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 62

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regat as aln t ever since been a member of the Society's ommite, and for the past fourteen years he has een tr surer of the Society, and also of the church punting to about $30,000. Since Oct. 4, 868, 1 has been a deacon of the church, and since 874 slerintendent of the Sunday-school.

Mr Villiams is one of Stonington's most suc-

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rmers, and he owns and conducts the well- iswold dairy farm, upon which the father- z-law, athan Stanton Noyes, settled over forty mars a

On b. 4, 1864, Mr. Williams was married to Anna ancy ren 1

392 ; Everett and Joseph, who both died in fancy George, who died in 1876, at the age of ·ven y ge of rs ; Eliza Denison, who died in 1880, at the e years; Frank Lincoln, salesman for the yer ober Co., of Boston, Mass., who married ivian riswold, daughter of Lorenzo Griswold, of

Coleraine, Mass., and has one child, Elizabeth ; Annie Louise, who married Noyes Palmer, of Ston- ington, and has one daughter, Mary Rossiter; and Clarence Henry, who married Mabel E. Morah.

EVERETT NELSON STARK, a well known citizen of Fitchville, in the town of Bozrah, and the former owner of the Stark Mineral Springs, bears a name that has been honored through many cen- turies.

"The family of Stark," says "Men of Progress," Connecticut, "is descended from that of Murhead. The pedigree began in Murhead of that ilk in Both- wick in 1100, descending in primogeniture until in the reign of Robert II, of Scotland, in 1347, Mur- head was created Lord of Lacrope. In 1480, John Murhead (2), son of the reigning Lord of Lacrope, by reason of bravery, was named John Stark, signi- fying great strength."

Aaron Stark (or Starke) is of record at Hart- ford in 1639, and was of Windsor in 1643, later removing to New London. His name is found in Mystic as early as 1650, being among those in Ston- ington who were to take the freeman's oath in 1666. In the meantime he had purchased the farm, near the head of the Mystic river, of William Thomp- son, the Pequot missionary, which brought him within the bounds of New London. Neither his marriage nor children are found recorded, but from the settlement of his estate it may be gathered that he had sons, Aaron, John and William, and that John Fish and Josiah Hoynes were his sons-in-law. It is stated in the genealogy of the Rogers family that Aaron Stark's wife was probably Mary Holt. In an affidavit made by him he gives an account of the expedition against the Pequots in which he served under Major John Mason, and received a grant of land in Voluntown, Conn., for service against King Philip. Mr. Stark died in 1685.

Zophar Stark, grandfather of Everett Nelson Stark, was born in Groton, Conn., and moved to Bozrah about 1808, locating on the farm which was later occupied by his son and grandson. He resided there until his children had reached mature years, and he then moved to Goshen Society, the town of Lebanon, on a farm he had previously purchased, and there his death occurred a few years later, Sept. 22, 1832, when he was aged sixty-two years. He was buried in a family burying ground on a hill top on the farm in Bozrah. His wife, Prudence Hicks, sur- vived him, and died Feb. 25, 1855, at the age of eighty-one years. Nine children blessed their home : Abel, who resided on the farm in Lebanon and be- came wealthy, married, late in life, Nancy Herrick, who now resides in Central Village ; Emily became the first wife of William Smith, and died Feb. 23, 1829 ; Lathrop ; Almira married Deacon Nathaniel Saxton, and died in Lebanon; Prudence married Deacon Charles Wightman, a farmer of Bozrah; Eunice married David Geer, a farmer of Lebanon; Oliver

uisa, daughter of Nathan Stanton and Jenison) Noyes, of Stonington. Eight chil- e been born of this union: Nathan, who red ir

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W. and Julia Ann both died in infancy ; and Nelson married Sarah Geer, and resided in Lebanon.

Lathrop Stark was born about 1801, and was but a young lad when his father removed to Bozrah. His early training was all along agricul- tural lines, and he remained at home assisting his father, and also in company with his brother Abel he conducted a saw and grist mill on Gardner's Lake. After his father removed to Lebanon, Lath- rop continued on the old home farm, and success- fully conducted it. He was a thorough farmer, and progressive in his ideas, making many improvements in the place, and keeping it in perfect condition. He prospered and at his death he left a goodly estate. He was a man of uncommon ability and high integrity, and his advice was often sought on busi- ness matters, even by comparative strangers. He was slow and deliberate in his decisions, which were rendered only after he had carefully considered every phase of the question, but once his mind was made up, he was like adamant. In politics he was first a Whig, and later a Republican, and always active in party work. In 1862 he represented Boz- rah in the State Legislature. His religious belief was that of the Congregationalists, and he belonged to the Church of that denomination in Bozrah. He died Sept. 24, 1877, aged seventy-six, and was buried in the cemetery on his farm. Lathrop Stark married Fanny A. Saxton, of Lebanon, who died April 8, 1878, aged sixty-nine. Their children were: Fanny Elizabeth, who married Simeon A. Abel, a farmer of Bozrah, who held many offices and was one of the leading men of the town ; Will- iam L., a farmer of Lebanon, who married Rhoda Sisson ; Nelson, who died young ; Harriet C., wife of Dwight Avery, of Norwich Town ; Mary, who mar- ried (first) Elijah Abel, and is now the widow of Rev. Quincy M. Bosworth, residing in Bozrah; and Everett Nelson.

Everett Nelson Stark was born on the old home- stead Dec. 5, 1842, and in the district schools of the neighborhood received his literary training. As long as his father was alive, he found in young Ev- erett a dutiful son and capable assistant, and after the father's death, the son bought out the other heirs' interest in the home. He soon after devel- oped a mineral spring on his farm, and soon built up a surprisingly large business, the water being sold for medicinal purposes. The constant care of supervising his farm and the yearly increasing bur- den of the mineral spring business proved too much for his strength, and after two years of overwork, he was obliged to quit entirely. Renting the home farm to outside parties, he purchased his present home in Fitchville, which consists of 140 acres. He keeps about ten cows and operates a dairy, con- ducted along the most approved sanitary lines. He is a good business man, and personally looks after the details of his affairs. A man of the highest in- tegrity, he has always been esteemed in the com- munities in which he has resided.

On Jan. 1, 1866, Mr. Stark was married in lb- anon to Nancie Matilda Avery, who was bok in Lebanon April 23, 1843, daughter of Elias fab- cock and Nancy (Gallup) Avery. Three chien came to brighten their home: (1) Hattie .ery was married April 17, 1886, to William D. Tha per, a farmer at Norwich Town, and has had twe fil- dren : Nellie Irene, born Jan. 11, 1890, died I 5. 1894; and Florence S. (2) Fannie Elizabeth orn hin- Oct. 8, 1874, married Charles Cole, and died in field, Conn., July 18, 1900, the mother of thre [hil- dren : George Stark; Eva Louisa, deceased fand Elina Jane. (3) Nelson Lathrop, born No 27, me. 1876, is a farmer and teamster, and resides at

Mr. Stark is a Republican in politics, b has never been an office seeker, always declining ac- cept the honors owing to his extensive persort af- fairs. He and his wife are members of the Ikrah Congregational Church.

ALBERT BILLINGS MAINE, a suc sful merchant of Norwich, where he is conductg a large general store on Central avenue, come from one of the oldest and most numerous famils of New London county. According to the "I tory of Stonington":

(I) Ezekiel Maine was the first person that name who came to Stonington to permaner · re- side, and was the ancestor of those in easter ,Con- necticut. He located at Stonington in 1670, nd in 1672 received a grant of land from the tow He subsequently purchased other lands, and i 1680 received a second town grant of land, bound on the south by the Shunnock river. He was amitted to the church in Stonington in 1674, and die June 19, 1714. His wife's name was Mary, an their children were Ezekiel, Mary, Jeremiah, Tomas, Phebe and Hannah.

(II) Jeremiah Maine married Mrs. Ruth rown . Oct. II, 1699. It is not certainly known whose daughter she was, but she and her daughter Ruth were admitted to the First Church of Stongton, and baptized July 16, 1699. Jeremiah Ma : was 1727. admitted May 18, 1712, and he died Nov. I The children were: Thomas, born July 19 1700; Hannah, April, 1702; Elizabeth, Feb. 22. 1703; Lydia, April 19, 1705; Sarah, May 19, 1701 Jerc- miah, April 10, 1708; Hepzibah, March 241710: Nathaniel, Aug. 4, 1714; Anna, Aug. 21 1715; John, May 20, 1716; Peter, Aug. 5, 1718.

(III) Deacon Thomas Maine was arried (first) to Ann Pendleton, April 20, 1720. e was born Feb. 1, 1699, and died March II, 176 Mr.

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Maine for his second wife married Elizabet itt, on May 14, 1766. He died in 1771, leang the following children, all by his first mariage Thomas, born Feb. 13, 1721 ; Andrew, 1g. 5 1723; Timothy, April 8, 1727; Joshua, Apr 1729 Anne, July 31, 1733 ; Jonas, Feb. 7, 1735 ; E abeth Ezekiel ; and Phebe.

(IV) Timothy Maine married Elizabe Ran

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1 Jan. 7, 1750. He was a farmer residing at rth St ington, and was the father of Elizabeth, n Nov, 1750; Timothy, April 7, 1752; Nathan- 1, 1754; Lydia, Aug. 31, 1756; Rufus, 58; Grace, April 22, 1761 ; Laban, Jan. uther, April 18, 1766; and Lucy, Dec.

fus Maine was born in North Stoning- , and esided there until after his marriage, rchased a farm in the south part of the iswold, and there all his children were esided there the rest of his life, and died nced age. In 1780 he married Sarah was born Jan. 22, 1761, a native of daughter of Bell and his wife Ruth Fork. To them were born eight chil- Hus, who married Sabra Wells, was a ner, a resided in North Stonington, where he Lis was the grandfather of Albert B. phen

1. irried Lucinda Ray, a sister of the wife his bisher Lewis: Stephen Maine resided for n North Stonington, and later went to here he died. Sanford married Rebecca is a farmer, and resided in North Ston- died at the home of a daughter in West- Ruth married Joseph Chapman, a farm- in Griswold. Edith died in young wom- rudence also died in young womanhood. ed Joseph Carey, a farmer, and resided in Y., where she died.

ewis Maine was born in Griswold, May vas reared to farm work, and lived at his marriage, when he moved to North

He lived on a rented farm for two hen for another year resided on Pendle- , the same town. He next purchased a 08, in the town of Voluntown, where he nt the

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est of his active life. About nine years death he gave up his farming interests, mac his home with his youngest daughter, ry, in

orth Stonington, where he died Nov. 20, o ; he as buried in that town. He was a stanch 1 Democrat, took a keen interest in tters, and filled a number of town offices, lat of first selectman, which he held many hen a young man he united with the irch, and was one of the pioneer movers tion of the church on Pendleton Hill, as a very regular attendant, as long as he illy able. He took a great interest in re- ters, and was a most exemplary man, pright Christian life. fersor itical uding rs. otist ( the e ere he iphy ous 1 ng ar Mr Ray of G 1 Jul e ma rried ine's wis, b was

tine was married Oct. 17, 1803, to Han- orn Jan. 29, 1784, in Voluntown, daugh- hom and Hannah (Palmer) Ray. She 0, 1848, and Lewis Maine for his second ed Dolly Bliven. After her death he bra, the widow of his brother Rufus. Mr. ildren were all by his first marriage: (1) 1 June 9, 1804, married Cynthia Stewart. farmer and resided in Griswold. (2)

Avery, born Aug. 29, 1806, married Laura Bald- win. He was a mason by trade, and died in West Walworth, Wayne Co., N. Y., where he was a dea- con of the Baptist Church for over twenty-five years. (3) Edgar Ray, born Sept. 24, 1808, died in 1826. (4) Charles H., born Feb. 4, 1811, married Almira Eggleston, was a farmer, and died in North Ston- ington. (5) Jesse P., born Feb. 15, 1813, married Abby Benjamin, was a farmer, and resided in Gris- wold, where he died. (6) Gershom Albert was born Dec. 23, 1815. (7) Hannah M., born Feb. 28, 1819, never married, and died in North Stonington. (8) Esther S., born June 14, 1822, married Will- iam Chapman, and died in Stonington. He was an extensive farmer in that town. (9) Mary, born June 27, 1826, married (first) Stanton Maine, a farmer, who died in North Stonington, and her sec- ond husband was Deacon Philetus Miller, of West Walworth, N. Y., who died a year after their mar- riage. Mrs. Miller now resides in Norwich.

(VII) Gershom A. Maine was born in Volun- town, where his boyhood days were spent. When a young man he was employed as a farm laborer and lived at home until his marriage, when he began housekeeping on a rented farm in North Stonington. A few years later he removed to another farm in that town, and again to the town of Griswold, where he rented for a time. He next returned to his na- tive town, and from there went to the Dr. Hyde farm in Stonington, where he conducted a large dairying business. Several years later he purchased a farm in Lisbon, near Jewett City, where he re- sided a few years. He never remained long on any place, however, and before his death occupied three more farms, in each case seeking something that suited his wishes a little better. The first of the three was another farm near Jewett City, the next was in Preston, and the last in Norwich, where he was engaged in farming in a small way until his death. That event occurred April 13, 1903, and he was buried at Jewett City. He was a very well pre- served man, and a very industrious one, and as long as he was able he was at work.

Mr. Maine was a Democrat most of his life, but in his later years voted the Republican ticket. He united with the Baptist Church at Voluntown at the age of twenty-one years, and was a member of the Third Baptist Church at Norwich when he died.

On Dec. 8, 1840, Mr. Maine was married in North Stonington to Susan A. Billings, born Jan. 4, 1822, in North Stonington, daughter of Joseph and Phebe (Brown) Billings. Mrs. Maine is yet living in Norwich. Of their children (1) Susan Emma, born July 28, 1843, was married March 18, 1874, to David A. Witter. She died Aug. 14, 1884, in Webster, Mass., leaving two children, Myron David, born March 20, 1879, and Grace Emma, born Dec. 12, 1881. (2) Albert Billings was born July 29, 1845. (3) Harriet A., born Jan. 18, 1859, is a teacher, and has been located in Webster, Mass., for a number of years.

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(VIII) Albert Billings Maine was born in Gris- wold, and was quite young when his parents moved to Stonington. He attended the district schools, and the high school at Westerly, R. I., and after leaving school was employed for a year in the store of W. H. Hillard, at Milltown, in North Stoning- ton. He then taught school for one winter, and next was employed for two years in the store of D. W. Stewart, in the same place. In 1865 he came to Norwich, entered the employ of the late Benjamin H. Palmer as a bookkeeper, and there remained for twenty-two years, until 1887, when, in company with H. A. Pitcher, he engaged in a general store business on North Main street under the name of Pitcher & Maine. This partnership continued for ten years, when Mr. Maine purchased the interest of his partner, and the same year, 1897, moved to his present location in the newly completed Kelly block, on Central avenue. He does a large business, hand- ling dry goods, groceries, &c.

Mr. Maine is a Republican, and has served two years in the common council. A member of the Third Baptist Church, he is also the clerk of the society, and was superintendent of the Sunday school for fifteen years.

At Stonington, on May 11, 1869, Mr. Maine was married to Maria W., daughter of Capt. Austin G. Beebe, a sea captain of that town. Mrs. Maine died of apoplexy Jan. 17, 1896, aged forty-nine years. A worthy member of the Greeneville Baptist Church, she took an active and prominent part in its work, being a Sunday-school teacher in the church, and identified herself with many charitable objects. She was much esteemed and beloved, and her death was deeply lamented. She left two children: (1) Will- iam Austin, born Jan. 6, 1873, is in the employ of his father. (2) Mary Ella, born Dec. 22, 1874, is the wife of William H. Covey, Jr., of Norwich, and has two children, Henry Albert and Benjamin William.

Mr. Maine is a self-made man, one who has by his own efforts built up a good business and made an honorable place, commanding great respect for his honesty, energy and good business judgment.

HENRY HOVEY, a successful and well known business man now living retired, comes from one of the old families of New England, the Hovey fam- ily of the old town of Windham, Windham Co., Conn., being one of the oldest settled families of that county.

(I) Daniel Hovey, the first of the name in New England, came to the New World about 1637, and located in Massachusetts. He was born in England in 1619, and married in 1637 Rebecca Andrews, daughter of Robert. Their children were: Daniel, born in 1642; John ; Thomas, born in 1648; James, who was killed by the Indians in King Philip's war, Aug. 2, 1675, at Brookfield, Mass .; Joseph and Na- thaniel, twins, born March 20, 1667; Abigail, who married Thomas Hodgkiss ; and Percilla, who mar- ried John Ayers.

(II) Daniel Hovey (2), son of Daniel, Mn in 1642, was made a freeman Oct. 8, 1674. Hamar- ried Oct. 8, 1665, Esther Treadwell, daug er of Thomas Treadwell, of Ipswich, Mass., an ftheir children were as follows : Daniel (3), born Je 24. 1666; Nathaniel, Oct. 9, 1667; Abigail and ' omas (twins), May 28, 1673 ; John, Aug. 13, 1675 June 27, 1678; Ebenezer, Jan. 11, 1680 (die

Mary, in - fancy) ; Ebenezer (2), Jan. II, 1682; and fercy. The father of this family died May 29, 1695

(III) Thomas Hovey, son of Daniel (2 @born May 28, 1673, settled in Ipswich, Mass., wore he married. He and his wife Martha had : (1) rtha, born Oct. 30, 1699; (2) Daniel (4), Oct. 29700; (3) Esther, 1703; (4) Thomas (2), Mas 1707 (he first married Sarah Reed, in 17 after her death remarried, his second wif being 30, and named Phebe) ; (5) Abigail, 1712; (6) Phe bap- tized Dec. 20, 1713 ; (7) Samuel, born May· $1716 (married Elizabeth Perkins in 1737) ; al (8) Mary (or Mercy), born March 21, 1719.

(IV) Samuel Hovey, son of Thomas ( born May 3, 1716, married in 1737 Elizabeth skins who was born Nov. 3, 1718. Samuel Hove Įvas a member of the 8th Massachusetts Regimen In the expedition against Louisbourg, in 1745. C Elren : Elizabeth, born March 9, 1738 (died Nov. 6 }40) ; Lucy, June 24, 1740 ; Samuel, March 7, 1743 acob Nov. 21, 1745; Elizabeth, July 31, 1748; bigail March 20, 1751; Lydia, Dec. 16, 1753; Da 1 and Jonathan, twins, Aug. 5, 1757 ; Mary, April 1759; Dudley, April 2, 1761. The mother died M :h 22, 1788, and the father passed away July 2 1806, aged ninety years.

(V) Dudley Hovey, son of Samuel, bon| April 2, 1761, married Oct. 8, 1795, Polly (or Iary) Roath Moore, who was born Jan. 25, 1764, ( ghter of David Moore, of Norwich, Conn. Their ildren were: Benjamin, born Dec. 14, 1796; Fanı born Jan. 6, 1799, who married Dr. Mason Mannig, of Mystic, Conn., Nov. 20, 1821, and died Sit. 23, 1822; Charles, born July 17, 1801, who diedMarch 2, 1804 ; and Eliza, born July 29, 1804, who farried Erastus Tucker May II, 1829, and died Much 9, 1837. Dudley Hovey died Aug. 14, 1844, ar Mary, his wife, died Dec. 21, 1846.

Dudley Hovey was a manufacturer of wol hats in that part of Windham which is now the wn of Scotland, where he was well known and hilly re- spected. He is buried in the Scotland cemery.

(VI) Benjamin Hovey, son of Dudley, b. 1 Dec. 14, 1796, in the town of Windham, Scotl|d So- ciety, grew to manhood there and learned t trade of hatmaking with his father. He followed this trade for a number of years. Later he settl- down to farming in what is now the town of Sotland where he spent the remainder of his life. Vlen the town of Scotland was set off from the wn of Windham, in 1857, Mr. Hovey took quite a active part in the movement, and was the first to 1 clerl of Scotland, which office he filled with clit fo

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many

fears. He was also town treasurer for many years State nd represented the town of Windham in the egislature for two terms. In political senti- : was an "Old" Whig, and later a Republi- ment e was a good Christian mian and lived up to

can. the to ts of his faith. He died at his home Nov. 29, I:

7, aged eighty-one years.

C Feb. 5, 1822, Mr. Hovey married Fanny Bake

born Aug. 31, 1798, in Scotland, who died in N. vich Jan. 27, 1890, and is buried in Scotland

By. She was a devoted wife and mother and ceme Christian woman, a member of the Congre- Church. Mr. and Mrs. Hovey had the fol- children : (1) Charles, born Nov. 22, 1822,

a goc gatio lowil died New York City April 10, 1877. On July 2, 1859 je married Annie L. Kerr, who was born in 334, and they had four children-Matilda C., May, born ay 6, 1860 ; Charles Benjamin, July 12, 1862; Fann Baker, Oct. II, 1866; and Frank M., Aug. IO, I I. (2) George, born July 10, 1824, was a soldi in the Civil war serving as a member of Com hy G, 26th Conn. V. I. On May 20, 1848, he m ried Cornelia Bass, who came from an old famil of Scotland, Conn. They have two chil- Martha, born Oct. 6, 1850, and Frederick

dren born land,

bv. 10, 1856. George Hovey resides in Scot- jonn. (3) John Dudley, born May 14, 1826,

serve n the Civil war as a member of Company D, 2Ist nn. V. I. He married Mrs. Marcella B. Revr. Is, and died March 26, 1897. (4) Lewis, born May ), 1828, was also a soldier in the Civil war, being sergeant in Company A, 18th Conn. V. I. He iv resides in Greeneville, town of Norwich. He r/ ried Sarah Parker, Jan. 16, 1867, and they fe child, Louisa Parker, born May 2, 1870.

had (5) ward Hurley and (6) Catherine Elizabeth, twin vere born Oct. 1, 1830. Catherine Elizabeth

marı | William H. Page Nov. 20, 1855, and had sever hildren-William Edward, born in January,

1859 Lewis Hovey, July 4, 1861 ; Hattie L., Aug. 27, I 3 (died in 1864) ; Inez L., Aug. 5, 1865 (died Oct. I, 1865) ; Frederick A., April 1I, 1867; Cha1 G., Feb. 27, 1871 (died Aug. 23, 1871) ; Hele"[., Sept. 4, 1872. Edward H. was a soldier in th Civil war in the Ist Connecticut Heavy Ar- He died unmarried June II, 1867. (7) born March 1, 1833, was married Nov. 21, 186c ) Edmund L. Champlin, who died in Decem- 04. They had two children-Fanny M., born 1862, and Edmund Lee, born Oct. 24, 1865. za, born Oct. 28, 1837, married Henry Free- ct. 28, 1857; theirs was the first marriage issued in the then new town of Scotland, and issued by the bride's father, who was town

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ber, July (8) man licen it w clerk They had two children, Ida F., born Jan. 10, nd Anna E., born May 3, 1860. (9) Henry, born

1850 born ec. 18, 1839, is mentioned below. (10) Mary,

ct. 9, 1842, married Dec. 13, 1877, David P. Wal 1. She died Dec. 20, 1883, leaving one son, Ben vin Hovey, born June 3, 1879.

[I) Henry Hovey, son of Benjamin, now liv-

ing in retirement at his fine residence on Cliff street, Norwich, was for many years a prosperous business man of that place. His school days were passed in Scotland and South Windham, Conn., and while yet in his teens he began his business life as a clerk in a store in Greeneville, Conn., for Partridge & Whit- ney. He retained that position four years, and then became bookkeeper for the grocery firm of Norton Brothers, where he remained until the breaking out of the Civil war. In 1862 he enlisted in the 18th Conn. V. I., under Col. Ely, entering the quarter- master's department as commissary sergeant. Later he was employed as a clerk in the war department at Washington, and then, to occupy his evenings, took a position as clerk of the Ohio State Agency, under James A. Wetmore, this work occupying him from Sept. 19, 1864, to 1867.

Returning from Washington in 1867, Mr. Hovey established himself as a merchant in Webster, Mass., and the following year came to Norwich, entering into a partnership with E. B. Partridge, his old em- ployer, at Greeneville. He remained with this firm, Partridge, Pitcher & Co., until 1871, when he went to Maynard, Mass., and for two years carried on a store there, a large mill store, as a member of the firm of Setchell & Hovey. Returning to Norwich, he spent four years in the employ of Norton Broth- ers, and then accepted the position offered him by Lorenzo Blackstone as manager of the Ponemah Mill Company's store at Taftville. This position was one of great trust and responsibility, and was filled by Mr. Hovey to the entire satisfaction of the company. He retired from active business in 1899, after twenty-two years of faithful service as man- ager of this store. He is now enjoying a well-earned rest after a lifetime of close attention to business.

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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 62

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