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 140

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

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Theophilus Redfield commanded the respect and esteem of the community in which he lived. He was frequently appointed to important committees in the management of town affairs, and at a day when military titles, however humble, had some weight he was known as Sergeant Redfield. He died Feb. 14, 1759, in the seventy-seventh year of his age. His wife Priscilla passed away Jan. 12, 1770, aged eighty-one years. Their children were as follows: Daniel, born Sept. 22, 1707; Eliza- beth, Richard, Ebenezer, Lydia, Theophilus, Pris- cilla, Peleg, George, William, Josiah, Jane and James.

(IV) Daniel Redfield, eldest son of Theophilus, son of James, resided at Clinton, Conn. He rec- nized the Church Covenant in 1725, and about 1728 he married Elizabeth -. In 1746 he was com- missioned as ensign in the Third Company of the regiment under command of Col. Elisha Williams, of Wethersfield, raised for a contemplated expe- dition against the French in Canada. During a portion of his life he was a sea captain. He died Jan. II, 1758, in his fifty-first year, some thirteen months before his father's decease. His widow died Nov. 2, 1775. aged seventy-four years. Their

children: Daniel, born at Killingworth, Feb. 27, 1728-29; Roswell, Margaret, John, Elizabeth, Sam- uel and Sylvester.

(\) Daniel Redfield, eldest son of Daniel, son of Theophilus, resided in Clinton. His dwelling was near the present residence ( 1860) of Eben Redfield, and was pulled down in 1858. By occu- pation he was a farmer and blacksmith. He mar- ried Nov. 21, 1749, Margaret Crane, of Killing- worth. In 1775 he was clerk of the committee of correspondence on affairs relative to the defence of the public liberties, for the town in which he lived. He died Jan. 20, 1788, aged fifty-nine years. His children: Ruth, Simeon, Nathaniel, Ruth (2), Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret, Daniel, Ebenezer (born March 17, 1767), and Mary Lucy.

(VI) Ebenezer Redfield, fourth son of Daniel, was a sea captain and resided in Clinton. He mar- ried Phebe Dibble, daughter of David and Phebe (Lane) Dibble. She died Sept. 10, 1832, aged sixty-four years, and he passed away April 23, 1837. Their children: Elizabeth, Lucy, William H. (born in 1797), Eben and Phebe Amelia.

(VII) William H. Redfield, eldest son of Eben- ezer, son of Daniel (2), was a carpenter residing at Clinton, Conn. In 1821 he married Elizabeth Elderkin, daughter of Elisha and Mary (Brintnall) Elderkin (her sister, Mary, married Justin Red- field, of New Haven) .. Children born to William II. and Elizabeth Redfield were: Mary Elizabeth, born Sept. 6, 1821 ; Alfred Brintnall (our subject), born July 1, 1827, died Nov. 8, 1898; and Ann Amelia, born April 28, 1839, died March 17, 1853.

Alfred B. Redfield was a native of Clinton, Conn., whence about the year 1848 he came to the city of Hartford, entering the employ of George M. Way & Co., in the course of time becoming a member of the firm. Later he purchased the whole- sale business of the late David Clark, and A. S. Jerome, of Louisville, Ky., was identified with him in the concern, the firm of Jerome & Redfield being formed in 1859. In 1867 the style became A. B. Redfield & Co., and in 1887 it was changed to Redfield & Craig. In April, 1898, Mr. Redfield retired from active business life, previous to which event he had for some years spent a great deal of his time abroad with his family.

After an illness of less than twenty-four hours, Mr. Redfield died on the morning of Nov. 8, 1898, at his late residence, No. 764 Asylum avenue, Hart- ford, and his remains were laid to rest in Cedar Hill cemetery, old business friends and associates of the deceased, both in and out of town, being present at the obsequies. As will be seen, Mr. Redfield was in the seventy-second year of his age, and the suddenness of his death caused a shock in the community where he was universally beloved and esteemed. It has been truly said of him that he was a man of the highest integrity, and a de- voted friend, an affectionate husband and father, delighting in his family, and taking infinite pains for the culture and happiness of those dearest to

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hin1, while to all of his acquaintances he was one of the most companionable and truest of men: He was a man of fine culture, a linguist of marked acquirements, and possessed one of the finest pri- vate libraries in Hartford. He spoke fluently and read with ease French and German, and was also a Latin and Greek scholar of wide repute. At the time of his death Mr. Redfield was a communicant of St. John's Episcopal Church, though at one time he was identified with Trinity Church, and was one of its wardens. In earlier days he was a line officer (lieutenant) in the first company of the Governor's Foot Guards, and was also an honorary member of Hubbard Escort.

On Oct. 31, 1860, Alfred Brintnall Redfield was united in marriage with Miss Maria E. Thomp- son, daughter of Henry and Candace (Phelps) Thompson, of Thompsonville, Conn., and their children are: William T., Annie E., B. Gordon, and M. Louise, all of Hartford.

DR. LEVI COLBY TAYLOR, one of the old r dental practitioners in Hartford, is a native of New Hampshire, born in Lempster Dec. 12, 1841.

Erastus Day Taylor, his father, born in the same town, was a son of John Taylor, a native of Ipswich, Mass., who later in life made his home in Lempster, where he died at the age of ninety-two years. He was a man of strong religious convic- tions, interested and prominent in church affairs, and a deacon for many years. By occupation he was a carpenter and farmer. He married Sally Jones, and to them were born twelve children, namely : Ivas, Lyman, John, Erastus Day, Sarah, Matilda, Homer, and five who died in infancy.

Erastus D. Taylor was a house carpenter and builder, as well as a farmer, and was foreman in the construction of the first bridge built by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. He was decided in his opinions, thoroughly honest in his decisions, straightforward and upright. He was a member of the Congregational Church, and a constant attendant long after he became unable to hear the words of the preacher. In politics he was a Republican, and he held various town offices. He married Mary Colby, daughter of Levi Colby, of Henniker, N. H., and there were four children by this union, three of whom are living: Levi Colby, our subject; Mrs. Ella Ober, of Nashua, N. H. ; and Mrs. Delora Reed, of Holyoke, Mass. The mother died in 1865, at the age of fifty-two years.

Dr. Levi Colby Taylor was reared in New Hampshire. His early life was passed upon the farm, in a struggle to earn the money with which to educate himself. lle received his early educa- tion in the common schools, and, after he was twen- ty-one, attended Henniker Academy, one of the famous schools of learning of that time. Finish- ing there, he commenced the study of dentistry in 1866, and was for two years a student with Dr. Bowers, of Springfield, Vt. He began the prac-

tice of his profession in the city of Holyoke, Mass., remaining there eight years, and came to Hartford May 3, 1875, since which time he has been in act- ive practice. For a number of years he has been a regular lecturer of the New York Dental School. He has been a member of the Connecticut Valley Dental Society since 1868, has held every office in the society, and was its president in 1877-78; is a member of the Hartford Dental Society, and was its first president ; is connected with the Connecti- cut Dental Association ; a member of the North Eastern Dental Association; of the National Den- tal Association ; a corresponding member of the Massachusetts Dental Society; and an associate member of the Institute of Stomatology of New York. Dr. Taylor has taken a keen interest in the advancement of his profession, and has been active in its promotion, always anxious to keep in touch with new methods and treatment.

On Dec. 8, 1874, Dr. Taylor married Nellie Thayer, who was born in Peterboro, N. H., a daugli- ter of John N. and Loretta HI. Thayer. Mrs. Taylor is a lineal descendant, on the paternal side, in the eighth generation, from Jolin Alden, one of the Pil- grim fathers who came over in the "Mayflower." To Dr. and Mrs. Taylor have been born three chiil- dren : Charles Brackett, the eldest, who died at the age of seven years; Maude Winn.fred: and Leon Everett.

BUNCE. For over 250 years the name of Bunce in Hartford has been synonymous with in- tegrity, loyalty to God and to country, suggestive of the highest order of citizenship and of greatest usefulness in the various callings of life, as was exemplified in the lives of Deacon Russell Bunce, James M. Bunce, John Lee Bunce, and Edward Merrill Bunce, besides many others who long ago preceded them to the great beyond, but whose im- press has been indelibly stamped upon the com- munity in which they lived.

The first ancestor of these men and their de- scendants, now prominent in the affairs of Hart- ford, was Thomas Bunce, a sturdy Puritan, who was at Hartford in 1639, a landed proprietor. He served in the Pequot war, and was rewarded for good service with IIO acres of land. He held a number of important offices. Himself and wife were original members of the South Church in 1670. His son John, the next ancestor in line, and John's wife Mary were admitted to South Church in 1686. John Bunce was "townsman" in 1701, 1711, 1715. He died in 1734. Thomas Bunce was a stalwart figure in the emergencies of early Col- onial service, a companion of Hooker, Ludlow, Haynes, Wolcott, and others who laid the founda- tions of the State.

James M. Bunce, son of Russell Bunce, whose death occurred at Hartford July 25, 1859, the re- sult of an accident in the running away of a horse he was driving, was born in October, 1806, in Hart- ford, where his life was passed. He received a

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good common-school education, in 1825 became a clerk in the Phoenix Bank, and later was teller. On Feb. 1, 1830, he became a member of the firm of T. K. Brace & Co., afterward Brace & Bunce, wholesale merchants and commission merchants. Trade of that description in Hartford then extended over a much wider region than at this day. On the retirement of Mr. Brace from the firm and from business Mr. Bunce became associated with V. A. Bailey, under the firm title of J. M. Bunce & Co. Mr. Bailey dying suddenly, he was succeeded in the firm by Drayton Hillyer, and so the firm stood at the time of Mr. Bunce's death. For some time they dealt chiefly in wool and cotton. Mr. Bunce was also a member of the firm of Hillyer, Munyan & Co., occupying a portion of the same premises, and dealing in groceries.

In 1847-48-49, as one of the active agents of the city of Hartford, Mr. Bunce became well known in all sections of the State through his exertions in opposing the Air Line railroad bridge over the Connecticut river at Middletown, a question that caused a bitter and prolonged contest. On July 21, 1851, he was chosen president of the Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad Co., and until the road was completed to its limits, at his death, he devoted himself to its interests with characteristic intensity. He was much interested in the erection of the high school building, paid for newspaper articles, circulated documents, and as a member of the building committee contributed of his own funds very liberally for the completion of the edi- fice in accordance with what he thought would be its necessities ; and afterward those interested were gratified with his foresight.

Politically Mr. Bunce was formerly a Whig. The anti-slavery cause in early days warmly en- listed his feelings, though he did not take part in the independent political movement, and continued to act with the liberal Whigs. He enthusiastically joined the Republican party on its organization, and attended the first National convention at Pitts- burg, where his pledge that Connecticut should vote for the Republican nominee brought upon his sanguine temperament some witticisms. "Wc doubt if any man in the State gave more generously to the cause, here or in Kansas, or rejoiced more heartily over the splendid vote of Connecticut in 1856." His temper was naturally most ardent and impetucus, impatient of obstacles, leading him straight toward his object. But he was exceedingly generous, and his warm affections were easily touched by distress or the demands of any good cause in trouble. He left a handsome fortune, but he gave away more than he left, for his benefac- tions were commenced carly, continued systemati- cally, and increased according to his abilities. In his death every good word and work lost an en- thusiastic, hopeful, courageous friend. He was emphatically a live man. No enterprise ever stag. nated under his influence. Many years ago he joined the Center Church, which he left a few

years before his death with the colony that assist- ed in building the now prosperous Pearl Street Church. It was particularly noticed by his friends that after the great revival of 1857-58 he was al- most wholly absorbed in religious thoughts and works. All that was kindly, self-sacrificing and devout in his nature was brought more into relief, and he sought every opportunity of doing good. He could easily approach the young on such sub- jects, for he was warm, sincere, and without cant or affectation.

In March, 1830, Mr. Bunce was married to Frances A. Brace, daughter of T. K. Brace, of Hartford. She was born April 8, 1808, and died Sept. 9, 1838. Mr. Bunce subsequently married Elizabeth H. Chester, who was born Oct. 31, 1807, and died March 6, 1861.

JONATHAN B. BUNCE, president of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Hartford, is a son of James M. Bunce, and a grandson of Deacon Russell Bunce, who in their day were prominent and influential citizens of Hartford. His ances- tors through a long line were men of stalwart in- tegrity, and of great capacity in civil and commer- cial life, as well as strict observants of external courtesies in their intercourse with men. Jonathan

Bunce was born April 4, 1832, in Hartford. .After attending school in his native city he be- came a student in the Sheffield Scientific Depart- ment of Yale College for a year and a half. As he grew up he was more or less in the store with his father. When twenty-two he engaged in a com- mission business in New York City. the firm be- ing Dibble & Bunce, and was so occupied for nine years, or until the death of his father, in 1859, when he returned to Hartford and took the place in the business with Drayton Hillver made vacant by the death of the father, who was a partner. This partnership was continued for fifteen years, at the expiration of which period Mr. Bunce was made vice-president of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Hartford. He sustained that re- lation with the company until its reorganization, in 1889, when he was advanced to the presidency, a position he has since successfully and creditably occupied. Early in the Civil war Mr. Bunce was appointed quartermaster-general of Connecticut, and held the office until the expiration of the term of his predecessor, to complete which he was ap- pointed.

Mr. Bunce is connected with a number of char- itable and financial institutions of Hartford, among the former being the American Deaf and Dumb Asylum and Hartford Hospital. He is a director in the Phoenix National Bank, the Hartford Fire Insurance Co., the Society for Savings, and the Connecticut Safe & Deposit Co. For thirty odd years he was secretary of the Hartford Retreat for the Insane. He has held many positions of minor importance in the affairs of Hartford, and in all has sustained the reputation made by his forefathers in the community with which so many

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vi the name have figured. Politically he is a Re- publican, and in his religious faith a Congrega- tionalist, a member of the Pearl Street Church, of which he was one of the original incorporators. On May 9. 1860, Mr. Bunce was married to Laura Dibble, daughter of Calvin B. Dibble, of Granby. Eight children blessed this union, five sens and three daughters, of whom three sons and the daughters are yet living ; the eldest son and a Meuinger son are deceased.

WALTER GOODMAN COWLES. of Hart- ford, on his father's side is in the seventh genera- tion frem John Cowles, the line of his descent be- ing through Samuel. Caleb, Daniel, Daniel (2), Lemuel, Walter H. and Samuel W.

(1) John Cowles was of Farmington in 1652; at Hartford 1664: made a freeman 1666: was at Hadley. Mass .. and died in 1675. He was called John, the farmer, to distinguish him from John Cowles, the carpenter.

( 11) Samuel Cowles, son of John, the farmer, of Farmington, married in 1661 Abigail, daugh- ter of Timothy Stanley, and resided in Farming- ton. lle died in 1691.

( 111) Caleb Cowles, born in 1682, baptized in June, 1082, died in 1725.

(1\) Daniel Cowles, son of Caleb, born in 1717, died in the year 1798.

(V) Daniel Cowles (2). son of Daniel, born 111 1741. married Esther Rhodes. He died in 1809. ( \1) Lemuel Cowles, son of Daniel (2), born in 1776, married Esther Gridley, daughter of Seth Gridley. Mr. Cowles died in 1815.

(\'Il) Walter H. Cowles, son of Lemuel, born in 1803. married Azuba, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth ( Watts) Stedman. She was born in 1794. and died in 1872.

(Vill) Samuel W. Cowles, son of Walter H., was born Nov. 10. 1826. in Avon, Hartford coun- ty, and in 1859 took up his home in Hartford. where he passed the remainder of his active and useful life. He was identified with the business interests of the city in various ways, and was highly respected in commercial circles as a man of the strictest honor and integrity. Retiring from manu- facturing in 1864, he became identified with life insurance interests, and as a member of the Board of Trade was also prominently connected with the material growth and prosperity of his adopted city. Mr. Cowles was a well-informed man. being es- pecially interested in historical research, and he was a member of the Connecticut Historical Socie- is from April, 1801, up to the time of his decease. He was the owner of the Peregrine White Bible. He was one of the founders of the Windsor Ave- 1111e Congregational Church of Hartford, and fra- ternally was affiliated with St. John's Lodge. F. & 1. M. : the Connecticut Society, Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution : and the Putnam Phalanx, of which he was an honorary member. He passed away Feb. 1f. 1900, at his home on Windsor avenue,

Hartford, and was deeply mourned among a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. On Dec. 31, 1851, Mr. Cowles married Harriet Goodman, who was born June 20, 1829, in West Hartford, and preceded him to the grave, dying April 24, 1896. They had two children: Walter G., our subject, who is mentioned more fully below; and Arthur J., born Oct. 31, 1861, who is senior partner of the firm of Cowles & Howard, grocers, of Hartford. (IX) Walter Goodman Cowles, son of Samuel W., was born April 4, 1857, in Farmington, Conn. He received his early education in the public schools of Hartford, and the Connecticut Literary Insti- tute, of Suffield, Conn., later attending Yale Law School, from which he was graduated in 1879, and was admitted to the Bar. In 1882 he took a posi- tion with the Travelers Insurance Co. In 1885 he was sent to Kansas, where he remained, in charge of investments of the Travelers Insurance Co., un- til 1895, in which year he returned and took his present position with that company, that of attor- ney and adjuster for the liability department. On June 9, 1886, Mr. Cowles was united in marriage with Miss Nellie Francis, the ceremony taking place at Cambridge, Ill., where Mrs. Cowles was born April 10, 1862, daughter of Morrison and Mary C. ( Moor ) Francis. Her father, who was a farmer, stock raiser and miller, is now deceased, Mrs. Francis living with her daughter and son- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Cowles, in Hartford. To our subject and wife have been born three children : Francis Walter, Oct. 28, 1888: Donald Buford, july 26, 1895; and another son, June 18, 1900, not christened at this writing.

On her mother's side Mrs. Cowles is in the sixth generation from John Moor ( 1683-1774) and his wife Janet (1687-1786). the line of descent being through Elder William Moor ( 1717-1784) and his wife Mollie Jack: John Moor, Sr. (1746-1839), and his wife Betsey Miller : Capt. John Moor ( 1790) and his wife Deborah Sherman, daughter of Reu- ben Sherman.

Mr. Cowles is a descendant maternally in the seventh generation from Deacon Richard Good- man, born in 1609; of Cambridge, Mass., 1632; an original proprietor of Hartford, Conn., 1639, having "a lot on Main street north of the meeting house yard." In 1659 he married Mary Terry, born in 1635, daughter of Stephen Terry, of Wind- sor. Conn. Deacon Goodman became one of the first settlers of Hadley, Mass., and was killed by the Indians in 1676. His widow died in 1692, in Deerfield. From this Richard Goodman Walter Goodman Cowles' line of descent is through Rich- ard (2), Timothy. Richard (3), Childs and Har- riet (Goodman) Cowles.

(II) Richard Goodman (2), son of Deacon Richard, of Cambridge, Hartford and Hadley, born in 1663, married Abigail Pantry, who was born in 1679, daughter of John Pantry (2) (1650-1736) and his wife Abigail Mix. and granddaughter of John Pantry and his wife Hannah Tuttle ( 1632-

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1683). Abigail Mix was a daughter of Thomas and Rebecca (Turner) Mix. Some time after 1678 Richard Goodman (2) removed to Hartford, where he became a wealthy and prominent citizen. He died in 1730.

(III) Timothy Goodman, of West Hartford, son of Richard (2), born in 1706, married in 1735 Joanna, daughter of Joseph Wadsworth. She was born in 1715, and died in 1768, Mr. Goodman sur- viving until 1786. Joseph Wadsworth ( 1682- 1778) was a son of Capt. Joseph Wadsworth ( 1650- 1729), of Connecticut Charter memory, and his wife Elizabeth Barnard, daughter of Bartholomew Bar- nard. Capt. Wadsworth was a son of William Wadsworth (1632-1675) and his wife Eliza Stone. Joanna Hervey, wife of Joseph Wadsworth, and mother of MIrs. Timothy Goodman, was a daughter of Lieut. Thomas Hervey ( 1648-1739) and his wife Sarah Cooke ( 1662), and a granddaughter of Daniel Hervey. Sarah Cooke was a daughter of Capt. Avery Cooke ( 1640-1746) and his wife Sarah Westwood ( 1644-1730).

(IV) Richard Goodman (3), of West Hart- ford, son of Timothy, born in 1748, married in 1771 Nancy Seymour, who was born in 1751, daugh- ter of Timothy and Lydia ( Kellogg ) Seymour. Mrs. Goodman died in 1792, Mr. Goodman in 1834.

(V) Childs Goodman, son of Richard (3), born in 1791, was a miller in West Hartford. In 1822 he married Sarah Porter, who was born in 1796, daughter of Jesse Porter, and they had four chil- dren: Amelia S., born in 1824, is the widow of Noadiah F. Emmons, whom she married in 1843; Harriet (deceased) was the mother of our sub- ject ; Jennie L., born Oct. 8, 1831, was married June 28, 1860, to llenry C. Andrus, and still sur- vives; Chester, born Nov. 16, 1826, is deceased.

Jesse Porter ( 1758-1823) married Sibyl Steele ( 1763-1814), daughter of Samuel and Martha Steele. He was a son of John ( 1730-1786) and Chlorinda (Whitman) Porter ( 1736-1779), and ៛ grandson of William and Mary (Smith) Porter ; his maternal grandparents were Solomon Whit- man ( 1710-1803) and Susannah Cole ( 1715-1772). Solomon Whitman was a son of Samuel Whitman ( 1676-1751) and Sarah Stoddard ( 1680-1755), she a daughter of Rev. Solomon and Esther ( War- ham) Stoddard. Samuel Whitman was a son of Zachariah and Sarah (Alvord) Whitman, he a son of John Whitman, and she a daughter of Dr. John Alvord.

CHARLES E. THOMPSON, a substantial cit- izen and business man of Hartford where for years he has been prominent in military affairs and actively identified with the educational and religious life of the city, is one of the well known and popular men of the State.

Mr. Thompson was born Feb. 26, 1847. in Rock- ville, Conn .. where he was educated in the high school, and that city was his home until 1863. In this year he removed to Hartford to accept a posi-

tion in the office of the Cheney Bros.' Silk Manu- facturing Co., where he remained until 1873. He then passed two years in Providence, R. I., return- ing to Hartford in 1875, where he has since resided, and since 1876 has been engaged with the Connecti- cut Mutual Life Insurance Co., holding a responsi- ble position in the mortgage and bond department.

In his youth and young manhood Mr. Thompson was actively interested in the National Guard of Connecticut. In August, 1865, he enlisted as a private in Battery D, Light Artillery, which was attached to the First Regiment, National Guard of Connecticut. On Jan. 20, 1868, he was appointed cor- poral, and was discharged July 24, 1871. He was the originator of Company K, of the First Regi- ment, enlisting in the command February 10, 1879, and on that same date was elected to the first lieu- tenancy, and on Jan. 31, 1883, he was chosen captain of Company F, Hartford City Guard of the First Regiment. He was advanced to the lieutenant- colonelcy of the regiment Jan. 22, 1885, and served in that position until Jan. 22, 1890. He is now on the retired list. During the period that Capt. Thomp- son commanded the City Guard the company stood at the head of the brigade in figures of merit. The credit and distinction which he won as a line officer were accorded to him without dissent throughout the National Guard, as a field officer of the First. In personal honor, instinct and training, Lieutenant- colonel Thompson is the ideal military leader. In March, 1890, he was elected major commanding the Veteran City Guard. In 1889 he was captain com- manding Company K, Veteran Corps. For one year he was the military instructor at the West Mid- dle School in Hartford. During the Presidential campaign of 1888 he was in command of the Harri- son and Morton battalion of Hartford. Lieut .- Col. Thompson originated the present signal for calling out the city companies in case of eniergency by means of the alarm fire bell. At the time of the Park Central hotel disaster the signal was sounded for the first time, being ordered by Gov. Bulkeley, and within twenty minutes one hundred men were cn route from the armory in uniform and armed for the scene of the calamity. The service rendered by the Guard at that time under command of Col. Cone and his associate field officers was invaluable.

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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 140

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