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Eggleston, Philander, Co. F, 21 Art. ; eol. Jan. 5, 1864 ; dled Sept. 10, 1864, Blackwell's Island.
Kelley, Timothy F., Co. F, 2d) Art. ; en1. Dec. 23, 1863 ; wounded Sept. 19, 1864.
Kelley, John, Co. F, 2d Art .; enl. Jan. 5, 1864.
Mitchell, Oscar M., Co. F, 2d Art .; enl. Dec. 2, 1863.
McNary, George F., Co. F, 2d Art .; enl. Dec. 28, 1863.
McMahon, Thomas, Co. F, 2d Art .; enl. Jan. 5, 1864.
McMahon, Michael (Ist), Co. F, 2il Art ; enl. Jan. 5, 1864 ; wounded Aug. 2,1864.
Rust, Robert HI., Co. F, 21 Art .; en]. Dec. 28, 1863.
Wilcox, Martin, Co. F, 21 Art .; enl. Dec. 28, 1863.
Cook, Addison, Co. 1, 2dl Art .; enl. Dec. 20, 1863 ; killed in action Oct. 19, 1864, near Strasburg.
Keegan, Bernard C., Cu. K, 21 Art .; enl. Aug. 9, 1862; wounded June 1, 1864.
Chapin, Philip E., com. first lieutenant, Co. 1., 2d Art. ; enl. March 5, 1864 Lyous, Thomas, 211 Art. ; enl. Nov. 19, 1864; not taken up on rolle.
Lane, David F., com. captain, Co. D, 5th Regt. ; enl. July 22, 1861 ; pro. to major; wounded Ang. 7, 1862.
Graham, Thomas, Co. 1, 5th Regt .; enl. July 22, 1861 ; wounded; diach. for disability Sept. 8, 1864.
McMahon, Michael, Co. 1, 5th Regt. ; enl. July 22, 1861.
Wowdull, Edward, Co. K, 5th Regt. ; enl. July 22, 1861 ; trana, to Veleran Reserve Corps Jan. 2, 1864.
Ostrum, Willard, Co. D, 7th legt .; enl. Oct. 30, 1863; died at St. Helena S. C., Oct. 28, 1864.
Stodard, Albert 11., Co. F, 7th Regt. ; enl. Sopt. 9, 1861.
Nicole, Charles, Co. F. 7th Regt .; enl. Nov. 3, 1863; trans. to U. S. navy April 24, 1864.
Marsh, Wolcott P'., second lleutenant, Co, A, Sth Regt. ; ent. Sept. 25, 1861; pro, to captain Co. F.
l'yrom, Frederick, Co. A, 8th legt .; col. Aug. 15, 1864 ; captured Sept. 18, 1801.
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Birney, William, Co. B, 8th Regt .; en]. Feb. 2, 1864: died at Fort Mon- roe, Feb. 25, 1864.
Naslı, Charles W., captain, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861.
Glasson, Samuel, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; pro. to captain. Burnside, Robert, second lieutenant, Co. C, 8th Regt .; eol. Sept. 25, 1861. Jones, Henry R., first sergeant, Co. C, 8th Regt. ; enl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; pro.
to second lieutenant; wounded at Antietanı; captain Veteran Re- serve Corps and U. S. army.
Strickland, Henry E., Co. C, 8th Regt .; en]. Sept. 25, 1861; killed at An- tietam,
Cone, William H., Co. C, 8th Regt. ; enl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; pro. to second lieutenant.
Rust, Cyprian 11., sergeant, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861; killed at Aotietam.
Seber, Frederick, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861.
Andrews, Charles F., Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; pro. to first lieutenant.
Buch, Seba, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; wounded.
Clapp, George W., Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861.
Elmore E. Harvey, sergeant, Co. C, 8th Regt .; eul. Sept. 25, 1861; killed at Antietam.
Jones, Julius C., Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861.
Brock way, Theodore, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861.
Bancroft, George C., Co. C, Sth Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861.
Baker, Albert II., Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Oct. 5, 1861 ; died May 21, 1862.
Birney, James, Co. C, Sth Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861; trans. to Veteran Reserve Corps.
Bulkley, John, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861; died at Hatteras Jan. 31, 1862.
Burns, Patrick, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 18G1; wounded at An- tietam.
Caghans, Win., Co. C, 8th Regt. ; enl. Oct. 7, 1861 ; wounded at Antietam. Case, Dwight, Co. C, 8th Regt. ; enl. Sept. 25, 1861.
Carpenter, Edward D., Co. C, 8th Regt .; eal. Sept. 25, 1861; died of wounds Oct. 1864.
Castle, Wilburn, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Oct. 5, 1861.
Clark, Henry, Co. C, 8th flegt. ; enl. Sept 25, 1861 ; wounded May 24, 1864.
Clark, Thomas C., Co. C, 6th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; died at Hatteras Jan. 28, 1862.
Cooley, Sanmel M., Co. C, 8th Regt .; eul. Sept. 25, 1861.
Cooley, Zadoc F., Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 18G1.
Foster, John, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; trans. to Signal Corps, U. S. A.
Hack Dey, Ebenezer, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861.
Hackney, Joseph, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861.
Hart, Samuel B., Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Oct. 1, 1861.
Hodge, Chauncey, Co. C, Sth Regt. ; enl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; died at Newbern, N. C., March 29, 1862.
Holcomb, Ilubert F., Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 18G1.
Kenney, Patrick, Co. C, Sth Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; wounded at An- tietanı.
Knight, William H., Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861; killed at Ao- tietanı.
McWilliams, Henry, Co. C, 8th Regt. ; eul. Sept. 25, 1861 ; rejected. Nighting, John, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Oct. 7, 1861; killed at Antietam,
Remington, Napoleon B., Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861; wonnded at Antietam.
Rice, Robert, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; wounded at Freder- icksburg; died Dec. 11, 1862.
Randall, Henry, Co. C, 8th Regt. : eol. Sept. 25, 186]; wounded.
Robiason, George W., Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861; killed at An- tietam.
Root, Orlow, Co. C, Sth Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861.
Seymour, Albert A., Co. C, 8th Regt .; eol. Sept. 25, 1861; pro. to first lieutenant.
Skinner, Charles A., Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; died July 17, 1864.
Smith, William A., Co. C, Sth Regt .; eal. Sept. 25, 18G1 ; wonnded.
Spellman, James, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. 'Sept. 25, 1861; wounded at Au- tietam.
Taylor, Jonas, Co. C, 8th Regt. ; eal. Sept. 25, 1861.
Wentworth, Jonas, Co. C, Sth Regt .; eni. Sept. 25, 1861.
Dongherty. John, Co. E, 8th Regt .; enl. July 14, 1664; died at Bermuda Hundred, Ang. 2, 1864.
Duffy, Edward, Co. I, 9th Regt .; enl. Oct. 16, 1861.
Roberte, John F., Co. 1, 9tl: Regt .; enl. Oct. 30, 1861 ; died at Carrolton, La., Sept. 29, 1862.
Smith, John, Co. I, 9th Regt .; enl. Oct. 16, 1861 ; died at New Orleans, La., Sept. 7, 1862.
MeLaughlin, John, 9th Regt .; enl. Nov. 26, 1864; not taken np on rolls. Stephenson, James, Co. E, 10tl: Regt .; enl. Sept. 30, 1861.
Hicox, John II., Co. E, 10th Regt .; enl. Nov. 20, 1863.
Smith, lIenry, Co. E, 10th Regt. ; enl. Nov. 22, 1864.
Cleveland, James J., Co. K, 10th Regt .; enl. Oct. 16, 1861; wounded. Edwards, Eaton, Co. K, 10th Regt .; enl. Oct. 16, 1861; wounded.
Jones, Thomas, 10th Regt .; enl. Nov. 22, 1864.
Coe, Francis E., Co. D, 11th Regt .; enl. Nov. 12, 1861.
Forbes, James, Co. A, 12th Regt .; enl. Nov. 23, 1861.
llackney, George, Co. F, 12th Regt .; enl. Nov. 19, 1861.
Green, William F., Co. F, 12th Regt .; enl. Nov. 25, 1861.
Gray, William D., Co. F, 12th Regt. ; enl. Dec. 2, 1861 ; died July 28, 1863, at New Orleans, Ln.
Sullivan, Hugh, Co. I, 12th Regt .; eal. Dec. 12, 1861.
Smith, Jas. T., Co. C, 13th Regt .; enl. Jan. 7, 1862; trans. to 1st La. Regt.
Mooney, John, Co. C, 13th Regt .; enl. Sept. 23, 1864.
Owen, Lester E., sergeant, Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Jan. 22, 1862.
Strong, William II., sergeant, Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Jan. 7, 1862.
Loomis, Benjamin G., musician, Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1862 ; trans. to Ist In. Regt.
Barber, Henry M., Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Feb. 1, 1862.
Bragg, William B., Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 30, 1861.
Donuivan, James, Co. D, 13th Regt .; eul. Dec. 22, 1861.
French, Ephraim L , Co. D, 13th Regt .; eul. Dec. 30, 1861.
Gilmore, William, Co. D, 13th Regt .; eul. Dec. 22, 1861 ; died Jnly 6, 1863, at New Orleans, La.
Geer, James, Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 17, 1861,
Hopkins, Roswell E., Co. D., 13th Regt .; enl. Jan. 7, 1862; killed Jnne 14, 1863, at Port Hudson, La.
Kibbee, Seth M., Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1861.
Martin, Frank, Co. D, 13th Regt .; en1. Dec. 22, 186].
McCabe, Luke, Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Jan. 22, 1862.
McManus, Edward, Co. D, 13th Regt .; eul. Dec. 22, 1861; killed June 14, 1863, at Port Hudson, La.
Quinn, Mathew, Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1861.
Root, Watson R., Co D, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1861.
Tyler, Martin W., Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Jan. 28, 1862.
Welch, Patrick, Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 30, 1861 ; died March 7, 1862.
Weldon, Edward J., Co. D, 13th Regt .; eal. Feb. 5, 1862.
Wilcox, George D., Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1661.
Welch, John, Co. D, 13th Regt .; enl. Feb. 10, 1862.
Beaton, Charles H., Co. E, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1861 ; pro. to second lientenant.
Beaton, Norman W., Co. E, 13th Regt. ; enl. Dec. 22, 1861.
McMann, Mark, Co. E, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1861 ; wounded April 23, 1864.
Mahome. John, Co. E, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1661.
Bailey, Marvin, Co. F, 13th Regt .; enl. Jan. 7, 1862.
Begley, Patrick, Co G, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1861 ; musician.
Iloran, Mathew, Co. G, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1861.
McGrath, Walter, Co. G, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1861.
Moore, Daniel, Co. G. 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 22, 1861.
Lymao, Merritt, Co. H, 13th Regt .; enl Sept. 23, 1864; died July 20, 1865, at Savannah.
Browa, Roland C., Co. K, 13th Regt .; enl. Sept. 23, 1864.
Barber, Elam, Co. K, 13th Regt .; eul Sept. 23, 1864.
Hayes, William R., Co. K, 13th Regt .; enl. Sept. 23, 1864.
Pawlik, Andrew, Co. K, 13th Regt .; enl. Sept. 24, 1864.
Case, Orville J., Co. A, 16th Regt .; el. Aug. 7, 1862; died Oct. 22, 1862, near Antietam, Md.
Hook, John B., Co. A, 16th Regt .; enl. Ang. 8, 1862.
White. John J., Co. A, 16th Regt .; enl. Jnly 14, 1862; died Feb. 13, 1863, at Baltimore, Md.
Clark, John, Co. B, 16th Regt .; eal. July 17, 1862.
Glasson, Theodore, Co. B, 16th Regt .; eal. July 17, 1862.
Goodwia, Frank, Co. E, 16th Regt .; enl. July 18, 1862 ; died May 25, 1863, at Newark, N. J.
Beatty, Joho, Co. E, 16th Regt .; enl. July 24, 1862; died July 20, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
Cowan, William, Co. E, 16th Regt. ; enl. July 19, 1862; died Oct. 22, 1862, of wounde received at Antietam.
Hull, Martin, Co. E, 16th Regt .; enl. July 25, 1862; died Aug. 27, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
Bailey, Frank, Co. E, 16th Regt .; enl. Feb. 22, 1864; died Sept. 2, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
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Perry, Joseph S., Co. I, 16th Regt .; enl. Ang. 18, 1862. Fanning, Grove, Co. 1, 16thi Regt .; enl. July 18, 1862. Clark, Gustavus, 17th Regt .; enl. Nov. 19, 1864.
Johnson, William HI. H., Co. C, 20th Regt .; enl. Ang. 21, 1862; pro. to second lieutenant.
Colton, Henry C., Co. A, 29th Regt .; enl. Dec. 2, 1863. Smith, George, Co. C, 29th Regt .; enl. Nov. 26, 1863.
Adams, Henry E., Co. F, 29th Regt .; enl. Dec. 24, 1863; died June 9, 1864, at Beaufort, S. C. Adams, James B., Co. F, 29th Regt .; enl. Dec. 24, 1863. Rogers, William H., Co. F, 29th Regt .; enl. Dec. 19, 1863; died Aug. 20, 1864, on James River, Va.
Percy, William, Co. G, 29th Regt .; enl. Dec. 26, 1863.
NATIVES OF NEW HARTFORD NOT ACCREDITED.
Charles M. Jones, ensign, U. S. navy. Hubert S. Brown, captain, and assistant adjutant-general. Hiram C. Cook, Co. D, 2d Iowa Regt .; died in service, March 25, 1862. Andrew M. Driggs, 71st N. Y. Regt.
Isaac Newton Steele, Co. G, 1st Illinois Cav .; died at Nashville, Tenn.
[The article contributed by Mrs. Jones ends here.]
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
JOHN COTTON SMITH.
John Cotton Smith, one of the prominent business men and manufacturers of New Hartford, was born at East Haddam, Conn., March 12, 1810. Was of a family of fourteen children,-seven sons and seven daughters. All of the sons and six of the daughters lived to adult age. His father being a cotton manu- facturer, John C. was trained to the same business. In early manhood he left his native place to reside at Housatonie, in Great Barrington, Mass., where he en- gaged in the manufacture of cotton goods. From this place, in the spring of 1841, he removed to New Hart- ford, entering into partnership with Maj. Brown, who was proprietor of a small cotton-factory.
In less than a year this structure was destroyed by fire, robbing Mr. Smith of nearly all his earnings ; but by dint of self-reliance and courage he set out anew with a brother at Pine Meadow, where they estab- lished a prosperous business.
Aaron Fox, of that place. She is now in her seven- tieth year, has raised a family of seven children, five of whom are now living, and is a lady of rare excel- lence and personal worth.
Mr. Smith was a man of fixed principles and marked character. All the public local enterprises of his day have felt the influence of his capital and the benefit of his advice. His employees were his wards, and in devising plans to get through the "dry times" and the "dull times," their best interests were taken into account. He was charitable to the poor, and foremost in all enterprises that looked to the improve- ment of the village.
HON. HENRY JONES.
The subject of this sketch was born in Barkhamsted on the 24th of May, 1800. He was the second child of Col. Israel Jones, of Barkhamsted, and his second wife, Lois Wadsworth, of Farmington. On both sides his lineage was of pioneer Puritan stock. His grand- father, Capt. Israel Jones, came from Enfield to Bark- hamsted in 1759, and was the second white man to make permanent settlement in that town. He was the son of Thomas Jones, whose father, Benjamin Jones, went from Enfield to Somers in 1706, and was the first settler of that town.
His mother was the daughter of Hezekiah Wads- worth, Esq., of Farmington, a descendant of William Wadsworth and Timothy Stanley, who were among the first English settlers and land-holders of Hartford. William Wadsworth had two sons,-John and Joseph. John, the grandfather of Hezekiah, settled in Farm- ington. He was a member of what is now the senate when his brother, the daring Capt. Joseph, seereted the charter of Connecticut in the historic oak.
Col. Israel Jones was eighteen times elected repre- sentative to the General Assembly. Ile was also town clerk and justice of the peace for a series of years, and for several years lieutenant-colonel com- mandant of the Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Militia. IIe died Sept. 1, 1812, at the family home- stead in Barkhamsted, which is still standing, and lo- cated very near the geographical centre of the town. His wife kept the family together for a year, until her death in 1813, when the children, Milo, Henry, Israel, Louisa, and Edward, found homes in Farmington among their mother's relatives.
In 1845, Mr. Smith conceived the plan of organiz- ing a large manufacturing company and crecting spa- cious buildings on the site owned by him and Maj. Brown at the North village. Capitalists of New York and Hartford, at his solicitation, incorporated them- selves into the "Greenwoods Manufacturing Com- pany," with a capital of two hundred and eight thousand dollars, making him their agent. He man- It was necessary that Henry should carn his own livelihood, and after attending school a few terms he was apprenticed by his guardian, Mr. Thomas Youngs, to a jeweler in Farmington. That trade being dis- tasteful to him the indentures were canceled, and he was apprenticed to a tinner in the same town, with whom he remained until nearly of age, when, with money earned by working over-hours, he purchased his time and started out for himself. At first he en- gaged in business, tinning and mercantile, at Cole- aged the affairs of the company with signal ability and unswerving integrity. On one occasion the di- rectors manifested their appreciation of his services by presenting him a thousand-dollar silver set. Sub- sequently they elected him president of the company, and re-elected him agent on a salary of five thousand dollars a year. This position Mr. Smith occupied to the day of his death, which occurred Jan. 7, 1870. He was married at East Haddam, Nov. 11, 1832, to Ellen C. Fox, youngest of nine children of Capt. i brook River, but not liking that locality, after about
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a year he removed to New Hartford, where he estab- lished himself in business in 1821. Jan. 25, 1826, he married Catherine, the oldest child of Roger Mills, Esq., a lawyer who came to New Hartford from his native town of Norfolk in 1800. Mrs. Jones' mother was the daughter of Capt. Phineas Merrill, son of Joseph Merrill, a pioneer settler of New Hartford.
Mr. Jones and his wife Catherine had five children,- Charles Mills, Ann Eliza, Henry and Harriet Louisa (who died in infancy), and Henry Roger. The eldest son, Charles, for many years followed the sea. Heserved as ensign in the navy during the Southern Rebellion, and is now in the postal service of the government in New York City. Ann Eliza married Mr. James B. Crowe, who was a merchant both in New Hartford and Hartford. Mr. Crowe died in 1864, and his widow and daughter now reside in New Hartford. Henry R. left the study of law in 1861 to enlist in the vol- unteer army ; he was promoted through the various grades to the rank of captain. In 1866 he was ap- pointed in the regular army, and is now an officer on the retired list for wounds received in battle. His residence is New Hartford, where he holds the offices of justice of the peace and judge of the Probate Court of that district.
From the time of Mr. Jones' first arrival in New Hartford he was a prominent figure in the business interests of the town. As sole proprietor of a large tinniug business, he sent out peddlers to the West and South. As a buyer and seller of real estate scarcely a name is more frequently to be found upon the land records of the town. He was for a number of years, in addition to his other interests, one of the mercantile firm of Brown, Jones & Elmore, whose place of busi- ness was in the store now occupied by Woodruff & Betts, near the corner leading from Main Street to the Congregational church. In the autumn of 1840 he organized in New Hartford a clock manufactory, in a shop owned by him on the south bank of Spruce Brook, in the lower end of the village. This con- cern-Jones & Frisbie-employed a large number of hands, carried on a prosperous business, but owing to heavy losses at the South, after a career of nearly five years, was discontinued. In 1841 he purchased a farm of thirty acres on the east side of the river. This farm, in addition to a large tract on the north side of Bare-spot Mountain, in sight of the village, and other tracts, he continued to cultivate until his death, and whenever called upon to state his occupation gave it as that of a farmer.
In 1829 he purchased the house and lot just above the hill in the south end of the North village, nearly opposite the house which his son, Capt. Henry R. Jones, built in 1874 and now occupies. Here he continued to dwell until 1853, when he purchased of his brother- in-law, Hon. Roger H. Mills, the Mills homestead, immediately north of Capt. Jones' residence. Into this larger house he removed with his family, where he resided until his death
April 4, 1837, an overwhelming loss befell him,-the death of Catherine, the wife of his youth, leaving to his care three young children, one an infant eleven days old.
Feb. 5, 1839, he was married to Aurelia, daughter of William G. Williams, Esq., a lawyer, and partner of the father of his former wife. Esquire Williams was grandson of Col. Thomas Williams, a distin- guished officer of the Revolution, and grandnephew of Col. Ephraim Williams, founder of Williams Col- lege. By his second wife Mr. Jones had two sons,- Edward Wadsworth and Frank Williams. The former served as major of the Second Connectient Heavy Artillery, and brevetted lieutenant-colonel during the war of the Rebellion, and is now engaged in mining operations in Idaho. The latter is superintendent of the Telephone Company of Brazil, and resides at Rio de Janeiro.
Although a successful mechanic, manufacturer, mer- chiant, and farmer, Mr. Jones was chiefly known among his fellow-men as a public officer. From the year 1822, when he was first admitted to the freeman's oath, until his death his name was continuously identified with the interests of the town. He was for many years judge of the Probate Court of his district. As justice of the peace he tried most of the cases in town during a long term of office. He was repeatedly sent to the Legislature, and in 1861 was senator from the Fifteenth District. To him his fellow-citizens applied for advice on all questions, and through his arbitra- tion many family and neighborhood difficulties were settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. He died very suddenly of angina pectoris, on the 14th of Feb- ruary, 1863, beloved and lamented by all who knew him.
A fitting close to this sketch will be an editorial notice of his death published in the Winsted Herald of Feb. 20, 1863. Similar notices were printed in Hartford papers and journals throughout the county and State :
" We chronicle to-day with sincere sorrow the death of Henry Jones, Esq., of New Hartford. Ile died suddenly ou Saturday last without a mo- ment of illness, or the slightest warning of the approaching change. He had been in usual good health during the winter, as he had been through the day ou which he died. Previously to retiring on Saturday evening he wound his clock as usual, and then put wood into the stove; while engaged in this he was observed to fall over upon the floor, and before aid could be called almost in the same moment he ceased to breathe. Mr. Jones was widely known through the county, aod was one of its best meu. Modest and retiring. in bis manoers, he was observant and shrewd; seeking no public position, he was rarely allowed by a commu- uity which kuew his worth en interval ont of ita service. Either as select- mau, justice, judge, member of the Legislature, county or court commis- siouer, or in some other capacity, he has almost always been in the public service. He filled every position honorably and well. He was a man of rigid integrity ; in politics, when the severest morality too often relaxee, he was a man of the same firm convictions and unalterable pur- poses. His private life was equally amiable and exemplary, and from the echool-boy to the patriarch, all the community in which he lived mouru his decease almost as a personal affliction. His loss is irreparable in New Hartford. Mr. Jones' funeral, ou Wednesday last, was one of the most uumerously attended in the town for several years, attracting as it did many from a distance, who gatbered to pay their last tribute of respect to one they loved. llis age was sixty-two."
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CALEB CROSWELL GOODWIN.
THE GOODWIN FAMILY.
Ebenezer Goodwin was the son of Isaac Goodwin, and born in Hartford (now West Hartford) about 1743; died May 18, 1810, nged sixty-seven. His widow survived him some twenty- five years. lle is supposed to be the deseendant of Ozias ( Ilosca) Goodwin, who enme with his brother, William floodwio, from Braiotrec (other authority says Essex), England, in the ship " Sion" (Zion), Sept. 16, 1632, to Newtown (Cambridge), Mass, In 1635-36 they came to Suckiaug(e), the Indian name of Hartford, Conn. William had but one chill, Elizabeth, who married John Crow. Ozias was born in 1596, and the numner- ous family of Goodwins in Hartford and vicinity and in the country are supposed to have descended chiefly from him; in fact, some families trace their lineage direet from him. The children of Ebenezer Goodwin were Ruth, born June 3, 1764. Ebenezer, born June 10, 1766; he married Ruth Goodwin, sister of Asn Goodwin, of New Hartford. Ley, born July 18, 1768. James, born Sept 4, 1770. Seth, born Aug. 12, 1772. William (1st), born Jan. 5, 1775; died in infancy. Col. William tiood- win, the father of the writer ( Rev. William Goodwin), born Oct. 15, 1776. Norman, born Jan. 16, 1778. Pitts, born Jan. 28, 1779. llorace, born Feb. 12, 1781. Polly, born Det. 8, 1782. Amanda, born Oct. 15, 1783. Of these children, Ebenezer settled on n farm adjoining the old homestead on West Hill, which his son, Ilornee floodwin, has since occupied. Col. William Good- win became n clothier, and settled on the Farmington River, two miles below the village, at the southern extremity of Pine Meadow, or in the suburbs of the so-called Satan's Kingdom, near the bridge. Soon after he was comfortably established in his new home, his dwelling and shop, and the bridge standing near, were borne downward by the maddened waters in the great Jefferson flood of March, 1801; and ceensionally since then he bas lost lus works, wholly or in part, by the angry floods of this turbulent stream. lle married Abigail Croswell, sister of his brother Seth's wife, who were sisters to Dr, Harry t'roswell, for a long time rector of the Episcopal Church in New Haven.
The children of Col. William and Abigail Goodwin were as follows :
Rev. Harley Goodwin was born in New Hartford, March 10, 1797, graduated at Middlebury College, Vt., and was or- dained as pastor of the Congregational Church in New Marl- borough, Masa., a colleague with Rev. Jneob Catlin, D.I. The council convened Jan. 3, 1826, and the sermon was preached by Rev. Cyrus Yale on the following day, January 4th. Here he
remained for some years. Ilis next settlement was in Warren, Litchfield, Co., ConD., where he remained but n short time. Ile next became the pastor of the Congregational Church in South Canaan, where he remained till his dentb, Jan. 31, 1855, aged nearly fifty-eight years.
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