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Mrs. Mary Root is a daughter of James and Caroline (Capewell) Stone, the former a native of Woodbury, Conn., and the latter of New York City. Sheldon Stone, father of James, was a carpenter, and of English extraction, and George Capewell, father of Mrs. Caroline Stone, was one of three brothers- Mark, George and Joseph-who came from Birm- ingham, England.
In politics Samuel Root is a Republican, and has served one year as a member of the common council. and for some time on the board of compensation. Fraternally he is a Freemason, affiliating with Har- mony Lodge, No. 44, Waterbury, and lie is also a-
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member of the Waterbury Club. Mrs. Root is a · member of the Episcopal Church, which Mr. Root also attends. No family in Waterbury is more highly esteemed for personal merits.
JOSEPH E. AND ELI T. DUDLEY, of Guil- ford, are lineal descendants of (V) Nathaniel Dud- ley, a farmer of Clapboard Hill District. Guilford, who was the fourth son of (IV ) Caleb Dudley ( (III) Caleb, (II) Joseph, (1) William) and Han- nah (Stone), as set forth in the genealogy of the Dudley family, given elsewhere.
(V) Nathaniel Dudley was born Oct. 3, 1745. and died Feb. 21, 1826. He married, March 12, 1777, Mary Hart, born Aug. 17, 1751, and died Feb. 6, 1841, aged eighty-nine, the daughter of Thomas Hart (Rev. John, Thomas, Stephen) and Concur- rence Bartlett (Ebenezer, Daniel, George). He lived with his father in a house built by his grand- father, Caleb Dudley, probably about 1700. He had four children: (1) Nathaniel, born Nov. 15, 1777, died Sept. 7, 1795, unmarried. (2) Lois, born July II, 1779, died Sept. 9. 1860. unmarried. (3) John, a sketch of whom follows. (4) Eunice, born Feb. 26, 1784, married May 25, 1807. George Bushnell, of Saybrook, and died Dec. 15, 1825.
(VI) John Dudley, a farmer of Clapboard Hill District, son of Nathaniel .and Mary ( Hart) Dud- ley, lived in the house with his father. He was born Jan. 25, 1782, married Jan. 24, 1805, Sarah Lee, born Dec. 30, 1780, died Dec. 27, 1849, daugliter of Elon and Deborah (Johnson ) Lee. They had five children : (1) Hooker, born Oct. 1, 1806, died Aug. 21, 1879 ; on Oct. 16, 1831, he married Mary Evarts, who was born May 22, 1806. daughter of Nathaniel Evarts and Julia (Parmelee), of Nutplains Dis- trict, and died Feb. 20, 1895. (2) Elon, born May 1, 1808, died April 8, 1883, at Angelica, New York ; married Dec. 21, 1831, Fanny S. Latham, born June 1, 1812. (3) John (father of Joseph E. and Eli T.), sketch of whom appears later. (4) Horace. born March 16, 1812, died June 12, 1885 ; married April 30, 1837. Hannah Amanda Dudley, born April 10, 1816, died Oct. 4. 1899, daughter of Timothy Dudley and Hannah ( Bartlett ). (5) Ruth, born June 4, 1814. died May 5, 1895 ; married Nov. 28, 1838. John Norton, born Sept. 19, 1802, died Oct. 17, 1839, son of Eber Norton and Mabel ( Evarts). They had one son, Deacon John William, born Oct. 19, 1839.
AMOS DUDLEY, born Nov. 3. 1747, was the youngest son of Caleb and Hannah (Stone) Dud- ley. He was a farmer, and lived at Clapboard Hill in a house which stood just east of the home of Joseph E. Dudley. He married Feb. 27. 1771, Mary Evarts. daughter of Eleazer Evarts ( Samuel. J11- dah, John) and Hannah ( Scranton). She died Aug. 23. 1797. They had six children. He married ( sec- ond) July 15. 1799. Deborah (Johnson), widow of Elon Lee. They had one child.
Children of Amos and Mary ( Evarts) Dudley :
(1) Amos, sketch of whom follows. (2) Timothy, sketch of whom follows. (3) Mary, born Oct. 16, 1778, died Oct. 1, 1840, unmarried. (4) William, born Sept. 17, 1780, died July 16, 1845; married Feb. 8, 1808, Deborah Lee, daughter of Elon Lee and Deborah (Johnson). (5) Russell, born Oct. 24, 1787, died in 1854; he went to Richmond, Va. ; mar- ried Jan. 18, 1813, Mary Baldwin. (6) Daniel, born in 1792, died Dec. 31, 1846, unmarried. By his sec- ond wife, Deborah, Amos Dudley had one child, (7) Betsey, born in December, 1800, who married Jan. I, 1821, William Chittenden, born May 5, 1797, died Aug. 1, 1880, son of Amos Chittenden and Jerusha (Graves). They had five children-Betsey Eliza, born March 2, 1822, married Sidney A. Dowd. Amos, born Aug. 4, 1824, married Harriet Case. Mary, born July 9, 1827, married David D. Carter. Lydia, born Jan. 30, 1831, died Dec. 7, 1854, unmar- ried. Catherine, born Aug. 1, 1835, married Joseph L. Scranton.
(VI) Amos Dudley, born Dec. 31, 1771, son of Amos and Mary (Evarts) Dudley, married (first) April 18, 1798, Anna Shelley, who died July 16, 1801, aged thirty-one. They had two children : (1) Henry, sketch of whom follows. (2) Jonathan, born Nov. 8, 1800, died Jan. 27, 1860; married Feb. 13, 1823, Eliza Holmes, who died Feb. 18, 1856.
(VII) Henry Dudley, born March 9, 1799, died Nov. 12. 1862. He was the eldest son of Amos Dud- ley (Amos, Caleb, Caleb, Joseph, William) and his first wife, Anna ( Shelley). He built and lived in the house east of Charles A. Dudley's, now the home of Joseph Grosvenour. He married May 14, 1823, V'esta Bradley, who died Jan. 18, 1882. They had four children : (1) Anna MI., born April 15, 1824, married George Shelley, who was killed by light- ning Sept. 20, 1856. (2) Deborah, born Sept. 1, 1831, died April 7, 1840. (3) Henry Bradley, born March 9, 1834, married June 29, 1864, Clarissa Evarts. (4) Louisa Deborah, born June 6, 1843, died Nov. 22, 1879; slie married April 9, 1862, Ed- mund J. Field, born Jan. 9, 1840, who fell at An- tietam, Sept. 18, 1862.
(VI) Timothy Dudley, born Dec. 16, 1775. died Aug. 27, 1819. He married April 24, 1809. Han- nah Bartlett, daughter of Joseph Bartlett (Joseph, Abraham, George) and Sarah (Cruttenden). They had four children : (1) Justin, born April 2, 1810, died April 3. 1888. unmarried. (2) Mary Ann, born Feb. 7. 1813, died April 1. 1900, unmarried. (3) Hannah Amanda, born April 10, 1816, died Oct. 4, 1800: married April 30, 1837. Horace Dudley ( John, Nathaniel). (4) Sarah, born April 17, 1810. married Dec. 9, 1840. John Dudley (John, Nathaniel).
(VII) John Dudlev, son of (VI) John and Sa- rah (Lee) Dudley, born Dec. 20, 1809, received a liberal education .. and was a prosperous agriculturist following general farming all his life on the home- stead. In politics he was first a Whig. later a Re- publican, and served in several local offices, such as-
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selectman, assessor, etc. In religious faith he was a member of the Congregational Church of Guilford. He died July 1, 1893, and was interred in Alder- brook cemetery, Guilford.
On Dec. 9, 1840, in Guilford, John Dudley mar- ried Sarah Dudley, born April 17, 1819, daughter of Timothy Dudley and Hannah ( Bartlett ). Mrs. Dudley is yet living, at the advanced age of eighty- two years, and is much respected and beloved for her many Christian virtues. She is the mother of children as follows: Eunice Amelia, born June 6, 1842, who died Oct. 20, 1842; Joseph Edward and Eli Timothy, sketches of whom follow; Fanny Amelia, born Nov. 26, 1848, living at home ; Lewis Richard, born Nov. 19, 1854, who married Aug. 24, 1880, Nora Serviss, and lives in West Salem, La- Crosse Co., Wisconsin.
(VIII) JOSEPH E. DUDLEY was born Dec. 30, 1843, at Dudleytown, Guilford, received a liberal district-school education, and since his father's' death has been operating the homestead. In poli- tics he is a Republican, and in religious faith a Con- gregationalist. He is unmarried, filially caring for his mother in her old age.
(VIII) ELI TIMOTHY DUDLEY, born on the old homestead April 17, 1846, received a good common school education, and took up the occupa- tion of his forefathers. At the age of twenty-three years he commenced farming on the L. Dudley place, at Guilford, near the homestead, where he made many improvements. remaining there twenty- five years. In 1804 he removed to the George Dud- ley place, on Clapboard Hill, and has since been en- gaged in farming there. He still owns the property at Guilford. Like all the Dudley family he is a pro- nounced Republican. In religious connection he is a member of the First Congregational Church.
On May 5, 1869. in Guilford. Eli T. Dudley mar- ried Caroline M. Wilcox. who was born Feb. 27, 1847, daughter of Alfred Nelson and Caroline A. (Munger) Wilcox, the former of whom was a car- penter and builder by occupation : during the Civil war he served as sergeant of Company G, 14th Conn. V. I. A brief record of the two children of Eli T. and Caroline M. (Wilcox) Dudley is as follows : (1) William Alfred, born Sept. 13. 1874, is farming near his father's homestead. He married Louva Redfield, of Madison, and has one child. Carrie Red- field. (2) Amy Louisa. born Jan. 23, 1878. resides at home. The entire Dudley family rank among the most prominent and progressive of New Haven county, and well merit the esteem and respect of the community.
JOHN R. PLATT, a prominent and successful agriculturist of Prospect, is a veteran of the Civil war, and bears an honorable record for brave ser- vice in the cause of freedom and union. In the paths of peace he has also won an enviable reputation he- cause of the sterling qualities which go to the mak- ing of a good citizen.
Mr. Platt was born, March 13, 1824, in the town where he still lives, and belongs to one of the best-known and oldest families of New Haven county. Richard Platt, the first of the name to come to the New World, was born in Hertfordshire, England, and was a son of Joseph Platt, who spent his entire life in that country. On his emigration to America, in 1639, Richard Platt located in Milford, Conn., where he spent the remainder of his life, dying there in 1684. His son, Josiah Platt, was born and baptized in Milford, Nov. 15, 1645, and on reaching manhood engaged in farming there until his death, which occurred Jan. 1, 1724. On Dec. 2, 1669, in Milford, he married Sarah Canfield, who lived and died in that town. Their son, Joseph Platt, was baptized June 15, 1693, and passed his entire life in Milford. He was married, Jan. 16, 1720, to Mehitable Fenn, who also died in Mil- ford. Their son, Joseph, was born in Milford Nov. 3, 1724, and died there Aug. 30, 1806. By occupa- tion he was a farmer. He married Hannah Buck- ingham, a relative of Governor Buckingham. Ben- jamin Platt, son of Joseph, Jr., and grandfather of our subject, was born in 1756, and mar- ried Abigail Green. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war under Capt. Charles Smith, in Gen. Waterbury's brigade, and participated in the battle of Danbury. He was made lame for life during his service.
Benjamin Platt, Jr., the father of our subject, was born in 1782, and when a young man came to Prospect, where he continued to make his home throughout life, spending his last years with his children. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Clark, of East Hampton, Mass., and was buried in Prospect cemetery. He was a successful man, an earnest member of the Congrega- tional Church, and quite prominent and influential. For three terms he represented his town in the State Legislature, also served as selectman and as- sessor, and filled other local offices. On Jan. 22, 1800, he married Miss Nancy Bristol, a daughter of Nathan and Anna ( Lambert) Bristol. She died in 1862, and was also laid to rest in Prospect ceme- tery. To them were born twelve children, namely : Mark, deceased; Mary Ann, wife of Jason Clark, of East Hampton, Mass .; Benjamin, deceased ; Nancy, deceased wife of Hugh Kilso; Henry, who died in infancy; Adelia, wife of Luther Morse; Henry, Harris and William, all deceased; Jane; John R., our subject ; and Augusta, wife of Henry Stephens.
Reared upon the home farm, John R. Platt ac- quired his education in the district schools of that locality, and on leaving the parental roof, at the age of seventeen, he worked in a clock shop at Plymouth for a short time, after which he took up the car- penter's trade and followed it until after the Civil war broke out. Prompted by a spirit of patriotism, he enlisted in August. 1862, for three years, in Com- pany A, 20th Conn. V. I., under Col. Ross and Capt.
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Timothy Gilford. His command was assigned to the 12th Army Corps. He participated in the battle of Gettysburg, and was with Sherman on his cele- brated march to the sea and all through the Atlanta campaign, taking part in various battles. For meritorious service on field of battle he was pro- moted to the rank of lieutenant, and when the war ended and his services were no longer needed he was honorably discharged. He was in the grand review at Washington, D. C., and was mustered out in New Haven. Returning to Prospect, he pur- chased the Hughes farm of eighty-seven acres, upon which he has made many substantial improvements, and where he has since successfully engaged in general farming and fruit growing.
In 1852 Mr. Platt was united in marriage with Miss Augusta Carrington, of Baltimore, Md., a daughter of Nehemiah Carrington, a West India merchant, and to them were born two children: Arthur, who died at the age of three and a half years; and Charles, who died at the age of eight years. The wife and mother died in Prospect, and was laid to rest in the cemetery there. On March 29, 1893, Mr. Platt married Elizabeth Hotchkiss, a native of Prospect, a daughter of Harry and Sarahı (Hoppin) Hotchkiss, and a granddaughter of Gideon Hotchkiss. Mr. and Mrs. Platt are members of the Congregational Church, and are highly esteemed by all who know them. He is a prominent member of Prospect Grange, and politi- cally has always affiliated with the Republican party. In 1884 he represented the town in the State Leg- islature, was selectman a number of years, and also filled the office of assessor, and of constable forty years. His official duties were always dis- charged in a most commendable and satisfactory manner.
JONAH C. PLATT. An honorable ambition, sustained by practical ability and unyielding energy, is a passport to success and the biographies of our leading citizens furnish many interesting illustra- tions of the rule. It is a pleasure to present to our readers such a forceful example as is conveyed in the following sketch of one of the well-known resi- dents of Ansonia.
Mr. Platt was born Nov. 30, 1832, in Milford, this county, and comes of good New England stock. Fiske Platt, our subject's grandfather, was a na- tive of Milford, Conn., and the greater portion of his life was spent there, engaged in farming. Through his grandmother, whose maiden name was Sarah Newton, our subject is descended from the Newton family.
Newton Platt, our subject's father, was born and reared in Milford, and engaged in farming there. His death occurred at his homestead at the age of seventy years. He was prominent in local affairs, holding various offices, and he and his wife were active members of the first Congregational Church. His wife, Anna Clark, who died at the
age of sixty-four, was born in Milford, the daugh- ter of Abraham Clark, a well-known agriculturist, and her mother, Mehitable Peck, was also a native of Milford. Newton and Anna Platt had the fol- i lowing children : Sarah, Mrs. Clark, a widow re- siding in Orange, this county ; Henry N. a resident . of Milford; Adelia C., who married John C. Mer- win, of Orange (both deceased) : Charlotte Ann, who married David N. Clark, of Milford, and died Oct. 10, 1866 (he afterward married her sister Leonora ) : Jonah C., our subject ; George F. ; Abram C .; and Leonora, Mrs. Clark.
At the age of sixteen Jonah C. Platt left home to learn the carpenters' trade at Ansonia, and on completing his apprenticeship he followed the trade as a journeyman for about four years. Later he was employed for some time as foreman in the same shop in which he had learned the business, but he then became interested in raising garden seeds, con- tinuing about eight years. The next three years were spent as foreman for his old employer, and for four years he was engaged in mercantile busi- ness in a store near his present home, but he then formed a partnership with Frederick Lines in the carpenters' trade, under the firm name of F. A. Lines & Co. They carried on a large business for a num- ber of years, keeping several workmen employed, and they built many of the important buildings in Ansonia and vicinity. Mr. Platt finally sold his in- terest but did not retire from business entirely, his extensive real estate holdings requiring his atten- tion. He and his wife formerly owned a large tract of land which was sold in building lots. and they still own six houses and a store, all in one block. In the development of other business interests of the city Mr. Platt has taken an active part and he has been a director in the Ansonia Savings Bank since its incorporation, and is now vice-president ; he was one of the incorporators of that institution. At the present time he is the only incorporator who is still on the board of directors. Mr. Platt is also a member of George Washington Lodge, No. 82, F. & A. M. at Ansonia. Politically he is a Republican, and his fellow townsmen have called him to numer- ous official positions. In 1884-5 he was in the Leg- islature, and he has served ten years, 1889-1898 on the board of selectmen. For two years he was first selectman. and from 1894 to the present time he has served as assessor of Ansonia, under four mayors. In 1884 and 1885 he was tax collector of the town, then a portion of the town of Derby, and in 1886, 1887 and 1888 he was again appointed to that office.
In 1856 Mr. Platt married Miss Ellen L. Hodge, who was born in the house adjoining their present residence. She was one of three children of Ben- jamin Hodge, and is now the only survivor of the family. Her father was a highly respected citizen of the town and was engaged for many years in raising garden seeds. Mr. and Mrs. Platt have had five children, of whom three are living: (1) An-
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nie married Edward T. Vance, a druggist of An- sonia, and has two children, Clyde ( who has at- tended Worcester Academy, and is now a student of Yale College) and Helen. (2) Frederick New- ton died when two years old. (3) Alfred C., a druggist, who died at the age of twenty-four, mar- ried Miss Frances P. Lambert, and had one daugh- ter, Allie C. (4) Ellen C. married Rev. William H. 1. Houghton, an Episcopalian clergyman, now deceased. They had two children, Edna P. and William H. (5) Franklin B. is secretary of the Ansonia Electrical Co. He married Miss Carrie Nettleton, and has one son, Franklin Newton. Mrs. Platt is a communicant of the Episcopal Church, and one of the active workers in the vicinity.
SERENO BARTHOLOMEW, one of the prominent citizens of Wallingford and an active and useful member of the Congregational Church, is the subject of this biography. Mr. Bartholomew was born in the old family homestead on Oct. 27, 1818. a son of Samuel and Sylvia ( Howd) Bartholomew. Samuel Bartholomew had but a primitive education and followed agricultural pursuits all his days. Own- ing a farm of fifty acres, he continued to improve it, and he was noted for his industry and energy, and as an example of temperate Christian living was worthy of emulation.
Deacon Sereno Bartholomew attended school in East Farms and North Durham, worked on his father's farm, and also assisted on other farms, until he was eighteen years old, at which time he took charge of the homestead, where he has remained, with the exception of two years, which were spent in the factory of Hall & Elton, learning the trade of silver plating. Mr. Bartholomew was one of the first in this section to experiment successfully in to- bacco raising, but now he devotes a small part of his 200 acres to the growing of fine peaches.
Perhaps Mr. Bartholomew is better known with- in the Congregational Church than in any other place in the community, as, for thirty-one years, he has held the office of deacon in that body, with dig- nity and efficiency. At the age of twenty-two, when in the strength of young manhood, he joined the church to which he has been devoted during a long and useful life.
On Sept. 27, 1847, in Middlebury, Conn., Sereno Bartholomew was united in marriage with Sarah A. Benham, who died in 1886. The children born of this union were: Cath- erine, born in 1848, died in 1865: and Franklyn M., born in 1855. married Harriet E. Tibbals ( who was born in Durham, daughter of David and Nancy (Strong) Tibbals), and died in 1897. Franklyn M. Bartholomew grew up on the farm, was edu- cated at a district school until, at the age of seven- teen, he spent two school years at a private school. He was well known throughout Connecticut as be- ing prominent in Grange circles, and he was instru- mental in procuring the Grange storehouse located
at the Air Line depot; and in 1886 he was chosen purchasing agent for the Wallingford Grange, hold- ing the office until he resigned in . 1892. The winter of 1892 he spent in the employ of a well-known Boston house, introducing feeds of various kinds, after which he traveled for Mr. Lucien Sanderson. of New Haven, Conn., manufacturer of chemicals and fertilizers, and in 1895 he was appointed by the Governor of Connecticut treasurer of the State Board of Agriculture, which office lie held at the time of his death. The death of the son left his aged father to the care of his daughter-in-law, who now ministers to him.
Deacon Sereno Bartholomew can look back over many years of a well-spent life. He has always been interested in public affairs, and his political affilia- tions are with the Republican party. His high char- acter has won for him the esteem and respect of the entire community.
WILLIAM S. BISHOP, a worthy citizen and representative well-to-do farmer of the town of Madison, comes of a family which has for genera- tions been respected as contributing many useful and substantial citizens to this section. John Bishop, the first of the name of whom we have record, had a son John, who married Susan Goldham.
John Bishop, son of John and Susan (Goldham). born in 1655 in Guilford, Conn., died there Nov. 25. 1731. He was a life-long farmer, and a man of influence in the community. On July 3, 1689, he married Elizabeth Hitchcock, who died March 14, 1712, and on Nov. 18. 1713, he married Mary Jolin- son, by whom he had thirteen children.
John Bishop, eldest son of John, by the first marriage, was born Aug. 12. 1692. in Guilford, where he grew to manhood. He removed to East Guilford, where he passed the remainder of his life, dying there Jan. 28, 1752. On July 1, 1719. he married Abigail Spinning, born May 7, 1699. died Feb. 22, 1751, and they became the parents of five children: Prudence. born July 28, 1722, died Aug. 2, 1740: Elizabeth, born Dec. 20, 1725. died Sept. 19, 1754; Rachel, born Feb. 23. 1727. died Dec. I. 1750: John is mentioned below: Abigail, born Oct. 8, 1731, married Dr. Nathaniel Welden.
John Bishop, born April 10, 1729, in East Guil- ford (now the town of Madison ), died there April 3, 1807, and was buried in Madison cemetery. He was well known and highly respected in the com- munity, and was a devout member of the Congre- gational Church. On Nov. 1, 1753, he married Hannah Hodgkins, born Feb. 16. 1733. died June 9. 1820, and they had a family of five children: Pru- dence. born Aug. 4, 1754, died Feb. 25, 1834, mar- ried Samuel Foster : John, born Sept. 3, 1756, died Sept. 24. 1848, married Irene Bartlett : Lois born in July, 1759. died April 12. 1836, married Molly Tudd: Rachel, born 1761. married William Baily : William is mentioned below.
William Bishop, born in 1763 in Madison, died
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June 28, 1848, and was laid to rest in the East cemetery in that town. He was a large land owner. and engaged successfully in general farming : was a Whig in politics, and held various local offices ; was liberal in religious matters, and an active mem- ber of the Ecclesiastical Society. He married Lucy Kelsey, who was born in 1778 in Killing- worth, Conn., and died Aug. 31, 1806, and two chil- dren came to this union: William Hull, born in 1801, who married Chloe Lee, and died Aug. 20, 1841 ; and Levi, father of our subject, who is men- tioned below. Mr. Bishop married for his second wife Mabel Murray, a native of Guilford, born in 1776, who passed away Dec. 30, 1868, and to this marriage were also born two children: John M., born in 1821, who married Cynthia Hull, and died March 6, 1881 ; and Lucy Ann, who married Fred- erick Field, and died Oct. 25, 1881. All this fam- ily are buried in the East cemetery in Madison.
Levi Bishop was born in 1802 in the town of Madison, and died there Nov. 25, 1887, his remains being laid to rest in the East cemetery. In his younger days he followed the water, becoming master of a vessel, and also for some time engaged in the produce business, but he finally settled down to the calling of his forefathers, and met with substantial success in his agricultural pursuits. His adaptability to any line of business or circumstances stood him in good stead, and in every capacity, whether public or private, he displayed marked in- telligence and ability. as well as integrity and a high sense of duty. Having early received a good practical education, he broadened his views and his knowledge by continued reading, and was well in- formed on subjects of general interest. He was quite active in public life in his locality. Originally a Whig in political sentiment, he became a Repub- lican on the organization of that party and was quite active in its councils. In religion he was liberal, striving always to live up to the Golden Rule in his relations with his fellow men, and his temper- ate habits and industrious life won him universal respect.
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