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March 29, 1894, was educated at the
Westover School, Middlebury, Connecti-
cut, and was married February 24, 1916,
to Burton Bolles. 3. Henry Barnard, born
October 5, 1899, is a student at Hotchkiss
School, Lakeville, Connecticut, preparing
for college.
(The Barnard Line).
The Barnard family from which Mr.
Strong is descended was founded in Con-
necticut as early as 1644, when Francis
Barnard was residing there. He was
born about 1616-17, in England, was a
malster by trade, was one of the first set-
tlers of Hadley, Massachusetts, a freeman
in 1666, and died February 3, 1698.
He married, August 15, 1644, Hannah
Marvyn, a daughter of Matthew Marvyn,
an early settler of Hartford.
They were the parents of Captain Sam-
uel Barnard, born 1654, in Hartford, died
October 17, 1728, in Hadley. He mar-
ried, November 5, 1678, Mary Colton,
born September 22, 1649, daughter of
George and Deborah (Gardner) Colton,
of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Their son, John Barnard, was born
May 6, 1688, in Hadley. He purchased
land in Hartford, March 15, 1733, and in
several subsequent years, October 14,
1738, in 1739. i74i, 1753-54- He was a
blacksmith by trade, and is called "the
blacksmith" to distinguish him from an-
other John Barnard living in Hartford at
the same time. He married Catherine
Case, of East Hartford, who died July 8,
1755. He died at Hartford about 1771.
His eldest child, John Barnard, born
1731-32, died December 28, 1813, in Hart-
ford. He married Hannah, daughter of
Jonathan and Tabitha Bigelow, of Hart-
ford, born about 1739, died March 13,
1800.
Their second son, Dorus Barnard, born
1759, in Hartford, died January 18, 1818.
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He married Abigail Dodd, of Hartford,
born 1759-60, baptized February 24, 1760,
at First Church, Hartford, died November
23, 181 1, a daughter of Timothy and
Abigail (Benton) Dodd, of Hartford.
Their second son, Captain Henry Bar-
nard, was born January 24, 1788, in Hart-
ford, in a house which stood on the site
of the present Barnard block, and which
was his home until his death, June 4, 1861.
In early life he followed the sea and
was engaged in West India and South
American trade. He was the owner of
considerable land in and about Hartford,
and after retiring from the sea engaged in
its cultivation. The family had been
identified with the South Congregational
church of Hartford, but Captain Henry
Barnard assisted in the organization of
the Universalist church of Hartford, and
the construction of its church building.
Politically, a Whig, he was among the
most public-spirited citizens of Hartford,
and was employed by the government in
establishing the channel of the Connecticut
river below Hartford. He married
Eunice Clark, who was born February
23, 1790, in Hartford, and died December
6, 1873, a daughter of Dorus and Clarissa
Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Barnard were the
parents of Eunice Barnard, who became
the wife of John Ellsworth Strong, in
i860, as above noted.
WILSON, James Cornelius,
Physician and Surgeon.
Dr. Wilson's grandfather, Cornelius
Wilson, born about 1820, in Kennebunk,
Maine, became a millwright, residing for
some time at Biddeford, Maine, and later
located in Palmer, Massachusetts, where
he was agent and superintendent of the
Thorndike Mills. He married Sarah F.
Emery, who was born April 25, 1828, in
Kennebunk, a descendant of Anthony