Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, Pt 2, Part 103

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1172

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August Voigt was educated in the schools of New Britain, and his studies were interrupted at the age of eleven, in order that he might assist his father on the contract above mentioned. In 1873 he returned to the public schools for six months, and at the same time also took private instructions. Solely by his own efforts he became proficient in the German language, which he reads and writes readily. On finally leaving school, in 1873, he began to learn the machinist's trade with the Bank Lock Co., remain- ing with that company until 1876. After a short time spent with P. & F. Corbin, he was in the spring of 1877 employed by Russell & Erwin. In February, 1878, Thomas Conklin, general superintendent of the Stanley Rule & Level Co., sought his services, and after a short time he gave up his former posi- tion to enter the latter employ. In 1881 he was em- ployed as machinist and toolmaker in the Stanley Works, and in 1886 became foreman in the butt department, of which he was made superintendent in 1891, since which time the capacity has been doubled. For some time he has been a director in the New Britain Co-operative Savings & Loan As- sociation.

Mr. Voigt is active in local politics as a Repub- lican, and has been treasurer of the town of New Britain since 1893. He was also prominent in the sewer department for the city for eight years, from 1891 to 1898 serving as a member of the sewer com- mission, from which he resigned in the summer of 1898, and during that time he served as chairman with the exception of one year. He attends the South Congregational Church, and he and his fam- ily are much esteemed socially. Mr. Voigt is a member of the following orders and societies : Ilar- mony Lodge, F. & A. M .; Gerstaecker Lodge. No. 96, I. O. O. F., New Britain; and the Encamp- ment of the same order (he has passed all the chairs in the lodge, and has served as deputy of the State

order) : the Turner Society; the German Benevo- lent Society : and the New Britain Driving Club.

In 1879 Mr. Voigt married Miss Theresa Young, daughter of Frederick Young, of New Britain, formerly a resident of Canton, Conn., and four chil- dren have blessed the union.

EDWIN C. LOOMIS, an energetic and reliable young business man who in the past ten years has built up a profitable trade as a meat dealer, in the town of Windsor, was born there. Feb. 8, 1864, a son of W. W. and Lucy M. ( Wilson) Loomis, whose sketch appears elsewhere.

Mr. Lomis was educated in the Stony Hill dis- trict school and the academy at Windsor, and as a young man worked on his father's farmi, also at brickmaking, which was extensively carried on in the vicinity of his home. One summer he clerked in the grocery store of L. Mullalet, Jr., of Windsor, and at the age of twenty-one paid a visit to the West, going as far as Denver, Colo., and stopping at other western cities. Returning to Connecticut, he em- barked in farming and gradually became interested in his present business, depending entirely upon his own resources. His first experiences were not very encouraging, but this did not dishearten him as it would have done many a young man. Benefiting by his failure, he steadily persevered in his new undertaking until at length success crowned his. efforts. He commenced business on a small scale, and at first his efforts at selling meat in the winter only were successful, but since 1890 he has carried it on all the year round, and has the leading busi- ness of the kind in the town, his route extending throughout Windsor. Fair dealing, courteous treat- ment and the highest quality of goods have been in- portant factors in his success, and he has the confi- dence and esteem of his many patrons.

On May 20, 1891, Mr. Loomis married Miss Anna Bancroft Strickland, a native of Westfield, Mass., born Sept. 25, 1867, and a daughter of James V. and Ellen L. (Bancroft ) Strickland. Her father was born near Poquonock, Conn .. in 1835, a son of Cadwell Strickland, and the mother was born in En- field, Conn., in 1839, a daughter of Caleb O. and Cliloe ( Wolcott) Bancroft, the former a relative of the great historian, George Bancroft, and the latter a relative of Gov. Wolcott, of Connecticut. James V. R. Strickland, who was reared near Poquonock, was valedictorian of his class when he graduated from the academy at that place, and completed his education by two terms' attendance at the East Hampton ( Mass. ) College. Hle was a skilled math- ematician and at the age of seventeen years began teaching, a profession which he successfully fol- lowed for some time. He also engaged in farming. For several years he resided in Westfield, Mass .. and was living there at the time of his marriage, but later returned to the town of Windsor, Hart- ford Co., Conn. He was a prominent member of

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the Democratic party, and a highly respected citizen of the community, and represented that town in the State Legislature in 1874. He died in January, 1897, at which time he was residing on "the Island" at Windsor, and his widow, a highly respected old lady, now finds a pleasant home with our subject. In their family were only two children who reached years of maturity : Mrs. Anna B. Loomis, and H. WV., of Windsor. Our subject and his wife have three children, whose names and dates of birth are as follows: Henry S., June 20, 1892; Marian C., Nov. 27, 1893 : and Marshall W., May 7, 1896.

In April, 1892, Mr. Loomis removed to his pres- ent home, known as the Gilbert Loomis farm, and has since greatly improved the place, supplying it with all modern conveniences and accessories such as are found on a model farm of the nineteenth cen- tury. He has a very comfortable home where hospi- tality reigns supreme. He is a Democrat, but takes no active part in politics aside from voting regularly, and both he and his wife are consistent members of the Congregational Church at Windsor.

ALBERT H. GALPIN, a popular and influential citizen of Wethersfield, was born in that town, June 16, 1847, and is a worthy representative of one of its most honored families.

Samuel Galpin, his grandfather, was born in Berlin, this county, but when a young man came to Wethersfield, where he spent the remainder of his life as a stone-cutter and farmer, owning and opera- ing a small farm here. He was a stanch supporter first of the Whig and later of the Republican party, and took quite an active and prominent part in pub- lic affairs. He was a very popular man in his com- munity, and was honored with a number of town offices, serving eighteen years as assessor of Weth- ersfield ; one year as a member of the board of re- lief ; fifteen years as selectman ; nine years as col- lector of State and county taxes ; twenty years as justice of the peace ; and one year as town clerk. He also filled other local offices, and was a director of the State prison for a time. He was also a member of the school board fifteen years, county commissioner three years, and in 1839 represented Wethersfield in the State Legislature. In church matters he also took an active interest, and was a faithful member of the Congregational Church, in which he served as deacon for a number of years. For thirty-seven years he was clerk of the Eccle- siastical Society, and he was commissioned to hold, loan and collect parsonage money for twenty-eight years, and was collector of the first Ecclesiastical Society for four years. He was also called upon to act as administrator and executor for thirty- four estates, and was notary public for six years. His fellow citizens placed the utmost confidence in him, and he was found true to every trust re- posed in him, either in public or in private life. He married Caroline Woodhouse, of Wethersfield, who was also a member of the Congregational Church,

and both died and were buried in Wethersfield. They had four children: Albert; Samuel; John ; and Caroline, wife of Albert Wells.

Albert Galpin, the father of our subject, was born and reared in Wethersfield, and was practically a self-educated man. He engaged in farming throughout the greater part of his life, and like his father he was called upon to fill many public positions of honor and trust. He filled the office of town clerk of Wethersfield for over forty-three years ; was justice of the peace fifteen years ; and first selectman. He took a very active part in school matters, and was a stanch supporter of our public- school system. Politically he was first a Whig and later a Republican, and religiously was a con- sistent member of the Congregational Church. As an honorable and upright man, and good Christian, he had the full confidence of his fellow citizens, and he was also called upon to settle a large number of estates. In Farmington, Conn., he married Miss Esther M. Washburn, a daughter of Charles Wash- burn, of Granby, Conn., and to them were born two children : Albert H., our subject; and Hubert D., a resident of Illinois. The parents both died on the home farm, and were buried in Wethersfield cemetery.

During his boyhood Albert H. Galpin attended the district schools of Wethersfield, and later the academy of that town and a school in New York. His education completed, he returned to the home farm and remained with his parents, engaged in gen- eral farming and tobacco growing. In 1892 he was appointed town clerk, and the following year was elected to that office, which he has since so creditably filled. He also served as town treasurer for six years, and justice of the peace for eighteen years. Politically he is identified with the Repub- lican party, and fraternally affiliates with the Grange. He is well posted on the leading questions and is- sues of the day, and is a man well-known and highly respected in his community.

HORACE W. TREAT. In Hartford county the two chief vocations in life, agriculture and manufacture, are often blended. The genius of the workshop is highly developed in the sons of Connecticut, and the independence and healthful- ness of farm life often run counter to that speciali- zation. Not uncommonly a young man has made a successful venture in the great field of manufacture, and later in life has retired to the freedom of the farm. A typical and prominent instance is pre- sented in the life of our subject.

Mr. Treat was born Oct. 8, 1832, in the town of Glastonbury, Hartford county, and there he was reared to manhood, receiving his education in the district school and high school of his native town, also spending two terms at the Connecticut Liter- ary Institute at Suffield. He acquired a knowledge of the blacksmith's trade, working at it steadily for two years, and then opened a shop of his own

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at Rockville, Conn. He was enterprising and wide- awake, and soon after he was successfully operating a large carriage shop in which he became a manu- facturer of carriages, and did an extensive and suc- cessful business. In 1879 Mr. Treat moved to the farm, in the town of South Windsor, which he now owns, and where he has ever since resided. It is a well-improved property of sixty-five acres. Mr. Treat is engaged in general farming and dairy business, and has a fine stock of Jersey cattle.

Mr. Treat was married, in 1858, to Miss Anna L. Corey, and two children were born to them: Carrie L., who died at the age of two and one-half years, and Irving C., who is now a hardware mer- chant of Hartford. Mrs. Treat died in 1898.

In politics Mr. Treat is a member of the Pro- hibition party. He is a prominent citizen of South Windsor, and one whose abundant success in life is an honor to himself, and a credit to the intelli- gent and progressive community in which he lives.

JAMES LUMAN LEWIS, a prominent farmer and road commissioner of Southington, was born on the old homestead in the Marion District of that town, Nov. 1, 1838, and is a son of Luman and Patience Maria (Foot) Lewis.

Our subject received a good practical education in the common schools of Southington, and re- mained at home until eighteen years of age, when he went to work on the New Britain reservoir, be- ing thus employed for two years and eight months. Subsequently he was connected with the Frost Manufacturing Co., at Marion, for three years, and was superintendent of the Southington town farm for the same length of time. In 1864 he re- moved to Farmington, and served as superintend- ent of the town farm there for the long period of twenty-six years, at the same time acting as road commissioner for twenty-four years. Returning to Southington in 1890, he has since successfully en- gaged in farming in that town, and has also filled the office of road commissioner in a most satisfactory manner. He is progressive and enterprising, and never withholds his support from any measure which he believes will prove of public benefit, or will in any way promote the welfare of his town and county. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party.

On Feb. 28, 1862, Mr. Lewis married Miss Alice Riley, a daughter of Daniel and Mary (McKier- nan) Riley, natives of County Leitrim, Ireland, and to this union three children have been born, namely: Anna M., now the wife of Adelbert Leo- nard; Alice E., wife of Lewis W. Morris; and Mabel E.

ROBERT SOUTHGATE GRISWOLD was born at the old homestead of the Griswold family at Griswoldville, Hartford county, Feb. 9, 1849. He is a son of Thomas Griswold, and his line of descent from Michael Griswold, who settled at Wethersfield in 1645, is fully traced in the bio-

graphical sketch of his brother, Thomas Newton Griswold, which appears elsewhere.

Robert S. Griswold received excellent educa- tional advantages. Ilis preliminary studies were pursued at the academies of Wethersfield and East Hampton, and in 1867 he graduated from the State Normal School at New Britain. Both before and after graduation he taught school with marked suc- cess, and there can be little question that to this experience he owes, in part, those liabits of appli- cation and self-control which have distinguished him throughout his life. In 1868, before lie had reached his majority, his father admitted hint as a partner in the firm of T. Griswold & Co., of which old and well-known house he remained a member twenty-two years, during which period he traveled in its interest through New England and Canada, as well as over the central, southern, and western States. In 1890 he disposed of his inter- est in the business, and since that date has resided at the old homestead-now comprising nearly 110 acres, he having added forty acres-which he has greatly improved, and where, in addition to seed- growing, he carries on general and dairy farming. He is also a director and stockliolder in the Spring- brook Creamery Company.

Mr. Griswold takes a keen and active interest in public affairs, and is always ready to support and aid any project for the real good of the communi- ity in which he lives, or of the general common- wealtlt. Politically he is a stanch Republican, and his fellow citizens have honored both him and them- selves by repeatedly electing him to office. For four years he was school overseer, and in 1896 was sent from Wethersfield to the State Legislature, in which body he served as a member of the comunit- tee on Fisheries and Game. For six years he was a private in the Governor's Horse Guards. He is a member of tlie Wethersfield Grange, in which he has acted as chaplain for one year and filled the chair of master for one year. In religious belief he is a Congregationalist, both himself and his fam- ily being members of that denomination, and has been a deacon in the church, and a teacher in the Sunday-school for more than thirty years, his life during that long period furnishing the best evi- dence of the sincerity of his Christian profession. Although not yet past middle life, he occupies the position of one of Wethersfield's leading and most influential citizens, and has a firm hold upon the affections and respect of its people.

On Dec. 17, 1873. Mr. Griswold married Ida Louise Griswold, who was born Sept. 30, 1853. at Waterbury, Conn., a daughter of Justus Welles Griswold, of Wethersfield. She, like her husband, is a graduate of the State Normal School at New Britain, was for two years a teacher, and is a lady of fine mental powers, which have been highly devel- oped, of instinctively refined tastes, and of a gentle, generous disposition. To this marriage have been born nine children: (1) Mabel Welles, born April

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12, 1875, died Oct. 26, 1881. (2) Annie Louise, born Jan. 30, 1877, graduated from the Hartford High School, and taught school at Newington, Conn., before her marriage, June 27, 1899, to H. Seymour White, of Wethersfield, who is in the in- surance business. (3) Ida May, born Oct. 24, 1879, graduated from the State Normal School at New Britain in 1899, and is now successfully engaged in teaching at New Milford, Conn. (4) Maude Agnes, born June 25, 1882, is a stenog- rapher in the employ of the Hartford County Fire Insurance Co. (5) Mary Elizabeth, born July 10, 1884, attends grammar school at Hartford. (6) Thomas Welles, born July 23, 1886, attends the high school at Wethersfield. (7) Robert Southgate, born July 24, 1889, and (8) Marion Kirkham, born Sept. 10, 1894, attend the public schools of the home neighborhood. (9) Joseph Welles was born June 25, 1899.

WILLIAM F. GRISWOLD, one of the most enterprising and successful dairy farmers of Rocky Hill town, was born in the town of Wethersfield, Hartford county, Jan. 5, 1861. When he was but five years old his parents removed to the farm where he now lives, and here he grew to man- hood. He obtained his early education in the dis- trict schools; this was supplemented by attendance at the Brown public school, of Hartford. He re- mained on his father's farm until his marriage to Miss Margaret A. Williams; a young lady of Rocky Hill, and a daughter of Horace Williams. Their marriage took place in 1888, and has been blessed by the birth of seven children : Frank, Albert, Hayden, Helen, Mary, Arthur, and Leonard. After his mar- riage he removed from his father's farm to the center of Rocky Hill, but he returned to the old home after two years.

Mr. Griswold carries on a very extensive dairy business in addition to his general farming, having a herd of eighty-five cattle, including forty-five cows, besides ten horses. His farm is a large one, cov- ering over one hundred acres, and on it he raises fruit extensively. In 1897 he set out one acre of raspberry bushes and another of strawberry plants, and in 1898 four hundred peach and one hundred plum trees ; he increased his peach orchard in 1899 to 2,000 trees, and in 1900 set out an apple orchard of 300 trees. He disposes of his milk in the city of Hartford, selling about seven hundred quarts daily, and employing two teams in his delivery. Mr. Griswold is a Democrat in politics, and in 1895 was chosen selectman of his town. He is a member of the Congregational Church, and of Rocky Hill Grange.

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAMPHIER, SR., one of the most prominent residents of Can- ton, is a thoroughly self-made man, his present prosperity having been gained by persevering in- dustry and careful management. He was born Feb.

II, 1829, at Goshen, Litchfield Co., Conn., and comes of good New England ancestry. His grand- father, Asa Lamphier, was a sea captain, and re- sided in Rhode Island.

George Lamphier, our subject's father, was born Feb. 22, 1804, in Rhode Island, where he was reared, but came to Connecticut in early manhood, and purchased a farm at Goshen, where his remain- ing years were spent. He was an industrious, en- terprising man, always making improvements, and his hard work won him substantial success, as he became the owner of two fine farms, comprising more than 300 acres. He was liberal in his relig- ious views, and was highly esteemed for his up- right character. In politics he was a Democrat, but he did not seek office. On Jan. 12, 1827, in Stonington, Conn., Mr. Lamphier married Miss Betsey Robinson, a native of that place, born Aug. I, 1800, daughter of George Robinson, a sea cap- tain. She was a loving wife and mother, and an active member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Lam- phier died May 19, 1883, his wife surviving until Feb. 24, 1890; they were buried in Cornwall Hol- low. Six children were born to their marriage: Elizabeth, wife of George H. Crandall; Homer, who died at the age of nineteen years ; George W., our subject; Joseph C., a resident of Litchfield, Conn .; Benjamin Franklin, who resides in Goshen ; and Lucretia Jane, deceased, who never married.

George W. Lamphier was educated in the dis- trict schools of Goshen, the high school in Cornwall, and the seminary in Amenia, N. Y. For ten years he taught during winter in the schools of Canaan, Norfolk and Goshen, his summers being spent on the farm. He was economical and thrifty, and by 1856 had saved money for the purchase of the homestead, a tract of 170 acres, where he engaged in farming for ten years. In 1866 he sold out and removed to the Norton Case farm, at Canton Cen- ter, which contains 150 acres, and where he has since been engaged in general farming, dairying and tobacco culture; for three years he conducted a store at the Center. In 1885 Mr. Lamphier was appointed postmaster, which office he held twelve years, and he has also served as assessor, justice of the peace, and member of the board of education, being one of the leading workers in the local Demo- cratic organization. Socially he and his family are much esteemed, and they are identified with the Congregational Church at Canton Center, in which he has held the office of deacon since 1881.

On Sept. 3, 1856, at Canton Center, Conn., Mr. Lamphier married Miss Emily Maria Richardson, who has proved a most efficient and intelligent help- meet. They had five children: Edwin P., a. resi- dent of Winsted, Conn., married Ella J. Sisson, daughter of Giles A. Sisson; Emily Lucretia mar- ried Rev. Clarence H. Pease, son of Henry Pease, of Hartford, Conn .; George Washington, Jr., a farmer, married Hattie L. Humphrey, of Canton Center ; Origen R., also a prominent farmer, mar-

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ried (first) Alice Burdick, of New Hartford, Conn., and (second) Annabelle Wilcox, of Higganum ; and A. Alfred, a resident of Torrington, Conn., married Lulu Case, of New Hartford.

Mrs. Lamphier was born Nov. 22, 1838, in Windsor, daughter of John Richardson, a well- known farmer of Canton, born in 1786. He mar- ried .Emily Marble, of East Windsor, born in April, 1806. They lived a number of years in Windsor, but their last years were spent in Canton. Mir Richardson died April 12, 1853, his wife Oct. 10. 1882. They had .. family of eleven children, eight of whom are still living: Delia ( Mrs. Herbert E. Landon), John, Editha (deceased), Adaline (de- ceased ), George, Samuel, Emily Maria, William, Danford (deceased), Lavinia (Mrs. John B. Brown), and Alice ( Mrs. Alfred Sperry ).

William Richardson, Mrs. Lamphier's grand- father, was an Englishman. About the year 1768 he was taken by a press gang, and pressed into the English military service, but escaped, left England, and coming to America found his way to Windsor. On May 23. 1775, he enlisted in the Fourth Con- necticut Regiment. Col. Hinman's, and served at Ticonderoga and the siege of Boston. George Pit- kin of Hartford was his captain, and Ozias Bissel another captain. William Richardson had a good Revolutionary record. About the year 1779 he married Editha, daughter of Aaron and Editha (Skinner) Booth, of East Windsor, and they had five children: Clarinda married Benjamin Pease, lived in Enfield, and died at the age of eighty-seven years. Harriet was married in 1808 to Eli Hos- kins, and lived in Windsor, attaining the age of over eighty vears. Mary married Thomas Malay, and lived at Warehouse Point. Jolin has been men- tioned. Editha married Orrin Lord. William Richardson, the father of these children, died when they were young, the mother surviving him for a number of years.

WALTER EMORY STANNARD, a well known traveling salesman for the firm of George W. Woolley & Son, casket manufacturers, of Hart- ford, was born in Southington, June 15, 1846, a son of Nathan E. and Rachel ( Woodruff ) Stannard, and grandson of Josiah and Lydia ( Hubbard) Stan- nard, natives of Haddam and Windsor, Conn., re- spectively.

The father of our subject was born in Haddam, July 17, 1810, and died Nov. 20, 1888. His early life was passed in Haddam. He was a shoemaker by trade, but followed farming the greater part of his life, and also engaged in the hotel business in New Haven and Southington. His tastes strongly in- clined him to military affairs, and on May 14, 1841, he was appointed by the State as major of the 14th Regiment of Infantry, and as Colonel of the same regiment May 13, 1844. Prior to this he had been appointed quartermaster-sergeant, July 7, 1836. and as adjutant, Aug. 18, 1837. His wife was born

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Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, Pt 2, Part 103

Author: J.H. Beers & Co Publication date: 1901 Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1172

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1172