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Dr. Trumbull, in speaking of the Indians, says,-
" Mowehn, a sachem, who s few years before had removed with hle Indians from Newtown to New Milford, about the year 1728 built him a hunting-house at Schaghticoke, in the northwest part of Kent, on the west bank of the Housatonic River.
"He invited the Indians at New Milford, from the Oblong, in the province of New York, aod from various other places, to settle with him at Schaghticoke; and it appears that he was a man of so much arl and popularity among the Indians, that in abont teo or eleven years, about the time when the town was settled, he could muster an hundred war- riors. The whole number probably wes about five or six hundred. These, like the other Indians in this State, aod in most other States, have been greatly diminished. Their whole number at this time (1839) is not more than forty."
In 1744 and 1746 the Indians disposed of a portion of their land, and in 1775 the Legislature, at their re- quest, assumed control of this estate, and appointed an agent to manage the affairs, which course has been pursued to the present time. The Indians still own about four hundred acres of land, which is occupied by half-breeds, as there is no pure Indian blood left among them.
THE MORAVIANS.
A Moravian mission was established among the Schaghticoke Indians about 1740, and a few years later, it is said, the sachem was baptized by them. Here they established a church or mission, and bap- tized one hundred and fifty of the Kent Indians. It
is said that these missionaries were kindly treated by the people of the town, but the evidence of the mis- sionaries themselves is that they were not only ill treated and persecuted, but imprisoned. Dr. Trum- bull says, "But it could not be by the people of Con- necticut."
Whither the Indians had flown who occupied this territory first before the advent of the English is un- known; but they doubtless joined Philip in his war against New England, and in the slaughter of Philip's warriors by Connecticut troops on the Housatonic, at the close of the war, were either slain or removed to Canada.
THE GRANT.
The first grant of the township of Kent was made to Joseph Fuller, Timothy Hatch, Daniel Comstock, Joseph Pratt, Ephraim Hubball, Nathaniel Berry, John Ransom, and others, in May, 1731, and enlarged and confirmed in the year 1747.
FIRST PROPRIETORS' MEETING.
The first proprietors' meeting was held at Wind- ham, March 8, 1838, at which it was
" Voted, To lay out into lote a part of said Kent, and to appoint s com- mitles for that purpose.
"Voted, Humphrey Avery as agent to prefer to the General Assembly to ascertain aod establish the south lino of the town.
" Voted, Thal Ebenezer Barnum shall have the 49th lot, npon condition that he build a saw-mill and a grist-mill.
" Voted, Thal Elisha Perry and Jonathan Morgen shall oot build mills on Mill Brook, to the detriment of each other."
LIST OF PROPRIETORS.
The following is a list of the first proprietors, as taken from the proprietors' records : Humphrey Avery, John Beebe, Nathaniel Benjamin, Josiah Barse, Abel Bar- num, Ebenezer Barnum, Nathaniel Barnum, Na- thaniel Berry, Thomas Beman, Thomas Casson, Philip Coverly, Daniel Comstock, Jonathan Dunham, Fran- cis Fenton, Joseph Hatch, Ephraim Peter, Richard and Jonathan Hubbel, Philip Judd, John Knapp, Noah Rockwell, Samuel Lewis, John Mitchel, John Mills, Jonathan and Jonathan Morgan, Jr., Mitchel Kenell, Samuel Miner, John Mills, Thomas New- comb, John Porter, John Smith, Thomas Skeels, Nathaniel Sloson, Zepaninh Swift, John Seeley, Jo- sinh Starr, Thomas Tozer, Abel Wright, Elishn Wil- liams, Jacob Warner.
THE FIRST SETTLEMENTS.
The first settlements were made in 1738, principally by settlers from Colchester, Fairfield, and Norwalk. The Slawsons, Canfields, and Bassetts were from Nor- walk; the Comstocks from Fairfield ; while Payne, Washburn, Wright, Ransom, and Platt were from Colchester. The settlement and improvement of the town generally was rapid, as evidenced by the fol- lowing grand list of 1745:
* Barber.
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GRAND LIST, 1745.
€
8. d.
£ 8. d.
Isaac Benton.
28
0
0 Thomas Morris ...
33 0 0
Nathaniel Berry ...
115
5
Benjamin Newcomb .. ... e
59 0
0
Richard Raranal.
18
0
0
Stephen Nolles .....
62 0
0
Benjamin Bronson
62
0
0
Jonathan Nolles.
28
0 0
Samuel Bates
29
0
0
Jesse Pratt.
53 0
0
Ebenezer Baroum
23 10 0 Azariah Pratt.
52 12 0
Thomas Benian
66
Abram Raymond.
14
0
Amos Barnum.
24
0
0
John Ransom
40
U
0
Daniel Beman
21
0
0
0
N. Slosson ...
55 10
0
John Bentley
E. Beman.
21
0
Reuben Swift.
31
0
0
Jehial Barnum.
60 1
0
Daniel Thomson
37
0
0
Darien Comstock
73
0
0
J. Thomas.
57 0
0
Daniel Comstock
75
0
0
18
0
0
Samuel Canfield
89
8
6
M. Lathrop.
23
0
0
Daniel Cross
25
0
Nathaniel Roberts ...
29
0
0
Nathan Delano ..
36
0
0
Moses Rowley
39
0
0
J. Fuller.
83
0
0
Jacob Galushs.
23
0
55 10 0
22
0
0
76
0
0
William Spooner.
19
0
0
Jethro Hatch
21 0
0
Stephen Paris,
25
0
Benjamin Hambleton ... 43
77 17 0
E. Hubbell
9G
0
0
Nathaniel Swift
33
0
0
Philip Jidde.
41
0
0
Jehial Benton ...
42 10 0
Samuel Lattean.
24
0
O
J. Swift
8
0
0
J. Lassell
68
1
0
Alexander Keney.
0
0
John Mills ..
99 10
0
John Massay.
25
0)
0
J. Morgen.
47
0
0
Jesse Small
28 0
0
JENIAL BARNUM, SAMUEL HUBBELL,
THE FIRST SCHOOL. At a town-meeting held Jan. 7, 1739, it was
"Voted, That we will Beueld a Schoole Hows Sixteen feet Square.
"Voted, That the Hows Shall be Built on ye 12 Rod Highway between Fuller's and Morgan's.
"l'oted, That John Porter, Joseph Fuller, and Samnel Lewis be a Com- mittee for take Care of the bisaness of sd Hows and see that it is beuilt."
At the same meeting it was
"l'oted, That wee will Benild a Meeting hows, and also that we will not begin to git the timber untill october next."
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The first church in Kent was organized April 29, 1741, by the neighboring churches of New Milford and Sharon. The first members were Eben Barnum, Samuel Lewis, Abel Wright, Daniel Comstock, Na- thaniel Berry, Azariah Pratt, Joseph Fuller, Eben Liman, Gideon Barnum, Samuel Bates. The first deacon was Joseph Benton. The present officers are Deacons John C. Berry, Levi W. Stone, and Samuel C. Conn.
The following is a list of the ministers: Cyrus Marsh, 1741; Joel Bordwell, Oct. 28, 1758; Asa Blair, May 26, 1813; Laurens Hickock, Dec. 10, 1823; Watson W. Andrews, May 21, 1834; W. W. Page, Dec. 7, 1853 ; Evarts Schudder, May 18, 1859; Ed- ward Payson, Dec. 4, 1867; Arthur Crosby, Jan. 2, 1872.
The first church building we have any record of was built in 1774, one mile north of Kent plain. The present church building was erected, in 1849, on Kent plain. A church building was erected about 1741, but no record of it exists. .
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.
The Episcopal society in Kent was organized Feb. 22, 1808. The following is a copy of the "warning" issued for the purpose of organizing the society :
" To Moses Swift (2d), of Kent, io Litchfield County, in indifferent person, Greeting.
"By authority of the State of Connecticut you are hereby commanded to have Barzillia Swift, Asaph Swift, John Hopson, Reuben II. Booth, Moses Swift (Ist), Timothy Ilall, John Smith, James Beardsley, John Peet, James Peet, llezekiah Lee. Garret Winegar, David Beardsley, Asher Spicer, Caleb Morgan, Daniel H. Morgan, H. Segar, Julius Peck, Lewie St. John, Lewis Root, Titus Hubbard, Joseph Brann, Philo F. Gregory, Jabez Beardsley, Jr., Jabez Beardsley, John Hurd, Aaron Payne, Daniel Hurd, Hamao Sharpe, T. A. Chambelio, E. J. Beardsley, Levi Beardsley, Matthew Judd, Alpheus Fuller, Stephen Stuart, John Stuart, Emerson Cogswell, Elijah Stone, David Edwards, Eli Smith, Jr., Nathan Goodsell, C. Judd, Jesse Beardsley, Jos. Edwards, J. Church, Barzillia Thomson, David Morehouse, James Caldwell, Daniel Morehonse, George Peet, Abel Turvill, Jr., Isaac Bull, Stephen Edmonds, David Morey, Russell Judd, James Judd, Elijah Geer, John Hill, all of said Kent, and Samuel Peet, Eli Judd, and Lemnel Orton, of New Milford,-that is to say, you are to waru all the persons aforesaid to meet in lawful societies meeting at the Episcopal church on the Great Plain in Kent, aforesaid, un Monday, 22d day of February, A.D. 1808, at one o'clock afternoon, then and there to form and regularly organize themselves as an Ecclesiastical Society of the order and denomination called Episcopalians, and to choose the proper officers for said society, and to do any other business proper to be done at a society meeting. Hereof fail not, but make due service of this warn- ing at least five days before said 22d day of February, A.D. 1808.
" Given under our hands this 15th day February, A.D. 1808.
" BARZILLIA SLOSSON,
" Justice of Peace.
" ASAPH SWIFT,
" BARZILLIA SWIFT,
"JOHN HOPSON."
In pursuance of the above warning, a meeting was hcld Feb. 22, 1808, when the following officers were chosen : Clerk, Lewis St. John; Moderator, Reuben H. Booth ; Treasurer, John H. Swift; Societies' Com- mittee, Matthew Judd, Asaph Swift, Ezekiel P. Beardsley, and Reuben H. Booth; Collector, Aaron Payne.
" Voted, To excuse Mr. Swift, and voted John Smith Treasurer."
" Voted, To excuse Asaph Swift.
" Voted, To raise money by subscription for the support of preaching in said society."
Dec. 29, 1808, it was
" l'oted, That Zachariah Winegar be appointed to see that order is pre- served in church during service.
" Foted, That James Peet and Moses Swift (Ist) be appointed for the same purpose."
The first wardens were Barzillia Swift and Matthew Judd. The first vestrymen were Matthew Judd, Ezekiel P. Beardsley, and Reuben H. Booth. The rectors have been as follows : Sturges Gilbert, George B. Andrews, Ezra Jones, X. Alanson Welton, Elisha Whittlesey, and Isaac C. Sturges, present rector.
The following is a record of the sale of slips in the church, May 26, 1834:
No. I, with a reservation of a part to the clergyman's family, for J. H. St. John. .. $14.00
" 22, Frederick Chittenden ... 15.00
" 23, Samuel H. Chamberlain. 14.00
" 25, A. Fuller ... 10.00
" 27, John W. McRoy 14.00
14.00
= 8 and 28, William T. Hopson. 14.00
14.00
No. 3, Erastus Chamberlain
8 00
" 5, Eber S. Peters
7.00
" 29, Samuel C. Conn
8.50
" 31, Jackson T. Bull
5.00
" 7, John M. Raymond .. 10.00
" 9, Osias Lewis ... 7.00
" Il, Sarah Booth and Delia Prate 6.00
" 13, Asa Mead (?) 2.00
" 33, Chas. Geer .. 5.00
Nos. 12 and 32, John Smith and Wells Beardsley. 12.00
No. 35, Silas and Chas. Leonard
4.00
0
0 Samuel Skeal
18
0
0
Abel Comstock
IS
0
E. Washborn ....
88 10
0
J. Walling ...
Jeans Stewart ..
87
7
0
Gideon Barnun
88 11
0
40
.
0
0
Jolin Beebe
0
Barnabas Hatch
Ebenezer Park
Timothy Ilatch
21
Listers.
Nos. 6 and 26, Alden Swift
10 and 30, John M. Hurd.
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HON. RUFUS FULLER.
Hon. Rufus Fuller was born in Plymouth, Litchfield Co., Conn., Nov. 13, 1810. He was the second son of Rufus Fuller, of Easton, Mass. Rufus, Sr., had four children,-Linus F., Rufus, Julia A .; the fourth died in in- fancy.
The subject of this sketch received his edu- cation at Union College, and graduated in 1835, receiving the degrees of A.M. and A.B., Dr. Knott being president at that time. He studied law with Judge O. S. Seymour, of Litchfield, Coun., and was admitted to the bar in 1839. IIe practiced his profession about twenty-five years, when he retired from active business life in consequence of ill health.
March 10, 1857, he united in marriage
with Matilda, danghter of Louis St. John, of Sharon. They have two children,-Clarence L. and Florence A. Clarence resides on the farm with his father; Florence is an artist and a member of the Art League in New York City. Mr. Fuller, politically, is a Democrat ; has been judge of Probate and postmaster, and was a member of the Legislature in 1848, and sub- sequently was the nominee of his party for State senator.
Mr. Fuller discharged the duties of the various positions to which he was called with credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of his constituents .. Although having reached the age of threescore and ten, he still retains much of the vigor and elasticity of youth.
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KENT.
The present officers of the church are as follows: Wardens, E. S. Peters and J. F. Gibbs ; Vestrymen, Wellington Watson, Sr., Linus B. Winegar, Perry Hufcut, Fitch R. Buckingham, and Wellington Wat- son, Jr .; Clerk, J. F. Gibbs.
ST. LUKE'S LODGE, No. 48, F. AND A. M.
The lodge was organized Dec. 1, 1806, with the fol- lowing charter members: John Raymond, Nathaniel Berry, Jr., Philo Mills, Hopson Pratt, Abijalı Berry, John H. Swift, Renben H. Boothe, Lee Eaton, Jesse St. John, and Stiles Peck. The first Master was John Raymond; Nathaniel Berry, Jr., Senior War- den ; Philo Mills, Junior Warden. The charter was revoked by the Grand Lodge in May, 1838, and was restored May 14, 1857.
INCORPORATION.
Kent was incorporated as a town in October, 1739.
THE FIRST TOWN-MEETING.
The first town-meeting was held in Kent, Dec. 4, 1739, "at two of ye Clock in ye after noon, att which the people attended ye bissness of Sd Meeting." Mr. Abel Wright was chosen moderator, and Samuel Lewis clerk. The first selectmen were Ebenezer Barnum, Azariah Pratt, Timothy Hatch, John Por- ter, and Abel Wright ; Constables, Mr. Slosson and John Beebe ; Grand Jurors, John Mills and Gideon Barnum ; Surveyors of Highways, Mathe Berry, Jo- siah Barnum, - Robard ; Fence-Viewers, Jona- than Morgan, Daniel Comstock, Jr.
MARRIAGES, FIRST BIRTHS, ETC.
" Isaac Tikaor and mary martia were joined ia marriage April ye 1st, A.D. 1756, by mr. white, pastor. Isaac tickno, Jan., Son to the above named persons, was bern feb, ye gth, A.D. 1757."
" March ye 29th, A.D. 1758, there was Isaac Chapman and - Raimond joined together in marriage hy Timth hatch, Justice of peace."
The old record also says that
" moses palmier oad Phebe Brunson were joined together in marriage by Cyrus marsh, pastor, Jan. ye 4th, A.n. 1753."
"Jehlal Barnum and Marck Berry was married aprill, 1741."
" Ebenezer Barnum, sen., departed thla life of action September ye 17tl1, 1755."
EAR MARKS.
"Jonathan Skeel Mark Is a Whole in the Left Ear, February the 20, 1774-5."
" William Spooner mark is a half Cross on the under side of the Left Ear and a half penny the under side of the same Ear, April ye 21, 1743."
Jan. 2, 1740, it was
" Voted, To give Mr. Silliman a Call for to be our Mialster, and also voted to give the Gentleman one hundred pounds and twenty pounda salary, and also voteil that a Comett be appointed to treat with Mr. Sill- man and to se upon what telrms ye Jentelman will be ower Mialster."
REPRESENTATIVES FROM 1757 TO 1881.
1757, Jabez Swift; 1758-69, Jabez Swift, Daniel Lee; 1760, Jabez Swift, Daniel Lee, Nathan Eliot; 1761, Cyrus Marsh, Nathan Eliet; 1762, Cyrus Marsh, Nathaa Eliot, Ellphalet Comstock ; 1763, Cyras Marsh, Nathan Eliot, Capt. John Hitchcock ; 1764-65, Cyrus Marsh, Ephraim Hlubhel, Jr. ; 1766, John Ransom, Eliphalet Comstock, Cyrus Marsh ; 1767, John Ransom, Ellphalet Comsteck ; 1768, John Ransom, Elisha Swift, Daalel Lee; 1769, Ephraim llabbel, Jr., Ellaha Swift; 1770, John Ransom, Capt. Joseph Pratt, Elisha Swift, Capt. Moses Averill;
1771, Capt. Joseph Pratt, Capt. Jastas Sackett, Ephraim Habbel, Capt. Moses Averill ; 1772-74, Ephraim Hubbell, Jr., Nathan Elliott, Capt. Jastus Sackett; 1775, Ephraim Huhbell, Jr., Capt. Eliphalet Whittlesey, Capt. Jethro HIatch, Capt. Justus Sackett; 1776, Capt. Jethro Hatch, Capt. Moses Averill, Capt. Justus Sackett; 1777, Ephraim Hubbell, Jr., Capt. Justue Sackett, Maj. Jethro Hatch, Capt. Joseph Carter; 1778, Maj. Jethro Hatch, Capt. Joseph Carter, Capt. Jedediah Habbell; 1779, Maj. Jethro Hatch, Capt. Justus Sack- ett, Capt. Joseph Pratt, Maj. Eleazer Curtiss ; 1780, Maj. Jethro llatch, Capt. Joseph Carter, Lewie Mills, Benjamin Ackley; 1781, Lewis Mills, Benjamin Ackley, Capt. Joseph Pratt, Capt. Justus Sackett ; 1782, Capt. Joseph Pratt, Capt. Jastas Sackett, Maj. Eleazer Curtis; 1783, Capt. Joseph Pratt, Capt. Joseph Carter, Nathaniel Berry, Nathan Elliott; 1784, Nathaniel Berry, Capt. Joseph Carter, Nathan Elliott ; 1785-86, Capt. Joseph Pratt, Maj. Eleazer Curtiss; 1787, Nathan Elliott: 1788, Capt. Joseph Pratt, Nathan Elliott; 1789, Na- thaniel Perry; 1790, Nathan Elliott; 1791, Joseph Pratt; 1792, Stephen Dodge, Nathaniel Berry; 1793, Peter Pratt, Peter Com- stock ; 1794, Joseph Pratt, John Elliott; 1795, Joseph Pratt; 1796, Joseph Pratt, Jeha Elliott; 1797, John Elliott, Barzillai Slessen; 1798, Barzillai Slosson, Jeseph Pratt; 1799, Joseph Pratt, David Cometock ; 1800, David Comstock ; 1801, Joseph Pratt, David Com- stock; 1802-3, David Comstock, Barzillai Slessea; 1804, Nathaniel Berry, Jr .; 1805, Nathaniel Berry, Jr., Barzillai Slosson ; 1806-7, Barzillai Slosson; 1808, Mathew Elliott; 1809, Barzillai Slosson; 1810-1 , Barzillai Slosson, 1Topson Pratt ; 1812, Barzillai Slosson; 1813, Hopson Pratt ; 1814, Hopson Pratt, Jesse St. John ; 1815, Jesse St. Jelia, Mathew Elliott; 1816, Nathan Elliott, Joseph Skiff; 1817, Phile Mills; 1818, Abel Beach; 1819-20, Lewis Mille; 1821, Nathan Slosson, Jr .; 1822, Nathaniel P. Perry ; 1823, Russell Judd; 1824, John Mills; 1825, John S. Swift; 1826, Mills Bordwell ; 1827, Alpheas Fuller; 1828, Abel Beach; 1829, Nathaniel P. Perry : 1830, Birdsey Beardsley; 1831, Phile Mills; 1832, Garrett Wianegar; 1833, Ira Eaton; 1834, Wells Beardsley ; 1835, Daniel Daytoa; 1836, Hiram Converse; 1837, William T. Hopson; 1838. Russell Judd ; 1839, 1lub- bell Miller; 1840, Daniel P. Lane; 1841, John M. Raymond; 1842, ne record ; 1843, John L. Stuart; 1844, no record ; 1845, Agur Beards- ley ; 1846, Nuthaa Terrilla; 1847, Joha L. Staart ; 1848, Rufas Fuller, Jr .; 1849, Heman Segar; 1850, Elladn Osborn ; 1851, Hlenry I. Fuller; 1852, Russell Stone; 1853, George Fenn; 1854, David Vincent; 1855, Pethuel Millspaugh ; 1856, Luke I. Putaam; 1857, Edmund 11. Mille; 1858, Charles J. Fuller ; 1859, Auetin Morehouse; 1860, John Spooner ; 1861, William M. Judd; 1862, Reuben Eaton; 1863, Frederick A. Mallory ; 1864, Auetin St. John; 1865, Luther Eaton; 1866, l'eter Skiff; 1867, Seth W. Hopson; 1868-69, F. A. Mallory ; 1870, Charles Edwards; 1871, Walter B. Camp; 1872-73. Charles Edwards; 1874, Clark l'uge; 1875, Charles Edwards; 1876, Samuel R. Peet ; 1877, Marshall C. Gibbe; 1878, Irwin J. Beardsley ; 1879, Ira Segur; 1880, Charles S. Smith ; 1881, Sherman Benedict.
MILITARY RECORD.º
Felix Dupont, Ist Art. ; enl. December, 1864.
James McCabe, 5th Regt .; eal. 1863; dlech. July 14, 1865. J. Lce.
James Griffen, 7th Regt; enl. Nov. 29, 1864; disch. July 20, 1865.
A. Seymour, 7th Regt. ; onl. Nov. 29, 1864; disch. July 20, 1865.
John White, 8th Regt .; enl. Aug. 12, 1864; disch. Dec. 12, 1865. William Brom, 8th Regt.
P. Stephenson, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. Jaa. 0, 1863.
E. Thayer, 8th Regt .; enl. Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. Sept. 2, 1864. T. Doyle, 10th Regt.
F. McArille, 10th Regt .; enl. Dec. 9, 1861; disch. Ang. 25, 1865.
L. Murphy, 10th Regt. ; enl. Oct. 1, 1861.
S. C. Austin, 10th Regt .; enl. Oct. 1, 1861; died May 8, 1862.
F. Frlar, 10th Regt .; eal. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. April 12, 1×62.
0. Friar, 10th Regt. ; eal. Oct. 1, 1861 ; illach. Oct. 7, 1864.
A. I. Frink, 10th Regt .; enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. April 12, 1862.
[ .. Hoag, 10th Regt .; enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; ilisch. Sept. 30, 1864. HI. F. Johnson, 10th Regt .; enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. Aug. 25, 1805. L. G. Lane, 10th Regt .; enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; died Feb. 20, 1862.
II. L. V. Marvel, Itth Regt. : eal. Oct. 1, 1861 ; killed April 2, 1865. A. Murphy, 10th Regt .; eul. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. Ang. 25, 1865.
G. O. 11. Odell, 10th Regt .; enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. Sept. 30, 1864.
L. Rouslett, 10th legt .; enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. Aug. 25, 1865.
* For list of Nineteenth Regiment, see Chapter V.
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HISTORY OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT.
Il. Sterry, 10th Regt .; enl. Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. July 11, 1862.
IJ. K. Walling, 10th Regt .; eul. Oct. 29, 1861; disch. Aug. 25, 1865. S. Wood, 10th Regt .; enl. Dec. 8, 1864; disch. Ang. 25, 1865.
W. H. Murphy, 13th Regt .; en1. Nov. 27, 1861 ; disch. Nov. 22, 1865. E. W. Pindar, 13th Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861.
0. Potter, 13th Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; killed Sept. 19, 1864. Jos. H. Pratt, 13th Regt. ; enl. Nov. 27, 1861; died April 13, 1866. F. Quain, 13th Regt .; eol. Nov. 27, 1861; disch. May 31, 1862. William H. Reynolds, 13th Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 : died May 14, 1862. John Roach, 13th Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861; died Ang. 18, 1862. E. P. Scott, 13th Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; diech. Sept. 7, 1862. M. H. Scott, 13th Regt.
Orange Smith, 13th Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; disch. Jan. 6, 1865. V. Slowe, 13th Regt .; eul. Jan. 22, 1862; diech. Aug. 5, 1862. F. Stuart, 13th Regt. ; en1. Dec. 17, 1861; disch. April 16, 1864. Il. Stuart, 13th Regt. ; eol. Dec. 30, 1861 ; disch. April 25, 1866. W. 11. Ten Eyck, 13th Regt .; eul. Dec. 30, 1861 ; disch. May 13, 1863. Daniel Thomson, 13th Regt. ; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; disch. April 25, 1866. F. E. Waldron, 13th Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; died June 19, 1863. H. Brown, 13th Regt. : enl. Dec. 30, 1861 ; disch, April 25, 1866. John Carpenter, 13th Regt .; eol. Nov. 27, 1861 ; disch. May 31, 1862. John Clark, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 30, 1861 ; died Aug. 6, 1862. James H. Dingee, 13th Regt .; enl. Jan. 22, 1862.
R. Il. Douglass, 13th Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; died Sept. 4, 1862.
E. V. Dnabar, 13th Regt .; eul. Nov. 27, 1861 ; pro. to 2d lient. ; res. Ang. 16, 1865.
E. Evetts, 13th Regt .; enl. Dec. 30, 1861.
H. JJall, 13th Regt. ; eol. Nov. 27, 1861 ; diach. March 9, 1864. S. Hammond, 13th Regt. ; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; diech. April 25, 1866. J. B. Intchina, 13th Regt. ; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; disch. May 29, 1863. Ezra Marshall, 13th Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; diech. Ang. 5, 1662. Ira Marshall, 13th Regt. ; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; disch. Jan. 6, 1865. Charles Mitchell, 13th Regt. ; enl. Dec. 30. 1861 ; died Oct. 11, 1864. H. Stowe, 11th Regt .; enl. Feh. 13, 1864 ; died Dec. 9, 1864. V. Stowe, 11th Regt. ; enl. Feb. 13, 1864 ; killed May 9, 1864. I. F. Nettleton, 13th Regt. ; enl. Feb. 18, 1862 ; died Sept. 26, 1862. J. N. Duncan, 13th Regt. ; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; diech. May 13, 1863. S. Potter, 13th Regt. ; eol. Nov. 27, 1861 ; disch. Sept. 7, 1862. H. M. Welch, 13th Regt .; eul. Nov. 27, 1861 ; died Dec. 31, 1864. W. 11. Odell, 13th Regt. ; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; disch. Feb. 14, 1863. Benjamin Walker, 13th Regt. ; eal. Feb. 10, 1862; disch, May 31, 1862. H. J. Austin, 13th Regt. ; eol. Dec. 17, 1861.
W. Baroes, 13th Regt .; enl. June 22, 1862 ; died May 31, 1864. H. H. Fitch, 29th Regt .; enl. Dec. 21, 1863 ; diech. Oct. 4, 1865.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
RUSSEL STONE.
This Stone family is of Welsh ancestry. Levi Stone married in Danbury, Conn., Mary Wildman, July 4, 1776, thus joyously celebrating the signing of the im- mortal " Declaration of American Independence." His father was William Stone. He had three sons, Daniel, Elon (?), and Levi, all of whom ultimately settled in Kent. Levi was a captain in the colonial army, and was detailed to take charge of a company of blacksmiths in Danbury, where he was captured by the British and confined in Danbury jail. Here he was taken violently ill, and begged for a drink of water, which was refused him. At last, after much suffering, he crawled into the jail-yard on his hands and knees, and from a spring there drank copious draughts which, no doubt, saved his life. He was an early settler of Kent, and settled finally on the place now owned and occupied by his grandson, Levi W. Mr. Stone had a large family, six children-Russell,
Asa, Dolly, Samuel W., Nancy, and Ezra-living to maturity. He died Dec. 31, 1836, just as the clock was striking midnight, on the last day of the week, the last day of the month, and the last day of the year, at the age of eighty-two years. He was an ac- tive, industrious man, and the most of his life worked at his trade as a blacksmith. His wife survived him several years.
RUSSELL STONE was born in Kent, Conn., May 3, 1779. He received a common-school education, be- came a farmer, and held at various times the promi- nent offices of his town. He was interested in public affairs, and active and energetic in his advocacy for what seemed to him for the public good. He was for many years a member of the Congregational Church of Kent, and was held in high esteem by his fellows. He was of good judgment, was one of Kent's promi- nent citizens, and represented his town one year in the State Legislature, where he was the oldest mem- ber. In politics he was first a Federalist, next a Whig, lastly a Republican. His death occurred Oct. 5, 1864, at the age of eighty-five years. He was mar- ried four times, first to Jerusha Hurd, by whom he had four children,-Hiram, Mary A. (Mrs. Norman Hall), Betsy Minerva (Mrs. Jacob Shew, of North- ampton, Mass.), and Jerusha (Mrs. David B. Fuller). His second wife was Mary Hurd, sister of his first. They had five children, one dying in infancy; those attaining maturity were Levi W., Fairchild W., Dolly (Mrs. John T. St. John), and Maria (Mrs. Ed- win Skiff). His third wife was Rebecca Talcott, of Vernon, Conn. She only lived about a year. His fourth was Hannah Talcott, also of Vernon. They had no children, and she survived her husband two years. Of the eight children mentioned, only two have died, and all lived until the youngest was nearly fifty-six years of age.
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