The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Vol. II, Part 97

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company
Number of Pages: 1012

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1. William Taylor, b. Phila. 29 Oct., 1858; m. 22 Feb .. 1881, Anne Dyer (dan. Chas, and Henrietta) Walton, b. Phila. 30 Sept .. 1859; proprietor Royal Printing House, 1011 Marble St., Phila. Ixxtte :

1. Blanche Walton, b. 11 JJune, 1882. 2. Annie, b. Pbila. 5 Sept., 1483. [186;1.

2. Florence Nightingale, b. Rochester, Mich., 20 Oct., 3. Edwin Francis, b. 18 Mch., Ionia, Mich., 1861: d. Baltimore, Md., 27 June, 186 . -

Fax. 64. Francis Dana8 (M.D.) (Romeo D., Dyer,6 Jos., 5 Jos., Thos.,3 Benj.,' Thex 1), M.A. of Williams Coll., class of '63; served in Union army 1861/63; elected Clerk of Branch Co., Mch., Sept., "4; re-elected 1878; retired 1881, and practicing law Coldwater, Mich .; m. 27 Aug., 1867, Fannie E. Stone; res. Coldwater, Mich. Children :

1. Max Wilfred, b. 13 July, 1868.

2. Perry Ilarinon, b. 16 Oct., 1570.

3. Roy, b. 18 Feb., 18;3. 1. Grave. b. 9 Mch., 1875.

FAM. 65. Cleveland Gaylord (John S.,1 Henry,& Gen. Roger,5 Roger," Bonj.,3 Benj.,2 Thox.1), grad. M.D. Cleveland Medical College, 1875; m. Feb., 1876, Marga- ret Minnie (dau. Myron R. and Lucinda Beebee) Keith ; he d. Corralitos, Mexico, 10 Feb., 1882. Child (b. Clercland, O.): (1) Keith Clereland, b. 21 Sept., 1880.

FAM. 66. Arthur St. John > (Esq.) (John S., Henry,6 Gen. Roger, & Roger,4 Benj.,3 Bouj.º Thos.1), grad. Phillips Exeter Academy, 1872; A. B., Harvard College, 1876; admitted to the Ohio bar, 1878; m. 11 Nov., 1880, Emma Paige (dan. Dan Parmelee and Mary Maria Howard) Eells, b. Cleveland, Ohio, 8 Apl., 1857; is a lawyer in Cleveland, O., and a valued contributor to this Newberry genealogy. Children (b. ('lereland, (.):

1. Winifred Eells, b. 5 Sept .. 1881. | 2. John Strong, b. 8 Apl., IN83. 3. Mary Witt, b. 21 June, 1885. FAM. 67. Spencer Baird ' (John S.,' Heury, Gen. Roger,5 Roger,4 Benj.,3 Benj.," Thex.1), grad. M. E. School of Mines, Columbia College, N. Y. city, 1878; Ph. D. (ditto), 1879. studied in Univ. of Berlin, 1879-80; Paris, 1880-81; assistant in chem-

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istry, Cornell Univ., 1 Nov., 1881; Prof. of chem. and mineral., Cornell U'niv., 1882; U. S. Commissioner to Paris Exposition, 1889. He m. 8 June, 1882, Clara Dickson (dau. Andrew Dickson, Pres. Cornell I'niv. and U. S. Minister to Germany. am Mary Outwater) White ; res. Ithaca, N. Y. Ch. (b. Ithaca, N. Y.) :

1. Andrew White, b. 17 June, 1883. | 2. Arthur Cleveland, b. 18 Feb .. 1490.

FAM. 68. George Frederick > (Geo.," Fred.,6 Thos.,5 Roger," Benj.," Benj.," Thos.1), m. 22 Nov., 1857, Corinthia Holcomb. Ch. (b. Blfd.) :

1. Lizzie, b. 14 July, 1864.

FAM. 69. Edgar Loomis" (George," Fred., 6 Thos.,5 Roger,4 Benj.,3 Benj.," Thos.3), m. 20 Sept., 1860, Fanny M. Newberry. Ch. (b. Blfd.) :

1. Walter Filley, b. 31 July. 1861. | 2. Lizzie Marshall, b. 2 Mch., 1864. 1 3. Carrie Ella, b. 22 Frb., 18;9. FAM. 70. Edwin Oscar$ (Luciux," Jamex, " Thos.,5 Roger,4 Benj.,3 Bouj.," T'hos.1), m. (1) 11 Feb., 1856, Ellen M. Loomis of Bethlehem, Conn .; (2) 17 Feb., 1878, Lucy Hale; res. Chicago, Ill. Ch. (by 1st wife) :

1. 1da Wolcott, b. 28 Dec., 1857; m. Charles French.

2. M. Annie Loomis, h. 29 Apl., 1866.

3. Nellie Eunice, b. 7 Mch., 1569. C'h. (by 3d wife) : 4. Ella L., b. Dec., 1878.

Miscellaneous -Charles, s. of Joseph, bp. 21 Jan., 1798 .- E. W. C. R. Lucy T., h. 26 Sept., 1780; d. 5 Dec., 1861. Norman, son Joseph, bp. 17 Jan., 1795 .- E. W. C. R. Ruth, d. Dyer; bp. 15 Mch., 1793 .- E. W. C. R. Ruth (Mrs.), æ. 51; funeral 19 Oct., 1821 .- R. D.

Thomas, m. Lillian Jerusha, 2 Mch., 1881; res. So. W. Children :

1. Malcolm Warren, b. 15 Oct., 1882.

| 2. Gladys Lillian, b. ? Oct., 1855.

NEWELL, Nathaniel (s. Daniel and Mary Breed), of Springfield, Mass., b. Sept., 1719; came to Ell. abt. 1754; sett. on farm now in poss. of his dese .; m. 1 Jan., 1755 (11 Nov., 1762, in W. RRec.), Abigail Aborn of Tolland, Conn., b. 1731, and d. 17 Jan., 1810, æ. 79; he was a weaver in early life; afterwards a farmer; d. 2 Nov., 1807. Children :

1. Daniel. b. 14 Dec., 1755: served as teamster in Rev. army; rem. to Wilbrabam, Mass. 7. Nathaniel, b. 17 Mch., 1766. FAM. 2. 8. Love.

2. John, b. 16 Aug., 1257; served in Rev. army.

3. Jacob, b. 23 Dec., 1758; d. in Rev. army, Nor- walk, Conn.

4. Rebecca, b. 4 Dec., 1760.

5. Abigail, b. 4 Oct., 1762; d. nm'd, x. 45.

6. Esther. b. 24 Ang., 1764.

9. Ephraim, d., s. 6 years.

10. Asa, rem. to Wilbraham, Mass.

11. Charles, b. S Jan., 1773. FAM. 3.

12. Martha.

FAM. 2. Nathaniel3 (Nath'l,2 Dan'71), m. Betsey Dewey of Lebanon, Conn., who d. 11 Aug., 1826; he d. 1 Ang., 1842. Children :

1. Belsey, res. Ell. 5. Amherst, b. 28 Apl., 1804. FAM. 1. 6. Nathaniel, res. Vernon, Conn .; 1 ch.

2. Horace, res. Sivrna, N. Y. : had 8 ch.

3. Miranda. d. 12 Mch., 1-23.

4. Warren Dewey, res. Smyrna, N. Y., unm'd.

8. Anson, res, Ell. ; 4 ch.

FAM. 3. Charles 3 (Nath'l,2 Din'?' ), m. 2 June, 1802, Clarissa Day of Ell., where he sett. She d. 27 July, 1840, a. 65; he d. 13 Nov., 1854, 2. 82; farmer. Of his eight children the second, Charles Day, b. 4 July, 1805, m. Mariette Walker of Vernon, Conn., 16 Apl., 1834, and of his six children the oldest, Rev. Frederick C., b. 21 Ang., 1821, m. Jane P. Sister of Somers, Conn., 26 Nov., 1857; is of the M. E. Ch.

FAM. 4. Amherst + (Nath'l,3 Nath'l,? Daniel 1), m. Betty Ann Gilmore of Stafford, Conn., 27 May, 1835; farmer; res. Ell. Ch. :

1. Henry Amherst, b. 17 Apl., 1836. 5. Arletta Janette. b. 21 Feb .. 1815; d. 17 Apl., 1-2. 2. Nathaniel Horace, b. 17 June, 1832. o. Russell Gihnore. b. s Dec., 1MG.

3. Anse Dewey, b. 21 Feb., 1840.

7. Calista Ann, b. 8 Mch., 1:50.

4. Amelia Experience, b. 15 Feb., 1-12. S. Ella Annette, b. 19 Apl., 1853; d. 1 Jan., 1-51.

Abel, d. 29 Apl., 1759, æ, about 25. - Wby. Ch. Her.

NEWMAN, Rafe, d. 1614 .- 0. C. R. Examination of MS, suggests " Rose."-R. T.S.

NEWTON, Isaac, m. Sarah Levett, 19 Apl., 1758. Children :

1. Imaar. h. 23 June, 1759. 3. Martha, b. 14 June. 1763.

2. Sarah, b. 9 June, 1761.

1 Amos, b. 21 Oct., 1165.

7. Hannah Abbott, d. 31 July, 1814.

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Stephen, had:

1. Mary, b. 8 Nov., 1237. 3. Oliver, b. 2 Apl. 1212.

2. James, b. 1s Mch., 1710; d. 3 Nov., 1753, 2. 13 yrs., 7 mos., 16 days.

4. Asa. b. 13 Apl., 1719.

5. Sarah, h. 29 Nov., 1745.

John, m. Sarah Clark, & Jan., 1817 .- S. B.

Abner, m. Zeriah Skinner, 16 Aug., 1812 (S. B.); their ch. prob. hp. (S. B.) : Ibner Nelson, bp. 25 Oct., 1812; ch. bp. 16 June, 1816; Maria and Louisa (twins), bp. 6 Apl., 1817.

Nicholas, of Lebanon, had Rebecca, b. 5 Dec., 1714.

NICHOLS, Joseph, 1. 6 Sept., 1851, æ. 24 (S.B.); Miss, d. 9 Dec., 1816, ;r. 21 (S. B.).

NILES, Moses (3d s. and 5th ch. of Rev. Benjamin of Groton, who m. Lucy Sill, 30 June, 1743), b. 31 Aug., 1752; rem. to W., where he sett, in Poq. Soc .; m. Naomi (dan. David) Marshall, 12 Oct., 1780, where he d. 24 Nov., 1789. She d. 19 Mch., 1830, a. 73. Children :

1. Pamela. b. 10 .Ily, 1281 : d. 4 JJune, 1783.

2. Naomi Griswold, b. 6 Feb., 1783; m. Dr. John (. Pease.

3. Richard Niles, h. 23 Feb., 1785: m. Christiana (dau. I-nar) Griswold of W. T., May, 1810): wasa farmer on old homestead at W .; commene'd manufacture of paper at Poq. 1825: was an active business man; frequently a memh. of State Leg .; possessed great energy and perseverance, and was prominent in advancing the interests of the com- munity. He d. 19 June. 1846. Issue : 1. Angusta E., who d. young.

1. John Milton (Hon .. b. 20 Aug., 1787. FAM. 3. M. (1) Sarah (dan. Win. Robinson and wid. of Twis) Howe, at Hartwick. Mass., 17 June, 1824, who d. 23 Nov .. 1442: (2) Jamr Il. Pratt, 26 Nov., 1815, of Columbia Co., N. V., who d. September, 1850: HO ISSUC.

Joan Miroy NiLES, an editor, author, politi- cian, and statesman of eminent ability, and long and varied publie servire, was born in that part of Windsor which retains the Indian name of Pognonock, on the 20th of August. 1787. Ilis father, Mor- Niles, was a native of Groton, in the county of New London, who emigrated to Windsor previous to the Revolutionary war, and married into the ancient family of the Marshalls. Both the Niles and the Marshall families were of the old Puritan stock, and each, with some Intellectual peculiarities, had marked traits of mental vigor and capacity. Losing his father in early childhood, John Milton's educational ad- vantages were limited to the opportunities afford- ed by a common district school such as the schools were at the close of the last century. The family was not affluent, and his youth was one of severe and unremitting manual labor upon the little farm which he and his eldest brother cultivated. Though possessing an ardent thirst for knowledge, he had bat slight opportunities for its gratification until after he was twenty years of age. when, prompted and encouraged by others, whose opinions he respected, and who saw and appreciated his talents. he resolved to acquire a more thorough edueatlon, Restricted, however, in his means, and deeming himself too old for collegiate advantages, he entered at once upon a course of systematic and laborious study, which he followed up with such assiduity a> for a time to immmir his health. With an inquisitive and keenly discriminating intellect. fond of sta- tisties and a memory that retained every incident and event that came within his reading and oh- servation, his mind became a great storehouse of fate, that were easily at command, and made him always formidable to politicalor logis- Intive opponents. He was an earnest and close reader, thoroughly mastering the subject of every book he perused. This was of service to him not only white a student, but during his whole after life. Few men associated with him in the public councils were more conversant with history, better understood the science of govern- ment, or hind more deeply investigated the polit-

ical and civil institutions of our own and other countries.

The peculiar condition of our governmental and political affairs during the administration of Mr. Madison interested all classes. It was a time of high party excitement, sharpened by the commercial restrictions which the federal admin- istration had dermed necessary to prevent our country from becoming involved in the wars that were then sweeping over almost the whole civil- ized world. The people were arrayed in oppo -- ing partier on these questions. Mr. Niles, while yet a student in the office of JJohn Sargent, Was a zealous Republican and supporter of the admin. istration and policy of Mr. Madison. The courts and bar, as well as the State authorities, were almost unanimously of opposite polities.

Dithident and unassuming in his manners, but earnest and firm in his convictions, Mr Niles was frank in the avowal of his opinions and principles, and the reasons by which he was gov- orned. Professional business did not. however. accumulate on his hands, and he employed hi- time not only in his legal studies, but general reading. He made hinself perfectly familiar with the structure of our political and civil sys- tem - State and Federal- and became in court- gnence what is known in our polities a- a strict Constructionist and uncompromising States-rights man. Then. and forever after, during all the vicis- situdes of parties. he maintained for the Frderul Government the rightful exercise of all the power- granted by the Constitution, hat resisted any and every uunnthorized assumption, claiming for the States, respectively, all their reserved rights and sovereignty. A portion of hi- leisure he devoted to political essays, most of which were published in the American Mercury at Hartford. Being attached, however, to his profession, and his cir- cumscribed means rendering it necessary that he should attend to something else than political con- troversies for a livelihood. he contemplated mi- grating to some other State. With this view he visited Vermont, New York, and Pennsylvania, but returned to Connecticut undecided, amt with- out any definite plan for the future. It was while at llarrisburg, in 1815. that he formed his first slight acquaintance with Janie's Buchanan, William J. Duane, and Joel B. Sontherland, then young men of about his own age, and each of them, for the first time, members of the Pennsylvania legis- Inture. This acquaintance was, twenty years after, renewed with each, under widely different circum- stallets

'The termination of the war nint the retirement of Mr. Madison extinguished the political issues that had been long in controversy, and led to a dix. solution of the national party organizations which for years had divided the country. But during the general amnesty on Federal polities that character. ized the Monroe Administration, public action be- come concentrated on local differences within the States. In Connecticut there was a growing die- quietude in regard to the old order of things, and

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the dynasty in power steadily refused to yield to innovations. The times were auspicious for the reformers to press their views, and radical changes were demanded, the most prominent of which were an extension of the right of suffrage, relig- ions equality, and a written constitution defining and limiting the powers of the government. Mr. Niles embarked in these reformatory measures with zcal, energy, and ability; and more than any other man, perhaps, contributed to the revo- lution of parties which followed. To forward bis view, and give them efficiency, he, with the co- operation of others, established the Hartford Times, in January, 1817, a paper that acquired an immediate local position and influence. was for several years the exclusive editor of that journal, and for thirty years continued to be a liberal contributor to its columns. The revolu- tion was as complete as had been anticipated, but the results were less radical than Mr. Niles and the more earnest reformers desired and ex- pected. After struggling ineffectually for ever- al years to remedy what he deemed defects, and inenrring to bim some pecuniary sacrifices, he re- linquished his position as editor of the Times, though he long remained its principal proprietor.

In 1821 the General Assembly appointed him one of the associate judges of the county court for the county of Hartford, an appointment which he held for eight years, when he declined the office. in 1826 he was elected a representative from the town of Hartford to the General Assembly. The Repub- licans nominated him as their candidate for the Senate in 1827, but being friendly to the election of Gen. Jackson, a portion of the party refused to sustain him, and he was consequently defeated. This proceeding contributed perhaps to his activity, as it certainly gave him prominence in instituting and organizing what was subsequently known as the Democratic party, which elected and sustained Gen. Jackson. 'In the spring of 1829 he was ap- pointed postmaster at Hartford, a place be resigned on receiving from Gov. Edwards the executive ap- wintment of Senator in Congress, the post having been made vacant by the death of Nathan Smith. This appointment was confirmed by the Legisla- ture when it assembled, and he represented the State in the Senate until March, 1839. He was the Democratic candidate for Governor in 1839, and again in 1840. In the latter year President Van Buren tendered him the office of Postmaster-Gen- eral, and the Senate unanimously confirmed his nomination. Retiring with Mr. Van Buren in March. 1-41, he was again. in 1842. re-elveted to rep- resent Connectient in the Senate of the United States, This place he held until the expiration of the term in 1819, when he relinquished from offi- cial life. although he retained to the close of his days an abiding and lively interest on all political subjects.

In the Senate he early took an active part in the proceedings and debates, steadily rising in position ail influence during his whole career. Although not a brilliant speaker, he was a ready, interesting, and instructive debater, whose accurate knowl- edge, aente and just discrimination, and sound common sense were acknowledged and appreciated hy men of all parties. There was much political asperity in the Senate during the administrations of Jackson and Van Buren. The financial ques- tions which called into existence the Democratic and Whig parties generated intense animosities. and to some extent affected social intercourse. The unyielding firmness and uncompromising character of Senator Niles, particularly when prin- ciples were involved, led many to misnudlerstand and misapprehend his genial and kindly nature. There was less partisan bitterness in his latter than his first senatorial term, in consequence of the ad- justment and final disposition of the exciting finan- cial questions that had agitated and convulsed the country; and he was not one who desired to per- petnate differences when the causes which led to ihin ceased to exist. No man more fully recog- mized the utility and necessity of party organization to accomplish and carry into effect important measures based on fundamental principles; but under no circumstances would he abandon or sur-

render those principles to the mandates of organ- ization. This was, in his view, a perversion and abuse of party to which he would not submit. It was an axiom with him that party and organization must be subordinate and subsidiary to principles. and that principles should never be secondary or sacrificed to party. Hence, on repeated occasions, when the party with which he acted took a new position, he was brought in conflict with valued friends, eventuating to some extent in a change of associates, but not of principles. This was the case in 1820, when the party which revolutionized the State neglected, as he conceived. to carry out the reforms with which they commenced to their fulfillment. Again, in the election of Gen. Jackson and the Bank controversy, at a future pe- riod, he disregarded the oldl organizations with which he had been connected, because, as he al- leged, it was faithless to the principles which originated it. The Bank, and kindred measures of the period, he denonneed as centralizing. as an invasion of the reserved rights of the States, and unwarrantable assumptions of power by the federal government.

Though assailed with unsparing virulence, he ably vindicated his adherence to principles which he deemed fundamental and essential. The acqui- sition of large additional territory from Mexico, near the close of his senatorial service, brought the snb- ject of extending and naturalizing slavery promi- nently before the country. Incidental to, and con- nected with this subject, was the territorial policy of the government, which it was proposed to change, in order to strengthen the organization on these new issnes. Promptly and at the threshold, Senator Niles met the question, and denounced the scheme as a perversion of the objects, purposes, and principles of the Democratic party, whose mis- sion was of a different character. Adhering to the primitive doctrine of strictly construing the con- stitution, and limiting the authority of the federal government to the powers granted, he denied that Congress could legislate slavery into the territories, or delegate that power or permission to others, No obligation of party. or allegiance to organization, could swerve him, or indnee him to sacrifice his conscientions convictions on this subject, for his opinions were deliberately formed, and essential principles were involved. With all the ardor and sincerity of his earlier years, he opposed what in his view were the centralizing tendencies of the administration. As the controversy progressed, his opinions became more decided and his feelings more interested, until, believing the emergency re- quired extraordinary effort, he, at the age of sixty. right, projected the establishment of a new daily paper, and the organization of a distinct Republican party, to act in concert with others in the different States who were commencing a similar movement.

While earnestly engaged in the prosecution of these labors of disinterested political duty, a can- cerous affection developed itself in his system. Un- deterred by this affliction, he persevered in what he considered to be his duty to its consummation. Through his instrumentality the Hartford Press was established and published in February. 1850; . a Republican State convention was held in March, and the Republican party was forthwith organized; but his disease. in the meantime, had made such progress, that he felt compelled to abandon further labors, and thenerforth cease from earthly cares. flis last public effort. and his last appearance minong his fellow-citizens, was at the Republican convention in March. Ile breathed his last on the 31st of the following May, in the sixty-ninth year of his age.

Senator Niles, besides his political Jabors, em- ployed bis pen in other fields as an author. His first undertaking was that of editing the re-publi- cation of an English work, entitled, "The Inde- pendent Whig," a large quarto of nearly five hun- dred pages, published in 1516. This was followed, in 1819, by a Gazetteer of Connecticut and Rhode Island, in the compilation of which he was assist- ed by his brother in law, Dr. John C. Pease. He also prepared a very useful and serviceable book called The Cirit Officer, of which several editions were published. A History of Mexico and the

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South American Republice, written by him, ran through many editions. He also wrote a Biogra- phy of Oliver Il. Perry, a quarto volume of about fonte pages. It is not necessary to enumerate the immerous pamphlets, orations, and addresses on political, agricultural. financial, and miscellaneous subject- which, during a period of forty years, em- auated from his prolific pen, and which had exten- sive circulation and influence. His speeches in the senate were many, and on almost every important question before that body, while he was a member. Some of them were very effective, and distinguished for great research and argumentation. Those of the Bank, the Deposits, the Expinging resolu- tions, the Independent Treasury, the Tariff, the Mexican War, and the Hoffer-on Ordinance, as ap- plicable to the newly-acquired territory, may be specified as among his ableet efforts, Mr. Calhoun, with whom he often and widely differed. awarded him the possession of the most ready and accurate- ly discriminate mind of any member of the Senate. Col. Benton said, that not only were his opinions eminently sound and correct, but that his political and moral courage exceeded that of his associates. Silas Wright declared he always distrusted the ac. curacy of his own conclusions when they differed from Senator Niles. Such were the estimates of some of the master minds of the Senate, men with whom he was associated in daily social and officiat intercourse for years. The remark publicly made by Mr. Van Buren, that " Senator Niles spoke as Franklin wrote," conveys a correct impression of the matter and manner of the man. Indeed, his marked traits were good, practical common sense, without pretension, unassumingly but honestly and fourlessly expressed.

President Van Buren showed his high apprecia- tion of the qualities and abilities of Senator Niles by tendering him, unsolicited, a seat in his cabinet. and that, too, when the department was laboring

under serious embarassments. The reform- which he introduced into the department not only con- trilinted to its immediate relief, but constituted the basis of future action in its administration. He promptly discontinued the transportation of the mails on Sundays, except on the principal routes, and advised that great reform which was soon car. ried into effect, the reduction of the rates of post- age as a means of promoting mail facilities, and thereby increasing the revenne, a proposition that was to many a seeming paradox.

A considerable portion of the years 1851 and 1453 he spent in visiting the various countries of Eu- rope.

Unostentations, plain, and frugal, he acquired by industry and economy a handsome estate. Humane and benevolent, he, living, exercised active charity, and, dying, desired to alleviate suffering humanity. Besides numerous legacies to individuals, he he- qneathed seventy thousand dollars in trust to the city of Hartford as a charity fund, the income from which he directed to be annually distributed to the poor. This noble benefaction to the city of his adoption was the crowning act of a useful and well-spent life, - Communicated by Hon. GIDEON WELLES of Hartford.

Another Hartford neighbor says of him: " lle was of medium stature and of very quiet de- meanor, and a stranger might have thought him reserved and unsocial, but in his daily intercourse with his neighbors and acquaintances he was affa- ble and very social, and no man could spend an hour with him without feeling that he had been instructed. Of extensive reading and retentive memory, he could converse upon any subject; but I think he had a better knowledge of the political history of our country than any man I ever knew, except perhaps the late Hon. Gideon Welles."

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The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Vol. II, Part 97

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909 Publication date: 1891 Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company Number of Pages: 1012

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company
Number of Pages: 1012