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HON. HENRY S. WHEELER was born Aug. 5, 1848, and died in Southbury July 19, 1889. Mr. Wheeler received a good education in the common schools and was prepared for business in the Bridge- port Business College, after which he was engaged in business at Rockford, Ill., and in the city of New Haven, Conn. Later he returned to Southbury and there, amid the scenes of his childhood and the friends of his parents, and also many of the grown- up youths of his boyhood, he lived a useful and suc- cessful life, filling a number of public trusts of honor and responsibility, and otherwise commend- ing himself to his fellow townsmen. Mr. Wheeler served on the board of education, was a justice of the peace and first selectman and took an active in- terest in the politics of his party, and as a member of the Democratic State committee he rendered good service. For two terms he represented the town of Southbury in the General Assembly and was the party's nominee for State Senator. His ac- quaintance in the State was large and he was fav- orably known. Of a genial disposition and gener- ous heart, he was universally beloved, and died deeply lamented.
In December, 1877. Mr. Wheeler married Han- nah A., daughter of Frederick and Louisa (Tom- linson ) Candee, of Oxford, and their only child was a son, Ralph Elisha, born July 27, 1883, now a resident of Waterbury, Connecticut.
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ALFRED N. WHEELER, the youngest son of the late Elisha Wheeler, was born Jan. 2, 1855, in Southbury and was prepared for college at Gen. Russell's school in New Haven. He entered Yale College, from which he was graduated in 1875, and two years later was graduated from the Yale Law School. Mr. Wheeler still furthered his prepara- tion for the legal profession in the office of Judge Samuel L. Bronson, of New Haven, and was ad- mitted to the Bar in that city in June, 1877. Since that time he has been actively engaged in the prac- tice of his profession. Having inherited many of the rare qualities which contributed to the useful- ness, success and popularity of his distinguished father, Mr. Wheeler is winning deserved success and has taken high rank among the younger mem- bers of the New Haven county Bar. For some years he has been one of the officials of the Superior Court, serving ably as assistant State's attorney, and has also served the city in the common coun- cil and as a member of the Board of Health.
On Sept. 30, 1891, Mr. Wheeler was married to Lilian Edith, a daughter of Elisha and Julia ( Ben- jamin) Wilson, of Elizabeth, N. J .. and they have three children : Richard Elisha, born Aug. 15, 1893; Elizabethi Cruttenden. born Jan. 12. 1896; and Alfred Newton, Jr., born July 30, 1899.
MOSS. The Moss family, as the Morse family, of New Haven, was originally known, had its begin- ning in this country in the arrival of John Moss, who came from England to make his home in New Ha- ven, where he settled as early as 1638, being one of the original settlers of the town. He was a promi- nent citizen of his day, representing the town in the General Court, and otherwise taking an active part in local affairs. In 1667 he removed to Walling- ford, where he became one of the first settlers, and in 1670 he attended the General Court from Wal- lingford, securing the incorporation of that town. He died in Wallingford at the advanced age of one hundred and three years, and there his wife also died at a venerable age. They had six children. John, Mercy, Joseph, Elizabeth, Hester and Isaac. All were members of the church.
John Moss, son of John, the emigrant, was born in New Haven, and moved with his parents to the town of Wallingford, where he followed farming. and died in 1713. In 1677 he married Martha Lathrop, who died in 1719, the mother of the fol- lowing children : Esther ; Deacon Samuel, who married Susannah Hall : John; Martha : Solomon, who married Ruth Peck; Isaac, who married Hannah Royce; Mary, who married Solomon Mun- son : Israel ; and Benjamin.
John Moss, son of John and Martha (Lathrop) Moss, was born in 1682 in Wallingford, there grew to manhood, and was engaged in farming until his death, in 1755. He was buried in Wallingford cemetery, as a member of the church. Mr. Moss was married in 1708 to Elizabeth Hall, and by her
became the father of the following family: Eliza- beth, Joseph, Mary, John, Levi, Eunice, Martha, Ann, Hannah, Samuel and Thankful.
Josephi Moss, son of John, was born in Walling- ford in 1714. He was a lifelong farmer, and a prominent citizen. In his later years he removed to Cheshire, where he became a prominent land owner, and died in 1775. His wife, Lydia (Jones), was born in Wallingford in 1714, daughter of The- ophilus and Hannah ( Mix) Jones. She died and was buried in Cheshire. Their children were: Phebe, Moses, Eliadiah, Eunice, Hannah, Joseph, Elizabeth, Isaac, Sarah and Amos.
Isaac Moss, born in Cheshire in 1754, grew to manhood in his native community, and there en- gaged in farming. A young man at the outbreak of the Revolution, he was quick to take up arms for the cause of independence. He died on his farm in 1839, and was buried in Cheshire. He married Sarah Tuttle, who was born in Cheshire, daughter of Moses Tuttle, and granddaughter of Timothy Tuttle. Their children were: Mason, Isaac. Joseph, Lent, Freelove, Sarah, Aaron and Jededialı.
Lent Moss was born in 1780 in Cheshire. In early manhood he removed to Prospect, where he was a land owner and farmer. He died Oct. 12, 1845, and was buried in the cemetery at Prospect Centre. After his death the family name was changed from Moss to Morse. In his political views he was a Whig, and filled many prominent places. In Cheshire Lent Moss wedded, for his first wife, Lydia Doolittle, a daughter of Benjamin and Lydia (Ives) Doolittle, and a granddaughter of Caleb and Tamar ( Thompson) Doolittle. They had the following family. Lydia, who married Samuel Bronson : Lent, who married Lucy Merri- man; Luther: Levi, who died in Elyria, Ohio, in July, 1900: Harry. the father of Byron L. Morse, of Prospect : and Achsah, who married George Payne. Lent Moss married for his second wife Chloe Munson, widow of Riley Tuttle, and by her had the following children : Sarah, Lydia, August, Ernahan and William ( twins) and Jane.
LUTHER MORSE was born Oct. 5. 1809. in Pros- pect, was reared on the farm, and in mature life became a manufacturer of pocket-books, but later returned to farming. He died in Prospect Feb. 21, 1888. and his remains were interred in Prospect cemetery. He was a man of note, served in the General Assembly, and filled several local offices from time to time, being selectman for many years. He married Adelia Platt. of Prospect (a daughter of Benjamin Platt), who passed her declining years at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Foote, in New Haven, and died Nov. 17. 1900. They had children as follows: ( I) Nancy A. is the widow of Benja- min Palmer Foote. son of Merritt Foote. of Bran- ford. Mr. Foote was a well-known druggist of Meriden. (2) Agnes A. is the wife of Watson Hitchcock, connected with the firm of Price. Lee & Adkins, and they have one daughter, A. Louise,
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who is now Mrs. John D. Davis, of New York City. (3) Edward L., born Dec. 18, 1842, became a member of the 20th P. V. I., and died in Fairfax, Va., while serving in the Civil war.
SOLOMON FOWLER LINSLEY (deceased) was one of the highly esteemed citizens of North Haven, Conn., a worthy representative of an old and important family of New England. The first member of the family of whom we have reliable information was John Linsley, who, with his brother, Francis, came from England to America, and in 1643 was one of the original purchasers of land in Totoket ( now Branford), Connecticut.
John Linsley was twice married. It is supposed his first marriage occurred in England, and his wife, Ellen, died April 6, 1654. He married July 6, 1665, Sarah Pond, and died in 1698, leaving five chil- dren, all probably born of his first marriage: Jon- athan, John, Mary (born Feb. 22, 1652), Ellen and Hannah (born April 1, 1654).
(II) John Linsley, of the the above named fam- ily, married Hannah -, and died in 1684. Of his children, two, John and Jonathan, were baptized in 1688.
(III) John Linsley, grandson of the emigrant, John, was known as Ensign Jolin Linsley. He was married in 1699 to Mary, daughter of Thomas Har- rison, an early settler of Totoket, and by this mar- riage became the father of four children, as follows : Mary, born June 1, 1701 ; John, born Feb. 20, 1703 ; Elizabeth, born Jan. 20. 1705; and Joseph, born Nov. 28, 1707.
(IV) John Linslev, son of Ensign John, married Mary Frisbie, and died in 1787. His children were: John, Isaac and Edward.
(V) Isaac Linsley, son of John, became a far- mer in North Branford, Conn. The house in which he was born was still standing in 1899. He married three times. His first wife was a Miss Beach, his second a Miss Munson, and his third a Mrs. Rus- sell. His children were Munson. Isaac and Lydia.
(VI) Munson Linsley was born in 1769 and fol- lowed farming in Northford. He was a deacon in the Congregational Church there, and also in Wall- ingford and North Branford. On Jan. 1, 1794, he married Anna Foote, who was born in 1770 and died Feb. 11, 1842. His death occurred June 13, 1845. Eight children were born to them, as fol- lows : Samuel, baptized May 20, 1799, died unmar- ried in early manhood; Esther Louise, baptized May 20, 1799, married Benjamin Hall, a butcher and farmer of Wallingford ; Angelina, baptized May 20, 1799, married Benajah Smith, a farmer of North- ford; Cleora, baptized Dec. 1. 1799, married Bavard Barnes and became the mother of Henry E. Barnes, of the firm of Sperry & Barnes, of New Haven ; Marcus, mentioned below: Alfred, born July 3. 1803, married Polly Frisbie and engaged in busi- ness as a farmer and lumber dealer; Mary, born March 30, 1805, married Gilbert Page, of Chapinan
and Plymouth, Conn., one of the most prominent paper manufacturers in the State; and Lucy Anne, born Feb. 28, 1813.
(VII) Marcus Linsley was born in Northford, Conn., June 20, 1801, and spent his boyhood days and attended school in his native place, and there also engaged in farming. From there he removed to a farm near Meriden, thence to Goshen, Mass .. still later to Southwick, Mass., and on April 1, 1845, to Poquonnock, Conn., in the town of Windsor, lo- cating in North Haven April 1, 1851. These many changes gave Mr. Linsley a great deal of valuable experience, and April 23, 1855, when he was ap- pointed to the position of head farmer at the State School farm he was well prepared for the position. However, in July, 1856,. he removed to Middletown, Conn., and later to Bristol, Wis., his last removal being in 1869 to Belvidere, Ill., where he died Oct. 23, 1887, and there his remains were interred. A man of excellent understanding, he made his pres- ence felt wherever he was and he was elected to be a deacon in the Congregational Church in Goshen and Southwick, Mass., in North Haven and Wind- sor, Conn., and in Bristol. Wis., and an elder in the Presbyterian Church in Belvidere. While residing in Bristol, in 1861, he represented his district in the Legislature of Wisconsin. When the Legislature had adjourned, and the members were on their way home the news came that Fort Sumter had been fired upon. A special session was immediately called, and during a discussion of the call of President Lincoln for 75,000 men, Mr. Linsley, in the course of his remarks, declared that he had three sons to send to the war and "if they are not enough, I will go myself." Without his knowledge the three sons 'had already enlisted and one of them gave up his life on the field of battle, while the others distin- guished themselves as brave and loyal soldiers.
On Nov. 13. 1825, Marcus Linsley married Cla- rissa Fowler, who was born Oct. 2, 1802, a daugh- ter of Deacon Solomon Fowler and granddaughter of Col. William Douglas, of Revolutionary fame, and she died at Rockford, Ill., Dec. 19. 1867, and sleeps her last sleep in the cemetery at Bristol, Wis. Their children were: (1) Olivia Douglas, born Oct. 24, 1826, died May 20, 1846. (2) Charlotte Fowler, born Aug. 19. 1828, married William D. Gregory, a farmer and school teacher in Canan- daigua, N. Y., and died in Rockford, Ill., Ang. 23, 1858. (3) Solomon F., born May 26, 1830. (4) Marcus Munson, born Aug. 15, 1832, married Fan- nie Bradley. (5) Catherine Cleora, born Oct. 30. 1834, married March 31, 1858, Charles D. Love- land, a carpenter and builder of Middletown. (6) Joseph Foote, born June 22, 1837, married Betsey ·Sperry Nov. 17, 1861. He was a joiner by trade; was a captain of a company in the 33d Wis. V. I., and was killed April 19, 1863, at Cold Water, Miss .. a ball passing through his head. mercifully causing instant death. His hat, pierced by the bullet, is in the possession of his widow. (7) Abby Lemira,
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born Jan. 10, 1840, married William D. Greg- ory. (8) Edward Sereno, born Sept. 20, 1842, died young.
Solomon F. Linsley was born May 26, 1830, in Northford, Conn., where he was sent to the common school and later to Williston Seminary, after which he returned and took up farming. For six years he drove a team, and also served an apprenticeship as a joiner with Lyon & Billard, builders of Meri- den, and did much work in Middletown, New Ha- ven, New Britain and other places in Connecticut and Wisconsin. On Aug. 26, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company G, 6th Conn. V. I., and on Oct. 4, 1861, was promoted to the office of corporal, but on account of poor health was discharged March 14, 1862, at Port Royal, S. C., and returned home until his health was restored. He chafed under forced detention at home and as soon as he could be accepted he re-enlisted. on Aug. 9, 1862, joining Company K, 15th Conn. V. I., when he was. com- missioned second lieutenant and, for gallantry, was promoted to be first lieutenant Nov. 16. 1863. O11 March 8, 1865, he was captured at Kinston, N. C., and was imprisoned in Libby Prison, but was pa- Ioled eighteen days later on account of the close of the war. He served at the battles of Fredericks- burg, Dec. 13, 1862, Edenton Road, Providence Church Road, siege of Suffolk and Kinston, and was also through the scourge of yellow fever at Newbern, N. C. On June 27, 1865, he was finally discharged and returned to his home in North Ha- ven. As soon as he could again take up peaceful pursuits, he found plenty of congenial work await- ing his hand, and in many of the best buildings in North Haven may be seen both his designs and workmanship, among which may be mentioned the new school building and the Memorial Building, which was completed in 1886. He was conceded to be a leader in his line in the county.
Mr. Linsley was married Feb. 28, 1855, at Windsor, Conn., to Lucy A. Tracy, who was born May 19, 1834, a daughter of Solomon F. and Al- mira ( Nichols) Tracy. Mrs. Linsley is in the ninth generation of descent from Capt. Miles Standish, and can trace her ancestry back to the third cen- tury. The children of this union were: Edward Tracy, born in New Britain April 15, 1856, died April 6, 1860; Louise Nichols, born June II, 1859, married June 27, 1888, Roswell J. Shepherd, a car- penter, and has four children, Marguerite (born Aug. 28, 1889), Esther Louise (born Jan. 12, 1893), Lucy Almira (born Nov. 23, 1895) and Roswell Linsley (born Oct. 26, 1897).
In carly life Mr. Linsley was a Whig, and in turn a stanch Republican. He was connected with Quinnipiac Lodge, No. 77, O. U. A. M. and held many offices in the order ; and was also a member of Admiral Foote Post, No. 17, G. A. R., of New Haven, in which he had held several offices. Tak- ing a deep and conscientious interest in his religious duties, few Sundays came round when his place
was vacant either in the Congregational Church or in the Sunday-school, in which he was a beloved teacher for thirty-five years. One of the most in- telligent and hospitable of her citizens, North Ha- ven had reason to take pride in him as a represent- ative man. He passed away March 13, 1901, at his home in North Haven, and his remains were in- terred in Fairview Cemetery, New Britain.
JOEL HALL BLATCHLEY, a representative citizen of New Haven county, residing in the Nut Plains District, Guilford, is a descendant of old set- tlers of Guilford and Branford.
(I) Thomas Blatchley, the first of the name in New Haven county, is supposed to have come from Wales. He sailed for America and landed in Bos- ton in 1635; he moved to Hartford in 1640, to New Haven in 1643, to Branford in 1645, then to Guil- ford in 1666, and was admitted a planter. Subse- quently he removed to Boston where he engaged in mercantile pursuits and died there in 1674. He married Susanna Ball, by whom he had four chil- dren : Aaron, born in 1644, who married Mary Dodd and died Aug. 31, 1699; Moses, a sketch of whom follows ; Miriam, born May 1, 1663, who mar- ried Samuel Pond; and Abigail. For her second husband Mrs. Blatchley married Richard Bristol. She died in 1677.
(II) Moses Blatchley, born March 29, 1650, in Branford, removed to East Guilford (now the town of Madison), where he died Oct. 15, 1693. He was a farmer by occupation. His wife, Susannah ( Bish- op), born in 1657, died in October, 1729. Their iam- ily consisted of eight children : Moses, born June 10, 1678, married Sarah Benton and died Oct. 17, 1703; David, June 23, 1679, died young ; Mehitabel, March 13, 1682, died March 6, 1751 ; Abraham, Sept. 24, 1684, married Elizabeth Stone; Abigail, Dec. 10, 1686, died April 15, 1785; David, June 23, 1689, married Abigail Hand and died Oct. 22, 1756; Joshua, sketch of whom follows; and Beal, Feb. 7, 1694, died June 15, 1763.
(III) Joshua Blatchley, born April 14, 1692. in East Guilford, was engaged in farming in that town, and died there March 31, 1742. On Nov. 22, 1721, he married Mary Field. born Nov. 15, 1699. died Feb. 9, 1793. She married for her second husband, Ebenezer Bartlett. Joshua and Mary Blatchley had two children : Moses, born Aug. 28. 1722, died Nov. 16, 1791 ; and Joshua, mentioned below.
(IV) Joshua Blatchley, born Feb. 15, 1724, in East Guilford (now North Madison), spent his entire life there engaged in farming and died Sept. 2, 1816. On Oct. 11, 1752, lie married Abigail Dudley, born Dec. 22, 1735, died April 18, 1820. Their seven children were as follows: Anna, born May 23, 1757 (married Ebenezer Walkly), died April 4, 1827; Nabby, Sept. 1. 1763, died June 23, 1 1764; William, Nov. 19. 1765, died Nov. 24, 1767; | Nabby, May 12, 1768 (married David Chittenden ), Nov. 24, 1792 ; Joel, sketch of whom follows ; Selina,
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Nov. 11, 1772 (married Elisha Butler) ; May, Nov. 29, 1775 (married Joel Munger ), June 17, 1838.
(\') Joel Blatchley, born July 12, 1770, in the town of East Guilford (now North Madison), be- came one of the leading citizens of that locality, where he carried on farming and also kept hotel for many years. He spent his closing years in the town of Durham, Middlesex county, where he died July 11, 1853; his remains, however, rest in the North Madison Cemetery. Mr. Blatchley was a Democrat in political faith, but did not seek office. lle was married four times, first on March 9, 1794, to Ruth Loper, born Sept. 20, 1774, in North Guil- ford, died April 7, 1823, by whom he had ten chil- dren: William, sketch of whom follows; Dency, born Oct. 16, 1797 (married Frederick S. Field), died November, 1881; Selina, Dec. 24, 1799 (mar- ried Russell Evarts), Dec. 11, 1831; Betsey, Feb. 16, 1802 (married Lyman Hull) ; Samuel Loper, Feb. 13, 1804, July 26, 1883 (married Mary Ann Robinson ) ; Joel, March 12, 1806, Oct. 8, 1834; Ruth April 10, 1810, Jan. 5, 1859; Abigail, Feb. 4, 1812 (married Adnah Hall) ; Clarissa, Sept. 8, 1814, Feb. 18, 1818; Joshua Selden, Oct. 4, 1816, April 19, 1817. Joel Blatchley's second wife was Mehitable Bartholomew; his third. Margery Robinson, whom he married Oct. 10, 1825 : his fourth, Harriet Hull, whom he married Aug. 8, 1839.
(VI) William Blatchley was born April 21, 1795, in North Madison, where he attended school, receiving a practical training. He was to a great extent, however, self-educated, and he made such progress that he became proficient to teach, follow- ing that profession in the winter season for thirteen years. During the summers he engaged in farming, which was his life work, and in which he met with abundant success, accumulating a snug competence. In addition to agriculture Mr. Blatchley carried on the lumber business to some extent. He was quite prominent in the public life of his locality, and in politics was a stanch Jeffersonian Democrat, and was chosen twice to represent his town in the State Legislature; the first time he was elected to that incumbency sickness prevented him from serving; consequently he served only one term. Mr. Blatch- ley joined the Episcopal Church, but during the latter part of his life attended the M. E. Church. In 1817 he married Minerva Hall, who was born in 1800 in Wallingford, this county, and died Oct. 16, 1863. He died July 10, 1868, in North Madi- son, and the remains of both lie in the North Madi- son Cemetery. Nine children were born to them, as follows: William Selden, born in 1820, died March 12, 1871 (married Zerviah E. Lane, of Killingworth) ; Jane A .. June 25, 1822, Dec. 6, 1871 (married Frederick Chittenden) ; Alden Austin, March, 1826, Oct. 25, 1848; Hiram Silliman, 1827 (married Sarah J. Harrison in Indiana) ; Esther Minerva, Oct. 1I, 1830; Abbie Minerva, May 9. 1835 (married Dr. R. C. Bowdish and ( second) Andrew K. Crawford, and is now a widow) ; Joel
Hall, sketch of whom follows; Salmon Noble, April 1, 1841 (married Mary E. Crane; he resides in New Haven and is engaged in the real estate business) ; Francis Emerson, Oct. 11, 1844 (mar- ried Ardeless Parmelee and lives on the homestead in North Madison).
(VII) Joel Hall Blatchley, whose name intro- duces this sketch, was born May 7, 1837, on the old homestead, commenced his education in the dis- trict schools of North Madison, and subsequently at- tended select school. He was at home with his parents until he attained his majority, at which time he went West and located in Illinois, buying a tract of land on which he remained, however, but a short time. Returning to North Madison, he commenced farming and sawmilling, getting out railroad. tim- ber and continued thus for thirteen years, at the end of which time he sold out and went west again. This time he located in McPherson county, Kas., where he homesteaded 160 acres and lived thereon for six months after receiving his title, which bears the signature of President Grant. On his return to Connecticut he took up his residence in Guilford, where he has since engaged in general farming, stock raising and lumbering, owning a large farm in Guilford, and also one in the West where he makes farming a success. Mr. Blatchley is a hard worker, temperate in his habits, and a man of quiet, unas- suming disposition, whose upright life has won him the respect and confidence of all his associates, and he has many friends. Though business interests have naturally absorbed the greater part of his time and attention, he is always ready and willing to help those whom he considers needy, and he takes the Golden Rule for his guide. He takes an intelligent interest in local affairs, although he is in no sense an office seeker. Our subject's political support was originally given to the Democratic party, but he is now a Republican.
On Dec. 27, 1866, in Guilford, Mr. Blatchley married Mary Hall Davis, born March 13, 1839, and three children blessed this union, viz .: Will- iam Hall, born Feb. 3, 1868, is a contractor in Guil- ford ; he married Elizabeth Brewer. Samuel Davis, born June 12, 1869, is engaged in farming, owning a farm in Guilford, where he now resides. Fred- erick Noble, born Feb. 7, 1873, is also a contractor : he married Grace Morse. Mrs. Blatchley passed away in February, 1898, after two years of great suffering from spinal disease. She was a good Christian woman, a devoted wife and mother, and was universally admired and beloved for her many virtues. Her remains rest in Alderbrook Cemetery.
THE DAVIS FAMILY, to which Mrs. Mary Hall (Davis) Blatchley belonged, is descended from Ben- jamin Davis, who is supposed to have been a native of Scotland, and who settled at Southold, L. I. His son, Benjamin, born in 1700, married a Miss Conk- ling, and they had a son James. born May 28, 1726. in Southold, who married Mary Bailey, born Dec. 25, 1733 .. They were driven from their home on
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Long Island on account of the Revolutionary war, and came to Guilford, Conn., where he died July 14, 1814. Eight children were born to them : James, born July 27, 1761, died Aug. 23, 1762; Mary, June 16, 1763, Sept. 11, 1769; James, March 25, 1765, mentioned below : Phebe, April 15, 1767, April 25, 1855 (married Noah Benton ) ; Mary, Sept. 21, 1769, Sept. 7, 1863 (married Joel Lee) ; Benjamin, April 3, 1771, 1778; Gilbert, March 26, 1774, 1804 (married Betsey Goldsmith) ; Lucretia, March 1, 1780, 1836.
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