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MRS. ABIGAIL D. LEE.
HENRY LEE.
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schools, Lee's Academy and Yale College, from which latter institution he was graduated in 1875. Mr. Lee received the degree of B. D. from Yale Col- lege in 1879, and is an ordained minister located at Newark, N. J. He married Harriet Allen Tay- lor, who was born in New Milford, and they have one child, Charles Taylor.
The Dudley Family, of East Guilford, to which Mrs. Lee belongs, is descended from Ebenezer Dud- ley, son of John Dudley, the first settler of the line in America. In 1704 Ebenezer Dudley married Abi- gail Kelsey. who died in 1751. Mr. Dudley sub- sequently married Elizabeth Graves, who died in 1761. He was father of the following children: (1) Martha, born in 1706, died in infancy; (2) John, born in 1707, married Abigail Steele, and died in 1754; (3) Daniel, born in 1709, married Dinah Munger ; (4) Ebenezer was born in 1710; (5) Mary was born in 1714; (6) Elizabeth, born in 1716, married Luman Ward: (7) Abigail, born in 1719, married Phineas Meigs; (8) Nathaniel, born in 1721, married Sybil Munger, and died in 1806; (9) Sarah, born in 1723, married Riley Redfield. Of these :
Ebenezer Dudley, in 1750, married Rebecca . Munger, who was born in 1731, and died in 1751, leaving one daughter, Rebecca, who was born in 1751, married Jared Graves, and died in 1828. For his second wife Mr. Dudley married Abigail Swats, widow of Zuilah Dudley, and their children were: (I) Ebenezer, born in 1752, married Elizabeth Mun- ger, and died in 1781: (2) Abigail, born in 1754, married Josiah Stevens ; (3) Jonathan, born in 1757, was the grandfather of Mrs. Lee.
Jonathan Dudley was married in 1778 to Eliza- beth Hill, who was born in 1756, a daughter of Deacon Timothy and Elizabeth ( Stevens) Hill, and died in 1833. Mr. Dudley died in 1796. Their chil- dren were: Abigail, born in 1780, married An- son Steele; Ebenezer, born in 1782, married Jo- hanna . Munger, and died in 1864; Eliza, born in 1784, died in 1836; Reuben, born in 1786, died in 1822; Timothy was born Oct. 14, 1789; Roxanna, born in 1792, married Phineas Bradley, and died in 1824; Chloe, born in 1794, married Phineas Bradley, her brother-in-law, and died in 1872.
Timothy Dudley, father of Mrs. Lee, was born Oct. 14, 1789, and died Oct. 16, 1820. He married Theodora Lay (daughter of Col. Asa Lay), who was born June 3, 1789, and died Feb. 12, 1881. Her father entered the Revolutionary army as a corporal, and was promoted to a captaincy before its close. He afterward attained high rank in the government service. To Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Dudley came the following children: ( 1) Harriet Newell, born in 1814, married George Hillard, and died in 1879. (2) Abigail, born in 1816. married Henry Lee. (3) Sarah M., born in 1818. married C. C. Woodford, and died in 1887. (4) Benjamin Timothy. born in 1821, died in 1888. He married Emily Hale. and, for his second wife, Terrah P. Clark, of Had-
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dam, Coun. She is now living with her daughter, Theodora Woodford, who is a graduate of Welles- ley College, and now the wife of Ralph H. Burr, of Middletown, Connecticut.
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WILLIAM F. BRONNEKE (deceased) was for many years one of the highly respected and honored citizens of Waterbury, his home being at Spring Lake. Although born on the other side of the Atlantic he was thoroughly American in thought and feeling, and was patriotic and sincere in his love for the stars and stripes.
A native of Germany, Mr. Bronneke was born April 8, 1850, and received a good education in the schools of that country. He also learned the har- ness-maker's trade. In opposition to his parents' wishes he came to the United States at the age of seventeen years, believing that the New World af- forded better opportunities for advancement than his own country. He landed in Boston, and from there went to New York, where he worked at his trade for a short time. He next went to Winsted, Litchfield Co., Conn., where he worked several years for a Mr. Andrews at farm labor. On the death of his employer he came to Waterbury, and worked at the carpenter's and joiner's trade with A. B. Simons until he started in business for himself, in partnership with A. A. Irion. They engaged in contracting and building for several years, and on discontinuing business Mr. Bronneke found em- ployment with the Waterbury Lumber & Coal Co., with whom he remained sixteen years, his labors giving the utmost satisfaction. While engaged in the manufacture of window frames and fancy sashes he was accidentally struck in the right eye, which injury caused him great pain, and, fearing the loss of his sight, he became melancholy and mentally unbalanced. He died June 8, 1897, and his remains were interred in the Brockett cemetery, Spring Lake.
On April 24, 1873, Mr. Bronneke married Miss Juliet E. Potter, who was born Tune 24, 1838, at Platts Mills, Waterbury, a daughter of Samuel and Grace ( Dudley) Potter, and granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Potter and John E. Dudley. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Bronneke located on her father's old homestead, where she still continues to live, having a pleasant residence, surrounded by beautiful grounds. Two children were born of their union, of whom Burton, the elder, died in in- fancy. Homer Samuel attended the Hopeville Dis- trict school, the high school of Waterbury, and the Harrington Business College, graduating from the last named institution. He was employed for a time in the shipping department of the factory of Rogers & Hamilton, Waterbury, and on May 14, 1900, entered the factory of Benedict & Burnham, where he is employed as a brass roller. He is prov- ing himself to be a very competent workman in that line.
Industrious, temperate and reliable in all things,
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Mr. Bronneke commanded the respect and con- fidence of all with whom he came in contact, and was well liked by those who knew him. He had a good command of English, and was well informed on the leading questions and issues of the day, as well as topics of general interest. He was an earn- est and faithful member of the Second Baptist Church, of which he was one of the trustees, and was also assistant superintendent of the Sunday- school. Socially he was an active and prominent member of Harmony Lodge, No. 42, F. & A. M .; and of Lodge No. 5, A. O. U. W., both of Water- bury.
Mrs. Bronneke is an educated lady, having at- tended the district schools, the Waterbury high school, the State Normal School of New Britain, and the Charlotteville Seminary. For a time she successfully engaged in teaching in the town of Waterbury. She, too, is an earnest member of the Second Baptist Church of Waterbury, and takes an active part in church .and Sunday-school work. She has been secretary and treasurer of the Sun- day-school for twenty-five years and still holds the offices, and is also secretary and treasurer of the Women's Missionary Society. She is quite a tem- perance advocate.
HAND FAMILY. John Hand, the first repre- sentative of the Hand family on the American shore, was born in 1611, in England, and settled in Southampton, L. I., when a young man. In this country he married Alice Stanborough, and to their union were born six children: Shumgar, Ben- jamin, John, Steven, Joseph and James.
Joseph Hand, son of John, was born in 1639 at Southampton, L. I., and when a young man came to Guilford, where he spent the remainder of his life, dying Jan. 17, 1724. He married, in 1664, Jennie Wright, who was born in 1640, a daughter of Benjamin Wright, of Guilford. She died in Jan- uary, 1725.
Joseph Hand, eldest son of Joseph, was born in Guilford, in that part known as East Guilford (now Madison), April 2, 1671. In 1692 he was married to Hester Wilcox, who was born in 1673, a daugh- ter of John and Esther (Cornwall) Wilcox, and died in 1696.
Janna Hand, son of Joseph, was born Feb. 17, 1693, and died Dec. 9. 1767. He was married Feb. 14, 1723, to Dorathy Griswold, who was born Sept. 23, 1692, and died Feb. 12, 1775. She was a daugh- ter of John and Mary ( Bevis) Griswold.
Capt. Daniel Hand, son of Janna, was born in East Guilford, February, 1732, and died Oct. 16, 1816. His first wife was Siba Smith, whom he married Oct. 28. 1759. in Killingworth; she died Sept. 20, 1772. Capt. Daniel Hand served in the war of the Revolution in the regiment commanded by Col. Talcott, receiving his appointment in 1776.
Daniel Hand, a son of Capt. Daniel Hand. was born in East Guilford, April 24, 1762, and died Jan.
15, 1821. He married Artemisia Meigs, who was born Feb. 25. 1770, and was a daughter of Daniel and Chloe ( Scranton) Meigs, and died Oct. 11, 1812.
Daniel Hand, son of Daniel and Artemisia (Meigs) Hand, was born July 14, 1801, and died in December, 1800; George Edward Hand, another son of Daniel and Artemisia (Meigs) Hand, was born Aug. 16, 1809, died Aug. 30, 1889.
DR. JAMES W. SWEET. Probably no one is more ready to admit that mental characteristics are inherited just as surely as physical ones, than our subject, Dr. James W. Sweet, who comes from a line of natural bone-setters. For several generations, almost every family circle of his name pro- duced several who most naturally followed that profession.
Dr. James Sweet, the father of our subject, was born in Guilford, Conn., June 15, 1828, a son of Dr. Benoni Sweet, born in New Bedford, Mass., a son of Dr. James, who descended from one of three brother surgeons who came to America from Eng- land, the sign used by the oldest. Dr. James, being in the possession of our subject, reading, "Dr. Sweet, Bone-setter." At the present time the fanı- ily is scattered through New England, and one Dr. Sweet is located at Lebanon, Mass., another at Hartford, Conn., and one can be found at Spring- field, Mass., our subject enjoying a wide and ex- tended practice up the Naugatuck Valley, through the State, and even to New York and Brooklyn.
Dr. Benoni Sweet, the grandfather of our sub- ject, practiced bone-setting all his life in Guilford. Conn., and of his three sons, Benoni, Gideon and James, Gideon became a surgeon, or bone-setter, in Middletown, Conn., where he died; and James settled in Milford, Connecticut.
Dr. James Sweet practiced in Milford, Conn .. until his death in April, 1877. He married Cather- ine E. Walker, who was born May 7. 1830, in Guil- ford, and died June 17, 1853, daughter of Walter Walkley, who met his death in the Indian war, about 1830. The Walkley family was of English descent also.
The early life of Dr. James W. Sweet was that of any healthy, high spirited boy of his time, play and school alternating until he was placed under stricter rules in an excellent private educational in- stitution located in Milford, leaving there to engage in the study of surgery, or bone-setting, under the capable instruction of his father. Upon the death of this parent, in 1877, our subject took entire charge of the extended practice, and since that time has lived a very busy life, the fame of his wonderful skill having gone far and wide, and he has patients come to consult him from almost every State in the Union.
On May 18, 1878, Dr. Sweet was married to Miss Emmeline S. Barber. of Elkhart, Ind., a daughter of James M. Barber, and three children have been born of this union : James W. Jr., Grov-
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er C., and Minnie E., the last named dying at the age of six years. Dr. Sweet is a Democrat in his political affiliations, and is prominent in the various fraternal organizations, being a Thirty-second De- gree . Mason ; Knight Templar; a Shriner; and a Knight of Pythias. He is also a member of the Order of Red Men ; the Patriot Sons of America; the Sons of Temperance; the Knights of the Golden Eagle ; and several other organizations. For many years the family has been connected with the Epis- copal Church, and Dr. Sweet is one of the most generous supporters of the benevolent and charit- able enterprises of that church.
MRS. MARTHA G. DOWNS, member of the Woman's Club of Ansonia, Derby and Shelton, a charter member of Elizabeth Clark Hull Chapter. D. A. R., of Ansonia ( having served as a member of the Board of Managers since its organization, and for two years its recording secretary), and an active member of Christ's Episcopal Church, and president of the Ladies' Aid Society, was born at Great Hill, Seymour. then Derby, and belongs to a well known pioneer family.
John Holbrook, her paternal great-great-grand- father, was among the first settlers in the vicinity of Seymour, then Derby, and owned a large tract of land, upon which he built a dwelling house that is still standing. He donated the land for the first Episcopal Church and burying-ground in Derby, and his death occurred in that village.
Capt. John Holbrook, great-grandfather of Mrs. Downs, was born in Derby, and probably lived at Great Hill, where a house built for him, in 1745. is yet standing. He owned 1,000 acres of land and devoted much attention to its cultivation, while as a citizen he was active and influential, serving in various town offices. For years he was an officer in the local militia, and he had three sons, Jolin, Nathaniel and Abel, who fought in the Revolution- ary army.
Richard Holbrook, grandfather of our subject, was born in the house mentioned above, and there lived and died. He became a farmer on a portion of the homestead, and was prominent in local af- fairs, holding various offices. He assisted in or- ganizing the Episcopal Church at Seymour, of which he was afterward a leading supporter. His death occurred in 1823, at the age of forty-seven. He was married three times, and had seven chil- dren of whom none are now living. His first wife, Sarah Lum, was born in Derby, the daughter of Reuben Lum, a well known citizen. She died aged twenty-two, leaving one son, Daniel L.
Col. Daniel L. Holbrook was born Nov. 7, 1798, in the old family residence, and passed his life at the homestead. Politically he was a Democrat, and he became a leader in local politics, serving as select- man, and in other offices in the towns of Derby and Seymour. His sound judgment and unusual execu- tive ability were widely recognized, and few men
of his day commanded the respect accorded him by those who knew him best. His title of colonel was gained by able service in the Connecticut National Guard, in which he held the rank of captain for some time previous to his promotion. He was also active in the work of the Episcopal Church. serving as warden for a number of years. His wife, Licy Nichols, was one of the three children of Russell Nichols and his wife, Nancy Riggs, the latter a descendant of Edward Riggs, who settled in Derby in 1645. Russell Nichols was a native of Quaker Farms, and was for many years a leading citizen of that locality, his death occurring at the age of seventy-four. The Nichols family is of prominent pioneer stock, tracing descent from Francis Nichols, who purchased a large tract of land in Oxford in 1743, and made his permanent home there. A more complete account of the family is given elsewhere in this volume. Col. Daniel L. Holbrook died in 1858, and his wife in 1880, when she was aged seventy-eight. They had three children, of whom our subject was the youngest. (1) Sarah, de- ceased, married Stephen Russell and had two chil- dren : Lucy and Frank. Lucy Russell married Gustavus Lewis, a farmer near Plainville, Conn., now deceased, and had two children, Josephine (who married W. R. Sparks, of New Britain, and had two children, Edith and William) and Jere- miah. Frank Russell married Lillian Northrop and has two children, Luella and Beulah. (2) Mary A .. sister of Mrs. Downs, married William Church, deceased, and resides in New Haven ; she has three children: George L., who married Jeannette Styles, of Seymour ; Daniel L., who married Anna Hall, of New York, the latter now deceased ; and Addie L., wife of David Curry, of New Haven.
Mrs. Downs passed lier early life in Seymour, and on Oct. 9, 1870, was married there to the late Thomas M. Downs, who was born in July, 1824, in Southbury, the son of Henry and Sally ( Botsford) Downs. His father, who was a prominent agricul- turist of Southbury, died in early manhood, and his mother. a native of Newtown, died aged eighty. Of their eight children, five are still living. Mr. Downs located in Ansonia about 1864, engaging in general mercantile business, and his death occurred there in 1874, at the age of fifty. Mrs. Downs has resided in Ansonia since 1869, and in 1889 she built her present dwelling house, at No. 119 South Cliff street. There were then but few houses on the street, and during her residence in the place she has seen it develop from a population of 5,000 to 13.000.
PATRICK JAMES BRENNAN, a highly-re- spected and honored citizen of the town of Nauga- tuck, was born in County Kildare, Ireland, Oct. IO. 1848, a son of William and Mary ( Lahey) Brennan. In the spring of 1864 he sailed for the United States, and on landing in this country took up his residence in Naugatuck, New Haven Co., Conn., where he soon found employment in the
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molding department of the Tuttle & Whittemore iron foundry. Later he was transferred to the an- neating department, of which he has been the effi- cient and popular foreman for several years.
On May 31, 1869, Mr. Brennan was united in marriage with Miss Mary E. Martin, of Nauga- tuck, and they have six children, namely: Nellie A., who is a school teacher; William F., a grocer of Naugatuck; Edward P., a druggist of the same place; Mary, at home: Charles M., also a drug- gist : and Irine R., who is attending school. The family is one of considerable prominence in the community, and the sons are now leading business men of Naugatuck. They have a beautiful home at No. 305 Church street.
In his political views Mr. Brennan is inde- pendent. For several years he has been promi- nently identified with public affairs; has served as selectman and justice of the peace; was a member of the board of education fourteen years ; and fire- commissioner four years. He is an intelligent, well-informed man, keeps well posted on the lead- ing questions and issues of the day, and faithfully discharge any duty that devolves upon him. He is a member of St. Francis Catholic Church, and of the Young Men's Catholic Institute of Nauga- tuck.
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Mr. Griswold is a descendant ( in the seventh generation) from (I) Edward Griswold, one of the early settlers of New England. Edward Griswold was born in Warwickshire, England, in 1607, one of a family of five brothers: Edward; Thomas, ! who remained in England; Francis, who settled at Cambridge, Mass. ; Michael, who settled at Wethers- field, Conn .; and Matthew, who settled at Windsor and later at Lyme, Conn. Of these, Edward lo- cated first in Massachusetts, and later at Windsor, where he was one of the first. settlers and a land owner. Thence he removed to what is now Kil- lingworth, Middlesex Co., Conn., where he spent the remainder of his days. His first wife was named Ann, and his second, Elizabeth. His ten children were as follows: Francis, born in 1620: Sarah. in 1630: George: in 1632; John. in 1635: Ann, Aug. 19, 1642; Mary, Oct. 5, 1644; Deborah, June 28,
1646 (married Samuel Buel) ; Joseph, March 22, 1648; Samuel, Nov. 18, 1649; and John, Aug. I, 1652. The line of descent from the founder of the Griswold family in America to our subject is as fol- lows :
(II) John Griswold, youngest son of Edward, born Aug. 1, 1652, in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Conn., was a lifelong resident of that town. He died Ang. 7, 1717, and was buried at Killingworth. He was twice married, on Nov. 18, 1672, to Mary Bavis, who died Dec. 29, 1679. For his second wife he wedded Barshua North, daughter of Thomas Gideon Walter Price. She died March 19, 1736. The sixteen children of John Griswold were as fol- lows: Mary, born Feb. 2, 1674 : Margaret, Dec. 10, 1675; Hannah, Oct. 25, 1677; John, Sept. 22, 1679 (died Dec. 14, 1679) ; Dorothy, March 4, 1681 (died March, 1690) ; Bethshula, Dec. 5, 1682 (mar- ried Daniel Clark) ; John, Sept. 4, 1683; Samuel, April 4, 1685 (married Sarah Wright, died Dec. 29, 1736) ; Lucy, July 21, 1686 (married Allen Ball) ; Martha, June 1, 1689 (died Nov. 17, 1690) ; Joseph and Benjamin (twins), Sept. 20, 1690 (the latter married Abigail Norton) ; Dorothy, Sept. 3, 1602: Martha, June 16, 1694 (married Samuel Pratt ) ; Daniel, Oct. 25, 1696 (died Sept. 10, 1737, married Jerusha Stevens) ; Walter, March 7, 1700 (died Oct., 1745, married Sarah Wright).
WASHINGTON EDWARDS GRISWOLD. (III) Joseph Griswold, son of John, born Sept. 20. 1690 (a twin of Benjamin), in Killingworth, spent his life there. He was a land owner and far- There are in every community men whose broad characters touch all vital interests, and who by their capable and disinterested devotion to affairs 1 mer in Killingworth, and died there April 8, 1771. acquire, without apparent effort, a position of in- On Dec. 29. 1714, he married Temperance Lay, who died Sept. 18, 1773. Their children were as follows : John, was born Oct. 10, 1715 : Joseph, born Oct. 22, 1716, married Rebecca Rutley, and died in Tune, 1771; Nathan, born April 28, 1719, married Sarah Hull ; Giles, born June 3, 1723, married Mercy Chat- field, and died April 23. 1804: John, born March 6, 1726, married Mary Ward: Daniel, born Aug. 10, 1728, married Lydia Hull : Jedidiah, born Dec. 13, 1730, married Patience Bates. fluence and importance to the communal life about them. Washington E. Griswold has been a life- long resident of Connecticut. In a business way his career has been most fortunate and successful. The capacity for business, which he has admirably dem- onstrated, he has freely placed at the disposal of his townsmen. Liberal and kind in disposition, with the "Golden Rule" as his motto in life, he has kept close to the people about him, and in every sense has identified himself with causes for the common good.
(IV) Nathan Griswold, the great-grandfather of Washington E., was born in Killingworth April 28, 1719, son of Joseph. Like his father and grand- father, he was a farmer and land owner and prom- inent citizen of Killingworth, where he spent his life, and where he died and is buried. He married May 2, 1745, Sarah Hull, daughter of Peter Hull, and their eight children were as follows: Nathan, born Sept. 27, 1746, married Jemima Pierson. Tem- perance was born Dec. 14. 1748: George, born Nov. 5, 1752, married Artemisia Stevens, and died Nov. 6, 1834. Joel was born May 21, 1757. Sarah, born April 10, 1760. died Oct. 5. 1765. Jared, born Ang. IO. 1764, died Oct. 20, 1784. Sarah, born Feb. 20, 1766, died Oct. 26, 1784. Martha, born Feb. 14, 1770, died Oct. 5. 1784.
(V) Joel Griswold (grandfather of our sub- ject), born on the old homestead in Killingworth May 21, 1757, becanic a farmer and a large land
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owner, and there spent his life, dying April 12, 1834: he was buried in the Killingworth cemetery. Hc was a member of the Congregational Church, and in politics a Federalist. On Sept. 1, 1796, he mar- ried Sarah Kelsey, born Nov. 9, 1770, who died Feb. 25, 1842, and was buried in Killingworth cemetery. She was a member of the Congregational Church. The six children of Joel and Sarah Griswold were: Martin Heman, born Oct. 19, 1797, died Jan. 31, 1810 (he was accidentally scalded) ; Nathan was born July 3, 1799; Polly Minerva, born May 3, 1801, married Jolin Farnham, and died Dec. 31, 1872; Dr. George Washington, born July 26, 1804, graduated from Yale College, went West and died Sept. 22, 1834; Sarah Louise, born Aug. 30, 1807, married Henry Scanton, and died in February. 1884; and Joel Pinckney, born March 4, 1809, died in 1865, out West. Of these,
(VI) Nathan Griswold ( father of our subject ) was born on the old homestead in Killingworth July 3, 1799. He attended the district schools of Killing- worth, but was mainly a self-educated man. He was a school teacher for several years, later settling down to farming and stock raising, becoming one of the largest land owners in the town of Killing- worth, and a prominent citizen. He represented the town in the State Legislature at New Haven and at Hartford; was selectman of the town; and held other local offices, being quite active in political life. In political sentiment he was a stanch Jacksonian Democrat ; in religious faith a member of the Con- gregational Church. He died on his farm in Kil- lingworth April 21, 1872, and was buried in the family cemetery in Killingworth. On Nov. 25, 1827, he married Rachel Hull. daughter of John Hull, a well-knowni citizen of Killingworth, and their chil- dren were as follows: Alvira L., born Oct. 27, 1828, married Isaac Kelsey, of Killingworth, who died Aug. 10, 1901. Washington Edwards, our sub- ject, sketch of whom follows. Sarah Mehitabel, born Dec. 27, 1832, died May 26, 1893 ; she married William H. Stevens, of Killingworth. Sherman E., born Aug. 7, 1835, married Adeline Parmelee, and resides on the old homestead. Mabel R. married Alfred Goodyear, of Hamden. Charles Nathan, born in April, 1840, died Oct. 22, 1844. Harriet Lemira, born Nov. 21, 1843, married Ralph Edward Barnum, of Killingworth. The mother of these died June 23, 1873, on the old homestead, aged sixty- nine years, and was buried in the family cemetery. She was a member of the Congregational Church, and a woman of noble Christian character.
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