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1887, daughter <strong>of</strong> John and Rebecca (Coleman)<br />
Warner, descendant <strong>of</strong> William<br />
Warner, who was one <strong>of</strong> the early resi-<br />
dents <strong>of</strong> Wethersfield. He was born<br />
about 1646, and settled in Wethersfield<br />
between 1660 and 1665; was made freeman<br />
in 1669; lieutenant <strong>of</strong> the Train Band<br />
in September, 1689, was deputy to the<br />
General Court in 1697, 1703-04 and 1706.<br />
He was very active in the church at<br />
Wethersfield, <strong>of</strong> which his wife was also<br />
a member, and died February 28, 1714.<br />
His epitaph states that he was "deacon<br />
elect, pious, grave, modest and true." He<br />
married, November 1, 1677, Hannah Rob-<br />
bins, born April 10, 1643, died March 3,<br />
1714, daughter <strong>of</strong> "Gentleman John" and<br />
Mary (Wells) Robbins, elsewhere mentioned<br />
at considerable length in this work.<br />
Their third son, Daniel Warner, born January<br />
1, 1680, inherited the homestead at<br />
the lower end <strong>of</strong> Broad street, which he<br />
sold in 1719. He owned other lands, was<br />
lister in 1709, and died between March 24<br />
and May 28, 1750. His estate, including five<br />
negro slaves, was valued at £20,000. He<br />
married, October 3, 1706, Mary Boardman,<br />
born November 3, 1685, in Wethersfield,<br />
died 1770, daughter <strong>of</strong> Samuel and<br />
Sarah (Steele) Boardman. Their eldest<br />
son, William Warner, was born October<br />
1, 1715, died May 1, 1790; married, March<br />
25, 1752, Prudence May, who was born<br />
February 26, 1727, in Wethersfield, died<br />
October 14, 1807, daughter <strong>of</strong> the Rev.<br />
Hezekiah and Anne (Stillman) May.<br />
The youngest child <strong>of</strong> this marriage, John<br />
Warner, born October 6, 1762, died Octo-<br />
ber 11, 1838; married, December 22, 1784,<br />
Abigail Hale, born May 1, 1758, in Wethersfield,<br />
died November 11, 1840, daughter<br />
<strong>of</strong> Ebenezer and Anne (Woodhouse)<br />
Hale. Their oldest child, John Warner,<br />
was born March 3, 1786, and died October<br />
25, 1858, in Wethersfield. He married,<br />
September 18, 1809, Rebecca Coleman,<br />
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who was born 1785, baptized February 16,<br />
1794, in Wethersfield, daughter <strong>of</strong> Thomas<br />
and Salome (Kilby) Coleman. The fifth<br />
daughter <strong>of</strong> this marriage was Prudence<br />
May Warner, born February 5, 1827, and<br />
became the wife <strong>of</strong> Stephen Bulkeley, as<br />
previously noted. Their children were:<br />
Fannie, born in November, 1850, married<br />
John Hanmer; Alice, born April 9, 1852;<br />
Prudence Warner, now residing on the<br />
paternal homestead on Broad street;<br />
Fred, died in boyhood ; Edward J., born<br />
April 23, 1858, died 1915; Stephen, men-<br />
tioned below ;<br />
Charles and Chester, twins,<br />
born April 25, 1864, both now deceased<br />
Robert Riley, born September 9, 1866,<br />
lives in Wethersfield.<br />
Stephen Bulkeley, son <strong>of</strong> Stephen and<br />
Prudence May (Warner) Bulkeley, was<br />
born January 4, 1861, on the paternal farm<br />
in Wethersfield, where he grew up and<br />
attended the public schools. In 1880<br />
he graduated from the Hartford High<br />
School and very soon went to Brook-<br />
lyn, New York, where he entered the<br />
employ <strong>of</strong> Henry H. Dickinson, a druggist<br />
in that city. Five years later, Mr.<br />
Dickinson retired from business and was<br />
succeeded by Mr. Bulkeley, who has since<br />
continued the establishment and made<br />
his home in Brooklyn. He is now associated<br />
with a partner in business under<br />
the style <strong>of</strong> Davidson & Bulkeley. He<br />
is a member <strong>of</strong> Trinity Episcopal Church<br />
<strong>of</strong> Wethersfield, and <strong>of</strong> the Church Club<br />
and Crescent Athletic Club <strong>of</strong> Brooklyn.<br />
CLARK, George Larkin,<br />
Clergyman, Author, Lecturer.<br />
Through a multitude <strong>of</strong> worthy New<br />
England antecedants, Mr. Clark imbibes<br />
the alert, intellect and devout spirit which<br />
have characterized his life. His ancestors<br />
included one noted clergyman and several<br />
deacons <strong>of</strong> the Congregational church.