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Roger Ellsworth, son of Giles (2) and
Keziah (Moore) Ellsworth, was born
July 28, 1760, died May 13, 1801 ; married
Lucy Hayden.
Giles (3) Ellsworth, son of Roger and
Lucy (Hayden) Ellsworth, was born
February 16, 1790, in what is now East
Granby. In early manhood he removed
to Windsor, and soon after his marriage
engaged in agriculture. In 1827 he purchased
the Windsor estate upon which
he thereafter lived until December 5, 1853,
when he died. He was a business man of
unusual sagacity. For many years his
farming operations were on an extensive
scale, his specialty being grain and stock
raising. To a small extent he grew
tobacco. He became prominent in public
and political movements in his district,
and was elected to many town offices. Adhering
to the Democratic party, he sat
as selectman, and eventually was elected
representative to the State House of Leg-
islature. He gained the title of captain
by militia service. His wife, Ellen (Hayden)
Ellsworth, was a native of Windsor,
born there January 24, 1790, daughter of
Levi and Margaret (Strong) Hayden.
She died November 16, 1863, an d was
buried beside her husband in the Congregational
Cemetery in Windsor. They
had ten children.
William H. Ellsworth, son of Giles (3)
and Ellen (Hayden) Ellsworth, was born
in Windsor, December 19, 1820. His
business operations followed closely in
character those of his father, and he pos-
sessed much of his father's soundness of
judgment and shrewdness in trading. He
was a Democrat, and held various town
offices, including that of a selectman. In
1841 he married Emily M., daughter of
Chauncey Miller, and belonging to the
house of that name founded in Northampton.
Massachusetts, about 1635. They
had four children: William H., who lived
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in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died there,
October, 1917
; Horace House, of further
mention ; Elizabeth and Clara, both of
whom died in early womanhood.
Horace House Ellsworth, son of Wil-
liam H. and Emily M. (Miller) Ellsworth,
was born March 26, 1844, in Windsor. He
was given a moderately good education
for primary instruction he went to the
Bell School, "at the Green." Later he
attended Windsor Academy, and Wood-
ford's private school, and before entering
independently into business he farmed
for a while the paternal acres. But he
quickly manifested qualities of business
management and initiative ; he had not
reached major years when he was exten-
sively entering into the lumber business.
He gained much success in that enter-
prise, and his operations at times neces-
sitated the employment of as many as
eighty men. At the same time he farmed
extensively, and took part in other enter-
prises. He was a brick manufacturer for
six years ; helped to organize and success-
fully establish the Windsor Creamer)', of
which he later became president. He was
prime mover in the establishment of the
Windsor Canning Company and con-
sented to act as its president at its in-
ception. Later, Mr. Ellsworth, in part-
nership with W. H. Filley, purchased the
plant, reconstructed the company, and
took over interest in management of same.
Employment was afforded to many oper-
atives, and a good market to producers.
Mr. Ellsworth entered extensively into
the growing of tobacco on his agricultural
land, and his association with organizations
connected with that industry, and
his experience as a planter, brought him
into prominent place among New Eng-
land growers. He was a director of the
Connecticut Tobacco Experiment Company,
and a member of its executive com-
mittee ; was one of the founders of the
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