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BARKER. LOUIS G., p. o. Three Rivers, Mass., was born In Shutesbury. May 6,
RUGGLES, CHARLES S., p. o. Three Rivers, 1866, a son of Franklin and Arvilia (Mc-
Mass., was born in Fitchburg, August 25, Cientock) Burker. After acquiring an 1862. Ilis father, Dr. Silas Ruggles, was ordinary education in the public schools he a descendant of Samuel Ruggles of Rox- first engaged In farming. In 1897 he start- bury, one of the number with Lamb & Co., ed his present ice, coal and wood business. who made the Indian purchase in 1687, and which he has since conducted with excel- made claim to ownership of the tract of lent success. Mr. Barker is a member of land that now includes the town of the Masonic lodge of Paimer, and of Will1- Palmer. Dr. Ruggles married Harriet, mantle Tribe of Red Men.
daughter of Adam Fay, of Barre, and set-
TWISS, JOHN F., p. o. Three Rivers, tled in Palmer in 1866. Charles S. Rug. Mass., was born in Palmer, June 23. 1854, gies acquired a common school education a son of Francis and Mary (Foley) Twiss. and afterward engaged in various lines of He obtained a good common scool education, business at different times, among them and his first employment was as railroad being the carpenter's trade, which he station agent. Ile engaged in his present learned thoroughly and became a practical livery, hack and trucking business in 1880. workman. Naturally. he afterward be- He served four years as postmaster dur- came a contracting bullder. which has Ing the Cleveland administration ; was been his leading occupation since 1889. Mr. elected selectman in 1890 and served for Ruggles Is a member of the Thomas lodge seven years, and was again elected in 1900. of Masons, Hampden chapter. Washington On February 28. 1884, Mr. Twiss married council, River chapter. O. E. S., and of the Ellen L. Kerrigan, daughter of Joseph Royal Arcanum. On August 26, 1890, he Kerrigan. of Palmer. They have seven married Arabelle Knox, of Palmer. They children living: Frank K .. Joseph. who have three children.
died at the age of five years; Mazzie, Belle. Neille, Edith, John and Richard Twiss. Mr. Twiss Is a member of the order of Red Men, the i'nited Order of Workmen and of
WILSON, Jonx. p. o. Three Rivers, Mass., was born In Glasgow, Scotland. February 9. 1851. and came to this country in 1869. settilog In Holyoke. He learned the tin- the Knights of Columbus.
smith's trade in Scotland, which he has Palmer and opened a tin shop. In 1892 CANTY, TIMOTHY W., p. o. Chicopee, since followed. In 1874 he removed to Mass., was born In Chicopee, February 15, 1854. a son of Dennis G. and Mary A. he became proprietor of a general store and (Lenhy) Canty, who were the parents of has since managed both enterprises with ten children, four now living viz : Dennis satisfactory results. Mr. Wilson Is a mem- G., Thnothy W., Joseph P. and Catherine A. ber of the l'alter lodge. I. O. O. F., of the Canty. Mr. Canty's father was a grocer A. O. Ul. W., the Improved Order of Red and carried on business in Chicopee for Men, and of the Unlon Evangelical church. more than fifty years and at the time of On October 4, 1874, he married Agnes Me- his death. In 1889, he was succeeded by his Kay. of Hamilton, Scotland. They have son, Timothy. The latter was educated in two children living. James and Maude May the schools of Chicopee und in Burnett's Wilson. Business college at Springfield. He was
HAYNES, CHARLES P., p. o. Three Rivers, associated with his father until the death Mass., was born in Monson. August 12, of the latter. and. since that time he has 1865, and received a good common school carried on business (general grocer and education. Subsequently he engaged In feed dealer) alone. He also owns a farm various fines of business with fair success, near Springfield. Mr. Canty is Interested and In 1880 started a box manufacturing in Chicopee polltles and has taken an active and lumber business at Three Rivers, part In town and city affairs. He has which he conducted until 1900,
Mr. served as chairman of the democratle town Haynes Is Interested In all measures that committee, was deputy sheriff three years.
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and also has taken an active Interest In ad- mental In establishing the Longmeadow vabring school and educational work.
water works system. In January. 1871, he married Ellen C., daughter of Michael
KING, HERMAN WALTER. P. o. East Long- meadow. Mass., was born at Hoosac Tunnel. Quinn. Seven children have been born of Mass .. January 24. 1870, a son of Franris this marriage : Lavina M., Ellen C., Cora W. and Fannie C. (Clyne) King. The MI .. Thomas J. (who died In his nineteenth family trace their descent from English an- year), Josephine. Joseph W. (who died cestors, the pioneer of whom settled In at two years of age), and Franklin Benja- Charlemont In the early part of the seven- min Watters. teenth century. Herman W. King was edu-
MORGAN, JOSEPH, P. o. West Springfield. cated In the schools of Worcester. and Mass., was born on the old Morgan family afterward became a practleal farmer. He homestead In West Springfield. November Is a member of the Royal Arcanum and of 23. 1838, a son of Nathan and Fannie the East Longmeadow grange. On Janu- (Cooley) Morgan. Nathan Morgan was a ary 22. 1880, Mr. King married Alona S. llentenant in Hampden Grays militia, and Watson. They have two chlidren. Allce was killed when fortyfive years of age. Merle and Harry Walter King.
Joseph Morgan was educated in the Spring. HITCHCOCK, JOHN G., p. o. Longmeadow, feld Classical school and Wilbraham acad- Mass., was born In Fort Covington. N. Y., emy, taking a special course In mathemat- May 25, 1830. a son of Myron and Mary (Goldsmith) Hitchcock. He acquired his Ics. He then began the study of law and was admitted to the bar In 1868. He began early education In the publle schools of Fort practice In Springfield, continuing two years Covington and Ogdensburg. After leaving and then engaged in the real estate busi- school he learned the cloth-maker's trade ness. Mr. Morgan has traveled exten- and In 1850 moved to New York city, where sively and Is the owner of orange and lemon groves In California. On January 1. 1875. he married Addle M. Lewis of West-
he was engaged in Importing and manufact. uring men's furnishing goods. After thir- teen years that business was disposed of feld, who died In 1890, leaving one son. and In 1874 he came to live In Long- Francis C. Morgan, a pupli In the Spring- meadow. In 1890 he went to Denver, Col. field high school. In 1891 Mr. Morgan mar- and built a knitting and weaving mill. Two ried Mattle E. Dlekinson, of Northampton. yeas later he returned to Longmeadow and
WAKEFIELD. FRANK P .. p. o. Merrick. hus since been engaged In the manufacture Mass., was born at Randolph, Vt., July 31. of sweaters. Mr. Hitchcock Is a member 1533. a son of Ell (a native of Connecticut) of the Congregational church of Long- and Cynthla [Greene) Wakefield. Ile was meadow. On May 24. 1864. he married given a good common school education. and Hannah 1 ... daughter of Dimond Chandler, at the age of 21 years (1854) he came to of Longmeadow. Thirteen children have West Springfield and was employed as been born of this marriage, seven of whom brakeman on the B. & A. railroad. After are now Hving, viz. : Mary L. (wife of E. two years he was promoted to conductor. J. Radasch, a merchant of Springfield. but serving on passenger and freight trains ten realdling In Longmeadow), Frederick C., years. After this he was employed in the Harriet A .. Buell N., Madallne and Anna company's office and Is now towerman. C. Hitchcock.
having been lu the service a total of forty.
WATTERS, THOMAS D., p. o. Longmeadow. five years. On August 7. 1859. Mr. Wake- Mass., was born in Longmeadow. December field married Mary, daughter of William 19. 1852, a son of John S. and Margaret Luch, a untive of London, England. Five ( Welch) Watters, and a grandson of John children were born of this marriage, only W. Watters, the latter a native of Ireland. one of whom is now living. Homer D., an John S. Watters was a carpenter and bulld- employee of the B. & A. R. R. company. er. and came to Longmeadow In 1848. Hle On August 20. 1800, Homer D. Wakefield dled July 20. 1579. Thomas D. Watters married Annable l'aysant (of Canada) by was educated In the schools of Longmeadow whom he has one daughter, Maude Wake- and afterwards learned the carpenter's field. trade with his father. He has served as TOURTEL.LOTTE, MARCIUS LAZER, P. O. member of the water board and was Instru- Merrick, Mass., was tern in Tolland. Conn ..
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January 4. 1842. a son of Augustus and was master of the lodge of Rallroad Train- Mary (Howe) Tourtellotte. He was edu- men. On March 2, 1875, he married LIzzle cated In the schools of Stafford Springs and MeEvoy, of Brookfield, by whom he has five Wilbraham academy. Ills first business ven- children : Annle, wife of Walter Smith of ture was In the milk trade In Hamp-
West Springfield : Henry, who died when den county. in which he was engaged fourteen years of age; Goldle, Charles und Esther West.
for two years. Hle next was em- ployed for twelve years with J. S. Carr & Co. as a commercial traveler. and In the meantime he bought what was called the Merrick farm. After severing his connection with Carr & Co. he has turned his attention to his farm, and he also built several blocks and about 100 houses in Springfield. In 1876 he purchased what is known as the "Bear Hole" property. now a very popular summer resort. In 1873 he first engaged In his present mer- cantile and Ice packing business. He has a plant In New Salem, with a storage capac- Ity of 13,000 tons of Ice. For four years Mr. Tourtellotte was councilman In Spring- field, serving at the time the changes were mude on Main street and the bullding of the Longmeadow rallroad was being carried on. He has been In charge of the West Spring- field water works since July, 1900. Mr. Tourtellotte Is an Industrions man and attends strictly to business. having never taken a vacation. He Is a member of Hampden lodge of Odd Fellows. On Janu- ary 1. 1866, he married Belle C., daughter of Joseph (. Marsh.
WEST, CHARLES HENRY, p. o. Merrick,
CROSS, HARRISON MILLS, P. o. Merrick, Mass., was born In New Lebanon, N. Y .. October 14, 1864, a son of John S. and Caroline ( Mills) Cross. John S. Cross was a native of Sand Lake, N. Y., and came to Hampden county In 1889, afterward work- Ing at his trade of wagon making. Harrl- son M. Cross obtained his education In the Cannan and Nassau (N. Y.) public schools, and at the age of seventeen years went Into the employ of the Northern Pacific railroad company and was Injured In a wreck on that road. In 1887 he came to West Springfield and was employed as a fireman on the B. & A. R. R. In 1892 he was given charge of an engine, and Is now running the afternoon freight to Worcester. Mr. ('ross Is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Dlv. No. 63. of Springfield. On October 23, 1889, he mar- rled Lena Mattoon, by which he has one son, Lewis Benjamin Cross.
TRIPP, FREDERICK A., p. o. Merrick, Mass., was born In Bloomington, III., August 27. 1861, a son of Ethan and Frances ( Armstrong) Tripp. Ethan Tripp
Mass., was born In Monson. June 11. 1832. Is a native of Massachusetts and by occupa. a son of llenry Herman and Julla Maria tlon a locomotive engineer. He was on the ( Knowlton) West. Henry West was a na- Chicago, Alton & St. Louis road. the R. tive of Rensselaerville. N. Y., and came to W. & O. road, and for nine years was In Hampden county In 1849. For a time he charge of the New England & Woonsocket was engaged In farming and then went on railroad as general foreman. He Is still the rallroad us brakeman, being afterward living and resides In Springfield. Frederick promoted to conductor on the B. & A. road. A. Tripp received his education in the In which capacity he served four years. schools of West Springfield, and on Febru- For the past twenty-five years he has been ary 10, 1879, he entered the employ of the engaged In training and is now living In B. & A. R. R. as freman, under his father. Spencer. Charles H. West was educated In After five years he was given an engine. the schools of Silverstreet, Smulthvllle and and for the past three years has been In Monson, and for two years was employed In the passenger service, now running between a cotton mill before he was appointed bag. Springfield and Albany. Mr. Tripp Is a gagemaster at Spencer. This position he member of the lampden lodge of Odd Fel- held for one month and then went on the lows, and of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Norwich & Worcester rallroad as brakeman. Engineers. Division No. 63, of Springfield. In 1871 was employed by the B. & A. In October 15. 1584. he married Jeanette the capacity of conductor. Mr. West Is a Louise, daughter of Cyprian Desoe, a na. member of Tekoa lodge of Odd Fellows, No. tive of Canada. The Desoe's are a family 138 of West Springfield, and for two years of engineers, Cyprlan being one of the old-
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est engineers running on the B. & A. sys- charge of an engine, and ls at the present tem.
time on a passenger switcher. He ran un
Cook, LYCURGUS VAN BUREN, P. o. Mer- old wood engine for a year and a half and rick, Mass., was born in Millbury, N. H. is the oldest engineer In active service in Ilis father, Olney Cook, was a native of the the Springfield division of the road. Un same town and for many years was a noted April 22. 1873. Mr. Goff married Julla A .. hotel keeper. He also was an influential daughter of Samuel Annable, of Belcher- man in town affairs, being tax collector and town. Mass., who was a prominent man of chairman of the board of assessors for a his town and a former selectman.
ALLYN, ALBERT A., D. o. West Springfield.
number of years. Lycurgus V. B. Cook was educated in Felham and Belchertown, in Mass,, was born in Becket, a son of Harvey the public and private schools. After leav- and Hannah (Perry) Allyn. His father ing school for one year he was engaged In died In 1861, upon which Albert was farming and In 1838 came to Springfield, adopted by Samuel B. Allyn. of Holyoke. where he learned the mason's trade. After He was educated in the public schools in a short time he removed to Amherst and Holyoke and after leaving school began thence to Belchertown and was engaged In work as a farmer. He purchased his pres- farming and lumbering for the next thirty ent farm In November. 1591, and In con- years. Hle then moved to Burnston, where nection therewith carried on a milk busi- he conducted a boot and shoe manufactur. ness. He has sold off about sixty acres of ing industry for a year and a half, retiring hls land for buliding lots and Is now en- from the same on account of ill health. In gaged ralsing and dealing in fancy poultry. 1887 he came to West Springfield and with On December 13. 1883, Mr. Allyn married his son purchased some real estate. They Kate, daughter of Henry Bacon. of Chi- started a coal, wood, grain and grocery copee. They have three children ; Ruth, business, which they carried on for six Marion and Leslle Allyn. During his life- years, when the coal business was sold to time, ffenry Bacon was a machinist, em- Mr. C. D. Farnsworth and the grocery and ployed by the James T. Ames Co., being in grain business to C. D. Clark. Since that one department forty two years. Hle died time Mr. Cook has been engaged In building In 1892.
and dealing in real estate. He was as- MCCARTHY, JAMES F., p. o. West Spring- sessor In Belchertown for several years, field, Mass., was born at Feeding Hills. and was a member of several appraisal Angust 14. 1861. a son of Jeremlab and boards of different railroads in that local- May ( Ryan) MeCarthy. He was given a ity. In West Springfield he has been se- common school education. afterward learned Jectman, overseer of the poor, and is now the carpenter's trade, and in 1892 started serving as assessor. In 1852 Mr. Cook for himself In contracting and building in married Florence, daughter of Moses West Springfield, In which he is still en- Crosier, a native of Belchertown. Two gaged with good success. Mr. Mccarthy children were born of this marriage, Frank is a director in the Co-operative bank of E., who died when young, and Edwin 11. West Springfield. He married Mary G., Cook. Mr. Cook Is a member of the order daughter of Jeremiah Sullivan. To Mr. of F. & A. M.
and Mrs. McCarthy have been born three
GOFF, BURRITT W., p. o. Merrick. Mass .. children : Walter. Christine and Rita Me- was born In Richford, Vt., April 22. 1848. Carthy.
KRAGER, WILLIAM A., p. o. Merrick,
a son of Jobn A. and Wealthy (Cheney) ford, and an influential farmer in his day. 13. 1865, a son of Henry and Henrietta M.
Goff. His father was a native of Rich- Mass., was born In Northampton. November He was selectman of his town for a number Krager. His father was a native of Ger- of years, and died July 25, 1878. Burritt many and came to America in the 'forties. W. Goff was given a good common school settling in Hampden county. William was education, and after leaving school entered educated in the common schools, and after- the army in 1865. Two years later he ward learned the machinist's trade having came to West Springfield and entered the been apprenticed to Allen Smithwill. For employ of the B. & A. R. R. as a fireman, two years he was in charge of the tool de. After firing three years he was placed In partment of the Springfield Screw company.
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and In 1894 engaged with Barney & Berry, ginbottom. Their children are Marjorle skate manufacturers, where he Is still et- Belle, born July 17. 1878 (graduate of ployed. Mr. Krager Is a member of the Wellesley), married Frederick Otto von Forresters. and Nonotuck lodge 1. 0. 0. F.
I'fister. of Munich, Bavaria, Germany, of Northampton. On July 25. 1890, he where she now lives ; Georgiana Cook, born married Margaret Kellher, daughter of May 6. 1881 (graduate of Dana Hall. Wel- Cornellus Kellber, of Mittineague. Of this lesley), and Allce, born July 17, 1890. On marriage one son has been born, Earl the paternal side, Mr. Hemingway's an- Krager.
restor Is believed to have settled in the ternal side his grandfather was born in Frankfort-on-Main, Germany and came to
CUMMINGS, WILLIAMI, p. o. Merrick, Plymouth colony In 1643, and on the ma- Mass., was born in Mackeysburg. Pa., No- vember 9. 1864. a son of Phillp and Mary ( Smith) Cummings, both natives of Ireland. America about 1820. His ancestors settled Hle acquired his education In the public at New Haven, and one of them, Jacob schools In West Stockbridge, Mass., and for Hemingway, was the first graduate of five years was employed In a coal mine. In Yale college.
IAN . he went on the B. & A. railroad as WHITE, LUTHER, attorney at law, resid- brakeman, and is now In the service of the ing in Chicopee. Is a native of Granby. N. Y .. N. I. & B. company having been in Mass,, born September 2. 1841. He is de- their employ thirteen years. Mr. Cum- scended from the earliest familles of Spring- mings is a member of the U'nited Order of field, one of his paternal ancestors having Workmen. Hartford Division. On May 19. been one of the Whites who came to the settlement soon after the colony was plant-
1887. he married Margaret Cantwell. of Greenbury. Pa. Five children have been ed. On his mother's side he is descended born of this marriage : Philllp. Thomas. from the Clarks who were among the first Edward. Anna Mary and Burnett Vincent settlers in Northampton, and also from Cummings.
the Stebbins family of early Springfield
Hot.DEN, GEORGE S., p. o. Palmer, Maxs., history. Luther White acquired his educa- was born in Middlefield. Mass., September tion In the Granby district schools. the high 29. 1868. a son of Henry P. and Mary A. school in Chicopee, Williston seminary ID ( Holmes) Holden. and grandson of Lewis East Hampton and Brown university. Prov- A. Holden. Henry P'. Holden was a native Idenice. R. I. On October 12. 1871, he mar- of Charlton and came to Palmer in 1871. ried Mary J., daughter of Moses C. and purchasing the store of H. H. Bartlett & Co. Adeline Hladley. Mr. and Mrs. White have lle also was interested in several of the one child, Mabel A. White. born January largest manufacturing enterprises in Pal- 5, 1873.
mer. His later years of active business life
STEBRINS, LUTHER. son of Noah and de- were spent as partner lu the firm of Holden srendant in the seventh generation of Row- land Stebbins (or Stebbing). was a lifelong resident of Hampden county. Ile died Au- Kust 18. 1860. His wife, whom he married November 7, 1805, was Phebe Hitchcock. Their chlidren were Orson, born July 9. 1807: Laura, born March 12. 1800: Mar- garet. born February 4. 1812; Desire. born September 23. 1×14. died March 2. 1845 :
HEMINGWAY CHARLES S., for twelve years principal of the Holyoke High school, and more recently engaged In bins and Lucia ( Stebbins) Foskit are Rufus manufacturing enterprises, present alder- man at large of our city. is a native of
Stebbins, born April 21. 1848, and Rosella Eilzabeth. born January 19, 1853. Row- New Haven, Conn .. born December 24, 1851. land Stebbins, the ancestral head of this He married. October 4. 1876. Allce Hig. family in America, was born In 1594, came
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& Fuller. In the manufacture of woolen goods. Mr. Holden died In 1899. George S. Holden was educated In the schools of I'nimer and in Andover academy. Ile studied three years at Amherst and In 1891 received the degree of A. R. from the I'ni- versity of Michigan. Mr. Holden is a member of the Thomas lodge. F. & A. M., and of the Beta Theta P. college fraternity. Sally, born October 23, 1816: Milton, born On March 25. 1896. he married Katherine June 8. 1819: Phebe, born December 13. Cramer, of Ann Arbor, Mich.
1820; Hiram, born April 6, 1823 : Lucia, born June 28. 1825, married Stebbins Fos- kit, March 31, 1847. The children of Steb-
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to this country In 1634 and was the near dicted that event. naming the year and friend of William Pynchon, the founder of month and week : and In contemplation of the colony at Springfield. He brought with hils end he aided In digging and stoning him from England his wife, Sarah, and his up the sides of his own grave, and also children. Thomas, Sarah, John and Ellza- caused his gravestone to be prepared and beth. He stopped for a time In Roxbury, lettered, except the exact date of death. where his wife died in 1649, upon which he came to Springfield, but, with his son John, soon removed to Northampton, where Rowland died December 14, 1671.
Alonzo Burnham Newell (8), son of John (7). was born June 6, 1835 ; married Janu- ary 31. 1861, Elvira Keep, of Monson. Their children were: Irving Alonzo, born In South Wilbraham. October 26. 1861 ; Annie Elvira, born October 14, 1865; Cora l'auline, born In Lockport, N. Y .. July 19, 1868 ; Herbert Damon, born in South WIl- braham, August 6, 1871 : John Marcus, born November 17, 1874: Florence Julla, bora in Hampden, March 12, 1881. died March 31. 1896. Alonzo Burnham Newell pre pared for college in Wilbraham academy. He entered Amherst in 1859. but failing health compelled him to leave college before the end of his first year.
NEWELL, ALONZO BURNHAM, of Hampden (formerly South Wilbraham), Is a native of the town, the son of John (born in Mon- son, March 10, 1702, died January 8, 1873 : married March 7, 1822, l'aulinah Sophro- nia Bigelow, of Springfield. N. Y. She was born November 14, 1801, and died June 4. 1862). John Newell was a direct descendant In the seventh generation of Abraham Newell, who came from England (probably from Essex) in 1634 In the ship "Ffrancis," John Cutting, master, bound for New England. Abraham, the settler, was a "taylor," and he was made a "free- man" In 1635. Hils wife "ffrances" was forty years old when she came to America. From them the line of descent comes through Isaac (2), Isaac (3), Benjamin (4), Abljah (5), Stephen (6), John (7). in successive generations to Alonzo Burnham Newell (8), of Hampden. The pioneer of the family In Hampden county was Abijah Newell (5), who removed from Dudley to Monson about 1775. Soon afterward he was drafted for service during the revolu- tion, but as he had a large family depend- ent upon his efforts for their support the selectmen considerately released him and in his stead accepted his young son Stephen, who served faithfully and with courage. Abljah, the ploneer. was born January 9, 1731 : married Hepzibah Curtis, December 6, 1753. She died September 22. 1834, aged one hundred years, twleve days, and she lived to see a train of descendants down to the fifth generation. Stephen (6). of Monson, son of Abijah (5), was born In Dudley in 1758 ; married Loulsa (or Lois) Sikes, January 12. 1781. He dled In 1848. lle was the revolutionary patriot, taking his father's place in the service, although then hardly more than a boy. In subse- SHAW, EDWARD F., of Palmer, son of AD- quent years he was a man of marked pe- sel C. and Nancy Shaw, was born in Bel- cullaritles and a thoroughly upright citt- chertown, August 28, 1858. He was edu- zen. Four years before he died he pre- cated In the public schools of his native
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