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24. Lemuel, b. Sept. 23, 1790, m. in 26. Parmelia, b. March 2, 1801, m. Martin Wadsworth, Ohio, where he d. April, 1832.
25. Roxalany, b. Dec. 27, 1796, m. James Humphrey, of Norfolk, May, 1819, d 1835, leaving children.
Webster, of Tor., Sept., 1820, d. March 31, 1831.
27. Phineas, b. Feb. 9, 1803.
28. Alfred, b. Sept. 17, 1807.
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14. JUNIUS, son of Noah and Jemima (Loomis) North, m. Sabrina Fyler, Jan. 25, 178;, and settled on the north and south road east of his father's, and where his son Frederick now resides. He kept a tavern many years ; was an active, stirring man ; and was called by all, "Uncle Juna." His wife d. and he m. 2d, Sally Covey, Jan., 1807. He d. Nov. 14, 1828, a. 68 years. Children :
28. Roxalany, b. Nov. 2, 1785, m. Daniel Murry, March, 1810, and in after years removed to Winchester, where she is still living, and in her ninety-second year.
29. Triphena, b. March 14, 1787, d. April 10, 1867, a. 80, not m.
30. Ariel, b. Aug. 13, 1788, d. Sept. 22, 1818, a. 30 years ; not m.
31. Ruby, b. July 28, 1790, m. Ist Orrin Loomis, Nov., 1821, 2d, Moses Drake, and d. May 16, 1875, a. 85 years.
32. Willard, b. June 5, 1792, m.
33. Sabrina, b. Aug. 15, 1794, d. May 22, 1875, a. 81, not m.
34. Junius, b. April 30, 1796 ; removed to Ohio, m.
35. Lura, b. Oct. 7, 1798, m. Midian Griswold, of Litchfield, March 19, 1822; had a son Midian.
36. Laurin, b. July 21, 1800, m. Harriet Ford, and had children : Mary, Ellen, Henrietta.
37. Frederick, \ b. Aug.
38. Philomela, § 12, 1803, 5 d. Apr. 30, 1804.
15. REMEMBRANCE, son of Noah and Jemima (Loomis) North, m. Elizabeth, Lee, Sept. 21, 1786. He d. Aug. 10, 1802. Children :
39. Noah, b. Sept. 4, 1787.
40. Lury, b. May 21, 1789.
41. Prudence, b. March 28, 1791.
42. Mary, b. June 14, 1793.
43. Betsey, b. April 20, 1795.
44. Cyrus, b. May 6, 1797.
45. William, b. Oct. 5, 1799.
27. PHINEAS, son of Phineas and Chloe (Skinner) North, m. Louisa Wet- more, Oct. 10, 1832. He lived on his father's homestead until his death. He was an energetic farmer and business man. He built a house in Wolcottville and was ready to move into it ; was taken ill and in a few days d. May 7, 1867. His widow occupies the house he built in the village. Children :
46. Helen, b. Sept. 1, 1833, m. Sept. 1, 47. Alfred (Dr.), b. Oct. 5, 1836, m. 1856, James W. Holmes, of Waterbury,
and d. June 13, 1866.
32. WILLARD, son of Junius and Sabrina (Fyler) North, m. Lucina Child :
48. Arvid, b. March 19, 1824.
34. JUNIUS, son of Junius and Sabrina (Fyler) North, went to Ohio and married. Children :
49. Mary. 53. Eliza.
50. Junius .
51. Rhuby.
52. Amelia.
54. Orson, ¿
55. Orton, S twins.
DEA. FREDERICK, son of Junius and Sabrina (Fyler) North, m. Harriet, dau. of Ira Hoyt, June 14, 1830, lives on his father's homestead. He was elected deacon of the Baptist church in Newfield many years since ; is a farmer and a man much respected. Children :
56. Charlotte J, b. May 13, 1831, m. Joseph Deming of Colebrook, Mar. 12, 1856, and had children.
57. Catharine, b. Aug. 29, 1833, m.
58. Carrel F., b. June 29, 1835.
59. Junius D , b. June 17, 1839.
60. Roxa A., b. April 23, 1842, m. Elbert Norton of Goshen, Dec. 31, 1865.
61. Irene H., b. Oct. 14, 1843, m. John A. Moore of Colebrook, Mar. 3, 1866,
has children, Almira b. Aug. 1867, Waruga F.
62. Ann M., b. March 27, 1845, m. Ed- ward Y. Clark, of Washington, Ct., Oct. 22, 1870, has Freddie N.
63. Frederick A., b. April 10, 1846, is prin- cipal teacher in high school in Ill.
64. Lyman H., b. Feb. 4, 1849.
65. Rubie O., b. May 30, 1851.
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OLMSTED, ROSWELL, came from Windsor and settled in New Hartford, Torringford parish, near Torrington line. Children :
I. Lucy.
3. Elihu.
2. Two other daughters. 4. Stanley.
3. ELIHU, m. Susan Phelps of Harwinton, lived in the edge of New Hart- ford, but in Torrington society. Children :
4. Roswell, b. Jan., 1808. 7. Eliza, b. Feb., 1815.
5. Lucius, b. Feb. 17, 1811. 8. Julius, b. March, 1819, d. in 1847.
6. Sally, b. Dec., 1813.
5. Lucius, m. Catharine E. Brown of Westfield, Mass. Children :
9. Esther J. Wright, lives in Harwinton. 10. Charles E., b. Jan. 1844.
Second wife :
II. Lizzie J., b. June 14, 1860.
OSBORN, TIMOTHY, m. Susannah Higley, both of Torrington, Feb. 28, 1761. Children recorded in Torrington :
I. Justice, b. Dec. 3, 1765. 3. Isaac Higley, b. Apr. 12, 1772.
2. Susannah, b. Mar. 10, 1770.
OVIATT, MARCUS, son of Luman and Rhoda (Norton ) Oviatt, of Goshen, was b. Jan. 15, 1807, m. Deziah, daughter of Stephen Norton, of Goshen, Feb. 12, 1829. He was a farmer and lived in Goshen, until 1843, when he removed to Watertown, and from thence in 1853, to Torrington hollow where he d. Oct. 10, 1854. Children :
I. Erastus, b. Dec. 21, 1829, d. in Torring- Whiting, Oct. 28, 1855, and lives in Iowa.
ton, Feb. 12, 1860.
4. Everett, b. Mar. 9, 1838.
2. Stephen, b. Apr. 21, 1832.
3. Hannah, b. Jan. 7, 1835, m. Uri
5. Elizabeth, b. May 8, 1841, m. Theodore W. Austin, Oct. 16, 1867.
2. STEPHEN N., m. Emma Brooker, daughter of Martin, Nov. 22, 1860. Children :
6 Carrie N., b. Aug. 31, 1861. 7. Charles S., b. Jan. 1, 1860.
4. EVERETT, m. Hetty Jones, Jan. 1, 1865. Children :
8. Clarence, b. Feb. 4, 1866. 9. Willis, b. Jan. 1, 1868.
PALMER, NICHOLAS, was early at Windsor ; m. Joan -, who died Apr 16, 1683. He d. Aug. 30, 1689. His children apparently were b. in Windsor. Children :
I. Mary, b. May 3, 1637.
3. Timothy, bap. Mar. 20, 1641.
2. Hannah, bap. Oct. 11, 1640. 4. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 7, 1644.
3. TIMOTHY, son of Nicholas and Joan Palmer, m. Hannah Buel Sept. 17, 1663 ; who d. Sept. 26, 1704. He d. Aug. 20, 1713. Children :
5. Timothy, b. Aug. 25, 1664. IO. Sarah, b. Apr. 12, 1675.
6. Hannah, b. Oct. 3, 1666. II. Samuel, b. Sept. 7, 1677.
7. Mary, b. May 14, 1669. 12. Martha, b. Dec. 29, 1679, d. young.
8. Sarah, b. Feb. 25, 1671, d. young. 13. Benjamin, b. Feb. 24, 1682.
9. John, b. Apr. 13, 1673.
9 JOHN, son of Timothy and Hannah (Buel) Palmer, m. Sarah Mudge Jan. 14, 1695. Children :
14. John, b. June 11, 1696.
16. Samuel, b. Apr. 5, 1712.
15. Benjamin, b. Dec. 23, 1703, d. young. 17. Benjamin, b. Oct. 11, 1707.
14. CAPT. JOHN, son of John and Sarah (Mudge) Palmer, m. Deborah Filley Sept. 12, 1723, who d. Jan. 29, 1797, a 92. He d. Apr. 11, 1794, a 98. Children :
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18. John, b. Feb. 7, 1724. 23. Ezekiel, b. May 17, 1737.
19. Mary, b. Sept. 10, 1728. 24. Jonathan, b. May 31, 1740.
20. Jehiel, b. Jan. 12, 1730,d. Oct. 10, 1756.
25. Benjamin, b. Apr. 10, 1742.
21. Eli,b. Oct. 13, 1733,m. Elizabeth Gillett. 26. Deborah, b. June 21, 1746.
22. Joel, b. May 14, 1736.
22. JOEL, son of Capt. John and Deborah (Filley ) Palmer, m. Ann Hayden, July 23, 1761. Children :
27. Ann, b. May 16, 1762. 32. Martin, b. Feb. 19, 1773.
28. Naomi, b. Oct. 1, 1763. 33. Rubah, b. July 5, 1775.
29. Latimer, b. Feb. 4, 1766.
34. Hezekiah H., b. Jan. 19, 1781.
30. Joel, b. July 26, 1768.
35. Horace, b. Mar. 5, 1783.
31. Harvey, b. Nov. 30, 1770.
31. HARVEY, son of Joel and Ann (Hayden) Palmer, learned the trade of cloth dressing, in Windsor, and came to Torrington a short time before his marriage. He m. Mehitable daughter of Daniel Dibble, of Torringford, Nov. 25, 1795. Not long after this he built a house a little west of Torrington hol- low, now owned by Mr. Burton T. Cowles, where he established himself as a clothier. His carding mill stood on the stream east of the house by the present bridge and his cloth dressing house was opposite his dwelling on the north side the road. His first fulling mill was down in the hollow above the present saw- mill dam. He went down steps cut in the rocks, to it, and afterwards it was removed to the bridge above the falls. He was post master, keeping the office in his house about thirty years. He was also assessor of the town, and was active in public matters ; was a good citizen, much respected. Children :
36. Anna, b. Nov. 8, 1796, m. Seymour Hopkins of Warren ; had : Harvey P., and Lucretia, who m .- Stodard ; lives in Carol McHenry, Ill.
37. Eliza, b. July 5, 1796. m. Prescott Pond.
38. Aurelia, b. Oct. 11, 1800, d. Jan. 23, 1834.
39. Addison, b. Sept. 7, 1702.
40. Lucretia, b. June 6, 1806, m. Wm. W. Munson, Nov. 21, 1832, no children living. She is a widow, living in Brooklyn, N. Y.
41. Adaline, b. Aug. 1, 1808, m. Enoch Johnson; had : Ellen and Emma, lives in O.
42. Emma R., b. Jan. 9, 1812, m. Charles C. Beers, Sept. 28, 1831, left one child Anna, who is adopted by her Aunt Lu- cretia.
43. Frances A., b. Feb. 7, 1814, m. Henry H. Newall; lives at Great Bend, Pa. ; had : Frances, Gertrude and Irene.
44. Mehitable D., b. Sept. 17, 1316, m. Elihu H. Dwight, lived in Long Meadow, Mass., d. Dec. 18, 1860.
39. DEA. ADDISON, son of Harvey and Mehitable (Dibble) Palmer, m. 1st Phebe, daughter of Norman Fowler, May 22, 1839. She d. Jan. 26, 1868, and he m. 2d Mrs. Ann P. (Lucas) Wadhams, Oct. 27, 1869. She had three sons, Willard, Henry and Edward. Dea. Palmer lived one year on his father's homestead, then sold it, and bought the Norman Fowler place, which he still owns. He was elected deacon, in Wolcottville, in 1852, and is much respected in the town. He now resides in Goshen. Children by his Ist wife.
45. Homer F., b. Feb. 22, 1840, d. a. 4 yrs. 46. Hayden D., b. June 26, 1841, m.
47. Mary E., b. Mar. 15, 1845, m. Adel- bert Welden, Oct., 1866, lives in Water- bury.
46. Frances A., b. Nov. 30, 1846, m. Cas- samer Bronson, Oct., 1866; lives in Waterbury ; has Clara.
46. HAYDEN, son of Addison and Phebe (Fowler) Palmer, m. Mary, dau. Charles S. Munger, in 1863. He enlisted in the late war in the Fourth Conn., was promoted to a lieutenant and served four years ; was slightly wounded by a shell at Petersburg. He and his family now reside in Farmington, Russell Co., Kansas, and is clerk of the district court of the county.
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PATTERSON, BURTON C., came from Cornwall with his mother and brother Henry S. Patterson, and settled on a farm across the street from the Amos Wilson place, owning the latter also, and is a farmer. He m. Ist, Hattie M. Beach, of Goshen, Feb. 8, 1872, who d. Oct. 18, 1874, a 30 ; m. 2d, Anna M. Merwin, of New Haven, May 18, 1875. Children :
I. Silas B., b. March 15, 1873. 2. Son, b. March 9, 1877.
PARSONS, PHINEAS F., son of Samuel B. Parsons, of Northampton, Mass., was b. Oct. 8, 1835, and m. on the first of May, 1860, Helen A., dau. of Charles Bronson, of Waterbury. She was b. Feb. 27, 1839. Mr. Parsons was engaged as secretary and treasurer, with the Waterbury Brass Co., until 1865, when he removed to Wolcottville and engaged with the Coe Brass Co., in the same relations which he had resigned at Waterbury. After occupying this position for a few years he resigned and became interested in the Coe Furniture Co. For the last four years he has been a traveling agent of the Waterbury Brass Co. He resides in the western part of Wolcottville, on High street, where he has a commodious house, and very pleasant grounds around the house. It is one of the desirable locations in the village. Children :
I. Edmund Hayden, b. May 13, 1861, in 3. Elizabeth Sparks, b. Aug. 27, 1868, in Waterbury. Wolcottville.
2. Frank Roberts, b. Jan. 7, 1863, in Waterbury.
4. Florence Russell, b. March 16, 1872, in Wolcottville.
PERRIN, REV. LAVALETTE, D.D., son of Aaron and Lois (Lee) Perrin, was b. May 15, 1816, at Vernon, Ct. He m. June 4, 1844, Ann Eliza, dau. of William and Polly (Keeler) Comstock, of Ridgefield, b. Nov. 29, 1826, at Peekskill, N. Y., resides in Wolcottville ; is pastor of the Congre- gational church. Children :
I. Bernadotte, b. Sept. 15, 1847; was graduated at Yale college in 1869 ; studied theology in Yale seminary one year ; then engaged in a select school in Hartford, a year, from which he went into the high school of Hartford, where he was elected associate principal, with leave of absence one year. He has been in the German universities one year and a half.
2. Catharine, b. Dec. 8, 1850.
3. Addison, b. Sept. 27, 1852.
4. Giles Griswold, b. Jan. 19, 1856, d. March 13, 1856.
5. William Aaron, b. Dec. 18, 1858, d. Jan. 30, 1863.
PHELPS, BENJAMIN, came to Torrington a young man and m. Isabel, dau. of Abraham Loomis, Oct. 16, 1755, and may have settled on what is known as the Phineas North place. His wife d. Dec. 15, 1784. Children :
I. Jerusha, b. May 2, 1757. 5. Jemima, b. Feb. 6, 1765.
2. Joseph, b. Mar. 16, 1759.
6. Daniel, b. Nov. 9, 1766.
3. Isabel, b. June 15, 1761.
7. Benjamin, b. June 15, 1769.
4. Jonathan, b. May 17, 1763.
2. JOSEPH, son of Benjamin and Isabel (Loomis) Phelps, m. Rebecca Leav- enworth, Oct. 27, 1804. Children :
8. Sally, b. Sept. 6, 1805.
9. Joseph N., b. Nov. 29, 1806.
4. JONATHAN, son of Benjamin and Isabel ( Loomis) Phelps, m. Sylva Beach Jan. 20, 1785. He d. Sept. 27, 1791. Children :
IO. Anna, b. Oct. 8, 1785.
12. Almira, b. Sept. 22, 1789.
II. Luman, b. June 26, 1787. 13. Jerusha, b. Sept. 13, 1791.
7. CAPT. BENJAMIN, son of Benjamin and Isabel (Loomis) Phelps, m. and
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lived on the Phineas North place, and was a prominent man in the town some years. Children :
14. Hiram, accidentally killed by a pistol shot 16. Emeline, m. at Hartford.
at Torrington hollow.
15. Lucretia, m. Sylvester Spencer, of Litch- field.
17. Cornelia, m. Frederick Wadhams, of Goshen, removed to Ohio.
PHELPS, ELIJAH, from Windsor, lived in Torringford. Children :
I. Polly, m. Titus Ives. 3. Elijah.
2. Caleb, not m., d. in Torringford.
4. Esther, m. Col. Thaddeus Griswold.
JANNAH B., came to Torringford with his brother Elijah, and m. LucretiaDib- ble Nov. 26, 1812. Children.
I. Frederick, b. Dec. 15, 1714, and perhaps others.
ABRAHAM from Windsor, lived on West street, Torringford, near the Ives place, and d. young. Children :
I. Chloe, m. Patrick McCoe. m. Addis ; Rhoda m. Gould; Fanny m. 2. Mindwell, m. Chester Bristo. Lemuel Cook ; Charlotte m. Charles Rey- nolds, lives in Winsted.
3. Rhoda, m. Patrick McCoe, had Nancy, m. ---- Castle ; Phelps, d. young ; Sally
PHELPS, DR. JEREMIAH W., m., Ist, Augusta C. Havden, Dec. 25, 1846, who d. in 1858 ; m., 2d, Mrs. Mindwell M., widow of Dr. Peter Beardsley, July, 1859. Children :
I. Jeremiah W., b. Dec. 29, 1866.
2. Frank S., b. June 7, 1872.
PHILLOW, ARTEMAS, m. Lovisa, dau. of Abner Loomis, Dec. 11, 1800, and lived in a house that stood a little north of Esq. Smith's or the present town house. He is said to have had fifteen children, but all of their names have not been obtained. They were a pleasant family ; Mr. Phillow being a very humorous man, and the young ladies good looking and quite agreeable. They removed to Illinois. Seven children were recorded on the town records. Children :
I. Lura, b. Oct. 9, 1801. 7. Onpha, b. Nov. 9, 1808.
2. Edmund, b. Oct. 6, 1802.
8. Loomis.
3. Dennis, b. Dec. 5, 1803. 9. Nelson.
4. Addison, b. Nov. 27, 1804.
I.O. Lucretia.
5. Emily, b. Dec. 16, 1805.
II. Mary Ann.
POND, LYMAN RUSSELL, son of Lyman and Lucy (Spencer) Pond, m. Oct. 17, 1849, Frances S., dau. of Norman B. Rouse, of Torrington, and re- sides on the homestead of his mother and grandfather Asa Spencer, in the southwestern part of the town. He is descended from the Branford Pond family. Children :
I. Lucy E., b. Dec. 24, 1850, m. Edward 4. Frances G., b. April 16, 1859.
S. Andrus, Feb. 5, 1871, and has ch., Julia I., b. Jan. 4, 1872, Hattie I., b. Nov. 9, 1873.
2. Norman R., b. May 27, 1853.
8. Lewis H., b. June 14, 1868.
9. Elijah R., b. May 5, 1872.
POND, PRESCOTT, m. Eliza, dau. of Harvey Palmer ; lived in Wolcottville. Children :
I. William, d. in Ohio.
2. George, d. in New Britain.
3. Emily, m .-- Westover, of Litchfield. Ill.
4. Charles, living in Newington.
5. Adaline, m. -- Brockway, lives in
3. Mary E., b. Oct. 17, 1856.
5. Frederick R., b. Jan. 9, 1862.
6. Willis L., b. April 19, 1864.
7. Miles A., b. Dec. 8, 1866.
6. Adeline, b. April 30, 1807.
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POND, PRESTON, m. Esther Wheadon Apr. 27, 1814. Child :
I. Lucia, b. March 5, 1815.
POTTER, AMBROSE, brother of Daniel from Farmington, m. Abigail Seward April 8, 1805, both said to have been of Torrington at the time. (Town Rec.) Children :
1. Adelia, b. June 14, 1805.
2. Lucius F., b. Aug. 27, 1808.
POTTER, DANIEL, said to have been from Farmington, m. Mealy Johnson Jan. 24, 1792. He removed to Johnstown, N. Y., but in connection with his brother built the first store building in Wolcottville south of the bridge on Main street, and the first house where the American House now stands, and another dwelling on Litchfield street. He also afterwards purchased a farm or more in the southwest part of the town.
PULVER, HIRAM, son of Cornelius M. Pulver, of Copake, Columbia Co., N. Y., b. Dec. 1, 1824, learned his trade in Salisbury, m. Ist Mary S. Hub- bard, of Salisbury, March 9, 1847. She d. in 1848. He m. 2d, March 18, 1849, Jane, daughter of David R. Kimberly of Wolcottville, formerly of Guil- ford. He lived in Wolcottville, some two years after his 2d m., and then went to California, in 1851, when he remained over two years at first mining, afterwards at his trade and did quite well. On returning home he established himself at Wrightville, in the trade of carriage and wagon making. Children by ist wife :
I. Stanley, b. Dec. 18, 1842, m. Mary, dau.
of Martin Drake, Oct. 2, 1872, and re- sides in Ancram, Columbia Co., N. Y.
By 2d wife :
2. Albert Henry, b. Dec. 22, 1851. 4. Hudson J., b. Dec. 24, 1860.
3. Helen Frances, b. Jan. 5, 1856, d. July 5. Frank Augustus, b. Apr. 22, 1866.
15, 1864.
RAY, TIMOTHY, m. Lovicy Richards, Sept. 15, 1784, and lived in New- field. Children :
I. Rachel, b. Dec. 26, 1784. 3. Lovicy, b. June 20, 1788.
2. Abigail, b. Nov. 23, 1786. 4. Abner, b. Apr. 9, 1791.
REED, GEORGE DANIEL, was b. in Cornwall, and came to Torringford, where he bought a farm which he kept nearly two years, and then sold it and bought the Frank Whiting place and afterward he bought the George Whiting place, on the west side of the town near Luman Loomis's place; m. Ist, Eliza Davison, 2d, Irene Malory, 3d, Julia Sawyer. He resided in Torrington, two or three years and then settled on the George Whiting farm, where he d. in 1873. Children by Ist wife :
I. Samuel Davison, b. Nov. 14, 1846. By 2d wife :
2. Franklin Harvey, b. Mar. 14, 1847.
3. Edward Daniel, b. June 11, 1852.
By 3d wife :
4. Ida Estelle, b. Sept. 17, 1861.
1. SAMUEL D., son of George D. and Eliza (Davison) Reed, m. Ledelia, daughter of Henry Kimberly, of Goshen, Sept. 1, 1867, and lives on his father's homestead. Children :
5. Fannie Walker, b. Mar. 26, 1869.
8. Holly Elbert, b. Feb. 19 1872.
6. Edith Mills, b. May 25, 1870.
7. Mabel Eliza, b. Oct. 2, 1871.
9. Harry Julian, d. July 30, 1877.
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3. EDWARD D., son of George D., and Irene (Malory ) Reed, m. Nellie Eno, of Simsbury, Feb. 7, 1873. She was b. Aug. 22, 1855. He is a farmer and resides on his father's homestead with his brother. Child :
10. Nellie Irene, b. Feb. 20, 1864.
RICE, FRANKLIN, son of Alexander Rice of North Bridge, Mass., was b. Oct. 6, 1834, m. May 4, 1859, Sophia, dau. of Asa Spaulding of Strafford, Conn. She was b. Dec. 7, 1838. Mr. Rice came to Torrington Jan. 18, 1864, and entered upon work in the scythe shop in Wrightville. Children :
I. Ellis Alexander, b. July 16, 1860, d. Aug. 18, 1860.
2. Franklin Ellsworth, b. Nov. 17, 1862, d. Aug. 4, 1863.
3. Hattie Elizabeth, b. Feb. 11, 1864.
4. George Levi, Sept. 1, 1868.
5. Cyrus Wm., b. Oct. 26, 1872.
6. Charles D., b. Nov. 30, 1876.
DANIEL and Anna Rice. Child :
I. William, b. Oct. 26, 1798.
ROBERTS, HENRY, was born in Windsor, Conn., in 1758, and m. Mary Latimer Apr., 1784; who was b. at Windsor Mar. 24, 1765. The tradition of this family is that it is of French descent ; that it left France at the time of the St. Bartholomew massacre ; that the name was De Roberts, with the ac- cent on the last syllable, and from England they came to Boston and thence to Windsor. Mr. Roberts with his wife and one child settled in Torringford, in the Green woods, as then called, in 1786, where he cleared and worked a farm and where he died April 7, 1813. His widow Mary died Aug. 1854, aged 89 years. Children :
I. Henry, b. Aug. 31, 1785, at Windsor. 2. Mary ( Polly), b. Feb. 12, 1787, in Tor- ringford, m. Wm. Wilson, and had Al- mira, Henry, Horatio, Lorenson, Eliza- beth. She d. Jan. 11, 1871, a. 83. He d. July 8, 1873, a. 87.
3. Barzillai, b. April 19, 1789, m.
4. George, b. June 30, 1791, m. Eliza Judd of Canaan, had children, Willard, Mary, Edward, Ann. He. d. Dec. 20, 1869. She d. Sept. 21, 1870.
5. Sarah, b. Sept. 5, 1793, d. Dec. 10, 1794. 6. Pelatiah, b. Oct. 24, 1795, d. 1868, m. Sarah Judd, of Canaan, had 7 children, Rev. W. H. Roberts is one.
7. Sylvester, b. Feb. 12, 1797, d. May 5, 1845, m. Mrs. Amelia Cook of Win- chester, had one child.
8. Willard, b. Nov. 9, 1804, m. Dayton, of Tor., d. in West Virginia, in 1874 or 5.
1. HENRY, son of Henry and Mary (Latimer) Roberts, m Chloe Burr Oct. 14, 1805, and lived on his father's homestead. His wife, Chloe, d. in March, 1826. He d. Sept. 5, 1865, aged 80 years. Children :
9. Allen Burr, b. Sept. 24, 1806, m.
IO. Sarah, b. July 8, 1808, m. Enos F. Rich- ards, Dec. 24, 1832, and removed to Wisconsin, where he d. Sept. 18, 1872, and his wife Sarah, d. March 13, 1863, their children were, Henry A., b. May 16, 1834; Hobert A., b. Aug. 7, 1636 ; Wilbert B., b. June 7, 1741 ; Ema £., b. March 26, 1848; Ellen E., b. II, 1849; d. in 1849; Charles L., b. Aug. 22, 1850.
II. Emeline, b. Jan. 15, 1811, m. Sylvanus Pease, of Winsted in July 1832, and had
children, Henry R., b. Feb. 19, 1833 ; Luman, b. Sept. 26, 1835 ; Byron, b. Sept. 29, 1837 ; Frank, b. July 2, 1842 ; Horton, b. May 24, 1844; Robert, b. June 14, 1846.
12. Nelson, b. Sept. 12. 1814, m.
13. Adah, b. April 22, 1820, m. Joseph Wooster of Goshen, Oct. 20, 1840, and had children, Charlotte L., b. Jan. 17, 1845; Joseph F., b. Feb., 16, 1850; Nel- lie S., b. S. b. Jan. 7, 1857; Jennie A., b. Jan. 2, 1859.
3. BARZILLAI, son of Henry and Mary (Latimer) Roberts, m. Almira Humphrey in 1812, and removed to Ohio where he d. in 1872, and his wife, Almira, d. Feb. 17, 1871. Children :
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HISTORY OF TORRINGTON.
14. Harriet M., b. Jan. 29, 1813, m. Erastus N. Graham, d. July 31, 1844.
15. Cyrus H., b. Oct. 13, 1815, m. Julia
Loveland in O., in 1839, d. Oct. 22, 185 3.
16. Milo, b. Feb. 15, 1818, m. Sarah J. Norton in 1843, lives in New Hartford.
9. ALLEN B., son of Henry and Chloe (Burr) Roberts, m Martha Cook, of Torringford, Nov 9, 1840. Children : 17. Chloe, b. July 21, 1843. 18. Allen J., b. Aug. 28, 1845.
12. NELSON, son of Henry and Chloe (Burr) Roberts, m., Ist, Charlotte, dau. or Ralsamon Loomis of Charlestown, O., Sept. 24, 1841. She d. June 1, 1858. He m., 2d, Chloe, sister of his first wife, June 6, 1859. He re- sides in Vineland, N. J. (See Biog.) Children by Ist wife :
19. Harvey L., b. Oet. 20, 1843, m. 20. Frank, b. Apr. 12, 1849.
19. HARVEY L., son of Nelson and Charlotte (Loomis) Roberts, m. Emily, dau. of Hiram and Catharine (Fyler) Perkins.
ROBERTS, JOEL, lived in Torringford. Children :
I. Nama, b. Sept. 26, 1760. 4. Chloe, b. Apr. 15, 1765.
2. Samuel, b. Jan. 26, 1762.
3. Judah, b. Sept. 13, 1763.
5. Joel, b. June 16, 1772.
ROBERTS, ABEL, was b. Nov. 27, 1762, in Middletown. His brother Squire Roberts, was a prominent man in Middletown. Abel Roberts came to Torrington a young man, after having been a soldier some time in the Revo- lution, where his health failed. He taught school in Torrington ; m. Sally, dau. of Roger Loomis, May 11, 1789. He went to Schenectady and taught school some years in that part of New York state. In 1801, he returned to Torrington ; bought a home near what was then called the centre district, and where his son-in-law, Ephraim Fellows, now resides. When he was quite aged he taught school in the school house opposite his own dwelling. He d. Jan. 20, 1834. His widow d. Feb. 1, 1850. Children :
I. Harvey, b. Oet. 25, 1791, he was a 4. Sabra, b. Nov. 2, 1802, m. E. Fellows, printer, and d. May 1827 at Hartford. Nov. 2, 1825.
2. William T., b. Mar. 5, 1794, d. June, 1822, lung difficulty.
5. Flora E., b. Dec. 26, 1810, d. June 12, 1832.
3. Laura, b. Feb. 5, 1798, d. Nov. 8, 1839, lung difficulty.
ROBERTS, REV. NATHANIEL, from Simsbury, m. Ist, Margaret, dau. of Rev. Jonathan Marsh, of Windsor ; she d. Oct. 1, 1747, 2d, Esther, dau. of Aaron Loomis, Nov. 7, 1748. He d. March 4, 1776. (See Biography.) His widow Esther, d. Feb. 6, 1783, a. 54. Child : I. Margaret, b. June 5, 1759, m. Samuel Cumings.
GEORGE P., was b. in Litchfield, South Farms, in 1811 ; was in Torrington a little time, then engaged in the lumber business in St. Louis, Mo., and while thus engaged he m. Annis M. Allyn, of Wolcottville, May 15, 1842, and re- mained there some twenty-three years. He engaged on the Pacific and St. Louis rail road, and sold the first ticket on that road; was afterwards made paymaster on the road which office he held about twenty years, or until he re- turned to Wolcottville, in 1865, where he purchased the old Samuel Beach place west of the village ; enlarged his dwelling and fitted up the barn and other buildings in good style and seemed to have every thing ready for living when he closed his earthly life Feb. 16, 1875. He was a member of Dr. Potts's church in St. Louis and a regular worker in the Sunday school. Children :
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