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tive business life he was identified with
the business of sea transportation, and
enjoyed a large circle of acquaintances.
A few years before his death, finding the
life of a captain too arduous, he retired to
pass his remaining days with his family
and among the associations of his childhood.
Captain Waterbury was one of
the early members of Union Lodge, An-
cient Free and Accepted Masons, of
Stamford, and also of Rittenhouse Chapter.
The only fire company in his day
was the one formed of the volunteer citizens,
of which he was one, and he was
also a member of the veteran organization
formed after the new fire company
was installed.
Captain Waterbury married Sarah Gu-
ley, daughter of Jacob Guley. The latter
was a native of England, and came to
America about 18/^4. He was in the
woolen business, and resided in various
textile centers in the East. His wife and
daughter came to this country to join him
seven years later. Mr. and Mrs. Waterbury
were the parents of three children:
Harry Guley, a sketch of whom follows
in the work ; S. Maude ; Alice Dodge. For
many years the family were actively iden-
tified with the Presbyterian church, of
Stamford.
WATERBURY, Charles P.,
Merchant.
As a man is broadened by contact with
his fellows, so a city is enriched by contact
with the outside world. Men who
control the arteries of commerce are vital
factors in the growth and development
of a community, and among this number
is Charles F. Waterbury, of Stamford.
(V) Charles F. Waterbury, son of
Captain David (2) and Sarah M. (Selleck)
Waterbury (q. v.), was born May
15. 1855. He was educated in the public
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and private school of Professor Glenden-
ning. He then was employed in his fa-
ther's steamboat business for a short time.
He then learned the trade of moulder,
which he followed until 1875, in which
year he again became associated with his
father in the coal business. He was soon
made manager of the business, and in
1888 was admitted to partnership. In
1892 he purchased his father's interest
and has since continued alone. It is the
largest coal business in Stamford and a
large wholesale trade is conducted. Other
business interests of Mr. Waterbury include:
Director of the First Stamford
National Bank; vice-president of the
East Dock Branch Corporation; president
of the Woodland Cemetery Association;
secretary and treasurer of Shippan Water
Realty Company ; director of the Morris
Plan Bank. In politics Mr. Waterbury
holds independent views, and re-
fused to be a candidate for public office.
Mr. Waterbury married Annie Samuel
Lockwood, daughter of Charles A. Lockwood,
of Stamford, and thev are the parents
of two children: i. David, born Oc-
tober 12, 1882; now manager of his fa-
ther's business ; he married Ida Zahn,
daughter of Frederick Zahn, of New York
City ; he is the father of two sons and one
daughter: David C, John Lockwood,
Margaret Z. 2. Josephine Waterbury
became the wife of Walter Edward Lea-
man ; one son, Walter Edward, Jr. The
mother of this family is an attendant of
the Universalist church of Stamford. Mr.
Waterbury is a member of the Suburban
Club, of Stamford, the Stamford Yacht
Club, and the Woodway Country Club.
WATERBURY, Harry Guley,
Business Man, Public Official.
In one of his addresses, the late Mar-
shall Wilder said: "The genealogy of a