Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography, genealogical-memorial; representative citizens, v.2, Part 50

Author: American Historical Society; Hart, Samuel, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1917-[23]
Publisher: Boston, New York [etc.] The American historical society, incorporated
Number of Pages: 726


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Mr. Hart married, October 15, 18%. Minnie Beers, daughter of Charles Beers of Windsor Locks, Connecticut


WILLIAMS, George Austin, Agriculturist


Eighty-one years was the span of life allotted to George A. Williams, years all spent in East Hartford, Connecticut, and in one business. market gardening, Father and son were associated in the cultivation of the farm and in the operation of their retail stand in the old Hartford city mar- ket which stood on the site of the present police station. When the senior partner died another son. Horace B. Williams. joined George A. and for forty years they were associated. Both were then old men and anxious to drop the cares of business so the farm was divided between them and each did that which best pleased him


George Austin Williams, eldest son of Deacon Horace B. and Mary Ann (Rob- erts) Williams, was born in East Hart ford. Connecticut, November 23. 1835. died at his home there. No 515 South Main street, December 31, 1916 He was educated in the public schools of East Hartford and at Rogers Academy, then situated on the present site of Wells Hall Ilis father was then operating his farm as a market garden and all through his youth George A., the eldest son, was his chief assistant. When the time came for him to provide for his own business future Deacon Williams offered him a partner- ship and together they continued the bust- ness until 1875 Then Deacon Williams was called to his reward and the son con- tinued along the same lines, producing the vegetables and fruits that were sold from the retail stand in the market and


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elsewhere. After the father's death, Hor- ace B. Williams became his brother's partner and from 1875 until 1915 that relationship existed. Prosperity attended their efforts and both became substantial citizens of their native city. In 1915, after a lifetime spent in market farming, the brothers dissolved the partnership and divided the farm property. At the time of his death, George A. Williams was the oldest member of the First Congrega- tional Church of East Hartford and for many years he had been a member of the board of trustees. He was a man of quiet, industrious life, kindly hearted and hospi- table, and until within a few days of his death very active. He was a Republican in politics but had little liking for public


life, his business and his home filling the full measure of his desires.


Mr. Williams married (first) in Octo- ber, 1854, Mary Adelia Pitkin, who died April 18, 1873. They were the parents of Mary Adelia, wife of Henry R. Hayden, of Hartford, and a son, George Lewis Williams, who died in 1870. Mr. Wil- liams married (second) December 20, 1876, Ruth Atwater Olmsted, who sur- vives him. They were the parents of four children : Edith Cameron, married Arthur O. Turner, and died December 4, 1914; Florence Roberts, married Charles F. Barrett, of Springfield ; Julia Augustine, married Horace B. Olmstead, of East Hartford ; Franklin O. Williams, of East Hartford.


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INDEX


Abbey, John, 46 Thomas, 46 Alcott, Amos B., 16 Allen, Caroline, 94 George B., 93 Henry T., 93 Anderson, Charlotte M., 36 Henry G., Dr., 35 John, Rev., 35 William, 35


Bassett. Bertha, 313 Joseph, 31I Nathan, 31I


Ozias B., 310, 312 William, 31I William B., 310, 312 Beach, Abner, 91 Adnah, 191, 266


Amelia S., 269


Carroll C., Dr., 147, 148


Charles C., Dr., 190, 193


Charles E., 148


Charles L .. Dr., 148


David, 148 Ebenezer, 191, 266 George, 191, 267 George M., 91, 92 Heman, 92 Henry B., 267


Henry L., 266, 268


John, 91, 147, 190, 191, 266 Joseph W., 192


Landa, 147


Mary B., 149, 269


Mary E., 193 Milo, 92 Samuel, 91


Sarah I., 93 Thaddeus, 148 Thomas, 91, 147, 190, 266


Zophar, 91 Beardsley, Charles, 73 Charles F., 75 Charles W., 72. 73 De Witt C., 74 Florence, 76 Lucy J., 141


Morris B., 130. 140


Samuel G., 10


Sarah. 74


William, 140 William H., 73


Billings, Charles E., 183. 184


Ethan F .. 183 Eva C., 187


Frances M., 187


Frederic C., 187


Joseph, 183


Lucius H., 187


Richard, 183


Rufus, 183


Samuel, 183


Bingham, Edwin H., 306, 308


Ezra, 307


Henry A., 307


John, 307


Mary E .. 308


Nathaniel, 307 Thomas, 300. 307


Birdseye, Arthur J, 120, 121


Clara M., 122


John, 121 Julius H., 121 Bishop. Alfred, 338 David, 274 Elisha C., 273


Ethan F .. 339


Henry . \ . 34I


Jessie A .. 342


John, 274 John, Rev., 339


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Jonathan, 273 Julia A., 340 Mary, 339 Pierson, 338 William, 338 William D., 339, 340 Blakesley, Albert J., 85, 86 Augustus M., 85 Fannie F., 87 Margaret O., 86 Marie D., 87 Booth, C. R., Dr., 144


Bostwick, Amos, 99


Arthur, 99 Charles, 99


Daniel, 99 Frederick, 99, 100 Frederick L., 99 Ida M., 100


John, 99


Boucher, John B., Dr., 313 Kathryn, 314 Marie L., 314 Bradstreet, Albert P., 67, 68 Amanda, 68 Dudley, 67


John, 67 Mary J., 69


Simon, 67 Thomas J., Rev., 67


Brennan, Edward J., 296, 297 Michael, 297 Brett, Frank P., 88 Patrick, 88


Brewster, Benjamin, 17I Henry A., 179 James H., 179 James H., Jr., 180 Love, 171 Mary E., 180 William, 171, 172, 179


Brown, Elizabeth N., 34 Francis, 32 James, 32 Robert K., 32, 33 Stephen, 32


William, 33 Burnham, Charles, IIO Edward G., 109, 110 Harriet J., 112 Mary, III Thomas, 109 William E., III


Burpee, Irene A., 346 Lida (Eliza), 346 Lucien F., 343, 344


Moses, 344


Thomas, 343 Thomas F., Col., 344


Calhoun, David, 210


David S., 21I


George, 210 George A., Rev., 210 Joseph G., 209, 212 Sarah C., 213


Campbell, James, Dr., 136


James N. H., 135, 137 Marion J., 137


Canfield, Alice, 265 Charles E., 265


Charles S., 265 Margaret E., 266 Carter, Buell, 39 Earle B., 40 Irene E., 40


Loren R., 37, 40


Russell, Capt., 39


Samuel, Lieut., 39


Thomas, 38 Thomas. Rev., 37


Chapin, Aaron, 124 David, 124


Edward, 124


Jepheth, 124


Laertes, 124


Samuel, 124


Cheney, George W., 105


Louis R., 105 Mary A., 106 Church. Julius, 82 Mabel S., 83


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Richard, 213 Ulysses G., 81, 82 Clark, Abel, 163 Abel N., 164 Caroline H., 165 John, 163 William B., 163, 164 Colton, Ephraim, 172


George, 172 Reuben, 172 Samuel, 172


Costello, Henry N., Dr., 232, 233


Rose H., 233 William, 232 Crawford, George E., 264 Ida B., 265 Ossian, 264


Crofut, Florence M .. 228


George W., 227 Lucy E., 228 Sidney W., 227


Curtin, Jeremiah, 323 Jeremiah J., 322, 323 John, 323 Curtis, Ellen V., 280


Freeman. 279


Freeman L., 279


Howard J., 278, 279 John, 278 Joseph, 278, 279 Nehemiah, 279


Davenport, Daniel, 141, 143 George A., 142 John, Rev., 141 Mary, 143 Nathan, 142


Eames, Albert, 214 George M., 214. 215 Helen A., 215 Lovell, 214 Nathaniel, 214 Thomas, 214 Edwards, John, 170 William, 170


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Eldredge, Jesse, () Zueth, 60 FImore (Elmer). Edward. . 0 Harvey. 30


John, 30 Joseph, 30


Mary A., 32


Samuel, 30 Samuel E .. 29. 31 Ely, Alfred E., 170


Caleb, 170 Eli. 170


John, 170


Nathaniel, 169


Samuel, 170 William, 170


Enders, Harriet A . 49 Harriet G .. 49


John J .. 48


John O., 48. 49 Thomas O., 48


English, Caroline .1, 16 James, 15 James E .. 15


Ensworth, Horace. Maj. 242 Horace II .. 242, 243 John, 242 Lester I .. , 242


Fanning. Ada M., 220 Edmund, 218, 219


George, 219


James, 219


Mary .1., 220


William, 210 William E .. 218. 220


Fay. Elizabeth B. 253 Frank S. 252


George A., 249. 251


George W .. 250


Jennie M., 252


John. 250 Josiah, Capt . 250 Josiah, Maj . 250 Fenn. Andrew. 335 Apollos, 335


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Benjamin, 335 Emma L., 337 Jacob, 335 Justina H., 337 Wallace T., 335, 336 Field, Charles H., 51, 54


Edward, Dr., 53


Edward B., 54


Elizabeth R., 54


Francis E., 55


Henry B., 53


John, 53


Samuel, 53


Simeon, Dr., 53


David, 275


Elizur, Rev., 276


Margaret, 278


Samuel, Rev., 276


William, 275


Goodwin, Charles S., 308


Ebenezer, 247


Harvey, 248


Harvey B., 248


Isaac, 247


Lulu E., 249


Nathaniel, 246


Ozias, 246


Pitts, 248


Robert, 245 Wallace B., 245, 249


Graham, Charles H., 62, 63 Curtis, 63


Emeline A., 64


Henry C., 64


Samuel F., 64


Walter E., 64


William L., 63


Granger, Launcelot, 305 Robert, 306 Samuel, 306 Thaddeus, 306


Gates, Clarence E., 43, 45 Henry, 44 Israel, 44 Jessie B., 46 Peter, 44 Simon, 44 Stephen, 44


Thomas, 43 Goodenough, Arthur, Rev., 197 Benjamin, 197 David, 196


Edith S., 199


Edward W., Dr., 196, 198


Giles C., 197


Samuel, 196


Thomas, 196 William, 197


Goodrich, Charles A., 274, 277


Charles A., Rev., 276 Charles C., 277


Thomas, 53


Zachariah, 53


Filley, Gurdon W., 84


Homer G., 84 Minnie E., 85 Myron W., 84


Ford, Alice, 302 Franklin R., 300


George R., 300, 301 Frost, Charles W. S., Dr., 269, 270


David, 269


Edna J., 270


Enoch, 269


Jennie G., 270


Minnie L., 270


Samuel, 269


Selah, 269 Warren S., 269


Fuller, Apollos, 304 Edward A., 303, 304 John, 303 Joseph, 303, 304 Sarah L., 305 William, 304


Gray, Henry, Dr., 37 Joseph, Dr., 37 Matthew, 36 Gregory, Charles N., 303 Ella D., 303 Ira, 302


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James B., 302, 303 Maria, 302 Griggs, Caroline H., 134 Charlotte H., 134 Charles, 133 David C., 135 Helen T., 135 Henry C .. 133 Robert F., 132, 134 Thomas, 132


Hart. Artemas E., 294. 295 Arthur, Dr., 29 Carl, 29 Chauncey. 26, 28


Cyprian. 104


Edison W., 29


Elijah, 294, 295


Ernest, 29


Evaline, 27


George, 346


Harold G., 296


Henry F., 346


Hubert C., 25, 29


Jesse, 295 John, 104


John. Capt., 104 Katherine A. Q., 296 Minnie, 347


Nathaniel. 104 Otis J., 346, 347 Stephen, 28, 103, 294 Thomas, 294


Willis O., 29 Hastings. Benjamin, 319 James, 320 James E., 318, 321 James G., 321 John, Rev .. 319


Joseph, Rev., 319 Martha A., 322 Samuel, 320 Thomas, 319 Hawley. Francis, Rev., 20 Joseph R., 20 Hayes, Abner P., 244


Franklin P. 244 Margaret 1. 245 Stephen, Capt . 244 Heminway, Charlotte B, 87 Harry IL, 87 Merritt, 87 Henderson, John T , 228, 220) Maude H . 230 William C., 229 Heublein, Andrew, 237 Arthur C., Dr . 237, 238 Ethel, 238 Gilbert F., 237


Holley, Alexander 11, 12


Jane M .. 13 John M., 12 Marcia, 13


Howard, Charles F .. 12S Charles P .. 127. 128 William, 128


Howe, Abraham. 71 Daniel, 71


Daniel R .. 70, 72


Edmund, 71


Edmund G., 71. 72


Henrietta A., 72


Jonathan, 71 Solomon, 71


Hubbard, Lemuel, IT


Mary J., II Richard D., 11


Huntington, Elizabeth Ti. 51 Enoch, Rev., 50 John T., Rev .. 49. 50 Hyde. Clara P. 177 Ephraim. 173


Ephraim II , 173


Ephraim IL, Jr .. 176 Hannah C. 175


Jacob. 173


Jasper, 173


Mary S. 175 Samuel, 173


Thomas, 173 William, 173 Hynes. Edward A. 07


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George A., 97 James, 96 James A., 95, 97 Sadie R., 97 Sarah S., 97


Ingalls, Edmund, 188


Francis, 188 Henry, 188


Mary H., 190


Phineas, 189


Phineas, Dr., 189


Phineas H., Dr., 187, 189 Robert, 188


Jewell, Marshall, 10 Pliny, 10 Thomas, 10


Johnson, Albert, 94 Cora I., 95 Edwin H., Dr., 94, 95


Harold A., 95 Kenneth E., 95


Judd, George E., 69 Nina, 70 William B., 69


Kinsella, Catherine, 235 Matthew, 234 Richard J., 234


Loomis, Elias, 14 Luther, Flavel S., 167


Flavel S., Jr., Rev., 166, 167 Hezekiah, 166 Job, 167 John, Capt., 166 Isabelle B., 169


Lyman, Christopher C., 65 Elias, 65 Gaius, 65 John, 65 Laura M., 66 Richard S., 66 Theodore, 65, 66


McManus, Charles, Dr., 237 Eliza M., 237 Henry, Dr., 237 James, 236 James, Dr., 236 S. Ella, 237 Makepeace, Ethel M., 260 Frank B., Rev., 259 Walter D., 259, 260 Maloney, Cornelius, 130 Edward V., 131


Mary, 13I Patrick, 130


Manternach, Charles, 287 Grace, 288 Michael C., 286, 287


Markham, Daniel, 270 Daniel A., 270, 271


Daniel N., 271


Grace, 272


Hiram, 271 John, 271


Marvin, Edwin E., 205 Elihu, 205 Florence B., 206


Ira K., 205


Loren P. W., 203, 206


Reinold, 204


Samuel, 204


Zachariah, 204


Merriman, Buckingham P., 57 Charles B., 55 Sarah K., 56 William B., 55, 56


Meyer. Chester A., 309 Leonard, 309 Theodore V., 309 Theodore V., Jr., 309, 310


Minor, Mary C., 14 Simeon H., 13


William T., 13 Mitchell, Amos P., 325, 327 Benjamin, 327 Bertha, 328 David, 326 Eleazer, Capt., 327


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Henry C., 328 Henry P., 327 Jonathan, 327 Matthew, 325, 326


Newberry, Benjamin, Maj., 159 John, 161 Joseph, 160 Joseph M., 162 Mary A., 163 Thomas, 159, 160


Palmer, Catherine, 81 John A., 80 Nathaniel, 9 Nathaniel B., 9


Robert, 79, 80


William, 80


Parker, Charles E., 230 Charles E., Jr., 231 Grenville M., 231 Ida M., 231 James E., 230 Parrott, Abraham, 107 Annie J., 109 Frederick W., 106


Helen, 109


Henry R., 106, 107 John, 107 Peck, Amos, 101 Henry HI., 100, 101 Lemuel, 101


Lucy H., 104 Paul, 100


Samuel, 101 Selden, 10I Phelps, Bertha J., 286 David, Lieut., 284 Jeffery O., 285 Jeffery O., Jr., 282, 286 Joseph. 284 Noah, Maj .- Gen., 284 Noah A., Col., 285 William, 283 Phillips, Adin M., 138 Anna A., 139


Ebenezer S, 137, 138 Emily M .. 139 John, Capt, 138 Nathan, 138 Nicholas, 138 Olin, 138 P'illing, James 11, 90 John W., &) Rose 1. 00 William, & Platt, Annie, 8 Clark M. 97 Ellen, 00 Jeannie P., 8


Lewis A, 97 Orville H., 3


Porter, Frances, 124 William, 122. 123 William, Jr., Dr .. 122. 123


Prentice, Anne C. 227


Chester S. 225


Joshua. 225


Samuel, 225 Samuel O., 225 Thomas, 225


Preston. Clara M . 62 Edward V .. 57. 61 Joshua. 57. 58 Purcell, John .A., 113 John L., 112, 113


Reardon, Dennis, 233 William F. Dr . 233 Redfield. Daniel, 201 Edward W .. 202


Flias. 201


Hosmer P. 109. 203


James, 200


Mary N. 203


Roswell. 201


Theophilus, 200 William, 200 Reeves, Betty, 78 Francis. 77 Francis T .. 76. 77 Peter B . 77


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Rice, Anna C .. ICÓ Benjamin, 194 Charles D., 194. 195 Roberts. Benjamin. 333 Carrie C .. 335 George. 333 Henry. 332. 333 Ozias. Capt., 333 William. 333


Robinson. David. : SS. : So David F., 269 Eliza N .. 292 Henry C., 288, 290


Henry S .. 293


John T., 292 Lucius F .. 292 Marion C. 294 Sarah M .. 294


Timothy. Col .. 289 Thomas. 288 Rogers. Alpheus. 240 Asa. 240 Daniel. 210 Elizabeth E., 212 Frank W. F. Willson . 238. 241 James, 239


Samuel. 239 William H., 240 Rowland. Herbert S. ,8, 79 Samuel S., 79 Susan S .. 79


Sanborn, Amos. 119 Daniel A., 119 David A., 11Q Nellie A .. 120 Robert. 11g Stephen. 118. 119 William. 118 William A .. 118, 120 Scoville. Elisha, 213 Jonathan. 213 Shelton. Daniel. 177, 178 Emily P. 179 Gould A., 177, 178 Judson C., 178


Samuel. I77 Samuel F., 178 Sherman. Caleb. 316 David. 316 Henry. 315 Mason S .. 316


Mason W .. 317


Peleg. 315. 316


Philip. 314. 315


Roger W .. 317


Samuel, 315 Wilton W .. 314. 318 Slavin. Dennis J .. 331. 332 James. 331 Mary A., 332


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Anthony. 253 David. 264 Ebenezer. 254 Eliezer. 254


Emma H .. 2:6


Franklin R .. 235


Giles. 251 Hull. 255


Hull T .. 255 Wellington R., 253. 256


Small. Agnes H .. 261 Frederick F .. 260. 261 Henry T .. 260


Smith. Charles M. 143 Ella H . 12: Leonard. 143


Sperry. Abner. 25; Carrie T. 250 Daniel. Lieut .. 257 Daniel G. 257


Elizabeth E .. 259


Ellsworth. 259


Joseph. 25; Lewis. 256. 258 Richard. 257 William, 25;


Spicer, Edmund. 220 Edmund. Dr., 149. 150 Edward E., 150 John, 221


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Sammel G. 200 Simmd 1. 820


Solomon, 336


Soome. Calvin E .. ::


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Samuel J., 40, 42 Thomas, 41 White, Glover M., 272


LeRoy S., 199


Mary C., 273 Niles G., 272, 273


Philip, 272 Sarah J., 199


Whitmore, Francis, 116 Franklin G., 114, 117 Harriet E., 117 Isaiah, 114, 116 John, 115, 116 Wilby, Catherine G., 218 John J., 218


Stephen W., 217, 218


Fannie B., 182


Julian S., 182


Philo M., 181


Salome W., 183 William C., 181


Worden, Clarence H., 146


Isabelle D., 146


George A., 347


Robert, 145


Horace B., 347


Robert F., 145


Wright, Daniel M., 342


Eleanor, 343


George F., 342 Jonathan, 342


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William, 154 Wilson, Amos, 152 Anastasia C., 154 Clifford B., 152, 153 James A., 153 John S., 152 William C., 152 Woodford, Alton E., 261, 262 Bertha M., 263 Edward E., 262 Joseph, 262 Thomas, 261


Wooster, Albert M., 180, 181 Edward, 180


Ephraim, 180


Williams, Abraham, 154 Alice E., 156


Almeron N., 154, 155 David, 155


Elisha, 155


Franklin O., 348


John, 154 Jonathan, 154, 155 Mary A., 348 Ruth A., 348


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