  father  were  owners  of 
land  in  Woodstock,  Connecticut,  he  was 
the  first  member  of  his  family  to  reside 
there,  taking  an  active  interest  in  its  de- 
velopment and  progress.  In  1736  he 
signed  a  petition  for  preaching  in  West 
Woodstock,   and   he   took   the   freeman's 


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oath  in  the  year  1749.  He  married,  June 
20,  1728,  Mehitable  Bugbee,  who  died 
May  25,  1790,  in  her  eighty-fourth  year. 
They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children, 
as  follows  :  Philip,  Elizabeth  ;  a  son,  died 
young;  David,  of  further  mention;  Mot- 
ley ;  Jacob,  died  in  the  Revolutionary 
army  ;  Mehitable,  William,  Nathaniel,  and 
Zebulon.  Jacob  Lyon  (father)  died  in 
Woodstock,  Connecticut,  June  7,  1791, 
burial  taking  place  in  Woodstock  Hill 
Cemetery. 

(IV)  David  Lyon,  son  of  Jacob  and 
Mehitable  (Bugbee)  Lyon,  was  born  in 
Woodstock,  Connecticut,  January  23, 
1736.  His  childhood  and  early  manhood 
were  spent  in  his  native  town,  and  later 
he  became  one  of  the  settlers  of  Ludlow, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  days.  He  was  chosen  by 
his  townsmen  to  fill  the  office  of  select- 
man in  1786  and  again  in  1791,  and  he  took 
an  active  interest  in  community  affairs. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Ludlow,  organized  in 
1789,  and  served  as  deacon  thereof.  He 
married  Eunice  Stebbins,  who  died  about 
the  year  1795;  she  was  the  daughter  of 
Stephen  Stebbins.  The  birth  of  their  son 
Stephen,  in  1775,  is  recorded  in  Ludlow, 
but  that  of  their  son,  Nathaniel,  of  further 
mention,  is  found  in  the  vital  records  of 
Wilbraham.  David  Lyon  died  in  Ludlow, 
Massachusetts,  September  20,  1804. 

(V)  Nathaniel  Lyon,  son  of  David  and 
Eunice  (Stebbins)  Lyon,  was  born  in 
Wilbraham,  Massachusetts,  January  24, 
1772.  He  attended  the  district  schools, 
and  his  mature  years  were  spent  in  Lud- 
low, Massachusetts,  where  he  was  the 
owner  of  a  farm  consisting  of  three  hun- 
dred acres,  which  he  cultivated  and  im- 
proved, and  he  was  recognized  as  one  of 
the  substantial  men  of  his  town,  being  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  of 
Ludlow  in  the  year  1816.    He  was  a  Whig 


in  politics,  and  a  Congregationalist  in  re- 
ligion. He  married  (first)  Hannah  Ken- 
dall, who  died  January  17,  181 1,  aged 
thirty-five  years.  The  two  children  born 
of  this  marriage  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
Lyon  married  (second).  May  8,  1814, 
Sophia  Root  (see  Root  VI),  born  in  Lud- 
low, Massachusetts,  December  20,  1786, 
and  their  children,  born  in  Ludlow,  were 
as  follows:  i.  Hannah,  born  February 
25,  181 5,  died  May  9,  1856;  married,  April, 
1839,  Urbane  Carter.  2.  Sophia,  born 
March  11,  1817;  married,  November  8, 
1837,  George  Taylor,  a  farmer  of  Granby, 
Massachusetts  ;  four  children :  i.  Rachel 
S.,  born  August  17,  1838,  died  in  1916; 
married  George  Carver,  of  Granby,  Mas- 
sachusetts, July  I,  i860,  ii.  Olive  W., 
born  May  15,  1842,  died  November,  1916; 
married  Charles  Lyman,  of  Granby.  iii. 
Vienna  B.,  born  April  11,  1846;  married 
J.  D.  Rich,  of  Chicopee  Falls,  Massachu- 
setts, iv.  John  G.,  born  June  12,  1852.  3. 
Norman,  of  further  mention.  4.  Olive, 
born  January  27,  1821,  died  November  20, 
1839.  5-  Albert,  born  August  8,  1825, 
died  April  11,  1858,  unmarried.  6.  David, 
born  September  21,  1827;  resided  in 
Greenfield,  Massachusetts  ;  was  a  carriage 
painter  by  trade;  married.  May  16,  1849, 
Jane  State.  Nathaniel  Lyon  (father) 
died  in  Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  February 
II,  1839. 

(VI)  Norman  Lyon,  son  of  Nathaniel 
and  Sophia  (Root)  Lyon,  was  born  in 
Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  December  12, 
181 8.  He  attended  the  schools  in  the  vi- 
cinity of  his  home,  assisted  his  father  in 
the  varied  duties  of  his  farm,  and  upon 
arriving  at  man's  estate  chose  the  occupa- 
tion of  his  forefathers-,  agriculture,  in  the 
pursuit  of  which  he  gained  a  good  liveli- 
hood and  a  competence  for  his  declining 
years.  He  served  in  the  capacity  of  town 
assessor,  being  elected  on  the  Republican 
ticket,  and  in  religious  conviction  was  a 


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Congregationalist.  He  married,  Decem- 
ber 22,  1842,  Lydia  W.  Cooley,  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  the  portion 
now  Chicopee,  August  21,  1824,  daughter 
of  Calvin  and  Chloe  (Bliss)  Cooley,  the 
former-named  born  August  18,  1772,  a 
substantial  farmer  of  Chicopee,  died  June 
26,  1827,  and  the  latter-named  born  De- 
cember 19,  1787,  died  November  7,  1857. 
Norman  and  Lydia  W.  (Cooley)  Lyon 
were  the  parents  of  three  sons :  i.  Henry, 
born  April  5,  1844,  died  October  19,  1894; 
for  many  years  he  was  paymaster  for 
the  Lamb  Knitting  Company  of  Chicopee 
Falls;  married,  in  1870,  Ella  Taylor,  and 
resided  in  Chicopee  Falls ;  children : 
i.  George  Norman,  died  aged  two  years, 
ii.  Grace  T.,  born  in  1875.  iii.  Howard, 
born  in  1878.  2.  Lucian  N.,  whose  career 
is  reviewed  in  another  volume  of  this 
work.  3.  Albert  Bliss,  of  further  men- 
tion. Norman  Lyon  (father)  died  in 
Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  March  11,  1870. 
He  was  survived  many  years  by  his 
widow,  whose  death  occurred  September 
19,   1891. 

(VII)  Albert  Bliss  Lyon,  son  of  Nor- 
man and  Lydia  W.  (Cooley)  Lyon,  was 
born  in  Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  February 
19,  1865.  After  completing  public  school 
courses  of  study  in  the  Ludlow  schools, 
he  spent  four  years  in  preparatory  school, 
after  which  he  served  a  regular  appren- 
ticeship to  the  trade  of  tool  maker,  becom- 
ing an  expert  workman.  He  was  for  a 
time  in  the  employ  of  the  Lamb  Manu- 
facturing Company,  of  Chicopee  Falls, 
makers  of  knitting  machines  and  a  wide 
variety  of  sporting  goods.  He  then  spent 
some  years  with  different  firms  in  Hol- 
yoke  and  Springfield,  finally  becoming  as- 
sociated with  the  Overman  Wheel  Com- 
pany, of  Chicopee  Falls,  this  association 
continuing  for  fourteen  years,  until  the 
retirement  of  that  company.  Those  years 
gave  Mr.  Lyon  high  reputation  as  a  de- 


signer and  tool  maker.  His  next  em- 
ployers were  the  Knox  Motor  Company, 
of  Springfield.  At  the  expiration  of  a 
year,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  J. 
Stevens  Arms  and  Tool  Company,  of 
Chicopee  Falls,  as  a  designer  of  tools  and 
special  machinery,  but  in  1905  returned 
to  the  employ  of  the  Knox  Motor  Com- 
pany as  draughtsman  and  designer,  that 
association  still  continuing  (1921).  Mr. 
Lyon  is  a  member  of  the  Fish  and  Game 
Association,  of  Springfield ;  is  a  Republi- 
can in  politics ;  and  a  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational church  of  Chicopee  Falls. 

Mr.  Lyon  married,  November  4,  1885, 
Minnie  M.  Adams,  of  Chicopee  Falls, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  William  and 
Abigail  (Ingalls)  Adams.  Their  only 
son,  Norman  Lyon,  was  born  in  Chicopee 
Falls,  Massachusetts,  May  11,  1891.  He 
completed  public  school  courses  in  the 
Technical  High  School,  Springfield,  and 
is  now  chief  draughtsman  and  assistant 
engineer  with  the  Knox  Motor  Company, 
of  Springfield.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Society  of  Auto-motive  Engineers.  Nor- 
man Lyon  married,  November  20,  1917, 
Thirza  Chase,  of  Spofford,  New  Hamp- 
shire, daughter  of  Warren  and  Nellie 
(Ingalls)  Chase.  They  have  a  son,  Nor- 
man William,  Jr.,  born  August  3,  1920. 

(The    Root    Line) 

(I)  John  Root,  the  first  of  the  family 
in  this  country,  is  supposed  to  be  the  son 
of  John  Root  (Roote)  of  Badby,  North- 
amptonshire, England,  who  married,  in 
1660,  Mary  Russell,  and  had  baptized 
there  in  infancy  children  named :  Mary, 
Susanna,  Thomas  and  John.  The  young- 
est son,  John  Root,  above-mentioned,  was 
baptized,  according  to  the  parish  records 
of  Badby,  February  26,  1608.  Jesse  Root, 
a  descendant,  for  many  years  a  school 
teacher  in  Berlin,  Connecticut,  and  a  stu- 
dent of  familv  historv,  wrote  of  his  an- 


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cestor:  "Jo^"  Root,  our  Puritan  ances- 
tor, emigrated  from  a  place  in  England 
called  Badby.  His  father  was  deceased 
and  he  lived  with  an  uncle,  a  brother  of 
his  father,  and  was  adopted.  His  uncle 
was  a  man  of  wealth,  advanced  in  years, 
and  a  zealous  opponent  of  Popery,  and  it 
is  my  impression  one  of  the  nobility.  He 
insisted  that  John,  our  ancestor,  should 
go  into  the  Parliamentary  army  under 
Cromwell  to  fight  against  Charles  I.  and 
the  Catholics.  He  had  an  aversion  to  war 
and  chose  rather  to  join  a  company  of 
Puritans  who  were  coming  to  this  coun- 
try. When  he  arrived  he  came  to  Farm- 
ington,  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers 
in  1640.  He  married  Mary  Kilbourn." 
]\Iary  (Kilbourn)  Root  was  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Frances  Kilbourn,  and  was 
born  in  Wood  Ditton,  England,  in  1619, 
coming  to  New  England  in  the  ship,  "In- 
crease," in  1635.  Both  were  in  full  com- 
munion in  the  Farmington  church.  Their 
children  were  as  follows  :  John,  Samuel ; 
Thomas,  of  further  mention;  Mary,  Ste- 
phen, Susannah,  Joseph,  and  Caleb.  John 
Root,  father  of  these  children,  died  in  Au- 
gust, 1684,  and  his  widow,  Mary  (Kil- 
bourn) Root,  died  in  1697. 

(II)  Thomas  Root,  son  of  John  and 
Mary  (Kilbourn)  Root,  was  born  in 
Farmington,  Connecticut,  about  the  year 
1648.  Later  he  removed  to  Westfield, 
Massachusetts,  with  his  brothers,  John 
and  Samuel.  He  married  (first),  in  1670, 
Mary  Gridley,  who  died  in  1673.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  October  7,  1675,  Mary 
Spencer,  who  died  November  4,  1690.  He 
married  (third),  January  25,  1692,  Sarah 
Leonard,  widow  of  Josiah  Leonard,  and 
daughter  of  John  Dumbleston.  She  died 
January  3,  1694.  Children  by  first  wife : 
Thomas  and  Mary.  Children  by  second 
wife :  John,  Samuel,  Elizabeth,  Sarah ; 
Timothy,  of  further  mention ;  and  Joseph. 
Children   by   third  wife :     Thankful   and 


Mercy,    twins.      Thomas    Root    (father) 
died  August  16,  1709. 

(HI)  Timothy  Root,  son  of  Thomas 
and  Mary  (Spencer)  Root,  was  born  in 
Westfield,  Massachusetts,  December  3, 
1685.  He  removed  from  his  native  town 
to  Enfield,  Connecticut,  where  he  resided 
until  about  the  year  1713,  then  removed 
to  Somers,  same  State,  being  among  the 
first  settlers,  locating  near  the  Scantic 
river,  about  eight  miles  from  the  Connec- 
ticut river,  and  there  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  days,  his  death  occurring  Novem- 
ber 2,  1743.  He  married,  in  1710,  Sarah 
Pease,  daughter  of  John  Pease,  of  Enfield, 
Connecticut.  Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Root:  Elizabeth,  Sarah;  Timothy  (2), 
of  further  mention ;  Thomas,  Anna,  and 
two  daughters,  names  unknown. 

(IV)  Timothy  (2)  Root,  son  of  Tim- 
othy (i)  and  Sarah  (Pease)  Root,  was 
born  in  Somers,  Connecticut,  in  1719.  He 
built  the  old  Root  house  on  the  mountain 
in  Somers.  "They  were  most  excellent 
people,  devoutedly  pious,  and  worthy  to 
be  among  the  number  of  those  called  in 
God's  providence  to  lay  the  foundations 
of  a  town.  Before  the  building  of  the  first 
meeting  house,  the  people  used  to  often 
meet  for  public  worship  on  the  Sabbath 
at  his  house."  The  above  refers  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Root.  He  married  Jemima 
Wood,  daughter  of  Josiah  Wood,  of 
Somers,  Connecticut.  Children  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Root:  Timothy  (3),  of  further 
mention ;  John,  Joseph,  Jemima,  Sarah, 
Lois,  Daniel,  Asenath,  Mary.  Timothy 
(2)  Root  died  in  Somers,  June  21,  1794, 
aged  seventy-five  years. 

(V)  Timothy  (3)  Root,  son  of  Timothy 
(2)  and  Jemima  (Wood)  Root,  was  born 
in  Somers,  Connecticut,  in  1749.  He  was 
reared  and  educated  in  his  native  town, 
and  after  attaining  manhood  years  re- 
moved to  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
later  changing  his  place  of  residence  to 


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Ludlow,  same  State,  where  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  days.  He  married 
(first),  June  13,  1770,  Sarah  Bartlett,  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  where  they 
resided  for  a  short  period  of  time.  He 
married  (second)  Dorothy  or  Dolly  Hyde, 
who  was  born  in  1759.  Children  by  first 
wife,  the  first  two  born  in  Springfield,  the 
others  in  Ludlow:  Timothy  (4),  born 
December  16,  1771,  died  May  18,  1773; 
William,  born  August  9,  1773,  married 
Eunice  Sheldon;  Sally,  born  July  23, 
1776;  Nancy,  born  April  27,  1778;  Flavia, 
born  March  7,  1780;  Amy,  born  about 
1782,  died  young;  Pliny,  born  February 
23,  1785-  Children  by  second  wife: 
Sophia,  of  further  mention ;  Amos,  born 
June  24,  1788,  died  in  1827;  Dorothy,  born 
January  3,  1790;  Polly,  born  November 
5,  1791  ;  Pamalia,  born  September  16, 
1795  ;  Elizabeth,  born  November  22,  1798; 
Cynthia,  born  October  30,  1801.  Timothy 
(3)  Root  died  in  Ludlow,  November  22, 
1822.  The  inventory  of  his  estate  was 
dated  December  2,  1822,  real  estate, 
$2,675  5  personal,  $369,  a  goodly  estate  at 
that  time.  His  widow,  Dorothy  or  Dolly 
(Hyde)  Root,  survived  him  many  years, 
her  death  occurring  September  30,  1851, 
aged  ninety-two  years. 

(VI)  Sophia  Root,  daughter  of  Tim- 
othy (3)  and  Dorothy  or  Dolly  (Hyde) 
Root,  was  born  in  Ludlow,  Massachusetts, 
December  20,  1786,  and  died  January  9, 
1840.  She  married,  May  8,  1814,  Nathan- 
iel Lyon,  a  farmer  of  Ludlow  (see  Lyon 
V).  They  were  the  parents  of  Norman 
Lyon,  and  grandparents  of  Albert  Bliss 
Lyon,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts. 


HARTWELL,  Hiram  Martin, 

Founder  of  Important  Business. 

Among  the  enterprising  business  men 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  is  Hiram 
M.  Hartwell,  representative  of  a  family 


of  ancient  lineage,  members  of  which 
have  been  resident  in  England  and  Scot- 
land from  earliest  times,  the  name  being 
formerly  spelled  "Heartwell."  Records 
appear  under  the  latter  spelling  in  the 
chapter  of  the  Domesday  Book  devoted 
to  a  description  of  military  tenures  of 
lands  allotted  in  Northamptonshire,  Eng- 
land, by  William  of  Normandy  to  his  fol- 
lowers, and  similar  records  are  found  in 
the  descriptions  of  lands  in  Bucks  and 
Wilts  counties. 

(I)  William  Hartwell,  the  progenitor 
of  the  branch  herein  followed,  was  one  of 
the  early  settlers  of  Concord,  Massachu- 
setts. It  cannot  be  positively  stated 
whether  or  not  William  Hartwell  was 
one  of  the  party  of  settlers  under  the 
leadership  of  Major  Simon  Willard,  who 
led  the  way  in  cutting  lose  from  a  neigh- 
borhood of  their  friends  to  penetrate  the 
wilderness  in  search  of  homes,  and  who 
"made  their  pitch"  within  the  limits  of 
the  historic  town  of  Cambridge,  Septem- 
ber 12,  1635,  but  enough  is  known  to 
make  it  extremely  probable  that  he  must 
have  arrived  in  the  settlement  in  the  fol- 
lowing year,  1636,  when  twenty-three 
years  old.  He  was  made  a  freeman  of 
the  colony  in  1642;  appointed  as  one  of 
the  petitioners  for  a  grant  of  the  town  of 
Chelmsford,  adjoining  Concord  on  the 
north,  1653;  was  a  corporal  in  1671 ;  was 
one  of  the  committee  of  nine  citizens  to 
frame  rules  for  the  guidance  of  the  select- 
men of  the  town  in  1672;  and  in  1673  was 
appointed  quartermaster  in  the  Troop  of 
Horse  of  Middlesex  county.    He  married 

Jazan ,  and  they  became  the  parents 

of  at  least  five  children,  namely  :  Sarah  ; 
Mary ;  John,  of  whom  further ;  Samuel ; 
and  Martha.  William  Hartwell  died 
March  12,  1690,  in  the  seventy-seventh 
year  of  his  age,  and  his  widow  passed 
away  August  5,   1695. 

(II)  John    Hartwell,    son    of    William 


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and  Jazan  Hartwell,  was  born  December 
23,  1640,  and  died  of  small-pox,  January 
12,  1702-3.  He  served  in  King  Philip's 
War,  reported  by  Captain  Thomas 
Wheeler  as  a  member  of  his  company 
which  marched  to  the  defence  of  Qua- 
boag,  now  Brookfield,  Massachusetts.  He 
was  made  a  freeman  of  the  colony,  March 
21,  1689-90.  He  married  (first),  in  June, 
1664,  Priscilla  Wright,  daughter  of  Ed- 
ward and  Elizabeth  Wright.  He  married 
(second)  Elizabeth  Wright,  a  sister  of 
his  first  wife.  Among  his  children  was 
Edward,  of  further  mention. 

(III)  Edward  Hartwell,  son  of  John 
Hartwell,  was  born  August  23,  1689,  and 
died  February  17,  1785,  at  an  advanced 
age.  He  served  as  a  soldier  during  the 
years  1707-08.  He  went  to  Lancaster; 
was  sergeant  of  militia,  1722;  moved  to 
Lunenburg,  1724;  was  major,  1745;  jus- 
tice of  the  peace ;  judge  of  the  Court  of 
Common  Pleas,  1750-62;  representative  in 
the  General  Court  for  many  years ;  and  a 
member  of  the  committee  of  safety,  1773- 
76.  He  was  a  man  of  gigantic  size  and 
strength,  strong  mind,  great  force  of 
character,  especially  fitted  for  leadership 
in  trying  times  of  new  settlement.  Alto- 
gether, he  was  one  of  the  most  conspicu- 
ous persons  of  the  region  and  times  in 
which  he  lived.  He  married  Sarah 
Wilder,  and  among  their  children  was 
Edward  (2),  of  further  mention. 

(IV)  Edward  (2)  Hartwell,  son  of  Ed- 
ward (i)  and  Sarah  (Wilder)  Hartwell, 
was  born  in  1716,  and  died  January  4, 
1799.  Throughout  the  active  years  of  his 
life  he  followed  agricultural  pursuits,  in 
which  he  was  highly  successful.  He  was 
active  in  community  afifairs,  and  respected 
by  all  who  knew  him.  He  married,  Au- 
gust 7,  1739,  Elizabeth  Kneeland,  and 
among  their  children  was  Edward  (3),  of 
further  mention. 

(V)  Edward  (3)  Hartwell,  son  of  Ed- 


ward (2)  and  Elizabeth  (Kneeland)  Hart- 
well, was  born  August  22,  1747,  and  died 
March  30,  1844.  In  the  year  1765  he  was 
sent  with  a  detachment  of  soldiers  to 
Kennebec  Fort,  now  Gardiner,  Maine, 
and  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
war.  In  1780  he  removed  to  Canaan, 
Maine,  now  Bloomfield,  Maine.  He  mar- 
ried, December  9,  1776,  Lydia  White,  of 
Leominster,  born  March  5,  1755,  and  died 
April  21,  1837.  They  were  the  parents 
of  the  following  named  children  :  Thomas 
Edward,  born  April  17,  1778,  died  Sep- 
tember ID,  1814,  wounded  in  fight  with 
Indians;  John  William,  perished  at  sea; 
Benjamin,  born  in  1780,  soldier  in  the  War 
of  1812,  died  in  1874;  Joseph;  Stephen; 
Lysander ;  and  Samuel,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

'  (VI)  Samuel  Hartwell,  son  of  Edward 
(3)  and  Lydia  (White)  Hartwell,  was 
born  in  the  town  then  known  as  Bloom- 
field,  which  is  a  part  of  what  is  now 
Skowhegan,  Maine,  December  3,  1791,  and 
died  August  16,  1875.  He  spent  his  early 
life  on  his  father's  farm,  and  later  looked 
after  his  parents'  interests  in  the  property. 
He  received  an  excellent  education,  and 
for  a  time  served  in  the  capacity  of  school 
teacher.  He  served  an  apprenticeship  at 
the  trade  of  painter,  and  for  many  years 
thereafter  followed  the  occupations  of 
painting  and  graining  in  St.  Albans, 
Maine,  where  he  spent  the  greater  part  of 
his  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  State 
Militia,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain,  and 
discharging  his  duties  faithfully  and  ef- 
ficiently. He  was  a  great  Bible  student, 
a  man  of  high  character,  possessing  the 
essentials  that  make  for  good  citizenship. 
He  married,  January  4,  1844,  Mary  Hil- 
ton, of  St.  Albans,  Maine,  born  January 
29,  1826,  died  April  19,  1881.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Maria  Hilton.  Chil- 
dren of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hartwell :  John,  born 
December   10,   1845,  enlisted  August   14, 


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1862,  in  Company  E,  Sixteenth  Maine 
Volunteers,  was  taken  prisoner  while  in 
action  at  Weldon  railroad,  was  in  Ander- 
sonville  prison  for  a  time,  and  on  his  way 
home  perished  in  the  explosion  which  de- 
stroyed the  steamboat  "General  Lyon ;" 
Jenny,  born  March  12,  1847,  married  John 
F.  Robinson ;  Samuel,  born  July  12,  1848, 
died  July  24,  1862;  Eliza  A.,  born  July 
15,  1850,  married  Beldon  Southard;  Wil- 
liam W.,  born  August  10,  1852,  married 
Georgia  Powell;  Charles  S.,  born  May  12, 
1854,  married  Annie  Gahan ;  Thomas  C, 
born  May  8,  1856,  married  Flora  Brackett; 
Victoria  M.,  born  December  8,  1858,  mar- 
ried Leslie  Johonnett;  Mary  A.,  born 
March  29,  i860,  died  August  12,  1876; 
Luella  E.,  born  April  12,  1861,  married 
(first)  Napoleon  Bonaparte  Furbush,  de- 
ceased; married  (second)  James  Martin; 
Hiram  Martin,  of  further  mention ;  Leslie 
L.,  born  April  10,  1867,  married  Edna  But- 
ler.   Two  children  died  in  infancy. 

(VII)  Hiram  Martin  Hartwell,  son  of 
Samuel  and  Mary  (Hilton)  Hartwell,  was 
born  in  St.  Albans,  Maine,  March  16, 
1862.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
little  red  schoolhouse  of  the  district  in 
which  he  lived,  and  remained  on  his 
father's  farm  until  1879,  assisting  with  the 
many  duties  thereon.  He  then  went  to 
Lewiston,  Maine,  securing  work  in  a  cot- 
ton mill,  where  he  remained  for  a  period 
of  seventeen  years,  in  the  meantime  ad- 
vancing to  the  position  of  superintendent 
of  the  weaving  department.  In  1897  he 
removed  to  Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  and 
accepted  the  position  of  superintendent  of 
the  weaving  department  of  the  Dwight 
Mills.  In  1913  he  moved  to  New  Bed- 
ford, Massachusetts,  and  from  there  to 
Lawrence,  Massachusetts,  then  to  Web- 
ster, Massachusetts,  where  he  resided  for 
three  years,  at  the  expiration  of  which 
time  he  was  obliged  to  discontinue  mill 
work  because  of  the  impaired  state  of  his 
health.     In  January  1916,  he  changed  his 


place  of  residence  to  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  engaged  in  business  for  him- 
self under  the  firm  name  of  H.  M.  Hart- 
well &  Son,  dealers  in  automobile  tires 
and  accessories,  also  repairing  of  tires. 
His  business  has  increased  in  volume  and 
importance  with  the  passing  of  the  years, 
and  in  the  near  future  the  business  will 
be  incorporated.  Mr.  Hartwell,  through- 
out his  active  and  useful  life,  has  given 
considerable  time  and  thought  to  econ- 
omic questions  and  conditions,  and  is  the 
author  of  a  work  entitled  "High  Cost  of 
Living,"  which  has  elicited  high  praise 
from  Thomas  A.  Edison  and  other  noted 
men. 

Mr.  Hartwell  married,  July  2,  1886, 
Frances  Elizabeth  Belyea,  of  New  Bruns- 
wick, Canada,  daughter  of  Charles  and 
Elizabeth  (Esterbrook)  Belyea.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hartwell  became  the  parents  of  four 
children:  i.  George  Washington  born 
August  5,  1887;  member  of  the  firm  of 
H.  M.  Hartwell  &  Son;  married  Charlotte 
Fay,  and  their  children  are:  Charlotte, 
Georgia,  and  Frances  Elizabeth.  2.  Maud, 
born  April  15,  1889;  married  Albert  F. 
Knight,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  a 
daughter,  Carleen,  born  August  25,  1913. 
3.  Samuel  Hilton,  born  December  19, 
1890,  whose  wife  is  Irene  Isabel.  4. 
Charles  Esterbrook,  born  January  11, 
1894. 

Samuel  H.  and  Charles  E.  were  in  the 
Coast  Artillery  during  the  World  War, 
Samuel  H.  being  located  at  Fort  Adams, 
Rhode  Island,  for  a  time.  Charles  E. 
served  at  Fort  Hancock,  Georgia,  and  at 
Fort  Jackson,  South  Carolina.  At  the 
time  of  their  discharge  both  were  ser- 
geants. 


BASSETT,  Arthur  Francis, 
Business  Official. 

Although   a  young  man,   Mr.   Bassett 
has  accumulated  a  wealth  of  business  ex- 


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perience  in  the  responsible  positions  he  has 
filled,  and  when  in  191 1  he  formed  his 
present  connection  with  the  Chandler 
Company,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
he  brought  to  the  secretary's  office  expert 
knowledge  of  the  duties  of  such  a  position. 
He  is  of  the  tenth  American  generation 
of  Bassetts  descending  from  William 
Bassett,  who  came  in  the  ship  "Fortune" 
from  Holland  in  1621,  he  going  from  Eng- 
land to  Leyden,  Holland,  with  the  Eng- 
lish Puritans  who  came  in  the  "May- 
flower" in  1620.  He  lived  in  Plymouth, 
Duxbur}'-,  and  Bridgewater,  Massachu- 
setts, and  was  one  of  the  original  proprie- 
tors of  the  last-named  town,  and  there  he 
died  in  1667,  a  wealthy  landowner.  He 
represented  his  town  in  the  old  Colony 
Court  for  six  years  and  was  quite  promi- 
nent. In  1633  but  four  men  paid  a  larger 
tax  than  he.  His  daughter  Sarah  mar- 
ried, in  1648,  Peregrin  White,  the  first 
white  child  born  in  Plymouth  Colony. 

From  William  Bassett,  the  American 
ancestor,  the  line  of  descent  to  Arthur  F. 
Bassett,  of  Springfield,  is  through  Wil- 
liam's son,  Joseph,  who  died  in  1712;  his 
son  William  (i);  his  son  William  (2), 
born  in  1693,  died  in  1783  ;  his  son  William 
(3),  born  in  1726,  died  in  1776;  his  son 
William  (4),  born  in  1749,  died  in  1838; 
his  son  William  (5),  born  in  1772,  died 
in  1879;  ^iJs  son  Anson;  his  son  Francis 
Luther;  his  son,  Arthur  F.  Bassett,  of 
Springfield. 

Anson  Bassett,  of  the  eighth  American 
generation,  was  born  in  Hardwick,  Mas- 
sachusetts, April  16,  1807,  died  in  Ware, 
Massachusetts,  December  15,  1887.  He 
was  a  farmer  of  Hardwick  until  1863, 
when  he  sold  his  farm  and  purchased  an- 
other of  one  hundred  acres  at  Ware,  upon 
which  he  lived  until  passing  away.  He 
was  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  upon  the 
birth  of  the  Republican  party,  he  became 
a  member  thereof  and  was  ever  afterward 


its  ardent  supporter.  His  church  affilia- 
tion was  with  the  East  Congregational 
Church  of  Ware.  He  married,  October 
28,  1827,  Sarah  Ward,  of  Belchertown, 
Massachusetts,  who  died  in  March,  1889, 
daughter  of  Abram  and  Louise  (Shaw) 
Ward.  Their  children  :  William  ;  Fran- 
cis Luther,  of  further  mention ;  and  Aus- 
tin P. 

Francis  Luther  Bassett,  of  the  ninth 
American  generation,  was  born  in  Hard- 
wick, Massachusetts,  June  22, 185 1,  died  in 
Ware,  Massachusetts,  October  17,  1914. 
He  was  an  expert  jeweler  and  watchmaker, 
learning  his  trade  in  youth  and  following 
it  all  his  life.  With  the  exception  of  four 
years  (1884-1888)  spent  in  Rockville, 
Connecticut,  in  business  for  himself,  he 
was  employed  with  other  firms,  then  later 
went  to  Ware  and  bought  out  a  jewelry 
business,  where  he  remained  until  his 
death.  He  was  a  quiet  man,  domestic  and 
home-loving  in  his  disposition,  and 
greatly  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him  well. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  East  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Ware,  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  politically  a 
Republican.  He  married,  November  10, 
1876,  Mary  C.  Straham,  born  in  Canada, 
daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary  (Stuart)  Stra- 
ham. Children :  Arthur  Francis,  of 
further  mention ;  Lindoff  Austin,  born 
December  16,  1882 ;  Paul  Stuart,  born  in 
May,  1889,  who  married  and  has  a  son, 
Paul  Stuart  (2),  born  October  19,   1917. 

Arthur  Francis  Bassett,  of  the  tenth 
American  generation,  eldest  son  of  Fran- 
cis Luther  and  Mary  C.  (Straham)  Bas- 
sett, was  born  in  Ware,  Massachusetts, 
and  there  received  his  preparatory  edu- 
cation. He  then  became  a  student  at 
Williams  College,  receiving  his  A.  B.  from 
that  institution  at  graduation,  class  of 
1902.  For  a  time  after  graduation  he  was 
in  the  insurance  business  in  New  York 
City,    then   for   one   year   was    with    the 


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American  Book  Company,  and  for  another 
year  a  city  salesman  for  the  International 
Salt  Company  of  New  York  City.  Leav- 
ing New  York  City  at  the  end  of  his  year 
with  that  company,  he  went  to  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  there  becoming  assistant  to 
the  secretary  of  the  Manufacturers'  Asso- 
ciation. In  1905  he  came  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts  and  was  was  made  secre- 
tary of  the  Springfield  branch  of  the  Na- 
tional Metal  Trades'  Association,  a  posi- 
tion he  most  capably  filled  for  two  years. 
He  accepted  a  position  with  the  Package 
Machinery  Company  of  Springfield  in  1907, 
going  out  first  as  travelling  salesman,  later 
becoming  office  manager.  In  191 1  he  be- 
came associated  with  the  Chandler  Com- 
pany, manufacturers  of  light  metal  goods 
and  stamped  name  plates,  the  product  of 
the  company  finding  a  market  in  every  part 
of  the  United  States.  Mr.  Bassett  is  sec- 
retary and  assistant  treasurer  of  the 
Chandler  Company. 

A  man  of  social,  friendly  nature,  Mr. 
Bassett  finds  much  pleasure  in  his  mem- 
bership in  Springfield's  clubs :  The  Col- 
ony, Nayasset  and  Country.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Bassett  married,  September  26, 
1906,  Rose  Adele  Kinsman,  of  Spring- 
field, born  August  17,  1880,  daughter  of 
Warren  Downe  and  Addie  Louise  (Dowe) 
Kinsman,  her  father's  life  story  being  told 
elsewhere  in  this  work.  The  Kinsmans 
of  this  branch  trace  descent  from  Robert 
Kinsman  (or  Kingsman),  who  came  in  the 
ship  "Mary  and  John,"  arriving  in  Bos- 
ton, Massachusetts,  in  1634,  died  in  Ips- 
wich, Massachusetts,  in  1664.  The  line 
of  descent  from  the  founder  to  Mrs.  Rose 
Adele  (Kinsman)  Bassett  is  through 
Robert's  son.  Quartermaster  Robert;  his 
son,  Thomas,  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth 
Burnham;  their  son,  Stephen,  and  his 
wife,  Lucy  Kimball ;  their  son,  Jeremiah, 
and   his   wife,    Sarah    Harris ;   their   son, 


Jeremiah  (2),  and  his  wife,  Martha 
Andrews,  he  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution ; 
their  son,  Jeremiah  (3),  and  his  wife, 
Olive  Messinger;  their  son,  Timothy 
Ware,  and  his  wife,  Rosarina  Dowe; 
their  son,  Warren  Dowe,  and  his  wife, 
Addie  Louise  Dowe ;  their  daughter.  Rose 
Adele,  of  the  ninth  American  generation, 
wife  of  Arthur  Francis  Bassett,  of 
Springfield. 


BASS,  William  Seth, 

Member  of  Ancient  Family. 

The  Bass  family  in  America  dates  back 
to  about  1630,  the  immigrant  ancestor, 
Samuel  Bass,  having  been  among  the  first 
settlers  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony. 
The  line  of  descent  from  the  first  of  the 
name  in  America  to  William  Haskell  Bass 
is  as  follows: 

(I)  Samuel  Bass,  immigrant  ancestor, 
who  came  to  New  England  with  his  wife 
Anne,  and  probably  one  or  two  young 
children,  settled  in  Roxbury,  near  Hog 
Bridge,  about  1630  or  soon  after,  and 
their  names  are  enrolled  among  the 
earliest  members  of  the  first  church  of 
that  town.  He  was  admitted  freeman 
May  14,  1634,  and  lived  in  Roxbury  until 
about  1640,  when  he  removed  with  his 
family  to  Braintree  (now  Quincy),  where 
he  was  admitted  to  the  church  and  or- 
dained the  first  deacon  of  the  church  in 
Braintree,  an  office  which  he  held  for  fifty 
years.  In  1641  and  subsequently,  he  rep- 
resented the  town  in  the  General  Court 
for  twelve  years,  and  was  a  leading  man 
in  public  affairs  for  many  years.  He  died, 
December  30,  1694,  aged  ninety-four 
years,  the  father,  grandfather,  and  great- 
grandfather of  one  hundred  and  sixty-two 
descendants  before  he  died.  His  wife, 
Anne,  died  September  5,  1693,  aged 
ninety-three  years.    Their  children  were: 


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Samuel   (2),  of  whom  further;  Hannah; 
Mary  ;  John  ;  Thomas  ;  Joseph  ;  and  Sarah. 

(II)  Samuel  (2)  Bass,  son  of  Samuel 
(i)  and  Anne  Bass,  married  Mary  How- 
ard, and  died  while  a  young  man,  leaving 
one  child,  Samuel   (3),  of  whom  further. 

(III)  Samuel  (3)  Bass,  son  of  Samuel 
(2)  and  Mary  (Howard)  Bass,  married 
Rebecca,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  De- 
borah Faxon,  July  30,  1678.  Their  chil- 
dren were  :  Deborah  ;  Samuel  (4)  ;  Sam- 
uel (5);  David;  Rebecca;  Mary;  Sarah; 
Seth,  of  whom  further ;  Nathan ;  Anne ; 
and  Enoch. 

(IV)  Seth  Bass,  son  of  Samuel  (3)  and 
Rebecca  (Faxon)  Bass,  married  (first), 
November  18,  1735,  Eunice  Allen.  Their 
children  were:  Jeriah,  and  Samuel  (4), 
of  whom  further;  he  married  (second), 
December  9,  1746,  Bathsheba  Crosby. 

(V)  Samuel  (4)  Bass,  son  of  Seth  and 
Eunice  (Allen)  Bass,  married,  September 
21,  1758,  Alice  Spear.  Their  children 
were:  Jeriah,  and  Seth  (2),  of  whom 
further. 

(VI)  Seth  (2)  Bass,  son  of  Samuel  (4) 
and  Alice  (Spear)  Bass,  married  Mary 
Jones,  about  1779,  and  their  children 
were:  Seth  (3),  of  whom  further; 
George  ;   Benjamin  ;    Eunice  ;   and    Mary. 

(VII)  Seth  (3)  Bass,  son  of  Seth  (2) 
and  Mary  (Jones)  Bass,  was  born  in 
Quincy,  Massachusetts,  in  1789,  and  died 
in  Stowe,  Massachusetts,  December  31, 
1867.  He  married  Ann  Lovett  Harmon, 
at  Beverly,  Massachusetts,  February  12, 
1826.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth 
College,  and  studied  medicine  under  old 
Dr.  Warren,  after  which  he  practiced  his 
profession  at  Salem  for  some  twenty 
years.  He  was  the  second  librarian  of  the 
Boston  Athenaeum  and  was  connected 
with  that  institution  for  about  twenty 
years,  having  first  come  there  at  the  re- 
quest of  Nathaniel  Bowditch,  the  navi- 
gator, who,  walking  up  the  main  street  of 


Salem  one  day,  tapped  Dr.  Bass  on  the 
shoulder  and  offered  him  the  position. 
Dr.  Bass  was  a  lover  of  books,  and  en- 
thusiastic botanist,  and  a  student  of  con- 
chology.  In  his  house  at  Stowe  he  had  a 
library  of  some  3,000  volumes,  as  well  as 
a  very  extensive  collection  of  minerals, 
shells,  and  many  curious  and  rare  articles 
that  he  had  collected.  It  is  an  interesting 
fact  that  he  was  made  a  member  of  a 
society  of  sea  captains  at  Salem,  to  which 
no  one  was  entitled  to  membership  until 
he  had  made  a  trip  around  the  world.  Dr. 
Bass  was  made  a  full  member  because  the 
sea  captains  said  that  he  knew  as  much 
about  the  world  as  he  could  have  known 
had  he  made  a  trip  around  it.  When  Dr. 
Bass  was  a  young  man,  the  family  resi- 
dence at  Quincy  was  next  door  to  that  of 
the  Adams  family,  and  President  Adams, 
noticing  that  he  was  studiously  inclined, 
gave  him  the  use  of  his  library.  Seth  (3) 
and  Ann  Lovett  (Harmon)  Bass  were  the 
parents  of  one  child,  William  Seth  Bass, 
of  whom  further. 

(VIII)  William  Seth  Bass,  son  of  Seth 
(3)  and  Ann  Lovett  (Harmon)  Bass,  was 
born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  October 
27,  1833,  died  in  Stowe,  Massachusetts, 
May  24,  1861.  He  received  his  education 
in  Boston,  and  then  went  to  Stowe,  where 
he  bought  a  hotel  which  he  managed 
throughout  his  life.  He  married,  in  1853, 
Fannie  Agnes  Howe,  daughter  of  Abel 
and  Eunice  (Robinson)  Howe,  of  Little- 
ton, Massachusetts,  who  was  born  Sep- 
tember I,  1836,  and  they  became  the  par- 
ents of  two  children :  Samuel  H.,  of 
further  mention ;  and  Francis  Edwin, 
born  September  16,  1855,  who  married, 
July  8,  1875,  Clara  M.  Bosworth,  and  has 
one  child,  Lillian,  born  July  12,  1876. 
She  married  Henry  Bennett,  June  26, 
1899,  and  has  one  child,  Harold  Bass  Ben- 
nett, born  February  26,  1901.  Mrs.  Fan- 
nie Agnes  (Howe)  Bass  married  (second) 


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Henry  C.  Davis,  an  account  of  whose  life 
appears  in  the  following  sketch. 

(IX)  Samuel  Haskell  Bass,  son  of  Wil- 
liam Seth  and  Fannie  Agnes  (Howe) 
Bass,  was  born  in  Stowe,  Massachusetts, 
May  21,  1854.  He  received  his  education 
in  the  schools  of  Stowe  and  in  the  Quincy 
High  School,  and  then  went  into  the 
firm  of  Crosby,  Moss  &  Foss,  dealers  in 
jewelry  and  silverware,  where  he  re- 
mained about  four  years.  In  1875  he  went 
West,  to  Atchison,  Kansas,  where  he  went 
into  the  local  ticket  and  freight  office  of 
the  central  branch  of  the  Union  Pacific 
railroad,  remaining  five  years.  At  the  end 
of  that  time  he  went  to  Florida  as  gen- 
eral freight  and  passenger  agent  for  the 
Florida  Southern  railroad,  and  in  1883 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Mexican  Na- 
tional railroad  as  chief  clerk  of  the  traffic 
department,  later  becoming  traffic  man- 
ager. He  next  went  to  California,  and  for 
five  years  was  located  in  Oakland,  where 
he  was  identified  with  the  California  Im- 
provement Company.  At  the  end  of  five 
years,  he  returned  to  Mexico  and  actively 
engaged  in  development  along  different 
lines.  He  associated  with  the  Esperanza 
Mining  Company  at  El  Oro  for  some  ten 
years,  this  being  the  Guggenheim  prop- 
erty, which  in  1906  produced  more  gold 
than  any  other  mine  in  the  world.  Mr. 
Bass  had  charge  of  the  financial  end  of  the 
business,  accounting,  money,  and  records. 
In  1910  he  returned  to  the  states,  and  lo- 
cated in  St.  Louis,  associating  himself 
with  the  Emerson  Electric  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  as  superintendent  of  one  of 
the  departments. 

In  1917,  Mr.  Bass  came  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  has  made  his 
home  since,  devoting  his  time  to  his  real 
estate  interests.  Fraternally,  he  is  a 
member  of  Palatka  Lodge,  No.  34,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Palatka,  Flor- 
ida. 


Samuel  Haskell  Bass  married  (first), 
in  1885,  Martha  Jeannette  Park,  born  at 
Amboy,  Oswego  county.  New  York,  Sep- 
tember 10,  1854,  died  at  Laredo,  Webb 
county,  Texas,  March  8,  1888.  He  mar- 
ried (second)  Emily  Dunham  Boyd,  of 
Palatka,  Florida.  She  died  at  Palatka,  Au- 
gust 25,  1918.  Children  of  Samuel  H.  and 
Emily  Dunham  (Boyd)  Bass:  i.  Mary 
Emily,  born  April  19,  1890,  married  John 
Edward  Campbell,  a  construction  en- 
gineer, who  resides  in  the  city  of  Mexico. 
Their  children  are:  John  Edward,  Jr., 
and  David  Alexander.  2.  Dorothy  Howe, 
born  May  15,  1892,  married  James  G. 
Spencer,  of  Palatka,  Florida,  and  has  three 
children  :    James,  Marshall,  and  John. 


DAVIS,  Henry  Clay, 

Enterpr*ising  Citizen. 

Henry  Clay  Davis,  son  of  Rodway  and 
Cynthia  (Hyde)  Davis,  was  born  in  Bel- 
chertown,  Massachusetts,  May  16,  1835, 
and  died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
April  13,  1904.  The  father,  Rodway 
Davis,  born  in  Ware,  Massachusetts,  died 
in  Belchertown,  Massachusetts,  was  a 
farmer  who  loaned  money  on  mortgages 
and  remained  active  until  the  time  of  his 
death  at  eighty  years  of  age.  He  mar- 
ried Cynthia  Hyde,  and  they  became  the 
parents  of  eight  children  :  Augustus,  who 
was  an  attorney  in  Boston ;  Jerome ; 
David;  Ammus  and  Emery  (twins); 
Henry  C,  of  further  mention ;  Charlotte ; 
and  Mary. 

Henry  C.  Davis  was  educated  in  the 
local  schools  of  his  native  town  and 
early  engaged  in  the  hotel  business,  first 
becoming  proprietor  of  a  hotel  in  Stowe, 
Massachusetts,  later  engaging  in  the  same 
business  in  Eastford,  Connecticut,  and 
still  later  managing  a  hotel  in  Shirley, 
Massachusetts.  After  gaining  consider- 
able experience  in  this  line  of  work,  he 


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been  recognized  as  the  leading  organiza-     his  citizenship,  has  a  wide  circle  of  per- 


tion  of  lawyers  in  Western  Massachu- 
setts. During  the  many  years  that  Mr. 
Brooks  has  been  in  active  practice,  he  has 
appeared  as  chief  counsel  in  a  large  num- 
ber of  cases,  while  in  others  he  has  been 
associate  or  consulting  counsel.  He  has 
specialized  in  corporation  law,  and  has 
long  represented  the  great  steam  railroad 
corporations  of  the  State,  and  the  street 
railroads  of  Holyoke  and  Springfield.  In 
fact,  few  corporation  cases  have  been  tried 
in  Western  Massachusetts  in  which  he 
has  not  appeared  as  counsel.  For  many 
years  he  had  offices  located  in  Holyoke 
and  Springfield.  He  is  and  always  has 
been  a  worker,  and  the  results  achieved 
by  him  have  been  the  reward  of  honor- 
able, continued  effort,  and  not  to  be  at- 
tributed to  favor  or  influence  of  party  af- 
filiation. His  knowledge  and  persever- 
ance have  united  to  form  the  combination 
which  brings  surer  success  in  the  law  than 
in  any  other  profession.  Mr.  Brooks  has 
served  Holyoke  as  solicitor,  and  has  al- 
ways taken  an  active  part  and  interest  in 
the  affairs  of  that  city,  where  his  beautiful 
residence  is  located.  He  was  one  of  the 
organizers  of  the  Park  National  Bank  of 
Holyoke.  He  has  been  delegate  to  sev- 
eral National  Republican  conventions, 
and  was  president  of  the  Hampden  county 
bar  for  many  years. 

Mr.  Brooks  is  a  Republican  in  politics, 
but  has  been  too  busy  with  professional 
afifairs  that  needed  his  undivided  atten- 
tion to  spare  that  time  for  participation 
in  political  movements,  and  in  1893  posi- 
tively refused  a  nomination  to  Congress 
from  a  normally  strong  Republican  dis- 
trict. He  is  a  member  of  Mt.  Tom  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Holyoke ; 
the  University  Club  of  Boston,  the  Nay- 
asset  and  Springfield  clubs  of  Springfield, 
and  the  Bay  State  Club  of  Holyoke.  He  is 
public-spirited,  progressive  and  useful  in 


sonal  friends,  while  his  professional  ac- 
quaintances and  fame  extend  beyond  the 
State  limits. 

Mr.  Brooks  married  (first)  Mary 
French,  of  Woodstock,  Vermont,  daugh- 
ter of  Warren  C.  French,  the  law  precep- 
tor of  Mr.  Brooks.  Mrs.  Brooks  died  in 
1881.  Two  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Brooks:  i.  William  Steele,  married 
Mary  Stewart  MacFarland,  they  the  par- 
ents of  two  children :  William  H.  and 
Eliot  Palmer  Brooks.  2.  Mary,  who  be- 
came the  wife  of  Henry  M.  Sayward,  they 
the  parents  of  a  son,  Warren  Sayward. 
Mr.  Brooks  married  (second),  March  4, 
1884,  Jennie  Chase,  daughter  of  Edwin 
Chase,  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  They 
are  the  parents  of  two  children:  i. 
Rachel  Margaret,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Edward  M.  Mullen,  they  the  parents  of 
two  sons,  William  Brooks  and  Kingsland 
Mullen.  2.  Chase  Reuben,  who  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  organization  of  Brooks,  Kirby, 
Keedy  &  Brooks,  of  which  his  father  is  a 
member ;  married  Gertrude  Toole. 


GRAVES,  Hon.  Merle  Dixon, 
Lamryer,  Legislator. 

Hon.  Merle  Dixon  Graves,  one  of  the 
prominent  attorneys  of  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, highly  respected  as  a  public- 
spirited  citizen,  and  elected  to  represent 
his  district  in  the  State  Legislature  in 
1920,  comes  of  one  of  the  most  ancient 
of  English  families.  The  name  Graves 
came  into  England  with  the  Norman 
army  of  William  the  Conqueror  in  1066, 
is  listed  in  the  Domesday  Book  among 
those  to  whom  holdings  of  land  were 
assigned,  and  has  been  borne  by  many 
men  of  honor  and  distinction.  The  name 
has  been  spelled  DeGrevis,  De  Greves, 
Greve,  Grave,  Greaves,  Greeves,  and 
Graves.    In  the  Domesday  Book  for  Lin- 


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colnshire,  the  family  of  Greaves  and 
Graves,  with  family  seat  of  this  name,  is 
recorded  in  the  parish  of  Beeley,  near 
Chatw^orth,  in  the  northern  part  of  Der- 
byshire, where  the  family  lived  as  early 
as  the  reign  of  Henry  III,  from  1216  to 
1272.  During  the  reign  of  Queen  Eliz- 
abeth, from  1558  to  1603,  a  descendant 
of  this  family,  John  Greaves,  purchased 
Beeley,  now  called  "Hilltop,"  on  the  hill 
above  Beeley,  and  this  site  was  occupied 
by  the  Greaves  family  until  about  1664, 
when  it  was  sold  to  John,  Earl  of  Rut- 
land. The  coat-of-arms  borne  by  the 
family  is  described  as  follows : 

Arms — Gules,  an  eagle  displayed  or,  ducally 
crowned   argent. 

Crest — A  demi-eagle  displayed,  and  erased  or, 
enfield  round  the  body  and  below  the  wings  by  a 
ducal  coronet  argent. 

The  immigrant  ancestor  of  the  Graves 
family  in  America  was  Thomas  Graves, 
who  was  born  in  England  before  1585, 
came  to  this  country  and  settled  in  New 
England  at  a  very  early  date,  and  lived 
in  Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  during 
part  of  his  life.  He  had  children,  among 
whom  was  William,  a  resident  of  Dover, 
New  Hampshire,  in  1659,  who  married 
Elizabeth  York.  Their  son,  William, 
lived  in  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  and 
had  a  son  William  (3),  born  January  19, 
1704,  died  April  19,  1777.  William  (3) 
had  a  son,  Lieutenant  Nathaniel,  born 
January  14,  1752,  died  December  28, 
181 1,  who  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War,  and  married,  February^  10,  1773, 
Susanna  Godfrey.  Lieutenant  Nathaniel 
and  Susanna  (Godfrey)  Graves  were  the 
parents  of  Jacob,  born  1774,  died  June  24, 
1842.  He  took  a  very  active  part  in  all 
the  aflfairs  of  the  town,  was  an  esquire, 
transacting  all  the  law  business  of  his 
day,  and  was  a  captain  in  the  State  mil- 
itia, as  was  also  his  son,  and  was  a  man 
of  great  physical  strength.     Jacob's  son 


Jonathan  was  a  pioneer  in  Vienna,  Maine, 
and  married  Lavina  Eaton.  They  be- 
came the  parents  of  Rev.  Lucien  Chase 
Graves,  in  the  eighth  generation  from 
Thomas  Graves,  the  immigrant  ancestor, 
and  father  of  Honorable  Merle  Dixon 
Graves. 

Rev.  Lucien  Chase  Graves,  son  of  Jon- 
athan and  Lavina  (Eaton)  Graves,  was 
born  in  Vienna,  Maine,  February  14, 
1849.  Iri  those  days,  when  the  frontier 
was  constantly  moving  and  pioneer  in- 
stincts and  traditions  were  still  strong, 
it  was  no  unusual  thing  for  families  of 
the  seventh  and  eighth  generations  from 
their  original  immigrant  ancestors  in  this 
country  to  form  new  pioneer  groups, 
move  out  into  the  wilderness,  and  there 
found  a  new  town.  This  was  due  to 
economic  and  social  causes  as  well  as  to 
the  inherited  love  of  pioneer  life.  As  the 
population  of  the  place  became  dense, 
manners  and  customs  changed,  the  price 
of  land  increased,  and  opportunities  for 
initiative  and  leadership  decreased.  With 
unreckoned  acres  of  new  land  waiting  to 
be  occupied  it  became  the  part  of  wis- 
dom to  "go  out  and  occupy  the  land." 
Thus  it  was  that  the  grandparents  of 
young  Lucien  C,  Graves  had  gone  out 
from  more  populous  centers  and  were 
numbered  among  the  first  settlers  of 
Vienna,  Maine.  With  true  New  England 
zeal  for  education,  however,  schools  had 
been  provided,  even  though  the  town  was 
comparatively  new,  and  in  the  public 
schools  and  at  the  old  Maine  State  Sem- 
inary, of  Lewiston,  young  Lucien  C.  re- 
ceived his  preliminary  education.  From 
the  Seminary  he  entered  Bates  College, 
shortly  after  its  founding,  and  graduated 
in  1869.  Thus  well  prepared  to  win  for 
himself  the  means  necessary  for  further 
professional  training,  he  taught  school 
for  a  number  of  years,  and  then  entered 
the  Cobb   Divinity  School,  at  Lewiston. 


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graduating  in  1882  and  soon  afterward 
receiving  his  ordination. 

For  thirty-three  years  the  Rev.  Lucien 
Chase  Graves  ministered,  with  unfailing 
fidelity,  to  the  spiritual  needs  of  various 
flocks,  shepherding  with  solicitous  care 
the  young  and  the  weak,  and  reproving, 
with  fatherly  love  or  with  stern  unflinch- 
ing courage,  as  the  case  demanded,  the 
shortcomings  of  those  placed  under  his 
care.  At  Bowdoinham  and  at  Lebanon, 
Maine,  and  at  East  Tilton,  Union,  Wake- 
field, and  Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire,  he 
held  pastorates  and  proved  himself  a  man 
of  spiritual  energy  and  of  large  resources. 
In  those  days  the  minister  was  the  best 
educated  man  of  his  community,  and 
often  he  was  the  only  one  who  could 
boast  any  great  learning.  Thus  it  was 
that  many  responsibilities  devolved  upon 
him,  and  his  place  in  the  lives  of  his  peo- 
ple came  to  be  a  very  large  one.  So  it 
was  that  in  Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire, 
the  Rev.  Lucien  Chase  Graves  was  not 
only  pastor,  but  for  many  years  was  the 
devoted,  efficient  principal  of  Gilmanton 
Academy  as  well. 

In  1899,  although  but  fifty  years  of  age, 
failing  health  made  it  necessary  that  he 
should  retire  from  active  duties.  Five 
years  later,  however,  his  health  having 
improved  and  an  urgent  call  having  been 
received  from  Granville,  Massachusetts, 
he  accepted  the  call  and  resumed  his  ac- 
tive life  as  a  pastor,  serving  until  1913, 
when  he  finally  retired  and  devoted  his 
declining  years  to  writing.  After  the 
tragic  death  of  his  son,  Walter  Lucien. 
who  was  killed  while  at  Harvard  Law 
School,  he  completed  his  book  entitled 
"The  Natural  Order  of  Spirit." 

On  July  I,  1882,  he  married  Annie 
Dixon,  of  Chesterfield,  Maine,  and  they 
became  the  parents  of  two  children  :  Wal- 
ter Lucien,  who  graduated  from  Amherst 
College,  and  later,  while  a  student  in  Har- 


vard Law  School,  met  an  accidental 
death ;  and  Merle  Dixon,  of  whom  fur- 
ther. 

Hon.  Merle  Dixon  Graves,  son  of  Rev. 
Lucien  Chase  and  Annie  (Dixon)  Graves, 
in  the  ninth  generation  from  Thomas 
Graves,  immigrant  ancestor,  was  born  in 
Bowdoinham,  Maine,  October  13,  1887. 
He  received  his  early  education  at  Union, 
New  Hampshire,  and  at  Gilmanton  Acad- 
emy, Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire,  where 
his  father  was  principal.  He  entered  the 
High  School  at  Farmington,  Maine,  in 
1901,  and  demonstrated  his  ability  by 
graduating  in  1904  with  the  highest  rank 
in  his  class,  of  which  he  was  salutatorian. 
The  salaries  of  preachers  in  those  days 
were  not  munificent,  and  although  the 
minister  was  intellectually,  spiritually, 
and  socially  the  leader  of  his  community, 
he  could  scarcely  be  numbered  among  the 
"well-to-do."  Undaunted  by  the  sober 
fact  that  funds  were  not  plentiful,  young 
Merle  entered  Amherst  College  in  1904, 
and  not  only  succeeded  in  working  his 
way  through,  but  demonstrated  the  pos- 
sibility of  doing  the  regular  work  and 
taking  an  active  part  in  extra-curricular 
activities  as  well,  while  apparently  han- 
dicapped by  the  necessity  for  earning  the 
needed  funds.  He  tutored,  played  on  the 
football  team,  and  was  an  active  member 
of  the  Dramatic  Club.  Incidentally,  he 
won  the  Hardy  prize  in  debating  and  the 
Hyde  prize  for  public  speaking.  Grad- 
uating from  Amherst  in  1908,  he  taught 
that  year  in  the  Barnard  School  for  Boys, 
New  York  City,  and  attended  the  Colum- 
bia University  Summer  School,  where  he 
took  special  courses.  In  1909  he  entered 
Harvard  Law  School,  graduating  in  191 2. 
In  November  of  the  latter  year  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  and  began  practice  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  in  the  office  of 
Gurdon  Gordon.  Capable,  efficient,  and 
energetic,  success  has  attended  his  efforts. 


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would-be  enemies  into  staunch  friends. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Mayflower  Soci- 
ety, being  a  great-granddaughter  of  Rev. 
Timothy  Mather  Cooley,  D.  D.,  one  of 
the  founders  and  trustees  of  Williams 
College,  and  for  sixty-three  years  pastor 
of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of 
Granville ;  a  descendant  of  Governor 
Treat,  of  Connecticut;  a  descendant  of 
General  Timothy  Fuller  Chipman,  sol- 
dier of  the  Revolution  and  the  War  of 
1812;  and  a  descendant  of  John  Rowland, 
of  the  "Mayflower."  As  a  member  of 
Mercy  Warren  Chapter,  Daughters  of 
the  American  Revolution,  Mrs.  Graves 
has  served  her  chapter  in  various  capac- 
ities— in  1917  and  1918  as  president  of  the 
Pynchon  Society,  Children  of  the  Amer- 
ican Revolution ;  in  1919  as  vice-regent 
of  Mercy  Warren  Chapter ;  and  in  1920 
and  1921  as  regent.  During  the  World 
War,  Mrs.  Graves  organized  and  was  at 
the  head  of  the  relief  work  of  Mercy 
Warren  Chapter,  which,  for  a  period  of 
eighteen  months,  completed  an  average  of 
a  thousand  articles  per  month  in  shape  of 
garments,  sweaters,  helmets  and  surgical 
dressings,  and  besides  providing  for  the 
upkeep  and  maintenance  of  some  twenty- 
one  French  war  orphans.  Mrs.  Graves 
is  a  member  of  the  National  Order  of 
Lafayette ;  the  National  Society  United 
States  Daughters  of  1812;  the  National 
Association  of  Constitutional  Govern- 
ment; the  National  Women's  Roosevelt 
Memorial  Association  ;  the  Massachusetts 
Federation  of  Women's  Clubs ;  the  Bos- 
ton Colony  of  New  England  Women ; 
the  Massachusetts  Mayflower  Associa- 
tion ;  the  Boston  Women's  City  Club ;  the 
Maplewood  Association  of  Pittsfield ;  the 
Wednesday  Morning  Club  of  Pittsfield ; 
the  Spring^eld  Women's  Club ;  the  Cos- 
mopolitan Club ;  the  Hampton  Club ; 
Mercy  Warren  Chapter,  Daughters  of 
the  American  Revolution ;  the  Hampden 


County  Woman's  Club ;  the  Hampden 
County  Improvement  League;  the  Cit- 
izens' League  of  Springfield ;  the  Hamp- 
den County  Tuberculosis  Association; 
the  Red  Cross;  the  Women's  Auxiliary 
American  Legion  Post,  No.  21 ;  the  Con- 
necticut Valley  Historical  Society;  the 
Young  Women's  Christian  Association ; 
the  Capen  School  Association ;  Miss 
Hall's  School  Alumnae  Association ;  and 
the  Massachusetts  Republican  State  Com- 
mittee. 

Mrs.  Graves  was  the  first  woman  chair- 
man. Women's  Division,  of  the  Repub- 
lican City  Committee  of  Springfield,  and 
the  first  woman  delegate  from  Spring- 
field to  the  Massachusetts  State  Repub- 
lican Convention  (1920).  As  chairman, 
Women's  Division,  of  the  Republican 
City  Committee,  and  as  Republican  State 
Committeewoman  from  the  First  Hamp- 
den Senatorial  District,  Mrs.  Graves  has 
rendered  most  efficient  service  to  her 
county,  city,  and  State,  not  only  in  the 
pioneer  work  of  organization  but  in  the 
development  of  party  as  well. 

In  religious  work  her  influence  is  felt. 
She  is  a  member  of  Faith  Church,  also  a 
trustee  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  Granville.  A  woman  of  large 
ability,  leadership,  and  capacity,  entirely 
worthy  of  her  long  line  of  distinguished 
ancestors,  is  Mrs.  Merle  Dixon  Graves, 
With  all  her  public  duties,  civic  and  social 
responsibilities,  she  is  also  a  mother,  Mr. 
and  Mrs,  Graves  being  the  parents  of  two 
children :  Walter  Lucien,  born  March  2, 
1912 ;  and  Clara  Cooley,  born  July  26, 
1913- 

(The  Stevenson  Line). 

(I)  Mrs.  Graves  is  of  Scotch  extrac- 
tion, the  immigrant  ancestor  of  her  fam- 
ily, on  the  paternal  line,  being  William 
Stevenson,  who  was  born  in  1771,  in 
Stranroer,  near  Glasgow.  Scotland,  and 
came  to  this  country  in  1795.  locating  in 


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Cambridge,  New  York,  where  he  eventu- 
ally became  a  leading  merchant.  He 
married  three  times,  his  second  wife  being 
Frances  Wardale  (McAllister)  Steven- 
son, born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
September  28,  1784,  died  November  13, 
1823,  daughter  of  a  well  known  merchant 
of  Philadelphia,  John  McAllister. 

(II)  John  McAllister  Stevenson,  son 
of  William  and  Frances  Wardale  (McAl- 
lister) Stevenson,  was  born  October  22, 
1818,  and  died  September  8,  1872.  He 
received  his  early  education  in  the  local 
schools  of  his  native  city,  Cambridge, 
New  York,  and  then  entered  Union  Col- 
lege, from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1839.  He  then  took  up  the  study  of  law 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  but  devoted 
the  greater  portion  of  his  time  to  the 
management  of  his  father's  and  his  own 
personal  estate.  He  was  an  adherent  of 
the  old  Whig  party  until  it  was  absorbed 
by  the  new  Republican  party,  after  which 
time  he  zealously  supported  the  princi- 
ples and  the  candidates  of  the  latter  or- 
ganization. He  married  Seraph  Huldah 
Newton,  born  in  Marlboro,  Vermont, 
August  6,  1823,  a  daughter  of  Ephraim 
Holland  and  Huldah  (Chipman)  Newton, 
and  a  lineal  descendant,  in  the  maternal 
line,  of  John  Howland,  one  of  the  "May- 
flower" passengers,  and  a  signer  of  the 
famous  Compact.  Among  her  paternal 
ancestors  was  also  Thomas  Chipman,  who 
lived  in  Sheffield  county,  and  served  in 
the  Revolutionary  War,  as  did  also  his 
son,  Timothy  Fuller  Chipman,  in  the 
campaign  against  General  Burgoyne  ;  also 
on  the  paternal  side  she  was  descended 
from  Marshall  Newton,  Jr.,  of  Shrews- 
bury, Massachusetts,  who  was  a  soldier 
in  the  patriot  army  during  the  entire 
period  of  the  struggle  for  independence. 
His  father,  also  Marshall  Newton,  was  a 
lieutenant  in  the  French  and  Indian  War, 
and  rendered  valuable  service  in  the  cam- 


paign which  included  the  battle  of  Lake 
George.  The  children  of  John  McAllis- 
ter and  Seraph  Huldah  (Newton)  Stev- 
enson were  :  Holland  Newton,  who  was  a 
commodore  in  the  United  States  navy ; 
John  McAllister,  of  whom  further;  Jean 
H.,  who  married  Daniel  March,  Jr.,  of 
Winchester,  Massachusetts ;  Frances 
Wardale,  who  married  Charles  Y.  Beach, 
and  died  in  October,  1904;  Sarah  Mary, 
who  married  DeWitt  Bruce,  of  Pittsfield, 
and  died  December  i,  1905;  William 
Chipman,  who  was  engaged  in  the  fire 
insurance  business  in  Pittsfield ;  Eliza  A., 
who  married  John  P.  Lane ;  Edward  P., 
who  was  treasurer  of  the  Mountain  Mill 
Paper  Company;  and  McLaren,  who  was 
a  resident  of  Bridgeport,  Connecticut. 

(Ill)  John  McAllister  (2)  Stevenson, 
son  of  John  McAllister  (i)  and  Seraph 
Huldah  (Newton)  Stevenson,  was  born 
in  Cambridge,  Washington  county.  New 
York,  August  31,  1846,  and  died  March 
20,  1916.  He  received  his  preparator}'- 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Cam- 
bridge, and  Washington  Academy ;  in 
Walnut  Hill  School,  Geneva,  New  York; 
and  at  Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  Mas- 
sachusetts, from  which  last  institution 
he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1865. 
He  then  entered  Yale  College,  intending 
to  graduate  with  the  class  of  1869,  but  at 
the  end  of  his  sophomore  year  was  obliged 
to  leave  because  of  failing  health.  From 
1867  to  1872  he  remained  at  his  father's 
home,  assisting  in  the  planing  mill  and 
lumber  plant  which  his  father  conducted 
in  Cambridge,  and  using  every  opportu- 
nity to  build  a  rugged  constitution.  In 
1872  he  went  to  Pittsfield,  Massachusetts, 
accepting  a  position  in  the  office  of  David 
W.  Bartlett,  general  agent  of  the  Phoenix 
Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  of 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  which  connection 
he  maintained  until  January  i,  1874. 
when  he  accepted  a  clerical  position  with 


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Tillotson  &  Collins,  manufacturers  of 
woolens.  Here  he  remained  for  nearly 
three  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he 
again  engaged  in  the  insurance  business 
as  clerk  in  the  employ  of  Captain  Fred 
A.  Francis,  successor  of  Gilmore  &  Fran- 
cis. In  April,  1877,  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  George  D.  Button,  and  under 
the  firm  name  of  Stevenson  &  Button, 
they  purchased  the  business  interests  of 
Captain  Francis.  Later  he  purchased  his 
partner's  interests  and  became  associated 
first  with  Thomas  N.  Enright,  and  subse- 
quently with  his  brother,  William  Chip- 
man  Stevenson,  with  offices  in  the  Sav- 
ings Bank  building,  which  occupies  the 
site  of  the  old  block  in  which  he  began 
his  business  career  in  Pittsfield,  the  busi- 
ness then  being  conducted  under  the  firm 
name  of  Stevenson  &  Company.  On  Sep- 
tember 29,  1879,  Mr.  Stevenson  was 
elected  to  the  position  of  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Berkshire  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Company,  which  responsible 
position  he  held  until  his  death,  March 
20,  1916.  The  ability  and  efficiency  with 
which  he  discharged  the  duties  of  that 
oflfice  contributed  largely  to  the  growth 
and  prosperity  of  the  company.  Giving 
freely  of  his  time,  energy,  and  ability  to 
the  interests  of  the  institution,  he  saw  it 
grow  from  a  concern  having  $4,500,000  at 
risk  to  one  of  over  $11,000,000.  A  purely 
mutual  organization,  it  has  made  for  it- 
self the  enviable  record  of  always  return- 
ing a  dividend  to  its  members. 

Though  the  interests  of  the  Berkshire 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  received 
the  major  part  of  Mr.  Stevenson's  time 
and  thought,  he  also  found  time  for  other 
interests  and  duties.  On  October  13, 
1890,  he  was  elected  clerk  and  treasurer 
of  the  Pittsfield  Cemetery  Association, 
and  with  characteristic  energy  he  was 
instrumental  in  securing  many  improve- 
ments.    The  cemetery  was  enlarged,  the 


gateway  and  the  Clapp  Memorial  Chapel 
were  erected,  and  many  other  improve- 
ments made,  and  under  his  personal 
supervision  much  of  the  laying  out  of 
building  lots  on  land  adjacent  to  Onota 
street  was  completed.  On  October  13, 
1890,  he  was  elected  clerk  of  the  Pitts- 
field Electric  Street  Railway  Company, 
and  in  1892  a  member  of  its  board  of 
directors.  From  1883  to  1896  he  served 
as  clerk  and  treasurer  of  the  Pittsfield 
Board  of  Underwriters,  and  on  April  18, 
1881,  he  was  elected  clerk  of  the  First 
Congregational  parish,  of  which  he  was 
a  member  for  many  years.  The  high 
order  of  executive  and  administrative 
ability  possessed  by  Mr.  Stevenson,  com- 
bined with  his  sterling  qualities  of  char- 
acter, made  his  services  much  in  demand 
by  organizations  and  institutions  of  a 
philanthropic  and  semi-philanthropic 
character,  and  to  these  he  gave  liberally 
of  his  time,  his  energy,  and  his  ability. 
He  was  a  member  and  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  the  Pittsfield  branch  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association,  was  one  of 
the  original  members  of  the  Park  Club, 
and  for  twelve  years  one  of  the  members 
of  its  executive  committee.  He  served  as 
auditor  for  the  Berkshire  County  Home 
for  Aged  Women  from  the  time  of  its 
organization,  and  was  one  of  the  incor- 
porators of  the  Berkshire  County  Chap- 
ter of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolu- 
tion, in  which  for  two  years  he  held  the 
office  of  president.  He  was  one  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  Berkshire  County 
Savings  Bank  from  May  3,  1882,  until 
his  death ;  trustee  of  the  Union  for  Home 
Work,  which  for  a  number  of  years  he 
served  as  a  member  and  treasurer  of  its 
board  of  managers ;  and  from  1879  to  the 
end  of  his  active  life  was  a  member  of 
the  Massachusetts  Mutual  Fire  Insurance 
Union,  and  during  the  later  years  was  its 
vice-president. 


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(IV)  Josiah  Bradley,  son  of  Jonathan 
and  Susanna  (Folsom)  Bradley,  was  born 
in  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  1745.  He 
married  Nanna  Moulton,  and  among  their 
children  was  Josiah,  Jr.,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(V)  Josiah  (2)  Bradley,  son  of  Josiah 
(i)  and  Nanna  (Moulton)  Bradley,  was 
born  in  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  May 
17,  1770.  He  married  Phebe  Webster, 
and  among  their  children  was  Lewis,  of 
further  mention. 

(VI)  Lewis  Bradley,  son  of  Josiah 
(2)  and  Phebe  (Webster)  Bradley,  was 
born  September  6,  1810.  He  was  a  resi- 
dent of  Vienna,  Maine.  He  married  Fan- 
nie Lyford,  and  among  their  children  was 
Milton,  of  further  mention. 

(VII)  Milton  Bradley,  son  of  Lewis 
and  Fannie  (Lyford)  Bradley,  was  born 
in  Vienna,  Maine,  November  8,  1836.  He 
attended  the  schools  of  his  native  town, 
and  when  he  was  eleven  years  old  his 
parents  removed  to  Lowell,  Massachu- 
setts, in  the  schools  of  which  city  he  com- 
pleted his  studies  at  the  age  of  fifteen. 
Mathematics  and  especially  geometry 
was  the  subject  that  most  interested  him 
in  boyhood  and  young  manhood.  His 
first  postion  was  in  the  office  of  a  me- 
chanical engineer  in  Lowell,  and  during 
his  two  years'  service  he  learned  the  ele- 
ments of  drafting.  He  then  entered  the 
Lawrence  Scientific  School,  Harvard  Col- 
lege, where  he  prepared  for  the  work  of  a 
civil  engineer,  and  after  his  graduation  he 
took  up  his  residence  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, was  engaged  as  a  draftsman 
in  the  locomotive  works  of  Bemis  &  Com- 
pany, with  whom  he  remained  for  two 
years,  when  the  company  sold  out  to  the 
Western  railroad.  After  a  short  period 
of  working  on  his  own  account,  Mr.  Brad- 
ley accepted  a  position  as  draftsman  for 
the  Wason  Car  Manufacturing  Company, 
and  in   i860,  while  in  their  employ,  de- 


signed a  famous  car  for  which  the  com- 
pany was  given  a  special  order  by  the 
Viceroy  of  Egypt.  While  working  on 
this  car  with  William  M.  Child,  head 
decorator,  Mr.  Bradley  became  interested 
in  the  subject  of  lithographing,  an  art  lit- 
tle known  in  the  United  States  outside  of 
Boston.  The  two  men  formed  a  partner- 
ship, purchased  an  old  press  and  equip- 
ment, and  engaged  in  lithographic  work. 
After  a  time  Mr.  Child  withdrew  his  in- 
terest and  Mr.  Bradley  continued  for  a 
short  period  alone. 

Mr.  Bradley  later  became  interested  in 
and  was  an  originator  and  manufacturer 
of  games,  the  first  being  called  "The 
Checkered  Game  of  Life,"  which  met  with 
very  large  sales.  During  the  Civil  War 
one  of  his  famous  productions  was 
a  panorama  of  the  war.  He  originated 
and  published  a  monthly  called  "Work 
and  Play;"  completed  a  Standard  Man- 
ual for  playing  croquet,  and  he  was  the 
first  to  manufacture  the  implements  for 
that  game  in  this  country.  About  1870, 
a  kindergarten  was  started  in  Springfield, 
and  the  Milton  Bradley  Company,  of 
which  he  was  the  founder,  began 
the  manufacture  of  kindergarten  material, 
and  the  greater  part  of  the  first  class  kin- 
dergarten material  now  in  use  all  over  the 
country  was  first  introduced  by  Mr.  Brad- 
ley. The  business  thus  begun  by  him  has 
gone  steadily  onward  for  over  fifty  years, 
and  the  Milton  Bradley  Company  and  its 
products  are  known  all  over  the  United 
States,  having  representatives  in  every 
State  in  the  Union  and  doing  a  very  large 
business  annually.  Not  only  did  Mr. 
Bradley  look  closely  to  his  business  af- 
fairs, but  he  took  a  keen  interest  in  the 
schools  of  Springfield,  served  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  School  Board,  and  the 
first  movement  in  Springfield  towards 
giving  instruction  to  boys  in  the  use 
of     tools     and     manual     training     work 


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was  made  by  him  in  1S7S.  He  gave  the 
use  of  an  upper  story  in  the  building, 
which  was  owned  by  him,  and  occupied 
by  the  Milton  Bradley  Company,  and 
engaged  George  B.  Kilburn  as  instructor. 
This  movement  eventually  culminated  in 
the  Technical  High  School,  today  occupy- 
ing one  of  the  largest  and  finest  buildings 
in  Massachusetts,  with  an  attendance  of 
over  1,200  pupils,  and  it  was  largely 
through  his  suggestion  and  counsel  that 
the  Central  High  School  site  was  ac- 
quired, where  stands  another  magnificent 
building.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the 
Ccr:-;:-  ""     :acil. 

married,    in    1864,    Ellen 
New  Hampshire, 
;  us  of  two  daugh- 

ters: rior*{!  V  i  Miure,  who  became  the 
wife  of  Rober:  "'  Iicersoll  (see  Ingersoll 
VIH)  ;  and  I  \  who  became  the 

wife  of  Here  lomn^vr-,   -r'P.os- 

ton,  Massach 
entr  o-'  ■-•• 

INGERbOL-  11, 


■     -    -A  tie*. 

The  Ingersoll  family,  representc 
present  generation  by  Robert  Newtili  iu- 
gersoll.  of  Sprincrficld,  is  an  ancient  and 
honorah-  v ear  1629,  in 

the  reign  ^hard  Inger- 

soll and  his  brotht  .-  from  Bed- 

■>vA:i.<-o    F,ro!/i».;  Jed  in  Salem, 

i    Ingersoll,    the 
vvith  him  to  the 

r  •  Ann  and  a  family 

n  ;  A  third 

SO).  \he  year 

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(1  '4jer  brother, 

was  bijr-.  •..  ii.nglaiio.  :■•  \^  15,  and  was 
about  f-.iutAen  years  o;  ,  ur  when  he  left 
England  to  come  to  Ar-.rua  with  his 
brother's  family.    For  a  *;?-.:e  he  lived  with 

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his    brother    Richard    in    Salem, 
whose  protection  he  seems  to  have  bet.. 
He  next  appears  in  Hartford,  Connecii 
cut,  where  he  settled  after  his  brother's 
death.    In  165 1,  when  thirty-six  years  old, 
he  married  (first)  Dorothy  Lord,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Lord,  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers of  Hartford.     His  wife  was  about 
twenty-one  years  of  age.     The  first  two 
children  were  born  in  Hartford.    In  1655 
John  Ingersoll,  accompanied  by  his  fam- 
ily, removed  tu  Northampton,  Massachu- 
setts, where  :•  -  ighter  was  born, 
at  which  time  died,  aged  about 
twenty -six  y .  '  11    mar- 
ried (second)  Abigail 
Bascom;  ascom, 
one  of  iL'                                             • ,  Con- 
necticut, but  who  later  '  h- 
ampton,  Massachusetts.  r 
daughters  born  of  this  marn.                    '-C 
John  Ingersoll,  accompanied 
ily,  removed  to  Woronoco,  v 
Indian  name  by  which  Westn-  ;-i.    ..-■.. 
chusetts,  was  then  known.    In  April,  1666, 

l.ortly  after  hh  removal,  his  wife  died. 
:  1667  John  Ingersoll  married  (third) 
Hunt,  dauehier  of  John  and  Mary 
bster)  Hunt,  the  latter  named  a 
daughter  of  John  Webster,  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  Hartford,  and  the  fifth 
governor  of  the  Colony  of  Connecticut. 
It  is  recorded  in  the  town  books  of  West- 
field  that  in  i66(i  J>hn  Ingersoll  and 
others  were  grante??  '■■■•■  *">'  settled  there 
in  that  year.     In   :  :  one  of  the 

"Seven    Pillars,"  ation    Men" 

who  united  to  forr;  ch  in  West- 

field.     By  his  thirr;  '  ' 

soil  became  the  fr. 
born    in    We^^t- 

Thomas,  of   i  n- 

gersoll   died  3, 

16S4,  in  hif;  -  w, 

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(II)  Thomas  Ingersoll,  son  of  John  and 
Mary  (Hunt)  Ingersoll,  was  born  in 
Westfield,  Massachusetts,  March  28,  1668, 
and  died  there,  November  14,  1732,  in  his 
sixty-fifth  year.  On  the  old  town  records 
in  Westfield  is  the  following  entry: 
"Thomas  Ingersoll  and  Sarah  Ashley  was 
joined  in  marriage,  July  22,  1692."  Five 
children  were  born  of  this  marriage. 
After  her  death,  Thomas  Ingersoll  mar- 
ried (second) Dickinson,  widow  of 

Hezekiah  Dickinson,  of  Springfield.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Blakeman. 
There  were  no  children  of  this  marriage. 
After  her  death,  Thomas  Ingersoll  mar- 
ried (third)  Ruth  Child,  of  Watertown, 
Massachusetts.  There  were  no  children 
of  this  marriage.  Ruth  (Child)  Ingersoll 
survived  her  husband,  her  death  occurring 
January  10,  1746-47. 

(III)  Esquire  Thomas  (2)  Ingersoll, 
son  of  Thomas  (i)  and  Sarah  (Ashley) 
Ingersoll,  was  born  in  Westfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, November  27,  1693,  and  there 
resided  all  his  life.  His  residence,  "In- 
gersoll Place,"  he  inherited  from  his 
father.  He  was  commissioned  a  magis- 
trate for  Hampshire  by  George  I.,  was 
elected  twelve  times  selectman  for  West- 
field,  and  was  representative  for  that  dis- 
trict at  the  General  Court,  in  Boston.  The 
house  of  Esquire  Ingersoll  was  very  large. 
A  portion  of  it  was  built  by  John  Inger- 
soll the  settler,  but  it  was  reconstructed 
and  enlarged  in  1700.  It  was  so  arranged 
that  it  could  be  used  as  a  fort  against 
Indian  attack,  and  was  so  used  many  times 
during  the  Indian  wars.  Greylock,  the 
famous  Indian  chief  and  warrior,  was 
killed  by  Esquire  Ingersoll  on  lands  of 
this  estate.  When  shot,  he  was  endeavor- 
ing to  surprise  and  scalp  Mrs.  Ingersoll 
as  an  act  of  retaliation  against  her  hus- 
band who  had  been  the  means  of  thwart- 
ing him  in  some  of  his  designs.  Thomas 
(2)    Ingersoll   married   Sarah   Dewey,  of 


Westfield,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
eight  children,  all  born  in  the  old  home- 
stead, "Ingersoll  Place."  Esquire  Inger- 
soll died  in  the  family  home  in  Westfield, 
October  10,  1748,  aged  fifty-six  years. 

(IV)  Esquire  John  (2)  Ingersoll,  son 
of  Esquire  Thomas  (2)  and  Sarah 
(Dewey)  Ingersoll,  was  born  in  Ingersoll 
Place,  Westfield,  Massachusetts,  February 
26,  1 73 1.  He  was  commissioned  by 
George  HI.  as  chief  magistrate  of  West- 
field  ;  served  as  selectman  for  a  number 
of  years  between  1758  and  1785;  was  a 
representative  at  the  General  Court  in 
Boston ;  and  was  a  member  of  the  body 
which  formed  the  constitution  of  Massa- 
chusetts. The  following  was  taken  from 
the  records  of  Westfield  :  "John  Ingersoll 
and  Margaret  Moseley  had  their  names 
entered  of  their  Intention  of  Marriage  and 
publication  thereof  posted  up  as  the  law 
directs  August  22,  1752."  John  Inger- 
soll was  married  by  the  Rev,  Mr.  Ballen- 
tine,  September  21,  1752,  to  Margaret 
Moseley,  born  November  15,  1730,  daugh- 
ter of  Captain  David  Moseley.  They  were 
the  parents  of  nine  children,  all  born  in 
Westfield,  among  whom  was  John,  of 
further  mention. 

(V)  John  (3)  Ingersoll,  son  of  Esquire 
John  (2)  and  Margaret  (Moseley)  Inger- 
soll, was  born  in  Westfield,  Massachu- 
setts, August  12,  1769.  He  received  his 
collegiate  education  in  Yale  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1790.  He 
studied  law,  and  subsequently  continued 
it  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Caleb  Strong,  of 
Northampton,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
was  admitted  to  practice  before  the  Su- 
preme Court  in  1797.  He  began  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  at  Northampton, 
where  he  remained  for  a  time.  Later, 
about  1812,  he  moved  to  Westfield.  In 
addition  to  his  private  practice,  he  served 
in  the  capacity  of  justice  of  the  peace, 
magistrate  and  clerk  of  courts  of  Hamp- 


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shire  county.  Hampden  and  Hampshire 
counties  were  then  all  one,  and  he  lived  at 
Northampton.  The  county  seat  was  at 
Northampton.  Later  they  were  divided 
and  then  the  county  seat  of  Hampden 
county  was  moved  to  Westfield.  John 
(3)  Ingersoll  married,  in  Northampton, 
Massachusetts,  July  i,  1800,  Elizabeth 
Martin,  of  English  Harbor,  Island  of  An- 
tigua, West  Indies.  She  was  born  in 
Antigua,  her  father  a  captain  in  the  Brit- 
ish navy.  Seven  children  were  born  of 
this  marriage,  six  in  Westfield,  and  the 
seventh  in  Springfield,  whither  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ingersoll  removed.  Among  their 
children  was  Edward,  of  further  mention. 
(VI)  Major  Edward  Ingersoll,  son  of 
John  (3)  and  Elizabeth  (Martin)  Inger- 
soll, was  born  in  Westfield,  Massachu- 
setts, December  18,  1812.  Two  years 
later  the  family  removed  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  in  that  city  Edward 
Ingersoll  spent  the  greater  part  of  his 
life.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
Springfield,  acquiring  a  practical  educa- 
tion. Having  early  in  life  expressed  a  de- 
sire to  become  a  merchant,  his  father 
placed  him  with  the  firm  of  Reynolds  & 
Morris,  with  whom  he  served  his  appren- 
ticeship. Their  store  was  the  largest  in 
Springfield,  and  was  located  on  the  corner 
of  Main  and  State  streets.  While  em- 
ployed here,  at  seventen  years  of  age,  in 
1829,  he  started  a  subscription  paper  to 
buy  trees,  which  he  planted  himself,  and 
some  of  which  are  still  standing  in  Court 
Square.  When  eighteen  years  of  age,  he 
accompanied  the  junior  partner,  Edward 
A.  Morris,  to  Michigan,  which  was  then 
a  territory.  While  at  the  trading  post  in 
Detroit,  the  Black  Hawk  War  broke  out 
and  Edward  Ingersoll  was  drafted  for  mil- 
itary service.  Shortly  after  the  troops 
had  been  assembled,  the  dread  disease, 
cholera,  appeared  and  attacked  both  white 
man  and'  Indian.     Panic  ensued  and  the 


settlers  scattered.  The  troops  were  dis- 
banded and  Mr.  Ingersoll  returned  East. 
Shortly  afterward  he  entered  the  employ 
of  Ralph  Snow  in  his  dry  goods  store  in 
Northampton,  Massachusetts,  but  later 
he  returned  to  Springfield  and  entered  the 
employ  of  Hon.  William  Child,  of  that 
city.  In  1835  Mr.  Ingersoll  removed  to 
Savannah,  Georgia,  and  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  his  brother,  John  Ingersoll,  who 
had  there  established  a  mercantile  busi- 
ness. His  next  place  of  residence  was 
New  York  City,  where  he  did  the  pur- 
chasing and  forwarding  of  goods  to  his 
brother  in  Savannah.  The  enterprise  was 
at  first  a  success,  but  the  panic  of  1837 
was  the  cause  of  its  dissolution.  Mr.  In- 
gersoll then  engaged  in  an  entirely  dif- 
ferent line  of  work,  entering  the  service 
of  the  United  States,  as  the  military  store- 
keeper and  disbursing  officer  of  the  Na- 
tional Armory  in  Springfield,  a  position 
of  great  trust  and  responsibility,  which 
he  acceptably  filled  from  July,  1841,  to 
July,  1882,  covering  the  period  of  the  Civil 
War ;  he  rendered  most  efficient  service  to 
the  Government,  and  left  a  name  on  the 
records  of  the  War  Department  in  Wash- 
ington which  for  loyalty  and  integrity 
none  can  excel.  On  July  28,  1866,  as  a 
recognition  of  service  rendered  to  the 
Government  during  the  War  of  the  Re- 
bellion he  was,  by  a  special  Act  of  Con- 
gress, given  the  rank  and  emoluments  of 
a  major  in  the  army  of  the  United  States. 
On  July  I,  1882,  he  was  placed  on  the  re- 
tired list  with  three-quarters  of  the  high- 
est pay  of  his  grade.  Major  Edward  In- 
gersoll married,  October  29,  1834,  Har- 
riet J.  Child,  who  bore  him  six  children, 
among  whom  was  James  Child,  of  further 
mention.  Major  Ingersoll  died  in  Spring- 
field, January  28,  1891,  aged  seventy-nine 
years. 

(VII)  James    Child    Ingersoll,    son   of 
Major  Edward  and  Harriet  J.  (Child)  In- 


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gersoll,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, September  27,  1848.  His  edu- 
cation was  obtained  in  the  public  schools 
of  Springfield.  In  1863,  when  fifteen 
years  of  age,  he  obtained  a  position  in 
the  National  Armory  in  Springfield,  in 
his  father's  office,  and  with  the  exception 
of  two  years,  during  which  time  he  re- 
sided in  New  York  City,  he  continued  his 
connection  with  the  Government  at  the 
Armory  until  the  year  1918,  when  he  re- 
tired from  active  pursuits.  Mr.  Ingersoll 
was  a  member  of  the  Orpheus  Club,  of 
Springfield.  He  married,  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  June  4,  1873,  Ellen  Persis 
Newell,  born  January  30,  1852,  daughter 
of  Horace  Sessions  Newell  (see  Newell, 
VIII).  Three  children  were  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Ingersoll,  as  follows:  Robert 
Newell,  of  further  mention ;  Elizabeth 
Martin,  born  August  i,  1877,  married  Dr. 
William  C.  Billings,  and  died  April  5, 
1905 ;  Raymond  James,  born  September 
6,  1880,  employed  by  Milton  Bradley 
Company.  Mr.  Ingersoll  was  a  member 
of  the  choir  of  the  South  Congregational 
Church,  Springfield,  for  ten  years.  Mrs. 
Ingersoll  sang  in  the  South  Congrega- 
tional Church  for  five  years,  and  for  six- 
teen years  she  sang  with  her  husband  in 
the  First  Congregational  Church. 

(VIII)  Robert  Newell  Ingersoll,  eldest 
son  of  James  Child  and  Ellen  Persis 
(Newell)  Ingersoll,  was  born  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  January  29,  1875. 
After  completing  his  studies  in  the  schools 
of  his  native  city,  he  entered  the  State 
Military  Institute  of  Florida,  from  which 
institution  he  graduated  in  May,  1892, 
then  being  senior  captain  and  the  adjutant 
of  the  Corps  of  Cadets.  His  first  employ- 
ment was  with  the  Berkshire  Cotton  Com- 
pany in  Adams,  Massachusetts,  with 
whom  he  remained  for  three  years.  At 
the  outbreak  of  the  Spanish-American 
War,    he   joined    the    Second    Regiment, 


Massachusetts  Militia,  and  served  through 
the  Cuban  War,  participated  in  the  battle 
of  Santiago,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
non-commissioned  staff,  with  rank  of  ser- 
geant major.  At  the  close  of  his  war 
service,  he  returned  to  Springfield  and  as- 
sociated himself  with  the  Milton  Bradley 
Company,  of  that  city,  and  has  ever  since 
been  actively  identified  with  that  corpora- 
tion. He  served  in  the  capacities  of  secre- 
tary and  vice-president  from  1918  until 
January,  1921,  when  he  was  made  assist- 
ant general  manager  and  assistant  treas- 
urer. In  addition  to  this,  Mr.  Ingersoll 
serves  as  director  and  treasurer  of  the  Mc- 
Laughlin Brothers  Company  and  of  the 
Thomas  Charles  Company,  and  a  director 
of  the  Atlas  Trust  Company,  of  Spring- 
field. He  has  also  taken  an  active  interest 
in  public  afifairs,  serving  as  a  member  of 
the  Common  Council,  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen,  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  and  as  a 
member  of  the  commission  that  built  the 
Municipal  group  of  buildings  in  Spring- 
field. Mr.  Ingersoll  holds  membership  in 
the  South  Congregational  Church;  Ros- 
well  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  of  Springfield ;  the  Veterans  of 
Foreign  Wars,  the  Spanish  War  Veterans, 
the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  the  Society 
Santiago  De  Cuba,  composed  of  those  only 
who  served  in  the  battle  of  Santiago ;  the 
Old  Colony  Club,  of  New  York ;  Country 
Club,  of  Springfield. 

Mr.  Ingersoll  married,  October  10,  1899, 
Florence  Lenore  Bradley,  daughter  of 
Milton  and  Ellen  (Thayer)  Bradley  (see 
Bradley  VII).  Two  children  were  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ingersoll :  Rachel  Eliza- 
beth, born  April  22,  1902 ;  and  Alice  Brad- 
ley, born  1907. 

(The  Newell  Line) 

The  Newell  family,  of  which  Ellen  Per- 
sis (Newell)  Ingersoll  is  a  representative, 


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are  descended  from  pioneers  of  Roxbury, 
who  possibly  came  from  Essex,  England. 
In  the  early  town  and  Colonial  records  the 
name  is  spelled  in  many  different  ways. 

(I)  Abraham  Newell,  pioneer  ancestor, 
sailed  from  Ipswich,  England,  in  the 
ship,  "Francis,"  and  settled  in  Roxbury, 
Massachusetts,  in  1634.  He  was  accom- 
panied by  his  wife  and  six  children.  He 
died  June  13,  1672,  survived  by  his  widow, 
Frances  Newell,  who  died  January  13, 
1683. 

(II)  Isaac  Newell,  son  of  Abraham  and 
Frances  Newell,  was  born  in  England, 
and  was  two  years  old  when  brought  to 
this  country  by  his  parents.  He  resided 
in  Roxbury,  Massachusetts.  He  married, 
December  14,  1658,  Elizabeth  Curtis,  who 
bore  him  nine  children,  among  whom  was 
Isaac,  Jr.,  of  further  mention.  Isaac 
Newell  died  December  8,  1707. 

(III)  Isaac  (2)  Newell,  son  of  Isaac  (i) 
and  Elizabeth  (Curtis)  Newell,  was  born 
in  Roxbury,  Massachusetts,  December  11, 
1660.  He  was  appointed  as  surveyor  of 
highways,  March  4,  1717.  His  wife, 
Sarah  Newell,  bore  him  seven  children, 
among  whom  was  Benjamin,  of  further 
mention. 

(IV)  Benjamin  Newell,  son  of  Isaac 
(2)  and  Sarah  Newell,  was  born  in  Rox- 
bury, Massachusetts,  January  20,  1703. 
He  removed  from  there  to  Dudley,  same 
State.  He  married.  May  4,  1726,  Sarah 
Folly,  who  bore  him  eight  children, 
among  whom  was  Abijah,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(V)  Abijah  Newell,  son  of  Benjamin 
and  Sarah  (Folly)  Newell,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 9,  1731.  He  also  was  a  resident  of 
Dudley,  Massachusetts.  He  married,  De- 
cember 6,  1753,  Hepzibah  Curtis,  who 
lived  to  be  more  than  one  hundred  years 
of  age.  Nine  children  were  born  of  this 
marriage,  among  whom  was  Stephen,  of 
further  mention. 


(VI)  Stephen  Newell,  son  of  Abijah 
and  Hepzibah  (Curtis)  Newell,  was  born 
in  Dudley,  Massachusetts,  June  7,  1758. 
He  removed  from  his  native  town  to  Mon- 
son,  same  State,  and  there  died  in  the  year 
1848,  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety  years. 
He  married,  January  12,  1781,  Louisa 
Sikes,  who  died  at  the  age  of  sixty-six 
years.  Eight  children  were  born  of  this 
marriage,  among  whom  was  Cyrus,  of 
further  mention. 

(VII)  Cyrus  Newell,  son  of  Stephen 
and  Louisa  (Sikes)  Newell,  was  born  in 
Monson,  Massachusetts,  April  30,  1790, 
but  early  came  to  Springfield.  About  the 
year  1834,  he  removed  to  Longmeadow, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing, and  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  days.  He  married  (first)  Polly  Jones, 
of  Wilbraham,  Massachusetts,  who  bore 
him  four  children,  all  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. He  married  (second)  Celina  Ses- 
sions, of  Wilbraham,  daughter  of  Robert 
Sessions,  who  helped  throw  the  tea  over- 
board in  Boston  Harbor.  She  died,  aged 
ninety-eight  years.  She  bore  her  husband 
four  children,  among  whom  was  Horace 
Sessions,  of  further  mention.  Cyrus 
Newell  died  in  Longmeadow,  October  21, 
1865,  and  his  widow  died  there  in  the 
year  1887. 

(VIII)  Horace  Sessions  Newell,  son 
of  Cyrus  and  Celina  (Sessions)  Newell, 
was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
May  20,  1825,  died  in  1892.  He  resided 
in  Springfield,  and  devoted  his  attention 
to  the  button  business,  being  a  member 
of  the  well-known  firm  of  Newell 
Brothers.  He  married  Maria  Smith,  of 
Naugatuck,  Connecticut,  who  bore  him 
eight  children,  five  of  whom  are  living,  as 
follows :  Ellen  Persis,  married  James 
Child  Ingersoll  (see  Ingersoll  VII);  Mrs. 
Arthur  Barrett,  of  Albany,  New  York ; 
Maud,  married  Charles  D.  Reid,  of 
Springfield,  he  being  now  deceased ;  Wil- 


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Ham  Lester  and  Mrs.  Elwood  L.  Graves, 
twins,  both  of  whom  reside  in  Spring- 
field. The  mother  of  the  above  children 
died  in  January,  1908,  aged  seventy-nine 

years. 


REILLY,  James  Henry,  Jr., 

Lawyer,   Litterateur. 

When  awarded  his  degree  by  Harvard 
Law  School  in  1902,  James  Henry  Reilly, 
Jr.,  at  once  began  practice  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  and  during  the  six- 
teen years  which  elapsed  before  he  was 
called  before  the  "Supreme  Judge,"  he 
was  so  engaged,  becoming  one  of  the  best 
known  of  the  younger  attorneys  of  the 
Hampden  county  bar.  By  his  brethren 
of  the  profession  he  was  considered  one 
of  the  ablest  young  lawyers  at  general 
practice  in  his  section  of  the  State.  Pos- 
sessed of  a  splendid  legal  mind,  he  de- 
lighted in  making  a  study  of  intricate  law 
points,  and  was  so  thoroughly  well  fur- 
nished mentally  that  in  legal  argument 
he  was  seldom  at  a  loss  for  precedent  or 
quotation  to  establish  his  point. 

Springfield  was  his  birthplace,  and  for 
half  a  century  the  scene  of  the  successful 
business  operations  of  his  father,  also 
James  Henry  Reilly,  the  well-known  sad- 
dler and  leather  goods  merchant.  James 
Henry  Reilly,  Sr.,  was  born  in  County 
Cavan,  Ireland,  in  1838,  died  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  April  19,  1904,  son 
of  James  Reilly,  who  lived  and  died  in 
Ireland.  Until  his  fourteenth  year  he  at- 
tended the  parish  school,  then  in  1852 
with  his  elder  brother,  Hugh,  and  his  only 
sister,  Margaret,  he  came  to  the  United 
States.  They  located  in  New  Haven,  Con- 
necticut, where  James  H.  learned  the  har- 
ness-maker's trade.  He  was  employed  by 
Smith  &  Bowen  in  Hartford  until  1855, 
then  located  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  soon  established  a  busi- 
ness of  his  own  which  he  conducted  very 


successfully  until  his  death,  about  fifty 
years  later.  During  the  Civil  War  he  se- 
cured large  contracts  from  the  Govern- 
ment for  saddles,  harness,  and  leather 
goods,  and  later  he  had  the  contract  for 
furnishing  harnesses  for  the  six  hundred 
horses  sent  by  the  Street  Railroad  Com- 
pany prior  to  the  introduction  of  electric- 
ity as  a  motive  power.  He  maintained  a 
retail  store  in  connection  with  his  shop, 
and  dealt  in  all  kinds  of  leather  goods 
in  addition  to  saddlery  and  harness.  He 
was  a  man  of  industry  and  ability,  highly 
respected  both  as  merchant  and  citizen. 
He  married  Kate  Monroe,  born  in  Ire- 
land, daughter  of  John  and  Margaret 
Monroe.  Mrs.  Reilly  survived  her  hus- 
band, but  her  death  occurred  in  Novem- 
ber, 1919.  Children :  Eugene,  Winifred, 
and  Mary,  all  of  whom  died  in  childhood ; 
Helen  M.,  married  James  F.  Shea,  of 
Indian  Orchard ;  James  H.,  of  further 
mention ;  Catherine  M.,  married  John  J. 
Markward,  of  Boston ;  Joseph  J,,  a  grad- 
uate of  Springfield  High  School,  Holy 
Cross  College,  Worcester,  Columbia  Uni- 
versity, M.  A.,  Yale  University,  Ph.  B., 
now  chief  United  States  civil  service  ex- 
aminer, with  offices  in  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts. 

James  Henry  Reilly,  Jr.,  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  October  19, 
1876,  died  at  his  home.  No.  80  Thompson 
street,  in  the  same  city,  February  8,  1919. 
After  graduation  from  the  city  high  school 
in  1895,  he  entered  Holy  Cross  College, 
Worcester,  and  completed  his  college 
course  in  three  years,  graduating  with  the 
class  of  1898.  During  his  college  course 
he  became  interested  in  literature,  and  for 
nearly  the  entire  three  years  was  editor  of 
the  college  paper,  "The  Holy  Cross  Pur- 
ple." After  graduation  he  was  employed  for 
a  time  on  the  editorial  staflF  of  the  Worces- 
ter "Telegram,"  then  entered  Harvard 
Law  School,  whence  he  was  graduated 
LL.    B.,   class   of    1902.     While   in    law 


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school  he  had  also  studied  in  the  law  of- 
fice of  William  G.  McKechnie,  and  had 
the  distinction  of  having  passed  the  bar 
examinations  in  January,  several  months 
before  he  received  his  degree  from  Har- 
vard Law  School.  He  began  practice  in 
Springfield  in  1902,  his  offices  being  with 
Joseph  F.  Carmody  in  the  Court  Square 
building,  although  he  always  practiced 
alone.  He  specialized  in  corporation  and 
business  law,  and  had  won  a  generous 
clientele  through  his  demonstrated  ability 
to  ably  conduct  the  business  entrusted  to 
him.  He  was  a  member  of  the  bar  asso- 
ciations. Home  City  Council,  Knights  of 
Columbus,  St.  Michael's  Cathedral  Parish, 
and  in  politics  was  a  Democrat.  In  1902 
he  ran  for  councilman  from  Ward  One, 
on  the  Democratic  ticket,  but  was  de- 
feated. 

Aside  from  his  study  of  law,  Mr.  Reilly 
was  a  deep  student  of  history,  delving 
deep  into  modern  and  ancient  research. 
This  was  one  of  his  favorite  topics  of  con- 
versation, and  his  library  had  a  splendid 
collection  of  historical  writings.  It  was 
not  uncommon  even  during  a  court  ses- 
sion to  see  him  in  deep  conversation  with 
some  other  lover  of  historical  subjects, 
earnest  discussion  usually  following  over 
certain  disputed  historical  points. 

Mr.  Reilly  married,  October  3,  1912, 
Helena  McHugh,  born  in  Warren,  Mas- 
sachusetts, daughter  of  Edward  Thomas 
and  Mary  (McTighe)  McHugh.  The 
family  home  was  at  No.  80  Thompson 
street.  Death  came  very  suddenly  to  Mr. 
Reilly  from  pneumonia,  as  he  was  en- 
gaged in  a  Superior  Court  case  the  day 
preceding  his  death. 


LOOMIS,  Dwight, 

Head  of  Large  Tobacco  Indrastry. 

The  name  Loomis  is  the  result  of  a  long 
process  of  change,  having  passed  through 


various  transitions  from  the  Lummas, 
Lommas,  or  Loomis,  found  in  England  in 
the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth  centuries 
to  the  uniform  Lomas  of  the  nineteenth 
century  in  that  country,  while  in  New 
England  the  Lomis,  Lomys,  or  Lomas  of 
the  seventeenth  century  became,  with  few 
exceptions,  Loomis  in  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury. The  immigrant  ancestor  of  the 
Loomis  family  in  New  England  was  Jo- 
seph Loomis,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of 
Windsor,  Connecticut,  in  1639,  the  line 
of  descent  to  Dwight  Loomis  being  as 
follows : 

(I)  Joseph  Loomis,  son  of  John  and 
Agnes  Loomis,  was  born  in  Braintree, 
Essex  county,  England,  about  1590,  and 
came  from  London,  England,  in  the 
"Susan  and  Ellen,"  arriving  in  Boston, 
Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  July  17,  1638, 
with  his  wife,  five  sons,  and  three  daugh- 
ters. They  went  to  the  west  side  of  the 
Connecticut  river  with  Rev.  Ephraim 
Huet,  who  arrived  at  Windsor,  August 
I7>  1639.  This  territory  was  in  the  pos- 
session of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony, 
which  granted  to  Joseph  Loomis  twenty- 
one  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  Farming- 
ton  river.  He  acquired  by  purchase  sev- 
eral large  tracts  on  the  east  side  of  the 
river,  but  later  he  built  his  house  on  the 
west  side,  near  the  mouth  of  the  Farm- 
ington  river  on  what  was  called  the 
"Island."  His  wife,  who  died  August  23, 
1652,  was  the  mother  of  eleven  children, 
all  born  in  England.  Eight  of  these  were : 
I.  Joseph,  born  about  1616,  married  (first) 
Sarah  Hill,  1646,  and  (second)  Mary 
Chancery,  1659,  and  had  twelve  children, 
all  born  in  Windsor.  2.  A  daughter,  who 
married  Captain  Nicholas  Olmstead  of 
Hartford,  in  1640.  3.  Elizabeth,  married 
Josiah  Hull,  May  20,  1641,  and  moved  to 
Killingworth.  4.  Deacon  John,  born  in 
1622,  married,  February  3,  1648-49,  Eliza- 
beth Scott,  and  had  twelve  children ;  died 


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in  Windsor,  September  i,  1688.  5. 
Thomas,  married  (first)  Hannah  Fox,  No- 
vember I,  1653,  (second)  Mary  Judd, 
January  i,  1662-63;  they  had  eleven  chil- 
dren born  in  Windsor.  6.  Nathaniel,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Moore,  daughter  of  John 
Moore,  November  24,  1653.  7-  Mary, 
married,  (first)  John  Skinner,  and  (sec- 
ond) Owen  Tudor.  8.  Lieutenant  Sam- 
uel, of  further  mention. 

(II)  Lieutenant  Samuel  Loomis,  son  of 
Joseph  and  Agnes  Loomis,  was  born  in 
Essex  county,  England,  in  1628,  and  died 
October  i,  1689,  He  came  to  America 
with  his  parents,  who  settled  at  Windsor, 
Connecticut,  but  about  1675  he  removed 
from  Windsor  to  Westfield,  Massachu- 
setts. He  was  made  a  freeman  in  1654. 
In  1674  he  was  appointed  by  the  General 
Court  ensign  of  the  First  Company  of 
Westfield,  commanded  by  Major  John 
Pynchon,  which  company  in  1677  served 
against  the  Indians.  He  married,  De- 
cember 27,  1653,  Elizabeth  Judd,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Judd,  and  their  children 
were :  Samuel,  Elizabeth,  Ruth,  Sarah, 
Joanna,  Benjamin ;  William,  of  further 
mention;  Philip,  and  Mary. 

(III)  William  Loomis,  son  of  Lieuten- 
ant Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Judd)  Loomis, 
was  born  March  18,  1672,  and  died  1738, 
in  Westfield,  Massachusetts.  He  married, 
January  13,  1703,  Martha  Morley,  born 
September  7,  1682,  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Martha  (Wright)  Morley,  and  their 
children  were :  Martha,  Joshua,  Ben- 
jamin, Ann,  William,  James,  Thankful, 
Jonathan,  Hezekiah,  and  Noah. 

(IV)  Noah  Loomis,  son  of  William 
and  Martha  (Morley)  Loomis,  was  born 
m  Westfield,  Massachusetts,  May  12, 
1724,  died  in  Southwick,  Massachusetts, 
August  9,  1808.  He  commanded  a  com- 
pany of  "Minute  Men"  at  Lexington, 
April  19,  1775,  and  later  enlisted  in  Cap- 
tain   Lebbeus    Bolt's    company.    Colonel 


Timothy  Danielson's  regiment.  He  was 
second  on  the  list  of  early  settlers  in 
Southwick,  and  was  many  times  select- 
man. He  married,  November  5,  1777, 
Rhoda  Clark,  daughter  of  William  and 
Abigail  (Bush)  Clark,  who  died  Novem- 
ber, 1806,  aged  eighty-one  years.  Their 
children  were:  Rhoda,  Mercy,  Tirzah, 
Noah,  Shem,  Ham,  of  further  mention; 
Japhet,  and  Esau. 

(V)  Ham  Loomis,  son  of  Noah  and 
Rhoda  (Clark)  Loomis,  was  born  in 
Westfield,  Massachusetts,  November  28, 
1758,  died  August  3,  1827,  He  married, 
in  1782,  Elizabeth  Allen,  who  died  March 
21,  1829.  She  was  the  mother  of  the  fol- 
lowing children :  Ham,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  James,  Rowland,  Elizabeth,  Riley, 
Parks,  Allen,  Fanny,  Kimland,  Moses, 
Aaron,  and  John  Wilkes. 

(VI)  Ham  (2)  Loomis,  son  of  Ham  (i) 
and  Elizabeth  (Allen)  Loomis,  was  born 
in  Southwick,  Massachusetts,  December 
5,  1782,  died  March  23,  1825.  He  mar- 
ried, in  1804,  Ann  Burritt,  born  in  Con- 
necticut, in  1784,  died  in  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut, February,  1871,  daughter  of 
Isaac  Burritt.  Children :  Amaryllis, 
Amelia,  Pollyann,  Emeline,  Burritt,  of 
further  mention ;  and  Caroline. 

(VII)  Burritt  Loomis,  son  of  Ham  (2) 
and  Ann  (Burritt)  Loomis,  was  born 
in  Southwick,  Massachusetts,  December 
4,  1816,  died  in  Suffield,  Connecticut, 
February  12,  1883.  He  lived  in  Suffield 
during  the  greater  part  of  his  life,  trav- 
elling on  the  road  when  a  young  man,  and 
later  buying  and  selling  horses.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Chester,  Massachusetts,  October 
7,  1840,  Harriett  Abbott  Henry,  born  in 
Chester,  Massachusetts,  April  23,  1815, 
died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Janu- 
ary 15,  1889,  daughter  of  William  and 
Betsy  (Abbott)  Henry.  Their  children 
were:  Dwight,  of  further  mention;  Wil- 


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Ham  Henry,  John  B.,  Robert  Henry,  and 
Harriett  Louise. 

(VIII)  Dwight  Loomis,  son  of  Burritt 
and  Harriett  Abbott  (Henry)  Loomis,  was 
born  in  Suffield,  Connecticut,  March  29, 
1844.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
schools  of  Suffield  and  in  the  Connecticut 
Literary  Institute,  Suffield,  and  then  went 
to  Thompsonville,  Connecticut,  where  he 
was  employed  for  a  year  as  bookkeeper 
by  George  Barber.  He  then  went  to 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  was  for 
a  short  time  in  the  grocery  store  of  Eras- 
tus  Bly,  after  which  he  went  to  Suffield, 
Connecticut,  and  entered  the  market  busi- 
ness for  himself,  having  carts  on  the 
road.  In  1870  he  sold  out  his  market 
business,  went  to  Pittsburgh,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  engaged  in  the  tobacco  busi- 
ness in  association  with  Albert  Austin, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Austin  &  Com- 
pany. He  later  returned  to  Suffield,  Con- 
necticut, where  he  went  into  the  tobacco 
business  for  himself,  remaining  until  1879, 
when  he  came  to  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, and  in  November  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  Mr.  J.  F.  Bidwell,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Bidwell  &  Loomis,  which 
association  continued  until  1901,  when  the 
partnership  was  dissolved.  During  this 
period  he  also  for  a  time  operated  a 
woolen  mill  in  Mystic,  Connecticut. 
Since  that  time  Mr.  Loomis  has  carried 
on  a  successful  business  under  the  firm 
name  of  Dwight  Loomis  &  Company. 
The  company  buys  tobacco  of  the  farm- 
ers, which  they  sort,  pack  in  cases,  and 
sell  to  manufacturers,  handling  tobacco 
grown  in  the  Connecticut  valley  and  in 
Wisconsin.  They  have  a  large  plant  em- 
ploying many  people,  and  do  an  extensive 
wholesale  business.  For  three  years  Mr. 
Loomis  raised  tobacco  himself,  having 
a  fifty-acre  farm  in  Suffield. 

Mr.  Loomis  married  (first),  June  13, 
1870,  Clara  M.  Austin,  daughter  of  Albert 


and  Ann  Eliza  (Norton)  Austin.  She 
died  July  14,  1870,  and  he  married  (sec- 
ond), December  30,  1874,  Helen  Marie 
Austin,  born  in  Ravenna,  Ohio,  August 
5,  1854,  sister  of  Clara  M.  The  children 
of  Dwight  and  Helen  Marie  (Austin) 
Loomis  are :  Paul  Henry,  a  sketch  of 
whom  follows ;  Dan  Austin,  a  sketch  of 
whom  follows ;  and  Lynn  Albert,  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  May  22,  1884, 
associated  with  the  Eastman  Kodak  Com- 
pany, of  Rochester,  New  York,  for  whom 
he  does  all  the  buying  of  silver  for  films, 
traveling  extensively  to  South  America 
and  elsewhere ;  during  the  World  War 
he  had  charge  of  all  the  gas  supplies  as 
they  came  into  France,  having  his  head- 
quarters in  that  country,  and  a  force  of 
about  two  hundred  men  under  his  direc- 
tion ;  he  entered  service  a  lieutenant  and 
was  discharged  a  major. 

(The  Austin  Line) 

(I)  Anthony  Austin,  ancestor  of  Mrs. 
Dwight  Loomis,  born  in  1635,  died  Au- 
gust 22,  1708,  in  Suffield,  Connecticut.  He 
came  to  Suffield  from  Rowley,  Massachu- 
setts. He  married  October  19,  1664, 
Esther  Huggins ;  she  died  March  7,  1697. 
Their  children  were :  Richard,  Anthony, 
John,  Nathaniel,  of  further  mention ; 
Elizabeth,  and  Esther. 

(II)  Nathaniel  Austin,  son  of  Anthony 
and  Esther  (Huggins)  Austin,  was  born 
December  12,  1670.  He  married  Abigail 
Hovey,  January  7,  1702;  she  died  January 
9,  1767.  Children:  Nathaniel;  Thomas, 
of  further  mention;  Rachel,  Miriam, 
Aaron,  Abigail,  Aaron,  Daniel,  Samuel, 
Hannah. 

(III)  Thomas  Austin,  son  of  Nathaniel 
and  Abigail  (Hovey)  Austin,  was  born 
September  21,  1705.  He  married,  Decem- 
ber 19,  1737,  Hannah  Hale,  and  they  had 
one  son,  Thomas,  of  further  mention. 

(IV)  Thomas     (2)     Austin,     son     of 


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Thomas  (i)  and  Hannah  (Hale)  Austin, 
was  born  August  29,  1738,  and  died  Au- 
gust 28,  1816.  He  married  Lucy  Rising, 
and  their  children  were :  Lucy,  Thomas, 
Moses,  of  further  mention;  Joel,  Aaron, 
Phoebe. 

(V)  Moses  Austin,  son  of  Thomas  (2) 
and  Lucy  (Rising)  Austin,  was  born  in 
1774,  and  died  January  7,  1828.  He  mar- 
ried, January  12,  1796,  Caroline  Smith, 
who  died  July  25,  1844.  Their  children 
were:  Almira,  Moses  Seymour,  Nathan- 
iel, Thomas  Homer,  Samuel,  Albert,  of 
further  mention ;  and  Caroline. 

(VI)  Albert  Austin,  son  of  Moses  and 
Caroline  (Smith)  Austin,  was  born  in 
Suffield,  Connecticut,  in  181 1,  and  died 
in  1895.  He  married  Ann  Eliza  Norton, 
born  in  Ohio,  1820,  died  in  Suffield,  1904. 
Their  children  were:  Fannie,  married 
Webster  E.  Burbank,  of  Suffield,  Connec- 
ticut ;  Clara  M.,  married  Dwight  Loomis, 
and  she  died  July  14,  1870;  Albert,  died 
in  childhood ;  Helen  Marie,  married 
Dwight  Loomis ;  Leverett  Norton,  born 
1856,  died  1900;  and  Polly  Curtis,  mar- 
ried M.  Burton  Crane,  died  in  1909. 


LOOMIS,  Paul  Henry, 

Leader  in  Tobacco  Industry. 

Paul  Henry  Loomis,  son  of  Dwight  and 
Helen  Marie  (Austin)  Loomis,  was  born 
in  Suffield,  Connecticut,  December  5, 
1876.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Springfield,  and  while 
still  a  boy  entered  the  employ  of  the  Sec- 
ond National  Bank,  of  Springfield,  re- 
maining seven  years,  attaining  the  posi- 
tion of  bookkeeper.  In  1901  he  went  into 
the  wholesale  tobacco  business  with  his 
father  under  the  firm  name  of  Dwight 
Loomis  &  Company,  he  being  the  "com- 
pany," and  at  the  present  time  (1921) 
having  entire  charge  of  the  business.  Mr. 
Loomis  is  a  member  of  the  Rotary  Club, 


of  the  Nayasset  Club,  of  the  Springfield 
Country  Club,  and  of  the  South  Congre- 
gational Church,  which  last  he  serves  as 
a  member  of  the  finance  committee. 

On  November  i,  1903,  he  married  Mary 
Ellery  Trask,  daughter  of  John  Low 
Rogers  and  Abbie  J.  (Parker)  Trask,  of 
Springfield,  who  is  a  descendant  of  Or- 
mond  Trask,  brother  of  William  Trask, 
early  settler  of  Salem,  Massachusetts,  and 
also  a  descendant  of  Rev.  John  Rogers, 
the  first  president  of  Harvard  College, 
1684.  The  line  of  descent,  given  fully 
elsewhere  in  this  work,  in  the  account  of 
the  life  of  Rev.  John  Low  Roger  Trask, 
D.  D.,  father  of  Mrs.  Loomis,  is  from  Or- 
mond  Trask,  through  John,  Ebenezer, 
Ebenezer  (2),  Joseph,  Joshua,  John  Low 
Rogers,  D.  D.,  to  Mary  Ellery,  who  mar- 
ried Paul  Henry  Loomis.  Paul  Henry  and 
Mary  Ellery  (Trask)  Loomis  are  the  par- 
ents of  two  children :  Ellery  Trask,  born 
August  8,  1904;  and  John  Dwight,  born 
August  10,  1912. 


LOOMIS,  Dan  Austin, 

Head  of  Vehicle  Business. 

Dan  Austin  Loomis,  son  of  Dwight  and 
Helen  Marie  (Austin)  Loomis,  was  born 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  April  6, 
1882.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  city,  and  then  entered  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Institute  of  Technology,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1907.  After 
his  graduation,  he  went  to  Bath,  Maine, 
where  for  two  years  he  was  employed  as 
naval  architect  by  the  Bath  Iron  Works, 
having  supervision  of  the  shipbuilding. 
After  two  years  of  ship  building  he  went 
to  Hartford,  Connecticut,  where  for  about 
a  year  he  was  associated  with  the 
Pope-Hartford  Manufacturing  Company, 
makers  of  automobiles.  About  191 1,  he 
went  into  business  for  himself  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  under  the  firm  name 


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of  the  Electric  Vehicle  Company,  selling 
electric  motor  vehicles,  and  also  acting  as 
distributing  agent  in  Western  Massachu- 
setts for  the  Exide  Battery.  Mr,  Loomis 
is  a  member  of  the  Country  Club,  of  the 
Nayasset  Club,  of  the  Winthrop  Club,  and 
of  the  Rotary  Club. 

On  April  i6,  1913,  Mr.  Loomis  married 
Harriett  M.  Carr,  of  Springfield,  daugh- 
ter of  Lewis  F.  and  Susan  D.  (Carter) 
Carr.  Mrs.  Loomis  traces  her  ancestry,  on 
the  paternal  side,  to  John  Carr.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Loomis  have  one  son,  Austin  Carr, 
born  June  6,  1914. 

(The  Carr  Line) 

(I)  John  Carr,  born  in  Londonderry, 
Ireland,  July  16,  1700,  died  April  23,  1770. 
He  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Lon- 
donderry, New  Hampshire.  He  married 
Jane  Anderson,  daughter  of  John  Ander- 
son, and  they  had  children,  among  whom 
was  Timothy,  of  whom  further. 

(II)  Timothy  Carr,  son  of  John  and 
Jane  (Anderson)  Carr,  was  born  in  Lon- 
donderry, New  Hampshire,  August  22, 
1747,  and  died  in  North  Danville,  Ver- 
mont, August  16,  1822.  He  married  Mar- 
garet     ,    and    they    had    children, 

among  whom  was  James,  of  whom  further. 

(III)  James  Carr,  son  of  Timothy  and 
Margaret  Carr,  was  born  in  Londonderry, 
New  Hampshire,  December  7,  1770,  and 
died  in  Danville,  Vermont,  April  19,  1837. 
He  married  Hannah  Page,  born  1788,  died 
1864.  They  had  children,  among  whom 
was  John  Stanton,  of  whom  further. 

(IV)  John  Stanton  Carr,  son  of 
James  and  Hannah  (Page)  Carr,  was  born 
July  5,  1821,  and  died  in  Springffield,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  married  Leslie  Merrill, 
born  1829,  died  1870.  Among  the  children 
was  Lewis  F.,  of  whom  further. 

(V)  Lewis  F.  Carr,  son  of  John  Stan- 
ton and  Leslie  (Merrill)  Carr,  was  born 
in   Cambridgeport,   Massachusetts,  Janu- 


ary 25,  1850.  He  married,  April  23,  1874, 
Susan  D.  Carter,  daughter  of  Edwin  Y. 
and  Rebecca  (Dickinson)  Carter.  Their 
children  were:  i.  Florence  E.,  married 
Harry  Andrew  Wright.  2.  Rebecca  D., 
married  Edward  J.  Stone  (see  Stone  fam- 
ily). 3.  Harriett  M.,  married  Dan  Austin 
Loomis. 


HUNT,  Charles  Fuller, 

Leader  in  Paper  Indnstry. 

The  name  Hunt  is  self  explanatory, 
coming  from  the  Saxon  word  Hunti,  some 
member  of  the  family  adopting  the  name 
on  account  of  prowess  in  the  hunting 
field.  An  Adam  le  Hunt  lived  in  Notting- 
ham, England,  as  early  as  1295. 

(I)  This  branch  of  the  family  begins  in 
this  country  with  John  Hunt,  born  in 
England,  who  came  late  in  life  to  the 
State  of  Connecticut,  where  he  died  about 
1659.  He  married,  in  England,  Mary 
Webster,  who  is  believed  to  have  been 
the  eldest  daughter  of  Governor  John  and 
Agnes  Webster,  of  Warwickshire,  Eng- 
land. John  Webster  came  to  Cambridge, 
Massachusetts,  about  1635,  and  was  a 
member  of  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker's  com- 
pany which  settled  in  Hartford  three  years 
later.  After  filling  many  official  stations 
of  importance  in  the  Connecticut  Colony, 
John  Webster  was  elected  governor  in 
1656,  and  was  continued  in  that  office 
several  years. 

(II)  Deacon  Jonathan  Hunt,  son  of 
John  and  Mary  (Webster)  Hunt,  was 
born  about  1637,  in  Thrapston,  North- 
amptonshire, England,  and  came  to  Con- 
necticut in  1658.  He  was  a  malster  by 
occupation,  and  about  1660  moved  from 
Connecticut  to  Northampton,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  was  made  a  freeman  of 
the  Massachusetts  Colony  in  1662.  He 
served  as  deacon  of  the  Northampton 
church  in   1 680-1 691 ;  was  representative 


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in  1690,  dying  the  following  year.  He 
married,  September  3,  1662,  Clemence 
Hosmer,  who  was  in  Cambridge  as  early 
as  1632,  was  made  freeman,  May  6,  1635 ; 
was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  where  he  served  as  con- 
stable, selectman,  representative,  and 
died  leaving  a  goodly  estate.  Deacon 
Jonathan  Hunt  had  eleven  children,  de- 
scent being  traced  through  the  eighth 
child  Ebenezer. 

(III)  Ebenezer  Hunt,  fifth  son  of  Dea- 
con Jonathan  and  Clemence  (Hosmer) 
Hunt,  was  born  February  5,  1675,  in 
Northampton,  Massachusetts,  but  about 
1723  settled  in  Lebanon,  Connecticut, 
where  he  died  February  23,  1743.  He 
married,  May  27,  1698,  Hannah  Clark, 
born  May  5,  1681,  died  June  10, 
1758,  daughter  of  William  and  Hannah 
(Strong)  Clark,  the  latter  a  daughter  of 
Elder  John  Strong.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  thirteen  children,  descent  in  this 
line  being  traced  through  Simeon,  the 
eighth  child. 

(IV)  Simeon  Hunt,  son  of  Ebenezer 
and  Hannah  (Clark)  Hunt,  was  born  in 
1713.  He  married  (first)  Hannah  Lyman, 
July  29,  1736.  He  married  (second)  name 
unknown.  He  married  (third)  Submit 
Troup,  and  had  fifteen  children,  eleven  of 
them  sons.  This  line  descends  through 
the  fifth  son  Gad,  who  it  is  said  died  of 
hydrophobia,  forty  years  after  having 
been  bitten.  Elijah,  the  ninth  son,  was  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolution,  was  captured, 
and  held  prisoner  on  an  English  ship  in 
New  York  Harbor. 

(V)  Gad  Hunt,  son  of  Simeon  and  Sub- 
mit (Troup)  Hunt,  was  born  January  16, 
1749,  and  died  May  26,  1806.  He  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Woodward,  born  August 
28,  1747,  died  July  13,  1829.  They  were 
the  parents  of  four  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters, this  family  tracing  through  Gad,  the 
eldest  son. 


(VI)  Gad  (2)  Hunt,  son  of  Gad  (i) 
and  Elizabeth  (Woodward)  Hunt,  was 
born  in  Coventry,  Connecticut,  April  14, 
1773,  and  died  March  12,  1835.  He  mar- 
ried, March  30,  1802,  Mary  Bissell.  They 
were  the  parents  of  two  sons :  Sanford 
Myrtello  and  Lucius  Abbot.  This  fam- 
ily descends  through  the  elder  son.  They 
were  also  the  parents  of  two  daughters: 
Mary  Bissell,  married  Lyman  Hyde;  and 
Clarissa  Harlowe,  married  Augustus 
Clark. 

(VII)  Sanford  Myrtello  Hunt,  son  of 
Gad  (2)  and  Mary  (Bissell)  Hunt,  was 
born  in  Coventry,  Connecticut,  Novem- 
ber 24,  1807,  and  died  in  Chicago,  Illinois. 
He  was  located  in  Rockville,  Connecticut, 
and  later  in  Lubec,  Maine.  He  was  a 
salesman  of  grindstones,  doing  a  good 
export  business.  From  Maine  he  went  to 
Boston,  and  for  a  time  was  with  the  West 
Indies  Packet  Company.  Later  he  made 
his  home  with  his  son,  Sanford  Myrtello. 
He  was  past  master  of  Washington 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Roxbury,  Massachusetts.  He  married 
(first),  August  I,  1832,  Sarah  A.  J.  Ful- 
ler; (second),  May  22,  1848,  Fannie  Rose 
Hunt.  Children  by  first  marriage:  San- 
ford Myrtello  (2),  of  further  mention; 
William  Fuller,  born  May  24,  1837;  re- 
sides in  Pittsfield ;  Walter  Lester,  born 
November  2,  1841,  deceased;  Emma  S., 
born  June  7,  1843.  Children  of  second 
marriage:  Albert  B.,  born  May  31,  1849; 
Sarah  Fuller,  born  September  24,  1850; 
both  reside  in  Pasadena,  California; 
Henry  L.,  born  September  24,  1852,  de- 
ceased ;  Edward  Hale,  born  August  18, 
1854,  deceased. 

(VIII)  Sanford  Myrtello  (2)  Hunt, 
son  of  Sanford  Myrtello  (i)  and  Sarah  A. 
J.  (Fuller)  Hunt,  was  born  in  Lubec, 
Maine,  September  30,  1834.  He  was 
taken  by  his  parents  to  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1844,  and  there  became  very 


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fond  of  the  sea.  Upon  arriving  at  suitable 
age,  he  shipped  on  board  a  deep  sea  ves- 
sel in  1858,  becoming  first  mate  of  the 
ship  "Fleetwood,"  and  shortly  afterward 
gave  up  this  life.  He  rounded  Cape  Horn 
seven  times  and  circumnavigated  the 
globe  three  times  before  giving  up  a  sea- 
faring life.  He  settled  in  Chicago,  Illinois, 
where  he  married,  in  1859,  He  began  the 
paper  stock  business  in  Chicago,  and 
there  continued  until  after  the  great  Chi- 
cago fire  in  1871,  when  he  came  East  and 
located  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  resumed  business  in  paper 
stock,  being  one  of  the  first  in  the  city.  In 
1908   this   business   was   incorporated   as 

5.  M.  Hunt  &  Company,  of  which  he  be- 
came president,  and  this  office  he  held 
until  his  death. 

Mr.  Hunt  was  made  a  Mason  in  Hins- 
dale, Illinois,  and  in  1904  demitted  to 
Hampden  Lodge  in  Springfield.  He  was 
also  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Malta, 
and  a  charter  member  of  the  Springfield 
Commercial  Travelers'  Club.  He  had 
been  an  Episcopalian  in  his  religious  be- 
lief, but  later  became  a  Baptist,  and  still 
later,  in  1895,  joined  with  Dr.  Horace 
Detchon  in  organizing  the  Church  of 
Christ  Disciples.  He  purchased  the  build- 
ing which  they  used  for  a  time,  and  which 
they  later  bought  from  him,  but  in  1909 
they  built  a  new  edifice  and  he  again  pur- 
chased the  old  building.  Each  winter, 
from  1914  until  his  death,  he  spent  in 
California,   and  died  in   Pasadena,  April 

6,  1916. 

Sanford  M.  Hunt  married  (first)  Delia 
Hamilton,  who  bore  him  a  son,  Willard 
Henry,  born  August  3,  i860,  and  a  daugh- 
ter, Fanny,  born  December  24,  1861,  de- 
ceased. He  married  (second)  Sarah  J. 
Humphries,  daughter  of  Hugh  and  Mary 
(Jones)  Humphries.  Children  of  second 
marriage:  i.  Edward  Boardman,  see  next 
paragraph.  2.  Delia  Hamilton,  born  July 
24,   1886;  married  James  Henry  Mohor- 


ter,  and  died  in  December,  1918.  3. 
Charles  Fuller,  of  further  mention.  4. 
Elizabeth,  born  September  30,  1870,  died 
June,  1916.  5.  Henry,  born  November  19, 
1872,  died  at  the  age  of  fourteen.  6.  Mary 
Adelaide,  born  January  i,  1874;  married 
Milton  Murray,  of  Westfield,  later  super- 
intendent of  the  American  Writing  Paper 
plant  at  Mitteneague,  now  superintendent 
of  Byron  Weston  Company  paper  mill  of 
Dalton,  Massachusetts.  7.  Fannie  Rose, 
born  February  13,  1880;  married  William 
A.  Hebert,  secretary  of  the  Fire  and  Ma- 
rine Insurance  Company,  of  Springiield, 
and  has  children :  William  A.  Jr.,  bom 
March  11,  1915;  Marian  J.,  born  April  25, 
1916;  and  Anita,  born  June  27,  1917.  8. 
Sarah  Emily,  born  May  4,  1883. 

(IX)  Edward  Boardman  Hunt,  eldest 
son  of  Sanford  Myrtello  (2)  and  Sarah  J. 
(Humphries)  Hunt,  was  born  in  Chicago, 
Illinois,  July  27,  1865.  He  obtained  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  Hinsdale,  Il- 
linois, and  Springfield,  Massachusetts. 
He  is  now  treasurer  of  S.  M.  Hunt  Com- 
pany. He  is  a  member  of  Hampden 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Morning  Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons,  all  the  Scottish  and  York  Rite 
bodies,  and  also  Bela  Grotto.  Edward  B. 
Hunt,  married,  June  30,  1897,  Peru 
Brown,  of  Hammond,  New  York,  daugh- 
ter of  Albert  B.  and  Amy  (Taylor) 
Brown,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  Alice 
Elizabeth,  born  July  20,  1899;  married 
Harold  Hepsley,  and  has  one  child,  Alice. 

(IX)  Charles  Fuller  Hunt,  second  son 
of  Sanford  Myrtello  (2)  and  Sarah  J. 
(Humphries)  Hunt,  was  born  in  Chicago, 
Illinois,  May  16,  1868.  His  first  school 
attendance  was  at  Hinsdale,  Illinois,  his 
parents  coming  thence  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  in  1876,  he  there  finishing 
in  high  school.  After  leaving  school  he 
spent  five  years  with  the  Smith  Paper 
Company,  of  Lee,  Massachusetts,  then 
five  additional  years  were  spent  in  Phila- 


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delphia,  Pennsylvania,  in  the  office  em- 
ploy of  an  iron  firm.  In  1895  he  joined 
his  father  in  the  paper  stock  business  in 
Springfield,  Charles  F.  entering  the  sales 
department  as  road  salesman.  Since  the 
death  of  Sanford  M.  Hunt,  in  1916, 
Charles  F.  Hunt  has  been  the  head  of  the 
company,  combining  with  the  office  of 
president  that  of  secretary.  He  still 
travels  in  the  interest  of  the  business,  cov- 
ering the  territory  east  of  Chicago.  He  is 
a  member  of  Hampden  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  and  a  past  master  of 
that  body ;  member  of  Springfield  Chap- 
ter, Royal  Arch  Masons;  Springfield 
Council,  Royal  and  Select  Masters ;  also 
all  Scottish  Rite  bodies ;  Bela  Grotto, 
Mystic  Order  Veiled  Prophets  of  the  En- 
chanted Realm,  of  which  he  is  past  mon- 
arch. His  clubs  are  the  Holyoke  Canoe 
and  Springfield  Automobile.  He  is  a 
member  of  Christ  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church,  and  for  sixteen  years  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  choir.  In  politics  he  is  a  Re- 
publican. 

Mr.  Hunt  married  (first),  June  7,  1893, 
Helen  Walker,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania, who  died  in  November,  1896, 
daughter  of  James  and  Susan  C.  (Rhodes) 
Walker.  She  left  a  daughter,  Katharine 
Rhodes,  born  March  26,  1896,  married  Ed- 
mund H.  Friedrich,  of  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  has  a  son,  Edmund  Ernest 
Friedrich,  born  May  21,  1919.  Mr.  Hunt 
married  (second).  May  31,  1898,  Anna 
Maud  Wood,  of  Brattleboro,  Vermont, 
daughter  of  Edward  A.  and  Anna  Elvira 
(Campbell)  Wood.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hunt 
are  the  parents  of  a  son,  Richard  Wood, 
born  November  23,  1901. 


PYNCHON,  Edward, 

Financier. 

The  Pynchon  family  in  America  traces 
its  lineage  to  Nicholas  Pynchon,  a  native 


of  Wales  who,  early  in  the  sixteenth  cen- 
tury, came  to  London,  England,  and 
after  a  residence  of  many  years  in  that 
city  gained  the  high  position  of  sheriff  of 
London,  in  1532.  One  of  his  sons,  John, 
lived  at  Writtle,  in  Essex,  where  he  mar- 
ried Jane,  heiress  of  Sir  Richard  Empson, 
one  of  the  two  financial  ministers  of 
Henry  VII,  who  after  the  accession  of 
Henry  VIII  were  sent  to  the  block  on 
Tower  Hill,  London,  August  18,  1510. 
The  children  of  John  and  Jane  (Empson) 
Pynchon  were :  William,  John,  Sir  Ed- 
ward, Agnes,  Elizabeth,  and  Jane.  John, 
known  as  John  of  Writtle,  son  of  Nich- 
olas, had  a  son  John,  known  as  John  of 
Springfield,  who  married  an  heiress  bear- 
ing the  name  of  Richard,  and  their  son 
William,  of  the  fourth  generation  from 
Nicholas  of  Wales,  sheriff  of  London,  be- 
came one  of  the  patentees  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Bay  Colony. 

(I)  William  Pinchon,  or  Pynchon,  the 
second  spelling  usually  found  in  indices 
and  used  in  his  autograph,  but  the  first 
appearing  in  all  the  Colonial  records  of 
Massachusetts,  was  born  in  Springfield, 
Essex  county,  England,  about  1590,  son 

of  John  and  (Orchard)  Pynchon, 

and  great-grandson  of  Nicholas  Pynchon, 
native  of  Wales,  and  sheriff  of  London, 
1532.  Educated  at  Cambridge,  and  a  man 
of  wealth,  he  became  interested  in  the 
American  colonies,  was  one  of  the 
patentees  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay 
Colony,  and  one  of  the  grantees  of  the 
Charter  of  1629.  He  was  a  regular  attend- 
ant and  advisor  at  the  meetings  of  the 
patentees  in  London,  and  was  one  of  the 
eighteen  assistants  to  the  governors.  His 
interest  in  the  far  away  colonies  increas- 
ing, he  came  to  New  England  some  time 
subsequent  to  May  11,  1629,  when  he  is 
recorded  as  being  present  at  the  meeting 
of  patentees  and  advisors  held  at  Ply- 
mouth, England,  and  before  August  25, 


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1630,  when  he  was  chosen  assistant  at  the      called  again  and  again  before  the  court,  he 

finally  grew  tired  of  the  affair,  refused  to 
appear  again  in  court,  and  in  September, 
1652,  with  part  of  his  family,  sailed  for 
England.  On  reaching  England,  Colonel 
Pynchon  made  his  home  in  Wraisbury, 
near  Windsor,  where,  enjoying  a  hand- 
some income  from  his  American  estate, 
he  passed  his  closing  years,  devoting  his 
time  to  theological  writing  and  living  in 
entire  conformity  with  the  Church  of 
England.  His  second  book,  "The  Jewish 
Synagogue,"  published  in  1652,  was  fol- 
lowed by  "How  the  First  Sabbath  was 
Ordained,"  1654;  "The  Meritorious  Price 
of  Man's  Redemption,  or  Christ's  Satis- 
faction Discussed  and  Explained,"  (1655) 
which  was  a  reply  to  the  book  of  Rev. 
John  Newton  on  the  same  subject,  pub- 
lished in  London  by  order  of  the  General 
Court  of  Massachusetts  Bay ;  and  "The 
Covenant  of  Nature  Made  with  Adam," 
1662. 

William  Pynchon  married  (first)  Anna 
Andrews,  daughter  of  William  Andrews, 
of  Twiwell,  Northamptonshire.  She  died 
in  Roxborough  in  1630.  He  married 
(second)  Frances  Sanford,  of  Roxbor- 
ough, Massachusetts.  Children :  John, 
of  further  mention ;  Anne,  married  Henry 
Smith,  who  was  prominent  in  the  Con- 
necticut valley  settlements;  Margaret, 
married  William  Davis,  a  druggist  in  the 
town  of  Boston ;  and  Mary,  who  married 
Captain  Elizur  Holyoke. 

(II)  John  Pynchon,  son  of  Colonel 
William  and  Anna  (Andrews)  Pynchon, 
was  born  in  Springfield,  his  father's  coun- 
try seat  in  Essex,  England,  in  1621.  He 
came  with  his  father's  family  to  Massa- 
chusetts Bay  Colony  in  1630,  lived  in 
Roxborough,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
group  which,  led  by  his  father  through 
the  wilderness,  founded  Agawam  on  the 
west  bank  of  the  Connecticut  river  in 
1636.     Educated   by  his   father  and  the 


first  General  Court  held  at  Charles  Towne. 
He  was  treasurer,  1632-34;  assisted  in 
founding  Roxborough ;  and  was  promi- 
nent in  organizing  the  first  church  in 
that  town.  He  engaged  in  the  fur  trade 
with  the  Indians,  over  whom  he  exer- 
cised great  control.  A  large  owner  of 
stock  of  the  company,  and  patentee  of 
extensive  tracts  of  land  in  the  Connecti- 
cut valley,  granted  to  him  by  Charlees  I, 
he  was  made  governor  of  the  group  which 
transplanted  itself  from  the  Massachu- 
setts Bay  Colony  to  the  Connecticut  val- 
ley. He  led  his  small  company  through 
the  wilderness  to  Agawam  river,  opposite 
where  it  unites  with  the  Connecticut,  and 
there  founded  the  town  of  Agawam. 
Later,  disagreeing  with  the  rest  of  the 
governing  body,  he  appealed  to  the  Gen- 
eral Court  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Col- 
ony, which  then  made  him  governor  of 
Springfield,  and  appointed  him,  with  his 
son-in-law,  Mr.  Smith,  to  "set  out"  five 
hundred  acres  of  land  below  Springfield, 
if  it  fell  within  his  patent.  Here  he 
erected  saw  and  grist  mills  and  encour- 
aged agriculture  and  the  building  of 
houses  and  barns  and  clearing  of  lands. 
He  was  elected  assistant  to  the  General 
Court  at  Boston  for  several  terms,  being 
finally  excused  because  of  responsibilities 
at  Springfield.  With  all  his  private  and 
official  cares  and  interests,  he  found  time 
to  make  a  close  study  of  theological  sub- 
jects, and  to  write  a  book,  entitled,  "The 
Meritorious  Price  of  Man's  Redemption," 
which  caused  him  to  be  haled  to  the  Gen- 
eral Court,  after  a  copy  of  the  book  had 
been  burned  in  the  Market  Place  in  Bos- 
ton, because,  forsooth,  he  had  not  given 
proper  importance  to  the  redemptive  ef- 
ficacy of  the  life  and  sufferings  of  Christ, 
and  because  of  "many  errors  and  herecies, 
generally  condemned  by  all  orthodox 
writers."      Decision    long    delayed,    and 


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Rev.  John  Moxon,  he  early  joined  the 
militia,  and  on  the  departure  of  his  father 
to  England  assumed  charge  of  his  exten- 
sive estates  and  large  financial  interests. 
He  was  appointed  by  the  General  Court 
one  of  the  three  resident  commissioners 
of  Springfield,  October  19,  1652.  He  was 
the  first  justice  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  and  Court  of  Sessions  held  in 
Springfield,  and  in  1660  built  the  "Garri- 
son House,"  the  first  brick  building 
erected  in  the  Connecticut  valley,  which 
sheltered  the  only  families  of  the  neigh- 
borhood that  escaped  when  the  Indians 
applied  the  torch  to  the  settlement  in 
1675.  Ordered  by  the  General  Court, 
August  9,  1664,  to  reduce  the  Dutch  at 
Marhatoes  and  on  Long  Island,  he  so  dar- 
ingly obeyed  orders  that  he  was  given  the 
rank  and  title  of  major,  and  thereafter 
known  as  "Worshipful  Major."  He  laid 
out  the  towns  of  Northampton,  Hadley, 
Hatfield,  Deerfield,  Northfield,  and  West- 
field,  and  during  King  Philip's  War  held 
the  rank  of  colonel,  commanding  the  First 
Regiment  of  Hampshire  county  militia. 
His  influence  and  the  respect  held  by  the 
Indians  for  his  father  had  enabled  him  to 
hold  the  Indians  of  western  Connecticut 
and  Massachusetts  in  peaceful  relations 
with  the  whites  until  King  Philip  and  his 
allies  went  on  the  war  path.  Then  he  was 
forced  to  different  methods  and  made  his 
famous  stand  at  Hadley.  After  King 
Philip's  War  was  over,  he  made  a  favor- 
able treaty  with  the  Indians  beyond  his 
domain,  including  the  Mohawks,  and  was 
commissioned  to  receive  the  surrender  of 
New  York  territory  from  the  Dutch  in 
1664.  He  assisted  under  the  first  Massa- 
chusetts Bay  Royal  Charter,  1665-86,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  Governor's  Council 
continuously,  1668-1703.  His  trusteeship 
of  his  father's  estates  caused  him  to  visit 
England  several  times,  and  on  the  death 
of  his  father  in  England,  October  29,  1662, 


he  inherited  most  of  his  estates  in 
America. 

John  Pynchon  married,  October  30, 
1644,  Amy  Wyllys,  daughter  of  George 
Wyllys,  provisional  governor  of  the  Col- 
ony of  Connecticut,  on  whose  estate  at 
Hartford  the  famous  "Charter  Oak" 
stood.  Children  of  Major  John  and  Amy 
(Wyllys)  Pynchon:  i.  Joseph,  born  July 
26,  1646;  graduated  at  Harvard  College; 
studied  medicine,  and  became  a  practic- 
ing physician  and  surgeon  in  Boston, 
where  he  died,  unmarried,  December  30, 
1682.  2.  John,  of  further  mention.  3. 
Mary,  born  October  28,  1650.  4.  William, 
born  October  11,  1653,  <^ied  1654.  5. 
Mehitable,  born  November  22,  1661,  died 
July  24,  1663.  Major  John  Pynchon  died 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts  Bay  Col- 
ony, January  7,  1703,  at  the  age  of  sev- 
enty-seven years,  his  wife  having  died  at 
the  "Garrison  House"  in  Springfield,  four 
years  earlier,  January  9,  1699. 

(Ill)  John  (2)  Pynchon,  son  of  Major 
John  (i)  and  Amy  (Wyllys)  Pynchon,  was 
born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Octo- 
ber 15,  1647.  He  attended  Harvard  with 
his  brother,  but  left  before  graduating, 
and  engaged  in  business  in  Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  became  a  successful 
merchant.  He  returned  to  Springfield 
about  1675,  and  assisted  his  father  in  the 
care  of  his  estates,  carrying  on  at  the 
same  time  a  large  business  in  general 
merchandising.  He  assisted  in  the  early 
development  of  Suffield,  Enfield,  Wilbra- 
ham,  Ludlow,  and  Longmeadow,  much 
of  the  beauty  of  the  streets  as  well  as  the 
early  architecture  of  these  towns  being 
due  to  his  enterprise  and  forethought.  He 
served  the  militia  of  the  county,  held  the 
rank  of  colonel,  and  was  a  commissioner 
of  the  United  Columns  in  1683.  He  mar- 
ried Margaret  Hubbard,  daughter  of  Rev. 
William  Hubbard,  minister  of  the  First 
Church   at   Ipswich.     William   Hubbard 


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was  one  of  the  first  students  at  Harvard 
College,  receiving-  his  bachelor  degree  in 
1642  and  his  master  degree  in  1645.  ^^ 
was  the  author  of  several  books,  includ- 
ing a  "History  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay 
Colony,"  for  which  the  General  Court 
paid  him  fifty  pounds.  Margaret  (Hub- 
bard) Pynchon  died  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, November  11,  1716,  and  her 
husband  April  25,  1721.  Their  children 
were :  John,  of  further  mention ;  Mar- 
garet and  William,  all  probably  born  in 
Ipswich,  where  their  mother  took  refuge 
during  the  Indian  wars. 

(IV)  John  (3)  Pynchon,  son  of  Colonel 
John  (2)  and  Margaret  (Hubbard) 
Pynchon,  born  probably  in  Ipswich,  was 
a  student  at  Harvard  College  for  two 
years,  and  lived  with  his  grandfather. 
Major  Pynchon,  at  Springfield,  where  he 
was  first  employed  as  clerk  of  the  court, 
later  becoming  register  of  Hampshire 
county.  He  married  (first)  February  18, 
1702,  Bathshua  Taylor,  daughter  of  Rev. 
William  Taylor,  of  Westfield,  Massachu- 
setts, and  their  children,  all  born  in 
Springfield,  were:  i.  Elizabeth,  born  De- 
cember 27,  1702,  married  Benjamin  Col- 
ton,  and  died  September  6,  1776.  2.  Wil- 
liam, of  whom  further.  3  and  4.  John  and 
Joseph  (twins),  John  died  April  6,  1754. 
5.  Mary,  born  October  10,  1706,  married 
Joseph  Dwight,  brigadier-general  in  the 
State  militia  (1703-1765).  6.  Bathshua, 
born  January  11,  1708,  married  Robert 
Harris,  and  died  in  1760.  Bathshua  (Tay- 
lor) Pynchon,  mother  of  the  foregoing 
children,  died  in  June,  1710.  Colonel  Pyn- 
chon married  (second),  November  3, 
171 1,  Phebe  Lester,  of  Enfield,  born  in 
1680.  Their  children  were:  7.  Martha, 
died  December  8,  1712.  8.  Edward,  born 
April  9,  1713,  died  November  3,  1777; 
married  the  Widow  Bliss.  9.  Nathaniel, 
born  March  3,  1715,  died  October  10,  1722. 
ID.  George,  born  April  20,  1717,  died  June 
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26,  1797;  was  twice  married,  and  had  six 
children :  George,  Louisa,  Nathaniel, 
Peter,  Peter,  and  Henry.  11.  Charles, 
born  January  31,  1719;  married  Anne 
Dwight,  and  had  two  daughters.  12. 
Margaret,  died  October  27,  1722.  Phebe 
(Lester)  Pynchon,  mother  of  these  chil- 
dren, died  October  17,  1722,  aged  thirty- 
six  years,  and  John  Pynchon,  the  father, 
July  12,  1742,  aged  sixty-eight  years. 

(V)  William  (2)  Pynchon,  eldest  son 
of  John  (3)  and  Bathshua  (Taylor)  Pyn- 
chon, was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, November  11,  1703.  He  married, 
December  14,  1738,  Sarah  Bliss,  daughter 
of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Pelatiah  Bliss,  of 
Springfield.  Children:  i.  William,  of 
whom  further.  2.  John,  born  September 
20,  1742,  died  March  4,  1826.  3.  Sarah, 
born  October  5,  1751,  died  June  26,  1826; 
married  David  White,  of  Longmeadow, 
Massachusetts.  William  Pynchon,  father 
of  these  children,  died  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  January  11,  1783,  and  his 
widow  died  February  21,  1796. 

(VI)  William  (3)  Pynchon,  son  of 
William  (2)  and  Sarah  (Bliss)  Pynchon, 
was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
November  21,  1739,  and  held  the  rank  of 
major  in  the  Colonial  militia.  He  married, 
November  13,  1766,  Lucy  Harris,  daugh- 
ter of  Lieutenant  Robert  and  Bathshua 
Harris,  and  their  eight  children  were  born 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  They 
were:  i.  Erastus,  born  October  19,  1767, 
died  December  24,  1816.  2.  Stephen,  born 
January  31,  1769,  died  February  5,  1823. 
3.  Lois,  born  October  6,  1770,  died  De- 
cember 8,  1771.     4.  Bathshua,  born  July 

27,  1772;  married  Rev.  Ebenezer  Gay,  of 
Suffield,  and  they  had  two  children :  i, 
Mary  Gay,  born  in  1801,  married  her  sec- 
ond husband.  Rev.  Henry  Robinson,  of 
Guilford,  Connecticut,  was  the  second 
time  a  widow,  and  died  April  18,  1885.  ii. 
Lucy    H.    Gay,    married    Rev.    Thomas 


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Palmer,  of  Suffield,  and  died  in  1872.  5. 
Edward,  born  November  14,  1774,  died 
March  17,  1830.  6.  William,  of  whom 
further.  7.  Joseph,  born  August  2^,  1779, 
died  May  31,  1815.  8.  Lois,  born  January 
I,  1782,  died  January  3,  1873.  Major 
William  Pynchon  died  March  24,  1808, 
and  his  widow  died  February  7,  1814. 

(VII)  William  (4)  Pynchon,  sixth  son 
of  William  (3)  and  Lucy  (Harris)  Pyn- 
chon, was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, December  11,  1776.  He  married, 
December  3,  1812,  Esther  Billings,  daugh- 
ter of  Ebenezer  Billings,  of  Greenfield, 
Massachusetts.  Their  children  were:  i. 
Sarah,  born  September  26,  1813,  died 
March  3,  1843.  2.  Joseph  Charles,  of 
whom  further.  3.  Daniel,  born  November 
16,  1816,  died  June  13,  1871.  4.  William, 
born  June  18,  1820,  died  June  19,  1895.  5. 
Emily  B.,  born  February  16,  1823,  died 
July  14,  1898.  6.  John  P.,  born  December 
27,  1824,  died  February  13,  1888.  William 
Pynchon  died  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, August  12,  1847,  and  his  widow  died 
September  5,  1878,  at  the  age  of  ninety- 
seven  years  and  five  months. 

(VIII)  Joseph  Charles  Pynchon,  eldest 
son  of  William  (4)  and  Esther  (Billings) 
Pynchon,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, March  3,  1815.  He  entered  Am- 
herst College  in  1832,  but  changed  for 
Williams  in  1834,  graduating  in  1836  with 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  stud- 
ied medicine  in  Harvard  Medical  School 
and  in  the  University  of  New  York,  and 
practiced  as  a  physician  and  surgeon  in 
Springfield  for  three  years,  after  which 
he  engaged  in  the  banking  and  insurance 
business.  He  married,  December  24, 
185 1,  Julia  Mather  Clapp,  daughter  of 
John  and  Eliza  (Flint)  Clapp,  of  Leices- 
ter, Massachusetts,  and  their  four  chil- 
dren were:  i.  Helen,  born  May  22,  1854, 
died  December  19,  1855.  2.  Edward,  of 
whom   further,     3.  James  Holland,  born 


August  2,  1858,  educated  in  public  and 
private  schools,  and  engaged  in  banking 
and  insurance  business  in  New  York 
City;  married,  January  12,  1899,  Mabel 
Clayton  Edgerly,  daughter  of  Colonel  M. 
V.  B.  and  Alvina  (Barney)  Edgerly,  of 
Springfield.  4.  Joseph  Flint,  born  June 
24,  1863 ;  married,  June  12,  1905,  Edith 
Dale,  daughter  of  John  and  Anna  (Lap- 
ham)  Dale,  of  Springfield,  and  has  two 
children,  Edith,  born  in  Springfield,  May 
21,  1907,  and  Elizabeth;  he  is  engaged  in 
the  paper  stock  business  in  Springfield. 
(IX)  Edward  Pynchon,  son  of  Joseph 
Charles  and  Julia  Mather  (Clapp)  Pyn- 
chon, was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, June  14,  1856.  After  receiving  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  and  in 
Leicester  Academy,  at  Leicester,  Massa- 
chusetts, he  entered  his  father's  office, 
still  a  boy,  and  later  became  messenger 
boy  in  the  Agawam  National  Bank.  Still 
later,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Chic- 
opee  National  Bank  as  messenger  boy, 
and  here  he  remained,  steadily  rising  in 
the  confidence  and  esteem  of  his  employ- 
ers, and  steadily  climbing  from  the 
modest  position  of  office  boy  to  cashier 
and  finally  to  that  of  president,  which 
position  of  trust  he  continued  to  fill  until 
1915,  at  which  time  he  retired,  retaining 
a  directorship  in  the  institution  to  which 
so  large  a  portion  of  his  life  had  been  de- 
voted. Mr.  Pynchon  is  a  thirty-second 
degree  Mason,  member  of  Springfield 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and 
a  member  of  the  Nayasset  Club  and  of  the 
Winthrop  Club.  He  attends  the  Unitar- 
ian church. 


CHAMBERLAIN,  Hon.  George  Dudley, 

Active  in  Civic  Interests. 

The  family  of  Chamberlain  is  of  French 
origin,  and  traces  its  ancestry  back  to  the 
days  of  the  Norman  Conquest  when  Wil- 


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Ham,  Count  de  Saukerville,  of  Castle 
Saukerville,  in  Normandy,  came  to  Eng- 
land with  William  the  Conqueror  in  1066. 
The  Count  returned  to  Normandy,  his 
descendants  remaining  in  England  on 
land  granted  to  them,  John  de  Sauker- 
ville, son  of  William,  was  lord  chamber- 
lain to  King  Henry  I,  and  assumed  the 
title  as  a  surname.  Richard,  son  of  John, 
was  also  chamberlain  to  King  Stephen, 
and  since  his  time  the  surname  of  Cham- 
berlain has  been  that  of  his  family.  The 
family  acquired  large  possessions  in  Hert- 
fordshire and  in  Somersetshire,  which 
are  still  in  the  possession  of  their  de- 
scendants. William  Chamberlain  was  a 
son  of  Richard ;  Robert  Chamberlain  was 
son  of  William ;  Sir  Richard  was  son  of 
Robert ;  Sir  Robert,  son  of  Sir  Richard ; 
Sir  Richard,  son  of  Sir  Robert;  John 
Chamberlain,  son  of  Sir  Richard;  Thomas 
Chamberlain,  the  distinguished  diplomat 
in  the  reign  of  Henry  III  and  of  Eliza- 
beth, was  the  son  of  John,  in  the  tenth 
generation  from  the  ancestor,  William 
de  Saukerville.  The  grandson  of  Sir 
Thomas  Chamberlain  emigrated  to  Mas- 
sachusetts and  brought  with  him  a  num- 
ber of  Devonshire  and  Somersetshire 
Puritans,  who  founded  the  town  of  Bid- 
deford  in  the  Province  oi  Maine. 

The  immigrant  ancestor  of  the  line  to 
which  Hon.  George  Dudley  Chamber- 
lain belongs  was  Henry  Chamberlain, 
from  whom  the  line  of  descent  is  traced 
as  follows : 

Henry  Chamberlain,  with  his  wife  and 
two  children,  came  from  Hingham,  Eng- 
land, and  settled  in  Hingham,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1638.  His  son,  Henry  (2),  had  a 
son,  Henry  (3),  who  had  a  son  William. 
William  Chamberlain  lived  in  Hull,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  had  a  son  Freedom,  who 
was  a  resident  of  Pembroke,  and  had  a 
son  Nathaniel.  His  son,  Joseph,  of  the 
seventh   generation    from    Henry   Cham- 


berlain, the  immigrant  ancestor,  was  born 
in  East  Bridgewater,  Massachusetts,  in 
1761.  He  married  Sarah  Bass,  who  was 
a  direct  descendant  of  John  Alden  and 
Priscilla,  his  wife,  and  one  of  their  chil- 
dren was  Jonathan,  of  whom  further. 

Jonathan  Chamberlain,  son  of  Joseph 
and  Sarah  (Bass)  Chamberlain,  was  born 
in  Bridgewater,  Massachusetts,  May  15, 
1786,  and  died  in  Stockbridge,  Massachu- 
setts, December  17,  1867.  He  enlisted 
for  service  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  after 
the  war  was  over  retained  his  connection 
with  the  militia,  serving  first  as  captain 
and  later  as  colonel.  A  man  of  the  high- 
est integrity,  and  loved  and  respected  as 
an  earnest,  consistent  Christian,  he  was 
immovable  when  he  had  taken  a  stand 
upon  a  question  of  right,  and  would  never 
compromise  his  principles  for  the  sake  of 
public  favor.  He  was  a  manufacturer  of 
nails  and  brads,  with  factory  located  in 
the  village  of  Curtisville  (now  Inter- 
laken)  in  the  town  of  Stockbridge.  He 
married,  September  9,  1821,  Emily  Char- 
lotte Niles,  born  February  5,  1805,  died 
February  18,  1874,  and  their  children 
were:  Sarah  Bass,  born  August  i,  1822, 
married  Samuel  H.  Dibbles  ;  Martha,  born 
December  2,  1823;  Joseph  Niles,  born 
June  30,  1825;  Cornelia  Elizabeth,  born 
October  20,  1826;  Mary  Emily,  born  De- 
cember 19,  1828;  Jonathan  Niles,  of  whom 
further;  James  Harry  Dudley,  born  May 
II,  1838;  and  Alice  Maria,  born  May  14, 
1842,  married  James  While,  deceased. 
James  H.  D.  and  Alice  M.  are  the  only 
two  living  at  the  present  time  (1921). 

Jonathan  Niles  Chamberlain,  son  of 
Jonathan  and  Emily  Charlotte  (Niles) 
Chamberlain,  was  born  in  West  Stock- 
bridge,  Massachusetts,  August  3,  1831, 
and  died  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
December  10,  1912.  He  received  his  pre- 
liminary education  in  the  local  schools, 
and  finished  in  the  Stockbridge  Academy. 


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School  days  over,  he  engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  making  nails,  tacks,  and  brads, 
with  his  father  for  a  time.  Being  an  en- 
terprising young  fellow  with  ambitions 
and  views  of  his  own,  however,  he  later 
left  the  paternal  roof,  business,  and  over- 
sight, and  went  to  Troy,  New  York, 
where  his  ability  and  energy  soon  made 
him  superintendent  of  the  Stewart  Stove 
Works,  a  position  which  he  held  for  sev- 
eral years.  He  was  in  Troy  during  the 
period  of  the  Civil  War,  and  witnessed 
the  distressing  scenes  of  the  riots  which 
occurred  there  during  that  time,  he  being 
a  member  of  the  volunteer  forces  raised 
to  secure  and  preserve  order.  From  Troy 
he  went  to  Chicopee  Falls,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  engaged  in  a  new  line  of 
business,  entering  the  employ  of  the  Bay 
State  Faucet  and  Valve  Company,  which 
he  left  later  to  enter  the  employ  of  the 
Boston  &  Albany  Railroad  Company,  at 
which  time  he  removed  to  Springfield 
with  his  family.  An  inveterate  reader 
and  an  inventive  genius,  his  many 
changes  of  occupation  were  the  means  by 
which  he  gathered  large  stores  of  prac- 
tical knowledge  and  experience.  For  a 
time  he  was  employed  in  the  Springfield 
Armory,  but  much  of  his  real  interest 
was  centered  in  certain  inventions  upon 
which  he  had  for  a  long  time  been  en- 
gaged. He  invented  and  patented  an 
automatic  gas  burner,  which  was  later 
much  used,  and  the  same  principle  was 
incorporated  in  a  governor  for  regulating 
the  gas  pressure  and  the  flow  of  metal  on 
linotype  typesetting  machines.  Like  his 
father  before  him,  Mr.  Chamberlain  was 
a  man  of  strong  religious  belief  and  of 
pronounced  views.  A  member  of  Hope 
Church,  he  constantly  endeavored  to  in- 
carnate in  his  daily  life  the  principles  of 
the  Christian  faith,  and  any  cause  which 
he  judged  to  be  right  he  supported  with 


unswerving  faith  and  unfaltering  firm- 
ness. 

Mr.  Chamberlain  married,  November 
28,  1852,  Sarah  M.  Harrison,  of  Troy, 
New  York,  born  February  13,  1834,  died 
March  21,  192 1,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Roxanna  (Holmes)  Harrison,  and  they 
became  the  parents  of  four  children: 
Frances  Bowman,  born  May  19,  1856; 
George  Dudley,  of  whom  further;  Char- 
lotte, born  July  30,  i860,  died  August  3, 
1865 ;  and  Samuel  Harrison,  born  July  3, 
1864,  in  Chicago. 

Hon.  George  Dudley  Chamberlain,  son 
of  Jonathan  Niles  and  Sarah  M.  (Har- 
rison) Chamberlain,  was  born  in  Troy, 
New  York,  September  28,  1858.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  in  various  schools, 
first  in  Troy,  New  York,  later  in  Stock- 
bridge,  Massachusetts,  and  still  later  in 
Chicopee  Falls,  Massachusetts,  finally 
completing  his  academic  education  in  the 
Collegiate  Institute  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts. Each  of  these  changes  in 
schools  represented  a  complete  change  of 
environment  for  the  lad,  as  each  change 
was  made  as  the  result  of  a  family  re- 
moval. This  meant  that  the  young 
George  Dudley  was  early  becoming  ac- 
quainted with  "all  sorts  and  conditions" 
of  people,  living  in  various  localities  and 
engaged  in  different  occupations,  and  be- 
ing an  alert,  friendly,  and  thoughtful 
youth  he  acquired  from  these  changing 
contacts  a  liberal  education  of  a  type 
which  schools  cannot  furnish.  He  ac- 
quired a  versatility  of  interests  which 
revealed  themselves  in  the  variety  of  oc- 
cupations in  which  he  later  engaged,  and 
which  also  were  important  factors  in  his 
later  successes  in  public  life. 

Upon  leaving  the  Collegiate  Institute, 
he  entered  the  employ  of  a  book  publish- 
ing house  as  an  accountant,  remaining 
there  for  a  time,  then  took  a  position  as 
bookkeeper    in    the    Old    Corner    Book 


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Store,  where  he  remained  for  three  years. 
He  then  entered  the  paymaster's  office  at 
the  Spring-field  Armory  and  remained 
three  years,  after  which  he  became  assist- 
ant auditor  for  the  Connecticut  River 
Railroad  Company,  first  in  their  local 
offices  and  later  as  traveling  auditor. 
This  last  position  he  held  for  five  years, 
and  then  engaged  in  an  entirely  diflferent 
line  of  business.  He  associated  himself 
with  the  Warwick  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, manufacturers  of  bicycles,  acquired 
an  interest  in  the  business,  and  later  be- 
came president  and  treasurer  of  the  com- 
pany. This  business  was  a  successful 
one,  and  the  company  erected  a  larg'e 
new  factory  and  doubled  its  capacity  un- 
der Mr.  Chamberlain's  management.  Five 
years  later,  however,  Mr.  Chamberlain 
sold  his  interests,  resigned  his  official  re- 
sponsibilities in  that  company,  and 
bought  the  well-known  magazine,  "Good 
Housekeeping,"  which  he  edited  and  pub- 
lished for  a  period  of  four  years.  A  nerv- 
ous breakdown  at  the  end  of  that  period 
compelled  him  to  relinquish  the  work, 
and  he  sold  the  publication  to  the  Phelps 
Publishing  Company,  of  Spring-field, 
which  firm  a  few  years  later  sold  it  to  the 
present  publishers. 

In  1908  Mr.  Chamberlain  was  elected  to 
the  Springfield  City  Council,  and  served 
two  years  as  councilman  and  three  years 
as  alderman.  In  1913  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  House  in  the  Massachu- 
setts Legislature.  He  was  returned  the 
following  three  years,  and  was  then 
elected  to  the  Senate,  and  there  he  has 
for  six  years  made  his  influence  felt. 
While  in  the  House  he  was  a  member  of 
the  committee  on  rules  (the  Speaker's 
cabinet)  for  two  years.  Besides  other 
regular  committee  appointments,  he  was 
placed  on  a  special  committee,  of  which 
he  was  house  chairman,  to  study  the 
housing  and  building  problem.  He  served 


also  on  a  commission  for  reorganizing 
the  State  departments.  In  the  Senate 
he  is  serving  on  the  Ways  and  Means 
Committee,  and  is  chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Education.  In  1918  he  was 
appointed  chairman  of  a  special  commis- 
sion on  education,  which  made  an  im- 
portant survey  of  educational  conditions 
throughout  the  State.  Many  bills  were 
recommended  by  the  commission,  most  of 
which  have  been  enacted  into  law.  In 
192 1  he  was  appointed  to  membership  on 
a  special  committee  for  the  study  of 
State  and  county  government. 

Mr.  Chamberlain  has  always  found 
time  for  civic  service  in  his  community, 
for  fraternal  and  club  affiliations,  and  for 
active  religious  service.  In  1905  he 
helped  organize  the  Springfield  Play- 
ground Association,  and  served  as  presi- 
dent until  five  years  later  when  the  work 
was  taken  over  by  the  city.  For  more 
than  thirty  years  he  has  been  identified 
with  boys'  club  work,  both  local  and  Na- 
tional. He  was  for  several  years  a  mem- 
ber of  the  governing  board  of  the  Fed- 
erated Boys'  Clubs  of  America.  Some 
of  his  associates  on  that  board  were  the 
late  Jacob  Riis,  Judge  Ben  Lindsey,  Rabbi 
vStephen  S.  Wise,  Vice-President  Thomas 
Marshall.  He  was  chairman  of  the  gov- 
erning board  of  the  Springfield  Club, 
founded  thirty  years  ago.  He  was  chair- 
man of  the  building  committee  that 
erected  the  present  Boys'  Club  building  on 
Chestnut  street,  and  director  of  the 
Springfield  Young  Men's  Christian  Asso- 
ciation for  many  years.  Mr.  Chamber- 
lain was  president  of  the  Free  Kinder- 
garten Association,  which  supported  the 
free  kindergartens  in  Springfield,  until 
they  became  a  part  of  the  public  school 
system  twenty-five  or  thirty  years  ago. 
He  was  a  director  for  four  years  of  the 
Springfield  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He 
was  on  the  commission  that  built  the 
beautiful  municipal  group. 


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Mr.  Chamberlain  is  on  the  governing     ond  year  of  service  as  United  States  Corn- 


board  of  the  Massachusetts  Civic  League ; 
a  member  of  the  advisory  board  of  Uni- 
versity Extension  in  the  State  Depart- 
ment of  Education;  and  trustee  of  the 
International  Young  Men's  Christian  As- 
sociation College.  Fraternally,  Mr. 
Chamberlain  is  a  Mason.  He  holds  mem- 
bership in  the  Winthrop  Club  and  the 
Saturday  Night  Club,  was  president  for 
several  years  of  a  local  chapter  of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  and  is 
at  the  present  time  president  of  the 
Chamberlain  Association  of  America. 
True  to  his  New  England  ancestry  and 
the  faith  of  his  fathers,  Mr.  Chamberlain 
is  actively  interested  in  the  work  of  the 
church.  He  is  a  member  and  deacon  in 
the  South  Congregational  Church.  Known 
and  honored  for  his  high  integrity  and 
for  his  sterling  qualities  of  character,  as 
were  his  father  and  his  grandfather  be- 
fore him,  and  entrusted  by  his  fellow 
citizens  with  large  responsibilities,  Hon. 
George  Dudley  Chamberlain  occupies  a 
large  place  in  the  life  of  Springfield  and 
in  the  affairs  of  his  county  and  State. 

On  November  9,  1889,  Mr.  Chamber- 
lain married  Ellie  Bullock  Dakin,  born  in 
Freeport,  Illinois,  January  27,  1864, 
daughter  of  Francis  Elihu  and  Emily 
(Hazard)  Dakin,  and  they  are  the  par- 
ents of  four  children:  i.  Emily  Hazard, 
born  February  24,  1892.  2.  Sydney  Dakin, 
born  May  i,  1893;  married  Mary  Paine, 
and  has  two  children  :  Harriet,  born  April 
3,  1916;  and  Dakin,  born  December  10, 
1920.  3.  Eleanor,  bom  July  21,  1895; 
married  Edward  Foster  Hewins,  and  has 
one  child,  Eleanor,  born  December  17, 
1919.  4.  Alexander  Rodger,  born  July 
26,  1904. 

RICE,  Col.  John  Lovell, 

Civil  War  Veteran,  Public   Official. 

Colonel  John  Lovell  Rice,  of  Spring- 
field, who  is  just  entering  his  thirty-sec- 


missioner,  comes  of  a  very  ancient  Eng- 
lish family,  and  traces  his  ancestry  in  this 
country  to  Edmund  Rice,  immigrant  an- 
cestor. 

(I)  Edmund  Rice  was  born  in  Berk- 
hamstead,  England,  in  1594,  and  came  to 
America  as  early  as  1638,  settling  in 
Sudbury,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  a 
proprietor  and  a  selectman  in  1639.  Ed- 
mund Rice  was  one  of  the  first  to  build 
his  house  on  the  village  plot  of  Sudbury 
now  Wayland,  his  house  lot  being  on  Old 
North  street,  near  Mill  Brook.  He  re- 
ceived his  share  in  the  various  divisions 
of  river,  meadow  and  other  lands  made 
September  4,  1639,  April  20  and  Novem- 
ber 18,  1640,  and  at  later  dates,  receiving 
altogether  247  acres,  and  built  his  second 
house  in  the  south  part  of  the  town,  be- 
tween Timber  Neck  and  the  Glover  farm. 
He  sold  land  there  to  Thomas  Axtell  and 
to  Philemon  Whale,  both  of  whom  built 
houses  there,  and  on  September  i,  1642, 
he  sold  his  house  to  John  Moore.  On 
September  13,  1642,  he  took  a  six  year 
lease  of  the  Dunster  farm  on  the  east 
shore  of  Lake  Cochituate,  and  bought 
land  of  Mary  Axtell  and  Philemon  Whale 
and  his  son,  thus  locating  the  homestead 
at  Rice's  spring.  He  then  bought 
Whale's  house  and  nine  acres,  forming 
the  nucleus  of  the  Rice  homestead,  which 
he  sold  to  his  son  Edmund  and  which 
was  occupied  by  Edmund  and  his  de- 
scendants down  to  a  recent  date.  On 
September  29,  1647,  ^^  leased  what  was 
known  as  the  Glover  farm  for  a  term  of 
ten  years  from  President  Dunster,  of 
Harvard  College,  guardian  for  the  Glover 
heirs.  By  the  terms  of  the  lease  he  was 
to  erect  a  house  on  the  place  and  a  barn 
fifty  feet  long.  Just  before  the  expira- 
tion of  the  lease,  April  8,  1657,  he  bought 
the  Jennison  farm  of  two  hundred  acres, 
extending  from  the  Dunster  farm  tO'  the 
Weston  line,  and  on  this  tract  some  of 


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his  descendants  still  live.  On  June  24, 
1659,  he  and  his  son  bought  the  Dunster 
farm.  Besides  all  these  grants  and  pur- 
chases, the  General  Court  gave  him  fifty 
acres  at  Rice's  End  in  1652,  and  eighty 
acres  near  the  Beaver  Dam  in  1659.  Ed- 
mund Rice  was  a  prominent  and  influen- 
tial man,  and  well  educated,  as  legal  doc- 
uments in  his  handwriting,  still  in  exist- 
ence, prove.  On  September  4,  1639,  ^^ 
was  on  the  first  committee  to  apportion 
the  meadows ;  selectman,  1639,  1644,  ^^^ 
later  at  various  times ;  deacon  after  1648 ; 
deputy  to  the  General  Court,  1654-56; 
and  one  of  the  petitioners  for  Marlbor- 
ough, receiving  a  house  lot  there  and 
removing  to  that  place  in  1660.  He  mar- 
ried (first),  in  England,  Tamazine , 

who  died  June  13,  1654;  married  (sec- 
ond), March  i,  1655,  Mercy  (Heard) 
Brigham,  widow  of  Thomas  Brigham,  of 
Cambridge,  who  survived  her  husband, 
and  married  (third)  William  Hunt,  of 
Marlborough,  and  died  December  28, 
1693.  The  children  of  Edmund  Rice 
were :  Henry,  Edward,  Thomas,  Mat- 
thew, Samuel,  Joseph,  Lydia,  Edmund, 
Benjamin,  Ruth,  and  Ann. 

(II)  Edward  Rice,  son  of  Deacon  Ed- 
mund and  Tamazine  Rice,  was  probably 
born  in  England.  A  paper  on  the  court 
files  of  Cambridge  states  that  on  October 
2,  1666,  his  age  was  forty-seven  years. 
If  this  is  correct,  he  was  born  about  1619, 
and  was  nearly  ninety-three  years  of  age 
at  the  time  of  his  death,  August  15,  1712. 
He  bought  land  from  his  father  and  from 
his  brother  Benjamin,  and  he  and  his 
wife,  Anna,  of  Marlborough,  conveyed, 
April  I,  1686,  to  their  son,  Edmund  Rice, 
of  Sudbury,  half  of  this  farm  lying  within 
the  bounds  of  Sudbury,  "near  the  spring," 
the  deed  being  acknowledged  April  16, 
1706,  and  recorded  August  16,  1734. 
Barry's  "History  of  Farmington"  states 
that     Edward     Rice     married     (second) 


Agnes  Bent,  and  that  she  had  no  chil- 
dren. She  died  in  Marlborough,  June  4, 
^7^3^  aged  eighty-three,  having  survived 
her  husband  less  than  a  year.  All  his 
children  except  the  eldest,  whose  birth  is 
not  recorded,  were  the  children  of  his 
wife,  Anna,  according  to  the  official  rec- 
ords. His  children  were :  John,  Lydia, 
died  young;  Lydia,  Edmund,  Daniel, 
Caleb,  Jacob,  Anna,  Dorcas,  Benjamin, 
and  Abigail, 

(III)  Daniel  Rice,  third  son  of  Ed- 
ward and  Anna  Rice,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 8,  1655,  and  resided  in  Marlborough, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  died  July  6, 
1737.  His  will  was  made  May  5,  1729, 
and  probated  December  19,  1737.  He 
married  (first),  February  10,  1681,  Beth- 
iah  Ward,  born  1658,  died  December  8, 
1721,  daughter  of  Deacon  William  Ward; 
(second).  May  9,  1725,  Elizabeth  (Wells) 
Wheeler,  widow  of  John  Wheeler,  of 
Marlborough.  To  the  first  marriage  eight 
children  were  born :  Bethiah,  Daniel, 
Judith,  Luke,  Priscilla,  Eleazer,  Deborah, 
and  Hopestill. 

(IV)  Daniel  (2)  Rice,  eldest  son  of 
Daniel  (i)  and  Bethiah  (Ward)  Rice, 
was  born  in  Marlborough,  Massachusetts, 
June  3,  1684.  He  made  his  home  in  Marl- 
borough during  the  earlier  part  of  his 
life,  but  during  his  later  years  resided  in 
Shrewsbury,  where  "Elizabeth  Rice  wife 
of  Daniel  Rice"  is  recorded  as  having 
been  admitted  to  full  church  privilege, 
November  28,  1731,  and  Hannah,  adult 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  Rice, 
was  baptized  "at  her  own  request,"  April 
16,  1732.  Daniel  Rice  and  his  family 
lived  on  the  farm  in  the  northeasterly 
part  of  Shrewsbury  in  1731,  this  being 
the  farm  on  which  his  brother  Luke  later 
settled  and  which  was  the  homestead  of 
three  succeeding  generations.  The  will 
of  Daniel  Rice,  made  October  13,  1733, 
and    proved    July    14,    1734,    states    that 


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"having  determined  to  travel  abroad"  he 
makes  his  wife  Elizabeth  sole  executrix. 
He  married,  in  Marlborough,  February 
12,  1713,  Elizabeth  Taylor,  born  in  1696, 
daughter  of  James  Taylor,  Jr.,  (born  in 
1664),  and  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  son  of 
James  Taylor  (died  1713),  and  his  wife, 
Sarah,  daughter  of  Richard  Newton,  all 
of  Marlborough.  Elizabeth  (Taylor) 
Rice  married  (second),  May  19,  1764, 
Captain  Gershom  Wheelock,  of  Shrews- 
bury, who  had  then  passed  his  seventieth 
year.  Children  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth 
Rice  were:  Hannah,  William,  Davis,  Ste- 
phen, Bezaleel,  Abner,  Jabez,  of  further 
mention. 

(V)  Jabez  Rice,  youngest  son  of  Dan- 
iel (2)  and  Elizabeth  (Taylor)  Rice,  was 
born  in  Marlborough,  Massachusetts, 
April  8,  1727.  He  married  (first),  Janu- 
ary 9,  1753,  Miriam  Morse,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Abigail  (Barns)  Morse,  of 
IV[arlborough.  She  died  January  28, 
1776.  He  married  (second)  Elizabeth 
Burnet,  of  Marlborough,  April  2,  1776, 
who  died  November  27,  1812.  To  the 
first  marriage  were  born  :  Daniel,  Miriam, 
William,  Martin,  Lydia,  Stephen,  Phebe, 
Jabez,  Aaron,  Betty,  Anna,  John  Han- 
cock and  Dorothy  Quincy,  twins.  To  the 
second  marriage :   Moses  and  Paul. 

(VI)  Stephen  Rice,  fourth  son  of 
Jabez  and  Miriam  (Morse)  Rice,  was 
born  June  8,  1762,  in  Marlborough,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  resided  in  Petersham, 
Massachusetts,  and  about  1787  removed 
from  that  place  to  Reading,  Vermont, 
where  he  died  July  12,  1802.  He  mar- 
ried, April  6,  1785,  in  Petersham,  Anna 
Hammond,  and  their  children  were : 
Haven,  Aaron,  Stephen,  Achsah,  and 
Sylvia. 

(VII)  Haven  Rice,  eldest  son  of  Ste- 
phen and  Anna  (Hammond)  Rice,  was 
born  in  Petersham,  Massachusetts,  Octo- 
ber 26,  1786,  and  died  in  West  Windsor, 


Vermont,  February  6,  1868.  He  was  but 
an  infant  when  his  parents  removed  to 
West  Windsor,  and  in  the  schools  of  that 
district  he  received  his  education.  He 
became  a  millwright  and  constructed 
many  gristmills  and  sawmills  throughout 
Windsor  county,  Vermont,  putting  up 
good,  honest,  dependable  mills  which  long 
outlived  both  builder  and  owner.  He 
was  a  prominent  man  in  his  community, 
and  an  upright  Christian  gentleman.  He 
was  interested  in  the  public  afifairs  of  his 
community,  county,  State,  and  Nation, 
and  always  ready  to  give  of  his  time,  his 
ability,  and  his  means  for  the  advance- 
ment of  the  public  welfare.  Politically, 
he  gave  his  support  to  the  Democratic 
party,  and  in  religious  affiliation  was  a 
Baptist.  He  married,  in  Reading,  Decem- 
ber 15,  181 1,  Abigail  Davis,  who  died  in 
West  Windsor,  and  their  children  were: 
Lysander  Mason,  of  further  mention ; 
Betsy,  Lorenzo  Dow,  Lucinda,  Joseph  A., 
and  Frederick  G. 

(VIII)  Lysander  Mason  Rice,  eldest 
child  of  Haven  and  Abigail  (Davis)  Rice, 
was  born  in  Reading,  Vermont,  Novem- 
ber II,  1812,  and  died  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  October  29,  1903.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  local  schools 
and  then,  having  decided  that  he  would 
become  a  blacksmith,  served  an  appren- 
ticeship of  four  years  in  Ascutneyville, 
Vermont.  He  worked  faithfully  and  well, 
becoming  the  most  expert  workman  in 
his  region,  and  when  he  was  twenty-two 
years  old,  established  himself  in  business 
in  Ascutneyville,  then  known  as  Weath- 
ersfield  Corners.  He  demonstrated  his 
progressiveness  and  his  ability  by  open- 
ing a  large  shop  equipped  with  water 
power  and  machinery.  At  that  time, 
1834,  farming  tools  could  not  be  bought 
at  the  village  stores,  and  for  fourteen 
years  he  made  practically  all  the  farm  im- 
plements used  on  the  farms  round  about, 


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as  well  as  the  cutlery,  pocket  knives, 
scissors,  etc.  When  machine  made  goods 
destroyed  the  market  for  hand  made  im- 
plements, Mr,  Rice  closed  out  his  busi- 
ness and  entered  the  employ  of  the  Rob- 
bins  &  Lawrence  Company,  of  Windsor, 
Vermont,  who  were  largely  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  military  arms,  both 
for  the  United  States  government  and  for 
foreign  governments.  The  financial  panic 
of  1857  brought  disaster  to  this  concern, 
however,  and  upon  its  failure,  Mr.  Rice 
went  to  Newark,  New  Jersey,  where  he 
engaged  in  the  same  business  until  about 
the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War. 
He  then  became  a  contractor  with  the 
Providence  Tool  Company,  of  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island,  and  continued  in 
the  business  of  manufacturing  arms 
throughout  the  war.  His  son.  Colonel 
John  L.  Rice,  at  one  time  found  himself 
in  command  of  a  regiment  armed  with 
rifles  made  by  his  father.  During  Mr. 
Rice's  employment  at  Windsor,  Colonel 
Sharpe,  of  Hartford.  Connecticut,  in- 
vented the  breech-loading  rifle  which 
bears  his  name,  and  the  most  expert 
workman  that  could  be  found  was  needed 
to  fashion  the  parts  from  the  paper  draw- 
ings, and  Mr.  Rice  was  chosen,  and  it 
was  he  who,  with  hammer,  anvil,  and  file, 
made  all  the  parts  from  which  the  dies 
were  made  for  the  manufacture  of  the 
rifles  on  a  large  scale. 

Politically,  Mr.  Rice  was  a  Democrat 
and  he  voted  for  all  the  presidential  can- 
didates of  that  party  from  Andrew  Jack- 
son to  William  J.  Bryan.  He  served  as 
an  officer  of  the  Vermont  State  prison  at 
Windsor,  for  a  short  time,  and  was  post- 
master at  Ascutneyville  during  the  first 
administration  of  President  Cleveland. 
His  religious  affiliation  was  with  the  Bap- 
tist church,  in  Windsor,  of  which  he  be- 
came a  member  when  he  was  a  young 
man    and    with    which    he    retained    his 


membership  to  the  time  of  his  death.  In 
1834,  at  the  time  he  opened  his  black- 
smith shop  at  Ascutneyville,  Mr.  Rice 
built  his  house  in  that  place,  and  there 
he  continued  to  live  throughout  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life,  his  nine  children  be- 
ing born  there  and  the  death  of  his  wife 
occurring  there.  After  the  death  of  his 
wife,  he  spent  his  winters  with  his  chil- 
dren in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
his  summers  in  Ascutneyville. 

Lysander  M.  Rice  married,  in  Weath- 
ersfield,  December  17,  1835,  Clarinda 
Whitmore  Upham,  born  in  Weathersfield, 
Vermont,  April  25,  1814,  died  in  Weath- 
ersfield, September  26,  1889,  daughter  of 
Asa  (2)  and  Betsy  (Whitmore)  Upham. 

The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lysander 
M.  Rice,  all  bom  in  Weathersfield,  were : 
I.  Abigail  Maria,  born  December  16, 
1836;  married  Samuel  Breck,  of  Spring- 
field, and  died  January  ■ij,  1898.  2.  Ellen 
E.,  died  young.  3.  John  Lovell,  of  fur- 
ther mention.  4.  Frances  Elizabeth,  born 
July  20,  1842 ;  married  (first)  Daniel  Col- 
ton,  (second)  Dr.  Henry  H.  Banks,  and 
died  February  23,  1901.  5.  Vietts  Lysan- 
der, born  February  11,  1844,  died  Febru- 
ary 21,  1906.  6.  George  Asa,  born  June 
7,  1846,  died  January  25,  1900."  7.  Charles, 
born  August  29,  1848.  8.  Clara  Jeanette, 
born  August  21,  1852,  died  in  infancy.  9. 
Infant,  died  young.         ^ 

The  Upham  name  is  a  very  old  one, 
dating  back  to  1208,  when  the  name  Hugh 
de  Upham  appears  upon  a  deed  of  land 
to  the  church  of  Saint  Maria  de  Branden- 
stock.  Three  centuries  later,  Richard  Up- 
ham was  living  in  Bicton,  in  1523,  and  died 
in  1546.  From  this  early  ancestor  the  line 
of  descent  is  traced  through  John, 
Richard  (2),  and  John,  the  immigrant 
ancestor,  who  married  Elizabeth  Slade, 
November  i,  1626,  and  sailed  from  Wey- 
mouth, England,  for  America,  March  20, 
1635,  casting  anchor  before  Boston,  Mas- 


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sachusetts,  on  May  6th  of  that  year.  He 
was  a  prominent  man  in  Weymouth,  and 
later  removed  to  Maiden,  Massachusetts, 
and  became  a  leading  citizen  of  that 
place.  He  married  (second),  in  1671, 
Katherine  Holland,  and  died  in  Maiden, 
February  25,  1681,  where  his  gravestone 
may  still  be  seen  in  the  old  burying 
ground.  The  line  continues  in  this  coun- 
try through  Phineas,  the  only  one  of  John 
Upham's  sons  who  left  posterity;  John, 
Captain  Ezekiel,  Asa,  and  Asa  (2),  who 
married  (first)  Achsah  Newell,  who  died 
November  12,  1810,  and  (second)  Betsy 
Whitmore.  Children  of  the  first  mar- 
riage were :  Fanny,  Cynthia,  George ;  of 
the  second  marriage :  Pluma,  Clarinda  W., 
Sarah,  Ann,  Frances,  and  Caroline.  Clar- 
inda Whitmore,  second  daughter  of  Asa 
(2)  and  Betsy  (Whitmore)  Upham,  mar- 
ried Lysander  M.  Rice. 

(IX)  Colonel  John  Lovell  Rice,  eldest 
son  of  Lysander  Mason  and  Clarinda 
Whitmore  (L^pham)  Rice,  was  born  in 
Weathersfield,  Vermont,  February  i, 
1840,  and  has  lived  a  remarkably  active, 
successful  life.  He  received  his  early 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  city,  and  then  attended  Kimball 
Union  Academy,  Meriden,  New  Hamp- 
shire. Upon  the  completion  of  his  stud- 
ies, he  entered  the  employ  of  a  store- 
keeper in  New  Hampshire,  in  the  capac- 
ity of  clerk,  where  he  remained  until  the 
outbreak  of  the  Civil  War.  He  then  en- 
listed, April  28,  1861,  in  Company  A, 
Second  New  Hampshire  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, in  which  company  he  served  as  a 
private  until  November  18,  1862.  He  was 
then  appointed  captain  of  Company  H, 
Sixteenth  Regiment,  New  Hampshire 
Volunteers,  in  which  capacity  he  served 
until  August  20,  1863.  On  October  31, 
1863,  he  was  promoted  to  lieutenant-col- 
onel of  the  Seventy-fifth  United  States 
Colored  Infantry,  and  this  place  he  filled 


until  November  26,  1865.  In  the  first 
battle  of  Bull  Run  he  was  shot  through 
the  lungs  and  reported  dead.  Funeral 
services  were  held  in  his  home,  and 
friends  and  relatives  were  endeavoring  to 
bear  up  under  their  deep  grief  when  it 
was  learned  that  he  was  in  Libby  Prison. 
He  was  held  there  until  January  2,  1862, 
when  he  was  released,  whereupon  he 
promptly  re-joined  his  regiment  and  was 
sent,  in  December  of  that  same  year,  to 
Louisiana,  where  he  took  part  in  many 
strenuous  campaigns.  His  entire  period 
of  service  included  participation  in  many 
of  the  important  and  hardly-fought  bat- 
tles and  campaigns  of  the  war,  includ- 
ing: Battle  of  Bull  Run,  July  21,  1861  ; 
siege  of  Yorktown,  March-April,  1862 ; 
Williamsburg,  May  5,  1862;  Fair  Oaks, 
May  31,  June  i,  1862;  Oak  Grove,  June 
25,  1862;  Savage  Station,  June  29,  1862; 
Glendale,  June  30,  1862;  Malvern  Hill, 
July  I,  1862;  Bristow  Station,  August  25, 
1862;  Groveton,  August  29-30,  1862; 
Chantilly,  September  i,  1862 — all  in  Vir- 
ginia; Butte  a  La  Rose,  April  20,  1863; 
siege  of  Port  Hudson,  June-July,  1863 ; 
Pleasant  Hill,  April  9,  1864;  Cane  River, 
May,  1864 — all  in  Louisiana. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  to 
Massachusetts,  taking  up  his  residence  in 
Springfield  in  January,  1867,  where  he  has 
lived  continuously  since.  From  1867  to 
1873  ^^  was  engaged  in  the  provision 
business,  after  which  period  he  served 
for  two  years,  from  June  8,  1874,  to  April 
30,  1876,  as  inspector  of  customs  at  Bos- 
ton. A  man  of  ability  and  energy,  he 
was  not  dismayed  by  the  fact  that  the  war 
had  greatly  interrupted  personal  plans, 
and  delayed  the  fulfillment  of  aims.  He 
spent  his  spare  time  studying  law  in  the 
office  of  Jewell,  Gaston  &  Field,  of  Bos- 
ton, and  was  admitted  to  the  Suffolk 
county  bar,  April  24,  1876.  Deeply  inter- 
ested in  public  aflfairs,  and  always  ready 


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to  give  generously  of  his  time  and  his 
influence  for  the  advancement  of  the  pub- 
lic welfare,  he  has  been  chosen  to  repre- 
sent his  fellow-citizens  in  many  public 
offices.  In  1882  he  was  elected  to  repre- 
sent the  Springfield  district  in  the  Gen- 
eral Court ;  served  as  chief-of-police  in 
Springfield,  1882-83;  was  postmaster  at 
Springfield  from  February  7,  1886,  to 
March  i,  1890;  again  chief-of-police  from 
January  i,  1892,  to  January  i,  1895;  can- 
didate for  fnayor  on  the  Democratic 
ticket,  1896-97 ;  candidate  for  Congress, 
1908.  On  November  14,  1889,  he  was  ap- 
pointed commissioner  of  the  United 
States  Circuit  Court  for  the  Massachu- 
setts district,  for  an  indefinite  period. 
This  office  was  later  abolished  by  Con- 
gress, and  the  office  of  United  States 
Commissioner,  with  the  same  powers  and 
duties,  was  substituted,  Mr.  Rice  receiv- 
ing the  appointment  to  the  new  office  for 
the  Springfield  district,  which  office  he 
has  held  continuously  to  the  present  time. 
In  August,  1921,  he  received  his  re-ap- 
pointment for  another  four  year  term, 
and  when  he  took  up  the  duties  of  that 
office  at  that  time  he  began  his  thirty- 
second  year  of  service  in  that  capacity. 
He  has  served  under  five  judges  of  the 
United  States  District  Court,  the  elder 
Judge  Lowell,  Judge  Nelson,  the  younger 
Judge  Lowell,  Judge  Dodge,  and  Judge 
Morton.  United  States  Commissioner 
Goodspeed,  in  New  Bedford,  is  the  only 
other  United  States  Commissioner  in 
New  England  whose  term  of  service  any- 
where near  approaches  that  of  Colonel 
Rice  in  length. 

Since  1876,  Colonel  Rice  has  devoted 
the  time  not  required  in  the  discharge  of 
official  duties  to  the  practice  of  law.  With 
all  these  duties  and  responsibilities,  he 
has  found  time  to  contribute  many  valu- 
able articles  to  historical  magazines,  and 
has  been  very  active  and  prominent  in 


the  afTairs  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public and  of  the  Military  Order  of  the 
Loyal  Legion,  holding  the  office  of  com- 
mander of  E.  K.  Wilcox  Post,  Depart- 
ment of  Massachusetts,  in  1870,  and  judge 
advocate,  Department  of  Massachusetts, 
in  1879.  Few  men  are  more  loved  and 
respected  than  Colonel  John  L.  Rice,  and 
few  men  can  look  back  upon  such  long, 
active,  and  honorable  careers. 

On  January  8,  1867,  in  Cornish,  New 
Hampshire,  Colonel  Rice  married  (first) 
Marion  Virginia  Chellis,  born  in  Cornish, 
1844,  daughter  of  Enoch  F,  and  Sarah  A. 
(Taft)  Chellis,  of  Cornish.  She  died  in 
Springfield,  October  30,  1873,  He  mar- 
ried (second),  in  Springfield,  October  2, 
1879,  Clara  Elizabeth  Galpin,  born  in 
Springfield,  August  5,  1850,  daughter  of 
Allen  M.  and  Jane  E.  (Dickinson)  Gal- 
pin, of  Springfield.  To  the  second  mar- 
riage three  children  were  born:  i.  Allen 
G.,  born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
July  20,  1880;  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
University,  degree  Bachelor  of  Arts, 
1902,  and  Doctor  of  Medicine,  1905,  and 
now  a  physician  of  Springfield;  married, 
October  27,  1909,  Mary  Louise  Merrihew, 
daughter  of  Edward  Tabor  and  Mary 
Louise  (Living)  Merrihew,  and  has  two 
children :  Allen  Merrihew,  born  Novem- 
ber 14,  1910;  and  Edward  Merrihew, 
born  September  8,  191 5.  2.  Elizabeth 
Banks,  born  September  10,  1881  ;  married 
Joseph  Maslen  Meade,  of  Springfield, 
January  8,  1903,  and  has  one  daughter, 
Eleanor,  born  in  Denver,  Colorado.  May 
25,  1905.  3.  Ellen  Birnie,  born  April  11, 
1883. 


SHAW,  John  Benjamin, 

Man  of  Enterprise. 

Three  generations  of  this  branch  of  the 
Shaw  family  in  New  England  have  been 
intimatelv  connected  with  textile  manu- 


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facturing.     John    Shaw,   whose   life   was     always  holding  a  good  position  and  stand- 


largely  spent  in  England ;  his  son,  James 
Shaw,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1847;  ^^'^  ^'is  son,  John  Benjamin  Shaw, 
now  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  whose 
life  has  been  largely  spent  in  New  Eng- 
land textile  manufacturing  cities  in  con- 
nection with  the  dyeing  branch  of  the 
textile  industry. 

John  Shaw,  the  grandfather,  was  born 
in  England,  and  died  in  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1875,  aged  eighty-four  years. 
He  was  in  the  woolen  manufacturing 
business  in  England  all  his  active  life,  but 
about  nine  years  prior  to  the  close  of  his 
life,  he  ventured  the  ocean  voyage  and 
came  to  the  United  States  on  a  vessel  to 
his  son  James,  who  was  then  living  in 
Waterbury,  Connecticut.  His  wife  died  in 
England  prior  to  his  coming  to  the  United 
States,  and  he  never  returned  to  his  native 
land.  He  had  sons,  James,  David  and 
William.  This  review  deals  with  the 
career  of  the  eldest  son,  James. 

James  Shaw  was  born  in  Yorkshire, 
England,  August  11,  1826,  died  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  May  8,  1910,  and  is 
buried  in  Danielson,  Connecticut.  He  at- 
tended public  schools  in  England,  but  early 
became  a  worker  in  the  woolen  mills  and 
continued  until  attaining  his  majority  in 
1847,  then  at  once  sailed  for  the  United 
States.  He  first  located  in  Plainville, 
Connecticut,  but  was  employed  in  diflfer- 
ent  New  England  towns,  his  work  in  the 
various  localities  being  entirely  in  con- 
nection with  the  woolen  mills.  He  was 
located  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  many 
years,  having  charge  of  the  spinning  de- 
partment of  the  A.  T.  Stewart  mill.  He 
was  also  in  Easthampton  and  South  Had- 
ley  Falls  for  a  time.  From  1872  until  the 
close  of  his  life,  Mr.  Shaw  confined  his 
activities  entirely  to  Massachusetts,  and 
at  the  age  of  seventy  years  retired.  He 
was    an    expert   in    woolen    manufactory, 


ing  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  employers. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  a  companion  of  Mt.  Hol- 
yoke Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  a 
charter  member  of  the  Order  of  St. 
George  in  Holyoke,  and  a  communicant 
of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church. 
James  Shaw  married  Hannah  Rushworth, 
born  in  Leeds,  England,  August  28,  1829, 
died  October  31,  191 1.  They  were  the 
parents  of  three  children:  i.  Mary,  mar- 
ried John  Phillips,  now  deceased,  who 
was  superintendent  of  a  woolen  mill; 
Mrs.  Phillips  now  resides  with  her  daugh- 
ter in  Fitchburg,  Massachusetts.  2.  Wil- 
liam F.,  resides  in  Bennington,  Vermont. 
3.  John  Benjamin,  of  whom  further. 

John  Benjamin  Shaw,  youngest  son  and 
child  of  James  and  Hannah  (Rushworth) 
Shaw,  was  born  in  Plainville,  Connecti- 
cut, November  11,  1861,  but  his  school 
years  were  spent  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts. He  attended  the  public  schools  un- 
til sixteen  years  of  age,  finishing  in  the 
high  school  in  Holyoke.  He  then  learned 
the  art  of  dyeing  wool,  and  became  very 
skillful  in  this  trade.  Later  he  took  a 
postion  with  the  Farr  Alpaca  Mills  in 
Holyoke,  where  he  remained  six  years. 
From  Holyoke,  Mr.  Shaw  went  to  Wor- 
cester, Massachusetts,  to  take  charge  of 
the  dyeing  department  of  the  Curtis 
Manufacturing  Company,  remaining  there 
three  years,  going  thence  to  Lowell,  Mas- 
sachusetts, there  continuing  in  charge  of 
the  dyeing  department  of  the  Michael  Col- 
lins Woolen  Mills,  which  mills  were  later 
sold  to  the  American  Woolen  Company, 
and  remained  there  from  1891  until  1902. 
He  then  went  to  Maynard,  Massachusetts, 
remaining  there  until  1907.  He  then  took 
a  year's  needed  vacation,  after  which  in 
1908,  he  came  to  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  has  since  been  interested 
in    real    estate   operation,   buying    unim- 


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proved  property,  building  upon  it  and 
selling  to  home  seekers  upon  easy  terms. 
His  holdings  are  large,  his  dealings  hav- 
ing been  successful  and  profitable.  He 
has  not  confined  his  operations  to  city 
property,  but  at  one  time  owned  a  valu- 
able farm  at  Winterport,  Maine,  which 
his  son,  Everett  Osborne,  now  owns,  Mr. 
Shaw  having  now  virtually  retired.  Mr. 
Shaw  is  a  member  of  Charles  A.  Welch 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Maynard,  Massachusetts,  Bela  Grotto,  of 
Springfield,  and  is  an  attendant  at  the 
services  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
church. 

Mr.  Shaw  married,  June  30,  1883,  Mary 
J.  Osborne,  of  North  Hadley,  Massachu- 
setts, daughter  of  Timothy  and  Jane 
(Francis)  Osborne,  and  sister  of  A.  J.  Os- 
borne, hardware  merchant  of  Holyoke. 
Mrs.  Shaw  died  January  29,  1914.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Shaw  were  the  parents  of  two 
sons:  I.  Karl  Rushworth,  born  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  in  1885;  now  a  lum- 
ber buyer  of  Portland,  and  farmer  of  Win- 
terport, Maine ;  married  Lutra  Dunbar, 
and  has  twin  daughters,  Elizabeth  B.  and 
Mary  Jane.  2.  Everett  Osborne,  born  in 
Worcester,  Massachusetts,  in  1890;  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Johnson,  and  has  two  chil- 
dren, Charles  Benjamin  and  Cornelia. 


DOWNEY,  Charles  John,  M.  D., 

Leader  in  Hygienic  Interests. 

In  the  summer  of  1894,  Dr.  Downey, 
with  his  newly  acquired  professional  cre- 
dentials, awarded  him  by  the  University 
of  Vermont,  located  in  West  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  but  four  years  later  he 
permanently  located  in  the  city  of  Spring- 
field. He  is  the  son  of  John  Franklin 
Downey,  and  grandson  of  Daniel  Dow- 
ney, both  born  in  County  Kerry,  Ireland, 
his  grandfather,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser, 
spending  his  life  there.     Daniel  Downey 


married  Mary  Bowen  and  resided  on  the 
estate  which  had  been  in  the  family  for 
centuries.  The  Downeys  were  of  the 
landlord  class,  their  estate  in  Kerry  com- 
prising hundreds  of  acres. 

John  Franklin  Downey  was  born  in 
County  Kerry,  Ireland,  June  20,  1830,  now 
(1920)  a  retired  farmer,  residing  upon  his 
farm  in  Granville,  Massachusetts,  and 
quite  active.  The  first  seven  years  of  his 
life  were  spent  in  Ireland,  but  in  1837  he 
came  with  relatives  to  the  United  States, 
seven  weeks  being  consumed  in  the  pas- 
sage. The  vessel  on  which  they  came 
was  due  to  land  in  New  York,  but  con- 
trary gales  and  misfortunes  blew  her  off 
her  course,  and  a  landing  was  made  at 
Quebec,  Canada.  The  party  with  which 
the  lad  came  located  in  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut, and  there  he  attended  school  un- 
til he  was  thirteen.  At  that  age  he  was 
thrown  upon  his  own  resources,  through 
the  death  of  his  uncle,  and  for  two  years 
he  was  employed  in  Hartford,  Connecti- 
cut, his  wages  averaging  five  dollars 
monthly.  About  1845,  ^^  found  a  home 
and  employment  with  Lucius  Gibbons,  a 
successful  farmer  of  Granville,  Massachu- 
setts. He  remained  with  Mr.  Gibbons 
several  years,  then  married,  and  bought  a 
farm  in  Granville  which  has  ever  since 
been  his  property  and  his  home.  He  op- 
erated his  farm  along  general  lines,  dealt 
in  cattle,  and  has  been  uniformly  success- 
ful in  his  business  undertakings.  He  was 
considered  one  of  the  best  judges  of  cat- 
tle in  his  section,  and  has  had  upon  his 
farm  at  times  eighteen  yoke  of  the  finest 
oxen.  He  has  by  no  means  surrendered 
the  reins  of  management,  although  near- 
ing  nonagenarian  honors,  but  is  unus- 
ually active  for  a  man  of  his  years. 

By  his  first  marriage  Mr.  Downey  had 
a  daughter  Catherine,  who  was  accident- 
ally killed.  He  married  (second),  De- 
cember  25,    1857,   Katharine   C.    Loftus 


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They  were  the  parents  of  three  children : 
Ella  Jane,  Anna  May,  both  teachers  in 
Westfield  State  Normal  School  for  thirty 
years ;  Charles  John,  of  further  mention. 

Charles  John  Downey,  only  son  of  John 
Franklin  and  Katherine  C.  (Loftus) 
Downey,  was  born  at  Granville,  Massa- 
chusetts, March  23,  1869.  He  there  at- 
tended public  and  private  schools,  later 
attended  Westfield  High  School,  and 
Westfield  State  Normal  School,  finishing 
at  the  normal  school  with  the  graduating 
class  of  1888.  He  taught  for  some  time  in 
Westfield,  was  principal  of  the  gram- 
mar school,  and  for  one  year  taught  in  the 
night  school.  Deciding  upon  a  profes- 
sion, he  entered  the  medical  department 
of  the  University  of  Vermont,  there  re- 
ceiving his  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine, 
class  of  1894.  After  graduation  he  spent 
a  short  time  at  Mary  Fletcher  Hospital 
in  Burlington,  Vermont,  then  located  for 
private  practice  in  West  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  the  summer  of  1894.  He 
practiced  in  West  Springfield  four  years, 
then  located  in  Springfield,  where  he  has 
since  been  in  continuous  practice.  While 
in  West  Springfield,  Dr.  Downey  organ- 
ized the  first  Board  of  Health  of  that 
town  and  was  chosen  its  chairman.  In 
1914,  he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the 
State  Tuberculosis  Commission  by  Gov- 
ernor Walsh,  and  after  serving  five  years 
under  that  appointment  was  re-appointed, 
July  19,  1919,  by  Governor  Coolidge.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Medi- 
cal Society,  and  the  American  Medical 
Association.  For  a  time  he  studied  in 
Edinburgh,  Scotland,  and  other  foreign 
centers  of  learning,  having  been  in 
Vienna  at  the  outbreak  of  the  World  War 
in  1913.  He  is  a  director  and  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Atlas  Trust  Company,  serving 
on  the  executive,  building,  and  incorpo- 
ration committees. 

In  politics.  Dr.  Downey  is  a  Democrat, 


and  was  a  delegate  from  the  Second  Mas- 
sachusetts Congressional  District  to  the 
National  Convention  of  1916,  which  met 
in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  and  nominated 
Woodrow  Wilson  for  the  presidency.  For 
a  number  of  years  he  was  a  member  of 
the  State  Democratic  committee.  He  is 
affiliated  with  the  Benevolent  and  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks,  and  is  a  fourth  de- 
gree member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus. 
His  clubs  are  the  Springfield  Country, 
Oxford  Country,  of  Chicopee,  and  the 
Nayasset,  of  Springfield. 

Dr.  Downey  married,  September  17, 
1902,  Mary  Estelle  Cormick,  of  Lee,  Mas- 
sachusetts, daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Reardon)  Cormick.  They  are  the  par- 
ents of  two  children :  Charles  John,  born 
February  20,  1905  ;  Helen  May,  born  April 
14,  1910. 


DUNN,  Charles  Nelson, 

Head   of   Iiaportaat   Business. 

Charles  Nelson  Dunn  is  of  Irish  ances- 
try, his  grandfather  having  come  to  this 
country  during  the  early  years  of  the  nine- 
teenth century.  John  Dunn  (grand- 
father) was  born  in  County  Kildare,  Ire- 
land, about  1798,  and  died  in  Ireland  in 
1842.  He  came  to  America  early  in  the 
nineteenth  century,  while  a  young  man, 
and  located  in  Seymour,  Connecticut.  He 
was  a  blacksmith  by  trade,  but  while  in 
Seymour  was  employed  in  an  ax  factory 
where  they  made  axes  by  hand  and  pro- 
duced a  superior  article.  While  employed 
here,  he  contracted  inflammatory  rheu- 
matism, and  believing  that  a  change  of 
climate  would  be  beneficial,  returned  to 
his  native  land,  but  the  disease  was  too 
far  advanced  and  he  died,  a  comparatively 
young  man,  at  the  age  of  forty-four  years. 
He  married,  in  Tarrytown,  New  York, 
Jane  Quinland,  who  came  from  Ireland, 
and  died  in  East  Haddam,  Connecticut. 


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His     children     were:       Michael,     Kate,     and    Matilda    (Manwaring)    Dunn,    was 


Charles,  and  John. 

John  (2)  Dunn,  son  of  John  (i)  and 
Jane  (Quinland)  Dunn,  was  born  in  Sey- 
mour, Connecticut,  July  15,  1842,  his 
birth  occurring  after  his  father's  death 
in  Ireland.  He  attended  school  in  Modus 
in  the  town  of  East  Haddam,  Connecti- 
cut. As  a  boy  he  went  into  the  cotton 
mills,  and  for  ten  years  worked  in  mills 
in  different  places  in  Connecticut.  He 
later  took  up  monumental  work  and  was  so 
successful  that  he  went  into  business  for 
himself  in  Niantic,  Connecticut.  For  ten 
years  he  carried  on  this  business,  and 
then  went  to  Bridgeport,  Connecticut, 
where  for  a  period  of  ten  years  he  con- 
ducted a  restaurant.  At  the  expiration 
of  that  time  he  returned  to  Niantic, 
bought  a  few  acres  of  land,  and  for  sev- 
eral years  raised  chickens,  berries  and 
fruit.  In  1918  he  came  to  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  has  since  lived 
retired.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat,  and 
served  on  the  Board  of  Relief  in  Niantic 
for  several  terms.  Fraternally,  he  is  a 
member  of  Niantic  Lodge,  No.  17,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Mr. 
Dunn  married  (first)  Sarah  Faircloth, 
and  they  became  the  parents  of  one  child, 
Catherine.  He  married  (second)  Matilda 
.  Manwaring,  of  East  Lyme,  Connecticut, 
who  died  October  2,  1920,  daughter  of 
Adam  and  Susan  (Harding)  Manwaring. 
The  Manwarings  were  among  the  early 
settlers  of  Connecticut,  being  settled  in 
Saybrook  as  early  as  1644.  Adam  Man- 
waring was  the  fourth  generation  of  his 
family  born  on  the  same  place  in  East 
Lyme,  Connecticut,  and  Susan  (Harding) 
Manwaring  is  of  the  same  line  as  Presi- 
dent Harding,  their  forbears  having  come 
from  Waterford,  Connecticut.  John  and 
Matilda  (Manwaring)  Dunn  have  but  one 
child,  Charles  Nelson. 

Charles  Nelson  Dunn,  son  of  John  (2) 


born  in  Niantic,  Connecticut,  April  23, 
1877.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  and  while  at- 
tending school  was  employed  with  his 
father  in  his  restaurant.  When  sixteen 
years  of  age  he  entered  the  employ  of 
Weinburg  Brothers,  soliciting  street  car 
advertising,  the  headquarters  of  the  com- 
pany being  in  Boston.  For  four  and  a 
half  years  he  continued  with  this  firm,  and 
then  went  with  the  Park  Davis  Drug 
Company,  of  Detroit,  as  salesman,  travel- 
ing for  this  firm  for  several  years  and 
covering  a  wide  territory.  In  1907  he 
came  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
became  a  secretary  in  the  employ  of  the 
E.  W.  Oatly  Company,  which  position  he 
held  until  1913,  when  the  Bay  State  Stor- 
age Warehouse  Company  was  organized, 
Mr.  Dunn  becoming  president  and  general 
manager  of  this  company.  This  position 
he  has  held  to  the  present  time  (1921), 
making  a  success  of  his  special  field,  and 
developing  his  plant  into  one  of  the 
largest  in  Western  Massachusetts:  In 
addition  to  these  responsibilities,  he  has 
extensive  farming  interests,  being  treas- 
urer of  the  Longmeadow  Farms  Com- 
pany, and  owning  a  farm  of  some  three 
hundred  and  ten  acres  on  which  he  raises 
corn,  potatoes,  hay,  and  hogs.  Mr.  Dunn 
is  a  member  of  Esoteric  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  Springfield,  and  has 
taken  all  the  Scottish  Rite  degrees  includ- 
ing the  thirty-second,  also  all  the  York  Rite 
degrees  ;  member  of  Springfield  Command- 
ery,  and  of  Melha  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic 
Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  Niantic  Lodge,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Nian- 
tic, Connecticut.  In  club  circles  he  is  well 
known,  being  affiliated  with  the  Nayasset 
Club,  the  Automobile  Club,  the  Masonic 
Club,  and  the  Boston  City  Club. 

On  October  20,  1905,  Mr.  Dunn  mar- 


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ried  Grace  Mary  Hall,  of  Stamford,  Con- 
necticut, daughter  of  Daniel  R.  and  Har- 
riet Newell  (Dibble)  Hall,  and  they  have 
two  children  :  An  adopted  son,  Alton  F. ; 
and  Charles  N.,  Jr.,  born  December  19, 
1913- 


KIMBALL,  James, 

Valued  Public  Official. 

The  family  of  Kimball  is  from  the 
County  of  Cumberland,  England,  and 
takes  its  origin  from  a  parish  of  that  name 
upon  the  Scottish  border.  The  following 
is  the  Kimball  coat-of-arms  : 

Arms — Argent,  a  lion  rampant  gules ;  on  a  chief 
sable  three  crescents  or,  posed  fesswise. 

Crest — 'A  lion  rampant  proper,  holding  in  his 
dexter  paw  a  dagger  argent. 

Motto — Fortis  non  fcrox. 

(I)  The  common  ancestor  of  the  great 
majority  of  Kimballs  in  the  United  States 
was  Richard  Kimball,  who  came  in  the 
ship  "Elizabeth"  with  his  family  from 
Ipswich,  England,  their  point  of  embark- 
ation, April  10,  1634.  The  shipping  list 
gives  his  age  as  thirty-nine.  He  settled 
first  in  Watertown,  his  home  lot  then  far 
from  the  center  of  the  town  and  now  in 
Cambridge,  which  many  years  ago  an- 
nexed that  part  of  Watertown.  He  was 
made  a  freeman  May  6,  1637,  and  ad- 
mitted a  proprietor  in  1636-37.  Soon  af- 
terward the  new  settlement  of  Ipswich, 
needing  a  competent  wheelwright,  invited 
Richard  Kimball  and  he  settled  there, 
continuing  a  resident  until  his  death.  He 
received  generous  land  grants  and  was 
permitted  "to  fell  such  white  oaks  as  he 
hath  occasion  to  use  about  his  trade  for 
the  town  use."  He  served  in  several  pub- 
lic offices,  and  was  a  man  of  influence  and 
high  standing  in  his  community.  He 
made  his  will  March,  1674-75,  and  died  the 
following  June,  aged  more  than  eighty 
years.      He   married    (first)    in    England, 


Ursula,  daughter  of  Henry  Scott,  of  Rat- 
tlesden,  County  Suffolk.  He  married 
(second),  October  23,  1661,  Margaret, 
widow  of  Henry  Dow,  of  Hampton,  New 
Hampshire.  She  survived  him  until 
March  i,  1676.  From  Richard  Kimball, 
the  American  descent  is  traced  in  direct 
lineal  line  to  James  Kimball,  retired,  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  as  follows  : 

(II)  Richard  (2)  Kimball,  son  of  Rich- 
ard (i)  and  Ursula  (Scott)  Kimball,  was 
born  in  Rattlesden,  Sufifolkshire,  England, 
in  1623,  died  in  Wenham,  Massachusetts, 
May  26,  1676.  He  was  brought  to  New 
England  by  his  parents  in  1634,  and  dur- 
ing his  lifetime  lived  in  Watertown,  Ips- 
wich and  Wenham.  He  was  the  largest 
taxpayer  in  Wenham,  and  his  descendants 
have  generally  been  in  comfortable  cir- 
cumstances. He  was  a  wheelwright  by 
trade,  learning  his  trade  under  his  father's 
instruction.  He  was  twice  married,  both 
wives  bearing  the  Christian  name  Mary. 
His  first  wife  died  September  2,  1672,  and 
at  the  time  of  his  own  death  he  had  eight 
children  living,  as  is  shown  by  an  agree- 
ment made  with  the  widow. 

(III)  Samuel  Kimball,  son  of  Richard 
(2)  and  Mary  Kimball,  was  born  about 
1651,  died  October  3,  1716.  He  resided  in 
Wenham,  Massachusetts ;  was  an  ensign 
in  the  militia  company,  surveyor,  consta- 
ble, freeman  and  selectman.  He  married, 
September  20,  1676,  Mary  Witt,  daughter 
of  John  and  Sarah  Witt,  of  Lynn,  Massa- 
chusetts. His  estate  was  settled  by  his 
son,  Samuel  (2).  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Witt)  Kimball  were  the  parents  of  thir- 
teen children,  descent  being  traced 
through  the  sixth  child  and  third  son, 
Jonathan. 

(IV)  Jonathan  Kimball,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Mary  (Witt)  Kimball,  was  born  in 
Wenham,  Massachusetts,  in  1686,  died 
there,  February  19,  1758.  About  1708  he 
moved   to    Boston    and    was    there    mar- 


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ried.  His  three  older  children  were 
born  in  Boston  and  in  1718  he  re- 
turned to  Wenham ;  was  by  trade  a  cord- 
wainer.  He  served  there  on  a  jury  in 
1721.  He  was  a  captain  of  militia;  dea- 
con of  the  Wenham  Church  from  Novem- 
ber 26,  1742,  until  his  death;  town  clerk, 
1751-52.  He  married,  July  28,  1709,  Rev. 
Cotton  Mather  officiating,  Hannah  Hop- 
kins, of  Boston.  He  and  his  wife  united 
with  the  Wenham  Church  February  27, 
1737.  They  were  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren, descent  following  through  their 
first  born,  a  son,  Jonathan  (2). 

(V)  Jonathan  (2)  Kimball  son  of  Jon- 
athan (i)  and  Hannah  (Hopkins)  Kim- 
ball, was  born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts, 
October  9,  1710,  and  was  taken  to  Wen- 
ham by  his  parents  in  1718.  He  was  town 
clerk  of  Wenham,  1751-52-55-59  and  1760. 
He  married,  in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts, 
April  21,  1732,  Martha  Ober,  of  Beverly, 
Massachusetts.  They  were  the  parents 
of  ten  children,  including  a  son,  Isaac,  the 
fifth  child. 

(VI)  Isaac  Kimball,  son  of  Jonathan 
(2)  and  Martha  (Ober)  Kimball,  was 
born  in  Wenham,  Massachusetts,  Janu- 
ary 18,  1741-42,  and  resided  in  Wenham 
and  Beverly,  Massachusetts,  Temple, 
New  Hampshire,  and  Waterford,  Maine. 
He  married,  November  9,  1762,  Abigail 
Raymond,  of  Beverly,  Massachusetts. 
They  were  the  parents  of  twelve  children, 
descent  following  through  Isaac  (2),  the 
eldest  son  and  second  child. 

(VII)  Isaac  (2)  Kimball,  son  of  Isaac 
(i)  and  Abigail  (Raymond)  Kimball,  was 
born  in  Beverly,  Massachusets,  June  17, 
1765.  He  lived  in  Temple,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  owned  a  farm  in  Andover,  Ver- 
mont, upon  which  he  built  a  barn.  While 
this  was  being  erected,  Mr.  Kimball  went 
into  it  after  dark,  fell  through  between 
the  beams,  injuring  himself  seriously.  He 
was  taken  to  Temple,  a  distance  of  forty 

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miles,  on  a  litter,  composed  of  a  mattress 
on  two  long  poles  between  two  horses 
driven  tandem,  and  there  died  after 
months  of  suffering,  June  13,  1804. 
He  married  Sally  Cutter,  born  June  30, 
1767,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  eight 
children,  the  second  son,  Benoni  Cutter 
head  of  the  eighth  generation,  and  father 
of  James  Kimball,  of  Springfield. 

(VIII)  Benoni  Cutter  Kimball,  son  of 
Isaac  (2)  and  Sally  (Cutter)  Kimball,  was 
born  in  Temple,  New  Hampshire,  March 
13,  1 791,  and  died  at  Mason  Village,  now 
Greenville,  New  Hampshire,  March  29, 
1868.  He  married,  December  28,  181 5, 
Mary  Dunster  (see  Dunster  Line).  They 
were  the  parents  of  fifteen  children:  i. 
Benoni,  born  December  23,  1816,  died  July 
15,  1840;  married  Jane  A.  Spring.  2. 
George,  born  May  30,  1818,  a  foundryman 
and  machinist,  in  business  with  his  brother, 
Samuel  D.,  in  Lawrence,  Kansas,  until  his 
retirement;  he  married  (first)  Phoebe 
Rideout,  and  (second)  Mary  Ann  Johnson. 
3.  Mary  Ann,  died  young.  4.  Eliza  Ann, 
born  September  i,  1821,  died  October  22, 
1843;  married,  September  6,  1840,  George 
G.  Amsden.     5.  Addison,  died  in  infancy. 

6.  Franklin,  born  January  6,  1824;  mar- 
ried, September  8,  1847,  Elizabeth  Davis. 

7.  Isaac  Newton,  born  December  7, 
1825.  8.  Samuel  Dunster,  born  August  27, 
1827;  married,  November  15,  1849,  Ada- 
line  A.  Livingstone.  9.  Frederick  L.,  born 
June  9,  1829,  was  killed  at  Lawrence,  Kan- 
sas by  the  Quantrell  raiders,  August  21, 
1863 ;  at  this  time  the  raiders  shot 
everybody  in  sight  on  the  street,  to- 
gether with  some  two  hundred  others 
taken  from  their  homes  ;  he  married,  Octo- 
ber 20,  1852,  Martha  A.  Farnsworth,  of 
Fitchburg,  Massachusetts.  10.  James,  of 
further  mention,  ii.  Marshall  L.,  born 
October  2,  1832,  in  Mason  Village,  New 
Hampshire ;  he  was  a  teacher  and  farmer, 
a  deacon  of  the  Congregational  church, 


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selectman  of  Mason  Village,  and  a 
veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  enlisting  in 
Company  C,  Sixteenth  Regiment,  New 
Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry,  October 
1 8,  1862,  serving  until  honorably  dis- 
charged, August  2,  1863  5  ^^  married.  May 
15,  1859,  Louisa  Judith  Allen,  born  in  At- 
tleboro,  Massachusetts ;  they  had  two 
children  :  Elmer  A.,  a  lawyer  in  Chicago  ; 
Edward,  a  lawyer  in  Chicago.  12.  Mary, 
born  February  10,  1834;  married,  Decem- 
ber 3,  1863,  James  Madison  Post;  resides 
in  Lebanon,  New  Hampshire.  13.  Ellen 
Maria,  born  June  29,  1835 ;  married,  Sep- 
tember 20,  1858,  James  Henry  Ferguson, 
still  living.  14.  Edward,  born  December 
26,  1836,  died  September  23,  1873,  i"  Kan- 
sas. 15.  Abby  Jane,  born  March  23,  1838; 
married,  December  28,  1858,  John  Robin- 
son Lynch.  She  is  deceased ;  he  resides 
in  Granville,  New  Hampshire. 

(IX)  James  Kimball,  tenth  child  of 
Benoni  Cutter  and  Mary  (Dunster)  Kim- 
ball, was  born  in  Mason  Village,  New 
Hampshire,  April  18,  1831.  He  attended 
public  schools,  and  upon  arriving  at  suit- 
able age  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  with 
his  father.  He  became  an  expert  worker 
in  wood,  and  prior  to  coming  to  Spring- 
field followed  cabinet  making  and  furni- 
ture manufacturing  in  Weston,  Massachu- 
setts, and  later  in  Lebanon,  New  Hamp- 
shire. For  a  time  he  was  employed  in  a 
store  in  Mason  Village  and  later  he  was 
proprietor  of  a  store  in  that  village. 
When  the  government  made  the  arsenal  at 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  the  center  of 
its  rifle  manufacturing  activities  during 
the  early  period  of  the  war  between  the 
states,  he  removed  there  and  took  a  posi- 
tion in  the  gun  stock  department.  His 
skill  as  a  wood  worker  brought  him  pro- 
motion, and  he  finally  became  an  inspec- 
tor. He  held  that  position  until  the 
Providence  Tool  Company  obtained  a 
large  contract  for  guns  for  the  Turkish 


Government,  a  proviso  of  that  contract 
being  that  they  were  to  be  passed  upon 
by  United  States  inspectors.  Mr.  Kim- 
ball was  detailed  for  that  duty,  and  for 
six  years  was  employed  at  this  in  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island.  He  then  returned 
to  Springfield,  1880,  which  has  ever 
since  been  his  home.  He  resumed  his 
position  in  the  United  States  Armory 
after  his  return  from  Providence,  and 
there  he  was  employed  until  1885,  in 
which  year  he  was  elected  agent  of  the 
Board  of  Health,  and  inspector  of  milk 
and  provisions,  holding  these  positions 
until  his  retirement  in  1906. 

Mr.  Kimball  was  a  delegate  to  the  first 
convention  of  the  Republican  party  held 
in  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  and  has 
always  remained  loyal  to  the  party.  He 
represented  Ward  Five  in  Common  Coun- 
cil during  the  years  1882-83-84,  and  was 
elected  agent  of  the  Board  of  Health  in 
1885.  His  long  tenure  of  office  testifies 
to  his  ability  and  faithfulness  as  agent  and 
inspector.  When  twenty-one  years  of  age 
he  joined  Monadnock  Lodge,  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Mason  Vil- 
lage, being  one  of  the  early  members  there 
and  holding  all  of  the  offices,  including 
that  of  secretary  for  a  number  of  years. 
Upon  coming  to  Springfield  he  joined  De 
Soto  Lodge,  of  which  he  later  became 
Noble  Grand,  and  is  now  the  oldest  mem- 
ber of  that  organization,  having  now, 
1920,  the  cane  which  is  given  to  and  re- 
mains in  the  possession  of  the  oldest  mem- 
ber of  that  lodge.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
Agawam  Encampment,  the  uniformed 
rank  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational church,  and  a  man  universally 
esteemed. 

Mr.  Kimball  married,  September  i, 
1853,  Maria  Corbin,  born  at  New  Ipswich, 
New  Hampshire,  November  20,  1830,  died 
in   1902,  daughter  of  Stephen  and   Mary 


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(Squires)  Corbin,  her  father  the  first  con- 
ductor to  bring-  a  train  over  the  Mason 
Village  railroad.  Later  he  was  a  con- 
ductor on  the  Ohio  Central  railroad,  and 
was  killed  in  the  service  of  that  road  at 
Spencer's  Station,  April  22,  1862.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Kimball  were  the  parents  of  a 
son,  James  Newton,  of  whom  further. 

(X )  James  Newton  Kimball  was  born  at 
Weston,  Massachusetts,  February  26, 
1855.  He  was  educated  in  Spring-field 
public  schools,  finishing  high  school  with 
the  class  of  1875,  and  after  graduation 
prepared  for  the  profession  of  civil  en- 
gineering. He  was  long  in  the  employ 
of  the  Springfield  Water  Works,  and  after 
their  completion  engaged  in  railroad  en- 
gineering and  surveying.  Later  he  be- 
came a  teacher  of  stenography  in  New 
York,  and  established  a  school  at  No.  1300 
Broadway,  of  which  he  was  principal  for 
many  years.  He  does  a  large  amount  of 
work  for  typewriter  manufacturers,  hav- 
ing entire  charge  of  the  various  type- 
writer conventions,  traveling  throughout 
the  United  States.  He  is  probably  the 
best  known  stenographer  in  the  United 
States. 

Mr.  Kimball  married,  November  10, 
1879,  Georgie  Ella  Kenerson,  of  Palmer, 
Massachusetts,  born  December  23,  1859. 
They  are  the  parents  of  one  child,  George 
Kenerson,  born  in  Palmer,  February  14, 
1882,  now  residing  in  Lebanon,  New 
Hampshire.  He  is  an  artist  by  profession. 
He  married  Bertha  Guirnean.  They  have 
two  children  :  Newton  James  and  Georgia 
Ella. 

(The  Dunster  Line) 

Mary  (Dunster)  Kimball,  wife  of  Ben- 
oni  Cutter  Kimball,  and  mother  of  James 
Kimball,  was  the  second  child  of  Jason 
(2)  and  Mary  (Polly)  (Meriam)  Dunster. 
Jason  (2)  Dunster  was  the  son  of  Jason, 
son  of  Henry,  son  of  Jonathan,  son  of 
Henry  Dunster,  the  first  president  of  Har- 


vard College,  who  was  born  in  England 
and  came  to  New  England  in  1640, 
the  first  of  his  name  in  the  country. 
He  was  a  graduate  A.  B.  of  Mag- 
dalen College,  Cambridge,  England,  in 
1630,  A.  M.  in  1634.  His  reputation 
as  a  scholar  preceded  him,  for  upon  his 
arrival  he  was  waited  upon  by  the  gover- 
nor, magistrates,  elders  and  ministers  and 
asked  "by  a  sort  of  acclamation  and  gen- 
eral consent  to  remove  to  Cambridge  and 
assume  the  presidency  of  the  college,"  a 
work  he  accepted  and  followed  diligently 
so  long  as  he  lived.  Johnson,  in  his 
"Wonder- Working  Providence"  says : 
"He  was  fitted  by  the  Lord  for  his  work, 
and,  by  those  who  have  skill  in  that  way, 
reported  to  be  an  able  proficient  in  He- 
brew, Greek  and  Latin  languages." 
Prince  speaks  of  him  as  "one  of  the  great- 
est masters  of  the  Oriental  languages 
that  hath  been  known  in  these  ends  of  the 
earth."  Shepard,  the  pastor  at  Cam- 
bridge, calls  him  "  a  man  pious,  painful, 
and  fit  to  teach  and  very  fit  to  lay  the 
foundations  of  the  domestical  aflPairs  of  the 
college ;  whom  God  hath  much  honored 
and  blessed."  Quincy,  Pierce  and  Eliot, 
the  modern  historians  of  Harvard  Col- 
lege, have  also  recorded  their  testimony 
as  to  the  purity  and  nobility  of  his  char- 
acter, and  his  great  success  in  both  the 
executive  and  the  teaching  departments 
of  the  college. 

Thus  fitted  by  education,  as  well  as  by 
an  experience  of  several  years  as  a  teacher, 
President  Dunster  entered  upon  the  work 
of  organizing  and  conducting  Harvard 
College  affairs,  and  administered  its  af- 
fairs very  successfully  for  about  twelve 
years.  President  Dunster,  on  June  10, 
1654,  sent  in  his  resignation,  which  was 
not  acted  upon,  and  on  October  24,  1654, 
he  sent  in  a  second  and  final  resignation 
to  the  overseers. 

Shortly  afterward  he  moved  to  Scitu- 


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ate,  in  the  adjoining-  colony  of  Plymouth, 
where  he  continued  in  the  ministry  nearly 
five  years.  He  died  in  Scituate,  Febru- 
ary 27,  1659-60.  In  his  will  he  directed 
that  his  body  should  be  taken  "to  Cam- 
bridge, there  to  be  interred  by  my  loving 
wife  and  other  relaccons."  The  burial 
place  was  in  the  old  cemetery  opposite 
the  college  grounds,  a  few  rods  north- 
west of  the  church  now  standing  there. 
Over  the  grave  was  placed  a  horizontal 
slab  of  stone,  with  an  inlaid  tablet  of 
lead,  upon  which  was  an  inscription.  The 
tablet  long  since  disappeared  and  is  be- 
lieved to  have  done  service  for  the  coun- 
try in  the  shape  of  Revolutionary  bullets. 
The  grave  was  for  a  time  neglected,  even 
difficult  to  locate,  but  was  discovered, 
fully  identified  and  restored  by  the  order 
of  the  college  authorities  in  1845,  ^  stone 
slab  now  replacing  the  leaden  tablet  with 
an  epitaph  in  Latin,  by  Charles  Folson. 

President  Dunster  married  (first),  June 
21,  1641,  Elizabeth  Glover,  a  widow,  who 
died  August  23,  1643.  ^^  married  (sec- 
ond) Elizabeth,  the  mother  of  all  his 
children,  who  survived  him  until  Septem- 
ber 12,  1690. 

Descent  from  President  Henry  Dun- 
ster and  his  second  wife,  Elizabeth,  is 
through  their  fourth  child,  Jonathan,  and 
his  first  wife,  Abigail  Eliot ;  their  son, 
Henry,  and  his  wife,  Martha  Russell ; 
their  son,  Jason,  and  his  wife,  Rebecca 
Cutter;  their  son,  Jason  (2),  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolution,  serving  under  a  first  en- 
listment of  six  months,  and  a  second  for 
a  term  of  three  years.  After  the  war  he 
settled  in  Mason  Village,  New  Hamp- 
shire, was  a  landowner  and  held  several 
town  offices.  He  died  March  21,  1828, 
and  was  buried  at  Mason  Centre,  in  the 
Dunster  group,  a  suitable  stone  erected 
by  his  widow  marking  the  spot. 

Jason  (2)  Dunster  married,  at  Mason 
Village,  April  19,  1793,  Mary  (Polly  in 
many  records)  Meriam,  born  October  28, 


1768,  at  Concord,  Massachusetts,  and  died 
May  5,  1858,  aged  eighty-nine  years,  six 
months,  seven  days.  She  fell  and  broke 
her  thigh  when  eighty  years  of  age.  She 
was  a  woman  of  rare  grace  and  sweetness 
of  disposition,  greatly  beloved.  She  was 
buried  at  Mason  Centre  beside  her  hus- 
band according  to  her  often  expressed 
wish.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Mary  (Brooks)  Meriam,  of  Concord, 
Massachusetts.  Jason  (2)  and  Mary 
(Meriam)  Dunster  were  the  parents  of 
five  children,  the  second  a  daughter  Mary, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Benoni  Cutter 
Kimball. 

Mary  Dunster,  daughter  of  Jason  (2) 
and  Mary  (Meriam)  Dunster,  was  born 
at  Mason  Village,  New  Hampshire,  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1796,  and  baptized  nine  days 
later  by  Rev.  E.  Hill.  She  was  well  edu- 
cated for  the  times,  and  lived  with  her 
parents  until  her  marriage,  December  28, 
181 5,  to  Benoni  Cutter  Kimball,  a  house 
carpenter,  who  was  engaged  in  finishing 
the  inside  of  Jason  (2)  Dunster's  new 
house  when  he  became  engaged  to  the  lat- 
ter's  daughter,  Mary.  They  resided  in 
Mason  Village,  and  lived  in  a  home  built 
by  Mr.  Kimball  until  his  purchase  of  the 
Dunster  homestead.  They  were  both  ac- 
tive and  prominent  members  of  the  Con- 
gregational church,  joining  in  1826,  and  in 
all  religious  enterprises  they  took  active 
part.  Mrs.  Mary  (Dunster)  Kimball  died 
suddenly  of  heart  disease,  May  31,  1864, 
and  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Ma- 
son Village.  Mr.  Kimball  died  March  29, 
1868,  and  was  buried  beside  his  wife. 
They  were  the  parents  of  fifteen  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  the 
parents  living  to  see  the  entire  thirteen 
children  unite  with  a  Christian  church, 
and  all  worthy  members  of  society.  James 
Kimball,  their  son,  has  a  clock  given  his 
mother  by  her  father  on  the  date  of  her 
marriage.  She  was  born  in  the  same  room 
where  the  clock  stood. 


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BEJ^CHER,  Fred  Lucius, 

Bnsinesa  Man. 

There  are  many  Belchers  who  came  to 
New  England  in  the  early  days  of  Eng- 
lish settlement,  the  first  probably  being 
Edward  Belcher,  who  arrived  in  Boston 
in  1630,  coming  with  the  Winthrop  fleet. 

Fred  Lucius  Belcher,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  a  descendant  of  the  an- 
cient family,  m^  a  grandson  of  Ira  Belcher, 
who  \  '  In  Cavendish,  Vermont,  and 

V.  before  his  only  son,  Henry 

Ju  .  .  .  born.  He  married  Rachel 
Dunton,  who,  after  Mr.  Belcher's  death, 

>  '  iii    r>t:u:ncr.   i>'_.i;    (.n.    n  w    ;iii!i 

Rc  ^on)    Belcher,  was  born   in 

Vi*  sex  couir:       "        "ork,  on 

L:  '.in,    Aug  '33,   and 

Windsor  county,  Ver- 
'..     After  his  mother's 
^  taken  by  her  to  her 
-tate  of  Vrrni.  nt,  rrr^ 
in  that  ^^;-,v:  ?:5C  I'emainder 
spent,      '-h:'    -.vas   a  farmer, 
R.::::\  i--      .n*:    :.■    Chester  ic 
last  yc,i:,-j  i-via^;  spent  in  Ca\.,> 
married,  March   14,  1858,  Jane  i 
Chester,    ^— •  •—      ""  J  oven  j  !_><::;     ■-;, 

1834,  ir.  ed  April  26, 

raont,  daugh- 
Henry  Jud^ 
3i:lcher,  became 
«'Hi!dren,    ten    of 


ther  raei 
married   . 
daughter,  Fr 
dent  of  Oklol. 
married   Jessi 
dren,   Page    i : 
Otis  H.,  decea 


survived  by  widov „   ......     ...^^ii.^..., 

Edna  M.  and  Emma  R.  7.  Hattie  M.,  de- 
ceased ;  married  Alva  T.  Smith,  deceased  ; 
survived  by  one  daughter,  Gladys  E.,  who 
married  Harry  E.  Bingham,  of  Long- 
meadow,  Massachusetts,  and  has  three 
children:  Reginald  Harry,  Margaret 
Ruth,  and  Elizabeth  June.  8.  Julia  Etta, 
deceased ;  was,  the  wife  of  James  Barber. 
9.  Carrie  M.,  married  Austin  J.  Bowker, 
of  East  Longnieadow,  Massachusetts, 
and  has  two  children ;  Dora  J.  and  Ger- 
ald H.  10.  Ira  W.,  of  Hardwick,  Massa- 
chusetts;  marrii  ;i  TIl:^"-  >;.  Alerrill,  of 
Springfield,  i\'  eonard 

E.,  of  Hardw:  . .,.  Merrill 

Gage,  of  Spri  husetts. 

Fred  Lucius  ;.-c<tn(-  wii<  oorn  in  Cav- 
endish, Vermont,  October  18.  1862.  and 
received  his  education  in  the  '  >Is 

of  his   birthplace.     He  wa: 
assistant  on   the   farm   unt' 
manhood.     He  then   dealt 
farmed  for  hi 
came  to  Massa- 
den  county.    There  he  farmed  tof 

but  soon    iiiofJi  to  Monson,  Mi.. 

setts,  wh  a  stage  line  between, 

that  towa    ..  ->  '-     In  1898,  after  a 

year    of    sta;.  he    located     in 

Springfield,  serMi;*^  h  railk  route  the  first 
year,  and  in  1899  becoming  an  employee 
of  the  Springfield  Gas  Light  Company  as 
a  general  utility  man.  Here  he  found  his 
opportunity,  and  steadily  advanced,  fin- 
ally being  assigrie'i  to  the  purchasing  (]..■ 


- 

oartment  of  w 

low  head,  as  pur- 

chasing  and  c 

He  is  a  raem- 

2,  Charles, 

ber     of     Trir 

odist     Episcopal 

'i.js.  of  fur- 

Church,  p.t'A 

::u:nj<>tis  ihe  'Re- 

ingfield, 

publican 

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Edmund  B.  Dawes,  of  Longmeadow, 
Massachusetts,  and  has  two  children, 
Edmund  Fred  and  Wahneta  Chary 
Dawes.  2.  Ralph  George,  born  April  23, 
1896;  now  associated  with  the  Worcester 
Gas  Light  Company,  Worcester,  Massa- 
chusetts. 

Ralph  George  Belcher  enlisted  in  the 
United  States  army,  during  the  World 
War,  was  trained  at  the  Plattsburg  Of- 
ficers' Training  Camp,  was  commissioned 
a  second  lieutenant,  and  was  on  duty  at 
Camp  Upton,  Long  Island,  and  at  At- 
lanta, Georgia.  He  served  until  the  ar- 
mistice was  signed,  receiving  a  first  lieu- 
tenant's commission.  He  married  Hazel 
M.  Higgins,  of  Springfield. 


HISGEN,  Thomas  Louis, 

Father  of  Important  Legislation. 

Hisgen  Arms — Azure,  three  garbs  or. 
Crest — Out  of  a  marquess  coronet  two  ostrich 
plumes  proper. 

Thomas  Louis  Hisgen,  one  of  the  well 
known  and  successful  men  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  was  born  November  26, 
1858,  in  Petersburg,  Pike  county,  Indi- 
ana. He  is  a  descendant  of  German  an- 
cestry, from  whom  he  inherited  traits  of 
prudence  and  frugality,  characteristics 
which  have  aided  greatly  in  shaping  his 
successful  career. 

Frederick  William  Ludwig  von  His- 
gen, grandfather  of  Thomas  L.  Hisgen, 
was  a  native  of  Germany,  and  died  there 
in  1853.  He  served  as  secretary  to  the 
grand  duke  of  Hesse-Darmstadt,  gave  his 
entire  active  life  to  the  service  of  the 
State,  and  in  his  last  years  was  retired 
on  a  pension.  He  married  and  was  the 
father  of  eighteen  children,  among  whom 
two  of  the  sons  held  high  offices,  and  an- 
other was  William,  of  further  mention. 

William  von  Hisgen,  father  of  Thomas 
L.  Hisgen,  was  born  in  Geisin,  Germany, 
in  1830,  the  youngest  child  in  the  family. 


He  received  his  education  in  Germany, 
and  there  learned  the  trade  of  jeweler  and 
silversmith.  In  1848,  at  the  age  of  eight- 
een, he  came  to  the  United  States  in 
company  with  Carl  Schurz,  and  at  that 
time  dropped  the  von  from  his  name, 
using  the  form  Hisgen.  After  a  short 
stay  in  Albany,  New  York,  he  removed 
to  Petersburg,  Pike  county,  Indiana, 
where  he  conducted  a  store  for  the  sale 
of  jewelry  and  general  merchandise,  suc- 
cess attending  his  efforts.  He  was  a  man 
of  strong  views,  good  judgment,  and 
keen  foresight,  and  was  respected  by  all 
with  whom  he  had  business  or  social  rela- 
tions. He  married  Catherine  Margaret 
A^cNally,  of  Scotch-Irish  lineage,  natives 
of  County  Waterford,  Ireland.  Thomas 
McNally  was  a  musician  and  a  teacher  of 
music.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hisgen  were  the 
parents  of  the  following  children :  Wil- 
helmina,  William,  Henrietta,  Katherine, 
Thomas  Louis,  of  further  mention  ;  Fred- 
erick, Caroline,  Gustave,  Henry  A., 
George  C,  and  Sarah  E.,  eleven  in  all,  of 
whom  eight  are  living  at  the  present 
time  (1921).  William  Hisgen,  father  of 
these  children,  died  in  Albany,  New  York, 
in  1897,  having  survived  his  wife  twelve 
years,  his  death  occurring  in  1885. 

Thomas  L.  Hisgen  attended  the  excel- 
lent common  schools  of  Indiana,  his  na- 
tive State.  From  both  sides  of  the  house 
he  inherited  a  love  of  music  and  books, 
and  the  books  which  were  most  influen- 
tial in  shaping  his  career,  he  has  said, 
were  the  Bible,  Shakespeare,  and  the 
works  of  Victor  Hugo,  especially  "Les 
Miserables."  His  favorite  musical  instru- 
ment was  the  violin,  and  he  organized  a 
band  in  Petersburg  which  gained  local 
fame.  The  necessity  of  helping  to  sup- 
port the  family  obliged  him  to  assist  in 
the  store,  conducted  by  his  father,  at  the 
early  age  of  eleven  years,  and  this  exper- 
ience fostered  in  him  habits  of  diligence. 


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say,  the  right  of  the  people  to  get  rid  of 
an  official  who  abuses  the  powers  of  his 
office.  He  also  advocated  the  greatest 
publicity  concerning  the  use  of  public 
funds  as  the  most  effective  way  of  elim- 
inating corruption.  He  insisted  on  the 
making  and  enforcing  of  sound  laws 
against  oppressive  trusts  and  monopolies. 
He  advocated  the  parcel  post  system  as  a 
relief  from  the  excessive  exactions  of  the 
express  companies,  and  the  postal  sav- 
ings banks  as  an  important  adjunct  of  our 
banking  system.  His  campaigns  justi- 
fied in  public  estimation  the  title  ac- 
corded him  of  "Honest  Tom  Hisgen"  and 
his  ringing  words  set  many  to  thinking 
along  new  lines.  Mr.  Hisgen's  lectures 
on  "Commercial  and  Industrial  Liberty" 
have  been  heard  by  thousands  of  de- 
lighted listeners.  It  is  gratifying  to  note 
that,  although  he  was  not  elected,  yet  the 
principles  and  policies  he  advocated  have 
since  then  been  framed  into  laws  or  con- 
stitutional amendments,  thus  evidencing 
the  soundness  and  practicality  of  the 
views  which  he  sponsored,  and  indicat- 
ing also  that  Mr.  Hisgen  possesses  those 
essential  qualities  of  greatness — the  abil- 
ity to  see  clearly  the  real  line  of  progress 
for  his  times,  the  willingness  to  use  his 
energies  in  furthering  progress  along 
those  lines,  and  the  practical  genius  that 
enables  him  to  follow  constructive  thought 
with  constructive  action.  To  have  been 
among  the  first  to  actively  advocate  and 
help  forward  the  most  important  con- 
structive legislation  of  the  times  is  an 
honor  which  Mr.  Hisgen  has  most  fully 
merited.  That  Mr.  Hisgen's  work  is  val- 
ued highly  by  those  who  know  it  best  is 
demonstrated  by  the  fact  that  when  the 
National  Memorial  of  the  United  States, 
at  Washington,  D.  C,  was  being  ar- 
ranged, Mr.  Hisgen  was  one  of  those 
selected  to  be  included  among  those 
"leading  Americans  of  preeminent  char- 


acter and  lofty  achievement."  The  fol- 
lowing is  a  copy  of  the  request  informing 
him  of  that  fact: 

The  secretary  of  the  National  Memorial  of  the 
United  States  at  Washington,  D.  C,  respectfully 
requests  Hon.  Thomas  L.  Hisgen  to  honor  the 
Memorial  with  his  photograph  along  with  other 
leading  Americans  of  preeminent  character  and 
lofty  achievement  from  the  days  of  George  Wash- 
ington, Thomas  Jefferson  and  William  McKinley 
to  the  present  time. 

Very  truly  yours. 

Robert  E.  Doan,  Secretary. 

Mr.  Hisgen's  religious  affiliations  are 
with  the  Presbyterian  denomination.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  of  which  he  is  a  past  noble 
grand ;  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pyth- 
ias ;  of  the  Loyal  Order  of  Moose ;  and  of 
others.  When  asked  as  to  any  suggestion 
that  he  might  make  to  the  young  people, 
he  replied:  "Bid  them  choose  high  ideals; 
do  not  have  one  set  of  morals  for  busi- 
ness and  another  for  the  home ;  remem- 
ber that  progress  without  labor  is  impos- 
sible ;  be  studious,  honest,  ambitious,  but 
charitable  toward  all." 

Mr.  Hisgen  married,  May  28,  1902,  in 
Albany,  New  York,  Barbara  A.  Fox,  of 
Albany,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth 
(Zahfus)  Fox.  Three  children  have  been 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hisgen :  Thomas 
Louis,  Jr. ;  Catherine  Elizabeth,  and  Hen- 
rietta Georgiana. 


CORDNER,  Thomas  Gray, 

Contractor,  Builder. 

Among  the  successful  business  men  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  is  Thomas 
Gray  Cordner,  contractor  and  builder, 
who  is  sole  proprietor  of  the  firm  of 
Cordner  &  Montague,  and  who  has 
constructed  many  important  roads, 
bridges,  conduits,  water  systems,  and 
other  works  of  the  kind  in  Springfield 
and    vicinity,    including    the    road    over 


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chusetts.  .;;   tne  cotr.on 

mills  for  hen  entered 

the  employ  v-  iIjk  Ames  Manufacturing 
Company,  in  Chicopee,  where  he  remained 
for  some  years.     He  w-  wheel- 

wright for  a  time,  was  ♦ead  &- 

tie  for  a  number 
work,  and  lat-- 
and   farm 
■'  larni,  w;! 

Me  was  a  man  of  the  strictest 
.;   ,.  and  most  highly  e=t.  ^"i  ■  '    < 
associates.     He  married 
vl,    who  died    in    10 " 
Stuart,    a    descei 
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Sits    of    twelve    children:     William, 
•  Alexander;  Thomas  Gray,  of  whom 
;u'r;   Joseph  V.;  Samuel  J.,  a  sketch 
.'ho  married 
;  Margaret 
vid  H.,  who 
■j    has    sons, 
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reland, 

■:.■:-    ^>^' ejved    his 
ijrivate  schools  in  his 
nati  ittended  schoo' 

she;  J -rook,  Count) 

Ireland.     In   I6S2  he  came  to  this  couxi- 
try    with    his    parents,    '''bo    leer  ted    Tn 
Chicopee  Center,  Massari 
Gray  Cordner  attendet' 
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two  hundred  and  fifty  gross  per  day  by 
the  use  of  improved  machinery.  He  was 
later  manager  for  the  Anson  Automobile 
Company,  which  was  later  known  as  the 
Brightwood  Motor  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany. His  next  position  was  with  the 
Pope  Manufacturing  Company,  of  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut,  the  well  known  manu- 
facturers of  bicycles,  where  he  was  made 
general  superintendent  and  had  much  to 
do  with  the  development  of  the  plant.  All 
this  time,  except  while  with  the  saw 
works,  he  had  continued  in  partnership 
with  his  brothers  in  the  contracting  bus- 
iness, under  the  firm  name  of  Cordner 
Brothers,  General  Contractors.  The  firm 
did  a  large  amount  of  important  work, 
including  the  putting  in  of  water  works, 
sewer  systems,  railroad  work,  etc.  They 
put  in  the  sewer  system  at  Longmeadow, 
and  laid  the  first  macadam  road  in  that 
town,  a  piece  of  work  which  was  so  well 
done  that  the  road  is  still  (1922)  in  good 
condition.  They  also  installed  the  sewer 
system  at  West  Springfield,  did  all  the 
work  for  Olmstead  &  Tuttle,  at  Chico- 
pee,  and  also  put  in  a  part  of  the  water 
works  at  Westfield.  In  1900  Mr.  Cord- 
ner went  into  business  for  himself,  and 
until  1910  carried  on  the  contracting  bus- 
iness alone.  He  then  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  Mr.  Montague,  who  had  for 
some  time  been  associated  with  him  in 
his  work,  and  this  connection  was  con- 
tinued until  1917,  when  Mr.  Cordner 
purchased  his  partner's  interests,  and 
since  that  time  has  continued  the  busi- 
ness alone,  though  still  retaining  the  firm 
name,  Cordner  &  Montague.  Mr.  Cord- 
ner has  built  bridges  and  roads  in  Aga- 
wam  ;  installed  the  water  system  in  Pitts- 
field  ;  put  in  sewers  at  Palmer;  con- 
structed roads  in  Wilbraham ;  built  roads 
and  bridges  all  through  Berkshire  county  ; 
built  roads  in  Northfield  Farms  and 
Whately ;  laid  the  road  over  Jacob's  Lad- 


der ;  built  roads  between  Worthington 
and  Huntington ;  and  made  estimates  on 
a  number  of  roads  for  various  towns,  in- 
cluding the  Palmer  and  Monson  road. 
He  was  the  originator  of  the  plans  of  the 
power  plant  at  Woronoco,  and  in  1912 
he  laid  the  conduits  and  surface  water 
drains  in  Westfield.  He  has  been  a  large 
employer  of  labor,  sometimes  requiring 
the  services  of  as  many  as  1,200  men  at 
one  time.  In  1919,  at  a  time  when  many 
other  contractors  refused  to  do  any  work 
on  account  of  the  severity  of  the  weather, 
Mr.  Cordner  built  a  sewer,  the  end  of 
which  was  submerged  some  twenty  feet 
under  the  Connecticut  river.  During  the 
severe  winter  of  1920,  when  very  few 
would  undertake  any  contracts,  he 
erected  the  large  patent  grain  elevator 
opposite  St.  James  avenue.  In  addition  to 
his  work  as  builder  and  contractor,  Mr. 
Cordner  has  been  interested  in  real  es- 
tate, developing  several  tracts  in  Long- 
meadow,  and  in  Wilder  Terrace,  West 
Springfield,  and  has  been  instrumental 
in  the  development  and  up-building  of 
various  parts  of  the  city,  including  the  old 
Advent  camp  ground  on  Liberty  street, 
and  in  any  project  intended  to  benefit  the 
city,  he  is  always  ready  to  do  his  full 
share.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  and 
the  first  president  of  the  Highland  Coop- 
erative Bank,  of  which  he  is  now  a  direc- 
tor, and  he  is  also  a  director  of  the 
Springfield  Mutual  Finance  Corporation. 
Fraternally,  he  is  a  member  of  Hamp- 
den Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
He  is  also  affiliated  with  the  Scotch-Irish 
Society,  and  is  a  member  of  the  official 
board  and  also  one  of  the  stewards  of 
the  Methodist  church,  and  treasurer  of 
the  Young  People's  organization. 

On  October  12,  1904,  Thomas  Gray 
Cordner  married  Edith  E.  Tower,  born  in 
Woronoco,  but  who  at  the  time  of  her 
marriage  resided  in  Windsor,  Massachu- 


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well-known  John  Towt 
"Mayflower"    from    }■ 
and  located  in  Hinq-i; 
Mr.  and  Mrs    <  crdne: 
four  chiidrc'M  .    i-ouiat- 
opee,  Massachusetts,    • 
bert  Joseph,  born  at  < 
1909;  Evelyn   Ev 
field,  Massachusf 
Mildred  Violet,  b- 
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manager  of  the  S.  J. 
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ica  with  his  parents  in  1882,  and  attended  and  pro^ 

the  public  schools  of  Chicopee,  Massachu-  garage 

setts,  whLTr  the  family  located.     When  (1921)    ■ 

through  '       :  -!tered   thv    ^         ''  retail    deiiirr.s     \u    ov 

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est  garages  in  Massachusetts.  In  addi- 
tion to  this  other  large  business  interest, 
Mr.  Cordner  was  a  director  and  stock- 
holder in  the  Massachusetts  Finance 
Corporation,  but  this  concern  has  since 
been  sold.  He  is  a  prominent  man  in  his 
community,  highly  esteemed  by  all  who 
know  him,  and  takes  an  active  interest  in 
all  that  is  calculated  to  advance  the  wel- 
fare of  the  city  of  his  adoption.  Frater- 
nally, he  is  affiliated  with  Amity  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and 
the  uniformed  rank,  Agawam  Encamp- 
ment, of  the  order.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Nayasset  and  the  Kiwanis  clubs, 
the  Springfield  Automobile  Club,  the 
Connecticut  Valley  Scotch-Irish  Society, 
Springfield  Fish  and  Game  Club,  and  the 
Springfield  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Polit- 
ically, he  supports  the  Republican  party. 
His  religious  affiliation  is  with  the  Meth- 
odist church,  of  Chicopee. 

Mr.  Cordner  married  (first),  Septem- 
ber 20,  1902,  Bessie  E.  Abbie,  of  Chico- 
pee, daughter  of  John  Edgar  and  Emma 
J.  (Whittaker)  Abbie.  She  died  Janu- 
ary 10,  1910.  He  married  (second),  Jan- 
uary 30,  1912,  Mary  Allena  Richards,  of 
Wilbraham,  Massachusetts,  born  Janu- 
ary 22,  1880,  died  May  4,  1921,  daughter 
of  James  and  Mary  E.  Richards.  The 
children  of  Samuel  J.  and  Bessie  E. 
(Abbie)  Cordner  are :  Stuart  Raymond, 
born  November  20,  1903 ;  Doris  Eliza- 
beth, born  February  6,  1907 ;  and  Edgar 
Alden,  born  April  18,  1909. 


FARNSWORTH,  Charles  Delano, 
Man  of  Affairs. 

The  business  which  Charles  D.  Farns- 
worth  established  in  West  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  in  1892,  and  personally 
conducted  and  developed  into  a  great 
business,  has,  since  1917,  been  adminis- 
tered as  a  corporation,  Mr.  Farnsworth, 


president,  his  son,  Wralf  Bennett,  vice- 
president  and  treasurer.  Mr.  Farnsworth 
is  a  lineal  descendant  of  Matthias  Farns- 
worth, whose  name  appears  in  the  rec- 
ords of  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  in  1657. 
The  families  of  Farnsworth  in  the  United 
States  are  all  of  English  origin,  and  de- 
rive their  name  from  the  village  of  Farn- 
worth,  in  the  parish  of  Dean,  a  few  miles 
northwest  of  Manchester.  The  name  of 
this  village  is  spelled  without  the  "s,"  and 
that  spelling  of  the  family  name  is  almost 
universal  in  England.  In  New  England 
it  is  spelled  in  the  early  records  in  differ- 
ent ways. 

(I)  Matthias  Farnsworth  was  a  resi- 
dent of  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  in  1657,  al- 
though he  was  believed  to  have  come 
much  earlier.  He  was  the  owner  of  farm 
land  on  what  is  now  Federal  street,  and 
there  lived  until  1660,  when  he  moved  to 
Groton.  He  is  first  mentioned  in  the 
records  of  Groton  at  a  town  meeting  held 
November  27,  1674,  when  land  was 
granted  him.  He  built  a  log  house,  which 
was  undoubtedly  burned  by  the  Indians 
when  they  destroyed  nearly  the  entire 
town,  March  13,  1676.  At  this  time  Mat- 
thias and  his  family  escaped  to  Concord, 
returning  to  Groton  in  1678,  when  he 
erected  another  log  house,  and  there 
Matthias  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
This  house  stood  until  1820,  when  it  gave 
way  to  the  needs  of  modern  improve- 
ments. He  filled  many  offices  in  the 
town,  the  most  important  being  that  of 
constable  and  selectman.  He  was  con- 
stable the  last  time  in  1684,  when  he  was 
seventy-two  years  old.  He  died  Janu- 
ary 21,  1688-89.  His  second  wife,  Mary, 
survived  him.  It  is  believed  that  the  first 
three  of  his  eleven  children  were  by  his 
first  wife  :  Elizabeth,  married  James  Rob- 
ertson ;  Matthias  (2),  of  further  men- 
tion ;  John,  married  Hannah  Aldis ;  Ben- 
jamin,  married    Mary    Prescott;   Joseph, 


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died  ag-ed  seventeen  years ;  Mary,  mar- 
ried Samuel  Thatcher;  Sarah,  married 
Simon  Stone ;  Samuel,  married  Mrs.  Mary 
Whitcomb ;  Abijah,  married  John  Hut- 
chins  ;  Jonathan,  married  Ruth  Shattuck ; 
Joseph  (2),  died  aged  ten  years. 

(II)  Matthias  (2)  Farnsworth  was 
born  in  1649,  died  in  1693,  the  inventory 
of  his  estate  being  taken  November  8th 
of  that  year.  He  held  several  town  of- 
fices in  Groton,  served  under  Major  Wil- 
lard  in  1675,  during  King  Philip's  War, 
and  was  a  man  of  ability.  He  built  a 
house  a  little  south  of  his  father's,  and 
lived  there  until  his  death.  He  married, 
in  1681,  Sarah  Nutting,  born  May  29, 
1663,  daughter  of  John  Nutting,  her 
father  an  original  proprietor  of  Groton. 
They  were  the  parents  of  six  children : 
I.  Joseph,  died  in  infancy.  2.  Ebenezer, 
of  further  mention.  3.  Josiah,  married 
Mary  Pierce.  4.  Sarah,  married  Jonathan 
Shedd.  5.  Matthias,  when  fourteen  years 
of  age,  was  captured  by  the  Indians,  in 
1704,  and  was  long  supposed  to  have  been 
dead ;  after  he  was  released,  he  came  to 
Canada  and  was  baptized  and  called  Mat- 
thias Claude  Farnet ;  he  married  Catherine 
Carpenter,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
nine  children,  all  born  in  Canada.  6.  Re- 
becca, drowned  in  a  well  at  Watertown, 
May  19,  1692. 

(III)  Ebenezer  Farnsworth,  son  of 
Matthias  (2)  and  Sarah  (Nutting)  Farns- 
worth, was  born  in  Groton,  Massachu- 
setts, about  1684,  and  there  lived.  Fie 
married,  April  17,  1707,  Elizabeth  Whit- 
ney, born  about  1686,  daughter  of  Joshua 
and  Abigail  Whitney,  the  American 
founder  of  the  Whitney  family.  Eben- 
ezer and  Elizabeth  (Whitney)  Farns- 
worth "owned  the  Covenant."  September 
19,  1708.  She  joined  the  church  April  6, 
1718,  he  not  uniting  until  March  3,  1724. 
They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children : 
Elizabeth,  married  Ebenezer  Tefts ;  Mat- 


thias, married  (first)  Abigail  Shedd,  (sec- 
ond) Mrs.  Azubah  (Burt)  Farnsworth; 
Ebenezer,  died  aged  twelve  years ;  Wil- 
liam, of  further  mention ;  Abigail,  mar- 
ried Deacon  David  Blood ;  Keziah,  mar- 
ried (first)  Joshua  Bowers,  (second) 
William  Hale ;  Lydia,  married  (first) 
Jonathan  Tarball,  (second)  Jonathan 
Lawrence. 

(IV)  William  Farnsworth,  son  of  Eb- 
enezer and  Elizabeth  (Whitney)  Farns- 
worth, was  born  in  Groton,  August  4, 
1714.  and  lost  his  life  in  the  expedition 
against  Louisburg  in  the  French  War  of 
1745.  He  lived  in  Pepperell,  Massachu- 
setts. He  married,  March  21,  1737,  Ruth 
Hobart,  born  November  8,  1714,  died 
December  12,  1814,  having"  lived  to  cele- 
brate her  one  hundredth  birthday.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Gershom  (2)' and  Ly- 
dia (Nutting)  Hobart,  and  granddaugh- 
ter of  Rev.  Gershom  Hobart,  a  long  time 
minister  of  the  church  in  Groton.  Lydia 
(Nutting)  Hobart  was  a  daughter  of 
James  and  Lydia  (Longley)  Nutting,  her 
mother,  Lydia  (Longley)  Nutting,  a 
daughter  of  William  and  Joanna  (GofFe) 
Longley,  the  latter  a  sister  of  Thomas 
Gofife,  a  London  merchant  for  some  time, 
deputy  governor  of  the  Massachusetts 
Bay  Company  in  London.  William  and 
Ruth  (Hobart)  Farnsworth  were  the  par- 
ents of  five  children  :  I.  William,  settled  in 
Hawley,  Massachusetts,  going  thence  to 
Western  New  York,  where  he  died  in 
1837 ;  he  served  in  the  French  and  Indian 
wars  and  in  the  War  for  Independence.  2. 
Ruth,  married  Oliver  Hartwell,  who  died 
in  New  York,  she  moving  later  to  Can- 
ada, where  she  died,  aged  one  hundred 
years.  3.  Gershom,  of  further  mention.  4. 
May,  born  June  2,  1745,  married  a  Mr. 
Wells.  5.  Lydia,  married  Joel  Rice,  of 
Conway. 

(V)  Gershom  Farnsworth.  son  of  Wil- 
liam   and    Ruth     (Hobart)     Farnsworth, 


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was  born  in  Pepperell,  Massachusetts, 
May  2,  1743,  and  lived  in  Conway,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  died  October  23, 
1784.  He  married  Esther  Gilmore,  born 
in  1746,  who  survived  him  and  married  a 
second  husband,  John  Boyaen,  and  died 
August  II,  1803.  Children:  Gershom 
(2),  of  further  mention ;  Esther,  who  mar- 
ried Consider  Stebbins ;  and  Catherine, 
who  married  a  Mr.  Moore. 

(VI)  Gershom  (2)  Farnsworth.  only 
son  of  Gershom  (i)  and  Esther  (Gilmore) 
Farnsworth,  was  born  in  Conway,  Mas- 
sachusetts, November  22,  1779,  died  there, 
January  20,  1863.  He  was  a  shoemaker 
by  trade.  He  married.  December  21, 
1810,  Dolly  Hinckley,  born  May  9.  1784. 
died  July  25,  1861.  Children,  born  in  Con- 
way: I.  John  P.,  born  December  3.  181 1, 
died  December  3,  1871,  married  Martha 
E.Anthony.  2.  Dolly  Ann,  born  March  31, 
1814,  and  in  1894  was  living  in  Leomin- 
ster, Massachusetts ;  she  married,  April 
4,  1853,  James  Bennett,  who  died  August 
10,  1887.  3.  Gershom,  born  August  17, 
1816,  died  April  24,  1865,  unmarried.  4. 
Esther,  died  in  childhood.  5.  Richard 
Riley,  of  further  mention. 

(VII)  Richard  Riley  Farnsworth,  young- 
est child  of  Gershom  (2)  and  Dolly 
(Hinckley)  Farnsworth,  was  born  in  Con- 
way, Massachusetts,  July  19,1822,  died  in 
Williamsburg,  Massachusetts,  January  19, 
1893.  He  was  an  expert  worker  in  wood, 
doing  fine  cabinet-work,  turning,  and 
carving.  In  later  years  he  bought  a  farm 
in  Williamsburg,  upon  which  he  resided 
until  his  death.  He  served  as  member  of 
the  school  committee  in  Williamsburg, 
and  was  a  man  highly  esteemed.  He 
married,  February  15,  1848,  Nancy  Shaw 
Torrey,  of  Windsor  Bush,  Massachusetts, 
born  August  13,  1832,  died  May  24,  1914. 
They  were  the  parents  of  an  only  child, 
Charles  Deleno  Farnsworth,  of  further 
mention. 


(VIII)  Charles  Deleno  Farnsworth,  of 
the  eighth  generation  of  the  family 
founded  in  New  England  by  Matthias 
Farnsworth,  and  only  child  of  Richard 
Riley  and  Nancy  S.  (Torrey)  Farnsworth, 
was  born  in  Williamsburg,  Massachusetts, 
July  16,  1852,  where  he  lived  and  at- 
tended the  public  school  until  1888,  His 
early  life  was  spent  on  a  farm,  first  as  a 
hired  man,  then  as  a  farmer  on  his  own 
account.  Before  coming  of  age  he  was 
indentured  to  a  farmer  for  three  and  a 
half  years,  and  during  that  period  he  was 
away  from  his  tasks  at  the  farm  but  three 
weeks.  The  three  and  a  half  years 
netted  him  $250  in  cash  and  his  board  and 
clothing.  He  then  began  farming  on  his 
own  account,  which  he  followed  success- 
fully in  Williamsburg  up  to  1888.  Dur- 
ing his  last  years  in  Williamsburg  he 
held  the  ofifice  of  street  commissioner, 
being  in  charge  of  streets  and  roads.  On 
June  25,  1888,  he  located  in  Agawam, 
Hampden  county,  Massachusetts,  and  for 
one  year  engaged  in  farming.  In  1889  he 
bought  a  milk  route,  which  he  operated 
for  three  years.  He  entered  business  life 
as  a  dealer  in  coal  in  1892,  in  West 
Springfield,  as  member  of  the  firm.  Stock- 
well  &  Farnsworth,  and  continued  as  a 
member  of  that  firm  until  1896,  when  he 
purchased  his  partner's  interest,  and  un- 
til 1917  conducted  the  business  alone. 
The  development  of  the  business  under 
his  capable  management  during  those 
twenty-one  years  was  such  that,  in  191 7, 
he  incorporated  the  Charles  D.  Farns- 
worth Company,  of  which  he  is  president 
and  active  managing  head.  The  expan- 
sion of  the  company's  business  has  been 
remarkable,  the  Farnsworth  Company 
having  grown  to  be  the  largest  coal  deal- 
ing company  in  the  western  section  of 
Massachusetts,  the  1918  business  reach- 
ing a  total  of  $625,000  in  coal  alone. 

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business,  the  Farnsworth  Company  are 
contractors  of  grading  and  excavating, 
operating  five  steam  shovels  and  employ- 
ing labor  to  the  extent  of  about  $3,000 
w^eekly.  Among  Mr.  Farnsvi^orth's  pri- 
vate interests  he  includes  a  four-acre 
orange  grove  in  Florida,  where  he  spends 
the  winter  months,  and  a  farm  of  about 
150  acres  in  West  Springfield,  where  he 
caters  to  his  love  for  agriculture  and  live- 
stock dealing.  He  also  deals  consider- 
ably in  real  estate,  one  of  his  deals  being 
the  purchase  of  the  site  for  the  Eastern 
States  Exposition,  one  of  the  finest  exhi- 
bition grounds  in  the  United  States.  He 
is  also  connected  with  the  Connecticut 
Valley  Realty  Trust  and  Land  Com- 
pany. He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and 
has  served  his  town  as  selectman,  as- 
sessor and  cattle  and  meat  inspector. 

Mr.  Farnsworth  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  order,  demitting  from  the  lodge 
at  Conway  to  assist  in  forming  Mount 
Orthodox  Lodge,  of  West  Springfield. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Patrons  of 
Husbandry,  the  Improved  Order  of  Red 
Men,  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men, and  the  Order  of  the  Pilgrim 
Fathers. 

Mr.  Farnsworth  married,  May  3,  1883, 
Carrie  Alice  Stockwell,  born  June  12, 
1853,  in  Plainfield,  Massachusetts,  but  re- 
sided in  Williamstown.  She  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  (Bradford) 
Stockwell.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Farnsworth 
are  the  parents  of  three  children  :  i.  Nina 
Elizabeth,  born  June  10,  1885,  married 
Fred  Timothy  Collins.  2.  Riley  Stockwell. 
born  November  20,  1886,  a  farmer  of 
Feeding  Hills,  Massachusetts ;  he  mar- 
ried Cora  Mclntyre,  and  has  a  son.  El- 
bridge  Deleno  Farnsworth.  3.  Wralf  Ben- 
nett, born  January  16,  1889,  vice-president 
and  treasurer  of  the  Charles  D.  Farns- 
worth Company,  Inc. ;  he  married  Ruth 
Day,  and  they  have  three  children,  Vio- 
let May,  Doris,  and  Wralf  Bennett  (2). 


LINCOLN,  Edward  Converse, 

Representative  Citizen. 

Among  the  many  families  that  can 
boast  of  long  and  honorable  connection 
with  the  State  of  Massachusetts  none  is 
more  conspicuous  than  the  Lincoln  fam- 
ily. The  name  has  appeared  prominently 
in  association  with  both  public  and  pri- 
vate affairs  for  three  centuries,  and  the 
present  representative,  Edward  Converse 
Lincoln,  of  the  tenth  generation  of  the 
family,  exemplifies  in  his  character  the 
excellent  attributes  of  his  forbears, 
namely — honesty,  patriotism,  fair  deal- 
ing, promptness,  fidelity,  all  of  which  are 
strictly  enforced  and  adhered  to. 

(I)  Thomas  Lincoln,  the  immigrant 
ancestor  of  the  branch  of  the  family  here- 
in followed,  was  a  native  of  England,  to 
which  country  Alured,  the  ancestor  from 
whom  the  surname  Lincoln  has  been  in- 
herited, came  from  Normandy  with  Wil- 
liam the  Conqueror  in  1066,  and  establish- 
ing himself  in  the  settlement  by  the  river 
Landis,  became  identified  with  the  place 
and  became  known  as  Alured  de  Lincoln. 
Thomas  Lincoln  settled  in  Hingham, 
Massachusetts,  and  a  considerable  por- 
tion of  his  homestead  has  remained  in  the 
possession  of  the  family  to  the  present 
time.  He  was  a  proprietor  of  Hingham 
in  1636,  was  a  man  of  influence  in  the 
affairs  of  the  town,  and  was  a  cooper  by 
trade.  He  married,  in  1630,  Annis  or 
Avith  Lane,  of  Dorchester,  Massachu- 
setts. Five  children  were  born  to  them, 
as  follows,  with  dates  of  baptism :  Tho- 
mas, of  further  mention  ;  Joseph,  Novem- 
ber 20,  1640;  Benjamin,  May  7,  1643; 
Deborah,  August  3,  1645,  became  the 
wife  of  Samuel  Thaxter ;  Sarah,  October 
5,  1650.  Thomas  Lincoln  died  in  Hing- 
ham, September  28,  1691,  having  sur- 
vived his  wife  many  years,  her  death  oc- 
curring February  13-14,  1682-83. 

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Thomas  (i)  and  Annis  or  Avith  (Lane) 
Lincoln,  was  baptized  at  Hingham,  Mas- 
sachusetts, May  6,  1638.  He  received 
land  on  Great  Plain,  Hingham,  which  he 
later  disposed  of,  and  removed  to  Taun- 
ton, Massachusetts,  where  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  days.  He  married  Mary 
Austin,  daughter  of  Jonah  Austin,  and 
their  children,  all  born  in  Taunton,  were 
as  follows:  Mary,  May  12,  1652;  Sarah, 
September  25,  1654;  Thomas,  of  further 
mention;  Samuel,  May  16,  1658;  Sarah, 
July  7,  1660;  Hannah,  March  15,  1663; 
Constance,  May  16,  1665,  became  the  wife 
of  William  Briggs ;  Jonah ;  Mercy,  April 
3,  1670,  became  the  wife  of  William  Cas- 
well ;  Experience. 

(HI)  Thomas  (3)  Lincoln,  eldest  son 
of  Thomas  (2)  and  Mary  (Austin)  Lin- 
coln, was  born  in  Taunton,  Massachu- 
setts, April  21,  1656.  He  was  a  man  of 
industrious  habits,  energetic  and  enter- 
prising, active  in  community  affairs,  and 
esteemed  by  his  neighbors.  He  married 
Mary  Stacy,  daughter  of  Richard  and 
Abigail  Stacy,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  Jonathan,  of  further  mention. 

(IV)  Jonathan  Lincoln,  son  of  Thomas 
(3)  and  Mary  (Stacy)  Lincoln,  was  born 
in  Taunton,  Massachusetts,  about  1687, 
and  his  death  occurred  in  Norton,  for- 
merly part  of  Taunton,  in  1773,  having 
attained  the  great  age  of  eighty-six  years. 
In  addition  to  his  daily  occupation,  in 
which  he  was  successful,  he  devoted  con- 
siderable attention  to  public  affairs,  and 
was  chosen  by  his  fellow-citizens  to  serve 
in  the  capacities  of  town  clerk  and  treas- 
urer of  Norton  during  the  years  1716-17, 
his  services  proving  the  wisdom  of  their 
choice.  He  married  Hannah  Andrews, 
who  bore  him  seven  children,  namely : 
Elkanah,  of  further  mention ;  Abiel, 
James,  George,  Job,  Hannah,  and  Jon- 
athan. In  1874,  in  the  grounds  of  Sen- 
eca   Lincoln,    of    Norton,    the    property 


being  formerly  owned  by  Jonathan  Lin- 
coln, old  gravestones  of  rough  slate  were 
discovered  bearing  these  inscriptions : 
"In  memory  of  Jonathan  Lincoln,  who 
died  in  1773,  aged  eighty-six  years." 
"Hannah  Lincoln,  who  died  May  23,  1762, 
aged  seventy-two  years." 

(V)  Elkanah  Lincoln,  eldest  son  of 
Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Andrews)  Lin- 
coln, was  born  in  Norton,  Massachusetts, 
July  2,  1718,  and  there  spent  his  useful 
and  active  life,  winning  and  retaining  the 
good  will  of  those  with  whom  he  was 
brought  in  contact,  providing  a  comfort- 
able home  for  his  family,  which  consisted 
of  his  wife,  Lydia  (Pratt)  Lincoln,  and 
eight  children,  all  born  at  Norton,  as  fol- 
lows:  Lydia,  October  3,  1745;  Elkanah, 
April  30,  1747;  Enos,  of  further  mention; 
Samuel,  October  18,  1751 ;  Prudence, 
April  7,  1754;  Hannah,  January  27,  1757: 
Amasa,  June  25,  1762;  Luther,  May  29 
1766. 

(VI)  Enos  Lincoln,  second  son  of  El- 
kanah and  Lydia  (Pratt)  Lincoln,  was 
born  in  Norton,  Massachusetts,  Septem- 
ber 17,  1749.  In  early  manhood  he  re- 
moved to  Petersham,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  lived  a  quiet,  uneventful  life, 
attending  to  the  duties  that  fell  to  his 
lot  in  a  satisfactory  manner,  ranking 
among  the  representative  citizens  of  his 
community.      He    married,    October    29, 

1771,  Sarah  Burt,  born  July  8,  1752. 
Twelve  children  were  born  to  this  mar- 
riage, as  follows:    i.  Enos,  born  July  28, 

1772,  married  Ruth  Shumway.  2.  Sarah, 
born  May  11,  1774,  became  the  wife  of 
Samuel  Clapp.    3.  Lucinda,  born  October 

8,  1776,  became  the  wife  of  Oliver  Clapp 
4.  Lydia,  born  February  13,  1779.  became 
the  wife  of  William  Pierce.  5.  Susannah, 
born  March  12,  1781.  6.  Amasa,  of  fur- 
ther mention.  7.  Burt,  married  Mary 
.     8.  Alanson,  born  March  4,  1788. 

9.  Hannah,  born  March  20,  1790,  became 
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the  wife  of  John  Foster.  lo.  Prudence, 
bom  March  23,  1792.  11.  Lucy,  born 
November  7,  1794,  died  October  16,  1878. 
12.  Emily,  born  February  25,  1797,  died 
unmarried,  about  181 7.  Enos  Lincoln, 
the  father  of  these  children,  died  May  6, 

1819,  survived  by  his  wife,  who  passed 
away  October  22,  1825. 

(VII)  Amasa  Lincoln,  second  son  of 
Enos  and  Sarah  (Burt)  Lincoln,  was 
born  in  Petersham,  Massachusetts,  April 
29,  1783.  He  was  reared  and  educated  in 
his  native  town,  from  whence  he  re- 
moved, in  manhood,  to  Athol,  Worcester 
county,  Massachusetts,  where  his  death 
occurred.  He  married  (first),  January  21, 
1809,  Zilpha  Reed,  of  Belchertown,  Mas- 
sachusetts, born  in  August,  in  1785,  died 
June  9,  1836.  They  were  the  parents  of 
nine  children,  namely:  i.  Algernon  Sid- 
ney, born  February  11,  1812,  died  Sep- 
tember 4,  1887 ;  married  Abigail  Bigelow 
Stone,  of  Templeton.  2.  Otis  Lysander, 
born  December  12,  1814,  died  November 
27,  1815.  3.  Charles  Otis,  born  Januar}^ 
4,  1816,  died  May  23,  1893  ;  married  Mary 
Bullard,  of  Athol.  4.  Amasa  Wales,  born 
March  21,  1818,  died  in  July,  1902;  mar- 
ried Mary  Paige,  of  Barre,  Massachu- 
setts.    5.  Lysander  Reed,  born  March  3, 

1820,  died  July  17,  1869;  married  Laura 
A.  Allen,  of  Chicopee,  Massachusetts.  6. 
William  Dwight,  born  February  4,  1822, 
died  March  13,  1878;  married  Mrs.  Flor- 
inda  F.  Strong,  of  Hartford,  Connecticut. 
7.  Addison  Justin,  of  further  mention.  8. 
Estes  Milton,  born  August  21,  1826,  died 
June  17,  1898;  married  Arianna  Lord,  of 
Boston,  Massachusetts.  9.  Henry  Clay, 
born  February  26,  1828,  died  July  31,  1840. 
Mr.  Lincoln  married  (second)  Susan 
Fisher,  of  Templeton,  Massachusetts, 
born  October  11,  1793,  died  October  3, 
1865. 

(VIII)  Addison  Justin  Lincoln,  sev- 
enth of  the  nine  sons  of  Amasa  and  Zilpha 


(Reed)  Lincoln,  was  born  in  Athol,  Wor- 
cester county,  Massachusetts,  March  30, 
1824.  He  attended  the  common  schools 
of  that  day  in  the  vicinity  of  his  home, 
and  later  in  his  career  was  a  resident  of 
Templeton,  Northampton  and  Spring- 
field, all  located  in  the  State  of  Massa- 
chusetts, and  for  a  quarter  of  a  century 
conducted  a  dry  goods  store  in  North- 
ampton, under  the  name  of  Lincoln  & 
Bell,  achieving  success  as  the  result  of 
perseverance,  industry,  good  judgment, 
and  honorable  transactions.  He  was 
highly  thought  of  in  business  circles,  and 
enjoyed  the  esteem  of  his  fellow-citizens. 
He  married.  January  12,  1853,  Harriet 
Eliza  Bond,  of  Templeton,  born  in  North 
Brookfield,  Massachusetts,  June  16,  1821. 
They  were  the  parents  of  six  children:  i. 
Frederick  Bond,  born  September  29,  1853, 
married  Martha  A.  Thompson,  of  Boston, 
Massachusetts.  2.  Henry  Sidney,  born 
November  28,  1855,  died  August  4,  1864. 

3.  William  Addison,  of  further  mention. 

4.  Carolyn  Harding,  born  January  19, 
1859.  5.  Annie  Fiske,  born  June  8,  1861, 
died  April  29,  1864.  6.  Helen  Stoddard, 
born  March  i,  1866,  became  the  wife  of 
Arthur  Fairbanks  Stone,  of  St.  Johns- 
bury,  Vermont.  The  father  of  these  chil- 
dren died  at  his  home  in  Springfield,  Oc- 
tober 21,  1898. 

(IX)  William  Addison  Lincoln,  third 
son  of  Addison  Justin  and  Harriet  Eliza 
(Bond)  Lincoln,  was  born  in  Northamp- 
ton, Massachusetts,  May  15,  1857.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  there  and  was 
graduated  from  the  Northampton  High 
School  in  the  class  of  1874.  In  the  same 
year  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  First 
National  Bank,  Northampton,  this  con- 
nection continuing  for  about  a  year.  He 
then  took  up  his  residence  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  for  one  year,  from 
1876  to  1877,  was  in  the  employ  of  the 
Pyncheon    National    Bank    of    that    city. 


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His  next  connection  with  the  banking- 
business  was  in  the  capacity  of  cashier  of 
the  National  Bank  and  treasurer  of  the 
Savings  Bank  at  Palmer,  Massachusetts, 
these  services  covering  the  period  be- 
tween 1878  and  1881.  In  the  latter-named 
year  he  went  to  Chicago,  Illinois,  to  as- 
sume the  duties  of  assistant  secretary  of 
the  Pullman  Palace  Car  Company,  a  posi- 
tion he  filled  satisfactorily  for  five  years, 
until  1886,  during  which  time  he  organ- 
ized the  Pullman  Loan  and  Savings  Bank 
at  Pullman,  Illinois,  which  he  afterwards 
managed.  In  1886  he  returned  East, 
again  taking  up  his  residence  in  Spring- 
field, and  entered  the  employ  of  the 
newly-organized  Springfield  Safe  Deposit 
and  Trust  Company,  of  which  he  became 
treasurer,  vice-president,  and  director, 
and  in  1915  attained  the  highest  position 
in  the  establishment,  that  of  president,  in 
which  capacity  he  was  serving  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  In  1890  he  assumed 
the  duties  of  treasurership  of  the  United 
Electric  Light  Company,  so  continuing 
until  his  death.  He  was  a  trustee  of  the 
Mutual  Fire  Assurance  Company  of 
Springfield,  also  the  Springfield  Institu- 
tion for  Savings.  He  gained  a  reputation 
in  banking  circles  for  conservatism,  good 
judgment,  ability  and  sane  methods,  and 
he  was  equally  prominent  in  religious  and 
social  circles.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
South  Congregational  Church  of  Spring- 
field, a  former  president  and  director  of 
the  Springfield  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association,  a  director  of  the  Indian  Or- 
chard Company,  a  member  of  the  Win- 
throp,  Nayasset,  Colony  and  Springfield 
Country  clubs,  and  a  Republican  in  pol- 
itics. On  April  23,  1920,  he  was  elected 
a  trustee  of  the  International  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  College  of 
Springfield. 

Mr.  Lincoln  married,  December  i,  1880, 
Sarah  Converse  Flynt,  born  August   13, 


1858,  in  Monson,  Massachusetts,  daugh- 
ter of  Hon.  William  N.  and  Eudocia 
Carter  (Converse)  Flynt,  of  Monson. 
Seven  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lincoln:  i.  Flynt,  born  March  23,  1882, 
treasurer  of  the  Lincoln  Company ;  mar- 
ried, November  4,  1908,  Eleanor  Wesson, 
of  Springfield.  2.  Horatio  Lyon,  born 
May  2"],  1883,  died  May  4,  1890.  3.  Mar 
ian  Bond,  born  February  23,  1886;  became 
the  wife  of  Harold  K.  Schofif,  of  Philadel- 
phia, Pennsylvania,  and  they  are  the  par- 
ents of  two  children :  William  Lincoln 
and  Stephen  Addison  Schoff.  4.  Sidney 
Henry,  born  July  30,  1887,  was  connected 
with  the  Fred  T.  Ley  Company  in  its 
operations  in  Fairmont,  West  Virginia, 
later  was  with  the  firm  of  Chapin  &  Neal, 
attorneys,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts. 
5.  Howard  Addison,  born  March  16,  1889; 
connected  with  the  Sullivan  Machine 
Company,  Claremont,  New  Hampshire ; 
married  Lucretia  Crawford,  of  Chicago, 
Illinois,  April  17,  1920.  6.  Edward  Con- 
verse, of  further  mention.  7.  Katherine 
Blake,  born  April  21,  1896;  became  the 
wife  of  Dr.  Robert  N.  Nye,  of  Brookline, 
Massachusetts ;  two  children,  Nancy  and 
George  Nye.  The  death  of  William  Ad- 
dison Lincoln,  which  occurred  at  his  home 
in  Springfield,  April  23,  1920,  removed 
from  that  city  one  of  its  leading  citizens, 
a  man  of  worth  and  integrity,  a  man 
whose  example  is  well  worthy  of  emula- 
tion by  the  youth  of  our  day. 

(X)  Edward  Converse  Lincoln,  fifth 
son  of  William  Addison  and  Sarah  Con- 
verse (Flynt)  Lincoln,  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  September  8, 
1892.  The  public  schools  of  Springfield, 
including  the  high  school,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1909,  afforded 
him  the  means  of  obtaining  a  practical 
education,  and  to  this  he  later  added  by  a 
course  at  Williams  College,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in    1914,  this  training 


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school  attendance  ended  when  he  was 
eleven  years  old.  Yet  notwithstanding- 
this  handicap,  his  ambition  and  natural 
ability  have  raised  him  step  by  step 
through  all  the  subordinate  grades  to  his 
present  place  as  superintendent  of  the 
Springfield  Electric  Light  Company.  A 
record  such  as  this  is  no  small  achieve- 
ment, and  stamps  a  man  as  one  of  the 
constructive  forces  in  his  community. 

Leaving"  home  at  eleven  and  shifting 
for  himself,  he  first  took  up  farm  work. 
After  a  time  he  came  to  Springfield, 
where  he  found  an  opening  with  the 
Springfield  Electric  Light  Company,  with 
which  for  thirty  years  he  has  since  been 
identified.  It  is  a  long  journey  from 
wheeling  coal  to  becoming  superintend- 
ent, but  it  was  accomplished  by  putting 
his  brains  in  harness  as  well  as  his  mus- 
cles. He  worked  all  day  with  his  hands, 
and  at  night  studied  the  course  in  mechan- 
ical engineering  in  the  International  Cor- 
respondence School  of  Scranton,  Pennsyl- 
vania. In  this  way  he  grasped  the  theory 
and  the  principles  that  lay  at  the  bottom 
of  his  daily  work,  and  fitted  himself  for 
higher  positions.  He  eventually  rose  to 
the  position  of  stationary  engineer  of  his 
company,  and  filled  this  position  for  a 
number  of  years,  until  being  promoted  to 
general  superintendent. 

Mr.  Damon  has  for  many  years  been 
an  active  member  of  the  associations  of 
men  who  were  interested  in  the  same 
business  and  technical  problems  as  him- 
self. He  is  a  member  of  the  New  Eng- 
land National  Association  of  Stationary 
Engineers,  and  he  has  served  as  its  pres- 
ident, and  at  the  same  time  served  as 
treasurer  for  the  past  seventeen  years. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  National  body, 
and  has  held  the  office  of  vice-president 
and  president  in  this  organization.  In 
addition  to  this  he  has  taken  an  active 
part  in  fraternal  organizations.     He  is  a 


member  of  Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  Springfield ;  Morn- 
ing Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ; 
Springfield  Council,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters ;  the  Springfield  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar ;  also  has  taken  the 
thirty-second  degree  in  Scottish  Rite 
Masonry.  He  is  also  a  member  of  Melha 
Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine.  In  this  organization 
he  has  been  elected  to  the  highest  office, 
that  of  potentate,  and  in  1920,  in  his  of- 
ficial position,  accompanied  the  Shriners 
to  the  National  Convention  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. In  addition  to  these  he  is  also 
connected  with  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Knights  of 
Malta.  Besides  these  he  is  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  Club,  Society  of  Engineers, 
and  of  the  Engineers'  Club.  In  connec- 
tion with  the  conventions  of  the  National 
Association  of  Stationary  Engineers,  he 
has  traveled  extensively,  and  visited 
nearly  every  State  in  the  Union  and  the 
Provinces  of  Canada. 

Mr.  Damon  married,  September  4,  1884, 
Carrie  Damon,  daughter  of  Calvin  and 
Mary  Gilbert  (Everett)  Damon,  of  Ches- 
terfield, Massachusetts,  granddaughter  of 
Isaac  and  Lydia  Damon.  They  have  had 
four  children,  three  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. The  other,  Lloyd  Walter  Damon, 
was  born  May  i,  1895,  in  Springfield.  He 
was  educated  in  the  Springfield  schools, 
and  was  graduated  from  the  high  school. 
He  is  now  the  efficiency  man  in  the 
Springfield  Electric  Light  Company,  as- 
sociated with  his  father. 


BISSONNETTE,  Rev.  Joseph  Mastai, 

Clergyman. 

Rev.  Joseph  Mastai  Bissonnette,  the 
beloved  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  Roman 
Catholic  Church,  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, comes  of  an  ancient  French  fam- 


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ily  long  settled  at  Sainte  Brigide,  Iber- 
ville county,  near  St.  Johns,  Quebec,  Can- 
ada, his  birthplace.  He  is  a  son  of  Alfred, 
and  grandson  of  Michel  Bissonnette. 
Alfred  Bissonnette  married  Adeline 
Bonvouloir,  also  of  ancient  French 
family  of  position  and  influence,  grand- 
daughter of  Captain  Pierre  Bonvouloir 
of  Iberville  county,  Quebec,  Canada, 
and  his  wife,  Clemence  La  Pointe,  also 
of  French  ancestry.  Captain  Pierre 
Bonvouloir,  a  farmer  patriot  of  Sainte 
Brigide,  had  a  son,  Pierre  (2),  born  at 
Sainte  Brigide,  about  the  year  1832,  who 
was  a  farmer  of  Canada,  later  of  Saco, 
Maine,  afterward  returning  to  Canada, 
then  again  coming  to  the  United  States. 
He  married  (first)  Mary  Louise  Benoit, 
who  bore  him  three  children :  Adeline, 
who  married  Alfred  Bissonnette,  and  was 
the  mother  of  Rev.  Joseph  M.  Bis- 
sonnette ;  Pierre  Bonvouloir,  city  treas- 
urer of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  1893- 
1916;  Michel  Bissonnette,  married  Miss 
Bessette,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
the  following  children :  Magloire,  Salime, 
Flavien  Domithilde,  Paul,  and  Alfred,  of 
further  mention.  These  children  are  all 
deceased. 

Alfred  Bissonnette  was  born  in  Sainte 
Brigide,  Quebec,  Canada,  November  i, 
1842,  died  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
November  i,  1882.  He  resided  in  Can- 
ada, a  prosperous  farmer  and  landowner, 
owning  an  estate  of  one  hundred  and 
twenty  acres,  until  1880,  when  he  came 
to  the  United  States,  locating  in  Hol- 
yoke, where  he  died  two  years  later,  a  vic- 
tim of  typhoid  fever.  He  married  Ade- 
line Bonvouloir,  of  St.  Brigide,  who  died 
in  December,  1882,  sister  of  Pierre  Bon- 
vouloir, the  long  time  city  treasurer  of 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  Alfred  and 
Adeline  (Bonvouloir)  Bissonnette  were 
the  parents  of  children :  Zelia,  Melodic, 
Dina;    Joseph    M.,    of    further    mention; 


Arthur,  Marie,  Michel,  Paul,  and  two  who 
died  in  childhood. 

Rev.  Joseph  M.  Bissonnette  was  born 
in  Sainte  Brigide,  November  11,  1869, 
and  there  spent  the  first  eleven  years  of 
his  life.  In  1880  he  was  brought  by  his 
parents  to  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and 
there  attended  the  parochial  school  then 
presided  over  by  Father  Dufrone,  now  by 
Father  Crevier.  After  his  father's  death 
in  1882,  the  lad  returned  to  Canada,  where 
he  was  employed  on  a  farm  near  Sainte 
Cesaire,  owned  by  his  cousin.  In  1888, 
at  the  age  of  nineteen,  he  began  his 
priestly  education,  devoting  two  years  to 
study  at  Assumption  College,  near  Mont- 
real, three  years  at  Leois  College,  oppo- 
site Quebec,  two  years  at  Montreal  Sem- 
inary, completing  courses  in  philosophy 
in  Montreal,  and  theology  at  St.  Mary's 
Seminary,  Baltimore,  Maryland,  receiv- 
ing ordination  at  the  hands  of  Archbishop 
Williams,  in  the  Cathedral  at  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  December  16,  1898. 

Father  Bissonnette's  first  four  years 
and  a  half  in  the  priesthood  were  in  In- 
dian Orchard,  a  part  of  Springfield,  as 
curate,  the  following  year  being  devoted 
to  travel  abroad.  Upon  his  return  he  was 
curate  at  Gardner,  Massachusetts,  for 
three  years,  and  in  November,  1906,  he 
was  appointed  curate  and  assistant  to 
Father  Gagnier,  of  St.  Joseph's,  Spring- 
field. 

In  1908  he  succeeded  Father  Gagnier 
as  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's,  an  appointment 
that  was  made  permanent,  he  having 
served  that  parish  up  to  the  present  time 
(1922)  fourteen  years.  The  interests  of 
the  parish  have  prospered  spiritually  and 
materially  under  his  care.  There  is  a 
school  house  of  twelve  rooms  which  ac- 
commodates nine  grades,  room  for  400 
children,  the  services  of  twelve  teachers 
being  required  to  look  after  the  scholars. 
There  is  also  a  Sisters'   Home.     Father 


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Bissonnette  organized  a  campaign  No- 
vember 20,  1919,  and  at  the  opening  they 
had  a  debt  of  $51,500,  and  at  its  close  the 
entire  debt  was  all  paid.  The  property  is 
now  all  clear.  Father  Bissonnette  is  a 
devoted  priest,  widely  -known,  and  greatly 
beloved.  

DRISCOLL,  Jeremiah  R., 

Retired  Business  Man. 

Jeremiah  R.  Driscoll,  who  died  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  March  i, 
1918,  was  a  well  known  citizen  of  Spring- 
field. He  was  a  native  of  Ireland,  born 
in  Newport,  Tipperary  county,  in  1839,  a 
son  of  Richard  and  Mary  (Maloney) 
Driscoll,  and  grandson  of  Patrick  Dris- 
coll, all  natives  of  Ireland. 

Richard  Driscoll  was  born  in  Newport, 
Ireland,  about  the  year  1790,  was  reared 
on  the  homestead  farm,  educated  in  the 
local  school,  and  learned  the  trade  of 
mason,  which  he  followed  in  his  native 
land  until  the  year  1851,  when  he  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States.  He  settled 
first  at  Portage,  New  York,  and  there 
worked  at  the  trade  of  mason,  and  later 
removed  to  Nunda,  New  York,  and  in 
addition  to  his  trade  as  mason  operated  a 
farm  in  a  successful  manner,  the  home- 
stead there  being  in  the  possession  of  the 
family  in  the  year  1919.  He  was  an  inde- 
pendent Democrat  in  politics.  His  wife, 
Mary  (Maloney)  Driscoll,  born  in  the 
same  parish  in  Ireland  as  her  husband, 
followed  him  to  this  country,  accompan- 
ied by  her  children,  in  November.  1851. 
She  bore  him  four  children,  as  follows: 
Jeremiah  R.,  of  whom  further ;  and  three 
daughters,  two  of  whom  are  now  de- 
ceased. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Driscoll  were 
members  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church. 
Mr.  Driscoll  died  in  Nunda,  New  York, 
in  1876,  and  the  death  of  his  wife  occurred 
there,  and  both  were  interred  in  the  fam- 
ily plot  at  Portage,  New  York. 


Jeremiah  R.  Driscoll  spent  the  early 
years  of  his  life  in  his  native  town,  at- 
tending the  district  school,  and  when  be- 
tween ten  and  eleven  years  of  age  accom- 
panied his  mother  to  the  United  States, 
his  father  having  preceded  them  a  few 
months.  He  attended  school  in  the  vici- 
nity of  his  home  in  Portage,  New  York, 
until  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age,  and 
then  began  to  assist  in  earning  his  own 
livelihood,  his  first  employment  being  as 
mule  driver  on  the  Erie  canal,  walking 
from  Bufifalo  to  Albany,  his  remunera- 
tion being  $2.00  per  week  and  board. 
Later  he  assisted  with  the  work  on  his 
father's  farm  in  Nunda,  New  York,  and 
also  learned,  under  his  father's  instruc- 
tion, his  trade  of  mason,  and  subsequently 
served  an  apprenticeship  at  the  trade  of 
moulder,  which  he  followed  for  some 
time,  abandoning  this  to  engage  in  the 
express  business,  serving  with  the  com- 
pany which  later  became  the  present 
Adams  Express  Company.  While  follow- 
ing his  trade  of  a  mason,  he  became 
known  as  an  expert  in  the  use  of  Port- 
land Cement,  which  was  then  being  in- 
troduced in  this  country,  and  while  an 
employee  of  the  express  company  he  was 
induced  to  go  to  New  York  City  with  the 
late  General  Gilmore,  a  famous  engineer, 
to  take  charge  of  a  portion  of  govern- 
ment work  which  was  to  be  of  cement 
and  concrete  construction,  and  his  work 
was  performed  to  the  satisfaction  of  all 
concerned.  Upon  the  completion  of  this 
work,  Mr.  Driscoll  removed  to  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  and  engaged  in  bus- 
iness on  his  own  account  as  a  manufac- 
turer of  cement  pipe,  and  later  as  a  con- 
tractor and  builder,  and  was  among  the 
first  in  that  city  to  introduce  and  use 
Portland  Cement.  One  of  his  first  con- 
tracts was  to  lay  the  walk  in  front  of 
what  is  now  the  Charles  Hall  store  on 
Main  street,  in  1879,  which  was  an  exper- 


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iment  in  cement  walks  and  the  forerunner 
of  an  improvement  that  was  to  become 
popular  forty  years  later,  this  walk  now 
(1919)  being  in  perfect  condition  and 
apparently  will  be  so  for  as  many  years 
more.  From  1876  until  1917,  when  Mr. 
Driscoll  retired  from  active  work  to  de- 
vote his  time  and  attention  to  the  care  of 
his  property,  he  conducted  an  extensive 
general  contracting  and  construction 
business,  specializing  in  cement  and  con- 
crete work,  having  large  contracts  for 
mills,  notably  paper  mills  in  the  western 
portion  of  the  United  States  and  in  Can- 
ada. He  gave  employment  to  several 
hundred  men,  many  of  them  skilled  arti- 
sans, and  traveled  considerably  in  order 
to  personally  superintend  the  work,  and 
for  a  number  of  years  he  practically  lived 
in  a  sleeping  car.  He  was  an  attendant 
and  generous  contributor  to  the  Sacred 
Heart  Church  (Roman  Catholic),  and  in 
politics  was  an  Independent. 

Mr.  Driscoll  married,  December  29, 
1884,  Mrs.  Mary  L.  (Brown)  Phillips, 
born  in  Limerick,  Ireland,  daughter  of 
Major  Brown,  of  the  Queens  Royal  Artil- 
lery. She  was  a  finely  educated  woman, 
having  pursued  studies  in  Dublin,  and 
was  a  talented  musician,  a  worthy  help- 
mate of  her  husband.  She  married  for  her 
first  husband  Cornelius  W.  Phillips,  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  tv^^o  children : 
I.  Dr.  S.  P.  Phillips,  a  dentist,  of  Spring- 
field, who  married  Florence  Moultis,  and 
they  have  three  children:  Dorothy  M., 
Frances  C,  and  Donald.  2.  Mary  E.  P., 
who  married,  September  12,  1910,  Wil- 
liam J.  Mayher,  and  they  have  three  chil- 
dren:  Richard  W.,  Mary  Isma,  and  Philip 
Joseph.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Driscoll  were  the 
parents  of  five  children,  two  of  whom 
died  young.  The  surviving  children  are : 
Meta  T.,  resides  in  Springfield  ;  Richard  J., 
engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  in 
Springfield,  married,  in  April,  1918,  Leona 


Markley ;  and  Isma  A.,  resides  in  Spring- 
field. 

The  death  of  Jeremiah  R.  Driscoll  re- 
moved a  substantial  and  in  many  ways 
picturesque  citizen  of  Springfield,  a  self- 
made  man  in  every  meaning  of  the  term, 
who,  beginning  life  as  a  poor  boy,  the  son 
of  immigrant  parents,  by  industry,  thrift 
and  remarkable  business  shrewdness 
amassed  a  considerable  fortune. 

His  property  holdings  led  him  to  take 
a  keen  interest  in  municipal  affairs,  es- 
pecially in  all  projects  involving  large 
outlays  of  the  taxpayers'  money,  and  he 
was  a  strong  and  persistent  opponent  of 
all  municipal  extravagances  as  well  as  of 
many  projects  which  would  not  come 
under  that  head.  There  was  scarcely  any 
public  hearing  at  which  Mr.  Driscoll  did 
not  appear,  and  almost  invariably  in  op- 
position. In  fact,  this  persistent  policy 
of  opposition  to  contemplated  public  im- 
provements and  expenditures  caused 
much  amusement  at.  times,  and  some  irri- 
tation, but  there  was  a  value  to  it  which 
was  too  frequently  overlooked  by  those 
who  took  a  lesser  interest  in  public  afifairs. 
Without  healthy  opposition  there  would 
be  no  check  on  municipal  extravagance, 
and  if  Mr.  Driscoll  at  times,  or  usually, 
went  to  extremes  in  combatting  munici- 
pal expenditures,  it  is  none  the  less  true 
that  others  went  to  the  other  extreme  in 
advocating  unnecessary  projects  or  ex- 
cessive appropriations  for  those  that 
were  necessary.  Some  of  his  statements 
at  these  hearings  seemed  far-fetched  and 
extravagant,  as,  for  example,  when  he 
declared,  in  reference  to  the  new  High 
School  of  Commerce  project,  that  "our 
schools  are  a  sin  and  a  crime.  The  High 
School  has  spoiled  many  a  good  hod- 
carrier,"  but  the  idea  he  sought  to  con- 
vey was  that  there  was  such  a  thing  as 
seeking  to  divert   too  many  young  men 

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from  the  useful  trades  to  the  higher  call- 
ings. 

Still,  whether  one  agreed  with  his 
views  or  not,  one  could  not  but  admire 
his  courage  in  stating  his  convictions  and 
standing  up  for  them.  And  it  was  al- 
ways enjoyable  to  hear  him  declare  him- 
self in  these  public  hearings.  He  had 
something  to  say  and  he  was  not  afraid 
to  say  it,  in  which  respect  he  shamed 
many  other  citizens,  who  had  their  views 
on  public  questions  but  were  afraid  to 
stand  up  and  express  them.  He  dis- 
charged his  duties  of  citizenship  accord- 
ing to  his  lights ;  it  is  a  pity  there  are  not 
more  men  in  the  community  willing  to 
come  out  and  take  sides  on  public  ques- 
tions in  a  similar  fearless  manner. 


BRIGHAM,  Fred  Clayton,  M.  D., 
Physician. 

Dr.  Fred  Clayton  Brigham,  a  well 
known  physician  of  Springfield,  comes  of 
an  old  English  family.  The  surname 
Brigham  is  from  the  Saxon  word  "brigg" 
(house)  and  "ham"  (house).  There  is  a 
manor  of  the  name  in  County  Cumber- 
land, adjoining  Scotland,  of  which  in  an- 
cient days  it  was  a  part.  The  old  Brig- 
ham castle  was  one  of  the  strongest  in 
its  day,  built  from  material  taken  from 
an  old  Roman  castle  in  the  vicinity.  As 
late  as  1648  it  was  garrisoned  and  stood 
seige  for  a  month.  After  it  was  captured 
it  was  nearly  destroyed.  From  this 
manor  the  English  and  American  Brig- 
hams  derive  the  name,  and  all  in  New 
England  are  believed  to  have  descended 
from  the  original  owners  of  the  manor. 

(I)  Thomas  Brigham,  born  in  England 
in  1608,  came  to  New  England  in  1635  in 
the  ship  "Susan  and  Ellen,"  his  name  ap- 
pearing on  the  passenger  list  of  that  ship 
under  date  of  April  11,  1635,  that  list 
being  one  of  the  few  preserved.     He  was 


made  a  freeman,  April  18,  1637,  and  in 
October,  1637,  was  chosen  constable.  He 
owned  land  in  Watertown  and  Cam- 
bridge, and  resided  in  the  latter  town  un- 
til his  death,  December  8,  1653.  The 
biographer  of  the  family  believes  that  he 
was  buried  in  the  old  burying  ground  on 
the  south  side  of  Cambridge  Common,  a 
few  minutes  walk  from  his  mansion.  He 
left  a  will  which  was  probated  August  3, 
1654.  He  married,  probably  in  1637,  his 
wife  being  Mercy  Hurd,  She  survived 
him  and  was  the  executor  of  his  will  un- 
der which  she  inherited  one-third  of  his 
estate.  She  married  (second)  Edmund 
Rice,  whom  she  survived,  and  whose  es- 
tate she  also  settled.  She  married  (third), 
in  1664,  William  Hunt,  and  was  a  third 
time  widowed.  She  died  in  Marlboro, 
Massachusetts,  December  23,  1693,  sur- 
viving her  first  husband  forty  years. 
Thomas  and  Mercy  (Hurd)  Brigham  were 
the  parents  of  two  daughters  and  three 
sons.  Descent  is  traced  through  Thomas 
(2),  the  eldest  son  and  second  child. 

(II)  Thomas  (2)  Brigham,  son  of 
Thomas  (i)  and  Mercy  (Hurd)  Brigham, 
died  in  Marlboro,  Massachusetts,  Novem- 
ber 25,  1716,  aged  about  seventy-six 
years.  He  went  to  Marlboro  from  Cam- 
bridge with  his  mother,  and  when  he 
reached  legal  age  bought  land  of  his  step- 
father. He  was  one  of  the  purchasers  of 
the  Indian  tract  which  had  been  set  aside 
for  the  Indians  out  of  the  ancient  boun- 
daries of  Marlboro,  and  which  many 
thought  they  had  forfeited  by  their  action 
in  King  Philip's  War.  Several  of  Marl- 
boro's leading  men,  including  the  Brig- 
hams,  obtained,  without  the  consent  of 
the  General  Court,  title  to  this  planta- 
tion of  5,800  acres  and  formed  a  com- 
pany. On  the  old  Thomas  Brigham 
homestead  farm  in  Marlboro  is  a  slightly 
raised  rectangular  spot  from  whose  center 
springs   an   apple   tree,   and   this   spot   is 


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sacredly  preserved  by  the  owners  of  the 
Brigham  farm,  and  here  rest  the  remains 
of  the  last  of  the  Marlboro  Indians, 
Thomas  Brig-ham  married  (first),  De- 
cember 27,  1665,  Mary  Rice,  daughter  of 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Moore)  Rice,  and 
granddaughter  of  Edmund  Rice,  Amer- 
ican ancestor  of  the  Rice  family  of  New 
England.  He  married  (second),  July  20, 
1695,  Susanna  (Shattuck)  Fay,  widow  of 
Joseph  Moore  and  of  John  Fay,  whose 
first  wife  was  Mary  Brigham,  sister  of 
Thomas  Brigham.  Thomas  and  Mary 
(Rice)  Brigham  were  the  parents  of  eight 
children,  descent  to  Dr.  Fred  C.  Brigham, 
of  Springfield,  being  through  Gershom, 
the  sixth  child. 

(III)  Gershom  Brigham,  son  of  Thomas 
(2)  and  Mary  (Rice)  Brigham,  was  born 
in  Marlboro,  Massachusetts,  February 
23,  1680,  and  died  there  January  3,  1748. 
He  settled  on  the  homestead  of  his  father 
in  Marlboro,  and  in  1710  was  surveyor 
for  the  west  end  of  the  town.  He  was 
tythingman,  1716,  constable,  1721.  one  of 
a  committee  to  "seal  the  meeting,"  1727, 
selectman,  1733.  He  married.  May  18, 
1703,  Mehitable  Warren,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Experience  (Wheelock)  War- 
ren, her  father  an  early  settler  of  Med- 
field,  her  grandfather,  Ralph  Wheelock, 
an  A.  M.  from  Cambridge  University, 
England,  and  founder  of  the  town  of 
Medfield.  His  house  was  burned  during 
King  Philip's  War.  Descent  follows 
through  Benjamin,  youngest  son  of  Ger- 
shom. 

(IV)  Sergeant  Benjamin  Brigham,  son 
of  Gershom  and  Mehitable  (Warren) 
Brigham,  was  born  in  Marlboro,  Massa- 
chusetts, February  19,  1714.  He  inher- 
ited the  ancient  Brigham  homestead  from 
his  father,  Gershom  Brigham,  and  left  it 
to  his  youngest  son  Warren.  Sergeant 
Brigham  married  Hannah  Merrill,  and 
they  had  seven  children,  descent  follow- 


ing in  this  branch  through  Gershom,  the 
fifth  child. 

(V)  Gershom  (2)  Brigham,  son  of  Ser- 
geant Benjamin  and  Hannah  (Merrill) 
Brigham,  was  born  in  Marlboro,  Massa- 
chusetts, June  27,  1750.  He  had  land  of 
his  father,  but  when  he  moved  to  Win- 
chester, New  Hampshire,  in  1795,  that 
property  was  sold.  At  the  time  of  the 
Revolution,  he  marched  with  Captain 
William  Brigham's  company  of  "minute 
men"  on  the  Lexington  Alarm.  In  1795 
he  moved  to  Winchester,  Vermont,  spent 
twelve  years  there,  then  moved  to  Fay- 
ston,  Washington  county,  Vermont, 
where  he  settled  on  the  homestead  that 
later  descended  to  his  son  Elisha.  The 
farm  was  heavily  wooded,  but  it  was  fin- 
ally cleared,  although  Gershom  was  an 
invalid  the  last  years  of  his  life.  He  died 
in  Fayston,  aged  sixty-eight  years.  He 
married.  May  23,  1783,  Sarah  Allen,  born 
in  Northboro,  Massachusetts,  December 
9,  1756,  died  in  Fayston,  August  30,  1829, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Loring) 
Allen.  They  lie  buried  in  the  Hill  Cem- 
etery, overlooking  the  house  of  their 
declining  years.  They  were  the  parents 
of  seven  children,  five  born  in  Marlboro, 
Massachusetts,  and  two  born  in  Win- 
chester, Vermont.  Descent  in  this  line 
is  through  Elisha,  the  fourth  child. 

(VI)  Elisha  Brigham,  son  of  Gershom 
(2)  and  Sarah  (Allen)  Brigham,  was  born 
in  Marlboro,  Massachusetts,  October  22, 
1792,  died  in  Fayston,  Vermont,  March 
ir,  1863.  In  1796  his  parents  moved  to 
Winchester,  New  Hampshire,  and  twelve 
years  later  to  Fayston,  in  the  Mad  River 
Valley,  where  there  were  only  half  a 
dozen  settlers,  small  clearings  and  no 
roads.  His  father  being  delicate,  Elisha 
took  the  lead  in  clearing  and  cultivating 
the  land,  and  at  his  father's  death  it  be- 
came his  by  inheritance.  He  was  the 
pioneer  of  Methodism  in  Fayston,  class 


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leader,  chorister,  and  strong-  financial 
pillar.  His  name  is  found  in  the  earliest 
records  and  down  until  his  death,  serv- 
ing as  tax  collector,  selectman,  lister,  dis- 
trict clerk,  highway  surveyor,  committee- 
man and  juror.  He  was  a  Whig  in  pol- 
itics, his  town  almost  solidly  Demo- 
cratic. He  was  a  quiet,  devout  and  peace- 
ful man,  scrupulously  honest  and  greatly 
esteemed.  He  married,  in  Fayston,  So- 
phronia  Ryder,  born  in  Randolph,  Ver- 
mont, June  20,  1799,  died  in  Fayston, 
October  24,  1876.  Her  father,  Samuel  B. 
Ryder,  came  from  Plymouth,  Massachu- 
setts, to  Braintree,  Vermont,  and  planted 
the  first  fruit  nursery  in  that  town.  Sam- 
uel B.  Ryder  married  Lucy  Chase,  fourth 
in  descent  from  Aquilla  Chase,  who  set- 
tled in  Newburyport,  in  1646.  Through 
her  father  Mrs.  Brigham  descended  from 
Richard  Warren,  of  the  "Mayflower,"  and 
from  Samuel  Ryder,  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers at  Yarmouth  on  Cape  Cod,  he 
settling  there  in  1639.  Elisha  and  Sophro- 
nia  Brigham  rest  in  Waitsfield,  Vermont, 
Cemetery.  Their  twelve  children  were 
all  born  in  Fayston.  Descent  is  traced 
through  Lucy,  the  fourth  child. 

(VII)  Lucy  Brigham,  daughter  of 
Elisha  and  Sophronia  (Ryder)  Brigham, 
was  born  in  Fayston,  Vermont,  March 
20,  1823,  died  July  21,  1861.  She  married 
(first),  January  15,  1843,  Jacob  Pierce. 
She  married  (second),  October  6,  1852, 
Charles  Thompson.  By  her  first  mar- 
riage she  had  a  son,  Anson  Orlando 
Pierce.  At  the  request  of  his  grand- 
father, Elisha  Brigham,  he  was  legally 
adopted  and  took  the  name  Brigham,  his 
mother's  maiden  name. 

(VIII)  Anson  Orlando  Brigham,  only 
child  of  Jacob  and  Lucy  (Brigham) 
Pierce,  and  legally  adopted  son  of  Elisha 
Brigham,  was  born  in  Fayston,  Vermont, 
October  11,  1843,  where  he  followed  the 
vocation  of  a  farmer,  and  died  there  in 


July,  1874.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the 
Union,  enlisting  from  Vermont,  and  was 
taken  prisoner  and  confined  in  Libby 
prison.  He  married,  November,  1865, 
Mary  Minerva  Mansfield,  of  Fayston, 
Vermont,  who  died  October,  1877,  aged 
twenty-nine  years,  daughter  of  Riley  and 
Betsey  (Chase)  Mansfield.  Children: 
Josephine  Eva,  Minnie  Lucy ;  Dr.  Fred 
Clayton,  of  whom  further. 

(IX)  Dr.  Fred  Clayton  Brigham,  only 
son  of  Anson  Orlando  and  Mary  Minerva 
(Mansfield)  Brigham,  was  born  in  Fay- 
ston, Vermont,  June  7,  1871.  He  was 
educated  in  Fayston  and  Royalton 
schools,  Vermont  State  Normal  School, 
and  Baltimore  Medical  College.  He  com- 
pleted his  medical  studies,  and  was 
awarded  his  degree  with  the  class  of 
1898,  then  for  a  time  was  interne  and  drug 
clerk.  He  then  located  in  Jamaica,  Ver- 
mont, and  there  practiced  for  about  five 
years.  In  1905  he  began  practice  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  there 
successfully  continues  (1921).  He  is  a 
member  of  the  City  and  State  Medical 
societies,  and  the  American  Medical  As- 
sociation, and  is  held  in  high  esteem  by 
his  brethren  of  these  societies.  Dr.  Brig- 
ham is  a  member  of  Hampden  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  Springfield 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ;  and  with 
his  wife  is  a  member  of  Adelphi  Chap- 
ter, Order  of  the  Eastern  Star ;  Hampden 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows ;  Henry  S.  Lee  Lodge,  Knights  of 
Pythias ;  Toto  Tribe,  Improved  Order  of 
Red  Men;  Orpheus  Musical  Club; 
Springfield  Automobile  Club ;  and  both 
he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Sons 
and  Daughters  of  Vermont,  also  of  Hope 
Congregational  Church. 

Dr.  Brigham  married,  September  5, 
1900,  Emma  E.  Neal,  of  Hartford,  Ver- 
mont, daughter  of  Dan  B.  and  Ruby  J. 
(Cloud)    Neal.      Dr.    and   Mrs.    Brigham 


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are  the  parents  of  three  children :  Lydia, 
born  July  ii,  1903 ;  Alice  C,  born  May  29, 
1906;  Anson  Neal,  born  February  22, 
1910;  these  children  are  of  the  tenth  gen- 
eration of  Brig'hams  in  New  England. 


CARTTER,  Richard  Gardener  Waterman, 
Market  Gardener. 

The  well  known  market  gardens  of 
Richard  G.  W.  Cartter,  of  West  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  is  the  outgrowth  of 
the  experiment  inaugurated  by  him  on  his 
little  farm  of  nine  acres  in  1883.  It  is  on 
the  west  bank  of  the  Connecticut  river, 
two  miles  from  Springfield  and  five  miles 
from  Holyoke.  On  the  farm,  tractors, 
motor  trucks,  and  automobiles  are  found, 
and  a  perfect  irrigating  system,  which 
gives  the  same  effect  as  falling  rain. 

Mr.  Cartter  is  of  the  eighth  generation 
of  the  family  founded  in  Massachusetts 
by  Rev.  Thomas  Cartter  in  1635,  that 
Divine  believed  to  have  been  a  grandson 
of  Richard  Cartter,  Lord  of  the  Manor  of 
Garston,  in  the  Parish  of  Waterford, 
England.  The  family  is  of  ancient  Eng- 
lish lineage  and  one  explanation  of  the 
peculiar  spelling  is  this :  Formerly  it  was 
McCarter,  and  borne  by  an  ofificer,  who, 
in  one  of  the  battles  of  Bruce's  War, 
countermanded  an  order  given  by  a 
superior  officer.  This  meant  death,  but 
his  disobedience  resulted  in  victory,  and 
such  a  punishment  was  unthinkable.  The 
sentence  was  commuted  to  depriving  him 
of  his  name,  McCarter,  by  eliminating 
the  "Mc"  and  adding  another  "t,"  mak- 
ing it  ''Cartter." 

(I)  Rev.  Thomas  Cartter  was  born  in 
Hertfordshire,  England,  in  1608.  He  was 
a  graduate  of  St.  John's  College,  Cam- 
bridge University,  taking  the  degrees  in 
1629  and  in  1633.  I"  '^^35^  with  forty 
others,  he  came  in  the  ship  "Planter" 
from    England,    giving   his    residence   as 


St.  Albans,  in  Hertfordshire.  He  settled 
first  in  Dedham,  but  soon  removed  to 
Waterford,  where  he  was  admitted  a  free- 
man, May  I,  1638,  and  later  became  an 
elder  of  the  church.  On  the  founding  of 
the  church  in  Woburn,  he  was  called  as 
its  minister,  and  ordained  October  22, 
1642,  He  served  the  Woburn  church 
acceptably  for  a  period  of  thirty-six  years, 
his  pastorate  only  terminating  with  his 
death,  September  5,  1684.  He  had  in  his 
possession  what  he  believed  to  be  a  Bible 
owned  formerly  by  the  martyr,  John 
Rogers,  from  whom  he  descended  in  ma- 
ternal line.  Johnson,  in  his  "Wonder- 
working Providence."  calls  him  a  "Rev- 
erend Godly  man,  who  can  be  depended 
upon  to  teach  the  sound  and  wholesome 
truths  of  Christ."  Another  historian  pro- 
nounced him  "A  very  pious  exemplary 
man  and  an  able  and  sound  preacher  of 
the  Gospel."  His  salary,  paid  by  the 
town  of  Woburn  was  £80  yearly.  Rev. 
Thomas  Cartter  married  Mary  Dalton, 
who  died  March  28,  1687,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  eight  children,  descent 
being  traced  in  this  branch  through  the 
eldest  son,  Samuel,  who,  like  his  father, 
was  a  minister, 

(II)  Rev.  Samuel  Cartter,  son  of  Rev. 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Dalton)  Cartter,  was 
born  at  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  Au- 
gust 8,  1640,  died  at  Lancaster,  Massachu- 
setts, in  the  fall  of  1693.  He  was  a  grad- 
uate of  Harvard  College,  class  of  1660; 
was  admitted  an  inhabitant  and  propri- 
etor of  the  common  lands  at  Woburn, 
January  4,  1665;  held  the  office  of  select- 
man, 1679-81-82-83 ;  commissioner  of 
rates,  1680 ;  town  clerk,  1690 ;  and  teacher 
of  the  grammar  school,  1685-86.  He 
owned  land  on  George  Hill,  Lancaster, 
given  him  by  the  town,  and  this  land  was 
occupied  by  his  descendants  for  several 
generations.  He  preached  at  Lancaster 
between  1681  and  1688,  and  on  October 


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21,  1692,  by  a  vote  of  the  larger  part  of 
the  town,  Rev.  Samuel  Cartter  was  se- 
lected to  be  their  fourth  minister.  He 
removed  there  soon  after  this  call,  but 
did  not  remain  long  over  his  pastoral 
charge,  as  he  died  there  in  the  fall  of 
1693.  I^ev.  Samuel  Cartter  married,  in 
1672,  Eunice  Brooks,  born  October  10, 
1655,  daughter  of  John  and  Eunice  (Mou- 
sall)  Brooks.  She  survived  her  first  hus- 
band and  married  a  second  and  a  third. 

(III)  Samuel  (2)  Cartter,  eldest  son 
of  Rev.  Samuel  (i)  and  Eunice  (Brooks) 
Cartter,  was  born  in  Woburn,  Massachu- 
setts, January  7,  1678,  died  in  Lancaster, 
Massachusetts,  August  22,  1738.  He 
lived  on  the  north  side  of  the  George  Hill 
road,  his  father  having  acquired  two  lots 
there  in  1688.  He  was  assigned  to  a 
garrison  at  George  Hill,  and  in  an  Indian 
attack,  July  31,  1704,  his  dwelling  house 
and  stock  were  destroyed.  In  1723,  he 
was  selectman,  and  was  of  service  to  his 
town  in  many  capacities.  He  married,  in 
March,  1701,  Dorothy  Wilder,  born  in 
1686,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Mary 
(Sawyer)  Wilder.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  twelve  children,  descent  in  this 
line  being  through  Nathaniel,  the  third 
child  and  second  son. 

(IV)  Nathaniel  Cartter,  son  of  Sam- 
uel (2)  and  Dorothy  (Wilder)  Cartter, 
was  born  in  Lancaster,  Massachusetts, 
in  1706,  died  in  Leominster,  Massachu- 
setts, July  20,  1787.  He  resided  on  Bee 
Hill,  the  land  he  occupied  being  a  gift 
from  his  father.  At  the  first  town  meet- 
ing held  in  Leominster,  July  9,  1740,  he 
was  chosen  selectman,  and  on  December 
15,  of  the  same  year,  he  was  appointed  a 
member  of  the  committee  to  build  the 
meeting  house.  He  was  one  of  the  first 
sixteen  to  sign  the  church  covenant  when 
that  body  was  incorporated  September 
25,  1743,  and  his  son,  Elisha,  was  the  first 
person  baptized  by  the  first  minister  of 


that  church.  He  married  (first),  Febru- 
ary 9,  1 73 1,  Thankful  Sawyer,  born  in 
1715,  died  December  5,  1755,  daughter  of 
Elisha  and  Beatrice  Sawyer.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  July  21,  1758,  Dorcas  Spof- 
ford,  of  Lunenburg,  who  died  August  6, 
1784.  By  his  first  wife  there  were  eleven 
children. 

(V)  Nehemiah  Cartter,  great-grand- 
father of  Richard  G.  W.  Cartter,  of  West 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  was  born  at 
Lancaster,  Massachusetts,  in  1741,  died 
October  15,  1810.  He  settled  in  West- 
field,  Massachusetts,  and  there  married 
Mary  Kellogg,  born  there  January  13, 
1748,  died  June  20,  1810,  daughter  of 
David  Kellogg,  son  of  Captain  Samuel 
Kellogg,  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Moody) 
Kellogg,  she  a  great-granddaughter  of 
Richard  and  Alice  (Gaylord)  Treat.  John 
Kellogg  was  a  son  of  Captain  Joseph  Kel- 
logg, who  came  from  Great  Heights, 
England,  and  founded  this  branch  of  the 
Kellogg  family  in  New  England.  Nehe- 
miah and  Mary  (Kellogg)  Cartter  were 
the  parents  of  twelve  children,  and  in 
their  old  age  made  their  home  with  their 
eleventh  child,  Phidemus,  in  Louisville, 
New  York.  Descent  follows  through 
their  first  born.  Captain  Chandler  Cartter. 

(VI)  Captain  Chandler  Cartter,  son  of 
Nehemiah  and  Mary  (Kellogg)  Cartter, 
was  born  in  Westfield,  Massachusetts, 
February  27,  1768,  died  in  Springfield,  in 
1853.  ^6  resided  in  Russell  and  Chester, 
Massachusetts,  a  blacksmith  by  trade.  In 
Russell  he  was  captain  of  the  Militia 
Company.  He  married  (intentions  pub- 
lished April  28,  1805),  Ann  Waterman,  in 
Medfield,  Massachusetts,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  eleven  children,  Lorenzo, 
the  youngest,  being  next  in  line,  and 
father  of  Richard  G.  W.  Cartter. 

(VII)  Lorenzo  Cartter,  son  of  Captain 
Chandler  and  Ann  (Waterman)  Cartter, 
was  born   May   12,  1810,  and  settled  in 


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of  the  most  prominent  men  of  the  State, 
having  been  the  State  House  messenger 
in  the  House  of  Representatives  in  Bos- 
ton, for  twenty-one  years,  his  first  ap- 
pointment coming  from  Sergeant-at-arms 
John  G.  B.  Adams.  He  was  a  veteran  of 
the  Civil  War,  and  from  1871  until  his 
death  was  a  resident  of  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, retaining  his  residence  there 
during  his  twenty-one  years'  service  at 
the  State  House,  returning  home  for 
week-ends. 

He  was  a  descendant  of  the  ancient 
family  of  Tarbell  found  in  New  England 
at  an  early  date,  the  first  settlement  be- 
ing made  in  Watertown.  He  was  a 
grandson  of  James  Tarbell,  who  was  be- 
lieved to  have  been  a  descendant  of 
Thomas  (i)  Tarbell,  of  Watertown; 
through  Thomas  (2)  Tarbell,  of  Groton, 
Massachusetts ;  Thomas  (3)  Tarbell ; 
Thomas  (4)  Tarbell  and  his  wife,  Eliza- 
beth (Wood)  Tarbell;  William  Tarbell 
and  his  wife,  Mary  (Farnsworth)  Tar- 
bell ;  James  Tarbell  and  his  wife,  Esther 
(Fletcher)  Tarbell;  James  Tarbell,  of 
further  mention. 

James  Tarbell,  of  the  seventh  genera- 
tion, died  in  1840.  He  married  Joanna 
Davenport,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
ten  children:  Daniel,  born  April  2,  1801  ; 
Roswell,  born  January  i,  1803,  died  May 
14,  1803 ;  Rufus,  born  September  28,  1804, 
died  April  28,  1848;  Clark,  born  Novem- 
ber 29,  1806,  died  June,  181 1;  Candace, 
born  January  23,  1809 ;  Elijah,  born  Jan- 
uary 20,  181 1,  died  February  23,  1871  ; 
Elisha,  of  whom  further ;  Lydia,  born 
May  5,  1815,  died  November  27,  1855 ; 
Francis,  born  April  30,  1817;  and  Susan, 
born  February  20,  1821. 

Elisha  Tarbell,  seventh  child  of  James 
and  Joanna  (Davenport)  Tarbell,  was 
born  in  Massachusetts,  June  i,  1813,  died 
in  Mt.  Holly,  Vermont,  September  20, 
1856.     He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation. 


Mr.  Tarbell  married  (first)  Eliza  Davis, 
who  died  September  17,  1854,  the  mother 
of  two  children:  Charles  Julius,  of  fur- 
ther mention ;  Angeline,  married  Charles 
W.  Fletcher.  Mr.  Tarbell  married  (sec- 
ond) Lucy  Clark,  and  they  were  the  par- 
ents of  a  daughter,  Mary  Ella  Tarbell. 

Charles  Julius  Tarbell,  eldest  son  of 
Elisha  Tarbell  and  his  first  wife,  Eliza 
(Davis)  Tarbell,  was  born  in  Mt.  Holly, 
Vermont,  November  11,  1842,  and  died 
at  his  home,  No.  59  Hall  street,  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  February  6,  1919. 
The  first  nineteen  years  of  his  life  were 
spent  in  Vermont,  attending  the  public 
schools  and  assisting  his  father.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1862,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  he 
enlisted  in  the  Sixteenth  Regiment,  Ver- 
mont Volunteer  Infantry,  for  a  term  of 
nine  months.  Later  he  reenlisted  in  the 
Twenty-sixth  Regiment,  New  York  Cav- 
alry, serving  six  months  with  that  regi- 
ment, until  the  war  ended,  and  he  was 
honorably  discharged  from  the  army. 

After  the  close  of  the  war,  Mr.  Tarbell 
learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he 
followed  in  the  states  of  Texas  and  New 
Jersey.  In  1871  he  located  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  there  entering  the 
employ  of  the  Wason  Manufacturing 
Company,  the  well  known  car  builders. 
Later  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Chapin  &  Tarbell,  and  for  eighteen  years, 
1877  to  1895,  conducted  a  store  at  No.  518 
Main  street,  devoted  to  the  sale  of  furni- 
ture and  house  furnishing  goods.  In 
1898  he  was  appointed  a  messenger  to 
the  House  of  Representatives  in  Boston, 
and  for  twenty-one  years,  until  his  last 
illness,  he  was  continuously  on  duty  at 
the  State  House  in  Boston.  During  this 
long  term  of  service  he  made  many 
friends  among  prominent  men  from  all 
parts  of  the  State,  and  was  highly  es- 
teemed by  all  who  knew  him.  Mr.  Tar- 
bell was  a  charter  member  of  Bay  Path 


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Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows ;  E.  K.  Wilcox  Post,  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic ;  and  a  member  of  Roswell 
Lee  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 
Mr.  Tarbell  married,  in  Brattleboro, 
Vermont,  October  3,  1872,  Mary  E.  Cha- 
pin,  of  Chester,  Vermont,  who  survives 
him.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Eliza  (Howard)  Chapin.  Mrs.  Tarbell 
resides  in  Springfield,  her  son  Henry  C, 
born  September  25,  1881,  also  residing  in 
that  city,  her  only  other  child,  Arthur  E., 
born  November  4,  1883,  being  a  resident 
of  Somerville,  Massachusetts ;  he  mar- 
ried Margaret  Conroy. 


BROWN,  Myron  Leroy, 

Market  Gardener. 

Among  the  many  families  named 
Brown  found  in  New  England  in  the  sev- 
enteenth century  the  Lynn  family, 
founded  by  Thomas  Brown,  is  prominent. 
Thomas  Brown,  born  in  1628,  settled  in 
Lynn,  Massachusetts,  and  married  Mary 
Newall,  born  in  1637,  youngest  child  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  Newall,  of  Lynn. 
They  were  the  parents  of  fifteen  chil- 
dren, the  line  of  descent  to  Myron  Leroy 
Brown,  of  West  Springfield,  being 
through  the  fourth  child,  Joseph  Brown, 
born  February  16,  1658.  His  son,  Joseph 
(2)  Brown,  born  about  1688,  was  the 
father  of  a  son,  Benjamin  Brown,  who 
was  a  resident  of  Lexington,  Massachu- 
setts, who  was  the  great-great-grand- 
father of  Myron  Leroy  Brown,  of  West 
Springfield. 

Benjamin  Brown  was  born  June  30, 
1720.  He  married,  December  23,  1742, 
Sarah  Reed,  born  January  3,  1724,  daugh- 
ter of  William  and  Sarah  Reed.  They 
were  the  parents  of  ten  children :  Benja- 
min, of  further  mention ;  Thaddeus,  born 
March  12,  1745;  Sarah,  March  14,  1747; 
Eunice,  January  24,  1751  ;  Olive,  June  25, 


1753;  James,  October  31,  1758;  Rahan- 
nah,  April  23,  1761 ;  Susannah,  June  17, 
1764;  Nathan,  September  5,  1766;  Lucy, 
January  17,  1770. 

Benjamin  (2)  Brown  was  born  in  Lex- 
ington,  Massachusetts,  January   i,   1744, 
died  October  20,  1792.    He  married,  June 
12,  1769,  Esther  Whitmore,  born  October 
24,  1748,  died  October  15,  1803.    Children 
Amos,  born  May  23,   1770;  Cyrus,  May 
22i,   1772;  Benjamin,  of  further  mention 
Esther,  born  October  3,  1776;  Patty,  Oc- 
tober  23,    1778;    Betsey,   May   30,    1780 
Olive,  November  7,  1782 ;  Castey,  May  16 
1785;    James,    June    5,    1787;    Artemas 
April  3,  1789. 

Benjamin  (3)  Brown  was  born  Novem- 
ber 6,  1774,  and  lived  in  Winchendon, 
Massachusetts,  prior  to  his  removal  to 
Templeton.  His  farm  in  Templeton  was 
on  a  well  traveled  stage  route,  and  for 
several  years  he  kept  an  inn  for  the  accom- 
modation of  travelers.  He  died  in  Tem- 
pleton, Massachusetts,  and  there  his  chil- 
dren were  born.  He  married  (first)  a 
Miss  Merritt,  the  name  of  his  second  wife 
not  being  preserved.  Children  :  Artemus  ; 
John  Milton,  of  further  mention ;  Benja- 
min ;  and  Eliza,  married  a  Mr.  Tolman. 

John  Milton  Brown  was  born  in  Tem- 
pleton, Massachusetts,  in  1820,  and  died 
there  in  1904.  He  was  educated  in  the 
district  schools,  grew  to  manhood  at  the 
home  farm,  and  when  choosing  a  life  oc- 
cupation for  himself  selected  the  same 
business.  He  owned  a  good  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  at  Templeton, 
and  there  passed  a  life  of  contented  pros- 
perity. He  was  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational church,  and  held  many  of  the 
society  offices.  Mr.  Brown  married 
(first)  a  Miss  Merritt,  (second)  Char- 
lotte Chamberlain,  of  Templeton,  born  in 
1824,   died    in    1879,    daughter   of   Moses 

and   (Miller)    Chamberlain.      He 

married   (third)   Carrie  Curtis.     Children 


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by  first  marriage :  George,  Mary  Ann, 
Carrie,  and  Dora.  By  second  marriage : 
Myron  Leroy,  of  further  mention ;  Ber- 
tha, married  Louis  Hubbard,  and  has  a 
daughter,  Rebecca;  Louis,  a  farmer,  re- 
siding on  the  home  farm  in  Templeton ; 
married  Ethel  E.  Peart,  and  they  are  the 
parents  of  six  children:  Milton,  Edna, 
Dorothy,  Mildred,  Loise,  and  Norma. 

Myron  Leroy  Brown,  eldest  son  of 
John  Milton  Brown  and  his  second  wife, 
Charlotte  (Chamberlain)  Brown,  was 
born  in  Templeton,  Massachusetts,  July 
9,  1870.  He  there  completed  public 
school  courses  of  study  with  graduation 
from  high  school,  and  remained  in  Tem- 
pleton until  1892,  when  he  came  to  West 
Springfield,  which  has  ever  since  been  his 
home.  He  located  on  the  tract  of  ten 
acres  which  he  now  owns  and  cultivates 
as  a  market  garden,  together  with  other 
lands,  making  in  all  about  twenty-five 
acres  used  for  market  gardening  pur- 
poses. The  land  he  owns  is  especially 
valuable,  made  so  by  Mr.  Brown's  skill- 
ful handling  and  expert  care.  He  spec- 
ializes in  the  growing  of  cucumbers  for 
the  New  York  market,  and  during  the 
cold  months  continues  their  culture  in 
three  large  hot  houses,  thus  keeping  up 
production  winter  and  summer.  He  is  a 
Republican  in  politics,  and  is  the  present 
assessor  of  West  Springfield,  the  present 
(1922)  being  his  seventh  year  in  office. 

Mr.  Brown  married,  December  19,  1891, 
Alice  L.  Taylor,  of  Wakefield,  Massachu- 
setts, daughter  of  James  Sias  and  Avice 
Maria  (Cummings)  Taylor,  granddaugh- 
ter of  James  Taylor,  and  great-grand- 
daughter of  David  and  Nancy  (Sias) 
Taylor,  Nancy  a  daughter  of  James  Sias, 
a  captain  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 
Myron  M.  and  Alice  L.  (Taylor)  Brown 
are  the  parents  of  six  children,  all  born  in 
West  Springfield:  Ralph  Myron,  born 
February  17,  1893,  married  Louise  Gage; 


Bertha  C,  born  June  28,  1895 !  Marguer- 
ite, May  22,  1897,  married  Harold  G.  Buf- 
fum,  and  they  have  a  son,  Herbert,  born 
July  29,  1919;  Raymond  Taylor,  born 
February  13,  1899 ;  Stanley,  November 
12,  1900,  died  November  15,  1900;  Nor- 
mand  Dwight,  born  August  9,  1905. 


DAVITT,  Donald  Joseph, 

Head  of  Davitt  Iron  Works. 

As  head  of  the  Davitt  Iron  Works,  one 
of  the  leading  industrial  plants  in  the  city 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  as 
president  of  the  Reddin  Resilient  Wheel 
Company,  also  of  Springfield,  and  secre- 
tary of  the  Pilgrim  Oil  Company,  Don- 
ald J.  Davitt  is  one  of  Springfield's  well 
known  business  men. 

(I)  Francis  Davitt,  the  earliest  known 
ancestor  of  Donald  J.  Davitt,  was  a  native 
of  France,  born  in  the  vicinity  of  Lenteul, 
where  he  spent  the  early  years  of  his 
life.  He  emigrated  from  his  native  land 
to  England,  there  joined  the  army  and 
went  with  the  same  to  Ireland,  in  which 
country  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
days,  and  there  his  death  occurred.  He 
married,  and  among  his  children  was 
Dominick,  of  further  mention. 

(II)  Dominick  Davitt,  son  of  Francis 
Davitt,  was  born  in  County  Leitrim,  Ire- 
land, and  there  spent  his  entire  lifetime, 
gaining  a  practical  education  in  its  com- 
mon schools,  and  serving  as  store  keeper 
during  his  active  career.  He  was  a  man 
of  energy  and  enterprise,  esteemed  by  all 
his  friends  and  associates.  He  married 
and  reared  a  family  of  eight  children,  six 
sons  and  two  daughters,  one  of  his  sons, 
Hugh,  of  further  mention. 

(HI)  Hugh  Davitt,  son  of  Dominick 
Davitt,  was  born  in  County  Lietrim,  Ire- 
land, in  the  year  1840.  He  attended  the 
common  schools  in  the  neighborhood  of 
his    home,    and    in    young    manhood    re- 


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moved  to  Scotland,  from  whence  he  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States  in  1874,  locat- 
ing in  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  his  first 
residence  being  in  Groton,  from  whence 
he  removed  to  Ayer,  where  he  worked  in 
a  tannery,  and  then  came  to  Springfield, 
entering  the  employ  of  Gilbert  &  Barker, 
with  whom  he  remained  for  many  years. 
Later  he  took  over  the  Trask  Foundry, 
located  on  Water  street,  Springfield, 
which  had  formerly  been  owned  by  his 
son,  Hugh  F.  Davitt,  who  is  now  de- 
ceased, which  he  conducted  successfully 
for  a  number  of  years,  finally  disposing 
of  it  to  his  son,  Donald  J.,  in  the  year 
1906,  and  since  then  has  led  a  retired  life, 
enjoying  the  rest  which  is  a  fitting  sequel 
to  years  of  labor.  During  his  residence 
in  Ayer  he  served  as  a  member  of  the 
Ayer  Fire  Department.  He  later  was  a 
member  of  the  active  firemen  of  Spring- 
field. His  religious  affiliation  is  with  the 
Roman  Catholic  church.  Mr.  Davitt 
married  Ann  McDonald,  born  in  the 
Highlands  of  Scotland,  and  three  chil- 
dren were  born  of  this  marriage,  as  fol- 
lows :  Michael  H. ;  Hugh  F.,  deceased ; 
and  Donald  Joseph,  of  further  mention. 

(IV)  Donald  Joseph  Davitt,  youngest 
son  of  Hugh  and  Ann  (McDonald)  Dav- 
itt, was  born  in  Grangemouth,  Scotland, 
March  25,  1872.  He  was  two  years  of  age 
when  his  parents  brought  him  to  the 
United  States,  so  consequently  has  known 
no  other  place  of  residence.  He  attended 
the  schools  of  Groton,  Ayer  and  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  and  at  an  early  age 
displayed  the  traits  of  industry  and  thrift 
which  have  since  been  so  noticeable  in 
his  career,  for  during  his  attendance  at 
school  in  Ayer,  in  his  leisure  time,  he 
delivered  orders  for  a  butcher,  the  remu- 
neration being  fifty  cents  a  week,  and  also 
while  attending  school  in  Springfield, 
worked  in  stores  and  markets,  thus  gain- 


ing a  good  insight  into  business  methods. 
He  eventually  began  work  in  the  foundry 
which  was  owned  and  conducted  by  his 
father,  and  brother,  Hugh  F.,  and  upon 
the  death  of  the  latter-named,  in  1899,  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  his  father 
in  the  foundry  business  and  served  in  the 
capacity  of  manager.  In  1906  he  pur- 
chased his  father's  interests,  and  since 
then  has  conducted  the  business  on  his 
own  account,  meeting  with  well-merited 
success.  Upon  the  expiration  of  the  lease 
of  the  Water  street  plant,  Mr.  Davitt 
removed  to  more  commodious  quarters 
on  Liberty  street,  where  he  is  now  con- 
ducting an  extensive  and  ever  increasing 
business,  giving  employment  to  sixty  or 
more  men,  all  skilled  operatives.  In  addi- 
tion to  the  conduct  of  his  own  business, 
which  requires  practically  his  entire  time, 
he  is  the  president  of  the  Reddin  Resil- 
ient Wheel  Company,  of  Springfield,  and 
secretary  of  the  Pilgrim  Oil  Company, 
giving  to  each  the  benefit  of  his  judgment 
and  experience.  He  holds  membership 
in  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tion, the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Or- 
der of  Elks,  the  Knights  of  Columbus, 
the  Oxford  Country  Club,  the  Springfield 
Automobile  Club,  Oxford  Golf  Club,  and 
numerous  other  clubs  and  organizations. 
Mr.  Davitt  married,  June  30,  1902, 
Mary  C.  Fitzpatrick,  of  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
Ann  (Reynolds)  Fitzpatrick.  Mary  C. 
(Fitzpatrick)  Davitt  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Westfield  Normal  School  and  the  Boston 
Conservatory  of  Music.  She  taught 
school  in  Springfield  for  twelve  years. 
She  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the 
Daughters  of  Isabella,  holding  a  number 
of  offices,  and  is  now  national  vice-regent 
of  this  body.  During  the  World  War  she 
was  one  of  the  supervisors  of  the  work  of 
the  Red  Cross. 


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TYLER,  George  Francis, 

Manufactnrer,  Ileal  Estate  Factor. 

George  Francis  Tyler,  head  of  the 
Tyler  Whip  Company,  is  a  descendant  of 
an  old  New  England  family,  great-grand- 
son of  Amasa  Tyler,  born  July  lo,  1780, 
and  Hannah  (White)  Tyler,  his  wife. 
George  Tyler,  son  of  Amasa  and  Hannah 
(White)  Tyler,  was  born  in  Trowbridge, 
Massachusetts,  was  a  farmer  and  a  lum- 
berman, and  died  in  Washington,  Massa- 
chusetts. He  married  Orilla  Stevens, 
born  at  Onion  River,  Vermont,  June  29, 
1802,  died  March  19,  1864.  Among  their 
children  was  Charles  E.,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

Charles  E.  Tyler,  son  of  George  and 
Orilla  (Stevens)  Tyler,  was  born  in  West 
Stockbridge,  Massachusetts,  in  1844,  died 
in  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  in  1909.  He 
early  in  life  became  a  railroad  employee, 
was  advanced  to  the  position  of  conduc- 
tor, and  was  long  employed  by  the  New 
York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford  railroad 
in  that  capacity.  He  lived  during  his 
adult  years  in  Chester  and  Becket,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  Rutland,  Vermont,  and  in 
his  later  years,  New  Haven,  Connecticut. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Mutual  Benefit 
Association  ;  a  past  chancellor  commander 
of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  ;  member  of  the 
Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle ;  Improved 
Order  of  Red  Men ;  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen,  and  Patriotic  Sons  of 
America.  He  married  Sarah  Daniels, 
daughter  of  Joel  and  Sophia  (Atwood) 
Daniels. 

George  Francis  Tyler,  son  of  Charles 
E.  and  Sarah  (Daniels)  Tyler,  was  born 
in  Chester,  Massachusetts,  September  23, 
1864.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
Becket  and  Russell,  his  home  being  in 
Russell  from  1869  until  1885  with  an 
aunt,  his  mother's  sister.  He  attended 
high  school  two  years,  and  until  twenty 


years  of  age  he  was  his  uncle's  farm  as- 
sistant. In  1888  he  came  to  Westfield, 
and  engaged  in  the  whip  business  with 
his  uncle,  Nelson  F.  Tyler,  who  began 
the  manufacture  of  whips  in  Westfield, 
in  1877.  Upon  the  death  of  his  uncle 
Nelson,  George  F.  Tyler  continued  the 
business  on  behalf  of  the  estate,  then 
came  into  full  control,  and  for  twenty- 
five  years  has  been  the  responsible,  suc- 
cessful, managing  head  of  the  Tyler  Whip 
Company.  He  is  a  capable  executive 
manager  and  has  conducted  his  business 
affairs  with  rare  skill.  He  has  extensive 
real  estate  interests,  and  is  highly  re- 
garded in  the  business  world. 

Mr.  Tyler  is  a  member  of  Woronoco 
Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows ;  a  member  of  the  Second  Congre- 
gational Church ;  and  in  his  political  faith 
a  Republican.  He  is  a  collector  of  an- 
tiques, and  has  gathered  a  valuable  col- 
lection of  genuine  articles  of  great  his- 
toric and  intrinsic  value. 

Mr.  Tyler  married,  June  15,  1892,  Mary 
Fahey,  born  in  Manchester,  England, 
daughter  of  Martin  and  Mary  (Langdon) 
Fahey.  They  are  the  parents  of  two 
children :  Norman  S.,  who  was  educated 
in  Westfield  High  School  and  New  York 
University,  a  specialist  in  finance  and 
accounting;  and  Florence  Muriel,  now 
(1920)  in  Westfield  High  School. 


HAGGERTY,  Jeremiah  Joseph, 

Musician,  Musical  Director. 

Jeremiah  J.  Haggerty,  for  over  two 
decades  director  of  the  Court  Square 
Theatre  Orchestra,  and  one  of  the  best 
known  musicians  in  the  western  part  of 
the  State  of  Massachusetts,  who  passed 
away  January  26,  1919,  in  Springfield,  was 
born  in  Thompsonville,  Connecticut,  No- 
vember 15,  1873.  He  was  a  son  of  Jere- 
miah and  Catherine  (Shea)  Haggerty. 


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Jeremiah  J.  Haggerty  attended  the 
schools  of  Thompsonville,  thereby  ac- 
quiring a  good  education,  and  early  in 
life  he  displayed  musical  ability  of  a  high 
order.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  came 
to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  there 
took  up  the  study  of  the  violin  under 
Louis  Coenen,  and  later  was  a  pupil  of 
Felix  Wintternitz,  of  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts, and  under  the  able  direction  of 
these  two  excellent  musicians  he  made 
rapid  progress  in  the  art  of  music,  thor- 
oughly developing  the  talent  which  he 
possessed  in  such  large  measure.  Mr. 
Haggerty,  shortly  after  coming  to  Spring- 
field, accepted  the  position  of  violinist 
in  the  Court  Square  Theatre  Orchestra, 
which  he  filled  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of 
the  management,  and  about  the  year  1900 
was  chosen  to  fill  the  responsible  posi- 
tion of  leader  of  the  orchestra,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  up  to  the  time  of  his 
demise.  Later  he  was  also  placed  in 
charge  of  the  orchestra  at  the  Broadway 
and  Plaza  theatres,  and  he  had  under  his 
control  a  large  body  of  musicians  which 
furnished  music  for  balls,  banquets,  and 
all  special  occasions.  He  always  sought 
to  keep  the  music  thoroughly  up-to-date, 
being  progressive  and  advanced  in  his 
ideas  and  always  taking  pride  in  his  work. 
His  efforts  along  these  lines  brought  him 
into  more  than  ordinary  prominence,  and 
he  made  a  large  acquaintance  with  pub- 
lic and  other  organizations,  and  he  also 
enjoyed  a  wide  acquaintance  with  travel- 
ing musicians  through  his  connection 
with  theatre  orchestras,  among  his  close 
friends  being  Victor  Herbert,  the  well 
known  composer.  He  possessed  the  abil- 
ity to  bring  out  the  best  in  those  under 
his  management,  a  faculty  which  adds 
greatly  to  successful  work,  Mr.  Hag- 
gerty was  presented  with  a  gold  baton 
by   the   members   of   his   orchestra   at   a 


dinner  given  in  his  honor  in  April,  1916. 
In  addition  to  this  work,  Mr.  Haggerty 
gave  lessons  on  the  violin,  instructing  a 
large  number  of  pupils,  who  later  showed 
unusual  proficiency,  and  he  gained  a  rep- 
utation second  to  none  in  that  section  of 
the  State.  He  also  dealt  extensively  in 
real  estate  in  Springfield,  and  being  an 
excellent  judge  of  values  was  highly  suc- 
cessful in  his  operations,  which  extended 
over  a  period  of  years.  Mr.  Haggerty 
was  active  in  the  aflfairs  of  the  Musicians' 
Union,  and  held  membership  in  the  Holy 
Name  Society  of  St.  Michael's  Cathedral, 
but  in  no  other  organizations,  his  work 
precluding  much  activity  in  fraternal  life. 

Mr.  Haggerty  married,  June  30,  1903, 
Susan  A.  O'Grady,  a  native  of  Spring- 
field, daughter  of  James  and  Mary 
(Storer)  O'Grady.  She  was  well  known 
as  a  teacher  of  the  piano,  and  their  home 
became  quite  a  musical  center,  in  connec- 
tion with  which  they  conducted  Assem- 
bly Hall,  which  adjoins  their  home,  and 
which  was  the  scene  of  many  social  affairs 
and  many  dancing  classes.  They  had  one 
child,  Elton  Storer,  born  January  7,  191 1, 
died  June  28,  1912. 

Mr.  Haggerty  passed  away  at  his  home 
in  Springfield,  January  26,  1919.  A  High 
Mass  of  Requiem  was  sung  in  St.  Mich- 
ael's Cathedral  at  the  funeral  services, 
and  interment  was  in  St.  Michael's  Cem- 
etery. Mr.  Haggerty  was  of  a  quiet, 
retiring  nature,  but  those  who  knew  him 
intimately  appreciated  his  friendship  and 
intelligence,  and  his  sudden  taking  away 
was  sincerely  mourned  by  a  wide  circle 
of  friends  and  acquaintances.  His  widow 
survives  him.  The  portrait  accompany- 
ing this  sketch  has  been  placed  here  by 
his  widow  in  commemoration  of  his  many 
beautiful  qualities  of  heart  and  mind,  and 
will,  we  feel  sure,  be  a  source  of  pleasure 
to  his  large  circle  of  friends. 


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SMYTH,  Rev.  Thomas, 

Clergyman. 

As  rector  of  the  parish  of  the  Sacred 
Heart,  appointed  in  1891,  Father  Smyth 
conducts  worship  in  a  church  which  he 
caused  to  be  erected,  the  noblest  parish 
church  in  New  England.  Father  Smyth 
is  a  son  of  Bernard  Smyth,  born  in 
County  Meath,  Ireland,  who  died  there 
in  1868,  aged  seventy-five.  He  was  a 
man  of  education  and  substance,  culti- 
vating his  own  acres,  which  were  exten- 
sive. He  married  Christian  Brady,  who 
died  in  1880,  aged  seventy-five,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children :  Brid- 
get, Mary,  John,  James,  Bernard,  Rev. 
Thomas,  of  whom  further;  Rose,  and 
Margaret,  all  of  whom  are  deceased,  ex- 
cept Rev.  Thomas  and  Margaret. 

Rev.  Thomas  Smyth  was  born  in 
County  Meath,  Ireland,  on  Christmas 
Day,  1848,  and  there  began  his  education 
in  the  national  schools.  He  completed 
his  theological  studies  at  All  Hallow  Col- 
lege, in  Dublin,  and  was  ordained  to  the 
priesthood  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church, 
October  28,  1871.  The  following  Decem- 
ber he  came  to  the  United  States  and  was 
at  once  sent  as  assistant  to  Rev.  P.  J. 
Harkins,  of  Holyoke,  whence  after  a  few 
years  he  was  transferred  as  curate  of  St. 
Joseph's  Church,  Pittsfield,  Massachu- 
setts, Rev.  E.  H.  Purcell,  rector.  After 
barely  three  years  in  the  priesthood, 
Father  Smyth  was  appointed  pastor  of 
the  Church  of  St.  Mary's,  at  Westfield, 
Massachusetts,  an  unusual  rise  for  so 
young  a  priest,  but  he  had  proved  him- 
self an  unusual  man. 

Difficulties  arising,  from  misunder- 
standings between  priest  and  people,  met 
him  at  his  coming  to  Westfield,  but  he 
was  so  calm  and  strong  that  the  people 
soon  learned  to  follow  where  he  led.  He 
built   St.   Mary's   beautiful   brick   church 


and  a  frame  church  for  the  mission  at 
Huntington.  He  procured  valuable  prop- 
erty, which  has  since  been  a  blessing  to 
St.  Mary's,  and  for  seventeen  years  was 
the  beloved  pastor  of  this  parish.  Since 
coming  to  Springfield  he  has  completed 
the  magnificent  church  of  the  Sacred 
Heart  and  has  accomplished  a  marvelous 
work  in  his  parish,  a  fact  becoming  more 
and  more  apparent  every  day. 

His  work  in  Springfield  dates  from  the 
year  1891,  when,  by  appointment  of 
Bishop  O'Reilly,  he  became  rector  of 
Sacred  Heart.  He  had  already  built  two 
churches,  and  Sacred  Heart  needed  a 
church  builder  at  that  time.  He  came 
thoroughly  experienced,  and  soon  all  the 
power  of  the  parish  was  being  exerted 
toward  the  building  of  the  new  church. 
The  people  recognized  the  fitness  of  the 
Bishop's  choice  and  loyally  supported 
him  in  his  efforts.  On  October  18,  1896, 
the  great  church  was  ready  for  dedication, 
Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Bevan,  recently  deceased, 
whose  venerable  parents  were  members 
of  the  parish,  preaching  the  dedicatory 
sermon.  While  the  great  work  was  in 
progress.  Father  Smyth,  in  1895,  built  a 
chapel  in  Brightwood,  on  Plainfield  street, 
to  accommodate  the  growing  number  of 
Catholics  in  that  vicinity. 

Father  Smyth  is  of  gentle,  kindly  na- 
ture, and  spares  not  himself  when  duty 
calls.  He  meets  every  demand  made  by 
the  people  upon  him  and  it  may  be  safe 
to  say  that  no  other  priest  of  the  diocese 
has  been  more  often  with  the  sick  than 
he,  nor  has  any  other  been  so  generally 
chosen  as  confessor  by  priests  and  people. 
He  possesses  a  unique  and  sly  humor, 
which  makes  him  a  delightful  and  wel- 
come comrade  in  every  gathering  of  his 
fellow  clergymen.  He  is  a  persistent 
worker,  and  his  whole  priestly  life  has 
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Catholic  church,  December  7,  1897,  by 
Archbishop  Williams,  at  Holy  Cross 
Cathedral  in  Boston.  After  ordination  he 
was  sent  to  Worcester,  as  curate  of  Notre 
Dame  Church,  and  there  remained  seven 
years.  He  was  next  located  for  a  short 
time  at  Southbridge,  Massachusetts,  as 
curate  of  Notre  Dame  Church  there, 
where  he  remained  for  six  months,  when 
he  was  appointed  curate  to  Notre  Dame 
Church  at  Adams,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  spent  two  years  in  the  beautiful  Berk- 
shires. 

On  May  2,  1907,  Father  Landry  came 
to  Brightwood,  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, and  was  connected  with  All  Souls' 
Church  on  Plainfield  street.  On  May  4, 
1908,  the  French  church,  St.  Thomas 
Aquinos,  was  organized.  Father  Landry 
becoming  its  first  pastor,  and  has  since 
served  as  such.  The  parish  has  prospered 
greatly  under  his  able  management,  a 
fine  church  edifice  having  been  erected 
with  a  generous  acreage  surrounding  it, 
all  paid  for,  and  in  September,  1919,  a 
new  school  building  was  finished  and 
occupied.  Father  Landry  is  as  highly 
respected  a  man  as  he  is  beloved  as  a 
priest,  and  he  wins  all  hearts  He  has  ac- 
cumulated a  property  worth  $200,000,  and 
has  had  a  great  deal  to  do  with  all  the 
affairs  in  his  neighborhood,  especially 
with  the  political  offices.  In  every  way 
possible  he  has  aided  every  improve- 
ment in  the  north  end  of  the  city  in  the 
neighborhood  of  his  church,  and  in  1921 
he  was  instrumental  in  having  many  side 
streets  paved  by  the  city. 


FALVEY,  William  Henry, 

Building  Contractor. 

For  eighteen  years  after  establishing 
in  business  for  himself,  William  H.  Fal- 
vey  was  one  of  the  successful  building 
contractors    of    Springfield.      He    was    a 


large  employer  of  labor,  a  man  who  held 
his  word  sacred,  and  a  citizen  whose  pass- 
ing was  deeply  mourned.  He  was  a  son 
of  John  Falvey,  who  was  born  in  Cork, 
Ireland,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1847,  ^^^  during  the  fifteen  years  which 
intervened  between  his  coming  and  his 
death  he  became  well  known  in  the  states 
of  Massachusetts,  Connecticut,  and  New 
Hampshire.  He  was  employed  in  railroad 
building,  and  was  one  of  the  pioneers  in 
this  line  in  New  England.  He  made  his 
home  in  Springfield,  and  died  in  that  city 
in  1861.  He  married  Catherine  Harring- 
ton, and  they  were  the  parents  of  eight 
children,  all  of  whom  are  deceased, 
namely :  Helen,  Catherine,  Patrick,  John, 
Dennis,  William  Henry,  of  whom  fur- 
ther ;  Mary,  Julia. 

William  Henry  Falvey,  youngest  son 
of  John  and  Catherine  (Harrington)  Fal- 
vey, was  born  in  Hinsdale,  New  Hamp- 
shire, March  17,  1852,  and  died  in  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  May  24,  191 1.  His 
parents  moved  to  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, during  the  latter  half  of  the  year 
1854,  and  in  that  city  he  was  educated 
and  ever  afterward  resided.  After  com- 
pleting his  school  studies,  he  for  a  time 
was  employed  as  a  boy  in  the  "Repub- 
lican" office;  then  with  firm  of  Bryant  & 
Bowles.  He  then  learned  the  trade  of 
bricklaying  with  Mr.  Houghton,  a  well 
known  builder  of  Springfield,  and  in 
course  of  time  he  mastered  not  only  this 
trade  but  the  plasterer's  trade  as  well. 
After  becoming  an  expert  journeyman,  he 
entered  the  employ  of  D.  J.  Curtis  and 
advanced  to  be  his  foreman,  which  posi- 
tion he  ably  filled  for  fourteen  years. 
While  with  D.  J.  Curtis  he  executed  con- 
tracts far  beyond  Springfield  limits,  in- 
cluding the  post  office  buildings  in  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut,  and  the  Post  Office 
building  in  Troy,  New  York.  Finally  he 
began  contracting  under  his  own  name, 


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and  for  eighteen  years  continued  a  suc- 
cessful contractor,  employing  a  large 
force  of  men  and  being  associated  with 
important  building  operations.  Many 
public  buildings  and  manufacturing 
plants  in  Springfield  are  monuments  to 
his  skill  and  integrity  as  a  builder,  among 
them  the  Springfield  Post  Office  building, 
the  power  plant  of  the  Springfield  Street 
Railway,  House  of  Mercy  Hospital  build- 
ing, Lincoln  School  and  Dickinson  Street 
School  buildings,  and  also  many  of  the 
fine  private  residences  of  the  city.  He 
won  an  excellent  reputation  not  only  as  a 
capable  builder,  but  as  a  man  of  reliabil- 
ity and  honor,  who  took  pride  in  good 
work  and  in  dealing  fairly  with  his  pa- 
trons and  with  the  men  whom  he  em- 
ployed. Being  himself  a  skilled  mechanic, 
he  knew  when  work  was  well  done  and 
always  insisted  upon  it.  In  politics,  Mr. 
Falvey  was  strictly  independent ;  he 
voted  for  what  he  considered  the  best 
man  regardless  of  party  lines.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus, 
and  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks,  being  regarded  highly  by 
the  members  of  these  orders. 

Mr.  Falvey  married.  May  27,  1873, 
Mary  McElhinney,  born  in  Donegal,  Ire- 
land, daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary 
(Logue)  McElhinney.  Peter  McElhin- 
ney came  from  Ireland  to  the  United 
States  in  1868,  and  located  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  conducted  a 
merchant  tailoring  establishment  for 
many  years,  until  his  death.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Falvey  were  the  parents  of  five  chil- 
dren:  I.  Catherine,  died  aged  five  years. 
2.  Arthur  William,  his  father's  successor, 
and  head  of  the  contracting  business  of 
Falvey  &  Son ;  he  married  Mary  Ann 
Marra.  3.  Helen.  4.  Josephine,  became 
the  wife  of  James  J.  Sullivan,  of  Hol- 
yoke,  and  they  have  a  daughter,  Leona 
Sullivan.     5.  Katherine,  became  the  wife 


of  Edward  J.  Glynn,  of  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts. Mrs.  Falvey,  who  survived 
her  husband,  died  June  10,  1921. 


UPHAM,  Frederick  Arthur, 

Leader  in   Cotton  Manufacture. 

When  a  lad  of  sixteen,   Frederick  A. 
Upham  entered  the  employ  of  the  Palmer 
Corporation  at  their  Three  Rivers 


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plant  in  the  town  of  Palmer,  that  plant 
then  employing  450  hands.  Forty  years 
have  since  intervened  and  the  association 
has  never  been  broken ;  the  office  boy  of 
1878  is  the  agent  of  1920,  and  the  plant 
which  then  could  be  run  with  a  force  of 
450  hands  now  requires  900  to  properly 
man  the  various  departments,  and  from 
450  looms  has  increased  to   1,700  looms. 

Frederick  A.  Upham  is  a  son  of  Wil- 
liam and  Rebecca  (Devereaux)  Upham, 
and  a  descendant  of  John  Upham,  the 
first  to  bear  the  name  in  New  England, 
who  came  from  England  in  1635  with  the 
Hull  Colony,  which  settled  at  Weymouth. 
The  word  Upham  is  composed  of  the  two 
Anglo-Saxon  words,  "Up"  and  "Ham," 
signifying  a  home  dwelling,  home  on  the 
hill,  or  village.  Since  the  time  of  Queen 
Elizabeth  the  final  "a"  which  prevailed  in 
the  spelling  has  been  dropped.  Upham  has 
been  traced  as  a  surname  to  the  year  1208, 
with  abundant  evidence  that  it  existed  as 
early  as  1140. 

John  Upham,  the  American  ancestor, 
was  born  in  Somersetshire,  England. 
That  colony  sailed  from  Weymouth  in 
Old  Dorset,  England,  March  20,  1635. 
They  reached  Boston,  May  6,  and  on  July 
2,  by  permission  of  the  General  Court, 
settled  at  Wessagucus,  which  later  was 
changed  to  Weymouth,  their  port  of  de- 
barkation. There  were  twenty-one  fam- 
ilies in  that  colony,  numbering  105  in- 
dividuals, the  Upham  family  furnishing 
six,  as  follows :  John  Upham,  the  father, 


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aged  35;  Elizabeth  Upham,  the  mother, 
aged  32  ;  their  children  :  Sarah  Upham, 
aged  26 ;  John  Upham,  aged  7 ;  Nathan- 
iel Upham,  aged  5 ;  and  Elizabeth  Up- 
ham, aged  3.  The  maiden  name  of 
Elizabeth  Upham  is  believed  to  have 
been  Webb.  John  Upham  became  a  man 
of  influence  in  Weymouth,  served  as  dep- 
uty to  the  General  Court,  and  was  also 
commissioner  to  treat  with  the  Indians  in 
1642,  obtaining  title  to  the  lands  of  Wey- 
mouth ;  he  was  also  a  selectman  and  land 
owner,  and  his  residence  continued  in 
Weymouth  until  1648.  In  that  year  he 
moved  to  Maiden,  where  he  was  selectman 
in  1651,  and  in  1657  was  appointed  with 
two  others  as  a  commissioner  to  hear 
small  causes  in  Maiden,  an  honor  which 
was  repeatedly  conferred  upon  him.  He 
is  of  constant  mention  in  Maiden  records, 
showing  the  influential  position  he  held 
in  that  community.  He  also  took  an 
active  part  in  the  early  settlement  of 
Worcester,  but  never  lived  there.  He 
died  at  Maiden,  February  25,  1681.  A 
stone  in  the  old  burying  ground  near  Bell 
Rock  Station  on  the  Sauges  Branch  rail- 
road marks  the  spot  and  is  thus  inscribed : 
"Here  lyes  the  body  of  John  Upham, 
Aged  eighty  four,  died  February  25,  1681." 
Lieutenant  Phineas  Upham,  of  Mai- 
den, was  the  only  son  of  John  Upham 
who  left  posterity.  He  has  always  been 
known  as  Lieutenant  Phineas,  as  he  held 
that  rank  and  rendered  important  service 
in  King  Philip's  War.  He  was  born  in 
Weymouth,  in  1635,  ^^^  Maiden  records 
show  that  he  was  a  resident  of  Maiden  in 
1658.  Land  was  conveyed  to  him  in  Mai- 
den in  1663,  and  as  early  as  September, 
1675,  he  is  referred  to  as  "Lieutenant 
Upham."  He  rendered  constant  military 
service  during  the  years  of  King  Philip's 
War,  and  at  the  storming  of  Fort  Canon- 
icus,  during  the  Great  Swamp  fight,  he 
was  wounded.     He  died   in   Maiden,   in 


October,  1676.  His  widow,  Ruth  (Wood) 
Upham,  died  January  18,  1696.  They 
were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  de- 
scent being  traced  through  John,  the 
fourth  child  and  third  son. 

John  Upham  was  born  in  Maiden,  De- 
cember 9,  1666,  and  died  in  Maiden,  June 
9,  1733.  He  married,  in  1688,  Abigail 
Hayward,  daughter  of  Samuel  Hayward. 
She  died  August  23,  1717.  John  and  Abi- 
gail Upham  were  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren, their  fourth  child  and  third  son, 
Captain  Ezekiel,  being  head  of  the  fourth 
generation. 

Captain  Ezekiel  Upham  was  born  in 
Maiden  in  the  year  1700.  He  was  of 
Dorchester  in  1726,  sold  land  in  Stough- 
ton  the  same  year,  and  settled  in  Stur- 
bridge,  Massachusetts,  about  1730,  He 
was  one  of  the  first  fourteen  male  mem- 
bers of  the  Congregational  church  at 
Sturbridge,  organized  September  29, 
1736,  and  is  referred  to  in  Sturbridge 
records  as  "Captain."  He  resided  in 
Sturbridge  from  1730  until  the  end  of  his 
life.  Captain  Ezekiel  Upham  married,  in 
1726,  Hannah  Stearns,  of  Dorchester,  who 
died  January  10,  1788.  They  were  the 
parents  of  eight  children,  this  line  de- 
scending through  John,  the  second  son 
and  fourth  child. 

John  Upham  was  born  at  Sturbridge, 
April  6,  1734,  and  died  May  30,  1800.  He 
married  Demaris  Wildes,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  sons,  Jerre,  and  John ; 
also  a  daughter  Demaris,  all  recorded  in 
Brookfield,  Massachusetts.  John  is  head 
of  the  sixth  generation. 

John  Upham  was  born  in  Brookfield, 
Massachusetts,  December  14,  1773,  died 
March  28,  185 1.  He  was  a  resident  of 
Spencer  and  Ware,  Massachusetts.  He 
married  Patty  Bines,  who  died  January 
5,  1842.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven 
children:  Demaris,  married  John  Holmes, 
of  Lee,  Massachusetts ;  Sophia,  married 


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John  Holmes,  of  Palmer,  Massachusetts, 
her  brother-in-law ;  John,  married  and 
moved  to  New  York  State ;  Mary,  mar- 
ried E.  Shaw,  of  Stafford,  Connecticut; 
Patty,  married  Abner  Gilbert;  Nathaniel, 
married  Mary  Ann  Borad,  and  died  at 
Leverett,  Massachusetts,  leaving-  a  son 
Edward,  who  removed  with  his  mother 
to  California ;  William,  father  of  Fred- 
erick Arthur  Upham,  of  Three  Rivers, 
Massachusetts. 

William  Upham  was  born  in  Ware, 
Massachusetts,  May  8,  1813,  died  in  Bel- 
chertown,  Massachusetts,  September  11, 
1874.  He  married,  April  20,  1842,  Re- 
becca T.  Devereaux,  born  in  Marblehead, 
Massachusetts,  October  2,  1821,  died  in 
Palmer,  Massachusetts,  March  26,  1881. 
They  were  the  parents  of  eleven  chil- 
dren :  Charles  William,  born  March  2, 
1843,  married  Abbie  L.  Dimock;  George, 
born  November  24,  1846;  Isabella,  born 
November  4,  1849,  married,  August  14, 
1870,  Merrick  A.  Morse  ;  Mary  Alice,  born 
February  17,  1852,  married,  March  27, 
1872,  Charles  Squires ;  Lewis  E.,  born 
May  18,  1853,  married  Minnie  S.  Hitch- 
cock, and  resided  in  Palmer  and  later  in 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  where  he 
died;  Albert  S.,  born  March  15,  1855; 
Nellie  M.,  died  at  birth;  Ella  R.,  born 
March  5,  1857,  married,  May  15,  1878, 
Oliver  G.  Nutting;  Ida  J.,  died  young; 
Frederick  Arthur,  whose  career  is  herein 
traced;  Franklin  H.,  born  November  22, 
1863,  married  Margaret  Kenyon,  July  17, 
1884,  and  removed  to  Valley  Falls,  Rhode 
Island,  later  to  Haddon  Heights,  New 
Jersey. 

Frederick  Arthur  Upham.  tenth  child 
of  William  and  Rebecca  T.  (Devereaux) 
Upham,  was  born  in  Belchertown,  Mas- 
sachusetts, April  7,  1862.  and  was  there 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  Mon- 
son  Academy.  In  1878  he  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Palmer  Mills  in  the  village 


of  Three  Rivers  in  the  town  of  Palmer,  as 
an  office  boy.  His  work  was  congenial 
and  he  devoted  himself  to  his  duties  with 
such  evident  satisfaction  that  he  was  soon 
promoted.  Later  other  promotions  came 
to  him  until  he  became  superintendent  of 
the  plant,  and  in  that  position  he  re- 
mained seventeen  years,  until  November 
13'  1913-  On  that  date  he  was  advanced 
to  his  present  post  as  agent  of  the  com- 
pany and  general  manager  of  the  plant, 
and  in  the  prosperity  which  has  attended 
the  Palmer  Mills  since  Mr.  Upham  came 
to  managerial  authority  may  be  ascribed 
in  part  to  his  ability  and  zeal. 

He  is  a  director  in  the  Shetucket  Cot- 
ton Mill  of  Norwich,  Connecticut,  and  a 
trustee  of  the  Palmer  Savings  Bank.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  he  has 
served  the  town  as  chairman  of  the 
School  Board,  chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Selectmen,  and  member  of  the  Hampden 
County  Improvement  League.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Massachusetts  Cotton 
Manufacturers'  Association,  the  Textile 
Club  of  Boston,  and  the  Springfield  Board 
of  Trade,  serving  on  the  Massachusetts 
committee.  He  is  a  member  of  Thomas 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Palmer ;  Thomas  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons ;  and  Washington  Council,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters.  He  is  a  member  of 
Union  Church,  and  for  twenty-five  years 
has  been  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
school.  He  is  actively  interested  in 
the  Hampden  County  Association  of 
Churches,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts State  Sunday  School  Associa- 
tion. At  the  great  plant  of  which  he  is 
the  head  they  have  provided  a  Day  Nur- 
sery for  the  care  of  children  whose  par- 
ents are  employed  in  the  mill.  They  also 
have  rest  rooms  for  the  employees,  a  first 
aid  room  in  charge  of  a  nurse,  and  in  ad- 
dition to  this  a  nurse  to  assist  in  caring 
for  sick  employees  at  their  homes. 


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Mr.  Upham  married,  October  4,  1884, 
Ada  M.  Paine,  daughter  of  Emory  and 
Eunice  (Fletcher)  Paine.  They  are  the 
parents  of  a  daughter,  Blanche  Vivian, 
born  August  28,  1890,  married  Alexander 
Mason,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
and  they  have  one  son,  Willard  Upham, 
born  July  31,  1920. 


CRUSE,  Rev.  James  Matthew, 

Clergyman. 

Among  the  foreign  refugees  who  set- 
tled in  Great  Britain  and  Ireland  during 
the  reign  of  Louis  XIV  of  France  were 
those  bearing  the  name  Croze,  the  same 
name  appearing  in  a  table  containing  the 
names  of  Huguenot  families  naturalized 
in  Great  Britain  and  Ireland  between  the 
years  1681  and  1712.  The  name,  spelled 
Cruce,  is  found  in  County  Dublin  in  the 
fifteenth  century,  and  is  included  in  a 
list  of  principal  Irish  families  in  the  six- 
teenth and  seventeenth  centuries,  and  in 
lists  of  Irish  and  Anglo-Irish  families. 
The  word  Cross,  in  Irish  Crois,  Latin 
Cruix,  French  Croix,  became  O'Croose, 
and  was  anglicized  Cross  and  Cruise.  As 
Cruise,  the  name  is  common  in  Ireland, 
the  family  in  County  Meath  being  of  the 
modern  nobility.  There  is  little  doubt 
that  the  family  came  to  Great  Britain 
from  the  continent  of  Europe  at  an  early 
day,  and  in  the  change  of  place  and  ton- 
gue many  strange  changes  were  made  in 
the  original  name.  Cruise  being  of  com- 
paratively modern  form,  Cruse,  Croze, 
and  Cruise,  however,  dating  to  a  more 
remote  period. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  Rev.  James 
M.  Cruse,  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
was  Michael  Cruse,  who  lived  and  died  in 
County  Sligo,  Ireland,  a  farmer  and  shoe 
dealer.  He  married  Mary  Brebaney,  a 
name  meaning  in  Irish,  judge.  Their 
children   were:    Thomas,   John,   Michael 


(2),  James,  and  Mary.  John  came  to  the 
United  States,  enlisted  in  the  Union  army, 
and  died  in  the  service.  Descent  in  this 
branch  is  traced  through  the  third  son, 
Michael  (2). 

Michael  (2)  Cruse  was  born  in  County 
Sligo,  Ireland,  November  11,  1831.  died 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  September 
6,  1900.  He  attended  the  National 
schools,  and  was  his  father's  farm  assist- 
ant until  the  latter's  death  about  1858. 
He  then  married,  and  with  his  bride  came 
to  the  United  States,  locating  in  Connec- 
ticut for  a  short  time,  then  making  a  per- 
manent location  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts. Here  Mr,  Cruse  was  a  gardener  in 
charge  of  the  estate  of  Colonel  Thomp- 
son, holding  that  position  until  the  Col- 
onel's death.  After  this,  and  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  prior  to  his  death,  Mr.  Cruse 
lived  a  retired  life.  He  was  a  man  home 
loving  and  quiet  in  his  tastes,  not  given 
to  politics  or  societies.  He  married,  in 
1858,  Margaret  Sunney,  born  in  County 
Sligo,  Ireland,  in  1837,  died  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  February  29,  1912,  daugh- 
ter of  Matthew  and  Sarah  (Coleman) 
Sunney.  Children :  Sarah  G.,  married 
Thomas  McHugh,  and  had  children : 
James  Matthew,  Elizabeth  Margaret,  and 
Anna  Marie  McHugh ;  Rev.  James  Mat- 
thew, of  further  mention  ;  John  Joseph,  a 
druggist  of  Springfield  until  his  death, 
April  7,  1898;  Mary  B. ;  Margaret  E., 
married  Alfred  J.  Carroll,  and  has  a  son, 
James  M.  Carroll ;  Martin,  who  was  a 
druggist  in  Springfield,  died  January  20, 
1900. 

Rev.  James  Matthew  Cruse,  son  of 
Michael  and  Margaret  (Sunney)  Cruse, 
was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
September  8,  i860,  and  completed  public 
school  study  with  high  school  graduation, 
class  of  1880.  He  then  spent  three  years 
at  Ottawa  University  (Canada),  whence 


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he  was  graduated  in  1883,  then,  until 
1886,  was  a  student  of  theology  at  St. 
Mary's  Seminary,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 
Upon  the  completion  of  his  course  he  was 
ordained  in  Springfield,  in  1886,  by  Bishop 
O'Reiley,  a  priest  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
church,  and  assigned  to  service  as  curate 
at  St.  John's  Church  in  Worcester,  Mas- 
sachusetts. After  a  few  years  of  service 
there  he  was  for  a  time  curate  at  North 
Adams,  Massachusetts,  his  first  pastor- 
ate the  church  at  Upton,  Massachusetts, 
which  he  served  from  August,  1902,  until 


February,  1910.  He  was  then  appointed 
pastor  of  Our  Lady  of  Hope  Church, 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  which  parish 
he  has  most  loyally  served  for  ten  years. 
The  parish  contains  3,000  souls,  who  look 
to  Father  Cruse  for  spiritual  guidance, 
and  in  addition  to  the  church  there  is  a 
parochial  school,  which  was  built  by 
Father  Cruse,  and  is  in  a  flourishing  con- 
dition. Father  Cruse  is  a  man  of  broad 
vision,  very  popular  in  his  parish,  and 
highly  esteemed  not  only  in  his  own 
church,  but  outside  of  it. 


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NDEX 


Abbe,  George,  130 

James,  130 

James  T.,  129,  131 

John,  129 

Mary  H.,  132 

Thomas,  129 

Richard,  129 

Richard,  Capt.,  130 
Adams,  Abraham,  Capt.,  107 

Abraham,  Serg.,  107 

Charles,  107,  109 

Ella  B.,  no 

G.  Frank,  45,  46 

George,  46 

John,  45,  46 

John,  Lieut.,  108 

John  F.,  Rev.,  108 

John  W.,  108 

Joseph,  Rev.,  107 

Nancy  P.,  46 

Robert,  107 
Andrews,  Alfred  A.,  236 

Frances  A.,  237 

Louisa,  237 

William  A.,  Dr.,  236 
Ashley,  John  H.,  yj-j,  379 

Joseph,  378,  379 

Mary  J.,  380 

Robert,  377,  378 

Silas  S.,  2>77,  379 
Austin,  Albert,  474 

Ann  E.,  474 

Anthony,  473 

Moses,  474 

Nathaniel,  473 

Thomas,  473 

Babson,  Daniel  T.,  408 
Daniel  T.,  Jr.,  408 
James,  407 
John,  408 


Joseph,  408 

Mary,  409 

Richard,  408 

Roger  D.,  407,  408 

William,  408 
Bacon,  Albert  S.,  125 

Amasa,  125 

Clarence  N.,  123,  125 

George,  125 

James,  124 

Jonathan,  124 

Martha  R.,  126 

Michael,  123,  124 
Bagg,  Earle  H.  A.,  261,  26}^ 

Ebenezer,  261 

Hiram,  261 

Hiram  A.,  262 

Ida,  263 

John,  261 
Bailey,  Benjamin  A.,  269 

Harriet  E.   (Hattie),  269 

Helen  C,  269 

Leiia  S.,  269 

Russell  A.,  269 

Ruth  J.,  269 
Baker,  Edmund  K.,  360 

Gilbert  H.,  360 

Henry  C,  360 

Marion,  361 

Rhea  K.,  360,  361 
Ball,  Amos,   102 

Freelon  Q.,  102 

Freelon  O.,  Jr.,  102 

Jennie  S.,  103 

Joseph,   102 

Lucy  P.,  103 

Saul,  102 

Thomas,  102 
Ballard,  Albert  F.,  416,  417 

Chester  H.,  401,  402 

Isaac,  416 


543 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Jacob,  416 

Jefferson,  416 

Joseph,  402 

Marietta  E.,  403 

Robert  D.,  417 

Roger  H.,  418 

Rose  E.,  417 

Sarah  A.,  419 

Walter  H.,  417,  418 

William,  401 
Barker,  Albermarle,  29 

Ephraim,  28 

Horace  R.,  31 

Jennie  F.,  31 

John,  28 

John  F.,  28,  29 

John  F.,  Jr.,  31 

Laura  B.,  31 

Laura  F.,  31 
Barri,   Bartholomew,  95 

Jennie,  96 

John  A.,  95,  96 

Philip  B.,  95 

Thomas  O.,  95 
Bartlett,  Alfred,  95 

Anna  H.,  95 

Elijah,  385 

Florence  S.,  389 

Francis  I.,  387 

Freda  W.,  387 

Frederick  W.,  386,  387 

Grace  L.,  387 

Harriet  I.,  386 

Horace,  387 

Isabella,  386 

Joseph,  94 

Katherine  M.,  388 

Leon  E.,  388 

Lewis  H.,  385 

Lewis   I.,  386 

Oliver,  385 

Phoebe  M.,  387 

Richard,   385 

Robert,  94 

Thomas,  94 

William  C,  385,  386 


Barton,  Caleb,  334 

Edmund,  334 

Gertrude  W.,  332,  334,  335 

Ira,  Dr.,  334 

John,  334 

Samuel,  334 

Sidney,  Dr.,  335 

Sidney  C,  335 

Stephen,  Dr.,  334 

William  I.,  334,  335 
Bass,  Emily  D.,  454 

Martha  J.,  454 

Samuel,  452,  453 

Samuel  H.,  454 

Seth,  453 

William  S.,  452,  453 
Bassett,  Anson,  451 

Arthur  F.,  450,  451 

Francis  L.,  451 

Joseph,  451 

Rose  A.,  452 

William,  451 
Baxter,  Addie,  358 

Francis,  357 

Harriet  C,  357 

Hattie  E.,  358 

Isaac  C,  357 

John,  357 

John   D.,  358 

John  W.,  359 

Moses,  357 

Nellie  B.,  356,  358 

Thomas,  357 

Timothy,  357 

William  G.,  356,  358 
Beals  (Beal),  Israel,  254 

James  S.,  253,  255 

John,  253,  254 

John  C,  254 

Joshua,  254 

Sophie,  255 

Thomas,  254 
Bearse,  Austin  B.,  85 

Benjamin,  85 

Frederick  A.,  86 

George  H.,  86 


544 


ENXYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Harriet  E.,  86 

Leon  H.,  85,  86 

Richard,  Capt,  85 
Beckwith,  Barzillai,   115 

Charles  L.,  115,  116 

George,  115,  116 

Jonah,  115 

Mark,    116 

Martha  L.,  117 

Matthew,  115 

Orson  E.,  116 
Beebe,  Ansel,  76 

Henry  J.,  74,  75,  76 

Henry  J.   (2),  yy 

Henry  O.,  yj 

Jared,  74,  76 

John,  75 

Jonathan,  75 

Kate  E.,  yj 

Margaret  C.,  'jy 

Mary,  ']y 

Othalie,  yy 

Samuel,  75 

Silas,  76 

William,  75 
Belcher,  Chary  E.,  501 

Fred  L.,  501 

Hazel  M.,  502 

Henry  J.,  501 

Ira,  501 

Ralph  G.,  502 
Bell,  Cora  B.,  141 

Hiram  W.,  141 

James,  140 

John,   139,  140 

Robert,   139,  141 

Samuel,  Gov.,  140 

Thomas  J.,  140 
Bellamy,  Charles  J.  (i),  22 

Charles  J.  (2),  23 

Edith,  24 

Imogene,  23 

Joseph,  Rev.,  21 

Rufus  K.,  Rev.,  21 
Bemis,  Arthur  I.,  53 

Belle  M.,  53 

Mass — 10 — 35 


Chapin  T.,  53 

Charles  A.,  53 

Dorothy  S.,  53 

Edwin  L.,  52 

Helen  E.,  53 

Howard  R.,  46,  52 

John,  47 

Joseph,  47 

Lucinda  F.,  53 

Philip,  47 

Stephen,  Rev.,  48 

Stephen  C,  Hon.,  48 

William,  47 

William  C.  (i),  51 

William  C.  (2),  53 
Bidwell,  Austin,  246 

Bertha  D.,  248 

Elbert,  399 

Eleazer,  399 

Elias,  399 

Ella,  401 

Estena,  401 

Florence  E.,  401 

Frank  E.,  398,  399 

George  H.,  401 

James  F.,  247 

John,  245,  246,  398 

Joseph,  Dr.,  399 

Miles,  399 

Raymond  A.,  245,  247 

Richard,   245,  398 

Zebulon,  246 

Zebulon,  Capt.,  246 
Birnie,  Alexander,   15 

Alexander  C,  16,  17 

Annie  E.,  16 

Ellen,  17 

George,   11 

George  A.,  16 

John  M.,  14 

Julia  W.,  17 

Loraine  F.,  14 

Mary,  17 

Mary  L.,  14 

Mary  W.,  14 

Walter,   14 


545 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


William,  ii 

William  A.,  15,  16 

William  P.,  ii,  13 
Bissonnette,  Adeline,  517 

Alfred,  517 

Joseph  M.,  Rev.,  516,  517 

Michel,  517 
Blague,  Edward  P.,  239 

Giles,  -ZT^j,  240 

Hamlin,  238 

Helen,  240 

Henry,  237 

Joseph,  237 

Newcombe,  237 
Booth,  David,  349 

Joseph,  Capt.,  349 

Margaret,  350 

Mary  A.,  351,  352 

Robert,  348 

Rhoda,  351 

Samuel  C,  348,  350 

Simon   (Simeon),  348 

Zachariah,  349 
Bostwick,  Arthur,  no 

Olive  E.,  no 

William  F.,  no 

William  T.,  no 
Bosworth,  Delia  E.,  81 

Edward,  'j'j 

Henry  W.,  Hon.,  79 

Homer  L.,  y-],  80 

Ichabod,  79 

Jabez,  78 

John,  78 

Jonathan,  ^T,  78 

Lyman,  79 

Nathaniel,  78 
Bowles  (BoUes),  Caleb  W.,  250,  253 

Charles  A.,  135,  137 

Charles  A.,  Jr.,  137 

Chester  B.,  137 

David,  250 

Edna,  252 

Henry  L.,  249,  251 

Jesse,  250 

John,  135 


Joseph,  249 

Joshua,   135 

Lillian,  253 

Lyman  E.,  249,  250 

Lyman  E.,  Jr.,  253 

Mabel,  253 

Nellie,   137 

Raymond  L.,  253 

Samuel,  135,  136,  250 
Boyington  (Boynton),  Caleb,  336 

Charles  M.,  335,  337 

Daniel,  336 

David  I.,  336 

Harriett  E..  337 

John,  336 

Julia,  337 

Samuel,  336 

William,  335 
Bradley,  Abraham,  463 

Daniel,  463 

Ellen,  465 

Jonathan,  463 

Josiah,  464 

Lewis,  464 

Milton,  463,  464 
Brainerd,  Blanche  P.,  154,  158,  296 

Daniel,  294 

Elijah,  294 

Elijah,  Rev.,  295 

Louis  J.,  154,  158,  294,  296 

Timothy,  294,  295 

William  H.,  294,  295 

Wilson,  294,  295 
Brewster,  Alice,  211 

Benjamin,  208 

Charles  K.,  209 

Daniel,  Capt.,  208 

Elisha,   Capt.,   208 

Elisha  H.,  207,  209,  210 

Jessie  W.,  211 

Jonathan,  208 

William,  207 
Brigham,  Anson  O.,  522 

Benjamin,  Serg.,  521 

Calvin,  303 

David,  303 


546 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Elisha,  521 

Emma  E.,  522 

Fred  C,  302,  304 

Fred  C,  Dr.,  520,  522 

George  A.,  304 

Gershom,  521 

Madeline  G.,  304 

Nathaniel,  Lieut.,  303 

Silas,  303 

Thomas,  302,  520 
Broadwell,  Edward  H.,  376,  2)77 

Imogene  G.,  yjy 

James  C,  376 
Brook,  Albert,  322 

Earl  D.,  322 

Edwin,  322 

Ernest,  322 

Frederick,  322 

George,  322 

Hannah,  322 

John,  322 

William,  322 
Brooks,  Chase  R.,  456 

Chauncey  W.,  291 

Edwin  E.,  291 

Emory  S.,  291 

Ethan,  455 

Jennie,  456 

Martha,  291 

Mary,   456 

Reuben  P.,  455 

Thomas,  455 

WilHam  H.  S.,  455 

William  S.,  456 
Brown,  Alice  L.,  528 

Benjamin,  527 

John  M.,  527 

Joseph,   527 

Myron  L.,  527,  528 

Ralph  M.,  528 

Raymond  T.,  528 

Thomas,  527 
Bugbee,  Edward,  289 

Florence  M.,  291 

Frederick  F.,  291 

George  N.,  290 


Jedediah,  289 

Joseph,  289 

Josiah,  289 

Julia  C,  290 

Marcus,  289 

Nelson  A.,  289,  290 

Newman,  289 

WilHam  H.,  289 
Bull,  Edith  L.,  366 

George  J.,  Dr.,  365 

Harcourt  W.,  365 

Sarah  J.,  365 
Burnett,  Charles  C,  Prof.,  226,  228 

Elvira,  226 
Buxton,  Dana,  299 

James  N.,  299 

Julia  B.,  300 

Julia  G.,  300 

Melissa  B.,  299 

Warner  R.,  300 

Calkins,  Adelaide  A.,  113 

Alice,  114 

Cheney  H.,  Dr.,  114 

David,   III 

Hugh,  no 

James,  in 

Joseph,  III 

Luke,  III 

Marshall,  Dr.,  no,  112 

William  H.,  114 
Campbell,  Beatrice  M.,  257 

Charles  B.,  255,  256 

Peter  N.,  255 

Robert,  255 
Carr,  James,  347,  475 

John,  347,  475 

John  S.,  348,  475 

Lewis  F.,  348,  475 

Susan  D.,  348,  475 

Timothy,  347,  475 
Cartter,  Ada  B.,  525 

Chandler,  Capt.,  524 

Lorenzo,  524 

Nathaniel,  524 

Nehemiah,  524 


547 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Richard  G.  W.,  523,  525 

Samuel,  524 

Samuel,  Rev.,  523 

Thomas,  Rev.,  523 
Case,  Adelbert  B.,  319,  320 

Benoni,  319 

Charles,  423 

David,  423 

Frederick,  319 

John,  319 

Joseph,  423 

Lillie  D.,  320 

Mary  I.,  423 

Phillips  N.,  320 

Richard,  422,  423 

Uriah,  423 

Zardus  B.,  319,  320 
Chamberlain,  Ellie  B.,  486 

Freedom,  483 

George  D.,  Hon.,  482,  484 

Henry,  483 

Jonathan,  483 

Jonathan  N.,  483 

Joseph,  483 

Sydney  D.,  486 

William,  483 
Champlin,  Anna  L.,  314 

Frank  A.,  312,  313 

Geoffrey,  312 

Henry,  313 

Jeffrey,  Lieut.,  312 

Jeffrey  W.,  313 

Samuel,  Capt.,  313 

Stephen  G.,  313 

William,  312 

William,  Capt.,  312 
Chapin,  Abel,  342 

Adolphus  F,,  342 

Alfred  H.,  341,  343 

Ashbel,  Capt.,  342 

Japhet,  341 
Julia  S.,  343 
Lysander,  342 
Moses,  Ens.,  342 
Samuel,  341 
Thomas,  342 


Chase,  Aquilla,  326 

Charles  P.,  326,  328 

Edwin,  326,  327 

Francis,  326 

Jean  E.,  328 

John,  326 

Joseph,  326 

Junius  B.,  328 

Lyndon  H.,  328 

Matthew,  326 

Moses,  326 

Russell  D.,  328 

Samuel,  326 

Thomas,  326 
Clark,  Alonzo  W.,  411 

Edward  O.,  410,  411 

Edward  O.,  Jr.,  412 

Horace,  Dr.,  161 

Jonathan,  411 

Jonathan  W.,  411 

Lemuel,  161 

Lemuel  B.,  161,  162 

Mabel,  412 

Maude,  162 

Remington  A.,  412 

Sarah  C,  161 
Cleveland,  Aaron,  260,  263,  264 

Abigail,  260,  264 

Henry,  263 

Jonathan,  260 

Josiah,  263 

Moses,  260,  263 

William,  260,  263,  264 
Clough,  Charles  F.,  298 

George  E.,  298 

Helen  L.,  299 

Ralph,  298 
Collins,  Ebenezer,  323 

Edward,   198,  323 

Elihu,  324 

Harry  C,  322,  325 

Jabez,  199  , 

John  M.,  198,  199 

Marion,  326 

Nathaniel,  Rev.,  198,  323 

Noah  C,  199 

548 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Olive  B.,  199 

Oliver,  199 

William,  199,  324 

William  O.,  199 

William  S.,  324 
Colton,  Albina  S.,  334 

Ebenezer,  333 

Ebenezer  C,  333 

Ephraim,  355 

George,  332,  354 

John  W.,  333 

Lucy,  356 

Samuel,  355 

Thomas,  Capt.,  333 
Cooley,  Benjamin,  55,  463 

Daniel,  463 

Earl,  56 

Elmira  L.,  463 

Harry  C,  57 

Jacob,  56 

Lizzie  C,  57 

Obadiah,  56 

Reuben  V.,  57 

Rose  M.,  57 

Samuel,  56 

Samuel  M.,  463 

Thomas,  56 

Timothy,  Rev.,  463 

William,  Capt,  463 
Corcoran,  Carolyn,  341 

Harriet  P.,  341 

James  B.,  341 

Luke,  340 

Luke,  Dr.,  340 
Cordner,  Bessie  E.,  508 

Edith  E.,  506 

Mary  A.,  508 

Samuel  J.,  507 

Thomas,  505 

Thomas,  Jr.,  505 

Thomas  G.,  504,  505 
Cort,  Helen  E.,  222 

Parker  M.,  Dr.,  222 
Courier  (Currier),  Alexis,  180 

George  A.,   180,   181 

Joseph,  180 


Julia  C,  181 

Richard,  180 

Samuel,  180 
Cruse,  James  M.,  Rev.,  538 

Margaret,  538 

Michael,  538 

Michael,  Jr.,  538 
Culver,  Charles  R.,  314,  315 

Edward,  314 

James  L.,  315 

Mary  A.,  315 

Moses,  315 

William  L.,  315 
Cushman,  Benjamin,  156 

Caleb,  156 

Edward  D.,  154,  157 

Edward  F.,  154,  158 

Florence  A.,  154,  158 

Gideon,   156 

Isaac,  332 

Robert,  155 

Solomon,  157 

Solomon  F.,  Hon.,  157 

Thomas,  156,  332 

Damon,  Abner,  515 

Carrie,  516 

Henry,  515 

Lloyd  W.,  516 

Walter  H.,  515 
Davis,  Asa,  394 

Bemsley,  330 

Benjamin,  394 

Carl  G.,  393,  394 

Cornelius,  394 

Edwin,  330 

Edwin  T.,  330,  331 

Eliza  R.,  331 

Everett  L.,  394 

Fannie  A.,  455 

Hannah,  330,  332 

Harold  H.;  331 

Henry  C,  454 

Ida  M.,  395 

John,  330,  393 

Marion,  395 


549 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Rachel  E.,  331 

Rodway,  454 

Thomas,  393 

William  W.,  331 

William  R.,  394 
Davitt,  Dominick,  528 

Donald  J.,  528,  529 

Francis,  528 

Hugh,  528 

Mary  C,  529 
Day,  Abraham,  259 

Aurelia  A.,  260 

Austin  S.,  259,  260 

Ezra,  259 

John,  259 

Justin,  259 

Robert,  259 
Dearborn,  David,  360 

Godfrey,  359 

Henry,  359 

Jeremiah,  360 

Joseph  F.,  359 

Mary,  360 

Samuel,   360 
Dearden,  Charles  W.,  227 

Clara  A.,  226 

Edwin  B.,  227 

James  R.,  227 

Kirke  A.   (K.  Arthur),  225 

Mattie  E.,  226 

Maud  M.,  227 

William,  225 

William  A.,  227 
Denoon,  Edward  M.,  174,  175 

George  E.,  174 

James,  174 

Ruth,  176 
Dexter,  Christine  N.,  170 

Fred  F.,  Dr.,  167,  169 

Gregory,  Rev.,  167 

John,  168 

John  P.,  169 

Jonathan,  169 

Philip,  169 

Stephen,  168 

William,  169 


Dickinson,  Asa  C,  118 

Asa  DeZ.,  119 

Freeman  W.,  237 

George  F.,  119 

George  R.  (i),  40 

George  R.  (2),  41 

Gideon,  118 

Hannah,  237 

Henry  E.,  2-^^ 

Henry  R.,  41 

Henry  S.,  38,  40 

Isabelle  R.,  119 

John  L.,  118 

Nathaniel,  39 

Oliver  H.,  118,  119 

Stella  E.,  41 

Stuart  W.,  42 
Doggett,  Carolyn  G.,  191 

Clinton,  192 

John,  187 

Laurence  L.,  Dr.,  187,  190 

Samuel  W.,  188 

Simeon,  188 

Simeon,  Rev.,  188 

Simeon  L.,  189 

Thomas,  187,  188 
Doherty,  Harriet,  278 

James  C,  279 

James  E.,  277 

James  L.,  276,  2^] 

John,  276 

Louis  W.,  279 
Doty,  Calvin  R.,  410 

Edward,  409 

Joseph,  409 

Nellie  F.,  410 

William,  409 

William  H.,  409,  410 
Downey,  Charles  J.,  Dr.,  493,  494 

Daniel,  493 

John  F.,  493 

Mary  E.,  494 
Driscoll,  Isma  A.,  519 

Jeremiah  R.,  518 

Mary  L.,  519 

Meta  T.,  519 

550 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Patrick,  518 

Richard,  518 

Richard  J.,  519 
Dunn,  Charles  N.,  494,  495 

Grace  M.,  496 

John,  494 

John,  Jr.,  495 
Dunster,  Henry,  499,  500 

Jason,  499,  500 

Jonathan,  499,  500 

Mary,  500 
Dyson,  Emily  J.,  276 

James,  276 

Thomas,  276 

Elder,  Edward  H.,  317 

Emma,  317 

Harry  R.,  318 

Kate,  318 

Oscar  B.,  316 

Samuel,  315 

Sarah  T.,  316 

Thomas,  316 

Washington,  316 
Elmer,  Alice  M.,  258 

Clara  B.,  257 

Ida  M.,  259 

Nelson  L.,  257,  258 

Nelson  L.,  Jr.,  259 

Ruth,  258 

Willard  N.,  257 
Elwell,  Benjamin,  440 

Frederick,  440 

Genevieve  M.,  441 

Homer  F.,  439,  441 

Joseph,  440 

Levi,  440 

Robert,  440 

Samuel,  440 
Ely,  Charles  F.,  276 

Elihu,  Rev.,  274 

Harriet  Z.,  276 

Henry  W.,  273,  275 

Joseph  B.,  273,  276 

Joseph  M.,  273,  274 

Levi,  Capt.,  274 


Nathaniel,  273 
Samuel,  274 
Sarah  N.,  276 
Estey  (Esty),  G.  Fred,  283,  285 
Geneva  B.,  286 
Harris  S.,  285 
Isaac,  283,  284 
Jeffrey,  283 
Nehemiah,  285 
Richard,  283,  285 
William  S.,  285 
Zebulon,  285 

Falvey,  Arthur  W.,  535 

Helen,  535 

John,  534 

Mary,  535 

William  H.,  534 
Farnsworth,  Carrie  A.,  511 

Charles  D.,  508,  510 

Ebenezer,  509,  510 

Gershom,  509,  510 

Matthias,  508,  509 

Richard  R.,  510 

Riley  S.,  511 

William,  509 

Wralf  B.,  511 
Field,  David,  Col.,  90 

Henry  A.,  89,  91 

John  A.,  91 

Margaret,  92 

Robert  R.,  91 

Samuel,  90 

Samuel,  Serg.,  90 

Samuel,  Rev.,  90 

Zachariah,  89 
Fisk  (Fiske),  Alice  B.,  9 

Charles  E.,  122,  123 

Daniel,    122 

Emmeline  G.,  8 

Harry  G.,  5,  8 

Isaac,  6 

James  B.,  122 

John,  6 

John,  Hon.,  7 

Margaret  L.,  123 


551 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Nathan,  6 

Nathaniel,  6 

Noyes  W.,  7 

Robert,  5 

Simeon,   122 

Simon,  5 

Symond,  Lord,  5 

Thomas,  7 

Thomas  T.,  7 

William,  5,  6 
Flagg  (Flegg),  Annie,  32 

Asa,  31 

Bartholomew,   142 

Edith,  144 

Eleazer,  142 

Frederick  M.,  32 

George  A.,  31,  32 

George  F.,  32 

Harriet,  32 

Horatio,  Rev.,   143 

James,  142 

Jessie  A.,  32 

John,  31,  142 

Raymond  H.,  141,  143 

Richard,   142 

Thomas,  31,  141,  142 

Urbane  H.,  Dr.,  143 

William,  31,  141 
Flynt,  Esther  H.,  203 

Harriet  C,  203 

John,  200 

Jonathan,  200 

Lyman  C,  200,  203 

Lyon  K.,  204 

Olivia  C,  203 

Rebecca,  205 

Robert  H.,  203 

Rufus,  200,  203,  204 

Rufus,  Capt.,  200 

Thomas,  200 

William  N.,  201 
Foss,  Benjamin  H.,  121 

Ella  N.,  122 

George,  120 

George  H.,  Dr.,  120,  I2r 

George  W.,  121 


John,  120 

Joshua,  120 

Samuel  P.,  120 
Franklin,  Benjamin  A,,  242.  243 

Benjamin  A.,  Col.,  242 

Jeannette  E.,  243 

Paul  L.,  243 
Fuller,  Austin  D.,  197 

Edward  A.,  195 

Elisha,  197 

Frank  D.,  195,  198 

Jessie,  198 

John,  197 

Joshua,  196 

Matthew,  196 

Purchase  D.,  197 

Samuel,  195,  196 

Y'oung,  196 

Gardner,  Benjamin,  150 

Charles  G.,  151 

Charles  L.,  150 

Edwin  S.,  151 

Esther  E.,  151 

John,  150 
Gill,  Bartholomew,  81 

Evelyn  L,,  83 

James  D.,  81,  82 

James  M.,  81,  83 

Josephine  M.,  83 
Gilmore  (Gillmore),  Charles  N.,  148 

Charlotte,  148 

Dwight,  147,  148 

Dwight  O.,  149 

Nathaniel,  148 

Nathaniel,  Capt.,  147,  148 

Nellie  A.,  148 
Goodwin,  Charles  H.,  307 

Charles  M.,  306,  307 

Daniel,  306 

Elisha,  306 

Jeremiah,  306 

Josiah  W.,  307 

Kate,  308 

Ross  W.,  308 


552 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Samuel,  307 

Thomas,  306 
Graves,  Clara  C,  459 

Jacob,  457 

Jonathan,  457 

Lucien  C,  Rev.,  457 

Merle  D.,  Hon.,  456,  458 

Nathaniel,  Lieut.,  457 

Thomas,  457 

William,  457 
Griffin,  Bulkley  S.,  45 

Cortlandt  B.,  45 

Ida  M.,  45 

James,  43 

Jasper,  43 

John,  43 

Nathaniel,  43 

Nathaniel,  Dr.,  43 

Solomon  B.,  43,  44 

Hag-gerty,  Jeremiah.  530 

Jeremiah  J.,  530,  531 

Susan  A.,  531 
Hamlin,  Giles,  Capt.,  238 

John,  238 

Mary,  238 
Harding,  Abraham,  308,  309 

Helen  B.,  312 

John,  309 

John,  Capt.,  309 

John  P.,  308,  311 

John  W.,  Rev.,  310 

Sewall,  Rev.,  310 
Hart,  Charles  E.,  15 

E.  Kirke,  14 

E.  Kirke,  Jr.,  15 

Elizur,  14 

Louise,  15 
Hartwell,  Alonzo,  404 

Charles  E.,  450 

Dorothy,  406 

Edward,  449 

Frances  E.,  450 

Frank  O.,  405 

George  W,,  450 

Harold  E.,  405 


Hiram  M.,  448,  450 

John,  448 

Joseph,  404 

Lizzie  L.,  405 

Oscar  D.,  403,  405 

Philemon,  404 

Ralph  L.,  405 

Richard  R.,  406 

Samuel,  403,  449 

Samuel  H.,  450 

Timothy,  404 

William,  403,  404,  448 
Harwood,  Edw^ard  J.,  441 

Harriet  M.,  441 

William  F.,  441 
Haynes,  Annie  O.,  loi 

Emily  R.,  loi 

G.  Helen,  loi 

John,  97 

Josiah,  97 

Joshua,  97 

Laurence  S.,  loi 

Lyman,  97 

Martha  C,  99 

Stanford   L.,  96,   100 

Theodore  L.,  98 

Tilly,  98 

Walter,  96 
Hersey,  Elijah,  423 

Elijah,  Jr.,  423 

George  L.,  425 

Gertrude,  425 

John  W.,  424 

Joshua,  423 

Martin,  423 

Ralph  D.,  423,  425 

William,  423 
Hillman,  Cora  M.,  397 

Franklin  J.,  396 

Frederick  J.,  Maj.,  395.  397 

John,  395,  396 

John  M.,  396 

Shubael,  395 
Hisgen   (Von  Hisgen),  Barbara  A. 

Frederick  W.  L.,  502 

553 


504 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Thomas  L.,  502 

William,  502 
Hitchcock,  Anna,  305 

Buel,  Dr.,  305 

John,  304 

John,  Capt.,  305 

John  G.,  305 

Luke,  304 

Myron,  305 

Samuel,  305 
Hopkins,  Dorcas,  155 

John,  155 

Stephen,  155 
Hughes,  Frank  N.,  144,  145 

Lillian  F.,  145 

John,  144 

Thomas,  144 
Hunt,  Anna  M.,  478 

Charles  F.,  475,  477 

Ebenezer,  476 

Edward  B.,  477 

Gad,  476 

Helen,  478 

John,  475 

Jonathan,  475 

Sanford  M.,  476 

Sanford  M.,  Jr.,  476 

Simeon,  476 
Hyde,  Ellen,  282 

Emma  W.,  35 

Hazel,  283 

Henry  C,  32,  35 

Henry  S.,  279,  281,  282 

Jedediah,  Capt.,  33,  280 

Jedediah,  Rev.,  33,  280 

Louis  C,  32,  34 

Maude,  283 

Oliver  M.,  32,  34,  281 

Pitt  W.,  33,  281 

Samuel,  t,^.  280 

Sarah  J.,  282 

Thomas  W.,  282 

Wason  M.,  283 

William,  33,  280 

Ingersoll,  Edward,  Maj.,  467 
Ellen  P.,  468 


Florence  L.,  468 
James  C,  467 
John,  465,  466 
Robert  N.,  465,  468 
Thomas,  466 

Kaynor,  Alice  C,  224 

Peter,  223 

William  A.,  223 

William  K.,  223,  224 
Keene,  James  B.,  Capt.,  437 

John  S.,  437 

Myra  C,  439 
Keith,  Alexander,  383,  384,  442 

Charles  H.,  383,  384 

Frank  S.,  383,  384 

Harriet  A.,  443 

James,  Rev.  383,  442 

Joseph  H.,  383,  384,  443 

Joseph  L.,  383,  384,  443 

Ruth,  385 

Silas  B.,  Dr.,  441,  443 
Kimball,  Benoni  C,  497 

George  K.,  499 

Georgie  E.,  499 

Isaac,  497 

James,  496,  498 

James  N.,  499 

Jonathan,  496,  497 

Maria,  498 

Mary,  497 

Richard,  496 

Samuel,  496 
Kinsman,  Addie  L.,  339 

Helen  I.,  339 

Howard  L.,  339 

Jeremiah,  338 

Robert,  337 

Stephen,  338 

Thomas,  338 

Timothy  W.,  338 

Warren  D.,  337,  339 
Kirkham,  Albert  H.,  181,  183 

Elizabeth  A.,  184 

Emma  L.,  185 

Henry,  182 

John,  182 


554 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


John  B.,  182 

John  S.  (J.  Stuart),  184 

Thomas,  181,  182 

Lamont,  Elizabeth  J.,  321 

Forest,  321 

John,  321 

Mary,  321 

Miller  O.,  321 

Robert,  320,  321 
Landry,  Adelard,  Rev.,  533 

Adele,  533 

Hubert,  533 

Peter,  533 
Levison,  Abraham,  241 

Edith,  242 

Eleanore,  241 

Sigmund,  241 
Lewis,  Charles  C,  35,  36 

Fannie  L,  427 

George  S.,  425,  426 

Irene,  36 

Joseph,  426 

William  H.,  36 

William  S.,  426 

Zebulon,  426 
Lincoln,  Addison  J.,  372,  513 

Amasa,  371,  513 

Edward  C,  511,  514 

Eleanor  S.,  373 

Elkanah,  371,  512 

Enos,  371,  512 

Flynt,  370,  373 

Jonathan,  371,  511,  512 

Sarah  C,  514 

Thomas,  370,  371,  511,  512 

William  A.,  372,  513 
Lombard,  Daniel,  118 

David,  117 

Ebenezer,  117 

Elizabeth,  118 

John,  117 

Roswell,  118 

Timothy  H.,  118 
Loomis,  Burritt,  472 

Clara  M.,  473 


Dan  A.,  474,  473 

D wight,  471,  473 

Ham,  472 

Harriett  M.,  475 

Helen  M.,  473 

John,  471 

Joseph,  471 

Lynn  A.,  473 

Mary  E.,  474 

Noah,  472 

Paul  H.,  473,  474 

Samuel,  Lieut.,  472 

William,  472 
Ludington,  David  P.,  265,  266 

Isaac,  266 

John,  265,  266 

Jude,  266 

Martha  D.,  266 

William,  265 
Lyon,  Albert  B.,  444,  446 

David,  445 

Jacob,  444 

Minnie  M.,  446 

Nathaniel,  445 

Norman,  445,  446 

Sophia,  445 

Thirza,  446 

William,  444 

McClench,  Cora  C,  74 

Donald,  74 

John,  ^2 

Joseph  U.,  72 

Katherine  A.,  74 

Marion  H.,  74 

William  W.,  ^2,  y-i^ 
McElwain,  Charles  C,  270,  273 

Edwin,  271 

Greta,  273 

James,  270 

Jonathan,  270 

Timothy,  270 

Timothy,  Capt.,  270 
Mcintosh,  Andrew,  162,  163 

Andrew  J.,   164 


555 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Mary  A.,  164 
Robert,   162 
Madigan,  James  C,  278 
John  B.,  279 
Mary  A.,  278 
Mahoney,  Irene  P.,  381 
James,  380 
James  A.,  380 
Marsh,  Fitch  P.,  26 
Frank  W.,  28 
George,  26 
Harriett,  28 
Ida  M.,  28 
John  F.,  Col.,  26 
Samuel,  26 
Mayher,  Mary  E.  P.,  519 

William  J.,  519 
Maynard,  Abigail  B.,  180 
Catherine  B.,  245 
Christopher,  244 

Elisha  B.,  176,  410 

Everett  C,  244 

Guy  B.,  245 

James  A.,  244 

John,  178,  244 

Josiah,  178 

Kate,  177 

Kate  C,  410 

Luella  E.,  177 

Moses,  178 

Moses  A.,  177,  179 

Walter,  176,  178 

William  D.,  410 

Zachary,  178 
Mayo,  Alfred  N.,  3,  4 

Amaziah,  4 

John,  3 

John,  Capt.,  4 

Julia,  5 

Noah,  3 

Thomas,  3 
Metcalf,  Clara  W.,  166 

Frank  H.,  166 

Howard  F.,  166 

Joseph,  164,  165 
Mabel  A.,  167 


Miller,  Charles  B.,  89 

Frances  E.,  89 

Ira,  88 

James  Q.,  88 

James  R.,  89 

Preston  T.,  89 
Moore,  Carlos  O.,  248 

Edward  P.,  249 

Gertrude  B.,  249 

Martha  P.,  249 

Orlando,  248 

Prentice  B.,  Col.,  248 
Mulligan,  Charles  H.,  134 

John,  133 

Maria  F.,  135 

Walter  L.,  133,  134 

Nason,  Albert  D.,  192,  194 
Albert  W.,    195 
Anna  F.,  194 
Benjamin,    193 
Florence,    195 
George  W.,  193 
Jesse,  193 
Richard,  192 
Thomas,   193 
Willoughby,    193 
Newell,  Abijah,  469 
Abraham,  469 
Benjamin,  469 
Cyrus,  469 
Horace  S.,  469 
Isaac,  469 
Maria,  469 
Stephen,  469 
Nye,  Benjamin,  230 

Caleb,  231 

Calvin  E.,  231 

George,  229,  231 

Martha  E.,  232 

Nathan,  231 

Prince,  231 

Ralph,  230 

Randolf,  230 

Rufus,  231 

Theodore  H.,  232 

556 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Thomas,  230 

Jean,  383 

William,  230 

Marcellus,  381 

Oliver,  381 

Page,  Alice  J.,  236 

Richard  W.,  382 

Amos  W.,  234 

Powers  (Power),  Eli,  158 

Benjamin,  234 

Frank  B.,   160 

Irving  H.,  233,  235 

George  W.,  158,  159 

James,  234 

Ida,  160 

John,  2ZZ,  234 

Isaac,    158 

Joseph,  233 

Lewis  J.,  158,  159 

Moses,  234 

Lewis  J.  (2),  160 

Onesiphorus,  Serg.,  233 

Martha,   160 

Pardee,  Austin  M.,  Lieut.-Cql.,  161 

Philip  C,  160 

Freda,   160 

Phineas,  158 

Parsons,  Addie  M.,  67 

Thomas,   158 

Charles  H.,  62,  66 

Walter,   158 

Joseph,  64 

Walter  C,   160 

Joseph,   Cornet,  62 

Pynchon  (Pinchon),  Edward,  478,  482 

Joseph,  Rev.,  65 

John,  479,  480,  481 

Marvel   H.,  67 

Joseph  C,  482 

Russell  C,  67 

Julia  M.,  482 

Thomas,  65 

William,  481,  482 

William,  66 

William,  Col.,  478 

William  H.,  66 

Phelps,  Charles,  38 

Reilly,  Helena,  471 

Elijah,  38 

James,  470 

.Elizabeth  F.,  38 

James  H.,  470 

Harriet  C,  38 

James  H.,  Jr.,  470 

Henry,    38 

Remington,  John  W.,  390 

Mary  E.,  37,  38 

Marion  P.,  391 

Rachael  J.,  38 

Wesley   D.,   390 

Timothy,  38 

William  M.,  390,  391 

Timothy,  Lieut,  37 

Reynolds,  Edna,  207 

William,  2)7 

George,  206 

William  J.,  38 

George  H.,  207 

Zuriah,  38 

Howard  S.,  205,  207 

Pickering,  Ephraim,  301 

Martha  J.,  207 

Jacob,  301 

Nathaniel,  Capt.,  205 

James,  301 

Robert,  205 

John,  300,  301 

Stephen,  205,  206 

Nancy,  301 

Rice,  Allen  G.,  Dr.,  491 

Stephen,  301 

Charles  A.  A.,  407 

Thomas,  301 

Charles  E.,  406 

Pierce,  Jacob,  522 

Clara   E.,   491 

Pinney,  Edward  J.,  381,  382 

Clarinda  W.,  489 

Humphrey,  381 

Daniel,  487 

557 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Edmund,  406,  486 

Edward,  487 

Edward  F.,  407 

Helen  B,,  491 

George,  406 

Haven,  488 

Jabez,  488 

John  L.,  Col.,  486,  490 

Julia  A.,  406 

Ly Sander  M.,  488 

Marion  V.,  491 

Stephen,  488 
Robinson,  Cora  E.,  435 

David,  434 

Hezekiah,  434 

John  C,  434,  435 

Josiah  C,  435 

Noah,  434 

Richard  M.,  435 

Thomas,  434 
Rockwell,  George  L.,  301 

Julia,  301 
Rogers,  Burt  T.,  328,  329 

Clifford  R.,  220 

Daniel,  217 

Darius,  418 

Edward  C,  217,  218 

Eli,  418 

Eliza  B.,  219 

Elvira,  418 

Enoch,  329 

Hanson,  217 

Harvey   M.,  329 

Henry  G.,  418 

John,  217 

Jonathan,  329 

Julia   C,  220 

Nancy  O.,  330 

Robert,  217,  329 

Stephen,  329 

Thomas,  329 

William  G.,  329,  330 
Root,  Dorothy  (Dolly),  44^ 

John,  446 

Thomas,  447 

Timothy,  447 


Ross,  James,  332 

John,  332 

Martha,  332 
Royce,  Andrew,  221 

Andrew,  Rev.,  221 

Charles  A.,  220,  221 

Elizabeth,  222 

John  B.,  222 

Jonathan,  220 

Nehemiah,   220 

Robert,  220 

Robert   A.,   222 

Samuel,  221 

Sanborne   (Sanborn),  Edward,   129 

Elizabeth,  129 

Ezekiel,  Serg.,  129 

Jeremiah,  129 

John  W.,  Rev.,  129 

Josiah,  128 

Julia  A.,  129 

Moses  D.,  129 

William,   128 
Sanderson,  Albert  H.,  392 

Calvin,  392 

Estella  M.,  393 

Everett  E.,  393 

Howard  S.,  393 

Ray  H.,  393 

Sylvanus,   391 

Theodore  E.,  393 

Tyral,   391 

William  E.,  391,  393 

William  E.,  Jr.,  393 
Seaman,  John,   Capt.,  431 

Nathaniel,   431 

Phoebe,  431 

Thomas,  431 
Sedgwick,  Elizabeth,  153 

Gordon,  153 

Joseph,    153 

Martin,  153 

Martin,  Jr.,  153 

Mary  G.,  154 

Robert,  Maj.-Gen.,  152 


558 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Samuel,  153 

William,   153 
Shaw,  Everett  O.,  493 

James,  492 

John,  492 

John  B.,  491,  492 

Karl  R.,  493 

Mary  J.,  493 
Sheldon.  Charles,  428 

Charles,  Lieut.,  428 

Elias,  428 

Eugene  C,  428 

Gertrude    E.,  429 

Isaac,  427 

John,  427,  428 

Mary  E.,  429 

Raymond  W.,  429 

William  O.,  427,  429 
Short,  Albert  E.,  414 

Elizabeth,  414 

Thomas  V.,  412,  413 

William,  412 
Shuart,  Abraham,  24 

Denton  G.,  24 

Harriet  A.,  42 

Johannis,  24 

John  D.,  26,  42 

Nella  S.,  25 

William  H.,  24,  25 
Smith,  Abijah,  57 

Alice,  62 

Arnold,  105 

Belle,  60 

Charles  B.,  87 

Chileab,  Ens.,  60 

Clara,  106,  437 

Dudley,  415 

Ebenezer,  60,  87 

Elijah,  105 

Elijah,  Capt.,  104 

Eliza  A.,  88 

Frances  M.,  88 

Fred  C,  435,  436 

George,  414,  416 

George  W.,  57 

George  W.  V.,  57 


Henry,  415 

Henry  S.,  105 

John,  60,  104 

Joseph,  87,  103,  415 

Joseph,  Serg.,  103 

Luke,  415 

Mary,  416 

Mary  P.,  106 

Nathan,  60 

Normand,  87 

Samuel,  61,  415 

Samuel,  Lieut,  60 

Samuel  F.,  Dr.,  60,  61 

Samuel  J.,  436 

Simon,  87 

Solomon,  Lieut.,  415 

Walter  A.,  106 

Walter  A.,  Dr.,  103,  105 

William,  87,  414,  435 
Smyth,  Bernard,  532 

Christian,   532 

Thomas,  Rev.,  532 
Southmayd,  Frederick  G.,  211,  213 

Giles,  212 

Irene,  213 

Jennie  W.,  213 

John  D.,  212 

Leon  N.,  213 

Pearl  A.,  213 

William,  211,  212 
Spooner,  Benjamin,  332 

Esther,   332 

Samuel,  332 

Sarah,  332 

William,  332 
Stearns,   Carrie   E.,   55 

Charles  A.,  54,  55 

Isaac,  54 

Josiah,  Hon.,  55 

Luther,  55 

Oliver,  55 

Samuel,  54 

Thomas,  55 
Stebbins,  Cyrus,  369 

Milan  C,  Rev.,  369 

Sophia,  370 


559 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Steiger,  Albert,  374 

Albert,  Jr.,  376 

Chauncey  S.,  376 

Izetta,  376 

Jacob,  374 

John  U.,  374 

Philip,  376 

Ralph  A.,  376 

Robert,  376 
Stevenson,  Hattie  N.,  463 

John  McA.,  461 

John  McA.,  Jr.,  461 

William,  460 
Stone,  Amasa,  345 

Charles  A.,  346 

Daniel,  345 

David,  344 

Edward  J.,  347 

Gregory,  232 

Harlan  P.,  344,  345 

Hezekiah,  Capt.,  232 

Jane,  233 

Jesse,  Capt.,  233 

John,  232 

John,  Capt.,  233 

Jonathan,  345 

Jonathan,  Col.,  345 

Jonathan,  Ens.,  344 

Joseph,  345 

Josephine,  347 

Nathaniel,  232 

Oren,  Col.,  233 

Rebecca   D.,  347 

Samuel,  Rev.,  154 

Sarah  D.,  346 

Simon,  344 

Siniond,  344 
Storms,  Edith  M.,  293 

Frank  F.,  292 

Joseph,  292 
Sullivan,  Anna   L.,  297 

Frederick  J.,  296,  297 

John  T.,  296 

Thomas  J.,  297 
Sutton,  Ada  F.,  11 

Edward  O.,  9,  10 


George  H.,  10 
John,  9 
Joseph,  9,  10 
Leonard,  10 
Richardson,   10 
Robert,  10 
Sweet,  Almira  L.,  269 
Benoni,  Dr.,  267 
Isaac,  267 
James,  267 
Jeremiah,  268 
Job,  267 
John,  267 
Melissa,  269 
Samuel  E.,  269 
Solomon,  269 

Tapley,  George  W.,   172 

Gilbert,  170,  171 

Jesse,  Capt.,  172 

Joseph,  170,  171 

Mary  E.,  174 

Russell  W.,  174 

William  W.,  170,  173 
Taplin,  Frank  C,  126,  127 

Henry  T.,  127 

Horatio  N.,  Rev.,  126 

Marion  E.,  128 
Tarbell,  Arthur  E.,  527 

Charles  J.,  525,   526 

Elisha,  526 

Henry    C,    527 

James,  526 

Mary  E.,  527 

Thomas,  526 

William,  526 
Thompson,  Charles,  522 

Lucy,  522 
Trask,  Abbie  J.,  20 

Ebenezer,   18 

Elizabeth  R.,  20 

Frederick  P.,  20 

John,   18 

John  L.  R.,  Rev.,  18,  19 

Joseph,   18 

Joshua  P.,   19 


560 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Osmond,  i8 

William,  i8 
Tucker,  Anna  M.,  85 

David  C,  222 

David  K.,  84 

Edward  H.,  83,  84 

Francis,  222 

James  F.   (J.  Frank),  222 

John,  83 

Nellie  LeB.,  223 

Richard,  83 
Tyler,  Amasa,  530 

Charles  E.,  530 

George,  530 

George  F.,  530 

Mary,  530 

Norman  S.,  530 

Underwood,  Jonathan,  69 

Joseph,  67,  68 

Ozni,  69 

Thaddeus,  67,  69 
Upham,  Ada  M.,  538 

Asa,  489,  490 

Betsy,  489,  490 

Caroline  R.,  248 

Ezekiel,  Capt.,  490,  536 

Frederick  A.,  535,  537 

Jesse,  248 

John,  248,  489,  490,  535,  536 

Joshua,  248 

Phineas,  248,  490 

Phineas,   Lieut.,   536 

Richard,  489 

Timothy,  248 

Willard  P,  248 

William,  535,  537 

Vaille,  Anna,  70 

Henry  R.,  Dr.,  67,  69 

Sarah  W.,  70 

Thomas  P.,  70 
Valentine,   Elizabeth,  430 

Frank  S.,  429,  430 

Grace  E.,  431 

John,  430 


Richard,  430 
Robert,  430 

Wallace,  Andrew  B.,  67,  70 

Andrew  B.,  Jr.,  71 

David,  70 

Douglas  v.,  71 

Jean,  71 

Madora  C,  67,  70 

Norman,  72 

Robert  M.,  71 
Warner,  Ebenezer,  167 

John,  167 

Lewis,  167 

Lusanna,  167 

Thomas,   167 
Warren,  Aaron,  Capt.,  138 

Emily  A.,  139 

John,  Rev.,  138 

John  B.,  137,  139 

Moses,  138 

Richard,   138 
Weschler,  Carolyn  A.,  390 

Frank  J.,  389 

Jacob,   389  • 

Leo  B.,  389 
Wesson,  Cynthia  M.,  365 

Daniel  B.,  362,  363 

Douglass  B.,  368 

Elba  B.,  368 

Eleanor  M.,  369 

Florence  M.,  368 

Frank  H.,  365,  366 

Frank  L.,  365,  366 

Harold,  366 

Joel,  363 

John,  362 

Joseph  H.,  365,  367 

Rufus,  363 

Samuel,  362 

Sarah  K.,  366 

Victor  H.,  368,  369 

Victoria,    367 
Walter  H.,  365 
West,  Abner,  432,  433 
Amanda  H.,  433 


561 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Francis,   432 

Frank  M.,  431,  433 

George  L.,  433 

Samuel,  432 

William,  432 
White,  Daniel,  146 

Daniel,   Serg.,   146 

Daniel  G.,  146 

Daniel  G.,  Jr.,  146 

Harold,  145,  147 

John,   145 

Katharine  L.,  147 

Nathaniel,    145 

Nathaniel,  Capt.,  145 

Pliny,  146 
Whitney,  Charles  B.,  213,  215 

Clara  B.,  217 

George  R.,  215 

John,  214 

Jonas,  214 

Kate,  217 

Moses,  214 

Richard,  214 

Simon,  215 

Timothy,  215 
Whittle,  Mildred  H.,  293 

Ralph  E.,  293 
Wilcox,  Daniel,   186 

Emily  H.,  187 

Israel,   186 

John,  186 


Philip,   187 

Samuel,  186 

Stephen,   187 

William  L.,  186,  187 
Winans,  Conrad,  287 

Ella  M.,  289 

Harry  J.,  286,  288 

James,  287 

John,  286 

John  P.,  287 

Niles  A.,  287 

Raymond  K.,  289 

Stephen,   287 

Stephen,  Dr.,  287 
Winsor,  Alfred,  93 

Clara  A.,  93 

Harriet  B.,  93 

Joshua,  92 

Rufus  H.,  92,  93 

Samuel,  92 

Thomas,  93 

William,  92 
Wright,  Adam,  419,  420 

Andrew  J.,  421 

John,   420 

Josiah,  420,  421 

Levi,  420 

Mary  J.,  422 

Minnie,  422 

Richard,  419 

Royal  J.,  419,  422 


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