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At the close of the war Dr. Gibbs re- ness In Mittinengue, which he is still con- turned to his native state and resumed his ducting with gratifying success. On No- studies, graduating from Westbrook seml- vember 30. 1893, Mr. Demond married nary. After a short period of teaching llelen 1 .. Eginton (daughter of Donald W. he commenced the study of medicine with Eginton, of Westfield). by whom he has Itr. Benj. Williams, of Rockland. Me .. who one son. Arthur E. Demond. had served as surgeon of the regiment of
HAYEN, JAMES FRANK, P. o. West Spring. which Dr. Gibbs was a member. lle at- feld. Mass .. was born in West Spring- tended medical lectures In the U'niversity feld, May 1, 1848, a son of Aaron L., and of Michigan and Dartmonth Medical col- Adeline Mary ( Easton) Hayes. Hle was lege. graduating from the latter at the educated In the public schools. and was head of his class, in 1874. Later on he graduated from the State Normal school at took post-graduate courses at the College Westeld in 1809. Mr. Hayes taught school of Physicians and Surgeons and the Poly- two years. until his health failed, clinic. New York. He began practice in and he was obliged to seek out-door Epping. N. 11 .. where he lived six years employment. About this time he pur- and came thence in 1881 to Chicopee, where chased the home farm, which he con- he has since practiced. Dr. Gibbs Is a ducted until 1892. and then pur- member und ex-president of the Eastern chased his present farm. Mr. Hlayes Hampden and Hampden Histrict Medical married Mary F. Phelps, by whom he has societies. a fellow of the Massachusetts one son. Charles F. Hayes, born September Medical society. and a member of the 11. 1880. Mr. Hayes is a member of the American Medical association. lle hns Baptist church In Chicopee, and served as prepared and read numerous Instructive pa- selectman from 1888 to 1891.
pers on medical topics. Dr. Gibbs bas
GIBBS, LOCERO JACKSON. M. D., p. o. served his town and city in various capac Chicopee Falls, Mass .. son of John and itles, as member of the school committee in Lucy ( Jackson) Gibbs, was born in Wash- 1883-5, member of the board of selectmen ington, Knox Co .. Malne. July 16. 1844. In 1886 and '87, and president of the first His maternal grandmother was Mary board of health of the city In 1900-2. in Holmes l'ingley, of the same family from 1899 he was elected alderman at large, and was re-elected in 1901. serving in all four
which Congressman Dingley is descended. Dr. Gibbs' early life was spent at home on years, and two years as president of the his father's farm, where he attended the board. In 1879 Dr. Gibbs married Cora public schools, which then consisted of Belle McClench (daughter of Joseph I'. and On Marlon Johnson McClench. of Chicopee), two terms of eight weeks each year. October 8, 1861, at the age of 17 years. he who died In 1883. They had one son. enlisted in the 11th Maine Infantry regi- Joseph Omur Gibbs, who died In 1890. In ment, then forming, and In November was 1886 he married Belle B., daughter of sent to the front. After a severe attack Strong and Sarah ( Ingalls) Chapin, of of typhold pneumonia he was discharged Chicopee Falls. Dr. Gibbs Is a Mason, an for disability, after serving nine months. Odd Fellow. a comrade in the G. A. R .. and On August 24. 1862. having recovered his also a member of other fraternal organiza- health, he enlisted in the 8th Malne in- tions. fantry and served until six months after MARCY, DAVID EUGENE. P. o. Palmer. the close of the war, a period of nearly Mass., was born In Palmer. July 11. 1861.
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a son of Oscar C. (a native of Ilolland Springfield In 1892 and 1893, and is now Mass. ) and a grandson of U'rluh P. Marcy, chairman of the board of selecttuen of In 1871 Oscar Marcy came to l'almer aud Longmeadow. On June 2, 1869, he mar- soon afterwurd purchased the Walnut street ried Corinne ilarris. Three children were stable, the same now conducted by his son born to them: Edith Clement, wife of David Marcy. Oscar C. Marcy married Franklin Weston, of Dalton ; Edward flar- Sarah V. Patton, of Stafford, who dled in ris, of San Francisco, Cal., and Maude Por- 1871. He died in January. 1901. David ter Brewer.
Marcy was educated in the Palmer schools WEBSTER. HARRY GILMORE. p. o. Long. and afterward was Identified with his meadow. Mass., was born in Aistead. N. 11 .. father in the livery business, of which he November 25, 1868, son of Granville C. and is now proprietor. On October 16. 1895, Sarah G. (Glover) Webster. ile was edu- Mr. Marcy married Elsie A. Lewis, of Mon- cated in the public schools of his native son. They have two children. Lewis E. town, and in 1890 came to Springfield. and and Sibyl L. Marcy. was employed by William H. Dexter In the FULLER, CHARLES E., P. o. Palmer, Mass .. real estate business. On August 3. 1898. was born In Wallingford. Vt., July 17. he opened his own office in the court square 1850. a son of William S. and Abigull theatre building, and In 1900 located his (Twitchell) Fuller. He learned the residence In Longmeadow. Mr. Weliter woolen business and afterward was engaged was elected a selectman of his town In in a woolen mill in Holyoke four years, March. 1901. He is a member of Springfield lodge, F. & A. M .: Springfield commandery. K. T., and of the First Con- gregatlonal church. On February 14, 1900, he married Marle 1. Beebe, daughter of Walton and Elizabeth A. Beebe, of New York city. They have one son. Donald Glimore Webster, born April 16. 1901.
then in North Monson nine years, und then back to Holyoke for two years. In 1883 he came to Palmer and started the present mill as partner in the firm of J. S. fiolden & Co. In 1892 Mr. Holden sold his Inter- est to Mr. Fuller and II. P. Holden. upon which the firm name became Ilolden & Fuller. The firm manufactures novelty
PEASE. MERVIN IL .. p. o. East Long- specialties, dress goods and cloakings. Mr. meadow. Mass .. was born In East Long- Fuller Is a member of the Thomas lodge, meadow. January 22. 1860, son of Mervin F. & A. M .: a charter member of the Il. and Ruby S. (Brace) Pease, grandson Palmer lodge, No. 100. 1. O. O. F. : a char- of Calvin Pense (a native of Enfield. Conn.). ter member of the Royal Arcanum, and also and great-grandson of Isane Pense. The of the Knights of Malta lodges. He has ancestor of the famlly In America was Rob hwen married three times, first, to Mary ert Pease, who came from England in 1634 Goodard. who died after two years ; second, and settled In Salem, Mass. Mervin H. to Ada Sanderson, who died. leaving one l'ense was educated in the schools of hls daughter. Mignon F. : and third. to Geor. native town and in Wesleyan academy. He gluna Edgerton. by whom he has two chil- afterward learned the shoemaker's trade. dren. Charles E., Jr., and Madeleine Fuller, and Iu 1884 came to the family homestead.
BREWER, EDWARD S .. p. o. Longmeadow, where he has since resided. Mr. l'ease Mass .. was born In Springfield, June 13. Is a member of Fast Longmeadow grange. 1846. son of James D. and Sarah P. having served as its master for two years. (daughter of Solomon Porter) Brewer. On January 1. 1883, he married Carrie J .. The famlly In descended from Daniel daughter of Charles F. Hunn. They have Brewer. who came from New London, two children : Edith C. and llarold MI. England. and settled in Roxbury. In l'ense. 1632. Edward S. Brewer was edu-
DURANTAYE, DAVID DELA, D. o. East cuted in the public schools of Spring. Longmeadow. Mass., was born in Canada. field and St. Paul's school, Concord, N. 1I. March 15. 1852, a son of Joseph G. and Emlly (Seguin) Dela Hurantaye, and was
After leaving school he engaged in the hardware business with his father and re- educated in Montreal. Ile learned stone tired from that in 1873. ffe then engaged cutting, which occupation he has since fol- in farming. which he has since followed, lowed, and in 1880 he came to East Long- He was a member of the legislature from meadow in the employ of Norcross Bros.
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as foreman. In 1890 he engaged In his school he learned the machinist's trade present quarrying business under the firm with 1 .. I. Knowles & Bro .. and after serr. name of Durantaye & Rankin ; they quarry iug his apprenticeship with thetn entered all kinds of granite, free and lime stone. the repair shops of the Boston & Albany Mr. Durantaye Is a member of the Knights railroad. After being there a year and a of Columbus, Foresters of America, the half he was placed ou an engine as fireman. Springfield B. P. O. Elks. No. 561. also a under his father. and after a short time member of the C. M. B. A. and St. was placed In charge of one of the switch Michael's church. On October 11. 1875. engines. November 16. 1878. he came to Mr. Imrantaye married Emily Caxtonguay, Springfield and Is now running a passenger Their living children are Louls N., Victor, train from Springfield to Albany. Mr. lodge. F. & A. M. of Worcester ; the Tekoa
Amella, Evangeline, Joseph G., Jeannette, Desoe is a member of the Morning Star Eugenle, and James A. Durantaye.
DAVENPORT. EDWARD 11., p. o. Brimfield, lodge of Odd Fellows of West Springfield, Mass., was born in Heath. Franklin county, and of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Eu- Mass .. September 4. 1845. a son of John gineers, Division No. 63. of Springfield.
and Hannah ( Hall) Davenport, who had DOWNEY, H. A., M. D., p. o. MittIneague, seven children : John Bradford (deceased), Mass .. was born in Osborneville. N. J., Au- Maria, Emily, Jonathan G. and Edward H. gust 12, 1875. a son of Henry und Ellza J. Edward H. spent his early life In Heath (Strickland) Downey. He was eduented
and Shelburne Falls, where he was edu. in the common schools of Osbornevlie and cated, and when eighteen years of age he at the Peddie fustitute at Ilightstown, N. enlisted in Co. B. 34th Mass. Vols. as a J .. from which he was graduated in 1894 private and participated In sixteen battles. He then entered the University of Pennsyl. He was promoted from private In regular vania, where he remained three years and succession to second lieutenant and was dis- was graduated from the Medical college at charged January 21, 1860. June 18, 1865, Philadelphia. After graduation be prac- the 34th regiment returned to Massachu- ticed a year at Point Pleasant. N. J., and setts and Mr. Davenport was transferred from there came to Mittineague. where he
to the 24th Mass. Vols .. Co. A, where he has made many friends. served until his discharge. After receiv- WORCESTER, JOHN CAPRON. P. O. West ing his discharge he remained in New York Springfield, Mass .. was born lo Still. city about one year and then came to Brim- bury, Mass. October 4th. 1860, 5 am field, where he has since lived. On March of Franklin and Abble R. (Capron 18. 1867, Mr. Davenport married Sarah E .. Worcester. Franklin Worcester hus beet daughter of Levens and Martha Groves, engaged since 1865 In farming 1b
Four children were born of this marriage; Grafton, Mass., where the son obtained his
. William C., Emma L., wife of George early education. being graduated from Pilmpton ; Ida M. and Arthur E. Daven. the high school in 1877. Abble R port. (Capron, Worcester was a daughter of
DESOE, THEODORE, p. o. Merrick. Mass., Col, Johu W. Capron of I'xbridge, Mass. was born in Worcester. Mass., November one of the most prominent and Influential 3. 1854. His father, Joseph Desoe, was men of his town. John Capron Worcester born In St. John, Canada, In 1820 and when entered Colby University, and during three a young man came to Worcester. He of the winter vacations of his college course was employed by the Boston & Albany rall. he taught school. frst in Grafton and then rond In the capacity of engineer for forty. In I'pton. He was graduated from Colby six years, and up to the time of his death. in June, 1851, and in September of that In April, 1893. He worked fifty years and year became principal of the high school six months In all for that road. and at the In Mendon, remaining there for the school time of his death was running on the year. Iu September, 1882. he was elect- Spencer branch of the road. He mar- ed principal of the high school in West rled Matlida Dandurand, of Worcester. Boylstou. where he remained until Sep- who died In 1857. Theodore Desoe was tember. 1891. when he became principal of educated In the public schools of Worces- the high school in West Springfield, which ter and Worcester academy. After leaving position he still holds. While at
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West Boylston. 26. 1884.
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he more towards building up West Springfield married Isabel C., daughter of ira W. than any other man.
and Elma M. Cook of Mendon. Mass. He LOOMIS, WILLIAM WELLINGTON, M. D., p. served the town of West Boylston as direc. o. Merrlek. Mass., one of the well estab- tor of the public library and secretary of lished physicians of West Springfield. the board of trade. Prof. Worcester is Mass., was born in Barkhamsted, Litchfield
a very successful teacher and during his county, Conn., June 16. 1853. The principalship of the West Springfield school Loomis family traces its ancestry back to has seen Its membership and teaching force the early times in the history of the coun- more than doubled. He was one of the chief promoters of the board of trade, serv-
try and the genealogy, which is of an in- teresting nature, has been published by the Ing as secretary of said board for two family in book form. Its members have years : in December. 1898, he was elected been of note and always identified with president, and at the close of the year de- leading professions since the establishment clined a re-election. He also was one of of the government in the United States. the originators of the West Springfield Co. Lucius Loomis, father of Dr. W. W. operative bank : was elected director of it Loomis, and grandfather of William in May. 1897, and in September, 1898, was Loomis, were both natives as well as rest- elected secretary, which office he still holds. dents of the town of Barkhamsted. the lat- Ile has been an active member of the Hamp- ter being a farmer and spending his last days there. His wife was Lydia Hewett, den l'ounty Teachers' association, serving as president In 1508. Ile was one of the born in Barkhamsted, where she Is still ilv- orlgignators of the Headmasters' Club of ing at the advanced age of ninety-tive Western Massachusetts. For several years years ; her mother lived to the age of 105 he has served the town of West Springfield years. as one of its auditors.
HILL, Gro. A .. West Springfield, Mass., was born In Derry. N. H., March 8, 1842, a son of Charles and Hannah ( Hanson ) HIHI. Charles Hill was a native of Chester. N. II .. and was n prosperous farmer in his day. The house where he was born wns an old fort, which still stands. George A. Hill was educated at Derry, in the district schools and l'inkerton academy. After graduating from the latter institution he went to Boston and worked at carpenter- ing day times and In a drug store evenings and Sundays. On August 12, 1862. he en- listed in Company E. 39th Mass. Volunteers and was discharged at Poolesville, Md., the following year. He then came to Spring. field. Mass., and entered the drug business. which he followed for twenty-five years. In 1884 he engaged In the Insurance and real estate business, which he has since fol lowed : he also owns a large stock farm at Blandford, Mass. On June 15. 1869, Mr. IIIII married Josephine Lyon Hazleton. of DAY. HENRY E .. p. o. Chester. Hampden Co., was born August 12, 1851, a son of Asa and Amella (Tucker) Day, who had three children : Charles F .. who en- listed In the Second Massachusetts New Haven, Conn. To. Mr. and Mrs. Hill were born six children : Albert Lyon, Ar- thur and Walter Garfield. all deceased : Geo. A., jr., Josephine and Edwin. Mir. Heavy Artillery and died from ex- Iliil has always been interested in the posure at Newbern, N. C .; Henry, growth of his town and has perhaps done who died at the age of four years, and
Lucius Loomis Inherited the old homestead at Barkhamsted and has since resided there, carrying on farming in a general way. He married Amelia Barker, u native of the town of Bristol, Hartford county. Conn., and daughter of Danlel Barker, who came to this country from England : they had four children : Wililam Wellington. Frank (died at the age of twenty-nine), Grove (died at the age of thirty) and Clifford. Dr. William Well- ington Loomis received his common school education in the schools of Winsted. He began the study of medicine with Dr. M. I .. Crosier of Riverton. and in 1880 en- tered the University of Vermont In Burling. ton, from which he was graduated in 1883. He began his practice in West Springfield. where he has since continued with increas- Ing success. In 1885 Dr. Loomis married Caroline Barton, born in Dalton, and daughter of Henry and Electa Barton. Dr. Loomis is a member of flampden lodge. F. & A. M. ; Tekon lodge No. 138, 1. O. O. F.
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Henry E .. now living on the old homestead 1851. a son of Peter and Mary Welch. at Dayville. Asa Day was a manufac- Peter Ilved in the town of Plymouth until turer and held the patent on several fine 1853. when he moved to Marblehead. where tools. llenry E. was educated In the he lived until the civil war broke out and schools of his town and was associated with then enilsted in Co. E. 63 N. Y. Vols Be his father In the manufacture of shoe pega was shot on the morning of the first day's at bayville. They manufactured about 10,- battle at Gettysburg and dled In the after- 000 bushels of shoe pegs per year. They noon. Joseph Welch received a common also manufactured whip butts and used school education, and when fourteen years about 150,100 feet of lumber a year. At of age was apprenticed out to a farmer, and the present time Mr. Day is living a retired for nine years labored hard and sared his life on the homestead. On his land Is lo. earnings, which he used in attending Wil- cated an essence mill for the manufacture braham Academy, where he remained seren of wintergreen ofl. Mr. Day's farm con- terms ; later he completed his course of tains 650 acres, located in the town of study in the Art Museum of Boston. When Chester, and bas standing on It 5,000,000 twenty-seven years of age he entered the feet of hemlock, maple and bass wood. The employ of HI. W. Crocker in the general Duy homestead is situated on the middle mercantile business at West Granville and branch of Westfield river at a little ham. In 1885 he formed a copartnership with Mr. let called Dayville. The Days were among Crocker, which was carried on for one year. the early settlers, Robert Day having eml. when he brought out Mr. Crocker's interest grated from England to America in April and has since carried on the business alone. 1634. und settled in Cambridge, Mass. From 1886 to 1896 he also carried on an Abraham 2d. the fifth descendant of Rob- extensive lumber and real estate business. ert, settled in ('hester about 1775. Hle At the present time he owns about 250 was engaged in farming and cleared a acres of land. In 1880 Mr. Welch married large tract of land. lle died in 1797 at Laura E. (Miner) Fuller. They have four the age of 50 years. He was succeeded children : Sarah B., Joseph M., Mary A. and by his son Ira, who was an extensive and Laura E. Mr. Welch is active In town farmer and manufacturer of cloth. lle and county affairs, has served as selectman built (1820) the house that now stands. for five years, the past two serving as and he died in 1837, leaving 12 children, chairman of the board, also as school com- Ills second son. Asn C. Day. succeeded to mittee seven years. Hle is the first select- the property, he being a farmer and manu- man from West Granville to hold that post- facturer. He died March, 1879, leaving tion for many years, and at the present four children.
time represents his district in the state
FARRELL, Jons E., Brimfield, Hampden legislature. Mr. Welch is a liberal con Co., was born in the town of Brimfield, tributor to the different church denomina- May 8. 1853. a son of Theodore and tlons, being broad In his views and chari. Ellza ( Shaw) Farrell, who had six children, table to the poor. He Is a member of Mt. as follows : Arabelle, Murette. John F .. Moriah lodge. F. & A. M. of Westfield Eugene. Estella and Lewis. John E. Far-
HUNTER. JOHN T .. Holyoke. Hampden rell was educated in the schools of his Co., was born in Sand Bank. N. Y., May 2%. town .and at the death of his father. May 1854. a son of Thomas Hunter, a native of 16. 1889, came Into possession of the old Huntington, Canada, and Martha Fulton. homestead, where he has since lived and his wife. Thomas Is dead and his widow follows general farming. On May 28, Is now living in Holyoke. John T. was 1889, he married Dora E., daughter of WIl- educated at Huntington. Canada, and Ham and Clara IHitchcock. They have one learned the harness maker's trade. In daughter. Mildred. MIr. Farrell is Inter- 1874 he came to Holyoke and started his ested in all home affairs, though he has present harness shop in 1880. Mr. Hon-
never aspired to political honors. At one ter is a member of the Odd Fellows and time he was a member of the l'aimer lodge. I'nited Order of Workmen. In 18 ;; br F. & A. M. married Della Goddard. Four children were
WELCH. JOSEPH. Granville. Hampden born to them : Charles E .. Willls ('. Lelis Co., was born in Plymouth, Mass., April 7, May and Roy J.
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SHELDON, CHRISTOPHER M .. West Spring- musical circles. In 1872 Mr. Whittemore Beld, Hampden Co., was born in Fairhaven, was married to Carrie E., daughter of Vermont, March 14, 1843, a son of Henry Moses Field Colton, a native of Long- G. Sheldon. a native of Sheldon, Vt., and meadow. Moses Fleid Colton was a son
who died in 1862. Christopher MI. re- of Dimon Colton and a lineal descendant of ceived a common school education and en- Quartermaster George Colton, who came to gaged in the teaming business. as his Longmeadow from England soon after the father had done before him in his native settlement was founded, and from whom town. After nine years, and in 1862, he are descended, so far as is known, all the went to Northampton, Mass., and engaged Coltons In this country.
ROBBINS, FREDERICK MI., M. D., p. o. Mer.
in the same business. also worked In a paper mill, In 1868 he came to Holyoke rick, Mass., was born at East Boston and entered a paper mill, where he was em- (sometimes called Noddle Island). Mass., ployed for eleven years. At the end of February 12, 1855. His parents were Rinaldo and Catherine B. Robbins. Dr. Robbins secured his preliminary education mainly in the schools of Boston ; his later studles were pursued at the University of
this time he engaged In his present truck. Ing business, in which he has been very sue. cessful. Mir. Sheldon Is a member of llolyoke lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 134. Pilgrim Fathers, and has been a member of the par- Michigan and his medical course at the Ish committee of the First Congregational Detroit College of Medicine, from which he church of West Springfield. in 1886 Mr. received his degree of M. D. Hle began Sheldon purchased the Ashley farm, which practice In Detroit and was connected with he has carried on In connection with his the different hospitals in the city for five other business, January 3. 1865, he mar- years or more, Including two years as as- ried Lucy A., daughter of William Beezer, sistant surgeon at St. Mary's Hospital and a native of England. Three children have several years at Harper Hospital as house been born of this marriage: Jesse E .. man- physician, etc. Shortly after leaving De- ager of his father's business : Arthur Il., troit he settled in West Springfield, where burned to death at the age of five years. he has successfully practiced his profession.
and Frank E. H., bookkeeper for his Dr. Robbins Is a member of several medical father. Frank E. H. Sheldon married societies, is a member of Hampden Lodge. Annle Kendall, of Chicopee ; Jesse E. mar. F. & A. M., Morning Star Chapter. Spring- ried Flora M., daughter of H. H. Hubbard field Couneli and Springfield Commandery, of West Springfield, who has borne him two K. T. Though not taking more than the children, Arthur E. and Madaline Ruth.
good citizen's Interest in pollties, he has
WHITTEMORE, EDGAR CLEMENT, West served several years on the School Board. Springfield. Hampden Co., a son of Harri- here and in Michigan, Including three years son G. and Rosina (Clement) Whittemore, as chairman. and several terms on the was born in Sturbridge. Mass., July 23. Board of Health. On January 24. 1874, 1851. Harrison G. came to Chicopee In Dr. Robbins was married to M. Lizzie, 1862. where he remained twenty years, and daughter of Amasa Smith, of Gardner. Me. since then has lived In West Springfield. They have to sons : Willis A. and Frederick Edgar C. was educated In the schools of Clarence.
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