Genealogical and biographical record of New London County, Connecticut, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the early settled families, Part 135

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Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1568

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foun quisi made enga and havir natur to the provo custo child posse effort In February, 1903, Mr. Spencer disposed of hi mercantile business, and is now engaged at farm , and dealing in agricultural implements, and farm. achinery.

0 March 26, 1880, Mr. Spencer married Kate

E. G er, born Feb. 28, 1862, at Lebanon. These i have been born to them: Bertram Gager,

child born ne 9, 1881 ; Cornelia Halstead, born Aug. 29, I888 nd Wilbur Judson, born March 4, 1891.

I1 politics Mr. Spencer is a Republican but has neversought office. He is a member of Oliver Woo ouse Lodge, No. 51, K. of P., at Colchester ; : Order of United Workmen; and William is Council, No. 72, Ancient Order United an Mechanics, and is now secretary of the Anci Willi Ame latte order. He is a member and a liberal sup- of the Congregational Church, of which his also a member, and of which she has been anist for a number of years. Both Mr. and pencer are possessed of social dispositions, very popular. porte wife the Mrs. and : A

. Spencer is a descendant of an old and well hed family of Windham and New London s, Conn., and wherever its members are they stand for integrity of character.

estal coun foun 1 founder of the Gager family was Dr. Will- iam with year man® ger, who came to the United States in 1630, overnor Winthrop, but he died in the same om disease contracted from poor diet at sea, f the emigrants dying from the same malady.

Contemporary records speak of Dr. Gager as a skillful surgeon and a godly man, and one of the deacons of the Church.

John Gager, the only child of Dr. Gager, whose lineage has been traced, was one of the company that settled at New London with John Winthrop, the younger, and his name is there found on the earliest extant list of inhabitants. John Gager had, from the town of New London, a grant of a farm of 200 acres, east of the river, near the straits, now in Ledyard, Conn., to which he removed soon after 1650, and there he dwelt until he joined in the settlement of Norwich. His house and lot in the new town bear the dates of the earliest surveys. November, 1659. In 1674 and 1688 he was con- stable of Norwich. He died Dec. 10, 1703, at an old age, leaving two sons and a daughter.

Amos Gager, great-grandfather of Mrs. Spen- cer, was a carpenter by trade, and in early manhood taught school. His death occurred in early life. His widow, whose maiden name was Sarah Throop, later married Col. Isaiah Loomis, a Revolutionary soldier, whom she survived, and died at the home of her son, Dan T. Gager, at Lebanon. Her chil- dren, all by her first marriage, were as follows: Simon was a farmer at North Coventry, where he died, and his grandson Henry, graduated from Sheffield Scientific School at Yale and is a member of the Flint Construction Company, and a prom- inent business man of Palmer, Mass .; Dan Throop was born June 17, 1800; Eliza never married and died at the home of Mrs. Spencer ; and Sarah and Rachel both died young.

Dan Throop Gager was born at Franklin, Conn., and all his early life was spent there, his first re- moval being to Remsen, Oneida Co., N. Y., where he engaged in tavern keeping, and while residing there he married. A number of years later he re- moved to Troy, N. Y., where he was engaged as a pattern maker in a stove foundry, but on account of poor health he was obliged to give the business up. In 1842 he returned to Connecticut, located at Leb- anon, and rented a farm in Exeter Society. A few years later he rented a farm which is now occupied by his granddaughter, Mrs. Spencer, as he soon purchased it and resided upon it until his death Feb. 20, 1897, aged ninety-seven years. Although he lived to advanced age he retained possession of every faculty. In his younger years he had taught singing school, and at different times led the choirs of the Baptist and Congregational churches at Leb- anon, and he united with the latter denomination at Franklin. In politics he was a Republican.

Dan Throop Gager married Catherine Halstead, born Feb. 1I, 1802, in Pittstown, N. Y., daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Slawson) Halstead ; she died March 5, 1889. Catherine ( Halstead) Gager was a direct descendant of Joseph Halstead, who came to this country with two brothers, Jonas and Timothy, and settled in Hempstead and Jamaica, Long Island, 1656 and 1660. The ancestry of her

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family dates back to the granting of the "Halstead". coat of arms and crest by patent dated Nov. 20, 1628, to "Sir William Laurence Halstead," of the British Navy, Admiral of the "White," and knight commander of the most honorable Order of the Bath. The children of Dan Throop and Catherine (Halstead) Gager were: Judson Avery, born Jan. 4, 1829; William Halstead, born May 9, 1831, died young ;a daughter, born Oct. 28, 1833, died un- named ; James Goodrich, born June 28, 1835, died young ; a daughter, born Aug. 5, 1841, died un- named.

Judson Avery Gager was born at Remsen, N. Y., and resided at Troy until thirteen years old, and then accompanied his parents back to Connecticut. He attended the district school at Lebanon until the age of eighteen years, and assisted his father on the home farm until the outbreak of the Civil war, when he enlisted as a musician in Company C, 18th Conn. V. I., and served as leader of the regimental band until he was honorably discharged three years later. His vocation was farming, and he followed that all his life, although his musical and mathematical abil- ity would have made him successful in either branch. He gave much attention to the study of astronomy, and wrote scientific articles which attracted much attention from the New York press. Mr. Gager was one of the best read men of the community, and could have taught many branches. He was twice married. His first wife, Mary Davis, was born in May, 1830, in Newport, R. I., daughter of Nathan and Hannah (Howard) Davis; she died June 16, 1866, leaving one child, Kate Eliza, born Feb. 28, 1862, now the wife of Wilbur L. L. Spen- cer. His second marriage was to Sarah Nye, of Exeter, a daughter of Benjamin F. Nye. Mr. Gager died May 15, 1892, and Mrs. Gager is still a resident of Lebanon.

Through her great-grandmother Throop, Mrs. Spencer is descended from an old New London county family, the name originally being "Scrope." The line is traced back to Adrian Scrope, Sr., who was member of the famous Rump parliament, which condemned to death King Charles I. Adrian Scrope, Jr., was a member of the same body. They were de- scendants of Lord Scrope, of Bolton, and the family crest is a naked arm grasping a coiled ser- pent, and the coat of arms is a red and silver shield.

When Charles II ascended the throne of Britain he demanded the execution of the judges who had condemned his royal father, and the elder Scrope paid the penalty at Charing Cross, London, in 1660. The son escaped in the same year to America, set- tled at Hartford, and took the family name of his mother, becoming plain William Throop. He went to Barnstable, Mass., and in 1680 was a resident of Bristol, R. I., where he died. The children born to him and his wife, Martha, were: William ; Deacon John; Thomas, who married Abigail Ware; and Dan.

Dan Throop came to Connecticut in b7, fron Bristol, R. I., and located at Franklin, Not London county. On Oct. 27, 1737, he married Cary, and they had children : Bethia, bor Fisannal n 1738 pril 19 Min 1748 my, an aughter Sweet rved a married William Huntington ; Dan, borr 1740 ; Susannah, born in 1742 ; Joseph, bo served as a private in the Revolutionary his son married Polly Clark; and their Eliza W., became the wife of Dr. Char Mr. Spencer's first employer ; Benjamin one of Gen. Washington's colonels during te Revo lution.

Dan Throop, son of Dan, was a cap 1 in th merchant marine, and at one time was c: fured b pirates in the Caribbean Sea. He was con fissione captain of a troop of horse in the second r ment o Light Horse State troops, the commis 1 bein, dated at Middletown Dec. 18, 1776, and Jonathan Trumbull. In 1760 he marri

Igned b [ Rache Terry. Their children were: Dan, bori Dec. IC 1772, married Sarah Stanton Mason, of banon William, born Dec. 30, 1783, married Na1. Maso (sister of Sarah Stanton Mason), wh died a Chicago in 1857, at the home of her Gager, mentioned below; Sarah marr

Et Amo Amo Gager, and they were the great-grandjtents o Mrs. Spencer ; Rachel died young ; Susan parried Mr. Hutchinson; and Bernice marrie Halstead.

Amos Gager Throop, son of William a Nanc (Mason) Throop, went to Chicago in 41, an invested heavily in real estate. After bu ming millionaire, he removed to Pasadena, Cal., there h died, leaving a daughter, who is the w of th wealthy seedsman and florist, J. C. V ghn, Chicago.

WILLIAM S. HEMPSTEAD, one ofhe ven erable and highly respected citizens of Ncrich, rd siding at No. 6 Church street, belongs one . the oldest families of New London cour whos members have been prominent in the hist of th county since their location there.

(I) The first American progenitor of t Hemy stead family was Sir Robert, who came fm Ens land to this country with Gov. Winthrop in 164; He married Joanna Willie, settled in Pequ Con and died in 1655. He was one of the irty-st grantees of original house lots in New Loibn. H had three children, Mary, Joshua and Hanah.

The house now standing on the origin hom. stead of Robert Hempstead is undoubtedly ie mos ancient building in New London, and as arly : can be estimated was built about 1678.

(II) Joshua Hempstead, born June 164 married Elizabeth Larrabee, of Saybrookand bo came the father of Elizabeth, Mary, Pheb. Joshua Hannah, Hannah, Prudence, Patience and Lucy.

(III) Joshua Hempstead (2). born ept. 1678, died Dec. 22, 1758. His wife, Abi 1, bor in 1676, died in August, 1716. They had he chi

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dren, s follows, all born between 1698 and 1713, e: Joshua, Nathaniel, Abigail, Robert, Ste- Thomas, John, Mary and Elizabeth.

Janua Hempstead took an active part in the affair of the town for a period of fifty years, reck- oning lished

'rom 1708. The "Hempstead Diary," pub- by the New London Historical Society in I90I vas a private journal kept by him from the year chief II to his death, in 1758. Its contents are of a personal and domestic character, but it contas brief notices of town affairs and references to thepublic transactions of the country. Its author was remarkable man, a typical representative of the a , country and society in which he lived. The diver y of his occupations in particular marks a custch of the day ; he was at once a farmer, sur- veyor house and ship carpenter, attorney, stone- cutte

sailor and trader. He generally held three or fo town offices ; was justice of the peace, judge of proate, executor of various wills, overseer to wido , guardian to orphans, member of all com- mitte everybody's helper and adviser, and cousin to ha of the community. Of the Winthrop family he w: both friend and confidential agent, and man- aged the f eir business concerns whenever the head of lily was absent.

) Nathaniel Hempstead, born Jan. 6, 1700, died 1728. He married Mary Hallam, who after his doh married Joseph Truman. She bore three childit to Nathaniel Hempstead, Joshua, Nathaniel and I ry.

( Joshua Hempstead, great-grandfather of

Willi 1 S., married Lydia Burch, daughter of and Elizabeth (Harris) Burch, who was

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oril 7, 1723, and died Sept. 22, 1802. They had t following children, born between 1744 and 1764, nclusive: Edward, Robert, Samuel, Na- thani Benjamin, Richard, Lydia, Lucretia, Re- beccaand Mary.

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) Benjamin Hempstead, born in 1753, was a rest nt of New London, where he died Sept. 2. 1798, f yellow fever, which was then raging all throu that region. His widow later married a rris, and died in New London. Her chil- Mr. ‹Iren, born jamir gan in S Nanc Holt

il by the first marriage, were: Elizabeth, ne 17, 1780, who married David Holt; Ben- porn May 8, 1783, who married Mary Mor- 1 removed to St. Louis; Charles T., born :ember, 1785, the father of our subject ; twin of Charles T., who married Robert Harriet, who married Joseph Hill; Henry, rried Nancy Barber ; Lydia, wife of Luther and Denison, who died young.

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I) Charles T. Hempstead was born in New . He was a cabinetmaker by trade, but also mado :veral trips after sperm whales and on one was gone for forty-two months. He was vovaş 1 Jef sonian Democrat, but was not specially in- in politics, and never took any active part terest In sud buric affairs. He died in New London, and was n Cedar Grove cemetery. He married Mar-

garet Miller, of New London, who survived her husband, dying in her native city at the age of eighty-five years. Four children were born to them : Frances H., who married William A. Rumsey and died in Ingersoll, Canada, where her husband was engaged in the stove foundry business; Elizabeth, who married (first) Jeremiah Mahoney and ( sec- ond) William Sisson, and died in 1903 in New London; Charles, who died unmarried; and Will- iam S.

(VIII) William S. Hempstead was born Jan. 22, 1821, on Bradley street, New London, and his boyhood days were spent there. He attended the school which was located near the site of the court house and taught by Ulysses Dow, brother of the famous Lorenzo Dow. At the age of seventeen years he went to Ingersoll, Canada, where he spent one year working in his brother-in-law's foundry. He then returned to New London and secured em- ployment as a clerk in the paint store of a Mr. Haley, located on Bank street, his wages being $200 a year, without board. The young man was eco- nomical, and had saved enough in a few years to buy the business, which he conducted for a couple of years, then disposing of it to Mr. Haley, as he found it was injuring his health.

Dr. Mckwen, of Norwich, then induced Mr. Hempstead to move to that city and engage, with his son, John B. McEwen, in the soft soap and tal- low candle business. This firm, Hempstead & McEwen, was organized in 1845, and was first located where the Broadway Theatre now stands. They did a good business and employed several men and teams. The factory was afterward re- moved to Roath street, and Mr. McEwen dying later, Mr. Hempstead continued the business alone until 1880, when he discontinued it. Since then he has devoted his time to his real-estate business and other personal interests.

Soon after the removal of the business to Roath street Mr. Hempstead purchased land in that vicinity and from time to time erected several houses there- on, which he later disposed of at good profit. He resided for a number of years in these various houses, but in 1875 he removed to his present home, which he had bought the year previously, and has since lived there.

Mr. Hempstead was first married, in New Lon- don, to Elizabeth H. Hempstead, a daughter of Joshua Hempstead, a distant relativc. Mrs. Hcmp- stead died in Norwich and was buried in New Lon- don. She had had one child, Joshua, who died young. For his second wife Mr. Hempstead mar- ried, Nov. 5. 1854, Catherine D. Harris, who was born March 27, 1824, in Norwich, daughter of Hal- lam and Emily (Denison) Harris. Four children have been born to them: William K. married Mary Smith and resides in Springfield, Mass .; he is a printer and has been in the employ of the Spring- field Republican for. the past twenty years. Chris- topher P. married Anna Johnson, and his widow and

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daughter, Anna Christine, are residing in New Haven ; he was a bank clerk, and died in Chicago, Il1., while on his way to Colorado for his health. Frank, a clerk in the Chelsea Savings Bank, at Nor- wich, married Alice Brewster, and one child, Kath- erine Brewster, was born to them. Harris lives at home, unmarried.

Mr. Hempstead has always voted the Republi- can ticket, but has cherished no political ambition and has never mingled in any of the actual political work. Religiously he is connected with the Uni- versalist Society, his wife being a member of that church. He has won his way to a place of wealth and consideration by his own unaided efforts, and by his honorable methods and successful results well deserves the consideration which is univerially accorded him.

LEE LUTHER BROCKWAY, a well known merchant and farmer of Hadiyme, was representa- tive to the Legislature from his town in 1903, and has filled many public offices. He is of the seventh generation in direct descent from Richard Brock- way, who came over in the "Mayflower" and settled at Brockway's Ferry, in Lyme.

(II) William Brockway, son of Richard, was born in 1666, and died in 1755: His wife is buried by his side, with no stone to mark her grave.

( III) Lieut. John Brockway, son of William, was born in 1696, and died in 1777. His first wife, Elizabeth, was born in 1705, and died in 1738; and his second wife, Sarah, was born in 1708, and died in 1770.

(IV) Ebenezer Brockway, son of Lieut. John, was born in 1731, and died in 1812. His wife Mary was born in 1735, and died in 1811. He was a mas- ter Mason and his apron, worn 107 years ago, is now in the possession of his great-grandson, Lee Luther, of this sketch.

(\) Sylvester Brockway, son of Ebenezer, was born Oct. 1, 1767, and died Dec. 15, 1849. He mar- ried Mary Davis, who was born Aug. 2, 1782, and died March 4, 1859. Their children were as fol- lows: ( I) Joseph D., born May II, 1801, married Rebecca Johnson, who was born Oct. 28, 1807. They had no children. (2) Charles Hollom, born July 17, 1803: is mentioned below. (3) Diodat M., born April 14, 1806, died at the age of two years. (4) An infant girl died Dec. 20, 1811.

(VI) Charles Hollom Brockway, second son of Sylvester and Mary (Davis) Brockway, was born at Brockway's Ferry, Lyme, where his father had passed all his life. He was educated in the Lyme schools, and began his business life as a merchant at Brockway's Ferry. Later his business was located at Comstock's Ferry. He died March 30. 1892. His wife, whom he married May 28, 1837, was Amirah Luther. She was born Sept. 21, 1818. and died Feb. 1, 1903. Their children were as follows : ( 1) Laura M., born April 16. 1838. died Jan. 28. 1843. (2) Janett F., born Jan. 10, 1841, married Orrin Miner,

and died June 28, 1879. (3) Charles H. J: Feb. 23. 1843, died April 3, 1900. 14) Ma: born Aug. 17, 1845, died Sept. 29, of the sam (5) Myron H., born Aug. 17, 1845. lives Haddam. (6) Emerett MI., born Sept. 28. 182 ried Charles C. Miner, of East Haddam - Wesley, born June 9, 1850, died June 21, 15 Lee Luther, born Oct. 27, 1852. is mentioned (g) Eva Ann, born Feb. 21, 1854. married L stock of East Haddam. ( 10) Jessie Ella. bors 31, 1856, married Frank Lewis, of New L (II) Carrie Bell, born Sept. 18, 1858. died A. 1863. Charles Hollow Brockway spent the vears of his life engaged in farming. He Republican in politics, and held most of the offices. He was a member of the Methodist ( at Moodus. The first dollar which he camed in the possession of his son, Lee Luther.

(VII) Lee Luther Brockway was bom house which is his present home. He at school in Lyme and as a young man engar farming, and in the lumber business with W Hall. In 1880 he opened a store at Brod Ferry, conducting it until 186. when he ferred the business to Hadlyme. He has als jo tinued to interest himself in farming. He has ala taken an active part in politics, being a freqtien gate to county, State and Congressional convales and holding many town ofices. He has ser| tax collector, justice of the peace, grand selectman, member of the board of relief. a 1903 was a representative in the Legislature. je" he was one of the committee on Federal Relas

Mr. Brockway married, in Lyme, Nov. 22. Isabella, daughter of George N. Phelps. and children were George Lee and Carrie Bel former, born Nov. 10, 1875. died Dec. 3. same year; the latter. born Sept. 13, 187;, = William Hawthorne. of Hadlyme. and haber daughter, Martha. The family are members Baptist Church at North Lyme. Mr. Brockwaye a Mason, a member of Pythagoras Lodge. and a member of Fenwick Lodge, No. 120. 04d Felmi

DANIEL CHAPMAN LEFFINGWELT 2 descendant of one of New England's early fed families, and a representative farmer of Moc New London Co .. Conn., traces his az through Marvin, Gurdon, Andrew. Samuel 2 and Samuel to Thomas Lefingwell.

(I) Thomas Leffingwell. the first of Saytid: Conn., was a native of Croxhall. England, an le: of the earliest planters of Saybrook. He we e- sonally engaged in the Pequot war. a warm ire Chief Uncas. and gave him great assistance aftle time the Mohegans were besieged by the Narr fir- setts in the spring of 1645. Being of a roma- ture, he made various trips through diferent of Connecticut, and one of these resuited i meeting with Chief Uncas. He traveled aioc land bordering Long Island Sound and the Th De:

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iver, found ingw lally reaching a spring of water, still to be ear the property of Daniel Chapman Lef- in Leffingwell town, town of Montville. The til e of Chief Uncas was located by this spring. The Cef and two of his warriors had covered the surrou ling country in search of a place to locate, electing what has since been known as the 1 Reservation. Thomas Leffingwell was with their description of the land, and the ice of the same, and decided to settle there.

inally Mohe; lease ppea: Two Uncas' warriors returned to Saybrook with Mr. L ingwell, to help him arrange for his change of res ence, and to remove his belongings. Dur- ng tl r absence, the Naragansetts, from Rhode Island hade an attack on the Mohegans, and, being greatl outnumbered, the latter were compelled to eek s ter among the rocks and hills bordering the Tham ed by river, where they were completely surround- ne Narragansetts. Chief Uncas, realizing his potion, and knowing that unless provisions vere c nd ounci Thom: elief. ne of he N _effin ning his p ough ould bound he go aid, treng athy, ood icked heir anse ained, his men would be soon without food, render would then be necessary, called a of war, and it was decided to try and reach Leffingwell, in whom Uncas had profound As a result of this belief in his friendship, ncas' braves was sent forth, and he evading ragansetts, succeeded in reaching Thomas ell, and informed him of the danger threat- s Indian friends. Without any hesitancy, leer responded to the call, and securing a cow, he filled it with all the provisions he tain, and brought it through Long Island and up the Thames river, to the relief of Chief and his suffering tribe. This time- iven at the risk of his own life, resulted in ening the Indians, and, cheered by his sym- ded by his excellent advice, and fed by the bravery had brought to them, they at- e Narragansetts, and succeeded in chasing emies several miles, capturing the Narra- chief. Upon the spot where he was taken rison ut hi

Chief Uncas killed his enemy, and cut leart, after the savage custom of the red ien.

Fol the service so cheerfully and gladly ren- ncas gave to Thomas Leffingwell land nine uare, the present town of Norwich being in this territory, but the deed was never He was also given several hundred acres and fortunately recorded this deed, ver see this last named property has been known igwell town, and is now included in the owns of Montville, Norwich and Bozrah. is property, Thomas Leffingwell built five houses, one for each of his sons, and all earing distance of a horn. He was kind dians, and was beloved by them.

Le resen pon iffere ithin , the Th las Leffingwell, known as Licut. Thomas, as 01 of the original proprietors of Norwich. Hc as adre in the affairs of the town and state, and ied i Norwich about the year 1710. Mary, his

wife, died there Feb. 6, 1711. His descendants were numerous, and the name has been quite com- mon in the vicinity of the first settlement of the first American ancestor. The children born to Thomas Leffingwell and wife were: Rachel, Thomas, Jona- than, Joseph, Mary, Nathaniel and Samuel.

(II) Samuel Leffingwell, born about 1660, mar- ried Ann Dickerson, and had one child.

(III) Samuel Leffingwell (2), born Feb. 4, 1690-I, settled in Norwich. He married Hannah Gifford, and had the following children: Caleb, Samuel, Hannah, Ann, Andrew, Mary, Elizabeth, Jonathan, Abigail and Sarah.

(IV) Andrew Leffingwell, born Dec. 12, 1724, married Marcy Nobles. He died in Bozrah in 1803, and she died there in 1808. He helped to build the first Baptist church in Bozrah, and was its first deacon. This church stood just opposite the present edifice. His children were: Gurdon, Elisha, Andrew, Rhoda, Annis, Eunice and Marcy.

(V) Gurdon Leffingwell, born in 1768, grandfa- ther of our subject, married Polly Avery, daughter of Gardner Avery, of Bozrah. He settled in Boz- rah, where he was engaged in farming. In person, he was a well-proportioned, broad-shouldered man, weighing over 225 pounds, and possessed a strong constitution. All his life he was a hardworking, industrious man, and possessed a powerful, deep voice. Mr. Leffingwell was set in his ways, and strong in likes and dislikes, although he had a kind- ly nature. His death occurred Jan. 16, 1844, and his wife died Dec. 17, 1869. Their children were: (I) Elisha, born Feb. 6, 1796, was for a number of years engaged in whaling voyages, and in the coasting trade, following the sea for a number of years. He later settled in Montville, and was engaged in farm- ing, and there died, at an advanced age. His wife bore the maiden name of Betsey Beebe. (2) Mar- vin is mentioned below. (3) Gardner, born Jan. 10, 1801, engaged in farming in Bozrah, there dy- ing, unmarried, aged eighty-four years. (4) Mary, born April 4, 1803, married Reuben Bromley, of Norwich, where he was engaged in farming. She died at Chester, Mass. (5) Amanda, born Nov. 4, 1805, married Alfred Rogers, a farmer of Norwich, where she died. (6) Andrew, born July 9, 1808, settled in Bozrah, where he engaged in farming, and school teaching. He represented Bozrah in the State Legislature in two different sessions. Hc mar- ried Sally Sabin, and died in Bozrah at an ad- vanced age. (7) George, born in March, 1811, dicd Nov. 28, 1881, unmarried. Hc was a carpen- ter by trade, and was also engaged in school tcach- ing. (8) Fitch, born in 1813, died in June, 1827. (9) Ira, born in 1816, was engaged in farming, dy- ing Aug. 4, 1872, unmarried. (10) Harrict, born Aug. 25, 1819, married Joseph Kelso, resided at Chester, Mass., where her husband was engaged in farming, and there died.

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Genealogical and biographical record of New London County, Connecticut, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the early settled families, Part 135

Author: Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1568

Author:
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1568