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Encydntiebta  of  Massachusetts 


Biographical — Genealogical 


Compiled  with  Assistance  of  the  Following 
ADVISORY  COMMITTEE 


WILLIAM  RICHARD  CUTTER 

Former  Librarian  of  Woburn  Public  Library; 
Historian  of  New  England  Historic-Genea- 
logical Society;  Author  of  "History  of  Arling- 
ton," "Bibliography  of  Woburn,"  "History  of 
the   Cutter   Family,"   etc. 

EUGENE  C.  GARDNER 

Member  of  American  Institute  of  Architecture, 
etc.;  Author  of  "Homes  and  How  to  Make 
Them,"  and  other  popular  works;  Lecturer, 
and  frequent  contributor  to  leading  magazines 
and  newspapers. 

HARLAN  HOGE  BALLARD,  A.  M. 

Librarian  of  Berkshire  Athenaeum  and  Mu- 
seum; Secretary  of  Berkshire  Historical  Soci- 
ety; Author  of  "Three  Kingdoms;"  "World  of 
Matter;"  "Translation  into  Englisli,  Hexameters 
of  Virgil's  Aeneid;"  Joint  Authoi-  "American 
Plant  Book;"  "Barnes'  Readers;"  "One  Thou- 
sand Blunders  in  English." 

REV.  JOHN  H.  LOCKWOOD,  A.  M. 

Member  of  Connecticut  "Valley  Historical  Soci- 
ety, and  Western  Hampden  Historical  Society; 
-Author  of  "History  of  the  Town  of  Westfleld, 
Mass." 


HON.  ELLERY  BICKNELL  CRANE 

Charter  Member,  ex-President  and  for  fifteen 
years  Librarian  of  Worcester  Society  of  Antiq- 
uity, and  Editor  of  its  Proceedings;  Author  of 
"Rawson  Family  Memorial,"  "The  Crane  Fam- 
ily," in  two  volumes,  "History  of  15th  Regi- 
ment in  the  Revolution,"  and  Compiler  of  a 
Number  of  Genealogies  of  the  Prominent  Fam- 
ilies of  Massachusetts.  Member  of  the  New 
England  Historic-Genealogical  and  other  His- 
torical  Societies. 

CHARLES  FRENCH  READ 

Clerk  and  Treasurer  of  Bostonian  Society; 
Director  of  Brookline  Historical  Society;  Sec- 
ond Vice-President  of  Mass.  See.  S.  A.  R.; 
Chairman  Membership  Com.  Mass.  Soc.  Colo- 
nial Wars;  Member  Board  of  Managers,  Mass. 
Soc,  War  of  1812;  Treasurer  of  Read  Soc.  for 
Genealogical    Research. 

ROBERT  SAMUEL  RANTOUL 

Ex-President  of  Essex  Institute;  Member  of 
Massachusetts  Historical  Society;  ex-Repre- 
sentative and   ex-Mayor  of  Salem. 

E.  ALDEN  DYER,  M.  D. 

President  of  Old  Bridgewater  Historical  Soci- 
ety; President  of  Dyer  Family  Association. 


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NEWTON,  James  Hale, 

Retired   Bank  President. 

The  Newton  family,  so  ably  represented 
in  the  present  generation  by  James  Hale 
Newton,  who  for  the  long  period  of  thirty- 
two  years  served  as  president  of  the  Home 
National  Bank,  he  being  one  of  the  prin- 
cipal organizers  in  1884,  is  of  English 
origin,  the  pioneer  ancestor  arriving  in 
America  many  centuries  ago,  and  from 
then  to  the  present  time  (1916)  his  de- 
scendants have  been  residents  of  the  vari- 
ous States  of  the  Union,  contributing 
their  full  share  to  the  progress  and  de- 
velopment of  the  communities  wherein 
they  resided. 

(I)  Richard  Newton,  the  pioneer  an- 
cestor above  referred  to,  settled  in  Mas- 
sachusetts prior  to  1645,  in  which  year 
he  was  admitted  a  freeman  of  the  colony, 
and  for  a  number  of  years  he  was  a  resi- 
dent of  Sudbury,  removing  from  there  to 
Marlborough,  his  house  being  located  in 
the  portion  later  set  off  as  Southborough. 
By  his  wife,  Anna  or  Hannah  Newton,  he 
was  the  father  of  six  children,  among 
whom  was  Moses,  of  whom  further.  Rich- 
ard Newton  died  in  the  year  1701,  aged 
nearly  one  hundred  years,  and  his  wife 
passed  away  December  5,  1697. 

(H)  Moses  Newton,  son  of  Richard 
and  Anna  or  Hannah  Newton,  was  born 
in  1646.  probably  in  Sudbury,  Massachu- 
setts, and  later  removed  to  Marlborough, 
and  was  there  active  in  defending  the 
town  against  the  Indians  during  King 
Philip's  war.  He  married  (first)  October 
27,  1667,  Joanna  Larkin,  who  died  De- 
cember 25,  1713.  She  bore  him  eleven 
children,    among   whom    was   James,    of 


whom  further.  He  married  (second) 
April  14,  1714,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Na- 
thaniel and  Sarah  (King)  Joslyn,  of  Marl- 
borough. She  was  born  1650,  and  died 
November  4,  1723. 

(III)  James  Newton,  son  of  Moses  and 
Joanna  (Larkin)  Newton,  was  born  in 
Marlborough,  Massachusetts,  January  15, 
1683,  died  in  Southborough,  November 
29,  1762,  removing  to  that  town  in  1727. 
He  married  (first)  October  5,  1709,  Mary 
Joslyn,  born  April  14,  1685,  died  May  27, 
1710,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Hester 
(Morse)  Joslyn,  of  Marlborough.  He 
married  (second)  September  8,  1712, 
Rachel  Greeley,  who  bore  him  six  chil- 
dren, among  whom  was  Joseph,  of  whom 
further. 

(IV)  Joseph  Newton,  son  of  James  and 
Rachel  (Greeley)  Newton,  was  born  in 
Southborough,  Massachusetts,  July  15, 
1728,  died  in  Hubbardstown,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1795,  whither  he  removed  in  1777 
from  Templeton,  in  which  town  he  resided 
for  a  short  period  of  time.  He  married, 
December  29,  1756,  in  Southborough.  Ex- 
perience Drury,  who  bore  him  six  chil- 
dren, among  whom,  was  Ebenezer,  of 
whom  further. 

(V)  Ebenezer  Newton,  son  of  Joseph 
and  Experience  (Drury)  Newton,  was 
born  in  Southborough,  Massachusetts, 
December  8,  1770.  and  died  in  Greenfield. 
Massachusetts,  February  16,  1844,  ^^' 
moving  to  that  town  from  Hubbards- 
town, where  he  was  an  honored  and  es- 
teemed citizen.  He  married  Mary  Howe, 
born  about  1775,  died  October  15.  1804, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren, among  whom  was  James,  of  whom 
further. 


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(VI)  James  (2)  Newton,  only  son  of 
Ebenezer  and  Mary  (Howe)  Newton, 
was  born  in  Templeton,  Massachusetts, 
July  21,  1801,  and  died  in  Greenfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, August  19,  1891,  having  long 
passed  the  allotted  time  of  three-score 
years  and  ten.  He  removed  from  his 
native  town  to  Hubbardstown,  where  for 
several  years  he  conducted  agricultural 
pursuits,  and  in  1835  removed  to  Green- 
field, where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
days.  He  also  successfully  operated  a 
farm  there,  which  was  formerly  the  prop- 
erty of  Zebina  Knight;  in  1840  built  the 
"Newton  house,"  near  Green  river,  and 
eight  years  later  built  the  saw  mill  which 
was  the  foundation  of  the  Newton  for- 
tune. He  married,  February  10,  1824, 
Esther  Hale,  born  in  1799,  ^^^^  June  7, 
1885,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  named  children:  i.  Laura,  born 
February  15.  1825,  died  November  26, 
1865 ;  married,  June  19,  1855,  Israel  B. 
Cross,  of  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  2. 
Sarah,  born  April  2,  1826,  died  April  26, 
1826.  3.  Daniel  Howe,  born  June  22, 
1827;  married,  September  24,  1862,  Mary 
A.  Cogswell,  of  Essex,  Massachusetts ; 
lived  in  Greenfield  and  Holyoke.  4.  Jo- 
seph Drury,  born  December  9,  1828;  mar- 
ried, November  23,  1853,  Prudence  H. 
Alvord,  of  Shelburne ;  lived  in  Greenfield 
and  later  in  Holyoke.  5.  Susan,  born  May 
27,  1830,  died  July  4,  1863.  6.  James  Hale, 
of  whom  further.  7.  Moses,  born  Octo- 
ber 27,  1833;  married,  November  3,  1859, 
Maria  B.  Arms,  of  South  Deerfield.  8. 
Ebenezer,  born  April  6,  1835,  died  March 
4,  185 1.  9.  Esther,  born  October  4,  1836; 
married,  March  25,  1863,  Elias  B.  Mc- 
Clellan,  of  Greenfield ;  lived  in  Greenfield 
and  Whately.  now  in  Keene.  New  Hamp- 
shire. 10.  John  Carter,  born  April  21, 
1838;  married,  November  28,  1865,  Lela 
F.  Vulte,  of  New  York ;  resided  in  Hol- 
yoke. II.  Solon,  born  March  9,  1841,  de- 
ceased ;  was  a  resident  of  Greenfield. 


(VII)  James  Hale  Newton,  son  of 
James  (2)  and  Esther  (Hale)  Newton, 
was  born  in  Hubbardstown,  Massachu- 
setts, January  13,  1832.  In  early  boyhood 
he  attended  the  district  schools  of  Green- 
field, later  Williston  Seminary,  in  1855 
became  a  student  at  Amherst  College,  and 
subsequently  matriculated  at  Dartmouth 
College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1859.  During  the  time  he  was  in  college, 
he  taught  two  terms  in  Whately,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  one  in  Rockport,  and  in  his 
senior  year  taught  one  term  in  Lebanon 
Center.  He  was  also  employed  as  a  clerk 
in  stores  during  the  summer  months,  as- 
suming these  duties  early  in  life.  Imme- 
diately after  his  graduation,  June  15,  1859, 
he  was  elected  principal  of  the  Thomas 
Street  Grammar  School  in  Worcester,  the 
largest  school  in  the  city,  and  during  the 
entire  five  years  of  his  incumbency  of 
that  office  he  had  what  is  probably  the 
unprecedented  record  of  never  inflicting 
corporal  punishment  upon  any  pupil  under 
his  control.  He  was  a  born  disciplinarian 
and  teacher,  and  his  school  was  noted  for 
the  excellent  order  maintained  therein. 
He  impressed  upon  the  scholars  the  fact 
that  they  were  there  for  the  purpose  of 
being  taught  and  he  to  teach  them,  and 
that  they  must  work  in  perfect  coopera- 
tion with  each  other  in  order  that  both 
might  be  highly  successful.  So  impres- 
sive did  this  lesson  become  that  after  his 
first  year  it  was  hardly  necessary  to  re- 
mind them  of  this  fact,  it  being  taken  for 
granted  and  each  scholar  making  up  his 
mind,  if  possible,  to  outdo  the  other  one 
and  assist  not  only  themselves  but  the 
teacher  who  furnished  the  incentive. 

In  1864  Mr.  Newton  removed  to  Hol- 
yoke and  in  company  with  his  elder 
brother,  Daniel  Howe  Newton,  and  his 
younger  brother,  John  Carter  Newton, 
and  others,  incorporated  and  organized 
the  Hampden  Paper  Company,  the  third 
industry  of  its  kind  in  the  town  at  that 


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time,  and  James  H.  Newton  served  the 
concern  in  the  capacities  of  business  man- 
ager and  treasurer  for  two  years,  at  the 
expiration  of  which  time  he  disposed  of 
his  interest  in  the  business.  In  associa- 
tion with  his  father-in-law,  Calvin  Taft, 
he  secured  the  incorporation  of  the  Frank- 
lin Paper  Company,  erecting  a  mill  hav- 
ing a  daily  capacity  of  three  tons  of  en- 
velope and  cardboard  papers.  He  was 
the  principal  owner  of  the  stock  of  this 
company  and  filled  the  offices  of  treasurer 
and  manager.  In  1867  he  organized  the 
Albion  Paper  Company,  retaining  his  con- 
nection with  it  until  1869,  when  he  sold 
his  interest  to  his  brother-in-law,  Edward 
C.  Taft,  of  Holyoke.  In  1875  he  joined 
Moses  Newton,  James  Ramage  and 
George  A.  Clark  in  organizing  the  New- 
ton Paper  Company,  and  in  1879  he  or- 
ganized the  Wauregan  Paper  Company, 
and  erected  the  Wauregan  mill,  having  a 
daily  capacity  of  six  tons  of  writing  and 
envelope  papers  ;  this  mill  was  owned  and 
operated  by  members  of  the  Newton  fam- 
ily. The  mills  of  the  Franklin  and  Wau- 
regan Paper  companies  were  sold  to  the 
American  Writing  Paper  Company  in 
July.  1899.  In  1880  he  joined  with  his 
brothers,  Moses,  Daniel  H.  and  John  C, 
in  organizing  the  Chemical  Paper  Com- 
pany, and  became  president  of  the  com- 
pany on  the  death  of  John  C.  Newton  in 
1899.  I"  1^91  ^^  erected  the  Norman 
Paper  Mill,  having  previously  established 
this  company  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$300,000,  and  was  its  president  until  1892. 
This  mill  turned  out  twelve  tons  of  writ- 
ing paper  and  envelopes  per  day,  and  was 
operated  up  to  1899,  when  it  was  sold  to 
the  American  Writing  Paper  Company. 
A  spirit  along  the  same  lines  as  mani- 
fested in  his  career  as  teacher  and  princi- 
pal later  characterized  Mr.  Newton's 
business  career,  and  at  any  time  when  it 
became  necessary  to  fill  a  place  higher  up 


he  always  promoted  the  men  who  had 
shown  the  greatest  interest  in  the  work, 
and  this  method  was  carried  out  con- 
sistently, and  every  man  in  his  employ 
strove  to  do  the  very  best  he  could  in 
order  to  be  worthy  of  promotion  when 
the  opportunity  presented  itself.  This,  of 
course,  brought  the  entire  force  up  to  a 
very  high  degree  of  efficiency  with  profit 
to  themselves  and  satisfaction  to  their 
employers. 

In  1869  ^^^-  Newton  invented  and  pat- 
ented a  process  for  making  cloth  paper 
for  collars  and  confined  the  operations  of 
his  mill  to  its  manufacture.  This  process 
consisted  in  running  cotton  cloth  through 
the  paper-making  machine  at  the  same 
time  with  the  paper  pulp,  thereby  form- 
ing a  layer  of  paper  of  suitable  texture 
and  thickness  on  one  side  and  firmly 
attached  to  the  cloth.  Paper  collars  were 
at  first  manufactured  of  paper  alone,  al- 
though some  attempts  in  forming  a  com- 
pound fabric  of  paper  and  cloth  by  past- 
ing by  hand  sheets  of  paper  on  cloth  had 
been  made,  and  cloth-lined  paper  of  this 
kind  was  to  some  extent  in  use.  Mr. 
Newton's  combined  cloth  and  paper  came 
into  general  use  and  its  manufacture  fur- 
nished full  employment  to  the  Franklin 
mill.  In  1873  the  method  of  preparing  the 
combined  cloth  and  paper  now  employed 
was  introduced.  This  process  was  to  run 
a  web  of  cloth  between  rolls,  and  coat  it 
on  one  side  with  a  strongly  adhesive  solu- 
tion of  starch ;  then  to  pass  it  in  contact 
with  a  web  of  paper  of  equal  width, 
through  a  series  of  steam-heated  rolls, 
until  the  dry,  finished  cloth-paper  came 
out  at  the  end  of  the  machine.  This  pro- 
cess proved  superior  to  that  of  Mr.  New- 
ton, and  superseded  it,  and  he  then  turned 
his  attention  simply  to  the  manufacture 
of  the  paper  to  be  used  by  others  in  the 
new  method. 

Although  Mr.  Newton  was  for  almost 


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half  a  century  actively  identified  with  the 
industrial  ^owth  of  Holyoke,  enjoying 
the  distinction  of  having  been  one  of  the 
pioneers  in  the  work,  he  also  devoted  con- 
siderable time  and  attention  to  other 
channels,  in  which  his  eflforts  were  equally 
successful.  In  1872  he  aided  in  the  organ- 
ization of  the  Mechanics'  Savings  Bank 
of  Holyoke,  serving  as  its  president  for 
twelve  years ;  was  a  member  of  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  Third  National  Bank 
of  Springfield  from  1873  to  1882;  with 
others  he  organized  the  City  Bank  of 
Holyoke,  in  which  he  was  a  director  until 
1884,  when  he  with  others,  namely,  his 
brothers,  and  E.  L.  Munn,  its  first  cashier, 
organized  the  Home  National  Bank  of 
Holyoke,  of  which  he  was  president  for 
thirty-two  years,  until  his  resignation,  at 
which  time  he  received  great  commenda- 
tion for  his  faithful  and  efficient  work 
from  directors  and  associates;  in  1885,  he, 
with  others,  organized  the  People's  Sav- 
ings Bank,  of  which  he  was  a  trustee  for 
several  years.  Mr.  Newton  is  now  in  his 
eighty-fifth  year,  and  although  still  hale 
and  hearty,  he  concluded  that  it  was  time 
he  withdrew  from  official  positions,  which 
is  a  penalty  one  pays  to  age,  but  what  is 
more  delightful  in  financial  or  commercial 
circles,  to  say  nothing  of  manufacturing 
circles,  than  to  throw  down  the  harness 
of  business  cares  with  the  ringing  ac- 
claim from  associates  "glory  to  your  good 
works.'" 

Mr.  Newton  also  was  an  active  factor 
in  other  public  affairs  which  had  for  their 
object  the  u])l)uilding  of  the  community. 
He  was  chairman  of  the  school  commit- 
tee from  1865  to  1868;  represented  his 
district  in  the  State  Legislature  for  the 
year  1877;  served  on  the  Board  of  Public 
Works  for  the  year  1897  ;  has  been  a  direc- 
tor in  tlie  Holyoke  City  Hospital  since  its 
organization,    and    has    been    connected 


with  the  Holyoke  City  Library  as  trustee 
since  its  incorporation,  and  now  president 
of  the  association.  He  was  chairman  of 
the  parish  committee  of  the  Second  Con- 
gregational Church  for  six  years,  and  su- 
perintendent of  its  Sunday  school  for  one 
year.  He  has  always  taken  a  keen  inter- 
est in  college  affairs,  and  was  president 
of  the  Dartmouth  Western  Massachusetts 
Alumni  Association  for  two  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Connecticut  Valley 
Congregational  Club  from  its  organiza- 
tion and  president  for  one  year.  He  was 
also  largely  engaged  in  real  estate  opera- 
tions, and  he  erected  a  number  of  tene- 
ment houses  and  cottages  for  working 
men  and  people  of  humble  means,  allow- 
ing them  ample  time  in  which  to  make 
payments,  thus  performing  a  philan- 
thropic act  for  which  many  people  were 
exceedingly  grateful. 

Mr.  Newton  married  (first)  November 
23,  1863,  Susan  W^adsworth  Taft,  born 
1841,  died  1900,  daughter  of  Calvin  Taft. 
of  Worcester.  Children:  i.  Edward  Taft, 
born  Decem.ber  15,  1864.  2.  Frederick 
Hale,  born  February  23,  1866,  died  191 1. 
3.  Eliza.  4.  James  Bertram,  born  August 
II,  1876.  Mr.  Newton  married  (second) 
June  29,  1904,  Emily  Norcross,  born  in 
Winchester,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
Warren  Fisher  and  Emily  (Colburn)  Nor- 
cross. Mrs.  Newton  was  reared  in  Welles- 
ley  Hills,  graduated  at  Wellesley  College, 
Bachelor  of  Arts,  1880,  Master  of  Arts, 
1884,  and  studied  later  at  the  Harvard 
Annex  and  the  American  Schools  of  Ar- 
chaeology at  Athens  and  Rome.  She 
taught  Latin  in  Smith  College  from  1889 
to  1904,  holding  the  position  of  associate 
professor  when  she  resigned.  Mrs.  New- 
ton takes  an  active  part  in  social,  literary 
and  charitable  work  in  the  city  of  Hol- 
yoke, and  is  a  member  of  many  clubs  and 
organizations. 


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LOOMIS,  William  S., 

Journalist,  Man  of  Enterprise. 

Of  ancient  English  family  and  tracing 
in  America  to  Joseph  Loomis,  who  came 
in  1639,  William  S.  Loomis,  of  honored 
memory,  came  into  this  world  richly  en- 
dowed with  those  qualities  of  heart,  soul 
and  body,  which  make  for  the  strong  in- 
tellectual and  physical  man.  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  was  the  scene  of  his  life's 
activity  and  there,  where  best  known,  he 
was  best  loved  and  appreciated.  A  re- 
view of  his  life  work  is  most  interesting, 
and  to  the  young  man  seeking  an  inspira- 
tion will  be  found  most  helpful,  as  the 
story  of  a  man  who  met  every  responsi- 
bility as  it  presented  itself  with  a  brave 
heart,  dif^culties  but  nerving  him  to 
greater  elTort. 

The  Loomis  coat-of-arms  is  as  follows : 
Arms  :  Argent,  between  two  pallets  gules 
three  fleur-de-lis  azure  ;  a  chief  of  the  last. 
Crest :  On  a  chapeau  a  pelican  vulning 
its  breast,  proper.  Motto:  Nc  cede  Jiialis 
(Yield  not  to  misfortunes). 

William  S.  Loomis,  son  of  Elijah  W. 
Loomis,  of  Monson  and  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, was  born  at  Monson,  October 
7,  1840,  and  died  at  his  summer  home. 
Southwest  Harbor,  Maine,  July  10,  1914. 
During  an  early  period  of  his  boyhood  his 
parents  moved  to  Holyoke  and  there  he 
obtained  his  education,  finishing  with 
graduation  from  the  high  school.  His 
earliest  business  experiences  were  as 
bookkeeper  for  Deacon  Edwin  Chase, 
who  was  then  conducting  an  extensive 
lumber  business,  and  with  E.  J.  Pomeroy, 
a  grocer.  He  had  just  attained  man's 
estate  when  the  alarms  of  war  awoke  the 
nation,  and  with  all  the  ardor  of  youth 
and  newly  acquired  responsibilities  as  a 
citizen  he  embraced  the  Union  cause.  He 
enlisted  in  1861  in  the  Forty-sixth  Regi- 
ment,   Massachusetts    Volunteers,   going 


to  the  front  as  sergeant  of  his  company, 
serving  the  full  jjeriod  for  which  he  had 
enlisted,  nine  months,  returning  with  a 
second  lieutenant's  commission  won  bj 
gallantry  in  action  and  devotion  to  a 
soldier's  duty.  He  saw  actual  warfare 
with  his  regiment  at  Newbern  and  Golds- 
boro,  bore  well  his  part,  receiving  at  the 
end  of  his  term  an  honorable  discharge. 
He  again  enlisted  not  long  after  his  first 
term  expired,  going  to  the  front  a  second 
time  as  paymaster's  clerk,  serving  under 
Colonel  W.  B.  C.  Pearsons,  remaining 
wuth  the  army  until  the  final  surrender  at 
Appomattox. 

After  the  war  closed  and  until  1872  the 
young  veteran  was  variously  engaged,  be- 
coming interested  also  in  journalism,  his 
connection  with  the  Holyoke  "Transcript'' 
beginning  in  1872,  when  he  became  joint 
owner  of  that  journal  with  E.  L.  Kirt- 
land.  The  "Transcript"  was  then  a  week- 
ly newspaper  and  under  the  partners' 
mangement  vastly  increased  its  reputa- 
tion and  circulation.  About  1875  Mr. 
Loomis  purchased  his  partner's  interest 
and  until  1882  edited  and  published  the 
paper  alone.  He  gave  it  a  more  distinct 
and  wider  sphere  of  influence,  changed  it 
to  a  semi-weekly,  and  so  impressed  his 
individuality  upon  the  times  by  his  whole- 
some and  forceful  editorial  writings  that 
the  "Transcript"  became  the  leading 
newspaper  of  Holyoke.  In  1882  he  took 
the  first  step  toward  carrying  out  a  long 
cherished  ambition  ;  admitted  William  G. 
Dwight  as  a  partner  and  in  October,  1882, 
the  first  issue  of  "The  Daily  Transcript" 
appeared.  As  a  daily  the  "Transcript" 
greatly  widened  its  influence  and  use- 
fulness, the  partners  continuing  its  suc- 
cessful publication  until  1887,  when  Mr. 
Loomis  retired,  Mr.  Dwight  becoming 
sole  owner  of  the  paper,  which  under  his 
editorship  still  continues  its  useful  career. 
Those   fifteen  years   spent   in  journalism 


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were  years  of  great  development  ami 
mental  expansion  for  Mr.  Loomis,  his 
editorial  position  requiring  that  he  hold 
broad  and  enlightened  views,  that  he 
might  clearly  and  sanely  guide  those  who 
look  to  the  "Transcript"  as  their  source 
of  enlightenment.  He  did  not  make  the 
"Transcript''  a  personal  organ,  but  dis- 
cussed in  its  columns  public  questions, 
local.  State  and  national,  from  a  patriotic 
standpoint,  and  advanced  only  well  con- 
sidered opinions.  He  was  an  exceedingly 
forceful  editorial  writer,  presenting  his 
views  in  a  clear  and  interesting  manner. 
With  his  withdrawal  from  the  "Tran- 
script,'' his  official  connection  with  jour- 
nalism ceased. 

After  leaving  the  "Transcript"  in  1887. 
I\Ir.  Loomis  entered  upon  his  career  as  a 
traction  magnate,  although  that  distinc- 
tion was  not  of  his  own  seeking  origi- 
nally. In  pursuit  of  business  plans  he 
had  purchased  a  tract  of  farm  land  adja- 
cent to  Holyoke,  which  it  was  his  inten- 
tion to  improve  and  eventually  add  to  the 
city's  area.  This  land  was  located  at 
Elmwood  in  a  fine  farming  section,  but 
not  available  for  suburban  residences  un- 
less rapid  transit  between  Elmwood  and 
Holyoke  could  be  secured.  Mr.  Loomis, 
after  acquiring  the  property,  approached 
the  Holyoke  Street  Railway  Company 
with  the  proposition  that  they  extend 
their  tracks  to  F.lmwood,  a  proposition 
which  was  ]jr(jm])tly  and  decisively  nega- 
tived. 

As  the  success  of  his  undertaking  de- 
pended upon  the  establishing  of  a  transit 
system,  Mr.  Loomis  obtained  through, 
purchase  of  stock  in  the  company  and 
through  the  cooperation  of  friends,  a  con- 
trolling interest  in  the  company.  The 
road  was  then  operated  by  horse  power 
and  was  limited  in  its  extent  in  compari- 
son with  the  extensive  electric  system  as 
in  now  exists.     Immediately  upon  secur- 


ing control  of  the  company,  Mr.  Loomis 
began  the  extension  to  Elmwood  and  at 
the  same  time  laid  out  his  tract  of  land  as 
a  residence  section.  The  road  was  com- 
pleted, and  with  the  running  of  the  cars 
regularly  residences  began  to  be  erected 
and  the  development  of  Elmwood  was 
fairly  inaugurated.  When  electricity 
made  its  appearance  as  a  propelling 
power  in  street  transportation,  Mr. 
Loomis  w^as  one  of  the  pioneers  in  its 
adoption  and  soon  the  city  lines  and  the 
Elmwood  extension  were  operating  under 
electric  power.  With  rapid  transit  as- 
sured the  Elmwood  section  rapidly  in- 
creased in  popularity  and  has  continued 
one  of  the  choice  residential  locations  of 
the  city  of  Holyoke,  a  result  wholly  at- 
tributable to  the  energy  and  enterprise 
of  William  S.  Loomis  and  the  men  who 
were  influenced  by  his  public  spirit  and 
initiative. 

E)ut  the  Elmwood  extension  was  only 
one  advantage  of  his  connection  with 
Holyoke's  traction  system.  He  built  and 
operated  the  railway  to  Mount  Tom,  the 
result  being  to  make  that  spot  of  such 
great  natural  beauty  accessible  to  the 
thousands  of  visitors  who  annually  seek 
that  locality  on  health  and  pleasure  bent, 
and  to  advance  the  permanent  develop- 
ment of  a  large  section.  The  city  and 
suburban  lines  of  the  company  were  kept 
fully  modernized  as  invention  followed 
invention,  Mr.  Loomis  continuing  presi- 
dent and  general  manager  until  January, 
1912,  when  he  resigned  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Louis  D.  PelHsser.  He  was 
also  a  director  of  the  Northampton  Street 
Railway  Company,  president  of  the  Ess- 
leek  Paper  Company  of  Turner's  Falls 
and  vice-president  of  the  Holyoke  Sav- 
ings P)ank. 

The  development  of  the  "Transcript" 
from  an  obscure  weekly  to  a  daily,  the 
development  of  a  horse  railway  to  a  great 


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electric  traction  system,  would  constitute 
an  enduring  claim  to  be  gratefully  re- 
membered as  one  of  the  greatest  of  Hol- 
yoke's  benefactors,  but  Mr.  Loomis  has 
other  claims  to  such  remembrance.  His 
was  the  principal  aid  given  in  establish- 
ing a  library  in  the  city  in  IMay,  1870,  and 
later  he  inaugurated  the  movement  for  a 
new  and  appropriate  library  building,  his 
tireless  energy,  determination  and  gener- 
osity resulting  in  the  securing  of  the  pres- 
ent fine  building.  He  ever  maintained 
official  connection  with  the  library,  serv- 
ing as  auditor,  member  of  the  executive 
committee  and  chairman  of  the  board 
of  trustees.  He  was  mainly  instrumental 
in  the  purchase  and  beautifying  of  For- 
estdale  Cemetery,  and  for  many  years 
was  president  of  the  association  in  charge 
of  its  development.  The  H^ome  for  Aged 
People  was  an  institution  very  near  his 
heart  and  to  its  interests  he  was  always 
devoted.  As  vice-president  of  the  Ho- 
lyoke  Savings  Bank,  he  was  a  tower  of 
strength  to  that  institution  and  to  his  in- 
fluence many  men  can  trace  their  first 
use  of  the  bank  for  the  accumulation  of 
savings. 

In  the  fraternal  and  social  organiza- 
tions of  his  city,  Mr.  Loomis  took  a  deep 
interest.  He  held  all  degrees  of  York 
Rite  Masonry,  belonging  to  Blue  Lodge, 
Capitular,  Cryptic  and  Templar  bodies, 
also  holding  all  degrees  of  the  Scottish 
Rite,  in  the  Lodge  of  Perfection,  Chapter 
of  Rose  Croix,  Council  of  Princes  of  Jeru- 
salem, and  Consistory  of  Princes  of  the 
Royal  Secret,  the  thirty-third  being  the 
only  degree  of  American  Free  Masonry 
he  did  not  possess.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion 
of  the  United  States,  an  order  composed 
originally  of  officers  of  the  Union  army, 
serving  in  the  Civil  \Ya.r.  He  took  great 
pride   in    his    membership    in    that   order 


and  was  the  only  man  in  Holyoke  to  wear 
the  Loyal  Legion  emblem.  He  was  past 
commander  of  Kilpatrick  Post,  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  and  ever  took  a 
warm  interest  in  the  old  veterans  and 
their  official  organization.  His  clubs  were 
the  Pequot,  Golf  and  Canoe,  all  of  Hol- 
yoke ;  the  Color  Club,  composed  of  vet- 
eran soldiers,  and  the  Franklin  Harvest 
Club. 

Mr'.  Loomis  married  (first)  Augusta 
R.  W^eston,  who  died  February  4.  1908. 
Their  only  child,  a  daughter,  born  1870, 
died  1877.  Mr.  Loomis  married  (second) 
March  7,  191 1,  Harriet  Clark,  born  at 
West  Springfield,  ^Massachusetts,  daugh- 
ter of  John  F.  Clark,  a  paper  manufac- 
turer of  Dalton,  Massachusetts,  the  town 
of  his  birth  and  death.  Mr.  Clark 
married  Anna  Lansing,  of  the  promi- 
nent Lansing  family  of  Albany  county, 
Xew  York,  born  in  Troy,  New  York,  died 
in  Holyoke,  IMassachusetts.  'Sir.  and  Mrs. 
Clark  were  the  parents  of  three  children  : 
Herbert  S.  Clark,  of  Holyoke,  and  Mrs. 
Harriet  Loomis,  widow  of  William  S. 
Loomis ;    the  third  deceased. 

Seventy-four  years  was  the  span  of  life 
allotted  William  S.  Loomis,  and  during 
their  continuance  there  were  no  wasted 
opportunities.  Usefulness  marked  its 
every  phase  and  everywhere  in  Holyoke 
are  monuments  to  his  memory.  He  loved 
his  home  city  and  he  loved  his  native 
land.  He  traveled  widely  within  her 
borders  and  was  familiar  with  her  scenic 
wonders.  He  loved  her  history  and  her 
traditions,  fought  as  a  young  man  to 
maintain  them  and  in  maturer  years  used 
his  talents  and  his  strength  to  add  to 
their  glory.  His  life  is  an  inspiration,  its 
lesson,  the  old  old  lesson  of  intelligent 
industry  backed  by  worthy  ambition  and 
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RAMAGE,  James, 

Manufacturer. 

Scotland  has  furnished  to  the  United 
States  many  of  her  valued  citizens,  men 
who  have  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  ally 
their  interests  with  those  of  the  "land  of 
the  free."  Adapting  themselves  to  en- 
tirely new  surroundings,  customs  and 
manners,  they  have  achieved  success  and 
won  a  place  for  themselves  among  the 
representative  men  of  the  communities 
in  which  their  lots  have  been  cast.  Such 
is  true  of  the  late  James  Ramage,  who 
was  for  many  years  prominently  identi- 
fied with  the  interests  of  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts. 

(I)  John  Ramage,  the  first  member  of 
the  line  herein  followed  of  whom  we  have 
mention,  was  born  in  the  year  1 731,  and 
was  a  witness  of  the  execution  of  Wilson, 
the  smuggler,  in  Edinburgh,  Scotland, 
which  is  mentioned  in  Sir  Walter  Scott's 
"The  Heart  of  Midlothian."  He  married 
and  of  the  children  born  to  him  was  Wil- 
liam, of  whom  further. 

(II)  William  Ramage,  son  of  John 
Ramage,  was  born  in  Scotland,  in  the 
year  1751,  and  his  death  occurred  at  Val- 
leyfield,  Scotland,  in  the  year  1832,  he 
having  survived  his  wife,  Helen  (Ber- 
tran)  Ramage,  twelve  years,  she  passing 
away  at  Valleyfield  in  the  year  1820. 

(III)  William  (2)  Ramage,  son  of  Wil- 
liam (i)  and  Helen  (Bertran)  Ramage, 
was  born  in  Scotland,  March  10,  1778,  and 
died  at  Lowmill,  Penicuick  parish,  Scot- 
land, January  23,  1864.  He  married,  De- 
cember 26,  1800,  Helen  Hill,  born  No- 
vember 10,  1778,  died  at  Lowmill,  Octo- 
ber 4,  1856,  the  ceremony  being  per- 
formed by  Mr.  McEwan,  of  Howgate. 
Children:  i.  James,  of  whom  further.  2. 
Janet,  born  January  26,  1803.  3.  Helen, 
born  October  18,  1806.  4.  John,  born 
February  9,   1809,  died  January  7,   181 1. 


5.  Margaret,  born  December  28,  1810, 
married  Andrew  Warden.  6.  A  son,  born 
and  died  same  day,  in  July,  1812.  7. 
Robert,  born  July  13,  1814.  8.  William, 
born  October  11,  1816.  9.  A  son,  born  and 
died  same  day,  June  2}^,  1820. 

(IV)  James  Ramage,  eldest  son  of 
William  (2)  and  Helen  (Hill)  Ramage, 
was  born  in  Penicuick,  Scotland,  Decem- 
ber 4,  1801.  In  1816,  after  completing  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  his  district, 
he  was  apprenticed  to  a  Mr.  McGowan, 
to  learn  the  trade  of  paper-making,  his 
father  having  also  served  his  apprentice- 
ship at  the  same  trade  under  the  same 
master.  He  followed  this  trade  all  his 
life,  and  died  at  an  advanced  age  in  his 
native  town.  He  married,  in  1825,  Chris- 
tine Hunter,  who  bore  him  ten  children  : 
Margaret,  Helen,  Katherine,  John,  Adam. 
William,  James,  Robert,  Joseph,  and  a 
child  who  died  in  infancy. 

(V)  James  (2)  Ramage,  fourth  son  of 
James  (i)  and  Christine  (Hunter)  Ram- 
age, was  born  in  Penicuick,  Scotland, 
July  15,  1836.  He  attended  the  schools 
of  his  district,  and  after  completing  his 
course  of  study  served  an  apprenticeship 
at  the  trade  of  paper-making,  becoming 
thoroughly  expert  in  that  line,  and  later 
was  appointed  superintendent  of  a  mill 
in  Yorkshire,  England.  He  emigrated  to 
this  country  in  the  year  1863,  at  the  age 
of  twenty-seven  years.  He  went  first  to 
Buckland,  Connecticut,  where  he  re- 
mained a  year,  and  in  1865  went  to  Pater- 
son,  New  Jersey,  with  his  brother,  John 
Ramage,  and  assumed  charge  of  the  Ivan- 
hoe  Mills  in  that  city.  He  continued  his 
residence  there  until  January  i,  1867, 
when  he  removed  to  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, and  later  accepted  the  position  of 
superintendent  of  the  Franklin  Paper 
Company  of  Holyoke,  and  in  1872,  five 
years  later,  in  company  with  Moses  New- 
ton, he    established    the   Newton    Paper 


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Company,  of  which  he  was  vice-president. 
In  1884  he  was  elected  president  of  the 
Chemical  Paper  Company,  of  Holyoke, 
of  which  he  was  formerly  the  general 
manager,  but  resigned  the  office  of  presi- 
dent in  1887.  He  then  went  to  Monroe 
Bridge  and  there  erected  the  mills  which 
bore  his  name,  The  Ramage  Paper  Com-- 
pany,  which  proved  a  successful  under- 
taking and  continued  in  operation  until 
sold  by  Mrs.  Ramage  in  1914.  In  1892 
Mr.  Ramage  purchased  the  stock  of  the 
Franklin  Paper  Company  of  Holyoke, 
and  operated  all  these  plants  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  was  also  interested 
in  other  channels  of  activity,  having  been 
one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  Home  Na- 
tional Bank  in  1884,  the  People's  Savings 
Bank  in  1885,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  former  named, 
and  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of 
the  latter  named,  and  he  was  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  State  Legislature  in  1891,  in 
which  body  he  rendered  valuable  service. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Unitarian 
church  ;  Mount  Tom  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons ;  Holyoke  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons  ;  Bay  State  Club,  of  which 
he  was  president,  and  the  Pequot  Club. 
He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics. 

Mr.  Ramage  married,  November  23, 
1864.  Adelaide  Emogene  Risley,  born  in 
Manchester,  Connecticut.  January  4, 
1846,  daughter  of  Martin  and  Eliza  ]\Iay 
(Skinner)  Risley,  the  former  named  born 
in  Coventry,  Connecticut,  and  the  latter 
named  born  in  East  Windsor  Hill.  Con- 
necticut. Mrs.  Ramage  is  a  direct  de- 
scendant of  Elder  Brewster  of  the  "May- 
flower" and  is  eligible  to  the  Society  of 
Mayflower  Descendants.  Mr.  Risley 
spent  his  early  years  in  his  native  town, 
followed  the  occupation  of  farming,  and 
later  moved  to  Somers,  Connecticut, 
where  he  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-four 
years,  the  death  of  his  wife  occurring  at 


the  age  of  sixty-six  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Risley  were  the  parents  of  five  children, 
namely:  Mary  J.,  deceased;  Eliza  M. ; 
Winifred  H. ;  Adelaide  Emogene,  afore- 
mentioned ;  Emeline  G.  Mrs.  Ramage  is 
a  member  of  a  family  noted  for  longevity, 
her  grandfather  attaining  the  age  of  nine- 
ty-two years,  and  her  grandmother  ninety 
years.  She  herself  has  passed  the  allotted 
age  of  three  score  years  and  ten,  but  is  as 
keenly  alive  to  affairs  of  the  day  and  as 
active,  both  mentally  and  physically,  as  the 
majority  of  people  twenty  years  her  junior. 
For  many  years  it  was  the  custom  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Ramage  to  annually  take  an 
extensive  trip  either  in  the  United  States, 
Mexico,  South  America  or  Europe,  visit- 
ing the  principal  places  of  interest,  and 
Mrs.  Ramage  is  well  posted  on  the  his- 
tory of  all  these  various  countries.  Chil- 
dren of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ramage:  i.  Charles 
W.,  born  December  11,  1865;  married 
Edith  Bartlett.  2.  James  M.,  born  Feb- 
ruary 13.  1869:  president  and  treasurer 
of  the  Franklin  Paper  Company :  married 
Marguerite  Belle  Dorr,  daughter  of 
Charles  W.  Dorr,  who  died  April  13.  1915. 
and  they  are  the  parents  of  three  children  : 
Marjorie  Dorr,  born  October  20,  1900, 
died  April  10,  1905 :  Doris  Marguerite, 
born  May  20.  1905 ;  May  Risley.  born 
April  17.  1909.  3.  Adelaide  C.  born  De- 
cember 18.  1872:  became  the  wife  of 
Archibald  Ramage.  4.  Edith  M..  born 
November  2.  1878:  became  the  wife  of 
Lawson  Ramage.  5.  Robert  A.,  born  May 
5.  1879:  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Franklin  Paper  Company.  6.  Theodore 
R.,  born  March  15.  1884;  bookkeeper  for 
the  Franklin  Paper  Company ;  resides  in 
Springfield.  7.  Marian  M.,  born  Septem- 
ber 14.  1885  ;  became  the  wife  of  George 
Watson.  8.  Grace  Brewster,  born  June 
4,  1887.  married  Edson  R.  Lyman. 

Mr.  Ramage  died  at  his  late  home  in 
Holyoke,  December  9,   1902,  and  by  his 


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death  there  passed  from  that  city  one  of 
the  sturdy  Scots  whose  rugged  individual- 
ity, sterling  integrity,  inflexible  honesty, 
as  well  as  more  than  ordinary  ability,  won 
distinction  and  prominence.  Starting 
from  the  bottom  of  the  ladder,  with  the 
assistance  and  encouragment  of  his  wife, 
who  ever  studied  his  interest,  encouraged 
his  efforts  and  was  his  constant  compan- 
ion for  nearly  forty  years  up  to  his  death, 
he  steadily  climbed  upward  to  a  com- 
manding place  in  the  world  of  business 
and  finance,  drawing  about  him  a  circle 
of  friends  which  was  ever  widening  and 
who  admired  him  for  his  determination. 
His  influence,  not  only  in  the  business  but 
in  the  social  world,  constantly  grew 
stronger  until  at  the  time  of  his  death  no 
man  in  Holyoke,  if  indeed  in  the  State  of 
Massachusetts,  had  more  thoroughly 
demonstrated  that  by  strict  application  of 
one's  best  energies  it  is  possible  to  accom- 
plish great  things,  than  James  Ramage. 
His  one  thought  was  to  leave  his  family 
well  provided  for  and  he  amassed  a  com- 
petence sufificient  for  this  purpose.  His 
loss,  although  most  keenly  felt  by  his 
widow  and  children,  was  a  distinct  one  to 
the  entire  community  in  which  he  stood 
for  so  much.  His  career  is  indeed  worthy 
of  commendation  and  should  serve  as  an 
example  to  young  men  who  are  ambitious 
and  desire  to  succeed  in  the  business 
world. 

The  engraving  which  accompanies  this 
article  has  been  placed  here  by  Mrs.  Ade- 
laide E.  Ramage,  in  loving  memory  of 
her  husband's  many  beautiful  qualities, 
and  will,  we  feel,  be  a  source  of  pleasure 
not  only  to  all  members  of  his  family,  but 
to  his  hosts  of  friends  of  this  locality. 


MACKINTOSH,  Col.  John  G., 

Financier.  Enterprising  Citizen. 

The    family    of   which    Colonel    John 
George  Mackintosh  was  an  honored  rep- 


resentative was  of  Scotch  extraction,  its 
members  inheriting  in  marked  degree  the 
characteristics  of  that  thrifty  race,  these 
attributes  being  clearly  defined  in  the 
career  of  the  late  Colonel  Mackintosh, 
who  at  all  times  was  faithful  to  the  trusts 
reposed  in  him.  fully  met  every  obliga- 
tion, conscientiously  discharged  the 
duties  of  director  of  a  number  of  enter- 
prises, and  retained  the  confidence  and 
respect  of  his  fellowmen  by  an  upright 
life. 

Colonel  John  George  Mackintosh  was 
born  in  Tariffville,  Connecticut,  August 
I,  1845,  son  of  Donald  Mackintosh,  a 
native  of  Paisley,  near  Edinburgh.  Scot- 
land, from  which  country  he  removed  to 
England,  thence  to  the  United  States,  in 
1843.  locating  first  at  Tariflfville.  Connec- 
ticut, and  in  1854,  accompanied  by  his 
family,  removed  to  Holyoke.  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  rented  a  mill,  which  he 
operated  until  1871,  when  he  purchased 
the  Hampden  Mills  and  formed  the  part- 
nership of  D.  Mackintosh  &  Sons,  the 
company  comprising  Donald.  John 
George  and  Charles  E.  IMackintosh,  being 
incorporated  in  1888.  The  business  was 
a  successful  undertaking,  the  partners  all 
men  of  ability,  enterprise  and  judgment, 
and  they  gave  employment  to  a  large 
number  of  persons.  Donald  Mackintosh 
and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  three 
children,  the  two  sons  above  mentioned 
and  a  daughter,  Henrietta  P.  Donald 
Mackintosh  died  September  30,  1902. 

Colonel  John  George  Mackintosh  was 
eleven  years  of  age  when  he  accompanied 
his  father  to  Holyoke.  and  he  continued 
his  studies  in  the  public  schools  of  that 
city.  His  first  position  in  business  life 
was  in  the  office  of  the  Hampden  Mills, 
conducted  by  his  father,  where  he  re- 
mained for  some  time.  He  then  became 
clerk  for  Ezra  Flagg,  who  was  the  pro- 
prietor of  a  drug  store,  and  also  acted  as 


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telegraph  operator  and  received  many  of 
the  important  messages  connected  with 
the  Civil  War  as  well  as  numerous  gov- 
ernment messages.  Later  he  accepted  a 
clerkship  in  the  drug  store  conducted  by 
R.  P.  Luddington,  after  which  he  accepted 
a  position  as  bookkeeper  for  the  Ames- 
bury  Woolen  Mills,  which  were  suc- 
ceeded by  the  Germania  Mills,  for  which 
concern  he  became  salesman,  then  treas- 
urer, and  later  was  made  manager  of  the 
New  York  ofifice.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  was  associated  with  his  father  and 
brother  in  the  management  of  the  Hamp- 
den Mills,  of  which  he  was  later  the 
president,  his  term  of  service  being  noted 
for  efficiency  and  capability.  He  was  also 
connected  with  the  Woronoco  Paper 
Company  at  one  time  and  owned  a  con- 
trolling interest  in  that  concern.  In  1876, 
in  company  with  his  brother,  Charles  E. 
Mackintosh,  and  Thomas  N.  Shepard,  of 
Northampton,  he  established  the  banking 
house  of  J.  G.  Mackintosh  &  Company, 
which  later  became  the  Manufacturers' 
Trust  Company,  one  of  the  conservative 
and  sound  monied  institutions  of  that  sec- 
tion. A  disastrous  fire  destroyed  their 
offices  which  were  located  on  Dwight 
street,  Holyoke,  and  the  business  was 
liquidated.  Mr.  Mackintosh  then  organ- 
ized the  Springfield  Safe  Deposit  &  Trust 
Company,  to  which  he  gave  his  undivided 
attention,  and  was  made  president  of  the 
concern  at  the  time  of  its  organization, 
serving  in  that  capacity  constantly  until 
his  resignation,  January  i,  1914,  at  which 
time  the  office  of  chairman  of  the  board 
of  directors  was  created  and  he  was 
elected  to  fill  that  important  position. 
This  was,  perhaps,  the  organization  in 
which  he  took  the  greatest  interest  and 
to  which  he  gave  liberally  of  his  time  and 
energy.  Starting  from  a  small  beginning, 
under  his  guiding  hand  and  careful  judg- 
ment it  finally  attained  a  place  where  it 


stood  prominently  forth  as  one  of  the 
leading  banking  institutions  in  Western 
Massachusetts.  When  it  was  finally  de- 
cided, on  account  of  more  room  being 
needed,  to  erect  a  building  in  order  to 
accommodate  its  steadily  increasing  busi- 
ness, he  devoted  considerable  thought  to 
its  construction  and  it  stands  to-day  as  a 
grand  monument  to  his  memory.  His 
incumbency  of  the  office  of  president  ex- 
tended over  the  disastrous  years  of  panics 
in  which  so  many  financial  institutions 
were  swept  away,  but  his  foresight,  dis- 
cernment, and  mature  judgment  enabled 
him  to  avoid  the  rocks  which  caused  the 
wreck  of  other  institutions,  and  continued 
to  place  it  each  year  upon  a  firmer  founda- 
tion and  with  a  steadily  increasing  pa- 
tronage. 

Mr.  Mackintosh  was  also  a  member  of 
the  first  board  of  directors  of  the  Holyoke 
National  Bank,  organized  in  1872,  and 
was  actively  identified  with  many  other 
industries,  serving  as  director  of  the  Nor- 
thampton Street  Railway,  Holyoke  Street 
Railway,  Greenfield  Electric  Light  & 
Power  Company.  In  each  and  all  of  the 
above,  together  with  many  other  similar 
companies,  his  was  largely  the  directing 
hand.  He  was  an  authority  in  financial 
matters,  his  advice  and  counsel  being 
sought  and  followed  by  many  of  his  asso- 
ciates, and  being  of  a  bold  and  enterpris- 
ing nature  he  conceived  and  executed 
projects  with  the  rapidity  of  lightning, 
and  while  other  men  were  thinking  over 
the  means  of  carrying  out  certain  enter- 
prises, he  had  the  undertaking  far  ad- 
vanced toward  completion.  A  glance  at 
the  above  will  show  how  thoroughly  Mr. 
Mackintosh's  time  must  have  been  em- 
ployed, yet  he  never  for  a  moment  lost 
his  interest  in  Holyoke  or  its  needs  and 
was  ever  ready  to  contribute  of  his  time 
or  money  to  anything  which  w^ould  be  of 
benefit  to  its  people.     He  was  one  of  the 


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directors  of  the  Holyoke  City  Hospital 
and  Holyoke  Public  Library,  in  both  of 
which  he  took  an  active  part  and  interest. 
He  was  also  one  of  the  members  of  the 
School  Board  for  many  years.  In  1887  he 
accepted  an  appointment  on  the  staff  of 
Governor  Oliver  Ames  as  assistant  quar- 
termaster general,  with  the  rank  of  colo- 
nel. He  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal 
church,  but  was  a  regular  attendant  of 
the  Second  Congregational  Church  of 
Holyoke.  He  was  a  member  of  Mt.  Tom 
Golf  Club  and  Holyoke  Canoe  Club,  de- 
riving considerable  pleasure  from  out- 
door sports,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the 
Lawyers'  Club  of  New  York,  the  Algon- 
quin Club  of  Boston  and  the  Nyasset 
Club  of  Springfield. 

Mr.  Mackintosh  married,  June  15,  1869, 
Alice  Emerson,  born  in  Chicopee,  Massa- 
chusetts, April  7,  1846,  daughter  of  John 
D.  and  Harriett  Newell  (Edgerly)  Emer- 
son. John  D.  Emerson  held  a  responsible 
position  with  the  Dwight  Mills  at  Chico- 
pee at  the  time  of  her  birth,  but  after  a 
few  years  the  family  went  to  Gilmanton, 
the  old  home  of  Mrs.  Emerson.  In  1852 
the  family  moved  to  Holyoke  where  Mr. 
Emerson  was  appointed  overseer  for  the 
Lyman  Mills  which  had  just  been  built, 
and  of  which  he  was  later  made  superin- 
tendent. He  spent  his  entire  after  life  in 
this  position,  his  death  occurring  in  the 
year  1871.  Mrs.  Emerson  died  November 
16,  1915.  Alice,  who  was  their  only  child, 
received  her  education  in  the  Holyoke 
public  schools  and  was  a  member  of  the 
first  class  to  graduate  from  the  Holyoke 
High  School,  in  the  year  1865.  She  was 
a  woman  born  and  taught  to  the  good 
old-fashioned  standards  of  home-making 
and  housekeeping.  She  was  also  a  re- 
markably accomplished  musician,  played 
the  piano  in  a  wonderful  manner,  also  the 
organ,  and  before  her  marriage  she  served 
in  the  capacity  of  organist  in  the  old  Sec- 


ond Congregational  Church  which  stood 
where  the  Marble  Hall  Hotel  is  at  pres- 
ent. When  the  Rev.  Dr.  Trask  first  came 
to  Holyoke  to  preach  before  being  ap- 
pointed to  his  pastorate  the  first  person 
he  saw  at  the  morning  service  was  Miss 
Alice  Emerson  at  the  organ.  Rev.  Dr, 
Trask  often  spoke  of  this  after  becoming 
pastor  of  the  Second  Church  and  there 
always  existed  a  warm  personal  friend- 
ship between  Mrs.  Mackintosh  and  Dr. 
Trask.  He  was  the  clergyman  who  per- 
formed the  marriage  ceremony  of  Mr. 
Mackintosh  and  Miss  Emerson,  assisted 
by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Peet  of  the  Episcopal 
church.  Mrs.  Mackintosh's  great  love  for 
music  was  one  of  her  chief  characteristics 
and  she  never  failed  if  possible  to  attend 
any  musical  event  of  note  which  was 
given  in  her  vicinity.  She  preferred  only 
the  highest  standard  of  classical  music 
and  was  familiar  with  the  works  of  the 
world's  greatest  composers.  She  was  also 
a  very  well  read  woman  and,  as  in  her 
music,  her  tastes  ran  only  to  the  best  in 
literature.  She  was  blessed  with  a  beau- 
tiful disposition,  was  most  unselfish,  con- 
tinually doing  some  kindness  for  those 
about  her  and  during  her  entire  life  inter- 
ested in  many  benevolences,  having  been 
an  active  factor  in  the  welfare  of  the 
Holyoke  City  Hospital,  and  was  a  direc- 
tor in  the  Hospital  Aid  Association  from 
the  time  the  hospital  was  built.  She  was 
an  active  and  devoted  member  of  the  Sec- 
ond Congregational  Church,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Friday  Club.  In  her  younger 
days  Mrs.  Mackintosh  entertained  on  a 
large  scale  and  was  one  of  the  most  active 
social  leaders  of  the  city  of  Holyoke.  Her 
hospitality  was  delightful  and  was  greatly 
enjoyed  by  their  wide  circle  of  friends. 
Her  family  life  was  an  unusually  happy 
one  for  above  all  Mrs.  Mackintosh  was 
devoted  to  her  husband,  daughter  and 
mother.     The  death  of  Colonel  Mackin- 


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tosh,  which  occurred  at  his  late  home  in 
Holyoke,  May  23,  1915,  was  a  severe 
blow  to  her,  and  another  sorrow  came  to 
her  in  the  following  November  with  the 
death  of  her  mother.  Mrs.  Mackintosh 
bore  both  these  bereavements  in  the  brave 
way  that  only  a  strong  and  forceful  char- 
acter like  hers  could.  The  death  of  Mrs. 
Mackintosh,  which  occurred  April  26, 
1916,  was  a  severe  blow  to  her  daughter, 
Alice  Emerson  (Mackintosh)  Woods, 
wife  of  Dr.  Frank  A.  Woods,  the  well 
known  physician  of  Holyoke. 

To  a  natural  dignity  of  manner.  Colo- 
nel Mackintosh  added  a  geniality  that 
won  him  hosts  of  friends  and  made  him 
welcome  everywhere.  He  was  hospitable, 
charitable,  generous,  with  a  ready  sym- 
pathy for  those  in  affliction  or  need.  A 
keynote  to  his  success  in  his  many  under- 
takings was  his  executive  force  and  mast- 
ery of  detail  in  whatever  engaged  his  at- 
tention. Mrs.  Mackintosh  was  one  of 
those  genial  women  who  always  see  only 
the  brightest  and  happiest  side  of  life  and 
this  quality  won  for  her  the  respect  and 
admiration  of  her  large  circle  of  friends, 
and  everyone  realized  that  with  her 
death  a  whole  and  worthy  chapter  in  the 
life  of  Holyoke  closed. 


WOODS,  Frank  A.,  M.  D., 

Prominent   Physician   of   Holyoke. 

Among  the  physicians  of  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  who,  by  careful  study  and 
observation  coupled  with  long  practical 
experience,  have  placed  themselves  at  the 
head  of  the  medical  profession  of  that 
city,  should  be  mentioned  Dr.  Frank  A. 
Woods,  who  for  nearly  two  decades  has 
served  upon  the  Board  of  Health  of  that 
city,  and  in  1916  was  appointed  by  Gov- 
ernor McCall  medical  examiner  for  the 
Holyoke  district. 

(I)  He  represents  an  old  and  honored 


famil}-,  he  being  in  the  eighth  American 
generation  of  the  Woods  family  which 
was  resident  in  Watertown,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1653.  Samuel  Woods,  the  first 
ancestor  of  the  family,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land, in  1636,  later  came  to  this  country, 
locating  at  first  in  Watertown,  Massa- 
chusetts, from  whence  he  removed  to 
Cambridge,  same  State,  and  there  mar- 
ried, September  28,  1659,  Alice  Rushton. 
In  1662  he  was  one  of  the  original  pro- 
prietors of  Groton,  Massachusetts,  and 
there  lived  until  the  town  was  destroyed 
during  King  Philip's  War,  after  which 
he  returned  to  Watertown.  In  1677  he 
signed  the  agreement  made  at  Concord 
to  resettle  Groton,  and  in  1678  returned 
to  that  town,  where  he  died  early  in  the 
year  1718.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  the 
same  year  as  her  husband,  died  April  17, 
1712. 

(II)  Nathaniel  Woods,  third  son  of 
Sam.uel  and  Alice  (Rushton)  Woods,  was 
born  at  Groton,  Massachusetts,  March  25. 
1667,  and  there  died,  June  20,  1738.  He 
had  four  wives,  the  line  of  descent  being 
through  Isaac,  a  son  of  the  first  wife, 
Eleanor  Woods. 

(III)  Lieutenant  Isaac  Woods,  son  of 
Nathaniel  and  Eleanor  Woods,  was  born 
at  Groton.  Massachusetts,  February  20, 
1699,  and  died  there,  March  31,  1775.  He 
married,  September  21.  1725,  Abigail 
Stevens,  born  at  Chelmsford,  Massachu- 
setts. August  13,  1702,  died  at  Groton, 
Massachusetts,  December  24,  1781, 
daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  (Snow) 
Stevens. 

(IV)  Nehemiah  Woods,  fourth  son  of 
Lieutenant  Isaac  and  Abigail  (Stevens) 
Woods,  was  born  at  Groton,  Massachu- 
setts, December  6.  1731.  and  died  in  1815. 
He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution, 
fought  at  Bennington  with  General 
Starke,  at  Ticonderoga  with  Colonel 
Ethan  Allen,  was  a  member  of  the  Com- 


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mittee  of  Safety  at  Hollis,  New  Hamp- 
shire, his  place  of  residence,  and  is  en- 
tered in  the  Hollis  records  as  Lieutenant 
Woods.     He  married . 

(V)  Uriah  Woods,  son  of  Nehemiah 
Woods,  was  born  in  Hollis,  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation. 
He  removed  to  Maine,  and  later  to  New 
York  State,  and  was  honored  and  re- 
spected by  all  who  knew  him.  He  mar- 
ried   . 

(VI)  Dr.  Jarvis  U.  Woods,  son  of 
Uriah  Woods,  was  born  in  Augusta, 
Maine,  October  23,  1842,  and  died  in  New 
Haven,  Connecticut,  April,  1906.  His 
early  life  was  spent  in  Augusta,  where  he 
prepared  for  college  and  graduated  from 
the  Augusta  High  School.  He  then  com- 
pleted a  course  at  Waterville  College 
(now  Colburn).  After  leaving  college  he 
was  anxious  to  enlist  in  the  Union  army 
but  his  father's  opposition  prevented  him 
from  so  doing.  He  then  received  an  ap- 
pointment as  clerk  in  the  commissary  de- 
partment at  Washington,  D.  C,  there 
continuing  until  the  summer  of  1865,  be- 
ing in  that  city  at  the  time  President  Lin- 
coln was  shot.  He  then  returned  to 
Maine  and  began  the  study  of  medicine  at 
Waterville  under  the  preceptorship  of  the 
eminent  physician  and  surgeon.  Dr.  Bell, 
who  later  located  in  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts. After  a  period  of  study  under  Dr. 
Bell,  Dr.  Woods  entered  Hahnemann 
Medical  Institute  at  Philadelphia,  from 
which  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Medicine  in  the  class  of  1868, 
valedictorian  of  his  class.  The  death  of 
his  father  the  day  preceding  commence- 
ment exercises  prevented  Dr.  Woods 
from  delivering  the  valedictory  address, 
but  the  honor  was  his.  After  obtaining 
his  degree.  Dr.  Woods  located  in  Nashua, 
New  Hampshire,  practiced  there  a  short 
time,  then  located  in  Medford,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  continued  in  active  prac- 


tice until  the  year  1869  when  he  came  to 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and  there  prac- 
ticed his  profession  most  successfully  for 
over  a  quarter  of  a  century.  He  then 
yielded  to  the  urgent  demands  made  that 
he  come  to  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  and 
in  1895  he  located  in  that  city,  where  he 
practiced  until  his  death,  eleven  years 
later.  Dr.  Woods  was  a  man  highly  re- 
garded in  both  cities  as  a  learned  and 
skillful  physician,  as  a  citizen  and  a 
friend.  He  was  a  member  of  the  medical 
stafif  of  Grace  Hospital,  member  of  the 
New  Haven  County  Medical  Society,  the 
Homeopathic  Medical  Society  of  Hamp- 
den County,  the  Massachusetts  Homeo- 
pathic Medical  Society,  the  American 
Medical  Association,  of  Mt.  Tom  Lodge, 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
which  he  was  past  master,  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum, and  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  frater- 
nity. 

Dr.  Woods  married,  May  3,  1870,  Mary 
A.  Howes,  the  ceremony  being  performed 
in  the  house  in  which  the  bride's  mother 
was  born  at  Shelburne,  Massachusetts. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Seth  Clapp  Howes, 
a  hatter,  who  died  at  Watervliet,  Maine, 
in  1861,  aged  forty-nine  years.  He  was 
born  in  Derry,  New  Hampshire,  where 
his  ancestors  had  resided  for  many  years. 
He  married  Lucy  Kendall,  daughter  of 
Timothy  Kendall,  of  a  Shelburne  pioneer 
family.  She  died  at  the  home  of  her 
daughter,  Mrs.  Dr.  Jarvis  U.  Woods,  in 
New  Haven,  in  1908,  at  the  advanced  age 
of  ninety-four  years.  But  two  of  her  chil- 
dren survive  her:  Mrs.  Dr.  Woods  and 
'J'homas  F.  Howes,  of  Cambridge.  Dr. 
Jarvis  U.  and  Mary  A.  (Howes)  Woods 
were  the  parents  of  three  children,  two  of 
whom  with  their  mother  survived  the 
father:  Dr.  Frank  A.  Woods,  of  whom 
further,  and  Alice  May,  who  resides 
with  her  mother.  Miss  Woods  has  taken 
a  vast  amount  of  interest  in  genealogical 


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matters  and  has  traced  several  lines  con- 
nected with  her  family  back  to  the  first 
ancestor  in  this  country. 

(VII)  Dr.  Frank  A.  Woods,  son  of  Dr. 
Jarvis  U.  and  Mary  A.  (Howes)  Woods, 
was  born  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
July  12,  1871.  He  received  his  education 
in  the  graded  schools  of  his  native  city 
and  graduated  from  the  high  school.  He 
then  began  the  study  of  medicine  with  his 
honored  father,  and  later  entered  Hahne- 
mann Medical  College,  Philadelphia, 
graduating  from  this  institution  in  the 
class  of  1893,  receiving  his  degree  of  Doc- 
tor of  Medicine.  He  spent  the  year  1893- 
94  in  dispensary  practice  in  Philadelphia^ 
and  in  special  medical  and  surgical  stuf' 
ies  and  practiced  abroad,  then  returned  to 
Holyoke  and  began  practice  in  associ- 
ation with  his  father.  In  1895  Dr.  Woods, 
Sr.,  moved  to  New  Haven,  Connecticr 
Dr.  Woods,  Jr.,  succeeding  him,  and  he 
has  since  been  continuously  in  practice 
in  his  native  city,  the  combined  service 
of  father  and  son  now  approaching  the 
half  century  mark.  To  the  experience  of 
his  private  practice,  always  a  large  one, 
Dr.  Woods  has  added  frequent  courses 
of  study  in  the  hospitals  of  Paris,  Lon- 
don and  Berlin  and  the  University  of 
Geneva,  Switzerland,  keeping  abreast  of 
all  medical  discovery  and  invention, 
either  curative  or  preventive. 

Dr.  Woods  has  served  his  native  city 
with  unusual  devotion  and  ability  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Health  for  almost 
two  decades,  having  been  first  appointed 
in  1897  by  Dr.  George  H.  Smith,  the  then 
mayor  of  Holyoke.  He  was  reappointed 
by  Mayors  Chapin  and  Avery  at  the  ex- 
piration of  each  term,  and  after  one  years' 
absence  from  the  board  was  again  ap- 
pointed in  1914  by  Mayor  Woods  and  is 
the  present  chairman  of  the  board.  For 
seventeen  years  he  served  as  associate 
medical  examiner,  receiving  his  first  ap- 
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pointment  from  Governor  Wolcott  and 
reappointments  from  Governors  Douglas 
and  Foss.  On  February  i,  1916,  Gov- 
ernor McCall  announced  to  the  executive 
council  the  appointment  of  Dr.  Frank  A. 
Woods  as  medical  examiner  for  the  Hol- 
yoke district,  a  recognition  of  long  service 
and  conscientious  performance  of  duty 
that  met  with  universal  approval  in 
Holyoke.  Shortly  after  this  appointment 
he  was  elected  president  of  the  State  As- 
sociation of  Health  Boards  at  their  meet- 
ing in  Boston,  succeeding  Dr.  Milton 
Roseneau,  of  Harvard  University.  This 
is  an  unusual  honor  for  it  is  the  first  in- 
stance of  the  ofHce  having  been  conferred 
on  any  physician  outside  of  Boston.  It 
is  merited  recognition  of  Dr.  Woods'  in- 
tense interest  in  the  subject  of  public 
health  and  of  his  reputation  as  one  of  the 
best  informed  men  in  the  State  on  health 
board  work.  But  it  is  not  only  as  a  phy- 
sician but  as  a  man  that  Dr.  Woods  has 
achieved  his  popularity  in  the  city  of 
Holyoke.  His  kindness  and  courtesy  are 
two  of  his  most  prominent  characteristics 
which  have  endeared  him  to  his  almost 
limitless  circle  of  friends  and  acquaint- 
ances. 

Dr.  Woods  is  a  member  of  the  Amer- 
ican Public  Health  Association,  and  ac- 
tive in  its  propaganda  ;  the  Holyoke  Med- 
ical Association,  Springfield  Academy  of 
Medicine,  Massachusetts  State  Homeo- 
pathic Society,  Hahnemann  Homeopathic 
Association,  the  American  Medical  Asso- 
ciation, and  numerous  other  professional 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
order,  belonging  to  the  Blue  Lodge, 
Royal  Arch  Chapter,  Council,  Command- 
ery  of  Knights  Templar,  also  of  the 
Shrine,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias.  He  is  a  devotee  of  out-of- 
door  recreation,  particularly  golf,  and 
holds  membership  in  several  social  and 


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country  clubs  including-  the  Holyoke  and 
Canoe. 

Dr.  Woods  married,  June  I,  191 1,  Alice 
Emerson  Mackintosh,  born  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  August  i,  1871,  the  only 
child  of  the  late  Colonel  John  G.  and 
Alice  (Emerson)  Mackintosh,  the  former 
named  of  whom  died  May  23,  1915,  and 
the  latter  named  April  26,  1916.  As  a 
girl  Mrs.  Woods  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Holyoke  and  was  graduated 
from  the  high  school  in  1890.  She  then 
studied  music  under  W.  C.  Hammond, 
and  later  spent  considerable  time  travel- 
ing in  this  country  and  in  Europe,  usually 
with  her  father,  the  kinship  between  the 
two  being  sympathetic  far  beyond  the 
average  bond  between  parents  and  chil- 
dren. Mrs.  Woods  was  devoted  to  her 
home  circle,  this  devotion  commanding 
the  admiration  of  her  wide  circle  of 
friends.  During  the  illness  of  her  father, 
mother,  maternal  grandmother,  Mrs.  Har- 
riet Emerson,  she  was  devoted  in  her  at- 
tentions to  them,  their  deaths  and  hers 
occurring  in  the  space  of  a  year  and  a 
half.  Thus,  with  intervals  of  six  months, 
these  sad  chapters  removed  the  several 
members  that  made  the  Mackintosh  fam- 
ily one  of  the  leading  ones  in  Holyoke. 
Mrs.  Woods  was  a  member  of  the  Second 
Congregational  Church  from  her  girlhood 
and  had  been  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday 
school  until  the  illness  of  her  father.  She 
had  for  years  been  a  worker  in  the  Young 
Women's  Christian  Association  and  was 
one  of  the  directors  of  that  organization. 
Her  club  was  the  Westminster,  which 
was  formed  by  the  group  of  young  women 
who  grew  up  in  Holyoke  together.  It 
followed  that  she  was  a  prominent  factor 
in  the  social  life  of  Holyoke,  and  prior  to 
her  marriage  to  Dr.  Woods  she  was  the 
center  of  considerable  entertaining  in  her 
Elm  street  home.  Mrs.  Woods  brought 
to  her  friendships  a  large  degree  of  the 


same  quality  that  made  her  family  life  one 
of  devotion,  and  there  was  deep  sorrow 
among  a  wide  circle  over  her  untimely 
death  which  occurred  October  27,  1916. 
During  her  illness  Mrs.  Woods  had  the 
devoted  care  of  her  husband  who  gave  up 
his  large  and  responsible  practice  and 
yielded  his  duties  as  a  member  of  the 
State  Board  of  Health  and  as  chairman 
of  the  Holyoke  Board  of  Health  in  order 
that  his  wife  could  have  the  devoted  care 
that  she  herself  had  given  so  freely. 


CELCE,  Frederick  Ferdinand, 

Physician,   Surgeon. 

The  infusion  of  European  blood  into 
New  England  life  has  tended  to  increase 
both  its  physical  and  mental  force.  The 
career  of  Dr.  Celce  in  Holyoke  has  been 
one  calculated  to  confer  credit  upon  him- 
self and  benefit  to  the  community  at  large. 
In  the  practice  of  his  profession  he  has 
been  ably  seconded  by  his  talented  wife, 
who  is  fully  as  competent  as  himself  in 
medical  labors.  His  father,  Frederick 
Celce,  was  born  in  the  Rhine  province  of 
Germany,  where  he  was  reared  and  edu- 
cated, and  came  to  the  United  States  on 
attaining  his  majority.  In  his  native  land 
he  had  served  an  apprenticeship  at  the 
cutlery  business,  and  after  coming  to 
New  York  took  a  position  with  the  Sey- 
mour Cutlery  Company,  with  which  he 
continued,  and  later  removed  with  this 
concern  to  Holyoke  in  1877.  Here  he  was 
made  superintendent  of  the  factory,  and 
this  position  he  continued  to  hold  until 
his  retirement  in  1894.  He  has  been  ac- 
tive in  the  social  life  of  the  community, 
especially  in  Masonic  affairs,  having 
passed  through  all  York  Rite  bodies,  be- 
ing a  member  of  the  Blue  Lodge  ;  Chap- 
ter, Royal  Arch  Masons ;  Council,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters ;  Commandery, 
Knights    Templar;  and    Ancient    Arabic 


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Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He 
married  Rose  Meyer,  who  like  himself 
was  a  native  of  Germany,  and  the  only 
child  born  to  them  is  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Dr.  Frederick  Ferdinand  Celce,  only 
child  of  Frederick  and  Rose  (Meyer) 
Celce,  was  born  September  24,  1867,  in  the 
Rhine  province  of  Germany,  and  was  sev- 
enteen years  of  age  when  he  came  to 
America.  He  received  an  excellent  educa- 
tion under  the  magnificent  German  sys- 
tem, attending  the  public  and  high  schools. 
Shortly  after  coming  to  the  United  States, 
Dr.  Celce  entered  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, from  which  he  was  graduated 
with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in 
1893.  Desiring  to  make  further  prepara- 
tion for  the  practice  of  medicine,  he  went 
to  Europe,  where  he  took  a  post-graduate 
course  in  the  hospitals  and  universities  at 
Vienna,  Heidelberg  and  Munich,  spend- 
ing nearly  two  years  in  this  special  prepa- 
ration for  his  lifework.  Returning  to 
Holyoke,  he  settled  there  January  i,  1895, 
and  at  once  took  up  the  general  practice 
of  medicine,  in  which  he  has  continued  to 
the  present  time  with  ever  increasing 
popularity  and  success.  At  the  present 
time  there  are  but  two  physicians  in  the 
city  who  antedate  him  in  service,  and  he 
is  the  only  physician  in  the  city  of  Ger- 
man birth.  Dr.  Celce  is  a  man  of  broad 
sympathies  and  great  kindness  of  heart, 
and  his  noble  work  has  brought  to  many 
relief  from  suffering  and  sorrow.  He  is 
master  of  his  profession,  and  takes  high 
rank  among  his  contemporaries.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Holyoke  Medical  Society, 
Hampden  County  Medical  Society,  Acad- 
emy of  Medicine,  Eastern  Hampden  Med- 
ical Association,  and  American  Medical 
Association.  He  has  given  generous 
service  to  the  public,  on  both  the  medi- 
cinal and  surgical  staffs  of  the  Holyoke 
City  Hospital,  and  is  still  active  on  the 


medical  stafif,  this  service  now  covering 
nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century.  Dr.  Celce 
is  a  member  of  the  Holyoke  Club,  Mount 
Tom  Golf  Club,  Holyoke  Canoe  Club; 
was  formerly  a  member  of  the  Bay  State 
Club,  and  is  a  member  of  the  German 
Turn-Verein  and  Sons  of  Hammond,  and 
also  Holyoke  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
Like  his  father,  he  has  been  active  in  pro- 
moting the  fraternal  and  benevolent  work 
of  the  Masonic  order,  affiliating  with  the 
Blue  Lodge,  Council,  Chapter,  Command- 
ery  and  Shrine.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  D.  Hayes  Agnew  Surgical  Society  0/ 
Philadelphia,  and  in  most  of  the  associ' 
ations  with  which  he  is  affiliated  he  has 
served  in  various  official  and  committee 
capacities. 

Dr.  Celce  was  married  in  1892  to  Jean 
Henrietta  Hose,  a  native  of  Johns- 
town, New  York,  where  she  received  her 
preliminary  education.  Entering  the 
Women's  Medical  College  at  Philadel- 
phia, she  was  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  June,  1892.  Fol- 
lowing this  she  became  an  interne  and 
resident  physician  at  the  Pennsylvania 
Hospital,  having  charge  of  the  lying-in 
department,  and  at  the  same  time  taking 
special  courses  in  post-graduate  work. 
After  one  year  of  this  she  went  abroad, 
and  studied  in  the  universities  of  Vienna 
and  Heidelberg,  where  she  pursued  post- 
graduate work  in  hospital  practice.  Re- 
turning to  the  United  States  she  located 
in  Holyoke,  where,  like  her  husband,  she 
has  been  actively  engaged  to  the  present 
time  in  the  practice  of  medicine.  She  has 
attained  a  high  reputation  and  ranks  as 
one  of  the  leading  women  physicians  of 
Western  Massachusetts.  She  is  one  of 
the  associates  of  the  medical  staff  of  the 
Holyoke  City  Hospital,  is  a  member  of 
the  Holyoke  City  and  Hampden  County 
Medical  associations,  and  the  American 
Medical  Association.    Dr.  and  Mrs.  Celce 


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are  the  parents  of  a  daughter  and  a  son : 
Rosamond  E.,  a  student  at  Smith  College, 
class  of  1917,  and  Frederick  William,  now 
a  student  at  Dartmouth  College  in  the 
class  of  1919.  The  entire  family  are  at- 
tendants and  contributors  to  the  support 
of  the  Second  Congregational  Church  of 
Holyoke,  and  bear  their  full  share  in  pro- 
moting the  social  and  moral  interests  of 
their  home  city.  Dr.  Celce  is  a  man  of 
impressive  personality,  strong  mentality 
and  settled  purpose.  He  is  in  active  sym- 
pathy with  every  movement  in  the  com- 
munity which  makes  for  progress.  He  is 
a  wise  counsellor,  a  man  of  commanding 
influence,  not  only  within  the  circle  of  his 
profession,  but  also  in  the  community-at- 
large.  He  is  liberal  in  his  judgment  of 
men,  but  exacts  the  most  open  sincerity. 
His  personal  endowments  command  at- 
tention, and  he  enjoys  wide-spread  es- 
teem, attention  and  respect.  Of  similar 
character  is  his  noble  wife,  and  together 
they  are  carrying  forward  works  of 
humanity  entitling  them  to  universal 
esteem. 


McCORKINDALE,  William, 

Representative  Citizen. 

McCorkindale  is  an  ancient  Scottish 
name  mentioned  by  Scott  in  his  "Heart 
of  Midlothian."  Edward  McCorkindale, 
the  founder  of  the  family  in  the  United 
States,  father  of  William  McCorkindale, 
of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  was  a  son  of 
Duncan  McCorkindale,  who  lived  and 
died  in  Scotland.  Edward  McCorkindale 
was  born  in  Dalmuir,  Dumbartonshire, 
Scotland,  in  1825,  and  died  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  in  1890.  He  learned  and 
followed  the  blacksmith's  trade  in  Scot- 
land until  1870,  then  came  to  the  United 
States,  locating  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  was  employed  as  a  mill- 
wright until  his  death  at  the  age  of  sixty- 


five.  He  married  Margaret  Lyon,  born 
in  Ederslie,  Renfrewshire,  Scotland,  in 
1821,  who  lived  to  the  great  age  of  ninety- 
one  years,  dying  in  Holyoke  in  1912.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  Roger  and  Margaret 
Lyon.  Edward  and  Margaret  (Lyon) 
McCorkindale  were  the  parents  of  four 
children:  Edward,  deceased;  Elizabeth, 
became  the  wife  of  William  King ;  Wil- 
liam, of  whom  further ;  and  Duncan  L., 
whose  sketch  appears  elsewhere  in  this 
work. 

^^'iIliam    McCorkindale    was    born    in 
Greenock,   Renfrewshire,   Scotland.   June 
5,  1851.     He  attended  the  middle  parish 
school  until  ten  years  of  age.     He  then 
began  his  business  career  in  the  paper  in- 
dustry, becoming  an  employee  of  Brown, 
Stewart   &   Company,    manufacturers    of 
newspaper,    there    continuing    until    his 
departure  for  the  United  States  in  1868. 
He  first  located  in  Pittstown,  New  York, 
where  he  was  employed  by  Orrs  &  Com- 
pany as  machine  tender  in  their  Pittstown 
mill.     He  only  continued  in  their  employ 
for  a  short  time,  being  seized  with  the 
western  fever,  then  epidemic,  and  went 
to  Wabash,  Indiana,  where  he  entered  the 
employ  of  Bremaker,  Moore  &  Company, 
as   machine   tender,    the    product   of   the 
machine   being  straw   print.     After   two 
years'  service  in  the  mill,  Mr.  McCorkin- 
dale removed  to  Dalton,  Massachusetts, 
where   he  became  a  machine   tender  for 
Crane    &   Company,   and   remained   with 
that  house  for  nine  years.     At  that  time, 
1881,  all  of  the  No.  i  ledger  papers  used 
in  this  country  were  made  in  Berkshire 
county,   Massachusetts,   and   the   impres- 
sion  was  that  they   could   not   be   made 
elsewhere.      Mr.    IMcCorkindale    thought 
that  they  could  be  made  in  Holyoke,  and 
in  an  interview  with  the  late  Joseph   C. 
Parsons  he  asked  that  gentleman  to  make 
the    experiment    in    that    direction.      Mr. 
Parsons  consented  and  purchased  the  Mt. 


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Tom  mill  for  that  purpose.  In  June, 
i88i,  Mr.  McCorkindale  removed  to  Hol- 
yoke,  his  parents  also  having  made  that 
city  their  home.  The  mill  was  remodeled 
and  was  started  in  October,  i88i,  and  in 
a  few  months  made  as  good  ledgers  as 
had  been  made  up  to  that  time,  operating 
under  the  name  of  the  Parsons  Paper 
Company.  In  1888  the  demand  for  the 
goods  exceeded  the  capacity  of  the  mills, 
and  the  company  planned  a  new  mill,  its 
No.  2,  which  was  designed  as  a  model 
plant,  and  which  fully  realized  the  de- 
signs of  its  creators.  When  the  Ameri- 
can Writing  Paper  Company  was  formed 
the  No.  I  and  Mt.  Tom  mills  were  sold  to 
that  company,  the  Parsons  Paper  Com- 
pany retaining  the  Sergeant  street  mill 
and  devoting  all  its  energies  to  the  pro- 
duction of  ledgers  and  bonds,  of  which 
papers  ]Mr.  ]\IcCorkindale  has  made  a  spe- 
cial study  and  as  to  which  he  is  an  au- 
thority. Under  Mr.  McCorkindale's  able 
superintendency  every  department  of  the 
plant  is  an  efficient  contributor  to  the  ex- 
cellence of  the  product  and  to  the  general 
prosperity  of  the  plant.  While  his  life  for 
the  past  thirty-six  years  has  been  devoted 
to  the  interests  of  the  Parsons  Paper 
Company,  of  which  he  is  also  a  stock- 
holder, he  has  acquired  other  interests  of 
importance,  and  is  a  member  of  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  Millers  Falls  Paper 
Company  and  of  the  People's  Savings 
Bank  of  Holyoke.  Mr.  McCorkindale  is 
a  Republican  in  politics,  and  has  long 
been  an  active  participant  in  public 
affairs.  He  served  as  alderman  four 
years,  and  during  the  presidential  cam- 
paign just  closed  was  president  of  the 
Holyoke  Republican  Club.  He  is  a  dea- 
con of  the  First  Congregational  Church, 
a  member  of  the  Bay  State  and  Holyoke 
clubs,  and  a  highly  regarded  member  of 
the  community. 

Mr.    McCorkindale    married,    in    1873, 


Lillian  Forsythe,  daughter  of  James  For- 
sythe,  of  Bar  Head,  Scotland,  who  came 
to  the  United  States  when  his  daughter 
was  a  child.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCorkindale 
are  the  parents  of  two  sons,  Edward 
James  and  Roger  William,  and  a  daugh- 
ter, Ethel  Lillian.  Edward  James  was 
born  in  Dalton.  Massachusetts,  July 
30,  1876;  a  graduate  of  Holyoke  High 
School,  and  at  present  (1917J  is  located 
in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  a  paper 
salesman;  he  married  Elizabeth  Miller, 
and  they  arc  the  parents  of  three  chil- 
dren :  Elizabeth,  Marion  and  Edward. 
Roger  William  was  born  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  July  3,  1883 ;  a  graduate 
of  the  Holyoke  High  School,  and  is  now 
a  foreman  in  the  Parsons  Paper  Com- 
pany mills ;  he  married  Mabel  Perkins, 
of  Holyoke,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  a 
daughter,  Leslie  Jean. 


BONVOULOIR,  Pierre, 

Pnblic  Official. 

There  is  probably  no  better  known  pub- 
lic official  in  the  commonwealth  of  Mas- 
sachusetts than  Pierre  Bonvouloir,  who 
for  nearly  three  decades  has  held  the 
office  of  treasurer  of  the  city  of  Holyoke, 
and  in  this  office  has  rendered  to  its  citi- 
zens the  most  efficient  service  possible. 
His  concise  and  advanced  methods  in 
handling  its  intricate  details  are  most  re- 
markable, and  his  unfailing  courtesy  to 
every  person  with  whom  he  is  brought  in 
contact  has  placed  him  in  the  enviable 
position  which  he  occupies,  that  of  one  of 
its  most  prominent  and  popular  citizens. 

(I)  His  family  was  originally  of  French 
origin  and  was  among  the  families  of 
position  and  influence  in  that  country. 
The  ancestor  of  this  particular  branch  of 
the  family  was  Captain  Pierre  Bonvou- 
loir, a  native  of  Iberville,  Province  of 
Quebec,  who  was  a  patriot  and  officer  of 


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the  Revolutionary  forces.  He  followed 
the  occupation  of  tilling  the  soil,  tirst 
in  his  native  town  and  afterward  at  St. 
Brigide,  Province  of  Quebec.  He  mar- 
ried Clemence  La  Pointe,  a  descendant  of 
French  ancestors,  and  among  their  chil- 
dren was  Pierre,  of  whom  further. 

(H)  Pierre  {2)  Bonvouloir,  son  of 
Captain  Pierre  (i)  and  Clemence  (La 
Pointe)  Bonvouloir,  was  born  in  St. 
Brigide,  Province  of  Quebec,  Canada, 
about  the  year  1832.  He  followed  the 
same  occupation  as  his  father,  farming, 
first  in  his  native  place,  then  in  Saco, 
Maine,  and  later  in  Canada,  whither  he 
returned  from  the  United  States.  He 
married  (first)  Marie  Louise  Benoit,  who 
bore  him  three  children,  among  whom 
was  Pierre,  of  whom  further ;  married 
(second)  Zoe  Xadeau,  who  bore  him  five 
children. 

(HI)  Pierre  (3)  Bonvouloir,  son  of 
Pierre  (2)  and  Marie  Louise  (Benoit) 
Bonvouloir.  was  born  in  St.  Brigide, 
county  of  Iberville,  Province  of  Quebec, 
Canada,  March  9,  1854.  He  attended  the 
schools  of  his  native  town  until  he  was 
fourteen  years  old,  then  secured  employ- 
ment as  a  clerk  in  a  store,  and  on  Decem- 
ber 12,  1871,  three  years  later,  he  removed 
to  Holyoke.  Massachusetts,  where  he 
secured  a  similar  position,  w^hich  he  re- 
tained for  five  or  six  years,  and  then  in 
company  with  Mr.  J.  A.  Proult  estab- 
lished a  grocery  and  provision  store  in 
Holyoke,  which  they  conducted  until 
1906,  when  Mr.  Bonvouloir  sold  out  his 
interest.  On  July  i,  1889,  Mr.  Bonvouloir 
assisted  in  the  organization  of  the  City 
Cooperative  Bank,  serving  in  the  capacity 
of  secretary  and  treasurer  for  many  years. 
He  is  also  serving  as  director  in  the  Home 
National  Bank,  the  People's  Savings 
Bank,  the  Holyoke  Savings  Bank,  the 
Holyoke  Library  and  the  Holyoke  City 
Hospital.      He   also   took   an   active   and 


prominent  part  in  the  political  arena, 
being  chosen  to  fill  a  number  of  public 
offices,  in  all  of  which  he  discharged  his 
obligations  in  an  efficient  and  capable 
manner,  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of 
all  concerned.  In  1880  he  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  City  Council  from  Ward  Four 
and  served  one  year ;  for  five  years,  from 
1887  to  1892,  he  was  a  member  of  the 
school  committee,  where  he  accomplished 
much — probably  more  than  will  ever  be 
known — for  the  permanent  welfare  of  the 
children  of  the  city  ;  in  1892  he  served  on 
the  Democratic  State  Central  Committee ; 
in  1893  he  was  first  elected  city  treasurer 
and  held  that  office  by  successive  reelec- 
tion at  the  end  of  each  term  until  1916. 
At  all  times  and  in  these  various  posi- 
tions his  official  conduct  has  been  blame- 
less, and  he  has  acquitted  himself  with 
the  highest  capability  and  conscientious 
devotion  to  his  duties  and  the  trust  re- 
posed in  him.  In  politics  he  is  a  staunch 
adherent  of  the  principles  of  Democracy, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Morris  Plan  Asso- 
ciation, of  which  he  is  also  a  director.  He 
has  made  the  country  of  his  adoption  the 
country  of  his  afifection,  has  exerted  a 
wnde-spread  influence  in  Americanizing 
his  co-patriots,  giving  friendly  aid  and 
advice  to  the  many  who  come  to  him  for 
assistance  along  various  lines,  and  he  is 
rightfully  regarded  as  the  leading  citizen 
of  Canadian  birth  in  western  Massachu- 
setts. As  a  man  of  business  and  a  public 
official  no  man  has  a  cleaner  record  or  is 
more  highly  respected  than  he,  a  testi- 
monial of  which  any  man  might  well  be 
proud.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights 
of  Columbus  ;  of  the  Societe  St.  Jean  Bap- 
tiste ;  of  L'Union  St.  Jean-Baptiste  d'- 
Amerique,  of  Woonsocket,  Rhode  Island, 
of  which  he  is  tresorier  general ;  Cercle 
Rochambeau ;  La  Societee  Historique 
Canadienne  Francaise ;  La  Caisse  Popu- 
laire  Credit  Union,  of  which  he  is  treas- 


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urer;    of  the  Foresters,  and  the  Holyoke 
Club. 

Mr.  Bonvouloir  married  (first)  Febru- 
ary 5,  1883,  Lucinda,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Dufresne,  of  Trois-Rivieres,  Province  of 
Quebec,  Canada.  Their  children  were : 
I.  Cosette,  born  December  8,  1884,  mar- 
ried A.  W.  Smith  and  they  are  the  parents 
of  three  children  :  Marcelle,  Roger,  Ga- 
briel. 2.  Lillian,  born  November  9,  1885. 
3.  Annette,  born  1886,  married  Alfred 
Lavoie  and  they  are  the  parents  of  one 
child.  Pierrette.  4.  Lionel,  born  1888, 
now  a  student  at  the  Massachusetts  In- 
stitute of  Technology,  Boston.  Mr.  Bon- 
vouloir married  (second)  May,  1891, 
Annie  Dufresne.  a  sister  of  his  first  wife. 


CROCKER.  Clifton  Alvah, 

Paper   Manufacturer. 

Three  generations  of  this  branch  of  the 
Crocker  family  of  New  England  have 
made  the  name  synonymous  with  paper 
manufacturers,  and  for  many  years  Sam- 
uel Somerbie  Crocker  and  his  sons, 
Daniel  and  Clifton  Alvah  Crocker,  were 
the  principal  owners  and  the  executive 
managers  of  the  Holyoke  corporation, 
The  Crocker  Manufacturing  Company, 
paper  manufacturers.  After  that  corpora- 
tion was  sold  to  the  American  Writing 
Paper  Company,  Clifton  Alvah  Crocker 
organized  the  Crocker-McElwain  Com- 
pany of  Holyoke,  and  as  president  of  that 
company  preserves  to  the  Crocker  name 
supremacy  in  the  paper  manufacturing 
world  in  which  his  entire  business  life 
has  been  spent.  Paper  manufacture  first 
became  a  family  industry  with  Deacon 
Samuel  Crocker,  who  became  an  expert 
paper  maker  in  Newburyport  mills,  and 
in  1796  settled  at  Leominster  and  worked 
for  Nichols  &  Kendall  in  the  first  paper 
mill  built  there.  His  sons,  Alvah  and 
Samuel   Somerbie    Crocker,   learned    the 


same  trade,  worked  in  the  same  mill  at 
Leominster  with  their  father,  and  later 
became  noted  paper  manufacturers,  trans- 
mitting the  business  to  their  sons. 

(I)  The  Crocker  family  in  this  branch 
was  founded  in  New  England  by  Captain 
John  Crocker,  born  presumably  in  Eng- 
land in  1699,  died  in  Newburyport,  Mas- 
sachusetts, March  19,  1763.  He  was  both 
a  ship  owner  and  master  mariner,  sailing 
and  owning  with  his  son,  Benjamin,  the 
brig  "Ranger."  In  1748  Captain  Crocker 
received  permission  to  erect  a  rope  walk, 
the  first  ever  built  in  Newbury,  the  old 
name  of  the  town.  He  married.  April  12, 
1727,  Mary,  daughter  of  Thomas  Savage, 
and  both  are  buried  in  St.  Ann's  Church- 
yard at  Newburyport,  their  graves 
marked  by  headstones. 

(II)  Benjamin  Crocker,  third  child  of 
Captain  John  Crocker,  the  founder,  was 
born  in  Boston.  Massachusetts.  February 
6.  1732,  died  in  Newburyport,  October  5, 
1777.  He  was  associated  with  his  father 
in  his  enterprises,  and  was  one  of  the 
substantial  men  of  his  town.  He  married, 
in  Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  September 
9,  1761,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Samuel  Somer- 
bie, who  bore  him  nine  children,  of  whom 
lived  to  grow  up.  Samuel,  of  whom  fur- 
ther. 

(ITT)  Samuel  Crocker  (Deacon),  son 
of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Somerbie) 
Crocker,  was  born  at  Newburyport.  Mas- 
sachusetts, March  22,  1774,  died  at  Fitch- 
burg.  Massachusetts.  August  26.  1856. 
When  a  young  man,  he  learned  the  paper 
making  business,  a  trade  then  requiring 
great  manual  skill,  and  became  an  expert 
workman.  With  him  paper  making  was 
introduced  into  the  family.  In  1796  he 
located  in  Leominster.  Massachusetts. 
Nichols  &  Kendall  having  just  built  the 
first  paper  mill  there,  and  at  the  height 
of  its  importance  the  mill  gave  employ- 
ment to  twenty-five  hands.  There  Samuel 


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Crocker's  sons  worked  and  learned  the 
business,  going  out  from  there  to  mills  of 
their  own.  After  Alvah,  the  eldest  son, 
had  built  his  mill  at  Fitchburg,  Deacon 
Samuel  Crocker,  the  father,  moved  there 
and  in  various  ways  was  associated  with 
his  sons  in  business.  Deacon  Samuel 
Crocker  was  intensely  religious  in  his 
nature,  stern,  uncompromising  and  con- 
scientious. He  became  a  convert  to  the 
Baptist  faith,  was  one  of  the  founders  of 
the  Baptist  church  at  Leominster,  and 
when  in  its  early  days  the  church  had  no 
pastor,  Deacon  Crocker  "demonstrated." 
He  was  the  first  Baptist  in  Leominster 
and  the  first  Baptist  deacon,  and  after  his 
removal  to  Fitchburg,  he  with  nine  others 
organized  the  Fitchburg  Village  Baptist 
Society.  "He  was  a  man  of  m,uch  prayer 
and  much  joy  in  his  religion,  an  evangelist 
in  disposition,  holding  prayer  meeting 
and  conference  meetings  in  his  own  house 
and  elsewhere  preaching  the  gospel  fre- 
quently." "He  was  a  pillar  of  the  church 
through  all  its  early  years,  because  every 
man  who  knew  him  respected  his  simpli- 
city of  heart  and  purity  of  character."  He 
married,  at  Lunenburg.  Massachusetts, 
May  3,  1798,  Comfort,  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Hannah  (Adams)  Jones,  of  Medway, 
Massachusetts.  "Mrs.  Crocker  was  a  de- 
scendant of  the  celebrated  Adams  family 
and  inherited  all  its  self  reliance  and  inde- 
pendence of  character.  Nobly  struggling 
under  adverse  circumstances  and  unwill- 
ing to  receive  assistance  not  absolutely 
necessary,  she  aimed  to  nurture  the  chil- 
dren in  habits  of  honest  industry  and  to 
accustom  them  to  exertion,  not  only  from 
necessity,  but  also  from  choice.  From 
this  sensible  and  energetic  young  mother 
the  Crocker  boys  derived  their  prominent 
characteristics." 

(IV)  Samuel  Somerbie  Crocker,  sixth 
son  of  Deacon  Samuel  and  Comfort 
(Jones)  Crocker,  was  born  at  Leominster, 


Massachusetts,  October  30,  1813,  died  in 
his  native  town,  January  13.  1909.  At  the 
age  of  ten  years  he  began  working  in  the 
paper  mill  with  his  father  and  brothers, 
and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  entered 
the  employ  of  his  elder  brother,  Alvah 
Crocker,  who  in  1826  had  built  a  paper 
mill  in  that  part  of  West  Fitchburg,  later 
known  as  Crockerville.  After  working 
two  years  for  his  brother,  he  began  learn- 
ing the  carpenter's  trade  and  also  became 
a  millwright,  following  his  trade  for  sev- 
eral years.  In  1839  he  bought  the  water 
power  of  what  was  later  known  as  the 
"Snow"  Mill,  and  is  now  one  of  the 
Crocker-Burbank  mills,  and  there  for  a 
number  of  years  successfully  manufac- 
tured paper.  In  1853  he  sold  the  mill  and 
moved  to  Lawrence,  Massachusetts,  there 
erecting  and  operating  the  first  paper  mill 
in  the  city.  He  manufactured  paper  in 
Law-rence  for  twelve  years,  then  returned 
to  Leominster,  where  in  1865  he  built  the 
Crocker  Woolen  Mill,  thereby  adding  a 
flourishing  business  to  the  town  indus- 
tries. A  few  years  later  he  returned  to 
his  first  business,  and  with  his  son,  Daniel 
P..  began  the  manufacture  of  paper  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  under  the  cor- 
porate name  of  The  Crocker  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  Samuel  S.  Crocker,  presi- 
dent, Daniel  P.  Crocker,  treasurer  and 
clerk.  At  the  death  of  Daniel  P.  Crocker 
in  1887,  the  youngest  son  of  Samuel  S. 
Crocker,  Clifton  Alvah  Crocker,  suc- 
ceeded his  brother  as  treasurer.  The  com- 
pany continued  a  large  and  profitable 
business  until  1899,  when  it  was  sold  to 
the  American  Writing  Paper  Company. 
Samuel  S.  Crocker  was  interested  in  other 
business  enterprises,  and  until  his  retire- 
ment, bowed  with  the  weight  of  years, 
was  active  in  their  management.  He 
lived  to  be  ninety-six  years  of  age.  A 
Congregationalist  in  his  youth,  he  later 
became  a  Baptist,  and  was  a  member  of 


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the  Fitchburg  Church  founded  by  his 
father.  Later  he  was  a  deacon  of  the 
Fir?t  Baptist  Church  of  Lawrence,  and 
when  the  Second  liaptist  Church  of  Law- 
rence was  formed,  he  became  a  deacon  of 
that  congregation,  and  in  Leominster 
later  still  was  deacon  of  the  Central  Bap- 
tist Church.  For  seventy  years  he  was 
teacher,  superintendent  or  scholar  in  the 
various  Sunday  schools  of  the  churches 
to  which  he  belonged. 

He  married,  August  7,  1837,  at  Leo- 
minster, Martha  Elizabeth  Putnam,  born 
in  Shirley,  Massachusetts,  November  30, 
1818,  died  in  Leominster,  April  26,  1907, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  F. 
(Kimball)  Putnam.  Deacon  Samuel  S. 
and  Martha  E.  (Putnam)  Crocker  were 
the  parents  of  nine  children:  i.  Daniel 
P.,  born  April  16,  1840;  married,  April  17, 
1862,  Caroline  E.  Litchfield;  died  at 
Springfield,  February  10,  1887.  2.  Adams 
Wheeler,  born  May  10,  1842.  3.  Frank 
Thomas,  born  July  4,  1844 ;  married  Alice 
G.  Allen;  died  at  Leominster,  July  31, 
1873.  4-  Frederick  William,  born  March 
27,  1846;  a  commander  in  the  United 
States  Navy,  visited  during  his  long  and 
honorable  career  as  a  naval  ofBcer  nearly 
every  country  in  the  world ;  he  married 
Helen  M.  Blanchard ;  died  in  Chelsea, 
Massachusetts,  October  31.  1896.  5.  John 
Henry,  born  May  11,  1848,  died  August 
24,  1849.  6.  Samuel  Somerbie  (2),  born 
January  15,  1850;  died  October  17,  1851. 
7.  Martha  Elizabeth,  born  January  28, 
1852.  8.  Charles  Fremont,  born  February 
7.  1856.  9.  Clifton  Alvah,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

Martha  Elizabeth  (Putnam)  Crocker 
was  a  descendant  of  John  Putnam,  who 
came  from  England  to  Salem  Village, 
Massachusetts,  in  1634,  with  wife  Pris- 
cilla  and  sons:  Thomas  and  Nathaniel. 
Nathaniel  Putnam  was  born  in  England, 
October  11,  1619,  and  died  in  Salem,  July 


23,  1700.  Part  of  the  property  he  owned 
has  remained  in  the  family.  He  left  a 
large  estate  and  was  a  man  of  great 
prominence  in  his  community,  serving  in 
the  General  Court  and  as  selectman.  He 
married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Richard 
and  Alice  (Bosworth)  Hutchinson,  who 
bore  him  seven  children.  Their  third  son, 
John  Putnam,  was  born  at  Salem,  March 
26,  1657,  and  died  there  in  September, 
1722.  His  farm  was  in  that  part  of  Dan- 
vers  near  the  "log  bridge"  across  the 
Ipswich  river.  He  was  an  important  man 
in  his  town,  and  during  the  witchcraft 
delusion  was  constable.  He  married 
Hannah  Cutler,  who  bore  him  fifteen  chil- 
dren. Their  twelfth  child,  John  (2)  Put- 
nam, was  born  in  Salem,  August  16,  1691, 
and  died  February  10,  1764.  He  was  a 
well-to-do  farmer,  and  by  will  devised 
money,  lands  and  buildings.  He  married 
(first)  Rachel  Buxton,  (second)  Lydia 
Porter,  and  had  eight  children.  Their 
second  child,  John  (3)  Putnam,  was  borrt 
in  Salem  Village  in  1720,  died  in  Danvers. 
and  his  will  was  probated  November  16, 
1786.  He  was  captain  of  an  Alarm  Com- 
pany of  Danvers,  which  marched  on  the 
Lexington  Alarm,  April  19,  1775.  He 
married  Ruth  Swinnerton,  and  had  six 
children.  Their  third  son.  Daniel  Put- 
nam, was  born  in  Salem,  April  19,  1749, 
and  died  April  26,  1813,  in  Fitchburg. 
Massachusetts.  He  served  as  ensign  in 
the  Fitchburg  Company  under  Captain 
Ebenezer  Bridge,  which  marched  on  the 
Lexington  Alarm,  serving  thirteen  days. 
He  was  a  deacon  of  the  church,  and  an- 
nually his  grave  is  decorated  by  the  Grand 
Armv  Veterans  in  recognition  of  his 
Revolutionary  service.  He  married 
Rachel  Small,  who  bore  him  several  sons. 
They  are  both  buried  in  Laurel  Hill 
Cemetery,  both  graves  marked  with  a  tall 
slate  stone.  Their  son,  Samuel  Putnam 
(Captain),  was  born  in  Fitchburg,  Massa- 


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EXCiXLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


chusetts,  September  5,  1785,  died  in  July, 
i860,  and  is  buried  with  his  wife  and  one 
daughter  in  the  cemetery  of  Lunenburg, 
Massachusetts.  He  was  always  known  as 
"Captain*'  Samuel  Putnam,  and  was  a 
man  of  importance,  holding  the  of^ce  of 
high  sherifT.  He  married  Hannah  F. 
Kimball  and  among  his  children  was  a 
daughter.  Martha  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of 
Samuel  Somerbie  Crocker  and  mother  of 
Clifton  Alvah  Crocker. 

(V)  Clifton  Alvah  Crocker,  third  son 
of  Samuel  Somerbie  and  Martha  Eliza- 
beth (Putnam)  Crocker,  was  born  at 
Lawrence.  Massachusetts.  July  30,  1858. 
In  1865  his  parents  moved  again  to  Leo- 
minster, where  he  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  finishing  his  studies  in 
Boston.  When  his  school  years  w'ere 
completed  he  entered  the  oflfices  of 
The  Crocker  Manufacturing  Company, 
founded  by  his  father  and  brother  Daniel 
P..  and  from  that  time  has  been  intimately 
connected  with  paper  manufacture.  At 
the  death  of  his  brother,  Daniel  P.,  Feb- 
ruary 10,  1887,  he  succeeded  him  as  treas- 
urer of  the  company,  and  held  that  office 
until  the  sale  of  The  Crocker  Manufac- 
turing Company,  which  was  nearly  all 
owned  in  the  family,  to  the  American 
Writing  Paper  Company  in  1899.  Mr. 
Crocker  remained  with  the  purchasing 
company  for  three  years  in  official  capac- 
ity. He  then  resigned,  and  in  1904  in 
company  with  his  brother-in-law,  R.  F. 
McElwain.  organized  the  Crocker-Mc- 
Elwain  Company  for  the  manufacture  of 
paper  in  Holyoke.  Clifton  A.  Crocker, 
president  and  treasurer,  and  R.  F.  Mc- 
Elwain, vice-president.  The  corporation 
operates  a  large  plant  in  Holyoke.  gives 
employment  to  several  hundred  hands  and 
is  an  important  factor  in  the  paper  trade. 

Mr.  Crocker  is  a  member  of  the  execu- 
tive committee  of  the  American  Paper  and 
Pulp   Association ;   is   vice-president   and 


director  of  the  National  Equipment  Com- 
pany of  Springfield,  Massachusetts  ;  presi- 
dent and  treasurer  of  the  Chemical  Paper 
^Linufacturing  Company,  Holyoke  ;  direc- 
tor of  the  Springfield  National  Bank ; 
was  chairman  of  the  board  of  water  com- 
missioners of  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
a  city  in  which  Mr.  Crocker  has  resided 
for  the  past  twenty  years.  He  is  presi- 
dent of  the  Hampden  Hospital ;  member 
of  the  First  Highland  Baptist  Church  of 
Springfield  ;  a  Republican  in  politics,  and 
interested  in  all  good  causes.  He  belongs 
to  lodge,  chapter  and  council  of  the  Ma- 
sonic order,  his  clubs,  the  Holyoke  of 
Holyoke,  Nayasset  and  Colony  of  Spring- 
field, and  the  Springfield  Country  Club. 
He  is  a  director  and  vice-president  of  the 
Springfield  Young  Men's  Christian  Asso- 
ciation, and  is  a  trustee  of  the  Inter- 
national Young  Men's  Christian  Associ- 
ation College. 

Mr.  Crocker  married,  June  16.  1881, 
Lucy  Hannah,  daughter  of  Oliver  and 
Paulina  Doane  (Witherill)  McElwain.  of 
Becket,  Massachusetts.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Crocker  are  the  parents  of  three  children : 
I.  Paulina,  born  November  4.  1882;  mar- 
ried. October  30,  1915,  Joseph  E.  Holmes, 
assistant  treasurer  of  the  Springfield  In- 
stitution for  Savings  ;  one  daughter,  Eliza- 
beth Crocker  Holmes,  born  October  15. 
1916.  2.  Ruth,  born  February  8,  1884; 
married,  April  24.  1907,  Franklin  Law- 
rence, secretary  and  manager  of  the  Port- 
land Stone  Foundry  Company  of  Port- 
land. Maine.  3.  Elizabeth,  born  February 
13,  1891. 


HATCH,  Raymond  Stewart, 

Chemist. 

Raymond  Stewart  Hatch,  general  su- 
perintendent of  the  plant  of  the  Crocker- 
McElwain  Company,  paper  manufac- 
turers, of  Holyoke,  comes  of  an  old  New 
England  family. 


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Joseph  J.  Hatch,  great-grandfather  of 
Raymond  Stewart  Hatch,  was  born  De- 
cember i8,  1785,  in  Connecticut,  from 
which  locality  he  removed  to  New  York 
State,  settling  in  Hannibal,  Oswego 
county,  the  journey  being  made  by  means 
of  an  ox  team,  somewhat  different  to  the 
present  methods  of  rapid  transportation 
by  means  of  steam  and  automobile.  He 
was  a  Methodist  clergyman  and  followed 
that  vocation  in  Hannibal  during  the  re- 
mainder of  his  active  career,  his  death 
occurring  in  that  town.  He  took  an  active 
interest  in  community  afifairs,  and  was 
honored  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  September  9,  1807,  Content 
Marks,  born  May  24,  1787,  died  September 
25,  1830.  Their  children  were  as  follows: 
Mary  Ann,  born  August  21,  1808;  Wil- 
liam P.,  born  March  3,  1810,  died  March 
31,  1826;  Sidney  H.,  born  December  23, 
1813;  Alfred  M..  born  August  7,  1816; 
Lavinia,  born  February  28,  1819,  died 
September  30,  1842;  James  F.,  born  Oc- 
tober 4,  1821,  died  May  26,  1832;  Eliza  R., 
born  March  20,  1823,  died  February  15, 
1903  ;  Elizabeth,  born  September  25,  1826; 
George  R.,  born  September  4,  1829,  died 
August  20,  1830.  He  married  (second) 
January  18,  1831,  Frances  Raymond,  born 
March  i,  1804,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  two  children :  Joseph  Raymond,  of 
whom  further,  and  Laura  F..  born  xA.pril 
7,  1837,  died  March  24,  1838. 

Joseph  Raymond  Hatch,  son  of  Joseph 
J.  and  Frances  (Raymond)  Hatch,  was 
born  in  Hannibal,  Oswego  county,  New 
York,  October  26,  1833,  died  in  Baldwins- 
ville,  Onondaga  county,  New  York,  Sep- 
tember 3,  1905.  He  followed  in  his 
father's  footsteps,  being  a  clergyman  of 
the  Methodist  denomination,  devoted  to 
the  interests  of  his  church,  and  active  in 
all  that  concerned  the  welfare  of  the  com- 
munities in  which  he  resided.  He  was 
also  patriotic  and  served  his  country  dur- 


ing the  War  between  the  North  and 
South,  serving  in  many  engagements.  He 
married,  April  23,  1854.  Marilla  Dunton, 
born  April  13,  1833,  died  January  25,  1912, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  five  chil- 
dren:  Edgar  Raymond,  of  whom  further; 
William  Dunton,  born  April  14.  1863,  died 
August  31,  1887;  Edith  Eliza,  born  May 
25,  1868;  Earnest  Chauncey,  born  Decem- 
ber 24,  1870;  Irving  Charles,  born  Febru- 
ary 25,  1875. 

Edgar  Raymond  Hatch,  son  of  Joseph 
Raymond  and  Marilla  ■=  (Dunton)  Hatch, 
was  born  July  4,  1856,  in  Hannibal,  Os- 
wego county.  New  York,  and  at  the  pres- 
ent time  is  a  resident  of  Syracuse,  Onon- 
daga county.  New  York.  He  received  a 
practical  education  in  the  schools  adjacent 
to  his  home,  later  served  an  apprentice- 
ship at  the  trade  of  pattern  maker,  and 
subsequently  became  an  instructor  in  the 
Syracuse  University,  Syracuse,  New 
York,  being  thoroughly  competent  to  fill 
all  requirements,  and  performing  his 
duties  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  con- 
cerned. He  is  an  attendant  of  the  Epis- 
copal church,  a  Republican  in  politics,  and 
a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows.  He  married,  September 
27,  1882.  Jennie  Stewart,  of  Watertown. 
New  York,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Stew- 
art. Children :  Raymond  Stewart,  of 
whom  further,  and  Ruth  Fredrika.  born 
August  16.  1889. 

Raymond  Stewart  Hatch,  son  of  Edgar 
Raymond  and  Jennie  (Stewart)  Hatch, 
was  born  in  Watertown.  New  York,  July 
18.  1883.  He  attended  the  schools  of 
Watertown.  and  Syracuse  University, 
graduating  from  the  latter  in  the  class  of 
T904.  and  then  the  Massachusetts  School 
of  Technology,  where  he  spent  six  months 
in  special  work.  His  first  employment 
was  as  chemist  with  the  Ozone  Vanillin 
Company  of  Niagara  Falls,  with  whom 
he  remained  for  three  years,  from  1905  to 


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1908,  then  entered  the  employ  of  Heller 
&•  Merz,  manufacturers  of  aniline  dye 
stuffs,  in  Newark,  New  Jersey,  serving  in 
the  same  capacity,  remainiui^  there  four 
years,  until  1912.  He  then  took  up  his 
residence  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and 
secured  employment  as  a  chemist  with 
the  Crocker-McElwain  Company,  paper 
manufacturers,  and  in  August,  1914,  was 
appointed  general  superintendent  of  their 
entire  plant,  which  position  he  has  since 
held.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Chemical  Society,  and  the  Technical  As- 
sociation of  the  Paper  and  Pulp  Industry, 
Phi  Beta  Kappa,  college  fraternity, 
Niagara  Frontier  Lodge,  No.  132,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  and  the  Lodge  of 
Perfection  of  the  Scottish  Rite  bodies. 

Mr.  Hatch  married,  September  25,  1908, 
Emily  Male,  born  in  Stoke.  England, 
daughter  of  Samuel  Male,  who  emigrated 
to  the  United  States  from  England  in 
1895.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hatch  are  the  parents 
of  one  child,  Frank  Raymond,  born  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  July  20,  1914. 


GRIDLEY,  Philip  Whitmore, 

Enterprising    Citizen. 

This  branch  of  the  Gridley  family  in 
America  traces  descent  from  Thomas 
Gridley.  of  England,  and  during  the 
nearly  three  centuries  which  have  elapsed 
since  his  coming.  Massachusetts,  Connec- 
ticut and  again  Massachusetts  have  been 
the  a])i(ling  ])laces  of  the  heads  of  the 
generations  herein  outlined.  Philip  Whit- 
more Gridley,  assistant  treasurer  of  the 
Crocker-McElwain  Company,  paper 
manufacturers  of  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, is  of  the  eighth  American  gener- 
ation, and  is  one  of  the  honored  sons  of 
Holyoke  who  has  achieved  success  with- 
in her  borders. 

Thomas  Gridley,  of  Essex,  England, 
came   to   Newton    (Cambridge)    in    1623, 


and  with  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker's  company 
went  to  Hartford  in  1636.  He  married 
Mary  Seymour,  of  Hartford,  a  member  of 
the  famous  Seymour  family  of  Connec- 
ticut. Among  his  children  was  Samuel 
Gridley,  who  was  one  of  the  original 
proprietors  of  Farmington,  Connecticut. 
He  married  and  among  his  children  was  a 
son,  Joseph  Gridley,  who  early  settled  at 
Southington,  Connecticut.  He  married 
Hannah  Lewis,  and  among  their  children 
was  a  son,  Joseph  (2)  Gridley,  who  mar- 
ried Sarah  Woodruff.  Among  their  chil- 
dren was  a  son,  Simon  Gridley,  who  mar- 
ried Lois  Andrus  (Andrews)  and  came 
to  Southampton,  Massachusetts,  in  1804. 
They  were  the  parents  of  Henry,  men- 
tioned below%  and  Dr.  Josiah  A.  Gridley, 
a  physician  of  Southampton. 

Henry  Gridley,  son  of  Simon  and  Mary 
(Andrus)  Gridley,  was  born  in  Southamp- 
ton, Massachusetts,  in  1805,  and  died  in 
1850.  He  was  a  school  teacher,  and  in 
association  with  his  brother.  Dr.  J.  A. 
Gridley,  manufactured  a  line  of  proprie- 
tary goods  including  the  well  known 
Gridley's  Pills.  He  married  Dolly  Ann 
Howland,  born  at  Montgomery,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1821,  and  died  in  1898,  a 
daughter  of  Chester  and  Betsey  Ann 
Howland,  of  distinguished  Puritan  family. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gridley  were  the  parents 
of  two  daughters,  Cebia  Ann,  married 
Chester  W.  M.  Smith ;  Sarah,  died  in 
childhood ;  and  a  son,  Henry  Howland, 
mentioned  below.  Dolly  Ann  (Howland) 
Gridley  survived  her  husband  and  married 
(second)  D.  D.  Whitmore,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  Jane,  D.  D.,  Jr.,  and 
Lucretia. 

Henry  Howland  Gridley,  son  of  Henry 
and  Dolly  Ann  (Howland)  Gridley,  was 
born  in  Southampton,  Massachusetts, 
June  31,  1849.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Southampton,  Sunder- 
land, Montague,  and  Williston  Academy 
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at  Easthampton,  ^Massachusetts.  The 
earlier  years  of  his  business  life  were 
spent  as  a  bookkeeper  in  Greenfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, New  York  City  and  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts.  In  the  last  named  city 
the  duties  of  paymaster  were  added  to  his 
bookkeeping  and  for  several  years  he  held 
these  dual  positions  at  the  Massachusetts 
Screw  Works  owned  by  the  Newtons.  He 
was  ambitious  to  escape  the  confining  du- 
ties of  desk  work,  and  for  a  long  time  de- 
voted his  evenings  and  spare  hours  to  the 
study  of  architecture  and  building,  finally 
becoming  so  well  versed  in  theory  that  he 
became  a  contractor.  He  erected  the  first 
apartment  house  ever  built  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  after  passing  a  com- 
petitive civil  service  examination  was  ap- 
pointed superintendent  of  construction  at 
the  United  States  Military  Academy, 
West  Point,  New  York.  He  filled  that 
position  most  satisfactorily  and  later  su- 
perintended the  erection  of  the  Hartford 
National  Bank,  the  Merchants'  National 
Bank  of  Boston,  one  of  the  large  hotel 
buildings  in  Utica,  New  York,  another  at 
Schenectady,  New  York,  several  school 
buildings  of  importance,  and  upon  the 
organization  of  the  Eastern  States  Ex- 
position Company  at  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, he  superintended  the  construc- 
tion of  the  various  large  buildings  com- 
prising the  group  intended  for  exposition 
purposes  (1916). 

Mr.  Gridley  married,  December  24, 
1876,  Jessie  Whitmore,  a  daughter  of 
Jesse  and  Martha  (Hosmer)  Whitmore. 
They  are  the  parents  of  Florence,  Philip 
Whitmore,  mentioned  below,  and  Gladys 
Ruth  Gridley. 

Philip  Whitmore  Gridley,  only  son  of 
Henry  Howland  and  Jessie  (Whitmore) 
Gridley,  was  born  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, July  19,  1882.  In  1890  his  parents 
moved  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
there  he  was  educated  in  the  graded  and 


higli  schools.  He  began  business  life  with 
the  Springfield  National  Bank,  entering 
that  employ,  February  2^,  1900,  remain- 
ing until  October  8,  1904.  He  then  se- 
cured a  position  as  bookkeeper  with  the 
Crockcr-McElwain  Company,  paper 
manufacturers  of  Holyoke,  and  has  ever 
since  been  associated  with  that  company. 
From  the  office  he  was  transferred  to  the 
manufacturing  department  under  Mr.  Mc- 
Elwain,  next  was  employed  in  the  cost 
and  sales  department,  and  in  1913  was 
promoted  to  his  present  position,  assistant 
treasurer  of  the  corporation,  a  post  he 
most  efficiently  fills.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Second  Congregational  Church,  and 
of  Mt.  Tom  Golf  Club. 

Mr.  Gridley  married,  March  26,  1907, 
Sadie  Bugbee,  daughter  of  Walter  T.  and 
Flora  J.  (Greenwood)  Bugbee,  of  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts. 


BUCHANAN,  Andrew, 

Business  Man. 

A  man  of  splendid  business  ability  and 
a  citizen  of  highest  standing,  public- 
spirited  to  a  high  degree,  Andrew  Buch- 
anan left  behind  him  not  only  an  enduring 
monument  in  the  important  company 
with  which  he  was  so  long  connected,  but 
in  the  hearts  of  all  who  came  in  direct 
contact  with  him.  Always  interested  in 
public  afifairs,  he  was  ever  ready  to  lend 
a  hand  in  any  movement  for  the  public 
good.  He  was  deeply  devoted  to  his  home 
and  family,  there  finding  his  greatest  joy 
in  life,  but  warm  hearted  and  generous, 
his  great  heart  going  out  to  all,  and  he  was 
the  centre  of  a  very  wide  circle  of  true 
friends.  He  was  a  son  of  Robert  Buch- 
anan, founder  of  the  firm  of  Buchanan  & 
Bolt,  wire  weavers  of  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, a  business  continued  by  his  son, 
Andrew  Buchanan,  and  now  most  capably 
managed  by  Mrs.  Andrew  Buchanan,  who 


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succeeded  her  husband  in  the  presidency 
of  the  company. 

Robert  Buchanan  was  born  in  Glasgow, 
Scotland,  in  1824.  died  in  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, October  27.  1S94.  scion  of  one 
of  Scotland's  distinguished  families. 
When  a  young  man  he  came  to  the  United 
States,  locating  at  Belleville,  New  Jersey. 
In  1876  he  located  in  Cambridge,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  in  1878  in  Holyoke,  where 
he  founded  the  firm  of  Buchanan  &  Bolt, 
manufacturers  of  woven  wire.  The  firm 
originally  consisted  of  Robert  Buchanan, 
his  son,  Andrew  Buchanan,  and  John 
Bolt.  In  course  of  time  Robert  Buchanan 
retired,  leaving  his  son  and  partner  in 
charge  of  the  business,  which  had  been 
from  its  inception  a  most  successful  one. 
Robert  Buchanan  married  Jean  Mc\'icker 
and  had  sons,  Andrew  and  James,  also  a 
daughter.  Jessie. 

Andrew  Buchanan  was  born  in  Belle- 
ville, New  Jersey.  October  5,  1850,  died  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  July  9,  1896.  He 
passed  his  early  life  in  Belleville,  there 
v.^as  educated  and  began  his  business  life. 
In  1877  he  was  engaged  in  Boston,  com- 
ing to  Holyoke  in  1878  and  associating 
with  his  honored  father  as  partner  in  the 
firm  of  Buchanan  &  Bolt.  The  partners 
continued  together  until  the  retirement 
of  Robert  Buchanan,  and  built  up  a  busi- 
ness, one  of  the  most  successful  in  the 
city.  Andrew  Buchanan  succeeded  his 
father  as  president  of  the  company,  which 
had  become  a  corporation,  and  exerted 
his  splendid  executive  and  business 
talents  to  its  management  until  his  death, 
the  business  increasing  with  each  succeed- 
ing year.  He  was  a  Republican  in  Na- 
tional politics,  but  in  local  affairs  was 
thoroughly  independent,  supporting  the 
candidates  he  judged  best  fitted  for  the 
ofifices  they  sought,  regardless  of  party 
ties.  He  was  a  member  of  Common 
Council  for  two  years,  but  never  sought 


any  public  office.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  order,  belonging  to  lodge, 
chapter  and  commandery ;  also  was  a 
Knight  of  Pythias,  an  attendant  and  gen- 
erous supporter  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church. 

Mr.  Buchanan  married,  January  13, 
1874,  Grace  E.  Troop,  of  Belleville,  New 
Jersey,  but  born  at  Bridgewater,  Massa- 
chusetts. Three  of  the  children  of  An- 
drew and  Grace  E.  Buchanan  are  living: 
Robert,  treasurer  of  the  Buchanan  &  Bolt 
Company ;  Jessie  ;  Amy  R.,  wife  of  Hom«r 
E.  Rawson.  of  Kuna,  Idaho.  After  the 
death  of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Buchanan  re- 
tained her  interests  in  the  Buchanan  & 
Bolt  Company,  and  is  now  its  most  effi- 
cient president,  proving  herself  a  woman 
of  strons:  executive  abilitv. 


PRENTISS,  George  Whiting, 
Mannfactnrer,  Financier,  Philantliropist. 

Whether  considered  as  manufacturer, 
financier  or  philanthropist,  George  Wil- 
liam Prentiss  must  be  accorded  high  rank 
among  the  honored,  progressive  and 
valued  business  men  of  Holyoke,  who  in 
their  day  and  generation  laid  broad  and 
deep  the  foundations  upon  which  a  great 
manufacturing  community  has  arisen. 
He  was  one  of  the  first  manufacturers  of 
his  class  to  realize  that  Holyoke  possessed 
potential  greatness,  and  with  his  capital 
and  his  own  strong  personality  he  began 
the  work  of  proving  his  faith  by  his 
works.  He  was  well  advanced  in  octo- 
genarian dignity  when  called  to  his  re- 
ward, and  all  but  twenty-eight  of  his 
eighty-six  years  had  been  spent  in  Hol- 
yoke, the  little  wire  mill  of  1857  having 
grown  during  these  years  into  the  great 
corporation  known  as  George  W.  Pren- 
tiss &  Company,  and  of  which  he  was  the 
executive  head. 

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name,  the  spelling  always  having  varied 
as  it  does  to-day,  branches  of  the  same 
family  using  both  "tice"  and  "tiss."  The 
American  ancestor  of  George  W.  Pren- 
tiss, of  Holyoke,  was  Captain  Thomas 
Prentice,  born  in  England  in  1621,  and  is 
first  of  mention  in  America  in  the  records 
of  the  First  Church  of  Cambridge,  Massa- 
chusetts, he  having  joined  that  church 
about  1652.  He  was  known  as  the 
"trooper"  from  the  fact  that  from  1656  he 
was  lieutenant  and  captain  of  horse  at 
Newton,  Massachusetts,  and  it  is  a  matter 
of  record  that  "he  and  his  troop  of  horse, 
owing  to  their  sudden  attacks  and  im- 
petuous charges,  were  a  terror  to  the 
Indians."  He  led  his  troop  at  the  "Swamp 
Fight,"  and  when  his  long  and  useful  life 
of  public  service  was  over  he  was  laid 
to  rest  in  the  old  burying  ground  at  New- 
ton with  military  honors,  July  8,  1710. 

He  was  succeeded  by  his  son,  Thomas 
(2)  Prentice,  a  famous  Indian  interpreter, 
from  whom  the  line  of  descent  follows 
through  Rev.  John  Prentiss,  a  graduate 
of  Harvard,  and  the  fourth  pastor  of  Lan- 
caster, Massachusetts,  1705-48;  his  son, 
John  Prentiss ;  his  son,  George  Samuel 
Prentiss  ;  his  son,  Samuel  Prentiss ;  his 
son.  Deacon  Samuel  Prentiss ;  his  son, 
George  Whiting  Prentiss,  to  whose 
memory  this  tribute  is  offered.  Deacon 
Samuel  Prentiss,  of  the  seventh  American 
generation,  married  Clarissa  Whiting,  and 
moved  to  Claremont,  New  Hampshire, 
w^here  he  conducted  a  tanning  business 
until  1857,  when  he  returned  to  Massa- 
chusetts, settling  with  his  son,  George  W. 
Prentiss,  in   Holyoke,   where   he   died   in 

1877. 

George  W.  Prentiss  was  born  in  Clare- 
mont, New  Hampshire,  October  10,  1829, 
and  died  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
April  2,  1915.  He  completed  a  high  school 
course  in  Claremont,  and  after  graduation 
obtained  a  position  as  clerk  in  a  store  at 


Fairhaven,  Massachusetts.  After  a  short 
term  as  clerk  in  Bedford,  Massachusetts, 
he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Henry  S. 
Washburn  Wire  W'orks  at  Worcester, 
Massachusetts,  remaining  there  three 
years.  This  was  the  beginning  of  his  life- 
long connection  with  wire  manufacturing, 
the  business  proving  very  much  to  his 
liking  and  he  proving  his  aptitude  for  the 
business.  He  won  the  high  regard  of  the 
management  of  the  works,  and  during  the 
three  years  in  Worcester  acquired  so 
thorough  a  knowledge  of  the  business 
that  he  was  sent  to  South  Boston  as  man- 
ager of  the  Norway  Iron  Works  owned 
by  the  W'ashburns.  He  remained  in  that 
position  about  three  years,  then  decided 
the  time  had  come  to  begin  an  independ- 
ent career  as  a  manufacturer.  He  chose 
Holyoke  as  a  location,  and  in  1857  began 
wire  manufacture  in  a  small  mill  now 
ow-ned  by  the  Parsons  Paper  Company. 
He  began  with  a  partner  as  Prentiss  & 
Gray,  but  in  about  a  year  purchased  his 
partner's  interest  and  conducted  the  busi- 
ness under  his  own  name  until  1871.  The 
product  of  the  mill  found  instant  favor, 
and  from  an  annual  output  of  one  hundred 
tons  made  by  a  force  of  eight  men  the 
plant  grew  to  a  point  where  as  high  as 
ten  tons  of  finished  wire  were  turned  out 
daily  by  a  force  of  one  hundred  workmen. 
As  the  business  grew,  quarters  more 
commodious  and  suitable  were  found  in 
a  building  owned  by  the  Holyoke  Water 
Power  Company.  In  1871,  the  business 
becoming  too  important  to  be  controlled 
by  one  man,  Mr.  Prentiss  admitted  his 
cousin,  Marden  W.  Prentiss,  to  a  partner- 
ship, he  having  been  superintendent  of 
the  plant  for  ten  years  previous.  The 
firm  in  1871  planned  and  erected  the  plant 
substantially  as  it  now  stands,  although 
other  buildings  have  been  bought  and 
built.  In  1877  the  firm  was  further  en- 
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Prentiss,  a  son  of  the  founder.  Later  the 
firm  was  incorporated  as  George  \V. 
Prentiss  &  Company,  the  founder  becom- 
ing the  president  of  the  company,  a  post 
he  filled  most  efificiently  until  his  death. 
As  the  years  added  their  weight  he  grad- 
ually shifted  the  burdens  of  management 
to  younger  shoulders,  but  until  stricken 
with  a  fatal  illness  regularly  visited  the 
company's  offices. 

The  development  and  management  of 
his  wire  mills  fully  tested  his  physical  and 
mental  strength  for  many  years,  but  as 
partners  w^ere  admitted  and  the  burdens 
shifted  to  the  corporation's  officials,  he 
was  freer  to  take  active  part  in  other 
important  institutions  of  his  city.  He 
was  a  director  of  the  Deane  Steam  Pump 
Company  of  Holyoke,  treasurer  of  the 
Holyoke  &  Westfield  Railroad  Company 
for  several  years,  but  his  principal  outside 
connection  was  with  Holyoke's  financial 
institutions.  He  was  for  many  years 
president  of  the  Holyoke  Savings  Bank, 
and  when  he  finally  surrendered  the 
executive  management  he  retained  his 
membership  on  the  board  of  directors, 
thus  continuing  a  potent  force  in  the 
bank's  affairs  until  his  death.  He  was 
for  many  years  a  director  of  the  Holyoke 
National  Bank  and  at  one  period  its  able 
president,  and  also  served  the  Third  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Springfield  as  a  member  of 
its  board  of  directors. 

His  was  not  a  sordid  nature,  selfishly 
seeking  his  own  aggrandizement,  but 
with  a  broad  public  spirit  he  aided  in  all 
movements  for  civic  betterment  and  moral 
uplift.  He  was  very  popular  in  his  city, 
and  had  he  chosen  to  enter  the  political 
field  would  have  gone  to  higher  position. 
But  he  steadfastly  refused  the  importun- 
ities of  his  friends,  and  beyond  service  on 
the  Board  of  Aldermen  from  Ward  Six 
in  1874-75  and  as  a  member  of  the  Board 
of    Sinking    Fund    Commissioners    for   a 


number  of  years,  his  deep  interest  in  civic 
affairs  was  as  a  private  citizen.  He  served 
as  a  director  of  Holyoke  Public  Library 
from  its  earliest  days,  and  was  ever  a 
w^arm  friend  of  that  valuable  institution, 
also  of  the  Holyoke  City  Hospital.  He 
was  a  member  and  a  strong  pillar  of  sup- 
port of  the  Second  Congregational 
Church,  and  was  affiliated  with  Mt.  Tom 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 

So  the  life  of  a  good  man  and  valuable 
citizen  was  passed,  although  the  fore- 
going but  dimly  outlines  his  usefulness 
and  value  to  his  community.  No  words 
can  express  the  beauty  of  his  character 
nor  the  depth  of  his  influence.  \Vith  a 
strongly  developed  character,  upright, 
honorable  and  just,  went  a  charming  per- 
sonality. His  open,  frank  face  and  kindly 
eyes  were  but  the  windows  of  his  soul. 
Said  one  of  his  intimates :  "It  makes  no 
difference  on  what  errand  you  go  to  Mr. 
Prentiss  he  smiles."  And  he  smiled  from 
his  heart,  smiled  on  the  world,  smiled  at 
his  office  and  he  smiled  at  home.  His 
was  a  w^orld  of  sunshine,  happiness  and 
love,  exemplifying  Byron's  line  "Happi- 
ness was  born  a  twin." 

Mr.  Prentiss  married,  May  30,  1852, 
Jane  D.  Washburn,  of  Kingston,  Massa- 
chusetts. They  w-ere  the  parents  of  a  son, 
William  Albert  Prentiss,  mentioned  be- 
low, and  a  daughter,  Clara  Jane,  born 
February  18,  1862,  married  William  B. 
Tubby,  of  Greenwich,  Connecticut. 


PRENTISS,  William  Albert, 

Mannfactnrer,  Financier. 

William  Albert  Prentiss,  son  of  George 
Whiting  and  Jane  D.  (Washburn)  Pren- 
tiss, was  born  in  Elmwood  now  Bridge- 
water.  Massachusetts,  July  10,  1854.  He 
was  three  years  of  age  when  his  parents 
moved  to  Holyoke,  and  until  the  present 
(1917)  he  has  continued  his  residence  in 


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that  city.  He  attended  public  schools, 
passed  to  Williston  Seminary,  thence  to 
the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology, whence  he  was  graduated,  class 
of  '75  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Science.  He  began  business  life  in  asso- 
ciation with  his  honored  father,  became 
a  partner  in  1877,  and  upon  the  incorpora- 
tion of  George  W.  Prentiss  &  Company, 
was  elected  its  treasurer.  He  remained 
the  capable  financial  head  of  the  company 
until  the  death  of  George  W.  Prentiss, 
then  succeeded  him  as  executive  head. 
His  long  years  of  association  with  this 
important  and  successful  corporation  has 
developed  a  strong  and  capable  executive, 
whose  soul  is  in  the  business  he  aided  to 
create  and  to  which  he  is  bound  by  ties 
stronger  than  the  hope  of  gain  or  fame. 
He  is  also  vice-president  of  the  Holyoke 
Savings  Bank,  and  director  of  the  City 
National  Bank  and  of  the  City  Hospital. 

Mr.  Prentiss  married,  October  2,  1877, 
Helen  Maria  Hubbard,  daughter  of  Moses 
Nash  and  Julia  J.  (Parsons)  Hubbard,  a 
descendant  in  the  ninth  generation  from 
George  Hubbard,  the  American  ancestor, 
through  his  son,  John  Hubbard,  his  son, 
Isaac  Hubbard,  his  son,  John  Hubbard, 
his  son,  Elisha  Hubbard,  his  son,  Elisha 
(2)  Hubbard,  his  son,  Jeremiah  Hubbard, 
his  son,  Moses  Nash  Hubbard,  his  daugh- 
ter, Helen  Maria  (Hubbard)  Prentiss. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Prentiss  are  the  parents  of 
a  son,  George  William  Prentiss,  men- 
tioned below,  and  a  daughter.  Bertha 
Helen  Prentiss. 


PRENTISS,  George  William, 

Mannfacturer. 

George  William  Prentiss,  of  the  tenth 
American  generation  of  his  family,  son  of 
William  Albert  and  Helen  Maria  (Hub- 
bard) Prentiss,  was  born  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  November  2y,  1881.     He 

Ma8s — 6—3 


was  educated  in  Holyoke  public  schools, 
Worcester  Academy  and  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology,  and  is  a  graduate 
of  the  last  named  institution,  class  of  1905, 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science.  He  began 
business  life  immediately  after  gradu- 
ation, as  secretary  of  George  W.  Prentiss 
&  Company,  a  position  he  ably  filled  up 
to  January  i,  1917,  when  he  became 
treasurer,  which  position  he  fills  at  the 
present  time.  He  is  a  member  of  his 
college  fraternities,  and  Mt.  Tom  Golf 
and  Holyoke  Canoe  clubs,  fond  of  out-of- 
door  recreations,  and  worthily  bears  a 
name  honored  in  Holyoke  since  the  com- 
ing of  his  grandfather  in  1857  and  in  Mas- 
sachusetts for  over  two  and  a  half  cen- 
turies. Mr.  Prentiss  married,  June  8, 
1910,  Isabelle  Wheat,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Clara  (Abercrombie)  Wheat, 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts. 


JUDD,  Philip  Munson, 

Business  Man. 

xA.lthough  one  of  the  ancient  and  honor- 
able families  of  New  England,  Judds  did 
not  become  affiliated  with  the  business 
interests  of  Holyoke  until  1878,  when 
John  Kellogg  Judd  there  located.  In 
1882  he  organized  the  Judd  Paper  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  is  yet  the  honored 
president,  his  son,  Philip  Munson  Judd, 
being  the  efficient  treasurer  of  the  same 
corporation. 

( I)  The  name  is  an  ancient  one  in  Eng- 
land, and  was  brought  to  America  in  1632 
or  1634  by  Deacon  Thomas  Judd,  who 
came  from  England,  settling  at  Cam- 
bridge, Massachusetts,  in  that  part  of  the 
town  known  as  the  West  End  on  the 
W^atertown  road.  In  1636  he  moved  to 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  removing  thence 
to  Farmington  in  1644,  where  he  was  one 
of  the  first  proprietors,  a  man  of  sub- 
stance and  influence.     He  was  deputy  to 


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the  General  Court  several  times,  a  charter 
member  and  second  deacon  of  the  Farm- 
ington  church,  and  died  November  12, 
1688,  at  Northampton,  Massachusetts, 
aged  about  eighty. 

(II)  Samuel  Judd,  son  of  Deacon 
Thomas  Judd,  and  his  first  w^ife,  was  born 
in  Farmington  about  1651,  died  January 
10,  1721,  in  Northampton.  After  the 
death  of  his  father  he  took  care  of  his 
stepmother,  and  in  return  she  deeded  him 
her  property,  inherited  from  her  first  hus- 
band, Thomas  Mason,  on  Pleasant  street. 
He  also  owned  other  property,  inherited 
from  his  father.  He  married  Mariah 
Strong,  who  died  May  18,  1751,  aged 
eighty-eight,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Mary  (Hewet)  Strong.  They  were  the 
parents  of  ten  sons  and  daughters. 

(III)  Thomas  Judd,  son  of  Samuel 
Judd,  was  born  in  Northampton,  Massa- 
chusetts, January  28,  1691,  died  Decem- 
oer  31,  1749.  He  removed  to  the  east  side 
of  Mount  Tom,  in  the  town  of  Northamp- 
ton, to  what  is  known  as  South  Farms, 
opposite  South  Hadley.  He  married  Han- 
nah Bascom,  who  died  July  16,  1768,  aged 
seventy-four,  daughter  of  Thomas  Bas- 
com. They  were  the  parents  of  seven 
sons  and  three  daughters. 

(IV)  Reuben  Judd,  son  of  Thomas 
Judd,  died  March  7,  181 5,  in  his  eighty- 
seventh  year,  a  resident  of  South  Hadley. 
He  married  (first)  Elizabeth  White,  who 
died  May  9,  1765,  aged  twenty-four, 
daughter  of  Moses  White,  of  South  Had- 
ley. He  married  (second)  Elizabeth 
Smith,  who  died  March  31,  1781,  aged 
thirty-one,  daughter  of  John  Smith.  He 
married  (third)  Submit  Graves,  who  died 
in  Hadley,  December  24,  1830,  daughter 
of  Moses  Graves,  of  Hatfield.  He  had  by 
his  three  wives  fourteen  children. 

(V)  Salathiel  Judd,  eldest  son  of 
Reuben  Judd  and  his  second  wife,  Eliza- 
beth (Smith)  Judd,  was  born  August  31, 


1769,  settled  in  Chester,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  died  in  182 1.  He  married  Irene 
Day,  who  died  in  South  Hadley,  daughter 
of  Abraham  Day.  They  were  the  parents 
of  ten  children,  all  born  in  Chester,  except 
the  eldest. 

(VI)  Salathiel  (2)  Judd,  son  of  Sala- 
thiel (i)  and  Irene  (Day)  Judd,  was  born 
in  Chester,  Massachusetts,  May  3,  1795, 
died  in  South  Hadley,  March  28,  1842. 
He  married  Laura  Taylor,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  six  children,  all  born  in 
Chester  but  the  youngest,  who  was  born 
in  South  Hadley. 

(VII)  Harvey  Judd,  son  of  Salathiel 
(2)  and  Laura  (Taylor)  Judd,  was  born 
in  Chester,  October  7,  1822,  died  June  14, 
1901.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  but 
later  founded  the  Judd  Brothers  Com- 
pany, and  in  connection  with  this  he  also 
operated  a  paper  mill  at  South  Hadley 
Falls.  He  resided  on  a  farm  in  South  Had- 
ley. He  married  Catherine  B.  Kellogg, 
born  in  1826-27,  died  October  28,  1891, 
daughter  of  John  and  Laura  (Chapin) 
Kellogg.  They  were  the  parents  of  John 
Kellogg  Judd,  mentioned  below ;  Mary 
Laura  ;  Eliza  G.,  born  May  22,  1863,  mar- 
ried E.  J.  Church ;  Alfred  Taylor,  of 
Greenfield,  Massachusetts,  a  paper  manu- 
facturer. 

(VIII)  John  Kellogg  Judd,  son  of 
Harvey  and  Catherine  B,  (Kellogg)  Judd, 
was  born  in  South  Hadley,  Massachu- 
setts, January  27,  185 1,  and  since  1878  has 
been  a  resident  of  Holyoke.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  public  schools  and  Hopkins 
Academy  at  Old  Hadley,  beginning  his 
business  career  at  the  age  of  twenty  as  a 
traveling  salesman.  In  1878  he  located 
in  Holyoke,  and  in  1882  organized  the 
Judd  Paper  Company,  wholesale  paper 
dealers.  In  1890  the  business  was  incor- 
porated under  the  same  name,  John  Kel- 
logg Judd  its  first  and  as  yet  its  only 
president.     The  company  is  a  most  pros- 


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perous  one,  conducting  a  large  business 
with  the  paper  trade  all  over  the  United 
States.  In  addition  to  his  duties  as  execu- 
tive head  of  the  Judd  Paper  Company,  he 
is  vice-president  of  the  Peoples  Savings 
Bank ;  he  was  a  director  of  the  City  Bank, 
and  of  the  Home  Bank,  all  of  Holyoke. 
He  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  has 
taken  part  in  the  municipal  government, 
both  as  citizen  and  official,  serving  as 
president  of  council  two  years  and  as 
alderman  two  years.  He  was  a  deacon 
of  the  First  Congregational  Church  for 
thirty-two  years,  and  is  interested  in  all 
good  causes.  He  is  fond  of  out-of-doors 
and  its  pleasures,  finding  both  relaxation 
and  enjoyment  in  the  advantages  ]\Iount 
Tom  Golf  Club  affords  its  members. 

Mr.  Judd  married,  July  5,  1876,  Cleora 
Fowler  Munson,  daughter  of  Garry  and 
Harriet  (Lyman)  Munson,  of  Hunting- 
ton, Massachusetts,  and  granddaughter  of 
Deacon  Samuel  Lyman.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Judd  are  the  parents  of  two  sons :  Philip 
Munson,  mentioned  below ;  Clifi'ord  Kel- 
logg; and  a  daughter,  Cleora  Marion, 
married  Charles  H.  Graves. 

(IX)  Philip  Munson  Judd,  eldest  son 
of  John  Kellogg  and  Cleora  Fowler  (Mun- 
son) Judd,  was  born  in  Huntington, 
Massachusetts,  April  19.  1877.  His 
parents  moved  to  Holyoke  the  next  year 
and  he  has  known  no  other  home.  He 
was  educated  in  Holyoke  public  schools 
and  Worcester  Academy,  and  began  his 
business  career  in  association  with  his 
father  in  the  Judd  Paper  Company.  With 
the  exception  of  a  year  spent  with  the 
Esleeck  Paper  Company,  in  which  he  had 
an  interest,  his  time  and  energy  have  been 
given  to  the  Judd  Paper  Company,  of 
which  he  is  treasurer.  He  is  a  Republican 
in  politics,  and  has  given  much  of  his 
time  and  business  experience  to  civic 
affairs.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Aldermen,  1908-09  and  1910,  serving  as 


president  of  the  board  one  and  one-half 
years.  During  the  years  1911-12-13  he 
was  a  member  of  the  board  of  fire  com- 
missioners and  during  the  last  two  years 
of  his  term  was  chairman  of  the  board. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Mount  Tom  Golf 
and  Holyoke  Canoe  clubs,  his  favorite 
recreations  being  the  sports  promoted  by 
these  clubs.  He  is  a  member  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church,  and  is  interested 
in  all  worthy  causes. 

Mr.  Judd  married,  June  20,  1906,  Fern 
C.  Wheeler,  daughter  of  Edgar  S.  and 
Emma  (Deniston)  Wheeler,  born  in  Peru, 
Indiana,  but  resided  in  Detroit,  Michigan. 
They  are  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Eliza- 
beth Wheeler  Judd,  born  December  29, 
1908. 


JUDD,  William  Eliott, 

■Well  "Knovim  Educator. 

The  name  Judd  is  one  of  the  oldest 
surnames  in  England  and  is  identical  with 
Jude,  an  old  and  now  almost  obsolete 
personal  name.  Judson  and  Judkins  are 
formed  from  the  same  name.  Henry 
Judde,  of  County  Kent,  England,  and 
John  Judde,  of  Oxfordshire,  England,  are 
named  in  "The  Hundred  Rolls  of  1275" 
and  the  family  has  been  seated  in  County 
Kent  down  to  the  present  time.  Sir  An- 
drew Judd,  a  dealer  in  skins  and  furs,  of 
London,  son  of  John  Judd,  of  Tunbridge, 
Kent,  was  mayor  of  London  in  1650,  a 
man  of  wealth  and  influence.  The  family 
bore  arms :  Gules  a  fesse  between  three 
boars"  heads  couped  argent.  It  is  believed 
that  all  the  Judds  descended  from  this 
Kent  family. 

Deacon  Thomas  Judd,  the  founder  of 
the  American  family,  came  from  England 
in  1633  and  settled  in  Cambridge,  Massa- 
chusetts, where  he  was  granted  a  home 
lot  in  August,  1634.  The  first  grant  was 
in  that  part  of  the  town  known  as  the 


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West  End  on  the  road  to  Watertown. 
Other  lands  were  later  granted  him,  and 
on  May  25,  1635,  he  was  admitted  a  free- 
man. In  1636  he  moved  to  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  and  was  granted  a  home  lot 
of  two  acres  near  the  "Charter  Oak." 
About  1644  he  moved  to  Farmington, 
Connecticut,  where  he  was  one  of  the 
first  proprietors  and  settlers,  his  home  lot 
having  been  on  the  main  street.  He  be- 
came one  of  the  prominent  men  of  the 
town ;  was  deputy  to  the  General  Court 
several  terms ;  a  charter  member  of  the 
Farmington  church  and  its  second  deacon, 
and  a  substantial  farmer.  After  his  sec- 
ond marriage  he  moved  to  Northampton, 
where  he  was  a  selectman  and  a  resident 
until  his  death,  November  12,  1688,  aged 
about  eighty  years.  His  first  wife  died  in 
Farmington,  and  he  married  (second) 
December  2,  1679,  Clemence,  widow  of 
Thomas  Mason.  He  was  the  father  of 
nine  children,  among  whom  was  Sam.uel, 
of  whom  further. 

Samuel  Judd,  son  of  Deacon  Thomas 
Judd  and  his  first  wife,  was  born  about 
the  year  1651.  He  married  Mariah 
Strong,  and  the  line  of  descent  was 
through  their  son,  Thomas  Judd ;  his  son, 
Reuben  Judd ;  his  son,  Samuel  Judd,  of 
South  Hadley,  Massachusetts,  who  mar- 
ried Fidelia  Wright.  His  son,  Samuel 
Judd,  was  born  in  South  Hadley,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1806,  and  died  in  Michigan, 
aged  eighty-three  years.  After  complet- 
ing his  studies  in  the  local  schools,  he 
engaged  in  paper  manufacture,  and  later 
was  the  owner  of  a  mill  at  South  Hadley. 
He  was  a  man  of  active,  enterprising  dis- 
position, and  in  1853  "went  West,  became 
a  dealer  in  grain  and  operated  a  meat 
market  at  what  is  now  the  city  of  Grand 
Rapids,  Michigan.  At  one  time  he  was 
the  owner  of  about  one  hundred  and  four- 
teen acres,  comprising  practically  all  the 
land  now  in  the  city  of  Grand  Rapids.  He 


married  Julia  Swan,  and  among  their 
children  was  Samuel  Adolphus,  of  whom 
further. 

Samuel  Adolphus  Judd,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Julia  (Swan)  Judd,  was  born  in 
South  Hadley,  Massachusetts,  in  1834, 
and  met  his  death  at  the  battle  of  Fair 
Oaks,  Virginia,  May  31,  1862.  He  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town, 
and  in  1853  accompanied  his  father  West, 
and  assisted  him  in  his  various  activities, 
being  associated  with  him  in  the  conduct 
of  his  meat  lousiness  at  Grand  Rapids, 
Michigan,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
War.  When  Fort  Sumter  was  fired  upon 
he  assisted  in  organizing  Company  A,  and 
was  chosen  as  its  captain.  This  company 
became  part  of  the  Third  Regiment,  Mich- 
igan Volunteer  Infantry,  and  as  such 
went  to  the  front.  This  regiment  was  one 
of  the  many  composing  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac.  He  continued  in  the  service 
and  passed  through  all  the  battles  up  to 
that  of  Fair  Oaks,  where  he  was  mortally 
wounded  and  died  at  the  early  age  of 
twenty-eight  years.  No  greater  monu- 
ment can  be  erected  to  any  man's  memory 
than  one  bearing  the  inscription  "He  died 
for  his  country."  Captain  Judd  married 
Clara  Smith  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  two  children  :  William  Eliott  of  whom 
further ;  Jennie  E.,  who  became  the  wife 
of  C.  P.  Lyman,  of  Holyoke,  ^^lassachu- 
setts. 

William  Eliott  Judd,  of  Holyoke,  of 
the  eighth  American  generation,  son  of 
Captain  Samuel  Adolphus  and  Clara 
(Smith)  Judd,  was  born  at  Grand  Rapids, 
Michigan,  September  3,  1855.  He  was  in 
his  seventh  year  when  his  father  was 
killed.  The  family  remained  in  Grand 
Rapids,  and  he  there  attended  primary, 
grammar  and  high  school,  and  during  his 
second  year  in  high  school  he  removed 
from  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  to  Massa- 
chusetts,    completing     his     preparatory 


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studies  at  Monson  Academy.  He  then 
entered  Amherst  College,  from  which  in- 
stitution he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1874,  in  his  nineteenth  year.  He  was  a 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  man.  He  came  at  once 
to  Holyoke,  where  he  secured  a  position 
as  a  teacher  in  the  high  school  and  filled 
the  position  acceptably  to  all  concerned 
for  six  years.  He  then  was  appointed 
principal  of  the  grammar  school,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  for  two  years.  He 
then  removed  to  Hartford,  Connecticut, 
and  there  taught  history  and  Latin  in  the 
Hartford  High  School  for  three  years,  up 
to  1885,  when  he  returned  to  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  and  became  principal  of 
the  high  school  and  thus  served  for  twelve 
years,  up  to  1897,  when  he  resigned,  but 
was  again  appointed  to  the  position  of 
principal  of  the  South  Holyoke  Grammar 
School,  serving  from  that  time  to  the 
present  (1916).  He  has  assisted  in  mak- 
ing many  changes  for  the  benefit  of  the 
school  system  and  pupils.  The  present 
structure  was  erected  in  1907  and  is  one 
of  the  most  modernly  equipped  in  the  city, 
suited  to  the  needs  of  the  teachers  and 
scholars.  As  originally  planned  the  build- 
ing had  no  assembly  hall,  and  Mr.  Judd 
used  his  influence  to  have  the  plans 
changed  and  the  result  was  a  beautiful 
hall  seating  eight  hundred  persons,  hav- 
ing the  best  of  acoustic  properties,  being 
located  on  the  upper  floor,  which  adds 
greatly  to  the  pleasure  and  convenience 
of  all  interested  parties.  Mr.  Judd  is  the 
oldest  educator  now  in  service  in  Hol- 
yoke, serving  in  that  profession  for  the 
long  period  of  forty  years,  thirty-seven  of 
which  have  been  in  Holyoke.  When  he 
began  teaching  in  the  high  school  there 
were  only  three  teachers,  and  at  the  pres- 
ent time  (1916)  they  have  forty,  and  then 
Holyoke  had  only  one  grammar  school 
and  now  it  has  five.  Such  is  his  record 
that  he  is  known  and  beloved  by  thous- 


ands of  scholars,  who  under  his  direction 
have  so  shaped  their  careers  as  to  become 
successful  men  and  women  and  who  to- 
day regard  him  as  their  staunchest  and 
truest  friend.  Mr.  Judd  has  made  a 
special  study  of  history  and  is  frequently 
called  upon  to  make  addresses  on  his- 
torical topics.  Mr.  Judd  is  a  Republican 
in  politics,  and  in  1899  represented  Hol- 
yoke in  the  State  Legislature,  serving  on 
the  educational  committee.  He  is  a 
member  and  deacon  of  the  First  Congre- 
gational Church,  and  a  member  of  George 
B.  McClellan  Camp,  Sons  of  \"eterans. 
of  which  he  was  the  first  comanander,  and 
a  literary  society  known  as  "The  Club." 
Mr.  Judd  married,  July  16,  1878, 
Frances  L  Brown,  of  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, daughter  of  James  and  Catherine 
(Squier)  Brown.  Children :  Mabel, 
teacher  of  English  in  Holyoke  High 
School ;  Samuel  E.,  teacher  of  Latin  in 
Morris  High  School  in  New  York  City; 
he  married  Rose  Althea  Haigh  and  they 
have  a  daughter,  Althea. 


PFAHLER,  Martin  Christian, 

Representative  Citizen. 

The  grandfather  of  Martin  C.  Pfahler, 
of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  Christian  G. 
Pfahler,  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany, 
came  to  the  United  States  prior  to  1800. 
and  settled  in  York,  Pennsylvania,  where 
he  died  in  January,  1868,  aged  eighty- 
four  years.  His  wife,  whom  he  married 
in  Germany,  died  in  York,  January  10, 
1863.  He  was  a  wood  turner,  operating 
a  foot  lathe  prior  to  the  introduction  of 
power  lathes.  His  entire  life  in  the 
United  States  was  spent  in  York.  He 
and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  five  sons : 
Jacob;  Charles  and  Christian,  twins  ;  Wil- 
liam and  Henry. 

Charles  Pfahler,  son  of  Christian  G. 
Pfahler,    and    twin    with    Christian    (2) 


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Pfahler.  was  born  in  York,  Pennsylvania, 
in  1819.  died  there  January  2,  1883.  After 
completing  his  years  of  school  life,  he 
became  a  clerk  and  later  a  merchant,  his 
entire  life  being  spent  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  York.  Here  he  was  an  enterpris- 
ing merchant  and  a  leader.  Among  the 
incidents  of  importance  in  his  life  was  the 
fact  that  when  General  Lee  invaded  Penn- 
sylvania in  1863,  General  Early  being  in 
command  of  the  army  holding  York. 
General  Lee  demanded  a  cash  tribute  of 
$100,000.  which  Mr.  Pfahler  was  instru- 
mental in  raising  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
demands  of  the  invaders.  He  took  a 
prominent  part  in  religious  matters,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  Church  ; 
also  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  a  man  of  strict  integrity  and  up- 
right life.  He  married  Catherine  Weiser. 
born  in  York,  in  1821.  died  December  27. 
1897,  daughter  of  Martin  J.  and  Cather- 
ine CHaller)  Weiser.  Children:  Emma 
Catherine,  married  Dr.  Charles  A.  Isen- 
hart :  Martin  Christian,  of  further  men- 
tion :  Clara  Anna. 

Martin  Christian  Pfahler.  only  son  of 
Charles  and  Catherine  (Weiser)  Pfahler, 
was  born  in  York.  Pennsylvania.  Febru- 
ary 19.  1847,  snd  there  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  York  County  Acad- 
emy. He  remained  at  home  until  attain- 
ing his  majority  in  1868.  then  came  to 
Massachusetts,  locating  in  Holyoke.  His 
first  position  was  as  clerk  in  the  offices  of 
the  Germania  Mills,  where  he  continued 
seventeen  months.  In  July.  1869.  he 
entered  the  clerical  employ  of  the  Parsons 
Paper  Company,  was  advanced  in  rank 
from  time  to  time  until  1875  when  he  was 
appointed  superintendent.  For  about  a 
quarter  of  a  century  he  held  that  position. 
1875-1899.  the  Parsons  Paper  Company 
in  the  latter  year  becoming  an  integral 
part  of  the  American  Writing  Paper 
Company.     With  the  change  in  manage- 


ment there  came  a  change  in  position  for 
Mr.  Pfahler.  and  from  July,  1899.  until  his 
resignation.  January  i,  1917,  he  was  pur- 
chasing agent  for  the  American  Writing 
Paper  Company.  His  term  of  service  as 
clerk,  superintendent  and  purchasing 
agent  with  the  same  interests  covers  but 
little  short  of  the  half  century.  1869-1917, 
ill  health  causing  his  retirement.  His 
Holyoke  residence  covers  the  half  century, 
however,  and  he  is  one  of  the  men  who 
have  consistently  and  persistently  aided 
in  the  upbuilding  of  a  great  manufactur- 
ing city.  In  1892  Mr.  Pfahler  erected  his 
present  beautiful  home  on  Linden  street 
and  there  his  hours  "oflF  duty"  were  spent, 
his  nature  a  dom-estic.  home  loving  one. 
His  business  and  his  home  have  ever  been 
the  two  great  attractions  of  his  life, 
neither  club,  fraternity  nor  public  life 
holding  any  attraction  for  him. 

Mr.  Pfahler  married,  in  1872.  ^^ary 
Tyler,  of  York.  Pennsylvania,  daughter  of 
Matthew  and  Lydia  Tyler.  They  are  the 
parents  of  six  children  of  whom  four  are 
deceased :  A  daughter  Ella  and  a  son 
Horace  Weiser  are  living.  Ella  married 
Joseph  B.  Woodruff,  of  the  American 
Writing  Paper  Company,  and  has  a 
daughter  Catherine  :  Horace  Weiser.  also 
connected  with  the  American  Writing 
Paper  Company,  married  Pearl  Chase, 
and  they  are  the  parents  of  Martin  Chris- 
tian (2)  and  lane  Chase  Pfahler. 


CALLAHAN,  John  R.. 

Attomey-at-Law. 

Among  the  able  and  distinguished 
members  of  the  bar  of  Hampden  county, 
Massachusetts,  is  John  R.  Callahan, 
whose  professional  career  covers  a  period 
of  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  and 
who  has  won  distinctive  prominence 
through  the  possession  of  those  qualities 
which  always  insure  success,  close  appli- 


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cation,  keen  analytical  power,  logical 
reasoning  and  accurate  deductions.  He 
was  born  at  Old  Hadley,  Hampden 
county,  Massachusetts,  April  28,  1868,  son 
of  John  and  Bridget  (Stack)  Callahan, 
who  were  the  parents  of  eight  children, 
namely:  i.  Ellen,  now  deceased,  was  the 
wife  of  James  Halpin,  a  farmer  in  Old 
Hadley.  2.  Cornelius,  who  has  devoted 
his  active  career  to  farming  pursuits ;  has 
been  prominent  in  town  affairs  in  Old 
Hadley,  serving  as  assessor  for  many 
years,  and  selectman  for  the  past  ten 
years.  3.  Patrick.  4.  Mary,  makes  her 
home  with  her  brother  Patrick  on  the  old 
homestead.  5.  Catherine,  a  graduate  of 
normal  school,  and  for  many  years  a  suc- 
cessful teacher  in  the  Highland  School  in 
Holyoke.  6.  John  R.,  of  whom  further. 
7.  and  8.  Children  who  died  in  early  life. 
John  Callahan  (father)  was  born  in 
County  Kerry,  Ireland,  in  1819,  emigrated 
to  the  United  States  in  1850,  located  in 
Old  Hadley,  Massachusetts,  where  he  fol- 
lowed farming  as  an  occupation,  w^on  and 
retained  the  esteem  and  respect  of  all  who 
knew  him,  and  his  death  occurred  in  1885, 
aged  sixty-five  years.  His  wife,  Bridget 
Callahan,  was  also  born  in  County  Kerry, 
Ireland,  and  died  in  1907  at  the  age  of 
eighty-five  years. 

John  R.  Callahan  received  his  prepara- 
tory education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Old  Hadley,  then  became  a  student  at 
Hopkins  Academy,  after  which  he  ma- 
triculated at  Amherst  College,  graduating 
in  1889  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts.  Immediately  after  his  graduation 
he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of 
Captain  David  Hill,  of  Northampton,  a 
prominent  attorney  there,  under  whose 
competent  instruction  he  remained  for 
two  years,  and  then  attended  the  Boston 
University  Law  School,  where  he  supple- 
mented his  previous  knowledge  by  a  full 
course  of  study.    After  passing  a  success- 


ful legal  examination,  he  was  admitted  to 
the  Hampshire  county  bar  at  Northamp- 
ton, October  16,  1891.  For  a  short  period 
of  time  he  practiced  his  profession  in  the 
office  of  his  former  preceptor,  Captain 
David  Hill,  at  Northampton,  and  in  1892 
opened  an  office  in  Holyoke  and  has  been 
engaged  in  general  practice  there  since, 
his  clientele  increasing  with  each  passing 
year,  owing  to  the  fact  that  he  clearly 
demonstrated  his  ability  to  successfully 
handle  the  intricate  problems  of  juris- 
prudence. He  has  also  gained  an  enviable 
reputation  for  himself  in  the  ranks  of  the 
legal  profession  in  Hampshire  county,  re- 
taining an  office  in  Northampton,  where 
he  is  as  well  known  as  in  Holyoke.  Upon 
attaining  his  majority  Mr.  Callahan  gave 
his  allegiance  to  the  Democratic  party, 
but  of  late  years  has  been  independent  in 
politics,  preferring  to  cast  his  vote  for  the 
man  best  qualified  for  office.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of 
Holyoke,  in  which  he  takes  an  active 
interest ;  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  and 
the  Northampton  Club. 

Mr.  Callahan  married,  August  2^,  1896, 
Katherine  A.  Griffin,  born  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  John  Griffin, 
now  deceased,  who  was  a  successful  me- 
chanic, and  his  wife,  Mary  (Lawler) 
Griffin,  who  were  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren, namely:  Michael  J.,  now  deceased, 
who  was  a  well  known  man  in  Holyoke, 
serving  at  different  times  in  the  capacity 
of  city  clerk,  mayor,  postmaster  and  city 
solicitor ;  Anna,  wife  of  John  F.  Shea ; 
Margaret,  wife  of  Albert  F.  Sickman  ;  and 
Katherine  A.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Callahan  are 
the  parents  of  two  children :  Ellen,  a 
graduate  of  Hopkins  Academy,  now  a 
student  of  Smith  College,  class  of  1920; 
John  R.,  Jr.,  student  at  Hopkins  Acad- 
emy, class  of  1918. 

Mr.  Callahan  is  a  man  of  wide  acquaint- 
ance,  and   his   circle  of  friends   is   large. 


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In  a  profession  where  advancement  de- 
pends upon  individual  merit  he  has 
steadily  worked  his  way  upward,  un- 
flagging effort  and  strong  mentality 
winning  him  prominence  at  the  bar.  His 
social  qualities,  too,  have  gained  him  a 
large  following,  and  his  eminent  fitness 
for  leadership  has  made  him  an  important 
factor  in  communitv  affairs. 


JENKS,  Charles  Calvin, 

Veteran  of  Paper  Mannf  actnre. 

At  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  Charles 
Calvin  Jenks,  ex-president  of  the  Whiting 
Paper  Company  of  Holyoke,  and  presi- 
dent of  the  L.  L.  Brown  Paper  Company 
of  Adams,  first  came  to  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts. That  was  half  a  century  ago 
and  there  he  yet  dwells,  high  in  the 
esteem  of  his  fellow-men,  honored  in  the 
business  world  and  interested  in  all  that 
makes  for  better  things.  His  rise  was  not 
meteoric,  but  from  the  bottom  of  the 
ladder  he  rose  through  many  deserved 
promotions  to  the  presidency  of  a  great 
com.pany,  his  every  promotion  marked  by 
untiring  industry  and  the  efficient  fulfil- 
ment of  its  duties.  He  did  not  wait  for 
opportunity  to  knock,  but  so  well  did  he 
perform  each  duty  that  he  was  always  a 
station  ahead  of  the  fickle  goddess  wait- 
ing for  her  to  catch  up.  In  other  words, 
he  created  a  demand  for  his  services,  and 
then  met  the  demand  with  such  efficient 
service  that  the  demand  increased  with 
each  upward  step. 

Mr.  Jenks  descends  from  Joseph  Jenks, 
that  early  inventive  and  mechanical 
genius  to  whom  the  General  Court  of 
Massachusetts  in  1646  granted  a  patent 
for  engines  for  water  mills,  and  with 
whom  the  selectmen  of  Boston  were 
authorized  in  1658  to  arrange  with  for  the 
construction  of  fire  engines.  He  also 
made    the    dye    for    making    what    was 


known  as  the  Pine  Tree  Shilling  which 
was  much  in  use  at  that  time  and  so  high 
was  his  standard  for  his  honesty  that  the 
bullion  for  making  the  shillings  was  de- 
livered to  him  without  weighing.  And 
the  number  of  shillings  which  he  turned 
out  from  the  bullion  thus  received  were 
accepted  without  question.  Joseph  Jenks 
transm.itted  his  genius  and  ability  to  his 
descendants,  and  a  son,  Joseph  (2)  Jenks, 
established  a  forge  and  saw  mill  in  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island,  in  1671.  Joseph  (i) 
Jenks  was  succeeded  by  a  race  of  smitl 
and  manufacturers  in  both  Rhode  Island 
and  Massachusetts,  his  grandson,  Ed- 
mund Jenks,  returning  from  Rhode  Island 
and  settling  in  Adams,  Massachusetts. 
Samuel  Jenks,  son  of  Joseph  (2)  Jenks, 
had  a  small  cotton  mill  at  Adams,  but 
later  abandoned  it  and  operated  a  grist 
and  flour  mill.  Daniel  Jenks,  son  of 
Samuel  and  Maria  Keziah  Jenks,  died  in 
Adams,  Massachusetts,  aged  eighty  years, 
a  manufacturer,  cattle  dealer  and  land 
owner.  He  married  (first)  Lucy  Brown, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  a  son,  Edwin 
Franklin  Jenks. 

Edwin  Franklin  Jenks  was  born  in 
xA-dams,  Massachusetts,  in  August,  1821, 
died  in  January,  1868.  His  connection 
with  paper  manufacturing  was  lifelong. 
In  1865  he  with  L.  L.  Brown  and  William 
Whiting  formed  the  W^hiting  Paper  Com- 
pany of  Holyoke,  Mr.  Jenks  being  the 
first  treasurer  of  the  com.pany.  He  died 
at  the  early  age  of  forty-seven,  but  each 
year  was  well  accounted  for.  He  was  a 
director  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Adams,  a  trustee  of  Worcester  State  In- 
sane Asylum,  member  of  the  Massachr 
setts  House  of  Assembly,  several  terms 
member  of  the  Governor's  Council,  a  Free 
Mason,  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a  Univer- 
salist.  He  married  Nancy,  daughter  of 
Daniel  Fisk,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
Edmund ;  Charles  Calvin,  of  further  men- 


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tion ;  Lucy  B.,  married  Edward  J.  Noble, 
and  resides  in  Adams ;  and  William  Sam- 
uel, who  resided  in  Adams,  now  deceased. 
Charles  Calvin  Jenks,  of  the  seventh 
American  generation,  was  born  in  Adams, 
Massachusetts,  March  6,  1845.  He  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  Adams,  and 
spent  four  years  in  a  preparatory  school 
in  Lanesboro.  He  then  entered  Tuft's 
College,  there  completing  a  full  classical 
course,  receiving  his  Bachelor's  degree 
with  the  class  of  1866.  Immediately  after 
graduation,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Whiting  Paper  Company  at  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  beginning  at  the  bottom, 
but  finally  reaching  the  presidency.  In 
that  responsible  position,  which  was 
reached  after  a  record  of  efficiency  in 
subordinate  positions  of  ever  increasing 
importance,  he  was  retained  for  several 
years,  resigning  finally  to  accept  his  pres- 
ent office,  the  presidency  of  the  L.  L. 
Brown  Paper  Company  of  Adams.  Dur- 
ing this  half  century  of  activity,  Mr.  Jenks 
has  made  Holyoke  his  home,  but  his  busi- 
ness interests  have  spread  far  beyond  that 
city  and  he  is  equally  well  known  in  the 
business  circles  of  Springfield  and  Adams. 
In  addition  to  the  presidency  of  the  L.  L. 
Brown  Paper  Company,  he  is  a  director 
of  the  Chapin  Bank  of  Springfield,  the 
Graylock  National  Bank  of  Adams  and 
vice-president  of  the  Holyoke  Savings 
Bank.  He  is  one  of  the  honored  veterans 
of  the  paper  manufacturing  business  of 
Holyoke,  his  connection  covering  the 
period  of  fifty  years,  his  service  with  the 
business  world  being  from  1866  to  1917. 
While  he  has  made  paper  manufacturing 
and  corporate  management  the  great 
work  of  his  life,  therein  winning  high 
reputation,  he  has  taken  a  deep  interest 
in  civic  affairs,  but  solely  as  a  citizen, 
office  holding  having  no  place  in  his 
scheme  of  life.  He  is  a  member  of  Mt. 
Tom  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  ; 


Mt.  Holyoke  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Ma- 
sons ;  Holyoke  Council,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters ;  Connecticut  Valley  Lodge, 
Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  a  Universalist 
in  religious  preference,  and  in  political 
faith  a  Republican.  His  clubs  are  the  Mt. 
Tom  Golf,  Holyoke  Country,  and  Forest 
Park,  the  last  named  of  Adams. 

Mr.  Jenks  married,  November  18,  1868, 
Estelle  R.  Mosier,  of  New  York,  who  died 
June,  1914,  daughter  of  Ashley  and  Mary 
(Wilson)  Mosier.  Their  only  son,  Daniel 
Ashley  Jenks,  born  in  1877,  is  a  graduate 
Bachelor  of  Arts  of  Tufts  College,  class 
of  1903. 


SMITH,  Lawrence  Frink, 

M  anuf  actnrer. 

Lawrence  Frink  Smith,  of  Holyoke, 
treasurer  and  manager  of  the  Smith  Tab- 
let Company,  a  corporation  founded  by 
his  father,  Frank  Douglas  Smith,  de- 
scends from,  Henry  Smith,  of  Harpham 
Hall,  England,  who  came  to  New  Eng- 
land in  the  ship  "Diligent,"  landing  at 
Charlestown,  1638,  with  three  sons,  two 
daughters,  three  men  servants  and  two 
maid  servants.  He  settled  first  at  Charles- 
town,  where  his  children,  Henry  and 
Dorothy,  were  admitted  to  the  church, 
July  10,  1639.  He  later  removed  to  Hing- 
ham,  where  he  was  made  a  freeman, 
March  13,  1638-39.  He  served  as  deacon 
and  deputy,  was  representative  to  the 
General  Court  in  1641,  and  December  9, 
1644,  was  one  of  nine  chosen  at  a  general 
meeting  to  consider  the  peace  of  the  in- 
habitants. In  1643  he  removed  to  Reho- 
both  and  was  one  of  the  early  proprietors ; 
drew  allotment  of  land.  June  3,  1644;  was 
made  freeman  of  Plymouth  colony,  June 
4,  1645.  His  will  is  dated  on  the  day  of 
his  death.  November  3,  1647,  probated 
June  4,  165 1,  inventoried  at  one  hundred 
and  forty-nine  pounds,  sixteen  shillings, 


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October  24,  1650,  and  mentions  wife,  "his 
brother,"  Thomas  Cooper,  sons  Henry 
and  Daniel,  and  daughter  Judith.  His 
widow's  will  was  probated  December  14, 
1650,  her  death  having  occurred  shortly 
after  his.  and  was  inventoried  at  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  pounds,  six  shillings.  He 
married  Judith  Cooper  and  they  had  chil- 
dren :  Judith  ;  Henry,  mentioned  below  ; 
Hunt ;  Dorothy  and  Daniel. 

(H)  Ensign  Henry  (2)  Smith,  eldest 
son  of  Henry  and  Judith  (Cooper)  Smith, 
was  born  in  England.  He  died.  Novem- 
ber 24.  1676.  and  is  buried  with  his  wife 
in  the  old  burial  ground  at  Rehoboth, 
Massachusetts.  He  was  a  surveyor  and 
yeoman,  and  prominent  in  the  settlement 
of  the  town.  He  and  his  brother  Daniel 
with  Nathaniel  Paine  laid  out  fifty  acres 
of  land  and  five  acres  of  meadow  "unto 
John  Stevenson,  in  consideration  of  John's 
help  to  his  father-in-law.  William  Black- 
stone,  by  order  of  the  Court  for  the  juris- 
diction of  New  Plymouth."  In  1641  he, 
with  divers  others,  was  granted  eight 
miles  square  for  the  settlement  of 
Secunke  by  Governor  Bradford,  to  be  a 
town  bounded  by  Pultukett  river.  The 
value  of  his  estate  in  1643  was  two  hun- 
dred and  sixty  pounds.  On  May  24,  1652, 
he  was  chosen  grand  juryman ;  February 
22,  1658,  was  accepted  as  a  freeman ;  May 
26,  1668,  he  drew  a  lot  in  the  North  Pur- 
chase (Attleboro)  ;  January  9,  1670-71, 
laid  out  bounds  for  Captain  Hudson,  of 
Boston,  and  John  Fitch,  of  Rehoboth,  for 
their  warehouse  and  wharf.  He  was  a 
representative  to  the  General  Court  in 
1662  and  for  several  years  thereafter.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Cooper.  She  died  De- 
cember 3,  1690.  Children:  Jo.shua,  men- 
tioned below;  John.  Elizabeth.  Judith, 
Thomas,  Mary,  Henry,  Abigail. 

(Ill)  Ensign  Joshua  Smith,  eldest  child 
of  Ensign  Henry  (2)  and  Elizabeth 
(Cooper)   Smith,  was  born  in  Rehoboth, 


October  2,  1658,  died  there  September  20, 
1719.  He  resided  in  the  southeastern 
part  of  the  town,  and  appears  to  have 
been  a  man  of  means  as  he  and  twenty 
others,  all  individuals  of  the  "neighbor- 
hood of  Palmer's  river,"  entered  into  an 
agreement  to  free  the  town,  on  the  receipt 
of  fifty  pounds,  from  all  further  expenses 
that  might  accrue  to  it  from  the  building 
of  the  meeting  house.  This  was  about 
two  years  prior  to  his  death.  His  name 
is  found  in  the  list  of  inhabitants  and  pro? 
prietors  having  rights  and  titles  to  the 
quit-claim  deed  of  William  Bradford  of 
the  town  of  New  Plymouth  (Rehoboth), 
February  7.  1689.  He  married,  February 
9,  1687.  Mary  Peck,  born  in  Rehoboth, 
November  17,  1662,  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Hannah  Peck.  Children :  Rebecca, 
Elizabeth,  Henry,  Joshua,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Sarah. 

(IV)  Deacon  Joshua  (2)  Smith,  sec- 
ond son  of  Ensign  Joshua  (i)  and  Mary 
(Peck)  Smith,  was  born  in  Rehoboth, 
Massachusetts,  October  10,  1695.  died  De- 
cember 10,  1745.  He  lived  near  his  father 
in  the  Palmer  river  district,  and  deeds 
show  him  to  have  been  a  yeoman  with 
considerable  property.  He  was  captain 
of  the  military  company,  and  May  9.  1733, 
was  one  of  a  committee  of  nine  chosen  to 
oversee  the  building  of  the  new  meeting 
house.  He  married,  February  15,  1722, 
Mary  Whitaker,  born  March  3.  1700, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Square) 
Whitaker.  Children :  Thomas,  Joshua, 
mentioned  below ;  Samuel,  Mary,  Abigail, 
Elizabeth,  David,  Lydia,  Huldah. 

(V)  Joshua  (3)  Smith,  son  of  Deacon 
Joshua  (2)  and  Mary  (Whitaker)  Smith, 
was  born  in  Rehoboth,  Massachusetts, 
September  19,  1724.  He  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolution  and  served  upon  the  Com- 
mittee of  Safety,  1812.  He  married  (first) 
June  16.  1748.  Joanna  Redway.  (second) 
June    10,    1756,    Mrs.    Elizabeth    Perrin 


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Walker,  a  widow,  born  November  17, 
1728. 

(VI)  Captain  Daniel  Smith,  son  of 
Joshua  (3)  Smith,  was  born  in  Rehoboth. 
Massachusetts,  September  i,  1761,  died  in 
1826,  and  buried  in  East  Cheshire.  He 
was  also  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  and 
is  said  to  have  been  a  prisoner  of  war  on 
a  prison  ship  for  eight  years.  He  mar- 
ried, April  28,  1785,  Mary  Bliss,  born  No- 
vember 20.  1763.  died  January  3,  1842,  a 
daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Sarah  (Reid) 
Bliss. 

(VH)  David  Smith,  son  of  Captain 
Daniel  and  Mary  (Bliss)  Smith,  was  born 
in  Cheshire,  Massachusetts,  December  27, 
1788,  and  died  in  Elgin,  Illinois,  in  1863. 
He  built  the  Graylock  Hotel  at  Adams, 
Massachusetts,  prior  to  his  going  West. 
He  married  Susanna  Brown,  of  Earlville, 
Illinois,  who  died  in  1864,  a  daughter  of 
Simon  and  Betsy  (Topliff)  Brown.  They 
were  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Isabel, 
and  a  son  Lawrence. 

(VIII)  Lawrence  Smith,  son  of  David 
and  Susanna  (Brown)  Smith,  w^as  born 
September  16,  1809,  died  in  Earlville,  La- 
salle  county,  Illinois.  He  was  killed  by 
being  accidentally  shot  while  out  hunt- 
ing. He  married  Susan  Lapham,  daugh- 
ter of  George  and  Maria  (Brown)  Lap- 
ham.  They  were  the  parents  of  a  son, 
Frank  Douglass,  of  further  mention,  and 
two  daughters.  Flora  and  Kate,  the  latter 
the  wife  of  William  H.  Wilson. 

(IX)  Frank  Douglass  Smith,  only  son 
of  Lawrence  and  Susan  (Lapham)  Smith, 
was  born  in  Ottawa,  Illinois,  May  20, 
1852,  died  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
April  29.  1904.  one  of  the  best  known  men 
in  the  paper  trade.  In  early  life  he  came 
East  to  the  State  of  his  ancestors,  and 
after  living  for  a  time  in  Adams  located  in 
Holyoke,  in  1873.  He  first  entered  the 
employ  of  the  old  L'nion  Paper  Mill  Com- 
pany, where  he  remained  until  1880,  when 


he  formed  a  partnership  with  W.  H.  Wil- 
son and  began  the  manufacture  of  tablets 
and  writing  pads,  with  a  plant  in  the 
Whitcomb  Building.  In  1881  he  bought 
Mr.  Wilson's  interest  and  was  alone  until 
1890,  when  he  admitted  E.  N.  White  and 
formed  the  Smith  &  White  Company. 
Later  J.  L.  Wyckoft"  was  taken  in,  and 
in  1891  the  business  was  incorporated  as 
the  Smith  &  White  Company,  with  Mr. 
Smith  president.  In  1893  he  sold  his  in- 
terest to  his  partners,  who  continued  the 
business  as  the  White-Wyckoff  Company. 
Mr.  Smith  then  became  treasurer  of  the 
Smith,  Wilson  &  Sears  Company,  con- 
tinuing until  1896,  when,  with  W.  H. 
Pryor.  he  organized  the  Smith  Tablet 
Company,  of  which  he  was  first  manager, 
buying  out  Mr.  Pyror's  interest,  and  con- 
tinued in  this  position  up  to  1900,  when 
he  became  treasurer,  which  office  he  held 
until  his  death.  The  company  was  a  very 
successful  one,  and  in  its  own  particular 
field  of  manufacture  a  leader  then  as  now. 
He  was  an  able,  progressive  business 
man,  and  an  untiring  Christian  worker,  a 
member  of  the  Second  Baptist  Church, 
also  serving  as  superintendent  of  the  Sun- 
day school.  He  was  also  deeply  inter- 
ested in  Christian  Endeavor  work. 

Mr.  Smith  married,  in  1878,  M.  Lizzie 
Frink.  a  daughter  of  Moses  and  Amelia 
(Davis)  Frink,  of  Willimansett,  Massa- 
chusetts. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  were  the 
parents  of  three  children :  Lawrence 
Frink.  mentioned  below;  Doris  Lapham, 
born  June  13,  1889;  Carl  Douglass,  No- 
vember 20,  1894,  married,  January,  1916, 
Irene  Haughwout,  of  Binghamton,  New 
York. 

(X)  Lawrence  Frink  Smith,  eldest  son 
of  Frank  Douglass  and  M.  Lizzie  (Frink) 
Smith,  was  born  in  Holyoke.  Massachu- 
setts, January  6,  1882.  He  was  educated 
in  the  graded  and  high  schools  of  Hol- 
yoke and  at  \\'illiams  College,  which  in- 


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stitution  he  entered  immediately  after 
graduation  from  high  school.  After  com- 
pleting his  college  study,  he  spent  six 
years  in  the  New  York  office  of  the  Smith 
Tablet  Company,  up  to  1907,  then  re- 
turned to  Holyoke,  where  he  has  since 
been  manager  and  treasurer  of  the  Smith 
Tablet  Company,  which  was  incorporated 
under  the  original  firm  name,  as  above. 
Their  product  is  shipped  all  over  the 
United  States,  and  to  many  foreign  coun- 
tries. He  is  a  member  of  the  college  fra- 
ternities, also  Mt.  Tom  Golf  and  Holyoke 
Canoe  clubs,  and  of  the  Second  Baptist 
Church. 

Mr.  Smith  married,  October  27.  1906, 
Mary  Eliza  Robinson,  a  daughter  of 
Arthur  and  Clara  (Sanford)  Robinson,  of 
North  Adams,  Massachusetts. 


GALLUP,  Augustus  Truman, 

Clothing  Merchant   of   Holyoke, 

Augustus  Truman  Gallup  comes  of  old 
Connecticut  Colonial  stock,  and  his  pa- 
ternal ancestry  has  been  traced  to  the 
time  of  the  Norman  Conquest  in  England. 
The  surname  Gallup  or  Gollop,  as  once 
spelled,  is  said  to  be  of  German  origin, 
from  words  meaning  God  and  peace.  Ac- 
cording to  old  family  tradition  in  Lor- 
raine, France,  where  there  is  a  family  of 
Gallups,  one  of  the  family  was  a  fol- 
lower of  William  the  Conqueror,  and  the 
same  tradition  exists  in  the  English  fam- 
ily. The  Gallup  coat-of-arms  is  de- 
scribed :  Gules  on  a  bend  or,  a  lion  pas- 
sant guardant  sable.  Crest:  A  demi-lion 
barry  or  and  sable,  holding  in  his  dexter 
paw  a  broken  arrow  gules.  Motto:  "Be 
bolde  Be  Wyse."  The  following  pedigree 
of  the  American  immigrant  is  taken  from 
the  Visitation  of  Dorsetshire,  1623: 

(I)  John  Gallup  came  out  of  the  north 
in  the  fifth  year  of  the  reign  of  Edward 
IV.  in  1465.     He  married  Alice,  daughter 


and  heir  of  William  Temple,  of  Dorset- 
shire, and  settled  there. 

(II)  John  (2)  Gallup,  son  of  John  (i) 
Gallup,  lived  at  North  Bowood  and 
Temple,  Dorsetshire,  and  died  there  in 
1533.  He  married  Joan  Collins,  of  Snails 
Croft,  Dorsetshire. 

(III)  Thomas  Gallup,  son  of  John  (2) 
Gallup,  died  April  8,  1610.  He  married 
Agneta,  daughter  of  Humphrey  Watkins, 
of  Holwell,  Dorsetshire.  Children :  Ege- 
dins,  went  to  Rome  and  became  a  priest ; 
Humphrey;  John,  mentioned  below; 
Thomas,  heir  of  North  Bowood  and 
Strode,  died  December,  1622. 

(IV)  John  (3)  Gallup,  son  of  Thomas 
Gallup,  married  Crabbe. 

(V)  John  (4)  Gallup,  son  of  John  (3) 
Gallup,  was  the  American  immigrant,  born 
in  England  in  1590,  was  aged  forty-three 
years  when  the  Visitation  was  made  in 

1633.  The  family  still  occupy  the  estate 
at  Strode.  He  sailed  from  Plymouth, 
England,  March  20,  1630,  in  the  ship 
"Mary  and  John,"  arriving  at  Nantasket, 
Massachusetts,  May  30,  1630.  His  wife 
and  children  came  in  1633.  He  came 
from  the  parish  of  Mosterne.  Dorsetshire, 
settled  first  at  Dorchester,  Massachusetts, 
but  removed  to  Boston.  An  extract  from 
a  letter  of  Governor  Winthrop  to  Rev. 
John  White  says :  "I  have  much  diffi- 
cultye  to  keepe  John  Gallup  here  by  rea- 
son his  wife  will  not  come.  I  marvayle 
at  the  woman's  weaknesse.  I  pray,  per- 
suade and  further  her  coming  by  all 
means.  If  she  will  come,  let  her  have  the 
remainder  of  his  wages  ;  if  not  let  it  be 
bestowed  to  bring  over  his  children,  for  so 
he  desired.  It  would  be  about  40  pounds 
losse  to  him  to  come  for  her."  This  was 
dated  July  4,  1632.  John  Gallup  was  ad- 
mitted to  the   First   Church,   January  6, 

1634.  and  admitted  a  freeman  in  April 
following.  He  was  one  of  the  earliest 
grantees  of  the   north   part  of  the  town 


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and  owned  a  wharf  right  and  house  at 
Gallup's  Point.  He  also  owned  Gallup's 
Island  in  Boston  harbor  and  had  a  farm 
there,  also  a  meadow  on  Long  Island,  a 
sheep  pasture  on  Xix  Mate  and  a  house 
in  l^oston.  He  was  a  mariner  and  made 
voyages  along  the  coast  in  his  own  ves- 
sels. One  of  his  expeditions  was  made 
memorable  as  the  first  naval  encounter  in 
this  country,  when  he  found  the  murder- 
ers of  his  friend,  John  Oldham,  in  July, 
1636.  An  account  of  the  fight  written  by 
his  son  John  to  Governor  Winthrop  has 
been  preserved  (see  Gallup  genealogy). 
He  and  his  sons  took  the  vessel  that  the 
Indians  had  attempted  to  navigate  after 
murdering  Oldham,  and  wrought  venge- 
ance on  the  savages.  The  Indians  proved 
to  be  Pequots,  and  this  murder  of  Oldham 
was  the  beginning  of  the  Pequot  w^ar. 

After  the  settlement  of  Rhode  Island 
and  Connecticut,  his  vessel  was  almost 
the  only  means  of  communication  be- 
tween the  two  colonies,  and  once  when 
his  vessel  had  been  delayed,  Roger  Wil- 
liams wTOte  in  a  letter  to  Winthrop,  "God 
be  praised  John  Gallup  has  arrived."  He 
won  distinction  by  piloting  the  ship  "Grif- 
fin" in  1633  through  a  new  channel,  hav- 
ing as  passengers  the  Rev.  John  Cotton, 
Rev.  Thomas  Hooker,  Rev.  Mr.  Stone 
and  others  numbering  two  hundred.  It 
is  supposed  that  his  wife  and  children 
were  on  this  vessel.  He  died  in  Boston, 
January  11,  1650.  His  will  was  dated 
December  20,  1649.  ^'S  wife  Christobel 
died  in  Boston,  September  27,  1655.  Her 
will  was  dated  there  July  24,  1655.  She 
joined  the  First  Church,  June  22,  1634. 
Children:  John,  mentioned  below;  Joan, 
Samuel,  Nathaniel. 

(VI)  Captain  John  (5)  Gallup,  son  of 
John  (4)  Gallup,  was  born  in  Dorsetshire, 
England,  and  came  to  this  country  in  1633. 
He  was  with  his  father  in  the  fight  with 
the  Indians  off  Block  Island,  and  after- 
ward took  part   in  the   Pequot  war,   for 


which  the  General  Court  of  Connecticut 
granted  him  a  hundred  acres.  He  settled 
in  New  London,  Connecticut,  in  1650-51. 
He  received  another  grant  of  300  acres, 
February  9,  1652-53,  on  account  of  his 
father's  public  service,  and  in  the  follow- 
ing year  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres 
more.  In  1654  he  moved  to  the  east  side  of 
the  Mystic  river,  now  Stonington,  where 
he  was  among  the  first  settlers.  He  was 
deputy  to  the  General  Court  in  1665-67. 
He  often  served  as  Indian  interpreter. 
Although  he  was  more  than  sixty  years 
old,  when  King  Philip's  war  broke  out, 
he  joined  Captain  John  Mason,  of  Nor- 
wich, at  the  head  of  the  Mohegan  Indian 
company,  and  was  engaged  in  the  Swamp 
Fight  at  Narragansett,  December  19,  1676. 
He  was  one  of  the  six  captains  that  were 
slain.  He  married,  in  1643,  ^^  Boston, 
Elizabeth  Hannah  Lake,  daughter  of  John 
and  Margaret  Lake,  and  granddaughter 
of  Edmund  Read,  Esq.,  of  Wickford, 
County  Essex,  England.  Her  mother 
was  a  sister  of  Elizabeth  Read,  who  mar- 
ried John  Winthrop,  Jr.,  Governor  of 
Connecticut.  Children :  Hannah,  born 
in  Boston,  September  14,  1644;  John, 
1646;  Esther,  born  at  Taunton,  March  24, 
1653  ;  Benadam,  mentioned  below  ;  Wil- 
liam, 1658;  Samuel,  Christobel,  Elizabeth, 
Mary,  Margaret. 

(VII)  Benadam  Gallup,  son  of  Captain 
John  (5)  Gallup,  was  born  in  Stonington, 
Connecticut,  1655.  He  married  Esther 
Prentice,  born  July  20,  1660,  daughter  of 
John  and  Esther  Prentice,  of  New  Lon- 
don. Both  were  members  of  the  Stoning- 
ton church.  He  died  August  2,  1727,  and 
his  wiie,  May  18,  1751.  His  estate  was 
valued  at  five  hundred  and  eighty-three 
pounds.  Children,  born  at  Groton,  Con- 
necticut: Hannah,  born  IVIay  22,  1683; 
Esther,  1685;  Mercy,  1690;  Benadam, 
1693;  Joseph,  mentioned  below;  Mar- 
garet, 1698;  Lucy,  1701. 

(VIII)  Captain  Joseph  Gallup,  son  of 


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Benadam  Gallup,  was  born  at  Groton, 
Connecticut,  in  1695,  died  December  22, 
1760,  aged  sixty-six  years.  He  married, 
February  24.  1720,  Eunice  Williams,  who 
died  October  24,  1772.  aged  seventy-one 
years.  Children,  born  at  Stonington : 
Martha,  born  October  15,  1721  ;  Joseph, 
February  21,  1725  :  Elisha,  mentioned  be- 
low; Oliver,  March  28,  1729;  William, 
January  16.  1735;  Eunice,  October  11, 
1738;  Prudence,  February  17.  1742;  Lucy, 
January  5,  1747. 

(IX)  Captain  Elisha  Gallup,  son  of 
Captain  Joseph  Gallup,  was  born  at  Ston- 
ington, Connecticut.  April  21,  1727.  He 
married,  January  25,  1747,  Mercy  Denni- 
son,  of  one  of  the  leading  families  of 
Stonington.  He  removed  to  Hartland, 
Vermont,  in  1778.  Children,  born  at  Ston- 
ington :  Anna,  born  June  3,  1748;  Esther, 
October  15,  1750;  Mercy,  July  11,  1753; 
Elisha.  October   16.   1755;  Eunice,  April 

1,  1758;  Joseph,  mentioned  below;  Mar- 
tha, March  30.  1762;  Elisha,  April  30, 
1766;  Edward,  December  31, 1768:  Denni- 
son,  August  30,  1776. 

(X)  Joseph  (2)  Gallup,  son  of  Captain 
Elisha  Gallup,  was  born  at  Stonington, 
Connecticut,  October  18,  1760.  He  went 
with  his  father  to  Hartland.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolution  from  Vermont, 
a  private  in  Captain  Elias  Wood's  com- 
pany which  marched  to  Royalton,  Ver- 
mont, and  Haverhill,  in  October.  1780; 
also  in  Lieutenant  Daniel  Spooner's  com- 
pany which  marched  to  Orford  in  March, 
1 781  (pay  rolls,  pages  277  and  347,  Ver- 
mont Revolutionary  Rolls).  He  married 
Miriam  Brigham,  of  Grafton,  Massachu- 
setts. She  died  March  16.  1823.  He 
moved  to  Melbourne,  Province  of  Que- 
bec, Canada,  in  1800,  and  died  there  Feb- 
ruary 18.  1849.  Children,  born  at  Hart- 
land, \'ermont :  Mercy,  born  June  19, 
1785:  Ezekiel,  July  6,  1787;  Joseph,  June 

2,  1789;   Elisha   Zadock,   June    2"],    1791. 


Born  at  Brookfield.  X'ermont :  George, 
September  15,  1792;  Martha,  September 
5,  1795;  Elisha,  mentioned  below;  Miri- 
am, August  25,  1800.  Born  at  Melbourne: 
Eunice,  January  2,  1805. 

(XI)  Elisha  (2)  Gallup,  son  of  Joseph 
(2)  Gallup,  was  born  at  Hartland,  \'er- 
mont,  February  15,  1798.  He  married,  in 
1825.  Eunice  Gardner,  of  Coventry,  a  de- 
scendant of  Lionel  Gardiner,  the  immi- 
grant, of  the  famous  Gardiner's  Island, 
near  the  east  end  of  Long  Island.  They 
removed  to  Melbourne,  Canada,  and  he 
died  there  August  2,  1864.  Children,  born 
at  Melbourne:  Miriam,  born  August  10, 
1825;  Elisha  Joseph,  October  17,  1826; 
Fanny  M.,  September  20,  1828;  Loring 
G.,  May  3.  1831  ;  Harriet  E.,  March  15, 
1833;  Pollie  A.,  May  8,  1836;  John  P., 
mentioned  below;  P.  Oscar.  May  2,  1840; 
Zadoc  Augustus,  September  30,  1842; 
Marcia  S.,  September  15,  1844. 

fXII)  John  P.  Gallup,  son  of  Elisha  (2) 
Gallup,  was  born  at  Melbourne,  Canada, 
May  2.  1838.  He  was  a  farmer,  residing 
in  his  native  town  on  Gallup  Hill,  and 
owned  an  estate  of  1,200  acres.  He  mar- 
ried, in  1863,  Althea  Lawrence,  of  Mel- 
bourne. Children,  born  at  Melbourne: 
Eunice  S.,  born  February  29,  1864;  Elisha 
J..  September  5,  1865  ;  Augustus  Truman, 
mentioned  below ;  Frederick  E.,  February 
20,  1871. 

(XIII)  Augustus  Truman  Gallup,  son 
of  John  P.  Gallup,  was  born  at  Mel- 
bourne, Canada,  January  i,  1869.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town,  entered  St.  Francis  College,  affili- 
ated with  McGill  University,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  June  29,  1886.  He  be- 
gan his  business  career  as  clerk  in  the 
office  of  the  Ogdensburg  &  Lake  Cham- 
plain  Company  at  Ogdensburg,  New 
York.  Afterward  he  was  a  clerk  in  a 
bank  in  Ogdensburg  for  a  year,  resign- 
ing that  position  to  become  a  clerk  in  the 


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offices  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railroad  in 
Richmond,  Quebec.  In  1885  he  left  the 
railroad  business  and  entered  mercantile 
life  as  clerk  in  a  clothing  store  in  New 
Bedford,  Massachusetts,  and  he  acquired 
a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  business 
and  valuable  experience  as  a  salesman  in 
stores  at  Manchester,  New  Hampshire, 
and  Chelsea,  Massachusetts.  In  1892  he 
came  to  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  to  man- 
age the  Currier  Clothing  Store.  Here  he 
was  highly  successful  in  a  very  respon- 
sible position  for  fourteen  years.  In  1906 
Mr.  Gallup  became  the  owner  and  incor- 
porated the  business  under  the  name  of 
the  A.  T.  Gallup  Company,  Incorporated, 
of  which  he  is  president  and  treasurer. 
This  store  has  been  one  of  the  leading 
concerns  in  the  clothing  trade  of  this  sec- 
tion for  many  years,  and  under  his  man- 
agement and  ownership  for  a  quarter  of 
a  century  it  has  grown  year  by  year  and 
maintained  its  position  among  the  most 
important  mercantile  houses  of  the  city. 
Since  1909  Mr.  Gallup  has  also  conducted 
a  clothing  store  at  Meriden,  Connecticut, 
under  the  same  corporate  title.  Both 
stores  are  centrally  located,  carrying 
large  and  fine  stocks  artistically  arranged 
and  appointed. 

Mr.  Gallup  married,  1895,  Emma  Louise 
Brownell,  of  New  Bedford,  Massachu- 
setts, a  daughter  of  Stephen  Brownell. 
Children,  born  in  Holyoke :  Burton  Au- 
gustus, born  October  25,  1899;  Prentiss 
Brownell,  born  September  25,  1901. 


ALLEN,  Charles  Leslie. 

Representative    Citizen. 

When  a  young  man  of  nineteen,  Charles 
Leslie  Allen  was  called  into  active  service 
in  the  business  world,  and  as  his  father's 
successor  as  agent  for  the  Prouty  &  Miller 
Lumber  Company  he  has  won  high  stand- 
ing among  the  energetic,  progressive  and 
capable  young  men  of  Holyoke. 


(I)  James  Allen,  the  first  of  the  family 
in  this  country,  was  a  grandson  of  Regi- 
nald Allen,  of  Colby,  County  Norfolk, 
England,  and  came  to  Dedham  with  his 
uncle,  the  Rev.  John  Allen,  about  1637. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  church,  October 
2,  1646,  and  made  a  freeman.  May  26, 
1647.  He  was  one  of  the  first  thirteen 
proprietors  of  the  town  of  Medfield,  and 
he  became  a  large  landowner  there.  His 
will  was  dated  September  23,  1676.  He 
married,  in  Dedham,  March  16,  1638,  Ann 
Guild,  who  died  in  Medfield,  March  29, 
1673.  Children,  born  in  Dedham,  except 
the  youngest :  John,  born  December  4, 
1639;  Martha  and  Mary,  December  11, 
1641  ;  Sarah,  May  4,  1644;  James,  April 
28,  1646;  Nathaniel,  August  29,  1648;  Jo- 
seph, mentioned  below. 

(H)  Joseph  Allen,  son  of  James  Allen, 
was  born  in  Medfield,  Massachusetts,  June 
24,  1652,  settled  in  the  northern  part  of 
his  native  town.  Castle  Hill,  since  known 
as  Allen  Place.  He  was  a  cooper  by  trade, 
his  shop  and  house  having  been  built  be- 
fore King  Philip's  War  and  being  set  on 
fire  by  the  Indians  in  February,  1676, 
when  the  town  was  sacked,  but  the  flames 
were  extinguished.  It  was  the  only  house 
in  this  section  saved  from  the  flames.  He 
was  admitted  a  freeman,  October  11,  1682  ; 
was  a  sealer  of  weights  and  measures  in 
1688.  He  married,  at  Seekonk  (Reho- 
both),  November  10,  1673,  Hannah  Sabin, 
born  there,  October  22.  1654,  daughter  of 
William  Sabin.  She  died  in  Medfield  in 
1730.  Joseph  Allen  died  January  14,  1703. 
Children,  all  born  in  Medfield :  Joseph, 
born  December  19,  1676;  Hannah,  June 
23,  1679;  Daniel,  April  21.  1681  ;  David, 
March  22,  1683;  Noah,  April  21.  1685; 
Eleazer,  August  25,  1688;  Jeremiah,  Au- 
gust 5,  1690.  killed  by  Indians;  Hezekiah. 
mentioned  below ;  Abigail,  October  24, 
1694;  Nehemiah,  April  22,  1699;  Thank- 
ful and  Mary,  died  young. 


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(III)  Hezekiah  Allen,  son  of  Joseph 
Allen,  was  bom  at  Medrield.  Massachu- 
setts, Xovember  3,  1692.  He  was  a  car- 
penter by  trade,  residing  for  a  short  time 
in  Weston,  then  removing  to  Dedham 
about  1723,  in  which  year  he  was  dis- 
missed from  the  church  in  Medfield  to 
that  in  Xatick.  He  was  selectman  of 
Dedham  in  174S,  1749  and  1750.  In  1749 
he  was  on  the  committee  to  secure  timber 
for  the  new  meeting  house  in  the  third 
precinct,  located  on  the  east  side  of  Trout 
brook.  He  lived  in  that  part  of  the  town, 
now  Dover,  owning  a  large  tract  near 
Regan  Hill,  extending  from  Xatick  to 
Medfield.  and  the  land  remained  in  the 
family  until  1886.  He  was  buried  in 
Dover.  His  epitaph  reads :  "In  Memon.- 
of  Capt.  Hezekiah  Allen  Who  died  Au- 
gust ye  i6th.  1775  Aetatis  S^." 

Away  \"ain  World,  your  jojs  I  hate. 

Heaven  is  my  native  air; 
My   friends   I   bid  a  short  farewell 

Till  they  shall  meet  me  there. 

He  married,  in  Dedham.  April  4,  1722, 
Man.-  Draper,  bom  at  Dedham,  Xovember 
5.  1696,  died  October  25,  1775,  daughter  of 
Daniel  and  Elizabeth  Draper.  Children. 
all  born  at  Dedham :  Hezekiah.  men- 
tioned below;  Man.-,  bom  July  2.  1727; 
Timothy,  August  31,  1729;  Elizabeth. 
August  7.  1731 :  Hannah,  Xovember  21, 
1733;  Mehitable.  April  30,  1736;  Abigail, 
March  22.  1741-42. 

(IV)  Hezekiah  (2)  Allen,  son  of  Cap- 
tain Hezekiah  ( i )  Allen,  was  bom  at 
Medfield,  Massachusetts.  April  15,  1724. 
He  inherited  the  farm  of  his  father  near 
Regan  Hill,  Dover.  He  was  one  of  the 
petitioners  for  the  formation  of  the  new 
parish  at  Dover,  dated  April,  1748.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution  in  Captain 
Ebenezer  Battle's  company  on  the  Lex- 
ington Alarm.  April  19.  1775.  serving  six 
days.  In  1784,  when  Dover  was  set  oft 
from  Medfield,  he  was  made  clerk  of  the 


precinct.  He  was  town  treasurer  in  1786; 
warden,  1787-89.  He  was  commissioned 
captain  of  the  Dedham  Fourth  Precinct 
Company.  Suffolk  County  Regiment,  Sep- 
tember 19,  1 77 1.  He  married  (first)  Xo- 
vember 2^,  1745.  Jemima  King5bur\-.  bom 
February-  11,  1727,  died  in  Dedham.  April 
13.  1755.  daughter  of  Comet  Timothy  and 
Jemima  (  Ware)  Kingsbury-.  He  married 
( second )  in  Medfield,  April  7,  1757,  Mary 
Peters,  who  died  in  Dover,  July  12,  1798. 
His  epitaph  reads :  "Tn  Memory  of  Capt. 
Hezekiah  Allen  who  died  July  12,  1798, 
Aetatis  76.  Watch,  therefore,  for  you 
know  not  the  day  nor  the  hour  when  the 
Son  of  Man  Cometh."  Children,  all  born 
at  Dedham :  Timothy,  bom  April  20, 1747 ; 
Jemima,  February.-  15,  1748:  Rachael.  Feb- 
ruar\-  4,  1749-50;  Susy,  September  20, 
1752:  Hezekiah.  May  2;-,  1754,  died  June 
17.  1754.  Children  by  second  w-ife  :  Calaa, 
Januan.-  11,  1759;  Zella.  September  8, 
1760;  Hezekiah  Peters,  May  3.  1762.  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolution ;  '  Perez.  Febru- 
ar\-  8,  1764:  William  Pitt,  mentioned  be- 
low; Hitta,  August  30,  1768:  Calvin, 
March  i.  1770:  Patty-  and  Mar\-.  March 
II,  1773;  Morrill.  April  3,  1776. 

(V)  William  Pitt  Allen,  son  of  Heze- 
kiah (2>  Allen,  was  born  October  21.  1766, 
in  Dedham.  Massachusetts.  He  resided 
in  Dover  and  was  elected  highway  sur- 
veyor and  collector  in  1792  and  1795.  He 
removed  to  Medfield  in  1798  to  manage 
his  father-in-law's  farm,  and  died  there. 
May  18.  1802.  William  P.  Allen  married, 
March  2S,  1788,  Kezia  Mason,  bom  De- 
cember 22.  I J  JO.  daughter  of  Asa  and 
Beriah  1  Fisher  1  Mason,  a  sister  of  Eben- 
ezer Mason.  Children:  Reuben,  bom 
September  13.  1789;  Willard,  Xovember 
4.  1791.  died  young;  Willard.  mentioned 
below;  Martha,  January  3,  1796:  Ira. 
July  II.  1797:  Amos.  October  18,  1799: 
Marv-.  March  14,  1802. 

(VI)  Willard    Allen,    son    of   William 


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Pitt  Allen,  was  born  in  Dover,  August 
5,  1793,  and  died  in  Deerfield,  Massachu- 
setts, January  30,  1865.  He  married,  in 
Montague,  Massachusetts,  April  22,  181 2, 
Elizabeth  Field  Nettleton,  who  was  born 
at  Northfield,  Massachusetts,  September 
30,  1794,  and  died  in  Deerfield,  February 
19,  1871.  Children:  i.  Willard  Mason, 
born  in  Montague,  April  2,  1819;  married, 
July  10,  1855,  Lydia  Elkins,  of  Effingham 
county,  Georgia,  and  died  at  Savannah, 
Georgia,  May  11,  1857.  2.  Martha  Ma- 
linda,  born  in  Deerfield,  February  23, 
1821  ;  married  there,  January  7,  1845, 
Horatio  O.  Rockwood,  and  died  January 
2;  1862,  leaving  three  children.  3.  Amos 
Morrill,  born  at  Deerfield,  March  31, 1823  ; 
married.    May    10,     1853,    Catherine    M. 

■ ,  of  Middletown,  Pennsylvania,  and 

had  a  daughter  Mary,  born  at  Pottsville, 
Pennsylvania.  4.  George  Newton,  born 
July  7,  1825,  died  in  Baton  Rouge,  Louisi- 
ana, August  22,  1863.  5.  Elijah  Crane, 
born  September  20,  1827;  married,  in 
Greenfield,  September  20,  1864,  Adelaide 
Victoria  Morgan,  of  Northfield.  6.  Eliza- 
beth, born  August  7,  1831  ;  married,  June 
5,  1861,  Henry  C.  Hale,  of  South  Deer- 
field, Massachusetts.  7.  William  Pitt, 
mentioned  below. 

(VII)  William  Pitt  (2)  Allen,  son  of 
Willard  Allen,  was  born  in  Deerfield, 
Massachusetts,  March  10,  1835,  died  at 
South  Hadley  Falls,  Massachusetts,  April 
7,  1909.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Deerfield,  and  after  finishing 
his  studies  became  a  carpenter's  appren- 
tice. He  was  employed  as  a  carpenter  for 
several  years  until  1879,  when  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Holyoke  Machine  Com- 
pany at  Holyoke  as  a  pattern  maker.  He 
continued  with  the  company  in  that  ca- 
pacity until  1899,  then  retired  through  ill 
health.  Sometime  after  he  engaged  in  the 
roofing  business,  then  in  association  with 
his  sons,  Charles  C.  and  Fred  G.  Allen, 
Mass— 6— 4  49 


under  the  firm  name,  William  P.  Allen 
Sr  Sons,  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
Yukon  Compound  for  pneumatic  tires. 
The  firm  built  up  an  extensive  business, 
William  P.  Allen  retiring  a  few  years 
prior  to  his  death.  He  was  of  an  inven- 
tive turn  of  mind,  and  several  of  his  in- 
ventions were  patented  and  placed  upon 
the  market  successfully.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  sinking  fund  committee  of 
South  Hadley  Falls,  an  attendant  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  highly 
esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  mar- 
ried. May  22,  1864,  Anna  Albina  Morgan, 
born  at  East  Windsor,  Massachusetts, 
March  19,  1842,  daughter  of  Charles  C. 
and  Mary  A.  (Treadwell)  Morgan,  of 
Northfield,  Massachusetts.  They  were 
the  parents  of  six  children:  i.  William 
Arthur,  mentioned  below.  2.  Charles 
Clare,  whose  sketch  follows.  3.  Mary 
Elizabeth,  born  January  24,  1870;  mar- 
ried James  Madison,  and  has  a  daughter, 
Esther  Allen  Madison.  4.  Frederick 
Grant,  born  March  5,  1872 ;  now  cashier 
of  the  Park  National  Bank,  of  Holyoke; 
married,  June  i,  1916,  Lucy  J.  Reed,  of 
Constable,  New  York,  daughter  of  John 
and  Annie  (Donney)  Reed.  5.  Angie 
Stella,  born  September  i,  1878;  married 
E.  A.  Hastings,  of  Holyoke.  6.  Bessie 
Imogene,  born  September  5,  1881,  died 
January  17,  1884. 

(VIII)  William  Arthur  Allen,  son  of 
William  Pitt  (2)  Allen,  was  born  at 
Northfield  Farms,  Massachusetts,  July 
15,  1865,  died  at  South  Hadley  Falls,  Sep- 
tember 4,  1909.  He  was  educated  in  Deer- 
field public  schools,  and  after  completing 
his  studies  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Holyoke  Machine  Company  at  Holyoke 
as  an  office  employee.  He  was  next  in 
charge  of  a  room  for  the  Massachusetts 
Screw  Company  of  Holyoke,  then  found 
his  true  sphere  of  action,  the  lumber  busi- 
ness.    For  thirteen  years  he  was  associ- 


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ated  with  D.  D.  Johnson,  then  was  ap- 
pointed agent  for  the  Prouty  &  Miller 
Lumber  Company  and  established  a 
branch  of  that  company  in  Holyoke,  con- 
tinuing its  manager  until  his  death  in 
1909.  The  headquarters  of  the  company 
are  at  Newport.  X'ermont,  the  senior  part- 
ner a  former  governor  of  that  State. 
Under  Mr.  Allen's  able  and  skillful  man- 
agement the  business  became  an  exten- 
sive one,  and  to  its  management  he  de- 
voted his  entire  energ}-.  He  was  stricken 
down  in  the  height  of  his  usefulness,  in 
the  prime  of  his  manhood,  when  his  pros- 
pects for  the  future  were  bright  and  full 
of  promise.  He  was  a  man  of  quiet,  do- 
mestic tastes,  his  business  and  his  home 
filling  the  full  measure  of  his  life  to  the 
exclusion  of  public  service,  club  life  or 
fraternal  orders.  He  was  an  attendant 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

Mr.  Allen  married,  August  10,  1889, 
Caroline  Bell  Pearsons,  daughter  of  Hor- 
ace and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Higgins)  Pear- 
sons. ^Ir.  and  Mrs.  Allen  were  the  par- 
ents of  seven  children :  Charles  Leslie, 
mentioned  below ;  Evelyn  Hazel,  mar- 
ried John  'SI.  Hooks,  of  Holyoke;  ^lyrtle 
Elizabeth ;  Grace  Roxie ;  Willard  SIot- 
gan ;  Dorothy  Belle ;  Edward  Pearsons, 
all  in  Holyoke. 

(IX)  Charles  Leslie  Allen,  eldest  son 
of  William  Arthur  Allen,  was  born  at 
South  Hadley  Falls.  Massachusetts,  ^lay 
3.  1890,  and  was  there  educated  in  the 
public  schools.  At  the  age  of  nineteen, 
the  death  of  his  honored  father  caused  the 
abandonment  of  his  school  plans  and  he 
at  once  took  the  place  with  the  Prouty 
&:  Miller  Lumber  Company  left  vacant  by 
the  death  of  William  Arthur  Allen.  He 
has  ably  filled  the  position,  and  has  con- 
tinued the  management  of  the  Holyoke 
branch  of  the  company  with  marked  suc- 
cess. He  is  a  member  of  Mt.  Holyoke 
Lodge.  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
South  Hadley  Falls,  and  of  the  First  Bap- 


tist Church,  and  is  popular  among  a  large 
circle  of  business  friends  and  acquaintances. 
Charles  L.  Allen  married.  September  4, 
1915.  Gertrude,  daughter  of  Joseph  Seney, 
of  Holvoke. 


ALLEN,  Charles  Clare, 

Master   Mech.anic. 

A  representative  in  the  eighth  gener- 
ation of  the  family  founded  in  Xew  Eng- 
land by  James  Allen,  who  came  from  Eng- 
land as  early  as  about  1637.  Charles  Clare 
Allen,  of  Holyoke.  Massachusetts,  traces 
his  ancestry  back  through  a  line  of  Revo- 
lutionary and  Colonial  stock  to  earliest 
Xew  England  days. 

Charles  Clare  Allen,  son  of  William 
Pitt  Allen,  was  born  at  Whately,  Massa- 
chusetts. December  13,  1866.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  of  Deerheld.  \\'illiman- 
sett.  Chicopee  and  South  Hadley  Falls, 
and  after  finishing  his  studies  learned  the 
machinist's  trade  with  the  Holyoke  Ma- 
chine Company  at  Holyoke.  He  con- 
tinued with  that  company  for  seven  years, 
became  an  expert  worker  in  metal,  and  in 
1890  entered  the  ser^-ice  of  the  Farr  Al- 
paca Company  as  master  mechanic,  a  posi- 
tion he  has  held  for  more  than  a  quarter 
of  a  century  and  yet  most  ably  fills.  He 
is  a  member  of  Mt.  Holyoke  Lodge,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  of  South  Hadley 
Falls,  and  of  Mt.  Holyoke  Chapter.  Royal 
Arch  Masons.  In  political  faith  he  is  a 
Republican.  Mr.  Allen  married.  Septem- 
ber I.  1913.  Georgette  Trudeau,  of  Coati- 
cook.  Quebec,  Canada,  daughter  of  Amida 
and  Azelda  ( Langevin)  Trudeau.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Allen  are  the  parents  of  a  daugh- 
ter, Constance,  born  September  13.  1914. 


MacCARTHY.  Timothy  Joseph, 
City  Engineer  of  Holyoke. 

Timothy  Joseph  MacCarthy.  the  well- 
known  city  engineer  of  Holyoke,  Massa- 


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chusetts,  who  has  tilled  that  office  accepta- 
bly and  with  credit  to  himself  since  191 1, 
and  has  been  connected  with  it  since  1893 
as  assistant  engineer,  comes  of  an  old  and 
honored  Irish  ancestry. 

His  grandfather,  Dennis  MacCarthy, 
was  a  farmer,  and  spent  his  entire  life  in 
Ireland.  He  married  Catherine  Harring- 
ton and  they  had  the  following  children : 
Ellen,  Abigail  and  Michael.  Dennis  Mac- 
Carthy predeceased  his  wife,  who  later 
married  Timothy  Driscoll,  the  children 
of  this  marriage  having  been :  John, 
James  C,  Daniel  D.,  Mary,  Kate,  Marga- 
ret, Sarah,  Jane  and  Isabelle. 

Michael  MacCarthy,  father  of  City  En- 
gineer MacCarthy,  was  born  at  Castle- 
town, Berehaven,  County  Cork,  Ireland, 
in  November,  1829.  He  was  a  man  of 
strong  personality  and  rigid  principle,  and 
attained  high  office  in  his  own  land.  Upon 
him  was  bestowed  the  dignity  of  the  mag- 
istracy, the  factor  of  chief  consideration 
in  this  appointment  being  the  moral  and 
social  standing,  in  private  life,  of  the  men 
entrusted  with  the  office.  Michael  Mac- 
Carthy was  a  gentleman  of  high  moral 
character.  That  he  was  also  a  man  of 
ability  is  evidenced  by  his  business  rec- 
ord. In  the  days  of  his  youth,  education 
in  Ireland  was  crude  and  the  better  fam- 
ilies owed  their  superiority  of  intelligence, 
culture  and  deportment  more  to  the  en- 
vironment and  influence  of  their  home  life 
than  to  any  technical  instruction  afforded 
them.  Michael  MacCarthy  was  a  leader 
in  his  community,  and  entered  success- 
fully into  its  business  affairs.  He  carried 
on  an  extensive  general  mercantile  busi- 
ness ;  was  commissioner  of  affidavits ; 
agent  for  a  steamship  company  and  for 
the  Lloyd  Mercantile  and  Marine  Com- 
pany. He  also  took  a  prominent  part  in 
the  Parnell  agitation  which  compelled 
the  British  government  to  pass  remedial 
legislation  for  the  intolerable  conditions 


in  Ireland.  He  spent  his  life  in  Ireland, 
and  died  there,  December  11,  1912,  at  the 
advanced  age  of  eighty-three.  He  mar- 
ried Ellen  O'Donovan,  of  Castletown, 
County  Cork,  Ireland.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  Timothy  O'Donovan  and 
from  the  same  line  of  descent  as  General 
John  Sullivan.  She  was  also  a  descendant 
of  the  MacCarthys  of  Carberry,  and,  com- 
ing as  she  did  from  one  of  the  best  fam- 
ilies in  Ireland,  was  a  woman  of  culture 
and  refinement.  Intellectually,  she  was 
very  capable,  and  passed  some  of  her  time 
at  the  first  National  School  established 
at  Castletown.  While  there  she  gave  of 
her  knowledge  whole-heartedly  to  the 
children  who  received  the  first  benefits  of 
the  Act  of  Emancipation,  1845.  Her 
father  passed  some  of  his  life  as  a  master 
shipwright,  and  also  took  up  navigation 
and  general  surveying. 

The  children  of  Michael  and  Ellen 
(O'Donovan)  MacCarthy  were:  i.  Mi- 
chael, died  in  infancy.  2.  Mary,  a  sister 
in  a  Catholic  order.  3.  John,  deceased ; 
was  a  lawyer  in  Ireland.  4.  Ellen,  died 
in  infancy.  5.  Timothy  Joseph,  of  whom 
further.  6.  Margaret,  deceased ;  she  be- 
longed to  the  Sisters  of  Mercy  of  the 
C'atholic  church  in  Ireland.  7.  James  D., 
who  was  clerk  of  the  Crown  and  Peace 
for  County  Carlow,  Ireland.  8.  Eliza- 
beth, became  the  wife  of  Jeremiah  O'Rear- 
don,  who  was  an  M.  A.  of  the  Royal  L^ni- 
versity,  and  head  inspector  of  schools  in 
Ireland ;  they  were  the  parents  of  fifteen 
children,  all  of  whom  are  very  intelligent 
and  bid  fair  to  make  their  mark  later,  the 
eldest  having  taken  ninety-two  pounds 
($460)  in  prizes  in  one  year  in  the  inter- 
mediate examinations ;  the  American 
branch  of  the  family  of  which  Mrs. 
O'Reardon  is  a  member,  represented  in 
the  person  of  Timothy  J.  MacCarthy  and 
his  children,  gives  promise  of  high  educa- 
tional achievement.     9.  Julia,  became  the 


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wife  of  Peter  White,  a  bank  manager  at 
Granard,  County  Longford,  Ireland.  lo. 
Helena,  deceased ;  was  the  wife  of  Eugene 
O'Sullivan.  ii.  Dennis  Florance,  who 
succeeded  to  his  father's  business  in  Ire- 
land. 12.  Isabelle,  who  resides  in  Lon- 
don, England. 

Timothy  Joseph  MacCarthy,  son  of  Mi- 
chael and  Ellen  (O'Donovan)  MacCarthy, 
was  born  at  Castletown,  Berehaven,  Coun- 
ty Cork,  Ireland,  August  22,  1862.     His 
early  education  was  obtained  at  the  Na- 
tional School  of  his  native  place.     There 
he  studied  for  eight  years,  from  five  to 
thirteen,  after  which,  having  decided  upon 
a  business  career,  he  spent  six  months  in 
a    commercial    school    in    Cork.      In    the 
meantime  his  parents  decided  upon  a  col- 
legiate education  for  him,  and  he  was  sent 
to  the  St.  Brendan's  Preparatory  School, 
Killarney,    where    he    studied    for    three 
years,    which   course    fitted   him   for   en- 
trance to  Maynooth  College,  which  he  at- 
tended for  three  years,  then  entered  upon 
a    course     of     technical     instruction     at 
Queen's  College,  Cork,  where  he  special- 
ized in  engineering.    Possessed  of  a  good 
groundwork  of  knowledge  in  general  sub- 
jects, and  an  insight  into  the  theory  and 
practice  of  engineering,  he  decided  to  seek 
a   larger  field  of  activity  in  the   United 
States,  and  consequently  set  sail  for  Xew 
York  City,  arriving  on  October  2,   1887. 
He     remained     in     the     City     of      Xew 
York  for  eight  months,  then  removed  to 
Palmer,  Massachusetts,  where  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Flynt  Building  &  Con- 
struction Company.     A  year  later  he  re- 
turned   to    Ireland,    remaining   with    his 
father  for  a  year,  then  again  came  to  the 
United    States,    proceeding    immediately 
after  landing  to  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
where   he   opened   an   oflfice   on   his   own 
account   and   actively   practiced  his   pro- 
fession until  1893,  when  he  was  appointed 
assistant  city  engineer  of  Holyoke,  and 
in  that  capacity  continued  to  serve  the 


city  until  191 1,  when,  in  recognition  of 
his  faithful  performance  of  the  difficult 
duties  of  that  office,  he  was  advanced  to 
the  position  of  city  engineer,  and  inspector 
of  buildings,  which  positions  he  still  holds. 
That  the  city  of  Holyoke  has  in  Mr.  Mac- 
Carthy an  official  highly  valued  is  evident 
in  the  length  of  his  service.  His  out- 
standing characteristic  is  thoroughness, 
and  what  is  done  under  his  supervision 
is  well  done.  He  gives  his  entire  time, 
thought  and  attention  to  the  duties  of 
his  office,  his  desire  being  to  make  the 
most  of  that  time  for  the  benefit  of  his 
adopted  city.  Many  changes  have  taken 
place  during  his  long  term  of  office  and 
many  undertakings  of  magnitude  stand  to 
his  credit  as  an  engineer.  Among  the 
important  works  carried  out  by  him  was 
that  resulting  in  Holyoke's  Elmwood  and 
Oakdale  excellent  sewer  systems,  which 
Mr.  MacCarthy  began  in  1893.  ^^  ^^^" 
ternal  activities,  Mr.  MacCarthy  is  affili- 
ated with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks  and  the  Knights  of  Colum- 
bus. He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Holyoke 
Countr\'  Club. 

Mr.  MacCarthy  married,  October  21, 
1899,  Mary  Elizabeth  Walsh,  their  mar- 
riage having  been  solemnized  in  New 
York  City.  She  is  a  daughter  of  John 
and  Catherine  (Sheedy)  Walsh,  of  New 
York  City,  where  her  father  was  born 
and  where  he  was  a  well-known  educator 
practically  all  his  active  career,  serving  as 
principal  of  the  Sixty-third  Street  School. 
Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  MacCarthy:  Jo- 
sephine Ivera,  born  October  7, 1900 ;  Cath- 
erine Ellen  Aquin,  born  June  2, 1903  ;  Anna 
Felice,  born  May  7,  1904. 


DELANEY,  John  L., 

Contractor  of  Note. 

John  L.  Delaney,  a  well  known  con- 
tractor of  Holyoke.  now  retired,  is  a  na- 
tive of  that  city,  born  November  15,  1849, 


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son  of  John  and  Bridget  (Lahey)  De- 
laney,  and  grandson  of  James  and  Julia 
(Caniphion)  Delaney,  natives  of  Ireland. 
John  Delaney  (father)  was  born  in  Cul- 
lahill,  Queens  county,  Ireland,  in  1811. 
Left  fatherless  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
months,  it  is  not  surprising  that  both  he 
and  his  brother  James  were  given  little 
opportunity  to  attend  school  and  secure 
an  education.  In  fact,  as  soon  as  they 
were  able  to  assist,  they  aided  in  the  cul- 
tivation of  the  home  farm  and  later 
learned  a  trade  in  order  to  be  of  more 
assistance  to  their  family.  John  Delaney 
served  an  apprenticeship  under  a  promi- 
nent stone  mason  and  followed  this  line 
of  work  throughout  the  active  period  of 
his  life.  The  obstacles  which  beset  him 
in  early  life  made  him  alert  and  ready  to 
take  advantage  of  every  opportunity. 
Consequently,  in  December,  1835,  the 
time  of  the  great  fire  in  New  York  City, 
he  promptly  emigrated  to  the  United 
States,  realizing  that  the  building  indus- 
try would  ofTer  great  opportunities  in 
New  York  at  that  time.  He  left  his  na- 
tive town,  April  i,  1836.  embarked  at 
Liverpool,  England,  April  8,  in  the  packet 
ship  "Star,"  commanded  by  Captain  Glo- 
ver, and  arrived  in  New  York  City,  May 
9,  and  during  the  voyage  of  over  a  month's 
duration  he  made  big  plans  for  the  future. 
As  he  anticipated,  he  found  that  stone 
masons  were  in  great  demand  and  posi- 
tions easy  to  obtain,  his  first  work  being 
in  the  erection  of  the  extension  of  Vassar 
Brewery  at  Poughkeepsie,  New  York, 
which  covered  a  period  of  about  one  year. 
He  then  went  to  Hudson,  New  York, 
where  he  remained  one  year,  and  in  the 
fall  of  1837  returned  to  New  York  City. 
The  Croton  Water  Works  were  being 
built  at  that  time  and  he  secured  employ- 
ment in  that  undertaking,  being  thus  en- 
gaged for  two  years.  Always  on  the  look- 
out for  extensive  building  operations,  he 


learned  that  railroad  bridges  were  being 
built  at  I>ecket,  Massachusetts,  and  he 
immediately  set  out  for  that  place.  In 
1841,  reading  that  the  Croton  Dam  was 
washed  away,  he  returned  to  seek  employ- 
ment there,  and,  owing  to  the  conscienti- 
ous work  that  he  had  performed  in  his 
previous  engagements,  he  was  offered  the 
position  of  superintendent  of  the  new 
work,  and  for  the  following  two  years 
remained  in  charge  of  the  rebuilding  of 
the  dam.  He  then  returned  to  Massachu- 
setts and  worked  on  Fort  Warren  in  Bos- 
ton harbor  for  two  years.  Subsequently 
he  returned  to  Brooklyn,  New  York,  and 
was  employed  on  the  Atlantic  Dock  for 
two  years.  He  then  went  to  Brunswick, 
Maine,  and  was  employed  on  the  erection 
of  a  chapel  for  Bowdoin  College,  and 
when  the  work  was  completed  in  the  fall 
of  1846  again  returned  to  Massachusetts. 
Under  the  direction  of  J.  B.  Francis,  he 
had  charge  of  important  work  at  Lowell, 
Massachusetts,  for  the  Lock  and  Canal 
Company  until  the  spring  of  1849,  ^^ 
which  year  he  located  in  Holyoke  perma- 
nently, in  which  city  he  was  more  promi- 
nent in  the  building  and  construction 
business  than  any  other  man  and  there 
is  not  a  section  which  does  not  attest  to 
his  ability  and  in  which  his  name  is  not 
known,  due  to  the  buildings  which  he 
erected.  Under  Engineer  John  Chase  and 
his  nephews,  S.  Stewart  and  William  A. 
Chase,  Mr.  Delaney  did  all  the  important 
stone  work  on  the  head  gates,  wheel  pits, 
raceways  and  the  many  extensive  canal 
walls,  as  well  as  on  the  bridges  between 
Holyoke  and  South  Hadley.  Several 
bridges  that  span  the  canals,  the  founda- 
tions of  numerous  mills,  the  city  hall, 
many  of  the  churches  and  some  of  the 
business  blocks  in  the  city  were  also  put 
up  under  his  supervision.  In  Springfield 
he  was  almost  as  active  as  in  Holyoke. 
The  stone  work  at  the  Water  Shops  on 


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the  dam,  the  foundation  for  the  gun  level 
machines,  the  stone  dam  at  Smith  &. 
Wesson's  Works.  Mill  River,  the  masonry 
for  the  Connecticut  River  Railroad  Com- 
pany for  the  entrances  to  Hampden  Park 
f.nd  the  extensive  river  wall  along  their 
premises  are  all  of  his  work.  The  Otis 
Company  of  Ware  entrusted  him  with  the 
very  important  work  of  erecting  their 
dam,  bridge  and  mill  foundations.  He 
also  built  the  dam  of  the  Xonotuck  Silk 
Company  at  Florence.  In  1874  he  was 
given  the  largest  contract  which  he  ever 
received,  this  consisting  of  rebuilding  the 
bridges,  dams  and  foundations  which  had 
been  washed  away  by  the  great  Mill  river 
flood  at  Williamsburg  and  Haydenville. 
His  work  was  not  only  very  profitable 
for  his  employers  but  also  netted  him  a 
good  amount,  and  in  1876  he  had  the 
pleasure  of  revisiting  the  land  of  his  birth, 
accompanied  by  his  daughter.  This  was 
indeed  a  great  enjoyment  because  it  gave 
him  an  opportunity  to  see  how  great  had 
been  his  success  by  comparing  it  with  the 
condition  of  his  early  life,  and  he  also  had 
the  privilege  of  again  meeting  the  men 
whom  he  had  known  in  youth.  After 
spending  some  time  with  his  relatives  and 
friends  in  Ireland,  he  made  a  tour  of  Eng- 
land and  France  before  returning  to  his 
adopted  country  and  to  his  home  in  Hol- 
yoke.  Massachusetts. 

Mr.  Delaney  married,  November  20, 
1846,  Bridget  Lahey,  of  Thomastown. 
County  Kilkenny,  Ireland.  They  were 
the  parents  of  six  children :  James  E., 
born  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  Novem- 
ber 7,  1847;  John  L.,  of  whom  further; 
Julia  A.,  born  November  23,  1851,  died 
December  19,  1854;  Mary  Elizabeth,  born 
June  4.  1854.  died  December  16,  1854: 
Elizabeth  A.,  born  November  18,  1855 ; 
and  Mary  L.,  born  March  23,  1859. 

John  L.  Delaney  attended  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  city,  Holyoke,  and 


after  completing  his  studies  he  engaged 
with  his  father  and  brother  in  the  con- 
tracting business  under  the  firm  name  of 
John  Delaney  &  Sons,  this  firm  being  no 
longer  m  existence.  This  was  indeed  a 
fortunate  position  for  a  young  man,  owing 
to  the  success  which  his  father  had 
achieved  previous  to  forming  the  partner- 
ship with  his  sons.  During  the  many 
years  in  which  the  firm  was  engaged  in 
the  contracting  business,  they  did  more 
than  one  million  dollars  worth  of  work. 
John  L.  Delaney  retired  from  active 
business  pursuits  in  1894.  His  brother, 
James  Delaney,  died  July  13,  1910.  and 
prior  to  his  death  he  had  been  very  active 
in  politics,  serving  as  mayor  of  the  city 
for  a  term,  city  clerk  for  seven  years,  as 
a  member  of  Governor  Russell's  staff  for 
three  years,  and  during  1888-89  served  as 
delegate-at-large  from  Massachusetts  to 
the  National  Convention  of  his  party. 
James  Delaney  married  Mary  Devereaux, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren who  survive  him.  namely:  ^lary. 
John  W.,  James  E.  and  Alice;  he  is  also 
survived  by  two  sisters :  Elizabeth  A. 
(Mrs.  T.  B.  O'Donnell)  and  Mary  L. 
(Mrs.  Samuel  McQuaid). 

John  L.  Delaney  married.  May  9,  1874, 
Margaret  Horan,  daughter  of  Maurice 
Horan,  of  Quebec.  Canada.  Their  chil- 
dren are :  Elizabeth  M. ;  John  ;  Edward 
J.,  married  Man,-  Powers;  Margaret  T., 
a  graduate  of  Mt.  Holyoke  College,  a' 
teacher  in  the  high  schools  of  Holyoke ; 
Catherine  M..  who  became  the  wife  of 
Dr.  William  T.  Horrigan  and  they  have 
one  child,  Carol,  born  December  25.  1915  ; 
and  Robert. 


LYNCH,  Maurice. 

Contractor  and  Builder. 

Maurice   Lynch  was  born  in  the  little 
town   of   Anniscaul,   County   Kerry.    Ire- 


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land,  in  1837,  one  of  six  children,  the 
others  as  follows :  Michael,  John,  Thom- 
as, Patrick,  Mary.  Maurice  Lynch  came 
to  the  United  States  with  his  mother,  as 
a  lad,  sailing  from  his  native  land  in  1845 
and  arriving  at  the  port  of  New  York. 
From  there  he  removed  to  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools.  He  attended 
principally  the  Chestnut  Street  School, 
where  he  was  a  favorite  of  teachers  and 
fellow  students  alike.  Upon  completing 
his  studies  in  this  institution,  he  applied 
himself  to  learn  the  trade  of  bricklayer, 
and  upon  the  completion  of  his  appren- 
ticeship, being  of  an  enterprising  disposi- 
tion, instead  of  working  as  a  journeyman, 
at  once  entered  into  business  on  his  own 
account,  taking  contracts  in  masonry 
work  in  Holyoke.  His  contracts  were  on 
a  small  scale  at  first,  but  he  proved  him- 
self a  capable  business  man  and  was  very 
soon  enabled  to  increase  the  scale  of  his 
operations  until  he  became  one  of  the 
large  contractors  of  Holyoke.  Many  of 
Holyoke's  largest  buildings  were  erected 
by  Mr.  Lynch  and  stand  to-day  as  a  mark 
of  his  honest  workmanship.  He  also  en- 
tered into  the  business  of  manufacturing 
bricks,  his  first  plant  for  that  purpose  be- 
ing situated  in  South  Holyoke,  on  the  site 
occupied  at  present  by  the  Farr  Alpaca 
Company.  About  1880  he  established  a 
much  larger  brickyard  at  South  Hadley 
Falls,  and  remained  in  that  location  up  to 
the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
January  18,  1902.  Mr.  Lynch  played  an 
active  part  in  the  civic  life  of  Holyoke ; 
he  served  at  various  times  on  the  City 
Council  and  Board  of  Aldermen ;  was  one 
of  the  water  commissioners,  serving  for 
nine  years,  and  was  chairman  of  the 
board  at  the  time  it  established  the  pres- 
ent fine  water  system  by  which  Holyoke 
is  supplied.  The  Whiting  Street  Reser- 
voir was  built  when  he  was  chairman  of 


the  Holyoke  Water  Board.  He  was  a 
prominent  member  of  St.  Jerome  Temper- 
ance Society,  and  his  death  removed  an 
active  figure  in  the  life  of  the  community. 
He  was  a  prominent  member  of  St. 
Jerome's  Catholic  Church.  Since  his  de- 
cease the  extensive  business  which  he 
built  up  has  been  carried  on  by  his  sons 
under  the  name  of  Lynch  Brothers  Brick 
Company. 

Mr.  Lynch  married  Mary  Kennedy,  a 
native  of  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  who 
came  to  this  country  with  her  parents  at 
the  same  time  that  Mr.  Lynch  made  the 
journey  here.  Thirteen  children  were 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lynch,  of  whom 
seven  are  living,  as  follows:  i.  Elizabeth 
R.  2.  Patrick  M.,  graduate  of  Boston 
School  of  Technology,  in  the  class  of 
1894,  now  treasurer  of  the  Lynch 
Brothers  Brick  Company.  3.  John  J.,  a 
graduate  of  Williams  College  in  the  class 
of  1894,  now  principal  in  the  West  Street 
Grammar  School  of  Holyoke.  4.  Thomas 
James,  of  whom  further.  5.  Maurice,  Jr., 
a  graduate  of  Williston  Seminary,  now 
president  of  Lynch  Brothers  Brick  Com- 
pany. 6.  Michael  J.,  graduate  of  Brown 
University,  1904,  a  successful  attorney  of 
Providence,  Rhode  Island,  where  he  oc- 
cupies a  position  on  the  staff  of  the  gov- 
ernor of  that  State.  7.  Joseph  E.,  a  gradu- 
ate of  Williston  Seminary,  secretary  of 
Lynch  Brothers  Brick  Company.  In  ad- 
dition to  these  children  six  children  were 
born,  five  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  The 
other  child,  Mary  E.,  wife  of  Dr.  P.  T. 
O'Reilly,  died  February  4,  1902,  leaving 
a  daughter,  Mary,  now  a  student  at  Rad- 
cliiTe  College. 

Thomas  James  Lynch  was  born  on 
Christmas  Day,  1874,  at  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  since  that  time  has  made  his 
home  there.  His  preparatory  education 
was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  Hol- 
yoke, after  which   he  attended  Williams 


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College,  from  which  institution  he  was 
graduated  with  the  class  of  1894.  and  then 
entered  the  Law  School  of  the  Boston 
University,  where  he  left  a  record  of  an 
unusually  intelligent  and  diligent  student, 
and  from  which  he  graduated  with  the 
class  of  1897.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Massachusetts  in  the  same  year. 
and  upon  his  return  to  Holyoke  estab- 
lished himself  in  practice  there  and  has 
continued  to  the  present  time  (1917), 
achieving  a  marked  degree  of  success. 
Mr.  Lynch  handles  an  unusual  amount  of 
important  litigation,  and  is  regarded  as 
a  leader  of  his  profession  in  this  section,  his 
services  and  achievements  up  to  the  pres- 
ent being  such  that  it  may  confidently  be 
predicted  that  the  future  holds  for  him  a 
brilliant  success.  Mr.  Lynch  has  not  con- 
fined his  activities  to  his  profession,  how- 
ever, but  has  served  the  community  in  a 
number  of  oflficial  capacities,  having  been 
a  member  of  the  School  Board  of  Holyoke 
for  three  years  and  treasurer  of  the  City 
Water  Department.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Knights  of  Columbus  Building  Associ- 
ation of  Holyoke.  In  his  religious  belief 
he  is  a  Roman  Catholic  and  attends  that 
church  in  Holyoke.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Catholic  Society,  Knights  of  Colum- 
bus, the  Holyoke  Club  and  the  Country 
Club  of  Holyoke. 

He  married,  June  3,  1914.  Maria  Marra. 
a  native  of  Holyoke.  Massachusetts,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Maria  (McDonnell) 
Marra.  old  and  well  known  residents  of 
that  citv. 


GARVEY.  Patrick  James. 

Attorney-at-Law.     Active     in     Educational 
Affairs. 

One  of  the  prominent  and  successful 
lawyers  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  is 
Patrick  James  Garvey,  a  man  whose  repu- 
tation as  a  member  of  the  legal  fraternitv 


has  been  won  through  earnest,  honest 
labor  and  his  standing  at  the  bar  is  a 
merited  tribute  to  his  ability.  He  is  also 
a  public-spirited  citizen,  active  in  advanc- 
ing the  cause  of  education  in  his  commu- 
nity and  he  was  the  prime  factor  in  the 
establishment  of  the  Holyoke  Evening 
High  School,  of  which  he  is  the  principal 
at  the  present  time  (1916). 

(I)  Daniel  Garvey,  the  earliest  known 
ancestor  of  the  branch  of  the  family 
herein  followed,  was  born  in  Ireland,  was 
there  educated,  passed  his  entire  active 
life  and  died,  honored  and  respected  by 
all.  He  married  Ellen  Moran.  who  bore 
him  seven  children:  Thomas,  John,  Den- 
nis. Patrick,  Kate.  Mary,  Honora. 

(^11 )  Patrick  Garvey,  son  of  Daniel  and 
Ellen  (Moran)  Garvey.  was  born  in 
County  Kerry.  Ireland,  and  there  resided 
until  the  year  1847.  ^vhen  he  emigrated 
to  the  United  States  and  located  in  Hol- 
yoke, ^^lassachusetts,  where  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  days,  his  death  occurring 
many  years  later.  He  assisted  in  build- 
ing the  first  dam  in  Holyoke,  and  during 
that  period  acquired  the  title  of  "Bully" 
Garvey.  not.  however,  through  any  pug- 
nacious tendencies  displayed  by  him.  He 
was  a  man  of  large  build  and  great 
strength,  and  upon  seeing  two  men  fail 
in  placing  a  large  stone  in  its  proper  place 
he  went  to  the  rescue  and  unaided  placed 
it  on  the  scafltolding.  The  man  in  charge 
of  the  work  said  "Bully  for  you"  and  Mr. 
Garvey  was  ever  afterward  known  by 
that  appellation.  He  was  a  man  of  genial 
disposition,  always  ready  to  assist  a 
neighbor  and  friend,  and  was  honored  and 
respected  accordingly.  His  wife.  Eliza- 
beth (Donnelly)  Garvey.  bore  him  seven 
children :  Mary,  Ellen,  John,  Daniel.  Pat- 
rick H.,  Thomas  J..  Michael. 

(Ill)  John  Garvey,  son  of  Patrick  and 
Elizabeth  (Donnelly)  Garvey,  was  born 
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in  1836,  died  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
December  29,  1905.  He  attended  the  dis- 
trict school  in  his  native  land,  and  when 
about  ten  years  of  age  accompanied  his 
parents  upon  their  removal  to  the  United 
States  and  completed  his  studies  in  the 
schools  of  Holyoke.  Upon  attaining  a 
suitable  age  to  begin  his  active  business 
career  he  became  an  employee  in  the  old 
Hadley  Mills,  serving  as  bobbin  boy. 
Later  he  worked  in  foundries  in  North- 
ampton and  Easthampton,  Massachusetts, 
and  for  a  number  of  years  was  a  resident 
of  Northampton,  up  to  the  year  1876, 
when  he  went  to  the  Easthampton  Val- 
ley Machine  Company  foundry,  and  re- 
mained there  up  to  1894,  then  went  to 
Holyoke,  and  there  resided  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death.  The  last  ten  years 
of  his  life  he  spent  in  retirement  from 
active  toil,  enjoying  to  the  full  the  fruit 
of  his  former  years  of  endeavor.  He 
was  an  active  member  of  the  Sacred  Heart 
Church,  and  in  his  daily  life  exemplified 
its  teaching.  He  married  Honora  Ashe, 
a  native  of  Dingle,  County  Kerry,  Ire- 
land, daughter  of  James  and  Mary  Ashe. 
Children:  Mary,  died  young;  John,  died 
young;  Elizabeth,  deceased;  Thomas  J., 
assistant  engineer  of  the  United  States 
armory  at  Springfield,  Massachusetts ; 
Eleanor,  deceased ;  Annie,  deceased ;  Pat- 
rick James,  of  whom  further. 

Patrick  James  Garvey  was  born  in 
Northampton,  Massachusetts,  April  20, 
1873.  He  attended  the  public  schools  in 
the  vicinity  of  his  home,  private  school 
in  Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  St.  Joseph 
School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1888, 
Williston  Seminary,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  the  class  of  1891,  and  then,  hav- 
ing determined  upon  the  profession  of 
law  as  his  life  work,  he  became  a  student 
in  the  Boston  University  Law  School, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  in  the  year 


1894.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the 
same  year,  and  at  once  established  him- 
self in  the  active  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  Holyoke.  He  has  served  as  coun- 
sel in  a  number  of  important  cases,  and 
his  experience  has  been  broad  and  varied, 
demonstrating  his  comprehensive  knowl- 
edge of  the  law  and  his  ability  to  success- 
fully cope  with  the  intricate  problems  that 
confront  the  members  of  that  profession. 
In  addition  to  his  extensive  private  prac- 
tice, Mr.  Garvey  has  devoted  considerable 
time  and  attention  to  the  young  men  and 
women  who  have  been  unable  to  attend 
the  public  schools  long  enough  to  com- 
plete their  studies,  and  in  1896  he  took  up 
the  matter  of  evening  schools  in  Holyoke, 
realizing  that  in  this  way  they  could  make 
up  for  many  deficiencies  in  their  educa- 
tional course,  and  through  his  indefatiga- 
ble efforts  that  has  been  made  practica- 
ble. He  was  instrumental  in  founding 
the  evening  high  school,  which  was  estab- 
lished in  1904,  which  registers  as  high  as 
one  thousand  pupils  per  year.  He  was 
chosen  to  serve  in  the  capacity  of  princi- 
pal, and  the  duties  of  this  responsible 
ofifice  have  been  performed  by  him  since 
then  in  a  highly  creditable  manner,  he 
keeping  abreast  of  the  times  in  every  par- 
ticular and  giving  those  under  his  care 
the  benefit  of  his  thoughts  and  ideas.  He 
keeps  in  touch  with  all  that  concerns  the 
welfare  and  improvement  of  his  adopted 
city  by  membership  in  various  societies 
where  his  counsel  and  advice  are  of  great 
value.  He  is  a  member  and  president  of 
the  Holyoke  Board  of  Associated  Chari- 
ties, member  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce of  Holyoke.  the  Springfield  Board 
of  Trade,  the  alumni  associations  of  dif- 
ferent schools,  the  Order  of  Foresters,  the 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men,  of 
which  he  is  a  charter  member,  the  Hol- 
yoke Country  Club,  the  Holyoke  Rod  and 


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Gun  Club,  of  a  number  of  boys'  clubs  and 
of  various  societies  connected  with  the 
Catholic  church. 

Mr.  Garvey  married,  June  25,  1902, 
Anna  E.  Kilbride,  of  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, daughter  of  Thomas  F.  and  Han- 
nah (Flynn)  Kilbride.  Children:  Anna, 
born  March  29,  1904;  James,  born  May 
30,  1907;  Edward,  born  December  28, 
1916. 


HOUSTON,  Robert  Alonzo, 

Representative  Citizen. 

The  branch  of  the  Houston  family  re- 
siding in  Holyoke  and  vicinity  trace  their 
ancestry  to  Samuel  Houston,  a  native  of 
Londonderry,  Province  of  Ulster,  Ireland, 
a  descendant  of  a  Scotch  ancestry,  zeal- 
ous Presbyterians  in  religion.  He  came 
to  this  country  in  1718  or  soon  afterward 
with  the  Scotch-Irish  who  were  invited  to 
locate  in  New  England  by  Governor 
Shute,  of  Massachusetts.  Samuel  Hous- 
ton's lot  was  laid  out  in  Xutfield  (as  Lon- 
donderry was  originally  named  on  ac- 
count of  its  great  forests)  in  the  year 
1720,  in  what  was  called  the  English 
Range,  and  was  duly  recorded  April  6, 
1725.  It  contained  sixty  acres  and  bor- 
dered on  Beaver  Pond.  To  this  farm  he 
added  one  hundred  and  forty-four  acres, 
June  25,  1729,  recorded  January  24,  1730, 
in  what  was  called  the  High  Range,  bor- 
dering on  Bear  Meadow  in  Londonderry. 
He  was  a  well-to-do  farmer,  a  man  of 
good  habits,  exemplary  character  and  un- 
questioned integrity.  Among  his  chil- 
dren was  Rev.  John,  mentioned  below. 

(II)  Rev.  John  Houston,  son  of  Sam- 
uel Houston,  was  born  in  Londonderry, 
New  Hampshire,  April  4,  1732,  the  third 
boy  born  to  the  Scotch-Irish  settlers 
there.  After  completing  a  preparatory 
course  in  the  schools  of  his  section,  he 
studied  for  the  ministry  under  the  instruc- 
tion of  the  Rev.   David  MacGregor,  the 


famous  minister  of  the  Londonderry 
Presbyterian  Church,  and  later  entered 
Princeton  College,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1753.  After  a  few  years  of 
preaching  in  various  localities,  he  was 
called,  August  5,  1756,  to  the  pastorate 
of  the  church  at  Bedford,  New  Hamp- 
shire, a  town  founded  by  the  London- 
derry pioneers,  and  was  ordained  there, 
September  28,  1757.  He  received  the 
lands  set  aside  for  the  first  settled  minis- 
ter of  the  town,  and  a  salary  of  forty 
pounds,  but  it  was  stipulated  that  he  was 
to  preach  only  at  such  times  as  the  town 
by  vote  requested  him.  A  great  portion 
of  his  time  was  spent  in  itinerary  preach- 
ing in  adjacent  towns  where  there  were 
no  Presbyterian  churches.  He  remained 
in  cordial  relations  with  his  parish  until 
the  Revolutionary  War,  but  not  being  in 
sympathy  with  the  action  of  the  colonies, 
he  remained  loyal  to  the  mother  country. 
When  his  attitude  became  known,  the 
town  by  formal  vote  restrained  him,  from 
further  preaching,  June  15,  1776.  He 
then  turned  his  attention  to  teaching  pri- 
vate pupils,  from  time  to  time,  and  to 
agricultural  pursuits.  He  was  an  able 
preacher  and  a  good  pastor,  had  a  high 
reputation  for  classical  learning,  and  is 
described  as  a  "tall,  solemn,  stern  and 
dignified  man."  He  married  Anna  Peebles, 
daughter  of  Robert  and  Sarah  Peebles,- 
who  were  also  Scotch-Irish  pioneers  of 
New  Hampshire.  Children:  Samuel, 
who  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war; 
Robert ;  John,  mentioned  below ;  Anna. 
became  the  wife  of  Hugh  Riddle  ;  Sarah, 
became  the  wife  of  Hon.  John  Orr ;  Wil- 
liam, who  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War ;  James  ;  and  Joseph.  Three  of  the 
sons  graduated  from  Yale  College.  Rev. 
John  Houston  died  in  Bedford,  February 
3,  1798,  aged  seventy-five  years.  His  wife 
died  in  Bedford,  July  4,  1798,  aged  sev- 
enty-two years. 

(Ill)  John    (2)    Houston,    son    of    the 


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Rev.  John  (i)  and  Anna  (Peebles)  Hous- 
ton, was  born  in  Bedford,  New  Hamp- 
shire, in  1760,  and  his  death  occurred  in 
his  native  town  in  September,  1853.  He 
spent  his  entire  lifetime  in  Bedford,  fol- 
lowed the  occupation  of  farmings,  and  was 
highly  respected  and  esteemed  in  the 
com,munity.  He  married  and  was  the 
father  of  the  following  children :  Robert, 
who  died  at  Bedford,  December  12,  1869, 
aged  sixty-nine  years ;  John  ;  William  E., 
mentioned  below ;  James,  who  died  at 
Bedford,  March  21,  1871,  aged  seventy- 
seven  years. 

(IV)  William  E.  Houston,  son  of  John 
(2)  Houston,  was  born  in  Bedford,  New 
Hampshire,  April  12,  1801,  and  died  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  July  30,  1879. 
He  had  a  common  school  education,  and 
in  early  life  followed  farming  in  Bedford 
and  Gofifstown,  New  Hampshire.  Later 
he  removed  to  Haverhill,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  resided  for  eight  years, 
during  which  time  he  followed  farming 
and  conducted  a  saw  mill,  of  which  he 
was  the  owner.  He  learned  the  trade  of 
carpenter  during  his  young  manhood,  and 
this  he  followed  in  Nashua,  New  Hamp- 
shire, for  five  years,  in  which  town  he 
settled  upon  removing  from  Haverhill. 
In  1850  he  came  to  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, and  engaged  in  farming  at  Smith 
Ferry,  now  known  as  the  Abbott  prop- 
erty. He  was  an  earnest,  industrious,  up- 
right and  capable  man,  and  a  highly  use- 
ful citizen.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church  of  Holyoke,  in  the  work  of 
which  he  aided  to  the  best  of  his  ability. 
In  early  manhood  he  was  an  adherent  of 
the  Whig  party,  and  later  in  life  gave  his 
allegiance  to  the  Republican  party,  to 
which  he  adhered  during  the  remainder  of 
his  days.  Mr.  Houston  married,  Decem- 
ber 20,  1825,  at  Goffstown.  New  Hamp- 
shire, Sarah  Kimball,  of  that  town,  born 
December  19,  1800,  died  January  12,  i! 


daughter  of  Richard  and  Margaret  (Fer- 
rin)  Kimball,  and  a  descendant  of  Rich- 
ard Kimball,  of  old  English  ancestry,  and 
who  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Massa- 
chusetts, and  the  progenitor  of  a  large 
and  very  prominent  family.  Children:  i. 
Anna  Margaret,  born  September  2,  1826, 
died  August  10,  1895  ;  she  was  the  wife  of 
John  Roby  Webster.  2.  Nancy  Melissa, 
born  January  i,  1828,  died  August  25, 
1883  ;  she  was  the  wife  of  Ebenezer  A. 
Johnson.  3.  Richard  Kimball,  born  No- 
vember 28,  1829.  4.  Robert  Alonzo,  men- 
tioned below.  5.  Sarah  Amanda,  born 
March  3,  1834.  died  December  3,  1834.  6. 
William  E.,  Jr.,  born  January  3,  1836.  7. 
Sarah  Amanda,  born  April  26,  1840,  died 
February  25,  1868;  was  the  wife  of  Ed- 
ward A.  Johnson.  8.  Joseph  Edgar,  born 
April  4,  1842,  whose  sketch  follows,  only 
one  now  living. 

(V)  Robert  Alonzo  Houston,  son  of 
William  E.  and  Sarah  (Kimball)  Hous- 
ton, was  born  in  GofTstown,  New  Hamp- 
shire, August  18,  1831,  and  died  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  October  14,  1916. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  in  his 
native  town  aiid  in  Nashua,  and  com- 
pleted his  studies  in  the  Nashua  Acad- 
emy. He  then  learned  the  trade  of  belt 
making  and  roll  covering,  but  this  not 
proving  to  his  liking,  he  engaged  in  the 
photograph  business  with  his  uncle,  Wil- 
liam Kimball,  in  Concord,  New  Hamp- 
shire. Here  his  strict  attention  to  his 
duties  was  a  source  of  satisfaction  to  his 
employer,  and  he  remained  several  years. 
In  1850  he  located  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, and  engaged  in  machine  work  in 
the  United  States  Armory  in  Springfield, 
employed  in  the  manufacture  of  rifles. 
Subsequently  he  became  an  employee  of 
the  Florence  Sewing  Machine  Company 
at  Florence,  Massachusetts,  continuing 
there  for  eleven  years,  and  during  the 
greater   part   of  that  time   served   in  the 


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very  responsible  capacity  of  superintend- 
ent of  the  testing  department.  On  ac- 
count of  impaired  health,  he  returned  to 
Holyoke  and  resided  with  Whiting 
Street  on  his  farm.  Some  years  later  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Clark  Fergu- 
son, under  the  firm  name  of  Houston  & 
Ferguson,  and  they  engaged  in  making 
and  installing  top  roll  coverings,  an  in- 
dustry at  that  time  allied  with  the  cotton 
industry,  and  which  trade  he  had  previ- 
ously learned.  The  shop  was  located 
near  the  old  Mt.  Tom  Paper  Mill,  but  as 
more  modern  appliances  displaced  the 
leather  covered  top  roll  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  cotton  goods,  the  firm  discon- 
tinued business  and  from  that  time  until 
his  death,  Mr.  Houston  lived  practically 
a  retired  life.  In  1884  he  purchased  six 
acres  of  land  in  what  is  now  the  residen- 
tial section  of  Northampton  street,  Hol- 
yoke, and  erected  a  handsome  residence, 
equipped  with  every  modern  convenience 
and  com.fort,  in  which  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  days.  He  subsequently 
disposed  of  the  remainder  of  the  property 
in  building  lots,  realizing  handsomely  on 
the  investment.  He  devoted  his  time  to 
gardening,  and  the  last  summer  of  his 
life  he  furnished  a  beautiful  exhibition  of 
Canterbury  Bells  at  the  Holyoke  Public 
Library,  and  he  took  delight  in  being 
present  while  the  blooms  were  on  exhibi- 
tion to  hear  the  exclamations  of  admira- 
tion. Second  to  his  gardens  was  his  in- 
terest in  fishing,  and  when  the  season  was 
in  full  swing  he,  with  several  companions, 
went  to  the  woods  of  Maine  to  enjoy  that 
sport,  his  last  trip  being  two  years  prior 
to  his  death.  In  politics  Mr.  Houston 
was  always  a  Republican.  Although  not 
active  in  civic  affairs  of  any  kind,  and  of 
a  quiet  and  retiring  disposition,  Mr. 
Houston  enjoyed  a  wide  acquaintance. 
He  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of 
the   Pequot   Club   and   retained   member- 


ship until  his  decease.  He  was  an  attend- 
ant of  the  Second  Congregational  Church 
of  Holyoke,  in  the  work  of  which  he  took 
a  keen  interest,  as  he  also  did  in  every 
project  advanced  for  the  welfare  of  his 
adopted  city. 

Mr.  Houston  married,  November  27, 
1862,  Polly  Ann  Street,  born  at  North- 
ampton, Massachusetts,  December  i, 
1837,  a  daughter  of  Alpheus  and  Sally 
Ann  (Thorpe)  Street.  Children:  i.  Henry 
Street,  born  September  11,  1863;  married, 
June  I,  1886,  Ada  Belle  Ham,  a  native  of 
Wilton,  New  Hampshire,  but  at  the  time 
of  her  marriage  a  resident  of  Holyoke, 
daughter  of  William  G.  and  Lydia  A. 
Avery.  2.  Ida  Pearl,  born  November  4, 
1872,  died  June  15,  1908;  was  the  wife 
of  Rufus  H.  Chapin.  3.  Robbie,  born  and 
died  September  7.  1874.  Mr.  Houston 
died  at  his  late  home  in  Holyoke,  October 
14,  1916,  after  a  comparatively  short  ill- 
ness, at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-five 
years.  His  death  removed  from  Holyoke 
a  man  well  known  and  highly  esteemed 
by  all  with  whom  he  was  connected, 
either  in  business  or  social  life. 


HOUSTON,  Joseph  Edgar, 

Ag^iculturistt  Business  Man. 

Joseph  Edgar  Houston,  the  youngest 
son  of  William  E.  and  Sarah  (Kimball) 
Houston  (q.  v.)  was  born  in  Haverhill, 
New  Hampshire,  April  4,  1842.  He  was 
eight  years  old  when  his  parents  removed 
to  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and  he  re- 
ceived his  early  education  largely  in  the 
public  schools  there.  He  assisted  with 
the  work  of  the  home  farm,  which  con- 
sisted of  ninety  acres  located  at  Smith's 
Ferry,  and  he  continued  to  reside  with 
his  father  until  the  latter's  death,  in  1879, 
when  he  succeeded  to  the  ownership  of 
the  homestead.  To  the  original  tract  he 
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it  consisted  of  one  hundred  and  forty-four 
acres.  He  was  engaged  in  general  farm- 
ing and  also  had  an  excellent  dairy,  dis- 
posing of  the  latter  products  to  the  milk 
dealers  of  the  city  of  Holyoke.  In  every 
sense  of  the  word  he  was  a  successful 
farmer,  employing  modern  methods,  rais- 
ing and  keeping  high-grade  cattle,  con- 
stantly improvang  his  fields,  gardens  and 
orchards,  and  always  kept  pace  with  the 
advance  in  agriculture.  In  addition  to  his 
farming  interests,  he  purchased  tracts  of 
timber  land  and  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business,  selling  lumber  from  these  lots 
and  disposing  of  wood  at  the  various 
brick  yards  in  his  section.  In  1882  he 
retired  from  active  pursuits,  selling  the 
homestead,  and  since  that  year  has  made 
his  home  in  Holyoke.  His  achievements 
in  life  have  been  substantial  and  impor- 
tant. Endowed  with  a  natural  skill  and 
love  for  husbandry,  Mr.  Houston  made 
the  most  of  his  opportunities  and  suc- 
ceeded well.  He  set  an  example  to  the 
younger  farmers  of  the  section  by  a  life 
of  industry,  thrift  and  application,  demon- 
strating that  good  business  methods  and 
a  proper  regard  for  efficiency  insure  good 
results  on  the  farm  as  well  as  in  the  mill 
and  office.  Though  a  man  of  quiet  and 
unostentatious  ways,  devoted  to  his  home 
and  caring  little  for  social  activity,  he  is 
highly  respected  by  his  fellow  citizens. 
He  has  given  to  the  Republican  party  his 
loyal  support  and  confidence,  and  his  in- 
fluence has  been  potent,  though  quietly 
exerted.  In  religion  Mr.  Houston  is  a 
Baptist. 

He  married,  in  1877,  Harriet  A.  Street, 
daughter  of  Alpheus  and  Sally  Ann 
(Thorpe)  Street,  of  Northampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts. Children:  i.  Lulu  Maude, 
became  the  wife  of  John  Parsons  Phelps, 
who  is  now  engaged  in  the  paper  busi- 
ness in  Bridgeport,  Connecticut;  they 
have  two  children :    Houston  Street  and 


Elizabeth  Phelps.  2.  Mena  May.  3.  Ada 
Josephine.  4.  Paul  Leon,  a  graduate  of 
Yale  College,  1913;  engaged  in  the  paper 
business,  serving  as  assistant  superintend- 
ent of  the  Nonotuck  Division  of  the  Amer- 
ican Writing  Paper  Company. 


KENNEY,  Daniel  WQliam, 

Journalist,  Public   Official. 

Among  the  citizens  of  Holyoke  who,, 
during  a  long  and  unusually  active  career, 
have  wielded  a  definite  influence  in  politi- 
cal and  civil  affairs,  and  who  have  been 
known  for  their  sterling  qualities,  their 
fearless  loyalty  to  honest  convictions, 
their  sturdy  opposition  to  misrule  in 
municipal  affairs,  is  Daniel  William  Ken- 
ney,  a  man  who  lives  the  life  he  does  be- 
cause he  believes  it  to  be  right  and  has 
made  high  moral  principles  a  part  of  his 
nature. 

William  Kenney,  grandfather  of  Daniel 
W.  Kenney,  was  a  native  of  County  Car- 
low,  Ireland,  in  which  country  he  was 
reared  and  educated,  was  the  owner  of  a 
stock  farm  and  an  extensive  cattle  dealer, 
and  was  considered  well-to-do  for  those 
times.  He  was  prominent  and  influential 
in  community  affairs,  and  was  honored 
and  respected  in  the  neighborhood  where 
he  spent  his  entire  life,  his  death  occur- 
ing  in  the  same  county  in  which  he  was 
born.  He  married  Ann  O'Niel,  who  bore 
him  eight  children:  Daniel,  W^illiam, 
Charles,  Patrick,  Michael,  Anzela,  Jane, 
Maria. 

Charles  Kenney,  father  of  Daniel  W. 
Kenney,  was  born  in  County  Carlow,  Ire- 
land, died  in  Waterford,  Ireland,  1875, 
having  lived  in  that  town  during  the 
greater  part  of  his  life.  He  received  a 
practical  education  in  the  national  schools 
of  his  native  country,  and  early  in  life  he 
entered  the  employ  of  a  dry  goods  mer- 
chant, they  being  known  by  the  name  of 


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drapers  in  that  country  at  that  time,  and 
was  connected  with  that  line  of  business 
throughout  his  entire  active  career.  He 
was  a  Liberal  in  politics  and  took  an  ac- 
tive interest  in  affairs  pertaining-  to  the 
welfare  of  the  party.  He  married  Alary 
Aylmond,  of  County  Kilkenny,  Ireland, 
who  bore  him  six  children,  namely :  Ann 
Maria,  deceased ;  Daniel  William,  of 
whom  further;  Michael  Joseph,  deceased  ; 
Mary  Josephine,  a  widow,  residing  in 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania ;  Lucy,  de- 
ceased ;  Anastatia,  superior  in  a  convent 
in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts. 

Daniel  William  Kenney  was  born  in 
the  city  of  Waterford,  County  Waterford, 
Ireland.  July  6,  1858.  He  obtained  his 
education  in  Mt.  Sion  Christian  Brothers 
School  in  Waterford,  Ireland,  completing 
his  studies  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years. 
He  began  his  active  business  career  in  a 
ship  broker's  office,  and  at  the  expiration 
of  one  year's  service  he  ran  away  in  order 
to  go  to  sea  and  continued  a  seafaring 
life  for  the  following  three  years.  At  the 
time  of  his  father's  death  he  returned  to 
his  home,  but  shortly  afterward  again  re- 
turned to  his  former  life  and  enlisted  for 
one  year  in  the  English  Navy  Reserve 
with  which  he  went  to  Turkey,  South 
America,  Russia  and  other  ports  and 
countries.  In  1876  he  reached  Cape 
Breton  and  in  July  of  that  year  he  came 
to  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  shortly 
afterward  joined  the  Eighth  United  States 
Cavalry  and  engaged  in  scout  duty  on  the 
Mexican  border.  He  was  connected  with 
the  United  States  Cavalry  service  for  five 
years  and  eight  months,  part  of  which 
time  was  spent  in  barracks  and  the  re- 
mainder under  tents,  but  during  the  en- 
tire period  he  was  faithful  in  the  dis- 
charge of  his  varied  duties  and  won  the 
approval  and  commendation  of  his  su- 
perior ofificers.  Upon  the  expiration  of 
his  service  he  rettirned  to  Boston  and  en- 


gaged in  newspaper  work,  at  which  he 
continued  for  some  time,  and  later  became 
identified  with  Mr.  P.  F.  Collier,  publisher, 
having  charge  of  an  of^ce  for  him  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  in  ]\Ion- 
treal,  Quebec,  this  connection  continuing 
for  about  three  years.  In  December,  1886, 
Mr.  Kenney  came  to  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, and  in  company  with  others  estab- 
lished a  daily  paper,  the  Holyoke  "Demo- 
crat," the  name  of  which  has  since  been 
changed  to  the  Holyoke  "Telegram"  and 
conducted  the  above  paper  for  about  five 
years.  He  changed  from  this  paper  to 
the  "Transcript,'  another  Holyoke  paper, 
of  which  he  was  city  editor  between  four 
and  five  years,  and  during  that  period  his 
chief  aim  and  ambition  was  to  make  the 
papers  with  which  he  was  connected  high- 
class  periodicals  as  distinguished  from  the 
mere  political  organ,  and  he  esteemed  it 
ample  reward  that  he  was  connected  with 
them  long  enough  to  make  them  a  power 
in  the  city  and  an  influence  throughout 
the  State  and  Nation.  During  the  years 
1888-89-90  he  served  as  probation  officer; 
also  served  as  deputy  sheriff  for  a  short 
time;  was  clerk  of  city  council,  and  in 
1895  was  elected  to  the  office  of  city  audi- 
tor of  Holyoke,  in  which  capacity  he  has 
served  to  the  present  time  (1916)  and  his 
tenure  of  office  has  been  noted  for  effici- 
ency and  accuracy.  He  casts  his  vote  for 
the  candidates  of  the  Democratic  party, 
the  principles  of  which  he  believes  is  for 
the  best  form  of  government.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and 
has  been  especially  active  and  a  leader  in 
this  order  for  twenty-two  years.  He  has 
held  all  the  important  offices  in  the  order, 
including  district  deputy,  master  of  the 
fourth  degree,  and  one  of  the  national  di- 
rectors of  the  National  Board.  Mr.  Ken- 
ney takes  a  deep  and  abiding  interest  in 
everything  pertaining  to  the  public  wel- 
fare and  to  the  advancement  of  material, 


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social,  intellectual  and  moral  interests. 
Personally  he  is  popular  and  socially  he 
occupies  a  position  in  the  front  rank. 

Mr.  Kenney  married,  September  ii, 
1888,  Minnie  A.  Reardon,  of  Hadley, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Hannah  (Toole)  Reardon.  Children : 
Charles,  a  graduate  of  Holy  Cross  Col- 
lege ;  Marion  Eilleen,  Daniel  William, 
Jr.,  and   Thomas  A. 


PARTRIDGE,  Frederick  F., 

Financier. 

Advancement  in  any  line  of  activity  is 
proverbially  slow,  and  the  man  who 
would  win  laurels  in  any  walk  of  life  is 
he  who  applies  himself  diligently  and 
earnestly  to  the  mastery  of  every  detail 
connected  with  his  special  line.  It  is  these 
qualities  that  have  gained  to  Frederick 
F.  Partridge  marked  prominence  as  presi- 
dent of  the  Home  National  Bank.  Widely 
and  favorably  known,  the  record  of  his 
career  cannot  fail  to  prove  of  interest  to 
all  of  his  large  circle  of  friends. 

Colonel  William  W.  Partridge,  grand- 
father of  Frederick  F.  Partridge,  was  born 
February  25,  1790,  in  England,  and  died 
April  15,  1849.  By  his  marriage  to 
Louise  Edwards,  born  March  13,  1793, 
died  October  15,  1863,  he  was  the 
father  of  ten  children,  among  whom  was 
William  E.,  born  May  11,  1816,  in 
Northampton,  Massachusetts,  died  in 
Holyoke,  February  24,  1903.  In  early  life 
he  devoted  his  attention  to  agricultural 
pursuits,  and  later  served  in  the  capacities 
of  court  messenger,  superintendent  of  the 
poor  farm,  and  night  watchman  of  all  the 
banks  in  Northampton.  He  married,  No- 
vember 5,  1839,  his  cousin,  Julia  A.  Part- 
ridge, born  September  12,  1819,  died  Sep- 
tember 20,  1895,  daughter  of  John  S.  and 
Abigail  (Hitchcock)  Partridge.  They 
were  the  parents  of  five  children :     Wil- 


liam E.,  born  August  23,  1840,  died  of 
starvation  in  Libby  Prison,  October  11, 
1864;  Lucy  L.,  born  February  23,  1843, 
died  February  22,  1897;  Mary  M.,  born 
October  3,  1845  J  Harriet  H.,  born  Octo- 
ber 2,  1847,  "^ied  September  21,  1848; 
Frederick  F.,  of  whom  further. 

Frederick  F.  Partridge  was  born  at 
Northampton,  Massachusetts,  February 
18,  1862.  His  education  was  thorough 
and  practical,  obtained  in  the  schools  of 
his  native  town,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen 
years  he  entered  upon  his  active  career, 
becoming  a  clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store  and 
serving  as  such  for  three  years.  He  then 
spent  a  short  time  in  a  lawyer's  office,  but 
changed  his  occupation  when  offered  a 
clerkship  in  the  Northampton  National 
Bank,  where  he  served  until  the  year  1881, 
when  he  came  to  Holyoke  to  become 
bookkeeper  for  the  City  National  Bank, 
which  was  then  located  in  the  Hotel 
Hamilton  building.  He  served  in  that 
capacity  until  1884,  giving  entire  satis- 
faction to  his  superior  officers,  and  upon 
the  organization  of  the  Home  National 
Bank  in  that  year  became  teller  of  that 
institution,  also  bookkeeper,  the  other 
officers  being  James  H.  Newton,  presi- 
dent, and  E.  L.  Munn,  cashier.  He  took 
in  the  first  deposit  made  at  the  bank, 
March  4,  1884,  and  he  held  the  position 
until  1892,  a  period  of  eight  years,  when 
E.  L.  Munn,  the  cashier,  resigned,  and  he 
was  elected  to  that  office,  in  which  capa- 
city he  served  for  twenty-four  years.  On 
January  i,  1916,  at  a  meeting  of  the  direc- 
tors of  the  Home  National  Bank,  James 
H.  Newton,  who  had  been  the  president 
of  this  institution  from,  the  time  of  its 
organization,  covering  a  period  of  thirty- 
two  years,  declined  reelection  and  Mr. 
Partridge  was  elected  his  successor.  For 
several  years  previous  to  this  time,  Mr. 
Partridge  had  practically  assumed  the 
duties    of   this    position,    and   was    thor- 


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oughly  conversant  with  them.  As  noted 
above,  he  is  among  the  oldest  bank  offi- 
cials in  Holyoke,  having  served  thirty- 
five  years  in  some  position  in  connection 
with  National  banks  of  Holyoke.  At  the 
time  of  his  accession  to  the  office  of 
cashier  the  deposits  were  $420,000  as 
against  $1,638,878  at  the  present  time 
(1916);  surplus  and  undivided  profits, 
$38,000  as  against  $205.227.41 ;  and  total 
assets,  $1,014,096  as  against  $2,283,426.05. 
This  is  indeed  a  splendid  record,  meriting 
the  commendation  of  all  connected  with 
the  institution,  and  placing  him  in  the 
rank  of  successful  and  conservative  execu- 
tives who  have  the  interests  of  the  institu- 
tions with  which  they  are  connected  ever 
uppermost  in  their  thoughts.  This  dis- 
tinction is  well  earned,  it  is  a  foregone 
conclusion  that  he  will  display  the  same 
•  painstaking  interest  in  behalf  of  the  in- 
stitution in  his  new  office  as  he  displayed 
in  his  former  positions.  The  career  of 
Mr.  Partridge  is  one  which  elicits  praise 
and  admiration  and  may  serve  as  an  ex- 
ample well  worthy  of  emulation  by  any 
young  man  who  desires  to  succeed. 

Mr.  Partridge  is  a  Republican  in  his 
political  principle,  and  while  he  has  never 
held  public  office  he  has  always  taken  an 
active  interest  in  all  the  affairs  of  the  city 
and  has  ever  been  ready  to  lend  his  aid 
and  influence  to  any  measure  for  its  up- 
building or  advancement.  Although  the 
duties  of  his  position  in  connection  with 
the  bank  have  been  of  a  strenuous  nature, 
he  has  still  found  time  to  assist  other 
worthy  corporations  and  is  a  director  of 
the  Holyoke  Hotel  Company  and  the 
Morris  Plan  Bank,  and  is  treasurer  of  the 
Mt.  Tom  Realty  Trust  Company,  owners 
of  a  large  amount  of  real  estate  in  that 
section.  He  has  also  taken  an  active  part 
in  the  various  clubs  and  fraternal  organi- 
zations, being  a  member  and  for  three 
years  (up  to  1916  when  he  resigned)  presi- 


dent of  the  Holyoke  Club ;  a  member  of 
Mt.  Tom  Golf  Club,  the  Bay  State  Club, 
Xonotuck  Lodge,  Xo.  61,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  was  formerly 
a  member  of  the  Holyoke  Canoe  Club. 
'Sir.  Partridge  has  always  taken  an  active 
part  in  religious  matters,  being  a  member 
of  the  First  Congregational  Church  So- 
ciety, in  which  he  has  held  the  office  of 
treasurer  continuously  for  nearly  thirty 
years. 

Mr.  Partridge  married,  August  3,  1885, 
at  Northampton,  Massachusetts,  Ella 
Gertrude,  daughter  of  Zebard  and  Martha 
(Way)  Foster.  Mrs.  Partridge  was  born 
in  Williamsburg,  but  resided  up  to  the 
time  of  her  marriage  at  Northampton. 
They  are  the  parents  of  two  children:  i. 
Ethel,  who  was  a  student  at  Wellesley 
College  ;  she  became  the  wife  of  George 
E.  Squier.  advertising  manager  of  the 
White  &  ^^'ycofit  Company  of  Holyoke ; 
they  are  the  parents  of  one  child.  Barbara. 
2.  Harry,  who  was  a  student  at  Rock- 
bridge Hall,  Wellesley  Hills.  Massachu- 
setts, and  is  now  purchasing  agent  of  the 
Coburn  Trolley  Track  Company  of 
Holvoke. 


SEARS,  Henry  G., 

Merchant,   FixLancier. 

Henry  G.  Sears,  a  progressive,  ener- 
getic merchant,  president  and  treasurer  of 
the  Henry  G.  Sears  Company,  Incorpor- 
ated, and  general  business  man  of  great 
ability  of  Holyoke,  comes  of  an  old  New 
England  family,  being  a  descendant  of 
Richard  Sares,  as  the  name  was  then 
spelled,  and  so  appears  in  the  records  of 
the  Plymouth  Colony  tax  list  in  1633,  and 
in  the  Salem  lists  in  1637-38,  each  suc- 
ceeding generation  maintaining  the  honor 
of  the  name  and  winning  distinction  in 
the  various  communities  in  which  they 
have    resided,    whether    in    commercial, 


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financial,  professional  or  social  life.  Hol- 
yoke,  since  1871,  has  been  the  home  of 
one  of  the  twentieth  century  representa- 
tives of  the  family,  Henry  G.  Sears,  whose 
name  heads  this  article.  The  line  of  this 
particular  branch  of  the  family  is  traced 
through  Captain  Paul  Sears,  son  of  Rich- 
ard Sears,  who  married  Deborah  Willard  ; 
their  son,  Captain  Samuel  Sears,  who 
married  Mercy  Mayo ;  their  son,  Jona- 
than Sears,  who  married  Elizabeth 
Howes ;  their  son,  Jonathan  (2)  Sears, 
who  married  Priscilla  Sears ;  their  son. 
Sergeant  Jonathan  (3)  Sears,  who  mar- 
ried Abigail  Hall ;  their  son,  Jonathan 
(4)  Sears,  who  married  Hannah  Foster; 
their  son,  Stillman  Sears,  father  of  Henry 
G.  Sears. 

Stillman  Sears  was  born  in  Ashfield, 
Massachusetts,  September  23,  181 5,  died 
in  the  prime  of  life  at  Shelburne  Falls, 
Massachusetts,  October  10,  1854.  He 
established  and  successfully  conducted  a 
large  teaming  business  before  the  build- 
ing of  the  Fitchburg  Railroad,  his  trucks 
carrying  under  contract  freight  and  mer- 
chandise between  Shelburne  Falls,  Green- 
field and  intervening  points.  He  was  a 
man  of  great  energy,  a  hard  worker,  well 
known  and  highly  regarded  in  the  sections 
he  covered  in  his  business  operations. 
When  the  work  of  excavation  for  the 
great  Hoosac  Tunnel  began,  a  certain  in- 
ventor believed  the  work  could  be  per- 
formed by  a  huge  augur  driven  by  such 
powerful  machinery  that  the  mountain 
could  be  pierced  more  economically  and 
quickly  than  by  blasting  and  digging. 
His  plan  was  adopted  and  Stillman  Sears 
was  awarded  the  contract  for  transport- 
ing the  heavy  mass  of  machinery  required 
from  the  nearest  railroad  station  to  the 
east  end  mouth  of  what  is  now  the  tunnel. 
Great  skill  was  required  in  this  operation 
on  account  of  the  weight  of  the  machinery 
and  the  locality  of  the  point  of  destina- 

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tion,  but  the  contract  was  faithfully  com- 
pleted. The  project  was  in  the  end  de- 
clared a  failure  after  many  thousands  of 
dollars  had  been  expended.  Stillman 
Sears  married,  September  27,  1842,  Abigail 
Eldridge,  who  survived  her  husband  by 
five  weeks,  her  death  occurring  November 
20,  1854.  They  were  the  parents  of  two 
children :  Isabelle,  married  Henri  N. 
Woods,  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Gloucester, 
Massachusetts  (now  deceased),  and  now 
resides  at  Rock  City  Falls,  New  York; 
Henry  G.,  of  further  mention. 

Henry  G.  Sears  was  born  at  Shelburne 
Falls,  Massachusetts,  April  4,  1853,  and 
the  following  year  was  doubly  orphaned. 
His  boyhood  until  the  age  of  twelve  was 
passed  under  the  care  and  in  the  home  of 
his  maternal  grandfather,  Eli  Eldridge, 
but  from  that  time  forward  he  was  the 
captain  of  his  own  fortunes.  At  twelve 
he  was  hired  to  a  farmer  of  Conway  for 
two  years,  the  farmer  furnishing  him  as 
remuneration,  board,  clothes,  and  giving 
him  $1.00  each  year  on  July  4,  and  allow- 
ing him  to  attend  school  three  months 
each  winter.  At  the  end  of  this  time,  he 
secured  a  better  position  with  a  farmer 
who  gave  him  fourteen  dollars  monthly 
for  the  seven  months  farming  season,  and 
allowed  him  to  attend  school  during  the 
winter  months.  The  next  year,  being 
stronger  and  having  won  a  good  name 
among  the  farmers  for  faithfulness  and 
industry,  he  commanded  a  salary  of 
twenty  dollars  monthly  for  a  term,  of 
seven  months,  every  cent  of  which  he 
saved.  With  his  one  hundred  and  forty 
dollars  gained  by  hard  work  and  strict 
economy,  he  entered  Powers  Institute  at 
Bernardston,  Massachusetts,  and  later 
Northampton  High  School,  investing  the 
entire  sum  and  that  which  he  could  earn 
in  the  meantime  in  securing  an  education. 

In  March.  1871,  he  entered  the  employ 
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Massachusetts,  remaining  but  a  few  weeks 
when  he  accepted  the  advice  of  an  uncle, 
Henry  Eldridge,  and  went  West.  He 
located  at  Dwight,  Illinois,  and  there 
made  an  agreement  by  which  in  return 
for  his  services  he  was  to  receive  twelve 
dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  month  the 
first  year,  fifteen  dollars  the  second  and 
twenty  dollars  the  third  year,  in  addition 
to  his  board.  The  West  did  not  prove  to 
his  liking,  and  after  one  month  in  his  new 
home  he  returned  to  Holyoke  and  again 
entered  the  employ  of  Lemuel  Sears,  be- 
ginning as  clerk  at  a  weekly  salary  of  four 
dollars  and  board.  He  remained  in  that 
subordinate  position  until  twenty-three 
years  of  age,  when  he  was  admitted  to  a 
partnership  in  the  -business  then  con- 
ducted upon  a  retail  basis  only.  The  part- 
nership, begun  in  1876,  was  continued 
until  the  death  of  Lemuel  Sears,  March 
17,  1912,  when  Henry  G.  Sears  purchased 
the  interest  owned  by  the  heirs  and  be- 
came sole  proprietor.  Soon  after  1876  the 
business  was  enlarged  and  as  wholesale 
and  retail  grocers  the  firm  became  well 
and  most  favorably  known,  the  enthusi- 
asm, energy  and  efficiency  of  the  junior 
partner  agreeing  well  with  the  matured 
wisdom  and  long  experience  of  the  senior. 
After  becoming  sole  proprietor  Mr.  Sears, 
in  April,  1913,  expanded  the  business  by 
incorporation,  as  the  Henry  G.  Sears 
Company,  with  Henry  G.  Sears  as  presi- 
dent and  treasurer,  and  the  business  of  the 
company  has  been  built  up  until  it  is  at 
the  present  time  (1916)  the  largest  in 
Western  Massachusetts.  A  force  of 
traveling  salesmen  and  some  fifty  clerks 
is  needed  to  transact  their  large  business, 
and  in  addition  to  railroad  shipments  a 
number  of  automobile  trucks  delivers 
goods  to  surrounding  cities  and  towns. 
Mr.  Sears  has  built  up  a  widespread  repu- 
tation for  fair  and  honorable  dealing  that 
places  him  firmly  in  the  high  regard  of 
the  commercial  world  in  which  he  moves. 


His  business  activities  are  not  bounded 
by  the  field  covered  by  the  Henry  G. 
Sears  Company,  but  he  has  been  an  im- 
portant factor  in  the  management  of  other 
commercial  and  financial  concerns  where 
his  resourcefulness,  his  vision  and  his 
business  acumen  have  been  highly  appre- 
ciated. He  is  a  director  of  the  City  Na- 
tional Bank,  for  many  years  has  been  a 
trustee  and  member  of  the  investment 
committee  of  the  Mechanics  Savings 
Bank,  and  until  the  disposal  of  his  interest 
in  1915  was  treasurer  of  the  Holyoke  Ice 
Company,  and  is  a  director  of  the  Nono- 
tuck  Hotel  Company. 

He  is  a  member  of  Mt.  Tom  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  Holyoke 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons;  and  Hol- 
yoke Council,  Royal  and  Select  Masters ; 
the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association, 
the  Congregational  church,  and  in  1916 
was  honored  by  his  business  associates 
by  election  to  the  office  of  president  of  the 
Southern  New  England  Wholesale  Gro- 
cer's Association.  He  is  a  believer  in  and 
a  strong  supporter  of  the  Republican 
party,  and  in  his  political  as  in  his  busi- 
ness life  is  guided  by  a  devotion  to  prin- 
ciple. Although  his  sterling  worth  and 
fidelity  would  be  gladly  utilized  by  his 
townsmen  in  public  position,  he  has  never 
accepted  political  office,  but  as  a  private 
citizen  has  aided  in  the  many  movements 
that  have  benefited  his  city.  His  clubs 
are  the  Bay  State,  Holyoke,  Mt.  Tom 
Golf  and  Holyoke  Canoe. 

Mr.  Sears  married,  in  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota,  June  18,  1884,  Fannie  E.  Ford, 
daughter  of  Charles  E.  and  Jane  R. 
(Hemenway)  Ford,  granddaughter  of 
Alvah  and  Betsey  (Barnes)  I'ord,  and 
great-granddaughter  of  Phineas  Hemen- 
way, of  Herkimer,  New  York,  who  at  the 
age  of  sixteen  ran  away  from  home  and 
enlisted  in  the  Revolutionary  army  as  a 
drummer  boy.  Mrs.  Sears,  through  col- 
lateral lines,  traces  her  descent  to  John 


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and  Priscilla  Alden  of  the  "Mayflower." 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sears  are  the  parents  of 
three  children:  i.  Marion  E.,  married  Dr. 
Edward  P.  Bagg,  an  eminent  physician 
of  Holyoke,  and  has  two  sons :  Edward 
P.  and  Henry  Sears  Bagg.  2.  Marguerite, 
married  Morton  Hull,  of  Chicago,  a 
graduate  of  Dartmouth  College,  now  and 
since  the  incorporation  of  the  Henry  G. 
Sears  Company  in  April,  1913,  treasurer 
of  that  company.  3.  Henry  P.,  died  in 
infancy. 


PRENTISS,  Hollo  Arthur, 

Business  Man. 

The  Prentiss  or  Prentice  family,  of 
which  Rollo  Arthur  Prentiss,  who  for  sev- 
eral years  was  a  well  known  retail  shoe 
dealer  of  Holyoke,  is  a  descendant,  is  an 
old  and  honored  one,  and  is  traced  to 
Captain  Thomas  Prentiss,  who  was  born 
in  England  in  1621.  With  his  wife  Grace, 
whom  he  married  about  1643  i"  England, 
and  his  daughter  Grace,  Captain  Prentiss 
came  to  New  England  about  1648,  and 
located  in  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  and  his  wife  joined  the  church. 
May  23,  1652.  A  few  years  later  he  made 
his  home  in  what  is  now  Newton,  then 
part  of  Cambridge,  and  though  he  lived 
there  to  the  end  of  his  days,  he  had  inter- 
ests in  various  other  towns.  In  1667  he 
bought  three  hundred  acres  of  land  in  the 
Pequot  country,  and  he  was  one  of  the 
first  to  build  a  house  in  Quinsigamond 
(now  Worcester),  where  he  owned  fifty 
acres  of  land,  but  he  did  not  remain  there 
to  settle.  He  also  owned  real  estate  in 
Woburn  and  Billerica,  and  in  1675  re- 
ceived a  grant  of  three  hundred  acres  in 
Connecticut.  In  those  days  land  alone 
was  the  measure  of  a  man's  wealth  and 
standing  in  the  community. 

In  1656  he  was  chosen  lieutenant  of  a 
troop  of  horse,  and  in  1662  became  its 
captain,  and  "he  and  his  troops  of  horse" 


we  are  told,  "were  a  terror  to  the  Indians 
by  his  sudden  and  impetuous  charges. 
He  took  part  in  the  Narragansett  fight. 
In  1689  ^^  s"<J  li's  troop  were  sent  to 
Rhode  Island  to  arrest  Sir  Edmund  An- 
dres, the  royal  governor."  He  was  one 
of  the  commissioners  to  put  Indian  chil- 
dren to  service  in  1675,  and  in  the  same 
year  was  a  commissioner  to  rebuild  the 
town  of  Lancaster,  after  it  had  been 
burned  by  Indians.  But  at  other  times 
he  was  a  conspicuous  friend  and  counselor 
of  the  Indians,  especially  those  that  had 
been  converted  to  Christianity,  and  at 
their  request  was  appointed  their  guardian 
and  magistrate.  In  1705  he  settled  his 
estate  by  deeds  of  gift  to  his  children. 
He  died  July  6,  1710,  on  Sunday  in  conse- 
quence of  a  fall  from  his  horse  on  return- 
ing from  church,  and  was  buried  with 
military  honors,  July  8,  1710,  in  the  old 
graveyard  at  Newton.  There  his  grave- 
stone is  still  standing.  His  wife  Grace 
died  in  Newton,  October  9,  1692.  Chil- 
dren :  Grace,  born  1646 ;  Thomas,  Janu- 
ary 22,  1649;  Elizabeth,  twin  of  Thomas; 
John,  February  2,  1653 ;  John.  July  10, 
1655  ;  Mary ;  Henry  ;  Hannah,  1661. 

(II)  Thomas  (2)  Prentiss,  son  of 
Thomas  (i)  Prentiss,  was  born  January 
22,  1649,  ^n  Cambridge,  Massachusetts, 
and  lived  in  his  native  town.  He  married, 
March  20,  1675,  Sarah  Stanton,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Stanton,  who  came  to  this 
country  in  1635,  and  became  a  famous 
Indian  interpreter  and  a  man  of  note 
throughout  the  colony ;  her  mother,  Anna 
(Lord)  Stanton,  was  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  Lord.  The  home  of  the  Stantons 
was  Stonington,  Connecticut.  Thomas 
Prentiss  died  April  19,  1685.  Sarah  Pren- 
tiss, widow  of  Thomas  Prentiss,  married 
(second)  in  1713,  Captain  William  Den- 
nison.  Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Prentiss: 
Thomas,  born  January  13,  1676;  Grace; 
Samuel ;  John,  mentioned  below. 


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(III)  Rev.  John  Prentiss,  son  of 
Thomas  (2)  Prentiss,  was  born  in  1682, 
and  graduated  from  Harvard  College  in 
1700.  He  married  (first)  December  4, 
1705,  Mary,  widow  of  Andrew  Gardner. 
She  died  in  1716,  and  he  married  (sec- 
ond) Prudence,  widow  of  Rev.  Josiah 
Swan.  She  died  July  10,  1765.  Mr.  Pren- 
tiss began  to  preach  in  May,  1705,  at 
Lancaster,  and  he  was  ordained,  March 
29,  1708,  the  fourth  minister  of  that  town, 
continuing  as  its  pastor  until  he  died,  Jan- 
uary 6,  1748.  It  is  said  that  he  was 
"gentle  yet  firm,  satisfied  with  the  way  of 
the  churches,  he  asked  for  no  newghides." 
He  baptized  1593  persons  and  admitted 
to  the  church  321  during  his  pastorate. 
His  epitaph  reads :  "Ye  Rev.  Mr.  John 
Prentice,  Pastor  of  ye  First  Church  of 
Christ  in  Lancaster.  Died  Jany.  6  A. 
D.  1747-8,  aetat  66.  In  his  doctrine  he 
was  learned,  judicious,  Plain,  Season- 
able and  Unreprovable.  In  his  Conversa- 
tion Steady,  Sober,  Temperate,  Peace- 
able, Watchful,  Instructive,  Prudent  and 
Blameless.  In  his  house  ruling  with  all 
gravity  ;  a  tender  Husband,  a  good  Father, 
a  kind  Master  and  given  to  Hospitality. 
In  his  public  character  a  true  Bishop. 
In  his  private  Capacity  a  Gentleman  and 
Exemplary  Christian.  His  micmory  is 
precious  and  his  Praise  is  in  the  churches." 
Children  by  first  wife:  John,  mentioned 
below;  Mary,  1708;  Thomas,  baptized 
September  3,  1709;  Stanton,  171 1;  Eliza- 
beth, baptized  November  22,  1713;  Sarah, 
baptized  March  11,  1715-16.  By  second 
wife:  Dorothy,  baptized  January  12, 
1718;  Prudence,  baptized  November  29, 
1719;  Relief,  married  the  Rev.  John 
Rogers ;  Rebecca,  born  September  22, 
1727. 

(IV)  John  (2)  Prentiss,  son  of  Rev. 
John  (i)  Prentiss,  was  born  about  1706, 
and  died  March  12,  1737-38.  He  settled 
in    Lancaster,   Massachusetts.     He   mar- 


ried, October  II,  1728,  Anna  Bayley.  Chil- 
dren: John,  born  September  23,  1729; 
Samuel,  mentioned  below ;  Anna,  born 
June  17,  1734;  Joshua,  baptized  October 

2,  1737- 

(V)  Samuel  Prentiss,  son  of  John  (2) 
Prentiss,  was  baptized  at  Lancaster,  Mas- 
sachusetts, September  5,  1731.  He  mar- 
ried, February  18,  1755,  Prudence  Osgood, 
who  died  March  20,  1778.  He  removed  to 
Winchendon,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
died  in  1800.  His  farm  was  situated  on 
what  is  still  known  as  Prentiss  Hill.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution  in  Cap- 
tain Peter  Woodbury's  company,  Colonel 
Jacob  Gerrish's  regiment  from  July  13  to 
November  9,  1778;  also  in  Captain  David 
Jewett's  company,  Colonel  Gerrish's  regi- 
ment from  November  12  to  December  12, 
1778,  guarding  the  troops  of  the  conven- 
tion. Children :  Prudence,  born  Febru- 
ary 6,  1756 ;  Anne,  June  23,  1758 ;  Thomas, 
June  23,  1758;  John,  December  17,  1760; 
Samuel,  mentioned  below  ;  Levi,  April  19, 
1768;   Luke,  July  17,  1770. 

(VI)  Samuel  (2)  Prentiss,  son  of  Sam- 
uel (i)  Prentiss,  was  born  at  Lancaster, 
Massachusetts,  July  11,  1763.  He  mar- 
ried, February  25,  1794,  Rebecca  Mc- 
Ilwaine,  who  was  born  March  19,  1772, 
daughter  of  James  and  Rebecca  Mc- 
Ilwaine.  He  was  deacon  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church  of  Winchendon, 
but  declined  to  serve.  For  many  years 
the  foremost  citizen  of  the  town,  he  served 
as  representative  to  the  General  Court  in 
1812,  as  delegate  to  the  State  Constitu- 
tional Convention,  and  for  twenty  years 
was  town  clerk  and  justice  of  the  peace, 
holding  other  ofiices  of  trust  and  honor 
from  time  to  time.  He  died  September 
28,  1828.  Children :  Anna,  born  Decem,- 
ber  15,  1794;  Samuel,  October  20,  1796; 
John,  December  4,  1798;  Prudence,  Au- 
gust 21,  1800;  James,  February  28,  1803; 
Levi,   February   11,   1805;  Rebecca,  May 


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27,  1807;  Mary,  February  12,  1810;  Wil- 
liam, mentioned  below;  Henry,  April  20, 

1815. 

(VII)  William  Prentiss,  son  of  Sam- 
uel (2)  Prentiss,  was  born  at  Winchen- 
don,  Massachusetts,  August  9,  1812.  He 
married,  December  17,  1835,  Sarah  Lin- 
coln. He  settled  in  Acworth,  New  Hamp- 
shire, where  he  died  March  29,  1864.  He 
was  a  shoemaker  by  trade.  His  wife  was 
born  in  1813,  died  in  September,  1902,  a 
daug"hter  of  Lemuel  and  Mehitable 
(Fisher)  Lincoln.  Children:  Davis  Brain- 
erd,  mentioned  below;  Marden  Warner, 
born  September  3,  1840;  Robert  Thomas, 
July  17,  1842;  William,  Jr.,  February  26, 
1845;  Charles  Herbert,  January  21,  1848; 
Samuel  Lincoln,  September  25,  1850. 

(VIII)  Davis  Brainerd  Prentiss,  son  of 
William  Prentiss,  was  born  at  Acworth, 
New  Hampshire,  December  18,  1838.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  town,  and  in  his  youth  learned  the 
trade  of  shoemaker,  working  afterward 
as  a  journeyman  in  New  Hampshire  and 
at  Bellows  Falls  and  Springfield,  Ver- 
mont. In  1883  he  came  to  Hadley  Falls, 
Massachusetts,  and  entered  the  employ 
of  his  brother,  who  was  a  grain  dealer  in 
Holyoke,  and  he  continued  in  this  posi- 
tion until  1908,  when  he  was  crippled  by 
an  accident.  Since  then  he  has  been  re- 
tired from  active  business.  In  politics  he 
is  a  Republican.  He  attends  the  Congre- 
gational church.  He  married,  December 
24,  1864,  Frances  J.  McNabb,  who  was 
born  in  Barnet,  Vermont,  May  17,  1846. 
Children :  i.  William  Carlos,  born  Decem- 
ber 22,  1867,  a  Congregational  minister; 
married  (first)  Ella  Brackett,  (second) 
Elsie  Hathaway,  and  (third)  Mabel  H. 
Goodnow ;  child  by  first  wife,  William  B., 
born  May  22,  1900;  children  by  second 
wife :  Marden  Thomas,  born  April  3, 
1903;  Adelaide  Hathaway,  August  15, 
1905 ;    Dorothy    Frances,    February     19, 


1907;  Frederick  Carlos,  June  5,  1909,  died 
June  26,  1910.  2.  Mary  Elvira,  born  Sep- 
tember 15,  1869.  3-  George  Milan,  born 
May  15,  1871,  died  March  11,  1895.  4. 
Horace  Duncan,  born  August  11,  1872, 
assistant  postmaster  of  Holyoke  ;  married, 
April  21,  1900,  Minnie  Gushing;  children: 
Allan  Horace,  born  May  14,  1906;  Dorris 
Ethel,  March  16,  1912.  5.  Frederick  Mar- 
den, born  December  14,  1874,  died  Au- 
gust 25,  1892.  6.  Milton  Parks,  born  Oc- 
tober 29,  1877,  farmer  in  Granby,  Massa- 
chusetts;  married,  October  29,  1900,  Lucy 
C.  Bemis ;  children :  Earl,  born  January 
25,  1903;  Hazel  M.,  August  10,  1905,  died 
November  9,  1908;  Alma  C,  April  19, 
1910.  7.  Rollo  Arthur,  mentioned  below. 
8.  Henry  Wallace,  born  February  i,  1884, 
died  October  2,  1888. 

(IX)  Rollo  Arthur  Prentiss,  son  of 
Davis  Brainerd  Prentiss,  was  born  at  Ac- 
worth,  New  Hampshire,  January  24,  1880, 
but  it  may  well  be  said  that  he  has  been 
a  lifelong  resident  of  Holyoke,  for  he 
came  with  his  parents  to  that  city  when 
but  two  years  old  and  there  in  the  public 
schools  he  received  his  education  and  be- 
gan his  business  career.  Beginning  with 
a  clerkship  in  the  ofifice  of  the  Mt.  Tom 
Railroad  Company,  his  aptitude  for  the 
business,  his  application  to  duty  and  his 
faithfulness  to  the  interests  of  his  em- 
ployers won  him  promotion  from  time  to 
time,  and  he  was  advanced  to  one  of  the 
most  responsible  positions  in  the  service 
of  the  corporation,  that  of  ticket  agent  for 
the  Holyoke  Street  Railway  Company,  a 
position  that  he  held  for  the  period  of  five 
years.  But  he  was  naturally  ambitious 
for  business,  requiring  a  larger  field  of 
activity  and  greater  ability,  and  in  1901 
he  resigned  to  take  advantage  of  a  prom- 
ising opening  in  the  employ  of  Thomas  S. 
Childs,  the  well  known  boot  and  shoe 
dealer,  where  he  remained  for  two  years, 
acquiring    valuable    experience    and    ac- 


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quaintances  and  made  his  mark  as  a  sales- 
man. His  ability  attracted  the  attention 
of  various  shoe  manufacturers,  who  are 
always  on  the  alert  for  men  of  exceptional 
capacity.  He  accepted  a  flattering  offer 
to  become  a  traveling  salesman  and  from 
the  beginning  was  highly  successful  and 
he  followed  this  line  of  work  until  1905, 
when  he  saw  and  accepted  a  favorable 
opportunity  to  engage  in  business  on  his 
own  account  as  a  retail  shoe  dealer  in  his 
own  city.  His  experience  and  training, 
his  wide  acquaintance  among  all  classes 
of  people  there,  and  his  natural  ability  as 
a  salesman  were  sterling  assets,  and  from 
the  outset  he  has  enjoyed  a  prosperous 
business.  Year  by  year  his  trade  has 
grown  and  his  customers  have  multiplied. 
Within  the  decade  in  which  he  was  a  mer- 
chant he  won  for  himself  a  place  among 
the  foremost  retail  dealers  of  the  city,  and 
he  commanded  the  confidence  and  esteem 
not  only  of  the  business  community  but 
of  all  his  fellow-citizens.  Success  in  this 
line  of  business  particularly  proves  that  a 
man  possesses  tact,  acumen,  foresight  in 
purchasing,  skill  in  advertising  and  at- 
tracting trade,  integrity  in  his  dealings 
and  the  ability  to  retain  his  customers. 
But,  most  of  all,  those  exceptional  quali- 
ties of  personality  that  attract  and  retain 
friends  and  inspire  confidence  and  faith 
even  in  strangers.  On  April  i,  1917,  the 
building  in  which  his  store  was  located 
was  sold  to  other  parties,  and  being  un- 
able to  obtain  a  suitable  location,  Mr. 
Prentiss  sold  his  stock  and  retired  from 
the  retail  shoe  business. 

Mr.  Prentiss  has  taken  especial  interest 
in  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  William  Whiting  Lodge,  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  also  of  Hol- 
yoke  Lodge,  No.  134,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Holyoke.  He  attends 
the  Congregational  church.  While  he  is 
a  believer  in  the  principles  of  the  Repub- 


lican party  and  keenly  interested  in  pub- 
lic affairs,  he  has  been  too  closely  confined 
to  his  business  to  accept  public  office  of 
any  kind. 

He  married,  June  20,  1900,  Lola  Vir- 
ginia Guimond,  who  was  born  at  Malone, 
New  York,  a  daughter  of  Levi  and  Mary 
(LaVergne)  Guimond.  They  have  one 
child,  Helen  Marcia  Prentiss,  born  at 
Holyoke,  December  14,  1909. 


McCORKINDALE,  Duncan  L., 

Expert  in  Paper  Indnitry. 

Descendant  of  an  ancient  Scottish  fam- 
ily, Duncan  McCorkindale,  born  and  liv- 
ing in  his  native  shire  until  his  fifteenth 
year,  has  since  been  a  resident  of  the 
United  States.  The  forty-six  years  which 
have  since  elapsed  have  been  spent  in 
various  locatities,  but  since  1900  he  has 
been  located  in  Holyoke  as  assistant  su- 
perintendent of  the  Parsons  Paper  Com- 
pany. He  is  a  son  of  Edward  and  Mar- 
garet (Lyon)  McCorkindale,  and  a  grand- 
son of  Duncan  McCorkindale,  who  lived 
and  died  in  Scotland,  see  elsewhere  in  this 
work. 

Duncan  L.  McCorkindale  was  born  in 
Greenoch,  Scotland,  June  8,  1854.  He  at- 
tended Greenoch  schools  and  worked  in  a 
paper  mill  until  1870,  when  he  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  parents,  and 
settled  in  Troy,  New  York,  where  he 
spent  four  years,  being  employed  in  a 
paper  mill,  also  taking  a  course  in  a  busi- 
ness college.  Becoming  weary  of  paper 
manufacture,  he  went  to  Waterford,  New 
York,  nearby,  and  learned  the  marble  cut- 
ter's trade.  Later  he  returned  to  his 
original  trade,  and  was  superintendent  of 
several  paper  mills  including  the  mill  at 
Troy  in  which  he  was  first  employed  on 
coming  to  the  United  States.  He  was 
also  superintendent  at  Wilder,  Vermont, 
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Wilder  and  installing  all  of  the  machin- 
ery. Ke  was  next  employed  by  C.  S. 
Garrett  &  Sons,  of  Philadelphia,  in  their 
paper  mill  at  Wayne,  Pennsylvania.  The 
same  firm  bought  the  Ledger  Mills  at 
Child?.  Maryland,  and  Mr.  McCorkindale 
was  selected  to  go  there  to  rebuild  the 
mill  and  bring  it  up  to  modern  require- 
ments. After  this  task  was  completed  he 
remained  as  manager  of  the  plant  for  fif- 
teen years,  until  1900.  when  he  came  to 
Holyoke.  He  at  once  secured  the  posi- 
tion of  assistant  superintendent  of  the 
Parsons  Paper  Company  plant,  of  which 
his  brother,  William  McCorkindale,  is  su- 
perintendent, and  still  holds  that  position. 
He  is  interested  as  a  stockholder  in  the 
Millers  Falls  Paper  Company,  and  is  one 
of  the  expert  men  in  his  line  of  business. 
He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Holyoke  Club  and  the  Canoe  Club, 
and  in  politics  is  affiliated  with  the  Re- 
publican party. 

Mr.  McCorkindale  married,  June  i, 
1881,  Martha  McKay,  daughter  of  Robert 
and  Charlotte  Elizabeth  McKay,  of  Troy, 
New  York.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCorkindale 
are  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter :  Ralph,  born  in  Troy,  New  York, 
is  now  a  civil  engineer  of  New  Bed- 
ford, Massachusetts ;  he  married  Minnie 
Keeney,  of  Antioch,  Contra  Costa  county, 
California,  and  they  are  the  parents  of 
two  daughters,  Margaret  and  Janett  Mc- 
Corkindale;  Roy,  born  in  Childs,  Mary- 
land, is  now  a  civil  engineer  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  New  York  Central  Railroad 
Company  ;  Charlotte,  the  only  daughter, 
was  born  in  Childs,  Maryland,  now  (1917) 
at  the  Sargent  school  for  physical  edu- 
cation in  Cambridge,  Massachusetts. 


ELY,  Franklin  Watson, 

Business  Man. 

Massachusetts,   the   original   American 
home   of   the    Elys,   has   retained   as   her 


sons  and  daughters  many  of  the  descend- 
ants of  Nathaniel  Ely,  the  pioneer  mem- 
ber of  this  branch  of  the  Ely  family  in 
America.  Of  the  ninth  generation,  trac- 
ing through  an  unbroken  descent  of  Mas- 
sachusetts citizens,  Franklin  Watson  Ely, 
president  of  the  Ely  Lumber  Company  of 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  is  one  of  the 
twentieth  century  representatives  of  a 
family  long  noted  for  those  qualities  of 
mind  and  body  which  have  rendered  them 
prominent  in  every  field  of  human  en- 
deavor they  have  entered.  He  is  of  Hol- 
yoke birth,  was  there  educated  and  there 
has  spent  his  years,  sixty-one,  one  of  the 
successful,  substantial  men  of  his  native 
city.  He  is  a  son  oi  Watson  and  Alary 
(Ely)  Ely,  and' traces  descent  from  Na- 
thaniel Ely,  the  founder. 

(I)  Nathaniel  Ely,  of  whom  there  is 
nothing  definitely  known  prior  to  his  set- 
tling at  Newtown,  now  Cambridge,  Mas- 
sachusetts, is  believed  to  have  been  born 
in  Trent,  England,  in  1605,  and  came  to 
America  in  the  bark  "Elizabeth,"  in  April, 
1634.  He  was  made  a  freeman  at  Cam- 
bridge, May  6,  1635.  He  went  to  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  in  June,  1636,  with  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Hooker,  and  his  company,  his 
name  appearing  on  the  monument  erected 
in  Hartford  to  the  memory  of  its  first 
settlers.  In  1649,  o"  ^he  petition  of  Na- 
thaniel Ely  and  Richard  Olmstead,  of 
Hartford,  the  General  Court  gave  per- 
mission for  the  settlement  of  Norwalk, 
Connecticut.  Nathaniel  Ely  was  con- 
stable in  Norwalk  in  1654,  an  ofifice  he 
also  filled  in  Hartford.  He  was  select- 
man in  1656,  representative  to  the  Gen- 
eral Court  in  1657,  and  a  prominent  man 
in  the  new  settlement.  In  1659  he  sold 
his  property  in  Norwalk  and  moved  to 
Springfield,  Massachusetts.  He  was  se- 
lectman there  several  times  as  late  as 
1673.  In  1665  he  was  licensed  to  keep  an 
inn,  the  old  Ely  tavern  being  on  Main 
street,  Springfield.    He  died  on  December 


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25,  1675.  His  wife  Martha  died  in 
Springfield,  October  23,  1688.  They  had 
two  children,  Sam.uel  and  Ruth. 

(II)  Samuel  Ely,  son  of  Nathaniel  Ely, 
was  born  in  Hartford.  Connecticut,  died 
in  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  March  19, 
1692.  He  accompanied  his  father  to  Nor- 
walk  and  Springfield,  and  was  quite  suc- 
cessful in  acquiring  property,  leaving  a 
considerable  estate  at  his  death.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Springfield.  October  28,  1659, 
Mary,  youngest  child  of  Robert  Day  and 
his  second  wife,  Editha  (Stebbins)  Day. 
She  was  born  in  Hartford,  Connecticut, 
in  1641,  and  twice  married  after  the  death 
of  Samuel  Ely.  She  died  October  17, 
1725,  aged  eighty-four.  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Day)  Ely  were  the  parents  of  sixteen 
children,  of  whom  the  third  was  Joseph, 
through  whom  descent  is  traced  to  Frank- 
lin Watson  Ely.  The  first  child  was  born 
in  1660,  the  last  in  1688. 

(HI)  Joseph  (Deacon)  Ely,  son  of 
Samuel  Ely.  was  born  August  20,  1663,  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  died  in  West 
Springfield,  April  29.  1755.  He  w^as  a 
leading  member  of  the  church  and  was 
always  known  as  "Deacon  Joseph."  By 
will  dated  April  14,  1738.  he  devised  con- 
siderable land  and  money.  He  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  Riley,  wdio  lo- 
cated in  that  part  of  West  Springfield 
called  Ireland  Parish,  in  the  south  part 
of  the  present  city  of  Holyoke,  near 
"Riley  Brook."  She  was  born  June  2, 
1665,  and  died  May  19,  1736,  the  mother 
of  eight  children. 

(IV)  Joseph  Ely.  son  of  Deacon  Joseph 
Ely.  was  born  in  West  Springfield.  Mas- 
sachusetts, April  9,  1686,  and  there  died 
January  6.  1770.  His  tombstone  in  addi- 
tion to  dates  and  age  bears  this  inscrip- 
tion : 

It  there's  a  Power  above, 
He  must  delight  in  virtue, 
And  that  which  he  delights  in, 
Must   be   happy. 


He  married  Margaret  Leonard,  born  in 
1692,  died  in  West  Springfield,  October  3, 
1760,  the  mother  of  eleven  children,  of 
whom  Benjamin  was  the  seventh. 

(V)  Benjamin  (Colonel)  Ely,  son  of 
Joseph  Ely,  was  born  in  West  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  December  25,  1730, 
died  there  December  25,  1802.  He  was 
a  man  of  large  influence,  prominent  in 
town  affairs,  representative  to  the  State 
Legislature,  bore  the  military  rank  of 
colonel,  and  was  one  of  the  highly  re- 
spected, influential  and  useful  men  of  his 
day.  He  married  Esther  Backus,  whose 
mother,  Jerusha  (Edwards)  Backus,  was 
a  sister  of  President  Jonathan  Edwards. 
They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children, 
of  whom  Robert  was  the  eldest  son  and 
third  born. 

(VI)  Robert  Ely,  son  of  Colonel  Ben- 
jamin Ely,  was  born  February  28,  1763, 
in  West  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  there 
died  August  7,  1847,  and  w^as  buried  in 
that  part  of  the  town  now  known  as 
Agawam.  He  married,  in  June.  1792, 
Jemina  Leonard,  daughter  of  Reuben  and 
Martha  Leonard,  born  in  West  Spring- 
field (Agawam  Parish),  September  19, 
1769,  died  there  October  20,  1849,  the 
mother  of  seven  children,  of  whom  the 
third  w^as  Lucius. 

(VII)  Lucius  Ely.  son  of  Robert  Ely, 
was  born  May  30,  1797,  in  West  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  and  there  died  Feb- 
ruary 28,  1838.    He  married,  February  22, 

1825,  Harriet  Day.  born  February  21, 
1799,  in  West  Springfield,  died  in  Hol- 
yoke, in  1893,  at  the  great  age  of  ninety- 
four  years,  the  mother  of  two  children, 
Watson  and  Benjamin  Franklin,  the 
latter  born  April  21,  1828.  died  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  February  17,  1849. 

(VIII)  Watson  Ely,  son  of  Lucius  and 
Harriet  (Day)  Ely,  was  born  in  West 
Springfield,    Massachusetts,    August    14, 

1826,  died    in    Holyoke.    Massachusetts, 


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April  II,  1896.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  his  parents  moving  when 
he  was  quite  young  to  what  is  now  Elm- 
wood,  Massachusetts.  On  reaching  suit- 
able age,  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  car- 
penters' trade,  his  employer  agreeing  to 
teach  him  the  trade  and  pay  a  yearly 
wage  of  $50.00.  This  arrangement  con- 
tinued several  years,  the  young  man  be- 
coming an  expert  mechanic  and  worker 
in  wood.  After  establishing  a  high  repu- 
tation for  mechanical  ability  he  became 
master  mechanic  for  the  Holyoke  Paper 
Company,  holding  that  position  for  sev- 
eral years.  He  then  decided  to  begin 
business  as  an  independent  contractor 
and  established  his  shops  on  Front  street, 
Holyoke.  His  unquestioned  ability  as  a 
builder  brought  him  liberal  patronage 
from  the  beginning,  and  as  the  years 
passed  he  became  one  of  the  leading  con- 
tractors of  the  city.  A  lumber  yard  was 
later  added,  and  his  son,  Franklin  Watson 
Ely.  admitted  to  a  partnership  under  the 
firm  name.  Watson  Ely  &  Son.  This 
connection  existed  until  terminated  by  the 
death  of  Watson  Ely  in  1896.  He  was  an 
excellent  business  man,  but  his  mechan- 
ical- genius  was  his  greatest  business 
asset,  and  to  his  well  known  skill  and 
knowledge  of  every  phase  of  the  building 
and  contracting  lines  the  early  and  con- 
tinued prosperity  of  the  company  was 
largely  due.  There  are  many  monuments 
in  Holyoke  to  his  skill  as  a  builder,  some 
of  the  finest  residences  and  public  build- 
ings in  the  city  having  been  erected  by 
him.  notably  the  Opera  House,  the 
Windsor  Hotel  and  the  interior  of  the 
City  Hall.  With  the  weight  of  years  he 
surrendered  the  heavier  burdens  of  the 
business  to  his  capable  son,  and  in  his 
later  years  lived  a  life  of  comparative 
ease.  He  was  a  man  of  high  character, 
greatly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him. 
In   religious    faith    he    was   a    Baptist,    a 


member  of  the  Second  Church  of  Hol- 
yoke. 

Watson  Ely  married,  November  26, 
1849,  Mary,  daughter  of  Peletiah  and 
Mary  (Moore)  Ely.  She  was  born  in 
West  Springfield,  January  3,  1826,  died 
March  12,  1912,  at  eighty-six  years  of 
age.  She  was  the  mother  of  an  only  son, 
Franklin  Watson  Ely,  of  further  men- 
tion. 

(IX)  Franklin  Watson  Ely  was  born 
in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  June  26, 
1855.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  the  city.  He  began  business 
life  as  a  bank  clerk,  and  for  seven  years 
after  graduation  from  high  school  was 
in  the  employ  of  the  Holyoke  National 
Bank.  He  resigned  his  position  at  the 
end  of  that  period,  joining  his  honored 
father  in  his  contracting,  lumber  and 
building  business.  In  course  of  tim,e  he 
was  admitted  to  partnership,  the  firm 
Watson  Ely  &  Son  becoming  one  of  the 
leading  firms  of  Holyoke  in  their  line. 
After  the  death  of  Watson  Ely  in  1896, 
the  son  succeeded  him  as  its  owner  and 
head,  continuing  as  such  until  January, 
1898.  when  he  incorporated  the  business 
as  the  Ely  Lumber  Company,  Franklin 
W.  Ely,  president,  and  during  the 
eighteen  years  which  have  since  inter- 
vened he  has  ably  guided  the  company, 
which  transacts  a  large  business  and 
ranks  with  the  leaders.  Mr.  Ely  is  a 
wise,  careful  man  of  affairs,  yet  progres- 
sive and  liberal  in  all  his  dealings.  He 
has  succeeded  in  his  undertakings,  and 
maintains  a  high  position  among  the 
solid,  substantial  men  of  his  city.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  inter- 
ested in  good  works  and  a  supporter  of 
all  movements  that  make  for  improve- 
ment and  progress. 

Mr.  Ely  married,  October  23,  1878, 
Harriet  Louisa  Adams,  daughter  of  the 
Rev.    Robert    J.    and    Eliza   J.    (Mason) 


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Adams,  a  descendant  of  James  Mc- 
Adams,  born  in  Argyleshire,  Scotland,  in 
1680,  came  to  America  in  1721,  settled  in 
Londonderry,  New  Hampshire,  in  1743. 
The  line  of  descent  is  through  his  son, 
James  (2);  his  son,  John,  born  1756;  his 
son,  John  (2),  born  1798,  married  Betsey 
Alerriam ;  their  son,  Rev.  Robert  J. 
Adams,  D.  D.,  born  in  Granville,  New 
York,  September  i,  1829,  married  Eliza 
J.  Mason ;  their  daughter,  Harriet  L. 
Adams,  married  Franklin  Watson  Ely. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ely  are  the  parents  of  three 
sons:  I.  Robert  Watson,  born  July  8, 
1880;  now  purchasing  agent  for  the  Na- 
tional Blank  Book  Company,  of  Holyoke; 
he  married.  October  10,  1906,  Jean  B. 
Allan;  children:  Janet  Allan,  born  Au- 
gust 24,  1908,  and  Bettina  Adams,  born 
May  7,  191 1.  2.  Ralph  Adams,  born  Jan- 
uary 31,  1884;  now  an  expert  in  apple 
growing,  employed  on  the  estate  of 
Frederick  G.  Crane ;  married,  Decem- 
ber 7,  1916,  Lena  S.  Pratt,  of  Dalton, 
Massachusetts ;  he  is  a  vocalist  of 
note,  possessing  a  rich  baritone  voice. 
3.  Karl  Raymond,  born  April  6,  1888; 
now  clerk  with  the  Crocker-McElwain 
Company,  paper  manufacturers  of  Hol- 
yoke ;  he  is  also  a  noted  musician, 
organist  and  choir  director  of  a  church 
in  Northampton,  Massachusetts ;  he  mar- 
ried, September  15,  191 5,  Dorothy  Por- 
teous. 


WILSON,  William  Thomas, 

Business  Man. 

In  1892  William  Thomas  Wilson,  of 
Scotch-Irish  ancestry  and  Canadian  birth, 
first  located  in  the  city  of  Holyoke,  where 
he  is  now  the  honored  treasurer  of  the 
Holyoke  Ice  Company.  He  is  a  grand- 
son of  David  Wilson,  born  and  married 
in  Scotland,  who  later  crossed  the  ocean 
and  settled  on  a  farm  in  the  province  of 


Quebec,  Canada,  near  the  city  of 
Montreal.  He  married  Janet  Stephen- 
son, of  Scotch  birth  and  ancestry.  They 
were  the  parents  of  David,  James,  Mary 
and  Janet  Wilson,  all  born  in  Scotland; 
Robert,  born  on  the  passage  to  Canada ; 
William,  John,  Barbara  and  Jean  Wilson, 
all  born  in  the  province  of  Quebec. 

William  Wilson,  the  first  American 
born  child  of  David  and  Janet  Wilson, 
was  born  at  the  old  homestead  near 
Montreal,  Canada,  in  1821,  and  died  in 
Howick,  a  post  village  of  Chateauguay 
county,  Quebec,  on  the  English  river, 
March  9,  1901.  He  obtained  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools,  and  during  his 
youth  was  his  father's  farm,  assistant.  He 
inherited  the  qualities  of  industry  and 
thrift  from  his  pioneer  parents,  as  well 
as  their  strict  Presbyterianism,  and  was 
one  of  the  successful  stock  farmers  of  his 
section.  His  farm  of  one  hundred  acres 
was  devoted  largely  to  stock  raising,  the 
general  products  of  the  farm  being  de- 
voted to  the  feeding  of  the  horses,  cattle, 
sheep  and  swine  with  which  the  farm  was 
always  well  stocked.  He  was  a  Liberal 
in  politics,  an  official  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  a  man  thor- 
oughly respected  in  his  community.  He 
married,  March  29,  i860,  Ann  Baskin, 
born  in  Howick  in  1835,  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Sarah  (Cowan)  Baskin,  her 
father  coming  to  Canada  from  Ireland. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilson  were  the  parents 
of  two  sons  and  two  daughters:  i. 
Sarah,  married  James  Hope,  and  died 
leaving  a  son,  Albert,  and  a  daughter, 
Annie.  2.  David,  married  a  Miss  McRea, 
and  they  have  four  children :  Albert, 
Earl,  Gordon  and  Jennie.  3.  William 
Thomas,  of  further  mention.  4.  Cather- 
ine, married  Wilbur  Peacock,  and  they 
have   two  children,   Evelyn  and   George. 

William  Thomas  Wilson,  second  son 
of   W^illiam   and   Ann    (Baskin)    Wilson, 


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was  born  at  St.  Chrysostome,  province  of 
Quebec,  Canada,  March  8,  1872.  After 
completing  his  studies  in  the  public 
schools,  he  began  learning  the  carpenter's 
trade  continuing  that  occupation  until 
May,  1890,  when  he  came  to  the  United 
States,  finding  employment  in  a  shoe 
factory  at  Athol,  Massachusetts.  In  the 
spring  of  1891  he  located  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  a  city  in  which  he  has 
ever  since  resided.  Shortly  after  settling 
in  Holyoke,  Mr.  Wilson  established  a 
retail  ice  business  in  Holyoke  and  South 
Hadley  Falls,  which  he  conducted  until 
1907  under  his  own  name.  He  then 
admitted  a  partner,  but  two  years  later 
bought  him  out  and  continued  the  busi- 
ness alone  until  1915.  In  that  year  he 
bought,  with  Mr.  E.  H.  Frederick,  Jr., 
the  controlling  stock  of  the  Holyoke  Ice 
Company,  then  doing  a  large  wholesale 
and  retail  business,  and  the  company  has 
since  transacted  a  very  large  business  in 
both  departments.  Mr.  Wilson  was 
chosen  treasurer  of  the  company  at  that 
time  and  this  office  he  still  fills,  an  im- 
portant factor  in  its  management.  In 
his  political  faith  Mr.  Wilson  is  a  Repub- 
lican, and  in  religious  preference  a  Con- 
gregationalist.  He  is  a  m,ember  of  Wil- 
liam Whiting  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  Holyoke  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons ;  Holyoke  Council,  Royal  and 
Select  Masters,  and  Springfield  Com- 
mandery.  Knights  Templar,  all  of  Hol- 
yoke ;  Melha  Temple,  Nobles  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine,  Springfield  ;  and  of  Hol- 
yoke Lodge,  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks.  His  clubs  are  the  Hol- 
yoke. Mt.  Tom  Golf  and  Oxford  Country, 
and  in  all  he  is  an  honored,  popular  and 
interested  member. 

Mr.  Wilson  married,  April  25,  1894, 
Annie  E.  Donaldson,  born  in  the  north  of 
Ireland.  They  are  the  parents  of  W^il- 
liam,  Howard,  Edna  and  Walter  Thomas 
Wilson. 


OWEN,  James  Franklin, 

Insurance   Actuary. 

Well  known  among  the  fire  and  life 
underwriters  of  the  city  of  Holyoke, 
James  Franklin  Owen  has  taken  an  active 
part  in  the  business  life  of  that  munici- 
pality during  the  past  sixteen  years.  Be- 
fore he  located  there,  however,  he  had 
won  a  place  of  importance  in  the  whole- 
sale woolen  trade  in  Boston.  He  comes 
of  a  sturdy  line  of  artisans  and  mechanics, 
men  skilled  in  trade  and  business,  who 
performed  their  share  in  the  upbuilding 
of  the  colonies,  provinces  and  States  of 
New  England.  Though  not  a  very 
numerous  family  the  Owens  made  their 
mark  in  every  community  in  which  they 
lived. 

The  surnames  Owen  and  Owens  have 
been  used  in  times  past  interchangeably, 
but  in  Colonial  days  Owens  was  most 
common.  The  name  and  family  are  of 
Welsh  origin.  Though  the  name  is  now 
to  be  found  in  Ulster  Province,  north  of 
Ireland,  and  Owens  families  are  numer- 
ous there,  none  of  the  name  were  among 
the  Scotch  and  English  settlers  of  the 
seventeenth  century.  In  England  and 
Wales  the  name  has  been  w^ell  known  for 
centuries.  John  Owen,  who  settled  in 
Windsor,  Connecticut,  was  born  in 
Wales  or  England.  December  25,  1624, 
and  is  the  progenitor  of  a  numerous  pos- 
terity in  Connecticut.  New  York  and  the 
West.  The  names  of  his  children  are 
almost  exactly  the  same  as  those  of  Wil- 
liam Owen,  mentioned  below,  and  the 
plain  inference  is  that  they  were  brothers. 
Another  pioneer,  Samuel  Owen,  said  to 
have  been  born  in  Wales  in  1651  and  to 
have  come  to  New  England  in  1685, 
settled  in  Rhode  Island  ;  his  great-grand- 
son, Daniel  Owen,  was  chief  justice  of 
the  Supreme -Court  of  Rhode  Island  and 
lieutenant-governor ;  and  the  names  of  his 
children  and  grandchildren,  Joseph,  Oba- 


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diah.  Josiah,  and  Samuel,  indicate  that  he 
was  related  to  the  other  immigrants. 

(I)  William  Owen  came  from  Wales 
or  England  to  Braintree,  Massachusetts, 
before  1650.  He  was  admitted  a  freeman, 
May  7,  165 1.  He  was  a  son-in-law  of 
Charles  Grice,  mentioned  in  his  will  in 
1661.  He  married,  September  20,  1650, 
Elizabeth  Davies.  William  Owen  died 
January  17,  1702,  intestate,  and  his  widow 
died  June  3.  1702.  Children,  born  at 
Braintree:  Daniel,  buried  October  14, 
165 1  ;  Deliverance,  a  daughter,  born 
February  15.  1654,  married  John  Eddy; 
Ebenezer,  born  May  i.  1657,  died  of 
smallpox  on  the  Canadian  expedition, 
August.  1690,  lived  in  Braintree  ;  Daniel, 
September  23,  1659;  son,  August  i,  1667; 
Obadiah,  February  i.  1670;  Nathaniel, 
mentioned  below ;   William,   of  Boston. 

(II)  Nathaniel  Owen,  son  of  William 
Owen,  lived  at  Braintree.  Children,  born 
at  Braintree  by  wife  Mary :  Nathaniel, 
born  November  21,  1684.  lived  at  Brain- 
tree; Benjamin,  November  i,  1691,  of 
Braintree ;  Joseph,  January  3,  1695.  of 
Braintree;  William,  January  30,  1697; 
John,  mentioned  below  :  Mary.  February 
15,  1702. 

(III)  John  Owen,  son  of  Nathaniel 
Owen,  was  born  at  Braintree,  Massachu- 
setts, April  13.  1699.  He  settled  in  Fal- 
mouth, now  Portland,  Maine,  about  the 
time  of  his  marriage.  The  first  record  at 
Falmouth  of  John  Owen  was  the  birth  of 
his  son  John  in  1723.  After  the  death  of 
his  first  wife  Lucretia,  John  Owen  mar- 
ried (second)  at  Falmouth,  in  1735.  Mar- 
garet Mustard.  He  joined  the  church  in 
1726,  and  his  wife  Margaret,  April  11, 
1736.  His  home  was  where  the  postoflfice 
is  now  located.  At  the  time  of  the  Revo- 
lution he  moved  to  Brunswick,  where  his 
sons  had  settled.  Children  by  wife  Lu- 
cretia: I.  John,  born  December  5.  1723, 
baptized  by  Rev.  Mr.  Fitch,  1726:  mar- 
ried Anna  Hodgkins,  daughter  of  Philip 


Hodgkins,  and  had  thirteen  children  ;  sold 
the  homestead  in  Falmouth  to  Nathaniel 
Deering,  who  enlarged  it,  occupied  it 
until  he  died  and  it  was  later  moved  to 
Bramhall's  Hill  near  the  almshouse; 
John  was  a  soldier  from  Falmouth  in  the 
Revolution.  2.  Mary,  born  October  15, 
1725,  baptized  1726,  died  young.  3. 
Mary,  baptized  November  12,  1727  (born 
November  5).  4.  Thomas,  born  July  29, 
baptized  August  3,  1729,  probably  died 
young.  Children  by  wife  Margaret:  5. 
Thomas,  baptized  1737.  soldier  in  the 
Revolution.  6.  \\'illiam,  born  1740, 
joined  the  church  at  Falmouth,  Septem- 
ber 29.  1765.  moved  to  Brunswick  in 
1775-76.  and  by  wife  Mary  had  there: 
James,  April  9,  1776;  Lucy,  June  3.  1779; 
Rachel,  May  9.  1781  ;  William,  January 
3.  1784.  7.  Gideon,  born  April.  1742.  the 
first  of  the  family  to  settle  in  Brunswick, 
lieutenant  in  the  Revolution,  died  at 
Topsham  :  children,  born  at  Brunswick: 
Margaret.  October  6,  1764:  Thomas, 
September  i,  1766;  Hugh  White.  Septem- 
ber 23.  1768:  Martha.  July  13,  1770;  John, 
August  3.  1772:  David,  November  30, 
1774.  8.  James,  lived  in  Portland;  chil- 
dren: Eunice,  born  February  28,  1773; 
Lois.  March  12.  1775:  Samuel.  July  13, 
1777;  Dorcas,  September  6,  1778.  The 
will  of  John  Owen,  of  Falmouth,  was 
dated  August  2',  1752,  proved  October  i, 
1753.  Inventory,  one  hundred  and  sixty- 
three  pounds,  three  shillings,  four  pence. 
He  bequeathed  to  wife  Margaret  and 
children:  Mary,  John.  Thomas.  William,- 
Gideon,  Samuel  and  James.  Jabez  Fox 
and  his  widow  were  executors ;  Samuel 
Cobb,  Jr.,  Simon  Gookin  and  Stephen 
Longfellow,  witnesses.  (Maine  Wills 
p.  715).  Ebenezer  Owen,  son  of  John 
Owen,  Jr.,  lived  at  Portland,  and  his  son 
Cotton  was  living,  according  to  Willis, 
in  1864.  Philip  Owen,  grandson  of  John 
Owen,  also  lived  in  Brunswick. 

(IV)  William  (2)  Owen,  son  of  John 


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Owen,  was  born  in  Falmouth,  in  1740, 
and  with  wife  Mary  joined  the  First 
Church  there,  September  29,  1765.  He  re- 
moved to  Brunswick  in  1775-76.  He  was 
a  taxpayer  at  Falmouth  in  1766.  He 
married  Mary  Dunning.  Children,  born 
at  Falmouth:  David,  born  May  jo,  1767; 
John,  September  10,  1769;  Elizabeth, 
June  9,  1770;  Samuel,  mentioned  below; 
John,  October  25,  1772;  Peggy,  March  13, 
1774.  Born  at  Brunswick:  James,  April 
9,  1776;  Lucy,  June  3,  1779;  Rachel,  IMay 
9,  1781  ;  William,  January  3,  1784. 

(V)  Samuel  Owen,  son  of  William  (2) 
Owen,  was  born  in  Falmouth,  June  28, 
1771.  He  was  a  cabinet  maker  in  Bruns- 
wick, Maine.  He  married  Catherine 
Williston,  widow  of  George  Williston. 
Children:  Charles,  died  in  California; 
John,  died  in  Boston;  Elizabeth;  Sarah; 
Frances ;  Daniel  Dickinson,  mentioned 
below. 

(VI)  Daniel  Dickinson  Owen,  son  of 
Samuel  Owen,  was  born  in  Rome,  Xew 
York,  July  9,  1822,  and  died  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  March  4,  1902.  His  par- 
ents lived  for  a  time  in  Rome,  but 
returned  to  Brunswick  when  he  was 
eight  years  old.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Brunswick,  and  learned 
the  painter's  trade  there.  He  was  a  skill- 
ful craftsman,  and  was  employed  chiefly 
in  ornamental  work,  frescoing  and  strip- 
ing. For  a  number  of  years  he  was  in 
business  on  his  own  account.  He  was 
employed  frequently  in  the  shipyards  to 
do  the  ornamental  work  on  the  vessels 
building  and  being  repaired  there.  In 
1857  he  removed  to  Boston,  where  he  was 
employed  for  a  period  of  thirty-five  years 
by  the  S.  A.  Wood  Machine  Company. 
He  retired  from  active  business  at  the 
age  of  seventy  years,  and  spent  the  last 
two  years  of  his  life  in  Holyoke.  In 
politics  he  supported  the  Whig  party  until 
it  disbanded  and  afterward  the  Republi- 


can party.  When  a  young  man  he  served 
in  the  Maine  militia  and  had  a  commis- 
sion. In  religion  he  was  a  Congrega- 
tionalist.  He  married,  December  31, 
1856,  Elizabeth  S.  Harrington,  who  was 
born  in  Kennebunkport,  Maine,  August 
17,  1837,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  James 
Harrington,  a  Methodist  clergyman,  and 
Patience  (Sylvester)  Harrington.  Her 
ancestral  line  from  the  pioneer  in  this 
country  was  John  (6),  John  (5),  Amos 
(4),  Amos  (3),  Captain  Joseph  (2), 
Richard  (i)  Sylvester.  Children  of 
Daniel  D.  and  Elizabeth  S.  Owen  :  Eliza- 
beth Eugenia,  deceased;  Louise;  Harriet; 
Nellie;  Florence,  married  William  M. 
Cochran,  of  Northampton,  Massachu- 
setts ;  Gertrude,  deceased ;  James  Frank- 
lin, mentioned  below. 

(VII)  James  Franklin  Owen,  son  of 
Daniel  Dickinson  Owen,  was  born  in 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  May  7,  1875.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  Boston 
public  schools  and  at  Bryant  &  Stratton's 
Business  College  in  Boston.  At  the  age 
of  seventeen,  he  began  his  business  career 
as  clerk  for  a  wholesale  house  dealing  in 
woolen  goods  in  Boston.  He  won  rapid 
advancement,  and  at  the  end  of  nine 
years  held  the  responsible  position  of  sell- 
ing agent  to  the  mills.  In  1900  he  en- 
gaged in  business  on  his  own  account  in 
Holyoke,  buying  the  insurance  business 
of  the  firm  of  E.  C.  Clark  with  his  brother- 
in-law,  W'.  M.  Corcoran,  who  recently 
died.  Year  by  year  Mr.  Owen  has  de- 
veloped and  increased  this  business,  giv- 
ing to  it  his  constant  attention  and  energy 
and  maintaining  it  among  the  foremost 
agencies  in  this  section.  He  is  agent  for 
various  large  companies  in  all  the  depart- 
ments of  insurance,  including  fire,  cas- 
ualty and  accident,  and  has  one  of  the 
best  equipped  offices  in  this  section.  Mr. 
Owen  is  well  known  among  the  Free 
Masons  and  members  of  other  fraternal 


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organizations.  He  is  a  member  of  Wil- 
liam Whiting  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  and  of  Mount  Holyoke  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  First  Congregational  Church,  and  for 
a  number  of  years  has  been  clerk  of  the 
society. 

He  married.  July  12,  1900,  Mary  Wood- 
all,  born  in  Birmingham,  England,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Swift) 
Woodall.  Her  father  came  to  this  coun- 
try with  his  family  in  1883  and  made  his 
home  in  Boston.  Children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Owen:  i.  James  Franklin,  born  at 
Holyoke  in  1902,  died  there  aged  six 
months.  2.  Franklin  Woodall,  born  at 
Holyoke,  August  27,  1904. 


MAGNA,  Albert  Gallatin, 

Financier,  Insurance  Actuary. 

Albert  Gallatin  Magna,  the  well  known 
insurance  agent  and  banker  of  Holyoke, 
descends,  on  his  mother's  side,  from  the 
ancient  Spencer  family  of  Connecticut. 
Among  his  ancestors  is  one  of  the 
founders  of  Yale  University,  and  the 
Mayflower  passengers,  John  Alden  and 
Priscilla  Molines.  In  the  paternal  line  he 
is  a  descendant  of  Joseph  Magna,  who 
came  to  New  England  previous  to  1780. 
The  name  was  then  spelled  with  a  final 
"e,"  Magne,  but  now  an  "a"  has  been  sub- 
stituted in  place  of  the  "e.'' 

Joseph  Magna  was  the  son  of  a  West 
Indian  sugar  planter,  owning  plantations 
on  the  Island  of  Guadaloupe,  who  sent 
his  son  to  New  England  to  be  educated. 
a  custom  then  prevalent  among  the 
wealthy  planters  of  the  West  Indies.  As 
Saybrook,  Connecticut,  then  maintained 
an  extensive  trade  with  Guadaloupe,  he 
landed  there  and  remained  in  Connecti- 
cut, not  only  to  complete  his  education, 
but  made  his  home,  married  and  remained 
here  until  after  the  birth  of  his  vounerest 


child,  Lucretia.  in  1788,  when  he  returned 
to  his  native  Guadaloupe  in  response  to 
the  entreaties  of  his  aged  father.  After 
his  return  to  Guadaloupe,  he,  however, 
kept  in  communication  with  his  Saybrook 
friends  through  the  medium  of  the  trading 
vessels,  particularly  one  commanded  by 
a  Captain  Whittely,  by  whom  he  sent  to 
his  friends  gifts  of  fruits  and  other  island 
products. 

He  married,  as  mentioned  previously, 
in  New  England,  Lucretia  Conklin,  of 
Southold,  Long  Island,  born  December 
15.  1758,  a  member  of  an  early  Southold 
family.  She  was  a  woman  of  rare  beauty 
and  intelligence,  remarkable  even  in  her 
advanced  years  for  her  fine  appearance. 
The  family  home  was  for  many  years 
maintained  in  Old  Saybrook  and  there 
all  their  children  were  born.  She,  how- 
ever, accompanied  her  husband  on  his 
return  to  Guadaloupe,  and  there  they 
spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives  and 
both  died.  Children  :  Charles,  born  Feb- 
ruary 5,  1782:  Mary  Ann,  February  19, 
1784;  Joseph,  of  further  mention;  Lu- 
cretia, born  April  22,  1788. 

Joseph  Magna,  youngest  son  of  the 
founder,  was  born  in  Old  Saybrook,  Con- 
necticut, August  15,  1786,  and  there 
resided  until  eighteen  years  of  age.  His 
father  in  Guadaloupe  then  sent  for  him, 
but  the  vessel  in  which  he  took  passage 
was  captured  by  a  French  privateer  and 
he  was  landed  in  Nantes,  France.  After 
being  released  he  returned  to  Saybrook, 
Connecticut,  and  there  spent  his  life.  He 
married  Lydia  Post,  daughter  of  Jedediah- 
and  Abigail  (Lay)  Post,  her  mother  a 
descendant  of  John  and  Priscilla  (Mo- 
lines) Alden,  of  the  "Mayflower."  They 
were  the  parents  of  Joseph  Nichols,  of 
further  mention :  Diana,  married  a  Mr. 
Spencer ;  Samuel  and  Sarah. 

Captain  Joseph  Nichols  Magna,  son  of 
Joseph    and    Lydia    (Post)    Magna,    was 


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born  in  Connecticut,  November  22,  1810, 
died  March  20,  i860,  at  sea,  and  was 
buried  beneath  the  waves.  From  boy- 
hood he  followed  the  sea,  and  was  among 
the  owners  and  sea  captains  of  the  old 
clipper  ship  period,  sailing  from  New 
York  to  Liverpool.  He  was  twice  ship- 
wrecked, in  both  instances  with  the  loss 
of  his  ship,  and  in  fact  lived  his  life  of 
fifty  years  amid  scenes  of  adventure  and 
danger.  His  life  ended  as  it  was  lived, 
and  with  his  passing  went  out  one  of 
those  brave  spirits  who  made  the  Ameri- 
can sailor  respected  in  every  port  of  the 
world.  Captain  Magna  married  Abby 
Maria  Spencer,  born  May  12,  1818,  died 
October  20,  1867,  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Sabra  (Dee)  Spencer,  who  also  traced 
descent  to  John  Alden  and  Priscilla  Mo- 
lines  of  the  "Mayflower."  They  were  the 
parents  of  Joseph  Nichols  (2)  ;  Russell 
\\'. ;  Albert  Gallatin,  of  further  mention  ; 
Edwina,  married  E.  L.  Kirtland ;  and  a 
child  who  died  in  infancy. 

Albert  Gallatin  Magna,  youngest  son  of 
Captain  Joseph  Nichols  and  Abby  Maria 
(Spencer)  Magna,  was  born  in  West- 
brook,  Connecticut,  February  28,  1849. 
After  public  school  courses  in  Westbrook, 
he  spent  three  years  at  Russell's  Military 
School  in  New  Haven,  entering  business 
life  as  cashier  in  a  large  New  Haven 
carpet  house.  After  two  years'  experi- 
ence there  he  went  to  New  York  City, 
entering  a  broker's  office,  but  later  was 
given  a  position  by  his  brother,  who  was 
manager  of  a  large  cotton  brokerage  firm 
on  Wall  street.  In  1871  he  located  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  All  his  previous 
training  having  been  along  financial  lines, 
he  secured  a  position  with  the  Holyoke 
Savings  Bank,  continuing  with  that  insti- 
tution for  fifteen  years.  He  then  resigned 
and  established  a  general  insurance  busi- 
ness, which  he  successfully  conducted. 
When    the    Manufacturers'    Trust    Com- 


pany was  organized,  Mr.  Magna  was 
elected  its  treasurer,  and  until  the  de- 
struction of  the  Windsor-Howe  block 
maintained  his  offices  in  that  building. 
In  November,  1900,  he  was  elected  secre- 
tary of  the  Holyoke  Savings  Bank,  and  at 
about  the  same  time  became  manager  of 
the  C.  W.  Johnson  Company  Insurance 
Agency,  and  is  now  holding  both  posi- 
tions. He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  Holyoke 
Savings  Bank.  He  is  a  member  of  lodge, 
chapter  and  council  of  the  Masonic  order, 
and  the  Mount  Tom  Golf  and  Holyoke 
Canoe  clubs.  Now  in  the  evening  of  life, 
with  ripened  judgment  and  wide  experi- 
ence, ]Mr.  Magna  occupies  a  position  in 
his  city,  honorable  in  the  extreme. 

Mr.  Magna  married,  October  26,  1876, 
Harriet  Goss,  daughter  of  William  and 
Mary  (Hallet)  Goss,  of  Worcester,  Mas- 
sachusetts. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Magna  are  the 
parents  of  two  sons,  associated  in  busi- 
ness as  proprietors  of  the  Magna  Garage, 
Holyoke :  Russell  W.,  born  September 
6.  1878,  married  Edith  Scott;  Joseph  N., 
born  June  28,  1882,  married  Edith  Up- 
dyke,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  Edith 
and  Joseph  N.  Magna,  Jr. 


CROSIER,  William  Jefferson, 

Veteran  of  Spanish-American  War. 

Although  a  native  son  of  New  York,  Ma- 
jor \\'illiam  Jefferson  Crosier,  since  1882. 
has  been  a  resident  of  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  identified  with  the  business 
interests  of  that  city  through  his  connec- 
tion with  the  Chase  &  Cooledge  Company. 
When  Company  D  marched  away  to 
maintain  American  honor  upon  foreign 
battlefields,  "Captain"  Crosier  marched  at 
their  head,  and  when,  their  duty  glor- 
iously performed,  the  regiment  returned, 
"Major"  Crosier  was  his  title,  he  having 
won  that  rank  by  bravery.  When  the 
regiment,  in  1916,  was  dispatched  to  the 


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Mexican  border  with  full  ranks,  it  was  in 
a  measure  due  to  Major  Crosier's  activity 
in  recruiting  men  that  those  ranks  were 
full.  Major  Crosier  is  a  son  of  Charles 
Crosier,  grandson  of  William  Lorenzo 
Crosier,  and  great-grandson  of  John  Cro- 
sier, all  of  Halifax,  Vermont,  the  latter 
connected  with  the  cotton  manufacturing 
business.  The  family  were  originally 
natives  of  France,  going  thence  to  Eng- 
land, one  branch  settling  in  Ireland,  from 
whence  descendants  came  to  this  country, 
settling  in  Vermont. 

John  Crosier,  who  lived,  died  and  is 
buried  in  Halifax,  Vermont,  a  cattle 
dealer,  had  two  sons,  William  Lorenzo 
and  Rodney.  The  latter  went  to  the 
State  of  Illinois  and  there  died.  William 
Lorenzo  Crosier,  born  in  Halifax,  Ver- 
mont, died  in  North  Adam^s,  Massachu- 
setts, about  1872,  having  resided  in 
North  Adams  from  about  the  year  1838. 
He  was  a  cattle  buyer,  conducted  a  meat 
market,  and  in  his  later  years  was  en- 
gaged in  trucking.  He  had  sons :  Charles, 
of  further  mention ;  Alonzo,  Oliver  Dex- 
ter, William  Lorenzo  (2). 

Charles  Crosier  was  born  in  Halifax, 
Vermont,  in  1828,  died  at  Williamstown, 
Massachusetts,  in  1910.  At  the  age  of  ten 
years  he  was  brought  by  his  parents  to 
North  Adams,  ^Massachusetts,  and  there 
attended  public  schools.  He  was  a  resi- 
dent of  Williamstown,  Massachusetts,  for 
over  half  a  century,  and  most  of  that 
period  was  employed  in  the  cotton  mills, 
although  one  year  was  spent  in  a  mill  at 
Hoosick  Falls,  New  York.  Late  in  life 
he  bought  a  farm  and  managed  it  until 
his  death,  at  that  time  eighty-two  years 
of  age.  He  was  a  faithful  member  of  the 
Baptist  church,  and  a  man  much  re- 
spected. He  married  at  North  Leverett, 
Massachusetts,  Alvira  Moore,  born  in 
New  Salem,  daughter  of  Jefiferson  and 
(Hemmingway)      Moore,      and 


granddaughter  of  Asa  Moore,  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolution,  who  fought  at  Bunker 
Hill,  and  was  with  Ethan  Allen  when 
with  his  "Green  Mountain  Boys"  he  cap- 
tured the  fort  at  Ticonderoga.  They 
were  the  parents  of  a  son,  William  Jeffer- 
son, of  further  mention,  and  a  daughter, 
Ella  Elvira,  who  married  Arthur  C. 
Smith,  of  South  Williamstown. 

William  Jefferson  Crosier  was  born  at 
Hoosick  Falls,  New  York,  March  25, 
i860.  He  was  educated  in  North  Adams 
and  Williamstown  public  schools,  and 
during  his  youth  was  employed  in  the 
cotton  mills.  He  w^as  later  variously  em- 
ployed, and  in  April,  1882,  when  he  lo- 
cated in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  he  was 
thoroughly  experienced  in  business 
methods.  He  was  for  some  time  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  leather  belting,  and 
then  became  a  salesman  with  the  Chase 
&  Cooledge  Company,  dealers  in  leather 
belting  and  manufacturers  supplies,  and 
until  the  present  (1917)  has  continued 
with  that  company,  one  of  the  oldest  men, 
in  point  of  years  of  service,  of  their  sell- 
ing force.  As  a  salesman  he  has  an 
honorable  record,  and  holds  the  perfect 
confidence  and  esteem  of  his  company  and 
his  customers.  When  the  Spanish-Amer- 
ican War  broke  out  he  went  to  the  front 
as  captain  of  Company  D,  Second  Regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  National  Guard.  He 
saw  hard  service  in  Cuba,  was  engaged 
with  his  regiment  at  San  Juan  Hill  and 
Santiago,  and  all  incidents  of  that  cam- 
paign in  which  his  regiment  participated. 
He  returned  from  Cuba  with  the  regi- 
ment, August  27,  1898,  having  been  in  the 
service  since  June  22.  He  was  mustered 
out  with  the  rank  of  major,  November  3, 
1898.  Major  Crosier  is  a  member  of 
]\Iount  Tom  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  Holyoke  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons ;  Connecticut  Valley  Lodge, 
Knights    of    Pythias;    Holyoke    Lodge, 


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Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks ; 
and  Nelson  W.  Miles  Camp,  No.  36, 
Spanish  War  Veterans,  of  which  he  is  a 
past  commander. 

Major  Crosier  married  (first)  in  April, 
1886,  Jessie  Casey,  born  in  Glasgow, 
Scotland,  who  died  leaving  a  son,  Charles 
Ray  Crosier,  born  in  January,  1887.  He 
married  (second)  in  September,  1892, 
Anna  Corner,  born  in  England,  daughter 
of  William  and  Nancy  (Harrison) 
Corner.  They  are  the  parents  of  a 
daughter,  Anna  Bertha,  born  in  Septem- 
ber, 1893,  died  in  September,  1910,  and  a 
son,  Walter  E.,  born  in  November,  1894. 


LAPORTE,  Mederic  Joseph, 

Engaged  in  Trncking  and  Antomobiles. 

From  noble  French  ancestry  comes  this 
enterprising  and  successful  citizen  of 
Holyoke.  Beginning  in  a  small  way,  he 
has  developed  a  very  extensive  business 
and  established  a  high  reputation  as  a 
business  man  and  public-spirited  citizen. 
His  ancestry,  which  is  a  long  and  notable 
one,  has  been  traced  to  Jacques  de  la 
Porte  and  Marie  (Hamelin)  de  la  Porte, 
who  were  born  and  married  in  France. 
Their  son,  Jacques-Georges  de  la  Porte, 
Sieur  de  St.  Georges,  resided  in  Canada, 
where  he  occupied  a  responsible  position 
in  the  community.  He  married  in 
Montreal,  Canada,  September  3,  1657, 
Nicole  Duchesne,  and  they  were  the  par- 
ents of  Pierre  de  la  Porte,  born  May  27, 
1678,  died  September  6,  1751,  at  Laval 
Tree,  Canada.  He  married  (first)  Marie 
Anjean  and  (second)  Marie  Antoinette 
Cusson.  The  latter  named  was  the 
mother  of  Charles  Laporte,  born  Decem- 
ber 16,  1740,  at  St.  Sulpice,  Canada,  died 
October  23,  1825.  He  was  a  captain  of 
militia.  He  married  Marie  Josette  Ethier, 
who  died  September  20,  1817.  Their  son, 
Jeremie  Laporte,  was  born  November  20, 

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1789,  at  Laval  Tree,  and  died  at  St.  Sul- 
pice, i860.  Like  his  father,  he  was  cap- 
tain of  militia.  His  first  wife,  Marguerite 
Dufour  (Latour)  Laporte,  a  daughter  of 
a  noble  Latour,  was  born  September  12, 
1793,  and  died  February  14,  1831.  His 
second  wife,  Felicite  (Juneau)  Laporte, 
was  a  sister  of  Solomon  Juneau,  founder 
and  first  mayor  of  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 
Leon  Laporte,  son  of  Jeremie  Laporte  and 
his  first  wife,  was  born  July  4,  1824,  and 
was  for  many  years  employed  in  the 
paper  making  industry.  In  1868  he 
settled  at  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  continued  to  reside  until  his  death, 
1876.  For  some  time  after  his  arrival  in 
Holyoke  he  continued  in  mill  work,  and 
then  engaged  in  the  sale  of  wood  and  the 
trucking  business,  in  which  he  met  with 
great  success.  He  married.  May  27,  1854, 
Flavia  Martineau,  born  1832,  died  1908, 
at  the  age  of  seventy-six  years.  Of  their 
family  of  twelve  children  Mederic  Joseph 
Laporte,  of  this  review,  is  the  only  one 
living. 

Mederic  Joseph  Laporte  was  born 
April  18,  1859,  in  Canada.  As  a  boy  he 
had  very  little  opportunity  for  study, 
coming  when  but  nine  years  of  age  with 
his  parents  to  Holyoke.  He  immediately 
went  to  work  in  a  cotton  mill,  the  hours 
of  labor  extending  from  5  :30  in  the  morn- 
ing until  7:30  at  night.  When  his  father 
engaged  in  business,  the  son  was  his 
faithful  assistant  until  death  called  the 
father  from  this  world,  and  the  son  was 
then  employed  by  various  Holyoke  citi- 
zens until  sixteen  years  old,  when  he 
determined  to  become  his  own  employer. 
He  possessed  five  dollars  in  cash  and  a 
sound  body,  but  his  industry  and  fidelity 
had  already  established  for  him  a  credit 
which  enabled  him  to  start  out  in  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account.  He  purchased 
a  horse,  harness  and  wagon  for  sixty 
dollars,  paying  over  his  cash  and  giving 


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a   note   for  fifty-five   dollars.     With   this 
equipment  the  ambitiovis  youth  immedi- 
ately engaged  in  the  trucking  and  express 
business,  doing  all  the  work  himself  and 
often  continuing  late  in  the  night  to  com- 
plete  his   tasks,   and   from   this    humble 
commencement  has  grown  up  a  business 
which   requires   a   payroll   of   nearly   one 
hundred  dollars  per  day  and  employs  a 
capital  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars. 
In    1898   he   added    to   his   trucking   and 
express  a    small    livery    which   he    pur- 
chased.   This  occupied  a  small  frame  barn 
which    had    been    known    as    the    Miller 
Stable.    It  occupied  the  site  of  the  present 
five-story  fire-proof  brick  structure   now 
occupied  by  M.  J.  Laporte,  Incorporated, 
erected  in   1905.     To  the  horse  livery  in 
time  was  added  a  complete  line  of  auto- 
mobiles,   which    now    includes    not    only 
every  style  of  machine  in  use,  but  also 
luxuriously    upholstered    limousines    for 
weddings  and  other  functions.    With  the 
growth    of    Mr.    Laporte's    business    has 
extended  his  reputation  as  a  caterer  to  the 
highest  demands  made  upon  him,  and  he 
now   maintains    the    most   complete    and 
varied  equipment  in  this  line  in  Western 
Massachusetts.      More    than    twenty-five 
men  are  regularly  employed,  as  chauffeurs 
and  in  various  departments,  and  any  call 
meets  prompt  attention  at  any  hour  of  the 
day  or  night.     In  addition  to  supplying 
the  public  demand  for  taxicabs  and  other 
forms   of  automobile,  he   deals   in   these 
machines,  and  also  maintains  a  complete 
equipment  for  repairing  automobiles  and 
carriages,  carpet  cleaning,  carriage  paint- 
ing and  blacksmithing,   and   conducts   a 
baggage   and   theatre   transfer.      In    1912 
the  business  was  incorporated  under  the 
name  of  its  founder  and  principal  owner, 
who    is    president    and    treasurer.     The 
company  consists  of  Mr.  Laporte  and  his 
sons,  L.  Alphonse  and  Mederic  Jerome, 
who  act  as  directors,  and  L.  L.  Escault. 


who  serves  as  secretary.     The  company 
also  conducts  a  riding  school. 

I\Ir.  Laporte  has  always  maintained  an 
intelligent  interest  in  the  progress  of  his 
town  and  State,  and  has  taken  no  incon- 
siderable part   in  their  aflFairs.     He  is  a 
Republican    and    has    served    twenty-five 
vears  as  a   member  of  the  city  commit- 
tee,  now   chairman   of  the   general   com- 
mittee and  twenty  years  as  chairman  of  its 
finance    committee,    and    is    one    of    the 
founders   and   the   first   president   of   the 
Republican  Club  of  Holyoke.    In  1890  he 
was   elected   a  member  of  the   Common 
Council  of  the  city  and  reelected  the  fol- 
lowing year.     In  1892  he  was  elected  to 
the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  again  elected 
in  1893.    By  appointment  of  Mayor  Smith 
he    served  three   years    as  fire    commis- 
sioner, and  later  four  years  as  park  com- 
missioner.     Governor   Draper   appointed 
him  a  member  of  a  board  of  five  men  to 
discover    reasons    for    the    high    cost    of 
living.    After  traveling  over  the  State  and 
making  careful  and  exhaustive  inquiries, 
the  board  made  a  report  covering  some 
eight  hundred  printed  pages,  recommend- 
ing beneficial  legislation   and  forming  a 
valuable  handbook  for  any  interested  in 
the  subject.    In  1897  Mr.  Laporte  yielded 
to  the  wishes  of  his  friends  and  permitted 
his  name  to  be  used  in  the  Republican 
caucus    for   nomination    to   the    office    of 
mayor.     In  one  of  the  largest   caucuses 
ever  held  by  the  party,  he  failed  to  secure 
the  nomination  by  only  eight  votes.    For 
several   years  he  was  a  member   of  the 
Republican  League,  and  was  present  at 
the  great  dinner  given  to  President  Taft 
at  the  Hotel  Astor  in  New  York,  which 
was    attended    by    one    thousand    of    the 
leading  men  of  the  Nation.    Hi?  last  of!ice 
was  in  191 /,  when  he  was  appointed  by 
Governor  McCall  one  of  the  Committee  of 
Safety,     one     of     four     appointed.       Mr. 
Laporte  is  identified  with  many  social  and 
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fraternal  organizations,  among  which 
may  be  mentioned  the  following:  Order 
of  Moose,  Independent  Order  of  Forest- 
ers, New  England  Order  of  Protection, 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
and  the  Order  of  Heptasophs.  With  his 
family  Mr.  Laporte  is  a  member  of  the 
Church  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament  of  Hol- 
yoke.  Mr.  Laporte  is  a  great  lover  of  and 
takes  a  just  pride  in  his  beautiful  home 
in  Elmwood,  which  was  constructed  in 
1892.  He  is  a  man  of  keen  observation, 
a  diligent  reader  of  the  press  of  the  day, 
and  is  among  the  best  informed  men  of 
his  time,  and  a  most  interesting  talker  on 
any  of  the  subjects  of  modern  times.  Hol- 
yoke  may  well  be  proud  of  this  product 
of  her  institutions  and  times,  and  his 
example  may  most  properly  be  urged 
upon  the  attention  of  ambitious  youth. 

Mr.  Laporte  married,  November  14, 
1882,  Emeline  L.  Hainault,  a  native  of 
Oswego,  New  York.  Of  their  seven  chil- 
dren five  are  living,  namely:  M.  Albert, 
now  engaged  in  the  automobile  business 
at  Springfield,  Massachusetts ;  L.  Al- 
phonse,  now  with  the  Dunbar  Motor 
Company ;  Mederic  Jerome,  associated  in 
his  father's  business ;  Rondolph  E.,  at 
home ;  Amelia  Celina,  at  home. 


WEISER,  Edwin  Christopher, 
Representative    Citizen. 

The  Weisers  came  to  America  in  1710, 
landing  at  New  York,  where  Conrad 
Weiser,  the  great-great-grandfather  of 
Edwin  Christopher  Weiser,  of  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  remained  until  1714.  His 
parents  continued  in  New  York  until 
1723,  when  they  settled  on  Tulpehocken 
creek  in  Berks  county,  Pennsylvania. 
Conrad  Weiser  was  born  in  Germany  in 
1696,  and  in  1710  was  brought  to  New 
York  City  by  his  parents,  arriving  June 
13,  1710.     His  father  made  the  acquaint- 


ance of  a  Mohawk  Indian  chief,  who  be- 
coming interested  in  young  Conrad 
offered  to  take  him  to  the  New  York 
home  of  his  tribe  and  teach  him  the  Mo- 
hawk language.  The  father  consented, 
and  in  1714  he  began  his  residence  with 
the  Indians.  Although  he  suffered  many 
trials  and  privations  during  the  following 
years,  he  became  an  adept  in  the  Indian 
tongue,  their  signs,  symbols  and  mys- 
teries. He  did  not  settle  in  Pennsylvania 
until  1729,  then  joined  the  family  at  the 
home  on  Tulpehocken  creek.  In  1730 
Governor  Gordon,  of  Pennsylvania,  learn- 
ing of  his  knowledge  of  the  Indian  tongue, 
called  upon  him  to  act  as  an  interpreter 
with  the  Indians,  and  during  the  next 
twenty-five  years  he  acted  in  that  capacity 
at  all  the  Indian  treaty  councils,  and  was 
one  of  the  most  famous  Indian  inter- 
preters of  that  period.  During  the  French 
and  Indian  War  he  was  lieutenant-colo- 
nel in  command  of  the  second  battalion 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Regiment.  He  settled 
in  then  Lancaster,  later  York  county, 
Pennsylvania,  and  was  one  of  Lancaster's 
early  men  of  note.  In  1752  he  was  ap- 
pointed a  trustee  of  the  schools  held  in 
Lancaster,  York  and  Reading,  Pennsyl- 
vania.   He  died  July  13,  1760. 

He  w^as  succeeded  by  his  son,  Martin 
Weiser,  who  died  in  York  county,  Penn- 
sylvania, in  1822,  leaving  a  son,  Martin 
Weiser,  born  in  York,  Pennsylvania,  in 
1789,  and  died  in  1829,  a  merchant  of 
York.  He  married  Catherine  Haller. 
They  were  the  parents  of  William,  Susan, 
Mary,  Catherine,  Martin  Haller,  of  fur- 
ther mention,  and  Emma. 

Martin  Haller  Weiser  was  born  in 
York,  Pennsylvania,  in  1825,  and  died  in 
1886.  He  learned  the  mercantile  business 
in  his  father's  store  in  York,  and  nearly 
his  entire  life  was  spent  as  a  merchant. 
He  was  an  earnest  Christian  worker, 
served  the  German  Lutheran  church  as 


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deacon,  and  was  a  man  highly  esteemed. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  married  (first) 
Caroline  J.  Peiffer,  a  daughter  of  Chris- 
topher and  Mary  (Hyde)  Peiffer.  of 
York.  He  married  (second)  Mary  Tyler. 
The  children  of  his  first  marriage  were : 
Edwin  Christopher,  of  further  mention, 
and  William  P.,  of  Camden,  New  Jersey. 
The  children  of  the  second  marriage  were  : 
Dr.  Walter  R.  Weiser,  of  Springfield, 
Massachusetts;  Martin  Luther,  of  Long 
Island  City,  Greater  New  York,  and 
Margie  Haller,  deceased. 

Edwin  Christopher  Weiser  was  born  in 
York.  Pennsylvania,  April   lo,   1852.  and 
was  there  educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  York  County  Academy.     After  com- 
pleting his   school   years,   he   spent   four 
years  in  general  store  merchandising  as 
clerk,   then   in   1872   located  in   Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,   a   city   in   which   he    has 
since  continuously  resided.     He  secured 
his   first    employment   with    the    Parsons 
Paper  Company  in  lowly  office  position. 
but  rose  rapidly  in  rank,  being  in  succes- 
sion paymaster,  secretary,  assistant  treas- 
urer and  manager  of  a  departrruent  until 
the  company  was  absorbed  by  the  Amer- 
ican Writing  Paper  Company.    After  this 
he   was   manager   of   the    Parsons   Paper 
Company,    a    division    of    the    American 
Writing  Paper  Company,  for  some  years. 
He  had  devoted  himself  so  assiduously  to 
the  duties  of  the  responsible  positions  he 
filled  that  he  was  obliged  to  retire  from 
paper  manufacturing  business  and  devote 
himself  to  rebuilding  the  physical   man. 
He  was  out  of  business  while  this  was 
being  accomplished,  but  upon  the  death 
of  \\'hiting  Street  he  was  appointed   as 
an  assistant  to  the  trustees  of  this  large 
estate,   and   since   the   year   1900  he   has 
devoted    himself    entirely    to    the    above 
position.      He   is   also   a   director   of   the 
Parsons  Paper  Company.     He  is  a  mem- 


ber of  the  Second  Congregational  Church, 
which  he  has  served  as  treasurer,  and  of 
the  Holyoke  Canoe  Club. 

Mr.  Weiser  married,  October  9,  1890, 
Lucy  Bagg  Brooks,  a  daughter  of  Ethan 
and  Hannah  M.  (^Bagg)  Brooks,  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Weiser  are  the  parents  of  three  children: 
Richard  Mather,  born  April  7,  1893,  a 
graduate  of  Cornell  University,  class  of 
1914,  now  connected  with  the  National 
Blank  Book  Company;  Catherine,  born 
May  2.  1896:  Helen  Brooks,  April  18, 
1899. 

Mrs.  Lucy  Bagg  (Brooks)  Weiser  is  a 
descendant  of  Joseph  Brooks,  born  in 
Concord,  Massachusetts,  April  22,  1641, 
son  of  William  Brooks,  of  England,  who 
settled  in  Springfield.  Massachusetts,  as 
early  as  1649.  Joseph  Brooks,  born  Octo- 
ber 10.  1667,  left  a  son,  Joseph  (2) 
Brooks,  whose  son,  Israel  Brooks,  born 
September  i,  1736.  died  December  29, 
1794.  He  lived  in  the  Ware  river  district 
of  Massachusetts,  and  on  March  9,  1758, 
married  Miriam  Morgan,  born  July  13, 
1739,  died  October  13,  1809.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  Miriam,  Simon,  of  further 
mention  :  Levi,  Rachel.  Letitia,  Barnabas, 
Roger  and  Mercy. 

Simon  Brooks,  son  of  Israel  and  Miriam 
(Morgan)  Brooks,  was  born  November 
27.  1760.  and  died  May  31.  1856.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Hannah  Owen,  (second) 
Theodosia  Day.  Their  children  were: 
Elijah.  Samuel  Morgan,  Jonathan,  of  fur- 
ther mention:  Hannah,  Mary  and  Deb- 
orah. 

Jonathan  Brooks,  son  of  Simon  Brooks, 
was  born  in  West  SpringTield.  Massaclru- 
setts,  February  10.  1796.  and  died  in  Au- 
gust. 1869.  He  married  Angelina  Ring, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of:  George, 
Reuben.  John  Ring,  Ethan,  of  further 
mention  ;  Simon  and  Angelina. 

Ethan  Brooks,  son  of  Jonathan  and  An- 


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gelina  (Ring)  Brooks,  was  born  in  West 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  January  lo, 
1832.  He  married,  January  i,  1856,  Han- 
nah Mather  Bagg.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  two  daughters :  Harriet  Loraine, 
married  Daniel  P.  Cole  ;  Lucy  Bagg,  mar- 
ried Edwin  C.  Weiser,  of  previous  men- 
tion. 


JOHNSON,  Irving  Lincoln, 

Detective,    Criminologist. 

After  a  career  of  notable  success  in  his 
chosen  profession  as  a  detective,  Irving 
Lincoln  Johnson,  retired,  is  making  his 
home  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  Thor- 
oughly versed  in  the  arts  of  pursuing  and 
capturing  criminals,  it  may  be  said  that 
few  men  in  this  line  of  work  have  con- 
tributed more  to  the  protection  of  society 
and  the  prevention  of  crime,  as  well  as 
the  seeking  out  and  prosecution  of 
offenders  against  the  law.  Mr.  Johnson 
comes  of  old  English  stock.  His  ancestors 
in  various  lines  are  traced  to  the  pioneers 
of  New  England. 

(I)  Edmund  Johnson,  the  first  of  the 
family  in  this  country,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land. In  1635,  at  the  age  of  twenty-three, 
he  and  his  wife  Mary  sailed  from  London 
in  the  ship  "J^n^^s."  They  hailed  from 
Romsey,  England.  In  1639  he  was  living 
in  Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  where  he 
received  grants  of  land  from  time  to  time. 
Children:  Peter,  baptized  1639;  John, 
baptized  May,  1641  ;  James,  mentioned 
below. 

(II)  James  Johnson,  son  of  Edmund 
Johnson,  was  born  in  Hampton,  New 
Hampshire,  in  1643,  ^"^  ^^^^  June  16, 
1715.  He  married  at  Hampton,  March  26, 
1673,  Sarah  Daniels,  who  died  in  1718,  a 
daughter  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth  Daniels. 
He  was  a  millwright,  living  at  Hampton 
and  at  Kittery,  Maine.  Children,  born  at 
Hampton :      James,     mentioned     below ; 


Samuel,  born  August  18,  1678;  John, 
1679;  Dorcas,  June,  1681  ;  Hannah ;  John, 
July,  1687;  Mary,  November  4,  1688; 
Benjamin,  November  22,  1691  ;  John,  Oc- 
tober 27,  1694. 

(III)  James  (2)  Johnson,  son  of  James 
(i)  Johnson,  was  born  at  Hampton,  New 
Hampshire,  February  4,  1677,  and  died 
November  6,  1752.  He  married  at  Hamp.- 
ton,  November  10,  1698,  Elizabeth  Mason, 
daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Ward) 
Mason.  She  was  born  at  Hampton,  May 
5,  1674.  He  had  part  of  the  old  home- 
stead. Children,  born  at  Hampton: 
Dorcas,  born  December  19,  1699;  Benja- 
min, mentioned  below ;  Jonathan,  born 
May  6,  1706;  Joseph,  March  9,  1709; 
James,  May  4,  1713;  Mary,  February  22, 
1717;  Elisha,  March  27,  1720. 

(IV)  Benjamin  Johnson,  son  of  James 
(2)  Johnson,  was  born  at  Hampton,  New 
Hampshire,  in  1702.  He  married,  June 
22,  1727,  Bethia,  daughter  of  John  and 
Bethia  (Tuck)  Marston.  She  was  born  in 
Hampton,  November  17,  1704.  He  moved 
to  Epping,  New  Hampshire,  and  bought 
land  of  Israel  Oilman.  This  land  he  after- 
ward deeded  to  his  sons.  James  and  Ben- 
jamin. He  was  highway  surveyor  and 
fence  viewer;  assessor  in  1748-49;  con- 
stable in  1757.  Children,  with  dates  of 
baptism:  Sarah,  November  24.  1728; 
Bethia,  January  4,  1730;  Elizabeth,  Janu- 
ary 2,  1732;  Abia,  August  12.  1733;  Ben- 
jamin, September  14,  1735 ;  Mary  and 
James,  October  22,  1738;  John,  mentioned 
below;  Huldah,  October  2,  1743;  Susan, 
May  18,  1746. 

(V)  John  Johnson,  son  of  Benjamin 
Johnson,  was  born  in  1741,  baptized  at 
Hampton,  New  Hampshire.  June  14,  1741. 
He  married  (first)  Abigail  Morrison,  born 
at  Epping,  August  5,  1744,  died  at  San- 
bornton,  in  1777,  a  daughter  of  Bradbury 
and  Elizabeth  (Badger)  Morrison.  He 
married  (second)  April  23,  1778,  in  San- 


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bornton,  Molly  Smith,  born  at  Epping, 
January  22,,  1763.  died  at  Sanbornton, 
September  12,  182S.  John  Johnson  lived 
at  Epping  until  1775-76.  It  is  said  that  he 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution.  He  cer- 
tainly was  in  Sanbornton  in  1776,  when 
he  signed  the  Association  Test.  He  was 
a  carpenter.  Children :  Benjamin,  born 
1764,  soldier  in  the  Revolution  ;  Bradbury, 
1766,  carpenter,  settled  in  Maine;  Simon, 
May  14.  1768;  John,  mentioned  below; 
Abigail,  born  1772;  Bethia,  1779;  Elisha, 
resided  in  Belfast  and  Knox,  Maine ; 
Polly,  1785  ;  Brackett,  1787;  Sally,  May  6, 
1789;  Rachel  Short,  August  i.  1792; 
Ebenezer,  1794.  went  West;  Zebulon 
Smith,  November  4.  1796;  Sylvester, 
1799;  Amos,  1803,  went  West;  Stephen, 
1805.  miller  in  Laconia,  New  Hampshire  ; 
Lydia  Norris,  February  28.  1808. 

(VI)  John  (2)  Johnson,  son  of  John 
(i)  Johnson,  was  born  in  Hampton,  New 
Hampshire,  September  22,  1769,  and  died 
August  27,  1855.  His  wife.  Rachel  John- 
son, died  June  16,  1865.  Among  their 
children  was  Nehemiah,  mentioned  be- 
low. 

(\'II)  Nehemiah  Johnson,  son  of  John 
(2)  Johnson,  was  born  in  Maine.  He 
resided  for  a  time  at  Damariscotta,  later 
removed  to  Freedom,  where  Elisha  John- 
son, brother  of  John  (2)  Johnson,  was  an 
early  settler.  He  had  a  cousin,  Rev. 
Ephraim  Johnson,  of  Burnham.  Maine, 
for  whom  he  named  his  son  Ephraim, 
mentioned  below.  His  principal  occupa- 
tion was  lumbering,  making  a  specialty 
of  ship  timber.  He  married  Hannah 
Brown. 

(VIII)  Ephraim  Johnson,  son  of  Nehe- 
miah and  Hannah  (Brown)  Johnson,  was 
born  at  Freedom,  Maine.  August  2,  1840. 
He  was  educated  there  in  the  common 
schools,  and  learned  the  trade  of  wheel- 
wright and  carriage  maker.  For  some 
thirty  years  or  more  he  was  engaged  in 


carriage  making,  and  had  a  wheelwright 
shop  in  the  town  of  Thorndike,  Maine. 
For  some  years  he  was  postmaster.  He 
was  active  in  public  affairs  and  a  citizen 
of  prominence.  He  is  now  living  at  Hol- 
yoke,  Massachusetts.  He  is  a  Republican 
in  politics.  Mr.  Johnson  married  Mary 
H.  Hussy,  born  April  15,  1841.  daughter 
of  Lincoln  S.  and  Abigail  (Gould)  Hussy, 
of  Unity,  Maine,  and  a  granddaughter  of 
Peter  Hussy,  descendant  of  many  of  the 
first  settlers  in  Maine  and  New  Hamp- 
shire. Children  of  Ephraim  and  Mary 
H.  Johnson :  Irving  Lincoln,  mentioned 
below,  and  Omar  Harry,  born  August  2, 
1877,  died  in  1909. 

(IX)  Irving  Lincoln  Johnson,  son  of 
Ephraim  and  Mary  H.  (Hussy)  Johnson, 
was  born  in  Brooks,  Maine.  August  16, 
1873.  He  removed  to  Thorndike  with  his 
parents  when  he  was  but  four  years  old, 
and  received  his  early  education  there  in 
the  public  schools.  His  early  life  in  this 
little  Maine  village  ran  parallel  with  the 
farmers'  sons  who  were  his  playmates  and 
school  companions,  but  early  in  life  he 
became  interested  in  criminalogy,  a  sub- 
ject that  he  studied  earnestly,  creating 
for  himself  a  profession  that  soon  called 
him  away  from  the  scenes  of  his  youth. 
Beginning  life  as  a  detective,  he  proved  at 
the  outset  that  he  possessed  the  ability 
and  natural  gifts  for  this  occupation.  He 
went  wherever  duty  called  him.  from  city 
to  city,  and  for  many  years  knew  the 
meaning  of  the  word  home  only  from 
memories  of  his  boyhood  home.  His 
duties  took  him  in  the  course  of  time  to 
ever^-  State  in  the  L^nion  and  to  many 
places  abroad.  He  has  had  the  perilous 
duty  of  running  down  southern  moon- 
shiners in  the  South  and  of  bringing  noted 
criminals  home  from  Europe.  His  adven- 
tures would  supply  material  for  a  thrill- 
ing book,  and  perhaps  no  detective  living 
has  had  more  narrow  escapes  from  death 


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in  the  pursuit  of  his  vocation.  Since  191 1, 
however,  he  has  made  his  home  in  PIol- 
yoke,  and  he  has  avoided  his  former  in- 
tense activity,  though  by  no  means  retired 
permanently  from  his  profession.  Always 
interested  in  public  affairs,  and  a  Repub- 
lican in  his  political  beliefs,  Mr.  Johnson 
has  retained  a  degree  of  independence, 
avoiding  office  himself,  but  exerting  his 
influence  for  the  men  and  principles  he 
believed  for  the  greatest  good  of  the 
greatest  number.  He  is  a  member  of  all 
the  Masonic  bodies  up  to  and  including 
the  thirty-second  degree,  and  is  well 
known  and  highly  esteemed  in  Masonic 
circles  in  all  parts  of  the  country. 

He  married,  April  4,  191 1,  Minnetta 
Koegel,  daughter  of  Charles  F.  and  Wil- 
helmina  P.  (Merkel)  Koegel,  of  Holyoke. 


HAMMOND,  William  Churchill, 
Organist,    Choirmaster. 

To  few  men  has  it  been  given  to  real- 
ize their  ideals  of  usefulness  along  the 
lines  they  dreamed  as  has  been  the 
happy  lot  of  William  Churchill  Ham- 
mond, professor  of  music  at  Mount  Hol- 
yoke College,  organist  and  choirmaster 
of  the  Second  Congregational  Church, 
organist  and  choirmaster  of  Skinner 
Memorial  Chapel,  and  purveyor  of  mu- 
sic to  the  people.  As  a  youth  he  had 
a  vision  of  bringing  music  to  every- 
body, of  opening  wide  the  ways  to  it 
so  that  every  man,  woman  and  child 
would  share  it.  He  wanted  it  to  be  a 
part  of  his  life  work  that  music  in  Hol- 
yoke, his  adopted  city,  could  be  had  for 
the  asking,  and  it  is  a  matter  of  the  ex- 
amination of  statistics  only  to  prove  that 
he  has  accomplished  the  ambition  his 
generous  inclusive  love  of  mankind  in- 
spired. So  much  has  he  done,  so  gener- 
ously has  he  given  of  his  time  and  talents, 
that  when  he  closed  the  recital  season  in 


the  spring  of  1916  he  had  given  C25  free 
public  recitals  on  the  great  organ  of  the 
Second  Congregational  Church  attended 
by  not  less  than  350,000  listeners.  Is 
there  another  such  record  of  free  organ 
recitals  in  any  city  of  the  United  States 
by  any  church  organist  with  no  additional 
remuneration?  While  he  was  connected 
with  Smith  College  of  Music  he  gave 
fifty  free  recitals  on  the  college  organ, 
and  during  the  twelve  years'  connection 
with  the  music  department  of  Holyoke 
College,  1902-15,  he  gave  125  free  recitals 
on  the  Whiting  organ.  In  the  towns 
around  Holyoke  he  has  given  75  recitals 
to  dedicate  new  organs,  often  at  events 
when  music  and  charity  were  combined, 
his  services  being  always  donated.  And 
this  is  but  a  small  part  of  what  he  has 
done  for  music  and  music  lovers.  He  has 
performed  his  regular  duties  as  church 
organist  and  head  of  a  college  music  de- 
partment; has  conducted  a  great  chorus 
choir  and  built  up  such  a  feeling  of  co- 
operation in  the  church  that  all  expenses 
connected  with  the  free  organ  recitals  is 
borne  by  the  church  which  supports  Pro- 
fessor Hammond  in  any  program  he  may 
suggest.  So  his  boyish  hopes  have  ended 
in  fruition,  and  from  the  ''Valley  of  Am- 
bition'' he  has  climbed  to  the  mountain 
top. 

Professor  Hammond  traces  his  ancestry 
to  Thomas  Hammond,  who  came  to  this 
country  in  1636  and  settled  in  Xewton. 
Massachusetts.  In  England  the  name  is 
traced  to  the  Conquest,  and  on  the  Roll 
of  Battle  Abbey  the  name  of  Hammond 
is  found.  The  name  as  a  surname  is  de- 
rived from  the  given  name  Homo,  and 
as  Hamo,  Hamon  and  Hammond  is  re- 
peatedly found  in  "Domesday  Book." 
Thomas  Hammond,  American  ancestor, 
was  a  son  of  Thomas  Hammond,  who 
died  in  Lakenham.  England,  in  1589,  and 
is  believed  to  have  been  a  grandson  of 


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John  llaniniond,  a  clothier.  Thomas  (i) 
Hammond  married,  1573,  Rose  Trippe, 
the  mother  of  Thomas  (2)  Hammond 
Thomas  (2)  Hammond  married,  in  Eng- 
hind,  ITizabeth  Cason  or  Carson,  and 
with  his  family  came  to  Massachusetts 
in  i(>i(y,  settling  at  Newtown.  He  evi- 
dently prospered  as  at  his  death  his  estate 
inventoried  1,139  pounds.  Thomas  and 
ITizabeth  Hammond  had  children:  Eliza- 
beth. Thomas  (3),  Sarah  and  Xahum. 
Thomas  (3)  Hammond,  born  in  England 
in  1643.  married  Elizabeth  Stedman,  De- 
cember 17,  i6()2,  and  had  children:  Eliza- 
beth. Thomas,  Isaac  and  Sarah  (twins), 
Nathaniel,  John,  I-llcazer.  Isaac  Ham- 
mond, born  December  20,  1668,  married 
Ann  Hardwick  and  had  children:  Mar- 
garet, Isaac.  Josiah,  Hannah,  Jonathan, 
Esther  and  Elijah.  I-liijah  Hammond, 
born  October  7.  1711.  married  Mary 
Kingsbury  and  had  children:  Nathaniel, 
Hannah,  Priscilla.  Nathaniel  Hammond, 
born  in  1733.  married  Dorothy  Tucker 
and  had  children:  Jason,  Candau,  Elijah, 
Samuel,  Eli,  Mary,  Allen,  Calvin,  Alvin. 
]'"lijah  Hammond,  born  in  1760,  married 
Martha  Strong  and  had  children:  Elijah, 
J(jsiah.  Martha,  Justus  S.,  Allen,  Mary 
and  Joseph  Churchill.  Elijah  Hammond, 
the  father,  was  a  prominent  man  in  Ver- 
ntm.  Connecticut,  was  active  in  church 
v.(jrk,  the  Hammond  Church  being  a  re- 
ligious centre.  The  preceding  generations 
had  all  resided  in  Newton,  Massachusetts, 
but  with  this  generation  Vernon,  Con- 
necticut, became  the  family  home. 

Joseph  Churchill  Hammond  was  born 
in  i.So<>,  died  1878.  He  was  a  man  of  edu- 
cation and  for  a  time  taught  the  Vernon 
School.  Later  he  entered  the  employ  of 
the  Haywood  Rubl)cr  Company  at  Col- 
cliester,  Connecticut,  then  a  small  con- 
cern which  he  saw  grow  to  be  one  of  the 
large  rul)I)er  manufacturing  comjianies  of 
the  country  controlling  many  mills.     At 


the  time  of  his  death  he  was  general  man- 
ager of  the  company,  a  position  he  had 
held  for  many  years.  He  was  an  active, 
virile  man,  prominently  interested  in  all 
town  afYairs,  was  a  close  friend  of  Gov- 
ernor lUickingham  with  whom  he  was 
associated  in  the  rubber  manufacturing 
business,  gave  generously  to  the  poor  and 
was  noted  for  his  charitable,  benevolent 
disposition.  He  gave  an  organ  to  the 
Congregational  church  and  was  a  devoted 
Christian,  showing  forth  his  faith  by  his 
works.  He  married  Abbie  Johanna  Hub- 
bard and  had  children  :  Samuel  Hubbard, 
Daniel  Hubbard,  Joseph  Churchill  (2), 
and  David  Green. 

Joseph  Churchill  (2)  Hammond  was 
born  in  Colchester,  Connecticut,  Decem- 
ber 15,  1836,  died  in  Rockville,  Connecti- 
cut, August  22,  1913.  He  was  educated 
in  Bacon  Academy,  Colchester,  and  com- 
pleted his  studies  at  the  famous  Hall 
School  in  Ellington.  In  185 1  he  began 
his  business  career  in  the  drug  store  of 
Lee  &  Osgood,  Norwich,  Connecticut,  re- 
maining four  years.  He  then  went  to 
Europe  with  a  former  classmate,  Captain 
E.  C.  Weeks,  and  on  his  return  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Hayward  Rubber  Com- 
pany as  shipping  clerk  in  the  Providence 
of^ces  of  the  company.  In  1857  he  en- 
tered the  service  of  the  New  England 
Mill  at  Rockville,  Connecticut,  and  in 
1859  located  permanently  in  Rockville. 
He  was  bookkeeper  for  the  New  England 
Mill  until  1877  ^"d  ^^^  several  years  act- 
ing treasurer.  He  was  also  secretary  of 
the  Rockville  Aqueduct  Company  from 
its  reorganization  in  1866  until  1893.  and 
upon  the  organization  of  the  Rockville 
Water  &  Aqueduct  Company,  he  became 
its  secretary-treasurer,  dual  positions  he 
held  until  his  death.  In  1880  he  perfected 
and  patented  the  "King  B"  buckle  used 
as  a  fastener  on  Arctic  overshoes  and  or- 
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to  control  its  manufacture.  He  was  gen- 
eral manager  and  treasurer  of  the  com- 
pany and  until  1892  pushed  the  sale  of  the 
buckle  until  it  was  adopted  by  the  leading 
manufacturers  of  Arctic  overshoes.  In 
1892  the  business  was  sold  to  the  United 
States  Rubber  Company.  He  was  for 
many  years  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  Rockville  National  Bank  and  the 
Rockville  Savings  Bank,  and  treasurer 
and  trustee  of  the  Rockville  Public  Li- 
brary, trustee  of  the  Rockville  Free  Read- 
ing Room,  and  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  Rockville  Hotel  Company.  In  1878 
he  represented  the  town  of  Vernon  in  the 
General  Assembly,  serving  on  important 
committees  and  aiding  the  progress  of 
Legislation  on  the  floor  of  the  Flouse. 
He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  local 
branch  of  the  Connecticut  State  Humane 
Society,  and  for  thirty  years  was  the 
Rockville  agent  of  the  society.  He  was 
a  lover  of  music  and  himself  a  good  mu- 
sician. One  of  Rockville's  noted  organ- 
izations, the  Hammond  Silver  Drum 
Corps,  composed  of  boys  between  the 
ages  of  ten  and  sixteen  years,  was  organ- 
ized by  Mr.  Hammond  in  1876;  this  was 
named  for  him  and  became  famous 
throughout    New   England. 

Mr.  Hammond  married,  December  21, 
1859,  Catherine  Isham  Burr,  born  in  Au- 
burn. New  York,  March  22,  1841,  died  at 
Rockville,  Connecticut,  August  2,  1907. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Henry  Burr,  who 
was  born  August  8,  1806;  was  the  Boston 
representative  of  the  Haywood  Rubber 
Company  for  many  years;  he  married,  in 
1827.  Lucretia  Isham.  of  Colchester,  Con- 
necticut. Henry  Burr  was  a  descendant 
in  the  seventh  American  generation  of 
the  family  founded  by  John  Burr,  who 
came  from  England  with  Winthrop's  fleet 
in  1630,  settled  in  Roxbury,  Massachu- 
setts, moved  to  what  is  now  Springfield, 
in  1636,  then  settled  in  Fairfield,  Connec- 


ticut, where  he  attained  important  rank 
and  where  he  died  in  1672.  Horace  Burr, 
grandfather  of  Catherine  isham  (Burr) 
Hammond,  was  a  prominent  man  in 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  and  served  as 
president  of  the  Hartford  National  Bank. 
Mrs.  Hammond  removed  to  Colchester, 
Connecticut,  during  her  girlhood,  and 
there  resided  until  her  marriage  to  Mr. 
Hammond,  whereupon  they  took  up  theii- 
residence  in  Rockville.  Connecticut,  that 
city  being  her  home  until  her  death,  forty- 
eight  years  hence.  She  was  a  leader  in 
the  social,  charitable  and  musical  life  of 
Rockville,  where  she  was  widely  known 
and  loved.  She  was  a  woman  of  rare 
charm  and  lovely  personality,  modest  and 
refined,  and  her  nature  was  so  rare  that 
words  are  feeble  in  expressing  the  loveli- 
ness of  her  character.  When  Mr.  Ham- 
mand  first  came  to  Holyoke  to  serve  as 
organist  at  the  Second  Congregational 
Church,  she  spent  considerable  time  in 
that  city,  and  in  later  years  spent  con- 
sider time  at  South  Fladley.  There  she 
drew  about  her  a  wide  circle  from  the 
faculty  and  student  body  at  Mount  Hol- 
yoke College,  the  students  at  that  time 
wishing  that  there  might  be  a  permanent 
Mrs.  Hammond  among  them,  for  sympa- 
thetic, inspiring  friendship.  She  was  one 
of  the  choicest  types  of  New  England 
bred  gentlewomen,  her  nature,  culture 
and  refinement  of  manner  being  deepened 
by  her  strong  character.  She  was  most 
deeply  interested  in  the  musical  career 
of  her  son,  William  C.  Hammond,  and 
she  was  a  great  inspiration  to  him.  She 
was  active  in  all  entertainments  for  the 
church,  as  well  as  social  affairs,  and  her 
exquisite  taste  in  arranging  tableaux  and 
statuary  for  stage  effects  was  extremely 
artistic.  The  Christmas  season  was  a 
happv  time  for  her.  because  of  her  joy  in 
giving,  and  each  year  many  homes  were 
gladdened   with   bundles  and  baskets   of 


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good  cheer  sent  throu^^h  her  generosity.  setts,  his  home,  hrst  becoming  organist 
Not  a  case  of  sorrow  or  misfortune  came  of  the  Second  Congregational  Church,  in 
to  her  knowledge  hut  it  was  borne  in  her  1885.  He  was  instructor  of  organ  music 
heart,  and  not  only  that,  her  purse  strings  at  Smith's  College  from  1899  until  1900, 
opened,  and  with  intuition  rare,  she  and  since  1900  has  been  Professor  of 
seemed  to  feel  just  the  assistance  needed.  Music  at  Mount  Holyoke  College.  His 
The  loss  to  her  own  circle  in  her  death  professional  standing  is  of  the  highest, 
could  not  be  e.xpressed  in  words,  and  the  and  dating  from  the  day  he  first  became 
friends  who  mourned  her  in  Holyoke,  also  organist  of  the  Congregational  church  at 
those  in  other  towns,  where  she  had  Rockville  has  licen  one  of  continuous  suc- 
stayed  temporarily  felt  that  a  beautiful  cess.  His  second  engagement  was  as 
life  had  ended.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hammond  organist  of  Pearl  Street  Church,  Hart- 
were  the  parents  of  two  sons:  William  ford,  his  connection  with  the  Second  Con- 
Churchill,  of  whom  further ;  and  Charles  gregational  Church  of  Holyoke  begin- 
Ilenry.  born  September  16,  1863;  he  re-  ning.  as  stated  above,  in  1885. 
sided  in  Rockville.  Connecticut,  where  for  The  professional  reputation  Professor 
many  years  he  was  associated  with  his  Hammond  has  attained  rests  upon  a 
father  in  business,  and  now  (1917)  is  re-  secure  basis,  and  he  has  freely  given  to 
siding  in  S])ringfield.  the  public  service  that  which  a  fortune 
William  Churchill  Hammond,  of  the  could  not  have  bought.  The  free  organ 
ninth  American  generation  of  his  family,  recitals  given  in  Holyoke  and  elsewhere 
eldest  son  of  Joseph  Churchill  and  Cath-  have  been  enumerated,  but  the  mere  fact 
erine  Isham  (P.urr)  Hammond,  was  born  that  he  has  in  that  way  added  to  the 
in  Rockville,  Connecticut,  November  25,  pleasure  of  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  mil- 
1860.  After  graduation  from  Rockville  lion  people  is  perhaps  subordinate  to  the 
High  School,  he  began  the  development  spirit  he  has  inspired  among  all  churches 
of  his  early  manifested  musical  talent,  of  the  city,  institutions  and  individuals, 
and  under  the  best  teachers  acquired  pro-  and  by  glowing  example  taught  them  the 
ficiency  on  the  pipe  organ,  his  principal  way  to  make  church,  society  or  home 
instructors  having  been  N.  H.  Allen,  of  doubly  attractive. 

Hartford,  and  S.  P.  Warren,  of  New  York  Professor  Hammond  came  to  the  Sec- 
City.  This  was  not  the  work  of  the  ond  Congregational  Church,  young,  joy- 
moment  to  be  laid  aside  in  favor  of  other  ous  and  enthusiastic,  but  beyond  his  con- 
activities,  but  the  settled  jiurpose  and  ception  of  music  as  an  art  was  that  strain 
professional  ambition  of  an  earnest  young  of  the  practical,  a  heritage  from  his  dis- 
man  deeply  in  love  with  his  art,  desirous  tinguished  New  England  ancestors,  so  he 
to  make  his  talent  a  blessing  to  his  com-  began  at  once  to  plan,  and  soon  to  execute 
munity.  The  years  have  brought  him  those  plans  with  the  result  as  here  shown. 
fame,  and  perhaps  nothing  during  his  pro-  A  free  organ  recital  in  a  then  so  small  a 
fessional  career  has  given  him  more  genu-  city  as  Holyoke  was  a  new  departure,  but 
ine  pleasure  than  the  free  organ  recitals  Professor  Hammond  carefully  nurtured 
he  has  given  to  his  old  friends  and  neigh-  the  idea.  He  brought  to  the  recitals  solo- 
bors  upon  his  often  recurring  visits  to  ists  of  note,  himself  paying  the  expenses 
Rockville.  his  birthplace  and  the  home  of  of  these  out-of-town  artists  and  bearing 
his  youth.  the  cost  of  furnishing  programs.  He  en- 
He    early    made    Holyoke,    Massachu-  countered   opposition   from   some   of  the 

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church  members,  who  regarded  the  pew 
they  paid  for  as  their  exclusive  property 
and  objected  to  the  church  being  used  by 
a  public  who  did  nothing  to  support  it. 
but  these  were  in  the  minority,  and  there 
were  many  broadminded  men  of  vision 
among  the  membership  who  saw  with  the 
leader,  and  from  the  Second  Congrega- 
tional Church  has  gone  out  such  a  spirit 
that  now  there  is  not  a  member  that  is 
not  proud  to  throw  his  or  her  influence 
toward  furthering  Professor  Hammond's 
work.  Now  the  church  bears  all  the  ex- 
penses connected  with  the  recitals.  As  a 
further  testimonial  the  first  organ  was 
rebuilt,  this  occurrence  taking  place  twice 
since.  The  last  time,  to  fitly  honor  the 
silver  anniversary  of  the  leader  coming 
to  them,  a  double  organ  was  built,  the 
echo  organ  being  placed  in  the  rear  of 
the  church.  With  the  completion  of 
Skinner  Memorial  Chapel,  during  the 
early  winter  of  1912,  the  music  of  the 
Second  Church  rose  to  greater  heights, 
the  especial  feature  of  the  beautiful  chapel 
being  the  organ  which,  placed  in  a  setting 
that  adds  to  the  beauty  of  the  music,  can 
be  played  in  connection  with  the  double 
organ  in  the  church. 

The  first  week's  services  in  the  chapel 
ended  with  a  Saturday  afternoon  free 
organ  recital  at  which  hardly  half  of  the 
throng  of  people  who  came  could  be  ac- 
commodated, and  here  Professor  Ham- 
mond saw  another  opportunity  to  make 
his  art  a  still  greater  blessing  to  the 
people.  Saturday  afternoon  was  a  holi- 
day to  the  army  of  mill  workers  and  he 
then  and  there  inaugurated  a  series  of 
free  recitals  for  their  benefit,  he  presid- 
ing at  organ,  and  Joseph  Skinner  bearing 
all  expenses  incident  thereto.  The  large 
attendance  at  these  Saturday  afternoon 
recitals  and  the  fact  that  they  continue 
is  evidence  that  they  are  appreciated  by 
those  for  whose  benefit  they  are  given. 


The  vocal  department  of  the  church 
music  has  kept  pace  with  the  instrumen- 
tal, and  a  great  chorus  choir  joins  with 
the  organ  in  the  grand  anthems  of  praise. 
Professor  Hammond  at  the  organ  also  be- 
ing the  choir  master.  For  many  years  an 
annual  event  has  been  the  Christmas  con- 
certs of  the  combined  choirs  of  the  Sec- 
ond Church  and  Mount  Holyoke  College, 
an  event  that  may  be  said  to  have  a 
nation-wide  reputation,  as  the  program  is 
distributed  from  coast  to  coast  and  used 
as  a  model  in  great  musical  centers.  This 
concert  never  fails  to  crowd  the  Second 
Church.  And  as  further  evidence  of  the 
spirit  that  permeates  and  influences  the 
church  the  fact  is  cited  that  for  many 
years  it  has  been  used  also  annually  for 
the  concert  given  by  Professor  Cartier's 
violin  students,  about  one  hundred  in 
number,  all  playing  in  conjunction  with 
the  great  organ,  this  event  also  taxing  the 
seating  capacity  of  the  church. 

Professor  Hammond  is  a  fellow  of  the 
Guild  of  American  Organists,  and  in 
more  recent  years,  w^ith  the  chorus,  he 
has  arranged  notable  services  in  the 
series  of  concerts  given  by  the  Guild. 
This  record  of  vicarious  service  would 
constitute  a  worthy  life  record,  but  to  it 
must  be  added  his  regular  duties  as  head 
of  a  college  department  of  music  and  as 
organist  and  choir  master  of  church  and 
chapel  at  regular  services  and  rehearsals. 
Professor  Hammond  could  not  have  ac- 
complished all  that  he  has  for  Holyoke 
had  he  been  the  musician  alone.  It  is 
the  many-sided  man,  large-hearted  and 
far-visioned.  with  a  genuine  love  of  his 
fellow  men  that  reaches  far  beyond  organ 
loft  or  chorus  choir,  which  has  enabled 
him  to  do  so  much  for  his  community. 
Among  men  he  is  a  force  for  broad- 
minded,  liberal  giving  out  of  earth's  bless- 
ings to  those  otherwise  destitute  of  them. 
Personally  one  of  the  happiest,  sunniest 


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of  men,  he  radiates  a  good  cheer  that  dis- 
pels all  gloom  or  friction,  numbering  liis 
friends  wherever  he  is  known.  On  April 
2S,  191 5.  the  church  gave  one  day  to  the 
celebration  of  his  thirty  years'  service  as 
organist  of  the  church,  and  the  following 
invitation  was  sent  broadcast  throughout 
the  L'nited  State: 

A  Complimcntar)'  Organ  Recital  will  he  given 

in  the 

Second  Congregational  Church 

Holyoke,  Massachusetts 

on  April  twenty-eighth,  nineteen  hundred  fifteen 

in   affectionate  appreciation  of  the   faithful 

service    of 

William    Churchill    Hammond 

who  fur  thirty  years  as  Organist  and  Choirmaster 

has    enlarged    the    influence    of    the    church    and 

through  his  recitals  extended  the  ministry  of  his 

music  to  people  of  all  creeds  and  of  all  walks  in 

life  becoming  thereby  deservedly  known  as  a  rare 

master  of  a  great  art,  a  leader  in  his  profession, 

an  inspiring  teacher  and  a   friend  of  the  people. 

You   arc  invited  to  be  present. 

Professor  Hammond  married  Fannie 
Bliss  Reed,  only  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Edward  Allan  Reed,  D.  D.,  long  pastor 
o^  the  Second  Congregational  Church,  of 
Holyoke,  and  his  wife,  Mary  Ann  (Bliss) 
Reed.  They  are  the  parents  of  two  sons: 
William  Churchill,  Jr.,  born  July  4,  1903  ; 
Lansing  X'andcr  Hyden.  born  April  2, 
1906. 


MACKINTOSH,  Donald, 

Manufacturer. 

The  name  Donald  Mackintosh  was  one 
well  known  in  business  life  in  Edinburgh, 
Scotland,  and  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
through  a  long  term  of  years.  Donald 
Mackintosh,  the  father,  was  a  merchant 
of  Fdinl)urgli.  Scotland;  Donald  Mackin- 
tosh, the  son,  a  manufacturer  of  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  was  president  of  D.  Mack- 
intosh Sons  Company.  The  sterling  vir- 
tues of  the  father  were  transmitted  to  the 


son,  ami  in  the  fuller,  freer  business  op- 
l)ortunities  of  the  New  World  bore  full 
fruit.  Donald  Mackintosh,  the  younger, 
was  a  man  of  twenty-four  years  when  he 
came  to  the  United  States,  and  soon  after 
located  in  Holyoke.  From  the  expert 
dyer,  he  rose  to  a  commanding  position 
as  head  of  one  of  that  city's  most  impor- 
tant industrial  enterprises,  notwithstand- 
ing the  fact  that  the  hand  of  misfortune 
was  heavily  upon  him  more  than  once, 
and  the  crises  he  passed  through  would 
have  daunted  a  less  courageous  soul.  He 
died  in  Holyoke,  after  a  successful  busi- 
ness career.  In  the  east  transept  of  St. 
Paul's  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in 
Holyoke,  of  which  Donald  Mackintosh 
was  one  of  the  founders,  is  a  beautiful 
memorial  window,  a  splendid  example  of 
the  opalescent  glass  art,  placed  there  as 
a  monument  to  his  memory. 

Donald  Mackintosh,  the  father,  was 
born  in  Killen,  Perthshire,  Scotland,  died 
in  Edinburgh,  Scotland.  He  was  for 
many  years  a  merchant  in  his  native  city, 
later  moving  to  Edinburgh,  where  he  con- 
tinued in  mercantile  life  until  his  death. 

Donald  (2)  Mackintosh,  son  of  Donald 
(i)  and  Mary  Mackintosh,  was  born  in 
Edinburgh.  Scotland.  1819,  died  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  September  27,  1902. 
His  only  brother,  James  Mackintosh,  died 
in  1871.  After  completing  his  studies  in 
Edinburgh,  Donald  Mackintosh  served 
an  apprenticeship  of  five  years  at  the 
dyer's  trade  in  one  of  the  best  mills  in 
Paisley,  Scotland,  and  became  an  expert 
in  blending  colors  and  dyeing  cloth.  He 
delved  deep  into  the  mysteries  of  his  art, 
and  was  as  much  the  deep  student  of  the 
chemistry  of  colors  and  dyes  as  he  was 
the  practical  dyer  for  a  purely  commercial 
result.  From  Paisley,  he  went  to  Leeds, 
England,  where  for  two  years  he  w^as  in 
charge  of  a  dyeing  plant,  going  from 
Leeds  to  Kidderminster  as  superintend- 


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ent  of  the  dyeing  department  of  the 
famous  carpet  manufacturing  plant  of 
j.  &  G.  Humphries.  He  remained  super- 
intendent of  that  department  of  the  just- 
ly famed  Kidderminster  Carpet  Works 
until  1843,  when  he  met  a  representative 
from  the  Hartford  Carpet  Company  of 
Connecticut,  United  States  of  America, 
who  had  sent  him  abroad  to  secure  the 
services  of  a  high-class  dyer  to  place  in 
charge  of  their  dyeing  department.  The 
representative  finally  succeeded  in  mak- 
ing satisfactory  arrangements  with  Mr. 
Mackintosh,  and  he  came  to  the  United 
States.  He  continued  in  the  employ  of 
the  Hartford  Carpet  Company,  in  charge 
of  their  dyeing  department,  for  eight 
years,  when  their  entire  plant  was  de- 
stroyed by  lire.  Mr.  Mackintosh  then  re- 
turned to  England,  but  was  soon  impor- 
tuned by  the  Hartford  Carpet  Company 
to  again  come  to  the  United  States  to  take 
charge  of  a  new  plant  they  intended  to 
erect.  He  yielded  to  their  very  liberal 
offer  and  came  to  the  United  States,  but 
the  company  was  unable  to  forward  its 
plans  for  reorganization  and  rebuilding, 
consequently  had  no  occasion  for  the 
services  of  the  Scotch  expert.  While 
sorely  disappointed,  Mr.  Mackintosh 
swallowed  his  chagrin  and  was  soon  in 
receipt  of  an  offer  from  the  Hampden 
Mills  at  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  to  take 
charge  of  their  dyeing  department.  He 
accepted  this  offer  and  in  1854  assumed 
the  duties  of  his  position.  For  twelve 
years  he  continued  as  manager  of  the  dye 
plant  at  the  Hampden  Mills,  then  began 
business  in  a  small  way  under  his  own 
name.  He  succeeded,  and  as  he  pros- 
pered he  enlarged  his  plant  and  was  meet- 
ing with  success  when  his  ancient  enemy, 
fire,  swept  his  plant  away  and  with  it 
all  his  accumulated  wealth.  Then  his 
Scotch  determination  and  courage  came 
to  his  rescue,  and  ignoring  the  defeat  he 


had  sustained,  he  quickly  began  prepara- 
tions to  retrieve  his  fallen  fortunes.  He 
made  his  second  start  as  a  manufacturer 
in  Northampton,  Massachusetts,  but  ere 
long  he  returned  to  Holyoke,  beginning 
business  on  Bigelow  street.  There  he 
rapidly  improved  his  position,  the  demon 
of  ill-fortune  seemingly  having  been 
appeased.  Five  years  later  the  failure 
of  the  Hampden  Mills  brought  that  prop- 
erty into  the  market,  and  Mr.  Mackintosh 
became  the  purchaser  of  the  mill  in  which 
he  had  formerly  been  employed.  To  fi- 
nance and  operate  so  large  a  plant  he 
formed  the  D.  Mackintosh  Sons  Com- 
pany, his  partners.  Colonel  John  G.  Mack- 
intosh and  Charles  E.  Mackintosh,  his 
sons. 

Under  the  capable  Mackintosh  manage- 
ment the  Hampden  Mills  prospered  as 
never  before,  and  there  many  of  the  pres- 
ent methods  of  dyeing  and  manufactur- 
ing were  first  introduced.  An  expert  in 
his  own  particular  realm,  dyeing,  Mr. 
Mackintosh,  Sr.,  combined  with  that 
knowledge  an  intimate  acquaintance  with 
the  best  Scotch,  English  and  American 
methods  of  manufacture,  and  with  the 
aid  of  his  capable  partners  the  mills  ran 
without  friction  and  the  best  results  were 
obtained.  Dyeing  raw  cotton  in  bulk  was 
first  practiced  at  the  Hampden  Mills  by 
Mr.  Mackintosh,  and  many  other  im- 
provements in  the  dyeing  of  cotton  ma- 
terials in  time  placed  the  plant  among  the 
largest  cotton  dyeing  mills  of  the  coun- 
try. The  founder  continued  at  the  head 
of  D.  Mackintosh  Sons  Company  until 
his  death,  and  in  all  the  realm  of  textile 
manufacturing  he  had  no  superior. 

He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  St. 
Paul's  Episcopal  Church  in  Holyoke,  and 
v.^as  one  of  its  wardens  and  ever  a  strong 
pillar  of  support.  He  was  of  deeply  do- 
mestic nature,  his  home  being  the  center 
of    his    happiness.      He    was   highly    es- 


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♦ecmed.  and  his  upright,  rugged  honesty 
;;nd  purpose  was  apparent  to  even  the 
most  casual  acquaintance.  He  was  in 
the  van  of  improvement  and  progress  in 
his  own  business,  and  left  that  business 
far  in  advance  of  what  he  found  it.  He 
was  a  true  pioneer  and  blazed  the  way  for 
his  successors. 

Mr.  Mackintosh  married,  in  March, 
1843,  Hannah  Underwood,  born  1818, 
died  1892,  d^tighter  of  Benjamin  Under- 
wood, of  Kidderminster,  England.  They 
were  the  parents  of  four  children :  Colo- 
nel John  C,  deceased ;  James,  deceased ; 
Charles  E.  and  Henrietta,  of  Holyoke. 
Charles  E.  Mackintosh,  born  September 
14.  1857,  is  president  and  treasurer  of  D. 
Mackintosh  Sons  Company,  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Mechanics'  Savings  Bank,  di- 
rector of  the  Springfield  Safe  Deposit 
Company,  president  of  the  Nonotuck 
Hotel  Company,  and  interested  in  other 
Holyoke  enterprises.  He  married,  in 
1882,  Carrie  Chase,  daughter  of  Nathan 
Berkely  and  Sarah  CBranscombe)  Chase, 
her  father  born  in  1813,  died  in  1888,  her 
mother  born  in  1825,  died  in  1910.  Re- 
cently there  w-as  unveiled  in  the  western 
transept  of  St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church, 
a  beautiful  memorial  window  in  memory 
of  the  long  years  of  devoted  service  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Chase  had  given  to  that  church. 
The  window,  a  companion  work  of  art 
for  the  Mackintosh  window  in  the  east 
transept  of  the  church,  is  a  gift  from  Mrs. 
Carrie  (Chase)  Mackintosh  and  her  sister, 
Jessie  Sarah  Chase.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles 
E.  Mackintosh  are  the  parents  of  the  fol- 
lowing children:  i.  Donald  Chase,  born 
September  19.  1885,  general  manager  of 
D.  Mackintosh  Sons  Company ;  married, 
October  15,  1910,  Helen  Louise  Cook, 
of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
Charles  W.  and  Emma  (Still)  Cook; 
children:  Janet,  born  March  12.  1914, 
and  Donald,  born  September  9,  1915.     ii. 


Helen,  became  the  wife  of  Paul  Sturs- 
burg,  deceased,  ii.  Malcolm  E.  iv.  Jessie 
C.     V.  Henrietta. 


BRAINERD,  George  Wilson, 
Paper  Manufacturer. 

George  Wilson  Brainerd,  treasurer  of 
the  American  Pad  and  Paper  Company 
of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  who  has  been 
for  over  twenty  years  connected  with  the 
paper  industry  of  that  city,  comes  of  one 
of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  families 
of  the  old  Connecticut  colony. 

(I)  Daniel  Brainerd,  his  immigrant 
ancestor,  was  born  in  England,  probably 
at  Braintree,  County  Essex,  and  was 
brought  to  this  country  when  he  was 
about  eight  years  old.  He  lived  with  the 
Wadsworth  family  in  Hartford,  Connec- 
ticut, until  1662,  when  he  took  up  land 
on  his  own  account,  and  settled  at  Had- 
dam.  in  the  wilderness.  His  children 
were  baptized  at  Middletown,  eight  miles 
away.  He  became  a  leading  citizen, 
serving  in  the  offices  of  constable,  sur- 
veyor, fence  view^er,  assessor  and  justice 
of  the  peace,  and  on  various  town  com- 
mittees to  lay  out  land.  He  was  elected 
commissioner  by  the  General  Assembly 
in  1669,  and  was  a  representative  in  the 
Legislature.  For  many  years  he  was 
deacon  of  the  Haddam  church,  at  a  time 
when  the  office  of  deacon  was  bestowed 
upon  the  foremost  citizens  only.  His 
home  was  on  what  is  now  Main  street, 
east  of  the  river.  He  died  at  Haddam, 
April  I,  191 5,  aged  seventy-four  years 
and  was  buried  in  the  old  graveyard  a 
few  rods  east  of  the  court  house. 

Deacon  Brainerd  married  (first)  Han- 
nah Spencer,  who  was  born  in  1641,  and 
died  in  1691,  a  daughter  of  Gerrard  and 
Hannah  Spencer.  He  married  (second) 
March  30.  1693,  Elizabeth  (Wakeman) 
Arnold,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Eliza- 


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beth  Wakeman.  Her  father  died  in  the 
Bahama  Islands  in  1641.  He  married 
(third)  November  29,  1698,  Hannah 
(Spencer)  Sexton,  who  was  born  April 
25,  1653,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Sarah 
Spencer,  and  widow  of  George  Sexton. 
Children,  all  by  his  first  wife :  Daniel, 
born  March  2,  1665-66;  Hannah,  Novem- 
ber 20,  1667  ;  James,  June  2,  1669 ;  Joshua, 
July  20,  1671-72;  William,  March  30, 
1673-74;  Caleb,  November  20,  1675-76; 
Elijah,  mentioned  below;  Hezekiah,  May 
24,  1680-81. 

(II)  Elijah  Brainerd,  son  of  Daniel 
Brainerd,  was  born  in  Haddam,  Connec- 
ticut, in  1678,  and  remained  in  his  native 
town,  following  farming  for  his  vocation. 
He  married  (first)  September  28,  1699, 
Mary  Bushnell,  born  March  10,  1675,  died 
September  11,  1735:  (second)  September 

6,  1738,  Margaret .     He  died  April 

20,  1740.  Children,  all  by  his  first  wife: 
Mary,  born  June  20,  1700;  Abigail,  June 
20,  1702;  Joseph,  June  21,  1704;  Elijah, 
mentioned  below;  Thankful,  July  2,  1709; 
Rachel.  May  13,  1712;  Jabez,  February 
19,  1714-15;  Esther,  August  16,  1717; 
Phineas,  October  17,  1720. 

(III)  Elijah  (2)  Brainerd,  son  of  Elijah 
(i)  Brainerd,  was  born  at  Haddam,  Con- 
necticut, September  22,  1706.  He  also 
became  one  of  the  foremost  citizens  of 
his  native  town.  He  was  made  ensign 
of  the  Eleventh  Company,  Seventh  Regi- 
ment of  the  Connecticut  province  in  Octo- 
ber, 1747,  commissioned  lieutenant  of  the 
same  company  in  1754,  and  did  valiant 
service  in  the  French  and  Indian  wars. 
He  was  elected  deacon  of  the  Haddam 
church,  an  office  that  his  grandfather  had 
filled  before  him,  and  continued  in  this 
honorable  post  until  the  time  of  his  death. 
He  died  at  Haddam.  May  9,  1764.  He 
married,  April  4,  1732,  Phebe  Bailey 
(other  records  give  her  name  as  Davis). 
She  died  about  1791,  and  her  estate  was 


settled  April  4,  1791.  Children,  born  at 
Haddam:  Elisha,  born  March  7,  1733; 
Elijah,  September  5,  1734;  Prosper,  Janu- 
ary 6,  1736-37;  Mary,  February  3,  1737- 
38;  Zachariah,  February  6,  1741-42;  Sus- 
annah, February  6,  1744-45 ;  Timothy, 
May  23,  1746,  died  young;  Mindwell,  Oc- 
tober 7,  1748;  Martha,  January  21,  1751  ; 
Timothy,  mentioned  below. 

(IV)  Timothy  Brainerd,  son  of  Elijah 
(2)  Brainerd,  was  born  at  Haddam,  Con- 
necticut, April  2,  1754.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Revolutionary  War,  marching  with 
his  company  at  the  time  of  the  Lexington 
Alarm,,  April  19,  1775,  and  remaining  in 
the  service  for  two  years.  He  was  a  pri- 
vate in  the  Eighth  Company,  Colonel 
Huntington's  regiment,  Connecticut,  in 
1775,  and  served  at  the  siege  of  Boston, 
stationed  at  Roxbury,  Massachusetts,  and 
also  in  coast  duty  along  Long  Island 
Sound  in  Connecticut.  In  1776  he  was 
one  of  this  regiment  which  went  into  the 
Continental  service.  He  was  granted  a 
pension,  March  4,  1831,  for  his  service  in 
the  war.  He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade 
and  worked  in  East  W'indsor  and  Lyme 
as  well  as  Haddam.  He  removed  to 
Palmer,  ^lassachusetts,  about  1772,  and 
set  up  a  blacksmith  shop,  making  scythes, 
axes  and  other  farming  tools  and  doing  a 
prosperous  business.  He  also  had  a  farm 
and  at  last  accounts  it  was  still  owned  by 
his  descendants.  He  died  September  29, 
1834.  He  married,  in  1783,  Sarah  Wilson, 
of  Shelburne,  Franklin  county,  Massachu- 
setts. She  was  born  October  19,  1765, 
and  died  March  19,  1839.  Children,  born 
at  Palmer:  Margaret,  born  March  20, 
1784;  Phebe,  January  6,  1786;  Sarah,  Au- 
gust 26,  1787;  Phebe,  July  25,  1789;  Lucy, 
January  31,  1793  ;  Timothy,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Amy,  June  i,  1796;  Mary,  June  16, 
1798;  Mindwell,  August  9,  1800;  Betsey, 
July  8,  1803;  Wilson,  February  22,  1806. 

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Timothy  (i)  Brainerd,  was  born  at 
Fainter,  Massachusetts,  May  13,  1794.  He 
settled  in  Enfield,  Massachusetts,  and  was 
deacon  of  the  Congregational  church 
there.  He  died  February  3,  1876.  He 
married,  December  9,  1819,  Sophronia 
Crosby,  born  July  28,  1797,  died  Decem- 
ber 12,  1879,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Joshua  and  Lydia  (Terry)  Crosby,  of  En- 
field. They  had  one  child,  John  Crosby, 
mentioned  below. 

(\T)  John  Crosby  Brainerd,  son  of 
Timothy  (2)  Brainerd,  was  born  at  En- 
field, Massachusetts,  October  23,  1820, 
and  was  associated  with  his  father  as  a 
farmer  some  years,  then  went  to  Warren, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  the  insurance 
business,  after  which  he  removed  to  Am- 
herst, Massachusetts,  where  he  continued 
in  the  same  business  and  where  he  died 
in  1906.  He  married,  October  4,  1848, 
Mary  J.  Lowell,  born  January  17,  1830, 
died  May,  1904,  a  daughter  of  John  and 
Maria  (Lyman)  Lowell,  of  Ware.  Mas- 
sachusetts. Children,  born  at  Amherst: 
Ellen  Maria,  born  January  24,  1850,  died 
April  27,  1854;  George  Wilson,  mentioned 
below ;  .Arthur  Lyman,  born  December  4, 
1870,  in  South  Orange,  New  Jersey. 

(VH)  George  Wilson  Brainerd,  son  of 
John  Crosby  Brainerd,  was  born  at  W'ar- 
ren,  Massachusetts,  December  3,  1858. 
He  received  his  early  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  town,  com- 
pleting his  preparation  for  college  in  the 
Hitchcock  Free  High  School  at  Brimfield, 
then  entered  Amherst  College  and  gradu- 
ated in  the  class  of  1881  with  the  deg^-ee 
of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  After  teaching 
school  at  West  Stockbridge,  Massachu- 
setts, for  two  years,  he  turned  to  news- 
paper work,  beginning  on  the  staff  of  the 
Springfield  "Union."  Here  he  remained 
until  1882,  when  he  took  a  position  on  the 
Holyoke  "Herald."  Like  most  ambitious 
young  journalists,  he  enjoyed  the  work  of 


a  reporter,  but  accepted  a  promising 
opportunity  in  business.  It  has  been  said 
that  there  is  no  better  training  for  a  busi- 
ness man  than  a  few  years  of  reporting 
on  a  daily  newspaper.  During  the  next 
four  years  he  was  a  bookkeeper  in  the 
office  of  the  Chemical  Paper  Company  at 
Holyoke,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he 
resigned  and  acquired  an  interest  in  the 
American  Pad  Company.  Here  he  re- 
mained two  years,  when  he  disposed  of 
his  interest  and  removed  to  Boston  to 
become  bookkeeper  for  the  firm  of 
Turner,  Clark  &  Rawson,  a  position 
that  he  filled  for  four  years.  The  fol- 
lowing year  he  was  with  Hutchinson 
&  Company,  wool  dealers  of  Boston,  in 
the  counting  room.  He  was  then,  for 
about  a  year,  engaged  in  the  insurance 
business  as  agent  of  various  fire  and  life 
insurance  companies  with  offices  in  Bos- 
ton. 

In  1894  he  returned  to  the  paper  busi- 
ness in  Holyoke.  The  American  Pad 
Company  was  incorporated  under  the 
name  of  the  American  Pad  and  Paper 
Company,  and  in  1894  he  was  elected  a 
director  and  secretary,  and  held  this  until 
1904,  w'hen  he  was  made  treasurer  of  the 
corporation,  and  since  then  he  has  con- 
tinued to  administer  its  affairs,  and  has 
been  a  prime  factor  in  the  development 
and  growth  of  this  concern,  to  which  he 
has  devoted  himself  with  characteristic 
energy  and  industry.  In  addition  to  his 
position  in  the  above  company,  Mr. 
Brainerd  is  one  of  the  trustees  of  the 
People's  Savings  Bank  of  Holyoke.  He 
is  active  in  church  and  charities,  and  is  a 
deacon  of  the  Congregational  church.  He 
is  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  the  Chi 
Phi  college  fraternity,  and  is  prominent 
in  social  circles.  In  politics  he  is  a  Re- 
publican. 

Mr.  Brainerd  married  (first)  July  26, 
1883.  Ella  R.  Savage,  who  was  born  at 


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Paxton,  Massachusetts,  and  died  at  Hol- 
yoke,  January  i,  1910,  a  daughter  of  Seth 
and  Emma  Ann  (Granger)  Savage.  He 
married  (second)  January  16,  1915,  Susan 
CaroHne  Titcomb,  a  daughter  of  Edward 
and  Mary  (Paine)  Titcomb,  of  Barn- 
stable, Massachusetts.  Children  by  first 
wife:  I.  George  Winthrop,  born  at  Au- 
burndale,  Massachusetts,  September  29, 
1889,  attended  public  school  at  Holyoke, 
entered  Amherst  College,  graduating  in 
191 1  ;  after  spending  five  years  in  busi- 
ness in  Holyoke,  he  took  a  course  in  the 
New  York  School  of  Philanthropy.  2. 
Ruth  Marie,  born  at  Auburndale,  January 
14,  1893,  graduated  from  the  high  school 
of  Holyoke,  spent  one  year  at  Wheaton 
Seminary,  then  went  to  the  Teachers' 
College  in  New  York  City. 


BULLARD,  WUliam  H., 

Manufacturer. 

Robert  Bullard,  the  immigrant  ances- 
tor of  this  family,  was  born  in  England 
in  1599,  and  died  at  Watertown,  Massa- 
chusetts, June  24,  1639,  a  few  years  after 
he  came  to  this  country.  His  widow, 
Anne  Bullard,  married  (second)  Henry 
Thorpe.  She  was  granted  land  in  Water- 
town  in  1644.  Henry  Thorpe  died  May 
21,  1673,  and  her  children  inherited  his 
estate.  George  Bullard,  of  Watertown, 
Isaac  Bullard,  of  Dedham,  William  Bul- 
lard, of  Watertown  and  Dedham,  are  be- 
lieved to  be  brothers  of  Robert  Bullard. 
It  is  known  that  Robert  Bullard  had  a 
son  Benjamin,  mentioned  below. 

(II)  Benjamin  Bullard,  son  of  Robert 
Bullard,  was  born  about  1634.  After  the 
death  of  his  father,  he  lived  with  an  uncle 
in  Dedham.  He  was  admitted  a  towns- 
man of  Boston,  January  i,  1655.  He  and 
George  Fairbanks  were  pioneers  of  Sher- 
born,  Massachusetts,  as  early  as  1658. 
Benjamin  Bullard  built  his  house  to  the 


north  of  Bogistow  pond.  Soon  afterward 
he  and  his  neighbors  built  a  stone  gar- 
rison house  as  security  against  Indian 
attack,  on  the  shore  of  the  pond  near 
Bullard's  house.  In  this  fort  they  were 
once  besieged  by  Indians,  who  attempted 
to  burn  it  by  rolling  a  load  of  burning  fiax 
up  to  it,  but  the  wagon  was  stopped  by 
a  boulder,  and  the  Indians  finally  retired 
without  succeeding  in  their  attack.  A 
lineal  descendant  of  Benjamin  Bullard 
still  owns  and  cultivates  the  farm.  Ben- 
jamin Bullard  signed  the  petition  for  the 
incorporation  of  the  town  of  Sherborn  in 
1662.  He  married  (first)  April  5,  1659, 
at  Dedham,  Martha  Pidge,  born  at  Rox- 
bury,  January  12,  1642,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  Pidge.  He  married 
(second)  in  1677,  Elizabeth  Thorpe, 
daughter  of  Henry  Thorpe.  Children  by 
first  wife :  Elizabeth  ;  Mary,  born  Sep- 
tember 14,  1663;  Samuel,  December  26, 
1667;  Benjamin,  March  i,  1670  (ancestor 
of  Eunice  W.  Bullard,  who  married  Rev. 
Henry  Ward  Beecher.  She  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Dr.  Artemas  Bullard,  granddaugh- 
ter of  Asa  and  great-granddaughter  of 
Benjamin  Bullard,  the  third  of  the  name 
in  direct  line);  Hannah,  August  6,  1672; 
Lieutenant  Eleazer,  June  2"],  1676.  By 
second  wife :  John,  mentioned  below ; 
Elizabeth,  January  31,  1681 ;  Mary,  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1683;  Malachi,  March  8,  1685; 
Isaac,  July  25,  1688. 

(HI)  John  Bullard,  son  of  Benjamin 
Bullard,  was  born  at  Sherborn,  Massa- 
chusetts, March  7,  1678.  He  inherited 
part  of  his  father's  estate  in  the  north  part 
of  Medway  near  the  southeast  corner  of 
what  is  now  Holliston,  and  almost  sur- 
rounded by  Bogistow  brook.  He  mar- 
ried Abigail  Leland,  daughter  of  Deacon 
Hopestill  Leland.  Abigail  Leland  was 
born  February  17,  1683,  married,  January 
7,  1702.  Her  father  was  a  son  of  Henry 
Leland,    the    Puritan,    and    grandson    of 


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Hopestill  Leland,  who  died  at  Medfield  in 
1655,  aged  seventy-five  years.  Children  : 
Thankful,  born  at  Medway  ;  John.  May 
16,  1705;  Abigail.  December  4.  1708; 
Hannah,  May  12.  1714:  Mary,  Xpril  7, 
1717;  Comfort.  March  2.  1721  :  Henry, 
mentioned  below. 

(IV)  Henry  Bullard.  son  of  John  Bul- 
lard,  was  born  at  Medway.  Massachu- 
setts, October  i.  1723.  He  married, 
March  14.  1745-46,  Jemima  Pond,  who 
died  May  19,  1766;  he  married  (second) 
Abigail  Morse,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and 
Sarah  (Coolidge)  Morse,  granddaughter 
of  Joseph  and  Priscilla  (Colburn)  Morse. 
John  Morse,  father  of  Joseph  Morse,  was 
a  son  of  the  immigrant,  Samuel  ^lorse. 
Children  of  Henry  Bullard  by  first  wife: 
Mary,  born  October  14.  1746:  Henry, 
April  29,  1749;  Adam.  August  10,  1752; 
John,  November  28,  1756;  Eli,  November 
16,  1758;  Royal,  April  21,  1762;  Samuel, 
May  15,  1766.  By  second  wife:  Abigail, 
April  II,  1773;  Margaret,  November  i, 
1775;  Liberty,  mentioned  below;  Amos, 
February   25,    1780:   Abigail,   August    11, 

1783- 

(V)  Liberty  Bullard,  son  of  Henry 
Bullard.  was  born  at  Medway,  Massachu- 
setts, November  11.  1777,  and  died  about 
1848.  He  married  (first)  Abigail  Learned  ; 

(second)    Holbrook,   of    Belling- 

ham.  His  first  wife  was  a  daughter  of 
Edward  Learned,  of  Sherborn  and  Stur- 
bridge,  granddaughter  of  Captain  Edward 
and  Sarah  (Fuller)  Learned,  great-grand- 
daughter of  Deacon  Benoni  Learned  by 
his  wife,  Sarah  (Fanning)  Learned. 
Isaac  Learned,  of  Chelmsford,  father  of 
Benoni  Learned,  married  Mary  Stearns. 
He  was  a  son  of  William  Learned,  the 
pioneer  at  Charlestown.  She  died  Feb- 
ruary 29,  1808.  Children  by  first  wife: 
Edward,  mentioned  below ;  James,  died 
young ;  James  ;  William.  By  second  wife  : 
Abigail,  Gilford,  Aaron,  Betsey,  Hannah. 


The  family  settled  at  New  Salem,  Massa- 
chusetts. 

(\T)  Edward  Bullard,  son  of  Liberty 
Bullard,  was  born  at  Medway,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  May,  1800.  He  went  in  early 
life  with  his  father  to  New  Salem,  fol- 
lowed farming  in  that  town  during  all  his 
active  life,  and  his  death  occurred  there. 

He    married    .      Children : 

Benjamin  Francis,  Lucinda,  John  H., 
mentioned  below;  Robert,  Charles,  San- 
ford. 

(VII)  John  H.  Bullard,  son  of  Edward 
Bullard,  was  born  in  New  Salem,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1833,  and  died  in  Athol,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1892.  In  early  life  he  was 
a  resident  of  Royalston,  but  about  i860 
removed  to  Athol,  where  he  spent  all  the 
later  years  of  his  life.  He  was  a  car- 
penter and  cabinet  maker,  a  skillful  me- 
chanic. He  was  a  member  of  the  Aleth- 
odist  church,  and  a  Republican  in  politics. 
He  married  Lovina  Elizabeth  Jillson,  who 
was  born  in  Richmond,  New  Hampshire, 
daughter  of  Wheaton  Jillson  and  grand- 
daughter of  Silas  Jillson.  Children : 
\\'illiam  Henry,  mentioned  below ;  Ed- 
ward E.,  born  in  Athol.  who  was  drowned 
soon  after  graduation  from  the  high 
school. 

(VIII)  William  Henry  Bullard.  son  of 
John  H.  and  Lovina  Elizabeth  (Jillson) 
Bullard,  was  born  in  South  Royalston, 
Massachusetts,  September  25,  1856.  His 
parents  removed  to  Athol,  same  State,  in 
i860,  and  his  education  was  acquired  in 
the  schools  of  Athol  and  New  Salem 
Academy,  where  he  was  thoroughly  pre- 
pared for  the  active  duties  of  life.  During 
young  manhood  he  served  in  the  capacity 
of  teacher  in  the  schools  of  Petersham, 
Massachusetts,  and  in  those  of  Ashuelot 
and  Winchester,  New  Hampshire,  his 
work  proving  highly  satisfactory,  he 
meeting  all  the  requirements  of  the  posi- 
tion.    In  1875  ^^  accepted  a  clerkship  in 


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a  dry  goods  store  in  Athol,  Massachu- 
setts, and  there  familiarized  himself  with 
that  line  of  work,  and  in  1881,  six  years 
later,  removed  to  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, in  which  city  he  has  since  resided, 
a  period  of  three  and  a  half  decades.  In 
1887  he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own 
account  as  a  dry  goods  dealer  and  so  con- 
tinued until  1913,  a  period  of  over  a 
quarter  of  a  century,  and  then  disposed 
of  the  same  at  an  advantageous  price.  In 
December,  1903,  he  established  a  business 
known  as  the  Bullard  Thread  Company, 
under  which  name  it  operated  until  De- 
cember, 1914,  when  it  was  changed  to  the 
W.  H.  Bullard  Thread  Company  of  Hol- 
yoke, of  which  Mr.  Bullard  is  the  sole 
owner,  and  in  the  form,er  named  concern 
he  filled  the  offices  of  treasurer  and  agent. 
The  company  are  manufacturers  of  Char- 
ter Oak  products,  which  consist  of  Char- 
ter Oak  Best  Six  Cord  Thread ;  Charter 
Oak  Mercerized  Crochet  Cotton,  Charter 
Oak  Spool  Darning  Cotton,  Charter  Oak 
Ball  Mending  Cotton,  Charter  Oak  20 
Ball  Knitting  Cotton.  Charter  Oak  Mac- 
rame  Cord,  Charter  Oak  Crochet  Cord, 
Charter  Oak  Crochet  Twist,  Charter  Oak 
Carpet  Warp,  Charter  Oak  Mercerized 
Sea  Island  Embroidery  Floss,  all  of  which 
are  always  reliable.  The  enterprise 
proved  successful  from  the  outset,  and 
has  steadily  increased  in  volume  and 
importance,  ranking  now  among  the  rep- 
resentative business  enterprises  of  Hol- 
yoke, bringing  to  its  owner  a  good  finan- 
cial return.  It  is  needless  to  say  to  those 
acquainted  with  his  honorable  business 
career  and  his  excellent  executive  ability 
that  every  transaction  is  conducted  on 
strictly  business  lines  and  that  he  well 
merits  the  confidence  reposed  in  him. 

Mr.  Bullard  is  vice-president  of  the 
Holyoke  Cooperative  Bank.  In  1912-13 
he  was  president  of  the  Holyoke  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce.    He  is  a  member  of  the 


Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
of  the  United  Commercial  Travelers'  As- 
sociation, of  the  Holyoke  Club,  the  Canoe 
Club,  and  the  Mount  Tom  Golf  Club.  He 
was  president  of  the  New  Salem  Alumni 
Association  in  1913-14-15.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  church,  interesting 
himself  in  all  that  pertains  to  its  welfare 
and  work. 

Mr.  Bullard  married,  August  25,  1880, 
Evalyn  B.  Tandy,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Lorenzo  B.  and  Lucy  Talbot  (Stowell) 
Tandy.  Rev.  Lorenzo  B.  Tandy  was  a 
Baptist  clergyman  and  had  charges  in 
New  Hampshire  and  Massachusetts ; 
both  he  and  his  wife  died  in  Newport, 
New  Hampshire  ;  she  was  born  in  Middle- 
boro,  Massachusetts.  Children:  i.  Ralph 
E.,  born  April  12,  1882 ;  commercial 
traveler ;  married  Hazel  Warner  and  has 
one  child,  Marion,  born  July  7,  1908.  2. 
Grace  E.,  born  October  2,  1892.  3.  Irving 
E.,  born  January  29,  1896. 

Mr.  Bullard  is  a  man  of  many  sterling 
characteristics,  with  a  high  standard  of 
citizenship,  and  with  social  qualities 
which  render  him  popular  with  his  circle 
of  friends.  His  career  has  been  char- 
acterized by  fidelity,  honesty  and  enter- 
prise, and  as  a  business  man,  citizen  and 
Christian  gentleman  he  commands  the 
respect  and  admiration  of  all  with  whom 
he  is  associated. 


MILLS,  William  Jay, 

Business  Man. 

For  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  Wil- 
liam J.  Mills  has  been  a  prominent  figure 
in  the  business  life  of  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, although  the  State  of  Connec- 
ticut claims  him  as  one  of  her  native  sons. 
But  he  has  for  his  adopted  city  all  the 
loyalty  and  love  of  a  true  son,  and  has 
aided  in  the  upbuilding  of  her  commercial 
greatness  and  business  importance.     He 


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traces  his  ancestry  to  Holland,  the  name  Peter  (2)  Mills,  son  of  Peter  (i)  and 
Mills  being  the  English  meaning  of  the  Dorkas  (Messinger)  Mills,  settled  in 
Dutch  surname  "Meulen."  As  his  Dutch  W'intonbury,  Connecticut,  where  he  died 
ancestor  won  his  title  in  perfecting  the  in  1754.  He  married,  July  24,  1692,  Joanna 
peculiar  dyke  and  canal  system  which  Porter,  born  February  7, 1670.  They  were 
have  added  so  greatly  to  Holland's  area  the  parents  of  eight  sons  and  one  daugh- 
and  prosperity,  so  this  twentieth  century  ter.  The  eighth  child  was  Rev.  Eben- 
descendant,  by  the  exercise  of  the  same  ezer  Mills,  who  studied  theolog}-  under 
traits  of  character,  has  added  to  the  up-  the  instruction  of  his  brother,  Rev.  Jede- 
building  of  the  greater  Holyoke.  diah  Mills,  who  for  fifty-two  years  was 
The  progenitor  of  this  branch  of  the  pastor  of  a  church  at  Repton,  now  Hunt- 
Mills  family  in  .\merica  was  Sir  Wouters  ington,  Connecticut.  The  ninth  child, 
Van  Der  Meulen.  of  Amsterdam,  Hoi-  Gideon  Mills,  was  prepared  for  college  by 
land.  He  won  his  knighthood  from  his  his  brother,  the  Rev.  Jedediah  ]\Iills,  and 
sovereign  by  rendering  distinguished  after  graduating  from  Yale  in  .1737  was 
public  service  in  the  improvement  of  the  one  of  the  Deans  scholars  at  New  Haven, 
canal  and  dyke  system  of  Holland.  His  was  rector  of  Hopkins  Grammar  School 
eldest  son.  Peter  Van  Der  Meulen,  born  for  ten  months,  then  was  licensed  to 
in  Holland  in  1622,  came  to  Xew  England  preach  and  continued  in  the  ministry  until 
from  Leyden,  where  he  was  studying  for  his  death,  August  4,  1772.  His  son,  Lieu- 
the  ministry  at  the  university.  About  tenant  Gideon  Mills,  married  Ruth  Hum- 
1650  he  joined  the  refugees  who  had  come  phrey,  and  their  daughter,  Ruth  Mills, 
to  Leyden  for  "Conscience  sake"  from  married  Owen  Brown,  whose  son,  John 
England,  and  thereby  enraged  his  father  Brown,  was  the  "Liberator"  whose  "soul 
who  disinherited  him.     In  "Colonial  Rec-  goes   marching  on." 

ords,"  volume  one  (in  the  office  of  the  Captain  Peletiah  Mills,  eldest  son  of 
Secretary  of  State,  Hartford,  Connecti-  Peter  and  Joanna  (Porter)  IMills,  was 
cut),  it  is  stated  that  by  his  own  request  born  April  27,  1693.  He  practiced  law 
his  name  was  changed  to  Peter  Mills;  and  was  a  well  known  attorney  of  Win- 
\'an  der  Meulen  meaning,  in  the  Dutch  tonbury.  He  married,  July  5,  1720,  Mar- 
language,  "the  man  of  the  mill."  It  is  tha  Chapman,  of  Colchester,  Connecticut. 
not  know  that  he  ever  lived  in  Hartford,  They  were  the  parents  of  two  sons  who 
but  on  March  13,  1670,  that  town  voted  grew  to  manhood,  Peletiah  (2)  and  Eli- 
to  Thomas   Shailler,  "the   lote   that   was  jah. 

Peter  Milesa  the  donchemanes."  He  set-  Peletiah  (2)  Mills,  son  of  Captain  Pele- 
tled  in  Windsor,  in  that  part  now  Bloom-  tiah  and  Martha  (Chapman)  Mills,  was 
field,  and  as  a  "tailor"  is  frequently  men-  born  in  W'intonbury,  Connecticut,  Janu- 
tioned  in  the  manuscript  of  Rev.  Timo-  ary  9,  1723,  and  died  there,  July  i,  1786. 
thy  Edwards,  of  East  Windsor.  He  mar-  He  married.  March  29,  1743,  Hannah 
ried  (first)  Dorkas  Messinger,  born  Sep-  Owen,  who  died  January  26,  1806,  aged 
tember  2^.  1650,  died  May  18,  1688.  He  eighty-nine.  Their  sons:  Peletiah  (3), 
married  (second)  December  10,  1691,  moved  to  Johnstown,  New  York;  Sam- 
Jane  Warren,  of  Hartford.  He  died  April  uel,  to  Colebrook,  Connecticut;  Eli  and 
17,  1710.  leaving  sons:  Peter,  of  further  Llihu,  remained  in  Wintonbury. 
mention ;  Return  and  Ebenezer,  and  a  Elihu  Mills,  youngest  son  and  eighth 
daughter  Dorkas.  child  of  Peletiah  (2)  and  Hannah  (Owen) 

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Mills,  was  born  in  Wintonbury,  Connec- 
ticut, there  was  baptized  in  June,  1761, 
and  died  in  1835  in  Bloomfield.  He  was 
a  farmer  of  Bloomfield,  and  represented 
that  town  in  the  General  Assembly,  1815. 
He  married  Hetty  Allen,  who  died  July 
3,  1807,  ag-ed  forty-four.  They  were  the 
parents  of  two  sons:  Elihu,  born  Sep- 
tember, 1793;    and  Ammi. 

Ammi  Mills,  youngest  son  of  Elihu  and 
Hetty  (Allen)  Mills,  w^as  born  in  Bloom- 
field, Connecticut,  in  1800,  and  died  there 
in  1848,  a  farmer.  He  married,  Novem- 
ber 16,  1826,  Rebecca  Loomis.  daughter 
of  Jacob  Loomis.  Five  of  their  nine  chil- 
dren died  in  childhood  ;  Susan  R.,  Samuel 
Jay,  of  further  mention,  Anson  A.  and 
Gustavus  D.  lived  to  mature  years. 

Samuel  Jay  Mills,  son  of  Ammi  and 
Rebecca  (Loomis)  Mills,  was  born  in 
Bloomfield.  Connecticut,  July  16,  1833, 
and  died  June  5.  1915.  At  the  age  of 
eighteen  he  became  manager  of  the  home 
farm,  and  all  his  life  was  prominent  in 
town  affairs,  serving  on  the  Board  of 
Selectmen  in  1862,  1865  and  1868,  once 
being  the  candidate  for  both  parties,  al- 
though his  ow^n  political  faith  was  that  of 
the  Democratic  party.  He  was  also  town 
treasurer  for  a  term  of  eight  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  be- 
longing to  Hiram  Lodge,  of  which  he 
was  past  master,  and  to  Pythagoras 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  of  Hart- 
ford. He  lived  to  the  great  age  of  eighty- 
two  years,  a  man  highly  esteemed  and 
universally  respected.  He  married,  No- 
vember 8,  1854,  Antoinette  V.  Whitmore, 
born  in  Bloomfield,  Connecticut.  Septem- 
ber 8,  1832.  and  is  yet  living  in  Bloom- 
field. nearly  eighty-five  years  of  age. 
daughter  of  Henry  Whitmore.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Mills  were  the  parents  of  two  daugh- 
ters:  Harriet  Virginia  and  Sadie  Ruth, 
both  deceased,  and  of  a  son,  William  Jay. 

William  Jay  Mills,  only  son  of  Samuel 


Jay  and  Antoinette  V.  (Whitmore)  Mills, 
was  born  in  Bloomfield,  Connecticut,  De- 
cember 15,  1859.  After  preparation  in 
the  public  schools,  he  entered  Connecti- 
cut Literary  Institute  at  Sultield,  and 
after  completing  courses  there  attended 
business  college  in  Hartford.  He  began 
his  business  career  with  the  wholesale 
house,  George  W.  M.  Reed  &  Company, 
of  New  Haven,  and  for  six  years  con- 
tinued with  that  company.  His  next 
move  carried  him  far  from  his  native 
Connecticut  and  into  a  different  line.  He 
went  to  New  Orleans  with  the  firm  of 
Reed  &  Smith,  a  wholesale  oyster  house, 
operating  largely  in  native  waters  and 
shipping  their  product  north.  He  spent 
one  year  in  the  south,  then  returned  to 
New  Haven  and  for  another  year  was  a 
clothing  clerk. 

He  had  reached  the  age  of  twenty-nine 
years,  when  in  1888  he  entered  into  a 
partnership  with  Lyman  Besse  as  the 
Besse-Mills  Company,  clothing  merchants. 
They  opened  a  clothing  store  in  West- 
field,  Massachusetts,  and  in  1890  opened 
a  similar  store  in  Holyoke  on  the  site  of 
the  old  Windsor  Hotel.  In  1900  they 
completed  the  erection  of  the  building 
they  now  occupy  at  the  corner  of  High 
and  Suffolk  streets,  and  moved  in  the 
same  year.  At  the  time  of  entering  into 
partnership  with  Mr.  Besse,  the  latter 
was  operating  a  chain  of  twenty-one 
clothing  stores  in  different  cities  and 
towns  and  in  several  of  these  Mr.  Mills 
has  an  interest.  He  has  also  since  1897 
been  buyer  for  the  Besse  stores,  forty  in 
number,  the  largest  syndicate  in  the 
L^nited  States.  In  191 5,  in  company  with 
George  P.  B.  Alderman,  he  erected  the 
Mills-Alderman  block  on  High  street, 
Holyoke. 

The  business  of  the  Besse-Mills  Com- 
pany in  Holyoke  has  been  a  prosperous 
one,  and  to  its  management  Mr.  Mills  has 


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given  his  energy  and  ability.  He  is  pro- 
gressive in  his  methods,  and  ranks  with 
the  leading  merchants  of  his  city.  In  ad- 
dition to  his  private  business,  he  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Commercial  Trading 
Company  of  Boston,  a  jobbing  company. 
His  business  quality  has  been  thus  tested 
as  buyer,  retailer  and  wholesaler,  and  has 
proven  by  every  test  to  ring  sound  and 
true.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Holyoke 
Chamber  of  Commerce  :  Mt.  Tom  Lodge. 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  Mt.  Tom 
Golf  Club.  Holyoke  Club  and  the  Second 
Baptist  Church. 

Mr.  Mills  married.  September  15.  1886, 
Maria  Louise  Clarke,  daughter  of  James 
and  Mary  ( Gemmill )  Clarke,  her  father 
born  in  England,  coming  to  the  United 
States  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mills  have  two  sons:  Leon- 
ard Olcott.  born  May  29.  1887,  a  gradu- 
ate of  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology, now  an  electrical  engineer  in  Mil- 
waukee :  Everett  Jay.  born  February  21, 
1896. 


MARSHALL,  William  Rowe, 
Representative  Citizen. 

In  all  the  walks  of  life  William  Rowe 
Marshall,  of  Holyoke.  has  so  acquitted 
himself  as  to  be  regarded  as  a  most  valued 
and  honorable  citizen.  Although  his  resi- 
dence in  Holyoke  has  been  of  compara- 
tively short  duration,  and  his  career  has 
been  a  quiet  and  uneventful  one,  yet  by 
his  manifestation  of  those  sterling  qual- 
ities that  ever  command  respect  he  has 
gained  the  good  will  of  all  with  whom  he 
is  brought  in  contact. 

Jacob  Marshall,  grandfather  of  William 
R.  Marshall,  was  born  in  Xatick.  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1795,  died  in  Medfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1871.  He  was  a  son  of  Jacob 
and  Mary  (Morse)  Marshall,  the  latter 
named  a  daughter  of  Peletiah  Morse,  who 
was  an   innholder  in   Natick.  and   a   de- 


scendant of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Morse, 
who  came  to  this  country  from  England 
in  1635.  Jacob  Marshall.  Jr.,  married 
(first)  Louisa  Jackson,  of  Walpole,  Mas- 
sachusetts, who  bore  him  one  child, 
Louisa.  He  married  (second)  Mary 
Gay,  daughter  of  Joel  and  Priscilla 
^Wheelock)  Gay,  and  granddaughter  of 
Ralph  Wheelock,  '"the  founder  of  Med- 
field, Massachusetts,"  who  was  born  in 
Shropshire.  England,  in  1600.  educated  at 
Clare  Hall.  Cambridge,  was  a  dissenting 
preacher  and  often  preached  after  coming 
to  this  country,  though  never  a  settled 
minister.  Mary  (Gay)  Marshall,  whose 
death  occurred  in  1870.  bore  her  husband 
four  children,  as  follows  :  Harriet,  born 
1829.  died  185 1 ;  Mary  J.,  born  1832.  died 
1850:  William,  of  whom  further;  Olive 
Frances,  born  1840,  died  1877. 

William  Marshall,  father  of  William  R. 
Marshall,  was  born  in  1836,  in  Xatick, 
Massachusetts,  died  in  Medfield.  same 
State,  in  1906.  He  attended  the  schools 
in  the  neighborhood  of  his  home,  and 
upon  arriving  at  manhood  years  chose  for 
his  occupation  the  manufacture  of  bonnet 
wire,  conducting  his  operations  in  Med- 
field under  the  firm  name  of  William 
Marshall  Company,  his  son.  William  R. 
Marshall,  being  connected  with  him  for 
several  years.  He  was  a  man  of  industry 
and  thrift,  active  and  enterprising,  and 
his  business  prospered  accordingly.  He 
married,  in  1864.  Mary  A.  Rowe.  born  in 
Medfield.  Massachusetts,  in  1843,  daugh- 
ter of  William  D.  and  Lydia  A.  (Hamant") 
Rowe.  the  former  named  a  native  of  Bos- 
ton. Massachusetts,  born  in  1812,  and  the 
latter  named  a  resident  of  Medfield.  Mas- 
sachusetts, a  descendant  of  Francis  Ham- 
ant,  one  of  the  thirteen  original  settlers 
of  that  town.  Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Marshall :  William  Rowe.  of  whom  fur- 
ther: Henry  Everett,  born  in  Medfield, 
July    12.    1872.   now   residing   in   Boston. 

William   Rowe  Marshall  was  born  in 


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Medfield,  Massachusetts,  March  4,  1865. 
His  preparatory  education  was  obtained 
in  the  public  schools  of  Medfield,  and  this 
was  supplemented  by  a  two  years'  course 
in  Framingham  High  School  and  a  busi- 
ness course  in  Bryant  &  Stratton  Com- 
mercial College.  His  first  employment 
was  in  a  clerical  capacity  with  Kimball 
Brothers,  carriage  manufacturers,  in  Bos- 
ton, serving  as  their  bookkeeper  for  a 
period  of  three  years.  He  then  entered 
the  employ  of  Hallett  &  Davis  Piano 
Company  in  Rochester,  New  York,  with 
whom  he  remained  for  one  year.  He  then 
returned  to  Boston  and  bought  out  the 
Baker  &  Company  Express  which  oper- 
ated between  Dedham  and  Boston,  and 
under  the  name  of  Marshall's  Express 
conducted  a  successful  business  for  three 
years,  after  which  he  disposed  of  it  and 
went  to  Westboro,  Massachusetts,  in  the 
capacity  of  assistant  superintendent  for 
H.  O.  Bernard,  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  straw  hats,  and  satisfactorily  filled 
that  position  for  three  years.  He  then 
returned  to  Boston  and  engaged  in  his 
former  line  of  work,  bookkeeping,  for 
four  years,  after  which  he  became  identi- 
fied with  his  father  in  the  manufacture 
of  bonnet  wire  under  the  firm  name  of 
William  Marshall  Company,  of  which 
William  R.  Marshall  was  manager,  and 
this  connection  continued  for  a  period  of 
almost  six  years.  He  then  went  to 
Worcester  with  the  American  Steel  Wire 
Company,  with  which  concern  he  re- 
mained for  three  years,  and  in  1908  took 
up  his  residence  in  Holyoke,  and  assumed 
the  duties  of  superintendent  of  the  Hol- 
yoke Covered  Wire  Company,  which  po- 
sition he  has  since  held,  enjoying  the  re- 
gard of  the  many  men  under  his  control 
by  his  fair  and  impartial  treatment  of 
them,  and  his  consideration  for  their  com- 
fort and  welfare.  In  all  his  varied  career 
he    has    discharged    his    duties    with    a 


promptness  and  fidelity  that  has  won  him 
the  commendation  of  all  his  superiors. 

Mr.  Marshall  married,  September  11, 
1891,  Maude  A.  Miller,  of  Westboro,  Mas- 
sachusetts, daughter  of  George  and  Ada 
(Bowman)  Miller.  They  are  the  parents 
of  one  child.  Thelma,  born  in  Dorchester, 
Massachusetts,  December  23,  1894. 


BURGESS,   Arthur   Hope, 

Representative    Citizen    o£    Holyoke. 

F"oreign  countries  have  furnished  to  the 
various  States  of  the  Union,  and  espe- 
cially to  the  State  of  Massachusetts, 
many  of  their  representative  men,  men  of 
solid  character  and  substantial  worth  who 
came  to  the  New  World,  not  as  adven- 
turers, but  to  establish  homes  and  make 
for  themselves  fame  and  fortune,  and 
among  this  number  must  be  mentioned 
Arthur  Hope  Burgess,  a  resident  of  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  where  in  all  matters 
pertaining  to  the  public  Avelfare  he  has 
manifested  a  deep  interest,  giving  his  co- 
operation to  many  measures  for  the  pub- 
lic good. 

Dr.  James  Burgess,  C.  I.  E.,  father  of 
Arthur  Hope  Burgess,  was  born  in  1832 
at  Kirkmahoe,  Dumfriesshire,  Scotland, 
and  died  October  10.  1916.  He  was  edu- 
cated at  the  celebrated  Glasgow  Univer- 
sity. Later  he  was  appointed  principal 
of  Doveton  College,  in  India,  in  which 
institution  he  also  filled  the  chair  of 
mathematics  and  natural  philosophy. 
Some  years  later,  owing  to  ill  health,  he 
was  forced  to  tender  his  resignation, 
which  w^as  reluctantly  accepted,  and  he 
was  appointed  assistant  director-general 
of  the  archeological  survey  work  in 
India  conducted  by  the  British  govern- 
ment, in  which  capacity  he  served  ac- 
ceptably for  thirty  years,  the  last  three 
from  1886  to  1889,  as  director-general. 
During  the  course  of  years  he  completed 


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an  exhaustive  survey  and  study  of  an- 
cient mines,  inscriptions  and  other  objects 
of  historical  interest  throughout  India. 
and  was  responsible  for  a  large  number 
of  publications  on  antiquarian  subjects. 
He  had  a  distinguished  career  in  the 
sphere  of  pre-historic  science  and  histori- 
cal inquiry,  and  for  his  services  in  this 
direction  he  received  the  honorary  degree 
of  LL.  D.  of  Edinburgh  University  in 
1881.  and  he  was  awarded  the  Keith 
medal  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Edinburgh 
in  1898.  He  acted  as  joint  chairman  of 
Edinburgh  University  library  committee, 
retiring  from  that  office  a  year  or  two 
prior  to  his  death.  He  was  a  fellow  of 
the  Royal  Society  of  Edinburgh,  an  Hon. 
A.  R.  I.  B.  A.,  a  fellow  of  the  Royal 
( ieographical  Society  and  of  other  socie- 
ties at  home  and  abroad,  and  he  also  took 
a  prominent  part  in  the  affairs  of  the 
Edinburgh  Dumfriesshire  Association. 
Dr.  Burgess  was  related  closely  to  Sir 
Walter  Scott,  a  representative  of  an  old 
border  family,  the  Scotts  of  Harden,  an 
oflFshoot  from  the  house  of  Bucceleuch, 
whose  first  publication,  a  translation  of 
"Burger's  Ballads,"  "Lenore  and  The 
Wild  Huntsman."  was  issued  in  1796. 
Dr.  James  Burgess  married  Anna  Allan, 
born  at  Montrose.  Scotland,  in  May,  1834, 
and  is  living  at  the  present  time  (1916). 
Their  children  were  as  follows:  Eliza- 
beth Ann  Scott,  David.  Arthur  Hope, 
Cecil  Scott,  Marion  Scott.  Edith  Cath- 
erine, Charles  Herbert. 

Arthur  Hope  Burgess,  son  of  Dr.  James 
and  Anna  (Allan)  Burgess,  was  born  at 
Bombay,  India.  .August  22,  1868.  His 
parents  returned  to  Scotland  when  he 
was  three  years  of  age,  and  his  educa- 
tion was  acquired  in  the  public  schools 
of  Edinburgh,  where  they  located.  Upon 
attaining  a  suitable  age  to  enter  upon  the 
active  duties  of  life,  he  chose  the  trade 
of   machinist   as   the   best   suited   to   his 


tastes  and  inclinations,  and  accordingly 
served  an  apprenticeship  at  that  line  of 
work,  and  later  was  employed  as  a  jour- 
neyman in  the  mechanical  department  of 
the  same  works,  serving  in  that  capacity 
for  five  years,  after  which  he  was  pro- 
moted to  the  draughting  department,  in 
which  he  remained  for  two  years,  his  en- 
tire term  of  service  being  of  inestimable 
value  to  his  employers.  In  1891  Mr. 
Burgess  was  chosen  as  the  one  most 
capable  in  their  employ  to  render  the 
service  required,  that  of  going  to  Canada 
to  install  paper  making  machinery  in  the 
plant  of  the  company  located  there,  which 
work  was  performed  by  him  to  the  entire 
satisfaction  of  all  concerned.  During  the 
time  he  was  employed  in  Canada,  he  de- 
cided to  change  his  residence  to  the 
United  States,  trusting  thereby  to  better 
his  condition  and  gain  a  more  lucrative 
livelihood,  and  accordingly  in  the  follow- 
ing year.  1892.  he  located  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  becoming  an  employee  of 
the  draughting  department  of  the  J.  &  W. 
Jolly  Machine  Company,  and  by  his  faith- 
fulness to  duty,  industry  and  perseverance 
won  rapid  promotion,  rising  step  by  step 
until  he  became  assistant  treasurer  of  the 
company,  and  subsequently  treasurer,  the 
duties  of  which  responsible  ofifice  he  has 
faithfully  discharged  for  a  number  of 
years,  giving  the  utmost  satisfaction  to 
his  superiors,  who  appreciate  him  at  his 
true  worth.  The  company  is  one  of  the 
leading  industries  of  Holyoke.  and  the 
work  of  Mr.  Burgess  has  been  an  impor- 
tant factor  in  its  development  and  suc- 
cessful carrying  on.  See  full  description 
of  this  business  under  articles  of  James 
and  William  Jolly.  Mr.  Burgess  holds 
membership  in  William  Whiting  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  Holyoke, 
and  is  also  a  member  of  Mt.  Holyoke 
Chapter.  Royal  Arch  Masons,  and  Hol- 
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in  all  of  which  bodies  he  has  held  offices 
and  taken  an  active  part  and  interest. 
He  is  an  attendant  of  the  Second  Congre- 
gational Church,  in  the  work  of  which  he 
takes  an  active   interest. 

Mr.  Burgess  married,  in  1900,  Janet 
Cuthbertson.  of  Glasgow,  Scotland, 
daughter  of  John  and  Ann  (Kennedy) 
Cuthbertson,  respected  citizens  of  that 
city.  Children :  Anna  Edith,  born  June 
5,  1902;  Christine,  born  August  14,  1904, 
on  the  anniversary  of  her  grandfather's 
birth. 


KING.  George  W., 

Juvenile  Probation  OflScer  for  Holyoke. 

King  is  an  old  English  name.  The 
West  Greenwich  branch  of  the  family  is 
of  the  ancient  English  stock  commingled 
with  French  by  marriage,  and  the  family 
history  is  intensely  interesting  and  ro- 
mantic. Not  far  from  London  these 
Kings  originally  lived,  and  in  1600  or 
earlier  they  intermarried  wath  the  Las- 
celle-Wardwells,  a  semi-Huguenot  fam- 
ily. It  is  believed  that  a  Lascelle  girl 
married  a  Pierce,  and  that  their  daughter 
married  one  of  the  Kings.  Michael.  Wil- 
liam and  John  King  came  early  to  New 
England ;  also  Thomas  King,  progenitor 
of  many  Rhode  Island  Kings.  Another 
brother  remained  in  England,  lived  in 
London  and  had  means.  One  of  his 
younger  children,  John  King,  born  in 
1654,  was  a  puny  child,  and  his  father, 
after  the  plague  had  subsided,  placed  him 
in  charge  of  a  sea  captain  sailing  for 
Providence.  This  captain  proved  to  be  a 
scoundrel  and  sold  the  boy  into  service 
for  fourteen  years. 

(I)  John  King,  the  first  of  the  line 
whose  name  is  known,  grew  up  strong 
and  robust  and  followed  the  sea.  Tradi- 
tion tells  us  he  became  a  buccaneer  and 
commanded   a   ship   that   preyed   on    the 


Spaniards.  It  is  known  that  he  w^as  for 
some  years  one  of  the  crew  and  probably 
a  petty  officer  under  Captain  Robert  Kidd, 
the  famous  pirate  and  buccaneer.  John 
King  was  later  a  seaman  on  a  ship  taken 
by  Kidd  after  he  turned  pirate.  He  had 
no  choice  but  to  join  Kidd's  crew  again, 
?nd  in  the  "Adventure''  sailed  to  ^Madeira, 
down  the  African  coast,  around  the  Cape 
of  Good  Hope  to  the  Red  Sea,  seizing  a 
number  of  vessels  on  the  way.  In  Algiers 
John  King  escaped  and  went  to  Mar- 
seilles in  a  French  vessel  in  1698.  Captain 
Kidd  was  captured  in  1699  and  hanged 
in  1700.  At  the  age  of  forty-four  years, 
John  King  married  a  French  woman.  He 
lived  in  France  and  died  there  in  1740, 
aged  about  eighty-six  years.  A  conch 
horn  that  he  carried  has  been  preserved 
and  is  now  owned  by  a  descendant,  V.  D. 
Nichols,  of  San  Jose,  California.  He  had 
a  son  IMagdalen,  mentioned  below. 

(II)  Magdalen  King,  son  of  John 
King,  was  born  in  France,  August  23, 
1702.  It  is  said  that  he  was  named,  after 
French  custom,  for  a  godmother.  He 
was  tall,  fair  and  had  blue  eyes.  When 
his  father  died,  he  came  wnth  his  wife's 
relatives  to  Marblehead,  Massachusetts, 
but  soon  afterward  with  Peter  La\^alley 
removed  to  Warwick.  Rhode  Island, 
where  there  was  a  Huguenot  settlement. 
He  remained  there  twelve  years,  then 
bought  a  two  hundred  acre  tract  at  West 
Greenwich  on  the  Division  Road  near 
what  was  known  as  Webster's  Gate,  and 
cleared  the  farm.  Here  his  descendants 
m,et  at  the  Indian  Rocks  and  held  a  clam- 
bake annually  for  many  years.  He  died 
in  1775,  and  was  buried  on  his  farm.  His 
son  Samuel  succeeded  to  the  farm,  but 
it  passed  out  of  the  possession  of  the 
family  in  1839;  the  house  was  burned 
soon  afterward,  and  the  farm  is  now 
overgrow'n  with  pitch  pine  and  scrub  oak. 

He  married,  about  1727,  Marie  LaVal- 


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ley,  daughter  of  Peter  La  Valley,  or  Val- 
lais,  and  Suzanna  La\'alley.  Marie  was 
a  woman  of  remarkable  energy  and  indi- 
viduality. "She  had  plenty  of  family 
pride,  though  she  had  too  much  sense  to 
show  it.  Her  conversation  was  witty, 
brilliant  and  sparkling,  yet  beneath  it  ran 
the  family  reserve  *  *  *  she  kept  more 
irons  in  the  fire  than  half  a  dozen  ordi- 
nary women,  but  none  of  them  ever 
burned.  She  bore  ten  children  and  raised 
them.  She  kept  her  hou'^e  in  apple-pie 
order  and  another  such  a  famous  cook 
the  annals  of  the  family  do  not  record." 
(Greene  Family  by  Lora  S.  LaMance). 
"Marie  La  Valley  was  of  medium  height. 
She  was  dark  and  had  expressive  black 
eyes.  She  had  the  mobile  countenance  of 
a  true  French  woman,  her  face  lighting 
up  and  reflecting  every  emotion  or  ani- 
mation as  she  talked."  The  La  Valley 
family  was  of  noble  French  stock.  The 
house  of  de  la  \'alle  was  once  the  second 
most  powerful  in  France.  They  were 
autocrats  of  the  valley  of  the  Loire.  The 
present  Queen  of  Holland  and  Kaiser 
W'ilhelm  have  the  blood  of  this  family  in 
their  veins  through  William  of  Orange, 
who  married  the  daughter  of  Admiral  de 
Coligny.  and  his  wife  Charlotte  de  la  Val. 
Peter  and  David  La\'alley,  brothers  of 
Marie,  came  to  Marblehead  as  early  as 
1727.  Both  were  shipmasters  and  Peter, 
Jr.,  who  wrote  his  surname  Vallais,  was 
an  intimate  friend  of  Peter  Faneuil,  of 
Boston.  Peter  La  Valley,  Sr.,  came  with 
John  King  and  others  of  his  own  family 
to  Rhode  Island,  and  he  died  at  Warwick. 
Children  of  Magdalen  King:  i.  Grace, 
married  an  Englishman  and  lived  in 
Canada.  2.  Susan,  married  Job  Nicholas 
and  lived  in  Providence.  3.  John,  married 
Deliverance  Spink.  4.  Elizabeth,  married 
John  Matteson.  5.  Sarah,  married  Burton 
Briggs.  6.  Mary,  married,  but  husband's 
name    unknown.      7.    Anna,   born     1742, 


married  Abel  Greene.  8.  Samuel,  men- 
tioned below.  9.  Margaret,  baptized  Oc- 
tober 16,  1748,  married  Peleg  Edwards. 
10.  Paul,  baptized  May  19,  175 1,  married 
Dinah  Matteson. 

(Ill)  Samuel  King,  son  of  Magdalen 
King,  was  born  in  February,  1745.  in 
Warwick.  Rhode  Island,  and  died  in  1829. 
He  married,  April  15,  1766,  Deborah 
Greene,  born  September  23,  1744,  died  in 
1812,  daughter  of  James  and  Elizabeth 
(Straight)  Greene.  Her  parents  married, 
May  18,  1727.  Elizabeth  Straight's  father 
was  descended  from  the  immigrant.  Cap- 
tain Thomas  Straight,  who  married  ]\Iary 
Long,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  'SlsLvy 
Long,  and  their  son,  Henry  Straight,  who 
was  born  at  Watertown  in  1651,  came  to 
Rhode  Island,  and  married  Hannah  Tor- 
man.  John  Straight,  son  of  Henry 
Straight,  was  born  March  i.  1678,  and 
married  Rose  \\^estcott.  About  1565 
Meriba,  daughter  of  Gershom  and  Meriba 
Lascelle,  early  French  Huguenots,  mar- 
ried in  England,  William  Wardwell.  son 
of  Richard  and  Mary  (Ithell)  Wardwell, 
and  their  daughter,  Rosanna  W'ardwell, 
married  a  \\'aite.  Mehitable  \\'aite.  of 
the  next  generation,  married  Richard  Hill, 
and  their  son,  John  Hill,  was  head  of  the 
family  from  which  the  Rhode  Island  Hills 
are  descended.  They  lived  at  Great  Tor- 
rington,  Devonshire,  England.  The 
Westcotts  were  from  the  same  place. 
Stukeley  Westcott.  son  of  Richard  and 
Mary  (Parsons)  \\'estcott,  came  over  in 
1635.  Their  oldest  son,  Amos  Westcott, 
married  Deborah  Stafford,  June  9,  1670, 
and  their  daughter,  Rosanna,  married 
(second)  John  Straight,  and  had  a  daugh- 
ter Elizabeth,  born  October  8,  1705.  De- 
borah Greene  was  one  of  the  "good- 
natured  Greenes"  and  a  woman  of  fine 
mental  powers.  Samuel  King  was  an 
expert  millwright  and  built  mills  of  all 
kinds  all  over  Rhode  Island.     He  was  a 


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soldier  in  the  Rhode  Island  militia  in  the 
Revolution  in  Captain  Samuel  Wilber's 
company  in  the  spring  of  1777,  as  shown 
by  an  old  payroll,  (p.  137  Greene  Gene- 
alogy). Children:  i.  Nancy.  2.  Sarah, 
married  Xathan  Hathaway.  3.  Mary, 
married  Sanford  Pierce.  4.  Elizabeth, 
born  1771,  married  James  Kittle.  5. 
George,  mentioned  below.  6.  Hannah, 
born  June  25,  1777,  married  Captain  John 
Howard.  7.  Dinah,  born  1778,  married 
Christopher  Hopkins.  8.  David,  born 
March  11,  1781,  and  lived  at  West  Green- 
wich.   9.  Paul.     10.  Joel,  born  November 

3,  1785,  lived  at  Pompey,  New  York.  11. 
Stephen,  born  May  8,  1787. 

(IV)  George  King,  son  of  Samuel 
King,  was  born  May  21,  1774,  and  died 
in  1833.  He  married  his  second  cousin, 
Meriba  Matteson,  who  was  born  April  25, 
1779,  and  died  in  1847,  ^  descendant  of 
the  Greene  line  mentioned  above  and 
doubly  descended  from  Henry  Matteson, 
the  pioneer.  George  King  lived  and  died 
in  West  Greenwich  on  a  farm  adjoining 
the  Magdalen  King  homestead.  Chil- 
dren: I.  David,  born  July  23,  1802,  mar- 
ried Thankful  Hopkins.  2.  John,  died 
young.     3.   Mercy,   born   April    10,    1807. 

4.  Sarah,  born  May  9,  181 1,  married 

Musor.  5.  Whipple,  mentioned  below. 
6.  Celia,  married  Thomas  Matteson.  7. 
Caleb,  born  February  20,  1821,  settled  at 
Pompey,  New  York. 

(V)  Whipple  King,  son  of  George 
King,  was  born  at  West  Greenwich,  June 
9,  1813.  and  died  August  29,  1903.  He 
was  the  patriarch  of  his  family,  and 
deacon  of  his  church.  He  was  a  farmer, 
living  for  a  time  in  Onondaga  county. 
New  York,  and  in  Griswold,  Connecticut, 
and  later  at  Passaquisett  Brook  Farm, 
near  Kenyon,  Rhode  Island.  He  was 
active  in  public  affairs,  and  held  the 
offices  of  assessor,  town  clerk  and  director 
in  the  State  Bank.    He  was  deacon  of  the 


Baptist  church.  He  married,  February 
12,  1838,  Elizabeth  Clark,  daughter  of 
Luke  Clark,  of  Richmond,  Rhode  Island. 
Their  only  child  was  John  Whipple  Perry, 
mentioned  below. 

(VI)  John  \\'hipple  Perry  King,  son 
of  Whipple  King,  was  born  at  Richmond, 
Rhode  Island,  February  24,  1847,  ^"^1 
died  in  1913.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  and  the  institute  at  Suffield,  Con- 
necticut. He  taught  school  for  twenty 
years  in  various  Rhode  Island  and  Con- 
necticut towns.  He  also  carried  on  the 
farm  of  his  father  at  Passaquisett  Brook, 
on  the  Narragansett  reservation.  He  and 
his  wife  were  both  active  in  the  temper- 
ance movement,  and  he  was  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Prohibition  party,  once 
candidate  on  the  Prohibition  ticket  for 
lieutenant-governor  and  at  another  time 
candidate  for  State  treasurer.  He  served 
on  the  Prohibition  State  Committee  of 
Rhode  Island.  At  the  time  of  his  death 
he  was  collector  of  taxes  of  Charlestown, 
Rhode  Island.  He  was  a  faithful  member 
of  the  Baptist  church  and  clerk  of  the 
society.  He  married,  December  7,  1865, 
Harriet  Elizabeth  Tefft.  a  native  of  Gris- • 
wold,  Connecticut,  born  January  31,  1845, 
daughter  of  Sprague  and  Eliza  M. 
(Browning)  Tefft.  Children:  i.  George 
Whipple,  mentioned  below.  2.  Ruth 
Elizabeth,  born  February  19,  1872,  mar- 
ried Oscar  E.  Earnshaw,  of  Mystic,  Con- 
necticut, and  has  two  children:  Eldred 
and  Everett  Earnshaw.  3.  Joanna  Rey- 
nolds, born  September  28,  1873,  married, 
April  25.  1895,  Thomas  G.  Clark,  of  Ken- 
yon, Rhode  Island,  and  had  two  children: 
Leon  Whipple  Clark,  born  March  19, 
1898,  and  Edith  May  Clark,  born  March 
16,  1899. 

(VIE)  George  Whipple  King,  son  of 
John  Whipple  Perry  King,  was  born  May 
19,  1867,  at  Griswold,  Connecticut.  He 
attended  the  public   schools   in   Charles- 

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town,  Rhode  Island,  and  the  East  Green- 
wich Academy,  in  which  he  took  a  busi- 
ness course,  and  the  State  Xurmal  School 
at  Providence,  from  wliich  he  was  gradu- 
ated in  1888,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one. 
He  was  employed  on  the  farm  during  the 
summer  months,  and  taught  school  dur- 
ing the  winter  months,  after  which  he 
entered  the  L'nited  States  Indian  service 
as  a  teacher  in  the  field,  and  served  in 
that  capacity  in  the  West  for  five  years, 
from  18S9  to  1894.  During  his  term  in 
the  government  service  he  was  stationed 
at  Fort  Lapwai,  Idaho,  in  Chief  Joseph's 
Reservation,  and  was  principal  of  the 
schools  there  for  two  years,  and  after- 
ward superintendent  at  the  Klamath 
Agency  Boarding  School  at  Fort  Kla- 
math, Oregon,  in  Captain  Jack's  Reserva- 
tion, two  years,  and  for  seven  years  was 
superintendent  and  principal  of  schools 
in  Western  Shoshone  in  Nevada.  He 
then  returned  to  Rhode  Island  and  taught 
in  the  schools  for  two  terms,  but  resigned 
this  position  to  become  an  ofificer  of  the 
Rhode  Island  Reform  School  at  Howard, 
Rhode  Island,  having  charge  of  the 
largest  division,  his  term  of  service  ex- 
tending from  January  6,  1895,  to  Septem- 
ber, 1907,  when  he  resigned.  He  then 
took  up  his  residence  in  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, to  which  city  he  is  greatly 
attached,  and  in  recent  years  he  has  re- 
ceived several  tempting  offers  to  locate 
elsewhere,  but  has  declined  them  all,  pre- 
ferring to  retain  his  residence  in  the  city 
of  his  choice.  He  was  appointed  superin- 
tendent of  the  Boys'  Club  of  Holyoke, 
September  16,  1907,  and  has  held  that 
position  to  the  present  time  (1917),  devot- 
ing his  life  to  the  work  for  boys.  On 
February  17,  1916,  he  was  appointed  by 
Judge  Edward  W.  Chapin  as  juvenile  pro- 
bation ofificer  for  Holyoke.  His  new  office 
will  not  require  the  severance  of  present 
relations  with  the  Boys'  Club,  in  fact  his 


experience  in  the  latter  named  especially 
qualifies  him  for  the  new  position.  Mr. 
King  is  chairman  of  the  Case  Committee 
of  Associated  Charities  in  Holyoke.  He 
takes  an  active  interest  in  church  matters, 
and  has  been  superintendent  of  the  Sun- 
day school  of  the  Second  Baptist  Church 
for  four  years,  during  his  residence  in 
Holyoke.  In  politics  he  is  an  Independ- 
ent. He  was  a  member  of  Doric  Lodge, 
No.  38,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Auburn.  Rhode  Island,  and  was  musical 
director  of  this  lodge  for  ten  years,  and  is 
now  a  member  of  William  Whiting 
Lodge  of  Holyoke.  He  is  a  skillful 
amateur  photographer,  and  has  spent 
considerable  time  in  the  study  of  this  and 
has  a  large  collection  of  interesting  views. 
Mr.  King  married,  August  13,  1891, 
Martha  Estelle  Saunders,  daughter  of 
Captain  Thomas  E.  and  Sarah  (Gavitt) 
Saunders.  Children :  Frances  Elizabeth, 
born  August  9,  1892,  at  Klamath  Agency, 
Oregon ;  Sarah  Saunders,  born  June  9, 
1895  ;  George  Whipple,  Jr.,  born  February 
25,  1899. 


SPIES,  Milton  Samuel, 

Leading  Merchant  of  Holyoke. 

Milton  Samuel  Spies,  the  w^ell  known 
merchant  tailor,  is  of  German  parentage, 
and  exemplifies  in  his  own  person  the 
sterling  traits  and  worthy  characteristics 
of  that  race  of  people.  He  has  attained, 
by  virtue  of  his  own  unaided  efforts,  a 
high  place  in  the  regard  of  the  community 
in  which  he  has  elected  to  make  his  home, 
and  has  shown  the  way  to  those  of  his 
own  race  who,  coming  here  with  strong 
ambitions,  may  not  be  discouraged  by 
the  difficulties  to  be  overcome. 

The  ancestor  of  Mr.  Spies,  as  has 
already  been  indicated,  was  of  German 
origin,  from  which  country  have  come  so 
many  of  our  representative  citizens,  men 


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who  have  been  willing  to  lay  down  their 
lives  if  necessary  for  the  preservation  of 
the  land  of  their  adoption.  The  grandfather 
of  Milton  S.  Spies  was  a  large  land  owner 
in  Germany,  his  birthplace  having  been 
Posen  in  the  German  empire.  Among  his 
children,  Abraham  Spies,  was  the  father 
of  Milton  S.  Spies,  and  he  also  was  born 
in  Posen  and  spent  the  early  part  of  his 
life  in  Germany.  Here  he  learned  the 
tailor's  trade,  and  when  he  reached  the 
age  to  decide  for  himself  journeyed  from 
his  native  land  in  search  of  wider  oppor- 
tunities. He  first  went  to  England  and 
there  worked  at  his  trade  for  about  two 
years,  making  in  the  main  a  considerable 
success,  but,  hearing  that  there  was  still 
more  to  be  hoped  for  in  the  United  States, 
he  traveled  to  that  country  in  1869  and 
located  at  first  in  New  York  City.  Here 
he  worked  as  a  journeyman  tailor  for 
many  years.  He  then  engaged  in  busi- 
ness for  himself,  which  he  conducted  up 
to  1905,  in  which  enterprise  he  was  ex- 
tremely successful,  then  retired  and  is 
now  living  at  Holyoke,  Massachusetts. 
He  is  a  man  who  possesses  the  very 
strongest  loyalty  to  the  land  of  his  adop- 
tion, being  an  American  in  his  aims  and 
ambitions  and  fully  in  sympathy  with  the 
life  in  this  country.  He  was  married  to 
Betsy  Kahn,  who  like  himself  was  born 
near  Posen  in  Germany.  They  are  the 
parents  of  a  large  family  of  children  as 
follows :  Sarah,  Jacob,  Katherine  Eliza- 
beth, Milton  S.,  Harry,  Annie,  Abraham, 
Murray  and  Paulina.  Sarah,  the  oldest 
child,  was  born  in  England,  but  the  re- 
mainder of  the  family  are  all  native  Amer- 
icans, while  they  are  all  identified  com- 
pletely with  the  life  and  customs  of  this 
country. 

]\Iilton  Samuel  Spies  was  born  in  New 
York  City,  January  25,  1875.  His  educa- 
tion was  received  in  the  public  schools  of 
that  city,  and  he  very  early  showed  signs 


of  the  business  talent  which  has  since 
distinguished  him  in  his  career.  After 
completing  his  education  in  these  institu- 
tions, he  secured  employment  in  a  num- 
ber of  the  best  stores  in  New  York, 
among  which  should  be  named  the  Brink- 
erhofif  establishment ;  Meyer-Johnson,  the 
large  tailors  and  dealers  in  cloaks ;  B. 
Marks,  the  well  known  tailor,  and  still 
later  Bloomingdale  Brothers,  the  well 
known  department  store  at  Fifty-ninth 
street  and  Third  avenue.  New  York, 
where  he  was  employed  for  a  number  of 
years  in  the  clothing  department.  During 
this  time,  Mr.  Spies  became  thoroughly 
familiar  with  business  methods  and  objec- 
tives here  and  fitted  himself  well  for  the 
management  of  his  future  establishment. 
He  had  also  taken  cutting  lessons  and 
these,  in  connection  with  his  experience 
in  the  tailor  trade,  part  of  which  he  had 
gained  from  his  father,  made  him  feel  that 
he  was  capable  of  himself  engaging  in 
business.  Accordingly,  in  the  year  1901, 
he  came  to  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and 
in  that  city  established  himself  success- 
fully in  the  tailoring  business.  He  has 
since  that  time  built  up  a  remarkably  fine 
trade,  which  is  still  in  the  period  of  actual 
growth.  His  trade  is  in  every  way  of  the 
highest  class,  and  his  establishment  is  a 
most  up-to-date  one  in  all  its  equipments 
and  service,  and  Mr.  Spies  is  recognized 
as  one  of  the  leading  merchants  of  his 
adopted  home. 

In  the  year  1898  Mr.  Spies  well  proved 
the  strong  patriotism  which  he  feels  for 
this  country  by  enlisting  in  the  One  Hun- 
dred and  Sixty-ninth  New  York  Infantry 
for  service  in  the  Spanish-American  War. 
He  held  himself  during  the  period  of  that 
struggle  ever  in  readiness  to  go  to  the 
front  but,  as  is  well  known,  the  United 
States  government  had  need  for  but  a 
comparatively  small  portion  of  its  volun- 
teers, and  Mr.  Spies'  regiment  was  not 
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called  upon  for  active  service.  Mr.  Spies 
is  extremely  active  in  the  general  life  of 
the  community,  and  is  particularly  promi- 
nent in  fraternal  circles,  being  a  member 
of  a  number  of  important  local  lodges  in 
Holyoke.  An  unusual  honor  came  to 
Milton  S.  Spies,  worthy  president  of  the 
Holyoke  Aerie  of  Eagles,  who  received 
official  notice  of  his  appointment  as 
deputy  for  the  first  district,  comprising 
Essex  and  Suffolk  counties.  The  appoint- 
ment was  made  by  Rex  B.  Goodcell,  of 
San  Bernardino,  California,  the  worthy 
grand  president  of  the  Eagles.  Mr.  Spies 
is  believed  to  be  the  first  worthy  president 
to  be  named  a  district  deputy.  The  dis- 
trict deputies  are  usually  members  who 
are  past  worthy  presidents.  However, 
Mr.  Spies  attended  the  national  conven- 
tion of  the  Eagles  as  a  delegate  from  the 
Holyoke  Aerie  in  August,  1916,  when  it 
was  held  in  Savannah,  Georgia.  He 
therefore  became  a  member  of  the  Grand 
Aerie,  which  made  him  eligible  for  a  dis- 
trict deputyship.  District  deputies  usual- 
ly have  been  residents  of  the  district  to 
which  they  were  appointed.  Now,  appar- 
ently, it  has  been  decided  to  have  the 
deputies  supervise  districts  in  other  parts 
of  the  State,  and  better  results  are  ex- 
pected. All  of  the  deputies  are  named  by 
the  head  of  the  national  body.  Besides 
this  affiliation  he  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Improved  Order  of  Red  Men.  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  the 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks. 
In  191 7  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Holyoke  Chamber  of  Commerce,  to  serve 
three  years,  and  has  been  very  active  in 
the  encouragement  and  stimulation  of 
local  business  in  this  capacity.  He  keeps 
the  interests  of  Holyoke  ever  at  heart, 
and  is  counted  one  of  those  public-spirited 
citizens  who  never  fails  to  respond  to 
calls  upon  his  generosity  for  the  assist- 
ance of  any  public  movement  undertaken 
for  the  common  weal. 


Mr.  Spies  married,  in  October,  1900, 
Edna  Sophia  Fountain,  a  native  of 
Coopersville,  New  York.  Mrs.  Spies  is  a 
daughter  of  Octave  and  Sophia  (Xoelj 
Fountain.  Her  family  on  both  sides  of 
the  house  is  of  French  origin,  her  father. 
Octave  Fountain,  having  been  born  in 
Champlain,  Clinton  county,  Xew  York, 
a  son  of  Julian  and  Ursula  Fountain,  and 
the  grandson  of  Julian  Fountain,  who 
came  from  France  to  this  countrj',  where 
he  changed  his  name  from  the  original 
French  of  DeFontaine.  Her  mother, 
originally  Sophia  Xoel,  was  born  in 
Coopersville,  Xew  York,  and  was  a 
daughter  of  Joseph  X'oel,  and  a  grand- 
daughter of  another  Joseph  X'oel,  who 
came  from  France  in  the  company  of 
Lafayette  and  played  a  part  in  the  gain- 
ing of  American  independence.  To  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Spies  two  children  have  been 
born :  Edna  Sophia,  Rebecca  Evangel, 
born  April  18,  1903,  and  Elizabeth  Clara 
X^aomi,  born  September  15,  1906. 


OSBORNE.  Archie  J., 

Business  Man. 

Archie  J.  Osborne,  head  of  the  firm  of 
G.  E.  Russell  &  Company,  of  Holyoke, 
hardware  dealers,  was  born  in  Xorth 
Hadley,  Massachusetts,  January  18,  1862, 
son  of  Timothy  Root  Osborne,  who  was 
a  son  of  John  Osborne,  who  resided  in 
Xorth  Hadley,  removing  from  South 
Deerfield,  and  he  there  spent  his  remain- 
ing years.  He  was  a  farmer  in  both 
named  towns,  and  in  addition  worked  at 
the  manufacturing  of  wagons  and  at 
blacksmithing.  He  died  at  the  age  of 
sixty,  and  his  wife,  who  bore  him  seven 
children,  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-four 
years. 

Timothy  Root  Osborne  was  reared  and 
educated  in  Xorth  Hadley,  and  upon 
arriving  at  a  suitable  age  engaged  in  the 
livery  business  and   in  the  manufacture 


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of  brooms,  continuing  along  these  lines 
throughout  the  active  years  of  his  life, 
lie  was  one  of  the  best  known  and  most 
highly  appreciated  men  of  that  town, 
took  an  active  interest  in  all  that  per- 
tained to  its  welfare  and  upbuilding,  and 
was  ever  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  to 
those  in  distress  or  those  who  were  mak- 
ing an  earnest  effort  to  help  themselves. 
His  death  came  as  a  personal  bereave- 
ment to  all  who  had  the  honor  of  his 
acquaintance,  and  his  funeral  services 
were  attended  by  the  largest  gathering 
of  people  ever  known  in  that  community. 
His  wife,  Jane  Osborne,  a  native  of  Pel- 
ham,  died  in  Holyoke,  in  March,  1913, 
aged  seventy-eight  years.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  church  of 
North  Hadley.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Osborne 
were  the  parents  of  four  children  who 
reached  maturity :  Archie  J.,  of  whom 
further;  Harrison  D.,  a  resident  of  Hol- 
yoke ;  Edson  P.,  died  in  1904,  at  the  age 
of  fifty  years;  Jennie  M.,  died  in  1912; 
three  died  in  infancy. 

Archie  J.  Osborne  spent  the  early  years 
of  his  life  in  North  and  South  Hadley, 
and  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  the 
former  named  town.  At  the  age  of  fifteen 
years  he  began  earning  his  own  liveli- 
hood, his  first  employment  being  the  driv- 
ing of  a  stage  to  Smith's  Ferry,  which  he 
followed  for  five  years.  He  then  took 
up  his  residence  in  Holyoke,  entering  the 
employ  of  J.  S.  Preston,  Jr.,  proprietor  of 
a  men's  furnishing  store,  with  whom  he 
remained  for  two  and  a  half  years.  In 
the  year  1883  he  became  an  employe  of 
G.  E.  Russell,  beginning  as  a  clerk  and 
so  remaining  for  a  period  of  six  years, 
when  he  was  admitted  to  partnership,  the 
business  being  then  conducted  under  the 
style  of  G.  E.  Russell  &  Company  and  so 
continues  to  the  present  time.  Upon  the 
death  of  Mr.  Russell,  January  26,  1907, 
his  widow  assumed  her  husband's  inter- 


ests, but  in  1917  Mr.  Osborne  purchased 
her  interest.  (An  account  of  the  life  of 
Mr.  Russell  will  be  found  elsewhere  in 
this  work).  The  business  is  now  the 
oldest  under  one  name  in  Holyoke,  and 
Mr.  Osborne  has  been  longer  associated 
with  it  than  any  man  in  any  business  on 
High  street.  Its  scope  and  volume  has 
greatly  increased  with  the  passing  years. 
When  he  began  his  connection  with  the 
business,  it  only  occupied  the  ground  floor 
of  the  present  building,  No.  245  High 
street,  and  at  the  present  time  (1917) 
they  occupy  five  floors  and  the  basement, 
the  building  being  one  hundred  by  fifty 
feet,  and  in  addition  to  this,  on  Suffolk 
street,  they  occupy  an  extensive  store- 
house, one  hundred  by  forty-five  feet, 
where  they  carry  agricultural  tools  of 
every  description,  all  kinds  of  dairy  sup- 
plies, and  a  large  assortment  of  stock  of 
all  kinds  for  replenishing  the  supply  in 
the  High  street  store.  This  stock  con- 
sists of  every  conceivable  thing  in  the  line 
of  hardware,  of  all  grades,  paints,  oils, 
kitchen  utensils,  china,  glassware,  wood- 
enware. 

Mr.  Osborne  is  a  Republican  in  politics, 
and  he  and  his  family  attend  the  Baptist 
church.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  of  which  he  is  president 
(1917).  He  is  a  member  of  the  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks ;  mem- 
ber of  the  Western  iMassachusetts  Hard- 
ware Association,  serving  as  its  president 
in  1913 ;  charter  member  of  the  New  Eng- 
land Hardware  Dealers  Association,  join- 
ing in  1891,  being  one  of  the  three  charter 
members  living  at  the  present  time;  and 
was  chosen  for  its  president  in  1915  ;  the 
association  has  now  four  hundred  and 
fifty  active  members  and  four  hundred 
and  fifty  honorary  members,  one  of  the 
largest  in  the  country.  Possibly  few  men 
have  taken  a  more  active  part  in  these 
organizations  than  has  Mr.  Osborne.    He 


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is  also  a  member  of  the  Rotary  Club,  and 
of  the  Holyoke  Canoe  Club. 

Mr.  Osborne  married,  March  27,  1884, 
Ilattie  R.  Doyle,  born  in  Northampton, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  John  A. 
Doyle,  now  deceased,  who  was  a  paper 
maker  there  for  many  years.  Mrs.  Os- 
borne is  one  of  nine  children,  her  mother 
living  at  the  present  time  (1917)  aged 
eighty-four  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Osborne 
are  the  parents  of  four  children :  Edith ; 
Bessie,  who  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  E.  A. 
Knowlton,  a  sketch  of  whom  appears 
elsewhere  in  this  work,  and  they  are  the 
parents  of  one  child,  Silvia,  born  March 
18,  1915  ;  Leila,  a  graduate  of  the  Holyoke 
High  School  and  Miss  Wheelock's  School 
of  Boston,  a  teacher  in  the  schools  of  Hol- 
yoke ;  George,  associated  with  his  father 
in  business. 

This  brief  resume  of  Mr.  Osborne's 
many  spheres  of  activity  and  usefulness 
proves  the  broadness  of  his  mental  vision, 
and  whether  considered  as  employee, 
employer,  merchant,  official  business 
associate  or  clubman,  he  has  always  been 
found  a  man  true  to  himself  and  true  to 
his  fellows. 


TREWORGY,  Henry   Howard, 

Merchant. 

One  of  the  best  known  business  men  of 
the  city  of  Holyoke,  a  useful,  trusted  and 
honored  citizen,  was  the  late  Henry 
Howard  Treworgy.  He  was  a  shrewd, 
capable  and  successful  man  of  affairs,  a 
self-made  man,  starting  with  no  advan- 
tages and  fighting  his  own  way  to  for- 
tune. He  was  descended  from  a  race  of  sea- 
faring men.  His  ancestors  came  early  to  the 
Maine  coast,  and  though  the  Treworgy 
name  has  never  been  numerous,  the  men 
who  bore  it  have  been  distinguished  for 
their  industry,  courage  and  persistence  in 
the   face  of  great  difficulties.     The   sur- 


name Treworgy  is  a  variation  in  the  spell- 
ing of  Trueworthy  or  Treworthy,  and  in 
the  early  records  all  three  spellings  were 
used  in  connection  with  the  same  family. 

(I)  James  Treworgy,  said  to  be  of 
Welsh  (Cornish)  descent,  bought  land  in 
Kittery,  Maine,  in  1635.  He  married  at 
Kingsweare,  England,  March  16,  1616, 
Katharine  Shapleigh,  daughter  of  Alex- 
ander Shapleigh.  He  died  in  1650,  and 
his  widow  married  Edward  Hilton,  of 
Exeter,  New  Hampshire.  Alexander 
Shapleigh  was  a  merchant  in  England, 
agent  of  the  Maine  estate  of  Sir  Ferdi- 
nando  Gorges.  He  deeded  all  his  estate 
at  Kittery  to  his  son-in-law,  James  Tre- 
worgy, May  26,  1642,  and  probably  re- 
turned to  England  before  July  6,  1650, 
when  his  estate  was  settled  at  York, 
Maine.  Besides  Katharine,  Mr.  Shap- 
leigh had  a  daughter  Joan,  who  married 
John  Meredith ;  daughter  Elizabeth,  mar- 
ried John  Oilman ;  and  daughter  Lucy, 
married  Thomas  Wills.  Children  of 
James  and  Katharine  Treworgy:  i.  John, 
mentioned  below.  2.  Joan,  married  John 
Meredith.  3.  Samuel,  born  1628,  married 
Dorcas  Walton.  4.  Lucy,  born  1632, 
married  (first)  Humphrey  Chadbourne 
(not  Scammon,  as  given  in  the  Kittery 
history)  ;  married  (second)  Thomas 
Wills;  and  (third)  Elias  Stillman.  5. 
Elizabeth,  born  1639,  married,  June  3, 
1657,  the  Hon.  John  Oilman,  of  Exeter, 
died  September  8,  1719. 

(II)  John  Treworgy,  son  of  James 
Treworgy,  was  born  at  Kingsweare,  Eng- 
land, and  baptized  December  30,  1618. 
He  came  to  this  country  as  the  agent  of 
John  Winter  l^efore  1639,  and  was  after- 
ward agent  of  Alexander  Shapleigh,  his 
grandfather.  From  1640  to  1649  he  was 
a  resident  of  Kittery,  and  thence  went  to 
Newfoundland,  where  he  died  before  1660. 
He  was  one  of  the  Newfoundland  com- 
missioners, April  8,   165 1.     He  married, 

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January  15,  1646,  Penelope  Spencer, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Penelope 
(Filiall)  Spencer,  and  Spencer  has  been 
used  in  the  family  in  every  generation 
since  this  marriage  as  a  given  name. 
Thomas  Spencer,  her  father,  married  in 
England  (license  dated  September  24, 
1623)  Penelope  Filiall;  he  died  in  1648; 
his  will  w^as  dated  June  22  and  proved 
August  23,  in  that  year.  Thomas  Spencer 
had  a  brother,  John  Spencer,  who  died  at 
Salem  in  1637.  Thomas  Spencer  men- 
tions in  his  will  brother  Nicholas  Kidwell 
and  children :  John  Spencer,  who  settled 
in  New  England ;  Penelope,  who  married 
John  Treworgy,  mentioned  above ; 
Thomas  and  Rachel,  who  had  the  lease 
of  Waddam  in  Chertsey,  England ; 
daughter-in-law,  Anna  Fyllial ;  mention- 
ing wages  due  him  for  service  of  the  king 
(see  Waters  Gleanings  467).  Children 
of  John  Treworgy :  John,  born  August 
12,  1649;  James,  mentioned  below. 

(Ill)  James  (2)  Treworgy,  son  of  John 
Treworgy,  was  born  about  1660.  He  was 
mentioned  in  the  will  of  Katherine  Hilton, 
his  aunt,  in  1676.  In  1696  he  was  a 
tanner  in  the  employ  of  Sir  William 
Pepperell.  He  married  (first)  July  16, 
1693,  Mary  Ferguson,  daughter  of  John 
Ferguson.  An  interesting  record  is  the 
deposition  made  many  years  afterward  by 
Abigail  Hodsdon  and  Elizabeth  Gowen 
stating  that  they  were  "bridemaids"  at 
this  wedding.  His  wife  died  July  19, 
1696.  He  married  (second)  Sarah  Brad- 
ley, widow  of  John  Bradley.  He  married 
(third)  in  1702,  at  Portsmouth,  New 
Hampshire,  Ruth  Kirk,  daughter  of 
Henry  Kirk.  His  third  wife  owned  the 
covenant  in  the  church  at  the  time  her 
son  was  baptized.  He  lived  in  Ports- 
mouth in  1701-02,  but  most  of  his  life  in 
Kittery.  Children  by  first  wife :  Pene- 
lope, born  June  I,  1694,  married  Joseph 
Kilgore ;    John,    mentioned    below.      By 

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second  wife :  Samuel,  born  August  20, 
1698,  died  October  9  (record  in  Boston). 
By  third  wife :  James,  baptized  at  Ports- 
mouth, April  II,  1714. 

(IV)  John  (2)  Treworgy,  son  of 
James  (2)  Treworgy,  was  born  at  Kit- 
tery, Maine,  June  i,  1696,  and  died  before 
1748.  He  married,  in  April,  1731,  Mary 
Bracey,  daughter  of  William  and  Mary 
(Marston)  Bracey,  of  York,  Maine.  She 
was  born  in  June,  1707.  He  lived  at 
Biddeford,  Maine.  Children:  i.  James, 
mentioned  below.  2.  Spencer,  baptized 
June  19,  1743;  married  Judith  Townsend, 
of  Little  Falls,  September  21,  1769,  when 
he  was  of  Biddeford ;  he  was  lost  at  sea 
with  his  brothers,  December  12,  1776,  and 
she  married  (second)  John  Stewart,  and 
(third)  Ebenezer  Jordan ;  her  daughter, 
Betsey  Townsend  Treworgy,  married  his 
son,  Solomon  Jordan,  in  1803.  3.  Jacob, 
married,  December  9,  1756,  lost  at  sea 
with  his  brothers.  4.  Daniel,  married 
Betsey  Townsend.  5.  Mark.  6.  Daugh- 
ter, married,  June  26,  1753,  John  Davis. 

(V)  James  (3)  Treworgy,  son  of  John 
(2)  Treworgy,  was  born  in  1732.  He  was 
a  sea  captain  and  was  lost  at  sea  with 
Captain  Haslam,  Spencer  and  Jacob 
Treworgy,  his  brothers,  and  a  sailor 
named  Seavy,  on  their  way  from  Union 
River  (Surry),  Maine,  to  Boston,  Decem- 
ber 12,  1776.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
Biddeford  church,  June  2^,  1762,  and  came 
to  Surry  about  1770.  He  married,  De- 
cember 9,  1756,  at  Biddeford,  Catherine 
Libby.  Children :  James ;  Nathaniel, 
mentioned  below ;  Jacob,  born  July  10, 
1771,  died  March  5,  1848,  married  Han- 
nah Jackson  ;  lived  at  Unity,  Maine. 

(VI)  Nathaniel  Treworgy,  son  of 
James  (3)  Treworgy,  according  to  the 
best  obtainable  evidence,  was  born  about 
1770  in  Surry,  Maine.  He  had  a  farm 
at  Treworgy  Cove  in  his  native  town.  He 
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his  life  wore  a  tall  hat.  He  died  in  Surry. 
He  married  there  Huldah  Townsend. 
Children,  born  in  Surry:  Nathaniel,  Wil- 
liam G.,  mentioned  below;  Charles,  Levi, 
Newell,  Archibald,  Betsey,  Judith,  Jordan. 

(\'II)  Captain  William  G.  Treworgy, 
son  of  Nathaniel  Treworgy,  was  born  in 
Surry,  Maine,  November  8,  1813,  and  died 
in  August,  1871,  lost  at  sea.  He  followed 
the  sea  all  his  active  life  and  was  a  master 
mariner  and  ship  owner.  He  married, 
August  18,  1840,  Nancy  Jarvis,  of  Surry, 
born  December  26,  1819,  died  January  i, 
1908.  Children,  born  at  Surry :  Annie  J., 
Edward,  Elizabeth,  Caroline,  William 
Harris,  a  prominent  lumber  dealer  of 
Boston ;  Henry  Howard,  mentioned  be- 
low. 

(VIII)  Henry  Howard  Treworgy^  son 
of  Captain  William  G.  Treworgy,  was 
born  at  Surry,  Maine,  September  28,  1858, 
and  died  at  Holyoke.  Massachusetts,  Janu- 
ary 22,  1902.  He  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town, 
and  during  his  youth,  like  other  sons  of 
farmers  and  mariners,  he  devoted  a  good 
part  of  his  time  to  helping  his  father.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  he  left  home  and  came 
to  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
found  employment  as  clerk  in  the  Dick- 
inson Ninety-nine  Cent  Store.  Subse- 
quently he  was  a  clerk  in  the  employ  of 
Philander  Moore,  the  veteran  grocer.  In 
the  course  of  time  he  was  admitted  to 
partnership,  and  the  firm  continued  pros- 
perously. The  store  was  located  at  223 
High  street  in  the  center  of  the  retail  dis- 
trict. As  the  city  grew  the  partners  kept 
pace  with  its  growth  and  with  the 
progress  in  their  special  line  of  business. 
In  1890  Mr.  Moore,  the  senior  partner, 
withdrew  and  Mr.  Treworgy  became  the 
sole  owner.  He  continued  the  business 
successfully  until  it  was  purchased  by  the 
Mohican  Company,  and  remained  as  man- 
ager for  the  new  owners  for  a  short  time. 


From  time  to  time  Mr.  Treworgy  had 
made  substantial  investments  in  Holyoke 
real  estate,  and  after  he  retired  from  the 
grocery  business  he  devoted  his  time 
chiefly  to  the  care  and  development  of  his 
property.  In  partnership  with  Charles 
E.  Ball,  he  built  the  business  block  at  the 
corner  of  High  and  Dwight  streets,  com- 
pleted in  1898,  now  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant buildings  of  its  kind  in  the  city. 
He  possessed  an  accurate  knowledge  of 
real  estate  values,  and  his  judgment  was 
taken  in  many  cases  where  the  value  of 
property  was  sought.  He  took  a  keen 
interest  in  public  affairs,  though  he  de- 
clined to  accept  office.  In  politics  he  was 
a  Republican.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Holyoke  Business  Men's  Association,  of 
the  local  council  of  the  Royal  Arcanum, 
and  of  the  Second  Baptist  Church. 

He  married,  November  27,  1888,  Mary 
E.  Brooks,  of  Fairfield,  Connecticut. 
Children,  born  at  Holyoke :  Harry 
Howard,  August  11,  1890;  Ethel  Mae, 
August  14,  1891  ;  Rachel  Lillian,  Decem- 
ber 30,  1893;  Alice  Louise,  June  i,  1895; 
Grace  Luella,  February  11,  1897;  Ruth 
Brooks,  August  27,  1901. 


BALDWIN,  Herbert  Lucian, 
Business  Man. 

The  firm  of  Baldwin  Brothers  is  one 
well  known  in  Holyoke,  ^lassachusetts, 
not  alone  for  the  extensive  grocery  busi- 
ness conducted  under  that  name,  but  for 
the  public  spirited,  upright  and  honorable 
manner  in  which  that  business  is  con- 
ducted as  well  as  all  other  enterprises 
with  which  Baldwin  Brothers  are  con- 
nected. The  brothers  are  of  English 
parentage,  sons  of  Bentley  Baldwin,  and 
grandsons  of  Hugh  Baldwin,  who  lived 
and  died  in  Yorkshire,  England,  as  did 
his  wife,  Ann  (Bentley)  Baldwin.  They 
were  the  parents  of  seven  children  :  Bent- 


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ley,  of  further  mention ;  Joseph,  John, 
Hugh,  Abraham,  Martha  and  Harriet 
Baldwin. 

The  eldest  son,  Fjcntley  Baldwin,  born 
in  Bradford.  Yorkshire,  England,  June  9, 
1 84 1,  died  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
Mav  II,  1889.  He  became  a  worker  in 
the  English  mills,  and  after  coming  to  the 
United  States  in  1873  continued  the  same 
line  of  activity  with  the  Farr  Alpaca  Com- 
pany in  Holyoke,  but  lived  a  retired  life 
for  several  years  prior  to  his  death.  He 
\vas  a  man  of  strong  character  and  up- 
right life,  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  a 
member  of  the  Episcopal  church.  He 
married,  in  1864,  Mary  A.  Bulger,  born  in 
Bristol,  Gloucestershire,  England,  April 
8,  1842.  died  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
April,  1900.  They  were  the  parents  of 
five  children:  i.  Etta  J.  2.  Anna,  de- 
ceased. 3.  William  Cole  Piatt,  inventor 
of  the  Baldwin  Reversible  Garment, 
president  of  the  Baldwin  Garment  Com- 
pany of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and 
London,  Canada,  and  senior  partner  of 
Baldwin  Brothers,  grocers  of  Holyoke ; 
he  married  Sibyl  Smith,  of  Meriden,  Con- 
necticut, and  has  two  sons  :  Bentley  Ivan 
and  William  Cole  Piatt  (2).  4.  Maud, 
deceased,  married  Edward  E.  Bogart,  of 
Holyoke,  and  left  a  daughter  Helen.  5. 
Herbert  Lucian,  of  further  mention. 

Herbert  Lucian  Baldwin  was  born  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  December  29. 
1878.  He  was  educated  in  the  city  public 
schools,  and  on  leaving  school  he  entered 
the  employ  of  his  brother,  William  C.  P. 
Baldwin,  then  conducting  a  grocery  busi- 
ness in  Holyoke.  He  continued  in  respon- 
sible position  with  his  brother  until  1901, 
then  was  admitted  a  partner,  the  firm  re- 
organizing as  Baldwin  Brothers.  In 
addition  to  a  very  extensive  grocery  busi- 
ness, Baldwin  Brothers  conduct  a  large 
baking  plant,  the  business  of  both  store 
and  bakery  being  under  the  management 


of  Herbert  L.,  his  brother,  William  C.  P., 
devoting  himself  to  the  executive  man- 
agement of  the  Baldwin  Garment  Comr 
pany,  manufacturers  of  the  Baldwin  Re- 
versible Garment.  The  business  of  Bald- 
win Brothers  is  conducted  upon  a  high 
plane  of  both  quality  and  efficiency,  and 
is  a  worthy  monument  to  the  energy  and 
enterprise  of  the  owners.  Herbert  L. 
Baldwin  is  a  member  of  several  business, 
fraternal  and  social  organizations,  includ- 
ing William  Whiting  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons ;  Mt.  Holyoke  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons ;  the  Pequot  Club, 
and  the  Holyoke  Canoe  Club. 

He  married,  December,  1902,  Myra 
Morse,  of  Norwich,  Connecticut,  daugh- 
ter of  M.  E.  and  Josephine  Morse.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Baldwin  are  the  parents  of  a 
daughter,  Maude  Gofif,  born  March  10, 
1905,  and  a  son,  Leonard  Morse,  IMarch 
4,  1907. 


FOWLES,  Joseph  Henry, 

Contractor,    Bnilder. 

The  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  J.  H. 
Fowles  &  Son,  contractors  and  builders, 
of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  ranks  among 
the  foremost  in  his  line  of  business.  Dur- 
ing the  thirty  years  in  which  he  has  been 
in  business,  he  has  taken  an  important 
part  in  the  development  and  progress  of 
the  city  in  which  he  lives,  and  his  career 
affords  an  excellent  example  of  business 
success  and  useful  citizenship.  His  an- 
cestry has  been  traced  to  the  days  of  the 
first  settlements  in  New  England,  and  it 
is  descended  from  one  pioneer. 

(I)  George  Fowles  or  Fowle,  as  many 
of  his  descendants  in  Massachusetts  spell 
the  name,  was  born  in  England,  came  to 
Massachusetts  about  1636,  and  located  in 
Concord,  where  he  was  living  March  14, 
1638-39,  when  admitted  a  freeman  by  the 
General   Court.     He   moved   to   Charles- 


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town  between  1646  and  1648,  bought  a 
house  there,  and  followed  his  trade  as 
tanner  until  the  end  of  his  life.  His  house, 
bought  of  R.  Mousal,  was  on  the  road  to 
Penny  Ferry.  He  also  owned  land  in 
Maiden.  He  died  September  19,  1682,  in 
Charlestown.  aged  seventy-two  years, 
according  to  his  gravestone.  His  wife 
Hannah,  who  came  from  England  with 
him,  died  at  Charlestown,  February  15, 
1676-77.  aged  sixty-three  years.  His  will 
was  dated  March  11,  1681-82,  and  proved 
October  3,  1682,  bequeathing  to  his  sons 
in  minute  detail  all  his  property.  His 
real  estate  was  valued  at  three  hundred 
and  twenty-one  pounds.  He  was  active 
in  the  military  service,  and  was  surveyor 
of  arms.  Children :  Hannah,  married 
Samuel  Ruggles ;  Captain  John,  married 
Anna  Carter ;  Mary,  born  November  24, 
1640,  at  Concord ;  Peter,  born  December 
2,  1641  ;  James,  mentioned  below ;  Mary, 
born  February  9,  1644;  Abraham,  mar- 
ried Hannah  Harris ;  Zechariah,  died 
January  7,  1677-78;  Isaac,  died  October 
15,  1718  (through  his  daughter  Abigail, 
was  great-grandfather  of  President  John 
Adams)  ;    Elizabeth,    born    January    27, 

1655-56- 

(II)  Lieutenant  James  Fowles,  son  of 
George  Fowles  or  Fowle,  was  born  at 
Concord,  Massachusetts,  March  12,  1643, 
and  died  at  Woburn,  Massachusetts,  De- 
cember 17,  1690.  He  settled  in  Woburn, 
where  he  was  a  taxpayer  as  early  as  1666, 
and  he  had  a  common  right  in  the  town 
in  1668.  In  the  same  year  he  was 
admitted  a  freeman,  and  in  1672  he  was 
constable.  He  was  a  trooper,  appointed 
ensign  about  1686  by  Governor  Andros 
and  afterward  commissioned  lieutenant. 
He  gave  evidence  of  his  patriotism  by 
enlisting  in  the  expedition  against  Canada 
in  1690,  and  like  many  other  soldiers  in 
that  ill-fated  army  he  returned  ill,  and 
died  December  19,   1690.     Before  he  left 


home  he  made  his  will,  July  30,  1690, 
stating  in  the  preamble :  "Being  by  a  call 
of  God  bound  for  Canada  in  the  expedition 
against  the  French  enemy  and  not  know- 
ing whether  I  shall  ever  return  home 
alive."  He  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade, 
living  and  having  his  shop  near  the  site 
of  the  present  Central  House.  In  1678 
he  was  allowed  by  the  town  to  take  in  "a. 
little  piece  of  land  behind  the  Bell  Hill" 
adjoining  his  estate  and  so-called  because 
upon  it  was  located  the  bell  that  called 
the  people  to  meeting.  On  the  westerly 
slope  of  the  hill  is  the  burying  ground 
where  James  Fowles,  his  son  James,  and 
many  descendants  are  buried.  It  is  now 
known  as  Powder  House  Hill.  He 
acquired  a  large  estate  for  his  day,  leaving 
property  valued  at  seven  hundred  and 
fifteen  pounds  and  his  descendants 
profited  largely  in  later  years,  as  his 
estate  was  located  in  the  heart  of  the 
village.  He  married,  about  1666,  Abigail 
Carter,  daughter  of  Captain  John  and 
Elizabeth  Carter,  of  Woburn.  She  mar- 
ried (second)  Ensign  Samuel  Walker, 
April  18,  1692.  He  died  January  18,  1703- 
04,  and  she  married  (third)  Deacon 
Samuel  Stone,  of  Lexington,  Massachu- 
setts. Children  by  first  marriage  :  Cap- 
tain James,  mentioned  below ;  Abigail, 
born  October  15,  1669;  John,  captain, 
March  12,  1671 ;  Samuel,  September  17, 
1674;  Jacob,  April  3,  1677;  Elizabeth, 
September  28,  1681 ;  Hannah,  January  2^, 
1683-84;  Mary,  July  18,  1687. 

(Ill)  Captain  James  (2)  Fowles,  son 
of  Lieutenant  James  (i)  Fowles,  was  born 
at  Woburn,  Massachusetts,  March  4,  1667, 
and  died  there  March  19,  1714,  aged 
forty-seven  years.  His  homestead  was 
on  the  site  of  the  present  Central  House, 
Woburn,  and  it  is  believed  that  he  built 
and  kept  the  old  Fowles  Tavern,  sup- 
posed to  have  been  erected  in  1691,  soon 
after  the   death  of  his  father,  and  for  a 

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century  and  a  half  the  leading  public 
house  of  the  town,  always  kept  by  a 
Fowles.  It  was  demolished  in  1840  to 
make  way  for  the  Central  House.  He 
became  sergeant  of  the  Woburn  military 
company,  1693  to  1701,  and  was  captain 
in  his  later  years.  He  was  for  thirteen 
years  town  clerk,  1701-14;  selectman  for 
fourteen  years,  and  also  a  commissioner 
to  aid  in  establishing  the  province  tax, 
1703.  He  married,  October  2,  1688,  Mary 
Richardson,  born  March  22,  1669,  at  Wo- 
burn. daughter  of  Joseph  and  Hannah 
(Green)  Richardson,  descendant  of  the 
Richardsons  who  founded  Woburn.  She 
married  (second)  Samuel  Walker,  of 
Woburn.  deacon,  and  died,  his  widow,  at 
Charlestown,  October  23,  1748,  aged 
eighty  years  (gravestone).  Children  of 
first  marriage,  born  at  Woburn :  Mary, 
born  June  18,  1689;  James,  July  20,  1691  ; 
Abigail,  August  22,  1693;  John,  major, 
November  11,  1695;  Hannah,  September 
13.  1697;  Elizabeth,  August  9,  1699; 
Ruth,  April  6,  1701  ;  Sarah,  July  29,  1703 ; 
Samuel,  mentioned  below ;  Esther,  May 
29,  1707;  Martha,  March  12,  1709;  Cather- 
ine, September  20,  171 1. 

(IV)  Samuel  Fowles,  son  of  Captain 
James  (2)  Fowles,  was  born  at  Woburn, 
Massachusetts,  June  10,  1705.  He  mar- 
ried, September  5,  1727,  Susanna  Reed, 
born  August  18,  1707,  daughter  of  Lieu- 
tenant Joseph  and  Phebe  (Walker)  Reed. 
He  lived  at  Woburn  also.  Children,  born 
at  Wobi:rn :  Samuel,  September  11, 
1728,  married,  December,  1766,  Elizabeth 
Barron,  of  Billerica ;  Joseph,  mentioned 
below;  Joshua,  June  21,  1733,  went  to 
Maine;  William,  September  13,  1735, 
went  to  Maine  ;  Jonathan,  June  16,  1747. 

(V)  Joseph  Fowles,  son  of  Samuel 
Fowles,  was  born  at  Woburn,  Massachu- 
setts, June  17,  1732.  He  and  his  brothers, 
Joshua  and  William,  settled  early  at  Ball- 
town,  of  which  the  present  town  of 
Whitefield  was  a  part.     Samuel,  Joshua 


and  Joseph  Fowles  were  among  the 
signers  of  a  petition  of  the  inhabitants  of 
Lincoln  county,  Maine,  April  22,  1755, 
and  the  records  of  probate  in  Lincoln 
county  give  evidence  that  they  lived  there 
at  a  later  date.  Joshua  and  William  were 
witnesses  to  various  documents  on  file. 
By  wife  Sarah  he  had  children,  born  at 
Woburn:  Samuel,  January  22,,  1756; 
Susanna,  twin  of  Samuel ;  Joseph,  men- 
tioned below ;  and  probably  several  others 
after  going  to  Maine. 

(VI)  Joseph  (2)  Fowles,  son  of  Joseph 
(i)  Fowles,  was  born  in  Woburn,  Massa- 
chusetts, March  9,  1758,  and  went  with 
his  father  and  brothers  to  Pemaquid, 
Maine,  when  a  young  man.  He  settled  at 
Whitefield,  Maine,  in  the  south  part  of  the 
present  town.  The  name  of  his  wife  has 
not  been  found,  but  we  have  the  names 
of  several  of  their  children:  i.  William, 
died  in  Whitefield,  1859;  married  Char- 
lotte Blair,  and  had  Benjamin,  Caroline, 
Charles,  Hannah  and  William.  2.  Samuel, 
said  to  have  gone  to  Green  Bay,  Wiscon- 
sin, where  he  was  a  pioneer  in  the  lumber 
business.  3.  Bradford,  settled  to  the  east- 
ward in  Maine.  4.  Joseph,  mentioned  be- 
low. 

(VII)  Joseph  (3)  Fowles,  son  of  Jo- 
seph (2)  Fowles,  was  born  1780-90,  in 
Whitefield,  Maine,  and  followed  farming 
there  through  his  active  life.    He  married 

.       Children :       Harrison, 

Samuel,  Miles,  John,  Bradford.  Gardner, 
mentioned  below,  and  Lydia. 

(VIII)  Gardner  Fowles,  son  of  Joseph 
(3)  Fowles,  was  born  at  Whitefield, 
Maine,  in  1828,  and  died  at  Southampton, 
Massachusetts,  December  25,  1915.  aged 
eighty-seven  years.  He  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools,  and  during  his  youth 
followed  farming  in  his  native  town. 
When  he  came  of  age  he  left  home  and 
located  in  Southampton,  where  he  bought 
a  farm  and  conducted  it  during  the  re- 
mainder of  his  active  life.    He  enlisted  in 


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Company  B,  Thirty-first  Regiment,  Mas- 
sachusetts Volunteer  Militia,  and  served 
three  years  in  the  Civil  War,  being 
mustered  out  at  Xew  Orleans,  November 
19,  1864.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republican  ; 
in  religion  a  Congregationalist.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Mary  Thorpe,  daughter  of 
James  and  Almenia  (Searles)  Thorpe,  of 
Southampton.  He  married  (second) 
Frances  Frary.  Children  by  first  wife : 
Ellen,  died  in  infancy ;  Alice ;  Joseph 
Henry,  mentioned  below  ;  Frank  ;  Harry ; 
Mary  and  Xellie.  Children  by  second 
wife:     Leon,  Bernard,  Ethel,  Cecil. 

(IX)  Joseph  Henry  Fowles,  son  of 
Gardner  Fowles,  was  born  at  Southamp- 
ton, Massachusetts,  March  2S.  1857.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  that  town.  After  leaving 
school  he  worked  on  a  farm  for  two  years. 
At  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  he  began 
to  learn  the  trade  of  carpenter  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  and  for  a  number  of  years 
worked  as  a  journeyman.  For  thirty 
years  he  has  been  in  business  as  a  car- 
penter and  builder.  From  the  beginning 
he  has  been  successful  and  year  by  year 
the  scope  of  his  operations  increased.  As 
his  reputation  became  known  he  was 
given  contracts  not  only  in  the  city  where 
he  lives,  but  in  all  the  surrounding  towns 
and  even  in  distant  points,  in  X'ew  Hamp- 
shire. \'ermont,  and  as  far  away  as 
Florida.  Among  the  many  business 
buildings  and  residences  that  he  has 
erected  are  the  McCauslin  &  Wakelin 
Block;  the  Besse-Mills  Block:  the  Tilley 
Building;  the  Majestic;  Dr.  Tuttle's 
Block  ;  residences  of  T.  J.  Morrow,  Clifton 
Tilley  and  others  too  numerous  to  men- 
tion;  the  Polish  Church,  and  Highland 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He  has 
from  fifteen  to  forty  carpenters  in  his 
employ,  according  to  the  season.  Until 
recently  he  was  in  business  alone,  but 
since     he     admitted     his     son,     Lynford 


Fowles,  to  partnership,  the  business  is 
conducted  under  the  firm  name  of  J.  H. 
Fowles  &  Son.  Mr.  Fowles  is  one  of 
the  best  known  and  most  highly  esteemed 
business  men  of  the  county.  The  reli- 
ability of  his  work  is  characteristic  of  the 
man.  Trained  in  the  old-fashioned  school 
of  honor,  his  aim  has  been  to  do  durable, 
lasting,  substantial  work,  and  throughout 
his  career  he  has  sustained  his  reputation 
as  a  first-class  builder.  Mr.  Fowles  is  a 
member  of  Holyoke  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  of  the  High- 
land Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Fowles  married,  Xovember  3,  1877, 
Mary  Merrill,  born  in  Orono,  Maine, 
daughter  of  Asa  and  Mary  (Spencer) 
Merrill,  of  Orono.  Children:  i.  Effie, 
born  May  30.  1879 !  became  the  wife  of 
Fred  Ball,  of  Holyoke,  and  had  three  chil- 
dren, one  of  whom  is  living,  Marion.  2. 
Lynford,  born  March  15,  1882,  in  Hol- 
yoke ;  educated  there  in  the  public  schools, 
learned  the  trade  of  carpenter,  and  was 
employed  by  his  father  until  admitted  to 
partnership,  now  junior  partner  of  T.  H. 
Fowles  &  Son.  3.  Florence,  born  January 
3,  1887;  a  graduate  of  Holyoke  schools, 
then  for  two  years  attended  Xorthfield 
School,  from  which  she  was  graduated 
and  obtained  a  diploma ;  she  went  to  Bos- 
ton, where  she  studied  and  obtained  a 
diploma  as  a  manicurist,  and  practiced  in 
Holyoke ;  later  attended  the  Xew  York 
City  Training  School  for  Nurses,  from 
which  she  graduated  and  received  a 
diploma,  and  at  the  present  time  (1917) 
is  practicing  her  profession  as  a  trained 
nurse.  4.  Ruth,  born  May  31.  1890; 
graduate  of  Holyoke  schools  and  Wes- 
leyan  Academy  at  Wilbraham.  Massachu- 
setts :  became  the  wife  of  Earle  Brown, 
of  Xew  York  City,  now  a  teacher  in 
Girard  College,  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania :  they  have  one  child,  Earle  Joseph 
Brown. 


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ALDEN,  Edward  Smith, 

Printer,  Journalist. 

A  practical  printer,  owner  and  pub- 
lisher of  the  "Artisan,"  a  weekly  paper 
devoted  to  the  interests  of  labor,  and 
former  president  of  the  State  Federation 
of  Labor,  Mr.  Alden  occupies  a  respon- 
sible relation  to  the  industrial  world.  A 
worker  himself  from  boyhood,  he  has  risen 
in  the  confidence  of  his  fellow  workers 
by  a  course  of  consistent  and  persistent 
interest  in  their  welfare  and  by  his  loyalty 
to  every  trust  reposed  in  him.  He  is  a 
fine  type  of  American  manhood  and 
worthy  of  the  honored  name  he  bears,  a 
name  which  has  existed  in  New  England 
from  the  first  landing  of  the  Pilgrims. 

He  is  a  descendant  of  John  Alden,  who 
cast  his  lot  with  the  Puritans  and  came 
over  in  the  "Mayflower,"  a  ship  which 
also  bore  his  future  wife,  Priscilla  Molines 
(Mullins).  They  were  married  in  the 
spring  of  1621,  and  from  them,  comes  a 
large  number  of  worthy  descendants. 
John  Alden,  in  1633,  was  appointed 
assistant  to  the  governor,  and  from  that 
time  was  one  of  the  influential  men  of  the 
colony,  associated  with  Edward  Win- 
slow.  Josiah  Winslow,  Bradford  Prince 
and  Thomas  Hinckley  in  public  life, 
holding  ofifices  of  the  highest  trust.  He 
possessed  sound  judgment  and  talents 
above  the  ordinary,  and  there  is  abundant 
evidence  as  to  his  industry,  integrity  and 
exemplary  piety.  On  the  farm  he  owned 
stands  one  of  the  four  oldest  houses  in 
New  England,  and  there  he  spent  his 
declining  years,  dying  at  Duxbury,  Sep- 
tember I,  1686,  aged  eighty-seven,  the 
last  survivor  of  the  "Mayflower"  com- 
pany, that  famed  band  of  Pilgrim  fathers. 

The  line  of  descent  to  Edward  Smith 
Alden,  of  Holyoke,  is  through  Joseph 
Alden,  son  of  the  "Pilgrim,"  born  in 
Plymouth  in  1624,  died  February  12,  1697. 


He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Moses 
Simmons,  who  came  in  the  "Fortune"  in 
1 62 1,  and  settled  at  Duxbury;  their  son, 
Joseph  (2)  Alden,  born  at  Plymouth  or 
l^ridgewater  in  1667,  died  at  Bridgewater, 
December  22,  1747.  He  settled  at  South 
Bridgewater,  was  a  deacon  of  the  church 
and  a  prominent  citizen.  He  married, 
in  1690,  Hannah,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Dunham,  of  Plymouth  ;  their  son,  Sam- 
uel Alden,  was  born  at  Bridgewater, 
August  20,  1705.  He  married  (first) 
in  1728,  Abiah,  daughter  of  Captain  Jo- 
seph Edson,  a  descendant  of  Deacon 
Samuel  Edson,  an  early  Bridgewater 
settler.  The  line  continues  through  their 
fifth  child,  Josiah  Alden,  born  in  Bridge- 
water  in  1738,  and  was  a  farmer  there,  in 
Wales  and  in  Ludlow,  Massachusetts. 
He  married,  in  1761,  Bathsheba  Jones,  of 
Raynham.  Their  eldest  son  Elijah 
served  in  the  Revolution.  Another  son, 
Benjamin  Alden  was  born  in  1781,  and 
died  in  1841.  He  married  Mary  (Polly) 
Hodges,  born  in  1781,  and  died  in  1865. 
Their  son,  Jefferson  Alden,  was  born  at 
Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  January  26,  1804, 
and  died  in  August,  1857.  He  was  a 
maker  of  reeds  for  textile  machinery  and 
the  inventor  of  a  machine  used  in  his  busi- 
ness. He  married  Salome  Kendall, 
daughter  of  Amos  and  Sila  (Miller)  Ken- 
dall. Their  eldest  son  George  was  a 
soldier  of  the  Civil  War. 

Edward  Monroe  Alden,  son  of  Jefiferson 
and  Salome  (Kendall)  Alden.  was  born 
in  Ludlow,  Massachusetts,  February  17, 
1844,  died  at  Chicopee,  Massachusetts, 
November  28,  191 1.  He  located  in  Chico- 
pee at  an  early  day,  ran  an  express  line 
between  Holyoke  and  Chicopee,  and  was 
long  active  in  various  other  business 
activities,  having  a  shoe  store  in  Chicopee 
Falls,  also  a  store  in  Chicopee,  and  for 
many  years  conducted  a  real  estate  busi- 
ness   in    both    Chicopee    and    Springfield. 


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He  was  a  member  of  Chicopee  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  was  a  com- 
panion of  Chicopee  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons,  a  past  noble  grand  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  church. 
He  married  Ida  Smith,  a  woman  of  liter- 
ary talent,  a  writer  of  stories,  many  of 
them  published  in  the  "New  England 
Homestead."  She  died  in  1891,  leaving 
children:  Edward  Smith,  of  further 
mention  ;  Ida  Grace,  born  November  30, 
1877,  married  Amos  T.  Palmer;  Percy 
Monroe,  born  August  5,  1883 ;  Edith  M., 
born  September  12,  1885;  John  S.,  born 
April  1 1,  1899. 

Edward  Smith  Alden,  of  the  ninth 
American  generation  of  the  family 
founded  by  John  Alden  and  Priscilla 
(Mullins)  Alden,  son  of  Edward  Monroe 
and  Ida  (Smith)  Alden,  was  born  in 
Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  August  18,  1875. 
He  attended  public  school  until  thirteen 
years  of  age,  then  began  business  life  in 
a  grocery  store  in  Palmer,  Massachusetts, 
remaining  there  four  years.  He  then  be- 
gan his  apprenticeship  to  the  printing 
trade  with  the  Springfield  Printing  and 
Binding  Company  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, receiving  absolutely  no  wages 
for  a  time.  He  thoroughly  mastered  the 
"art  and  mystery"  of  printing  with  that 
company,  and  when  he  had  passed  his 
apprentice  term  remained  with  them  as  a 
journeyman  in  the  job  printing  depart- 
ment. When  the  linotype  was  introduced 
and  struck  terror  to  the  hearts  of  many 
journeyman  printers  who  thought  it 
spelled  ruin  for  the  typesetter,  Mr.  Alden 
welcomed  the  machine,  at  once  learned 
to  work  it,  and  became  a  good  operator. 
Soon  afterward  he  was  called  home  to 
Chicopee  to  assist  his  father  in  the  real 
estate  business,  later  going  to  Holyoke, 
where  he  secured  a  position  in  the  job 
department  of  the  "Daily  Transcript,"  as 


foreman  of  the  linotype  department.  He 
remained  with  the  "Transcript"  twelve 
years,  a  strong  comment  on  his  value  to 
his  employers.  In  1908  he  began  the  pub- 
lication of  "The  Artisan,"  but  did  not 
devote  his  entire  attention  to  that  journal 
until  1912,  since  when  it  has  been  his 
sole  business  interest. 

The  "Artisan"  is  a  weekly,  devoted  to 
the  interests  of  the  working  man,  and  is 
a  highly  regarding  medium,  reaching  a 
large  list  of  readers  and  well  patronized 
by  advertisers,  is  ably  edited  and  a  power 
in  labor's  cause.  Mr.  Alden  also  main- 
tains a  high  class  job  printing  business 
called  the  Alden  Press.  In  September, 
1916,  he  moved  from  his  location  on  High 
street  to  commodious  quarters  on  Maple 
street.  For  fifteen  years  he  has  been 
president  of  the  local  Typographical 
Union,  has  been  its  representative  in  the 
Central  Labor  Union  for  as  many  years ; 
is  vice-president  of  the  Central  Labor 
Union ;  has  for  some  years  been  a  dele- 
gate to  the  Massachusetts  Federation  of 
Labor,  to  the  American  Federation  of 
Labor  and  New  England  Typographical 
Union,  and  in  191 1  was  elected  president 
of  the  State  Federation,  holding  that  office 
three  years,  a  record  for  length  of  service 
in  that  body.  In  1915  he  was  sent  as  a 
delegate  to  the  National  Federation  meet- 
ing in  San  Francisco  during  the  Panama 
Exposition.  He  is  still  active  in  these 
various  bodies  in  official  capacity. 

In  politics  he  is  independent.  He  is  a 
member  of  Roswell  Lee  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  Springfield ;  Morn- 
ing Star  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  of 
Springfield ;  Springfield  Ctnuicil,  Royal 
and  Select  Masters ;  Springfield  Com- 
mandery.  Knights  Templar ;  Melha 
Temple,  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine ; 
Amity  Lodge  and  Agawam  Encampment, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of 
Springfield.      He    is    highly    regarded    in 


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these  bodies,  and  wherever  known  num- 
bers his  friends. 

Mr.  Alden  married,  October  i,  1902, 
Mary  Tate,  born  in  County  Clare,  Ireland, 
daughter  of  George  Tate.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Alden  are  the  parents  of  Alice,  Arnold 
and  Priscilla  Alden,  and  of  three  sons  who 
died  voungf. 


DOWD,  Hon.  James  J., 

An   Honored    Citizen    of   Holyoke. 

Honored  and  respected  by  all,  there 
were  few  men  in  Holyoke  who  occupied 
a  more  enviable  position  in  business, 
political  or  religious  circles  than  the  late 
James  J.  Dowd,  not  alone  on  account  of 
the  success  he  achieved,  but  also  on 
account  of  the  honorable,  straight  for- 
ward business  policy  he  ever  followed. 
He  was  of  the  type  of  man  who  makes 
the  nnest  citizen,  was  serious-minded  in 
all  of  his  pursuits,  accomplished  a  vast 
amount  of  good  in  his  quiet,  unostenta- 
tious way  and  performed  many  kind  and 
charitable  deeds  for  people  in  need.  Dur- 
ing his  more  than  half  a  century  of  resi- 
dence in  Holyoke  he  made  many  friends, 
and  in  all  relations  of  life  he  manifested 
those  sterling  qualities  that  ever  com- 
mand respect  and  are  at  all  times  worthy 
of  emulation. 

James  J.  Dowd  was  a  native  of  Ireland, 
born  in  1859,  and  six  years  later,  in  1865, 
accompanied  his  parents  to  this  country, 
they  settling  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
in  which  city  the  son  spent  his  entire  after 
life.  The  father,  also  James  J.  Dowd,  was 
employed  in  the  mills  of  Holyoke  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  his  death  occurred 
in  that  city.  He  and  his  wife  were  the 
parents  of  fourteen  children  ;  one  of  their 
sons,  Matthew  Dowd,  resides  in  Water- 
bury,  Connecticut ;  two  daughters  in  Ire- 
land, two  in  Holyoke,  and  one  is  in  the 
Convent  of  Notre  Dame  in  Lawrence, 
Massachusetts. 


James  J.  Dowd  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  adopted  city, 
making  the  best  of  his  opportunities  and 
thus  acquiring  knowledge  that  proved  of 
great  benefit  to  him  in  his  later  career. 
His  first  occupation  was  clerk  in  the  gro- 
cery store  and  market  conducted  by  the 
late  Jeremiah  Doody  located  at  No.  163 
Lyman  street,  Holyoke,  and  later,  after 
mastering  all  the  details  of  the  business, 
he  purchased  the  stock  and  good  will  of 
his  employer  and  conducted  the  business 
successfully  for  fifteen  years,  at  the  ex- 
piration of  which  time  he  disposed  of  it 
to  Messrs.  Grififin  and  Reardon,  realizing 
a  goodly  profit  on  the  transaction  which 
compensated  him  for  his  years  of  honor- 
able toil  and  endeavor.  For  the  follow- 
ing thirteen  years  he  served  the  city  of 
Holyoke  on  the  Board  of  Assessors, 
serving  eight  years  as  chairman,  and  dur- 
ing the  latter  part  of  his  term,  in  1898,  he 
opened  an  insurance  and  real  estate  busi- 
ness whh  J.  J.  Keane,  in  which  they  were 
particularly  successful,  gaining  an  en- 
viable reputation  for  honesty  and  integ- 
rity. This  they  continued  up  to  1907, 
when  Mr.  Keane  retired,  and  Mr.  Dowd 
w^as  alone  until  1910,  wdien  he  admitted 
his  son,  James  J.  Dowd,  Jr.,  who  had  just 
been  graduated  from  Holy  Cross  College, 
into  partnership  and  this  association  con- 
tinued up  to  the  senior  Mr.  Dowd's  death. 
It  is  safe  to  assume  that  the  business  will 
be  conducted  by  the  son  along  the  same 
straightforward  lines  as  laid  down  by  his 
honored  father.  The  elder  Mr.  Dowd  was 
one  of  the  first  tenants  of  the  former  Ball 
Building  and  occupied  the  offices  for  the 
long  period  of  eighteen  years,  up  to  the 
time  of  his  decease.  He  was  chosen  to 
represent  Holyoke  in  the  State  Legis- 
lature and  served  acceptably  during  the 
terms  of  1901  and  1902,  and  for  the 
promptness  and  fidelity  displayed  by  him 
in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  he  won  the 
commendation  and  approval  of  all  con- 


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cerned.  During  his  incumbency  of  the 
office  of  assessor,  when  the  board  was 
confronted  with  serious  problems.  Mr. 
Dowd  showed  his  grasp  of  property  valu- 
ations and  his  views  and  opinions  carried 
weight  with  the  other  members  of  the 
board,  and  in  his  years  in  the  Legislature 
he  exhibited  the  same  seriousness  of  pur- 
pose and  his  efforts  in  behalf  of  the 
people  were  highly  beneficial  and  bore 
good  fruit.  He  was  the  predecessor  of  the 
late  Thomas  J.  Dillon. 

From  the  time  he  took  up  his  residence 
in  Holyoke  until  his  decease,  Mr.  Dowd 
was  prominently  and  actively  identified 
with  St.  Jerome  Church,  and  he  served 
on  the  altar  up  to  the  time  that  he  was 
made  collector  in  the  year  1886.  his  serv- 
ice in  difTerent  capacities  in  that  church 
covering  a  period  of  forty  years.  To 
people  attending  the  church  for  the  past 
half  century,  Mr.  Dowd  was  a  familiar 
figure  and  he  was  acquainted  with  nearly 
ever}'  member  of  the  parish.  He  was 
highly  thought  of  by  all  and  was  particu- 
larly loved  by  all  of  the  children  of  St. 
Jerome  schools.  He  was  a  model  of 
accuracy  himself  and  he  felt  that  church 
people  should  be  as  loyal  and  generous 
to  the  church  as  he  was.  St.  Jerome 
Church  never  had  a  more  faithful  collector 
or  a  church  official  that  was  more  willing 
to  give  his  energies  and  effort.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Holy  Name  Society  of  the 
church,  joining  the  organization  when  it 
was  first  formed.  He  was  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  the  Holyoke  Council,  Knights  of 
Columbus,  and  w^as  one  of  the  most 
active  and  zealous  workers  in  the  organi- 
zation. He  was  at  the  time  of  his  death 
secretary  of  the  building  committee,  and 
he  was  one  of  the  most  tireless  workers  in 
the  organization  for  the  erection  of  the 
present  home  of  that  order.  He  had 
always  been  a  loyal  member  of  the  An- 
cient Order  of  Hibernians  and  had  shown 


the  same  unfailing  interest  in  its  welfare, 
and  he  was  a  member  of  Holyoke  Lodge, 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
also  of  the  Robert  Emmett  Literary  Asso- 
ciation. 

Mr.  Dowd  married,  January,  1886, 
Mary  Frances  McCann,  of  Montreal, 
Canada,  who  was  his  constant  companion, 
and  they  w-ere  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren, namely:  Infant,  deceased;  James 
J.,  of  whom  further ;  Mary  Agnes,  died  at 
age  of  two  and  a  half  years ;  John 
Francis,  died  at  age  of  three  and  a  half 
years.  Mr.  Dowd  was  devoted  to  his  wife 
and  son,  and  their  family  life  was  an  un- 
usually happy  and  peaceful  one. 

Mr.  Dowd  died  at  his  late  home,  Xo. 
127  Chestnut  street,  Holyoke,  after  a 
short  illness.  May  6,  1916.  He  was  sur- 
vived by  his  widow,  son,  six  sisters,  Mrs. 
Katherine  Hannifin,  Mrs.  Edward  Dowd, 
Sister  James  of  the  Order  of  X'otre  Dame 
at  Lawrence,  Mrs.  Geran,  Mrs.  Rice  and 
Mrs.  Grififin,  of  Ireland,  and  one  brother, 
Matthew  Dowd,  all  of  whom  are  men- 
tioned previously.  In  his  death  the  city 
of  Holyoke  lost  a  man  of  splendid  char- 
acter, a  man  who  was  at  the  wheel  of 
service  for  many  years  and  whose  entire 
life  was  an  inspiration  for  right  living  and 
earnest  purpose. 

There  was  a  solemn  high  mass  of 
requiem  in  St.  Jerome  Church  for  Mr. 
Dowd.  The  Rt.  Rev.  Monsignor  John  T. 
Madden  w^as  celebrant,  Rev.  Walter  T. 
Hogan,  deacon,  and  Rev.  James  O'Con- 
nor, sub-deacon.  Within  the  sanctuary 
w^ere  seated  Rt.  Rev.  Thomas  D.  Beavan, 
bishop  of  Springfield  Diocese,  who  pro- 
nounced the  benediction  ;  Rev.  Owen  Mc- 
Gee,  of  Springfield,  Rev.  James  Sheehan, 
of  Ware,  Rev.  John  O'Connell,  of  Fair- 
view.  Rev.  D.  T.  Devine,  of  Brookfield, 
and  Rev.  P.  F.  Dowd,  of  the  Holy  Cross 
Church.  Monsignor  Madden  paid  the 
following  tribute  to  Mr.  Dowd  who  had 


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been  so  long  identified  with  St.  Jerome 
Church  ;  in  addition  to  this  his  son  re- 
ceived over  twenty  letters  from  other 
pastors  who  could  not  be  present. 

Dk.ak  Friends  : — To  let  this  sad  occasion  pass 
without  a  brief  tribute  to  the  character  of  James 
J.  Dowd  would  savor  of  a  lack  of  appreciation  of 
the  work  and  worth  of  a  noble  Christian  man. 
As  a  boy  he  served  at  this  altar.  As  a  young  man 
and  through  manhood  he  gave  the  best  service 
without  stint  or  reservation  to  the  furthering  of 
the  material  and  moral  interests  of  St.  Jerome's. 
For  over  a  generation  has  he,  Sunday  after  Sun- 
day passed  up  and  down  in  this  church,  always 
painstaking  and  ever  courteous  to  all  comers. 
Exact  in  every  detail,  firm  in  the  enforcement  of 
church  regulations,  he  possessed  the  fine  art  of 
tempering  firmness  with  a  gentle  suavity,  all  his 
own.  In  bearing  and  in  fact  he  was  an  ideal 
church  official.  He  would  have  graced  a  wider 
field  and  would  have  been  a  marked  figure  in  any 
congregation.  One  trait  stood  out  in  a  very 
marked  manner  in  his  character.  He  had  a  very 
fine  and  correct  idea  of  the  position  and  respon- 
sibility of  a  layman  in  reference  to  his  church. 
This  was  so  developed  in  him  that  he  felt  it  a 
conscientious  duty  to  assist  in  every  practical  way 
in  the  uplift  and  advancement  of  religion.  Always 
ready  to  tender  advice,  he  never  overstepped  the 
line,  never  obtruded  his  own  opinion,  or  insisted 
on  its  adoption,  but  was  always  found  amongst 
the  hard  persistent  workers.  He  even  anticipated 
the  needs  of  those  who  sought  his  cooperation. 
He  was  a  warm  hearted,  sympathetic  man.  He 
could  interest  himself  in  the  wants  and  simple 
pleasures  of  children.  He  could  frequently  be 
found  chattering  with  them  and  entering  into 
their  childish  plans.  The  older  members  of  the 
congregation  were  always  greeted  with  a  word  or 
a  nod  of  kindness  and  sympathy.  All  in  all  his 
presence  will  be  missed  for  many  a  day  in  old  St. 
Jerome's.  He  had  promised  himself  some  respite 
from  the  self-imposed  labors,  but  now  that  the 
Master  has  called  him  we  are  glad  that  the 
summons  found  him  still  in  active  duty — still  at 
the  head  of  workers  of  the  church  that  he  so 
ardently  loved  and  so  faithfully  served.  Peace 
be  to  his  memory.  Your  fervent  prayers  will  fol- 
low him  beyond  the  grave.  Eternal  rest  be  his 
portion  and  may  Heaven's  light  shine  upon  him 
forever  more. 

James  J.  Dowd,  Jr.,  w^as  born  in  Hol- 
yoke,  Massachusetts,   February   i6,   1889. 


He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  city,  in  parochial  and  high 
schools,  and  Holy  Cross  College,  Worces- 
ter, Massachusetts,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1910.  During  the  time  spent 
in  high  school  and  college  he  had  played 
with  success  on  the  base  ball  team,  four 
years  in  high  school  and  four  years  in 
college,  and  upon  the  completion  of  his 
course  of  study  in  college  he  decided  to 
take  up  baseball  as  a  profession  during 
his  spare  time,  and  from  then  up  to  the 
time  of  his  father's  death,  a  period  of 
almost  seven  years,  he  filled  the  posi- 
tion of  pitcher  in  the  professional  clubs 
of  the  State  and  National  organizations, 
playing  with  the  Montreal,  Pittsburgh, 
Indianapolis,  Utica,  and  Cincinnati  clubs. 
In  this  sport  and  profession  his  efforts 
were  always  seconded  by  his  father, 
who  encouraged  him  in  every  way, 
being  present  at  all  times  when  pos- 
sible to  applaud  his  good  work.  The 
senior  Mr.  Dowd  was  an  enthusiast  in  the 
national  pastime,  and  through  the  w^ork  of 
his  son  met  many  of  the  most  prominent 
players  in  the  baseball  world,  and  with 
them  he  was  not  only  popular  but  a  great 
favorite.  As  a  rule  ball  players  have  so 
many  encomiums  heaped  upon  them  and 
are  made  so  much  of  by  the  public  that 
they  become  reserved  and  to  some  extent 
almost  cold  in  their  manner  to  strangers, 
but  exactly  the  opposite  was  it  with  James 
J.  Dowd.  They  were  not  only  glad  to 
see  him,  but  to  show  their  appreciation 
of  him  and  as  a  special  mark  of  respect 
he  w^as  in  many  cases  invited  to  sit  with 
them  on  the  bench  during  the  game,  a 
privilege  accorded  or  extended  to  very 
few  men  outside  of  baseball  officers  in  the 
United  States,  and  at  his  death  the  asso- 
ciation sent  an  enormotis  floral  piece  over 
six  feet  in  height  as  a  mark  of  their  re- 
spect and  the  esteem  in  which  he  was 
held.    Upon  the  death  of  his  father,  James 


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J.  Dowd,  Jr.,  was  compelled  to  relinquish 
his  position  and  return  to  Holyoke  to  take 
charge  of  his  father's  business,  which  he 
still  continues.  He  is  a  young  man  whom 
it  is  a  pleasure  to  know,  a  worthy  son  of 
a  worthy  sire. 


VERSHON,  (Mrs.)  Mary  A., 

■Well-Known  Resident  of  Holyoka. 

Joseph  \'ershon  (\'achon  in  French), 
father  of  Jacob  Vershon,  deceased  hus- 
band of  Mrs.  Mary  A.  \'ershon,  was  born 
in  Canada,  from  whence  he  came  to  the 
United  States,  locating  at  first  in  Water- 
bury.  Washington  county,  Vermont,  from 
whence  he  later  removed  to  Providence, 
Providence  county,  Rhode  Island,  where 
he  died  January  20,  1917,  at  the  advanced 
age  of  ninety-two  years.  He  took  an 
active  part  in  the  various  communities  in 
which  he  resided,  giving  his  time  and 
attention  to  the  profession  of  journalist, 
in  which  he  was  highly  successful,  having 
been  able  to  lay  aside  sufficient  funds  to 
provide  for  his  needs  during  his  declining 
years.  He  married  Rose  Tatro,  a  native 
of  Canada,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
four  children  to  grow  up,  namely :  Mary, 
Jacob,  David  and  Seymour. 

Jacob  Vershon,  eldest  son  of  Joseph 
and  Rose  (Tatro)  Vershon,  was  born  in 
St.  Cesaire,  Province  of  Quebec.  Canada, 
1857.  He  was  reared  and  educated  in  his 
native  land,  and  during  his  active  career 
was  a  mechanic  and  a  mill  man.  After 
coming  to  Holyoke,  he  followed  the  busi- 
ness of  a  barber,  and  during  his  last  years 
he  was  in  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  and 
he  died  there  in  1902.  He  was  faithful  in 
the  performance  of  his  duties,  conscien- 
tious and  painstaking,  and  gained  the 
good  will  and  confidence  of  all  with  whom 
he  associated.  He  married,  in  1878,  Mary 
A.  (Henault)  Welch,  born  in  Beauhar- 
nois,  in  the  vicinity  of  Montreal,  Province 


of  Quebec,  Canada,  daughter  of  Edward 
and  Angelina  (Deignault)  Henault, 
granddaughter  of  Henry  B.  Henault,  and 
widow  of  James  E.  Welch,  to  whom  she 
was  married  in  1871,  and  by  whom  she 
had  one  son,  Edward  Welch.  He  is  a 
printer  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  By 
her  second  marriage  she  had  children, 
namely :  Angelina,  died  in  infancy  ;  Rhea, 
died  aged  six  years  ;  Eva.  died  in  infancy  ; 
Henry,  at  home  with  his  mother,  was  an 
engineer  for  ten  years  on  the  Boston  & 
Albany  Railroad,  now  in  the  automobile 
business,  married  Florida  Emond,  of 
Montreal.  The  Henault  family  trace 
their  descent  to  a  lord  in  Canada,  who 
was  the  father  of  Henry  B.  Henault, 
aforementioned.  The  city  of  Berthier, 
Canada,  is  built  on  what  was  formerly  the 
estate  of  Henry  B.  Henault,  who  was  the 
father  of  nine  children :  George,  Albert, 
Edward,  Victor,  ]^Iary,  Elmira,  Louise, 
Martha  and  Antoinette.  Edward  Hen- 
ault, the  third  son  of  Henry  B.  Henault, 
w^as  born  in  Canada,  removed  from  there 
to  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont,  in  1864,  and 
five  years  later  took  up  his  residence  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  He  was  a  book- 
keeper, well  educated,  and  a  great  musi- 
cian.   He  died  in  1875. 

Mrs.  Vershon  is  a  strong  advocate  for 
the  French  people  in  this  country,  doing 
all  in  her  power  to  advance  their  inter- 
ests. She  has  taken  an  active  part  for 
many  years  in  the  fraternal  order,  Com- 
panion of  the  Foresters,  has  filled  the 
various  chairs  in  the  order,  serving  as 
supreme  recording  secretary,  supreme 
chairlady,  etc.,  and  has  been  delegate  to 
their  various  conventions  for  more  than 
tw^enty  years,  traveling  in  this  capacity  to 
various  parts  of  the  country.  She  has 
instituted  lodges  and  acted  as  official  in- 
terpreter of  the  work  of  the  order.  She 
is  the  owner  of  a  valuable  estate  fronting 
for  some  six  hundred  feet  on  Main  street, 


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Holyoke,  with  the  Connecticut  river  run- 
ning the  entire  length  on  the  rear  part  of 
the  property.  She  is  a  woman  of  broad, 
humanitarian  spirit,  of  wide  general  cul- 
ture, and  is  interested  in  all  that  pertains 
to  the  uplifting  of  the  human  race,  espe- 
cially the  people  of  her  own  nationality, 
the  advancement  of  the  moral,  the  intel- 
lectual and  the  good,  and  all  that  brings 
comfort  and  true  happiness. 


DILLON,  William  Joseph, 

Business  Man,  Public  OfficiaL 

The  firm  of  Dillon  Brothers,  funeral 
directors  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  of 
which  William  J.  and  James  H.  Dillon  are 
the  efficient  heads,  was  founded  on  the 
business  established  by  their  father,  John 
Dillon,  and  their  uncle,  Thomas  Dillon. 
John,  Thomas  and  Michael  Dillon,  all 
born  in  Ireland,  were  the  sons  of  Thomas 
Dillon,  a  school  teacher  in  Ireland,  and 
his  wife,  Ellen  (Carroll)  Dillon.  She  was 
a  most  capable,  energetic  woman,  and 
ambitious  that  her  sons  should  have  better 
opportunities  than  their  section  of  Ireland 
afforded.  She  finally  left  her  husband  and 
two  younger  sons  in  Ireland  and  came  to 
the  United  States  with  her  eldest  son, 
Thomas.  She  selected  a  location  in  Chic- 
opee,  Massachusetts,  and  later  was  joined 
by  her  husband  and  the  two  sons,  John 
and  Michael.  This  sketch  deals  with  the 
fortunes  of  John  Dillon,  the  second  son 
of  the  family. 

John  Dillon  was  born  in  Balleydufif, 
Ireland,  in  June,  1842,  and  died  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  December  25,  1903. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
father  in  1856,  a  lad  of  fourteen  years. 
He  was  well  educated  for  a  boy  of  his 
years,  his  scholarly  father  having  given 
him  the  benefit  of  his  own  teaching.  He 
learned  the  trade  of  wheelwright  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  with  E.  D.  Shelley, 
continuing  at  his  trade  until   1870.     He 


then  formed  a  partnership  with  his 
brother,  Thomas  Dillon,  and  as  T.  &  J. 
Dillon  they  started  an  undertaker's  estab- 
lishment in  Holyoke,  in  the  J.  Doody 
block.  They  prospered  and  continued  to- 
gether until  Thomas  Dillon  sold  his  share 
in  1889,  John  Dillon  then  conducting  the 
business  alone  until  his  decease  in  1903. 
His  undertaking  rooms  were  in  the  Dillon 
Block  erected  by  Dillon  Brothers,  which 
is  one  of  the  largest  in  the  city.  It  was 
begun  in  1875,  completed  in  1885,  and 
occupies  half  a  square,  formerly  the  site 
of  the  old  City  Reservoir.  John  Dillon 
was  an  able  business  man,  a  skilled 
cabinet  maker,  and  thoroughly  under- 
stood the  business  he  followed.  He 
served  as  alderman,  was  very,  popular  and 
was  one  of  the  substantial  men  of  his 
adopted  city.  He  married  Alary  Sullivan, 
born  in  1846,  died  in  1887,  ^  daughter  of 
Patrick  Sullivan,  of  Irish  birth.  They 
were  the  parents  of  a  large  family:  i. 
Elizabeth,  married  Richard  A.  Cronin, 
postmaster  of  Chicopee,  Massachusetts.  2. 
Mary,  died  in  infancy.  3.  Thomas  J., 
deceased  ;  was  common  councilman,  alder- 
man, representative  and  State  Senator, 
and  held  the  office  of  tax  collector  at 
death ;  for  several  years  he  was  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Dillon  Brothers.  4.  John  J. 
5.  William  Joseph,  of  further  mention.  6. 
Helen,  married  B.  J.  Grady.  7.  Hannah. 
8.  Mary.  9.  Catherine.  10.  Michael.  11. 
James  H.,  a  partner  in  Dillon  Brothers; 
member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks;  Division  i,  Ancient  Order 
of  Hibernians ;  Uncas  Tribe,  Improved 
Order  of  Red  Men  ;  Knights  of  Columbus, 
and  Holyoke  Club ;  married  Anna  C. 
Byrnes.  12.  George,  died  in  January, 
1916.     13.  Jeremiah.     14.  Grace. 

William  Joseph  Dillon,  son  of  John 
and  Mary  (Sullivan)  Dillon,  was  born  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  July  24,  1872, 
and  has  always  resided  in  his  native  city. 
He  finished  the  full    course  allotted    to 


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students  of  St.  Jerome  Parochial  School, 
and   after    graduation    spent    a   year    at 
Childs  Business  College.     After  complet- 
ing his  studies  he  became  associated  with 
his  father,  who  taught  him  his  business, 
but  later  he  learned  the  bricklayer's  trade 
with    Lynch    Brothers,    working   at    that 
trade   until   the   year   1900.     He  then   re- 
turned  to  his   father   and   continued   his 
efficient     assistant     until    John     Dillon's 
death  in  1903.    After  the  founder  had  for- 
ever departed,  his  sons,  Thomas  J.,  W  il- 
liam  J.  and  James  H.,  formed  the  firm  of 
Dillon  Brothers  and  continued  the  busi- 
ness.    In  a  few  years  the  political  and 
public  responsibilities  that  were  bestowed 
so  liberally  upon  Thomas  J.  Dillon  caused 
him  to  withdraw  from  the  firm,  William 
J.   and  James   H.   Dillon   continuing  the 
business  as  at  present,  their  undertaking 
establishment   being   operated    upon    the 
most  modern  methods  for  the  care  and 
burial   of  the   dead.     In    1917  they   pur- 
chased ground  and  built  a  new  building 
at  No.   124  Chestnut  street,  where  they 
have  very  fine  funeral  parlors.     William 
J.  Dillon  is  an  ex-councilman  of  Holyoke  ; 
ex-overseer  of  the  poor,  a  position  he  held 
for  eleven    years;   is  a    member   of    the 
Bricklayers'   Union;  Knights   of   Colum- 
bus ;  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks;  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and 
the  Loyal  Order  of  Moose. 

He  married,  in  October,  1901,  Elizabeth 
Donahue,  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  a 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Mary  (Leary) 
Donahue.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dillon  are  the 
parents  of  seven  children,  all  born  in  Hol- 
yoke :  May,  in  January.  1903  ;  John,  May, 
1904;  Catherine,  died  in  infancy;  Eliza- 
beth, born  in  1908;  William,  July,  1909; 
Catherine,  in  191 1  ;  Eleanor,  in  1914. 


STREET,  John, 

Representative  Citizen. 

The  old  Street  homestead  in  Holyoke, 
now  the  home  of  John  Street,  was  also 


his  birthplace.  To  the  then  new  house  on 
the  old  homestead  farm  his  father,  Philo 
Williams  Street,  brought  his  bride,  Lu- 
cina  P.  Dickinson;  the  first  fire  ever 
lighted  in  the  big  sitting  room  fireplace 
being  on  the  night  of  the  wedding,  Febru- 
ary 17,  1 83 1.  Fifty  years  later  a  fire  burn- 
ing in  the  same  fireplace  threw  out  the 
warmth  and  good  cheer  to  one  hundred 
and  fifty  relatives  and  friends  gathered  to 
celebrate  the  golden  wedding  anniversary 
of  Philo  W.  and  Lucina  P.  (Dickinson) 
Street.  There  Philo  W.  Street  and  his 
wife  lived  for  more  than  half  a  century, 
there  their  children  were  born,  the  death 
of  the  father  in  1883  being  the  first  break 
in  the  family  circle. 

On   the   paternal   side   John   Street,   of 
Holyoke,  traces  his  ancestry  to  the  Rev. 
Nicholas   Street,   the   early   teacher    and 
preacher  of  Taunton,  Massachusetts,  and 
colleague  of  Rev.  John  Davenport,  of  New 
Haven,  Connecticut.    The  Streets  were  of 
ancient    English    lineage,    the    name    Le 
Strete  being  found  as  early  as  1300.    The 
family  bore  arms  and  were  of  importance, 
this     branch     springing     from     Richard 
Street,  of  Somersetshire,  whose  will  was 
probated   September  30,    1592;  his    son, 
Nicholas  Street,  whose  will  was  proved 
May  3,  1610;  his  son,  Nicholas  (2)  Street, 
a  gentleman   of   Bridgewater,   Somerset- 
shire, whose  will  was  proved  February 
13,  1617.     This  Nicholas  (2)   Street  mar- 
ried, January   16,  1602,  Susanna  Gilbert. 
They  were  the  parents  of  the  Rev.  Nich- 
olas Street,  the  American  ancestor. 

(I)  Rev.  Nicholas  Street,  born  in 
Bridgewater,  Somersetshire,  England, 
there  baptized  January,  1603,  died  in  New 
Haven,  Connecticut.  April  22,  1674.  His 
mother  died  one  month  after  the  birth  of 
her  son,  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years 
he  lost  his  father.  Matriculation  papers 
of  Oxford  University  show  that  "Nicholas 
Street  of  Somerset  entered  college  No- 
vember 2,  1621,  at  the  age  of  eighteen." 

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He  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts  at  Oxford,  February  21,  1624.  He 
was  installed  as  reader  over  the  Taunton 
church,  an  office  he  held  jointly  with  Mr. 
Hooke  for  seven  years.  When  Mr.  Hooke 
was  called  to  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  as 
colleague  with  the  Rev.  John  Davenport, 
Mr.  Street  continued  pastor  of  the  Taun- 
ton church  for  fifteen  years  alone,  then  on 
September  26,  1659,  followed  Mr.  Hooke 
to  New  Haven,  and  took  the  latter's  place 
as  assistant  to  the  Rev.  John  Davenport. 
On  September  27,  1667,  Mr.  Davenport 
was  called  to  Boston,  Mr.  Street  succeed- 
ing him  as  pastor  of  the  First  Church  at 
New  Haven  and  serving  until  his  death, 
April  22,  1674.  He  was  a  wise  and 
earnest  man,  grave  and  dignified  in  ap- 
pearance, and  holy  in  life,  who  kept  the 
mark  of  his  gentle  birth  in  all  the  pioneer 
life  in  the  wilderness.  He  shrank  from  no 
responsibility,  rose  to  every  occasion  and 
left  a  precious  memory.  His  second  wife 
was  Mrs.  Mary  Newman,  widow  of  Gov- 
ernor Francis  Newman,  of  New  Haven. 
She  survived  Mr.  Street  and  married 
(third)  Governor  Leete,  whom  she  also 
outlived;  she  died  December  13,  1683. 
Rev.  Nicholas  Street  had  children :  Rev. 
Samuel,  of  further  mention ;  Susanna ; 
Sarah,  married  James  Heaton ;  Abiah, 
married  Daniel  Sherman. 

(H)  Rev.  Samuel  Street,  only  son  of 
Rev.  Nicholas  Street,  was  born  in  1635, 
and  died  at  Wallingford,  Connecticut, 
January  16,  1717.  He  was  a  graduate  of 
Harvard  College,  1664,  one  of  a  class  of 
seven,  all  of  whom  he  outlived.  A 
monitor's  bill,  recently  discovered,  two 
hundred  years  old,  gives  all  the  names  of 
Harvard's  twenty-three  students  of  that 
year.  For  ten  years  he  taught  in  Hop- 
kins Grammar  School,  New  Haven,  those 
being  years  of  association  with  his  hon- 
ored father  and  in  preparation  for  the 
ministry.      He    was    installed    April    22, 


1674,  the  first  settled  pastor  at  Walling- 
ford, and  for  forty-five  years  he  was  the 
spiritual  head  of  that  church.  In  1710  he 
was  one  of  the  original  signers  of  the 
Plantation  Covenant  of  Wallingford,  and 
exerted  a  great  influence  in  all  the  affairs 
of  the  town.  He  was  esteemed  a 
"heavenly  man"  and  was  highly  respected 
by  the  inhabitants  of  Wallingford. 

Soon  after  graduation  from  Harvard, 
Mr.  Street  married,  November  3,  1664, 
Anna  Miles,  daughter  of  Richard  and 
Katherine  (Constable)  Miles,  the  latter 
dying  in  Wallingford,  April  11,  1687,  aged 
ninety-five  years.  On  his  tombstone,  now 
replaced,  was  this  inscription  :  "The  Rev- 
erend Mr.  Street  departed  this  life  Janu- 
ary 16,  1817,  aged  eighty-two."  Mrs. 
Street  died  August  10,  1730.  She  had 
been  married  sixty-six  years.  Children : 
Anna,  born  in  New  Haven,  August  17, 
1665,  died  before  her  father;  Samuel,  of 
further  mention ;  Mary,  born  in  New 
Haven,  September  6.  1670;  Susanna,  born 
in  Wallingford,  June  15,  1675,  married 
Deacon  John  Peck;  Nicholas,  born  in 
Wallingford,  July  14,  1677.  married  Je- 
rusha  Morgan ;  Katherine,  born  in  Wall- 
ingford, November  19,  1679,  married 
(first)  Joshua  Munson,  (second)  Sergeant 
Joshua  Culver  (2)  ;  Sarah,  born  in  Wal- 
lingford, January  15,  1681,  married  The- 
ophilus   Yale. 

(Ill)  Lieutenant  Samuel  (2)  Street, 
son  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  (i)  Street,  was 
born  July  2^,  1667.  at  New  Haven,  Con- 
necticut, and  his  estate  was  administered, 
February  18,  1719.  At  a  general  assembly 
held  at  Hartford,  May  10,  1716:  "This 
assembly  do  establish  and  confirm  Mr. 
Samuel  Street  of  Wallingford  to  be  lieu- 
tenant of  the  train  band  on  the  west  side 
in  the  town  of  Wallingford."  He  mar- 
ried (first)  July  14,  1690,  Hannah  Glover, 
born  October  10,  1672,  died  July  8,  1715, 
daughter  of  John  Glover,  of  New  Haven. 


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He  married  (second)  December  20,  1716, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Brown)  Todd,  daughter 
of  Eleazer  and  Sarah  (Bulkley)  Brown. 
Children  by  first  marriage  :  Eleanor,  born 
December  3,  1691  ;  Nathaniel,  born  Janu- 
ary 19,  1693,  married  Mary  Raymond; 
Elnathan.  born  September  2,  1695,  mar- 
ried Damaris  Hull;  Mary,  born  April  16, 
1698,  married  John  Hall ;  Mehitable,  born 
February  15,  1699,  married  Abraham 
Bassett ;  John,  born  October  23,  1703, 
married  Hannah  Hall;  Samuel,  of  further 
mention. 

(IV)  Samuel  (3)  Street,  son  of  Lieu- 
tenant Samuel  (2)  Street,  was  born  May 
10,  1707,  and  died  in  Wallingford,  Con- 
necticut, October  15,  1792.  He  married 
(first)  November  12,  1734,  Keziah  Mun- 
son,  daughter  of  Caleb  and  Elizabeth 
(Hermon)  Munson.  He  married  (second) 
in  1745,  Sarah  Atwater,  born  November 
28,  1727,  died  October  i,  1795,  daughter 
of  Caleb  and  Mehitable  (Mix)  Atwater. 
Child  of  first  wife :  Glover,  of  further 
mention.  Children  of  second  wife  :  Titus, 
born  June  4,  1748;  Caleb,  born  October 
26,  1753. 

(V)  Glover  Street,  son  of  Samuel  (3) 
Street,  was  born  May  28,  1735,  and  died 
November  28,  1826,  aged  ninety-one  years. 
He  was  taken  prisoner  by  the  French 
during  the  French  War  on  a  merchant's 
ship  from  New  Haven  to  the  West  Indies 
and  carried  prisoner  to  Guadaloupe,  there 
confined  som,e  months.  He  married,  in 
1755,  Lydia  Allen,  of  North  Haven,  Con- 
necticut. She  died  February  13,  1817, 
aged  eighty.  Children :  Esther,  born 
February  24,  1757,  married  twice;  Han- 
nah, born  October  18,  1758,  married  Jehiel 
Todd;  Keziah,  born  March  7,  1761,  died 
in  infancy;  Samuel,  born  October  2,  1762, 
married  Ann  Munson;  Glover  (2),  born 
May  7,  1764,  married  Deborah  Bradley; 
Caleb  Munson,  born  July  13,  1766,  mar- 
ried Bathsheba  Chapin ;  Keziah,  born 
July  23,   1768,  married   Zenas  Hastings; 


George,  born  January  2,  1771,  died  Sep- 
tember 23,  1836,  married,  October  17, 
1808,  Miriam  Munson,  born  October  22, 
1763,  died  March  14,  1843;  Joshua,  born 
November  28,  1772,  married  twice;  Eliza- 
beth, born  July  30,  1775,  married  Elijah 
Morgan;  John,  of  further  mention. 

(VI)  John  Street,  son  of  Glover  Street, 
was  born  in  Wallingford,  Connecticut, 
May  29,  1778,  and  died  January  17,  1846. 
He  was  a  representative  from  West 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  in  the  General 
Court  at  Boston  in  1827-28,  probably  com- 
ing to  West  Springfield  with  others  of  the 
family  in  the  year  1800.  He  was  a  car- 
penter by  trade  and  a  farmer,  owning 
lands  at  Holyoke  upon  which  many  fine 
residences  now  stand.  He  w-as  connected 
with  the  building  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church  in  Holyoke,  and  only  re- 
ceived for  this  work  one  dollar  a  day,  and 
was  a  man  of  importance  in  his  com- 
munity. He  married,  in  1801,  Sally  Wil- 
liams, born  in  Wallingford,  Connecticut, 
December  15,  1783,  died  September,  1848, 
daughter  of  Willoughby  Williams.  Chil- 
dren :  Harriet,  born  May  30,  1802,  at 
Wallingford.  married  Abner  Miller; 
Abigail  Charlotte,  born  December  24, 
1804,  at  Holyoke,  married  Titus  Ingra- 
ham  ;  Philo  Williams,  of  further  mention  ; 
Sally  Jerusha,  born  August  9,  1809,  at 
Holyoke,  married  Milo  Judd  Smith,  of 
Northampton ;  George  Willoughby,  born 
September  9,  1814,  at  Holyoke,  married 
Sarah  K.  Button ;  John  Herman,  born 
November  14,  1820,  died  March,  1876, 
married,  December,  1846,  Mary  Loderna 
Munson. 

(VII)  Philo  Williams  Street,  son  of 
John  Street,  was  born  in  Holyoke.  Massa- 
chusetts, March  29,  1807,  and  died  De- 
cember 9.  1883.  He  learned  the  carpen- 
ter's trade  with  his  father,  and  grew  to 
manhood  at  the  old  homestead  which  he 
helped  to  clear.  He  built  the  new  house 
on  the  home  farm  to  which  he  brought 


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his  bride,  and  there  he  spent  his  more 
than  half  a  century  of  married  life.  He 
combined  undertaking  with  his  carpenter- 
ing and  conducted  many  funerals.  He 
also  conducted  farming  operations,  and 
was  one  of  the  substantial  men  of  his  day. 
He  married,  February  17,  1831,  Lucina  P. 
Dickinson,  who  died  October  18,  1894, 
aged  eighty-two.  After  the  celebration  of 
their  golden  wedding  day,  February  17, 
1881,  the  devoted  couple  passed  two  more 
anniversaries  in  their  Holyoke  home,  but 
before  the  third  had  rolled  around  the 
loving  husband  and  father  had  passed 
away,  his  wife  surviving  him  eleven  years. 
They  were  the  parents  of  two  sons :  Philo 
Hobart,  born  October  20,  1838,  married 
Caroline  V.  Ball,  deceased ;  John,  of  fur- 
ther mention. 

(VIII)  John  Street,  of  the  eighth 
American  generation  of  the  family 
founded  by  Rev.  Nicholas  Street,  and 
youngest  son  of  Philo  Williams  and  Lu- 
cina P.  (Dickinson)  Street,  was  born  at 
the  homestead  in  Holyoke,  Masachusetts, 
June  19,  1851,  and  there  yet  resides.  He 
was  educated  in  the  graded  and  high 
schools  of  Holyoke,  and  in  his  earlier 
years  devoted  himself  to  farming  and 
market  gardening.  For  a  long  term  of 
years  he  conducted  a  prosperous  business 
along  those  lines,  in  addition  to  farming 
on  his  farm  of  thirty-two  acres,  but  is  now 
also  engaged  in  the  wholesale  ice  busi- 
ness, a  line  of  activity  he  entered  in  1906. 
He  owns  the  old  homestead  and  there  re- 
sides, the  third  of  his  line  to  occupy  it. 
Mr.  Street  was  made  a  Mason  in  Mt.  Tom 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  Feb- 
ruary 2:1,  1878,  and  is  now  in  the  fortieth 
year  of  membership.  He  is  an  Independ- 
ent in  politics,  and  served  as  common 
councilman  for  two  years. 

He  married,  in  November,  1877,  Mary 
Strong,  daughter  of  Chester  and  Sarah 
(Cooley)  Strong. 

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O'CONNOR,  John  James, 

Superintendent  of  City   Farm. 

For  eleven   years  John   James   O'Con- 
nor   has    filled    his    present    responsible 
position,  and  under  his  charge  many  imr 
provements  have  been  made  in  the  city 
property,   and   its    occupants   have    been 
made  happy  and  comfortable.  Mr.  O'Con- 
nor  is   a   native   of    Ireland,   where    his 
grandparents,    Patrick   and   Mary    (Slat- 
tery)    O'Connor,  lived  and    died.     They 
were  the  parents  of  Thomas  O'Connor, 
born  in  County  Kerry  in  1832,  and  died 
there  in  1882.    He  was  an  industrious  and 
thrifty  farmer,  and  reared  a  large  family 
of  children.    He  married  Ellen  O'Connor, 
who  was  born  in  1837,  daughter  of  John 
and  Mary  (Flaherty)  O'Connor,  and  she 
is  still  living  in  her  native  place,  at  the 
age  of  eighty  years.    Several  of  their  chil- 
dren came  to  this  country.     The  eldest, 
Patrick,  is  employed  by  the  Park  Depart- 
ment   of    Holyoke,    Massachusetts;    the 
second,    Michael,    resides    in    his    native 
place ;  two  daughters,  Mary  and  Cather- 
ine, are  deceased ;  Thomas  F.,  resides  in 
San  Francisco ;  John  J.,  the  subject  of  the 
succeeding    biography ;    Hugh,    died    in 
childhood  ;  Daniel,  a  resident  of  Water- 
bury,  Connecticut ;  several  died  in  infancy. 
John  James   O'Connor   was   born   De- 
cember   22,     1872,    at    Castle     Gregory, 
County  Kerry,  Ireland,  and  attended  the 
national    schools    there,    receiving   excel- 
lent instruction.    In  his  twentieth  year  he 
came  to  the  United  States,  arriving  May 
14,   1892,  and  very  shortly  afterward  lo- 
cated in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  where 
his   home   has   continued   to  the   present 
time.     For  some  years  he  engaged  in  the 
insurance    business,    and    was    later    an 
undertaker.     In  1906  he  was  made  super- 
intendent of  the  Holyoke  City  Farm,  and 
has  ably  filled  that  position  to  the  present 
time.      Under    his    administration    new 


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buildings  have  been   erected,  old  equip- 
ment has  been  renewed,  and  a  much  larger 
acreage  of  land  has  been  tilled  and  more 
and  better  live  stock  maintained  on  the 
farm,  so  that  the  comfort  of  the  inmates 
has  been  secured  and  the  interests  of  the 
city  conserved.    On  April  17,  1917,  the  in- 
stitution of  which  Mr.  O'Connor  is  super- 
intendent, was  visited  by  the  members  of 
a  joint  committee  of  public  institutions, 
and  also  the  members  of  the  Legislature 
of  this  section  spending  the  day  in  inspect- 
ing the  buildings  and  grounds.     Shortly 
after  their  departure,   Mr.   O'Connor  re- 
ceived a  very  beautiful  testimonial  com- 
pliraenting  him  upon  the  skillful  manner 
in  which  he  had  conducted  the  large  farm 
of  over  one  hundred  acres,  and  for  the 
neat  and  tidy  appearance  of  the  buildings, 
also  for  the  efforts  put  forth  by  both  Mr. 
O'Connor  and  his  wife,  who  acts  in  the 
capacity   of   matron,   for   their   care   and 
consideration  of  the  welfare  and  comfort 
of  the  inmates   of  the  institution   under 
their  supervision,  and  for  their  courtesy 
in    the    entertainment    of    these    officials, 
fourteen  in  number,  all  of  whom  signed 
this    testimonial    which    is    very    highly 
treasured  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Connor.  Mr. 
O'Connor  has  been   especially   active   in 
the    Ancient    Order    of    Hibernians,    in 
w^hich  he  has  held  all  the  offices  of  the 
local    body,    and    was    president    of    the 
Hampden  county  branch  for  four  years. 
For  a  period  of  two  years  he  served  as 
treasurer  of  the  State  organization,  and 
has  been  a  delegate  to  several  of  the  na- 
tional conventions.    He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks,  and  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus. 
He   married,   November   27,    1902,    Jo- 
sephine T.   Kennedy,   who   was   born   in 
Dingle,  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  daughter 
of  John  and  Catherine  (Baker)  Kennedy, 
who  came  to  America  in  1897. 


CHARLTON,  Kenneth  Rhoades, 

Automobile    Dealer. 

Successful  in  a  new  industry,  as  a  dealer 
in  automobiles,  Kenneth  Rhoades  Charl- 
ton, of  Holyoke,  has  attained  distinction 
as  a  merchant.  He  is  well  known  and 
highly  esteemed  in  business  circles  in  that 
city  and  through  Central  ^Massachusetts. 
His  paternal  ancestry  is  Scotch  and  Eng- 
lish ;  his  maternal  (Granger)  is  of  old 
Colonial  stock.  The  surname  Charlton  is 
English. 

(I)  Henry  Charlton,  the  first  of  the 
family  in  America,  was  doubtless  of  Eng- 
lish ancestry,  more  or  less  remote,  but  he 
was  probably  born  in  Scotland,  whence 
he  came  about  1800  to  Nova  Scotia  and 
made  his  home. 

(II)  William  Charlton,  son  of  Henry 
Charlton,  was  born  in  1801,  and  died  in 
Nova  Scotia  in  1876.  He  w^as  by  trade  a 
ship  carpenter,  but  he  also  followed  farm- 
ing.    He  was  a  perfect  giant  in  stature 

and  strength.    He  married . 

Children:   Elizabeth, Jane,  Charlotte, Am- 
brose, mentioned  below  ;  Robert,  William. 

(III)  Ambrose  Charlton,  son  of  Wil- 
liam Charlton,  was  born  in  Williamstown, 
Nova  Scotia,  in  1823,  and  soon  afterward 
came  with  his  parents  to  live  in  Spring- 
field, Nova  Scotia.  He  followed  farming 
for  an  occupation,  and  continued  to  live 
in  Springfield  until  he  died,  July  4,  1890. 
In  his  early  days  he  was  a  river  driver 
and  lumberman.  He  married  Abigail 
Rope,  who  was  born  at  Springfield,  ^March 
31,  1831,  died  February,  1914,  a  daughter 
of  Elijah  and  Betsey  (Fletcher)  Rope. 
Their  children,  born  at  Springfield:  Eli- 
jah, John,  Emma,  Israel  Manning,  men- 
tioned below;   Margaret,  William,  Edith. 

CIV)  Israel  Manning  Charlton,  son  of 
Ambrose  Charlton,  was  born  in  Spring- 
field, Nova  Scotia,  June  20,  i860.  He  at- 
tended the  public   schools   of  his   native 


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town,  but  at  the  age  of  twelve  years  went 
to  work  as  a  driver  of  logs  on  the  river 
and  as  lumberman.  He  continued  in  this 
arduous  occupation  until  after  he  came  of 
age.  In  18S3,  he  sought  his  fortune  in  the 
States,  and  for  three  years  he  followed 
farming  in  West  Acton,  Massachusetts. 
In  1886  he  made  another  change  in  voca- 
tion, acquiring  a  grist  mill  at  West 
P)ridgewater.  Massachusetts.  Here  he 
ground  the  grain  for  farmers  and  engaged 
in  farming  as  well.  For  two  years  he  con- 
ducted a  general  store  in  addition  to  his 
other  business  there.  Finally  he  took  up 
the  trade  of  carpentering  and  he  has  fol- 
lowed it  since  1888.  Leaving  West 
Bridgewater.  he  lived  for  a  few  years 
again  at  West  Acton,  but  since  1909  he 
has  made  his  home  at  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts. From  January  i,  1906,  to 
March,  1908,  he  was  employed  in  the  me- 
chanical department  of  a  construction 
company  of  the  Panama  Canal.  This 
work  was  perhaps  the  most  interesting 
and  arduous  of  all.  His  duties  took  him 
to  all  parts  of  the  work  and  he  acquired 
invaluable  experience  in  the  course  of  his 
work  in  the  "Big  Ditch."  While  living  on 
the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  he  joined  Isthmi- 
an Canal  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows.  In  politics  he  is  a  Repub- 
lican. He  attends  the  Congregational 
church.  Mr.  Charlton  married,  June  23, 
1886,  Carrie  Augusta  Granger,  who  was 
born  at  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  March 
12,  1861,  daughter  of  Albert  Sanford 
Granger  (see  Granger  line).  They  have 
one  son,  Kenneth  Rhoades,  mentioned  be- 
low. 

(V)  Kenneth  Rhoades  Charlton,  son  of 
Israel  Manning  Charlton,  was  born  in 
Ottawa.  Canada,  w^here  his  parents  resided 
for  a  short  time,  June  i,  1891.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  West  Acton, 
Massachusetts,  and  for  a  year  was  a  pupil 
in  the  school  in  the  adjoining  town  of 


Boxborough.  He  was  afterward  a  student 
in  the  West  Springfield  High  School  and 
in  the  Pratt  Institute  of  Brooklyn,  New 
"^'ork,  from  w^hich  he  was  graduated  in 
191 1  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Sci- 
ence. After  graduation  he  went  into  the 
automobile  business  in  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  in  1913  came  to  Holyoke. 
where  he  has  had  the  exclusive  agency 
for  the  Ford  and  Hudson  automobiles  in 
that  city,  and  has  built  up  a  very  exten- 
sive and  profitable  trade,  finding  a  market 
for  some  three  hundred  machines  yearly, 
exclusive  of  used  cars.  At  the  present 
time,  in  order  to  accommodate  his  busi- 
ness, he  is  erecting  a  new  modern  fire- 
proof garage  at  a  cost  of  about  $75,000. 
He  is  progressive  in  his  methods,  possess- 
ing the  natural  gift  of  salesmanship  and 
is  a  master  of  all  the  details  of  his  busi- 
ness. Mr.  Charlton  is  a  member  of  Mount 
Tom  Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  of  Holyoke ;  of  the  Holyoke  Club 
and  the  Canoe  Club.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Second  Congregational  Church  of 
Holyoke. 

He  married,  June  30,  1913,  Eloise  Fay 
Shur,  of  El  Paso,  Illinois,  a  daughter  of 
Columbus  Porter  and  Constance  Anna 
(Welch)  Shur. 

(The   Granger  Line). 

The  earliest  mention  of  the  surname 
Granger  in  England  is  found  in  the  Roll 
of  Battle  Abbey  in  1086.  The  word  is  of 
ancient  French  origin,  adopted  into  Eng- 
lish, and  applied  to  a  farmhouse  or  home- 
stead and  the  bailiff  who  had  charge  of  a 
farm  was  called  Ate  Grange  and  after- 
wards merely  Granger. 

(I)  Launcelot  Granger,  the  immigrant 
ancestor,  came  from  England  and  settled 
in  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  as  early  as 
1648.  The  following  tradition  concerning 
him  appears  in  many  branches  of  the  fam- 
ily, giving  it  some  measure  of  probability: 


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"Launcelot  Granger  was  born  in  the  west 
of  England  and,  when  a  lad  of  twelve  or 
fourteen  years  of  age,  he  was  stolen  from 
his  mother  (his  father  being  dead)  and 
brought  to  Plymouth  in  Massachusetts, 
where  he  was  sold  (apprenticed)  to  serve 
two  years  for  his  passage.  He  had  served 
on  ship  as  a  cabin  boy.  He  afterwards 
married  a  lady  named  Adams  and  settled 
east  of  Boston,  where  he  lived  until  they 
had  two  children."  Launcelot  Granger 
removed  from  Ipswich  to  Xewbury  at  the 
time  of  his  marriage  in  1654,  and  leased 
the  farm  of  Stephen  Kent  on  Kent's 
Island.  The  site  of  his  house  there  may 
still  be  recognized.  The  building  was  re- 
moved in  1884.  About  1674  he  removed 
to  Suffield.  Connecticut,  and  September 
14  of  that  year,  received  a  grant  of  sixty 
acres  besides  forty  for  each  of  his  two 
sons.  But  he  did  not  remain  long  after 
King  Philip's  \\'ar.  In  1678  his  home  was 
on  High  street.  During  King  Philip's 
War  he  lived  in  the  stockade  at  \\^estfield. 
He  spent  his  last  years  in  Suffield,  and 
died  there,  September  3,  1689,  and  was 
buried  in  the  old  graveyard  opposite  the 
meeting  house,  High  street. 

He  married,  January  4.  1653-54,  Joanna 
Adams,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Eleanor 
Adams.  She  was  born  in  England  in 
1634  and  died  after  1701  in  Suffield.  Rob- 
ert Adams  was  born  in  1601  in  Devon- 
shire, England,  and  died  at  Xewbury.  Oc- 
tober 12,  1682.  Children  of  Launcelot 
Granger:  John,  Thomas.  George,  Robert, 
Mary.  Elizabeth,  Dorothy.  Rebecca.  Sam- 
uel, Hannah,  Abraham,  mentioned  below. 
(II)  Abraham  Granger,  son  of  Launce- 
lot Granger,  was  born  April  17,  1673.  at 
Newbury,  and  died  at  Sufifield,  Connecti- 
cut. He  married  (first)  in  1706,  Hannah 
Hanchett,  daughter  of  Deacon  John  and 
Esther  (Pritchett)  Hanchett,  of  Suffield. 
She  died  January  18,  1707-08.  He  mar- 
ried  (second)   Hannah  ,  who  died 


June  7,  1726.  He  came  to  Suffield  with 
the  family  when  an  infant  and  lived  there 
the  remainder  of  his  days.  He  was  a 
farmer  in  the  northern  part  of  the  town 
on  the  present  road  to  Westfield,  then  but 
a  path,  and  as  late  as  1892  his  homestead 
was  owned  by  descendants.  Child,  born 
at  Suffield.  by  first  wife:  Benjamin,  men- 
tioned below.  Children  by  second  wife  : 
Seth  and  Hannah. 

(HI)  Benjamin  Granger,  son  of  Abra- 
ham Granger,  was  born  in  Suffield.  Janu- 
ary 15,  1707-08.  and  died  there,  March 
30,  1796.  He  married  (first)  June  4.  1730, 
Obedience  Smith,  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Mary  (Youngglove)  Smith.  She 
was  born  January  28,  1703-04.  and  died 
April  II,  1731.  He  married  (second) 
June  II,  1733.  Martha  Granger,  born 
January  6.  1707-08,  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Elizabeth  (Allen)  Granger,  of  Suf- 
field. Benjamin  Granger  was  a  farmer 
in  the  northern  part  of  Suffield  on  the 
road  to  Westfield,  adjoining  the  farm  of 
his  father  mentioned  above.  Child,  born 
at  Suffield,  by  first  wife :  Charles.  Chil- 
dren by  second  wife :  Ruth,  Martha, 
Eldad.  soldier  in  the  Revolution ;  Jona- 
than, mentioned  below;  Benjamin. 

(IV)  Jonathan  Granger,  son  of  Benja- 
min Granger,  was  born  at  Suffield.  Octo- 
ber 19,  1743.  He  married,  September  12. 
1765.  Abiah  Halliday,  born  July  20.  1744, 
daughter  of  William  and  Anne  (Moses) 
Halliday.  They  lived  at  Suffield  and  at 
Marlboro.  Vermont.  In  the  Revolution 
he  was  a  teamster,  and  while  engaged  in 
hauling  supplies  for  the  army,  in  unyoking 
his  oxen  he  struck  his  right  hand  upon  the 
ox-bow  so  severely  that  the  hand  was 
permanently  disabled  and  he  was  incapac- 
itated for  further  service.  Children,  born 
at  Suffield:  Eldad.  mentioned  below; 
Abiah,  Lovica,  Walter,  killed  in  the  War 
of  1812,  unmarried;  Jonathan,  Mary. 

(V)  Eldad   Granger,   son   of  Jonathan 


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Granger,  was  born  at  Suffield,  ]\Iarch  i6, 
1/66,  and  died  March  2,  1866,  at  Alstead, 
New  Hampshire.  He  married,  in  1790, 
Sarah  Holmes,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Hannah  (Harris)  Holmes,  of  Woodstock, 
Connecticut.  She  was  born  October  10, 
1771,  at  Woodstock,  died  October  25, 
1852,  at  Westmoreland,  New  Hampshire. 
She  was  distantly  related  to  Dr.  Oliver 
Wendell  Holmes.  Eldad  Granger  in  early 
life  went  to  Chesterfield,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  followed  his  trade  as  wheel- 
wright. Later  he  removed  to  the  adjacent 
town  of  Westmoreland,  where  he  built  a 
house  and  established  a  saw  mill  and  grist 
mill.  He  operated  these  mills  to  the  end 
of  his  life.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig,  in 
religion  a  Universalist.  He  died  at  the 
house  of  Mrs.  Hodgkin,  his  daughter,  in 
Alstead,  lacking  fourteen  days  of  being 
a  centenarian.  Children,  born  at  Chester- 
field :  Lucinda,  born  July  10,  1788; 
Luther,  October  11,  1791  ;  Sabra,  Febru- 
ary 18,  1793,  died  March  2,  1793;  Sabra, 
February  17,  1794;  Sanford,  mentioned 
below;  Mary,  May  17,  1798;  John,  Febru- 
ary 18,  1800.  Born  at  Westmoreland : 
Elihu.  April  3,  1802;  Maria,  July  10,  1804; 
Miranda,  May  10,  1806;  Nancy,  February 
20,  1808;  John  J.,  August  17,  1810;  Sarah 
Susan,  September  19,  1812;  Lucy  H.,  July 
13,  1814;  Daniel  H.,  July  i,  1817. 

(VI)  Sanford  Granger,  son  of  Eldad 
Granger,  was  born  March  12,  1796,  at 
Chesterfield,  died  May  17,  1882,  at  Bel- 
lows Falls,  Vermont.  He  married,  Feb- 
ruary 26,  1826,  Abigail  Stevens,  born 
January  16,  1800,  died  November  18,  1877. 
She  w'as  a  native  of  Chester,  Vermont. 
They  settled  in  Bellows  Falls.  He  was  a 
mechanic  and  millwright,  and  obtained 
considerable  reputation  as  a  bridge 
builder.  When  he  was  twenty-three 
years  old  he  bought  a  mill  site  at  Rock- 
ingham, Vermont,  and  erected  a  mill, 
which   was   carried   away   by   a   freshet. 


Some  years  later  he  built  another  mill  on 
Saxtons  River,  near  Bellows  Falls,  and 
he  conducted  it  for  a  long  time.  He  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  Methodist 
church  at  Bellows  Falls.  In  1855  he 
erected  a  three-story  brick  block  in  the 
village,  the  ground  floor  of  which  was 
used  for  a  store.  He  was  an  ardent 
Abolitionist  and  cooperated  with  the 
Underground  Railroad  in  aiding  slaves  on 
their  way  to  Canada.  He  died  of  diph- 
theria at  the  age  of  eighty-seven  years. 
His  portrait  is  in  the  Granger  Genealogy 
and  also  that  of  his  father,  Eldad  Granger. 
Children,  born  at  Bellows  Falls :  Albert 
Sanford,  mentioned  below ;  Harriet  Abi- 
gail, born  May  14.  1837,  died  January  23, 
1880,  married  Joseph  Miller  ;  Edwin,  April 
21,  1843,  died  May  5,  1843;  Edward  Lor- 
ing,  August  18,  1844,  married  Angelina 
^I.  Roe;  Mary  Geyer,  May  8,  1846,  died 
August  31,  1846. 

(VII)  Albert  Sanford  Granger,  son  of 
Sanford  Granger,  was  born  at  Bellows 
Falls,  November  10,  1834.  He  married 
(first)  March  16,  1857,  Loretta  Elizabeth 
Carpenter,  born  October  9,  1835,  died 
June  16,  1870,  daughter  of  Seth  and  Re- 
becca (Thomas)  Carpenter,  of  Surrey, 
New  Hampshire.  He  married  (second) 
October  19,  1876,  Sarah  Hodgkin,  daugh- 
ter of  Emory  and  Maria  (Granger)  Hodg- 
kin. He  married  (third)  January  17, 
1889,  Adelaide  Cilley  Hayes,  born  May  12, 
1837,  daughter  of  David,  Jr.,  and  Mar>^ 
Ann  (Waldron)  Hayes.  He  was  a  me- 
chanical engineer.  From  1857  to  1861  he 
resided  at  Concord,  New  Hampshire ; 
from  1861  to  1867  at  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts; from  1867  to  1876  at  Bellows 
Falls ;  from  1876  to  1879  at  South  Fram- 
ingham,  Massachusetts,  and  after  1879  in 
New  York  City,  his  home  for  many  years 
being  at  No.  147  East  Thirty-ninth  street. 
Children  by  first  wife :  Clement  Alfred, 
born  December  15,  1857,  died  January  8, 


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1881  ;  Carrie  Augusta,  born  March  12, 
1861,  married  Israel  M.  Charlton  (see 
Charlton)  ;  Rose  B.,  born  November  i, 
1863,  lives  at  Brooklyn,  New  York;  Ruth 
Elizabeth,  born  November  15,  1865,  lives 
in  New  York  City,  married  Captain  A.  N. 
McGray,  secretary  of  the  Neptune  Asso- 
ciation of  Master  Seamen  of  the  port  of 
New  York,  also  a  noted  nautical  writer 
and  district  superintendent  of  schools  of 
New  York  City ;  Sanford  Thomas,  born 
October  9.  1868.  died  April  21,  1870. 


O'NEILL,  John  Joseph, 

Contractor.  Manufacturer. 

To  her  sturdy  citizens  of  Irish  birth 
and  parentage  the  United  States  owes 
much  of  its  progress  and  development. 
They  are  ever  ready  to  engage  in  enter- 
prises that  enlarge  and  develop  cities,  and 
Holyoke  is  fortunate  in  having  many  such 
within  her  borders.  The  name,  O'Neill, 
signifying  grandson  of  Xeill,  is  among  the 
oldest  and  most  dignified  and  respectable 
in  Ireland.  Among  its  descendants  was 
John  O'Neill,  a  noted  contractor  on  the 
Pacific  Coast  of  the  United  States,  who 
was  connected  with  the  construction  of 
the  Northern  Pacific  railroad.  Michael 
O'Neill,  a  brother  of  John  O'Neill,  was 
born  in  1847,  i"  County  Kerry,  Ireland, 
and  died  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  in 
1909.  He  attended  school  in  his  native 
district,  and  came  to  America  at  the  age 
of  eighteen  years,  in  1865,  settling  in  Hol- 
yoke. He  learned  the  trade  of  bricklayer, 
and  was  occupied  in  this  capacity  until  his 
untimely  death.  This  was  caused  by  the 
falling  of  an  embankment  while  at  work 
on  the  construction  of  the  Rock  Cliff 
building  in  Holyoke.  Mr.  O'Neill  was  an 
intelligent  and  progressive  citizen,  greatly 
interested  in  politics,  a  good  talker,  and 
an  active  worker  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Democratic    party.      He    married    Mary 


Lynch,  like  himself  a  native  of  County 
Kerry,  Ireland,  daughter  of  Timothy  and 
Mary  (Cain)  Lynch,  both  of  whom  were 
educated  people.  Children  of  Michael  and 
Mary  O'Neill:  Thomas,  died  young; 
John  Joseph  ;  Mary,  died  in  infancy  ;  Tim- 
othy ;  Margaret ;  Catherine,  died  young ; 
Helena  ;  Frank  ;  Eugene  ;  Catherine. 

John  Joseph  O'Neill,  second  son  of 
Michael  and  Mary  (Lynch)  O'Neill,  was 
born  November  i,  1874,  in  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  has  been  actively  identi- 
fied with  the  industries  of  his  native  city 
for  many  years.  No  fortuitous  circum- 
stances placed  him  in  the  front  of  enter- 
prising and  successful  men,  for  his  ad- 
vancement is  but  the  natural  consequence 
of  industry  and  well-applied  talents.  In 
the  town  schools  he  made  good  progress 
and  prepared  himself  for  the  active  life 
which  ensued  on  leaving  his  studies.  At 
an  early  age  he  entered  a  paper  mill, 
where  he  was  employed  three  years,  and 
he  there  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  as 
bricklayer.  After  some  years  as  journey- 
man, he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own 
account,  as  contractor,  in  which  he  has 
always  been  successful.  With  the  excep- 
tion of  six  years,  when  he  was  employed 
as  superintendent  of  construction  in  New 
York  City  and  Washington,  D.  C,  he  has 
been  continually  in  business  in  Holyoke. 
He  was  foreman  in  charge  of  work  on  the 
Holyoke  postoffice  building,  and  has  con- 
structed many  important  buildings  in  and 
about  that  city,  including  the  D.  M.  Rear- 
don  residence  in  South  Hadley,  built  at  a 
cost  of  twelve  thousand  dollars ;  the  Jo- 
seph Metcalf  School  in  Holyoke ;  the 
Massachusetts  State  Hospital  for  Epilep- 
tics at  Munson  ;  and  the  Hampden  County 
Training  School  at  Agawam.  He  has  also 
erected  many  apartment  houses  and  pri- 
vate residences.  In  1910  he  built  for  him- 
self an  apartment  house  on  Dwight  street, 
which  he  has  recently  sold,  and  is  now 


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fitting  up  for  a  home  the  Mosher  property 
on  Bowers  street,  which  he  subsequently 
purchased.  For  some  years,  Mr.  O'Neill 
has  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick, 
in  which  he  does  an  extensive  business, 
and  is  sole  owner  of  the  Holyoke  Brick 
Company,  as  well  as  of  the  John  J.  O'Neill 
Company,  contractors  and  builders,  and 
is  a  large  employer  of  labor.  Naturally, 
Mr.  O'Neill  is  interested  in  social  matters, 
is  a  mem,ber  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus 
and  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and 
is  always  ready  to  foster  any  undertaking 
that  promises  benefit  to  his  native  city. 
He  is  genial  and  popular,  and  enjoys  the 
esteem  and  respect  of  a  host  of  his  fellow 
citizens. 

He  married,  June  6,  1899,  Rose  M. 
Landers,  a  native  of  Canada,  daughter  of 
Michael  and  Ellen  (Sears)  Landers,  with 
whom  she  came  to  the  United  States 
when  two  years  old.  They  have  children, 
born  as  follows :  Timothy,  September  4, 
1900;  Mary  Catherine,  November  21, 
1901  ;  John,  September  22,  1903 ;  Eleanor, 
October  6,  1905 ;  William,  November  14. 
1907 ;  Margaret,  December  22,  1909 ; 
Thomas,  January  13,  1912,  died  March 
24,  1913  ;  Rose,  May  20,  1913  ;  George,  Au- 
gust 24,  1914;  Charles,  January  21,  1916. 


BENEDICT,  Gorham, 

Hotel  Manager. 

Gorham  Benedict,  the  very  capable  and 
popular  manager  of  the  magnificent  new 
hotel  at  Holyoke,  the  Nonotuck,  is  de- 
scended from,  one  of  the  finest  old  Colo- 
nial families  of  Connecticut.  The  sur- 
name Benedict  has  been  in  use  in  Eng- 
land since  about  the  year  1200.  As  a  per- 
sonal name  it  has  been  used  from  very 
remote  antiquity.  It  comes  originally 
from  the  Latin  word  meaning  blessed. 
The  order  of  Benedictines  was  founded  by 
Saint  Benedict  in   520,  and  no  less  than 


fourteen  Popes  bore  this  name  between 
574  and  1740. 

(I)  Thomas  Benedict,  first  of  the  fam- 
ily in  this  country,  was  born  in  Notting- 
hamshire, England.  According  to  family 
tradition,  apparently  verified  by  records, 
he  was  the  only  representative  of  the  fam- 
ily in  England  at  the  time  he  emigrated  to 
America.  His  ancestors  came  to  England 
from  Holland,  having  fled  first  to  Ger- 
many and  thence  to  Holland  on  account 
of  religious  persecution  in  France,  their 
original  home.  They  lived  in  the  silk  dis- 
trict, and  were  of  French  and  Latin  stock. 
He  married  Mary  Brigum  (Brigham  or 
Bridgham)  who  came  to  New  England  in 
1638  in  the  same  vessel.  A  family  history 
was  written  in  1755  by  Deacon  James 
Benedict,  a  descendant  of  Thomas  Bene- 
dict, relating  facts  that  he  had  orally  from 
the  immigrant's  wife.  He  says:  "Be  it 
remembered  that  one  William  Benedict 
about  the  beginning  of  the  fifteenth  cen- 
tury (doubtless  meaning  about  the  year 
1500)  who  lived  in  Nottinghamshire,  Eng- 
land, had  a  son  born  unto  him  whom  he 
called  William  after  his  own  name  (an 
only  son),  and  this  William — the  second 
of  the  name — had  also  an  only  son  whom 
he  called  William  ;  and  this  third  William 
had  in  the  year  1617  an  only  child  whom 
he  called  Thomas  and  this  Thomas  mar- 
ried the  Widow  Brigum.  Now  this  Thom- 
as was  put  out  an  apprentice  to  a  weaver 
who  afterwards  in  his  twenty-first  year 
came  over  to  New  England.  Afterwards 
said  Thomas  was  joined  in  marriage  with 
Mary  Brigum.  After  they  had  lived  some 
time  in  the  Bay  parts  (Massachusetts) 
they  removed  to  Southold.  Long  Island, 
where  were  born  unto  them  five  sons  and 
four  daughters,  whose  names  were  Thom- 
as. John,  Samuel,  James.  Daniel.  Bett, 
Mary,  Sarah  and  Rebecca.  From  thence 
they  removed  to  a  farm  belonging  to  the 
town    called     Hassamanac.    where    they 


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lived  some  time.  Then  they  removed  to 
Jamaica  on  said  island,  where  Thomas, 
their  eldest  son,  took  to  wife  Mary  Mes- 
senger of  that  town.  And  last  of  all  they 
removed  to  Xorwalk,  Fairfield  county, 
Connecticut,  with  all  their  family,  where 
they  all  married."  The  generations  are 
given  down  to  the  time  of  writing,  March 
14,  1755.  by  James  Benedict,  of  Ridgefield, 
Connecticut. 

Traces  of  Thomas  Benedict  are  found 
in  the  records  of  Jamaica,  December  12, 
1662,  when  he  was  appointed  with  others 
to  lay  out  the  south  meadow  and  was 
voted  a  home  lot.  He  served  on  other 
committees  and  held  various  offices.  He 
was  appointed  magistrate,  March  20,  1663, 
by  Peter  Stuyvesant,  the  Dutch  Governor 
of  New  Amsterdam.  In  the  same  year  he 
signed  the  petition  for  annexation  to  Con- 
necticut. He  was  lieutenant  of  the  mili- 
tary company,  December  3,  1663 ;  was  a 
grantee  of  Elizabethtown,  New  Jersey. 
After  coming  to  Connecticut  he  was  town 
clerk  of  Norwalk.  1664,  1674,  1677  and 
afterward  ;  seventeen  years  a  selectman 
before  1689;  was  a  freeman  as  early  as 
1669 ;  representative  to  the  Connecticut 
General  Assembly  from  1670  to  1675.  In 
1684  he  was  appointed  by  the  General 
Court  to  plant  a  town,  called  Danbury.  in 
1687.  "His  good  sense  and  general  in- 
telligence, some  scientific  knowledge  and 
his  skill  as  a  penman  made  him  their  re- 
course when  papers  were  to  be  drafted, 
lands  to  be  surveyed  and  apportioned  and 
disputes  to  be  arbitrated.  It  is  evident 
that  very  general  respect  for  his  judgment 
prevailed  and  that  trust  in  his  integrity 
was  equally  general  and  implicit."  He 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  church  at 
Southold  and  also  at  Huntington,  and  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church  at  Jamaica 
in  1662.  He  was  deacon  of  the  Norwalk 
church  during  his  last  years.  His  will 
v/as  dated  February  28,  1689-90.     Of  his 


household  James  Benedict  wrote :  "They 
walked  in  the  midst  of  their  house  with  a 
perfect  heart.  They  were  strict  observers 
of  the  Lord's  Day  from  even  to  even." 
Many  of  his  descendants  followed  him  in 
the  ofifice  of  deacon  of  the  church.  ""The 
savor  of  his  piety  as  well  as  his  venerable 
name  has  been  transmitted  through  a  long 
line  of  deacons  and  other  godly  descend- 
ants to  the  seventh  generation."  Chil- 
dren :  Thomas,  died  November  20,  1C88- 
89;  John,  Samuel.  James,  Daniel,  men- 
tioned below ;  Elizabeth,  Mary,  Sarah, 
Rebecca. 

(II)  Lieutenent  Daniel  Benedict,  son 
of  Thomas  Benedict,  was  born  in  South- 
old,  Long  Island,  about  1650.  He  re- 
moved to  Norwalk  with  the  family ; 
served  in  the  Swamp  Fight  in  King 
Philip's  War,  December  19.  1675.  and  re- 
ceived a  grant  of  twelve  acres  on  account 
of  this  service.  He  sold  his  property  at 
Norwalk,  March  25.  1690,  and  removed  to 
Danbury.  He  probably  died  soon  after 
February  15,  1722-23.  He  married  Mary 
Marvin,  daughter  of  Mathew  Marvin,  of 
Norwalk.  Children:  Mary,  Daniel,  men- 
tioned below ;   Mercy,  Hannah. 

(III)  Daniel  (2)  Benedict,  son  of  Lieu- 
tenant Daniel  (i)  Benedict,  was  born  in 
Norwalk,  Connecticut.  He  married  Re- 
becca Taylor,  daughter  of  Thomas  Tay- 
lor, one  of  the  original  settlers  in  Dan- 
bury. His  will  was  dated  March  26,  1762, 
proved  August  5,  1776,  soon  after  his 
death.  Children,  born  in  Danbury  ;  Mat- 
thew, mentioned  below  ;  Theophilus,  born 
J711  ;  Rebecca;  Mary,  1714;  David;  Na- 
than ;    Deborah. 

(IV)  Matthew  Benedict,  son  of  Daniel 
(2)  Benedict,  w^as  born  in  Danbury,  Con- 
necticut, in  1707.  He  married.  May  21, 
1729,  Mabel  Noble  at  New  Milford.  She 
was  of  a  prominent  old  family.  Matthew 
Benedict  sufifered  heavily  at  the  burning 
of  Danburv  bv  General  Trvon  during  the 


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Revolution,  April  27,  1777,  and  in  1792 
his  heirs  were  allowed  two  hundred  and 
five  pounds,  four  shillings,  eight  pence  in 
compensation.  He  died  September  28, 
I78i,and  his  estate  was  distributed  March 
27,  1782.  The  inventory  shows  that  he  left 
an  estate  valued  at  more  than  one  thou- 
sand one  hundred  and  sixty-four  pounds 
(see  Danbury  probate  records,  IV,  p.  235). 
Children,  born  at  Danbury:  Matthew, 
born  1733;  Noble,  January  25,  1735;  Za- 
dock,  mentioned  below  ;  Thankful,  mar- 
ried John  Hopkins;  Jonah,  born  1741  ; 
Abijah. 

(V)  Zadock  Benedict,  son  of  ^latthew 
Benedict,  was  born  in  Danbury,  Connecti- 
cut, in  1737.  He  married  (first)  Jerusha 
Russell,  of  Branford,  Connecticut,  born 
1741,  died  September  3,  1791.  He  married 
(second)  Betsey  Frost,  born  1766,  died 
February  17,  1844.  Zadock  Benedict  was 
a  farmer,  but  about  1780  began  to  manu- 
facture hats  and  is  given  the  honor  of  be- 
ing the  pioneer  in  manufacturing  what 
afterward  became  the  principal  industry 
of  his  native  town  (see  "History  of  the 
Hatting  Trade."  Francis,  Danbury.  1861). 
He  was  representative  of  the  town  in  the 
General  Assembly  in  1790;  was  selectman 
in  1783,  1784  and  1786.  He  also  lost  heav- 
ily when  General  Tryon  sacked  the  town 
in  1777,  and  was  allowed  compensation  by 
the  State  in  1792  to  the  sum  of  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty-nine  pounds,  seventeen 
shillings.  He  died  August  17,  1798,  at 
Danbury,  leaving  an  estate  valued  at  three 
thousand  six  hundred  and  fifty  pounds, 
wealthy  for  his  day,  prominent  in  town 
aflfairs,  a  very  able  and  useful  citizen. 
Children,  born  at  Danbury  :  Jerusha,  born 
1772,  married  Isaac  Ives;  Russell  Harri- 
son, June  I.  1774,  died  August  i,  1775; 
Zadock  Russell,  mentioned  below. 

(\T)  Zadock  Russell  Benedict,  son  of 
Zadock  Benedict,  was  born  at  Danbury, 
Connecticut,  June  7,  1799.     In  early  life 


he  became  a  partner  in  a  mercantile  firm 
of  New  Orleans,  in  the  Mexican  and  West 
Indies  trade.  He  prospered  in  business 
there.  Coming  to  New  York  City,  he  en- 
gaged in  the  wholesale  crockery  trade  and 
built  up  a  very  large  business.  lie  was 
president  of  the  Rosendale  Cement  Com- 
pany, and  a  director  of  the  Seventh  Ward 
National  Bank  of  New  York.  The  author 
of  the  Benedict  genealogy  describes  him 
as  a  "man  of  fortune  and  of  elegant  mien 
and  manners."  He  married  (first)  August 
16,  1825,  Mary  Ann  White,  daughter  of 
Russell  White;  (second)  September  i, 
1830.  Maryette  Tweedy,  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel Tweedy,  of  Danbury.  She  died  July 
6,  1838,  at  Danbury.  Child  by  first  wife: 
Russell  White,  born  June  4,  1826,  married, 
November  13,  i860,  Sarah  Allen  Ogden, 
daughter  of  David  S.  Ogden,  and  they  had 
Edith,  born  September  17,  1861,  and  Ed- 
gar, August  2,  1865.  Children  by  second 
wife :  Robert  Morris,  mentioned  below ; 
Elizabeth,  May  14,  1834;  Samuel  Tweedy, 
September  8,  1837,  married,  June  29,  1865, 
Julia  A.  Jackson,  daughter  of  Professor 
Isaac  W.  and  Eliza  (Pomeroy)  Jackson, 
and  had  children:  Mariette.  born  May  17, 
1866.  and  William  Jackson,  August  31, 
1869. 

(VII)  Robert  Morris  Benedict,  son  of 
Zadock  Russell  Benedict,  was  born  at 
Danbury,  Connecticut,  August  6,  1832, 
and  died  in  New  York  State  in  1896. 
When  a  young  man  he  was  associated 
with  his  father  in  the  crockery  trade  in 
New  York  City,  but  on  account  of  ill 
health  he  moved  to  Canandaigua,  New 
"S'ork,  where  he  lived  on  a  stock  farm. 
For  nearly  fifty  years  he  enjoyed  the  life 
of  a  "gentleman  farmer,"  as  it  was  called 
a  generation  ago.  He  married,  April  25, 
i860,  Margaret  Gorham,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam W.  and  Betsey  (Parish)  Gorham,  of 
Canandaigua.  Her  mother  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Jasper  Parish,  who  was  once  cap- 


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tured  by  the  Indians,  and  later  was  ap- 
pointed agent  of  the  Six  Nations  by  Presi- 
aent  Washington.  Children  of  Robert  M. 
and  Margaret  Benedict:  i.  Elizabeth, 
born  April  26,  1861,  died  September  26, 
1862.  2.  Robert  Russell,  born  November 
2^,  1863,  a  lawyer  in  Philadelphia  and 
manager  of  the  American  Surety  Com- 
pany of  New  York.  3.  Gorham,  men- 
tioned below. 

(\'III|  Gorham  Benedict,  son  of  Rob- 
ert Morris  Benedict,  was  born  in  Canan- 
daigua.  New  York,  November  26,  1867. 
He  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town.  He  began  his 
career  in  Canandaigua  in  the  lumber  busi- 
ness, and  was  afterward  with  Canandaigua 
vSteamboat  Company.  Eventually  he  en- 
gaged in  the  hotel  business,  and  has  since 
been  associated  with  some  of  the  finest 
hotel  properties  in  the  country,  including 
the  Arlington  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  the 
Ten  Eyck  of  Albany,  New  York ;  and  at 
present  is  the  manager  of  the  Nonotuck 
in  Holyoke,  one  of  the  finest  hotels  in 
Massachusetts. 

Perhaps  no  class  of  men  have  better 
opportunities  to  make  friends  among  the 
leaders  of  the  business  world,  captains  of 
industry,  merchants  and  statesmen  than 
the  proprietors  of  the  great  modern  hotels, 
and  Mr.  Benedict,  year  by  year,  added  to 
his  extensive  acquaintance  of  substantial 
men  from  all  parts  of  the  country.  His 
reputation  in  the  hotel  business  placed 
him  among  the  foremost  men  in  his  line. 
and  when  the  Nonotuck  was  completed, 
the  owners  chose  Mr.  Benedict  as  man- 
ager and  exerted  their  friendship  and  in- 
fluence successfully  in  bringing  him  to  ac- 
cept the  opportunity.  The  Nonotuck  is 
one  of  the  largest  and  finest  of  the  modern 
hotels  of  New  England.  The  able  man- 
agement of  Mr.  Benedict  has  given  it  a 
reputation  throughout  the  country  and  at- 
tracted the  custom  of  automobile  tourists 


of  all  sections.  He  has  made  this  hotel 
one  of  the  leading  institutions  of  the  city, 
bringing  thousands  of  visitors  and  much 
new  business  to  the  city.  During  his  com- 
paratively brief  residence  in  Holyoke,  he 
has  made  a  large  number  of  friends  and 
is  widely  known  already  in  the  commu- 
nity. He  is  a  member  of  the  Holyoke 
Club  and  of  jNIount  Tom  Golf  Club. 

Mr.  Benedict  married,  November  6, 
1906,  Mrs.  Madeline  Pollock,  daughter  of 
Dr.  George  H.  Corbett,  of  Orilla,  Canada. 


BOGART,  Edward  Elmer, 

Representative    Citizen. 

Edward  E.  Bogart,  secretary  and  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  Chase  &  Cooledge 
Company  of  Holyoke.  is  a  descendant  of 
Myndert  Van  de  Bogart,  who  with  his 
brother  Jacobus  came  from  Amsterdam, 
Holland,  in  1702,  and  settled  on  the  site 
of  the  present  city  of  Poughkeepsie,  New 
York.  They  acquired  a  large  tract  of  land 
and  built  one  of  the  first  eleven  houses  in 
that  then  village.  They  gave  the  land  and 
contributed  liberally  to  the  ':upport  of  the 
first  church  in  the  village.  Dutch  Re- 
formed. In  1726  Myndert  Van  de  Bogart 
was  elected  the  first  sherifif  of  Dutchess 
county.  The  land  on  w-hich  the  first  court 
house  was  built  was  also  donated  by  the 
Van  de  Bogart  brothers,  and  Jacobus  was 
a  member  of  the  building  committee. 
Myndert  Van  de  Bogart  married,  in  1724, 
Gretchen  Kipp.  and  had  a  son,  Myndert 
(2).  who  in  1765  married  Hannah  Vetie. 
Their  son.  Minard  (Myndert  anglicized) 
Bogart,  died  in  Chatham,  New^  York,  a 
carpenter  by  trade.  He  married  Cather- 
ine Curtis,  born  in  Dutchess  county.  New 
York,  died  at  the  home  of  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  Sumner  I.  Smith,  in  Whately,  Mas- 
sachusetts. They  were  the  parents  of: 
James,  George,  John,  William  Henry,  of 
further  mention ;    Sarah,  married  Duane 


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Latham  ;  Lucretia,  married  Franklin  Hol- 
dredge ;  Mandeville ;  Harriet,  married 
Sumner  Ives  Smith,  whom  she  survives. 
now  (1917)  residing  in  Whately,  Massa- 
chusetts, aged  ninety-three ;  Elizabeth, 
married   Charles  Stewart. 

William  Henry  Bogart,  son  of  Minard 
and  Catherine  Curtis  Bogart  (as  the  name 
had  become  anglicized),  was  born  in 
Chatham,  Columbia  county.  New  York, 
in  1816.  died  at  Cummington,  Hampshire 
county,  Massachusetts,  in  1878.  He  early 
began  work  in  the  mills  as  a  mule  spinner, 
his  pay  seventy-five  cents  weekly,  but 
later  he  learned  the  painter's  trade  and 
made  that  his  life  work.  He  was  at  one 
time  the  owner  of  a  small  farm  at  Wind- 
sor, Massachusetts,  and  was  a  fairly  suc- 
cessful man,  a  Methodist  in  religious  pref- 
erence. He  married  Caroline  Holdredge. 
who  died  in  1886,  daughter  of  Asher  Hol- 
dredge, of  Plainfield,  Massachusetts.  They 
were  the  parents  of:  Charles  Wesley; 
Mary  Louise,  married  Franklin  B.  Sher- 
man ;  Caroline  Aurelia,  married  George 
Smith  ;  Flenry  Oscar,  of  further  mention  ; 
Harriet,  married  a  Mr.  Lawrence ;  Al- 
mira,  married  a  Mr.  Whipple ;  Alice 
Ophelia,  married  a  Mr.  IMallory. 

Henry  Oscar  Bogart,  son  of  William 
Henry  and  Caroline  (Holdredge)  Bogart, 
was  born  in  Conway,  Massachusetts, 
March  i,  1845.  and  there  obtained  a  pub- 
lic school  education.  When  war  broke 
out  between  the  states  he  tried  to  enlist 
and  several  times  repeated  the  attempt, 
but  his  youth  and  other  causes  rejected 
him.  Finally,  in  1863,  he  succeeded  in 
convincing  the  recruiting  officers  of  his 
fitness.  Mr.  Bogart  enlisted  from  Berk- 
shire, Massachusetts.  July.  1863,  to  serve 
three  years  or  during  the  war,  and  was 
mustered  into  the  United  States  service 
at  Boston.  Massachusetts.  December  20, 
1863,  as  a  private  of  Captain  Amos  L. 
Hopkins'  company.  "K,"  First  Regiment, 


Massachusetts  Volunteer  Cavalry,  Colo- 
nel Samuel  E.  Chamberlain  commanding. 
This  regiment  was  organized  at  Camp 
Brigham,  Readville,  during  the  early 
riutumn  of  1861  with  the  following  field 
officers :  Robert  Williams,  Colonel  Hor- 
ace B.  Sargent,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Wil- 
liam F.  White  and  John  S.  Adson,  major. 
The  companies  were  mustered  in  on  the 
various  dates  from  the  12th,  18th  and 
25th  of  September,  the  regiment  leaving 
camp  by  battalions  on  the  25th,  27th  and 
29th  of  October.  The  first  battalion, 
under  Major  Curtis,  moved  to  Annapolis, 
Alaryland,  when  it  went  into  camp  for 
about  five  weeks,  the  second  and  third 
battalions  were  halted  at  New  York,  and 
formed  part  of  General  T.  W.  Sherman's 
expeditionary  corps,  sailing  from  New 
York  for  Hilton  Head,  where  the  First 
Battalion  joined  it  in  February.  The  com- 
mand served  at  times  in  detachments ;  it 
was  for  a  long  time  the  only  cavalry  force 
in  the  Department  of  the  South,  and 
either  as  a  regiment  or  by  detachments 
took  part  in  the  following  engagements : 
Secessionville,  James  Island,  demonstra- 
tions against  Charleston,  after  which  two 
companies  being  left  at  Hilton  Head  and 
two  at  Beaufort,  the  remaining  eight  com- 
panies accompanied  an  expedition  to  Ed- 
isto  Island.  Later  the  regiment  was  as- 
signed to  the  First  Brigade,  Gregg's  di- 
vision. Cavalry  Corps,  Army  of  the  Poto- 
mac, and  participated  in  engagements  at 
Cacopon  Bridge  or  Pawpaw,  South  Moun- 
tain, Antietam,  Maryland ;  Rappahan- 
nock Station,  Fredericksburg.  Hartwood 
Church.  Kelleys  Ford,  Rapidan.  Bealton 
Station.  Aldie,  Copperville,  White  Sul- 
phur Springs.  Brandy  Station.  Beverly 
Ford.  Virginia ;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylva- 
nia ;  Boonsboro.  Jones'  Cross  Roads, 
Maryland ;  Shepherdstown.  Culpeper, 
Rappahannock,  New  Hope  Church,  Rob- 
ertson's Tavern,  Mine  Run.  Todd's  Tav- 


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ern,  Yellow  Tavern.  Po  River,  Beaver 
Dam  Station,  Ashland,  Spottsylvania, 
Tatopotomy,  Deep  Bottom,  Meadow 
Bridge,  Cold  Harbor,  Hawes'  Shop,  Deep 
Bottom  (second),  Trevillian  Station,  St. 
Mary's  Church,  Jerusalem  Road,  Siege  of 
Petersburg,  Weldon  Railroad,  Malvern 
Hill,  Hatcher's  Run,  Dinwiddie,  and  a 
number  of  minor  engagements  and  skir- 
mishes ;  also  took  part  in  the  Grand  Re- 
view at  Washington.  D.  C,  May  29,  1S65. 
Mr.  Bogart  was  injured  at  Vaughan  Road, 
which  compelled  his  being  placed  in  the 
hospital  at  City  Point,  where  he  remained 
for  two  months.  He  was  at  all  other 
times  with  his  command  during  his  term 
of  enlistment,  and  rendered  faithful  and 
meritorious  service  at  all  times.  He  re- 
ceived an  honorable  discharge  at  Boston, 
Massachusetts.  July  26,  1865,  by  reason 
of  the  close  of  the  war. 

In  the  fall  of  1865,  Mr.  Bogart  went 
W^est.  remaining  seven  years,  visiting  all 
the  states  of  the  Middle  and  far  West. 
going  to  the  Pacific  coast  before  returning 
to  Massachusetts,  and  there  settling  in 
Whately  in  1872.  There  for  a  year  he 
operated  a  tobacco  farm,  then  moved  to 
Sunderland  and  farmed  there  until  1875, 
when  he  moved  to  Cummington,  Massa- 
chusetts, there  being  employed  as  a 
painter  until  1886.  In  that  year  he  moved 
to  Holyoke.  Massachusetts,  where  he  has 
since  resided,  following  his  trade  of 
painter.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
church,  and  of  Kilpatrick  Post,  No.  7, 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 

Mr.  Bogart  married,  April  9,  1871,  Anna 
Pelton,  of  Kent  county,  Michigan,  daugh- 
ter of  Ephraim  and  Magdelene  Pelton. 
She  is  deeply  interested  in  and  an  honored 
member  of  the  Women's  Relief  Corps, 
auxiliary  to  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bogart  are  the  par- 
ents of  a  son  and  two  daughters :  Edward 
Elmer,  of  further  mention ;  Nellie  A.  and 


Anna  Lillian,  the  latter  died  in  1900,  she 
married  Robert  B.  Stedman,  and  left  a 
daughter,  Elsie  Loraine. 

Edward  Elmer  Bogart,  son  of  Henry 
Oscar  Bogart,  was  born  in  Whately,  Mas- 
sachusetts, August  26,  1872,  but  when 
young  his  parents  moved  to  Cummington, 
where  he  attended  public  schools.  In 
1886  he  came  to  Holyoke,  and  was  em- 
ployed in  the  Hadley  Falls  National  Bank 
for  three  and  a  half  years,  leaving  the 
bank  to  enter  the  employ  of  Chase  & 
Cooledge,  leather  merchants,  and  has 
since  been  continuously  with  that  com- 
pany, advancing  to  higher  position  with 
the  years,  and  is  now  its  secretary  and 
general  manager.  He  is  a  member  of 
Mt.  Tom  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  Mt.  Holyoke  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons ;  Springfield  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar;  Melha  Temple,  Nobles 
of  the  Mystic  Shrine ;  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  ;  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks;  Sons  of  Veterans  and  Holyoke 
Canoe  Club. 

Mr.  Bogart  married  (first)  July  5,  1899, 
Maude  Mary  Baldwin,  who  died  in  Octo- 
ber, 1902,  leaving  a  daughter.  Helen  Bent- 
ley  Bogart.  He  married  (second)  Febru- 
ary 19,  1910,  Edith  Erline  Nash,  daughter 
of  Alfred  S.  and  Dora  Shannon  Nash,  of 
Chicopee.  Massachusetts.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bogart  are  the  parents  of  a  daughter, 
Marion  Louise. 


MORTON,  Robert  Kellogg, 

AVire   Mannfactnrer. 

One  of  the  youngest  managers  of  the 
great  industrial  plants  of  Holyoke  is  Rob- 
ert Kellogg  Morton,  who  began  without 
unusual  advantages  at  the  bottom  of  the 
ladder  and  won  his  own  way  by  dint  of 
persistence,  energy  and  ability  to  one  of 
the  coveted  places  in  the  manufacturing 
world.     He  is  the  general  manager  of  the 


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George  W.  Prentiss  Wire  Mill  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Holyoke  Covered  Wire  Com- 
pany. He  is  a  representative  of  the  old 
English  stock  that  founded  the  Common- 
wealth, and  of  the  adventurous  colonists 
who  settled  in  perilous  times  in  old  Hat- 
field. Morton  is  a  very  ancient  English 
family.  As  a  surname  it  takes  its  origin 
from  the  name  of  a  locality  in  which  the 
family  once  lived.  There  are  parishes  and 
places  in  the  counties  of  Oxford,  Bucks, 
Chester,  Dorset,  Essex,  Nottingham, 
Salop,  Stafford,  Gloucester,  Daveon  and 
Berks.  A  great  baronial  family,  spelling 
the  surname  Mortain,  afterward  anglicized 
to  Mourton  or  Morton,  was  founded  in 
England  by  Robert,  Earl  of  Mortain, 
brother  of  William  the  Conqueror.  Many 
of  the  branches  of  the  family  in  England 
possess  coats-of-arms.  In  Scotland,  the 
family  was  well  established  in  Edinburgh- 
shire and  Dumfriesshire  before  the  year 
1300,  while  still  earlier  the  surname  was 
common  in  England,  thus  dating  to  the 
very  beginning  of  family  names,  about 
the  year  1200.  A  branch  of  the  Scotch 
Morton  family  is  found  in  Ireland,  where 
the  name  is  most  numerous  in  Antrim, 
but  is  pretty  well  diffused  throughout  that 
country. 

George  Morton,  progenitor  of  most  of 
the  Colonial  Morton  families  of  Massa- 
chusetts, was  born  about  1585  in  Auster- 
field,  Yorkshire,  England,  and  is  believed 
to  have  been  of  a  noble  family.  In  his 
"Founders  of  New  England"  Hunter  sug- 
gests that  he  belonged  to  the  family  of 
Anthony  Morton,  of  Bawtry,  but  of 
George  Morton's  early  life  we  know  very 
little.  His  home  was  near  Scrooby, 
whence  came  many  of  the  Pilgrim 
Fathers,  and  he  joined  the  Pilgrims  in 
Leyden,  and  continued  active  in  the  move- 
ment until  his  death.  When  the  "May- 
flower" sailed  he  remained  behind,  though 
we  are  told  that  he  much  desired  to  em- 


bark. He  was  a  merchant,  and  is  said  to 
have  been  agent  of  the  Puritans  in  Lon- 
don. To  him  is  credited  the  authorship 
of  "Mourt's  Relation,"  which  may  be 
described  as  the  first  history  of  the 
colony.  His  name  was  often  abbreviated 
to  "Mourt"  and  was  generally  spelled 
"Mourton."  This  book  is  full  of  interest- 
ing and  valuable  matter  about  the  colony. 
Shortly  after  it  was  published,  George 
Morton  prepared  to  emigrate,  and  he 
sailed  on  the  ship  "Ann,"  arriving  in 
Plymouth  in  June,  1623,  but  did  not  long 
survive.  He  died  in  June,  1624.  He  mar- 
ried, July  2T^  or  August  12,  1612,  Juliana 
Carpenter,  daughter  of  Alexander  Car- 
penter. Children :  Nathaniel,  born  in 
Leyden,  1613;  Patience,  at  Leyden,  1615  ; 
John,  at  Leyden,  1616-17;  Sarah,  at  Ley- 
den, 1617-18,  and  Ephraim,  born  on  the 
ship  during  the  voyage.  Flis  widow  Juli- 
ana married  (second)  Manasseh  Kemp- 
ton,  and  she  died  at  Plymouth,  February 
16,   1665,  in  her  eighty-first  year. 

(I)  Richard  Morton,  son  of  George 
Morton,  of  Plymouth,  was  born  in  1640, 
and  came  from  England  with  relatives 
who  settled  in  Hartford.  He  later  came 
to  Hatfield,  Massachusetts,  in  1670.  He 
was  a  blacksmith  by  trade,  and  followed 
it  in  that  town  until  his  death,  April  3, 
1710.  His  wife  Ruth  died  December  31, 
1714.  Children:  Thomas;  Richard,  born 
about  1665;  John,  born  January  31.  1670, 
died  April  26,  1670;  Joseph.  April  1672; 
John,  April,  1674;  Abraham,  mentioned 
below;  Elizabeth,  March  31,  1680; 
Ebenezer,  August  10,  1682  ;  Jonathan.  No- 
vember 2,  1684,  died  April  23,  1767. 

(II)  Abraham  Morton,  son  of  Richard 
Morton,  was  born  at  Hatfield,  May  12, 
1676.  and  died  there,  February  28,  1765. 
He  built  the  first  house  on  the  Morton 
homestead  in  Hatfield.  He  married.  May 
8,  1 701.  Sarah  Kellogg,  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel and  Sarah  (Root)  Kellogg.    His  wife 

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died  in  June,  1755,  aged  seventy-two 
years.  Children,  born  at  Hatfield  :  Abra- 
ham, born  May  2,  1703;  Richard,  Octo- 
ber I,  1704;  Sarah,  April  3,  1707,  married 
Samuel  Smith;  Samuel,  September,  1709; 
Abigail.  January  6,  171 1.  died  February  i, 
1715  :  Xoah  ;  Moses,  mentioned  l)elo\v  ; 
Daniel,  December  23.  1720;  Abigail,  Feb- 
ruary I,  1722,  died  December  24,  1726. 

(ni)  Moses  Morton,  son  of  Abraham 
Morton,  was  born  in  Hatfield,  in  171 7, 
and  died  there.  January  30,  1798.  He  mar- 
ried Ruth  Billings,  who  died  March  2S. 
1802,  aged  eighty-six  years,  daughter  of 
Richard  Billings.  Children,  born  at  Hat- 
field: Judith,  born  August  i,  1753.  mar- 
ried Joseph  Waite ;  Abigail,  November 
29,  1754;  Josiah,  mentioned  below. 

(IV)  Josiah  Morton,  son  of  Moses 
Morton,  was  born  at  Hatfield,  February 
16,  1757,  and  died  May  30.  1829.  He  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  a 
private  from  Hatfield,  in  the  company  of 
Captain  Seth  Murray,  regiment  of  Major 
Jonathan  Clapp,  serving  from  July  6  to 
August  12,  1777,  one  month  and  ten  days, 
marching  one  hundred  and  twelve  miles, 
in  the  expedition  to  Fort  Edward  and 
Mosses  Creek.  The  payroll  from  which 
this  record  was  taken  was  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  county  (see  ''Massachusetts 
Soldiers  and  Sailors  of  the  Revolutionary 
War."  Vol.  XI,  p.  1142).  During  the 
war  he  was  a  constable  and  often  had  to 
take  Tories  to  the  jail  at  Northampton. 
Josiah  Morton  married,  February  10, 1789, 
Phebe  Bliss,  who  died  January  5,  1836. 
Children,  born  at  Hatfield:  Moses,  born 
January  4,  1790;  Abigail,  December  13, 
1791,  died  August  15,  1874;  Rodolphus, 
mentioned  below;  Sarah.  March  20,  1796, 
died  February  28,  1879;  Leander.  March 
16,  1803,  died  October  17,  1872. 

(V)  Rodolphus  Morton,  son  of  Josiah 
Morton,  was  born  at  Hatfield,  January'  21, 
1794.  and  died  there.  June  20,  1853.     ^^ 


was  a  farmer  in  his  native  town,  land 
surveyor  and  civil  engineer ;  a  man  of 
exemplary  character  and  exceptional  abil- 
ity. He  married,  in  1836,  Elizabeth  W. 
Dickinson,  who  was  born  May  5,  1S08, 
died  April  24.  1862.  daughter  of  Israel 
Dickinson.  Children,  born  at  Hatfield: 
George  Louis,  born  January  8,  1837,  died 
April  5,  1870;  Mary  Dickinson,  January 
26,  1840,  died  December  19,  1894.  mar- 
ried Hugh  Mitchelson ;  Charles  Kellogg, 
mentioned  below. 

(VI)  Charles  Kellogg  Morton,  son  of 
Rodolphus  Morton,  was  born  at  Hatfield, 
en  the  old  Morton  homestead.  May  9. 
1842.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  town.  He  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany K,  Fifty-second  Regiment,  Massa- 
chusetts \'olunteer  Infantry,  in  the  Civil 
\\'ar,  and  served  eleven  months,  being 
mustered  out  August  14,  1863,  with  the 
rank  of  corporal.  During  the  greater  part 
of  his  service  his  regiment  was  located  in 
Louisiana  and  he  took  part  in  the  siege, 
assault  and  capture  of  Port  Hudson. 
After  he  was  discharged  he  returned  to 
Hatfield  and  followed  farming.  He  is  the 
fifth  generation  of  the  family  that  has 
owned  and  lived  upon  the  old  Morton 
homestead.  He  has  some  fifty  acres  of 
land  in  the  village  of  Hatfield  and  plants 
a  large  acreage  of  tobacco  and  onions. 
He  is  one  of  the  best  known  and  most 
successful  farmers  in  this  section.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican.  For  many 
vears  he  was  prominent  in  town  aflFairs. 
and  from  1880  to  1886  he  was  chairman  of 
the  board  of  selectmen  of  the  town.  He 
is  a  member  of  William  L.  Baker  Post. 
No.  86,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 
Mr.  Morton  married,  January  17.  1872. 
Mary  W.  Kellogg,  who  was  born  May  20, 
1846.  daughter  of  John  Kellogg.  Chil- 
dren :  Robert  Kellogg,  mentioned  below ; 
Charles  Dickinson,  born  May  11.  1882, 
now  associated  with  M.  S.  Friede,  Incor- 


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porated,  of  New  York  City,  buyer  for  the 
Russian  government. 

(VII)  Robert  Kellogg  Morton,  son  of 
Charles  Kellogg  Morton,  was  born  at 
Hatfield,  April  i8,  1876.  He  received  his 
early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  town  and  at  Smith  Academy  in 
Hatfield.  He  began  his  career  in  business 
as  clerk  of  the  Home  National  Bank,  now 
the  Hadley  Falls  Trust  Company.  After 
a  year  in  the  bank,  he  accepted  a  position 
in  the  office  of  George  W.  Prentiss  Wire 
Mill.  Step  by  step  he  was  advanced  on 
his  merits.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was 
a  salesman,  then  he  was  made  superin- 
tendent of  the  factory,  and  finally,  on 
January  i,  1916,  was  promoted  to  his 
present  position  as  general  manager  of 
the  company. 

Well  fitted  by  virtue  of  natural  gifts 
and  through  training  in  this  business,  he 
is  recognized  everywhere  as  an  expert 
wire  manufacturer,  a  manager  of  execu- 
tive ability.  His  knowledge  of  manufac- 
turing coupled  with  his  skill  as  a  sales- 
man have  been  exerted  to  good  advantage 
in  developing  and  enlarging  the  business 
of  his  company,  which  he  has  maintained 
in  a  prosperous  and  thrifty  condition.  In 
addition  to  his  duties  with  this  concern, 
he  is  president  of  the  Holyoke  Covered 
Wire  Company,  another  large  and  grow- 
ing corporation.  Mr.  Morton  is  a  member 
of  Mount  Tom  Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  Holyoke ;  of  Hol- 
yoke Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ;  of 
Holyoke  Council,  Royal  and  Select  Mas- 
ters ;  of  Springfield  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar,  of  Springfield  ;  Melha  Temple. 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  of  Spring- 
field. He  is  a  member  of  the  United  Com- 
mercial Travelers'  Association ;  of  the 
Holyoke  Club,  the  Mount  Tom  Golf  Club 
and  other  social  organizations.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Morton  married,  August  15,  1916, 


Jane  Grover,  daughter  of  Joshua  and 
Mary  Eleanor  (Shortz)  Grover,  of  Wap- 
wallopen,  Pennsylvania. 


RICHARDS,  Arthur  James, 

Mill  Superintendent. 

From  a  very  humble  beginning,  Mr. 
Richards  has  worked  his  own  way  up- 
ward to  one  of  the  most  responsible  posi- 
tions in  the  great  textile  industries  of 
Massachusetts.  His  ancestors  were  iden- 
tified with  this  industry,  and  his  father, 
Arthur  Richards,  was  one  of  the  most  ex- 
pert carpet  weavers  in  this  country.  He 
was  born  in  Kilmarnock,  near  Glasgow, 
Scotland,  about  1807,  and  died  at  Lawr- 
ence, Massachusetts,  in  1867,  as  the  result 
of  injuries  received  in  the  fall  of  a  large 
mill  there.  He  received  an  excellent  edu- 
cation, was  a  man  of  much  natural  ability, 
and  became  an  expert  in  weaving  fancy 
carpet.  At  an  early  age  he  came  to  Amer- 
ica with  a  party  of  weavers  who,  like  him- 
self, were  expert  in  their  particular  lines 
of  work,  and  assisted  in  establishing  the 
operation  of  the  carpet  mills  at  Thomp- 
sonville,  Connecticut.  Afterwards  he  went 
to  the  Pemberton  Mills  in  Lawrence,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  was  working  there  when 
the  mill  fell,  killing  and  wounding  a  large 
number  of  people.  From  the  injuries  re- 
ceived at  this  time,  Mr.  Richards  died 
within  a  short  time.  He  married,  in  this 
country,  Mary  Dean,  of  Lyme.  Connec- 
ticut, daughter  of  Richard  and  Mary  Ann 
Dean,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  Mary, 
Annie,  Elizabeth,  Helen.  Alma.  Grace, 
and  Arthur  J.  Richards.  The  last  named 
is  the  only  one  now  surviving. 

Arthur  James  Richards  was  born  July 
7,  1858,  in  Danvers,  Massachusetts,  and 
was  compelled  by  the  early  death  of  his 
father  to  begin  very  early,  at  nine  years,  in 
the  labors  necessary  to  the  support  of  the 
family.    Soon  after  his  father's  death  they 


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went  to  Olneyville,  Providence,  Rhode 
Island,  and  there  he  entered  the  mills 
of  Delan,  manufacturers  of  cotton  goods. 
His  education  was  largely  supplied  by 
night  schools,  and  of  these  he  was  a  steady 
and  faithful  attendant.  He  is  also  a  reader 
and  keen  observer  of  events,  and  is  reck- 
oned among  the  best  informed  citizens  of 
Holyoke.  For  nine  years  he  was  em- 
ployed in  mills  at  Providence,  and  in  1873 
he  went  to  W'illimantic,  Connecticut, 
where  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  W'illi- 
mantic Linen  Company,  which  later  be- 
came a  part  of  the  American  Thread  Com- 
pany. Mr.  Richards'  long  employment 
with  this  establishment  is  ample  testi- 
mony to  his  capacity,  faithfulness  and  in- 
dustry. Starting  in  with  this  concern  as 
a  mule  spinner,  he  became  in  time  assist- 
ant overseer,  then  overseer,  and  later 
assistant  superintendent  at  Willimantic. 
In  May,  1909,  he  removed  to  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  as  superintendent  of  the 
Merrick  Thread  Mills  Xos.  2  and  3,  which 
are  now  a  part  of  the  American  Thread 
Company's  plant.  Under  his  efficient 
management  the  works  are  turning  out 
high  quality  of  goods,  and  are  prosperous. 
Mr.  Richards  in  1912  brought  out  a  patent 
for  a  tube  roll  for  spinning  machines, 
and  in  1913,  in  connection  with  Peter  J. 
Hinds  (sketch  under  proper  heading  in 
this  work)  founded  the  Richards  Hinds 
Company  and  began  the  manufacture  of 
these  rolls  at  Indian  Orchard,  Massachu- 
setts, where  they  still  continue  to  do  a 
prosperous  business,  this  roll  being  used 
upon  all  spinning  machines  for  all  kinds 
of  yarns,  cottons,  etc.  Mr.  Richards  is  a 
man  of  kindly  nature,  of  keen  business 
conception,  and  ready  action,  and  is 
equally  popular  with  employers  and  those 
who  serve  under  his  direction.  He  has 
always  tried  to  do  his  duty  as  a  citizen, 
and  is  identified  with  various  organiza- 
tions  and   institutions   calculated   to   de- 


velop and  improve  the  best  that  is  in 
man.  He  is  a  regular  attendant  of  St. 
Paul's  Episcopal  Church  of  Holyoke,  and 
is  an  active  member  of  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity, afifiliating  with  Eastern  Star 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  Royal 
Arch  Chapter,  and  St.  John's  Command- 
ery.  Knights  Templar,  all  of  Willimantic. 
While  retaining  his  membership  in  these 
bodies,  he  is  a  frequent  and  welcome 
visitor  at  the  sessions  of  similar  bodies  in 
Holyoke. 

'Mr.  Richards  married  (first)  in  June, 
1883,  Delia  Alice  Senior,  of  Xewbury- 
port,  ^lassachusetts,  daughter  of  Charles 
and  Helen  (Speakman)  Senior,  both  of 
whom  came  from  England.  She  died 
in  1915,  and  Mr.  Richards  married  (sec- 
ond) in  August,  1916,  Mabel  Clark,  of 
Willimantic,  Connecticut,  daughter  of 
Ralph  and  Betsey  (Chamberlain)  Clark. 
His  children,  all  born  of  the  first  mar- 
riage, at  Willimantic,  are  as  follows:  i. 
Arthur  Charles,  now  office  manager  of 
the  Merrick  Mills  on  Appleton  street, 
Holyoke ;  he  married  Grace  Stevens,  of 
Winsted.  Connecticut.  2.  Mary  Ellen, 
wife  of  George  Battersly,  of  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  a  draughtsman ;  they  have 
a  son.  Earl  Arthur,  assistant  foreman  of 
the  carding  department  of  the  Merrick 
Thread  Mills  of  Holyoke. 


WRIGHT,  John  Sidney, 

Health  Officer. 

For  many  years  IMr.  Wright  has  been 
identified  with  the  city  government  of 
Holyoke  in  various  capacities,  serving 
efificiently  for  nine  years  as  chief  of 
police,  and  has  gained  the  confidence  and 
esteem  of  the  entire  city  electorate.  He 
is  descended  from  a  very  old  American 
family,  founded  in  this  country  by  John 
Wright,  who  was  born  1600-01.  and  died 
in     Woburn.     Massachusetts,     June     21, 


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1688.  He  was  first  at  Charlestown,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  was  one  of  the  thirty-two 
who  settled  W'oburn,  was  a  freeman  in 
1643,  and  represented  Woburn  in  the 
General  Court  in  1648.  For  many  years 
he  was  selectman  of  the  town,  from  1645 
to  1647,  1649  to  1658,  1660  to  1664,  1670 
and  1680-81.  His  wife  Priscilla  died  in 
Woburn,  April  10,  1687. 

(II)  Their  only  known  son,  John  (2) 
Wright,  born  1630-31,  in  England,  died 
in  Woburn,  April  30,  1714,  aged  eighty- 
three  years.  He  married,  in  1661,  Abigail 
Warren,  of  Woburn,  born  1641-42,  died 
April  6,  1726,  aged  eighty-four  years. 
Their  children  were:  John,  Joseph  and 
Ebenezer,  all  residing  in  Chelmsford, 
Massachusetts,  in  1701  ;  Josiah,  men- 
tioned below;  Ruth,  Priscilla  and  De- 
borah. 

(III)  Josiah  Wright,  son  of  John  (2) 
and  Abigail  (Warren)  Wright,  was  born 
in  1674-75,  lived  in  Woburn,  and  there 
married,  September  17,  1700,  Ruth 
Carter,  who  was  born  October  18,  1681, 
in  Woburn,  daughter  of  John  and  Ruth 
(Burnham)  Carter,  and  died  there  Janu- 
ary 31,  1774.  Josiah  Wright  was  a  deacon 
of  the  Woburn  Church  from  1736  until 
his  death,  January  22,  1747,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-three  years. 

(IV)  Josiah  (2)  W^right,  eldest  son  of 
Josiah  (i)  and  Ruth  (Carter)  Wright, 
was  born  December  2,  1701,  in  Woburn, 
and  lived  in  that  part  of  the  town  which 
is  now  Wilmington,  with  his  wife 
Abigail.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Colo- 
nial wars,  and  died  July  15,  1758,  at  Lake 
George,  in  his  fifty-seventh  year.  His 
children  are  recorded  in  W^ilmington. 

(V)  Josiah  (3)  Wright,  eldest  son  of 
Josiah  (2)  and  Abigail  Wright,  was  born 
in  Wilmington,  Massachusetts,  and  lived 
for  a  time  in  the  adjoining  town  of  Bil- 
lerica,  whence  he  removed,  in  1792,  to 
Grafton,    Vermont.      The    journey    was 

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made  on  a  sled  drawn  by  oxen,  and  six 
weeks  were  consumed  in  the  trip.  He 
cleared  up  land  in  Grafton,  and  became 
a  prosperous  farmer.  He  was  a  soldier 
of  the  Revolution,  serving  eight  months, 
from  May  7,  1775,  under  Captain  Handell 
and  Colonel  Bridges.  In  March,  1777,  he 
reenlisted  for  the  term  of  the  war,  in 
Captain  Josiah  Fox's  company,  Colonel 
Henry  Jackson's  regiment,  the  Ninth 
Massachusetts.  He  lost  one  eye  and  part 
of  one  hand  in  the  service,  and  received 
for  some  years  a  pension  of  forty-eight 
dollars  a  year,  which  was  increased  to 
ninety-six  dollars.  He  married,  in  W^il- 
mington,  February  10,  1785,  Mary  Ruey, 
of  Salem.  They  had  two  sons,  born  in 
Wilmington:  Josiah,  April  30,  1785,  and 
Daniel,  mentioned  below ;  Lucina,  born 
September  27,  1790,  in  Billerica ;  Phebe 
and  Freelove,  in  Grafton,  Vermont. 

(VI)  Daniel  Wright,  second  son  of 
Josiah  (3)  and  Mary  (Ruey)  W^right,  was 
born  July  15,  1787,  in  Wilmington,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  was  a  farmer  and  shoe- 
maker in  Vermont,  where  he  died  in 
1857.  He  made  shoes  by  hand  for  the 
community  in  which  he  lived,  and  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Congregational 
church  of  Grafton.  He  married  Lucy 
Parker,  and  they  had  children :  Leverett 
D.,  Josiah,  John  Willard,  mentioned  be- 
low, George,  Lucinda,  and  Samuel.  The 
last  named  resides  on  the  homestead  in 
Grafton,  cleared  by  his  grandfather. 

(VII)  John  Willard  W^right,  son  of 
Daniel  and  Lucy  (Parker)  Wright,  was 
born  August  14,  1825,  in  Grafton,  Ver- 
mont, and  is  still  living  (1917)  at  the  age 
of  ninety-two  years.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  town  and  the 
academy  at  Chester,  Vermont.  Through 
most  of  his  active  life  he  was  a  carpenter 
and  l:)ridge  builder,  leaving  the  paternal 
farm  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  and 
living  in   Bellows  Falls,  Vermont,  from 

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1874  to  1915.  For  many  years  he  was 
engaged  as  a  building  contractor,  and 
with  his  brother  went  to  Vineland,  New 
Jersey,  where  they  built  forty  or  fifty 
houses.  Up  to  ten  years  ago  he  was 
very  active,  and  painted  and  shingled  his 
own  house  when  eighty-six  years  old. 
In  early  life  he  was  a  Whig,  and  upon  the 
organization  of  the  Republican  party  be- 
came one  of  its  most  faithful  adherents. 
During  his  residence  in  Grafton  he  served 
on  the  school  committee.  He  is  a  faithful 
attendant  of  divine  worship  as  conducted 
by  the  Congregational  church.  Mr. 
Wright  married,  in  1851,  Lura  Maria 
Rhodes,  of  Grafton,  Vermont,  born  Sep- 
tember 14,  1826,  died  1907,  daughter  of 
Daniel  and  Mary  Rhodes.  They  were 
the  parents  of  John  Sidney,  mentioned 
below ;  Mary  Ann,  Eudora,  M.  Henry, 
Merriam,  deceased,  and  Minnie  Janet. 

(VIII)  John  Sidney  Wright,  eldest 
child  of  John  Willard  and  Lura  Maria 
(Rhodes)  Wright,  was  born  February  22, 
1853,  in  Grafton,  Vermont,  where  his  boy- 
hood years  were  spent,  and  where  he  re- 
ceived his  primary  education  in  the 
public  schools.  He  was  subsequently  a 
student  at  Leland  Seminary  and  Gray's 
Seminary,  Townshend,  Vermont,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1873.  Two 
years  later  he  settled  in  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, where  he  has  continued  to  re- 
side to  the  present  time.  His  first  em- 
ployment in  Holyoke  was  with  the  Amer- 
ican Express  Company,  and  subsequently 
for  a  period  of  six  years,  he  was  employed 
by  the  old  Connecticut  River  Railroad 
Company.  In  1880  he  entered  the  service 
of  the  Whiting  Paper  Company  of  Hol- 
yoke, having  charge  of  stock  and  supplies, 
and  continued  in  that  capacity  eighteen 
years.  Mayor  Arthur  B.  Chapin  ap- 
pointed him  chief  of  police,  January  2, 
1899,  and  this  position  he  filled  continu- 


ously until  1907.  establishing  a  record  in 
Holyoke  by  holding  that  office  longer 
than  any  other  individual.  He  resigned 
this  position  in  1907  to  become  health 
officer,  and  since  that  time  has  continu- 
ously held  that  position.  Mr.  W^right  is 
active  in  the  social  life  of  the  community, 
is  a  charter  member  of  the  Holyoke 
Lodge,  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks ;  is  a  member  of  King  Solomon's 
Temple  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons, of  Bellows  Falls,  V^ermont ;  Royal 
Arch  Chapter  and  Council,  of  Holyoke  ; 
Springfield  Commandery,  Knights  Temp- 
lar, and  Alleppo  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic 
Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  of 
Boston. 

Mr.  Wright  married.  March  12,  1879, 
Caroline  Louisa  Grout,  of  Newport,  Ver- 
mont, daughter  of  Emerson  and  Mary 
(Hoyt)  Grout.  They  were  the  parents 
of  three  children,  of  whom  the  only  sur- 
vivor is  ]\Iary  Janet,  the  wife  of  Ernest 
T.  Preston,  of  Holyoke;  they  have  one 
son,  Sidney  Wright  Preston,  born  April 
6,  1907.  Two  sons,  Daniel  Sidney  and 
Arthur  Emerson  Wright,  died  in  infancy. 


MORIARTY,  Daniel  Francis, 

Manufacturer,  Mercliant. 

As  president  of  the  Holyoke  Supply 
Company  of  Holyoke.  Daniel  Francis 
Moriarty  ranks  as  both  manufacturer  and 
merchant ;  his  company  handling  the 
specialties  of  other  houses  as  well  as 
manufacturing  important  lines  of  their 
own.  He  has  worked  his  way  up  from  an 
apprentice  at  the  steamfitter's  trade  to  the 
head  of  a  large  concern,  and  as  a  business 
man  displays  the  same  ability  he  did  in 
the  mechanical  department. 

He  is  a  son  of  Maurice  Moriarty,  born 
in  Dingle,  County  Derry,  Ireland,  about 
1830,  died  in  South  Hadley  Falls,  Massa- 


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chusetts,  April  14,  1914.  Maurice  ]\Io- 
riarty  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
mother  in  1839,  lived  in  New  York  City 
about  three  years,  in  Chicopee,  Massa- 
chusetts, about  eight  years,  going  thence 
to  South  Hadley  Falls,  where  he  was  en- 
gaged in  brick  making  for  many  years, 
and  advanced  to  foreman  of  the  plant  in 
which  he  was  employed.  He  married 
Ann  Breshnahan,  born  in  Ireland,  in 
1830,  died  in  1904.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  Margaret,  deceased  ;  Mary  ;  Maur- 
ice J. ;  Catherine,  deceased ;  Daniel  Fran- 
cis, of  further  mention. 

Daniel  Francis  Moriarty  was  born  at 
South  Hadley  Falls,  Massachusetts,  No- 
vember 20,  1870,  and  there  was  educated 
in  the  graded  and  high  schools.  After 
graduation  from  high  school,  he  learned 
the  steamfitter's  trade  with  Keegan  & 
Company,  after  which  he  spent  eight 
years  as  foreman  of  the  Holyoke  Valve 
&  Hydrant  Company,  his  service  with  the 
latter  terminating  in  1907.  In  that  year 
he  organized  the  Holyoke  Supply  Com- 
pany, engineers  and  contractors,  of  which 
corporation  Mr.  Moriarty  was  elected 
president;  F.  A.  Champlin,  treasurer;  J. 
A.  Tucker,  secretary.  They  are  manu- 
facturers of  the  Flynn  Combination 
Steam  Engine  Heater  and  are  contractors 
for  steamfitting  and  also  handle  all  kinds 
of  steam  specialties,  valves,  radiators, 
boilers,  and  cut  piping  of  all  kinds.  The 
company  occupies  a  large,  finely  equipped 
plant,  which  it  has  recently  built,  and  is 
well  known  all  over  New  England.  Mr. 
Moriarty  is  a  member  of  the  Holyoke 
and  Pequot  clubs  and  Mt.  Tom  Golf 
Club  ;  is  an  Independent  in  politics,  and 
highly  esteemed  as  a  business  man. 

He  married,  August  10,  1893,  Rose 
Tucker,  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Mary 
(McMannis)  Tucker.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mo- 
riarty are  the  parents  of  Ruth  Louise, 
Clement  David,  and  Edward  Moriarty. 


WALKER,  Charles  Edward, 

Merchant. 

When  after  a  long  term  of  clerical 
service  in  other  cities,  Mr.  Walker  re- 
turned to  Holyoke.  ]\Iassachusetts,  and 
purchased  the  sporting  goods  business  of 
M.  D.  Stebbins,  he  invested  it  with  his 
own  energetic  personality  and  has  at- 
tracted to  the  largest  sporting  goods 
store  in  the  city  a  line  of  patronage  which 
attests  the  appreciation  of  the  public  he 
wishes  to  serve.  Mr.  Walker  is  of  Eng- 
lish parentage,  but  of  American  birth, 
his  father,  William  Walker,  coming  to 
the  United  States  in  i860  and  settling  in 
Pittsfield,  Massachusetts. 

William  W^alker  was  born  in  Derby- 
shire, England,  in  1834,  and  there  learned 
the  trade  of  wire  weaver,  using  a  hand 
loom.  He  remained  in  England  until 
i860,  then  came  to  the  United  States, 
obtaining  employment  in  the  paper  mills 
at  Middlefield  after  a  prior  settlement 
at  Pittsfield.  Later  he  spent  some  time 
in  the  State  of  Connecticut,  then  returned 
to  Middlefield,  thence  about  1891  locat- 
ing in  Holyoke,  where  for  a  number  of 
years  he  has  lived  retired  from  active  life. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church,  and  a  man  of  upright  life, 
highly  regarded.  Mr.  Walker  married 
Ruth  Scholls.  born  in  Yorkshire,  Eng- 
land, daughter  of  Isaac  Scholls.  They 
are  the  parents  of  six  sons:  Elijah,  mar- 
ried, has  a  son  Harold  Walker,  who  is 
married  and  has  a  daughter.  Alta  Weaver ; 
William,  married,  and  has  children : 
Earl,  Robert,  Fred  and  Francis  Weaver ; 
Frank ;  George,  married,  and  has  chil- 
dren: Dorothy,  Elizabeth,  Mildred.  Lucy 
and  Ralph  Weaver;  Fred,  married,  and 
has  children :  Ruth,  William,  Agnes, 
Esther  and  Fred  (2)  Weaver ;  Charles 
Edward,  mentioned  below. 

Charles   Edward  Weaver  was  born  at 


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Middlefield,  Massachusetts,  August  22, 
1868.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  South  Windsor,  Connecticut; 
North  Adams  and  Springheld,  Massachu- 
setts. He  began  his  wage  earning  career 
in  a  clerical  position  with  a  paper  manu- 
facturing mill  at  Bridgeport,  Connecticut, 
returning  to  Massachusetts  after  eighteen 
months,  obtaining  a  position  as  clerk  in  a 
Huntington  store.  He  spent  three  years 
in  Huntington,  then  for  a  year  and  a  half 
was  a  clerk  in  the  H.  W.  Cooley  grocery 
business  in  Holyoke.  He  was  next  em- 
ployed in  a  general  store  at  Chester,  Mas- 
sachusetts, for  two  years,  then  returned  to 
Holyoke,  filling  for  a  time  a  clerical  posi- 
tion in  the  J.  B.  Whitmore  General  Store. 
The  next  eight  years  were  spent  as  clerk 
in  the  Springfield  department  store  of 
Meekins,  Packard  &  Wheat,  which  serv- 
ice terminated  his  clerical  career. 

These  years  spent  in  difterent  cities  in 
varied  mercantile  lines  had  invested  him 
with  a  thorough  knowledge  of  modern 
merchandising,  a  clear  idea  of  its  pitfalls 
and  with  well  digested  plans  for  his  own 
future.  Believing  himself  to  have  arrived 
at  the  proper  time  of  life  to  engage  in 
business  for  himself  and  to  have  found 
the  proper  opening  in  Holyoke,  he  pur- 
chased the  sporting  goods  business  of  M. 
D.  Stebbins.  His  keen  judgment  guided 
him  wisely  in  making  this  investment, 
and  the  years  which  have  since  intervened 
have  brought  him  prosperity.  The  busi- 
ness is  conducted  under  the  firm  name  of 
C.  E.  Walker  &  Company ;  all  kinds  of 
sporting  goods  of  superior  manufacture 
are  handled,  the  store  is  headquarters  for 
that  line  of  goods  in  the  city,  in  fact  out- 
side of  the  largest  cities  no  larger  or  better 
stocked  store  can  be  found.  In  1904  ^Ir. 
Weaver  bought  the  business  block  at  No. 
396  High  street,  and  occupies  its  floors  as 
sales  and  display  rooms.  Above  this 
store  he  uses  the  second  floor,  covering 


the  space  over  the  stores  of  Nos.  394,  396 
and  398,  taking  up  the  entire  block  on  that 
floor,  and  carrying  the  largest  stock  of 
sporting  goods  in  Western  Massachu- 
setts. 

To  his  business  enterprise,  Mr.  Weaver 
adds  fraternal  and  social  activities,  and  he 
is  one  of  the  popular  men  of  his  city.  He 
is  a  member  of  Mount  Tom  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons  ;  Mt.  Holyoke 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ;  Holyoke 
Council,  Royal  and  Select  Masters ; 
Springfield  Commandery,  Knights  Tem- 
plar; Melha  Temple,  Nobles  of  the  ^Mystic 
Shrine ;  Bay  State  Club ;  Holyoke  Canoe 
Club  and  Second  Baptist  Church.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Walker  married  (first)  May  24, 
1893,  Emma  Galbraith,  born  in  South 
Roxton,  Province  of  Quebec.  Canada, 
daughter  of  Major  Joseph  and  Isabelle 
(Howe)  Galbraith.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  a  son,  Roy  Galbraith,  born  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  May  24,  1895, 
a  graduate  of  Holyoke  High  School,  now 
associated  in  business  with  his  father, 
and  a  daughter,  Leah  Emma,  born  July 
23,  1897.  Mrs.  Emma  (Galbraith)  Walker 
died  January  4.  1900.  Mr.  Walker  mar- 
ried (second)  Sarah  Squires,  of  Platts- 
burg.  New  York. 


O'CONNELL,  John, 

Retired   Bnaineaa   Man. 

Among  the  citizens  of  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, fast  approaching  octogenarian 
honors  is  John  O'Connell,  whom  the  years 
have  touched  so  lightly  that  almost  every 
day  he  may  be  seen  on  the  streets  driving 
or  walking.  He  has  watched  Holyoke's 
growth  from  stage  coach  days  and  from  a 
mere  village  to  a  veritable  hive  of  manu- 
facturing industry,  and  in  the  growth  has 
borne  a  man's  part  as  citizen,  business 
man  and  official  of  the  city  government. 


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He  is  not  a  native  son,  l)ut  was  born  on 
the  Green  Isle  across  the  sea,  the  isle 
which  has  furnished  the  United  States 
with  so  many  men  who  either  themselves 
or  through  their  descendants  now  bear  so 
important  a  part  in  governmental,  profes- 
sional and  business  life  in  every  American 
State.  He  was  one  of  the  early  grocers  of 
Holyoke.  and  for  many  years  conducted 
a  prosperous  business  in  Ward  4,  but 
since  1901  has  lived  a  retired  life,  free 
from  business  cares. 

The  O'Connells  came  to  Holyoke  in 
1847,  coming  from  County  Kerry,  Ireland, 
where  Daniel  O'Connell  was  born  in  1799. 
He  resided  in  the  west  part  of  the  county, 
there  married  Catherine  Manning,  and 
there  all  his  children  were  born.  In  1847 
he  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
family,  located  in  Holyoke.  where  he  died 
in  1849.  His  wife  died  in  West  Holyoke 
in  1885.  They  were  the  parents  of  James  ; 
Michael ;  Daniel,  founder  of  the  important 
contracting  firm,  Daniel  O'Connell's  Sons  ; 
Maurice  ;  John,  of  further  mention ;  Jo- 
anna, and  Mary,  who  married  James  Sul- 
livan. 

John  O'Connell,  son  of  Daniel  and 
Catherine  (Manning)  O'Connell,  was 
born  in  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  in  1840, 
and  in  1847  was  brought  to  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, by  his  parents,  his  father  dying 
two  years  later.  He  attended  the  public 
schools,  but  in  early  life  became  a  wage 
earner,  being  first  employed  in  the  Lyman 
Mill.  He  did  not  like  mill  work,  and  in 
a  short  time  left  to  take  a  position  as  gro- 
cer's clerk,  continuing  in  that  business 
some  three  or  four  years.  He  next  tried 
farming,  then  for  eleven  years,  1859-1870, 
ran  a  milk  wagon.  In  1870  he  established 
a  grocery  store  in  Holyoke,  which  he  suc- 
cessfully conducted  for  twenty  years.  He 
sold  out  in  1890.  but  after  a  short  time 
again  established  in  the  grocery  business, 
continuing   until    1901,   when   he   perma- 


nently retired  from  business  to  devote 
himself  entirely  to  the  large  real  estate 
interests  he  had  acquired.  He  was  a  good 
business  man  and  a  shrewd  investor,  mak- 
ing few  mistakes  in  his  estimate  of  prop- 
erty values,  and  with  rare  judgment 
selecting  locations  which  the  years  would 
greatly  increase  in  price. 

He  was  a  trustee  of  the  People's  Sav- 
ings Bank  for  several  years,  and  in  earlier 
life  took  active  part  in  city  afifairs,  and  has 
always  lent  his  aid  to  the  cause  of  good 
government,  both  as  a  citizen  and  during 
his  two  terms  as  a  member  of  Council. 
When  Holyoke  was  first  incorporated  a 
city,  Mr.  O'Connell  was  a  member  of  the 
first  Common  Council,  served  well  the  in- 
terests of  the  new  municipality,  and  has 
never  been  other  than  a  friend  and  a  sup- 
porter of  all  movements  that  he  felt  was 
for  the  good  of  his  community.  He  is  one 
of  the  popular  men  of  the  city,  and  when 
he  recently  celebrated  his  seventy-sixth 
birthday,  his  home  in  Dwight  street  stood 
open  all  day  to  receive  the  congratulations 
of  the  many  friends  who  called  upon  the 
hale,  hearty  and  well-beloved  couple. 

Mr.  O'Connell  married  (first)  in  1870, 
Margaret  Bowles.  He  married  (second) 
in  1874,  Joanna  Landers,  born  in  Holyoke, 
daughter  of  John  and  Jane  (Sullivan) 
Landers,  her  father  coming  to  the  United 
States  in  1847.  The  two  children  of  his 
first  marriage  are  deceased,  but  of  the 
twelve  children  of  John  and  Joanna 
O'Connell,  nine  are  living:  i.  Rev.  John 
A.  O'Connell,  pastor  of  St.  Ann's  parish 
in  Fairview.  Massachusetts.  2.  Edward, 
a  veterinary  surgeon  in  the  United  States 
army ;  was  three  years  in  the  Philippines, 
three  years  in  China,  again  one  year  in  the 
Philippines,  and  now  (1917)  in  San  An- 
tonio. Texas.  3.  Dennis  F.,  a  member  of 
the  Holyoke  Park  Commission.  4.  Joseph 
J.,  married  Laura  Packett,  a  native  of 
Bridgeport,  Connecticut;    they  reside  in 

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Springfield.  5.  Richard  J.  6.  Christopher 
J.,  a  doctor  of  dental  surgery,  of  Holyoke. 
7.  Howard,  a  graduate  of  Holy  Cross 
College,  1916,  now  a  student  at  the  Grand 
Seminary  in  Montreal.  8.  Catherine,  re- 
sides with  her  parents.  9.  Mary  J.,  a 
music  teacher  in  Holyoke,  resides  with 
her  parents.  The  names  of  the  deceased 
children  are :    Daniel.  Howard.  Paul. 

Being  denied  the  blessings  of  advanced 
education  for  himself.  Mr.  OConnell  gave 
his  children  every  advantage,  and  al- 
though he  has  been  granted  long  life  in 
which  to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  industry 
and  ability,  the  great  joy  in  the  lives  of 
the  aged  couple  is  that  they  have  been 
spared  to  witness  the  rise  of  their  chil- 
dren to  honorable  position  in  the  world,  a 
satisfaction  only  parents  can  understand 
and  appreciate. 


EASTMAN.  Fred  Atherton, 

Representative    Citizen. 

The  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  Company 
probably  has  in  its  service  no  freight  agent 
better  known  or  more  popular  than  Fred 
Atherton  Eastman,  who  has  charge  of  the 
business  in  Holyoke.  Massachusetts.  In 
addition  to  a  natural  aptitude  for  the  work 
in  which  he  has  been  engaged  for  so  many 
years,  his  training  has  been  received  in 
various  other  positions  of  trust  and  re- 
sponsibility. From  a  line  of  sturdy  an- 
cestors he  has  inherited  traits  of  character 
that  have  stood  the  acid  tests  of  a  life  of 
great  industry  in  positions  requiring  abso- 
lute integrity,  alertness,  tact,  loyalty,  fair- 
ness and  a  sense  of  duty  and  justice. 

The  surname  Eastman  is  one  of  the 
oldest  in  England,  derived,  it  is  evident, 
from  the  word  Easterling.  originally 
meaning  a  native  of  eastern  Germany  and 
synonymous  with  the  surnames  Easmond. 
Estmond.  Eisman  and  Esmond.  The  only 
coat-of-arms  of  the  familv  is  described : 


Gules  the  dexter  chief  point  an  escutcheon 
argent  charged  with  a  lion  rampant. 

(Ij  Roger  Eastman,  the  first  settler  in 
this  country,  was  born  in  Wales  in  1661, 
died  in  Salisbury,  then  Massachusetts, 
now  Connecticut,  December  16,  1694.  He 
came  to  this  country  from  Langford,  W  i-t- 
shire.  England,  in  the  ship  "Confidence," 
in  1640,  as  an  apprentice  of  John  Saunders, 
and  settled  in  Salisbury,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  received  land  in  the  first  di- 
vision in  1640-41.  He  was  a  housewright; 
was  a  proprietor  of  the  town  and,  in  1644, 
both  he  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the 
church,  and  his  name  is  on  a  list  of  con- 
tributors to  the  minister's  tax  in  1650.  He 
aeposed,  April  11,  1671,  that  he  was  sixty 
years  old,  and  on  the  same  day  his  wife 
gave  her  age  as  fifty.    He  died  December 

16,  1694.  He  married  Sarah  Smith,  bom 
1620,  died  ;March  11,  1697-98.  Children, 
born  at  Salisbury :  John,  bom  January  9, 
1640:  Nathaniel,  May  18,  1643;  Philip, 
December  30,  1644;  Thomas,  November 
II.  1646:  Timothy,  Novemt)er  29.  1648; 
Joseph,  January  8,  1650;  Benjamin,  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1652  ;  Sarah,  September  25,  1655 ; 
Samuel,  mentioned  below;  Ruth,  March 
21.  1661. 

(II)  Samuel  Eastman,  son  of  Roger 
Eastman,  was  born  at  Salisbury,  Novem- 
ber 20,  1657,  and  died  February  2~,  1725. 
He  took  the  oath  of  allegiance  in  1677  and 
was  admitted  a  freeman  in  1690.  He  re- 
moved from  Salisbury  to  Kingston,  now- 
in  New  Hampshire,  about  1720.  and  was 
dismissed  from  the  Salisbury  church  to 
the  Kingston  church.  September  26.  1725. 
He  was  granted  land  in  Kingston.  He 
married  (first)  November  4.  16S6.  Eliza- 
beth Scriven.  who  was  baptized  and  ad- 
mitted to  the  Salisbury  church,  October 
8,  1690.    He  married  (second)  September 

17,  1719.  Sarah  Fifield.  who  died  at  Kings- 
ton, August  3,  1726.  Children,  all  by  first 
wife:  Ruth,  born  Januarv  ^,  1688:  Eliza- 


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beth,  December  i,  1689;  Mary,  January  4, 
1691 ;  Samuel,  January  5, 1695-96;  Joseph, 
January  6,  1697;  Ebenezer,  mentioned 
below;  Thomas,  January  21,  1703;  Timo- 
thy, March  29,  1706;  Edward,  ]\Iarch  30, 
1708;    Benjamin,  July  13,  1710. 

(III)  Ebenezer  Eastman,  son  of  Sam- 
uel Eastman,  was  born  at  Salisbury,  Jan- 
uary II,  1701,  and  died  at  Kingston,  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1746.  He  married,  May  5,  1729. 
Mary  Sleeper,  a  widow.  Children,  born  at 
Kingston:  Samuel,  baptized  May  7,  1727 
(date  given  in  genealogy)  ;  Edward,  men- 
tioned below  ;  Mary,  baptized  August  25, 
1734;  Hannah,  baptized  May  3,  1741. 

(IV)  Edward  Eastman,  son  of  Eben- 
ezer Eastman,  was  born  in  Kingston,  New 
Hampshire,  baptized  there  February  25, 
1732,  died  November  7,  1815.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolution,  and  a  member 
of  the  Committee  of  Safety.  He  lived  on 
w^hat  has  been  lately  known  as  the  Titus 
H.  Wadsworth  farm.  He  married,  May 
6,  1758,  Anna  Judkins,  who  died  March 
24,  1817,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Kingston:  Benjamin,  men- 
tioned below ;  John,  born  November  23, 
1760;  Hannah,  February  12,  1764.  Born 
at  Salisbury,  New  Hampshire :  Phineas. 
June  20,  1766;  Mehitable,  June  20,  1768; 
Moses,  August  11,  1770;  Nancy,  August 
5,  1772;  Abigail,  March  5,  1775;  Samuel, 
April  4,  1780. 

(V)  Ensign  Benjamin  Eastman,  son  of 
Edward  Eastman,  was  born  at  Kingston, 
New  Hampshire,  June  19,  1759.  died  at 
Salisbury,  New  Hampshire,  April  14,1813. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
War  at  the  age  of  sixteen.  He  married, 
March  23,  i/'88,  Dolly  Bean,  born  at  Or- 
ford,  New  Hampshire,  died  January  13, 
1853,  at  Salisbury,  New  Hampshire,  aged 
eighty-five  years.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
shoemaker.  His  home  was  at  Shaw's 
Corner  in  Salisbury.  Children,  born  at 
Salisbury,     New     Hampshire :      Edward. 


September  12,  1789;  John,  January  13, 
1791  ;  Betsey,  May  7,  1793;  Nabby,  April 
21,  1795;  Phoebia,  October  21,  1797; 
Moses,  mentioned  below;  Daniel  B., 
March  26,  1802;  Abby,  January  25,  1805; 
John  T.,  October,  1808;  Benjamin  F., 
July  18,  1811  ;    Nancy,  October  18,  1813. 

(VI)  Moses  Eastman,  son  of  Ensign 
Benjamin  Eastman,  was  born  at  Salis- 
bury, New  Hampshire,  November  2,  1799, 
died  September  9,  1888,  in  Danbury,  New 
Hampshire.  His  early  life  was  spent  in 
Danbury.  In  1832  he  moved  to  Wilmot, 
New  Hampshire,  but  in  1840  he  returned 
to  Danbury  and  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  life  there.  He  was  captain  of  the  mili- 
tia company;  selectman  of  Danbury  and 
representative  from  that  town  in  the  State 
Legislature.  He  was  a  farmer.  He  mar- 
ried, at  Salisbury,  April  22,  1826,  Irena 
Wells,  born  at  Sandown,  New  Hampshire, 
October  16,  1800,  died  January  26,  1891, 
a  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Anna  (Bean) 
Wells,  of  Salisbury  and  Danbury.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Danbury:  Sarah  Ann,  Feb- 
ruary 3,  1827,  married  George  W.  At- 
w^ood ;  Warren,  October  17,  1828,  lived 
at  Princeton,  Illinois ;  Nancy  Woodbury, 
May  26,  1830,  lived  at  Potter  Place.  New 
Hampshire;  Moses,  March  11,  1832,  lived 
at  Franklin  Falls,  New  Hampshire.  Born 
at  Wilmot:  Benjamin  Franklin,  March  i, 
1834,  died  aged  three  years  ;  Thomas  Ben- 
ton, December  26,  1837.  died  aged  three 
years;  Amanda,  January  5.  1839.  married 
Levi  Bean ;  William  Harrison,  October 
27,  1840,  lived  at  Attica.  Kansas;  Irene 
Marett,  September  17,  1842:  Oscar  Irvin, 
July  21,  1844,  married  Lucia  Jane  Keni- 
son. 

(VII)  Moses  (2)  Eastman,  son  of 
Moses  (i)  Eastman,  was  born  at  Dan- 
bury, New  Hampshire,  March  11,  1832, 
and  died  at  Franklin,  New  Hampshire,  in 
1904.  He  was  a  farmer  in  Danbury;  re- 
moved to  Franklin  Falls,  where  for  many 


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years  he  kept  a  boarding  house.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  of  Elkins, 
New  Hampshire,  and  of  the  Unitarian 
church.  He  married  Celestia  R.  Currier, 
of  Danbury,  a  daughter  of  Moses  and 
Lucretia  (Smith)  Currier.  Children:  i. 
Appleton  Burt,  a  bookkeeper  in  a  lumber 
concern  in  Bangor,  Maine;  married,  and 
has  one  son.  Malcolm.  2.  Moses  Frank, 
resides  in  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  a 
stair  builder.  3.  Fred  Atherton,  men- 
tioned below^  4.  Ada  Maria,  married 
George  R.  Xeal,  agent  of  the  Standard 
Oil  Company  in  Stoneham,  Massachu- 
setts; children:  Richard,  Fred,  Eastman 
and  Franklin.  5.  Lucretia  Irene,  married 
Will  S.  Moore,  a  machinist,  employed  by 
the  Springfield  Machine  Company  of 
Windsor,  Vermont;  daughter,  IMiniah, 
born  March  11,  1902. 

(VIII)  Fred  Atherton  Eastman,  son  of 
Moses  (2)  Eastman,  was  born  at  Dan- 
bur}-,  New  Hampshire,  July  8,  1866.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town  and  afterw-ard  was  a  student  in 
Proctor  Academy  for  one  year.  Since  he 
was  seventeen  years  of  age,  he  has  been 
engaged  constantly  in  the  railroad  busi- 
ness. In  the  winter  of  1883  he  was  em- 
ployed at  the  railroad  station  at  Danbury 
under  George  Gordon,  station  agent.  In 
the  following  spring  he  was  sent  to 
Canaan,  New  Hampshire,  and  began  to 
learn  telegraphy  in  the  railroad  offices. 
Six  months  later  he  was  assigned  to  the 
station  in  South  Danbury,  as  station 
agent.  The  place  was  small,  but  he  won 
the  confidence  of  his  superiors  by  the 
faithfulness  he  displayed,  and  a  year  later 
was  appointed  station  agent  at  Grafton, 
New  Hampshire,  a  position  he  filled  for 
seven  years.  In  1891  he  was  appointed  to 
a  much  more  important  place  in  charge  of 
the  station  at  Franklin  Falls.  New  Hamp- 
shire, as  general  freight  and  passenger 
agent   of  the   Boston   &   Maine   Railroad 


Company.  Franklin  is  a  thriving  city  of 
some  seven  thousand  people.  Here  he  re- 
mained for  a  period  of  twenty-one  years, 
and  grew  constantly  in  the  esteem  of 
those  who  had  business  with  his  em- 
ployers and  in  the  confidence  of  his  su- 
perior olificers  in  the  corporation.  On 
January,  1912,  he  was  transferred  to 
White  River  Junction  in  a  similar  capac- 
ity, but  in  August  of  that  year  was  placed 
in  charge  of  the  freight  and  passenger 
service  of  the  railroad  at  Bellows  Falls, 
Vermont.  His  stay  there  was  brief,  how- 
ever. In  the  following  February  he  was 
appointed  freight  agent  at  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, .a  position  he  has  since  filled 
with  ability  and  efificiency.  Few  of  the 
emplo}ees  of  the  Boston  &  Maine  have 
had  a  longer  period  of  service,  a  third  of 
a  century,  yet  Mr.  Eastman  is  yet  in  the 
prime  of  life.  The  duties  of  freight  agent 
at  Holyoke  are  particularly  onerous  and 
important.  The  value  of  the  freight  enter- 
ing and  leaving  the  city  of  Holyoke  is 
very  great.  The  paper  alone  sent  from 
this  city  forms  a  vast  aggregate  in  the 
course  of  a  year.  While  a  citizen  of 
Franklin,  he  took  an  active  part  in  local 
aflfairs.  He  joined  the  Masonic  fraternity 
in  that  city,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Eastern  Star  Chapter  there.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Canoe  Club  of  Holyoke. 
He  and  his  family  attend  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church. 

He  married.  June  5,  1890,  Hattie  Ger- 
trude Kilton,  daughter  of  Lovell  and 
Amaryelias  (Stearns)  Kilton,  of  Grafton, 
New  Hampshire,  the  former  named  a 
farmer  there  all  his  life,  and  a  representa- 
tive of  an  old  family  there.  Children:  i. 
Harold  Moses,  born  at  Franklin.  January 
23,  1892;  graduate  of  the  I'ranklin  High 
School  and  the  New  Hampshire  State 
College  at  Durham;  now  superintendent 
of  the  National  Radium  Company,  Den- 
ver. Colorado  ;  married  Louise  Phillips,  of 


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Concord,  Xew  Hampshire;  one  son,  Har- 
old Moses,  Jr.,  born  ^larch  2^,  igiy,  in 
Denver,  Colorado.  2.  Richard  Kilton, 
born  at  Franklin,  August  19,  1902.  3. 
Ruth  \'olana,  born  at  Franklin,  April  27,, 
1904. 


HEIDNER,  Joseph  G., 

Business  Man. 

As  head  of  J.  G.  Heidner  &  Son,  Hol- 
yoke,  Massachusetts,  Mr.  Heidner  con- 
trols a  business  in  musical  instruments 
and  music  accessories  which  he  founded 
in  1891  and  conducted  under  his  own 
name  until  1912,  when  he  admitted  his 
son  as  a  partner.  This  is  one  of  the  best 
equipped  music  stores  in  the  State,  and 
the  business  therein  transacted  is  evi- 
dence that  the  musical  public  appreciates 
that  fact. 

When  Frederick  Heidner,  born  in  Ger- 
many in  1816,  came  to  the  United  States, 
a  lad,  he  found  his  way  to  Fulton  county. 
New  York,  and  in  the  town  of  Bleecker, 
near  the  village  of  the  same  name,  became 
a  farmer.  He  also  resided  in  Broadalbin, 
a  manufacturing  borough  of  Fulton  coun- 
ty, ten  miles  north  of  Amsterdam.  Fred- 
erick Heidner  married  Mrs.  Mary  Yennis 
Strauchen,  also  born  in  Germany.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children:  Fred- 
erick A. ;  Joseph  G.,  of  further  mention  ; 
Samuel  D. ;  Charles  E. ;  Anna;  Susan; 
Margaret,  married  Frederick  Getchell ; 
Caroline,  married  Edward  Simons.  Fred- 
erick Heidner,  the  father,  died  in  i8go,  his 
wife  Mary  in  1867. 

Joseph  G.  Heidner,  son  of  Frederick 
and  ]\Iary  Heidner.  was  born  in  Bleecker. 
Fulton  county.  New  York.  June  7,  1856. 
and  there  obtained  a  good  public  school 
education.  At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he 
began  working  in  a  paper  mill  in  Broadal- 
bin, New  York,  there  continuing  three 
3-ears,  until  1873,  when  he  came  to  Hol- 


yoke,  Massachusetts,  which  has  ever  since 
been  his  home  and  the  scene  of  his  busi- 
ness successes.  For  fifteen  years  after 
coming  to  Holyoke,  Mr.  Heidner  engaged 
in  the  sewing  machine  business  with  his 
brother,  Frederick  A.  Heidner,  as  a  sales- 
man, retiring  from  that  line  in  1891  to 
establish  in  business  for  himself  as  a 
dealer  in  pianos.  The  business  he  then 
founded  has  grown  to  large  proportions 
and  now  includes  a  full  line  of  modern 
musical  instruments  and  accessories.  In 
1912,  Raymond  Frederick  Heidner  was 
admitted  a  partner,  the  firm  now  trading 
as  J.  G.  Heidner  &  Son.  In  1917  they 
moved  to  a  beautiful  new  store  at  No.  294 
Maple  street,  where  he  has  one  of  the  finest 
showrooms  in  Western  Massachusetts. 
Mr.  Heidner,  Sr.,  is  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Second  Congre- 
gational Church,  and  in  political  faith  is 
a   Republican. 

Mr.  Heidner  married,  in  1886,  Anna 
E)elding,  daughter  of  Frederick  and  Chloe 
(  Dresser)  Belding,  of  Easthampton.  ^las- 
sachusetts.  They  are  the  parents  of  Ray- 
mond Frederick,  born  in  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, November  II,  1889.  a  graduate  of 
Holyoke  High  School,  a  junior  of  Hamil- 
ton College,  now  junior  partner  of  J.  G. 
Heidner  &  Son ;  he  is  a  member  of  Mt. 
Tom  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
and   Holvoke   Canoe  Club. 


BALLOU,  Alonzo  Newton, 

Representative    Citizen. 

For  over  thirty  years  Mr.  Ballou  has 
been  chief  engineer  with  the  American 
Thread  Company  of  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, coming  to  that  position  with  the 
change  from  the  Merrick  Thread  Com- 
{>any  name.  Mr.  Ballou  comes  of  an  early 
and  distinguished  family,  his  American 
ancestor,  Maturin  Ballou,  a  descendant  of 
Gunebored    Ballou,    of    Norman-French 


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origin,  believed  to  have  come  to  England 
with  the  Conqueror. 

(I)  Maturin  Ballou,  born  in  De\on- 
shire,  England,  early  came  to  Xew  Eng- 
land, his  name  appearing  on  recorded 
documents  among  the  signatures  of  the 
twenty-eight  proprietors  with  Roger  Wil- 
liams, on  the  grant  of  land  now  a  part  of 
the  city  of  Providence,  Rhode  Island.  He 
signed  his  name  ''Mathurin."  but  his  de- 
scendants adopted  Maturin  as  the  spell- 
ing. He  married,  between  1646  and  1649. 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Cather- 
ine Pike.  He  died  between  the  years  1661 
and  1663. 

(H)  James  Ballou,  son  of  Maturin 
Ballou,  was  bom  in  Providence,  Rhode 
Island,  in  1652,  and  died  soon  after  the 
settlement  of  his  affairs  in  1741,  although 
the  date  is  not  definitely  known.  Soon 
after  his  marriage  in  1683  he  settled  in 
Loquasquissuck.  originally  a  part  of 
Providence,  now  Lincoln.  His  first  home 
was  a  log  house  built  prior  to  1685,  his 
second  a  frame  dwelling  near  the  site  of 
the  first.  He  acquired  about  one  thou- 
sand acres  by  gift  and  purchase,  and  in 
1706  conveyed  a  farm  to  each  of  his  three 
sons.  James.  Nathaniel  and  Obadiah.  He 
was  a  man  of  high  character  and  sound 
judgment,  ably  administering  his  affairs. 
He  married.  July  2;^.  1683.  Susanna  Whit- 
man, born  at  Providence,  February  26, 
1653.  died  about  1725.  daughter  of  \'alen- 
tine  and  Mary  Whitman. 

(Ill)  Xathaniel  Ballou.  second  son  of 
James  Ballou,  was  born  in  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  April  9.  1687.  died  in  the 
town  of  Cumberland.  Rhode  Island,  Janu- 
ary' II,  1747.  and  there  both  he  and  his 
wife  were  buried  in  the  Ballou  family 
plot.  His  farm  was  near  Beacon  Poll  Hill 
and  there  he  long  resided.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  first  town  council  of  Cum- 
berland, and  was  holding  that  office  at  the 
time  of  his  death.    He  married.  December 


7.  17 16,  Mary  Lovett,  born  near  Paw- 
tucket,  Rhode  Island,  in  1696,  died  in 
Cumberland,  October  14,  1747. 

(IV)  Stephen  Ballou,  son  of  Xathaniel 
Ballou,  was  born  in  Cumberland,  Rhode 
Island,  March  18,  1731,  and  died  Novem- 
ber 13,  1776.  His  homestead  comprised 
the  northerly  portion  of  his  father's  lands, 
and  there  he  pursued  a  quiet,  even  life. 
He  married  (first)  June  13,  175 1.  Mehit- 
able,  daughter  of  Elder  Josiah  Cook.  She 
died  June  2,  1772,  leaving  a  family  of 
eight  children.  He  married  (second)  Sep- 
tember II,  1774,  Anna,  daughter  of  John 
and  Mar}-  (Fisher)  Metcalf,  who  survived 
him  many  years  and  sold  out  her  right  of 
dower  in  the  Stephen  Ballou  homestead, 
July  7,  1809.  She  married  a  second  hus- 
band, Jonas  Ellis,  of  Thompson,  Connec- 
ticut. 

(V)  Edward  Ballou,  eldest  son  of  Ste- 
phen Ballou  and  his  first  wife.  ^lehitabie 
( Cook)  Ballou,  was  born  in  Cumberland, 
Rhode  Island,  X'ovember  24,  1756.  He 
was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  and  in 
his  old  age  drew  a  government  pension. 
He  was  industrious  and  honorable,  and 
highly  respected.  He  died  at  the  home 
of  his  son,  Stephen  Ballou,  in  Pelham, 
Massachusetts,  Februarv*  22,  1833.  He 
married,  in  Cumberland.  Bethany  Streeter. 
born  October  25,  1755.  died  there,  Febru- 
ary 22,  1808,  daughter  of  Isaiah  Streeter. 
They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children. 

(VI)  Stephen  (2 )  Ballou,  eldest  son  of 
Edward  and  Bethany  (Streeter)  Ballou, 
was  born  in  Cumberland.  Rhode  Island, 
May  II,  1782,  and  died  in  Pelham,  Massa- 
chusetts, March  5,  1859.  Xot  long  after 
his  marriage  in  1804,  he  moved  to  Pel- 
ham. Massachusetts,  and  there  followed 
his  trade  of  carpenter.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  were  members  of  the  Society  of 
Friends  and  used  the  plain  speech.  He 
married.  October  14,  1804,  Alice  (Elsie) 
Bralev,   born   in   Cumberland,   December 


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17,  1777,  died  in  Pelham  about  1861, 
daughter  of  Roger  (2)  J:5raley.  They 
were  the  parents  of  nine  children. 

(VII)  Hiram  Ballou,  eighth  chikl  of 
Stephen  (2)  and  Alice  (Braley)  Ballou, 
was  born  in  Pelham,  Massachusetts,  Sep- 
tember 9,  1823,  and  died  there,  May  2, 
1903.  He  was  a  man  of  intense  religious 
nature,  and  from  his  conversion  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  was  a  pillar  of  strength 
to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  of 
which  he  was  an  active  member  for  sixty 
years.  He  was  at  different  times  a  mem- 
ber of  the  oflicial  board,  a  class  leader  and 
Sunday  school  superintendent.  Prayer 
meetings  were  often  held  at  his  home  and 
many  souls  were  blessed  under  his  leader- 
ship. He  was  one  of  the  leading  spirits 
in  the  organization  of  the  Methodist  So- 
ciety at  Amherst,  was  one  of  the  original 
members  of  that  church,  being  transferred 
from  the  West  Pelham  church.  When 
Wesley  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was 
erected  by  the  Amherst  congregation,  he 
generously  contributed  of  his  time  and  his 
means,  and  until  his  death  maintained  the 
deepest  affection  for  the  church  and  con- 
gregation he  had  aided  to  found  and  up- 
build. His  faith  in  God  was  unwavering, 
and  there  was  nothing  uncertain  in  his 
hope  of  immortality.  So  thoroughly  con- 
sistent was  his  Christian  character  that 
from  him  radiated  an  influence  for  good 
that  was  an  appreciable  force  in  the  moral 
life  of  his  community.  He  was  a  farmer 
all  his  life,  and  one  of  the  substantial,  re- 
liable men  of  his  town.  Hiram  Ballou 
married  (first)  in  Pelham,  November  30, 
1843,  Elizabeth  Wales  Arnold,  born  in 
Belchertown,  Massachusetts,  August  23, 
1823,  died  June  15,  1871,  daughter  of  Wil- 
lis and  Polly  Arnold.  He  married  (sec- 
ond) Mrs.  Olive  F.  (Briggs)  Stowell. 
daughter  of  Amos  Briggs  and  widow  of 
Ira  L.  Stowell.  His  ten  children  were  all 
born  in  Pelham  except  Lyman  Ellsworth, 


the  ninth ;  his  first  wife  was  the  mother 
of  all.  Children:  i.  Plenry  Auburn,  born 
October  26,  1844;  a  machinist  and  engi- 
neer of  New  Haven,  Connecticut ;  mar- 
ried Addie  Beers.  2.  Winslow  Elmer, 
died  young.  3.  Mary  Alice,  born  Octo- 
ber 18,  1849;  married  Charles  Beers.  4. 
Alonzo  Newton,  of  further  mention.  5. 
Harriet  Louisa,  died  young.  6.  Emma 
Loretta,  born  June  24,  1855 ;  married 
Oscar  Pettengill.  7.  Lizzie  Jane,  born 
August  18,  1857,  died  January  5,  1887 ; 
married  Dr.  Almond  J.  Cutting.  8.  Delia 
Maria,  born  March  12,  1861,  died  1917; 
married  Willard  D.  Stowell.  9.  Lyman 
Ellsworth,  born  December  7,  1863,  a  tin- 
smith of  Barre,  Massachusetts.  10.  Wil- 
liam Martin,  born  December  27,  1867. 

(VIII)  Alonzo  Newton  Ballou,  son  of 
Hiram  and  Elizabeth  Wales  (Arnold) 
Ballou,  was  born  in  Pelham,  Massachu- 
setts, October  27,  185 1.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  Pelham,  Belchertown 
and  Enfield  during  the  winter  seasons, 
spending  his  summers  in  farm  employ- 
ment. Later  he  moved  to  South  Hadley 
Falls,  entered  the  employ  of  the  Glasgow 
Mills  and  continued  four  years.  In  1883 
he  took  a  position  with  the  ^Merrick 
Thread  Company  of  Holyoke  as  foreman 
of  a  department.  When  the  American 
Thread  Company  superseded  the  IMcrrick 
Thread  Company,  Mr.  Ballou  became 
chief  engineer  of  Mill  No.  i,  a  position 
he  has  held  continuously  since  1886  in  full 
charge  of  all  steam  and  electric  power 
used  in  the  mill.  He  is  a  master  in  his 
particular  line,  is  a  member  of  the  Engi- 
neers' Association,  and  highly  regarded 
by  his  associates.  He  is  a  member  of  Hol- 
yoke Lodge.  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows. 

Mr.  Ballou  married,  February  2-].  1871, 
Mary  Akers,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Lucy 
(Tufts)  Akers,  of  Granby,  Massachusetts. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ballou  are  the  parents  of 


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three  children,  a  daughter,  Elizabeth,  and 
two  sons,  Frederick  and  Joseph,  both  of 
whom  died  in  early  childhood.  Elizabeth 
Liallou  married  Charles  Moore,  of  Wil- 
hmantic,  Connecticut,  a  division  manager 
with  the  drand  Union  Tea  Company,  re- 
siding in  Springfield;  they  have  a  daugh- 
ter, Dorothy  Moore,  born  July  6,  1909. 


O'SHEA,  John, 

Piano  and  Music   Dealer. 

John  O'Shea,  the  well  known  piano  and 
music  dealer  of  Holyoke,  was  born  in 
Kathkale,  County  Limerick,  Ireland,  April 
22,  1848.  He  is  the  son  of  Patrick  and 
Ellen  (Scanlon)  O'Shea.  The  father,  who 
was  a  horse-shoer  and  farrier  in  Ireland, 
died  when  John  O'Shea  was  but  two 
months  old,  leaving  his  wife  with  several 
small  children,  namely:  Mary,  Catherine, 
Margaret,  Ellen,  James  and  John.  When 
the  latter  named  was  about  two  years  of 
age  his  mother,  realizing  that  there  were 
few  opportunities  for  her  to  support  her 
family  comfortably  and  with  advantages  in 
Ireland  set  sail  for  the  United  States,  and 
after  a  voyage  of  more  than  two  months 
arrived  in  Boston,  Massachusetts.  It  is 
needless  to  say  this  took  considerable 
courage,  and  demonstrated  clearly  the 
great  love  and  ambition  she  cherished  for 
her  children.  From  Boston  she  w^ent  to 
Ware,  Massachusetts,  in  which  town  she 
resided  up  to  the  time  of  her  decease. 

John  O'Shea  received  the  ordinary  pub- 
lic school  education  in  Ware,  and  re- 
mained in  that  town  until  he  was  about 
twenty-five  years  of  age,  and  for  a  number 
of  years  after  completing  his  studies  was 
employed  in  the  George  H.  Gilbert  Manu- 
facturing Company,  after  which  he  served 
in  the  capacity  of  foreman  in  the  weaving 
department  of  Charles  A.  Stevens  &  Com- 
pany. Leaving  their  employ,  he  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  cigars  in  connec- 


tion with  William  F.  Cooney  &  Company, 
continuing  along  that  line  until  his  re- 
moval to  the  Western  section  of  the 
United  States,  he  being  ot  the  opinion 
that  the  West  offered  greater  opportu- 
nities for  advancement  than  the  East.  He 
chose  as  his  place  of  residence  the  city  of 
St.  Louis  and  for  several  months  con- 
ducted a  grocery  store  there.  Immedi- 
ately after  his  marriage,  which  occurred 
in  that  city,  he  returned  to  Ware,  Massa- 
chusetts, then  came  to  liolyoke,  and  for 
one  year  was  associated  with  his  brother- 
in-law  in  the  tin  business.  He  then 
opened  a  tobacco,  cigar  and  fruit  store, 
and  also  conducted  a  public  dining  room, 
which  was  well  patronized.  His  several 
business  ventures  up  to  this  time  had  been 
successful  financially,  and  believing  he 
had  accumulated  sufficient  capital  he 
established  a  piano  and  sewing  machine 
business ;  is  now  located  at  No.  463  High 
street,  and  which  has  proved  a  successful 
undertaking,  and  to  this  enterprise  he  has 
since  devoted  his  entire  time  and  atten- 
tion. His  affable  manner  and  unfailing 
courtesy  have  won  him  many  patrons, 
and  these  assets  being  great  advertisers 
his  business  has  increased  more  rapidly 
than  is  usual  in  a  line  not  dealing  in 
staples. 

Mr.  O'Shea  married,  in  1873,  Mary  Gil- 
bert, born  in  Hamilton,  Ontario,  Canada, 
daughter  of  George  and  Catherine  (Flem- 
ing) Gilbert,  natives  of  England  and  Ire- 
land, respectively.  After  the  death  of  Mr. 
Gilbert  his  widow  married  a  Mr.  Healey, 
and  her  death  occurred  in  St.  Louis  in 
1899.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Shea  are  the  par- 
ents of  seven  children:  i.  Frank,  born  in 
March,  1874.  died  in  infancy.  2.  James, 
a  sketch  of  whom  follows.  3.  Catherine, 
born  October  4,  1877,  d'^*^!  i"  June,  1893. 

4.  Mary,  born  May  12,  1880,  died  in  1892. 

5.  John,  born  in  May,  1887.  6.  Gilbert, 
born  in  August,  1889;   assists  his  father 

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in  the  piano  and  sewing  machine  busi- 
ness; married,  in  September,  1914,  Lillian 
M.  McCuddy,  and  they  have  one  son, 
James  Edward,  born  April  24,  1916.  7. 
Edward,  born  in  August,  1893;  ^  gradu- 
ate of  Dartmouth  College,  June,  1916. 

Such  citizens  as  John  O'Shea  add  a 
considerable  element  to  the  communities 
with  which  they  are  connected,  and  much 
of  the  development  of  Holyoke  has  been 
due  to  this  class  of  men  who  devote  their 
entire  time  to  building  up  a  business  en- 
terprise on  principles  of  strict  integrity 
and  honorable  dealings. 


O'SHEA,  James,  f 

Attorney-at-Laxr. 

James  O'Shea,  the  well  known  attorney 
of  Holyoke,  was  born  in  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, September  2y,  1875,  son  of  John 
and  Mary  (Gilbert)  O'Shea,  who  are  men- 
tioned in  preceding  sketch.  John  O'Shea, 
realizing  that  educational  advantages 
would  count  largely  in  his  son's  success 
later  in  life,  gave  him  full  opportunity  to 
attend  the  public  school  of  Holyoke,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1893,  and  was  later 
sent  to  Boston  University,  where  he  en- 
tered the  Law  School  and  from  which  he 
graduated  in  1897.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  and  began  the  practice  of  law  the 
same  year.  On  account  of  the  popularity 
of  his  family  he  found  it  expedient  to 
open  his  office  in  Holyoke,  and  since  1897 
has  been  a  member  of  the  bar  of  that  city, 
and  here  he  has  since  continued  in  active 
and  successful  practice.  In  1914  he  was 
appointed  district  attorney  by  Governor 
Walsh,  an  office  in  which  he  fully  met  the 
expectations  of  his  supporters.  Turning 
his  attention  to  politics,  he  became  an 
active  member  of  the  Democratic  organ- 
ization in  the  county  and  State.  In  1904 
he  was  elected  a  delegate  to  the  National 
Democratic   Convention,  and   in   1912  he 


held  a  similar  position,  representing  the 
]''irst  Congressional  District.  Political 
activities  have  brought  him  personally  be- 
fore men  of  prominence  in  the  Democratic 
party,  and  he  is  well  and  favorably  known, 
and  on  his  office  walls  are  seen  auto- 
graphed portraits  of  Hon.  William  J. 
Bryan  and  the  Hon.  Champ  Clark,  both 
of  which  were  given  to  Mr.  O'Shea  by 
these  gentlemen  as  tokens  of  respect  and 
esteem.  Mr.  O'Shea  is  a  member  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  church,  the  Knights  of 
Columbus  and  of  the  Holyoke  Club.  His 
career  thus  far  gives  promise  of  far  greater 
and  more  varied  successes  in  the  future, 
and  it  is  probable  that  his  legal  activities 
will  become  quite  as  wide-spread  as  his 
political-  connections. 

On  June  27,  1905,  Mr.  O'Shea  married 
Alice  M.  Benjamin,  of  Springfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, daughter  of  Albert  H.  and 
Esther  Benjamin.  The  residence  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  James  O'Shea  is  at  No.  388 
Appleton  street,  Holyoke. 


McHUGH,  Edward  Thomas, 

Head  of  McHngli   Foundry   Company. 

For  fifty-eight  years  Mr.  McHugh  has 
been  connected  with  the  foundry  business 
in  different  places,  but  since  1880  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  where  he  is  the  ca- 
pable head  of  the  McHugh  Foundry  Com- 
pany, one  of  the  useful  industries  of  the 
city.  He  is  a  son  of  Thomas  McHugh, 
and  a  grandson  of  LIugh  IMcHugh,  who 
was  a  native  of  and  died  in  Ireland.  He 
married  a  Miss  Sheridan  and  they  had 
children:  Hugh  (2),  Edward,  Mary,  Eliz- 
abeth, Nancy  and  Thomas.  After  being 
left  a  widow,  Mrs.  McHugh  came  to  the 
United  States  with  her  children  in  1824 
and  settled  in  Lowell,  Massachusetts. 

Thomas  McHugh  (father),  born  in  the 
north  of  Ireland  in  1814,  died  at  Cam- 
bridgeport,  Massachusetts,  in  1878.     He 


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was  ten  years  of  age  when  brought  to  this 
country  by  his  widowed  mother,  and  in 
Lowell,  Massachusetts,  he  learned  the 
moulder's  trade,  and  all  his  after  life  was 
a  foundryman.  From  Lowell  he  went  to 
North  Chelmsford,  but  was  living  in 
Lowell,  Massachusetts,  when  the  canal 
was  opened  to  that  city,  the  canal  long 
antedating  the  railroads.  For  sixteen 
years  he  lived  at  Canton,  Massachusetts, 
and  at  Cambridgeport  spent  the  later 
years  of  a  life  which  was  an  active  one 
until  \vithin  two  years  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  his  seventy-eighth  year,  in 
if)02.  He  married  Julia  O'Connor,  born 
in  County  Cork,  Ireland,  daughter  of  Tim- 
othy and  Helena  (Toomey)  O'Connor. 
She  was  one  of  seven  children,  the  others 
being:  John,  Mary,  Cornelius,  Margaret, 
Patrick.  Timothy.  Thomas  and  Julia 
( O'Connor j  McHugh  were  the  parents 
of :  Mary,  married  Timothy  J.  McCarty ; 
Edward  Thomas,  of  further  mention ; 
Charles  ;  Timothy,  deceased  ;  Cornelius, 
deceased ;  Elizabeth  ;  Annie,  deceased  ; 
Helena,  married  Burnherd  McCafifrey; 
and  Julia. 

Edward  Thomas  McHugh,  eldest  son 
of  Thomas  and  Julia  (O'Connor)  Mc- 
Hugh, was  born  in  Canton.  Massachu- 
setts, Xovember  20,  1845,  ^^id  there  at- 
tended school  until  thirteen  years  of  age. 
He  then  began  learning  the  moulder's 
trade,  and  has  ever  since  been  a  foundry- 
man,  working  for  others  and  running  his 
own  business,  but  always  a  foundryman. 
During  the  Civil  War  he  was  in  govern- 
ment employ,  stationed  at  Chattanooga, 
Tennessee,  his  work  the  repairing  of  rail- 
roads damaged  by  the  Confederates. 
After  the  war  he  worked  in  Cambridge- 
port  and  Warren,  Massachusetts,  several 
of  these  years  spent  in  the  employ  of  the 
Knowles  Steam  Pump  Company,  of  War- 
ren. In  1880  he  located  in  Holyoke,  and 
for  the  following  thirteen  vears  was  man- 


ager of  the  foundry  department  of  the 
Dean  Steam  Pump  Company.  He  was 
also  employed  by  the  Holyoke  Motor 
Company  and  by  the  city  of  Holyoke  for 
several  years ;  he  equipped  and  started 
the  Keough  Foundry  on  the  site  of  his 
present  plant,  performed  a  similar  service 
for  the  Holyoke  Auto  Company,  and  later 
ran  that  foundry  under  his  own  name  for 
ten  years.  He  then  sold  out,  taking  mort- 
gages in  part  payment.  Eventually  he 
was  obliged  to  foreclose  on  the  plant,  and 
in  1914  again  put  it  in  commission  and 
operates  it  under  the  name  of  the  Mc- 
Hugh Foundry  Company.  Castings  of 
varied  kinds  and  a  full  line  of  foundry 
work  are  turned  out  at  the  plant,  which 
is  patronized  by  the  large  industrial  com- 
panies of  the  city,  including  the  Holyoke 
Heater  Company,  Cowan  Truck  Com- 
pany, Perkins  Paper  Company,  Holyoke 
Gas  &  Electric  Company,  Bosch  Magneto 
Company,  American  Writing  Paper  Com- 
pany, American  Thread  Company,  Ger- 
mania  ]Mills  and  the  Independent  Paper 
Companies.  The  quality  of  the  work 
turned  out  at  the  McHugh  Foundry  can 
be  judged  by  the  high  standing  of  his 
patrons,  much  of  their  work  being  of  the 
most  important  character.  The  jobbing 
department  of  the  foundry  is  kept  fully 
employed  and  is  under  the  management 
of  the  veteran  owner,  who  Is  everywhere 
recognized  as  an  expert  in  his  special  line. 
This  has  been  his  life  work,  and  he  has 
never  departed  from  it,  and  although  re- 
peatedly urged  to  accept  political  office, 
these  ofiFers  are  as  repeatedly  refused.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks.  He  is  a  most 
kindly  hearted,  genial  man,  whom  all  re- 
spect. 

Mr.  McHugh  married,  in  February. 
1871.  Mary  McTighe,  daughter  of  John 
and  Bridget  (King)  McTighe,  of  Warren, 
Massachusetts.     Mr.   and  Mrs.   McHugh 


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are  the  parents  of  six  children :  Charles, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years ; 
Agnes;  Edward,  foreman  of  the  McHugh 
Foundry  Company,  married  Alary  Shea 
and  has  two  sons,  Edward  and  Paul ; 
Helena,  married  James  H.  Riley,  a  lawyer 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts ;  John,  en- 
gaged in  the  drug  business  in  Springfield  ; 
Cornelius,  died  aged  three  years. 


WALSH,  Maurice  Joseph, 
Contractor. 

Maurice  J.  Walsh  is  among  the  many 
natives  of  Ireland  who  have  won  recog- 
nition and  prosperity  in  the  United  States 
through  their  industry,  business  capacity 
and  lives  of  integrity.  His  grandfather, 
Bartholomew  Walsh,  was  a  farmer  in  Ire- 
land, where  he  owned  a  section  of  land, 
and  died  at  the  age  of  one  hundred  and 
five  years.  He  married  Mary  O'Connor, 
and  they  had  the  following  children : 
Michael,  Maurice,  James,  John  and  Red- 
mond. Of  these,  Michael  Walsh,  born 
1822,  in  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  died  there 
in  1907.  at  the  age  of  eighty-five  years. 
He  received  such  education  as  the  na- 
tional schools  supplied,  and  engaged  in 
agriculture  upon  the  paternal  homestead, 
where  he  reared  a  large  family.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Mary  Mahoney,  and  (second) 
Nora  O'Connell.  They  had  seventeen 
children,  as  follows  :  John,  James,  Maurice 
Joseph,  Michael,  Redmond,  Bartholomew, 
Patrick,  Jeremiah,  Daniel,  Mary,  Johanna, 
Bridget,  Nora,  Alice,  Catherine,  Ellen 
and  Margaret. 

Maurice  Joseph  Walsh  was  born  March 
2,  i860,  in  Caherciveen,  County  Kerry,  Ire- 
land, and  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
his  native  town.  As  a  youth  and  young 
man  he  studied  the  trade  of  wheelwright 
and  carriage  maker,  and  when  twenty-two 
years  of  age  came  to  America  and  located 
in    Holyoke,    Massachusetts,    which    has 


ijecn  his  place  of  residence  to  the  present 
time.  On  arriving  in  Holyoke  he  found 
employment  as  a  carpenter,  serving  suc- 
cessively with  Francis  F.  O'Neill,  Toomey 
and  Shea,  Doan  Williams,  and  Casper 
Ranger.  In  1908,  Air.  Walsh  engaged  in 
business  on  his  own  account  as  a  con- 
tracting carpenter,  and  continued  with 
success  for  some  time,  after  which  his  son 
became  a  partner,  and  since  that  time  the 
business  has  been  carried  on  under  the 
firm  name  of  M.  J.  Walsh  &  Sons.  Many 
of  the  best  business  blocks  and  residences 
of  Holyoke  have  been  erected  by  Mr. 
Walsh.  Among  these  may  be  mentioned 
the  Central  Fire  Station,  one  of  the  best 
of  Its  kind  in  the  United  States ;  West 
Springfield  High  School,  and  the  public 
schocl  building  at  Agaw^am.  He  employs 
a  large  force  of  men,  and  his  pay  roll  often 
amounts  to  seven  hundred  dollars  per 
week.  By  his  industry,  ability  and  care- 
ful attention  to  details  and  the  wishes  of 
his  patrons,  Mr.  Walsh  has  built  up  a 
large  and  successful  business.  He  does 
not  seek  membership  in  any  social  organ- 
izations, or  fraternities,  but  is  a  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  Catholic  Order  of 
Foresters.  Since  1900  he  has  been  sexton 
of  the  Sacred  Heart  Church. 

Mr.  Walsh  married,  April  13.  1883, 
Mary  Terese  Conway,  a  native  of  County 
Limerick,  Ireland,  daughter  of  James  and 
Margaret  (Lynch)  Conway.  Air.  and 
Airs.  Walsh  are  the  parents  of  the  fol- 
lowing children :  Mary,  widow  of  John 
Dowd.  and  mother  of  John,  Francis  and 
Alary  Dowd ;  James,  associated  with  his 
father  in  business ;  John,  who  was  a  part- 
ner w^ith  his  father  until  his  death  in 
1915,  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years; 
Alaurice,  a  graduate  of  the  Rensselaer 
Institute  of  Technology;  Catherine,  de- 
ceased ;  George ;  Aiargaret ;  Charles  and 
Cecelia. 


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MAHONEY,  James  Henry, 

'Warehouse    Proprietor. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Mahoney  has  been 
identified  with  business  affairs  in  Hol- 
yoke,  and  is  known  and  esteemed  as  a 
sound  business  man,  industrious,  prompt 
and  reliable,  and  has  formed  many  lasting 
friendships.  His  father,  Timothy  Ala- 
honey,  was  born  1810,  in  County  Kerry, 
Ireland,  and  died  in  Huntington,  Province 
of  Quebec,  Canada,  in  August,  1890,  at  the 
age  of  eighty  years.  A  blacksmith  by 
trade,  he  worked  as  a  mechanic  in  his  na- 
tive land,  and  after  coming  to  America 
was  thus  occupied  for  some  time  in-  Og- 
densburg  and  JMoira,  New  York,  and  in 
Huntington,  Canada,  where  he  died.  His 
first  wife's  family  name  was  Kelliher,  and 
he  married  (second)  Catherine  Manning, 
also  a  native  of  County  Kerry,  daughter 
of  James  and  (O'Connor)  Man- 
ning. There  were  three  children  of  the 
first  marriage :  Patrick,  John  and  Mar- 
garet. Those  of  the  second  marriage 
were :  Mary,  now  deceased ;  James  H. ; 
Annie ;  Timothy ;  Michael,  now  a  gun 
tester  on  the  Mexican  border;  Elizabeth, 
deceased  ;  Catherine,  deceased,  and  Ellen, 
wife  of  Edward  Beathune,  of  Avonmore, 
Province  of  Ontario,  Canada. 

James  Henry  Mahoney  was  born  July 
15,  1856,  in  Ogdensburg,  New  York,  and 
was  a  child  when  his  parents  removed  to 
Huntington,  Quebec.  There  he  worked 
upon  a  farm  as  a  boy,  received  a  fair  com- 
mon school  education,  and  was  later  em- 
ployed in  a  grocery  store.  He  took  up 
his  residence  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
May  6.  1881,  and  since  that  time  has  been 
one  of  the  most  active  and  progressive 
citizens  of  that  growing  city.  For  a  short 
time  he  was  employed  in  a  boiler  shop, 
and  subsequently  drove  a  team  for  Daniel 
O'Connell,  a  truckman  of  Holyoke.  His 
next  employment  was  in  a  shop  where  he 


was  engaged  in  making  bone  knife  han- 
dles. He  entered  the  employ  of  A.  H. 
Perry,  in  a  storage  warehouse,  April  25, 
1882,  and  continued  thirteen  years  with 
that  establishment.  He  succeeded  to  the 
ownership  of  this  business,  July  22,  1895, 
and  since  that  date  has  continued  a  gen- 
eral storage  warehouse  business,  under 
the  title  of  the  People's  Public  Ware- 
house, in  the  same  building  he  entered  in 
1882.  He  gives  especial  attention  to  ship- 
ping and  deliveries,  in  which  he  employs 
several  horses  and  drivers,  and  is  conduct- 
ing a  very  prosperous  and  growing  busi- 
ness. Mr.  Mahoney  is  a  man  of  genial 
manners,  of  kind  heart,  and  broad  mind, 
and  has  drawn  to  himself  many  faithful 
friends.  He  is  ever  courteous  and  oblig- 
ing, endeavoring  to  satisfy  the  wants  of 
his  customers,  and  is  deservedly  popular 
with  the  general  public. 

Mr.  Mahoney  married,  July  17,  1883, 
Emma  Elizabeth  Kelly,  of  Malone,  New 
York,  daughter  of  Roger  and  Alary  (Lar- 
kin)  Kelly,  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland.  The 
first  child  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mahoney, 
Mary,  is  deceased.  Their  only  son,  Wil- 
liam Henry  Mahoney,  is  a  foreman  in 
the  service  of  P.  Garvin,  of  Holyoke.  The 
two  surviving  daughters,  Bernice  and 
Frances,  are  teachers  in  the  public  schools 
of  Holvoke. 


HIGGINS,  John  Francis, 

Well-Known  Citizexu 

At  his  father's  brass  foundr}^  in  Hol- 
yoke, John  Francis  Higgins  learned  the 
business  in  its  various  details  and  there 
holds  the  position  of  foreman.  He  is  a 
son  of  James  Edward  Higgins,  founder 
of  the  business  of  which  he  is  now  head, 
and  grandson  of  Michael  Higgins.  born  in 
Ireland,  later  came  to  the  United  States, 
settled  in  Chicopee,  Alassachusetts,  where 
he  was  in  the  employ  of  Belcher  &  Taylor, 


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manufacturers  of  agricultural  machinery. 
Michael  Higgins  married  Mary  Williams, 
and  they  are  the  parents  of  David,  Alice, 
Mary  A.  and  James  E.  Higgins. 

James  Edward  Higgins  was  born  at 
Chicopee  Falls,  Massachusetts,  and  there 
has  ever  retained  his  residence.  After 
completing  public  school  study,  he  learned 
the  moulder's  trade  and  for  fifteen  years 
was  in  the  employ  of  Graves  &  Kinney  at 
their  foundry  in  Holyoke.  He  then  estab- 
lished a  brass  foundry  in  Holyoke,  under 
his  own  name,  which  he  successfully  con- 
ducts. He  has  always  taken  an  interest 
in  the  public  life  of  Chicopee  Falls,  his 
home,  has  served  as  license  commissioner 
and  register  of  voters  and  in  other  capac- 
ities. He  married  Elizabeth  Malley,  of 
Chicopee,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  four 
sons :  John  Francis,  of  further  mention ; 
James  A.,  David  V.,  and  Frank,  deceased. 

John  Francis  Higgins,  eldest  son  of 
James  Edward  and  Elizabeth  (Malley) 
Higgins,  was  born  at  Chicopee  Falls,  Mas- 
sachusetts, July  i6,  1882,  and  was  there 
educated  in  the  public  school.  He  began 
work  with  his  father  in  the  brass  foundry 
in  Holyoke,  learned  brass  moulding  in  all 
its  branches,  and  finally  became  foundry 
foreman,  which  position  he  now  fills.  He 
is  also  treasurer  of  the  Gas  Safety  Appli- 
ance Company  of  Holyoke,  manufacturing 
an  improved  gas  cut  ofif.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Foresters  of  America,  and  in  poli- 
tics is  an  Independent.  Mr.  Higgins  mar- 
ried, October  25,  1908,  Anna  Moriarity, 
daughter  of  Henry  F.  Moriarity,  of  Chico- 
pee. They  are  the  parents  of  a  son,  Frank, 
born  in  April,  1913. 


BURKHARDT,  Robert  Carl, 

Merchant. 

Third  of  the  sons  of  Gottlieb  Heinrich 
Burkhardt,  who  accompanied  their  par- 
ents  to   the   United   States   and   in   their 

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adopted  city,  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
won  honorable  standing,  Robert  C.  Burk- 
hardt has  practically  spent  his  entire  life 
in  Holyoke,  and  is  there  rated  among  the 
enterprising  and  successful  merchants  of 
the  city.  He  was  born  in  the  city  of 
Glanchau,  Saxony,  Germany,  October  27, 
1867,  but  in  1870  was  brought  to  the 
United  States  by  his  parents.  After  two 
years'  residence  in  Huntington,  Massa- 
chusetts, the  family  came  to  Holyoke  and 
there  Robert  C.  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools.  He  began  the  active  business 
of  life  as  an  employee  of  the  Germania 
Mills  in  Holyoke,  but  after  a  few  years  as 
a  mill  worker  he  entered  the  employ  of 
Casper  Ranger,  contractor  and  builder, 
where  he  remained  three  years.  He  then 
entered  the  employ  of  his  father  in  the 
grocery  business  and  was  with  him  thir- 
teen years,  when  he  decided  to  go  in  busi- 
ness for  himself.  He  chose  the  Elmwood 
district  of  Holyoke  as  a  location,  and  there 
opened  a  grocery  store  which  he  has  suc- 
cessfully conducted  until  the  present  date 
(1917).  He  built  in  1916  a  beautiful  block, 
65x73,  three  stories  high,  in  the  Elmwood 
section,  in  one-half  of  which  he  has  a  gro- 
cery store,  the  other  half  being  occupied 
as  a  dry  goods  store.  Five  families  reside 
in  the  upper  floors.  He  is  a  member  of 
William  Whiting  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  of  Holyoke ;  Mt.  Holyoke 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ;  the  Hol- 
yoke Turn  Verein,  Holyoke  Board  of 
Trade,  Young  Men's  Christian  Associ- 
ation and  Veteran  Firemen's  Association. 
He  is  highly  regarded  as  a  business  man 
and  in  the  societies  to  which  he  belongs. 
Mr.  Burkhardt  married,  October  20, 
1893,  Anna  Schnabel,  of  Broad  Brook, 
Connecticut,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Weizer)  Schnabel.  They  are  the  par- 
ents of  a  son,  Everett  Robert,  born  Sep- 
tember 20,  1899,  and  a  daughter,  Alice 
Anna,  born  June  10,  IQ04. 


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WARNER,  Ernest  Stone, 

Merchant,  Manufacturer,  Real  Estate 
Operator. 

Among  the  men  well  known  in  the  real 
estate  business  of  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, is  Ernest  Stone  Warner.  He  is 
descended  from  old  Connecticut  Colonial 
stock  in  various  lines  of  ancestry. 

(I)  John  Warner,  the  first  in  his  pater- 
nal line  in  this  country,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land. He  was  an  early  settler  in  Hartford, 
and  one  of  the  founders  and  proprietors  of 
Farmington,  Connecticut.  He  served  in 
the  Pequot  War  and  was  rewarded  for  his 
service  by  a  grant  of  land  from  the  colony. 
In  167 1  he  was  deputy  to  the  General 
Court.  In  October,  1689,  land  was  granted 
to  his  heirs  and  to  Sergeant  Thomas  Judd 
and  Sergeant  John  Stanley.  He  was  one 
of  the  petitioners  for  liberty  to  make  a 
small  plantation  at  Mattatuck,  and  signed 
the  articles  of  1674,  intending  to  remove 
thither,  but  he  died  in  1679.  His  sons, 
John  and  Daniel,  were  also  signers,  and 
several  generations  made  their  homes  in 
what  is  now  Waterbury.  His  will  was 
dated  in  March,  1679.  Children :  John ; 
Daniel ;  Thomas,  mentioned  below  ;  Sarah, 
baptized  March  15,  1656-57,  married  Wil- 
liam Higason. 

(II)  Thomas  Warner,  son  of  John 
W^arner,  was  born  as  early  as  1650.  He 
lived  at  New  Haven  and  Waterbury, 
whither  he  moved  before  1680.  He  took 
possession  of  his  father's  lands  at  Water- 
bury after  February,  1682-83.  He  was  a 
subscriber  to  Mr.  Peck's  settlement  as 
minister.  He  held  the  offices  of  hayward, 
chimney  viewer  and  surveyor.  His  house 
was  on  the  east  side  of  what  is  now  Banks 
street,  on  the  site  of  the  Baptist  church. 
It  was  voted  November,  1679,  by  the  town 
that  his  cellar  might  stay  as  built,  accord- 
ing to  an  "agreement  with  Lieutenant 
Samuel  Steele."  His  lot  adjoined  land  of 
John    Hopkins    and    John    Richards,    but 


later  he  exchanged  it  with  the  latter  for 
a  lot  near  the  present  location  of  the  paper 
mill.  He  died  November  24,  1714.  By 
w'ife  Elizabeth  he  had  children:  Eliza- 
beth, married  Samuel  Chesterton ;  Ben- 
jamin, mentioned  below.  Born  at  Water- 
bury :  John,  born  March  6, 1680-81  ;  Mary, 
December  9,  1682,  died  June  7,  1705  ;  Mar- 
tha, April  I,  1684,  married  John  Andrews  ; 
Thomas,  October  28,  1687,  married  Abi- 
gail Barnes;  Samuel,  March  16,  1690; 
Margaret,  March  i,  1693,  married  Eben- 
ezer  Richason. 

(HI)  Benjamin  Warner,  son  of  Thom- 
as Warner,  was  born  before  1678  in  New 
Haven.  Connecticut.  He  administered  his 
father's  estate  and  made  an  agreement  to 
care  for  his  mother  w^hile  she  lived,  in  con- 
sideration of  quitclaim  deeds  from  the 
other  heirs.  He  was  granted  a  '"bachelor 
right"  in  Waterbury  in  1700.  His  father 
deeded  him  part  of  the  homestead  lot, 
July  10,  1702.  He  removed  to  New  Haven 

before  1704.     He  married . 

Children,  born  at  New  Haven:  Desire, 
born  August  23,  1704,  married  February 
II,  1728-29,  Ezekiel  Sanford,  whose  sister 
married  her  brother,  Benjamin  Warner, 
Jr.;  Benjamin,  mentioned  below;  Joseph, 
IMarch  16,  1714;  perhaps  others  not  re- 
corded. 

(IV)  Benjamin  (2)  Warner,  son  of 
Benjamin  (i)  Warner,  was  born  at  New- 
Haven,  Connecticut.  January  16,  1707.  He 
married,  January  i,  1729-30,  Rachel  San- 
ford, born  May  i,  1710,  at  North  Haven, 
Connecticut,  daughter  of  Samuel  Sanford, 
granddaughter  of  Thomas  Sanford,  and 
great-granddaughter  of  the  pioneer, 
Thomas  Sanford  (see  Sanford  geneal- 
ogy). He  died  before  1750  at  New  Haven, 
and  she  married  (second)  November,  1750, 
Enos  Sperry.  Children,  born  at  New 
Haven:  Benjamin,  born  May  2,  1730,  died 
at  Hamden.  Connecticut,  where  he  and  his 
brothers  settled,  March  2,  1800,  aged  sev- 


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enty  years;  Ebenezer,  born  December  14, 
1732,  died  at  Hamden,  February  19,  1818, 
aged  seventy-eight  years ;  Mary,  born 
October  2},,  1736;  Rachel,  September  13. 
1738;  Hezekiah,  March  9,  1740-41;  Han- 
nah, July  5,  1743. 

(V)  Benjamin,  Ebenezer  and  Hezekiah 
Warner,  sons  of  Benjamin  Warner,  where 
the  pioneers  in  Hamden,  Connecticut.  All 
three  were  living  there  in  1790,  as  shown 
by  the  census.  Among  the  sons  of  Ben- 
jamin (3)  Warner  were  David,  Benjamin, 
Amos,  Samuel.  Ebenezer,  and  Jonah. 
Hamden  was  part  of  Xew  Haven  until 
1786.  The  northwest  part  of  the  town 
was  called  Warnertown.  Hezekiah  War- 
ner was  a  prominent  citizen,  selectman  in 
179091-92,  1810  and  1819.  Ira  Warner, 
another  early  settler,  died  at  Hamden, 
August  20.  1835.  aged  ninety-six  years; 
his  wife,  Betsey  \\'arner,  died  March  3, 

1877- 

(VI)  Jonah  Warner,  son  of  Benjamin 
(3)  Warner,  was  born  in  Hamden,  Con- 
necticut, in  1764,  and  died  there  Novem- 
ber 5,  1848,  aged  eighty-four  years.  He 
married  Olive  Sanford,  born  1775,  died 
1862,  daughter  of  David  Sanford  (Samuel, 
Samuel,  Thomas,  Thomas  Sanford,  the 
pioneer).  Children,  born  at  Hamden: 
Elizabeth,  married  Alfred  Doolittle ;  Al- 
ma, married  Zeri  Peck ;  Maria,  married 
Seymour  Doolittle  ;  Litha,  married  Silas 
Lyman,  and  lived  in  Bethany,  Connecti- 
cut; Eliza,  married  Egbert  Ailing;  Me- 
linda,  married  Chauncey  Nutt ;  Mehit- 
able,  died  young;  Zealous,  married  Mary 
Ailing;  Abner,  married  ^lary  Bradley; 
Minor,  mentioned  below ;  Harley,  born 
September  10,  1812,  died  March  10,  1890, 
married  (first)  Susannah  Dorman,  (sec- 
ond) Emily  Ailing. 

(VII)  Minor  Warner,  son  of  Jonah 
Warner,  was  born  at  Hamden,  Connecti- 
cut, Tune  II,  1805,  and  died  July  6,  1880. 
He  married.  May,  1829,  Betsey  Elizabeth 


Ford,  who  was  born  May  29,  1S07,  at 
Hamden,  and  died  December  14,  1864,  in 
that  town.  He  was  a  farmer  in  his  native 
town  and  a  lumberman,  owning  extensive 
tracts  of  woodland,  from  which  he  cut  the 
timber  and  manufactured  railroad  ties  and 
lumber.  He  was  an  influential  citizen, 
and  served  the  town  as  selectman  and  in 
other  places  of  trust.  Children,  born  at 
Hamden:  i.  Jane,  born  March  i,  1831, 
died  February  26,  i860;  married  William 
Lord.  2.  Charles  Jared,  born  April  25, 
1832,  married  Mary  Oviatt.  3.  Robert 
Rollin,  mentioned  below.  4.  Louisa,  born 
1836,  died  September  12,  1843.  5-  Amos, 
born  May  28,  1841,  died  July  17,  1853,  at 
Hamden.  6.  Griswold,  born  September. 
1842,  died  September,  1842.  7.  Marietta 
Cleora,  born  September  12,  1843,  married 
James  Stone.  8.  Huldah  Adeline,  born 
December  11,  1845,  married  Levi  Munson. 
9.  Betsey  Ann,  born  October  20.  1847, 
married  Frederick  Mix.  10  and  11.  Twin 
daughters,  born  and  died  in  1849. 

(VIII)  Robert  Rollin  Warner,  son  of 
Minor  Warner,  was  born  in  Hamden. 
Connecticut,  November  15,  1833,  and  died 
September  6,  1902,  at  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts. He  married,  October  13.  1857,  Mar- 
tha Johnson,  born  October  7,  1838,  in 
Watertown.  Connecticut,  died  November 
15.  1883,  at  Wallingford  in  that  State.  He 
followed  the  same  occupation  as  his  father, 
cultivating  his  farm  at  Hamden.  cutting 
telegraph  poles  and  railroad  ties  from  his 
wood  lots  and  selling  them  to  the  rail- 
road company.  Except  for  a  few  years 
when  he  lived  in  Bethany.  Wallingford 
and  Pelham,  Massachusetts,  he  made  his 
home  in  his  native  town.  He  was  quiet, 
reserved  and  industrious,  devoting  him- 
self to  his  home  and  business  and  avoid- 
ing public  life.  For  many  years  he  was 
an  officer  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  at  Hamden,  of  which  he  was  a 
member.     He  was  a  devout  and  sincere 


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Christian,  an  earnest,  capable,  upright 
man.  Children,  born  at  llamden  :  i.  Cora 
Estelle,  born  September  21,  1858,  died 
February  13,  1895;  married  Joel  Miller. 
2.  Ellsworth  Robert,  born  February  26, 
i860,  married  Rosette  Warner.  3.  Ida  L., 
born  October  8,  18O1,  died  June  20,  1899, 
at  Litchfield,  Connecticut.  4.  Fred  An- 
drews, born  September  20,  1863,  married 
(first)  Estella  Tuttle ;  (second )  Lillian 
Potts.  5.  Burton  Horace,  born  December 
II,  1870,  at  Pelham,  Massachusetts,  mar- 
ried Nettie  Johnson.  6.  Ernest  Stone, 
mentioned  below.  7.  Frank  Hobart,  born 
December  23,  1875.  married  Fannie 
Young.  8.  Clinton  Melvano,  born  July 
30,   1877,  married  Mary  Hendrick. 

(IX)  Ernest  Stone  Warner,  son  of 
Robert  Rollin  Warner,  was  born  at  Wal- 
lingford,  Connecticut.  March  23,  1873. 
He  received  his  early  education  in  the 
})ublic  schools  of  Wallingford,  Litch- 
field and  Hamden,  Connecticut.  After- 
ward he  was  for  a  time  in  the  em- 
ploy of  his  brother  Fred  A.,  who  then 
owned  a  dairy  and  was  engaged  in  the 
milk  business.  In  1890  he  came  to  Hol- 
yoke  and  began  his  mercantile  career  as 
clerk  in  a  grocery  store.  A  year  later  he 
accepted  a  position  with  the  Metropolitan 
Life  Insurance  Company,  a  year  later  he 
was  promoted  to  the  position  of  assistant 
superintendent,  an  of^ce  he  held  for  three 
years.  He  resigned  on  account  of  ill 
health  and  turned  to  farming  again.  For 
two  years  he  lived  with  his  brother  Ells- 
worth R.,  who  had  a  farm  at  Wallingford. 
W'ith  health  restored  he  returned  to  Hol- 
yoke  and  engaged  in  business  as  a  grocer. 
In  1897  he  established  a  tea  business  in 
Holyoke  and  conducted  it  for  thirteen 
years.  Until  1902  he  was  alone  in  this 
business,  but  in  that  year  he  admitted  his 
brother  into  partnership,  and  for  eight 
years  the  business  continued  under  the 
firm  name  of  the  Warner  Tea  Company. 
In  1910  he  sold  his  interests  in  the  firm 


and  gave  his  attention  to  other  lines  of 
business.  In  1909-10  he  financed  the  El 
Progresso  Banana  Company  of  Honduras, 
Central  America,  and  acted  as  its  fiscal 
agent  for  a  year  and  a  half.  Since  1911  he 
has  given  the  greater  part  of  his  time  and 
attention  to  real  estate,  with  of^ces  in 
Holyoke.  He  has  handled  many  impor- 
tant real  estate  transactions,  and  in  the 
development  of  property  he  has  been 
highly  successful.  Besides  his  real  estate 
interests  and  business,  he  conducts  a  fac- 
tory manufacturing  roach  powder,  and 
also  operates  the  Andrews  Chemical  Com- 
pany of  Holyoke.  Mr.  Warner  is  treas- 
urer of  the  Holyoke  Real  Estate  Ex- 
change. In  religion  he  is  a  Methodist 
and  for  fifteen  years  has  been  secretary 
of  the  board,  and  trustee  of  the  Highland 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  Holyoke. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  William  Whiting 
Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons ;  also  of  the  Holyoke  Canoe  Club. 

Mr.  Warner  married  (first)  May  29, 
1893,  Lillian  E.  Bryant,  born  October  18, 
1871,  at  South  Hadley  Falls,  ^lassachu- 
setts,  died  April  11,  1911,  daughter  of  Syl- 
vester W.  and  Lydia  E.  (Carter)  Bryant. 
He  married  (second)  June  2^,  1911,  Mabel 
Chase  Smith,  born  in  New  Bedford,  Mas- 
sachusetts, daughter  of  Sabina  Smith. 
Children  by  first  wife,  born  at  Holyoke : 

1.  Stanley  Ernest,  born  March   15,   1894. 

2.  Howard  Malcom,  born  February  9, 
1897,  died  March  14.  1901.  3.  Marion 
Viola,  born  November  10,  1901.  4.  Bertha 
Althea,  born  December  19,  1903.  5.  Pau- 
line Estella,  born  January  8,  1906.  6. 
Everett,  born  December  14,  1910.  His 
son,  Stanley  Ernest,  graduated  from  the 
public  schools  in  Holyoke,  a  business  col- 
lege, also  the  Tri-State  College,  An- 
gola, Indiana,  with  the  degree  of  C.  E., 
now  with  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  Railroad  in  the  valuation  depart- 
ment ;  member  of  Angola  Lodge,  No.  23, 
in  Indiana. 


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KEANE,  Jeremiah  J., 

Public    OfiBLcial. 

In  the  field  of  poHtical  Hfe  the  late  Jere- 
miah J.  Keane  won  distinction,  and  at  the 
time  of  his  death  was  numbered  among 
the  leading,  influential  and  honored  citi- 
zens of  Holyoke,  in  which  city  he  spent 
the  greater  part  of  his  life.  In  private  life 
and  public  office  he  was  always  affable, 
yet  firm  in  maintaining  what  he  regarded 
to  be  right,  and  in  the  expression  of  his 
sentiments,  however  much  they  might  an- 
tagonize those  of  other  people,  no  one 
was  ever  in  doubt  as  to  his  position  upon 
any  questions  of  business  or  politics,  and 
no  one  ever  had  reason  to  question  his 
perfect  sincerity  in  any  expression  he 
might  make  or  any  position  he  might 
take.  He  had  complete  command  of  him- 
self, of  his  intellect  and  of  all  the  forces 
of  his  nature,  which  quality  eminently 
qualified  him  for  leadership. 

Jeremiah  J.  Keane  was  born  in  New 
York  City,  May  26,  1856,  son  of  Jeremiah 
and  Honora  (O'Conner)  Keane.  He  at- 
tended the  parochial  schools  in  his  native 
city,  and  at  the  age  of  eleven  years  accom- 
panied his  parents  upon  their  removal  to 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and  there  at- 
tended the  public  school,  also  spending 
considerable  time  in  evening  study,  thus 
laying  the  foundation  for  his  broad  culture 
of  later  years.  His  first  employment  was 
in  the  Lyman  Mills  of  Holyoke,  in  whose 
service  he  remained  until  he  was  sixteen 
years  of  age,  and  the  following  six  months 
he  was  a  student  in  the  Holyoke  High 
School.  He  conducted  a  private  school 
for  a  number  of  years,  and  was  later  prin- 
cipal of  the  evening  school  in  the  old 
Chestnut  Street  Building,  the  forerunner 
of  the  present  Evening  High  School,  serv- 
ing in  that  capacity  for  many  years,  and 
through  this  service  he  left  the  indelible 
impress  of  his  personality  on  a  large  num- 


ber of  the  young  men  and  women  of  Hol- 
yoke who  have  since  performed  and  are 
still  performing  their  full  duty  as  citizens. 
Mr.  Keane  also  served  an  apprenticeship 
at  the  trade  of  bricklayer,  and  for  more 
than  two  decades  was  employed  as  book- 
keeper and  bricklayer  for  Lynch  Brothers. 
Later  he  formed  the  I'aker,  Cavanaugh, 
Keane,  Lynch  &  Verrill  Company  that 
erected  the  Riverside  Paper  Mill  and  de- 
veloped the  brick  yards  in  Willimansett. 
The  firm  was  finally  dissolved  and  Mr. 
Keane  then  formed  a  partnership  with 
James  J.  Dowd,  recently  deceased ;  this 
firm  conducted  an  insurance  and  real 
estate   business. 

In  the  field  of  politics  Mr.  Keane  always 
took  a  keen  interest  and  he  became  a  com- 
manding figure.  He  was  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Legislature  in  1886  and  was 
returned  for  three  more  terms,  his  record 
in  that  body  being  like  that  of  the  re- 
mainder of  his  career,  clean  and  honorable 
at  every  point.  As  long  as  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Legislature  he  haunted  the 
State  Library  and  the  Boston  Public 
Library  and  read  himself  into  a  remark- 
able familiarity  with  Irish  history,  and 
the  habit,  once  acquired,  led  him  on  to 
general  reading,  which  trained  him  into 
acute  thinking  and  close  reasoning,  and 
he  became  remarkably  adept  at  logic  and 
in  debate.  In  1904  he  was  elected  by  the 
aldermen  a  member  of  the  Board  of  As- 
sessors, and  he  served  as  secretary  of  the 
board  during  his  entire  term  ;  he  brought 
to  that  office  a  wide  practical  knowledge 
of  inestimable  value  to  the  board  as  a 
whole.  xA-s  a  member  of  the  Legislature 
and  of  the  Board  of  Assessors  he  demon- 
strated what  a  man  with  the  right  spirit 
and  poise  can  put  into  his  work.  He  was 
an  earnest  worker  and  he  never  allowed 
his  conscience  to  be  stifled  or  warped.  It 
was  these  qualities,  coupled  with  his 
painstaking  industry,  that  made  Mr.  Keane 

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staking  industry,  that  made  Mr.  Keane 
the  ideal  in  public  service.  For  many 
years  he  devoted  a  large  share  of  the  time 
outside  his  regular  office  hours  to  figuring 
out  estimates  for  contractors  to  be  sub- 
mitted in  making  bids  on  various  con- 
tracts, and  he  was  an  authority  on  the 
cost  of  brick  work  and  plastering. 

Few  self-educated  men  were  better 
equipped  with  book  knowledge  than  Mr. 
Keane,  and  he  had  a  reading  knowledge 
of  French,  German  and  Gaelic.  His  li- 
brary was  one  of  the  most  remarkable  in 
the  city  of  Holyoke,  having  many  of  the 
volumes  that  are  out  of  print  now.  Books 
dealing  with  the  history  of  Ireland  and 
Irish  literature  were  his  especial  delight, 
and  although  not  a  native  of  Ireland  he 
was  deeply  attached  to  the  Emerald  Isle. 
Naturally  he  was  identified  with  local 
Irish  societies.  He  was  a  vice-president 
of  the  Robert  Emmett  Literary  Society, 
and  at  one  time  was  an  officer  in  the  na- 
tional organization  of  that  society.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  the  Gaelic  League, 
and  Division  ii,  Ancient  Order  of  Hiber- 
nians. He  held  membership  in  the  Hol- 
yoke Aerie,  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles ; 
the  Bricklayers'  Union  and  in  the  Holy 
Name  Society  of  St.  Jerome  Church,  and 
was  at  one  time  president  of  the  St.  Jer- 
ome Temperance  Society,  and  as  a  young 
man  took  an  active  part  in  the  St.  Vin- 
cent De  Paul  Society. 

Mr.  Keane  married.  October  8,  1895, 
Mary  Elizabeth  Callahan,  born  in  Bally- 
duff,  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  daughter  of 
Jeremiah  and  Mary  (Hurley)  Callahan, 
and  granddaughter  of  James  Callahan ; 
she  came  to  the  United  States  with  her 
parents  in  April,  1868.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Keane  had  three  children,  all  of  whom 
survive  him,  namely:  i.  John,  born  July 
6,  1896,  was  employed  in  the  forestry  de- 
partment, now  in  the  automobile  busi- 
ness.   2.  Rosemary,  born  July  28,  1898,  a 


member  of  the  graduating  class  of  the 
Holyoke  High  School,  1916;  later  entered 
the  Boston  Conservatory  of  Music, 
graduating  in  June,  1917,  as  a  super- 
visor of  music.  3.  Jeremiah,  born  June 
22,  1905,  a  student  at  St.  Jerome  School. 
Mr.  Keane  was  devoted  to  his  wife  and 
children,  and  in  his  home  life  he  was  seen 
at  his  best,  always  thoughtful  and  con- 
siderate of  the  wishes  and  desires  of  the 
members  thereof.  When  his  daughter  was 
quite  small  he  used  to  walk  with  her,  just 
as  much  as  he  could,  the  two  holding 
hands,  and  this  was  not  a  duty  assumed 
because  she  was  frail,  but  it  was  taken 
because  of  his  intense  joy  in  it.  Mr. 
Keane  had  ambitions  that  his  daughter 
should  have  a  most  complete  education, 
and  had  perfected  plans  along  that  line, 
his  ideal  being  that  first  of  all  she  should 
be  thoroughly  good,  fine  and  lovable. 

It  would  be  hard  to  enumerate  the  many 
fine  qualities  that  made  up  the  unique  per- 
sonality of  Mr.  Keane,  but  one  stood  out 
very  dominantly,  the  fact  that  he  was 
essentially  a  gentleman.  The  cultured 
side  of  life  appealed  very  strongly  to  him. 
Alost  men  who  have  to  get  at  life  from 
the  necessity  standpoint  do  not  go  out  of 
their  way  for  the  beautiful  in  life,  but  Mr. 
Keane  did.  Somehow  one  had  the  feeling, 
after  talking  with  him,  that  is  if  one  was. 
not  accustomed  to  see  him  often,  that  it 
had  taken  a  long  line  of  cultured  ances- 
tors to  have  evolved  him.  In  his  associ- 
ations with  other  men  Mr.  Keane  was  the 
diligent,  thoughtful  man.  Life  was  a  seri- 
ous thing  with  him  and  he  studied  how  to 
put  his  time  to  the  best  use.  He  died  May 
31,  1916,  at  his  late  home  in  Holyoke. 
There  was  a  high  mass  of  requiem  in  St. 
Jerome  Church,  and  the  interment  was  in 
St.  Jerome  Cemetery.  By  his  death  the 
city  of  Holyoke  lost  one  of  its  most  es- 
teemed and  most  efficient  public  officials, 
a  man  by  temperament  and  by  life  train- 
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ing  adapted  to  an  unusual  degree  to  the 
duties  of  the  various  offices  he  filled  so 
acceptably.  Mayor  John  J.  White  paid 
the  following  tribute  to  Mr.  Keane : 

In  the  death  of  Jeremiah  J.  Keane  the  city  has 
lost  an  honest,  efficient  official.  I  feel  his  loss 
keenly  because  I  have  been  in  contact  with  him 
all  during  my  public  career  and  have  always 
found  him  a  man  with  a  high  regard  for  the 
rights  of  others.  Mr.  Keane  loved  his  work  and 
he  attended  to  it  diligently.  It  is  not  going  to  be 
an  easy  matter  to  get  a  man  who  will  give  the 
same  attention  to  the  details  of  the  position  that 
he  has  given.  He  was  peculiarly  adapted  for  the 
position  both  by  temperament  and  by  his  knowl- 
edge of  buildings.  It  will  seem  awfully  strange 
not  to  see  "Jerry"  Keane  around  the  City  Hall 
with  his  always  cheery  good-natured  salutation. 
We  will  all  miss  him,  miss  his  kindly  greeting  and 
miss  his  willingness  to  assist  in  any  way  possible 
to  help  others. 

The  portrait  accompanying  this  sketch, 
placed  there  by  his  widow  in  memory  of 
his  many  beautiful  qualities,  will,  it  is 
believed,  be  a  source  of  much  pleasure  to 
his  large  circle  of  friends. 


AFFLECK,  John  Henry, 

Manufacturer. 

The  surname  Affleck  is  of  Scottish  ori- 
gin, derived  from  Auckenleck  estate  and 
family. 

Henry  Affleck,  son  of  Robert  Affleck, 
was  born  in  Edinburgh,  Scotland.  His 
father  was  born  and  died  in  Scotland. 
Henry  Affleck  was  educated  in  his  native 
place,  and  learned  the  trade  of  paper  mak- 
in  there.  When  still  a  young  man  he  be- 
came manager  of  various  paper  mills  in 
England,  and  eventually  engaged  in  busi- 
ness as  a  manufacturer  of  paper  on  his 
own  account.  His  mills  were  at  Guns 
Mills,  located  near  the  border  line  of  Eng- 
land and  Wales  near  the  Forest  of  Dean 
in  Gloucestershire.  There  the  first  cannon 
were  cast  in  England.     He  continued  in 


this  business  to  the  time  of  his  death  at 
the  age  of  sixty-eight  years.  He  was  an 
able  man  of  afifairs,  an  upright,  earnest 
and  useful  citizen.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Liberal.  His  brother,  Robert  Affleck,  was 
well  known  throughout  the  United  King- 
dom on  account  of  his  activity  in  the 
temperance  movement.  He  was  a  force- 
ful speaker,  and  for  many  years  was  on 
the  lecture  platform.  For  forty  years 
Robert  Affleck  resided  in  London.  Henry 
Affleck  married  Elizabeth  Swinton,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Elizabeth  Swinton,  of  an 
old  Scotch  family,  residents  of  Edinburgh. 
Children  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  Affleck : 
William,  who  for  many  years  was  travel- 
ing salesman  for  the  firm  of  Charles  Mar- 
den  &  Sons,  paper  dealers,  of  Sheffield, 
England,  and  who  was  said  to  be  the  most 
successful  commercial  traveler  in  his  line 
of  business  in  England  ;  John  Henry,  men- 
tioned below ;  Thomas,  died  in  Holyoke 
in  1913 ;  Agnes,  Violet,  Minnie,  Bessie. 

John  Henry  Affleck,  son  of  Henry 
Affleck,  was  born  in  Derbyshire,  Eng- 
land, June  4.  1856.  He  received  his  early 
education  in  the  schools  of  that  county. 
He  also  attended  school  in  Gloucester  and 
the  Blenheim  House  School.  In  his 
father's  mill  at  Guns  Mills  he  learned  the 
art  of  paper  making  and  the  details  of  the 
business.  In  1874,  when  he  was  but  a 
boy  in  years,  he  was  intrusted  with  the 
duty  of  installing  a  paper  mill  in  New 
Brunswick,  Canada,  and  he  remained 
there  two  years.  During  the  next  six 
years  he  was  associated  in  business  with 
his  father,  but  his  observation  of  con- 
ditions in  America  led  him  eventually  to 
seek  his  fortune  here.  He  saw  greater 
])ossibilities  for  a  paper  manufacturer  in 
the  United  States  than  in  the  United 
Kingdom,  and  thither  he  came  in  1880, 
beginning  his  career  as  superintendent  of 
the  finishing  department  of  the  Holyoke 
Chemical  Company  at  Holyoke,  Massa- 
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chusetts.  He  remained  in  this  position 
for  a  period  of  twelve  years,  and  in  a 
similar  position  in  the  employ  of  the 
George  C.  Gill  Paper  Company  for  seven 
years.  The  mills  of  both  these  concerns 
were  in  Holyoke.  Since  1900  Mr.  Aftieck 
has  been  in  business  on  his  own  account. 
He  established  the  Afifleck  Ruling  and 
Stationery  Company,  of  which  he  is  presi- 
dent and  treasurer.  He  erected  a  large 
and  finely  equipped  mill  on  North  Bridge 
street,  Holyoke.  In  system,  convenience, 
the  latest  machinery  and  methods,  this 
concern  keeps  pace  with  the  foremost  in 
its  line  of  business.  The  blank  books  and 
stationery  of  the  Afifleck  plant  are  known 
in  all  parts  of  the  country,  and  in  various 
foreign  markets.  Mr.  Afifleck  has  devoted 
his  energies  strictly  to  his  business,  has 
taken  no  active  part  in  public  afifairs,  and 
is  affiliated  with  no  social  organizations 
outside  of  Mt.  Tom  Golf  Club. 

He  married  (first)  in  1881,  Clara 
Thomas,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Jemima 
Thomas,  of  Hereford,  England.  She  died 
in  1908.  He  married  (second)  in  Buffalo. 
New  York,  Mrs.  F.  S.  Brooks,  nee  Caro- 
line Priscilla  Wallace,  of  Watertown, 
New  York.  Their  home  is  in  Holyoke. 
By  the  first  marriage  there  w^as  one 
daughter,  Minnie  Gertrude,  born  in  Hol- 
yoke in  1882,  married  Charles  Howard 
Hastings,  of  Holyoke,  and  has  a  daughter 
Marion,  born  in  November,  1903. 

Franklin  Samuel  Brooks,  the  first  hus- 
band of  Mrs.  Affleck,  was  a  native  of 
Oriskany  Falls,  New  York,  and  a  repre- 
sentative of  an  old  Revolutionary  family. 
He  died  in  1897.  By  this  marriage  there 
were  two  daughters:  i.  Ida  May,  who 
married  Merle  Haynes  Dennison,  of  Buf- 
falo, New  York,  and  they  have  two  chil- 
dren:  Carl  Wallace  and  Priscilla.  2. 
Minnie  A.,  married  Forrest  George 
Kirsch.    of    Springfield,    Massachusetts. 


HAARMANN,  Gustav, 

Manufacturer. 

A  native  son  of  the  city  of  Mendon, 
Westphalia,  Prussia,  Gustav  Haarmann, 
in  the  metal  working  plants  of  that  city, 
t^'ained  his  insight  into  a  business  which 
has  de\cloped  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
into  the  present  corporation,  G.  Haar- 
mann  cK:  Company  (Inc.).  of  which  he  is 
president.  He  is  a  son  of  Frederick  Haar- 
mann,  foreman  in  a  brass  factory  in  Men- 
don, Westphalia,  JVussia,  where  he  died 
at  the  age  of  fifty-four.  Frederick  Haar- 
mann  married  Sophia  Greningho,  who 
died  in  Mendon.  They  were  the  parents 
of  Henry,  Emma,  Gustav,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  and  Bertha.  Emma  is  deceased,  but 
both  Henry  and  Bertha  are  living  in  Ger- 
many, Henry  having  two  sons  in  the  Ger- 
man army,  both  of  whom  have  been  deco- 
rated with  the  Iron  Cross  for  valor  at 
Verdun. 

Gustav  Flaarmann  was  born  in  Mendon, 
Westphalia,  Prussia,  September  12,  i860, 
and  was  there  educated,  taking  special 
courses  in  music  and  drawing.  He  con- 
tinued in  his  native  city  until  twenty-four 
years  of  age,  employed  in  brass  works, 
manufacturing  pipes  for  various  purposes 
and  brass  musical  instruments.  In  1884 
he  came  to  the  United  States,  arriving  at 
New  York  City  and  remaining  in  that 
vicinity  two  years,  a  teacher  of  instru- 
mental and  vocal  music  and  leader  of  his 
own  orchestra.  In  1886  he  located  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  and  was  for  a  time 
with  the  W^hiting  Paper  Company.  He 
was  also  employed  by  the  C.  H.  Bausch 
t'^;  Sons  Machine  Tool  Company,  and  later 
was  with  the  Bausch  &  Harris  Machine 
Tool  Company  of  Brightwood,  Spring- 
field,  remaining  in  the  employ  of  the  last 
named  company  until  1900.  In  that  year 
he  began  manufacturing  under  his  own 
name  as  a  partner  in  the  Haarmann  & 


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Derichs  Structural  Iron  Works,  but  soon 
purchased  his  partner's  interest  and  con- 
tinued the  business  under  the  firm  name, 
Ilaarmann  &  Son.  A  very  successful  busi- 
ness was  conducted  as  a  firm  until  1913, 
when  he  incorporated  as  S.  Haarmann  & 
Company  (Inc.),  of  which  he  is  president 
and  treasurer.  The  present  plant  of  the 
company  on  Commercial  street,  Holyoke, 
was  erected  in  1909,  but  additions  have 
been  made  constantly.  The  company  are 
manufacturers  of  structural  steel  and 
other  building  material  and  employ  about 
forty  men  and  ship  their  ])roduct  to  all 
the  New  England  States.  New  York,  and 
New  Jersey.  Mr.  Haarmann  is  a  thor- 
ough master  of  his  business  from  a  prac- 
tical standpoint,  a  wise  executive,  and  a 
capable  manager. 

Mr.  Haarmann  married  (first)  in  Hol- 
yoke, ^Massachusetts,  Antowith  Hahna- 
mann,  who  died  in  1891,  daughter  of 
Frank  Hahnamann.  He  married  (sec- 
ond) in  1892,  Ulrika  Taushor,  born  in 
Saxony,  Germany,  daughter  of  Frank 
Taushor.  The  only  child  of  Gustav  and 
Antowith  (Hahnamann)  Haarmann  is  a 
son.  Frank,  born  December  14,  1890,  edu- 
cated in  Holyoke  public  schools,  now 
superintendent  of  the  plant  of  C.  Haar- 
mann &  Company  (Inc.).  Gustav  and 
Ulrika  (Taushor)  Haarmann  are  the  par- 
ents of  two  sons  :  i.  Gustav  (2),  born  No- 
vember 4,  1894;  educated  in  Holyoke 
schools  ;  now  a  bookkeeper  in  the  employ 
of  G.  Haarmann  &  Company  (Inc.)  ;  he 
married,  December  26,  1914,  Albertina, 
daughter  of  F.  X.  Densereau,  of  Holyoke  ; 
they  have  one  daughter.  Reta,  born  March 
29,  1917.  2.  Frederick,  born  September 
12.  1898. 


REVETT,  Frank  Haynes, 

Business  Man. 

Although  the  Revetts  were  long  seated 
in  England,  they  were  of  French-Hugue- 


not descent.  Two  generations  of  the  fam- 
ily, William  Revett  and  his  son,  Frank 
11.  Revett,  have  made  Holyoke  their 
home,  the  father,  now  deceased,  but  the 
son  one  of  the  business  men  of  the  city, 
lioth  were  born  in  England,  son  and 
grandson  of  Captain  William  Revett,  born 
in  Fastfield,  Norfolkshire,  England,  March 
16,  1801,  died  in  his  native  England  in 
1848.  He  was  a  farmer  prior  to  his  re- 
moval to  Bradford  in  Yorkshire,  but  in 
the  latter  place  a  captain  of  police,  having 
been  a  watchman  during  the  "Tartus 
Riots"  and  a  member  of  the  police  force 
after  the  establishment  of  a  regular  sys- 
tem of  protection.  He  remained  a  cap- 
tain until  his  death,  his  the  second  death 
from  the  regular  force.  Captain  William 
Revett  married,  April  20,  1824.  Ann  Mi- 
son,  born  in  Fastfield,  England,  in  1805. 
They  were  the  parents  of:  Mary  Ann, 
Elizabeth.  Martha,  Ezekiel,  Eliza,  Wil- 
liam (2),  of  further  mention,  and  James 
Revett. 

William  (2)  Revett,  son  of  Captain 
William  (i)  Revett,  was  born  in  Brad- 
ford, Yorkshire,  England.  October  31, 
1838,  and  died  in  Westfield,  Massachu- 
setts, January  10,  1903.  In  England  he 
was  a  warehouseman  in  the  textile  busi- 
ness, serving  an  apprenticeship  of  seven 
years  to  qualify  for  the  position  he  held. 
In  1882  he  came  to  America  for  his  health, 
going  first  to  Canada,  where  in  out-of- 
door  work  on  Dominion  railroads  he  re- 
gained his  health  in  a  large  degree.  In 
1883  he  came  to  the  United  States,  locat- 
ing in  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  there 
remaining  until  1889.  employed  as  a  fin- 
isher in  a  cloth  textile  mill.  In  1889  he 
came  to  Holyoke,  entered  the  employ  of 
the  Farr  Alpaca  Company  as  a  finisher, 
remaining  with  that  company  until  his 
retirement  a  few  years  prior  to  his  death, 
making  his  home  in  Westfield.  He  was  a 
man  of  quiet,  home  loving  tastes,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Manchester  Unity,  Odd  Fel- 


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lows  in  England,  and  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  in  this  country, 
and  was  a  past  noble  grand  of  the  order. 
In  religious  faith  he  was  a  Methodist. 
William  {2)  Revett  married,  August  6, 
1864.  Sarah  Ann  Allen,  born  in  Manches- 
ter, England,  January  3,  1832.  died  in  Hol- 
yoke,  in  November,  191 3,  daughter  of 
George  and  Ann  Allen.  They  were  the 
parents  of  five  children,  all  born  in  Brad- 
ford, England:  Lucy  Ann.  born  Novem- 
ber 7,  1865,  died  February  25,  1891 ;  Eliz- 
abeth, born  September  15.  1867,  married, 
April  25.  1887,  George  M.  Goodwin  ;  Eliza, 
born  February  23,  1869,  died  February 
II,  1871 ;  Frank  Haynes.  of  further  men- 
tion;  James  William,  born  October  28, 
1874.  married,  and  has  children:  William, 
Jessie  and  George 

Frank  Haynes  Revett,  eldest  son  of 
William  (2)  and  Sarah  Ann  (Allen) 
Revett,  was  born  in  Bradford,  Yorkshire, 
England,  August  28,  1872.  He  attended 
public  school  in  Bradford  until  eleven 
years  of  age.  his  mother  and  her  children 
then  joining  the  father  in  Manchester, 
New  Hampshire.  On  arriving  there  in 
1883,  Frank  H.  resumed  his  studies,  at- 
tending both  the  Franklin  and  Lincoln 
street  schools.  After  completing  his  stud- 
ies, he  secured  employment  in  the  Man- 
chester Mill,  later  going  to  the  Ezeldam 
Hosiery  Mill  in  Manchester  and  there  re- 
maining until  coming  to  Holyoke.  In 
Holyoke  he  was  with  the  Farr  Alpaca 
Company  for  nine  months,  then  decided 
to  learn  the  plumber's  trade.  He  served 
an  apprenticeship  of  four  years  with  C. 
P.  Lyman,  of  Holyoke.  then  worked  for 
a  year  in  Boston,  spending  the  next  twelve 
years  in  the  employ  of  plumbing  firms  in 
Westfield.  Massachusetts.  In  1906  he  be- 
gan business  for  himself  in  Holyoke  with 
headquarters  in  Elmwood,  and  has  built 
up  a  prosperous  plumbing  business.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Master  Plumbers'  Associ- 


ation, which  he  has  represented  in  a  num- 
ber of  State  conventions.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
Mount  Moriah  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons;  Mt.  Holyoke  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons;  Mt.  Holyoke  Council, 
Royal  and  Select  Masters  ;  and  is  an  at- 
tendant of  the  First  Baptist  Church. 

Mr.  Revett  married,  September  30, 
1900,  Caroline  Woolley,  born  in  Toronto, 
Canada,  daughter  of  George  and  Sarah 
(Brett)  Woolley,  her  father  born  in  Eng- 
land. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Revett  are  the  par- 
ents of:  Olive  Lucy,  born  in  Westfield, 
Massachusetts.  July  3.  1901  ;  Frances  Ger- 
trude, born  in  Westfield,  January  13. 1903  ; 
Allan  Haynes,  born  in  Holyoke,  October 
20,  1909 ;  Ruth  Elizabeth,  born  in  Hol- 
yoke, July  9,   1915. 


GIFFORD,  Stephen  Elmore. 

Master  Mechanic,  Veteran  of  Civil  War. 

When  a  lad  of  fifteen  years,  Stephen  E. 
Giflford  answered  his  country's  call  and, 
from  November,  1863,  until  the  surrender 
of  General  Lee.  was  in  the  thick  of  the 
fight.  That  early  devotion  to  the  call  of 
duty  has  ever  characterized  his  life,  and 
the  position  he  has  held  with  Holyoke's 
leading  industries  as  master  mechanic  for 
forty-five  years  is  the  proof.  He  is  a  son 
of  Jesse  Giflford.  and  a  grandson  of  John 
Giflford,  the  latter  a  farmer  of  Lee,  Massa- 
chusetts, who  died  in  1751,  leaving  chil- 
dren: Martin,  William.  Harry.  Jesse  and 
Sarah.  Jesse  Giflford.  born  in  Lee.  Massa- 
chusetts, died  at  Tyringham,  Berkshire 
county.  Massachusetts,  a  farmer.  He  mar- 
ried Julia  Vedeto.  daughter  of  John  Ve- 
deto.  of  Tyringham.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  sons,  Henry,  and  Stephen  Elmore, 
of  further  mention,  and  of  a  daughter, 
Lillian. 

Stephen  Elmore  Giflford  was  born  in 
East   Lee,   Berkshire   countv,   Massachu- 


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setts,  December  5,  1848.  lie  attended 
Lee  and  Stockbridge  public  schools  until 
ten  years  of  age,  then  left  home  and 
henceforth  ,  made  his  own  way  in  the 
world,  his  first  compensation  being  board 
and  clothing.  But  he  did  make  his  way, 
and  for  the  next  five  years  not  only  sup- 
ported himself  but  obtained  additional 
education.  He  developed  a  strong  and 
healthy  body  in  which  beat  a  stout,  cour- 
ageous heart,  and  after  fighting  his  own 
battle  for  five  years  he  applied  for  and 
was  granted  the  privilege  of  fighting  for 
his  country.  He  enlisted  on  November 
9,  1863,  in  Company  E,  Thirty-fourth 
Regiment,  Massachusetts  Infantry,  and 
for  two  years  and  three  months  was  in 
the  service  before  receiving  his  honorable 
discharge,  the  last  eight  months  before 
the  war  was  over  being  stationed  in  Rich- 
mond, Virginia.  During  his  service  he  was 
engaged  in  many  battles,  fighting  with  his 
regiment  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  at 
Newmarket,  Lynchburg,  Cedar  Creek, 
Hatcher's  Run,  Winchester  and  Fisher's 
Hill  under  Sheridan ;  was  under  Grant  at 
Petersburg  and  at  the  capture  of  Fort 
Gregg,  where  out  of  two  hundred  and 
sixty-eight  defenders  of  the  fort  only  thir- 
ty-one were  left  alive  to  surrender,  and  at 
Appomattox  was  in  full  view  of  General 
Lee  when  final  surrender  was  made.  His 
service  was  largely  with  the  Thirty-fourth 
Massachusetts  Regiment. 

Safely  passing  the  perils  of  war,  the  boy 
veteran  returned  to  South  Lee,  and  for 
two  and  one-half  years  was  employed  in 
a  paper  mill.  Later  he  learned  the  car- 
penter's trade  in  Stockbridge,  there  con- 
tinuing until  1873,  when  he  located  in 
Holyoke  as  an  expert  mechanic  with  thor- 
ough knowledge  of  mill  construction. 
Forty-three  years  have  since  elapsed,  and 
during  that  entire  period  he  has  been  en- 
gaged as  superintendent  and  master  me- 
chanic.   He  was  in  chargre  of  the  construc- 


tion of  the  addition  to  the  first  plant  of 
the  I'^arr  Alpaca  Company,  and  in  1886 
superintended  the  erection  of  a  second 
plant  for  the  same  company.  He  served 
the  Franklin  Mills  as  master  mechanic  for 
two  and  a  half  years,  the  Skinner  Silk 
Mills  for  eleven  years  in  the  same  capac- 
ity, and  for  nearly  twenty-four  years  has 
occupied  a  similar  position  with  the  Whit- 
ing Paper  Mills.  This  fact  alone  be- 
speaks his  merit,  for  the  duties  of  master 
mechanic  are  responsible  ones  and  on  him 
depends  the  successful  operation  of  a  vast 
I)lant  employing  many  hands.  For  six- 
teen years  Mr.  Giflford  was  a  member  of 
the  Volunteer  Fire  Department,  and  in 
1890-91  he  represented  his  ward  in  Com- 
mon Council,  serving  on  the  committee 
on  highways  and  bridges.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Kilpatrick  Post,  No.  71,  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  and  of  Mt.  Tom 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
which  latter  body  he  has  been  a  member 
since  1885,  one  of  the  oldest  members  in 
the  order. 

Mr.  GifYord  married,  October  2,  1869, 
Sarah  Sullivan,  of  South  Lee,  Massachu- 
setts, who  died  August  30,  1913.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Gifford  w^ere  the  parents  of  three 
daughters  and  a  son :  Esther,  married 
Ralph  Fisk ;  Florence,  married  Frederick 
Pinney,  their  children,  Richard  and  Irene 
Pinney ;  Mabel,  deceased ;  \\'alter.  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Blanche  (Tougway)  Howes, 
now  residing  in  Brooklvn,  New  York. 


ATTINGER,  George, 

Bnsiness  Man. 

From  the  time  of  his  coming  to  the 
United  States  in  1883  until  his  locating  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  in  1900,  Mr.  At- 
tinger's  life  did  not  lack  variety,  neither 
in  ()ccuj)ation  nor  location.  Since  his  set- 
tlement in  that  city  he  has  steadily  pur- 
sued the  business  of  cigar  manufacturing, 


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and  has  been  very  successful,  ([uadrupling' 
his  working  force  and  establishing  a  very 
large  trade  among  local  retailers.  He  has 
ever  been  a  worker,  beginning  at  the  age 
of  thirteen  years  in  his  native  Germany, 
and  at  no  time  has  his  energy  or  ambition 
lagged.  He  is  a  son  of  John  G.  Attinger, 
who  was  born  in  Germany,  and  there  died 
in  1887,  'It  the  age  of  forty-seven  years. 
He  was  a  farmer,  operating  large  vine- 
yards and  wine  presses.  He  married 
(first)  Rose  Bertch,  who  died  in  Decem- 
ber,  1868.     He  married   (second)  

.  who  died  February  15,  1916.  Chil- 
dren of  first  marriage:  Frederick,  now  in 
the  German  army;  Mary,  residing  in  New 
York  ;  George,  of  further  mention.  Chil- 
dren of  second  marriage:  John  and  Wil- 
helm,  both  now  in  the  German  army ; 
Christina  and  Rosa. 

George  Attinger,  son  of  John  G.  At- 
tinger and  his  first  wife,  Rosa  (Bertch) 
Attinger,  was  born  in  Owen,  Kerkheim, 
Wodenburg,  Germany,  November  30, 
1868.  He  attended  the  public  school  until 
thirteen  years  of  age,  then  began  learning 
the  cabinet  maker's  trade,  at  which  he 
worked  two  years  before  coming  to  the 
United  States  in  1883.  He  was  fifteen 
years  of  age  when  he  came  to  Fairfield. 
Connecticut,  and  entered  the  employ  of 
Ambrose  Taylor,  getting  out  ties,  driving 
oxen,  running  an  engine,  in  fact,  doing 
any  kind  of  work  required  of  him.  From 
Fairfield  he  went  to  Bridgeport,  Connec- 
ticut, working  in  the  casket  department 
of  the  Buckingham  Furniture  Company, 
thence  to  South  Norwalk,  Connecticut, 
where  he  learned  cigar  making,  going 
four  and  a  half  years  later  to  New  Haven, 
thence  to  Boston,  these  various  changes 
consuming  seventeen  years  of  his  life, 
1883-1900.  He  had  become  an  expert 
cigar  maker,  was  thoroughly  informed  in 
the  details  of  tobacco  manufacturing  and 
having  accumulated  sufficient  capital,  in 


1900  he  decided  to  start  in  business  for 
himself.  He  chose  Holyoke  for  a  location, 
and  with  a  force  of  four  men  began  busi- 
ness under  the  firm  name.  The  Attinger 
Cigar  Company,  but  was  himself  the  sole 
owner.  He  made  goods  entirely  for  the 
local  trade  and  was  successful  from  the 
start.  In  1905  he  bought  the  block,  No. 
71  Main  street,  in  which  his  business  is 
located,  and  sixteen  men  are  now  em- 
ployed to  meet  the  demand  for  his  goods. 
His  brands  are  popular,  his  business 
methods  please  his  trade,  and  he  can  well 
corrg'Ta-tulate  himself  upon  his  standing  in 
the  business  world  of  his  adopted  city. 
He  has  numerous  fraternal  and  social 
affiliations,  belonging  to  the  Benevolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  the  City  Club,  Park  Lyceum, 
Bay  State  Club  and  the  Springdale  Turn 
Verein.  In  political  faith  he  is  an  Inde- 
pendent. 


BATCHELOR,  Robert  Gilbert, 

Representative    Citizen. 

This  branch  of  the  Batchelor  family 
was  founded  in  the  United  States  by 
Philip  Batchelor,  great-grandfather  of 
Robert  G.  Batchelor,  of  Holyoke.  His 
son.  Henry  Batchelor,  remained  in  his  na- 
tive England,  but  Henry's  son.  Frederick 
Batchelor,  came  with  his  grandfather, 
Philip  Batchelor,  and  finally  settled  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  where  his  son, 
Robert  G.  Batchelor,  was  born.  Philip 
Henry  and  Frederick  Batchelor  were 
manufacturers  of  cloth,  both  in  England 
and  the  United  States,  men  of  skill  and 
industry. 

Philip  Batchelor  was  born  in  England 
in  1792,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857, 
and  died  in  Granby,  Massachusetts,  in 
1864.  In  England  he  was  engaged  in  the 
cloth  manufacturing  mills,  and  in  Granby 
was  employed  in  the  same  line  of  activity 


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until  his  death.  He  had  sons,  John,  .Vl- 
fred,  Frederick,  Henry,  of  further  men- 
tion, and  daughters,  Xaomi.  Jane,  Maria. 

Henry  Batchelor,  born  in  Trowbridge, 
Wiltshire,  England,  there  resided  all  his 
life,  and  died  August  25,  1892,  aged  seven- 
ty-two years.  He  was  a  woolen  manu- 
facturer, also  a  landowner,  conducting 
farming  operations.  He  married  Fannie 
Martin,  born  in  England,  and  there  died 
January  13,  1872,  aged  fifty-nine  years. 
They  were  the  parents  of:  Maria;  Fred- 
erick, of  further  mention ;  Henry,  Ann, 
Alfred,  Edward,  Ruth,  George,  Agnes  and 
Owen. 

Frederick  Batchelor  was  born  in  Trow- 
bridge, Wiltshire,  England,  November  30, 
1839,  and  died  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
November  7,  1916.  He  was  educated  in 
Trowbridge  schools,  and  until  1857  was 
employed  in  the  woolen  mills  there.  In 
that  year  he  came  to  the  United  States 
with  his  grandfather,  Philip  Batchelor, 
settling  with  him  in  Granby,  Massachu- 
setts, and  there  continuing  until  the  out- 
break of  war  between  the  North  and 
South.  He  enlisted  early  in  the  struggle 
and  served,  until  disabled,  in  Company 
D,  Twenty-seventh  Regiment,  Massachu- 
setts Volunteer  Infantry.  He  enlisted  in 
1861,  accompanied  Burnside's  expedition 
to  North  Carolina  and  wdiile  in  a  trans- 
port going  around  Cape  Hatteras  a  terri- 
ble storm  was  encoimtered,  and  during 
the  pitching  of  the  vessel  he  had  a  leg 
broken  and  was  in  the  hospital  for  some 
time,  and  after  eleven  months  was  honor- 
ably discharged.  After  his  recovery,  he 
remained  in  Granby  until  1864,  when  he 
moved  to  Holyoke,  his  home  until  death. 
He  was  an  active  man.  and  in  the  pursuit 
of  business  crossed  the  Atlantic  seven 
times  and  made  several  coastwise  trips 
South.  He  was  a  well  known  amateur 
botanist,  loved  flowers  and  grew  them  in 
profusion.     He  was  a  member  of  the  old 


volunteer  fire  department,  belonging  to 
Relief  Steamer  Company,  and  afifiliated 
with  the  Veterans  of  the  Civil  War  in 
Kilpatrick  Post,  No.  71,  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic. 

Mr.  Batchelor  married,  April  26,  1866, 
Mary  Ann  Hogan,  born  in  County  Clare, 
Ireland,  daughter  of  John  and  Bridget 
(Consedine)  Hogan.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bat- 
chelor were  the  parents  of  five  children, 
all  born  in  Holyoke,  IMassachusetts :  i. 
Mary  Agnes,  born  September  i,  1867, 
married  Frank  H.  Wade,  then  of  Spring- 
field, now  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  2. 
Alfred  Henry,  born  June  5,  1870,  married 
Louise  Dowling  Read,  and  has  a  daugh- 
ter, W^inifred  Mary.  3.  Frederick  John, 
born  July  6,  1875,  married,  May  7,  1903, 
Leola  Bronson  ;  children  :  Ruth  Madeline 
and  Robert  Franklin.  4.  Fannie,  born 
July  27,  1879,  died  July  18,  1916;  married 
William  C.  Bohl.  5.  Robert  Gilbert,  of 
further  mention. 

Robert  Gilbert  Batchelor  was  born  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  October  7,  1882. 
A-fter  preparation  in  Holyoke  schools,  he 
entered  Cornell  University,  but  the  fail- 
ure of  his  health  compelled  him  to  leave 
the  university  before  graduation.  He  was 
in  the  employ  of  the  Dean  Steam  Pump 
Company  for  two  years ;  was  with  the 
Holyoke  Paper  Company  nine  years,  1903- 
12,  then  on  account  of  his  health  was 
obliged  to  give  up  inside  occupation.  He 
spent  two  years  in  the  forestry  depart- 
ment of  the  city  government,  and  is  now 
living  retired. 


DRESCHLER,  John  Franklin, 

Active  Factor  in  Commnnity  A£Pairi. 

The  great-grandparents  of  John  F. 
Dreschler,  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
came  from  their  home  in  \\'eitenberg. 
Upper  Franconia,  Bavaria  (now  part  of 
the    German   Empire)    in    1814,  bringing 


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with  them  a  son,  Carl  Ludwig  Dreschler, 
born  in  Weitenberg,  Bavaria,  in  1792. 
For  a  time  the  family  resided  in  New 
York  City,  where  Carl  L.  Dreschler 
learned  the  blacksmith's  trade.  In  later 
years  he  located  in  Tonawanda,  Xew 
York,  where  he  profitably  pursued  his 
trade,  conducted  a  store,  owned  a  farm, 
became  one  of  the  prominent  men  of  the 
village,  and  at  one  time  the  owner  of  land 
upon  which  one-half  of  that  now  impor- 
tant town  is  built.  He  was  a  man  of  great 
energy  and  foresight,  his  wealth  being  ac- 
cumulated solely  through  his  own  eft'orts 
and  wise  investment.  He  died  in  Tona- 
wanda. in  1885,  at  the  great  age  of  ninety- 
three  years.  He  married  and  had  chil- 
dren: Minnie.  Mary.  Adolph.  of  further 
mention ;  Katherine,  Hannah,  Florence 
and  Julius. 

Adolph  Dreschler.  son  of  Carl  Ludwig 
Dreschler,  was  born  in  Xew  York  City,  in 
1825.  died  in  Buffalo,  X'ew  York.  June  6. 
191^,  a  nonagenarian,  although  not  quite 
reaching  his  father's  age.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  Tonawanda  schools,  his  parents 
having  moved  to  that  town  in  Western 
X'ew  York  during  his  youth,  and  there  he 
learned  the  blacksmith's  trade  with  his 
father.  Later  he  became  a  farmer  and  a 
large  landowner  at  Mt.  Clemens.  Michi- 
gan, selling  out  eventually  at  a  handsome 
profit.  His  brother  Julius  also  became  a 
large  landowner  in  Mt.  Clemens,  and  yet 
retains  very  large  holdings  of  real  estate 
in  that  famed  health  resort.  Adolph 
Dreschler.  after  disposing  of  his  interests 
at  Mt.  Clemens,  returned  to  New  York 
State  and  located  at  Black  Rock  on  the 
X'iagara  river,  later  in  life  removing  to 
Buffalo,  where  he  lived  a  retired  life  for 
nearly  forty  years,  but  dealt  considerably 
in  real  estate,  buying,  building  and  selling 
on  his  own  account.  He,  like  his  parents 
and  grandparents,  was  a  member  of  the 
German  Lutheran  church,  but  was  liberal 


in  his  religious  views.  He  was  a  man  of 
great  energy,  shrewd  and  farsighted,  hon- 
orable and  upright  in  his  life  and  highly 
esteemed.  He  married,  in  1847,  ^iary 
Ritter,  of  Buffalo,  who  survived  him  and 
still  resides  in  her  native  city,  aged  eighty- 
three  years,  daughter  of  Felix  and  Kather- 
ine (Rather)  Ritter.  Adolph  and  Mary 
Dreschler  were  the  parents  of  a  large  fam- 
ily :  Mary,  deceased ;  Felix ;  Edward,  de- 
ceased ;  Charlotte ;  Ludwig,  deceased ; 
John  Franklin,  of  further  mention ;  Wil- 
liam H.,  deceased ;    Martha  and  Rosilla. 

John  Franklin  Dreschler,  of  the  fourth 
generation  of  the  family  m  the  United 
States,  son  of  Adolph  and  Mary  ( Ritter  j 
Dreschler,  was  born  in  Mt.  Clemens, 
Michigan,  May  25.  1864.  \\'hen  he  was 
six  years  of  age  his  parents  returned  to 
XeAv  York  State,  where  he  attended  pub- 
lic school  Xo.  10  in  Buft'alo.  a  private 
school  for  six  months  and  German  Lu- 
theran College  for  one  year.  After  leav- 
ing college  he  was  for  a  time  associated 
with  the  planing  mill  business,  then  for 
ten  years  was  engaged  with  the  John  C. 
Hamilton  Lumber  Company  as  foreman. 
He  left  that  company  to  become  superin- 
tendent of  the  Chapin  Hall  Lumber  Com- 
pany of  Xewark,  Xew  Jersey,  remaining 
with  that  company  ten  years.  He  next 
established  in  business  for  himself  in  Xew 
York  City,  there  conducting  a  cabinet 
m.aking  shop  for  four  and  one-half  years, 
selling  that  business  to  become  general 
superintendent  for  Hoxson  Brothers,  con- 
tractors and  builders,  remaining  with  that 
firm  three  years.  He  then,  in  1913,  formed 
a  connection  with  the  well  known  Casper 
Ranger  Lumber  Company  of  Holyoke. 
Massachusetts  (see  history  of  this  com- 
pany under  separate  heading),  and  still 
continues  as  general  superintendent.  He 
is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  has  always 
been  active  in  party  work  wherever  lo- 
cated.     He    is    a    past    chancellor    com- 

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mander  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  being 
the  youngest  man  in  New  York  State 
elected  to  that  office.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Royal  Arcanum,  and  a  past  grand 
regent  of  the  State  of  New  York;  also 
belongs  to  the  Order  of  Orioles  and  to  the 
Butter  Club  of  Holyoke.  He  is  true  to 
the  religious  teachings  of  his  youth,  and 
while  located  in  Newark  aided  in  the  erec- 
tion of  a  new  German  Lutheran  church. 
Mr.  Dreschler  married,  in  December, 
1888,  Alma  Strauss,  born  in  Koenisgberg, 
capital  of  East  Prussia,  Germany,  in  No- 
vember, 1869.  They  are  the  parents  of 
two  daughters :  Olive,  died  aged  three 
years;  Edna,  born  September  6,  1891, 
married  John  Balsir,  of  Buffalo,  New 
York,  and  has  a  daughter,  Jennie,  born 
January  3,  1913. 


COLLINGWOOD,  James, 

Autliority  on  Art  of  Dyeing. 

In  the  great  mills  of  his  native  York- 
shire, England,  Mr.  Collingwood  mastered 
the  dyer's  art,  and  in  Yorkshire,  Philadel- 
phia and  New  Jersey  mills  gained  a  rich 
experience  that  for  the  past  twenty-eight 
years  has  been  employed  for  the  benefit 
and  profit  of  the  Farr  Alpaca  Company  of 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  one  of  New 
England's  most  important  manufacturing 
corporations.  He  comes  from  a  family  of 
mill  workers,  his  father,  Joseph  Colling- 
wood, having  been  connected  with  York- 
shire mills  from  boyhood  to  old  age.  Jo- 
seph Collingwood  was  born  in  Halifax, 
Yorkshire,  England,  about  1826,  and  died 
at  Bradford,  in  his  native  county,  at  the 
age  of  seventy.  His  work  was  principally 
as  stock  warehouseman  in  the  dye  house. 
Most  of  his  life  was  spent  in  Bradford  and 
there  his  children  were  born.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Smith,  and  they  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  following  daughters :  A.nn 
Eliza,  Grace,  Emily  and  Maria;  sons: 
Charles  and  James. 


James  Collingwood  was  born  in  Brad- 
ford, Yorkshire,  England,  November  29, 
1849,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Smith) 
Collingwood.  Until  fourteen  years  of  age 
he  attended  Bradford  schools,  and  since 
1864  has  been  connected  with  the  dyeing 
departments  of  textile  mills  in  England 
and  the  United  States.  He  became  an 
expert  dyer  and  held  good  positions  in 
Bradford  mills  during  the  years  1864-71, 
but  in  the  latter  year  decided  to  come  to 
the  United  States.  He  located  in  Phila- 
delphia, Pennsylvania,  but  after  a  few 
months  spent  in  a  textile  mill  there  re- 
turned to  England  and  resumed  his  trade 
in  Bradford,  continuing  until  1876,  when 
he  came  to  the  United  States  and  again 
located  in  Philadelphia.  He  spent  a  year 
there,  then  was  employed  for  three  years 
in  New  Jersey  mills,  returning  to  Phila- 
delphia in  1880  and  there  remaining  until 
1887.  His  work  during  those  years  was 
entirely  as  a  dyer,  his  engagements  being 
with  the  best  mills  in  the  section  named. 
In  1887  he  located  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, and  formed  an  association  with  the 
Farr  Alpaca  Company,  and  since  then  has 
been  continuously  in  the  employ  of  that 
company  in  charge  of  the  color  and  proc- 
ess dyeing  department.  He  is  thorough- 
ly skilled  in  the  mysteries  of  dyeing  as 
applied  to  textiles,  and  in  all  matters  per- 
taining to  his  art  is  an  unquestioned  au- 
thority. His  long  retention  in  the  posi- 
tion he  holds  is  the  best  proof  of  the  value 
placed  upon  his  services  and  higher  eulo- 
gy could  not  be  uttered.  He  has  taken 
more  than  ordinary  interest  in  Holyoke 
civic  affairs,  has  served  in  City  Council, 
and  in  party  affiliation  is  a  Republican. 
He  is  a  member  of  Mt.  Tom  Lodge,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons  ;  Holyoke  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons ;  Holyoke  Council, 
Royal  and  Select  Masters,  and  is  a  com- 
municant of  the  Second  Baptist  Church. 

Mr.  Collingwood  married,  November 
22,  1873,  Sarah  Jane  McFarland,  born  in 


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Huddersfield,  a  borough  of  the  West 
Riding  of  Yorkshire,  England,  daughter 
of  Ward  and  Jane  (Beaulandj  McFar- 
land.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  CollingAvood  are  the 
parents  of  five  children:  Emily,  born  in 
Bradford,  England;  Joseph,  born  in  Phil- 
adelphia, Pennsylvania,  now  a  dyer  in  the 
employ  of  the  Farr  Alpaca  Company  of 
Holyoke,  married  May  E.  Alderman,  of 
Holyoke ;  Jane  Eliza,  born  in  Holyoke, 
married  John  L.  Bagg,  of  Holyoke.  and 
has  a  daughter,  Elizabeth  Bagg;  George, 
born  in  Holyoke,  now  a  steel  worker  in 
Ohio;  Frank,  born  in  Holyoke,  now  with 
the  Magna  Automobile  Company  of  Hol- 
yoke. 


GLESMANN,  August  Frank, 
Business  Man. 

Although  born  in  Germany,  Mr.  Gles- 
mann  has  been  a  resident  of  Holyoke  since 
his  eighth  year,  and  as  an  official  of  the 
Dietz  Baking  Company  is  closely  identi- 
fied with  a  business  with  which  he  has 
been  associated  from  youth.  He  is  a 
grandson  of  Frank  Glesmann,  who  lived 
and  died  in  Germany,  and  a  son  of  Frank 
(2)  Glesmann. 

Frank  (2)  Glesmann  was  born  in  Posen. 
Germany,  October  18,  1839,  and  died  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  October  27, 1908. 
He  obtained  a  good  education,  and  in  his 
youth  was  employed  by  a  stock  farmer  as 
a  shepherd.  Later  he  entered  railroad 
employ  as  a  brakesman,  so  continuing  for 
fifteen  years.  He  came  to  the  United 
States,  September  14,  1882,  located  in 
Holyoke,  and  there  until  his  death,  twen- 
ty-six years  later,  was  an  employee  of  the 
Germania  Mills.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  German  Lutheran  church,  a  man  of 
industrious,  upright  life.  He  married, 
February  9,  1868.  Mrs.  Christina  (Shultz) 
Domke,  born  in  Hohensalza,  Posen,  Ger- 
many,  November    12,    1838,   daughter  of 


Karl  and  Elizabeth  (Veisner)  Shultz,  and 
widow  of  W'ilhelm  Domke.  By  her  first 
marriage  she  had  a  daughter  Bertha,  who 
married  Richard  Herman  Dietz.  Frank 
and  Christina  Glesmann  were  the  parents 
of  five  children:  Minnie,  married  Otto 
Fromhold  and  has  a  son,  Arthur ;  Amelia, 
married  Henry  Schloerb  and  has  two 
daughters,  Margaret  and  Erma  ;  August 
Frank,  of  further  mention  ;  Anna,  married 
Ernest  Ruckdeschel,  a  sketch  of  whom 
follows,  and  has  sons,  Edwin  and  Walter; 
Max,  died  aged  two  years. 

August  Frank  Glesmann,  only  son  of 
Frank  and  Christina  Glesmann,  was  born 
in  Posen,  Germany,  August  3,  1874.  He 
attended  a  Posen  school  for  two  years, 
but  in  1882  his  parents  brought  him  to 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and  there  his 
education  was  completed.  After  leaving 
school,  he  entered  the  employ  of  Richard 
H.  Dietz.  husband  of  his  half-sister.  Ber- 
tha, and  with  him  acquired  expert  knowl- 
edge of  the  baking  business.  He  con- 
tinued in  a  responsible  position  with  Mr. 
Dietz  until  the  incorporation  of  the  Dietz 
Baking  Company,  when  he  was  elected 
vice-president  of  the  company.  He  is  a 
capable  and  efficient  business  man,  held 
in  high  esteem  by  all  who  know  him. 

Mr.  Glesmann  married,  in  1901,  Emma 
Price,  daughter  of  Edward  and  Rose  Price, 
of  Holyoke.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Glesmann  are 
the  parents  of  four  children:  Helen,  Ed- 
ward, Doris  and  Esther. 


RUCKDESCHEL,  Ernest, 

Head  of  Rnckdeschel  Press. 

Brought  by  his  parents  from  his  native 
Bohemia  in  1882,  a  child  of  three  years, 
Mr.  Ruckdeschel  knows  no  other  land 
than  this,  and  has  in  his  adopted  city 
pursued  a  course  of  successful  effort,  and 
is  now  the  head  of  a  prosperous  printing 
business  conducted  under  his  own  name. 


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His  grand  and  great-grandfather  were 
professional  men  in  liohemia,  Austria,  the 
latter  a  school  teacher,  his  son  John  a 
lawyer  and  clerk  of  court  in  the  city  of 
Asch,  the  westernmost  town  of  Bohemia. 

August  Ruckdeschel,  son  of  John  Ruck- 
deschel,  was  born  in  Asch,  Bohemia,  Aus- 
tria, October  30,  1853,  died  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  September  29,  1904.  He 
attended  school  until  fourteen  years  of 
age,  then  was  employed  in  the  textile 
mills,  becoming-  an  expert  weaver.  He 
lemained  in  his  native  land  until  after  his 
marriage,  coming  with  his  wife  and  son 
to  the  United  States  in  1882,  arriving  in 
New  York  in  April  of  that  year.  He  lo- 
cated in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  there 
finding  employment  in  the  Germania 
Mills,  later  g"oing  to  the  Skinner  Silk 
Mills,  there  continuing  for  several  years. 
He  married,  January  i,  1878,  Eva  Holz- 
heimer,  born  in  the  town  of  Selb,  Bavaria, 
daughter  of  John  and  Eva  Margaret 
(Hendeck)  Holzheimer.  They  were  the 
parents  of  four  children :  Ernest,  of  fur- 
ther mention ;  Elsie,  born  in  Holyoke, 
May  21,  1884,  married  William  Flittner 
and  has  two  sons,  Ferdinand  and  Wil- 
liam ;  ]\Iax,  born  September  26,  1885,  a 
linotype  operator,  married  Edith  Seidel 
and  has  a  daughter,  Judith ;  Ferdinand, 
born  February  3,  1888,  a  printer,  of  New 
York  City. 

Ernest  Ruckdeschel,  eldest  son  of  Au- 
gust and  Eva  (Holzheimer)  Ruckdeschel, 
was  born  in  Asch,  Bohemia,  Austria,  July 
26,  1879,  and  in  1882  was  brought  by  his 
parents  to  Holyoke.  After  completing 
courses  of  public  school  study,  he  began 
learning  the  printer's  trade  with  the 
Powers  Paper  Company,  in  their  print- 
ing department,  spending  three  years  with 
that  company.  The  years  until  1902  were 
spent  in  the  employment  of  the  Holyoke 
houses.  Smith  &  White  Company,  Hub- 
bard &  Taber,  three  years  each.  In  1902 
he  entered  the  employ  of  White  &  Wy- 

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ckoff  and  remained  until  1908.  He  then 
went  to  Poole  Brothers,  Chicago,  Illinois, 
and  remained  there  for  a  short  time. 
White  &  Wyckoff  requested  him  to  re- 
turn and  take  charge  of  their  printing 
department,  and  this  he  did  and  remained 
until  1910,  when  he  went  to  the  printing 
plant  of  John  C.  Otto,  of  Springfield,  as 
foreman.  During  these  years  he  had  be- 
come not  only  an  expert  in  its  mechanical 
features,  but  had  acquired  an  intimate 
knowledge  of  printing  as  a  business,  and 
in  1913  established  a  plant  for  himself. 
Coming  to  Holyoke  he  began  business 
under  the  name  of  The  Ruckdeschel 
Press.  He  now  maintains  a  plant  for  ex- 
ecuting orders  for  all  kinds  of  color,  also 
die  stamping  and  engraving.  To  his  ex- 
pert knowledge  of  printing  as  a  trade,  he 
added  four  years'  instruction  in  art  under 
the  famous  August  Castringius,  a  talented 
artist,  whose  ability  has  been  recognized 
by  a  medal  of  honor  from  Munich  Uni- 
versity and  a  gold  medal  from  Paris. 
Liability  and  service  are  the  watchwords 
of  The  Ruckdeschel  Press,  and  the  re- 
sponse from  the  public  has  been  a  steadily 
increasing  patronage  and  a  constantly 
growing  business.  Mr.  Ruckdeschel  is  a 
member  of  the  Connecticut  Valley  Club 
of  Printing  House  Craftsmen  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Franz  Abt  Maennerchor,  the 
German  Lutheran  church  and  of  the 
Young  Men's  Society  of  that  church. 

He  married,  October  24,  1900,  Anna 
Glesmann,  daughter  of  Frank  and  Chris- 
tina (Shultz-Domke)  Glesmann,  a  sketch 
of  whom  precedes  this.  They  are  the 
parents  of  two  sons :  Edwin  Ernest,  born 
March  21,  1902;  Walter  Franz,  May  4, 
1906. 


SHEA,  Daniel, 

Representative    Citizen. 

Among  Holyoke's  well  known  citizens 
who  have  been  identified  with  the  best 


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interests  of  the  city  for  some  years  is 
Daniel  Shea,  who,  although  not  a  native 
of  the  United  States,  is  known  and  hon- 
ored for  his  devotion  to  the  country  of 
his  adoption,  also  for  his  sterling  qualities 
and  his  cooperation  in  every  project  that 
has  for  its  object  the  betterment  of  the 
community  and  the  uplift  of  mankind. 

John  Shea,  grandfather  of  Daniel  Shea, 
was  a  native  of  Ireland,  in  which  country 
he  spent  his  entire  lifetime,  devoting  his 
attention  to  the  tilling  of  the  soil,  and  he 
lived  to  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-five 
years,  his  death  occurring  in  his  native 
land  in  the  year  1885.  His  wife,  also  a 
native  of  Ireland,  bore  him  three  children : 
James,  Maurice,  Daniel,  of  whom  further. 

Daniel  Shea,  father  of  Daniel  Shea,  of 
this  review,  was  born  in  County  Kerry, 
Ireland,  1829.  He  attended  the  common 
schools  of  the  neighborhood,  assisted  in 
the  work  of  his  father's  farm,  and  upon 
attaining  manhood  years  followed  in  his 
father's  footsteps,  devoting  his  entire  at- 
tention to  agricultural  pursuits.  In  1879, 
at  the  age  of  fifty  years,  he  left  his  native 
land  in  the  hope  of  advancing  the  interests 
of  both  himself  and  his  family,  and  upon 
arriving  in  the  United  States  located  in 
the  city  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and 
for  a  number  of  years  was  in  the  employ 
of  the  city  government,  performing  his 
duties  in  a  creditable  manner.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Ireland,  Joanna  McCarthy,  a  na- 
tive of  Ireland,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  five  children :  Mary,  who  became  the 
wife  of  ^Michael  McDonald;  Maurice; 
James ;  Daniel,  of  whom  further,  and 
Dennis.  Daniel  Shea.  Sr.,  died  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  January,  19 13.  aged 
eighty-four  years. 

Daniel  Shea,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Dingle, 
Ireland,  May  15,  1866.  His  youth  was 
spent  in  his  native  land,  his  time  occupied 
by  attendance  at  the  school  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  his  home  and  assisting  with 


the  work  of  the  home  farm.  He  accom- 
panied his  parents  upon  their  removal  to 
the  United  States,  he  being  then  thirteen 
years  of  age,  and  for  some  time  thereafter 
he  attended  the  night  schools  of  Holyoke, 
in  this  manner  greatly  supplementing  the 
knowledge  gained  during  his  earlier  years. 
His  first  employment  was  in  the  paper 
mills  in  Holyoke,  his  term  of  service  ex- 
tending over  a  period  of  seven  years,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  gained  a  good  insight 
in  the  manufacture  of  that  most  useful 
commodity,  paper.  In  the  year  1888  he 
severed  his  connection  with  the  paper  mill 
in  order  to  carry  out  his  purpose  of  see- 
ing something  of  his  adopted  country,  and 
accordingly  made  his  way  to  the  Pacific 
coast,  where  he  remained  for  twenty-three 
years,  that  section  of  the  country  proving 
more  to  his  liking  than  the  eastern  sec- 
tion, during  which  time  he  made  his 
headquarters  in  the  city  of  San  Francisco, 
and  during  the  time  spent  there  was  con- 
nected wuth  a  telephone  company.  In 
191 1  he  returned  east  and  once  more  took 
up  his  abode  in  Holyoke,  purchasing  there 
"The  Rosamond."  located  on  Pleasant 
street,  an  apartment  house  consisting  of 
eighteen  suites,  and  during  the  interven- 
ing years  has  devoted  his  entire  time  to 
looking  after  this  property,  which  he 
keeps  in  first-class  condition.  In  religion 
he  is  a  Catholic,  interested  in  the  work  of 
the  Holy  Cross  Church,  and  in  politics  is 
an  Independent. 

Mr.  Shea  married,  in  191 1,  Annie  Lynch, 
of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
Michael  and  Katherine  (O'Donnell) 
Lynch,  also  born  in  Holyoke.  In  their 
daily  life  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shea  endeavor 
to  do  their  full  duty,  actuated  by  a  spirit 
of  love  toward  all  mankind,  and  thus  have 
won  and  retained  the  respect  and  esteem 
of  all  with  whom  they  are  brought  in  con- 
tact, whether  in  business,  political  or  so- 
cial circles. 


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WILLIAMS,  Frank, 

Snccessful    Manufacturer. 

In  the  subject  of  this  review  we  have 
a  man  who  has  attained  a  high  position  in 
the  business  world,  a  self-made  man,  hav- 
ing worked  his  way  up,  step  by  step, 
without  the  aid  of  parents,  he  being  left 
an  orphan  at  an  early  age,  without  capital 
or  influential  friends,  but  he  made  good 
use  of  his  meagre  opportunities,  and  since 
engaging  in  business  on  his  own  account 
has  prospered  from  year  to  year,  conduct- 
ing his  business  matters  carefully  and 
systematically,  and  in  all  his  acts  display- 
ing an  aptitude  for  successful  manage- 
ment. 

Frank  Williams  was  born  in  New  York 
City,  August  8,  1865.  His  father  was  a 
native  of  England,  in  which  country  he 
was  reared  and  educated,  the  male  mem- 
bers of  the  family  being  seafaring  men. 
In  manhood  he  emigrated  to  this  country, 
taking  passage  from  Liverpool,  England, 
and  during  the  progress  of  the  Civil  War 
he  enlisted  his  services  in  defense  of  his 
adopted  land  and  probably  lost  his  life  in 
that  conflict  as  he  never  returned  to  his 
home,  consequently  his  son  never  knew 
him  and  never  experienced  a  father's  care. 
His  mother  was  a  Southern  woman,  and 
her  death  occurred  in  Orange  county,  New 
York,  when  her  son  was  eight  years  of 
age,  leaving  him  thus  alone  at  the  age 
wiien  most  boys  are  enjoying  all  the  ad- 
vantages of  home  and  the  protection  of 
parents.  He  was  then  placed  in  the  care 
of  a  family  in  Paterson,  New  Jersey,  with 
whom  he  resided  until  he  was  about  four- 
teen years  of  age,  in  the  meantime  attend- 
ing the  common  schools  ot  that  place,  and 
then,  his  surroundings  not  being  to  his 
liking,  he  ran  away  and  made  his  way  to 
Newark,  New  Jersey,  where  he  lived  with 
a  family  by  the  name  of  Judson  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.    He  was  alw^ays  fond  of  the 


water,  probably  inheriting  that  taste  from 
his  paternal  ancestors,  and  for  the  follow- 
ing live  or  six  years  he  followed  the  water 
as  a  means  of  livelihood,  running  engines 
in  yachts  and  attending  the  regattas. 

Mr.  Judson,  his  benefactor,  was  a  manu- 
facturer of  screen  plates  for  paper  mills, 
his  plant  being  located  in  Newark,  New 
Jersey,  and  Mr.  Williams  eventually  be- 
came an  employee  in  his  factory,  becom- 
ing thoroughly  familiar  with  the  details 
of  the  business,  and  subsequently  brought 
out  some  valuable  patents  of  his  own  in 
connection  with  the  screen  plates,  which 
added  greatly  to  their  value  and  useful- 
ness. In  the  meantime  Mr.  Judson  died, 
and  for  some  time  thereafter  Air.  Wil- 
liams conducted  the  business  in  the  inter- 
est of  the  widow  of  Mr.  Judson.  In  1896 
Mr.  Williams  removed  to  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  established  a  similar  line 
of  business  under  the  name  of  Judson  & 
Williams,  using  the  name  of  Judson  in 
honor  of  his  former  employer  and  bene- 
factor, but  being  the  sole  owner  of  the 
business.  At  first  he  rented  quarters  from 
the  Water  Power  Company,  but  in  1906 
erected  the  commodious  plant  at  No.  115 
Park  street,  Holyoke,  which  he  has  used 
ever  since  in  the  manufacture  of  screen 
plates,  for  which  there  is  a  constant  and 
ever  increasing  demand,  there  being  only 
two  other  plants  in  this  country  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  the  same  article. 
A  portion  of  his  building  is  occupied  by 
Higgins  &  Company  Brass  Foundry,  of 
which  Mr.  Williams  is  the  principal  owner, 
this  being  one  of  the  leading  industries  of 
Holyoke,  giving  employment  to  many 
hands.  In  addition  to  his  manufacturing 
business,  in  which  he  requires  the  services 
of  a  large  force  of  skilled  operatives,  Mr. 
Williams  has  devoted  considerable  time  to 
real  estate  operations,  which  he  conducts 
on  an  extensive  scale,  he  being  the  owner 
of  valuable  property  in  the  city  of  Hol- 


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yoke,  and  he  is  also  the  owner  of  an  apple 
orchard  in  the  State  of  Washington, 
which  is  in  a  high  state  of  cultivation, 
and  from  which  he  derives  a  goodly  in- 
come. The  chief  characteristics  in  Mr. 
Williams"  business  career  are  his  honesty 
of  purpose,  his  determination  to  succeed 
and  his  straightforward  and  honorable 
methods  of  conducting  his  affairs,  and 
these  qualities  have  been  the  means  of 
securing  for  him  a  liberal  and  constantly 
increasing  patronage.  Mr.  Williams  is  a 
m.ember  of  the  Baptist  church,  in  the  work 
of  which  he  takes  an  active  interest,  of 
Holyoke  Lodge,  No.  134,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  of  the  en- 
campment of  the  same  order. 

Mr.  Williams  married,  ]\Iay  11,  1907, 
Edna  Brainard,  of  South  Hadley  Falls, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Halsey  and 
Emma  (Graves)  Brainard.  They  are  both 
well  and  favorably  known  in  the  section 
in  which  they  make  their  home,  and  they 
enjoy  the  high  regard  of  many  friends. 


BEAUREGARD,  Alexandre, 

Contractor,    Builder. 

Alexandre  Beauregard,  of  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  comes  of  an  old  and  re- 
spected French-Canadian  family.  Charles 
Beauregard,  great-grandfather  of  Alex- 
andre Beauregard,  who  was  a  man  of 
wealth,  was  a  hotel  keeper  in  Canada. 
He  had  considerable  real  estate  interests 
there  also,  the  steady  rise  in  value  of 
which  brought  him  wealth.  At  his  death, 
liis  possessions  were  divided  among  his 
sons,  of  whom  we  are  interested  in  Alex- 
andre Beauregard,  grandfather  of  the 
subject  of  this  article.  He  was  born  in 
the  Province  of  Quebec,  Canada.  Inherit- 
ing so  much  land,  he  was  naturally  a 
farmer,  and  this  vocation  he  followed  all 
his  life  on  the  estates  left  him  by  his 
father.    His  wife  was  Mary  Tathe.    They 


were  the  parents  of  Alexandre  (2)  Beau- 
regard, father  of  the  respected  Holyoke 
resident  of  present  interest. 

Alexandre  {2)  Beauregard  was  born  on 
the  family  estate,  Province  of  Quebec, 
Canada,  in  the  year  1847,  and  at  this  writ- 
ing (1916J  is  still  actively  interested  in 
his  farming  affairs  at  South  Hadley,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  has  resided  for  twen- 
ty-four years.  He  was  educated  in  the 
district  school  of  his  native  place,  but,  as 
the  son  of  well-to-do  parents,  this  ele- 
mentary foundation  of  knowledge  was 
supplemented  by  a  course  at  St.  Hya- 
cinthe  College.  After  completing  his 
course  there,  he  returned  home,  and  as- 
sisted his  father  in  the  working  and  man- 
agement of  the  family  estate  and  farm. 
In  May,  1885,  he  came  over  the  border 
into  the  United  States,  locating  in  East 
jaffrey,  New  Hampshire.  He  was  em- 
ployed in  a  mill  there  for  seven  years.  In 
1892  he  came  into  Massachusetts,  pur- 
chasing a  farm  in  South  Hadley  tow^nship, 
where  he  still  lives.  He  is  of  the  old  type 
of  French-Canadian  gentlemen,  and  while 
resident  in  that  country  took  an  active 
part  in  Canadian  politics.  He  w'as  a 
staunch  Conservative,  and  worked  keenly 
and  indefatigably  in  the  interests  of  that 
party.  His  wife,  whom  he  married  in 
Canada,  was  Edwith  Shepard.  To  them 
Avere  born  the  following:  Alexandre  (3), 
Horace,  Clarice,  Edward,  Euclid,  Alice, 
Almina,  Eulalia,  Rosa,  Mary  and  Louise. 

Alexandre  (3)  Beauregard  was  born  at 
St.  Hyacinthe,  Province  of  Quebec,  Can- 
ada, November  5,  1869.  After  an  educa- 
tion in  the  elementary  schools,  he  entered 
1  csolutely  into  the  working  of  his  father's 
farm.  In  1885  he  came  with  his  parents 
to  New  Hampshire,  and  for  a  time  re- 
mained with  them,  assisting  his  father  at 
the  mill  at  East  Jaffrey,  that  State.  He 
later  journeyed  further  south,  and  found 
work  at  W'orcester,  Massachusetts,  but 
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in  1892  he  moved  to  Holyoke,  ^lassachu- 
setts  in  which  city  he  has  made  his  home 
ever  since.  He  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade,  and  was  employed  by  others  for  a 
number  of  years  before  embarking  in  busi- 
ness for  himself.  Diligence,  knowledge, 
initiative  and  self-conhdence  developed 
his  activities,  until  his  business  of  con- 
tractor and  builder  assumed  considerable 
proportions.  He  eventually  formed  a 
partnership  with  Mr.  Choiniere,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Choiniere  &  Beauregard,  and 
their  success  has  been  gratifying  and  ap- 
preciable. They  have  erected  many  nota- 
ble structures,  and  have  done  considerable 
work  in  Springfield,  ^lassachusetts,  as 
well  as  in  Holyoke.  Mr.  Beauregard  built 
and  owns  the  Cambria  Apartment  House, 
on  Appleton  street,  Holyoke.  He  is  build- 
ing another  block  known  as  the  Welling- 
ton 2nd.  corner  of  Dwight  and  Linden 
streets,  which  has  sixteen  beautiful  apart- 
ments and  five  stores,  and  he  is  also  build- 
ing two  beautiful  residence  blocks.  He  is 
an  Independent  in  politics.  He  is  an  en- 
thusiastic member  of  the  Order  of  For- 
esters. 

On  May  30,  1897.  ^^^  married  Rosaline 
Beaudoin,  who  is  a  native  of  his  own 
Province,  Quebec,  Canada.  The  union 
has  been  blessed  with  issue  as  follows : 
Wilfred.  Leo.  Alec,  Isabelle,  Edna,  \'iola 
and  Evelina. 


BRADLEY,  Arthur  William, 

W^ell-Known  Citizen. 

Michael  Bradley,  grandfather  of  Arthur 
William  Bradley,  of  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, was  born  in  County  Down,  Ireland, 
in  1814,  and  died  in  Philadelphia,  Penn- 
sylvania, from  the  effects  of  heat  prostra- 
tion in  1866.  He  was  educated  in  Ireland, 
and  came  to  this  country  when  a  young 
man,  in  1839,  locating  in  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.  He  had  learned  the  trade 
of  handloom  weaving  in  his  native  place, 


and  after  coming  to  America  followed  his 
trade  in  the  winter  months,  working  as  a 
stone  mason  the  remainder  of  the  year. 
He  served  through  the  Civil  War  in  the 
Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  Regiment, 
taking  part  in  twenty-seven  engagements 
and  miraculously  escaped  without  a  wound 
of  any  kind.  He  married  Rosa  Brady. 
Children:  Ellen;  Peter;  Arthur  Joseph, 
mentioned  below ;  Cecilia ;  Hugh,  who 
served  in  the  Civil  War.  was  wounded  in 
the  battle  of  Fair  Oaks  and  died  in  the 
military  hospital,  Baltimore  ;  John,  served 
in  the  Civil  War,  was  killed  in  the  Battle 
of  the  Wilderness,  and  his  body  never  re- 
covered ;  Michael ;  Charles  ;  Mary. 

Arthur  Joseph  Bradley,  father  of  Arthur 
William  Bradley,  was  born  in  County 
Down,  Ireland,  October  3.  1838.  and 
came  to  this  country  with  his  parents 
when  he  was  but  six  months  old.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Philadel- 
phia and  w-as  a  resident  of  that  city  until 
1863,  when  he  removed  to  Camden.  Xew 
Jersey.  Eight  years  later  he  moved  from 
that  city  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  lived 
five  years.  In  1876  he  removed  to  South 
Hadley  Falls,  Massachusetts.  In  1889  he 
came  to  Holyoke  and  made  his  home 
there  until  1910.  since  when  he  has  been 
living  at  Amherst,  Massachusetts.  In  his 
younger  days  he  learned  the  trade  of  brick 
mason,  and  for  many  years  worked  at  that 
trade  in  summer.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  was  employed  in  the  Alpaca  Mills  in 
Holyoke  during  the  winter  season,  and 
later  in  the  mills  at  W^altham,  Massachu- 
setts. He  has  always  taken  a  lively  in- 
terest in  public  aflfairs.  In  politics  he  is 
a  Democrat,  and  he  has  served  on  the 
Democratic  town  committee  of  South 
Hadley  Falls  and  on  the  Democratic  city 
committee  of  Waltham.  He  served  in 
the  L'nion  army  in  the  Civil  War,  enlist- 
ing February  10,  1865.  in  Company  C, 
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during  most  of  his  service  was  on  de- 
tached duty  in  and  near  Richmond,  Vir- 
ginia. He  was  mustered  out  after  peace 
was  declared.  He  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Order  of  Foresters,  the  Ancient  Order 
of  Hibernians,  the  Improved  Order  of 
Red  Men,  and  at  one  time  was  sub-district 
chief  ranger.  He  was  active  in  labor  or- 
ganizations and  is  past  master  workman 
of  the  Knights  of  Labor,  which  was  for- 
merly the  strongest  labor  organization  in 
the  country  and  paved  the  way  for  the 
l)resent  more  highly  organized  labor 
unions. 

Mr.  Bradley  married  Ann  Hourigan, 
who  was  born  in  Ireland.  July  ii,  1838, 
and  died  January  25,  1908,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Riley)  Hourigan. 
Children  :  Arthur  William,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Michael  Edward,  Thomas  Francis, 
Joseph  William,  and  Mary,  who  became 
the  wife  of  William  Welch. 

Arthur  William  Bradley,  son  of  Arthur 
Joseph  and  Ann  (Hourigan)  Bradley,  was 
born  in  Camden,  New  Jersey,  March  11, 
1867.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  South  Hadley  Falls,  Massa- 
chusetts. At  an  early  age  he  started  out 
to  earn  his  own  livelihood,  his  first  em- 
ployment being  in  the  Farr  Alpaca  Mills 
at  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
gained  a  thorough  insight  into  the  details 
of  that  line  of  work  and  became  proficient 
therein,  and  later  he  was  listed  on  the 
working  force  of  the  Hadley  Thread  Mills 
and  the  mills  of  the  Merrick  Thread  Com- 
pany, in  both  of  which  corporations  he 
was  noted  for  the  excellence  of  his  labor. 
In  1904  he  was  appointed  to  the  responsi- 
ble position  of  superintendent  of  the  W. 
H.  Bullard  Thread  Company  of  ?Iolyoke, 
and  from  that  date  to  August  i,  1916, 
when  he  resigned,  rendered  excellent 
service  in  that  capacity,  giving  entire  sat- 
isfaction to  all  concerned,  winning  the 
approbation  of  his  superiors  and  the  good 


will  and  respect  of  those  under  his  charge, 
being  a  man  of  fair-minded  principles,  dis- 
playing no  discrimination  or  favor  in  his 
treatment  of  the  emi)loyees.  This  last 
term  of  service  makes  altogether  thirty 
years  of  experience  in  the  manufacture  of 
thread,  years  that  have  tested  his  strength 
and  endurance  to  the  utmost,  but  he  has 
always  been  found  faithful  to  the  duties 
imposed  upon  him,  performmg  each  day's 
work  in  a  cheerful  manner  and  thus  has 
well  earned  the  recompense  that  he  is  en- 
joying at  the  present  time,  the  esteem  and 
confidence  of  all  with  whom  he  is  brought 
in  contact  in  his  daily  toil.  In  addition 
to  his  arduous  duties  at  the  factory,  he 
has  for  some  years  been  the  proprietor  of 
a  highly  successful  mercantile  business 
conducted  in  the  city  of  Holyoke,  from 
which  he  derives  a  lucrative  income,  and 
thus  he  is  preparing  for  his  advancing 
years,  and  in  due  course  of  time  will  be 
enabled  to  give  up  active  pursuits  and  en- 
joy a  well-earned  rest,  the  sequel  of  years 
of  toil  and  strife.  Mr.  Bradley,  aside  from 
casting  his  vote  for  the  candidates  whom 
he  considers  best  suited  for  the  various 
offices,  has  never  taken  an  active  part  in 
politics,  preferring  to  devote  his  entire 
attention  to  his  chosen  work  and  his 
home,  nor  has  he  afifiliated  Avith  organiza- 
tions of  any  description. 

Mr.  Bradley  married,  January  i,  1898, 
Marie  Gennest,  a  native  of  Canada,  born 
October  2,  1876,  daughter  of  John  and 
Celanese  (Nadeau)  Gennest.  Children: 
Russell  Arthur,  born  February  18,  1899; 
Thomas  Francis,  born  July  31,  1902; 
Marie  Claire,  born  December  12,  1905. 

The  uniform  courtesy  and  genial  dis- 
position of  Mr.  Bradley  have  gained  for 
him  the  friendly  regard  of  all  with  whom 
he  has  come  in  contact,  and  in  a  work  of 
this  description  he  well  deserves  represen- 
tation as  an  exemplary  resident  of  his 
adopted  city,  the  interests  of  which  he 
serves  to  the  best  of  his  ability. 


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GALLIVAN,  Andrew  D.  A., 

Florist,   Market  Gardener. 

Andrew  Dennis  Aloysius  Gallivan,  one 
of  the  leading  florists  and  market  gar- 
deners of  Holyoke,  is  in  partnership  with 
his  brother,  Daniel  Joseph  Gallivan,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Gallivan  Brothers.  Their 
success  in  founding  and  building  the  busi- 
ness of  the  firm  is  a  source  of  pride  to  the 
entire  community.  Though  both  partners 
were  born  under  foreign  skies  and  lacked 
every  advantage  at  the  outset,  they  have 
shown  foresight  and  shrewdness  and  ex- 
erted their  energies  and  abilities  to  such 
good  purpose  that  their  firm  takes  rank  as 
the  leading  florist's  establishment  of  the 
city. 

Dennis  Gallivan,  father  of  Andrew  D. 
A.  and  Daniel  J.  Gallivan,  came  of  an  an- 
cient and  honorable  Irish  family,  and  his 
entire  life  was  spent  in  the  region  of  his 
birth  in  Ireland.  He  followed  farming  in 
a  modest  way.  He  married  Catherine  Hor- 
gan,  daughter  of  a  neighboring  farmer.  A 
few  years  later,  in  1881,  when  he  was  still 
a  young  man.  he  died,  leaving  two  sons. 
Andrew  Dennis  Aloysius  and  Daniel  Jo- 
seph. The  latter  was  born  March  29,  1880. 
So  closely  have  the  lives  of  the  two  sons 
been  associated  that  to  write  a  biography 
of  one  is  to  tell  the  life  story  of  the  other. 
Andrew  Dennis  Aloysius  was  but  three 
years  old  when  his  father  died,  and  his 
brother  was  an  infant.  The  widowed 
mother  decided  a  few  years  later  to  fol- 
low the  example  of  various  relatives  and 
make  her  home  in  this  country.  In  1887. 
with  her  two  little  sons,  she  sailed  for 
America.  Making  her  home  in  Holyoke, 
she  devoted  herself  to  the  care  and  main- 
tenance of  the  boys,  and  owing  to  her  love 
and  wisdom,  and  through  her  guidance  and 
training,  both  grew  into  sturdy,  capable 
men,  and  in  full  measure  they  realized  in 
the  course  of  time  the  substantial  rewards 
of  life  for  which  she  planned  and  prayed 


in  their  youth.  Both  boys  were  given  a 
good  common  school  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Holyoke. 

Andrew  Dennis  Aloysius  Gallivan  was 
born  in  Killarney,  County  Kerry,  Ireland, 
July  12,  1878.  When  he  left  school,  he 
found  employment  in  the  cultivation  and 
raising  of  greenhouse  produce  and  flowers. 
I'Vom  his  ancestors  he  appears  to  have  in- 
herited a  natural  skill  with  plants  and  the 
soil,  and  a  keen  enjoyment  and  love  for 
his  occupation.  All  that  he  could  learn  of 
the  methods  of  cultivation  of  flowers  and 
vegetables,  especially  when  they  were 
grown  under  glass,  he  acquired  while  a 
boy  employed  in  various  places.  He  read 
and  studied  agriculture  and  horticulture. 
He  held  positions  of  trust  and  responsibil- 
ity under  various  employers,  and  learned 
by  practical  experience  every  detail  of  the 
business  of  a  market  gardener  and  florist. 

With  a  modest  capital  the  brothers  ven- 
tured in  business  as  market  gardeners  and 
florists  in  1901.  Beginning  with  a  few 
lines,  they  increased  the  capacity  of  their 
plant  and  the  extent  and  variety  of  their 
product,  keeping  pace  with  progress  in 
the  art  of  cultivation  under  glass  on  a 
commercial  scale.  They  were  both  in- 
defatigable and  thoroughly  capable,  and 
their  industry  has  been  rewarded.  At 
Smith's  Ferry,  where  their  large  green- 
houses are  located,  they  have  also  one 
of  the  finest  and  most  profitable  market 
gardens  in  the  State  of  Massachusetts. 
As  florists  measure  their  success  by  the 
area  of  glass  in  their  greenhouses,  the  fact 
that  Gallivan  Brothers  now  have  green- 
houses covered  by  more  than  20.000 
square  feet  of  glass  indicates  the  extent 
of  their  activities  during  the  past  six- 
teen years.  Their  flowers  and  produce 
find  a  market  almost  exclusively  in  Hol- 
yoke and  vicinity.  Besides  the  plant  at 
Smith's  Ferry,  the  firm  has  a  place  of 
business  in  the  city  at  No.  500  Dwight 
street.    Their  artistic  and  attractive  store 


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is  stocked  with  every  sort  of  flower  on 
the  market,  and  is  thoroughly  metropoli- 
tan in  style  and  management.  Their 
wholesale  trade  is,  of  course,  important 
and  extensive.  As  business  men  the 
brothers  are  popular  and  highly  esteemed 
by  the  other  merchants  in  the  city.  Their 
careers  furnish  a  fine  incentive  to  the 
youth  who  are  apt  to  believe  that  the  dif- 
ficulties in  the  way  of  a  successful  venture 
in  business  have  become  too  great  to  be 
within  the  reach  of  a  poor  boy.  Mr.  Galli- 
van  and  his  brother  have  made  their  firm 
known  throughout  this  section  of  the 
country,  and  their  example  will  be  an  in- 
spiration to  other  young  men. 

In  the  social  and  business  organizations 
to  which  Mr.  Gallivan  belongs  he  has 
many  friends  throughout  New  England. 
He  is  a  member  of  Holyoke  Lodge,  No. 
74,  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks,  and  of  the  New  England  Order  of 
Protection.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat, 
but  such  have  been  the  demands  of  his 
growing  business  that  he  has  declined  to 
hold  public  office  of  any  kind.  But  his  in- 
terest in  the  affairs  of  the  municipality  is 
keen  and  frequently  in  evidence.  He  is 
a  communicant  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament 
Church  and  a  faithful  supporter  of  the 
parish. 

He  married,  October  26,  1909,  Julia 
Hallisey,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Donahue)  Hallisey,  of  Holyoke,  and  they 
have  two  children :  Daniel,  born  Decem- 
ber I,  1910,  and  Elmore  Andrew,  born 
June  6,   1912. 


SMITH,  Herbert  Edmund, 

Representative  Citizen. 

The  career  of  Herbert  Edmund  Smith, 
of  Holyoke,  although  quiet  and  unevent- 
ful in  the  main,  demonstrates  the  fact  that 
success  depends  not  u])on  circumstances 
or  environments,  but  upon  the  man,  the 
successful   men   of   the   day   being   those 


who  have  planned  their  own  advancement 
and  have  accomplished  it  in  spite  of  many 
obstacles,  overcoming  dif^culties  that  to 
men  not  possessed  of  courage  would  seem 
unsurmountable. 

F.dward  Smith,  father  of  Herbert  Ed- 
mund Smith,  was  a  native  of  Adel,  York- 
shire, England,  where  he  was  reared  and 
educated,  and  later  engaged  in  lousiness 
pursuits  as  a  farmer  and  continued  until 
his  death  in  1871.  He  was  active  in  the 
affairs  of  the  neighborhood,  energetic  and 
enterprising,  and  was  highly  thought  of 
by  his  neighbors  and  friends.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Ann  Simpson,  who  w^as  born 
at  Chapeltown,  Yorkshire,  England.  After 
the  death  of  her  husband  she  came  to  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  where  she  died  in 
1904.  They  were  the  parents  of  five  chil- 
dren :  Emily ;  Thomas  Simpson,  de- 
ceased ;  George  Edw^ard  ;  John  ;  Herbert 
Edmund,  of  whom  further. 

Herbert  Edmund  Smith  was  born  at 
Adel,  Yorkshire,  England,  January  31, 1870. 
He  obtained  a  practical  education  by  at- 
tendance at  the  schools  of  his  native  town, 
and  this  knowledge  was  supplemented  by 
a  course  of  study  in  the  E.  E.  Childs 
Business  College  of  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, he  having  accompanied  his  mother 
to  this  country  after  the  death  of  his 
father.  He  gained  his  first  insight  into 
the  business  world  by  securing  employ- 
ment in  the  silk  mills  in  Holyoke,  in 
which  city  his  mother  took  up  her  resi- 
dence, and  there  continued  for  a  period  of 
nine  years,  becoming  thoroughly  expert 
in  that  line  of  work.  He  then  entered  into 
business  relations  with  the  American 
Thread  Company  of  Holyoke,  serving  for 
twelve  years  in  their  mills,  and  for  the 
following  two  years  he  was  an  employee 
of  the  Bullard  Thread  Company  of  the 
same  city.  This  completed  the  years  of 
service  at  his  trade,  and  he  then  turned 
his  attention  to  an  entirely  different  line 
of  work,  in  which  he  was  equally  compe- 


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tent  and  successful,  and  from  which  he 
derived  a  goodly  income  and  a  sense  of  in- 
dependence not  to  be  gained  by  working 
for  others  in  whatsoever  capacity  em- 
ployed. This  new  venture  was  the  culti- 
vation of  the  soil,  in  which  occupation  he 
engaged  at  Trenton,  Ontario,  Canada, 
where  he  resided  for  five  years,  after 
which  he  returned  to  the  United  States, 
locating  at  Easthampton,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  continued  in  the  same  line  for 
six  years,  and  met  with  well  merited  suc- 
cess. He  then  decided  to  lead  a  more  re- 
tired life  and  accordingly  exchanged  his 
farm  for  a  beautiful  apartment  house  in 
Holyoke.  It  is  among  the  finest  in  archi- 
tecture and  appointments  in  the  city,  is 
favorably  located  on  the  corner  of  Apple- 
ton  and  Elm  streets,  in  the  best  residential 
section,  is  four  stories  high  and  contains 
thirty  apartments,  and  covers  a  lot  one 
hundred  and  fifteen  by  one  hundred  and 
thirty  feet.  Mr.  Smith  devotes  his  atten- 
tion exclusively  to  the  care  of  this  prop- 
erty, and  its  trim  appearance  testifies  to 
the  interest  displayed  by  him  in  its  man- 
agement and  care.  He  attends  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church,  and  his  political 
allegiance  is  given  to  the  Republican 
party,  but  he  has  never  sought  nor  held 
public  office.  He  is  a  man  of  sterling 
worth,  and  throughout  his  residence  in 
the  various  sections  mentioned  has  gained 
the  respect  and  good  will  of  his  fellow 
men. 

]Mr.  Smith  married,  in  1898,  Tina  Teal, 
daughter  of  John  and  Lucretia  (Patrick") 
Teal,  of  Trenton,  Ontario,  Canada.  They 
were  the  parents  of  one  child,  Vernon, 
born  in  1906,  died  in  191 5,  aged  nine  years. 


HILL,  George  Henry, 

Manufacturer. 

The  only  manufacturer  of  hand  stamps 
in  the  city  of  Holyoke,  Mr.  Hill  devotes 
his  entire  energy  to  the  prosecution  of  his 
business,  one  which  he  learned  under  the 


instruction  of  his  honored  father,  with 
whom  he  w^as  for  several  years  associated 
in  business  prior  to  his  settlement  in  Hol- 
yoke. 

His  father,  Benjamin  B.  Hill,  was  born 
in  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  and  became  a 
manufacturer  of  hand  stamps,  a  business 
in  which  he  was  engaged  until  near  the 
close  of  his  long  life  of  eighty-three  years. 
At  various  periods  he  w'as  located  in  busi- 
ness in  Springfield,  Massachusetts ;  Phil- 
adelphia, Pennsylvania,  and  Chicago,  Illi- 
nois. He  was  a  member  of  the  IMasonic 
order,  and  in  religious  belief  a  Spiritualist. 
He  married  Sarah  Adelia  Steel,  and  she 
died  in  1910.  They  were  the  parents  of 
the  following  children:  Milton  B.,  George 
H.,  of  further  mention;  Carrie  M.,  and 
Sarah  Josephine,  deceased. 

George  H.  Hill  was  born  in  Bridgeport, 
Connecticut.  April  14,  1853.  His  educa- 
tion, begun  in  the  public  schools  of  Chico- 
pee,  was  completed  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, schools,  and  then  for  a  few  years 
he  was  employed  with  his  father  in  the 
manufacture  of  hand  stamps,  adopting 
that  as  his  own  business.  For  a  time 
thereafter  he  was  in  the  employ  of  the 
R.  H.  Smith  Manufacturing  Company  of 
Springfield,  then  passed  several  years  in 
Chicago,  Boston  and  Philadelphia.  About 
1898  he  permanently  located  in  Holyoke, 
where,  as  the  only  hand  stamp  manufac- 
turer in  the  city,  he  transacts  a  profitable 
business. 

Mr.  Hill  married.  September  8,  1876, 
Sarah  S.  King,  born  in  Suffield.  Connec- 
ticut, daughter  of  William  B.  and  Mar\- 
R.  (Wright)  King.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hill 
are  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Sarah  Josephine,  born  in  Chicago,  Illinois  ; 
Lucy  May,  born  in  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts, deceased ;  Herbert  King,  born  in 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  educated  in 
Springfield  and  Holyoke  public  schools, 
now  engaged  as  a  window^  dresser  by  the 
A.  T.  Gallup  Company  of  Holyoke. 


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HEBERT.  Arthur, 

Bnainca*   Man. 

After  preliminary  service  as  a  clerk, 
Arthur  Hebert  en^'agcd  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness under  his  own  name  and  is  proprie- 
tor of  one  of  llolyoke's  prosperous,  well 
equipped  and  well  stocked  drug  houses. 
The  lieberts  are  of  an  old  Canadian  fam- 
ily, there  standing  in  the  city  of  Quebec  a 
monument  erected  in  honor  of  a  Hebert. 
Arthur  Hebert,  of  Holyoke,  is  a  son  of 
Toussaint  Hebert,  born  in  the  Province  of 
Quebec  in  1843.  now  residing  at  Crysler, 
Stormont  county.  Province  of  Ontario, 
where  for  the  past  twenty-five  years  he 
has  been  engaged  in  general  farming.  In 
his  younger  years  he  was  a  general  mer- 
chant, spent  a  period  of  his  life  mining  in 
California,  was  for  several  years  in  the 
hotel  business,  and  at  one  time  bought 
and  sold  horses,  trading  between  Canada 
and  the  United  States.  Most  of  his  life 
has  been  spent  in  Crysler,  however,  and 
there  he  has  won  public  favor  as  an  honor- 
able, upright  man.  He  is  a  Liberal  in  poli- 
tics, and  has  served  as  mayor  of  his  town. 
He  married  X'^ictorine  de  Laricheliere, 
born  in  the  Province  of  Quebec,  died  at 
Crysler,  in  1915.  Children:  Rosanna, 
Olivine.  Joseph.  Arthur,  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Felix,  Marie  Louise.  Victoria,  Bea- 
trice, Dolores,  Theresa,  Irene,  Charles 
Henry,  Isabelle,  all  living. 

Arthur  Hebert,  second  son  of  Toussaint 
and  \'ictorine  (de  Laricheliere)  Hebert. 
was  born  at  Crysler,  Stormont  county, 
Province  of  Ontario.  February  10,  1878, 
and  until  the  age  of  twelve  attended  the 
public  schools.  From  twelve  until  eighteen 
he  was  engaged  as  a  farm  assistant,  then 
attended  r)ttawa  I'.usincss  College.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen,  in  1897,  he  came  to 
the  United  States,  settling  in  Ilolyoke. 
Massachusetts,  securing  a  i)osition  as  a 
drug  clerk.  He  continued  in  that  line  un- 
til  1904.  then  opened  a  drug  store  under 


his  own  name.  The  store  he  opened  about 
twelve  years  ago  is  still  his  place  of  busi- 
ness, although  after  purchasing  the  prop- 
erty he  remodeled  it  for  his  own  purposes 
and  erected  adjoining  the  store  a  public 
warehouse  and  storage  plant.  He  is  a 
successful  business  man,  and  has  taken 
a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  his  coun- 
trymen in  Holyoke.  Through  his  serv- 
ices on  the  naturalization  board,  Mr. 
Hebert  has  been  instrumental  in  the  mak- 
ing of  six  hundred  new  citizens.  He  is  a 
member  of  Model  Parliament,  the  For- 
esters of  America,  the  Benevolent  and 
Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Holyoke 
Club,  and  the  Society  of  St.  Jean  Baptiste. 
He  married  (first)  June  i,  1903,  An- 
toinette Boivin.  born  at  Pierreville,  Ya- 
masha  county,  Quebec,  who  died  in  Hol- 
yoke. Massachusetts,  March  6,  1908.  He 
married  (second)  May  22,  1910,  Imalda 
A.  Couillard,  daughter  of  Joseph  Couil- 
lard,  that  family,  like  the  Heberts,  being 
of  ancient  Canadian  settlement.  By  the 
second  marriage  there  are  four  children: 
Roland  Gerald,  born  May  22,  191 1; 
Jacques,  November  i,  1912;  Henriette, 
April  19,  1915  ;  Bibianne.  September  21, 
1916.  The  home  of  Mr.  Hebert  is  one 
where  good  cheer  abounds  and  where  the 
wayfarer  is  always  sure  of  a  most  cordial 
welcome. 


CARREAU,  Alphonse  Wilford, 

Builder,    Contractor. 

Among  the  well  known  builders  and 
contractors  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
who  by  perseverance  and  fair  dealing 
have  attained  an  enviable  place  in  busi- 
ness circles,  should  be  mentioned  the  firm 
of  L.  Carreau  &  Son. 

Louis  Carreau,  the  senior  member  of 
the  firm,  was  born  at  Saint  Gregorie  le 
Grand  (Mount  Johnson),  Iberville  county, 
Quebec,  Canada.  May  15.  1859,  son  of 
Evariste  and   Philomene    (Baizeut)    Car- 


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reau,  the  former  of  whom  died  in  Canada, 
September  20,  1861,  aged  twenty-eight 
years.  They  were  the  parents  of  three 
sons  :  Joseph, :  Louis  and  Evariste.  Louis 
Carreau  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
his  native  place,  there  learned  the  trade 
of  carpenter,  which  he  followed  there  until 
1889.  in  which  year  he  came  to  the  L'nited 
States  and  located  in  Willimansett.  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  resided  until  1916, 
when  he  removed  to  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts. From  the  year  of  his  coming  to  the 
United  States  until  1896,  a  period  of  seven 
years,  he  was  employed  as  a  carriage 
builder  in  Willimansett  and  Chicopee.  In 
the  latter  named  year  he  engaged  in  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account  as  a  contractor 
and  builder  in  Chicopee,  and  so  continued 
until  his  removal  to  Holyoke,  as  noted 
above.  He  is  a  mechanic  of  rare  skill  and 
a  contractor  of  integrity  and  ability.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Master  Builders'  Asso- 
ciation, and  a  member  of  the  Order  of 
Foresters  and  the  French  Artisans.  Mr. 
Carreau  married,  February  9.  1863,  Marie 
Rosaline  Masse,  who  bore  him  seven  chil- 
dren :  Alphonse  Wilford.  of  further  men- 
tion ;  Alida  D.,  deceased ;  Blanche,  be- 
came the  wife  of  Henry  J.  Lamothe;  Jo- 
seph, died  in  infancy ;  Alice,  deceased ; 
Yuonne ;   Lucienne  Marguerite. 

Alphonse  \\"ilford  Carreau  was  born  at 
Saint  Bridget,  Iberville  county.  Province 
of  Quebec,  Canada,  September  24,  1882. 
He  was  brought  to  the  Cnited  States  by 
his  parents  when  a  lad  of  seven  years,  and 
resided  in  Willimansett  and  Chicopee 
prior  to  his  removal  to  Holyoke.  He  was 
educated  in  the  School  of  the  Precious 
Blood,  South  Holyoke,  Chicopee  High 
School  and  ^larysville  College,  Canada, 
and  after  completing  his  studies  became 
associated  with  his  father  in  his  contract- 
ing and  building  business.  He  gained  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  the  business,  and 
in  1903.  upon  attaining  legal  age,  was  ad- 
mitted to  partnership   and   so   continues. 


the  firm  being  known  as  L.  Carreau  & 
Son.  A  list  of  the  buildings  erected  by 
this  firm  would  require  a  volume  to  enu- 
merate, but  among  the  many  may  be  cited 
the  following  that  will  long  remain  as 
monuments  to  their  skill  and  ability :  Wil- 
liam Whiting  School ;  Knights  of  Colum- 
bus Building;  George  S.  Taylor  School 
at  Chicopee ;  Infirmary  and  Sanatorium 
at  Rutland,  Massachusetts ;  Worronoco 
Paper  Mill  at  Worronoco;  Mills-Alder- 
man Building.  Holyoke;  Bijou  Theatre. 
South  Holyoke ;  E.  H.  Frederick's  plant 
at  Main  and  Sergeant  streets ;  Charles  U. 
Roy  Block  on  Main  street ;  residences  of 
Henry  George  Alderman,  B.  P.  Alderman, 
Edward  Xewton  and  Charles  O.  Connell ; 
Croise  Brothers  Auto  Garage,  the  Elks 
Building,  and  many  apartment  houses, 
including  the  block  built  on  Pine  street 
in  1916  in  which  the  firm  has  had  for 
some  time  their  offices  and  in  which  the 
family  resides. 

Alphonse  Wilford  Carreau  served  on 
the  Chicopee  Board  of  Assessors  for  three 
years :  is  secretary  of  the  board  of  direc- 
tors of  the  Master  Builders'  Association ; 
is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Foresters  ;  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men  ; 
Holyoke  Lodge,  Benevolent  and  Protec- 
tive Order  of  Elks,  in  which  he  has  passed 
all  the  chairs,  and  in  March.  1916.  was 
elected  exalted  ruler;  the  Holyoke  Club, 
Holyoke  Country  Club,  and  the  Alcyone 
Canoe  Club  of  Chicopee.  He  is  a  highly 
esteemed  member  in  all  these  bodies,  very 
popular  in  his  circle  of  friends  and  ac- 
quaintances, and  one  of  the  young  men 
of  Holyoke  whose  future  is  full  of 
promise. 


GINGRAS,  Amedee  P., 

Business  Man. 

Coming  from  his  native  Canada  a  very 
young  man,  Amedee  F.  Gingras  first  was 
a  bell  boy  in  the  Massasoit  Hotel,  Spring- 


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field,  but  two  years  later  he  located  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  where  with  one 
or  two  exceptions  he  is  the  oldest  nier- 
(hant.  and  is  the  oldest  undertaker,  by 
years  in  the  city,  which  city  he  has  seen 
grow  from  a  population  of  6.500  to  7J.000. 
Amedec  ]•'.  (jingras  was  born  in  the  Prov- 
ince of  (Juebcc,  Canada,  Aus2:ust  18,  1849. 
He  was  educated  in  puljlic  schools  and  St. 
.Marys  College,  after  which  he  spent  three 
years  as  a  grocery  clerk  in  West  Farhan, 
Quebec.  He  then  spent  two  years  in 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  coming  thence 
to  Holyoke,  where  he  has  since  been  con- 
tinuously in  business.  His  entrance  into 
business  was  as  proprietor  of  a  dining 
room  which  he  purchased  from  Mr.  Guyot, 
of  the  Guyot  Hotel.  He  operated  the 
dining  room  very  successfully  for  three 
years,  then,  craving  for  out-of-door  life, 
he  started  an  express  business  with  but 
two  horses.  P>ut  the  business  grew  under 
his  careful  management  and  was  con- 
tinued for  two  years.  In  1876  he  began 
his  present  business  at  No.  42  High  street, 
but  in  1879  '"IS  bought  the  property  and 
enlarged  it  to  meet  the  demands  of  an  in- 
creased business.  He  became  one  of  the 
leading  undertakers  of  the  city,  and  in 
1884  erected  a  suitable  building  at  No.  47 
High  street,  which  he  still  occupies.  As 
the  years  have  passed  his  business  has 
greatly  increased,  but  he  has  kept  pace 
with  its  growth  and  maintains  a  modern 
establishment  carefully  managed.  He  is 
one  of  Holyoke's  oldest  business  men,  and 
recalls  the  fact  that  where  his  building 
now  stands  was  once  the  site  of  the  city 
reservoir,  the  entire  locality  being  now 
covered  with  business  blocks  and  resi- 
dences. He  is  a  devout  Catholic,  and  in 
his  earnest  activity  gives  liberally  of  his 
time  and  means  to  church  and  charity. 
In  the  days  prior  to  the  incorporation  of 
Holyoke  as  a  city,  he  took  an  active  part 
in    town    affairs,    and    for    several    years 


served  as  constable,  the  same  of^ce  as  the 
present  constable. 

He  married,  February  7,  1871,  Claudia 
Mfiiard,  who  has  borne  him  eighteen  chil- 
dren, among  whom  are  the  following : 
Rosalie,  who  died  in  1896,  and  whose  hus- 
band followed  her  two  years  later,  leaving 
a  daughter,  Beatrice,  born  July  10,  1896, 
now  a  bookkeeper  in  Chicopee  National 
I  lank;  Delia,  a  nun  in  the  Convent  of  St. 
Hyacinthe,  Montreal,  Canada;  Arthur  and 
George,  twins  ;  Charles  ;  Gabriel ;  Emma 
M.,  of  further  mention ;  Viola,  married. 
May  19,  191 5,  Herman  Paquette,  a  mer- 
chant of  Holyoke ;  Charlotte,  also  in  St. 
Hyacinthe  Convent. 

Emma  M.  Gingras  was  born  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  April  25,  1879,  and 
died  March  29,  1917.  She  obtained  her 
early  education  in  Holyoke  public  schools, 
after  which  she  attended  the  Sisters  of 
Presentation  Boarding  School  in  Canada. 
She  then  entered  St.  Hyacinthe  Convent, 
Montreal,  Canada,  where  she  completed 
her  studies  and  was  graduated  in  1897. 
Deciding  upon  a  profession  she  entered 
Spence's  School,  New  York  City,  taking 
a  full  course  in  optometry,  graduating  O. 
D.,  class  of  1902.  For  the  next  six  years 
she  was  associated  with  her  uncle,  Dr. 
A.  S.  Menard,  of  Holyoke,  who  for  many 
years  was  an  eminent  specialist  in  dis- 
eases of  the  eye,  ear,  nose  and  throat  in 
Holyoke.  Feeling  the  need  of  a  more 
thorough  and  complete  knowledge  in  her 
profession,  Dr.  Gingras  in  the  summer  of 
1908  went  abroad  and  took  a  post-gradu- 
ate course  in  a  hospital  in  Paris,  France, 
and  on  her  return  to  Holyoke  began  pri- 
vate practice  with  offices  at  No.  255  High 
street.  She  continued  there  until  1916, 
when  she  moved  to  ofifices  on  the  sixth 
floor  of  the  newly  completed  Holyoke 
National  Bank  Building,  corner  of  High 
and  Dwight  streets,  where  she  continued 
in  her  professional  career  up  to  her  death. 


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She  was  a  devout  member  of  I'erpetual  Help 
Church,  a  member  of  the  National  Optical 
Association  and  L'Union  St.  Jean  Bap- 
tiste  d'Americque,  L.  C.  B.  A.,  No.  664. 
The  funeral  of  Miss  Emma  M.  Gingras, 
O.  D.,  took  place  April  2,  1917,  from  the 
home,  47  High  street,  followed  by  a  solemn 
requiem  high  mass  in  the  Perpetual  Help 
Church,  Rev.  Joseph  Marchand  was  cele- 
brant, Rev.  Father  Landry  was  deacon  and 
Rev.  Father  Delage,  of  Willimansett,  was 
sub-deacon.  In  the  sanctuary  were  seated 
Rev.  L.  Geoffroy,  of  Three  Rivers ;  Rev. 
Father  Durocher,  of  Aldenville ;  Rev. 
Father  Robillard,  of  Willimansett,  and 
Rev.  Father  Damour,  of  the  Perpetual 
Help  Church.  The  bearers  were  Dr.  Bou- 
vier,  Dr.  Arthur  Lepine,  Clement  Du- 
charme,  John  Plante,  O.  D.,  S.  Bonvouloir 
and  Ernest  Beaumais.  The  full  church 
choir  sang.  The  funeral  was  largely  at- 
tended. Rev.  Joseph  Alarchand  read  the 
prayers  at  the  grave. 


IVES,  Dwight  H., 

Man  of  Affairs. 

Among  the  few  families  of  Holyoke 
who  trace  their  ancestry  back  to  early 
Colonial  times  should  be  mentioned  the 
Ives  family,  represented  by  Dwight  H. 
Ives,  who  has  been  connected  with  that 
city  in  some  business  capacity  for  over 
half  a  century.  The  name  runs  back  to 
the  days  of  the  Normans  and  to  the 
North  of  France  where  it  is  spelled 
"Yves"  and  where  a  number  of  families 
are  still  to  be  found.  The  English 
branches  of  the  family  trace  their  descent 
from  Guilbert  Yves,  who  crossed  the 
channel  from  Normandy  among  the  fol- 
lowers of  the  Conqueror. 

The  first  of  the  name  to  reach  these 
shores,  so  far  as  known,  was  Captain 
William  Ives,  who  came  to  Boston  in 
1635,   aged   twenty-eight,   in   the   '"True- 


love"  from  London.  In  1638  he  was  in 
New  Haven,  and  on  June  4,  1639,  was 
one  of  the  subscribers  to  the  T'undamental 
Agreement,  Ouinnipiack,  which  place  a 
few  years  later  became  known  as  the 
Colony  of  New  Haven.  He  died  early 
in  1648.  His  two  sons,  John  and  Joseph, 
pushed  on  northward  into  the  wilderness 
in  1670  and  w-ere  among  the  first  signers 
of  the  Wallingford  Plantation.  The  chil- 
dren of  William  Ives:  Phebe  ;  John,  mar- 
ried Sarah  Ball ;  Joseph,  of  whom  fur- 
ther;  and  Plannah,  who  became  the  wife 
of  Samuel  Cook,  of  Wallingford.  The 
widow^  of  William  Ives  was  married 
again,  not  long  after  his  death,  to  Wil- 
liam Bassett. 

(H)  Joseph  Ives,  second  son  of  Cap- 
tain William  Ives,  married,  January  2, 
1672-73  (old  style),  IVIary  Yale,  born 
April  16,  1650,  daughter  of  Thomas  Yale, 
a  merchant  in  New  Haven,  and  Mary 
(Turner)  Yale,  daughter  of  Captain  Na- 
thaniel Turner,  who  was  lost  in  the 
"Phantom  Ship"  which  sailed  from  the 
port  of  New  Haven  early  in  January. 
1647,  '^^^  never  returned.  For  a  descrip- 
tion of  the  "Phantom  Ship''  read  the  Rev. 
John  Davenport's  letter  to  Rev.  Cotton 
Mather  in  "Mather's  Magnalia."  Mary 
Yale  was  a  first  cousin  of  Governor  Elihu 
Yale  who  gave  to  Yale  College  its  name, 
in  consequence  of  munificent  donations 
presented  by  him,  he  being  at  the  time  a 
resident  of  London  and  ex-governor  of 
Madras  of  the  East  Indies.  It  was  long 
supposed  that  Elihu  and  Mary  Yale  were 
brother  and  sister  and  President  Stiles 
so  gives  it.  but  recent  careful  researches 
by  Professor  Dexter,  of  Yale,  have  proven 
that  the  fathers  of  Elihu  and  Mary  were 
brothers.    Joseph  Ives  died  November  17, 

1694. 

(Ill)   Ensign  and  Deacon  Samuel  Ives, 
son    of   Joseph    and    Mary    (Yale)    Ives, 
was  born  in   New  Haven,  November  6, 
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i()Oj,  and  died  there,  November  24,  17JO. 
He  was  one  of  the  first  "two  deacons" 
chosen  in  the  First  Society  Church  of 
New  Haven.  In  Rev.  Trumbull's  Cen- 
tury Sermon  it  is  shown  that  in  1718 
Deacon  Samuel  Ives  was  commissioned 
"ensign"  and  at  the  same  time  his  brother 
Joseph  received  the  appointment  of  cap- 
lain,  tie  married,  January  3,  1706,  Ruth 
At  water,  born  December  31,  1688,  daugh- 
ter of  Johnathan  and  Ruth  (Peck)  At- 
water.  Johnathan  At  water  was  a  son 
of  David  Atwater,  one  of  the  original 
signers  of  the  Plantation  Covenant  of 
Quinnipiack.  Ruth  Peck  was  a  daughter 
of  the  Rev.  Jeremiah  Peck,  son  of  Deacon 
William  Peck,  who  was  also  an  original 
subscriber  to  the  Plantation  Covenant  of 
New  Haven.  William  Peck,  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  New  Haven  Colony,  came 
with  his  wife.  Elizabeth,  and  his  son, 
Jeremiah,  from  England,  probably  in  the 
company  of  Governor  Eaton,  Rev.  John 
Davenport  and  others  in  the  ship,  "Hec- 
tor," which  arrived  at  Boston,  June  26, 
1637.  Rev.  Jeremiah  Peck,  son  of  Wil- 
liam Peck,  was  born  in  the  city  of  Lon- 
don, England,  or  its  vicinity,  in  1623.  He 
came  to  America  with  his  father  in  1637. 
He  is  said  by  Cotton  Mather  to  have  been 
bred  at  Harvard  College.  In  1659  he  was 
appointed  by  the  General  Court  of  the 
Colony  of  New  Haven  to  take  charge  of 
the  Collegiate  School  (later  the  Hopkins 
Grammar  School)  and  "there  teach  the 
languages  and  the  sciences."  There  he 
remained  until  1661,  having  removed 
from  Guilford  where  he  had  been  teach- 
ing school,  and  where  he  also  married 
Johannah  Kitchell,  daughter  of  Robert 
kitchell.  of  Guilford.  In  1668  Mr.  Peck 
received  a  call  from  the  Presbyterian 
church  in  Elizabethtown,  New  Jersey. 
He  accepted  and  was  the  first  permanent 
minister  of  that  church.  He  remained 
until    1678   and    then    returned    to    New 


England.  Elizabethtown  is  now  Eliza- 
beth. The  old  church  was  destroyed  by 
fire,  it  is  believed,  and  a  second  structure 
was  erected  upon  its  site,  which  in  the 
Revolution  was  used  as  a  stone  house 
and  was  burned  by  the  British.  A  new 
house  of  worship,  very  large  and  impos- 
ing, was  erected  upon  the  .-ite  of  the  old 
church,  which  is  still  standing,  an  admir- 
able relic  of  Revolutionary  days  and 
architecture,  it  is  of  brick  and  has  a 
pointed  spire ;  the  grounds  embrace  a 
church  yard  for  burial ;  there  is  a  spaci- 
ous session  room  which  stands  upon  one 
corner  and  occupies  the  site  of  the  origi- 
nal school,  which  has  grown  into  Prince- 
ton College,  whither  it  was  removed. 
The  Rev.  Jeremiah  Peck  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  Elizabeth  and  an  original 
signer  of  its  Fundamental  Covenant.  He 
owned  two  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of 
land.  Flis  residence  or  house  lot,  con- 
taining five  acres,  was  situated  in  what  is 
now  the  block  adjoining  the  church  on 
the  north ;  it  was  located  at  the  corner 
of  Broad  and  West  Jersey  streets,  and  in 
1678,  when  he  left  Elizabeth,  he  sold  his 
home  lot.  He  died  at  Waterbury,  Con- 
necticut, June  7,  1699,  aged  seventy-eight 
years.  He  was  eminent  in  his  profession, 
and  prominent  in  all  affairs  for  the  pro- 
motion of  good  in  the  Colony.  His  widow 
also  died  in  Waterbury,  in   171 1. 

(IV)  Captain  Jonathan  Ives,  fourth 
son  of  Ensign  and  Deacon  Samuel  and 
Ruth  (Atwater)  Ives,  was  born  March 
14,  1716-17.  He  was  a  great  musician, 
and  he  possessed  a  voice  of  so  much  com- 
pass that  it  could  be  heard  a  half  mile 
distant.  He  was  a  farmer  and  innkeeper. 
He  removed  from  New  Haven  to  Ham- 
den,  in  1735,  then  also  a  part  of  the  New 
Haven  Colony,  where  he  settled  on  the 
banks  of  the  Mill  river  being  one  of 
its  pioneer  settlers.  This  was  near  the 
present  village  of  Ivesville ;   at  that  time 


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ihere  were  no  roads  in  the  territory  and 
his  nearest  neighbor  was  one  mile  dis- 
tant. In  that  town  he  was  a  large  land- 
holder, and  a  representative  of  the  dis- 
trict in  the  Legislature,  by  which  posi- 
tion he  was  entitled  to  the  affix  to  his 
name  of  Hon.  and  Captain.  The  annals 
of  the  period  show  that  good  men,  strong 
in  character,  morals  and  religion  were 
chosen  as  representatives  in  State  as  well 
as  in  national  affairs.  Captain  Jonathan 
Ives  married,  February  19,  ^7Z7'Z'^^ 
Thankful  Cooper,  born  April  11,  1721, 
daughter  of  Joseph  Cooper,  who  was  a 
son  of  John  (2)  and  Mary  (Thompson) 
Cooper,  son  of  John  (i)  Cooper,  an  origi- 
nal signer  of  the  New  Haven  Plantation 
Covenant.  Captain  Jonathan  and  Thank- 
ful (Cooper)  Ives  were  the  parents  of 
four  sons  and  four  daughters.  The  sons, 
Jeremiah,  Joel,  Jonathan  and  Ailing,  all 
served  in  the  Revolution.  Captain  Ailing 
Ives,  named  for  the  Ailing  family,  who 
largely  married  with  the  Ives  family,  was 
captured  by  the  British  and  sent  to  Ire- 
land, whence  he  had  a  very  remarkable 
escape.  He  returned  to  America  to  the 
astonishment  of  his  family  and  friends 
who  mourned  for  him  as  dead.  He  mar- 
ried Rebekah  Dickerman,  of  Hamden,  and 
their  daughter.  Julia  Ives,  received  her 
name  in  honor  of  the  name  of  the  ship 
"Julia"  which  bore  her  father  from  the 
captivity  of  the  British  to  the  liberty  of 
America,  the  land  of  the  free.  Julia  Ives 
married  Rev.  Ezra  Bradley,  an  Episcopal 
minister,  who  moved  to  West  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  had  for  his  home  the 
place  near  the  Ashley  Ponds,  known  as 
the  Bradley  House,  where  the  Rev. 
Dwight  Ives  was  born.  The  name  of 
Julia  together  with  that  of  the  freedom 
ship,  as  it  were,  is  perpetuated  in  the 
name  of  Julia  Bradley  Ives,  of  Holyoke. 

(V)   Jeremiah  Ives,  eldest  child  of  Cap- 
tain Jonathan    and    Thankful    (Cooper) 


Ives,  was  born  in  New  Haven,  Novem- 
ber 19,  1738,  died  in  1825,  aged  eighty- 
seven  years.  He  married,  in  what  is  now 
North  Haven,  then  a  part  of  New  Haven. 
June  7,  1768,  Hannah  Bassett,  born  De- 
cember 26,  1739,  died  in  West  Springs, 
September  14,  1803,  aged  sixty-four  years, 
the  seventh  and  youngest  child  of  Abram 
and  Mehitable  (Street)  Bassett,  of  New 
Haven.  The  ceremony  was  performed 
by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Benjamin  Trumbull, 
the  historian  of  Connecticut  during  the 
eighteenth  century.  Abram  Bassett  was 
a  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Dickerman) 
Bassett,  and  grandson  of  William  Bas- 
sett, the  settler,  who  married  the  widow 
of  William  Ives,  the  settler,  and  she  was 
the  mother  of  Lieutenant  Samuel  Bas- 
sett. Abram  Bassett  was  born  Novem- 
ber 9,  1692 ;  he  married,  February  2, 
1721,  Mehitable  Street,  and  one  of  their 
daughters,  Mehitable  Bassett,  sister  of 
Hannah  (Bassett)  Ives,  became  the  wife 
of  Judge  Samuel  Bishop,  of  New^  Haven. 
Jeremiah  Ives  engaged  in  farming  on  a 
tract  of  land  in  West  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, which  was  in  the  possession  of 
his  descendant.  Dwight  H.  Ives,  up  to 
1906.  This  tract  embraced  three  hundred 
acres. 

(VI)  Abraham  Ives,  son  of  Jeremiah 
and  Hannah  (Bassett)  Ives,  was  born  in 
New  Haven,  1768.  died  in  1855.  He  in- 
herited the  tract  of  land  above  men- 
tioned and  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits throughout  the  active  years  of  his 
life.  He  married,  in  Ireland  Parish.  West 
Springfield,  Massachusetts.  January  22, 
1795,  Eunice  Day,  who  died  December 
12,  1844,  aged  seventy-four  years.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Joel  Day.  of  Ireland 
Parish,  and  his  wife,  his  first  cousin.  Eu- 
nice Day,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Eliza- 
beth (Mattoon)  Day.  of  Northfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  among  the  children  of  the 
latter  named  were  three  who   intermar- 


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ricd  with  their  kindred  by  the  name  of 
Day.  Nevertheless  they  produced  good 
stock,  that  even  to  the  present  time  has 
not  degenerated.  V>y  observing  the  above 
statement  concerning  W'illiam  Ives  and 
his  descendants  it  is  shown  that  very 
nearly  all  trace  back  by  intermarriage  to 
the  tirst  and  most  prominent  settlers  and 
founders  of  one  of  the  grand  colonies 
sent  out  by  England  in  those  stirring, 
startling  days  of  the  English  Reforma- 
tion. Xo  band  of  these  early  immigrants 
seemed  so  strongly  combined  with  the 
energy,  spirit  and  jjower  of  the  Puritani- 
cal element  as  did  that  "Godly  Company" 
who  settled  upon  the  shores  of  the  Ouin- 
nipiack.  Among  those  who  perished  with 
Captain  Nathaniel  Turner  on  the  "Phan- 
tom Ship"  was  another  ancestor  of  this 
family,  Thomas  Greyson,  one  of  the  chief 
and  principal  planters  of  the  colony. 
Eaton  was  governor,  John  Daven- 
port, minister,  and  Thomas  Greyson,  the 
financier  of  the  colonies.  He  embarked 
on  the  "Phantom  Ship"  for  the  purpose 
of  going  to  England  in  the  interest  of 
the  Colony,  whose  funds  were  low,  thus 
causing  a  depressed  condition  of  afifairs. 
Mr.  Thomas  Greyson  was  an  ancestor 
through  the  line  of  Hannah  (Glover) 
Street,  wife  of  Lieutenant  Samuel  Street. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Joanna 
C  Daniel)  Glover,  the  latter  named  a 
daughter  of  Stephen  Daniel,  of  Saybrook, 
who  removed  to  New  Haven  and  married 
Anna  or  Hannah  Greyson.  daughter  of 
Thomas  Greyson.  Although  Mr.  Grey- 
son was  an  active  merchant  and  an  assis- 
tant of  the  Puritan  Colony,  he  gave  land 
for  an  Episcopal  church  which  they 
named  Trinity  and  which  stands  at  the 
present  time  (1916)  on  the  original  site. 
Lieutenant  Samuel  Street  was  a  son  of 
Rev.  Samuel  and  Ann  (Mills)  Street,  the 
latter  named  a  daughter  of  Mr.  Richard 
Mills,  one  of  the  most  prominent  found- 


ers and  signers  of  the  New  Ilaven  Cove- 
nant. The  prefix  "Mr."  was  a  title  of  dis- 
tinction in  Colonial  days  and  only  a  few 
civilians  possessed  it.  Rev.  Samuel  Street 
was  a  son  of  Rev.  Nicholas  Street,  who 
came  from  Taunton,  Massachusetts,  to 
New  Haven,  Connecticut,  and  succeeded 
Rev.  John  Davenport. 

(VII)  Abraham  (2)  Ives,  son  of  Abra- 
ham (i)  and  Eunice  (Day)  Ives,  was 
born  in  West  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
August  15,  1803,  died  October  19,  1866. 
He  succeeded  to  the  homestead  whereon 
his  father  and  grandfather  resided  and 
brought  it  to  a  high  state  of  cultivation. 
He  was  a  prominent  man  in  the  commu- 
nity, inheriting  in  large  measure  the  ex- 
cellent characteristics  of  his  forbears.  He 
w^as  a  member  of  the  First  Baptist  Church 
of  West  Springfield,  as  was  also  his  wnie. 
He  married  Harriet  Knowles,  born  in  East 
Hampton,  near  Mt.  Tom,  June  16,  1807, 
but  resided  in  West  Springfield  from  early 
childhood,  died  June  7,  1889,  a  daughter 
of  Joshua  Knowles.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  four  children :  Ann  E.,  now  de- 
ceased, was  the  wife  of  Alvin  C.  Pratt ; 
Dwight  H.,  of  whom  further;  Ellen  H., 
resides  with  Dwight  H. ;  Julia  B..  now 
deceased. 

(VIII)  Dwight  H.  Ives,  son  of  Abra- 
ham (2)  and  Harriet  (Knowles)  Ives, 
was  born  on  the  paternal  homestead  in 
West  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Janu- 
ary 28,  1836.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  was  later 
a  student  at  the  Suffield  Literary  Insti- 
tute and  Holyoke  Academy.  For  the  six 
years  following  the  completion  of  his 
studies  he  assisted  his  father  in  the  man- 
agement of  the  large  farm  which  had 
descended  from  his  ancestor,  and  subse- 
quently he  assumed  the  entire  manage- 
ment of  the  same,  adding  adjoining  land 
by  purchase  from  time  to  time  until  the 
farm   embraced   two   hundred  and   thirty 

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acres,  one  of  the  largest  in  that  section, 
and  devoted  principally  to  dairying.  The 
milk  product  was  disposed  of  at  retail  in 
the  city  of  Holyoke  for  twenty-one  years, 
during  which  time  Air.  Ives  delivered 
milk  to  his  customers.  He  then  disposed 
of  the  retail  part  of  the  business  and  en- 
gaged in  the  wholesale  milk  business  and 
in  this  he  continued  in  connection  with 
his  agricultural  pursuits,  doing  a  very 
successful,  profitable  business,  up  to  1905 
when  he  disposed  of  the  farm.  In  1897 
he  removed  from  the  farm  to  No.  1966 
Northampton  street,  Holyoke,  which  has 
since  been  his  place  of  residence.  For 
two  years  Mr.  Ives  was  interested  in  con- 
ducting a  retail  meat  business  in  Hol- 
yoke, but  after  retiring  from  this  he  be- 
came associated  with  Edward  Nether- 
wood,  under  the  firm  name  of  Nether- 
wood  &  Ives,  and  they  purchased  a  large 
tract  of  land  at  Elmwood,  a  suburb  of  Hol- 
yoke, which  was  laid  out  in  village  lots. 
On  this  tract  Mr.  Ives  erected  some  thirty 
bouses,  which  he  sold  to  good  advantage, 
and  continued  in  real  estate  operations 
until  1900,  when  he  disposed  of  his  inter- 
ests. At  the  present  time  he  is  living  re- 
tired from  active  pursuits. 

For  the  past  fifteen  years  Mr.  Ives  has 
been  a  director  and  vice-president  of  the 
Holyoke  National  Bank,  and  for  a  period 
of  ten  years  has  been  one  of  the  trustees 
and  a  member  of  the  board  of  investment 
of  the  Holyoke  Savings  Bank.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Holyoke  Valve  &  Hydrant 
Company,  the  Irving  Paper  Company, 
and  was  formerly  a  director  of  the  Bul- 
lard  Thread  Company.  From  1900  to 
1914  he  was  a  member  of  the  board  of 
license  commissioners.  He  has  always 
been  identified  with  the  Republican  party, 
of  which  he  is  a  staunch  supporter,  and 
served  in  various  capacities  in  city  offices, 
being  a  member  of  the  Common  Council, 
and  was  elected  in  1894  as  representative 

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in  the  State  Legislature,  being  reelected 
in  1895.  \N  hile  serving  in  the  latter  named 
capacity  he  was  a  member  of  the  com- 
mittee on  roads  and  bridges.  In  1897  he 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  State  Senate, 
and  served  on  the  committee  on  prisons 
and  agriculture  and  was  chairman  of  the 
committee  on  engrossed  bills.  Mr.  Ives 
and  his  sister  attend  the  First  Baptist 
Church  of  Holyoke,  and  he  is  connected 
with  the  Masonic  fraternity,  being  a  mem- 
of  Mt.  Tom  Lodge,  Free  and  Accejjted 
Masons ;  Mt.  Holyoke  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons;  and  Holyoke  Council, 
Royal  and  Select  Masters.  Mr.  Ives  is 
an  energetic  and  capable  business  man, 
and  through  his  own  effort  has  risen  to 
a  position  of  importance  in  the  city  of 
Holyoke.  He  is  ever  ready  to  sustain  any 
movement  calculated  to  advance  the  in- 
terests of  the  city  and  benefit  his  fellow 
men. 


LAWRENCE,  Hiram  Bartlett, 

Educator. 

Among  the  educators  of  Massachusetts 
who  have  left  a  name  indelibly  stamped 
upon  the  community  should  be  placed 
first  Hiram  Bartlett  Lawrence,  late  of 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  who  served  the 
public  schools  of  that  city  for  the  greater 
part  of  his  useful  life  of  seventy  years,  the 
last  thirty-eight  of  which  were  as  princi- 
pal of  Appleton  street  school,  this  period 
covering  the  years  from  1S72  until  his 
death  in  1910.  He  was  then  dean  of  the 
Holyoke  corps  of  educators  and  in  but 
few  instances  has  his  term  of  active  teach- 
ing service  been  exceeded  in  the  entire 
State.  Thoroughly  consecrated  to  his 
work,  he  was  more  to  his  pupils  than  a 
teacher,  he  was  their  friend,  their  guide 
and  their  inspiration.  The  good  influence 
he  exerted  over  them  in  the  school  con- 
tinued after  they  passed  from  under  his 


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teachings  and  his  memory  is  warmly 
cherished  by  men  and  women  now  in  the 
sere  and  yellow  leaf,  who  recall  his  deep 
interest  in  their  welfare  and  his  many  acts 
of  kindness.  Thousands  of  boys  and  girls 
passed  through  the  Appleton  street  school 
during  those  thirty-eight  years  and  in 
each  he  felt  a  personal  interest,  and  his 
ambition  was  that  the  Appleton  street 
school  should  be  to  them  a  true  ahna 
maicr  in  shaping  the  course  of  their  lives. 
Many  of  those  scholars  were  men  and 
women  of  Holyoke  when  Mr.  Lawrence 
ended  his  earthly  career,  and  it  was  in 
I  espouse  to  a  strong  public  sentiment 
created  by  them  that  the  board  of  educa- 
tion renamed  the  Appleton  street  school 
and  honored  the  man  who  had  so  long 
been  its  head  by  calling  it  the  Lawrence 
School,  thus  officially  designating  it  by 
the  name  the  public  had  long  before  given 
it.  And  truly  in  the  Lawrence  School  his 
influence  permeated  every  department  and 
inspired  every  teacher  and  every  pupil  to 
their  best  endeavor. 

The  years  spent  in  Holyoke  schools  did 
not  cover  Mr.  Lawrence's  entire  career  as 
an  educator,  for  both  in  Maine,  his  native 
State,  and  in  New  Hampshire  he  had  been 
principal  of  high  school  and  academy.  He 
educated  himself  for  the  profession  of  law 
and  was  regularly  admitted  to  the  Maine 
bar.  but  being  compelled  to  teach  in  order 
to  finance  his  college  education,  he  de- 
veloped a  deep  love  for  that  profession 
and  after  a  short  period  of  law  practice 
he  followed  the  leadings  of  his  heart  and 
gave  himself  to  the  cause  of  education. 

On  the  paternal  side  Mr.  Lawrence 
traced  his  ancestry  to  Robert  Lawrence, 
who,  about  1664,  left  England,  going  to 
Holland,  coming  thence  to  Massachu- 
setts and  settling  at  Sandwich,  Barnstable 
county.  In  this  branch  he  traced  his  de- 
scent to  Sir  Robert  Lawrence,  who  at- 
tended his  sovereign,  Richard  Coeur  de 


Lion,  to  the  Holy  Land  and  as  a  Crusader 
won  high  honors.  He  particularly  dis- 
tinguished himself  at  the  siege  of  Acre 
and  was  knighted  Sir  Robert  of  Ashton 
Hall.  Fifteen  generations  of  the  family 
Nourished  in  England  ere  the  transplant- 
ing to  America  where  the  name  is  an 
equally  honored  one.  On  his  mother's 
side  Mr.  Lawrence  traced  to  Robert  Bart- 
lett,  who  came  to  America  on  the  ship 
"Ann"  in  July,  1623.  settled  at  Plymouth, 
I\Iassachusetts,  where  he  was  prominent 
in  early  Colonial  affairs  and  founded  one 
of  the  strong  New  England  families. 

Hiram  Bartlett  Lawrence,  son  of  Oliver 
A.  and  Lemira  ( Bartlett j  Lawrence,  was 
born  in  Wayne,  Kennebec  county,  Maine, 
March  8,  1840,  and  died  at  his  home  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  December  20, 
1910.  His  boyhood  was  passed  on  the 
home  farm,  the  winter  months  being  de- 
voted to  school  work,  the  summer  months 
to  farm  labor.  After  exhausting  the  ad- 
vantages oflFered  by  the  Wayne  schools  he 
attended  Towie  Academy  at  \\'inthrop, 
then  taught  for  two  winter  terms  in  Ken- 
nebec county  schools.  He  spent  one  year 
as  a  student  at  Maine  State  Seminary  at 
Lewiston,  entering  Bowdoin  College  in 
Brunswick,  Maine,  in  1862.  He  spent  four 
years  at  that  institution,  paying  his  own 
way  with  money  earned  during  vacation 
periods.  He  won  high  honors  at  college 
and  was  class  orator  of  the  graduating 
class  of  1866.  He  had  decided  upon  the 
profession  of  law  and  registered  as  a  law 
student  in  a  lawyer's  office  at  Gardiner. 
Maine,  pursuing  his  law  studies  in  con- 
nection with  his  duties  as  principal  of  the 
Gardiner  High  School.  On  August  11, 
1866.  he  was  admitted  to  the  Maine  bar 
and  he  formed  a  partnership  and  began 
his  legal  practice.  Shortly  afterward  his 
partner  died,  and  after  due  consideration 
and  no  suitable  partner  being  available, 
he  decided  to  abandon  the  law  and  dedi- 


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cate  his  life  to  the  profession  of  teaching, 
in  which  he  had  already  proved  a  success 
and  to  which  he  felt  strongly  drawn.  His 
first  position  after  arriving  at  that  de- 
cision was  as  principal  of  the  Gardiner 
High  School,  of  Gardiner,  Maine.  After 
completing  his  work  there  he  next  went 
to  Penacook  Academy,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  remained  until  1872,  when  he 
was  elected  principal  of  the  Appleton 
street  school,  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
and  in  that  position  the  remaining  thirty- 
eight  years  of  his  life  were  passed.  Apple- 
ton  street  school  was  organized  in  1864 
and  had  three  principals  prior  to  Mr. 
Lawrence,  he  taking  charge  in  1872.  His 
term  of  service  exceeded  that  of  any 
teacher  ever  connected  with  the  Holyoke 
schools,  and  in  recognition  of  his  long 
and  valuable  service,  his  usefulness  and 
his  devotion,  the  school  is  now  officially 
known  as  the  Lawrence  School,  a  fitting 
tribute  to  his  long  and  faithful  service. 
But  his  monument  is  in  the  hearts  of  all 
who  personally  came  wnthin  the  circle  of 
his  influence,  and  their  "name  is  legion," 
including  the  youth  of  two  generations, 
there  being  scarcely  a  family  of  standing 
in  Holyoke  in  which  one  or  more  mem- 
bers do  not  lovingly  recall  their  school 
years  at  the  Appleton  street  school  under 
his  instruction,  training  and  example. 

A  lover  of  nature  himself,  he  introduced 
the  nature  study,  Appleton  street  school 
being  the  first  school  to  form  classes  for 
indoor  and  outdoor  nature  study.  The 
decoration  and  beautifying  of  school 
rooms  and  grounds  was  also  due  to  his 
initiative,  in  fact,  his  progressive  mind 
led  in  all  modern  forms  of  educating  the 
young.  He  kept  ever  abreast  of  his  times 
and  in  no  particular  did  he  lag  behind. 
Himself  a  man  of  education  and  culture, 
he  craved  the  same  advantages  for  the 
youth  of  Holyoke,  and  by  earnest,  efficient 
\vork    he    brought    boards    of   education. 


parents  and  pupils  to  a  higher  plane  of 
thought  and  accomplished  much  of  the 
desire  of  his  heart.  He  was  well-known 
in  educational  circles  beyond  his  own  city 
and  often  employed  his  talents  as  a  writer 
and  platform  speaker.  He  was  made  a 
Mason  in  1868,  belonged  to  Ionic  Lodge, 
Free  and  x-\ccepted  Masons ;  Psi  Upsilon 
fraternity,  Western  Massachusetts  Gram- 
mar Masters'  Club,  "The  Club,"  of  Hol- 
yoke, a  literary  organization ;  and  the 
Second  Congregational  Church.  In  poli- 
tics he  was  a  Republican.  He  was  very 
popular  in  these  organizations,  in  fact,  his 
genial  manner,  unfailing  courtesy  and  in- 
tellectual gifts  were  an  "open  sesame"  to 
any  circle. 

Mr.  Lawrence  married,  December  29, 
1875,  Mary  J.  Day,  daughter  of  Horace 
R.  and  Mary  J.  (Wiggins)  Day.  (See  Day 
family  elsewhere  in  this  work.)  She  is 
a  graduate  of  Holyoke  High  School,  and 
prior  to  her  marriage  taught  in  the  Wil- 
liam Whiting  and  Appleton  street  schools 
of  Holyoke.  She  survives  her  husband 
and  continues  her  residence  in  Holyoke. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lawrence  were  the  parents 
of  three  children:  Ray,  died  in  infancy; 
Genevieve,  died  at  two  and  one-half  years 
of  age ;  Vera,  wife  of  Raymond  E.  Snow, 
who  is  connected  with  the  office  of  the 
chief  engineer  of  the  water  department  of 
the  city  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  son 
of  W.  H.  Snow,  a  former  manager  of  the 
Holyoke  Gas  and  Electric  Company,  now 
filling  a  similar  position  at  New  Bedford, 
Massachusetts.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond 
E.  Snow  have  two  children :  Raymond 
Lawrence  and  Norma. 


O'NEILL,  Francis  Felix, 

Real  Estate  Operator. 

Lawrence  O'Neill,  grandfather  of 
Francis  F.  O'Neill,  was  a  paper  manu- 
facturer   in    Dublin.    Ireland,    where    he 


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lived  and  died,  but  was  represented  in  the 
United  States  by  his  three  sons,  Felix, 
John  and  Lawrence,  Jr.,  to  all  of  whom 
he  taught  his  own  trade,  paper  making. 
John  O'Neill  was  the  first  of  the  brothers 
to  come  to  the  United  States,  he  engag- 
ing in  the  manufacture  of  i)aper,  and  giv- 
ing employment  to  his  brother,  Lawrence, 
when  he  came  here  in  the  year  1840, 
accompanied  by  their  mother. 

Lawrence  O'Neill,  Jr.,  was  born  in 
Dublin,  Ireland,  about  1822,  and  died  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  in  1885.  He 
was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
land,  also  supplemented  this  by  his  own 
eflforts,  and  in  1840  he  left  his  native  land 
to  seek  a  home  in  the  new  world,  joining 
his  brother  John,  a  paper  manufacturer  of 
Berkshire  county,  Massachusetts.  He 
was  in  his  brother's  employ  and  in  busi- 
ness association  with  him  until  the  year 
1869,  when  he  located  in  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, there  being  employed  as  a  paper 
maker  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in 
1885.  He  was  an  active  church  member, 
and  reared  his  children  to  habits  of  indus- 
try and  right  living.  He  married  Jane 
^I.  Wrinkle,  a  native  of  Ireland,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Timothy  Wrinkle,  who  died  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  in  1897.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  O'Neill  were  the  parents  of  nine 
children,  namely :  i.  John  S.,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Holyoke  Board  of  Health  for 
a  number  of  years  ;  married  Julia  A.  Hood, 
and  they  had  the  following  children : 
John  ;  Mary,  married  Eugene  Moriarity  ; 
Anna  ;  Lawrence  A. ;  Ray  ;  Frances,  mar- 
ried Edward  F.  McCarthy  ;  Jane  ;  Joseph  ; 
Grace  A.;  John  S.  O'Neill  died  December 
6,  1915.  2.  Jane  Ann,  deceased;  was  the 
wife  of  Francis  J.  Curley,  deceased;  chil- 
dren :  Jane  M.,  Stella,  Evelyn,  Gertrude, 
William  F.,  Elizabeth,  became  the  wife  of 
Daniel  Courtney.  3.  Lawrence  A.,  in  part- 
nership with  his  brother,  Francis  F.,  in 
Holyoke.    4.  Francis  I-"clix,  of  whom  fur- 


ther. 5.  Timothy,  married  Nellie  Connor, 
and  has  childen  :  Lawrence  A..  Jane  M. 
and  Mary.  f>.  Mary  E.  7.  Edward  M.  8. 
Katherine  A.,  a  teacher  in  the  Whiting 
School.  9.  Elizabeth  M.,  principal  of  the 
South  Chestnut  Street  School,  Holyoke. 

Francis  Felix  O'Neill,  son  of  Lawrence 
and  Jane  M.  (Wrinkle)  O'Neill,  was  born 
in  Westminster,  Massachusetts,  May  6, 
1855.  His  early  education  was  obtained 
in  the  public  schools  of  Norwich  and 
Windsor  Locks,  Connecticut,  and  after 
the  family  located  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1869,  he  attended  the  Lawrence 
Street  School.  Upon  the  completion  of 
his  studies,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Hampden  Paper  Mills  as  a  cutter,  going 
thence  to  the  office  employ  of  the  Albion 
Paper  Mill.  Before  attaining  his  seven- 
teenth year,  he  decided  upon  the  trade  of 
carpenter,  and  from  that  time  until  the 
age  of  twenty-three  he  was  employed  at 
that  trade  as  apprentice  and  journeyman, 
becoming  an  expert  mechanic  and  builder. 
In  1878  he  began  contracting  and  build- 
ing under  his  own  name,  and  until  1907 
was  so  engaged,  monuments  to  his  skill 
and  integrity  as  a  builder  standing  in 
every  part  of  the  city  of  Holyoke.  Among 
the  public  buildings  he  erected  may  be 
named  the  Hamilton  Street  and  South 
Chestnut  Street  public  schools,  also 
Charles  Street  and  Alden  school  houses 
in  Springfield,  Sacred  Heart  and  Holy 
Cross  churches,  many  business  blocks  on 
Essex,  High,  Main  and  Cabot  streets, 
erecting  more  business  blocks  on  High 
and  Main  streets  than  any  other  builder 
of  the  city,  also  many  of  the  largest 
apartment  houses.  In  1907  he  retired 
from  the  contracting  field,  and  has  since 
devoted  himself  to  the  real  estate  busi- 
ness, in  association  with  his  brother, 
Lawrence  A.  O'Neill.  Mr.  O'Neill  has 
always  taken  a  deep  interest  in  city 
affairs,  but  has  never  sought  public  office. 


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He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  was 
member  of  the  State  Central  Committee 
during  the  term  of  Governor  Russell.  Mr. 
O'Neill  has  taken  an  active  part  and  in- 
terest in  the  business  affairs  of  Ilolyoke, 
and  was  one  of  the  first  directors  of  the 
lUisiness  Men's  Association,  which  organ- 
ization was  the  basis  of  the  present  Board 
of  Trade,  of  which  he  is  a  director,  and  he 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce. He  is  a  member  and  past  president 
of  the  Holyoke  Master  Builders  Associ- 
ation, of  which  he  was  the  organizer,  and 
a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  State  As- 
sociation of  Master  Builders,  of  which  he 
was  one  of  the  organizers,  and  is  now  a 
member  of  the  executive  board  ;  a  member 
of  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men,  and 
past  sachem  of  Wampanoag  Tribe  ;  the 
Catholic  Order  of  Foresters,  and  past 
chief  ranger  of  Shields  Court,  and  in  1876 
enlisted  in  Company  K,  Second  Regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  National  Guard, 
serving  three  years. 

Mr.  O'Neill  married,  January  30,  1884, 
Julia  A.  Murphy,  daughter  of  Patrick  and 
Joanna  (McCraw)  Murphy. 


SKINNER,  William, 

Manufacturer,  PIiilaiitliTopist. 

It  is  an  honor  to  stand  as  did  William 
Skinner  in  the  very  front  rank  of  textile 
manufacturers  of  this  great  nation,  but  a 
greater  honor  to  be,  as  he  was,  a  man  who 
by  an  honorable  upright  life  left  the  im- 
press of  his  character  upon  the  yovmg  men 
of  his  city,  and  to  rank  for  all  time  as  one 
of  those  men  of  generous  nature  and  char- 
itable impulse,  to  whom  Holyoke  owes 
the  development  of  her  philanthropic  and 
public  institutions. 

He  placed  "Skinner's  Satin"  upon  the 
market,  and  there  is  no  name  better 
known  in  the  dry  goods  trade,  its  repu- 
tation  resting   on   quality   of  goods   and 


honorable  dealing  on  the  part  of  the 
maker.  That  reputation  did  not  come  in 
a  day  nor  upon  the  (Iclivcring  of  one  bill 
of  goods,  but  by  long  years  of  honest 
manufacture  and  honorable  dealing.  Un-* 
til  1874  his  i)lant  was  located  in  the  centre 
of  a  prosperous  conmiunity  which  grew 
up  around  it  known  as  Skinnerville.  Then 
came  the  great  flood  of  1874,  when  Mill 
river  swept  all  evidences  of  manufactur- 
ing from  her  banks,  leaving  nothing  be- 
longing to  Mr.  Skinner  but  his  residence, 
and  that  injured.  The  rebuilding  of  a 
plant  was  an  easy  matter,  as  the  only 
thing  to  do  was  to  plan  new  and  enlarged 
buildings,  select  a  location,  and  l)uild.  But 
with  the  handsome  residence  slightly  in- 
jured, the  problem  was  more  difficult.  It 
was  finally  settled,  however,  by  taking 
the  house  down  as  carefully  as  possible, 
transporting  it  to  Holyoke  grounds  occu- 
pying an  entire  city  block.  Thus  was  the 
old  mansion  with  its  memories  retained 
and  with  its  beautiful  surroundings,  the 
home  of  Mr.  Skinner  until  his  death.  It 
was  in  accord  with  the  homeloving  in- 
stinct of  his  nature  that  Mr.  Skinner  did 
this  thing,  and  when  beautiful  "Wistaria- 
hurst"  was  ready  for  occupancy,  it  was 
not  a  new,  cold,  unfamiliar  home  that  he 
entered,  but  the  home  he  knew  and  loved, 
a  valued  gem  in  a  new  setting. 

William  Skinner,  son  of  John  Skinner, 
was  born  in  London.  England.  November 
14,  1824,  died  at  his  home.  'AVistaria- 
hurst.''  Holyoke.  Massachusetts.  Febru- 
ary 28,  1902.  His  father  was  engaged  in 
the  silk  business  in  London,  and  after 
completing  a  full  course  in  the  public 
schools  William  Skinner  was  given  a 
practical  training  in  silk  manufacture  by 
his  father.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he 
came  to  the  United  States,  a  skilled 
worker  in  silk,  determined  that  his  techni- 
cal knowledge  and  skill  should  bring  him 
greater  returns  than  was  possible  in  Eng- 


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land.  His  first  position  was  with  the 
\'alentine  Dye  Works  in  Northampton, 
Massachusetts.  Two  years  later  he  asso- 
ciated himself  with  Josei)h  Warner,  and 
under  the  firm  name  of  Warner  &  Skin- 
ner began  the  manufacture  of  sewing  silks 
in  Northampton.  In  1849  the  excellent 
water  power  at  Haydenville,  part  of  the 
town  of  Williamsburg,  attracted  him,  and 
a  few  miles  from  Northampton  a  small 
mill  was  built  on  the  banks  of  Mill  river. 
There  he  manufactured  sewing  silks.  In 
1853  he  purchased  a  plant  and  water 
power  at  what  became  known  as  Skinner- 
ville.  and  in  1854  added  silk  twists  to  his 
former  line  of  sewing  silks.  In  1857  he 
built  a  three-story  mill,  80x30,  known  as 
the  Unquomonk  Silk  Mills.  There  he 
continued  in  splendid  usefulness  and  pros- 
perity until  1874,  Skinnerville  becoming 
a  thrifty,  prosperous  community,  and  the 
Unquomonk  Silk  Mills,  one  of  the  leading 
manufacturing  enterprises  of  Western 
Massachusetts.  Nearby  he  had  erected 
a  residence  in  keeping  with  the  wealth 
and  position  of  its  owner,  and  nothing 
but  promise  of  even  better  things  was  in 
prospect  when  suddenly,  on  May  16,  1874, 
a  dam  five  miles  above  Skinnerville  in  an 
instant  caused  a  raging  devastating  flood. 
The  mill  and  houses  were  swept  away, 
and  all  that  remained  of  the  thrifty  village 
was  the  house  of  Mr.  Skinner,  which  stood 
on  higher  ground,  but  even  that  did  not 
escape  injury. 

\\''ith  the  mill  swept  away,  Mr.  Skinner 
decided  to  rebuild  in  a  locality  offering 
better  power  facilities,  and  after  mature 
deliberation  selected  Holyoke  and  there 
completed  his  first  mill  in  October,  1874. 
six  months  after  the  flood  disaster.  He 
there  began  the  manufacture  of  cotton 
back  satins,  and  silk  and  mohair  braids, 
for  which  the  Skinner  mills  became 
famous.  Prosperity  for  the  plant  and 
for  the  city  in  which  it  was  located  fol- 


lowed, and  from  the  single  mill  came  en- 
largement and  addition  until  a  very  large 
plant  resulted,  and  a  business  the  largest 
of  its  kind  in  the  United  States.  In  1883 
his  sons,  William  and  Joseph  A.,  were  ad- 
mitted, the  firm  name  then  becoming  W^il- 
liam  Skinner  &  Sons.  At  that  time  five 
hundred  hands  were  employed  at  the 
plant,  but  this  was  greatly  increased  later, 
as  additions  were  made  until  in  1917  over 
two  thousand  five  hundred  hands  were 
employed.  In  1889  the  business  w^as  in- 
corporated as  W'illiam  Skinner  Manufac- 
turing Company,  capital  $100,000,  with 
William  Skinner,  president  and  treasurer, 
and  Joseph  A.  Skinner,  secretary  ;  and  as 
its  capable  head  William  Skinner  con- 
tinued until  his  death  in  1902.  The  great 
mills  of  the  company  were  veritable  hives 
of  industry  where  the  vast  quantities  of 
raw-  material  received  were  converted  into 
finished  goods,  a  constant  stream  of  satin 
dress  goods  and  linings,  taffeta  silk,  and 
mohair  braids,  sewing  silks,  and  twists, 
pouring  out  through  the  shipping  room  to 
every  nook  and  corner  of  the  world  where 
their  use  was  possible.  "Skinner's  Satin" 
ruled  the  market,  and  in  the  great  cities, 
of  New  York,  Boston,  Philadelphia  and 
Chicago,  offices  for  sale  and  distribution 
were  maintained.  Mr.  Skinner  was  a  di- 
rector of  the  Silk  Association  of  America, 
director  of  the  Silk  Manufacturers*  Asso- 
ciation, and  president  of  the  Holyoke 
Manufacturers'  Association.  He  was  a 
good  business  man,  relying  not  on  diplo- 
macy, but  upon  right  and  just  dealing  for 
his  victories. 

With  his  own  future  assured,  Mr.  Skin- 
ner lost  no  opportunity  to  extend  the 
helping  hand  to  a  "worn  and  weary," 
brother,  or  to  generously  remember  Hol- 
yoke's  institutions  for  bettering  the  con- 
ditions of  the  unfortunate.  He  was  the 
largest  contributor  to  the  City  Hospital 
and  for  many  years  was  president  of  its 
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board  of  management.  The  House  of 
Providence  Hospital  was  also  largely 
benefited  through  the  generous  nature  of 
this  greathearted  man.  He  gave  without 
reservation  a  complete  site  for  a  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  building,  and 
liberally  toward  the  erection  of  the  build- 
ing thereon.  Grace  Church,  an  outgrowth 
of  the  Second  Congregational  Church  of 
Holyoke,  was  erected  largely  through  his 
generosity,  and  just  prior  to  his  death  he 
subscribed  ten  thousand  dollars  toward 
the  new  Holyoke  Public  Library  Fund. 
Besides.  Mt.  Holyoke.  \'assar  and  Smith 
colleges  all  were  recipients  of  his  gener- 
ous benefactions  ;  and  to  the  Dwight  L. 
Moody  School  at  Xorthheld,  Massachu- 
setts, he  gave  a  finely  equipped  g}-mna- 
sium. 

He  was  a  patron  of  art  and  music,  and 
all  societies  of  a  refining  nature  appealed 
to  his  nature.  He  loved  Holyoke  and  her 
institutions,  and  no  son  could  have  been 
more  devoted  and  helpful.  He  profited 
through  Holyoke's  exceptionally  good 
manufacturing  facilities,  and  Holyoke  re- 
ceived in  return  not  only  the  substantial 
gifts  noted,  but.  in  addition  Holyoke  has 
received  the  loyal  interest  of  his  able  sons 
and  helpful  daughters  who  carry  on  the 
business,  maintain  beautiful  'W'istaria- 
hurst,"  and  continue  the  philanthropic 
work  the  father  began. 

Mr.  Skinner  married  (first)  Xancy 
Warner,  of  Xorthampton,  Massachusetts, 
a  descendant  of  one  of  the  first  settlers 
of  the  town.  She  left  two  daughters — 
Eleanor,  who  married  Frederick  H.  War- 
ner, of  Boston  :  and  Xina,  who  married 
Charles  E.  Clark,  of  Philadelphia,  de- 
ceased. Mr.  Skinner  married  (second) 
Sarah  Elizabeth  Allen,  died  March  6, 
1908.  daughter  of  Captain  Joseph  Allen, 
of  Xorthampton.  who  died  July  12.  1876. 
William  and  Sarah  E.  ('Allen)  Skinner 
were  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  three 
daughters : 


1.  William  Skinner,  born  in  Xorthamp- 
ton, Massachusetts.  June  12,  1857;  pre- 
pared at  Williston  Seminary  and  attended 
Yale  University.  He  succeeded  his  father 
as  head  of  the  great  corporation  that  bears 
his  name.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Pacific  Bank  of  Xew  York  City,  and  a 
director  in  the  following  institutions  :  The 
Broadway  Trust  Company  of  Xew  York; 
the  Irving  Xational  I'ank  of  Xew  York; 
the  Boston  &  Lowell  Railroad  Company ; 
the  Hartford  &  Connecticut  Western 
Railroad  Company ;  the  Poughkeepsie 
Bridge  Railroad  Company ;  the  United 
States  Conditioning  and  Testing  Com- 
pany;  the  Worcester  Investment  and  Se- 
curity Company :  the  Worcester  Street 
Railways  Company ;  the  First  Xational 
Bank  of  Boston ;  the  Maine  Central  Rail- 
road Company;  the  Massachusetts  Mu- 
tual Life  Insurance  Company :  the  Amer- 
ican Surety  Company ;  the  Equitable 
Life  Assurance  Company ;  the  Boston 
Railroad  Holding  Company ;  and  the 
Central  X'ew  England  Railroad  Company. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  managers 
of  the  Silk  Association  of  .A-merica ;  and 
of  the  following  clubs :  The  Metropoli- 
tan. Union  League.  Xew  York  Yacht,  and 
Automobile.  In  religion  he  is  a  Congre- 
gationalist. 

2.  Elizabeth  Allen  Skinner,  married 
Rev.  William  H.  Hubbard.  D.  D..  of  Au- 
burn, Xew  York. 

3.  Joseph  A.  Skinner,  president  of  the 
Hadley  Falls  Xational  Bank. 

4.  Belle  Skinner,  mistress  of  "Wistaria- 
hurst,"  her  loved  and  long  time  home 

5.  Katharine,  who  married  Robert  S. 
Kilborne.  of  Xew  York  City. 


CLARK,  John  E.. 

Manufacturer,    Financier. 

From  the  age  of  sixteen  years  the  life 
of  John  E.  Clark,  of  Holyoke.  Massachu- 
setts, president  of  the  People's  Savings 
Bank  of  that  city,  has  been  one  of  increas- 
ing and  successful  business  activity,  and 
since  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  has  been 
a  partner,  manager  or  head  of  every  busi- 
ness enterprise  with  which  he  has  been 
connected.     The    association   he    formed 


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early  in  his  business  life  with  (leorge  R. 
Dickinson,  of  Springfield.  Massachusetts, 
continued  unbroken  until  Mr.  Dickinson's 
death,  and  together  they  conducted  suc- 
cessfully several  enterprises  which  be- 
came well  known  in  Holyoke  and  West- 
ern Massachusetts.  His  association  with 
the  People's  Savings  P>ank  began  in  1885 
as  a  director  and  vice-president,  and  since 
May  10,  1909,  he  has  been  its  capable 
president.  In  every  line  of  activity  he 
has  entered  he  has  proven  strong  and 
capable,  his  career  furnishing  an  example 
of  continued  success,  won  through  hon- 
orable methods  and  the  ability  to  plan  and 
execute. 

He  is  a  son  of  Edward  and  Lucinda 
(Allard)  Clark,  the  former  of  whom  was 
born  in  Hopkinton,  Massachusetts,  where 
on  arriving  at  manhood  he  engaged  in 
farming.  He  went  to  Ashland,  where  he 
sold  produce  and  killed  beef  for  the  Bos- 
ton market.  He  then  went  to  Petersham, 
where  he  followed  farming  and  raising 
produce.  He  then  went  to  Worcester  and 
engaged  in  selling  tin,  woodenware  and 
glassware.  His  final  removal  was  to 
Springfield,  where  he  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life,  and  where  his  death  occurred 
September  12,  1882.  He  was  a  Repub- 
lican in  politics,  taking  a  deep  interest  in 
piiblic  affairs,  and  was  an  active  member 
of  the  various  bodies  of  the  Masonic 
order.  He  married  Lucinda  Allard,  who 
died  August  2,  1888,  the  mother  of  nine 
children,  four  of  whom  are  living:  i. 
Alrua  L.,  widow  of  E.  L.  Munn,  who  was 
for  many  years  a  prominent  banker  of 
Holyoke,  where  he  was  instrumental  in 
founding  two  large  banks  ;  during  his  last 
years  he  resided  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts. 2.  John  E.,  of  further  mention. 
3  Alice  M.,  widow  of  Charles  B.  Brown, 
who  died  in  February,  1916.  4.  William 
H.,  a  traveling  salesman,  representing  a 
western  paper  house. 


John  E.  Clark  was  born  at  Ashland, 
Massachusetts,  July  24,  1847.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  W^orces- 
ter,  Massachusetts,  leaving  school  at  the 
age  of  sixteen  to  enter  the  employ  of  R. 
C.  Dickinson  &  Company,  of  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  wholesale  dealers  in  rags 
and  paper  stock,  and  manufacturers  of 
tin  and  ironware.  Their  business  was 
one  which  is  now  among  the  memories  of 
the  past,  but  was  then  a  very  important 
one.  They  manufactured  by  hand  labor 
in  their  factory  in  New  Haven  a  full  line 
of  tinware,  also  dealt  in  woodenware  and 
cutlery,  and  in  addition  carried  silver  and 
glassware  in  every  variety  for  household 
use.  These  goods  were  sold  all  over  New 
England  by  men  classed  as  "tin  peddlers," 
who  covered  designated  routes  with 
wagons,  carrying  a  large  stock,  being 
virtually  traveling  department  stores. 
They  exchanged  their  goods  for  cotton 
and  woolen  rags,  old  iron,  brass,  copper, 
etc.  Their  coming  was  eagerly  awaited 
by  the  housewives,  boys  and  girls,  and  a 
lerge  business  was  transacted  by  each 
wagon.  Modern  invention  and  easy  com- 
munication between  country  and  town 
brought  about  the  death  of  the  business, 
the  handmade  tinware  of  the  Dickinson 
plant  not  being  able  to  compete  with  the 
press  work  of  modern  factories. 

Mr.  Clark  was  admitted  a  partner  to 
R.  C.  Dickinson  &  Company  at  twenty- 
one  years  of  age,  the  firm  then  consisting 
of  R.  C.  and  George  R.  Dickinson  and 
h'mself.  After  a  few  years  R.  C.  Dickin- 
son retired  and  the  two  remaining  part- 
ners consolidated  with  Thomas  H. 
Wheeler,  who  was  engaged  in  a  similar 
business.  Finally  George  R.  Dickinson 
retired,  and  Mr.  Clark  in  1878  sold  his 
interest  to  Mr.  Wheeler.  In  1879,  J"  part- 
nership with  his  old  associate,  George  R. 
Dickinson,  he  purchased  the  old  Albion 
Paper  Mill,  at  Holyoke,  which  they  oper- 


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ated  as  the  Dickinson  &  Clark  Paper 
Company.  They  conducted  a  highly  suc- 
cessful business  up  to  1890,  when  they 
disposed  of  it  to  its  former  owners.  In 
the  meantime,  in  1883,  in  connection  with 
D  M.  Dickinson,  they  had  purchased  the 
Excelsior  Paper  Company,  which  busi- 
ness they  carried  on  for  some  years  when 
Mr.  Clark  bought  out  both  partners,  con- 
tinuing the  business  alone,  until  forced 
by  ill  health  he  sold  the  Excelsior  Mill 
to  Henry  S.  Dickinson  and  others.  He 
intended  to  erect  a  large  plant  and  resume 
paper  manufacturing,  but  the  death  of 
Mr.  Dickinson  altered  Mr.  Clark's  plans, 
and  after  settling  up  the  affairs  of  the 
former  partnership,  he  accepted  the  posi- 
tion of  general  manager  of  the  George  R. 
Dickinson  Paper  Company,  and  continued 
in  this  position  and  with  this  plant  until  it 
was  disposed  of  to  the  American  Writing 
Paper  Company,  and  he  was  retained  as 
manager  of  this  company  for  several 
years.  He  was  first  president  of  the  Ford 
Augur  Bit  Company,  of  Holyoke,  and 
after  the  death  of  the  treasurer  he  was 
elected  to  that  office  and  continued  in  that 
capacity  until  April  14.  1916,  when  the 
business  was  disposed  of. 

He  was  one  of  the  charter  members 
of  the  People's  Savings  Bank  of  Holyoke, 
organized  in  1885,  and  as  vice-president 
ard  trustee  has  maintained  intimate  rela- 
tions with  the  bank  from  the  first.  On 
May  10,  1909,  he  was  elected  its  president 
and  has  since  devoted  himself  to  the 
dn.ties  of  that  office.  He  was  for  many 
years  a  director  of  the  Excelsior  Paper 
Company,  and  is  now  a  director  of  the  C. 
AV.  I.  Building  Company,  Incorporated, 
of  New  Haven.  A  Republican  in  politics, 
he  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  city 
gc  vernment,  serving  as  alderman  1885- 
86.  and  has  been  ever  an  interested  and 
useful  citizen.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Holyoke  Club,  of  which  he  was  president 


for  three  years,  and  is  always  ready  to  aid 
any  public  movement  that  is  of  value  to 
the  city. 

Mr.  Clark  married,  August  lo.  1870, 
Adella  E.,  daughter  of  Walter  \V.  and 
Sarah  (Bartholomew)  Ives,  of  Walling- 
ford,  Connecticut.  Walter  W.  Ives  was 
born  December  3,  1816,  and  died  Decem- 
ber 21,  1880.  He  was  a  farmer  and  fol- 
lowed that  calling  all  his  life.  His  wife 
was  born  October  24,  1822,  and  died  De- 
cember 26,  1906.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter 
W.  Ives  were  the  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren, five  of  whom  are  now  living:  Vic- 
torine  A.,  residing  in  Meriden,  Connec- 
ticut; Adella  E.,  wife  of  John  E.  Clark; 
Georgene,  residing  in  Meriden  ;  Charles 
Walter,  residing  in  New  Haven ;  Fannie 
E.,  twin  with  Charles  W.,  wife  of  Herbert 
J.  Frink,  president  of  the  Holyoke  Ma- 
chine Company.  John  E.  and  Adella  E. 
Clark  have  three  children:  i.  Royal  E..  a 
graduate  of  Brown  University,  is  now 
engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance 
business  at  Bridgeport,  Connecticut ;  he 
married  Catherine  E.  Wheeler  and  they 
have  the  following  children,  Wheeler  and 
John  Elliott.  2d.  2.  Aline  B.,  married 
Herbert  C.  Haunton,  general  agent  for 
mill  supplies;  they  have  one  son.  Thur- 
low  C.  3.  Walter  E.,  who  was  assistant 
treasurer  and  manager  of  the  Ford  Augur 
Bit  Company,  of  Holyoke.  up  to  1916.  and 
is  now  with  the  Millers  Falls  Tool  Com- 
pany, of  Millers  Falls.  Massachusetts ;  he 
married  Mildred  Kendrick.  of  Chicago, 
Illinois. 


TITUS,  Leonard  Lee. 

Cashier  of   City   National   Bank.  Holyoke. 

Leonard  Lee  Titus,  one  of  the  promi- 
nent figures  in  financial  circles  in  Central 
Massachusetts,  cashier  of  one  of  the  larg- 
est banks  in  Holyoke,  director  of  the 
Morris  Plan  Company  of  Holyoke.  treas- 


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urer  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and 
other  organizations,  is  descended  from 
one  of  the  oldest  New  England  families. 
The  surname  Titus  is  extremely  ancient, 
dating  to  the  time  surnames  came  into 
use  before  the  year  1200.  in  France,  and 
soon  afterward  in  England.  The  best 
authority  on  English  surnames,  "Patro- 
nymica  Britannia,"  informs  us  that  the 
surname  was  derived  from  the  personal 
name.  Even  before  the  time  of  Titus,  the 
Roman  Emperor,  back  in  Biblical  times, 
Titus  was  a  common  personal  and  bap- 
tismal name,  when  in  most  countries  each 
{)crson  had  one  or  more  personal  names, 
perhaps  a  patronymic  to  tell  the  name  of 
his  father,  but  no  family  name.  Burke 
gives  but  one  coat-of-arms  for  the  Eng- 
lish family  and  the  presumption  follows 
that  the  Canadian  and  American  descend- 
ants are  entitled  to  use  it.  It  is  described : 
Quarterly  one  and  four  or  on  a  chief 
gules,  a  lion  passant  guardant  of  the  field. 
Two  and  three  gyronny  of  eight  or  and 
azure  on  an  escutcheon  or  a  black's  head 
ccuped  sable,  wreathed  round  the  temples 
argent  and  azure.  Crest:  A  black's  head 
ccuped  at  the  shoulders  proper,  wreathed 
round  the  head  argent  and  of  the  first. 

(I)  Robert  Titus,  the  first  in  America, 
was  born  in  St.  Catherine's  Parish,  near 
Stanstead  Abbots,  Hertfordshire,  Eng- 
Irind,  about  thirty  miles  from  London,  in 
the  year  1600.  He  was  a  son  of  Colonel 
S'las  and  Constantia  Titus.  Colonel  Titus 
died  there  October  22,  1607.  Robert  Titus 
sailed  from  London,  April  3,  1635,  in  the 
ship  "Hopewell,"  with  wife  Hannah,  aged 
thirty-one  years,  son  John,  aged  eight,  and 
son  Edmund,  aged  five  years.  He  settled 
in  Boston  and  had  a  grant  at  Muddy 
River  (now  Brookline),  was  admitted  a 
fieeman.  May  13,  1640,  removed  to  Wey- 
mouth, Massachusetts,  and  about  1644  to 
Rehoboth,  with  Rev.  Samuel  Newman. 
He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  town 


of  Rehoboth,  and  commissioner  of  Ply- 
mouth county  in  1648-49-50  and  1654.  He 
sold  his  Rehoboth  property  to  Robert 
Jones,  of  Nantasket,  and  went  to  Hunt- 
ington, Long  Island,  May  23,  1654,  with 
sons,  Samuel,  Abiel  and  Content.  His  son 
John  remained  in  Rehoboth.  The  will  of 
Hannah  Titus,  wife  of  Robert  Titus,  was 
dated  May  14,  1672,  at  Huntington,  and 
was  proved  December  17,  1679  (Court  of 
Appeals,  Albany,  New  York).  Children: 
Jchn,  mentioned  below;  Edmund,  born 
1630,  died  1727;  Samuel;  Susanna;  Abiel, 
born  March  17,  1641,  at  Weymouth  ;  Con- 
tent, March  28,  1643,  died  1730. 

(II)  John  Titus,  son  of  Robert  Titus, 
was  born  1627,  in  England,  died  April  16, 
1689.  He  was  one  of  the  original  pur- 
chasers of  what  is  now  the  city  of  Attle- 
boro,  Massachusetts ;  was  prominent  in 
town  and  church.  He  and  his  son  John 
were  soldiers  in  King  Philip's  War.  His 
first  wife's  name  was  Rachel,  who  died 
before  1659,  in  which  year  he  married 
Abigail  Carpenter,  daughter  of  William 
and  Abigail  Carpenter,  of  Rehoboth,  born 
April  9,  1643,  iri  Weymouth,  Massachu- 
sttts.  She  married  (second)  November 
9,  1692,  Jonah  Palmer,  and  died  March 
5.  1710.  Children  of  first  wife,  born  at 
Rehoboth :  John,  mentioned  below ; 
Abigail,  February  18,  1652 ;  Silas,  May  18, 
1655;  Hannah,  November  28,  1658;  of 
second  marriage:  Samuel,  born  June  i, 
1661  ;  Joseph  and  Mary  (twins),  March 
17,  1665 ;  Experience,  October  9,  1669. 

(TTI)  John  (2)  Titus,  son  of  John  (i) 
and  Rachel  Titus,  born  December  18,  1650, 
in  Rehoboth,  made  his  home  in  that  town, 
and  died  there  December  2,  1697.  He 
married  there  (second)  July  3,  1677, 
Scirah  Miller,  born  October  15,  1655,  in 
Rehoboth,  daughter  of  John  Miller,  Sr., 
died  March  10,  1752. 

(IV)  Timothy  Titus,  youngest  son  of 
John  (2)  and  Sarah  (Miller)  Titus,  was 
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born    November    i6,    1692,    in    Rehoboth, 
where  he  lived  with  his  wife  Waite. 

(V)  Timothy  (2)  Titus,  second  son  of 
Timothy  (i)  and  Waite  Titus,  was  born 
September  14,  1721,  in  Rehoboth,  and  was 
m.arried  at  Dedham,  December  24,  1747, 
to  Jerusha  Whipple. 

(VI)  Timothy  (3)  Titus,  son  of  Tim- 
othy (2)  and  Jerusha  (Whipple)  Titus, 
was  born  June  17,  1762,  in  Rehoboth,  and 
lived  in  that  town.  He  married  there, 
March  7,  1785,  Olive  Lincoln,  born  Janu- 
ary 4,  1763,  in  that  town,  daughter  of 
Isaac  and  Sarah  Lincoln,  who  came  from 
Taunton. 

(VII)  Jam,es  Titus,  second  son  of  Tim- 
othy (3)  and  Olive  (Lincoln)  Titus,  was 
born  August  3,  1797,  and  removed  to  New 
Brunswick,  settling  in  Kings  county  of 
that  Canadian  province.  There  he  mar- 
ried Mary  Upham,  born  July  22,  1797,  in 
Cavendish,  Vermont,  died  August  9,  1872, 
youngest  child  of  Jabez  and  Bethia  (Cut- 
ler) Upham,  who  came  from  Brookfield, 
Massachusetts,  and  located  in  Wood- 
stock, later  Upham,  Kings  county,  New 
Brunswick.  Jabez  Upham  served  in  the 
Continental  Revolutionary  army,  and 
after  many  years  residence  in  Vermont 
removed  to  New  Brunswick.  James  Titus 
and  wife  were  the  parents  of  three  sons : 
Jabez  E.,  Jonathan  C.  and  James  W. 

(VIII)  Jabez  E.  Titus,  son  of  James 
Titus,  was  born  February  5,  1826,  in  Irm- 
sey,  province  of  New  Brunswick,  Canada, 
and  died  in  September.  1878.  His  first 
wife's  maiden  name  was  Snow.  He  mar- 
ried (second)  Charlotte  E.  Gorham,,  who 
was  born  April  15,  1825,  at  Long  Beach, 
Kingston,  New  Brunswick,  died  April  9. 
1900,  daughter  of  George  and  Sarah  (Ray- 
mond) Gorham.  Both  Snow  and  Gorham 
families  were  doubtless  branches  of  the 
pioneers  from  Cape  Cod,  Massachusetts. 
Child  by  first  wife :  James.  Children  by 
second   wife:      Theodore    E.,   Annie   W., 


married  Robert  Hastings ;  Joseph  H., 
mentioned  below;  Lemuel  W.,  Claretta 
J.,  Ransford,  George  E.,  Sarah  Louise, 
married  Victor  Gowland. 

(IX)  Joseph  H.  Titus,  son  of  Jabez  E. 
and  Charlotte  E.  (Gorham)  Titus,  was 
born  at  Smithtown,  New  Brunswick, 
April  18,  1858.  He  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools,  and  early  in  life  engaged 
in  business  as  a  lumberman  in  New 
Brunswick.  While  yet  a  young  man  in 
1891,  he  came  to  Massachusetts.  After 
living  a  few  years  at  Wollaston,  Massa- 
chusetts, he  bought  a  place  in  New  Brain- 
tree,  Massachusetts,  in  1904.  and  since 
then  has  followed  farming.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  church.  He  married. 
November  19,  1877,  in  Canada,  Phoebe 
Elizabeth  Titus,  who  was  born  in  Titus- 
ville.  New  Brunswick,  October  8,  1858.  a 
daughter  of  William  and  Phoebe  (Dyke- 
man)  Titus,  also  a  descendant  of  the 
Loyalist  settler.  Children:  Harry  W., 
born  November  8,  1881,  lives  in  Wollas- 
ton. married  and  has  a  son,  Lincoln ; 
Leonard  Lee.  mentioned  below ;  Cora 
\\\.  born  July  15,  1885;  Horace  G.,  born 
November  23.  1886,  lives  in  Ouincy,  Mas- 
sachusetts ;  Ferris  Louise,  born  Novem- 
ber 18.  1899. 

(X)  Leonard  Lee  Titus,  son  of  Joseph 
H.  Titus,  was  born  at  Smithtown.  Kings 
county.  New  Brunswick,  October  4.  1883. 
He  came  to  this  country  with  his  parents 
in  early  childhood,  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Wollaston  and  afterward  took 
a  course  in  a  Boston  business  college.  He 
has  been  in  the  banking  business  since 
he  was  sixteen  years  old,  beginning  in 
1899  as  a  clerk  in  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Boston.  From  time  to  time  he  won 
promotions,  and  he  was  assistant  cashier 
of  the  bank  when  he  resigned  in  1914  to 
accept  the  position  of  cashier  of  the  City 
National  Bank  of  Holyoke.  In  noticing 
the  choice  of  the  directors  for  ca-hicr.  the 


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"Bankers  Home  Magazine"  of  September, 
1914,  said  : 

Mr  Titus  was  formerly  in  the  employ  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Boston  for  twelve  years 
preceding  his  election  to  his  new  position,  during 
which  time  he  had  worked  in  various  capacities  in 
that  large  and  prosperous  institution,  thus  having 
received  a  training  that  well  fitted  him  for  the 
position  to  which  he  was  recently  elected.  Mr. 
Titus  was  not  only  active  in  his  own  bank  but 
was  interested  in  the  work  of  organizations  con- 
nected with  the  banking  business,  being  charter 
secretary  of  the  Boston  Chapter,  American  Insti- 
tute of  Banking,  having  attended  their  conven- 
tions in  the  past,  thereby  enlarging  his  acquaint- 
ance and  making  friends  throughout  the  country. 
Locally  his  service  in  connection  with  the  work 
of  the  Bank  Officers'  Association  of  the  city  of 
Boston  as  secretary  of  the  entertainment  com- 
mittee for  three  years  was  one  which  brought 
him  in  close  touch  with  the  banking  fraternity  of 
Boston,  and  while  his  summons  to  a  broader  field 
was  well  merited,  he  will  be  much  missed  by  his 
Boston  friends.  The  bank  which  he  has  the  honor 
to  represent  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  Holyoke,  in- 
corporated in  1879,  with  a  capital  of  $200,000 — 
in  1888  it  was  reorganized  and  the  capital  in- 
creased to  $500,000.  To-day  it  is  recognized  as 
among  the  strongest  financial  institutions  of  West- 
ern Massachusetts  with  deposits  of  $2,800,000,  ably 
officered,  ably  directed  and  carrying  the  accounts 
of  many  of  the  leading  merchants  and  manufac- 
turers of  Holyoke  and  vicinity. 

In  his  new  position,  Mr.  Titus  has  made 
good  from  the  outset.  He  has  made 
friends  rapidly  and  is  already  well  known 
throughout  the  city.  Under  his  adminis- 
tration the  bank  has  enjoyed  a  period  of 
exceptional  growth  and  prosperity.  When 
the  Morris  Plan  Company,  an  institution 
for  small  borrowers,  was  recently  incor- 
porated in  Holyoke.  he  became  interested 
as  one  of  the  founders  and  is  now  one 
of  the  directors.  This  bank  seems  to  have 
a  special  field  of  usefulness  in  Holyoke 
and  supplies  a  great  need.  In  public 
affairs  Mr.  Titus  has  taken  an  active  part 
since  coming  to  Holyoke,  and  he  is  now 
treasurer  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
and  of  the  Rotary  Club,  in  which  he  is  the 


representative  of  the  banking  business. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Canoe  Club, 
the  Mount  Tom  Golf  Club  and  other 
organizations.  He  attends  the  Second 
Congregational  Church. 

Mr.  Titus  married,  October  3,  1908, 
Elizabeth  Klingenhagen,  of  Plymouth, 
Massachusetts,  a  daughter  of  Caspar 
Klingenhagen. 


WYCKOFF,  Joseph  Lewis, 

Manufacturer,  Man  of  Affairs. 

The  ancestry  of  Joseph  L.  Wyckoff, 
president  of  the  White  &  WyckofT  Manu- 
facturing Company,  of  Holyoke,  makers 
of  fine  stationery,  traces  in  paternal  line 
through  ten  American  generations  to 
Oaes  Cornelissen  Wyckoff,  born  about 
1595,  who  came  from  the  Netherlands  to 
New  Amsterdam  in  1636.  But  the  com- 
ing of  the  Dutch  ancestor  is  antedated 
by  Mr.  Wyckoff's  English  ancestors,  John 
and  Priscilla  (Mullins)  Alden,  of  the 
"Mayflower"  by  sixteen  years,  that  his- 
toric couple  forming  a  part  of  the  first 
English  settlement  in  New  England  in 
1620. 

The  maternal  line  traces  through  nine 
American  generations,  John  and  Priscilla 
Alden  being  young  when  they  landed, 
their  marriage  being  the  first  in  the  Ply- 
mouth Colony,  and  their  daughter  Eliza- 
beth the  first  white  woman  born  in  New 
England.  The  line  of  descent  is  through 
their  fifth  child,  Ruth  Alden,  who  married 
John  Bass ;  their  daughter,  Sarah  Bass, 
married  Ephraim  Thayer ;  their  daughter, 
Ruth  Thayer,  married  John  Capen  ;  their 
daughter,  Esther  Capen,  married  Benja- 
min Ludden  ;  their  daughter,  Milcah  Lud- 
den,  married  Daniel  Gates ;  their  daugh- 
ter, Esther  Gates,  married  James  Wyck- 
ofi ;  their  son,  James  WyckofT,  married 
Caroline  W.  Tuttle ;  their  son,  Joseph 
Lewis  Wyckoflf,  of  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts. 


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Claes  Cornelissen  Wyckoff,  the  Dutch 
ancestor,  who  came  to  New  Amsterdam 
in  1636,  left  a  son,  Peter  Claessen 
Wyckoff.  who  died  in  1695,  '^  prominent 
man  of  his  day  living  on  Long  Island.  He 
married  Gretia  Van  Ness.  Children : 
Annatje,  Mayken,  Geerje,  Claes  or 
Nicholas,  Cornelius,  Hendrick,  Gerrit, 
Martin,  Peter,  and  John. 

Claes  (Nicholas)  Wyckoff,  son  of  Peter 
Claessen  Wyckoff,  married  and  had  chil- 
dren:  Peter,  died  1757;  Jacob,  died  1720, 
married,  October  16,  1706,  Willantje  Jan- 
son  Van  Vorhes ;  Nicholas,  baptized  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1679;  Sarah,  baptized  February 
27.  1681 ;  Cornelius,  baptized  August  5, 
1683,  married.  May  3,  1708,  Adriana  Luy- 
ster. 

Peter  Wyckoff",  eldest  son  of  Claes 
Wyckoff,  married  and  had  children : 
Nicholas  Petersen,  John,  Jacobus,  Cor- 
nelius, Maryin,  Antje,  Sarah,  Jannetje. 

Nicholas  Petersen  Wyckoff,  eldest  son 
of  Peter  Wyckoff,  born  in  1700,  married 
and  had  children :  Peter,  Samuel,  Nich- 
olas, William,  John  and  Nellie. 

Peter  (2)  Wyckoff,  eldest  son  of  Nich- 
olas Petersen  Wyckoff,  was  born  March 
17  1724,  and  died  June  7,  1807.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Maria ,  born  November 

22,  1 719,  and  died  Februar^^  7,  1758.     He 

married    (second)    Jannett  ,    who 

died  June  16,  1775.  He  married  (third) 
Rebecca  Emaus,  who  died  September  17, 
1807.  Children:  Hannah,  born  March 
2y,  1744;  Nicholas,  September  20,  1745; 
John,  July  19,  1747;  Elizabeth,  October 
27,  1749;  Peter,  January  22,  1754;  Mavia, 
April  15,  1757;  Joseph,  January  5,  1760; 
William,  December  27,  1761 ;  Cornelius, 
October  11,  1763;  Mary,  October  4,  1765; 
Jane,  September  18,  1767;  Margaret,  No- 
vember 14,  1769;  Albert,  March  14,  1772. 

William  Wyckoff,  son  of  Peter  (2) 
Wyckoff  and  his  second  wife,  was  born 
December  2/,  1761,  and  died  April  2,  1847. 


He  married.  January  17.  178^),  Isabella 
Crownover  or  Covenhoven,  born  Septem- 
ber II,  1767,  and  died  October  15,  1837. 
Children:  James,  born  October  19,  1788, 
died  June  20,  1840;  Peter,  October  28, 
1790,  died  March  7,  1821  ;  Thomas,  Octo- 
ber 27,  1792,  died  March.  1844;  Sarah, 
October  15,  1794,  died  January  15,  1838; 
Samuel,  January  13,  1798;  Jannette,  Octo- 
ber 30,  1799,  died  December  28,  1876; 
Lucetta,  February  12,  1802,  died  October 
17,  1838;  Laura,  February  19,  1804,  fl>ed 
January  4,  1878;  Mary,  January  2.   1807. 

James  Wyckoff,  eldest  son  of  William 
Wyckoff,  was  born  at  Hopewell,  New 
York,  October  19,  1788,  and  died  there, 
January  3,  1840.  He  married  at  Hope- 
well, January  19,  1812,  Esther  Gates,  born 
at  Hopewell,  April  19,  1796,  died  at  La- 
Crosse,  Wisconsin,  July  14,  1871,  she  be- 
ing a  descendant  of  John  and  Priscilla 
(Mullins)  Alden,  of  the  "Mayflower." 
Children:  Eliza,  born  July  25,  1813,  died 
January  21,  1890;  Daniel  G.,  May  5.  1815, 
died  December  28,  1890;  a  son,  born  and 
died  May  15,  1817;  Esther,  born  Novem- 
ber 7,  1818,  died  August  7,  1819;  Emma, 
November  7,  1818,  died  August  5,  1819; 
James,  December  12,  1820,  died  July  19, 
1890;  Joseph  B.,  February  24,  1822;  Eras- 
tus,  April  I,  1825,  died  August  13,  1825; 
Esther  G..  December  27,  1826,  died  Janu- 
ary 21,  1917;  Emma  Hitchcock,  Novem- 
ber 25.  1829,  died  November  29,  1894, 
m^irried  at  Hopewell.  New  York.  April 
10,  1854,  Richard  T.  Tuttle,  born  at 
Seneca,  New  York,  September  18.  1830. 
died  at  Perry,  April  2/,  1896 — child— Wil- 
lis Hastings  Tuttle,  born  at  Perry.  June 
7.  1856,  died  November  29.  1916;  Cyrus 
G.,  July  2j,  1832.  died  August.  187 1  ;  Wil- 
liam M.  B.,  August  2/,  1834:  Mary  I.. 
January  4,  1837.  died  April  20.  1837. 

lames  (2)  Wyckoff.  third  son  of  James 
(i)  Wyckoff.  was  born  at  Hopewell.  On- 
tario county,  New  York.  December  12,1820, 


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and  died  at  Perry,  Wyoming  county,  Xew 
York,  July  19,  1890.  For  several  years 
he  was  a  farmer  in  Canandaigua,  Ontario 
county,  New  York,  then  moved  to  Perry, 
Wyoming  county,  where  he  engaged  in 
the  hardware  business  and  in  the  manu- 
facture of  harvesting  machinery  under  the 
firm  name  of  Wyckoff  &  Tuttle.  In  a 
history  of  the  town  of  Perry  published  in 
1915,  this  tribute  is  paid  James  Wyckoff: 
"Probably  the  most  enthusiastic  agitator 
in  providing  Perry  with  railroad  connec- 
tion with  the  outside  world  was  James 
Wyckoff  who  was  among  the  first  to 
recognize  the  advantages  that  would 
accrue  in  developing  the  town  and  stimu- 
lating its  growth.  He  was  one  of  the 
original  and  most  active  and  determined 
promoters  of  the  enterprise ;  was  presi- 
dent of  the  road  for  a  number  of  years, 
and  a  director  from  the  beginning  until 
his  death.  After  the  sale  of  the  road  he 
held  for  several  years  the  ofifice  of  rail- 
road commissioner  of  the  town  of  Perry." 

The  fact  was  well  recognized  that  to 
Mr.  Wyckoff  more  than  to  any  other  was 
due  this  great  public  improvement,  the 
village  of  Perry  connected  with  the  out- 
side world  with  gleaming  rails  over 
which  the  products  of  both  village  and 
town  were  carried  to  distant  markets. 
He  was  as  confident  during  the  most 
gloomy  period  of  the  undertaking  as  when 
the  whistle  of  the  first  locomotive  an- 
nounced the  fruition  of  his  hopes.  He 
was  an  honored  member  of  the  Masonic 
order,  and  a  devoted  Christian,  serving 
the  Perry  Presbyterian  Church  as  deacon. 

James  Wyckoff  married  at  Hopewell, 
New  York,  October  3,  1843,  Caroline 
Wadsworth  Tuttle,  born  at  Seneca,  New 
York,  August  26,  1824,  died  October  30, 
1905,  daughter  of  Joseph  Tuttle,  of  Ben- 
nington, Vermont.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wyckoff 
were  the  parents  of  six  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter:    I.  Henry  Pratt,  born  at  Hopewell, 


New  York,  December  10,  1845,  ^^^^  ^^ 
Perry,   New   York,   September    12,    i860. 

2.  Ella  Harwood,  born  at  Hopewell,  April 

3.  1S48;  married  at  Perry,  April  4,  1872, 
Francis  H.  Lloyd,  of  LaCrosse,  Wiscon- 
sin ;  children,  all  born  at  LaCrosse : 
Henry  Wyckoff,  April  4,  1873;  Thomas 
Harper,  October  16,  1877;  Caroline 
Louise,  March  7,  1885.  3.  Frank  Herbert, 
born  at  Hopewell,  July  i,  1851,  died  at 
Perry,  December  21,  1900.  4.  Edwin 
Morton,  born  at  Hopewell,  April  12,  1856; 
married,  December  19,  1888,  Frances  S. 
Downing,  of  Palmyra,  New  York.  5. 
James  Newton,  born  at  Perry,  November 
I9>  1859;  married  there,  May  8,  1889, 
Mary  E.  Olin,  of  Perry ;  children,  both 
born  at  Perry,  Elizabeth  Olin,  March  8, 
1890,  deceased ;  James  September  9,  1894. 
6  Joseph  Lewis,  of  further  mention.  7. 
Richard  Tuttle,  born  at  Perry,  October 
16,  1866;  married  at  Ithaca,  New  York, 
May  13,  1891,  Pauline  M.  Blakesley,  of 
Ithaca.  Children,  born  at  Holyoke,  I\Ias- 
sachusetts:  Helen  Louise,  August  i, 
1892;  Frank  Tuttle,  May  14,  1898. 

Joseph  Lewis  Wyckoff,  fifth  son  of 
James  (2)  and  Caroline  Wadsworth 
(Tuttle)  Wyckoff,  was  born  at  Perry, 
New  York,  December  10,  1864.  He  was 
educated  in  Perry  and  Ithaca  schools,  and 
began  his  business  career  in  the  harvest- 
ing machinery  plant  of  Wyckoff  &  Tuttle 
at  Perry.  After  three  years'  service  with 
that  company  he  was  elected  secretary 
of  the  Perry  Salt  Company,  holding  that 
position  two  years.  He  then  spent  eigh- 
teen months  in  New  York  City,  locating 
in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  in  1890,  after 
his  New  York  experience.  In  Holyoke 
he  became  identified  with  the  Smith  & 
White  Paper  Company,  later  purchasing 
Mr.  Smith's  interest,  the  firm  reorganizing 
as  a  corporation,  the  White  &  W^yckoff 
Manufacturing  Company,  of  which  Mr. 
Wyckoff  is  president,  E.  N.  White,  treas- 


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urer.  The  company  are  manufacturers  of 
a  high  grade  of  stationery,  and  are  among 
the  successful  industrial  corporations  of 
Holyoke.  In  addition  to  his  executive 
responsibilities,  Mr.  Wyckoff  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Cowan  Truck  Company 
and  director  of  the  Hadley  Falls  Trust 
Company.  He  is  a  progressive,  energetic 
man  of  affairs,  highly  regarded  in  the 
business  community  in  which  he  moves. 

In  1908,  Mr.  Wyckoff  took  a  leading 
part  in  petitioning  the  Legislature  to  have 
set  ofif  from  the  city  of  Northampton  the 
so-called  Smiths  Ferry  District  and  annex 
the  same  to  the  city  of  Holyoke.  The 
district  was  in  reality  and  for  all  prac- 
ticable purposes,  except  the  legal  bound- 
ary, a  part  of  the  city  of  Holyoke,  and 
the  residents  of  the  district  were  unani- 
mous in  their  desire  to  become  a  part  of 
Holyoke.  The  agitation  which  led  up  to 
the  actual  annexation  act  lasted  for  three 
years,  and  was  an  extremely  strenuous 
struggle  between  the  city  of  Holyoke  and 
the  citizens  of  the  Smith  Ferry  District  on 
the  one  side  and  the  city  of  Northampton 
and  Hampshire  county  on  the  other  side. 
Under  the  terms  of  the  act,  that  portion 
of  Northampton  south  of  the  Mt.  Tom 
Station  to  the  Holyoke  line,  a  distance  of 
about  two  and  three-quarter  miles,  was 
annexed  to  Holyoke  for  a  consideration 
of  fifty  thousand  dollars  ($50,000).  The 
southern  part  of  this  territory  has  already 
developed  into  Plolyoke's  most  attractive 
residential  section,  and  the  entire  terri- 
tory will,  without  doubt,  in  time  become 
one  of  the  finest  portions  of  the  Connec- 
ticut Valley.  For  the  part  which  Mr. 
Wyckoff  took  in  this  matter,  he  is  entitled 
to  the  lasting  gratitude  of  the  city  of 
Holyoke,  and  his  efiforts  will  undoubtedly 
in  time  be  adequately  appreciated.  He 
was  one  of  the  moving  spirits  in  the 
development  of  the  Mount  Tom  Golf 
Club,  and  for  eleven  years  has  been  its 


president.  For  two  years  he  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Holyoke  Club,  president  of 
the  Bay  State  Club  three  years,  and  in 
all  takes  more  than  a  mere  member's 
interest.  He  holds  the  thirty-second  de- 
gree in  Massachusetts  Consistory,  is  a 
member  of  the  Holland  Society  of  New 
York  and  also  a  member  of  the  Alden 
Kindred  of  America. 

Mr.  Wyckoff  married  at  Port  Jervis, 
New  York,  June  13,  1893,  Minnie  A. 
Branch,  daughter  of  Thomas  H.  and  Oliva 
A  (Roscoe)  Branch,  of  Port  Jervis,  and 
paternal  granddaughter  of  Charles  and 
Eliza  (Taynton)  Branch,  and  maternal 
granddaughter  of  Richard  Millbank  and 
Margaret  (Sleightholm)  Roscoe,  her 
grandfather  coming  from  Bristol,  Eng- 
land, to  Port  Jervis,  New  York,  where  he 
died.  His  son,  Thomas  H.  Branch,  was 
born  in  Bristol,  but  from  youth  resided 
in  Port  Jervis. 


WILSON,  J.  Edward, 

Representative  Citizen. 

J.  Edward  Wilson,  general  manager  and 
acting  treasurer  of  the  Essex  Pad  and 
Paper  Company,  of  Holyoke.  Massachu- 
setts, who  has  for  many  years  been  one 
of  the  prominent  and  respected  citizens  of 
Holyoke,  was  born  in  that  city,  July  9, 
1876,  son  of  William  Harri>on  Wilson, 
of  whom  further,  and  grandson  of  James 
Wilson,  who  was  a  paper  maker  in  Eng- 
land before  coming  to  this  country, 
though  he  was  still  a  young  man  at  the 
time  of  his  emigration.  He  settled  in 
Dalton,  Massachusetts,  and  there  spent 
the  greater  part  of  his  life. 

William  Harrison  Wilson  (father)  was 
a  native  of  South  Lee,  Massachusetts, 
born  March  5,  1848.  He  was  reared  in 
Dalton,  Massachusetts,  and  received  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  that  town. 
He  learned  the  paper  making  trade  in  the 


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Crane  Mills  of  Dalton,  and  was  advanced 
from  one  position  to  another  until  he 
attained  that  of  foreman.  He  later  went 
to  Lawrence,  where  he  was  further 
advanced  by  an  appointment  as  superin- 
tendent of  the  mills  of  the  Russell  Paper 
Company.  In  1872  he  removed  to  Hol- 
yoke,  having  secured  the  position  of 
superintendent  of  the  Riverside  Mills, 
which,  following  their  purchase  by  the 
American  Writing  Paper  Company,  be- 
came known  as  Riverside  No.  3,  its  pres- 
ent name.  He  held  this  position  until 
1S80,  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
F.  D.  Smith  and  began  the  manufacture 
of  writing  pads,  tablets,  etc.,  in  the  Whit- 
more  Building.  They  continued  business 
under  the  name  of  the  Smith  &  Wilson 
Tablet  Company  until  1881,  when  Mr. 
Wilson  disposed  of  his  interest  to  Mr. 
Smith,  and  he  then  became  associated 
with  the  Union  Paper  Company,  in  which 
his  father  was  a  stockholder,  and  in  which 
he  served  as  foreman.  Later  he  was  con- 
nected with  the  Hampden  Glazed  Paper 
and  Card  Company,  and  subsequently 
with  the  Essex  Pad  and  Paper  Company, 
his  interest  in  this  continuing  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  January 
I,  1917.  He  was  one  of  the  best  known 
and  leading  authorities  on  paper  making 
in  this  section  of  the  State.  He  was  a 
member  of  Mt.  Tom  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  and  of  the  Holyoke 
Canoe  Club. 

Mr.  Wilson  married  Kate  B.  Smith, 
born  in  Adams,  Massachusetts,  1853,- 
daughter  of  Lawrence  D.  and  Susan  (Lap- 
ham)  Smith,  the  former  named  also  a 
native  of  Adams,  Massachusetts.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  W^ilson  were  the  parents  of  two 
children :  J.  Edward,  of  whom  further, 
and  Daisy  Mabel,  who  became  the  wife 
ot  Edward  Ashley,  a  salesman,  connected 
with  the  Japanese  Tissue  Mills.  They 
have  one  child,  Sarah  Stewart  Ashley. 


J.  Edward  Wilson  obtained  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city,  Holyoke,  and  his  initiation  in  busi- 
ness was  with  the  Smith  Tablet  Com- 
pany, and  at  the  death  of  his  uncle,  F.  D. 
Smith,  his  aunt,  Mrs.  Smith,  incorporated 
the  Smith  Tablet  Company,  of  which 
corporation  Mr.  Wilson  was  appointed 
treasurer,  in  which  capacity  he  continued 
to  direct  and  control  the  affairs  of  the 
company  until  1907,  in  which  year  he 
became  acting  treasurer,  secretary  and 
general  manager  of  the  Essex  Pad  and 
Paper  Company,  which  offtces  he  is  filling 
at  the  present  time  (1917).  Mr.  W'ilson 
has  taken  considerable  interest  in  frater- 
nal organizations.  He  was  formerly  a 
member  of  Mt.  Tom  Lodge,  Free  and 
Acepted  Masons,  and  later,  with  others, 
became  one  of  the  charter  members  and 
founded  the  William  W'hiting  Lodge ; 
he  is  also  a  member  of  Holyoke  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons ;  Holyoke  Council, 
Royal  and  Select  Masters ;  Holyoke  Com- 
mandery.  Knights  Templar,  and  the  An- 
cient Arabic  Order  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Be- 
nevolent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
the  Holyoke  Canoe  Club  and  the  Mt. 
Tom  Golf  Club. 

Mr.  Wilson  married  (first)  April  5, 
1899,  Jennie  Bottomley.  Mrs.  Wilson 
died  November  2,  1914.  A  daughter, 
Elizabeth,  survives.  Mr.  W^ilson  married 
(second)  December  12,  1916,  Mrs.  Emily 
(Robert)  Cloutier,  widow  of  Dr.  Felix  J. 
Cloutier,  a  sketch  of  whom  follows  this 
in  the  work. 

(The  Bradford  Line). 

Mrs.  W^illiam  Harrison  W^ilson  traces 
her  ancestry  back  to  and  beyond  the  time 
of  the  coming  to  these  shores  of  the  good 
ship,  "Mayflower."  The  genealogy  con- 
nects with  the  distinguished  Colonial 
family  of  Bradford,  as  hereafter  stated: 


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Kate  B.  (Smith)  Wilson  was  a  daughter 
of  Susan  (Lapham)  Smith,  born  1825, 
and  died  1901.  Susan  (Lapham)  Smith 
was  a  daughter  of  Maria  (Brown)  Lap- 
ham, born  1802,  and  died  1890.  Maria 
(Brown)  Lapham  was  a  daughter  of  Sus- 
anna (Bradford)  Brown,  born  1782,  and 
died  1876,  daughter  of  Elisha  Bradford, 
born  1745,  and  died  1809.  Elisha  Brad- 
ford was  a  son  of  Abner  Bradford,  born 
1707,  and  died  1784,  who  in  turn  was  a 
son  of  Israel  Bradford,  born  1678,  and 
died  1760.  Israel  Bradford  was  a  son  of 
Major  William  Bradford,  born  1624,  and 
died  1704,  who  was  a  son  of  the  first 
American  ancestor  of  the  family.  Gov- 
ernor William  Bradford,  Colonial  gov- 
ernor, who  was  born  in  Austerfield,  York- 
shire, England,  in  March,  1588,  son  of 
William  Bradford,  who  died  in  1591,  and 
grandfather  of  his   namesake,  who  died 

in  1595- 

Governor  Bradford  inherited  a  yeo- 
man's freehold,  and,  being  religiously  in- 
clined from  childhood,  joined  the  Puritan 
church,  established  in  1606  by  William 
Brewster,  at  Scrooby  Manor,  Notting- 
hamshire, which  act  estranged  him.  from 
his  relatives.  Threatened  with  persecu- 
tion he.  and  his  co-worshippers,  decided 
to  emigrate  to  Holland.  In  1607,  Wil- 
liam Bradford  and  other  principal  mem- 
bers of  the  society  made  an  agreement 
with  a  Dutch  captain,  by  which  they  were 
to  embark  for  Boston  at  Lincolnshire, 
England,  but  they  were  betrayed  by  the 
Dutch  captain,  and  some  were  sent  to 
prison  by  the  British  authorities.  Wil- 
liam Bradford  escaped  in  the  spring  of 
1608  to  Amsterdam,  Holland,  where  he 
apprenticed  himself  to  a  silk  weaver,  a 
French  Protestant.  In  1609,  he  removed 
to  Leyden,  Holland,  and  eagerly  promoted 
the  scheme  of  forming  an  English  colony 
in  the  New  World.  Assisted  by  Sir  Edwin 
Sandys,  who  at  that  time  was  treasurer 
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of  the  English  colony  of  Virginia,  he  and 
his  company  were  granted  a  patent  of  a 
tract  of  land  in  Virginia.  On  September 
5,  1620,  William  Bradford  embarked  at 
Southampton,  England,  in  the  "May- 
flower" with  the  first  hundred  Pilgrims 
that  left  for  America.  Stress  of  weather 
forced  them  to  seek  shelter  in  Plymouth 
Harbor.  Before  landing,  the  Pilgrims 
signed  a  compact  of  government  by  which 
Carver  became  first  governor.  His  ad- 
ministration, however,  only  continued  a 
few  months,  his  death  coming  on  April 
21,  1621,  and  William  Bradford  was  unan- 
imously elected  to  succeed  him.  He  was 
elected  governor  year  after  year,  with  one 
or  two  exceptions,  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death  in  1657.  He  was  a  cultured  man, 
of  literary  inclination,  having  some  ac- 
quaintance of  Latin,  Greek  and  Hebrew ; 
was  well  read  in  history  and  philosophy, 
and  a  considerable  part  of  his  leisure  time 
was  spent  in  literary  composition.  Many 
manuscript  books  in  verse  were  left  to 
posterity  by  him ;  his  "Epitaphium 
Meum"  was  issued  in  Morton's  "New 
England  Memorial"  (Cambridge,  1669). 
Other  productions  of  his  brain  and  quill 
are  to  be  found  recorded  conspicuously 
in  the  historical  archives  of  the  United 
States. 


CLOUTIER.  Felix  J.. 

Physician,    Manufacturer. 

In  the  death  of  Dr.  Cloutier.  who  died 
[anuary  19,  1914.  the  city  of  Holyoke  lost 
one  of  its  most  progressive  and  useful  citi- 
zens. Dr.  Cloutier  was  thoroughly  edu- 
cated, and  brought  to  the  practice  of  his 
profession  the  keenest  interest  in  it,  a  re- 
markable ability,  and  a  kindliness  of  heart 
which  made  him  extremely  popular  among 
his  patients.  He  was  ever  ready  to  relieve 
to  the  utmost  of  his  power  any  form  of 
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cuniary  reward.  He  was  not  only  the 
good  physician,  but  a  man  of  keen  busi- 
ness ability,  broad  foresight  and  intense 
industry.  In  the  short  span  of  his  life  he 
accomplished  much,  and  in  his  death  a 
most  promising  career  was  cut  short. 

Dr.  Cloutier  was  born  March  15,  1863, 
in  Napierville,  Canada,  one  of  a  family  of 
twelve  children,  nine  of  whom  are  still 
living.  After  attending  the  Grand  Semi- 
nary in  Montreal,  he  entered  Trinity  Uni- 
versity at  Toronto,  Ontario,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1888.  He  then  took 
a  post-graduate  course  at  Queens  Uni- 
versity at  Kingston,  Ontario,  and  gradu- 
ated the  following  year.  He  at  once  set- 
tled in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
began  the  practice  of  his  profession,  and 
in  a  short  time  built  up  a  successful  prac- 
tice. He  was  known  as  the  leading 
French  physician  of  the  city ;  was  exceed- 
ingly popular  among  the  French  people, 
and  his  practice  extended  to  all  national- 
ities, by  whom  he  was  equally  regarded. 
Through  his  popularity  as  a  physician, 
and  his  industry  and  thrifty  care  of  his 
earnings  he  was  enabled  to  embark  in  a 
business  which  has  proved  of  great  bene- 
fit to  the  manufacturing  city  of  Holyoke. 
In  1912,  in  association  with  Dr.  G.  C. 
Robert,  he  formed  the  Willimansett  Ice 
Company,  of  which  he  was  president.  He 
superintended  the  erection  of  the  build- 
ings of  this  plant,  managed  the  business 
in  a  very  successful  manner,  and  to-day 
it  stands  as  a  monument  to  his  industry 
and  business  sagacity.  Dr.  Cloutier  was 
exceedingly  kind  and  benevolent  to  the 
needy  of  his  city,  ever  ready  to  respond  to 
the  call  of  suffering,  and  many  have  cause 
to  cherish  his  memory  with  great  grati- 
tude. His  charities  were  many  and  wide- 
spread, were  administered  without  osten- 
tation, and  known  in  most  cases  only  to 
the  beneficiary.  He  was  a  member  of 
Holyoke  Medical  Association,  American 
and  French  Medical  societies,  of  numer- 


ous fraternal  orders,  and  of  the  Holyoke 
Club  and  Holyoke  Country  Club.  His 
broad  sympathies  and  benevolent  im- 
pulses were  represented  by  various  fra- 
ternities in  which  he  afifiliated,  including 
the  Order  of  Heptasophs,  Ancient  Order 
of  United  Workmen  and  the  Foresters  of 
America. 

Dr.  Cloutier  married.  May  22,  1895, 
Emily  Robert,  a  sister  of  Dr.  George  Rob- 
ert, of  Holyoke.  Like  her  talented  hus- 
band, she  is  a  woman  of  good  executive 
and  business  perception,  and  is  now  act- 
ing as  president  of  the  Willimansett  Ice 
Company  of  Holyoke.  Under  her  admin- 
istration the  business  proceeds  without 
interruption,  and  with  the  same  success 
with  which  it  started  out  under  her  hus- 
band's initiation.  Dr.  Cloutier  was  very 
fend  of  travel,  and  in  1905,  together  with 
his  wife,  visited  the  Paris  exposition  and 
spent  some  four  months  in  traveling 
through  continental  Europe. 

Mrs.  F.  J.  Cloutier  married  (second) 
December  12,  1916,  J.  Edward  Wilson, 
whose  sketch  precedes  this. 


SMITH,  George  Herbert, 

Physician,   Public    Official. 

In  the  death  of  Dr.  George  H.  Smith, 
the  city  of  Holyoke  lost  not  only  its  lead- 
ing physician,  but  also  one  of  its  most 
prominent  men  who  had  for  more  than  a 
quarter  of  a  century  taken  an  important 
part  in  all  its  political,  social,  business 
and  professional  afifairs,  and  who  was 
widely  esteemed  and  highly  respected  by 
all  who  knew  him.  It  was  not  only  in  the 
afifairs  of  the  city  in  times  of  peace  that 
he  took  an  active  part,  but  when  the  war 
cloud  rolled  menacingly  across  the  hori- 
zon, it  found  him  not  only  ready  but 
anxious  to  be  of  any  service  possible  to 
defend  the  flag  and  to  preserve  intact  the 
Nation.  In  the  following  review  no  at- 
tempt will  be  made  to  give  in  detail  the 


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service  which  he  rendered,  but  simply  to 
call  attention  to  some  of  the  important 
events  in  a  life  which  covered  a  period  of 
nearly  seventy  years,  and  which  from  the 
time  when  he  attained  his  majority  until 
its  close  was  every  moment  taken  up  in 
an  effort  to  be  of  especial  benefit  to  the 
citizens  of  his  City,  State  and  Nation. 

(I)  He  was  a  descendant  of  one  of  the 
oldest  American  families,  and  inherited 
from  worthy  ancestors  most  estimable 
qualities.  The  founder  of  this  family  in 
America  was  Lieutenant  Samuel  Smith, 
who  was  born  in  England  about  1602,  and 
came  to  America  with  his  wife  Elizabeth 
and  several  children.  They  sailed  April 
3.  1634,  in  the  ship  "Elizabeth"  of  Ips- 
wich for  Xew  England.  The  parents 
were  then  called  thirty-two  years  of  age. 
They  settled  first  in  Salem.  Massachu- 
setts, where  Lieutenant  Smith  was  ad- 
mitted a  freeman,  September  3,  1634,  and 
was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  town  in 
1638.  Later  he  removed  to  Wethersfield. 
Connecticut,  where  he  was  a  leading  citi- 
zen. Thence  he  removed  to  Hadley,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  held  important 
offices  in  both  church  and  State,  and  died 
about  1680,  aged  seventy-eight. 

(II)  Phineas  Smith,  third  son  of  Lieu- 
tenant Samuel  Smith,  was  born  about 
1635-36,  in  New  England,  and  died  ^larch 
7,  1 73 1,  aged  ninety-five  years.  In  1673 
he  was  admitted  a  freeman,  and  resided 
in  Hadley.  He  married,  October  2,  1661, 
PTannah  Hitchcock,  born  1644-45.  died 
August  31,  1733,  daughter  of  Luke  Hitch- 
cock, of  Wethersfield,  Connecticut. 

(III)  Chileab  Smith,  eighth  child  of 
Phineas  Smith,  was  born  February  18, 
1685,  died  November  8,  1746.  His  father 
was  ensign  and  he  was  a  lieutenant  in  the 
colonial  militia.  He  resided  in  Hadley. 
He  married,  December  19,  1710,  Mercy 
Golding,  who  died  in  her  sixty-ninth  year. 

(IV)  Phineas  (2)  Smith,  third  son  of 
Chileab  Smith,  was  born  June  5,  1717,  and 


resided  in  Granby,  where  he  was  a  man  of 
prominence.  In  1774  he  was  a  delegate 
to  the  Provincial  Congress  and  again  in 
1775.  and  deputy  to  the  General  Court  in 
^-117^  ^779  and  1781.  Notwithstanding  his 
great  age  he  entered  the  Revolutionary 
army.  He  was  a  captain  in  Colonel  Por- 
ter's regiment  which  marched  on  the  Lex- 
ington Alarm,  but  was  out  only  two  days, 
as  they  were  not  in  time  to  reach  the 
scene  of  conflict.  He  was  subsequently  a 
captain  of  the  Eighth  Company  in  Colo- 
nel Samuel  Howe's  (Fourth  Hampshire 
County)  Regiment,  ordered  commis- 
sioned in  Council,  April  i,  1776.  He  was 
subsequently  a  captain  in  Colonel  Rug- 
gles  Woodbridge's  regim.ent,  which  served 
four  days,  marching  on  the  Bennington 
Alarm,  August  17,  1777.  Because  of  his 
age  he  resigned  October  6.  1777.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Mary,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Church,  of  South  Hadley;  (second)  in 
175 1,  Elizabeth  Smith,  born  February  14, 
1728,  in  Hadley,  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  Smith,  granddaughter  of  John 
and  Mary  (Root)  Smith,  great-grand- 
daughter of  John  Smith,  who  was  killed 
by  the  Indians,  May  30,  1676,  in  Tops- 
field.  John  Smith's  wife  was  Mary, 
daughter  of  William  Partridge.  He  was 
a  son  of  Samuel  Smith,  the  ancestor  above 
mentioned.  His  wife  survived  him  many 
years,  dying  July  28,  1814.  Captain 
Phineas  Smith  died  February  6.  1787. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  are  buried  in  the 
Granby  Cemetery  with  the  following 
epitaph :  "This  stone  stands  but  to  tell 
not  what  they  were  ;  when  Saints  shall 
rise,  that  day  will  show,  the  part  they 
acted  here  below." 

(\')  Phineas  (3)  Smith,  eldest  child  of 
Phineas  (2)  Smith,  was  born  about  1752. 
He  was  also  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution. 
He  was  a  member  of  his  father's  com- 
pany in  Colonel  Howe's  (Fourth  Hamp- 
shire County)  regiment,  and  was  drawn 
with  others  for  the  reinforcement  of  the 


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Continental  Army,  list  dated  May  28, 
1777.  He  was  a  sergeant  in  his  father's 
company  of  Colonel  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regiment,  and  served  four  days 
on  the  Bennington  alarm. 

(VI)  Medad  Smith,  son  of  Phineas  (3) 
Smith,  was  born  about  1780,  in  Granby, 
where  he  followed  agricultural  pursuits, 
and  toward  the  close  of  the  War  of  181 2 
was  one  of  a  company  which  reported  for 
military  duty.  On  account  of  the  cessa- 
tion of  hostilities  their  services  were  not 
required.  He  married  Pamela  Dickinson, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  Edmund  H., 
of  whom  further. 

(VII)  Edmund  H.  Smith,  son  of  Me- 
dad Smith,  was  born  February  2,  181 3,  in 
Granby,  and  removed  in  boyhood  with  his 
parents  to  Chicopee,  Massachusetts.     He 
was  employed  in  the  cotton  mills  as  over- 
seer until  1845,  when  he  returned  to  Gran- 
by. He  remained  there  but  one  year,  how- 
ever, and  in  1846  settled  at  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts.   Two  years  later  he  removed 
to    Windsor    Locks,    Connecticut,    where 
he  continued  five  years,  and  was  subse- 
quently engaged  in  farming  in  Franklin 
county.  New  York,  until   1858,  when  he 
returned  to  Windsor  Locks  as  overseer 
in  a  thread  mill,  where  he  remained  until 
1865.     In  that  year  he  removed  to  Hol- 
yoke, and  was  overseer  there  in  the  Ly- 
man Mills,  later  in  the  Beebe  &  Webber 
Woolen  Mill,  from  which  position  he  re- 
tired to  a  small  farm.     He  died  Septem- 
ber   8,    1891.    in    Willimansett,    opposite 
Holyoke.     He  married   Lucy   Blanchard, 
daughter    of    Josiah    Blanchard,    and    a 
granddaughter    of    Moses     Clement,    of 
Revolutionary  fame.  Their  children  were: 
George   Herbert,  of  whom   further ;   An- 
nette L.,  who  married  James  L.  Hodge,  of 
Holyoke,  and  is  now  deceased  ;  Adella  A., 
widow  of  Dr.  E.  A.  Stebbins,  a  dentist, 
of  Shelburne  Falls,  Massachusetts,  who 
died  in  1896. 


(VIII)   Dr.  George  Herbert  Smith,  eld- 
est    child    of     Edmund     H.     and     Lucy 
(Blanchard)    Smith,    was    born    July    4, 
1840.   in   Chicopee   Falls,    Massachusetts, 
and  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  that 
town  and  South  Hadley  Falls,  Massachu- 
setts.    For  some  time  he  was  a  student 
at  the  Wesleyan  Academy  at  Wilbraham, 
Massachusetts,  from  which  he  was  gradu- 
ated in  1861.  Having  determined  to  adopt 
the  profession  of  medicine,  he  began  its 
study  with  Dr.  R.  T.  Chafifee,  of  Windsor, 
Connecticut,  where  he  remained  one  year 
at  the  beginning  of  hostilities  between  the 
North  and  South  in  the  Civil  War,  he  de- 
cided to  go  to  the  defense  of  his  country, 
and  enlisted  September  i,  1862,  becoming 
a   member   of   Company   C,   Twenty-fifth 
Regiment,  Connecticut  Volunteers.     The 
regiment  was  immediately  ordered  to  the 
department  of  the  gulf  under  General  Na- 
thaniel P.  Banks,  and  participated  in  the 
expedition  which  resulted  in  the  capture 
of  Port  Hudson.     Mr.  Smith  entered  the 
army  as  a  private,  and  in  ^^larch  1863,  he 
was  appointed  to  the  surgical  staff  of  his 
regiment,  filling  that  position  until  he  was 
mustered  out  of  service.     After  the  close 
of  hostilities  he  resumed  his  medical  stud- 
ies with  his  former  preceptor,  and  later 
attended  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  Col- 
lege of  New  York  City,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  in  March,  1865.  He  located 
in  the  village  of  TarifTville,  in  the  town 
of  Simsbury,  Connecticut,  where  he  re- 
mained in  practice  one  year,  when  failing 
health  compelled  him  to  seek  a  change  of 
climate,  and  he  went  to  Sycamore,  Illi- 
nois.   There  he  continued  two  years,  and 
in    1868   located   at   Holyoke,   Massachu- 
setts, where  he  continued  in  practice  with 
much  success  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred August  16,  1907.     He  specialized 
in  the  diseases  of  women  and  children,  in 
which  he  was  eminently  successful,  being 
celebrated  throughout  this  section  as  one 
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of  the  first  and  foremost  physicians  in 
this  specialty.  He  was  on  the  staff  of  the 
Holyoke  City  Hospital  for  many  years, 
also  a  member,  and  one  of  the  examiners, 
of  the  pension  board.  He  was  a  man  of 
high  literary  sense,  a  lover  of  the  best 
books,  and  an  admirer  of  Dickens,  whose 
works  he  had  repeatedly  read.  In  religion 
he  was  an  Episcopalian,  and  took  a  great 
interest  in  this  church.  A  man  of  much 
energy,  and  of  broad  and  sympathetic 
character.  Dr.  Smith  was  eagerly  sought 
as  a  participant  in  the  regulation  of  pub- 
lic affairs.  He  was  an  earnest  supporter 
of  Republican  principles,  and  early  took 
an  active  part  in  the  councils  of  his  party. 
In  1875  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Common  Council  of  Holyoke,  was  re- 
elected in  1876,  and  afterwards  became 
president  of  the  Council.  In  1877-78  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen. 
In  1881  he  became  a  member  of  the 
School  Committee,  and  with  the  excep- 
tion of  two  years  was  continuously  a 
member  for  a  quarter  of  a  century.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Park  Com- 
missioners and  Board  of  Health,  and  was 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  Commissioners 
of  the  sinking  fund.  In  1897  he  was 
elected  mayor  of  Holyoke,  under  the  first 
city  charter.  Dr.  Smith  was  interested  in 
several  business  enterprises  of  Holyoke. 
For  a  time  he  officiated  as  a  director  of 
the  Holyoke  &  Westfield  railroad.  He 
owned  a  one-third  interest  in  the  Excel- 
sior Paper  Company,  was  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  the  Ford  Bit  Company,  and 
a  director;  director  of  the  Keating  Wheel 
Company ;  trustee  of  the  Mechanics'  Sav- 
ings Bank,  and  at  one  time  its  auditor, 
and  in  addition  to  these  was  at  one  time 
a  partner  of  Smith,  White  &  Sears  Com- 
pany, merchants.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Connecticut  Valley  Medical  Associa- 
tion, of  which  he  served  as  vice-president. 
He  was  appointed  by  President  Harrison 
and  served  for  some  years  as  a  member  of 


the  Xational  Pension  Board.  He  was  also 
affiliated  with  various  philanthropic  and 
benevolent  organizations.  He  attained  an 
eminent  position  in  the  great  Masonic  fra- 
ternity, being  a  member  of  all  the  bodies 
in  both  the  York  and  Scottish  Rites.  Origi- 
nally a  member  of  St.  Mark's  Lodge,  in 
Tarift"ville,  Connecticut,  where  he  joined 
in  1865,  he  took  a  demit  to  Mt.  Tom  Lodge 
of  Holyoke.  He  was  a  member  of  Mt. 
Holyoke  Chapter,  Royal  .\rch  Masons; 
Holyoke  Council.  Royal  and  Select  Mas- 
ters ;  S])ringfield  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar,  and  Evening  Star  Lodge  of  Per- 
fection;  Massasoit  Council,  Princes  of 
Jerusalem ;  Mt.  Olivet  Rose  Croix  Chap- 
ter of  Boston ;  and  the  Massachusetts 
Consistory,  attaining  the  thirty-second 
degree  in  the  Scottish  Rite.  He  was  a 
member  of  Holyoke  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows ;  Tuscarora  En- 
campment of  the  same  order,  being  a  past 
grand  of  the  lodge  and  district  deputy 
grand  master  of  the  district ;  a  memljer 
of  Connecticut  Valley  Lodge.  Knights  of 
Pythias,  in  which  he  held  the  office  of 
chancellor,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He 
was  a  member  of  Kilpatrick  Post.  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  in  which  he  had 
taken  an  active  part,  serving  as  com- 
mander, and  was  favorably  known  in  this 
connection,  having  made  many  addresses 
for  this  body. 

He  married.  June  8.  1869.  at  Sycamore. 
Illinois.  Ada  M.  Babcock.  daughter  of  Dr. 
C.  W.  Babcock.  formerly  of  Medina.  Ohio. 
She  died  January  15.  191 1.  They  were 
the  parents  of  three  children  :  Edmund 
Herbert,  died  in  infancy :  .Vbbie  May ; 
Lucv  C.  widow  of  Edwin  Burgin.  The 
home  life  of  Mr.  Smith  was  an  ideal  one. 
and  his  memory  is  cherished  by  not  only 
his  family,  by  whom  he  was  so  greatly 
beloved,  but  by  a  vast  circle  of  friends, 
not  only  in  Holyoke.  but  throughout  all 
the  surrounding  county. 

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TILLEY,  Trenor  Preston, 

Merchant. 

The  surname  Tilley  is  found  in  Eng- 
land as  early  as  the  Norman  Conquest 
and  appears  in  the  Domesday  Book.  The 
name  was  common  also  in  France  and 
Holland  at  an  early  date,  and  is  doubt- 
less of  Norman-French  origin.  The  name 
is  spelled  in  the  ancient  records  Tillie, 
Tilly,  Teley.  Tiley,  Tilee  and  Tely.  We 
have  at  the  present  time  the  surname 
Tylee,  probably  of  the  same  English 
stock. 

Edward  and  John  Tilley  were  among 
the  passengers  of  the  "Mayflower."  Ed- 
ward Tilley  and  his  wife  Ann  both  died 
in  the  spring  of  1620-21.  John  Tilley 
brought  his  wife  and  daughter  Elizabeth, 
and  he  and  his  wife  also  died  early  in 
1621.  The  only  descendants  of  these  Pil- 
grim Tillcys  are  through  John's  daugh- 
ter who  married  John  Howland.  John 
Tilley  lived  at  or  near  Exeter,  England. 
His  son,  William  Tilley,  also  lived  at  Exe- 
ter. John  (2)  Tilley,  son  of  William  Til- 
ley, was  born  at  Edford,  England,  about 
1687-90,  and  came  to  Boston  with  his 
brothers,  William  and  James,  to  work  in 
the  rope-walk  of  their  cousin,  William 
Tilley.  He  was  in  Boston  about  1720,  re- 
moved to  New  York  State,  where  he  mar- 
ried and  had  two  sons.  Leonard  Tilley, 
son  of  John  (2)  Tilley,  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn, New  York,  where  he  lived  until  his 
marriage,  after  which  he  resided  at  Gran- 
by,  Massachusetts,  and  was  the  progeni- 
tor of  all  of  the  name,  it  is  thought,  in 
Western  Massachusetts.  His  wife  was  of 
Dutch  ancestry.  Children :  Alexander, 
Ludwig,  John,  Ruth,  Bridget.  Ludwig 
Tilley,  son  of  Leonard  Tilley,  was  born 
about  1770-75,  in  Granby,  made  his  home 
in  the  latter  town,  and  was  a  farmer  and 
substantial  citizen.  He  married  in  Gran- 
by.     Children:     George,    Orrin,    Porter, 


Ruth,  Jcrusha,  Cynthia,  Sally,  Leonard. 
George  Tilley,  son  of  Ludwig  Tilley,  was 
born  about  1800,  on  the  old  homestead  at 
Granby,  received  a  common  school  edu- 
cation and  followed  farming  for  his  voca- 
tion. He  was  a  Whig,  but  look  no  active 
part  in  politics.  In  religion  he  was  an 
orthodox  Congregationalist.  He  married, 
about  1828,  Hannah  Sheldon.  Children : 
James,  Norris,  John,  Marie,  Benjamin, 
Eugene,  Hiram,  Clarence. 

John  (3)  Tilley,  son  of  George  and 
Hannah  (Sheldon)  Tilley,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 13,  1834,  on  the  old  homestead, 
where  his  childhood  was  spent.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town  and  left  home  at  the  age  of  seven- 
teen to  work  for  a  neighboring  farmer,  re- 
ceiving one  hundred  dollars  for  a  years' 
v/ork.  When  he  was  twenty  he  removed 
to  Medway,  Massachusetts,  to  work  in  a 
straw  shop  or  "bonnet-factory."  Six 
months  later  he  went  to  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut, and  established  himself  in  busi- 
ness, cleaning  and  remodeling  hats  and 
bonnets.  He  was  successful  in  this  ven- 
ture. A  few  years  later  he  returned  to 
Granby,  and  in  partnership  with  his 
brother  bought  and  carried  on  a  farm 
until  the  Civil  War.  He  entered  the 
Union  army,  September  i,  1862,  in  Com^ 
pany  H,  Second  Regiment,  Massachu- 
setts Volunteers,  with  the  rank  of  cor- 
poral, and  was  discharged  August  14, 
1863.  After  this  he  located  at  South  Had- 
ley  Falls,  where  he  resided  until  1870, 
wdien  he  again  returned  to  Granby,  and 
lived  there  until  1894.  While  residing  in 
Granby,  he  was  engaged  in  buying  and 
selling  timber  land  and  in  the  general 
lumber  business,  a  line  in  which  he  was 
well  known.  In  1882  he  was  a  representa- 
tive in  the  Massachusetts  Legislature. 
Mr.  Tilley's  final  move  was  to  Holyoke, 
where  he  made  his  permanent  home  from 
that  time  until  his  death,  which  occurred 


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February  14,  1912.  For  some  time  previ- 
ous to  his  removal  to  Holyoke,  Mr.  Tilley 
had  been  engaged  in  building  a  beautiful 
residence  for  himself  on  Northampton 
street,  which  was  completed  in  1893.  He 
began  in  the  furniture  business  while  re- 
siding in  South  Hadley  Falls,  in  1870,  his 
first  store  being  on  Alain  street,  Holyoke, 
later  on  High  street,  and  in  this  business 
he  was  very  successful,  and  from  time  to 
time  was  obliged  to  enlarge  his  store.  In 
April.  1907,  he  began  the  erection  of  a 
new  block,  which  was  completed  and 
ready  for  business  November  i  of  the 
same  year.  This  is  one  of  the  finest  of 
its  kind  in  New  England ;  it  is  six  stories 
high  and  filled  with  furniture  of  every 
description,  each  floor  being  devoted  to  a 
separate  line,  it  being  the  largest  exclu- 
sive furniture  store  in  Western  Massa- 
chusetts. Mr.  Tilley  was  counted  among 
the  most  substantial  and  successful  mer- 
chants of  the  Connecticut  Valley ;  was 
president  of  the  People's  Savings  Bank, 
and  a  member  of  the  finance  committee ; 
director  of  the  Home  Savings  Bank,  and 
a  member  of  its  finance  committee.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
church.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republican, 
and  when  a  resident  of  Granby  was  elect- 
ed from  a  Democratic  district  as  a  Repub- 
lican candidate  to  the  General  Court.  He 
married,  November  27,  i860,  in  Granby, 
Mary  A.  Preston,  born  February  25.  1838, 
daughter  of  Joel  L.  and  Esther  (Rust) 
Preston.  Children:  i.  Clifton  Fowler, 
born  October  2,  1861,  educated  at  South 
Hadley  Falls  schools,  is  associated  with 
his  brother  in  the  furniture  business 
founded  by  their  father.  2.  Trenor  Pres- 
ton, of  whom  further. 

Trenor  Preston  Tilley,  son  of  John  (3) 
and  Mary  A.  (Preston)  Tilley,  was  born 
Decem.ber  8,  1875.  i"  South  Hadley  Falls, 
and  was  in  his  fifth  year  when  the  family 
moved   to   Granbv.     There   he   was   edu- 


cated, graduating  from  the  high  school  in 
1893.  In  the  following  year  he  entered 
his  father's  store  in  Holyoke  and  has  been 
connected  with  the  business  to  the  pres- 
ent time.  He  is  an  energetic  and  sound 
business  man,  and  has  contributed  to  the 
continued  success  of  the  business  in  many 
ways.  On  the  death  of  his  father  early  in 
1912,  he  succeeded  to  the  ownership  of 
the  store,  in  association  witli  his  brother, 
Clifton  Fowler  Tilley,  and  they  transact 
a  steadily  increasing  business.  Mr.  Tilley 
is  regarded  by  his  contemporaries  as  a 
business  man  of  highest  integrity  and 
substantial  character.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of 
Holyoke,  of  the  local  lodge.  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Holyoke 
Canoe  Club.  He  married,  September  4, 
looi,  Harriet  L.  Snow,  born  in  Holyoke, 
May  5,  1879,  daughter  of  Melvin  and 
Hannah  (Henry)  Snow.  Children  :  John 
Melvin,  born  October  27.  1905:  Ruth 
Mary,  October  30,  1910;  Nathan  Snow, 
June  24,   1916. 


ALLEN,  Carl  Addison,  M.  D.. 

Phyiician.  Tuberculosis  Expert. 

As  a  good  physician  and  benefactor,  Dr. 
Allen  takes  high  rank  not  only  in  his 
home  city  of  Holyoke,  but  throughout  the 
section  of  the  country  in  which  he  lives. 
He  has  been  a  student  all  his  life,  and  has 
achieved  large  results  by  his  industry  and 
determination.  His  ancestors  were  peo- 
ple of  character  and  worth,  and  partici- 
pated in  the  development  of  this  country 
along  the  highest  lines  of  social,  political 
and  moral  endeavor.  The  name  of  Allen 
comes  from  the  baptismal  name  Allen, 
which  was  used  from  ancient  times  in 
various  forms  in  several  countries.  In 
one  version  of  the  roll  of  Rattle  Abbey 
the  name  Fitz-Aleyne  (son  of  Allen)  oc- 
curs.   One  of  the  first  in  England  record- 


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ed  as  using  Allen  as  a  surname  was 
Thomas  Allen,  sheriff  of  London  in  1414. 
There  are  no  less  than  twenty-five  fam- 
ilies of  the  name  in  Great  Britain  and  Ire- 
land possessing  coats-of-arms,  whilst 
there  are  about  twenty  other  families 
with  the  same  name  spelled  in  as  many 
different  forms.  The  name  moreover  is 
one  of  those  most  frequently  met  with  in 
the  United  States,  and  is  represented  by 
many  distinct  families.  Several  immi- 
grants brought  it  to  these  shores  among 
the  earliest  in  New  England.  The  family 
traced  below  has  numerous  representa- 
tives throughout  the  United  States  and 
they  are  usually  found  among  the  lead- 
ing citizens. 

(I)  James  Allen  came  to  Dedham  with 
his  uncle,  Rev.  John  Allen,  about  1637. 
He  was  a  grandson  of  Reginald  Allen,  of 
Colby,  Norfolk,  England.  The  first  men- 
tion of  him  in  the  records  is  dated  April 
6,  1638,  when  "Jeames  Allin  accepted  to 
haue  sixe  acres  layd  out  for  him  in  yt 
corner  of  Jeffrey  Myngey  yf  ther  it  may 
be  found  fitt."  He  received  other  grants 
at  various  times  and  was  admitted  to  the 
church,  October  2,  1646,  and  made  a  free- 
man. May  26,  1647.  Iri  1649  ^  number 
of  the  inhabitants  of  Dedham  made  up  a 
company  in  order  to  form  a  settlement  at 
Boggestown,  upon  the  Charles  river,  now 
known  as  Medfield,  and  he  was  one  of  the 
first  of  the  thirteen  proprietors  and  the 
fifth  to  be  granted  land  in  the  new  town. 
The  committee  w^hich  carried  on  the 
affairs  of  the  town  at  first  granted  him 
land,  June  19,  1650,  when  it  laid  out  the 
thirteen  house  lots.  His  lot  was  on  South 
street  near  the  present  residence  of  Mr. 
Rhodes.  In  1650  his  estate  was  valued 
at  one  hundred  and  thirty-nine  pounds. 
He  was  again  granted  land  in  1653,  near 
that  of  his  son  Joseph.  He  received  other 
grants  and  owned  tracts  on  both  sides  of 
the  river.     His  will  was  dated  September 


2^,  1676;  he  left  his  barn,  houses,  etc.,  to 
his  son-in-law.  Joseph  Clark,  and  as  he 
had  given  his  house  on  South  street  to 
his  son  Nathaniel,  he  must  have  owned 
two  places.  He  married,  in  Dedham, 
March  16,  1638,  Ann  Guild,  who  died  in 
Medfield,  March  29,  1673,  and  he  died 
there,  September  27,  1676. 

(II)  Joseph  Allen,  fourth  son  of  James 
and  Ann  (Guild)  Allen,  was  born  June  24, 
1652,  at  Medfield,  and  died  in  that  town, 
January  14,  1703.  He  settled  in  the  north- 
ern part  of  the  town  on  Castle  Hill, 
known  as  the  Allen  place  afterward.  He 
was  granted  two  lots  of  land  in  1673,  ^"^^ 
between  the  road  leading  to  the  "Goos- 
man  Morse's"  and  land  owned  by  his 
father,  below  Samuel  Wight's  land.  The 
other  lot  was  between  his  father's  land 
and  that  owned  by  Samuel  Wight,  bound- 
ed on  the  east  by  the  highway  leading  to 
Natick.  He  \vas  a  cooper  by  trade  and 
his  house  and  shop  were  built  before 
King  Philip's  war.  In  1676  the  Indians 
determined  to  burn  the  town,  and  his 
property  was  among  the  first  to  receive 
their  attention.  They  took  shavings  from 
the  shop,  piled  them  on  the  kitchen  floor, 
and  set  them  on  fire ;  but  the  shavings 
had  been  piled  on  a  trap  door,  which  fell 
into  the  cellar  w^hen  burned,  and  extin- 
guished the  flames.  No  other  damage 
was  done,  although  all  the  other  houses 
in  that  part  of  the  town  were  burned.  He 
received,  September  21,  1676,  from  his 
father,  six  acres  of  upland  and  one  acre 
of  meadowland,  and  this  was  probably 
his  share  in  his  father's  will,  as  his  name 
was  not  in  the  will  which  was  dated  two 
days  later.  In  1675  his  name  was  on  the 
list  of  proprietors  and  he  was  made  a 
freeman,  October  11,  1682.  In  1688  he 
was  a  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  and 
he  and  his  wife  were  admitted  to  the  first 
parish  in  1697.  He  married  in  Seakonk 
(Rehoboth),  November  10,  1673,  Hannah. 


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born  there  October  22,  1654,  died  in  Med- 
field,  1730,  daughter  of  William  Sabin. 

(III)  Nehemiah  Allen,  eighth  son  of 
Joseph  and  Hannah  ^Sabin)  Allen,  was 
born  April  22,  1699,  in  Medfield,  and  lived 
in  Sherborn,  Massachusetts,  from  1723  to 
1741,  soon  after  removing  to  Sturbridge, 
same  State.     He  married  Alary  Parker. 

(IV)  Abner  Allen,  son  of  Nehemiah 
and  Mary  (Parker)  Allen,  was  born  Au- 
gust 22,  1746,  in  Sturbridge,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  died  Alarch  6,  1830.  He 
married  Mary  or  Marcy  Marsh,  who  died 
July  8,  1802,  in  Sturbridge. 

(V)  Penuel  Allen,  eldest  child  of  Ab- 
ner and  Mary  (Marsh)  Allen,  was  born 
October  17,  1772,  in  Sturbridge,  and  set- 
tled in  Sutton,  New  Hampshire. 

(VI)  Stephen  Allen,  son  of  Penuel 
Allen,  was  born  in  1810,  in  Sutton,  and 
settled  in  Lempster,  New  Hampshire, 
when  a  young  man.  He  married,  in  1834, 
Phebe,  daughter  of  Leland  Lewis,  a  highly 
respected  citizen  of  Lempster,  prominent 
in  educational  work.  She  was  born  in 
Novenxber,  1814,  and  lived  to  celebrate 
with  her  husband  the  sixtieth  anniversary 
of  their  marriage. 

(VII)  Dr.  Carl  Addison  Allen,  son  of 
Stephen  and  Phebe  (Lewis)  Allen,  was 
born  October  27,  1847,  in  Lempster,  and 
began  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  the  town.  He  was  subsequently  a  stu- 
dent at  Kimball  Union  Academy,  in  Meri- 
den.  New  Hampshire,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  1871.  Subsequently  he  be- 
came principal  of  the  academy  at  Marlow, 
New  Hampshire,  and  while  in  discharge 
of  the  duties  of  that  position  began  the 
study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  Marshall  Per- 
kins, of  that  town.  After  taking  a  course 
of  lectures  at  Bowdoin  College,  Bruns- 
wick. Maine,  he  entered  Long  Island  Col- 
lege, and  was  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  1874.  For  fif- 
teen years  Dr.  Allen  was  engaged  very 


successfully  in  the  practice  of  medicine  at 
Acworth,  New  Hampshire,  and  was  the 
good  physician  to  people  in  a  wide  range 
of  territory,  the  nearest  physician  being 
six  miles  away.  Under  the  strain  of  the 
demands  thus  made  upon  his  strength 
ard  time,  Dr.  Allen  broke  down  tempo- 
rarily, and  was  obliged  to  abandon  his 
practice.  In  1890  he  settled  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  and  since  that  time  has 
been  very  energetic  and  successful  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession.  In  1890  he 
made  an  extended  trip  through  the  west- 
ern portions  of  the  United  States,  visiting 
Yellowstone  Park,  Yosemite  \'alley.  and 
other  interesting  points,  and  on  his  re- 
turn to  Holyoke  was  enabled  to  take  up 
his  humanitarian  work  with  great  vigor. 
While  residing  in  Acworth  he  was  super- 
intendent of  schools  for  a  period  of  twelve 
years,  and  was  also  active  in  promoting 
various  business  concerns  of  the  town, 
being  a  silent  partner  in  a  general  mer- 
cantile business  and  interested  in  a  local 
newspaper,  of  which  he  was  for  some 
time  editor.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New 
Hampshire  State  Medical  Society  and  of 
the  Connecticut  River  Medical  Society, 
of  which  he  has  been  president.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Hampden  District 
and  the  Massachusetts  State  Medical  soci- 
eties, and  the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion. While  occupying  a  prominent  posi- 
tion in  the  medical  world.  Dr.  Allen  is 
probably  best  known  for  his  connection 
with  and  activity  in  the  promotion  of  ad- 
vancement in  the  treatment  of  tubercu- 
losis. He  has  devoted  a  great  amount  of 
study  and  conducted  many  successful  ex- 
periments in  the  treatment  of  this  disease, 
and  was  instrumental  in  organizing  the 
Holvoke  Society  for  the  Prevention  and 
Relief  of  Tuberculosis.  This  was  organ- 
ized at  the  beginning  of  1906.  and  on  Feb- 
ruary 22,  of  that  year.  Dr.  Allen  was 
elected  president,  and  held  the  office  by 


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successive  reelections  up  to  January, 
1917,  a  period  of  over  ten  years.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  State  Tuberculosis  Asso- 
ciation and  the  National  Association  for 
the  Study  and  Prevention  of  Tubercu- 
losis. The  local  society  has  performed  a 
vast  amount  of  work  along  this  line.  It 
began  at  first  with  a  day  camp,  but  when 
the  law  was  passed  compelling  the  city 
to  erect  a  hospital  for  the  treatment  of 
tuberculosis,  Dr.  Allen  was  selected  as 
one  of  those  to  designate  the  site,  and  as 
a  result  the  present  Hillside  Hospital  was 
erected.  Probably  no  other  man  in  the 
State  of  Massachusetts  has  taken  so  active 
a  part  along  this  line,  and  he  may  justly 
be  gratified  at  the  result  attained.  Dr. 
Allen  and  his  family  are  associated  with 
the  Congregational  church.  He  has  long 
been  an  active  member  of  the  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  has  passed 
all  the  chairs  in  the  subordinate  lodge  of 
that  fraternity. 

Dr.  Allen  married  (first)  May  19,  1875, 
Sophie  E.  Stearns,  of  Lebanon,  New 
Hampshire,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
four  children:  i.  Walter  S.,  graduated 
from  the  high  school  and  from  Amherst 
College,  class  of  1900,  and  is  now  super- 
intendent of  their  main  laboratory,  at 
Lowell  Hill,  of  the  General  Chemical  Com- 
pany in  New  York,  one  of  the  largest  es- 
tablishments of  its  kind  in  the  world  ;  he 
married  (first)  Lucia  Turner,  of  New 
Hampshire,  and  they  had  two  daughters, 
Olive  E.  and  Marian  S. ;  the  mother  died 
and  he  married  (second)  Nina  McDou- 
gall ;  they  have  one  daughter,  Ruth.  2. 
Dr.  Fred  H.  Allen,  graduated  from  the 
high  school  and  from  Amherst  College, 
after  which  he  entered  Harvard  Medical 
School,  where  he  graduated  in  1902,  and 
spent  one  year  in  special  study  in  Ger- 
many ;  he  married  Harriett  Ives,  and  they 
have  two  children.  Harold  and  Stephen  ; 
Dr.  Allen  is  a  member  of  the   Holyoke 


Medical  Society,  of  which  he  is  president, 
and  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Medical 
Society.  3.  Raymond  P.,  attended  the 
common  and  high  schools  of  Holyoke, 
and  is  now  paymaster  of  the  Farr  Alpaca 
Company;  he  married  Ina  Squier,  and 
they  have  two  adopted  children,  Eliza- 
beth and  Philip.  4.  Sophie  E.,  attended 
the  schools  of  Holyoke,  and  graduated 
from  Mt.  Holyoke  College  in  1909;  she 
taught  two  years  in  the  high  school,  and 
is  now  secretary  to  the  dean  of  the  post- 
graduate department  of  Columbia  Col- 
lege in  New  York  City.  Dr.  Allen  mar- 
ried (second)  March  25,  1891,  Hattie  M. 
Murdough,  of  Acworth,  New  Hampshire, 
daughter  of  Freeman  Murdough,  an  old 
resident  of  that  place.  From,  this  mar- 
riage resulted  the  birth  of  two  children: 
Carl  M.,  who  graduated  from  the  Hol- 
yoke High  School,  and  the  Massachusetts 
Agricultural  College,  and  is  now  con- 
nected with  the  General  Chemical  Com- 
pany of  New  York,  and  Leland  C,  who 
is  a  student  of  the  Massachusetts  Agri- 
cultural College,  class  of  1918,  now  in  the 
United  States  service. 


HEYWOOD,  Francis  Daniel, 

Manufacturer. 

The  surname  Heywood  is  distinct  from 
Haywood,  Hayward  and  Howard,  al- 
though the  spelling  of  each  in  every  pos- 
sible way  makes  it  dif^cult  not  to  confuse 
the  families,  especially  where  Heywards, 
Howards  and  Heywoods  were  living  in 
the  same  town.  The  derivation  of  the  name 
Heywood  is  given  in  a  pedigree  prepared 
by  Peter  John  Heywood,  of  Whitehaven, 
England,  in  1781,  and  published  in  "Hunt- 
er's Life  and  Times  of  Oliver  Heywood," 
who  was  a  non-conformist  clergyman  of 
note  in  the  days  of  Charles  I.  The  pedi- 
gree runs  back  to  the  year  1164,  a  period 
when  surnames  were  beginning  to  come 


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into  use  in  the  mother  country.  The  earli- 
est authentic  document  containing-  the 
name  of  Heywood,  or  its  prototype,  is  a 
title  deed  still  preserved  for  a  tract  of 
land  in  Lancashire,  from  one  Adame  de 
Burgo  or  de  Bury,  who  held  the  Knight's 
fee  to  a  large  section  of  territory  in  the 
vicinity  to  Peter  de  Ey-wood,  that  is  "of 
wooded  island."  The  latter  was  the  re- 
puted founder  of  the  Heywood  family  in 
England,  from,  which  the  American  fam- 
ily is  descended.  This  estate  remained  in 
the  possession  of  the  descendants  of  Peter 
Heywood  more  than  five  hundred  years, 
or  until  1717,  when  Robert  Heywood  sold 
it  to  John  Starkey  of  Rochdale,  whose 
grandson,  James  Starkey,  dying  intestate, 
allowed  the  place  to  pass  into  the  hands 
of  the  Crown.  It  is  now  an  attractive 
public  park,  having  been  donated  for  that 
purpose  by  Queen  Victoria.  The  English 
line  from  this  Peter  Heywood  is  traced  in 
an  unbroken  line  to  the  emigrant  in  Amer- 
ica. James  and  John  Heywood,  both 
about  twenty-two  years  old,  brothers, 
came  together  in  the  ship,  "Planter,"  in 
1636.  They  were  both  certified  from  Step- 
ney Parish,  London.  James  Heywood 
settled  in  Charlestown,  and  later  went  to 
Woburn,  where  he  died  November  20, 
1642. 

(I)  John  Heywood,  born  in  London, 
1620,  died  January  11,  1707.  He  settled 
in  Concord,  Massachusetts,  and  was  ad- 
mitted a  freeman  in  1670.  He  married 
(first)  August  17,  1656,  Rebecca  Atkin- 
son, daughter  of  Thomas  Atkinson. 
She  died  1665.  He  married  (second) 
August  5,  1665,  Sarah  Simonds.  He 
married  (third)  Priscilla ,  who  sur- 
vived him.  Children  of  first  wife :  Re- 
becca, born  September  9,  1657.  died 
young;  Rebecca,  May  13,  1660;  John, 
mentioned  below;  Persis,  April  11,  1664; 
Benomi,  July  31,  1665. 

(H)  Deacon  John  (2)  Heywood,  eldest 


son  of  John  (i)  Heywood,  was  born  in 
Concord,  Massachusetts,  April  5,  1662, 
and  died  there  January  2,  1718.  He  was 
constable  of  Concord  in  167C,  and  in  his 
later  years  kept  an  ordinary  or  inn.     He 

married  Sarah  .     Children  :    Sarah, 

died  in  infancy;  Thomas,  born  July  13, 
1686 ;  Samuel,  mentioned  below  ;  Edmund, 
born  July  31,  1689;  Josiah,  Xoveml)er  15, 

1691,  married  Lydia ;  Daniel,  April 

15,  1694,  removed  to  Worcester,  married 
Hannah  Ward;  Eleazer,  August  3,  1696; 
Nathan,  September  24,  1698;  Sarah,  Jan- 
uary 18,  1700-01;  John,  March  14,  1703, 
settled  in  Lunenburg;  Mary.  March  23, 
1704;  Phineas,  July  18,  1707,  settled  in 
Shrewsbury,  married  Elizabeth  Moore, 
died  March  6,  1770;  Benjamin,  October 
25,  1709. 

(HI)  Deacon  Samuel  Heywood.  son  of 
Deacon  John  (2)  Heywood.  was  born  Oc- 
tober II,  1687,  and  died  October  28,  1750. 
He  resided  in  Concord,  where  he  was  a 
prominent  citizen,  serving  as  deacon  of 
the  church,  town  clerk,  and  in  other  town 
offtces.  He  married,  January  19,  1709-10, 
Elizabeth  Hubbard  (ceremony  by  Rev. 
Joseph  Estabrook)  and  she  died  Decem- 
ber 25,  1757,  aged  sixty-six  years,  six 
months.  Children,  born  at  Concord: 
Samuel,  October  18,  1710.  died  January 
12.  1712-13;  Amos,  February  18.  1711-12, 
died  young;  Elizabeth,  June  3,  1714  ;  Sam- 
uel, March  4,  1715-16;  Jonathan,  Deccm/- 
ber  3.  1717;  Amos,  mentioned  below; 
Jonas,  August  21,  1721  ;  Charles.  Decem- 
ber 24.  1723  ;  Rebecca,  December  23.  1725  ; 
Aaron,  November  11,  1728;  John.  June  22, 
1729;  Sarah.  June  19.   1731  :  >Liry.  .\pril 

8.  1733- 

(IV)  Captain  Amos  Heywood.  son  of 
Deacon  Samuel  Heywood.  was  born  at 
Concord,  Massachusetts.  October  3.  1719, 
died  February  7,  1792,  at  Holden.  Massa- 
chusetts. He  and  his  brother  Samuel 
were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Holden 


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in  Worcester  county.  He  was  received 
into  the  Holden  church  in  1742.  He  was 
ensign  in  the  militia  company  in  1763  and 
captain  in  1771.  He  was  selectman  in 
1762,  1763  and  1780.  He  was  active  in 
both  town  and  church  during  his  long 
life.  He  married,  August  30,  1743,  at 
Concord,  Mary  Buttrick,  of  Concord,  of 
the  same  family  as  Major  Buttrick,  who 
commanded  the  Americans  at  the  Con- 
cord fight.  She  died  January  21,  1793, 
aged  seventy-three  years.  Children : 
Daniel,  born  July  2,  1744,  died  in  infancy; 
Silas,  mentioned  below;  Amos,  born 
March  17,  1748;  Mary,  April  9,  1750; 
Lucy,  February  28,  1751,  died  young; 
Daniel,  February  24,  1752;  Eunice,  Janu- 
ary I,  1756,  married,  August  19,  1779, 
Abiel  Buttrick;  Lucy,  October  31,  1757, 
married,  March  7.  1782,  Lemuel  Hey- 
wood ;  Elizabeth,  October  30,  1759,  mar- 
ried, January  28,  1781,  John  Forbes ;  Levi, 
November  21,  1761  ;  Alpheus  (twin),  May 
21,  1764,  married,  October  14,  1794,  Patty 
Davis;  twin  of  Alpheus,  May  21,  1764. 

(V)  Silas  Heywood,  son  of  Captain 
Amos  Heywood,  was  born  in  Holden, 
Massachusetts,  February  20,  1745-46,  died 
at  Royalston,  Massachusetts,  November 
21,  1825.  He  settled  in  Royalston  when 
a  young  man  ;  was  a  farmer.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolution,  a  private 
in  Captain  Jonathan  Houghton's  com- 
pany, detailed  from  Colonel  Nathan 
Sparhawk's  regiment  (the  Seventh)  and 
General  Warner's  brigade  to  reinforce  the 
guards  at  the  Rutland  barracks  under 
Colonel  Jacob  Gerrish  and  to  escort 
troops  of  the  Saratoga  convention  to  En- 
field, Connecticut.  (Massachusetts  Revo- 
lutionary Rolls,  volume  vii,  page  640). 
He  married,  November  11,  1779,  Hannah 
Goddard,  of  Shrewsbury,  who  died  at 
Royalston,  January  18,  1821,  in  her  sev- 
enty-first year.  Children,  born  at  Royals- 
ton:  Hannah,  January  6,  1781,  died  May 


16,  1795;  Betsey,  April  4,  1782,  died  May 
23.  1795:  Silas,  mentioned  below;  Grace, 
February  7,  1785;  Lucy,  July  10,  1787; 
Benjamin,  July  12,  1789,  died  April  19, 
1795;  Sarah,  July  23,  1792,  died  May  22, 
1795  ;  Benjamin,  November  19,  1795,  mar- 
ried, September  17,  1819,  Sally  Cutler. 

(VI)  Silas  (2)  Heywood,  son  of  Silas 
(i)  Heywood,  was  born  in  Royalston, 
^Massachusetts,  October  21,  1783,  died 
May  2,  1819,  at  Royalston.  He  married, 
June  25,  1812,  Hannah  Heywood,  of  Win- 
chendon,  who  was  born  September  24, 
1785,  at  Winchendon,  died  February  21, 
1829,  at  Royalston.  Children,  born  at 
Royalston:  Silas  Nelson,  May  7,  1813, 
died  September  i,  1815;  Daniel,  men- 
tioned below ;  Silas  N.,  December  9,  1816, 
died  1904,  at  Springfield,  married  Mary  E. 
Reed,  child,  Sarah  E. ;  Hannah  Grace, 
September  13,  1818,  married  William  O. 
Brown. 

(VII)  Daniel  Heywood,  son  of  Silas 
(2)  Heywood,  was  born  in  Royalston, 
Massachusetts,  April  4,  1815,  died  No- 
vember 29,  1884,  at  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts. He  was  a  merchant,  conducting 
stores  at  different  times  in  Athol  and 
Holyoke.  He  married  Levina  Partridge, 
born  November  30,  1819,  at  Dedham,  died 
January  10,  1899,  at  Holyoke.  Children : 
I  H.  Emogene,  born  August  16,  1846, 
married  Herbert  Lyman,  of  Westfield, 
June  3,  1873,  died  1916,  at  Westfield;  two 
children,  William  F.,  Mary  E.,  both  born 
in  Westfield.  2.  Francis  Daniel,  men- 
tioned below.  3.  William  H.,  born  Feb- 
ruary 7,  1850,  died  191 1 ;  married  (first) 
Clementina  Hazen ;  children :  Ralph, 
born  June  29,  1877,  died  July,  1895,  and 
Alice,  born  March,  1882,  married  Alfred 
H.  Morton,  Jr.,  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts. William  H.  married  (second) 
Margaret  Newell,  of  St.  Johnsbury,  Ver- 
mont, where  she  now  resides.  4.  George, 
born  1856,  died  1857. 


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(VIII)   Francis  Daniel  Heywood,  son 
of  Daniel  and   Levina   (Partridge)  Hey- 
wood, was  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, September  28,  1848,  died  there  Jan- 
uary 28,  1916.    In  1856  his  parents  moved 
to  Holyoke,  and  there  he  attended  school 
until  fourteen  years  of  age.    He  then  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  Connecticut  River 
Railroad,  beginning  in  the  offices  of  the 
freight   department    at    Springfield.      He 
displayed  unusual  aptitude,  and  was  ad- 
vanced   through    successive    promotions 
until   he   became  general   passenger  and 
ticket  agent,  a  position  he  held  until  his 
resignation  in  1881.    He  then  entered  the 
Whitmore    Manufacturing    Company    of 
Holyoke,  manufacturers  of  surface  coated 
paper,  and  was  the  honored  treasurer  of 
that  company  until  1916,  when  he  retired 
from  business.    From  boyhood  until  191 5, 
Mr.  Heywood  made  his  home  in  Holyoke, 
then  moved  to  Springfield.     During  the 
thirty-five  years  he  was  connected  with 
the  management  of  the  finances  of  the 
Whitmore   Manufacturing   Company,   he 
saw  the  company  grow  from  a  small  be- 
ginning until  it  was  operating  one  of  the 
largest  plants  of  its  kind  in  the  State,  its 
product  going  to  all  parts  of  the  world. 
In  that  growth  and  prosperity  his  was  an 
important  part,  reflecting  credit  upon  his 
ability  as  a  financier.     During  his  long 
residence  in  Holyoke  he  was  closely  iden- 
tified with  civic  affairs,  was  a  trustee  of 
the  City  Hospital,  director  of  the  Boys' 
Club,  was  active  in  the  affairs  of  the  Sec- 
ond   Congregational    Church,   and    for   a 
time  chairman  of  the  parish  committee  of 
the  Church  Society.     He  was  a  Repub- 
lican in  politics,  and,  although  he  never 
entered    actively    into    political    life,    his 
name  was  frequently  mentioned  for  re- 
sponsible city  government  offices. 

He  married  Isabel  Cady,  of  Stafford 
Springs,  Connecticut,  daughter  of  Mrs. 
Garner  Cady.  They  are  the  parents  of 
three  children:    i.   Frank  Herbert,  born 


in  1876,  died  in  1887.  2.  Clara  Emily, 
born  August  3,  1878;  married,  in  1903, 
Charles  E.  Scott,  and  since  1906  engaged 
in  missionary  work  in  China,  where  all 
their  children  except  the  eldest  were  born  ; 
children :  Elizabeth  Alden,  Helen  Pren- 
tice, Beatrice  Eleanor,  Francis  Heywood, 
and  Kenneth  Monroe.  3.  Francis  Cady, 
of  further  mention. 


HEYWOOD,  Francis  Cady. 
Mannfactnrer. 

Francis  Cady  Heywood,  of  the  ninth 
American  generation,  youngest  son  of 
Francis  Daniel  and  Isabel  (Cady)  Hey- 
wood, was  born  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, August  II,  1888.  He  prepared  for 
college  at  Holyoke  High  School,  then  en- 
tered Cornell  University,  whence  he  was 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  Mechanical 
Engineer,  class  of  1911.  After  gradua- 
tion he  formed  an  association  with  the 
Whitmore  Manufacturing  Company  of 
Holyoke,  and  rose  through  successive  pro- 
motions to  the  superintendency  of  the 
plant.  Upon  the  retirement  of  his  hon- 
ored father  in  1916,  Francis  C.  Heywood 
was  elected  to  succeed  him  as  treasurer 
of  the  company,  that  office  now  having 
been  held  by  father  and  son  since  the  or- 
ganization of  the  company  in  1881.  Mr. 
Heywood  is  a  member  and  corporal  of 
Company  D,  Second  Regiment,  Massa- 
chusetts National  Guard,  and  in  response 
to  the  President's  call  in  June.  1916,  went 
to  the  Mexican  border  with  his  regiment 
and  was  stationed  with  his  company  at 
Columbus.  New  Mexico,  the  scene  of  one 
of  the  border  raids.  He  is  a  member  of 
William  Whiting  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons;  Holyoke  Lodge.  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks;  Hol- 
yoke Canoe  Club;  Holyoke  Yacht  Club; 
the  Sans  Souci  Club  :  the  Second  Congre- 
gational Church  and  is  a  teacher  in  the 
Sunday  school. 


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BIGELOW,  James  Bernard,  M.  D., 

PhyalciaiL,  Health  Officer. 

Bigelow  is  a  name  frequently  found  in 
Massachusetts  records ;  many  descend- 
ants of  the  English  family  settled  in  that 
State,  coming  here  direct  from  England 
or  from  Ireland,  where  one  early  branch 
of  the  family  located.  Although  spelled 
in  a  variety  of  ways,  it  can  always  be 
traced  to  the  Anglo-Saxon  biggan  (.big) 
and  bleaw  (hill  or  barrow)  and  was  prob- 
ably adopted  as  a  surname  by  a  resident 
of  some  such  locality. 

John  Bigelow,  the  first  ancestor  of  Dr. 
James  Bernard  Bigelow  to  leave  Ireland, 
was  born  in  County  Tyrone,  Province  of 
Ulster.  The  stories  which  reached  him 
telling  him  of  the  free  and  democratic  life 
in  the  United  States  so  fired  his  imagina- 
tion that,  in  spite  of  the  long  voyage  of 
about  the  year  1840,  he  left  home  to  see 
for  himself  what  his  chances  would  be  in 
this  new  and  prosperous  country.  The 
date  of  his  arrival  is  not  known,  but  it  is 
reasonably  certain  that  he  arrived  at  an 
eastern  port  and  located  at  once  in  Massa- 
chusetts. Conditions  were  probably  not 
as  he  expected  to  find  them,  but  the  same 
courage  which  prompted  him  to  leave  his 
native  land  also  helped  him  overcome  the 
obstacles  against  which  any  foreigner 
must  struggle.  His  brother,  C.  H.  Bige- 
low, a  well-known  watch  manufacturer  of 
the  day  in  New  York,  gave  him  an  oppor- 
tunity to  enter  his  watch  business,  and  it 
is  quite  likely  that  he  remained  in  that 
city  several  years.  The  next  record  shows 
that  he  resided  in  Granby,  Connecticut, 
for  a  few  years  before  settling  perma- 
nently in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  in 
1867.  About  ten  years  previously  he  is 
known  to  have  taken  out  citizenship 
papers.  His  death  occurred  at  his  home 
in  Holyoke,  in  1880,  when  he  was  sixty 
years  of  age.    He  married  Margaret  Elli- 


ott, also  a  native  of  Ireland,  but  who  had 
long  resided  in  this  country,  having  been 
brought  here  by  her  parents  when  she 
was  but  two  years  old.  Her  brother,  Wil- 
liam Elliott,  was  one  of  the  largest  and 
most  successful  cattle  dealers  of  his  gen- 
eration in  Xew  York  State.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bigelow  had  children :  William  J.,  Ber- 
nard Francis,  of  whom  later  mention  will 
be  made;  Ellen;  Elizabeth,  who  married 
John  Splan ;  Alice,  who  became  the  wife 
of  Edwin  Keough  ;  Margaret ;  James  ; 
Thomas ;  Joseph. 

Bernard  Francis  Bigelow,  second  child 
of  John  Bigelow,  was  born  February  7, 
1S53,  in  Granby,  Connecticut.  The  father 
had  not  been  in  America  long  enough  to 
be  able  to  give  his  children  the  educa- 
tional advantages  the  next  generation 
were  to  receive,  and  at  the  early  age  of 
eight  and  one-half  years  the  son  was 
forced  to  begin  work  in  the  mills  in  order 
to  assist  in  supporting  the  family.  Sub- 
sequently he  spent  a  few  years  in  the 
elementary  schools  of  Terryville  and 
West  Hartford.  A  better  instance  to 
show  the  high  value  of  labor  at  the  pres- 
ent day  could  not  be  found  than  to  com- 
pare the  wages  this  youth  received,  even 
after  working  several  years,  with  the 
wages  being  paid  at  present.  His  wages 
were  thirty-three  and  one-third  cents  per 
day  and  at  the  present  time  (1917)  the 
most  unskilled  labor  is  receiving  more 
than  ten  times  that  amount  for  a  shorter 
working  day.  In  1867  he  came  to  Hol- 
yoke with  his  parents,  and  for  the  next 
seven  years  he  was  employed  in  diflFerent 
positions  in  order  to  find  something  which 
would  prove  sufficiently  remunerative  to 
enable  him  to  engage  in  business  for  him- 
self. For  one  year  he  was  a  teamster,  and 
the  next  two  years  was  employed  in  the 
Hampden  Cotton  Mills.  In  1870  he  took 
a  position  in  a  meat  market  business,  and 
after  working  for  others  for  four  years  he 


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purchased  a  business  for  himself,  in  which 
he  was  successfully  engaged  until  1915,  a 
period  of  over  forty  years,  during  which 
time  he  built  up  a  large  patronage.  For 
several  years  he  was  chief  engineer  of  the 
fire  department  and  many  improvements 
were  made  at  his  suggestion.  One  of  the 
principal  benefits  Holyoke  received  from 
him  while  in  that  position  is  the  present 
fire  alarm  system.  In  politics  he  has  given 
his  support  to  the  Democratic  party,  and 
for  two  years  he  was  a  member  of  the 
city  government.  He  holds  membership 
in  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men and  the  Roman  Catholic  church. 

In  1875  ^6  married  Elizabeth  Shine,  a 
native  of  Ireland  and  the  daughter  of 
John  and  Catherine  (Scanlon)  Shine. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bigelow  are  the  parents 
of  the  following  children :  John,  whose 
death  occurred  at  the  age  of  fourteen 
years ;  Mary ;  Elizabeth ;  James  Ber- 
nard, of  whom  later  mention  will  be 
made;  Marguerite,  who  died  when  twen- 
ty-one years  of  age. 

Dr.  James  Bernard  Bigelow,  second  son 
of  Bernard  Francis  Bigelow,  was  born  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  August  13,  1886. 
After  completing  the  regular  courses 
given  in  the  elementary  grammar  and 
high  schools  of  the  city  he  entered  Dean 
Academy  in  the  fall  of  1905,  graduated 
from  that  institution  in  1906;  he  then 
entered  Tufts  College  and  two  years  later 
completed  his  academic  course  in  that  in- 
stitution. The  choice  of  a  profession  had 
already  been  decided  upon  and  he  took 
up  the  study  of  medicine  in  Tufts  Medi- 
cal College,  receiving  his  degree  in  191 1. 
In  order  that  he  might  be  more  fully 
qualified  for  the  duties  of  his  profession, 
he  spent  three  years  in  hospital  training. 
The  first  two  years  of  this  time  were  spent 
at  St.  Vincent's  Hospital,  one  of  the 
largest  in  New  York  City,  then  one  year 
at  the  New  York  Institution  for  Found- 


lings, and  three  months  at  the  Manhattan 
Maternity  Hospital.  This  gave  him  an 
unusually  thorough  training  and  ac- 
quainted him  with  modern  facilities  and 
the  most  successful  clinical  practices.  In 
1914  he  opened  an  office  in  Holyoke, 
where  he  has  since  been  successfully  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
and  is  highly  regarded  by  the  medical 
fraternity  in  the  city.  As  an  indication 
of  his  ability,  he  has  for  the  past  two 
years  been  city  physician  of  Holyoke,  fill- 
ing this  position  with  credit  to  himself 
and  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  citizens. 
He  is  a  member  of  all  the  local  medical 
associations,  and  a  fellow  of  the  Ameri- 
can Medical  Association,  in  which  so- 
cieties he  constantly  keeps  himself  cogni- 
zant of  the  proceedings  and  discoveries. 
The  esteem  in  which  he  was  held  while  at 
college  is  shown  by  his  membership  in 
the  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa,  and  the  Phi  Chi 
Beta  fraternities.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  the  15e- 
iievolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks. 


KNOWLTON,  Edward  Allen,  M. 

Physician,  Surgeon. 


D. 


Dr.  Edward  Allen  Knowlton.  one  of 
the  younger  physicians  and  surgeons  of 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  has  been  in  ac- 
tive practice  there  since  completing  his 
hospital  training  in  Boston,  in  191 1.  He 
is  descended  from  one  of  the  oldest  and 
most  distinguished  families  of  Massachu- 
setts. The  history  of  the  Knowlton  fam- 
ily is  traced  in  this  country  to  the  found- 
ing of  the  colonies  and  in  England  to  the 
time  of  the  Conquest.  The  ancient  seat 
of  the  family  in  England,  known  as 
Knowlton  Hall  in  Knowlton  parish,  is 
located  in  County  Kent,  six  miles  from 
the  city  of  Canterbury,  and  was  granted 
to  the  first  ancestor  of  which  there  is 
record  by  William  the  Conqueror  for  serv- 


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ice  in  the  army  of  conquest.  In  the  thirty- 
third  year  of  Edward  I.  a  descendant 
named  Perot  assumed  the  title  of  Lord 
Knollton.  The  surname  was  variously 
spelled  in  the  ancient  records.  From  1553 
to  the  present  time  the  line  has  been 
traced  by  documentary  proofs. 

(I)  Richard  Knowlton,  of  County  Kent, 
a  descendant  of  the  original  Knowlton 
stock  in  that  county,  was  born  in  1553. 
He  married,  July  17,  1577,  Elizabeth  Can- 
tize.  Children :  George,  born  at  Canter- 
bury, Kent,  May  6,  1578,  lived  in  Chad- 
wick;  Stephen,  born  May  i,  1580;  Thom- 
as ;  William,  of  whom  further. 

(II)  Captain  William  Knowlton,  son  of 
Richard  Knowlton,  was  born  in  Canter- 
bury, Kent,  England,  in  1584.  He  was 
a  well-to-do  shipmaster,  part  owner  and 
captain  of  a  trading  vessel  which  often 
visited  Xova  Scotia  and  New  England 
ports.  When  he  sailed  for  New  England 
to  make  his  home  there,  he  was  forty- 
eight  years  old.  With  him  came  his  wife 
and  six  children.  They  settled  in  Hing- 
ham,  Massachusetts.  He  died  at  sea  soon 
afterward.  He  married,  in  England,  Ann 
Elizabeth  Smith.  Their  children  were: 
John,  born  1610;  Samuel,  161 1;  Robert, 
about  1613;  William,  of  whom  further; 
Mary,  1617;   Thomas,  about  1620. 

(III)  William  (2)  Knowlton,  son  of 
Captain  William  (i)  Knowlton,  was  born 
in  Kent,  England,  in  1615,  and  came  to 
this  country  in  1632  or  1634  with  his 
father  and  brother  Thomas,  joining  an- 
other brother  John  in  Ipswich,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1642.  William  Knowlton  was  a 
brick  mason  by  trade,  but  followed  farm- 
ing after  coming  to  New  England.  He 
joined  the  Ipswich  church,  and  in  1642 
was  admitted  a  freeman  of  the  colony.  As 
early  as  December  12,  1643,  as  shown  by 
a  deed  to  Edward  Bragg,  he  owned  land 
in  Ipswich.  He  died  intestate  in  1665  and 
his  estate  was  administered  by  his  brother 


Thomas.  He  married,  in  England,  Ann 
Smith.  Children:  Thomas,  born  1640; 
William,  1643;  John,  of  whom  further; 
Samuel,  1647;  Benjamin,  about  1649; 
Joseph,  about  165 1 ;  Mary,  1653,  married 
Samuel  Abbe. 

(IV)  John  Knowlton,  son  of  William 
(2)  Knowlton,  was  born  in  Ipswich,  Mas- 
sachusetts, about  1645,  ^"d  spent  his 
youth  there.  He  was  admitted  a  free- 
man in  1669,  and  took  the  oath  of  allegi- 
ance at  Manchester  in  1680.  He  removed 
to  Manchester  in  1679.  He  was  a  car- 
penter by  trade  and  associated  his  father 
in  building  at  Ipswich  and  later  bought 
land  and  erected  and  sold  houses  at  Man- 
chester. He  was  prominent  in  military 
affairs  and  was  captain  of  the  local  mili- 
tia company.  About  1707  he  removed  to 
the  hamlet  (now  the  town  of  Hamilton) 
and  died  there  in  August,  1728.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Bethia,  daughter  of  Rice  Ed- 
wards, of  Charlestown  and  Wenham,  and 
she  died  after  1707.  He  married  (second) 
Susanna  Hutton  (intentions  of  marriage 
dated  April  11,  1714,  at  Wenham).  Chil- 
dren by  first  wife:  John,  of  whom  fur- 
ther; Mary,  married  James  Patch;  Rice, 
born  1676 ;  Susanna,  married  Samuel  Corn- 
ing, Jr.;  Benjamin;  Bethia;  Thomas, 
born  about  1686;  Timothy,  married  Han- 
nah Story;  Elizabeth,  married  Malachi 
Corning;  Abigail,  married  Isaac  Ged- 
dings ;   Miriam,  married  Joseph  Day. 

(V)  John  (2)  Knowlton.  son  of  John 
(i)  Knowlton,  was  born  about  1670  at 
Ipswich  He  went  to  Manchester  with  his 
parents,  learned  the  trade  of  carpenter, 
and  was  a  builder  and  farmer.  He  mar- 
ried, December  20,  1697,  Abigail,  daugh- 
ter of  Joseph  Batchelder,  of  Salem.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Manchester :  John,  August 
3.  1699;  Joseph,  December  28,  1701 ;  Abi- 
gail, May  2,  1705 ;  Churchill,  March  5, 
1707;  Miriam,  September  7,  171 1;  Lucy, 
February  28,  1714-15  ;  Prudence,  April  13, 


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1718;    Andrew,  of  whom  further;    Han- 
nah, March  13,  1723-24. 

(VI)  Andrew  Knowlton,  son  of  John 
(2)  Knowlton,  was  born  at  Manchester, 
March  5,  1720.  He  married,  November  i, 
1741,  Abigail  Stone,  of  Beverly.  He  set- 
tled in  Machias,  Maine.  Children:  Rob- 
ert, born  May  26,  1743;  Jeremiah,  of 
whom  further;  Andrew,  born  1747,  mar- 
ried Ruth  Ridlon ;  Jonathan,  July  28, 
1750;  Betsey;  Molly;  Rachel;  Anna, 
August  21,  1759;  Lydia;  Abigail;  Sally. 

(VII)  Jeremiah  Knowlton,  son  of  An- 
drew Knowlton,  was  born  at  Manchester, 
in  1745,  and  married  Anna  Pierce.  Chil- 
dren :  Ezekiel,  of  whom  further ;  Mehit- 
able,  Anna,  John,  Jonathan,  Samuel,  An- 
drew, Sally,  Betsey,  Jeremiah,  Fellows, 
David. 

(VIII)  Ezekiel  Knowlton,  son  of  Jere- 
miah Knowlton,  was  born  in  1765.  He 
was  adopted  by  an  English  naval  officer 
named  Eastman.  He  married  Polly 
Knowlton,  sister  of  Joseph  Knowlton. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  died  soon  after  1819. 
They  resided  in  Davistown,  Canada.  Chil- 
dren: Abigail,  born  March  21,  1795; 
Polly,  May  29,  1797;  Sally,  August  23, 
1799;  Hiram,  November  14,  1803;  Amy, 
January  30,  1806;  Joseph  W.,  1808;  Lu- 
cinda,  January  13,  181 1;  Lovina,  Janu- 
ary 7,  1814;  Isaac  Case,  of  whom  further. 

(IX)  Rev.  Isaac  Case  Knowlton,  son 
of  Ezekiel  Knowlton,  was  born  at  Lib- 
erty, Maine,  September  6,  1819,  and  died 
at  West  Acton,  Massachusetts.  March  23, 
1894.  He  was  reared  in  the  family  of  his 
sister  Abigail.  He  learned  the  trade  of 
cooper  and  was  employed  in  making  lime 
casks  at  Rockland  and  Thomaston,  Maine. 
His  early  education  was  limited.  He  was 
a  student  for  a  time  in  an  academy,  but  he 
pursued  the  study  of  Latin  and  Hebrew, 
and  fitted  himself  for  the  ministry.  He 
began  to  preach  at  Albion,  Maine,  in  1841. 
and  settled  in  Lincoln,  Maine,  in  1843  5  ^* 


Durham,  1845;  ^^  Auburn,  1850;  Hamp- 
den, 1851  ;  Oldtown,  1853;  at  Keene,  New 
Hampshire,  i860;  in  South  Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts, 1863;  at  New  Bedford,  Massa- 
chusetts, 1865;  at  Calais.  Maine,  1870;  at 
West  Acton,  Massachusetts,  1875,  ^^^  ^^ 
continued  as  pastor  there  for  eighteen 
years,  retiring  in  1893,  after  more  than 
fifty  years  of  active  work  in  the  ministry. 
He  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Di- 
vinity from  Tufts  College  in  1889.  He 
was  well  known  among  the  clergy  and 
laity  of  the  Universalist  denomination  in 
New  England.  He  was  an  able  preacher 
and  a  forceful  writer.  He  contributed  fre- 
quently to  newspapers  and  magazines  and 
published  two  books,  "The  History  of 
Calais,  Maine"  (1873)  and  "Through  the 
Shadows"  (1885) 

He  married,  November  27,  1845,  ^^ary 
S.  Wellington,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
Smith  (Winslow)  Wellington.  Children  : 
Hosea  Morrill,  of  whom  further;  Mar>' 
Alice,  born  February  7,  1850;  Frank  War- 
ren, October  2,  1851  ;  Wellington  Case. 
May  14,  1858. 

(X)  Hon.  Hosea  Morrill  Knowlton,  son 
of  Rev.  Isaac  Case  Knowlton,  was  born  at 
Durham.  Maine.  May  20,  1847.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools,  the  academies 
at  Oldtown  and  Bangor,  Maine,  and 
Powers  Institute  at  Bernardston.  Massa- 
chusetts. He  entered  Tufts  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1867  with  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  entered 
Harvard  Law  School  and  received  his  de- 
gree there  in  1870.  being  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  the  same  year  and  beginning  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  New  Bedford. 
Massachusetts.  He  took  an  active  part 
in  public  affairs,  and  soon  achieved  a 
place  of  prominence  in  the  community. 
From  1872  to  1876  he  served  the  city  on 
the  school  committee.  He  was  appointed 
register  of  bankruptcy  in  1874,  and  held 
that   oflfice   until   it   was  abolished  by   a 


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change  in  the  laws,  two  years  later.  He 
was  city  solicitor  of  New  Bedford  in  1875. 
He  was  a  representative  to  the  General 
Court  in  1876  and  1877,  ^^^  State  Senator 
in  1878  and  1879.  Erom  1879  to  1893  ^^ 
was  district  attorney  of  the  Southern  Dis- 
trict of  Massachusetts.  He  was  elected 
attorney-general  of  Massachusetts  in  1894 
and  served  by  annual  reelection  until  1901. 
He  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  most 
prominent  and  trusted  leaders  of  the  Re- 
publican party  in  the  Commonwealth. 
His  learning,  integrity,  common  sense 
and  ability  as  a  public  speaker  brought 
him  in  close  touch  with  the  people  of  the 
State.  He  stood  high  in  his  profession, 
ranking  among  the  very  foremost  lawyers 
of  the  country.  In  later  years  he  had  his 
oflftce  at  No.  50  State  street,  Boston.  His 
untimely  death  at  Marion,  Massachusetts, 
December  18,  1902,  cut  short  a  very  prom- 
ising career.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
University  Club,  the  Union  Club,  the  Mid- 
dlesex Club,  the  Wamsutta  Club  and  the 
Oakley  Country  Club.  He  married,  May 
22,  1873,  Sylvia  Bassett  Almy,  bom  at 
New  Bedford.  Children,  bom  at  New 
Bedford:  John  Wellington.  February'  28, 
1874;  Abby  Almy,  March  30,  1876;  Frank 
Warren,  August  16,  1878;  Edward  Allen, 
of  whom  further;  Helen  Sophia,  August 
I,  1885;  Sylvia  Prescott,  May  29,  1890; 
Benjamin  Almy,  June  13,  1892. 

(XI)  Dr.  Edward  Allen  Knowlton,  son 
of  Hon.  Hosea  Morrill  Knowlton,  was 
born  in  New  Bedford,  Massachusetts, 
April  16,  1883.  His  early  education  was 
received  in  the  public  schools  of  his  na- 
tive city.  He  was  graduated  from  Phil- 
lips Academy,  Exeter,  New  Hampshire, 
in  1902,  and  from  Tufts  College  in  1906. 
He  entered  the  Tufts  Medical  College, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1909 
with  the  degree  of  M.  D.,  and  during  the 
next  two  years  he  was  an  interne  in  the 
Boston  City  Hospital.    In  191 1  he  opened 


an  ofhce  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and 
since  then  has  been  in  private  practice  in 
that  city.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Holyoke 
Medical  Society,  the  Springfield  Academy 
of  Medicine,  the  Massachusetts  Medical 
Society,  the  American  Medical  Associ- 
ation, and  is  a  member  of  the  surgical 
staff  of  the  Holyoke  City  Hospital.  He 
attends  the  Unitarian  church.  Dr.  Knowl- 
ton married,  November  12.  1913,  Bessie 
Osborn,  a  daughter  of  Archie  J.  and 
Hattie  (Doyle  j  Osborn,  of  Holyoke. 
They  have  one  child.  Sylvia,  bom  March 
18.  1915. 


McCORMICK,  John  Joseph  David, 
Business  Man. 

The  early  generations  of  the  McCor- 
mick  family,  worthily  represented  by  the 
late  David  McCormick,  and  his  son,  John 
J.  D.  McCormick,  a  business  man  of  Hol- 
yoke, were  numerous  in  Ireland,  where 
they  were  generally  known  as  industrious 
people  who  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits and  the  trades  of  their  native  vil- 
lages. 

(I)  Michael  McCormick,  great-grand- 
father of  John  J.  D.  McCormick,  was  a 
native  of  Ireland  and  there  spent  his  en- 
tire life,  performing  well  the  duties  and 
obligations  that  fell  to  his  lot.  He  mar- 
ried a  Miss  Sears,  who  bore  him  nine  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  John,  David,  Thomas, 
Michael,  Henry,  Helen.  Catherine,  Lizzie 
and  Honora. 

(II)  Michael    (2)    McCormick,    fourth 

son  of  Michael   (i)   and  (Sears) 

McCormick,  was  also  a  native  of  Ireland, 
was  reared,  educated,  spent  his  active  ca- 
reer, married  and  died  in  his  native  land, 
his  death  occurring  at  the  early  age  of 
thirty  years.  His  wife.  Mary  (Sheehy) 
McCormick,  bore  him  four  sons:  Michael, 
John,  Patrick,  and  David,  the  latter  being 
but  seven  days  old  when  his  father  died. 


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Later  Mrs.  McCormick  became  the  wife 
of  Maurice  O'Connell,  and  they  were  tlie 
parents  of  two  children :  Daniel  and 
Nellie.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Connell  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States,  about  1864- 
55,  and  located  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, where  she  resided  until  her  death  in 
1903,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-tive 
years. 

(Ill)  David  McCormick,  youngest  son 
of  Michael  (2)  and  Mary  (Sheehy)  Mc- 
Cormick, was  born  in  Ireland,  Feljruary 
4,  1854.  He  resided  there  until  1864-65. 
when  he  accompanied  his  mother  and 
step-father  to  this  country,  he  being  then 
ten  years  of  age.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  in 
which  city  he  resided,  and  later  served 
an  apprenticeship  with  James  &  Marra. 
who  were  engaged  in  a  stone-cutting  and 
contracting  business,  becoming  in  course 
of  time  one  of  the  best  stone  masons  and 
contractors  in  the  valley,  and  there  are  a 
large  number  of  buildings  in  Holyoke  that 
stand  as  monuments  to  his  skill  and  abil- 
ity. After  completing  his  apprenticeship, 
he  entered  into  business  relations  with 
Jerome  Jackson,  of  New  York,  who  re- 
tired from  the  firm  at  the  expiration  of 
seven  years,  Mr.  McCormick  conducting 
the  business  alone  for  a  short  period  of 
time.  He  then  associated  himself  with 
John  Wall,  which  connection  was  dis- 
solved after  a  number  of  years.  He  then 
conducted  the  business  on  his  own  ac- 
count until  a  short  time  prior  to  his  death, 
when  he  admitted  his  son,  John  J.  D.,  to 
partnership,  and  from  that  time  the  busi- 
ness was  conducted  under  the  firm  name 
of  David  McCormick  &  Son.  Mr.  Mc- 
Cormick was  an  active  member  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  chufch.  of  the  Holyoke 
Lodge,  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks,  and  was  also  one  of  the  charter 
members  of  Shields  Court  of  Foresters. 
It  is  impossible  to  show  more  clearly  the 


esteem  in  which  he  was  held  throughout 
his  life  in  the  city  where  he  made  his 
home  from  boyhood  until  his  death  than 
by  (juoting  extracts  from  an  editorial 
wliich  appeared  in  the  Holyoke  "Daily 
Transcript"  immediately  after  his  dcalli  : 

It  was  Bacon  who  wrote  of  beauty:  'A'irtuc  is 
like  a  rich  stone — best  plain  set."  The  quotation 
is  most  apt  for  David  McCormick.  Holyoke's  well 
known  stone  contractor,  who  has  just  passed  on. 
Mr.  McCormick  was  a  rich  stone — plain  set.  He 
was  one  of  those  men  who  come  up  from  humble 
beginnings.  He  worked,  lived  right  and  was 
bound  that  his  children  should  enjoy  the  privileges 
of  education  and  culture  that  were  never  his.  It 
was  a  beautiful  ambition  and  has  been  liberally 
realized.  He  has  one  son  who  is  a  junior  at  Cor- 
nell and  doing  brilliant  work,  and  his  daughters, 
too,  have  made  his  life  happy,  especially  since  the 
death  of  his  wife  in  1898.  Mr.  McCormick  was 
a  man  of  few  words  but  there  was  a  tine  char- 
acter and  earnest  manhood  for  a  background. 
The  world  is  the  better  for  such  men  as  plain, 
modest,  silent  David   McCormick. 

Mr.  McCormick  married,  in  1886,  Cath- 
erine Dowling.  born  in  County  Kerr)-. 
Ireland,  August  15,  1856,  died  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  September  6,  1898.  daugh- 
ter of  Timothy  and  Catherine  ( Mc- 
Carthy) Dowling,  and  granddaughter  of 
John  and  Mary  (Cahill)  Dowling.  Six 
children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mc- 
Cormick: Eileen,  who  is  a  graduate  of 
Mt.  Holyoke  College  and  a  successful 
teacher  in  the  Holyoke  High  School; 
Michael ;  John  Joseph  David,  of  further 
iTiention :  Francis  Daniel;  William,  died 
in  infancy;  Catherine. 

(IV)  John  J.  D.  McCormick.  (nily  son 
nowlivingof  David  anrl  Catherine  (  Dow- 
ling) McCormick.  was  born  in  Holyoke. 
Massachusetts.  March  10.  i8<)i.  He  was 
reared  and  educated  in  his  native  city,  and 
after  completing  his  high  school  course 
he  attended  Williston  Seminary  for  one 
vear.  and  then  entered  Cornell  University. 
Ithaca.  New  York,  where  he  remained  for 


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two  and  one-half  years,  his  course  being 
interrupted  by  the  death  of  his  father. 
Some  time  prior  to  leaving  the  university 
his  father  had  taken  him  into  partnership, 
under  the  tirm  name  of  David  McCormick 
tS:  Son,  and  since  the  father's  death  the 
business  has  been  successfully  carried  on 
by  the  son  and  his  sister,  Eileen.  During 
his  college  course,  Mr.  McCormick  spe- 
cialized in  civil  engineering  preparatory 
to  engaging  in  construction  work,  intend- 
ing in  this  way  to  enlarge  the  business 
interests  of  the  firm  of  which  he  had  been 
made  a  member.  In  addition  to  the  above 
named  interest,  Mr.  McCormick  has  vari- 
ous other  business  connections  in  which 
he  is  financially  interested  but  which  are 
n(  t  conducted  under  his  name.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks,  the  Foresters  of  America, 
the  Rotary  Club,  the  County  Club,  the 
Knights  of  Columbus  and  the  Ancient 
Order  of  Hibernians. 


MILLER,  Edward  J.,  M.  D., 

Physiciait. 

This  well  known  and  successful  physi- 
cian of  Holyoke  comes  of  an  old  and  hon- 
ored Scotch  ancestry.  His  grandfather, 
John  Miller,  came  from  his  native  land, 
Scotland,  to  the  United  States,  and  settled 
in  Westchester  county,  New  York,  where 
for  several  years  he  engaged  in  farming. 
He  then  moved  to  Norwalk,  Connecticut, 
where  he  resided  until  his  death  at  the 
great  age  of  ninety-three.  Flis  wife,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  eighty  was  the  mother 
of  five  children,  only  two  of  whom,  Eliza 
and  John,  are  living. 

One  of  these  children,  Charles  E.  Miller, 
born  in  Westchester  county,  New  York, 
there  resided  for  many  years,  acquiring 
an  education  and  the  trade  of  cabinet 
maker.  At  about  the  age  of  thirty-four 
he  moved  to  Norwalk,  Connecticut,  fol- 


lowing his  trade  about  forty  years  until 
his  death  at  the  age  of  seventy-four  years. 
He  was  well  known  and  highly  respected, 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  and  a 
Republican  in  politics.  He  married  Nellie 
Littell,  who  survives  him,  still  a  resident 
of  Norwalk.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Littell,  who  at  the  time  of  his  daugh- 
ter's birth  was  residing  in  New  Y'ork 
State.  Later  he  moved  to  Norwalk, 
where  he  died,  leaving  three  children : 
Nellie,  widow  of  Charles  E.  Miller ; 
Charles,  living  in  Binghamton,  New 
York;  and  Airs.  Eva  Smith.  Charles  E. 
and  Nellie  (Littell)  Miller  were  the  par- 
ents of  three  children:  Dr.  Edward  J.,  of 
whom  further ;  Bertha,  wife  of  Walter  C. 
Haynes,  of  Norwalk ;  Walter,  a  tool- 
maker  of  Bridgeport,  Connecticut. 

Dr.  Edward  J.  Miller,  of  the  third  Ameri- 
can generation  of  the  family  founded  by 
John  Miller,  of  Scotland,  was  born  in  Nor- 
walk, Connecticut,  July  31,  1880,  eldest  of 
the  children  of  Charles  E.  and  Nellie  (Lit- 
tell) Miller.  He  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Norwalk,  completing  the 
high  school  course  with  graduation.  He 
decided  upon  a  professional  career,  and 
choosing  medicine  he  entered  the  New 
York  College  of  Homeopathy  connected 
wath  Flower  Hospital,  there  pursued  a 
full  course  to  graduation,  receiving  his 
degree  M.  D.  with  the  class  of  1907. 
After  graduation,  he  received  appoint- 
ment to  the  medical  staff  of  Blackwell's 
Island  Hospital  and  there  spent  two 
years.  This  was  valuable  experience,  as 
the  two  thousand  patients  treated  in  that 
institution  during  his  term  were  suffer- 
ing from  every  form  of  disease  known  to 
the  human  family.  His  association  with 
the  twenty-four  eminent  physicians  com- 
prising the  hospital  stafT  was  of  greatest 
value  to  the  young  physician  and  afforded 
him  opportunity  to  acquire  knowledge 
through  personal  contact  with  men  of  ex- 


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perience  and  culture.  With  such  prepara- 
tion and  equipment,  Dr.  Miller  located  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  in  1910,  and  here 
began  the  work  of  building  up  a  private 
practice.  The  years  that  have  since  inter- 
vened have  been  years  of  constant  growth 
in  public  favor,  and  have  demonstrated 
the  depth  of  his  learning  and  of  his  devo- 
tion to  his  most  arduous  profession.  Al- 
though a  young  practitioner,  his  practice 
has  attained  generous  proportions  and  he 
has  the  confidence  of  his  clientele  as  well 
as  the  highest  esteem  of  his  professional 
brethren.  Dr.  Miller  is  a  member  of 
Hampden  County  Homeopathic  Medical 
Association,  of  the  Holyoke  Homeopathic 
Medical  Society,  and  the  Massachusetts 
Society  of  Homeopathy.  He  is  a  member 
of  college  fraternities,  and  with  his  wife 
attends  the  Second  Congregational 
Church. 

Dr.  Miller  married,  February  24,  1914, 
Armenta  Rose,  born  in  Dayton,  Ohio, 
daughter  of  John  Rose,  a  well  known  and 
successful  inventor  of  Dayton,  now  resid- 
ing in  Holyoke.  Mrs.  Miller  is  one  of 
three  children :  Mary,  w^ife  of  Charles 
Fauld,  residing  in  Cleveland,  Ohio;  Ar- 
menta, wife  of  Dr.  Edward  J.  Miller; 
John,  of  Dayton,  Ohio. 


CHASE,  Joseph  Edwin, 

Merchant,  Cnrio  Collector. 

From  a  noted  American  family,  Mr. 
Chase  inherited  a  tendency  to  excel  in 
anything  he  undertook,  and  thus  gained 
the  esteem  and  respect  of  a  very  wide 
circle  of  acquaintances.  He  was  known 
throughout  the  United  States,  not  only  as 
a  collector  of  curios,  but  also  as  an  expert 
chessplayer.  His  ancestry  has  been 
traced  to  a  remote  period  in  England. 
For  many  years  the  earliest  known  ances- 
tor of  the  American  family  was  Aquila 
Chase,  who  was  among  the  founders  of 


Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  and  he  was 
said  to  be  from,  Cornwall,  England,  by 
several  antiquarians  whose  authority  was 
tradition.  A  long  search  has  established 
beyond  a  reasonable  doubt  that  he  was 
from  Chesham,  in  Buckinghamshire,  some 
thirty  miles  northwest  of  London.  The 
family  is  said  to  have  been  of  Norman 
origin,  and  it  has  been  suggested  that  the 
name  was  formerly  LaChasse.  In  the  old 
English  records  it  is  spelled  Chaace  and 
Chaase,  and  in  the  fifteenth  and  sixteenth 
centuries  it  was  modified  to  the  present 
form  most  in  use — Chase. 

Thomas  Chase,  the  first  of  the  family 
of  whom  we  have  definite  information, 
had  a  son,  John  Chase,  who  had  a  son. 
Matthew  Chase,  of  the  parish  of  Hund- 
rich,  in  Chesham,  who  married  Elizal)eth 
Bould,  daughter  of  Richard  Bould.  Their 
son.  Richard  Chase,  married  Mary  Rob- 
erts, of  Welsden,  in  Middlesex.  Their 
son,  Richard  (2)  Chase,  baptized  August 
3.  1542,  married,  April  16,  1564.  Joan 
Bishop.  Their  fourth  son,  Aquila  Chase, 
was  baptized  August  14.  1580.  The 
unique  name  of  Aquila  is  found  nowhere 
in  England,  before  or  since,  coupled  with 
the  name  of  Chase,  which  makes  it  reas- 
onably certain  that  this  Aquila  was  the 
ancestor  of  the  American  family. 

His  son,  Aquila  (2)  Chase,  born  1618. 
settled,  about  1646,  in  Newbury,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  that  part  which  is  now  New- 
buryport.  He  was  formerly  in  Hampton 
(now  part  of  New  Hampshire),  where  he 
and  his  brother  Thomas,  together  with 
fifty-five  others,  received  grants  of  land  in 
June,  1640.  He  married  .Ann  Wheeler, 
who  was  a  daughter  of  John  Wheeler, 
wh(i  came  from  Salisbury.  England,  in 
September,  1^146-  After  his  death.  De- 
cember 27,  1670.  she  married  (second) 
Daniel  Mussiloway. 

Ensign  Moses  Chase,  youngest  child  of 
Aquila    (2)    and   Ann    (Wheeler)    Chase, 


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was  burn  December  24,  1663,  in  Newbury. 
He  married,  November  10,  1684,  Ann  Fol- 
lonsbee,  and  settled  in  West  Newbury, 
on  the  main  road,  about  one  hundred 
rods  above  what  is  now  Bridge  street.  A 
large  majority  of  the  Chases  in  the  United 
States  are  said  to  be  his  descendants.  He 
died  September  6,  1743. 

His  eldest  son,  Daniel  Chase,  born 
September  20,  1685,  '"  Newbury,  now 
West  Newbury,  moved  to  Littleton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1725,  thence  to  Sutton,  same 
State.  He  married,  January  6,  1706, 
Sarah,  daughter  of  George  March,  of  Gro- 
ton,  Massachusetts.  Subsequently  he 
moved  to  Sutton,  where  he  died  in  April, 
1768. 

Their  youngest  child,  Moses  (2)  Chase, 
was  born  March  16,  1727,  in  Newbury, 
and  removed  to  Sutton  with  his  parents 
when  five  years  old.  About  1765  he 
j(  lined  the  pioneers  in  settling  Cornish, 
New  Hampshire,  where  he  died  October 
18,  1799.  He  married,  April  15,  1752, 
Hannah  Brown,  of  Sutton,  born  Novem- 
ber 15,  1735,  daughter  of  Jonas  and  Han- 
nah Brown,  and  died  January  16,  1812. 

Their  third  son.  Rev.  Amos  Chase,  born 
May  19,  1760,  in  Sutton,  graduated  at 
Dartmouth  College  and  entered  the  minis- 
try. For  many  years  he  was  pastor  at 
Litchfield,  Connecticut,  where  all  his 
large  family  of  children  are  recorded.  He 
died  January  25,  1850,  in  Centreville, 
Crawford  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  his 
ninetieth  year.  He  married  (first)  No- 
vember 30,  1788,  Rebecca  Hart,  of  Gris- 
wold,  Connecticut;  (second)  June  27, 
1792,  Joanna  Lammon,  of  Norwich,  Con- 
necticut, who  died  August  19,  1848. 

Edward  Chase,  youngest  child  of  the 
Rev.  Amos  and  Joanna  (Lammon)  Chase, 
was  born  about  1805-08,  in  Litchfield,  and 
lived  some  time  in  Nashua,  New  Hamp- 
shire, whence  he  removed  to  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  in   1849.     He  engaged  in 


the  lumber  business,  in  which  his  son  in 
time  became  a  partner,  the  style  of  the 
firm  being  E.  Chase  &  Sons.  He  died  in 
Holyoke  at  the  age  of  sixty  years.  His 
wife  was  Maria  Adams.  One  son  and 
four  daughters  of  their  remarkable  family 
survive,  namely  :  Charles  P.  Chase,  presi- 
dent of  the  Springfield  Board  of  Trade, 
Springfield,  Massachusetts ;  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Brooks,  of  Holyoke ;  Mrs.  Sarah  Piatt 
Decker  and  Mrs.  P.  S.  Kingsland,  of  Den- 
ver, Colorado;  Mrs.  Arthur  A.  Shaw,  of 
Somerville,  Massachusetts.  A  brother  of 
Mr.  Chase,  Henry  A.  Chase,  was  post- 
master at  Holyoke,  as  was  also  a  nephew, 
Charles  A.  Chase. 

Joseph  Edwin  Chase,  son  of  Edward 
and  Maria  (Adams)  Chase,  was  born 
March  22,  1839,  '"  Nashua,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  died  April  20,  191 1,  in  Holyoke. 
After  the  death  of  his  father,  he  opened  a 
fruit  and  novelty  store  on  Dwight  street, 
Holyoke,  where  the  Postal  Telegraph 
ofifice  now  stands.  There  he  kept  a  large 
line  of  novelties  and  curios,  and  was  inter- 
ested in  various  collections.  His  wonder- 
ful aggregation  of  butterflies,  which  he 
had  spent  many  years  to  collect,  was  sold 
to  Mt.  Holyoke  College  for  one  thousand 
dollars.  It  was  said  to  be  the  finest  col- 
lection ever  seen.  He  also  had  note- 
worthy collections  of  stamps,  minerals 
and  coins.  After  some  years  he  sold  out 
his  store  and  engaged  in  the  real  estate 
business,  until  his  retirement  two  years 
preceding  his  death.  Mr.  Chase  was  a 
remarkable  character,  with  a  well  stored 
mind,  and  informed  on  a  wide  range  of 
subjects.  Flis  chief  diversion  was  in  play- 
ing chess,  in  which  he  gained  wide  dis- 
tinction. He  conducted  many  games  by 
mail,  with  players  in  different  parts  of  the 
United  States,  and  was  often  a  winner. 

Mr.  Chase  married,  March  22,  1874, 
Alma  Cofftn,  born  in  Londonderry,  New 
Hampshire,  daughter  of  David  and  Har- 


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riett  (Burbank)  Coffin.  Children:  i. 
Jessie,  died  aged  eight  years.  2.  Alma, 
married  (first)  Herbert  Rowe,  one  daugh- 
ter, Herma  Rowe ;  married  (second) 
Harry  Kimball.  3.  Willis,  died  aged  four 
years.  4.  Josie,  married  Cooledge  Porter- 
field,  and  they  have  a  daughter,  Priscilla. 
5.  Joseph  Theodore,  a  graduate  of  Dart- 
mouth, was  president  of  his  class  and  a 
noted  athlete ;  he  is  an  expert  civil  engi- 
neer, and  has  attained  high  rank  in  his 
profession ;  has  participated  in  some  large 
developments  in  his  native  land ;  is  man- 
ager of  the  Roanoke  Rapids  Power  Com- 
pany of  Roanoke  Rapids,  North  Caro- 
lina; married  Cora  Lee  Welch,  and  they 
have  two  children :  Josie  Alma  and 
Chester  Everett. 


SULLIVAN,  Eulick  R,  M.  D., 

Physician. 

Now  a  practicing  physician  of  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  Dr.  Sullivan  brought  to 
his  practice  in  that  city  the  experience 
gained  in  college,  hospital  and  practical 
work  as  a  physician  in  other  fields.  He 
has  during  the  few  years  of  his  Holyoke 
residence  gained  the  confidence  of  his 
clientele,  and  is  held  in  high  repute  as  a 
physician  of  honor  and  skill.  He  bears 
the  given  name  also  bestowed  upon  his 
grandfather,  Eulick  Sullivan,  who  died 
in  County  Kerry.  Ireland,  in  1848.  After 
his  death  his  widow,  Ellen  (Lyon)  Sulli- 
van, came  to  the  United  States  with  her 
children,  settled  at  Three  Rivers,  Massa- 
chusetts, later  at  Palmer,  and  there  reared 
her  children  to  habits  of  thrift,  honesty 
and  usefulness.  She  brought  to  the 
United  States  children  :  Cornelius,  Mary, 
Catherine,  Thomas  and  Julia. 

Thomas  Sullivan,  youngest  son  of  Eu- 
lick and  Ellen  (Lyon)  Sullivan,  was  born 
in  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  in  1844.  His 
father  died  in  1848,  and  in  1850  he  was 
brought    to    the    United    States    by    his 


mother  with  the  remainder  of  the  family. 
He  attended  public  school  in  Palnu-r, 
Massachusetts,  worked  in  boyhood  in  the 
mills  at  Three  Rivers,  and  in  time  at 
Thorndyke  Mills,  and  later  was  an  over- 
seer in  the  Lyman  Mills  in  Holyoke. 
About  1875  he  retired  from  mill  work, 
located  at  Belchertown,  Massachusetts, 
and  there  has  for  forty  years  followed  the 
peaceful  life  of  a  farmer.  He  married 
Margaret  Leary,  born  in  Ireland,  daugh- 
ter of  Cornelius  and  Margaret  (McCar- 
thy) Leary.  They  are  the  parents  of  six 
children,  all  born  in  Belchertown  :  Julia, 
Mary,  Dr.  Eulick  F.,  of  further  mention  ; 
Ellen,  Cornelius  and  Margaret. 

Dr.  Eulick  F.  Sullivan,  eldest  son  of 
Thomas  and  Margaret  (Leary)  Sullivan, 
was  born  in  Belchertown,  Massachusetts, 
October  4,  1880.  He  there  began  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  school,  prepared  at 
W  esleyan  Academy,  W^ilbraham,  Massa- 
chusetts, then  entered  the  Medical  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  \'ermont 
at  Burlington,  whence  he  was  graduated 
Doctor  of  Medicine,  class  of  1904.  He 
later  engaged  in  post-graduate  work  in 
New  York  and  Boston.  He  then  located 
at  North  Adams,  continuing  in  practice 
there  until  1914.  when  he  moved  to  Hol- 
yoke, where  he  is  well  established.  Dr. 
Sullivan  is  on  the  staff  of  the  House  of 
the  Providence  Hospital,  is  a  member  of 
the  Massachusetts  State  Medical  Asso- 
ciation, the  Holyoke  Medical  Society,  the 
Knights  of  Columbus  and  other  societies. 

Dr.  Sullivan  married,  November  8,  191 1, 
Joanna  Griffin,  of  Belchertown.  daughter 
of  Michael  and  Margaret  (Houlihan) 
Griffin. 


CLARK.  Georae  Henry.  M.  D.. 


Phvuician- 


.•\  practicing  physician  of  the  city  of 
Holvoke.  Massachusetts,  for  over  a  quar- 
ter of  a  centurv.  Dr.  Clark  has  won  the 


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patronage  of  a  large  clientele  and  the 
good  will  of  his  townsmen  to  an  unusual 
degree.  He  is  a  great-grandson  of  Ralph 
Clark,  of  County  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  one 
of  those  well  to  do  Irish  landowners,  a 
lever  of  sports  and  good  horses,  who  lent 
that  charm  to  the  Irish  character  that  will 
ever  endure.  He  married  Maria  Mat- 
thews, who  bore  him  a  son  Robert,  and  a 
daughter  Bessie,  who  married  John  Smith. 

Robert  Clark,  born  in  Kilkenny,  Ire- 
land, in  1807,  came  to  the  United  States 
in  1849,  ^"<i  only  survived  the  change  of 
residence  two  years,  dying  in  Ware,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1851.  He  married  Ellen 
Cunningham,  daughter  of  Thomas  Cun- 
ningham, born  in  Ireland,  who  long  sur- 
vived him,  dying  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1907,  aged  eighty-eight  years. 
They  were  the  parents  of  Jane ;  Robert 
(2),  of  further  mention;  William;  Eliza, 
married  Morris  Keough,  and  Ralph  Clark, 
all  but  the  last  named  born  in  Ireland. 

Robert  (2)  Clark  was  born  in  Kilkenny, 
County  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  in  1842,  and 
was  brought  to  the  United  States  by  his 
parents  in  1849.  ^^  "^^^s  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Ware,  Massachusetts,  and  after 
a  short  term  in  the  mills  there  learned  the 
carpenter's  trade.  He  continued  a  house 
builder  for  a  time,  then  became  a  car 
builder,  employed  until  his  retirement  in 
the  car  shops  at  Springfield  and  for  a  time 
in  the  United  States  Armory  at  Spring- 
field. For  several  years  he  lived  a  retired 
life,  his  health  having  failed.  He  married 
Ellen  Donoghue,  born  in  Kilkenny,  Coun- 
ty Kilkenny,  Ireland,  in  1841,  died  in  1913. 
They  were  the  parents  of  five  sons: 
George  Henry,  of  further  mention  ;  Wil- 
liam, killed  by  a  railway  train  ;  Charles, 
John  and  Frank  Clark. 

Dr.  George  Henry  Clark,  eldest  son  of 
Robert  (2)  and  Ellen  (Donoghue)  Clark, 
was  born  in  Ware,  Massachusetts,  May 
30,    1868,  and  obtained  his  education   in 


Ware  and  Springfield  schools.  Deciding 
upon  the  medical  profession  as  his  life 
work,  he  entered  Long  Island  Medical 
College,  Brooklyn,  New  York,  whence  he 
was  graduated  Doctor  of  Medicine,  class 
of  1891.  He  chose  Holyoke  as  a  location, 
began  practice  there,  and  from  the  un- 
known young  physician  has  risen  to  a 
leading  position  among  the  professional 
men  of  the  city.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  school  board  for  five  years,  from  1905 
to  1910,  and  chairman  of  the  board  during 
his  last  year  of  service.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  Medical  and  other 
professional  associations,  is  thoroughly 
modern  in  his  methods  of  practice,  ana 
highly  regarded  as  a  physician  of  skill 
and  honor. 

Dr.  Clark  married,  September  5,  1899, 
Margaret  Keefe,  daughter  of  Cornelius 
and  Ellen  (Fox)  Keefe,  of  Holyoke. 
They  are  the  parents  of  two  daughters : 
Helen,  born  September  10,  1900;  Mildred, 
January  24,  1905. 


POWERS,  William  Joseph,  M.  D., 

Physician. 

After  extended  courses  of  study  at 
home  and  abroad,  hospital  experience  and 
general  practice  in  different  localities.  Dr. 
Powers,  in  1909,  permanently  located  in 
Holyoke,  Massachvisetts,  where  he  is  well 
established  as  a  skillful  and  honorable 
practitioner.  He  is  a  son  of  Patrick  Pow- 
ers, whose  long  career  with  the  Ameri- 
can Steel  and  Wire  Company  of  Worces- 
ter, Massachusetts,  covering  a  period  of 
half  a  century,  is  worthy  of  special  men- 
tion. 

Patrick  Powers  w^as  born  in  Newton, 
County  Waterford,  Ireland,  in  1834,  and 
died  in  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  in 
1908,  only  living  four  years  to  enjoy  the 
pension  granted  him  by  the  corporation 
he  served  so  long  and  so  well.     He  at- 


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tended  school  in  Newton  until  eighteen 
years  of  age,  then,  in  1852,  came  to  the 
United  States  and  located  in  Worcester, 
Massachusetts.  He  secured  a  position 
with  the  American  Steel  &  Wire  Com- 
pany, then  a  small  concern  operating  ia 
one  building,  and  for  fifty-two  years  re- 
mained in  that  employ,  a  trusted  em- 
ployee. During  that  period  Mr.  Powers 
saw  the  company  grow  to  vast  propor- 
tions, and  in  his  way  had  been  one  of  the 
factors  contributing  to  its  growth  and  im- 
portance, he  having  charge  of  a  depart- 
ment employing  fifty  men.  In  1904  he 
was  retired  on  a  pension,  carrying  with 
him  the  esteem  of  his  life-time  employers. 
He  was  a  Democrat,  and  a  member  of  the 
American  Order  of  United  Workmen. 
Patrick  Powers  married  Bridget  Kean, 
daughter  of  John  Kean.  They  were  the 
parents  of  thirteen  children,  six  of  whom 
are  living  (1917)  :  James,  deceased;  Mar- 
tin ;  Margaret,  married  John  McParth- 
land ;  John;  Richard;  William  J.,  of  fur- 
ther mention ;  Catherine,  married  J. 
O'Connor. 

Dr.  William  J.  Powers  was  born  in 
Worcester,  Massachusetts,  June  10,  1879, 
and  there  passed  through  the  grade  and 
high  schools,  finishing  with  graduation. 
From  high  school  he  passed  to  Dart- 
mouth College,  taking  a  two  years'  special 
course.  Deciding  upon  the  profession  of 
medicine,  he  entered  Baltimore  Medical 
College,  whence  he  was  graduated  Doctor 
of  Medicine,  class  of  1902.  During  the 
remainder  of  1902  and  in  1903  he  was 
engaged  in  hospital  work  in  Providence 
Hospital,  Holyoke ;  practiced  at  Chicopee 
Falls,  Massachusetts,  1903-1907,  and  in 
January,  1908,  went  abroad  for  study  in 
the  hospitals  and  medical  schools  of  Lon- 
don and  Vienna.  Prior  to  his  return  to 
the  United  States  in  1909,  he  visited  the 
home  of  his  father  in  Ireland,  a  visit  he 
greatly  enjoyed.  After  his  return  he 
spent   three    months    in   special    medical 


study  in  New  York  City  and  a  like  period 
in  Boston,  locating  in  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1909,  thoroughly  fitted  to  till 
the  important  place  which  he  now 
occupies  in  the  city's  professional  life. 
Dr.  Powers  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Medical  Association,  the  Massachusetts 
Medical  Society  and  the  Holyoke  Medical 
Society ;  serves  Holyoke  as  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Health,  and  is  an  ardent 
apostle  of  the  doctrine  of  prevention  of 
disease  through  sanitary  precaution  and 
personal  habits.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
the  Knights  of  Columbus,  and  of  the  Hol- 
yoke Country  Club. 

Dr.  Powers  married.  April  19,  191 1, 
Genevieve  McGlynn,  daughter  of  John 
and  Mary  McGlynn,  of  Chicopee  Falls. 
They  are  the  parents  of  a  son  and  two 
daughters:  Margaret  (Peggy),  born 
April  12,  1912;  William,  August  8.  1913; 
Elizabeth  (Betty),  April  4.  1915. 


ALGER,  Charles  R., 

Bnaineas  Man. 

For  two  decades  Charles  R.  .Mger  has 
been  in  active  business  in  the  city  of  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  and  during  those 
years  his  business  has  constantly  grown 
and  his  personal  popularity  increased. 
Admirably  fitted  by  nature  and  training 
for  the  trying  duties  of  his  profession,  he 
is  called  upon  by  families  in  time  of  be- 
reavement, not  only  in  Holyoke  but  in  all 
parts  of  the  county.  He  is  descended 
from  the  same  stock  as  the  late  President 
Grover  Cleveland,  and  from  many  other 
sterling  families  of  Colonial  days.  His 
Alger  ancestors  from  Connecticut  came 
up  the  Connecticut  river  before  the  Revo- 
lutionary War.  settled  in  the  State  of 
\'ermont.  and  were  active  participants  in 
that  memorable  struggle  for  independ- 
ence. 

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of  Thomas  Alger  says:  "Until  recently 
the  name  of  Alger  was  almost  invariably 
Ijronounced  Auger,  and  this  it  appears 
was  in  accordance  with  the  rule  as  in 
other  names.  Some  members  of  the 
family  have  never  varied  the  orthography 
of  the  name  from  Alger,  yet  by  others  it 
has  been  frequently  written,  as  pro- 
nounced. Auger."  The  spellings  vary 
widely  in  the  early  Colonial  records,  such 
as  Aulger,  Augur,  Ager,  in  all  branches 
of  the  family.  An  early  record  states 
there  were  eight  emigrants  of  the  Alger 
family  came  to  New  England  before  1700, 
but  later  investigation  points  to  a  larger 
number.  Andrew  Alger  and  his  brother 
Arthur  were  in  Scarborough,  Maine,  in 
1651  ;  Sampson  Alger  was  in  York,  Maine, 
in  1649;  Tristram  Alger  was  early  at 
Scarborough ;  John  Alger  settled  in  Bos- 
ton, Massachusetts,  as  early  as  1652; 
Jonathan  and  Benjamin  Alger,  brothers, 
were  in  Salem,  about  1650,  and  they  were 
probably  related  to  William  Alger,  who 
was  in  Salem  in  1636,  and  died  in  1654, 
and  also  to  William  Alger,  of  Maiden, 
1659.  In  Connecticut  there  was  another 
grouf).  Dr.  Nicholas  Alger,  ancestor  of 
the  Augurs  and  Algers,  in  and  about  New 
Haven,  who  came  as  early  as  1643.  (See 
Savage.) 

(I)  Roger  Alger,  who  settled  early  at 
Lyme,    Connecticut,    was    born    in    1670. 

He  married  Elizabeth  ,  in  1711-12, 

ceremony  performed  by  Joseph  Peck, 
Esq.,  and  he  was  the  father  of:  John, 
mentioned  below ;  Joseph,  who  married, 
April  2,  1732,  Mary  Huntley,  at  Lyme, 
and  they  had  a  son,  Joseph,  born  April 
22,  1733.  He  also  was  the  father  of  sev- 
eral daughters  whose  marriages  occurred 
in  Lyme. 

(II)  John  Alger,  son  of  Roger  Alger, 
was  born  August  i,  1694.  He  married 
(first)  December  13,  1722,  Temperance 
Tillotson,   who   died   September   3,    1727. 


lie  married  (second)  Mary .  Chil- 
dren by  first  marriage :  Nathan,  born 
October  2,  1723;  Joanna,  August  3,  1725; 
Mathew,  March  20,  1726-27.  Children  by 
second  marriage :  John,  born  December 
14,  1730;  Benjamin,  March  19,  1733,  died 
April  23,  1752;  Mary,  November  13,  1735, 
died  March  11,  1736;  Mary,  January  20, 
1736-37;  John,  mentioned  below;  Silas, 
mentioned  below ;  child,  born  and  died 
September  20,  1748. 

(Ill)  Captain  John  (2)  Alger,  son  of 
John  (i)  and  Mary  Alger,  was  born  in 
Lyme,  Connecticut,  March  13,  1739.  With 
his  brother  Silas  he  came  to  Strafiford, 
Orange  county,  Vermont,  prior  to  the 
Revolution.  He  served  in  the  French 
and  Indian  War  in  the  company  of  Cap- 
tain Zebulon  Butler  in  1759.  He  married, 
at  Lyme,  December  25,  1760,  Elizabeth 
Wade. 

(III)  Silas  Alger,  son  of  John  (i)  and 
Mary  Alger,  and  brother  of  Captain  John 
(2)  Alger,  was  born  in  Lyme,  Connecti- 
cut, August  13,  1745.  He  accompanied 
his  brother  John  to  Strafiford,  Vermont, 
as  before  noted.  He  was  a  private  in  the 
company  of  which  his  brother,  John 
Alger,  was  captain,  according  to  a  pay  roll 
dated  at  Thetford,  Vermont,  August  14, 
1777.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Safety  in  1779.  He  was  the 
father  of  the  following  children:  i. 
Jared,  served  as  private  in  the  company 
of  which  his  uncle.  Captain  John  Alger, 
was  the  head,  in  1780  was  a  member  of 
Captain  John  Powell's  company,  and  later 
a  member  of  Captain  Abner  Seeley's  com- 
pany. 2.  Roger,  served  in  Captain  Eli 
Noble's  company  in  Vermont,  August  16 
to  November  21,  1780.  3.  Isaac,  men- 
tioned below. 

(IV)  Isaac  Alger,  son  of  Silas  Alger, 
was  born  in  Lyme,  Connecticut,  in  1770. 
When  a  young  man  he  removed  to  Water- 
vliet.  New  York,  and  engaged  in  business 


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as  a  retail  grocer.  His  death  occurred 
there,  October  4,  1814.  He  married 
Eunice  (Cleveland)  Wing,  a  widow, 
daughter  of  Zenas  and  Eunice  (Luding- 
tcn)  Cleveland  (see  Cleveland  V).  She 
married  (third)  Benedict  Burdick,  by 
whom  she  had  one  child.  Children  of 
Isaac  and  Eunice  Alger:  Isaac,  born 
1798;  Esther,  1800;  Eunice,  1803;  Joseph 
C,  1806;  Eliza  C,  1808;  Lydia,  1810; 
Mary,  1812;  Silas  W.,  mentioned  below. 
(V)  Silas  W.  Alger,  son  of  Isaac  and 
Eunice  (Cleveland-Wing)  Alger,  was 
born  in  WatervHet,  New  York,  May  9, 
1814,  and  died  May  12,  1886,  in  Fly  Creek, 
New  York.  His  father  died  when  he 
was  an  infant  and  he  was  adopted  by  a 
Mr.  Foster,  w-ho  made  life  so  hard  for 
him  that  he  ran  away  and  entered  the 
employ  of  Eaton  &  Gilbert,  carriage 
manufacturers.  In  1846  he  removed  to 
Fly  Creek,  Otsego  county.  New  York,  and 
engaged  in  business  for  himself,  and  also 
from  i860  to  1884  he  served  in  the 
capacity  of  postmaster  of  that  town.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Republican.  He  mar- 
ried, at  Lansingburg.  New  York,  Kather- 
ine  Oakley,  born  in  1814,  died  December 
17,  1892.  Children:  Sanford  S.,  born 
February  12,  1838;  Amelia,  January  11, 
1840;  Freeman  W.,  August  2.  1842;  Eu- 
gene G.,  June  19,  1844;  Mary  J.,  April  25, 
1846;  George,  October  21,  1847,  died  De- 
cember 8,  1849;  Georgianna,  June  12, 
1850;  Charles  R.,  mentioned  below; 
Emery  S.,  February  27,  1854.  The  sons, 
Freeman  W.  and  Eugene  G.,  served  in 
Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
first  New  York  Regiment  in  the  Civil 
War;  Freeman  W.  died  May  3,  1863,  in 
the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  and  Eugene 
G.  died  at  Annapolis,  Maryland.  June  4, 
1865,  having  spent  eight  months  in  An- 
dersonville  prison  and  being  too  weak 
from  starvation  to  recuperate  after  being 
discharged. 


(\'I)  Charles  R.  Alger,  son  of  Silas  W. 
and  Katherine  (Oakley)  Alger,  was  born 
in  Fly  Creek,  New  York,  .April  29,  1852. 
He  received  his  early  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  town,  and 
during  his  youth  assisted  his  father,  being 
for  a  time  the  assistant  postmaster.  In 
1880  he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own 
account  as  an  undertaker  and  embalmer 
in  his  native  town,  but  three  years  later 
sought  a  larger  field  in  Cooperstown, 
New  York,  where  he  continued  in  the 
same  line  of  business  until  1889.  Shortly 
before  that  time  he  had  admitted  a  part- 
ner in  the  business  and  to  him  he  sold  his 
interests.  For  a  period  of  almost  five 
years  thereafter  he  was  engaged  as  a 
traveling  salesman.  In  1896  he  resumed 
his  old  line  of  business  in  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, purchasing  the  Dickinson 
undertaking  establishment,  and  he  has 
conducted  the  sarae  with  marked  success 
to  the  present  time  (1917).  ^Tr.  .Mger  is 
one  of  the  well  known  business  men  of 
Holyoke,  active  and  popular  in  social  and 
fraternal  circles,  and  a  worker  in  the 
Methodist  church,  of  which  he  has  been 
a  trustee  for  many  years,  and  a  useful  and 
influential  citizen.  He  is  a  member  of 
Holvoke  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  having  joined  this  lodge  In- 
a  demit  from  Otsego  Lodge  of  Coopers- 
town,  New  York,  of  which  he  had  been 
noble  grand.  A  member  of  Connecticut 
Valley  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and 
Massasoit  Lodge.  Knights  of  Malta,  also 
Mt.  Tom  Lodge,  Free  and  .Xcccptcd  Ma- 
sons;  Holyoke  Chapter.  Royal  Arch 
Masons;  Holyoke  Council.  Royal  and 
Select  Masters. 

Mr.  .Alger  married,  October  14.  1874, 
at  Fly  Creek.  New  York.  Alice  M.  Col- 
burn,  daughter  of  Everett  L.  and  Caro- 
line (Simonds)  Colburn.  They  have  an 
adopted  son.  Charles  Floyd,  born  in  .Al- 
bany, New  York,  June   i,   1879,  married 


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Annie  May  Webb,  born  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  James  Webb 
and  Eliza  (Doney)  Webb;  children, 
Alberta  Alice  and  Ernest  Charles. 

(The  Cleveland  Line). 

(I)  Moses  Cleveland,  founder  of  the 
family  in  this  country,  was  born  in 
Ipswich,  County  Suffolk,  England,  about 
1621,  and  at  the  time  he  left  London  for 
New  England  in  1635  he  was  an  inden- 
tured apprentice.  He  settled  in  W^oburn, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  was  living  when 
admitted  a  freeman  of  Massachusetts  in 
1643,  s"*^  he  died  there  January  9,  1700- 
01  He  was  admitted  to  the  full  com- 
munion in  the  First  Church  of  Charles- 
town,  in  1692.  He  held  various  public 
oflFices  in  Woburn.  He  married,  Septem- 
ber 26,  1648,  Ann  Winn,  born  about  1626 
in  Wales  or  England,  daughter  of  Edward 
and  Joanna  Winn,  w^ho  were  pioneers  in 
this  country.  Children,  born  at  Woburn : 
Moses,  Hannah,  Aaron,  Samuel  (men- 
tioned below)  ;  Miriam,  Joanna,  died  aged 
six  years ;  Edward,  Josiah,  Isaac,  Joanna 
and  Enoch. 

(II)  Sergeant  Samuel  Cleveland,  son 
of  Moses  Cleveland,  was  born  at  Woburn, 
Massachusetts,  June  9,  1657,  died  at 
Canterbury,  March  12,  1735-36.  He  was 
a  soldier  in  King  Philip's  War,  serving  as 
sergeant.  About  1680  he  located  at 
Chelmsford,  Massachusetts,  and  cleared 
a  farm  the  following  year.  Subsequently 
he  removed  to  Canterbury,  Connecticut, 
with  his  brother  Josiah.  He  married 
(f:rst)  in  Chelmsford,  May  17,  1680,  Jane 
Keyes,  who  was  born  in  Newbury,  Mas- 
sachusetts, October  25,  1660,  daughter  of 
Solomon  and  Frances  (Grant)  Keyes ; 
she  died  without  issue,  November  4, 
1681.  He  married  (second)  in  Chelms- 
ford, May  22,  1682,  Persis  Hildreth, 
daughter  of  Richard  and  Elizabeth  Hil- 
dreth.   She  was  born  in  Cambridge,  Feb- 


ruary 8,  1660,  and  died  in  Canterbury, 
February  22,  1698.  He  married  (third) 
in  1699,  Margaret  Fish,  a  widow,  of 
Canterbury.  Children  by  his  second  wife  : 
Persis,  Samuel,  Joseph,  mentioned  below  ; 
Elizabeth  and  Mary.  Children  by  third 
wife  :     Abigail  and  Timothy. 

(III)  Sergeant  Joseph  Cleveland,  son 
of  Sergeant  Samuel  Cleveland,  was  born 
in  Chelmsford,  Massachusetts,  July  18, 
1689,  ^"d  di^<i  ^^  Canterbury,  March  11, 
1766.  He  married  (first)  February  7, 
1710-11,  Abigail  Hyde,  born  at  Cam- 
bridge, August  8,  1688,  daughter  of 
Jonathan  and  Dorothy  (Kidder)  Hyde. 
She  died  in  Canterbury.  He  married 
(second)  Sarah  Ainsworth,  who  was  born 
in  Plainfield,  Connecticut,  June  12,  1700, 
died  at  Canterbury,  June  21,  1761,  daugh- 
ter of  Alexander  Ainsworth.  Children,  all 
by  first  wife  :  Ephraim,  Jonathan,  Benja- 
min, mentioned  below ;  Dorothy,  John, 
Elijah,  Persis,  Ezra  and  Samuel. 

(IV)  Benjamin  Cleveland,  son  of  Ser- 
geant Joseph  Cleveland,  was  born  at 
Canterbury,  Connecticut,  May  20,  1714, 
and  died  in  1797  at  East  Brookfield,  Ver- 
mont. His  wife  Rachel,  whom  he  mar- 
ried in  1736,  died  in  1792,  at  Lyme,  New 
Hampshire.  Children,  born  at  Canter- 
bury :  Joseph,  Benjamin,  Dorothy,  Abi- 
gail, Zenas,  mentioned  below ;  Rachel, 
Persis,  Rufus,  Mary  and  Phebe. 

(V)  Zenas  Cleveland,  son  of  Benjamin 
Cleveland,  was  born  at  Canterbury,  Con- 
necticut, in  1749.  He  lived  at  Brookfield, 
Vermont,  from  1786  to  1790,  removing 
thence  to  Litchfield,  Pennsylvania,  where 
he  died  August  27,  1821,  aged  seventy-two 
years.  From  boyhood  he  suflfered  from 
lameness,  caused  by  a  fever  sore.  He 
followed  the  trade  of  shoemaker  through- 
out his  active  life.  In  1773  he  married 
Eunice  Ludington,  who  died  at  Litch- 
field, May  I,  1824.  Children:  i.  Eunice, 
born   about   1774;  married    (first)   a   Mr. 


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Wing  and  had  one  child,  Freeman  Wing.  whose  career  we  are  here  especially  con- 

and   perhaps  others;   she   resided   at  one  cerned ;    Louis;    Joseph,    wIkj   resides    at 

time  near  Albany,  New  York;  she  married  Buffalo,  New  York;  Anna,  who  became 

(second)  Isaac  Alger  (see  Alger  IV).     2.  the  wife  of  Harry   Pratt,  of  Westbrook, 

Betsey,  born   1776.     3.  Zenas,  born  Sep-  now   deceased;   and    William,   who    also 

tember,   1778.     4.   Elinor,  born  April   10,  resides  at  Buffalo. 

1780.     5.  Anna,  born  1782,  died  1786.     6.  Born    April     11,    18.S0,    at    Westbrook, 

James,  born  October  30,  1784,  died  August  Maine,  Wilfred   F.   (iirard   was  educated 

ic,  1786.     7.  Flora,  lived  with  her  father  in  the  local  public  schools,  and  after  com- 

at    Bethel,    New   York,    and   went    west  pleting  his  studies  at  these   institutions, 

with  him.  found  employment  in  cotton   niills.  situ- 

ated  in  different  sections  of  New  luigland. 

GIRARD   Wilfred  F.  ^^  ^'^^^  continued  for  a  number  of  years, 

moving   from   place   to  place,   and  beine 

Photographer.  ,              °             „r        ,          ,        >,    •              r 

located    at    Westbrook,    Maine ;    Jewett 

Wilfred  F.  Girard,  a  native  of  West-  City,  Connecticut;  Clinton  and  North 
brook,  Maine,  is  of  French  Canadian  Adams,  Massachusetts ;  and  Pawtuckct, 
parentage,  and  has  made  his  home  in  Hoi-  Rhode  Island.  He  then  secured  a  position 
yoke,  Massachusetts,  only  since  1913.  In  with  a  firm  at  Providence,  Rhode  Island, 
spite  of  this  fact,  however,  he  has  become  where  for  two  years  he  worked  on  the 
most  intimately  associated  with  the  life  manufacture  of  adding  machines,  and 
of  this  community,  and  is  now  one  of  the  then  came  to  New  Haven,  Connecticut, 
best  known  photographers  in  this  section  w-here  for  a  similar  period  he  was  em- 
of  the  State.  He  is  a  son  of  Napoleon  and  ployed  by  a  concern  which  manufactured 
Emma  (Bradley)  Girard,  his  father  hav-  various  computing  machines,  at  the  mak- 
ing been  born  in  Canada,  from  which  place  ing  of  w^hich  he  was  employed.  The  next 
he  came  to  the  United  States  and  settled  move  of  Mr.  Girard  was  to  East  Hampton, 
in  Maine,  when  about  eighteen  years  of  Massachusetts,  where  he  became  asso- 
age.  As  a  young  man  he  worked  as  a  ciated  with  a  photographer,  from  whom 
farm  hand  and  as  a  lumberer  in  the  woods  he  learned  the  details  of  this  art.  and 
of  that  State,  but  eventually  settled  in  finally,  in  1913,  came  to  Holyoke,  Massa- 
Westbrook,  where  he  engaged  in  a  mer-  chusetts,  where  he  has  founded  a  photo- 
cantile  enterprise,  being  the  first  French  graphic  establishment  on  his  own  account. 
Canadian  merchant  in  the  city.  He  w^as  In  Holyoke  Mr.  Girard  has  met  with 
engaged  in  both  a  grocery  and  bakery  remarkable  success,  and  in  191'').  finding 
business,  which  he  conducted  with  con-  larger  quarters  necessary,  removed  his 
siderable  success,  and  he  also  owned  a  studio  from  No.  194  High  street  to  the 
farm,  where  he  carried  on  agricultural  Mills-Alderman  Building.  His  establish- 
operations  at  the  same  time.  He  married  ment  at  the  new  location  is  undoubtedly 
Emma  Bradley,  and  they  were  the  parents  one  of  the  best  equipped  commercial 
of  the  following  children  :  Charles,  who  photograph  shoi)S  in  New  England.  Here 
now  resides  at  Pawtucket,  Rhode  Island;  he  has  large  facilities  for  developing  and 
George,  deceased;  John,  who  continues  printing  for  amateurs,  and  in  addition  to 
to  make  his  home  at  Westbrook,  Maine  ;  this  makes  a  specialty  of  such  work  as 
Mary,  who  became  the  wife  of  George  outside  and  interior  views,  machinery, 
Smith,  of  Westbrook;  Wilfred   F.,  with  flashlights  of  banquets,  etc.     He  has  re- 

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cently  added  to  his  equipment  the  modern 
kiograph  method  for  transferring  photo- 
graphs to  other  materials  such  as  china, 
glass,  wood,  celluloid,  leather  and  so  forth, 
and  is  also  specializing  in  this.  His  staff 
of  workers  has  constantly  increased  and 
he  recently  added  to  it  Mr.  J.  Frank  Wig- 
gins, of  New  York,  an  expert  in  designing 
printing  paper  machinery.  The  plant  is 
now  equipped  to  handle  some  five  hun- 
dred rolls  of  film  a  day,  and  Mr.  Girard 
keeps  his  shop  open  at  all  tim£s  to  visitors, 
amateurs,  as  well  as  those  in  the  trade. 
He  is  regarded  by  his  colleagues  in  the 
business  as  one  of  the  most  competent 
and  successful  commercial  photographers 
in  the  country.  Mr.  Girard  is  conspicu- 
ous in  the  social  and  fraternal  life  of  the 
city,  and  is  a  member  of  the  local  lodge 
o^  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 
Mr.  Girard  is  at  once  an  artist  and  a 
typical  man  of  business,  of  the  kind  that 
has  made  New  England  famous  and 
placed  her  so  high  in  industrial  circles. 
He  is  the  kind  of  man  at  whom  the  com- 
munity can  and  does  point  with  gratitude 
and  admiration  for  the  benefits  which  his 
activities  have  conferred  upon  it. 


McLEAN,  Hugh, 

Representative  Citiien. 

Ballymena,  County  Antrim,  Ireland, 
with  its  large  trade  in  linens,  its  immense 
bleaching  grounds  and  nearby  iron  mines, 
was  the  scene  of  the  activities  of  this 
branch  of  the  McLean  family  for  many 
years,  and  there  Patrick  McLean  and  his 
sen,  Hugh  McLean,  were  born.  Later 
both  moved  to  Linlithgow,  Scotland, 
where  Patrick  McLean  was  a  salesman 
of  household  tin  and  hardware.  Here  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life,  and  here 
he  and  his  wife  are  both  buried.  He  mar- 
ried Agnes  Murdoch,  also  born  in  Bally- 
mena, and  they  were  the  parents  of  four 


sons,  Hugh,  James,  Patrick,  and  Daniel; 
the  latter  two  served  in  the  British  army 
in  the  Crimean  War ;  and  of  two  daugh- 
ters, Mary  and  Agnes. 

Hugh  McLean  was  born  in  Ballymena, 
County  Antrim,  Ireland,  in  1833,  and  died 
in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  August  3, 
1893.  He  attended  Ballymena  schools 
until  fourteen  years  of  age,  then  with  his 
parents  moved  to  the  parish  of  Linlith- 
gow, Linlithgowshire,  Scotland.  There 
he  learned  paper  making  in  all  its 
branches,  and  remained  until  of  legal  age. 
In  1854  he  came  to  the  United  States, 
locating  in  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  but 
in  1858  he  returned  to  Scotland,  where  he 
spent  the  following  twenty-three  years  of 
his  life.  In  1881  he  again  came  to  the 
United  States,  located  in  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  there  was  actively  employed 
in  paper  manufacture  until  his  death.  He 
was  a  man  of  intelligence,  possessed  a 
mind  w-ell  stored  from  wide  reading  of 
good  literature,  his  excellent  memory 
enabling  him  to  secure  the  full  benefit  of 
his  reading.  He  was  a  ready  public  de- 
bater, and  was  well  known  for  his  readi- 
ness to  defend  any  position  he  took  upon 
any  question  within  his  scope  of  learning. 
He  became  a  naturalized  citizen  in  1853, 
and  was  an  ardent  Republican  in  his 
political  belief. 

Hugh  McLean  married  Elizabeth  Don- 
aldson McLaughlin,  born  near  Edinburgh, 
Scotland,  in  1841,  daughter  of  William 
McLaughlin,  born  in  County  Ferman- 
augh,  a  town  of  Enniskillen,  Ireland,  and 
his  wife,  Elizabeth  Donaldson,  born  in 
Scotland.  Hugh  and  Elizabeth  McLean 
were  the  parents  of:  Agnes,  married 
Robert  Clark;  Patrick  J.  (q.  v.);  Eliza- 
beth, married  Peter  McGarrity  ;  Hugh  (2) 
(q.  v.)  ;  Margaret ;  Mary,  married  Harry 
Osborne ;  Daniel  (q.  v.)  ;  William,  and 
Thomas,  all  residing  in  Holyoke. 


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McLEAN,  Patrick  J., 

BniinesB  Man. 

Of  true  Scotch-Irish  blood,  Patrick  J. 
McLean,  eldest  son  of  Hugh  and  Eliza- 
beth Donaldson  (McLaughlin)  McLean, 
brought  to  the  land  of  his  adoption  the 
sturdy  qualities  of  honorable  ancestors, 
and  on  American  soil  has  demonstrated 
that  he  possesses  the  characteristics  of  a 
race  which  has  contributed  so  largely  to 
the  upbuilding  of  the  United  States  and 
her  institutions.  He  was  born  in  Scot- 
land, May  15,  1863,  there  was  educated, 
and  there  resided  until  1881,  when  he 
came  to  the  United  States  with  his  father 
on  his  second  coming.  On  July  22  of  the 
same  year  he  began  his  residence  in  Hol- 
yoke,  Massachusetts,  there  adding  to  his 
mental  equipment  courses  of  study  in 
evening  school  and  business  college.  For 
fourteen  years  he  was  employed  in  the 
chemical  mills  of  the  city,  then  entered 
into  partnership  with  his  brother  Hugh, 
and  in  1895  opened  a  retail  furniture  store, 
under  the  firm  name  of  McLean  Brothers. 
The  business  was  profitably  conducted  as 
a  partnership  until  1912,  when  Patrick  J. 
McLean  withdrew  and  started  a  furniture 
and  house  furnishings  business  under  his 
own  name,  and  so  continues.  He  is  .a 
member  of  the  Catholic  Order  of  Forest- 
ers of  Massachusetts ;  also  the  American 
Order  of  Foresters.  He  is  a  Democrat  in 
politics,  and  in  religious  affiliation  a 
Catholic. 

Patrick  J.  McLean  married,  in  1885, 
Jane  Cassidy,  born  in  Londonderry,  Ire- 
land, came  to  the  United  States  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  years,  died  in  Holyoke, 
in  1910,  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret 
(Coyle)  Cassidy.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McLean 
were  the  parents  of  three  children  :  Hugh 
P.,  born  September  22,  1895,  employed  in 
store  with  his  father;  John  J.  C,  born 
1898,    now    studying   medicine    in    Tufts 


College ;  Jane  Lauretha,  born  January, 
1900,  now  a  student  at  the  Elms  .Academy 
in  Chicopee,  Massachusetts. 


McLEAN,  Hugh.  Jr., 

Merchant. 

Now  a  successful  merchant  of  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  Hugh  McLean,  Jr.,  son  of 
Hugh  and  Elizabeth  Donaldson  (Mc- 
Laughlin) McLean,  when  a  lad  of  four- 
teen years  came  from  his  native  Scotland, 
and  amid  the  many  opportunities  offered 
finally  chose  merchandising,  his  success 
evidencing  that  he  chose  wisely.  He  was 
born  in  Caldercruix  Shotts,  a  parish  of 
Lanarkshire,  Scotland,  sixteen  miles 
southeast  of  Glasgow,  April  27.  1867. 
After  attendance  at  the  parish  school  he 
was  employed  at  the  Dalsholm  mills  at 
Maryhill,  near  Glasgow,  for  a  short  time, 
then  in  1881  came  with  his  parents  and 
family  to  the  United  States,  locating  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  in  1881.  This 
city  he  has  ever  since  considered  his  home, 
although  he  was  employed  for  some  years 
in  other  states.  Shortly  after  coming  to 
Holyoke,  he  went  to  the  State  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  for  seven  years  was  em- 
ployed in  the  paper  mills  of  that  State  and 
New  York  State.  Later  he  was  for  one 
year  engaged  as  a  traveling  salesman.  In 
1889  he  formed  a  partnership  with  his 
elder  brother,  Patrick  J.,  founding  the 
business  in  Holyoke  in  which  he  has  since 
been  engaged.  Until  1912  they  conducted 
the  business  under  the  firm  name.  Mc- 
Lean Brothers,  but  in  that  year  Patrick 
J.  retired  from  the  firm,  since  which  year 
Hugh  McLean  has  conducted  it  alone, 
continuing  the  firm  name.  He  is  a  retail 
dealer  in  furniture  and  kindred  lines,  has 
built  up  an  extensive  trade,  and  is  one  of 
the  substantial,  highly  esteemed  mer- 
chants of  Holyoke.  As  a  citizen.  Mr.  Mc- 
Lean  has  borne   his  full   share  of    civil 


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responsibility,  and  for  twenty  years  has 
been  active  in  the  Democratic  party.  He 
served  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Alder- 
men four  years,  being  president  of  the 
board  one  year.  At  the  present  time  he  is 
chairman  and  treasurer  of  the  Board  of 
Water  Commissioners ;  member  of  the 
New  England  Water  Works  Association, 
serving  on  important  committees,  and  has 
contributed  several  articles  of  value  to  the 
press  concerning  the  water  supply  of 
cities,  and  on  many  other  topics  of  inter- 
est. He  is  a  member  of  the  Democratic 
State  Central  Committee,  and  was  form- 
erly chairman  of  the  Democratic  City 
Committee.  He  is  a  potent  force  in  city 
politics,  and  wields  an  influence  in  favor 
of  good  government.  He  is  a  member 
and  vice-president  of  the  Home  Furniture 
Association  ;  member  of  the  Benevolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Forest- 
ers, Knights  of  Columbus,  and  of  Blessed 
Sacrament  (Catholic)  Church. 

Mr.  McLean  married  (first)  October  14, 
1892,  Ella  K.  Denneen,  daughter  of  Mat- 
thew and  Eliza  (O'Keefe)  Denneen,  of 
Westville,  near  Malone,  New  York ;  she 
died  April  5,  1910.  Mr.  McLean  married 
(second)  in  July,  1911,  Nellie  T.  Gorman, 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Smith)  Gor- 
man. Hugh  and  Ella  K.  (Denneen)  Mc- 
Lean were  the  parents  of:  Hugh  Den- 
neen, Marion  Elizabeth,  Elsie  Ann,  and 
Matthew  Francis  McLean. 


McLean,  Daniel, 

Fire  Department  Officer. 

The  fourth  of  the  sons  of  Hugh  and 
Elizabeth  Donaldson  (McLaughlin)  Mc- 
Lean, all  born  in  Scotland  of  Scotch-Irish 
ancestors,  Daniel  McLean,  after  a  term 
of  service  as  mill  worker  and  mercan- 
tile clerk,  entered  the  public  service  as 
fireman,  and  for  fourteen  years,  as  lieu- 


tenant, captain  and  deputy  chief,  led  his 
men  in  their  gallant  efforts  to  protect  life 
and  property.  His  rise  in  rank  evidences 
the  value  of  his  service  to  the  department 
and  to  the  city,  and  no  words  of  praise 
can  add  to  the  high  reputation  he  holds. 

Daniel  McLean  was  born  in  Scotland, 
March  i,  1876,  accompanied  the  family  to 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  in  1881,  complet- 
ing his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
that  city.  He  began  his  wage  earning  life 
as  an  employee  of  the  George  C.  Gill 
Paper  Mill,  remaining  one  year ;  spent 
eighteen  months  with  the  Norman  Paper 
Mill,  going  thence  to  the  furniture  store 
of  McLean  Brothers,  continuing  in  the 
latter's  employ  until  1901.  He  then 
entered  the  Holyoke  Fire  Department  as 
lieutenant  of  Hose  Company  No.  2,  was 
promoted  captain  in  1903,  third  deputy 
chief  in  May,  1914,  and  on  July  7,  1915, 
first  deputy  chief,  which  position  he  still 
holds,  a  record  of  honorable  advancement 
for  meritorious  service,  highly  creditable. 
He  attended  and  was  graduated  from  the 
New  York  Fire  College  and  Training 
School  of  the  New  York  Fire  Department 
in  order  to  more  thoroughly  perfect  him- 
self in  his  duties.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Firemen's  Aid  Association,  and  of  the 
State  Permanent  Firemen's  Organization. 
He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  city  committee.  Fraternally  he 
is  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus, 
the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks,  and  the  Improved  Order  of  Red 
Men,  and  in  religious  faith  is  a  Catholic. 

Mr.  McLean  married,  November  12, 
1913,  Martha  Annie  Driecom,  of  Holyoke, 
daughter  of  Max  Otto  and  Katherine 
(Riemers)  Driecom,  her  father  born  in 
Germany,  now  deceased,  was  a  prominent 
b?ker  of  Holyoke.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McLean 
have  one  child,  Martha  Elizabeth,  born 
May  8,  1917. 


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RANGER,  Casper, 

Founder   of   Important  Holyoke  Industrie!. 

Casper  Ranger,  founder  of  two  of  the 
principal  industries  of  Holyoke — the 
Casper  Ranger  Lumber  Company  and 
the  Casper  Ranger  Construction  Com- 
pany, was  born  in  the  city  of  Mulhausen, 
Alsace-Lorraine,  now  a  part  of  the  Ger- 
man Empire,  in  1850.  His  rearing  was 
essentially  American,  for  he  was  but  six 
years  old  when  he  came  with  his  parents 
to  this  country,  their  youngest  child.  He 
was  educated  in  the  Holyoke  and  South 
Hadley  Falls  public  schools,  and  after 
completing  his  studies,  chose  the  trade  of 
carpenter  for  his  active  business  career. 
He  began  as  an  apprentice  with  Allen 
Higgenbottom,  but  later  came  under  the 
masterly  instruction  of  Watson  Ely,  a 
successful  Holyoke  builder  of  that  day. 
Mr.  Ranger  not  only  became  an  expert 
workman,  but  a  capable  manager  of  men, 
and  was  made  foreman  by  Mr.  Ely,  which 
position  he  held  for  several  years,  and 
during  that  period  superintended  the 
execution  of  several  of  the  most  impor- 
tant of  Mr.  Ely's  contracts,  among  these 
being  the  erection  of  the  City  Hall  and 
Opera  House  in  Holyoke. 

In  the  year  1877,  when  he  had  reached 
his  twenty-seventh  year,  Mr.  Ranger  had 
reached  a  point  in  his  career  when  he  real- 
ized that  he  must  either  embark  in  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account,  or  forever  remain 
an  employee.  His  ambition  forbade  the 
latter  alternative,  and  in  a  small  way,  as 
his  capital  would  allow,  he  began  contract- 
ing, and  from  that  time  until  his  death 
he  was  busily  engaged  in  the  contracting 
and  building  business,  also  general  wood 
working  and  lumber  dealing,  his  opera- 
tions covering  the  New  England  States 
and  the  State  of  New  York.  It  is,  how- 
ever, principally  with  his  relations  to  the 
city  of  Holyoke  that  this  narrative  has  to 


deal.  Here  he  soon  came  to  be  recog- 
nized as  its  leading  contractor  and  builder. 
His  absolute  honesty,  strict  observance  of 
the  terms  of  a  contract,  and  his  own 
thorough  knowledge  of  his  business, 
which  constituted  him  his  own  most 
capable  superintendent,  were  (jualifica- 
tions  which  appealed  to  those  with  build- 
ing contracts  to  award,  and  his  services 
were  greatly  in  demand.  The  best  class 
of  contracts  fell  to  him,  and  each  one 
completed  was  another  effective  adver- 
tisement. 

As  time  passed,  and  the  business  ex- 
panded, Mr.  Ranger  found  efficient  aides 
in  his  sons,  and  on  May  l,  191 2,  he  incor- 
porated the  Casper  Ranger  Construction 
Company  and  the  Casper  Ranger  Lumber 
Company,  and  the  Ranger  interests  en- 
tered upon  a  broader  field  of  expansion. 
The  elder  Ranger  gave  personal  super- 
vision to  every  important  contract  so  long 
as  the  business  remained  within  limits 
where  that  was  possible.  In  his  latest 
years,  he  had  the  great  satisfaction  of  see- 
ing that  his  sons  were  so  thoroughly 
grounded  in  his  aims  and  methods,  that 
the  results  attained  by  them  were  such 
as  he  himself  would  have  accomplished  : 
but,  while  these  worthy  sons  shouldered 
the  heavier  burdens  of  the  business,  the 
father,  as  long  as  he  lived,  was  the  man- 
aging head  of  the  great  industries  he  had 
founded  and  developed  to  such  unusual 
proportions. 

While  held  in  admiration  for  his  mas- 
terly business  abilities,  Mr.  Ranger  was 
highly  esteemed  for  his  high  personal 
qualities.  He  was  upright  in  every  rela- 
tion of  life,  loyal  and  devoted  in  his 
friendships — in  brief,  of  the  best  type  of 
citizen.  He  was  deeply  interested  in  pub- 
lic afTairs,  and  took  an  active  part  in  civic 
government.  In  1880  he  was  chosen  to 
rei)rescnt  Ward  One  in  the  city  council ; 
and  in  1881-82-83  was  reelected  alderman 


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from  the  same  ward.  In  i8<>3  he  was 
appointed  license  commissioner  by  Mayor 
A.  B.  Chapin,  and  later  was  appointed  to 
the  same  office  for  a  full  term  of  six  years. 
In  1906  he  was  reappointed,  and  during 
his  entire  term,  of  twelve  years  was  chair- 
man of  the  commission.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  governing  board  of  Holyoke 
Lodge,  Knights  of  Columbus ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks,  the  Holyoke  Club,  the  Mt. 
Tom  Golf  Club,  and  the  Holyoke  Coun- 
try Club.  He  enjoyed  the  society  of  his 
friends  in  these  organizations,  his  kindly, 
genial,  friendly  nature  expanding  under 
their  social  influence,  and  rendering  him 
a  welcome  addition  to  any  group.  He 
was  a  lover  of  his  home,  and  deeply  be- 
loved in  that  home  by  its  every  member. 
While  monuments  to  his  skill  as  a  builder 
stand  everywhere,  his  truest  monument  is 
in  the  hearts  of  his  children.  The  por- 
trait of  Mr.  Casper  Ranger  which  is  pre- 
sented in  the  pages  of  this  work,  placed 
there  by  his  sons,  will,  it  is  felt,  be  a 
source  of  gratification  to  his  large  circle 
of  friends.. 

Casper  Ranger  married  (first)  Kather- 
ine  Kilmurry,  and  (second)  Ellen  Mc- 
Donnell. His  first  wife  bore  him  nine 
children,  six  of  whom  attained  years  of 
maturity,  namely:  Joseph  F.,  (see 
sketch)  ;  William  E.,  (see  sketch)  ;  James 
A.,  (see  sketch)  ;  Charles ;  George  A.  L., 
(see  sketch)  ;  and  Catherine.  Of  his  sec- 
ond marriage  three  children  were  born — 
Carolyn  ;  Alma,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Frank  Brady,  of  Brookline,  Massachu- 
setts ;   and  Helen. 

Mr.  Casper  Ranger  died  in  Holyoke, 
October  17,  1912. 

The  two  great  industries  which  bear 
the  name  of  Casper  Ranger,  and  which 
are  enduring  tributes  to  his  name,  are 
worthy  of  a  particularity  of  mention 
which  is  deserving  of  space  in  this  con- 


nection. Their  contributions  to  the  city 
of  Holyoke  and  other  important  New 
luigland  cities  stamp  their  founder  and 
his  sons  who  are  continuing  his  work,  as 
public  benefactors.  Seventy  per  cent,  of 
all  the  mills  in  Holyoke  have  been  erected 
by  Casper  Ranger  or  by  the  Casper 
Ranger  companies.  A  few  of  the  most 
important  are  the  Skinner  Mills,  the 
Whiting  Paper  Company  Mills,  the 
American  Writing  Paper  Company  Mills, 
the  Farr  Alpaca  Company  Mills,  the  Ly- 
man Mills,  the  W'hite  &  WyckofF  group, 
the  National  Blank  Book  plant,  the  Whit- 
more  Manufacturing  Company  plant,  the 
Deane  Steam  Pump  buildings,  and  the  B. 
F.  Perkins  Mills.  Other  mill  and  factory 
plants  erected  outside  Holyoke  are  the 
West  Boylston  Mills  in  Easthampton ; 
Hathaway  Cotton  Mills  in  New  Bedford ; 
Dwight  Manufacturing  Company  plant 
in  Chicopee ;  United  Metallic  Cartridge 
Company  factories  in  Bridgeport ;  and 
many  in  Springfield.  In  the  latter  city 
they  are  represented  by  the  buildings  of 
the  Springfield  Institution  for  Savings, 
the  United  Electric  Company,  the  United 
States  Envelope  Company,  and  many 
others.  Nearly  every  building  on  the 
campus  of  Mt.  Holyoke  College,  at  South 
Hadley  Center,  including  Skinner  Recita- 
tion Hall  and  the  Alumni  Building,  are 
the  Ranger  handiwork ;  as  are  also  the 
Skinner  Memorial  Chapel  of  Holyoke, 
connected  with  the  Second  Congrega- 
tional Church,  concededly  the  most  beau- 
tiful edifice  in  New  England ;  the  Smith 
College  Library  Building  at  Northamp- 
ton ;  Stockbridge  Hall ;  the  Massachusetts 
Agricultural  College,  and  the  Beta  Theta 
Pi  and  Psi  Upsilon  fraternity  houses  at 
y\mherst ;  the  City  National  Bank  build- 
ings at  Holyoke;  and  many  more.  Among 
the  tine  residences  erected  are  those  of 
S.  R.  Whiting,  E.  N.  White  and  J.  L. 
Wyckoff,  on    Northampton   street,    Hol- 


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yoke;  and  the  Joseph  A.  Skinner  resi- 
dence in  South  Hadley.  The  beautiful 
Nonotuck  Hotel  of  Holyoke  is  an  ex- 
ample of  that  class  of  building.  The 
operations  of  the  Ranger  Company,  as 
indicated,  cover  structures  devoted  to 
every  purpose,  the  range  of  material  be- 
ing equally  wide — wood,  stone,  brick, 
steel  or  concrete — in  fact,  every  known 
material  being  used  in  their  building.  In 
order  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  busi- 
ness, an  enormous  plant  is  maintained 
in  Holyoke,  under  the  name  of  the  Casper 
Ranger  Lumber  Company ;  this  includes 
a  woodworking  mill  equipped  with  the 
latest  and  most  improved  machinery, 
which  covers  an  entire  block ;  a  vast 
lumber  yard,  construction  yards,  and 
storehouses  for  their  equipment;  and  the 
Hampshire  brickyards,  of  which  the  com- 
pany are  owners,  burn  millions  of  bricks 
annually  for  their  use. 

The  incorporation  of  the  Casper  Ranger 
Construction  Company  and  the  Casper 
Ranger  Lumber  Company  has  been  pre- 
viously mentioned.  The  olificials  of  both 
corporations  at  present  (1917)  are  the 
following  named,  sons  of  Casper  Ranger, 
the  founder:  William  E.  Ranger,  presi- 
dent; Joseph  F.  Ranger,  treasurer;  and 
James  A.  Ranger,  vice-president  and 
assistant  treasurer — narratives  of  whom 
follow  in  this  work.  Under  their  father, 
the  founder  of  the  Ranger  industries,  fair 
dealing  and  honest  fulfillment  of  every 
contract  was  never  deviated  from ;  and  it 
is  the  pride  of  his  sons,  who  revere  his 
memory,  that  the  principles  which  were 
as  dear  to  him  as  his  heart's  blood,  shall 
ever  be  the  guiding  lights  of  his  succes- 
sors. Admirable  as  is  the  work  they  have 
accomplished  as  builders,  they  have  yet  a 
greater  claim  upon  public  favor  in  the 
spirit  of  courtesy  and  kindness  with 
which  they  have  permeated  their  entire 
plant — that  spirit  of  genuine  goodwill  and 


observance  of  the  "Golden  Rule"  which 
pervades  every  department.  Although 
two  thousand  skilled  workmen,  represent- 
ing every  mechanical  trade,  are  at  times 
employed,  it  is  the  policy  of  the  companj 
to  see  every  man  with  whom  they  cat 
possibly  have  dealings ;  and  every  caller, 
whether  he  represents  small  or  large  in- 
terests, receives  the  most  courteous  con- 
sideration. The  present  managers  of  the 
great  Ranger  industries  have  well  fulfilled 
the  expectations  of  their  honored  sire. 


RANGER,  Joseph  F.. 

Officer   of   Casper  Ranger   CompanieB. 

The  immense  business  of  the  Caspel 
Ranger  Construction  Company  of  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  is  conducted  by  iht 
able  sons  of  the  founder — Joseph  F.,  Wil- 
liam E.  and  James  A.  Ranger,  each  in 
charge  of  a  particular  department.  Th< 
business  of  the  company  is  very  exten- 
sive, and  each  son  as  he  came  to  suitable 
years  was  taught  its  every  detail  by  the 
father,  in  fact  during  the  intervals  in 
school  life  this  education  for  the  positions 
they  were  to  fill  was  begun  and  continued 
until  each  was  fitted  for  his  particular 
department  of  the  business. 

Joseph  F.  Ranger,  the  eldest  son  di 
Casper  Ranger,  was  born  in  Holyoke 
Massachusetts,  September  5.  1872.  lit 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and 
Eastman's  Business  College,  and  at  the 
age  of  nineteen  years,  in  1891,  entered 
his  father's  employ.  He  was  not  ignorant 
of  much  of  the  work  of  the  Ranger  Con- 
struction Company,  having  from  boyhood 
spent  his  vacation  periods  with  his  father, 
whose  ambition  it  was  to  train  his  sons 
to  l)ecome  his  successors  in  the  great 
business  he  had  founded  and  brought  to 
a  high  plane  of  success.  After  entering 
the  business  permanently.  Joseph  F. 
Ranger  for  several  years  devoted  himself 


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to  outside  details  connected  with  pur-  James  A.  Ranger  was  born  in  Holyoke, 
chasing,  contracting  and  supervision,  February  17,  1877.  He  was  educated  in 
later  turning  his  attention  more  to  office      the  public  schools,  Williams  College  and 


details,  now  being  largely  occupied  in  the 
inside  management.  He  is  a  Republican 
in  politics,  and  in  1916  was  appointed  a 
member  of  the  city  board  of  water  com- 
missioners. He  is  deeply  interested  in 
local  real  estate,  and  has  done  a  great 
deal  for  the  improvement  of  the  residence 
sections  of  the  city  through  his  building 
operations.  Mr.  Ranger  is  rated  an  ex- 
pert in  real  estate  values  and  his  advice 
is  constantly  sought  by  both  buyers  and 
sellers.  His  judgment  is  relied  on  im- 
plicitly, and  the  utmost  confidence  re- 
posed in  his  fairness  and  justness.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  finance  committee  of 
the  Mechanics'  Savings  Bank,  and  a 
director  of  the  Nonotuck  Hotel  Company, 
the  hostelry  owned  by  that  company  be- 
ing one  of  the  finest  in  New  England. 

Joseph  F.  Ranger  married,  April  26, 
1897,  Alma  F.,  daughter  of  Frank  Smith, 
of  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ranger  are  the  parents  of  Kather- 
ine,  Casper  and  Elizabeth  Ranger. 


RANGER,  James  A., 

Officer   of   Casper  Ranger  Companies. 

Third  of  the  sons  of  Casper  Ranger 
trained  by  their  father  to  occupy  the  im- 
portant positions  they  now  fill,  James  A. 
Ranger  brought  to  his  present  position 
the   experience   and   business   knowledge 


Brown  College,  entering  his  father's  em- 
ploy immediately  after  leaving  college. 
He  was  not  unfamiliar  with  the  details 
of  that  business  when  he  became  a  per- 
manent part  of  it  as,  like  his  brothers,  he 
had  improved  his  vacation  periods  in 
various  positions  both  outside  and  in  the 
office.  In  1901  he  was  elected  to  his  pres- 
ent position,  and  has  developed  into  one 
of  the  strong  men  of  Holyoke's  business 
world.  Together  with  his  brothers,  Jo- 
seph F.  and  William  E.,  he  organized  the 
Hampshire  Brick  Company,  a  successful 
brick  manufacturing  company,  of  which 
he  is  treasurer.  He  is  a  member  of  Sacred 
Heart  Church,  the  Knights  of  Columbus, 
the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks,  and  the  college  fraternity,  Psi 
Epsilon. 

James  A.  Ranger  married,  September, 
1905,  Mary  Scolley,  born  in  Fitchburg, 
Massachusetts,  of  old  New  England 
family.  They  are  the  parents  of  two 
children :  Casper  James  and  Mary  Louise 
Ranger. 


RANGER,  William  E., 

Officer  of  Casper  Ranger  Companies. 

Second  of  the  sons  of  Casper  Ranger, 
and  like  his  brothers  trained  under  the 
direction  of  his  honored  father  for  the 
post  of  responsibility   which   he   so  ably 


of  a  man  of  greater  age,  having  been  but     fills,  William,  E.  Ranger  is  the  ideal  chief 


little  past  his  majority  when  he  became 
assistant  treasurer  of  the  Casper  Ranger 
Construction  Company  of  Holyoke,  and 
vice-president  in  charge  of  the  lumber 
and  construction  department.  That  he 
has  well  performed  his  part  in  the  man- 
agement of  the  large  corporation  founded 
by  his  father,  the  prosperity  of  the  com- 
pany testifies. 


executive  for  a  corporation  which  em- 
ploys such  a  large  number  of  men  as  the 
Casper  Ranger  Construction  Company  of 
Holyoke.  During  his  school  days  every 
vacation  period  was  devoted  largely  to 
acquiring  familiarity  with  the  various 
details  of  the  great  business,  and  when 
the  time  came  to  permanently  become  a 
part  of  it,  he  was  placed  at  the  bottom  of 


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the    ladder,   sharing    every    burden    and  lil)cral  supporter  of  all  their  interests  and 

hardship  that  befell  the  other  workmen,  devoted  to  all  that  is  best  for  their  wel- 

In  this  he  gained  perfect  equipment  for  fare.      He    takes    a   deep   interest    in   the 

the  greater  responsibilities  which  were  to  well-being  of  his   many   employees,   and 

follow    and  a  sympathy    and   an    under-  has  the  confidence  and  the  highest  esteem 

standing  of  working  men  and  their  needs,  of  all  who  know  him. 

difficulties  and  thinking,  which  leads  him  William    E.    Ranger   married,    October 

to  meet  them  on  common  ground  where  14,    1903.     Eliza    M..    daughter   of    John 

there  are  dififerences  to  adjust.    The  men  Morra. 

look  upon  him  as  their  best  friend,  in  fact  

one  of  them,  for  did  he  not  for  years  share  RANGER  Georee  A  L 
their  burdens  in  daily  toil?  This  ex])lains 
his  popularity  with  the  men,  many  of 
whom  do  not  think  of  him  as  the  presi-  Youngest  son  of  Casper  Ranger  and 
dent  of  the  corporation  for  which  they  his  first  wife,  George  Ambrose  Luke 
work,  but  as  their  old  friend  and  call  each  Ranger  has  spent  his  life  in  Holyoke. 
other  by  the  familiar  titles  of  their  boy-  He  was  born  on  the  old  Ranger  home- 
hood  days.  stead  on  Appleton  street,  which  has  lately 
William  E.  Ranger  was  born  in  Hoi-  passed  into  other  hands.  He  was  edu- 
yoke,  Massachusetts,  January  29,  1876.  cated  in  the  Holyoke  public  schools.  He 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  then  entered  the  employ  of  the  Casper 
and  when  those  years  of  preparation  were  Ranger  Lumber  and  Construction  Com- 
past  he  assumed  the  more  serious  duties  pany  and  remained  with  this  concern  for 
of  life  according  to  the  plans  of  his  father,  several  years  and  then  accepted  a  position 
whom  he  joined  in  his  building  and  con-  with  the  Hampshire  Brick  Company,  also 
tracting  operations.  This  preparation,  owned  and  operated  by  them,  where  he 
begun  even  in  his  school  days,  was  from  arose  to  the  position  of  assistant  foreman, 
the  very  bottom  upward  and  was  most  holding  this  position  up  to  June  14,  191 7. 
thorough.  Prior  to  his  father's  death  he  a  period  of  about  twenty-five  years  when 
had  been  advanced  to  a  responsible  post  he  resigned. 

and  was  the  practical  head,  as  the  father  Mr.   Ranger  had  for  some  years   been 

gladly  surrendered  the  burdens  of  man-  interested  in  owning  and  operating  auto- 

agement  as  his  sons  were  able  to  assume  mobiles,  and  feeling  the  need  of  a  change 

them.     When  Casper  Ranger  finally  laid  after  resigning   this   position,   began    the 

down  in  peace  "after  life's  fitful  fever,"  operating  of  an    automobile  covering    a 

William    E.     Ranger    succeeded   him    as  route  from  the  City  Hall  to  the  flighlands 

president  of  the  Casper  Ranger  Construe-  and  in  addition  to  this  conveys  people  to 

tion  Company,  and  still  most  ably  guides  all  the  surrounding  cities,  using  two  auto- 

the  destinies  of  that  most  successful  and  mobiles  in  the  prosecution  of  his  business, 

important    corporation.       He    is    also    a  He  is  a  man  of  strong  character  as  befits 

director  of  the  Morris  Plan  Cooperative  a  son  of  Casper  Ranger  and  is  possessed 

Bank  and  has  other  large  interests.     He  of  those  characteristics  which  have  made 

is  a  member  of  Holy  Cross  Church,  the  the     name     an     honored     one     wherever 

Knights  of  Columbus,  the  Benevolent  and  known.     He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights 

Protective  Order  of  Elks  and   Mt.  Tom  of  Columbus.     In  politics  he  is  a  Repub- 

Golf   Club,  active   and  popular  in   all,   a  lican. 

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Mr.  Ranger  married,  June  14,  lyii, 
Gertrude  Canedy,  born  in  Brattleboro, 
Vermont,  daughter  of  Harvey  Lincoln 
and  Sarah  Jane  (Larrabee)  Canedy,  and 
granddaughter  of  Levi  Canedy.  In  1915, 
Mr.  Ranger  erected  a  fine  residence  in 
Holyoke  at  No.  39  Ridgewood  avenue, 
which  since  its  completion  has  been  the 
familv  home. 


HALL,  Roy  Porter, 

DairymaiL. 

The  tradition  is  that  the  now  numerous 
family  of  the  Hall  surname  in  New^  Eng- 
land are  descended  from  three  Hall 
brothers,  John,  Ralph,  and  Richard,  who 
came  from  England  and  settled,  John,  in 
Dover;  Ralph,  in  Exeter,  New  Hamp- 
shire ;  and  Richard,  in  the  vicinity  of 
Boston.  But  there  were  other  Halls  in 
New  England  during  the  Coloniol  period, 
and  among  them  in  the  first  two  or  three 
generations  were  twenty  who  bore  the 
baptismal  name  of  John. 

Roy  Porter  Hall,  of  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, descends  from  the  Maine  branch 
of  the  descendants  of  that  John  Hall  who 
first  appeared  in  New  England  in  1635, 
when  he  was  made  a  freeman  of  Charles- 
town.  His  name  appears  on  the  tax  list  at 
Dover,  New  Hampshire,  in  1648.  By  his 
wife  Elizabeth,  he  was  the  father  of  seven 
children  including  sons,  Sheba,  John, 
Nathaniel  and  Ralph,  from  whom  sprang 
a  numerous  family. 

Roy  Porter  Hall  is  a  son  of  Ellery  Cola 
Hall,  and  a  grandson  of  Albert  S.  Hall, 
who  left  his  native  Maine  and  settled  in 
Massachusetts.  He  married  Mrs.  Hannah 
H.  Hall,  widow  of  George  Hall.  They 
were  the  parents  of  several  children  who 
died  young,  and  Leonidas,  Marshall  and 
Ellery  Cola  Hall,  the  latter  born  at  Mai- 
den, Massachusetts,  in  1852,  died  at  South- 
wick,  Massachusetts,  in  December,  1902. 


Ellery  Cola  Hall,  although  a  farmer,  was 
active  in  business  pursuits.  He  conducted 
a  meat  market  in  Springfield  for  a  time, 
and  after  his  removal  to  Southwick  was 
foreman  of  the  Porter  tobacco  farm.  He 
married,  in  1879,  Ella  Sarah  Porter,  born 
in  Westfield,  Massachusetts,  December  5, 
1856,  died  in  1896,  daughter  of  Isaac  D. 
and  Sarah  Ann  (Drake)  Porter.  They 
were  the  parents  of  four  children:  i. 
Albert  E.,  died  in  childhood.  2.  Sarah 
Edith,  married  Franklin  DeWolf,  of 
Southwick,  and  has  a  daughter,  Ella 
Adeline  Warner,  born  in  September,  1906, 
a  charter  member  of  the  Children  of  the 
American  Revolution,  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty-one  she  graduates  into  the  Daugh- 
ters of  the  American  Revolution.  3. 
Charles  Leslie,  a  merchant  of  Southwick, 
married  Lovina  G.  Hastings,  and  has 
three  children :  Ella  Caroline,  John  Al- 
bert and  Donald  Ellery.  4.  Roy  Porter, 
of  further  mention. 

Roy  Porter  Hall  was  born  at  Chicopee 
Falls,  Massachusetts,  June  2,  1887.  He 
was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Spring- 
field and  Westfield,  Massachusetts,  and  at 
Mt.  Hermon  School,  Mt.  Hermon,  Massa- 
chusetts. After  completing  his  studies  he 
was  engaged  in  farming  for  a  few  years, 
then  entered  mercantile  life  as  a  clerk, 
spending  about  three  years  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts.  The  following  year  was 
spent  in  Southern  Idaho  and  Denver, 
Colorado,  after  which  he  returned  to  Mas- 
sachusetts, locating  in  Holyoke  in  1902. 
He  began  the  retailing  of  milk  in  a  small 
way,  serving  customers  on  a  short  route 
in  the  city.  This  small  business  soon  ex- 
panded into  a  larger  one,  and  finally 
reached  such  proportions  that  he  incor- 
porated as  the  Hall's  Dairy,  Incorporated, 
of  which  he  is  treasurer  and  general  man- 
ager. The  dairy  handles  daily  two  thous- 
a!id  quarts  of  pasteurized  milk  and  large 
quantities  of  kindred  dairy  products,  being 


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the  largest  business  here,  the  plant  is 
equipped  with  all  the  latest  improved 
machinery  for  their  sanitary  handling. 

Air.  Hall  married,  July  7,  1913,  Adeline 
Idella  Warner,  daughter  of  Solomon 
Coombs  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Kirtland) 
Warner,  of  Southwick,  Massachusetts. 
Solomon  C.  Warner  served  in  the  Civil 
War  in  a  Massachusetts  regiment.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hall  are  the  parents  of  two 
children :  Roy  Warner,  born  March  30, 
1914,  and  Mary  Edith,  December  17,  191 5. 
The  parents  arc  members  of  the  Baptist 
church. 

Mrs.  Hall  traces  descent  to  John 
Warner,  born  in  Springfield,  Massachu- 
setts, April  20,  1756,  died  December  24, 
1807,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War. 
Pie  married  Mary  Ward.  Their  son.  John 
W^arner,  married  Fannie  Sanderson  and 
they  were  the  parents  of  Solomon  Coombs 
Warner,  father  of  Solomon  Coombs  (2) 
Warner,  who  married  Mary  Elizabeth 
Kirtland.  Their  daughter,  Adeline  Idella 
Warner,  married  Roy  Porter  Hall.  Mrs. 
Hall  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Westfield  and  was  graduated  from  high 
school,  after  which  she  entered  the  State 
Normal,  completing  the  required  course 
and  receiving  a  diploma  as  teacher.  She 
then  taught  one  year  in  Southwick.  Mas- 
sachusetts, the  following  three  years  in 
Greenfield.  Massachusetts,  then  two  years 
in  the  upper  grades  of  the  public  schools 
of  New  Jersey,  filling  all  these  positions 
to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  Boards 
of  Education  where  she  taught.  Through 
the  Sanderson  line,  they  also  trace  back 
to  the  Revolution. 

On  the  maternal  side.  Mr.  Hall  de- 
scends from  Isaac  Porter,  who  came  to 
Westfield,  Massachusetts,  from  East 
Hartford,  Connecticut.  His  son.  Ezekiel 
Porter,  was  born  in  East  Hartford,  about 
1783,  and  died  in  Westfield,  Massachu- 
setts, April  16,  1843.     He  married.  Janu- 


ary 30,  1810,  Mercy  Day,  who  died  June 
17,  i86i,  aged  eighty-four  years.  Their 
son,  Isaac  Day  Porter,  born  in  Westfield, 
August  17,  1816,  died  September  4,  1875. 
He  married,  July  4,  1843,  Sarah  Ann 
Drake,  born  December  21,  1822,  died  in 
1882.  Their  daughter,  l^Ua  Sarah  Porter, 
married  Ellery  Cola  Hall,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  Roy  Porter  Hall. 


REDFORD,  Joseph, 

ManufactnriiiK  Expert. 

As  superintendent  of  manufacturing  for 
the  American  Thread  Company  in  Hol- 
yoke,  Mr.  Redford  fills  a  position  for 
which  he  is  admirably  fitted  through  long 
manufacturing  experience  in  many  locali- 
ties. He  gained  his  first  knowledge  under 
the  eye  of  his  honored  father,  who  was  an 
authority  on  all  matters  connected  with 
the  manufacture  of  cotton  and  woolen 
goods,  the  father  gaining  his  fame  in  the 
textile  world  through  long  experience  in 
English  and  American  mills.  Lawrence, 
Massachusetts,  was  the  seat  of  the  elder 
Redford's  activity,  and  he  played  an  im- 
portant part  in  developing  cotton  manu- 
facturing there. 

Robert  Redford  was  born  in  Bolton. 
England,  in  1845,  died  in  Lawrence,  Mas- 
sachusetts, June  II.  1914.  ■\t  the  age  of 
eight  years  he  began  in  the  cotton  mills 
of  Bolton,  and  from  that  lowly  position 
advanced  with  his  years  to  higher  position 
until  he  became  manager  of  the  Reddish 
Spinning  Company  of  Reddish,  England. 
In  1880,  at  the  age  of  thirty-five,  he  came 
to  the  United  States,  located  in  Lawrence, 
Massachusetts,  and  there  repeated  his 
English  successes.  He  planned  and  built 
the  Arlington  Mills  in  Lawrence,  and  as 
agent  for  the  owning  corporation  spent 
the  last  twenty-five  years  of  his  life.  In 
the  interest  of  the  corporation  he  made 
two     trips     annually     to     England     and 


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France,  buying  and  selling  goods,  secur- 
ing all  improvements  in  textile  machin- 
ery from  abroad  and  introducing  Amer- 
ican goods  to  the  foreign  trade.  He  was 
one  of  the  best  informed  men  in  the  textile 
business,  an  authority  frequently  con- 
sulted by  manufacturers  on  important 
subjects  where  knowledge,  experience  and 
sound  judgment  were  needed.  He  was 
also  president  of  the  Warren,  Spencer  & 
Brookfield  Railroad,  and  had  other  busi- 
ness interests.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  in  which  he  had  taken 
all  the  Scottish  Rite  degrees,  up  to  and 
including  the  thirty-second,  some  of  these 
degrees  having  been  conferred  in  Lawr- 
ence, others  in  England  and  still  others  in 
France  under  special  dispensation.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
church,  and  a  man  of  highest  character. 
He  married  Jane  Booth,  born  in  Bolton, 
England,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mar- 
garet Alice  Booth.  They  w^ere  the  parents 
of  three  children :  Joseph,  of  further 
mention  ;  Margaret  Alice,  deceased ;  May 
Lottie. 

Joseph  Redford,  only  son  of  Robert 
and  Jane  (Booth)  Redford,  was  born  in 
Bolton,  England,  December  22,  1867.  He 
attended  Bolton  schools.  When  a  boy  he 
accompanied  his  Grandfather  Redford  on 
his  travels,  visiting  St.  Petersburg  (Pet- 
rograd)  and  nearly  all  European  capitals. 
In  1880  he  came  to  the  United  States  with 
his  parents,  completing  his  education  in 
the  Lawrence,  Massachusetts,  schools. 
He  then  entered  the  employ  of  the  Arling- 
ton Mills,  of  which  his  father  was  agent, 
continuing  with  that  corporation  until 
1908,  being  the  overseer  of  the  carding 
department  of  the  cotton  mill.  In  1906 
he  was  sent  to  Brazil  as  an  expert  on  mill 
construction  and  operation,  spending 
eighteen  months  in  that  country  on  his 
mission.  He  performed  similar  work  in 
Quitman,  Georgia,  then  returned  to  Mas- 


sachusetts, going  to  Fall  River  in  the 
interest  of  the  American  Thread  Company 
and  placing  the  Kerr  Mill  No.  3  in  running 
operation.  On  February  14,  1910,  he  was 
transferred  to  Holyoke  as  superintendent 
of  the  American  Thread  Company's  Mill 
No.  5,  and  there  continues  his  official  title, 
superintendent  of  manufacturing,  is  a 
manufacturing  expert  and  so  recognized 
in  the  textile  world.  He  is  a  member  of 
lodge  and  encampment  of  the  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Benevolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  of  the 
English  Social  Club. 

Mr.  Redford  married,  October  30,  1890, 
Martha  Smith,  daughter  of  John  and 
Esther  (Preston)  Smith.  They  are  the 
parents  of  a  daughter  and  three  sons : 
Marion  Alice,  married  Dr.  Manning,  a 
practicing  dentist  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts ;  Everett  Robert,  an  automobile 
expert,  married  Ida  Turgeon,  of  Holyoke; 
Carlyle  and  Lawrence. 


HINDS,  Peter  Joseph, 

Mill  Snperintendent. 

Mr.  Hinds  may  be  reckoned  among  the 
self-made  men  of  America,  who  have  con- 
quered many  obstacles  and  risen  from 
humble  beginnings  to  positions  of  import- 
ance and  responsibility  in  the  comm.unities 
where  they  live.  His  father,  John  Henry 
Hinds,  was  born  in  1849,  ^^  County  Cavan, 
Ireland,  and  came  to  America  when  a 
young  man,  settling  at  Newark,  New  Jer- 
sey, where  he  died  in  1905.  He  received 
the  benefit  of  the  national  schools  of  Ire- 
land, was  a  man  of  keen  perception  and 
much  native  ability,  so  that  he  profitted 
thereby.  He  continued  in  agricultural 
|)iirsuits  until  about  eighteen  years  of  age, 
when  he  came  to  America,  and  located  in 
Newark.  Th.ere  he  engaged  in  business 
for  many  years,  until  his  death,  as  above 
noted.     He  was  a  man  of  quiet  nature,  of 


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domestic  taste,  and  never  took  part  in 
political  or  public  life.  He  married,  in 
Newark,  Mary  Riley,  also  a  native  of 
County  Cavan,  Ireland,  who  came  to 
America  when  sixteen  years  of  age, 
daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary  Riley.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hinds  have  children:  Rose, 
wife  of  Michael  Gray;  Mary,  Elizabeth, 
Peter  J.  and  Joseph.  The  last  named  died 
in  childhood. 

Peter  Joseph  Hinds  was  born  October 
I  1881,  in  Newark,  New  Jersey,  and  was 
educated  in  the  parochial  schools  of  that 
city.  After  a  special  course  of  two  and 
one-half  years  in  the  Newark  Business 
College,  he  entered  the  mill  of  Clark's  O. 
N.  T.  Thread  Company  in  Newark,  where 
he  soon  proved  his  efficiency  and  fidelity, 
and  through  gradual  promotions  became 
overseer.  In  1909  he  removed  to  Hol- 
yoke,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  for 
som,e  time  assistant  superintendent  of  the 
Merrick  Thread  Mill.  Thence  he  went  to 
Fall  River,  Massachusetts,  occupying  a 
similar  position  in  the  Kerr  Mill  for  a 
period  of  about  two  years.  In  November, 
1915,  he  returned  to  Holyoke.  as  assistant 
superintendent  of  the  Hadley  Division  of 
the  American  Thread  Company,  which 
position  he  has  continued  to  hold  to  the 
present  time.  Mr.  Hinds  is  the  inventor 
of  a  tube  roll  that  is  used  in  all  spinning 
machines  on  yarns  of  all  kinds,  and  is 
rapidly  growing  in  demand  and  import- 
ance. In  association  with  Mr.  A.  J.  Rich- 
ards, he  formed  a  firm  known  as  the  Rich- 
ards-Hinds Company,  and  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  these  rolls  at  Indian 
Orchard.  Massachusetts.  In  the  four 
years  that  the  goods  have  been  established 
on  the  market  a  very  large  business  has 
been  built  up  and  is  constantly  growing, 
assuring  to  Mr.  Hinds  an  ample  reward 
for  his  ingenuity  and  application.  He  is  a 
man  of  untiring  energy,  of  keen  insight, 
and  is  fully  capable  of  caring  for  the  inter- 


ests placed  in  his  charge.  While  in  New- 
ark, Mr.  Hinds  was  especially  active  in 
amateur  dramatics  and  acted  as  a  director 
and  coach  fur  many  of  the  leading  amateur 
productions  in  that  city  and  vicinity,  for 
many  years  being  well  known  alung  these 
lines.  Naturally  he  makes  his  influence 
felt  in  Ilolyoke,  although  his  short  resi- 
dence there  has  prevented  his  taking  a 
controlling  part.  His  general  knowleclge 
of  affairs,  his  ability  and  natural  leader- 
ship are  likely  to  lead  to  his  promotion  in 
the  near  future,  and  certainly  act  to  the 
advantage  of  the  community.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and 
the  Holyoke  Country  Club. 

Mr.  Hinds  married,  in  Fel)ruary.  1899, 
Mary  Houghton,  a  native  of  Nova  Scotia, 
daughter  of  Samuel  Houghton,  a  native 
of  London.  England,  and  his  wife.  Mary 
Ann  (Scofield)  Houghton.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hinds  have  children:  Gertrude,  Mary, 
John.  Joseph  and  \'irginia. 


FORSTER.  John  F.  C.  M.  D.. 

PhysiciRii.   Surgeon. 

In  a  comparatively  short  period  Dr. 
Forster  has  developed  a  practice  in  Hol- 
voke  that  is  increasing,  and  is  recognized 
by  his  contemporaries  and  the  public  as  a 
skillful  and  able  physician.  He  is  de- 
scended from  worthy  English  and  Scotch 
ancestry. 

(I)  The  first  of  his  lineage  now  known 
was  Thomas  Forster.  a  lifelong  resident 
of  England,  who  married  a  Miss  Stuart, 
said  to  have  been  a  descendant  of  the 
roval  family  of  Stuart  of  Scotland.  They 
were  the  parents  of  Wilfred  Forster.  who 
was  a  pioneer  settler  of  Richibucto.  New 
Brunswick. 

(ID  Wilfred  Forster  was  born,  reared 
and  educated  in  Cumberland  county.  Eng- 
land, and  resided  there  until  1826.  when  he 
followed  the  tide  of  emigration  to  the  New 


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World.  Locating  in  Xtw  Hrunswick.  he 
settled  at  Richibucto,  at  the  time  when 
that  town  contained  but  five  dwellings. 
He  purchased  land  and,  having  capital, 
was  considered  a  gentleman  farmer,  and 
died  at  the  age  of  seventy  years.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Lngland.  Llizabeth  Graham,  a 
native  of  Cuml)frland  county,  who  sur- 
vived him,  reaching  the  age  of  eighty-nine 
years,  and  dying  in  Richibucto.  Both 
were  members  of  the  Episcopal  church. 
They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children. 
(HI)  Their  son,  James  Forster,  was 
Ixirii  in  Scotland,  in  the  early  part  of  the 
nineteenth  century,  being  fifteen  years  of 
age  when  his  parents  came  to  New  Bruns- 
wick, where  he  completed  his  education, 
having  as  teacher  the  recent  Senator 
David  Wark,  of  Fredericton,  New  Bruns- 
wick. After  leaving  school  he  went  to 
sea,  and  after  seven  years  embarked  in 
the  coasting  trade  as  master  of  his  own 
vessels,  making  trips  along  the  coasts  of 
Maine,  New  Brunswick  and  Nova  Scotia. 
Like  his  forebears  he  adhered  to  the  Epis- 
copal church,  and  in  Canadian  politics  was 
ranked  as  a  Conservative.  After  a  long 
and  useful  life  he  died  at  the  age  of 
seventy-six  years.  His  first  wife,  Isabella 
Baker,  was  a  daughter  of  John  Baker,  of 
Prince  Edward  Island,  and  the  mother  of 
seven  children.  One  of  these,  William 
Forster,  was  a  telegraph  operator  in  New 
York  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War, 
and  was  sent,  with  others,  on  an  expedi- 
tion to  tap  the  rebel  wires  between 
Charlestown  and  Savannah.  For  a  period 
of  five  hours  he  was  in  communication 
with  the  Southern  main  army,  taking 
many  important  messages  to  the  com- 
manding general  of  the  Union  army. 
Subsequently  he  was  captured  by  the 
Confederates,  and  sent  to  Columbia, 
South  Carolina,  thence  to  the  prison  at 
Andersonville,  Georgia,  where,  after  ten 
months  of  confinement,  he  died  of  starva- 


tion. James  Forster  married  (second) 
Mrs.  Jane  Robotham,  who  died  in  1856, 
the  mother  of  two  children. 

(IV)  John  Baker  Forster,  son  of  James 
and  Isabella  (Baker)  Forster,  was  born 
April  5,  1842,  in  Richibucto,  and  educated 
there.  In  early  life  he  learned  telegraphy, 
and  for  some  time  was  employed  as  an 
operator.  Gifted  with  unusual  business 
qualifications,  and  becoming  very  skillful 
in  his  line,  he  was  made  superintendent  of 
the  telegraph  line  between  Richibucto  and 
Moncton,  in  1859,  and  continued  in  that 
position  until  1867,  having  his  head- 
quarters at  Richibucto.  For  the  next 
twelve  years  he  was  interested  in  the 
shipping  business,  and  operated  a  packet 
between  Shediac  and  Richibucto.  In 
1868,  at  the  opening  of  the  Eastern  Exten- 
sion Railway,  now  part  of  the  Intercolo- 
nial, he  became  station  agent  at  Painsac 
Junction,  where  he  continued  one  year, 
and  then  went  to  Nova  Scotia  to  establish 
on  the  railway  extending  from  Pictou  to 
Halifax  the  working  system  used  on  the 
Intercolonial.  In  1870  he  became  station 
agent  of  the  latter  line  at  Point  du  Chien, 
where  he  continued  four  years,  and  in 
1870  became  general  agent  for  several 
lines  of  steamers  running  from  Montreal 
and  Quebec  to  Pictou,  Nova  Scotia.  This 
position  he  resigned  in  1879,  to  become 
deputy  warden  at  the  Dominion  Peniten- 
tiary, Dorchester,  New  Brunswick,  an  in- 
stitution with  which  he  continued  for 
many  years  to  be  connected,  becoming 
warden  in  1887.  Mr.  Forster  was  an 
active  Mason,  affiliating  with  Richibucto 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  He 
was  a  most  useful  member  of  the  Epis- 
copal church,  and  of  the  New  Brunswick 
Synod,  also  a  trustee  of  the  "Church 
School  for  Girls"  at  Windsor,  Nova 
Scotia,  and  one  of  the  governors  of  King's 
College,  at  the  same  place.  He  married 
Fuphcmia  Cooke,  daughter  of  Dr.  Wil- 
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liam  Cooke,  of  Pictou,  and  they  were  the 
parents  of  six  children,  three  now  living: 
Sadie,  John  F.  C,  see  next  paragraph,  and 
William. 

(V)  Dr.  John  F.  C.  Forster,  son  of  John 
Baker  and  Euphemia  (Cooke)  Forster, 
was  born  July  24,  1879,  ^^  Point  Duchene. 
New  Brunswick.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Dorchester,  New  Bruns- 
wick, and  Pictou  Academy.  Pursuing 
further  studies,  he  graduated  from  Mt. 
Allison  University  at  Sackville,  New 
Brunswick,  in  1898,  and  from  McGill 
University,  Montreal,  with  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Medicine  in  1902.  His  college 
course  was  supplemented  by  hospital 
work  in  the  Montreal  General  Hospital 
and  the  Victoria  Hospital,  of  Montreal, 
also  in  the  Pierpont  Morgan  Hospital  and 
the  Lincoln  Hospital  of  New  York  City. 
Having  become  thoroughly  prepared  for 
the  practice  of  medicine,  he  settled  at 
North  Adams,  Massachusetts,  in  1905.  and 
continued    there   for    seven    years,    with 


Dr.  Forster  married.  June  5,  i<^5,  Annie 
Snyder,  a  native  of  Lancaster,  Ontario, 
Canada,  daughter  of  John  P.  Snyder. 


WHITE,  Harry  William. 

Bnaineas  Man. 

The  name  White  is  a  common  one,  not 
only  in  New  England,  but  in  all  parts  of 
the  United  States,  it  having  been  brought 
over  from  Great  Britain  to  this  country  at 
various  times,  from  the  earliest  Colonial 
period  down  to  the  present.  There  were 
six  who  bore  this  name  among  the  emi- 
grants who  came  to  the  country  during 
the  early  part  of  our  history,  of  whom  the 
most  prominent  were  John  White,  of 
S^lem.  Massachusetts,  who  arrived  here 
in  1638,  and  William  White,  of  Ipswich, 
who  preceded  him  by  three  years.  Prob- 
ably the  first  who  reached  New  England, 
however,  was  elder  John  White,  who 
appears  to  have  been  born  in  the  mother 
countrv  about    1600.   and   who  sailed   on 


the  good  ship  "Lion"  in  the  month  of 
gratifying  success.  In  1912,  Dr.  Forster  June,  1632,  and  landed  in  Boston  some 
removed  to  Holvoke,  where  he  has  since      months  later.     He  resided  for  a  time  at 


given  his  entire  time  to  the  general  prac- 
tice of  surgery.  A  man  of  scholarly 
attainments,  of  keen  and  analytical  mind, 
he  is  thoroughly  fit  by  nature  and  experi- 
ence for  the  successful  practice  of  his 
profession,  and  is  deservedly  popular  with 
the  people  of  Holyoke.    He  did  not  cease 


Cambridge,  but  afterwards  settled  at 
Hartford,  where  he  died  January  i.  1684. 
It  is  not  probable,  however,  that  the 
line  with  which  we  are  here  concerned  is 
descended  from  any  of  these,  and  it  is 
supposed  to  have  been  founded  here  at  a 
much  later  date  bv  Tohn  White,  who  was 


to  be  a  student  on  leaving  college,  and  is      bcrn  probably  in   England  or  Ireland  in 


found  well  versed  in  all  the  modern  dis- 
coveries and  advancement  of  the  profes- 
sion. He  is  a  member  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Medical  Association,  Hampden 
County  Medical  Society,  and  the  North- 
ern Berkshire  Medical  Society,  and  his 
worth  and  ability  are  recognized  by  his 
contemporaries.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Holyoke  Club  and  the  Holyoke  Canoe 
Club,  and  finds  relaxation  in  outdoor  life. 
Like  his  forbears  he  is  a  faithful  member 
of  the  Episcopal  church. 


1791,  and  who  died  in  this  country  m 
1856.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation. 
He  married  Sarah  Granger,  and  they  had 
the  following  children  :  John,  who  was 
killed  while  serving  in  the  Union  army 
during  the  Civil  War;  Huldah.  who  be- 
came the  wife  of  Henry  Humiston : 
Sarah;  .Anna;  Margaret:  Lizzie:  Kate, 
who  became  the  wife  of  David  Fortune: 
Tames.  .Mice,  who  became  the  wife  of  Gil- 
bert Mvatt:  William  Edward,  who  is 
mentioned  below  :  and  .-Mexander. 


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William  Edward  White  was  burn  Au- 
gust 13,  1847,  at  Chateaugay,  Franklin 
ccainty.  New  York.  He  attended  the 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  afterwards 
worked  as  a  lumberman  in  the  forests  of 
New  York  State.  He  began  this  whole- 
some, if  hard  life,  when  but  fifteen  years 
of  age,  giving  his  attention  to  this  work 
during  the  winter  months,  while  in  the 
summer  time  he  farmed.  I'or  three 
years  he  worked  for  a  Mr.  Johnson,  the 
uncle  of  his  future  wife,  in  the  latter's 
saw  mill  at  Powers  Court,  Canada,  and 
drove  a  team  for  a  number  of  years.  In 
the  year  1870  he  returned  to  the  United 
States  and  came  to  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  secured  a  position  as  engi- 
neer in  the  paper  mills.  Here  he  remained 
for  some  thirty  years,  and  then  went  to 
Westfield,  Massachusetts,  where  he  occu- 
pied a  similar  position  for  four  and  a  half 
years.  He  once  more  returned  to  Hol- 
yoke and  was  there  associated  with  the 
Parsons  Paper  Company,  during  the  last 
years  of  his  active  life.  In  1905  he  retired 
from  business,  and  is  now  (1917)  making 
his  home  in  Holyoke.  He  has  always 
been  a  man  of  strong  domestic  instincts 
and  has  found  his  chief  pleasure  in  his 
own  home.  He  is  a  great  reader,  his  taste 
extending  over  a  wide  field  of  subjects, 
and  he  has  a  retentive  memory  which  pre- 
serves for  him  the  value  of  what  he  reads. 
In  his  religious  belief  he  is  a  Methodist, 
and  he  attends  the  First  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church  of  that  denomination  at 
Holyoke.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Legion 
of  Honor,  and  is  well  known  in  social 
circles  in  the  town.  Mr.  White  married, 
February  4,  1878,  Priscilla  Johnson,  a 
native  of  Powers  Court,  Canada,  born 
May  31,  1858,  a  daughter  of  David  Ward 
and  Caroline  Olivia  (Hall)  Johnson.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  White  are  the  parents  of  the 
following  children:  Nettie  Ward,  who 
became  the  wife  of  S.  A.  Kjoller,  and  the 
mother  of  one  daughter,  Priscilla;  Archi- 


iKild,  married  Florence  Dakin ;  Harry 
William,  with  whose  career  we  are  par- 
ticularly concerned  ;  Orrick  Edward,  mar- 
ried Marion  Chapman;  Fayette  Osgood, 
married  Elsie  McCausland ;  Howard 
Allen,  married  Lillie  Barker  Tapper; 
and    Viola. 

Born  February  8,  1883,  at  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  Harry  William  White  has 
continued  to  make  his  home  in  his  native 
town  up  to  the  present  time.  There  he 
passed  his  childhood  and  there  he  received 
his  education,  attending  for  this  purpose 
the  local  public  schools,  although  to  a 
very  large  degree  he  is  self  educated.  The 
circumstances  of  his  early  life  were  such 
that  he  did  not  enjoy  many  educational 
advantages,  but  such  as  he  did  he  supple- 
mented by  studying  independently  of  his 
school  work  at  night,  and  in  this  way 
came  to  possess  in  time  a  better  education 
than  many  a  young  man  who  may  attend 
the  best  of  schools.  While  thus  engaged 
at  night,  he  was  not  idle  in  the  day  time, 
but  worked  from  an  early  age  in  the  paper 
mills  at  Holyoke.  In  the  year  1906  Mr. 
White  associated  himself  with  C.  P.  Ly- 
man, of  Holyoke,  in  the  plumbing  and 
tinning  business  of  the  latter,  and  now 
has  entire  charge  of  the  work  of  that 
firm,  not  only  of  the  practical  and  me- 
chanical department,  but  of  the  making  of 
ertimates,  contracts,  etc.  He  is  correctly 
regarded  at  the  present  time  as  one  of  the 
most  successful  of  the  younger  business 
men  and  merchants  of  the  town,  and  has 
earned  an  enviable  reputation  for  probity 
and  ability.  He  is  a  conspicuous  figure 
in  the  social  and  fraternal  circles  of  the 
community,  and  is  a  member  of  the  local 
lodges  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  was  at  one  time  affiliated 
with  the  Knights  of  Malta.  Like  his 
father  before  him  he  is  a  Methodist  in 
his  religious  belief,  and  attends  the  First 
Church  of  that  denomination  in  Holyoke. 

Harry   William   White   was   united  in 


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marriage,  March  14,  1906,  with  Bessie 
Arms  Lyman,  a  native  of  Sunderland, 
Massachusetts,  and  the  adopted  daughter 
of  Alfred  and  Sarah  (Brahman)  Arms. 
To  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  White  two  children  have 
been  born  as  follows :  Lyman  Fayette, 
February  20,  1907,  and  Orrick  Ward,  July 
20,  1908. 


MacBEAN,  Thomas, 

Real  Estate,  Insurance. 

Alexander  MacBean,  grandfather  of 
Thomas  MacBean,  of  Holyoke,  was  a 
Scotch  soldier  in  the  English  army,  was 
with  Wellington  at  Waterloo,  the  battle 
fought  in  Belgium  which  determined  the 
fate  of  Europe  and  the  great  Napoleon. 
Great-grandsons  of  his  are  now  with  the 
English  army  in  France  and  Egypt, 
Thomas,  the  elder,  a  gunner  of  the  royal 
artillery,  a  veteran  of  the  Dardanelles 
campaign,  now  in  Egypt,  the  younger, 
also  Alexander  MacBean,  just  promoted 
to  the  rank  of  sergeant,  although  but 
eighteen  years  of  age.  It  is  the  ambition 
of  this  latter  day  Alexander  MacBean  that 
he  too  may  see  service  in  a  great  battle  in 
Belgium  that  perhaps  may  be  as  decisive 
in  settling  the  fate  of  Europe  as  was  the 
battle  in  which  his  great-grandfather 
fought. 

This  Alexander  ]\IacBean  was  a  grand- 
son of  Gillies  MacBean,  who  fought  with 
his  Prince  Charlie  and  was  one  of  the 
famous  clan  Macintosh,  whose  motto  was 
"Touch  not  a  cat  but  with  a  glove." 
Gillies  MacBean  had  three  sons  born  as 
triplets,  one  of  which  was  the  father  of 
Alexander  MacBean,  grandfather  of 
Thomas  MacBean,  of  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts. Alexander  MacBean  married 
Nancy  Wilson,  and  they  are  the  parents 
of  three  sons:  Peter,  a  veteran  of  the 
Crimean  War,  who  died  in  the  English 
army ;  James,  was  with  Havelock's  Relief 


I^xpedition  in  this  mutiny  and  was  killed 
at  the  Relief  of  Lucknow  ;  and  Thomas, 
of  further  menticjn. 

Thomas  MacBean,  father  of  Thomas 
MacBean,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Markinch, 
Scotland,  in  1836,  and  died  in  ICasthamp- 
ton,  Massachusetts,  July  3,  1901.  He  at- 
tended school  in  Scotland  until  nine  years 
of  age,  then  began  working  in  a  paper 
mill.  He  continued  a  paper  mill  worker 
in  Scotland  until  1893.  then  came  to  the 
United  States,  dying  eight  years  later. 
His  life  in  Massachusetts  was  spent  in 
Flolyoke  and  Easthampton.  In  politics 
he  was  a  Liberal,  a  warm  admirer  of  the 
statesman,  William  E.  Gladstone,  took  a 
deep  interest  in  the  churcli  and  its  work, 
and  was  devoted  to  his  home  and  family. 
He  married  Jane  Jamieson.  born  in  Mark- 
inch,  Scotland,  about  1841,  died  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  in  September,  1893, 
daughter  of  Alexander  and  Jane  (Eng- 
lish) Jamieson.  They  were  the  parents 
of  four  daughters  and  two  sons:  Eliza- 
beth, deceased ;  Alexander,  of  Norwich, 
England,  whose  sons,  Thomas  and  Alex- 
ander, are  fighting  with  the  Allies  in 
France  and  Egypt,  their  sister  in  the  med- 
ical army  service;  Agnes,  twin  with  Alex- 
ander, deceased;  Jane  Jamieson,  married 
James  Ross,  of  Holyoke,  and  has  a  son. 
James  MacBean  Ross  ;  Thomas,  of  further 
mention;  and  Harriet  Jamieson  MacBean. 

Thomas  MacBean.  Jr..  was  born  in 
Markinch,  Scotland.  August  20,  1870.  He 
was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
town,  went  to  work  in  a  flax  mill  when 
ten  years  of  age  and  in  a  pa{)er  mill  when 
twelve.  He  came  to  the  L'nited  States  in 
1893,  and  located  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  was  first  employed  by  the 
Holyoke  Paper  Company  and  later  by  the 
Riverside  Paper  Mill,  leaving  the  mill  in 
1896  to  enter  W'illiston  Seminary.  He 
there  remained  four  years  and  success- 
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Yale  University.  He  studied  law  for  two 
yea.Ts,  then  entered  the  real  estate  and  in- 
surance business  in  Easthampton,  in  igoo, 
remaining  there  until  February,  1915, 
when  he  located  in  Holyoke  in  the  same 
line  of  business.  He  is  a  member  of  Ionic 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Easthampton ;  Northampton  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons;  William  Parsons 
Council,  Royal  and  Select  Masters; 
Northampton  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar;  and  the  First  Congregational 
Church,  of  Easthampton.  He  was  for 
four  years  water  tax  collector  of  East- 
hampton, and  is  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Holyoke  Specialty  Manufacturing 
Company,  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
a  motor  washing  machine.  He  is  a  man 
highly  esteemed  for  energy  and  upright- 
ness. 

Mr.  MacBean  married,  March  16,  1903, 
Edith  Bromley,  daughter  of  Charles  and 
Hanna  Bromley,  of  Leicester,  England. 
Mrs.  MacBean  came  to  the  United  States 
when  a  child. 


BEAUPRE.  Dolor  Israel,  M.  D., 

Physician^  Surgeon. 

Among  the  physicians  of  French  par- 
entage, who  by  courteous  treatment  and 
sympathetic  manner,  has  endeared  him- 
self to  a  large  circle  of  people  in  Holyoke, 
thereby  affording  him  an  opportunity  to 
use  to  the  greatest  extent  his  ability  as  a 
physician,  should  be  mentioned  the  gen- 
tleman whose  name  heads  this  article.  He 
is  of  French  ancestry,  descended  from  the 
sturdy  yeoman  who  came  from  France  to 
Canada  some  years  before  the  "May- 
flower'' sailed. 

The  surname  Beaupre  in  French  has  the 
same  meaning  originally  as  Fairfield  in 
English,  and  is  a  derivation  from  a  place 
name.  Before  the  year  1200  this  name 
came  into  use  as  a  family  name,  adopted 


by  various  distinct  families,  from  the 
name  of  the  locality  in  which  they  lived. 
The  name  became  wide-spread,  the  family 
or  families  being  prolific,  and  in  France 
and  Canada  many  of  the  name  have 
achieved  distinction. 

The  founder  of  the  family  in  Canada, 
Augustin  Beaupre,  was  born  at  Bordeaux, 
France,  in  1677,  and  died  September  7, 
1747.  He  was  the  first  of  the  name  that 
the  records  reveal  in  this  country,  and 
his  descendants  have  been  fairly  numer- 
ous both  in  Canada  and  the  United  States. 

Israel  Beaupre,  a  descendant  of  Au- 
gustin Beaupre,  was  born  in  La  Colle, 
Province  of  Quebec,  Canada.  His  early 
schooling  was  received  in  his  native  town, 
but  his  education  was  limited,  as  he  left 
his  home  when  sixteen  years  old  and  took 
a  position  in  the  mills  at  Manchaug,  Mas- 
sachusetts, to  learn  the  trade  of  loom 
fixer.  He  became  a  skillful  mechanic,  and 
followed  his  trade  for  a  time  in  Canada 
and  later  in  Ludlow,  Massachusetts. 
Eventually  he  settled  in  Indian  Orchard, 
and  there  he  followed  the  trade  of  car- 
penter and  joiner,  and  in  due  time  became 
a  contractor  and  builder.  He  employed 
several  men  and  took  contracts  for  many 
buildings  in  this  section.  He  had  a  repu- 
tation for  good,  honest  and  reliable  work. 
He  was  an  active,  alert,  energetic  man, 
highly  esteemed  in  the  community,  and 
resided  there  until  his  death  in  1912,  at 
fifty-six  years  of  age.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Heptasophs,  and  of  the  local  Union 
of  Carpenters  at  Indian  Orchard  He  mar- 
ried, at  Indian  Orchard,  Mary  La  Fren- 
iere,  born  at  Freligsburg,  Province  of 
Quebec,  Canada  Children,  born  at  Indian 
Orchard:  i.  Rose,  became  the  wife  of 
Caregnan,  of  Indian  Orchard ; 
Roland  and  Clarice.  2.  Emma, 
1904,  aged  nineteen  years.  3. 
4.  Dr.    Dolor   Israel,   of  whom 


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Dr.  Dolor  Israel  Beaupre,  son  of  Israel 
and  Mary  (La  Freniere)  Beaupre,  was 
born  at  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  Octo- 
ber ID,  1886.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Indian  Orchard,  and  after 
graduating  entered  Assumption  College 
of  Montreal,  Canada,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts  in  the  class  of  1908.  He  then  entered 
the  Medical  School  of  La  Salle  Univer- 
sity, from  which  he  was  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  the 
class  of  1912.  He  was  afterward  an  in- 
terne in  Hotel  Dieu,  a  Montreal  hospital, 
for  more  than  a  year.  In  1913  he  came 
to  Holyoke.  Massachusetts,  where  he 
opened  an  office  and  has  since  been  in 
active  general  practice  in  that  city.  The 
above  description  does  not  adequately 
portray  the  character  and  achievements 
of  Dr.  Beaupre,  who  in  every  sense  of  the 
word  is  a  self-made  man  and  who  has 
reached  his  present  place  in  the  medical 
and  social  life  in  the  city  of  Holyoke  by 
persistent  effort  and  a  determination  to 
succeed.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Hamp- 
den County  Medical  Society,  in  the  pro- 
ceedings of  which  he  takes  an  active  part 
and  interest,  and  he  is  also  a  member  of 
the  following  societies:  The  Benevolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Orioles,  the  Catholic 
Order  of  Foresters,  and  the  following 
French  societies  :  St.  Jean  Baptist  Society 
and  the  Rochambeau  Circle. 

Dr.  Beaupre  married,  October  5.  1914, . 
Hermenie   Osteguy,   born   at   Merryville, 
Canada,  daughter  of  Flies  Osteguy.     She 
died  February  25,   1916. 


KOEGEL,  Charles  Frederick, 

Inventor,    Mannfactnrer. 

Charles  Frederick  Koegel,  mechanic, 
inventor  and  manufacturer,  who  died  in 
Holyoke  in    191 1,  was    one  of  its    best 


known  and  highly  respected  citizens.  He 
was  a  native  of  Germany,  and  in  his  life 
he  exemplihed  in  a  marked  degree  the 
German  characteristics  of  thoroughness, 
tenacity  and  unflagging  industry.  He  was 
born  February  7,  1848,  in  P>aden,  Ger- 
many, a  son  of  Ignatius  Koegel,  also  a 
native  of  that  city,  and  his  wife,  Margaret 
I'lorentine  ( Reich  j  Koegel.  Ignatius 
Koegel  was  born  about  1819,  in  Baden, 
the  son  of  Ignatius  Koegel,  also  a  native 
of  that  place,  where  he  died  at  an  ad- 
vanced age.  Ignatius  Koegel,  Jr.,  left  his 
native  land  and  settled  in  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  died  in  1891,  at  the 
age  of  seventy-two.  His  wife  was  born 
1822,  and  died  in  1892,  at  Holyoke,  at  the 
age  of  seventy  years.  They  were  survived 
by  eight  children :  Charles  Frederick, 
Herman,  William,  Mary,  Francis,  Floren- 
tine, Amelia,  Anna  and  Louise.  Of  these 
only  five  are  now  living:  William,  resid- 
ing at  Clinton,  Massachusetts;  Floren- 
tine; Mary,  became  the  wife  of  John 
Schuster;  Anna,  became  the  wife  of 
Adolph  Hitner;  and  Louise,  became  the 
wife  of  Hubert  Kuell. 

Charles  Frederick  Koegel  was  the  finest 
type  of  early  German  immigrant,  and  his 
name  can  well  be  placed  in  the  list  of 
those  who  have  labored  unceasingly  for 
the  upbuilding  of  Holyoke  as  an  indus- 
trial community.  His  early  education 
was  received  in  his  native  land,  and  he 
was  a  student  in  the  mechanical  engineer- 
ing department  of  the  famous  University 
of  Heidelberg,  when  his  parents  deter- 
mined to  remove  to  America.  He  accom- 
panied them,  and  spent  most  of  his  life  in 
Holyoke.  Here  he  first  entered  the  em- 
ployment of  the  Holyoke  Paper  Com- 
pany as  master  mechanic,  and  continued 
seventeen  years  in  this  association.  He 
was  possessed  of  a  clear  mind  and  great 
creative  faculties,  and  was  an  indefatiga- 
ble worker.    While  employed  in  the  mills 


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by  day,  he  spent  much  of  hi>  time  by 
night  devising  improvements  in  mill 
working  machinery.  He  fitted  up  a 
laboratory  at  his  home  and  there  spent 
many  hours  of  the  night  in  experimenting 
in  the  development  of  labor-saving  de- 
vices. In  this  he  was  very  successful,  and 
no  less  than  seven  of  his  ideas  were 
patented  and  placed  in  practical  oper- 
ation. Many  others  of  his  devised  im- 
provements which  he  did  not  take  the 
trouble  to  patent  are  now  in  daily  use. 
The  most  important  of  his  inventions  is 
the  "Koegel  Slitter,"  which  he  perfected 
while  working  as  a  master  machinist. 
After  completing  his  term  of  service  in 
the  Holyoke  Paper  Mills  he  engaged  in 
business  for  himself,  and  made  improve- 
ments upon  the  originally  patented  slitter, 
which  has  since  been  known  as  the  "Im- 
proved Koegel  Slitter  No.  i."  Others  of 
his  important  inventions  are  the  slitting 
grinder  and  the  sloper  slitting  machine. 
In  1892  Mr.  Koegel  founded  the  now  well 
known  firm  of  Charles  Koegel  &  Sons, 
and  with  the  aid  of  one  of  these,  Mr.  Her- 
man Koegel,  and  one  workman,  he  began 
to  builfl  and  repair  paper  mill  machinery 
in  a  small  room  on  Bigelow  street.  Natur- 
ally whatever  this  remarkable  man  under- 
took to  accomplish  was  successfully  car- 
ried through.  Although  begun  in  a  very 
small  way,  this  establishment  has  con- 
tinually grown  until  it  is  now  recognized 
as  one  of  the  leaders  in  this  line  of  indus- 
try. Every  machine  produced  is  of 
acknowledged  merit  and  simplicity.  The 
c|ualit}'  of  the  production  has  given  the 
firm  a  very  high  reputation,  and  it  now 
produces  paper  and  wire  mill  machinery, 
patent  slitting  and  wire  drawing  machin- 
ery, improved  universal  slitter  grinding 
machines,  latest  improved  slitters,  slitter 
blades,  and  circular  knives  of  every  de- 
scription, improved  wire  winding  ma- 
chines used  to  spool  wire,  said  to  be  the 


best  on  the  market,  doing  more  and  better 
work  than  any  other.  The  establishment 
owns  many  patents  on  the  machinery 
which  it  turns  out,  and  is  the  largest  in 
its  special  class  in  New  England.  Much 
of  the  machinery  is  of  original  design, 
and  possesses  many  points  of  superiority, 
and  finds  ready  market  throughout  the 
United  States  and  in  foreign  countries. 
Much  of  the  product  has  been  shipped  to 
Japan  and  Germany.  The  plant  very 
quickly  outgrew  its  humble  quarters  on 
Bigelow  street,  and  was  removed  to  a 
three-story  building  on  the  first  level  of 
Canal,  near  Cabot  street,  occupying  about 
twelve  thousand  feet  of  floor  space.  Here 
they  have  a  factory  fully  equipped  with 
the  most  modern  appliances,  much  of  the 
machinery  designed  and  built  for  special 
lines  of  work.  It  is  a  fine  monument  to 
the  man  who  founded  and  built  it  up.  Mr. 
Koegel  was  more  than  a  mechanic  and 
inventor.  He  was  a  capable  business  man, 
with  a  large  vein  of  humor  in  his  makeup, 
which  often  turned  aside  the  anger  of 
others.  His  society  was  highly  prized  by 
his  acquaintances,  and  he  was  ever  wel- 
come in  every  circle  where  he  went.  Be- 
neath his  cheerful  exterior  was  the  serious 
mind  which  enabled  him  to  grapple  with 
great  problems.  His  tenacity  of  purpose 
and  mental  grasp  enabled  him  to  bring 
most  of  his  problems  to  a  satisfactory 
solution.  Always  a  student  and  deeply 
interested  in  trade  matters,  he  did  not 
overlook  the  interests  of  the  community 
in  which  he  lived,  and  was  active  in  solv- 
ing political  and  social  questions.  Though 
not  active  in  practical  politics,  he  never 
lost  interest  in  the  progress  of  his  adopted 
country,  and  of  his  home  town.  Before 
the  city  had  an  organized  fire  department 
he  ofifered  his  services  as  a  fireman,  and 
aided  in  protecting  property  and  life.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
of  the    Holyoke    Club,   and    one  of    the 


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organizers  and  active  members  of  the 
Holyoke  Turn  V^erein.  His  death,  which 
occurred  at  Holyoke,  August  8,  191 1,  at 
the  age  of  sixty-three  years,  caused  a  loss 
keenly  felt,  not  only  by  his  family,  but  by 
his  associates  and  the  community  gener- 
ally. In  his  death  Massachusetts  lost  a 
true  type  of  the  worthy  citizen,  and  a 
noble  and  generous  soul. 

Mr.  Koegel  married,  June  1,  1872,  Wil- 
helmina  Pauline  Merkel,  also  a  native  of 
Baden,  a  daughter  of  Johan  Frederick  and 
Margaret  Barbara  (Schuster)  Merkel. 
Her  parents  were  natives  of  Germany, 
who  settled  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
where  they  died.  Mr.  Koegel  is  survived 
by  his  widow,  five  daughters  and  three 
sons,  namely:  i.  Louise,  became  the  wife 
of  Charles  Oliver  Downing,  of  Holyoke ; 
he  died  July  2,  1910.  2.  Minnetta,  became 
the  wife  of  Irving  L.  Johnson,  of  Miller, 
South  Dakota.  3.  Elizabeth,  became  the 
wife  of  Harry  E.  Perry,  formerly  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts,  now  of  Keene, 
New  Hampshire.  4.  Lillian,  became  the 
wife  of  Harold  C.  Foy,  of  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut. 5.  Margaret,  became  the  wife 
of  Tracey  W.  Gerry,  of  Oshkosh,  Wis- 
consin. 6.  Herman,  married  Emma  E. 
Jagger,  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  7. 
Fred,  married  Theresa  Schnell.  8. 
Charles,  especially  well  known  through- 
out the  paper  industry;  married,  October 
17,  1916,  Rosalind  E.  Cook,  only  daugh- 
ter of  George  W.  Cook ;  for  a  number  of 
years  prior  to  her  marriage,  Mrs.  Koegel 
wac  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  Hol- 
yoke, and  for  five  years  was  with  the 
"Transcript,"  where  she  won  the  highest 
esteem  of  her  co-workers  and  commanded 
the  respect  and  confidence  of  the  Holyoke 
public  in  a  degree  that  few  newspaper 
workers  ever  attain.  The  "Transcript" 
ofBce  said  of  her  that  during  her  years 
of  unfailing  efficient  work  covering  the 
local  department  in  more  ample  mj.nncr 
than  is  usually  connected  with  the  work 

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of  the  social  departnicnt,  Miss  Look  was 
never  known  to  have  made  a  statement 
that  was  not  so  or  to  have  missed  an  item 
that  she  might  have  been  able  to  secure, 
i  his  is  as  high  a  tribute  of  efficient  work 
as  a  newspaper  can  give. 

The  business  founded  by  Mr.  Koegel  is 
conducted  by  the  three  sons.  Each  of  the 
sons  entered  the  business  as  soon  as  he 
had  completed  the  course  of  the  city 
public  schools.  They  also  attended  night 
sessions  at  business  schools,  while  ac- 
tively employed  at  the  shops  during  the 
day.  They  inherit  in  large  degree  the 
energy  and  i)eculiar  ability  of  their  father, 
and  are  thorough  and  efficient  business 
men.  Under  their  management  the 
growth  of  the  business  has  continued,  and 
they  now  employ  fifty-five  skilled  me- 
chanics and  transact  a  business  of  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars  per  year. 
Though  keenly  interested  in  the  political 
and  social  questions  of  the  day,  they  do 
not  take  any  active  part  in  political  move- 
ments, and  devote  their  attention  and 
abilities  to  the  development  of  their  busi- 
ness. Like  their  parents  they  are  loyal 
supporters  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


MURRAY,  Peter  Joseph, 

BnaineiB   Man. 

For  many  years  a  well  known  and 
highly  regarded  merchant  of  Holyoke. 
Massachusetts.  Mr.  Murray  attained  the 
position  he  held  in  the  business  com- 
munity through  his  own  energy,  enter- 
prise and  integrity.  A  worker  from  l)oy- 
hood,  he  threw  himself  heartily  into  what- 
ever task  was  before  him  and  richly 
earned  the  success  achieved  and  the  posi- 
tion he  occupied.  He  not  only  won  per- 
sonal reputation,  but  by  the  upbuilding  of 
a  prosperous  commercial  house  he  added 
to  the  growth  and  importance  of  the  city 
of  his  adoption. 

Peter  Joseph   Murray  was  a  grandson 


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of  Peter  Murray,  who  lived  and  died  in 
Ireland,  where  he  was  a  well-to-do  farmer. 
He  married  (hrst)  Rose  Shaughnessy, 
who  died  leaving  children :  James  and 
i:ilen.  By  a  second  wife  he  had  Barney 
and  Mary  Murray. 

James  Murray,  only  son  of  Peter  Mur- 
ray and  his  hrst  wife,  Rose  (Shaugh- 
nessy) Murray,  was  born  in  Ireland,  in 
183 1,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  the 
Wilderness  in  Virginia,  May  10,  1864,  a 
brave  soldier  of  the  Union.  He  was  a 
man  of  education  and  intelligence,  self- 
made,  as  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  in  1848, 
he  ran  away  from  home  to  come  to  the 
United  States.  On  coming  he  found  a 
home  in  Steuljcn  county,  New  York, 
where  for  a  time  he  was  a  hotel  steward. 
Later  he  bought  a  farm  of  sixty  acres  and 
had  just  settled  down  to  a  farmer's  life 
when  the  call  to  arms  drew  him  and  he 
marched  away  to  the  war,  never  to  return. 
He  married,  in  Canisteo,  New  York,  Mary 
Ann  McNiel,  born  in  Belfast,  Ireland, 
daughter  of  Archibald  and  Sarah  (Mc- 
Niel) McNiel.  They  were  the  parents  of 
Rose  Murray,  married  Thomas  Maloney ; 
Mary  Ellen,  married  James  J.  Monahan ; 
Sarah,  married  George  Sanderson ;  Peter 
Joseph,  of  further  mention ;  James,  de- 
ceased, a  fire  commissioner  of  Hartford, 
Connecticut ;  Margaret,  married  Hugh 
Brady,  captain  of  police,  Yonkers,  New 
York' 

Peter  Joseph  Murray  was  born  in  Rex- 
ville,  Steuben  county.  New  York,  Febru- 
ary 9,  i860,  and  died  at  Greylock  Rest, 
Adams,  Massachusetts,  where  he  had 
gone  for  treatment,  May  10,  1916.  Until 
the  age  ot  thirteen  the  lad  remained  at  the 
Rexville  farm  with  his  mother,  attending 
the  i)ublic  school,  then  from  thirteen  to 
si.xtecn  he  lived  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, later  returning  to  the  home  farm 
where  he  remained  for  six  years,  coming 
with  his  mother  to  Holyoke  at  their  ex- 


piration. He  obtained  a  position  in  Hol- 
yoke with  Martin  Conway,  a  dealer  in 
sewing  machines,  with  whom  he  remained 
four  years.  At  the  end  of  that  period  he 
established  himself  in  the  same  line  of 
business,  succeeding  in  his  undertaking, 
as  he  was  bound  to  do,  for  he  labored 
with  an  earnestness  and  singleness  of  pur- 
pose which  nothing  could  daunt  or  dis- 
courage. About  1896,  Mr.  Murray  formed 
a  partnership  with  P.  J.  Collins,  and  under 
the  firm  name,  Collins  &  Murray,  engaged 
in  the  retail  furniture  business.  In  that 
line  he  made  his  great  success,  and  dur- 
ing the  twenty  years  which  elapsed  before 
death  ended  his  labors,  the  firm  transacted 
a  large  and  profitable  business  while  the 
partners,  working  in  perfect  harmony, 
kept  pace  with  the  progress  of  the  city 
and  prospered  abundantly.  Mr.  Murray 
was  a  man  of  honorable,  upright  life,  was 
of  a  genial,  happy  disposition,  thoroughly 
enjoyed  his  work,  and  made  a  friend  of 
every  person  with  whom  he  came  in  con- 
tact. He  enjoyed  the  society  of  his  fellow 
workers  in  every  line,  was  so  full  of  en- 
ergy and  optimism  that  his  very  presence 
was  an  inspiration  and  his  example  of 
diligence  and  devotion  made  him  a  leader 
among  his  business  friends.  His  influence 
was  always  exerted  for  good,  and  he  freely 
aided  with  his  means  all  worthy  causes. 
He  was  a  member  of  Holyoke  Lodge,  Be- 
nevolent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
and  the  Catholic  Order  of  Foresters,  but 
his  greatest  attraction  was  his  home  and 
family.  There  he  was  at  his  best  and 
there  he  loved  to  be.  The  close  attention 
he  gave  to  business  finally  undermined 
his  health,  but  it  was  thought  that  a 
course  of  treatment  at  Greylock  Rest, 
with  the  absolute  respite  from  business 
cares  that  place  afiforded,  would  restore 
his  failing  energies,  but  the  edict  had  gone 
forth  and  his  race  was  run. 

Mr.    Murray   married.   May   29,    1888, 


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Catherine  A.  Reardon,  born  in  Hadley, 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Hannah  (Toole)  Reardon,  her  father  com- 
ing to  the  United  States  from  Ireland  a 
young  man.  They  were  the  parents  of  a 
daughter,  Grace,  who  resides  with  her 
mother  in  Holyoke. 


SMITH,  George  Albert, 

Representative    Citizen. 

George  A.  Smith,  sales  manager  of  the 
Hampden  Glazed  Paper  &  Card  Com- 
pany, comes  of  an  old  Connecticut  family. 
He  is  a  son  of  Joseph  Smith,  of  Colches- 
ter, Connecticut,  and  grandson  of  Captain 
William  B.  Smith,  who  died  in  1840,  a 
farmer.  Captain  Smith  married  Jane 
Crosby,  who  was  born  in  East  Haddam 
county,  Connecticut,  and  died  in  June, 
1882.  Captain  William  B.  and  Jane 
(Crosby)  Smith  were  the  parents  of  John 
Albert,  Henry,  Franklin,  Joseph  and  Brit- 
any  Smith. 

Joseph  Smith  was  born  in  Old  Lyme, 
Connecticut,  October  11,  1839.  A  black- 
smith by  trade,  he  has  pursued  his  voca- 
tion and  lived  in  Colchester  most  of  his 
life.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  en- 
listing in  Norwich,  Connecticut,  in  Com- 
pany A,  Twenty-sixth  Regiment,  Connec- 
ticut Volunteer  Infantry,  serving  one  year 
under  General  Butler  at  New  Orleans, 
and  was  under  fire  in  several  engage- 
ments of  a  minor  character  but  exceed- 
ingly dangerous.  After  his  return  from 
the  war  he  followed  his  trade  in  Colches- 
ter, and  operated  a  wheelwright  shop, 
building  carriages  and  wagons,  turning 
cut  of  his  own  shop  the  finished  carriage ; 
wood  work,  iron  work,  upholstering  and 
painting  all  being  done  by  his  own  men 
on  the  premises.  He  continued  active  in 
business  until  1915,  when  he  retired.  For 
a  number  of  years  he  was  president  of  the 
Colchester  Savings  Bank,  is  a  member  of 


the  board  of  managers  of  Bacon  Academy, 
member  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church,  but  has  never  taken  an  active 
part  in  politics.  Joseph  Smith  married, 
April  II,  1866,  Ellen  Fuller,  daughter  of 
David  and  Mary  (Sissons)  Fuller.  They 
are  the  parents  of:  George  Albert,  of  fur- 
ther mention;  William  I.,  born  February 
2,  1868;  Annie  M.,  August  17,  1869;  Ber- 
tha F.,  March  8,  1871  ;  Nellie  M.,  January 
17;  1873;  J-  Henry,  September  20,  1874; 
Rose  F.,  May  24,  1876;  Emma  D.,  Octo- 
ber 2,  1878. 

George  Albert  Smith  was  born  in  Col- 
chester, Connecticut,  February  i,  1867. 
After  passing  through  the  graded  schools 
he  entered  Bacon  Academy,  Colchester, 
and  was  graduated  from  that  institution, 
class  of  1886.  He  began  business  life  as 
a  clerk  in  a  hardware  manufacturing  plant 
at  Nashua,  New  Hampshire,  continuing 
two  years  before  connecting  himself  with 
the  Nashua  Card  &  Glazed  Paper  Com- 
pany, of  Nashua,  a  corporation  of  which 
he  was  a  part  for  sixteen  years,  rising  to 
the  position  of  superintendent.  In  1905 
he  came  to  Holyoke  and  entered  the  sales 
department  of  the  Hampden  Glazed  Paper 
&  Card  Company,  a  position  he  has  most 
ably  filled  until  the  present  time  (1917). 
He  is  a  member  and  treasurer  of  the  Sec- 
ond Congregational  Church,  of  Holyoke, 
and  of  the  Holyoke  Country  Club. 

Mr.  Smith  married,  in  December,  1892, 
Bertha  Wallace,  of  Nashua,  New  Hamp- 
shire, daughter  of  Job  and  Eliza  Wallace. 
They  are  the  parents  of  a  son,  Wallace 
Smith,  born  in  Nashua,  in  July,  1900. 


DICKINSON,  George  Levi, 

Retired    Police    OfBcer. 

Whether  the  elements  of  success  in  life 
are  innate  attributes  of  the  individual  or 
whether  they  are  quickened  by  a  process 
of  a  circumstantial  development,  it  is  im- 


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possible  to  clearly  determine,  yet  the 
study  of  a  successful  life  is  none  the  less 
profitable  by  reason  of  the  existence  of 
this  uncertainty,  and  in  the  majority  of 
cases  it  is  found  that  exceptional  ability, 
supplemented  by  close  application  and 
earnest  purpose,  forms  the  real  secret  of 
the  success  attained.  This  is  certainly 
true  of  Sergeant  George  Levi  Dickinson, 
whose  passing  deprived  the  city  of  Hol- 
yoke  of  one  of  the  most  efficient  members 
of  the  police  department.  Sergeant  Dick- 
inson was  of  English  descent,  tracing 
through  eight  generations  to  Nathaniel 
Dickinson,  of  Ely,  Cambridge,  England, 
a  descendant  of  Walter  de  Caen,  who  later 
adopted  as  his  surname  the  name  of  his 
manor,  Kenson,  in  Yorkshire,  and  was 
known  as  Walter  de  Kenson.  This  be- 
came Dykonson  in  the  second  generation, 
Dykenson  in  the  third,  Dykensonne  in 
the  fourth,  Dickensonne  in  the  fifth,  Dick- 
erson  in  the  sixth,  and  in  the  seventh,  the 
present  form,  Dickinson.  From  Yorkshire 
this  branch  in  the  eleventh  generation 
settled  at  Brinley  Hall  in  Staffordshire, 
thence  in  the  thirteenth  in  Cambridge- 
shire, William  Dickinson,  of  the  four- 
teenth generation,  who  married,  in  1594. 
Sarah  Stacey,  dying  in  Ely  in  1628.  They 
were  the  parents  of  Nathaniel  Dickinson, 
of  the  fifteenth  English  generation,  and 
the  founder  of  the  Dickinson  family  in 
New  England. 

Nathaniel  Dickinson  was  born  in  Ely, 
Cambridge.  England,  in  1600,  and  died  in 
Hadley,  Massachusetts,  June  16,  1676.  He 
married  at  East  Bergolat,  SufTolk,  Eng- 
land, in  January,  1630,  Anna,  widow  of 
William  Gull,  and  with  her  settled  in 
Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  in  1636  or 
1637.  There  he  became  a  leader,  serving 
as  town  clerk  in  1645,  and  in  1646-47  as 
deputy  to  the  General  Court.  In  1659  he 
moved  to  Hadley.  Massachusetts ;  was 
admitted  as  freeman  there  in  1661,  was  a 


deacon  of  the  church,  first  recorder  of  the 
town,  selectman,  assessor,  magistrate, 
member  of  the  Hampshire  Troop,  and  a 
member  of  the  first  board  of  trustees  of 
Hopkins  Academy.  He  lived  for  a  time 
in  Hatfield,  but  returned  to  Hadley,  where 
he  died.  His  first  wife  died  in  Wethers- 
field, and  in  Hadley  he  married  his  second 
wife,  also  bearing  the  name  Anna.  By  his 
first  marriage  there  were  ten  children,  one 
of  whom,  Azariah,  was  killed  in  the 
Swamp  Fight,  August  25.  1675.  The  line 
of  descent  is  through  Samuel  Dickinson, 
the  sixth  child  and  fourth  son,  who  was 
born  in  Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  in 
July,  1638,  and  died  in  Hatfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, November  30,  171 1.  He  was 
made  a  freeman  of  Hatfield  in  1690,  and 
there  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
married,  January  4,  1668,  Martha,  daugh- 
ter of  James  Bridgman,  of  Springfield  and 
Northampton.  They  were  the  parents  of 
five  sons,  three  daughters  and  one  died 
unnamed. 

Ebenezer  Dickinson,  the  sixth  child, 
was  born  February  2,  1681,  and  spent  his 
life  in  Hatfield,  Massachusetts.  He  mar- 
ried, June  27,  1706,  Hannah  Frary.  They 
had  eight  children,  the  third  a  son  Nathan. 
Nathan  Dickinson  was  born  in  Hatfield, 
Massachusetts,  May  30,  1712,  and  died  in 
Amherst,  Massachusetts,  August  7,  1796. 
He  married  (first)  Thankful  Warner, 
(second)  Joanna  Leonard,  of  Springfield, 
fthird)  Judith  Hosmer.  By  his  first  wife 
he  had  children :  Nathan  (2)  ;  Levi,  of 
further  mention  ;  Irene  and  Enos.  By  his 
second  wife  he  had  eight  children,  and  by 
the  third  wife  a  son  Stephen  and  a  daugh- 
ter Judith. 

Levi  Dickinson,  son  of  Nathan  Dickin- 
son and  his  first  wife.  Thankful  (Warner) 
Dickinson,  was  born  January  3,  1741-42. 
He  married  and  had  a  son,  Sylvanus  Dick- 
inson, whose  son,  Levi  Dickinson,  mar- 
ried Alma  Pomerov,  and  thev  were  the 


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parents  of  Levi  P.  Dickinson,  father  of 
Sergeant  George  Levi  Dickinson,  to 
whose  memory  this  review  of  a  useful  life 
is  dedicated. 

Levi  P.  Dickinson  was  born  November 
27,  1832,  in  Hadley,  Massachusetts,  and 
died  in  June,  1914.  He  was  a  carpenter 
by  trade,  and  for  many  years  was  a  guide 
en  Mt.  Tom  and  in  charge  of  the  Observa- 
tion Room.  He  married  Eliza  Smith,  born 
in  April,  1833,  and  died  in  January.  1914. 
They  were  the  parents  of  five  children  : 
Mary  Delia,  became  the  wife  of  August 
W^ilfred  Hoffman,  of  South  Hadley  Falls, 
and  they  have  one  son,  George  Levi  Dick- 
inson HofTman ;  William ;  George  L. ; 
Nellie  Clara;   Edward  P.  15. 

George  Levi  Dickinson,  of  the  ninth 
American  generation  of  his  family,  son  of 
Levi  P.  and  Eliza  (Smith)  Dickinson,  was 
born  at  North  Amherst,  Massachusetts. 
June  27.  1859,  and  died  at  the  City  Hos- 
pital in  Holyoke,  after  a  month's  illness, 
May  2,  1916,  on  his  thirty-seventh  wed- 
ding anniversary.  He  acquired  a  practical 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  na- 
tive town,  and  was  reared  to  habits  of 
thrift  and  industry,  characteristics  which 
were  strongly  in  evidence  during  his  sub- 
sequent career.  In  1880,  upon  attaining 
legal  age,  he  took  up  his  residence  in  Hol- 
yoke. becoming  a  clerk  in  the  store  of 
Philander  Moore,  whom  he  served  faith- 
fully and  conscientiously  for  five  years, 
until  appointed  a  member  of  the  police 
force  by  Mayor  James  E.  Delaney,  Febru- 
ary 5,  1885.  He  possessed  a  wonderful 
physique,  but  used  his  strength  judicious- 
ly, his  power  lying  in  the  splendid  judg- 
ment he  always  used  in  making  arrests, 
not  exerting  more  than  the  necessary 
force  and  never  arresting  a  man  who  did 
not  deserve  it.  He  was  kindness  itself 
when  it  came  to  dealing  with  other  men's 
weakness,  never  taking  advantage  of  his 
uniform  to  enforce  his  private  views,  this 
fact  being  one  of  the  truest  tests  of  his 


si>lcndi(l  maniiood.  Ik*  was  appointed 
lieutenant  in  1898  by  the  late  Mayor 
Michael  Connors,  and  in  the  discharge  of 
his  duties  was  most  cfificient.  With  the 
establishment  of  civil  service  in  the  de- 
partment he  was  returned  to  the  ranks, 
but  was  promoted  a  sergeant  by  Mayor 
X.  P.  Avery,  March  8,  1908.  A  more  fear- 
less officer  never  wf)rc  a  uniform  ;  law 
l^reakers  feared  him,  but  the  little  children 
on  his  beat  in  the  old  days  were  his  most 
valued  friends,  this  indicating  clearly  his 
gentle,  loving  nature.  He  performed  his 
duty  faithfully  and  conscientiously  in 
every  part  of  the  city,  l)ut  in  later  years 
he  had  jurisdiction  at  night  over  the  dis- 
trict below  the  canals  and  he  took  a  {)ar- 
ticular  pride  in  the  way  "my  boys''  kept 
the  law.  In  private  life  he  was  the  earnest, 
clean  living  man,  in  manner  cordial  and 
genial,  in  disposition  courteous  and  kind- 
ly, his  many  manly  characteristics  win- 
ning him  popularity  with  a  host  of  friends. 
He  enjoyed  the  esteem  and  respect  ever 
accorded  to  those  who  act  well  their  part 
in  life,  in  whatever  sphere  placed,  and  his 
name  was  synonymous  with  all  that  was 
upright  and  honorable.  Said  his  chief. 
Marshal  Thomas  J.  Lynch,  and  his  senti- 
ments were  echoed  by  evcr\'  member  of 
the  police  department:  "He  was  a  splen- 
did police  officer,  strong,  kind  and  always 
a  credit  to  the  force  and  the  uniform  he 
wore.  The  department  loses  an  efficient 
member  and  the  city  loses  an  excellent 
citizen  by  death." 

Sergeant  Dickinson  married.  May  2, 
1879.  Etta  Moulton.  daughter  of  Robert 
and  Mary  (Brown)  Moulton.  of  North 
Parsonsfield,  York  county.  Maine.  They 
were  the  parents  of  four  children,  all  of 
whom  survive  their  father:  Edith;  Wil- 
liam Robert,  married  Minnie  Beudroin ; 
Alice,  married  Howard  Martin  and  has  a 
son,  Robert  Frank  Martin ;  George  Ed- 
ward, married  Grace  E.  Temple  and  has  a 
daughter,  Marian  E.  Dickinson. 


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MOQUIN.  Valmore, 

Capitalist. 

Valmore  Moquin  was  a  native  of  Que- 
bec, and  was  a  descendant  of  an  old 
French-Canadian  family,  a  son  of  Joseph 
Moquin.  a  native  of  Canada,  born  1803, 
who  died  in  Holyoke,  August  22,  1866, 
aged  sixty-three  years.  Early  in  life  Joseph 
Moquin  located  in  Springfield.  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  was  in  the  grocery  busi- 
ness, and  was  successful  also  as  a  con- 
tractor and  builder,  having  large  real 
estate  interests.  He  married  Priscilla 
Roberts,  who  died  within  a  few  years 
after  their  marriage,  leaving  three  chil- 
dren: Valmore,  Cordelia  and  Minnie,  all 
now  deceased. 

X'almore  Moquin  was  born  August  2, 
1848,  at  Urbain,  Province  of  Quebec,  Can- 
ada, and  died  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
December  31.  1908.  He  w^as  fourteen 
years  of  age  when  his  father  removed  to 
Massachusetts,  and  resided  for  some 
years  in  .Springfield,  whence  he  removed 
to  Holyoke.  and  there  continued  to  reside 
until  his  death.  He  was  one  of  the  best 
known  of  the  French  residents  of  Hol- 
yoke, where  he  settled  in  1868.  Here, 
with  the  assistance  of  his  wife,  he  estab- 
lished a  grocery  store,  and  by  their  close 
application  and  honest  methods  drew 
about  them  a  large  body  of  customers, 
making  the  business  very  successful  and 
profitable.  This  continued  until  a  short 
time  before  his  death,  when  his  wife  sold 
out.  after  which,  until  his  death,  he  gave 
attention  to  his  real  estate  interests,  and 
in  1881  he  built  the  present  home  of  his 
widow  at  Xo.  180  Pine  street.  With 
shrewd  foresight  they  foresaw  the  de- 
veloi)ment  and  prosperity  of  the  city,  and 
invested  largely  in  real  estate,  which  en- 
hanced in  value.  From  1894  to  1897  he 
was  a  fire  commissioner  of  Holyoke,  and 
he  was  ever  readv  to  advance  the  interests 


of  the  city.  He  became  a  stockholder  and 
director  of  the  People's  Savings  Bank, 
Holyoke  Savings  Bank  and  City  Co-oper- 
ative Bank.  He  was  greatly  interested  in 
and  was  a  life-long  member  of  the  Society 
of  St.  Jean  Baptiste,  held  several  offices 
in  this  society,  and  was  also  interested  in 
a  number  of  other  organizations,  includ- 
ing the  Artisans.  He  was  also  a  member 
of  several  social  organizations,  and  was 
very  popular  throughout  the  city  among 
all  classes  of  people.  Ever  quiet  and  un- 
assuming, he  was  most  hospitable  and 
large-hearted,  and  contributed  to  the  sup- 
port and  advancement  of  various  public 
institutions.  He  was  a  self-made  man, 
with  small  educational  opportunities,  for 
which  he  made  up  by  well-balanced  judg- 
ment and  keen  powers  of  observation  and 
foresight.  His  advice  in  business  matters 
was  often  sought  and  highly  regarded. 
His  judgment  on  the  larger  business  ques- 
tions of  the  day  was  sound,  and  this  led 
to  his  political  preferment,  and  would 
have  led  farther  in  this  line  had  he  been 
willing.  His  home  life  was  almost  ideal, 
and  he  was  never  happier  than  when  en- 
tertaining friends  in  his  home  circle. 

He  married,  April  26.  1876,  Caroline 
Gilbert,  of  Troy,  New  York,  born  Febru- 
ary 4,  1853,  daughter  of  Maxim  and  Adele 
(Billdreau)  Gilbert.  She  survives  him 
with  their  three  sons :  Albert,  Oscar  and 
Rene  J.,  all  of  Holyoke.  Six  of  their 
children  died  in  early  childhood.  Albert, 
the  eldest  son,  born  March  6,  1877,  is  a 
buyer  for  a  leather  goods  house  in  Bos- 
ton ;  he  married  Milly  La  Roche.  The 
second  son,  Oscar,  was  born  June  20. 
1879,  and  is  now  manager  of  the  Chicopee 
Falls  plant  of  Solins  Market  and  Gro- 
ceries ;  he  married.  August  20,  1900,  Tillie 
Trembly,  and  has  children :  .Albert,  Ed- 
gar, Pauline  and  Armand.  Rene  J.  was 
born  August  13,  1885,  in  Holyoke.  where 
he  has   spent  his   entire  life,   graduating 


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from  the  grammar  school.  He  was  sub- 
sequently a  student  at  Thompson's  Busi- 
ness College  of  Holyoke,  and  the  Jesuit 
College  in  Montreal.  Since  the  death  of 
his  father  he  has  had  charge  of  the  real 
estate  interests  of  the  estate,  which  occu- 
pies his  entire  time.  He  was  married, 
September  25,  1906,  to  Lillian  Dragon,  of 
Northampton,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Rose  Delina  (Hobert)  Dragon. 
They  are  the  parents  of  three  sons  :  Leon- 
ard, born  February  15,  1909;  Vincent, 
February  15,  191 1;  and  John  Roberts, 
April  3,  1917. 


FEATHER.  Frank, 

Business  Man. 

Although  located  in  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, since  1883,  it  was  not  until  1910 
that  Mr.  Feather  engaged  in  business 
under  his  own  name,  but  during  the  seven 
years  that  Feather  (S:  France,  sheet  metal 
workers,  have  been  in  business  they  have 
been  very  successful  and  are  well  known 
in  the  trade.  Mr.  Feather  is  of  English 
birth  and  parentage,  son  of  John  Feather, 
who  was  born  in  Keighley,  Yorkshire, 
England,  where  he  died  in  1868,  aged 
fifty-three  years.  John  Feather,  a  wool 
comber  by  trade,  became  a  manufacturer 
and  commission  spinner,  operating  the 
Hope  Mills  at  Keighley.  An  accident 
which  broke  both  his  legs  caused  his  re- 
tirement from  business  about  three  years 
prior  to  his  death.  He  married  Sarah  Jane 
Crossley,  of  Sutton,  Yorkshire.  England, 
who  died  in  1871,  aged  fifty-three  years. 

Frank  Feather  was  born  in  Keighley, 
Yorkshire,  England,  March  26,  1859.  He 
attended  Keighley  School  until  eight  years 
of  age,  then  was  admitted  to  the  woolen 
mills  as  a  half-day  worker,  attending 
school  the  other  half  of  the  day.  At  the 
age  of  thirteen  he  was  taken  on  as  a  full 
time  worker  at  the  woolen  mill  in  Bingley. 


where  he  continued  two  years.  At  the 
age  of  fifteen  he  commenced  the  ajjpren- 
ticeship  of  a  sheet  metal  worker  in  Bing- 
ley, which  covered  a  period  of  six  years. 
In  1881  he  came  to  the  United  States,  set- 
tling in  Boston,  where  he  had  a  brother 
George,  a  pattern  maker.  He  was  em- 
ployed at  his  trade  in  Boston  for  two 
years,  and  for  a  short  time  in  Lawrence, 
Massachusetts.  In  1883  he  came  to  Hol- 
yoke. Massachusetts,  and  has  since  made 
that  city  his  home.  He  entered  the  em- 
l^loy  of  S.  T.  Lyman  &:  Son.  now  C.  P. 
Lyman,  who  were  conducting  the  princi- 
pal sheet  metal  factory  in  the  city,  as  their 
foreman,  and  remained  with  them  about 
twenty-eight  years.  In  19 10  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  Wallace  M.  France, 
under  the  firm  name.  Feather  &  I'rance, 
sheet  metal  workers,  and  so  continues, 
specializing  in  mill  work  and  executing 
contracts.  Throughout  New  England  Mr. 
Feather  is  known  as  an  expert  designer 
and  mechanic,  and  his  years  of  experience 
in  two  countries,  coupled  with  his  me- 
chanical ability,  renders  him  weli 
equipped  for  steel  metal  manufacturing. 
From  youth  he  has  been  a  musical  enthu- 
siast and  is  a  fine  performer  on  the 
cornet.  For  years  he  was  a  member  of 
Scheniwind's  Orchestra,  and  at  one  time 
was  leader  of  the  Holyoke  Military  Band. 
For  twelve  years  he  was  a  "call  man'"  in 
the  Holyoke  Fire  Department,  was  fore- 
man of  Dexter  Hose  Company  for  six 
years,  and  at  retirement  was  holding  the 
rank  of  captain.  During  the  years  1896- 
97-98,  he  represented  wards  three  and 
seven  on  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  serving 
with  credit  to  himself  and  with  benefit  to 
the  districts  he  represented.  He  is  a 
member  of  William  Whitney  Lodge.  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons,  and  in  political 
faith  is  an  Independent  Republican. 

Mr.    Feather    married,    July    15.    1884. 
Sarah  f.  McLean,  born  on  Prince  Edwar'i 


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Island,  Canada,  daughter  of  James  and 
Sarah  Jane  (Boyle)  McLean.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Feather  are  the  parents  of  three  sons, 
all  born  in  Holyokc  :  Albert  Ozro.  born 
in  18S5,  manager  of  the  piano  and  musical 
department  of  the  People's  Furniture 
Store  at  Haverhill,  Massachusetts,  and 
like  his  father  an  accomplished  musician  ; 
he  married  Beatrice  Spiccr,  of  Methuen, 
Massachusetts,  and  they  are  the  parents 
of  a  daughter,  15eatrice  Elizabeth  ;  Frank- 
Russell.  l)orn  in  1890,  a  sheet  metal 
worker;  Harry  Heath,  born  in  1891.  a 
pattern  maker. 


FRANCE,  Wallace  Maden, 
Bnainess  Man. 

In  1871  Wallace  M.  France  was  brought 
from  his  Lancastershire  home  in  England 
by  his  parents  and  taken  to  far  off  Iowa, 
and  in  1873  he  was  brought  by  them  to 
Holyoke,  where  he  is  now  a  partner  with 
Frank  Feather,  they  forming  the  firm. 
Feather  &  France,  sheet  metal  manufac- 
turers. He  is  a  great-great-grandson  of 
Thomas  France,  of  Adlington,  England, 
baptized  January  19.  1783.  Thomas  France 
was  the  father  of  thirteen  children  :  Eliza- 
beth, born  September  9,  1804;  Margaret, 
February  22,  1806;  Alice.  December  20, 
1807;  Mary,  September,  1809;  Ann,  July 
21,  1810;  James,  August  15,  181 3;  Adam, 
July  2,  1815;  Martha.  April  13.  1817; 
Thomas  (2),  of  further  mention;  Joseph, 
May  13,  182 1  :  William,  February  i,  1824; 
Ellen,  September  17,  182S;  Sarah,  May 
13,   1830. 

Thomas  (2)  France  was  born  in  Adling- 
ton, England,  March  21,  1819,  and  died  in 
his  native  England  in  1885.  He  was  the 
inventor  and  manufacturer  of  a  cement  for 
covering  steam  pipes  that  they  might 
better  retain  the  heat,  a  purpose  for  which 
asbestos  is  now  used  largely.  He  created 
a   demand   for   his   product   all   over  the 


manufacturing  portions  of  England  and 
Ireland  and  did  a  good  business.  He  mar- 
ried, August  2;^,  1840,  Mary  Tomlinson, 
born  September  25,  1813,  died  June  3, 
1872,  daughter  of  Christopher  Tomlinson. 
They  were  the  parents  of  four  sons  and  a 
daughter:  Joseph,  now  (1917)  living  in 
England;  Thomas  (3),  born  April  21, 
1832,  died  at  eight  years;  James,  of  fur- 
ther mention  ;  William,  born  November  3, 
1845,  <J'^d  April  28,  1847;  Mary  Ann, 
born  September  24,   1850. 

James  France  was  born  in  the  parish 
of  Horwich,  Lancastershire,  England,  in 
1841,  and  died  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, July  31,  1910.  He  was  a  man  of 
fine  intelligence  and  good  education,  em- 
ployed until  1871  by  his  father  in  the 
manufacture  and  sale  of  his  steam  pipe 
covering  material.  In  1871  he  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  wife  Elizabeth 
Ann  and  two  sons,  Walter  and  Wallace 
M.  He  located  at  Harlan,  Iowa,  where 
he  bought  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres 
of  farm  land,  seventeen  miles  from  a  rail- 
road station,  and  remained  there  until  the 
spring  of  1873,  when  he  sold  and  came 
east,  locating  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
his  home  until  death,  thirty-seven  years 
later.  He  learned  the  machinist's  trade 
in  the  Lyman  Mills  Machine  Shop,  and 
continued  in  the  employ  of  that  corpora- 
tion for  twenty-two  years.  He  then  re- 
tired from  the  shops,  took  the  civil  serv- 
ice examination  prescribed  by  the  Hol- 
yoke board  of  education  and  secured  ap- 
pointment as  janitor  of  the  Elmwood 
School,  a  position  he  most  satisfactorily 
filled  until  his  death  about  fifteen  years 
later.  He  was  a  member  of  Mt.  Tom 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons;  w^as 
also  a  Royal  Arch  Mason,  and  a  member 
of  Holyoke  Council,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters.  He  attended  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  church.  He  married,  August 
7,    1866,   Elizabeth   z\nn   Maden,  born   in 


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Stacksted,   Lancastershire,   England,   De-  a  Sir  Knij^-ht  uf  Sjiriiigfield  CuniuKUKicTy, 

cembcr   6,    1845,    tlaughter   of   John    and  Knights   'Jemphir,   and   in   Scottish    Kite 

Elizabeth  Maden.    Their  eldest  son,  Wal-  Masonry  holds  the  thirty-two  degrees,  and 

tcr  France,  born  April  2.  1867,  died  Sep-  is  a  member  oi  Cininecticut  \'alley  Con- 

tember  12,  1902.    The  younger  son,  Wal-  sistory.      He    is   also   a    Xoble   of    Melha 

lace  M.  France,  is  of  further  mention.  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of 

Wallace    Maden    France    was    born    in  the  Mystic  Shrine.     He  is  an  attendant  of 

Bolton,  Lancastershire,  England,  May  26,  the  Protestant  I-:i)iscopal  church. 

1868.  and  was  three  years  of  age  when  . 

brought  to  the  United  States  by  his  par-  ZIELINSKI    Tohn 
ents.     He  was  five  when  the   family  lo- 

^     1      ■         TT    1       1           n,T             1                             1  Bank  Official,  Musician. 
cated    m    Holyoke,    Massachusetts,    and 

there  he  attended  public  school  until  en-  From    the   time   of  his   coming   to   the 

tering    the    Lyman    Mills   at   the    age    of  United  States  in   1899,  Mr.  Zielinski  has 

eleven.      He    began    at   a   daily   wage   of  been  constantly  employed  as  a  profesional 

twenty-five  cents,  which  was  soon  raised  organist  and  teacher,  that  being  the  pro- 

to  a  larger  amount,  he  remaining  in  the  fession  he  prepared  for  under  the  instruc- 

mills  for  six  years.     In  1875  he  left  home  tion  and  advice  of  his  honored  father  in 

to  go  on  the  stage  in  vaudeville  with  a  his  native  Poland.     Even  before  coming. 

minstrel  troupe  and  did  not  return  perma-  he  had   from  the  age  of  seventeen   been 

nently  to  Holyoke  until  1903.    Two  years  organist  of  a  large  church,  a  church   so 

of  this  period  were  spent  in  a  mining  camp  large  that  it  was  an  unusual  honor  for  so 

in  Arizona  and  one  year  in  the  real  estate  young  a  man  to  be  chosen  to  conduct  its 

business  in  Chicago,  the  other  years  were  music.     It  was  not  until  coming  to  Hol- 

spent  on  the  stage.  yoke  that  Mr.  Zielinski  seriously  associ- 

After  returning  to  Holyoke,  he  entered  ated  business  with  his  professional  work. 

the  employ  of  C.  P.  Lyman,  a  sheet  metal  but  after  taking  a  position  he  advanced 

manufacturer,  as  bookkeeper,  continuing  rapidly,  and  although  having  but  a  three 

in  that  capacity  for  eight  years.  1903-TI.  years'  connection  with  the   Holyoke  Na- 

He  then  formed  a  partnership  with  Frank  tional  Bank,  he  was  on  January  0.  191 7. 

Feather,   an   expert   sheet   metal   worker,  elected  assistant  cashier:  but  he  has  re- 

who  had  been  Mr.  Lyman's  foreman  for  tained    his    position    as    organist   of    the 

twenty-eight    years,     and     the     firm     of  Mater  Dolorosa  Church,  a  position  which 

Feather  &  France,  sheet  metal  manufac-  first  brought  him  to  Holyoke  in  i'>ij.    He 

turers,  sprang  into  existence.     The  com-  is  a  young  man  of  unusual  energy  and  full 

bination  has  proved  a  very  profitable  one  of  public  spirited  interest  in  all  that  per- 

to  both  and  the  firm  has  won  a  strong  tains  to  the  city  which  has  adopted  liim. 

position  in  the  business  life  of  Holyoke.  and  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  his 

Mr.  France  is  a  member  of  the  Masons'  ow^n  people  as  well  as  by  the  many  friends 

and  Builders'  Association  of  Holyoke.    In  he  has  made,  professional,  business  and 

Free  Masonry  he  is  a  member  of  all  bodies  social.     He  is  an  eloquent  speaker,  and  at 

of  the  order  in  both  York  and  Scottish  all    Polish    patriotic    meetings    is    always 

Rites.     He  is  a  member  and  secretary  of  called  for.     If  he  has  a  passion  it  is  for 

William   Whiting   Lodge.    Free   and   Ac  music,  but  so  versatile  is  he  and  so  well 

cepted   Masons;    a  member  of  Mt.   Hoi-  has   he   performed   every  duty  that   each 

yoke  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons;  Hoi-  would  seem  to  be  his  particular  talent. 

yoke  Council.  Royal  and  Select  Masters;  He  is  a  son  of  Blszius  Zielinski,  son  of 

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a  tradesman  and  manufacturer  of  fur  ct^ats 
in  I'oland,  both  father  and  son  living  their 
entire  lives  in  Poland,  Austria  and  Czerm- 
na,  Galicia.  Blszius  Zielinski,  born  in 
Poland  in  1835,  died  in  Czermna  in  1913, 
was  a  man  of  superior  intelligence  and 
education,  and  a  teacher  and  musician. 
He  was  organist  of  the  church  at  Czerm- 
na. forty-six  years,  and  until  the  last  four 
years  of  his  life  was  the  village  secretary. 
Attached  to  the  parish  church  at  Czermna 
was  a  tract  of  twenty  acres  of  good  farm 
land  which  was  set  aside  for  the  use  of 
the  organist  of  the  church,  and  this  little 
tract  Mr.  Zielinski  cultivated  in  connec- 
tion with  his  professional  duties.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Marianna  Rydarowicz,  (sec- 
ond) Anna  Kwiatek,  (third)  Appalonia 
Krol,  (fourth)  Marianna  Data.  Children 
of  first  marriage  :  Anna.  Stanislaus.  Mari- 
anna, Geneva.  Thomas,  and  John,  of 
whom  further.  Children  of  third  mar- 
riage: Michael,  Ignatius,  now  a  prisoner 
of  war  to  the  Russian  government,  and 
Frank.  Child  of  fourth  marriage:  Clare. 
John  Zielinski  was  born  in  Czermna  in 
Galicia.  Polish  Austria,  February  27,  1880, 
and  at  the  age  of  three  years  was  left 
motherless.  He  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Czermna,  finishing  with  a  four 
years'  course  in  normal  school.  All 
through  his  school  years  he  made  a  spe- 
cial study  of  music  and  the  pipe  organ, 
his  father's  position  as  organist  giving 
him  good  opportunity  to  become  master 
of  that  instrument.  From  the  age  of  sev- 
enteen he  held  the  position  of  organist  of 
the  church  at  Jodlowa,  a  large  parish  and 
one  it  was  an  honor  for  so  young  a  man 
to  serve.  In  1899,  being  then  in  his  twen- 
tieth year,  he  left  home  and  emigrated  to 
the  United  States,  the  country  which  to 
many  of  his  countrymen  was  both  a  land 
of  promise  and  a  place  of  refuge  from  the 
wrath  of  the  governments  that  in  turn 
have  inflicted  their  fatal  power  over  Cen- 


tral Europe.  He  spent  two  days  in  St. 
Joseph's  Home  in  New  York  City,  after 
arriving  from  Europe,  securing  at  once  a 
position  as  organist  and  teacher  in  the 
])arochial  school  of  the  Polish  Catholic 
church  at  Perth  Amboy,  New  Jersey.  He 
left  New  York  and  at  once  entered  upon 
his  duties,  finding  his  school  numbering 
but  thirty  pupils.  At  the  end  of  three 
months  the  school  numbered  one  hundred 
and  twenty-three  pupils,  and  two  ad- 
ditional teachers  had  been  employed. 
Four  years  were  spent  in  Perth  Amboy. 
years  of  great  benefit  both  to  the  teacher 
and  to  the  parish. 

From  Perth  Amboy  he  went  to  South 
River,  New  York,  as  organist  and  musical 
instructor,  but  his  health  was  not  good 
there  and  after  one  year  he  resigned,  go- 
ing thence  to  Trenton,  New  Jersey,  re- 
maining there  three  years  as  organist  of 
Holy  Cross  Roman  Catholic  Church.  He 
also  availed  himself  of  Trenton's  fine  edu- 
cational institutions  and  perfected  himself 
in  certain  English  branches,  passing  ex- 
aminations on  orthography  and  compo- 
sition. From  Trenton  he  went  to  Florida, 
New  York,  as  organist  of  St.  Stephen's 
Church,  where  he  remained  four  years,  in 
the  meantime  taking  a  course  in  East- 
man's Business  College  at  Poughkeepsie, 
New  York,  completing  a  six  month's 
course  in  five  months  and  graduating 
with  the  class.  In  191 1  he  became  organ- 
ist of  St.  Stanislaus  Church  at  Chelsea. 
Massachusetts,  and  while  there  was  man- 
ager of  the  Polish  weekly  newspaper, 
"The  Gazeta  Bostonska." 

On  May  23,  1912.  Mr.  Zielinski  located 
in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  as  organist  of 
Mater  Dolorosa  Church,  a  position  he 
fills  at  the  present  time  (1917).  During 
the  first  year  he  held  a  position  in  the 
Albert  Stieger  department  store  in  Spring- 
field, and  during  that  period  attracted  the 
attention  of  an  official  of  the  Holvoke  Na- 


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tional  Bank  with  the  result  that  in  Feb-  Perth  Aniboy,  Xevv  Jersey,  Mary  E.  Dul- 

ruary,  1914,  he  became  identified  with  the  ski,  born  in  Grudziadz.  Polish  Germany, 

force  of  that  institution,  his  position  being  daughter  of  John  and  Veronica  (Jankow- 

an  outside  one,  as  solicitor.     In  October,  ska)    Dulski,    who    came    to    the    United 

1915,  he  was  made  manager  of  the  for-  States  in    18S1.      Mr.  and    Mrs.   Zielinski 

eign   exchange   department   of   the   bank,  are  the  parents  of  seven  children  :   Ronald, 

and  a  year  later  the  managership  of  the  born  at  Perth  Amboy,  New  Jersey,  Octo- 

savings  department  was  added  to  his  ex-  ber  23,  1903;    Edmund,  born  in  Trenton, 

change  department  duties.     On  January  New  Jersey.   September    16.    1905;    Karl, 

9,  1917,  he  received  a  further  promotion  born    in    Trenton.    New    Jersey,    August, 

to  the  assistant  cashier's  window.     This  1907;   JdIiii,  born  in  I'lorida.  New  York, 

record  of  three  years  cannot  be  excelled  March  7,  1909:    Eugene,  born  in  Florida, 

if  equalled  by  any  employee  or  officer  in  April   19,  1910;   Joseph,  born  in  Chelsea, 

any  national  bank  in  the  country.     A  rise  Massachusetts.  January  20,   1912;    Doro- 

from  outside  solicitor  to  the  department  ihy,    born    in     Holyokc.     Massachusetts, 

manager,  and  assistant  cashier,  is  a  rise  January  20,   191 7. 

not    only    exceptional    but    phenomenal,  

when  the  advance  comes  through  merit  wiLLISTON.  Lorenzo  Arthur, 
and  not  through  relationship  or  favorit- 
ism.    It  stamps  Mr.  Zielinski  as  a  young 

man  highly  gifted  in  those  qualities  that  One  of  the  foremost  business  men  of 

make  the  successful  banker  and  financier,  the  city  of  Holyoke,  a  highly  successful 

He  is  a  director  of  the  Eastern  States  Ex-  dealer  in  lumber,  prominent  in  clubs,  fra- 

position  with  headquarters  at  Springfield,  ternal  organizations  and  other  activities. 

Massachusetts,  and  local  agent  for  Hamp-  Lorenzo  Arthur  Williston  has  had  a  ca- 

den  county  for  the  Guarantee  Committee  reer  of  unusual  interest.     A  native  of  the 

Fund,  $100,000  capital.  city  in  which  he  has  always  lived,  he  is 

He  is  a  member  of  St.  Stanislaus  So-  descended  from  many  of  the  early  settlers 

ciety,   a    Polish    organization    numbering  in  this  section.     Though  the  family  has 

one   hundred   members;    member   of   St.  never  been  very  numerous  the  W'illistons 

Casimir   Society;    the   Holy   Rosary   So-  have  taken  a  prominent  part  in  the  up- 

ciety ;    Kosciusko   Society,   honoring  the  building  of  colony,  province,  towns  and 

great  Polish  patriot ;    member  and  musi-  cities  in  the  vicinity. 

cal  director  of  St.  Cecelia  Singing  So-  The  surname  Williston  is  doubtless  of 
ciety;  a  communicant  of  the  Roman  Danish  origin,  implanted  very  early  in 
Catholic  Church  ;  member  of  the  Knights  England,  probably  when  King  Canute 
of  Columbus,  and  of  the  Benevolent  and  made  his  famous  invasion.  Williston 
Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  with  all  his  was  one  of  the  chiefs  in  Canute's  army, 
other  responsibilities  and  duties  is  the  de-  There  is  a  tradition  relating  that  three 
voted  organist  of  Mater  Dolorosa  Church,  brothers  came  to  New  England  in  1640 
It  is  worthy  of  note  that  he  has  been  a  from  Lancashire,  England,  but  no  records 
church  organist  from  his  seventeenth  have  been  found  to  substantiate  it.  This 
year  continuously,  the  time  consumed  in  tradition  exists  in  almost  every  old  family- 
crossing  the  ocean  being  the  longest  and  is  usually  wrong,  coming,  it  is 
period  of  idleness  he  has  since  known.  thought,  in  many  cases  from  a  confusion 

Mr.  Zielinski  married.  June  3.  TO02.  at  of  the  history  of  paternal   and   maternal 

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ancestry.  Many  Wilsons  came  with  the 
first  settlers,  and  at  least  one  Wilton. 
John  Willison  or  Willingstone  was  a 
pioneer  of  Ij^wich.  Massachusetts,  but 
whether  he  was  father  of  Joseph  men- 
tioned below  or  not,  nobody  has  yet  found 
proof. 

(  I  )  Joseph  Williston,  the  progenitor  of 
the  Willistons  of  Springfield  and  Ilolyoke, 
was  of  English  ancestry,  born  about  1670, 
])robably  in  England.  During  his  child- 
hood he  lived  in  the  family  of  John  Wil- 
liams, of  Windsor,  Connecticut,  and  was 
doubtless  related  to  him,  possibly  a  grand- 
son. Williams  married,  July  29,  1644, 
Mary  Burley,  who  died  August  3,  1665, 
and  he  himself  died  April  18,  1681.  Early 
in  life  Williston  removed  from  Windsor 
to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and  in  1691 
settled  in  the  adjacent  town  of  Westfield. 
He  married  (first)  at  Springfield,  March 
2,  1699,  Mary  (Parsons)  Ashley,  widow 
of  Joseph  Ashley,  daughter  of  Joseph  Par- 
sons ;  his  wife  died  August  23,  171 1.  He 
married  (second)  November  2,  171 1,  Sarah 
Stebbins,  widow  of  Thomas  Stebbins  ;  she 
died  in  1732.  Children,  born  at  Spring- 
field: I.  Joseph,  born  December  28,  17 — , 
died  .August  21,  1747;  married  Hannah 
Stebbins,  and  was  the  father  of  Rev.  Noah 
WMlliston,  who  graduated  at  Yale  in  1757, 
pastor  of  the  church  at  W^est  Haven,  Con- 
necticut, and  whose  son.  Rev.  Payson 
Williston,  D.  D.,  graduate  of  Yale  in  1783, 
was  first  minister  of  Easthampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, serving  for  more  than  fifty 
years  (John  Payson,  son  of  Rev.  Payson 
Williston  was  a  cotton  manufacturer  and 
prominent  in  business  in  Holyoke,  and 
Samuel  Payson,  another  son,  an  eminent 
citizen,  founded  the  Williston  Seminary 
at  Easthampton.  A.  Lyman  Williston, 
son  of  John  Payson,  was  one  of  the  chief 
benefactors  of  Mt.  Holyoke  College  in  its 
early  days,  a  trustee  and  treasurer ;  was 
a  trustee  of  Williston  Seminary  and  of 


Smith  College ;  an  eminent  citizen  of 
Northampton).  2.  Margaret,  born  March 
30,  1703,  died  aged  thirteen  years.  3.  John, 
November  6,  1705,  died  November  10, 
1747.    4.  Nathaniel,  mentioned  below. 

(II)  Nathaniel  Williston,  son  of  Joseph, 
was  born  at  Springfield,  January  28,  1707 ; 
died  July  18,  1748.  He  married,  Novem- 
ber 20,  1735,  Miriam  Stebbins,  born  Octo- 
ber 8,  1707,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Martha  Stebbins,  granddaughter  of  Jo- 
seph and  Sarah  (Dorchester)  Stebbins; 
great-granddaughter  of  Thomas  and  Han- 
nah (Wright)  Stebbins.  Thomas  was  a 
son  of  the  founders  of  the  Stebbins  family 
in  this  country,  Rowland  and  Sarah,  who 
came  from  England  wath  the  first  settlers. 
She  married  (second)  in  1749,  Caleb  Par- 
sons, who  was  born  December  27,  1699, 
at  Springfield,  died  July  24,  1760,  a  son 
of  Ebenezer  and  Margaret  (Marshfield) 
Parsons.  Children  of  Nathaniel  and  Miri- 
am (Stebbins)  Williston:  Nathaniel; 
Elihu ;    Israel,  mentioned  below ;    Mary. 

(HI)  Israel,  son  of  Nathaniel  Willis- 
ton, was  born  at  Springfield,  about  1730. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution,  a  ser- 
geant in  Captain  Nathan  Rowle's  com- 
pany, Lieutenant-Colonel  Timothy  Robin- 
son's regiment  from  Hampshire  county, 
December  25,  1776,  to  April  3,  1777,  and 
served  at  Ticonderoga.  He  was  second 
lieutenant  in  Captain  Levi  Eddy's  com- 
pany (second),  Colonel  Moseley's  regi- 
ment (Third  Hampshire  County)  com- 
missioned September  18,  1777.  He  was  a 
lieutenant  in  Captain  Francis  Stebbins' 
company.  Colonel  David  Moseley's  regi- 
ment in  1782,  engaged  in  supporting  the 
government  at  Springfield  and  W^est 
Springfield  and  the  roll  preserved  at  the 
State  House  was  dated  at  West  Spring- 
field. (See  "Massachusetts  Soldiers  and 
Sailors  in  the  Revolution,"  xvii,  p.  519). 

(IV)  Israel  (2),  son  of  Israel  (i)  Wil- 
liston, was  born  at  Springfield  or  West 


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Springfield.  The  census  of  1790  shows 
that  both  Israel,  Sr.,  and  Israel,  Jr.,  were 
then  living  in  West  Springfield,  the  elder 
having  a  family  of  eleven  and  the  younger 
having  three.  He  married,  at  West  Spring- 
field, December  17,  1788,  Sophia  Day  (in- 
tentions dated  November  29,  1788).  She 
v^ras  born  February  17,  1771,  a  daughter 
of  Thomas  Day,  born  October  2j,  1745, 
who  married,  September  12,  1767,  Joanna 
Noble.  Luke  Day.  father  of  Thomas,  was 
born  July  2,  1706,  married  November  9, 
1734,  Jerusha  Skinner.  Ebenezer  Day, 
father  of  Luke,  was  born  September  5, 
1677,  married  April  18,  1700,  Mercy 
Hitchcock,  who  died  September  29,  1761  ; 
and  he  died  September  i,  1763,  aged 
eighty-eight  years.  Thomas  Day,  father 
of  Ebenezer,  married  Sarah  Cooper, 
daughter  of  Lieutenant  Thomas  Cooper, 
who  was  killed  when  the  town  was 
burned,  October  2"],  1659;  Thomas  Day 
died  December  27,  171 1,  and  his  widow 
November  21,  1726.  Robert  Day,  father 
of  Thomas,  was  the  immigrant  ancestor, 
born  in  England  about  1604,  came  in  the 
ship  "Hopeweir  in  1635,  lived  at  Cam- 
bridge and  Hartford.  The  Day  family 
had  been  from  the  days  of  the  settlement 
one  of  the  most  prominent  in  Springfield 
and  vicinity.  Israel  W^illiston  died  before 
his  son  Lorenzo  Day  was  born,  and  his 
wife  died  soon  afterward. 

(V)  Lorenzo  Day  Williston,  son  of 
Israel  (2)  Williston,  was  born  in  West 
Springfield,  about  1800  and  died  in  Hol- 
yoke,  Massachusetts,  September  26,  1879. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  were  reared  by  the 
Shakers,  but  left  the  Shaker  settlement  at 
the  time  of  their  marriage.  He  became  a 
typical  Yankee  farmer,  prosperous,  frugal, 
industrious  and  conscientious,  spending 
most  of  his  life  and  making  his  home  in 
Ireland  parish,  Holyoke.  He  married,  in 
1826,  Sophia  Asenath  Pease,  born  March 
9,  1802,  died  February  13,  1869.    Children. 


born  in  Holyoke:  Sophia  /\senath,  born 
February  24,  1827;  Xewton  B.,  Septem- 
ber 3,  1829;  Caroline  Roselle,  March  8, 
1831  ;  Lorenzo  Xewton,  mentioned  be- 
low;  R(jland  Stebbins,  March  13,  1835, 
killed  in  the  Civil  War;  Monroe  Peter, 
December  31,  1837,  killed  in  the  Civil 
War;  l-'mily  .\nne,  June  20.  1840;  Cyn- 
thia Jane,  June  3,  1872;  Mary  I'..:  Henri 
Arthur. 

(VI)  Lorenzo  Xewtrm  Williston.  son 
of  Lorenzo  Day  Williston,  was  born  at 
Holyoke,  May  15,  1833,  and  died  there, 
April  6,  1903.  He  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town. 
When  a  young  man  he  learned  the 
barber's  trade  and  engaged  in  business 
with  a  shop  in  the  old  Massasoit  House 
at  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  A  desire  to 
see  more  of  the  world  led  him  to  go  to  sea, 
and  for  several  years  he  made  voyages  on 
whaling  vessels  to  the  Arctic  ocean,  where 
he  saw  the  midnight  sun,  and  also  to  the 
Antarctic  ocean,  sailing  around  Cape  Horn 
several  times  and  circumnavigated  the 
globe.  On  these  vessels  he  was  chief 
harpooner  and  first  mate.  He  was  ship- 
wrecked several  times,  barely  escaping 
with  his  life,  and  his  wish  to  see  the 
world  having  been  thoroughly  gratified 
after  many  years  of  seafaring  life,  he 
decided  to  abandon  it  for  some  other 
pursuit,  which  he  did  when  his  vessel 
reached  San  Francisco.  He  later  went 
to  New  Mexico,  where  he  spent  two 
years  on  the  plains,  employed  as  a  cow- 
boy. After  an  absence  of  eight  years  he 
returned  to  Holyoke.  and  again  engaged 
in  his  trade,  opening  a  barber's  shop  in 
the  old  Exchange  Building.  Afterward 
he  moved  his  business  to  Hotel  Hamilton, 
and  still  later  to  the  Windsor  Block, 
where  he  continued  in  this  line  of  work 
until  he  retired  in  1891.  At  the  time  he 
retired  he  was  the  oldest  barber  in  the 
city.     For  many  years  his  shop  was  the 


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largest  in  the  city,  and  he  was  personally 
jjopular  with  all  classes  of  customers.  His 
ojjportunities  for  making  friends  were  ex- 
tensive and  few  had  a  wider  circle  in  the 
city.  In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat  of 
the  old  school,  keenly  interested  in  mu- 
nicipal affairs  as  well  as  in  national  poli- 
tics and  served  one  year  in  the  city  coun- 
cil. He  was  also  much  interested  in  fra- 
ternal organizations;  was  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  Mount  Tom  Lodge,  Ancient  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons ;  of  Mt.  Holyoke 
Chapter,  Royal  .\rch  Masons,  and  of  Rob- 
ert Morris  Chapter,  Order  of  the  Eastern 
Star.  Mr.  Williston  married,  December 
_'5,  1861,  Lucy  Abigail  Hatch,  who  was 
born  in  West  Royalton,  January  8,  1837, 
died  March  8,  1904,  a  daughter  of  Adrian 
and  Lucy  (Frink)  Hatch.  Children,  born 
at  Holyoke:  Jane  Roselle,  born  January 
3,  1863;  Lorenzo  Arthur,  mentioned  be- 
low; Lucy  Hatch,  July  i,  1867,  died  No- 
vember 2"],  1874;  Elizabeth  Leona,  No- 
vember 6,  1870,  married  W.  W.  Eddy; 
Roland  Albert,  March  20,  1873;  Emily 
Meyers,  Juiy  29,  1878. 

(VII)  Lorenzo  Arthur  Williston,  son 
of  Lorenzo  Newton  Williston,  was  born 
at  Holyoke,  June  20,  1865.  He  received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  town.  He  began  his  business  career 
in  1883,  thirty-four  years  ago,  as  office 
Ijoy  for  Watson  Ely,  dealer  in  lumber  in 
Holyoke,  and  he  has  continued  in  the 
lumber  business  to  the  present  time  with 
the  same  concern.  When  the  business 
was  incorporated  in  1898,  Mr.  Williston 
became  secretary  of  the  corporation  and 
manager  of  the  business.  The  name  of 
the  concern  became  the  Ely  Lumber  Com- 
pany. As  manager  of  this  company,  Mr. 
Williston  has  been  among  the  foremost 
in  his  line  of  trade,  and  his  reputation  has 
extended  throughout  western  and  central 
Massachusetts.  For  three  years  he  was 
president  of  the  Retail  Lumber  Dealers' 
Association  of  Massachusetts. 


Mr.  Williston  has  been  called  into  the 
public  service  of  the  city,  and  for  the  past 
eight  years  has  been  on  the  Board  of  Park 
Commissioners  and  is  now  chairman.  To 
the  parks  he  has  given  the  same  able  ad- 
ministration of  affairs  that  he  has  given 
to  his  own  business,  and  he  has  devoted 
his  time  freely  to  the  improvement  and 
development  of  the  city  parks.  He  is  well 
known  in  Masonic  circles.  He  was  made 
a  Master  Mason  in  Mt.  Tom  Lodge,  and 
was  a  charter  member  of  William  Whit- 
ing Lodge,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons.  He  is  also  a  member  of  Holyoke 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ;  Holyoke 
Council,  Royal  and  Select  Masters; 
Springfield  Commandery,  Knights  Tem- 
plar;  the  Consistory;  Melha  Temple, 
Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  was  a 
charter  member  of  Robert  Morris  Chap- 
ter, Order  of  the  Eastern  Star,  and  a 
charter  member  of  Holyoke  Lodge,  Be- 
nevolent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
of  Holyoke  ;  also  of  Massasoit  Command- 
ery, Knights  of  Malta,  and  he  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Holyoke  Club  and  Mount  Torn 
Golf  Club.  For  three  years  he  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Pequot  Club. 

Mr.  Williston  married  (first)  in  1893, 
Alice  Hearn,  who  died  August  2,  1905, 
daughter  of  William  and  Frances  Hearn. 
Her  father  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War. 
He  married  (second)  Mary  McGuirk,  of 
Holyoke.  By  his  first  wife,  Mr.  Williston 
had  one  child,  Frances  Alice  Williston. 


O'DONNELL,  James  Joseph, 

Owner  of  Holyoke  "EveninR  Telegram." 

With  true  training  and  knowledge  of 
general  affairs,  and  association  with 
leaders  in  the  world's  progress,  Mr. 
O'Donnell,  a  leading  citizen  and  attorney 
of  Holyoke,  reflects  honor  upon  his  city, 
and  in  his  conduct  of  the  Holyoke  "Tele- 
gram" and  of  the  Holyoke  post  office,  of 
which   he   is  postmaster,  stands  for  the 


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highest  interests  of  the  city  and  of  the 
State.  Mr.  O'Donnell  has  filled  many 
offices  in  Holyoke  since  the  time  when, 
as  a  youth  of  twenty  years,  he  taught 
Latin  and  mathematics  in  the  Holyoke 
High  School,  and  in  all  of  these  he  has 
kept  the  human  and  helpful  side  in  view, 
with  a  personality  that  never  tired  urging 
progress  and  forward  movements  among 
Holyoke's  young  men. 

John  O'Donnell,  grandfather  of  James 
J.  O'Donnell,  w^as  born  in  the  town  of 
Inch,  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  and  his 
death  occurred  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, in  which  place  he  settled  upon  his 
arrival  in  this  country,  in  the  year  1840. 
In  his  native  land  and  also  in  his  adopted 
country,  he  devoted  his  attention  to  agri- 
culture, conducting  his  operations  in  the 
latter  place  on  a  farm  at  Rock  Valley.  He 
was  the  father  of  four  children :  John, 
Terrance,  Kate  and  Mary. 

Terrance  O'Donnell,  father  of  James  J. 
O'Donnell,  w^as  born  in  the  town  of  Inch, 
County  Kerry,  Ireland,  in  1837,  and  died 
in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  in  1873.  He 
w-as  brought  to  this  country  by  his  par- 
ents, when  a  young  man,  was  reared  on 
the  homestead  farm,  and  upon  attaining 
a  suitable  age  for  earning  his  own  liveli- 
hood began  work  in  the  quarries,  and  at 
the  time  of  his  death  was  foreman  of  the 
quarries  operated  by  Mr.  Delany.  He 
was  honest  and  capable,  and  was  held  in 
the  highest  esteem  by  all  with  whom  he 
associated.  He  married  Kate  Doyle,  a 
native  of  Dublin,  Ireland,  daughter  of 
Michael  and  Ellen  (Curran)  Doyle. 
James  M.  Doyle,  brother  of  Mrs.  O'Don- 
nell, was  chief  engineer  on  the  Southern 
Pacific  railroad,  and  was  actively  identi- 
fied with  its  construction ;  he  was  held 
in  the  highest  esteem  by  Collis  P.  Hunt- 
ington, the  financier  of  the  Southern 
Pacific  railroad.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Donnell 
were  the  parents  of  two  children :  Mary 
T.,  and  James  Joseph. 


James  Joseph  O'Donnell  was  born  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  May  13,  1873. 
lie  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Holyoke,  and  Holy  Cross  College,  where 
he  was  graduated  in  1892,  after  which  he 
pursued  a  post-graduate  course  in  Har- 
vard University.  He  taught  Latin  and 
mathematics  in  the  Holyoke  High  School, 
then  entered  the  Boston  University  Law 
School  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  V>. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1898,  and 
from  that  year  to  1904  engaged  in  the 
active  practice  of  law  in  Holyoke.  The 
following  five  years  he  served  as  suj^er- 
intendent  of  schools  in  Holyoke,  and  his 
keen  judgment,  fine  sense  of  practicability 
and  skill  made  many  advances  in  the  Hol- 
yoke schools,  and  he  left  the  imprint  of 
his  personality  upon  his  work.  The  year 
1910  was  spent  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Holyoke.  In  the  following  year 
he  bought  out  the  majority  of  the  stock 
of  the  Holyoke  "Telegram."  of  which  he 
was  already  a  large  stockholder,  and  was 
made  president  and  treasurer  of  the  cor- 
poration, and  has  edited,  published  and 
controlled  the  policies  of  the  paper  ever 
since,  which  has  steadily  increased  in  cir- 
culation, and  its  influence  as  a  factor  for 
good  has  been  strongly  felt  in  the  com- 
munity. In  addition  to  this  he  is  treasurer 
of  the  Essex  Pad  and  Paper  Company  of 
Holyoke,  one  of  the  well  known  enter- 
prises of  that  thriving  city,  and  has  also 
dealt  extensively  in  real  estate. 

Since  attaining  his  majority,  Mr.  O'Don- 
nell has  taken  an  active  interest  in  the 
welfare  of  the  Democratic  party,  and  has 
been  one  of  the  real  forces  in  developing 
and  keeping  Holyoke  as  the  Western 
Massachusetts  stronghold  of  Democracy. 
Perhaps  nothing  will  show  his  determin- 
ation more  than  the  fact  that  Holyoke 
was  the  only  city  in  Massachusetts  that 
went  for  President  Wilson  in  the  Demo- 
cratic primaries  when  that  gentleman  was 
first  a  candidate.    Mr.  O'Donnell  assured 


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the  Wilson  leaders  in  advance  that  Hol- 
yoke  would  be  recorded  for  him  in  the 
primaries,  and  all  the  efforts  of  the  Clark 
men  or  Massachusetts  State  Democratic 
committees  could  not  divert  him  from  his 
purpose.  The  prominence  he  has  gained 
therein  is  the  result  of  the  influence  of  a 
man  whose  opinions  are  honest  and  in 
whom  the  people  have  confidence.  He 
was  appointed  by  Governor  E.  N.  Foss 
on  the  committee  on  river  waterways  for 
the  purpose  of  developing  the  Connecti- 
cut river  from  Holyoke  to  Long  Island 
Sound.  He  was  appointed  postmaster  of 
Holyoke,  November  25,  1913,  one  of  the 
first  appointees  of  President  Wilson,  and 
is  performing  the  duties  of  that  office  at 
the  present  time  (1917).  Mr.  O'Donnell 
holds  membership  in  the  Boston  Press 
Association,  Irish  Historical  Society,  Park 
Lyceum,  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians, 
Knights  of  Columbus,  Country  Club  of 
Holyoke,  Mt.  Tom  Golf  Club  and  the  Hol- 
yoke Club.  Genial  in  manner,  pleasant 
in  conversation,  Mr.  O'Donnell  has  a  large 
circle  of  well  earned  friends. 

Mr.  O'Donnell  married,  February  14, 
1912,  Mary  Dillon,  of  Holyoke,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Anne  (Kennedy)  Dillon. 


FARR,  Hoit  Franklin, 

Active    Business    Man. 

For  half  a  century,  Hoit  Franklin  Farr 
has  been  in  active  business  life  in  Canada 
and  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  his  first  con- 
nection in  Holyoke  being  with  the  Farr 
Alpaca  Company,  the  last  quarter  of  a 
century  with  the  American  Dye  Wood 
Company.  He  is  a  descendant  of  an  old 
Massachusetts  family,  that  first  appeared 
in  New  England  as  early  as  1629,  when 
George  Farr,  shipwright,  came  in  the  fleet 
with  Higginson,  settled  first  in  Salem, 
and  soon  afterward  went  to  Lynn,  where 
he  was  made  freeman  in  1635. 


(I)  Thomas  Farr,  of  Hardwick,  Mas- 
sachusetts, with  whom  this  narrative  be- 
gins, removed  there  from  Stow  or  Little- 
ton some  time  previous  to  1719,  when  his 
name  appears  as  the  owner  of  land.  In 
that  year  also  his  wife  Elizabeth  was  ad- 
mitted a  member  of  the  church  in  Hard- 
wick. He  was  the  father  of  two  sons : 
Thomas,  Jr.,  and  Jonathan. 

(II)  Jonathan,  son  of  Thomas  and 
Elizabeth  Farr,  lived  in  Hardwick,  but 
was  of  Chesterfield,  New  Hampshire,  pre- 
vious to  1767.  He  was  a  selectman  in 
1777,  and  during  the  same  year  served  as 
a  soldier  in  the  Revolution.  He  married 
(first)  June  5,  1751,  Mary,  daughter  of 
John  Wells;  married  (second)  January 
19,  1757,  Mercy,  a  daughter  of  Thomas 
Winslow.  Children:  i.  William,  born 
March  15,  1752.  2.  Jonathan,  born  April 
14,  1754.  (By  second  wife)  :  3.  Joshua, 
born  September  23,  1757,  died  August  28, 
1815;  married  Molly,  daughter  of  Zerub- 
bael  Snow.    4.  Amos,  born  March  9,  1759. 

5.  Mary,  October,  18,  1760;  died  Decem- 
ber 16,  1839;  married  Jonathan  Brigham. 

6.  Moses,  born  May  18,  1762.  7.  Abigail, 
born  January  i,  1764,  died  at  St.  Johns- 
bury,  Vermont,  1837 ;  married,  1787,  James 
Snow.  8.  Asahel,  born  March  23,  1766. 
Children  by  third  wife :  9.  Susy  or  Susan, 
born  July  21,  1779.  10.  Sabrina,  born 
February  i,  1782,  died  January  18,  1868; 
married  (first)  1802,  Francis  Parks ;  (sec- 
ond) Wilder  Brown ;  (third)  1837,  Rus- 
sell Farr.  11.  Charlotte,  born  February  9, 
1799. 

(HI)  Moses,  son  of  Jonathan  and 
Mercy  (Winslow)  Farr,  was  born  in 
Deerfield,  Massachusetts,  1761,  and  died 
in  Chesterfield,  New  Hampshire,  July  14, 
1829.  He  married,  in  1784,  Sabrina  Hast- 
ings, (laughter  of  Josiah  Hastings,  who 
married  Mary  Hartwell  and  settled  in 
Chesterfield  as  early  as  1770,  and  lived 
near  the  river  in  the  southwest  part  of 


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the  town,  on  what  has  long  been  known 
as  the  Hastings  farm.  He  served  as  a 
private  in  Company  T.,  Third  Regiment 
New  Hampshire  Volunteers,  in  the  Revo- 
lution, which  took  an  active  part  in  the 
battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  was  in  service 
in  1775,  and  1777.  He  died  December  14, 
1810.  Moses  and  Sabrina  (Hastings)  Farr 
had  eight  children,  all  born  in  Chester- 
field:  I.  Achsah,  July  2,  1785;  died  No- 
vember 21,  1824;  married  1803,  John 
Snow.  2.  Ora,  July  25,  1786.  3.  Mary, 
February  20,  1788;  married,  1809,  Ezra 
Church.  4.  Roxanna,  August  21,  1789; 
died  July  4,  1825 ;  married  Loring  Farr. 
5.  Jason,  1794,  a  physician ;  died  October 
II,  1825;  married  Rachel,  daughter  of 
John  Day.  6.  Sally,  1796,  died  May  13, 
1828;  married,  1815,  Roswell  Powers.  7. 
Polly,  1799;  died  May  8,  1840;  married, 
1829,  Roswell  Powers.  8.  Sabrina,  1809, 
died  December  10,  1829. 

(IV)  Ora,  son  of  Moses  and  Sabrina 
(Hastings)  Farr,  was  born  in  Chester- 
field, New  Hampshire,  July  25,  1786,  died 
there,  June  30,  1828.  He  was  a  mill- 
wright, and  followed  his  trade  in  the 
town.  In  1814  he  married  Hannah  Har- 
ris, born  in  Chesterfield,  June  20,  1795, 
died  at  Sutton,  Vermont,  July  31,  1852, 
daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  (Colburn) 
Harris,  granddaughter  of  Abner,  Sr.,  and 
Debora  Harris,  who  removed  with  his 
family  from  Medford,  Massachusetts,  to 
Woodstock,  Connecticut.  Abner  Harris 
married  Elizabeth  Lawrence,  of  Medford. 
He  was  a  son  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Dun- 
bar) Harris,  and  a  grandson  of  Arthur 
Harris,  who  came  from  England  to 
America,  was  of  Duxbury,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1640,  and  afterwards  was  one  of 
the  proprietors  and  first  settlers  of 
Bridgewater,  Massachusetts.  His  wife 
was  Martha  Lake.  Ora  and  Hannah 
(Harris)  Farr  had  six  children,  all  born 
in  Chesterfield:    i.  Emily,  April  25,  1815; 


married,  1834,  Alfred  Chamberlain.  2. 
Marshall  H.,  January  16,  1817.  3.  Hoit 
F.,  January  18,  1819;  lived  in  California, 
but  died  in  Sutton,  Vermont,  July  16, 
1867.  4.  Larkin  L.,  November  4,  1821. 
5.  Norman  H.,  April  16,  1824.  6.  George 
R.,  July  27,  1826.  After  the  death  of 
Ora  Farr,  his  widow  married  (second) 
Luther  Stoddard,  and  removed  to  Ver- 
mont. 

(V)  Larkin  Lloyd  Farr,  son  of  Ora 
and  Hannah  (Harris)  Farr,  was  born  No- 
vember 4,  1821,  in  Chesterfield,  New 
Hampshire,  died  September  12,  1863,  at 
Brattleboro,  Vermont.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  a  carpenter,  and  resided  in  various 
parts  of  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire. 
Fle  married,  February  23,  1845,  Mary  V. 
Young,  born  January  14,  1828,  daughter 
of  John  Folsom  Young,  of  Deerfield, 
New  Hampshire.  Children:  i.  Ellen  S., 
resident  of  Holyoke ;  born  in  Manchester, 
New  Hampshire,  May  4,  1846.  2.  Hoit 
F.,  of  further  mention.  3.  Fred  M.,  resi- 
dent of  Keene,  New  Hampshire ;  born  in 
Newark,  Vermont,  September  2^,  1853 ; 
married,  June  3,  1880,  Mary  J.  Hills.  4. 
Dennie  L.,  born  in  Chesterfield,  New 
Hampshire,  November  29,  1861,  whose 
sketch  follows. 

(VI)  Hoit  Franklin  Farr,  son  of 
Larkin  Lloyd  and  Mary  V.  (Young) 
Farr,  was  born  in  Newark,  Vermont, 
January  14,  1852.  He  attended  public 
schools,  in  Newark,  Vermont,  and  Hes- 
peler,  Canada.  At  the  age  of  fourteen, 
in  1866,  he  joined  his  cousin,  Herbert 
Marshall  Farr,  whose  father.  Marshall 
Howard  Farr,  was  a  contractor  and 
builder.  Later,  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  he 
left  school  and  entered  the  office  of 
Randall  Farr  &  Company,  that  firm  com- 
posed of  relatives  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  knit  goods  at  Hespeler,  Water- 
loo county,  Canada.  The  confinement 
proved   too  much   for   Mr.   Farr,   and   in 


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1871  he  gave  up  his  position  and  went 
to  California,  sojourning  in  the  Vaca 
Valley  in  Solano  county.  Much  improved 
in  health,  he  returned  the  sam^e  year  to 
Canada,  and  secured  work  with  Randall 
Parr  &  Company,  continuing  until  1874, 
when  the  company  moved  to  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  incorporated  as  ilic  Farr 
Alpaca  Company.  capital  $250,000 — 
erected  mills,  and  the  same  year  began 
business  with  Merhert  M.  Farr  as  agent 
and  active  business  head.  After  the  re- 
moval to  Holyoke,  Hoit  F.  Farr  con- 
tinued in  the  employ  of  the  Farr  Alpaca 
Company  for  seventeen  years,  spending 
eighteen  months  in  the  manufacturing 
department,  then  going  to  the  finishing 
and  dyeing  department,  as  its  capable 
manager.  In  1891  he  resigned  his  posi- 
tion on  account  of  failing  health,  and 
entered  the  employ  of  the  American  Dye 
Wood  Company,  of  New  York,  as  travel- 
ing salesman.  Life  on  the  road  built  up 
his  health,  and  for  twenty-five  years  he 
represented  his  company  in  the  New 
England  States,  his  labors  in  later  years 
having  been  confined  to  the  States  of 
Massachusetts  and  Connecticut.  These 
two  corporations  have  claimed  his  entire 
business  activity,  and  each  had  his  serv- 
ices about  twenty-five  years.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican,  and  in  religious  faith, 
a  Unitarian.     He  is  a  member  of  Mount 


1.  Ervin  Harris  Farr,  born  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  August  12,  1882.  After 
graduation  from  high  school  he  attended 
Tufts  College  one  and  one-half  years, 
then  entered  Dartmouth  Medical  College, 
whence  he  was  graduated  M.  D..  class  of 
1906.  He  began  practice  in  Holyoke  in 
November,  1907,  and  there  continues  suc- 
cessfully specializing  in  X-Ray  practice. 
He  was  city  physician  for  two  years,  and 
in  charge  of  the  Holyoke  Tuberculosis 
Sanitarium  six  months  of  the  same  year. 
Dr.  Farr  married,  October  6,  1913,  Ruby 
Medora  Beeching,  daughter  of  William  S. 
and  Edith  (Marston)  Beeching. 

2.  Clarence  Larkin  Farr,  second  son  of 
Hoit  F.  Farr.  was  born  in  Holyoke,  March 
9,  1892.  After  completing  his  education 
in  Holyoke  schools,  he  entered  business 
life,  and  is  now  a  traveling  salesman  for 
the  Lyman  Seed  Company. 


FARR,  Dennie  L., 

Ex-Mayor,   Prominent  Citizen. 

In  presenting  to  the  readers  of  this 
volume  the  history  of  Dennie  L.  Farr, 
late  of  Holyoke,  we  record  an  account 
of  a  life  that  has  been  honorable  and 
useful.  He  was  regarded  as  one  of  the 
leading  citizens  of  Holyoke,  and  his 
worth  as  a  public  ofificer  was  widely 
acknowledged  because  of  the  efficient 
service  he  performed  in  the  various 
offices  he  filled.  He  came  of  an  old 
Massachusetts  family. 


Dennie  L.  Farr  was  born  in  Chester- 
Tom  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  field,  New  Hampshire,  November  29, 
Holyoke    Lodge,    Independent    Order   of     1861,   died    in    Holyoke,    Massachusetts, 


Odd  Fellows ;  and  the  Holyoke  Canoe 
Club.  He  is  a  man  thoroughly  respected 
by  all  who  know  him,  a  good  business 
man,  and  companionable  friend. 

Mr.  Farr  married,  October  25,  1876, 
Mary  Belle  Porter,  born  at  Great  Falls 
(Xew  Sommerworth),  New  Hampshire, 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Rosabelle 
(Hazen)  Porter.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Farr  are 
the  parents  of  two  sons : 


May  19,  1909.  He  received  his  early 
education  in  the  schools  of  Bellows  Falls, 
New  Hampshire,  Westminster,  Vermont, 
and  of  his  native  town,  and  then  became 
a  student  in  the  academy  at  Swanzey, 
New  Hampshire.  At  the  age  of  seven- 
teen he  made  his  home  in  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  entered  the  employ  of 
the  Farr  Alpaca  Company,  of  which  the 
late  Herbert  M.  Farr,  a  cousin  of  Dennie 


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L.  Farr,  was  the  founder.  Later  he  was 
promoted  to  the  position  of  paymaster, 
in  which  capacity  he  served  for  ten  years, 
then  became  assistant  treasurer,  and 
faithfully  discharged  the  duties  of  that 
office  until  1902,  when  illness  compelled 
him  to  relinquish  work  that  had  proved 
both  agreeable  and  remunerative.  Mr. 
Farr  always  took  a  deep  interest  in  public 
affairs,  and  was  prominently  identified 
with  the  Republican  party.  In  1887  he 
began  his  political  career,  being  elected  a 
member  of  the  Common  Council,  and  in 
the  following  year  was  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen.  His  excellent  work 
in  these  branches  of  the  city  government 
was  so  satisfactory  to  the  voters  of  Hol- 
yoke  that  in  1889  he  was  elected  city 
treasurer,  which  office  he  held  for  three 
years.  He  was  thorough  and  efficient  in 
the  performance  of  duty  in  that  important 
position,  and  in  1893  he  was  elected  to 
the  highest  office  in  the  gift  of  the 
people,  that  of  mayor  of  Holyoke,  he 
assuming  those  responsible  obligations 
when  only  thirty-two  years  of  age. 
Under  his  administration  many  improve- 
ments were  made  and  several  important 
public  works  were  inaugurated  and  com- 
pleted, among  them  the  sewer  systems  of 
Elmwood  and  Oakdale,  also  the  beautiful 
new  public  school  building  of  Elmwood, 
the  finest  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Farr  was  one  of  the  most  popular 
men  in  the  city  of  Holyoke,  and  his  rise 
in  the  political  history  of  the  city  proved 
not  only  his  tremendous  popularity  and 
the  esteem  in  which  he  was  held,  but  the 
fact  that  he  always  did  his  duty  well  and 
thus  earned  the  commendation  of  the 
citizens.  He  was  a  self-made  man,  of 
magnetic  personality,  possessed  fine  high 
ideals,  and  was  ever  ready  to  assist  when 
the  opportunity  presented  itself.  He  was 
a  member  of  Mt.  Tom  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons ;  Mt.  Holyoke  Chapter, 
Royal   Arch    Masons;   Holyoke    Council, 


Royal  and  Select  Masters;  Springfield 
Commandery,  Knights  Templar;  was 
also  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum, 
Holyoke  Turn  Verein,  Holyoke  Canoe 
Club  and  Bay  State  Club.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Second  Congregational 
Church  of  Holyoke,  and  was  an  active 
member  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association,  having  served  on  its  finance 
committee  many  years. 

Mr.  Farr  married,  October  12,  1886, 
Augusta  Schaefer,  daughter  of  Leonard 
Schaefer,  of  Windsor  Locks,  Connecticut. 
Children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Farr:  i. 
Leonard  S.,  with  the  Farr  Alpaca  Works ; 
married  Christine  Dickey,  and  they  have 
two  sons — Gilmore  Lloyd  and  Duncan 
Larkin.  2.  Ruth,  a  graduate  of  Holyoke 
High  School  and  Wheelock  Kinder- 
garten School,  and  for  seven  years 
has  taught  in  Proctor,  Vermont ;  she  has 
travelled  extensively  over  the  United 
States,  thus  adding  greatly  to  her  knowl- 
edge of  people  and  places.  3.  Clara  V., 
a  graduate  of  the  Dr.  Sargent's  Schooi 
of  Physical  Culture,  in  Cambridge  ;  noM 
the  wife  of  Herman  C.  Walker,  an  ety 
mologist  of  West  Springfield,  Massachu 
setts,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Eliza- 
beth. 

Mr.  Farr  was  a  true,  staunch  and  un- 
failing friend,  a  devoted  husl)and,  an 
affectionate  father,  and  in  all  these  re- 
spects he  was  a  man,  with  all  that  that 
means.  His  life  may  prove  an  example 
for  others  to  follow  in  his  footsteps,  and 
this  is  a  legacy  more  precious  than  any- 
thing else.  He  was  an  example  of  un- 
faltering devotion  to  duty,  and  a  man 
whose  faith  in  his  duty  as  a  citizen  was 
very  high. 


FARR,  Simeon, 

Representative  Citizen. 

Twenty-eight  years  ago,  Simeon   Farr 
and  his  wife.  Ann   (Batchelor)   Farr,  left 


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their  English  home  and  came  to  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  where  they  made  their 
home  on  South  street,  Ehn\voo<l.  Later 
they  moved  to  No.  19  View  street,  where 
on  March  5,  1892,  they  celebrated  their 
silver  wedding.  There  they  continued 
living  until  March  5,  1917,  when  their 
golden  anniversary  was  celebrated  by 
their  keeping  an  "open  house"  and  a  fam- 
ily reunion,  eleven  children  and  twenty- 
five  grandchildren  now  comprising  the 
family.  The  twenty-eight  years  passed 
in  Holyoke.  Massachusetts,  have  been 
spent  by  Mr.  Farr  in  active  labor  as  mill 
worker  and  gardener,  and  although  they 
have  whitened  his  locks  and  left  their 
imprint  in  other  ways,  he  is  strong  and 
healthy,  performing  his  regular  duties 
every  day.  He  is  a  son  of  James  Farr, 
born  in  England,  in  1797,  died  in  his 
native  land  in  1858.  James  Farr  married 
Martha  Marks,  born  in  1804,  died  at  the 
great  age  of  ninety-three  years.  They 
were  the  parents  of  Alfred,  Henry,  Maria, 
Sarah.  Elizabeth,  Mary,  Robert,  Jane, 
George,  and  Simeon,  the  last  named  the 
only  survivor  of  this  family. 

Simeon  Farr  was  born  in  Trowbridge, 
Wiltshire,  England,  June  7,  1846,  and 
there  attended  the  public  schools.  When 
still  young  he  began  working  at  farm- 
ing and  gardening,  at  first  but  half  of  the 
day,  spending  half  a  day  in  school.  This 
continued  until  his  school  days  were  over, 
when  he  became  a  full  time  farm  worker, 
being  so  engaged  for  three  years.  The 
woolen  mills  of  Trowbridge  then  claimed 
him,  and  for  twenty-three  years  he  con- 
tinued employed  in  woolen  manufactur- 
ing, from  the  age  of  twenty  until  he  was 
forty-three.  In  1889  he  came  with  his 
family  to  the  United  States,  locating  in 
Holyoke,  which  has  ever  since  been  his 
hom£.  His  first  employment  in  Holyoke 
was  as  an  employee  of  the  Beebe  & 
Weber  Mills,  nine  years  being  passed 
with  that  company.     For  the  past   nine 


years  he  has  been  in  charge  of  the  park 
plots  and  gardens  surrounding  the  Had- 
ley  division  of  the  American  Thread 
Company,  and  also  the  No.  2  mill  of  the 
same  company  as  gardener,  reverting  to 
the  occupation  of  his  youth  and  one  he 
loves. 

From  youth  Mr.  Farr  has  been  a  musi- 
cian, and  for  eighteen  years  was  organist 
of  St.  Nicholas  Church,  North  Bradley, 
England.  His  talent  was  not  confined  to 
the  instrument,  he  having  a  good  voice 
that  was  cultivated,  and  for  several  years 
he  was  a  member  of  a  male  quartette. 
Since  coming  to  Holyoke  he  has  played 
occasionally  in  local  churches  and  aided 
in  musical  entertainments.  For  twenty- 
tw^o  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  Court 
City  of  Holyoke,  Foresters  of  America. 

Mr.  Farr  married  in  Trowbridge,  Eng- 
land, March  5,  1867,  Ann  Batchelor,  born 
May  24,   1844,  Rev.  Samuel  Martin  per- 
forming  the    marriage    ceremony.      Mrs. 
Farr   was    also    born   in   Trowbridge,    a 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Fanny  (Martin) 
Batchelor,  and  a  sister  of  Alfred,  George 
and   Edward   Batchelor,   all   residents   of 
Holyoke.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Farr  are  the  par- 
ents of  twelve  sons  and  daughters,  eleven 
of  whom  are  living:     Emily,  died  at  the 
age  of  five  years ;  Fanny,  married  Albert 
Mennel,  of  Holyoke ;  Albert,  of  Holyoke ; 
Ellen,  married  Frank  Goodman,  of  Provi- 
dence,   Rhode    Island;   Jesse    Nelson,    of 
Providence ;  Fred  F.,  of  Holyoke ;  Lewis, 
of  Holyoke ;  William,  of  Westfield,  Mas- 
sachusetts ;    Margaret,    married    Carlton 
Pratt,   of  North   Adams,   Massachusetts; 
Howard,  of  Holyoke;  Mary,  married  Jo- 
seph Collins,  of  Palmer,  Massachusetts ; 
John,  of  Brockton.     These  children,  also- 
twenty-five    grandchildren    were    present 
at  the  golden  wedding  anniversary  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Farr,  March  5,  1917,  all  having 
come   to    this   country    and    made    their 
homes  with  or  not  far  from  their  parents 
in  Holyoke.     The  parents,  always  home 


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loving  people  and  deeply  mindful  of  their 
children's  interests  and  welfare,  are  now 
richly  repaid  in  knowing  that  all  are 
happily  situated,  and  they  in  turn  are 
deeply  mindful  of  the  interests  and  wel- 
fare of  their  honored  parents. 

Upon  the  occasion  of  their  golden 
wedding,  Mr.  Farr  wrote  the  following 
poem: 

To  My  Beloved  Wife  on  the  Occasion  of  Our 
Golden  Wedding,  March  5,  1917. 

It's  fifty  years  ago  to-day,  Dear  Heart, 
That  we  joined  hands  and  hearts,  and  pledged 
to  share 
Each  other's  burdens,  joys,  and  play  our  part 
In  life,  when  all  the  world  looked  fresh  and 
fair. 

The  dreams  and  hopes  that  ardent  youth  inspired, 
Not  all  were  realized,  yet,  it  is  plain 

That  God  withheld  some  treasures  most  desired 
For  His  own  purpose,  lest  we  live  in  vain. 

God's  special  gifts  are  ours,  the  children's  love. 
And  sympathies.     And  all  the  days  to  come. 

Our  hope  and  fervent  prayer  is  "that  the  dove 
Of    peace    shall    spread    her    pinions    o'er    our 
home." 

We  look  adown  the  vista  of  the  years. 
We've  passed  together,  toiled  together,  prayed ; 

Sometimes    we've    caused    each    other    pain,    yea 
tears ; 
But  love  has  ever  healed  the  wounds  we  made. 

As  the  years  pass  on  we'll  need  each  other  more ; 

The  joys  which  thrilled  the  heart  of  youth  are 
gone; 
The  River  seems  more  real ;    the  dark'ning  shore. 

The  turbid  waters  each  must  breast  alone. 

We  now  have  passed  the  allotted  years  of  man. 

And  lengthening  shadows  steal  across  the  lea. 
The  few  more  days  that  are  left,  we  humbly  plan. 

To  dedicate  them  all.  Oh  Lord,  to  Thee. 

—  Simeon  Farr. 


SHEEHAN,  Patrick  Henry, 
Lavryer. 

Since  the  date  of  his  birth  in  County 
Cork,   Ireland,   in    1834,   until   his   sailing 


for  the  United  States  in  1873,  Jeremiah 
Sheehan,  father  of  Patrick  H.  of  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  lived  in  his  native  county, 
becoming  a  well  known  manufacturer  of 
custom  trade  shoes.  He  was  a  quiet 
home-loving  man,  and  it  was  a  great  trial 
to  him  to  break  with  the  associations  of 
a  lifetime,  but  the  "land  of  promise''  was 
out  across  the  seas  and  was  beckoning 
him,  so  that  in  1873,  with  his  wife  and 
family,  he  came,  settling  at  North  Brook- 
field,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed in  the  shoe  factories  until  his 
death  in  1887.  His  wife,  Mary  Connolly, 
also  born  in  County  Cork,  died  in  North 
Brookfield,  Massachusetts,  in  1893,  aged 
sixty-two.  They  were  the  parents  of: 
Mary;  Daniel,  deceased;  Jeremiah; 
Patrick  Henry,  of  further  mention ; 
Thomas,  deceased ;  James,  postmaster  at 
Minis,    Massachusetts. 

When  the  family  left  their  home  in 
Ireland,  Patrick  Henry  Sheehan  was  a 
child  of  three  years,  his  birthday,  March 
12,  1870.  When  of  suitable  age  he  began 
attending  the  North  Brookfield  public 
school,  and  when  sufficiently  advanced 
entered  Holy  Cross  College  at  Worces- 
ter, Massachusetts,  pursuing  a  three 
years'  course.  He  prepared  for  the  pro- 
fession of  law  at  Boston  University  Law 
School,  and  in  private  study  under  the 
preceptorship  of  L.  Emerson  Barnes,  of 
North  Brookfield,  completing  preparation 
and  gaining  admission  to  the  Worcester 
county  bar  in  1893.  He  located  in  Hol- 
yoke the  same  year,  and  has  there  con- 
tinuously practiced  until  the  present 
(1917);  is  well  established,  and  highly 
regarded  as  a  lawyer  and  citizen.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  various  bar  associations, 
and  holds  the  unlimited  confidence  of  the 
bench  and  bar  of  the  county  in  which  his 
entire  professional  life  of  nearly  a  quarter 
of  a  century  has  been  spent. 

In  addition  to  a  large  law  practice,  Mr. 


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Sheehan  has  been  interested  in  political 
affairs,  and  is  one  of  the  leading  Demo- 
crats of  his  city.  In  1895  he  was  chair- 
man of  the  Democratic  City  Committee 
of  Holyoke.  and  in  1896  he  was  nomi- 
nated by  his  party  as  their  candidate  for 
Congress  from  the  Holyoke  district, 
polling  an  exceptionally  large  vote.  His 
profession  holds  him  closely,  a  large 
clientele  entrusting  him  with  the  con- 
duct of  their  legal  aflFairs.  He  is  very 
jealous  of  the  rights  of  his  clients,  and  he 
uses  all  his  rights  within  the  law  to 
protect  them.  He  is  rated  a  skillful,  hon- 
orable lawyer  and  a  safe  adviser,  learned, 
honorable  and  upright. 

Mr.  Sheehan  married,  in  Boston,  in 
June,  i8</),  Mary  E.  Collins,  of  that  city, 
daughter  of  Edmund  and  Eliza  (Hen- 
nessy)  Collins.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sheehan 
are  the  parents  of  two  sons:  Henry  Col- 
lins, born  April  16,  1897;  and  John  Ed- 
mund, November  2,  1903. 


SMITH.  Albert, 

Enterprising  Business  Man. 

The  comjnodious  modern  store,  364 
High  street,  Holyoke,  in  which  is  housed 
the  jewelry  business  of  Lynch  &  Smith, 
is  the  outgrowth  of  the  business  founded 
in  Holyoke  in  1889  by  Albert  Smith,  the 
present  junior  partner.  Mr.  Smith  is  a 
practical  jeweler,  inheriting  from  his 
father  mechanical  ability  of  a  high  order, 
which,  developed  under  high  class  in- 
struction, has  produced  the  expert  jew- 
eler and  watch  maker.  He  is  of  English 
birth  and  parentage,  a  grandson  of  Ben- 
jamin Smith,  and  a  son  of  William  Smith, 
Yorkshire  men  and  skilled  mechanics. 

William  Smith  born  in  Kieghby,  York- 
shire, England,  in  1844,  is  now  living 
retired  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  school,  and 
learned  the  machinist's  trade  in  England, 


becoming  an  expert  w^orker  in  metals. 
In  1881  he  came  to  the  United  States, 
locating  in  Holyoke,  there  entering  the 
employ  of  J.  and  W.  Jolly  as  machinist, 
continuing  with  them  over  twenty  years, 
until  his  retirement  from  active  service. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  a 
man  of  integrity,  highly  respected.  He 
married  Ada  Shuttleworth,  who  died  in 
1906,  aged  sixty-one  years.  Their  eldest 
son,  John  Smith,  died  September  5,  1916, 
leaving  a  widow,  Clara  (Britzel)  Smith, 
and  a  son,  John  William  Smith. 

Albert  Smith,  second  and  youngest 
son  of  William  and  Ada  (Shuttleworth) 
Smith,  was  born  in  Kieghby,  Yorkshire, 
England,  March  20,  1877.  He  was 
brought  to  the  United  States  by  his  par- 
ents in  1881,  and  there  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools.  After  completing  his 
school  years  he  entered  the  employ  of 
Mr.  Baum,  and  began  learning  the  trade 
and  business  of  a  jeweler.  After  pro- 
gressing to  a  certain  point  he  left  Mr. 
Baum  and  entered  the  Horological 
School  at  Waltham,  Massachusetts, 
whence  he  completed  full  courses  and 
was  graduated  in  1898.  After  graduation 
he  returned  to  Holyoke,  and  the  same 
year  opened  a  jewelry  and  optical  goods 
store  which  he  conducted  alone  until 
1901,  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
Thomas  J.  Lynch,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Lynch  &  Smith,  jewelers  and  op- 
ticians. They  conducted  a  very  success- 
ful business  at  No.  394  High  street  until 
May,  191 7,  when  they  moved  to  their 
present  store,  364  High  street,  in  a  block 
owned  by  the  firm.  The  store  is  hand- 
somely and  appropriately  furnished, 
well  stocked,  is  conducted  along  the  best 
modern  lines,  and  is  one  of  Holyoke's 
prosperous  business  houses. 

In  addition  to  his  jewelry  business,  Mr. 
Smith  is  president  of  the  Bijou  Theatre 
Company.     The  Bijou  has  recently  been 


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renewed  and  refurnished  at  a  large  out- 
lay, and  is  one  of  the  attractive  amuse- 
ment houses  of  the  city.  He  is  a  member 
of  Mt.  Tom  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;   Holyoke    Chapter,   Royal    Arch 


mained  with  Burdett  tS:  Williams  until 
1870.  then  after  a  short  time  he  located 
in  Holyoke. 

The   first  years  of  his  business  career 
in     llolvokc    in    the    hardware    business, 


Masons;    Holyoke    Council.    Royal    and  were  spent  in  partnership  with  Joel  Rus- 

Select    Masters;    and     Humbolt     Lodge,  sell  under  the  firm  name  of  J.  Russell  & 

Knights  of  Pythias.     In  religious  prefer-  Company.     They    were    located    in    the 

ence  he  is  a  Baptist.  Hotel  Hamilton  block  on  Dwight  street, 

Mr.  Smith  married,  June  3.   1913.  Ella  and  there  conducted  a  successful  business 

MifYert.  daughter  of  William  Miffert,  of  until   1883.  when  C.ilbert   E.  Russell  sold 


Holyoke.  They  are  the  parents  of  a 
daughter,  Edith  Smith,  born  April  13, 
1914;  and  a  son,  Edwin  Albert,  born  July 
12,  1917. 


RUSSELL,  Gilbert  E., 

Bnsiness  Man. 


Gilbert  E.  Russell,  of  this  review, 
located  in  Holyoke.  Massachusetts,  in 
1870  and  was  there  successfully  engaged      careful,  thoroughly  reliable  business  man. 


his  interest  to  his  cousin   Rrjbert  and  re- 
tired from  the  firm. 

lie  then  opened  a  hardware  store  at 
245  High  street  under  his  own  name,  so 
continuing  for  about  eight  years,  when 
he  admitted  .Archie  Osbourne  to  a  part- 
nershij).  The  firm  becoming  Russell  & 
Osbourne.  They  built  up  a  very  large 
business,  Mr.  Russell  continuing  the 
active  head   until   his   death.      He  was  a 


in  business  until  his  death,  January  26, 
1907.  The  hardware  business  which  he 
founded  became  one  of  the  largest  in  Hol- 
yoke, and  stands  as  a  monument  to  his 
business  ability. 

Gilbert  E.  Russell  was  born  at  Bidde- 
ford,  Maine,  November  6,  1848.  He  was 
the  son  of  Amos  and  Sarah  Russell.  His 
parents  moved  to  Holyoke,  thence  to 
West  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  where 
they  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives.  Gilbert 
E.  Russell  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  West  Springfield  and  Burnett's 
English  and  Classical  Institute  of  Spring- 


highly  esteemed  and  very  popular.  Xo 
l)etter  estimate  of  the  place  Mr.  Russell 
held  in  public  esteem  can  be  given  than 
the  resolutions  passed  by  the  Men's  Club 
of  the  Second  Congregational  Church,  of 
which  he  was  a  memhcr.  /\t  the  regular 
meeting  of  this  club  the  following  resolu- 
tions were  passed : 

It  is  hereby  resolved  to  e.xtcnd  t-^  the  wife  of 
our  late  lamented  member,  G.  K.  Russell,  the 
deepest  sympathy  of  this  organization  in  her  great 
loss  and  affliction,  and  each  and  every  member 
will  long  cherish  and  admire  his  sterling  qualities 
and  absolute  fairness  in  all  business  matters; 
field.     He  began  business  life  as  clerk  in       his  kindly  influence  and  manly  action   under  all 

,,        c-             u       1                 4.              TJ^ 1,.    r^  conditions  won  for  him  the  respect  and  devotion 

the  Snow  hardware  store.      He  onlv  re-  .  ,,     ^           .       .  .  •                     n    1 

"  he  so  richlv  deserved  and  his  memorv  will  alwavs 

mained   here   a   short   time   when   he   re-  ^^   cherished  by   those   who   were   fortunate   to 

signed   and   next    located   in    Worcester,  j^p^w  him  and  esteem  his  friendship. 
Massachusetts,    there    continuing    in    the 


hardware  btisiness  as  clerk  for  the  firm  of 
White  &  Conant,  and  here  he  remained 
until  he  received  the  offer  of  a  better  posi- 
tion with  Burdett  &  \\'illiams,  of  Boston, 
and  he    then  went    to  that  citv.     He    re- 


A  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Russell 
took  a  deep  interest  in  public  affairs,  and 
neglected  none  of  the  duties  imposed  by 
citizenship,  but  never  would  accept  polit- 
ical office,  although  often  importuned  to 


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do  so.     He  did  however   take   an   active      sional   reputation  and  honor,  their  prac- 


interest  in  the  State  National  Guard,  and 
was  one  of  the  organizers  of  Company 
D,  of  Holyoke,  and  for  a  number  of  years 
held  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant  of  that 
company.  The  volunteer  fire  department 
also  claimed  his  active  interest  for  many 
years  until  he  resigned,  his  long  term  of 
service  entitling  him  to  membership  in 
the  Veteran  Firemen's  Association.  He 
was  treasurer  of  the  Holyoke  Business 
Men's  Association ;  president  of  the 
Western  Massachusetts  Hardware  Asso- 
ciation ;  and  a  member  of  the  New  Eng- 
land Hardware  Dealers'  Association; 
member  of  the  Second  Congregational 
Church  ;  and  of  the  Bay  State  and  Hol- 
yoke Canoe  clubs. 

Mr.  Russell  married,  April  24,  1883, 
Mrs.  William  J.  Cobb,  nee  Hattie  J.  Ells- 
bree,  daughter  of  Ephraim  B.  Ellsbree. 
lier  mother,  Helen  Jane  W^alker,  was 
born  near  Syracuse,  New  York,  and  died 
aged  sixty-nine  years ;  she  was  twice 
married,  Mrs.  Hattie  J.  Russell  being  the 
only  living  child  by  her  first  husband,  and 
born  in  Plymouth,  Connecticut,  a  repre- 
sentative of  an  old  Massachusetts  family. 
Mr.  Cobb,  first  husband  of  Mrs.  Russell, 
died  after  ten  months  of  married  life. 
After  the  death  of  her  husband.  Mrs. 
Russell  retained  his  interest  in  his  busi- 
ness down  to  1917,  when  she  sold  it  to  his 
I)artner,  Archie  Osbourne. 


HUNT,  George  Eddy,  M.  D., 
Phyiician. 

Since  1899,  Dr.  Hunt  and  his  talented 
wife  have  been  successful  medical  prac- 
titioners in  the  city  of  Holyoke,  both  be- 
ing graduates  of  the  medical  department 
of  Tufts  College,  and  experienced  physi- 
cians at  the  time  of  their  location  in  Hol- 
yoke. The  years  which  have  since  inter- 
vened have  brought  them  added  profes- 


tice  being  extensive,  while  as  friends  and 
neighbors  they  are  very  popular. 

George  Eddy  Hunt  is  a  son  of  Isaac 
Eddy  Hunt,  and  a  grandson  of  Luther 
and  Trena  (Sylvester)  Hunt.  Luther 
Hunt,  a  farmer,  settled  at  Fort  Coving- 
ton. Franklin  county,  New  York,  in  1800. 
Here  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life.  He 
was  twice  married  and  his  son  by  the  first 
marriage  Hezekiah,  died  in  Lowell,  Mas- 
sachusetts. His  son,  Isaac  Eddy  Hunt, 
by  second  marriage,  was  born  in  1840  and 
educated  in  the  district  schools  of  that 
town.  During  his  boyhood  Isaac  Eddy 
Hunt  was  employed  by  the  farmers  of  the 
section,  but  later  he  learned  the  mason's 
trade,  which  he  followed  until  the  Civil 
War,  when  he  volunteered  but  w^as  re- 
jected, but  again  volunteered  and  was 
accepted  and  enlisted  September  3,  1864, 
in  Company  H,  Third  Regiment  New 
York  Cavalry,  Kent's  Division.  Eigh- 
teenth Army  Corps,  under  the  command 
of  General  B.  F.  Butler,  and  served  until 
he  was  honorably  discharged  with  the 
rank  of  corporal.  He  escaped  all  the 
perils  of  war.  and  on  his  return  to  private 
life  resumed  work  at  his  trade.  Later  in 
life  he  purchased  a  farm  near  Constable, 
Franklin  county,  New  York,  where  he 
has  since  resided,  following  his  trade  and 
managing  the  farm.  He  has  held  the 
office  of  justice  of  the  peace,  and  was 
office  deputy  of  the  Order  of  Good  Temp- 
lars, is  past  commander  of  the  local  post 
of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

He  married,  at  Constable,  New  York, 
in  September,  1862,  Martha  M.  Garner, 
who  died  in  1893,  daughter  of  James  and 
Nancy  Garner.  They  were  the  parents 
of  six  children :  Ella  May,  born  October 
4,  1863.  deceased;  George  Eddy,  July  15, 
1866;  Addie  Mabel,  July  19,  1868,  at 
home;  Mattie  Eliza,  April  21,  1870,  mar- 


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ried  Fred  Bell ;  Ernest  Alfred,  January  2", 
i8j2,  at  home  ;  \'iola  Dell,  August  5,  1877, 
deceased. 

Dr.  George  Eddy  Hunt  was  born  on 
the  old  homestead  in  Constable,  Franklin 
county,  New  York,  July  15,  1866.  His 
early  life  was  spent  in  his  native  section, 
where  he  attended  the  public  schools  and 
Franklin  Academy.  Later  he  entered 
Tufts  College,  and  in  1894  received  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  from  the 
Medical  School  of  that  institution.  The 
same  year  he  began  practice,  locating  at 
Constable,  where  he  remained  until  1899. 
In  that  year  he  moved  to  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  has  been  in  success- 
ful practice  until  the  present  date  (1917). 
He  is  highly  regarded  as  a  skillful,  honor- 
able physician,  and  is  held  in  universal 
esteem.  He  is  a  member  of  the  medical 
societies  of  his  city  and  county,  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Medical  Society,  and  the 
American  Medical  Association.  In  fra- 
ternal relation  he  is  af^liated  with  Wil- 
liam Whiting  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  Holyoke  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  in  which  he  has 
filled  all  the  chairs  and  is  a  past  noble 
grand.  In  religious  faith  he  is  a  Congre- 
gationalist,  and  in  politics  is  a  Repub- 
lican. 

Dr.  Hunt  married  in  1898.  Dr.  Alice 
Elizabeth  Palmer,  born  at  Richfield 
Springs,  New  York,  daughter  of  Dr. 
Danver  Palmer,  an  eminent  physician  of 
that  town.  Miss  Palmer  followed  the 
example  of  her  father,  two  brothers  and 
two  brothers-in-law,  and  chose  medicine 
as  her  profession.  She  is  a  graduate  of 
the  medical  department  of  Tufts  College, 
obtaining  her  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medi- 
cine in  the  class  of  1894.  The  same  year 
she  became  resident  physician  to  the 
State  Insane  Asylum  at  Danville,  Penn- 
sylvania, continuing  in  that  responsible 
position  until  her  marriage  in  1898,  win- 


ning the  highest  approbation  of  the  hos- 
pital Ijoard.  After  resigning  from  her 
position,  Dr.  Hunt  accompanied  her  hus- 
l)and  to  Constable,  where  she  engaged 
with  him  in  practice.  The  following  year 
>he  began  practice  in  Holyoke.  and  has 
established  a  most  satisfactory  clientele. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  leading  medical 
societies,  local.  State  and  National,  and 
of  the  Congregational  church. 

(The    Sylvester    Line). 

(Ij  Richard  Sylvester,  the  immigrant 
ancestor,  was  born  in  England,  and  was 
one  of  the  original  settlers  in  Dorchester, 
Massachusetts,  in  1630.  He  applied  for 
admission  as  a  freeman  of  the  colony, 
October  19,  1630,  but  soon  afterward  re- 
moved to  Weymouth,  where  he  was  liv- 
ing in  1633.  In  1640  he  went  to  the  Pil- 
grims at  Marshfield.  There  he  held  town 
office.  His  wife  Naomi  was  a  sister  of 
the  famous  Captain  William,  Torrey.  of 
Weymouth.  Children:  Lydia,  born  1633  ; 
John.  1634;  Peter,  1637;  Joseph.  1638; 
Dinah.  1642;  Elizabeth.  1643:  Richard. 
1648;  Naomi.  1649:  Israel,  mentioned  be- 
low; Hester,  1653;  P.enjamin.  1656. 

(II)  Israel  Sylvester,  son  of  Richard. 
was  born  in  165 1.  probably  at  Marshfield. 
He  lived  in  Scituate,  and  his  house  was  a 
quarter-mile  southeast  of  the  South  meet- 
ing house  on  the  Second  Herring  Brook. 
It  stood  until  1829.  Children,  born  at 
Scituate:  Israel.  mentioned  below; 
Silence.  Richard.  Lois.  Martha.  Mary. 
Elisha,  Peter,  Zebulon,  Bathsheba,  De- 
borah. 

(III)  Israel  (2)  Sylvester,  son  of  Israel 
(i)  Sylvester,  was  born  at  Scituate.  Sep- 
tember 23.  1674;  baptized  there  Septem- 
ber 19.  1675.  He  married.  October  3. 
1 701.  at  Scituate,  Ruth  Prince.  They 
settled  in  Duxbury.  Children,  born  in 
Duxbury:  Ruth.  Israel,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Grace. 


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(IV)  Israel  (3)  Sylvester,  son  of  Israel 
(2)  Sylvester,  was  born  at  Duxbury, 
May  5.  1706.     He  married.  December  12, 

1734,  Abigail  Snell.  born  at  Duxbury, 
1703,  a  daughter  of  Josiah  Snell,  after- 
ward of  West  Rridgewater.  She  died  at 
Duxbury,  July  22,  1775.  He  died  in  1785. 
Children,  born  at  Duxbury  :  Joseph,  men- 
tioned below;  Israel. 

(V)  Joseph  Sylvester,  son  of  Israel  (3) 
Sylvester,  was  born  at  Duxbury,  July  6, 

1735.  He  married  Lucy  Sampson,  daugh- 
ter of  Ephraim.  who  came  of  "Mayflower" 
stock.  Joseph  settled  in  North  Bridge- 
water.  Children,  born  at  North  Bridge- 
water  :  Lucy.  Ephraim,  Seth,  mentioned 
below ;  Benjamin.  Josiah,  Joseph,  died 
March  18.  1849. 

(VI )  Seth  Sylvester,  son  of  Joseph 
Sylvester,  was  born  at  Duxbury,  baptized 
there  December  25,  1763.  At  Royalton, 
\'ermont.  he  erected  a  fulling  mill  Oc- 
tober I.  1790.  He  married,  1788,  Han- 
nah Eddy.  He  died  in  1801,  in  Bos- 
ton. He  served  in  the  United  States 
Xavy.  Children :  John,  born  at  Wood- 
stock. Massachusetts.  September  8.  1789; 
Galen,  born  at  Royalton,  Massachu- 
setts, December  14.  1791.  died  April  4, 
1866;  Seneca,  born  at  Reading,  Massa- 
chusetts, May  12,  1794,  died  March  4, 
1853,  married,  December  10,  1819,  Har- 
riet Curtis ;  Ira,  born  at  Peterborough, 
New  Hampshire,  July  18,  1796.  married 
Lucy  Davis ;  Irena,  born  at  North  Bridge- 
water,  Mas.sachusetts,  October  18.  1798, 
died  October,  1869.  married  at  Royalton. 
\'ermont.  Luther  Hunt   (see  Hunt). 


COMTOIS,  Odilion  J.,  M.  D., 

Physician. 

Dr.  Comt(jis,  one  of  Holyoke's  well 
known  physicians,  who  has  been  in  prac- 
tice in  that  city  for  over  a  quarter  of  a 
century     was     born     at     Three     Rivers, 


Canada.  He  obtained  his  professional 
education  in  the  United  States  and  in 
Europe,  and  as  medical  expert  served  the 
United  States  government  in  Alaska,  then 
returning  to  Holyoke,  rich  in  experience, 
to  resume  medical  practice  in  that  city. 
He  is  of  French  parentage,  his  father, 
Odilion  Comtois,  being  a  son  of  French 
parents  and  an  early  settler  near  Mon- 
treal. Canada. 

Odilion  Comtois,  son  of  the  French 
emigrant,  was  born  near  ^lontreal. 
Canada,  and  in  the  city  of  Montreal 
gained  education  and  business  experience. 
At  about  the  age  of  twenty  years  he 
moved  to  Three  Rivers.  Province  of 
Quebec,  Canada,  where  he  engaged  in 
business  as  a  leather  merchant,  until  his 
death  at  the  age  of  seventy  years.  He 
was  an  able  business  man,  far  ahead  of 
his  times,  and  so  wisely  had  he  conducted 
the  affairs  of  his  large  business  that  his 
executors  found  only  thirty  dollars  in 
outstanding  accounts  on  his  books.  For 
half  a  century  he  was  one  of  the  leading 
business  men  of  Three  Rivers,  also  was 
prominent  in  public  aiTairs.  He  dealt  ex- 
clusively for  cash  in  both  buying  and  in 
selling,  that  fact  explaining  the  small 
amount  of  the  bills  receivable. 

He  married  Alice  Rhean,  born  in  Beau- 
fort, Quebec,  a  highly  educated  woman 
and  professional  teacher.  After  becom- 
ing acquainted  with  Miss  Rhean  he  pre- 
sented her  with  a  steel  pen,  the  first  ever 
seen  in  that  section.  His  next  effort  to 
win  his  lady's  favor  was  the  gift  of  a 
kerosene  burning  lamp,  that  too  being 
the  first  of  its  kind  in  that  section,  and 
procured  at  the  cost  of  a  good  deal  of 
trouble  and  considerable  expense.  The 
amount  of  interest  these  two  common 
articles  excited  fairly  indicates  the  primi- 
tive region  and  early  date  of  this  incident. 
Eleven  children  were  born  to  Odilion  and 
Alice    (Rhean)    Comtois,   all    except    Dr. 


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Odilion  J.  yet  residing  at  Three  Rivers, 
Canada,  the  sons  eminent  bnsiness  and 
professional  men.  The  mother  yet  sur- 
vives, aged  eighty-four  years. 

Odilion  J.  Comtois  was  born  at  Three 
Rivers.  Province  of  Quebec,  Canada, 
March  19,  1859,  ^"^  obtained  his  early 
and  preparatory  education  there.  He 
then  entered  McGill  College  in  Montreal 
and  in  1884  he  was  graduated  with  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  The  same 
year  he  located  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, and  began  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, chiefly  among  his  own  people. 
In  1890  he  entered  the  Post-Graduate 
School,  New  York  City,  there  pursuing  a 
full  course  to  graduation,  and  later  spent 
several  months  in  the  hospitals  of  Paris. 
During  this  trip  he  was  in  London  at  the 
time  of  Queen  Victoria's  death,  and  wit- 
nessed the  imposing  pageant  her  funeral 
presented. 

On  his  return  to  Holyoke,  Dr.  Comtois 
was  appointed  by  the  government  to  in- 
vestigate and  report  upon  the  causes 
which  resulted  in  the  death  of  about  three 
hundred  Esquimaux  at  Kings  Island, 
Alaska.  This  duty  he  performed,  and 
then  spent  three  and  a  half  years  in  the 
Yukon  region  on  his  own  responsibility, 
studying  the  habits  of  the  Esquimaux  and 
Alaskan  Indians.  He  was  enabled  to  get 
very  close  to  the  lives  of  those  people, 
for  he  represented  the  authority  of  the 
government,  being  postmaster  and  re- 
corder of  deeds  for  Kings  Island.  He 
collected  a  vast  amount  of  information 
concerning  them,  and  passed  through 
many  most  interesting  experiences  ere  he 
abandoned  his  investigations  and  returned 
to  the  United  States.  He  again  located 
in  Holyoke,  where  he  has  since  continued 
in  successful  practice. 

His  practice  is  large,  and  among  an 
influential  clientele  by  whom  he  is  most 
highly  regarded.    Cultured,  courteous  and 


a  gentleman  we  love  to  allude  to  as  of 
the  "old  school,"  Dr.  Comtois  has  a  wide 
circle  of  friends,  attracted  by  his  charm- 
ing j)crs(.)nality.  In  the  j)rofcssi(jn  his 
medical  knowledge,  experience  and  keen 
analytical  power  have  won  him  exception- 
ally high  standing,  and  his  fame  has 
spread  far  beyond  the  confines  of  his  city 
and  county.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Hol- 
yoke Medical  Society,  the  French  Cath- 
olic Church,  and  in  politics  is  a  Democrat. 
Dr.  Comtois  married,  in  1885,  Miss 
Malvina  Dufresne,  of  Three  Rivers, 
Canada,  daughter  of  Joseph  Dufresne.  a 
merchant  and  hotel  proprietor.  They 
have  an  only  son,  Edgar  E.  Comtois,  born 
in  1888,  educated  in  Holyoke  grammar 
and  high  schools,  later  attending  the 
academy  in  New  York  City  founded  by 
Mrs.  Eugene  Kelly.  He  is  now  a  cotton 
broker,  associated  with  the  firm  of  George 
H.  McFadden  &  Brothers,  of  New  York 
Citv. 


DOERING.  Paul. 

Bnsiness  Manager. 

As  manager  of  the  retail  department  of 
the  Henry  (i.  Sears  Company  of  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts.  Mr.  Doering  fills  a  posi- 
tion for  which  his  many  years  of  service 
with  the  company  peculiarly  fits  him.  and 
one  which  he  has  fairly  earned.  He  is  a 
son  of  Henry  and  Emma  (Muscall)  Doer- 
ing. both  ot  (icrnian  birth,  wlio  in  1880 
came  to  the  United  States,  bringing  with 
them  their  son  Paul,  then  a  child  of  six 
years.  Henry  Doering  was  liorn  in  Meck- 
lenburg. Schmcren.  Germany,  in  1836, 
died  in  Holyoke.  Massachusetts.  May  7, 
1910.  He  was  a  man  of  good  education 
and  lousiness  ability,  and  prior  to  his  com- 
ing to  the  United  States  he  owned  and 
operated  a  woolen  mill.  In  1880  he  lo- 
cated in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  where 
until  his  retirement  in  1895  ^^  "^^^^  ^"  ^^^ 


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employ  of  the  Gerniania  Mills  in  an  im- 
portant capacity.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  German  Lutheran  Church,  a  man  of 
both  ability  and  character.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Doering^  were  the  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren, all  b(jrn  in  Germany:  hla,  married 
Joseph  Bader ;  Martha,  married  Herman 
Himritz;  Hannah,  deceased;  William, 
I'.nul.  Paul  and  Henry,  twins,  the  former 
of  further  mention,  the  latter  deceased. 

Paul  Doering  was  born  in  Mecklen- 
l>urg.  Schmeren,  Germany,  also  the  birth- 
])lace  of  his  father  and  his  mother,  June 
28,  1874.  At  the  age  of  six  years  he  was 
brought  to  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and 
with  the  exception  of  four  years  in 
Springfield  has  ever  since  resided  in  Hol- 
yoke. He  completed  public  school 
courses  of  study,  and  since  leaving  school 
has  been  engaged  in  the  grocery  business 
in  different  capacities.  Four  of  the  years 
which  have  since  intervened  were  spent 
in  a  grocery  store  at  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, but  otherwise  his  entire  busi- 
ness experience  has  been  with  Henry  G. 
Sears,  of  Holyoke,  his  last  engagement 
now  covering  a  continuous  period  of 
twenty-two  years.  Promotions  have  not 
l)een  lacking  in  those  years,  for  he  has 
ever  held  the  respect  and  appreciation  of 
his  employers.  His  present  position  as 
manager  of  the  retail  department  of  the 
Henry  G.  Sears  Company  has  been  re- 
cently bestowed,  and  is  the  culmination 
of  a  series  of  promotions  which  have 
brcnight  Mr.  Doering  up  from  the  bottom 
<jf  the  commercial  ladder.  He  is  a  man  of 
strong,  reliable  character,  and  possesses 
the  inherent  qualities  which  mark  the 
successful  business  man.  He  is  a  member 
of  Holyoke  Lodge,  No.  134,  Free  and 
.'\ccepted  Masons;  is  an  attendant  of  the 
Second  Congregational  Church ;  and  in 
l)olitical  faith  he  is  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Doering  married,  October  19,  1898, 
Louise,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Catherine 


(Christ)  Wig.  Her  father  was  born  in 
Germany,  and  her  mother  was  born  in 
Xew  York.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Doering  have 
a  daughter,  Martha  Louise,  born  March 
24,  1901. 


RAINAULT,  Frank, 

Head  of  Amusement  Company. 

As  a  director  and  treasurer  of  the  Bijou 
Theatre  Company  and  manager  of  the 
Bijou  Theatre,  Mr.  Frank  Rainault  is 
well  known  in  his  native  city,  Holyoke, 
while  his  popularity  is  attested  by  his 
selection  for  position  in  the  city  govern- 
ment. He  is  a  grandson  of  Edward 
Rainault,  a  Canadian  farmer  who,  dying 
young  in  life,  left  three  children  to  make 
their  way  through  life  without  a  father's 
guiding  care. 

Charles  Rainault,  the  second  son  of  Ed- 
ward J^ainault,  mentioned  above,  was 
born  at  Ruxton  Pond,  Canada,  and  died 
in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  at  the  age  of 
forty-four.  He  came  to  Holyoke  when 
a  small  boy,  soon  after  his  father's  death, 
and  obtained  a  meagre  education  in  the 
city  schools.  He  also  lived  in  North 
Brookfield,  Massachusetts,  for  a  time,  but 
most  of  his  life  was  passed  in  the  employ 
of  the  Springfield  Blanket  Company,  at 
their  Holyoke  plant.  At  the  time  of  his 
death  he  was  foreman  of  a  department  in 
that  concern,  and  until  the  very  last  of  his 
life  remained  at  his  post  in  active  duty. 

He  married  Saphronie  Bernier,  also  of 
Canadian  birth  and  parentage.  They 
were  the  parents  of  Frank,  of  further 
mention ;  Adelaide,  deceased ;  Arthur,  a 
farmer  in  the  west ;  Raoul,  engaged  in  the 
plumbing  business  in  Holyoke ;  Homer, 
Edward,  Georgianna ;  and  Lora,  married 
Pierre  Provost. 

Frank  Rainault,  eldest  son  of  Charles 
and  Saphronie  Rainault,  was  born  in  Hol- 
yoke,  Massachusetts,  October    25,   1876. 


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He  was  educated  in  parochial  and  public 
schools,  and  after  leaving  school  began 
learning  the  jeweler's  trade  with  Mr. 
Crosby,  remaining  three  years.  Later  he 
was  proprietor  of  a  billiard  room  in  Hol- 
yoke,  which  he  conducted  for  a  number  of 
years  until  1913,  when  he  became  inter- 
ested in  a  theatrical  venture.  He  pur- 
chased the  old  Bijou  Theatre  on  Main 
street,  and  incorporated  the  Bijou  Theatre 
Company,  of  which  he  is  director,  treas- 
urer and  manager.  The  old  house  has 
been  thoroughly  remodeled,  refurnished, 
and  redecorated,  its  seating  capacity 
raised  to  1300,  and  in  its  appointments, 
convenience  and  com.fort  it  is  one  of  the 
best  equipped  and  arranged  and  the  most 
attractive  playhouses  in  the  State. 

In  1905  Mr.  Rainault  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  board  of  aldermen  from 
Ward  Tw^o,  and  served  three  years,  1906- 
09,  N.  P.  Avery  then  mayor;  and  in  1915 
he  was  elected  chairman  of  the  board  of 
overseers  of  the  poor,  for  a  term  of  three 
years,  to  serve  till  1918.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men,  the 
Rod  and  Gun  Club,  and  the  Circle 
Rochambeau.  In  politics  he  is  a  Demo- 
crat on  national  issues. 

Mr.  Rainault  married,  July  12,  1897, 
Florence  Perreault,  born  in  the  province 
of  Quebec,  Canada,  daughter  of  Hormidas 
and  Julienne  Perreault.  They  are  the 
parents  of:  Oreal,  born  October  6,  1899; 
Ernest,  June  i,  1901  ;  Jeannette,  Septem- 
ber 30.  1903. 


HUBBARD,  Rev.  William  Henry, 

Genealogy   and   Biography. 

William  Henry  Hubbard,  D.  D.,  was 
born  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  April 
16,  1851,  died  in  New  York  City,  January 
31,  1913.  He  was  descended  ninth  in  the 
direct  line  from  George  Hubbard  and 
Mary  (Bishop)  Hubbard,  who  came  over 


from  England  with  an  infant  son  John, 
settling  first  in  Watertown.  Massachu- 
setts, 1633,  shortly  moving  to  Guilford, 
Connecticut.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Assembly  at  the  union  of  the  Hartford 
and  New  Haven  colonics  in  1670. 

John  Hubbard  married  Mary  Mcrriam, 
of  Concord,  Massachusetts  (1630-1702), 
and  the  line  of  descent  is  traced  through 
their  son,  Isaac  Hubbard  (1667- 1750). 
and  his  wife,  Ann  Warner  ;  tluir  son.  John 
Hubbard  (1693-1778)  and  his  wife,  Han- 
nah Cowles ;  their  son,  Elisha  Hubbard 
(1721-68)  and  his  wife,  Lucy  Stevens; 
their  son,  John  Hubl)ard  (1765-1804)  and 
his  wife.  Ruth  Dickinson ;  their  son. 
Henry  Hubbard,  and  his  wife,  Mercy 
Warner;  their  son,  William  Henry  Hub- 
bard, a  graduate  of  Brown  University,  re- 
ceiving the  degrees  Bachelor  of  Arts  and 
Bachelor  of  Laws,  and  his  wife,  Ann 
Waite  Hinds,  a  graduate  of  Andover 
Seminary,  parents  of  three  sons:  William 
Henry,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  ;  Charles 
F.  W'.  (D.  D.)  ;  and  Edward  Waite  Hub- 
bard, who  died  in  early  manhood. 

Dr.  Hubbard  was  graduated  from 
Louisville,  Kentucky,  High  School,  and 
entered  Amherst  College  at  the  age  of 
sixteen.  The  year  previous,  in  1866.  he 
received  his  diploma  from  the  Bryant  and 
Stratton  Mercantile  College  at  Louisville, 
having  carried  on  this  extra  course  in 
connection  with  his  high  school  work. 
Graduating  from  .Amherst  College.  Am- 
herst, Massachusetts,  in  the  class  of  1871. 
at  the  age  of  twenty  years,  he  entered 
Andover  Theological  Seminary,  remain- 
ing one  year,  and  later  attended  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary  for  two  years, 
terminating  with  graduation,  class  of 
1874.  He  accepted  the  pastorate  of  the 
first  church  offered  him  at  Rutland,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  performed  earnest  and 
efficient  work  for  a  little  more  than  a  year, 
when  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  pastorate 


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of  the  Congregational  church  at  -Merri- 
mac,  Massachusetts.  Here  he  labored 
with  great  success  for  seven  and  a  half 
years,  and  laid  the  foundation  of  the 
career  which  eiuletl  in  distinction  and 
honor. 

F"rom  Merrimac  he  was  called  to  the 
South  Congregational  Church  at  Concord, 
New  Hamjjshirc.  His  work  at  Concord 
prospered  in  a  great  measure.  Meanwhile 
he  engaged  in  social  unlift  measures  and 
in  the  enforcement  of  the  law.  Soon  the 
Second  Congregational  Church,  of  Hol- 
yoke,  Massachusetts,  extended  him  a  call, 
and  he  became  its  pastor  for  one  year, 
during  which  time  one  hundred  and  forty 
were  added  to  the  church  membership.  It 
was  while  at  Holyoke  that  he  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  Allen  Skinner,  who  be- 
came also  his  associate  and  helper  in  his 
future  work.  About  this  time  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Auburn  called 
Dr.  Hubbard  to  become  its  pastor,  and  he 
assumed  his  duties  in  October,  1886. 
From  this  time  until  his  death,  January 
31,  191 3,  his  life  was  one  of  intense  activ- 
ity. During  his  pastorate  eighteen  hun- 
dred were  added  to  the  church  member- 
ship ;  a  debt  of  $8,000  was  cleared ;  an  en- 
dowment of  $50,000  was  raised  ;  and  the 
organ  was  enlarged.  One  of  the  dreams 
of  his  early  pastorate  was  realized  in  the 
completion  of  a  new  chapter  house  that 
would  give  the  enlarged  Sunday  school 
better  accommodations. 

Not  only  did  Dr.  Hubbard  busy  himself 
in  the  upbuilding  of  the  church  and  in 
extending  its  usefulness,  but  he  went  out 
into  the  highways  and  byways  in  pursu- 
ance of  the  religious,  civic  and  moral  up- 
lift of  the  community.  He  never  spared 
himself;  his  only  thought  was  of  the  great 
work  there  was  for  him  to  do,  and  the 
limited  time  in  which  to  accomplish  it. 
His  heart  and  energy  were  devoted  to 
every  good  cause,  and  he  was  active  in 


city  affairs.  He  served  with  ability  and 
efficiency  on  the  Board  of  Charities ;  and 
was  closely  identified  with  the  Business 
Men's  Association,  and  served  it  ably  in 
various  capacities.  For  five  years  he  was 
editor  and  publisher  of  the  "xA.ssembly 
Herald  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,"  also 
for  three  years  editor  and  publisher  of  the 
"Gospel  Message."  In  this  work,  as  in 
all  others,  he  evinced  the  strength  and 
the  same  high  ideals  of  Christian  char- 
acter. He  was  a  member  of  the  executive 
commission  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  on  account 
of  his  executive  ability  was  made  execu- 
tive secretary  of  this  commission.  The 
duties  of  the  offices  were  so  arduous  and 
so  exacting  that  in  191 1  he  resigned  the 
pastorate  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  in  order  to  devote  his  time  more 
fully  to  the  appointed  service. 

That  his  work  was  appreciated,  v/as 
evidenced  by  the  following  expression 
from  the  joint  executive  committee  of  the 
Executive  Commission : 

The  Committee  wishes  to  place  on  record  its 
appreciation  of  the  faithful,  efficient  and  pains- 
taking labors  of  Rev.  William  H.  Hubbard,  D. 
D.  He  brought  to  the  work  of  the  Committee  a 
?reat  aptitude  for  dealing  with  matters  financial; 
a  clear,  clean-cut  conviction  of  the  necessity  of 
developing  in  the  individual  church  systematic 
beneficence,  a  full  knowledge  of  the  whole  subject 
from  every  point  of  view ;  a  deep  and  abiding 
interest  not  only  in  the  entire  Church,  but  in 
particular  in  the  smaller  and  weaker  churches, 
and  a  burning  passion  for  all  the  work  of  the 
Church  so  that  the  Kingdom  of  our  Lord  and 
Saviour,  Jesus  Christ,  might  be  advanced  at  home 
and  abroad:  "A  workman  that  needeth  not  to 
be  ashamed."  As  one  of  the  religious  papers, 
"The  Continent,"  stated,  "The  Church  will  no 
doubt  wait  long  to  see  again  his  like  for  gener- 
ous devotion,  but  the  imprint  of  his  intense  cru- 
sade  will  always  be   found  upon   Presbyterians." 

Dr.  Hubbard  married,  November  9, 
1886,  Elizabeth  Allen  Skinner,  daughter 
of    William     Skinner,    the    famed    satin 


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manufacturer  and  eminent  citizen  of  IIol- 
yoke,  Massachusetts,  whose  useful  life  is 
reviewed  at  length  in  this  work.  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Hubbard  were  the  parents  of  three 
sons:  I.  William  Henry  (3)  Hubbard 
(see  below).  2.  Allen  Skinner  Hubbard, 
now  of  New  York  City,  born  January  31, 
1891  ;  graduated  from  Yale  in  191 1,  and 
Harvard  Law  School,  1914;  married  to 
Harriet  Ellen  Richardson,  of  Auburn, 
New  York  ;  has  two  sons  :  Allen  Skinner 
Hubbard,  Jr.,  and  David  Richardson 
Hubbard.  3.  Edward  Waite  Hubbard, 
born  June  29,  1893 ;  graduate  of  Hill 
School,  1912,  and  Yale,  1916. 

William  Henry  (3)  Hubbard,  now  of 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  born  May  16, 
1888,  Auburn,  New  York,  graduated  from 
Sheffield  Scientific  School,  Yale  Univer- 
sity, class  of  1909,  receiving  the  mathe- 
matical prize ;  is  now  the  superintendent 
of  William  Skinner  &  Sons ;  married  June 
12,  1917,  Dorothy  Alice  White,  daughter 
of  Edward  Nelson  White,  of  Holyoke 
(see  elsewhere  in  this  work). 


OLIVER,  Robert, 

Business  Man,  Preaclier. 

Among  the  representative  citizens  of 
Holyoke  should  be  mentioned  Robert 
Oliver,  a  prosperous  business  man,  who 
also  serves  in  the  capacity  of  local 
preacher  for  the  "Plymouth  Brethren  of 
the  Apostolic  Line."  He  is  a  native  of 
Hawick,  Roxburghshire,  Scotland,  where 
his  ancestors  had  lived  from  time  im- 
memorial. He  was  named  after  his 
grandfather,  Robert  Oliver,  who  was  a 
well  known  and  respected  citizen  of  that 
locality.  His  father,  George  Oliver,  was 
also  a  native  of  Roxburghshire,  born  in 
1840  and  died  in  1900.  He  was  a  frame 
work  knitter  in  the  hosiery  mills  in  that 
section  of  Scotland,  his  father  having  fol- 
lowed the  same  line  of    trade.     George 


Oliver  married  Annie  Williamson,  of  Rox- 
burghshire, who  survives  him  and  is  now 
(1916)  residing  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts. They  were  the  parents  of  ten  chil- 
(Ircn  :  Robert,  of  whom  further  ;  Mary, 
who  resides  in  Scotland ;  William,  who 
died  in  early  youth  ;  George,  who  resides 
in  Scotland ;  Janet,  who  came  to  the 
United  States;  Williamson,  who  resides 
in  Scotland ;  Walter,  who  came  to  the 
United  States;  Maggie,  who  resides  in 
Scotland  ;  James  and  John,  both  of  whom 
came  to  the  United  States. 

Robert  Oliver  passed  the  years  of  his 
childhood  and  early  youth  in  his  native 
town,  and  there  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools.  At  an  early  age  he 
began  working  in  the  famous  hosiery 
mills  of  that  district,  where  his  father 
and  grandfather  had  been  employed,  but 
being  of  a  very  ambitious  character  he 
soon  tired  of  a  task  which  promised  no 
future  for  him.  He  engaged  in  the  gro- 
cery business  for  about  a  year.  He  then 
decided  that  there  were  larger  opportuni- 
ties in  the  bakery  business,  and  in  order 
to  qualify  himself  for  that  line  of  work 
he  began  to  study  methods  of  baking, 
working  at  Hawick,  Fisher  Row,  Kil- 
birne.  Scotland,  and  other  places,  and 
after  thoroughly  learning  the  details  of 
the  business  he  accepted  a  position  as 
foreman  of  a  bakery  at  Hawick,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  for  upwards  of  eight 
years. 

In  1904,  however,  he  determined  to 
realize  his  ambition  of  owning  his  own 
business,  and  on  this  occasion  emigrated 
to  the  United  States,  where  he  believed 
that  greater  opportunities  awaited  him. 
Here  his  mother  joined  him,  and  they 
made  their  home  for  a  time  at  Chester. 
Pennsylvania,  but  eventually  came  to 
Holvoke.  Massachusetts,  where  they  are 
residing  at  the  present  time.  For  a  short 
period  of  time  after  locating  in  this  coun- 


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try,  Mr.  Oliver  worked  in  the  baking 
establishments  of  Mr.  C.  C.  Barr,  of 
Springfield,  and  Mr.  Beebe,  of  Holyoke. 
but  in  April.  1908,  he  entered  into  part- 
nership with  a  Mr.  Inglis  and  they  estab- 
lished a  bakery,  the  business  being  con- 
ducted under  the  style  of  Inglis  &  Oliver. 
This  connection  continued  until  the  be- 
ginning of  the  year  1916,  when  Mr.  Inglis 
withdrew,  and  the  business  is  now  con- 
ducted by  Mr.  Oliver  under  the  name  of 
Robert  Oliver.  It  has  always  been  Mr. 
Oliver's  policy  to  keep  the  bakery  up-to- 
date  in  every  respect,  it  being  equipped 
with  every  modern  device,  and  recently 
he  has  added  a  new  model  bread-making 
machine  of  the  most  recent  pattern,  all  of 
which  aid  in  the  rapidity  of  the  baking 
process.  It  being  at  the  present  time  one 
of  the  well  equipped  enterprises  in  the 
community. 

Mr.  Oliver  is  a  man  of  deeply  religious 
life,  and  is  the  local  preacher  for  the  "Ply- 
mouth Brethren  of  the  Apostolic  Line,"  a 
sect  with  which  he  has  been  identified  for 
many  years.  This  office  carries  with  it 
no  salary,  but  Mr.  Oliver  devotes  a  con- 
siderable amount  of  time  and  energy  to 
it  purely  for  the  love  of  the  cause.  His 
work  in  the  neighborhood  has  been  at- 
tended with  a  high  degree  of  success,  and 
he  has  made  his  influence  felt  throughout 
the  entire  region.  It  was  this  work  which 
was  mainly  responsible  for  his  change  of 
residence  from  Chester,  Pennsylvania,  to 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  where  there 
seemed  to  be  a  much  larger  field  for 
activity  in  this  line.  His  work  also  carries 
him  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  in  both  of  which 
cities  he  preaches. 

Mr.  Oliver  married.  May  4,  1894, 
Maggie  Rodger,  a  daughter  of  Robert  and 
Mary  -Ann  (Welsh)  Rodger,  and  a  native 
of  Scotland. 


DUNBAR,  Charles  Robert, 

Enterprising  Business  Man. 

A  well  known  business  man  of  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  Mr.  Dunbar  has  since 
1904  been  the  capable  and  efficient  execu- 
tive head  of  the  Dunbar  Motor  Car  Com- 
pany, which  company  has  offices  and 
controls  the  sale  of  the  well  and  favorably 
known  Oakland  automobile  throughout 
Western  Massachusetts.  He  is  a  scion 
of  the  ancient  and  noble  Dunbar  family 
of  Scotland,  his  branch  of  the  family  de- 
scending from  Robert  Dunbar,  who  was 
born  in  Scotland  in  1630,  and  with  his 
wife  Rose  settled  in  Hingham,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1655.  It  is  believed  he 
brought  considerable  money  to  begin  life 
in  the  new  country  with,  as  for  years 
there  were  but  two  men  in  Hingham 
noted  higher  on  the  tax  list  than  he.  He 
died  October  5,  1693;  his  wife,  November 
10,  1700.  Children:  John,  born  Decem- 
ber I,  1657;  Mary,  October  25,  1660;  Jo- 
seph, March  13,  1662;  James,  June  i, 
1664;  Robert,  September  6,  1666;  Peter, 
November  i,  1668;  Joshua,  October  6, 
1670;  Hannah. 

From  these  sons  sprang  a  vast  number 
of  descendants,  including  Robert  Dunbar, 
of  Belchertown,  Massachusetts,  great- 
great-great-grandfather  of  Charles  Robert 
Dunbar,  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  The 
records  of  the  Belchertown  Congrega- 
tional Church  date  back  only  to  1756,  and 
in  them  Robert  Dunbar  is  named,  as  well 
as  his  son  Charles.  Robert  Dunbar,  of 
Belchertown,  a  descendant  of  Robert 
Dunbar,  the  founder,  was  born  in  1745, 
died  in  Belchertown  in  1807,  aged  sixty- 
two  years.  His  widow,  Betsey,  married 
(second)  in  1809,  Rev.  John  Emerson,  of 
Conway. 

Charles  Dunbar,  son  of  Robert  and 
Betsey  Dunbar,  was  born  in  1779,  died  in 
Belchertown  in  1842.     He  married  Susan 


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Gates,  born  1785,  died  1847,  daughter  of 
Thomas  A.  and  Margaret  (Dwight) 
Gates,  and  granddaughter  of  Elihu 
Dwight,  who  died  1760,  at  the  early  age 
of  twenty-three  years.  He  was  a  grand- 
son of  Nathaniel  Dwight,  of  Northamp- 
ton, and  son  of  Captain  Nathaniel 
Dwight,  who  married  Hannah  Lyman, 
born  1708,  died  1792,  aged  eighty-four 
years.  Captain  Nathaniel  Dwight  was  a 
prominent  man  in  Relchertown,  a  captain 
in  the  French  and  Indian  War,  his  com- 
mission dated  August  9,  1757.  He  was 
also  active  and  useful  during  the  Revolu- 
tionary period,  although  old  age  was  upon 
him.  He  was  a  valuable  member  of  the 
town  and  aided  in  promoting  its  best 
interests.  Captain  Dwight  died  in  1874, 
aged  seventy-two  years.  Mrs.  Margaret 
(Dwight)  Gates,  mother  of  Mrs.  Susan 
(Gates)  Dunbar,  died  in  1841,  aged 
eighty-three  years. 

Charles  T.  Dunbar,  son  of  Charles  and 
Susan  (Gates)  Dunbar,  was  born  in  Bel- 
chertown,  Massachusetts,  and  there  spent 
his  life  as  a  farmer.  He  and  his  wife  Mary 
were  the  parents  of  the  following  chil- 
dren :  Henry  M. ;  Charles  Frank  ;  Wil- 
liam and  Margaret. 

Henry  M.  Dunbar,  son  of  Charles  T. 
and  Mary  Dunbar,  was  born  in  Belcher- 
town,  Massachusetts,  in  1841,  died  there 
in  February,  1914.  At  the  age  of  eighteen, 
unable  to  get  his  parents'  consent  to  en- 
list, he  ran  away  and  enlisted  in  the  Sec- 
ond Regiment  Massachusetts  Volunteer 
Cavalry,  and  served  three  years  during 
the  Civil  War.  He  was  wounded  in  battle 
but  not  seriously,  returning  at  the  close 
of  the  war,  a  veteran  in  experience,  but 
barely  past  his  twenty-first  year.  When  a 
young  man  he  went  west  remaining  there 
several  years  engaged  in  farming,  but  in 
1875  he  returned  to  Belchertown,  and 
there  continued  farming  operations  until 
his  death.     He    was    a    member  of    the 


Grand  .Army  of  the  Republic,  and  an  at- 
tendant of  the  Congregational  church. 

He  married  Sarah  Ann  Phillips,  and 
was  the  father  of  three  sons :  Charles 
Robert,  of  further  mention ;  Walter 
Dwight,  of  I'^elchertown ;  and  Warren 
Dickinson  Dunbar,  in  San  Pedro,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Charles  Robert  Dunbar,  son  of  Henry 
M.  and  Sarah  .\nn  (Phillips)  Dunbar,  was 
born  in  Henry,  Illinois,  January  15,  1873. 
Two  years  later  his  parents  returned  to 
Belchertown,  Massachusetts,  his  father's 
birthplace,  and  there  Charles  R.  Dunbar 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  .After 
completing  his  school  years  he  was  var- 
iously employed  in  Belchertown,  prin- 
cipally in  mercantile  lines  for  some  time, 
and  then  established  a  meat  market  which 
he  conducted  for  three  years.  In  Octo- 
ber, 1892,  he  located  in  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  for  twelve  years  was  asso- 
ciated with  R.  F.  Kelton  in  the  meat  busi- 
ness. During  the  latter  part  of  this  time 
he  became  interested  in  the  Franklin 
Hotel  on  Maple  street,  near  Essex  street, 
which  building  was  later  sold  to  and  is 
now  occupied  by  the  Young  Women's 
Christian  Association.  .After  selling  this 
hotel,  Mr.  Dunbar  opened  a  high  class 
restaurant  on  Suffolk  street,  known  as  the 
"Franklin."  This  restaurant,  with  Mr.  E. 
G.  White  as  manager,  under  his  capable 
management  has  steadily  increased  in 
popularity  until  it  now  stands  unexcelled 
among  the  medium  priced  restaurants  of 
Western  Massachusetts. 

Mr.  Dunbar  in  his  versatile  way  has 
also  developed  an  entirely  new  mercantile 
line  in  the  "Toggery  Shop,"  a  men's 
clothing  and  furnishing  store  at  the 
corner  of  High  and  Suffolk  streets,  estab- 
lished in  1902.  This  business  is  ably  con- 
ducted by  Mr.  T.  N.  Murray  and  Mr.  Ly- 
man F.  Gaylor.  both  of  whom  Mr.  Dunbar 
has    admitted   to    partnership.     Nothing 


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can  better  illustrate  the  scope  of  Mr.  Dun- 
bar's business  genius  than  the  fact  that 
he  has  founded  and  successfully  directs 
two  so  dissimilar  yet  so  important  enter- 
prises, one  catering  to  the  palate,  the 
other  to  the  outward  satisfaction  of 
patrons,  and  so  thoroughly  pleases  both 
the  inner  and  the  outer  man.  Restaurant 
and  haberdashery  are  both  of  the  highest 
class  and  abundantly  patronized. 

Mr.  Dunbar's  personal  attention  has 
mostly  been  given  to  the  automobile  busi- 
ness, operating  in  Western  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  has  four  agencies — one  in 
Springfield,  one  in  Holyoke,  one  in  Nor- 
thampton, and  one  in  Greenfield.  In  con- 
nection with  this  and  for  the  purpose  of 
distributing  the  Oakland  car  throughout 
the  New  England  States,  Mr.  Dunbar  or- 
ganized the  Oakland  Motor  Company  of 
New  England,  which  now  handles  the 
entire  allotment  of  Oakland  cars  for  New 
England,  being  one  of  the  largest  selling 
agencies  making  a  specialty  of  any  single 
car  in  the  United  States,  and  of  this 
company  Mr.  Dunbar  is  president.  In 
addition  to  this  he  was  on  April  5,  1917, 
elected  president  of  the  Clyde  Car  Com- 
pany, of  Clyde,  Ohio,  formed  by  an  amal- 
gamation of  the  Krebs  Commercial  Car 
Company,  of  Clyde,  Ohio,  of  which  he 
was  also  president,  and  others.  The 
Clyde  Car  Company  has  just  received  an 
order  for  two  hundred  trucks  to  be  de- 
livered "somewhere  in  Europe"  and  as  it 
has  a  capacity  of  three  to  four  trucks  a 
day  this  is  quite  a  sizeable  order. 

Mr.  Dunbar  is  also  a  director  of  the 
Park  National  Bank  of  Holyoke,  and 
assistant  treasurer  of  the  Eureka  Blank 
Book  Company.  He  is  a  man  of  fine 
business  quality — keen,  incisive,  progres- 
sive and  energetic.  He  demands  that 
each  enterprise  in  wliich  he  joins  shall 
possess  probabilities  of  success  if  properly 
managed,  and  with  that  foundation  he  is 
always  ready  to  lead  or  keep  step  with 


the  most  progressive.  He  has  won  high 
position  in  business  circles,  not  alone  in 
his  own  city,  but  in  Western  Massachu- 
setts and  all  New  England.  In  fact,  his 
name  is  well  known  far  beyond  sectional 
limits  even  to  far  away  parts  of  the  United 
States. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order 
and  of  high  degree,  belonging  to  Mount 
Tom  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ; 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ;  the  Coun- 
cil of  Royal  and  Select  Masters  ;  the  Com- 
mandery  of  Knights  Templar ;  Melha 
Temple,  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine, 
Springfield  ;  and  is  a  thirty-second  degree 
Mason,  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite. 
He  is  also  an  Elk  and  a  Knight  of  Pythias. 
In  political  faith  he  is  a  Republican,  and 
in  religious  faith  a  Congregationalist. 

Mr.  Dunbar  married,  April  24,  1899, 
Alice  Clary,  daughter  of  Charles  and 
Sarah  (Parsons)  Clary,  of  Conway,  Mas- 
sachusetts. 


McAUSLAN,  Alexander, 

Merchant. 

The  subject  of  this  biography  is  de- 
scended from  very  ancient  Scotch  fami- 
lies, large  landholders  in  the  middle  cen- 
turies. The  family  was  allied  by  descent 
with  that  of  Buchanan,  which  became 
extinct  as  a  lairdship  in  the  time  of  the 
twenty-second  laird,  John,  who  married 
Mary  Areskin,  daughter  of  Henry,  Lord 
Cardross,  her  mother  being  a  daughter  of 
Lord  Colville.  The  story  of  the  Buchanans 
is  largely  a  story  of  the  wars  of  early 
Scotland,  and  is  most  interesting  because 
of  the  various  fortunes  attending  the  fam- 
ily. The  estate  passed  out  of  the  hands 
of  the  twenty-second  laird,  who  had  no 
sons,  and  in  time  was  widely  subdivided. 
Among  the  inheritors  were  the  MacAuse- 
lans,  immediately  descended  from  the 
family  of  Buchanan. 

Alexander  McAuslan  was  an  extensive 


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farmer  in  Argylshire,  Scotland,  having  in 
his  possession  at  one  time  five  valuable 
farms,  and  married  Margaret  McCutchen. 
They  had  a  large  family  of  children — 
Jannette,  James,  Jane,  Robert,  Alexander, 
John,  and  Margaret.  Of  these,  Jane  is 
still  living  (1917),  at  the  age  of  ninety- 
one  years.  The  son,  James,  was  born  in 
1816,  in  Glenderuel,  Argylshire,  and  died 
at  the  age  of  fifty-six  years,  in  1872.  Pie 
owned  farms  in  Dunbartonshire,  in  the 
vicinity  of  Loch  Lomond,  made  famous 
by  Scott,  and  in  the  immediate  neighbor- 
hood of  an  ancient  kirk  of  the  Established 
Church  of  Scotland.  He  married  Jessie 
Fletcher,  born  in  the  same  neighborhood 
as  himself,  who  died  in  1874.  Their  chil- 
dren are :  Catherine,  married  William 
Montgom.ery ;  Margaret,  married  W.  B. 
Wakelin  ;  Jessie,  married Cunning- 
ham, of  Glasgow ;  Alexander,  of  further 
mention;  Dougal,  of  Westfield,  New  Jer- 
sey, for  more  than  forty  years  an  em- 
ployee of  the  Standard  Oil  Company ; 
James,  a  farmer  of  Easthampton,  Massa- 
chusetts ;  John,  a  resident  of  Oregon ; 
Archibald,  of  Glasgow.  Scotland ;  Helen, 
deceased  in  1868,  aged  nine  years ;  Chris- 
tina, a  member  of  the  faculty  of  Mt.  Hol- 
yoke  College  ;  Robert,  an  employee  of  the 
post  office  department  in  Glasgow,  Scot- 
land. 

Alexander  McAuslan  was  born  August 
2'j,  1854,  in  Glenderuel,  Argylshire,  and 
obtained  his  education  in  the  little  red 
school  house  in  the  section  adjacent  to 
his  home.  In  May,  1869,  before  the  com- 
pletion of  his  fifteenth  year,  he  emigrated 
to  the  United  States,  and  located  in  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island,  where  he  was  first 
employed  in  what  was  known  as  the  Bos- 
ton Store,  of  which  his  uncle.  John  Mc- 
Auslan, was  part  owner.  With  the  natu- 
ral Scotch  aptitude  for  business,  he  made 
himself  useful  in  the  establishment,  where 
he  continued  for  sixteen  years.  Unlike 
many  young  Americans,  he  did  not  dis- 


pose of  his  earning  in  frivolous  pleasures, 
but  made  prudent  disposition,  and  in  time 
had  acquired  a  capital  by  which  he  might 
engage  in  business  f<jr  himself.  In  1S85 
he  removed  to  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
and  established  a  dry  goods  store  with 
two  partners,  under  the  firm  name  of  Con- 
nely,  McAuslan  ^^  Reid.  Their  store  was 
in  the  Windsor  Block  on  Dvvight  street, 
in  Ilolyoke.  After  two  years  Mr.  Reid 
retired  from  the  firm,  and  soon  after  Mr. 
Connely  died,  and  the  cares  of  the  busi- 
ness rested  upon  Mr.  McAuslan.  In  1889. 
W.  B.  Wakelin.  Mr.  Mc.Auslan's  brother- 
in-law.  became  interested  in  the  business, 
and  the  partnership  became  Mc.Auslin  & 
Wakelin.  These  have  continued  to  be  the 
principal  proprietors  of  the  concern  to  the 
present  time.  In  1900  the  establishment 
was  moved  to  a  more  desirable  location 
on  the  corner  of  Dwight  and  High  streets, 
and  in  1901  the  adjoining  Worcott  Block 
was  added  to  the  store,  giving  a  very  large 
space,  which  is  utilized  in  their  growing 
and  extensive  business.  This  was  incor- 
porated in  1909,  under  the  name  of  The 
McAuslan  &  Wakelin  Company,  with  Mr. 
W.  B.  Wakelin  as  president,  Alexander 
McAuslan,  treasurer,  and  James  Wakelin. 
secretary.  The  establishment  is  num- 
bered among  the  best  equipped  in  West- 
ern Massachusetts,  and  is  widely  known 
among  retail  purchasers  as  a  reliable 
mart.  Through  upright  and  progressive 
business  management.  Mr.  Mc.\uslan  has 
won  the  friendship  and  confidence  of  the 
buying  public,  and  has  thus  contributed 
in  no  small  degree  to  the  prosperity  of 
the  business.  As  an  adjunct  to  his  im- 
mense business  he  has  become  interested 
in  the  Baldwin  Garment  Company  of  Ilol- 
yoke. of  which  he  was  one  of  the  founders 
and  first  directors.  He  has  long  been 
identified  with  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  Holyoke,  in  which  he  is  a  dea- 
con. 

Mr.  McAuslan  was  married,  in  Febru- 


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ary,  1884,  to  Eliza  (Ingles)  Tyler,  of 
Providence,  Rhode  Island,  daughter  of 
Edward  Tyler.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McAuslan 
are  the  parents  of  the  following  children : 
Jessie,  a  graduate  of  Mt.  llolyoke  Col- 
lege, now  the  wife  of  Carl  I'.olgehole,  of 
the  Deane  Steam  I'ump  Company ;  Ed- 
ward;  Elsie,  a  graduate  of  Mt.  Holyoke 
College;  John,  and  Amelia. 


SACKETT.  Harry  Robert.  M,  D., 

Phyaician,  Public  OflBcial. 

A  resident  and  one  of  the  prominent 
physicians  of  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
since  1884,  Dr.  Sackett  traces  through  a 
line  of  paternal  ancestors  of  Massachu- 
setts birth  and  residence  to  the  year  1631, 
when  Simon  Sackett  came  from  England 
to  Boston.  Westfield  became  the  family 
seat  of  the  second  generation  of  the  fam- 
ily, and  so  continued  until  Abner,  of  the 
seventh  generation,  grandfather  of  Dr. 
Harry  R.  Sackett,  of  Holyoke.  Abner  re- 
moved to  Chicopee,  where  his  son,  George 
I.  Sackett,  was  born,  and  he  to  Spring- 
field, where  his  son.  Harry  R.  Sackett, 
was  born. 

The  family  is  an  ancient  one  in  Eng- 
land, where  it  is  traced  back  to  1066,  when 
their  ancestor  came  from  Normandy  with 
William  the  Conqueror.  The  names 
Sackett  and  Sackville  are  borne  by  de- 
scendants of  this  Norman  knight,  and  in 
the  Sackville  line  at  least  there  is  a  record 
of  Thomas  Sackville,  Earl  of  Dorset,  born 
in  1636. 

(I)  Simon  Sackett,  with  his  brother 
John  and  nephew  John,  came  to  New 
England  in  the  ship  "Lion,"  which  sailed 
December  i,  1630,  from  Bristol,  England. 
He  was  in  the  company  with  Roger  Wil- 
liams. With  Simon  were  his  wife  Isabel 
and  their  infant  son.  Simon,  Jr.  They 
landed  after  an  unusually  stormy  voyage, 
at  Boston,  February  5,  1631.     He  settled 


in  Cambridge,  and  his  home  was  on  the 
north    side    of    what    is    now    Winthrop 
street,  in  the  centre  of  the  block  between 
Brighton  and  Dunster  streets.     He  lived 
but  a  short  time  after  coming  to  Amer- 
ica,   dying    in    October,    1635.      Novem- 
ber  3   following,   his   widow    Isabel   was 
granted  leave  to  administer  on  his  estate. 
At    the    same    session    of   the    court    the 
memorable  decree  was  entered  which  on 
account  of   his   religious   belief   banished 
Roger   Williams   from   the   colony.     The 
\\'idow  Sackett  and  her  two  sons  joined 
him  and  were  among  the  company  which 
made  the  hard  journey  to  form  the  settle- 
ment at  Hartford,  Connecticut.    She  mar- 
ried there   (second)  William  Bloomfield. 
(II)   John,   son  of   Simon   Sacket,   was 
born  in   1632,  in  Cambridge,  and  is  sup- 
];osed  to  have' been  the  first  white  child 
born  there.     In  1653  he  became  a  resident 
of  Springfield,  and  was  granted  land  there. 
He   married    (first)    November  23,    1659, 
Abigail  Hannum,  born  1640,  died  October 
9,  1690,  daughter  of  William  and  Honor 
(Capen)    Hannum.     Soon  afterwards  he 
sold  his  house   and   land   at   Springfield, 
and    removed    to    property    he   had    pur- 
chased at  Northampton.     He  lived  here 
until  1665,  w^hen  he  again  sold  his  prop- 
erty and  removed  to  a  farm  bought  of 
one  Chapin,  near  Westfield,  on  w^hat  are 
now  Sackett's  Meadow^s.     He  w^as  one  of 
the  first  settlers  at  Westfield.     He  built 
a  house  and  barn,  both  of  which   were 
burned  October  27,  1675,  by  the  Indians, 
who  at  the  same  time  destroyed  a  large 
amount  of  other  property  and  drove  off 
his  cattle.    He  rebuilt  his  house  and  barn, 
and  erected  a  saw  mill  on  a  creek  which 
ran  into  the  Westfield  river.    John  Sack- 
ett was   selectman   in  Westfield  in    1672 
and  at  various  times  afterwards,  as  late 
as    1693.      He    married    (second)    Sarah, 
daughter  of  John   Stiles,  widow  of  John 
Stewart,  of  Springfield.     His  will,  dated 
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May  lO,  1 718,  was  proved  May  20,  1719. 
He  gave  all  his  real  estate  away  before 
his  death. 

(HI)  John  (2),  son  of  John  ( i)  Sackett. 
was  born  in  Westfield,  November  4,  1660, 
and  died  December  20,  1745.  He  married 
(first)  December  i,  1686,  Deborah,  daugh- 
ter of  William  and  Margaret  Filley,  of 
Windsor,  Connecticut;  (second)  May  17, 
1702,  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Robert  and 
Elizabeth  (Swift)  Banks,  and  widow  of 
John  Harris. 

(I\^)  Eliakim.  son  of  John  (2)  Sack- 
ett, was  born  March  12,  1712,  and  died  in 
1764.  He  married,  July  5,  1738,  Bethesda, 
born  1717.  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Maria 
(Root)  Fowler.    His  will  was  dated  July 

5.  1764- 

(\')  Ezra,  son  of  Eliakim  Sackett, 
born  November  15,  1750,  and  died  in 
1834.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tion, and  served  three  months  from  Octo- 
ber 20,  1777,  under  Captain  Daniel  Sack- 
ett, in  the  Department  of  the  North.  He 
married,  February  14,  1779,  Lydia  Lev- 
ering, born   1751,  of  Ipswich. 

(VI)  Charles,  son  of  Ezra  Sackett.  the 
Revolutionary  soldier,  and  his  wife,  Lydia 
Lovering,  was  born  at  W^estfield,  Decem- 
ber 6,  1783.  and  married  Abigail  Otis. 
Their  son, 

(VII)  Abner  Sackett.  born  in  Westfield. 
was  a  blacksmith,  following  his  trade  at 
Shelburne  Falls,  Chicopee,  later  operat- 
ing a  shop  in  W'est  Springfield.  A  fea- 
ture of  his  shop  work  was  the  shoeing  of 
oxen,  a  practice  as  common  in  that  sec- 
tion in  that  day  as  the  shoeing  of  horses 
now  is.     His  son, 

(VIII)  George  I.  Sackett.  was  born  in 
Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  and  is  now  liv- 
ing in  Holyoke,  one  of  the  oldest  railroad 
employees  in  the  United  States  in  point 
of  service.  He  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic  schools,  learned  the   trade  of  cutlery 


maker  at  Shelburne  Falls,  and  during  the 
Civil  War  period  held  an  important  posi- 
tion with  the  firm  of  Lamson,  Goodnow  & 
Company.  About  1865  he  entered  the 
service  of  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad 
Company,  and  was  advanced  from  post 
to  post  to  that  position  which  he  has  since 
held  as  yardmaster  at  Holyoke,  his  term 
of  service  now  overlapping  the  half-cen- 
tury mark.  For  nearly  that  same  period 
he  has  been  a  member  of  De  Soto  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  his 
name  appearing  on  the  charter  of  that 
lodge  as  one  of  the  organizers.  He  holds 
all  degrees  of  York  Rite  Masonry,  belong- 
ing to  lodge,  chapter,  council  and  com- 
mandery,  and  is  also  a  Noble  of  the  M.ys- 
tic  Shrine. 

George  I.  Sackett  married  Sarah  Har- 
vey, of  Scotch  descent,  her  father  a  pio- 
neer farmer  of  St.  Lawrence,  Canada, 
where  he  cleared  a  tract  of  land,  erected 
a  home,  and  reared  a  family  of  ten  chil- 
dren. Later  he  resumed  pioneer  life  in 
the  State  of  Iowa,  taking  a  tract  of  prairie 
land,  and  bringing  it  to  a  high  state  of 
cultivation,  and  living  there  until  his  ad- 
venturous life  ended  at  the  great  age  of 
ninety-six  years.  Sarah  (Harvey)  Sack- 
ett died  in  1906,  leaving  an  only  child. 
Dr.  Harry  R.  Sackett. 

(IX)  Dr.  Harry  Robert  Sackett.  only 
child  of  George  I.  and  Sarah  (Harvey) 
Sackett,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, June  25,  1871.  In  1881  his  par- 
ents moved  from  West  Springfield  to 
South  Hadley.  and  in  1884  to  Holyoke. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
those  towns,  completing  the  course  with 
graduation  from  Holyoke  High  School, 
class  of  1889.  Choosing  medicine  as  his 
profession,  he  matriculated  at  the  New 
York  College  of  Homoeopathy,  whence 
he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Doc- 
tor of  Medicine,  class  of   1893.     After  a 


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year  spent  in  hospital  work  in  New  York, 
he  located  in  1894  in  Holyoke,  where  he 
has  since  been  continuously  in  practice, 
with  the  exception  of  six  months  which 
he  spent  in  hospital  work  and  study  in 
Berlin.  Cermany. 

Dr.  Sackett  is  a  member  of  the  Western 
Massachusetts  Homoeopathic  Society,  of 
which  he  was  president  in  1900;  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  Homoeopathic  Soci- 
ety, and  the -American  Institute  of  flomce- 
opathv.  He  has  identified  himself  with 
the  public  life  of  his  city,  and  since  De- 
cember, 191 5.  has  been  a  member  of  the 
board  of  alderman,  elected  to  serve  two 
years.  In  political  faith  he  is  a  Repub- 
lican. He  is  prominent  in  fraternal  life, 
belonging^  to  Mount  Tom  Lodge,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons ;  Mount  Holyoke 
Chapter.  Royal  Arch  Masons ;  Springfield 
Commandery,  Knights  Templar;  Melha 
Temple,  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine ; 
Holyoke  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows ;  Wampanoag  Tribe,  Im- 
proved Order  of  Red  Men  (past  sachem 
and  ex-trustee);  the  Foresters  of  Amer- 
ica, of  which  he  is  chairman  of  the  board 
of  trustees.  His  clubs  are  the  Holyoke, 
and  Holyoke  Canoe.  Since  1886  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Second  Baptist 
Church. 

Dr.  Sackett  married,  July  7,  1896,  Miss 
Edith  Parsons  Hayes,  born  in  Michigan, 
daughter  of  Frederick  Hayes,  born  in 
Maine,  who  in  early  life  moved  to  the 
State  of  Michigan,  served  from  that  State 
in  the  Union  army  during  the  Civil  War, 
and  died  in  Holyoke  in  1914.  His  daugh- 
ter Edith  P.,  a  graduate  of  Mt.  Holyoke 
College,  class  of  1894.  taught  in  the  Elm- 
wood  school  for  one  year  before  her  mar- 
riage. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Sackett  are  the  parents  of 
George  L.  Sackett,  born  October  24,  1901, 
and  Frederick  Noble,  born  January  13, 
1912. 


BEAUCHAMP,  Ovila, 

Merchant    and    Manufacturer. 

Not  only  in  business  circles  but  in  the 
civic  affairs  of  the  city  of  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, Ovila  Beauchamp  has  taken  a 
part  of  prominence.  As  a  merchant  and 
manufacturer  his  activities  have  been 
varied  and  uniformly  successful.  He  is 
especially  interested  in  the  modern  move- 
ment to  provide  suitable  playgrounds  for 
the  children  of  the  cities,  and  is  now  a 
member  of  the  playgrounds  committee  in 
Holyoke.  Mr.  Beauchamp's  ancestors 
have  been  on  American  soil  from  the  time 
Quebec  was  settled. 

(I)  Michel  Beauchamp  lived  in  France, 
formerly  at  La  Rochelle,  afterward  at 
Notre  Dame  de  Cogne.  He  married 
Marie  Roulette.  Children  :  Jacques,  died 
February  8,  1693,  married  Marie  Dar- 
dyne ;  Jean,  mentioned  below. 

(II)  Jean  Beauchamp,  son  of  Michel 
and  Marie  (Roulette)  Beauchamp,  bap- 
tized February  23,  1636,  at  Notre  Dame 
de  Cogne,  left  France  and  settled  at 
Pointe-aux-Trembles  at  Montreal,  No- 
vember 23,  1666.  He  married  Leanne 
Loisel,  daughter  of  Louis  Loisel.  Chil- 
dren :  Child,  born  and  died  August  6, 
1669;  Marie  Francoise,  baptized  Septem- 
ber II.  1670,  married  (first)  Louis  Tru- 
chon.  and  (second)  Jacques  Robin;  Jean, 
baptized  November  22.  1676,  at  Repen- 
tigny,  married  Jeanne  Muloin ;  Pierre, 
mentioned  below ;  Barbe,  baptized  June 
10,  1683,  married  (first)  Guillaume  Figot, 
and  (second)  Andre  Bouteillet ;  Fran- 
coise. baptized  June  22,  1686;  Marguerite, 
baptized  March  27.  1689,  married  Jean 
Baptiste  Leclerc  at  St.  Francis. 

(III)  Pierre  Beauchamp,  son  of  Jean 
and  Leanne  (Loisel)  Beauchamp.  was 
baptized  June  29.  1679.  ^^  married,  June 
29,  1699,  at  Montreal,  Angelique  Fran- 
coise Leclerc,  daughter  of  Guillaume  Le- 


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clerc.  Children :  Pierre,  baptized  No- 
vember lo,  1700,  at  Repentigny ;  Pierre, 
baptized  May  '^'j,  1704,  at  St.  Francis,  He 
Jesus;  Michel,  mentioned  below;  Jean, 
baptized  March  27.  1712,  married  Gene- 
vieve Sequin  at  Cachenaie ;  Francois, 
baptized  February  18,  1714,  married 
Marie  Joseph  Vaillancoeur ;  Marie  Aga- 
the,  baptized  September  13,  1716;  Marie, 
1723.  died  1727;  Joseph,  baptized  Janu- 
ary 19,  1730,  married  Marguerite  Vaillan- 
coeur. 

(IV)  Michel  Beauchamp,  son  of  Pierre 
and  Angelique  Francoise  (Leclerc)  Beau- 
champ,  was  baptized  March  7,  1706.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Laderoute,  daughter  of 
Pierre  Laderoute.  She  was  also  born  in 
1706.  Children:  Michel,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Joseph  Marie,  baptized  February 
2^^,  1732,  married  Marie  Reine  Bourgouin  ; 
Marie,  born  1729,  married  Pierre  Tru- 
chon,  and  died  April  6,  1749;  Marie  Jo- 
seph, baptized  August  16,  1737;  Pierre, 
baptized  February  17,  1735,  at  St.  Fran- 
cis, He  Jesus;  Francois,  married  (first) 
Marie  Charlotte  Bourgouin,  and  (second) 
Marguerite  Tareau  ;  Pierre,  married  Marie 
Joseph  Gariepy ;  Pascal;  Elizabeth,  bap- 
tized February  24,  1743,  married  Charles 
Roy;  Amable,  baptized  October  8,  1740, 
died  March  30,  1750;  Marie  Joseph,  bap- 
tized January  22,  1747. 

(V)  Michel  Beauchamp,  son  of  Michel 
and  Elizabeth  (Laderoute)  Beauchamp, 
was  baptized  July  14,  1729,  at  Lachenays  ; 
married  (first)  Therese  Gariepy,  June  9, 
1749,  and  (second)  Angelique  Truchon  at 
St.  Henri  De  Nascouche.  They  had  a  son, 
Pascal,  mentioned  below. 

(VI)  Pascal  Beauchamp,  son  of  Michel 
and  Angelique  (Truchon)  Beauchamp, 
was  baptized  February  13,  1765.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  at  St.  Henri  de  Massondre. 
Catherine  Renaud,  daughter  of  Francis 
Renaud  (III).  He  married  (second) 
Marie    (Croteau)    Huboit,    daughter    of 


Bernard  Croteau  (III )  and  widow  of  Jean 
Baptiste  Huboit. 

(VII)  Henry  Beauchamp,  son  of  Pas- 
cal and  Catherine  (Renaud)  Beauchamp, 
was  born  in  I7</),  in  Quebec.  He  mar- 
ried Antoinette  Fortin.  They  resided  in 
Quebec.  Among  their  children  was 
David,  mentioned  below. 

(VIII)  David  Beauchamp.  son  of  Henry 
and  Antoinette  (Fortin)  Beauchamp,  was 
born  at  St.  Henri,  Moscuchc.  Province  of 
Quebec,  Canada,  in  1814,  and  died  there 
in  1894,  aged  eighty-two  years.  Like  his 
forefathers  he  followed  farming  for  his 
vocation.  He  married  Rachelle  Lauzon. 
They  had  eight  children,  the  only  son 
living  being  Pierre,  mentioned  below,  and 
he  has  three  sisters  living. 

(IX)  Pierre  Beauchamp,  son  of  David 
and  Rachelle  (Lauzon)  Beauchamp.  was 
born  April  6,  1842.  in  the  parish  of  St. 
Henri.  Moscuche,  Quebec.  He  followed 
farming  until  middle  life.  In  .\pril,  1886. 
he  disposed  of  his  interests  in  Canada 
and  came  to  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
where  a  considerable  part  of  the  popula- 
tion is  French  speaking  of  Canadian 
birth.  Here  he  opened  a  grocery  store 
and  began  the  manufacture  of  blood  sau- 
sages. Though  starting  in  business  in 
middle  life,  he  made  wonderful  use  of  his 
opportunities  and  acquired  a  handsome 
competence.  His  prudence  and  economy, 
industry  and  thrift,  were  the  secret  of  his 
success.  He  was  popular  among  all 
classes,  and  his  personality  brought  him 
customers  and  kept  them,  won  him  many 
friends  and  gave  him  influence  in  the 
commimity.  In  1906.  after  twenty  years, 
he  retired,  the  business  being  continued 
bv  his  sons.  Since  then  he  has  been 
occupied  in  the  care  and  development  of 
his  real  estate,  in  which  he  has  invested 
largely  in  Holyoke. 

He  married.  October  12,  1864.  Melanie 
Forand,  who  was  born  in  Canada,  Octo- 


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ber  29,  1845,  daughter  of  Joseph  Forand. 
Children:  Henry  Odilon,  a  sketch  of 
whom  appears  in  this  work  ;  Rachel,  born 
August  21,  1867;  Joseph,  June  20,  1869; 
Celina,  March  29,  1871  ;  Zephaine,  Octo- 
ber 2,  1873;  Ovila,  mentioned  below; 
Amanda.  February  19,  1877;  Adelia,  Janu- 
ary 10,  1879;  Maria,  October  10,  1880,  de- 
ceased; Victoria,  September  2^,  1882,  de- 
ceased; Marie,  May  11,  1S86;  Pierre,  July 
30,  1888,  deceased.  All  but  the  youngest 
were  born  in  Canada.  On  October  12, 
1914,  was  celebrated  in  a  most  fitting 
manner  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the 
wedding  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pierre  Beau- 
champ.  At  this  time  was  also  celebrated 
the  twenty-fifth  wedding  anniversary  of 
their  son,  H.  O.  Beauchamp  and  wife; 
and  at  a  solemn  mass  that  same  morning 
at  nine  o'clock  in  the  Precious  Blood 
Church,  the  marriage  took  place  of 
Amanda,  the  daughter  of  H.  O.  Beau- 
champ,  and  the  granddaughter  of  Pierre 
Beauchamp.  to  Philias  (jramchamp.  of 
Enfield,  Connecticut.  Later  in  the  day  a 
banquet  w^as  given  at  which  over  one 
hundred  guests  were  present,  including 
thirty-six  grandchildren  and  six  great- 
grandchildren ;  probably  one  of  the  larg- 
est family  gatherings  to  take  place  in  re- 
cent times  in  Western  Massachusetts. 

(X)  Ovila  Beauchamp,  son  of  Pierre 
and  Melanie  (Forand)  Beauchamp,  was 
born  at  St.  Henri,  Moscuche,  Quebec, 
May  28,  1875.  His  early  schooling  was 
received  in  his  native  parish.  He  was 
but  eleven  years  old  when  he  came  with 
his  parents  to  Holyoke,  and  he  completed 
his  elementary  education  there  in  the 
public  schools.  Becoming  associated  in 
business  with  his  father,  first  as  helper 
and  clerk,  later  as  partner,  in  the  grocery 
and  provision  business,  he  has  since  early 
youth  been  well  known  in  mercantile  cir- 
cles. His  brother  was  afterwards  in  the 
firm.     In  1901  he  succeeded  his  father  in 


the  blood  sausage  business,  and  he  has 
continued  in  this  industry  with  a  large 
measure  of  success  to  the  present  time. 
In  1906  he  added  to  his  other  activities 
by  engaging  in  the  manufacture  of  char- 
coal, a  business  he  has  developed  and 
pushed  to  a  highly  prosperous  condition. 
Besides  his  mercantile  and  manufacturing 
business,  he  has  valuable  real  estate  in 
Holyoke.  Mr.  Beauchamp  has  had  per- 
haps especially  good  opportunities  to 
study  the  needs  of  the  children  of  the  city. 
For  years  he  has  taken  a  kindly  interest 
in  their  v/elfare  and  has  given  his  influ- 
ence and  support  to  various  projects  to 
improve  their  condition  and  make  their 
youth  happier.  The  playground  idea 
made  an  especial  appeal  to  him,  and  when 
the  movement  progressed  from  city  to 
city  he  assisted  in  keeping  Holyoke  in 
line.  He  is  a  member  of  the  city  play- 
ground committee  and  has  been  inde- 
fatigable in  working  for  more  and  better 
grounds,  so  that  every  child  in  the  city 
may  have  the  proper  place  and  things  for 
the  years  of  play.  His  principal  recrea- 
tion is  hunting  and  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Rod  and  Gun  Club  of  Holyoke.  The  only 
fraternal  organization  of  which  he  is  a 
member  is  the  local  lodge,  Benevolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks. 

Mr.  Beauchamp  married,  July  14,  1896, 
Clarinda  Hebert,  of  Montreal.  Canada,  a 
daughter  of  Isadore  and  Philomena 
(Benard)  Hebert.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren: Lillian,  born  1899;  Ellen,  born 
1901  ;  and  Hattie  Belle,  born  1905. 


BEAUCHAMP,  Henry  Odilon. 

Prosperous   Business   Man. 

Henry  O.  Beauchamp  comes  of  a  long 
line  of  honorable  ancestors,  a  full  account 
of  whom  precedes  this  in  the  work. 

He  was  born  in  St.  Henry,  Mascouche, 
Province  of  Quebec,  Canada,  October  9, 


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1865.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  ot" 
his  native  town,  worked  at  farming  in 
Canada  until  1885,  the  year  prior  to  his 
majority,  and  in  July  of  that  year  he  came 
to  the  United  States  and  located  in  Ilol- 
yoke,  Massachusetts,  being  the  first  mem- 
ber of  the  family  to  come  to  this  country, 
his  father  and  his  family  following  him 
a  year  later.  His  first  employment  was 
with  the  Water  Power  Company  of  Hol- 
yoke,  with  whom  he  remained  a  short  pe- 
riod of  time,  and  then  removed  to  Water- 
bury,  Connecticut,  where  he  worked  for 
a  similar  period  of  time,  and  then  re- 
moved to  Haverstraw,  New  York,  where 
he  secured  employment  in  the  making  of 
brick,  that  being  the  principal  industry 
of  that  thriving  city.  His  next  move  was 
to  Lewiston,  Maine,  from  whence  he  re- 
turned to  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and 
for  the  following  five  and  a  half  years 
worked  in  the  planing  mill  of  the  Merrick 
Lumber  Company,  after  which  he  became 
an  employee  of  the  Casper  Ranger  Con- 
struction Company  of  Holyoke,  which 
connection  continued  for  nine  and  a  half 
years.  This  ended  his  career  as  an  em- 
ployee, he,  during  this  period  of  time, 
having  accumulated  sufficient  capital  to 
engage  in  business  on  his  own  account. 
In  1901  he  established  a  bakery  business 
at  No.  261  Park  street,  and  later  estab- 
lished another  store  at  the  corner  of  Sar- 
geant  and  Bridge  streets,  and  for  about 
two  years  conducted  both  establishments 
successfully,  then  in  January,  1917,  sold 
the  store  at  Sargeant  and  Bridge  streets. 
In  1913  he  organized  the  Holyoke  Baking 
Company,  the  plant  located  at  No.  578 
Bridge  street,  of  which  he  is  secretary  and 
treasurer,  and  he  is  also  the  owner  of  the 
building  occupied  by  that  company,  and 


British  Columbia.  The  Holyoke  Baking 
Company  gives  employment  to  about 
twenty-five  people,  skilled  and  efficient 
workmen,  their  ])ay-roll  amounting  to 
about  $1,600  in(jnthl_\ ,  and  it  ranks 
among  the  rej)resentative  industries  of 
that  section  of  the  city.  Mr.  Beauchamp 
is  a  director,  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  Monument-National  Canadian-i-'ran- 
cais  Society,  of  which  he  was  president 
for  five  years,  and  is  a  director  of  the 
Economic  I'ank  of  iiolyoke.  He  has 
served  in  the  capacity  of  overseer  of  the 
poor.  He  holds  membership  in  the  Im- 
proved Order  of  Red  Men  and  in  the  Mt. 
Tom  Ciolf  Club. 

Mr.  Beauchamj)  married.  October  22, 
1889,  Louisa  Robert,  daughter  of  Pierre 
and  Ozilda  (Masse)  Robert,  the  ceremony 
being  performed  at  St.  Bruno,  Province  of 
Quebec.  Canada.  Children:  i.  Maria  Rose 
.\nita,  born  October  5.  1890:  became  the 
wife  of  Raymond  Tessier  and  they  have 
three  children:  Joseph  Gerald.  Raymond 
Henry.  Marguerite  Theresa.  2.  Theresa 
Olida.  born  December  24.  1891  ;  became 
the  wife  of  Albert  Rheum  and  they  have 
two  children :  \'incent  and  Charles.  3. 
Rose  Bertha,  born  March  13.  1894.  4. 
Pierre  Albert,  born  .\pril  4.  1805.  ^^'^d  in 
infancy.  5.  Leo  Adelward.  born  May  30. 
1896.  6.  Rene  Robert,  born  February  22. 
1898.  7.  Simonne  Loretta,  born  Septem- 
ber 19.  190T.  8.  Charles  Edward,  born 
luly  2"],  1903.  9.  .Arthur  Odilon.  born 
February  7.  1907. 


RYAN.  William  P.,  M.  D., 

Phyaician.  in  Military  Ser-rice. 


William  P.  Ryan,  a  successful  physi- 
cian of  Holyoke,  comes  of  staunch  Irish 
also  the  owner  of  twenty  tenement  blocks,  stock.  John  Joseph  Ryan,  grandfather  of 
one  of  which,  No.  31-35  Commercial  street.  Dr.  Ryan,  was  born  in  Ireland  and  died 
he  sold  in  1917.  He  also  owns  a  farm  in  Hartford.  Connecticut,  in  IQOI.  His 
of  four  hundred  acres  in  Ensign.  Alberta,      life  in  the  Old  Country  was  passed  in  the 

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open  air  and  as  coachman  to  Sir  Thomas 
Burke,  one  of  the  victims  of  the  Phoenix 
Park,  Dublin,  tragedy,  and  "whipper  in" 
of  the  hunting  liounds  he  spent  his  time. 
He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1872  and 
until  his  death  he  was  employed  by  the 
priest  of  St.  Mary's  Church  at  Windsor 
Locks,  Connecticut,  in  the  care  of  the 
parish  grounds  and  church.  But  he  never 
outlived  his  love  for  a  good  horse,  and  he 
was  most  enthusiastic  over  the  merits  of 
horse  or  hunting  dog.  He  married,  in 
Ireland,  Mary  Gibbons,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Gibbons,  who  died  in  her  native 
land.  They  were  the  parents  of  Michael 
J..  Catherine  C.  John  Joseph  (2),  of  fur- 
ther mention :  Thomas,  deceased,  and 
Mary. 

John  Joseph  {2)  Ryan  was  born  in 
Dublin.  Ireland,  in  1861.  and  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  under  the  instruc- 
tion of  the  Christian  Brothers.  In  1872 
he  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
father,  and  at  quite  an  early  age  was  em- 
ployed in  the  underwear  mills  at  Wind- 
sor Locks.  In  1879  he  first  located  in 
Holyoke,  was  employed  for  a  time  in  a 
paper  mill,  then  learned  the  trade  of  car- 
riage blacksmith  with  Fenton  &  Dunn, 
with  whom  he  remained  as  journeyman 
for  seventeen  years.  While  so  employed 
he  joined  the  Holyoke  Volunteer  Fire 
Department  and  served  for  ten  years, 
then  became  a  member  of  the  permanent 
paid  department,  with  which  he  has  been 
connected  for  fifteen  years.  He  is  lieu- 
tenant of  Ladder  Company,  No.  3.  at  the 
Highlands  Station,  and  one  of  the  faith- 
ful, fearless  and  efficient  officers  of  a 
branch  of  city  government  which  comes 
closer  to  the  lives  and  hearts  of  the  peo- 
ple than  any  other. 

Lieutenant  Ryan  married,  in  1883, 
Elizabeth  C.  Sullivan,  born  in  1866, 
daughter  of  Patrick  B.  and  Bridget  (Hill) 
Sullivan,  of  Holyoke.     They  are  the  par- 


ents of  children,  as  follows:  i.  Dr.  Wil- 
liam P.  Ryan,  of  further  mention.  2. 
Elizabeth  C,  married  Thomas  Hanni- 
fan,  who  was  a  manager  of  a  leading  dry 
goods  store  in  W' ilmington,  Delaware ;  he 
is  now  in  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology,  where  he  is  preparing  to  be- 
come an  aviator  in  the  service  of  the 
United  States  government,  and  in  a  re- 
cent examination  he  received  the  highest 
marks ;  at  the  expiration  of  his  prepara- 
tion, he  will  receive  a  commission  as  lieu- 
tenant in  the  Aviation  Corps.  3.  Ray- 
mond J.  Ryan,  associated  with  the  Trav- 
elers' Insurance  Company  of  Hartford. 
4.  Catherine  Ryan,  an  office  employee  of 
the  Fisk  Rubber  Company.  5.  Howard 
Ryan,  now  with  the  Fisk  Rubber  Com- 
pany. 6.  Kenneth  Ryan,  paymaster  with 
the  Whiting  Paper  Company.  7-8.  Made- 
line and  Milton  Ryan  (twins). 

Dr.  William  P.  Ryan,  son  of  Lieuten- 
ant John  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  C.  (Sul- 
livan) Ryan,  was  born  in  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, December  17,  1885.  After 
extended  preparatory  courses  in  Holyoke 
schools,  he  entered  St.  Mary's  College  at 
Emmitsburg,  Maryland,  whence  he  was 
graduated  Bachelor  of  Arts.  Deciding 
upon  the  medical  profession,  he  entered 
the  Medical  Department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Vermont  in  1907.  receiving  his  de- 
gree of  Doctor  of  Medicine  with  the 
graduating  class  of  191 1.  After  service 
as  interne  at  the  Hartford  General  Hos- 
pital, Lying-In-Hospital,  New  York,  and 
the  House  of  Mercy  Hospital,  Springfield, 
Dr.  Ryan  in  1913  established  in  private 
practice  in  Holyoke,  where  he  rendered 
public  and  institutional  service  as  city 
physician,  police  surgeon,  as  head  of  the 
health  department  of  the  City  Farm,  and 
assistant  to  the  Board  of  Health  and  sur- 
geon to  the  City  Hospital.  On  December 
23,  1916,  Dr.  Ryan  was  ordered  into 
active  service  as  a  first  lieutenant  in  the 


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United  States  Army  Medical  Corps,  and 
was  assigned  to  duty  on  the  Mexican 
border.  At  the  end  of  his  six  months" 
service  in  this  capacity,  and  while  still  at  1""1 
Paso,  Texas,  because  of  his  ability  he  was 
selected  by  General  Pershing  from  a  large 
number  of  surgeons  to  accompany  the 
first  contingent  of  United  States  troops  to 
France,  where  he  is  now  (1917)  rendering 
valuable  aid  to  the  United  States  govern- 
ment. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Holyoke  Medical 
and  Hampden  County  Medical  associ- 
ations, the  Massachusetts  State  and 
American  Medical  associations,  the 
American  College  of  Surgeons,  holds  a 
lieutenant's  rank  in  the  United  States 
Army  Medical  Corps ;  is  a  fellow  of  the 
Association  of  Military  Surgeons  of  the 
United  States ;  also  member  of  the  Acad- 
emy of  Medicine,  and  the  Springfield 
Catholic  Club.  He  is  a  Democrat  in 
politics,  and  took  active  part  in  local 
affairs  for  several  years.  His  success  in 
his  profession  has  been  both  marked  and 
merited,  and  with  his  career  hardly  more 
than  begun,  the  future  of  the  young  phy- 
sician and  surgeon  seems  full  of  brilliant 
promise.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the 
Holyoke  Country  Club,  and  the  Knights 
of  Columbus,  and  is  very  popular  in  both 
orders.  His  college  fraternities  are  the 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  and  Alpha  Kappa. 


MORRISON,  Robert  Francis,  M.  D., 

Physician. 

Among  the  younger  representatives  of 
the  medical  profession  in  Holyoke,  Mas- 
sachusetts, none  are  more  worthy  the 
success  they  have  achieved  than  Dr. 
Robert  F.  Morrison,  a  native  son  of  Mas- 
sachusetts, who  in  addition  to  his  pres- 
tige as  a  physician  has  so  acquitted  him- 
self as  to  be  regarded  as  a  most  valued 


and  honorable  citizen,  worthy  of  the 
reputation  he  enjoys. 

John  Morrison,  the  first  ancestor  of  the 
line  herein  followed  of  whom  we  have 
definite  information,  was  a  native  of  Ire- 
land and  there  spent  his  entire  lifetime, 
engaging  in  various  pursuits.  He  mar- 
ried and  among  his  children  was  a  son, 
Robert,  of  whom  further. 

Robert  Morrison,  son  of  John  Mcjr- 
rison,  was  born  in  County  Cork,  Ireland, 
and  died  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts. 
When  of  the  age  to  decide  upon  his  life- 
work,  he  learned  the  trade  of  blacksmith, 
which  he  followed  for  many  years  in  his 
native  land,  and  also  for  many  years  in 
the  city  of  Holyoke,  where  he  located 
upon  his  arrival  in  this  country  in  the 
year  1850.  He  at  once  became  a  loyal 
citizen  of  this  country  and  displayed  his 
patriotism  during  the  trying  period  of 
the  Civil  War  by  drilling  recruits  for  a 
Holyoke  company  in  the  old  Exchange 
Hall,  his  work  proving  of  great  value. 
He  married  Mary  Foley,  who  bore  him 
three  children:  Thomas;  John  L.,  of 
whom  further ;  and  Mary  Frances. 

John  L.  Morrison,  son  of  Robert  and 
Mary  (Foley)  Morrison,  was  born  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  April  22,  1854. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  city.  He  there  learned  the 
trade  of  a  machinist :  became  a  master 
mechanic  ;  for  a  number  of  years  he  was 
in  the  employ  of  the  Ames  Company  of 
Chicopee,  and  eventually  engaged  in 
business  on  his  own  account,  manufac- 
turing and  repairing  machinery.  Later, 
and  from  1910  to  the  present  time  (1916) 
he  has  been  connected  with  the  Holyoke 
Covered  Wire  Company,  earnest  and 
faithful  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties. 
He  married  Mary  Kenney,  a  native  of 
Dublin.  Ireland,  whose  death  occurred  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  May  24,  1916,  a 
daughter  of  Tames  and   Marv   (Madden) 


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Kenncy.  They  were  the  pirents  of  three 
sons :  Robert  Francis,  of  whom  further  ; 
John  L.,  Jr.,  and  Francis  T. 

Dr.  Robert  Francis  Morrison,  son  of 
John  L.  and  Mary  (Kenney)  Morrison, 
was  born  at  Chicopee,  Massachusetts, 
November  ii,  1S77.  He  obtained  an  ex- 
cellent jjreparatory  education  by  attend- 
ance at  the  public  schools  of  Holyoke, 
and  his  preparation  for  the  medical  pro- 
fession was  obtained  by  a  course  of  study 
at  the  Baltimore  Medical  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  and  received  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  1901. 
Immediately  after  his  graduation  he 
opened  an  office  in  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, and  since  then  has  continued  in 
practice  in  the  same  city,  putting  to  a 
practical  test  the  theoretical  knowledge 
he  had  acquired  in  his  collegiate  course. 
He  has  a  broad  and  comprehensive  under- 
standing of  the  principles  of  the  science 
of  medicine,  and  although  he  is  one  of  the 
young  men  engaged  in  his  chosen  line  of 
work  he  has  gained  a  reputation  for  skill 
that  many  an  older  medical  practitioner 
might  well  envy.  In  1904  he  went  abroad 
in  order  to  further  increase  his  store  of 
knowledge  pertaining  to  the  science  of 
medicine,  to  which  he  devotes  his  entire 
time  and  attention.  Dr.  Morrison  is  a 
member  of  the  Holyoke  Medical  Society, 
the  Springfield  Academy  of  Medicine, 
the  Hampden  County  Medical  Society, 
the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  and 
the  American  Medical  Association,  and 
through  these  connections  he  keeps  in 
touch  with  the  progress  that  is  being 
made  toward  perfection  in  the  realm  of 
medicine.  He  also  holds  membership  in 
the  local  lodge  of  the  Knights  of  Colum- 
bus. He  is  a  man  of  unfailing  courtesy 
and  of  cordial  disposition,  and  these 
qualities  endear  him  to  all  and  make  him 
popular  in  whatever  circle  he  moves. 

Dr.    Morrison    married,    September    7, 


1904,  Elizabeth  Blanche  Smith,  born  Au- 
gust 9,  1878,  at  Frederickstown,  New 
Brunswick,  daughter  of  Arthur  and  Mary 
(Hammond)  Smith,  of  Frederickstown, 
New  Brunswick.  Children :  Elizabeth 
Blanche,  born  July  17,  1905,  died  July  23, 
1906;  Mary,  born  July  15,  1908,  died  May 

7,  1909;  Robert  Francis,  Jr.,  born  April 

8,  1913;  John  Arthur,  born  September 
17.  I9M- 


CHAMBERLAIN,  Robert  Horace, 

Civil    War    Soldier,    Public    Official. 

A  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  and  for 
twelve  years  thereafter  active  in  the  Mas- 
sachusetts National  Guard,  prominent  in 
public  life  and  in  the  Masonic  order  of 
city  and  State,  General  Chamberlain  was 
without  doubt  the  best  known  man  of  the 
city  of  Worcester,  the  city  of  his  birth 
and  scene  of  his  life's  activities.  He  was 
as  favorably  known  in  every  department 
of  life  he  touched,  and  everywhere  his 
name  stood  for  honesty  and  uprightness. 
He  was  a  great-grandson  of  Jacob  (3) 
Chamberlain,  who  came  from  Newton, 
Massachusetts,  in  1742,  to  Worcester,  and 
bought  a  tract  of  land  on  Salisbury  street 
of  which  seventy-two  acres  were  handed 
down  by  his  son,  John  Chamberlain,  to 
his  son,  Thomas  Chamberlain,  and  by 
him  to  his  sons,  Robert  Horace  and 
Thomas  (2)  Chamberlain. 

Jacob  Chamberlain,  the  founder  of  the 
family  in  Worcester,  was  a  great-grand- 
son of  William  Chamberlain,  the  Ameri- 
can ancestor,  who  is  believed  to  have 
been  a  descendant  of  William,  Count  de 
Tankerville,  of  Tankerville  Castle,  Nor- 
mandy, who  came  to  England  in  1066 
with  William  the  Conqueror.  John  de 
Tankerville,  a  descendant  of  Count  Wil- 
liam de  Tankerville,  was  lord  chamber- 
lain to  King  Henry  I.  and  assumed  his 
title   as   a   surname.     The   line  is   traced 


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through  the  centuries  to  the  time  of  the 
coming  to  America  of  William  Chamber- 
lain, born  about  1620.  Arms :  Gules  an 
in  escutcheon  argent  between  eight  mul- 
lets in  orle,  or,  quartering,  gules  a  chev- 
ron between  three  escallops.  Motto: 
I'irtuti  nihil  invixiui. 

The  line  of  descent  from  William 
Chamberlain,  the  founder,  is  through  his 
son,  Jacob  (i)  ;  his  son,  Jacob  (2)  ;  his  son, 
Jacob  (3),  the  founder  in  Worcester;  his 
son,  John ;  his  son,  Thomas ;  his  son, 
General  Robert  Horace  Chamberlain. 

Thomas  Chamberlain,  born  at  Worces- 
ter, March  6,  1783,  inherited  and  con- 
ducted part  of  the  farm  owned  by  his 
father  and  grandfather,  and  in  its  cultiva- 
tion advanced  the  science  and  art  of  hor- 
ticulture, was  one  of  the  founders  and 
first  trustees  of  the  Worcester  Horticul- 
tural Society  in  1840,  and  in  the  hall  of 
the  society  on  Front  street,  Worcester, 
his  portrait  adorns  the  walls.  He  was  the 
first  president  of  Common  Council  after 
the  incorporation  of  the  city  of  Worces- 
ter ;  was  crier  of  the  Worcester  court  for 
seventeen  years ;  filled  most  ranks  in  the 
State  Militia  from  corporal  to  brigadier- 
general,  and  attended  Old  South  Church. 
He  married  (second)  October  30,  1832, 
Hannah  Blair,  daughter  of  Robert  and 
Elizabeth  (Harrington)  Blair,  born  Feb- 
ruary 19,  1793,  died  August  23,  1873.  He 
died  September  5,  1855. 

Robert  Horace  Chamberlain,  youngest 
child  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  (Blair) 
Chamberlain,  was  born  in  Worcester, 
Massachusetts,  June  16,  1838,  died  June 
28,  1910.  After  public  school  courses  and 
attendance  at  Worcester  Academy  he  be- 
came, at  the  age  of  eighteen,  an  appren- 
tice to  the  machinists.  Ball  &  Bullard, 
continuing  with  them  until  his  enlistment, 
September  25,  1S62,  in  Company  A,  Fifty- 
first  Regiment,  Massachusetts  Volunteer 
Infantry,  for  a  term  of  nine  months.  He 
went  to  the  front  as  sergeant,  and  during 


the  campaign  in  North  Carolina  was  en- 
gaged at  Goldsboro,  Whitehall  and 
Kingston,  and  with  the  Army  of  the  Po- 
tomac in  pursuit  of  General  Lee's  army 
after  their  defeat  at  Gettysburg.  He  was 
promoted  a  captain,  and  with  his  regi- 
ment was  assigned  to  special  guard  duty 
over  five  thousand  Confederate  prisoners 
confined  at  Indianajjolis.  He  was  must- 
ered out  with  honf)rable  discharge,  No- 
vember 30,  1864.  He  at  once  returned 
to  Worcester,  which  city  was  ever  after- 
ward his  home. 

For  twelve  years  after  his  return  from 
the  army.  Captain  Chamberlain  was  ac- 
tive in  the  State  Militia  as  his  father  had 
been  years  before.  He  reorganized  the 
Worcester  City  Guards  in  1865  and  was 
its  captain  for  two  years;  he  also  reor- 
ganized a  battery  of  artillery  that  was 
named  the  Chamberlain  Light  Battery. 
He  was  commissioned  major  and  after- 
wards colonel  of  the  Tenth  Regiment. 
Massachusetts  National  Guard,  and  on 
December  31,  1876,  was  made  a  brigadier- 
general.  He  resigned  from  the  service 
the  same  year,  but  always  retained  his 
interest  in  the  citizen  soldiery  of  the 
State  and  Nation. 

After  retiring  from  the  army  in  1864, 
he  resumed  his  trade  and  was  employed 
as  a  machinist  until  1870.  He  then  re- 
ceived from  Mayor  Blake  appointment  as 
city  superintendent  of  sewers,  a  position 
he  filled  for  eighteen  years.  In  1888  he 
was  appointed  master  of  the  House  of 
Correction,  an  office  he  filled  until  1892, 
when  he  was  elected  high  sheriff  of  Wor- 
cester county  as  the  candidate  of  the  Re- 
publican party.  This  was  not  the  first 
elective  office,  however,  for  from  1867 
until  1870  he  had  represented  his  ward  in 
Common  Council.  Although  devoted  to 
his  party,  General  Chamberlain  was  not 
a  violent  partisan,  but  placed  citizenship 
above  party  and  gave  to  every  man  credit 
for  honesty  of  purpose.     He  was  faithful 


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to  every  tru>t  reposed  in  him,  whether 
public  or  private,  and  was  as  highly  re- 
garded by  his  political  adversaries  as  by 
his  party  friends. 

General  Chamberlain's  standing  in  the 
Masonic  order  was  of  the  highest  and 
brought  the  friendship  of  eminent  men 
of  the  order  from  all  over  the  States  of 
Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island,  he  hav- 
ing been  grand  commander  of  the  Grand 
Commandery  of  Knights  Templar  with 
juri^diction  over  both  States.  He  was 
made  a  Mason  by  Montacute  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  September  8, 
1862;  became  a  companion  of  Worcester 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  May  6, 
1864;  of  Hiram  Council,  Royal  and  Select 
Masters,  March  2;^,  1864;  a  sir  knight  of 
Worcester  County  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar.  December  i,  1865;  and  was 
elected  grand  commander  in  1892.  In 
Scottish  Rite  Masonry  he  had  attained  the 
thirty-second  degree,  Massachusetts  Con- 
sistory. He  was  also  treasurer  of  the 
Masonic  Mutual  Relief  Association.  His 
association  with  his  comrades  of  the  army 
was  ever  one  of  the  joys  of  his  life,  and 
in  George  H.  Ward  Post,  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic,  of  which  he  w-as  a  charter 
member,  and  in  Massachusetts  Chapter, 
Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of 
the  United  States,  he  maintained  that  as- 
sociation until  the  end  of  his  life.  His 
club  was  the  Hancock  of  Worcester,  his 
religious  affiliation  with  the  Congrega- 
tional church. 

General  Chamberlain  married,  January 
10,  1865.  Esther  Browning,  born  July  12 
1841,  daughter  of  Joshua  and  Lavina 
(Morse)  Browning,  of  Hubbardston, 
Massachusetts.  They  were  the  parents 
of  two  daughters :  Flora  Browning,  mar- 
ried, June  12,  1894,  Charles  B.  Weather- 
by  ;  Mabel  Susan,  married  Dr.  Perley  P. 
Coney,  and  now  resides  in  Augusta, 
Georgia. 


WRIGHT,  George  Merrill, 

Mayor,  Banker,  Mannfactnrer. 

Those  w^ho  w^atched  the  early  life  of 
George  Merrill  Wright  did  not  need  the 
gift  of  prophecy  to  predict  his  successful 
business  career,  for  he  evidenced  in  his 
first  efforts  an  aptitude  and  energy  which 
could  not  fail.  Not  yet  even  in  life's 
prime,  just  fifty-two  to  be  exact  (1917), 
he  has  risen  from  draughtsman  to  presi- 
dent and  general  manager  of  an  immense 
woven  wire  plant  at  Worcester,  Massa- 
chusetts, with  nearly  one  thousand  oper- 
atives. Since  he  reached  his  eighteenth 
year  he  has  been  continuously  engaged  in 
some  department  of  the  business,  and  for 
thirteen  years  has  been  the  executive 
head  and  general  manager. 

To  this  record  of  business  success  must 
be  added  activity  and  prominence  as  a 
financier  and  extended  service  as  alder- 
man and  chief  executive  of  Worcester 
four  consecutive  terms,  no  mayor  of  the 
city  ever  having  been  honored  with  a 
more  emphatic  endorsement  of  his  public 
policies.  His  attitude  toward  the  public 
office  he  holds  is  the  same  as  toward  the 
position  he  holds  as  a  manufacturer.  He 
regards  the  affairs  of  a  city  nothing  more 
nor  nothing  less  than  managing  the  affairs 
of  a  big  corporation  and  that  the  same 
striving  for  efficiency  should  be  prac- 
ticed as  in  a  private  corporation.  The 
city  of  Worcester  is  indeed  a  big  corpora- 
tion, one  item  of  expenditure  alone  during 
the  three  years  of  Mayor  Wright's  admin- 
istration totalling  one  and  one-quarter 
millions  of  dollars  for  schools  and  school 
buildings.  That  the  public  agree  with 
him  in  that  attitude  is  fully  evidenced  by 
his  continuous  reelections  to  administer 
the  affairs  of  that  great  corporation,  the 
city  of  W^orcester. 

Mr.  Wright  is  of  the  eighth  American 
generation  of  his  family  in  America,  trac- 
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iiig  to  John  Wright,  who  was  married  in 
Woburn,  Massachusetts,  in  1661,  to 
Abigail  Warren.  In  England  the  family 
is  an  ancient  one  and  the  surname  one  of 
the  oldest  known,  rivaling  Smith  in  its 
antiquity.  In  England  the  family  bore 
arms:  Azure,  two  bars  azure  in  chief 
three  leopards  or.  Crest:  Out  of  a  ducal 
coronet  or  a  dragon's  head  proper. 

Maternal  descent  is  traced  to  John 
Prescott,  who  married  Mary  Platts  in 
England,  came  to  America  in  1638,  first 
settling  on  the  Island  of  Barbadoes,  com- 
ing to  Massachusetts  in  1640  and  settling 
at  Watertown.  The  Prescott  line  is 
traced  in  England  to  James  Prescott,  one 
of  the  gentlemen  at  the  court  of  Queen 
Elizabeth  in  1564,  whose  son.  Sir  James 
Prescott,  was  created  lord  of  the  manor 
of  Derljy  in  Lincolnshire  and  had  arms 
granted  him  :  Ermine,  a  chevron  sable  on 
a  chief  of  the  two  leopard's  heads  or. 
Crest :  Out  of  a  ducal  coronet  or,  a  boar's 
head  and  neck,  argent  bristled  of  the  first. 
Sir  James  Prescott  had  a  son,  Roger  Pres- 
cott, whose  son,  Ralph  Prescott,  was  the 
father  of  John  Prescott,  the  American 
ancestor  of  George  Merrill  Wright 
through  his  maternal  great-grandmother, 
Sarah  Prescott,  who  married  Stephen 
Wright.  They  were  the  parents  of 
Ezekiel  Conant  Wright,  father  of  Harriet 
Elizabeth  Wright  (who  was  also  a  de- 
scendant of  John  Wright,  of  Woburn) 
wife  of  George  Fletcher  Wright,  and  they 
the  parents  of  George  Merrill  Wright. 

The  line  of  descent  from  John  Pres- 
cott, the  founder,  is  through  his  son, 
Jonas  Prescott,  1648-1723;  his  son,  Jonas 


(2)  Wright,  born  i6^)j ;  his  son,  Jacob 
Wright,  born  I'x^S;  his  >on,  ICphraim 
Wright,    born     1725;    his    son,    I'.phraim 

(2)  Wright,  l)orn  1761  ;   his  son.  Ephraim 

(3)  Wright,  born  1793;  his  son,  George 
Eletchcr  Wright,  born  July  25.  1831,  died 
May  30,  1903;  liis  son.  George  .Merrill 
Wright. 

George  Fletcher  Wright,  in  i''^53,  l>e- 
came  senior  member  of  I'.urt.  Wright  & 
Company,  manufacturers  of  tread  mills 
at  Harvard  and  Clinton.  Massachusetts, 
prior  to  that  date  serving  as  master  me- 
chanic for  the  pioneer  manufacturers  of 
wire  cloth  in  the  United  States.  Later 
he  established  a  small  plant  fmm  which 
has  grown  the  present  mammoth  business 
of  the  Wright  Wire  Company  of  Worces- 
ter and  Palmer,  Massachusetts,  which 
from  its  inception  has  been  confined  to 
the  Wright  family,  George  I*".  Wright  and 
his  sons,  George  Merrill  and  Herbert  N'. 
Wright.  At  the  death  of  the  founder  he 
was  succeeded  by  his  eldest  son,  George 
M.,  the  younger  son,  Herbert  X..  becom- 
ing vice-president  and  treasurer. 

Mr.  Wright,  Sr.,  married,  September  13, 
i860,  Harriet  Elizabeth  Wright,  daughter 
of  P^zekiel  Conant  and  Susan  (Stevens) 
Wright,  paternally  descended  from  John 
Wright,  of  Woburn,  and  maternally  from 
John  Prescott,  of  Watertown.  Their  only 
children  were  the  two  sons  mentioned. 

George  Morrill  Wright,  the  elder  of  the 
two  sons  of  George  I'-letcher  and  Harriet 
Elizabeth  (Wright)  Wright,  was  born  at 
Clinton,  Massachusetts,  .\pril  12.  1865. 
He  pursued  a  course  of  public  school 
study  at  Clinton,  ending  in  high  school. 


(2)  Prescott,    1678-1750;  his  son,  Jonas  supplemented  by  a  term  at  Monson  Acad- 

(3)  Prescott,  1703-1784;  his  son,  Timothy  emy  and  Foster  Business  College.  He  dc- 
Prescott,  1728-1808;  his  daughter,  Sarah  veloped  a  decided  talent  in  drawing,  one 
Prescott,  wife  of  Stephen  Wright,  1765-  of  his  drawings  at  the  age  of  six  repre- 
1817.  Mayor  Wright's  descent  from  senting  an  engine  and  a  train  of  two  cars, 
John  W^right,  of  Woburn,  the  Ameri-  a  faithful  reproduction  of  his  model.  One 
can    founder,  is    through    his    son,  John  of  his  treasures  preserved  through  all  the 

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years  is  a  drawing  of  a  locomotive  thirty 
inches  in  height,  in  perfect  proportion, 
which  his  father,  an  expert,  considered 
so  remarkable  a  drawing  for  a  lad  of 
eleven  years  that  he  had  it  appropriately 
framed.  A  strong  talent  for  business 
operations  also  early  manifested  itself, 
and  at  fourteen  he  conducted  a  specula- 
tion in  l>arrels,  buying  all  that  were 
offered  him  and  paying  for  them  with  his 
own  check,  for  he  kept  his  own  bank 
account.  A  year  later,  at  fifteen,  he 
owned  fourteen  hundred  chickens  and  was 
conducting  a  very  respectable  poultry^ 
farm.  "Coming  events  cast  their  shad- 
ows before"  and  beautiful  "Indian  Hill" 
with  its  broad  acres,  fine  buildings, 
blooded  stock  and  fancy  poultry  is  the 
realization  of  the  dreams  of  that  boyhood 
period. 

After  leaving  school  he  was  associated 
with  his  father  in  the  wire  mill,  and  after 
mastering  the  details  of  manufacture  he 
became  general  manager  of  the  Wright 
Wire  Cloth  Company,  whose  small  plant 
was  then  located  at  Palmer,  Massachu- 
setts. George  Fletcher  Wright  and  his 
two  sons  then  constituted  the  executive 
and  managerial  staff,  the  factory  force 
numbering  six  men.  But  all  were  inter- 
ested, capable  workers  and  the  enterprise 
prospered  from  its  beginning.  After  his 
preliminary  service  in  the  draughting 
room  and  in  various  departments  of  the 
little  plant,  Mr.  Wright,  at  the  age  of 
twenty-one  became  general  manager,  and 
now  (191 7)  at  the  age  of  fifty-two  holds 


building,  corner  of  Stevens  and  Canter- 
bury streets,  two  hundred  and  thirty  by  six 
hundred  and  forty-two  feet,  but  four  years 
later  the  demands  of  business  necessitated 
additional  facilities  and  a  wire  drawing 
plant  at  Palmer  was  purchased  and  oper- 
ated in  connection  w'ith  the  Worcester 
works.  They  employed  six  hundred 
hands,  and  had  eight  acres  of  floor  space. 
For  the  first  six  years  the  business  was 
operated  under  the  style  and  title.  The 
Wright  Wire  Cloth  Company,  then  for 
ten  years  as  the  Wright  &  Colton  Wire 
Cloth  Company.  In  1902  the  corporation 
became  as  at  present,  The  Wright  Wire 
Company.  George  M.  Wright,  while  al- 
ways retaining  the  position  of  general 
manager,  also  filled  the  offices  of  treasurer 
and  vice-president,  succeeding  to  the  pres- 
idency in  1903. 

In  that  year  a  third  factory  was  added, 
devoted  to  the  manufacture  of  wire  rope. 
The  Palmer  plant  is  especially  engaged 
in  that  branch  of  manufacture,  the  Wor- 
cester plant  to  the  w^eaving  and  galvan- 
izing wire  cloth  and  netting.  From  a 
capitalization  of  twenty  thousand  dollars, 
when  first  organized  as  a  Massachusetts 
corporation,  the  paid-in-capital  has 
reached  nearly  a  million  dollars,  the  force 
of  six  men  has  increased  to  nearly  a 
thousand  and  Wright  wire  in  its  varied 
forms  is  sold  in  every  State  in  the  Union, 
in  Canada,  Central  and  South  America, 
the  West  Indies  and  the  Philippines.  One 
of  those  original  six  employees  is  yet  with 
the  company  and  six  others  of  the  fac- 


the  same  relation  to  the  plant,  which  has      tory  force  have  been  with  Mr.  Wright  for 
outgrown  the  wildest  hopes  of  its  found-      thirty  years. 


ers.  In  the  early  years  he  spent  consider- 
able time  on  the  road,  selling  the  product 
of  the  plant,  and  he  has  ever  continued 
that  practice,  travelling  to  all  parts  of  the 
country  and  keeping  in  personal  touch 
with  the  trade.  In  1889  the  plant  was 
moved  to  Worcester.     They  built  a  new 


The  success  of  the  company  was  first 
made  possible  by  the  extraordinary  me- 
chanical ingenuity  of  George  Fletcher 
Wright.  He  invented  machines  and  meth- 
ods for  drawing  and  weaving  wire,  one  of 
the  inventions  being  the  first  machine  for 
weaving  by  power  wire  cloth  for  window 


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screens.  Thirty  machines  are  used  in  the 
plant  for  weaving  the  poultry  netting  and 
the  first  machine  made  for  that  purpose 
was  from  drawings  made  by  George  M. 
Wright  and  built  in  the  Wright  plant. 
He  has  also  several  valuable  patents  to 
his  credit,  in  fact,  W^right  inventive  gen- 
ius as  well  as  Wright  managerial  and  ex- 
ecutive ability  is  the  foundation,  super- 
structure and  keystone  of  the  arch  of 
Wright  success.  While  in  times  past 
some  of  the  machines  invented  and  manu- 
factured by  the  Wrights  have  been  sold 
to  other  manufacturing  concerns  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada,  the  present 
policy  of  the  company  is  to  manufacture 
them  only  for  their  own  use.  A  particu- 
larly valuable  patent  designed  and  drawn 
by  George  M.  Wright  is  a  balance  valve 
hydraulic  crane  for  the  acid  bath  used  in 
cleaning  wire.  Besides  the  extensive 
making  plants  at  Worcester  and  Palmer, 
the  company  maintains  sales  offices  and 
warehouses  in  New  York,  Boston,  Phil- 
adelphia, Pittsburgh,  Chicago  and  San 
Francisco,  while  their  well  organized 
selling  force  covers  the  wide  field  in 
which  the  wire  products  of  the  various 
mills  are  marketed.  At  the  head  of  this 
concern  stands  George  M.  Wright,  who 
in  his  achievement  has  more  than  ful- 
filled the  promise  of  his  youth.  In  addi- 
tion to  the  foregoing,  he  is  also  president 
of  the  Park  Trust  Company  of  Worcester. 
The  public  service  rendered  by  Mr. 
Wright  began  in  1900  with  his  election  to 
Common  Council  from  then  Ward  Six 
(now  Ward  Seven).  In  1902  he  was  one 
of  the  nine  successful  candidates  for  alder- 
man, elected  from  a  list  of  twenty-six 
candidates,  he  standing  fifth  in  the  bal- 
loting, although  alphabetically  at  the  bot- 
tom of  the  list  of  candidates.  In  1913  he 
was  the  Republican  candidate  for  mayor, 
being  successful  at  the  polls  by  a  major- 
itv  of  two  thousand  three  hundred   and 


thirty.  In  1914  he  was  elected  to  succeed 
himself  by  a  majority  of  five  thousand 
eiglit  hundred  and  forty-three.  For  a 
third  term  lie  received  a  majority  of  six 
thousand  five  hundred  and  eighty-five. 
I'or  a  fourth  term  his  majority  fell  to  two 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  fifty,  but  that 
was  the  largest  majority  a  fourth  term 
mayor  had  ever  received,  Mayor  Wright 
being  the  fourth  mayor  of  Worcester  to 
be  so  honored.  As  councilman  he  served 
on  committees  on  education,  water  and 
finance ;  as  alderman  on  committees  on 
water,  fire  department,  military  alTairs. 
street  lighting,  and  as  trustee  of  the  City 
Hospital ;  as  mayor  he  has  proved  efficient 
and  popular,  broad-minded,  courageous, 
upright,  public-spirited  and  progressive. 
During  his  years  in  office  two  high  school 
buildings  have  been  built,  the  Pine  Hill 
reservoir  and  dam  has  been  started  and 
nearly  half  completed,  doubling  Worces- 
ter's water  supply,  a  modern  fireproof 
police  station  erected,  a  bridge  across 
Lake  Quinsigamond,  the  fire  department 
doubled  in  size  and  one-half  motorized, 
its  equipment  and  efficiency  added  to,  a 
tuberculosis  hospital  built  and  opened,  a 
modernly  equipped  children's  ward  added 
to  city  hospital  facilities,  a  "W'hite  Way" 
system  of  street  lighting  installed,  five 
hundred  and  eighty  arc  lights  forming  the 
system  placed  in  operation,  June  17,  IQM. 
by  the  pressing  of  a  button  by  Mayor 
Wright  in  the  presence  of  the  Mayor's 
Club  of  Massachusetts  and  one  hundred 
thousand  people,  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce providing  a  parade  of  automobiles 
as  part  of  the  celebration.  Notwithstand- 
ing the  large  sums  of  money  spent  for  the 
above  public  improvements,  the  credit  of 
Worcester  stands  so  high  that  during  the 
past  two  years  the  city  has  been  able  to 
borrow  money  at  a  lower  rate  of  interest 
than  any  other  city  in  the  United  States. 
Every  man  of    large  affairs  has    some 


Masa— 6— 20 


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favored  recreation  or  hobl)y  and  Mr. 
Wright  is  no  exception,  still  the  form  his 
fancy  has  dictated  is  somewhat  out  of  the 
usual  order.  In  Charlton.  Massachusetts, 
at  Iiulian  Mill,  an  («1(1  Indian  hurying- 
gronnd,  nine  hundred  and  twenty-tive  feet 
above  sea  level,  he  purchased  an  estate 
of  two  hundred  and  fifty  acres.  There  he 
has  a  beautiful  residence  and  spends  sev- 
eral months  of  the  summer  seasons  in 
addition  to  frequent  week-end  journey- 
ings  at  all  times  of  the  year.  But  it  is  not 
a  home  alone  that  he  has  made  at  "Indian 


low  and  Elk,  and  since  1909  has  belonged 
to  the  Worcester  Continentals.  He  is  a 
member  of  Bethany  Congregational 
Church,  and  in  politics  is  a  Republican. 
His  clubs  are  the  Worcester,  Automobile 
and  Rotary,  all  of  Worcester,  and  the 
Mayor's  Club  of  Boston. 

This  record  of  the  principal  activities 
of  Mr.  Wright  reveals  the  strong  forceful 
.American  business  man  of  the  type  which 
has  made  our  country  famous.  A  pen  pic- 
ture of  his  personality  shovt'S  a  man  of 
fine  address,  splendid  physique,  clear- 
eyed  and  frank  in  expression,  his  kindly 


Hill"  but  a  noted  stock  and  poultry  farm,  spirit  clearly  indicated.  He  has  the  mag- 
the  fourteen  hundred  chickens  of  his  boy-  netic  quality  strongly  developed,  a  quality 
hood  appearing  few  in  comparison  with 
the  four  thousand  and  two  hundred  he 
keeps  at  Indian  Hill.  His  barn  is  the  fin- 
est in  the  State,  sheltering  a  herd  of  fifty 
pure   blood    Holstein   cattle    as   well    as 


which  attracts  men  that  are  held  to  him 
by  his  genial,  direct  manner  of  conversa- 
tion. He  is  the  soul  of  hospitality  and 
numbers  his  friends  everywhere  among 
every    class.      His   first    nomination    for 


horses,  swine,  sheep  of  good  blood.  Three      mayor  was  by  petition  signed  by  leading 


large  silos  furnish  the  stock  with  that 
form  of  green  food,  modern  dairy  machin- 
ery preparing  it  for  market,  one  machine 
for  washing  bottles  was  installed  at  a  cost 
of  six  hundred  dollars,  ice  is  harvested  on 
the  farm,  Hayden  electric  machines  sup- 
ply  power   and   light    and   every    device 


men  of  every  nationality  and  his  election 
came  to  him  as  a  great  surprise,  as  he  did 
not  realize  the  depth  of  the  regard  in 
which  he  was  held.  That  he  has  so  richly 
merited  the  continued  esteem  of  the  vot- 
ers is  not  more  a  tribute  to  his  wise  ad- 
ministration   than   to    the   fine    personal 


known  to  the  stock  farmer  or  to  the  poul-      qualities  which  have  endeared  him. 


try  fancier  is  employed  to  insure  health 
and  purity  of  product.  Mr.  Wright  here 
finds  the  real  joy  of  his  life  and  considers 
"Indian  Hill"  nothing  sort  of  an  earthly 
paradise. 

He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Worces- 
ter Chamber  of  Commerce  since  1893;  is 
a  member  of  the  Worcester  Publicity 
Association  ;  a  trustee  and  member  of  the 
executive  committee  of  The  Home  for 
Aged    Men ;    member    of   the    Worcester 


Mr.  Wright  married,  December  4,  1890, 
Minnie  E.  Searle,  daughter  of  John  Frank 
and  Emmeline  F.  Searle,  of  Grafton, 
Massachusetts.  Mrs.  Wright  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Bethany  Congregational  Church, 
and  of  the  Women's  Club  of  Worcester, 
an  organization  which  owns  free  from 
debt  a  one  hundred  thousand  dollar  club 
house.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wright  are  the  par- 
ents of  three  children:  i.  George  Fran- 
cis,   assistant    general    manager    of    the 


Game  and  Fish  Association ;  member  of      Wright  Wire  Company ;  married  Mattie 


the  Holstein  and  Freesian  Association ; 
a  member  of  lodge,  chapter  and  com- 
mandery  of  the  Masonic  order,  also  hold- 
ing the  thirty-two  degrees  of  the  Ancient 
Accepted  Scottish  Rite ;  is  an  Odd  Fel- 


Hickok.  2.  Ralph  W.,  manager  of  the 
Indian  Hill  Stock  and  Dairy  Farm.  3. 
Florence  M.,  attended  the  Emma  Willard 
School  for  Girls,  Troy,  New  York,  class 
of  1916. 


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CHASE,  Charles  Augustus, 

Banker. 

Identified  with  nearly  every  hanking 
institution  of  Worcester,  with  its  histor- 
ical societies  and  educational  friends,  Mr. 
Chase  was  a  model  citizen,  devoted  to  the 
progress  of  thought  and  all  that  makes 
for  the  welfare  of  mankind.  His  business 
activities  were  many,  and  his  leisure  was 
devoted  to  historical  research  and  record- 
ing his  discoveries.  Of  exceptionally 
kindly  nature,  he  drew  to  him  all  manner 
of  men  and  occupied  a  high  place  in  the 
affections  and  regard  of  the  community. 
There  were  sevaral  of  this  name  among 
the  early  immigrants  who  settled  New 
England.  The  ancestor  of  Charles  A. 
Chase  was  William  Chase,  who  came  in 
Governor  Winthrop's  fleet  in  1630,  accom- 
panied by  his  wiie,  Mary,  and  son  Wil- 
liam. He  w^as  among  the  members  of 
Apostle  John  Eliot's  Church  at  Roxbury, 
where  he  subscribed  to  the  freeman's 
oath,  May  14,  1634.  About  1638  he  re- 
moved to  Yarmouth,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  died  April  13,  1659.  ^^^  widow 
died  in  October  following.  She  suffered 
great  physical  affliction  for  some  years, 
but  recovered  and  bore  two  children  in 
this  country.  Descended  from  this  couple 
was  Israel  Chase,  born  March  21,  1770,  in 
Sutton,  Massachusetts,  son  of  Caleb  and 
Sarah  Chase,  and  was  killed  by  a  falling 
tree  in  Leicester,  same  State,  March  2, 
1797.  He  married  Matilda  Butterworth. 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  Anthony 
Chase,  who  was  born  June  16,  1791,  in 
Leicester.  Because  of  the  untimely  death 
of  his  father,  the  son  passed  most  of  his 
early  years  in  Uxbridge  and  Berlin,  Mas- 
sachusetts, working  on  farms,  but  he  re- 
ceived a  fair  education  in  the  public 
schools  and  Leicester  Academy.  He  set- 
tled in  Worcester  in  July,  1816,  and  was 
associated  with  his  future  brother-in-law. 


John  Milton  I'"arlc-.  l'"rom  1S23  to  1S35 
he  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  \\  or- 
ccster  "Spy,"  the  leading  newspai)er  of 
Western  Massachusetts.  Mr.  Chase  was 
a  scholarly  man  of  keen  intelligence,  and 
did  much  to  advance  literary  interest  in 
Worcester.  In  association  with  another 
he  bore  the  expense  of  bringing  a  lecturer 
from  lulinburgh  to  encourage  study  and 
investigation.  He  was  among  the  fcnind- 
ers  and  first  presick-nt  of  the  Worcester 
Lyceum,  in  i<S29,  and  i^rcpared  with  his 
l^en  the  constitution  and  by-laws  of  the 
Worcester  Mechanics'  Association,  in 
1 84 1.  An  active  friend  of  schof)ls,  he 
often  served  as  school  committeeman. 
but  declined  other  official  stations  often 
tendered,  with  the  exception  of  a  term  as 
alderman.  He  was  an  elder  of  the  So- 
ciety of  Friends.  When  the  Blackstone 
canal  was  completed,  he  became  agent  for 
the  W^orcester  &  Providence  Boating 
Company,  and  was  soon  made  collector 
of  revenue  for  the  canal  company.  In 
March,  183 1,  he  was  elected  treasurer  of 
Worcester  county,  and  continued  in  that 
office  thirty-four  years,  until  January  1. 
1865.  In  the  autumn  of  1864  his  son  was 
elected  to  succeed  him.  In  1832  .\nthony 
Chase  became  secretary  of  the  Worcester 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company,  con- 
tinuing until  his  election  as  president  in 
1852.  He  was  one  of  the  corporators  of 
the  Central  Bank,  twenty-eight  years 
treasurer  of  the  Worcester  County  .Vgri- 
cultural  Society,  long  a  director  of  the 
Citizens'  (now  National)  Bank,  and  a 
trustee  and  vice-|)resident  of  the  Worces- 
ter County  Institution  for  .Savings.  He 
died  August  4,  1879.  ^^  married  (first) 
June  2,  1819,  Lydia  Earle.  born  March  24, 
1798,  in  Leicester,  died  May  2.  1852. 
daughter  of  Pliny  and  Patience  (Buffum) 
i'.arle.  He  married  (second)  April  19, 
1854.  Hannah,  daughter  of  Daniel  and 
Phebe  Greene,  of  East  Greenwich,  Rhode 
Island. 


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Charles  Augustus  Chase,  son  of  An- 
thony and  Lydia  (Earle)  Chase,  was  born 
September  9,  1833,  in  Worcester,  where 
he  was  long  years  a  worthy  successor  of 
a  worthy  father,  and  died  June  5,  191 1. 
His  birthj)lace  was  a  house  on  Salisbury 
street,  on  the  present  site  of  the  armory. 
The  family  soon  removed  to  a  house  on 
Nobility  Hill,  on  a  terrace,  on  the  site  of 
the  present  Boston  Store.  The  son  first 
attended  the  Infants'  School,  which  stood 
i>n  the  north  end  of  Sumner  street,  and 
later  was  a  stiuient  at  the  Thomas  Street 
(Jrammar  School,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1845.  He  pursued  the  course 
at  the  Classical  and  English  High  School, 
taking  a  post-graduate  course  in  matlic- 
matics.  In  1855  he  graduated  from  Har- 
vard College,  receiving  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts  in  1858.  During  his  last 
year  at  Harvard  he  did  newspaper  work 
t)n  the  Boston  '\Advertiser,"  and  for  seven 
years  after  graduation  continued  as  a  re- 
porter on  that  journal.  In  1862  he  made 
a  tour  of  Europe,  after  which  he  settled 
in  Worcester.  In  1864  he  was  elected  to 
succeed  his  honored  father  as  treasurer 
of  the  county,  and  filled  that  ofifice  a 
period  of  eleven  years,  ending  in  1875.  He 
served  also  as  register  of  deeds,  and  was 
soon  after  chosen  secretary  of  the  Wor- 
cester Board  of  Trade.  In  1879  he  be- 
came treasurer  and  manager  of  the  Wor- 
cester Telephone  Company,  and  in  the 
same  year  began  his  service  with  the 
Worcester  County  Institution  for  Sav- 
ings, the  largest  savings  bank  in  the  State, 
outside  of  Boston,  being  elected  treasurer, 
November  10  of  that  year,  to  succeed 
Charles  A.  Hamilton.  This  position  he 
filled  until  1904,  when  he  was  elected 
president,  to  succeed  Stephen  Salisbury. 
In  1908  he  tendered  his  resignation,  as 
he  desired  to  retire  from  active  business, 
and  this  resignation  was  accepted  March 
27,  of  that  year.  At  the  same  time  Mr. 
Chase  was  elected  vice-president,  in  which 


relation  he  continued  until  his  death.    He 
was   many   years   identified  with   the  na- 
tional   banking    institutions    of    the    city. 
I'Vom   1880  to  1889  he  was  a  director  of 
the  Citizens'   National   Bank ;    was  a   di- 
rector  of   the   Worcester   National    Bank 
and    the    Merchants'   and    P"armers'    Mu- 
tual Insurance  Company;   and  was  presi- 
dent of  the   North    End   Street   Railway 
Company.      From    1866  to    1874  he   was 
a   director   of  the   Free    Public    Library ; 
was  treasurer  of  the  Memorial  Hospital ; 
vice-president    of    the    Home    for    Aged 
Men ;    secretary  of    the  American    Anti- 
quarian Society  ;  secretary  and  vice-presi- 
dent of  the    Worcester  Lyceum    Associ- 
ation ;  vice-president  of  the  Art  Society ; 
and  a  member  of  the  School  Board.     He 
was  president  of  the  Worcester  Harvard 
Club,    and   actively    identified    with    the 
Worcester    Society    of    Antiquity,    New 
England    Historic-Genealogical    Society, 
Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association  and 
Massachusetts    Society    of    the    Colonial 
Wars.    Every  movement  calculated  to  ad- 
vance mental,  moral  or  material  progress 
received  his  cordial  endorsement  and  sup- 
port.   His  death  was  a  serious  loss  to  the 
city  and  State,  and  was  very  widely  re- 
gretted.    He  was  a  deep  student  of  his- 
torical   and    genealogical    matters,    and 
much  of  his  writings  have  been  published. 
In  1879  ^^  "^^s  employed  by  the  publish- 
ers of  a  history  of  Worcester  county  to 
prepare  the  chapters  on  the  history  of  the 
city  of  Worcester.     In  this  work  he  gave 
considerable    time  to    research,  and    his 
work    brought   out    many    hitherto    un- 
known features  of  the  city's  history.     He 
also   contributed    the   chapter   on    news- 
papers in  a  history  published  in  1889. 

Mr.  Chase  married,  April  29,  1863, 
Mary  Theresa  Clark,  of  Boston,  who  died 
January  22,  1884.  They  left  two  daugh- 
ters, Mary  Alice  and  Maud  Eliza,  who 
survive.  The  former  is  the  wife  of 
Thomas  Hovey  Gage,  Jr.,  of  Worcester. 


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mitil  i'/->3.  when  in  association  with 
Walter  I"..  P.i^'t'low,  a  life  \(>n^  friend,  he 
purchased  his  father's  interest,  the  younjj^ 
man  assuming  full  control  of  the  sales 
department ;  Mr.  Hij^elow  of  the  manufac- 


PORTER,  Walter  C, 

Mannfaotiirer. 

In  April,  1912,  the  world  was  startled 
by  that  great  tragedy  of  the  sea,  the  sink- 
ing of  the  immense  steamship  "Titanic"  turing  department  oi  the  business.  Both 
ofr  the  coast  of  Newfoundland  with  a  re-  were  exceedingly  capable  men,  and  under 
sultant  loss  of  hundreds  of  lives.  As  time  their  able  management  a  period  of  expan- 
developed  the  facts  of  that  night  of  horror  sion  and  i)rosi)erity  began.  Mr.  Porter, 
a  story  of  bravery  in  the  face  of  death  as  salesman,  jiossessed  unusual  strength 
was  revealed  which  forever  glorifies  the  in  his  ability  to  impress  his  customers 
men  of  the  "Titanic."  Not  needing  or  with  his  absolute  h(jnesty  of  ])ur[)ose  and 
waiting  the  command  "women  and  chil-  as  time  wore  on  he  demonstrated  that  his 
dren  first"  they  aided  them  into  the  life-  promises  meant  perf(jrmance,  all  barriers 
boats,  then  stood  back  and  after  securing  were  broken  down,  customers  multiplied 
life-belts  for  themselves  bravely  awaited  and  a  customer  always  became  a  friend, 
the  inevitable.  When  at  last  the  stricken  Their  lasts  were  in  demand  all  over  North 
ship  took  the  final  plunge  and  the  icy  .America  wherever  shoes  were  made,  and 
waters  claimed  so  many  gallant  spirits,  unsolicited  a  luiropean  demand  set  in 
no  nobler  soul  took  its  flight  over  the  which  was  allowed  to  practically  take 
frozen  sea  than  Walter  C.  Porter,  to  care  of  itself  for  about  three  years. 
Avhose  memory  this  tribute  of  respect  is  Finally  it  reached  such  proportions  t' 
offered.  Mr.  Porter  determined  to  organize  the  lui- 

Walter  C.  Porter  was  born  in  Worces-  ropean  market  by  a  personal  tour  of  Eng- 

ter,  Massachusetts,  May  13,  1865,  son  of  land,  (icrmany,  b^rance,  .\ustria  and  other 

Samuel   Porter,   a   manufacttirer  of   shoe  countries,    become    acquainted   with    the 

lasts.     After  completing  his  education  in  customers  the  firm  had  and  establish  new 

the  public  school  of  the  city,  he  entered  agencies.    He  sailed  from  Boston.  Febru- 

the  employ  of  his  father  and  thoroughly  ary  20,  191 2,  and  in  succession  visited  the 

learned  the  business.     He  continued  with  trade  centers  of    Europe,  created  a    fine 

his  father  until    1891,   developing  partic-  impression  and  had  a  very  successful  tour 

iilar  strength  as  a  salesman.    His  service  from  a  business  standpoint.     It  was  his 

was    uninterrupted     during   those    years  first   European   trip,   and   while   he   thor- 

save  for  vacation  trips,  one  such  being  an  oughly  enjoyed  his  experience,  his  letters 

extended  cruise  in  South  American  waters  home  were  tinged  with  regret  at  absence 

in  a  sloop  rigged  pleasure  yacht,  a  cruise  from  his  home  and  native  land,  but  were 

not  without  its  dangers,  shipwreck  being  joyous  at  the  prospect  of  a  speedy  return. 

very    near   during    a   tropical    hurricane  The   coal    strike   in     England   he    feared 

which   caught   the    yacht   in    an    exposed  would  detain  the  sailing  of  the  "Titanic" 


location. 

In  1891  Mr.  Porter  determined  to  enter 
a  diflFerent  line  of  business,  and  resigning 
his  position  he  opened  a  grocery  store  at 
Holden,  Massachusetts.  But  his  early 
training  soon  asserted  itself,  and  in   1897 


on  which  he  had  booked  passage,  but 
under  date  of  March  31.  I<)i2,  he  wrote 
that  the  White  Star  officials  had  assured 
him  that  the  great  steamer  would  assur- 
ed! v  sriil  on  her  maiden  ocean  voyage. 
.\pril   10,  and  added  "How  I  wish  it  was 


he  returned  to  his  father  as  partner  and      to-day  I  was  to  sail  instead  of  April  10." 
sales  manager.     This  connection  existed  Next  came  the  tidings  of  the  greatest 

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sea  disaster  of  modern  times,  and  al- 
though his  family  and  partner  put  forth 
every  effort  no  tidings  were  obtained  of 
his  fate  until  the  finding  of  his  body  by 
the  cable  steamer,  "Mackey-Bennett," 
near  the  scene  of  the  disaster,  a  life-belt 
sustaining  him.  He  was  brought  to  Hali- 
fax with  the  two  hundred  and  fifty  other 
heroes  found  by  the  steamer,  thence  to 
Boston  and  final  resting  place  in  Worces- 
ter. 

Mr.  Porter's  business  strength  was  in 
his  ability  as  a  salesman,  his  absolute  in- 
tegrity and  faculty  for  inspiring  confi- 
dence. He  was  one  of  the  most  popular 
men  connected  with  the  shoe  trade  and 
was  equally  esteemed  socially.  He  was  a 
mem!)cr  of  the  Worcester  Board  of  Trade 
and  the  Worcester  Traveling  Men's  Asso- 
ciation, both  organizations  having  his 
warmest  support.  He  belonged  to  the 
Commonwealth  Club,  the  Lakeside  Boat 
Club,  the  Worcester  Automobile  Club, 
and  was  a  lover  of  out-of-door  sports  and 
recreations.  Although  connected  with 
these  various  clubs,  Mr.  Porter  spent  very 
little  of  his  time  outside  of  his  home, 
being  devoted  to  his  family,  their  comfort 
and  pleasure  being  his  chief  thought. 
i'Viendly,  genial  and  generous,  he  had  a 
host  of  friends  who  sincerely  mourned  his 
untimely  end,  and  warmly  cherish  his 
memory. 

Mr.  Porter  married  (first)  Louise  Phil- 
lips, daughter  of  Oscar  Phillips,  of  the 
Hey  wood  Boot  &  Shoe  Company.  Mrs. 
Porter  died  in  1905.  Eighteen  months 
later,  Mr.  Porter  married  (second)  Mrs. 
Mabel  N.  Sanford,  widow  of  Charles  B. 
Sanford,  who  survives  him,  a  resident  of 
Worcester.  By  his  first  marriage  Mr. 
Porter  had  two  children  :  Helen  I.  and  F. 
Stanley  Porter.  By  her  first  marriage 
Mrs.  Porter  has  a  son,  Lyndon  Sanford, 
and  a  daughter,  Nellie  R.  Sanford. 


SHAW,  Robert  Kendall, 

Librarian  of  'Worcester  Free  Pnblic  Library. 

Robert  Kendall  Shaw,  a  descendant  of 
a  sturdy  New  England  stock,  and  a  resi- 
dent of  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  his 
native  city,  was  born  July  18,  1871,  a  son 
of  Joseph  Alden  and  Eliza  Antoinette 
(Thompson)  Shaw,  also  residents  of 
Worcester. 

Robert  Kendall  Shaw  received  his  early 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  city  and  graduated  from  the  Wor- 
cester Classical  High  School  in  1890.  He 
was  salutatorian  of  his  class.  In  1894  he 
graduated  from  Harvard  University  with 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  summa 
cum  laudc,  taking  final  honors  in  classics. 
During  the  following  three  years  he  was 
a  teacher  in  the  Highland  Military  School. 
He  studied  in  New  York  State  Library 
School,  1897-99,  received  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Library  Science,  1901.  From 
1898  to  1901  he  was  on  the  staff  of  the 
New  York  State  Library.  From  1901  to 
1904  he  was  assistant  in  the  Library  of 
Congress  at  Washington,  D.  C.  In  1904- 
05  he  was  librarian  of  the  public  library 
of  Brockton,  Massachusetts.  He  returned 
to  Worcester  in  1905  to  accept  the  posi- 
tion of  assistant  librarian  of  the  Free 
Public  Library,  and  upon  the  resignation 
of  Mr.  Samuel  Swett  Green  in  January, 
1909,  Mr.  Shaw  became  librarian,  in 
which  capacity  he  is  serving  at  the  pres- 
ent time  (191 7).  tie  has  continued  the 
policy,  in  which  Mr.  Green  was  a  pioneer, 
of  making  the  library  a  popular  institu- 
tion, cooperating  with  the  public  schools 
and  colleges  of  the  city  in  assisting  re- 
search of  all  kinds,  answering  every  ques- 
tion possible,  keeping  pace  with  demand 
for  fiction  and  w^orks  of  entertainment  as 
well  as  those  of  study  and  instruction. 
Under  Mr.  Shaw^  the  usefulness  of  the 
librarv  has  widened  and  broadened.     Mr. 


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Shaw  is  a  member  of  the  American  Lib- 
rary Association,  Massachusetts  Library 
Club,  Bay  Path  Library  Club,  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  of  Harvard,  Worcester  Economic 
Club,  Shakespeare  Club  of  Worcester,  and 
the  ILirvard  Club  of  Worcester.  He  was 
president  of  the  Massachusetts  Library 
Club  in  1910-1 1.  He  delivered  an  address 
at  the  dedication  of  the  Fobes  Memorial 
Library  at  Oakham  in  190S,  of  the  Mer- 
riam  Library  at  Auburn,  Massachusetts, 
in  June,  1909,  and  of  the  Beaman  Memo- 
rial Library  at  West  Boylston  in  1912.  In 
191 1  he  read  a  paper  on  Elihu  Burritt  be- 
fore the  W^orcester  Society  of  Antiquity. 
He  was  one  of  the  speakers  at  the  dedica- 
tion of  the  three  new  branch  libraries  in 
Worcester,  under  his  charge,  at  Green- 
dale,  South  W'orcester  and  Quinsigamond 
respectively,  known  as  the  Carnegie 
branches  of  the  W^orcester  Free  Public 
Library.  Mr.  Shaw  is  an  F^piscopalian 
in  religion,  an  attendant  of  All  Saints 
Church  in  Worcester,  and  an  independ- 
ent in  politics. 

Mr.  Shaw  married,  September  20,  1902, 
Bertha  Mower  Brown,  of  F2au  Claire, 
Wisconsin,  daughter  of  James  Harding 
and  Sarah  Anna  (Taft)    Brown. 


WOOD,  Albert,  M.  D., 

Physician,  Civil  W^ar  Veteran. 

From  1865  until  his  death  in  1912,  Dr. 
Wood  was  an  eminent  physician  and  sur- 
geon of  W^orcester,  Massachusetts,  and 
intimately  connected  with  the  great  phil- 
anthropic institutions  and  hospitals  of  the 
city.  He  was  professionally  a  giant,  his 
four  years  of  service  as  surgeon  in  the 
army  and  his  wide  experience  as  a  prac- 
titioner bringing  him  into  close  touch 
with  every  ailment  to  which  humanity  is 
subject.  He  came  from  early  Colonial 
English  family,  his  pioneer  ancestor,  Wil- 
liam Wood,  born  in  1582,  coming  to  Mat- 


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lock,  Massachu^c'tt>.  in  i6,^S  with  his  wife. 
s(jn  Michael  and  (laughtt-r  Ruth.  His  will 
dated  September  15,  1670,  in  which  he 
stated  his  age  to  be  about  eighty-eight 
years,  was  proved  June  30,  1672. 

Michael  Wood,  son  of  William  Wood, 
had  a  house  and  lot  in  CfJiiCdrd.  and  was 
inierestcd  in  the  COncord  Iron  Works. 
Later  he  settled  on  a  farm,  where  he  died 
May  13,  1674.  His  wife  Mary  bore  him 
eight  children,  one  of  whom  was  a  son 
Abraham. 

Abraham  \\'o(k1,  son  of  Michael  and 
Mary  Wood,  born  at  Concord,  died  at 
Sud])ury.  Massachusetts.  September  12. 
1746.  He  held  the  offices  of  town  clerk 
and  selectman  in  Concord,  and  there 
spent  most  of  his  life.  After  the  removal 
of  his  son  Abraham  (2)  to  Sudbury,  he 
moxed  with  his  wife  Sarah  to  that  town 
and  spent  his  last  years  in  the  home  of 
his  son.  Mrs.  Sarah  Wood  died  Feb- 
ruary 24,  1748. 

Abraham  (2)  Wocjd,  son  of  Abraham 
( 1  j  and  Sarah  Wood,  was  born  in  Con- 
cord, April  16,  1684,  died  in  Sudbury, 
Massachusetts,  July  11.  1742.  His  wife 
Hannah  died  November  7.  1746. 

Cajjtain  Samuel  Wood,  son  of  Abraham 
(2)  and  Hannah  Wood,  was  born  in  Sud- 
bury. March  17,  1710,  died  in  Westboro, 
Massachusetts,  March  18.  1760.  He  set- 
tled in  1750  in  Westboro  in  that  part 
afterward  Xorthboro.  and  there  with  his 
sons  engaged  in  the  manufacturing  of 
shell  jewelry.  Later  they  became  cloth- 
iers and  fullers,  and  for  half  a  century  the 
linn  was  widely  known.  .Ml  of  Captain 
Samuel  Wood's  sons  except  one.  and  all 
of  his  s(tns-in-law.  served  in  the  Revolu- 
tionarv  army.  II is  second  wife.  Keziah 
Moore,  daughter  of  John  Moore,  whom  he 
married  November  2<).  1739.  was  the 
mother  of  all   his  children. 

Captain  .Abraham  (3)  Wood,  son  of 
Captain  Samuel  Wood  and  his  second 
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wife,  Keziah  (Moore)  Wood,  was  born  in 
Westboro,  Massachusetts,  July  30,  1752, 
died  August  6,  1804.  He  was  a  clerk  of 
the  company  of  minutemen  of  which  his 
brother  Samuel  was  captain  and  marched 
with  the  company  to  Cambridge,  but  later 
returned  home  and  operated  the  fulling 
mill.  For  many  years  he  was  captain  of 
the  local  military  company  and  a  man  of 
considerable  local  importance.  He  was  a 
good  musician,  chorister  of  the  church 
and  publisher  of  a  small  collection  of 
church  music.  His  composition,  "Funeral 
Elegy,"  on  the  death  of  General  Wash- 
ington, was  republished  at  the  death  of 
President  William  Henry  Harrison  in 
1840.  He  married,  April  i,  1773,  Lydia 
Johnson,  who  the  night  before  the  march 
of  the  minutemen  to  Cambridge  sat  up 
all  night  melting  her  pewter  plate  into 
bullets  with  the  aid  of  a  soapstone  mould 
yet  preserved  In  the  family.  She  died 
April  3,  1843,  ^^  '^^^  eighty-ninth  year. 

Samuel  (2)  Wood,  son  of  Captain 
Abraham  (3)  and  Lydia  (Johnson) 
Wood,  was  born  in  Northboro,  Massachu- 
setts, February  22,  1799,  died  1879,  aged 
eighty  years.  He  married,  April  16,  1826, 
Elizabeth  Bowman,  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Anna  (\'alentine)  Bowman;  she  died 
in  Northboro.  May  18,  1868. 

Dr.  Albert  Wood,  third  child  of  Samuel 
(2)  and  Elizabeth  (Bowman)  Wood,  was 
born  in  Northboro,  Massachusetts,  Feb- 
ruary 19,  1833.  died  at  Worcester,  Massa- 
chusetts, September  26,  1912.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools,  the  classi- 
cal school  of  West  Newton,  the  State 
Normal  School  of  Bridgewater,  and  Dart- 
mouth College,  a  graduate  of  the  latter 
institution,  ilachelor  of  Science,  class  of 
1856.  From  1856  until  1859  he  taught 
in  the  public  schools  of  the  county  and  at 
Cape  Cod,  entering  Harvard  Medical 
School  and  pursuing  courses  there  until 
graduated  Doctor  of  Medicine,  class  of 
1862. 


After  a  term  of  hospital  service  as  in- 
terne, he  enlisted  and  went  to  the  front  as 
surgeon,  serving  from  July  7,  1862,  until 
July  7,  1863,  as  assistant  surgeon  of  the 
Twenty-ninth  Regiment,  Massachusetts 
V^olunteer  Infantry,  and  from  1863  until 
November  30,  1864,  as  surgeon  of  the 
First  Regiment,  Massachusetts  Cavalry. 
In  November,  1864,  he  became  active  sur- 
geon in  the  regular  United  States  army, 
serving  in  the  hospitals  at  City  Point 
until  honorably  discharged.  May  17,  1865. 
He  saw  hard  service,  was  with  his  regi- 
ment in  many  hard  battles  and  often  oper- 
ated under  difficult  as  well  as  dangerous 
conditions.  In  1865,  after  the  war,  Dr. 
Wood  began  practice  in  Worcester,  and 
continued  until  within  a  few  years  of  his 
death.  He  was  city  physician  for  five 
years  and  surgeon  in  the  City  Hospital 
for  ten  years.  For  more  than  twenty-five 
years  he  w^as  a  trustee  of  the  City  Hos- 
pital and  continued  in  that  offtce  until  his 
death.  In  this  hospital  he  took  a  great 
interest  and  to  him  is  due  in  large  meas- 
ure the  development  and  great  usefulness 
of  that  institution.  From  1874  to  1910 
Dr.  Wood  was  treasurer  of  the  Worcester 
State  Hospital,  and  from  1877  to  1910 
treasurer  of  the  Worcester  State  Asylum, 
and  was  one  of  the  most  useful  and  effi- 
cient officers  of  these  great  institutions. 
In  1874  he  was  appointed  superintendent 
of  the  Washburn  Free  Dispensary  and 
served  efificiently  for  a  number  of  years 
in  this  office.  For  many  years  he  was 
trustee  of  the  Memorial  Hospital,  Worces- 
ter, taking  deep  interest  in  this  institu- 
tion, being  vice-president  and  trustee 
until  his  death.  For  six  years  he  was  a 
director  of  the  W^orcester  Free  Library. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
State  Board  of  Health,  Lunacy  and  Char- 
ity one  year.  He  became  medical  direc- 
tor of  the  State  Mutual  Life  Assurance 
Company,  January  15,  1889,  and  served 
until  his  death.    He  was  a  director  of  the 


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State  Mutual  from  January  3,  1883,  until 
his  death.  For  more  than  forty  years  he 
was  on  the  United  States  Pension  Board 
of  Examiners  in  this  district  through  both 
Republican  and  Democratic  administra- 
tions. He  was  a  member  of  the  Worces- 
ter Medical  Society ;  the  Worcester 
County  Medical  Society ;  the  Massachu- 
setts State  Medical  Society,  of  which  he 
was  for  several  years  a  councillor ;  the 
American  Medical  Association,  and  the 
American  Association  of  Medical  Direc- 
tors of  Life  Insurance  Companies.  He 
was  for  many  years  surgeon  of  George  H. 
Ward  Post,  No.  10,  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  and  member  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Commandery,  Military  Order  of  the 
Loyal  Legion.  In  politics  he  was  a  Re- 
publican ;  in  religion  a  Unitarian,  was 
treasurer  of  the  church  for  a  number  of 
years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Worces- 
ter Club  until  his  death. 

Dr.  Wood  married  (first)  July  7,  1868, 
Emma  Allen,  born  September  13,  1833,  at 
Pomfret,  Connecticut,  died  at  Worcester, 
February  26,  1892.  He  married  (second) 
July  13,  1893,  Jennie  Isabel  Cleveland, 
born  September  11,  1861,  daughter  of  Ed- 
win Clarence  and  Anna  Rebecca  (God- 
dard)  Cleveland,  of  Worcester.  Mrs. 
Wood  was  educated  in  the  public  and 
high  schools  of  Worcester  and  at  the 
Roswell  Parish  School.  She  is  a  com- 
municant of  All  Saints'  Protestant  Epis- 
copal Church,  in  which  she  has  been  an 
active  worker,  a  meml)er  of  various  com- 
mittees, and  was  a  member  of  the  board 
of  visitors  of  the  Old  Ladies'  Home  for 
several  years.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Worcester  Woman's  Club.  Children  of 
Dr.  Albert  and  Emma  (Allen)  Wood: 
Albert  Bowman  Wood,  born  June  2P; 
1869,  died  December  9,  1900:  Emily 
Chandler  Wood,  who  is  also  a  member 
and  a  director  of  the  Associated  Charities 
and  the  employment  societies  on  the 
visiting  committee. 


BATES,  Theodore  Cornelius, 

Public  Official,  Man  of  Affair*. 

The  spirit  which  inspired  the  useful  life 
of  Theodore  Cornelius  Bates  and  guided 
him  through  the  varied  responsibilities  u\ 
liis  career  through  the  hours  "off  duty"  i'- 
foimd  in  what  may  be  called  his  "motto." 
a  verse  from  Sir  Walter  Scott,  which 
beautiful  sentiment,  ap])ropriately  framed, 
hung  above  his  desk  in  the  library  at  hi^ 
home : 

When  the  hour  o'  trouble  comes. 
That  comes  to  mind  and  body: 
When  the  hour  o'  death  comes. 
That  comes  to  high  and  low; 
It  is  na  what  we  hae  dune   for  oursels. 
But  what  we  hae  dune  for  others. 
We'll   think  on   maist   pleasantly. 

—  Sir  Walter  Scott. 

Into  a  life  of  sixty-nine  years.  Mr. 
Bates  compressed  what  would  have  been 
the  worthy  achievement  of  a  much  longer 
term  of  life.  Prior  to  his  retirement  from 
business  he  was  proprietor  and  head  of 
one  of  the  largest  businesses  of  its  kind 
in  the  United  States  and  had  other  impor- 
tant interests.  He  devoted  years  of  his 
life  to  the  improvement  of  health  condi- 
tions and  water  supply  in  New  England. 
was  a  power  in  politics,  reared  monu- 
ments to  his  skill  as  a  construction  engi- 
neer, created  a  model  farm  at  the  old 
homestead  in  North  Brookfield,  widely 
toured  the  Old  World,  patronized  art  and 
literature,  lived  an  ideal  home  life,  and  in 
all  things  attained  the  "full  stature  of  a 
man,"  an  .\merican  of  the  best  type,  a 
son  of  Massachusetts,  honored  and  be- 
loved. 

Mr.  Bates  traced  his  English  descent 
from  Sir  Gerard  Bate,  of  Yorkshire,  who 
was  Lord  Mayor  of  London  in  1248,  the 
family  a  prominent  one  in  church  and 
State.  Descendants  of  Sir  Gerard  F.ate  re- 
moved to  Lydd.  in  Kent,  and  in  the  old 
church  there  in  the  centre  aisle  is  the  tomb 


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of  Sir  Thomas  liates,  jurist  of  the  town  in 
1485.  Surrounding  his  are  the  tombs  of 
others  of  the  family  surmounted  by  brass 
figures,  among  the  tinest  in  England,  and 
on  one  tomb  is  carried  the  arms  of  the 
Bates  family  :  Sable  a  fess  between  three 
dexter  hands  cuuped  argent.  Motto: 
Matin  et  cordc. 

The  American  ancestor  was  Clement 
Bates,  of  Lydd,  Kent,  England,  born  in 
1595,  son  of  James  Bates,  died  in  1614; 
son  of  John  Bates,  died  at  Lydd,  Kent, 
1580;  son  of  Andrew  Bates,  died  at  Lydd, 
1533 '•  •'^o"  of  John  Bates,  died  1522;  son 
of  Thomas  Bates,  of  Lydd,  parish  of  All 
Hallows,  Kent,  who  died  there  in  1485. 
At  the  age  of  forty  Clement  Bates  with 
his  wife  and  five  children  sailed,  April  6, 
1835,  on  the  ship  "Elizabeth,"  for  New 
England.  He  settled  at  Hingham,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  September,  1635,  at  about  the 
same  time  Rev.  Peter  Hobart's  company 
arrived.  He  had  a  homestead  of  five 
acres  on  Town  street,  near  River  street, 
and  the  old  house  built  thereon  was 
lately  standing,  owned  by  descendants  of 
Clement  Bates.  His  wife  Anna  died  in 
Hingham,  October  i,  1669,  aged  seventy- 
four  years;  he  died  September  17.  1671, 
aged  seventy-six.  By  will  he  left  land  to 
his  sons,  Joseph,  Benjamin  and  Clement. 
Descendants  of  Clement  Bates  and  his 
brothers  served  in  Colonial  wars  and  in 
the  Revolution ;  the  Boston  Free  Public 
Library  and  Reading  Room,  the  first  in 
America,  was  founded  by  a  Bates  with  a 
gift  of  $50,000.  A  great  room  in  the  build- 
ing is  called  "Bates  Hall,"  and  the  name 
Bates  is  inlaid  in  bronze  in  the  floor  in  the 
entrance  hall.  .\  Bates  founded  Bates 
College,  and  everywhere  monuments 
attest  the  worthy  lives  of  members  of 
this  ancient  New  i'lngland  family. 

Through  his  mother,  Sarah  (Fletcher) 
Bates,  a  line  of  descent  is  traced  from 
Theodore    C.    Bates    to    Baron    Fletcher, 

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whose  descendant,  Robert  Fletcher,  of 
Yorkshire,  England,  came  to  New  Eng- 
land in  1630,  settled  at  Concord,  Massa- 
chusetts, becoming  wealthy  and  influen- 
tial, and  was  one  of  the  founders  of 
Chelmsford,  Massachusetts.  His  will, 
dated  February  4,  1672,  states  he  was 
then  "aged  about  four  score."  He  died  at 
Concord,  April  3,  1677,  aged  eighty-five. 
A  great-great-grandson  of  the  founder, 
Robert  Fletcher,  was  Major  Daniel 
Fletcher,  born  October  18,  1718,  a  major 
in  the  English  Colonial  army,  engaged  in 
the  French  and  Indian  wars,  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  General  Court  representing  the 
town  of  Acton.  His  son.  Jonathan 
Fletcher,  was  a  "minute  man,"  fighting  at 
Lexington  in  Captain  David  Wheeler's 
company,  and  later  for  bravery  was  suc- 
cessively promoted  lieutenant  and  cap- 
tain, serving  until  independence  was 
gained.  Captain  Jonathan  Fletcher  mar- 
ried Lucretia  Emerson,  of  the  same  fam- 
ily as  the  eminent  Ralph  Waldo  Emer- 
son. Elijah  Bates,  a  lineal  descendant  of 
Clement  Bates,  married  Sarah  Fletcher,  a 
lineal  descendant  of  Robert  Fletcher,  and 
their  seventh  child  was  Theodore  Cor- 
nelius Bates,  to  whose  memory  this  re- 
view of  an  honored,  upright  life  is  dedi- 
cated. 

Theodore  Cornelius  Bates  was  born  at 
North  Brookfield,  Massachusetts,  June  4, 
1843,  and  died  at  Worcester,  Massachu- 
setts, March  11,  1912.  His  father,  who 
was  very  partial  to  his  ambitious  son,  en- 
couraged him  to  persevere  in  the  efforts 
to  obtain  an  education  and  gave  him  such 
assistance  as  he  could.  After  exhausting 
the  advantages  of  the  Brookfield  public 
schools,  he  entered  Pinkerton  Academy 
at  Derry,  New  Hampshire,  there  winning 
high  scholarship  honors.  For  three  suc- 
cessive years  he  won  the  first  prize  for 
scholarship,  deportment  and  attendance, 
lliis  casting  such  a  spirit  of  discourage- 

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ment  over  the  pupils  that  the  faculty 
asked  him  not  to  compete  for  the  prize 
again.  While  still  a  student  he  taught 
school  and  was  so  highly  regarded  as  an 
educator  that  he  was  appointed  principal 
of  the  North  Brookfield  High  School,  and 
later  held  the  same  position  in  the  West 
Brookfield  High  School. 

But  his  ambition  was  for  a  business 
career,  and  he  was  a  very  young  man 
when  he  established  in  business  in  Bos- 
ton, there  conducting  a  crockery  store 
successfully  for  several  years.  He  passed 
through  various  business  experiences, 
finally,  at  the  age  of  thirty-three,  in  1876, 
he  became  proprietor  of  the  Worcester 
Corset  Company.  In  the  upbuilding  of 
that  enterprise  his  genius  for  business  or- 
ganization and  his  executive  ability  were 
fully  demonstrated,  and  under  his  man- 
agement its  expansion  and  growth  w^ere 
continuous.  He  was  a  very  successful 
manufacturer,  and  when  he  retired  from 
business  the  company  was  one  of  the 
largest  manufacturers  of  corsets  in  the 
world.  He  was  active  in  organizing  the 
manufacturers  of  the  same  line  of  goods 
into  a  national  association,  was  elected 
its  first  president,  and  until  his  retirement 
from  bvisiness  continued  the  executive 
head  of  the  Corset  Manufacturers'  Asso- 
ciation of  the  United  States. 

With  his  special  business  firmly  estab- 
lished, he  acceded  to  some  of  the  requests 
which  came  to  him  asking  his  coopera- 
tion in  other  New  England  enterprises, 
becoming  a  director  and  president  of  sev- 
eral important  corporations.  He  took  a 
leading  part  in  organizing  the  Worcester 
Electric  Light  Company,  also  in  promot- 
ing the  building  of  the  North  Brookfield 
railroad  which  linked  that  town  wnth  the 
Boston  &  Albany  system.  He  was  presi- 
dent of  that  branch  for  several  years,  and 
in  1880  became  a  director  of  the  Boston 
&  Albany  railroad,  representing  the  Com- 


nioiiu  callh  of  Massachu'-ctt^  uhicli  was 
a  large  shareholder  in  the  company.  He 
ser\ed  the  people  well  as  their  repre- 
sentative on  the  board  and  continued  a 
director  until  through  hi>  recommenda- 
ti(jn  the  State  sold  its  stock,  investing  the 
proceeds  in  a  permanent  State  school 
fund.  He  was  for  years  a  trustee  of  the 
People's  Savings  Bank  of  Worcester,  and 
interested  fuiancially  in  electric  railways 
in  (litTerent  parts  of  the  United  .States. 
He  was  president  of  the  Terminal  Bridge 
Com|)any  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  the 
la>t  important  industrial  work  he  did 
being  in  connection  with  the  erection  of 
the  great  bridge  which  spans  the  Missouri 
at  Kansas  City.  .\s  president  of  the  com- 
pany he  thoroughly  and  skillfully  con- 
ducted the  work  of  reclaiming  the  land 
along  the  river,  driving  tlu)usands  of 
spiles  to  prevent  destruction  of  the  bank-, 
(jovernment  engineers  highly  commend- 
ed his  ])lan,  and  when  later  the  floods 
came  that  jiart  of  the  Missouri  river  bank, 
])rotected  by  Mr.  Bates,  was  the  only  part 
of  the  levee  which  withstood  the  river's 
mad  onrush.  In  that  work  he  was  asso- 
ciated with  two  of  his  closest  friends, 
Gustavus  Swift  and  Ogdcn  Armour.  In 
his  later  years  Mr.  Bates  traveled  exten- 
sively abroad,  and  was  the  first  American 
to  closely  inspect  and  pass  upon  the  value 
of  the  storage  battery  system  of  electric 
railways  in  use  by  the  city  of  Budape-^t. 
For  five  vears  Mr.  Bates  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Massachusetts  State  Board  of 
Health,  which  controls  all  waterworks 
established  by  the  towns  and  cities  of  the 
State.  Under  his  direction  and  encour- 
agement. North  Brookfield  in  iS«p  in- 
stalled a  water  system  so  perfect  in  detail 
and  plan  that  it  outranks  all  others  in 
the  State.  He  continued  his  interest  in 
this  branch  of  public  health  conservation, 
and  for  many  years  was  a  member  of  the 
New    England    Waterworks    Association. 


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He  always  retained  his  residence  in  North 
Brookfield,  and  was  more  than  devoted  to 
the  interests  of  his  home  town.  He  was 
president  of  the  board  of  water  commis- 
sioners for  the  first  seven  years  after  the 
installation  of  the  waterworks ;  founded 
the  Free  Public  Library  and  Reading 
Room,  and  was  president  of  its  board  of 
trustees  for  its  first  eighteen  years.  While 
serving  as  representative  and  State  Sena- 
tor, he  donated  his  salary  to  the  town  for 
the  purchase  of  books  for  the  library  and 
was  ever  its  generous  friend. 

During  the  last  five  years  of  his  life, 
being  in  such  poor  physical  condition  and 
finding  it  impossible  to  continue  his 
active  business  life,  but  not  yielding  to 
disease  or  suffering,  his  thoughts  turned 
to  the  ancestral  home  in  North  Brookfield 
and  he  lavished  upon  it  almost  affec- 
tionate care.  There  in  the  fall  of  1910  he 
harvested  from  an  acre  of  ground  more 
corn  than  had  ever  been  raised  on  an 
acre  anywhere  in  the  United  States,  and 
at  the  New  England  Corn  Exposition  was 
awarded  a  gold  medal  for  his  perfect  dis- 
play of  corn  products.  That  all  might 
benefit  by  his  methods  he  published  at  the 
request  of  many  New  England  farmers  a 
carefully  prepared  and  illustrated  pamph- 
let giving  in  detail  his  experience  in  pro- 
ducing his  wonderful  crop.  He  did  not 
rest  with  making  the  ancestral  acres 
highly  productive,  but  spent  time  and 
money  in  beautifying  his  estates,  which 
included  not  only  the  homestead  acres 
but  an  adjoining  park  of  chestnut  and 
oak  trees  cut  by  roads  connecting  the 
Bates  with  the  Duncan  estate,  a  family 
heritage  belonging  to  his  wife.  There 
was  found  on  his  desk  after  his  death  an 
article  of  value  and  interest  he  had  writ- 
ten concerning  his  native  town.  He  was 
an  ardent  Republican,  and  from  the  cast- 
ing of  his  first  vote  took  an  active  part 
in  public  aflPairs.     From  1870  to  1880,  he 


was  chairman  of  the  North  Brookfield  Re- 
publican town  committee,  was  chairman 
for  many  years  of  the  Twelfth  District 
Republican  Club,  the  Worcester  County 
Republican  Committee,  the  Worcester 
Congressional  District  Committee,  and 
for  ten  years  was  chairman  of  the  ex- 
ecutive committee  of  the  Massachusetts 
Republican  State  Central  Committee. 
In  1879  he  was  elected  from  North 
Brookfield  to  the  Massachusetts  House  of 
Assembly,  was  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee on  claims  and  a  member  of  the 
famous  "retrenchment  committee,"  ap- 
pointed during  the  administration  of  Gov- 
ernor Talbot.  In  1883  he  was  elected 
State  Senator,  serving  on  committees  on 
railroads,  as  chairman,  and  as  a  member 
of  prisons  and  State  house.  His  vote  is 
recorded  yea  or  nay  on  every  measure 
which  came  to  vote  in  either  House  or 
Senate  during  his  legislative  career.  He 
will  long  be  remembered  for  the  deter- 
mined fight  he  made  for  the  reelection  of 
Senator  Benjamin  F.  Hoar  as  United 
States  Senator  against  General  Benjamin 
F.  Butler,  then  Governor  of  Massachu- 
setts. The  contest  was  long  and  bitter, 
and  with  a  less  determined  organizer  and 
leader  than  Mr.  Bates  it  is  generally  ad- 
mitted Senator  Hoar's  valuable  services 
would  have  been  lost  to  the  State.  This 
was  a  most  critical  period  in  Mr.  Hoar's 
career,  but  the  tactful  and  strenuous 
leadership  of  Senator  Bates,  who  was 
then  chairman  of  the  executive  committee 
of  the  State  Central  Committee,  as  well 
as  State  Senator,  carried  him  through  to 
a  second  term  and  others  followed.  Mr. 
Bates  not  only  threw  his  entire  personal 
strength  into  the  contest,  but  also  paid  all 
the  expenses  of  the  campaign.  In  1884 
he  was  elected  a  delegate  to  the  National 
Republican  Convention,  held  in  Chicago, 
which  nominated  James  G.  Blaine  for 
the  presidency,  and  previously  had  been 


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appointed  by  President  Hayes  as  commis- 
sioner to  a  proposed  World's  Fair  to  be 
held  in  New  York  in  1883,  General  U.  S. 
Grant  having  been  appointed  president. 

It  is  not  perhaps  generally  known  that 
Mr.  Bates  was  one  of  the  three  manufac- 
turers to  found  the  famous  Home  Market 
Club  and  was  one  of  its  first  officers.  The 
idea  of  the  club  first  took  form  in  his 
office  in  Worcester  when  George  Draper, 
of  Hopedale,  and  Timothy  Merrick,  of 
Holyoke,  met  with  Mr.  Bates  to  consider 
the  organization  of  such  a  club.  From 
that  meeting  came  the  powerful  and  influ- 
ential club  which  has  been  such  a  bul- 
wark of  strength  to  the  cause  of  Protec- 
tion, a  cause  in  which  Mr.  Bates  believed 
with  all  his  heart  and  did  so  much  to  sup- 
port. Only  a  short  time  before  his  death, 
at  the  urgent  request  of  prominent  mem- 
bers of  the  club,  he  prepared  a  valuable 
article  for  the  "Protectionist  Magazine" 
and  remained  firm  in  the  faith  until  the 
last. 

Broad  in  his  sympathies  and  interests, 
Mr.  Bates  was  associated  with  many  na- 
tional societies,  including  the  American 
Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science, 
the  American  Forestry  Association,  the 
American  Antiquarian  Society,  and 
others.  He  was  a  member  of  the  New 
England  Historic-Genealogical  Society, 
the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association, 
the  Hooker  Association,  and  the  Worces- 
ter Society  of  Antiquity.  His  ancestry 
opened  the  doors  of  many  patriotic  soci- 
eties to  him,  and  of  these  he  held  mem- 
bership in  the  Massachusetts  branch  of 
the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  New  York 
Society  of  Patriots  and  Founders  of 
America,  Massachusetts  Society,  Sons  of 
the  American  Revolution  (which  he 
served  as  manager)  and  the  Massachu- 
setts Society  of  the  War  of  181 2.  He  was 
a  prominent  member  of  the  Masonic 
order;  a  Master  Mason,  life  member  and 


a  pa>t  master  u{  Ouinsigamcjnd  Lodge,  a 
C()mi)anion  of  Morning  Star  Chapter,  a 
sir  knight  of  Worcester  Commandery, 
and  corresponding  secretary  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  Massachusetts,  l-Vee  and  Accepted 
Masons.  In  Scottish  Rite  Masonry  he 
attained  the  thirty-two  degrees  of  Massa- 
chusetts Consistory.  In  religious  faith 
he  was  a  Congregationalist,  and  for  many 
years  was  chairman  of  the  First  Congre- 
gational Society  of  North  Brookficld. 

So  '"what  he  had  dune  for  others"  he 
could  "think  on  most  pleasantly,"  but  the 
foregoing  only  indicates  the  extent  of  his 
usefulness.  He  delighted  in  helping  young 
men  to  an  education,  and  there  are  twen- 
ty-seven young  men  of  New  England 
whom  he  sent  to  college  who  otherwise 
could  not  have  gone.  To  them  he  was  the 
known  benefactor,  but  there  were  hun- 
dreds to  whom  he  extended  encouraging 
words  and  sympathetic  kindness,  who 
perhaps  did  not  realize  how  greatly  they 
were  indebted  for  the  advice  and  help- 
ful word  which  determined  their  future. 
He  was  of  open  genial  disposition,  kindly 
and  generous,  with  a  personal  magnetism 
which  attracted  men  and  ever  held  them 
as  friends.  He  was  richly  endowed  with 
those  qualities  of  mind  and  character 
which  mark  the  manly  man,  but  above 
them  all  possessed  the  spirit  of  courage 
and  persistency  which  would  not  admit  of 
failure.  He  was  true  to  himself  and  true 
to  every  trust  committed  to  him. 

Mr.  Bates  married,  December  24,  1868. 
Emma  Frances  Duncan,  daughter  of 
Charles  Duncan,  of  North  Brookfield, 
also  of  distinguished  Colonial  ancestry. 
Mrs.  Bates  is  also  of  Revolutionary  de- 
scent, and  in  1906  was  vice-president  gen- 
eral of  the  Daughters  of  the  American 
Revolution,  reelected  in  1908,  and  in  191 3 
was  elected  honorary  vice-president  gen- 
eral for  life,  there  being  only  thirteen  in 
the  United  States.     She  is  a  woman  of 


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literary  ability  and  charitable  impulse, 
well  known  and  honored.  Mr.  Bates,  a 
most  devoted  husband,  was  keenly  inter- 
ested in  the  executive  work  performed  by 
Mrs.  Bates  and  in  her  charitable  and  lit- 
erary interests.  Their  only  daughter, 
Tryphosa  Duncan  Bates,  a  young  lady  of 
decided  musical  and  literary  talent,  was 
educated  at  Radcliffe  College,  which  she 
entered  very  young.  A  most  aflfectionate 
father,  Mr.  Bates  took  the  deepest  inter- 
est and  pride  in  his  daughter's  career, 
gave  her  every  advantage  and  his  per- 
sonal encouragement,  especially  in  the  de- 
velopment of  her  voice,  which  later  was 
to  bring  her  fame  in  both  the  United 
States  and  abroad,  although  he  preferred 
she  should  sing  but  for  charity,  which 
wish  she  respected.  He  aided  her  in 
every  way  in  the  beginnings  of  her  liter- 
ary career,  and  was  deeply  gratified  with 
the  success  of  her  published  books  and 
the  splendid  recognition  she  received 
from  abroad,  especially  from  royalty, 
Miss  Bates  married  Francis  Batcheller, 
of  Boston,  Massachusetts. 

There  came  to  Mrs.  Bates  after  her 
honored  husband's  death  many  resolu- 
tions of  respect  and  letters  of  sympathy. 
These  came  from  personal  friends,  from 
the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  the  Society 
of  1812,  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  and  other  Masonic 
bodies,  from  various  banks  of  which  he 
was  a  director,  from  the  Worcester  Board 
of  Trade  and  from  the  governing  body  of 
the  town  of  North  Brookfield,  the  latter 
l)eing  here  re{)roduced : 

Nortli   Brookfield,  Mass.,  April   i,   1912. 
Mrs.  Tlicodorc  C.   Bates, 
Dear  Madam: — 

At  the  adjf)urncd  Annual  Town  Meeting  held 
in  North  Brookfield 'on  Saturday,  March  29, 
1912,  tlie  following  resolutions  were  presented 
and  unanimously  adopted: 

Whereas,    In   the    Divine   Providence,  our   dis- 


tinguished fellow  citizen,  Honourable  Theodore 
C.  Bates,  has  been  called  from  the  scenes  of  his 
earthly   labours; 

Resolved,  That  his  fellow  citizens  of  his  na- 
tive town  of  North  Brookfield,  in  Town  Meet- 
ing assembled,  desire  to  give  expression  to 
their  grateful  appreciation  of  the  noble  serv- 
ice he  rendered  this  community  in  the  promo- 
tion of  those  great  public  utilities  to  which  he 
so  largely  contributed  in  their  accomplishment 
which  laid  the  foundation  for  our  present  in- 
dustrial prosperity  and  the  welfare  of  our  peo- 
ple 

Resolved,  That  his  devoted  interest  in  educa- 
tional progress,  the  advancement  of  the  ethical 
and  civic  life  of  the  community,  fostering  as  he 
ever  did  the  loftiest  ideals  of  the  duties  and 
responsibilities  of  citizenship,  should  enshrine 
his  memory  in  our  hearts  with  respect  and  grati- 
tude and  should  be  to  all  a  source  of  inspiration 
and   courage; 

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  placed 
on  the  Town  Records,  and  a  copy  sent  to  the 
family  of  the  deceased. 

Charles  Parkman, 
Patrick  J.  Daniels, 
Albert  H.  Foster, 

Committee  on  Resolutions. 
Very  respectfully  yours, 

George  R.  Hamant, 

Town  Clerk. 


COLTON,  Samuel  Horton, 

Editor,   Publisher,   Business   Man. 

For  many  years  in  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury, Mr.  Colton  was  among  the  leading 
citizens  of  Worcester,  filling  a  number  of 
important  public  stations  and  working  for 
the  promotion  of  the  general  welfare.  He 
was  a  scion  of  one  of  the  old  American 
families  of  English  origin,  and  possessed 
in  marked  degree  the  qualities  that  led 
men  to  cross  a  wide  ocean  and  settle 
in  the  wilderness  for  conscience  sake. 
With  right  impulses  and  a  self-control 
born  of  correct  training,  he  was  ever 
found  on  the  side  of  justice  and  right,  and 
set  to  his  contemporaries  an  example 
which  those  coming  later  might  well  fol- 
low. 


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The  immigrant  ancestor  of  this  family 
was  George  Colton,  who  was  born  1610- 
20  in  England,  and  came  from  Suttan 
Coldfield,  Warwickshire,  to  America. 
After  a  short  time  at  Windsor,  Con- 
necticut, he  located  among  the  first  set- 
tlers in  that  part  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, which  is  now  Long  Meadow,  as 
early  as  1644.  He  subscribed  to  the  oath 
of  allegiance  in  1665,  and  was  freeman  in 
1669.  In  1671  and  1677  he  was  repre- 
sentative of  Springfield  in  the  General 
Court ;  he  was  on  a  committee  to  lay  out 
lots  and  organize  the  town  of  Suffield, 
then  supposed  to  be  a  part  of  Massachu- 
setts, and  in  1672  to  lay  out  the  bounds 
of  the  town.  In  1722  fifty  acres  were  laid 
out  in  Sufifield  to  his  assigns  on  account 
of  his  services.  He  married  Deborah 
Gardner,  or  Goodner,  of  Hartford,  who 
died  September  5,  1689.  Their  descend- 
ants have  always  been  numerous  in  En- 
field and  Long  Meadow,  and  have  borne 
no  mean  part  in  the  development  of 
American  civilization. 

Samuel  Morton  Colton  was  born  No- 
vember 24,  1802,  in  Long  Meadow,  a  son 
of  Reuben  Colton  and  grandson  of  George 
Colton,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  the 
same  town.  Reuben  Colton  reared  a  fam- 
ily of  four  sons  and  one  daughter,  and 
died  in  1825  at  Chicago,  Illinois.  Samuel 
H.  Colton  learned  the  printer's  trade  and 
followed  it  until  1825.  when  he  settled  at 
Worcester,  and  joined  John  Milton  Earle 
in  the  publication  of  the  Worcester 
"Spy."  They  probably  did  most  of  the 
composition  and  printing  themselves  in 
that  early  day,  and  by  close  application  to 
business  were  successful.  Owing  to  fail- 
ing health  Mr.  Colton  retired  from  the 
firm  of  S.  H.  Colton  &  Company,  pub- 
lishers of  the  "Spy"  and  found  restora- 
tion in  outdoor  occupation.  For  some 
time  he  conducted  a  nursery  business,  hav- 
ing grounds  at  the  corner  of  Austin  and 


Main  streets,  Worcester,  where  are  now 
business  blocks.  He  also  cultivated 
ground  in  South  Worcester,  and  after  a 
time  engaged  in  the  insurance  business  in 
the  city.  He  was  universally  esteemed 
and  respected,  and  was  often  called  to  the 
service  of  his  fellows  in  positions  of  re- 
sponsibility. He  died  in  Chicago  in  187 1. 
while  on  a  business  trij)  to  the  west. 

He  married  (first)  October  6.  1830, 
Anna  K.  Earle,  born  October  12,  1806, 
died  March  28,  1842,  daughter  of  Timo- 
thy and  Ruth  (Keese)  l^arle,  of  Leicester, 
Massachusetts.  Their  only  child,  Sam- 
uel, died  in  early  infancy.  Mr.  Colton 
married  (second)  Ann  King,  a  native  of 
New  York,  daughter  of  John  .\.  and  Mary 
B.  King.  John  A.  King  was  a  London 
banker,  came  to  New  York  in  1791,  and 
became  treasurer  of  the  Farmers'  Loan 
and  Trust  Company,  continuing  until  his 
death.  He  married,  in  1801.  Mary  B. 
Bowne,  born  1777,  in  Flushing,  Long 
Island,  daughter  of  James  and  Caroline 
(Rodman)  Bowne.  She  was  the  mother 
of  three  sons  and  seven  daughters.  All 
the  daughters  married  and  lived  in  New 
York,  where  the  last  survivor  died  in 
1898,  at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years. 
The  only  son  to  grow  to  maturity  was 
John  Bowne  King,  long  a  prominent  phy- 
sician at  Pawtucket,  Rhode  Island.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Samuel  H.  Colton  were  the 
parents  of  a  number  of  children,  four  of 
whom  grew  to  maturity,  namely:  i.  John 
Bowne,  was  long  active  in  managing  the 
Bay  State  Shoe  Company,  from  which  he 
retired  in  1895.  2.  Mary,  unmarried,  re- 
sides in  Worcester.  3.  Reuben,  resides 
in  Boston.  4.  Samuel  H.,  educated  at  the 
Friends'  School  at  Providence,  and  was 
long  engaged  in  business  at  Worcester ; 
for  fourteen  years  he  was  treasurer  of  the 
Wright  &  Colton  Wire  Company,  now 
known  as  the  Wright  Wire  Company, 
from  which  he  retired  in  1899;  since  then 


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most  of  his  time  was  devoted  to  outdoor 
experiments  at  his  estate  called  Red 
Farm,  in  Millbury,  Massachusetts;  he 
attained  success  in  rearing  a  herd  of  An- 
gora goats,  and  continually  engaged  in 
agricultural  developments  ;  he  made  plans 
to  accompany  Donald  B.  McMillan  on  his 
ex{)edition  to  Greenland,  as  a  hunter  in 
the  interest  of  the  American  Museum  of 
Natural  History,  but  circumstances  forced 
him  to  al)andon  the  trip  ;  he  died  July  3, 
1913,  at  Red  Farm  ;  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Worcester  Club  and  a  member  of  All 
Saints'  (Protestant  Episcopal)  Church; 
he  married  Elizabeth  Slater  Howe,  of 
Worcester,  daughter  of  the  late  James  H. 
Howe  ;  children,  all  of  whom  survive  him  : 
Katharine,  married  Lorin  Coes ;  Samuel 
H. ;  James  Howe  ;  John  Bowne  ;  Sydney  ; 
Rodman  ;  Susanna  B. ;  Eleanor  K. 


BEMIS.  John  M., 

Physician,  Speeialiit. 

Dr.  Merick  Bemis,  son  of  Samuel  Flagg 
and  Betsey  (Barrett)  Bemis,  was  born 
May  4,  1820,  at  Sturbridge,  Massachu- 
setts, and  died  October  3,  1904.  He  prac- 
ticed his  profession  for  fifty-six  years,  and 
was  one  of  the  most  eminent  physicians 
that  ever  resided  in  Worcester.  Almost 
to  the  day  of  his  death  he  retained  his 
faculties  and  health.  It  was  often  said  of 
him,  during  the  last  score  of  years  that 
he  practiced,  that  he  was  one  of  the  most 
active  aged  men  of  W'orcester,  carrying 
on  a  business  that  would  tax  the  energies 
of  a  man  of  fifty.  Through  his  entire 
period  of  practice.  Dr.  Bemis  confined  his 
study  and  attention  to  his  specialty, 
nervous  and  mental  diseases,  and  he  was 
for  many  years  recognized  as  one  of  the 
leading  alienists  of  the  country.  The  wide 
range  of  knowledge  and  experience  in 
cases  of  insanity,  coming  under  his  ob- 
servation and  care  during  his  long  con- 


nection with  large  institutions  for  the 
insane,  gave  him  an  advantage  over  most 
of  the  specialists  in  this  line  of  study.  He 
was  called  often  as  an  expert  in  consulta- 
tion and  by  the  courts.  His  record  of 
twenty-five  years  of  continuous  service  in 
the  State  Insane  As)'lum,  at  Worcester, 
was  in  itself  a  remarkable  record,  and 
evidence  of  his  ability  and  powers  of  en- 
durance. 

His  parents  moved  from  Sturbridge  to 
Charlton  when  he  was  quite  young.  He 
was  brought  up  on  a  farm,  getting  what 
educational  advantages  the  district 
schools  of  his  day  afforded.  He  sought 
a  higher  education  and  worked  his  way 
through  Dudley  Academy.  He  walked 
each  way  every  week  from  his  home  to 
the  academy,  a  distance  of  twelve  miles, 
teaching  school  in  winter  to  pay  his  way 
in  the  academy.  He  went  to  Amherst 
Academy  for  two  years  with  the  expecta- 
tion of  going  to  Amherst  College.  A 
long  and  severe  illness  caused  him  to 
abandon  his  plans  for  a  college  education, 
and  for  several  years  he  taught  school  in 
Brookfield,  Massachusetts.  At  the  age 
of  twenty-one  he  began  the  study  medi- 
cine, and  entered  the  office  of  Dr.  Wins- 
low^  Lewis  as  a  student,  but  continued 
to  pay  his  way  by  teaching  school  in  the 
winters.  He  attended  medical  lectures 
at  Pittsfield,  Massachusetts,  Medical  Col- 
lege, where  he  received  the  first  half  of 
his  medical  education,  and  later  went  to 
Castleton  Medical  College,  of  Vermont, 
where  in  1848  he  received  his  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Medicine.  On  November  14, 
1848,  he  came  to  Worcester  to  take  the 
place,  temporarily,  of  one  of  the  physi- 
cians in  the  lunatic  asylum,  and  soon 
afterward  received  an  appointment  as 
assistant  physician  to  Dr.  George  Chand- 
ler, the  superintendent.  When,  eight 
years  later,  in  1855,  Superintendent 
Chandler   resigned,   the   attention   of   the 


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trustees  was  at  once  turned  to  Dr.  Bemis 
as  the  most  capable  man  for  the  position, 
and  he  was  elected  to  the  office.  Being 
given  a  leave  of  absence  for  the  purpose 
of  travel  and  study  in  Europe,  he  made 
an  extended  tour,  lasting  eight  months. 
He  returned  to  Worcester  in  the  summer 
of  1857  and  took  charge.  Immediately 
he  began  to  put  into  operation  the  reforms 
and  new  methods  he  had  learned.  For 
seventeen  years  he  filled  the  position  of 
superintendent  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
State  authorities,  and  developed  the  in- 
stitution until  it  stood  among  he  fore- 
most American  hospitals  for  the  insane. 
Radical  changes  in  the  methods  of  treat- 
ing insanity  were  made  during  his  admin- 
istration. One  of  the  innovations  due  to 
Dr.  Bemis  was  the  employment  of  com- 
petent female  physicians  in  lunatic  asy- 
lums. It  is  difficult  to  understand  now 
how  these  institutions  got  along  without 
women  physicians.  The  custom  has  now 
become  general.  One  of  his  last  and  most 
important  duties  in  the  State  institution 
was  the  establishment  of  the  hospital  at 
Bloomingdale,  the  land  for  which  was 
bought  during  the  last  years  of  his  super- 
intendency  of  the  Summer  street  institu- 
tion. He  submitted  plans  for  the  l)uild- 
ings,  and  again  visited  Europe  in  1868  to 
inspect  hospitals  for  the  insane  and  study 
the  treatment  for  the  insane  and  the 
treatment  of  lunatics.  The  Massachusetts 
institution  was  kept  in  the  front  rank  of 
progress.  The  example  set  by  this  Com- 
monwealth has  been  exceedingly  useful 
and  beneficent,  because  it  has  been  fol- 
lowed in  other  States,  and  by  private  in- 
stitutions generally  in  this  country. 

Dr.  Bemis  resigned  his  position  in  1872 
to  establish  a  private  hospital  for  the  care 
and  treatment  of  patients  afflicted  with 
the  various  forms  of  mental  and  nervous 
diseases.  He  located  the  hospital  on  Sal- 
isbury street,  Worcester.  The  main  build- 


ing is  the  mansion  built  in  1857  by  the 
Rev.  Nathaniel  Bent  for  a  young  ladies' 
seminary.  This  property,  which  includes 
ten  acres  of  land,  is  very  favorably  locat- 
ed for  its  purpose.  The  hospital  is  known 
as  Herbert  Hall.  The  large,  handsome 
mansion  is  cheerful,  airy  and  well  fur- 
nished ;  there  are  spacious  verandas  sur- 
rounding the  buildings;  the  view  from 
the  hall  is  one  of  the  most  pictures(|ue  in 
a  country  abounding  in  fine  scenery ; 
there  are  attractive  walks  under  the 
stately  old  shade  trees  in  the  spacious 
grounds,  and  altogether  it  is  an  ideal 
place  for  an  invalid  and  convalescent.  It 
has  been  successfully  conducted  ever 
since  its  foundation,  first  by  Dr.  Merrick 
Bemis,  then  by  him  and  his  son,  Dr.  John 
M.  Bpmis,  and  from  the  founder's  death 
by  his  son  alone  until  his  death.  No  men- 
tion, of  Dr.  Bemis'  professional  career 
would  be  complete  without  referring  to 
his  prominence  as  a  specialist  in  psychi- 
atry. He  was  frequently  consulted  both 
by  medical  brethren  and  by  the  courts  in 
difficult  cases  of  insanity  or  alleged  in- 
sanity. He  wrote  many  monographs 
upon  hospital  work  among  the  insane  and 
on  the  general  subject  of  insanity. 

He  was  a  man  of  large  heart  and  gener- 
ous impulses  and  gave  freely  to  charities. 
Few  have  equalled  him  in  proportion  to 
his  means  in  the  number  of  gifts  judi- 
ciously distributed  among  a  variety  of 
worthy  objects.  His  patriotic  service  dur- 
ing the  Civil  War  deserves  special  men- 
tion. When,  in  1861,  the  president's 
proclamation  calling  for  a  force  of  75.000 
men  to  take  the  field  immediately  was 
made,  Dr.  Bemis  earnestly  desired  tew 
enter  the  service.  He  was  unable  to  pass 
the  physical  examination,  however,  but 
he  gave  freely  of  his  means  to  support 
the  Union  cause.  He  organized  and 
equipped  a  company  and  sent  it  to  the 
front.     He  took  an  active  interest  in  their 


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welfare  while  they  were  in  the  field,  and 
contributed  freely  to  the  support  of  the 
families  of  the  boys  in  that  company 
while  the  war  continued.  It  was  due 
largely  to  his  efforts  that  the  public  sub- 
scription to  purchase  the  organ  for  Me- 
chanics' Hall  was  successful.  In  1864  the 
organ,  which  cost  nine  thousand  dollars, 
was  dedicated,  and  it  has  proved  to  be 
one  of  the  finest  instruments  of  its  kind. 
It  has  been  one  of  the  factors  in  making 
the  Musical  Festivals  there  so  success- 
ful, from  a  musical  point  of  view. 

Dr.  Bemis  collected  one  of  the  most 
\aluable  and  interesting  private  libraries 
in  the  State.  Much  of  the  library  is,  of 
course,  devoted  to  medical  works,  and 
some  of  the  volumes  are  very  old  and 
rare.  He  found  some  time  to  devote  to 
public  atlairs,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
Worcester  Board  of  Alderman  in  1861-62- 
63,  serving  at  the  same  time  on  the  School 
Board.  This  was  a  particularly  impor- 
tant period  during  the  early  and  darker 
years  of  the  Civil  War.  He  was  a  direc- 
tor of  the  Mechanics'  National  Bank ;  a 
member  of  the  Worcester  Horticultural 
Society,  the  Worcester  Society  of  An- 
tiquity, the  Natural  History  Society,  of 
which  he  was  president  until  his  death, 
the  Massachusetts  and  Worcester  District 
Medical  societies,  the  American  Medi- 
cal Association,  the  New  England  Psy- 
chological Society  and  the  American 
Medico-Psychological  Association.  He 
was  connected  with  various  Masonic 
bodies ;  was  a  member  of  the  Church  of 
the  Unity,  and  a  life  member  of  the 
American  Unitarian  Association.  For 
about  fifteen  years  he  was  one  of  the 
State  trustees  of  the  Baldwinville  Hos- 
pital Cottages  for  Children,  in  the  man- 
agement and  development  of  which  he 
had  taken  a  leading  part,  and  was  presi- 
dent of  the  corporation  at  the  time  of  his 
death.     He  was  the  first  American  physi- 


cian to  take  a  stand  for  the  division  of 
hospital  buildings  for  the  insane  into 
separate  cottages  or  pavilions. 

Dr.  Bemis  married,  January  i,  1856, 
Caroline  A.  Gilmore,  whose  father  was 
for  thirty  years  a  successful  practitioner 
at  Brookfield,  Massachusetts.  In  his 
office,  in  fact.  Dr.  Bemis  received  his  first 
lessons  in  medicine,  and  was  started  on 
his  professional  career  while  a  school 
teacher  at  Brookfield.  They  had  one 
child,  John  Merrick. 

Dr.  John  Merrick  Bemis  was  born  in 
the  old  Summer  Street  Insane  Hospital, 
Worcester,  of  which  his  father  was  super- 
intendent, February  14,  i860,  and  died 
September  22,  191 5.  The  life  work  of  Dr. 
Bemis  was  so  completely  merged  and 
identified  with  that  of  his  father  at  Her- 
bert Hall  Hospital,  that  what  has  been 
said  as  to  the  attainments  of  the  father 
as  a  physician  and  specialist  applies 
equally  well  to  the  son.  He  was  educated 
from  the  start  as  a  specialist,  and  had 
unusual  opportunities  for  practice  and 
hospital  study.  After  his  course  at  the 
Worcester  High  School,  he  became  a 
student  at  Phillips  Andover  Academy,  but 
w^as  obliged,  owing  to  poor  health,  to 
leave  the  academy,  and  he  studied  at 
home  for  three  years  under  private  tutors. 
He  then  entered  the  medical  department 
of  the  University  of  Vermont,  at  Burling- 
ton, from  which  institution  he  received 
his  diploma  in  1893,  that  of  Doctor  of 
Medicine.  Later  he  did  special  work  at 
the  Harvard  Medical  School,  and  upon 
completing  his  education,  he  returned  to 
W^orcester  and  became  associated  with 
his  father  in  the  management  of  the  Her- 
bert Hall  Hospital,  which  his  father 
founded  in  1872,  and  upon  the  death  of 
his  father,  in  1904,  he  assumed  the  duties 
of  superintendent  of  the  hospital,  serv- 
ing in  that  capacity  until  his  death.  He 
was  ever  a  student,  studying  from  time 


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to  time  at  Harvard  and  Clark  universities, 
and  frequently  he  wrote  papers  for  vari- 
ous learned  societies.  His  specialty,  of 
course,  was  mental  diseases.  Herbert 
Hall  is  the  only  private  hospital  in  the 
State  devoted  to  insane  patients  exclu- 
sively, except  the  McLean  Hospital, 
which  is  in  a  class  by  itself.  Herbert 
Hall  is  chartered  by  the  State  and  under 
the  State  supervision.  It  ranks  high 
among  the  institutions  of  its  kind.  Dr. 
Bemis  devoted  his  time  almost  exclu- 
sively to  the  hospital.  He  was  trustee  of 
the  Baldwinville  Hospital  Cottages  for 
Children,  on  the  education  committee  of 
the  Highland  Military  Academy  of 
Worcester,  a  member  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Medical  Society,  the  Worcester 
Medical  Society,  the  American  Psycho- 
logical Society  and  the  New  England 
Psychological  Society.  In  religion  he  was 
an  Episcopalian. 

Dr.  Bemis  married,  June  25,  1887,  Fan- 
nie Bishop  Brown,  of  Andover,  Massa- 
chusetts. Children  of  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Bemis:  Annie  Merrick,  born  October  i, 
1888,  married  William  Wood;  Caroline 
Gilmore,  born  May  25,  1891,  married 
William  Seach,  naval  officer  in  the  United 
States  navy. 


MAYNARD,  William, 

Manufacturer. 

John  Maynard,  the  immigrant  ancestor, 
came  from  England  to  Sudbury,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1638,  or  earlier,  and  was  one 
of  the  forty-seven  settlers  who  shared  in 
the  division  of  the  meadows  there  in  1639. 
He  brought  w-ith  him  his  son  John,  aged 
eight  years.  In  1656  he  was  one  of  the 
petitioners  for  the  Marlborough  grant  and 
removed  thither  soon  after  1657.  He  was 
selectman  of  Sudbury.  He  married  (sec- 
ond) in  Sudbury,  Mary  Axtell,  and  had 
five   more  children.     He  died   December 


r.  1672.  His  will  wa>  dated  September 
4,  1672,  and  proved  April  i,  1673,  be- 
(lucathing  to  all  his  children.  Children: 
J'>liii.  mentioned  lielow ;  Zechary,  born 
June  7.  1647;  ICli/.abcth.  May  2^,  i'>49; 
Lydia ;  Hannah,  September  20.  1653; 
Mary,  Augu>t  3,   1656. 

(II)  John  (2)  Maynard,  son  of  John 
(i)  Maynard,  was  born  in  ICngland,  about 
1630.  He  became  a  proprietor  of  Marl- 
borough in  1656  and  freeman  in  1685.  He 
died  in    171 1.     He   married    (first)   Sarah 

;    (second;    April    5,    165X,    Mary 

Gates.  Children  by  first  wife:  Elizabeth, 
born  May  26,  1649;  Hannah,  September 
20,  1653:  Mary,  August  3,  1656.  By  sec- 
ond wife:  John,  January  7,  1662;  Eliza- 
beth, April  2,  1664;  Simon.  June  15.  1666; 
David.  December  21,  1669:  Zachariah, 
October  27,  1672;  Sarah,  May  15.  16'^; 
Lydia,  August  29,  1682;  Joseph,  .\ugust 
27,  1685. 

(III)  Simon  Maynard,  son  of  John  (2) 
Maynard,  was  born  at  Marlborough.  June 
15,  1666,  and  died  January  19,  1748.  His 
wife  Hannah  died  April  5,  1748. 

(IV)  Ephraim  Maynard,  son  of  Simon 
Maynard,  was  born  at  Marlborough,  Oc- 
tober 17,  1707.  His  first  wife  Sarah  died 
May  24,  1742.  He  married  (second)  Jan- 
uary 3,  1743,  Mary  Balconi.  He  had 
eight  children. 

(\')  Simon  (2)  Maynard,  son  of  Eph- 
raim Maynard,  was  born  at  Marlborough, 
June  5,  1748,  and  died  November  15.  1818. 
He  married  Silence  Priest  and  had  three 
children. 

(VI)  Isaac  Ma\nard.  son  of  Simon 
(2)  Maynard,  born  December  3,  1779. 
died  September  12,  1820.  He  married. 
Septemljer  29,  1808,  Lydia  IIowc.  born 
December  19,  1779.  at  Marlborough, 
daughter  of  John  and  Susanna  (Fair- 
banks) Howe.  She  survived  him  and 
married  (second)  .\j)ril  9.  1S28.  Abraham 
Dow.       Children       of   Isaac      Maynard : 


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Amory,  nicntiuned  below ;  Lydia,  born 
November  i6,  1805,  married  Joel  Wilkins. 
(V'll)  Amory  Maynard,  son  of  Isaac 
Maynard,  was  born  at  Marlborough,  Feb- 
ruar}'  28,  1804.  His  schooling  was  lim- 
ited. Until  he  was  fourteen  he  went  to 
the  district  school  in  the  winter  terms 
and  worked  for  his  father  on  the  farm 
and  in  the  saw  mill  in  the  summer  sea- 
son, and  he  was  but  sixteen  when,  owing 
to  the  death  of  his  father,  the  manage- 
ment of  the  farm  devolved  upon  him. 
Though  he  continued  to  carry  on  the 
farm  for  twenty-five  years  he  engaged 
in  business  also  when  a  young  man,  and 
became  a  very  prominent  and  successful 
l)uilder  and  contractor.  In  1846  his  mill 
privilege  was  taken  by  the  city  of  Boston 
as  part  of  a  new  water  supply,  but  after 
$60,000  had  been  spent  on  a  reservoir,  the 
property  was  sold  to  its  former  owner  in 
1859.  For  more  than  twenty  years  he 
had  been  studying  the  use  of  water  power 
for  manufacturing.  He  had  reached  mid- 
dle life  when  he  started  upon  his  real 
business  career.  He  bought  the  water 
privilege  in  the  village  of  Assabet  in  Sud- 
bury. July  2,  1846,  and  formed  a  part- 
nership with  W.  H.  Knight,  of  Saxon- 
ville,  for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing 
woolens.  The  firm  erected  a  mill,  50  by 
100  feet,  and  began  to  make  carpets  and 
carpet  yarns  for  the  Boston  market.  At 
that  time  there  were  no  good  roads  and 
i)ut  fourteen  houses  in  the  village,  but  the 
business  gradually  grew,  houses  were 
built,  transportation  improved  and  at  the 
beginning  of  the  Civil  War  the  first  of 
the  present  group  of  mill  buildings  was 
erected  and  the  firm  began  to  weave  blan- 
kets, largely  for  the  government.  In  the 
course  of  time,  the  manufacture  of  woolen 
goods  was  developed  to  a  high  degree. 
At  the  time  of  Mr.  Maynard's  death,  the 
business,  which  had  been  incorporated  in 
the  meantime,  stood  among  the  leading 


manufacturers  of  woolens  and  became 
known  not  only  throughout  the  United 
States  but  also  in  the  West  Indies,  South 
America  and  other  foreign  countries. 
More  than  five  hundred  wholesale  houses 
were  dealing  directly  with  the  company 
and  twelve  hundred  operatives  were  em- 
ployed. In  1847  the  property  was  valued 
at  $150,000,  and  he  increased  that  value 
ten-fold.  He  saw  the  village  grow  into 
a  thriving  town  which  was  incorporated 
by  the  Legislature,  April  19,  1871,  and 
named  Maynard  in  honor  of  him.  The 
new  town  had  a  population  of  tw^o  thou- 
sand, all  depending  on  this  industry. 
There  was  a  celebration  of  the  birth  of 
the  town,  April  27,  1871.  Mr.  Maynard's 
son  Lorenzo  w'as  the  first  town  treasurer. 
His  success  was  due  to  his  native  abil- 
ity in  getting  business  and  selling  goods. 
He  was  without  experience  when  he 
started  in  the  manufacture  of  woolen 
goods,  but  he  knew  all  about  mills  and 
machinery  and  he  alone  deserves  credit 
for  making  the  industry  great  and  profit- 
able. His  partner  withdrew  in  1853  dur- 
ing the  first  stages  of  the  enterprise  be- 
fore substantial  success  w^as  achieved. 
Mr.  Maynard  had  a  capital  of  $25,000 
acquired  from  his  previous  business 
profits  and  savings  when  he  started.  He 
made  money  rapidly  during  the  Civil 
War,  but  he  also  met  financial  troubles 
at  various  times.  His  corporation.  The 
Assabet  Manufacturing  Company,  was 
formed  May  2^,  1861,  wath  J.  A.  Goddard 
as  president ;  T.  Quincy  Brown,  treasurer, 
and  Mr.  Maynard,  manager  and  agent. 
The  building  of  the  Fitchburg  Railroad 
in  1849  assisted  the  mills  materially,  and 
Mr.  Maynard  was  successful  in  having 
the  railroad  pass  through  Assabet.  He 
was  fortunate,  too,  in  possessing  a  high 
degree  of  mechanical  ability  that  was  of 
great  value  to  him  at  a  time  when  rapid 
progress  w'as  made  in  developing  machin- 


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ery  for  manufacturiiit,''.  lie  lust  no  lime 
in  adopting-  new  labor-saving  devices.  Me 
built  up  a  reputation  for  the  (piality  of 
his  products  and  maintained  high  stand- 
ards of  excellence.  In  later  years  his 
sons  were  given  charge  of  the  mills  and 
he  devoted  his  time  wholly  to  making 
contracts  and  selling  the  goods.  At  the 
time  of  his  death  the  annual  outi)ut  of 
the  mill  was  nine  million  yards. 

Of  no  less  importance  to  the  success  of 
his  enterprise  was  the  upl)uilding  of  the 
village  and  town  of  Maynard,  formerly 
Assabet,  and  he  took  an  active  part  in 
building  dwelling  houses  there.  He  was 
founder  of  the  church.  Some  idea  of  his 
varied  and  constant  activity  may  be  given 
by  the  fact  that  in  1879  he  took  the  first 
vacation  he  had  had  in  fifty  years,  and 
he  kept  in  business  to  a  ripe  old  age.  He 
was  a  strong  physically  as  well  as  intel- 
lectually and  he  enjoyed  his  work  and 
responsibilities. 

For  twenty  years  he  lived  in  a  house 
opposite  the  mill,  removing  then  to  a 
house  on  and  old  Puffer  place  at  the  foot 
of  Sumner  Hill,  returning  three  years 
later  to  a  large  mansion  erected  opposite 
the  mill.  In  1862  he  removed  to  Worces- 
ter street,  Boston,  but  eight  years  later 
returned  to  the  old  home  where  he  lived 
until  1873,  when  his  mansion  on  the  hill 
was  occupied. 

One  of  his  few  recreations  was  music. 
He  led  the  choir  in  the  church  and  played 
the  bass  viol  and  cello  with  skill.  His 
cello  is  now  in  the  possession  of  the  fam- 
ily of  his  son.  William  Maynard,  of 
Worcester.  Owing  to  his  age  and  failing 
health  he  retired  from  business  trips  in 
1885.  His  mental  faculties  gradually 
failed,  though  he  retained  his  physical 
strength  and  vigor.  His  death  was 
caused  by  a  fall  when  ascending  the  stairs 
in  his  house.  He  had  previously  suiTered 
a  stroke  of  paralysis.     He  died  March  5. 


iS</).  It  has  been  well  said  of  him  that 
liis  inllucncc  was  always  on  the  side  of 
religion,  temperance  and  industry. 

He  marritd,  January  26.  1S26,  Mary 
I'ric-t,  who  uas  liorn  at  Marlborough, 
July,  1S05,  died  at  Maynard,  January  22, 
1S86,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Phebe 
Priest.  She  was  very  active  in  charity 
and  church  work  and  a  member  for  many 
years  of  the  l"-vangclical  church  of  May- 
nard. Children  :  Lorenzcj,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  William,  mentioned  behjw  ;  Harlan 
P..  died  in  1861,  aged  eighteen  years. 

(VHI)  Lorenzo  Maynard,  son  of  Am- 
ory  Maynard,  was  born  at  Marlborough, 
Massachusetts,  June  22,  1829,  and  died 
at  Winchester,  aged  seventy-four  years, 
nine  months.  He  became  associated  with 
his  father  in  business,  and  in  iKfo  wa.s 
overseer  of  the  spinning  in  the  worsted 
mills,  afterward  superintendent  until 
18S7,  when  he  succeeded  his  father  as 
agent.  He  retired  in  1898,  when  the  busi- 
ness became  part  of  the  property  of  the 
American  Woolen  Company.  He  mar- 
ried, October  2,  i860,  Lucy  Ann  David- 
son, who  was  born  in  Stow,  July  25,  1833. 
Children :  Mary  Lucy,  Fannie  L.,  who 
married  John  W.  Flood  ;  Hattie  ;  Victoria  ; 
William  R.,  who  now  resides  in  Winches- 
ter.    The  daughters  are  all  deceased. 

(\1II)  William  Maynard.  son  of  Am- 
ory  Maynard,  was  born  at  Marlborough, 
Massachusetts,  May  6.  1833.  and  died  at 
Worcester,  Massachusetts,  November  9, 
1906.  He  was  twelve  years  old  when  his 
father  went  to  Assabet.  He  had  only  a 
common  school  education.  I'or  forty 
vears  he  was  associated  in  business  with 
his  father  and  l)rother  in  Maynard  and 
he  was  active  in  the  management  until 
1884,  when  he  retired  on  account  of  ill 
health.  .\fter  spending  four  years  in 
California,  he  returned  east  fully  restored 
in  health.  From  1888  to  the  end  of  his 
life  he  made  his  home  in  Worcester.     He 


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had  great  skill  mechanically  and  sterling 
business  ability.  He  devoted  his  atten- 
tion faithfully  to  business  and  contributed 
his  full  share  to  the  success  of  the  great 
industry  that  his  father  established.  His 
later  years  in  Worcester  were  devoted  to 
his  family,  and  the  care  of  his  estate,  and 
he  lived  quietly  and  peacefully,  a  kindly, 
conscientious,  upright,  honored  citizen. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
(Congregational)  church  of  Maynard  and 
later  of  the  Plymouth  Congregational 
Church,  Worcester.  A  memorial  window 
was  dedicated.  May  22,  1916,  to  his 
memory  in  Plymouth  Church.  Before  a 
large  audience  and  an  augmented  choir 
of  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  voices. 
Rev.  Dr.  Robert  McDonald  conducted  the 
dedicatory  service.  The  window  is 
twenty  feet  high  and  eight  feet  in  width 
and  contains  5050  pieces  of  English  an- 
tique stained  glass.  It  required  the  labor 
of  many  workmen  for  months  to  make 
the  window.  It  represents  the  Sermon 
on  the  Mount.  It  was  designed  by  V\l.  G. 
Ball  and  W.  H.  Burnham,  artists,  to  be 
decorative  rather  than  pictorial.  The 
Coloring  is  restful  and  serene  and  pro- 
duces an  atmosphere  of  mystery  under 
normal  conditions  of  light,  though  in 
strong  morning  sunlight  the  colors  glow 
brilliantly  with  a  luminous  richness.  The 
whole  composition  is  reminiscent  of  the 
masters  of  the  craft  of  centuries  ago, 
when  the  windows  of  the  great  cathedrals 
were  being  ennobled  by  the  glories  of 
this  difficult  art. 

Mr.  May nard's  passionate  love  and  prac- 
tical knowledge  of  both  vocal  and  instru- 
mental music  constrained  him  to  take  an 
active  and  generous  interest  in  the  main- 
tenance of  a  high  standard  of  excellence 
in  church  music.  In  a  quiet  way  he  con- 
tributed greatly  to  the  support  of  re- 
ligion and  for  the  extension  of  the  influ- 
ence and  usefulness  of  the  church.     He 


paid  for  several  sittings  in  order  that  stu- 
dents from  out  of  town  might  feel  at 
home  in  Plymouth  Church  and  come  reg- 
ularly there  to  worship.  In  politics  he 
was  a  Republican. 

He  married  Mary  Adams,  who  was 
born  May  4,  1831,  in  New  York  City, 
a  daughter  of  James  and  Janet  (Cherry) 
Adams.  Her  parents  were  natives  of 
Paisley,  Scotland.  She  had  three  brothers, 
Joseph  Adams,  John  and  William,  and 
sisters,  Janet  Speirs,  Elizabeth  Burleigh, 
and  Jane  Adam^,  who  died  in  1914.  Her 
sister,  Janet  (Adams)  Speirs,  born  Sep- 
tember 14,  1823,  died  aged  eighty-four 
years  ;  her  children  :  Mary  E.,  married  Iver 
Johnson,  of  Fitchburg,  and  died  there  Oc- 
tober 12.  1915  ;  Mrs.  Daniel  A.  Harrington, 
of  Worcester;  Mrs.  Charles  R.  Moules, 
of  Somcrville  ;  Mrs.  Arthur  D.  Pratt,  of 
Shrewsbury ;  Dr.  Francis  W.  Speirs,  a 
graduate  of  the  Worcester  Polytechnic 
Institute  in  1888.  Doctor  of  Medicine 
from  Johns  Hopkins,  1897,  and  died  at 
Lansdown,  Pennsylvania,  at  the  age  of 
thirty-seven  years,  eight  months,  twenty- 
three  days,  editor  of  the  "Book  Lovers 
Magazine"  at  the  time  of  his  death,  left 
a  son  Harold.  Mrs.  Maynard  is  living  at 
the  old  home.  No.  87  Elm  street,  Worces- 
ter, at  eighty-six  years  of  age.  Children  : 
I.  Mary  Susan,  born  at  Maynard,  Octo- 
ber 15,  1853;  married  Warren  S.  Peters, 
and  had  four  daughters.  2.  Amory,  born 
February  28,  1855 ;  was  agent  of  the 
Assabet  Manufacturing  Company ;  still 
living  at  Maynard;  married  (first)  Au- 
gust 5,  1880,  Ida  Adams,  who  died  in 
September,  1881;  (second),  July,  1886, 
Clara  S.  Mornenburg.  3.  Jeanette  Cherry, 
born  April  25.  i860;  married  Veranus  C. 
Van  Etten  (deceased)  ;  her  only  child 
died  young ;  she  resides  with  her  mother 
in  Worcester.  4.  Lessie  Louise,  born 
June  23,  1868;  married  Paul  B.  Morgan, 
of    Worcester.      5.  Harlan    James,    born 


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February  12,  1870;  graduated  at  the  head 
of  his  class  at  the  Philadelphia  Textile 
School,  receiving  the  Theodore  C.  Search 
gold  medal ;  had  charge  of  the  silk  depart- 
ment of  the  John  B.  Stetson  Company, 
Philadeli)hia,  and  is  now  living  at  New- 
ton Highlands;  married  Florence  I'^ 
Smith  ;  children  :  Harlan  J.,  Jr.,  John  and 
William.  6.  George  Elmer,  born  Decem- 
ber 4,  1873,  ^^^^  October  21,  1901,  at  the 
home  of  his  brother,  Harlan  J.,  at  Oak 
Lane,  Pennsylvania  ;  graduate  of  the  Tex- 
tile School  of  Philadelphia  and  afterward 
with  the  John  B.  Stetson  Company  of 
that  city.  7.  Grace  Ella,  twin  of  George 
E.,  resides  with  her  mother  at  No.  87  Elm 
street,  Worcester. 


SHEPARD,  Gen.  William, 

Soldier,  Statesman. 

During  the  nearly  two  and  a  halt  cen- 
turies of  its  corporate  existence  Westfield 
has  produced  many  citizens  eminent  in 
civic  virtues,  noble  in  character,  influ- 
ential in  local  affairs  and  in  the  broader 
life  of  the  Commonwealth.  It  is  no  dis- 
paragement, however,  to  those  notable  fel- 
low townsmen  to  claim  for  William  She])- 
ard  that,  all  things  considered,  he  was  the 
most  illustrious  of  all  those  who  up  to  the 
present  time  have  honored  the  ancient 
town.  He  came  of  the  best  yeoman  stock 
of  Old  and  New  England.  In  his  veins 
coursed  Puritan  blood  unmixed  with  other 
strain,  and  his  character  was  true  to  type 
in  its  worthiest  features.  He  was  eminent 
as  soldier,  statesman  and  churchman.  His 
conduct  of  affairs  in  each  of  those  spheres 
wherein  the  Puritan  was  wont  to  excel 
W5LS  such  as  to  win  him  universal  respect, 
and  to  reflect  credit  upon  his  lineage  and 
his  native  town. 

His  grandfather,  John  Shepard,  a  de- 
scendant of  John  Shepard.  of  Wendle- 
sham,  Suffolk  county,  England,  1550.  was 


l)orn  in  W'etheringset,  in  the  ^anie  county, 
in  i()73,and  came  to  Westfield,  Massachu- 
setts, about  1700.  His  son,  John  Shejjard. 
was  a  tanner  by  trade,  and  married  Eliza- 
beth Noble,  .May  20,  1731.  The  fourth  of 
their  nine  children  was  \\  illiam.  born  De- 
cember I,  1737. 

After  having  gained  >uch  education  as 
the  primitive  schools  of  that  period  af- 
forded, William  Shepard,  when  only  sev- 
enteen years  old.  enlisted  as  a  private  sol- 
dier at  the  outbreak  of  the  I'rench  War  in 
1754.  .After  two  years  (jf  service  he  was 
made  a  sergeant  in  Captain  Jonathan 
Ball's  company  of  Colonel  William  Wil- 
liams' regiment.  In  1759  he  was  a  lieu- 
tenant in  Captain  John  Bancroft's  com- 
])any  under  Abercrombie,  and  took  part 
in  the  disastrous  attack  on  Fort  Ticon- 
deroga.  He  was  a  year  later  a  captain 
under  .Amherst  during  the  victorious  cam- 
paign which  resulted  in  the  fall  and  con- 
quest of  Canada,  taking  part  in  all  tlie  im- 
portant engagements.  Thus  he  gave  six 
full  years  of  service  and  returned  home 
when  not  quite  twenty-three  years  old 
In  1774  he  was  elected  to  the  highest  civil 
office  in  the  town,  that  of  selectman,  and 
the  following  year  was  made  a  member 
of  the  first  Committee  of  Correspondence 
and  Inspection  there,  as  so  commonly  else- 
where at  that  crisis  in  national  affairs,  ap- 
jointed  to  promote  the  public  safety  and 
welfare.  .At  the  time  of  the  I-exington 
.Alarm.  .April  19.  1775.  he  was  lieutenant- 
colonel  of  Colonel  'Fimothy  Danielson's 
regiment  of  minute-men.  and  from  that 
time  he  served  to  the  virtual  end  of  the 
long  Revolutionary  conflict,  with  Wash- 
ington during  the  siege  of  r)oston  and 
later  in  the  ojierations  in  the  vicinity  of 
New  "S'ork.  His  regiment  having  belonged 
to  the  brigade  of  General  John  Glover,  it 
had  a  responsible  part  in  the  successful 
retreat  which  followed  the  battle  of  Long 
Island,    when   ever}'    soldier   and   all    the 


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ammunitions  and  stores  of  the  Continen- 
tals were  safely  ferried  across  to  New 
York  in  the  face  of  a  vastly  superior  force 
of  the  enemy. 

In  October,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Shepard 
was  promoted  to  the  command  of  the  regi- 
ment with  which  he  was  serving,  Colonel 
Learned's,  through  the  direct  intervention 
with  Congress  of  Washington.  During 
that  same  month  General  Glovers  bri- 
gade engaged  a  vastly  superior  force  of 
the  enemy  at  Pell's  Point  m  the  town  of 
Pelham,  in  an  action  lasting  several  hours 
which,  in  stubborn  bravery  and  success- 
ful defense,  deserves  to  rank  with  the 
more  famous  battle  of  I'unker  Hill.  The 
loss  inflicted  upon  the  enemy  was  very 
heavy  while  that  suffered  by  them  was 
very  slight,  although  it  involved  a  severe 
wound  in  the  neck  inflicted  upon  Colonel 
Shepard.  I  lis  escape  from  death  was 
very  narrow,  though  his  convalescence 
was  rapid.  That  important  action  at  Pell's 
Point  has  been  strangely  ignored  and 
slighted  by  the  leading  historians  and 
only  recently  has  been  depicted  in  its  true 
light  through  the  researches  of  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Abbatt,  of  New  York. 

Colonel  Shepard  was  with  General  Wash- 
ington in  pursuing  his  Fabian  policy,  re- 
treating through  the  Jerseys  before  an 
enemy  which  he  was  not  strong  enough 
to  attack  in  open  battle.  In  the  startling 
surprise  of  the  Hessians  at  Trenton  on 
Christmas  eve,  1776,  Glover's  brigade 
again  performed  yeoman  service  and 
made  the  sensational  victory  possible.  It 
afterward  shared  in  the  crucial  victory  at 
Saratoga  and  the  privations  of  Valley 
Forge  during  the  succeeding  winter. 
Later  in  the  war  Colonel  Shepard  acted 
as  brigadier-general  under  Lafayette,  who 
presented  his  subordinate  with  a  sword  as 
a  mark  of  personal  esteem,  still  preserved 
and  cherished  by  the  family  of  a  descend- 
ant.    Tie  was  mustered  out  of  service  in 


January,  1783,  after  having  participated  in 
twenty-two  battles,  and  proved  himself  to 
be  always  a  most  reliable  and  efficient 
ofificer.  Five  of  his  six  brothers  were  sol- 
diers in  the  Revolution,  as  well  as  his  own 
eldest  son,  William,  a  record  of  family 
honor  and  patriotism  which  can  hardly  be 
paralleled. 

During  four  successive  years  after  his 
return  from  the  field.  General  Shepard 
served  as  selectman,  and  at  other  times 
during  other  years  subsequently,  while 
many  times,  almost  to  his  last  year,  he 
was  chosen  moderator  of  town  meetings, 
and  appointed  to  important  committees. 
In  1785-86  he  represented  the  tow'n  in  the 
lower  branch  of  the  Legislature.  In  the 
latter  year  he  was  appointed  major-gen- 
eral of  the  Fourth  Division  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts State  Militia,  which  opened  the 
way  to  the  important  part  w^hich  he 
played  in  quelling  Shays'  Rebellion.  It 
is  possible  here  only  to  indicate  most 
briefly  the  value  and  efficiency  of  his 
leadership  in  that  long  series  of  revolts 
against,  and  outrages  upon,  duly  consti- 
tuted authority.  It  was  General  Shep- 
ard's  forces  which  made  the  decisive  de- 
fence of  the  Springfield  Arsenal  when  at- 
tacked by  Shays,  January  25,  1787.  Dur- 
ing the  greater  part  of  a  year,  several 
months  before  and  several  months  after 
that  affair.  General  Shepard  was  much  of 
the  time  in  the  field,  dealing  with  the 
scattered  bands  of  insurgents,  who 
roamed  about  the  State,  from  Boston  to 
the  New  York  line,  breeding  mischief  and 
threatening  the  existing  order.  The  sei^- 
ice  which  he  thus  rendered  his  State  w^as 
as  valuable  during  its  continuance  as  that 
already  rendered  in  the  broader  national 
field. 

In  1796  General  Shepard,  with  Nathan 
Dane,  of  Beverly,  and  Daniel  Davis,  of 
Portland,  acted  as  commissioners  to  treat 
with  the  Penobscot  Indians  and  secured 


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the  release  of  all  lands  above  Xicholas 
Rock  in  the  Penobscot  ri\  cr.  It  may  have 
been  that  his  success  in  that  undertakinj^ 
accounted  for  his  having  been  chosen  the 
following  year  to  represent  Massachu- 
setts and  act  with  Jeremiah  W'adsworth, 
acting  for  the  United  States,  to  treat  with 
the  Six  Nations  whom  they  met  on  the 
Genesee  river  in  New  York  State,  and 
secured  the  release  of  extensive  lands 
which  General  Shepard  afterward  sur- 
veyed and  laid  out  into  townships.  lie 
was  presidential  elector  for  the  first  and 
second  elections  under  the  Constitution  of 
1788  and  1792.  Having  served  two  years 
in  the  Legislature,  General  Shepard 
served  four  years  as  State  Senator  and 
was  on  the  Governor's  Council  from  1792 
through  1796.  After  such  varied  service, 
faithful  and  honorable,  rendered  to  his  na- 
tive State,  he  was  elected  to  serve  the 
nation  in  the  Fifth,  Sixth  and  Seventh 
Congresses,  from  Marcii  4.  1797,  to  March 
3.  1803. 

General  Shepard's  interest  in  popular 
education  is  evidenced  by  his  having  been 
chosen  to  preside  at  a  meeting  held  Janu- 
ary 13,  1792,  to  organize  a  Library  Club. 
He  was  also  active  and  influential  in  the 
establishment  of  the  famous  Westfield 
Academy,  and  served  for  many  years, 
from  the  time  that  its  charter  was  granted 
in  1793,  as  a  member  of  its  board  of  trus- 
tees. 

Soon  after  his  return  from  the  Revolu- 
tionary War,  he  united  with  the  church  of 
which  the  Rev.  Noah  Atwater  was  then 
pastor.  Thence  to  the  time  of  his  death, 
thirty-four  years  later,  he  was  devoted  to 
its  welfare.  His  grandfather  had  been 
one  of  its  deacons  for  twenty-six  years. 
The  second  John,  William's  father,  served 
in  that  capacity  two  years  longer  than  his 
father  before  him.  William  in  turn  was 
elected  to  that  office  in  1789  and  served 
for   more    than   a    quarter   of  a   century. 


Thus  the  iliree  successive  generations  in 
that  family  served  in  that  capacity  more 
than  three-cjuarters  of  a  century  honor- 
ably and  faithfully. 

On  the  martial  held,  in  jilaccs  of  civic 
trust,  and  as  an  officer  of  the  church,  he 
was  always  true  to  the  best  type  of  I'uri- 
tan  life,  honored  and  approved  in  each  of 
the  three  spheres  by  all  who  had  op|K)rtu- 
nity  to  mark  his  conduct  and  test  his  cluir- 
acter.  For  nearly  fourteen  years  he  served 
his  country  as  a  soldier,  besides  defend- 
ing for  nearly  a  year  of  campaigning  his 
native  State  against  the  machinations  of 
malcontents  who  sought  to  destroy  the 
authority  of  its  courts  and  who  bid  defi- 
ance to  its  just  laws.  The  trusted  friend 
of  Lafayette  and  Washington,  the  office 
bearer  in  church.  State  and  nation,  he 
spent  his  declining  days  in  straitened 
circumstances  due  largely  to  sacrifices  of 
property  which  he  had  made  for  the  pub- 
lic weal  and  which  were  not  requited  as 
generously  as  they  had  been  made. 

The  following  merited  tribute  was  paid 
to  his  memory  by  Y.  ^L  TUigbce  in  1890, 
in  the  "Memorials  of  the  Massachusetts 
Society  of  the  Cincinnati :"  '("icneral  Shep- 
ard might  well  be  taken  as  a  typical  sol- 
dier of  the  Revolution,  brave,  earnest  and 
God-fearing.  The  rough  life  of  a  camp  in 
the  critical  period  between  boyhood  and 
manhood  did  not  corrupt  his  morals,  the 
savagery  of  border  warfare  with  the  In- 
dians did  not  affect  the  natural  kindness 
of  his  disposition.  He  appears  to  have 
had  a  certain  grim  humor  of  the  Crom- 
welHan  kind  :  and  it  may  be  said  of  him 
indeed,  that  he  was  a  Captain  after  Crom- 
well's own  heart." 

General  Shepard  married.  January  31, 
1760,  Sarah  Dewey,  daughter  of  Moses 
and  Rachel  (Moseby)  Dewey,  born  April 
13,  174T,  in  Westfield.  died  there.  Janu- 
arv  23,  182Q.  Children:  William,  bom 
March    19,   1761  ;    Turner.  September   16. 


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1762;  Charles,  September  2/,  1764;  Sarah, 
February,  1767;  Xoah,  l\'bruary  20,  1769; 
Nancy,  mentioned  below  ;  Warham,  De- 
cember 29,  177;^:  Lucy,  December  15, 
1778;    Henry,  June  24,   1782. 

Nancy,  second  daughter  of  \\  illiani  and 
Sarah  ( Dewey j  Shepard,  was  born  Octo- 
ber 25,  1771,  in  Westheld,  and  died  Febru- 
ary 17,  1802,  at  St.  Albans,  Vermont.  She 
married  Seth  (3)  Wetmore,  a  prominent 
citizen  of  X'ermont.  a  native  of  Middle- 
town,  Connecticut.     He  was  a  son  of  Seth 

(2)  Wetmore,  of  Middletown,  grandson 
of  Seth  (i)  Wetmore,  of  Middletown, 
whose  father,  Izrahiah  Wetmore,  of  Mid- 
dletown, was  a  son  of  Thomas  Wetmore, 
born  161 5,  came  from  England  to  Boston 
in  1635,  settled  at  W^ethersfield,  Connecti- 
cut, in  1639,  and  removed  to  Hartford, 
previous  to  1648.  He  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  Middletown,  Connecticut, 
which  he  represented  in  the  General 
Court   in    1654-55,  and   died    1681.     Seth 

(3)  Wetmore  resided  in  St.  Albans,  Ver- 
mont, was  sheriit,  judge  of  probate,  over 
twenty  years  member  of  the  Governor's 
Council,  and  a  fellow  of  the  University 
of  Vermont  from  1821  to  his  death  in 
1830.  He  was  the  father  of  William  Shep- 
ard Wetmore,  born  1801,  at  St.  Albans, 
a  distinguished  merchant  of  South  Amer- 
ica, New  York  and  China,  dying  1862,  in 
Newport,  Rhode  Island.  He  married  An- 
stiss  Derby  Rogers,  and  they  were  the 
I)arents  of  George  Peabody  Wetmore,  late 
Governor  and  United  States  Senator  from 
Rhode  Island. 

General  Shepard  ended  his  noble  and 
magnanimous  career,  November  11,  1817, 
less  than  a  month  before  the  rounding  out 
of  eighty  full  years,  worthy  to  be  held  in 
everlasting  renown.  As  this  narrative 
goes  to  press  (1917),  a  suitable  monument 
to  his  memory  is  about  to  be  erected  by 
private  gifts  and  an  appropriation  of 
$3,500  by  the  town  of  Westfield. 


The  lineal  descendants  of  General  Shep- 
ard now  living  in  Westfield  are  the  fol- 
lowing: Charles  Warham  Shepard  and 
his  sister,  Addie  Ellina  Shepard,  children 
of  Charles  Warham  Shepard,  son  of  War- 
ham Shepard,  son  of  General  William 
Shepard.  Also  Mrs.  Mabel  (Shepard) 
Robinson,  daughter  of  William  Wetmore 
Shepard,  son  of  Captain  Russell  Shepard, 
son  of  Turner  Shepard,  son  of  General 
William  Shepard.  She  married,  June  16, 
1896,  Archie  D.  Robinson,  born  in  Worth- 
ington,  Massachusetts,  son  of  Calvin  C. 
and  Sarah  (Stebbins)  Robinson.  They 
have  one  child,  Howard  Shepard  Robin- 
son. 


HILL,  Charles  A., 

Manufacturer,  Financier. 

When  a  young  man  of  twenty-seven 
years,  Mr.  Hill  cast  in  his  lot  with  the 
city  of  Worcester,  and  from  that  year 
(1861)  until  his  death  forty-seven  years 
later,  he  was  a  resident  of  the  city  and 
identified  with  her  business  interests. 
Although  for  nearly  half  a  century  con- 
nected with  well  known  companies,  cor- 
porations and  banks,  in  an  official  capac- 
ity, he  was  not  known  to  the  general  pub- 
lic, so  quiet  and  retiring  was  his  nature. 
He  was,  however,  well  known  in  business 
circles  and  by  his  associates,  and  inti- 
mately was  the  beauty  of  his  character 
best  appreciated.  Industry  and  ability 
combined  in  Mr.  Hill  to  produce  a  suc- 
cessful man,  and  so  long  as  men  revere 
integrity  and  honor  will  those  who  knew 
Mr.  Hill  cherish  his  memory. 

Charles  A.  Hill  was  born  in  1834,  and 
died  at  his  home,  39  Queen  street,  Worces- 
ter, Massachusetts,  January  20,  1908.  He 
secured  a  good  education,  and  spent  the 
earlier  years  of  his  business  life  as  a  book- 
keeper, coming  to  Worcester  in  1861  in 
that  capacity.    His  first  position  was  with 


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Jerome  Marble,  with  whom  he  was  asso- 
ciated first  as  bookkeeper  and  later  as 
partner.  They  continued  as  partners  un- 
til 1870,  when  Mr.  Hill  and  11.  M.  Hidden 
organized  the  Phenix  Plate  Works,  with 
factory  on  Park  avenue,  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  ferrotype  plates  and  japanning 
supplies.  That  partnership  existed  most 
profitably  for  eighteen  years,  but  in  188S 
Mr.  Hidden  retired.  Mr.  Hill  then  reor- 
ganized as  a  corporation  the  Phenix  I'late 
Company,  and  was  elected  its  treasurer, 
a  position  he  held  until  his  death  at  the 
age  of  seventy-four.  The  new  company 
took  over  the  old  plant,  and  as  the  years 
passed  it  enlarged,  broadened  and  pros- 
pered. While  its  financial  head  and  de- 
voted to  the  interests  of  the  company  he 
founded,  Mr.  Hill  had  other  interests,  and 
served  the  Mechanics'  National  Bank  as 
director,  and  the  Mechanics'  Savings 
Bank  as  trustee. 

Quietly  his  life  was  passed,  but  no  man 
was  more  loyal  to  the  trusts  committed 
to  him,  and  no  man  was  more  truly  appre- 
ciated by  those  who  were  in  a  position  to 
know  how  great  was  his  w-orth  and  how 
untiring  his  industry.  His  career  again 
points  the  way  to  honor  and  success,  and 
no  matter  how  earnestly  men  may  search 
for  more,  how  firmly  they  may  believe  in 
the  existence  of  a  "royal  road,"  there  is 
no  such  path  but  the  old,  old  one,  named 
industry  and  integrity.  That  path  Mr. 
Hill  followed  and  there  is  no  other. 

He  was  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason, 
and  n  Knight  Templar ;  and  a  member  of 
the  Commonwealth  Club  of  Worcester, 
and  of  the  Congregational  church. 

Mr.  Hill  married  Emily  J.  Aldrich. 
daughter  of  Hosea  and  Mary  (Chard) 
Aldrich,  November  17,  1868,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  an  only  child.  Charles 
G.  Hill.  He  was  born  August  i,  1881. 
He  was  educated  in  Worcester,  in  the 
public  schools  and  Classical  High  School ; 
and  at  Harvard   College,  from  which  he 


was  graduated  with  the  cla>s  of  1905 ; 
and  succeeded  his  father  in  the  Phenix 
Plate  Works.  He  married  Lena  Bowker, 
daughter  of  Charles  \V.  Bowker,  of 
Worcester,  and  they  have  one  child, 
<  "harles    .Augustus    Hill,    born    June    12, 


MORGAN,  Ernest  Isaac, 

Attorne7-at-Law. 

The  late  Ernest  l>aac  .M(jrgan,  who 
was  a  successful  and  ])rominent  lawyer 
of  Worcester,  in  which  city  he  resided  for 
more  than  a  decade,  attaining  high  rank 
among  his  professional  brethren,  was  a 
native  of  West  Windsor,  X'ermont,  born 
(October  30,  1870,  son  of  Isaac  and  Adeline 
(Lamson)  Morgan,  both  of  whom  died 
when  he  was  very  young. 

Probably  his  orphaned  condition  gave 
his  nature  a  more  serious  turn  than  it 
might  otherwise  have  had,  but  many  of 
the  sterling  principles  which  proved  such 
i\  strong  influence  in  his  later  life  were 
due  to  the  care  and  training  with  his 
sister,  with  w^hom  he  lived,  gave  him 
throughout  his  youth.  Her  unceasing 
efforts  to  instill  in  his  young  mind  the 
high  moral  obligations  which  were  his 
later  ideals  swayed  him  in  his  subsequent 
relationships  more  than  any  amount  of 
disinterested  care  and  training  could 
have  done.  Later  in  his  boyhood  he  lived 
with  his  guardian  and  others,  all  of  whom 
tried  to  the  best  of  their  ability  to  assist 
in  continuing  the  training  which  his  sister 
had  so  ably  started,  but  to  none  of  these 
did  he  owe  the  same  debt  of  gratitude  as 
to  her.  This  varied  life  and  lack  of  home 
associations  early  started  a  spirit  of  in- 
dependence and  self-reliance  which  was  of 
the  greatest  value  in  his  profession. 

In  1870,  at  the  age  of  nine  years,  he 
entered  the  public  school  in  Windsor  at 
the  suggestion  of  his  guardian,  the  Hon. 
Gilbert   A.    Davis,   and   his   studies   were 


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ccmtinucd  in  the  hi^Mi  school  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1886,  the  youngest  pupil 
to  have  completed  the  courses  prescribed 
in  that  institution.  His  vacations  were 
quite  as  profitable  to  him  as  were  his 
school  days  in  that  he  was  always  busy 
with  the  many  tasks  and  occupations 
which  commonly  fall  to  the  lot  of  the 
country-bred  lad.  Later  he  became  a  stu- 
dent at  the  University  of  Vermont,  from 
which  institution  he  received  the  degree 
of  I'.achelor  of  Arts,  in  1891.  During  the 
year  that  he  spent  with  his  guardian  in 
\\  indsor.  he  had  ample  time  in  which  to 
decide  upon  a  career,  and  almost  immedi- 
ately chose  the  practice  of  law.  Entering 
the  Boston  University  Law-  School,  he 
again  made  a  remarkable  record  for  rapid 
completion  of  studies,  finishing  the  three 
years'  course  in  one  year,  and  this  is  all 
the  more  remarkable  when  it  is  noted  that 
he  was  awarded  the  highest  honors,  mag- 
iici  cum  laudc,  and  received  the  prize  for 
the  best  thesis  of  the  year.  For  a  few 
months  following  his  admission  to  the  bar 
of  Massachusetts,  he  was  engaged  in  gen- 
eral ofifice  work  in  Gloucester,  Massachu- 
setts, and  then  located  in  Worcester,  same 
State,  where  he  has  since  continued  in 
active  practice.  Shortly  afterward  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  a  boyhood 
friend  from  Vermont,  Ralph  A.  Stewart, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Morgan  c^^:  Stewart, 
having  offices  in  Worcester  and  Barre, 
Massachusetts.  Some  years  later  the  Hon. 
George  S.  Taft  became  a  member  of  the 
firm  and  the  name  was  changed  to  Taft, 
Morgan  8z  Stewart.  The  members  of  the 
firm  were  becoming  very  important  in  the 
community,  Mr.  Morgan  having  made  a 
splendid  record  as  assistant  city  solicitor, 
and  Mr.  Stewart  having  been  made  as- 
sistant district  attorney  under  the  Hon. 
Herbert  Parker.  They  derived  consider- 
able publicity  during  their  tenure  of  these 


offices,  and  gave  the  public  an  opportu- 
nity to  realize  what  these  men  were  ca- 
pable of  doing.  In  1903  Mr.  Morgan  was 
forced  to  retire  from  the  firm  on  account 
of  failing  health  ;  this  was  not  only  a  great 
blow  to  himself  but  also  a  serious  loss  to 
his  partners,  who  deeply  regreted  the  ne- 
cessity for  the  dissolution  of  the  business 
tie.  It  was  necessary  for  him  to  go  to 
Colorado,  and  during  his  stay  for  two 
years  in  that  high  western  country  his 
health  greatly  improved.  In  1905  he  re- 
turned to  Worcester  and  again  took  up 
the  practice  of  his  profession.  Not  long 
after  his  return  he  was  appointed  assist- 
ant district  attorney  and  retained  the 
office  until  another  short  trip  to  Colorado 
was  necessary,  this  consisting  of  but  a 
few  months'  duration,  and  upon  his  return 
to  Worcester  he  took  up  the  practice  of 
his  profession  with  greater  zeal  than  ever, 
but  was  soon  forced  to  abandon  his  pro- 
fessional labors  entirely. 

Perhaps  Mr.  Morgan  was  enabled  to 
rise  to  his  high  professional  standing  at 
the  bar  and  also  to  battle  with  his  failing 
health  more  effectively  than  would  other- 
wise have  been  possible  by  having  inter- 
ests outside  of  those  connected  with  his 
professional  career.  In  addition  to  being 
greatly  interested  in  history  and  biogra- 
phy, he  was  one  of  the  most  prominent 
nature  enthusiasts  in  Eastern  Massachu- 
setts. His  collections  of  butterflies  and 
moths  are,  perhaps,  the  best  to  be  found 
in  New  England  and  the  collections  which 
he  gave  to  the  University  of  Vermont,  to 
Colorado  College  at  Colorado  Springs  and 
to  the  Natural  History  Society  of  Worces- 
ter were  each  as  complete  vmits  of  butter- 
flies and  moths  as  could  be  developed  in 
this  section.  Orchids,  birds  and  minerals 
were  also  of  great  interest  to  him  and  the 
study  which  he  made  of  these  was,  per- 
haps, only  secondary  to  that  of  his  butter- 
flies. 


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Mr.  Morgan  married,  October  ii,  1893.      DOLLIVER.  Edward  B.. 


Florinda  Mclndoe,  of  Windsor,  Vermont, 
and  they  were  the  parents  of  one  child, 
Stuart  Carleton  Morgan,  born  November 
5,  1900. 

Mr.  Morgan  died  January  19,  1910.  lie- 
was  a  member  of  the  Worcester  County 
Bar  Association,  and  a  director  of  the 
Worcester  Natural  History  Society.  The 
respect  and  appreciation  in  which  he  was 


RepresentatiTe    Citlira. 

A  man  of  many  activities,  long  identi- 
tied  with  the  mamifacturing  interests  of 
the  city  of  Worcester,  l-:dward  B.  Dolli- 
ver's  natural  ability,  coupled  with  a 
breadth  of  vision  and  soundness  of  judg- 
ment, ranked  him  among  the  successful 
business  men  of  his  day  and  generation. 
He  was  a  son  of  Samuel  B.  and  Delia  A. 


held  were  duly  acknowledged  by  the  fact      (Blake)     Dolliver,    and    well    connected 
that  these  various  organizations  attended      both  paternally  and  maternally. 


his  funeral  in  large  numbers  and  they  later 
presented  Mrs.  Morgan  with  resolutions 
showing  the  esteem  in  which  he  had  been 
held.     All   of  these   tributes  were  richly 


Edward  B.  Dolliver  was  born  in  Graf- 
ton, Massachusetts,  September  i,  1848, 
and  died  in  Worcester,  Massachusetts, 
July  6,  1910.    He  attended  public  schools 


deserved,  for  no  man  was  more  respected  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  then  began 
or  more  fully  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  learning  the  shoemaker's  trade  with  his 
the  people  with  w^hom  he  lived.  Being  father.  Seven  years  were  thus  spent, 
honorable  in  business,  loyal  in  citizenship,  which  brought  him  freedom  from  par- 
charitable  in  thought,  kindly  in  action,  ^"tal  control,  and  he  did  not  long  delay 
faithful  to  every  trust,  his  life  was  an  ex-  dropping  the  tools  of  his  trade.  He  s|)cnt 
ample  of  the  highest  type  of  American  the  years  1869-1872  as  clerk  of  the  Quin- 
citizenship.  sigamond  House,  at  North  Grafton,  and 

It  is  interesting  to  note  in  passing  one  '"     similar     employment     elsewhere     in 

of  the  tributes  which  was  paid  him  shortly  Worcester   and    Boston,   and   in    1873   ^e 

before  his  death  and  which  shows  one  of  bought  the  restaurant  in  Boston,  of  which 

the  beautiful  sides  of  his  nature:  ^is  father  was  part  owner.     He  ran  the 

Boston    restaurant    until    1876,    then    re- 

During  the  past   six  years   he  has   found  in  turned  to  Worcester  and  began  his  long 

nature  study  some  compensation  for  the  inter-  and  important  connection  with  manufac- 


ests  he  was  forced  to  forego.  He  has  mounted 
and  classified  a  collection  of  nearly  one  thousand 
butterflies  and  moths,  raising  most  of  the  speci- 
mens from  the  caterpillars.  He  has  also  made 
four  collections  of  several  hundred  each  and 
presented  them  to  different  educational  insti- 
tutions. He  has  studied  the  trees,  ferns,  mosses, 
mushrooms  and  rocks,  putting  the  same  thorough 
work  into  each  subject.  Instead  of  discussing 
aches  and  ailments  he  will  show  you  the  plumage 
on  a  butterfly's  wings  or  the  circulation  in  a  bit 
of  moss.  Everyone  coming  in  contact  with  him 
receives  a  fresh  interest  in  the  beautiful  things 
of  nature,  and  many  have  been  led  by  his  enthu- 
siasm to  pursue  scientific  studies.  Is  it  possible 
to  estimate  the  far-reaching  influence  of  such  an 
example  ? 


turing.  In  November,  1876,  Mr.  Dolli- 
ver began  a  three  years'  term  of  service 
with  the  Worcester  Machine  Screw  Com- 
pany. In  1879.  A.  W.  Gifffird,  of  that 
company,  purchased  his  partner's  inter- 
ests, becoming  sole  owner.  When  the 
change  was  made.  Mr.  Dolliver  was  pro- 
moted to  the  position  of  office  manager. 
In  that  post  he  found  ample  scope  for  his 
managerial  ability  and  he  developed  with 
his  opportunity.  In  1900  the  business 
was  sold  to  the  Standard  Screw  Com- 
pany, Mr.  Dolliver  being  retained  by  the 
Standard,  elected  a  member  of  the  board 


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of  directors  and  by  the  board  was  chosen 
treasurer  of  the  company.  In  that  office 
he  passed  the  ten  years  intervening  be- 
tween his  election  and  his  death.  He  was 
also  president  of  the  Arcade  Malleable 
Iron  Company,  and  otherwise  interested 
in  business  affairs. 

Mr.  Dulliver's  connection  with  the  Ma- 
sonic order  was  long  and  honorable.  He 
was  a  member  of  Quinsigamond  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  from  1880, 
was  elected  worshipful  master  in  1887, 
1888  and  1889,  was  a  trustee  of  the 
lodge's  permanent  fund  and  treasurer  of 
the  board  of  trustees  in  charge  of  the 
Charity  Fund.  He  was  a  companion  of 
Eureka  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons ;  be- 
longed to  Hiram  Council,  Royal  and  Se- 
lect Masters;  and  was  a  Sir  Knight  of 
Worcester  County  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar.  In  the  Scottish  Rite  he  held 
the  degrees  of  Worcester  Lodge  of  Per- 
fection. He  w^as  a  member  of  the 
Worcester  Board  of  Trade ;  Worcester 
County  Mechanical  Association,  a  direc- 
tor in  1901,  1902,  1903;  member  and  an 
officer  of  the  famous  military  company. 
The  Worcester  Continentals,  member  of 
the  Tatissit  Canoe  Club,  and  a  director  of 
the  Worcester  County  Club,  highly  re- 
garded by  his  associate  members  of  these 
organizations. 

Mr.  Dolliver  married,  May  6,  1875,  Au- 
gusta O.  Pratt,  of  Grafton,  Massachu- 
setts. Children:  i.  Winifred  A.,  married 
Ralph  H.  Davis,  whom  she  survives,  a 
resident  of  Worcester.  2.  Clarence  Ed- 
ward, born  August  22,  1885,  died  Decem- 
ber 14,  1904. 


KENDRICK.  George  Perry, 

Bnainesi   Man,   Public   Official. 

A  long-time  business  man  of  Worces- 
ter, Massachusetts,  Mr.  Kendrick  founded 
the  firm  of  George  P.  Kendrick  &  Com- 


pany, and  gave  to  the  city  the  largest  and 
most  perfectly  equipped  livery  establish- 
ment in  the  city.  The  business  he  founded 
in  1849  continued  in  the  family  after  his 
death  and  until  the  death  of  the  last  son 
in  1916.  He  was  a  man  of  energy  and 
good  business  ability,  and  from  youth 
made  his  own  way  in  the  world. 

George  Perry  Kendrick,  son  of  Jacob 
and  Hannah  (Coleman)  Kendrick,  was 
born  in  Warren  in  1825,  died  in  Worces- 
ter, Massachusetts,  in  1896.  When  he 
was  three  years  old  his  parents  moved 
to  Enfield,  Massachusetts,  and  there  his 
school  days  were  passed.  He  early  dis- 
played those  traits  which  ever  distin- 
guished him,  energy  and  ability,  his  first 
venture  in  business  resulting  in  success. 
He  worked  on  a  farm  near  W^orcester, 
and  for  some  time  served  a  milk  route  in 
the  city  which  under  his  charge  became 
one  of  the  largest  and  most  profitable. 
He  began  the  livery  business  in  1849,  i^ 
partnership  with  A.  E.  Coleman,  they 
purchasing  the  livery  and  sales  stables  of 
Andrew  J.  Waite  from  the  Trumbull 
Estate.  This  farm  was  located  at  the 
corner  of  Franklin  and  Foundry  streets, 
Worcester,  and  there  Kendrick  &  Cole- 
man conducted  a  successful  business  for 
several  years,  Mr.  Coleman  finally  retir- 
ing. Kendrick  &  Coleman  were  succeeded 
by  Kendrick  &  Brown,  Edward  Brown 
becoming  the  new  member  of  the  firm. 
The  business  continued  as  Kendrick  & 
Brown  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Brown,  then 
was  conducted  alone  by  Mr.  Kendrick 
until  the  admission  of  his  sons,  George 
H.  and  Edward  H.  Kendrick,  when  the 
firm  of  George  P.  Kendrick  &:  Company 
came  into  existence.  During  these  years 
business  had  steadily  increased  and  large 
additions  were  made  to  the  original  quar- 
ters. In  1882  the  large  barns  built  by  Mr. 
Kendrick  on  I'^anklin  street  were  burned, 
and  the  main  business  was  moved  to  the 


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large  brick  building  erected  by  Mr.  Henry 
Flagg  and  Mr.  Kendrick  on  Trumbull 
street.  There  he  continued  at  the  head  of 
the  business  until  his  death  and  there  his 
sons  succeeded  him  until  they  too  were 
compelled  to  lay  down  life's  burdens.  At 
the  time  of  the  death  of  Edward  11.  Ken- 
drick, June  14,  1916,  the  business  was 
concededly  the  largest  and  best  equipped 
of  any  livery  business  in  the  State. 

Mr.  Kendrick  was  an  ardent  Republi- 
can, and  for  several  years  was  an  active, 
useful  member  of  the  city  committee,  lie 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachu- 
setts House  of  Assembly  in  1872,  re- 
elected in  1873  'i"*^  served  with  credit. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Worcester  Board 
of  Aldermen  in  1877-78-79-80,  and  could 
always  be  found  in  his  seat  and  bearing 
his  ftill  share  of  the  public  burden.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Salem  Street  Church, 
which  was  organized  about  the  time  he 
came  to  Worcester,  but  while  Dr.  Tomp- 
son  was  pastor  he  went  to  another  church. 
Later  in  life  he  attended  the  Universalist 
church.  He  was  a  man  of  broad  mind  and 
was  inclined  to  deal  charitably  with  all 
men  who  differed  with  him  in  either  poli- 
tics or  religion,  yet  he  was  very  decided  in 
his  own  opinions.  He  gave  liberally  to 
every  good  cause  and  was  highly  esteemed 
of  all  men. 

Mr.  Kendrick  married,  September  23, 
1850,  Candace  S.,  daughter  of  Captain 
Sumner  and  Candace  Holman.  She  died 
in  1910,  leaving  two  sons:  George  A., 
who  died  November  26,  1912;  Edward 
H.,  who  died  June  14,  1916.  both  associ- 
ated in  business  with  their  father  and  his 
worthy  successors. 


KENDRICK,  George  A., 

Business  Man. 

Through  his  connection  with  his  father 
and  brother  in  the  firm  of  George  P.  Ken- 


drick (.Sj  Suns,  livery,  ancl  as  the  owner 
and  driver  of  some  fast  light  harness 
hur.-^cs,  (ieorge  A.  Kendrick  became  well 
known  in  Worcester,  his  native  city,  and 
had  a  Statewide  acquaintance.  ( Icorge  A. 
Kendrick,  son  of  (ieorge  1'.  and  Candace 
(  Holman)  Kendrick,  was  born  in  \\  orces- 
ter.  and  there  died  November  26,  19 12. 
He  was  educated  in  Worcester  public 
schools,  which  he  attended  until  sixteen 
years  of  age.  then  entered  business  life 
as  clerk  for  Kennicutt  &  Co.,  continuing 
witli  that  lirm  five  years.  He  had  then 
attained  legal  age  and  was  admitted  to 
the  firm  of  George  P.  Kendrick  &  Sons, 
his  father,  brother  Edward  11..  and  him- 
self, comprising  the  firm,  which  long  con- 
ducted a  prosperous  livery  business  in 
Worcester. 

The  business  cares  and  responsibilities 
which  he  early  assumed  quite  fully  occu- 
pied Mr.  Kendrick's  time,  but  he  too  had 
his  hours  "ofT  duty,"  and  these  he  greatly 
enjoyed  in  the  company  of  his  fast  horses, 
over  whom  he  delighted  to  draw  the  reins. 
He  was  widely  known  throughout  the 
State  as  a  horseman,  and  was  an  expert 
driver,  nothing  giving  him  greater  enjoy- 
ment than  to  skillfully  work  a  trotter  up 
to  his  best  gait.  He  was  a  lover  of  all 
out-of-door  sports.  He  was  a  member  of 
Worcester  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  had  a  wealth  of  friends  and 
was  a  generous  friend  to  all  worthy  ob- 
jects. 

Mr.  Kendrick  married  (fiist)  Ma^y  IClla 
Flagg,  daughter  of  Henry  and  >Taria 
Flagg.  and  two  children  were  born  of  this 
union:  i.  Helen  Kendrick,  married  .\us- 
ten  .\.  Heath,  of  Worcester;  one  child, 
FUis.  2.  Edith  Kendrick.  married  .Mbert 
S.  Richey,  of  Worcester ;  children:  Fran- 
ces Richey,  Janet  Richey.  Mr.  Kendrick 
married  (second)  .Xnnie  L.  h\'iulkncr. 
(laughter  of  Francis  and  Jo'^ephine  ( Ken- 
nev)  I-'aulkner. 


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THAYER,  Eber  H., 

Basineas  Man. 

A  firm  believer  in  the  benefit  that 
would  accrue  by  a  close  relationship  be- 
tween producer  and  consumer,  Mr.  Thayer 
strove  to  demonstrate  this  fact  in  his  i)ri- 
vate  business  and  as  head  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Creamery  of  Worcester,  Mas- 
sachusetts, served  his  many  customers 
with  dairy  products  from  his  own  Ver- 
mont farm  and  from  others  he  controlled. 
The  result  of  his  twenty-five  years  in  the 
creamery  business,  conducted  along  the 
lines  of  "direct  from  producer  to  con- 
sumer," strengthened  his  belief  that  the 
middleman  was  but  a  tax  on  both,  and 
he  conducted  his  operations  with  great 
success.  The  business  he  founded  in 
Worcester  was  a  very  successful  one  and 
attracted  a  patronage  that  was  ever  loyal. 

Eber  H.  Thayer  was  born  in  North- 
field,  Vermont,  son  of  Joseph  and  Maria 
(Green)  Thayer,  both  of  old  Vermont 
families.  He  died  at  his  home,  No.  9 
P>oynton  street,  Worcester,  Massachu- 
setts, February  9,  191 5,  aged  fifty-eight 
years.  He  was  reared  on  the  home  farm, 
educated  in  public  schools,  and  spent  his 
earlier  years  engaged  in  farming  opera- 
tions. He  began  business  life  as  a  buyer 
and  shipper  of  country  produce,  princi- 
pally confined  to  poultry  and  potatoes. 
He  continued  this  for  several  years,  but 
for  the  last  twenty-five  years  he  has  been 
exclusively  engaged  in  the  creamery  busi- 
ness, seven  years  in  Vermont  and  eighteen 
years  in  Worcester,  ATassachusetts.  He 
owned  a  fine  dairy  farm  in  Northfield, 
\'ermont,  and  served  to  his  trade  the  pro- 
ducts of  his  high-grade  herds.  This  farm 
he  sold  in  1895  and  located  in  Worcester, 
and  when  he  began  business  there  had 
as  a  partner  Ralph  Muzzy  whose  interest 
ho  purchased  a  year  later.  From  that 
time    the    Massachusetts    Creamery    was 


run  by  Mr.  Thayer  and  his  sons,  a  branch 
being  maintained  in  Providence,  Rhode 
Island,  under  the  management  of  one  of 
tlie  sons.  The  business  is  run  upon  the 
best  modern  and  sanitary  lines  and  is  a 
success  from  both  the  standpoint  of  the 
seller  and  consumer.  When  the  founder 
was  gathered  to  his  fathers  he  passed 
control  to  his  sons,  who  continue  it 
along  the  lines  laid  down  by  their  hon- 
ored father  under  whom  they  were 
trained.  Their  prime  source  of  supply  is 
from  Enosburg  Falls,  where  they  have  a 
large  creamery,  the  product  of  five  thou- 
sand cows,  and  which  is  steadily  on  the 
increase.  Mr.  Thayer  was  a  man  of  high 
character,  and  in  his  business  relations 
and  his  private  life  held  the  respect  and 
esteem  of  his  community.  He  was  a 
member  of  Athelstane  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  and  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church. 

He  married  Alice  Doty,  who  survives 
him  with  three  sons:  Homer  A.  Thayer, 
manager  of  the  Providence  branch  of  the 
Massachusetts  Creamery ;  William  J., 
and  Carey  A.  Thayer,  managers  of  the 
Worcester  main  department  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts  Creamery. 


LEYDEN,  Joseph  William, 

MeTchant,    Public    Official. 

Among  those  who  have  gained  distinc- 
tive preference  in  mercantile  and  politi- 
cal circles  in  Worcester  is  Joseph  Wil- 
liam Leyden,  who  is  a  man  of  resource- 
ful business  ability,  keen  discernment  and 
progressive  ideas,  whose  efforts  have 
been  an  important  factor  in  every  enter- 
prise in  which  he  has  engaged.  He  has 
advanced  steadily  step  by  step  to  a  com- 
manding place  in  business  and  politics, 
having  long  since  left  the  ranks  of  the 
many  to  stand  among  the  successful  few. 

Joseph     William     Leyden     was     born 


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March  12,  1880,  in  Worcester,  Massachu-  anDthcr,  serving  in  the  >hii)ping  depart- 
setts,  a  son  of  Owen  and  Kitty  (Keely)  ment  at  the  time  he  severed  his  connec- 
Leyden.  Owen  Leyden  was  a  native  of  tion  with  the  concern.  He  was  then  nine- 
County  Roscommon,  Ireland,  where  he  teen  years  old  and  his  next  occupation 
was  reared  and  educated.  He  came  to  was  with  the  concern  which  had  so  long 
the  United  States  in  1863,  settling  at  once  employed  his  father,  the  American  Steel 
in  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  where  he  and  Wire  Company,  hut  he  (jnly  re- 
was  employed  by  the  American  Steel  and  mained  in  their  employ  a  year,  however, 
Wire  Company,  his  service  extending  his  next  empKjyer  being  Mr.  G.  W.  Fu- 
over  a  period  of  almost  forty  years,  dur-  gall,  jiroprietor  (jf  a  shoe  store.  In  1901 
ing  which  time  he  attained  a  position  of  he  decided  to  engage  in  business  on  his 
trust  and  responsibility.  That  his  serv-  own  account,  and  accordingly  opened  a 
ices  were  appreciated  is  attested  to  by  grocery  store  at  No.  70  Ward  street, 
the  fact  that  the  company  pensioned  him  Worcester,  where  he  carries  a  general 
when  he  had  reached  the  age  of  sixty-  line  of  groceries,  and  which  he  has  con- 
seven  years.  He  died  September  21,  1916,  ducted  successfully  up  to  the  present 
in  Worcester.     His  wife,  who  was  a  na-  time  (191 7). 

tive  of  County  Sligo,  Ireland,  came  to  Mr.  Leyden's  activity  in  public  affairs 
the  United  States  as  a  young  girl  and  naturally  led  to  his  being  suggested  as  a 
married  Mr.  Leyden  in  the  city  of  candidate  to  the  ComuKm  Council  of 
W^orcester,  and  there  her  death  occurred  Worcester,  and  in  1912  was  elected  to 
in  December,  1906,  at  the  age  of  about  the  office  from  the  Fourth  Ward.  He 
sixty  years.  They  were  the  parents  of  held  this  office  for  three  years,  1913  to 
eight  children,  as  follows:  James  F.,  re-  191 5,  and  was  then  reelected  for  a  term 
sides  in  Worcester ;  Owen  W.,  who  is  em-  of  two  years,  but  owing  to  the  redi.^'tri- 
ployed  in  Worcester ;  Timothy,  who  died  bution  of  the  city  districts  his  term  of 
in  early  manhood;  John  J.,  who  died  at  office  expired  in  1916,  and  in  1917  he  was 
the  age  of  thirty-four  years;  Thomas  F.,  elected  for  one  year  from  the  new  ward, 
a  resident  of  Worcester,  where  he  is  em-  then  Ward  h'ivc,  also  elected  by  the  city 
ployed  as  watchman  at  the  Crompton  council  as  a  trustee  of  the  City  Hospital, 
residence;  Joseph  William,  of  whom  During  his  service  in  the  council  he  was 
further;  Mary  E.,  became  the  wife  of  a  a  member  of  its  finance  committee  and 
Mr.  Paquetta,  of  Springfield.  Massachu-  the  committees  on  streets,  education  and 
setts,  in  which  city  her  death  occurred;  legislative  affairs.  He  is  a  candidate  for 
Catherine,  who  became  the  wife  of  the  Legislature  for  the  term  of  1917.  His 
Charles  Wilson,  of  Spencer,  Massachu-  entire  life  has  been  spent  in  the  city  of 
setts.  Worcester  and  he  has  been  devoted  to  its 
Joseph  William  Leyden  attended  the  interests.  He  also  served  for  seven  years 
Union  Hill  School  at  Providence  and  the  as  a  member  of  the  city  committee  of  the 
Millbury  Street  School,  completing  his  Democratic  party.  He  is  a  Roman  Cath- 
studies  when  about  fifteen  years  of  age.  olic  in  his  religious  belief  and  a  member 
He  then  entered  the  employ  of  the  Bos-  of  the  Sacred  Heart  Church  in  Worcester, 
ton  Store  as  a  cash  boy,  but  his  alert  to  the  support  of  which  he  contributes  lib- 
mind  and  industry  soon  brought  him  to  erally.  He  is  active  in  the  social  and  club 
the  favorable  notice  of  his  employers  and  life  of  the  parish  and  is  a  member  of  Divi- 
he   was   advanced    from   one   position    to  sion  i,  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and 

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Alhambra  Council,  Knights  of  Colunilnis. 
He  is  strongly  interested  in  the  temper- 
ance question  and  has  performed  valuable 
work  in  its  cause  as  a  member  of  St. 
John's  Guild,  the  well  known  temperance 
society  in   Worcester. 

Mr.  Leyden  is  distinctly  what  is  called 
a  man's  man,  his  tastes,  occupations  and 
views  of  life  being  of  the  kind  that  make 
a  strong  appeal  to  men  as  we  meet  them 
in  the  world  of  every  day.  He  has  always 
been  extremely  interested  in  outdoor 
sports  and  is  himself  an  athlete  of  con- 
siderable ability.  He  is  especially  de- 
voted to  the  game  of  baseball  and  as  a 
young  man  played  with  several  of  the 
minor  teams.  He  is  also  interested  in 
track  athletics  and  has  attended  the  im- 
portant meets  in  this  part  of  the  State 
for  many  years. 


PETERSON,  Hugo  Oliver,  M.  D., 
Physician. 

Born  in  the  State  of  Illinois,  educated 
and  brought  to  man's  estate  in  the  State 
of  Minnesota,  Dr.  Peterson  first  came  to 
the  State  of  Massachusetts  in  pursuit  of 
medical  instruction,  which  he  found  at 
Harvard.  It  was  not  until  the  year  1913 
that  he  finally  located  in  Worcester,  Mas- 
sachusetts, but  his  rise  in  public  favor  has 
been  rapid  and  no  physician  in  the  city 
can  claim  a  wider  acquaintance,  his  posi- 
tion as  city  physician  and  his  interest  in 
athletic  sports  and  games  bringing  him 
prominently  into  the  public  eye.  His 
interest  in  children  and  in  child  welfare 
work  is  most  marked  and  the  work  he  is 
doing  is  bringing  good  results.  He  is  a 
son  of  Rev.  Olof  P.  Peterson,  who  about 
1 88 1  came  to  the  United  States  a  young 
man  of  twenty-one,  the  first  missionary 
sent  by  the  Swedish  people  to  their  breth- 
ren in  the  United  States. 

Rev.  Olof  P.  Peterson  was  born  on  the 


i.^land  of  Gotland,  Sweden,  in  i860,  and 
received  his  education  in  Stockholm,  the 
capital  of  his  native  land.  In  1881  he 
came  to  the  United  States,  receiving  fur- 
ther education  in  the  Swedish  Theologi- 
cal Seminary  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  His 
tirst  ministerial  work  in  Illinois  and  Min- 
nesota was  done  under  the  authority  of 
the  Baptist  church,  but  since  1906  he  has 
been  pastor  of  Salem  Square  Congrega- 
tional Church,  Worcester,  Massachusetts. 
He  married  Anna  Kling  and  has  five  chil- 
dren :  Hugo  Oliver,  of  further  mention ; 
Gordon,  a  graduate  of  Worcester  High 
School  and  a  star  athlete ;  Florence,  re- 
siding with  her  parents ;  Phyllis,  secre- 
tary to  Mr.  Charles  Tatman,  an  attorney 
of  Worcester ;  Ruth,  wife  of  Samuel  E. 
Nims,  superintendent  of  the  Worcester 
Gas  Works. 

Dr.  Hugo  Oliver  Peterson  was  born  at 
Moline,  Illinois,  October  14,  1886.  When 
he  was  four  years  of  age  his  father  accept- 
ed a  call  to  a  church  in  St.  Paul,  Minne- 
sota, where  Hugo  O.  attended  grammar 
and  high  school,  later  completing  his 
classical  education  at  the  University  of 
Minnesota  at  Minneapolis.  Later  the 
family  came  east  and  he  entered  the  medi- 
cal department  of  Harvard  University 
whence  he  was  graduated  Doctor  of  Med- 
icine, class  of  191 1.  He  followed  his  uni- 
versity course  with  eighteen  months  post- 
graduate work  at  Massachusetts  General 
Hospital,  and  in  children's  diseases  re- 
ceived an  additional  degree.  In  Novem- 
ber, 1913,  he  located  in  Worcester  and 
began  medical  practice  there,  continuing 
very  successfully  until  the  present.  On 
February  26,  191 5,  he  was  appointed  city 
physician  by  Mayor  George  M.  Wright 
and  confirmed  by  councils  for  a  term  of 
three  years.  He  has  made  many  friends 
and  is  highly  regarded  as  both  physician 
and  citizen.  He  is  a  member  of  the  ex- 
amining board  for  applicants  seeking  ad- 


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mission  to  the  United  States  Naval  Acad- 
emy, and  is  examining  physician  for 
twenty-five   fraternal   orders  of  the  city. 

During  his  second  year  at  Harvard  he 
vv^as  class  president  and  head  of  the  class 
in  anatomy,  also  was  elected  honorary 
member  of  the  Boylston  Medical  Society. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Medical 
Association,  Worcester  District  of  the 
Massachusetts  Medical  Society,  and  in  all 
takes  an  active  interest.  His  interest  in 
child  welfare  has  led  him  to  take  an 
active  part  in  securing  the  most  healthful 
conditions  possible,  and  as  member  of  the 
committee  on  cleanly  and  sanitary  milk 
stations  has  done  good  service. 

Dr.  Peterson  is  a  splendid  specimen  of 
physical  perfection,  standing  six  feet  two 
inches  and  weighing  two  hundred  and 
thirty-two  pounds,  all  in  fine  proportion. 
He  has  a  pleasing  platform  presence,  is 
an  interesting,  graceful  speaker  and  is 
often  called  upon  for  addresses  during  city 
campaigns.  He  is  fond  of  athletics,  and 
when  the  physicians  and  lawyers  of  the 
city  met  for  their  annual  game  of  base- 
ball he  was  the  pitcher  for  the  medicos. 
He  has  from  boyhood  been  an  enthusias- 
tic, stamp  collector,  his  collection  num- 
bering about  eight  thousand.  Another 
fad  is  the  decoration  of  his  office  with  im- 
plements of  warfare. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Club 
of  Worcester,  the  Worcester  Economic 
Club,  Worcester  County  Republican 
Club,  and  of  Salem  Square  Congrega- 
tional Church,  of  which  his  honored 
father  is  pastor.  He  holds  all  degrees  of 
York  and  Scottish  Rite  Masonry,  up  to 
and  including  the  thirty-second,  belong- 
ing to  Athelstan  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons ;  Eureka  Chapter.  Royal 
Arch  Masons;  Hiram  Council,  Royal  and 
Select  Masters ;  Worcester  County  Com- 
mandery,  Knights  Templar ;  Aleppo 
Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order  Nobles  of 


the  Mystic  Slirinc  ;  Worcester  Lodge  of 
Perfection  ;  Goddard  Council,  Princes  of 
Jerusalem ;  Lawrence  Chapter  of  Rose 
Croix;  Massachusetts  Consistory.  Sov- 
ereign Princes  of  the  Royal  Secret ;  Ale- 
thia  Grotto,  M.  O.  V.  P.  E.  R. ;  Stella 
Chapter,  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star.  In 
Odd  Fellowship  he  belongs  to  Thule 
Lodge,  Mt.  X'ernon  Encampment  and 
Idun  Rebekah  Lodge.  lie  is  also  a  meni- 
l)er  of  Worcester  Lodge,  Knights  of 
Pythias;  G.  A.  Commandcry,  Knights  of 
Malta;  J.  E.  Lodge.  V.  6.;  Carl  XV. 
Lodge,  S.  P>.  A.,  also  Massasoit  Tribe. 
Improved  Order  of  Red  Men. 

Dr.  Peterson  married,  May  19,  i'>i5. 
Marie  E.  Dahlstrom,  daughter  of  Juliu- 
Dahlstrom,  of  Providence,  Rhode  Island. 
a  graduate  nurse  of  the  Memorial  Hos- 
pital. Dr.  and  Mrs.  Peterson  have  a 
daughter,  Mae  Hildegarde  Peterson. 


GUILFOYLE.  William  Joseph, 

Public  Official,  Active  in  Labor  Uniont. 

Although  but  a  young  man,  Mr.  Guil- 
foyle  has  from  the  time  of  attaining  his 
majority  been  entrusted  with  weighty  re- 
sponsibilities both  in  business  and  public 
life.  He  is  a  devoted  adherent  of  the 
cause  of  organized  labor  and  in  the  Cen- 
tral Labor  Union  has  for  the  past  five 
vears  been  active  in  its  important  work. 
He  is  a  son  of  Lieutenant  Thomas  D. 
and  Katherine  (Cowan)  Guilfoyle,  his 
father  a  lifelong  resident  of  Worcester, 
and  for  twenty-six  years  a  member  of 
the  fire  department,  now  a  lieutenant. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  D.  Guilfoyle  are 
the  parents  of  five  children  :  Thomas,  a 
foreman  at  Greendale :  Frances,  a  high 
school  teacher;  William  Joseph,  men- 
tioned below ;  Sarah  and  Grace,  book- 
keepers in  Worcester. 

William  Joseph  Guilfoyle  was  born  in 
Worcester.  Massachusetts.  November  19. 


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1890.  He  attended  public  school  until 
sixteen  years  of  age,  then  began  business 
life  and  since  attaining  his  majority  has 
been  manager  for  Farrcn  &  Company  of 
No.  229  Grove  street,  a  position  he  has 
now  held  for  five  years.  He  is  an  excel- 
lent business  man  and  highly  regarded 
by  his  employers.  A  Democrat  in  poli- 
tics, he  has  taken  active  interest  in  party 
affairs  and  is  one  of  the  influential  young 
men  of  the  party.  In  December,  1916,  he 
was  elected  to  represent  Ward  Four  in 
Common  Council,  took  his  seat,  January 
I,  1917,  and  is  proving  his  worth  in  com- 
mittee and  floor  work,  serving  on  com- 
mittees, legislative  and  fire.  For  the  past 
five  years,  Mr.  Guilfoyle  has  been  active 
in  labor  organizations.  He  is  financial 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  Local  Union, 
No.  843,  of  Worcester,  and  its  representa- 
tive in  the  Central  Labor  Union  of 
Worcester,  of  which  he  is  assistant  secre- 
tary, a  member  of  its  legislative  com- 
mittee for  the  past  two  years,  secretary 
of  its  executive  board  and  a  member  of 
the  legislative  organization  and  on  minor 
committees.  He  has  represented  the 
Local  Union  and  the  Central  Labor 
Union  as  a  delegate  to  many  conventions 
of  organized  labor,  and  is  one  of  the 
strong  young  men  who  worthily  represent 
labor's  cause.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Church  of  the  Ascension  (Roman  Catho- 
lic). He  is  very  popular  and  has  many 
friends  who  are  interested  in  his  career. 
Mr.  Guilfoyle  married,  August  8,  1896, 
Helen  Sweeney,  of  Trenton,  New  Jersey. 
The  family  home  is  No.  32  Patterson 
street,  Worcester. 


KNIBBS,  John  W., 

Enterprising   Citizen. 

A  life  of  usefulness  terminated  with  the 
passing  of  John  W.  Knibbs,  of  Worcester, 
Massachusetts,  a  man  of  versatile  tastes 


and  talents,  a  successful  business  man, 
well  known  in  club  life,  deeply  interested 
in  inventions  and  inventors,  an  enthusi- 
astic horseman  and  horse  lover.  Next  to 
horses,  he  loved  flowers,  and  rarely  was 
he  seen  without  a  boiitonniere,  and  it  was 
his  invariable  custom  to  send  flowers  to 
his  sick  friends.  He  often  said  that  the 
time  to  give  flowers  to  our  friends  was 
w'hile  they  were  living,  and  when  he  lay 
ill  at  the  City  Hospital  his  room  was  liter- 
ally filled  with  flowers  sent  by  those  w^iom 
he  had  thus  remembered  when  they  were 
ill.  He  was  a  man  of  strong  convictions, 
with  the  courage  to  maintain  them,  but 
very  companionable,  and  a  rare  story 
teller.  He  often  celebrated  his  birthday 
at  the  Hotel  Bellmar.  which  was  his  home 
for  many  years,  and  on  these  occasions  he 
was  a  most  engaging  host. 

John  W.  Knibbs  was  of  English  and 
Welsh  ancestry,  son  of  Charles  Lewis 
Knibbs,  a  landscape  gardener  and  expert 
vegetable  farmer  of  Hargrave,  Northamp- 
tonshire, England,  where  John  W.  Knibbs 
was  born.  Charles  Lewis  Knibbs  mar- 
ried lietsey  Wills,  of  Welsh  descent,  they 
the  parents  of  John  W.  Knibbs,  born  De- 
cember II,  1854.  died  at  Brant  Rock,  Mas- 
sachusetts, his  summer  home,  March  19, 
1916.  He  early  became  a  baker's  appren- 
tice, and  at  the  age  of  fourteen  was  receiv- 
ing a  man's  wages  and  performing  all  the 
duties  of  an  expert  man  baker.  At  the 
age  of  fifteen  he  had  an  apprentice  work- 
ing under  him,  and  was  one  of  the  best 
bakers  in  a  bakery  famous  for  its  prod- 
ucts. Ill  fortune  overtook  his  father,  and. 
rejecting  an  oflfer  of  an  interest  in  the 
bakery  wherein  he  had  learned  his  trade, 
he  came  to  the  United  States,  that  he 
could  earn  more  in  this  country  and  soon 
be  in  a  position  to  assist  his  parents  out 
of  their  difficulties,  and  he  did. 

In  1871  he  came,  landing  in  Boston,  but 
going  through  to  Worcester  at  once,  there 

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entering  tlic  employ  of  (General  William  S. 
Lincoln.  lie  reached  Worcester  with  hut 
two  dollars  of  his  capital  remaininj^,  and 
during  the  two  years  he  was  with  (ieneral 
Lincoln  his  pay  was  $300.  \\v  ke])t  ex- 
penses down  to  the  lowest  possible  point, 
and  it  was  not  very  long  before  he  was 
able  to  send  to  England  for  his  parents, 
and  on  their  arrival  to  establish  them  in 
a  good  home  in  Tatnuck.  After  leaving 
General  Lincoln,  he  was  employed  for  a 
time  on  Jonathan  Chapin's  farm  in  llol- 
den.  later  going  with  Calvin  Taft,  a  re- 
tired merchant.  Tt  was  while  with  Mr. 
Taft  that  his  love  for  horses  developed 
into  a  passion,  and  one  which  brought  him 
fortune.  In  1881,  upon  the  death  of  Calvin 
Taft,  Mr.  Knibbs  began  business  as  a 
liveryman,  erecting  a  brick  barn  at  No.  6 
Barton  Place,  with  capital  he  had  s;jved 
from  hJ<=  earnings 

After  his  marriage  his  father-in-law, 
Cornelius  H.  Hill,  was  associated  with 
him  as  partner  for  one  year,  and  after  he 
retired  W.  M.  Johnson  was  admitted,  the 
firm  taking  the  trade  name  of  Johnson  &: 
Knibbs.  In  1889  Mr.  Johnson  retired, 
and  from  that  time  forward  Mr.  Knibbs 
conducted  the  business  alone.  In  later 
years  he  founded  the  Metropolitan  Stor- 
age Company,  serving  as  treasurer,  and 
owning  all  but  one-tenth  of  its  capital 
stock.  The  advent  of  the  automobile  de- 
creased his  livery  business  greatly,  but 
the  barn  was  continued  as  a  feed  stable 
for  horses  used  for  commercial  purposes 
by  the  various  business  houses.  Mr. 
Knibbs  loved  his  horses,  and  would  in- 
stantly discharge  any  employe  he  found 
mistreating  one  of  them.  If  a  badly 
treated  horse  was  seen  on  the  street,  he 
made  it  his  business  to  see  that  the  cruel 
owner  or  driver  was  properly  punished. 
The  light  harness  horse  was  his  particu- 
lar hobby,  and  he  was  an  authority  upon 
the  horse  generally,  the   trotter  particu- 


larly, lie  was  a  director  and  treasurer  of 
the  Old  Driving  Park  Club,  and  when- 
ever a  race  was  run  off  at  their  Greendale 
track  it  was  a  fr)regone  conclusion  that 
Mr.  Knibbs  would  be  either  the  starter 
or  one  of  the  judges.  He  was  the  owner 
of  "Governor  Benton,"  sire  of  "Picnton." 
M.  2.10,  and  when  in  the  height  of  his 
glory  as  a  horseman  that  old  half-mile 
Glendale  track  was  the  scene  of  some 
exceedingly  lively  events.  I'or  six  years 
he  held  the  contract  for  carrying  the 
United  States  mails  between  the  Worces- 
ter post  office  and  the  L'nion  depot,  and 
during  the  Spanish-American  War  he 
held  a  big  race  meet  at  Glendale.  which 
netted  a  handsome  sum  for  the  Worces- 
ter boys  who  came  back  from  the  war 
disabled.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was 
Worcester  correspondent  for  the  iour- 
nals  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  horse 
and  his  owner,  and  it  was  said  that  he 
knew  the  pedigree  of  every  horse  that 
was  worth  knowing,  repeating  many  of 
them  from  memory.  He  did  not  adopt 
the  automobile  in  place  of  horses,  but 
when  it  decreased  his  business  he  sub- 
stituted another,  but  kept  up  the  old  tra- 
ditions by  running  the  old  barn  as  a  feed 
stable. 

He  was  always  interested  in  inventions 
and  inventors,  and  it  was  often  his  money 
which  the  hopcfid  invent(Tr  was  using 
and  losing.  P>ut  all  were  not  failures,  and 
one  which  succeeded  was  a  fibre  leather, 
a  combination  of  rubber  and  leather  for 
waterproof  shoe  soles.  That  invention 
he  controlled,  and  it  became  a  source  of 
profit.  The  invention  of  Edward  D. 
Houston,  known  as  Onion  Salt,  was  also 
one  of  his  profitable  investments,  he 
being  treasurer  of  the  company  which 
was  later  absorbed  by  the  National  Onion 
Salt  Company.  At  the  time  of  his  death 
he  was  president  of  the  .Xmcrican  Car- 
bide Company,  capital  $1.000.000 — a  com- 


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pany  formed  to  revolutionize  the  carbide 
industry  in  the  United  States,  under  the 
J.  H.  Reed  patents  and  processes,  l)y 
j,'rcatly  increasing  output  and  reducing 
manufacturing  costs  one-half.  The  com- 
pany in  December,  1913,  bt)Ught  tlie  plant 
of  the  Whilingham  Lime  Company,  In- 
corporated, at  Sherman,  \'ermont,  lime 
rock  used  in  making  carbide  there  being 
found  in  abundance  and  of  the  best  qual- 
ity. Another  successful  invention  he  pro- 
moted was  a  loom  for  weaving  a  seamless 
rug  wider  than  other  rugs  made  in  the 
United  States. 

A  Republican  all  his  voting  years,  but 
beyond  being  at  one  time  a  candidate  for 
nomination  for  State  Senator,  he  took  no 
active  part  in  political  affairs.  When  a 
young  man  he  became  a  member  of  Old 
South  Church,  and  for  many  years  was 
a  member  of  the  Worcester  Continentals 
and  accompanied  them  on  their  many 
trips,  including  that  taken  to  join  in  the 
jjarade  attending  the  inauguration  of 
President  Taft,  March  4,  1909.  In  Janu- 
ary, 1916,  he  was  appointed  quartermas- 
ter with  the  rank  of  captain  on  the  staff 
of  Lieutenant-Colonel  Frank  Loving 
C"ocs.  He  was  also  a  member  of  Worces- 
ter Lodge,  Benevolent  and  Protectivt 
Order  of  Elks,  and  highly  regarded  by 
his  many  friends  of  the  order. 

Mr.  Knibbs  married  Etta  E.  Hill,  who 
survives  him,  an  invalid  who  passes  the 
greater  portion  of  c-ach  year  at  Brant 
Rock,  the  summer  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Knibbs.  It  was  to  Brant  Rock  that  Mr. 
Knibbs  was  taken  from  the  hospital  in  a 
vain  attempted  to  restore  his  lost  health. 
For  many  years  the  Bellmar,  No.  667 
Main  street,  Worcester,  had  been  the  city 
home,  Mr.  Knibbs  spending  part  of  his 
time  in  the  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Knibbs 
were  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  a 
daughter:  i.  John  W.  (2)  Knibbs,  a 
graduate  of  Dartmouth  College,  of  athle- 


tic fame ;  a  general  western  selling  agent 
for  the  Otis  Elevator  Company  with 
headquarters  at  Portland,  Oregon.  2. 
eharles  H.  Knibbs.  3.  Lila.  married  John 
S.  Gerety,  and  is  her  mother's  devoted 
friend  and  companion  at  the  Brant  Rock 
home.  Charles  H.  Knibbs  and  John  S. 
Gerety  are  in  charge  of  the  business  of 
the  Metropolitan  Storage  Company  and 
other  interests  of  the  Knibbs  estate. 


SOULLIERE,  Jean  Baptiste  Noel, 

Real  Estate   and  Insurance   Broker. 

Prominent  among  the  residents  of 
W^orcester  who  are  actively  identified 
with  projects  for  its  progress  and  de- 
velopment must  be  mentioned  Jean  B.  N. 
Soulliere,  a  native  of  Worcester,  and  a 
descendant  of  a  French  ancestry,  early 
members  of  the  family  locating  in  the 
Province  of  Quebec,  Canada,  from 
whence  members  of  the  later  generations 
came  to  the  United  States,  a  large  num- 
ber locating  in  the  State  of  Massachu- 
setts. 

Jean  B.  Soulliere,  father  of  Jean  B.  N. 
Soulliere,  was  born  at  St.  Barthelmy, 
Quebec,  Canada,  in  1840.  He  acquired 
his  education  in  the  French  schools  of 
Quebec.  In  1856,  when  sixteen  years  of 
age,  he  came  to  the  United  States  and 
located  in  Bramanville,  a  part  of  Mill- 
bury,  Worcester  county,  Massachusetts, 
and  entered  the  employ  of  Crane  & 
Waters'  Woolen  Mill.  After  working 
there  a  few  years  he  learned  the  shoe- 
maker's trade,  working  in  Shrewsbury 
and  Marlboro  a  few  years,  after  which 
he  entered  the  employ  of  the  H.  B.  Fay 
Shoe  Manufacturing  Company,  with 
which  concern  he  remained  for  eighteen 
years,  becoming  one  of  their  valuable  em- 
ployees. The  firm  going  out  of  business, 
he  worked  at  his  trade  in  Worcester  a 
few   years   longer.      During   these   many 


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years,  by  the  exercise  of  economy,  he  was  on  the  "Times, "  with  which  paper  he  was 
enabled  to  accumulate  considerable  capi-  connected  for  some  time.  Later  he  spent 
tal  and  with  this  as  a  basis  he  established  a  year  in  various  job  offices,  acquiring  a 
a  grocery  store,  located  at  the  corner  of  thorough  knowledge  of  the  diflferent  lines 
Winfield  and  Parker  streets,  in  the  con-  of  j(jb  printing.  For  six  years  he  was  cm- 
duct  of  which  he  met  with  success,  and  ployed  on  the  old  "Worcester  Spy"  and 
for  the  past  fifteen  years  he  has  been  lead-  for  thirteen  years  on  the  "Worcester  Ga- 
ing  a  retired  life.  Since  1861  he  has  been  zette."  In  the  meantime,  his  wife  cstab- 
a  resident  of  Worcester  and  is  probably  lished  a  small  store,  to  which  he  also  dc- 
the  oldest  French  Canadian  of  W^orces-  voted  a  portion  of  his  time  during  his 
ter,  in  point  of  years  of  residency,  living  connection  with  the  "Gazette."  and  a  few 
in  that  city  at  the  present  time.  He  has  years  later  this  business  had  grown  to 
reached  the  age  of  seventy-seven  years,  such  extensive  proportions  that  he  found 
Mr.  Soulliere  married  Celina  Guertin,  it  would  amply  rejjay  him  to  give  up  his 
born  in  April,  1845,  in  Newport,  Rhode  newspaper  connections  and  devote  his 
Island.  Her  death  occurred  in  Worces-  entire  time  to  his  mercantile  business,  a 
ter,  in  January,  191 2,  at  the  age  of  nearly  general  store  located  on  Pleasant  street, 
sixty-seven  years.  They  were  the  par-  which  he  conducted  for  eighteen  years, 
ents  of  nine  children:  Jean  B.  N.,  of  up  to  1912.  when  he  sold  it  in  order  to 
whom  further;  Celina.  wife  of  Adolphus  engage  in  real  estate  and  insurance  busi- 
Bernier,  of  Worcester;  Joseph,  a  whole-  ness.  thus  gradually  enlarging  his  sphere 
sale  merchant  of  W^orcester,  married  of  business  activities.  During  the  first 
(first)  a  Miss  Dumont,  and  (second)  Mrs.  year  he  was  located  in  the  Slater  Build- 
Flora  Grenon  ;  George,  whose  death  oc-  ing,  and  since  then  has  occupied  offices 
curred  in  infancy;  Abraham  E. ;  Frank  in  the  State  Mutual  Building,  where  he 
X.,  and  Henry,  all  interior  decorators  and  transacts  his  numerous  deals  of  impor- 
finishers ;  Marie  Louise,  a  fashionable  tance  and  controls  a  prosperous  business. 
modiste;  Ida  M.,  a  music  teacher.  His  first  purchase  of  property  in  Worces- 
Jean  Baptiste  Noel  Soulliere  was  born  ter  was  in  the  year  1S90,  and  to-day  he 
in  W'orcester,  Massachusetts,  December  is  the  owner  of  considerable  real  estate 
25,  1864.     He  attended  the  public  schools  in  that  city. 

of  his  native  city  up  to  the  ninth  grade,  Mr.  Soulliere  in  his  earlier  life  was  very 

and  his  ambition  was  to  have  a  college  activi-  in  furthering  the  ideals  and  activi- 

education,  but  greatly  to  his  disappoint-  tics  of  the  labor  Unions,  being  a  charter 

ment,  however,  he  was  compelled  to  leave  member   and   first    financial    secretary   of 

school    at    the    early    age    of    thirteen    in  the  Worcester  Typographical  Union.    He 

order  to  assist  in  the  support  of  the  fam-  was  one  of  the  principal  figures  in  cstab- 

ily.      His   first   occupation    was   assisting  lishing  this  organization  in  the  city  and 

his  father  in   the  shop,  but  later  he  be-  later  became  its  president  and  treasurer. 

came  a  newsboy.     At  the  age  of  thirteen,  l^oth    offices    requiring    executive    ability 

he   entered  the  ofifice  of  "Le   Bien    Pub-  and  tact.     He  was  a  delegate  to  the  Cen- 

lique,"  a  French  paper,  where  he  learned  tral     Labor     Union,     and     International 

the    printing    trade.      Unfortunately    for  Typographical     Union ;    also    served    as 

him   this   paper   failed,   but   his   industry  treasurer  of  the  Central  Labor  Union  of 

and  perseverance  in  his  former  position  this   city.      He   also   holds   an    honorable 

was  the  means  of  his  obtaining  a  position  withdrawal  card  which  was  sent  him  in 

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a    frame    with    the    compliments    of    the 
Typographical  Union  in   1903. 

On  October  2-j ,  1887,  Mr.  Soulliere  mar- 
ried Marie  I*!mma  Langlois,  daughter  of 
Paul  and  Flavie  (Giroux)  Langlois,  her 
father  being  a  native  of  Portneuf,  Quebec, 
Canada,  where  he  learned  the  carriage- 
maker's  trade,  which  he  later  followed  in 
Worcester,  where  he  came  about  1852. 
His  death  occurred  in  this  city  in  1902 
at  the  advanced  age  of  seventy-two  years. 
Mrs.  Langlois  died  the  following  year  at 
the  age  of  sixty-nine  years.  Mrs.  Soul- 
liere has  spent  her  entire  life  in  Worces- 
ter, where  she  also  received  her  educa- 
tion.    She  is  one  of  eleven  children. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Soulliere  have  ten  chil- 
dren :  Joseph  Hector  Noel,  dental  sur- 
geon of  Worcester,  who  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  and  parochial  schools 
of  this  city  and  later  attended  Tufts  Col- 
lege and  Baltimore  College,  where  he  re- 
ceived his  degree;  Paul  Edelmar,  for- 
merly a  linotypist,  but  now  in  the  real 
estate  and  insurance  business;  Emma 
Eugenie  Loretta,  stenographer,  who  was 
educated  in  the  Worcester  parochial  and 
[uiblic  schools,  and  is  a  graduate  of  St. 
Ann's  Academy,  of  Marlboro,  Massachu- 
setts;  John  Henry  Lionel,  commercial 
salesman,  who  was  also  reared  and  edu- 
cated in  Worcester ;  lola  Beatrice,  a  grad- 
uate of  St.  Ann's  Academy  and  later  a 
private  teacher  in  French,  and  who  is  at 
present  taking  a  special  course  in  French 
at  the  Boston  University  preparatory  to 
teaching  the  language  in  the  public 
schools;  Ida  Irene,  a  stenographer  at  the 
Worcester  National  Bank  since  she  com- 
pleted her  business  college  course ; 
l-lrnest  Frederick,  a  junior  in  the  Worces- 
ter Polytechnic  Institute;  Marie  An- 
toinette Beatrice,  a  student  in  the  Worces- 
ter High  School,  graduated  in  June,  1917; 
William  Edgar,  a  student  at  the  Worces- 
ter Trade  School ;  and  Jeanettc,  a  student 


in  the  High  School  since  she  completed 
her  public  and  parochial  school  education. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Soulliere  are  members 
of  the  Roman  Catholic  cliurch  and  active 
in  its  various  organizations. 

Mr.  Soulliere  organized  the  Notre 
Dame  Court  of  the  Catholic  Order  of  For- 
esters and  was  elected  its  first  chief 
ranger.  For  nineteen  years  he  has  been 
treasurer  of  the  Massachusetts  State 
Court  of  the  National  organization  and 
has  been  delegate  to  seven  international 
conventions  during  the  past  sixteen  years, 
missing  only  one  of  their  meetings,  and 
is  still  very  active  in  its  ranks.  He  was 
one  of  the  organizers  and  first  financial 
secretary  of  Court  Papineau,  Foresters 
of  America,  which  later  seceded  from 
that  order  and  became  an  independent 
society.  Last  year  (1916)  it  became 
affiliated  with  the  Franco-Amercian  For- 
esters. Mr.  Soulliere  was  the  first  presi- 
dent of  the  independent  society  and  ever 
since  has  been  a  member  of  the  fund  com- 
mittee. He  is  also  a  member  of  the  old 
St.  Jean  Baptiste  Society,  and  of  Conseil 
Franchere,  of  L'Union  St.  Jean  Baptiste ; 
has  been  president  of  the  Notre  Dame 
Credit  Union  since  its  foundation  in  1912, 
and  member  of  Alhambra  Council, 
Knights  of  Columbus,  and  Worcester 
Lodge,  No.  243.  Benevolent  and  Protec- 
tive Order  of  Elks. 

Mr.  Soulliere  has  been  president  of 
the  Franco-American  Dispensary  Society 
since  its  foundation  in  1915.  This  chari- 
table society  is  chartered  under  the  law^s 
of  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  and  is  the 
only  one  of  its  kind  in  existence  in  the 
country  among  the  Franco-Americans. 
The  dispensary  is  conducted  by  the 
Franco-American  physicians  of  Worces- 
ter and  supported  by  voluntary  contribu- 
tions. 

In  politics  Mr.  Soulliere  has  given  his 
undivided   allegiance   to   the    Democratic 


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party,  believing  that  its  broader  an<l 
more  idealistic  aims  will  further  the  in- 
terests of  the  working  class  more  than 
the  conservative  principles  of  the  oppos- 
ing party.  He  was  a  precinct  officer  of 
the  Eighth  Ward  for  a  number  of  years. 
In  1910  his  popularity  was  particularly 
prominent,  as  shown  when  he  was  candi- 
date for  sherifif,  and  he  reduced  a  Repub- 
lican majority  of  thirteen  thousand  at  a 
previous  election  to  three  thousand.  In 
fact,  his  friends  thought  at  one  time  that 
he  had  won  the  election.  In  191 1  he  was 
elected  alderman-at-large  for  the  follow- 
ing year.  He  was  prominently  mentioned 
and  supported  at  the  Democratic  caucus 
in  1915  for  the  nomination  of  mayor  of 
Worcester.  In  1916  he  was  candidate  for 
State  Auditor  on  the  Democratic  ticket. 
In  addition  to  these  varied  activities  he 
has  found  time  to  act  as  secretary  of  the 
Notre  Dame  Roman  Catholic  Church,  an 
ofifice  which  he  has  held  for  twenty-five 
years.  It  is  usually  his  honor  to  be  elect- 
ed treasurer  of  the  various  organizations 
with  which  he  is  affiliated,  an  office  which 
attests  the  trust  and  confidence  which 
his  associates  place  in  him.  Governor 
Foss  honored  him  by  sending  him  a  com- 
mission as  notary  public  and  justice  of 
the  peace.  Part  of  Mr.  SouUiere's  popu- 
larity has  been  won  by  his  modest  yet 
affable  manner  and  his  courtesy,  and 
much  of  it  is  due  t(j  his  integrity  in  his 
business  dealings  and  his  efficiency  in 
executive  management.  His  residence  is 
located  on  Merrick  street. 


LEWIS,  Albert  George, 

Business  Man. 

In  1892  Albert  George  Lewis  came  to 
the  city  of  Worcester,  Massachusetts, 
from  his  native  Wales.  He  had  not  been 
long  in  the  city  before  it  was  noticed 
that   there   w^as  a   decided   difference   be- 


tween the  young  Welshman  and  other 
young  men,  and  as  the  years  rolled  ou 
he  became  a  much  discussed  man  and 
long  before  his  tragic  death  his  success 
in  the  business  world  was  pointed  out 
repeatedly  as  one  of  the  marvels  of  twen- 
tieth century  mercantile  enterprise  in  the 
very  heart  of  the  great  commonwealth  of 
of  Massachusetts.  Pers(MiaIly  .Mr.  Lewis 
always  replied  when  asked  to  explain  the 
secret  of  his  success,  "hard  work  did  it," 
and  perhai)S  that  modest  reply  is  nearer 
the  real  reason  than  is  thtjught.  P.ut  it 
was  "hard  work"  intelligently  directed 
toward  a  given  goal,  and  to  reach  that 
goal  he  not  only  worked  hard  but  made 
all  other  forces  emplr)y  their  efforts  to 
aid  him.  The  aid  of  system  and  organi- 
zation was  invoked,  enthusiasm  drove 
hand  in  hand  with  devotion  to  duty  and 
every  department  felt  the  impulse  of  the 
master  mind.  It  was  as  a  clerk  that  Mr. 
Lewis  first  attracted  the  attention  of 
business  men  after  his  coming  to  Wor- 
cester, a  young  man  of  twenty-five  years, 
and  once  the  eyes  of  the  business  world 
were  focused  upon  him  his  advance  was 
rai)id ;  the  clerk  became  a  dc[)artment 
manager,  then  general  manager,  and  then 
at  the  head  of  his  own  business  shone 
forth  in  the  full  radiance  of  his  great 
ability.  He  owed  nothing  to  a  lucky  turn 
of  Fortune's  wheel,  nothing  to  influential 
friends,  nothing  to  special  governmental 
favor,  but  out  in  the  broad  world  of  com- 
l)etition  he  won  every  victory.  He  was 
a  better  clerk  than  others  and  thus  won 
promotion  ;  he  was  a  better  manager  than 
others  and  thus  advanced  to  proprietor- 
ship, and  when  in  competition  with  lead- 
ing merchants  he  ranked  with  the  most 
prominent.  He  was  a  typical  self-made 
man  and  a  shining  example  in  this  land  of 
opportunity,  this  land  of  men  who  have 
"risen  from  the  ranks." 

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Wales,  Great  Britain,  January  2,  1867, 
died  in  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  June 
23,  1915.  He  was  educated  in  his  native 
land  and  there  passed  the  first  twenty-five 
years  of  his  life,  absorbing  all  that  was 
best  from  his  .surroundings  and  fitting 
himself  for  the  battle  of  life  which  was  to 
be  waged  far  from  his  native  land.  In 
1892  he  came  to  the  United  States,  locat- 
ing at  once  in  Worcester,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  received  employment  as  a  clerk 
in  the  store  of  which  E.  W.  Hoxie  was 
proprietor.  There  he  quickly  acquired 
the  American  methods  of  merchandising, 
and  that  knowledge  added  to  a  native 
cleverness  and  pleasing  personality  made 
him  a  favorite  with  customers  and  with 
the  store  management.  He  was  singu- 
larly modest  withal,  but  his  light  could 
not  "be  hid  under  a  bushel,"  and  in  the 
course  of  time  the  management  of  the 
Mohican  Store  in  Worcester  became 
aware  that  the  young  man  would  ])e  a 
valuable  addition  to  their  selling  force. 
That  store,  one  of  the  most  important 
links  in  the  chain  of  stores  owned  by 
Frank  A.  Munsey,  was  the  scene  of  his 
activity  for  all  the  remaining  years  of  his 
life  save  seven.  He  passed  through  all 
grades  of  promotion  to  the  very  highest, 
and  as  manager  of  the  Worcester  store 
brought  store  service  and  efficiency  to  its 
highest  point  of  development. 

In  1908  Mr.  Lewis  retired  from  the 
service  of  others  and  opened  a  market 
at  Lincoln  Square,  Worcester,  and  there 
saw  the  fruition  of  his  hopes,  this  being 
the  second  largest  market  in  Worcester. 
Seven  successful.  pros])crous  years  were 
there  passed,  and  as  head  of  his  own 
business  the  real  strength  and  force  of 
his  ability  were  demonstrated.  He  ac- 
quired substantial  fortune,  and  beyond 
his  mercantile  business  had  important  in- 
terests, also  owning  a  great  deal  of  real 
estate.     His  death  was  most  tragic  and 


shocked  the  city  with  its  suddenness.  A 
few  months  previous  he  moved  to  his 
new  residence  at  No.  11  Dustin  street 
and  to  reach  it  quickly  he  frequently  went 
through  the  deep  cut  through  which  the 
trains  of  the  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad 
ran.  There  he  was  overtaken  by  a  train 
and  met  his  death. 

Mr.  Lewis  married  (first)  in  Wales, 
when  seventeen  years  of  age,  Morllia 
A.  Evans,  who  died  in  Worcester,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  married  (second)  in 
Worcester,  May  29, 1898,  Elizabeth  Annie 
Bragg.  By  his  first  marriage  he  had  four 
children,  all  residing  in  Worcester.  By 
his  second  marriage  tw^o  children  were 
born.  His  children  are :  J.  Edgar,  Mary 
G.,  Elizabeth  B.,  Albert  G.,  Jr.,  Helen  G., 
Charles  B.  Mrs.  Lewis  survives  her  hus- 
band, residing  in  Worcester. 


WASHBURN,  William  Ansel, 

Public  Official. 

A  man  of  incorruptibly  honest  deci- 
sion, firmness  and  knowledge  of  human 
nature,  Mr.  Washburn  was  for  fourteen 
years  city  marshal  of  Worcester,  Massa- 
chusetts, an  office  equivalent  to  chief  of 
police,  a  position  to  which  he  was  pro- 
moted after  years  of  previous  service  on 
the  police  force  as  patrolman  and  cap- 
tain. He  was  strict  in  the  enforcement  of 
the  law,  but  so  honest  and  conscientious 
that  he  held  the  unvarying  respect  of 
even  those  who  so  sought  to  evade  its 
provisions.  His  service  as  patrolman 
taught  him  the  needs  of  that  branch  of 
the  service,  and  when  he  became  chief  he 
was  most  considerate,  although  he  en- 
forced strict  discipline.  During  his  long 
term  as  city  marshal  he  effected  many 
reforms  in  the  department,  brought  it  to 
a  high  state  of  efficiency,  and  held  the 
respect  of  his  men  in  an  unusual  degree. 

William  Ansel  Washburn  was  born  in 


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Leicester,  Massachusetts,  August  14, 
1837,  died  at  his  home,  No.  178  Lincoln 
street,  Worcester,  May  19,  1916,  son  of 
John  and  Nancy  (Bemis)  Washburn,  his 
fa:her  a  blacksmith  and  farmer.  During 
his  childhood  the  family  moved  to  Pax- 
tnn,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  edu- 
cated, and  resided  until  coming  to 
Worcester  in  1857.  He  secured  a  posi- 
tion as  attendant  at  the  State  Lunatic 
Hospital,  remained  there  four  years,  then 
spent  four  years  in  business.  In  1865  he 
was  appointed  to  the  police  force,  and 
in  1867  was  promoted  day  captain,  but 
only  held  that  rank  six  weeks,  when  he 
was  advanced  to  assistant  marshal.  He 
was  first  appointed  marshal  in  1873,  by 
Mayor  Clark  Jillson  during  his  first  term, 
who  restored  him  to  the  oflfice  in  1875 
during  his  second  term.  He  held  the 
office  until  1879,  then  was  succeeded  by 
another  until  1883;  was  again  appointed 
in   1886,  served  in   1887,  1889,  1890,  1891 


cisco,  where  the  arrest  wa^  made.  The 
Grafton  National  Bank  robbery  and  the 
famous  Lucicjus  W.  Pond  case  were 
solved  largely  through  liis  work,  and 
many  gangs  of  burglars  and  robbers  were 
broken  uj)  during  his  terms  of  office.  .-\t 
the  time  of  his  death  he  was  a  deputy 
sheriff,  and  twenty-two  years  of  his  life 
had  been  spent  in  the  service  of  the 
county  as  deputy  sheriff  and  master  <»f 
the  House  of  Correction.  He  was  retired 
and  pensioned,  August  i,  191 1.  He  had 
been  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  So- 
ciety, Chief  of  Police,  and  in  188K  was 
president  of  that  body,  and  when  the 
Worcester  Police  Relief  Association  was 
organized,  in  1887.  he  was  a  member  of 
the  committee  appointed  to  draft  a  con- 
stitution and  by-laws.  He  was  a  member 
of  Worcester  Lodge,  No.  56,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  ;  Montacute  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  Stella  Chap- 
ter, Roval  Arch  Masons;  Worcester Com- 


and    1892,    when    he    was    succeeded    by      mandery,  Knights  Templar :  and  in  Scot- 


Major  Edward  T.  Raymond.  He  again 
returned  to  office  with  Mayor  Winslow. 
During  the  years  that  he  was  out  of 
office  he  engaged  in  business,  his  last 
connection  being  as  partner  with  A.  T. 
Norcross  in  the  fruit  and  provision  line. 


tish  Rite  Masonry  held  the  fourteen  de- 
grees of  Hiram  Lodge  of  Perfection. 

Mr.  Washburn  married,  in  November, 
1861,  Emily  F.  Delano,  of  Provincetown, 
Massachusetts.  Their  only  living  child. 
Edith,    married    Elmer    H.    Fi^h.      Mrs. 


But  there  were  few  years  between   1865      Washburn   survives   her   husband,   rcsid- 
and  191 1  when  he  was  not  connected  with      ing  in  Worcester.     The  family  were  all 


the  force  of  either  the  city  or  county  in 
some  capacity.  He  knew  his  business 
thoroughly,  and  was  one  of  the  most 
efficient  of  a  long  line  of  honest,  capable 
and  devoted  officials  who  have  served 
their  city.  He  was  connected  with  sev- 
eral  of  the   noted   criminal   cases   of   the 


attendants 
Church. 


of     the     First     Universalist 


AUGER.  Louis  L..  M.   D.. 

Physician.     Anthor. 

The    name   i^i    Dr.    I.<niis    L. 


.\uger   is 


city,  and  through  his  ability  as  a  detec-  one  well  known  in  W.^rcester  on  account 
tive  some  noted  criminals  were  brought 
to  the  bar  of  justice.  Marshal  Wash- 
burn's journeyings  in  the  Pond  case  took 
him  as  far  West  as  Omaha,  where  he  met 
Pond  and  Detective  Ezra  Churchill,  who 
had   followed   the  criminal   to   San    Fran- 


of  the  distinction  he  has  won  m  connec- 
tion with  the  practice  of  medicine  and 
surgcrv,  and  his  marked  ability  has 
gained  him  an  eminent  place  in  the  ranks 
of  the  medical  fraternity.  He  not  only 
possesses  a  thorough  theoretical   knowl- 


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edge,  but  is  especially  skilled  in  the  prac- 
tical work  of  his  profession,  and  his 
efforts  have  gained  for  him  a  constantly 
growing  practice. 

Dr.  Louis  L.  Auger  was  born  in  Louise- 
ville,  Maskinonge  county,  Canada,  April 
23,  1859,  son  of  Dr.  Charles  L.  Auger  and 
Ada  ( Bouret)  Auger,  and  grandson  of 
Desire  L.  Auger,  the  first  merchant  of 
Louiseville.  Dr.  Charles  L.  Auger  was 
born  in  Louiseville,  Maskinonge  county, 
Canada.  July  26,  1832,  acquired  a  practi- 
cal education,  prepared  for  the  profession 
of  medicine,  and  from  May,  1856,  to  1907, 
a  period  of  over  fifty  years,  has  been 
actively  and  successfully  engaged  in  his 
chosen  profession  in  his  native  town.  He 
is  a  remarkable  man,  retaining  vigorous 
health  and  although  eighty-four  years  of 
age  he  has  retained  such  perfect  eyesight 
that  he  has  never  had  to  resort  to  the  use 
of  glasses.  His  wife,  Ada  (Bouret)  Au- 
ger, was  a  native  of  Montreal,  Canada, 
and  died  in  Louiseville,  Canada,  in  Feb- 
ruary. 1900.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Auger  were 
the  parents  of  eight  children,  two  sons 
and  six  daughters,  and  Arthur  Auger, 
brother  of  Dr.  Louis  L.  Auger,  is  serving 
in  the  capacity  of  post  office  inspector  in 
the  province  of  Alberta.  Canada. 

Dr.  Louis  L.  Auger  received  his  classi- 
cal education  at  Nicolet  Seminary  and 
was  graduated  at  Victoria  Medical  Col- 
lege in  the  class  of  1879,  receiving  there- 
from the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine. 
In  the  following  year  he  began  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine  at  Great  Falls,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  remained  until  1889, 
during  which  time  he  built  up  an  exten- 
sive practice  and  in  addition  served  for 
two  years  as  city  physician.  In  the  last 
mentioned  year  he  went  to  Europe  and 
for  the  following  two  and  a  half  years 
pursued  his  medical  studies  in  the  lead- 
ing institutions  of  the  old  world.  He 
has  in  his  possession  a  letter  written  bv 


the  Hon.  James  G.  Blaine,  the  famous 
statesman,  in  1889,  who  was  then  the  sec- 
retary of  state,  requesting  the  diplomatic 
officers  of  the  United  States  to  extend  all 
courtesies  to  Dr.  Auger  which  proved  of 
great  value  in  securing  social  and  other 
recognition  in  all  countries  visited.  That 
letter  Dr.  Auger  treasures  ver\-  highly, 
not  alone  for  the  service  it  rendered, 
which  was  great,  but  the  source  from 
which  it  came.  He  spent  his  time  princi- 
pally in  the  cities  of  Paris  and  Berlin. 
Upon  his  return  to  the  United  States, 
Dr.  Auger  located  in  the  city  of  Worces- 
ter, Massachusetts,  where  his  ability  and 
skill  in  the  diagnosis  and  treatment  of 
disease  brought  him  a  large  number  of 
patients  who  trusted  implicitly  in  his 
judgment  and  discretion.  In  1897  he 
again  visited  Europe,  spending  his  time 
in  France,  England  and  Germany,  and  in 
1901  and  1905  again  made  trips  to  the 
other  side,  this  extensive  travel  adding 
considerably  to  his  store  of  knowledge 
and  also  proving  a  means  of  recreation 
and  pleasure.  His  practice,  which  is  ex- 
clusively an  office  practice,  is  among  all 
nationalities,  and  he  specializes  in  Elec- 
tro Therapy — diseases  of  the  nerves.  He 
has  also  written  a  number  of  articles  of 
a  considerable  value  and  interest  to  the 
medical  world  which  are  highly  prized 
and  often  used  as  authority. 

Dr.  Auger  was  the  promoter  of  the 
French  people  in  the  United  States,  and 
was  chosen  as  first  vice-president  of  the 
Grand  Convention  of  the  French  people 
held  at  Nashua,  New  Hampshire,  in  1886. 
On  this  occasion  he  was  chosen  to  go  to 
Washington  to  invite  President  Cleve- 
land to  be  present  at  this  important  re- 
union. He  also  founded  the  first  French 
Republican  Club  of  the  State,  the  first 
meeting  being  held  at  his  home,  and  he 
was  chosen  to  fill  the  oflfice  of  president. 
He  also  served  as  president  of  the  Alli- 


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ance  Francaise  of  Worcester.  In  addi- 
tion to  those  above  named  Dr.  Auger  is 
a  member  of  Worcester  County  Medical 
Society,  the  State  Medical  Society,  and 
the  Economic  Club  of  Worcester.  He  is 
a  man  highly  accomplished,  learned  in  his 
profession,  of  pleasing  address  and  pol- 
ished manners,  hence  the  high  rank  ac- 
corded him  in  professional  and  social 
circles.  He  is  well  acquainted  with  many 
of  the  leading  men  in  political  life,  and 
his  prominence  in  the  French  political 
clubs  brought  him  in  contact  with  many 
of  the  great  leaders  of  the  State. 

Dr.  Auger  married  (first)  August,  1884, 
Abina  Magnan,  daughter  of  Adolph  Mag- 
nan,  of  Joliette,  Canada.  They  were  the 
parents  of  two  children,  both  of  whom 
are  deceased.  He  married  (second)  June, 
190S,  Marie  Bernier,  daughter  of  Damas 
Bernier,  of  Montreal,  Canada. 


O'SHEA.  Michael  J., 

Leader  in  Public  Affairs. 

The  name  O'Shea  is  associated  in  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  in  Ireland,  the  home  of 
the  earlier  generations  of  the  family,  with 
thrift  and  ambition.  Although  they  have 
been  in  Worcester  for  only  two  genera- 
tions, they  have  won  a  place  of  esteem 
and  respect  which  is  their  reward  for 
strict  perseverance  in  pursuit  of  advance- 
ment and  public-spiritedness. 

Michael  J.  O'Shea,  Sr.,  came  to  Worces- 
ter from  Ireland  in  1865.  Having  learned 
the  mechanic's  trade  in  his  home  land, 
he  continued  along  the  same  lines  in 
Worcester.  His  death  occurred  in  1914. 
He  was  married  to  Margaret  Shea,  also 
a  native  of  Ireland  who  preceded  him  to 
Worcester  by  one  year.  Her  death  oc- 
curred in  Worcester  in  1910.  They  had 
ten  children,  eight  of  whom  are  living: 
John  J.,  successful  manager  of  a  Pitts- 
field    hotel ;    Cornelius,    general    manager 


of  the  Pittston  Manufacturing  Company 
of  Pittston,  Pennsylvania ;  Bridget,  wife 
of  Herman  Watson,  of  Worcester; 
Michael  J.,  of  further  mention ;  Daniel, 
construction  engineer  of  the  American 
Steel  Wire  Company  of  Worcester ; 
Mary,  who  resides  at  home  ;  Margaret  T., 
who  married  John  Dacy,  of  Boston  ;  Jo- 
seph N.,  foreman  in  McClintock  &  Mar- 
shall Construction  Company,  Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania. 

Michael  J.  O'Shea  was  born  in  Worces- 
ter, Massachusetts,  July  25,  1879.  He 
spent  his  youth  attending  the  public 
schools.  For  years  he  worked  in  the  vari- 
ous shops  of  Worcester,  and  became  a 
first-class  machinist,  but  in  1906,  realiz- 
ing that  further  educational  advantages 
would  give  him  greater  opportunities  to 
carry  on  the  public  work  in  which  he  was 
particularly  interested,  he  took  up  the 
study  of  law.  It  may  be  that  his  inabil- 
ity to  continue  his  education  earlier  acted 
as  a  spur  rather  than  as  a  discourage- 
ment, because  it  is  unusual  to  find  a  man 
studying  a  profession  years  after  his  ele- 
mentary education  has  been  completed. 
In  politics  as  well  as  in  social  questions, 
Mr.  O'Shea  has  always  taken  a  keen  and 
active  interest.  In  fact  he  was  very  ener- 
getic in  directing  the  campaign  of  Louis 
A.  Frothingham  for  Tiovernor  in  191 1, 
and  that  year  was  a  member  of  the  Pro- 
gressive Republican  State  Committee. 
In  191 2  he  was  successful  in  conducting 
the  campaign  for  the  renomination  of 
President  Taft  and  later  worked  for  the 
latter's  election.  President  Taft  carried 
Worcester  county  by  a  majority  of  seven 
thousand  over  the  votes  cast  for  ex-Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  and  by  four  thousand  and 
one  hundred  over  the  total  number  cast 
for  President  Wilson,  which  was  the  larg- 
est given  to  the  President  in  any  city  in 
the  country.  This  campaign  established 
for  Mr.  O'Shea  a  national  reputation  and 


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his  advice  is  now   sought  by  all  of  the  for  he  is  known  to  be  an  altruistic  and 

big  Republican   leaders.     The   following  public-spirited  man  and  thinks  it  the  duty 

year  Mr.  O'Shea  toured  New  England  in  of  men  who  have  the  ability  to  influence 

the  interests  of  former  Governor  Herbert  the  public  to  present  important  questions 

H.   Hadley,  who  was  at  that  time  con-  to  the  voters. 

sidered  for  the  Republican  nomination  Mr.  O'Shea  married,  July  30,  1913, 
for  the  presidency  of  1916.  On  account  Catharine  Cecelia  Sullivan,  of  Worcester, 
of  his  previous  political  activities  he  was  They  have  one  child,  Anna  Margaret, 
particularly  able  to  sound  the  various  born  November  8,  191 5.  In  addition  to 
organizations  and  many  individuals  on  being  a  prominent  member  of  the 
their  opinion  of  the  chances  Governor  Worcester  County  Republican  Club,  he 
Hadley  would  have  of  securing  the  nomi-  is  also  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
nation.  In  1913  and  1914  he  served  as  Republican  Club,  Court  McCafTerty,  Mas- 
chairman  of  the  speakers'  committee  of  sachusetts  Order  of  Foresters,  and  is 
the  Republican  city  committee.  In  Feb-  affiliated  with  St.  Paul's  Roman  Catholic 
ruary,  1914,  he  became  managing  director  Church. 


Active   Factor  in   Labor  Unions. 


of    the    Massachusetts    Protective    Tarif?  

League,  which  office  he  still  retains.  On  nqONAN,  James  S.. 
December  4,  1914,  Mr.  O'Shea  success- 
fully established  in  Worcester  "The 
Voter  and  His  Employer,"  a  paper  which  James  S.  Noonan,  president  of  the 
has  attained  a  national  circulation  and  is  Worcester  Central  Labor  Union,  was 
devoted  to  the  protection  of  American  born  in  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  1870,  son 
industries  and  sound  legislation.  All  of  of  Simon  and  Ellen  (Sullivan)  Noonan, 
his  various  political  campaign  speeches  and  a  descendant  of  a  long  line  of  ances- 
have  related  largely  to  the  question  of  tors  who  spent  their  entire  lives  in  Ire- 
Protection  as  being  of  particular  advan-  land,  from  which  country  has  come  so 
tage  to  the  working  man  of  America,  many  of  our  best  and  most  patriotic  citi- 
and  his  paper  now  gives  him  additional  zens. 

opportunity  to  express  his  views  to  the  Simon  Noonan  was  also  a  native  of 
Republican  voter  throughout  the  coun-  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  and  was  there 
try.  After  "The  Voter  and  His  F^m-  reared,  educated,  worked  for  many  years, 
ployer"  was  established,  he  conducted  and  married,  and  in  the  year  1881  he  and 
the  campaign  of  Channing  Smith,  of  his  wife  and  their  children  came  to  the 
Leicester,  for  Governor's  Councillor.  In  United  States,  settled  first  in  North  Graf- 
addition  to  these  national  and  State  cam-  ton,  Massachusetts,  from  whence  they  re- 
paigns  he  has  been  active  in  all  the  nomi-  moved  to  Worcester,  same  State,  where 
nations  and  elections  in  the  county  and  his  widow  is  residing  at  the  present  time 
city  of  Worcester  and  has  been  influen-  (1917).  In  1902,  after  twenty  years  of 
tial  in  keeping  the  Republican  party  in  laborious  and  unremitting  toil,  Mr. 
office  in  many  instances.  In  1916  he  was  Noonan  felt  an  inclination  to  return  to 
a  candidate  for  Republican  nomination  the  land  of  his  birth,  a  most  natural  de- 
for  State  Senator  from  the  First  Sena-  sire,  he  fully  realizing  that  the  return 
torial  District  of  Worcester  and  made  a  would  be  under  very  different  circum- 
strong  campaign.  Mr.  O'Shea's  political  stances  from  his  departure  so  many  years 
career  is  not  carried  on  for  personal  gain,  previously.     The  thought  of  the  journey 

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gave  as  great  pleasure  to  his  wife  and 
family  as  to  himself,  and  their  sorrow 
was  proportionally  great  when  they 
learned  of  his  death  there  before  he  had 
completed  his  visit.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Noonan  were  the  parents  of  fifteen  chil- 
dren, of  whom  nine  are  living  at  the  pres- 
ent time :  Catharine,  the  widow  of  Den- 
nis Fleming,  of  North  Grafton,  Massa- 
chusetts ;  Andrew,  who  has  been  for 
twenty-two  years  in  the  employ  of  the 
Standard  Oil  Company,  a  resident  of 
Worcester,  Massachusetts ;  Bridget,  wife 
of  Daniel  Gering,  of  North  Grafton,  Mas- 
sachusetts ;  Hannah,  wife  of  Dennis 
Dowd,  of  Worcester,  Massachusetts ; 
Margaret,  wife  of  Patrick  Flynn,  of 
Springfield,  Massachusetts;  Michael,  who 
is  employed  in  Worcester,  Massachu- 
setts; Simon,  a  resident  of  Worcester, 
Massachusetts,  and  an  employee  of  J.  W. 
Bishop  &  Company,  builders ;  James  S., 
of  whom  further ;  Mamie,  a  resident  of 
Worcester,  who  is  traveling  at  the  pres- 
ent time. 

James  S.  Noonan  attended  the  public 
school  of  North  Grafton  for  one  year 
after  his  parents  located  there,  and  then, 
when  but  twelve  years  of  age,  began  to 
assist  in  earning  his  own  livelihood.  For 
the  following  five  years  he  was  employed 
in  various  companies  in  North  Grafton, 
then  moved  to  Worcester  and  entered  the 
shop  of  Washburn  &  Garfield,  where  he 
learned  the  trade  of  gasfitter  and  steam- 
fitter  and  there  remained  for  six  years. 
His  next  employer  was  O.  S.  Kendall, 
with  whom  he  remained  for  some  time. 
So  rapidly  did  he  progress  in  his  en- 
deavors to  learn  the  intricacies  of  the 
business  that  he  was  soon  appointed  su- 
perintendent of  piping  for  the  W.  F. 
White  Company  and  for  fifteen  years 
served  in  that  capacity,  and  it  is  gratify- 
ing to  note  that  during  his  long  residence 
in  Worcester  he  has  been  employed  by 


only  three  different  companies.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  had  a  large  corps  of 
men  under  his  supervision,  and  during 
this  time  he  found  that  there  are  many 
conditions  surrounding  the  life  of  the  em- 
ployee of  which  the  employer  has  little  or 
no  knowledge.  For  this  reason  he  began 
to  take  an  active  interest  in  the  labor 
unions  whose  united  strength  he  feels  can 
accomplish  far  more  in  a  community, 
both  for  the  employer  and  employed,  than 
would  be  possible  by  individual  effort. 
His  unusual  executive  abilities  have  led 
to  his  appointment  to  a  number  of  offices 
in  the  Steam  and  Gasfitters  Union, 
namely,  treasurer,  secretary,  vice-presi- 
dent and  president,  all  in  five  years.  He 
was  recently  appointed  president  of  the 
Worcester  Central  Labor  Unions,  which 
gives  him  the  position  as  official  head  of 
twelve  thousand  union  men.  This  is  a 
high  honor,  demonstrating  clearly  the  re- 
spect and  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by 
the  other  workmen  in  the  city  of  Worces- 
ter, and  it  also  demonstrates  his  great  de- 
sire to  better  the  conditions  of  all  work- 
men. There  have  been  no  movements 
pertaining  to  organized  labor  in  which  he 
has  not  been  an  active  participant,  and 
during  his  tenure  of  office  he  has  met 
with  many  difficult  problems,  but  his  re- 
election to  office  is  ample  proof  that  he 
has  been  able  to  meet  these  difficulties 
satisfactorily.  Only  recently  he  sent  a 
long  message  to  President  W^ilson  en- 
couraging him  in  his  efforts  in  behalf  of 
the  eight-hour  law  which  at  the  close  of 
the  Congressional  session  in  September, 
1916,  came  before  the  public  so  forcibly, 
known  as  the  Adamson  law.  Mr.  Noonan 
is  a  member  of  the  Sacred  Heart  Church 
(Roman  Catholic)  of  Worcester,  and  in 
politics  he  is  an  Independent,  casting  his 
vote  in  accordance  with  his  reason  and 
conscience  rather  than  for  party  allegi- 
ance.    Although  thoroughlv  American  in 


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spirit  and  actions,  he  has  naturally  been 
interested  in  the  Irish  question  during 
the  last  few  years  and  is  an  ardent  ad- 
mirer of  the  activities  of  the  Irish  Revo- 
lutionists, this  being  in  line  with  his  de- 
sire for  industrial  development. 

Mr.  Noonan  married,  1902,  Catharine 
Lyons,  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret 
(McGrath)  Lyons,  who  bore  him  three 
children :  James  Francis,  Margaret,  John 
Harold,  the  latter's  death  occurred  at  the 
age  of  six  years ;  he  was  a  particularly 
precocious  child  and  showed  unusual 
mental  development  for  his  age ;  so 
keenly  interested  was  he  in  the  activities 
of  his  father  that  he  was  a  regular  at- 
tendant at  all  labor  meetings  at  which 
his  father  was  present.  This  is  indeed 
remarkable  for  a  child  only  six  years 
of  age  and  made  his  death  doubly  hard 
for  his  parents ;  at  the  age  of  five  years 
and  a  half  he  danced  at  a  show  in  the 
church. 

There  is  no  other  country  in  the  world 
which  has  such  a  large  percentage  of 
valuable  citizens,  all  self-made  men,  who 
started  without  extraordinary  family  or 
pecuniary  advantages.  Mr.  Noonan  has 
striven  actively  and  energetically  to  bring 
his  career  to  the  successful  point  it  has 
now  reached,  and  this  same  courage  and 
integrity  which  has  achieved  so  much  in 
the  past  will  probably  carry  him  con- 
siderably higher  in  the  near  future. 


MURPHY,  John  Henry, 

Insurance  Agent,  Councilman. 

In  1861  John  J.  Murphy  left  his  native 
Ireland,  a  lad  of  sixteen  years,  and  came 
to  the  United  States,  the  country  with 
whose  national  life  so  many  of  his  race 
have  so  readily  identified  themselves.  He 
was  born  in  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  in 
1845,  came  to  this  country  in  1861,  set- 
tling  first    in    New    York    City,    then    in 


Worcester,  Massachusetts,  where  he  died 
December  20,  1914.  The  half  century  he 
spent  in  Worcester  were  years  of  active 
successful  effort,  half  of  them  spent  in 
the  employ  of  the  American  Steel  and 
Wire  Company,  the  remainder  at  the  head 
of  a  prosperous  trucking  business.  He 
resided  in  the  Fourth  Ward  of  the  city, 
and  there  invested  in  real  estate,  becom- 
ing one  of  the  substantial  men  of  the 
ward.  In  1873  ^^  married  in  Worcester, 
Ellen  Shea,  also  born  in  County  Kerry, 
Ireland,  who  had  been  a  resident  of 
Worcester  from  her  nineteenth  year.  She 
died  in  Worcester,  September  10,  1910,  in 
her  sixty-fifth  year.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mur- 
phy were  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  Ella 
L.  Murphy,  now  residing  in  Worcester, 
and  a  son,  John  Henry  Murphy,  now  a 
member  of  Common  Council,  who  with 
his  sister  maintains  the  family  home  in 
the  Fourth  Ward,  so  long  the  abode  of 
their  honored  parents. 

John  Henry  Murphy  was  born  in  the 
ward  in  which  he  now  resides,  in  Worces- 
ter, Massachusetts,  July  6,  1886.  He  was 
educated  in  the  parochial  schools,  finish- 
ing with  graduation  from  St.  John's  High 
School,  class  of  1904.  He  began  busi- 
ness life  as  a  clerk  and  timekeeper  for  the 
American  Steel  and  Wire  Company,  but 
after  one  year  in  that  position  he  was 
promoted  assistant  department  superin- 
tendent, a  post  he  most  capably  filled  for 
seven  years.  In  1912  his  health  com- 
pelled him  to  resign  his  position  with  the 
company,  and  after  a  term  of  rest  and 
recuperation  he  entered  the  insurance 
business,  his  present  activity.  This  not 
only  involves  the  care  and  development 
of  his  own  property  interests  in  the 
Fourth  Ward,  but  also  a  large  business 
of  a  varied  nature  as  agent  for  others.  A 
Democrat  in  politics,  Mr.  Murphy  has 
long  been  an  active  worker  for  the  Demo- 
cratic   party.      He    has    represented    the 


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Fourth  Ward  in  the  city  government 
since  1912,  and  was  the  candidate  of  his 
party  for  alderman  in  1916.  While  in 
the  city  government  he  has  served  on 
various  important  committees,  including 
water,  claims,  military  affairs,  lighting 
streets,  his  present  service  being  on  the 
redistricting  committee,  and  as  trustee  of 
the  Worcester  City  Hospital,  the  latter  an 
elective  office.  During  his  four  years  of 
councilmanic  service  he  has  supported  all 
forward  movements  in  city  improve- 
ments, being  particularly  active  in  sup- 
port of  all  measures  tending  to  improve 
water  and  light  service  and  the  condition 
of  streets.  He  is  well  known  and  very 
popular  in  his  ward,  and  ranks  with  the 
public-spirited,  progressive  members  of 
the  city  government.  In  religious  faith 
he  is  a  communicant  of  St.  John's  Roman 
Catholic  Church. 


HILL,  Edwin  H., 

Inventor. 

When  a  boy  of  fifteen  Edwin  H.  Hill 
came  to  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  and 
beginning  in  lowly  position  with  the 
Washburn  &  Moen  Wire  Works  rose  to 
responsible  position  and  continued  in  that 
employ  until  his  retirement  in  1885.  He 
was  but  six  years  of  age  when  brought 
to  the  United  States  and  here  spent  his 
after  life.  He  was  a  man  of  considerable 
inventive  genius,  and  during  his  career 
with  W'ashburn  &  Moen  patented  several 
inventions  valuable  to  the  barbed  wire 
manufacturer. 

Edwin  H.  Hill  was  born  in  England, 
September  3,  1834,  died  in  Worcester, 
Massachusetts,  November  4,  1916,  an 
octogenarian.  In  1840  he  was  brought 
to  New  York  City  and  there  attended 
school  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
came  to  Worcester  and  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  Washburn  &  Moen  as  office  boy. 
He  was  unusually  bright,  and  from  office 


boy  worked  his  way  to  better  positions, 
and  when  the  years  had  added  experience 
to  his  natural  ability  became  very  valu- 
able to  the  firm.  He  finally  became  fore- 
man or  manager  of  the  barbed  wire  de- 
partment of  the  works  and  so  continued 
until  his  retirement  in  1885.  In  1884  he 
made  his  first  visit  to  California,  and 
after  retiring  from  active  business  made 
several  visits,  also  going  northward  to 
Tacoma,  Seattle  and  British  Columbia 
cities.  He  was  a  member  of  Plymouth 
Congregational  Church,  a  generous  friend 
of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tion and  all  good  causes.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  order,  belonging  to 
Athelstane  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  Eureka  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons ;  Hiram  Commandery,  Knights 
Templar;  and  in  the  Ancient  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite  held  the  thirty-second  de- 
gree. He  was  also  a  member  of  the  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  was 
a  man  of  strong,  upright  character,  friend- 
ly in  disposition,  a  lover  of  his  home  and 
very  hospitable.  Mr.  Hill  married,  in  June. 
1865.  ^Tary  Ellen  Whitcomb,  who  sur- 
vives him. 


FEINGOLD,  Louis  E., 

La-cv^yer.   Man   of  AfPairs. 

Coming  from  his  native  Russia  a  mere 
child,  Louis  E.  Feingold  has  spent  the 
years  since  1884  in  Worcester,  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  is  a  successful  and  promi- 
nent member  of  the  bar.  He  is  a  man  of 
culture  and  a  lawyer  of  exceptional  abil- 
ity, holding  high  rank  among  the  suc- 
cessful men  of  his  profession,  yet  the  re- 
spect and  esteem  in  which  he  is  held 
comes  not  alone  through  his  culture  nor 
his  ability,  but  through  his  untiring 
efforts  in  behalf  of  the  uplift  of  his  ow^n 
race  and  the  indomitable  spirit  which  has 
carried  him  from  lowly  position  to  one  of 
influence  and  usefulness.     He  is  a  mem- 


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ber  of  every  Jewish  organization  in 
Worcester  and  of  several  of  national 
scope  and  in  all  is  an  active,  trusted 
leader.  Perhaps  his  greatest  and  most 
impressive  philanthropy  is  the  Hebrew 
Sabbath  School  of  which  he  is  the 
founder,  sole  supporter  and  superintend- 
ent. The  class  founded  in  1907  has  an 
average  of  three  hundred  girl  pupils  in- 
structed by  fifteen  teachers.  It  must  not 
be  inferred  that  Mr.  Feingold  was  a  fav- 
ored child  of  fortune  ;  the  contrary  is  true, 
for  his  early  life  was  a  struggle  and  he 
is  a  most  notable  example  of  a  self-made 
man.  His  education  was  frequently  in- 
terrupted by  the  necessities  of  the  fam- 
ily and  the  failing  health  of  his  father 
whose  death  June  26,  1907,  left  a  mother 
and  three  sisters  to  his  care.  That  duty 
he  willingly  accepted  and  nobly  per- 
formed, his  mother  and  one  sister  yet  re- 
maining under  his  care.  A  true  lover  of 
humanity  and  a  deep  student  of  soci- 
ological problems,  he  has  heard  and  re- 
sponded to  every  call  for  aid  from  his 
own  race  and  in  true  benefit  no  man  with 
his  means  could  have  accomplished  more. 
Louis  E.  Feingold  was  born  in  Russia, 
March  i,  1880,  and  on  July  14,  1884,  was 
brought  by  his  parents  to  Worcester. 
Until  1891  he  attended  the  Ash,  Lamar- 
tine  and  Ledge  streets  public  schools, 
then  was  obliged  to  leave  school,  seek 
employment  and  contribute  to  the  sup- 
port of  his  family.  He  did  not  return  to 
school  for  seven  years,  but  by  self  study 
held  to  all  that  he  had  acquired  and  made 
such  advancement  that  in  September, 
1898,  he  was  able  to  enter  the  English 
High  School  as  a  member  of  the  junior 
year.  He  was  graduated  with  honors, 
class  of  1900,  then  entered  Brown  Uni- 
versity, where  he  was  graduated  Bache- 
lor of  Philosophy,  class  of  1904,  and  was 
elected  to  the  honor  society.  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  the  same  year.  He  was  con- 
fronted by  many  difficulties  in  securing 


an  education  as  he  was  compelled  to 
finance  his  way  through  Brown,  but  this 
was  accomplished  by  services  as  pianist 
and  by  earning  a  competitive  scholarship. 
One  year  after  graduation.  Brown  Uni- 
versity honored  her  son  by  conferring 
upon  him  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts. 
During  the  summer  of  1904,  Mr.  Fein- 
gold attended  Harvard  Summer  School, 
and  in  the  fall  of  1904  entered  Harvard 
Law  School.  There  the  university  ex- 
periences were  repeated  and  the  two 
years  there  spent,  1904- 1906,  were  financed 
by  a  scholarship  which  was  awarded  in 
his  last  year,  by  tutoring  and  by  his  serv- 
ices as  pianist.  In  1906,  due  to  the  ill- 
ness of  his  father,  Mr.  Feingold  became 
the  head  and  main  support  of  the  family. 
His  father  died  June  26,  1907,  since  then 
one  sister  has  followed  him,  another  has 
married ;  and  the  widow,  son  and  an  un- 
married daughter  now-  constitute  the 
home  circle. 

In  December,  1906,  Mr.  Feingold  ap- 
peared before  the  Board  of  Law  Exam- 
iners, passed  all  tests,  and  on  February 
15,  1907,  was  admitted  to  practice  before 
the  Massachusetts  courts.  On  May  17, 
1907,  he  opened  a  law  office  in  Worcester, 
and  on  April  21,  1908,  was  admitted  to 
practice  before  the  United  States  Circuit 
Court.  He  has  risen  rapidly  since  his 
admission  to  the  bar,  and  in  his  offices  in 
the  State  Mutual  Building  and  in  the 
courts  transacts  a  large  business.  He 
ranks  high  as  a  lawyer,  is  very  popular 
and  enjoys  the  esteem  of  all  who  know 
him.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Bar  Association,  Worcester  County 
Bar  Association,  the  Harlan  Law  Club 
and  Harvard  Law  School  Association. 

Now  but  thirty-six  years  of  age,  the 
foregoing  would  indicate  a  life  so  full 
that  more  could  not  be  added,  yet  it  rep- 
resents merely  the  personal  side  of  the 
work  he  has  accomplished.  He  has  con- 
tributed  liberally   both   of   his   time   and 


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means  in  behalf  of  the  Republican  party, 
also  to  other  causes,  civic  betterment, 
fraternity,  charity  and  philanthropy.  He 
has  served  as  a  member  of  the  Republican 
city  committee  for  nine  years  and  as 
treasurer  for  four  years ;  chairman  of  the 
Fourth  Ward  branch  for  four  years ; 
member  of  the  executive  committee  three 
years ;  delegate  to  the  Republican  State 
Convention  four  years ;  delegate  for 
Winslow  and  Whiting  in  1908;  organizer 
of  the  Naturalization  Bureau  for  the  Jew- 
ish Lodges  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
IVrith  Abraham  ;  member  of  the  execu- 
tive committee  of  New  Voters  meeting 
appointed  by  Mayor  Logan  ;  member  of 
the  Lincoln  Centennial  committee  ;  served 
on  the  executive  committee  of  Worcester 
Economic  Club  ;  was  appointed  by  Mayor 
Wright  on  the  Citizens'  W^ar  Relief  com- 
mittee, and  was  chosen  one  of  the  seven 
members  of  the  executive  committee  ;  rep- 
resented Worcester  as  a  delegate  to  the 
Jewish  congress  held  in  Philadelphia, 
March  26,  27,  1916;  led  in  the  movement 
in  the  fall  of  191 2  which  gave  Worcester 
a  Republican  mayor,  was  one  of  the  com- 
mittee of  fifteen  which  selected  Mayor 
Wright  to  head  the  Republican  ticket, 
and  is  thoroughly  devoted  to  the  interests 
of  the  party  of  his  choice. 

In  organizations,  civic,  educational, 
non-sectarian,  fraternal,  social  and  scien- 
tific, he  holds  many  memberships,  includ- 
ing the  Worcester  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce ;  Worcester  Economic  Club  (exec- 
utive board  of  1912-13)  ;  Harvard  Club  of 
Worcester ;  Garden  City  Council  of  Boy 
Scouts  ;  Council  of  Worcester  Social  Set- 
tlement; Regulus  Lodge,  Knights  of 
Pythias  (past  chancellor)  ;  Knights  of  the 
Maccabees  ;  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men  ; 
.American  Economic  Association ;  Na- 
tional Geographic  Society ;  W'orcester 
County  Republican  Club,  and  is  a  trus- 
tee of  Worcester  Public  Library,  his  term 
expiring  in  1922.    That  office  is  elective, 


the  choice  resting  with  the  Board  of 
Aldermen  who  chose  Mr.  Feingold  by  an 
unanimous  vote,  although  there  was  an- 
other Republican  candidate  for  the  office. 
He  also  has  the  further  distinction  of 
being  the  first  Jewish  member  to  sit  upon 
that  Board  of  Trustees. 

He  is  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Jewish 
communal  afifairs  and  deeply  interested. 
He  is  lecturer  at  Sons  of  Israel  Syna- 
gogue ;  founder  (jf  the  Hebrew  Sunday 
School  for  Girls  ;  trustee  of  the  Hebrew 
Free  School ;  one  of  the  founders  and  a 
director  of  the  Young  Men's  Hebrew 
Association  of  Worcester ;  member  of  the 
Zionists  of  Worcester;  district  deputy, 
Independent  Order  of  B'rith  Abraham,  a 
Jewish  fraternal  order  having  one  thou- 
sand members  in  Worcester  and  two  hun- 
dred thousand  in  the  United  States ; 
meml)er  of  the  degree  team  and  pianist 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Binai  B'rith. 
a  Jewish  order  with  lodges  all  over  the 
world  whose  object  is  to  safeguard  Jew- 
ish interests ;  founder  and  for  three  years 
the  sole  support  of  Jewish  Boys'  Clubs  in 
Worcester ;  a  member  of  the  Hebrew 
Charity  Society  (Achnosos  Auchin); 
legal  aid  adviser  for  Jewish  charitable  or- 
ganizations of  Worcester ;  chairman, 
judge  and  adviser  for  Hebrew  Debating 
Societies ;  member  of  the  Jewish  Pre- 
Congress  Committee ;  Free  Burial  Soci- 
ety (Cherva  Chesed  Shel  Emes);  He- 
brew Immigrant  Aid  Society ;  Harvard 
University  Menorah  Society ;  Hebrew 
Publication  Society  of  America  ;  Hebrew 
Historical  Society  of  America;  Jewish 
Chautauqua  Society  of  America ;  sub- 
scribing member  of  the  Dropsi  College 
for  Hebrew  and  Cognate  learning;  sub- 
scribing member  of  the  Jewish  Consump- 
tion Sanitarium  of  Denver.  Colorado ; 
subscribing  member  of  the  Joseph  El- 
chanaa  Yeshiva  (Hebrew  College)  ;  and 
in  all  is  an  active  leading  spirit.  His 
philanthropic  spirit  is  known  to  all,  and 


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when  the  disasters  to  the  "Titanic"  and 
floods  in  the  Middle  West  aroused  the 
entire  United  States,  he  was  a  member 
of  committees  appointed  to  raise  funds  in 
Worcester  for  the  relief  of  sufferers  from 
these  great  disasters. 

Mr.  Feingold  owns  a  beautiful  home  on 
Union  Hill,  near  Worcester  Academy, 
and  there  has  entertained  many  notables 
among  others  Louis  D.  Brandeis,  asso- 
ciate justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States  ;  Nahum  Sokolow,  of  War- 
saw, the  great  Russian  publicist,  lecturer, 
linguist  and  leader  among  the  Zionists 
of  the  world ;  Schmarya  Levin,  former 
member  of  the  Russian  Duma,  and  one 
of  the  most  prominent  Zionist  writers 
and  lecturers  in  the  world.  No  fuller  lite 
could  be  lived  than  he  of  whom  the  fore- 
going is  written,  and  no  man  in  any  com- 
munity better  deserves  the  love,  confi- 
dence and  esteem  of  his  community. 


MOONEY,  Nicholas  Joseph, 
City  Official. 

Although  head  of  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant fire  insurance  agencies  of  Worces- 
ter at  the  time  of  his  death,  Mr.  Mooney 
was  perhaps  better  known  for  his  public 
service  as  a  city  official  and  as  a  member 
of  city  organizations.  He  was  a  pleas- 
ing public  speaker,  often  rising  to  heights 
of  eloquence,  and  on  one  occasion  when 
the  Father  Matthew  Total  Abstinence 
Society  presented  a  testimonial  to  Sena- 
tor George  F.  Hoar  in  recognition  of  his 
long  life  and  valuable  service,  the  society 
chose  him  president  to  make  the  presenta- 
tion, which  he  did  in  a  graceful,  eloquent 
speech. 

Nicholas  J.  Mooney,  son  of  Richard 
and  Margaret  (Doyle)  Mooney,  was  born 
in  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  October  to, 
1848,  and  there  died  March  31,  191 5.  He 
was  educated  in  Worcester  public  schools. 


and  after  completing  his  studies  was  vari- 
ously engaged  as  carpenter  and  machin- 
ist. At  the  age  of  twenty-nine,  in  1877, 
he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the 
Worcester  police  force  by  Mayor  Charles 
B.  Pratt.  He  served  faithfully  and  effi- 
ciently on  the  force  for  fifteen  years,  1877- 
1892,  then  resigned  to  become  a  local 
agent  for  the  Germania  Fire  Insurance 
Company  of  New  York.  In  1902  he  was 
appointed  general  city  agent  for  the  com- 
pany, and  then  regularly  established  in 
a  full  agency  business.  In  addition  to  the 
Germania,  he  represented  the  Reliance 
Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Philadelphia, 
the  Commercial  Union  of  New  York,  the 
Firemen's  of  Newark,  the  Worcester  Mu- 
tual and  Merchants  and  Farmers  of 
Worcester.  He  also  represented  accident 
indemnity  companies  and  those  writing 
the  varied  forms  of  modern  insurance. 
His  agency  became  one  of  the  largest 
and  best  known  in  the  city,  and  in  its  up- 
building Mr.  Mooney  gained  high  repu- 
tation as  a  man  of  sound  judgment,  whose 
advice  on  real  estate  values  was  sound 
and  safe  to  follow.  He  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Bay  State  Savings  Bank 
and  a  member  of  its  board  of  investment, 
his  associates  relying  strongly  on  his 
judgment.  He  took  a  deep  interest  in 
municipal  affairs,  was  elected  to  repre- 
sent the  ward  in  Common  Council  for  ten 
consecutive  terms,  serving  on  important 
committees,  including  finance.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Knights  of  St.  Crispin, 
and  in  1870,  the  year  of  the  "strike"  con- 
ducted by  that  organization,  was  its  sec- 
retar}'  and  took  a  prominent  part  in  the 
management  and  direction  of  the  organi- 
zation's side  of  the  controversy.  He  was 
also  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
Hibernians,  Father  Matthew  Total  Ab- 
stinence and  Mutual  Benefit  Association 
of  Worcester.  In  political  faith  he  was 
a  Democrat. 


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Mr.  Meaner  married,  in  1885,  Joanna 
M.  Healey,  of  Cambridt^e,  Massachusetts, 
who  died  June  9,  19 14.  They  were  the 
parents  of  John  J.,  who  died  April  8, 
1915;  Frances  C,  Rachael  A.,  Anna  T. 
and  Sheila. 


O'BRIEN,  Martin  J.. 

Public  Official. 

At  the  age  of  fifteen,  in  1902,  Mr. 
O'Brien  entered  the  employ  of  the  Bos- 
ton &  Albany  Railroad  Company,  and 
step  by  step  rose  to  his  present  position 
of  assistant  cashier.  As  he  has  risen  in 
the  estimation  of  his  employers  so  has  he 
advanced  in  public  confidence,  and  for 
the  past  three  years  he  has  served  as  a 
member  of  the  Worcester  Common  Coun- 
cil. He  has  served  his  city  well  and  has 
been  active  in  support  of  all  measures 
tending  to  the  public  good.  He  is  a  son 
of  John  and  Mary  (Wall)  O'Brien. 

John  O'Brien  was  born  in  Ireland  in 
1834.  and  now  an  octogenarian  wonder- 
fully active  for  his  years,  resides  in 
Worcester,  Massachusetts.  When  a  young 
man  he  came  to  the  United  States,  settling 
in  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  later  going  to 
Cambridge,  where  for  some  time  he  was 
policeman  at  Harvard  College,  and  later 
moved  to  Worcester,  where  he  resided 
for  twenty-five  years ;  for  twelve  years  he 
was  janitor  of  Worcester  Academy,  after 
which  service  he  retired  to  the  quiet  of 
home  and  a  well  earned  rest.  During  the 
Civil  War  he  enlisted  in  Company  I,  Sec- 
ond Regiment  ^lassachusetts  Volunteer 
Cavalry,  serving  with  honor  until  dis- 
charged at  the  end  of  the  war.  Mr. 
O'Brien  married  Mary  Wall,  born  in 
County  Kerry.  Ireland,  who  came  to  this 
country  with  her  parents,  John  and  Mary 
Wall,  settling  with  them  in  Winchester, 
Massachusetts,  her  home  until  marriage. 
Mr.    and    Mrs.    John    O'Brien    have    four 


children:  Martin  J.,  of  further  mention; 
John,  residing  in  Worcester;  Edward,  re- 
siding in  Worcester;  Nellie,  married 
Frank  D.  Farrell,  of  Worcester. 

Martin  J.  O'Brien  was  born  in  Woburn, 
Massachusetts,  May  4,  1887,  and  was  edu- 
cated in  Grafton  street  public  school, 
W'orcester,  his  parents  moving  to  W^orces- 
ter  about  1890.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  his 
father's  poor  health  compelled  him  to 
leave  school  and  begin  life  as  a  wage 
earner,  but  that  did  not  prevent  his  con- 
tinuing his  studies,  only  changing  him 
from  a  day  to  a  night  scholar.  After 
three  years  in  night  school  he  was  grad- 
uated fully  equipped  for  business  service. 
His  first  position  obtained  in  1902  was  as 
clerk  in  the  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad 
office  at  Worcester,  a  company  in  whose 
employ  he  yet  remains.  Promotion  came 
to  him  as  a  reward  to  faithfulness  and 
efficiency,  and  in  1909  he  had  reached  his 
j)resent  position,  assistant  cashier.  A 
Democrat  in  politics,  Mr.  O'Brien  has 
ever  taken  interest  and  part  in  public 
afifairs.  In  December.  1913,  he  was  elect- 
ed a  member  of  the  Common  Council 
from  Ward  Three;  was  elected  in  1915 
and  is  now  serving  his  second  term.  In 
council  he  serves  on  committees  on  lights, 
public  health,  water  and  military  affairs, 
and  since  1914  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Democratic  City  Committee.  He  is  a 
hard  worker  in  his  official  capacity  for 
the  good  of  his  city,  and  a  earnest,  capa- 
ble worker  for  the  success  of  the  party 
whose  principles  he  has  espoused.  He 
is  a  member,  past  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Worcester  branch  of  the  Brother- 
hood of  Railway  Clerks,  and  has  been 
active  in  Brotherhood  circles  for  several 
years.  He  is  a  communicant  of  St.  Ste- 
phen's Roman  Catholic  Church. 

Mr.  O'Brien  married.  October  15,  1906, 
Gertrude  E.  Deady,  born  in  Worcester, 
daughter  of  Michael  Deady,  of  Worces- 


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ter.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Brien  are  the  par- 
ents of  four  children  :  Walter  Henry  ; 
Rita;  Harold,  died  December  25,  1913, 
aged  eighteen  months ;  Mary  Gertrude. 


SHEA,  William  Francis, 

Laxiryer,   Conncilinan. 

William  Francis  Shea  was  born  in 
Worcester.  Massachusetts,  Tune  19,  1891, 
and  ranks  as  one  of  the  most  prominent 
members  of  the  younger  generation  in 
civic  activities.  He  is  the  son  of  Patrick 
Henry  and  Bridget  (Coakley)  Shea,  both 
of  whom  were  born  in  County  Kerry.  Ire- 
land. The  father  left  Ireland  to  try  his 
fortune  in  America  when  he  was  a  young 
man,  and  almost  immediately  after  arriv- 
ing in  this  country  settled  in  Worcester, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  spent  his  entire 
after  life.  He  was  one  of  the  most  in- 
dustrious and  thrifty  citizens  the  city  has 
had,  and  by  careful  investment  he  was 
able  to  place  himself  among  the  real 
estate  holders  in  the  city,  and  at  the  time 
of  his  death.  May  2,  1909,  aged  forty- 
three,  he  left  considerable  property  He 
was  married  in  this  city  and  his  widow 
resides  here  at  present.  They  had  chil- 
dren, five  of  whom  are  living:  i.  Timothy, 
a  graduate  of  Clark  College,  where  he 
took  his  classical  post-graduate  course ; 
manager  of  the  J.  J.  Donohue  Company 
of  Worcester ;  married  Minnie  Healy.  of 
Worcester.  2.  William  Francis,  of  whom 
later  mention  will  be  made.  3.  Elizabeth, 
wife  of  William  F.  Welch,  of  Worcester. 
4.  May,  who  resides  at  home.  5.  Mar- 
garet, who  resides  at  home.  Realizing 
the  handicaps  which  he  had  early  in  life 
because  of  lack  of  education,  Mr.  Shea 
gave  his  children  unusual  advantages. 

William  Francis  Shea  attended  the 
Notre  Dame  School  and  later  studied 
with  the  Xavierian  Brothers.  During  his 
courses  in  these  institutions  he  prepared 
to  enter  Holy   Cross   College,  where  he 


studied  for  three  years,  but  in  1914  he 
left  that  institution  and  the  following 
year  entered  the  Boston  University  of 
Law,  where  he  expects  to  graduate  in 
191 7.  Throughout  his  school  career  he 
has  been  very  active  in  athletics,  playing 
halfback  on  the  football  team  in  St. 
John's  High  School  and  for  three  years 
was  an  anchor  man  on  the  track  team. 
His  political  career  is  remarkable,  in  that 
a  man  as  young  as  Mr.  Shea  has  already 
gained  such  prominence.  He  gives  his 
allegiance  to  the  Democratic  party,  and 
has  worked  actively  in  its  interests  for 
the  past  three  years.  He  was  twenty- 
one  years  of  age  when  he  was  first  elected 
to  the  Common  Council,  the  youngest 
man  ever  elected  to  that  body.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  this  Council  for  three 
years,  representing  the  fifth  ward,  and  at 
his  last  election  received  a  plurality  which 
made  his  election  the  most  conspicuous 
in  the  city.  During  his  first  year  as  a 
member  of  the  Common  Council  he 
served  on  the  Committee  of  Public  Build- 
ings and  Legislative  Matters.  During  his 
second  year  he  was  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Police  and  Charities,  and  was 
appointed  by  the  chairman  to  the  Com- 
mittee of  Bills  on  Second  Reading.  Dur- 
ing his  present  term  he  is  serving  on  the 
Committees  on  .Sewers  and  Ordinances. 
On  account  of  his  legal  training  he  is  a 
particularly  valuable  member  and  can 
well  attend  to  matters  concerning  the 
welfare  and  development  of  Worcester, 
to  which  he  is  always  willing  to  give  his 
time  and  support.  He  was  in  1916  a  can- 
didate of  the  Seventeenth  District  for  the 
legislative  term  of  191 7.  Thus  far  his 
campaign  has  progressed  favorably,  and 
it  is  expected  that  he  will  win  his  usual 
majority.  He  has  in  view  many  measures 
of  public  interest  and  municipal  develop- 
ment which  he  hopes  to  introduce  in  the 
next  legislature. 

In  fraternal  organizations  Mr.  Shea  is 


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member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hiber-  giving  him  every  advantage  possible,  as 
nians.  Council  No.  36,  and  is  a  fourth  de-  they  realize  that  he  will  be  a  valuable 
gree   menil^er  of  Alhambra  Council.   No.      asset  to  their  activities. 

88,  Knights  of  Columbus.     He  is  said  to  . 

be  the  youngest  man  in  the  State  to  hold 
that  degree.  One  of  the  interesting  inci- 
dents in   Mr.  Shea's  career  was  the  trip 


HUBBARD,  Josiah  Clark,  M.  D., 

Physician. 


he  made  in  1904,  when  only  thirteen  years  \\  ith  high  standing  as  a  physician  and 
of  age.  I"",arning  the  money  for  this  trip  surgeon  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  Dr. 
he  started  out  unaccompanied  to  visit  the  Hubbard  also  enjoys  the  esteem  and  con- 
principal  cities  in  England,  Ireland  and  fidence  of  his  fellows  as  a  good  citizen. 
Scotland.  Owing  to  his  youth  he  was  In  estimating  the  character  of  Dr.  Hub- 
detained  at  the  docks  at  Liverpool  until  bard  it  is  proper  to  consider  the  character 
another  Worcester  resident  vouched  for  and  achievements  of  his  forbears,  who 
his  ability  to  take  care  of  himself.  After  have  been  leaders  in  human  effort  in  van- 
that  he  had  no  difficulty  in  traveling  and  ous  walks  of  life,  his  father  being  espe- 
encountered  many  unique  experiences,  cially  noted  as  an  educator. 
The  Blarney  Stone  interested  him  partic-  (I)  George  Hubbard,  the  ancestor  of 
ularly.  After  about  five  months'  travel  this  family,  was  born  in  the  southeastern 
he  returned  to  the  United  States,  having  part  of  England,  and  came  to  New  Eng- 
been  written  up  and  pictured  in  various  land  in  1633,  located  in  W'atertown, 
American  and  English  papers,  both  in  where  he  remained  until  October,  1635, 
his  baseball  outfit,  which  he  took  with  when,  with  a  company  of  sixty  men, 
him,  and  in  his  regular  apparel.  He  w^as  women  and  children,  he  went  to  Wethers- 
frequently  referred  to  as  the  youngest  field,  Connecticut,  to  settle.  He  was  a 
globe-trotter  in  the  world.  Realizing  the  surveyor  and  was  employed  to  survey  the 
advantages  that  he  will  have  in  his  career  lines  of  Windsor,  Connecticut,  then  called 
by  being  a  thorough  linguist,  he  has  made  Dorchester,  and  Wethersfield,  then  called 
a  study  of  French.  Latin  and  Greek  and  Watertown.  For  a  year  or  so  the  Con- 
is  now  taking  up  Polish.  All  of  these  necticut  Colony  was  under  the  jurisdic- 
will  add  to  his  popularity  quite  as  much  tion  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  govern- 
as  his  big  generous  nature.  Mr.  Shea  has  ment.  which  appointed  commissioners  for 
spent  some  of  his  vacations  in  the  street  the  purpose.  George  Hubbard  was  a  dele- 
railway  service,  and  is  a  member  of  the  gate  to  the  first  General  Court  in  Wethers- 
Amalgamated  Association,  No.  22,  of  field,  and  was  representative  in  1638-39. 
Street  Railway  Men.  His  recreation  is  The  records  show  that  he  was  a  promi- 
usually  taken  on  Lake  Quinsigamond,  nent  surveyor  in  the  Connecticut  colonies 
where  he  has  a  cottage.  He  holds  a  com-  for  many  years.  He  lived  in  the  eastern 
mission  as  justice  of  the  peace,  which  part  of  Wethersfield.  which  later  became 
was  given  him  by  Governor  Walsh.  His  fllastonbury.  and  a  portion  of  his  original 
popularity  extends  beyond  the  younger  farm  was  at  last  accounts  owned  by  de- 
element  of  Worcester,  and  he  is  looked  scendants.  After  living  in  Wethersfield 
upon  by  the  older  generations  as  one  of  three  years  he  went  to  Long  Island 
the  promising  men  rising  in  the  public  Sound,  where  he  settled  in  the  town  of 
life  in  the  community.  The  political  lead-  Milford.  and  later  he  sold  Milford  Island 
ers  of  the  State  are  watching  him  and  are  to    Richard    Bryan.      He    married    Mary 

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Bishop,  who  died  at  Guilford,  Connecti- 
cut, September  14,  1675,  daughter  of  John 
and  Anne  Bishop,  early  settlers  of  Guil- 
ford. 

(II)  John  Hubbard,  son  of  George  and 
Mary  (Bishop)  Hubbard,  was  born  in 
England,  in  1630.  and  came  to  this  coun- 
try with  his  parents  in  1633.  He  was  one 
of  a  company,  April  18,  1659,  that  organ- 
ized the  town  of  Norwottuck,  or  Hadley, 
and  was  admitted  a  freeman,  March  26, 
1661.  After  1672  he  went  to  Hatfield, 
and  died  there  at  the  home  of  his  son, 
Isaac  Hubbard,  in  1702.  He  married 
Mary  Sheaf,  and  lived  a  few  years  at 
Concord,  Massachusetts. 

(III)  Jonathan  Hubbard,  son  of  John 
and  Mary  (Sheaf)  Hubbard,  was  born 
January  3,  1659,  in  Wethersfield,  Connec- 
ticut, and  died  at  Concord,  Massachu- 
setts, July  17,  1728.  He  removed  as 
early  as  1680  to  Concord,  and  married 
there  Hannah  Rice,  of  Sudbury. 

(IV)  Samuel  Hubbard,  second  son  of 
Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Rice)  Hubbard, 
was  born  in  Concord,  Massachusetts, 
April  2"],  1687.  and  died  there  December 
12,  1753.  He  married  Sarah  Clark,  of 
Concord. 

(V)  Lieutenant  Samuel  (2)  Hubbard, 
second  son  of  Samuel  (i)  and  Sarah 
(Clark)  Hubbard,  was  born  in  the  year 
1713.  and  died  in  Holden,  Massachusetts. 
December  3,  1783.  He  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolution,  lieutenant  of  his  com- 
pany. Pie  married  (second)  Abigail 
Clark. 

(VI)  Elisha  Hubbard,  son  of  Lieuten- 
ant Samuel  (2)  and  Abigail  (Clark)  Hub- 
bard, was  born  in  Holden,  Massachusetts, 
December  20,  1774,  and  died  in  Vermont, 
July  17,  1814.  He  married  Mercy,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Azubah  Hubbard. 

(VII)  John  (2)  Hubbard,  eldest  child 
of  Elisha  and  Mercy  (Hubbard)  Hub- 
bard, was  born  in  Holden,  Massachu- 
setts, August  24,  1768,  and  died  in  Wind- 


sor, November  22,  1849.  ^^^  was  a  farmer, 
residing  in  Springfield  and  Hinsdale,  Mas- 
sachusetts. He  was  a  man  of  high  char- 
acter and  considerable  influence,  in  early 
life  he  was  a  teacher,  a  superintendent  of 
school,  a  member  of  the  Legislature,  and 
presidential  elector.  He  married  Lydia 
Raymond,  born  May  26,  1768,  daughter 
of  William  and  Mercy  (Davis)  Raymond, 
of  1 1  olden. 

(VIII)  Eli  Andrews  Hubbard,  son  of 
John  (2)  and  Lydia  (Raymond)  Hub- 
bard, was  born  in  Cummington,  Massa- 
chusetts, December  11,  1816,  and  died  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  He  graduated 
from  Williams  College  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  and  later  received  that  of  A.  M.  The 
greater  part  of  his  active  life  was  passed 
in  educational  work.  He  taught  in  vari- 
ous public  and  private  educational  insti- 
tutions of  Massachusetts,  including  Wil- 
liston  Seminary  at  Easthampton,  and  in 
1865  was  appointed  the  first  su])erintend- 
cnt  of  schools  of  the  city  of  Springfield, 
which  position  he  filled  for  nine  years,  at 
the  expiration  of  which  time  he  resigned 
to  accept  a  similar  position  in  Fitchburg, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  remained  for 
four  years.  He  was  appointed  agent  of 
the  State  Board  of  Education  and  filled 
this  position  acceptably  for  some  time, 
after  which  he  retired  from  active  serv- 
ice. At  the  solicitation  of  the  famous 
Dwight  L.  Moody,  he  assisted  in  organ- 
izing and  took  charge  of  a  school  for  boys 
at  Mount  Hermon.  and  conducted  it  very 
successfully  through  a  trying  period  of 
its  existence.  After  his  retirement  he  re- 
sided for  a  time  in  Hatfield,  Massachu- 
setts, and  removed  thence  to  Holyoke, 
same  State,  where  he  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  days.  While  a  resident  of  East- 
hampton he  represented  that  town  in  the 
Massachusetts  Legislature,  and  was  wide- 
ly known  as  an  educator  and  public  offi- 
cial. He  married,  August  19.  1844,  Fran- 
ces Daniels,  born  June  24, 1824,  in  Worth- 


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ington,  Massachusetts,  (laughter  of  Cap- 
tain Ranslow  and  Xancy  (Starkweather) 
Daniels,  of  that  town.  Mrs.  Hubbard 
died  in  llolyoke,  Massachusetts,  1913. 
They  were  the  parents  of  two  children : 
Emma  L.,  who  resides  in  Xorthampton, 
Massachusetts,  and  Josiah  Clark,  see  next 
jiaragraph. 

(IX)  Dr.  Josiah  Clark  Hubbard,  only 
son  of  Eli  Andrews  and  Frances  (Dan- 
iels) Hubbard,  was  born  in  Easthampton, 
Massachusetts,  September  5,  1853,  <i"*^ 
was  nearly  twelve  years  of  age  wdien  his 
parents  removed  to  Springheld.  March 
17.  1865.  Me  was  a  student  of  the  public 
schools  of  that  city,  and  of  a  private 
school  of  Northampton,  conducted  by 
Josiah  Clark,  where  he  prepared  for  col- 
lege. Entering  Williams  College,  he  was 
graduated  in  1877  with  the  degree  of  A. 
B.,  and  immediately  began  the  study  of 
medicine  with  Dr.  Morris  Longstreth,  of 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  In  1880  he 
was  graduated  from  Jefferson  Medical 
College  of  Philadelphia,  and  was  appoint- 
ed resident  physician  at  Howard  Hospital 
in  that  city,  where  he  served  one  year, 
1881,  and  since  that  time  he  has  been 
actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession at  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  at  the 
present  time  (191 7)  enjoying  the  distinc- 
tion of  being  the  oldest  physician  in  point 
of  practice  in  the  city,  and  one  of  the 
most  highly  esteemed,  as  a  leader  in  his 
chosen  profession.  Throughout  his  thir- 
ty-six years  of  active  connection  with  the 
medical  profession  he  has  been  a  close 
and  discriminating  student,  continually 
increasing  his  proficiency  and  consequent- 
ly his  patronage  has  steadily  increased 
with  the  passing  years.  Dr.  Hubbard  is 
a  man  of  genial  temperament,  masterful 
in  his  diagnosis  and  treatment,  popular 
and  known  far  and  wide,  and  a  citizen  of 
whom  the  community  may  well  be  proud. 
In  addition  to  his  private  practice.  Dr. 
PTubbard  has  served  on  the  staff  of  the 


llolyoke  City  Hospital,  of  which  he  has 
been  superintendent  for  several  years,  and 
the  House  of  Providence  Hospital  of  llol- 
yoke. and  for  a  number  of  years  has 
served  in  the  capacity  of  trustee  of  the 
People's  Savings  r^>ank.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society,  a 
fellow  of  the  American  Medical  Associ- 
ation ;  the  college  fraternity.  Phi  Chi, 
and  of  the  Congregational  church. 

Dr.  Hubbard  married,  April  21,  1881, 
Mary  Stowe,  a  daughter  of  William 
Stowe.  a  well  known  citizen  of  Spring- 
field, who  served  as  postmaster  of  that 
city  for  many  years,  and  was  clerk  of  the 
Massachusetts  House  of  Representatixes. 
They  were  the  parents  of  one  son,  Wil- 
liam Stowe,  who  died  in  1883. 


MAXFIELD,  George  Arthur,  D.  D.  S., 

Dental  Practitioner,  Inventor,  Anther. 

Since  graduation  from  the  Dental  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania in  1881,  Dr.  Maxfield  has  practiced 
his  profession  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
with  the  exception  of  two  years  spent  in 
Chester,  Pennsylvania.  He  is  one  of  the 
eminent  men  of  his  profession,  well 
known  all  over  the  State.  He  was  a 
former  president  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  and  later  president  of  the 
Northeastern  Dental  Association.  His 
practice  in  Holyoke  is  large,  and  as  a  citi- 
zen he  is  held  in  high  esteem.  He  is  a 
son  of  Arthur  Livermore  Maxfield,  of 
New  Hampshire  birth,  a  descendant  of 
John  Maxfield,  who  was  of  Salisbury, 
Massachusetts,  in  1652.  He  is  also  a 
direct  descendant  of  Samuel  Windsley, 
one  of  the  twelve  men  who  obtained  the 
grant  for  a  plantation  at  Merrimac,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1638. 

Arthur  Livermore  Maxfield  was  born 
in  Gilmanton,  New  Hampshire,  August 
31,  1818,  died  in  Ashuelot,  New  Hamp- 
shire, August  24,  1890.    He  was  educated 


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in  Gilmanton.  and  there  resided  until  six- 
teen years  of  age,  when  he  began  work- 
ing in  the  cotton  mills  of  Lowell.  Massa- 
chusetts. His  first  employment  was  as 
bobbin  boy  in  the  F>oott  corporation  mill, 
but  so  capable  was  he  as  a  boy  and  man 
that  in  ten  years  he  had  been  advanced  to 
the  post  of  overseer.  About  1844  he  be- 
came overseer  of  a  cotton  mill  in  Hallo- 
well,  Maine,  but  after  a  few  months  there, 
he  returned  to  Massachusetts  to  accept  a 
similar  position  at  Chicopee  Falls.  He 
remained  at  the  last  named  town  ten 
years,  and  during  that  time,  in  his  capac- 
ity of  expert,  he  instructed  many  Irish 
girls  in  the  art  of  weaving,  the  Chicopee 
ATill  being  the  first  to  attract  girls  of  that 
nationality,  and  Mr.  Maxfield  being  the 
first  American  expert  to  instruct  them. 
From  Chicopee  Falls  he  went  to  Holyoke 
as  paymaster  at  the  Hampden  Mills,  re- 
maining ten  years,  when  he  organized  the 
Holyoke  Warp  Mills,  with  which  he  was 
identified  for  several  years.  Later  he  was 
superintendent  of  the  Stratton  Mills  at 
West  Swanzey.  New  Hampshire,  there 
introducing  cotton  warp  manufacture. 
His  last  business  connection  was  with  the 
Ashuelot  Warp  Company.  Ashuelot.  New 
Hampshire,  which  he  organized  and 
superintended  and  of  which  he  was  sole 
proprietor  until  his  death.  He  was  a 
thoroughly  able  and  eflficient  cotton  manu- 
facturer, and  held  high  position  among 
men  of  that  business.  He  married  Orissa 
Anderson,  born  October  8.  1821.  died 
1916,  and  had  a  family  of  nine  children. 
two  of  whom  died  young.  Two  of  his 
sons,  Samuel  Williston  Maxfield  and 
Fred  G.  Maxfield.  succeeded  their  father 
in  the  management  of  the  Ashuelot  Warp 
Millj:  and  another  son.  Dr.  George  A. 
Maxfield.  is  of  further  mention. 

Dr.  George  Arthur  Maxfield  was  born 
at  Chicopee  Falls.  Massachusetts,  Octo- 
ber 29,  1848.  His  early  education  was 
obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  Holyoke, 


Massachusetts,  and  after  finishing  hi5 
studies,  he  was  employed  in  the  mill 
under  the  direction  of  his  father.  In  1869 
he  left  the  mill  and  learned  the  machin- 
ist's trade,  which  he  followed  for  several 
years  before  deciding  to  prepare  for  the 
practice  of  dentistry.  In  1878  he  entered 
the  dental  department  of  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  at  Philadelphia,  there 
continuing  until  graduated  Doctor  of 
Dental  Science,  class  of  1881.  He  spent 
the  first  two  years  after  graduation  at 
Chester,  Pennsylvania,  and  in  1883 
located  in  Holyoke,  where  he  has  since 
been  in  successful  practice.  The  years 
he  spent  in  the  machinist's  trade  gave  him 
a  decided  advantage  in  the  mechanical 
side  of  his  profession,  and  he  soon  gained 
an  enviable  reputation  for  excellence  of 
work.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Dental  Society,  to  which  he  was 
elected  in  June.  1883,  and  of  which  he  has 
attended  every  annual  meeting  up  to  the 
present.  1917.  He  was  elected  first  vice- 
president  of  this  organization  and  was 
one  of  the  three  members  who  planned 
the  reorganization  of  the  society  into 
seven  districts  and  the  <Irafting  of  the 
new  constitution  and  by-laws.  On  June 
6.  1895,  he  was  elected  as  the  thirty-first 
president  of  this  organization.  He  is  an 
honorary  member  of  the  State  Dental  so- 
cieties of  Vermont,  New  Hampshire  and 
Connecticut.  For  eleven  years  he  was 
secretary  of  thi.s  latter  organization  until 
its  merger  with  the  New  England  Dental 
Society  (of  which  he  is  also  a  member  at 
the  present  time).  He  is  a  member  of  the 
North  Eastern  Dental  Association,  vice- 
president,  1912-13.  president.  1914-15.  and 
a  member  of  the  Delaware  Dental  Soci- 
ety. For  sixteen  years  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Board 
of  Registration  in  Dentistry,  to  which  he 
was  appointed  in  1897  by  Governor  Roger 
Wolcott,  and  from  which  he  retired  with 
honors  in  May,  1913.    He  is  a  member  of 


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the  American  Dental  Association ;  and 
was  formerly  a  member  of  the  New  York 
Institute  of  Stomatology.  He  has  writ- 
ten many  papers  on  dental  subjects  which 
have  been  published  in  the  dental  jour- 
nals. He  has  also  invented  several  dental 
appliances  and  was  the  joint  inventor 
with  Dr.  Newton  Morgan,  of  the  Morgan- 
iMaxfield  Disk  Mandrel,  which  for  its 
simplicity  and  utility  has  become  one  of 
the  standard  dental  appliances.  He  is  a 
communicant  of  the  Baptist  chiirch,  for- 
merly clerk  of  the  congregation,  and  in 
political  faith  is  a  Republican. 

Dr.  Maxfield  married  (first)  in  1871, 
Elizabeth  R.  Bennett,  of  Holyoke,  who 
died  in  1882.  He  married  (second)  in 
1885.  Martha  H.  Currier,  of  Holyoke, 
daughter  of  Andrew  J.  Currier,  of  Nor- 
wich, Connecticut.  His  only  child,  Arthur 
Currier  Maxfield,  was  born  December  10, 
1890,  died  March  30,  1900. 

As  will  be  seen  by  the  above.  Dr.  Max- 
field has  been  an  untiring  w^orker  in  the 
interests  of  his  profession  and  is  known 
far  and  wide  not  only  as  a  skillful  dentist, 
but  as  the  truest  type  of  the  gentleman 
of  the  old  school.  That  he  has  a  wide 
circle  of  friends  is  easily  understood,  for 
all  who  are  brought  in  contact  with  him 
are  at  once  impressed  by  hts  genial  man- 
ner and  straight  forward  methods.  The 
portrait  found  on  the  opposite  page  will, 
it  is  felt,  be  a  source  of  pleasure  to  all  of 
his  acquaintances  and  friends. 


LAWRENCE.  Hiram  Bartlett, 

Educator. 

Among  the  educators  of  ISTassachu setts 
who  have  left  a  name  indelibly  stamped 
upon  the  community  should  be  ])laccd 
first  Hiram  Bartlett  Lawrence,  late  of 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  who  served  the 
public  schools  of  that  city  for  the  greater 
part  of  his  useful  life  of  seventy  years, 
the    last    thirty-eight    of    which    were    as 


principal  of  Appleton  street  schoo],  this 
period  covering  the  years  from  1872  until 
his  death  in  1910.  He  was  the  dean  of 
the  Holyoke  corps  of  educators  and  in 
hut  few  instances  has  his  term  of  active 
teaching  service  been  exceeded  in  the  en- 
tire State.  Thoroughly  consecrated  to  his 
work,  he  was  more  to  his  pupils  than  a 
teacher,  he  was  their  friend,  their  guide 
and  their  inspiration.  The  good  influence 
he  exerted  over  them  in  the  school  con- 
tinued after  they  passed  from  under  his 
teachings  and  his  memory  is  warmly  cher- 
ished by  men  and  women  now  in  the  sere 
and  yellow  leaf,  who  recall  his  deep  inter- 
est in  their  welfare  and  his  many  acts  of 
kindness.  Thousands  of  boys  and  girls 
passed  through  the  Appleton  street  school 
during  those  thirty-eight  years  and  in  each 
he  felt  a  personal  interest,  and  his  ambi- 
tion was  that  the  Appleton  street  school 
should  be  to  them  a  true  alma  mater  in 
shaping  the  course  of  their  lives.  Many 
of  those  scholars  were  men  and  women  of 
Holyoke  when  Mr.  Lawrence  ended  his 
earthly  career,  and  it  was  in  response  to 
a  strong  public  sentiment  created  by  them 
that  the  board  of  education  renamed  the 
Appleton  street  school  and  honored  the 
man  who  had  so  long  been  its  head  by 
calling  it  the  Lawrence  School,  thus  offi- 
cially designating  it  by  the  name  the  pub- 
lic had  long  before  given  it.  And  truly 
in  the  Lawrence  School  his  influence  per- 
meated every  department  and  inspired 
every  teacher  and  every  pupil  to  their 
best  endeavor. 

The  years  spent  in  Holyoke  schools  did 
not  cover  I\Ir.  Lawrence's  entire  career  as 
an  educator,  for  both  in  Maine,  his  native 
State,  and  in  New  Hampshire  he  had  been 
principal  of  high  school  and  academy.  He 
educated  himself  for  the  profession  of  law 
and  was  regularly  admitted  to  the  Maine 
bar.  but  being  compelled  to  teach  in  order 
to  finance  his  college  education,  he  de- 
veloped a  deep  love  for  that  profession 


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and  after  a  short  period  of  law  practice  he 
followed  the  leadings  of  his  heart  and 
gave  himself  to  the  cause  of  education. 

On  the  paternal  side  Mr.  Lawrence 
traced  his  ancestry  to  Robert  Lawrence, 
who,  about  1664.  left  England,  going  to 
Molland,  coming  thence  to  Massachusetts 
and  settling  at  Sandwich,  Barnstaible 
county.  In  this  branch  he  traced  his  de- 
scent to  Sir  Robert  Lawrence,  who  at- 
tended his  sovereign  Richard  Coeur  de 
Lion  to  the  Holy  Lord  and  as  a  Crusader 
won  high  honors.  He  particularly  dis- 
tinguished himself  at  the  siege  of  Acre 
and  was  knighted  Sir  Robert  of  Ashton 
Hall.  Fifteen  generations  of  the  family 
flourished  in  England  ere  the  transplant- 
ing to  America  where  the  name  is  an 
equally  honored  one.  On  his  mother's 
side  Mr.  Lawrence  traced  to  Robert  Bart- 
lett,  who  came  to  America  on  the  ship 
"Ann"  in  July,  1623,  settled  at  Plymouth, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  was  prominent 
in  early  Colonial  affairs  and  founded  one 
of  the  strong  New  England  families. 

Hiram  Bartlett  Lawrence,  son  of  Oliver 
A.  and  Lemira  (Bartlett)  Lawrence,  was 
born  in  Wayne,  Kennebec  county,  Maine, 
March  8,  1840,  and  died  at  his  home  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  December  20. 
1910.  His  boyhood  was  passed  on  the 
farm,  the  winter  months  being  devoted 
to  school  work,  the  summer  months  to 
farm  labor.  After  exhausting  the  advan- 
tages offered  by  the  Wayne  schools  he 
attended  Towle  Academy  at  Winthrop, 
then  taught  for  two  winter  terms  in  Ken- 
nebec county  schools.  He  spent  one  year 
as  a  student  at  Maine  State  Seminary  at 
Lewiston,  entering  Bowdoin  College  at 
Brunswick,  Maine,  in  1862.  He  spent  four 
}  ears  at  that  institution,  paying  his  own 
way  with  money  earned  during  vacation 
periods.  He  won  high  honors  at  college 
and  was  class  orator  of  the  graduating 
class  of  1866.  He  had  decided  upon  the 
profession  of  law  and  registered  as  a  law 


student  in  a  lawyer's  office  at  Gardiner, 
Maine,  pursuing  his  law  studies  in  con- 
nection with  his  duties  as  principal  of  the 
(iardiner  High  School.  On  August  11, 
1866,  he  was  admitted  to  the  Maine  bar 
and  he  formed  a  partnership  and  began 
his  legal  practice.  Shortly  afterward  his 
j)artner  died,  and  after  due  consideration 
and  no  suitable  partner  being  available, 
he  decided  to  abandon  the  law  and  dedi- 
cate his  life  to  the  profession  of  teaching, 
in  which  he  had  already  proved  a  success 
and  to  which  he  felt  strongly  drawn.  His 
first  position  after  arriving  at  that  de- 
cision was  as  principal  of  the  Gardiner 
High  School  of  Gardiner,  Maine,  after 
completing  his  work  there  he  next  went 
to  Penacook  Academy,  New  Hampshire, 
where  he  remained  until  1872,  when  he 
was  elected  principal  of  the  Appleton 
street  school,  Holyoke,  Massachusetts, 
and  in  that  position  the  remaining  thirty- 
eight  years  of  his  life  were  passed.  Apple- 
ton  street  school  was  organized  in  1864 
and  had  three  principals  prior  to  Mr. 
Lawrence,  he  taking  charge  in  1872.  His 
term  of  service  exceeded  that  of  any 
teacher  ever  connected  with  the  Holyoke 
schools,  and  in  recognition  of  his  long  and 
valuable  service,  his  usefulness  and  his 
devotion,  the  school  is  now  officially 
known  as  the  Lawrence  School,  a  fitting 
tribute  to  his  long  and  faithful  service. 
I!ut  his  monument  is  in  the  hearts  of  all 
who  personally  came  within  the  circle  of 
his  influence,  and  their  "name  is  legion," 
including  the  youth  of  two  generations, 
there  being  scarcely  a  family  of  standing 
in  Holyoke  in  which  one  or  more  mem- 
bers do  not  lovingly  recall  their  school 
years  at  the  Appleton  street  school  under 
his  instruction,  training  and  example. 

A  lover  of  nature  himself,  he  introduced 
the  nature  study,  Appleton  street  school 
being  the  first  school  to  form  classes  for 
indoor  and  outdoor  nature  study.  The 
decoration     and     beautifying    of    school 


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rooms  and  grounds  was  also  due  to  his 
initiative,  in  fact,  his  progressive  mind 
led  in  all  modern  forms  of  educating  the 
young.  He  kept  ever  abreast  of  his  times 
and  in  no  particular  did  he  lag  behind. 
Himself  a  man  of  education  and  culture,  he 
craved  the  same  advantages  for  the  youth 
of  Holyoke,  and  by  earnest,  efficient  work 
he  brought  boards  of  education,  parents 
and  pupils  to  a  higher  plane  of  thought 
and  accomplished  much  of  the  desire  of 
his  heart.  He  was  well  known  in  edu- 
cational circles  beyond  his  own  city  and 
often  emplo3'ed  his  talents  as  a  writer  and 
platform  speaker.  He  was  made  a  Ma- 
son in  1868,  belonged  to  Ionic  Lodge, 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons ;  Psi  Upsilon 
fraternity.  Western  Massachusetts  Gram- 
mar Masters'  Club,  "The  Club"  of  Hol- 
yoke, a  literary  organization,  and  the  Sec- 
ond Congregational  Church.  In  politics 
he  was  a  Republican.  He  was  very  popu- 
lar in  these  organizations,  in  fact,  his 
genial  manner,  unfailing  courtesy  and  in- 
tellectual gifts  were  an  "open  sesame"  to 
any  circle. 

Mr.  Lawrence  married,  December  29, 
1875,  Mary  J.  Day,  daughter  of  Horace 
R.  and  Mary  J.  (Wiggins)  Day.  (Sec 
Day  family  elsewhere  in  this  work.)  She 
is  a  graduate  of  Holyoke  High  School, 
and  prior  to  her  marriage  taught  in  the 
William  Whiting  and  Appleton  street 
schools  of  Holyoke.  She  survives  her 
husband  and  continues  her  residence  in 
Holyoke.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lawrence  were 
the  parents  of  three  children :  Ray,  died 
in  infancy ;  Genevieve,  died  at  two  and 
one-half  years  of  age  ;  Vera,  wife  of  Ray- 
mond E.  Snow,  who  is  connected  with 
the  office  of  the  chief  engineer  of  the 
water  department  of  the  city  of  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts,  son  of  W.  H.  Snow, 
a  former  manager  of  the  Holyoke  Gas 
and  Electric  Company,  now  filling  a  simi- 
lar position  at  New  Bedford,  Massachu- 


setts. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond  E.  Snow 
have  two  children,  Raymond  Lawrence 
and    \orma. 


EASTON,  Col.  Fergus  Anzle, 

Soldier,  Enterprising  Citizen. 

With  tlie  passing  of  Colonel  Easton, 
well  known  in  (jrand  Army,  business  and 
club  circles  of  Worcester,  a  man  of  pleas- 
ing personality  and  sterlmg  character 
closed  his  career — one  who  had  lived 
under  two  flags,  for  he  was  a  native 
son  of  Scotland.  He  had  only  been  in 
the  United  States  five  years  when  Presi- 
dent Lincoln  issued  his  first  call  for  men, 
yet  he  was  one  of  the  first  to  respond 
from  New  York,  and  was  in  the  thick  of 
the  battles  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 
until  j)hysically  unable  to  longer  remain 
in  the  army.  He  was  a  man  of  tall,  erect, 
soldierly  bearing,  a  splendid  cavalryman, 
and  even  when  the  years  had  whitened 
his  hair,  they  left  him  his  erect  soldierly 
figure.  He  was  a  successful  business 
man,  possessing  great  energy  and  fore- 
sight. He  was  not  a  favored  son  of  for- 
tune, but  won  his  way  to  a  competence 
through  his  own  eflforts.  He  was  intense- 
ly social,  and  had  a  host  of  friends  in  the 
various  organizations,  friends  drawn  to 
him  by  his  charming  personality,  and  held 
to  him  by  the  close  bonds  of  respect  and 
appreciation  of  his  sterling  character.  He 
never  grew  old,  and  but  two  weeks  prior 
to  his  death  was  an  attendant  at  a  dinner 
at  the  Shrewsbury  Club,  who-e  in  re- 
sponse to  a  call  to  speak  he  prophesied 
"good  times  ahead"  for  the  club  members, 
and  promised  them  future  entertainment 
around  the  club  fireplace  listening  to  his 
stories,  "when  I  feel  in  the  right  humor." 
He  was  a  veritable  "prince  of  good  fel- 
lows." yet  a  sterling  business  man.  and 
keenly  alive  to  all  the  responsibilities  of 
life,  meeting  every  demand  of  citizenship. 


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He  was  a  son  of  George  liaston,  a  man 
of  still  more  striking  figure  than  his  son. 
He  was  known  in  Scotland  as  the  great 
temperance  reformer  who  traveled  the 
length  and  breadth  of  Scotland  spreading 
the  gospel  of  temperance.  lie  had  a 
powerful  voice,  attracted  great  crowds 
to  hear  him,  and  accomplished  astonish- 
ing results  for  the  cause  to  which  he  w^as 
devoted.  He  married  Mary  Hethrington, 
both  he  and  his  wife  being  of  the  best  and 
purest  Scotch  blood. 

Fergus  Anzle  Easton  was  born  in 
Langholm,  Dumfriesshire,  Scotland,  Sep- 
tember 24,  1842,  and  died  at  the  Baptist 
Hospital,  Brookline,  Massachusetts,  De- 
cember 16,  1916,  having  gone  to  Boston 
with  his  wife  a  few  days  previous  to  en- 
tertain a  friend  from  the  west.  At  the 
age  of  three  years  he  was  sent  to  the 
parish  school  of  Ewes,  and  at  the  age  of 
eight  his  parents  moved  to  Edinburgh, 
where  he  was  graduated  from  the  Normal 
High  School,  at  the  age  of  fourteen  he 
came  to  the  United  States  in  a  sailing 
vessel,  and  the  experiences  of  that  long 
and  tiresome  voyage  in  1856  was  one  of 
the  stories  he  loved  to  relate  in  later  life. 
He  was  employed  in  New  York  as  a  cur- 
rier until  the  first  call  for  troops,  when 
he  enlisted,  April  17,  1861,  as  a  private  in 
Company  1,  Fourth  Regiment  New  York 
Volunteer  Infantry,  was  mustered  in  the 
next  day,  and  was  with  the  first  troops 
to  leave  the  north  for  service  in  Virginia. 
His  first  enlistment  was  for  the  time  all 
were  first  called,  three  months,  and  he 
\vas  mustered  out  July  22.  He  reenlisted 
September  9,  in  Company  y\,  Sixth  Regi- 
ment New  York  Volunteer  Cavalry,  and 
on  September  12  was  mustered  into  the 
Federal  service  for  three  years  as  first 
sergeant.  lie  was  sent  with  his  regiment 
to  York,  Pennsylvania,  and  from  March 
22,  1862,  was  on  duty  in  the  defense  of 
Washington.  He  was  commissioned  sec- 
ond lieutenant  June  27,  1862,  and  assigned 


to  Company  G  of  his  regiment,  and  in 
(Jctober  following  was  detailed  to  duty 
as  acting  adjutant.  He  was  promoted 
lirst  lieutenant  March  22,  1863,  but  was 
not  mustered  as  of  that  rank  until  1900, 
when  the  War  Department  amended  his 
record,  giving  him  muster  under  his  com- 
mission of  June  27.  1862.  He  continued 
in  the  service  until  physically  disabled, 
when  he  resigned,  July  26,  1863,  and  re- 
turned to  his  home  in  South  Hingham. 
During  his  military  service  he  served  in 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac  under  Generals 
McClellan,  Burnside,  Hooker  and  Meade 
was  in  the  Maryland  compaign  of  1862 
fought  at  Antietam  and  Fredericksburg 
the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Spottsyl- 
vania  Courthouse,  Beverly  Ford,  Middie- 
burg,  Upperville,  Chancellorsville,  and 
Gettysburg  in  1863,  and  gallantly  ac- 
quitted himself. 

After  regaining  his  health.  Colonel 
Easton  engaged  in  business  as  a  currier 
at  Hyde  Park,  with  his  brother,  under  the 
firm  name  D.  M.  &  F.  A.  Easton,  with 
offices  and  storeroom  in  Boston.  The 
great  Boston  fire  of  1872  destroying  their 
property.  Colonel  Easton  soon  afterward 
started  in  the  news  business,  having  news 
stands  in  Lynn  and  Brookline  prior  to 
his  coming  to  Worcester  in  1875.  His 
first  stand  in  Worcester  was  on  Main 
street,  but  he  afterw^ard  moved  to  the 
rotunda  of  the  old  post  office  building, 
there  continuing  until  1893,  when  he 
moved  to  the  corner  of  Main  and  Pleas- 
ant streets.  For  the  first  eighteen  months 
in  the  post  office  building  he  had  as  part- 
ners William  Phillips  and  Esther  M. 
Pratt,  but  he  purchased  their  interests. 
He  had  the  agency  for  Boston  Sunday 
papers,  and  controlled  their  sale  in  sev- 
eral other  New  England  cities,  and  his 
business  was  a  very  successful  one. 
While  at  the  old  post  office  site  in  Pearl 
street,  Peter  Culbert,  who  had  known  the 
family  in  Scotland,  came  to  this  country 


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bringing  a  letter  of  recommendation  from 
Colonel  Easton's  sister.  This  was  in  1888, 
and  until  1896  Mr.  Culberi  remained  in 
Colonel  Easton's  employ,  becoming  man- 
ager of  the  Worcester  store.  In  1893  ^^^^ 
business  was  moved  to  the  store  at  the 
corner  of  Main  and  Pleasant  streets,  and 
a  soda  fountain,  the  largest  in  the  city. 
was  installed,  the  soda  fountain  business 
then  being  in  its  infancy.  The  new  busi- 
ness venture  was  a  success  from  the  start, 
new  departments  were  added,  and  a  very 
large  business  transacted.  The  F.  A. 
Easton  Company  was  or;^anized  with 
Colonel  Easton  as  treasurer,  and  a  branch 
later  was  opened  at  366  Main  street,  and 
both  were  under  his  daily  supervision. 
He  was  also  at  one  time  president  of  the 
Ro}Titon-Plummer  Company  (Inc.). 

Until  three  years  prior  to  his  death, 
his  home  was  in  Worcester,  then  he  erect- 
ed a  beautiful  home  in  Shrewsbury,  where 
he  had  formerly  owned  a  bungalow  and 
passed  his  summers.  He  built  several 
small  houses  near  the  bungalow,  where 
his  guests  w-ere  lodged  on  week-end  visits. 
His  estate  at  Shrewsbury  was  a  handsome 
one,  and  only  a  few  months  before  his 
death  he  there  entertained  the  survivors 
of  his  old  regiment,  the  famous  New  York 
Sixth  Cavalry,  he  being  life  president  of 
the  Veteran  Association  of  the  regiment. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  General  Wil- 
liam S.  Lincoln  Command,  L^nion  Veteran 
Union,  and  a  member  at  one  time  on  the 
staff  of  the  national  commander  of  the 
union,  there  gaining  his  title  of  colonel. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  Massachusetts 
Commandery  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal 
Legion  of  the  United  States.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  order,  belonging 
to  Hyde  Park  Lodge.  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons ;  Stoughton  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons;  Hyde  Park  Council.  Royal  and 
Select  Masters  (thrice  illustrious  mas- 
ter) ;  Worcester  County  Commandery. 
Knights  Templar;   and  of  the  Lodge  of 


Perfection,  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scot- 
tish Rite.  His  clubs  were  the  Worcester 
Golf,  Worcester  Country,  Tatassit  Canoe, 
Economic  and  Shrewsbury. 

I'^ond  of  the  theatre.  Colonel  Easton 
was  an  inveterate  "first  nighter,"  and  had 
many  warm  friends  among  theatrical  folk, 
lie  traveled  a  great  deal  during  the  later 
years  of  his  life,  and  frequently  went 
south  during  the  winters.  While  he  ever 
retained  an  intense  love  for  the  "land  of 
the  heather,"  he  never  revisited  the  scenes 
of  his  youth  but  once,  and  that  was  in 
1856.  Neptune  was  most  inhospitable  on 
both  passages,  and  he  never  again  would 
run  the  dangers  of  such  illness  as  he  en- 
dured. He  was  one  of  the  most  popular 
and  picturesque  men  in  business,  very 
friendly  with  his  employees,  and  had  ac- 
quaintances with  people  in  every  walk  of 
life.  He  was  a  most  interesting  racon- 
teur, and  his  stories  of  war  life  and  of 
Scotland  are  treasures  that  will  long  live 
in  the  memories  of  his  friends.  He  re- 
tained his  love  for  his  native  land  to  the 
last,  and  no  concert  or  celebration  given 
by  the  sons  and  daughters  of  Scotland 
was  complete  without  him.  Add  to  these 
traits  a  charming  personality,  a  devoted- 
ness  to  his  friends,  a  charitable  disposi- 
tion and  a  cheerful  optimistic  spirit,  and 
the  explanation  is  simple  as  to  why  he 
was  so  highly  esteemed. 

Colonel  Easton  married,  in  187 1,  Mary 
?^lla  Pratt,  who  died  in  1905.  He  mar- 
ried (second)  in  1910.  Miss  Jean  Cam- 
eron, who  sur\"ives  him. 


DRAPER,  Jason  True, 

Teacher  of  Science. 

After  thorough  training  and  extensive 
experience  as  a  teacher  in  other  high 
schools.  Jason  True  Draper,  who  has 
been  for  the  past  twenty  years  an  instruc- 
tor in  natural  sciences  in  the  Holyoke 
High  School,  has  won  an  enviable  place 


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in  the  esteem  of  the  other  teachers  of  the 
city  and  of  his  pupils  and  their  parents. 
His  paternal  ancc>lry  is  of  early  colonial 
stock. 

(I)  Roger  Draper,  the  immigrant  an- 
cestor, was  born  in  England  and  came  to 
this  country  as  early  as  1638.  tie  settled 
in  Concord,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was 
living,  March  14,  1638-39,  when  he  was 
admitted  a  freeman  of  the  colony  by  the 
General  Court.  He  married  Mary  Had- 
lock,  widow  of  Nathaniel  Hadlock.  They 
had  two  children :  Adam,  mentioned  be- 
low, and  Lydia,  born  at  Concord,  Septem- 
ber II,  1641. 

(II)  Adam  Draper,  son  of  Roger  Dra- 
per, married  at  Concord,  September  15. 
1666,  Rebecca  Brabrook.  Children,  born 
at  Concord :  Samuel,  born  January  19, 
1668;  Joseph,  July  27,  1671  ;  Elisha,  Oc- 
tober 24,  1673;    Adam,  mentioned  below. 

(HI)  Adam  (2)  Draper,  son  of  Adam 
(i)  Draper,  was  born  at  Concord,  Febru- 
ary 24,  1675-76.  He  w-as  living  in  Haver- 
hill when  he  married,  March  5,  1703-04. 
tlannah  Brewer.  He  died  November  4. 
171 1,  and  his  widow  married  (second) 
August  9,  1716,  Thomas  Eastwood.  The 
records  show  that  all  his  children,  except- 
ing the  son  Joseph,  died  in  infancy.  Chil- 
dren, born  in  Haverhill :  Samuel,  born 
September  2,  1704,  died  September  5. 
T704;  Elisha,  born  June  15,  1705.  died 
June  21,  1705;  Hannah.  April  26,  1706, 
died  May  5,  1706;  Joseph,  mentioned  be- 
low. 

(IV)  Joseph  Draper,  son  of  Adam  (2) 
Draper,  was  born  in  Haverhill.  August 
12.  1710.  He  settled  in  that  part  of  Old 
Haverhill  that  was  originally  Kingston. 
later  Sandown.  New  Hampshire.  As 
early  as  1732-33  he  was  one  of  the  signers 
of  a  petition  for  a  tavern  license  at  Hamp- 
ton Falls,  and  in  1734  against  a  division 
of  Hampton  Falls.  In  1742  he  signed  an- 
other remonstrance  against  making  a  new 
district  from  the  east  part  of  Kingston 


and  the  west  part  of  Hampton.  He  was 
the  only  head  of  a  family  of  this  name  in 
Sandown,  in  1790,  according  to  the  first 
federal  census.  He  was  a  witness  to  the 
inventory  of  Shadrach  Ware,  September 
2y,  1746,  at  Kensington;  witness  and  ap- 
praiser of  the  estate  of  Moses  Blake,  of 
Kensington,  June  i,  1752.  He  married 
Phebe  Marston,  daughter  of  William 
Marston.  When  the  Revolution  came  he 
was  evidently  the  only  adult  male  of  the 
family  in  Sandown,  for  he  was  the  only 
Draper  who  signed  that  pledge.  That 
signature  entitles  his  descendants  to 
membership  in  the  Sons  of  the  Revolu- 
tion and  other  Revolutionary  societies. 
His  son  Jacob  is  mentioned  in  next  para- 
graph. 

(V)  Jacob  Draper,  son  of  Joseph  Dra- 
per, was  born  in  1750.  at  Sandown,  for- 
merly Kingston,  New  Hampshire,  and 
died  in  Plymouth,  in  1817.  He  came  to 
Plymouth  in  1776  and  settled  in  the 
southern  part  of  the  town.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  serv- 
ing on  the  frontier  in  Captain  Jeremiah 
Eames'  company  from  July  to  October. 
1776.  He  married,  in  Plymouth,  Decem- 
ber 4.  1777,  Elizabeth  Ladd,  who  was 
born  at  Kingston,  January  6,  1756,  daugh- 
ter of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Clifford) 
Ladd.  Children,  born  at  Plymouth : 
Jacob,  born  1780;  Jonathan,  born  March 
2^,  1782;  William,  twin;  Sarah,  1784: 
Joseph.  1786;  Nathaniel,  mentioned  in 
next  paragraph ;  Peter.  1793 ;  Reuben. 
1797;    Hannah;    Betsey. 

(VI)  Nathaniel  Draper,  son  of  Jacob 
Draper,  was  born  at  Plymouth,  in  1790. 
on  the  homestead.  Ward's  Hill,  and  died 
there.  August  10,  1845.  He  was  a  dealer 
in  produce  and  provisions  and  had  an  ex- 
tensive business.  In  1824  and  1825  he 
was  a  selectman  of  Plymouth.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  in  1814.  at  Plymouth,  Mary 
Ciill.  born  August  24,  1796.  daughter  of 
William    Gill.      She    died    December    22. 


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1837,  and  he  married  (second)  February 
18,  1841,  Mrs.  Rebecca  (Shutej  Shattuck, 
widow  of  Eno3  Shattuck.  Children  by 
first  wife:  Mary  Jane,  born  1815,  died  in 
1834;  Jason  Currier,  mentioned  in  next 
paragraph;  Eliza,  born  November  29, 
1819,  died  October  7,  1842;  Harriet,  Jan- 
uary II,  1822,  died  July  24,  1891;  Na- 
thaniel Fletcher,  January  12,  1826,  died 
November  5,  1871  ;  Emily,  May,  1830, 
died  September  29,  1831  ;  Mary  Emily, 
1833,  died  in  1861. 

(VIF)  Jason  Currier  Draper,  son  oi' 
Nathaniel  Draper,  was  born  at  Plymouth, 
New  fiampshire,  December  7,  1816,  and 
died  at  Bristol,  in  that  State,  April  24, 
1868.  He  attended  the  local  schools  and 
academy,  and  learned  the  trade  of  glove- 
maker.  In  partnership  with  his  brother, 
Nathaniel  F.  Draper,  he  established  the 
Plymouth  Buck  Glove  concern,  making 
buckskin  gloves  after  his  own  designs. 
In  1858  the  business  was  moved  from 
Plymouth  to  Bristol  to  secure  better 
water  power,  and  he  continued  active  in 
the  manufacture  of  gloves  to  the  end  of 
his  life.  He  was  an  energetic,  progres- 
sive, shrewd  and  successful  man  of  affairs, 
a  pioneer  in  the  industry  in  which  he  was 
engaged,  and  a  useful  and  upright  citizen. 
Mr.  Draper  married,  December  22,  1842, 
Hannah  True  Cass,  who  was  born  at  An- 
dover,  Massachusetts,  November  9,  18 19, 
and  died  in  Bristol,  November  26,  1890, 
a  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Betsey 
(True)  Cass.  Children,  born  in  Plym- 
outh: I.  Sarah  Garaphelia,  born  1849, 
died  August  20,  1850.  2.  Luzetta  Sarah, 
born  December  29,  185 1  ;  married  George 
A.  Emerson,  of  Bristol,  a  lawyer,  select- 
man of  that  town,  removed  to  Everett, 
Massachusetts;  had  three  children.  3. 
Jason  True,  mentioned  in  next  paragraph. 

(VIII)  Jason  True  Drapei,  son  of  Jason 
Currier  Draper,  was  born  at  Bristol,  De- 
cember 30,  1859.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  prepared 


for  college  hi  the  high  school  at  Cam- 
bridge, Massachusetts,  where  one  of  his 
classmates  was  Howard  Elliot,  now 
(1917J  president  of  the  New  York,  New 
Haven  &  Hartford  Railroad  Company. 
He  entered  the  Tilton  Conference  Semi- 
nary at  Tilton,  New  Hampshire,  for  fur- 
ther study,  and  was  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1879,  and  later  attended  Chauncy  Hall 
School  in  Boston.  In  1880  he  entered 
Boston  University  and  was  graduated  in 
the  class  of  1884  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  The  two  years  follow- 
ing he  took  graduate  courses  in  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Institute  of  Technology,  Bos- 
ton. Since  then  he  has  devoted  himself 
to  the  profession  of  teaching.  His  first 
experience  was  at  the  Lyndon  Institute, 
Lyndon  Center,  Vermont,  where  he 
taught  two  years.  During  the  follow- 
ing year  he  was  a  teacher  in  Berea  Col- 
lege in  Kentucky.  Then  he  returned  East 
and  spent  a  year  in  graduate  work  in 
Harvard  University,  1888-89.  He  was 
then  appointed  a  teacher  in  the  Central 
High  School  of  Pueblo,  Colorado,  and 
remained  with  that  institution  for  five 
years,  after  which  he  accepted  a  position 
in  the  Oakland  High  School,  Oakland. 
California,  remaining  there  for  three 
years.  In  1897  he  was  appointed  to  the 
staff'  of  the  Holyoke  High  School,  where 
for  the  past  twenty  years  he  has  been  in- 
structor of  natural  sciences.  His  record 
as  a  teacher  stands  second  to  none,  and 
his  work  has  been  thorough  and  consci- 
entious. The  pupils  who  have  been  under 
his  instruction  are  his  warmest  friends 
and  admirers.  Mr.  Draper  is  a  communi- 
cant of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church, 
of  which  he  was  junior  warden  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  col- 
lege fraternity.  Theta  Delta  Chi. 

Mr.  Draper  married,  June  2^,  1886, 
Catherine  Morrison,  daughter  of  Nathan- 
iel and  Philinda  P.   (Rand)  Morrison. 


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LAPORTE,  Harry, 

Business  Man,  Financier. 

This  is  an  ancient  and  honorable  family 
of  1-rance,  knighted  by  King  Louis  11. 
and  granted  lands  in  Canada  by  King 
Louis  XV.  in  1543.  Laporte,  Indiana,  is 
named  in  honor  of  a  Laporte  who  hgured 
in  the  history  of  that  section.  Six  gener- 
ations of  the  family,  ancestors  of  Harry 
Laporte,  lived  in  Canada,  descendants 
of  Jacques  de  La  Porte,  the  American 
ancestor.  Leon  Joseph  Laporte,  of  the 
seventh  generation,  located  in  Holyoke, 
Massachusetts,  in  1867,  and  became  one 
of  the  prominent  business  men  of  the  city, 
president  of  the  Laporte  Drug  Company 
and  vice-president  of  the  City  Co-Oper- 
ative  Bank.  At  his  death  he  was  suc- 
ceeded by  his  son,  Harry  Laporte. 

Jacques  de  La  Porte,  born  in  France, 
came  to  America  in  1600,  locating  on 
lands  granted  to  his  family  in  1543  by 
the  French  king,  Louis  XV.  He  married 
Maria  Hamlin  and  had : 

Jacques  Georges  de  La  Porte,  born  in 
Montreal.  He  married,  September  3,  1657, 
Nicoli  Duchesne  and  had: 

Pierre  de  La  Porte,  born  in  Sorel,  Que- 
bec, Canada,  May  24,  1678,  died  175 1.  He 
married  (first)  Marie  Anne  Jeane ;  mar- 
ried (second)  Marie  Antoinette  Cusson 
and  had : 

Charles  Laporte,  son  of  Pierre  de  La 
Porte  and  his  second  wife,  was  born  at 
St.  Sulpice,  province  of  Quebec,  Canada, 
December  16,  1740,  died  October  3,  1825, 
a  man  of  prominence  and  captain  of  mili- 
tia. He  married  Marie  Josepte  Ethier 
and  had : 

Jeremie  Laporte,  born  November  20, 
1789.  He  married  (first)  Dufour  Latour; 
married  (second)  Felicte  Juneau  and  had  : 

Leon  Laporte,  born  July  4,  1824.  Lie 
married,  May  27,  1844,  Flavie  Martineau 
and  had : 


Leon  Joseph  Laporte,  born  in  Laval- 
trie,  Quebec,  Canada,  1845,  t^ied  in  Hol- 
yoke, Massachusetts,  August  3,  1908.  He 
was  educated  in  the  College  of  Lavaltrie, 
a  classmate  of  Sir  Wilfred  Laurier,  pre- 
mier of  Canada.  A  Laporte  cousin  of 
Leon  Joseph  Laporte  was  mayor  of  Mon- 
treal, and  later  was  knighted  by  the  gov- 
ernment of  England.  In  1867  Leon  J. 
Laporte  came  to  the  United  States,  lo- 
cated in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  and 
learned  the  drug  business.  He  began  in 
the  employ  of  F.  D.  Goodall  and  for  about 
twenty -two  years  continued  a  trusted  and 
efificient  employe.  In  1890  he  began  business 
for  himself.  Later  he  incorporated  the  busi- 
ness under  the  title  of  The  Laporte  Drug 
Company,  of  which  he  was  the  capable 
president  until  his  death.  Mr.  Laporte 
was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  City  Co- 
operative Bank  of  Holyoke.  was  chosen 
a  member  of  the  first  board  of  directors 
and  vice-president.  He  had  other  busi- 
ness interests  of  importance,  was  a  man 
of  great  ability  and  highly  regarded  in  his 
adopted  city.  He  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  a 
member  of  the  Catholic  church,  which  he 
generously  supported. 

Mr.  Laporte  married  Julie  Robichaude, 
also  of  French  ancestry,  descending  from 
Etienne  Robichaude,  born  in  France, 
through  his  son  Francois;  his  son  Pierre; 
his  son  Pierre;  his  son  Louis;  his  son 
Joseph,  father  of  Julie  Robichaude,  wife 
of  Leon  Joseph  Laporte.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Laporte  were  the  parents  of  Anna,  Ed- 
ward, Harry,  Louise,  Wilfred,  deceased, 
and  Leo  Laporte. 

Harry  Laporte,  son  of  Leon  Joseph  and 
Julie  (Robichaude)  Laporte,  was  born  in 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  September  4, 
1884.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
Holyoke.  He  began  working  for  the  La- 
porte Drug  Company  when  twelve  years 
of  age,  and  after  leaving  school  entered 


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the  employ  of  that  compan}-.  lie  was  his 
father's  confidential  assistant,  and  upon 
the  death  of  the  founder  in  1908,  the  son 
succeeded  his  sire  as  president  of  the  La- 
porte  Drug  Company.  In  1916  he  pur- 
chased all  the  outstanding  stock  and  be- 
came sole  owner  of  the  business  founded 
a  quarter  of  a  century  ago  by  his  father. 
He  has  other  business  and  property 
interests,  including  Laurel  Hall  Apart- 
ments, a  beautiful  apartment  building  be- 
gun in  191 5.  finished  in  1916,  and  a  farm 
of  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres.  At  the 
farm  he  breeds  fine  poultry,  raising  for 
the  Holyoke  Market,  his  pens  now  con- 
taining about  three  thousand  White  Leg- 
horn hens.  He  is  a  director  of  the  City 
Co-Operative  Bank  of  Llolyoke.  He  is  a 
member  of  St.  Jean  Baptiste  Society ;  the 
Improved  Order  of  Red  Men;  Loyal  Or- 
der of  Moose ;  the  Benevolent  and  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks,  and  the  Massachu- 
setts Catholic  Order  of  Foresters.  In  po- 
litical faith  he  is  a  Republican.  Air.  La- 
porte   is   unmarried. 


MARSH,  George  Charles, 

Mannfacturer. 

The  ancestors  of  Mr.  Marsh  were 
among  the  early  residents  of  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  and  Hadley,  Massachusetts, 
and  belonged  to  the  sturdy  class  which 
alone  was  capable  of  surviving  the  hard- 
ships of  life  in  the  wilderness,  surrounded 
by  savage  tribes  of  red  men.  Matters  of 
principle  were  paramount  with  them,  and 
the  family  has  always  been  distinguished 
by  fidelity  to  the  highest  rules  of  civiliza- 
tion, by  firmness  in  the  fulfillment  of  duty 
and  by  industrious  attention  to  the  seri- 
ous business  of  life. 

George  Cotton  Marsh,  one  of  the  brave 
defenders  of  the  National  Union  during 
the  Civil  War,  was  born  in  1847,  i"  Had- 
ley, and  died  November  26,  1900,  in  Hol- 


yoke, Massachusetts.  He  received  a  com- 
mon school  education,  and  entered  the 
United  States  service  at  the  early  age  of 
fifteen  years,  January  20,  1862,  enlisting 
for  three  years'  service  as  a  bugler.  He 
became  a  member  of  Company  A,  Fifth 
Massachusetts  Cavalry  Regiment,  and 
was  discharged  January  20,  1865.  He 
was  made  a  sergeant  of  the  Massachu- 
setts State  Militia,  February  28,  1869,  a 
member  of  Company  K,  Third  Regiment 
of  Infantry,  under  Colonel  J.  B.  Parsons. 
His  record  as  a  soldier  is  among  the  most 
unique  of  the  Civil  War,  as  he  partici- 
pated in  thirty  or  more  battles,  including 
the  following:  Kelly's  Ford.  March  17, 
1863;  Beverly  Ford.  June  11.  1863;  Up- 
perville,  June  21,  1863;  Gettysburg.  July 
3,  1863;  Williamsport.  July  6,  1863; 
Boonesboro,  July  5.  8,  9.  10,  1863;  Man- 
assas Gap,  July  21-22,  1863;  Brandy  Sta- 
tion, August  1-5,  1863  ;  Wilderness,  May 
7, 1864;  Spottsylvania,  May  S,  1864;  Sheri- 
dan's Raid,  May  9.  1864;  Cold  Harbor, 
May  29-30,  1864;  Deep  Bottom,  July  28, 
1864;  Newton,  August  12,  1864;  Win- 
chester, August  18,  1864;  Stoneman's 
Raid,  Austin's  Raid.  Barnet's  Ford,  Ha- 
vana Station,  Near  Richmond,  Mechanics- 
ville.  Old  Farm,  Shepardstown,  Smith- 
field,  Winchester,  Luray  Valley.  Waynes- 
boro. Mount  Crawford.  Woodstock,  Cedar 
Creek.  At  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek  he 
received  a  wound  from  which  he  soon  re- 
covered. After  peace  came  he  went  to 
Chicago,  Illinois,  w^here  he  was  for  a  time 
engaged  in  the  meat  trade.  Returning  to 
Massachusetts,  he  located  in  Holyoke  and 
was  employed  as  overseer  in  the  old 
Hampden  Mills.  For  twenty-five  years 
he  carried  on  a  very  successful  trade  in 
fruit  and  produce,  retiring  in  1897.  Mr. 
Marsh  was  naturally  allied  w^ith  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  was  a 
member  of  Kilpatrick  Post.  No.  71.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  Connecticut  Val- 


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ley  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias.  While  he 
sought  no  part  in  the  management  of 
civic  affairs,  he  was  a  firm  supporter  of 
his  political  principles,  affiliating  with  the 
Republican  party.  He  married  Catherine 
E.  Ward,  born  in  1847,  in  Montreal,  Can- 
ada. After  living  some  time  in  Xew  York 
City,  she  went  to  Holyoke,  in  1865,  and 
resided  there  until  her  death,  which  oc- 
curred January  15,  1915.  She  was  an 
active  business  woman,  with  extensive 
property  interests,  which  she  managed 
successfully.  She  was  a  regular  attend- 
ant of  the  Second  Congregational  Church 
of  Holyoke.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marsh  were 
the  parents  of  two  children :  Estella  Belle, 
the  daughter,  died  in  infancy.  The  other 
is  mentioned  at  length  below. 

George  Charles  Marsh,  son  of  George 
C.  and  Catherine  E.  (Ward)  Marsh,  was 
born  July  20,  1880,  in  Holyoke,  where  he 
has  continued  to  reside  to  the  present 
time.  He  had  good  educational  oppor- 
tunities, and  was  a  student  at  the  high 
schools  of  Holyoke  and  Williston,  and 
Dean  Academy.  As  a  youth  he  took  great 
interest  in  athletics,  and  this  continued 
after  leaving  school.  He  participated  in 
many  contests,  making  this  his  principal 
occupation  for  some  time.  In  1912  he  en- 
gaged in  business  as  a  manufacturer  of 
paper  boxes  in  Holyoke,  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Tait  &  Marsh.  The  business  was 
successful,  and  in  January,  1916,  Mr. 
Marsh  became  the  sole  owner  by  pur- 
chase of  his  partner's  interests,  though 
he  continued  the  use  of  the  firm  name  up 
to  July,  1916,  when  he  sold  out.  He  has 
always  endeavored  to  promote  the  inter- 
ests of  his  native  town,  and  participated 
in  the  work  of  the  various  organizations 
having  that  end  in  view.  The  following 
clipping  which  appeared  recently  in  the 
local  paper  shows  the  popular  esteem  in 
which  Mr.  Marsh  is  held  by  his  fellow 
citizens  : 


.\  few  years  ago,  "Cap"  Marsh  was  one  of  the 
most  famous  amateur  athletes  in  the  valley.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Holyoke  High  basketball 
team  that  won  the  national  championship  at  the 
BulTalo  E.xposition  and  in  one  game,  as  a  member 
of  the  Dean  Academy  team,  he  scored  fifty-seven 
baskets,  a  world's  record  for  an  amateur  game. 
"Cap"  was  and  still  is  blessed  with  one  of  the 
finest  physiques.  Six  games  a  week  were  just 
enough  to  keep  him  in  trim.  Ordinary  folks  are 
satisfied  with  one  or  two.  But  it  is  not  entirely 
as  an  athlete  that  "Cap"  has  made  good.  The 
Oracle  considers  him  one  of  the  sincercst  men 
that  lives.  And  this  is  an  age  and  a  community 
where  sincerity  shines  by  comparison  with  the 
other  stuff.  He  doesn't  like  hypocrisy  in  busi- 
ness or  in  politics,  and  he  doesn't  care  who  knows 
that  he  don't  like  it.  He  believes  in  the  "play 
fair  and  hit  the  line  hard!"  policy  and  it  doesn't 
take  much  of  a  stretch  of  the  imagination  to 
figure  it  out  that  "Cap"  Marsh  will  make  his 
mark  wherever  he  goes. 

He  is  a  member  of  Grace  Church  and 
a  teacher  in  its  Sunday  school,  and  of 
the  Holyoke  Young  Men's  Christian  As- 
sociation. He  is  affiliated  with  William 
Whiting  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons, and  also  with  the  Holyoke  Canoe 
Club.  Mr.  Marsh  married,  July  22,  1914, 
Violet  Rose  Kemp,  who  was  born  in  Scot- 
land, daughter  of  Alexander  and  Anna 
Belle   (Forest)  Kemp. 


STILES,  Dermis  Joseph, 

Retired  Bnsineas  Man. 

Dennis  Joseph  Stiles,  now  retired,  and 
who  was  for  some  years  the  owner  of  one 
of  the  fine  farms  in  this  section,  has  re- 
cently become  once  more  a  resident  of 
Holyoke,  where  he  is  devoting  his  time 
to  the  care  of  his  real  estate  interests. 

His  father,  Dennis  Stiles,  was  born  in 
1838.  in  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  where  he 
was  the  proprietor  of  a  hotel,  or,  as  it  was 
called  in  the  old  country,  a  "public  house." 
Mr.  Stiles  married  Honora  McDonald, 
also  a  native  of  County  Kerry,  daughter 
of   Hugh   and    Bridget    (O'Connell)    Mc- 


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Donald,  and  they  were  the  jjarents  of  the  erties,   to   the   development   of   which   he 

following  children:    John,   now   living  in  now  devotes  his  time, 

the    West;     Elizabeth,    married    Kouella  Mr.     Stiles    married,     April    j8,     1903, 

Lathrop,  of  South  Hadley   h'alls.   Massa-  ICsthcr    Mee.    born    in     l)ui)lin,    Ireland, 

chusetts ;     Kate,    deceased;     and    Dennis  daughter  of  Michael  and  Mary   (Gynon) 

Joseph,  mentioned  below.     Dennis  Stiles,  Mee,    and    the    following    children    have 


the  father,  who  was  an  energetic,  active 
man,  died  in  1876  at  the  comparatively 
early  age  of  thirty-eight,  and  in  1882  his 
widow,  with  all  her  children  except  the 
}oungest,  came  to  the  United  States,  set- 
tling in  South  Hadley  Falls,  where  she 
bravely  endeavored  to  make  a  home  for 
herself  and  her  young  family.  Her  efforts 
were  rewarded,  and  when  she  passed 
away  in  1909.  at  the  age  of  fifty-eight,  it 
had  been  given  her  to  see  all  of  her  chil- 
dren prosperous,  the  richest  blessing 
which  can  fall  to  the  lot  of  a  mother. 

Dennis  Joseph  Stiles,  son  of  Dennis 
and  Honora  (McDonald)  Stiles,  was 
born  March  27,  1876,  in  Ventnor,  County 
Kerry,  Ireland.     He  was  left  behind  when 


been  born  to  them:  Howard,  Esther, 
John,  and  Edward.  Dennis  Joseph  Stiles 
is  a  successful  self-made  man,  and  as 
such  has  helped  to  build  up  and  maintain 
the  leading  interests  of  his  home  commu- 
nity. 


SQUIER,  George  Edwin, 

Advertising;  Manager. 

(ieorge  Edwin  Squier,  who  is  now 
{1917)  the  advertising  manager  of  White 
&  Wyckoff,  one  of  the  well  known  paper 
manufacturers  of  Holyoke,  Massachu- 
setts, is  a  descendant  of  an  old  New 
England  family.     Three  pioneers  of  the 


Squier  family  came  to  Massachusetts  Bay 
his  mother  came  to  the  United  States  in  Colony  before  1650;  George  Squier.  who 
quest  of  a  new  home.     In    1885  he   was      settled  in  Concord,  but  removed  to  Con- 


brought  to  that  home,  which  was  at 
South  Hadley  Falls,  and  it  was  in  the 
town  schools  that  he  received  his  edu- 
cation. The  boy's  first  em])loyment.  on 
leaving  school,  was  with  a  Mr.  Marro. 
whom  he  assisted  in  the  care  of  horses. 
As  a  young  man  he  opened  a  billiard  and 
pool  room  in  Holyoke,  on  High  street, 
and  for  several  years  conducted  a  flour- 
ishing business  on  his  own  account. 
Eventually,   however,   Mr.   Stiles   retired. 


necticut  soon,  the  progenitor  of  the  Con- 
necticut families ;  Samuel  Squier.  who 
was  admitted  to  the  church  at  Salem, 
April  30,  1648,  but  probably  returned  soon 
to  England;  Thomas  Squier.  mentioned 
in  next  paragraph. 

(I)  Thomas  Squier.  born  in  England, 
settled  in  Charlestown  very  early  and  was 
a  planter.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
church  at  the  local  reorganization,  No- 
vember 2,  1632,  and  was  admitted  a  free- 


and    about   four   years    ago    purchased   a  man  of  the  colony.  May  14.  1634.    In  1646 

valuable  farm  at  West  Holyoke.     Becom-  he    was   a    town   officer.      He    resided    at 

ing  thus  the  owner  of  seventy  acres  of  Maiden   in    1653.   l^'^ter   in    P.oston.   where 

productive    land    he    pastured    seventeen  he  sold  land  in  1659.     He  was  a  member 

cows  and  went  into  the  business  of  sell-  of  the  Boston  Artillery  Company  in  1646. 

ing  milk.    This  he  conducted  successfully      l^Ie  married,  about   1633.  Bridget  . 

until  April.  1917,  w^hen  he  disposed  of  it  They  had  one  son.  John,  mentioned  be- 

and  bought  a  large  apartment  house  on  low. 

the  comer  of  Essex  and  Walnut  streets,  (U)  John  Squier,  son  of  Thomas  Squier, 

Holyoke.    He  later  purchased  other  prop-  was  born  in  1630.  in  England.     He  came 

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from  England  about  May  4,  1663,  and  set- 
tled in  Reading,  1667-69,  and  was  town 
clerk  there.  Later  he  lived  in  Boston  and 
Cambridge.  He  died  at  Cambridge,  June 
26,  1713.  aged  eighty-three  years.  He 
married  Sarah  Francis,  daughter  of  Rich- 
ard Franci.->.  Children  ( from  Cambridge 
history )  :  .'^amuel ;  John,  born  at  Reading. 
Sei)tember  4,  1667.  died  before  his  father; 
Stephen,  born  at  Reading,  January  18, 
1669;  Thomas,  July  25,  1672,  at  Cam- 
bridge; Sarah,  May  2t„  iGyy;  Jonathan, 
July  24,  1679,  died  before  1708;  Mary, 
October  18.  1681  ;  Richard,  November  2, 
1683;   Daniel,  August  3,  1686. 

(IV)  Samuel  Squicr,  a  descendant  of 
John  Squier,  was  born  in  1740,  and  set- 
tled in  \\'estford,  Massachusetts,  before 
1765.  John  (2)  Squier  had  a  son  Samuel 
living  in  Cambridge  in  1708,  and  there  is 
reason  to  believe  he  was  the  grandfather. 
There  can  be  no  doubt  that  Samuel  .Squier 
belongs  to  this  family.  He  went  to  Ma- 
son, New  Hampshire,  in  1773,  and  served 
in  the  Revolution  in  New  Hampshire 
regiments.  He  lived  on  the  south  side  of 
Dix  Blood's  place.  He  was  in  the  Con- 
tinental service  as  late  as  1780.  The  Rev- 
olutionary Rolls  of  New  Hampshire  show 
a  record  of  his  service.  He  was  on  the 
pay  roll  of  the  Mason  company  in  1776, 
in  Captain  Daniel  Emerson's  company, 
Colonel  Wingate's  regiment,  1776  (p.  61, 
vol.  iv)  ;  also  of  Captain  Daniel  Liver- 
more's  company.  Third  Regiment,  Janu- 
ary I,  1777,  to  1780  (vol.  iii,  pp.  35  and 
740).  Recf)rd  of  State  bounty  paid  to  him 
in  1779.  He  was  in  Captain  John  Goss' 
company.  Captain  Nichols'  regiment  un- 
der General  Stark,  July  20,  1777.  The 
record  states  that  he  enlisted  for  the  war, 
June  13,  1779,  and  was  in  the  fifth  regi- 
ment under  Colonel  Moses  Nichols  (vol. 
ii,  pp.  211,  632,  636).  He  married,  April 
10,  1764.  Mary  Hildrcth,  of  an  old  Dracut 
and  Chelmsford  family.     After  his  death 


his  family  probably  moved  to  Monson 
Daniel  and  John  Squier  were  soldiers  in 
the  Revolution  from  Monson.  Children, 
born  at  Westford :  John,  born  June  8, 
1765,  settled  in  Monson;  ."^amuel,  July  18, 
1768;  Solomon,  mentioned  in  next  -piua 
graph  ;    Daniel,  of  Monson. 

(V)  Solomon  Squier,  son  of  Samuel 
Squier,  was  born  at  Westford,  April  20. 
1770,  and  died  February  17,  1834.  He 
married  at  Monson,  November  25,  1784, 
Sarah  Moulton,  who  was  born  January 
28.  1768.  died  October  9,  185 1,  daughter 
of  Freeborn  Moulton,  who  was  born  at 
r)rimfu'ld,  April  9,  1746,  and  wife  Jerusha. 
I'rceborn  Moulton,  Sr.,  father  of  Free- 
born Moulton,  was  son  of  the  fourth  Rob- 
ert Moulton  in  direct  line  from  the  pio- 
neer, Robert  Moulton.  Two  of  their  sons 
served  in  the  War  of  181 2  from  Monson. 
Solomon,  Jr.,  and  William.  Charles 
Squier,  son  of  Solomon  Squier,  was  also 
a  soldier  from  Monson  in  this  war  and  in 
the  same  company,  under  Captain  Fuller. 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Enos  Foot.  Children, 
born  in  Monson:  i.  Almon,  born  June  9, 
1785,  died  March  28,  1813.  2.  Carlton, 
born  April  5,  1787,  died  February  25. 
1866.  3.  John,  mentioned  in  next  para- 
graph. 4.  Charles,  born  April  20,  1791, 
died  March,  1857.  5.  William,  born  April 
17,  1793,  died  1886.  6.  Solomon,  born 
March  12,  1795,  died  December  12,  181 1. 
7.  Sally,  twin  of  Solomon,  died  December 
31,  1858.  8.  Elijah,  born  March  16,  1797. 
9.  Arby,  born  February  7,  1799,  died  Jan- 
uary 19,  1870.  10.  Daniel,  born  Febru- 
ary 8,  1801,  died  January  15,  1871.  ii. 
Betsey,  born  June  i,  1803,  died  Septem- 
ber 17,  1836.  12.  Truxton.  born  March 
II,  1805,  died  April  9,  1841.  13.  Rens- 
selaer, born  May  10,  1807,  died  February 
28,  1863.  14.  Elvira,  born  June  30,  1809, 
died  December  13,  1867.  15.  Ruby,  born 
August  22,  181 1,  died  November  26,  1890. 

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Squier.  was  born  at  Monson,  May  8,  1789. 
and  died  October  9.  1841.  He  settled  in 
his  native  town,  and  married  there.  March 
II,  181 1.  Chloe  Lincoln,  who  was  born 
September  13.  1793.  and  died  December 
8.  1S71.  Children,  bom  at  Monson:  i. 
William  Perlin.  born  May  2.  1812.  died 
July  3.  1888.  2.  Sally  Emeline.  bom  No- 
vember 3,  181 3,  died  July  8.  1879.  3.  John 
Almon.  born  January  16.  1816.  died  Octo- 
ber 2^.  1890.  4.  Lorenzo  Lincoln,  men- 
tioned in  next  paragraph.  5.  Abner  Ben- 
nett, bom  November  3.  1820.  died  July 
10.  1822.  6.  Chloe  Arodyne.  born  May  7. 
1822.  7.  Alonzo  Carleton.  bom  Septem- 
ber 20,  1824.  8.  Amanda  Josephine,  born 
April  26,  1826.  9.  Polly  Eveline,  born 
September  14.  1828.  10.  Miriam  Ange- 
line.  bom  August  18.  1833.  ii.  Eliza 
Adeline,  born  June  18.  1837.  12.  Maria 
Geraldine.  born  November  16,  1840. 

(All)  Lorenzo  Lincoln  Squier,  son  of 
John  Squier,  was  bom  in  Monson.  June 
13.  1818.  and  died  there  August.  1899 
He  also  followed  farming  in  his  native 
town  all  his  active  life.  He  married  at 
Monson.  Adeline  Stacy,  who  was  born  at 
Monson.  July  28.  1824.  Children,  born  at 
Monson:  i.  Edwin  Alonzo.  mentioned  in 
next  paragraph.  2.  Eugene  Alonzo.  bom 
at  Palmer.     3.  John  P. 

i\"nii  Edwin  Alonzo  Squier,  son  of 
Lorenzo  Lincoln  Squier,  was  bom  at 
Palmer.  April  i.  1850,  and  died  at  Hol- 
yoke,  Massachusetts.  September  28.  1903. 
He  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools.  Starting  in  a  humble  position  in 
the  employ  of  the  Boston  &  Maine  Rail- 
road Company,  he  continued  through  his 
life  in  the  railroad  business.  As  station 
agent,  freight  agent  and  express  agent  he 
served  the  same  company  at  Monson. 
Greenfield.  Chicopee  Falls.  Springfield 
and  Holyoke.  For  many  years  he  was 
freight  agent  at  Holyoke  and  he  con- 
tinued  active  to  the   time   of  his   death. 


For  more  than  thirty  years  he  held  posi- 
tions of  trust  and  responsibility,  and  dis- 
charged his  duties  zealously  and  faith- 
fully. He  had  a  wide  acquaintance  among 
the  railroad  men  of  New  England  and 
lived  through  a  period  of  wonderful 
growth  and  development.  He  was  a  use- 
ful citizen,  serving  the  city  of  Holyoke 
on  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  and  taking 
great  interest  in  the  improvement  of  its 
bridges  and  highways,  as  a  member  of 
the  committee  in  charge  of  them.  In 
politics  he  was  always  a  Republican.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church  and  of  the  Bay  State  Club. 
Mr.  Squier  married  Ellen  Amelia  Daw- 
ley,  daughter  of  George  and  Sarah  (Leon- 
ard 1  Dawley.  of  Woodstock.  Connecticut. 
Children:  i.  Alice  Maud,  married  Wil- 
bert  A.  Davis.  2.  Edith  Adeline,  married 
Edwin  Stillman  Brooks.  3.  Helen  May. 
married  Willard  A.  Munson.  4.  Ina 
Louise,  married  Ra>Tnond  P.  Allen.  5. 
George  Edwin,  mentioned  in  next  para- 
graph. 

( IXi  George  Edwin  Squier.  son  of  Ed- 
win A.  Squier.  was  born  at  Holyoke.  July 
7.  1887.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
and  fitted  for  college  in  the  Holyoke  High 
School,  entering  Dartmouth,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1908 
Since  1913  he  has  been  advertising  man- 
ager of  the  White  &  Wyckoff  Manufac- 
turing Company  of  Holyoke.  His  work 
has  attracted  the  attention  of  manufac- 
turers throughout  the  country-  and  of  the 
general  public  to  whose  attention  the 
products  of  his  firm  are  most  attractively 
presented  in  various  publications.  Mr. 
Squier  holds  membership  in  the  Mount 
Tom  Golf  Club.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
First  Congregational  Church  of  Holyoke. 

He  married,  September  27,.  1913.  Ethel 
F.  Partridge,  daughter  of  Fred  F.  Part- 
ridge, of  Holyoke  (see  Partridge  family, 
elsewhere  in  this  work\  They  have  one 
child.  Barbara,  bom  December  20.  1914. 


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CAIN,  Newton  Levi, 

Contractor,    Builder. 

This  is  a  name  well  known  in  Massa- 
chusetts in  connection  with  the  building 
business.  Newton  Levi  Cain,  who  has 
been  for  nearly  half  a  century  a  resident 
of  Holyoke.  is  a  veteran  in  this  industry, 
and  while  a  veteran  is  still  in  active  serv- 
ice, taking  a  lively  and  helptul  interest  in 
the  affairs  of  his  community. 

(I)  John  Cain,  grandfather  of  Xewton 
Levi  Cain,  was  born  about  1760,  and  as  a 
vouth  rendered  service  in  the  Revolution- 
ary struggle  by  enlisting  in  the  Conti- 
nental armv.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  for 
a  number  of  years  lived  in  Taunton.  Mas- 
sachusetts, migrating  in  1805  to  Savoy,  in 
the  same  State.  Mr.  Cain  married  Anna 
ilarras,  and  their  children  were:  John, 
served  in  the  War  of  1812:  Moses,  died 
in  1862:  James,  mentioned  below.  John, 
the  father,  lived  to  be  seventy-three  years 
old,  passing  away  at  Savoy,  March  31, 
1833.  He  was  a  man  of  interesting  per- 
sonality, a  lover  of  music,  performing  on 
the  violin  with  skill.  Extremely  active 
and  athletic,  and  of  small,  wiry  frame,  he 
was  able  to  jump  in  and  out  of  a  hogs- 
head without  touching  it  with  his  hands. 
Mrs.  Cain  lived  to  be  eighty-two  years 
old,  her  death  occurring  April  14,  1847. 

CH)  James  Cain,  son  of  John  and  Anna 
(  P.arras)  Cain,  was  born  in  Taunton,  and 
was  but  three  years  old  when  his  parents 
moved  to  Savoy.  It  was  there  that  the 
remainder  of  his  long  life  was  spent  in 
agricultural  pursuits.  During  those  many 
years  he  was  a  witness  of  progress  in  a 
variety  of  ways,  notably  in  methods  of 
traveling  and  transportation.  It  was  his 
privilege  to  see  the  first  railroad  train 
that  ran  through  that  part  of  the  coun- 
try. He  was  a  good  citizen  and  always 
took  an  active  part  in  church  work.  Mr. 
Cain  married  (first)  Jemima  Partridge, 
who  died  May  7,  1840,  at  the  age  of  thir- 


ty-three, leaving  the  following  children: 
Iranklin,  Russell,  Joel,  Ann  Eliza,  and 
Maria.  Mr.  Cain  married  (second)  Sarah 
Martin,  and  the  following  children  were 
born  to  them  :  Arthur  Martin  ;  John,  died 
July  2.  1906;  Xewton  Levi,  mentioned 
below ;  and  Mary  and  Mark,  twins,  of 
whom  the  former  died  young  and  the 
latter  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Cain  died  Septem- 
ber 26.  1866.  and  the  death  of  Mr.  Cain 
occurred  June  16,  1890,  at  the  advanced 
age  of  eighty-seven. 

(Ill)  Newton  Levi  Cain,  son  of  James 
and  Sarah  (Martin)  Cain,  was  born  Octo- 
ber 30.  1845.  in  Savoy,  Massachusetts,  and 
received  his  education  in  the  schools  of 
his  native  town.  After  completing  his 
course  of  study,  he  assisted  for  two  years 
in  the  labors  of  the  farm  and  then  for  sev- 
eral years  was  variously  employed,  as  a 
teamster  and  occasionally  on  farms  in  and 
around  North  and  South  Adams  and  at 
Shelburne  Centre.  In  1868  Mr.  Cain  came  to 
Holyoke  and  learned  the  carpenter's  trade, 
finding  himself  at  the  end  of  three  years 
in  circumstances  which  justified  him  in 
going  into  business  on  his  own  account, 
both  as  a  carpenter  and  contractor.  From 
that  day  to  this  he  has  continued  to  pur- 
sue the  same  line  of  endeavor  with  prac- 
tically uninterrupted  success.  For  twelve 
years  he  was  in  partnership  with  Charles 
L.  Kilburn  under  the  firm  name  of  Cain 
&  Kilburn,  but  during  the  greater  part  of 
the  time  has  conducted  business  alone. 

Among  the  important  structures  erected 
bv  Mr.  Cain  during  his  many  years  of 
executive  activity  was  that  of  the  Hol- 
yoke Young  Men's  Christian  Association, 
now  owned  by  the  Hadley  Falls  Trust 
Company.  This  building  was  reared  at 
an  expense  of  seventy  thousand  dollars 
above  the  ground.  Mr.  Cain  also  built 
the  Second  Baptist  Church  in  Holyoke; 
in  Pittsfield  the  Elizabeth  street  school 
building,  at  a  cost  of  twenty-eight  thou- 
sand dollars,  and  the  John  street  school 

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building,  at  a  cost  of  twenty  thousand 
dollars.  He  also  built  the  Baptist  church 
in  Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  and  erected 
many  of  the  finest  residences  in  Hol- 
yoke.  In  1873  ^^^-  ^^in  built  for  him- 
self a  house  at  the  corner  of  Allyn  and 
Pleasant  streets,  and  this  he  later  moved 
and  erected  on  its  site  the  Cain  apartment 
house,  one  of  the  finest  structures  of  the 
kind  in  the  city.  In  1902  }>lr.  Cain  erect- 
ed his  present  residence  in  Highland  Park, 
where  he  at  one  time  owned  thirteen  lots 
on  which  he  built  beautiful  houses  which 
he  sold  to  advantage.  His  enterprise  as 
well  as  his  foresight  is  shown  in  the  fact 
that  he  was  the  first  man  to  build  in  High- 
land Park,  thus  showing  his  faith  in  the 
latent  possibilities  of  that  beautiful  sub- 
urb. In  disposition  Mr.  Cain  is  thorough- 
ly domestic,  a  true  "home  man."  taking 
no  active  share  in  politics  and  standing 
aloof  from  clubs  and  societies.  He  has 
always,  however,  been  earnest  in  the 
work  of  the  Baptist  church  of  which  he 
is  a  member,  and  has  held  every  office  in 
the  church  society.  On  November  13, 
1882,  he  was  made  deacon  and  in  1916 
life  deacon. 

Mr.  Cain  married  (first)  February  22, 
1876,  Ruth  A.  Clark,  of  New  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  born  March  10,  1851.  and 
their  children  were:  i.  Edith  M.,  born 
January  22,  1878,  married  Andrew  J. 
Elrowning,  of  Oxford,  Massachusetts,  and 
has  three  children :  Gladys  M..  Ruth  C. 
and  Elliot.  2.  Nellie,  born  February  7, 
1879.  3.  Elmer  M.,  born  February  7. 
1882.  bookkeeper  in  City  National  Bank  ; 
married  Erline  Kreh.  and  died  July  2. 
1912;  left  one  son,  Ralph  E.  4.  Howard 
D.,  born  February  22,  1886,  married  Sadie 
Wiltsie.  5.  Harold  Clark,  born  May  i, 
1888.  The  mother  of  these  children  died 
February  2,  1903,  and  Mr.  Cain  married 
(second)  March  7,  1908,  Lizzie  A.  Kil- 
bourne,  whose  ancestral  record  is  append- 
ed to  this  biography. 


The  record  of  Newton  Levi  Cain  stands 
not  in  the  printed  page  alone.  It  may  be 
read  in  brick  and  marble  in  many  places 
in  Massachusetts  and  is  "writ  large"  in 
some  of  the  most  imposing  structures  of 
his  home  city. 

(The  Kilbourne  Line). 

The  name  of  Kilbourne  seems  to  be 
derived  from  the  name  of  a  town  in 
Yorkshire.  England,  where  the  family 
was  originally  seated.  The  race  is  an  an- 
cient one  and  is  entitled  to  more  than  one 
escutcheon.  The  patronymic,  which  ap- 
pears in  history  as  early  as  the  thirteenth 
century,  has  undergone  many  changes  of 
orthography  and  is  now  spelled  in  a  vari- 
ety of  ways.  The  family  is  a  distinguish- 
ed one  "on  both  sides  of  the  sea,"  many  of 
its  members  having  belonged  to  the  learn- 
ed professions  and  mingled  officially  in 
public  life. 

( I  )  Thomas  Kilbourne.  founder  of  the 
American  branch  of  the  race,  was  a  son 
of  John  Kilbourne,  and  was  born  in  1578 
in  Wood  Ditton,  Cambridgeshire,  Eng- 
land. In  1635  he  came  in  the  ship  "In- 
crease" to  New  England,  settling  in 
Wethersfield,  Connecticut.  Thomas  Kil- 
bourne married,  in  England,  Frances 
,  and  their  children  were :  Marga- 
ret, Thomas,  Elizabeth.  George,  Mary, 
Lydia,  Frances,  and  John,  mentioned  be- 
low. Thomas  Kilbourne,  the  father,  died 
in  Wethersfield  before  1639.  and  his 
widow   passed    away   in    1650. 

(II)  John  Kilbourne.  son  of  Thomas 
and  Frances  Kilbourne.  was  born  in  1624. 
in  Wood  Ditton,  and  was  in  his  eleventh 
year  when  the  family  emigrated  to  New 
England.  He  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
life  at  Wethersfield,  where  he  held  office 
and  was  a  man  of  prominence.  He  is 
generally  referred  to  as  "sergeant."    John 

Kilbourne  married   (first")   Naomi  , 

and  their  children  were:  John;  Thomas, 
mentioned  below,  and  Naomi.     He  mar- 


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ried  (second)  Sarah  Bronson,  and  they 
had  children.  The  death  of  John  Kil- 
bourne  occnrred  April  9,  1703. 

(III)  Thomas  (2)  Kilbourne,  son  of 
John  and  Naomi  Kilbourne,  was  born  in 
1653,  in  Wetherstield,  and  moved  to  Hart- 
ford, where  he  became  a  landholder.  He 
was  a  leading  man  in  his  community,  fill- 
ing many  positions  of  trust,  and,  like  his 
father,  is  usually  referred  to  as  "ser- 
geant." Thomas  Kilbourne  married  a 
daughter  of  William  Hills,  of  Glaston- 
bury, and  the  year  of  his  death  is  given  as 
1712. 

(IV)  Samuel  Kilbourne,  son  of  Thon^- 

as  (2)  and (Hills)  Kilbourne,  was 

born  in  1696,  and  was  of  Chatham,  Con- 
necticut. He  married  Jerusha  Shailor,  and 
died  in  1762. 

(V)  Jacob  Kilbourne,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Jerusha  (Shailor)  Kilbourne,  was 
born  in  Chatham,  and  in  1774  went  to 
Ashfield,  Massachusetts.  During  the 
Revolutionary  War  he  served  in  the  Con- 
tinental army,  his  commanders  being 
Captain  Drummond  and  Colonel  Wright. 
and  in  1781  was  stationed  at  West  Point. 
Jacob  Kilbourne  married  (first)  Annn 
Smith,  and  their  children  were :  Timothy  ; 
Jonathan,  mentioned  below:  and  Anna. 
He  married  (second)  Hannah  Alden.  by 
whom  he  had  children.  Jacob  Kilbourne 
and  his  wife  were  among  the  victims  of 
an  epidemic  fever,  both  passing  away  in 
December,  1813. 

(VI)  Jonathan  Kilbourne,  son  of  Jacob 
and  .Anna  (Smith)  Kilbourne,  was  born 
in  Ashfield,  and  moved  to  Stamford,  Ver- 
mont. He  married  Eunice  Matthews,  an>l 
among  the  thirteen  children  born  to  them 
was  George  F.,  mentioned  below. 

(VII)  George  F.  Kilbourne,  son  of 
Jonathan  and  Eunice  (Matthews)  Kil- 
bourne, was  bom  December  10,  1830,  in 
Ashfield,  and  was  a  youth  when  the  fam- 
ily removed  to  Stamford.     After  his  mar- 


riage Mr.  Kilbourne  settled  in  Clarks- 
burg, Massachusetts,  where  he  engaged 
in  farming.  Like  his  ancestors  he  was 
prominent  in  community  affairs,  filling 
the  ofifices  of  selectman  and  school  com- 
mitteeman and  serving  one  term  as  ta.s. 
collector.  Mr.  Kilbourne  married  Lydia 
Maria  Norcross,  and  the  following  chil- 
dren were  born  to  them:  Luella  E.,  mar- 
ried John  L.  Howes ;  Jerusha,  died  in  in- 
fancy ;  Esther  M.,  married  Hobart  C. 
Tower ;  Alice  M.,  wife  of  Joseph  A. 
W^ade ;  Alma  A.,  married  P.  G.  Carpen- 
ter: Lizzie  A.,  mentioned  below;  and  Ida 
May,  married  Frederick  W.  Cox.  The 
father  of  the  family  passed  away  on  May 
I,  1901,  leaving  a  record  in  which  his  chil- 
dren may  take  a  just  and  laudable  pride. 
(VIII)  Lizzie  A.  Kilbourne,  daughter 
of  George  F.  and  Lydia  Maria  (Norcross) 
Kilbourne,  was  born  in  Stamford,  Ver- 
mont, and  became  the  wife  of  Newton 
Levi  Cain,  as  stated  above. 


JOLLY,  James, 

Foundryman,   Machinist. 

The  city  of  Holyoke,  the  home  of  many 
industries,  lost  one  of  its  valuable  citizens 
when  James  Jolly  died  at  Hot  Springs, 
North  Carolina,  March  27,  1902.  He  was 
of  Scotch  birth  and  exemplified  the  ster- 
ling character  of  his  nationality,  showing 
superior  talents  and  an  industry  that  is 
proverbial.  He  was  one  of  the  three  chil- 
dren of  John  Jolly,  and  was  born  August 
8,  1846.  in  Aberdeen,  Scotland.  His 
l)rother  William  and  sister  Jennie  also 
came  to  this  country,  the  latter  being  now 
the  wife  of  Robert  Law,  of  Holyoke. 

James  Jolly  learned  the  trade  of  ma- 
chinist, and  as  a  young  man,  in  1873, 
came  to  the  United  States,  locating  in 
Holyoke,  where  he  was  employed  in  vari- 
ous mills,  including  those  of  the  Holyoke 
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Company,  in  1881,  in  association  with 
his  brother.  William  Jolly,  under  the  firm 
style  of  Jolly  Brothers,  they  established 
a  business  as  general  machinists,  conduct- 
ing what  was  known  as  the  City  Foundry. 
This  business  has  since  been  incorporated 
under  the  style  of  J.  &  W.  Jolly  Company, 
Inc.  In  tlieir  foundry  were  manufactured 
for  some  time,  under  a  royalty,  the  well 
known  McCormick  Water  Wheels.  Xow 
(1917),  in  addition  to  making- these  wheels. 
they  are  general  machinists,  blacksmiths 
and  elevator  manufacturers,  also  proprie- 
tors of  the  well  known  City  Foundry,  where 
not  only  do  they  make  castings  for  their 
own  use  but  a  large  amount  for  outside 
trade,  the  leading  concern  of  its  kind  in 
the  city.  Mr.  Jolly  was  a  man  of  great 
industry,  was  of  genial  natiire.  a  man  of 
the  highest  principles,  and  was  univer- 
sally esteemed  and  respected  for  his  man- 
ly character.  He  was  an  active  and  influ- 
ential member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
a  promoter  of  all  good  works,  and  a  friend 
of  good  government  and  honesty  in  the 
conduct  of  public  affairs.  In  political  as- 
sociation he  was  a  Republican,  but  was 
never  a  seeker  of  ]niblic  honors,  contented 
with  the  quiet  of  his  home  life,  and  de- 
voted to  the  development  of  a  successful 
business. 

He  married,  in  Scotland.  June  2^.  1869, 
Marion  Thompson,  born  near  Edinburgh. 
Scotland,  and  they  were  the  parents  of 
eight  children:  John,  at  home:  Sarah, 
married  Thomas  M.  Thompson,  and  they 
have  two  children.  Hazel  and  Jane  :  Bar- 
bara, married  John  Scougall  now  residing 
in  Chicago,  and  they  have  two  children, 
Marion  and  John  A. :  Alice  S..  at  home  : 
Tames,  was  for  some  years  with  the  firm 
of  J.  &  W.  Tolly  Company,  Inc. :  Rob- 
ert, now  residing  in  the  West :  Walter ; 
Marion,  at  home.  They  also  adopted  a 
son,  Albert  E.,  who  is  vice-president  and 
assistant  treasurer  of  J.  ^  W.  Jolly  Com- 
pany, Inc. 


JOLLY,  William  John, 

Manufacturer. 

The  J.  tS:  \\  .  Jolly  Company,  of  which 
\\  iiliam  J.  Jolly,  of  Holyoke,  is  president, 
was  founded  by  James  and  William  Jolly, 
brothers,  the  latter  the  father  of  \\  iiliam 
J.  J  oil},  and  conducted  by  them  until  the 
death  of  James  Jolly  (see  preceding 
sketch),  and  from  that  time  until  his 
death  William  Jolly  was  head  of  the  busi- 
ness. These  brothers,  William  and  James 
Jolly,  native  Scots,  were  expert  machin- 
ists, learning  the  business  in  its  every  de- 
tail under  the  strict  apprenticeship  laws 
governing  in  Scotland.  After  coming  to 
the  United  States  they  established  in 
business  in  1881  in  Holyoke  as  Jolly 
Brothers,  and  in  connection  with  a  gen- 
eral machine  shop  operated  a  foundry 
known  as  the  City  Foundry.  They  built 
up  a  very  successful  enterprise,  and  when 
the  founders  were  called  to  their  "Long 
Home."  they  left  an  enterprise  securely 
established.  The  task  of  the  founders  was 
not  an  easy  one.  and  they  passed  through 
many  hardships  before  success  was  in- 
scribed upon  their  banner.  P.ut  they  were 
true  to  their  Scotch  blood  and  allowed  no 
discouragement  to  daunt  them.  When 
William  Jolly  laid  down  the  leadership  in 
1013  the  business  was  incorporated  under 
the  title  of  the  J.  ^^  W.  Jolly  Company, 
with  his  son,  William  J.  Jolly,  as  presi- 
dent. 

William  Jolly  was  born  in  .Aberdeen. 
Scotland,  January  12,  1850,  died  in  Hol- 
\  oke,  Massachusetts.  June  19,  1913.  son 
of  John  Jolly.  After  completing  his  school 
vears  in  his  native  city,  he  learned  the 
machinist's  trade  and  remained  in  Scot- 
land until  1873,  when  he  came  to  the 
United  States,  locating  in  Holyoke.  His 
first  position  was  with  the  Holyoke  Ma- 
chine Company  as  machinist.  Later  an 
attractive  offer  came  to  him  from  New- 
Jersey  and  three  years  were  spent  in  that 


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State.  He  then  returned  to  Holyoke  as 
master  mechanic  with  the  Excelsior  Paper 
Mills,  continuing  until  1881,  when  with 
his  brother  James  he  founded  the  J.  »S:  W. 
Jolly  Machine  Company.  Both  were  ex- 
perts in  their  trade  and  from  the  start 
l>oth  took  a  part  in  the  everyday  oper- 
ation of  the  shop  and  did  a  machinist's 
work  at  lathe  and  bench.  Later  the  City 
I''oundry  was  added  and  a  general  ma- 
chine shop  and  foundry  business  trans- 
acted. Still  later  the}-  became  manufac- 
turers, specializing  in  water  wheels  and 
elevators,  manufacturing  the  well  known 
McCormick  water  wheel. 

The  dream  which  brought  William 
Jolly  to  the  United  States  was  realized, 
and  in  this  land  of  broader,  freer  opportu- 
nity he  rose  to  a  leading  position  in  his 
business.  The  brothers  continued  in  busi- 
ness until  the  death  of  James  Jolly,  after 
which  W^illiam  Jolly  continued  as  the 
head  of  the  business,  becoming  sole 
owner  through  purchase  of  the  interest 
formerly  owned  by  his  brother.  He  was 
a  man  of  wonderful  business  sagacity,  ex- 
ercised sound  judgment,  was  cautious  and 
prudent,  but  never  timid  nor  vacillating, 
his  business  being  conducted  with  a  firm 
hand.  He  was  a  man  of  industry  and 
plain  life,  very  democratic  in  his  relations 
with  his  workmen,  and  was  held  by  them 
in  the  friendliest  regard.  As  a  business 
man  he  held  the  esteem  of  his  associates 
and  his  advice  and  opinions  were  deferred 
to.  Honorable  and  upright  in  his  private 
and  business  life,  genial  in  disposition,  he 
went  to  his  grave  genuinely  lamented. 

\\''illiam  Jolly  married  Mina  Reed,  born 
in  Belmont.  New  York.  They  were  the 
parents  of  three  sons :  William  John,  of 
further  mention ;  Ralph,  deceased ;  and 
Albert  E. 

William  John  Jolly  was  born  in  Hol- 
yoke. Massachusetts,  June  12,  1881,  and 
there  has  ever  resided.    He  was  educated 


in  the  public  schools  of  the  city,  and  be- 
gan his  business  career  as  an  apprentice 
in  the  machine  shops  of  the  J.  &  W  Jolly 
Machine  Company,  under  the  supervision 
of  his  honored  father.  He  completed  a 
full  term  of  apprenticeship,  became  a 
thorough  master  of  his  trade,  also  ob- 
tained an  intimate  knowledge  of  mill- 
wrighting,  metal  manufacturing  and 
foundry  methods.  From  the  shops  he 
advanced  to  the  offtce  and  became  fa- 
miliar with  the  recording  and  selling  de- 
partments, and  upon  the  death  of  his 
father.  William  Jolly,  in  191 3.  the  firm 
became  a  corporation  with  William  J. 
Jolly  as  president,  a  position  which  he 
has  since  held.  He  is  a  member  of  Mt. 
Tom  Lodge.  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
and  Holyoke  Lodge.  Benevolent  and  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks,  and  in  politics  is  a 
Republican. 


CHAPUT,  Henry  Ernest,  M.  D., 
Physician. 

A  classical  graduate  of  St.  Hyacinthe 
College  and  a  medical  graduate  of  Lavell 
University,  Canada,  Dr.  Chaput.  on  com- 
ing to  Holyoke.  Massachusetts,  in  1898, 
brought  a  wealth  of  the  theory  and  prac- 
tical experience  as  a  physician,  covering 
a  period  of  three  and  a  half  years.  Much 
of  that  theory  has  been  relegated  to  the 
"discard"  as  antiquated  or  false,  and  in 
its  place  has  come  the  wisdom  gained  by 
his  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century  of  ex- 
perience as  a  practitioner  and  through  the 
learning  gained  by  the  research  and  in- 
vestigations of  himself  and  others. 

Dr.  Chaput,  one  of  the  well  known  phy- 
sicians of  Holyoke,  is  of  pure  French  an- 
cestry, the  family  coming  from  France  to 
Canada,  where  his  grandfather,  Narcisse 
Chaput,  was  bom  in  1819,  died  1878,  his 
birthplace  Argenteuil.  Rouville  county. 
He  settled  in  St.  Hyacinthe,  province  of 


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Quebec,  and  followed  the  business  of  a 
baker.  His  wife,  Cojetean,  whom  he  mar- 
ried when  she  was  fourteen  was  the 
mother  of  six  children:  Xarcisse  (2),  of 
further  mention ;  Alexander,  Albina,  Al- 
dina,  Ernest  and  Virginia. 

Narcisse  (2)  Chaput  was  born  in  St. 
Hyacinthe,  (juebec,  Canada,  in  1843,  and 
there  yet  resides,  a  government  employee. 
After  completing  his  public  school  educa- 
tion, he  began  the  study  of  medicine  in 
St.  Hyacinthe  and  continued  for  two 
years,  but  never  practiced,  associating  in- 
stead with  his  father  and  becoming  his 
partner  in  the  bakery  business.  Later  he 
was  appointed  bailiff  in  St.  Hyacinthe,- an 
office  he  held  for  many  years.  He  is  now 
employed  by  the  Canadian  government  in 
the  internal  revenue  department,  sta- 
tioned in  St.  Hyacinthe.  He  is  a  Liberal 
in  politics.  He  married  Eloise  Guitte, 
born  in  r>ance,  died  in  1907,  aged  fifty- 
six,  daughter  of  Pierre  Guitte,  who  died 
in  France  when  his  daughter  was  quite 
young,  she  then  coming  to  Canada.  They 
w'ere  the  parents  of  Henry  Ernest,  of  fur- 
ther mention;  Ida,  deceased;  Arthur; 
Rudolphe  ;  Henriette  ;  Addina,  deceased  ; 
Albert,  Eugene,  Eva,  Ernestine. 

Dr.  Henry  Ernest  Chaput  was  born  in 
St.  Hyacinthe.  Quebec,  Canada,  Decem- 
ber 29,  1869.  He  was  educated  in  the  pri- 
mary and  preparatory  schools,  then  en- 
tered St.  Hyacinthe  College,  taking  the 
classical  course,  and  was  thence  gradu- 
ated, class  of  1889.  He  then  pursued  a 
thorough  course  of  medical  study  at  La- 
vell's  University,  and  in  1894  was  award- 
ed his  degree  of  M.  D.  Three  and  one- 
half  years  w-ere  then  spent  in  medical 
practice  at  Danville.  Richmond  county, 
his  residence  and  professional  life  in  Hol- 
yoke  beginning  in  1898.  There  he  has  built 
up  and  maintained  a  good  general  prac- 
tice as  one  of  the  skillful,  honorable,  popu- 
lar physicians  of  Holyoke.     He  is  a  mem- 


ber of  the  French  Medical  Society  ;  was 
appointed  member  of  the  Loard  of  Health 
in  lebruary,  1917,  for  a  lerm  of  three 
years;  member  of  the  Hcptasophs;  the 
Society  of  St.  Jean  de  iiaptiste  ;  the  Loyal 
Order  of  Moose  ;  one  of  the  members  of 
the  Local  Exemption  Board,  District  No. 
1  ,  and  a  communicant  of  the  Church  of 
the  Precious  Blood. 

Dr.  Chaput  married,  October  30,  1895, 
Jane  Gerard,  daughter  of  David  and  Eliz- 
abeth iKernan)  Gerard,  of  St.  John,  Que- 
bec. Canada.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Chaput  are 
the  parents  of  two  sons  and  a  daughter : 
Gerard  Henry,  born  August  13,  i89(j,  a 
graduate  of  Holyoke  High  School  and  a 
student  at  college,  X'ictoriaville,  Canada, 
is  now  a  magazine  and  newspaper  writer; 
Salvia  Arthur,  born  August  11.  1897.  a 
student  at  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Insti- 
tute, Iroy,  New  York,  is  now  a  yeoman 
in  the  United  States  navy,  doing  clerical 
work  at  the  Brooklyn  Xavy  Yard  ;  Jane 
Henrietta,  born  April  19,  1899. 


ROGERS,  Frank  John, 

Substantial  Citizen. 

Many  of  the  older  residents  of  Holyoke 
will  recognize  this  name  as  that  of  a  man 
who,  throughout  his  years  of  quiet,  per- 
sistent endeavor  as  a  business  man  and  of 
disinterested  activity  as  a  citizen,  always 
commanded  the  respect  and  won  the 
affection  of  his  fellows.  A  number  of 
years  have  elapsed  since  Mr.  Rogers 
passed  away,  but  there  are  not  a  few  who 
delight  to  recall  his  social  nature  and 
kindly  and  companionable  disposition. 

Richard  Rogers,  father  of  Frank  John 
Rogers,  married  Anna  Gibbon} ,  and  their 
children  were  :  J.'.mes  ;  Richard;  Joseph: 
Mary,  deceased  :  and  Frank  John,  men- 
tioned below.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rogers  re- 
sided at  Highland  Falls,  Xew  York. 

Frank  John  Rogers,  son  of  Richard  and 


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Anna  (Gibbony)  Rogers,  was  born  May 
31,  1861,  at  Highland  Falls,  New  York, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  schools 
of  his  birthplace.  At  the  age  of  eighteen 
years,  Mr.  Rogers  came  to  liolyoke,  the 
town  which  was  destined  to  be  for  the 
remainder  of  his  life  his  home  and  the 
centre  of  all  his  interests.  He  first  learn- 
ed the  trade  of  an  iron  moulder,  and  he 
also  spent  some  time  in  New  York  Lily, 
where  he  learned  the  plumber's  trade.  Mr. 
Rogers  thus  had  the  advantage  of  being 
doubly  equipped  for  earning  a  livelihood. 
He  was  first  employed  by  the  liolyoke 
Machine  Company,  where  he  remained 
for  some  years,  and  later  by  the  Deane 
Steam  Pump  Company,  where  he  re- 
mained until  his  death.  At  both  his 
trades  he  was  skillful,  enjoying  the  mer- 
ited reputation  of  an  able,  industrious  and 
thoroughly  reliable  workman.  In  politics 
Mr.  Rogers  was  always  active,  taking  the 
lively  interest  of  a  good  citizen  in  all  com- 
munity afifairs  He  was  a  call  man  in  the 
Holyoke  fire  department  for  many  years, 
in  which  he  was  well  known.  He  afifili- 
ated  with  the  North  Star  Lodge  of  For- 
esters, and  was  a  charter  member  of  the 
Star  Social  Club,  serving  as  its  recording 
secretary.  His  religious  membership  was 
in  the  Sacred  Heart  (Roman  Catholic) 
Church. 

Mr.  Rogers  married,  January  23,  1891, 
Ellen  T.  Breshnehan,  whose  family  record 
is  appended  to  this  biography,  and  who 
I)roved  herself  in  all  respects  a  true  help- 
mate. Mr.  Rogers,  though  of  an  extreme- 
ly social  nature,  never  found  the  attrac- 
tions of  any  other  place  equal  to  those  of 
his  home.     He  and  his  wife  had  no  chil- 


dren of  their  own,  but  received  into  their 
home  and  carefully  reared  the  four  chil- 
chen  of  Mrs.  Rogers'  brother.  These 
were  :  Raymond,  now  in  the  army,  who  was 
formerly  stationed  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen, 
near  Burlington,  V\^rniont,  now  at  Ayer, 
Massachusetts;  Rhea,  Irene,  and  Marga- 
ret. All  four  were  reared  and  educated 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rogers,  their  aunt  lavish- 
ing upon  them  a  mother's  care. 

Ihe  death  of  Mr.  Rogers,  which  oc- 
curred July  2,  1903,  deprived  Holyoke  of 
a  useful  citizen  who  was  mourned  not 
only  by  his  family  and  his  many  friends, 
but  by  those  who  had  dealings  with  him 
in  industrial  relations,  and  who  had  learn- 
ed to  appreciate  his  numerous  excellent 
qualities.  He  was  a  man  of  abilit}-.  ster- 
ling worth  of  character  and  a  most  kindly 
disposition.  Such  a  citizen  is  of  value  in 
any  community. 

Jeremiah  Breshnehan,  father  of  Mrs. 
Ellen  T.  (Breshnehan)  Rogers,  was  born 
in  County  Kerry,  Ireland,  and  in  1854  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States,  settling  first 
in  Chicopee,  Massachusetts,  and  later  at 
Southampton,  in  the  same  State.  All  his 
life  he  was  engaged  in  farming.  Mr. 
Breshnehan  married  Margaret  Mannix, 
and  their  children  were  :  John  ;  Jeremiah  ; 
Michael ;  Patrick,  whose  children  were 
reared  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rogers  ;  Timothy, 
and  Ellen  T.,  mentioned  below.  All  but 
Michael  and  Ellen  T.  are  now  deceased. 

Ellen  T.  Breshnehan,  daughter  of  Jere- 
miah and  Margaret  (Mannix)  Breshne- 
han, was  born  in  Southampton,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  became  the  wife  of  Frank 
John  Rogers,  as  stated  above. 


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ADDENDA  AND  ERRATA 


Bemis,   page  320,   Dr.   Merick   Bemis   should   be  Dr.  Merrick  Bcmis. 

Hubbard,  page  286,  last  word  of  quoted  matter  should  be  Presbytcrianism  instead  of  Presby- 
terians; page  287,  Edward  W.  Hubbard  is  lieutenant  of  Field  Artillery,  United  States  Army. 

Johnson,  page  85,  in  line  after  caption,  for  Criminologist,  read  Criminalogist. 

Knowlton,  page  223,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Knowlton  are  the  parents  of  a  son,  Archa  Osborne  Knowl- 
ton,  born  August  14,  191 7. 

Sackett,  page  292,  Simon  Sacket  should  be  Simon  Sackett. 

1  N  DEX 


Affleck,  Caroline  P.,  168 

Clara,  168 

Henry,  167 

John  H.,  167 

Robert,  167 
Alden,  Benjamin,  119 

Edward  M.,  119 

Edward  S.,  1 19,  120 

Elijah,  119 

Jefferson,  119 

Joseph,  119 

Josiah,  119 

Mary,  121 
Alger,  Alice  M.,  235 

Charles  P.,  235 

Charles  R.,  233,  235 

Isaac,  234 

John,  234 

Roger,  234 

Silas,  234 

Silas  W.,  235 
Allen,  Abner,  217 

Carl  A.,  Dr.,  215,  217 

Carl  M.,  218 

Charles  C,  50 

Charles  L.,  47,  50 

Pred  H.,  Dr.,  218 

Georgette,  50 

Gertrude,  50 

Hattie  M.,  218 


Hezekiah,  48 

James,  47,  216 

Joseph,  47,  216 

Leland  C,  218 

Nehemiah,  217 

Penuel,  217 

Raymond  P.,  218 

Sophie  E.,  218 

Stephen,  217 

Walter  S.,  218 

Willard,  48 

William  A.,  49 

William  P.,  48,  49 
Attinger,  George,  171.  172 

John  G.,  172 
Auger,  Abina,  349 

Charles  L.,  Dr.,  348 

Desire  L.,  348 

Louis  L.,  Dr.,  347.  348 

Marie,  349 

Baldwin,  Bentley.  115 

Herbert  L.,  114,  1 15 

Hugh,  114 

Mary  A.,  115 

Myra,  115 

William  C,  115 
Ballon.  Alonzo  N..  153,  155 

Edward,  154 

Hiram,  155 


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James,  154 

Mary,  155 

Maturin,  154 

Nathaniel,  154 

Stephen,  154 
Batchelor,  Frederick,  173 

Henry,  173 

Mary  A.,  173 

Philip,  172 

Robert  G.,  172,  173 
r>ates,  Clement.  314 

Elijah.  314 

Emma  F.,  317 

Theodore  C,  313.  314 
Beauchamp,  Clarinda,  296 

David,  295 

Henry,  295 

Henry  O.,  296 

Jean,  294 

Louisa,  297 

Michael,  294 

Michel,  294,  295 

Ovila,  294,  296 

Pascal,  295 

Pierre,  294,  295 
Beaupre,  Augustin,  254 

Dolor  I.,  Dr.,  254,  255 

Hermenie,  255 

Israel,  254 
Beauregard,  Alexandre,  180 

Charles,  180 

Rosaline,  181 
Bemis,  Caroline  A.,  322^ 

Fannie  B.,  323 

John  M.,  Dr.,  320,  322 
*Merrick,  Dr.,  320 

Samuel  F.,  320 
Benedict,  Daniel,  136 

Gorham,  135,  138 

Madeline,  138 

Matthew,  136 

Robert  M.,  137 

Thomas,  135 

Zadock,  137 

Zadock  R.,  137 
Bigelow,  Bernard  F.,  222 


James  B.,  Dr.,  222,  223 

John, 222 
Bogart,  Annie,  140 

Edith  E.,  140 

Edward  E.,  138,  140 

Henry  O.,  139 

Maude  M.,  140 

Minard,  138 

William  H.,  139 
Bonvouloir,  Annie,  23 

Lucinda,  23 

Pierre,  21,  22 
Bradley,  Ann,  182 

Arthur  J.,  181 

Arthur  W..  181,  182 

Marie,  182 

Michael,  181 
Brainerd,  Daniel,  94 

Elijah,  95 

Ella  R.,  96 

George  W.,  94,  96,  97 

John  C,  96 

Susan  C,  97 

Timothy,  95 
Breshnehan,  Jeremiah,  382 
Brooks,  Ethan,  84 

Franklin  S.,  168 

Israel,  84 

Jonathan,  84 

Joseph,  84 

Simon,  84 
Buchanan,  Andrew,  29,  30 

Grace  E.,  30 

Robert,  30 
Bullard,  Benjamin,  97 

Edward,  98 

Evalyn  B.,  99^ 

Henry,  98 

John,  97 

John  H.,  98 

Liberty,  98 

Robert,  97 

William  H.,  97,  98 
Burgess,  Arthur  H.,  103,  104 

James,  Dr.,  103 

Janet,  105 


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Burkhardt,  Anna,  i6i 
Gottlieb  H.,  i6i 
Robert  C,  i6i 

Cain,  James,  376 

John,   376 

Lizzie  A.,  377 

Newton  L.,  376 

Ruth  A.,  377 
Callahan.  John,  39 

John  R.,  38,  39 

Katherine  A.,  39 
Carreau,  Alphonse  \V.,  186,  187 

Louis,  186 

Marie  R.,  187 
Celce,  Frederick,  19 

Frederick  F.,  Dr.,  18,  19 

Jean  H.,  19 
Chamberlain,  Esther,  302 

Jacob,  300 

John,  301 

Robert  H.,  300,  301 

Thomas,  301 

William,  300 
Chaput,  Henry  E..  Dr..  380,  381 

Jane,  381 

Narcisse,  380,  381 
Charlton,  Ambrose,  130 

Eloise  F.,  131 

Henry,  130 

Lsrael  M.,  130 

Kenneth  R.,  130.  131 

William.  130 
Chase,  Alma,  230 

Amos,  Rev.,  230 

Anthony,  307 

Aquila,  229 

Caleb,  307 

Charles  A.,  307,  308 

Daniel,  230 

Edward,  230 

Israel,  307 

Joseph  E.,  229,  230 

Joseph  T.,  231 

Mary  T.,  308 

Maud  E.,  308 


Mcjses,  229,  230 

Thomas,  229 

William,  307 
Clark.  Adella  E.,  201 

I'-dward,  200 

George  H.,  Dr..  231.  232 

John  E.,  199,  200 

Margaret,  232 

Ralph.  232 

Robert,  232 

Royal  E.,  201 

Walter  IC,  201 
Cleveland,  Benjann'n,  236 

Joseph,  236 

Moses,  236 

Samuel,  236 

Zenas,  236 
Cloutier,  Emily,  210 

Felix  J..  209,  210 
Collingwood,  James.  175 

Joseph,  175 

Sarah  J.,  175 
Colton,  Ann,  319 

Anna  K.,  319 

Elizabeth   S.,  320 

George,  319 

John  B.,  319 

Reuben,  319 

Samuel  H.,  318,  319 
Comtois,  Edgar  E.,  283 

Malvina.  283 

Odilion,  282 

Odilion  J..  Dr.,  282,  283 
Crocker,  Benjamin.  23 

Clifton  A.,  23,  26 

Frederick  W..  25 

John,  Capt.,  23 

Lucy  H.,  26 

Martha  E.,  25 

Samuel.  23 

Samuel  S..  24 
Crosier.  Anna,  81 

Charles,  80 

Jessie,  81 

John,  80 

William  J.,  79,  80 


387 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Delaney,  John,  53 

John  L..  52,  54 

Margaret,  54 

Margaret  T.,  54 
Dickinson,  P^benezer,  260 

Etta,  261 

George  L.,  259,  261 

Levi,  260 

Levi  P.,  261 

Nathan,  260 

Nathaniel,  260 
Dillon,  Elizabeth,  126 

James  H.,  125 

John,  125 

Mary,  125 

William  J.,  125 
Doering,  Henry,  283 

Louise.  284 

Paul,  283,  284 
Dolliver,  Augustin  O.,  334 

Edward  B.,  333 

Samuel  B.,  333 
Dowd,  James  J.,  121 

James  J.,  Jr.,  123 

Mary  P.,  122 
Draper,  Adam,  368 

Catherine,  369 

Jacob,  368 

Jason  C,  369 

Jason  T.,  367,  369 

Joseph,  368 

Nathaniel,  368 

Roger,  368 
Dreschler,  Adolph,  174 

Alma,  175 

Carl  L.,  174 

John  P.,  173,  174 
Dunbar,  Alice,  290 

Charles,  288 

Charles  R.,  288,  289 

Charles  T.,  289 

Henry  M.,  289 

Robert,  288 

Eastman,  Benjamin,  151 


Ebenezer,  151 

Edward,  151 

Fred  A.,  150,  152 

Harold  M.,  152 

Hattie  G.,  152 

Moses,  151 

Roger,  150 

Samuel,  150 
Easton,  Fergus  A.,  Col.,  365,  366 

George,  366 

Jean,  367 

Mary  E.,  367 
Ely,  Benjamin,  Col.,  72 

Franklin  W.,  71,  73 

Harriet  L.,  'j'i) 

Joseph,  72 

Karl  R.,  74 

Lucius,  72 

Nathaniel,  71 

Ralph  A.,  74 

Robert,  72 

Robert  W.,  74 

Samuel,  72 

Watson,  72 
Emerson,  John  D.,  14 

Parr,  Ann,  276 

Augusta,  275 

Clara  V.,  275 

Clarence  L.,  274 

Dennie    L.,    274 

Ervin  H.,  274 

Hoit  P.,  272,  273 

James,  276 

Jonathan,  272 

Larkin  L.,  273 

Leonard  S.,  275 

Mary  B.,  274 

Moses,  272 

Ora.  273 

Ruth,  275 

Simeon,  275,  276 

Thomas,  272 
Feather,  Albert  O.,  264 

Frank,  263 

Frank  R.,  264 


388 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Harry  H.,  264 

John,  263 

Sarah  J.,  263 
Feingokl,  Louis  E.,  353 
Fish,  Edith,  347 

FJmer  H.,  347 
Forster,  Annie,  251 

James,  250 

John  B.,  250 

John  F.  C,  Dr.,  249.  251 

Thomas,  249 

Wilfred,  249 
Fowles,  Florence,  118 

Gardner,  117 

George,  115 

James,  Capt.,  116 

James,  Lieut.,  116 

Joseph,  117 

Joseph  H.,  115,  118 

Lynford,  118 

Mary,  118 

Samuel,  117 
France,  James,  264 

Thomas,  264 

Wallace  M.,  264.  265 

Gallivan.  Andrew  D.  A.,  183 

Daniel  J..  183 

Dennis,  183 

Julia,  184 
Gallup,  Augustus  T..  44,  46 

Benadam,  45 

Elisha,  46 

Emma  L.,  47 

John,  44 

John,  Capt.,  45 

John  P.,  46 

Joseph,  45,  46 

Thomas,  44 
Garvey,  Anna  E.,  58 

Daniel,  56 

John,  56 

Patrick,  56 

Patrick  J.,  56,  57 
Gifford,  Jesse,  170 

John,  170 


Sarah,  171 

Stephen  E.,  170 
Gingras,  Amedee  F.,  1S7 

Claudia,  188 

ICmma  M.,  188 
Girard,  Napoleon,  237 

Wilfred  F.,  237 
Glesmann,  August  F.,  176 

I'inma,  176 

Frank,  176 
Granger,  Abraham.  132 

Adelaide  C.  133 

Albert  S.,  133 

Benjamin,  132 

Eldad.  132 

Jonathan,  132 

Launcelot,  131 

Loretta  E.,  133 

Sanford,  133 

Sarah.  133 
Gridley.  Henry,  28 

Henry  H.,  28 

Philip  W.,  28,  29 

Sadie.  29 

Simon,  28 

Thomas,  28 
Guilfoyle,  Helen,  340 

Thomas  D.,  339 

William  J.,  339 

Haarmann.  Antowith.  169 

Frank,  169 

Frederick,  168,  169 

Gustav.  168,  169 

Ulrika,  169 
Hall.  Adeline  I..  247 

Albert  S.,  246 

Ellery  C.  246 

John.  246 

Roy  P..  246 
Hammond.  Catherine  I..  89 

Fannie  B.,  92 

Joseph  C,  88 

Thomas.  Sy 

William  C.  87,  90 
Hatch.  Edgar  R..  27 


389 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Kmily,  28 

Joseph  J.,  27 

Joseph  R.,  27 

Raymond  S.,  26,  27 
Hebert,  Antoinette.  186 

Arthur,  186 

Imalda  A..  186 

Toussaint,  186 
Heidner,  Anna,  153 

Frederick,  153 

Joseph  G.,  153 

Raymond  F.,  153 
lleywood,  Amos,  Capt.,  219 

Daniel,  220 

Francis  C,  221 

Francis  D.,  218,  221 

Isabel,  221 

John.  219 

Samuel,  219 

Silas,  220 
Higgins,  Anna,  161 

Elizabeth,  161 

James  E.,  160,  161 

John  F.,  160,  161 
Hill,  Benjamin  B.,  185 

Charles  A.,  330 

Charles  G.,  331 

Edwin  H.,  353 

Emily  J.,  331 

George  H.,  185 

Herbert  K.,  185 

Mary  E.,  353 

Sarah  S.,  185 
Hinds,  John  H.,  248 

Mary,  249 

Peter  J.,  248,  249 
Houston,  Harriet  A.,  61 

Henry  S.,  60 

John,  58 

John,  Rev.,  58 

Joseph  E.,  60 

Paul  L.,  61 

Polly  A.,  60 

Robert  A.,  58,  59 

Samuel,  58 

William  E.,  59 


Hubbard,  Allen  S.,  287 
*Fdward  W.,  287 

Eli  A.,  360 

Elisha,  360 

Elizabeth  A.,  286 

George,  285,  359 

John,  285,  360 

Jonathan,  360 

Josiah  C,  Dr.,  359,  361 

Mary,  361 

Samuel,  360 

William  H.,  285,  287 
nVilliam  H.,  Rev.,  285 
Hunt,  Alice  E.,  281 

George  E.,  Dr.,  280,  281 

Isaac  E.,  280 

Luther,  280 

Ives,  Abraham,  191,  192 
Dwight  H.,  189,  192 
Jeremiah,  191 
Jonathan,  190 
Joseph,  189 
Samuel,  189 
William,  189 

Jenks,  Charles  C,  40,  41 

Daniel,  40 

Edwin  F..  40 

Estelle  R.,  41 

Joseph,  40 

Samuel,  40 
Johnson,  Benjamin,  85 

Edmund,  85 

Ephraim,  86 
♦Irving  L.,  85,  86 

James,  85 

John,  85,  86 

Minetta,  87 

Nehemiah,  86 
Jolly,  James,  378 

John,  378 

Marion,  379 

Mina,  380 

William,  379 

William  J.,  380 


390 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Judd,  Fern  C,  35 
Frances  I.,  yj 
Harvey,  34 
John  K.,  34 
Philip  M..  zi,  35 
Reuben,  34 
Salathiel,  34 
Samuel,  34,  36 
Samuel  A.,  36 
Thomas,  n,  34,  35 
William  E.,  35,  36 

Keane,  Jeremiah,  165,  166 

Jeremiah  J..  165 

John,  166 

Mary  E.,  166 

Rosemary,  166 
Kendrick,  Annie  L..  335 

Candace  S.,  335 

Edward  H.,  335 

George  A.,  335 

George  P.,  334 

Jacob,  334 

Mary  E.,  335 
Kenney,  Charles,  61 

Daniel  \V.,  61,  62 

Minnie  A.,  63 

William,  61 
Kilbourne,  George  F.,  378 

Jacob,  378 

John.  377 

Jonathan,  378 

Samuel,  378 

Thomas,  377,  378 
King,  George,  107 

George  W.,  105,  107 

John,  T05 

John  W.  P.,  107 

Magdalen,  105 

Martha  E.,  108 

Samuel,  106 

Whipple,  107 
Knibbs,  Charles  H.,  342 

Charles  L.,  340 

Etta  E.,  342 

John  W.,  340,  342 


Knowlton,  Andrew,  225 

Bessie,  226 
♦Edward  A.,  Dr.,  223,  226 

Ezekiel,  225 

Hosea  M.,  225 

Isaac  C,  Rev.,  225 

Jeremiah,  225 

John,  224 

Richard,  224 

William,  224 

William,  Capt.,  224 
Koegel,  Charles,  257 

Charles  F.,  255 

Fred,  257 

Herman,  257 

Ignatius,  255 

Wilhelmina  P.,  257 

Laporte.  Charles.  81,  370 

Emeline  L.,  83 

Harry,  370 

Jeremie.  81,  370 

L.  Alphonse,  83 

Leon,  81,  370 

Leon  J..  370 

M.  Albert,  83 

Mederic  J.,  81,  83 

Rondolph  E..  83 
Lawrence,  Hiram  B.,  363,  364 

Mary  J..  365 

Oliver  A..  364 

Robert,  364 
Lewis,  Albert  G.,  345 

Elizabeth  A.,  346 

Morllia  A..  346 
Leyden,  Joseph  W.,  336,  337 

Owen,  337 
Loomis,  Augusta  R.,  9 

Elijah  W.,  7 

Harriet,  9 

William  S..  7 
Lynch.  John  J..  55 

Joseph  E..  55 

Maria,  56 

Mary.  55 

Maurice.   54.   55 


391 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Maurice,  Jr.,  55 
Michael  J.,  55 
Patrick  M.,  55 
Thomas  J.,  55 

McAuslan,  Alexander,  290,  291 

Dongal,  291 

Eliza,  292 

James,  291 
McCorkindale,  Duncan  L.,  70 

Edward,  20,  70 

Edward  J.,  21 

Lillian,  21 

Martha,  71 

Ralph,  71 

Roger  W.,  21 

Roy,  71 

William,  20 
McCormick,  David,  227 

Eileen,  228 

John  J.  D.,  226,  227 

Michael,  226 
McHugh,  Edward,  159 

Edward  T.,  157,  158 

Hugh,  157 

John,  159 

Mary,  158 

Thomas,  157 
McLean.  Daniel,  240 

Elizabeth  D.,  238 

Ella  K.,  240 

Hugh,  238 

Hugh,  Jr.,  239 

Jane,  239 

Martha  A.,  240 

Nellie  T.,  240 

Patrick,  238 

Patrick  J.,  239 
MacBean,  Alexander,  253 

Edith,  254 

Thomas,  253 
MacCarthy,  Dennis,  51 

Mary  E.,  52 

Michael,  51 

Timothy  J.,  50,  52 
Mackintosh,  Alice,  14 


Carrie,  94 

Charles  E.,  94 

Donald,  12,  92 

Ilaanah,  94 

John  G.,  Col.,  12,  93 
Magna,  Albert  G..  78,  79 

Harriet,   79 

Joseph,  78 

Joseph  N.,  78,  79 

Russell  W.,  79 
Mahoney,  Bernice.   160 

Emma  E.,  160 

Frances,   160 

James  H.,  160 

Timothy,  160 

William  H.,  160 
Marsh,  George  C,  371,  372 

Violet  R.,  372 
Marshall,  Jacob,  102 

Maude  A.,  103 

William,  102 

William  R.,   102 
Maynard,  x\mory,  324,  326 

Ephraim,  323 

George    E.,   327 

Harlan  J.,  326 

Isaac.  323 

John,  2,22, 

Lorenzo,  325 

Mary.  326 

Simon,  323 

William,  323,  325 
Miller,  Armenta.  229 

Charles  E.,  228 

Edward  J.,  Dr..  228 

John,  228 
Mills.  Ammi.  loi 

Elihu,  100 

Maria  L.,  102 

Peletiah,  100 

Peter.  100 

Samuel  J.,  loi 

William  J.,  99,  loi 
Mooney,  Frances  C,  357 

Joanna  M.,  357 

Nicholas  J.,  356 


392 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Richard,  356 
Moquin,  Albert,  262 

Caroline,  262 

Joseph,  262 

Oscar,  262 

Rene  J.,  262 

X'almore,  262 
-Morgan,  Ernest  1.,  331 

Florinda,  333 

Isaac,   331 
Moriarty.  Daniel  F..  146,  147 

Maurice,  146 

Rose,  147 
Morrison,  Elizabeth  B.,  300 

John,  299 

John  L.,  299 

Robert.  299 

Robert  F.,  Dr.,  299,  300 
Morton,  Abraham,  141 

Charles  K.,  142 

George,  141 

Jane,  143 

Josiah,  142 

Moses,  142 

Richard,  141 

Robert  K.,  140.  143 

Rodolphus,  142 
Murphy,  John  H.,  352 

John  J.,  352 
Murray,  Catherine  A.,  259 

James,  258 

Peter,  258 

Peter  J.,  257,  258 

Newton.  Ebenezer,  3 

Emily,  6 

James.  3,  4 

James  H..  3,  4 

Joseph,  3 

Moses,  3 

Richard,  3 

Susan  W.,  6 
Noonan,  Catharine,  352 

James  S..  350.  351 

Simon,  350 

O'Brien,  Gertrude  E.,  358 


John.  357 

Martin  J.,  357 
O'Connell,  Catherine,  150 

Christopher  J..  150 

Daniel,  149 

Dennis  F.,  149 

Edward,  149 

Howard.   150 

Joanna,  149 

John,  148,  149 

John  A.,  Rev.,  149 

Joseph  J.,  149 

Margaret,  149 

Mary  J..  150 

Richard  J.,  150 
O'Connor,  John  J.,  129 

Josephine  T.,  130 

Patrick.   129 

Thomas,  129 
O'Donnell,  James  J.,  270,  271 

John.  271 

Mary,  272 

Terrance,  271 
O'Neill,  Francis  F.,  195,  196 

John  J..  134 

Julia  A..  197 

Lawrence,  195 

Lawrence.  Jr.,  196 

Michael,  134 

Rose  M.,  135 
O'Shea,  Alice  M.,  157 

Catharine  C,  350 

Cornelius,  349 

Daniel,  349 

Edward.  157 

Gilbert.  156 

James,  157 

John.  156 

John  J..  349 

Joseph  M..  349 

Mary.  156 

Michael  J..  349 

Patrick.   156 
Oliver,  George.  287 

Maggie.  288 

Robert.  287 
Osborne,  Archie  T-.  no,  in 


393 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Hattie  R.,  112 
John,  no 
Timothy  R.,  no 
Owen,  Daniel  D.,  ■]'] 
James  F".,  75,  "Jl 
John,  75,  76 
Mary,  78 
Nathaniel,  76 
Samuel,  75,  TJ 
William,  76 

Partridge,  Ella  G.,  64 
Frederick  F.,  63 
Harry,  64 
William  E.,  63 
William  W.,  Col.,  63 
Peterson,  Hugo  O.,  Dr.,  338 
Marie  E.,  339 
Olof  P.,  Rev.,  338 
Pfahler,  Charles,  37 
Christian  G.,  37 
Martin  C,  37,  38 
Mary,  38 
Porter.   Louise,  310. 
Mabel  X.,  310 
Samuel,  309 
Walter  C,  309 
Powers.  Genevieve,  233 
Patrick,  232 

William  J.,  Dr.,  232,  233 
Prentiss,  Davis  B.,  69 
George  W..  30,  31.  33 
Helen  M.,  33 
Isabelle,  33 
Jane  D.,  32 
John,  68 
John,  Rev.,  68 
Lola  v..  70 
RoUo  A.,  67,  69 
Samuel,  31,  68 
Thomas.  31,  67 
William,  69 
William  A..  32 
Prescott,  John,  303 
Jonas,  303 

Rainault,  Charles,  284 


Edward,  284 

Morence,  285 
I'Vank,  284 
Ramage,  Adelaide  E.,  ii 
Charles  W.,  u 
James,  10 
James  M.,  11 
John,   10 
Robert  A.,  n 
Theodore  R.,  n 
William,  10 
Ranger,  Alma  F..  244 
Casper,  241 
Eliza  M.,  245 
Ellen,  242 
George  A.  L..  245 
Gertrude,  246 
James  A.,  244 
Joseph  F.,  243 
Katherine,  242 
Mary,  244 
William  E.,  244 
Redford,  Carlyle,  248 
Everett  R.,  248 
Joseph.  247,  248 
Lawrence,  248 
Martha,  248 
Robert,  247 
Revett,  Caroline.  170 
Frank  H.,  169,  170 
William.  169 
Richards,  Arthur.  143 
Arthur  C,  144 
Arthur  J..  143 
Delia  A..  I44 
Mabel,  144 
Rogers,  Ellen  T..  382 
Frank  J..  381 
Richard,  381 
Ruckdeschel,  Anna,  177 
August,   177 
Ernest.   176,  177 
John,  177 
Russell.  Amos,  279 
Gilbert  E..  279 
Hattie  J.,  280 

394 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  CF  BIOGRAPHY 


Ryan,  John  J.,  297,  298 
William  P.,  Dr.,  297,  29S 

Sackett,  Abner,  293 

Charles,  293 

Edith  P.,  294 

Eliakim,  293 

Ezra,  293 

George  1.,  293 

Harry  R.,  Dr.,  292,  293 

John,  292.  293 
*Simon,  292 
Sears,  Fannie  E.,  66 

1  lenry  G.,  64,  65 

Jonathan,  65 

Stillman,  65 
Shaw,  Bertha  M.,  311 

Joseph  A..  310 

Robert  K..  310 
Shea,  Annie,  178 

Daniel,  177,  178 

Daniel,  Jr.,  178 

John,  178 

Patrick  H.,  358 

Timothy,  358 

William  F.,  358 
Sheehan,  Jeremiah,  277 

Mary  E.,  278 

Patrick  H.,  2^"] 
Shepard,  John,  327 

Sarah,  329 

William,  Gen.,  327 
Skinner,  Belle,  199 

John,  197 

Joseph  A.,  199 

Nancy,  199 

Sarah  E.,  199 

William.  197,  199 
Smith,  Ada  M.,  213 

Albert,  278 

Bertha,  259 

Chileab,  211 

Daniel,  43 

David,  43 

Edmund  H.,  212 

Edward,   184 

Ella,  279 


i^Vank  D.,  41,  43 

(Jeorge  A.,  259 

George  11.,  Dr.,  210,  212 

Henry,  41,  42 

Herbert  E.,  184 

Joseph,  259 

Joshua,  42 

Lawrence,  43 

Lawrence  F.,  41,  43 

ALiry   \L.,  44 

Medad,  212 

Phineas,  21 1 

Samuel,  211 

Tina,  185 

William,  278 

William  B.,  Capt.,  259 
Soulliere.  Emma  E.,  344 

Ernest  F.,  344 

Ida  L.  344 

Tola  r...  344 

Jean  B.,  342 

Jean  B.  X..  342,  343 

John  H.  L.,  344 

Joseph  H.  N..  344 

Marie  E.,  344 

Paul  E.,  344 

William  E.,  344 
Spies,  .'\braham.  109 

Edna  S.,  no 

Milton  S.,  108,  109 
Squier.  Edwin  A..  375 

Ethel  F.,  375 

George  E.,  373,  375 

John.  373.  374 

Lorenzo  L..  375 

Samuel,  374 

Solomon,  374 

Thomas,  373 
Stiles.  Dennis.  yj2 

Dennis  J..  372.  373 

Esther.  373 
Street,  Glover.  128 

John,  126,  128.  T29 

Ma^^^  129 

Nicholas,  Rev..  T26 

Philo  W..  128 

Samuel,  128 


395 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Samuel,  Lieut.,  127 

Samuel,  Rev.,  127 
Sullivan.  Eulick,  231 

Eulick    !•■.,    Ur.,   231 

Joanna,  231 

'riiomas,  231 
Sylvester.  Israel,  281.  282 

Joseph.  282 

Richard.  281 

Seth,  282 

Thayer,  Alice,  336 

Carey  A..  336 

Fiber  11. ,  336 

Homer  A.,  336 

Joseph,  336 

William  J.,  336 
Tilley.  George.  214 

Harriet  L.,  215 

John,  214 

Trenor  P.,  214,  215 
Titus,  Elizabeth,  204 

Jabez   E..  203 

James,  203 

John.  202 

Joseph  H.,  203 

I^onard  L.,  201,  203 

Robert,  202 

Timothy,  202,  203 
Treworgy,  Henry  H.,  112,  114 

James,  112,  113 

John,  112,  113 

Mary  E.,  114 

Nathaniel,  113 

William  G.,  Capt.,  114 
Vershon,  Jacob,  124 

Joseph,  124 

Mary  A.,  124 

Walker.  Charles  E.,  147 

Emma,  148 

Roy  G.,  148 

Sarah,   148 

William,  147 
Walsh.  Bartholomew,  159 

James.   159 

John.  159 


Mary  T.,  159 

Maurice  }.,  159 

Micliael,  159 
Warner,  lienjamin,  162,  163 

Ernest  S.,  162,  164 

John.    162 

Jonah,  163 

Lillian  E.,  164 

Mabel  C,  164 

Minor,  163 

Robert  R.,  163 

Thomas,  162 
Washburn,  Emily  F.,  347 

John,  347 

William  A.,  346 
Weiser,  Conrad,  83 

Edwin  C,  83,  84 

Lucy  B.,  84 

Martin,  83 

Martin  H..  83 

Richard  M.,  84 
White,  Pjessie  A.,  253 

Harry  W..  251,  252 

John,  251 

William  E.,  252 
Williams,  Edna,  180 

Frank,  179 
WilHston,  Alice.  270 

Israel,  268 

Joseph,  268 

Lorenzo  A.,  267,  270 

Lorenzo  D.,  269 

Lorenzo  N.,  269 

Mary,  270 

Nathaniel,  268 
Wilson.  Annie  E.,  75 

David,  74 

Emily,  208 

J.  Edward,  207.  208 

Jennie,  208 

Kate  B.,  208 

William.  74 

William  H.,  207 

William  T.,  74 
Wood,  Abraham,  311 

Abraham,  Capt.,  311 

Albert,  Dr.,  311,  312 


396 


ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


Emily  C,  313 

Emma,  313 

Jennie   I.,  313 

Michael,  311 

Samuel,  312 

Samuel,  Capt.,  311 
Woods,  Alice  E.,  18 

Frank  A.,  Dr.,  15,  17 

Isaac,  15 

Jarvis  U.,  Dr.,  16 

Nathaniel,  15 

Xehemiah,  15 

Samuel,   15 

Uriah,  16 
Wright,  Caroline  L.,  146 

Daniel,  145 

George  F.,  303,  306 


(jeorge  M.,  302,  303 
John,  144,  145,  303 
John  .S.,  144,  146 
John  W.,  145 
J.  Sidney,   144 
Josiah,   145 
Minnie  E.,  306 
Ralph  W.,  306 
Wyckoff,  James,  205 
Joseph  L.,  204,  206 
Minnie  A.,  207 
Peter,  205 
William,  205 

Zielinski,  Blszius,  265 
John,  265,  266 
Mary  E.,  267 


397 


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