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Lydia, born Jan. 30, 1805, died Jan. 23, 1856. (8) Hannah, born Feb. 7, 1807, died Feb. 20, 1887. (9) Lucy, born Oct. 15, 1809, died Sept. 22, 1883. (10) Charles is mentioned below.
DR. CHARLES SWEET was born Dec. 3, 1810, and died in Lebanon Dec. 22, 1896. The History of New London County, published in 1882, says of him: "He commenced the practice of bone-setting as young as sixteen years of age, and for nearly for- ty years he maintained offices in Hartford and New London, Conn., and at Springfield, Mass., each of which he visited one day of each month, successful- ly treating all kinds of bone dislocations, fractures and diseases. The greater part of his time was de- voted to these things, in which he manifested an in- tuitive perception truly surprising. In the inter- vals he carried on farming to some extent, more for a pastime than for pecuniary profit."
On March 17, 1834, Dr. Sweet married Eliza W. Throop, of Lebanon, daughter of Joseph and Polly (Clark) Throop, and granddaughter of Joseph Throop, a Revolutionary soldier. Mrs. Eliza W. Sweet died Feb. 14, 1860. Of their children: (I.) Sophia, born March 18, 1835, died March 29, 1898, in Lebanon. She married E. Alonzo Stiles, a den- tist, and they had three children-Charles Edmund, who died in infancy ; Ella Maria, wife of William Blanchard, of Lebanon, where she resides; and Eliza, who married Erwin Hewitt, and resides in Lebanon. (2) Sarah E., born April 7, 1837, died in March, 1886, in Gainesville, Fla., where she re- sided for her health. She married Jeremiah Bill, of Willimantic, Conn .; they had no children. (3) Ma- ria F., born Nov. 28, 1838, married Luther C. Bar- ker, who died, and she is now the wife of Nathaniel C. Barker, of Lebanon, a brother of her first hus-
band. (4) Marietta, born Oct. 24, 1840, died et. 9, 1893. She was the first wife of Nathani Barker, of Lebanon. (5) Charles, Jr., born in. I, 1845, died Oct. 18, 1893. He was assoc fed with his father in Lebanon. His first wife, Mie (Payne), died, leaving one child, Arthur P., 10 married Eudora Spencer, and resides in Sch Windham. Charles Sweet, for his second le, married Mary E. Manning, and they had nine 11- dren-Edith S., now the wife of Dr. Nondin Drake, of Stonington; Herbert W., who ma hd Katherine Hanson, and has two children, Ruby fid Charles H .; Edward P., who died when niners old, a very bright boy ; Leon M. ; Henry R. ; Ha jd, who died aged sixteen years; Ruby E., who aged seven years ; Wallace N. ; and Clifton W. J. Henry T., born Nov. 4, 1848, attended the sci ils of Lebanon, and the Bowles School, at Ellin n. In early life he assisted his father in the work. In November, 1874, he opened an office in Hartid,
Ec- where he has since resided. His certificate to tice "surgery and medicine connected therew " was granted by the State Medical Board in Low Haven, of which Dr. Lindsay was president. He has a wide practice, extending at present over [w London, Litchfield, Windham and Hartford on- ties. He married Sallie J. Boyd, and they havead four children-Jennie E., who married Karl Bi pp, and has one son, Richard Sweet; Nellie P .; Ily; and John Henry T., Jr.
Dr. Charles Sweet for his second wife ma red Sarah Elizabeth Williams, of Mystic, Conn., nd by this marriage had three children: (1) Blie, born Nov. 28, 1869, died Jan. 10, 1870. (2) JEed- erick Benoni, born Oct. 7, 1870, graduated at ale Medical School in the class of 1893, and is no lo- cated at Springfield, Mass. He married Acne S. Johnson, of New Haven, Conn. (3) Georg .I., born June 3, 1875, died June 25, 1894. The mher of these children died July 2, 1879, after a maled life of nearly nineteen years. Dr. Sweet's third ife was Laura A. Anderson, of Clinton, Conn., wrose years ran parallel with his own. She die on Thanksgiving Day, 1897.
The Doctor always maintained the strictest(m- perate habits, and his life was the life of a (fis- tian, both by profession and practice. He is a member of the Baptist Church, which he serv as trustee, and at the services of which he was a gu- lar attendant. Politically the Doctor was a R ub- lican. He was beloved by all and was very vely known as a quiet, resolute, resourceful ma of strong character and lovable disposition. Lolilty to his friends and charity for all were strong liar- acteristics of his nature. His steadfastness of ur- pose and absolute self-control under all cir- cumstances will be long remembered by those who knew him. For years he and his sons, Charle and J. Henry T., conducted an institute at Lebanc for the treatment of various diseases besides thos hat came in the line of bone-setting. Dr. Sweet de-
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e wat severe loss not only to Lebanon, but to profision as well. His practice frequently into other States, and many times he was edl hi ed ir consultation, in regard to bone-setting, son of the foremost surgeons of the East.
JAM ; HILLHOUSE MANWARING, a de- dant: an old and honored New England fam- is on of the leading agriculturists of New Lon-
cour
. He traces his descent through John,
n, CH stopher and Richard, to Oliver Manwar- the igrant ancestor.
(I) ver Manwaring was born in England tt th year 1633, and came to New London, n., alt 1664. He bought a house lot of eleven s, an that portion containing the house and has never been alienated, but has always the possession of one of his direct male
len p ained enda He married Hannah Raymond, who bapti Richar d in February, 1643, and was a daughter Raymond, the American ancestor of the e and fluential Raymond family, so prominent Montyle from its earliest settlement. In 1671 . Mai aring joined the church in New London, he sail time having four of her children bap- d. Manwaring had bargained with his her-ir w, Joshua Raymond, for a tract of land le No Parish of New London, but the latter befo the deed of conveyance was executed. as not ntil 1704 that a title to the land was se- d, M Raymond's widow being obliged to pe- n the neral Court for authority to convey the Mı Manwaring died Dec. 18, 1717, and her v. 3, 1723. Their children were as fol- Judit II) hard Manwaring son of Oliver and
and I : H nah, Elizabeth, Prudence, Love, Rich- Oliver, Bathsheba, Anna and Mary. nah aymond) Manwaring, baptized July 13, , maed, May 25, 1710, Eleanor Jennings. was a laughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Rey- ) Jenings, who came from the Barbadoes to Long. Richard Manwaring is said to have abor 1712, the second gristmill in the town few idon, located "at the falls of Jordan k, whye it falls into the cove." Richard and hor ennings) Manwaring had one son,
toph who was born Sept. 1, 1722, and mar- Debo & Denison. III) Deb
ristopher Manwaring married, Jan. 31, h Denison, who was born Dec. 9, 1721, dat ter of Major Robert and Deborah wold Denison. They lived in New London, ., wh Mr. Manwaring died in 1801, his wife ving til March 16, 1816. Their children as fc Ws : ed (1 (1) Robert, born Dec. 16, 1745, t) Elizabeth Rogers, (second) Eliza- (Ba Raymond, and (third) Susanna bard Bushnell; (2) Deborah, born Sept. 3, died t an advanced age, unmarried; (3) ah, b 1 Oct. 3, 1749, died at an advanced age,
unmarried ; (4) Eleanor, born Sept. 12, 1751, died young ; (5) Anna, born Sept. II, 1753, died young ; (6) Elizabeth, born Sept. 26, 1754, married Na- thaniel Hempstead; (7) Asa, born Nov. 28, 1756, died March 20, 1779, unmarried; (8) Roger, born Aug. 17, 1758, married Ruth Crocker, a widow, was a farmer, and died in Waterford, Conn .; (9) Sybil, born June 14, 1760, died young ; (10) Sarah, born April 1, 1762, became the second wife of Andrew Huntington ; (II) John, born March 21, 1765, married Eleanor Raymond; and (12) Lois, born Aug. 16, 1767, was the first wife of Andrew Hunt- ington.
(IV) John Manwaring, youngest son of Chris- topher and Deborah (Denison) Manwaring, mar- ried March 21, 1790, Eleanor Raymond. She was born Nov. 9, 1765, daughter of Lieut. John and Elizabeth (Griswold) Raymond. John Manwaring was a farmer in Montville, and was killed in 18II, by a fall. His wife died in Vigo county, Ind., in August, 1820. Their children were as follows : (I) Robert, born Oct. 27, 1791, married Martha Han- kins ; (2) Hannah Lynde, born May 29, 1793, mar- ried Gurdon Waterman; (3) John, born Sept. 23, 1795, married Eliza Church; (4) Julia, born April 23, 1797, married (first) James Jones, and (second) Dr. Gideon S. Bailey; (5) Eleanor, born April II, 1799, married (first) a Mr. Peck, and (second) Charles Patrick, and her third husband was a Meth- odist clergyman ; (6) Harriet, born March 24, 1802, married Russell Griffen; and (7) Hyrieus, born April 25, 1804, was an officer in the United States army, and died at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., in 1829. (V) John Manwaring (2), second son of John and Eleanor (Raymond) Manwaring, and father of James Hillhouse, of this sketch, married, Feb. 21, 1825, Eliza Congdon Church. She was born April 2, 1800, daughter of Peleg (Jr.) and Mary (Leach) Church. John Manwaring (2) was a large landholder in Montville, his property lying along the north and west sides of Oxoboxo pond. He was also a drover, and did a large business in buying and selling cattle, principally horses and mules, often making shipments to foreign ports. A considerable branch of his business was the breeding and selling of mules, many of which were shipped through New Haven firms to the West Indies. In connection with his business he made many trips through Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, where he owned many "jacks." The mules raised in the West being of a superior quality, he took his "jacks" to Ohio and Indiana the autumn before his death, and was on his way home with a drove of eighty mules and twenty horses when he died, in Connellsville, Pa. He was an energetic, industrious man, and very successful in business. In politics he was a Democrat, but never cared for office. He served a number of years as steward and trustee of the Methodist Church in Montville, of which he was an earnest member, taking an active part in all its
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religious work. He gave liberally to the church building, which was near his home. He was of medium height and of medium weight, and of a pleasant, genial temperament, a man that everyone was glad to meet, and who commanded the sincere respect of all who knew him. Mr. Manwaring was born in a house on the land adjoining the present home of his son, James Hillhouse, and died April 5, 1846, at Connellsville, Pa. His wife survived him many years, and died in Montville, Jan. 10, 1890. Their children, all born in the old home in Mont- ville, were as follows: (1) Eliza Jane, born Feb. 28, 1826, married Dec. 22, 1850, John R. Stanton, son of Rowland Stanton, of Norwich, who was a dealer in cattle and horses, and their home was in East Great Plain, Norwich, where he died July 12, 1902. Mrs. Stanton still resides in Norwich. They had two daughters, Ella and Belle. (2) James Hill- house is mentioned below. (3) Eleanor R., born Dec. 20, 1829, married Robert Manwaring, a flour manufacturer and merchant of Indiana. In 1858 he removed to Texas, where he became a cotton grower in Grimes county, and where he died in January, 1897. They had no children. Mrs. Manwaring is living at present in Montville. (4) John, born March 25, 1831, married May 27, 1863, Mercy E. Raymond, daughter of Richard and Julia Ann (Gardner) Raymond. He is one of the prosperous farmers of Montville, and also does a successful business as a horse dealer. The children of this union were: A son who died in infancy; John, who keeps a sale stable in Norwich; Estelle, who married Dwight Kelsey, of Montville, and died April 10, 1894; a son who died in infancy ; and Ier Jay, born Dec. 29, 1872, who received the degree of M. D. at the Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia, May 8, 1895, and has since been a practicing physician in Norwich. (5) Christopher died at the age of seven months. (6) Harriet died when over two years old.
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James Hillhouse Manwaring was born Sept. 19, 1827, in Montville, in the house where he has ever since resided. His early education was obtained in the second district school of Montville, and later he was a student for one term at the East Greenwich Academy, and for three terms at the Academy in Wilbraham, Mass. He left school at the age of six- teen, and returned home to help on the farm. He made farming his occupation, and since the death of his father has carried on the homestead place, which now comprises about 400 acres, about 100 acres of his father's holdings having been sold. Mr. Man- waring is extensively engaged as a horse and cattle dealer, and was the first to introduce Western cat- tle into New London county for slaughtering. For many years he kept large droves of cattle, but of late devotes himself to general farming. He is one of the wealthy farmers of New London county, and the largest landowner in the town of Montville.
Mr. Manwaring married, Nov. 9, 1896, Sarah E. Rathbun, daughter of Norris and Louisa (Swan)
Rathbun, who was one of the leading and so tan- tial citizens of East Haddam, Connecticut.
Mr. Manwaring is a Republican in polit and has filled several town offices. He was tax doctor for two terms, chairman of the board of a Assors for several years, a member of the board cfelief for two terms, and of the board of selectmt eral years. In 1876-77 he represented his the State General Assembly, serving on the ser- n in man Suffrage committee, and on the commit on Claims. He was one of the original trustee ff the Raymond Library Company, of Montville, ft re- signed after serving two or three years. He fends the Methodist Church of Montville, of whi the is a liberal supporter. He is a conscientious, u: fsum- ing man, one who uses his wealth generon, for the good of others.
SYLVESTER H. MAYNARD, a high, es- teemed and successful farmer who resides ( į mile west of the village of Baltic, in the town of Stague, New London county, has a very pleasantly cated home, in the dooryard of which is an enormt elm which gives the house a very inviting loo | The place is appropriately caled "Elm Lodge."
The Maynard family is an old and ni ferons one in this county. Jesse Maynard, grea frand- ther of Sylvester H., was a resident of what |. now East Lyme, was the founder of a large fam., and was a very highly respected man. He erved throughout the Revolutionary war, and drev f. pen- sion for his services. He lived to the age of nety- five years, well preserved and in possessionof all his faculties.
Ezra Maynard, the grandfather, resided East Lyme. In early life he was engaged in a m antile line, but later became a cooper, making ba: Is for use in the shipping of shad, which was a gat in- dustry at that time. At the same time he diduct- ed a small farm. He married Mary (01 Polly) Mack, whom he survived less than a week, h dy- ing of typhus fever, during an epidemic. even- teen children were born to this union, si dying young, and the following named attained nurity : Selden was a farmer and died in South Ly ; Or- rin is mentioned below; Melinda married James Mitchell, and died in Salem; Ezra was afarmer and died in Franklin; Mary (or Polly) arried Edwin Brown, and died in Sprague : Belin mar-
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ried James Mitchell, and died in Salem, Whitman was a farmer and cooper and re. East Lyme ; Roxanna married Alexander cables. and died in Norwich; Harmonious B. wa a far- mer, tanner and shoemaker, and died in Fnklin: Almira married Silas Frink, and died in Finklin : Henry H. resides in Baltic at an advanced ze.
Orrin Maynard, father of Sylvester H., yIs born in East Lyme, and in early life worked a cooper and farm laborer. After his marriage he r ved to the northern part of the town and was emp yed in the Mack mill. He continued to reside the, fol-
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1g vf ous occupations, until his death, which rred ied When he was nearly fifty years old. He rcas Mack, of East Lyme, daughter of hı Mtx, a farmer, and she survived him a num- f yers, dying also in East Lyme. Both were the cemetery near their home. Their ere : Maria married Henry Nelson died in South Coventry, Conn .; Silas re, a ed : Wi th Lyme; Sylvester H. is mentioned be- Jor
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he homestead in East Lyme, and there m resides in New London ; Gurdon re- in S man resides with Sylvester H .; Orrin Alice married L. Newton Stewart, and prague ; Cornelius died in East Lyme ;
es in on is resident of East Lyme; Albert and Al-
were vins; the former resides in East Lyme, he lar removed to Columbia, and there died ; incey ied in East Lyme.
ylves: H. Maynard was born Nov. 26, 1827, ast Luxe, and had but little opportunity to at- scho hildre ester ge, de turnir then e, as 2 work
The family finances were low, and were put to work as soon as old enough, ing at home until he was twenty years g such manual labor as he was able, his earnings over to his parents. He ployed by Matthew Griswold, of East nad fisher for nine seasons, in the mean- { at farm labor when not engaged in g. Ljer he was employed at pier fishing for part Having always been a careful and
v ma in April, 1861, he purchased with his gs, offames H. Hyde, a tract of ninety acres, 1 is a rt of his present farm. He remodeled ouse, d from time to time has made improve- on 1 farm and the outbuildings, and, hav- dded more land, now has a well developed rty o 60 acres, with excellent buildings, and es hilfelf to general farming. Until recent- cond ed a good dairy, having several cows. Mar ville,
, 1861, Mr. Maynard was married, in nn., to Lydia M. Benjamin, who was in Gaattsville, Otsego Co., N. Y., June 19, daug both d Mayı Tears
'r of Russell and Sally (Cook) Benja- whom were natives of Preston, Conn. d died June 29, 1902, aged seventy- Two children were born to this union, tt M sides
nd Clarence S. The latter is a farmer I a portion of his father's estate, mar- race idd, and they have had the following 'n : trence LeRoy, Pearl Madelein, Irving dred May. und M polit for tl
Mr. Maynard is independent, but best men and issues. He has served he bld of selectmen, as assessor, on the of r
f, and in other minor offices. Mr. rd b
In life with no capital, but by hard econdiy and good business management has one: the most substantial farmers of the f Spr ue. His farm is a model of neatness, certail , most pleasantly situated. The house- presi 1 over by his daughter, Miss Harriett,
who is an excellent housekeeper, a pleasant and de- voted daughter. Everyone who knows Mr. May- nard likes him, and he has more friends than he can count, for few if any have any unkind feelings to- ward this venerable old gentleman, who has done so much toward developing the county and advanc- ing the best interests of his community.
NELSON A. BACON, a well known resident and retired lumber dealer of Old Lyme, was born in that town May 7, 1841, son of Capt. Almon and Margaret S. (Clark) Bacon, the latter a native of Lyme, and the former of Vermont.
Mr. Bacon is of the eighth generation from Na- thaniel Bacon, the ancestor of the family in Con- necticut, and one of the first proprietors of Middle- town, his line of descent being as follows: Na- thaniel, Elder John (1), Lieut. John (2), John (3), John (4), Matthew and Capt Almon.
(I) Nathaniel Bacon, born in 1630 in the parish of Stratton, Rutlandshire, England, came to New England about 1649, and is the fall of 1650 settled in Middletown, Conn. He was twice married. His first wife, Ann Miller, was the mother of all his children. He died Jan. 27, 1705.
(II) Elder John Bacon, son of Nathaniel, was. born March 14, 1662, in Middletown. After the death of his first wife, Sarah Whetmore, he married Mary, widow of Jacob Cornwall, and daughter of Ensign Nathaniel White. Elder John Bacon died Nov. 4, 1732.
(III) Lieut. John Bacon (2), son of Elder John, was born Jan. 30, 1695, in Middletown, Conn. He married Sarah White, of Upper Houses, and his death occurred Aug. 8, 1781.
(IV) John Bacon (3), son of Lieut John, was. born April 21, 1723, in Middletown, and settled in Westfield parish. On March 1, 1748, he married Rhoda Gould, daughter of John and Mabel Gould, of Cromwell, and their children were: (I) Thomas Gould, born May 9, 1749, removed to Susquehanna, Pa., and died there leaving a large family. (2) John (4) was born Jan. 22, 1751. (3) Ebenezer, born Aug. 4, 1755, removed to Cohoes, N. Y., mar- ried there late in life, and reared a family. (4) Rhoda, born July 12, 1757, married Josiah Churchill. (5) Sarah, born in 1760, died in in- fancy. (6) Sarah (2), born Jan. 29, 1765, also died in infancy. For his second wife, John Bacon (3) married Mollie Ely, of Lyme, Conn., and to this. union came one child, Mollie, born in 1768. After Mr. Bacon's death, his widow married Seth Wilcox, and had four children.
(V) John Bacon (4), son of John (3), was born Jan. 22, 1751, in what is now Middlefield, Conn. He settled on the homestead and there followed farming. His death occurred Sept. 17, 1804. He was twice married. On Dec. 28, 1774, he married Grace Griswold, of Wallingford, who died Sept. 30, 1797. Eight children were born of this union, as follows: (1) Rhoda, born Nov. 5, 1775, mar-
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ried Joel Miller, Feb. 11, 1796. (2) Sarah, born Nov. 19, 1777, married Joseph Clark, Jan. 30, 1800. (3) John, born Dec. 15, 1779, was a farmer resid- ing in Middletown. (4) Anne was born March II, 1781. (5) Daniel was born July 28, 1783. (6) Mat- thew was born Sept. 9, 1785. (7) Joseph, born June 28, 1787, removed to South Carolina. (8) Jona- than, born May 10, 1789, removed to the Black River country, New York State. On Jan. 4, 1798, John Bacon (4) married Olive Atkins. No children were born of this second marriage.
(VI) Matthew Bacon, son of John (4), was born in Middletown, Conn., Sept. 9, 1785. He was a farmer, and was also proprietor of the "Bacon House," at Old Lyme, which he built in 1829, and carried on successfully for a number of years. A man of varied interests and activities, he was, in addition to his other pursuits, prominent as a Thomsonian doctor. He married Rebecca Roberts, of Middletown, and they had the following chil- dren : Almon, Ebenezer, Daniel, Clara and Lu- cretia, all but one of whom grew to maturity. His home was at the Ferry until about ten years before his death, when he moved to Saybrook.
(VII) Capt. Almon Bacon, son of Matthew and father of Nelson A., was born in Brattleboro, Vt., in 18II. As a young man he was captain of the steamboat plying between Hartford and New York City, and later acted as agent for a steamboat com- pany. In 1864 he engaged in the lumber business in old Lyme, and was soon recognized as one of the leading business men of the town. Mr.Bacon was married Feb. 29, 1836, to Margaret S. Clarke, daughter of Abraham and Lura Champion Clarke, of Lyme, and their one child was Nelson A. In 1858 Mr. Bacon built the home in which he passed the remainder of his life. He died in the fall of 1886, at the age of seventy-five, his wife surviving him until the spring of 1889, when she died, aged seventy-four. In politics Mr. Bacon was a Republi- can, and he served as town treasurer for sixteen years.
(VIII) Nelson A. Bacon was born in Old Lyme, where he has lived ali his life. He was educated in the public schools of his native place, and in the select school of the Rev. Mr. Nichols, and the academy. On leaving school he went into the lum- ber business with his father, and they continued in this partnership until the business was sold out in 1885. Mr. Bacon is a Republican in politics, but has never cared to hold any public office. He has been an active member of the Baptist Church for the past thirty years, and is at present one of the trustees.
ANSEL ARTHUR BECKWITH, one of the well known and successful business men of Nor- wich, whose reputation for enterprise, progressive spirit and business integrity has extended far be- yond the confines of his own town, is engaged in the flour, grain and feed business. He traces his an-
cestry back to the historic days of the Normalon- quest.
(I) Sir Hugh de Malebisse was born, a: gere all the followers of William the Conqueror, infor- mandy. For his services he was granted la fi in England.
(II) Hugo de Malebisse, living in 1138, n fried (first) Emma, daughter of William de Percy.
(III) Sir Simon de Malebisse, Lord of Citon, in Craven, married the daughter of John, L 1 of Methley.
(IV) Sir Hercules de Malebisse chang { his name to Beckwith on his marriage, in 1226, to lady Dame Beckwith Bruce, daughter of Sir Viam Bruce of Uglebarly.
(V) Sir Hercules Beckwith married the high- ter of Sir John Ferrers, of Tamworth Castle. (VI) Nicholas Beckwith de Clint marri the daughter of Sir John Chaworth.
(VII) Hamon Beckwith, who took upon In in 1339 the coat of arms of John, Lord de Ma fisse, married the daughter of Sir Philip Tynley, light.
(VIII) William Beckwith, second of the anor of Beckwithshow, thirty-eighth year of E frard, 1364, married a daughter of Sir Gerard Urf | :.
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