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of his wife was Charity ; she was born in
1767, died in 1814, and was buried at
Westport.
(VII) Henry Sherwood, toward whom
all indications point as the son of Sam-
uel Burr and Charity Sherwood, was a
graduate of Yale College, in the class of
1818. He resided in Westport, Connec-
ticut, his death occurring in 1878, and he
was always known as Captain Sherwood,
drilling the town militia. He married,
and was the father of Henry Edgar Sherwood,
of whom further.
(VIII) Henry Edgar Sherwood was
born in Westport, Connecticut, in 1841,
and died in October, 1903. He was educated
in Westport public schools and
Westport Academy, and entering the lo-
cal bank at an early age, was connected
with that institution nearly all of his life.
B. L. Woodworth was cashier of the
bank, an office he retained for more than
fifty years, although during the latter part
of that period Mr. Sherwood for several
years carried the responsibility and discharged
the duties of the position. Mr.
Sherwood was not strong in his youth,
and in addition to his banking work, for
many years conducted a dairy farm, an
enterprise that brought him excellent returns
financially as well as in improved
health. Mr. Sherwood was a man of unusual
talents, and developed no mean
ability as an artist, although his painting
was confined largely to the copy of masterpieces.
He was also an amateur musician
of ability, for many years sang
tenor in the choir of Christ Episcopal
Church, and took much interest in local
music generally. He was also a vestryman
and treasurer of Christ Church, of
which his wife was also a member. He
was a Republican in political belief, and
for a number of years filled the office of
town treasurer.
Mr. Sherwood married Alice Dotten,
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daughter of James and Sarah (Knowles)
Dotten, and they were the parents of the
following children : Stuart Wakeman, of
whom further ; Hetty, who married Louis
Weidlich, of Stratford, Connecticut; El-
sie, who married Claude W. Gillette,
M. D., of Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
; Leonard, a resident of Los An-
geles, California ; Ethel, a trained nurse
of New York City, served in Base Hos-
pital No. 7, of the American Expeditionary
Forces in France, during the World
War ; Frances, who lives in Los Angeles
Katherine, a resident of New York City.
(IX) Stuart Wakeman Sherwood, son
of Henry Edgar and Alice (Dotten) Sherwood,
was born in Chicago, Illinois, Feb-
ruary 25, 1874. In his youth he attended
grammar school and Staples High School
in Westport, Connecticut, and for seven
years was employed in the bank with
which his father was connected, then
known as the First National Bank. Entering
the medical school of the University
of Pennsylvania, he was graduated
M. D. in the class of 1902, completing his
training with one year as interne in the
Harrisburg General Hospital. Shortly
after his return to Westport and the subsequent
death of his father, Dr. Sherwood
became assistant physician at the West-
port Sanitarium, remaining on the staff
of this institution until 1904. At this
time he became mine physician for the
mining company owning coal lines near
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and for three
years he served in this capacity.
About 191 5 Dr. Sherwood founded the
Alderbrook Sanitarium in the town of
Norwalk, Connecticut, and here he has
specialized in the treatment of mental
and nervous diseases. The sanitarium
has come into high standing among or-
ganizations of its kind, and is distinctive
in the degree to which its institutional
aspects are minimized and from the em-
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