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Johnson Bristol was born in Milford Nov. 19, 1807, and learned the shoemaker's trade with his father. Later he opened a grocery store, which he conducted for many years, retiring some time before his death in 1801. He was prominent in local af- fairs, first as a Whig and then as a Republican, and at one time he represented the town in the Legisla- ture. His wife, Elizabeth Davidson, was born in
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Milford; she was a daughter of Richard David- | aged fifty-five years. Deacon Pratt lived on Essex son, a carpenter of that town, and her death oc- ! Point, was a large land holder and was also en- gaged in mercantile pursuits. For many years he was a deacon in the Second Congregational Church at Saybrook, and held other important offices in the church and town, probably dying in 1744, this being the year in which his will was probated. curred July 10, 1893. Nine children were born to them, as follows : Henry J., who is mentioned more fully below; Jane, born Aug. 14, 1831 : Johnson, born Nov. 6, 1833; Ann M., born Aug. 6, 1835; Theodore, born Feb. 18, 1839; Harriet, born June II, 18 -; Elizabeth, born Sept. 12, 1842; Charles, born June 22, 1849; and Edson, born June 9. 1852.
Henry J. Bristol was educated in the common schools of Milford, and during his youth learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed only one year. For three years he worked in the straw fac- tory in Milford, but he then took a position as clerk in a grocery, and in 1872 he opened his present grocery, which he has conducted independently, never having had a partner. His family are mem- bers of the Congregational Church. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity. For many years he has been an active worker in the local Democratic organ- ization, and at one time served as assessor.
On June 1, 1856, Mr. Bristol married Miss Em- ma A. Thomas, of New Haven, and they have one son, Frank, now a bookkeeper in New York. Mrs. Bristol belongs to a well-known family of West Ha- ven, and her father. Asahel Thomas, and grand- father, Augustus Thomas, were both sea-faring men. Asahel Thomas, who died in West Haven Sept. 6, 1849, married Mary Kimberly, daughter of Eliakim Kimberly, a farmer of West Haven, and they had seven children, namely: Charlotte M., deceased, who married James Everetts, of Westville; Hawley C., deceased, formerly a car- penter in New Haven; Louisa A., who married Richard G. Stokes, a marble dealer ; Jane E., who married Cornelius Benedict, a merchant .in New York, now deceased ; Emma A., wife of our subject ; William L., a railway conductor ; and Henry E., a mechanic in New Haven.
EDWIN MYERS PRATT, a well-known and highly esteemed citizen of Meriden, Conn., has de- scended from one of the old and honorable families of New England.
Lieut. William Pratt came from the parish of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire, England, to New Eng- land, supposedly with Rev. Thomas Hooker, in 1633. settling at Newtown, now Cambridge, Mass. Lieut. Pratt was a son of Rev. William and a grand- son of Andrew Pratt, and the great-grandson of Thomas Pratt, of Baldock. From Cambridge. Mass., he went to Hartford, Conn .. in 1636, and later to Saybrook. His marriage was to Eliza- beth. the daughter of John Clark, who first lived in Saybrook and later in Milford. Lieut. Pratt was a large land owner in Saybrook, and from 1666 to 1678. the year of his death, he was deputy to the General Court, serving at twenty-three sessions.
Deacon Nathaniel Pratt, son of Lieut. William, the settler, born about 1660, married first, May 2. 1688, Sarah Beaumont, who died Oct. 11, 1716,
Hezekiah Pratt, son of Deacon Nathaniel, was born on Jan. 9, 1701, and married Ann (name not given). He succeeded his father in the mercantile business, and died Oct. 4, 1786.
Tabor Pratt, son of Hezekiah, was born in 1751, and married Mary Brockway, a daughter of Rich- ard Brockway, and they resided in Westbrook, Conn., where he died Nov. 22, 1829.
Tabor Pratt (2), son of Tabor, was born in 1780, and married in 1814 Sarah Cofford, of South Carolina, and they had a family of eight children : Susan, who married Capt. James Post; Albert; Oliver ; John; Mary, who first married Wilson Ste- vens and second Daniel Hubbard, of Killingworth; Edwin Myers; John ; and Frank.
Tabor Pratt was a ship carpenter by occupation, and moved from Saybrook, Conn., to South Madi- son, Conn., and there followed his trade, which at that time was a flourishing one all along the river. His death occurred in Madison, and there his re- mains lie. The mother died in North Killingworth, where she was known for her exemplary life and kind, neighborly actions. In politics Tabor Pratt was a stanch Democrat.
Edwin Myers Pratt was born in the town of Madison, Conn., Nov. 4, 1831, and was but an in- fant when his father died. This was very unfortu- nate for him, as it was necessary for him to find a home among strangers. When only seven years old he was bound out as a farm boy to Charles Lane, of Clinton, the arrangement being for him to remain until he was sixteen years of age, and receive his board and clothes for his services. The matter of education did not interest his employer, and the lad had scarcely any chance, a couple of terms in the winter covering every educational opportunity. The discipline on the farm was strict and the work laborious, and when the boy saw a chance to better his condition he ran away, and in July, 1846, started for Madison, earning on the way the first twenty- five cent piece that he ever owned. Young Pratt felt pretty sure that he could obtain some kind of a berth on one of the coasting vessels after he reached Madison, and was not mistaken, being ac- cepted as cook on a vessel engaged in trade along the coast. This occupation he followed on various vessels for seven years. Giving up life on the water at this time, he returned to North Madison, and for four years engaged in charcoal burning, and then came to Meriden, Conn., to accept a position as a farmer with John Plumb. Here also Mr. Pratt remained a long period, and after his six years of experience on this farm, was employed as a team- i ster in 1862 by the venerable Charles Parker. For
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three years he faithfully carried out Mr. Parker's wishes, and so gained his confidence that he was then asked to take charge of the Charles Parker farm, consisting of 300 acres, and better stocked, perliaps, than any farm in this vicinity. This business con- nection has lasted for thirty-seven years, to the satis- faction of both Mr. Parker and Mr. Pratt. The latter is a temperate, industrious man, devoted to the interests of his employer, and that he was highly appreciated by Mr. Parker has been shown by many testimonials to that effect.
Mr. Pratt was married in Guilford, Conn., to Miss Jane Davis, who was born in Madison, a daughter of Zina and Amanda ( Stevens) Davis, all of whom are among the highly respected people of Madison. The three children born to Mr. and Mrs. Pratt were: Elbert E., born in January, 1859; Luther, who died young ; and Jennie, at home.
Mr. Pratt is socially connected with Meriden Center Lodge, No. 68. I. O. O. F. In politics he has always adhered to the principles of the Demo- cratic party. For forty years he has been a worthy and consistent member of the Methodist Church and is esteemed highly in the community.
ELBERT E. PRATT, son of Edwin Myers Pratt, attended the public schools, and when of sufficient age entered the screw shop of the Charles Parker Co., and later the coffee mill department, where he remained three years, accepting then a position in the grocery store of H. L. Spencer. From there he went West and engaged in the shoe business in Milwaukee, Wis. Upon his return to Meriden he was employed for a period of six years by the Adams Express Co., and subsequently became a driver for the Fire Department, continuing four and one-half years. He was a "eall man" as volunteer in the Fire Department before taking a regular position, his connection with the service covering a period of eleven years. For three years he was eon- nected with a fire apparatus house as salesman. In 1898 he embarked in the spring water business, and now supplies the Meriden market. Elbert E. Pratt was married to Mary Mathews, a daughter of Amos Mathews, of Danbury. Conn., who died in Mil- waukee, an infant dying at the same time. His second marriage was in October, 1901, to Grace Risley, of East Hartford. Mr. Pratt, like his father, belongs to both the Democratie party and the Odd Fellows, and is very popular in this city.
NORMAN CONE HALL, whose death, on Feb. 24, 1892, removed from Meriden a well- known business man and prominent citizen, was born in the town of Middlefield, Middlesex Co .. Conn., Dec. 31, 1832, son of the late Harley and . Martha (Cone) Hall. He was a brother of Mlrs. Levi Coe and the late Rufus Hall, of Meriden.
The life of Norman Cone Hall began on a farm, and until he was fourteen years old he was more or less engaged in assisting in farm work, mean- time pursuing his education in the common schools of the locality. In those days it was quite usual
for young men to carry goods by wagon through the tarming districts for the accommodation of the housewives, who often found it impossible to go to the centers to supply small wants. In the ped- dling of trunks and tinware through the New Eng- land States Mr. Hall laid the foundations of his future commercial success, becoming thus self-re- liant and accustomed to the details of business. After he opened a grocery house in Meriden Mr. Hall was for a time associated with his brother Rufus, but later again conducted the enterprise alone, directing every ettort to its success, and con- tinuing for many years a leader in the grocery line in his city. At length, warned by failing health, he retired from activity, and spent the remainder of his days at his comfortable home in Butler street, in Meriden, his life peacefully ending on Feb. 24, 1892; he was burned in beautiful Walnut Grove cemetery, Meriden. Mr. Hall was especially noted for the way in which he lived up to the old- fashioned code of morals, which demanded a life of integrity in business and virtue in the domestic circle. Temperate in his habits, devoted to the wel- fare of his family, he was a valued citizen. He was a useful member of the Republican party.
The marriage of Norman Cone Hall took place in Meriden, in 1854, to Miss Harriet Elizabeth Redfield, who was born in Guilford, Conn., daugh- ter of Roswell Redfield. To Mr. and Mrs. Hall were born three children : Wilbur Eugene, who died at the age of five years : Edward Norman, who resides at home ; and Emma Louise, who married Frederick Miller, and has one daughter, Martha Redfield. Mrs. Hall, who makes her residence in the old home in Butler street, in Meriden, is a lady of great intelligence, and enjoys life surrounded by her books and in the companionship of friends. who with her sustain and uphold the courtesies and refinements which pertain to the best social circles of the city.
The REDFIELD Family is one of the oldest fam- ilies in New England, and the ancestral records, which reach far back in the past, are based on authentie annals. William Redfield, the founder of the family in New England, had an only son, James, of whom it is proved that he was bound out in an apprenticeship of five years to Hugh Roberts, of New London, Conn. There James settled. and his son, Theophilus Redfield, by his first marriage. was born in 1682, in the time of the reign of King Charles II of England. Theophilus Redfield settled in Killingworth, Middlesex county, where he fol- lowed the trade of carpenter and joiner. He mar- ried Priscilla, the comely daughter of Daniel Greene, and became the father of thirteen children. He passed away Feb. 14, 1759, his widow surviving until Jan. 12, 1770, and both were buried in Killing- worth.
Daniel Redfield was born Sept. 22, 1707, eldest son of Theophilus. His residence was in the lo- cality now included in the town of Clinton. He was an ensign in the 3d Company of Colonial
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troops, was with Col. Elisha Williams, of Wethers- field, and took part in the expedition against the French, in Canada. By occupation he was a sea captain. Capt. Daniel Redfield died July 11, 1758, and his wife Elizabeth passed away Nov. 2, 1775. They were the parents of seven children.
Roswell Redfield, a son of Capt. Daniel, born Sept. 4. 1731, in Guilford, Conn., also followed the sea, and he became the owner of vessels and a man of importance. His home was in Clinton, Conn. His marriage, on June 6, 1755, was to Lucy Murry, who died Oct. 16, 1756. The second marriage of Roswell Redfield, on Nov. 21, 1758, was to Mehitable Post. In 1764 he suffered the fate of many a brave mariner, his ship going down with all on board. Mrs. Redfield married Capt. Samuel Crane Feb. 21, 1770, and died June 12, 1814.
Martin Redfield. the grandfather of Mrs. Hall. was the only child of Capt. Roswell and .Lucy (Murry) Redfield, and was born in Clinton June 10, 1756. By trade he was a ship carpenter, and he worked both in Middlesex county and in the town of Guilford, spending his last days in the latter place. Martin Redfield was a Revolutionary patriot, and took part at the time of the Lexing- ton Alarm: he entered the service from Killing- worth under Capt. Samuel Gale, did his full duty through those years of trial and deprivation, and was a pensioner under the law enacted in 1832. On Aug. 26, 1778, Martin Redfield took as wife Lydia Griffing, a daughter of Capt. Daniel and Martha ('Case) Griffing, the former of whom was the commander of the privateer "Humbird," with seven men and four swivels, in 1775. Grandmother Lydia Redfield was born on Long Island in 1760. and died Aug. 24. 1823: her husband, who sur- vived her until April 30, 1833. died in Guilford. The three children born to Martin and Lydia. Redfield were: Roswell, born Feb. 3. 1780: Na- thaniel, born Jan. 18, 1782; and Daniel Griffing, born June 20, 1789.
Roswell Redfield, the father of Mrs. Hall, was born Feb. 3. 1780, in Guilford, Conn .. and there his quiet, unostentatious life was passed, an in- dustrious career as carpenter and joiner bringing him a competency. His death occurred in Guil- ford April 20, 1833. On April 15, 1804. he was united in marriage to Harriet Stone, who was born in Guilford Feb. 20, 1786, a daughter of Benja- min and Mary Ann ( Watrous) Stone. Her death took place in Meriden, Conn., but she was buried in the old cemetery in Guilford. Both parents had been consistent members of the Baptist Church. The family born to Roswell and Harriet Redfield numbered nine children: Frederick William, born Nov. 19. 1805, died in April, 1845, at sea : Daniel Stone, born in 1807, lived . and died in Guilford ; Frances Clarissa, born March 29. 1809, was mar- ried May 25, 1828, to Horace Bartlett, of East Haven: Martin Griffing was born April 28, .1811;
John Watrous was born Dec. 1I, 1814; Susan Jennette, born Feb. 14. 1817, married Charles W. Richards; Benjamin Roswell was born May II, 1821: Lydia Griffing, born Aug. 25, 1823, mar- ried George Beach, of Meriden ; and Harriet Eliza- beth, born June 1, 1829, married Norman Cone Hall.
CAPT. MATTHEW BEATTY, one of the best-known Irish-Americans of Meriden, Conn., and the pleasant and capable foreman of the glass cutting department of the Wilcox Silver Plate Co., was born in the town of Roscommon, county Roscom- mon, Ireland, Aug. 25, 1838. and there his father, Luke Beatty, was also born.
Luke Beatty grew to manhood in his native county, and there married Miss Bridget Kedian. In 1846 he brought his family to America, and their first home was in New York, where they remained until 1869, when they came to Meriden, and here the last years of Mr. and Mrs. Beatty were spent. After coming to this city Mr. Beatty was engaged in the packing department of the Wilcox Silver Plate Co. A family of nine children was born to Mr. and Mrs. Beatty, but four sons died in in- fancy. The others being: Matthew; Ellen. who married P. J. O'Rourke, of New York : Lucy, who resides in Meriden ; Kate, who also resides in Meri- den : and Elizabeth, who married W. J. McCaulliffe, of New York.
Matthew Beatty was but eight years of age when he reached the shores of this continent. His parents attended carefully to the matter of his edu- cation, and when of sufficient age he was taught the trade of glass cutter, in the establishment of Tur- ner & Lane, of New York city, where he remained. learning every detail of the business, until 1866. At this time he accepted the offer made him by the Wilcox Plating Co., of Meriden, and became their efficient foreman in the glass cutting depart- ment, in the factory on Pratt street. For a period of thirty-six years Mr. Beatty has been the foreman of this very important branch of the business, hav- ing under his charge a force of fifty special work- men. and obtaining their service without friction. and to the satisfaction and advantage of his em- ployers.
Captain Beatty obtained his official title as cap- tain of Company B. 77th National Guards, serving in that capacity from 1864 to 1867. In his political sympathies he is a Democrat, and has served the city in the council as a member from the Third ward. In the Masonic fraternity he is well and favorably known, as a member of Meridian Lodge, No. 77, A. F. & A. M., of which he is past master: Keystone Chapter, No. 27. R. A. M., of which he is past high priest : Hamilton Council. No. 22. R. & S. M., being past T. I. M. : St. Elmo Com- mandery. No. 9. K. T., past commander and present captain general : is past patron of the Eastern Star. He belongs to Myrtle Lodge, No. 4. K. of P., being
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past chancellor ; and he is also a member of N. E. O. P., and of Merriam Post, No. 8, G. A. R. As a faithful comrade and active worker Captain Beatty is highly valued in fraternal life.
In 1862 Captain Beatty was married in New York, to Delia Nortin, who is a native of that city, a woman of exalted character. devoted to her home and family and prominent in her church. To them were born six children: Emily, who married William Y. Russell, who is the buyer for A. G. Thomas, the well-known merchant of Meriden; Anna, who resides at home; Molly, who is a grad- 'uate of the Meriden High School, later became a teacher, and was the valued principal of the Pratt street school, and who married Prof. Charles E. Finch, principal of the high school at Quincy, Mass .; Nellie, who died young; John, who is a conductor on the Meriden Electric road ; and Lettie, at home.
In 1861 Captain Beatty showed his loyal spirit by enlisting in the army in April of that year, en- tering Company I, 12th New York National Guards, under Col. Daniel Butterfield and Captain Raynor, and served through three months, and three months of re-enlistment, and then he was elected as men- tioned above, to the captaincy of Company B of the 77th Regiment. Captain Beatty is a pleasant, genial man, devoted to his business, his city and his home, and is justly regarded as a valued representative resident of that little city.
STILES DENISON WOODRUFF. For many years the name of Woodruff has been promi- nently identified with the agricultural interests of the town of Orange, where our subject holds a deservedly high place in the regard of his fellow citizens. The Woodruffs were among the early settlers of New Haven county, and their names and achievements form part of its history. Stiles D. Woodruff can trace his lineage back in a direct line to the early settlers of New England on both his father's and mother's side, his ancestors includ- ing such men as Gov. Robert Treat, Gov. Pond and Rev. Peter Prudden.
Matthew and Hannah Woodruff, who inoved from Hartford to Farmington in 1640, are the earliest ancestors of Stiles D. of whom we have record. (II) Matthew Woodruff (2), their son, was born in 1646, and died in 1691. He married Mary Plumb. (III) John Woodruff, son of Mat- thew (2), born Feb. 1, 1673. married Mary Platt, who was born in 1681. (IV) Joseph Woodruff, son of John, born Feb. 18, 1705, was married Jan. 22, 1729, to Phebe Newton. (V) Joseph Wood- ruff (2), son of Joseph, was born in April, 1732, in Milford, and died in August, 1777. His wife's name was Abigail. He was known as Capt. Joseph, of the First Military Company in Milford, Second Regiment, and on Oct. 23, 1756, was ordered to make a draft for the French and Indian war, for a quota of men properly equipped, to report at Lake :
George. The order was signed by Col. Roger Newton.
(VI) Nehemialı Woodruff, son of Joseph (2), and grandfather of our subject, was born May 24, 1774, in Milford, and settled in Orange while young. There he was married, March 5, 1797, to Hannah Jones, and there he died Dec. 23, 1843, after a long and honorable life of sixty-nine years .. Mrs. Woodruff was born in Milford Aug. 6, 1777, and lived to her eighty-seventh year, dying Feb. 24, 1865. She owned a large farm. Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff had ten children.
(VII) Jeremiah Woodruff, father of Stiles D., was born June 26, 1811, in the town of Orange, and grew to manhood on the home farm, which he helped to till. With the exception of five years he passed all his life there, dying Dec. 19, 1890. By keen judgment. careful management, and judicious investment he became quite wealthy for his day. He married Charlotte E. Nettleton, who was born Dec. 6, 1809, daughter of David and Mabel Nettle- ton, of Orange, and died April 7, 1888. They be- came the parents of five children, Stiles D. being the eldest. The others were named George E., Charlotte, Mary F. (deceased) and Frank H. George E. is a resident of Bayonne, N. J. Char- lotte married Everett B. Clark, of Orange, Conn. Frank H. lives in Milford, and represented that town in the Legislature in 1899: he is a deacon in the Plymouth Congregational Church. Mrs. Wood- ruff was an earnest, sincere Christian, a devout member of the Congregational Church, and an active worker in the cause of religion.
Stiles Denison Woodruff was born in the north- ern part of the town of Orange Nov. 27, 1837. For several generations the Woodruffs have followed agriculture as a vocation, and never has there been lacking in the representatives of the name that hard common sense, disregard of discouragement and patient industry which constitute the salient characteristics of a successful New England farmer. Work upon the farm developed our subject's phys- ical strength, while his intellectual training was received at the common schools. In September, 1862, he enlisted in the 27th Connecticut Volun- teers, was made a corporal of Company G, and served nine months. He was taken prisoner at Chancellorsville, with eight companies of his regi- ment, while guarding breastworks, and after be- ing detained a night at Guiney's Station, within a few rods of the house in which "Stonewall" Jack- son breathed his last, was forced to march to Rich- mond, a distance of some fifty miles. For two weeks he was an inmate of Libby prison, and at the expiration of that time was paroled and sent to Georgetown, D. C., taking transport at City Point, on the James river. There he remained until mustered out of the service, July 22, 1863. For a year after his discharge he lived at home. and in 1864 he bought one hundred acres of land -the. nucleus of his present farm of 300 acres-
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and the following year took up his residence there- on. He at once began seed growing in a small way, having only a few acres under cultivation, while at present he devotes many acres to this de- partment of agriculture. Mr. Woodruff is one of the most prominent and successful growers of seeds in the State. Starting in this business in 1865, he soon made a specialty of the growing of garden seeds, which for twenty-seven years were sold at wholesale to the seed dealers of the coun- try. In 1892 Mr. Woodruff added a retail depart- ment to liis business, and the same year associated his two eldest sons with him, under the firm name of S. D. Woodruff & Sons, Orange, Conn., of which he is senior partner. It has been their aim from the first to furnish good, reliable seeds, and their business has deservedly increased year after year, the demand for their annual catalogue being greater with each issue. They have originated and introduced several new varieties of vegetables, in- cluding Country Gentleman Sweet Corn, Early Fordhook Tomato, Ensign Bagley and Admiral Foote Potato, and in connection with their seed business carry on market gardening.
On Oct. 16, 1862, Mr. Woodruff married Miss Elizabeth M. Clark, who like himself was born in Orange. Her father, Bryan Clark, a farmer by occupation, was a man of means as well as of large influence, and served as selectman and a member of the Legislature; he was a deacon in the Plymouth Congregational Church of Milford. Mrs. Woodruff was one of a family of four children. To her union with our subject have been born four children, Frank C., Watson S., Robert J. and Mary R. (1) Frank C. graduated from the Hillhouse high school, and from Yale College, Ph. B., in 1888, and is now in business with his father in Orange. He married Julia Alling, daughter of J. S. Alling, and they have had five children, of whom three survive, Alling, Ruth H. and Harriet B. (2) Watson S., the second son, is a graduate of the Hillhouse high school and is also associated with his father in business. He married Harriet Hotch- kiss, daughter of Merritt Hotchkiss, of Derby, and they have had five children, Catherine, Stiles, Julia and Jane (twins) and Watson S., Jr. (3) Robert J. graduated from the Hillhouse high school in 1892; from Yale, A. B., in 1896; and from Yale Law School in 1899. He is now practicing law in New Haven, and in April, 1901, was appointed prosecuting attorney of the common pleas court for a term of four years. In 1899 he was tax col- lector in Orange, and in 1900 he represented that town in the Legislature, during his term serving as member and clerk of the Judiciary committee. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, in West Haven, and of the Masonic fraternity, affiliating with Annawon Lodge, Joseph Andrews Chapter, Harmony Council and New Haven Commandery. He also belongs to the C. N. G., being second lieu- tenant of Troop A, Cavalry Regiment. (4) Miss Mary R. is a graduate of Wesleyan College.
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