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Benjamin Brush, our i of birth; Julia E., born April 23. 1842, is single; . and Catharine C., born September 23, 1843. is
subject's grandfather, was a farmer by occupa- tion, and made his home in Stanwich. Both he | the wife of Robert Wellsted, of Greenwich. The and his wife are buried in the Congregational ! father died in 1870, the mother ten years later. cemetery at Greenwich. Their children were as ; and both were laid to rest in the Congregational
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was born in the village of Greenwich, January 9. 1803, a daughter of Richard and Rachel (Mead)
1775. The children born to Joseph and Sarah | A. (Mead) Brush were as follows: Amos M., 1 whose sketch appears elsewhere, is the eldest; | Richard, born February 25, 1826, was a mer- chant and died in Cos Cob; Theodore D., born March 2, 1827, died young; Elizabeth S., born February 26, 1829, is the widow of Dr. James 1 H. Hoyt, and a resident of Greenwich; Benja- min J., born August 14, 1830, died on the same I day as his brother Theodore, in 1832, of scarlet ! fever; Mary L., born December 19, 1831, mar- 1 ried Lewis L. Howe, and died in Greenwich; Joseph E. B., born February 17, 1833, lives in Cos Cob; Emily C., born May 29, 1834, is the widow of Henry Mead, and lives in New York; Benjamin P., born October 2, 1836, was a butch- 22, 1838, is the wife of James Husted, of Round Hill; George W., of this sketch, is next in order
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Church cemetery at Greenwich. They were leading members of the Church, took an active part in its work, and were liberal contributors toward the erection of the house of worship. The father was the contractor of the first Epis. copal church built at Greenwich. He started out in life for himself in limited circumstances, but by industry, perseverance and good manage- ment. he was able to leave his family a comfort- abie competence. For several years he served as township clerk and justice of the peace, and. as he possessed an excellent knowledge of law. his opinions were always respected by the law- yers trying cases under him. Being a good pen- man, he at one time was employed to copy the tax list, when the work was more laborious than at present, but he received only $28 in payment, , cessfully engaged in agricultural pursuits.
though to-day $200 is given for the same work. During his younger years he was very active, and
Mr. Feins was born June 24, 1854, and is a son of Abel and Angeline J. (Knapp) Ferris, also his prowess as a wrestler was known far and I farming people. The father was born in Green- wide. . He was never thrown in a fair wrestling ' wich township. and for many years lived at contest.
At the age of four years George W. Brush began his education in the district school at Cos Cob, later attended the Greenwich Academy, then under the direction of Philander Button, : subject, survived him for some time. The re- mains of both were interred in the Congrega-
who tried to prevail upon our subject to enter college, as he recognized his ability as a student. I tional cemetery, of which Church they were faith- He also took up the study of French in a private school at Greenwich, taught by Louis Howe. | in his farming operations, and left considerable
When his school days were over he entered his father's store at Cos Cob, where he remained until twenty years of age. For some years he was interested in the wholesale grocery business in New York City, in connection with the firms of Mead & Co. and, later. Mead. Lacy & Co., on Water street. At the age of eighteen he had
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During his boyhood and youth B. F. Ferris commanded the boat " Stella " for one year dur- I attended the Sound Beach school, and among his ing the temporary illness of the captain, and on , first teachers were Miss Duff and Mrs. Quintard. his return to Cos Cob he engaged in the market | He is well pleased with the great improvements vessel business as captain of the . Gratitude " ! made in the schools in later years. Reared at and the "Stella." While thus employed he sold hay for as much as $55 per ton. Later he | few houses were scattered along the shore, where had an office in New York, and did a general brokerage business.
Sound Beach, he well remembers when only a now are many and very costly homes. He built his own residence at this place, and in addition owns another dwelling there and a small farm.
In 1876 Mr. Brush wedded Miss Mary J. Fithian, of Brooklyn, a daughter of David Fith- . on which he is extensively engaged in gardening.
ian, a well-known man and politician of that city. For some years after his marriage, Mr. ' was united in marriage with Miss A. Ruth Brady. Brush resided in Brooklyn, and then returned to Cos Cob, where he still makes his home. He | has been harbor master at that place since the office was established, having supervision of the coast from Port Chester, N. Y., to Stamford. Conn. He is also serving as justice of the peace of Greenwich, and tries about all of the civil cases in the town. He has been registrar of
votes for several years, and president of the board of health for some time, and the duties of all of these positions he has discharged with prompt- ness and fidelity. He is one of the most promi- nent members of the Democratic party in the community, and his advice is often sought on political questions. His long service in various : official capacities has given him a very wide ac- quaintance, and he has a host of friends wherever known.
B F. FERRIS, one of the leading farmers and gardeners residing at Sound Beach. Fair- field county, has spent his entire life there, and since commencing his business career he has suc-
Sound Beach. where he erected a residence, mak- 'ing it his home until called to his final rest when past the age of eighty years. He was twice married, and his second wife, the mother of our
ful members. The father was quite successful property. By his first marriage he had one son. Frelinghuysen, now proprietor of the " Stamford House " at Stamford, and by his second union he had two children: Emelina, now Mrs. Charles P. Waterbury, of Stamford; and B. F., of this review.
At the age of twenty-one years, Mr. Ferris who was born in Goldenbridge, N. Y., August 10, 1860, a daughter of Simeon and Mary A. (Steele) Brady, of Goldenbridge, N. Y. Her father now makes his home in Easton, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Ferris have a family of four chil- dren: Maud 1 .. who graduated from Merrill's Business College, at Stamford, in 1895; Charles F., who is attending the Greenwich schools;
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George E., also in school; and Emma A., at home. The parents are both consistent mem- bers of the First Congregational Church, and in politics Mr. Ferris is identified with the Repub- lican party. He is a quiet, unassuming man, whose word is considered as good as his bond, and he is numbered among the substantial and valued citizens of his community.
B ENJAMIN F. PALMER, one of the most successful oystermen along Long Island Sound, in Greenwich township, Fairfield Co., Conn., is a prominent and highly respected citi- zen of Sound Beach, where he has lived all his life, having been born here April 27, 1853, son of Isaac B. and Armenia (Jones) Palmer.
The first of the Palmer family in Fairfield county was William Palmer, who came here be- fore his marriage and located in Greenwich town- ship between High Ridge and Long Ridge. His wife was from Mianus, this county, and they were married in New York, but they spent their wedded life in Mianus with the exception of a short period when they resided in Newburgh, N. Y. Mr. Palmer was employed on a boat run- ning between Mianus and New York, and also to Hudson river points, and while in Newburgh he followed the same vocation.
William Palmer, son of the above, was the grandfather of B. F. Palmer, and was born near Long Ridge, in the northeastern part of Green- wich township. He married Elizabeth Ferris, also a native of Greenwich township, who was a daughter of Solomon and Mary (Marshall) Fer- ris, and they settled at the head of Bible street. living at first in a small, roughly-constructed house, which was improved and added to as his means allowed. Nine children blessed their union, viz .: Sands, who died in Cos Cob, was a ship carpenter, tinsmith and general mechanic. Milton learned the blacksmith's trade in Nor- walk, and was an excellent workman; he died in High Ridge. Mary, living in High Ridge, is the widow of Ebenezer Jones. Darius is mentioned elsewhere. Isaac B. is spoken of farther on in this sketch. Stephen L., who died in Sound Beach, was a painter by occupation. Walter, who is a carpenter by trade, lives in Mianus; he was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion. Elm- retta, the widow of Isaac L. Morrell, resides in Mianus. Gilbert is a carpenter and painter, and lives in Stamford, this county. The father was a cooper and shoemaker, following the latter trade especially in the winter time, in summer , working for others at farming and other labor, and he reared his large family in comfort. He
was small and wiry in build, and he lived to the age of nearly eighty-one years, dying at his home at the head of Bible street. He and his wife, who was past ninety-two at her decease, are buried at Sound Beach. Mr. Palmer was a Dem- ocrat in political sentiment.
Isaac B. Palmer, father of the gentleman whose name introduces these lines, was born July 15, 1820, in Greenwich township, in the paternal home at the head of Bible street, and here grew to manhood. When a boy he was employed for some time in the wire mills at what was then called Dumpling Pond, as a puddler, and later he began the oyster business, in which he continued during the remainder of his life. In 1861, however, he enlisted in the Union cause as a member of Company C, Twenty-eighth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, for nine months, and he served thirteen months, re-enlisting in the Sixth Connecticut Regiment. While in the latter command he was taken prisoner, and spent ten and one-half months in Rebel prisons, suffering all the hardships and horrors which many other brave men succumbed to. Mr. Palmer was five feet, seven and one- half inches in height, and weighed ordinarily from 145 to 150 pounds, but when he came home after his discharge he weighed only ninety pounds! He resumed his business as soon as possible, buying the sloop " Arietta," and con- tinued it for a number of years with very satis- factory success. Before the war he owned the sloop " Harrison." Mr. Palmer passed away in December, 1888, and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Sound Beach. He was originally a Democrat in politics, but during his later years he was a stanch Republican, and though he was no politician he took a deep interest in party affairs, and was a regular voter. He took a special interest in school matters in his district. When a young man, Isaac B. Palmer married Miss Armenia Jones, who was born in 1829 at Pound Ridge, daughter of Ebenezer and Maria (Dixon) Jones, and the following named children were born to them: Addison, who is an oyster- man at Sound Beach; Julia A. (Mrs. Albert Lock- wood), of New York; Milliard K., an oysterman of Sound Beach; Benjamin F .; Joseph G., who died in, Sound Beach January 3, 1895, leaving a family of four children; Jane E., who died unmar- ried at the age of nineteen . years; Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Thaddeus Wilbur), of Sound Beach; Wal- lace E., who is an engineer on the elevated rail- road in New York City, being employed on the Sixth avenue line; Andrew J., an oysterman of Sound Beach; and Minnie L. (Mrs. J. C. Brun- dage), of Sound Beach. The mother still resides
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in the old homestead at Sound Beach. She is a member of the Congregational Church.
Benjamin F. Palmer received his education in the public schools of Sound Beach District, at- tending until he was thirteen years old, Miss Clar- issa Clark being his first teacher. When eight years old, he commenced work, entering the em- ploy of William K. Quintard, a farmer, and he was thus engaged for six years, at the end of which time he commenced to help his father in the oyster business, as all his brothers had done, in this way gaining a thorough knowledge of the work in all its details. In April, 1871, he em- barked in business on his own account, and in August of that year began to rebuild his father's old boat, the "Arietta," which he launched in April, 1872, as the "Empress." He used her until 1888, when he became the owner of the sloop which he still runs, the "Ann Gertrude." Mr. Palmer commenced without a dollar capital, and consequently on a very small scale, but as his trade increased he branched out, and in 1873 he began to plant oysters, gradually working up in his line, until he now has an enviable patronage, and owns over two hundred acres of oyster ground. Though conservative and cautious in his business methods, he has advanced continous- ly, and his industry and thoroughness have brought their rewards in the passing years, for he has ac- quired a steady patronage from the high-class trade, cultivating oysters only for the exporters, a branch in which he is one of the leading pro- ducers and in which few meet with success. Even when the home market is depressed, he has been fortunate in retaining his regular patrons, and he has derived a comfortable income from his business for many years. Mr. Palmer enjoys the reputation of being a business man of the strictest integrity, and he is well informed in his line, to which he has given more thought and study than the average man would consider nec- essary; he was oyster commissioner when that office existed. He has invested to some extent in business property in Stamford, owns a front- age on the dock in that town, and also owns two houses in Sound Beach besides the one which he and his family occupy. He has many friends in his locality, and he is regarded as an intelligent and valuable citizen in the community, where he has served as justice of the peace, and for four years as a member of the school board of Sound Beach District, taking particular interest in the cause of education, which he considers most important. However, he has declined all further offers of public preferment, as his busi- ness demands all his time and attention. In po- litical faith he is a Republican.
On December 1, 1875, Mr. Palmer was united in marriage with Miss Mary M. Hoyt, of Pound Ridge, who was born February 11, 1855, a daughter of Asahel and Emma L. (Greenly) Hoyt. and two children have been born to them: Eu- gene H., on December 22, 1883, and Carrie L., on January 22, 1886.
J JAMES C. HUBBARD. Sound business judgment, combined with fine ability in me- chanical lines, has enabled the subject of this biography, a well-known resident of Shel- ton, to attain a substantial success in life, and his history is of especial interest.
The Hubbard family is one of the oldest in Middletown, Conn., our subject's ancestors hav- ing settled there several generations ago. Enoch Hubbard, his grandfather, was born there, and while he followed the sea during his active life, his home was at Middletown. Ira Hubbard, our subject's father, was born in Middletown, Febru- ary 15, 1807, and in his youth learned the ma- chinist's trade in that town, He married Miss Margaret McNairy, who was born near Middle- town, October 16, 1811, a daughter of Michael McNairy, a native of this State, and a farmer and millwright by occupation. The McNairy family is of Scotch extraction, and the name was originally McHenry. Soon after his marriage our subject's father removed to Quincy, Ill., where he operated a lumbermill for a short time. and on his return to Connecticut he located at Derby, then called Birmingham. For thirty years he was a stockholder in the Howe Pin Manufacturing Company at that place, and his death occurred there October 27, 1866, his re- mains being taken to Middletown for interment. He was a Democrat in politics, and he and his wife were both members of the Episcopal Church. His wife survived him only a few years, passing away June 28, 1869. Our subject was the youngest of six children. Of the others, the eldest, Adelia, was born August 1, 1838, and died September 28, 1838; Charles A., born De- cember 29, 1839, resides in California, where he is engaged in mining and contracting; Wilfred A., born September 8, 1841, is a contractor and civil engineer, and resides in St. Louis, Mo .; Mary, born March 1, 1843, died April 18 of the same year; Ferdinand, born February 20, 1844, was a mechanic, and his death occurred at Cape Girardeau, Mo., March 7, 1898.
Mr. Hubbard, our subject, was born April 24, 1845, in Derby Village, and after attending the local schools for some years in boyhood, he was sent to Fort Edward, N. Y., to pursue a more
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advanced course. Later, he learned the machin- ist's trade in Derby, and he has since been en- gaged in that line of work. In 1866 he organ- ized the Star Pin Company, which is one of the prosperous firms of Derby, and most of the machinery of their establishment was built by him. For many years he held the position of | inaster mechanic, and since 1895, when he sold his interest in the business, he has been the ma- chinist of the plant.
On January 18, 1867, Mr. Hubbard married | Conn .; Frederick Sherman; Henry Edward, of Miss Helen M. Shelton, who was born June 24, 1849, at Orange, Conn., a daughter of John D. and Mary H. Shelton, and granddaughter of Al- fred Shelton, a native of the town of Hunting- ton. Three children have blessed this union: Mary S., born April 4. 1868; Henry F., Septem- ber 18, 1869: and Clara E., May 29, 1876. After his marriage Mr. Hubbard resided for three years in Derby, but since 1868 he has made his ! 1 home in Shelton. Socially, he and his family are much esteemed, and he is an active member | of King Hiram Lodge No. 12, F. & A. M., at Derby. Politically, he affiliates with the Demo- cratic party.
moral advancement. He passed away in 1854, one of the stanch and sturdy men of the times. Mrs. Frisbie died in 1868.
Frederick A. Frisbie spent his youth in the ! home farm, where he was born in 1811, and at- i tended the district schools. In 1844 he was married to Maria J. Lathrop, daughter of Amasa Lathrop, at Roxbury, and by her he became the father of the following children: Watson, now engaged in teaming and trucking at Woodbury, Washington, Litchfield county, who married Lucy Botsford, and has three children-William, Mary and Daniel. Watson was married to Susan Pond, and has seven children-Edward, Ida, Ada, Fred, Frank, Russell and William. Frederick A. Frisbie always farmed on the old home. Though he was not actively interested in politics, he always voted the Republican ticket. Both he and his wife were members of the Congregational Church, in which faith he died in 1893, and she on January 9. 1899.
Frederick Sherman Frisbie obtained an un- usually good education for the time, first attend- ing the district schools and, later, Richard's pri- vate school at Westport, a select school at home, and completing his education in the
both as an instructor and as a disciplinarian. In 1873 he came to Brookfield, and has since lived there, engaged in farming. The preliminary
REDERICK SHERMAN FRISBIE, one of ! "Gunnery," a private school in the town of ! Washington. Between the ages of nineteen and
the prominent agriculturists of the town of Brookfield, was born in the town of Washington, I twenty-five he taught school, winning laurels Litchfield Co., Conn., August 29, 1846, a son of Frederick A. and Maria J. (Lathrop) Frisbie.
Edward Frisbie, the great-grandfather of Frederick S. Frisbie, moved at an early day from | training he had received under his father's able Branford, Conn .. and settled in the town of | direction has shown that it was not " seeds sown Washington, Litchfield county. The property | on stony ground," for his carefully conducted on which he settled is still in the possession of | farm, the neat, modern buildings, and all the his descendants. He had two sons, Samuel and i improvements the practical ingenuity of the Edward, Jr. Edward Frisbie, Jr., grew to man- : nineteenth century can suggest, attest the thor- hood on his father's farm, and on reaching man's | ough and strictly first-class farmer.
estate married Betsey Sherman, and they became the parents of seven children-three sons and In 1872 Mr. Frisbie was united in marriage with Miss Adeline Minerva Peck, daughter of four daughters-as follows: Sherman died in | George W. Peck. To bless this union have early manhood; Harmon married Aurelia Baker, . come two children: Emma and Lyman Peck, the i former of whom was married April 27, 1898, to Howard W. Keeler, of Brookfield, Conn. Mr. Frisbie is a Republican in politics, and one of
and lives in Roxbury, Conn .; Frederick A. is mentioned below; Laura married Uriah Gray; Theodosia married Norman .Hazen; Eliza; and Eleanor married Henry O. Nash. Edward Fris- I the political workers of his town. He has served bie, Jr., passed his entire life as a farmer, and by his energy and frugality became a heavy land owner. When buying land he paid cash for it. | in all the movements for public good where his the money being in silver, and this he placed in as a member of the school board, and also on the board of assessors. Thorough in all he does, services are called into requisition, he finds first and then he successfully accomplishes his pur- pose. He is a member of the Congregational Church.
a butter pail, and by running a stick through the I the solid foundation on which to base the work, handle he and a friend would carry it to its desti- nation. He was a member of the Congregational Church, in politics a Whig, and in all things an | upholder of all causes tending to material or
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Sherman Frisbie, was born in the town of Brook- I came interested in agriculture, and owned several field. September 22. 1813. and here in his native , farms in different localities in this State. He town passed his early days and acquired his edu- died March 4. 1893. and his estimable wife, who cation. On November 6. 1836. he was married . was born at New Milford, in February, 1819. to Mary, daughter of Robert and Delia Andrews. . passed to the other world July 13, 1893. Three They began their life in Brookfield Center, but ' children. Martha A .. Charlotte M. and Frederick a short time later removed to a farm in Ob- , D., survive.
tuse, town of Brookfield. and then returning to the old home which Mr. Peck and his son-in- law. Mr. Frisbie, cultivated. Besides Mrs. Fris- bie their umion was blessed with but one other child, a daughter who died in infancy. Mr. Peck
was first a Whig in politics, and on the for- , spirit have won for him the respect of the com- mation of the Republican party cast his ballot in favor of it. He was a faithful and consistent . , munity. In his management of his farm he has shown marked ability, his systematic and judi- member of the Congregational Church. Mrs. . cious application of modern methods bringing substantial success, while as a citizen he has al- ways been a champion of progress.
Peck died February 11. 1894. beloved and es- teemed by all who knew her, and Mr. Peck passed away May 7. 1808.
F REDERICK DANIEL MARSH, a member of the hrm of Marsh & Knapp, was born August 9. 1854. in New Milford. Conn., and is a son of Daniel Davis and Mary Elizabeth 'Crosby) Marsh. He was feared there upon a farm, attending the district schools for some years, and later attended a select school. On leaving school he spent three years upon his father's farm, and then began to work at the carpenter's trade as a journeyman. In 1800 he formed a partnership with Mr. John Lucas Knapp, and opened a shop on East Franklin street, Danbury They do a general contracting business in building and jobbing, and have put up a number of houses in the vicinity.
Mr. Marsh has a comfortable home at No. 54 W'est Wooster street, and he considers that the best contract that he ever made was his mar- riage on June 6, 1883. to Miss Mary A. Booth, who has proved a true helpmeet. She is a daughter of Dwight Dane and Sarah M. Clark Booth, highly respected residents of Pittsfield. Mass. Of the three children of this union, only one. Gertrude Elizabeth, born July 13. 1892. is living. Mr. Marsh and his wife are members of the Second Congregational Church of Danbury, and are active in the work of that Society and in all movements that promise to promote the general welfare. The Temperance cause finds in him a steadfast champion, his ballot being cast for the Prohibition party.
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In both paternal and maternal lines Mr. . Marsh comes of excellent stock. His father. the late Daniel D. Marsh, was born in New Milford. March 4. 1818, and after following the trade of millwright for some years in early manhood be-
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