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Henry, George Starr, Frank Warren, Austin Rus- sell, Flora and Hosea Dayton.
The last named was born at Crawfordsville, Ind., Jan. 18, 1846. He received a rudimentary educa- tion in public and select schools at Warren, and completed his scholastic course at the "Gunnery" at Washington, Conn., passing through the entire curriculum, with the exception of the languages. In 1862 he graduated and came to New Britain. Here his first employment was as a clerk for Swift & Whittlesey, whose place of business was an old building standing on the site of his present store. He remained with this firm for five years, and then accepted the position of shipping clerk at the Mall- eable Iron Works. In a year, however, he re- turned to work for Mr. Whittlesey, who had pur- chased Mr. Swift's interest in the concern, and con- tinned to occupy a clerical position for some three years, but in 1874 bought the interest of his employ- er's new partner, a Mr. Felt, and was admitted as a partner, the firm name becoming F. Whittlesey & Co. In 1887 Mr. Humphrey purchased his part- ner's interest and entered upon a new era in his prosperous business career. He is to-day one of the oldest dry-goods merchants in New Britain. In addition to his private business he has been for eighteen years auditor of the Stanley Works, and for the past three years a director in the New Britain Savings Bank. He is a man of broad, well-educated public spirit, an illustration of which fact is afforded by his connection with the securing of a better water supply for New Britain. Mr. Humphrey was in- strumental, with other members of the water board, in securing from the State Legislature, in the face of great opposition, the charter by which the city of New Britain was enabled to take the waters of Roaring brook, in the town of Wolcott, six miles distant, and convey them to Shuttle Meadow reser- voir, thus insuring a permanent water supply for many years to come. The work of laying pipes, etc. was done at a time most advantageous ; had it been delayed two years it would have cost the city at least $150,000 more. The plan was thoroughly feasible, but its execution involved a municipal out- lay of some $300,000, and to secure its adoption was a task of no small magnitude. Being elected a member of the board of water commissioners for three terms, Mr. Humphrey with his colleagues was able to secure its accomplishment, thereby plac- ing the city under a heavy and lasting obligation. Politically Mr. Humphrey has always been an ardent Republican, and an active worker for his party's success. For six years he was a member of the town committee, and has also served as chair- man of the committee for the Third ward. Socially he is a man of affable manners and genial disposi- tion. a true friend, and liberal in his contributions to the cause of charity. He is a member of the New Britain Club, as well as of the Order of the United American Mechanics and the A. O. U. W., and is a past regent in the Royal Arcanum. His religious creed is that of the Congregational Church,
of which he is an active, liberal and consistent mem- ber. He is connected with the South Congrega- tional Church of New Britain, has been superin- tendent of the junior department of its Sunday- school for six years, and is now clerk and member of the society's committee.
On Oct. 4, 1871, Mr. Humphrey married Harriet Loomis, who was born at New Britain Feb. 14, 1847, and they have two children: Iloward Starr and Flora Loomis. The elder was born Oct. 6, 1875, graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale College in 1897, and for a time was connected with the importing firm of A. B. Heine & Co., of New York, being now with the Parker Shirt Company, of New Britain. The daughter, Flora Loomis, is a pupil at the New Britain high school, in the class of 1901.
GEORGE E. HADLEY, deceased. A some- what detailed history of Mr. Hadley's family may be found in the biographical sketch of Reuben W. Hadley on another page.
George E. Hadley was born in Dudley, Wor- cestershire, England, on Feb. 13, 1839, a son of George Hadley. He was educated in the schools of his native place, and after coming to Winsted at- tended night school and received some private in- struction from a Mr. Pease, who was connected with the Normal School. His training in the or- dinary English branches was fairly good, and the knowledge acquired in his boyhood has been sup- plemented by a course of well-directed reading, he having always kept himself closely in touch with the history of passing events, as well as with general current literature.
In the spring of 1854 Mr. Hadley went to work in the shovel and tongs shop, of which his father was superintendent. On the purchase of the busi- ness by Russell & Erwin and its removal to New Britain he entered the employ of that concern, with whom he was connected for forty years, en- joying the distinction of being the oldest employe in consecutive service in the employ of the house. On the death of his father he assumed the contract held by him, and continued to perform his part there- under until Jan. 12, 1899. He was one of the last two contractors to surrender his privilege, in the execution of which he had been singularly success- ful, having, at times, as many as twenty-six men in his employ. Mr. Hadley died Oct. 16, 1899.
Mr. Hadley was always an active worker in the cause of the Republican party, both locally and nationally. He represented the Third ward of the city of New Britain in the council in 1876 and again in 1886 and 1887. He was appointed a mem- ber of the fire commission during the first year of its organization, and was from 1860 to 1870 a member of the volunteer department. With the institution of the paid fire department of New Britain he connected himself with that branch of the city's service, filling the post of foreman of Hose Company No. I for two years and acting as assistant
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chief for one year. His natural fondness for mil- itary service led him to enlist in the State militia, in which he was commissioned first as second lieu- tenant, and afterward rose to the grades of first lieutenant and captain in Company E, of the 12th Regiment. He held the latter rank at the time of his resignation. Socially he was a member of Har- mony Lodge, No. 20, A. F. & A. M., and of the Royal Arcanum; was also a director in the New Britain Building & Loan Association. His re- ligious faith was that of the M. E. Church, of which body he was a devout and consistent member.
To Mr. Hadley's marriage with Anna J. Allen have been born two children, one of whom died in infancy, the other being Edward W. The mother of these died in 1871, and in 1873 Mr. Hadley mar- ried Helen T. Jackson, daughter of William and Harriet (Lewis) Jackson, of Bristol. Of this union were born William L., Robert G. and Helen May.
HON. ABNER SLADE HART, a well-known and highly esteemed citizen of Unionville, Hart- ford county, was born July 15, 1823, in Barkham- sted, Litchfield Co., Conn., and is a descendant of Deacon Stephen Hart, who was born in Braintree, England, in 1605, and came to the New World on a vessel which dropped anchor in Massachusetts Bay about 1632. After living for a time in Cam- bridge, Mass., he came to Hartford with the Hook- er Colony, in 1635, and tradition says that the town was called Hart-ford from the ford he discovered and used near the foot of what is now Morgan street. He took the lead in settling among the Tunxis Indians in Farmington, and bought a large tract of land in what is now called Cider Brook. He was one of the first representatives in 1647. He was twice married, his second wife being Mar- garet, widow of Arthur Smith. He and his first wife were constituent members of the church or- ganized at Farmington in 1652.
(II) Thomas Hart, the third son and youngest child of Deacon Stephen Hart, was born in Wind- sor, Conn., Oct. 24, 1649, and on reaching man- hood married Ruth, daughter of Anthony Hawkins, a distinguished man of Farmington. He took a very prominent part in both military and civil af- fairs; was commissioned ensign in May, 1678, and lieutenant in 1693. He was deputy to the General Court in 1693; was deputy from Farmington in 1690, 1692, 1694, 1695, 1696, 1697, 1698, 1699, 1700. 1704, 1705 and 1706; was speaker of the General Court in 1700, 1704, 1705 and 1706; commissioner for Farmington in 1692, 1693. 1694, 1695 and 1697 : and justice for Hartford county in 1698, 1701, 1702, 1703, 1704, 1705 and 1706. He inherited a por- tion of his father's homestead in Farmington; was a man of wealth, activity and usefulness, and he and Jolin Hooker were the two most prominent men of the town and conspicuous in the Colony. Capt. Hart died Aug. 27, 1726, and was buried with mil- itary honors.
(III) Hawkins Hart, the next in direct descent
to our subject, was born in Farmington in 1677, and was married, Sept. 7, 1701, to Sarah Roys. On Oct. 4, 1705, he moved to Wallingford, Conn., where he died May 24, 1735. He represented Wall- ingford in the General Court for nine consecutive years, from 1714 to 1723.
(IV) Nathaniel Hart, born in Farmington June 19, 1702, was married, Dec. 21, 1727, to Martha, daughter of Capt. Stephen and Elizabeth (Roys) Lee, and died Oct. 2, 1750. He had eight children, of whom Hawkins was the fourth in order of birth.
(V) Hawkins Hart, the grandfather of our subject, was born in February, 1736, in Meriden, Conn., and throughout life followed the carpenter's and joiner's trade. He was married, Feb. 12, 1761, to Abigail Hall, a daughter of Peter and Rebecca ( Bartholomew) Hall, and died May 26, 1824. He served with distinction as a lieutenant in the Rev- olutionary war. He had nine children, of whom Hawkins Hart, the father of our subject, was eighth in the order of birth.
(VI) Hawkins Hart was born in Wallingford Jan. 28, 1781, and in 1789 removed with his par- ents to Barkhamsted, where he died Oct. 8, 1836. He was also a carpenter and joiner by trade. On Dec. 5, 1805, he was united in marriage with Miss Lois Slade, who was born April 6, 1785, and they became the parents of eleven children: Chester, born July 16, 1806, married Julia Case, and is de- ceased : Rebecca, born March 6, 1808, died in April, 1842; Betsey, born May 6, 1810, died Feb. 6, 1822; William H. H., porn Aug. 28, 1812, married Eliza Scovil, and died while serving in the Union army ; Fanny, born Nov. 10, 1814, died Jan. 3, 1816; Fanny Amilla, born Jan. 2, 1816, died in January, 1840; Sarah, born Jan. 24, 1818, is a resident of Belvi- dere, Ill. ; Olive, born Sept. 2, 1820, died Feb. 5, 1822; Abner S., our subject, is next in the order of birth; Lois, born Sept. 14, 1825, died in Decem- ber. 1825; and Hannah A., born July 8, 1827, is a resident of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Abner S. Hart was reared in Barkhamsted, and was educated at a select school. After the comple- tion of his education he engaged in teaching school for fourteen years, alternating this occupation with farming during the summer months. In 1866 he established himself in the drug business at River- ton. Litchfield Co., Conn., and three years later was appointed postmaster at that place, which po- sition he filled for twelve years. Selling out his business to his sons, Myron and Leverett C., he came to Unionville, Hartford county, and in March, 1878, opened a general store in company with his son, H. W. Hart, under the name of A. S. Hart & Son. In April, 1896, feeling some of the in- firmities of old age after being in active business pursuits for a period of more than fifty years, he sold his interest in the store to his son, H. W. Hart, who now carries on the business under the name of H. W. Hart & Co.
In April, 1848, Mr. Hart was united in marriage with Miss Julia Rose, who died June 8, 1863, leav-
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ing three children: (1) Myron, born Jan. 17, 1849, married Carrie Ransom, now deceased, and resides in Springfield, Mass .; his children are Gertrude, Mamie, Julia and Elma. (2) Leverett C., born Sept. 9, 1850, is engaged in the grocery business on Albany avenue, Hartford, Conn. ; he married Sarah Gilbert, and has two children, Berdina and Myrtle. (3) Henry W., born Aug. 8, 1858, has been en- gaged in mercantile business in Unionville since 1896. He married Jennie Amidon, and has one child, Aleta. Mr. Hart was again married, at Barkhamsted, his second union being with Mrs. Margaret Maria (Driggs) Williams, a daughter of Sterling and Flavia ( Brace) Driggs. Her father, who was an old resident of Barkhamsted, died Nov. 27, 1882.
Socially Mr. Hart is affiliated with Evening Star Lodge, F. & A. M., and religiously is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which his wife also belongs. Politically he was first a Whig, later a Republican, and cast his first Presidential vote for Henry Clay in 1844. He has been honored with a number of local offices, including that of acting school visitor, which he creditably filled for four- teen years, has also been chairman of the board of relief, and in 1887 represented Farmington in the State Legislature. In all his varied relations of life he has maintained a character and standing that has impressed all with his sincere and manly pur- pose to do by others as he would have others do by him.
HENRY H. NICHOLS (deceased), who was for many years one of the leading and progressive citizens of Plantsville, was born in Trumbull, Conn .. May 14, 1840, a son of Abijah M. and Permelia Nichols. He continued to make his home in his native town until 1862, when he came to Plants- ville and accepted a position with the S. Stow Man- ufacturing Co., since merged into the Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co., with which he was connected until his death, and by faithful and satisfactory service he advanced to the position of foreman and shipper of the tinners' machines and tools manufactured by their Plantsville branch. He enjoyed to a remark- able degree the confidence of his employers, and was highly respected by those working under him.
On April 13, 1876, Mr. Nichols was united in marriage with Miss Kate Spellman, a daughter of William L. and Eliza (Beckwith) Spellman, of Plantsville, and to this union was born one son, Harry M., on April 6, 1878. Industrious, frugal and economical, Mr. Nichols acquired a handsome competence, and was able to leave his family in comfortable circumstances. He was public-spirited and progressive, and always took a deep interest in everything pertaining to the material prosperity of the village in which he resided. He was one of the directors of the Southington Water Co., and was identified with other enterprises which had for their object public improvement. He was a prom- inent member of Friendship Lodge, No. 33, F. & A.
NI., and was an ardent supporter of the Republican party. He died March 2, 1896, honored and re- spected by all who knew him.
WILLIAM HENRY ROBINSON. The Rob- inson family, from which this well-known resident of Collinsville is descended, is one of the oldest in the New England States, the line being traced to Rev. John Robinson, who is regarded as the Father of Congregationalism. He was born in one of the midland counties of England in 1575, and in 1592 he entered Corpus Christi College, at Cambridge, England, where he received a fellowship in 1598. This he resigned in 1604, having become converted to the Puritan faith, and from that time his life was devoted to preaching its doctrines. He intended to come to America, but he died in the town of Leyden, Holland, March 1, 1625, aged fifty years, during the plague. He married Bridget White, and had children : James (or John) ; Bridget, who married May 26, 1627, John Grynwich, a student of theol- ogy ; Isaac ; Mercy ; Fear ; and Jacob.
Isaac Robinson, born in 1610, came to New England in 1631, and settled first in Plymouth, Mass. He was a freeman of the Colony in 1653. He removed to Scituate in 1636; to Barnstable in 1639 ; to Falmouth in 1663 ; and in 1673 went to Tis- bury, on Martha's Vineyard, where he remained until November, 1701. He then returned to Barn- stable, where he died in 1704, aged ninety-four years. For over ten years he had been a member of the Barnstable Church. On June 27, 1636, he married Margaret Hanaford, of Scituate, a half-sis- ter of Edward Foster, who came from Kent, Eng- land, in 1633, and settled in Scituate. They had
children as follows : Susanna, born in 1637, died in childhood; John, born in 1640, married Elizabeth Weeks; Isaac, born in August, 1642, was drowned at Falmouth Oct. 6, 1668; Fear, born in 1644, mar- ried Samuel Baker ; and Mercy, born in 1647, mar- ried William Weeks, March 16, 1669. The mother of this family died soon afer the birth of the last child, and by his second wife, Mary, Mr. Robinson had children as follows: A daughter, born June 6, 1649, died in infancy ; Israel, born in 1651 ; Jacob, born in 1653; Experience; Joab; Isaac; Mary; Pe- ter ; and Thomas.
Lieut. Peter Robinson was born in Barnstable, or Falmouth, about 1654, and made his home in Scotland, Windham Co., Conn. His wife, Experi- ence Manston, was a daughter of John Manston, of Tisbury. She died at their home in Scotland April
30, 1727. They had a large family of children, as follows : Sarah, born 1688, who was married Nov. 15, 1725, to Hezekiah Mason ; Abiah, wife of Ricli- ard Andrews ; Israel, born in 1696, who married Sa- ralı Sabin; Peter; Thomas: Abigail, born in 1701, who was married Sept. 30, 1725, to Elihu Palmer ; Simeon, who married Jerusha Kingsley ; Benjamin, who married Jerusha Bringham; Joseph, born in 1706, who married Mchitable Read : Isaac and Ann, (twins), born Aug. 28, 1798 ;. Mary, wife of John
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Johnson ; Rhoda, who married Noah Carpenter ; Martha ; and Elizabeth.
Peter Robinson, son of Lieut. Peter, was born in 1697, and was married June 30, 1725, to Ruth Fuller, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Thack- er) Fuller, of Mansfield. He died March 22, 1785, and his wife on Jan. 9, 1795, their remains being buried in Scotland cemetery. They had twelve children : Samuel, born July 6, 1726; Experience, April 22, 1728; Peter, May 19, 1730; Elizabeth, Nov. 6, 1732; Joab, Aug. 14, 1734; Nathan, July 19, 1736; Abner, the next in the line of descent ; Ruth, Dec. 14, 1740; Eliab, Aug. 22, 1742 (who married Lucy Williams) ; Rachel, March 30, 1744; Bathsheba, July 31, 1746; and Joshua, Sept. 24, 1748, who was married in 1771 to Sybil Webb.
Capt. Abner Robinson, a soldier of the Revolu- tionary army, was born at the homestead in Scotland Feb. 22, 1738, and died there Nov. 24, 1815. By occupation he was a farmer and blacksmith, employ- ing in his shop and on his farm three hired men. On receiving the news of the battle of Lexington all four enlisted and went to Boston, the shop was closed, and the farm was run by his wife and daugh- ters, the eldest of whom, when he went away, was but twelve years old. He was ensign of a company at the battle of Bunker Hill, and later became lieti- tenant and captain, serving in the latter capacity to the close of the war. On April 7, 1763, he married Mehitabel Palmer, daughter of Eliezer Palmer, of Scotland. She died Oct. 15, 1819. They had chil- dren as follows: Philena, born March 24, 1764; Lois, Nov. 15, 1765; Mehitabel, Jan. 29, 1768: Ab- ner, March 1, 1770, who married Clarissa Webb ; Mary, April 10, 1772; Elizabeth, Aug. 6, 1774; Septimus, who is mentioned below; and Polly, March 30, 1780.
Septimus Robinson, son of Abner, was born in Scotland April 14, 1777, and died there Sept. 14, 1842. His life was spent in agricultural pursuits. In 1850 he represented Windham in the State Leg- islature. He was married Feb. 6, 1803, to Sarah Webb, who was born Jan. 31, 1782, daughter of Stephen and Content (Hewett) Webb, and died at Hartford Dec. 27, 1852. They had the following children : Marcia Pamela, born Aug. 19, 1805, was married Sept. 14, 1831, to Thomas J. Litehfield, of Hartford; Henry Webb, father of our subject, is mentioned more fully below; Nathan Leach, born Dec. 13, 1810, was married Nov. 23, 1835, to Louisa C. Matson, of Glastonbury; William Pitt, born Nov. 20, 1813, died Jan. 29, 1852 ; Alfred Augustus was born Oct. 3, 1815; George Edward, born April 6, 1823, died May 23, 1845.
Henry Webb Robinson, father of our subject, was born in Scotland June 6, 1807, and after reeciv- ing a common-school education learned the black- smith trade. He located at Collinsville, then South Canton, where he found employment in the Collins Ax Factory, which was then in its infancy, only eight other men being then employed, namely : Charles Morgan, foreman ; Myron H. Morgan and
Thomas H. Smith, ax makers; Charles Beach, blacksmith; Daniel Bourne, striker; David Lane, grinder ; William Brainerd, grinder; Elisha Farn- ham, polisher. Henry W. Robinson remained with the company until his death, which occurred on Aug. 18, 1874, making a period of forty-six years of active service. He was a Democrat until the Civil war; when he became a Republican, but never sought office, and was a member of the Uni- versalist Church. Mr. Robinson married Caroline M. Willoughby, of Canterbury, Windham Co., Conn., and they had four children, of whom two lived to maturity ; William Henry ; and Julia, wife of John E. Wheelock, of Collinsville. The mother, who was a devout member of the Congregational Church, died Oct. 4, 1893, on her eighty-fourth birthday.
William Henry Robinson was born at Collins- ville Sept. 16, 1835, and attended school there. At the age of eighteen he went to Bristol, where he worked in a store for seven years, afterward re- turning to Collinsville and engaging in mercantile business with John E. Wheelock. In 1862 he en- tered the Collins Works, being employed first in making bayonets, and for the past thirty-seven years he has worked for them in different capacities, and for several years has been engineer in the shops. He was married, Jan. 30, 1861, to Sophia E. Allen, daughter of Deacon Frederick Allen, of Bristol. She died April 22, 1864, leaving no issue, and was buried at Bristol. On June 2, 1869, Mr. Robinson mar- ried Minerva A. Hotchkiss, of Pine Meadow, Litch- field county, and daughter of Willard Hotchkiss. Our subject is a Republican, but no office seeker, and in religious convictions is a member of the Epis- copal Church. Socially he belongs to Eclectic Lodge No. 64, I. O. O. F., Collinsville, and to Cus- ter Council No. 85, O. U. A. M., of Hartford, being a charter member.
The Hotchkiss family, of which Mrs. Robinson is a member, is also of pioneer stock. Samuel Hotchkiss, the first of this name in this country, was a native of the county of Essex, England, and came to New Haven, Conn., in 1641. In August, 1642, he married Elizabeth Cleverly, and his death occurred Dec. 26, 1663. Of his six children, John, born in 1643, was married Dec. 4, 1672, to Eliza- beth Peck, daughter of Henry Peck ; Samuel, born in 1645, was married in 1678 to Sarah Talmage; James was born in 1647; Joshua is the next in the line of descent; Thomas, born Dec. 16, 1654, was married Nov. 26, 1677, to Sarah Williams, and died in 1711 : Daniel, born June 8, 1657, was married to Esther Sperry June 20, 1683, and died in 1712.
Joshua Hotchkiss was born Sept. 16, 1651, and was a prominent citizen of New Haven. Eight children were born to him: Mary, born April 30, 1679; Stephen, who is mentioned below ; Martha, born Dec. 14, 1683, who married Thomas Brooks in 1702; Priscilla; Abraham; Desire; Isaac; and Jacob, who remained on the homestead.
Deacon Stephen Hotchkiss was born Aug. 12,
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1681, and spent his life in Cheshire, Conn., where he owned property. On Dec. 12, 1704, he married Elizabeth Sperry, of New Haven, and they had twelve children : Joshua, born Aug. 26, 1705; Elizabeth, born in 1706; Mary, born Jan. 1, 1708, who married Nathan Barnes : Hannah, born Jan. 10, 1710, who married Stephen Atwater ; Elizabeth (2). born Feb. 18, 1712; Deacon Gideon, born Dec. 5, 1716, who was the father of nineteen children, and attained the age of ninety-one years; Stephen, the next in line of descent; Silas, born Nov. 22, 1719, who married Widow Olcott; Hannah, born Feb. 23, 1722; Bathashua, born Sept. 1, 1724, who married Ralph Lines; Benjamin, born Feb. 1, 1728, who married Elizabeth Roberts; and Noah, who was born Nov. 24, 1736, and died Jan. 16, 1760.
Stephen Hotchkiss was born Dec. 20, 1718, and died May 16, 1807. He married (1) Thankful Cook, who died Sept. 14, 1760, and on March 2, 1762, he married Anne, widow of Daniel Johnson, and daughter of Eaven and Rachel Royce. She died, and he was married a third time, Sept. 13, 1782, to Thankful Brooks, a widow. He had in all seven children. Of these, Esther, born Oct. 23, 1743, died Oct. 15, 1749. Thankful, born March 14, 1745, was married to Stephen Cook. Susannah, born Aug. 3, 1747, died Oct. 15, 1749. Esther (2) was born June 9, 1750. Susannah, born July 20, 1752, married Zebulon Frisby, who died May 21, 1806; she entertained Gen. Washington while he was marching through Burlington, Conn., and her death occurred there in 1838. Stephen, born July 15, 1754, died Feb. 15, 1802. Samuel is mentioned more fully below.
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