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the Fatherland. Grand Pensioner Jo- hannes De Witt administered the govern- ment of Holland from 1652 to 1672. He and his brother, Cornelis De Witt, also prominent in civil and military life in the Netherlands, were killed by a mob at The Hague, following years of faithful service to their country. Tjerck Classen De Witt was their kinsman, and a descendant of his, Maria De Witt, married Captain James Clinton, who afterwards became a general in the American Revolution, and their son, De Witt Clinton, was one of the most prominent, energetic and be- loved governors of New York State.
Cornelis (2) Bogardus was the owner of a vessel which he employed in the car- rying trade along the Hudson river from New York to Albany, and possibly to more distant points along the coast. In 1700 he returned to Albany, his birth- place, remaining there for a few years. He was made a "freeman" of that city, and became prominent in its affairs. Later on he accompanied Captain Nicho- las Evertsen on a raid in the Colonial service against a band of French priva- teers off the coast. This occurred in 1704. He died in the spring of 1718, in King- ston, New York. Cornelis (2) and Rachel (De Witt) Bogardus were the parents of eight children.
(IV) Cornelis (3) Bogardus, son of Cornelis (2) and Rachel (De Witt) Bo- gardus, was born in Kingston, New York, January 8, 1699, died February 12, 1758. He married Catharine Tudor (in Dutch, Toeter), daughter of Captain John Tu- dor. Shortly after his marriage he moved down the Hudson and settled in Fishkill, Dutchess county, New York, on land sit- uated in the "Rombout Precinct," or Patent, the vast estate of 85,000 acres belonging to his aunt, "Madame Brett" (Catherine Rombout). He had received an unusually fine education for those
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times, which permitted him to assume a position of prominence in the growing colony on the east shore of the Hudson, and also enabled him to be of great serv- ice to Madame Brett, who had become a widow and possessed of a family depend- ent upon her guidance. It is likely that Madame Brett may have urged him to settle in Fishkill, realizing that he was a man who would be influential in wisely conducting her large affairs in the Pre- cinct, and upon whom she could safely depend. The records testify that he was a surveyor in Fishkill, and it is known that he became a man of property, build- ing a house in the town, where his de- scendants have continued to possess the land. Cornelis (3) and Catharine (Tu- dor ) Bogardus were the parents of twelve children.
(V) Matthew Bogardus, son of Cor- nelis (3) and Catharine (Tudor) Bogar- dus, was baptized September 10, 1740. He married Abigail Ferguson, and among their children was Abraham, of whom further.
(VI) Abraham Bogardus, son of Mat- thew and Abigail (Ferguson) Bogardus, was born January 28, 1771. He married, and one of his sons was Samuel, of whom further.
(VII) Samuel Bogardus, son of Abra- ham Bogardus, was born January 16, 1806, and made his home at what is now the town of Beacon, New York. He was a man of unusual ability and prospered greatly in his affairs, holding nearly all of the offices in the gift of the township. He engaged in business as a contractor and builder on a very large scale for the time, and in due course became a large and wealthy land owner. Nearly the whole of Spy Hill, famous in Revolution- ary annals, was at one time in his posses- sion. He was also one of the founders of the Reformed Dutch church at Fishkill-
on-the-Hudson, built the old church edi- fice, and held a life pew there. Among the various offices that he filled was that of deputy sheriff, and it was to him, dur- ing his long term of office, that the duty of protecting the New York Central rail- road at the time of the draft riots in the Civil War fell. Among his children was John S., of whom further.
(VIII) John S. Bogardus, son of Sam- uel Bogardus, was born December 27, 1828, and died June 14, 1903. His child- hood was passed at Fishkill-on-the-Hud- son, New York, and it was in the schools of the neighborhood that his education was obtained. Upon completing his stud- ies he was taken by his father into the latter's establishment and there learned the building and contracting business. After serving for a time in various minor capacities, he was appointed superinten- dent and general manager, and for a num- ber of years was in active charge of the large building operations carried on by the concern. He later repaired to New York City to take up the study of archi- tecture, and in course of time became a member of the American Institute of Architects. He then established himself in the city of Newburgh, New York, and there for a number of years practiced his profession and won a wide reputation. From Newburgh he returned to New York City and built up an extensive prac- tice in that place and Yonkers, from which place he went to Stamford, Con- necticut, in the year 1881. From that time until his death, Mr. Bogardus con- tinued his practice of architecture in this city, adding greatly to his reputation, and many of the finest buildings of Stamford were erected from his designs, namely, a number of schools, and many of the handsomest residences here and in the outlying districts, as well as several im- portant business blocks.
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John S. Bogardus married Kate Schutt, of Fishkill-on-the-Hudson, by whom he had a number of children. Three of these grew to maturity, as follows : Frank Wal- cott, of whom further; J. Howard, a sketch of whom follows; Clarence Elmer, a sketch of whom follows.
(IX) Frank Walcott Bogardus, son of John S. and Kate (Schutt) Bogardus, was born September 23, 1867, in Mattea- wan, Dutchess county, New York. He inherited the great practical ability of his father, and has gained a position of promi- nence in the business world of Stamford, Connecticut, to which place he removed with his parents at the age of fourteen. He began his education in the public schools of his native town, but when twelve years of age went to Yonkers and there attended the high school, graduat- ing in 1881. He felt a strong attraction to a business career as a youth, and suc- ceeded in persuading his parents to allow him to forego the higher education they had proposed for him. When his parents came to Stamford he eagerly commenced his business life by securing a position in the employ of St. John, Hoyt & Company, a well known firm of lumber dealers. His employers, recognizing the earnestness of the young man, his intelligence and indus- try, soon advanced him to the position of bookkeeper, and somewhat later he be- came cashier. Mr. Bogardus remained with the firm for fifteen years and there, by constant attention to the details of the enterprise, thoroughly learned gen- eral business methods and developed remarkable executive powers. Of good habits and unquenchable ambition for the future, Mr. Bogardus denied himself many of the luxuries and frivolities which make up so large a part of the life of most young men, and by dint of devoted and indefatigable industry gained a point where he could reach out and perma-
nently better himself. In the year 1888 the interests of Mr. St. John in the busi- ness were purchased by Charles H. Get- man, a prominent figure in the lumber trade in the region of Oswego, New York, from which city he came, at which time the name of the firm was changed to Hoyt, Getman & Judd, the death of Mr. Hoyt removing the last of the original members. The name of the firm was changed to Getman & Judd. Mr. Bogar- dus continued in the employ of the con- cern until April, 1897, when he purchased an interest in the business and became a junior partner, the firm name being changed to Getman, Judd & Company, and on September 15, 1900, the business was incorporated under the name of The Getman & Judd Company, of which com- pany he was elected secretary and treas- urer, holding those offices at the present time. From that time to the present he has taken an ever-increasing share in the man- agement of the enterprise, and has been for a number of years a significant factor in the business life of the community. In addition to his business activities, Mr. Bogardus is prominent in club and social circles of Stamford; is a member of the Board of Governors; was at one time president of the Suburban Club, and is a member of the Stamford Yacht Club of the city. He is also a director of the First-Stamford National Bank, the Morris Plan Bank, the King School, Inc., and of the St. John Wood Working Company. In religious belief he and his family are Episcopalians and attend St. Andrew's Church of that denomination in Stamford. He has taken an active part in the affairs of the parish and holds the office of ves- tryman.
Frank W. Bogardus married, January 5, 1893, Eloise A. Waterbury, a daughter of Samuel C. Waterbury, and a descend- ant of one of the founders of the city.
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They are the parents of two sons: Frank Walcott, Jr., born September 1, 1904, and John Cornelius, born July 28, 1908.
Mr. Bogardus is one of those genial, whole-souled men for whom everyone in- stinctively feels the warmest friendship, a friendship that is confirmed and made permanent by the sterling qualities of loyalty and sincerity which he consis- tently displays. He is a man of public spirit, and is always to be found in the forefront of all movements for public im- provement which make for the true prog- ress and betterment of the community. He has served the city as a member of the Board of Appropriation and Appor- tionment, in which capacity his knowl- edge of practical affairs has been of the greatest service. On September 15, 1900, the Connecticut Lumber Dealers' Asso- ciation was incorporated, of which organ- ization he was at one time president.
BOGARDUS, J. Howard, Financier, Public-Spirited Citizen.
J. Howard Bogardus, banker, was born in Fishkill-on-the-Hudson, April 8. 1874, son of John S. and Kate (Schutt) Bogar- dus (q. v.). The genealogy of the Bo- gardus family appears in the preceding sketch.
The early education of J. Howard Bo- gardus was obtained under his mother's tuition, and after attending the Stamford High School he completed a course in Merrill's Business College. His active business life began as a clerk in the Stam- ford Savings Bank. Ambitious to suc- ceed, and conscientious in the perform- ance of his duty, he made the most of every opportunity to broaden and strengthen his knowledge of banking, not only by close attention to the transactions that came daily within his vision. but by much reading and study. When the posi-
tion of secretary and treasurer of the bank became vacant, Mr. Bogardus was found well equipped to meet the responsibilities of the position, to which he was elected in July, 1911, and which he has ever since filled. He is a member of the board of directors of the bank, a member of the Savings Bank Association of Connecticut, and his ambitions are so well esteemed by his business associates that for several years he has served as a member of the association's executive committee, and for one year as its chairman. Mr. Bogardus is a member of the Henry J. Evans Pro- tective Committee of the Chicago & East- ern Illinois Railroad.
Mr. Bogardus is a member of the Sub- urban Club, and was for years a member * of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, of Stamford. For some years in its early days he was a member of the Stam- ford Yacht Club and one of its nominat- ing committee. In more recent years he has found his greatest pleasure and relax- ation within the family circle. It is sel- dom that bankers take an active part in politics, and Mr. Bogardus is not an ex- ception to this rule, although he neglects no opportunity to fulfill every repsonsi- bility that devolves upon the patriotic and public-spirited citizen. During the World War he served as a member of the Lib- erty Loan Committee on every "drive" in Stamford. He was treasurer for two years of the Stamford Children's Home, and during that time was a member of its board of trustees. Mr. Bogardus is a mem- ber of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, of which he has been a vestryman for many years, was treasurer of the church, and at the present time treasurer of the Sunday school. Mrs. Bogardus is a member of St. John's Episcopal Church.
Mr. Bogardus married, February 15, 1908, Kate Noble, daughter of James and
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Anna Elizabeth (Daniel) Noble. They mon, Elisha, Obadiah, Hannah, Hester, are the parents of one child, Catherine, Rhoda and Rhoda (2). born December 14, 1911.
(The Noble Line).
The Noble family of which Mrs. Bo- gardus is a member is the largest of the name in the United States, and it was founded by Thomas Noble, who was born about 1632, probably in England, and died in Westfield, Massachusetts, January 20, 1704. His exact origin and early history are involved in obscurity, but he was in America, without doubt, in 1653. He was admitted an inhabitant of Boston, Janu- ary 5, 1653 (Drake's "History of Boston," page 331), and in the same year moved to Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1664, in connection with several of his townsmen, he was granted liberty to erect a saw mill on the west side of the Connecticut. He was constable of Westfield in 1674, and county surveyor in 1696. The needs of a large family and financial difficulties trou- bled him in his earlier years, but in later life he became prosperous and a well re- garded member of the community. He married, November 1, 1660, Hannah War- riner, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, August 17, 1643, only daughter of Wil- liam and Joanna (Scant) Warriner. Their children were: John, Hannah, Thomas, Matthew, of whom further; Mark, Eliza- beth, Luke, James, Mary, Rebecca.
(II) Matthew Noble, son of Thomas and Hannah (Warriner) Noble, was born about 1668, and died about 1744. He put himself under the watch of Westfield Church, August 19, 1694, and with his wife joined same, November 3, 1728, after their removal to Sheffield. He died intestate. He married, December 10, 1690, Hannah Dewey, born February 21, 1672, daughter of Thomas and Constant (Hawes) Dewey. Children: Joseph, of whom further; Hezekiah, Matthew, Solo-
(III) Joseph Noble, son of Matthew and Hannah (Dewey) Noble, was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, October 8, 1691, and died in Great Barrington, Mas- sachusetts, February 12, 1758. He moved to that part of Sheffield that is now Great Barrington as early as 1727, and was one of the building committee appointed March 8, 1742, in charge of the construc- tion of the first meeting house in Great Barrington. He joined the Great Bar- rington Congregational Church, March 3, 1745. He died intestate, and administra- tion on his estate was granted to his eld- est son, Joseph, the widow declining the trust, March 24, 1758. Joseph Noble mar- ried Abigail Dewey, born November 17, 1694. Children: Joseph (2), of whom further; Eli, Preserved, Mary, Margaret, Abigail, and Lydia.
(IV) Joseph (2) Noble, son of Joseph (1) and Abigail (Dewey) Noble, was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 22, 1718, and died in Sheffield, Massachusetts, March 10, 1771. He re- sided in Sheffield, and died at the home of his son Roger. The monument erected over his remains in the Noble family graveyard in Sheffield bears this inscrip- tion: "In memory of the body of Mr. Joseph Noble who died March the 10, 1771, in the 53d year of his age." He married Thankful Dodd, and their chil- dren were: Rhoda, James, Roger, of whom further; Cornelius, Submit, Si- lence, Ann, Stephen, and Cornelius (2).
(V) Roger Noble, son of Joseph (2) and Thankful (Dodd) Noble, was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, April 2, 1742, and died in Pownal, Vermont, September 15, 1810. During one of the French and Indian wars, his father having been drafted to march from Sheffield to the
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Canadian line, Roger volunteered to go in his place. The march was attended by great suffering on the part of the troops, and Roger Noble was accustomed to mend the shoes of the soldiers, many of whom walked with bare feet exposed to the frozen ground. Given leave from this expedition to visit friends, he started for home in the company of six white men and two friendly Indians. Early in the journey the Indians stole all of the pro- visions and fled, and Roger Noble and his associates endured great hardship before they reached a habitation. In the Revolu- tion he was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and afterwards used to say that as he heard the bullets whistling over his head he felt some fear, which soon vanished. He served during most of the war, and was known as a man of courage. He marched in Lieutenant J. Hickock's com- pany and Colonel John Ashley's regiment to Kingsbury, and was out twenty-two days. His trade was that of shoemaker, but he left that calling for mercantile dealings, in which he engaged first in Sheffield, Massachusetts, and afterwards in Hudson, New York. He also owned at Great Barrington a store in partnership with Captain Bacon. This was supposed to have been burned by Shay's men, and Rose and Bly, just before their execution, confessed that they had plundered and burned it. Roger Noble moved, about 1791, to Hudson, New York, and thence, 1794, to Pownal, Vermont. He married, about 1772, Olive Hunt, born June 4, 1753, daughter of Daniel Hunt; she died September 9, 1815. Children: Ormon, James, Olive, Erastus, of whom further ; Esther, William, Cynthia, Cynthia (2), Julia, Robert, Polly, and Betsey.
(VI) Erastus Noble, son of Roger and Olive (Hunt) Noble, was born in Shef- field, Massachusetts, October 6, 1778, and
died in Williamstown, Massachusetts, August 6, 1823. He was a blacksmith by trade, and resided in Pownal, Vermont, until about 1807, when he moved to Wil- liamstown, Massachusetts. He married Ruth Kinney, born in Williamstown, July 14, 1782, daughter of Jethro Kinney. She died in Williamstown, September II, 1870. Children : James, Sarah K., Charles W., Robert, of whom further; Adaline, Harriet, Marietta, Ruth Ann, Elizabeth Jane.
(VII) Robert Noble, son of Erastus and Ruth (Kinney) Noble, was born in Pownal, Vermont, January 28, 1806. He was a blacksmith of Williamstown, Mas- sachusetts. He married, July 28. 1836, Elizabeth Brownell Chamberlain, born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Janu- ary 28, 1816, daughter of Emery and Mary (Brownell) Chamberlain. Children : Charles S., Robert R., James, of whom further; Mary Ellsworth, and Sarah Gray.
(VIII) James Noble, son of Robert and Elizabeth B. (Chamberlain) Noble, was born December 8, 1842. He enlisted, in June, 1864, in the Twenty-third New York Independent Battery, afterwards transferred to the Eighth New York Heavy Artillery, and was present at the taking of Richmond. He married, Octo- ber 30, 1873, Anna Elizabeth Daniel, born in New York, March 4, 1850, daughter of James and Kate (Drumgold) Daniel. Their daughter Kate became the wife of J. Howard Bogardus.
BOGARDUS, Clarence Elmer, Business Man.
Clarence E. Borgardus was born in Fishkill-on-the-Hudson, New York, De- cember 27, 1875, son of John S. and Kate (Schutt) Bogardus (q. v.). He was a
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boy of six years of age when his parents moved to Stamford, Connecticut, and there he was reared, obtaining his educa- tion in the grammar and high schools, and completed a course in Merrill's Busi- ness College. His business experience began in a local bank, and after a short period in this employ he became asso- ciated with the Getman & Judd Company, this relation continuing to the present time. For a number of years Mr. Bogar- dus has been in charge of the accounting department of this firm, and fills an im- portant, responsible place in their per- sonnel and business. He is a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, where he was for several years a choir boy. He is a man of domestic tastes, entirely ab- sorbed in his home and his business, and bears his full share of civic responsibility, his influence and support extended to every movement of progress and improve- ment in his community.
Mr. Bogardus married, June 6, 1908, Ada Irene Scofield, daughter of Samuel Ferris and Frances Elizabeth (Hoyt) Scofield (q. v.). Mrs. Bogardus is a com- municant of the Congregational church.
HARSTRÖM, Carl Axel, Head of Important School.
On the shores of Long Island Sound, in the city of Norwalk, Connecticut, yet with country surroundings, is situated the Harström School. There, in addition to the general curriculum of preparatory schools, the youth is taught the lesson and importance of life. Dr. Carl A. Har- ström, the founder and principal of this school, is not satisfied to merely increase the young man's store of information, but also seeks to develop his character. He teaches the gospel of action, the signifi- cance of existence, and aids those in his
charge to appreciate the duty and glory of doing their part to help and benefit the generation in which they live.
Dr. Harström was born December 20, 1863, in Westeras, Sweden, son of Carl Gustaf and Emelia (Fosberg) Harström, and grandson of Eric Emanuel Harström. The latter was superintendent of a steel mill, and lived to an advanced age in Gefle, Sweden.
Carl Gustaf Harström, father of Dr. Harström, was born in Gefle, Sweden, and died February 13, 1905. He received the equivalent of our high school educa- tion, and learned the trade of watch- maker. In 1874 he came to America and located in Brooklyn, New York, and thence removed to Peekskill. He was a skilled inventor and patented many in- ventions, among other things a watch case spring and a drilling machine, and altogether had something like fifteen or twenty patents. In 1890 he established himself in business and had a manufac- tory in Peekskill, where he remained dur- ing his lifetime. All of his patents were taken out in America. Fraternally, Mr. Harström was a member of Dunderberg Lodge, Ancient Order of United Work- men, and was master of this lodge. He married Emelia Fosberg, born in Wes- teras, the daughter of a sea captain who was lost at sea, and Dr. Harström was their only child. After coming to Amer- ica the family were members of the Epis- copal church.
Dr. Harström attended the public schools of Sweden until he was about ten years of age, and in this country attended the Peekskill Military Academy and Ho- bart College. He was graduated from the latter institution in 1886 with the degree of B. A., and in 1889 received his M. A. degree from this same college. In 1899 Dr. Harström received the degree of
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Ph. D. from Yale University for post- graduate work in Latin and Greek. The same year the Harström School was established in Norwalk; prior to this time Dr. Harström had conducted a private day school in Norwalk.
The Harström School offers an excep- tional opportunity to those whose college preparations have been delayed, and nearly a thousand boys have received their training here. These boys are from many of the leading families throughout the country. Competent and experienced men compose the faculty, men who are specialists in their departments, and it is a noteworthy fact that four of the six instructors have been associated with the school for seventeen or more years. Ex- perience has shown the faculty of Dr. Harström's school that Arithmetic and English are the two studies which require special attention and emphasis is laid on these two courses of study. There are two prizes offered annually, one for scholarship and the other for general ex- cellence, the former being awarded to the boy having the highest scholarship stand- ing, and the latter to the boy who has made the best general impression as a boy of sterling worth.
The school has received many tributes, but one which conveys the real senti- ment of the school was from one of the prominent patrons, as follows:
You got my boy into Yale without a condition, but the best thing you taught him was self- reliance, and we shall never cease to be grateful.
The present school averages about thirty pupils, and special attention is given to individual instruction.
It would seem that the management of the details connected with his school would leave Dr. Harström no leisure for outside interests, yet he is one of the most public-spirited citizens of his city. In
politics he is a Republican, and has sev- eral times been honored with public office. Under the old city charter he served as a member of the Board of Estimate. In 1915, Dr. Harström was elected mayor of Norwalk and served two years. During his term of office he reconstructed the fi- nancial system, putting it on such a basis that every citizen could know where the taxpayers' money went to. Many miles of hard pavement were laid during Dr. Harström's term of office. Credit is also due to him for the introduction of voting machines in Norwalk. During the World War he was chairman of the local draft board. He is a corporator of the Norwalk Savings Bank and of the Fairfield County Savings Bank.
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