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In 1 91 7 he was appointed by Governor
Holcomb as assistant surgeon, Naval
Battalion, State Guard, with rank of first
lieutenant, junior grade.
Dr. Axtelle married Stella Waterman.
Dr. Axtelle is a member of the South
Congregational Church of Hartford, and
Mrs. Axtelle of St. Thomas' Protestant
Episcopal Church.
SKINNER, Julius Goodrich,
Agriculturist.
The late Julius Goodrich Skinner, who
was born April 11, 1827, in Hartford, and
died April 20, 1913, in Wethersfield, was
a scion of one of the oldest Connecticut
families, descended from John Skinner,
who came from Braintree, County Essex,
England. He was a kinsman of John Tal-
cott, of Hartford, mentioned in the latter's
will, and was one of Rev. Thomas
Hooker's company that settled Hartford
in 1636. He died in 1651, his will being
approved October 23 of that year, and
his estate was partitioned, January 18,
1655. He married Mary Loomis, born
about 1620, daughter of Joseph Loomis,
a pioneer settler of Windsor.
Their second son, Joseph Skinner, born
1643, purchased a lot in Windsor in 1666,
on the west side of Broad street, about
midway. This he owned in 1684, but he
lived in East Windsor. He owned the
covenant, and was baptized at Windsor
church, March 2, 1679. He married,
April 5, 1666, Mary Filley, who was baptized
in 1648, died April 13, 171 1, daugh-
ter of William and Mary Filley, early res-
idents of Windsor.
Their son, Joseph Skinner, born about
1673, lived in Hartford, where he died
February 7, 1748. He married, January
28, 1708, Elizabeth Olmstead, a native
of Hartford, daughter of Joseph and Eliz-
abeth (Butler) Olmstead, died January
20, 1766. Their fourth son, Stephen Skin-
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ner, was baptized at the First Church in
Hartford, March 11, 1716, and died July
11, 1758. No record of his marriage
appears, but the baptism of two children
at the First Church is shown.
The eldest of these, Stephen Skinner,
was baptized January 19, 1755, in the
First Church at Hartford, and lived in
that town, where he was engaged in agri-
culture. His farm was sold to the city
of Hartford, and became a part of Goodwin
Park. His wife, Mary (Dorr) Skin-
ner, born 1757, died November 16, 1807,
at the age of fifty years, recorded in the
Second Church of Hartford. There the
following children were baptized : Stephen,
Emily, Sally, and an unnamed
child, born and died 1800.
Their son, Charles Dorr Skinner, was
born in Hartford, and lived in that town.
He married Nancy Woodhouse, and they
had children baptized at the Second
Church of Hartford, as follows : George
Woodhouse, January 30, 1814; Nancy
Elvira, April 28, 1816; Charles Henry,
May 10, 1818; Albert, August 20, 1820;
James, November 10, 1822; and Julius
Goodrich.
Julius Goodrich Skinner, son of Charles
Dorr and Nancy (Woodhouse) Skinner,
was born April 11, 1827, on the Skinner
homestead, on what is known as Cedar
Hill in the town of Hartford. This home-
stead had been in the family since the
settlement of John Skinner at Hartford,
in 1636. Julius G. Skinner was educated
in the Hartford public schools, and
learned the trade of tailor. For a time
he conducted a tailor shop at Lee, Massa-
chusetts, with good success. At the
request of his father, he returned to the
parental homestead, which he cultivated
for many years. He was an industrious,
shrewd and successful farmer, respected
and esteemed by his fellows, an attend-
ant of the Congregational church, and in
political principle a Republican. In 1897