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wife was Hannah Beardsley, and their children Knight, and practiced his profession at Essex, were Levi and Lydia. The former was born in the | Conn., where he died in 1886. He married Susan town of New Fairfield, September 1, 1807, was E. Williams, who was born in Essex, daughter of William Williams, a sea captain. Samuel I Williams was the maternal great-grandfather of ) our subject, and the maternal grandfather of our subject's mother was Asa Pratt, an influential man in the Revolutionary war; so that Judge Hough comes under the head of "Sons of the Revolution." The Williams family are of old English stock. Dr. Alanson H. Hough and his wife reared a family of seven children, named respectively: William C., Abbie P .. Adelle, Benezet A., Niles P., Grace S., and Charles S. William C. was a manufacturer of woolen goods brought up on a farm, and December 24, 1835, was married to Eunice Giddings, who was born June 3. 1807. at Sherman, daughter of James A. and Eunice (Penfield) Giddings. To this mar- riage were born the following children: Thad- deus, who died in childhood; David G .. our sub- ject; and Sophia, who is a physician at Danbury. Levi Penfield, the father of these, was a farmer throughout life. He was a substantial man of the community in which he lived, and possessed ·of considerable ability. In politics he was a Democrat, and represented the county in the 'State Legislature, making an efficient and able | at Essex, but is now retired; Abbie P. married legislator. His death occurred June 9, 1851, from an injury received on the farm.
David G. Penfield passed his youth until six- teen years of age on the farm, attending in sea- som the district schools. At that age he was sent to school at Danbury and later to the schools at i at Hartford, and is now a broker in that city; Fulton, Oswego Co., N. Y .. remaining in school until twenty-one. He learned civil engineering.
I Grace S. is single; Charles S., who was a banker in | Essex, died at the age of thirty-six. The mother which profession he commenced to follow on ; of these passed away in 1876. a member of the leaving school, and was so engaged for sixteen years. He did work on the Boston, Hartford & Erie railroad, on the New England road, and on various other roads in New York and Pennsylva- nia. In 1882 be established his present business at Danbury, being the pioneer wholesale grocer of the city. He was an energetic and progressive man, by push and energy built up a large busi- ness, and enjoyed a pood trade. He was one of the solid men of Fairfield county, where he was extensively known as a most reputable business man and one of the best citizens. Mr. Penfield was an advocate of temperance, and in his polit- ical views was a Republican. He held various local offices at different times.
On February 21, 1868, Mr. Penfield was married to Helen Morse. who was born October 10, 1848, at Danbury, Conn., a daughter of Ira Morse. Two children were born to this mar- riage: Percy and Allan, born in 1880 and 1885, respectively. On May 20, 1897, Mr. Penfield died suddenly.
J [UDGE BENEZET A. HOUGH comes of old New England stock, his father, Alanson H. ! Hough, grandfather and great-grandfather , of 1870, at which time he was elected assistant (both named Jabez) having all been born at Boz- rah, New London Co., Conn., the two latter ' serving in the Revolutionary war.
Dr. Alanson H. Hough, father of our subject, studied medicine at New Haven under Doctor , mitted to the Superior Court in 1972; he had
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Joseph C. Wrightman, a Baptist minister at Taunton. Mass., where he died; Adelle married J. E. Redfield (now deceased), a prominent busi- i ness man of Essex in his day, and president of I the bank: Niles P. was teller of the Phoenix Bank
i Baptist Church, as was also the father; in poli- tics, he was a Republican, and at one time he served in the State Legislature, a member of the Senate.
Benezet A. Hough, the subject proper of this memoir, was born May 20, 1842, in Essex, Mid- dlesex Co., Conn., the local schools of which town he attended. subsequently preparing him- self for college at Suffield. For about three win- ters he taught country school, and then entered | brown University, class of '65. was there one Jear, but did not then graduate. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the 24th Conn. Regt., Com- pany B, and accompanied Banks' expedition to New Orleans. Being prostrated with typhoid fever, he was confined to the hospital some seven months; was discharged September 30, 1863. at Middletown, Conn .. and returned home. He then went back to Brown University, and gradu- ated with the class of '66. after which he taught school two years, during which experience he was first assistant at the Suffield school. In 1868 he entered Albany Law School, graduating with the class of '09. after which he came to Danbury and became a student in the law office of Nelson L. White, with whom he remained until the spring clerk of the House of Representatives, and served through the term; next year he was clerk of the House, and following year was clerk of the Senate. Returning to Danbury, he was ad-
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been admitted to the New York Supreme Court in 1869. In 1872 he formed a partnership with David Booth, which lasted two years, since when he has practiced alone.
Our subject is a Republican in politics, and he was elected judge of the Probate Court. serv- ing two years. He also served as police judge of the borough court; also as city court judge until May, 1896. In religious faith, he and his family are Baptists, and it goes without saying that he is one of the most prominent and popu- lar citizens of Danbury. During his business life in Danbury he has been and is a director in vari- ous local corporations: The National Pahquioque Bank; the Gas Company; the Street Railroad Company; and the Electric Light Company. He has also served on the board of the high school committee. For a long period he served his po- litical party as chairman of the Republican town committee.
On October 31, 1877. Judge B. A. Hough was married to Maria S. Starr, daughter of Charles F. Starr, a farmer and miller by occu- pation, and children as follows have been born to them: Mariette, Susan and Julia.
A LVIN E. BARBER, M. D., of Bethel, is one of those men who may be said to have chosen well. Possessed of a kind and sym- pathetic nature, a keen sense of discrimination, a natural taste' for the various branches of the medical profession, he has by years of study and practice risen in the world.
Doctor Barber was born in the town of Litch- field, Litchfield Co., Conn., April 7. 1831, and received his literary education at the schools of Torrington, after which he taught for a time at Harwinton and Winsted. He then entered the medical college at Woodstock, Vt., for a lecture term, subsequently taking two courses at Berk- shire Medical College, in Pittsfield, Mass., where he graduated in 1854. After practicing in Litch- field county one year, he removed to the northern part of Long Island, and remained there some | ten years in the practice of his profession; but on account of ill health, he had to relinquish it for a time. During this rest he did not remain idle, for he took a course of lectures and matriculated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. Returning to active practice, he resided at Bridgeport, Conn., one year, removing in 1871 to Bethel, where he has since remained, enjoying a lucrative clientele, and the distinction of being the oldest physician in the borough. In 1889 he took a post-graduate course at the Polyclinic in New York City.
Doctor Barber is a member of the State Medical Society; of the Fairfield County Medical Society, and of the Danbury Local Society. He is a member of and examining physician for Bethel Lodge, Knights of Honor, and deputy coroner and health officer of the town and borough i of Bethel.
In November, 1854, at Torrington, Conn., Doctor Barber was married to Julia A. Birge, daughter of Allen Birge, of Harwinton, Conn., and two children have been born to them: Lizzie M .; and Minnie B., married to Theodore Smith, by whom she has two children-Pauline B. and Clinton Seeley. The family are all members of the Congregational Church at Bethel.
Elizur Barber, father of Dr. Alvin E. Barber, was born in the town of Harwinton, Litchfield I Co., Conn., and was reared a farmer boy. For many years prior to the war of the Rebellion he was in business in the Southern States, carrying extensive and varied lines of goods. At Torring- ton, Conn., he married Polly Phelps, daughter of Evans Phelps, and four children were born to them: Adeline (deceased); Alvin E., our subject; | Mary E., wife of Rev. Sidney G. Law, chaplain | for the Tombs, New York City; and Myron E., proprietor of a handle factory at Piqua, Ohio. The father passed his later years at Torrington, of the Congregational Church at which place he was a consistent member. The Barber family come of English ancestry, and in early days re- moved from Windsor, Conn., to Litchfield county, where numerous members are now living.
W ILLIAM S. WORTMAN. the Republican representative of the Bethel District in | the Connecticut Legislature, and a prominent manufacturer of Bethel, was born at Cleveland, Ohio, September 8, 1857. His father, Benja- min F. Wortman, married Julia A. Butterfield, and had but one child, William S. The father dying, the mother subsequently married James S. Hosmer, the inventor of the Hosmer hat- sweat. John Wortman, grandfather of our sub- ject, was a Pennsylvania-Dutchman, standing six feet three inches in height, was " cut off with a shilling " by his father, in other words was disin- herited. " because he married a Yankee girl."
William S. Wortman, the subject proper of | these lines, received his elementary education in the common schools of his native place, subse- quently attending Hiram College, part of the time boarding with "Grandma Garfield." In February, 1876, he moved to Gloversville, N. )., and there learned the trade of steam-fitter I and plumber, at which he continued until the
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spring of 1885. when he came to Bethel and en- i married, in Danbury, to Julia Maria Starr, a gaged in the hat-sweat manufacturing industry, I daughter of Hugh and Anna (Hoyt) Starr, and which he has since successfully carried on.
i six children were born to them, four of whom are On October 26, 1888, Mr. Wortman married to Cora Veeder, and two children, Julia | was i now living. Mr. Benedict is a member and vestryman of the Episcopal Church in Bethel, A. and Ruth \'., have been born to them. Our I always an earnest worker, and for fifty-five years subject is a member of the American Mechanics, | giving his services in the choir. He also for a also of the F. & A. M., Eureka Lodge. at Bethel, and of Eureka Chapter and Crusader Com- member of the fire department. For four years he has been a member of the school board of Bethel, acting school visitor, and of the Putnam great number of years represented the parish in Diocesan conventions. In politics, he was origin- mandery, at Danbury. In civic affairs he is a , ally a Whig. and. since the formation of the ; party, has been a stanch Republican; was a : selectman of Danbury: in 1868 was a member of the Legislature from Danbury, and in 1890-91 Memorial Camp Commission, of which he is i represented Bethel in the Legislature. Socially, superintendent. and took a prominent leadership ' he is a member of the F. & A. M., Eureka in the fight for good school houses. In the fall : Lodge, at Bethel. and of the I. O. O. F. When of 1806 he was elected by a majority of 357 to . a young man he served as captain in the State represent the Bethel District in the Connecticut | militia.
Legislature, and he is a member of the executive committee of the State League Republican Clubs. | (I) Thomas Benedict. an only son, was born in He is affiliated with various other societies, and ! is held in high esteem by a host of friends and acquaintances. A recent local paper says of him.
William S. Wortman, the Republican representative- elect in Bethel. is a well-known gentleman of that place. Among the young Republican workers of the Fifteenth Dis- trict, and in fact the whole State, there are few more popular than Mr. Wortman. *
* For several years past he has devoted a good share of his time to politics, and has done much for the Repubncan party. In different poruons of the State, State officials have recognized his ability as a strong Republican worker. one not afraid to take off his coat and get right into the work where Democratic opposition buliets were flying the thickest.
Orrin Benedict traces his descent as follows
Nottinghamshire, England, in 1617; came to ' New England in 1638: married Mary Brighum, and lived in Massachusetts Bay Colony for a time. later removing to Southold. L. I. Their chil- dren were: Thomas. John, Samuel, James. Daniel, Elizabeth, Mary. Samuel and Rebecca. (II) James Benedict. born at Southold, L. ] .. removed with his parents to Norwalk, Conn. He was one of the eight who purchased and settled Danbury, and died in 1717. On May 10, 1676, he married Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah Gregory. Issue: Sarah, Rebecca, Phoebe, James (first white child born in Danbury), John (1). Thomas, Elizabeth, Hezekiah, John (2), David, dict, born in 1685, married Mary, daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Porter) Andrews. He was I a deacon in the Congregational Church at Dan- bury. Children: James. Benjamin, John, Heze- | kiah, Thomas. Comfort. Mary, Phoebe, and Abi-
OHN C. LYNCH, M. D., physician and | James, Obediah, and Dorcas. (III) James Bene- surgeon, Bridgeport, Fairfield county. Con- necticut.
0 RRIN BENEDICT, of Bethel, a citizen of whom any State might be proud, a man ; gail. (IV) Hezekiah Benedict married Hannah whose presence would benefit any community, | and whose name would reflect honor upon any 1 office or station. is a native of Connecticut. born in Danbury, December 29, 1817.
Judd. He was a Rovalist in the Revolutionary war, and died in Schoharie county, N. Y. Issue: Jemima, Hannah and Asahel. (V) Asahel Bene- dict, grandfather of our subject, born in 1749. married, November 25. 1773, Lydia (Dibble Tavlor, widow of Timothy Taylor, and lived and
Mr. Benedict attended the public schools of the town of Danbury, and at the age of seven- 1 teen was apprenticed to learn the trade of hat- ; died at Danbury. Children: Irene, married to. making with Starr Hoyt. at Danbury, remaining with him some four years. At the age of twenty- I four years he engaged in the manufacture of ' hats, commencing in a small way. and continuing in business in Bethel and New York City until ' Asahel, born in 1805: Abel Hoyt, Lydia Ann. ! Daniel Taylor, and Ira. (VI) Ira Benedict. father of our subject. was born in the town of Danbury, April 5. 1782; married, December 31. 1801, Olive, daughter of Joshua Hoyt. Issue: 1885. employing a large force of men, and he is remembered as one of the pioneer hat manu- . was a lifelong farmer: was a Whig in politics. facturers of Bethel. and Russell, all three deceased: and Orrin. Ira and at one time was a member of the Connecti-
On October 10, 1840, Mr. Benedict was i cut Legislature. He died December 2, 1876.
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S TILLSON FAMILY. The Same as are of South English devent, and the first of wi. m we have an account. Savent Stiven. came to Anena, making his New. I sit here at Ma! ! !. Conn . brug one of the cary withers of that old town
A un. Vincent Stilen. Je, with other fan- ites. helt Milford and came to Newtown early in the settlement of the latter place. prat to 1731. He had allotted to him land on which his great- grand laughter. Mary B. Sting n. Dow lives, ad- jacent to the village, and on which at that time stred a part of the property in which she now have the widest house in the town The ong- inal house comprised the part now the dining- fox m and hall of bet present residence. her grand- father. Abel Stillson, making the ad hatuns to it 1812 חו
Vincent Sulisen. Jr. owned several large tracts of land, being one of the such men of the town). He was a member of the Cat gregate nal ( barch until the separation of kes John beach from that Church, when he became an & poco- pallan, and remained such the rest of his life- time He married Abigail Beck, and their chil- den were Abel. E.nathan. Jean. Parthema. 1 in and Sarah Ant Vincent Stillson, Jr. ded January 2. 1795. aged seventy three years
The next generation through Abel Stinson (who masned Jerusha l'undie in 1,50) were. Dothy J. David, Abel. Iinathan, Sarah, Anan, Jetham, banc and Asa Abel Stillson was a sidier, and served in the Revolutionary war. He died September 13. 1525, and the mother on Juin to. 1826 Of the children, I Dothy J. died when a young lady In David married Betsey St. John, and settled in Hattertown they were the parents of mie children- Mary Ann, who became the wife of David Hawley. of Long HMM. Phebe Ann, who married Phlo B. Sherword, of Laston. Abby. wife of Perkins French, of Laston, John, a sketch of whom um- mediately follows, Jerusha, who married Philo B Sherwood, and after her death wedded her sister. Phobe A : Better, wie of Henry Wake- man, of Bridgeport. and H race, Sidney, and Alfred, unmarried Of these nine children only two -- Jerasha and Alfred -- are now havings. thy Abel married Sarah Wetmore, and in 1812. soon after his marriage, moved into the old homestead. and lived there the rest of haltet me. The chil- dren of the union were- Li B . Joseph. Polly Ann. Dothy. Abel, Mary B. and Anan. Abel. Poliy Ann and Mary B. never married, but lived at the old homstead. Mary B being the only one of the family at present living Abel was a farmer and a man of good natural ability He was a Christian
gentleman, and a man highly esteemed by the community for his upright and honorable life. He was a man of large charity and gave liberally for such purposes He was one of the best-read men of the town, and it was chiefly through his means and influence that the Newtown Library was established Both he and his sister Polly left their property, after a life interest. to the Bridgeport Orphan Asylum. He died June 16. INS;, and Polly on August 11. 1887.
Elnathan. the fourth child of Abel and Jerusha Stilison. married Polly Wetmore, a sis- ter of his brother Abel's wife. They made their home in Newtown. Five children were the result this union. The next son, Anan, died young. Jotham married Ellen Wells, and settled in Bridgewater; six children were born to them. Sarah died in middle hife, and Isaac and Asa lived bachelors near the old homestead.
The descendants of the persons above men- tioned are now widely separated, and are to be found in nearly every State of the Union. and it gives pleasure to record that most of them have grown up to be useful men and women, living worthy, helpful lives, an honor to themselves. their ancestors ad their Maker.
JOHN STILLSON, the eldest son and fifth child of David and Betsey (St. John, Sullson, was born in Hattertown. December 16. 1820, and died January S. 189 ;. being one of the oldest cit- izens of the place. He was in direct descent from Vincent Stillson, the only person of that name who came to Connecticut from England and settled at Milford about the year 1700. His grandfather. Abel Sullson, served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. being a member of Elas Dunning's 5th Company. 13th Regiment, of Connecticut Militia, and was in the campaign around New York.
The subject of our sketch grew up a farmer and stock dealer, and to the latter business he devoted much time and followed it for many years, making frequent trips into Northern New York, Vermont and Canada for cattle, sheep and horses, which he sold in this and adjoining towns.
On October 10, 1849, Mr. Stillson was united in marriage to Mary E. Sherman, of Monroe, and soon after built the home where he spent his lifetime, and where his widow and only son, Carlos D. (and wife), now reside. On May 13, 1886. Carlos D. was married to Bertha E. Peck, daughter of H. Augustus Peck. of Berkshire; they have no children. John Stillson held various town offices, and was a justice of the prace for many years. He was very fond of reading, and had a retentive memory. This was his chief di-
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version during his latter years, and it was his proud boast that he never owned or had any occasion to use a pair of glasses. He inherited the natural vigor of the hardy New England con- stitution, and enjoyed almost perfect health throughout his entire lifetime. He was naturally an indulgent and kind-hearted man, a great friend to children, a good neighbor and an hon- est citizen.
E BENEZER G. BLACKMAN, latea respected and esteemed citizen of Middle Gate District, town of Newtown, where his death occurred October 28. 1892, was born September 3, 1814, in Newtown. He is descended on both sides from old families in this section. His parents were David S. and Fanny (Peck) Blackman, the mother born January 22, 1784, a daughter of Isaac and Lucy (Ferris) Peck.
David S. Blackman, son of John Blackman, was born November 12, 1782. He was ap- pointed ensign-bearer of the Ninth Regiment of Connecticut State Militia, February 18, 1806, and for his bravery, etc., was promoted to lieutenant in said regiment, September 1, 1806, by Johna- than Trumbull, commander-in-chief. He was a member of Hiram Lodge No. 18, and was exalted to the Royal Arch degree in Hiram Chapter No. 1, October 7, 1808; was married, November 17, 1802,'to Fanny Peck, who was born January 22. 1784, a daughter of Isaac and Lucy (Ferris) Peck, and their family consisted of three chil- dren, as follows: Isaac and Sally Blackman (twins), born August 27-28, 1805; Sally died March 10, 1807, aged one year, six months and fourteen days; Isaac died March 25, 1875, when in the seventieth year of his age. He was a tailor by trade, and followed the business through life, farming on a small scale in connection with same. In his political views, he was a Demo- crat. He married Lucy, daughter of Jacob Johnson, of Huntington District, but had no children. She is buried at Bridgeport, where the latter part of her life was passed.
Ebenezer G. Blackman, the third child born to David S. and Fanny (Peck) Blackman, was born September 3, 1814. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade, which in main he made his life occupation. He farmed in connection with working at his trade, and lived his lifetime in the same locality. In his political views, he was a Democrat. On January 15, 1836, he married Sally B. Bennett, daughter of Gideon and Electra Bennett, and the marriage was blessed with three children, as follows:
(1) James M. Blackman, born November 12,
1837, when a young man (in 1859) entered the employ of the New York Belting & Packing Company in Sandy Hook, and for a little less than forty years has continued in their employ. Since 1866 he has served the company in the capacity of cashier, and it may be added that seldom is it the case where so long a term of service is given to one establishment; such is an evidence of his high standing and of the com- pany's appreciation of the man. In his political views Mr. Blackman is a Democrat. On May 27, 1863, he was married to Sarah F. Wilkins, of Salem, Mass., and their children are-Lucy F. (stenographer in the office of her father), and Maude H. Mr. Blackman's Masonic career is no less worthy of notice. He was made a Master Mason in Hiram Lodge No. 18, September 4, 1867; was exalted to the Royal Arch Degree in Eureka Chapter No. 23, of Danbury; affiliated with Hiram Chapter No. 1, when the old charter was renewed; was greeted as Royal and Select Master in Wooster Council No. 28, May 2, 1884; was created a Knight Templar in Crusader Com- mandery No. 10, May 25, 1883; was W. Master of Hiram Lodge No. 18, two years, and secre- tary for twelve years; also High Priest of Hiram Chapter No. 1, for nine years, and has held several other offices in Lodge and Chapter since his connection with them.
(2) Fanny E. Blackman married Charles Hurlbutt, and had the following children-Adela E., Carrie B., Jennie, George O., Grace and Bertha.
(3) Isaac P. Blackman, born April 13, 1853, has, like his brother, been for many years a trusted employe of the New York Belting & Packing Company. While yet a young man, Mr. Blackman has rounded out twenty-eight years of service with the Rubber Company, of which he is now assistant superintendent. In politics, he is a Democrat. On December 23, 1884, he mar- ried Jessie P., daughter of C. Lawrence Mitchell, and their children are-Pauline F. and Olive M.
OL. REUBEN BLACKMAN, whose death occurred at Newtown, January 29, 1870, C when he was aged eighty-seven years and five months, was a lifelong resident of his native town, Newtown, Connecticut.
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