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38. Harriet, bapt. Sept., 1785; m. Lucius Kellogg, a physician in Derby until 1810; they then settled on Long Island.
39. Mary, bapt. July 6, 1788; m. Truman Plumb, a mariner of Milford, Dec. 24, 1807. They afterwards settled in New Haven where she d. in 1817.
40. Mark William Embleton, bapt. June 20, 1790; not m. ; was a mariner and d. in London, Eng., aged 25.
41. Giles Marlborough, b. in 1792; a merchant in New York city; m. Cor- nelia Anne Heyer,Oct. I, 1817; d. in 1825.
Chatfield of New Milford ; resided in Huntington opposite Derby Nar- rows until 1821; then settled at Oyster Bay, L. I., where he d., and she m. David Marcus Clark of Ox- ford, where they resided.
43. Sheldon Clark, b. Apr. I, 1799; went South, m., had a family.
44. Barnard, b. Dec. 24, 1801; m. Sarah Elvira Kane of Derby ; was merchant at Oyster Bay, L. I., then removed to Paterson, N. J.
45. Charles Dennis, b. in 1803 ; a whole- sale merchant in New York city.
46. Elizabeth, b. May 29, 1805 ; m. Theo- dore E. Bliss, a merchant of New York.
28. JOSIAH, son of Henry and Eunice Whitney ; m. Hannah, dau. of Capt. Joseph Riggs in 1784, and dwelt in Derby ; was commander of a vessel in the South American trade ; was cast away in 1794, and died in consequence of his sufferings in Demarara, in August of that year. She afterwards m Philo Northrop of Woodbridge and had two children : Deborah Ann Northrop and George Northrop. Children :
47. Hannah, b. June 20, 1785; m. Aug. 10, 1805, Henry Remer, who carried on a large business as shoe-maker in Derby until May, 1827, when they removed to Seneca Falls, N. Y.
48. Maria, b. Mar. 14, 1787; m. George Finley, grandson of Rev. Samuel Finley, D. D., of New Jersey. He d. at Bridgeport. She d. at Tremont, N. Y.
49. Josiah Clark, b. Apr. 1, 1789; m. in 18II, Esther E. Mosier of Derby ;
was a cooper ; d. in New York ; she d. in Trumbull, Conn., in 1873.
50 Martha, b. Mar. 26, 1792; n. Mar. 4, 1808, at Hinesburgh, Vt., Jonathan Stone, where they resided; had family.
51. Stephen Merit, b. Feb. 17, 1794 ; a master mariner ; m. Charlotte Lewis Sept. 22, 1822; resided a time in New York city; removed to Mount Vernon, O.
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31. HENRY, son of Henry and Eunice Whitney, was a merchant in New York city of very honorable character, and success ; m. July 30, 1808, Mary, dau. of Hendrick Snydam of Hallett's Cove, L. I .; resided in 1811, at 75 Broadway, New York, where he died Mar. 12, 1812. of malignant croup ; buried in Greenwood. His widow m. Adrian Van Sinderen, a retired merchant of Newtown L. I. Mr. Whitney was a member about 20 years of the honorable firm of Lawrence and Whit- ney, shippers of New York city.
33. STEPHEN, son of Henry and Eunice Whitney, was a merchant in New York city ; m. Aug. 4, 1803, Harriet Snydam, sister to his brother Henry's wife, and dwelt in the city. He died Feb 16, 1860 ; she May 12. 1860 ; buried in Greenwood, of which cemetery he was one of the original incorporators, and a director through his life. He went to New York when 18 or 20 years of age, having had only ordi- nary advantages at Derby, and engaged himself as clerk to the firm of Lawrence and Whitney, shippers, in which his brother Henry was a partner. By energy and business talent he soon acquired means to enter copartnership with John Currie, a Scotchman, in the wholesale grocery trade. He traded largely in wines, then in cotton, then engaged in ship-building and the shipping trade to nearly all parts of the world ; then in canals and railroads, and finally in banks, accumu- lating great wealth. Children :
52. Samuel Snydam, b. Nov. 26, 1804; d. 56. Stephen, b. Oct. 11, 1814; d. of con- unm. at 7 Bowling Green, New York, sumption at his father's residence, New York, Nov. 21, 1858; not m. Dec. 21, 1858.
53. Emeline, b. June 7, 1806; m. June 25, 1828, John Dore, and were resid- ing at 127 Madison Ave., New York, in 1877.
54. John Currie, b. Dec. 28, 1808; d. Dec. 28, 1808.
55. Mary, b. Apr. 5, 1810; m. Oct. 28, 1829, at 7 Bowling Green, Jonas Philips Phænix, who was a promi- nent citizen of New York.
56. Henry, b. Aug. 23, 1812, was gradu- ated at Yale College, where he resided until his death Mar. 21, 1856; m. Ist Hannah Eugene Lawrence, Jan. 27, 1835; 2d Maria Lucy Fitch.
57. William, b. July 6, 1816; m. Mary Stuart McVickar, and d. June 12, 1862 at his city residence.
58. Edward, b. Nov. 29, 1818; d. at Flushing, L. I., Apr. 7, 1851 ; not m.
59. Caroline, b. June 11, 1823; m. Ist her cousin Ferdinand Snydam, who d. at " Ivy Nook " near New Haven, June 25, 1872 ; m. 2d Oct. 29, 1874, John Jacob Crane, a physician ; reside at Ivy Nook.
33 ARCHIBALD, son of Henry and Eunice Whitney, was a wholesale groc r in New York, where he m Nancy Brower, Sept. 2, 1801. In 1802, he formed a co-partnership with Elijah Humphreys from Derby, which continued under the name of Humphreys and Whitney until 1814, some of the time at No. 5, Burling Slip. From 1816 to 1825, he was a partner with his nephew Giles M. Whitney. He then re- moved to Derby where he died of apoplexy Sept 28. 1842. His wife joined the Congregational church at Derby, May 29, 1831, and died Nov. 22, 1869. Children :
60. Henry, b. Nov. 14, 1802, in New York.
61. Maria, b. Feb. 19, 1804; m. Josiah Mann of New York, Dec. 1, 1840, where he d. Feb. 8, 1873, in his 81st
year. She returned to Birmingham to reside.
62. Alfred, b. May 26, 1806; d. not m. in Derby May 28, 1839.
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63. Archibald, b. Apr. 19, 1808 : d. not m. in Derby, Jan. 10, 1849.
64. Thomas Vose, b. Aug. 15, 1810; m. Nancy M. Powe, dau. of Mayor Powe of Derby. He died at Ansonia of apoplexy May 15, 1873. The local paper said : "Mr. Whitney was a citizen of Derby for fifty years, and well known in all this region; and his sudden death will be deeply lamented by the whole community." Their children all died in infancy.
66. Susan Augusta, b. Jan. 10, 1816; m. in Derby, Apr. 17, 1843, James M. Mann; residence, Birmingham.
67. Jane Alida, b. Nov. 15, 1818 ; not m .; residence, Birmingham.
68. William, b. Dec. 16, 1821, in New York; appointed deputy-consul for the United States at Bermuda, Dec. 10, 1872, where he m. Francis Mary Hill, Jan. 27, 1875.
69. Theophilus Brower, b. Nov. 5, 1824, at Derby ; d. Apr. 4, 1825.
65. Ann Eliza, b. Mar. 15, 1813; m. in 70. John Dore, b. May 25, 1827 ; a manu- Derby, Nov. 23, 1836, Peter P. facturer of hoop-skirts; m: Oct. 17, 1866, Mary Frances Parrott of Bridgeport, where they reside. Phelps a book-keeper; lived at Ottawa, Ill., and Georgetown, Col.
60. HENRY, son of Archibald and Nancy (Brower) Whitney ; m. Maria Frances, dau of John Phillips of Bridgeport, Conn. They set- tled at Derby where he held the offices of town clerk, justice of the peace, judge of probate and postmaster, and was much respected as a citizen. He died July 29, 1862 ; she died Feb. 1, 1852. Children : 71. Alfred, b. July 25, 1840; d. at Derby, Nov. 4, 1859.
72. Maria Sherwood, b. Oct. 28, 1841; d. Aug. 20, 1842.
73. Thomas Hart Benton, b. Sept. 18, 1843; a merchant and broker in Birmingham ; served three months in Connecticut volunteers.
74. Henry Archibald, b. Dec. 25, 1846 ; a clerk ; m. at Port Chester, N. Y., Mary Ella, dau. of Nathan Bassett of
Derby; settled in New Britain, Conn. He served in the navy during the late war, and in the United States army after the war; resides in New York city.
75. Edward Huntington, b. June 3, 1849 ; d. Sept. 8, 1856.
76. Albert, b. May 3, 1850; d. July 23, 1850. 77. Arthur, ¡ said to be living at Ottawa, Ill.
70. JOHN DORE, son of Archibald and Nancy (Brower) Whitney ; m. Mary Frances Parrott. Oct 17, 1866; a manufacturer of hoop- skirts, at Bridgeport, Conn. Children :
78. Henry Parrott, b. Feb. 26, 1868; d. 79. Frank Archibald, b. July 18, 1869.
WHITNEY, RANFORD ; m. Ruth Canfield, Sept. 26, 1773. Chil- dren :
I. Sarah, b. Apr. 3, 1774.
2. Joseph Lyman, b. Sept. 1, 1775.
WILLIAMS, THOMAS ; Winifred, wife of, died Mar. 4, 1738.
WOOD, JOHN, m. Mary -. Children :
I. Samuel, b. July 18, 1704. 3. George, b. Mar. 20, 1717.
2. Caleb, b. Dec. 27, 1714. 4. Mary, b. Mar. 25, 1719.
WOODEN, DAVID, m. Lorania -
-. Children :
I. Sarah, b. Dec. 9, 1765. 2. David, b. Jan. 14, 1778.
WOODEN, HEZEKIAH, m Eunice -. Children :
I. Thomas, b. Dec. 22, 1775. 2. Eliza, b. Aug. 28, 1789.
WOOSTER, EDWARD, appears early in Milford, as indicated by the following record : "A general court, Oct. 24, 1651, considering the pressing need for hops, the town grants to Edward Wooster an acre, more or less, lying up the Mill river, to be improved for a hop garden,
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according to his request. This is not to pay rates while improved for hops "" 16
In 1654. he with three other families settled at Paugasuck, and one object on his part, probably, was to raise hops on the meadow lands below Ansonia, which were well adapted for that business, and it was in the pursuit of this object that he dug a trench or race, from where the lower Ansonia bridge now is, down into the meadow where the bed of the Naugatuck now is, to irrigate that part of the meadow or low land, and by this race the river course became changed in about fifty years. Tradition says, and it seems correct, that his house stood on the east side of the river road at Old Town. a little south of the part- ing of the two roads going north, one to Ansonia along the river bank and the other up to the Episcopal burying-ground. On his decease this property was sold to Doct. John Durand, and the first bridge built over the Naugatuck is said to have been located at or opposite this house The house of Francis French. another of the first four fami- lies, was half a mile to the east on the hill ; that of Edward Riggs, also of the first four, was about one mile east on the hill, the farm still remaining in the family ; and the house of Thomas Langdon was near Edward Wooster's, in what was called the village, and known many years as Derby village ; now Old Town. Here Edward Wooster resided until the close of life, July 8, 1689, his age being 67, which warrants the conclusion that he was born in England in 1622. Of his first wife nothing is definitely known, but there are indications that he was connected with Francis French, possibly by marriage. His first wife died, and he m in 1669. Tabitha, dau. of Henry Tomlinson of Stratford. Twelve of his children shared in the distribution of his estate in 1694 ; Samuel Riggs being guardian for Edward, Sylvester and Ebenezer, and Ephraim Stiles for Jonas and Tabitha. Here in the deep wilderness he lived with his family and three neighbors eleven or twelve years, a hero in this respect. He was not a man of notions and changes, but continued steady and faithful at his post, providing as best he could for those who were dependent upon him. little dreaming that his grandson and his family would be celebrated in greatness the world over. and that his own name, thereby, would go down in sublime honor to the end of the greatest republic ever established in the world For twenty years he was the leading man of the little plantation that seemed unlikely to become greater than a man's hand, but has attained in business and in war an enviable fame. All honor to the first, reli- able, and most noble hero of Derby! Children :
I. Elizabeth; m. Col. Ebenezer John- son.
2. Mary, b. Nov. 1654; d. young ; prob- ably the first white child born in Derby.
3. Thomas.
4. Abraham.
5. Edward, bapt. 1670; not m.
6. David, bapt. 1670.
7 Henry, b. Aug. 18, 1666; enlisted in Queen Anne's army and d. at Nova Scotia about 1700.
8. Ruth, b. Apr. 8, 1668; m. Samuel Bowers in 1687.
9. Timothy, b. Nov. 12, 1670.
IO. Hannah, b.
II. Jonas, b.
12. Tabitha, b.
13. Sylvester, b.
14. Ebenezer, b.
16 Lambert's Milford, 122.
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3. LIEUT. THOMAS, son of Edward Wooster, m. Phebe, da Henry Tomlinson, of Stratford, and lived a little north of his father's some years, if not until his death. He was a substantial, successful farmer, and died Jan. 26, 1713, aged about 57. Children :
I.5. Phebe Leavenworth, d. Mar. 26, 1696. 19. Thomas, b. Feb. 18, 1692.
16. Zervia, d. Aug. 19, 1682.
17. Alice, b. Sept. 6, 1680 ; d. 1682.
18. Elizabeth, b. Sept. I, 1685; m. John Tomlinson.
4. ABRAHAM, son of Edward Wooster, m. Mary Walker, of Strat- ford, Nov. 22, 1697. In 1696, he and his brother Timothy exchanged their lands in the meadows, inherited from their father, for other lands (probably in Quaker's Farm) in the town. Abraham removed to Stratford about 1706, and remained there until about 1719. In a deed of 1722 he is said to be of Derby, and was living at Quaker's Farm, and the same in several deeds between that and 1743; in two of which he is said to be a mason: "Know ye, that I. Abraham Wooster, Senr., of the town of Derby . . . in consideration of one cer- tain gun in hand received of Abraham Wooster, Junr., of said Derby, now resident in Stratford, have therefore given, granted, . . . sold, a certain lot of land within the bounds of said Derby, situate in Oxford Parish, in that tract of land known by the name of Quaker's Farm Purchase . . in number four in that division. July 16, 1743. Abraham Wooster." Children:
21. Abraham, b.
22. Ruth, b. Sept. 26, 1700.
23. Joseph, b. Jan. 16, 1702.
24. Sarah, b. April 2, 1705.
25. Mary, b. April 3, 1707.
26. Hannah, b. Feb. 23, 1709.
27. David, b. Mar. 2, 1710.
6. DAVID, son of Edward Wooster, m. Mary -. At his death, Mar. 29, 1711, he left his wife Mary to administer his estate. Children : 28. Jerusha, b. 1702. 30. Tamar, b. June 16, 1707.
29. Persis, b. May 30, 1704.
9. TIMOTHY, son of Edward Wooster, m. Anna Perry, May 23, 1699. Children :
31. Timothy, b. Dec. 29, 1699. 35. Samuel, b. April 17, 1706.
32. Tabitha, b. May 3, 170I 36. Damaris, b. Feb. 20, 1708 ; m. Eleazer Hawkins.
33. Edward, b. Sept. 17, 1702.
34. Anne, b. Jan. 17, 1705; m. Daniel Hawkins.
37. Henry, b. Feb. 19, 1710.
38. Arthur, b. Mar. 26, 1713. 39. Eliezer, b. Oct. 16, 1715.
13. SYLVESTER, son of Edward Wooster, m. Susannah -. He d. Nov. 16, 1712. Children :
40. Moses, b. 1699. 43. Nathaniel, b. 1707.
41. Tabitha, b. 170I. 44. Sylvester, b. 1710.
42. Samuel, b. 1704. 45. Susannah, b. July 23, 1713.
14. EBENEZER, son of Edward Wooster, m. Margaret, dau. of Zechariah Sawtell, of Groton, and settled in the town of Stratford. Children :
46. Harvey, b. May 27, 1712. 48. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 5, 1716.
47. Zechariab, b. Mar. 17, 1714.
20. Thankful, b. Nov. 7, 1695; d. Nov. 18, 1706.
19. THOMAS, JR., son of Lieut. Thomas Wooster, m. Sarah, dau. of
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Joseph Hawkins, Dec. 25, 1718, who d. Dec. 10, 1785, aged 91. He
d. Feb. 2, 1777, aged 85. Children :
49. John, b. Dec. 22, 1719. 53. Daniel, b. July 14, 1729.
50. Ruth, b. Mar. 30, 1722. 54. Joseph, b. June 30, 1732.
51. Thomas, b. Oct. II, 1724. 55. David, b. Jan. 5, 1735.
52. Elizabeth, b. Mar., 1727.
2 I. ABRAHAM, JR., son of Abraham Wooster, m. Martha -, and settled at Quaker's Farm. in Oxford parish, near his father. He resided a short time across the Ousatonic in Stratford, and then returned to Derby. Children :
56. Wait, b. Apr. 22, 1732. 59. Miles, b. June 10, 1738.
57. Mary, b. May 10, 1733. 60. Abraham, b. Sept. 20, 1740.
58. Hinman, b. Apr. 26, 1735.
23. JOSEPH. Of this family we have no account. A Joseph Woos- ter, Jr., resided at Good Hill, Quaker's Farm, in 1799, and deeded land at that place. If there was a Joseph, junior, there must have been a senior, who most probably was descended from Abraham Wooster, who owned land on this Good Hill. This Joseph Wooster, Sr , is said to have had 16 children, one of whom was Joseph, who m. Hannah Children :
61. Russell, b. Apr. 26, 1791 ; father of 62. Sally, b. Aug. 5, 1792. Col. Wm. B. 63. Hannah, b. July 7, 1794.
27. GENERAL DAVID, son of Abraham Wooster, was graduated at Yale College in 1738, m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Clap, president of Yale College, Mar. 6, 1746. (See Biography.) Children :
64. Mary, b. Jan. 21, 1747; d. Oct. 20, 65. Thomas, b. July 30, 1751. 1748.
66. Mary, b. June 2, 1753.
31. TIMOTHY, JR , son of Timothy Wooster, m Abigail Harger, Aug. 18, 1727, probably dau. of Ebenezer, her birth not being recorded. She died Sept. 23, 1736, aged 30, and he m. 2d Sarah Bowers, Mar. 22, 1737, who died Oct. 23. 1749, aged 43 years. She was probably dau. of Samuel Bowers, by his first wife, although not recorded. Children : 67. Jabez, b. Oct. 15, 1728. 71. Edward, b. Feb. 18, 1740; d. Oct. 15,
68. Dorcas, b. Apr., 1731 ; d. Apr., 1737. 1746.
69. Abigail, b. Aug 18, 1736.
70. Dorcas, b. Mar. 25, 1738.
72. Jesse, b. May 4, 1743.
73. Walter, b. July 7, 1745.
74. Edward, b. Sept. 28, 1747.
33. EDWARD, son of Timothy Wooster, m. Child : 75. Grace, b. Feb. 15, 1727. 35 SAMUEL, son of Timothy Wooster, m. Ann Moss, Oct. 28, 1731. Child :
76. Elisha, b. July 5, 1732.
40. MOSES, son of Sylvester Wooster, m. Mary Hawkins, Apr. 5, 1720.
42. SAMUEL, son of Sylvester Wooster, m. Hannah Johnson, May 22, 1725. Child: 77. Sarah, b. Nov. 28, 1725.
44. SYLVESTER, JR., son of Sylvester Wooster, m. Mercy Hine, Feb. 20, 1738.
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49. JOHN, son of Thomas Wooster, Jr., m. Eunice, dau. of Samuel Hull, June 18, 1746. Children :
78. Anne, b. Apr. 13, 1747; d. Aug. 3, 80. Hannah, b. July 8, 1750.
175I. 81. John, b. Oct. II, 1752.
79. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 26, 1748 ; d. Aug. 82. Anne, b. Nov. 13, 1754. 8, 175I.
5[. THOMAS, son of Thomas Wooster, Jr., m. Lois . Child : 83. Sarah, b. Feb. 2, 1749.
53. DANIEL, son of Thomas Wooster, Jr., m. Sarah Hawkins, May II, 1780, who died Oct. 13, 1790. Children :
84. Isaac, b. July 24, 1781. 88. Sally, b. Apr. 20, 1788.
85. Aramy, b. Dec. 26, 1782. 89. Joseph, b. Mar. 22, 1790; d. June 14,
86. Rama, b. Nov. 11, 1784. 1790.
87. Daniel, b. Mar. 14, 1786.
54. JOSEPH, son of Thomas Wooster, Jr., m. Hannah -. Child : 90. David, b. Dec. 1, 1774.
55. DAVID, son of Thomas Wooster, Jr., m. Mary - -. Child : 91. Amy, b. Dec. 9, 1754.
70. WALTER, son of Timothy, Jr., m. Ursula Beebe of Waterbury, Nov. 15, 1780.
WOOSTER, MOSES, m. Mindwell Chatfield, June 20, 1759. Child : I. Lemuel, b. June 23, 1760.
WOOSTER, HENRY, m Elizabeth Twitchell, Jan. 24, 1762. Chil- dren :
I. Henry, b. Oct. 25, 1762. 2. Enoch, b. May 7, 1765.
WOOSTER, TWITCHELL, m. Elizabeth Hull, Oct. 11, 1764. Child :
I. Ebenezer, b. July 30, 1765.
WOOSTER, HENRY 3D, m. Rebecca -. Child :
I. Abigail, b. June 3, 1789.
WOOSTER, ZERVIAH, died Feb. 20, 1698.
YALE, THOMAS, of Farmington, m. Mrs. Elizabeth Mills, of Derby, June 15, 1768. Children :
I. Thomas, bapt. Apr. 15, 1769 ; d. 5. Samuel, bapt., Dec., 1777.
2. Thomas G., b. Sept. 22, 1770. 6. Benjamin, bapt., Mar. 5, 1780.
3. Rebecca, b. Jan. 28, 1773. 7. Sally, bapt. June 9, 1782.
4. John, bapt. Apr. 16, 1775.
APPENDIX.
CHRIST CHURCH, QUAKER'S FARM 1
The following record indicates the commencement of the work for the erection of the church edifice :
" Oct. 11, 18II.
We Quaker's Farm people have begun to build a church, and I, Cyrus Perry, drew the first stick of timber, 64 feet long." Mr. Wil- liam DeForest relates that when he went to Quaker's Farm as an apprentice to Tomlinson and Bassett in Oct, 1812, the carpenters were hewing the timber for the church.
The building committee were David Tomlinson, Nathaniel Wooster and Wells Judson ; the last being treasurer. The subscriptions were due Jan. 1, 1813. The principal contributors, and those most active in personal influence, were members of the congregation of St. Peter's church at Oxford, then under the care of the Rev Dr. Mansfield ; the most liberal of these being David Tomlinson and his wife Laura, Wells Judson. Nathaniel Wooster and Russell Nichols. Many others however. contributed according to their ability and the need
Nathaniel Wooster was perhaps the most decided and best informed churchman among the contributors ; and gave his influence to the more churchly character of the building, as well as to its final consumma- tion, as a regularly constituted Episcopal church.
The architect and builder of the church was George Boult of South- ford, a gentleman of extraordinary skill in the art of building.
The Rev. Aaron Humphrey, the first minister of the church at Quaker's Farm, came to it in the fall of 1814, the house of worship having been previously finished. He came from Gardiner, Me., where he had ministered some time to the Episcopal congregation in that place. In the spring of 1816. he accepted the charge of St. Peter's of Oxford in connection with Christ church at Quaker's Farm, which was then denominated a chapel, when he made his residence at Oxford. and in this relation he continued until 1819. when he accepted the appointment by the Diocesan convention of itinerant missionary in New Haven county. The church of Quaker's Farm was consecrated by Bishop Hobart, Sept. 3, 1817. After the retirement of Mr. Hum- phrey, temporary services were supplied by the Rev. Sturgis Gilbert, Rev. Chauncey Prindle. Rev. Nathaniel Garfield, Rev. Dr Bronson, but perhaps more efficiently by Rev. Dr. Burhans of Newtown.
In 1826 a movement was made for the incorporation of the church at Quaker's Farm as a separate parish, which was accomplished, and
1 All matter in this Appendix was received or completed too late to be placed in the regular order of the book.
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by the agreement with St. Peter's this church received one-third of the fund then possessed, amounting to $660. A legacy was received in 1846 from the estate of Mrs. Ruth Tyrrel of Oxford of $200, and a subsequent legacy from the estate of Ira Hawkins of Quaker's Farm of $100.
The first stove for warming the church was presented by Rev. Ash- bel Baldwin, who had charge of the parish from 1828 to 1834. The first bell was a failure; the second cast by the celebrated founder, G. Ford of New York, in 1836, was procured by subscription, weighing six hundred pounds During the interval between 1834 and 1871 the parish was supplied by several clergymen. sometimes alone and some- times in connection with St. Peter's ; the difficulty being always the same-the want of adequate support. Since 1875 the church has revived, the building has been repaired, and movements have been inaugurated which seem to assure a permanent basis for future pros- perity.
BURYING GROUND.
Birmingham Burying Ground Association was organized Aug. 15, 1844 ; reorganized Mar. 29, 1864. Present officers : President, Rob- ert O. Gates ; secretary and treasurer, Charles H. Coe ; directors, Henry Somers, S. M. Gardner (deceased), C. H. DeForest, G. M. Spring. Agent for sale of lots, Robert O. Gates. Area of grounds about fifteen acres, and is most charmingly situated on the banks of the Ousatonic.
NAUGATUCK LODGE, NO. 63, I. O. O. F.
This society was instituted March 16, 1849, with the following char- ter members :
Robert R. Wood,
John Lindley,
Charles Cooper,
Hiram N. Hubbard, William B. Bristol, Julius R. Pond, Hiram Lyman,
Edward Root,
Timothy E. Miller,
John R. Johnson,
David T. Johnson,
Richard M. Johnson,
Charles Root,
Jonah Clark, Abijah Hawkins,
Giles B. Allen, A. N. Prindle, ' H. Skinner.
The first officers were : Robert R. Wood, N. G .; Hiram N. Hub- bard, V. G .; John Lindley, secretary ; William B. Bristol, treasurer.
The present officers are : Verrenice Munger, N. G .; Wallace B. Jack- son, V. G ; B. A. Bradley. secretary ; John Jackson, treasurer ; H. A. Hooper, chaplain ; T D. L. Manville, district deputy. The total mem- bership is 184.
The first meetings were held at Creamer's Hall, afterwards they rented Remer's Hall. Then they occupied for a time Benedict's Hall, then moved to the hall over Randall's store, then to a hall in the Opera House, and then to their present location in the Hotchkiss Block. List of Past Grands :
Robert R. Wood, William B. Bristol, Edward Root, Edwin Ells, John Lindley,
Abijah Hawkins, D. T. Johnson, Hiram Lyman, A. N. Prindle, Joseph A. Bunnell,
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Frederick L. Smith,
Wales Terrell, Hobart Sperry, P. S. Beach, H. Skinner,
C. J. Richardson,
H. E. Hendryx,
R. Y. Stephenson,
H. C Spencer,
John T. Hillhouse,
J. N. Booth,
H. M. Jackson,
Edward Kimberly,
J. L. Barrett,
David Tucker,
John Jackson,
W. W. Clinton,
Jacob A. Fisk,
Frederick Holbrook,
B. W. Stocking,
B. A. Bradley,
S. G. Redshaw,
M. A. Hill,
Edward Klebart,
William Crook,
A. H. Bartholomew,
W. R. Mott,
H. A. Hooper,
J. H. Miller,
James Jackson,
S. S. Stocking,
T. D. L. Manville,
J. M. Blackman,
Luke Tiffany,
J. A. Bristol,
George C. Munger,
Oliver Powe,
George E. May,
J. H. Duxbury,
H. A. Peck.
DENTISTS IN DERBY.
DR. C. W. GRANT came to Derby about 1838 and was the first den- tist located in Derby. He practiced here two years, when he removed to Poughkeepsie, where he engaged in the culture of grapes in con- nection with the practice of his profession.
DR. FOSTER P. ABBOTT commenced the practice of dentistry in Derby about 1842. and continued until his death in 1863. A jovial, good-natured man, a little fast in his younger days, in his later years he made a profession of faith and united with the M. E. church, where he remained a consistent and valuable member until called to his re- ward. For several years he was the trying justice of the place.
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