History of Litchfield county, Connecticut, Part 144

Author: J.W. Lewis & Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1532

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Samuel E., his son, was born Dec. 15, 1822. He was educated at the district schools, was brought up a farmer, and always has continued one, com- mencing life for himself when of age, by not only working out by the month, but taking his uncle's (Samuel, from whom he was named) land "on shares." IIe married, Jan. 12, 1854, Ann Eliza, daughter of George and Cornelia H. (Beecher) Can- field, of South Britain, Conn. Both her father and mother were of old Connecticut families, and she was a niece of Rev. John W. Beecher, at one time pastor of the Congregational Church of Ellsworth. They have two children,-Mary Cornelia (Mrs. F. E. Buck- ley) and George Augustus, Mr. Everitt cast his first Presidential vote for IIenry Clay electors, and has since been Whig and Republican. Both Mr. and Mrs. Everitt are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. Everitt is an honest, hard-working far- mer, a good citizen, and a charitable man.

BENJAMIN S. REED.

Benjamin S. Reed was a lineal descendant of the fourth generation from John Reed, an Englishman, who came from England at the time of the restoration of the Stuarts, and settled in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Conn., and became the ancestor of a very numerous and highly respectable family. It is said that all the Reeds of Connecticut are descendants of him. Ben- jamin Reed, father of Benjamin S., was probably born in Norwalk, Conn., was a surveyor by occupation, married, and removed to Sharon, where he had a family of children, among whom was Benjamin S., born March, 1810. .

Benjamin S. was a farmer by occupation. In 1840 he removed to Fairfield County, and settled in the town of Darien, where he continued to reside till his death, Oct. 4, 1864. In politics a Republican, and as such held many town offices, such as assessor, magis- trate, selectman, and member of the State Legislature several years. He took an active part in religious matters, and was a member of the Congregational Church. He was twice married, first to Elizabeth Johnson, of Norwalk, Conn., and to them were born three children, viz. : (1) Angeline, who died at eighteen ; (2) Benjamin F., and (3) Henry, both of whom are farmers and reside at Hart, Mich.

Mr. Reed married for his second wife Mary J., daughter of Bradford and Eunice Cleveland, of Salis- bury, Dec. 21, 1853. No citizen was more universally respected and trusted than was Mr. Reed. He was a good citizen, a kind husband and father, liberal to the church, and charitable towards the poor. ITis widow now (1881) lives with her brother, John F. Cleveland, of Salisbury, and inserts this brief biogra- phy and the accompanying portrait of Mr. Reed in memory of him.

CHAPTER LVIII.

THOMASTON.

Geographical-Topographical-Thomaston in 1825-Selh Themas-The Seth Thomas Clock Company-Ecclesiastical History-Clvil History- Incorporation of the Town-First Town-Meeting-Offcors Elected- . Presont Town Officers-Representalives.

THE town of Thomaston, the youngest town in the county, is located in the southeastern part of Litch- field County, and is bounded as follows : on the north by Litchfield and Harwinton, on the east by Plym- outh, on the south by Watertown and New Haven County, and on the west by Watertown and Litchi- field. The surface of the town is hilly, and soil gen- erally fertile. The early history of the town has been given in detail in the history of Plymouth, of which this town formed a part until 1875. Names of the early settlers, proprietors' meetings, early rules and regulations, etc., will be found in the history of the mother-town.

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TIIOMASTON IN 1825.

The section occupied by the village of Thomaston was originally known as Plymouth Hollow, and fifty- five years ago consisted of about thirteen dwellings, located as follows : On East Main Street, on the site of the Plume & Atwood office, stood a dwelling occu- pied by Lyman Fenn, and on the premises now oc- cupied by John H. Wood was also a house, but its occupant is unknown. There was a house standing on North Main Street, where Dr. B. W. Pease now resides, and Junius Blakesley lived in a dwelling which stood near the present residence of Henry R. Warner. On the property now owned by Miles Morse, on Main Street, stood a hotel. Bela Blakesley lived on the premises now occupied by the Bradstreet Block and the widow of Edward Thomas, and the property now owned by Aaron Thomas was in the possession of the Ford family. The premises now occupied by T. J. Bradstreet and Mrs. Blakesley were owned by Mica Blakesley, and on the place now occu- pied by Mrs. George Reynolds was a tannery. The next location on the north side of the street belonged to Seth Thomas, and was occupied by him a number of years ; it is now covered by the clock-shop. The next place below has been occupied by the Blakesley family a long time. One of the oldest buildings in the village stood on Centre Street, and was occupied by Levi Castle. The "farm-house" of Seth Thomas, so called, was also standing at the time of which we are writing.

But all this is changed. The quiet little hamlet of less than a score of buildings has grown to one of the loveliest manufacturing towns in Connecticut, and is due chiefly to the enterprise of one family, Seth Thomas and sons. Seth Thomas, Sr., commenced the manufacture of clocks in 1809, in company with Eli Terry and Silas Hoadley, at what is now Hancock Station, on the New York and New England Rail- road. Here he remained until 1813, when he came to Plymouth Hollow, now Thomaston, and purchased the site where the case-shop is now located, and com- menced the manufacture of clocks .* He gradually increased the business, and in 1853 the Seth Thomas Clock Company was organized under the joint-stock laws of Connecticut. At the beginning of business ahout twenty persons were employed, and the annual product amounted to about ten thousand dollars. The manufacture rapidly increased, until now the cor- poration employs about nine hundred workmen, with a monthly pay-roll of over thirty thousand dollars, and a yearly production of about one million dollars. About four hundred thousand clocks are manufactured annually, and one hundred and seventy different styles. The most expensive clock was manufactured in 1876 for Independence Hall, Philadelphia, costing six thousand dollars. The building covers about twenty acres. The Seth Thomas clocks have obtained

a world-wide reputation, and shipments are made to every civilized country on the globe.

The present officers are Aaron Thomas, President ; Seth Thomas, Secretary; and Seth E. Thomas, Treas- urer.

THE THOMASTON WATER COMPANY.

The act incorporating the Thomaston Water Com- pany was approved March 25, 1879. The incorpora- tors were Aaron Thomas, William G. Woodruff, George B. Pierpont, George A. Stoughton, Randal T. Andrews, Bennett E. Osborn, James E. Bishop, Chauncey Bidwell, Berry Platt, Edwin P. Parker, Noah A. Norton, Nelson Bennett, Israel B. Wood- ward, Ralph S. Goodwin, and Byron W. Pease.

THE THOMASTON EXPRESS

was started by three young men, April 1, 1880, as a joint-stock concern, with a capital of five thousand dollars. After running it a few months the company became embarrassed financially, and sold the property to C. James, who had a few months before sold the Wolcottville Reporter to its present owner. C. James took possession Oct. 12, 1880, and is the present editor and proprietor. The paper is an eight-column folio, and has already a circulation excelled by but two pa- pers in the county.

THE THOMASTON WEEKLY NEWS,

the youngest paper in the county, was established in March, 1881, by C. R. Smith & Co.

ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.+

The following we gather from Nehemiah Griffin, who was identified with the church from its earliest his- tory. He came to Plymouth in April, 1818, soon after Aschel McKee and Alfred Myrich came. A Metho- dist was a curiosity at that time. Lockwood Dickin- son was the first local preacher. He preached in the school-house near where the band-stand is now lo- cated. That was in June or July, 1818. Rev. Cyrns Silman preached in the door-yard of Herman Clark about the middle of July. In the fall of 1820 the first class was formed, with Amos Andrews leader. The class consisted of Amos Andrews and wife, Nehe- miah Griffin, Aschel McKee, and others. Since the 2d of June, 1833, Sabbath preaching has been con- tinued in the Hollow, unless we except a short time they were held in a school-house near Bennett Hib- bard's. The ministers that have preached are as fol- lows : 1843-44, Charles Bartlett; 1845, George Kerr ; 1846-47, Henry J. Fox; 1848-49, Moses Blydenburgh ; 1850-51, T. B. Chandler; 1852, John Pegg, Jr .; 1853, William Silverthorn; 1854, William F. Smith ; 1855, supplied by Joseph Smith; 1859-60, Daniel Tracy ; 1861, A. V. R. Abbott; 1862, John S. Breckinridge ; 1863, Moses Lyon ; 1864, supplied by Beach and San-

t Contributed by C. E. Morae.

* See biography.

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ford, from university ; 1865-67, Elias B. Sanford ; 1868, Alexander Graham ; 1869, Friend W. Smith. During the year 1866 the society built a new church edifice, and sold the old one to the Episcopal society. In the spring of 1857, E. B. Sanford, having served his time of three years as pastor, left the Methodist Church and united with the Congregationalist. 1870, Frank W. Lockwood; 1871-72, William Make; 1873-74, C. P. Corner; 1875, David Nash; 1876, Henry S. Still ; 1877, Josiah R. Bucklew; 1878-80, Horace L. Judd ; 1881, William H. Barton.

The stewards are William Bickley, William B. Fos- ter, Henry O. Wood, Luther J. Holt, John N. Wat- rous, C. H. Cables, Ambrose A. Curtiss, Daniel E. Mckinley, Charles E. Morse ; Trustees, Joshua H. Wood, George W. Baldwin, William W. Lees, Wil- liam Bickley, William C. Mckinley, Warren M. Wood, Watson N. Smith, Bishop Smith, Charles E. Morse ; William Bickley, President ; C. E. Morse, Clerk ; Lines C. Bushnell, Superintendent of the Sun- day-school.

For many years previous to the erection of a house of worship by the Methodists in this place it was favored with circuit preaching by the New York Con- ference. During these years the tide of opposition was strong against this small band, which finally eventuated in their being prohibited the use of the school-house, which for some years they had occu- pied.

The members here at the time, though small and feeble, now felt the need of a house of worship. The subject of building soon became agitated, which in the course of two or three years resulted in the erection of a very neat and commodious church. This church was erected in the year 1842, principally through the influence and labors of Bennett Hibbard, a leader and steward in the charge. The house being finished in the early part of the winter, was dedicated by the Rev. L. D. Ferguson. During the winter they were favored by the great head of the church with a most gracious revival, which resulted in adding strength and members to the society. After having these ac- cessions to the church, and being under the strong impression that it would be best for them, as individ- uals and as a society, to be set off as a station, a pe- tition expressing their desires to be thus set off was sent to the Conference.

The first pastor was Charles Bartlett. The first officers were as follows : Bennett Hibbard, Nathan A. Daniels, Leaders ; Bennett Hibbard, Hiram S. Turn- ing, Stewards; Bennett Hibbard, Samuel Coley, Sher- man Lines, Trustees.

The following is a list of the members in the year 1842: Bennett Hibbard, Laura Hibbard, William McAliston, Hiram Turney, Jenett Turney, Ruth A. Dunning, Emily Smith, Julia E. Thompson, Jane M. Thompson, Mary Fuller, Fanny Munger, Lucius AI- cott, Emily Alcott, Caleb Austin, Louisa Austin, Abijalı A. Dunning, Maria Fuller, and Lucy Yale.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

This church was organized Dee. 7, 1837, with the following members: Josiah Warner, Thomas Sutliff, Abel C. Judson, Abel Judson, Hiram Pierce, William P. Judson, Samuel Beach, Silas Hotchkiss, Edward Nettleton, James Cargill, Seth Thomas, Joseph P. Mansfield, P. D. Potter, Lafayette Comstock, Mun- son Adkins, Nathan Cook, Fanny Warner, Nancy Sutliff, Huldah Sutliff, Ruby Judson, Sabrina Hart, Sally C. Northrop, Mehitabel Booth, Ruth Bush, Harriet Nettleton, Martha Marsh, Chloe Boardman, Eunice Cargill, Mary M. Judson, Hannah M. Com- stock, Clarissa E. Cook, Laura Thomas, Martha Thomas, Amanda Thomas, Mary E. Blakesley, Esther Potter, Amanda Adkin. The pastors have been as follows : Harvey D. Kitchell, Joseph D. Hull, James Averill, J. B. Pearson, R. P. Searle, J. W. Backus, H. C. Hitchcock, S. M. Freeland, present pastor. C. H. Gilbert is present deacon, and A. R. Nettleton clerk and treasurer. The present church was erected in 1837, but has sinee heen repaired and improved.

TRINITY CHURCH, THOMASTON.

Trinity parish sprang from St. Peter's, Plymouth. The Rev. Benjamin Eastwood commenced holding evening services in the Academy Hall, but in 1866 Academy Hall was sold to the school district. It was then thought best to purchase the old meeting-house of the Methodist society, and in March, 1867, it was deeded to Randal T. Andrews, Edwin Welton, and Robert Alcott, to be held by them in trust until such time as a parish might be organized. In the fall of the same year the building was enlarged by adding a vestibule and belfry, and a bell in memory of Mrs. Hannah Williams. The parish organization was ef- fected Jan. 2, 1869. The names of the first members were Robert Alcott, Augustus E. Blakeslee, Jerry M. Curtiss, Herman D. Saul, David S. Plume, Richard Chapman, George G. Alcott, Harvey Sperry, Alfred J. Winton, Randal T. Andrews, John Chapman, Ilugh Lawton, Edward T. Gates, William C. Gates, Thomas Chapman, George W. Canfield, Martin L. Judd, Augustus Merrill, and Daniel H. Stevens.

The first rector was Rev. David Bishop ; first clerk, Robert Alcott; first treasurer, R. T. Andrews; first - wardens, Edward T. Gates, George G. Alcott ; first vestrymen, David S. l'lume, Randal T. Andrews, Robert Alcott, Augustus E. Blakeslee, Jerry M. Cur- tiss, William C. Gates, Hugh Lawton, Isaac R. Castle, and John Chapman. The present church edifice was erected on the site of the old one in 1871.

Rev. David Bishop resigned Feb. 1, 1874, and was succeeded by the present reetor, Rev. Thomas S. Ock- ford, Feb. 10, 1874.

The present church was enlarged, at an expense of three thousand dollars, in the fall of 1879, and a fifteen- hundred-dollar organ placed therein in memory of George W. Bradley, a former organist of St. Peter's, Plymouth. The present otlicers are Robert Alcott,

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Clerk ; Frank H. Hotchkiss, Treasurer; Wardens, Edward T. Gates, Randal T. Andrews; Vestrymen, Dwight L. Kenea, Edwin Alvord, Garwood B. Judd, Homer W. Welton, Fred H. Ridpath, Jonathan Brown, Daniel H. Stevens, James S. Eastwood, James White, Frank W. Filley, Augustus Merrill, and Au- gustus E. Blakeslee.

CIVIL HISTORY.

The act of the General Assembly incorporating the town of Thomastou was approved July 6, 1875.

THE FIRST TOWN-MEETING.

The first town-meeting was held July 19, 1875, with Miles Morse as moderator, and Albert P. Bradstreet clerk pro tem., when the following officers were chosen : Selectmen, Frederick E. Warner, Nelson Bennett, and Morris Hummiston ; Grand Jurors, Albert P. Brad- street, Michael Ryan, David S. Potter, James E. Bishop, Thomas D. Bradstreet, and William Barber ; Constables, W. B. Gilbert, Wm. I. Judson, P. Clyton, Edwin Alvord, Henry F. Bradford, James B. Blakeslee, and John H. Taylor; Assessors, Israel B. Woodward, Charles C. Potter, and E. Stevens ; Board of Relief, Miles Morse, Benj. Platt, Randal T. Andrews; Town Clerk, Albert P. Bradstreet; Registrar of Birthis, Marriages, and Deaths, Albert .P. Bradstreet ; Town Treasurer, George P. North ; Town Agent, Miles Morse ; Agent of Town Deposit Fund, George A. Stoughton; Registrar of Voters, Horton Pease and A. E. Blakeslee ; School-Visitors, Thos. J. Bradstreet, Joseph W. Backus, Thomas S. Ackford, Elias B. Sanford, Eugene Gaffney, and Daniel C. Churchill.

Selectmen : 1875-76, Frederick E. Warner, Nelson Bennett, and Ashbel N. French ; 1877, Benjamin Platt, Morris H. Guernsey, and Frederick E. Warner; 1878, Frederick E. Warner, Franklin B. Taylor, and G. Perry Bennett ; 1879, Frederick E. Warner, G. Perry Bennett, and Aaron Thomas; 1880, Aaron Thomas, Thomas H. Newton, and Frederick E. Warner.

The present town officers are as follows: Select- men, Aaron Thomas, Thomas H. Newton, Morris Hu- miston ; Grand Jurors, Thomas H. Newton, Samuel S. Lamb, Alfred B. Smith, Gilbert I. Wooster, Joseph K. Judson, Peter Duff; Constables, William B. At- wood, Joseph Wolf, Edgar W. Bennett, Edwin A. Bradley, Robert B. Codling, William W. Morton, Thomas Gotsel; Assessors, Israel B. Woodward, Jo- seph K. Judson; Board of Relief, Benjamin Platt, Edward P. Parker ; Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Albert P. Bradstreet ; Town Clerk, Albert P. Bradstreet; Town Treasurer and Treasurer of Town Deposit Fund, George P. North ; Town Agent, George P. North ; Registrars of Voters, Augustus E. Blakes- lee and Horton Pease ; Collector of Taxes, George H. Stoughton ; Auditors, James S. Eastwood, D. S. Pot- ter; Agent of Town Deposit Fund, George H. Stoughton ; School Committee, to fill vacancies for

three years, George A. Stoughton, Abel W. Smith, Eugene Gaffney ; Justices of the Peace, A. P. Brad- street, T. H. Newton, G. I. Wooster, J. E. Bishop, George A. Stoughton, Franklin B. Taylor, W. T. Woodruff, Henry F. Bradford, Edgar Blake, R. T. Andrews, Miles Morse, D. S. Potter.

LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES.

1876, Benjamin Platt; 1877-78, Albert P. Bradstreet; 1879, Israel Wood- ward; 1880, Benjamin Platt; 1881, Aaron Thomas.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

SETH THOMAS.

Seth Thomas, son of James and Martha Thomas, was born in Wolcott, Conn., Aug. 19, 1785. His ad- vantages for education were very meagre, consisting of a very few days' attendance upon a distant public school. He served an apprenticeship to the trade of a carpenter and joiner ; a considerable portion of the time was spent in the construction of Long Wharf, in New Haven. Leaving at his majority, with a small kit of tools and a very small amount of money, he was strongly inclined to avail himself of water-power to facilitate his business, and entered into negotiation for a site on Mad River, in Wolcott. Needing a short piece of road the better to get to the site, he petitioned the town to lay out and construct the same, which petition in town-meeting was defeated, upon which he abandoned the project and came to Plymouth.

He associated with Eli Terry and Silas Hoadley, under the firm-name of Terry, Thomas & Hoadley, in the southeast part of the town, now known as Han- cock Station, on the New York and New England Railroad, and commenced the manufacture of clocks. After one year, in 1810, Mr. Terry sold his interest, and the firm continued two years-viz., 1811 and 1812 -as Thomas & Hoadley. At the expiration of two years he sold his interest to Mr. Hoadley and came to Plymouth Hollow (now Thomaston), and purchased the site where the case-shop is now located, and com- menced the manufacture of clocks on his own account.

He was twice married, first to Philena Tuttle, daughter of Lemuel and Lydia Tuttle, April 20, 1808. She died March 12, 1810. He was married, second, to Laura Andrews, daughter of William and Submit Andrews, April 14, 1811, who survived him. She died July 12, 1871. He was the father of nine chil- dren, issues of these marriages, three of which, and all then living, died in September, 1815, in the year memorable as the one of the dysentery scourge.

The business at that time was small, employing about twenty operatives, which has steadily increased, until the corporation now employs about nine hun- dred, with a monthly pay-roll of over thirty thousand dollars, and a yearly production of about one million dollars.

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In 1853, feeling the infirmities of years coming upon him, in order to avoid the stoppage of the works con- sequent upon his decease, he organized the Seth Thomas Clock Company, under the joint-stock laws of the State of Connecticut. He died Jan. 29, 1859. He built during these years a cotton-mill and brass- rolling and wire-mill.

The building now used for the manufacture of pen- dulum movements was originally built for cotton sheetings, and part of the present brass-rolling and wire-mills, now occupied by the Plume & Atwood Manufacturing Company.

The village, which the writer remembers as contain- ing thirteen dwellings, has grown to quite a respecta- ble town, consequent upon the business founded by the tact and energy of Seth Thomas.

Politically he favored the Whig party ; religiously he was a Congregationalist, and contributed largely to the building of the present Congregational church edifice of Thomaston.

SETH THOMAS, JR.

Seth Thomas, Jr., eldest son of Seth and Laura Thomas, was born in Plymouth Hollow (now Thom- aston), Dec. 31, 1816.

His educational advantages were sneh as were af- forded in the common schools of those days and one year at the Plymouth Academy and a little more than one year at Farmington Academy, under the instruc- tion of Deacon Simeon Hart.

He was engaged in mercantile pursuits in his native place between twenty and thirty years.

He was commissioned postmaster under Francis Granger, March 1, 1841, which office he held upwards of twenty years.

He was appointed justice of the peace for several years, and twice elected to represent the town of Plym- outh in the Legislature.

He married Charlotte D. Parker, of Belchertown, Mass., March 7, 1838.

Politically he is a Republican, and a member of the Congregational Church.

He is secretary and assistant treasurer of the Seth Thomas Clock Company.

EDWARD THOMAS.

Edward Thomas, second son of Seth and Laura Thomas, was born in Plymouth Hollow (now Thom- aston), May 28, 1824.

His educational advantages were in the publie schools of the day and two years in the Farmington Academy.

He was engaged in the manufacture of cloeks until the founding of the corporation, in 1853, when he was chosen secretary, which office he continued to hold until his deccase, Feb. 10, 1862. He married Clarissa Marsh, Dee. 3, 1846. Their children are as follows :

Walter A., now connected with the clock company, and one of its directors, Martha B., and Laura A.

Mr. Thomas was elected representative of the town of Plymouth in the Legislature of 1852.

Politically he was allied with the Whig and Re- publiean parties, and was a member of the Congre- gational Church at Thomaston.

Mr. Thomas was diligent and efficient in business, and the company suffered a great loss in his waning health and early departure, but the community in which he lived hold him in tender remembrance for that uniform kindliness of manner which he wore as a garment.

AARON THOMAS. .

Aaron Thomas, third son of Seth and Laura Thomas, was born in Plymouth Hollow (now Thom- aston), March 13, 1830. His educational advantages were in the public schools of the day.

He was engaged in the manufacture of clocks and teaming until January, 1859, when he was chosen president of the Seth Thomas Clock Company, Jan. 17, 1859, which position be holds to the present time.

A new clock company was started in October, 1865, named Seth Thomas' Sons & Co., and Aaron Thomas was chosen president, and held that position until the company consolidated with the Seth Thomas Clock Company, Jan. 31, 1879.

He married Phebe A. Hine, Oct. 4, 1848. They have three children now living, viz. : Edson Thomas, Minnie, and Aaron Thomas, Jr. He was elected representative of the town of Thomaston for 1881. Politically he is a Republican, and religiously he is a member of the Congregational Church at Thomas- ton, Conn. A friend being asked what are some of his leading traits replied, " Untiring devotion to busi- ness, an indomitable will, with high and generous impulses, ready, with a long and strong pull, for any and all improvements."

THOMAS JEFFERSON BRADSTREET.

Thomas Jefferson Bradstreet, now a resident of Thomaston, Conn., traces his ancestry back eight generations to a Non-conformist minister, who died in 1617, leaving a son, Simon Bradstreet, who was born at Horbling, Lincolnshire, England, in 1603. Young Simon, soon after the death of his father, was taken under the patronage of the Earl of Lincoln- shire, by whom he was probably sent to Cambridge for his education. His name is found entered on the books of Emanuel College, Cambridge, in 1617 ; his matriculation in 1618; and his admission, in due course, to the regular degrees, the first in 1620, and the second in 1624. After leaving the university he was employed for several years as steward in the household of his kind and generous patron. Here he probably became acquainted with the family of Thomas Dudley, who was also in the earl's employ,

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History of Litchfield county, Connecticut, Part 144

Author: J.W. Lewis & Company (Philadelphia, Pa.) Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co. Number of Pages: 1532

Author: J.W. Lewis & Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1532