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2. Daniel, b. Aug. 10, 1771.
4. Polly, b. Sept. 7, 1775.
STOUGHTON, DANIEL, came from Windsor, was b. Aug. 13, 1699, and was probably, son of Capt. Thomas, son of Thomas Sen., the first of Windsor. He m. Joanna Allyn, Sept. 3, 1730, who d. Sept. 30, 1735, in 39th year. He was a prominent man in the organization of the Ecclesiastical Society. Children :
I. Chloe, b. July 16, 1731.
2. Daniel, b. March 6, 1733.
3. Roxalena, b. Oct. 13, 1734.
STRONG, JACOB, son of John and Elizabeth ( Warriner ) Strong, m. Nov. 10, 1698, Abigail, daughter of Nathaniel Bissell, of East Windsor, Ct. His ancestors were John, b. in 1626, son of John Strong, who came with the Windsor company in 1630. He was a farmer and d. at East Windsor, in 1750, a. 76 years. His wife Abigail, d. March 25, 1749. Children :
I. Abigail, b. Feb. 24, 1699.
2. Mindwell, b. July 19, 1701.
3. Jacob, b. Feb. 6, 1704, m.
4. Ann, b. Jan. 8, 1708, m. Supply Strong of Litchfield.
5. Eunice, b. Aug. 17, 1710, m. Ebenezer Thomas of Lebanon.
6. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 1, 1712, d. Dec. 5, 1795, a. 83.
7. Asahel, b. May 7, 1715, m.
8. Timothy, b. 1719, lived and d. in East Windsor.
3. JACOB JR., son of Jacob and Abigail (Bissell) Strorg, came to Torrington, in- 1739, and m. Mindwell, daughter of Dea. Ebenezer Lyman, of Torrington, October 29, 1741, and settled on the farm known for many years as the Fowler place. He first built a log house, and afterward, the house now stand- ing. Mr. Strong d. Sept. 5, 1776, a. 72, and after his death Noah Fowler bought the farm and occupied it all his life and his son Norman after him. Children : 9. Mindwell, b. July 28, 1742, m. Samuel 12. Experience, b. Mar. 28, 1650. Everitt.
IO. Experience, b. and d. Aug. 13, 1743.
II. Abigail, b. Jan. 27, 1746, m. May 6, 1785, Ebenezer Stoddard.
13. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 10, 1755, d. Jan. 2, 1756.
14. Mary, b. July 2, 1757, m. Richard Leach March 23, 1775.
7. ASAHEL, son of Jacob and Abigail (Bissell) Strong, m. Hannah, daughter of Dea. Ebenezer Lyman, March 20, 1749. Hannah Lyman was great aunt to Dr. Lyman Beecher. His wife Hannah, d. Feb. 19, 1771. He d. Nov. 15, 1776, a. 61. Children :
15. Asahel, b. Apr. 28, 1750.
16. Hannah, b. Nov. 30, 1753, m. John Minor of Winchester.
17. Dorcas, b. Feb. 28, 1758, m. Hezekiah Beecher of Bethlehem.
18. Chloe, b. Dec. 4, 1763, m. David Holmes of Tor. removed to Winchester and thence to Russell, Mass., had a large family.
19. David, b. May 31, 1768.
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15. ASAHEL, son of Asahel and Hannah (Lyman) Strong, m. Martha, dau. of Daniel Barber of East Windsor, Feb. 5, 1776. He was a farmer and re- moved to Charlotte, Vt., and thence to Chesterfield, N. Y. His descendants are scattered through central New York in great numbers. He d. at Peru, Clinton Co., N. Y., Jan. 6, 1831, a. 80. His wife d. July 21, 1820. Ch .: 20. Philo, b. Nov. 26, 1776.
21. Erastus, b. Dec. 24, 1778, d. Feb. 1834.
22. Theodosia, b. Aug. 5, 178 1, m. Thomas Arthur.
24. Selina, b. Jan. 7, 1787, m. Rev. Zacheus Palmer.
25. Mary Young, b. May 22, 1793, m. Hiram Foot.
23. Sophia, b. Feb. 23, 1785, m. Rev. Daniel Haskell.
19. DAVID, son of Asahel and Hannah (Lyman) Strong, m. Esther, dau. of Reuben Miner of Winchester, Aug. 28, 1794. He removed in 1802 to New Paltz, Ulster Co., N. Y., where he and his wife died. Children :
26. Edwin Miner, b. in Winchester, July 25, 1795.
in New York, and was an alderman.
28. Emerette, b. at New Paltz.
27. George D., b. in New Paltz, m., lived
STRONG, COL. JOHN, was b. in Windsor, June 24, 1733. His father was John Warham Strong, of Windsor, first cousin to Jacob and Asahel Strong, who were among the first settlers on the west side of Torrington. Col. Strong m. Sarah Strong, Aug. 1, 1758. She was b. March 8, 1740. He was captain of the Torringford military company, and as such was in the revolu- tionary war, probably, several tours, and may have been commissioned as colonel in a volunteer regiment, but the certainty of this is not ascertained. He was a man of great efficiency in the town during the war, as well as being in the active service in the army. His wife Sarah, d. Nov. 22, 1765. and he m. 2d, Mrs. Mercy (Root) Newell, of Farmington. She d. Sept 9, 1784, and he m. Nov. 28, 1786, Anne Beecher, b. Oct. 20, 1746, sister of David Beecher, of New Haven, who was the father of Rev. Dr. Lyman Beccher. She d. June 5, 1801, without children. Hed. at Farmington, Nov. 16, 1816. Children :
1. Eleanor, b. Jan. 22, 1759, d. Feb. 28, 1762.
2. John, b. May 28, 1760, m. Abigail Prior, lived in Norfolk, Ct., where he d. without children in 1846, a. 86. He left his property $2,500 to the town treasury, still called the .. Strong Fund."
3. Sarah, b. Nov. 24, 1761, m. Henry Hinsdale, d. Nov. 8, 1801, leaving son By 2d wife :
6. Eleanor, b. April 17, 1771, m. Joel Root, a dry goods merchant at New Haven. She d. in 1853.
7. Stephen, b. Nov. 6, 1772, d. April 2, 1828.
8. Elijah, b. Nov. 17, 1774, d. April 22, 1828.
9. Pomeroy, b. April 9, 1777, d. Sept. 13, 1861.
Henry, who d. in New York about 1840, without children.
4. Return, b. May 4, 1764, m. Jeanette, dau. of Capt. Richard L. Still, M.D., of Windsor. He was a merchant in New York, and died without children. She d. in 1805.
5. Warham, b. Oct. 27, 1765.
10. Oliver, b. April 15, 1779. d. un.m. 11. Edmund, b. April 28, 1781.
12. Mercy P., b. April 15, 1784, m. Roswell Austin, of Austinburg, O., previously of New Hartford, Ct. She d. April 18, 1823, 2. 39. He d. in 1868.
TALLMADGE, DAVID, son of Ichabod, was b. Dec. 31, 1775, m. in 1796, Rebecca Bailey, b. Jan. 3, 1780, and removed to Winsted, Ct., where all of his children were b. He was a farmer, and removed to Torrington in 1825, and settled at Torrington Centre in the old Capt. Beach house, where
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he resided three years and returned to Winsted, one year, then went to Tor- ringford where he resided until near 1850, when he removed to Barkhamsted March 1, 1853, a. 78. She d. Aug. 27, 1862, a. 82. Children :
I. Priscilla, b. Mar. 1, 1797, m. Truman Scoville of Winsted, now living in Windsor.
2. Hylah, b. Feb. 4, 1799, d. with croup in 1806.
3. Electa, b. Mar. 9, 1801, m. Asa Reynolds of Windsor where she resided.
4. Eliza, b. Oct. 5, 1803, m. Albro W. Cowles of Torrington, March 5, 1828.
5. Elliot, b. March 27, 1805.
6. Hylah, b. July 1, 1807.
7. David, b. Sept. 24, 1809.
8. Austin, b. May 20, 1811, m. William B. Wilson of Torringford ; resides in Shir- ley, Mass.
9. Hiram, b. Mar., 1814, d. in 1816, by falling into scalding water.
IO. Luther, b. Mar. 1, 1816.
II. Sarah P., b. Feb. 11, 1819, m. Caleb Daniels, and is now living with her sister in Plainville, Ct.
12. Achsa, b. July 31, 1821, m. Burwell Carter, of Wolcott, resides in Plainville, Ct.
13. James B., b. May 25, 1823, m. Esther G. Burr, Apr. 22, 1845, was a wagon maker in Burrville and Winsted, had : Henrietta, b. Aug. 15, 1847 ; Alice Olive, b. July 8, 1854.
5. ELLIOT, m. Emeline Tiffany of Northfield, resides in Barkhamsted.
7. DAVID, m. Emeline Buell, of Litchfield, resides in East Litchfield, near station.
10. LUTHER, went to New York state where he m. and d. by a log rolling over him, Nov. 1852.
13. JAMES, m. Esther Burr, of Torringford, resides in Winsted, Ct.
TAYLOR, STEPHEN, of Windsor, m. Ist Sarah Hosford, Nov. 1, 1642 ; m. 2d, Elizabeth Newel, Oct. 25, 1649, who d. Dec. 14, 1717 ; he d. Sept. 1668. Children :
I. Stephen, b. March 11, 1644. 5. Abigail, b. March 19, 1657.
2. Samuel, b. Oct. 8, 1647.
6. Mary, b, June 18, 1661.
3. John, b. March 22, 1652. 7. Mindwell, b. Nov. 5, 1663.
4. Thomas, b. Oct. 5, 1655. 8. Nathaniel, b. May 24, 1668.
3. JOHN, son of Stephen and Sarah (Hosford) Taylor, m. and lived in Windsor. Children :
9. Samuel, b. April 11, 1691.
II. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 11, 1697.
IO. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 11, 1694.
12. Zebulon.
II. EBENEZER, son of John and -- Taylor, m. Eleanor and came from Windsor to Litchfield, Ct. Children :
13. Ebenezer, b. July 14, 1721. 17. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 24, 1729.
14. Eleanor, b. May 5, 1723. 18. Joel, b. Sept. 3. 1732.
15. Ruhamy, b. June 26, 1725. 19. Mary, b. June 27, 1735.
16. Tahan, b. June 14, 1727. 20. Mabel, b. Aug. 28, 1739.
13. EBENEZER, JR., son of Ebenezer and Eleanor Taylor, m. Zerviah Culver, Jan. 17, 1750 ; lived in the town of Litchfield. Children :
21. Jonathan, b. Oct 6, 1750, m. ; went to 24. Benjamin, b. March 10, 1756; went to Wyoming. Wyoming.
22. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 23, 1752 ; went to Wyoming.
25. Moses, b. Jan. 13, 1758.
26. John, b. Oct. 4, 1760.
23. Joseph, b. Nov. 29, 1753, m.
23. JOSEPH, son of Ebenezer and Zerviah (Culver) Taylor, of Litchfield, came to Torrington a short time before his marriage and married Ann, dau. of Noah Wilson, Aug. 31, 1775. He was a prominent man in the com- munity until his death in 1802, aged 49 years. (See Biog.) His widow d. aged 87 years. (See Biog.) Children :
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27. Sylvia, b. Feb. 5, 1779.
28. Roxy, b. Nov. 11, 1779, m. Abel Beach.
28. Jerusha, b. Aug. 12, 1782, m. Chester Rockwell of East Windsor Feb. 28, 1805, and resided a time in Wolcottville in the first house built north of the bridge
and nearly opposite the present Allen House, and afterwards removed to Penn., had Joseph Taylor, b. April 29, 1806.
29. Uri, b. July 22, 1786, m.
30. Abiel, b. July 4, 1788, m.
31. Lura, b. 1792, m. Samuel Seymour.
29. CAPT. URI, son of Joseph and Ann (Wilson) Taylor, m. Abigail Aus- tin of Torringford ; an excellent woman, and with her husband took much interest in the building and establishing the Congregational church. Children : 32. Frederick, d. early. 34. Frederick L., b. Dec. 6, 1815, m.
33. Charlotte, m. Charles S. Church, Nov. 28, 1833.
30. ABIEL, son of Joseph and Ann (Wilson) Taylor, m. Eunice, only dau. of Eliphalet and Sarah ( Whiting) Eno, May 4, 1813, and lived on his father- in-law's homestead. He d. Feb. 14, 1838, a. 39 years. His widow Eunice d. Nov. 4, 1863, aged 68. Children :
35. Eleanor Ann, b. Sept. 11, 1813, d. Apr. 12, 1814.
36. Eleanor Ann, b. Mar. 8, 1815, m. Eugene Pardee of Wadsworth, O.
37. Roxy Eunice, b. Nov. 12, 1819, m. Henry I. Jackson of New Milford Nov. 1838, resides in Wolcottville.
38. Henrietta, b. June 1, 1822, m. Merritt Treat ; lives in Wolcottville.
39. Abiel Eno, b. Aug. 14, 1827, m. Flora Hocumb ; lives on a part of the old home- stead.
32. FREDERICK L., son of Capt. Uri and Abigail ( Austin) Taylor, m. Eme- line, dau. of Leverette Scott of Torrington, May, 1856. She d. Feb. 20, 1875, and he m., 2d, Mrs. Annis M., widow of George P. Roberts, Jan. 31, 1877.
TAYLOR, STEPHEN, brother to Capt. Elijah Gaylord's wife, came from Windsor and settled on Torringford west street where he d. Children :
1. Prudence, m. Ebenezer Carr, had several children removed to Black river country.
2. Ruth.
3. Ruth.
4. Ruth, d. not m. a. 41.
5 Abigail, not m., d. in Windsor.
6. Hannah.
7. Hannah, m. - Tuttle of Water- town, had Lucius and Lucy.
8. Desdemona, d. not m.
9. Elijah, m. - Northway, removed.
10. John, m. Fanny Strong.
II. Stephen, d. young.
12. Truman, d. a. 20.
13. Lucy, m. - Manley.
10. JOHN, son of Stephen, m. Fanny Strong in 1823 ; lived on the Fitch Loomis place, d. Feb. 26, 1834, a. 37. Children: 14. John N., b. Dec. 40, 1825, lives near Hartford.
Woodruff, who d. in the late war, she m. 2d, Nelson Alvord.
17. Frances U., b. July 12, 1833, m. Fred- erick Burns, of Winsted.
18. John U., b. Aug. 5, 1834, d. young.
THRALL, TIMOTHY, b. July 25, 1641. and m. in Windsor, Deborah Gunn, Nov. 10, 1659. She d. Jan. 7, 1694 ; Timothy, Sen., d. June, 1697 : " Old Goode Thrall," his mother, d. July 30, 1676. Children :
I. Debora, b. Aug. 19, 1660. 6. John, b. June 5, 1671.
2. Timothy, b. Dec. 7, 1662.
3. Mehitable, b. March, 1664.
4. Elizabeth, b. May 1, 1667.
5. Thomas, b. July 10, 1669, d. Aug. 12, 1672.
7. Martha, b. May 31, 1673.
8. Thomas, b. Aug. 5, 1675.
9. Samuel, b. Feb. 22, 1681.
10. Abigail, S
15. Mary Louisa, b. May 30, 1827, m. Ad- matha Bates of Salisbury.
16. Harriet E., b. Feb. 13, 1829, m. Henry
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6. SERGT. JOHN, son of Timothy 'Thrall, Jr., and Deborah (Gunn) Thrall, m. Mindwell Moses, Jan. 6, 1697. Lived in Windsor, was an original pro- prietor of Torrington lands, having a £ 125, 15 s., right ; he being the third in amount of wealth, of the proprietors. He d. April 18, 1732. Children :
II. John, b. Oct. 13, 1699. 16. Daniel, b. Dec. 13, 1712; removed to Tonington.
12. Moses, b. April 29, 1702.
13. Aaron, b. Sept. 27, 1704, d. July 7, I731.
17. Joel, b. May 27, 1716; removed to Torrington.
14. Amy, b. Jan. 10, 1706.
18. Charles, b. July 30, 1718.
15. Joseph, b. May 13, 1710; removed to Torrington.
19. Jerusha, b. Sept. 2, 1722.
15. JOSEPH, son of John and Mindwell (Moses) Thrall, of Windsor, had one son only, so far as is known. He does not appear to have come to Torrington with his brothers Daniel and Joel, but his son came. Child : 20. Joseph, b. July 8, 1734.
16. DANIEL, son of John and Mindwell (Moses) m. Elizabeth. Children :
21. Daniel, b. probably in Windsor. 23. Caroline, b. May 31, 1755.
22. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 11, 1739. 24. Martha, b. June 19, 1757.
22. Rachel, bap. Nov. 6, 1743.
17. JOEL, son of John and Mindwell (Moses) Thrall, m. Margaret probably of Windsor. He settled in Torrington, about 1739, on what is known still as the Thrall place on Goshen turnpike, half a mile east of the Goshen line, the old chimney is still standing. Here he probably kept a tavern and his son Pardon after him. He raised a large family ; was an influential man as a farmer ; not a member of the church which was strange for his day. He d. Oct. 15, 1777. Children :
25. Joel, b. Apr. 15, 1739.
26. Aaron, b. May 29, 1742, m.
27. Chloe, b. Mar. 5, 1745, m. Robert Coe.
28. Reuben, b. Feb. 20, 1747, m.
29. Levi, b. June 11, 1749, m.
30. Friend, b. June 9, 1752, m.
31. Noah, b. Apr. 3, 1754.
32. Margaret, b. Jan. 9, 1756, m. Charles Thrall, probably her cousin of Windsor, and had : Jerusha, b. June 22, 1774 ; Rhoda, b. Apr. 22, 1776.
33. Pardon, b. Feb. 10, 1759, m.
20. JOSEPH, son of Joseph of Windsor, settled in Torrington on a farm near the southwest corner of the town, known as the Nathan Thrall and Ira Thrall place ; has been a celebrated dairy farm. He d. Aug. 5, 1776. His widow d. May 3, 1800. Children :
34 .. Daniel, bap. June 5, 1763.
35. Nathan, b. Apr. 4, 1769, m.
36. Joseph, b. Apr. 20, 1770.
37. Amy, b. Mar. 7, 1772.
21. DANIEL JR., son of Daniel and Elizabeth Thrall, m. Keziah Brooks, of Springfield, June 2, 1785. Children :
38. Nancy, b. July 25, 1787. 42. Samuel, b. Feb. 6, 1797, m. Minerva Hamilton of Goshen and removed west.
39. Sarah, b. July 28, 1789.
40. Keziah, b. Feb. 12, 1791.
41. Lavina, b. Jan. 13, 1793.
43. Joshua, b. July 21, 1799, m. Allyn, lived in Wolcottville.
26. AARON, son of Joel and Margaret Thrall, m. Mary Doud, of Goshen, Feb. 12, 1766. Children : 44. Roger, b. March 21, 1767.
45. Sabra, b. April 3, 1769.
28. REUBEN, son of Joel and Margaret Thrall, m. Ruth Bancroft, of Tor- rington, Aug. 11, 1765. Child : 46. Alexander, b. March 19, 1768.
29. LEVI THRALL, son of Joel and Margaret 'Thrall, m. Mary, dau. of
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Dea. John Whiting, and lived at the corners of the Goshen road and the one that goes to the site of the Torrington meeting house, now owned by Willard Birge. Children :
47. Augustus, b. Oct. 9, 1773 ; removed to 49. Lorrain, m. Missouri. 50. Amanda, b. March 17, 1785, m. Lu- man Loomis.
48. Mary, b. Feb. 1, 1776, m. Ira Loomis.
30. FRIEND, son of Joel and Margaret Thrall, m. Lois Barber, May 27, 1773; she d. July 5, 1773. Child :
51. Lois, b. June 26, 1773, d. Oct. 17, 1773.
31. NOAH, son of Joel and Margaret Thrall, m. -- Fowler, and settled on a farm in the north part of the town and west part of Newfield, still known by his name, where he d. Children :
50. Harriet. d., never m.
51. George Worthy, d., never m.
52. Homer Fowler, d., never m.
53. Sophia, m. John Pitkin, who d. in Ver- mont.
32. PARDON, son of Joel and Margaret Thrall, resided on his father's home- stead some years ; then sold his household goods at auction, and when the sale closed he took a bottle, stood on a bench and said "this is the last drink I shall take among you ; remember this is the old Pardon Thrall place." He went west.
35. NATHAN, son of Joseph, m. widow Sylvia Phelps Feb. 1800; lived near the southwest corner of the town. Children :
52. Luke, b. May 22, 1800, m. lived on 53. Ira, b. Sept. 12, 1802.
the homestead ; a son Charles lives in 54. Anna, b. Jan. 31, 1805. Litchfield.
49. LORRAIN, son of Levi and Mary (Whiting) Thrall, m. Sarah Dutton. He built the house, now the home of Mr. Willard Birge. Children : 55. Lewis A., b. Feb. 28, 1813, m. 56. Levi W., b. Apr. 21, 1815.
53. IRA, son of Nathan and Sylvia (Phelps) Thrall, m. Lucy Sperry Oct. 19, 1836. He and his brother divided their father's farm, and he built a house a little south from the old one, on the opposite side of the road, where he lived until his decease Feb. 9, 1863. Children :
57. Edward L., b. Sept. 6, 1837, m. Julia Smith Feb. 29, 1872, lives on her father's homestead.
Morris, of Wolcottville, and lived on his father's homestead, d. May 1866.
58. Mary, b. Feb. 18, 1841, m. Charles R.
59. Frank I., b. June 7, 1856, residcs in Litchfield.
55. LEWIS A., son of Lorrain and Sarah (Dutton) Thrall, m. Nancy E., dau. of Jacob N. Blakeslee of Watertown, Ct., Sept. 8, 1833, who was born May 20, 1815 ; resides in Guilford, Ct. Children :
60. Sarah E., b. Aug. 13, 1835, m. Wm. Davis of Goshen.
61. Adaline J., h. Sept. 23, 1837, m. Clark Davis of Goshen.
62. Edwin A., b. Jan. 22, 1842, m. Apr.
23, 1868, Mary Hopkins ; is a jeweler in
New York, was three years in the late war ; has Lewis H., b. May 22, 1869; Mary B., b. Mar. 22, 1872.
63. Hiram L., b. Sept. 10, 1848, m. in 1870 Sarah Munson, lives at Thomaston, has Willie and Carrie.
56. LEVI W., son of Lorrain and Sarah (Dutton) Thrall, m., Ist, Amelia Beecher, who d. Oct. 26, 1868; 2d, Antoinette F. F. Cowles June 25, 1869, lives at Guilford ; had Sarah B., Martha A., Lorrain, Levi, Beecher J., Henry I., Charles W., Anna A., Walter J.
TURNER, HENRY, b. in Salisbury June 27, 1822, m. Polly Ann, dau. of
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John L. Harris of Ancram, Columbia Co., N. Y., June 1846. He is a scythe maker by trade and came to Wrightville July 1864, and engaged in his trade at the factory then in operation in the place. Children :
I. Wm. Henry, b. in Salisbury, Feb. 20, 3. Ella Jane, b. Oct. 26, 1852. 1845, m. and lived in Troy, N. Y. 4. Lillie A., b. Oct. 24, 1860, d. Sept. 9,
2. Alice Augusta, b. May 29, 1848, m. 1864.
Nathan Barden and has 3 children, Carrie, 5. Virginia Birdella, b. Sept 8, 1863. Ida, George.
TUTTLE, MAJOR ISAIAH, son of Jehiel and Charity (Todd) Tuttle, was b. May 25, 1752. His grandfather was Josiah, son of Samuel, son of John, who was son of William the first of the name in New Haven. He came to Torrington about 1772, and m. Ruth, dau. of Capt. Amos Wilson, Mar. 22, 1774 Three children were b. while he lived on the west side of the town. He erected the first house in the northeast corner of the town, now owned and occupied by his grand dau., Mrs. O. L. Hopkins. In 1803 he built a new house near the other in which he resided until his death. He kept tavern in the old house and also in the new ; was a hard working, much respected man. He d. Dec. 28, 1831. His widow d. Apr. 21, 1838. Children :
I. Uriel, b. 1774, d. Feb. 7, 1778.
2. Lovisa,- b. Oct. 25, 1775, m. Merriman, had 4 children.
3. Bede, b. May 31, 1777, m. Elijah Strong, had 4 children.
4. Uriel, b. Oct. 13, 1779, m.
5. Zerviah, b. May 22, 1782, m. Forbes.
6. Daniel, b. Oct. 27, 1786.
7. Sarah, b. March, 13, 1789, m. Julius Burr; had Lucina, m. Arvus Chapman ; Elizabeth, m. Dr. Converse ; Alpha ;
Saphron ia, m. Henry Bacon ; Uriel.
8. Rhoda, b. May 21, 1791, m. Abner Walter.
9. Carolus, b. March 19, 1793, m. Ist, Mary Andrews, 2 Polly Simcox, had Juliett, m. Samual Austin ; Cornelia, m. Albert Thomas ; Lucius, m .; Mary, m. Philip King ; Adah M., m. Dr. Bathirst ; Catharine M., m. Martin Ballou; Emily,
m. Mason ; McCline ; Ann ; George; Charles.
IO. Leverett, b. Dec. 6, 1796, m.
4. GEN. Uriel, son of Isaiah and Ruth (Wilson) Tuttle, m. Adah Hudson Feb. 25, 1801, who d. Mar. 25, 1866. General Tuttle was a man of large . influence, much celebrity and of high estimation through the anti-slavery times. He d. Apr. 4, 1849. Child :
II. Hubbard, b. Dec. 5, 1801, d. Dec. 31, 1830, unm.
6. DANIEL, son of Isaiah and Ruth (Wilson) Tuttle, m. Clarissa Hudson. Children :
12. Fanny M., b. June, 25, 1806, m. Char- les, Selden, 1836, d. Dec. 20, 1844.
13. Catharine, b. Feb. 3, 1810, m. Lucius J. Woodford, in 1833, had George E., b. March 1836, m. Rosa A. Fyler, had Frank and Kate.
14. George H , b. May 30, 1815, m. Mary E. V. Dawkins, March 28, 1843, had Edward E., b. Aug. 18, 1845, 'd. July 9, 1864; Clara S., b. May 30, 1854, m. Wm. A. Fennelle ; Jennie E., b. Feb. 8, 1857.
15. Lamphier B. b. July 18, 1817, m. Charlotte Coe, Sept. 14, 1841 ; had Charles Coe, b. July 9, 1842, d. April 17, 1846.
16. James H., b. Jan. 11, 1819, m. Corde- lia Woodford, May 25, 1841, had Hub- bard E., b. Oct. 30, 1842; James R., d. Sept. 23, 1861.
17. Ruth O., b. July 4, 1823, d. Nov. 4, 1859.
10. LEVERETTE, son of Isaiah and Ruth (Wilson) Tuttle, m. Chloe Colt. Ch .: 18. Ellen M., b. Dec. 14, 1830, m. Orrin Nellie, b. July 28, 1858, d. Feb. 11, 1862; Frank, b. June 24, 1868. L. Hopkins, June 16, 1851 ; had Mary L., b. June 8, 1853, m. A. Bunnell, Feb. 19. John L., b. July 24, 1835, m. Annie G. Bemis, Jan. 3, 1859, she was b. Aug. 13, 1873, had Nellie J., b. May 16, 1877 ;
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31, 1836, had Alice B., b. Dec. 14, 1859, d. March 31, 1862; Fannie D., b. June 18, 1863; Edward L., b. Sept. 22, 1866.
20. Charlotte C., b. Dec. 16, 1837, m. James A. Manchester, May 16, 1857, had Cara A., b. Aug. 18, 1858.
TUTTLE, ALBERT, son of William and Mary (Sanford ) Tuttle, of Wood- bury, m. Harriet E. Saxton, Sept. 15, 1845, and was engaged in the Curtiss woolen mill of Woodbury, fourteen years, as finisher of broad cloths. He came to Wolcottville in 1858, and engaged as finisher of cloths in the woolen mill, in which company he is now a partner, and overseer of the finishing de- partment. The ancestors of this family are, his father William, son of Andrew, son of Isaac, son of Nathaniel, all of Woodbury. Nathaniel, b. in New Haven, was the son of William who came from Devonshire, England, in the ship Planter, in 1635, and settled in New Haven. Child :
I. Nathan Andrew, b. Oct. 23, 1849; is has in his possession one of Phineas North's eight day, high case clocks, in
engaged as finisher in the woolen mill with his father. He is a lover of old relics, and a very perfect state of preservation.
TYLER, CHARLES C., son of Alvin and Adaline (Church) Tyler, m. Webster, and settled in Fountain Green, Ill, where all his children were born. Children :
I. Adaline Hannah, b. Nov. 21, 1861, d. 3. Charles S., b. Aug. 13, 1867. Oct. 3, 1862. 4. Mary F., b. Nov. 10, 1869.
2. Jesse, b. Nov. 2, 1863, d. March 28, 1864.
5. Albert W., b. Oct. 20, 1872.
6. Clark L., b. Aug. 29, 1875.
VARY, NATHAN E., son of Lyman Vary of Bristol, was born July 13, 1850, and came to Wolcottville in April 1876. He is a watch maker ; his place of business is in Lathrop's block on Main street. He m. Carrie E., dau. of Leonard St. John of Hartford, Mar. 7, 1873 ; resides on east Main street.
WATSON, THOMAS, son of Levi and Abigail (Ensign) Watson of New Hartford, was b. Oct. 15, 1763, m. Jan. 1, 1797, Melicent Wetmore, dau. of Joel and Sarah (Lyman) Wetmore. He was a soldier of the Revolution, both in the militia and continental army, under Col. Zebulon Butler, for which service he was in the enjoyment of a pension at the time of his death. He lived in the town of New Hartford until April 1821, when he removed to Torringford and lived on the Nehemiah Gaylord place, which was their home twenty-seven years, his wife dying there Sept 19, 1848, aged 76 years. In October 1848, he returned to his former residence to spend the remainder of his days with his son Thomas, in whose house he d. Jan. 23, 1850, aged 86 years. He was an industrious, successful farmer. Children :
I. Roman, b. Sept. 27, 1797, not m .; a merchant in New Orleans and a farmer at Roseville, Ill.
2. Thomas, b. Feb. 6, 1800; m. farmer in New Hartford, afterwards removed to Winsted.
3. Hiram, b. Jan. 21, 1802, m. Elizabeth S. Ellsworth, was a physician, practiced medicine in E. Windsor, Ct., removed to
New York, residing there two years, thence to Detroit, Mich.
4. Milicent W , b. Dec. 29, 1808, m. Feb. 29, 1836 Augustus E. Bissell of Torring- ford. He engaged as a produce and for- warding merchant in Detroit, Mich.
5. George, b. Mar. 12, 1812, m. Sept. 10, 1833 Jane Belden, removed to Roseville, Ill., a farmer.
WARD, DEA. GILES, came from Somers to Torrington, and was elected deacon of the Torrington church in 1838, and d. in 1845, a. 76. He lived in Newfield, where he owned the grist mill and did considerable business. Ch. :
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