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continent quite thouroughly; he devoted
some time to the World's exposition held
that year in Paris. Since 1900 he has
made several extensive tours in southern
Europe and Egypt, and spent several winters
in the West Indies. He is a member
of the Yale Alumni Association, and
has many interests, social and literary,
as well as professional.
Dr. Crary married (first) May 18, 1881,
at Hartford, Etta Juliette Martin, born
at Wethersfield, Connecticut, January 9,
1853, the daughter of Joseph Henry and
Julia (Woodhouse) Martin, the former an
official of the city, and prominent in the
Masonic and Odd Fellows orders. Mrs.
Crary 's death occurred October 13, 1904.
Dr. Crary married (second) Mrs. Flora
W. MacCallan, in Grace Church, New
York, August 8, 1914.
PUTNAM, William Hutchinson,
Investment Broker.
William Hutchinson Putnam is a citizen
of Hartford, Connecticut, and is ac-
tive in the various public affairs of this
city. The name Putnam is of very ancient
English origin and occurs often in Eng-
lish affairs since the time of Edward I.
The name may be derived from the word
"putte," a well, in Flemish or Low Dutch,
having the same meaning as "putt" in
Danish, a well. The final syllable, ham,
is one of the old forms for house, or
hamlet, and takes its rise from the same
root as home or the Scotch hame. The
entire word therefore means the home or
house with a well or spring. The American
family first came to Old Salem, now
Danvers, Massachusetts.
John Putnam, the immigrant ancestor
of William H. Putnam, of this sketch was
born about 1580, was baptized at Win-
grave, Bucks, England, January 17, 1581.
He was a son of Nicholas and Margaret
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(Goodspeed) Putnam, who were married
at Wingrave, January 30, 1577. John
Putnam lived with his parents at the
town of Stewkeley, England, until his
father's death, when he took possession
of his inheritance, the English estate of
Aston Abbots, where he resided until his
removal to the American colony. He
lived in Aston Abbots as late as May,
1627, the date of baptism of his youngest
son John. Although the first record of
him in New England is of the date of
1641, when his wife was admitted to the
church at Salem, it is the family tradition
that he arrived in that settlement as early
as 1634. John Putnam was a farmer, and
according to the standards of that time
very well off. There are deeds on record
which show that he wrote an excellent
hand. He was admitted to the church
in 1647, s 'x years after his wife, and in
the same year was made a freeman. His
death, according to a family story, was
very sudden and took place on the night
of December 30, 1662, at the age of eighty
years. He was, it seems, perfectly well
and to all appearances in good health
at supper that night, yet died before going
to sleep. He married Priscilla ,
the surname of this lady being unknown,
although it is variously stated to be Gould
and Deacon. His marriage occurred prior
to 1612, but the exact date is lost.
Their son, Thomas Putnam, was also
a native of England and was baptized
at Aston Abbots, March 7, 1614-15. He
came to America with his parents, and
in 1640 was recorded as living in Lynn,
Massachusetts. He was made a freeman
there two years later, and in 1643 was
one of the seven selectmen of the town.
On April 3, 1643, ne was admitted to the
Salem church, and the town of Salem
granted him fifty-five acres of land. This
grant seems to have dated from 1640, at
the time when he was living in Lynn.