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 3, Part 38

Author: Beers (J.H.) & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Chicago, J.H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 988


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Ambrose Leete was born in 1774, and in 1802 married Catherine Ward, who was born in 1780. a daughter of Thelus and Sarah (Shelley) Ward. They had the following children: Sidney Wash- ington married Susan Atwater; Albert Augustus is mentioned below; Harriet married John Fowler; Ambrose Ward married Abigail N. Leete: Cather- ine Ward; Miranda Cornelia married Hezekiah Parmelee; Charles Frederick, born in 1820, mar- ried Martha H. W. Lay.


Albert A. Leete, the father of Mrs. Edwin A. Leete, was born Oct. 11. 1805, and married June 6, 1825, Betsy A. Parmelee, of Fair Haven. She was born Dec. 23, 1805, and died Oct. 14, 1881. Albert A. Leete was made a deacon of the First Congregational Church in Guilford in 1832, and served forty-three years in that capacity. The fol- lowing children were born to him and his wife: Mary Ann, born Sept. 20, 1827, married Edwin A. Leete ; Sidney Ward, born April 7, 1833, married Isabelle H. Clark : John Fowler, born May 1, 1838, died in 1840; Martha Elizabeth, born June 4, 1841, married Samuel S. Parmelee; Harriet Cornelia was born April 3, 1848.


DENNIS BARNETT, one of Ansonia's pio- neer citizens, was born in Ireland in 1831, son of Patrick and Ellen (O'Brien) Barnett, both natives of the Emerald Isle. His father, who was a farm-


er by occupation, died in Ireland, and the mother is also deceased. Of their six. children our subject is now the only survivor.


On coming to America, in 1850, Mr. Barnett located in Ansonia, where he has since remained . almost continuously, making but few visits, even out of town. In 1851 he entered the employ of the A. B. C. Co., in whose service he was retained for- ty-three years-longer than any other man in the factory. Since retiring from that work he has car- ried on a grocery store at No. 72 Central street, An- sonia, the active management being in the hands of his daughter Ellen, and he also owns three lots upon which he built two houses. Mr. Barnett has seen Ansonia develop from a village of one thousand inhabitants to its present proportions, and his in- telligent observation and excellent memory enable him to give most interesting and instructive ac- counts of the early days. At the time of his arrival there were but one store and only a few houses on Main street, and none on the west side of the river, where there are now five hundred houses. Exten- sive farms have been transformed into residence tracts under his eyes. and two generations have passed before him, there being now only two or three men who were here on his arrival. In 1851 Mr. Barnett married Ellen Hannagin, who was born in Ireland, daughter of Thomas Hannagin, and of their twelve children three are now living : (1) Patrick has been employed for some time in the clock shop in Ansonia. (2) Thomas, who is now with the A. B. C. Co., married Mary A. Driscoll, and has had eight children, six of whom are liv- ing, Ellen, Timothy, Mary, Geneva, Dennis and Thomas. Jr. (3) Ellen was married in 1884 to James Cotter, shoe manufacturer of Philadelphia, who died two years later. Mrs. Cotter now man- ages the store for her father. Politically Mr. Bar- nett is a Democrat, and he has always been a de- vout Catholic, his parents having reared him in that faith. He was one of the first members of the Catholic Church in Ansonia, and is the only one now living who took part in the organization of the society. Temperance reform has claimed his warm support for many years, and he is now the only living charter member of the Father Matthew Temperance Society, organized in 1868, and later known as the St. Joseph Temperance Society.


GEORGE SCARD. one of the most prosperous dairy farmers and stock dealers of East Walling- ford, was born in Dorchester, England, May 9, 1838. Robert Scard, his father, was a native of the same place, and was a tanner by occupation. The latter part of his life was spent in farming, and his closing days were passed in the homes of his children in Wales, where he died at a ripe old age. In his religious belief he was an Episcopalian. He was a man of good character, and is remembered as a gentleman of high standing with those who knew him best. Sarah Mores, his wife, was born in Dor-


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chester, and was the mother of his thirteen children, of whom six died young. Those who grew to more mature life were: George; Moses, dead; Robert, who resides in Newport, South Wales ; Simeon, who was drafted for service in the Bristol police ( Eng- land), and remained several years, but now has a store in Newport, South Wales, selling groceries and other goods ; Henry, deccased : Sarah, who mar- ried a Mr. Anthony, and is now deceased ; and Char- lotte, deceased.


George Scard had a common school education in the national schools of England. When he was ten years old his parents took him to Newport, South Wales, where he became errand boy for his brother Simeon, working in the beginning for his board and clothes. After some years he saved enough to buy a team and go to farming. That was his occupation for several years, when he turned to trade. In 1871, having a strong desire to see the New World, he came to New York, whence he went on west to Chicago, at that time just rally- ing from the great fire. He went to work as a hod carrier at three dollars and fifty cents a day, and put in something over nine months in that way. After the expiration of this time he returned to New York, and, locating in Meriden, secured a po- sition with the Malleable Iron Works. being em- ployed here for four years at one dollar and fifty cents a day. Here he was joined by his family, and all united their energies in farming, first in a small way, and then as they began to know their power, they moved into Wallingford, and bought the Terry farm in 1876. Here they started in the dairy business, and as circumstances improved, bought the William Every place, and still later the Robinson farm. Here they have a fine home, which Mr. Scard built, and this with other buildings cost more than $10,000. Mr. Scard keeps more than forty cows, and is known as the most extensive dairy farmer and stockman in the town of Wallingford. This entire family is noted for the industry and thrift of all its members. They are all enterprising and progressive people, and richly deserve the good fortune that has waited on their labors.


In July, 1859, Mr. Scard was married in New- port, South Wales, to Ellen Gammon, who was born in Barnstable, England, and was a daughter of George and Hannah Gammon, both of whom are now deceased. To this union were born nine chil- dren: Mary Jane, who married James Prin, and is now deceased; Lavinia, who married David A. Crouch, of Middletown, and is the mother of two children, Frances and Etta Mabel : Emily, who mar- ried Albert Beaumont, of Wallingford; George, who is a partner of his father: Eliza, who died young ; Moses and Simeon are both at home; Char- lotte, who married John Mead, of North Haven; and Rosanna, unmarried and at home.


The sons ate interested with their father in the dairy business. All the family attend the Congrega- tional Church. Mr. Scard is independent in his


politics. Known as a man of most temperate habits, and as a hard worker, and a good neighbor, he is much respected in the town. With his sons he belongs to the Grange, and is much interested in all questions that pertain to the welfare of the farmer.


George Gammon, the grandfather of Mrs. Scard, was a native of Devonshire, England, where he followed farming, and died at the venerable age of one hundred years. George Fishley, the ma- ternal grandfather of Mrs. Scard, was a native of Thornington, Devonshire, England, where he was engaged in the making of pottery ; he owned a farm, and lived to be more than one hundred years of age. Both her grandfathers were members of the Church of England. The mother of Mrs. Scard died when she was very young.


WILLIAM G. MITCHELL, the well-known manufacturer of Milford, was born in Paisley, Scotland, Dec. 3. 1827. His family has long been identified with manufacturing interests, and his father, William W. Mitchell, was engaged in the manufacture of carpets in Scotland before coming to this country. An uncle, James W. Mitchell, pre- ceded the other members of the family and carried on the same business in New York City. Hand looms were then in use. Later lie removed to Yon- kers, N. Y., and in 1849, after the introduction of power looms, the establishment there was bought by Alexander Smith, who continued and enlarged the business. It is now the largest carpet manu- facturing concern in this country.


William W. Mitchell came from his father's (David Mitchell's) carpet factory in Kilmarnock, Scotland, in 1829, and brought with him a colony of workmen for the carpet works of Orrin Thomp- son, at Thompsonville, Conn. The descendants of this worthy colony are now numerous in that place. About 1835 he went to New Haven to take a po- sition with Galpin & Robertson, carpet manufac- turers, each member of which firm was called in turn to serve as mayor of New Haven. In 1836 he returned to Scotland and took charge of a cotton factory belonging to his brother George. and his death occurred in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1888. He married Agnes Dunlop, and had three children, of whom only two lived to mature age, Janet and Will- iam G. Janet is the widow of David Mitchell, and resides in Manchester, England.


. William G. Mitchell went to Lovell's Lancas- terian school in New Haven, and, spending a por- tion of his youth in Glasgow, went to school there until 1841. On completing his course he entered the office of a friend in Glasgow as a clerk, and he was afterward emploved by his father for a time. For two years he was in the office of a whole- sale commission house, without pay, his experience being regarded as a sufficient recompense, and later spent six months in a Scottish Marine Insurance office. For nine years he was employed as a book-


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keeper by Oliver F. Winchester, of New Haven, and in 1857 lie went to Milford as bookkeeper for Flagg & Baldwin, manufacturers of straw goods, continuing with the house through various changes of name. The firm became known as Flagg, Bald- win & Co. in 1859; N. A. Baldwin & Co. in 1865; Baldwin, Rice & Read in 1867; Baldwin & Hills in 1872; The Baldwin Manufacturing Co. in 1874; N. A. Baldwin in 1878; and the business has since 1886 been conducted in the name of our subject. The factory is composed of very large brick and frame buildings, and in the season about 250 hands are employed in making various kinds of straw hats for men, women and children. During the half century of its existence the business has been a ree- ognized factor in the development and prosperity of Milford, millions of dollars having been put into eireulation by it.


On Jan. 11, 1853, Mr. Mitchell was married, in West Granby, Conn., to Miss Harriet A. Kasson, of Granby, born July 4. 1830, in Hartford county, daughter of Thomas A. and Amelia ( Holcomb) Kasson. They have had two children, Hattie and Amie, both at home. The family is identified with the Episcopal Church. and Mr. Mitchell also be- longs to Ansantawae Lodge, No. 89, F. & A. M., of Milford: Solomon R. A. Chapter, F. & A. M., at Derby, Conn .; and City Lodge, No. 36, I. O. O. F., of New Haven. In politics he is a Democrat, and he takes interest in local affairs, though he has been a business man, rather than a politician. He served about twelve years as judge of probate, while his interest in educational advancement is shown by his continuous service on the board of education since 1862.


CAPT. CHARLES GRISWOLD, one of the prominent citizens of Guilford, served as an officer during the Civil war in two Connecticut regiments, and is the representative of one of the oldest and most influential families of the State. He is of the seventh generation from Michael Griswold, who was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield. About the time the founders of the family in America migrated to the New England coast close relatives had become prominent in English history. In 1600 the Malvern estate came into the possession of Humphrey Griswold, a "lord of the manor," and the heritage still remains with the English branch of the family.


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The American branch of the Griswold family claims as its first known English progenitor Mat- thew Griswold, Esq., of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, an uncle of Humphrey Griswold, first Lord of the Manor, above named. He had three sons, Thomas, Edward and Matthew. Of these, Matthew, the youngest, was the first to come to America. While yet very young he joined a company of pilgrims col- leeted from Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Somer- setshire and Devonshire, under the leadership of Rev. John Wareham, who left England during the


reign of Charles I, and landed on the shores of Massachusetts Dec. 20, 1630. Nine years later Edward Griswold joined his brother Matthew, and they removed from Massachusetts to Connecticut, Edward settling at Windsor, and the younger broth- er at Saybrook.


In 1645 another member of the Griswold fam- ily, Michael by name, emigrated from England to Connecticut, and settled at Wethersfield. He was born in 1610. His descendants are numerous, and many of them are among the most prominent citi- zens of that section of the State. He himself may be reckoned among Wethersfield's pioneers. He bought land, and, being by occupation a mason. erected thereon a fine house, besides making other improvements. There he passed the remainder of his days, dying Sept. 26, 1684, highly esteemed for his many admirable qualities. The children of Michael and Ann Griswold were as follows : Thom- as, born Oct. 22, 1646; Hester, born May 8, 1648; Michael, born Feb. 14. 1652 (died young) ; Abi- gail, born June 8, 1655; Isaac, born Sept. 30, 1658 (died June 18, 1727) ; Jacob, born in April, 1660 (died July 28, 1737) ; Sarah, born Sept. 30, 1662; Michael, born Jan. 7, 1667 ( died Sept. 9, 1741). The line of descent to our subject is as follows: (II) Thomas Griswold, son of Michael, was born in Wethersfield Oct. 22, 1646. He and his wife, Mary, whom he married Nov. 28, 1672, had children as follows: Thomas, born June 11, 1674. is next in the line; Jacob, born Feb. 5, 1676, mar- ried Abigail Hand ; Martha was born Aug. 20, 1678; Michael, born Jan. 28, 1681, married Mary Gilbert ; Samuel married Mary Francis, and died in Septem- ber, 1733.


(III) Thomas Griswold (2), born June II, 1674, in Wethersfield, removed to Guilford in 1695. and was the first settler of the name in that town. where he spent the remainder of nis life. He died Oet. 19, 1729. He married, May 9, 1697, Sarah Bradley, who was born in Guilford Oct. 17, 1676, daughter of Stephen and Hannah (Smith) Bradley. The children of Thomas and Sarah Griswold were: Mary, born Sept. 28, 1700, married Samuel Fitch; Experience was born May 9, 1703; Sarah, born Jan. 15, 1706, married Samuel Post ; Thomas, born March 26, 1708, died Jan. 11, 1754; Submit was born Sept. 26, 1710; Anna, born April 4, 1713, mar- ried John Hall.


(IV) Thomas Griswold (3), born at Guilford March 26, 1708, married Feb. 17, 1735, Ann Graves. who was born April 12, 1715, daughter of John and Elizabeth ( Stevens) Graves, of Guilford. She died May 29, 1801. The children of Thomas and Ann Griswold were as follows: Miles, born Jan. 2. 1736, married Sarah Crittenden, and died March 20, 1821 ; Thomas was born Sept. 1, 1737; John. born June 17, 1742, married Mary Burgis, and died May 10, 1777 ; Ezra, born Dec. 10, 1753, mar- ried Mehitabel Cleveland, and died March 4, 1815. (V) Thomas Griswold (4), the great-grandfa-


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ther of our subject, was born in Guilford Sept. 1, 1737. It is said he served as a private in the Revolutionary war. He died Jan. 7, 1821. He married, Dec. 17, 1761, Hannah Crittenden, who : was born Aug. 22, 1740, daughter of Joseph and Lucy (Spencer) Crittenden. She died March 31, 1816. The children of Thomas and Hannah Gris- wold were: Thomas, born April 26. 1763. mar- ried Miner Crittenden, and died March 8. 1846: Joel, born Dec. 6, 1764. is mentioned below : Han- nah, born May 26, 1771, married John Hall, and died Nov. 10, 1840: Amos, born Jan. 1, 1780, mar- ried Rachel Bushnell, and died Aug. 21, 1876.


(VI) Joel Griswold, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Guilford Dec. 6, 1764, and died July 19, 1835. He married Lucy Lee, who was born July 8, 1770, daughter of Capt. Samuel and Agnes Lee, and died March 24, 1854. The chil- dren of Joel and Lucy Griswold were: Joel, born Feb. 27, 1796; Clarissa, born Jan. 7. 1791, who married Abram F. Scranton, and died Dec. IS. 1881 ; and Lucy Ann, born Sept. 19, 1808, who died Dec. 22, 1816.


(VII) Joel Griswold, the father of our subject. was born in Guilford Feb. 27, 1796. He married Jan. 5, 1820, Sally Bartlett, who was born Nov. 20, 1801, daughter of Noah and Sally Judson Bart- lett, and granddaughter of Joseph and Sarah ( Crit- tenden ) Bartlett. She died Nov. 14, 1876. Chil- dren were born to Joel and Sally Griswold as fol- lows: Lucy Ann, born Nov. 16, 1820, is the widow of D. Loper Davis, of Guilford. Clarissa Judson, born Dec. 9, 1822, died Sept. 2, 1826. Henry Bartlett, born Nov. 25, 1824, married Polly E. Wil- cox. Clarissa Judson (2), born Nov. 10. 1827. is the widow of Henry N. Davis. of Guilford. Thom- as, born March 10, 1832, married Sophia F. Bishop. Joel, born Jan. 2. 1836, first married Margaret Coan ; Mrs. Carrie ( Walters) Griswold, his widow, is yet living in Guilford. Mary was the twin of Joel. Edward, born June 30, 1839, married Anna E. Dudley. Charles, born July 26, 1841. married Mary Griswold. Joel Griswold, the father of these children, was a man of unusual intelligence. He received a good education in his younger days, and taught school for a number of terms, but his prin- cipal occupation was farming. He was an extensive land owner, and ranked as one of the leading citi- zens of Guilford. His sage counsel was frequently sought, and his good judgment and business ca- pacity often led to his selection as administrator of estates and guardian of orphaned children. In politics he was a Whig and later a Republican. Ile served the town of Guilford as selectman and filled various other local offices. During the Civil war he was an active defender of the Union, and only his advanced age prevented him from enlist- ing in the army. However, he gave to his country three sons, all of whom survive, and two of whom are now business men of Guilford. He was hon- orable in all his dealings and scrupulously honest.


He lived a good Christian life, and died Ang. 29, 1879. mourned by a wide circle of friends.


Charles Griswold, youngest son of Joel and Sally ( Bartlett ) Griswold, was born at Guilford July 26, 1841. He was rcared in his native town, and was in his youth when the war of the Rebellion began. He enlisted Aug. 5, 1862, becoming a pri- vate in Company E, 15th Conn. V. I., was made a sergeant, and later was transferred to the 20th Com. V. I., as captain of Company B. During his service he was in Virginia and North Carolina, and later through Maryland, South Carolina and Texas. and in the latter State was stationed along the Rio Grande to enforce the Monroe Doctrine. Among the men in conunand were Gen. Shafter and the late Gen. Lawton. Among the battles and sieges in which Capt. Griswold participated were Fred- ericksburg ( where he was under Gen. Burnside) and the siege of Richmond, his regiment being the first to enter Richmond after the surrender. In the siege of Richmond Capt. Griswold lost twenty-two men, killed and wounded, out of his company of sixty-six. He was mustered out of the service Oct. 24, 1865.


At the close of the war Capt. Griswold returned to Guilford and engaged in business, so continuing, with the exception of four years, up to the present time. In 1875 he helped to establish the Guilford Savings Bank, and in 1880 was elected its treas- urer. remaining in that position until 1889, the time of his appointment as bank commissioner of the- State. After four years in this position he was again elected treasurer of the Savings Bank. In 1900 he promoted and organized the Guilford Na- tional Bank, of which he is cashier and general. manager. Among Capt. Griswold's other accom- plishiments may be mentioned surveying, in which line he has done much work in his own and neigh- boring towns. His father was a mathematician, and had intended to educate his son for the business of civil engineering. The Captain is very methodical in his business affairs, and his annual reports while he was bank commissioner were prepared with great care, and were published in a volume of some 300 pages. During this time he traveled over 20.000 miles, visiting many States. While out of business in Guilford he was interested in real estate in New Haven. He has been made conservator, guardian or administrator in a number of cases.


In local affairs Mr. Griswold has taken a promi- nent part, and has been an active worker in the ranks of the Republican party. He has held a number of town offices, was school visitor for twenty years, has been president of the Board of Education, and is justice of the peace. In 1887 he was elected to represent his district in the State As- sembly, and was chairman of the committee on Manufactures, and a member of the committee on Engrossed Bills. At present he is trustee of the Guilford Institute. In religious connection he is a member of the Congregational Church, and at


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present trustee of the society. Socially he belongs to the Loyal Legion, of New York, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Army and Navy Club, and Parmelee Post, G. A. R. (of which he was the first commander).


Mr. Griswold was married, Feb. 18, 1864, to Miss Mary E. Griswold, who was born March 13, 1841, daughter of Russell B. and Mary (Jones) Griswold, of Guilford. To them were born two children : Anna L., born Oct. 4, 1866, married Rev. Edmund Vittum, D. D., of Grinnell, Iowa, May 16, 1889; and Alfred Russell, born June 17, 1868, is engaged in business with his father.


ICHABOD LEE SCRANTON, a retired sea captain, is a member of one of the oldest and most prominent families of New Haven county, of which he is a native, having been born March 12, 1829, in the town of Madison.


(I) John Scranton, the first of the name in Guilford, was a native of England, whence he came to America with a number of other families, and in October, 1639, settled at Guilford, Conn., where he passed the rest of his days, dying Aug. 27, 1671. He was twice married. His first wife, Joanna, whom he married in England, died July 22, 1661, and, for his second wife he wedded, in Guilford, Mrs. Ada Hill, widow of Robert Hill; she died in April, 1685. Children : (1) John, sketch of whom follows; (2) Thomas, born in 1643. married Mrs. Deborah Thompson, widow of Ebenezer Thomp- son, and daughter of William Dudley; (3) Sarah, born May 16, 1645, married John Bushnell.


(II) Capt. John Scranton, born in 1641 in Guil- ford, removed in early manhood to the eastern part of the town (now Madison), locating in the Ham- monassett school district, where he spent the re- mainder of his life engaged in farming. He died in 1703, and was buried in Madison cemetery. Capt. Scranton took the oath of freeman in 1670, and was a member of the Congregational Church. He was twice married, first time on March 12, 1673, to Mary Seward, born Feb. 28, 1652, daugh- ter of William and Grace (Norton) Seward. This wife died in 1688, and for his second wife he mar- ried Dec. 16, 1691, Elizabeth Clark, born in 1660, a daughter of John Bishop; she died in August, 1727. Eight children were born to (II) Capt. John Scranton, as follows: (1) John, sketch of whom follows; (2) Mary, born in 1678. married July 9, 1699, Joseph Stone, and died March 21, 1758; (3) Mercy, born 1680, married Dec. 27, 1717, Samuel Cowles, of Cheshire; (4) Mehitabel, born 1682; (5) Elizabeth, born Nov. 4, 1692, married Dec. 27, 1717, William Rowlson; (6) Anne, born Dec. 27, 1693, married Ebenezer Munger, and died April 20, 1725; (7) Ebenezer, born March 16, 1696, married Ann Rowlson, and died Oct. 6, 1774; (8) Deborah, born Dec. 3, 1697, married July 5, 1721, Abel Chittenden, and died Nov. 6, 1749.


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Guilford, in 1676, and passed all his life there, en- gaged in farming, dying March 21, 1723. He was three times married : ( first) Dec. 12, 1699, to Mary Norton, born in 1680: ( second) to Mrs. Sarah Ev- arts, widow of Ebenczer Evarts (she died Oct. 8, 1749); (third) to Mary Bushnell, of Saybrook, daughter of Deacon Francis and Sarah (Scranton) Bushnell. Children born to (III) Capt. John Scranton : (1) Mary, born July 6, 1701, married Benjamin Bushnell; (2) John, born April 14, 1703, was drowned in 1738 in the Hammonassett river, Madison; (3) Josiah, born July 19, 1705, married Mary Dickson, and died Sept. 8, 1751 ; (4) Sarah, born Nov. 25, 1707; (5) Hannah, born March 3, 1709; (6) Submit, born June 18, 1712, married Simeon Chittenden, and died April 15, 1796; (7) Noah, born June 20, 1715, married Esther Brad- ley, and died Dec. 4, 1760; (8) Ichabod, sketch of whom follows; (9) Hannah, born March 3, 1718, married Nathaniel Allis, Nov. 20, 1739, and died June 20, 1783; (10) Ann, born May 16, 1720, mar- ried John Bushnell, of Saybrook, Conn .; (II) Re- becca, born Sept. 12, 1722, married David Hoyt, of Madison, and died May 5, 1798.




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