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As though he could not depart in peace until the desire of his soul were granted, two years ago he commenced a new movement, with a courage that has known no defeat, and the outcome of this effort will be a beautiful church to be erected this spring [1904]. The Lord did not permit Deacon Prentice to 'see the desire of his soul,' but to the last it was on his heart, and will be a fitting monument to his untiring zeal and it is believed that God will permit him to look down from the heights of glory and rejoice. Deacon Prentice was unusually interested in the welfare of the young and in him the afflicted and the destitute always found a sympathizing friend and helper." The above paragraph appeared in a local paper at the time of Mr. Prentice's death.
On Dec. 31, 1849. in North Stonington. Conn., Mr. Prentice was married to Sophia Prentice Browning, who was born in North Stonington. daughter of Samuel and Eliza ( Prentice) Brown- ing. Mrs. Prentice is a true Christian woman, devoted to her husband and children, and an earn- est member of the Congregational Church. After a married life of more than fifty-four years the husband and wife were as much devoted as in their youth, enjoying, in the winter of their days, the fruits they struggled so hard to get. To Deacon Prentice and wife, on Dec. 31. 1899. was given the great pleasure of celebrating their golden wedding when sons and wives, with grandchildren. friends and neighbors, met to join in the happy event. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Prentice : (1) Andrew T. was born April 10. 1851. (2) Williani, born June 4, 1853, died June 7. 1853. (3) George Thompson, born July 10, 1855. died May 7, 1856: (4) Arthur Clifford, born Feb. 8. 1860, died April 14, 1860. (5) Myron Baldwin. born March 12, 1861, is engaged in the grocery business in Norwich. He married Alice Allen, and they have had four children : Andrew Allen, who was drowned July 30, 1904. while bathing in Yantic river at the Falls; Wentworth Ballwin: Richard Kahle: and Harold Samuel. (6) Sammel Brown- ing, born April 16, 1867, is engaged as a traveling salesman for Austin, Nichols & Co., of New York, and resides in Providence, R. 1. He married Ella S. Moulthrop, of New Haven, and they have two children, Miriam and Fletcher Clark. 17) Jamie. born Jan. 20, 1873, died June 11, ISSS. All the members of this family have enjoyed the highest respect in every relation of life Delcon Sammel Prentice died April 7, 1904.
ANDREW T. PRENTICE, Son of Sand, passed his boyhood in his native town, and was graduated from the Norwich Free cadenas in the class of 1871. His father being a merchant of the city. young Prentice, after his graduation, went into the parental establishment, where for five years he was mider his father's business training. For se - eral years he hell a good position in the mercantile house of Lord & Taylor, in New York City_ Fol- lowing this period for twenty two years, be held
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a responsible position in the extensive New York establishment of R. H. Macy. Some two years before his death, which occurred in the New York Hospital, March 25, 1902, Mr. Prentice returned to his native city, and assisted his venerable father, who though then an octogenarian, was still engaged in business in his Taftville store. Probably a month before his death he was induced to return to the Macy establishment as assistant superintendent, a position he was filling at the time of his death.
Mr. Prentice was a model business man, and had many friends in the metropolis and in his na- tive city. In the relations to his family, parents and brothers his life was free from blemish. His disposition was kindly, and he was ever ready to assist all whom he met in need. The ending of such a life causes sorrow to many people. Mr. Prentice was a member of the Royal Arcanum and Order of the Golden Cross. He was one of the organizers of the Sunday-school connected with the Congregational Church in Taftville, and also took an interest in its progress. His wife, to whom he was married in Brooklyn, Sept. 6, 1887, was formerly Carrie Rhodes, of New York City. They had two children, Bessie and Charles Donner.
MARVIN L. BAILEY. The care of the poor and indigent, the "submerged tenth" in the battle of life, is a responsible and delicate task, and re- quires a man of large heart and peculiar gifts. Such an onerous position is held by the gentleman whose name introduces this article, who for a number of years has been the efficient superintendent of the Norwich almshouse.
Mr. Bailey is one of the well known men of New London county, and descends from an old Connecticut family. In 1620 there came from Eng- land, in the brig "Prosperous," to the shores of Vir- ginia, one William Bailey, aged forty-one years. Mary, his wife, aged thirty-four, came over the next year in the "George," with her son Thomas, aged four years. In 1626 William Bailey is on record as the owner of land in Virginia.
Thomas Bailey, son of William and Mary, moved from Virginia to New London, Conn., in 1651. On Jan. 10, 1655, he married Lydia, daughter of James Redfield. That same year the townsmen of New London, "with the advice and consent of Mr. Winthrop," granted him a lot lying north of Mr. Winthrop's land on the east side of the river, upon which he settled. Thomas Bailey died in 1675, in that part of New London now called Groton. In 1676 his widow married William Thorne, of Dor- setshire, England. Thomas Bailey was the father of children as follows: Mary, Thomas, John, William, James, Joseph and Lydia.
Joseph Bailey, great-grandfather of Marvin L., resided in Groton.
Aaron Bailey, son of Joseph, was born in Gro- ton, and there grew to manhood, when he settled in Franklin, Conn. He there purchased a large tract
of land and became extensively engaged in farming. The records show him to have been active in town affairs in that he held a number of minor offices. In 1850 he represented the town in the Legislature. At his death, which occurred when he was well ad- vanced in years, he left considerable property. His burial took place in the Franklin cemetery. His home farm was located near Ayer's Gap, and Bai- ley's Ravine, which was on part of his land, takes its name from him. He belonged to the Franklin Congregational Church. Aaron Bailey was twice married. His first wife, Mary Gardner, was born in Bozrah, Oct 9, 1792, daughter of Clark and Eliza- beth (Harding) Gardner, and was a descendant in direct line of George Gardner, of Newport, who died in 1677. He was the first person who instituted Freemasonry in America, and is known as the "Fa- ther of Free Masonry" in America. Elizabeth (Harding) Gardner was a sister of Capt. Harding, a Revolutionary soldier, who had his command in the Wyoming Valley, where occurred that historic massacre by the British and Indians. Capt. Hard- ing had two sons who also served in the Continental army. The Gardners were early in Connecticut. Stephen Gardner, an early settler in New London county, presumably of the Rhode Island Gardners, is first known as the purchaser of a large tract of land near the "Great Pond," afterward called "Gard- ner's Lake," lying partly in Montville, partly in Bozrah, and partly in Salem. On this land he set- tled, and about 1700 he wedded Amy Sherman, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Mowry) Sher- man, of Kingston, R. I., who bore him a large fam- ily of children.
Aaron and Mary Bailey had four children: Al- bert G., a farmer in Franklin; Laura, who died young ; Jared ; and a daughter that died young. For his second wife Aaron Bailey married Eliza Ladd, who survived him. The two children of this mar- riage were: Ezra, who resides at Windsor Locks, Conn., and is collector of the port at Hartford; and Mary, who resides with her brother at Windsor Locks.
Jared Bailey, son of Aaron, was born March II, 1825, in Franklin. His boyhood days were passed in his native town, and his education was acquired in the common schools. Remaining at home until he was twenty years old, he then apprenticed him- self for three years to Gardner Thurston, a black- smith of Norwich, to learn the trade. His wages for the first year were $10 and board ; for the second, $15 and board; and for the third, $25 and board. He had to furnish his own clothing. Shortly after the completion of his apprenticeship he bought out Mr. Thurston, and was engaged in business at the old stand until 1857, when he went to Mansfield, Tioga Co., Pa., there becoming foreman for a large lumber concern. At the end of three years he re- turned to Norwich, and in 1859 was made superin- tendent of the almshouse, a position he held until 1865. In 1880 he was again called to fill that office,
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and, accepting, he remained there until his death, which occurred Dec. 31, 1891. In his political faith he was first a Whig, and then a Republican. He at- tended the Congregational Church. His wife, Mary Palmer, was born in Griswold, Conn., daughter of Allen and Polly (Locke) Palmer. The mother of Polly Locke was a daughter of Allen Campbell, son of Allen Campbell, Sr., second son of the Duke of Argyll. Allen Campbell, Sr., ran away from his home, and came to America, where he became a physician and saw service in the Continental army during the Revolution. Mrs. Bailey passed away June 26, 1894. Both she and her husband sleep in the Yantic cemetery. Their family consisted of chil- dren as follows: Joseph A. during the Civil war enlisted as a private in the Ist Connecticut Cavalry, and was promoted to be sergeant; he died a martyr for his country, in Andersonville prison. Julian died at the age of four years. Marvin L. is mentioned below. Annah D. married Charles Bill, of Danielson, and has one child, Marjoria, now the wife of William Harry Hamilton, of Danielson.
Marvin L. Bailey was born June 14, 1854, at Norwich Town. After receiving such education as the public schools afforded he began to learn the trade of machinist in the Ponemah Mill, at Taftville, where he was employed about four years. He then accepted a position as machinist with the Williams- ville Manufacturing Co., at Williamsville, town of Killingly, where he gave good satisfaction and found the place so to his liking that he remained fourteen years, or until 1891, when, at his father's death, he was chosen to succeed the latter, and ac- cepted the place he now so capably fills.
The Norwich almshouse cares for about one hundred unfortunates, and is a model of its kind, well kept and cleanly. Mr. Bailey is a kind-hearted, good natured man, and has all the requisites that insure success in a place of that kind. He has the ability to maintain discipline without seeming to do so, and those in his care appreciate his consideration ind efficiency.
On May 30, 1876, Mr. Bailey was married, in Putnam, to Fannie Wilcox, who was born in Rhode Island, daughter of Joseph P. Wilcox. They have one child. Josie Laura. Mrs. Bailey is a true help- neet to her husband and greatly assists him in all tis work, looking carefully after the housekeeping department of the institution in their care. In poli- ics Mr. Bailey is independent. Fraternally he be- ongs to Somerset Lodge, No. 34. F. & A. M., at Norwich, Wauregan Lodge, No. 6. K. of P. ; and Norwich Lodge, No. 16. A. O. U. W. In four dif- erent lines he is eligible to membership in the Sons f the American Revolution.
FRANK A. COATES, M. D. The Coates fam- y of the town of Stonington are descended from irce of the family name, Robert, William and Jo- ph, who settled in that part of Stonington, which now North Stonington, about 1700.
Dr. Frank A. Coates, of Mystic, is a descendant in the sixth generation from
(I) William Coates, who married Hannah Bill, June 9, 1714. Their children were: Experience, born Aug. 7, 1717; Mary, born Oct. 14, 1719; Wil- liam, born Nov. 31,. 1721 ; and John, born July 8, 1723.
(II) John Coates married Dec. 14, 1749, Anna Gray, daughter of Betty Gray, and they became the parents of the following children: Thomas, born Oct. 14, 1750; Edward, born Jan. 15, 1753; Asahel, born Sept. 8, 1755; Elizabeth, born Nov. 6, 1756; Rebecca, born May 28, 1759; Amos, born Oct. 17, 1761; Rubie, born March 18, 1764; David, born Dec. 17, 1766.
(III) Amos Coates, son of John and Anna Coates, was born Oct. 17, 1761, and died Jan. 19, 1840. He married Anna Peabody, daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Bond) Peabody, born July 31, 1766, a direct descendant of John Alden. Their children were: Amos, born June 21, 1784; Rants- ford, born July 7, 1786, died Oct. 13, 1849; Hamaz, born Sept. 16, 1788; Rebecca, born Feb. 16, 1791; Silas and Elias (twins) born April 2, 1793; Betsey, born Aug. 15, 1795; Lucretia, born April 6, 1798; Erastus, born Oct. 11, 1800, died April 14, 1847 ; Sophia B., and Sally P., (twins) born June 17, 1803; Celista, born Nov. 16, 1805: John N., born Aug. 1, 1809, died Aug. 30, 1845: Alfred Wash- ington, born July 8, 1813, was a physician, and died at Mystic, Oct. 27, 1880.
(IV) Elias Coates, son of Amos and Ann ( Pea- body) Coates, was born April 2, 1793, and died at Colchester, Conn., Dec. 6. 1855. By occupation he was a farmer. On Nov. 14. 1819, he married Maria Philips, who was born Feb. 12, 1797, and who died at Mystic, Coun., Sept. 7, 1874. Both were buried at Colchester. They became the parents of the fol- lowing children: (1) Elias Franklin, born Aug. 21, 1820, died Dec. 5. 1886. (2) Frances M., born Feb. 17. 1823. died Dec. 19, 1887, at Hampton, Va. ; she married Benjamin Gallup, of Sterling. Com., who died at Wytheville. Va., leaving three children, Charles B. ( born May 6. 1846). Ada Francis (born Dec. 1, 1854) and Frank Coates (born March 14. 1850). (3) Gurdon Chapman, born Oct. 2. 1833. died Aug. 2. 1853. at Yellow Springs, Ohio. (4) William N., born March 27. 1840, married ( first) Elizabeth Barnes, and (second) Irene Rogers, April 30. 1871. He resides at Norfolk, Va., the father of six children, two by the first marriage and four by the second: Lizzie Maria (born (let. 30. 1805). Frederick William (born Man 25, 1808), Gurdon Beckwith (born July 22. 18;2), Frank Barnes ( born Dec. 10. 1875), Ruth Parsons (born Ang. 3. 1885), and James Rogers ( born Sept. 1. 1801).
(V) Dr. Elias Franklin Coates was born at Plainfield, Conn., Ang. 21, 1820, and died at Mystic, Conn .. Dec. 5. 1886. He was educated in the public schools and the Plainfield Academy, and after study- ing medicine with Dr. Coggswell, he was graduated
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from Yale Medical College in 1843. Very soon thereafter he came to Mystic, and commenced the practice of medicine, and from that time until some six weeks prior to his demise, a period of forty-three years, he assiduously and successfully followed his profession. A generation had gone and another arisen during this time, and hundreds of families, who welcomed his kindly and cheerful presence in their homes in times of trouble, mourned his death as that of a family friend. Upon coming to Mystic in 1843, Dr. Coates became a member of the Bap- tist Church, and throughout his life maintained his connection with that body, and showed forth in his life the faith he so earnestly believed.
On Aug. 10, 1848, Dr. Coates married Ellen Francis Avery, born at Springfield, Mass., Dec. 28, 1828, and died at Mystic July 28, 1888, daughter of Marvin B. and Mary L. Avery. Their children were: Frank Avery, born July 15, 1851 ; and Mary Ella, born March 31, 1857.
(VI) Frank Avery Coates, son of Dr. Elias Franklin and Ellen (Avery) Coates, was born at Mystic, and on Feb. 25, 1879, by the Rev. George L. Hunt, he was married to Julia Beebe, born at Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1852, daughter of War- ren and Hetty (Knapp) Beebe.
Dr. Frank A. Coates was educated in Mystic, at the Mystic Valley Institute, and in 1872, he was graduated from Brown University, and in 1875, from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, and almost immediately thereafter, en- tered into a partnership with his father in Mystic. Dr. Coates is a member of the County and State medical societies, in which he takes an active part.
FREDERICK PRENTIS MORGAN, a mem- ber of an old New England family, and a repre- sentative citizen of Waterford, descends from an ancient New London family. In the Appleton Mor- gan genealogy of the Morgan family, his lineage is given from William Morgan, and follows below. This William Morgan, whom it is stated was a son of Benjamin and Christina, was likely the son of Benjamin and Christina (Judson) Morgan, who were married in 1694, and the grandson of Eben- ezer Morgan, who was living in New London in 1650. Benjamin Morgan, son of Ebenezer, was born in 1673, married as above stated, and died in 1715.
(I) William Morgan, son of Benjamin and Christina Morgan, was born Sept. 5, 17II. On Jan. 13, 1731, he married Elizabeth Crocker, and their children were: William, Jr., born Feb. 16, 1732; Esther, born June 20, 1734; Elizabeth, born Nov. 8, 1736; Jonathan, born April 13, 1739; Elijah, born May 19, 1741; Katharine, born March 28, 1743 ; Philip, born May 31, 1745 ; Enoch, born Sept. 14, 1747; Anna, born Oct. 7, 1749; Bridget, born Sept. I, 1752 ; and Joseph, born Oct. 13, 1754.
(II) Elijah, son of William, was born May 19, 1741. For his first wife, he married, Dec. 29, 1762,
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Lucy Morgan, born May 10, 174 -. They had eleven children, namely: Enoch, born April 17, 1764, died July 26, 1787 ; Ebenezer, born Sept. 28, 1765, moved to Jefferson Co., N. Y .; Elizabeth, born Oct. 16, 1767, died July 18, 1787; Eunice, born Nov. 30, 1769 ; Esther, born March 10, 1772 ; Eliph- alet, born Jan. 31, 1774, died July 9, 1787 ; Ede, born June 9, 1776; Elisha, born Jan. 13, 1779, mar- ried Betsey and had three children, Lucy,
Judson and ; Ethelinda, born Oct. 10, 1781 ; Fanny, born July 19, 1784 ; and Eleazer, born Oct. 19, 1786. His second wife, Temperance, had no children.
(III) Eleazer Morgan, son of Elijah, born in Lyme, Conn., Oct. 19, 1786, married Jemima Pratt, daughter of Seth Pratt, and had nine children. He died May 4, 1853, in Waterford. By trade he was a trunk maker, making the old fashioned horsehide trunks, finished with brass nails. He was also en- gaged in farming. His children were: Enoch Fran- cis, born March 7, 1810; Almira E., born Jan. 17, 1812, married William Strickland, of Salem, and had three children, William, James and Harriet ; William H., born Jan. 16, 1814, married (first) Nancy E. Ashcraft, of Montville, and had one child, Jane, and he married (second) Maria Johnson, of Lebanon, who bore him no children; Harriet N., born Jan. II, 1818, married Edmund Harris, of New London, and had two children, Nelson and Maria ; Sarah A., born April 23, 1820, married Dan- iel Chappell, of New London, and had no children ; Eleazer Avery, born April 26, 1822, married (first) Ellen Loomis (had one child), (second) Harriet Gallup (no children) and (third) Mary E. Avery, of Rhode Island (had five children) ; Seth M., born May II, 1824, married Mary E. Gates, of Water- ford, and had three children; James L., born Feb. 9. 1827, married, in September, 1853, Lucy A. Chappell, of Waterford, and has two children; and George, born March 9, 1829.
(IV) Enoch Francis Morgan, son of Eleazer, was born March 7, 1810, in Lyme, Conn., and he died Oct. 20, 1870, in Waterford. He was a car- penter by trade, but continued to reside on the home farm until his marriage, after which he located in Waterford. In 1848 he started a general store in Waterford, at Lake's Pond, continuing same until his death, and he was quite successful in that busi- ness. He was a hardworking, industrious man, and in early life often worked from fourteen to fifteen hours daily for a dollar a day. He was a member of the Chesterfield Baptist Church, and in political views he was a Democrat. He served the town of Waterford as a member of the school committee and justice of the peace for many years. About 1832 Mr. Morgan married Clarissa Ayer, who was born Oct. 25, 1808, in Lyme, Conn., daughter of Lay Ayer, and died in Waterford July 22, 1892. Their children were as follows: (1) Francis Enoch, born Nov. 5, 1834, died in East Lyme, in 1879, aged forty-five years. He was a carpenter by trade, and
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was also engaged in the grocery business. On Feb. II, 1866, he married Mary L. Bush, of East Lyme, and had three children. (2) Matilda R., born Nov. 5, 1836, married, April 1, 1860, Walter G. Kingsley, of Lebanon, Conn., where she died the mother of three children. (3) William H. H., born March 28, 1839, is living in Amherst, Mass., where he is con- ducting a drug store. He married Julia Stevens, of New Britain, Conn. (4) John Ayer, born Aug. 14, 1841, resides in Norwich, where he is con- ducting a drug store. He married Mary Burch, of New London, and has had six children. (5) Fred- erick Prentis is mentioned below. (6) Miranda Sarah, born Oct. 20, 1849, married, in 1873. Henry Adams, of Amherst, Mass., where she died the mother of three children. Mr. Adams conducts a drug store there.
(V) Frederick Prentis Morgan was born Oct. 21, 1845, in Waterford, in the Lake's Pond district, where he now resides. He received his schooling in that district, No. 1, leaving school when sixteen years old, after which he entered his father's gro- cery, and remained with his father until the latter's death. He then continued the business as heir until 1872, when his brother, William H. H., became a partner, the firm of Morgan Brothers lasting until 1879. In 1868 the present building was erected. Since July . 2, 1879, Frederick P. Morgan has run the business under his own name, and he has been uniformly successful. In addition to merchandising, he carries on general farming on a tract of twenty- five acres, which he owns, and he has found that line profitable also. He is looked upon, deservedly, as an able business man.
Mr. Morgan is a strong Democrat, and he has held various local offices, serving as assessor, select- man, justice of the peace and auditor of the town, and in other positions.
On Jan. 8, 1874, Mr. Morgan was married to Mary Elizabeth Darrow, daughter of Samuel and Frances ( Richards) Darrow, of Waterford, and they have had children as follows: (1) Flora mar- ried Charles G. Champlin, of Norwich, who is in the lumbering business, and they have one child, Flora. (2) Mabel Elizabeth married James M. Miner, of New London, who is in the grocery busi- ness, and they have one child. James M. (3) Julia Frances, (4) Frederick Aver. (5) Clara and (1) Ruth Esther are at home. One child died in in- fancy.
JAMES R. WHITE, one of the prosperous men of Niantic, Conn., was born in the town of Winchester, this State, March 19. 1837, son of James B. White.
James B. White was a son of Richard White. and was born in 1800, in the town of Stonington. Conn., where he resided until twelve years of age. As he was orphaned at a tender age, he was not given many opportunities for scenring an education, but was apprenticed to the tammer's and currier's
trade in Windham. When he grew to maturity he went to Avon, Conn., and operated a hotel, but later went to Winsted, Conn., where he had the good fortune to meet and marry Sarah Hurlburt. They resided in Winchester after their marriage, until 1856, where he was a shoemaker and farmer, clear- ing his land of the timber. In 1856 they removed to the town of Lisbon, Conn., where he farmed, until his removal to Niantic, Conn., where he operated the "Howard House" for three years. Thence he went to Old Lyme, and conducted the "Bacon House," and later to New London, where he was overseer of work in a shoe shop. He died in New London, while his wife died in Bloomfield, Conn. The children born to them were: Eliza, who died at the age of three years ; Henry K., who married Persis Wheelock, deceased; James R. : Flora L., who died at the age of thirty-three years, unmarried.
James R. White was educated in the schools of Winchester, and remained at home until he was nineteen, when he began to learn the scythe maker's trade in the Winchester factory, but on account of poor health, he only remained in the factory a year. He then resided in Lisbon with his parents for a time, and later entered the rubber business, working at Colchester for five years. He next became fore- man in the cutting department of the National Rub- ber Company, at Bristol, R. I., for three years. For several years following he was engaged in farming. and later again became employed in the rubber busi- ness in Bristol, R. 1., and then with the Boston Rub- ber Shoe Company for fifteen years, at Malden. Mass., acting both as foreman and doing contract work. Since 1858 he has made East Lyme his legal residence, with the exception of three years when he was in Rhode Island.
On May 6, 1860, Mr. White married, at the Old Stone Church, in Niantic, Sarah Dwyer, Rev. Jo- seph Avers officiating. They were the first couple to be married in that church. Their only child. John M., married Ella B. Crane. Mrs. White died March 27. 1897. in Malden, Mass. In East Lynne Mr. White married ( second ) Mrs. Mary S. Lamb Mor- ton, a native of Charleston, Massachusetts.
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