Commemorative biographical record of New Haven county, Connecticut, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families, V. I, Pt 2, Part 88

Author: Beers (J.H.) & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Chicago, J.H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1010

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The early years of Joshua G. Gladwin were spent in Clinton, where he attended the common school, but when seventeen he commenced his business car- eer by pound fishing for two seasons, and with the money thus earned went to Guilford and entered the employ of Deacon Hall to learn the trade of joiner. Later he went to John Norton, a carpenter in Guil- ford, and within two years had learned his trade. His next venture was upon a farm owned by Charles A. Goodyear, where he had charge of the horses as well as the farm, being manager of the property. Desiring to reside in a city, he later came to New Haven and worked for three years at his trade for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. At the expiration of this time he went to work on the out- side for John Osborn, Smith & McQueen, and Charles Loveland. On July 15. 1884. he entered the Fire Department as a substitute. and so efficient did he prove that on March 31, 1885, he was made call hoseman. On Jan. 11, 1887, he was appointed

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permanent hoseman ; April 3, 1888, he was made hose driver No. 1 ; May 30, 1892, came another pro- motion, when he was made Lieutenant of Hook and 1.adder No. 2; March 1. 1894, he was appointed Captain No. 2; June 1, 1898, he was transferred to No. 9 as Captain, and on Nov. I, of the same year, was appointed Fire Marshal, and now has charge of the department in the absence of the chief, and has rendered very valuable service to the people of New Haven in protecting their property.

Mr. Gladwin is also building inspector, issuing all the building permits, fireworks, kerosene oil li- censes for the city of New Haven. That this office demands a large portion of his attention, is shown by the following statistics: During 1899: Frame houses, IO1; brick houses, 15; brick buildings, 24; brick buildings, 15; stores 25; and tenements, 253. During 1900: Frame houses, 74; brick houses, 14; stores, 26; and tenements, 193. Cost of buildings, $1,373,930. Repairs, $168,950. In addition, dur- ing both years, Mr. Gladwin issued a large number of licenses for the sale of various inflammable ma- terials.

On Nov. 11, 1877, Mr. Gladwin married Florence A. Dudley, born in Madison, a daughter of Jason Dudley, a farmer still living at the old homestead. Mrs. Gladwin is one of two children, the other mem- ber of her family being a brother, Clark F., who resides with the parents. Mr. Gladwin is a member of Wooster Lodge, No. 79, A. F. & A. M .; Franklin Chapter, No. 2; Harmony Council, No. 8; New Haven Commandery, No. 2, Knight Templars ; Pyramid Lodge, A. O. U. W .; and he is foreman in the Garfield Council of the American Mechanics; charter member of Firemen's Mutual Aid and State Firemen's Associations, and he has been president of the County Aid Association for two years. Both he and his excellent wife attend the Baptist Church. Mr. Gladwin is recognized to be one of the repre- sentative men of New Haven, and his public spirit is unquestioned. Combined with these excellent qualities, are many others which have made for him many friends, who rejoice in the success which is attending his efforts.

DENNIS A. KIMBERLY, one of the prom- inent and representative citizens of the town of Orange, Conn., was born on Sept. 3, 1844, in Derby, Conn., and traces his line of ancestry through James Lester, Eliakim, Silas, Nathaniel "3), Nathaniel (2), Nathaniel (I), to Thomas Kimberly, who came from London, England, to New Haven, Conn., in 1638, and died in Stratford. Conn., in 1673. Thomas Kimberly had four sons, one of whom, Elizur, was the first white male child born in New Haven, and in after years filled for a long period the office of secretary of State.

Nathaniel Kimberly, son of Thomas, died at West Haven in 1705.

Nathaniel Kimberly (2), son of Nathaniel, died at West Haven, in 1720.

Nathaniel Kimberly (3), son of Nathaniel (2), died at West Haven in 1780.

Silas Kimberly, son of Nathaniel (3), mar- ried Mary, daughter of Jonathan Smith, and died in 1803.

Eliakim Kimberly, son of Silas, married Martha Kimberly.

James L. Kimberly, son of Eliakim, married Mary A. Lum, of Derby, Conn., and their children were: Dennis A .; Fannie A. married Miles Good- year, and died in 1883; Edward L. died March I, 1887.

Dennis A. Kimberly spent his early school days in West Haven, Conn., and during several years, lived in the Western States. Since 1883 his resi- dence has been in West Haven. In 1861 he en- listed, in the Ist N. Y. Cav., and again, in 1862, entering then the 15th Conn. V. I., in which he gallantly served until the close of the Civil war. During his cavalry service, he was at one time seriously injured by the kick of a horse, but other- wise returned from the army without hurt. After the war Mr. Kimberly went to Michigan, where he remained one year and then, from 1866 to 1867, he was with the produce firm of John T. Gill, in West Haven, and in 1868 ran a branch house on State street. Until 1870 he was engaged in busi- ness relations with the office of the Northampton Railroad, on Chapel street, and then went to Wichita, Kansas, which at that time was a hamlet of two houses, and there engaged in the cattle busi- ness until 1883 .-

Mr. Kimberly has taken a deep interest in all matters pertaining to the best advancement of his town and served as burgess of West Haven in 1888, 1889, 1890 and 1891, was warden in 1896 and 1897, was selectman in 1901, and was elected warden December, 1901. Fraternally he is con- nected with Admiral Foote Post, G. A. R., of New Haven, Annawon Lodge, No. 115, F. & A. M., Joseph Andrews Chapter, R. A. M.

On Jan. 10, 1876, Mr. Kimberly was married to Miss Nellie A. Norton, a daughter of Alonzo Norton, of Madison, and these children have been born to the union: Fannie E .; F. Lester ; Jennie A. ; Dennis; Edward B .; and Marian A. F. Lester Kimberly is well known in West Haven, where he is a popular newsdealer and contractor; he was married Nov. 27, 1901, to Miss Annie L. Shannon. The family is one that is universally esteemed in West Haven and is prominent both in business and social circles.

HERMAN MICHAELIS, foreman of the lamp department of the Bradley & Hubbard Manufac- turing Co., is one of the leading German-American citizens of the "Silver City." He was born May 23, 1852, in the city of Luckenwalde, near Berlin, Germany, a son of Ludwig Michaelis, now de- ceased. The latter was a native of Braunschweig, Germany, where he grew to manhood. On attain-

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ing his majority, he settled in Luckenwalde, where he. engaged in the manufacture of kid gloves and suspenders and similar wares, in which he contin- ued throughout his life. There he died at a ripe old age, and was buried. His wife, Henrietta Lohbauer, was born in Potsdam, and died and was buried in her native place. Both were consistent members of the Lutheran Church. Of their chil- dren, four died in infancy; one more, Hermine, is now deceased; two reside in Meriden ; and the others in Germany. The living are: Louis, a leading baker of Meriden, Paulina, Emma, Her- man and Emil.

Herman Michaelis received a good education in his native land, and was early made acquainted with the manufacturing business conducted by his father, with whom he continued until twenty years old, when he joined the German army. During his three years' military service, he had opportunity to show his mettle, and was made a non-commis- sioned officer, and acquitted himself honorably. One year of this time was spent in France, during the closing scenes of the Franco-Prussian war of 1871, an opportunity which does not fall to the lot of every soldier, which he made the most of. The training thus received has made him a better citi- zen, and its experiences will never be forgotten.

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Upon the close of his term of enlistment, Mr. Michaelis came to the United States and immediate- ly settled in Meriden, whose manufacturing possi- bilities were apparent to his experienced eye. He at once attached himself to the great manufactur- ing establishment of the Bradley & Hubbard Manu- facturing Co., entering the lamp department. Here his abilities and industry soon gained recognition, and in 1883 he was placed in charge of the depart- ment, one of the prominent ones of the establish- ment, and for the past nineteen years has conducted it with signal success. His straightforward buisi- ness methods have made him a favorite with his employers, and secured the respect and esteem of all his associates, in either business or social life.

On May 24. 1882, Mr. Michaelis was married to Miss Louise Ernst, daughter of Charles and Minnie ( Konold ) Ernst. Mrs. Michaelis was born in Meriden, and her parents were natives of Ger- many, who died at Meriden, and were buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery. They attended religious service at the Universalist Church. Three of their six children died in infancy. Those living are: Louise; Amelia, wife of Augustus Raven, and Car- rie, wife of Charles H. Drechsler; all reside in Meriden.

Of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Michaelis, the second, Herman Walter, died in childhood. The other, Minnie Viola, was educated in the Meri- den public schools and is now a student at Whitby College, Ontario, Canada. Mr. Michaelis is member of the Meriden Saengerbund, of which he has been president and is now treasurer. He is a member of the Universalist Church. In politics

he is independent, and never seeks any political favors. An industrious and thrifty citizen, he en- joys the comforts of his own fireside, and leaves public strife to those whose taste inclines to such matters. His home on Hanover street, which he purchased several years since, is one of the finest on that thoroughfare, and is presided over by his devoted wife with the ease . and grace which come from good breeding. Having come to Meriden with no capital, a stranger in a strange land, Mr. Michaelis has achieved a success of which he may be justly proud, and which may well be taken by rising generations of Americans as an inspiration and example.

CANDEE. For over two centuries the name of Candee, or Cande, has appeared in the annals of Connecticut. Their most interesting record is as follows :

(I) Zaccheus Candee first appears in New Haven at the time of his marriage, Dec. 5, 1670, to Rebecca, daughter of Henry Bristow (or Bris- tol), of New Haven. Mr. Candee lived and died in West Haven, probably at the corner of the "Green," where down to a late day remained the dwelling of his son Samuel. He is called Zach- ariah on his tombstone, on which the date of his death and age are given as 1720, aged eighty years ; and on a similar stone the death and age of his wife Rebecca appear as Sept. 22, 1739, aged ninety- one years.

(II) Samuel Candee, son of Zaccheus, born July 24, 1678, in West Haven, Conn., married April 28. 1703, Abigail, daughter of Thomas Pineon, of New Haven. Mr. Candee served respectively as lieutenant and captain of the West Haven Com- pany. He lived and died in that town, his home being beautifully located at the corner of the "Green," and the building stood there until taken down, in 1877. Capt. Candee died Feb. 28, 1748- 49, and his wife passed away Jan. 9, 1743. Thom- as Pineon, the father of Mrs. Candee, was of Sud- bury, Mass., in 1661, likely a son of Nicholas Pinon, of Lynn, 1647.

(III) Caleb Candee, son of Samuel, was born about 1722 in West Haven. He married Lois Mal- lory, of West Haven or Milford, and settled in the town of Oxford, Conn., as a farmer. There he died, according to the inscription on his tomb- stone, Oct. 4, 1777.

The following is extracted from the Army and Vary Journal, March 27, 1880:

A family which has been represented in the Army and Navy of the United States from the earliest period in the history of this country furnishes one of the curiosities of longevity which is worthy of mention. Early in the six- teenth century a Huguenot family of the same name as the great Conde tled from France and took up their resi- dence in Scotland. One of the family afterward emigrated to America and settled in Connecticut. He had a son, Zaccheus Conde. born in New Haven in 1640, from which all those bearing the name of Candee in this country are descended. It was a hardy race, of a mixture of Hugue-

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not and Puritan. and they lived principally in the town- ship of Oxford. in New Haven county. One of them. Caleb by name, married in 1742 Lois Mallory, and of this marriage were born nine sons, one of whom reached the age of ninety-four. three of them eighty-seven, one eighty-six, and one eighty-three, one seventy-six, one sev- enty. and one sixty-nine. an average of a little more than eighty-two years. The seventh son. Nehemiah, was the grandfather of Gen. Innis Palmer and Major George W. Candee, Paymaster U. S. Army, and the great-grand- father of Mrs. Dr. Walter S. Schofield. of the Navy, and many citizens of New York and vicinity. He had ten children who lived to mature age, three of them living. viz .. Mr. W. L. Candee, of Milwaukee. now in his eighty- ninth year: Mrs. Susan Palmer. mother of Gen. Palmer, in her eighty-eighth year; and Mr. G. W. Candee, of Newi York, in his eighty-seventh year. Those of the family who have died attained the ages, respectively, of ninety- two, ninety. eighty-two. seventy-six. seventy-four. fifty- six and fifty-three. The average age of the two genera- tions, viz., the families of Caleb and Nehemiah (nineteen children), would be now about eighty years and three months. All of the children of Caleb were born subjects of Great Britain. and all of them, we believe, served in the Revolutionary army.

(IV) David Candee, son of Caleb, was born in 1747, in Oxford. Conn. On Feb. 5, 1772, he mar- ried Dinah Bristol, of West Haven, who died June 17. 1785, aged thirty-three years. He married (second) April II. 1787, Abigail Buckingham. Mr. Candee resided in Oxford and in Harwinton, Conn. He and his wife were baptized into the church in Oxford Sept. 10, 1774, and Jan. 6, 1797, he is recommended to the church in Harwinton, Conn. In 1807 he was of the committee to build the new church. He was frequently a selectman. Mr. Candee died at Harwinton, Conn., May 12, 1841, aged ninety-four years.

(V) David Candee (2), son of David, was bap- tized Sept. 22. 1782, and on Nov. 16, 1808. mar- ried Hannah, daughter of Abijah Catlin, of Har- winton. His mother dying when he was a child, David was adopted by Timothy Candee, of Ox- ford, and afterward of Pompey, N. Y. David ac- companied Timothy to Pompey, but after remain- ing there a year or two returned to Connecticut, locating at Milford, where he resided with a Mr. Woodruff, who kept a hotel. Later he spent three years trading in the South with a Mr. Cone. They returned and bought the hotel and store in dee bought his partner's interest and continued the business alone. He was a man of sound judg- ment, and in his manners, a gentleman of the Old School. He was a respected and leading citizen of the town, and in the course of a steadily success- ful business accumulated a fortune. He died July 11, 1851. Mrs. Hannah ( Catlin ) Candee was a lady of education and intelligence. She was active, and long survived her husband, dying in October, 1874.

years of his death. His constitution had never been robust, and he fell a victim to consumption, passing away Feb. 25. 1859. In his business affairs he had displayed rare judgment, and had accumulated quite a fortune. In his religious faith he was reared a Congregationalist, but after marriage he united with the Episcopal Church, in which faith he, as well as his family, remained.

(VII) FREDERICK CATLIN CANDEE, son of Frederic A., was born in Oxford. Conn., Aug. 15, 1854. He was educated in the schools of his na- tive village and at Lovell's Lancasterian School, in New Haven. His training in his youth was chiefly along agricultural lines, and after leaving school he engaged in farming, and he owns a valuable farm in Prospect, Conn. Public affairs occupied his attention to a considerable degree, and he served three terms as selectman in Oxford at a time when the Democrats had a majority of fifty. Politically he is a Republican, and a stanch mem- ber of the party. In 1884 he located in New Haven, where he has since been successfully en- gaged in the livery business.

On May 28, 1874. Mr. Candee married Lucy Ann Davis, who died the same year. She was a daughter of William H. Davis. On Nov. 13, 1878, Mr. Candee wedded Julia Allison Keeney, of

! Southford, Conn., daughter of Frederick Keeney. Children as follows were born to this union : Frederick (born in 1880), Harry E., Agnes and Julia, living ; and two others, a boy and a girl, who died in infancy.

FRANCIS FOOTE ANDREWS, a representa- tive farmer and leading citizen of East Haven, New Haven Co., Conn., was born in that town where his brother Samuel W. now lives, March 1 18, 1828. and belongs to one of its old and hon- ored families. His grandfather. Nathan Andrews. was also a native of East Haven and a soldier of the Revolutionary war. Both he and his father, Elisha Andrews, lived to the advanced age of ninety-three years, while his wife, who bore the maiden name of Mahitable Pardee, lived to the age of ninety-one.

Rouel Andrews, father of our subject, was born Oxford, and opened trade there. Later Mr. Can- in East Haven, March 18, 1800, and in early man- hood married Olive Foote, datighter of Samuel Foote. To them were born seven children, namely : Celesta. who married Noah W. Bradley, and is still living; Francis F., our subject : Ann L., who died at the age of sixteen years; Minerva, who married John A. Blackstone and lives in Branford, Conn. : one who died in infancy; Eveline, who mar- ried Samuel Thompson and is deceased; and W. F., a merchant and postmaster of New Haven. The father carried on the old tavern at East Haven, and also ran a hay press. baling hay which was shipped to the West Indies. He took a very active and prominent part in public affairs, serving as

( VI) Frederic Augustus Candee, son of David (2), was born June 15. 1818, and married Oct. 7, 1845, Louisa A. Hotchkiss. He was a merchant in 1 Oxford, and also kept a hotel until within a few ; selectman of East Haven for a great many years ;

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town clerk for twenty years ; postmaster for thirty consecutive years ; and justice of the peace many years. He was also a deacon in the Congrega- tional Church for fifteen years, and took a great interest in the Church and its work. He was wide- ly known and held in high regard by all with whom he came in contact. He died at the age of sixty- four years, his wife at the age of ninety-one.

Our subject acquired his literary education in the common schools of his native town, and has spent his entire life in East Haven, his time and attention being devoted to general farming and the dairy business since attaining to man's estate. He owns a valuable farm of about 100 acres partly in the town of Branford, and has placed the land under a high state of cultivation and made many im- provements thereon.

Mr. Andrews was married, July 5, 1852, to Miss Mary A. Hemingway, a daughter of Harvey Hemingway, and to them were born three children : Mary O., who died in infancy; Francis Rouel and Harvey Lincoln, both farmers of East Haven. The wife and mother died in 1895. The Republican party finds in Mr. Andrews an earnest advocate and stanch supporter of its principles, and he has been quite prominently identified with local poli- tics. He has served as justice of the peace several years ; was selectman of East Haven two years ; and represented his town in the State Legislature in 1896 and 1897, with credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of his constituents.

DAVID BLOOMFIELD. The city of Meri- den numbers among its intelligent resident profes- sional men several who take high rank with the architects of this country, and a prominent repre- sentative of this branch of art is David Bloomfield.

Mr. Bloomfield was born Nov. 6, 1851, in the town of Cromwell, Middlesex Co., Conn. David Bloomfield, his grandfather, was a native of Wood- bridge, N. J., where he spent his entire life engaged in farming. He was an earnest member of the Congregational Church. The family, which is of Welsh origin, was planted in this country soon after the Revolution.

Nathan Bloomfield, a son of David (I), and father of David (2), the subject of this notice, was born on his father's farm in New Jersey, and his boyhood days were spent in farming and attend- ing the district school. When he had attained to man's estate he went to Hoboken, N. J., and learned the trade of shipbuilder. After his marriage he removed to Cromwell, Conn., and worked as a ship carpenter ; later locating in Middle Haddam and forming a partnership with Andrew F. Parker, in a ship building business, which continued for sev- eral years, during which time he helped in the con- struction of the U. S. gunboat "Cayuga." He was also associated with a Mr. Gildersleeve, in Port- land, Conn., in shipbuilding, and in all of his ven- tures was eminently successful. The immediate

cause of his death, which occurred in April, 1861, was the breaking of a blood vessel, and he was interred in Middle Haddam, where his wife also lies. Mr. Bloomfield was married in Staten Isl- and, N. Y.,- to Elizabeth Butler, a woman of fine character and many lovable qualities. She was a consistent member of the Congregational Church, and her husband was liberal in his religious views ; both were most excellent people. In political mat- ters the father was a Democrat, but aside from giving his earnest support to the candidates of his party he never took an active part in politics. To himself and wife were born seven children, name- ly. Emily, who died young; Garry, a builder of Meriden, Conn .; Mary, who was killed while only twenty years of age by bemg thrown from a car- riage, in Middle Haddamı; David; Franklin, who died when young; Frank, deceased; and Nathan, who died at the age of twenty.

David Bloomfield was taken by his parents to Middle Haddam, and while attending school, also helped his father. When but seventeen years old. he began to learn the carpenter's trade, and in 1869 came to Meriden with his brother, following his trade in this city. Being ambitious, he began the study of architecture and mechanical drawing, later taking a course under the celebrated architect, Henry C. Shute, of Massachusetts. While still studying under this gentleman, Mr. Bloomfield de- signed several private residences that gave evidence of his great ability in this line. In 1887, Mr. Bloomfield opened an office at No. 129 State street, Meriden, and he has met with unqualified success. Among the buildings which bear testi- mony to his skill may be mentioned the residences of W. L. Squire, A. S. Thomas, Mrs. Mary Wil- son, and scores of others. The Pacific Lodge and Journal Publishing Co. buildings, the Turner Hall, the Columbia, Franklin and Center street schools, St. Mary's Roman Catholic and the German Luth- eran Immanuel churches, and many other public and private buildings in Meriden, were designed by him, as well as elegant structures in Hartford and New Haven. In all of his work Mr. Bloom- field displays a thorough understanding of all modern requirements and an originality of design that mark it as distinctively his own, and his suc- cess has been almost phenomenal.

Mr. Bloomfield was married June 12, 1884, in Bristol, Conn., to Clara R. Richards, who was born at Goshen, Conn., a daughter of Charles A. Rich- ards. No children have been born of this union. Socially. Mr. Bloomfield is a member of Monto- wese Tribe, I. O. O. F. In political matters he has- always taken a leading part, in 1893 representing the Fifth ward in the city council, having been elected on the Republican ticket. He is now Fire Marshal. having served in that capacity for nine years ; and he has been inspector of plumbing seven years. Religiously Mr. Bloomfield is very liberal, , giving freely to works designed to relieve suf-

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fering and to promote the general betterment of humanity, regardless of church affiliations. Trust- worthy and talented, upright, thoroughly conver- sant with all the details of his profession, Mr. Bloomfield is one of the men of whom Meriden feels justly proud, and who numbers his friends by legions.

WILLIAM HENRY ELY, the subject of this biography, is a prominent member of the Connecti- cut Bar, and former Corporation Counsel of the city of New Haven. His descent in several lines is from an early Puritan ancestry who were among the first settlers of New England, one line reach- ing back to the coming of the "Mayflower."

Mr. Ely was born Nov. 27, 1856, in the city of Hartford, a son of William Brewster and Eliza- beth Smith ( Morgan) Ely, descending, on his mother's side from the Morgans of Stonington, ! who figured in the war of the Revolution, and also from Thomas Seymour, who was King's attorney before the Revolution, as well as from a Hugue- not family by the name of Chenevard, while on his father's side his descent was no less illus- trious. Among his ancestors are Elder Will- iam Brewster, of "Mayflower" fame, and Na- than Ely, who came from Kent, England, in 1625. Nathan Ely was made a freeman in New England, at Cambridge, Mass., in 1635, and went to Hart- ford, Conn., with Rev. Thomas Hooker in 1636, and became one of the original proprietors of the town in 1639. From this emigrant ancestor Will- iam Henry Ely, of New Haven, is a descendant in the eighth generation, his line being through Samuel, Deacon John, Caleb, William, Eli and William B.

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Commemorative biographical record of New Haven county, Connecticut, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families, V. I, Pt 2, Part 88

Author: Beers (J.H.) & Co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1902 Publisher: Chicago, J.H. Beers & co. Number of Pages: 1010

Author: Beers (J.H.) & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Chicago, J.H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1010