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(1) Wm. Blake, b. at Medford, Feb. 5, 1852.
(2) Annie, b. at Medford, Jan. 20, 1855; m. Oct. 1, 1874, at Newport, R. I., to Charles Follen McKim. They have a dau. Sarah, b. Aug. 13, 1875.
(3) Samuel Lee, b. at St. James, France, Aug 23, 1856; d. there Aug. 26.
(4) Marie, b. at Boston, June 20, 1861.
Mr. Bigelow has for many years been extensively engaged in business, both in Boston and New York; he now resides in the latter city, having his sum- mer house in Newport, Rhode Island.
3. Artemas Bullard, b. at Oxford, Aug. 12, 1828; d. at O. June 21, 1831.
4. Charles Henry, b. at Oxford, April 10, 1830; m. first, by Rev. Wm. Miller, at Greensburg, Ind., June 20, 1853, to Isabella Edwards. They had, all b. at Greensburg,
(1) Maria Edwards, b. Apr. 8, 1854. .
(2) Mary -, b. Nov. 23, 1856.
(3) Anna -, b. July 10, 1859; d. Oct. 19, 1860.
Married 2d, by Rev. J. B. Britton, to Sarah Ann White, at Madison, Ind., Sept. 28, 1861, and had
(1) James Yeatman, b. at St. Louis, Jan. 2, 1863.
During the war he held a Captain's commission in one of the western regi- ments. He now resides at Topeka, Kansas.
5. Artemas Bullard, b. at Oxford, Dec. 5, 1831; d. at Worcester, April 17, 1837.
6. Lucy, b. at Worcester, July 24, 1834; m. at W. May 1, 1857, by Rev. Alonzo Hill, to Samuel Lee Bigelow, M. D., a son of John and Abigail Bige- low, of Medford. They had
(1) Samuel Lee, b. at Paris, France, July 28, 1858.
(2) Abigail, also b. at Paris, Aug. 2, 1860; died there Aug. 7, 1860.
Dr. Bigelow practised his profession in Paris for several years with distin- guished success. Upon the breaking out of the "war of the rebellion," he offered his services to the United States Government, and was appointed Brigade Surgeon in General Franklin's corps, army of the Potomac. He died at his post of duty, October 31, 1862, of disease contracted in the service, and was buried in Rural Cemetery, Worcester, by the side of his infant daughter. His widow resides with her mother in Worcester.
7. Francis Augustus, born at W. Oct. 24, 1836; m. Sept. 7, 1864, at Chico, Cal., to Emily J., dau. of George Wood. They have
(1) Annie Adelle, b. at Chico, Aug. 4, 1865.
He makes it his home in Chico, where he is well known as a popular and hard working business man.
8. Edmund Mills, b. at W. Sept. 27, 1838; m. Sept. 6, 1871, at North Yar- mouth, Me., by Rev. Samuel Paine Blake, to Abby Twycross, dau. of the officiating clergyman. They have
(1) Lydia Maud, b. at North Yarmouth, Me., Aug. 2, 1872.
(2) Edmund Blake, b. at Worcester, Oct. 30, 1874.
During the war of the rebellion, Mr. Barton was one of the most active agents of the United States Sanitary Commission, being on duty for three years with the fifth corps of the army of the Potomac. He is now the efficient Assistant Librarian of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester,
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9. George Edward, b. at W. July 30, 1841. He enlisted in 1862 as a private in the 51st Mass. Infantry, and was appointed Sergeant-Major of that Regt. In Jan. 1864 he was appointed 2d Lieut. in the 57th Mass. Infantry; was soon after promoted to a 1st Lieutenancy and subsequently commissioned Capt., serving in that Regt. until the close of the war. He died at Worcester on Wednesday, May 29, 1878.
His funeral was largely attended by his comrades of the 51st and 57th Regt. Mass. Vols., and of the George H. Ward Post 10, G. A. R., and also by rep- resentatives of the Worcester Continentals. The funeral services at his grave, which took place at sunset on Saturday, the 1st of June, were peculiarly solemn and impressive, being noteworthy as a spontaneous tribute to the mem- ory of a young and gallant soldier.
II. Artemas, Rev., D. D., b. at Northbridge, June 3, 1802; m. June 2, 1829, Anne Tuttle Jones, b. Jan. 31, 1808, dau. of Samuel J. of Acton, by Anna Tuttle, a sister of Miss Sarah T., Sec'y of Female Teachers Ass'n, Mass., and a descendant of the bro. of Archbishop Leighton. They had the following children :
1. Artemas Everett, b. July 19, 1830, at Charlestown; d. Apr. 13, 1836.
2. Anna Maria, b. July 19, 1832, at Boston; d. Apr. 28, 1833.
3. Thomas Green Fessenden, b. Mar. 21, 1834, at Walnut Hills, Ohio; d. Nov. 1838.
4. Robert Leighton, b. Mar. 21, 1837, at Walnut Hills; d. Jan. 25, 1848.
5. Henry, Rev., b. Sept. 23, 1839, at St. Louis, Mo .; was first settled as a minister in Wayland, Mass., and afterward in St. Joseph, Mo., where he now resides. He m. Aug. 30, 1871, at Cincinnati, O., Helen Maria, eldest dau. of Henry A. Nelson, D. D., and Margaret Mills Nelson, and had
(1) Annie Leighton, b. Feb. 19, 1873; d. July 16, 1873.
(2) Henry Nelson, b. Nov. 19, 1874.
(3) Alice, b. Oct. 4, 1876.
6. Anna Elizabeth, b. Sept. 29, 1842; d. Jan. 13, 1848.
7. Edward Payson, b. Jan. 19, 1845; d. Jan. 12, 1848.
Three of the children of Dr. and Mrs. B. d. of scarlet fever, at St. Louis, within a space of only 13 days.
Rev. Dr. Bullard was a graduate of Amherst College, in the class of 1826. He studied divinity at Andover theolog- ical seminary, and was ordained to the ministry, April 20, 1831. During the first year or two after his ordination, he was actively employed in behalf of the Massachusetts Sab- bath School Union. He subsequently, about the year 1835, accepted the position of district secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, for the valley of the Mississippi, having his headquarters at Cincinnati. In June 1838 he was installed as pastor of the first Presby- terian church in St. Louis. Of Dr. Bullard's remarkably successful pastorate, in connection with this leading western church, as well as of his untiring labors in behalf of the
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religious and educational interests of Missouri, an interesting account may be found in the " Presbytery Reporter," for December 1864, published at Alton, Illinois. Dr. Bullard will be best remembered, in this vicinity, as one of the most impressive of the many public speakers who were called upon to advocate the claims of the west from the pulpits of our New England churches. In 1850 he visited Europe, with his accomplished wife, as a delegate to the "World's Peace Convention " in Germany. It has been said that while there "marked attention was shown him by Mr. Cobden and others, and his speech, at the convention, elicited great applause, both for its aptness and its bold- ness." Upon their return to St. Louis, Mrs. Bullard, who is a lady of rare culture and literary ability, published a graphic account of their journey, entitled "Sights and Scenes in Europe."
The death of Mr. Bullard occurred, under very tragical circumstances, on the first of November 1855. It was dur- ing an excursion, which took place in honor of the opening of the Pacific railroad, that he, together with twenty-nine other prominent citizens of St. Louis, was instantly killed by the breaking of a defective bridge over the Gasconade river, at a point some forty miles from Jefferson City, Missouri.
The breaking of this bridge, according to the published accounts of the disaster, caused the precipitation of six long cars, "one upon another with their living freight, to the beach, thirty feet below." The funeral of Dr. Bullard and . others took place from his beautiful new church on the fifth of November 1855. In this church, which he had once almost prophetically said was " not for him," and in which he was destined never to preach, hundreds of mourning friends assembled to pay the last tribute of respect to his memory. His decease was regarded, at the time, as a public calamity ; not only to the church of which he was the faithful pastor, but to the city of which he was a distin- guished citizen. His widow now resides at St. Joseph, making her home with her only surviving child, Rev. Henry Bullard, a worthy son of an honored father.
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III. Asa, Rev., A. M., b. Mar. 26, 1804, at Northbridge; m. May 16, 1832, Lucretia Gunn, daughter of Samuel Fowler and Lucretia G. Dickinson of Montague. They had
1. Catharine Dickinson, b. Aug. 12, 1834; d. Aug. 17, 1834.
2. Louisa Dana, b. Nov. 7, 1835.
3. William Reed, M. D., b. Sept. 7, 1837; m. July 21, 1872, Mary N. Gil- man. They have
(1) John Gilman, and
(2) Clara Gertrude, twins, b. Dec. 11, 1873.
4. Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb. 17, 1840.
5. Helen Knight, b. Sept. 27, 1845; m. May 16, 1876, Charles F. Wyman of Cambridgeport.
Rev. Asa Bullard was graduated at Amherst College in the class of 1828. He engaged for a year in teaching school at Augusta, Maine, and subsequently studied divinity at Andover theological seminary. In April 1831 he was appointed an agent of the Maine Sabbath School Union, and in 1832 was ordained at Portland as an evangelist. In March 1834 he was elected secretary of the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, now called the Congregational Publishing Society, which office he continues to hold. Besides performing the duties of this office with eminent success, he was also, for many years, the editor of the "Sabbath School Visitor," and for more than thirty years of the well known " Well Spring." In 1876 he published a work entitled " Fifty Years with the Sabbath Schools," in which he gives a graphic and interesting account of his life- work in behalf of the young. Mr. Bullard's influence, both by voice and pen, over thousands of the youth of New. England, can hardly be over estimated. It has made his name a household word far beyond the limits of his native State, and in hundreds of the homes of his large pastorate. For the last thirty years Mr. Bullard has resided in Cam- bridge, where he is held in high esteem as a public spirited citizen and a true hearted man.
IV. Joseph, b. in Sutton, Oct. 30, 1806; m. Apr. 3, 1834, Olivia P. Hill. They had,
1. Eliza Ann, b. May 31, 1835.
2. Ira Barton, b. May 26, 1837. He enlisted as private in company C. fifty- first Massachusets infantry, Sept. 1862, and served until the regiment was mustered out of service. In 1864 he agat enlisted, and served as corporal in company H, fifty-seventh Massachusetts infantry. He died at Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 24, 1864, of wounds received in battle.
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3. Henry Beecher, b. Apr. 9, 1839; m. Nov. 3, 1861, Huldah Ann Wilcox, and had,
(1) Louisa Irena, b. June 21, 1863.
(2) Annie Laura, b. Aug. 8, 1864; d. Sept. 6, 1864.
(3) Henry Clifford, b. July 9, 1867.
Mr. Bullard has held the office of post-master in West Sutton, and also that of selectman of the town of Sutton. He carries on the homestead farm on " Bullard Hill." For some years he was the proprietor of the West Sutton store. As a worthy representative of the Bullard family, he commands the respect of his fellow citizens.
4. Agnes Olivia, b. Aug. 20, 1841; d. Nov. 5, 1841.
5. Franklin Eugene, b. Dec. 13, 1842; m. Aug. 4, 1873, Helen B. Baldwin ; they have one son, Charles Franklin.
6. Mary Augusta, b. Feb. 14, 1855; m. Jan. 2, 1878, Frank D. Tucker of Charlton.
During the last thirty years of his life, Joseph Bullard was the owner and manager of the homestead farm. Possessing great natural ability, and noted for his marked originality of character, he will long be remembered with affec- tionate regard by the citizens of his native town. He died after a short illness, Sept. 12, 1872. His funeral was largely attended by relatives and friends, and his remains were placed in the family lot in the West Sutton cemetery.
V. Lucy Ann, b. in Sutton, Nov. 9, 1809; m. May 19, 1831, to Rev. Lot Jones. Her husband was born at Brunswick, Maine, Feb. 21, 1797, and graduated at Bowdoin College. He first settled in Georgia, and afterward, for several years, was the rector of Christ church in Clappville. In 1833 he removed to New York City; where, as rector of the Church of the Epiphany, he labored with great success for more than thirty years. Mr. Jones was held in respect everywhere, as the faithful and beloved pastor. In the literary and social circles of the metropolis, he was no less highly esteemed as an accomplished scholar and one of the most genial of men. He died quite suddenly, Oct. 12, 1865, in consequence of an accidental fall, while attending a church convention in Philadelphia. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Jones are
1. William Henry, b. Mar. 14, 1832; d. Mar. 16, 1838.
2. Maria Louisa, b. in New York City, July 12, 1834; m. Oct. 2, 1856, to George E. Moore of New York, who was born Apr. 30, 1833, and d. July 24, 1867. They had,
(1) Jared Lot, b. in New York, Sept. 20, 1857; d. Apr. 19, 1860.
(2) George Henry, b. in New York, Feb. 20, 1860.
(3) Lucy, b. Aug. 8, 1862; d. Sept. 8, 1862.
(4) Louise, b. at Matteawan, N. Y., July 3, 1864.
(5) Anna Mary, b. at Garrison's, N. Y., Mar. 4, 1868.
3. Emily, b. Nov. 27, 1835; d. Mar. 31, 1836.
4. Lucy Ann, b. Mar. 23, 1837; d. Mar. 24, 1837.
5. Henry Lawrence, Rev., b. New York May 30, 1839; m. Oct. 6, 1869, . at Concord, N. H., to Sarah Eastman Coffin. Their children are,
(1) Hattie Louise, b. at Fitchburg, July 20, 1870.
(2) Lawrence Bullard, b. at Fitchburg, Jan. 8, 1872.
(3) Helen Crocker, b. at Fitchburg, Mar. 22, 1874; d. at Wilkesbarre, Pa., Nov. 7, 1876.
(4) Carleton Coffin, b. at Wilkesbarre, Sept. 26, 1876.
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For more than eleven years Mr. Jones was rector of Christ church in Fitchburg. He is now rector of St. Stephen's church in Wilkesbarre, Penn. In both positions he has enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his parishioners, and has taken high rank in his profession.
Mrs. Lot Jones still resides in New York, enjoying the respect of all who know her, and beloved and esteemed for her many good works, both in and out of the church.
VI. Ebenezer Waters, Rev., A. M., twin brother of Mrs. Jones, b. Nov. 9, 1809. He m. first, Sept. 6, 1838, at Hadley, Margaret P. Smith, dau. of Oliver Smith of H., b. June 6, 1813; d. Dec. 2, 1841, at Fitchburg. He m. second, Aug. 15, 1843, at Hadley, Harriet N., dau. of Dea. William Dickin- son of Hadley, b. Mar. 5, 1818. They had
1. Harriet Marguerite, b. at Fitchburg, Nov. 28, 1844; m. Oct. 4, 1870, at Royalston, Charles Stuart Bullock, who was born at R., Jan. 20, 1841, and had
(1) Marguerite Elizabeth, b. at Hampstead, N. H., Sept. 3, 1872.
(2) William Stuart, b. at Arlington Heights, Sept. 22, 1875.
2. Caroline, b. at Fitchburg, Feb. 6, 1847; m. Dec. 25, 1867, at Royalston, Ferdinand Hoffman, who was b. at Suhl, Prussia. They have four children, all born in Stockbridge:
(1) Walter, b. Dec. 23, 1868.
(2) Ralph, b. Nov. 30, 1870.
(3) Friedericke, b. Jan. 17, 1873.
(4) Bernhold, b. Nov. 10, 1874.
3. Lucy Ann, b. Aug. 31, 1849; d. at Stockbridge, Oct. 9, 1877.
4. William Ebenezer, b. Jan. 23, 1852.
5. Edward Dickinson, b. Sept. 20, 1853.
Mr. Bullard first entered college at Amherst, and, after pursuing his studies there for three years, completed his collegiate course at Miami University, Ohio, in 1834. After his graduation he entered Lane theological seminary, at Walnut Hills, Ohio; but his health failing him, he was obliged to give up his studies and return to Massachusetts. Two years afterwards, on the eighth of August 1838, he was ordained pastor of the Congregational church in Fitchburg. He was dismissed from this church, July 1, 1852, and in September of the same year was installed over the Congre- gational church and society in Royalston. At the centen- nial celebration of that town, in 1865, he took an active part as a member of important committees, and by request of the town authorities, assisted in the preparation and pub- lication of numerous historical notes, accompanying Gov. Bullock's address. He was subsequently settled over the Congregational church in Hampstead, N. H. ; but in conse- quence of failing health, was obliged to resign his pastorate. His present home is in the town of Stockbridge. There, in
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the society of his accomplished wife, and of a goodly portion of his family, and enjoying much needed rest and relaxation from labor, he bids fair to survive many years, preaching by example, if not by precept, to all those who come within the sphere of his genial influence.
VII. Eunice White, b. at Sutton, Aug. 26, 1812; m. at S., Aug. 3, 1837, to Henry Ward Beecher. After their marriage they made their home in Lawrenceburg, Ind., Mr. Beecher having been called to take charge of the New School Presbyterian church in that place. In 1839 they removed to Indianapolis, Ind., where Mr. Beecher was settled over the first New School Presbyterian church in that city. They left Indianapolis in 1847, Mr. Beecher having been called, with great unanimity, to the pastorate of the Plymouth Congregational Society in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Of his wonderful success in this society it is hardly necessary for the writer even to speak. No ordinary tribute, certainly, can do full justice to this remarkable man, nor to the people who, for thirty years past, through good report and through evil report, have so nobly sustained their beloved pastor. The true character and genius of the "great preacher" can safely be left to the impartial pen of history. Mr. and Mrs. Beecher have had ten children.
1. Harriet Eliza, b. May 16, 1838, at Lawrenceburg, Ind .; m. Sept. 13, 1861, Rev. Samuel Scoville, who, for many years, has been settled over a church in Norwich, Chenango county, N. Y. They have had seven children, of whom only four are living -two sons and two daughters.
2. A son b. Mar. 1, 1840; d. the same day.
3. Henry Barton, b. July 8, 1841, at Indianapolis; m. Dec. 17, 1862, Har- riet J. Benedict. They have had five children, of whom there are now living, three daughters and one son. Mr. Beecher was an officer in the regular army during the late war. He resigned his commission as Colonel at the close of the war, and engaged in business at Albany, N. Y. He is now engaged in business in Brooklyn and New York.
4. George Lyman, b. Oct. 18, 1844, at Indianapolis; d. Mar. 1, 1845.
5. Katharine Esther, b. Aug. 1, 1846, at Indianapolis; d. at Brooklyn, Nov. 16, 1847.
6. William Constantine, b. Jan. 26, 1848, at Brooklyn; graduated at Yale College, pursued his studies at the New York Law School, and is now a part- ner in the law firm of Lewis and Beecher, New York City.
7 and 8. Alfred and Arthur, twins, b. at Brooklyn, Dec. 20, 1852; both d. at Brooklyn, July 4, 1853.
9 and 10. Herbert Foote and sister, twins, b. June 22, 1854; the sister d. the same day; Herbert F. is now engaged in business in New York City.
It is due to Mrs. Beecher to say that during the forty years of her married life, she has proved a most admirable helpmeet for her honored husband. Possessing superior natural abilities, she has made her mark, both as authoress and as a writer for the press ; often, in fact, being of great assistance to Mr. Beecher in many of his literary and edi- torial labors. Whether at their home on Brooklyn Heights
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or at their farm in Peekskill, Mrs. Beecher has shown herself the model housewife, willing at all times to share her hus- band's burdens, and able, if necessary, to take upon herself responsibilities that would dishearten any but a most unsel- fish and devoted woman.
VIII. Talbut, M. D., b. Aug. 16, 1815; m. 1st, Aug. 1, 1839, at Marietta, O., Susan B., dau. of the late Dr. John Cotton of Marietta, and a descendant of the Rev. John Cotton, b. in Marietta, Apr. 15, 1816; d. in M. May 23, 1846. They had,
1. Francke Cotton, b. in New Orleans, Mar. 6, 1841; d. in Marietta, July 1, 1857.
2. Henrie Talbut, b. in N. Orleans, Dec. 27, 1843; d. in M. July 2, 1857.
3. Albert Mears, b. in Indianapolis, Feb. 1846; d. there July 3, 1846.
He m. 2d, Sept. 30, 1848, at Indianapolis, Catharine Phalan, b. in Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 12, 1826. They had
1. Sarah Alice, b. in I. Oct. 30, 1849; d. there Aug. 8, 1854.
2. William Mason, M. D., b. in I. April 23, 1853. He is engaged in the practise of medicine at Indianapolis, having inherited his father's taste for the medical profession. He holds the position of Professor of Chemistry and Tox- icology in the Indiana Medical College. He m. Sept. 3, 1878, Eunice, dau. of Samuel Allen of Providence, R. I.
3. Alice Kate, b. Aug. 8, 1855, in I .; d. there Jan. 20, 1858.
4. Charles Francke, b. in I. Jan. 15, 1858; d. there June 16, 1858.
5. Talbut, b. in I. Apr. 18, 1859; d. there May 10, 1861.
6. Harry Fletcher, b. in I. Nov. 16, 1861; res. with his mother in Indian- apolis. Mr. Bullard first settled in New Orleans, where, for some years, he carried on a very flourishing private school. About the year 1844, having completed the study of medicine, he commenced the practise of his profession at Indianapolis. During a long residence in I., Dr. Bullard became noted as a skillful physician, and, during the war, he did excellent service as a volun- teer surgeon in the army. He d. at I., June 18, 1868, leaving a wid. and two sons. He will long be remembered by those who knew him intimately, for his many amiable and kindly traits of character, no less than for his eminent ability as a physician.
IX. Jesse Mason, M. D., b. in Sutton, Nov. 12, 1818. In the year 1840 he left home to engage in teaching school at N. Orleans. Afterward he was, for several years, a leading druggist in St. Louis, having established himself in that line of business May 1, 1841. Not having realized his anticipations, in a mercantile point of view, he came east in 1843 and devoted himself to the study of medicine. About the year 1849 he removed to San Francisco, where he commenced the practise of his profession with every prospect of success. His expectations, however, were destined never to be realized. Having embarked in the ship "Albert R. Harris" for a voyage to the Sandwich Islands, he, with all on board, were lost in the bay of San Francisco, Feb. 3, 1851. He died, unmarried, at the early age of 32. Dr. Bullard was gifted with fine natural abilities, and was much admired for his manly personal appearance and his many generous traits of character. Although among the " lost at sea," his early death is fitly commemorated by a simple marble head- stone suitably inscribed, placed within-the family lot at the cemetery at West Sutton,
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X. Oliver Crosby, b. at Sutton, Jan. 20, 1822; m. Oct. 19, 1843, Sarah Jane, dau. of Seth Hartwell of Wilkinsonville. They have
1. William Sumner, b. at Sutton, Sept. 11, 1844; m. Apr. 25, 1867, in Baltimore, to Hannah Kettlewell, who was b. in Balto., July 12, 1847, and d. at Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1874. They had
(1) Charles Kettlewell, b. in Balto., Sept. 22, 1868; d. Apr. 1, 1870.
(2) Sumner Hartwell, b. at Balto., Feb. 18, 1871; d. Dec. 5, 1874.
2. Elizabeth, b. at Sutton, Jan. 11, 1847.
3. Lucy Maria, b. Feb. 2, 1850; m. - , 1872, in Brooklyn, N. Y., to Capt. Samuel E. Foote, who was b. in Guilford, Conn., Jan. 20, 1843. Their ch. b. at Brooklyn, are,
(1) Raymond Ward, b. Aug. 19, 1873; d. in Brooklyn, 1877.
.(2) Florence, b. Jan. 24, 1876.
4. Isabella Henderson, b. and d. at Lenox, May 17, 1854.
5. Francke Talbut, b. at Lenox, Mar. 22, 1858; d. Feb. 25, 1862.
6. Arthur Mason, b. at Lenox, July 30, 1860; d. at Peekskill, N. Y., Apr. 13, 1861.
Mr. Bullard commenced his studies at an early age, with a view to entering the ministry. He made his home for some time with his brother Talbut, assisting him in his school at New Orleans. He afterward resided with his sister, Mrs. Lot Jones, at New York city. His health becoming impaired, he was obliged to give up his cherished studies, much to his regret, and to discontinue his connection with Columbia College.
About the year 1843 he engaged in business at West Sut- ton, and after a few years spent in that village, he removed, with his family, to Indianapolis. Subsequently he took charge of Rev. Mr. Beecher's farm at Lenox, and in 1858 he established a model school for boys in that place. He after- ward had the supervision of Mr. Beecher's farm at Peeks- kill, and remained there until after the breaking out of the war of the rebellion. Soon after the organization of the United States Sanitary Commission, he was appointed one of its special relief agents, and continued in its employ until the close of the war.
For the last ten years he has been largely engaged, in connection with Mr. Olmstead and others, in laying out the famous " Prospect Park " in Brooklyn, New York. Like all the Bullards, he is a most indefatigable worker, and, as such, commands the respect and confidence of all his business associates and friends.
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In concluding this imperfect sketch, the writer will simply add that he has endeavored, as far as possible, to so arrange and condense the materials at his command, as to make them reasonably interesting to the general reader. If he has erred in judgment, by entering too minutely into genealogi- cal details, or in laying too much stress upon some of the more prominent features of the family history, he can only plead, in excuse, his personal interest in the subject, and ask the reader to bear in mind what has been well said by another, that " in treasuring up the memorials of the fathers we best manifest our regard for posterity."
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