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of the Methodist Episcopal Church. At
some time between the years 1757 and
1774 he moved over the line into the Colony
of New York, for in the latter year
his name appears in the North Castle
Land Records as a resident of that town.
His first wife, whom he married May 3,
1739, was Hannah Scofield, born December
II, 1718.
(IV) Joshua (2) Lounsbury, son of
Joshua (i)and Hannah (Scofield) Louns-
bury, was born October 4, 1745, and died
April 4, 1826. He was a dutiful son and
a devoted husband and father. With the
flower of the colonies he took a loyal part
in the struggle for independence in the
Revolutionary War, but survived without
being seriously incapacitated. He mar-
ried Susannah Smith, born October 3,
1752.
(V) Silas Lounsbury, son of Joshua
(2) and Susannah (Smith) Lounsbury,
was born January 17, 1771. He was a
farmer, and lived for many years in Stan-
wich, Connecticut. He was a man of pro-
gressive ideas, who thought ahead of his
time and built for the future.
(VI) George Lounsbury, son of Silas
Lounsbury, was a prominent citizen of
Fairfield County, Connecticut. He served
in local public offices and as a member of
the State Legislature. For many years
he was a merchant at Long Ridge, in the
town of Stamford, but later returned to
the life of the open, which had interested
him as a boy, and conducted a farm. He
married Louisa Scofield, daughter of Benjamin
Scofield, and they were the parents
of eight children : Mary, who married
Seth S. Cook; Sarah, who married James
H. Rowland ;
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Susan, who married Philip
Clark ; Harriet, deceased ; George, de-
ceased ;
Charles Hugh, of whom further;
Jane E., living; Elizabeth, deceased.
(VII) Charles Hugh Lounsbury, son
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of George and Louisa (Scofield) Lounsbury,
was born August 19, 1839. He
spent his boyhood on the farm at Long
Ridge, but as he grew to manhood he
felt the restrictions of the life and chose
to branch out for himself. He entered
into a partnership with Scofield & Cook.
Three years later, in 1861, F. B. Scofield
retired from the business, which was
thereafter carried on under the firm name
of Cook & Lounsbury. The manufacture
of shoes was becoming an important in-
dustry in New England, and this firm
held a high standard of excellence in its
product. The business grew with the
growth of the section and the development
of the country. The partnership
continued until 1884, when a period ensued
when general trade changes made
reorganization advisable. The first change
in the business was that of location, the
factory being removed to the more pop-
ulous part of the town near the railroad
tracks. At this time George H. Soule,
a bright, alert young man who had for
some time been connected with the sales
department, was admitted to membership
with the firm, and the senior member,
Seth S. Cook, withdrew. This placed
Mr. Lounsbury at the head of the firm and
the name became Lounsbury & Soule.
In 1885 the firm took a long step ahead
in assuming possession of the new fac-
tory on Broad Street, where the business
is still located The factory was equipped
with the most modern machinery, and
from that day until the present time the
policy of the firm has remained the same,
up-to-date equipment, the most improved
methods, and always quality the first con-
sideration.
In 1894 the firm branched out into the
retail trade, purchasing a store at No.
26 Atlantic Street. Here they conducted
a thriving retail business under the name