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chairman of the committee appointed to
supervise the building of the present edi-
fice.
Judge Salmon's career which, in trend
and purpose, has been steadily upward,
has not yet reached its zenith. He is in
the prime of life, and his record of public
service justifies the belief that his fellow-
citizens will again and perhaps yet again
summon him to fill higher places and to
work in more extended fields.
(The Bradley Line).
Bradley is one of the oldest English
surnames. It is pure Anglo-Saxon, being
a compound of brad, broad, wide, and ley,
field or pasture. It is used to designate
many parishes in various counties of
England.
Francis Bradley is thought to have
come from England in 1637 with Governor
Theophilus Eaton. He could then
have been only a lad, and there is reason
to believe that he was a son of Francis
Bradley, Jr., of Coventry, who was born
in 1595, and was son and heir to Francis
Bradley, Sr. Theophilus Eaton was born in
Coventry, as was the Rev. John Davenport,
co-leader with Eaton of the New
Haven colony. It is thought that Eaton
and Francis Bradley, Jr., were school-
mates, and it was therefore natural that
Bradley should confide his son to Eaton's
care. In 1657 Francis Bradley resided in
Branford, Connecticut, and in 1660 he
went to Fairfield. He married Ruth Bar-
low, daughter of John Barlow, and his
descendants are numerous in many of the
Northern States. The first three or four
generations remained in Fairfield and its
vicinit}', particularly in and about Green-
field Hill.
Wakeman Bradley, father of Mrs. Mary
Catherine (Bradley) Salmon, was born in
Fairfield, educated in the common
schools, and learned the manufacture of
axes and edge-tools. In 1812 he settled
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in Weston, where he built an edge-tool
factory which he operated during the remainder
of his life. He married Catherine
Andrews, of Weston, and they became
the parents of a numerous family.
Mary Catherine Bradley, daughter of
Wakeman and Catherine (Andrews)
Bradley, became the wife of Daniel C.
Salmon, as stated above.
MALKIN, Albert Richard,
Bnilding Contractor.
The energy, promptness and good
judgment which Albert R. Malkin, lead-
ing contractor of Norwalk, Connecticut,
has manifested in his business career, has
gained for him an excellent reputation as
a contractor and builder. The surname of
Malkin is derived from Mathilde, meaning
"might in war." Mr. Malkin's grandfather
was Richard Malkin, a native of Mac-
clesfield, England. The latter came to
America, bringing with him his son,
Samuel Malkin, who was born in Mac-
clesfield, in 1834. He learned the trade of
baker, and after locating in this countrj'became
a shoemaker, which vocation he
followed in New Canaan the greater part
of his life. Mr. Malkin was a member of
the Masonic and Independent Order of
Odd Fellow lodges in New Canaan. He
married Julia Raymond, born May 10,
1839, daughter of Russell G. Raymond,
and of their children five grew to matur-
ity. They were : Albert Richard, of further
mention ; Eliza Jane, wife of Albert
Betts, of Norwalk; Nellie N. (deceased),
wife of Irving C. Bynington, of Norwalk;
Mary L., wife of E. H. Morehouse; Harriet,
wife of L. O. Fauntleroy, of Hart-
ford. The family were members of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
The Raymond family, from which Mrs.
Malkin is descended, has long been settled
in Fairfield county. Richard Raymond,
the ancestor, was among the earli-