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married. December 28, 1870, George W. Mt- wood, of Bristol, Connecticut, and had George Boardman Atwood, born May 25. 1872, did March 12, 1885.
(XJ) William Francis Joseph, sou of Wil- liam (2) Boardman, was born in Wethers- field. December 12. 1828. He was educated in the public school of Wethersfield and grad- uated from the Wethersfield Academy in 1846. lle then entered the factory of his father to learn the business in detail. Four years later he was admitted to the firm. After many years of close application to business, his health he- came impaired and he was obliged to take a rest, going abroad to seek the benefit of travel and change. His health, however, continued to cause him anxiety, and July 9, 1888. after forty-two years with the firm, he sold his intere-t to his brother, and retired from ac- tive work. Mr. Boardman had assisted in pro- moting and establishing many business en- terprises, among which are the Hartford & New York Steamboat Company, The Hudson River Water Power & Paper Company of Mechanicsville, New York, the Merrick Thread Company of Holyoke, as well as many other undertakings. He has helped young men to establish themselves in business. He has served on commissions, settled estates, en- gaged to some extent in the real estate busi- ness, and attended to the construction of some of the best building- in the city. In 1861 he was chosen a director of the State Bank of Hartford, serving during the civil war. and was an efficient officer. In 863 be was elected a member of the Hartford common council from the old third ward, and served on the highways committee and as chairman on the committee of the horse railroad which was then in the course of construction, and on other committees.
Mr. Boardman was a charter member of the Putnam Phalanx at its organization in 1850. and is still a member of this organization. He is a life member of the New England His- toric and Genealogical Society of Boston, Mas- sachusetts, the Connecticut Elistorical Society. and the Wethersfield Society Library. He is also a member of the Topsfield Historical So- ciety of Massachusetts, the Ipswich Historical Society, of Massachusetts, the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Revolution, and the Contectient Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, through both the paternal and maternal lines of descent. He was a char- ter member of the latter society at its organization. May 0. 1896, chosen one of its councillors, and later chosen gerealo- gist of the order. He has devoted much
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time and money in collecting and pre- serving records relating to the Boardman fam- ily, and in 1805 published the "Boardman Genealogy". ( 1525-1895), from which this article has been largely compiled. Ile has also published the "Francis-Goodrich-Boardman Genealogy" in his line of ancestry: ".\ Me- morial of Mary Francis and William Board- man": a "Complete Record of the Wethers- field Inscriptions in the Five Burial Places in that Ancient Town": "The Ancestry of William Francis Joseph Boardman", showing his lines of descent through his father and mother from seventy-three familie- who set- tled in New England. prior to 1650, with short biographical sketches of each ancestor ; and "The Ancestry of Jane Maria Greenleaf".
Mr. Boardman married. January 7. 1852, Jane Maria Greenleaf, the ceremony being per- formed in the North Congregational Church of Hartford by Rev. Horace Bushneil, D. D. She was born in Hartford. August 9. 1835. died August 20. 1899 (see Greenleaf VIII). Child, William Greenleaf, mentioned below.
( XII) William Greenleaf, son of William Francis Joseph Boardman, was born in Hart- ford. June 29. 1853. He was educated at MIr. Hart's preparatory school in Farmington. Mr. Hall's clasical chool in Ellington; and the Hartford high school. Ile was connected with the firm of William Boardman & Sons, but was obliged to give up business on account of an eye trouble. He was a member of the Con- necticut Historical Society, Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution, and Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. He married. Octo- ber 29. 1874. Eliza Fowler Root, born May 11. 1853. daughter of Horatio and Abigail Whit- tier ( Hussey) Root, of Hartford. Iler mother was a cousin of John Greenleaf Whit- tier: Mr. Boardman died May. 26, 1908, in Hartford. Children : 1. Francis Whittier, born April 6. 1876, died April 5. 1885 : on his death the post Whittier -ent the following lines to the parents :
"Oh, deare't dead! To Heaven With grudging hearts we gave you; To Him-he doubts forgiven- Who took you there to save you."
2. Cedric Root, born January 23. 1886. 3. Dorothy Root, born April 26, 1880.
(XI) Thomas Jefferson, son of William ( 2) Boardman, was born in Wether-field. May 27, 1832. and received his education in the pub- lie schools and academy of the town, and at the Wesleyan Academy at Wilbraham. Massa- chusetts. tle began his business career as a clerk in a country store in New Britain, re- maining until the failure of the concern in 1850. He then became associated in business
with his father and brother in Hartford, and in 1853 was admitted to the firm. On the re- tirement of his brother in 1888, he and his son Howard F. Boardman, continued the business under the old firm name until January 1, 1897. It
was then incorporated as William Boardman & Sons Company, of which he be- came president, his son Howard F., treasurer, and Arthur H. Bronson, secretary. Mr. Boardman is also president of the Wholesale Grocers' Association of Southern New Ring- land. Although repeatedly urged to accept public office, he has always declined, prefer- ring to give his whole attention to his busi- ness. He has had an equal interest in the busi- ness enterprises in which his father and brother were concerned.
Mir. Boardman was brought up a Metho- dist, Lut in early life became a Universalist, uniting with that church in 1863. He was greatly interested in the Sunday school of the Church of the Redeemer and has served as teacher, assistant superintendent, and presi- dent of the Teachers' Association. For many years he was a worker in the church, was a trustee, and one of the chief supporters. He was also for many years on the stare mission- ary board of the Universalist church, and trus- tee for the state of Connecticut in the Cuiver- salist Publishing House in Boston. He is a member of the Connecticut Historical Society. of the Sons of the American Revolution, of the Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, and histo- rian of the latter society.
He married (first) October 14. 1858 Julia Amanda Ellis, of Hartford, born January 20. 1838, died November 24. 1858. He married ( second ) October 24. 1861, Mary Charlina Ellis, sister of his first wife, born September 11. 1843, died January 16. 1890. Ile married ( third ) April 29. 1893. Mary Adah Simpson. daughter of Frederick HI. Simpson. of Staten Island, New York: Children: 1. Howard Francis, born September 22. 1862: graduated from Hartford high school in 1880: is secre- tary of William Boardman & Sons Company: member of the Order of the Founder- and Patriots of America : married, January 12. 1886. Catherine Augusta Belcher. horn June 16. 1866, daughter of Charles and Katherine ( Slater) Belcher, of New York City: chil- ilren: i. Harold Ellis. born November 16. 18go. died same day; ii. Mariel Wildes, born May 31. 1803. 2. Emma Julia. born October 13. 1865; married. April 1. 1888. George Robles Howe, and had Marjorie May Linke. born May 16. 1800. 3. Minnie Gertrude. born May 2. 1868, died August 4. 1868. 4. William Ellis, born June 1, 1869. 5. Helen May. born
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March 13. 1879. died June 29. 1888. 6. Thomas Bradford, born March 9. 1895. 7. George Francis, born May 31, 1896.
(The Greenleaf Line).
It is believed that the Greenleaf family was of Huguenot origin, the name being a trans- lation of the French Feuillevert. The name is rarely found in England, except at Ipswich. county Suffolk. It is thought that the family fled from France with other Huguenots and settled in England.
(I) Edmund Greenleaf, immigrant ances- tor, was baptized January 2, 1374. at the par- ish of St. Mary's la Tour in Ipswich, county Suffolk, England. He was the son of John and Margaret Greenleaf, and among the fam- ily relics still preserved is the cane brought to this country by Edmund Greenleaf, bearing the initials J. G. on a silver band near the handle. He settled in Newbury. Massachu- setts, and lived near the old town bridge, where he kept a tavern many years. He was by trade a silk dyer. He was admitted a free- man, March 13, 1639, and licensed to keep a tavern May 22 of the same year. He served in the militia, and November 11. 164;, re- quested his discharge from the service. He removed to Boston about 1650, and there his wife died and he married again. not very hap- pily, as his will shows. He died March 24. 1671, in Boston. His will, written, it is sup- posed, by his own hand, was dated December 25, 1668, and proved February 12, 16;2. 1Iis second wife is not mentioned and a note is at- tached explaining the omission at length. He bequeaths to his son Stephen. to his daughter Browne, widow, and to his daughter Coffin : to grandchildren Elizabeth Hil- ton and Enoch Greenleaf: to Enoch's oldest son James : to cousin Thomas Moon, mariner ; sons Stephen Greenleaf and Tristram Coffin, executors : refers also to William. Ignatius and James Hill, his wife's sons, and to bequests to them from their aunt. He married ( first) Sarah Dole: ( second ) a daughter of Ignatius Jurdaine, of Exeter. Engiand, widow first of Wilson and second of William Hill, of Fairfield, Connecticut. Children : I.
Enoch, baptized December r. 1613, died 1617. 2. Samuel, died 1627. 3. Enoch, born about 1617. 4. Sarah, baptized March 26. 1620. 5. Elizabeth, baptized January 16, 1622, died April 26, 1661. 6. Nathaniel, baptized Jane 27, 1624. buried July 24. 1634. 7. Judith, born September 2. 1626, died December 15. 1705. 8. Stephen, baptized August 10, 1628. mentioned below. 9. Daniel, baptized August 14. 1631, died December 16. 1712.
(II) Stephen, son of Edmund Greenleaf.
was baptized August 10. 1028, at St. Mary's. died December 1, 1600. He married ( first ) November 13, 1651. Elizabeth Coffin, who died November 19, 1678, daughter of Tristram and Dionis (Stevens) Coffin, of Newbury. tle married ( second ) March 31. 1670, Esther ( Weare ) Swett, daughter of Nathaniel Weare and widow of Benjamin Swett, of Ilampton. New Hampshire. She died January 16, 1718. aged eighty-nine years. Children, all by first wife: 1. Stephen, born August 15, 1652. men- tioned below. 2. Sarah, October 29. 1055. 3. Daniel, February 17, 1657-58, at Boston, died December 5, 1659. 4. Elizabeth, April 5. 1660. at Newbury, died September 3. 1674. 5. John. June 21, 1662, died 1734. 6. Samuel. October 30, 1666. 7. Tristram, February 11, 1008. died September 13. 1,40. 8. Edmund. May 10, 1670. 9. Mary. December 6, 1671. 10. Judith, October 23. 1073. died November 19. 1678.
( III) Captain Stephen 12, Greenleaf, son of Stephen ( 1) Greenleaf, was born August 15. 1652, in Newbury, died there October 13. 1743. He was a prominent man, famed for his services in the Indian war -. and was known as the "Great Indian fighter." He was wounded in the battle of Hatfield. August 25, 1675, and he commanded a company in the battle with the French and Indians at Wells. Maine, in 1600. He was in King Philip's war also. On May 18. 1655, he filed a petition for relief and presented a hill for the services of a physician in caring for a wound received while moving a family who had been taken from Newbury by the Indians. In rogo be was granted land to build a wharf. He mar- ried ( first ) October 23, 1676. Elizabeth Ger- rish, born September 10, 1654, died August 5. 1712, daughter of William and Toauna ( Good- ale-Oliver) Gerrish, of Newbury. He mar- ried ( second ) in 1713. Mrs. Hannah Jordan. of Kittery, Maine who died September 35. 1743. Children, all by first wife: 1. Eliza- beth. born January 12, 1578-79. 2. Daniel. February 10. 1670-80, mentioned helow. 3. Stephen, August 31. 1682, died October 15. 1688. 4. William. April 1. 1684. died April 15. 1684. 5. Joseph. April 12. 1686. 6. Sarah. Tuly 19. 1688. 7. Stephen, October 21. 100, died 1,71. 8. Join. August 29. 1603. 9. Ben- jamin, December 11. 1605. 10. Moses, Feb- ruary 24. 1007-08.
(IV, Rev. Daniel Greenleaf, son of Cap- iain Stephen ( 2) Greenleaf, was born in New - bury, February 10. 1670-80, baptized Febru- ary 22. 1670-80. He graduated at tiarvard College in 1699 and for about six years ofac- ticed medicine in Cambridge. About 1705 he began to preach, and in 1768 was ordained
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pastor of the church at Yarmouth, succeeding Rev. John Cotton. He remained there nearly twenty years, and in 1727 removed to Boston, whither his wife and twelve children had pre- ceded him. The latter years of his life he was confined to his bed as the result of a fall. He died August 26, 1763. He married. November 18, 1701, Elizabeth Gookin, born November 11, 1681, died November. 1762, daughter of Samuel and Mary Gookin and granddaughter of Major General Daniel Goo- kin. Children : 1. Daniel, born November 7, 1702, mentioned below. 2. Hon. Stephen, October 4. 1704, died January 26, 1795. 3. Mary, August 29, 1706, died April 2, 1774. 4 Elizabeth, August 24. 1708. died May 15. 1778. 5. Sarah, April 16, 1710, died unmar- ried, March 28, 1776. 6. Samuel. May 9, 1712, died unmarried, 1748. 7. Jane, May 24, 1714. died December 10. 1764. 8. Hannah, October 3. 1716, died January 3, 1799. 9. Dr. John, November 8, 1717, died August 27, 1778. 10. Mercy, November 20, 1719. died October 7, 1793. 11. Gookin, September 18, 1721. died December 13. 1721. 12. Susanna, November 12, 1722, died February 26, 1782. 13. Hon. William, January 10, 1725, died July 21, 1803.
(V) Dr. Daniel (2) Greenleaf. son of Rev. Daniel ( 1) Greenleaf, was born in Cambridge. November 7. 1702, died July 18, 1795. He was for a number of years a practicing physi- cian in Hingham, and removed to Bolton in 1732. He married ( first ) July 18. 1726, Si- lence (Nichols ) Marsh, born July 4, 1702, died May 13. 1762. daughter of Israel and Mary ( Sumner ) Nichols, of Hingham, and widow of David Marsh. He married (sec- ond ) (intentions dated October 22. 1762), November 18. 1762, Mrs. Dorothy (Wilder) Richardson, widow of Josiah Richardson. Children: 1. David Coffin. born January 29, 1728, died September 30 following. 2. Eliza- beth, October 30. 1729. 3. Dr. Daniel, Sep- tember 2. 1732, died January 18, 1777. 4. Israel, March 20, 1734. 5. Stephen, October 15, 1735, in Boston, died June 8, 1802. 6. David. July 13, 1737, mentioned below. 7. General William, August 23. 1738, died Janu- ary 13, 1793. S. Calvin, March 31, 1740, died August, 1812. 9. Mary. July 3, 1742, died August 28, 1,83. 10. John, June 13, 1744, died August 2, 1744.
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(VI) David, son of Dr. Daniel (2) Green- leaf, was born in Bolton, Massachusetts. July 13, 1737, died December 11, 1800, at Coventry, Connecticut. He was a goldsmith hy trade. He married. June 2. 1,62. Mary Johnson, born April 7, 1738, died in Hartford, Connecticut. May 1, 1814, daughter of Ebenezer and De-
borah ( Champion) Jolinson. He served in the revolution in 1777, in Captain Jabez Hatch's company, guarding stores in and about Bos- ton : also in Captain Manhassch Sawyer's com- pany, Second Worcester Regiment, under Colonel Josiah Whitney, in 1778, in the Rhode Island campaign: also in Captain Thomas Brintnall's company, Colonel Cyprian Howe's regiment. raised for three months to reinforce the . continental army. Children: 1. Mary. born at Norwich, January 7, 1764, died at Cov- entry, October 30, 1845. 2. David, June 19, 1765, mentioned below. 3. Daniel, January 19. 1767, in Coventry, died December 7, 1842. 4. Saralı. December 22, 1700, died May 17, 1702. 5. Nancy, June 12, 1771, died July 9, 1822. 6. Susannah, December 22, 1772, died November 5, 1812. 7. John, Feb- ruary 26, 1774, died September 20, 1851. 8. Eliza, March 22. 1777, died young. g. Wil- liam, December 12, 1778.
(VII) Dr. David (2) Greenleaf, son of David ( 1) Greenleaf, was born June 19. 1,65, died March 11. 1835. He resided in Hart- ford, Connecticut, where he carried on the business of gold and silver-mith for many vears. He accumulated a large property, and built some of the finest buildings in the city at that time. Ile had his store in a building now standing on the corner of Main and Kinsley streets, then Lee street. In ISo6 he was a member of the common council. About 18LI he retired from his store and practiced dentistry. Ile served in the revolu- tion in Captain Ephraim Hartwell's company from October 20, 1770, to April 23. 1780.
He married, November 15, 1787, Nancy Jones, born November 7. 1765. in Norwich, died October 18. 1828, in Hartford, daughter of Rufus and Ann ( Hartshorn) Jone, and granddaughter of Sylvanus and Kezia ( Cleve- land ) Jones. Children: 1. Charles, born lune 2. 1788, mentioned helow. 2. Sarah, April 28, 1790, died! December 6, 1805. 3. David. March 1. 1792. died January 18, 1795. 4. Daniel, March 24. 1794, died January 10, 1795. 5. Son, died September 22. 1706, aqu! ten days. 6. David. born May 6, 180g. died April 7. 1890. 7. Daniel. October 16, 1805, died September 15, 1846.
( VIII) Dr. Charles Greenleaf, son of Dr. David (2) Greenleaf, was born in Hartford. June 2, 1788, died December IS, 1843. He married, in 1808. Elecra Toocker. Children : 1. Dr. Charles, horn September 1. 1800, died October 22, 1888, 2. William Henry, August 6. 1811. died November 26. 1875. 3. Harriet E .. April 28. 1816, died April 13. 1882. 4. Nancy, February 2. ISIS, died February 14. 1858. 3. James Monroe. April 26. 1819, died
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November 14, 1877. 6. Sarah, August 17, 1821, died July 6. 1880. 7. Mary, March 24, 1823, died June 28, 1872. 8. John, March 4. 1825, died April 9. 1861. 9. Dr. David. Janu- ary 16, 1827. died September 6. 1893. 10. Electa, January 11, 1829. died September 7. 1864. II. George, October 28, 1833. died March 6, 1834. 12. Jane Maria, August 9. 1835 : married. January 7, 1852, William F. J. Boardman ( see Boardman XI).
(VI) Isaac Bordman, son BOARDMAN of Samuel Boreman (q. v.), of Wethersfield, was born February 3. 1642-43. He married Abiah Kimberly, baptized in New Haven, Connecti- cut, December 19, 1641, daughter of Thomas and Alice Kimberly, of New Haven. Her father, Thomas Kimberly, was of Dorchester in 1635, and removed to New Haven in 1639. where he had seven or eight children, and where his wife died in 1659. He married again and removed to Stratford, where he died in 1673. The house, barn, and lot of three and one-half acres, bought for Isaac by his father Samuel, March 2, 1665-66, was sit- uated on the west side of the main street of Wethersfield, a short distance below the church. He remained there through life and it was afterwards occupied by his son Thomas and grandson Thomas. He owned aiso vari- ous outlying pieces of land-five acres in the Great Meadow, twelve acres in the West Swamp, nine acres in the Dry Swamp, ten acres in the West Field, three in the Wet Swamp, four in the Great Plain, etc. He had one of the fifty-two acres lots in Newington distributed in 1685, and a share in the second division of 1695. He was chosen fence viewer in 1684. surveyor of highways in 1689. also sealer of weights and measures. selectman. and constable. He died May 12. 1;19, aged seven- ty-seven years, three days after his oldest son, Isaac Jr., to whose four children ( Isaac. Ed- ward. Josiah, and Ephraim) he gave a deed. signed the day of his death. of several pieces of land, with a house and barn on part of it. He had deeded September 26. 1718, his home- stead in Wethersfield, with other land. to his son Thomas and his grandson Thomas, reserv- , ing the use of one-half during the life of him- self and his wife, and after his death one room to his daughter Abiah as long as she re- mained unmarried. Some time previously he had provided for his son Samuel by giving him. November 17, 1697, a house lot and other land. Having given his land by deed to his children he made no will. He was a cooper, the same trade as his father. His daughter Abiah was appointed administratrix of his es-
tate. The widow, Mrs. Abiah ( Kimberly) Bordman, died January 6, 1722-23. Children: Isaac, mentioned below : Samuel, born July 7, 1668; Thomas, November 14, 1671; Sarah. 1673: Obiah ; Eunice, June 29, 1682.
(VII) Isaac (2) Bordman, son of Isaac ( I ) Bordman, of Wethersfield, was born July 21, 1666; he married, December 7, 1699, Rebecca. daughter of Widow Benton. The father of Rebecca was Edward Benton, originally, as is supposed, from Guilford, who died in Wethersfield, February 20, 1698, and his wid- ow Mary died there August 8, 1702. Isaac Jr .. died May 9. 1719, three days before his father, at the age of fifty-three. He had been for many years an invalid. His land was valued at £134 5s. His children were pro- vided for by his father. Children: Isaac, born September 11, 1700: Edward, November 6, 1702; Josiah, mentioned below ; Ephraim. February 15, 1711.
(VIII) Josiah, son of Isaac (2) Bordman. of Westfield Society, Middletown, was born in Wethersfield, June 30, 1705. He married, August 5. 1734, Rachel Cole, and settled in Middletown, where the records of his family are found. On November 20. 1727. Samuel Galpin, of Kensington parish. Middletown. sold to Josiah Bordman, of the same parish, one-half of one hundred acres of land in the northwest quarter of Middletown. This was Josiah's farm, and that of his brother Edward lay next to it. Josiah and Rachel his wife are found in a list of members of the Kensing- ton church, which was within casier reach of their home than that of Middletown. Ry deed of gift dated August 12. 1766. Josiah made over land to each of his three sons, Nathaniel. Josiah Jr .. and Joseph: and February 26, 1777. to his son Nathan. According to the inscription on his gravestone in the old bury- ing-ground in Westfield Society. Josiah died January 29, 1781, aged seventy-six, and "Rachel. the pious consort of Josiah Bord- man. died Feb. 29. 1782, aged 70." Children : Rachel, born May 24. 1735: Nathaniel, Au- gust 28. 1738; Josiah, August 26. 17440: Nath- aniel. November 12, 1742: Joseph. November 15. 1744: Rebecca, December 6. 1746: Asa. May 0. 1749: Ann. April 18. 1751: Rachel, September 6. 1753: Nathan. mentioned below.
(IX) Nathan Boardman. son of Josiah Bordman, of Westfield Society. Middletown, was born there June 17. 1755. He married. February 12. 1777. Anna Porter, of East Hartford. His wife died October 12 IS07. aged fifty-five, and he married afterwards Sally - The circumstances of Nathan's death are given in the Middletoten Gassite of July 0. 1828: "He dined as usual with his
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family, accompanied his son into the field to assist in loading hay, and while in the act of descending from the load he was perceived to stretch himself out, and when lifted from the ground he had ceased to breathe." He died July 7, 1828. Children: Ira, born January 5, 1779: Anna, died December 25. 1817, aged thirty-six : Rachel, born October 19. 1781; Nathan, mentioned below ; Laura, born 1791; James Porter, 1793.
(X) Nathan (2). son of Nathan (1) Board- man, was born March 2. 1789, in Westfield Society, Middletown. He married. Septem- ber 6, 1812. Sally Clark, born December 7, 1778. He died March 4, 1835. His widow died August 10. 1843. Children : William Frederic, mentioned below ; Harriet Newell, born October 13, 1815: Maria Louisa, Febru- ary 22, 1818.
( XI) William Frederic, son of Nathan ( 2) Boardman, of Middletown. Westfield Society, was born there May 29. 1813; he married, April 16, 1835. Lucy Ann Wilcox, born May 12, 1814. died October 21, 1843, daughter of Giles and Lucy ( Clark ) Wilcox of Westfield. He married ( second) March 13. 1844, Electa Ward, of Middletown, born in 1811. He died June 17, 1847. and his widow June 14, ISSI. Children. by first marriage: Arthur, men- tioned below: William, died September 1, 1841, aged four months; Harriet M., died August 14, 1843. aged twenty-one days. Chil- dren by second marriage: Cassius Frederic, born August 22, 1845 : Eunice Florence, Au- gust 9, 1847.
(XII) Arthur, son of William Frederic Boardman, was born in Westfield Society. Middletown, April 28, 1839; married August 21. 1862, Maria Elizabeth Paddock, born in Cromwell, January 28. 1841, daughter of Seth J. and Lucinda ( Kenyon ) Paddock. Boardman was left an orphan and only child surviving of his parents when he was a young child. He attended the district schools of his native town. and after the death of his father, on June 30, 1817. went to live with his uncle and guardian. Selden G. Ely, in what is now Cromwell, where he still further pursued his studies in the district school of the town, the Normal Seminary of Norwich. Connecticut. and later for two years the Mineral Spring Institute of Cromwell. E. M. Beckwith, prin- cipal, making his home with his guardian till he came of age. He learned the trade of car- penter and joiner.
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