Commemorative biographical record of Middlesex County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, Part 115

Author: Beers (J.H.) & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Chicago : Beers
Number of Pages: 1502

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Edwin Bell began housekeeping after his first marriage in what was known as the "Dean" on Main street, Portland. He always lived on that street, and in the later years of his life he occupied the Alfred Wilcox residence, which he owned for many years. He was elected a director of the Middlesex Quarry Company in 1858, and held that position until 1877, when he resigned. He was elected a director the same year of the Shaler & Hall quarry, remaining as such until 1888. In that year he resigned, and was succeeded by his son Edwin Irwing. Mr. Bell was of a quiet and unasserting disposition, a thought- ful, conservative man, whose deliberate judg- ment was highly esteemed and frequently sought. His home life was pleasant, and he was a liberal and an affectionate parent. His children were a credit to any father, and they respected his slightest wish. He took an ac- tive interest in their business career, and early impressed upon the minds of his sous princi- ples of business integrity that they have found to underlie all desirable success. They have done well, and their success was a source of

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much pride and satisfaction to the father. In later years the mutual confidence, esteem and profound love and respect that existed be- tween Mr. Bell and "his boys" were a credit to all concerned. Mr. Bell had a genial disposi- tion that made him many friends. He greatly enjoyed social gatherings, and often attended such gatherings in New York when the stone cutters would come together. He made a success in life, and though he never regarded the accumulation of property as his chief busi- ness in life, he left a very comfortable estate. He left his children a more valuable legacy, that of a good name and an honorable reputa- tion for genuine manhood and unswerving in- tegrity, such as but few inherit. To his last years may be applied those words of Robert Collyer: "Old age is the repose of life; the rest that precedes the rest that remains." "With love and honor, has a loving father, husband and kind friend been laid to that long rest." Mr. Bell's friends were to be found in every walk of life, among the rich and aristocratic, as well among the poor and lowly. His treatment of those in his employment was marked by a rare consideration and a fineness of feeling which was productive of unsurpassed results.

The children of Edwin and Prudence M. (Abbey) Bell were as follows: (I) Isadore C., born October 17, 1835, married Henry Howe, and resides in Ira, Ohio. They have three children, Edwin Bell, Frank R. and Abbey. (2) Abbey A., born November 9, 1838, died in February, 1866. She married Deacon Reuben Payne, and left one son, Dwight J., of Middletown, whose sketch ap- pears elsewhere. (3) Sarah Jane, born May 9, 1841, died November 13, 1854. (4) Anna Mary, born March 20, 1843, died December 9, of the same year. (5) Grove L., born Oc- tober II, 1844, died December 3, 1863, at Stephenson, Ala., where he was engaged in the war for the Union as a member of Com- pany D, Twentieth Connecticut Volunteer In- fantry. (6) Rosalie, born February 8, died March 13, 1847. (7) Edwin Irving, born September 17, 1848, is the subject of this article. To Edwin and Harriett A: (Abbey) Bell were born two sons and a daughter: Charles H., November 20, 1853, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume; Lucy J., May 27, 1856, married E. D. Spaulding,

died September 13, 1887, leaving two chil- dren, Madge E. and Edwin Bell; and George C., August 27, 1858, is post master at Port- land, and he has a sketch elsewhere in this work.

HARRY C. BELL, son of E. Irving and Hettie M. (Cooper) Bell, was born in Port- land July 20, 1871, and received a fine education, which beginning in the Portland public schools, was continued in the Western Reserve Academy, at Hudson, Ohio, where he spent two years. He then attended the Trinity Military School, at Tivoli, N. Y., for a year. This concluded his schooling and after a three months' trip to Europe, he began his business career as an apprentice to the trade of stone cutting. He worked a year and a half in the yard at Portland, a year and a half building the Government postoffice at New Bedford, Mass., and a year at Washing- ton, D. C. Mr. Bell was thoroughly posted by this time as to all the details of the trade, and com'petent to begin business for himself. He opened an office as a contractor at Wash- ington, and was married September 1, 1892, while living in that city, to Miss Cassie E. Smith, of Portland, Conn. She was born February 16, 1872, a daughter of Charles and Emma J. (Hurlbut) Smith. Four children have come to bless their home: Elizabeth M., born February 1, 1896; E. Irving (2), born November 23, 1899; Carlisle Smith, born De- cember 25, 1900; and Harry Hurlbut, born June 3, 1902. Mr. Bell returned to Portland in the spring of 1894, and was one year in the employ of the Connecticut Steam Brown Stone Company as foreman, becoming secretary of that company in the spring of 1895, which posi- tion he still holds. He is a Republican, but has no time for politics. In the Masonic fratern- ity, he is affiliated with Warren Lodge and Freestone Chapter at Portland; the . Cyrene Commandery at Middletown; the Charter Oak Lodge of Perfection; the Hartford Coun- cil, P. of J .; and the Cyrus Goodell Chapter, of Rose Croix, Hartford; the Connecticut Consistory at Norwich; and the Almas Tem- ple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at Washing- ton, D. C .; Putnam; Phalanx, Hartford. Mrs. Bell is a member of the Episcopal Church. They have a fine home on Fairview avenue, in which they have, among other interesting articles of value, fine paintings of two an- 1

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cestors of Mr. Bell, a fine painting of Mr: and Mrs. Griffith, and also the coat-of-arm's of the Clarks and the Griffiths, which is several cen- turies old.

DANIEL CROWELL is one of the oldest and most respected residents of the West Long Hill District of Middletown, where he has passed his entire life. The Crowell family is quite numerous in and about Middletown, and while the origin can not authoritatively be traced, they are known to be one of the oldest families in New England. By some persons the name is declared to be of Dutch origin, while by others it is affirmed with equal con- fidence that it is of English. Tradition has it that the name was at the beginning spelled Cromwell. and when a small colony on its way to America, to avoid persecution, decided to make a change, the letter "m" was eliminated, was ceremoniously buried at sea, and the name became Crowell. While the identity of the first Crowell to settle in Middletown, Conn., is lost in the obscurity of the past, the family here has ever been prominent, and its individual mem- bers have always been thrifty, useful, success- ful and honored citizens.

Daniel Crowell, grandfather of the gentle- man whose name opens this review, was born in the Long Hill District of Middletown, was an extensive farmer, to which vocation he de- voted his attention constantly during the ag- ricultural season, and in the winter engaged with his sons in the manufacture of shoes. He owned a great deal of woodland, and cut large quantities of timber for shipbuilding purposes. He was also a sort of scrivener, and drew up many deeds and wills for his neighbors. Daniel Crowell married Miss Sarah Hubbard, who was born January 16, 1751, the eldest daughter of Nehemiah and Sarah (Sill) Hubbard, and granddaughter of Joseph and Phche ( Lord) Sill, of Lyme, Com. To this union came seven children, viz. : ( 1) Daniel, born April 4, 1772, located in Hartford, where he was president of a bank for many years. He first married Sarah A. Olcott, who died January 8, 1812, and he later married Lucy Terre Dwight, who was born August 29, 1794, and died October 25, 1875. Daniel died in Hartford July 17, 1867. (2) Matthew, the second child born to Daniel and Sarah Crowell, died in infancy. (3) Seth, the third child, was the father of Daniel, the subject of this memoir. (4) David was a

farmer in West Long Hill; he married Lucy Ward. (5) Elizabeth married Daniel Bird- sey, a farmer in Middlefield. and became the grandmother of Enoch Birdsey, whose biog- raphy appears elsewhere. (6) Comfort was married to P. M. Arnold. (7) Sarah married Enoch Tryon, a farmer in the Bow Lane Dis- trict of Middletown.

Seth Crowell, the third of the children just enumerated, was born April 5, 1781, just east of the present residence of his son Daniel, and there resided until his marriage, when he re- moved to the farm now occupied by Elmer Crowell, which farm he purchased from Jesse Atkins. He was a man of very powerful build, and at one time weighed nearly three hundred pounds. He was always an active and hard- working man, and so powerful that he could outlift or could "throw" any of his younger neighbors in a wrestling match, a pastime very frequent in his early days. In his young man- hood he made a trip to Ohio, hauling a load of household effects for a family about to settle in the "New Connecticut," and this trip occu- pied three months' time. On settling upon the Atkins farm Seth Crowell engaged extensively in general farming and in the raising of live stock, and, as his father had done, cut a great (leal of ship timber, which he hauled by ox- team to Cromwell and disposed of to a Mr. Belcher, then a well-known shipbuilder.

Seth Crowell married Phiebe Birdsey, who was born November 3. 1782, daughter of John and Esther (Coe) Birdsey, and to this union came a family of five children, viz. : Smith, born April 21. 1802, died May 10, 1804. Sa- ralı, born May 27, 1804. married Henry AAt- kins, a farmer and mechanic of Middletown, and died February 3, 1896, in Durham. Daniel is mentioned further on. Phebe, born Decem- ber 28, 1811, married Nelson Coc, and died at Middlefield. Seth, born February 16. 1820. married Jane Harris, and for many years farmed in West Long Ilill. then removing to Durham, where he died March 22, 1896; his wife passed away August 21, 1802, and the remains of both were buried in the Farm Hill cemetery. Seth Crowell. the father of this family, lived to be over seventy years of age. and Phebe, his wife, died October 12, 1803.

Daniel Crowell, with whose name this bi- ographical review opens, was born November 4. 1800, near his present home, on the site of the house now occupied by Elmier Crowell. He

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attended the district school, a mile and a half from his home, and a few short months in the winter for two years were made to suffice for his schooling. He gave his time to his father until he reached his majority, after which he continued to work on the home farm until his marriage, when about twenty-four years old, his father allowing him one hundred dollars per year for his services. With his savings from this allowance he made his start in busi- ness life.

Mr. Crowell was married in Middletown February 5, 1833, to Caroline Crowell, and shortly afterward settled on his present farm. He at first got out large amounts of firewood, the chief fuel at that time, which he hauled to Middletown and sold for five dollars per cord. In extremely cold weather, when wood was in great demand, the people of the town would sally out on the road and buy the wood before the farmer or woodman could reach his destination. Live stock also, in the early days, received a great deal of attention from Mr. Crowell.

To the marriage of Mr. Crowell with Car- oline Crowell, a distant relative, and who was born February 26, 1813, daughter of Levi and Parmelia (Brooks) Crowell, the former a farmer of East Long Hill, have been born eight children, viz .: Charles R., born November 9, 1833, a farmer at South Farms, married Sa- rah B. Coe, who has borne him three children, Minnie C., Annie B. (now Mrs. John Dodd) and Benjamin C. Smith, born March 28, 1836, was a farmer in West Long Hill, mar- ried Maria Southmayd, and died December 1.4, 1893 ; they had no children. Sarah born Octo- ber 28, 1838, is the widow of William Crowell, late a farmer of Long Hill, has one child, El- mer, and is now living with her father. Lu- cretia, born June 22, 1841, is married to Cur- tis Gilbert, of the Newfield District, who is mentioned elsewhere. Hannah H., born March 12. 1843, is the wife of Edwin Whit- more, of Maromas, and is the mother of two children, Belle and Clayton. Luther D., born August 1, 1848, died July 1I, 1864. Martha G., born October 6, 1850, is the widow of Charles Burr, and the mother of one daughter, Carrie, born November 3, 1871, who married John Gudebrod, and died in New York City May 19, 1895; Mrs. Burr now lives with her father. Carrie R., born September 1, 1856, died Angust 17, 1863.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Crowell celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage Feb- ruary 5, 1883, and have now been wedded for over sixty-nine years -- an unusually long pe- riod of matrimonial life. Mr. Crowell has never tasted tobacco and never used whiskey, and this fact may, to a considerable extent, ac- count for his present comparatively robust con- dition. He has never been ambitious as to the holding of public office, but as a Republican, in the success of which party he has taken an active interest since its foundation, he has filled the position of school director. One of the oldest, he is also one of the most honored, of the residents of his district, and has ever main- tained the good name bequeathed him by his ancestors.

JAMES HICKS SPENCER, a well- known importer and successful business man of the city of New York, is a native of the town of Westbrook, Middlesex county. He is a worthy representative of one of the old and prominent families of New England, and through intermarriage is connected with many of those who have made history in the eastern part of the United States.

Mr. Spencer's first American ancestor was Gerard Spencer, who was born as early as 1610, emigrated from England in 1634, and settled at Newtown, now Cambridge, Mass. Later he removed to Lynn, Mass., thence to Hartford, and subsequently to Haddam, in 1662, being made a freeman in 1672. He died in 1685, leaving a family. One son, Thomas, was a settler of Pochaug, now West- brook, and from him have descended most of the name in the towns of Old Saybrook, Say- brook, Westbrook and Essex.

Thomas Spencer was the first mine worker in Middlesex county, Conn., becoming inter- ested in the iron ore mines of Pond Meadow. He died in 1699, leaving three sons, Gerard, Thomas and Caleb. The last named, known as Ensign Caleb, born in 1695, had children as follows: Joseph, Mary, Caleb, Hannah, Lem- uel, John, Sarah and Jemima. Caleb Spencer, son of Ensign Caleb, and the great-grand- father of James H., was born in 1724, and died in 1783. He married Mrs. Johanna Stokes, and had three children: Caleb, Timothy and John.

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on the business of carpenter and shipbuilder, and as his occupation took him away from home a great part of the time the care of the family fell upon the mother. Mr. Spencer married Polly Bushnell, who was born in 1773, and died in 1820, and the children born to them were: Mariette, who married Martin Dowd, of Madison, Conn. ; Emeline, who mar- ried George Spencer, of Toledo, Ohio; Fred- erick Wilcox; Joseph W .; Alfred Goodrich, born in 1814, who married Diana Magne, and died in Westbrook, in 1880; Elouisa, born in 1816, who married William M. Kirtland, and resides in Westbrook, with her daughter, Mrs. Charles L. Clark; and Harriet, born in 1820, who married Giles Grinell, and died in Clinton, Conn. One of the sons, Alfred G., at the age of fifteen, engaged in the coasting trade on Long Island Sound, and at the age of twenty- six was in command of the ship "Hector," at that time one of the largest that sailed from the port of New York, in the employ of E. D. Hurlburt & Co .; later he was with Everett & Brown, commanding the "Silas Greenman" and "E. C. Scranton," and with the Black Star Line, with which he remained until his re- tirement.

CAPT. JOSEPH WHITTLESEY SPENCER, the father of James H., was born June 10, 18!2. Born and reared amid hardships and constant toil, he experienced few of the pleasures of hap- py childhood. Constant work on the farm and other labor in the neighborhood afforded him little time to acquire more than a rudi- mentary education, and, as soon as able, he. like his brothers, commenced in the coasting trade along Long Island Sound. When but sixtcen he made a voyage to Cartagena, as an ordinary seaman on the "Athenian," of which Capt. William A. Chapman, of Connecticut. was in command, and he subsequently sailed with Capt. Wood, of Saybrook, to the sont !! side of Cuba, where the captain and all the crew but Mr. Spencer and one other took yel- low fever, the captain and one man dying. The mate took charge of the vessel for the remainder of the voyage and young Spencer took the place of second mate. Subsequently he entered the employ of Silas E. Burrows, a New York shipping merchant, formerly of Mystic, Conn., making several voyages in the "Athenian" and other vessels which sailed to Cartagena, which was then a favorite with invalids afflicted with consumption. As there

were no steamers in those days, the sailing vessels carried many passengers. Mr. Spen- cer made rapid advancement, and in 1834, when but twenty-two years old, was placed in charge of the brig "Medina." In 1835-36 Si- las E. Burrows sold his interest in the line of South American packets and fitted out a line of whaling ships, Capt. Spencer assist- ing in this work, and in that way acquiring a thorough knowledge of the science of whale fishing. On the completion of the whale boats Capt. Spencer was placed in charge of the bark "Gen. Brown," and sailed for Patagonia, Cape Horn and the Falkland Islands. Although this was his first experience in whale fishing, he managed one of the boats and captured the first whale. The entire voyage occupied some thirty-two months, and was considered very successful. After completing this work Capt. Spencer took the bark into Rio Janeiro, where he disposed of both vessel and cargo. His share amounted to over $2,000, and soon after- ward he returned home, where he purchased an interest in the "Crusoe" and renewed his connection with the South American trade, continuing for two years.

Ambitious to become commander of a larg- er vessel, the Captain sold his interest in the "Crusoe" and soon afterward built and took command of the "Rose Standish," 476 tons burden, then in the employ of E. D. Hurlburt & Co., continuing with this firm until their failure, in 1848. Assisted by his friends, Capt. Spencer then built the "William Rathburn," a three-deck ship of 1, 100 tous, and entered the Liverpool trade. In 1853 he entered the serv- ice of Everett & Brown, and, with friends in Mystic, Conn., built the "Davy Crockett." the largest ship ever constructed in the State of Connecticut, and one of the fastest as well as one of the most successful ships ever built in this country. From the command of a brig of 180 tons, in 1834, Capt. Spencer had risen by 1853 to the command of one of the finest clippers that ever sailed out of the port of New York, and continued in command of this fine vessel for four years. In 1857-58 he became manager, joint owner and adviser of all the shipping interests controlled by Lawrence, Giles & Co., of New York, they having at that time from twelve to fifteen vessels, aggregating 15.000 tons. He continued to reside during the winter in New York, but spent the sum- mer in the old Westbrook home. Capt. Spen-

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cer died in New York, May 23, 1900, after an eventful life, one which taught its own les- son of what energy and steadfastness of hon- est purpose can accomplish. For long over a half century he had been connected with the shipping service of the country, and was known all over the United States, in every port, and in many foreign ports where his vessels had borne the American flag.

Capt. Spencer was married September 2, 1838, to; Amelia A. Stokes, who was born February 18, 1815, in Westbrook, daughter of John Stokes, and died about ten years be- fore her husband. The family born to them consisted of five children: (1) Joseph Timo- thy, born in 1842, followed in the footsteps of his father, commencing his seagoing life on the "Davy Crockett," rose to be a captain in the transport service during the Civil war, commanded the "Hayes," and later was a con- mander in the coasting service for the Mallory Line to Galveston, and, on October 20, 1870, while commanding the steamer "Varuna" was lost off the coast of Florida by the foundering of his vessel, only five persons being saved. He married Georgia Rossiter, of Clinton, now the wife of James H. Sutherland. (2) James Hicks is mentioned below. (3) Winfield Scott resides in New Rochelle, N. Y., where he is engaged in the mercantile business. (4) Ara- bella is deceased. (5) John Stokes is engaged in the tailors' furnishing business, in the com- pany of Lesher, Whitmore & Co., New York.

James Hicks Spencer was born September 16, 1845, in Westbrook, and attended the pub- lic schools, later the Academy, and still later a private school in New Haven conducted by Prof. Fabrique. At the age of seventeen he entered the employ of Lawrence, Giles & Co., of New York, as clerk, his father being the manager of their shipping interests at that time. Their business included fruit import- ing. Mr. Spencer rose to the position of head clerk, and remained with them until the fall of 1874, leaving to enter business for him- self. Purchasing an interest in a fruit im- porting house, he later became the owner, and this business, under his capable management, has prospered. Since 1890 the firm has been known as Spencer & Co. The location is at No. 163 Greenwich street. Their specialty is the importation of all kinds of shelled nuts, and the firm is one of the largest in its line in the world.

Mr. Spencer married Alice Ferris Brown a native of Springfield, Mass., daughter of John Brown, and children as follows have come to this union: Alice Estelle; Joseph W., a mem- ber of the class of 1902, Columbia College; and Aline Gerard. In his political views Mr. Spencer is very liberal, and has avoided any office, although he is noted for his public spirit and generosity. A member of the First Regi- ment, National Guard, of New York, he re- tired from the organization with the rank of captain. Socially he is connected with the Ma- sonic fraternity, having taken all the degrees. His present residence is in the city of New York, and he also has a country residence at Westbrook, and quite an extensive farm near the center of the town, known as the "Spencer Farm," and devoted to high-grade cattle, poul- ery, etc. There is a fine view of Long Island Sound from the heights of the place.

CAPT. CHARLES BACON, one of the oldest citizens of South Farms, Middletown, Middlesex county, is the oldest living male rep- resentative of the old Bacon family. He was born December 17, 1815, on the north end of Main street, Middletown, son of Amasa and Betsey (Foster) Bacon.

Capt. Bacon belongs to the seventh genera- tion of his family that has lived in Middle- town, descending from Nathaniel Bacon, the first of whom we have record, as follows : (1) Nathaniel Bacon, born in 1630, died in 1705. He married Ann Miller, and came to Middle- town with the first settlers. (II) John Bacon, 1662-1732, married Sarah Whetmore. (III) Lieut. John Bacon, 1692-1781, married Sarah White. (IV) Joseph Bacon, 1728-1785, mar- ried Rhoda Plumb. (V) Isaac Bacon, 1766- 1856, married Dorothy Stow. (VI) Amasa Bacon, 1788-1841, married Betsey Foster. A complete sketch of Isaac Bacon, noted above,. appears elsewhere.

Amasa Bacon was born in Middletown, near the "tunnel," and died in 1841, at the age of fifty-two years; he was buried in the Morti- mer cemetery, Middletown. He was a cabi- netmaker by trade, but spent the latter years of his life in cultivating his father's farm, carry- ing on a trucking business. He and his wife had children as follows: (1) Harriet died when twenty-four years of age. (2) Alfred, who was a sailor, died at Mobile, Ala. (3). Jeannette died unmarried, at the age of thirty-

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five years. (4) Charles is the subject proper of this article.

Capt. Charles Bacon attended what was then known as the Johnson school (now called the Green street school), and was also a pupil in the school taught by Mr. Lathrop. At six- teen years of age he was apprenticed to learn the saddlery and harness trade with Albert Southmayd, but remained with him only about a year. He preferred to be a sailor, and se- cured a place on the sloop commanded by Capt. Horace Bacon, "The Herald," which was en- gaged in carrying stone for the Portland quar- ries. After a few trips in this line he shipped on a West Indies bark, going out from New York. He entered the employment of Alsop & Chauncey, of Middletown, and for about fifteen years was in the West Indies trade with them, during the latter part of this time serv- ing as captain of the bark "Isabella." Leav- ing the water, Capt. Bacon worked as a joiner for Talcott Smith for some years. He again became a sailor, and was master of the schoon- er "Lawrence," and afterward of the schooners "E. Flower" and "Susan M. Tyler." On the two last named vessels he plied between the Portland quarries and Washington and Bal- timore, carrying stone and merchandise. He served as pilot on the river steamer "City of Hartford," under Capt. Simpson. In his later years he bought a scow, which he ran several years in the stone trade. This he finally gave up to his son, Charles. Capt. Bacon also worked at one time for the Russell Manufac- turing Company as a joiner. He was badly in- jured by being accidentally thrown out of a wagon, and lately has lived retired, making his home with his daughter, Mrs. John Logan.

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Commemorative biographical record of Middlesex County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, Part 115

Author: Beers (J.H.) & Co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1903 Publisher: Chicago : Beers Number of Pages: 1502

Author: Beers (J.H.) & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Chicago : Beers
Number of Pages: 1502