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working for C. W. Cahill, later Coe & Cahill, re- maining with that well-known firm for thirteen years. On the termination of his long engagement with them, in company with John Island, he began business for himself, under the firm name of Island & O'Brien. This firm had an existence of five years, when it was dissolved by the retirement of the junior member, who took a position with Patton & Will- iams, meat dealers. Mr. O'Brien spent some years with them, and then began a fish business with Pat- rick Donavan, as O'Brien & Donavan, continuing thus for a year and a half, when he entered the em- ploy of Pitkin & Preston. In January, 1888, Mr. O'Brien received the appointment of superintendent of the poor asylum and farm, and also the position of superintendent of town roads and bridges. For fourteen years he has faithfully discharged the du- ties of these important positions, to the very general satisfaction of the public. Mr. O'Brien was a strong advocate of the new poor house, which is now com- plete, and is regarded as one of the very finest buildings of the kind to be found in the State. Our subject is a quiet and unassuming gentleman, and is very popular with all classes. He is a Democrat, and takes an active interest in political affairs.
Mr. O'Brien was married in Middletown, Jan. 26, 1872, to Ellen Dorgan, who was born in County. Cork, Ireland, daughter of Michael and Mary Dor- gan, both of whom settled in Middletown many years ago. They were members of the Roman Cath- olic Church. Mrs. O'Brien is matron of the town poor, and bears the reputation of being one of the most efficient and kind-hearted ladies ever appointed in the State to fill that position. Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien have had ten children, five of whom are still living, namely: (1) Mary A. was educated at St. Rose's Convent School, Meriden, and at the Meriden high school, from which she was graduated, and has taught in the King street school for nine years. (2) Fanny, educated at St. Rose's Convent School, Meriden, is assistant matron at the alms- house. (3) Michael. (4) Josephine, (5) Maurice, (6) Nettie and (7) Lillie, died young. (8) Cath- erine, (9) William Henry and ( 10) Arthur Bene- dict are at school. The family, formerly connected with St. Rose's Catholic Church, are now identified with St. Joseph's, and they are counted among the best, families in the city associated therewith. Mrs. O'Brien and her two eldest daughters are members of the Catholic Club, to which Mr. O'Brien also be- longs, and he holds membership besides in the A. O. U. W., at Meriden and in Boston, the Independent Order of Foresters, the Knights of Columbus, and the Amaranth Club. He is a member of the First Building Association in Meriden.
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IRVING LUCIUS HOLT. The meaning of the name Holt is given as a grove or small forest. Nicholas Holt, the emigrant ancestor of Irving L., was born about 1602, in England, and was a passenger on the ship "James," of London, which
sailed from the port of Southampton in April, 1635, and arrived in Boston the following June. The same year he located at Newbury, Mass., of which place he was one of the first settlers, and in 1644 he became one of the first settlers of Andover, Mass., where he died in 1665.
Nicholas Holt, son of Nicholas, was born in 1647, in Andover, where in 1679 he married Mary Russell. He died in Andover in 1715.
Abiel Holt, son of Nicholas, was born in 1698, and married ( first ) Hannah, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Geary) Abbott. In 1718 he re- moved from Andover to Windham, Conn., where they were among the early members of the Church, and there he died in 1772.
Caleb Holt, son of Abiel, born in Windham. March 6, 1729, married ( first ) Mary Merrick, and (second ) Chloe Hatch. He was one of the early settlers of the town of Willington, Conn., and was a delegate to the State convention called to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
Caleb Holt, son of Caleb, was born in Willing- ton, in 1759, and died Sept. 8, 1826, aged sixty- seven years. By his marriage with Sarah Goodale he was the father of five children : Horace, Ryal, Joshua, Ralph and Julianna. Caleb was a wealthy farmer, and gave each of his sons a farm.
Ryal Holt, second son of Caleb and Sarah, was born Dec. 2, 1786, in Willington, where he spent the greater part of his life, and died there in 1864. He married Lovina Lamb, a native of Vermont, whose father served in the war of the Revolution, from the age of sixteen. as a waiter boy for Gen. Washington, continuing thus until the end of the war. Ryal and Lovina Holt had seven sons and five daughters, nine of whom spent their days in Connecticut, and six of them lived to exceed three-score and ten. All inherited robust constitu- tions, and large physiques, were genial, handsome and of ready wit, though practical and business- like. All were reared in the faith of the Baptist Church, although in later years many drifted into other denominations.
Austin Holt, eldest son of Rval, was born in East Windsor, Conn., Aug. 4. 1810, and died in Willimantic April 13, 1884. By his marriage with Almira Dimmock he had four children : Henry. born in Rockville in 1839. died in Willimantic April 26, 1873; Parmelia Lonise was born in Man- chester, Conn., in 1845: Julia Alice, born in Man- chester in 1848, in 1875 married Arthur Carpen- ter, of Willimantic, who died April 12, 1898; and George was born Jan. 16. 1850. Austin Holt was a manufacturer, living in Rockville, Manchester and Willimantic.
Mary L. Holt, eldest daughter of Rval, was born in Willington, Conn., March 9, 1812, and died in North Haven, Conn., Aug. 25, 1876. On Oct. 25, 1842, she married Nathan W. Brown, of Willington, and for many years they resided in North Haven, where Mr. Brown was station agent.
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Their only daughter, Mary J., was born April 18, 1844, married Francis S. Smith, of New Haven, and had three children-Laura Minerva, born July 27, 1871, who died July 15, 1872: Sherman Wood- ward, born Nov. 25. 1873, who died July 11, 1874; and Frances Sherman, born Dec. 8, 1874.
Otis Holt, second son of Ryal, was born in Willington, Dec. 13, 1813, and died in Rockville, May 10, 1857. He married Clarissa Allen, of Ver- non, Conn., and they had three children: Rhoda, born Aug. 9, 1840, married Origin Dodge, May 12, 1866, and died at Mansfield, Conn., April 7, 1872. Roland, born July 10, 1846, died June 17, 1873; he served in the Civil war. Horace Win- slow, born June 20, 1853, married Nov. 29, 1883, Ellen Slattery, of Northampton, Mass., and their only child, Hazel May, was born in Rockville, Dec. 24, 1884. He is a gardener by occupation.
Almira Holt, second daughter of Ryal, was born Aug. 5, 1815, at Willington, Conn., married Harvey Lyman, of Andover in 1841, and died in Andover April 14, 1889. They had four children : Julia and Llewellyn died in childhood. Julius Austin was born Aug. 14, 1849, married Edna Curtis in 1881, and their only child died infancy. Clark Lyman was born June 6. 1855.
Clark Holt, third son of Rval, was born in Willington Oct. 6, 1817, and in 1841 married Mary A. Winchell, daughter of Chauncy and Mary Vi- bert Winchell, of Rockville. Their only son, Gren- ville, died in infancy. Clark Holt died in Man- cliester July 22, 1888.
Sarah G. Holt, third daughter of Ryal, was born Nov. 6, 1819, at Willington, and died at Mansfield, Oct. 6, 1890. She married Abel John- son, of Willington, and they had five children : (1) Legrand, born in 1844, married Louisa Man- ning, of Willington, April 5, 1866. (2) Elisha, born Aug. 25, 1845, died. July 13, 1863 ; he served in the Civil war as a member of Company D, 14th Conn. V. I. (3) Frederick E., born June 5, 1847, married Bessie Fisk Sept. 10, 1874, and on June 10, 1885. for his second wife, wedded Emma Jacques, of Brooklyn, N. Y .; he is a physician at Mansfield Depot. (4) Grace, only daughter of Abel and Sarah G. (Holt) Johnson, was born in Willington, Aug. 1, 1852, and in 1876 married R. Rogers Frisbie, of New Haven, who died in 1882; their only son, William, was born Sept. 11, 1877. For her second husband she married George A. Huntington, of Mansfield, on Sept. 11, 1889; their home is in Sharon, Mass. (5) Truman was born in Willington in 1854 and married Jennie A. Bix- by, who was born in Burmah, India, in 1855, a daughter of Rev. Moses Bixby, of Providence, R. I. Truman Johnson is a missionary to Burmah.
Amirett Holt, fourth daughter of Rval, was born Oct. 21, 1821, at Willington, and on Nov. 20, 1840, married Otis Freeman, of Mansfield. where they first resided, later moving to Hartford, and still later to Southern Illinois. They had four
children: Eugenia, born in 1841, who died April 2, 1872, was a teacher of mathematics in the Chi- cago schools. Mary J., born in 1844, died Jan. 15, 1853. Fred, born in 1846, died the same year. Edwin, born in 1851, in 1882 married Isabella Hooker, of Murphysborough, Illinois.
Elijah Holt, fourth son of Rval, was born in Willington Nov. 6, 1823, and died in Rockville March 17, 1896, aged seventy-two years. His first wife was Nancy L. Harwood, daughter of Eben- ezer and Minerva ( Dimmock) Harwood, of Crys- tal Lake, Conn., and they had two sons, Grenville E. and Irving Lucius. The former was born in Manchester March 6, 1847, married Isabella Jack- son, of Shelton, Conn., and has two sons, Irving Lines and Clifton Jackson. Grenville E. Holt is superintendent of the Seth Thomas clock factory, at Thomaston.
Caleb Holt, fifth son of Rval, was born in Wil- lington in 1826, was a merchant, and died in Prov- idence, R. I. He married Elizabeth Coggshall, and had two sons, Warren H. and Frederick.
Ryal Gilbert Holt, seventh son of Rval, was born in Willington in 1830, and died at Rockville' July 15. 1891. In 1852 he married Eliza Matson, of Windsorville, Conn., where he was engaged in manufacturing, and they had two sons, Frank L. and Charles H.
Ann Eliza Holt, youngest daughter of Ryal was born in South Coventry, Conn., Oct. 31, 1832. In 1856 she married Chauncy Hibbard, of Rock- ville, who died in 1856. In 1862 she married George P. Lines, who died June 10, 1874.
Ryal and Lowina (Lamb) Holt had twelve chil- dren, thirty-one grandchildren, eighteen great- grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Irving Lucius Holt, second son of Elijah and Nancy L. Harwood Holt, was born in Somers, Conn., Sept. 5, 1851. A ripe student, and a thorough man of business, Mr. Holt well represents the honorable family from which he springs. During his early years he worked a short period in the Glasgow thread mill, but spent the greater part of his time in school, going from Williston Seminary, in East Hampton, Mass., to Meriden, while still a youth, to teach his first school at South Manchester. His parents had removed to Meriden, and he returned there, and was engaged as a teacher in the State Reform School, remaining in charge for two and one-half years. His aim was to save enough to enable him to take a course in the Sheffield Scien- tific School, of Yale, and in this he was successful, completing his course with honor.
Upon his return to Meriden, Mr. Holt was called to the Prattsville school, as principal, and there he taught until, a year later, he entered the office of the Meriden Fire Insurance Co., as assistant secretary. He spent nineteen busy years in that employ, and when the company went out of busi- ness associated himself with F. A. Stevens in the formation of the firm of Holt & Stevens, general
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insurance agents, who represent the following named insurance companies: Agricultural Co., of Watertown, N. Y .; American Co., of Newark, N. J .; American Co., of Boston, Mass .; American Co., of New York: British-American Assurance Co., of Toronto; Capital Co., of Concord, N. H .; Con- tinental Co., of N. Y .; Fire Association, of Phila- delphia ; Firemen's Co., of Newark, N. J .; Fire- men's Fund Co., of San Francisco, Cal. ; Franklin Co., of Philadelphia : German-American Co., of New York; Girard Co., of Philadelphia; Granite State Co., of Portsmouth, N. H .; Greenwich Co., of New York ; Hamburg-Bremen Co., of Germany ; Holyoke Mutual Co., of Salem, Mass .; London and Lancashire Co., England; Liverpool & London & Globe Co., of England; Magdeburg Fire Co., of Germany; Manchester Assurance Co., of England ; Merchants' Co., of Newark, N. J .; New London County Mutual, of Norwich, Conn. ; New York Underwriters' Agency, of New York; Niagara Co., of New York; Northern Assurance Co., of Eng- land; North British & Mercantile Co., of England : Norwalk Co., of Norwalk, Conn .: Phoenix Co., of Brooklyn, N. Y .; Royal Co., of Liverpool. Eng- land; Security Co., of New Haven, Conn. ; Spring- field F. & M. Co., of Springfield, Mass .; Western Assurance Co., of Toronto, Canada: Westchester Co., of New York; and Fire Co., county of Phila- delphia. The firm also represents the Northwest- ern Life C., of Milwaukee; the ' Ætna Life and Accident Cos., of Hartford, Conn .: the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., of Baltimore; and the New York Plate Glass Co., of New York.
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In political life Mr. Holt is a stanch Republi- can, and from 1888 to 1892 was chairman of the Republican town committee; was registrar of vot- ers for one year : and in 1893 was elected tax col- lector for the town of Meriden, and for the past eight years has been re-elected. During this time he has collected over one million dollars for the town. In religious views his ambition has always been to live up to the Golden Rule, and he has won the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens. Fra- ternally he is connected with Meridian Lodge, No. 77. A. F. & A. M., and St. Elmo Commandery, No. 9, K. T.
On Aug. 11, 1875, Mr. Holt was married in Meriden to Ella M. Rice. a lady of the highest culture and refinement. Two children have come to this union: Harry H., born May 28, 1876, a graduate of the Meriden high school, who is now with his father in the insurance business; and Ralph G., who died in infancy.
The RICE Family, of which Mrs. Irving L. Holt, of Meriden, is a descendant, is one of the oldest in Connecticut. The original spelling of the name was Royce, and the founder of the family in America was Robert Royce, who came from Eng- land and was in Stafford in 1644.
Samuel Royce (as the name was then written), the progenitor of the family in New Haven county,
was a son of Robert Royce, who died in New Lon- don in 1676. Robert Royce was made a freeman in 1634, in Boston. Before 1650 and until 1657 he is known to have been in Stratford, Conn. He removed to New London, where in 1660 he was constable-a very important position at that time. None of his sons remained in New London. His son Samuel settled with his sons in Wallingford, and they were among the first families of what is known as the New Colony.
Samuel Royce settled in Wallingford in 1672, married Sarah Baldwin, and later Hannah Benedict, who died Jan. 12, 1761, at the age of ninety years. His death took place in Meriden, May 14, 1757. He was made a deacon of the church in Meriden when it was organized, Dec. 14, 1729. His children were: Abigail, who mar- ried Joseph Cole: Prudence, born in 1680; De- borah, who married Thomas Mix: Isaac, born in 1688; Ebenezer, born in 1690; Nathaniel, born in 1692; John, born in 1694; Mary, born in 1695; Jacob, born in 1607, who married Thankful, daugh- ter of Moses Beach; Hannah, born in 1699, who married John Ives; Ezekiel, who married Anna Merwin : Samuel, who married Martha Moss, and settled in. Cheshire; Abel, born in 1700; Benja- min, born May 23, 1705, who married Mindwell Rice: Mehitable: and Ebenezer, who died Oct. 18, 1752, in Meriden.
Benjamin Rice, son of Deacon Samuel, was born in Wallingford, was a clerk in the mines, and spent his life in that locality, dying in January, 1758. To his marriage with Mindwell Royce or Rice, a relative, came two children. Benjamin and Solomon. She was born Oct. 12, 1703, and died May 13, 1776.
Benjamin Rice, son of Benjamin, was born April 1, 1730, and married, April 15, 1755, Phebe Halsey, of Long Island, who died June 13, 1776. He passed away in February, 1777. Their chil- dren were: Phebe; Benjamin: Halsey: Isaac; Halsey (2) : Elizabeth, who married Nathaniel Stevens, of Norfolk: Silas; and Levi. Benjamin was a private at the Lexington Alarm, under Capt. John Couch.
Silas Rice, the grandfather of Mrs. Holt, was born Oct. 19, 1770, and was a farmer all his life. In 1796 he bought the farm now owned by Will- iam Benjamin, son of Benjamin Rice, in Meriden, and there he died, in 1852, and was buried in the East cemetery. Silas Rice was a deacon in the Center Congregational Church of Meriden and a member of the Washington Benevolent Society. His political views made him a stanch Whig. His first marriage, on Aug. 4, 1796, was to Ruth Cur- tis, a sister of Alfred Curtis, of Meriden, and the children of this union were: Almira, born May 24, 1797, married Avery Hough: Phebe, born Feb. 23, 1799, died .Aug. 13, 1799. The mother died March 30, 1801. The second marriage was March 18, 1802, in Meriden, to Rebecca Hubbard, who
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was born Nov. 25, 1783, a daughter of Isaac and Jane Hubbard, and died in February, 1855. Thir- teen children came to this marriage, viz .: (1) Ruth Curtis, born Oct. 14, 1803, married Lyman Hough. (2) Jane, born July 1, 1805, died Feb. 13, 1824. (3) Silas, born June 29, 1807, died the same day. (4) Mary, born March 9, 1809, mar- ried Joel Hough, of Wallingford. (5) Silas Hub- bard, born April 5, 1811, married Fanny Brooks, of Chatham, and they had three children-Levi Woodley (born July 2, 1837), Mary Ameret (Sept. 23, 1841), and John W. ( March 8, 1844). (6) Phebe Rebecca, born Sept. 9, 1812, died July 30, 1814. (7) Henry, born Nov. 20, 1814, married Emily Lane. (S) Joseph, born March 29, 1817, died March 30, 1817. (9) Benjamin Halsey, born June 20, 1818, married Mary Ann Bradley, and for his second wife, Mrs. Abigail Cecelia ( Har- vey) Smith, who was born in Durham, a daugh- ter of Asahel Harvey ; she is living with her family on the farm, where Mr. Halsey's death occurred June 25, 1898. (10) Emily Rebecca, born Sept. 16, 1820, married Samuel A. Tuttle, of Cheshire. (II) Hinsdale Silliman, the father of Mrs. Holt, is mentioned below. (12) Elizabeth Jane, born Aug. 31, 1825, died April 13. 1842. (13) Samuel Atwater, born Jan. 26, 1828, married Mary L. Wetherell, of Canaan, Connecticut.
Hinsdale Silliman Rice was born April II, 1823, and first married Nancy Munson, of South- Ington, who died in February, 1855, the mother of two children: Ella Maria, Mrs. Holt, born Oct. 31, 1851 ; and Emma Jane, who died Nov. 1, 1854. For his second wife Mr. Rice married Sarah Gay- lord, now a resident of Meriden, and an aunt of Dr. Gaylord, of Branford. There were no chil- dren by this union. Hinsdale S. Rice died Oct. 26, 1887.
SUMNER C. REILLY, the efficient superin- tendent of the M. Seward & Sons Co., of New Hav- en, for many years has been a skilled machinist, and has held various positions of responsibility. His birth occurred in Deansville, Oneida Co., New York.
John S. and Harriet (Green) Reilly, the parents of Sumner C., were natives of Rhode Island, and the former died while his children were still small. The latter was a daughter of Nathan Green, a direct de- scendant of Gen. Green, of Revolutionary fame. who also came to Oneida county from Rhode Island and engaged in stove making, later in farming. Mrs. Reilly survived until 1901. Her nine children were : John S .; Sumner C .; Nathan; Thomas; Frank; Edward: Kate, who married Frank Huntley, and lives in Binghamton, New York; Alpha, who mar- ried Henry Shermerhorn, and lives in Carthage, N. Y .; and Nellie, who married Judge Joseph Logan, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Sumner C. Reilly was reared in Clayville, N. Y., and while still a youth became interested in
machinery, all of his brothers also becoming ma- chinists. His trade was learned in the works of S. A. Melard, manufacturer of edge tools, etc., and he remained with that house six years, becoming thor- oughly instructed in every branch and detail of the business. Then he went to Ilion, N. Y., and there took a contract in the Remington gun shop, where he remained several years, going from there to Bing- hamton, where he became superintendent of the Bowles Tool Co. In this responsible position lie continued for ten years, and from that great estab- lishment went to Terre Haute, Ind., and built there the works for the Terre Haute Shovel & Tool Co., re: maining as superintendent for three years. In 1891 he came to New Haven and took his present re- sponsible position.
Mr. Reilly was married on May 7, 1878, to Miss Celia Cochran, who was born in Chadwick Mills, N. Y., daughter of Robert Cochran, a manufacturer of cotton goods, formerly a resident of England. One child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Reilly, Edith Lila.
In politics Mr. Reilly upholds the principles of the Republican party, and socially he is a member of Ottsengino Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Bingham- ton, N. Y., belonging also to the Chapter and Con- sistory. As an energetic and successful man of business and an honorable and upright citizen, Mr. Reilly enjoys the esteem of all with whom he comes in contact, both in public and in private life.
ROBERT LUTZ takes a leading position among the prominent and substantial business men of New Haven, being justly regarded as one of the city's representative dealers in meats, groceries and pro- visions. His location at Howard avenue and First street is one of the finest in the southern part of the city, while the equipment of his store is second to none in New Haven. -
Robert Lutz is a native of the city, born June 13, 1860, son of George Lutz, who was a native of Germany. The latter came to New Haven when he was a young man, and followed the trade of springmaker. His wife was also of German birth, and they reared four children, all of whom were born and still reside in New Haven, namely : George, who is a grocer in the city; Minnie, who married George Macheleidt; Fred, who is a merchant in New Haven ; and Robert, the subject of this sketch. The mother died in New Haven in 1889. The father was a Democrat in political attachment, and served as a member of the city council. He died June 12, 1900. Both parents belonged to the Ger- man Lutheran Church.
Robert Lutz had little financial assistance when he started out in his business career, but he had been afforded excellent educational advantages. Af- ter completing the course in the Webster school lie attended Yale Business College, and then took a clerical position with Glason Hall, in the meat busi- ness. Mr. Lutz remained with Mr. Hall for eleven years, at the end of this period embarking intelli-
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gently in the business for himself, opening up a store on Crown street, between Church and Temple streets. After occupying that location for eleven years he came to his present site, on the corner of First street and Howard avenue, and in 1896 built his brick block at that location, which continues to be one of the most ornamental structures in that part of the city, reflecting credit upon owner and archi- tect. In his business affairs Mr. Lutz has been un- usually successful, and he has the satisfaction of realizing that his prosperity has come through his own efforts. He is noted for his honesty and up- rightness, dealing justly by everyone. He is well- known in New Haven, and has as large a circle of personal friends as business ones, all of whom re- gard him with feelings of high esteem.
On Jan. 28, 1886, Mr. Lutz was married to Miss Irene Smith, who was born in Wilton, Conn., daugh- ter of William Smith, who died when she was a child. No children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lutz.
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In politics Mr. Lutz formerly voted with the Democratic party, but is now independent. Fra- ternally he is connected with Rock Lodge, No. 92, F. & A. M., and Germania Lodge, No. 78, I. O. O. F.
Mr. Lutz indulges his love of fine horses, and in his stables are usually some excellent animals.
JARED ATWATER (deceased) was one of the honored and highly esteemed citizens of Ham- den, New Haven Co., Conn., and was prominently identified with its agricultural interests. He was a native of that town, born near Mt. Carmel in 1779, a son of Samuel Atwater, and grandson of Samuel Atwater, Sr., both natives of Hamden. Throughout life our subject followed the occupa- tion of farming with marked success, and made his home in Hamden.
On Oct. 28, 1807, Mr. Atwater married Lucy Hall, of Wallingford, Conn., daughter of Hezekiah Hall, and to them were born seven children, name- ly: Harriet, born Aug. 18, 1808, died March 18. 1883; Laura, born Dec. 5, 1810, married Edmund Bradley, and died in February, 1899; Ruth D., born April. II, 1812, married Leverett Hotchkiss, and died in July, 1835 : Jared, born Oct. 2. 1814, died July 16, 1900; Elizabeth, born Sept. 23, 1816, died when four weeks old : Mary, born July 7, 1819, died April 24, 1838; and Betsey, born Aug. 22. 1821, is mentioned below. Mr. Atwater died Oct. 13, 1850, at the age of seventy-one years, his wife Aug. 30, 1870, at the age of eighty-eight. Both were earnest and consistent members of the Con- gregational Church, and were held in high regard by all who knew them. In all the relations of life Mr. Atwater was found true to every trust re- posed in him, and his life was such as to command the confidence of all with whom he came in con- tact.
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