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I. Jerusha, b. Apr. 21, 1722, d. Jan. 16, 5. Jemima, b. July 4, 1734, m. Noah North, 1757.
2. Abraham, b. Oct. 17, 1724, m. Mary Taylor, lived in T. and Winchester.
3. Isabel, b. Oct. 26, 1729, m. Benjamin Phelps, Oct. 16, 1755.
4. Capt. Epaphras, b. Nov. 13, 1732, m.
Mar. 25, 1756.
6. Benoni, b. Sept. 28, 1738, d. Feb. 27, 1742.
7. Remembrance, b. Sept. 30, 1743, d. Jan. 18, 1745.
2. ABRAHAM, son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Eggleston) Loomis, m. Ist Mary Taylor, of Litchfield, Feb. 10, 1757, who d. May 29, 1773 ; m. 2d Mary Wetmore, of Winchester, Nov. 12, 1775. He d. March 6, 1788. Children :
8. Benoni, b. Feb. 27, 1758, m.
9. Mary, b. Dec. 15, 1760.
Io. Abrahrm, b. July 25, 1764.
II. Mabel, b. June 26, 1766.
12. Alexander, b. June 15, 1770, m. Submit Spencer, June 3, 1792.
13. Jerusha, b. Sept. 4, 1780.
4. CAPT. EPAPHRAS, son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Eggleston) Loomis, m. Mary Hills, of Goshen, Sept. 9, 1755, who d. Feb. 12, 1813, a. 78. He d. at Winchester, Sept. 10, 1812. He was in Revoluton and several of his sons. Children :
14. Epaphras, b. Mar. 31, 1756, m. Phebe Brown, Dec. 5, 1777; served in the Revolution ; d. 1850, at Hannabal, N. Y.
15. Remembrance, b. Feb. 27. 1759, d. Jan. 16, 1779, a British prisoner at Mil- ford, Conn.
16. Jerusha, b. Feb. 6, 1761, m. Noadiah Bancroft, Sept. 7, 1780, d. Oct., 1827.
17. Dea. Lorrain, b. June 9, 1764, m. Abigail Rainsford, 1789, removed to Win- chester.
18. Wait, b. Nov. 23, 1765, m. Sally Stone, 1796. He was in the Revolution.
19. Arah, b. July 7, 1767, m. Margaret Loomis, May 15, 1799; d. at Winsted. 20. Ira, b. Sept. 19, 1770, m. Polly Thrall, July 25, 1793 ; d. in Ohio.
21. Rachel, b. May 29, 1772, d. March 6, 1774.
22. Mary, b. March 15, 1775, m. Daniel Coe Hudson, Feb. 16, 1797.
8. BENONI, son of Abraham and Mary (Taylor) Loomis, m. Jemima, dau. of Nathaniel Barber, March 9, 1786, who d. Oct. 6, 1828. He d. Feb. 20, 1820. Children :
23. Warren, b. Nov. 9, 1787, m. Esther Sutliff, of Plymouth ; d. in 1839.
24. Roxalena, b. March 27, 1791, m. Horace Loomis, Jan. 29, 1828.
25. Horace Allyn, b. Aug. 3, 1793, m. Hannah Judson ; went to Ohio.
26. Elisha, b. July 27, 1798, m.
27. Pamelia, b. Jan. 18, 1804, m. Horace Loomis, April 21, 1824, who d. Sept. 23, 1824.
26. ELISHA, son of Benoni and Jemima (Barber) Loomis, m. Ophelia Leach, April 3, 1833. He bought the Guy Wolcott place and lived there until his death, Feb. 21, 1869. Children :
28. Sarah Fidelia, b. April 22, 1834.
29. Louisa Ophelia, b. Sept. 7, 1837, m. Thomas Fitz Simons, Aug. 16, 1862, d. Aug. 6, 1863.
30. Flora Amelia, b. Feb. 15, 1843.
31. Elisha Earle, b. Aug. 2, 1846.
LOOMIS, ICHABOD, son of Ichabod, of Windsor, m. Dorthy Loomis, Jan. 25, 1738, came to Torrington ; d. 1775. Children :
I. Dorothy, b. July 5, 1740, m. Eli Loomis, Dec. 18, 1762.
2. Ichabod, b. Jan. 17, 1743, m. Mindwell
Lewis, removed to Winchester, d. July 31, 1785.
3. Abiel, b. Sept. 13, 1748, d. suddenly.
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4. Elijah, b. Nov. 6, 1753, served in Revo- lution, d. a prisoner.
5. Daniel, b. Nov. 28, 1756, m. Ann Phelps, d. in Hampden, N. Y.
6. Elizabeth, b. March 13, 1760, d. young.
7. Roger, m. Abigail Bartholomew.
LOOMIS, ISAAC, son of Isaac (who was the brother of Abraham, who settled in Torrington), and Hannah (Eggleston) Loomis, m. Sarah Gillett, March 10, 1743. Children :
I. Sarah, b. March 12, 1744, m. Moses 4. Isaac, b. Aug. 11, 1750.
Rood, Jan. 15, 1768.
5. Hannah, b. Jan. 16, 1753.
2. Rhoda, b. July II, 1746, m. Ebenezer Rood, Sept. 6, 1770.
6. Asa, b. Feb. 29, 1756, m.
7. Joseph, b. June 26, 1758, m.
3. Michael, b. Oct. 13, 1747, m.
3. MICHAEL, son of Isaac and Sarah (Gillett) Loomis, m. Huldah Loomis, of East Windsor, Oct. 9, 1777. He settled in 'Torringford, where Christopher Colt now resides. Children :
8. Chester, b. July 5, 1778, d. March 26, 9. Chester, b. June 25, 1780. 1779.
6. ASA, son of Isaac and Sarah (Gilllett) Loomis, m. Priscilla Austin, June II, 1778, lived on West street in Torringford. Children :
10. Abigail, b. July 16, 1779, m. George 15. Polly, b. May 1, 1792, not m. ; d. June Deming. 12, 1820.
II. Belinda, b. May 30, 1781, not m. d. 1840.
12. Beulah, b. Oct. 30, 1783, not m. d. Nov. 24, 1810.
13. Asa, b. March 3, 1786, m.
14. Wealthy, b. Aug. 3, 1788, m. Nancy Woodruff.
16. Austin, b. Sept. 14, 1794, m.
17. Aurelia, b. April 17, 1799, m. Charles L. Curtiss, Feb., 1825, resides at Charles- town, O.
7. JOSEPH, son of Isaac and Sarah (Gillett) Loomis, m. Rhoda Stark. Children :
18. Lavinia, b. 1784, m. Lucretius Bissell, d. in Austinburg, O., 1855.
19. Rev. Harvey, b. 1786; m.
20. Ralsamon, b. Aug. 24, 1788, m.
21. Philomela, b. 1790, not m. d. 1818.
22. Clarissa, b. 1793, m. Chauncey B. Cur- tiss, d. in 1851, Charlestown, O.
23. Sophia, b. 1796, m. Horace Cook; d. in 1838, in Elkhart, Ind.
24. Willard, b. 1798, not m .; d. 1823.
13. ASA, son of Asa and Priscilla (Austin) Loomis, m. Sally Burr, removed to Charlestown, Ohio. Children :
25. Eliza Ann, b. June 7, 1807, m. Andrew Haymaker, Charlestown, O.
26. Lewis, b. May II, 1809, m. Charity Hough, April 3, 1833, Charlestown, O.
27. Beulah, b. July 27, 18II, not m .; d. July 10, 1864.
28. Martha, b. Sept. 19, 1814, m. Orrin Sanford, Charlestown, O.
29. Mary, b. March 22, 1817, m. Robinson Hinman, Edinburgh, O.
30. Harriet, b. June 7, 1819, m. Henry Y. Woodruff.
31. Abigail, b. April 15, 1822, m. Lozon Bostwick, Edinburgh, O.
32. Cornelius, b. May 19, 1825, m. Milly Moore, Charlestown, O.
33. Uriah B., b. March 18, 1828, m. Ist, Elizabeth I. Boly ; 2d, Mary Hart.
34. Milo, b. Nov. 27, 1831, d. 1832.
35. Addison, b. June 4, 1835, m. Miriam Warner, 1863, Clermont, Iowa.
16. AUSTIN, son of Asa and Priscilla (Austin) Loomis, m. Elizabeth Hough' He d. in 1857, at Atwater. Children :
36. Homer A., b. Sept. 29, 1823, m. ; lived in Coldwater, Mch.
37. Dr. Harvey, b. Sept. 27, 1824, m. Ist,
Mary D. Mansfield, 1849; 2d, Mary L. Barr, Burr Oak, Mich.
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38. Elvira, b. 1827, m. Dr. Clebrom Pal- 40. John S. M., b. July 3, 1837, m. Ange- miter, 1846, Ligonia, Ind. line Fowler, 1860, Kendallville, Ind.
39. Almira, b. 1829, m. George Clark,
1851, Louisville, Ky.
19. REV. HARVEY, son of Joseph and Rhoda (Stark) Loomis, m. Nancy Battell (See Biog. of Mr. and Mrs. Loomis. ) Children :
41. Charles Battell, b. Nov. 12, 1812, m. 44. Ann C., b. Jan. 18, 1818, d. March 6, Ist Emilia Coulomb, July 13, 1832, who 1820.
d. Mar. 6, 1855, m. 2d, Mary Worthing- ' ton, July 18, 1860, Brooklyn, N. Y.
42. Harvey, b. Jan. 19, 1815, m. Martha Maria L'Huilier, of Geneva, Switzerland, where he d. Aug. 14, 1857.
43. Joseph W., b. July 24, 1816, d. Feb. I, 1818.
45. Joseph W., b. Aug. 1, 1819, d. March 25, 1820.
46. Henry M., b. May 21, 1823, d. April 8, 1824.
20. RALSAMON, son of Joseph and Rhoda (Stark) Loomis, m. Nancy Colt, July 11, 1819, removed to Charlestown, Ohio, making the journey in forty days with an ox team. Children :
47. Charlotte, b. April 29, 1820, m. Nelson 49. Frederick, b. Oct. 11, 1823, m. Ist, Roberts, Sept. 24, 1841. Elizabeth Wilson, Sept. 13, 1848 ; m. 2d, Harriet Wilson, Oct. 28, 1852. He d. Aug. 31, 1861.
LOOMIS, TIMOTHY, son of Timothy of Windsor, came to Torringford and settled a little way south of Augustine Hayden's. He d. Feb. 13, 1832, a. 82. Children :
I. Anna, b. Nov. 2, 1774.
2. Sarah Talcott, b. July 27, 1776.
7. Wells, b. Jan. 17, 1786.
3. Roxa, b. April 14, 1778.
8. Ruhamah, b. May 9, 1790.
4. Timothy, b. Nov. 14, 1779.
9. Orrel, b. June 18, 1792.
LOOMIS, JOEL, son of David of Windsor, settled in Torrington, a short distance east of the John Brown house. He was nephew to the first Aaron in Tor., was born June 2, 1721, m. June 4. 1752, Elizabeth Brown, who was probably a near relative to Owen Brown. Children :
I. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 25, 1753. 3. Joel, b. May 22, 1760.
2. Anna, b. Sept. 17, 1756.
4. Hepziba, m. Issachar Loomis.
3. JOEL, son of Joel and Elizabeth (Brown) Loomis, m. Prudence West May 23, 1792. Children :
5. Betsey, b. Apr. 15, 1793.
7. Harlow, b. May 30, 1798.
6. Ansell, b. July 3, 1795.
8. Riley, b. Aug. 13, 1800.
MARSHALL, CAPT. SAMUEL, was in Windsor and had a lot in the Pali- sado in 1637; was a deputy in the same year and a magistrate in 1638. He m. Mary, dau. of Lt. David Wilton, May 1, 1652. Children :
I. Samuel, b. May 27, 1653. 6. Mary, b. May 8, 1667.
2. Lydia, b. Feb. 18, 1655. 7. Eliakim, b. July 10, 1669.
3. Thomas, b. April 23, 1659.
8. John, b. Apr. 10, 1672.
4. David, b. July 24, 1661.
9. Elizabeth, b. Sept 27, 1674.
5. Thomas, b. Feb. 23, 1663.
5. DEA THOMAS, son of Samuel and Mary (Wilton) Marshall, m. Mary Drake, Mar. 3, 1636, in Windsor. He was an original proprietor in Tor- rington, but did not settle here. He d. in Windsor Nov. 8, 1735. Children :
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5. Allen, b. Sept. 2, 1781, m. Mary Reed, Jan. 19, 1806.
6. Guy, b. Feb. 7, 1784.
48. Henry, b. Sept. 1, 1821, not m .; d. Jan. 21, 1849.
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IO. Thomas, b. Jan. 14, 1686, d. Aug. 26, 17. Noah, b. Apr. 24, 1703. 1689. 18. (Rev.) Daniel, b. 1705.
II. Mary, b. Feb. 21, 1689.
12. Samuel, b. July 23, 1691.
13. Thomas, b. Feb. 6, 1693.
14. Rachel, b. Apr. 12, 1696.
15. Catharine, b. Apr. 11, 1699.
16. John, b. April 3, 1701.
19. Benjamin, b. Aug. 8, 1707.
20. Eunice, b. May 3, 1709, m. and took upon herself to preach Baptist doctrine. She was ordered to d'esist and not com- plying, was, although pregnant at the time, thrown into jail .- Windsor Hist.
12. SAMUEL, son of Thomas and Mary (Drake) Marshall, m. Abigail Phelps July 12, 1706 ; lived in Windsor. Children :
21. Samuel, b. Aug. 17, 1717.
22. Rev. Eliakim, b. March 1, 1719.
23. Abigail, b. March 6, 1722. 29. Mary,
24. Noah, b. April 29, 1723, settled in Tor.
25. Rachel, b. Feb. 1, 1725.
26. Abner, b. Feb. 9, 1727, settled in Tor.
27. Amasa, b. Jan. 17, 1729, settled in Tor.
28. Joseph, Rev., } b. Feb. 17, 1731.
30. Assenath, b. May, 1, 1733.
31. Aaron, b. May 11, 1735, settled in Tor.
13. THOMAS, son of Dea. Thomas and Mary (Drake) Marshall, m. Elizabeth Tudor Oct. 9, 1725. He settled in the southwestern part of Torrington on a farm next south of the old Jonathan Coe place, some time before 1755. His wife was of French descent ; had some considerable property when she was m., and was a woman of high spirits, in which qualities probably Mr. Mar- shall was not much lacking. They agreed to a separation for a time, but after about two years revoked the decree. He d. Feb. 4, 1772, and his widow d. Feb. 8, 1790, aged 90 years. Children :
32. Thomas, b. Oct. 13, 1726, d. young. 34. Job, b. April 22, 1736.
33. Gad, b. Feb. 18, 1732. 35. Thomas, b. Aug. 24, 1738.
24. NOAH, son of Samuel and Abigail (Phelps) Marshall, came to Torrington a young man, m. Sarah Taylor, of Litchfield, Nov. 15, 41753. He d. Feb. 3, 1777. Children :
36. Noah, b. Sept. 8, 1754. 39. John, b. April 30, 1759.
37. Ambrose, b. April 12, 1756. 40. Roswell, b. June 10, 1761.
38. Oliver, b. Nov. 23, 1757, d. Jan. 10, 41. Sarah, b. May 12, 1767. 1777.
26. ABNER, son of Samuel and Abigail (Phelps) Marshall, m. Hannah Marshall, of Windsor, Jan. 4, 1759. Hannah, his wife, d. June 24, 1800. Children :
42. Hannah, b. Oct. 8, 1759, in Windsor. 46. Julinus, b. Jan. 7, 1767, d. Jan. 23,
43. Abner, b. Nov. 17, 1761, in Tor. 1767.
44. Roger, b. Aug. 2, 1763. 47. Abigail, b. July 13, 1769.
45. Nancy, b. Jan. 19, 1765.
27. AMASA, son of Samuel and Abigail (Phelps) Marshall, came to Tor- rington a young man and m. Jane Leeming, of Middletown, Feb. 27, 1759. Child :
48. Eunice, b. June 1, 1761.
31. AARON, son of Samuel and Abigail (Phelps) Marshall, came to Tor- rington a young man and m. Chloe Agard, Dec. 4, 1777. She d. Dec. 24, 1795. Children :
49. Chloe, b. Oct. 4, 1779. 50. Assenath, b. Aug. 5, 1786.
35. THOMAS, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Tudor) Marshall, m. Desire Tuttle, Jan. 30, 1764. She was b. May 16, 1743. His father gave him a farm in Newfield, adjoining Winchester line, in 1761, and he settled on this
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farm, and established the first large dairy in Newfield, and perhaps the first in the town. He was a man of peculiarities like many men in his day, but must have been more than ordinarily enterprising, and energetic. He was among the first settlers in Newfield, and was a man of considerable influence in that part of the town. His wife, Desire, d. Aug. 14, 1808, and he m. zd, widow Sarah Butler, of Harwinton. He wrote in his account book, " In 1799, I made 78 barrels of cider ; in 1803, 80 ; in 1807, 120." "" In 1805, I sold my new milk cheese at ten cents a pound." He d. instantly of dropsy of the heart May 5, 1810. Children :
51. Raphael, b. May 11, 1765. m.
52. Reuben, b. Nov. 29, 1766, m .; was a merchant at Winchester some years, they removed to Granville, Mass. ; d. Feb. 13, 1814.
53. Harvey, b. June 29, 1768, m. Anna Frisbie, of Burlington, Ct., living many years in Colebrook, removed to and d. in Hartford, leaving sons and daus.
54. Sarah, b. June 10, 1770, m. Oliver Coe, Dec. 1, 1791, had : Norris, b. May 1, 1792, m. Chloe Hubbell ; Demas, b. Jan. II, 1794; Artemisia, b. Dec. 5, 1799, m, George Chase. Mrs. Sarah, d. April 17, 1816.
55. Levi, b. April 19, 1772, m. Polly Gridley ; lived in Winchester until about
1800, when he removed to Vernon, N. Y.
56. Roswell, b. Dec. 30, 1773, m. Sophia Bass ; lived in Colebrook, and d. Nov. 23, 1845.
57. Seth, b. Dec. 2, 1775, m. Susan Frisbie, of Burlington, Ct., and lived in Colebrook many years ; removed to Painesville, O.
58. Rachel, b. June 19, 1781, m. Dec. 19, 1799, Capt. Levi Munsill, and resided on her father's homestead and d. there Jan. 16, 1842, a very excellent woman. Their children were : Marcus, Sarepta, Luman, Hiram, Levi T., and Maria R. ; all resided in Winchester.
59. Susannah, b. Aug. 14, 1783.
51. RAPHAEL, son of Thomas and Desire (Tuttle) Marshall, m. Philomela, dau. of Daniel Grant, b. April 17, 1769. He was a farmer and tanner on the Gen. Sheldon place on Lyman street ; and was an energetic, influential citizen. His wife Phila d. Aug. 13, 1812, and he m. 2d, Mrs. North, widow of Phineas North, Esq., and d. in Colebrook, Nov. 3, 1822. Children :
59. Minerva, b. May 30, 1789, m. Samuel Deliber, d. Feb. 17, 1842.
60. Maria, b. July 27, 1791, m. Henry Skilton Morris ; d. Aug., 1865.
61. Sarah W., b. Aug. 29, 1794, m. Rev. Alpheus Geer, of Waterbury ; d. in Brat- tleboro.
62. Philomela, b. April 18, 1798, m. Dr. Geo. O. Jarvis ; d. May 12, 1875.
63. Daniel, b. Oct. 20, 1800, d. Apr. 25, 1804.
64. Raphael G., b. July 1802, d. July, 1802.
65. Aurelia, b. Sept. 16, 1804, m. Homer Higley, of Winsted, d. Nov. 11, 1870.
66. Lorinda, b. March 16, 1808, m. Nelson Hall, of Waterbury ; resides in New Haven.
MCCARTY, WILLIAM H., son of William W. of Wassaic, N. Y., was b. March 5, 1842, in Tolland, Mass. He enlisted at Wolcottville, Aug., 1861, in Co. C, 8th Ct. Served until Mar. 4, 1863 ; and was honorably discharged by reason of wounds received at the battle of Antietam, Md. ; was in the battle of Roanoke Island in 1862, of Newbern, N. C., Mar. 14, 1862, and at the siege of Fort Macon, N.C., and in the battle of South Mountain, Sunday, Sept. 14, 1862, and at Antietam where he was wounded Sept. 17, 1863, and lay in the hospital six months, when he was sent home. He went as a private, came home a sargeant. He has been engaged in the brass mill thirteen years. He m. Jennie E. Johnson Aug. 9, 1863, and resides on Migeon avenue. Ch. : I. Albert A., b. Jan. 25, 1865. 2. Gertrude M., b. May 28, 1869.
McNEIL, HENRY L., son of Elias, was born at Binghamton, N. Y., May 30, 1815, m. at Litchfield, Ct., Oct. 21, 1840, Martha J., dau. of Col. Wm,
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O'Dell of Litchfield, and settled in Wolcottville in Sept. 1830. He d. Aug. 20, 1868. Children :
I. William Henry, b. 1840, d. 1853. clerk at the bank of Brooks Brothers, and the Wolcottville Savings Bank.
2. Edward Lincoln, b. May 1854, d. Nov. 1859.
4. Catherine Lucena, b. Dec. 19, 1858.
3. Charles Leverette, b. Sept. 28, 1855; is
CHARLES, son of Elias, was b. at Litchfield, Feb. 25, 1829. He commenced the drug business in Wolcottville in 1850, in which he still continues. He m. Emeline Loveland Feb. 5, 1851. She was b. at Watertown, Ct., Feb. 19, 1832. Children :
I. Frank, b. July 13, 1852.
2. Merritt, b. Sept. 13, 1865.
MATHER, ZACHARIAH, m. Lucia Gaylord Apr. 20, 1769. (Tor. Rec.) Children :
I. Polly, b. Sept. 11, 1772. 4. Naomi, b. Nov. 27, 1777.
2. Lucinda, b. May 6, 1775.
5. Sibyl, b. July 24, 1781.
3. Lucy, b. June 2, 1776. 6. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 1, 1783.
MATTHEWS, THOMAS, m. Hannah Harris Apr. 16, 1775. Child : I. Sarah, b. Dec. 17, 1776. (Tor. Rec.)
MIGEON, HENRI, was b in Haraucourt, France, Sept. 11, 1799, and m. Marie Louise, dau of Francois Beaudelot of Haraucourt, France, and came to America in 1829, and was a successful business man, and a resident of Wol- cottville. His wife, Marie Louise, d. June 30, 1871. He d. Dec. 24, 1876, aged 76 years. ( See Biog.) Children :
I. Pauline, m. Hiram W. Hayden, of Waterbury, and had children, Edward S., Leonia M., Florentine H.
2. Arcine, m. Henry Munson, of East Bloomfield, Ontario co., N. Y., had Adele B., Ada, Eliza T.
5. Florentine, b. in 1826, in Sedan, France, m. Frederick J. Seymour.
Fairfield, Ct., children, William H., Achille Migeon, Louise B., Elise.
5. Achille F., b. Feb. 7, 1834, in Millbury, Mass.
6. Adele R., b. in Wolcottville, m. Francis V. Beaudelot, of Haraucourt, France, where she resides, and has, Louis, Nelly, Leon G.
4. Eliza Josephine, m. George B. Terrill, of 7. Louise Justine, b. in Wolcottville.
5. ACHILLE F., son of Henri and Marie L. (Beaudelot) Migeon, attended school at Rev. John Catlin's in Northfield, Ct., and then a time at the Academy at Litchfield, then at the Hamden Military school, and was graduated at the Irving Institute at Tarrytown, N. Y. He was then engaged at the Middlesex woolen mill, at Lynn, Mass., learning the business of manufacturing woolen cloths ; after which he entered his father's re-finishing shop in New York, and some time later became a partner, and continued there until 1863, when he purchased the Wadham's property in Torrington hollow, and is owner ofstock in the skate shop, needle shop, brass mill, and has an interest in the gold mines at Helena, Montana, where he is at present giving his personal attention. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Almon Farrell of Waterbury, Sept. 1. 1858 ; resides on Migeon avenue. Children :
8. Virginia Beaudelot, b. Nov. 12, 1360; 9. Clara Louise, b. March 2, 1864. is at school in New York.
MILLER, GEORGE, was an early settler in the northern part of the town, had quite a family and seems to have been a fine man. He d. Feb. 13, 1775. Children :
I. George, b. March 7, 1755, m.
3. Joel, b. Jan. 10, 1758.
2. Phebe, b. Jan. 23, 1757.
4. Asahel, b. Oct. 24, 1760,
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5. Ruth, b. Nov. 19, 1762.
6. David, b. Feb. 23, 1765, m.
7. Josiah, b. April 12, 1767.
I. GEORGE, son of George and Sarah Miller, m. Phebe Hurlbut June 29, 1775. Children :
IO. Phebe, b. April 13, 1776.
II. George, b. July 2, 1777, d. same day.
4. ASAHEL, son of George and Susan Miller, m. Lovina Coe, of Winches- ter, Oct. 26, 1788. Child :
12. Joel, b. June 26, 1790.
6. DAVID, son of George and Sarah Miller, m. Hannah Smith Jan. 1, 1795. Children :
13. Huldah, b. Sept. 15, 1795.
14. Fanny S., b. Nov. 3, 1797.
15. Elihu R., b. Sept. 28, 1801.
16. Hannah E., b. Oct. 8, 1805.
17. David S., b. April, 2, 1808.
MILLER, WILLIAM, m. Polly Cotton in 1783, and may have been an older son of George and Sarah Miller. Children :
I. Daniel, b. Jan. 5, 1785.
3. Joseph, b. March 1, 1790.
2. Nancy, b. Feb. 5, 1787. 4. Polly, b. April, 1791.
MILLER, EBENEZER, came to Torringford a young man, and afterwards m. Thankful Allins of Middletown, Feb. 16, 1761. Children :
I. Jonathan, b. Nov. 26, 1761.
2. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 7, 1764. 9. Joshua, b. Mar. 8, 1775.
3. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 11, 1765, d. Oct. 11, 1767.
4. Abigail, b. May 24, 1767.
5. Thomas A., b. Sept. 13, 1769.
6. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 8, 1770.
7. Thankful, b. June 9, 1772.
8. Samuel, b. Sept. 2, 1773.
10. Henry, b. Oct. 11, 1776.
II. Experience, b. May 5, 1778, d. June 3, 1778.
12. Joseph, b. Oct. 29, 1779.
13. Beula, b. Mar. 21, 1782.
2. EBENEZER, son of Ebenezer, m. Dorothy Gaylord of Middletown, Feb. 7, 1787. Child :
14. Willard, b. Dec. 31, 1787.
IO. HENRY, son of Ebenezer, Sr., m. Abigail Bristol Dec. 3, 1799. He d. Feb. 28, 1861. She d. July 11, 1863. Children :
15. Sophronia A., b. Nov. 17, 1800, m. Bunnell, Apr. 24, 1823.
19. Florilla E., b. Feb. 23, 1814, m. S. Hayden Mar. 23, 1836.
16. Lewis B., b. Dec. 12, 1804, m. 20. Minerva, b. Feb. 8, 1816, d. June 21,
17. Harvey, b. Mar. 11, 1807, m. Jane F. Stanley, Aug. 27, 1838.
1871.
21. Martha A., b. June 19, 1821, m. J. C. Lowry, Aug. 11, 1842.
16. LEWIS B., son of Henry, m. Jane Trumbull, who d. Aug. 25, 1863 ; m., 2d, Harriet S. Hewitt, Nov. 25, 1865. Children :
22. Eleanor, b. Jan. 20, 1845, m. E. G. 23. Luther E., b. April 20, 1850. Richardson, Aug. 30, 1870.
By 2d wife :
24. Lewis B., b. Aug. 30, 1869, d. Sept. 15, 1869.
23. LUTHER E., son of Lewis B. Miller, m. Alice Hewitt Nov. 24, 1869. Ch : 25. Henry L., b. Jan. 11, 1871. 26. Charles H., b. Oct. 8, 1872.
MILLER, WILLIAM, a Hessian soldier, taken prisoner, was brought to Tor- ringford in the Revolution ; and after a few years he m., bought him a lot of
18. Luther, b. Dec. 5, 1810, m.
8. Sarah, b. July 12, 1769.
9. Hannah, b. Sept. 14, 1772.
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land and built a house on it at the corner of West street and the Torrington turnpike where he lived and died. Children :
I. Daniel, removed from the town.
2. Polly, m. Dr. Remus M. Fowler.
3. Joseph, removed from the town.
MILLS, PETER, ancestor of the Wintonbury Mills family, was the son of Peter Vander Water Menlen, native of Holland, Europe. His name was changed at his own request, by the general assembly to that of Peter Mills. He was b. in 1666, and m. Joanna Porter, July 21, 1792, and resided near the east part of what is now Bloomfield, where he followed through the active part of his life the trade of a tailor. He d. in 1754, a. 88 years. Children :
I. Peletiah, b. April 27, 1693, was an at- torney at Bloomfield.
2. Gideon, b. Feb. 3, 1694, graduate, at Yale, 1737, settled in the ministry at Simsbury and West Simsbury.
3. Jedediah, b. March 23, 1697, graduated Yale, settled at Huntington.
4. Peter, d. April 28, 1700.
5. Peter, b. April 12, 1701 ; the father of numerous descendants.
6. Daniel, b. May 22, 1706.
7. John, b. Feb. 14, 1708 ; settled in Kent.
7. JOHN, son of Peter and Joanna (Porter) Mills, m. Jane Lewis, who was b. in Stratford, in 1712, and settled in Kent, a farmer. He was drowned in the Housatonic river June 7, 1760. His widow, Jane, m. Rev. Philemon Robbins, of Branford, where she resided until his death, in 1781, when she returned to Kent, where she d. in 1798, a. 86. Children :
8. Lydia, b, Nov. 2, 1734, m. Jeremiah Fuller, d. July 4, 1755.
9. John, b. Jan. 23, 1736, d. at Windsor unm. March 24, 1762.
Io. Lewis, b. Oct. 18, 1738, m.
II. Peter, b. Oct. 14, 1741, m
12. Samuel, b. May 17, 1743, m.
13. Jane, b. April 5, 1745, m. Rev. Joel Bardwell, Kent, Sept. 6, 1759, d. May 2, 1829.
14. Sarah, b. April 5, 1747, m. Rev. Jeremiah Day, of New Preston, d. Aug. 25, 1767. It is said that she was visited by the Rev. Peter Starr as well as Mr. Day, when a young lady but that she chose to walk by day-light rather than star-light. 15. Edmund, bap. June 16, 1751, preached in Sutton, Mass.
12. REV. SAMUEL J., son of John and Jane (Lewis) Mills, m. Esther Robbins, of Canaan, Nov. 19, 1771 ; he then being settled past or at Tor- ringford, where he remained until his decease, May 11, 1833, lacking five days of ninety years of age. His wife Esther, d. Dec. 30, 1809. Children : 16. Infant dau. d.
17. Infant son, d.
18. Infant dau. d.
19. Infant son, d.
20. Jeremiah Fuller, b. in 1777, m.
21. Florilla M., m. Col. James Ripley, of Cornish, N. H.
22. Samuel John,b. April 21, 1783, never m.
20. JEREMIAH F, son of Rev. Samuel J., and Esther (Robbins) Mills, m. Eleanor Weller, of Roxbury, and was a farmer in Torringford some years, then removed to New Haven, where he d. Oct. 6, 1833, a. 56. His wife Eleanor, was b. in 1785, and d. in New Haven, Feb. 29, 1831, a. 46. Children :
23. Ellen Louisa, never m.
24. Rebecca Florilla, m. Charles Dickson, of Groton, Mass., and d. a few years since in Kansas, leaving a family.
25. Julia Sherman, m. Rev. Samuel C. Damon, of Mass., Oct. 6, 1841 ; had five children : Rev. Mr. Damon was b. in Holden, Mass., Feb. 15, 1815, graduated at Amherst in 1836; taught the academy
in Salisbury, Ct., 1836-7 ; studied theology at Princeton, N. J., 1837-8 ; taught a private school in Burlington, N. J., 1838-9; was at Andover, 1839-41 ; ordained Sept. 15, 1841 ; sailed from New York, March 10, 1842, and reached Honolulu, Oct. 19, 1842. From that time to the present he has labored in that place under the auspices of the American
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Seaman Friend's Society of New York. In this Bethel chapel he has preached 35 years ; during which time he has edited The Friend, a monthly paper, the oldest periodical published in the Pacific. He and Mrs. Damon have enjoyed good health, and of their five sons, four are living ; three settled on the island, and one a graduate of Amherst is now traveling in Europe.
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