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1748, lived in Windsor, served in the
Revolutionary War, died in Windsor, November
11, 1827. He married, November
3, 1785, Ruth Wilson, daughter of Timothy
and Mary (Palmer) Wilson, born in
Windsor, March 10, 1755, and died December
2, 1827. Their son, Hiram
Phelps, born in Windsor, October 14,
1790, lived there and followed the trade
of wheelwright and farmer, died Novem-
ber 5, 1873. He married, November 15,
1813, Laura A. Griswold, daughter of
Solomon and Abiah (Allen)
born in Windsor, November
Griswold,
29, 17—
died November 29, 1874. Their daughter,
Eliza Abiah Phelps, was born in Windsor,
July 27, 1820. She married, Novem-
ber 27, 1846, Sheldon Kinney, as previ-
ously noted. There were two children
of this marriage: 1. Timothy Phelps,
born September 18, 1847; he was a commission
merchant for fertilizers and farm
tools in Windsor ; he was employed by
the Ols & Whipple Company of Hart-
ford for twenty-four years, and served as
registrar of voters in Windsor for four-
teen years ; he was a member of the
Windsor Rogue Detecting Society, which
lie joined in 1868 ; for many years he was
a member of the Windsor Fire Company,
and upon his retirement became a member
of the Veteran Association ; on December
24, 1873, he married Imogene M.
Loomis, daughter of Lawrence and Aure-
lia (Barnard) Loomis, of Windsor; they
have one child, Mabel Loomis Kinney,
who is now the wife of Royden M. Tyler,
of Hartford, Connecticut ; Mr. Kinney
died June 5, 1914, having met his death
at a railroad crossing in Windsor. 2
Ella Maria, born June 22, 1850, in Winsted,
and her entire life has been spent on
the old homestead ; she was educated in
the public schools of Windsor and in the
Bryant & Stratton Business College of
Hartford ; Miss Kinney has had full con-
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trol of the farm since the death of her
mother and father ; a great deal of
tobacco is raised in addition to general
farming; on account of her time being so
much occupied with this wrork, Miss Kinney
has had little time for outside affairs
she is a member of Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, of Windsor, of which
she was secretary for six years.
McGOVERN, Hon. Patrick,
Public Official.
The architect of his own fortune and
one who owes his rise to no fortuitous
circumstances, but who won a prominent
and respected place in the foremost ranks
of the leading citizens of Hartford, Connecticut,
is Hon. Patrick McGovern, who
was born in Ireland and there received
his education. Very early in life he came
to the United States, and for many years
he has been a resident of the city of
Hartford, where he has achieved an hon-
orable record through the sheer force of
his indomitable will.
His first experience in business in this
country was as clerk and bookkeeper in
the office of one of the city's large mer-
cantile houses. The dominant desire to
make good was paramount in his mind,
and from the time in 1880 when he became
associated with the /Etna Life In-
surance Company, Mr. McGovern has
risen rapidly and to-day is an important
factor in the civic and business life of
Hartford. He is largely interested in
the progress and prosperity of the ^Etna
Life Insurance Company. His interest
in affairs of a civic nature is a very keen
one, and he is most prominently identi-
fied with the interests of the Republican
party. He has untiringly devoted his
time and energies in its behalf. For
twenty years he was a member of the
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