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ture throughout his life, and died there
October 8, 1872. He married, August 5,
1822, Ellura (Elvira) Skinner, who was
born June 27, 1802, in East Windsor, Connecticut.
She was descended from one
of the oldest Windsor families, the Amer-
ican founder of which was John Skinner,
one of the members of Rev. Thomas
Hooker's company who probably came
from Braintree, County Essex, England.
He was a kinsman of John Talcott, of
Hartford, Connecticut ; himself one of the
founders of that town, where he died in
1650-51. His eldest son, John Skinner,
born in 1641, lived in Hartford, where
he died September 15, 1690. He married
Mary, daughter of Joseph Easton ; she
died June 18, 1695. Their fourth son,
Richard Skinner, born January 16, 1674,
lived in Windsor, where he died June 20,
1758. He married, December 25, 1702,
Sarah Gaines, born 1680, died November
J 8, 1753- Their second son, Samuel
Skinner, born December 4, 1705, was a
resident of Windsor, and married, March
24, 1 741, Sarah Ward. Their third son,
Samuel Skinner, born March 13, 1755,
lived in Scantic, East Windsor, and died
November 23, 1827. He married, April
25, 1776, Elizabeth Hinds, born March
2, 1758, died April 10, 1843. Their eldest
child, Elisha Skinner, born March 13,
1777, made his home in East Windsor,
and died October 30, 1851. He lived
most of his life at Hayden's Station in
Windsor, and married Abigail Fish, born
June 11, 1775, second daughter of Levi
and Susannah (Blodgett) Fish. They
were the parents of Ellura Skinner (in the
Windsor records Elvira), who became the
wife of William B. Lamberton.
All their children were born at Hay-
den's Station. They were as follows: 1.
Eliza A., born April 14, 1823, died November
27, 1839. 2. Albert O., born December
27, 1824, died in his second year.
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3. Maria L., born May 29, 1827, became
the wife of John O. Phelps, of Windsor,
and died November 11, 1899, leaving a
daughter, Ella E. Phelps. 4. Melissa L.,
born July 2j, 1830, married Austin Seigler,
of Fowler, Ohio, and died November
9, 1858; she was the mother of three
daughters : Permelia, Mary and Julia,
all of whom live in Ohio. 5. Belinda A.,
born September 21, 1832, married Hannibal
Taylor, of Fowler, Ohio, and removed
to Kansas, where she now resides ; she
is the mother of three children : Scott,
Charles and Nellie. 6. Albert O., born
December 18, 1834, died in Fowler, Ohio;
he married Charlotte Holton, and they
had four children : Mary, Albert, Leona
and Nellie. 7. Eli H., born February 22,
1837, died unmarried at Hayden's Station,
October 6, 1866. 8. Joseph W.,
born June 3, 1839, died July 18, 1864, m
Fowler, Ohio; he married Celeste Terrell,
of that town, but left no issue. 9. Edward
J., born September 20, 1841, living in
Windsor, unmarried. 10. Walter John, of
further mention.
Walter John Lamberton, youngest child
of William Blanchard and Ellura (Skin-
ner) Lamberton, was born July 27, 1847,
at Hayden's Station, and in his youth
attended the public schools of Windsor.
His early life was passed upon the pater-
nal farm, in whose labors he shared, and
after leaving school he continued to en-
gage in agriculture until he was thirtynine
years old. At that time he took up
the carpenter's trade, and after complet-
ing an apprenticeship continued in that
occupation for several years, in the employ
of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Company. He was
subsequently employed as carpenter by
the Merwin Paper Company, of Poquo-
nock, and has continued in that capacity
ever since. He has always taken an interest
in the progress of his country, and