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4. James, b. Sept. 23, 1679. 9. John, b. Jan. 5, 1693.
5. Ann, b. Apr. 10, 1682. IO. Samuel, b. July 7, 1696.
6. William, b. Dec. 15, 1684.
II. Susannah, b. May 15, 1699.
7. Abigail, b. Mar. 1, 1686.
12. David, b. Aug. 12, 1702.
8. Mary, b. May 5, 1691.
10. CAPT. SAMUEL, son of James and Abigail (Bissell) Eno, m. Eunice
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Marshall, Dec. 24, 1735, who d. May 7, 1792, a. 83. He d. Aug. 17, 1778, a. 82. Children :
13. Eunice, b. Mar. 14, 1737, d. Mar. 23, 1737.
16. Daniel, b. Apr. 12, 1742. 17. Asbel, b. Aug, 2, 1744.
14. Samuel, b. Mar. 19, 1738. 18. Eunice, b. Oct. 5, 1746.
15. Eliphalet, b. Mar. 29, 1740.
19. Moses, b. Aug. 13, 1752.
15. ELIPHALET, son of Samuel and Eunice (Marshall) Eno, came to Tor- rington and purchased a farm on the hill a mile east of Wolcottville, on which he settled and where he lived until his death, a farmer of considerable reputa- tion. He m. Sarah, daughter of Dea John Whiting, Aug. 31, 1789. He d. Sept. 14, 1833, a. 93 years 5 mo. 16 days. His widow Sarah d. June 10, 1838, a. 88 years 6 mo. 12 days. Child :
20. Eunice, b. Nov. 23, 1794, m. Abiel Taylor, May 4, 1813.
HEZEKIAH, son of Lieut. Daniel, was nephew to Eliphalet, and settled on a farm east of his uncle's. He was b. July 1, 1783 ; m. Betsey Griswold ; had no children. He d. Oct. 14. 1830, a, 57. Child :
I. George P. Bissell, an adopted son, who his wife d. and were both buried in one
m. lived on the homestead, and he and grave in 1876.
EVANS, DAVID, son of Benoni Evans, was born in Conway, Mass., May 6, 1809, and removed, while young, with his father to Southington, Conn., from whence he came to Torrington in November, 1824, and engaged in learning the shoe maker's trade with his uncle, Martin L. Sage, at the place now called Drake's mills. David Evans married Rhoda C., daughter of Harlem Brace, May 10, 1839. He purchased the place of his uncle Sage and has re- sided there ever since, and is a shoe maker still, well thought of by all the peo- ple. Children :
I. Orlando D., b. June 15, 1844; he en- 1863, aged 19. 2. Alfred M., b. Apr. 19, 1846, d. July 15, 1859, aged 13.
listed in the late war in 1862; went to Alexandria, Va., returned to New Haven, where he d. in the hospital Feb. 28,
JESSE, son of Benoni Evans. was b. in Mass., went with his father to South- ington, Ct., when but three years of age; came to Torrington when 18, and learned the tanner's and shoe maker's trade He m. Elvira Goodrich of South- ington in 1835. Children :
3. Augusta. b. 1837, m. Rollin Wilson, in 1872, live in Burrville ; have son live in Winsted. George Jesse, b. Aug. 1873.
4. George M., b. 1840, m. Sylvia E. Case
EVERITT, ISRAEL, and his wife Abigail came from Wallingford, and was among the first settlers in Torrington, and settled near the Fowler place, his second house, then a grand one, built in 1761, is still standing and is owned by Richard Hennessee. He was a miller and built the first corn mill in the town as near as can be ascertained. His son Samuel was a miller also, and bought part of the Wilson's mill. He married the daughter of Jacob Strong and some time afterwards removed to Colebrook, Ct. The births of three children are recorded in the town :
I. Hannah, b. May 7, 1747.
3. Eunice, b. April, 16, 1755.
2. Israel, b. June 16, 1752.
2. ISRAEL, son of Israel and Abigail Everitt, m. Abi Fyler of Newfield, Sept. 26, 1782, and after some years he and his family removed to Ballston, N. Y. Children :
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4. Israel, b. June, 18, 1783.
5. Josiah, b. Nov. 14, 1785.
6. Fyler b. April 7, 1787.
7. Abi, b. Dec. 28, 1792, m. Arvin Miller, in 1819; d. in Tyringham, Mass.
FELLOWS, EPHRAIM, son of Ephraim, and grandson of Ephraim, all of Canaan (but originally from Stonington), was born Aug. 31, 1803. He mar- ried Sabra, daughter of Abel Roberts, Nov. 2, 1825, and resided in Cornwall until 1850, when he settled in Torrington on the Abel Roberts place where he still resides. His wife, Sabra, d. Apr. 18, 1872, aged 69. He m., 2d, Lucia (Vaill) Taylor Nov. 20, 1875. Children :
I. Mary L., b. May 3, 1827, m. Dea. Sam- 3. George W., b. June 3, 1832, m. uel J. Stocking, June 9, 1852. 4. Harvey R., b. Aug. 15, 1834, m.
2. Sarah A., b. Oct. 3, 1829, m. Lewis H. Todd, June 30, 1853, and had Alice M., b. Aug. 15, 1854; Charles H., b. Nov. II, 1856; Rosa M., b. Apr. 8, 1860 ; Estella A., b. Jan. 5, 1863 ; Emma A., b. July 4, 1865 ; Dora W., b. Jan. I, 1869.
5. William H., b. Nov. 5, 1836, d. young.
6. Russell P., b. Dec. 15, 1838, d. in rebel prison, Florence, S. C., Nov. 20, 1864.
7. Charles L., July 31, 1842, m.
8. Lucy. E., b. Aug. 28, 1844, d. May 4, 1861.
3. GEORGE W., son of Ephraim and Sabra (Roberts) Fellows, m. Ellen S. Todd of East Plymouth Aug. 1, 1852, and resides in Forestville, and is en- gaged in the clock shop. Children :
9. Wilbur R., b. Sept. 2, 1853.
II. Addie, b. Apr. 20, 1864.
IO. Edith L., b. June 8, 1858.
4. HARVEY R., son of Ephraim and Sabre (Roberts) Fellows, m., Ist, Caroline A., dau. Lewis A. Morris Apr 24, 1856. He m., 2d, Sarah Coe, of Winsted, Sept. 5, 1872. Children by ist wife.
12. Frederick L., b. May 17, 1858. 13. Willie, b. Jan. 23, 1865.
5. WILLIAM H., son of Ephraim and Sabra (Roberts) Fellows, m. Rhoda Sackett of Thompson, O., May 19, 1857. He resided a time in Ohio, until his health failed when he came home and died May 22, 1861. His widow d. June 25, 1865.
7. CHARLES L., son of Ephraim and Sabra (Roberts) Fellows, m. Julia E. Crippin May 25, 1864. He is principal of Wolcottville High School, and has been some four years ; has taught school twelve years. Children :
14. Edwin Russell, b. May 27, 1865. 15. Herbert Clinton, b. Dec. 4, 1871.
FENN, ISAAC CAMP, son of John and Betsey (Camp) Fenn, was born in Middlebury, Jan. 1821. He m. Oct. 4, 1843, Laura, dau. of Eli Curtiss, of Northfield. She was b. Feb. 10, 1826. They settled in Torrington hollow, soon after their marriage, where he was engaged some years as a lock maker. He was occupied, to a considerable extent, in the latter part of his life as a farmer and gardener. He d. Nov. 5, 1875. She d. March 9, 1877. Children : I. Augusta Laura, b. Aug. 7, 1846, m. 2. Frederick Eli, b. Dec. 13, 1862. Albert W. Camp, Jan. 12, 1871, and re- sides in Northfield.
FERGUSON, JAMES, m. Martha Squire, both of Durham, Jan. 9, 1767. Children :
I. Samuel, b. May 20, 1767.
3. Joseph, b. Feb. 1, 1771.
2. James, b. March 2, 1769.
FITCH, LUTHER and Lydia Fitch. Children :
I. Wm. Beecher, b. Feb. 11, 1801.
2. John Mills, b. May 20, 1803.
3. Julia Bethia, b. Feb. 5, 1805.
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FILLEY, WM., m. Abiah -- , joined the church in Torrington, July 17, 1754, and after some years removed to Winchester, Ct. He d. and his wife Abiah, m. Joel Beach, and lived in Winchester afterwards Children :
I. William. 4. Mary, m. John Curtiss, of T., June 5, 2. Abraham. 1769.
3. Abiah, m. Adam Mott, Jr., of Win- 5. Marcy.
chester.
6. Remembrance, bapt. in T. Aug. 11, 1754.
FOWLER. CRUSADER to Holy Land KNIGHT, and BARON. Coat of Arms. SHIELD :- Two Lions, rampant : Owl, perched upon the Shield, and head partially reversed, Watchfully. MOTTO : Sapiens qui vigilant.
In " Weever's Funeral Monuments" of Monumental Remains at Islington, near (now) London, the following occurs. "Here Lyeth John Fowler, 1538, and Alis Fowler, wife of Robert Fowler, who d, 1540. Divers of this family lie here interred,-the ancestors of Sir Thomas Fowler, Knight and Baron, living 1630."
St. Thomas, in the county of Stafford was long the chief seat of the Fowler family, descended from Sir Richard Fowler of Foxley, county of Buckingham ; a crusader in the time of King Richard first (about A. D. 1180), who because of his extraordinary vigilance in saving the Christian camp from a nocturnal surprise, received the honor of knighthood on the field of battle, by his royal master ; who, says tradition, caused the crest which Sir Richard then wore, (a hand and lure ), to be changed to the vigilant owl. After Sir Richard Fowler there were a number of his descendants who bore the honored name of knights and barons.
1. MR. WILLIAM, the only one bearing the honorable prefix " Mr." of the New Haven company, was the ancestor of all the Fowlers of Milford, New Haven, Guilford and Windsor. He settled in Milford ; was chosen judge in 1639. He had had a classical education and was a man of prominence and influence in his native land, and was therefore well qualified for the honor and responsibility conferred upon him as judge in the new world. He d. Jan. 25, 1660. His will was executed in 1661. Children, all born in England :
2. William, lived at New Haven; was exe- cutor of his father's will. His descendants dwell in Milford, Lebanon and Haddam.
3. Dea. John, removed from Milford to Guilford in 1648; where he m. Mary daughter of George Hubbard of Guilford
and had a numerous family of children, Prof. Wm. Fowler of Durham, graduate of Yale college, is one of them.
4. Ambrose, removed from Milford to Win- sor, Conn., in 1640.
4. AMBROSE, son of Judge William, of Mliford, removed to Windsor, in 1640, and became a member of Mr. Warham's church." He m. Jane Alvord, in 1645. Children :
5. Abigail, b. in 1646, m. Morease Sikes, 8. Samuel, b. Nov. 1652.
of Springfield, Mass.
9. Hannah, b. Dec., 1654, m. James Sex- ton, Westfield, Mass.
6. John, b. in 1648, m. Mercy Miller, of Northampton, Mass.
10. Elizabeth, b. Dec., 1656.
7. Mary, b. in 1650, m. Fearnot King.
II. Ambrose, b. in 1658.
8. SAMUEL, son of Ambrose and Jane (Alvord ) Fowler, m. Abigail Brown, of Windsor, in 1683 ; removed to Westfield, Mass., in 1689. Children :
1 Hist. of Windsor.
FOWLER HOMESTEAD AND GROUPS
ALICE PALMER. D' E.D HUDSON
'MT PALMER MISS PALMER . MT FLORA. H_ SEYMOUR .
MARTHA. T. HUDSON, LAURA B. FARWELL, ' DER M. FOWLER, NORMAN FOWLER;
HORACE_FARWELL. GREAT GRANDCHILD,
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12. Samuel, b. in 1683.
13. Mercy.
14. Jonathan, b. in 1685, m. Catharine Marshall, of Windsor.
20. Isabel, b. in 1700, m. Ezra Strong, of Northampton.
15. Abigail, b. in 1687.
21. Elizabeth, b. in 1704.
22. Mindwell.
11. AMBROSE, son of Ambrose and Jane (Alvord) Fowler, m. Mary Baker, Sept. 1693 ; removed to Westfield, Mass. Children :
23. Ruth, b. 1694, m. John Seward, Jr., 1718.
25. Samuel, b. Oct., 1700, m. Mary -, of Durham in 1742, and d. same year; no
children.
26. Joseph, b. July, 1703, settled in Tor- rington.
24. Mary, b. 1696, m. Samuel Hanchett, of Westfield and removed to Durham. 27. David, \ b. Feb., 1708, both d. same 28. Noah, S day.
26. JOSEPH, son of Ambrose and Mary (Baker) Fowler, m. Ruth, dau. of Samuel Baker, of Branford, April 2, 1734. He was born in Westfield, Mass., went to Durham ; m. Ruth Baker, and settled there, and had six children ; five daus. all born in Durham, and one son b. in Torrington. In 1748, he sold his estate in Durham, and removed with his family to this town and settled on a farm, a quarter of a mile west of Dea. John Cook's, in the hollow, south side of the road, west side of the brook. This farm of fifty-two acres, he pur- chased, with a " mansion dwelling thereon." That house is still standing, and is the oldest one standing in the town, that has not been re-covered so far as is known. This farm they occupied until some time after Noah, their youngest child, was m. when what were left of the family at home removed to what is still known as the Fowler place. Children :
29. Phebe, b. in 1735, never m.
30. Noah, b. in 1736, d. young.
31. Ruth, b. in 1738, never m.
32. Mary, b. in 1740, m. Issachar Loomis, Dec. 10, 1765, lived in Torrington ; d. Sept. 16, 1800.
33. Hannah, b. in 1742, m. Paul Roberts of Winsted, had a daughter Sarah who m. Caleb Leach of Tor.
34. Sarah, b. in 1744.
35. Noah, b. Sept. 24, 1750, in Tor.
35. NOAH, son of Joseph and Ruth (Baker) Fowler, m. Rhoda, daughter of Capt. Levi Tuttle of East Haven, Feb. 10, 1774. He purchased the farm first settled by Jacob Strong near Dea. John Cook's, and made it his home ; and it is known to this day as the Fowler place. He d. in 1824, a. 74 years, and his wife d. a. 90 years. (See Biographies.) Children :
36. Warren R., b. Mar. 2, 1773, (See Biog.) Laura, Gertrude A., Susan, Florence, Horace.
37. Amarilla, b. Feb. 6, 1776, m. Curtiss Eggleston and removed to Hiram, Ohio.
38. Norman, b. Apr. 9, 1777, m. Statira Blake.
39. George, b. Dec. 5, 1778.
40. Rhoda, b. in 1781, m. Daniel Coe Hudson.
41. Parleman B., b. in 1783.
42. Desire, b. in 1785, m. Canfield S. Baldwin; removed to Marcy, N. Y., had children : Fowler, m. had no children ; Sabra A., never m .; Laura, m. Eldridge Farwell of Holly, had children, Fowler,
43. Raphael, b. in 1787.
44. Sibyl Catlin, b. in 1790, unm. (See Biog.)
45. Remus Marcus, Į b. 1793, Romulus
46. Romulus Julius, § an intelligent youth d. a. 14.
47. Ursula, b. in 1796, m. Rufus Curtiss of Torringford ; had one son, Warren R., who d at Stockbridge, Mass., a. 30, unm. She d. at Florence, Mass., June, 1873, greatly esteemed and honored. Mr. Cur- tiss d. at Wolcottville, Sept. 1834.
36. WARREN R., M.D., son of Noah and Rhoda (Tuttle) Fowler, studied medicine in the office of Dr. Sheldon, of Litchfield ; m. Polly Hanford of
16. Mary, b. in 1689.
17. Hannah, b. in 1693.
18. Hester, b. in 1695.
19. Sarah, b. in 1698.
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Washington, Ct., where he settled as successor to Dr. Hastings. (See Bio- graphy.) Children :
48. Henry Hanford, a physician.
49. George, a physician.
38. NORMAN, son of Noah and Rhoda (Tuttle) Fowler, m Statia Blake of Stockbridge, Mass , and lived on the old homestead, on the brow of " Occident hill." The years of his life were lengthened to ninety-five, and being a man of good judgment and of a clear sense of right and honorable life he became extensively and favorably known and greatly respected in his closing years. He d. in 1871, a. 95. Children :
50. Desire, m. had no children. 52. Phebe, m. Addison Palmer, May 23, 1839, had three children.
51. Homer, d. in Florida, unm.
39. GEORGE, son of Noah and Rhoda (Tuttle) Fowler, served an apprentice- ship, with a tanner, and engaged in business in Burlington, Vt., where he died unmarried in 1803.
41. PARLEMAN, B., M.D., son of Noah and Rhoda (Tuttle) Fowler, was a favorite in his father's family and greatly beloved. He studied medicine with his brother Warren R., and was settled, and practiced medicine in Bethlehem. He m. Polly Lemon, of Washington, and in the prevailing epidemic, so fatal, in 1813, he d. a. 33, greatly lamented. Children :
53. Romulus, who early entered Yale college, was taken suddenly ill and d.
He gave great promise of a man of un- usually good qualities.
43. RAPHAEL, son of Noah and Rhoda (Tuttle) Fowler, learned the shoe- maker's trade ; removed to Whitesboro, N. Y., and m. Hannah Byard. He removed to Meridian, N. Y., thence to Jonesville, Mich., where he d. Nov. 1870, a. 83. She d. Sept. 1874. Children :
54. Parleman, d. young.
55. Raphael.
56. Sarah, m. Wm. I. Carroll.
57. Ursula, m. Alexander Beach, of Jones- ville and has a dau. Mary Fowler.
58. Hetty, m. S. K. Bartley, of Norwalk, Ohio, and has children ; Otto K., Leon, Hugh.
59. Harriet, m. Walter Thompson, Clayton, Mich., no children.
59. Martin.
60. Noah.
61. Thomas.
62. Hannah, m. George B. Earle, of Daven- port, Iowa, and has child ; Stella May.
45. REMUS M., M.D., son of Noah and Rhoda (Tuttle) Fowler, studied medicine with his brother Warren R., settled and practiced in his profession at New Marlboro, Mass. He m. Ist Harriet M., dau. of Timothy Childs, of Litchfield, Ct. She d. at New Marlboro, Nov. 1824, a. 31, a very good woman. He removed to Washington, Ct., as successor to his deceased brother Warren R., in 1826, and m. 2d Mary Miller, dau. of Wm. Miller, of Tor- ringford, and formerly of Hesse Castle, Germany, prisoner of Burgoyne's army. He is now (1875), in active practice as a physician at the age of 82. His wife is a " smart house keeper at the age of 83." Children :
63. Nancy Maria, m. Dr. Ford, d. April 29, 1868, a. 47, no children ; buried at W. 64. Jane, b. 1820, m. Woolsey Leavitt, of Washington, had children ; William,
thence to Chicago, Ill.
65. Stanley G., m. ; no children, removed to
Denver, Col., is editor of the Denver News.
Nellie, and removed to Portage City, Wis., 66. Harriet M., not m.
48. HENRY H., M.D., son of Warren and Polly (Hanford) Fowler, m. Betsey Ann Frisbie of Branford, removed to Bristol, Indiana. Children : 67. George, m. ; has children. 68. William.
1 See Records Presb. Church.
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49. GEORGE, M.D., son of Warren and Polly (Hanford) Fowler, studied with his father and became a physician, m. Louisa, dau. of Archibald Camp- bell of Pawling, N. Y., removed to Indiana, where he d. She m. Rev. John Pierpont, since deceased at St. Luke's Hospital under a surgical operation. Children :
69. Archibald Campbell, graduated at Union college, was surveyor in the U. S. A.
55. RAPHAEL, son of Raphael and Hannah (Byard) Fowler, m., and re- moved to Galva, Illinois. Children :
70. John.
71. William, in Iowa.
72. Robert. in Orleans Co., N. Y. 73. Martin.
59. MARTIN, son of Raphael and Hannah (Byard) Fowler, removed to Snapping Shoals, Ga., m. Sarah Webb. Children:
74. Mary H.
77. Varney.
75. Emma.
76. Flora.
60. NOAH, son of Raphael and Hannah (Byard) Fowler, settled in Atlanta, Ga., and m. Flora Mckean. Children :
79. Georgia. 83. William Raphael.
80. Alice Mary. 84. Byard.
81. Hattie. 85. Grace.
82. Jennie. 86. Lizzie Duncan.
61. THOMAS, son of Raphael and Hannah (Byard) Fowler, m. Julia Breck- enridge of Litchfield, Mich., resides in Jonesville, Mich., was an officer in the war of the rebellion. Child : 87. William.
65. STANLEY G., son of Remno M. and Mary (Miller) Fowler, graduated at law school, Yale college; m., removed to Chicago, Ill .; editor of Railway Gazette ; removed to Denver City, Col., editor of Denver Sunday News. No children.
69. ARCHIBALD C., M.D., son of Dr. George and Louisa ( Campbell) Fowler, graduated at Union college, N. Y , studied medicine, was assistant surgeon in the U. S. navy during the rebellion, then settled in general practice at Brighton, Mass. He was married and had one child. He died in 1870.
FREEMAN, JUDE, lived on Red mountain ; owned considerable property ; was much respected, and lived a very honorable life. Children :
2. Luke.
3. Laura, and others.
2. LUKE, son of Jude - Freeman, m. Jane Bradley, once a slave. He d. in 1844. His wife d. previously. Children :
4. Eleanor, m. Lorenzo Bellamy and had a family.
5. George, d. in Wolcottville.
6. Alvira, b. Oct. ) Alvira m.
II. Harriet, m. John Johnson of Torring- ford.
7. Almira, ) Harrison.
FUESSENICH, LEONARD, of Duren, Prussia, came to America with his family in May, 1853. Children :
I. Leonard.
4. Clara.
2. Anna M.
5. Frederick F.
3. Helen F. By 2d wife :
6. William F.
7. Mary M.
8. Julia Ann, d. in Wolcottville.
9. Hiram, went west.
IO. Charles.
1807, Almira m. William
78. Robert.
8. Josephine E.
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5. FREDERICK F., son of Leonard, came with his father's family to America, and came to Wolcottville, in 1857. He has been engaged in the drug store of Mr. Charles McNeil, twelve years, and is much respected as a citizen. He m. Lizzie C. Blake, of Essex, Ct., Oct. 4, 1876, and resides on the Litchfield road.
FYLER, LIEUT. WALTER, was at Dorchester as early as 1637, and came to Windsor in 1635, his house being within the Palisado ; the well being still to be seen on the place of the Misses Stiles. He was deputy to the general Court in 1647, and from 1661 to 1663. He was juror in 1637, '42 and '44. He d. Dec. 12, 1683. In his will he gave the use of his estate to his widow, Jane, during her natural life, and also £100, in cash to bestow upon another husband, or to reserve it to herself to bestow upon whom she pleased. He gave his grandson, Thomas (son of Zerubbabel), £20 ; and his other three grand children £5 each ; estate £318,6s 1od. His widow, Jane, died in 1690. Children :
I. John, b. at Windsor, Sept. 12, 1642 ; 1723, leaving a large estate, no children. graduate of Havard in 1666, m. twice, d. 2. Zerubbabel, b. Dec. 23, 1644.
2. ZERUBBABEL, son of Walter and Jane Fyler, m. Experience, dau of El- der John Strong, of Northampton, May 27, 1669. After living a time in Windsor he removed to Stony river in Suffield, but soon returned to Windsor where he d. Oct. 2, 1714, leaving a good estate. Children :
3. Thomas, b. Jan. 25, 1670.
4. Jane, b. Jan. 1, 1672. 10. Samuel b. Sept. 26, 1681, at Suffield.
5. Zerubbabel, b. Oct. 31, 1873, d. early.
6. Zerubbabel, b. Dec. 25, 1674.
7. John, b. Mar. 2, 1676, went to Suf- field, d. Aug. 10, 1715.
8. Samuel, b. Jan. 5, 1680, d. June 5, 1680.
14. Experience, b. Dec. 25, 1691.
9. Abigail, b. Jan. 5, 1680, d. June 9, 15. Elizabeth, b. June 2, 1694.
6. ZERUBBABEL, son of Zerubbabel and Experience (Strong) Fyler, m. Rachel, daughter of Jeremiah Gillett, of Simsbury, Jan. 3, 1706, and was a farmer in Windsor, where he d. Jan. 29, 1761. His wife d. Jan. 28, 1768. Children :
16. Rachel, b. Sept. 29, 1706.
17. Experience, b. Feb. 7, 1707.
18. Silas, b. in 1710.
19. Samuel, b. in 1715, m. Oct. 11, 1739, Ann Stoughton was a farmer in Windsor. 20. Jeremiah.
18. SILAS, son of Zerubbabel and Rachel (Gillett) Fyler, m. Catharine Drake, of Windsor, in 1747. They lived in Windsor, where all their children were born, until the spring of 1779, when he came to Newfield, in Torrington, and began to clear his land and put up a house. He was taken ill at Chauncey Hill's where he was boarding, and d. in a fit April 12, 1779, a. 69 years. The farm he purchased was that now owned by Thomas A. Starks on the road from Newfield to Burrville. His widow settled on this farm, with some of her child - ren, but afterwards removed to Colebrook, where she d. in March, 1809, in her 80th year. Children :
21. Abi, b. 1748, m. Israel Everitt, Sept. 25. Stephen, b. May 27, 1755, m. 26, 1782, d. at Ballston, N. Y. 26. John, [ b. 1760, m.
22. Catharine, b. in 1750, m. Samuel Rowley in 1770.
27. Bethesda, J m. Asbel Bronson.
23. Silas, b. 1752, m.
28. Sabra, b. April 24, 1764, m. Junius North, Feb. 25, 1785.
24. Jane, b. 1754, m. Ephraim Loomis, 29. Roman, b. Aug. 12, 1769, m. Oct. 30, 1783.
1680.
II. Abigail, b. Apr. 8, 1683, at Suffield.
12. Stephen, b. Mar. 27, 1688, d. Feb. 21, 1760.
13. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 2, 1690, d. Dec. 16, I 690.
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23. SILAS, son of Silas and Catharine (Drake) Fyler, m. Lucy, daughter of Noah Drake, Feb. - , 1779. She was b. May 8, 1754. He was a farmer ; lived nearly two miles northeast of Newfield churches, and d. in Sullivan, N. Y., 1812. Children :
30. Lucy, b. Feb. 26, 1780, m. Orange 32. Shaylor, b. Dec. 9, 1786, m.
Soper, 1797. 33. Erastus, b. Oct. 2, 1789.
31. Silas, b. May 31, 1782, m.
25. CAPT. STEPHEN, son of Silas and Catharine (Drake) Fyler, m. Polly Collier, July 1778. She was born Jan. 15, 1758. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and drew a pension a number of years. He came to Newfield, about 1781 ; was a farmer, and generally respected and honored by the com- munity. He was captain of a military company of Newfield, after the Revo- lution. He was an energetic, hard working man. He d. July 15, 1836, a. 81. His widow Polly, d. June 12, 1847, a. 89. Her mother, Mary Collier,
second husband Coman. He d. and she lived a time in Newfield, and d. Nov. 1, 1821, a. 86. Children :
34 Stephen F., b. Mar. 6, 1780, at Windsor.
35. George, b. Feb. 10, 1782, at Torring- ton, removed to Burke, Vt.
36. Polly, b. March 13, 1784, m. Noah Drake, 3d, Nov. 1804.
37. Catharine, b. July 16, 1786, m. Na- than Rowley, Feb. 3, 1810, removed to Tyringham, Mass .; no descendants re- maining.
38. Roxy, b. Oct. 22, 1788, m. Fisk Beach Feb. 24, 1814. He was born March 26, 1788. She d. in Winchester, March
Their children : Frederick Beach, a far- mer living at Hunter, N. Y. : George Beach, lives at Catskill, N. Y. : has served two terms in the state senate : Marcus Beach lives at Hoboken, N. Y .: is a man of wealth.
39. Reuben, b. July 9, 1791, d. unm. Jan. 19, 1821.
40. Juba, b. Aug. 5, 1793 ; never m. ; was a farmer with his brother Harlow ; in his will he gave all to his brother Harlow ; was a great story teller, d. June 22," 1869. 13, 1823. He d. in Hunter, N. Y. 41. Harlow, b. Dec. 21, 1795.
26. JOHN, son of Silas and Catharine (Drake) Fyler, m. Esther, dau of James Bacon, Dec. 27, 1783. She was b. Apr. 12, 1764. He removed to Colebrook where he died Dec. 20, 1839, a. 80. She d. Oct. 17, 1829, aged 65. Children :
42. Sally, b. Sept. 25, 1785, m. Elisha Smith, of Winsted.
43. John C., b. April 15, 1787, left home Nov. 1809, for Pleasant Valley, Poughkeep- sie, N. Y., and has not been heard from but once since.
44. Horatio N., b. Feb. 27, 1799, d. unm. at Colebrook, May 28, 1823. Studied law with Charles M. Johnson of Pine Plains, N. Y. : his health failed, he went south, returned and d .; was greatly lamen- ted as a young man of much promise.
27. BETHESDAY, dau. of Silas and Catharine (Drake) Fyler, m. Ashbel Bronson, removed to Elizabethtown, N. Y. Children :
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