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of Abijah and Hannah (Hendricks) St.
John. One of the oldest families in Fair-
field county is the St. John family, or
Sention, as it was early written. The
founder, Matthias Sention, was one of the
prominent men of his day. He was the
ancestor of Mrs. Abigail (St. John) Beers,
who traces in an unbroken line. The
children of Ezekiel and Abigail (St. John)
Beers, were: William S., born April 17,
1820, died May 19, 1857; George, born
June 28, 1823, died June 15, 1829; Sarah
Ann, bom April 15, 1825, married Stephen
James ; Adolphus Perry, of whom fur-
ther ; Abigail Amelia, born June 17, 1829,
married James James ; Jane Augusta, born
June 24, 1831, married Isaac W. Daniels;
and Esther Mary, born October 16, 1841,
married William Wardwell. Mr. and Mrs.
Beers were among the founders of the
Methodist church at Silver Mine, in New
Canaan.
Adolphus Perry Beers, son of Ezekiel
and Abigail (St. John) Beers, was born in
Silver Mine, on the old Beers homestead,
January 2, 1827, died in April, 1906. He
learned the trade of carpenter with his
father and followed it some years. After
the death of his wife he removed to Nor-
walk, where he spent the last ten years
of his life. Mr. Beers was a natural me-
chanic and had picked up the essentials
of the machine trade. In Norwalk he
worked for some time at the Union Man-
ufacturing Company, where he was in
charge of the machine shop. Mr. Beers
married Sarah L. Gilbert, daughter of
Josiah Gilbert, of Brighton, New York.
Among their children was Louis S. Beers,
of whom further.
Louis S. Beers, son of Adolphus Perry
and Sarah L. (Gilbert) Beers, was born
in Silver Mine, August 18, 1866, died May
8, 1920. He was educated in the public
schools and the Norwalk High School.
He then entered the employ of the First
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National Bank of South Norwalk, where
he was teller for many years. In his spare
time Mr. Beers had been reading law
and had become so interested in the sub-
ject that when the bank went out of business
he entered the offices of Judge
George H. Vosburgh and General Russell
Frost. After his admission to the bar,
Mr. Beers practiced alone until his death.
He was clerk of the City Court for several
years, and was assistant secretary of the
Norwalk Building and Loan Association.
In his practice of law, Mr. Beers specialized
on real estate law and also carried on
a real estate business, developing a number
of tracts. In politics, a Republican,
Mr. Beers was several times called upon
to hold public office, and held the office
of assessor, and for seven years was a
member of the Board of Education ; for
four or five years, and up to the time of
his death, he served on the Board of
Estimate and Taxation.
Mr. Beers married Mary Albertson,
daughter of William and Jane Albertson,
of New York City, and they were the
parents of three children: i. Lois St.
John, born July i, 1893; married William
Ferris, of Norwalk. 2. Albertson S., a
sketch of whom follows. 3. Kenneth
Sanford, born June 11, 1903. Mr. and
Mrs. Beers were members of the South
Norwalk Congregational Church for many
years. Mr. Beers served as treasurer of
the church, and was also greatly inter-
ested in the welfare work done by the
churches.
BEERS, Albertson S.,
Dairyman.
Albertson S. Beers, son of Louis S. and
Mary (Albertson) Beers (q. v.), was born
in Norwalk, January i, 1897. He was
educated in the public schools of that
place, graduating from the high school in