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egiment, and fought in the Revolution.<br />
His service covered from December, 1776,<br />
to March 1, 1777. He died in Southbor-<br />
ough, September 27, 1793.<br />
His son, Winslow Newton, was born<br />
April 9, 1756, and on September 3, 1777,<br />
married Anna Bemis, <strong>of</strong> Watertown. The<br />
evidence indicates that she was a daugh-<br />
ter <strong>of</strong> Elisha and Lucy (Ellton) Bemis,<br />
and great-grandmother <strong>of</strong> John Bemis, <strong>of</strong><br />
Watertown, who was born in August,<br />
1659, and died in 1732. Winslow Newton<br />
served in the Revolution as a member<br />
<strong>of</strong> Captain Elijah Bellow's regiment<br />
which marched on the Lexington alarm.<br />
Later he was a member <strong>of</strong> Captain<br />
Manassah Sawyer's company, Colonel<br />
Nicholas Dike's regiment, and served<br />
from September 1, 1776, to December 1,<br />
1776. He also served in the same company<br />
with his father and for the same<br />
period and he subsequently marched to<br />
Tiverton, Rhode Island, in Colonel Dean's<br />
regiment <strong>of</strong> militia, serving eleven days<br />
from March 7, 1781.<br />
His son, Ivah Newton, was born Au-<br />
gust 19, 1784, in Southborough, but later<br />
lived at Philipston, Massachusetts, and<br />
finally located in Hinsdale, New Hampshire,<br />
where all <strong>of</strong> his children were born<br />
and where he died September 12, 1840.<br />
He married Sarah, a daughter <strong>of</strong> Daniel<br />
and Sarah Rugg, who was born in Framingham,<br />
April 10, 1785, and died at Fitchburg,<br />
March 24, 1882. Her father was<br />
born in Framingham, April 19, 1751, a<br />
son <strong>of</strong> Jonathan Rugg, and served in the<br />
Massachusetts militia in the Revolution.<br />
Norman Bemis Newton, son <strong>of</strong> Ivah<br />
Newton, was born at Hinsdale, New<br />
Hampshire. He married Mary, a daugh-<br />
ter <strong>of</strong> Alexander, <strong>of</strong> Winchester.<br />
He engaged with his brothers in the man-<br />
ufacture <strong>of</strong> oyster kegs and eventually<br />
removed to Fair Haven, <strong>Connecticut</strong>.<br />
Their son, Duane Epaphroditus New-<br />
EXCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY<br />
ton, the father <strong>of</strong> Charles E. Newton, was<br />
born September 6, 1833, and died March<br />
3, 1906, at Winchester, New Hampshire.<br />
He received his education in the public<br />
schools <strong>of</strong> his native town, and while yet<br />
a boy entered the employ <strong>of</strong> Pliny Jewell,<br />
the founder <strong>of</strong> the Jewell Belting Com-<br />
68<br />
pany. When the business was moved to<br />
Flartford, he went with it and remained<br />
identified with the concern until his<br />
death. Through his intelligently directed<br />
industry, careful study <strong>of</strong> the business<br />
and unswerving loyalty, he rose from one<br />
position <strong>of</strong> responsibility to another until<br />
at one time he was superintendent <strong>of</strong> the<br />
factory. As he advanced in years, how-<br />
ever, he was relieved gradually <strong>of</strong> his<br />
more onerous duties by the company who<br />
had never failed to appreciate his faithful,<br />
conscientious service. Mr. Newton<br />
was a member <strong>of</strong> St. John's Lodge, No.<br />
4, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons,<br />
and Washington Commandery, Knights<br />
Templar. For a number <strong>of</strong> years he<br />
belonged to the well-known Hartford mil-<br />
itary body, the Governor's Foot Guards.<br />
Mr. Newton married Clarissa Barnes, a<br />
daughter <strong>of</strong> Jesse and Julia Ann (Story)<br />
Ludington. She was a granddaughter <strong>of</strong><br />
Amos and Huldah (Chidsey) Ludington,<br />
and a great-granddaughter <strong>of</strong> Levi Chid-<br />
sey, a corporal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Connecticut</strong> troops in<br />
the Revolution. The following children<br />
were born <strong>of</strong> this union : Charles Ed-<br />
Lillian L., born<br />
ward, <strong>of</strong> further mention ;<br />
April 11, 1861, married Wilbur M. Stone,<br />
<strong>of</strong> East Orange, New Jersey; Arthur<br />
Duane, born April 8, 1863, married Ger-<br />
trude A. Hyde, a daughter <strong>of</strong> Salisbury<br />
Hyde; Mary A., born June 11, 1865, mar-<br />
ried Charles H. Huntting; Edith L.,<br />
born December 4, 1869, married Charles<br />
P. Marshall, <strong>of</strong> Newton, Massachusetts<br />
and Carrie M., deceased.<br />
Charles Edward Newton was born<br />
January 26, 1859, in the city <strong>of</strong> Hartford,<br />
;