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1. William Wright, born in Bridgeport, June 30, 1836, married. December 12. 1800, Jane Augusta Wells, born August 5, 1535.
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daughter of George Augustus and Jane Ag- nes ( Keeler ) Wells. George Augustus Wells was born December 12. 1816, and his wife, Jane Agnes Keeler, was born in Bridgeport, June 28. 1820. Mr. and Mrs. William Wright Harral are the parents of four chil- dren : i. Frederick Wilham, born in Bridge- port, January 17, 1862, died the same day. ii. George Strong. born May 29, 1863, in Bridgeport, married Nellie Beardsley. iii. Frederick List. born in Bridgeport. August 16. 1865, married (first) Columbia Miliano, married ( second ) Gertrude Burbank. iv. William Wright, born in Bridgeport, August 7. 1869. married. April 15. 1890, Estelle Jo- sephine Clark.
2. Henry Hazeltine, born in Charleston, South Carolina, March 8, 1838.
3. Helen Maria, born in Bridgeport. Feb- ruary 29, 1840, married, in New York City, December 12. 1867, Samuel Mulliken. He was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 11, 1833, died in Washington, D. C .. March 1. 1888. He was the son of Dr. Samuel Mulliken ( born in Lexington, Massa- chusetts. in 1791, died in Dorchester, Massa- chusetts, February 19. 1843) and Mary Lar- kin (Payson) Mulliken (born in Charles- town, Massachusetts. August 19. 1,07. died in 18861. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mulliken were the parents of two children: i. Harral, born September 25. 1860. in New York City: ii. Helen Pay-on. born January 27. 1883, in Washington.
4. Frederick Fanning. born in Bridgeport, February 24. 1843, died July 5. 1881. He was inmarried.
5. George, born in Bridgeport. April 26, 1811.
6. Edward Wright, mentioned below.
(IV) Edward Wright, sixth child of Henry Kollock and Sarah Ann ( Peet ) Harral, was born in Bridgeport. December 12, 1845. After completing a course of study in the local schools, he attended Marlborough Churchill's Military School at Sing Sing. New York. then the leading institution of its kind in the United States. When the civil war broke out he displayed his sympathy with the Union cause by enlisting in the Fourteenth Connecti- cut Volunteer Infantry, but was rejected, ow- ing to his youthful years. He became asso- ciated with the firm of Lacey, Meeker & Company, manufacturing harness and sadriles. where he remained ten years, and for four years he was general agent for the Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, of Bridge- port, his duties requiring extensive travel in the southern and western states. in 18so he retired from that position and soon after
became connected with the Fairfield Rubber Company, then in its infancy. Mr. Harral is a public-spirited citizen, generously ex- tending aid in any worthy movement, takes an active part in religious matters, was a vestryman in Philadelphia, and while a resi- dent of Fairfield was a junior warden of the Episcopal church, and for thirteen years has been senior warden of St. John's Church. Political honors have no attraction for him. and while his sympathies are mainly with the Democratic party, yet he votes inde- pendently, as in the campaign of 1896, when his ballot was cast for McKinley. Mr. Harral is justly regarded as one of the ablest busi- ness men of the state, and the prosperous condition of the business of which he is now the head represents his best energy, skill and judgment. He married (first) Julia, daughter of Hiram and Polly (Penoyer ) Crissy, of New Canaan, Connecticut, on June 12, 1867. She was born July 24, 1844. died June 30, 1872. They were the parents of one son. Crissy De Forest, born December 13. 1868. Mr. Harral married (second ) Ellen B., third child of Nathaniel and Huldahi Rose (Bradley) Wheeler. She was born June 19, 1848. They are the parents of one child, Mary Wheeler, horn July 11, 1879, married (first ) - Rowland ; married ( second ). August 22, 1910, in Bridgeport. Harry L. Stratton, of Bronxville, New York, who is engaged in the automobile business in New York City.
The surname Hyde has been in HYDE use in England for fully five hin- dred years. and branches of the family are found in all parts of the kingdomn. ( I) William Hyde, immigrant. was born in England. He was among the founders of Hartford, Connecticut, and his name is on the monument to the first settlers. He doubtless came with Rev. Thomas Hooker to Cambridge and went thence with him to Hart- ford. He removed to Saybrook. Connecti- cut, as early as 1652, and to Norwich about 1660. He died at Norwich, January 6, 1681. He was a man of considerable importance and wealth: was frequently selectman. His house lot devised to his grandson William was at last accounts still owned by a lineal descendant. Children : Samuel, born 1637. mentioned below : Hester, married John Post.
( H) Sammet, only son of William Hyde. was born in 1637, died in 1677. He settled at Norwich West Farms, Connecticut, in 1660. and became a leading citizen. He followed farming all his life. He married. June. 1659. Jane Lee, of East Saybrook. daughter of
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Thomas and ( Brown) Lee. Children, born at Norwich: Elizabeth, born in August, 1660. married Richard Lord; Phebe, Jan- nary, 1663. married Mather Griswold; Sam- uel, May, 1665, married Elizabeth Calkins: John. December, 1667. married Experience Abel : Isaac. January, 1670, married Anne Bushnell : Thomas, July, 1672, mentioned be- low: Jabez. May. 1677, married Elizabeth Bushnell.
(III ) Thomas, son of Samuel Hyde, was born in Norwich, July. 1672, died April 9. 1755. He was a farmer at Norwich West Farms. He married. in December, 1697. Mary Backus. died March 27. 1752. dangh- ter of Stephen Backus. Children. born at Norwich: Mary, February 21. 1698, mar- ried John Pember: Thomas. July 29, 1699. married Elizabeth Huntington: Phebe, March 16, 1702. married John French : Jacob, Jan- uary 20. 1703. mentioned below: Jane. De- cember 4. 1704. married John Birchard : Ab- ner, September 12, 1705. married ( first) Jerusha Huntington, and ( second ) Mehitable Smith.
(IV) Captain Jacob Hyde. son of Thomas Hyde, was born at Norwich, January 20. 1703. He also settled at Norwich West Farms and followed farming. He married. October II. 1727. Hannah Kingsbury, born March 13. 1700. at Haverhill, daughter of Deacon Jo- seph and Ruth (Denison ) Kingsbury, grand- daughter of Joseph and Love ( Ayers ) Kings- bury. She died March 16, 1770, at Benning- ton, Vermont, while on a visit. Children. born at Norwich: Jacob. born August I. 1750. married Hannah Hazen: Mary, March 24. 1732, married Peabody Moseley : Ephraim, born April 23. 1734. mentioned below : To- seph, June 1, 1730. married Abigail Abel : Hannah. May 5, 1738, married Samuel Ladd ; Ruth, January 26, 1740, married Ezekiel Ladd: Jonathan, January 4. 1742. died Oc- tober 22. 1743: Silence, born April 13. 1744. married Joseph Ladd : Rebecca. December II. 1745. married Lebbeus Armstrong: Phebe. October 7, 1750. died January 28, 1771, at Bennington, Vermont, unmarried.
(V) Ephraim, son of Captain Jacob Hyde. was born April 23, 1734. at Norwich West Farm -. now Franklin, Connecticut. He mar- ried Martha Giddings, of Norwich, and set- tled at Stafford, Connecticut. Children: Na- thaniel, born March 7. 1757. mentioned he- low: Hannah, November 15, 1758, died un- married : Lydia, January 6, 1761. married Jo- seph Alden : Ephraim, January 23. 1763. mar- ried Margaret Walbridge: Martha, February 15. 1765, married Oliver Welles: Jacob. No- vember 13, 1767, married Lydia Hall ; Jasper.
December. 1769. married Delight Strong; Eunice, August 2, 1773, married Eli Con- verse : Eli, May 4. 1777, married Mehitable Lyon.
(VI) Nathaniel, son of Ephraim Hyde, was born at Stafford. March ;, 1757, died in 1825 at Stafford. He was an iron founder. He married (first) Sarah, daughter of Lieutenant D. Strong: (second) Cynthia Palmer. His widow was living at Hartford in 1856. Child of first wife: Alvan, born October 26, 1786, mentioned below. Children of second wife: Nathaniel, born February, ISoo, died October II. 1830, married, January 11. 1826, Caroline Converse and had three children ; Sarah, mar- ried Asahel Johnson, of Ellington: Lavina. married, June 30. 1823. David Rockwell : Mar- tha, married, October 12, 1825. Joseph Phelps and had three children.
(VII) Alvan, son of Nathaniel Hyde, was born October 26. 1786, at Stafford, died Oc- tober 4, 1841. He succeeded to his father's business and for many years was an iron manufacturer at Stafford. He married Sarah Tinnes, born January 9, 1793, at Stafford, died September 13. 1848, daughter of Daniel Pin- ney. Children, born at Stafford: 1. Edward G., married. May 5. 1845, Sarah M. Bum- stead. of Monson. Massachusetts ; settled ht Stafford: children: i. Charles E., born April 4, 1848, died August 19. 1849: ii. Edward .A., born May 30. 1850: ili. Charles T. 2. Alvan Pianey, born March Io, 1825. mentioned be- low. 3. Henry L., born December 6, 1827. died November 15. 1830. 4. Salisbury, re- sided at Chicopee. unmarried. 5. Jenney, mar- ried Charles Fox and settled at Stafford 6. Marvette, married James S. Kent, resided in Richmond, Virginia.
(VIII) Hon. Alvan Pinney Hyde, son of Alvan Byde, was born in Stafford. March IO. 1825. He attended the public schools, fitted for college at Munson Academy and grad- uated with honor from Vale College in the class of 1845. He studied law in the office of Loren P. Walllo, of Ilartiord, then of To !- land, and also in the Yale Law School. and was admitted to the bar in 1847. He re- mained in Stafford until ISto, when he re- moved to Telland and was associated with: his father-in-law. Judge Loren P. Waldo, one of the leading lawyers of the state. Then the office of the firm was removed to Hartford. Iut 186; the firm became Waldo. Hubbard & Hyde, Governor R. D. Hubbard being ad- mitted to partrership. In 18;7 Charles F. Gross was admitted. Four years later Judge Waldo died and the firm name was changed to Hubbard. Hyde & Gross, William Wallo Hyde and Frank Eldridge Hyde. sons of Mr.
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Hyde, became partners. In 1884 Governor Hubbard died and the firm became Hyde. Gross & Hyde. The present firm name is Gross. Ilyde & Shipman. Mr. Hyde was for many years one of the leading lawyers of Connecticut. He was a gifted public speaker and a skillful trial lawyer. He was a promi- nent Democrat. In 1854-58-62 he represented the town of Tolland in the general assembly. He was made a Mason in Uriel Lodge, No. 24. in 1858, at Merrow Station, Tolland county, and was a member of Royal Arch Masons, Royal and Select Masters, Knights Templar. He was grand master of the Connecticut State Lodge for two terms. first elected May 15, 1862, and his administration was notable. demonstrating his great executive ability and personal popularity. He was a member of the Yale Alumni Association of Hartford. He traveled extensively in Europe and visited all parts of the United States, including Alaska. His home on Charter Oak Place is a historic spot. being the location of the famous old Charter Oak. He was interested in local history and evinced much public spirit. He married. September 12. 1849, Frances Elizabeth Waldo, born March 21, 1831 (see Waldo VII). Children : William Waldo. born March 25, 1854 imentioned below : Frank Eldridge, January 21. 1858. member of the law firm of Hyde. Foiard & Harper, of Paris ; has lived in Paris, France, since 1894: mar- ried, October 20, 1881, at Hartford, Carrie Adelaide, daughter of Hon. Julius and Ada- line ( Conger ) Strong.
( IX) William Waldo, son of Alvan Pinney Hyde, was born in Tolland, Connecticut. March 25. 1834. He resided in his native town until he was ten years old and went to school there. His family then moved to Hart- ford, and he prepared for college in the Hart- ford publie high school, graduating in (872. He entered Vale College and was graduated in 1876 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. President Arthur T. Hadley and other promi- nent men were classmates. After graduation he spent two years as a law student, one in his father's office and one in the law school of Boston University. He was admitted to the bar in Hartford in ISTS and began to practice in the office of Walde. Hubbard a Hyde, the firm of which his father and grand- father were partners before him. The pre -- ent style of this law firm i- Gross, Hvide & Shipman, and Mr. Hyde has contributed his part in maintaining the prestige of this firm. taking rank among the forenet lawvers of the state. In public affair- he has taken the part of an alle and public-spirited citizen. For many years he was a manher of the
school board and for six years school visitor, and he devoted himself earnestly to the im- provement of the public schools. For many Years he was president of the board of street commissioners of Hartford. In politics he is a Democrat, and from 1892 to 1804 was mayor of Hartford. His administration was characterized by good judgment and excep- tional executive ability, and is cited as a model to be followed by his successors. Mr. Hyde is prominent also in social life, a member of the Order of Free and Accepted Masons, Royal Arch Masons. Royal and Select Mla ;- ters, Washington Commandery, Knights Tem- plar, and of the various Masonic bodies to the thirty-second degree; of the Mayflower Descendants, being a descendant of Elder William Brewster : of the Society of Colonial Wars and the Sons of the American Revolii- tion this Avery and Eldredge ancestors being prominent in the revolutionary war): of the Improve 1 Order of Red Men: of the Hart- ford Club, the Hartford Golf Club, the Farm- ington Country Club, the University Club cf New York City. the Yale Club of New York City, the Graduates Club of New Haven and the Navassett Club of Springfield. Massachu- setts. He is a member of the South Congre- gational Church of Hartford. He married, December 1, 1877, Helen Eliza Watson, born October 30, 1854. in New York City, daugh- ter of George W. and Eliza W? ( Pixley ) Wat- son. She was a classmate of her husband in the Hartford public high school. Children: Elizabeth, born October 17. 18;8: Alvan Waldo. August 21. 1880, married - --- and has children: Helen Waldo and Elizabeth Howard, twins, born October 22, 1006.
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( I) Cornelius Waldo, immigrant ancestor. was born about 1624. probably in England, lied at Chelmsford, Massachusetts, January 3. 1;05-01. His name is first mentioned in the court recuerde at Salem, July 6. 1047. It is probable that be settled first in Ipswich and was one of the committee appointed to run the line between Ipswich and Gloucester. Hle owned a share and a half in Plum Isend and was living at Ipswich as late as 1664. He marri! Hannah Cog-well, born 1634. died December 25. 1704. daughter of John and Elizabeth ( Thempson) Cogswell, of Ipswich. Her father was a native of Westbury Leigh, county Wilts. England, and came to New England on the ship "Angel Gabriel" : he was a well-to-de woolen manufacturer in England. Her mother was daughter of Rev. William Thompson, vicar of Westharry parish. C January 2. 1ST. John Cogswell gave to his.
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son-in-law his dwelling house at Chiebacco Falls and forty-nine acres of land. About 1055, Cornelius Waldo removed to Chelmsford. and on February 15 of that year sold his Chebacco Falls house to Edward Bragg. In various deeds during the next fifteen or twell- ty years he is called sometimes of Chelmsford and sometimes of Dunstable. probably be- cause his farm lay part in each town. He was one of the first settlers of Chelmsford, and in 1673 was on the committee to instruct the selectmen, and in 1678 was chosen select- man. He was a charter member of the church organized December 16. 1685, in Dunstable, and was one of the first deacons. In 1686 he was one of the purchasers of land at Wamesit of Jonathan Tyng. and in 1690 he was licensed to keep a tavern in Chelmsford. He was chosen selectman again in 1698. He disposed of his property, which consisted of a large amount of land in Dunstable and Chelmsford, with a dwelling house and build- ings in each town. before his death, and died intestate. Children: Elizabeth : John, men- tioned below : Cornelius : Daniel, born August 19, 1657; Martha, February 27, 1658; twin sons, February 24, 1659, buried February 27. 1659: Deborah, January 14, 1661 ; Rebecca, January 28, 1662: Judith, July 12, 1664 ; Mary, September 9. 1665. died at Chelmsford, No- vember 29. 1665; Jonathan, 1669.
(II) John, son of Cornelius Waldo, was boru probably at Ipswich and died at Wind- ham, Connecticut, April 14. 1700. He was in King Philip's war in the fight at Brook- field. August 2, 1675. and was wounded. He served at the garrison at Groton also. He resided at Chelmsford and in 1682 was em- ployed by the town of Dunstable as a mounted guard against the Indians. He removed to Dunstable and was a farmer and owned a grist mill on Nacooke brook in that town. He was deputy to the general court in 1689. and about this time removed to Boston. In 1697 he owned a mill and five acres of land in town cove in Hingham, but probably never lived in Hingham. He sold this mill and bought, November 29. 1697, a grist mill and mill works, dwelling house and an acre of land at Windham. Connecticut, and in January following purchased an allotment of a thou- sand acre right in Windham. Ile was ad- mitted an inhabitant of Windham, January 30. 1697-98. He died there about a year later. His will was dated April 14, 1700, the day that he died. He married Rebecca Adams, who died at Canterbury. Connecticut, September 17. 172 ;. daughter of Captain Sam- and Rebecca (Graves ) Adams, of Charles- town. She married (second) (intentions
dated April 26, 1710) Deacon Eliezer Brown, of Canterbury. Children : Rebecca, died July 2, 1677, at Charlestown ; John, born May 19, 1678; Catharine, to79-80: Edward, April 23. 1684. mentioned below : Rebecca. August 6, 1686: Ruth : Sarah. baptized December 6, 1691 : Abigail.
(III) Edward, son of John Waldo, was born April 23. 1684. at Dunstable, died at Windham, August 3. 1767. He was educated in the Boston schools and for a number of years taught school at Windham. He was an extensive farmer in that part of Windham which is now Scotland. He built a house about 1714. near the county line, which is still standing and is occupied by a descendant. He was moderator of the first meeting of the Third Society of Windham, or Scotland Par- ish, in June, 1732, and was on several ini- portant committees in the church. In 1734 he was chosen a deacon, and in 1735 he and his wife were transferred from the Wind- ham to the Scotland Parish church. In 1,46 he and his family were streng supporters of the Separate Church. but in 1763 he was re- stored to his standing in the First Church. He was a member of the general assembly in 1722-25-30. He was lieutenant of militia. and in 1745 was one of the jury which tried Elizabeth Shaw for murder and resulted in the first public execution in Windham county. His will was dated April 3, 1706, proved Sep- tember 16. 1767. He married ( first), June 28, 1,06, at Windham. Thankful Dimmock. born March, 1682, at Barn-table. Massachu - setts, died December 13. 1757. at Windham. daugliter of Deacon Shubael and Joanna ( Bursley ) Dinamock, of Mansfield, Connecti- cut. He married (second ) Mary -. probably daughter of Elisha and Rebecca ( Doane) Paine. of Eastham. She was born February 1, 1695-96, and was widow of Rob- ert Freeman. Children, all by first wife: Shubael. horn April 7, 170 ;: Edward. July 27, 1700, mentioned below : Cornelius, Feh- ruary 18, 1711-12: Anne. November 8, 1714- 15. died January 17, 1734. unmarried : John. Apri! 19, 1717, died August 20, 1726: Bethinel. June 10, 1719: Thankful. July 3. 1721, died August 25. 1726: Joannah, April IS. 1,23: Zaccheus. July 19. 1725: John, October 18. 1728.
(IV) Edward (2). son of Edward ( I) Waldo, was born at Windham, July 27. 1700. died at Canterbury. September 4, 1807. He and his wife were members of the Windham church. but joined the church at Scotland at its organization in 1735. He bought land at Canterbury soon afterward and removed there and joined the Separate or Baptist Church
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there. Rev. Daniel Waldo says of him: "He was a man of ardent piety. Towards the close of his life his mind was clouded. The Baptists assailed him, assuring him if he would go into the water by the hand of their minister the cloud would vanish and he woukl see a great light. Ile was immersed, but he told me no more light shone on him. He took no further step with them in the pecu- liarities." He may have lived in Norwich a short time, but returned to Canterbury. Ite was tything man in 1765. He married ( first ), January 25, 1733, at Franklin, Connecticut. Abigail Elderkin, born at Norwich, September 29, 1715, daughter of Jolm and Susannah ( Baker ) Elderkin. He married (second ) Ruth -, who died October 14, 1824. aged ninety-seven years. His will was dated Au- gust 22. 1797, and proved October 31. 1807. Children, all by first wife: Zachariah, born February 1, 1734-35, mentioned below : Ann. September 5, 1737: Nathan, June 23, 1740; Abigail, July 15. 1744.
(V) Zachariah, son of Edward (2) Waldo, was born February 1, 1734-35. and lived in Canterbury, where he died February 8. 1811. Ile was highway surveyor in 1765-81-82-85 : grand juryman, 1771 ; member of the commit- tee of safety, 1777 : selectman, 1779: lister, 1780-82: member of committee of supplies, 1782. He was in the revolution, in the Sec- ond Company, Eighth Connecticut Regiment, from July 18, to December 16, 1775 : in Cap- tain Buell's company, First Connecticut Regi- ment, from January 1, 1781, to December 31, 1781, although this latter service may have belonged to his son. He married ( first), November 21. 1758, Elizabeth Wight, born July 20, 1738, died September 7. 1800, daugh- ter of Joshua and Elizabeth (Cary) Wight, of Windham. He married ( second ). Novem- ber 18, 1806. at Canterbury, Cynthia Park. Children, all by first wife: Anna. born .An- gust 27. 1759: John Elderkin, October 5. 1761 : Zachariah, May 8, 1764; Elizabeth, Jan- mary 23, 1767: Ebenezer. April 6, 1771. men- tioned below ; Samuel, March 3. 1779.
(VI) Ebenezer. son of Zachariah Waldo. was born at Canterbury. April 6, 1771, died at Tolland, August 27, 1840. He was a man of prominence at Canterbury: was highway surveyor, 1798; lister. 1802-05-07-II : grand juryman, 1806; fence viewer, 1810-12-13-14- 16-17 : selectman, 1815-24. He was admitted to the church at Westminster, March 9. 1806, and was inspector of school district No. 4 in that parish. He probably lived at Tolland after the removal of his sons there. He mar- ried, March 31, 1798, at Canterbury, Cynthia Parish, born February 19, 1770, died Feb-
ruary 21. 1837, daughter of Lemuel and Zer- viah (Smith) Parish. Children : Obadiah Parish, born June 8. 1800; Loren Pinckney, February 2, 1802, mentioned below ; Hannah Badger, May 16, 1807: Ebenezer Elderkin, June 9, 1809, died January 30, 1825.
(VII) Loren Pinckney, son of Ebenezer Wallo, was born February 2. 1802, at Canter- bury, died at Hartford. September 8, 1881. He attended school until he was fourteen, and thereafter until he was twenty-one taught school every winter and worked on the farm. Ile applied himself to study and mastered the higher branches of mathematics and had a good knowledge of Latin. "Hedge's Logic" he studied in the field. When twenty-one years old he went. penniless, to study law with his uncle, John Parish, at Tolland. He was admitted to the bar of Tolland county in September, 1825. and began the practice of law at Somers, Connecticut. He was post- master there two years and a superintendent of schools. Ile returned to Tolland in 1830 and lived there until 1863, when he removed to Hartford and resided there the remainder of his life. He was a member of the general assembly from Tolland in 1832-33-3-4-39-47- 48. In 1833 he was clerk of the house of representatives. He was a member of the board of visitors of schools in Tolland, of the board of commissioners of common schools of Connecticut, and chairman of the committee of education in the house. He was attorney for the state for Tolland county from 1837 to 1849. and judge of probate for Tolland district in 18.42-43. In 1847 he was unanimously chosen by the legislature as a member of the committee to revise the stat- utes. and in 1864 was again appointed on a similar committee. In 1849 he was a member of the thirty-first congress of the United States and was chairman of the committee on revolu- tionary pensions. He was commissioner of the school fund of Connecticut ani commis- sioner of pensions in Washington during the administration of President Pierce, and con- tinued in that office until elected judge of the superior court of Connecticut for a term of eight years. At the expiration of this term, about 1863. he went to Hartford and engaged in general practice at first with his son-in-law. Alvan Pinney Hyde, and later in the firm of Waldo, Hubbard & Hyde. He was the an- thor of the "History of Tolland" and gath- ered much material for the genealogy of the Waldo family. In politics he was a Demo- crat. He was a member of the Westminster church, but later rejected some of the tenets of the orthodox faith, and both he and bis brother were excommunicated in 1826. He
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