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 71

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

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Hart H. Case, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Hamilton, was a son of Hezekiah Case, a grandson of Jedediah Case, and a great-grandson of Deacon Joseph Case. [A full sketch of this illustrious Con- necticut family appears elsewhere].

In politics Mr. Hamilton is a Republican. Him- self and wife are members of the Congregational Church at Avon. Mrs. Hamilton was educated in the public schools, and at the Connecticut Literary Institute, Suffield, and for six years taught school in Simsbury, Bloomfield and Farmington. She is a member of Abigail Phelps Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

WILLIAM COX JOHNSTON, a well-known and highly respected citizen of Southington, was born in Bridgeport, Conn., June 1, 1862, and is a son of John M. and Margaret A. (Cox) Johnston,

the former a native of Edinburghi, Scotland, the latter of St. Helen's England. The paternal grand- father, James Johnston, was a son of Samuel and Esther ( Baird) Johnston, and married Elizabeth Maxwell, a daughter of James and Molly ( Baird) Maxwell. James Maxwell was a butcher of Edin- burgh, and James Johnston and his father, Samuel Johnston, were both plumbers and gas-fitters by trade.

John M. Johnston, the father of our subject, was born Jan. 1, 1832, and was reared in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he served a seven-years' apprentice- ship to the shoemaker's trade. In 1851 he came to America, and worked at his trade nearly two ycars in New York City, after which he followed the same vocation in Bridgeport, West Hartford, Tariffville and Southington, Conn., having made his home in the last-named place since 1878. Dur- ing the Civil war he enlisted, Sept. 1, 1862, in Com- pany A, 47th N. Y. V. I., and after seventeen months of arduous service was honorably discharged on account of disability. He is now a member of Trumbull Post, No. 16, G. A. R., of South- ington, and is an honored and highly-esteemed citi- zen of the town. On Feb. 28, 1853, he married Margaret A. Cox, a daughter of James and Mar- garet (Lytle) Cox, of St. Helen's, England, and to them were born nine children; only three grew to maturity, William C., Mabel I. and E. Louise, and our subject is now the only survivor.

William Cox Johnston was reared and educated in this State, and since starting out in life for him- self has followed various lines of business, in which he has met with excellent success, having accumu- lated a fine property. Since 1878 he has been a resident of Southington, and has won a foremost place among the representative citizens of the town.

Mr. Johnston has been twice married, his first wife being Lucy Gunn, a native of England, and for his second wife he married Louise Herthal, a gradu- ate of the Lewis High School, in Southington, class of 1892, and a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth ( Anding) Herthal, natives of Hessen Cassel, Ger- many. By the last marriage he has one son, Henry Herthal Johnston. Religiously Mr. Johnston is a member of the Baptist Church, and socially is a member of the Friendship Lodge, No. 33, F. & A. M. ; and Triune Chapter, No. 40, R. A. M. Po- litically he affiliates with the Republican party, and gives his support to every measure which he be- licves will prove of public good.

HON. JOHN O. PHELPS (deceased), for- merly a member of the Connecticut Legislature, was for many years a leading resident of the town of Windsor, in Hartford county. As a business man he displayed marked ability, and on turning his at- tention in later years to agriculture he applied the same acumen in planning of details and thorough- ness of execution to that work which had charac-

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terized his efforts in other lines. Always public- spirited, he took keen interest in all that pertained to the welfare of the community in which he re- sided, while he was prominent politically as a men- ber of the Democratic organization, serving in vari- ous offices of responsibility and trust.

Mr. Phelps was born Sept. 15, 1822, in the town of East Windsor, and was descended from a highly-respected family of this section. Lev Phelps, the grandfather of our subject, was a well- known farmer of East Windsor. Levi C. Phelps. our subject's father, was also engaged in agriculture in this county, many years of his life being spent in East Windsor, but later he removed to Geneva, Ohio, and finally to Illinois, where his death oc- curred. His wife, whose maiden name was Martha Fish, died during his residence at Geneva. They had a large family of children, of whom the follow- ing lived to adult age : Salome married Mosley Os- borne, and died in East Windsor. John O. is men- tioned below. Eliza married Frederick Drake, of' Windsor Locks and survived him, dying in 1899; she left seven children. Martha married David Os- borne, of Windsor, whom she survives, and they had one child, Martha, who became the wife of Louis Clapp, of Poquonock, and died leaving four children; Mr. Osborne was a soldier in the Re- bellion. Maria first married William R. Spring. and they had one child, Josephine, who married Charles Hunt, of Flatbush, N. Y. Henry resides in Windsor. Edgar is deceased. Jamon settled in Illinois.

As the eldest son of a poor farmer, John O. Phelps had but limited educational advantages, and in addition to assisting in the work at home he hired out at times to his neighbors as soon as he was old enough to earn wages. On Nov. 24, 1844, he was married, in Windsor town, to Miss Maria Lam- berton, and soon afterward began housekeeping at Windsor Locks, where he was employed at that time as a wood chopper. Later he removed to Windsor Center, on the river road, and engaged in the brick- making business, continuing several years, and on retiring from that enterprise he located on a farm belonging to his great-aunt, Sarah Phelps, for whom he cared during her declining years. In the latter 'sixties he settled upon the present homestead in Windsor town, where he died Sept. 3, 1894. his remains being interred in Poquonock cemetery. Hle left a handsome competence, but his best bequest to his loved ones is the memory of an honored name, won by years of upright living. His only child, Ella, married Henry J. Fenton, and died at Wind- sor, Nov. 12, 1889, leaving three children: John O., Nettie C. (Mrs. A. G. Barnes), and Harry F., who resided with their grandmother after Mr. Phelps' decease.

Mrs. Maria (Lamberton) Phelps, to whose in- telligent advice and assistance her husband owed much of his prosperity, was born in Windsor town. May 29, 1827, a daughter of William and Alura

(Skinner) Lamberton, her father being a well- known agriculturist. She was one of a family of ten children-five sons and five daughters-of whom one sister and three brothers are living. Mrs. Phelps died on Nov. 1I, 1899, after a brief ill- ness, and was buried at Poquonock. She had been gradually "wearing out" for several years.

JOHN O. FENTON, who now has charge of the Phelps property, is a great-grandson of Lester Fenton, a resident of Vernon, Conn., who died in Wethersfield. He had a family of five children, of whom Frederick madehis home in Poquonock, where he married Cornelia Griswold, and both died there. They had two children, Henry J. and Nettie, the daughter dying young. Frederick Fenton was in his day one of the authorities in tobacco raising in Windsor, and did much to bring that branch of agriculture to its present state in his section, mak- ing many experiments in that line. The farm of J. O. Phelps, consisting of sixty-five acres, is now conducted by his grandson, John O. Fenton, and is devoted entirely to tobacco raising. Henry J. Fenton was born in Poquonock, and engaged in farming during his active years. He is now living in Hartford. John O. Fenton is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, uniting with the lodge at Windsor.

JOHN ELAM CASE, one of Simsbury's best- known citizens, a descendant of one of the earliest pioneers of Hartford county, the representative of a family who for almost two and a half centuries has been prominent in the history of Connecticut, is now an extensive poultry raiser and farmer. In- capacitated for many vocations by the loss of a limb, in consequence of a desperate wound received in battle at Antietam, he has nevertheless attained commanding prominence as a citizen and success in business undertakings. Honored by his fellow mien for his generous contributions to the weal and progress of society, public-spirited and capable in the management of affairs, Mr. Case lias been an active and influential factor in the history of his native town.

The Case family is one of the oldest and mnost numerous in Hartford county. . John Case, the founder of the American branch, was a native of England, and emigrated to America in the early settlement of the Colonies, coming to Windsor from the old family home at Aylesham, England, where many of them now reside. They were a noted family as far back as the time of Oliver Cromwell, and accumulated fortunes by furnishing leather for his army, being tanners and farmers ; they have held this contract ever since. They hold all the lands around Aylesham, so that the town is said to be "Cased" in, and are called a clan by them- selves there. Their lands surround the possessions of Anne Boleyn, who became the wife of King Henry VIH, and was afterward beheaded, and they are closely related to the Boleyns by inter-marriage.

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The records of Aylesham show that they came from York to Alyesham in the year 1200, and members of the family in Connecticut and Ohio have copies of their coat of arms.

John Case remained in Windsor until the spring of 1669. He then came to Simsbury, and settled at Weatogue; was elected the first constable of Sims- bury Oct. 14, 1669, and about 1672 represented the town at the General Court or Assembly. He died in Simsbury Feb. 21, 1703-4, and was buried there. He was a land owner and farmer, and a prominent citi- zen. He married for his first wife Sarah, daughter of William Spencer, of Hartford. She died Nov. 3, 1691, and for his second wife he married Elizabeth (Moore) Loomis, who was born at Windsor in 1638, and died July 23, 1728; she was a daughter of John Moore, of Windsor, and the widow of Na- thaniel Loomis, of Windsor. The children of John and Sarah (Spencer) Case were as follows: (I) Elizabeth, born in 1652, died in 1718, married, in 1684 Joseph Lewis, who died in 1702, and for her second husband wedded John Tuller, who died Oct. 9, 1718. (2) Mary, born June 22, 1660, died in 1725, married (first) William Alderman, who died in 1697, and for her second husband James Hillyer, who died in 1725. She had seven children. (3) John, born Nov. 5, 1662, died in 1733. In 1684 he married Mary, daughter of Thomas Olcott, of Hartford. She died in 1685, and he married, in 1693, Sarah, daughter of Joshua Holcomb, of Sims- bury. The three sons born to John were Daniel, Jonathan and John. (4) William, born June 5, 1665, married, in 1695, Elizabeth Holcomb, daugh- ter of Joshua Holcomb, and their children were Elizabeth, James (who married Esther Fithen), Joshua, Mindwell, Rachel (who married Benjamin Adams), and Mary (who married Joseph Adams). (5) Samuel, born June 1, 1667, died in 1725. He married (first) Mary, daughter of Jonathan West- over, of Simsbury, and for his second wife Eliza- beth, widow of Samuel Thrall, and daughter of Josiah Owen. He had thirteen children, the sons being Samuel, Nathaniel, Jonathan, Caleb, Azri- krim, Benjamin and Pelatiah. (6) Richard, born Aug. 27, 1669, died in 1746. He married, in Au- gust, 1701, the daughter of Philip Reed, of Con- cord, Mass. His sons were Richard, Timothy and Edward. (7) Bartholomew, born in October, 1670, died in 1725. He married, in 1699, Mary, daughter of Lieut. Samuel Humphrey, and had nine children, his sons being Thomas, Amos, Isaac and Abraham. (8) Joseph, born April 6, 1674. died Aug. 11, 1748. (9) Sarah, born Aug. 14, 1678, died in 1704. She married Joseph Phelps, Jr., of Windsor.

Joseph Case, born at Terry's Plains, Simsbury, April 6, 1674, married, April 6, 1699, Anna Eno, daughter of James Eno, of Simsbury. The chil- dren born to Joseph and Anna Case were: One that died in infancy; Joseph, born Feb. 2, 1701, died Jan. 5, 1760; Jacob, born March 10, 1702;

Josiah, born Feb. 1, 1715 ; Hezekiah, born April 26, 1719; Jacob ; Benajah ; Daniel and Joel.

Joseph Case, son of Joseph, was born at Terry's Plains, Simsbury, Feb. 2, 1701. He was a deacon of the church, and was a farmer at Meadow Plain. He married Hannah Humphrey, and their children were: Joseph, born Nov. 30, 1722, died July 29, 1742 (he married Mary Tuller, who died in 1760) ; Hannah, born in March, 1725; Asiel, born March 23, 1729; Hosea, born March 3, 1731; Jedediah, born March 30, 1733; Solomon. born March II, 1735; and Benajah, born Aug. 10, 1738.

Jedediah Case, born March 30, 1733, died Jan. II, 1818. He was a farmer and a large land owner in Meadow Plain, where he spent his entire life. He married, May 10, 1758, Mary Hart, of Farm- ington, and his children were as follows: Jededialı, born July 13, 1759, died April 28, 1858; Elihu, born Jan. 15, 1761, died Jan. 13, 1822 ; Humphrey, born Aug. 29, 1762 ; Phebe T., born Aug. 12, 1765, died Feb. 18, 1823; Hezekiah, born March II, 1769; Elizabeth, born Feb. 2, 1771 (married El'hu Tul- ler) ; Horatio Gates, born Sept. 27, 1777, died in July, 1853 (the grandfather of our subject ) ; Ruth, born May 10, 1778, died March 15, 1838 (married Asaph Tuller, of Simsbury). Jedediah, the eldest of this family, had a son Nathan, born April 14, 1784, who was a lifelong farmer. He married Lucy Moses, who was born June 9, 1786, daughter of Michael Moses, and died in January, 1836. They had four sons, Jay, Nathan Lee, Emerson and Mill- ner, and Nathan L. became the father of Mrs Franklin Alford, of Avon.

Horatio G. Case, the grandfather of our subject was born in Simsbury, and was an extensive lan. owner and farmer. He owned and operated a larg tract of land in Meadow Plain, where he built fine dwelling-house and made other extensive in provements. He was a large grower of rye. H represented the town in the Legislature, was prominent Whig, and very active in politics. middle life he lost his hearing, but aside from the infirmity he retained all his faculties to a ripe o age. He died on his farm, and was buried in Sim bury. He married in Simsbury, Hepzibah Cor ish, daughter of Sergt. Elisha and Hepzibah ( Hu! phrey) Cornish, of Simsbury. To Horatio G. a Hepzibah Case were born eleven children: Nelso Elam; Mary, who married Jury Wilcox; Sam H .; John V .; Julia, who married Elisha Case, Canton ; J. Marcus, who lived on the old homestea Cordelia, who married James E. Brockett ; and th who died young. The grandparents were memb of the Congregational Church.

Elam Case, father of our subject, was born the old homestead in the Meadow Plain Distr and grew up on the farm. When a young man like many other young men of his day, engaged selling clocks, traveling through the South States, principally in North Carolina. After

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turn home he settled on a part of his father's rm, a tract of 100 acres, where he spent the bal- ace of his life, and where he died. He was one the first raisers of tobacco in that section, and so followed general farming and dairying. In litics he was an Old-line Whig and later a Re- .blican. He was a member of the Congregational murch. He married, in East Weatogue, Sims- ry, Ruth Case, born in East Weatogue, daugh- of Philander Case, and to them were born five ildren: Nancy, who married Henry C. Smith, Fair Haven; Julia C., who married L. H. Chid- y, of Avon, Conn .; Sarah R., who married Morge J. Case, of Canton ; John Elam, our subject ; ad Charles B., who is now on the homestead farm. le parents died on the farm, and were buried in msbury. They were good Christain people, faith- il and sincere in every relation in life.

John Elam Case, our subject, was born April 1841. He attended the district schools of Meadow Plain, and also Maple Grove Academy ad the high school of Avon, Conn., was reared on te farm, and remained with his parents until Au- gst. 1862, when he enlisted at Simsbury in Com- Iny E, 16th Conn. V. I., under Col. Frank Beach al Capt. Babcock, and was mustered in at Hart- f.d. He went to the front with the company, and Articipated in the battles of South Mountain and Antietam ; at the latter engagement he was shot in L.h legs, Sept. 17, 1862, and was taken home. The lt leg had to be amputated at the thigh, Dr. Ells- V

rth of Hartford, performing the operation, and aler great suffering he recovered, but was unable to "form any manual labor. Taking up the study c i music, he became proficient in the art, and also connection with its practice sold music. Later f three years, he sold tickets at the Batlett Tower, C Tallcott Mountain, town of Simsbury. Re- rowing to Fair Haven he obtained the position of chtractor in a corset factory, during which time continued the study of music. He then returned t the old homestead in Simsbury, in the Meadow Ihin District, where he has lived ever since, en- gyed in poultry raising, etc. He is the organizer C the Case Orchestra, of which he is the teacher, al is one of the best musicians in his part of Hart- fd county. He is a stanch supporter of the Re- lican party, and has filled all the offices within - 1 1 1 1 t a gift of the people of Simsbury, having served assessor, tax collector, member of the school cumittee, of the school board, and as grand juror. was elected to the Legislature in 1872, just two dred years after John Case, the founder of the hily in Simsbury, represented the town in the onial Assembly, and was again elected in 1889. was appointed to serve on the committee on lies and Boroughs, but on account of a deadlock business was transacted. Our subject also filled office of door-keeper of the Legislature for six .rs. He was appointed notary public of the 1 f (

State of Connecticut by Gov. Lounsbury, and re- appointed by Gov. Cooke. Mr. Case is a member of Village Lodge, No. 29, F. & A. M., and Columbia Chapter of Collinsville; is also a member of the Veteran Masonic Association of the State; is now past commander of Capt. Joseph R. Toy Post, No. 83. G. A. R., of Simsbury, and has filled all the the offices of the post except chaplain. He was a member of Advance Grange, of Simsbury. In re- ligious connections he is a member of the Congre- gational Church of Avon, is chairman of the church society, and a member of the society's committee.

Our subject was married, in 1875, at Bloomfield, to Luretta Sophronia Humphrey, born in Bloom- field, a daughter of George and Sophronia ( Hamb- lin) Humphrey. Mr. and Mrs. Case have one child living, John E., Jr., who was educated in the district schools of Meadow Plain, and graduated from the West Middle District grammar school of Hartford, in April, 1893; he also graduated from the Hartford Business College, and is now a tele- graph operator and ticket agent for the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., at Easthampton, Massachu- setts.

The Humphrey family, of which Mrs. Case is a descendant, dates back to one of the earliest colon- ists of New England, Michael Humphrey, who was among the first settlers of Simsbury, and was en- gaged with John Griffin there in the manufacture of tar and turpentine, which was shipped by his brother, of St. Malo, France, to the British navy. He came of a noted English family, who trace their ancestry back to Sir Richard De Bohun Homfrey, a relative of William the Conqueror, by whom he was knighted for bravery during the battle of Flod- den Field. His great seal is often found on an- cient English records. He was also a descendant of Sir John Homfrie, whose picture, on his char- ger, with coat of arms, now hangs in the British Museum. Michael Humphrey's son Samuel mar- ried Mary Mills. Their son Charles was born in East Weatogue, and was a farmer. Ile married Hepzibah Pettibone, daughter of Samuel Pettibone. Their son Abraham was born on the farm, and became quite a prominent citizen. He married Lois Merrills, of New Hartford, who married, after her husband's death, Benoni Humphrey. The children born to Abraham and Lois Humphrey were as fol- lows: Sophia, born in 1761 ; Abraham, born in 1763, married Mary Case: Lot. born in 1764, died Jan. 8 1835: Ralph, born March 4. 1766, died in May, 1836: Lois, born in 1766.

Lot Humphrey, who was born in 1764, in Sims- bury, married, Oct. 1, 1784. Chloe Moses, a daugli- ter of Michael Moses, of Simsbury. She was born in 1763, and died May 5, 1829, in Bloomfield. Lot Humphrey, at the age of sixteen years, served in the Revolutionary army, and he witnessed the hang- ing of Major Andre. He died Jan. 8, 1835. in Bloomfield. The children born to Let and Chloe

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Humphrey were: Sarah, born in 1786, married Robert Case; Mahala, born in 1788, died Aug. 3, 1843: Persia, born in 1790, married Calvin Cald- well : Lyman, born Feb. 22, 1792; Trumbull, born in 1794, died July 30, 1797; Harriet, born in 1796, married Oliver Burr; Melissa, born in 1798, mar- ried Orson Mills; Flora, born Oct. 15, 1803, died Aug. 12, 1869.

Lyman Humphrey, grandfather of Mrs. Case, was born Feb. 22, 1792, in Simsbury. He mar- ried, Jan. 1, 1812, Hannah, daughter of Seleet Franeis, of West Hartford, born Jan. 23, 1794. They settled in Bloomfield, where they resided through life, and celebrated their Golden Wedding in 1862. They lived happily, were prosperous peo- ple, and good Christians. The children born to Ly- man and Hannah Humphrey were as follows : Trumbull, born Oct. 12, 1812; Chloe, Dec. 18, 1813 (married Moses Cassett) ; George, April 14, 1816 (father of Mrs. Case) ; Heetor F. and Mary Ann, Dee. 3, 1819; William, Feb. 15, 1821 (mar- ried Roxana A. Pratt) ; Amelia, May 27, 1822 ( died young) : Laura Maria, Oct. 24, 1823 ( died in July, 1847) ; Goodwin Sheldon, May 18, 1825 (married Charlotte L.'Pardee) ; Cordelia, born April 28, 1827 (married Charles Watkins) ; Henry and Henrietta, twins, born Nov. 19, 1828 (the former married Cornelia Augusta Hart, the latter married Wilbert Reed).

George Humphrey, the father of Mrs. Case, was born in Bloomfield, where he was educated, and engaged in farming all his life. He was also engaged in the manufacture of doors, blinds and sashes, and spent his entire life in Bloomfield. He married at Avon, Sept. 1, 1837, Sophronia, daugh- ter of Levi and Agnes (Hoskins) Hamblin, born July 22, 1818, at Beeket, Mass. The children born to George and Sophronia Humphrey were: Edward George, born Sept. 22, 1838, married Samantha G., daughter of Chancey Holcomb ; Luretta Sophronia, born March 31, 1849, married John Elan Case, our subject ; Harriet Marion, born Feb. 3, 1853, married Chester Franeis Goodwin; Franklin Waldo was born April 11, 1859. George Humphrey, the father died in Simsbury, in 1895, and is buried in Bloom- field. The mother made her home in Meadow Plain with Mrs. Case. She died Jan. 16, 1900, in Simsbury, and is buried in the family lot in Bloom- field.

Mr. and Mrs. Case have a pleasant home, and wide circle of friends. The wife and mother is a lady of gentle manners and refined taste; she is a member of Abigail Phelps Chapter, D. A. R. Mr. Case adds to his popularity by his genial disposi- tion and his fund of aceurate information.

Charles B. Case, the brother of our subject, was born on the homestead in Meadow Plain Dec. 21, 1843, and received his education in Maple Grove Academy and the high school of Avon. He is un- married, and devotes his life to farming on the old homestead, being engaged in tobacco culture and

in dairy and general farming; he is a director of the Avon Creamery. In politics he is a Repub- liean.

SAMUEL PURNELL (deceased) was a na- tive of England, having been born at South Trow- bridge May 7, 1849. He died at South Manchester, Hartford county, Mareh 12, 1897, of pneumonia, after an illness of but one week.

Mr. Purnell eame to this country with his par- ents when a child, the family settling in Rockville, Hartford county, where he attended the public schools until he reached the age of eighteen years, when he entered the employ of Messrs. H. & J. Johnson, wholesale groeers of Hartford, as travel- ing salesman. While thus engaged he acquired an intimate knowledge of the tea business, and later beeame a wholesale dealer in teas, condueting an extensive and profitable business for several years in Hartford. So thoroughly competent a judge was he of this commodity that New York importers regarded him as one of the leading experts of New England. In early manhood Mr. Purnell estab- lished himself at South Manchester, and after boarding for a short time purchased real estate and built the residence on Main street which is now the property of Henry E. Gates. He soon began in- vesting in other real estate, and the business de- velopment of South Manchester owes much to his sound judgment and progressive spirit. His first purchase was the homestead plot of what had for- merly been the farm of Ira Keeney, the property fronting on Main street, and extending from the line of Park street on the north to Oak street on the south, and back about five hundred feet, to the dry brook. At that time the land lay considerably north of the village, but Mr. Purnell had the sa- gacity to perceive that it was situated directly in the path of the ultimate movement of the center of population. For several years he made no effort either to sell or to improve any portion of his pur- chase. His first sale was to Ferris Bros., who bought the lot on which their bloek now stands. They were the pioneers in the movement north- ward, and Mr. Purnell disposed of no more lots for two or three years. The next purchasers were the builders of what are now the "American Hotel" and the Weldon block.

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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 71

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