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Dr. and Mrs. Harstrom are the parents
of two children: i. Frances, who was
educated in Europe. 2. Carl Eric, who
graduated from Yale in 1915 with the degree
of Bachelor of Arts; he is now
engaged in the advertising business in
New York City, and resides in Norwalk;
he married Emily Ives, of Danbury, Con-
necticut.
(The Partridge Line).
Samuel Selden Partridge, father of Lee
Selden (Partridge) Harstrom, was bom
at Brockport, New York, January 9, 1839,
and died at Phelps, New York, December
22, 1913. He was a graduate of the Col-
lege of the City of New York, in the class
of 1857, taking up the study of law. He
engaged in the practice of his profession
with his great-uncle. Judge Samuel Lee
Selden, in Rochester, New York, and
later was in Phelps, New York. In poli-
tics he was a Republican, and was several
times honored with public office. Mr.
Partridge was a soldier in the Civil War,
taking part in many battles, among them
that of Bull Run. He held the rank of
brevet major, and was a member of the
Thirteenth New York State Volunteers.
During one of the engagements Mr. Partridge
was wounded in the leg, which
caused him to drag one foot for many
years ; he was also confined in Libby
Prison for some time. A Freemason, Mr.
Partridge was master of his lodge ; he
was also an Odd Fellow, and commander
of the local Grand Army of the Republic
Post at Phelps.
Samuel S. Partridge was married, October
19, 1864, at Rochester, New York,
to Frances Augusta Bellamy, born at
Rochester, April 27, 1847, died at Phelps,
March 19, 1914, daughter of Thomas and
Maria Mahala (Bayley) Bellamy. Their
daughter, Lee Selden Partridge, born
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February 15, 1870, married Dr. Har-
strom, as above noted.
Thomas Murdoch Partridge, father of
Samuel S. Partridge, was born at Nor-
wich, Vermont, May 25, 181 1, and died in
New York City, May 2, 1880. He mar-
ried Elizabeth Selden Jack, born on the
Island of St. Thomas, in 1814, and died
January 9, 1839, in Brockport, New York
she was a daughter of Morison and Rozana
(Selden) Jack, the former of Bal-
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merino, Fifeshire, Scotland, and the lat-
ter of Lyme, Connecticut.
Elisha Partridge, father of Thomas
Murdoch Partridge, was born August 2,
1778, and died March 2, 1845, i" Norwich,
Vermont. He was a son of Elisha and
Margaret (Murdoch) Partridge, who were
married November 14, 1765. He died
April I, 1823, and his wife March 15, 1815.
Through the collateral lines the ancestry
of Mrs. Lee Selden (Partridge) Harstrom
traces to several of the early immi-
grants in New England, among them be-
ing Richard Ely and Thomas Selden.
HARRIS, Channing Page,
Enterprising Citizen.
The Harrises are among New England's
most distinguished families and
have furnished many excellent citizens to
Connecticut. It is rather difficult to
trace this family to a common ancestor,
as many distinct emigrations of persons
bearing the name took place at a very
early period in the history of New Eng-
land. Channing Page Harris, a leading
banker of Westport, Connecticut, is a
worthy scion of this family ; he was born
at Westport, November 25, 1873, son of
Charles and Chloe Esther (Goodsell)
Harris. His great-grandparents were
Stephen and Charity Harris, and they
were the parents of Sylvester Harris, who
married Mary Ann Johnson.
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