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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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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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