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found was still alive. She was taken to
Wethersfield and placed in the care of
Dr. Gershom Bulkley. She recovered
and lived to be more than eighty years of
age. In 1712-13 they removed from
Wethersfield to Coventry, where he built
a stone house. His father, William Janes,
was a resident of New Haven in 1637.
He married Mary , in England. He
was a prominent member of the colony
for seventeen years, and a beloved
teacher. In 1652 the people of Wethersfield
invited him to come to them and
"only by consent of the brethren" was he
permitted to return to New Haven the
same year.
(IV) Guy Robertson, son of Daniel (2)
and Triphena (Janes) Robertson, was
born April 24, 1778, and died January 15,
1816. He was a resident of Coventry,
and was a farmer by occupation. He
married, March 10, 1807, for his second
wife, Mehetable Woodworth. She died
March 31, 1851, aged seventy-six years.
(V) Gurdon Young Robertson, son of
Guy and Mehetable (Woodworth) Robertson,
was born February 29, 1812, and
died May 20, 1881. He was born in Cov-
entry, Connecticut, and at the age of six
years moved with his mother to Columbia,
Connecticut, where he spent his lifetime.
After completing his studies in the local
schools, he learned the trade of hatter and
later made hats in a shop of his own.
Subsequently he conducted a general
store, also he was an agriculturist and
dealer in general produce, in all of which
lines he was successful, being enabled to
provide a comfortable home for his family.
He was a strong anti-slavery man,
and a staunch adherent of the Republican
party. He married, November 30, 1843,
Sybil Post, born in Hebron, Connecticut,
August 26, 1819, died May 2, 1904, daughter
of Augustus and Betsey Gordon
(Strong) Post. Children : Jane
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worth, born November 30, 1844, died May
J 7- Il^53; James Perkins, born May 5,
1847, died August 29, 1871 ; Lafayette
Janes, born October 16, 1849; William
Amos, born May 7, 185 1, died September
3, 1853; Mary Jane, born March 18, 1853,
died August 30, 1853; Nellie Denslow,
born December 28, 1855, died January 11,
1862; William Post, of whom further.
(VI) William Post Robertson, son of
Gurdon Young and Sybil (Post) Robert-
son, was born February 14, 1858, in Co-
lumbia, Connecticut. He received a prac-
tical education in the public schools of
Columbia, and he remained at home until
he attained his majority. He then went
to Hartford, Connecticut, entering the
employ of his uncle, Charles A. Post, a
grocer. At the expiration of about a year
and a half, he resigned this position and
entered the employ of his brother, L. J.
Robertson. This partnership existed until
1886, when it was dissolved. He then
entered into partnership with J. P. Newton,
and under the firm name of Newton
& Robertson conducted a wholesale and
retail grocery business. In 1893, Henry
H. Dickinson was admitted into the firm
and the name changed to Newton, Robertson
& Company. In 1902 they began
the manufacture of bakery goods and con-
fectionery on Asylum street. In 1906,
they established the Enarco Store and
Restaurant at No. 858 Main street, and
in 1914 the Spa at No. 653 Main street.
These are all profitable enterprises, con-
ducted in a straightforward and honorable
business manner. Mr. Robertson
holds membership in St. John's Lodge,
No. 4, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
; City Club, Automobile Club, Republican
Club, Chamber of Commerce,
and Get-Together Club.
Mr. Robertson married (first) October
17, 1883, Julia Hortense, daughter of
James L. Downer, of Columbia, Connec-