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Wmn. L. Wintworth, Ist Conn. Inf. Jeremiah Sullivan, 12th Conn. Inf.
Frank Thornton, Ilth Maine Inf.
James Fitzgerald, 13th Maine Inf.
Hora io P. Chapin, 40th N. J. Inf.
John Sullivan, Ith N. Y. Eng. (enl. in the Navy in 1863, and subsequently in the 6th N. Y. Il. Art ).
Daniel McKinney, 40th N. Y. Inf.
James McGinley, James Welch, John Welch, and Patrick McChithy, 5th N. Y. Cav.
Michael Shannon and John F. Stapleton, 22d N. Y. Cav.
John A. Gibbons, I. Warren Bullens, Theodore Basterdes, James Sullivan and Frederick A. Churchill, 25th N. Y. Cav.
Thomas Kennedy and Patrick Foley, Gth N. Y. II. Art.
Homer Richardson, Ist Mass. Provisional Guard.
The following recruits are indexed in the town records as residents of Chicupee, but their regiments are not there given : Joseph II. Anderson, Lyman P. Atwood, George Billings, William Bittles, Benton V. B. Brooks, Patrick Barry, Charles W. Blossom, Dennis Bolar, Robert Black, Jonas Chase, Henry L. Clark, (?) Thomas S. Carroll, Martin Crane, James M. Chapman, Calvin Cooley, Henry E. Colleigh. Cornelius Curran, George W. Coates, John B, Cobb, Sylvester L. Carey, Patrick Devine, Samnel Dickinson, Henry Dickens, John G. Daniels, Henry D. Dunbar, Napoleon Evarts, Herman A. Eaton, Daniel L. Eaton, Augustus E. Frost, (?) Oratnel Fisk, (? ) George S. Fullum, Charles HI. Filer, Henry Fisher, James Finn, Leonard F. Farnsworth, George Gasner, Thos. 11. Gernard, Marion Gibbony, (?, Caspar Good- rich, Herbert Gamwell, Michael Garvey, George Garrity, Thomas Gurnett, (?) Jo-eph D. Guin, James H. Goodman, Henry A. Greg- ory, Joseph Hart, James Harkins, Jr., George W. Huyt, Elijah B. Hayward, Wesley F. lay- ward, Matthew Henry, Patrick logan, Joseph Horton, S. W. Hatch, Michael Kelly, Thomas J. Kennedy, M charl Lyons, James Larrity, Thomas (Tim .? ) Moriarty, John McCarthy, Michael Mccarthy, Win. A. Merriweather, Charles E. Morse, Roswell W. Morgan, Martin McGrath, John MeKillop, Jeremiah Mahoney, James Mitchell, John Moriarty (Navy ?), Joseph W. Perry, lliram (?) II. Rogers, Ben- jamin F. Reed, Patrick Shannahan, Michael Shannahan, (?) Adrian Standish, Edwin E. Smith, David Sullivan, Barney shootling, Michael Scanlon, Peter Sullivan, Thomas Shea, John Stewart, Oscar Tourett, Solomon Thompson, Winthrop Tower, John Ward, George Il Webber, William A. Wheelock, William Whipple, Andrew T. Wade, Amasa Wait, Amasn D. S. Wade, Joel E. Whittemore, Jackson Willis, William E. Wheeler, Charles Webster.
FIRST MASSACHUSETTS CAVALRY.
Abner M. Abbey, James W. Armitage, John Booth, Francis A. Bushee, Robert Ballon, Livingston Babcock, Addison M. Babcock, Henry B. Bates, Benton V. B. Brooks, Joel Barden, John Camp- bell, Frank Chase, James L. Carson, Patrick Connor, Benjamin F. Cadwell, John S. Cowles, William Collins, John Courtney, Melville Duly, Stephen G. Folsom, Howard O. Fiske, llerbert Gamwell, Chs, Sidney Goodman, David Gleason, Andrew J. Hunt, Arthur Hor- rigan, Matthew Higgins, Andrew S. Hunter, Oscar Jewett, Cornelius Keating, Henry E. Lak, Joseph Lee, Julius M. Lane, Owen A. Lyons, John F. Linscott, Daniel G. Miller, William Miller, Wm. II. Marsh, Patrick Mor- tell, James F. McCann, Edwin Alton Phillips, Cyrus R. Prescott, Charles S. I'helps, Win. S. Pease, Matthew Ryan, Daniel L. Sullivan,
James Stewart, Dennis Sullivan, William II. Scarle, Joseph E. Stackpole, Dennis A. Sulli- van, John Shore, Myron H. Underwood, W. J'. Van Bramer, Frink J. Weston, Watson L. Wintworth, Eh E. Welden.
NAVAL ENLISTMENTS.
The following-named persons, residents of Chico- pre, served in the United States Navy, on the several vessels named :
John Chapin, " Connecticut."
Henry M. Smith, "Connecticut."
Jacob HI. Lovell, " Os-ince."
Stephen Driscoll, " Santiago de Cuba."
Patrick Moriarty, " Massasuit."
John B. Harring, " Mas-asoit."
Andrew Chapman, " Minnesota."
Emory Knapp, " Minnesot .. "
Peter Donnelly, " Minnesota."
Wm. F. Chapman, " Hartford."
HI. C. Trask, " Osceola."
Daniel E. Frazier. George Taylor. Arthur M. Burns. James Lind.
John F Mattoon.
Patrick Barry.
James Mitchell.
Julin Moriarty.
Freder.ck Titcomb.
Denni- Reding.
W. I. smith, " Cherokee."
Anstin D. Shellon, " Cherokee."
A. Everett Hibbard, " Niagara."
Adolphus Maynard, " Norwich."
Samuel Huse, "James Adger."
James Moriarty, " Brooklyn."
Richard Murphy, " Brooklyn."
Jeremiah Foley, " Brooklyn. "
Michael Moriarty, " Brooklyn."
John Slattery, " Augusta."
Danivi Tuthill, " Angusta." Patrick Casey, " Angusta." Maurice Phelan, " Gen. Portman." (?)
James L. Marshall, " Wabash."
George Garrity, " Chickasaw."
John Sullivan, " Fort Jackson."
Austin Dow, " Kennebec."
NON-RESIDENT RECRUIT3.
The following enlistments were obtained by pay- ment of extra bounties, in 1864:
William L. Crosby, George A. Hannum, William D. Hayden, Jerutne B Johnson, Lewis John- son, Hemy Knight, Michael McMahon, Cor- nelins Mccarthy, John Markey, Patrick Na- vin, William luiley, Leonard streeter, 2d Ma-s. II. Art.
Charles Snow, Frederic O. Lathrop, Randolph (?) E. Lathrop, Gth Mass. L. Art.
Fitz Roy Gregor, Stephen Jennings, 2d Mass. L. Art.
Charles F. Cook, 12th Batt.
Juseph Wilkin-on, 5th Batt.
Thomas Wall, B3th Batt.
William J. Ahern, James Barnes, Jeremiah Dono- van, Edward Finnotte (?), John Keefe, William Mitchell, James Prescott, William J. Storey, 14th Batt.
Jolin Buckley, 16th Un. II. Art.
Ilenry Batchehler, William Gately, John O'Hearn, James W. Olcott, James Taylor, 18th Un. H. Ait.
George E. Baldwin, Albert Walker, George II. Wesson, Samuel S. Pratt, 25th Un. H. Art.
Matthew Russell, 27th Un. If. Art.
Daniel Tierney, Ist Cav.
Samuel Adair, Culeb S. Gaffum. Joseph Delahanty, F. C. Grafia, John Martin, Michael Nolan, John C. Randall, Thomas Tafe, 21 Cav.
Frank Andrew, John W. Dyer, Samuel S. Gibson, William H. Sullivan, 4th Cav.
Richard Seppeler, 2d Inf. Patrick Buckley, William Carter, 17th Inf.
Julin Manony, George Morley, 24th Inf. William M. Hubbard, 25th Inf.
Michael J. Murphy, 26th Iuf.
Charles Webster, Frederick Williams, 27th Inf.
Joseph Murphy, Austin J. Crane, Otis M. Hen- drick, Mizrael Mess er, John Taylor, 31-t Inf. James L. House, William Jackson, 38th Inf. Simeon Slaughter, 54th Inf.
Patrick Barry, Willnun Brown, Michael Callahan, Franklin Colton, Franc.s Finnegan, Charles W. Litchfield, Elward Muldoon, Philip F. Nichols, Samuel S. Parker, Julius Perry, James Quinn, Daniel C. Shay, GIst Inf.
Blenand Burr il, James Bunke, Thomas Collina, Robert W. Edwards, George A. Lindsay, Vet. Res. Corps.
S. Forsy the (?), George W. Lake, Edward Mat- thews, Bund, 6th Arm. Corps.
Albert W. Cooper, Joseph Pierce, Alexander Som- e' ville, Joseph Wadleigh, Reg. Arm. Eng. Corps.
John Jones, Ist lient .; William W. Fay, 2d lient .; Charles P'. Winslow, capt .; M. F. Field, John Sullivan, regiment not designated.
Also the following, by bounties, in 1862:
Albert Brewer, A. L. Cooley, Charles A. Gay, Thomas Gilfillan, Levi Miller, Henry San- bruse, James Willet, William Woods, regi- ment not designated, enlisted for nine months.
COLORED RECRUITS.
The following colored men enlisted for three years in the mimy, and were assigned by the State to Chicopee : James Brown, William Brown, Alunzo Brooks, James Evans, Samnel Davis, Richard Harris, William Jackson, Pinckney Jourdan, William Krarney, Daniel Richards, James Stark, James Stokes, William States- man, and Henry Willis, 38th U. S. Colored Inf.
Miles Bright, Haywood Bushel, Daniel Corpry, James Foreman, Arthur Harrold, Richard Johnson, Lewis Johnson, Edmund Randall, Charles Smith, George Spencer, Frank Wil- liam4, Randolph Young, Ist U. S. Colored Cav.
The following were recruited for the Navy, and asigned by the State to Chicopee : Ju-tus Buck, George Beeven, John Brown, William Dein, Alexander J. Bullan, John Bell, Richard Crowley, John Desmond, Patrick Dunn, David Evans, George H. Edmonds, John Farrell, Michael Gannon, Francis Garrison, Thomas C. W. Gale, Michael Garrigan, Richard Gerry, Frederick Gookin, John A. Gates, Charles J. Green, Julin Gillis, Isaac HI. Gardiner, John Hackett, Charles F. Harwood, William H. Kitching, Jr., William Knapp, Joseph Knight, James P. Knowles, B. B. Knowlton, Edward Lynch, Edward Martel, James Morr.suy, Al- bert &, Mosher, John D. Murray, Richard B. Nagle, John Nelson, Jacob S. Paulton, Ilorace B. Pratt, Richard Proctor, Edwin Phinney, Simeon Pickering, Joseph Petterson, Martin Pruden, William l'ond, Levi Part, Enbulas Palmer, Thomas Patten, Joseph Pierce, George 11. Russell, James Reynolds, John Reneve, Freeman W. Robinson, Rufn. D. Rogers, Wil- liam Ross, John Willson, Charles Wilson, James F. Webb, James E. Walsh, William Wedlig, John F. Wright, Severance Wade, Washington A. Worster.
NECROLOGY.
The bronze tablets mentioned in the sketch of the town-hall bear the names of the following sol- dievs from Chicopee who were killed or died in the service. The tablet at the west end of the entrance reads this :
" ROLL OF HON R.
"Alden Porter, Co. F, 10th Mass. Inf. ; died in hos- pital, near Washington, D. C., Oct. 7, 1861. " George D. Anstin, Co. F, 10th Mass. Inf. ; died of wounds at David's Island, N. V., Aug. 22, '62. " Lucien Robertson, Co. F, 10th Mass. Inf. ; died in hospital near Harrison's Landing, Va., July 10, 1802.
" Lawrence MeGrath, Co. F, 10th Mass. Inf .; died of wounds nt Malvern Hol, Va., July 2, 1862. " Michael H. Moffatt, Co. F, 10th Mass. Inf. ; killed in battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864.
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"Charles W. Thompson, Co. E, 10th Dass. Iuf. ; fell at Spottsylvania Court-House, May 12, 1864.
" Daniel Shay, Co. 1, 10th Mass. Inf .; killed in battle of Fair Oaks, May 31, 1802.
" Thomas Kelly, Co. K, 15th M.Ass. Inf .; killed in Imutle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862.
" Patrick Toomey, Co. K, 18th Mass, Inf. ; died in hospital at Newbern, N. C., Sept. 23, 1861 " Charles F. Searle, Co. B, 21st Mass. Inf ; died of disease contracted in service, Nov. 17, 1864. " Lyman J Pant, Co. B, 21st Mass, Inf .; died of disease contracted in service, Feb. 28, 1866. " Mitchell W. Paul, Co. F, 21st Mass. Inf .; killed in battle of Newbern, March I-1, 1862.
"Cornelius Cone, Co. G, 27th Mass. Inf .; died in hospital at Newbern, N. C., March 25, 1862. " Michael Cavanaugh, Co. G, 27th Mass. Inf. : died in prison at Millen, Ga., Nov. 5, 1864.
"Samuel Morse, lieut., Co. D, 27th Mass. Inf. ; fell at Cold Harbor, Va , June 3, 1864.
" Channey Hendrick, Co. G, 27th Mass. Inf .; died of wounds at C'ohl Harbor, Va., Iune 4, 1864. " William Q. Wright, Co. G, 27th Mass. Inf .; died in prison at Millen, Ga., Nov. 20, 1861.
" Norman W. Fuller, Co. - , 27th Mass. Inf. ; died in hospital at Newbern, N. C., Oct. 18, 1862. "George S. Lombard, Co. G, 27th Mass. Inf .; died in hospital at Morehead City, N. C., Jan. 2, '65. " William II. Fuller, Co. K, 27th Mass, Int .; died of wounds at Coll Harbor, Va., June 4, 1864. " William J. Page, Co. G, 27th Mass. Inf .; killed in battle of Kinston, N. C., March 8, 1865.
"James O. Cole, Co. D, 27th Mass, Inf .; died in hosp tal at Beaufort, N. C., Nov. 14, 1862. " James Sullivan, Co. G, 27th Ma-s. Inf. ; killed in battle of Newbern, March 14, 1842.
" Irving Chapin, Co. G, 27th Mass. Inf. ; killed in battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864.
" Charles R. Collins, Co. 11, 27th Mass. Inf .; died in prison at Andersonville, Ga., Ang. 24, 1864. " Charles B. Rulof-on, Co. 1, 27th Mass. Inf. ; d ed of disease contracted in service, Dec. 5, 1864. " William Dwyer, Co. E, 27th Mass. Inf .; died of wound4, near Washington, N. C., April 23, '63. " Thomas Ronan, Co. G, 281h Muss. Inf .; killed in battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
" Thomas Moriarty, Co. 11, 28th Mass, Inf. ; killed in battle of Antieram, Sept. 17, 1862.
" Cornelius Murphy, Co. 11, 28th Mass. Inf .; killed in battle of Chantilly, Sept. 1, 1862.
"Charles K. Dewey, Co. E, 31st Mass. Inf. ; died of disease contracted in service, Feb. 7, 1865.
"Edward P. Woods, Co. E, 31st Mass. Inf. ; killed before Port Hudson, La., Jane 14, 1863.
" John Henry, Co. E, 31st Mass. Inf .; killed near Port Hudson, La , May 25, 1863.
" Lemnrl E. Mallory, Co. E, 31st Mass. Inf. ; killed at Yellow Bayou, La., May 18, 1864.
" David Murphy, Co. E, 3Ist Mass. Inf .; shot on picket, May 20, 18G3.
" Henry Young, Co. E, 31st Mass. Inf .; killed in action at Sabine Cross-Roads, La., April 8, 1864."
Below these names are the following words, in marble: " To her fallen heroes Chicopee erects this tablet." "By the ladies' soldiers' aid Bu- ciety."
The tablet at the east end of the entrance reals thus :
"HONOR THE BRAVE.
" Alton E. Phillips, Bient., Co. E, Ist Mass, Cav. ; died of wounds near Rapidlan Station, Va., May 4, 1863.
" Francis A. Bushee, Co. F, Ist Mass. Cav. ; killed in action at Ashland Station, Va., May 11, 1864.
" Benjamin F. Calwell, Co. - , Ist Mass. Cav .; died in Emory hospital, Oct. 16, 1862.
" Henry E. Ladd, Co. F, 1st Mass. Cav .; killed in battle of Alide, Va., June 17, 186 :.
" Howard O. Fiske, Co. F, Ist Mass. Cav .; killed in battle of Alide, Va., June 17, 1863.
" William Collins, Co. H, Ist Mass. Cav .; died in Harewouil hospital, Sept. 19, 1861.
" Juli Shore, Co. F', Ist Mass. Cav .; died in prison at Andersonville, Ga., Ang. 23, 1864.
" Cornelins Curran, Co. E, 1-t Mass. Cav. ; died of disease contracted in the service, Ang. 18, 1867. " Arthur Horrigan, Co. E, Ist Mass. Cav. ; killed in action near Rapidan Station, Sept. 14, 1863. "Gilbert S. Mixter, Co. E, 1st Mass. Cav. ; died in prison at Andersonville, Ga., July 27, 1864. " James Welch, Co. D, 5th N. Y. Cav .; died in prison at Andersonville, Ga., Ang. 20, 1864. "Patrick McCarthy, Co. D, 5th N. Y. Cav. ; died in hospital, April 20, 1863.
"James Sullivan, Co. C, 25th N. Y. Cav .; died in hospital, March 10, 1864.
" James Mulcahy, 2211 Mass. Inf. ; killed at Tolop- otomy, Va., May 50, 1864.
" Lyman D. Atwood, Co. B, 32d Mass, Inf. ; died of wounds at Washington, D. C., Nov. 9, 1864.
" Raymond C. Flower, Co. 1, 37th Mass. Inf. ; died in hospital, Jan. 5, 1863.
" Michael J. Houlihan, Co. A, 37th Mass, Inf. ; died of wounds about July 1, 1864.
" Edward Begley, Co. A, 37th Mass. Inf .; fell at Spottsy ivania Court-House, May 10, 1864.
" George A. Ferrin, Co. A, 37th Mass. Inf .; died of Wommels at Fisher's Hill, Vn., Sept. 26, 1864.
"Ezra G. Tripp. Co. A, 37th Mass, Inf .; died & prisoner at Lynchburg, Va., Jime, 1864.
" William A. Palmer, Co. A, 37th Mass. Inf. ; died of wounds, Sept. 21, 1864.
" Sylvanus Muller, Co. A, 37th Mass. Inf. ; killed in battle of Wilderness, May 5, 1864.
"Oramel W. Kelly, Co. A, 37th Mass. Inf .; died of disease contracted in prisons, July 3, 1866. " Charles J. Woods, Co. 1, 34th Mass. Inf .; killed in battle of Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 13, 1864.
" William 'P. Ramsdell, Co. D, 14th Conn. Inf. ; killed in battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862.
" Frank A. Johnson, Co. A, 27th Conn. Inf .; died in hospital, Dec. 14, 1862.
" Walter A. Welden, Co. D, 46th Mass. Inf. ; died in hospital at Newbern, N. C., Feb. 21, 1863. "Oliver Taylor, Co. D, 46th Mass. Inf .; died of disease contracted in service, Aug. 5, 1863. " Freder.ck Wait, Co. D, 46th Mass. Inf ; died in hospital at Newbern, N. C., April 20, 1863.
" Warren L. Adams, Co. D, 46th Mass. Inf .; died of disease contracted in service, Feb. 26, 1865. " John Houlihan, Co. 1, 57th Mass. Inf .; died in hospital, March 20, 1863.
" George J. Croshier, Co. C, 57th Mass. Inf. ; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House, May 12, 1864.
" James G. Powers, Co. C, 57th Mass. Inf. ; died of wounds in action, Ang. 16, 1864.
" Joseph Huston, Co. G, 57th Mass. Inf .; died of wounds near Washington, D. C., June 2, 1861.
" Benjamin F. Reed, Co. D, 140th N. Y. Inf .; killed in battle of Wilderness, May 6, 1864.
" Amasa D. S. Wade, Co. G, 2d Mass. H. Art .; died in the hands of the enemy."
Below the names are the following words in mar- ble : " To ber honored dead Chicopee erects this tablet." " By the ladies' soldiers' aid society."
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
JEROME WELLS.
It is always a pleasure to place upon the page of history passing incidents in the career of one who has pursued an honorable and upright course, conducting large business transactions, and from small beginnings, by industry and foresight, accumulating a competeney of this world's goods. Such a man we here speak of.
Jerome Wells was born in Greenfield, Franklin Co., Mass., April 2, 1813, and at about the age of seventeen entered the store of Howard & Lathrop, at South Hadley Falls, but soon after having chosen the silversmith's trade he went to Spring- fiekl, and worked at this business until his health failed, when he entered the store of his unele, Daniel W. Willard, where he remained until twenty-two years of age. May 15, 1835, removed to Chicopee, where he entered the mercantile trade, and is at present largely interested in that business. Mr. Wells is regarded as a sound and careful financier, and upon the organization of the savings-bank, in 1854, was made its president, and remained as such until the year 1874. Ile was also a director and president of the old Cabot Bank; president upon its reorganization as a national bank in 1865, and has since officiated in that capacity. Mr. Wells is not only inter- ested in mercantile and banking pursuits, but has been a stock- holder and director in the Gaylord Manufacturing Company since its organization.
Politically, he is a Republican. In 1868 he was elected to the House of Representatives of the State, and was chairman of the committee on banks and banking. Since that time he has not been in public life, but has not ceased to take an active interest in all political movements having for their aim the welfare of the people. He is a member of the Unitarian Society in Chicopee.
July 21, 1842, Mr. Wells married Louise C. Rice, and they have one daughter, Georgianna L., wife of Capt. Frederick B. Doten, the present cashier of the National Bank of Chico- pee. Their family consists of two children, a son and daughter, -Jerome W. and Florence E.
It may truthfully be said of Mr. Wells that he is essentially a self-made man. Although his business transactions have been heavy, he has passed safely through every financial re- vulsion, and has succeeded in amassing a competence.
SAMUEL ALVORD, M.D.,
whose long and successful professional career has given him a prominent place among the physicians of the Connecticut Valley, was born in the old town of West Springfield, and, contrary to the general custom in these changing days, has spent the greater part of an active life in the vicinity of his
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Photo, by Haskins, Holyoke.
ORANGE CHAPIN, son of Moses and Kezia Chapin, was born in Chicopee, Jan. 9, 1790. He remained at home until the death of his father, except when attending or teaching school, and then re- moved to the village of Willimansett, now Chicopee. While attending school he manifested an unusual interest in mathematics, and subsequently became a practical land surveyor and engineer. Although attending strictly to his business of farming and engineering, he was active in all interests seeking the advancement of the people and the community wherein he resided. He has served in various positions of trust and responsibility within the gift of his townsmen, always discharging the duties with great credit to himself and the entire satisfac- tion of the people. He served many years on the board of selectmen in Springfield before the division of the town, and one year in Chicopee. He also served as assessor in the town of Springfield for sixteen consecutive years. ITis services were ap- preciated by the people, and he represented the town of Springfield in the General Court of Massa- chusetts in the years 1835, 1836-39. He was very
familiar with proceedings in the Probate Court, settled the estates of many deceased persons, and was guardian to many minor children. He held three military commissions, and was also justice of the peace for more than thirty years.
Mr. Chapin manifested a deep interest in church matters, and served as clerk of the parish, Chicopee Street, now First Congregational Society, in the town of Chicopee, from 1821 to 1862; was treasurer during most of that time, and deacon of the church from 1840. May 6, 1819, he married Julia Rum- rill, daughter of Asa and Rhoda Rumrill, of South Hadley, born Oct. 8, 1799. Their family consisted of two adopted children, viz .: Orange Chapin Towne, son of Jonathan and Delia (Rumrill) Towne, of Belchertown, born March 20, 1823, and Julia Chapin Rumrill, daughter of Asa Rum- rill, Jr., and Rebecca (Goodell) Rumrill, of South Hadley, born Oct. 16, 1839. Mr. Chapin died Sept. 9, 1867, and his wife April 4, 1866. He was an active man, an influential citizen, and did much to advance the interests of his native town and county.
CHARLES McCLALLAN.
Charles McClallan was born in Lancaster, Mass., Aug. 11, 1803. At the age of seventeen he came to Springfield, and began the trade of bricklayer with the late Charles Stearns. He exhibited such skill and diligence in his busi- ness, and such maturity of judgment, that he was made the foreman of his employer in the second year of his appren- ticeship, and he commenced his career as a contractor with the building of the masonry of No. 4 Cotton-Mill at Chic- opee Falls, in 1832, in which year he removed to that village.
The native ability of Mr. MeClallan, and the thorough- ness of his work, as exhibited in the course and completion of this contract, together with his comprehensive ideas of construction, attracted the attention of the Boston capital- ists who were about developing the water-power at Chic- opee, and they gave him the contract for building the dam and all the mills at that place,
These works so extended his reputation that he became the acknowledged contractor for masonry in this section, and erected nearly all the brick buildings in Chicopee, among which may be mentioned the extensive mills of the Dwight Company, and the shops of the Ames Company.
The greater portion of the brick buildings at Indian Orchard, including mills, boarding-houses, etc., and the stone dam, were also built by Charles McClallan.
In 1847, under the administration of the Hadley Falls Company, the projectors of Holyoke, be built the masonry of the Hampden and Lyman Cotton-Mills, and various other large mills, boarding-houses, and blocks of that manufacturing city ; also the Glasgow Mills, on the op- posite bank of the Connecticut River, at South Hadley Falls. His operations at this time, however, were not con- fined to this State, as he erected extensive works at Augusta, Ga., in New York State, and in other sections of the country.
. In 1856 he formed a copartnership with his son, Wil-
liam C., and the business has since been conducted under the firm-name of C. MeClallan & Son.
Among the many large contracts of the firm may be mentioned the extensive water-works at New Haven, Conn. ; the Windsor Reservoir ; the brick mill and stone dam of the Hurlbut Paper Company ; the canal and stone dam of the Collins Paper Company, together with the masonry of the mill and numerous brick blocks ; the large, new mill at Chie- opee Falls ; Section 13 of the Boston Water-Works, ealled the syphon seetion. Since 1872 they have done a large amount of work for the State on the Hoosae Tunnel and Troy and Greenfield Railroad. The large granite façades of the tunnel will doubtless stand for centuries as a monu- ment of their workmanship.
C. MeClallan & Son have probably built a larger number of stone dams than any other firm in the State, and not one has been destroyed,-certainly a good guarantee of the substantial character of their work, when dams are annu- ally being swept away in consequence of poor work and faulty engineering.
Charles McClallan has ever manifested a lively interest in all improvements tending toward the public welfare, and was the first to introduce water into Chicopee. A charter was subsequently granted to a company formed for the purpose of increasing the supply of water, and the works were built and largely owned by Mr. McClallan.
As Mr. MeClallan's habits of life have always been pure and simple, his temper has been equable, his intercourse with all others affable, and his knowledge expert, he has always been able to manage his large business with little friction ; and it may truly be said of him, as of but few others, that he has made friends and no foes in its trans- actions, and that all men who know him are his well- wishers. Ile still, at the age of seventy-six, retains much of the vigor and elasticity of youth. He has resided at Chicopee since 1833.
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HISTORY OF HAMPDEN COUNTY.
birthplace, being located in the pleasant village of Chicopee Falls, and having an extensive practice throughout the county.
Like many another New England boy, his early advantages were narrowed by circumstances, and his schooling was limited to the old-fashioned district school at home and a few terms at the academies of Wilbraham and Westfield; but at the latter institution it was his good fortune to come under the teaching of that noted instructor, Master Davis, afterward the Rev. Dr. Davis, of revered memory, and to the tact and thorough- ness of that masterly educator was largely due that broad and thorough scholarship which has made Dr. Alvord eminent not only for professional learning, but also for general attain- ments, especially in the higher mathematics and kindred branches of study.
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