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1858, started in for himself in Mystic. marked his efforts from the first, and thre later he established himself at his present where all these years he has been buildir thriving and permanent trade, and his estab is the leading one of its kind in the place. holding an honorable position in the busines of the place, Mr. Buckley is well-known in circles, and is a member of the I. O. O. F. he had joined before leaving England.
On Nov. 28, 1860, Samuel H. Buckley vi r- ried in Mystic to Sarah J., daughter of J Roxanna ( Brown) Burrows. One son was m them, Frank Burrows Buckley, June 15, 18 was married, March 4, 1891, to Miss A fe !) Tift, daughter of Amos and Phoebe Tin Sarah (Burrows) Buckley, who was born : fil 15. 1834, belongs to the old Burrows family, we have been in Connecticut since the early part of 17 century, and she is a member of the Fanny ffar Chapter of the D. A. R.
BURROWS. The Burrows family was plijen America by (I) Robert Burrows, who wast F tist, and who, because of religious persecut from Manchester, England, and came with e Pi- grims to New England. He probably we ir the vicinity of Boston, Mass .. to Wetleshim Conn., where he is known to have been La holder in 1641. Prior to the year 1642 he arn! Mary, widow of Samuel Ireland. and abo Id: they moved to New London, and soon sfed a' Groton among the earliest settlers on the vit she of the Mystic river. He was appointed }. first ferryman on that stream. Robert Burrow: fied 1682, ten years after his wife, whose death ur. Oct. 2. 1672. They had two sons, John and um
(II) John Burrows, born in 1642, wane i the patentees of the amended charter of 1 Ne London settlement, which at that time (Il cluded Groton. He was a liberal supporte i First Baptist Church of Groton, the first one C necticut. On Dec. 14. 1670, John Burrows arr Hannah, daughter of Edward and Hannah u rr, who was born April II, 1657. Their childw as follows: John (2), Mary, Margaret, am Robert, Jeremiah and Isaac. John Burr s. t father. died in Groton. Feb. 12, 1716.
(III) John Burrows (2) was born in I I, am in 1712 he and his brothers were among the ac- cepted inhabitants of Groton. On Oct. 14. 100. h' married Lydia Hubbard, daughter of Hh a Jane (Latham) Hubbard. He died in 1752 nd N. remains, as well as those of his wife Lydi: |rest in the old Packer burying-ground in Grotor The- children were: John (3) : Lydia. wife of filia- Pendleton : Mary, wife of Nathan Fish: ] bbar .. who married Mercy Dawson : Hannah. wilof J- seph Denison : Silas, who married Hanna Gor .. Abigail, who married John Latham; an Anos whose wife was Mary Rathbun.
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V) JE 1 Burrows (3), born in Groton, Nov. a farmer and ship carpenter. He ma :- Desire laughter of Capt. James Packer. De- lived to the unusual age of ninety- away in 1808. She was the mother ildren, as follows : Mary, Mrs. Samuel ., Mrs. John A. Aborn ; Fhœbe, Mrs. m Hi lridge; Lucretia, Mrs. William Bur- Wait Mrs. Jabez Smith ; Desire, Mrs. Joseph t: Naby, Mrs. Uriah Wilbur ; John (4), who ed Enah Wilbur; Nathan, who married ) Am Williams, and (second) Sarah Will- Dan whose first wife was Kezia Rhodes, his shond, Abigail E. Park; James and las, w. died young ; and a son that died in OI, HỆ
Burrows (4) was a soldier in the h andindian war, a lieutenant of the 3d com- of the rain Band, in the town of Groton. His ission as signed by Gov. Jonathan Law and tary Gorge Wyllys. On Sept. 13, 1761, he ed Hannah Wilbur, and the children born to were Mary, who married Nathan Niles ; of William Thornton; Lydia, wife of
e, wif as El edge; Hannah, wife of George Eld- ; Ele for, who married Zebulon Williams ;
Elam. ohn Burrows was buried in the old r bury g ground.
I) E n Burrows, born Sept. 6, 1773, was a r all 1} life, and died Jan. 8, 1840. His wife, (De on) Burrows, born April 9, 1778, had fron his life Oct. 13, 1835. Their children red s as follows : John, born Oct. 28, 1798; e, Mal1 29, 1801, the wife of Elam Eldredge; on, Of- 7, 1804, deceased in 1861 ; Hannah, 15, 18 who died in 1832; Phoebe, Feb. 19, the we of Isaac D. Miner; and Sally, May TI, W married Nathan Noyes.
(II) in Burrows, born Oct. 28, 1798, died 2. Throughout his life his homestead I granted to the original Burrows, but
28, 1 pon la s cor elled to spend the winter months of ear f a number of years, away from home, ng in ested in a mercantile business at Key Fla. or his services during the war of 1812 eived land warrant from the government. kes un rmly successful, and was one of Gro- worth citizens, for many years serving as or of le town. He was a member of the Bapt Church. His wife, to whom he was d A 23, 1821, was Roxanna Brown, er ofshubael and Lydia (Palmer) Brown. is bo Jan. 17, 1798, and died Feb. 20, 1879. chile E., 1
were seven in number, namely : n April 3, 1823, was the wife of Isaac eniso
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and died Feb. 16, 1861; Frances E., 1825, died Aug. 9, 1873, the wife of : H. lift; Mary E., born April 29, 1827, une ] 1827; Mary E., born July 12, 1828, (1 Jol: L. Denison, and died June 16, 1860, at ch; I lia E., born June 20, 1831, married
Daniel Morgan, of Poquonock ; Sarah J., born April 15, 1834, became the wife of Samuel H. Buckley ; and John, born July 21, 1836, died Aug. 18, 1836.
DEACON AUSTIN LADD, who after a short illness closed a busy life of usefulness Jan. 1, 1903, was a highly respected citizen of the town of Frank- lin, where he engaged in farming. The Ladd fam- ily has long been prominent in New England. It dates from
(I) Daniel Ladd, who, on March 24, 1633-34, took the accustomed oath to pass to New England in the "Mary and John" of London. He is first of record in New England in 1637, Feb. 8th, of which year, he was granted land at Ipswich, and in 1639 he is of record at Salisbury. He removed from the latter place to Haverhill, Mass., of which town he was one of the original settlers. He was an enter- prising and energetic man, was an extensive farmer, and dealt largely in land. In 1668 he served as selectman. He died July 27, 1693. The Chris- tian name of his wife was Ann. The children of Daniel and Ann Ladd were: Elizabeth, born Nov. I, 1640; Daniel, born July 26, 1642; Lydia, born April 8, 1645; Mary, born Feb. 14, 1646; Samuel, born Nov. 1, 1649; Nathaniel, born March 10, 1651; Ezekiel, born Sept. 16, 1654; and Sarah, born Nov. 4, 1657, the first three being born in Salisbury, and the others in Haverhill.
(II) Samuel Ladd, of Haverhill, Mass., born Nov. 1, 1649, in Haverhill, married, Dec. 1, 1674, Martha Corliss, daughter of George Corliss. They lived in West Parish. On Feb. 22, 1698, while re- turning from a field with a load of hay, which the previous summer had been cut and stacked, Mr. Ladd was killed by Indians. There were four of them in the party, Samuel Ladd and his son, and Jonathan Haynes and his son. Jonathan Haynes was also killed. The children of Samuel and Mar- tha (Corliss) Ladd were: Daniel, born Nov. 19, 1676; Lydia, born Sept. 25, 1679; Samuel, born May 22, 1682; Nathaniel, born Sept. 9, 1684; Eze- kiel, born Feb. 14, 1686; David, and Jonathan (twins), born April 13, 1689; Abigail, born Sept. 29, 1691 ; John, born June 22, 1694; and Joseph, born May 16, 1697.
(III) David Ladd, of Haverhill, Mass., born April 13, 1689, married, Oct. 1, 1716, Hepzibah Hazen, of Rowley. She died March 20, 1728. He married, second, March 20, 1729, Mary Waters, of Colchester, Conn. His children were: Azubah, born Nov. 13, 1717; Hepzibah, born July 12, 1719; Bethsheba, born July 6, 1721 ; Jeremiah, born Oct. 8, 1723; Hannah, born in October, 1725; David, born Dec. 10, 1727; Samuel, born June 7, 1730; Ezekiel, born Aug. 6, 1731 ; Joseph, born April 20, 1733 ; Daniel, born Jan. 8, 1735 ; Abigail, born March 20, 1738; and Abner, born May II, 1740.
(IV) Daniel Ladd, of Franklin, born Jan. 8, 1735, married, Oct. 24, 1760, Hannah Boynton, who died March 8, 1764. He married, second, June 12,
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1765, Rebecca Armstrong, who died, and he mar- ried, third, Jan. 7, 1773, Elizabeth Cady. He died in February, 1823, aged eighty-seven years. His children were: Aphia, born Feb. 12, 1762 ; Hannah, born June 22, 1766; Asahel, born Dec. 22, 1767 ; James, born Aug. 8, 1774 ; Elizabeth, born Nov. 26, 1777; Anna, born June 17, 1782; Rebecca, born' Sept. 14, 1784; Zacheus, born Aug. 6, 1786, died Oct. 6, 1799; Samuel C., born in March, 1789.
(V) Samuel C. Ladd, of Franklin, Conn., born in March, 1789, married, Nov. 30, 1809, Celinda, daughter of James Otis, of Stonington, Conn. She survived her husband and died March 4, 1872, aged eighty-four years. He died April 27, 1853, aged sixty-four years. Their eleven children were: (I) Celinda Angeline, born Feb. 28, 1811, married Dan- iel F. Abell, and died in Middletown. Of their six children, three are living: Ira E., of Bridgeport ; Emma, wife of Cyrus Coe, of Middlefield, Conn .; and William H., of Walpole, N. H. (2) Alonzo, born June 19, 1812, was an invalid, and died un- married on the homestead. (3) Frances E., born July 25, 1814, married (first) Groton Fenner, by whom she had two children, Napoleon and Emblem, and she married (second) Palmer Scott; her death occurred in Scotland, Conn. (4) Esther B., born June 27, 1816, married Amos Closson, and died in Lynn, Mass. She had two children, Mary and Nel- son. (5) Mary Ann, born Oct. 26, 1817, married Newell Willis, and died in Boston. Their children were: Rosa, Florence and Newell. (6) Austin was born Jan. 30, 1820. (7) Charlotte A., born Nov. 23, 1821, married Obed McLean, and died in Glastonbury, Conn. Their children were as fol- lows: Eugenia, Ellen, Mary and James. (8) Ma- rinette, born Sept. 2, 1823, died young. (9) Lydia Ann, born Jan. 5, 1826, is the widow of James Charlton, and resides in Hartford. Her children are Mary, Howard and Earl. (10) Ephraim, born Oct. 17, 1828, married Henrietta Carpenter, and re- sides in Bristol. (II) Electa Jane, born Nov. 27, 1830, married (first) James Lamb, and (second) the late Lyons Huntington, and she now resides in Leb- anon. Samuel C. Ladd, the father of this family, was a farmer, and lived and died on the farm on which he was born, and which came to him from his father and grandfather. He was a sergeant in a military company stationed at New London, Conn., in the war of 1812.
(VI) Austin Ladd, son of Samuel C., was born in what was a part of the house in which he died. His education was all acquired in the district schools, and by self study. He remained at home contin- uously until he was twenty-one, when he sought and found employment in the woolen mill at Baltic (long since destroyed by fire), and later he worked in the mills at Yantic, his service in the woolen mills cov- ering a period of five years. At the end of that time he entered the cotton mills, and, in the eleven years he was there engaged he acquired a thorough knowledge of that business. Among the mills in
which he was employed may be mentioned t mills at South Glastonbury, in which he was an (useer of weaving. The death of his father wrought a change in his work, and he returned to the ol Home, bought out the interests of the other heirs, dnod- eled the buildings, added to the acreage of th farm, and there he passed the remainder of his dir en- gaged in the successful cultivation of his feles, which consisted of sixty acres of rich and fable land.
On March 8, 1846, Austin Ladd was ma ed to Electa Noble, born Aug. 9, 1820, in Wilayton, Conn., daughter of James Noble, a farme here. She died June 30, 1902, leaving one son oble Austin, born Sept. 1, 1849, in South Glast bury, who has always remained at home.
Austin Ladd was a stanch Republican, ad he was frequently honored by his fellow citizen lith a call to official life. He served as assessor anch the board of relief, and in 188I was the very abl lepre- sentative for his district in the State Leg sture. The Congregational Church of Franklin fond in : him an active and liberal worker, and for mai frears before his death he served as Deacon. His v was his faithful helpmeet in all his labors, and es cially was she active in church work. The son N. . STIN, is unmarried. His entire life was devoted to | par- ents, as long as they lived, and the neat, w -kept farm gives evidence of his thrift and in ligent care. He is a worthy son of an honored ra and is most highly esteemed in the town.
CHARLES J. WINTERS, senior meier of the firm of Winters, Swift & Co., wholesafmeat and provision dealers at Norwich, is one |that city's best known citizens. His father, Joh Win- ters, was a native of New York, from whic State he enlisted in the regular army during the ar of 1812, and was stationed at Fort Trumbu near New London. Here he met Eliza Walden, o lont- ville, who afterward became his wife. Jol: Win- ters died in a few years, leaving a widow . 1 one son, Charles J. Later she married Willian May- nard, and died at Montville.
Charles J. Winters was born June 4, ):6, in Montville, and he received his education |1 the district schools there, and at East Windsor l'onn., where his mother resided for a time. Retu ng to Montville, he there completed his education. it the age of eleven years he went to live with Csswold Stewart, at Montville, with the understand
that he should remain in that home until the ge of twenty-one. Mr. Stewart had a store and
sınall farm, and the lad was expected to work both for his board and clothes. At the age of senteen he taught school one term in East Lyme, an at the age of eighteen he bought his time, and ban to learn the trade of butchering with Mr. Br ‹way, of Lyme, who, soon after, opened a market Es- sex and placed our subject in charge of Mr. Winters remained here a few years, and en, in
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th Robert F. Lyons, embarked in a s at New London, under the name of & Co. Several years later the business of, and in the early fifties Mr. Winters wich, where he was employed in the N. & G. W. Loomis, for four and rs, and at this time he received the s paid any butcher in Norwich. He a member of the police force, serving , and then established a meat business n street, in a building which he erected,
any busi Lyo1 lispos to et of alf st v becar al yea est M is W occupied by the store of Lovell ers. r. W ers added to the original building and urchild other property in the city. He con- in bainess there for a number of years with lid sul ess, building up a large trade. After ing c He this, he engaged in the wholesaling of ild go to Albany (N. Y.) markets, buy 1 of c le and bring them to Norwich, butcher and red in he ass & C Swift in No The wift pose of the meat to retailers. He was lat business until May, 1881, when he iated with the great packing firm of of Chicago, under the name of Win- Co. Mr. Winters was one of the first England to handle Western dressed m name is local, the beef coming from cking houses. An immense business e, M Winters being thus enabled to place the ll market the choicest preparations of eat ( pany.
1849 Ir. Winters was married, in New Lon- by E r Jabez Swan, to Ruth L. Tracy, a of Intville, daughter of Daniel and Ruth e) They. Mr. and Mrs. Winters celebrated rolder wedding anniversary July 8, 1899. Her occu d March 31, 1902, at the age of sev- wo yl's, and she was laid to rest in Yantic ry. he children of this union were: (1) 's E. who married Frank H. Lovell, of the
f Lov I Bros., of Norwich, and has two chil- Ruth and Frank W .; (2) Charles S., who rs w a bookkeeper until failing health made nece try, and who died in Norwich, Dec. 90, 14 ing a widow, formerly Mrs. Eva G. man ; id (3) Albert T., who died unmarried, 5, 18
Willers is a Republican in political belief, 1 several years in the common council, e was senior alderman. He has been lectni of the town, and also has been chair- the er of ent ard of water commissioners. A valued e Board of Trade, he has been very business circles, and has served as ent of e Com New London County Mutual Fire In- any, for twenty years, being a director sam His fraternal connections are with set Lige, No. 34, A. F. & A. M .; Franklin 'r No; Franklin Council No. 3; Columbian under No. 4, Knights Templar; Sphinx , M ic Shrine. He formerly belonged to
Uncas Lodge, No. II, I. O. O. F., and to the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Winters is one of the very few active business men of his city who are nearing the four score mark. He is deeply immersed in busi- ness, and is still hale and vigorous. He has a wide acquaintance and a large circle of warm friends.
CHARLES C. WILLIAMS, a prosperous farm- er residing in Lebanon, is a great-grandson of Jason Williams, who was born in Canterbury, Conn., and was a farmer by occupation. He came to Lebanon, Conn., and located on the farm now occupied by Charles C. Williams, where he resided the remainder of his life, dying on that place April 15, 1855, aged eighty-eight years. His remains were buried in the cemetery west of Lebanon Green. His wife, Ruth, died March 20, 1845, aged seventy-three years. Their children were: Henry B. was a farmer and resided in Lebanon, where he died Nov. 4, 1872, aged seven- ty-seven years; he married Marietta Huntington, and left two children, Huntington (now deceased) and Julia. Harriet married Isaac Storm, and lo- cated in Genesee county, N. Y., where he died, leav- ing descendants. Maria J. married Dennison Kingsley, a stone cutter, who became a farmer and died in Lebanon. James C. was the grandfather of Charles C. Williams.
Capt. James Clark Williams was born in the house occupied by his grandson, Charles C. Will- iams, received his education in the district schools, and was brought up to farm work. When a young man, before and after his marriage, he taught school many terms in Lebanon. He resided all his days upon the farm where he was born, successfully con- ducting it. His death, which was quite sudden, oc- curred Nov. 5, 1888, when he was seventy-eight years of age. He was well-to-do, a hard-working man, and universally respected. In politics he was originally a Whig, and later became a Republican, and he held a few of the lesser offices of the town. For a number of years he was captain of the local militia. Religiously he was a member of the Leb- anon Congregational Church, and was always to be found in his place except when prevented by serious illness. He married Ann Kingsley, who was born in 1816 in Norwich, daughter of Joseph and Lucy (Dennison) Kingsley, and she died Oct. 18, 1885. She and her husband rest side by side. Their chil- dren were: John, father of Charles C., is mentioned below ; Eliza Maria, born Jan. 12, 1844, married Isaac G. Avery, of Lebanon, a sketch of whom ap- pears elsewhere; Julius H. married Abby Tucker, was a farmer, and resided on the homestead, where he died, leaving no descendants ; Charles died Aug. 18, 1864, aged six years, nine months, fifteen days ; Addie A. died Aug. 4, 1864, aged two years, ten months, eleven days.
John Williams, father of Charles C., was born on the old homestead and attended the common schools, remaining on the farm until his enlistment in Company C., 18th Regiment Conn. Volunteers,
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with which he served until they were discharged. Returning home, he remained on the homestead for a time, and then rented a farm near Yantic, where he resided a few years. He then went away and all trace of him was lost. On July 2, 1859, Mr. Will- iams married Sarah A. Avery, a native of Lebanon, daughter of Elias B. and Thankful S. (Geer) Avery, and a sister of Isaac G. Avery, of Lebanon, in whose sketch elsewhere in this volume the Avery family history may be found. Mrs. Williams died Jan. 23, 1874. She was the mother of two children, Emma C. (who died Feb. 8, 1863, aged one year ) and Charles C.
Charles C. Williams was born June 14, 1869, in the home he now occupies. He was but an infant when his father disappeared, and his mother dying when he was only five years of age, he was brought up by his grandfather, Capt. James C. Williams. The lad attended district school and worked upon the farm, remaining with his good grandfather until after the death of the latter, when he came into pos- session of the property, now having a very fine place of sixty acres, which he devotes to general farming.
On April 12, 1899, Mr. Williams married Mabel Grundy, who was born Aug. 28, 1877, in Williman- tic, daughter of Fergus and Margaret (McCurdy) Grundy. Fergus Grundy is a mill operator and re- sides in Stafford Springs, Conn. Mrs. Williams was one of a family of three children: Henry, a resident of Stafford Springs; Mabel, Mrs. Will- iams ; and James. One child has come to Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Marjorie Belle, born March 15, 1900. In politics Mr. Williams is a Republican, but does not seek or desire office. Being an honorable, upright gentleman, and a hard-working man, he has gained and retains the utmost respect of the entire neighborhood.
JAMES AMOS MORGAN. The name of Morgan has long been familiar in the annals of Con- necticut, and representatives in each generation have held honorable positions in the communities in which they have made their homes, but none of them have been more highly esteemed than has James Amos Morgan, a substantial citizen of the borough of Groton.
From James Morgan, the ancestor of the New London branch of the family, the lineage is through James (2), James (3), James (4), James (5), James (6) and Elijah S.
James Morgan (6), grandfather of James A., was born in Groton April 20, 1759, and he resided on the farm at Poquonock Bridge, which had been in the possession of the family since the time of the first James Morgan. On April 10, 1788, he married Eunice Turner, who was born Dec. 19, 1766. He died Sept. 14, 1824, and his widow survived until May I, 1838. Their children were : (I) James, born June 21, 1789, located at New Orleans, La., where he died Nov. 20, 1834; on Aug. 3, 1826, he married Abby H. Brown. (2) Eunice, born Jan. 23, 1792,
was married, Jan. 28, 1830, to William Aver Jr., and they resided first at Poquonock and later for- dan, in the town of Waterford, where they fied. (3) Rebecca, born Aug. 14, 1793, married Pu .. Gallup, a farmer in Ledyard, where he died ffter the death of her husband, Mrs. Gallup ma ther home with a daughter in California, and the fher death occurred. (4) Elijah S. is mentioned Ow.
Elijah S. Morgan was born Jan. 3, 1802, the homestead, and in the neighboring district tools acquired his education. He was early inu . to the hard work of the farm, and he remained a bitte assisting his father in the care of the home face. After the death of the parents he purchas the interests of the other heirs, going heavily ir sebt. He was industrious and economical, and by food management he managed to pay off the inoted- ness, and in time to purchase a part of the old ffus Avery farm. He devoted his land to general orm- ing, and to the getting out of fire wood, which etter found a ready market in Noank ; he also cut large quantity of ship timber. Both his inclinatic [and training led him to a life of ceaseless industr ,and he cared for little beyond his own farm, find f his keenest enjoyment in his clean, well-tilled fiel fand in his comfortable home surrounded by his nily. On but three occasions was he ever out of th state of Connecticut. Though a man of but nium height, he was solidly built, and in his prin foos- sessed of great strength and endurance. Unti bout ten years before his death, he conducted th farmi and did more than one man's share of the wo | but at that time he was succeeded by his son Jais A. His death occurred Feb. 24, 1880, after a decle of about a year, and he was laid to rest in thetarr cemetery at Groton. In his political faith he fas a Whig first, but later a Republican, but he fared nothing for the honors and responsibility of iblic office, and held only a few of the minor to of- fices. In middle life he united with the otist Church at Poquonock, and was one of its 1 ling members. In all his business dealings he warton- orable and upright, and at his death he left b de a goodly estate, an unsullied name. On Ma1 30, 1831, he was united in marriage with Eliza 1,ner, born Sept. 25, 1801, daughter of Amos and " fank- ful (Allyn) Turner, residents of what is nowLed- har- yard. Mrs. Morgan was a woman of strong lility and not a little of her husband's success was acter and possessed considerable business je to her effort and cooperation. She passed away arch 20, 1878. Their children were: Hannah Eliz: porn June 10, 1832, died June 17, 1833 ; Emily, boi Oct. 31, 1833, died Oct. 27, 1834; James Amos and nios (twins), born Feb. 3, 1837, of whom the latt, died at birth ; and Borodell and two sons, all died a irth.
James A. Morgan received his education the district schools and at Wesleyan Academy a Wil- braham, Mass. Returning home he assist his father for several years on the farm, but an ated by a spirit of unrest, he longed to see son hing
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