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until his death, November 6, 1750. lit
married, intentions published March 16,
1715, in Rehoboth, the marriage taking
place in Woodstock, Connecticut, April
14, following, Sarali Paine, born December
11, (690, daughter of Samuel and
Anne 1
Peck)
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i>e C k, of Rehoboth, later of
Woodstock.
(V) Daniel (2) Peck, only son of Dan-
iel (1) Peck, was born November 13,
I7_'^, lived in Cumberland, where he died
October 11, 1750, a few days before his
father. He married 1 lopestill Dexter, born
September 15, 1726, in Smithfield, Rhode
Island, daughter of James and Hannah
Dexter.
(VI) George Peck, eldest son of Dan-
iel (2) Peck, was born September 2, 1749,
in Cumberland, resided there on the home-
stead of his grandfather, was a soldier of
the Revolution, represented the town in
the General Assembly, and about 1782
removed to Eastport, Maine. He married,
April 12, 1770, in Smithfield, Rhode
Island, Phoebe Whipple, daughter of
Stephen and Phoebe (Ballou) Whipple,
of that town.
(VII) Dr. Daniel (3) Peck, son of
George Peck, was born October 7, 1771,
in Cumberland, Rhode Island, and set-
tled in the practice of his profession at
Stafford, Connecticut, residing in West
Stafford, where he died April 20, 1828.
He married. April 9, 1797, at the Second
Church of Stafford, Persis Ladd. She
was admitted to that church, September
18, 1812.
(VIII) Daniel Alonzo Peck, son of Dr.
Daniel (3) Peck, was born August 4,
1806, in Stafford, was baptized at the
Second Stafford Church. October 31,
1813. Soon after attaining his majority
he settled in the town of Ellington, Connecticut,
which he represented in the General
Court in 1838-39. He married Joanne
Strickland, a native of Stafford, daughter
of Samuel and Hannah (Eaton) Strick-
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land, the latter a daughter of John and
Sally 1
Moulton
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Katon.
(IX) Rial S. Peck, third son of Daniel
AJonzO and Joanne (Strickland) Peck,
was born October 24, 1847, ' n Ellington,
and died March i_\ [91 1. At the age of
fourteen years he went to Troy, New
Ymk, and was there employed several
years in a dry goods store. Thence he
proceeded to Hartford, Connecticut,
where he was engaged by H. C. Judd &
Roo', wholesale woolen merchants, with
whom he continued some twenty years.
Afterward he became interested in the
printing business, which was finally incorporated
under the title of R. S. Peck
& Company. The last twenty years of
his life were devoted to the promotion of
this enterprise, which developed a large
and profitable business. Mr. Peck was a
member of St. John's Lodge, No. 4, An-
cient Free and Accepted Masons, of Hartford,
which he served as master, and was
also a commander of Washington Commandery,
No. 1, Knights Templar. He
was a member of the Connecticut Consistory,
and a past potentate of Sphinx
Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of
the Mystic Shrine. It is thus apparent
that he was active in promoting the in-
terests of this great benevolent fraternity.
He married Emma Perry, daughter of
Valet Perry, who conducted a music
store in Hartford for several years before
his death. Mr. and Mrs. Peck were the
parents of two sons, Charles Krasmus
and Hubert Perry, the latter born Octo-
ber 13, 1879, has been associated with his
brother for some years in business. He
married Mabel Wolcott, and had a son
and daughter, Rial and Catherine.
( X ) Charles Erasmus Peck, senior son
of Rial S. and Emma (Perry) Peck, was
born April 23, 1875, in Hartford, where
his life has been devoted to a leading in-
dustry. As a youth he attended the public
schools of Hartford and graduated