Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Part 205

Author: H. H. Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1899
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Bridgeport; Henry Sherman, born March 7, 1876. died April 8, 1884; Eleanor Margaret, born April 16, 1880, is now residing in Bridgeport.


George Emmerson Beers, born October 7, 1865, was a graduate of Trinity College in the class of 1886, and of Yale Law School in the class of 1889. After graduating from the law school, and taking a post-graduate course result- ing in the degree of Master of Laws, he engaged in practice in Knoxville, Tenn., for two years. and then returned to New Haven. where he has since been a member of the law firm of Arvine & Beers. On August 17, 1892, he married Mar- garet Lowry, of Covington, Ky., and they have two children: Margaret Lowry, born June 10, 1893, and Henry Samuel, born June 22, 1898.


H ON. GEORGE E. LOUNSBURY. Gov- ernor of Connecticut, was born in 1838, in Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., N. Y .. the fifth child of the late Nathan and Delia (Scofield) Lounsbury. He is of the sixth generation in descent from Richard and Elizabeth (Dubois) Lounsbury, who settled in Rye-then a part of the Colony of Connecticut-about 1650, and whose land, purchased from the Indians, is still known as the . Lounsbury Farm." His grand- father, Enos Lounsbury, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war.


Though born in New York State, our subject is virtually a native of Connecticut, his father and all his ancestors having been natives of | son of John Firmin of Watertown.


Stamford. In the spring of 1839. when only a Giles Firmin. of Boston, came from Sudbury. few months old, he came with his parents to the | in the County of Suffolk, no doubt with Rev.


| Robert Philips in the fleet with Winthrop: was first at Watertown, then in two years at Boston. where a son of the same name had some time prior joined Church. The son, Giles, came, per- haps, with his father in 1630, but settled at Bos- ton. He was in Ipswich in 1638. married May 22, 1639, Susan, daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Ward. 1 farm in Ridgefield, Fairfield county, which has been his home for sixty years. His early edu- cation was obtained in the district schools. where, later, he taught from his seventeenth to his twentieth year, when he entered Yale College, graduating therefrom in 1863, with distinguished honor. He studied theology and passed his ex- aminations for the diaconate and priesthood, graduating from the Berkeley Divinity School at John, of Watertown, came, probably, in the Middletown in 1866. For one year he had | fleet with Winthrop. A Robert was one of the charge. as deacon, of the Episcopal parishes in I first settlers of Newtown, L. I., in 1645.


Thompsonville and Suffield, but on account of a serious throat trouble he was compelled to de- cline to take the vows of priesthood. In 1867, in partnership with his brother. Phineas C. Lounsbury, he embarked in the manufacture of boots and shoes, in which business he is still ex- tensively engaged as a member of the firm of Lounsbury, Mathewson & Co., at South Norwalk.


Mr. Lounsbury first ran for office in 1894, when he was elected State senator from the Twelfth district by an unprecedented majority. I


During the legislative session of 1895 he acted as chairman of the committee on Finance, and so acceptable was his service as legislator that in in 1896 he was renominated by acclamation and re-elected by more than twice his majority of two years before. In the Legislature of 1897 he was chairman of the committee on Humane Institu- tions, to which the reformatory and other mat- ters of importance were referred, and its reports were received with almost unanimous approval by the Legislature and the people of the State.


At the Republican State convention held September 15. 1898, at New Haven, Mr. Louns- bury was nominated for governor on the first bal- lot, receiving nearly three-fourths of all the votes cast. The election, on November 8 following. was a "tidal wave," the Republicans sweeping the State with a majority which has been ex- ceeded only twice in the history of that party. Our subject's brother, Phineas C. Lounsbury. was governor of Connecticut in 1887 and 1888.


Mr. Lounsbury was married, in 1894, to Mrs. Frances Josephine Whedon, daughter of Joseph J. Potwin, of Amherst, Mass. [Hartford Post. January 4, 1899.


PAIRMAN FAMILY. From Savage's Gen- ealogical Dictionary, we learn that John Fairman was one of the first settlers of Enfield. He had James, born in 1683, who wrote his name Ferman, and may have been a son or grand-


The family of this name settled at Newtown early in its history. From the town'records it appears that Richard Fairman, born 1708. was married June 20. 1745, to Jane Botsford, and their children, with dates of birth, were: Ichabod. born June 30, 1746; Henry, born December 18. 1747; Patience. born February 22, 1749; Richard. born June 23. 1751; James, born in Newtown. November 19, 1752, died October 22, 1753: Pul- | char (a daughter). born November 19, 1754; Jant. born December 2, 1756; and Dorcas, born April


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first selectman for years, and, owing to his great Ichabod, Henry and Patience were born at Bed- : interest in education, school visitor for a still ford, New York. It also appears of record that longer term. He represented Newtown in the Henry Fairman and Ruth Judson were married , Legislature, and had been State senator from November 9. 1769, and that in August, 1770. Judson, a son, was born to them: the mother died that same month, and October 1, 1771. the father was married to Bethia Bennett, and they had a daughter. Ruth, born July 30. 1772


Amos B. Fairman was married to Betsey Clark. December 29. 1794. and their children were: Elzur. born November 25. 1797. LeGrand. born January 3. 1800: Salle, born January 10. 1802, and Anne, born February 15. 1504


James Beach Fauman was born March 21. 1773. and on March 2. 1800, was married to Polly Peck, who was born May S. 1779. and died October 29. 150g To the marnage came children as follows: Chloe. born February 21. 1801; and ferah, born June 10. 1505 On November 10. 18xx. James B. Famman was married to Nancy Betsey Peck, who was born November 10. 1779. and their children were: Polly, born July 30, 1568. Charles, born Novem- ber 8, INog: Maria, born January 28. 1812; Wilham, born October 17, 1814: James, born July 16, 1817; and ferah (2), born March 12, 1821. From the records of the town it appears among those who took an active part in public affairs were: Richard, James B . and Zerah. Richard Fairman's name appears as representing News- town in the Lineral ( ourt as early as 1759. and for some ten years during the twenty years fol- lowing. He was for about the same length of time a selection of the town. James B. Fan- man was a representative of Newtown in the General Court for a number of times during the decade between 15:30 and 1540, and was a select- man for a number of years thereafter.


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More recently Zerah Jauman beused promi- nently in public affairs He was born Match 12, 1821, a son of James Beach Fairman. He was a representative in the State Legislature from Newtown for several years during the Civil war; was State Senator from that district in 1865 and 18; 3 was a selectman covering a part of the former period. and almost continuously during the following years up to the time of his death. He was one of the first board of trustees of the Newtown Savings Bank in 185 :. MI. Fairman was one of the prominent men of that period in the town. He died March 22. 1875. at the age of fifty-four. The press of a neigh- boring city at the time said: " His death causes a great loss to Newtown, and indeed to the entire county. He has held at various times all the prominent offices of his town, having been


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the Eleventh District at least two terms. He was a Democrat of the strictest. sternest sect." Zerah Fairman was married to Sarah Bennett. and had one daughter. Elizabeth, now residing with her mother in Newtown


Charles Fairman, son of James Beach Fair- man, was born November 8. 1809. He was reated and married in Newtown and resided there until in 1880. when he removed to Chi- cago. Ill .. to be with some of his children. who were residents of that city. There himself and wife passed the evening of their lives, he dying on December 31. 1886. and she on May 31. 188: In that city, on June 18. 1882, they cele- brated their golden wedding Mrs. Fairman's maiden name was Eliza Jane Morehouse. She was daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Peck) More- house, and was born August 4. 1810, in South- bury, Conn. Charles Fairman was a highly re- spected and esteemed citizen of Newtown. He was greatly interested in the Newtown Library. and donated a number of the books now therem. In his political views Mr. Fairman was a Deme. crat in the latter years of his life in Newtown. and served the town as judge of the Probate ( ourt just before his departure. He was identi- fied with the Congregational Church. To the marriage of hunself and Miss Morehouse were born children as follows: (1) Franklin, born June 22. 1833. has for years been in Chicago. where he has held the position of auditor of freight receipts with the Illinois Central Railroad ( ompany; he married Mary J. Sherman. No- vember 30. 1871, and children as follows were born to this umion-Matilda Louise, born Feb- ruary 2, 1873: Frank Sherman, born August 31. 1875: and Marion, born March 17, 1879. (2) Matilda Eliza. born January 4. 1835, died Feb- ruary 15. 1837. (3) Daniel Beach, born May 2. 1836, died February 20, 1837. (4) Daniel B .. born January 11, 1830. has been a resident of Chicago for years, and was in the employ of the Illinois Central Railroad Company for a number of years, now in the real-estate business: on October 20. 1860. he married Lucinda L. South- wick, and their children are-Charles Chauncey. born July 22, 1861; and Clarence, born Febru- ary 2. 1863. (5) Matilda. born February 1, 1841, died in Chicago, January 23, 1872; she was married. August 18, 1864. to James J. No- bie, and one child. Mary Eliza, was born to them, May 30, 1868. (6) James, born March 20, 1843. died at Chicago, January 5. 1870. (7)


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Jane, born March 20, 1843, is connected with the accounting department of the Illinois Central Railroad at Chicago. (8) Arthur, born April 24, 1845, served during the Civil war in the 12th Connecticut Infantry; went to Wakefield, Kans., after the war, and became a farmer: he married Sophie B. Seibert, August 31. 1876, the names with dates of birth of their children being as fol- lows-Charles Edward, June 6, 1877; Annie, December 12. 1878; Margarite, September 7, 1881, died in April, 1894; Arthur, May 10, 1885; Jennie, February 10, 1891; Seibert, September 12, 1896: and Hobart. (9) Elizabeth, born April 3. 1848. married George W. Patten, No- vember 28, 1872, died in Chicago, November 18, 1874. (10) Annie, born August 21, 1849, died in Chicago, December 20, 1866. (11) Eva, born November 2. 1851, married James J. No- ble. August 24. 1875, and they have one child, Alden Charles, born May 17, 1880. (12) Dru- sius, born July 6, 1853. died in Newtown, April 11, 1871. Charles Chauncey Fairman (above), son of D. B. Fairman, was married June 25, 1885, to Sarah Overman, and had children- Ruth, borr March 8. 1886; Helen, born Novem- ber 22, 1888, died in July, 1892: and Hazel, born November 26, 1890. Clarence Fairman (above). son of D. B. Fairman, was married January 6, 1887, to Margaret Miller, and has one child, Daniel Beach, born August 27, 1890.


T HE CONNECTICUT PECKS are the de- scendants of Joseph, of Milford, Deacon William and. Henry, of New Haven, and Deacon Paul. of Hartford. They were among the early settlers of the county. Each became the ances- tor, or progenitor, of a numerous race.


Joseph Peck resided at first at New Haven, Conn. His name does not appear on the records until about 1643, although he is generally sup- posed to have resided there earlier, and to have been the brother of Henry, who settled there in 1638, with whom he seems to have resided, or associated. and with whom he probably came over to this country. He left New Haven on or about 1049, and settled at Milford. He became a member of the Church there in 1652. He was twice married: first to Mrs. Alice Burwell. widow of John Burwell; second to Miss Marie Rich- ards. He died in 1700, or 1701. The settle- ment of his estate is upon the Milford Record Book of Deeds No. 3, pp. 75. 76 and 77. It is quite lengthy and specific. He deeds to his son Joseph his lands upon the conditions that he shall provide for and support him during his life, re- serving to himself the control of his house, and


the right, if his son Joseph or his heirs should fail to provide sufficient comforts, to sell off lands from time to time for that purpose. He gave legacies to his son-in-law, Thomas Hayes, Mary. wife of William Northrop, and his daughter Ann These legacies and the debts were to be paid by Joseph-one-half of the legacies immediately after the decease of his father, and the balance within three years.


The children of the second generation were: Elizabeth, baptized in 1651, married Sergt. Thomas Haves. October 29, 1677; Joseph, bap- tized in 1653; John, baptized March 4, 1655: Mary, baptized April 29, 1670, married Wiliam Northrop: Ann. baptized in 1672; and Hannah


Joseph Peck (second generation), son of Joseph, settled in Milford, where he died. He disposed of his estates by deeds to his sons. at different times, which appear upon record at Milford. He married Mary Camp, January 2 ;. 1678 or 1679.


The children of the third generation were: Joseph, born February 25. 1680; Mary, burn December 15, 1682; John, born September 4. 1683, and died November 27, 1709; Jeremiah, born 1687: Samuel, baptized 1690; Ephra:n .. baptized 1692; Henry, baptized 1695; Elizabeth, baptized 1697: Nathaniel, baptized 1699; Ab - gail, born September 25, 1701; and Heth, born October 3. 1703.


John Peck (second generation), son of Joseph. it is supposed settled in Milford, but what be- come of him and his family is unknown. Has father makes no mention of him or his children. in the settlement of his estate. They were probably deceased. They are supposed to have been: Joseph, baptized in 1681; and Rachel. born in 1682.


From this Joseph Peck of Milford (3) came the numerous Pecks who lived at Newtown .. Joseph, of the third generation, removed fr m Milford in about 1714 to Newtown. where he died. He was town clerk, and lived near what is known as Newtown Street. On January 14 1706, he married Abigail Baldwin, of Millerc. Among the earlier of the descendants in New- town were: Ephraim Peck, son of Joseph iser- ond generation ). He removed from Milford 1. Newtown, where he died July 23, 1760. He married Sarah Ford. of Milford, November ; 1716, and their children were: Sarah (married John Platt), Henry. Ephraim, Ruth, Gideon. Ebenezer, Ann (married Caleb Malroy), and Damarious.


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their children were. Phebe, Nathaniel. Ezra. Elisha and Eunice.


Heth Peck, son of Joseph (second genera- tions, removed to Newtown about 1740. He I is known as Newtown Street. Their children resided about one mie north of what is known I were: Amos and Elnathan.


as Newtown Street. He died May 4. 1797. He married Hannah Camp. February 26, 1729. . was twice married, first to Sarah Skidmore, and Their children were . Heth. Hannah. Mary, Sarah, Amiel, Hepzibeth, Samuel, Amos, David , Newtown, where he died May 12, 1832. His and Zalmon. second to Widow Sarah Barrett. He resided in . children were: Isaac. Annis (married to Rich- ard Botsford). Clarissa (married to Benjamin C.


Joseph Peck, son of Joseph (third genera- tion . resided in Newtown He married Rebecca . Glover), David, and Joanna (married to Gould Shepherd June 20. 1; 32. and their children were: i Curtis . Aaron, Violet imarried to Job Northrop ;. Daniel,


Grace unatried to Jotham Sherman), Rebecca, . married Sarah Lobdell, and resided in Newtown. John, David and Mathew.


John Beck, son of Joseph third generation). it is thought settled at Bridgeport. He died April 22. 1768. His will is upon the Danbury , died in Newtown leaving children). Chloe, Andrew


Record. B. 3. p. 42. dated Match 19, 1768, and and Hannah. proved May 17. 1766 He married Bethia Daniel Peck, son of Joseph (fourth genera- Booth. November 8, 1736 Their children were: ' tion ;. resided in Newtown, where he died April Jabez thorn September 4. 1740). Joseph, Asher, . 3. 1776. He married Hannah B. Johnson, De- Abigail. Israel and Emnathan.


Moves Peck, son of Joseph (third generation,, , Lucy (2, Ruana, Samuel, Olive, Zadah and was born December 28, 1719. and resided in Abigail. Newtown. On December 1. 1748. he married Elizabeth Baldwin, who died December 25. 1798. Their children were. Kuth, Abel, Enos, Ann, Mary, Coziab. Hezekiah. Caleb, Betty, Dan, Lois, Esther, Sarah, Nathan and Nathan (2).


Henry Peck, son of Ephraim (third genera- tion). resided in Newtown. He was twice mar- ' Newtown). Tied. (first) to Ann Smith December 23. 1755. and (second, to Hannah Leavenworth. August 6. 1765. His children were : Zalmon, Lemuel. Mercy, Hannah, Andrew and Samuel.


Ephraim Peck, son of Ephraim (third pen- eration), resided in Newtown, where he died


Jabez Peck, son of John (fourth generation). resided in Newtown. He was twice married, July 21, 1801. He married Sarah Porter. Their . (first) to Abiah Sanford, July 17. 1764; and children were: Shadrach, Enoch, Sarah, Na- , (second) to Mabel Kimberly. His children were: than, Eli, Levirus, Anna, Isaac, Mabel and , Amey, Elnathan, John, Phedima (born Septem- Ephraim.


ber 19, 1771, married Eli Beers). Anne, Daniel,


Gideon Peck, son of Ephraim (third genera- i Ira. Burwell, Zenus, Abby and Maria.


tion , was born July 2. 172; He married Abiah Joseph Peck, son of John (fourth generation), Smith, January 28, 1752, and settled in New- , resided in Newtown, where he died May 6, 1796. town. Their children were: George, Oliver, . He was a professor of religion, exemplary and Levi, Anna S. (married to Samuel Beers), Abiah. , respected. He married Mary Castle. His chil- Gideon, Abner. Mary (married to Elias Beers). dren were: Joseph, Anson, Abner, Sabra, Cyrus, Currence and Amarlins Gideon Peck, the fa- . Abigail, Russell, Reuben and Asahel.


ther, served in the Revolutionary war.


Ebenezer Peck. son of Ephraim (third genet- ation), married Sarah Booth, March 13, 1757, and settled in Newtown, where he died July 26. 1805. Their children were: Truman, Truman : (2), Eunice (married to Philo Blackman), Ebe- nezer, Ammon, James, and Huldah.


Heth Peck, son of Heth (third generation). married Mary Skidmore, and settled in New- town. He resided about one mile north of what


Samuel Peck. son of Heth (third generation).


Amos Peck, son of Heth (third generation),


Their children were: Amos (who resided in New- town, where he died leaving two daughters), Han- nah. Mary (married to James B. Fairman, and


(ember 1. 1761. Their children were: Lucy.


John Peck, son of Joseph (fourth genera- tion), resided in Newtown, and died there July 21, 1820. He married Emily Burntt September 3. 176 ;. Their children were: Rufus, Grace, Comfort (married to Oliver Toucey), Grace (2). Lavina, and Clara (married to John Johnson, of


David Peck. son of Joseph (fourth genera- tion), married Mary Stillson and resided in New- town Their children were: David, Hannah and Daniel.


Asher Peck, son of John (fourth generation), resided in Newtown. He married Sarah Judson November 17, 1768. Their children were: Le- mira. Lucinda, Jerusha, John. Abel, Judson and Edmond B.


Israel Peck, son of John (fourth generation), resided in Newtown, where he died February 18,


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1821. He married Deborah Burr for his first wife and Huldah Lake for his second. His chil- dren were: Turney (married to Rebecca Judson), Betsey (married to James B. Fairman) and Oliver.


Enos Peck, son of Moses (fourth generation), resided in Newtown. . He was twice married, (first) to Sibbel Griffen, and (second) to a Mrs. Marshall. His children were: Wooster (married to Betsey Marshall, and had-Elizabeth, Elliott M. and Henrietta M.), Abraham, Arthur S., Harvey, Jerusha, Sarah Ann, Ziba and Esther.


Capt. Dan Peck, son of Moses (fourth gen- eration), was born June 10, 1763. He settled in Newtown, where he died March 25, 1833. He married Hannah Peck, born April 6, 1770, daughter of Henry Peck. Their children were: Marcia, Charles | see sketch of Hon. Charles H. Peck], Hezekiah, Herman, Lorin and Sylvia.


Capt. Zalmon Peck, son of Henry (fourth generation), resided in Newtown, where he died April 21, 1812. He was twice married, (first ) to Zilpha Hard, and (second) to Mrs. Sarah Booth, a widow. His children were: Zera S., and Ezekiel [See sketch of Zalmon S. Peck].


Samuel Peck. son of Henry (fourth genera- tion), resided in Newtown. He married Nancy Malroy. His children were: Julia and Philo.


Shadrach Peck. son of Ephraim (fourth pen- eration), married Ruth Sharp, January 1, 1777, and resided in Newtown. Their children were: Truman and John.


Enoch Peck, son of Ephraim (fourth genera- tion), married Mary Graves, and resided in New- town. He died August 7, 1814. His children were: Ethel, Amos, Cyrenius, William, Enoch, Mabel, Annis and Mary Ann.


Nathan Peck, son of Ephraim (fourth genera- tion), married Huldah Fabrique, and settled in | Zera. Newtown, where she died October 29, 1812. He died May 1, 1816. Their children were: John . eration), was born September 9, 1779. He was 1 B., Lewis, Charles. Sarah, Louis F., Jared B., Martha and Anna.


Levirus Peck, son of Ephraim (fourth genera- tion), married Anna Wheeler, June 24, 1778. He resided in Newtown, where he died June 14, 1810. Their children were: Thomas W., Polly (born November 18, 1781, married Jeremiah Beers) and Richard.


Oliver Peck, son of Gideon (fourth genera- tion), married Lucy Sickles, and resided in New- town. He died April 21, 1810; she died in Feb- ruary, 1860, aged ninety-four years. Their chil- dren were: Oliver, Mary, Amarillis, Abiah, Zachariah W., Lucy Ann, Carloss, Carlton, Bet- sey Ann and Currence.


Gideon Peck, son of Gideon (fourth genera- tion), resided in Newtown. He married Betsey Brisco, daughter of John Brisco. Their chil- dren were: George, Henry, Legrand, Clark, Polly (married to Hermon Parmalee), Ann S .. Betsey, Lama, Gideon S. and Lois (married to Edmond Fairchild).


Abner Peck, son of Gideon (fourth gener- ation), married Jane Botsford, and resided in Newtown, where he died, August 16, 1844. Their children were: Polly, George C. [see his sketch elsewhere] and Jane Ann.


Elnathan Peck, son of Heth (fourth gener- ation), settled upon the homestead, where he died in 1821. He was twice married, (first) to Jerusha Blackman, and (second) to Sarah Mer- win, formerly Sarah Beers.


Isaac Peck, son of Samuel (fourth generation). lived and died in Newtown. He married Amelia Botsford. Their children were: Jabez B., Har- riet, Robert S. and Sarah E.


David Peck, son of Samuel (fourth gener- ation), resided in Newtown. He married (first) Rebecca Beers, and (second) Harriet Booth. He had one son, Simeon B. -


Ezekiel Peck, son of Zalmon (fifth gener- ation), resided in Newtown. He was twice mar- ried, (first) to Miss Sarah Ann Johnson, March, 1802, (second) to Mrs. Betsey Briscoe, Decem- ber 29, 1818. His children were: Zilpha, Zal- mon S. [see sketch elsewhere]. John B., and


Thomas W. Peck, son of Levirus (fifth gen- twice married, (first) to Sarah Anna Toucey, and (second) to Theodocia Coe. His first wife died June 21, 1821, his second wife on February 18. 1846. His children were: Fanny, born July 29, 1804, married Noah B. Smith; Alosia, born July 25, 1809, married Harley Sanford; Richard R., born May 10, 1812. married Sarah Cad- welder; Abel T. and John B. [see sketch else- where. ]


Isaac Peck. son of Ephraim (fourth genera- tion), resided in Newtown, where he died in Among the Pecks who have figured in public February, 1855. He married Lucy Ferris. She : affairs in Newtown may be mentioned Heth. died in August, 1834. aged seventy-three years. I Capt. Ephraim, and Henry, all of whom were Their children were: Peter, Polly, Louisa. I members of the General Court in the eighteenth Fanny, Philo, Isaac. I.evi. Isaac (2), Lucy (born | century, and Samuel B .. Charles H., John B .. August 28, 1794. married Gershom Dimon), Levi | Elliott M., Abel T., Charles H., Henry and | Simeon B., in the present century. Among the


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selectmen in the eighteenth century were: Jo- Joseph Peck, of Milford [see ". Connecticut seph. Ephraim. Heth and Henry, and in the present: Charles H., Levi and John B




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