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David Parmelee, born Sept. 6, 1759, died Aug. 26, 1814. On Oct. 17, 17SI, he married Asentha Kirkham, who died Nov. 2, 1782, and on Oct. 2, 1783. he married Parnel Handy, who survived him, dying March 21, 1839; she married for her second husband Seth Cruttenden. Children : David, sketch of whom follows: Benjamin, born March II, 1786, died in 1805: Parnel, born July 1. 1788, died in 816, married Sylvester Camp: Jonathan Handy, born July 1. 1790, died at sea in 1806; Clarissa, born Sept. 19, 1795, died Jan. 25, 1875, married George Hart.
David Parmelee, father of Miss Lydia D. Chit- tenden, born in Guilford Oct. 3. 1784. died Aug. 6, 1870. By occupation he was a blacksmith, and he spent all his life in his native town, where he was highly respected. Originally a Whig in politics, he eventually joined the Democratic party, and he held several local offices. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. On March 2, 1807, Mr. Parmelec married Arta Leete, who was born Aug. 27, 1787, daughter of Amos Leete, and died Oct. 19. 1816. On Dec. 13. 1818. he married Diana Chittenden. who was born April 13. 1786, daughter of Abraham and Lydia ( Baldwin) Chittenden, and died Feb. 7. 1826. On April 11. 1827, Mr. Parmelee married for his third wife Clarissa B. Parmelee, born Feb. 15. 1795. died Nov. 8, 1831. There were three children by the first marriage : Benjamin, born Aug. 19. 1808, was drowned: Samuel. born Aug. 22. 1810. died Mav 15, 1877. married Catherine Rooke: David Kirkland, born Sept. 4. 1812, is still living in Guilford. Two children came to the sec- ond union : Henry Baldwin, born in June, 1821, died Oct. 3, 1822; Lydia Diana, born Oct. 3, 1824,
is the adopted daughter of Henry Ward Chitten- den. One child was born to the third union, Clar- issa E., born in 1836, who married Horace Red- ford, of Meriden.
AUGUSTUS STREET, deceased. There is particular satisfaction in reverting to the life his -. tory of this honored gentleman, from the fact that he attained a position of distinction in his native town of East Haven, where he retained his residence until his death.
Mr. Street was born in East Haven May 30, 1819, on the place now occupied by the widow of his brother Dwight, and was a representative of one of the most distinguished and prominent fam- ilies of New Haven county. He traced his ances- try back to Rev. Nicholas Street. of Bridgewater, England, who was born Jan. 29, 1603, and was edu- cated at Oxford College, where he received the de- gree of B. A. He came to America some time be- tween 1630 and 1638, and first located in Taunton, Mass., but later removed to New Haven and was assistant to Rev. John Davenport, pastor of the Center Church of that place, and one of the found- ers of the New Haven Colony.
Rev. Samuel Street. son of Nicholas, was one of the seven who graduated at Harvard College in 1664. He was afterward ordained pastor of the Congregational Church at Wallingford, in 1674, being its first pastor, and remained in charge there for forty-five years. He died at the ripe old age of eighty-two.
Lieut. Samuel Street, son of Rev. Samuel, was born July 27, 1667.
Rev. Nicholas Street, son of Lieut. Samuel, and grandfather of our subject, was born in Walling- ford, New Haven county. Feb. 21, 1730, and died in October, 1806. He was graduated from Yale College in 1751, and in 1755 was ordained pastor of the East Haven Congregational Church, over which he presided for the long period of fifty-one years, honored and beloved by all who knew him. He was twice married, his first wife being Desire Thompson, his second Hannah Austin, who died at the age of sixty-one.
Elnathan Street. our subject's father, was born in East Haven Feb. 16, 1774, and died Nov. 13,. 1849. He was a farmer by occupation, and a wor- thy member of the community, highly respected by all for his many sterling qualities and unassuming manner. He was a devout member of the Congre- gational Church, and a stanch Whig in politics. On Nov. 2, 1802, Mr. Street married Clarissa Mor- ris, who was born July 6, 1783, and died March 2, 1861. Ten children were born to this union: Jane Caroline, Harriet, Lucy M., Mary A., Nicholas, Benjamin, Augustus, Thaddeus, Cornelia and El- nathan Dwight. Benjamin was a soldier in the 15th Conn. V. I. during the Civil war.
The subject of this sketch spent the first four- teen years of his life in his native town, and then
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went to New Haven, where he clerked in the drv- goods store of James D. Salter for two years. He then entered the employ of Stephen A. Street, in a similar capacity, and in 1835 accompanied this gen- tleman on his removal to New Orleans, La., clerk- ing in his store there until the employer's death, in 1838. Returning North to New York, Mr. Street engaged in the dry-goods business until 1851, and then moved to Mount Carmel, Conn., where he was manager of the store of James Ives until 1855. He next went to New Haven, and was bookkeeper for Beecher & Winship until 1862, after which he en- gaged in mercantile business for himself at that place for two years.
On Sept. 11, 1850, Mr. Street was united in marriage with Miss Maria S. Elwell, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who was born Feb. 1, 1826, and died Dec. 31, 1898. They had five children, viz .: Augustus and Alexander, twins, died in infancy; Frank died at the age of ten months; Lucy Elwell died when two years of age; the only survivor being Lottie E. The last named is a graduate of the private school conducted by Miss Abbott, daughter of John S. C. Abbott, the historian, and has been a success- ful school teacher. She is now a member of the board of education and school visitor, having served in that position for several years past. Prior to her father's decease she was appointed assistant town clerk. Miss Street is a lady of considerable literary ability, and is the authoress of the book en- titled "A Knot of Blue," and published by the Pil- grim Press, of Boston.
Shortly after his marriage MIr. Street returned to East Haven, where he ever afterward made his home, though he was engaged in business else- where. His political support was given to the men and measures of the Republican party. He served as town treasurer of East Haven for several years. and was town clerk from 1893 until his death. April 30, 1901, being elected without serious opposition from any party : the last time his name was on both party tickets. He was one of the oldest and most influential members of the East Haven Congrega- tional Church, and was treasurer of that society. Mr. Street was ever found true to the trusts reposed in him by his fellow citizens, and merited and re- ceived their esteem and respect.
JOHN THOMAS SLINEY, one of the most prominent contractors on stone work. track work, teaming and trucking in Branford, where he has extensive livery stables, is a son of David and Eliza- beth (Dickson) Slinev, natives of Ireland.
David Sliney and his wife came to this country about 1850, and located in Branford, where the fa- ther engaged in farming. After a time he entered the employ of the M. I. F. Company, and later in his life became a farmer, dying Nov. II, 1897. at the age of seventy-one years. During the Civil war he served in the Union army as a member of Company G, 27th Conn. V. I .. under Capt. Ely, and was taken
prisoner at the battle of Gettysburg. After a brief incarceration in southern prison pens he was ex- changed, and honorably discharged from the hos- pital at New Haven. Of the children born to David Sliney and wife, we have the following record : Catherine, who married Hugh McErnerney: Bessie. who married M. F. Kelly; Margaret, who is Mrs. M. F. O'Brien; David; John T .; Lucy, who mar- ried Thomas Gibbons ; William R. : and Ella.
John Thomas Sliney was reared in Branford. where he was educated in the public schools, and at the age of seventeen went into the milk business. in which he was engaged for the next eleven years. Mr. Sliney began his present business in 1892, and the next year entered into a partnership with M. P. Rice, which continued two years. Since that time he has conducted his business without a partner. and is doing a large work, not only in Branford, but in New Haven and adjacent territory.
On Jan. 25, 1893, Mr. Sliney was married to Hannah Agnes, a daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Murphy) Buckley. To this union were born five children : Mary, Elizabeth, John, Lawrence and Leo. Mr. Sliney and his family are members of the St. Mary's Catholic Church, at Branford. In his poli- tics he is a Democrat, and for two years he served as a member of the board of education, and for two terms as a selectman of the town.
JOHN HOOKER DUDLEY. The Dudley family, of which the subject of this sketch is a wor- thy member, originated in England, and became one of the earliest families in Connecticut.
(I) William Dudley, one of the original settlers of Guilford, and signer of the Plantation Covenant, was born at Richmond, County of Surrey. England. He was a member of Rev. Henry Whitfield's Church and parish at Ockley, in Surrey, where he married Aug. 24. 1636. Miss Jane Lutman. They came with Mr. Whitfield's company to America in 1639, and their eldest child, William, was born at sea dur- ing their voyage. On their arrival at Guilford they established their home on the east side of what is now Fair street, where Dr. R. B. West now lives. William Dudley's home-lot contained three and one- quarter acres and he had also considerable outlying land. He was a farmer, as appears by his will and inventory. He died March 16. 1683-84. and his wife on May 1, 1674. They had five children: (1) Deacon William. born at sea, June 8, 1639, died May, 1701, married Nov. 4. 1661, Mary Stow. He re- moved in 1670 to Saybrook, Conn. (2) Joseph. sketch of whom follows. (3) Ruth, born April 20. 1645, married June 20, 1664. John Whittlesey, of Saybrook. (4) Deborah, born Sept. 20. 1647, died October, 1681 : married ( first) June, 1671, Ebenezer Thompson, who died May, 1674. They had two children : Jabez, born Oct. 16. 1672: and John, born November, 1674. She married ( second) Thomas Scranton, who died Februarv. 1711 : they had two children-Samuel, married Elizabeth Bishop: and
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Hannah, married Joseph Evarts. (5) Another child, whose name is not known.
(II) Joseph Dudley, second son of William Dud- ley and Jane ( Lutman ), was born at Guilford April 24, 1643, and died there June 3, 1712. He married Oct. 6, 1670, Ann Robinson, daughter of Thomas Robinson and wife, Mary. He was a cooper by trade, also a farmer. He owned part of a sawmill which he bequeathed to his son Caleb. He lived, probably, on the homestead of his father on Fair street. His father mentions him in his will as fol- lows: "I give and bequeathe to my son Joseph Dudley, all my housings and lands and rights of lands in Guilford, etc." In 1691 he was chosen by the town "for the making of coffins on all occasions of death." At the time of his death the inventory of land, distributed to his six sons as designated by lis will, amounted to £751 : IOS : 6d. Movables- £166: 15s: 6d. Joseph Dudley had nine children : (1) Joseph, born June 11, 1671, died Feb. 22, 1726; married July 27, 1704, Abigail Hubbard. (2) Benjamin (twin of Joseph), died Feb. 23. 1720; married Jan. 5, 1703, Tabitha Avered. (3) Caleb, sketch of whom follows. (4) Joshua, born Dec. 17, 1674, died Jan. 29, 1750; married Oct. 20, 1712, Sarah Perry, of Stratford. (5) Miles, born Dec. 17, 1676, died Aug. 10, 1753 ; married Jan. 23, 1706, Rachel Strong, daughter of Thomas Strong, of Northampton, Mass. She died Jan. 4, 1769, aged ninety-three. (6) William, born Oct. 18, 1684, died Feb. 28, 1761 ; married (first) Ruth Strong (who died Sept. 18, 1743), daughter of Thomas of Lyme : married (second) Rebecca Fisk, daughter of Joseph Elliott. (7) Anna. born 1687, died April 27. 1687. (8) Mary married Joseph Wright, of Colchester, Conn. (9) Mercy married Josiah Bartlett, of North- ampton, Massachusetts.
(III) Caleb Dudley, the third son of Joseph Dudley and Ann ( Robinson), was born in Guilford in June, 1673, and died March 20, 1730. He mar- ied June 23. 1700, Elizabeth Buck, of Wethersfield. born June 4, 1676 (died April 14. 1738), daughter of Emanuel Buck and Mary (Kirby), and grand- daughter of John Kirby, one of the first settlers of Middletown, Conn. Caleb Dudley was a farmer, and the first one of the Dudley name who made his home on "Clapboard Hill," the neighborhood after- ward called "Dudleytown." His father, in his will. gave him the portion of his real estate lying in that vicinity. Caleb Dudley built his house on what is now ( 1900) the home-lot of Joseph E. Dudley (the old house stood a little west of Joseph E. Dudley's present home). It was afterward successively the home of his son Caleb: his grandson Nathaniel; great-grandson John ; and the birthplace of his great- great-grandchildren : Hooker, Elon, John, Horace, Dudley and Ruth (Dudley) Norton, the mother of Deacon J. W. Norton. The value of his estate, as inventoried after his death, was £2,108. Caleb Dud- ley had eight children: (1) Thomas, born April 23, 1701, died May 22, 1776; married June 11, 1733.
Abigail Seward, of Durham. (2) Caleb, sketch of whom follows. (3) Ruth, born Dec. 28, 1704, died April 13, 1736; married March 9, 1732, Samuel Evarts (Daniel, Daniel, John). (4) Daniel, born April 3, 1707. He removed to Bethlehem, Conn., married Jan. 20, 1732, Joanna Rose, of Branford. (5) Josiah, born Aug. 30, 1709, died Oct. 20, 1755; married, 1738, Silence Dows. He lived at East Guilford. (6) Samuel, born Dec. 4, 1711, died Nov. 10; 1789 ; married May 3, 1738, Jane Talman, daugh- ter of Dr. Ebenezer Talman and Ann (Morrison). Samuel Dudley had but one son, Samuel, born Nov. 27, 1747, died Dec. 17, 1819; married Hannah Evarts (Jonathan, Jonathan, James, James, Jolin). Their only son, Deacon Asher Dudley, born April 2, 1770, died Oct. 27, 1862, was the father of Maria Dudley, born April 30, 1802. who married Oct. 13, 1819. Jonathan Parmelee. Samuel Dudley lived in (and probably built) the old house now occupied by his great-great-great-grandson, Charles E. Par- melee, west of the residence of Herbert E. Parme- lee, in Clapboard Hill District. (7) Noah, born Aug. 15, 1716, removed to Roxbury, Conn .; mar- ried May 28, 1752, Submit Talman, daughter of Dr. Ebenezer (Dr. Peter, Peter) Talman. (8) David, born Nov. 27, 1718, died Feb. 17, 1807; married Mary Talman, daughter of Dr. Ebenezer Talman (Dr. Peter, Peter). They had one son who died young, and five daughters, one of whom, Anna, born April 13, 1752, married Timothy Field. They were the parents of Rev. David Dudley Field, D. D., born May 20, 1781.
(IV) Caleb Dudley, son of Caleb Dudley and Elizabeth (Buck), was born in Clapboard Hill dis- trict, Guilford, Nov. 20, 1702, and died Oct. 10, 1793. He married May 31, 1739, Hannah Stone, daughter of Nathaniel Stone and Hannah (Graves). He was a farmer, and lived upon the homestead of his father. Caleb Dudley had five children, all sons, the eldest of whom died in infancy. The four re- maining sons settled near their parents at Clapboard Hill. (1) Caleb, born Feb. 24. 1740, died March, 1740. (2) Caleb, born July 24, 1741, died Sept. 14, 1802: married (first) Nov. 28, 1764, Hannah Evarts, daughter of Eleazer Evarts (Samuel, Judah, John). She died Sept. 6, 1765, aged twenty-one. leaving one child, Caleb (born Aug. 28. 1765, died June 30, 1815). He married (second) Jan. 18, 1769, Anna Munger, daughter of Ebenezer, by whom he had five children : Hannah, born Oct. 31, 1769, married Jan. 13, 1790, John Griswold, and died Feb. 17. 1828; Ruth, born July 19, 1777, married Peter Talman, and died June 30, 1849: Anna, born May 11, 1773, married Amos Bartlett, and died Aug. 20, 1866 ( their daughter Ruth, born April 15, 1802, married Capt. George Bartlett) ; Abel, born Sept. 3. 1781, married Betsey Minor, and died March II, 1821 : Huldah. born Oct. 29. 1784, mar- ried Timothy Terryl, of Woodbury, Conn. (3) Abraham was next in the family. (1) Nathaniel. born Oct. 3, 1745, died Feb. 21, 1826; married
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March 12, 1777, Mary Hart, daughter of Thomas Hart and Concurrence ( Bartlett). (5) Amos, born Nov. 3, 1747, married ( first) Feb. 7, 1771, Mary Evarts, daughter of Eleazer Evarts (Samuel, Judah, John). She died Aug. 23, 1797, aged forty-seven ; he married (second) July 15, 1799, Deborah (John- son), widow of Elon Lee.
(V) Nathaniel Dudley, born Oct. 3, 1745, in Guilford, passed all his life there, dying Feb. 21, 1826. In Guilford, March 12, 1777, he married Mary Hart, born Aug. 17, 1751 (died Feb. 6, 1841), daughter of Thomas and Concurrence ( Bartlett) Hart. Four children came to this union, viz .: (1) Nathaniel, born Nov. 15, 1777, died Sept. 7, 1795; (2) Lois, born July 15, 1779, died Sept. 7, 1863; (3) John, sketch of whom follows; (4) Eunice, born Feb. 20, 1784, married May 23, 1806, George Bushnell, of Saybrook, Connecticut.
(VI) John Dudley, son of (V) Nathaniel, and the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born Jan. 25, 1782, on the old homestead in Guilford, and died Jan. 19, 1816, his remains being interred in East cemetery. He was a member of the Con- gregational Church. He was a lifelong farmer and landowner. On Jan. 24, 1805, he married Sarah Lee, born Dec. 30, 1780, and died Dec. 27, 1849. Their children: (1) Hooker, sketch of whom fol- lows; (2) Elon, born May 1, 1808, died April 8, 1883; (3) John, born Dec. 30, 1809, married Sarah Dudley ; (4) Horace, born March 16, 1812, and died June 12, 1885, married Amanda Dudley ; (5) Ruth, born June 4, 1814, married John Norton.
(VII) Hooker Dudley, son of (VI) John, and the father of the subject of this sketch, was born Oct. I 1806, was educated in the Clapboard Hill Dis- trict school, and remained upon the old homestead until removing in 1831 to the farm now owned by his son John H. There during the rest of his days he engaged in farming and stock raising, dying Aug. 21, 1879, and his remains were interred in East cemetery. In religious faith he was a member of the Episcopal Church, and in politics he was a Democrat, but never aspired to political preferments. On Oct. 16, 1831, Hooker Dudley was married to Mary Evarts, born May 22, 1806, daughter of (V) Nathaniel Evarts, and died Feb. 20, 1895 (see Gen- ealogy of the Evarts Family further on). Three children came of this union: (1) Elizabeth Mary, born July 10, 1833, died single April 26, 1874. (2) Andrew Jackson, born Aug. 15, 1835, living at No. 1157 North Chapel street, New Haven; and (3) John Hooker, a sketch of whom follows.
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(VIII) John Hooker Dudley, son of (VII) Hooker, was born on the old family homestead April 5, 1837, and received a liberal education in the Clapboard Hill district school. Like his forefathers, he has made agricultural pursuits his life work, and since his father's death has operated the homestead of seventy-five acres of land. In politics he is inde- . pendent, and in religious connection lie is a member of the Episcopal Church. A well-read man, he takes
much interest in the current events of the day, while, at the same time, he is something of an archeolo- gist and mineralogist, having in his possession an interesting collection of Indian relics, mineral ore and other curiosities. Mr. Dudley has not enlisted in the noble army of Benedicts.
EVARTS FAMILY. (1) John Evarts came from England and settled first at Concord, Mass., where he was made a freeman in March, 1638; was after- ward at Windsor, Conn. He came to Guilford in 1651, and purchased John Mepham's allotment on July 29, 1651. His home-lot was situated next south of Henry Dude's, on the west side of what is now State street, near where the dwelling-house of Mrs. James Monroe now stands. The name of his first wife, the mother of his children, does not appear on "Guilford Records." He married ( second ) May 22, 1663, Elizabethi, widow of John Parmelee, Sr. (who died 1659). Before her marriage to John Parmelee she was widow Elizabeth Bradley, of New Haven. John Evarts died May 9, 1669. He had five children: Elizabeth, who married Peter Ab- bel; James, who was married to Lydia Goodrich, daughter of Richard and Dinah Goodrich, and died in 1684; Daniel, who married (first) Mary (sur- name unknown), and (second) Rebecca Dowd, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Doudi (or Dowd ). and died Dec. 5, 1692; John, born Feb. 29, 1640, who married Mary French, daughter of Thomas French; and Judah, a sketch of whom follows.
(II) Judah Evarts, the youngest son of (I) John Evarts, was born Oct. 27, 1642, and died in Guilford in 1696. He married Aug. 3, 1670, Mary Hayden. born in Windsor, Conn., June 6, 1648, daughter of William Hayden, of Windsor, who afterward re- moved to Killingworth. They had four children : (1) Mary, born Jan. 28, 1675, died October, 1678. (2) Samuel, born Oct. 4, 1678, died Jan. 24, 1740; married (first) March 1, 1711, Elizabeth Benton. who died June 30, 1734; she was a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Rolf) Benton. He mar- ried (second) Dec. 28, 1736, Mary Stone, daughter of Joseph Stone and Mary ( Scranton). (3) Mary, born May 16, 1682, died May 2, 1688. (4) Eleazer, born June 16, 1688, died young.
(III) Samuel Evarts, the eldest son of (II) Ju- dah Evarts and Mary (Hayden), was born in Guil- ford, Conn., Oct. 4, 1678, and died there Jan. 24, 1740. He married (first) March 1, 1711, Elizabeth Benton, daughter of Andrew Benton and Elizabeth (Rolf). She died June 30, 1734. They had three children : (1) Elizabeth, born Dec. 25, 1711, died Dec. 16, 1734, unmarried. (2) Mary, born July 16, 1713, died Jan. 8, 1736, unmarried. (3) Eleazer, born June 26, 1716, died Dec. 28, 1804, married Jan. 29, 1740, Hannah Scranton (died Sept. 6, 1765), daughter of Samuel Scranton and Elizabeth (Bishop). Samuel Evarts married (second) Dec. 28, 1736, Mary Stone, daughter of Joseph Stone and Mary (Scranton). They had one child, (4) Samuel, sketch of whom follows.
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(IV) Samuel Evarts, the only child of Samuel Evarts and his second wife, Mary (Stone), of Guil- ford, was born Nov. 27, 1737, and died Dec. 1, 1812. He lived in Nutplains District in the house now oc- cupied by Alvan Eldredge, whose wife is his great- granddaughter. He married April 19, 1761, Sarah Nettleton, of Killingworth, and they had eight chil- dren: (1) Sarah, born May 8, 1762. (2) Samuel, born Feb. 20, 1764. (3) Josiah, born in 1767. (4) Nathaniel, sketch of whom follows. (5) Mary, born in 1771, died Dec. 16, 1829; married Oct. 31, 1790, Ambrose Benton, who died March 1, 1847. (6) Nathan, born in 1773. (7) Jared, born in 1774, married Mina Parmelee. (8) William, born in 1782, died Jan. 7, 1841, married Sally Bristol (he removed to Wayne county, Pennsylvania).
(V) Nathaniel Evarts, son of (IV) Samuel Evarts and Sarah ( Nettleton), was born in Guil- ford ( Nutplains District) Jan. 13, 1769. and died there Nov. 3, 1854, aged eighty-five. He was a farmer, and lived in the house now owned by John Bristol. He married Nov. 15, 1801, Julia Parmelee (Jolin, John, John, John, John, John). She was born Feb. 18, 1778, and died Sept. 10, 1849. They had seven children: (1) Julia, born Oct. 12, 1802, died in June, 1877, unmarried. (2) Joel, sketch of whom follows. (3) Mary, born May 22, 1806, diedi Feb. 20, 1895 ; married Oct. 16, 1831, Hooker Dud- ley, son of John Dudley and Sarah (Lee). (4) Lucy, born May 31. 1809, died Jan. 6, 1888; married May 3, 1832, George Dudley. son of Deacon Abra- ham Dudley and Mary ( Bassett). (5) Lewis, sketch of whom appears farther on. (6) Anna, horn Oct. 7, 1814, died April 22, 1867 (removed to Kansas) ; married April 18, 1842, George Dibble, died April 12, 1867. (7) John Samuel, sketch of whom appears farther on.
(VI) Joel Evarts, a farmer of Nutplains district, Guilford, and the oldest son of (V) Nathaniel Evarts and Julia ( Parmelee), was born June 25, 1804, and died Nov. 23, 1882. He lived in the house now owned by Asahel White. He married Oct. 22, 1834, Clarissa Dudley, born Dec. 23, 1804, died Dec. 10, 1873, daughter of Deacon Abraham Dudley and Mary (Bassett). They had two children: (1) Eliza Jane, born April 5, 1840, married April 5, 1865, Samuel Milton Bullard. (2) Emily Clarissa, born Sept. 8, 1845, married Nov. 16, 1864, Sylvester Russell Snow.
(VI) Lewis Evarts, a farmer of Nutplains dis- trict, Guilford, was the second son of (V) Nathaniel Evarts and Julia ( Parmelee). He was born Aug. 15, 1811, and died Nov. 29, 1892. He lived in the house of his grandfather, Samuel Evarts, now the home of his son-in-law. Alvan Eldredge. He mar- ried May 11, 1840, Mary Minerva Parker, born April 18, 1824, died March 15, 1887, and they had eight children: (1) Catherine Mary, born Sept. 17. 1841, died March 2, 1890; married (first) Nov. I. 1865, Charles Samuel Bartlett, born Nov. 1I, 1832. died Dec. 22, 1872, son of Capt. George and
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