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tion in life insurance by means of the
system of "numerical notation."
Dr. Brathwaite married Marguerite
Force, daughter of Silas Force, of New
York City. They are the parents of a
son, Melancthon Woolsey, born in 1898.
He is now a member of the class of 1922
in the United States Naval Academy, his
early education having been obtained in
France. The family attend St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church, of Stamford.
SALMON, Frederick Morehouse,
Jndge of Probate.
The introductory phrases ordinarily
used in a work of this character in presenting
to the public an eminent and
honored name would be wholly superfluous
if used in connection with the one
inscribed at the head of this article. As
a member of the judiciary of Fairfield
county, Judge Salmon requires no intro-
duction, and as ex-State Senator he is
equally independent of any form of presentation.
He is simply and most
respectfully announced to his friends and
neighbors of Westport and to his fellow-
citizens of Fairfield county and the State
of Connecticut.
The manor of Salmans, in Caterham,
Surrey, England, is known to have be-
longed, in the reign of Edward the Third,
to Roger Saleman. The name, in this
orthography, is common in the Hundred
Rolls.
Three families of the name of Salmon
came in 1640 to the American colonies,
one settling in Massachusetts, another in
New Jersey, and the third in Southold,
Long Island. The race appears to have
been originally Scottish, but during the
Highland wars some of its members migrated
to Southwold, England, and from
the name of that place it seems not im-
probable that the designation of Southold,
Long Island, may have been derived.
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(I) Daniel C. Salmon, grandfather of
Frederick Morehouse Salmon, was born
in the town of Trumbull, Fairfield county,
Connecticut, educated in the district
school, and followed the carpenter's trade
in conjunction with the business of under-
taking. He married Mary Catherine
Bradley, some account of whose family
is appended to this biography, and they
became the parents of two sons : Morris,
and David A., mentioned below. Daniel
C. Salmon, who was a very successful
man and a good citizen, died October 14,
1851.
(II) David A. Salmon, son of Daniel
C. and Mary Catherine (Bradley) Salmon,
was born September 26, 1836, in Weston,
Connecticut, and attended the local public
schools. As a boy he was employed in the
dry goods store of Sullivan Moulton, in
Westport, and later, in partnership with
his father-in-law, he purchased the busi-
ness and carried it on under the name of
D. A. Salmon & Company. While never
an office seeker, he took an active interest
in public affairs and for many years
served as chairman of the Republican
town committee. He married Frances
Augusta Morehouse, born September 3,
1839, daughter of Frederick Morehouse,
of Westport. The English origin of the
family is indicated by the patronymic
which is the designation of several places
in England. Thomas Morehouse, the first
American ancestor of record, was in
Wethersfield in 1640, and was among the
first to receive a grant of seven acres in
Stamford. Of the six children born to
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Salmon, the following
reached maturity: Catherine, died unmarried
; Anna Frances, married William L.
Taylor, and is now deceased ; Frederick
Morehouse, mentioned below ; Edith, became
the wife of Austin Wakeman ; and
David A., of Washington, District of
Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Salmon were
members of the Methodist Episcopal