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them with spirit a few years, but in 1SS1 removed the plant to New Jersey. Thus was withdrawn from the community a business of over a half century standing. and one that doubtless in its day proved the most profitable of all. The transfer was unfortunate for its owners, as financial disaster overtook and scattered their resources.
Among the earlier manufactures was that of carriages by Captain Benajah Tuttle and Esquire Jacob Bassett. A factory 100 feet long built by them, formerly stood on the site of the Smith Brothers plant, and an extensive trade was developed. The destruction of the estab- lishment by fire broke up the business. The present brick factory was then erected.
One Henry Martin made " locofoco matches" about 1840-45, near Mansfield's bridge.
The following list covers nearly all the business interests of the town at date (spring of 1891): Groceries: Joseph Pierpont, Stephen G. Gilbert, George H. Cooper. Saw Mills: Doolittle Brothers, Lucius Smith, Hector W. Storrs, Origen C. Clinton. Brick yards: I. L. Stiles & Son, Brockett & Todd. Blacksmiths: Rowe S. Bradley, George B. Maginnis. Carpenters: S. F. Linsley, R. T. Linsley. Carriage part makers: Barnes & Co .. Smith Brothers, W. H. Smith, Clinton & Son. Wagon makers: Frederick Mansfield, George Gilbert. House painters: Zenas W. Mansfield, Vernone Stiles. Market men: Jared B. Bassett, Dennis Tucker. Card works: S. S. Vibbert & Co., North Haven Card Company, The Tuttle Brothers Company, E. H. Pardee, F. L. Clinton. Manufacturers: North Haven Manufacturing Company.
' The capital of the before mentioned concerns, as a whole, is small. ranging from $500 to $50,000. The card companies employ ladies mostly. In the latter line, the wholesale house of Vibbert & Co. is a model of business and neatness. Their business was established at Clintonville in 1875, and removed to the present plant in 1888, where a large building is occupied and several dozen people given employ- ment.
The pioneer card printer in the town was Frederick L. Clinton, who began in 1872, using the presses he had himself made at Clinton- ville foundry. He was one of the first in the state to advertise the card printing business and has also been a pioneer in the use of improved machinery in this line of manufacture. He has a finely equipped establishment at Clintonville, where the latest methods in card printing are employed. Large quantities of novelty goods are sent by the above firms to all parts of the Union.
Nearly the entire number engaged in the foregoing businesses are located in the small villages of the town, three in number- North Haven, Clintonville and Montowese. The former is a station on the Hartford railroad, seven miles from New Haven, and has a pleasant location on both sides of the Quinnipiac. Here are the main interests of the town, including Memorial Hall, the North Haven
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green, Congregational and Episcopal churches. Near the latter is the old Trumbull homestead. There are several hundred inhabitants, living in homes widely separated, which give the place a straggling though not unattractive appearance. The principal interest is the brick manufactory of I. L. Stiles & Son, as well as several card print- ing shops.
Montowese is a station on the Air Line railroad, four miles from New Haven, and contains several dozen bttildings. Here are the Baptist church, the Montowese post office, established in 1872, and of which George H. Cooper is the postmaster. There are also several shops and grain and lumber mills.
Northford station, on the Air Line railroad, is 74 miles from New Haven. Here is the Clintonville post office, David L. Clinton, post- master, the appointment being third class presidential, owing to heavy business, consequent upon the card printing establishments of this locality. Half a mile east is the village of Clintonville, formerly so active in manufacturing and still having several thriving industries. In addition there are a Union chapel and a dozen fine residences.
"Sabbath Day houses" were regarded as necessary adjuncts to the meeting house. The earliest mention of these buildings occurs in 1753. They stood on the west and south sides of "the green," on ground now covered by the Congregational church, the public school building and the private property of Henry D. Todd. Their con- struction was one story in height and not far from twelve feet square. Sometimes they were built "double," that is with a chimney in the middle, but oftener at one end. Occasionally accommodations for horses were provided in the rear. Among the early owners were The- ophilus Eaton, Abraham Bassett, Samuel Sackett, James Humaston, Joshua Barnes, Joel Barnes, Ezekiel Jacobs, Samuel Thorp, Isaac C. Stiles and Isaiah Brockett. The last disappeared from the vicinity of the green about 1850, but one still remains standing on the Deacon Byard Barnes estate, removed thither more than half a century ago. It was not strange to see them converted into temporary bar-rooms for the sale of liquor at "May musters " and on " general training days."
North Haven had colored people held as slaves previous to and during the revolutionary war. In 1795 Joel Blakeslee manumitted his negro man "Ben," and in 1798 Samuel Hemingway freed his slaves " Dick and wife." Captain Peter Eastman also emancipated his slave " Jube " in 1801. There were others in the community who not only freed their property of this nature, but paid them wages and retained them to the end of life.
The settlers early availed themselves of "fishing grounds " along the East river. In 1732 the first was "taken up" at "Andrews Point." After that came the record of " rights " at " The Elm Tree," " Duck Cove," "Mocking Hill," "Red Bank," "Sackett's Point,"
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" Newman's Point," "Bridge," "Quinny," etc. Companies were formed who had " plants " at these places and the town defined how much length of river line their fishery should cover. These ancient "fish rights " were transferable by title and were bought and sold like real estate. They were more especially used to catch shad in the months of May and June.
The taverns were of very much significance to the country people at least, of the eighteenth century. No well regulated place was sup- posed to be without one or more. The most famous in this com- munity was that known as the " Andrews Tavern," at the northwest corner of the old green. It was established by Timothy Andrews about 1770. This gentleman journeyed to Vermont in 1788, and died there. His widow carried on the business but the place did not reach its highest renown until her son Jesse came to man's estate and assumed the title of landlord. This was in 1800. Jesse married Phila Humaston and under the management of the twain no country hostelry ever attained so wide a popularity. It was known through- out the state and the fame of it was carried by travellers to New York and Boston. Before the advent of railroads it was a very busy place. Teams and travellers were arriving and departing at all hours of the day and night. Balls, dinners, suppers, dancing schools, train- ings, courts, all sent their quotas there only to be entertained in the handsomest manner. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews remained in it until a little after 1830. At this time the sun of the country tavern had begun to wane. Railroads were threading the land and conditions of travel were changing. Among the successors of this worthy couple were Jesse, Jr., their son, Seymour Bradley, John Gill, John Farren and one Perkins. The completion of the New Haven & Hartford rail- road gave it its death blow as a public resort.
No definite account of any resident physician can be obtained pre- vious to 1760. Tradition mentions one Doctor Hill shortly after 1700, but the evidence as to residing in the parish is very meagre. Doctor Walter Monson came from New Haven and opened the practice of medicine in 1760. He was succeeded by Doctor Joseph Foote, 1790-1836. Then came Doctor Chauncey B. Foote and Doctor Anson Moody. These gentlemen gave way in turn to Doctor Austin Lord, 1849, and Doctor Roswell F. Stillman, 1851. The latter died in 1879. In 1868 Doctor R. B. Goodyear, a native of the place, having graduated with distinction, commenced his practice here and is now the leading physician of the town. Doctor Lord is still living in the town, but not in active practice.
The part borne by the town in the war of the revolution commends itself to the attention of every resident within its borders. The record is such, thanks to the care of Doctor Trumbull, that a nearly complete muster roll of all who bore arms in the support of inde- pendence has been ascertained. The news of the attack at Lexington
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Mass .. reached New Haven Friday evening, April 21st, 1775. On Saturday. the 22d, men from the various militia companies, who could be spared, were informally hurried forward for the "relief of Boston." The first man in the parish to respond to the call was Abner Thorpe, living in the southeast part. He marched with the Branford men. The limits of this article forbid individual mention except by name of the men who took part in this struggle. The fol- lowing list has been carefully prepared, with the years in which they served: Abner Thorpe, 1775-7; Abraham Bassett, 1775-6, died in the service; Samuel Barnes, 1775-6; Joel Thorpe, 1775-7; Solomon Tuttle, 1777-80; Jonathan Dayton, 1777; Thomas Barnes, 1776-7, died in ser- vice: Joshua Barnes, 1776-9, (Alarm list): Isaac Bishop, 1776, died in service: Zophar Jacobs, 1776-8, died in service; John Smith, 1777-9, (three years); Zealous Blakeslee, 1776-8], inclusive; Vale Todd, 1776-7; Ebenezer Mansfield, 1776-7; Eliada Sanford, 1776-9; Thomas Humas- ton, 1778-9, (alarm list); Justus Todd, 1777-9, died in service; Daniel Sackett, 1778; Joy Bishop, 1778; Joel Brackett, 1775, (1779 alarm list); Caleb Blakeslee, 1777-81, inclusive; Jared Barnes, 1777; Gideon Todd, 1777; Joel Sanford, 1780-2, killed in action; Jacob Thorpe, 1777-9, killed in action; Caleb Tuttle, 1777-80, inclusive; Jonathan Heaton, 1776; Calvin Heaton, 1777; Jonathan Tuttle, 1776-7; William Tuttle, 1776-7; Dimon Bradley, 1776-7; Jacob Hitchcock, 1776-7; Ebenezer Todd, 1776-7; Enos Brockett, 1777; Thomas Pierpont, 1775-7; John Pierpont, 1777; Reuben Tuttle, 1777; Enos Todd, 1777; Abel Tuttle, 1777: Isaac Brockett, 1777; Caleb Thomas, 1777: Monson Brockett, 1777; Jared Tuttle, 1777; Jared Hill, 1777: Jacob Brockett, 2d, 1777; Timothy Thorpe, 1777; Jared Blakeslee, 1777; Jesse Todd, 1777; Ezekiel Jacobs, 1777; Benjamin Bassett, 1777: John Brockett, 1777; David Bishop, 1777; Joseph Sperry, 1777; Solomon Jacobs, 1777; Stephen Ives, 1777; Levi Cooper, 1777; Jacob Brockett, 1776. captain in Colonel Douglass' Regiment: Thaddeus Todd, 1777; Peter East- man, 1775-7; Nathaniel Stacy, 1775, prisoner until 1779; Jonathan Ralph, 1777; Levi Ray, 1777; Thomas Cooper, 1777; Joseph Smith, 1776: Noah Barnes, 1776; Nathaniel Dayton, 1776; William Sanford, 1776; Moses Thorpe, 1776; Timothy Andrews, 1776; Jesse :Blakeslee, 1776; Phillip Daggett, 1776; Ephraim Humaston, 1776; Thomas Ives, 1776; Giles Dayton, 1776; Charles Tuttle, 1776; Benjamin Trumbull. 1775-7; Richard Mansfield, 1777; John Brockett, 1776.
Though the terms of service of a majority of the foregoing men were brief, yet none the less were they loyal to the cause, and it is with pride that it can be said, out of these, there was but one case of desertion. In estimating the patriotism of these men, let it be remem- bered there was but little of pomp and show in that day, little of the glamour and fascination that attends great bodies of armed men in modern times. The need of the hour and the duty of the inan led each hero to his place in the struggle, and of the fourscore souls who
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by turns followed the drum from Lexington to Yorktown, it is pleas- ant to know the blood they transmitted to their descendants was found again in the name of liberty on the fields of Antietam, Gettysburg, Petersburg, and all along the lines where the dread issues of rebellion were met and settled.
The part borne by the town in the war of 1812 was comparatively an unimportant one. An alarm was raised in the spring of 1814, and again in September of that year. The latter was the most serious, when demand was made for the services of the following: Eneas Blakeslee, John Todd, Timothy Bassett, Samuel Cooper, Thomas Eaton, John Goodsell, Alfred Pierpont, Joel Pierpont, Augustus Munson. Ziba Shephard, Jesse Cooper, John Bassett, Levi Brockett. Joshua Dayton, Leverett Frost, Richard Mansfield, James Pierpont, Isaac Stiles, John Beach, Enoch Ray.
These men belonged to the local militia companies and were "levied" or drafted. Their terms of service were short and with the exception of Blakeslee and Beach, it is doubtful if they ever saw the enemy. Most of them eventually obtained pensions. The last ser- vivor was Levi Brockett, who died in 1884.
The first North Haven born boy to volunteer in the war of the rebellion was Henry F. Cowles, son of Reverend Orson and Eunice (Foote) Cowles, May 7th, 1861. He was then living at Norwich, Conn., and entered the Second Connecticut Infantry. The first resident :
young men to enlist were Walstein Goodyear and Leverett M. Rogers, May 23d, 1861, both in the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Joseph O. Blair and John McCormick next followed in the Fifth Connecticut in July: Luzerne S. Barnes and Alfred A. Howarth, in the Sixth Connecticut in September; Theodore Bradley, F. Wilber Goodyear, James E. Smith and Frederic G. Eaton, in the Seventh Connecticut, also in September: E. D. S. Goodyear, Oliver T. Smith and Edward L. Goodyear, in Tenth Connecticut in October. This closed the enlist- ments for 1861. These were made without the stimulus of town bounty, and after careful deliberation.
The first public flag raised in the town was in the Fifth district, April 24th, 1861. The people of Montowese followed the example on June 26th, and the town at large on North Haven Green, August 28th.
The first town meeting of the citizens to encourage volunteering was held in Academy Hall, August 4th, 1862. A committee was appointed and a bounty of $100 to each volunteer ordered paid. On the evening of the same day a second meeting was held at which (and the following day) thirty young men enrolled themselves as volunteers. The wildest enthusiasm prevailed. The first one to put down his name on this ever to be remembered evening was Jacob F. Linsley, who had previously enlisted in the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery, March, 1862, but on account of sickness had been discharged without service. These thirty volunteers enlisted in the Fifteenth
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Connecticut, under Captain Henry H. Stiles, and went into camp a few days later.
The next public meeting was held August 30th. at which time the town bounty was raised to $150 for any one who should enlist before September 10th. 1862. On October 21st, a third meeting was held, and later a fourth, at which an appropriation of $900 was made to fill the quota of the town.
On March 3d, 1863, came the act of congress approving of a draft. The following July another meeting was held, at which it was voted that every person drafted into the service of the United States who responded either personally or by substitute or paid the commutation fee of $300 should be allowed $150 from the treasury and a sum not exceeding $5.000 was so appropriated.
November 25th, 1864, the town again voted to pay such of its citizens as had volunteered or furnished substitutes since July 1st of that year, the sum of $200. This was the highest bounty offered. Under this act $2,400 was paid to twelve of its residents.
The last meeting was held January 2d, 1865. At this time the selectmen were authorized to suspend the payment of bounties when in their judgment the quota was full.
Great credit is due the town authorities in these trying years for their efforts to make the burden light upon the people. Deacon Whitney Elliott and Elizur C. Tuttle were most active in this direction.
The first death in the four years struggle was that of Leverett MI. Rogers. July 23d, 1861. The first death on the field was Joseph O. Blair. at Cedar Mountain, August 9th, 1862. The first prisoner taken was F. Wilbur Goodyear, June 18th, 1864.
The following roster of enlisted men is compiled from official sources and believed to be correct: Charles M. Barnes, 27th Conn. Infantry; Luzerne S. Barnes, 6th Conn. Infantry; Stuart Barnes, 15th Conn. Infantry: Hobart A. Bassett, 15th Conn. Infantry: Seth B. Bassett, Ist Conn. Heavy Art .; Joseph O. Blair, 5th Conn. Infantry: Julius Blakeslee, 1st Conn. Heavy Art .; Edgar S. Bradley, 15th Conn. Infantry; Henry E. Bradley, 15th Conn. Infantry; Ellsworth H. Bradley, General U. S. Service; Theodore Bradley, 7th Conn. Infantry; Charles A. Brockett, 15th Conn. Infantry: Eli I. Brockett, 15th Conn. Infantry: George E. Brockett, 27th Conn. Infantry; Horace Brockett, 27th Conn. Infantry; James H. Brockett, 15th Conn. Infantry: William E. Brockett, 15th Conn. Infantry: Edmond Burke, 15th Conn. Infantry; Elbert C. Clarke, Naval Service: Thomas J Cleary. 15th Conn. Infantry: Harvey E. Cooper, 15th Conn. Infantry: Edward O. Cowles, 15th Conn. Infantry; Henry F. Cowles, 18th Conn. Infantry: Henry Culver, 15th Conn. Infantry; Isaac L .. Doolittle, 15th Conn. Infantry; Jesse T. Doolittle, 15th Conn. Infantry: Frederic G. Eaton, 7th Conn.
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Infantry: Alva Frost, 15th Conn. Infantry: E. D. S. Goodyear, 10th Conn. Infantry: Edward L. Goodyear, 10th Conn. Infantry; Walstein Goodyear, 1st Heavy Art .: F. Wilbur Goodyear. 7th Conn. Infantry: Robert B. Goodyear, 27th Conn. Infantry; John P. Gilbert, 99th N. Y. Infantry; Russell Hills, 15th Conn. Infantry; Henry C. Hart, 15th Conn. Infantry; Henry B. Hartley, 15th Conn. Infantry; James Higgins, 15th Conn. Infantry: Harvey S. Hoadley, 10th Conn. Infantry: Walter P. Hovey, 10th Conn. Infantry; William B. Hovey, 10th Conn. Infantry; Alfred A. Howarth, 6th Conn. Infantry; Adolphus F. Hunie, 15th Conn. Infantry: Charles W. Jacobs, 1st Conn. Heavy Art .: Marcus A. Jacobs, 10th Conn. Infantry; John T. Jacobs, 27th Conn. Infantry; Truman O. Judd, 27th Conn. Infantry; Adam Lamm, 27th Conn. Infantry; Jacob F. Linsley, 15th Conn. Infantry; Samuel M. Linsley, 15th Conn. Infantry; Thomas O'Brien, 27th Conn. Infantry; Nathan A. Marks, 15th Conn. Infantry; George Morgan, 15th Conn. Infantry; Augustus G. Morse, 15th Conn. Infantry; William J. Morse. 15th Conn. Infantry; John McCormick, 5th Conn. Infantry: William P. Phelps, 15th Conn. Infantry; Merwin E. Palmer, 15th Conn. Infantry; Nathan A. Palmer, 27th Conn. Infantry: Milton B. Pardee, 15th Conn. Infantry; Horace Riggs, 1st Conn. Heavy Art .: Riley A. Robinson, 15th Conn. Infantry: Leverett M. Rogers, 1st Conn. Heavy Art .: Wil- liam A. Rogers, 15th Conn. Infantry; Elbert J. Smith, 27th Conn. Infantry; George W. Smith, 15th Conn. Infantry; Henry E. Smith. 15th Conn. Infantry: James E. Smith, 7th Conn. Infantry; Merton L. Smith, 15th Conn. Infantry; Oliver T. Smith, 10th Conn. Infantry: Sanford B. Smith, 15th Conn. Infantry; Ezra L. Stiles, 13th N. Y. Cavalry; Henry H. Stiles, 15th Conn. Infantry: Edwin A. Thorpe, 15th Conn. Infantry; Rufus Thorpe, 15th Conn. Infantry; Sheldon B. Thorpe, 15th Conn. Infantry: Henry D. Todd, 27th Conn. Infantry: Kirtland Todd, 27th Conn. Infantry; Dennis W. Tucker, 27th Conn. Infantry: Henry F. Tuttle, 15th Conn. Infantry; Justus Voght, 27th Conn. Infantry; Horace Waters, Regular Army.
Of these men Blair, Eaton, Hoadley. McCormick and Smith, were killed in action and buried on the field. Edgar Ellsworth and Theodore Bradley, the two Linsleys, Walstein Goodyear, Leverett Rogers, Hobart Bassett, Pardee, Augustus G. Morse, Merton L. Smith, Culver, Clarke and Waters, died of disease in service. F. Wilbur Goodyear, Alfred A. Howarth and Henry F. Cowles lan- guished in southern prisons, the latter making a successful escape therefrom.
Politically, the town was democratic previous to the war of the rebellion; since then it has been mainly republican. In its history, for energy, integrity and worth, its sons have well borne their part along with the towns of the state to uphold the honor and dignity of the commonwealth.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Andrew F. Austin, now 57 years of age, resides in North Haven, in which town he was born March 26th, 1834. His education was obtained from the comnion school. At the age of 17 he attended the State Normal school for one term. When 18 years of age he com- menced teaching school and followed the same for 15 winters. Novem- ber 26th, 1857, he married Charlotte P., daughter of Horace and Lois P. Stiles. Their children are Frederick W. and Gardner E. Austin. When 25 years of age, Mr. Austin was elected justice of the peace. which office at the present writing he holds, having been trial justice for more than 30 years. About the same year he was elected one of the board of school visitors, and held the office till 1889, having been acting school visitor for many years. In 1866, he was elected select- man, which office he held 14 years, and during 11 years of said time was elected and served as town agent. In 1880 he was employed as . census enumerator in taking the 10th census of the 102d district, which then included his native town. In 1882 he represented his town in the legislature. His occupation, when not otherwise engaged, is that of a farmer, although he spends much time in adjusting difficulties, and in the settlement of estates. He is also employed in selling goods for Bradley & Co., of Syracuse, N. Y., and in selling fire and burglar safes for the Marvin Safe Company, of 265 Broadway, N. Y. His father, Joseph Austin, was born in Wallingford, Conn., April 23d, 1803, and married Celia Foote of Northford, October 14th, 1829. They came to reside in North Haven. His death occurred October 14th, 1854. The widow now survives him. Their children were: Andrew F., Abner E. and Charles R. Abner E. resides in Meriden, and Charles R. died August 28th, 1851.
Harley Bishop, son of Calvin and Rebecca (Stilson) Bishop, was born in Woodbury, Conn., in 1797, and died in North Haven in 1872. He lived several years in New York state, and came from there in December, 1868, settling near his son Joseph E .. who had bought a farm here two years previous. Mr. Bishop married Mary A. Moody, and had thirteen children. Six are now living: James L., Mary A., Janette M., Henry M., Joseph E. (who married Margaret Stuart, and has five children: Mary C., Walter H., Lucy MI., Edwin S. and James S., who died), and Caroline E., now Mrs. Reverend E. L. Whitcombe.
Lucius Brockett, born in 1817. is the only surviving child of Ben- jamin and Mabel (Blaksley) Brockett, grandson of Benjamin Brockett, and great-grandson of John Brockett. Mr. Brockett is a farmer, own- ing the homestead of his father and grandfather. He was two years selectman, and for several years had charge of the roads in the south part of the town. He married Betsey M., daughter of Edward and Millie (Baldwin) Linsley, and a granddaughter of Obed Linsley. Their children are: Melissa, Alice E. (Mrs. Wells C. Hoadley), and
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Mary J. (Mrs. James Moulton), who died leaving one daughter, Mabel. Benjamin Brockett, grandfather of Lucius, was in the revolu- tionary war. Mr. Brockett has in his possession a powder horn which belonged to his grandfather. The horn bears the following inscrip- tion: " Beniamin Brockett. His Powder Horn Dated att North Hauen in the year 1753." The ox from which the powder horn was taken was killed and eaten in the revolutionary war. John Brockett lived west of the residence of Lucius Brockett, near the river.
Wales W. Buckingham was born in 1810, in Oxford, Conn., and is the youngest son of Ebenezer and Olive (Woodruff) Buckingham. He has been a farmer in North Haven since 1843. He married Julia, daughter of Isaac Morgan. She died in 1866. Their children were: one that died in infancy; Harriet (Mrs. George Diekerman), Emma, Mary (Mrs. Lewis Dudley) and Henry W.
Thomas Coady, born in 1844, in Ireland, is a son of Michael Coady. He came to North Haven from Ireland in 1858, and from that time until 1867 was employed as a brickmaker. He bought the brick yard of Ami Culver in 1867, where he has carried on the business since that time. He now has a capacity of two million brick a year.
George H. Cooper, born in 1849, is a son of Justus and Julia (Gorham) Cooper, and grandson of Justus Cooper. He was a farmer until October, 1883, when he succeeded C. J. Hills in the store at Montowese, and he has increased the business to include a full line of groceries, besides flour, grain and feed. He has been the post- master since April, 1889. He married Bessie L., daughter of Henry M. and Betsey L. Coe, of Durham. Their two daughters are Mabel J. and Millie M.
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