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the age of fifty-five years. He settled in
Weston, where he married, and lived the
remainder of his life. Hi- children were:
i. Polly, born March 5, [795, died December
30, [824. -'. Joseph, born February
H). [797, died A.UgUSl -'«>. [832, of cholera.
3. Wakeman, of whom further. 1 Edward,
born November io, 181 \. died November
15. 1875.
(VII) Wakeman Hill, second son of
Seth Hill, was l>'>rn November -'3, [804,
died August [6, [88i. He settled in Eas-
ton, Connecticut, where lie married Eu-
nice Lyon, born [806, died March II,
1870, daughter of William and Elinor
(Bradley) Lyon, of that town. He was
highly respected and honored among his
townsmen, and was noted for his strict
integrity. Children: 1. William Bradley,
born August 10. 1828, died Octoher 10,
1876. 2. Joseph Wakeman. horn June 20,
[832, died November 6, 1864. 3. Seth, of
whom further. 4. Lloyd, born February
6, 1841, died May 30. 1884. 5. Helen Mar-
shall, horn January 23, 1844, married,
September 11, 1861, Frederick Riley
Scribner.
(VIII) Dr. Seth (2) Hill, son of Wakeman
and Eunice (Lyon) Hill, was horn
in Easton, Connecticut, on July 16, 1836,
died February 5, 191 2, and was buried at
Easton. The impression left on the community
by the death of a public man is
calculated, perhaps coldly, in direct pro-
portion to his value and usefulness in it.
But when the man whom death has taken
from the community has deeply graven
his image and character on the minds of
the people, through altruistic, unselfish
service, of lifetime duration, the grief,
which otherwise is little more than formal
custom, becomes real and manifest. Not
only was Dr. Seth Hill an eminent and
skilled physician, but in and out of his
professional capacity he was "the friend
of all the world,"' practicing the great
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ideal of the medical profession, the
leveller service of humanity. Dr. Hill was
a gentleman of the old school, serene of
nature, courteous, generous, finding no
favi »r 1 >r sen ;
reat
to perf< irm for
the friend, enemy 01 er, suffering
1 ir in need.
Dr. Hill received his early education in
the elemental") schools of Easton, the
town where he was born. He later at-
tended the Easton Academy, prepai
to entering college. After being gradu-
ated From that institution, he entered the
Medical School of Vale University. Here
his work was of an unusually fine quality,
and he was graduated with honors, with
the class of 1866, the valedictorian. He
received the degree of Doctor of Medicine,
and immediately started to establish a
practice for himself in Bridgeport, Con-
necticut. He remained here but a short
time, however, removing next to Bethlehem,
and from there to Stepney, where he
finally established himself in practice.
The value of Dr. Hill's services were such
that h'\> reputatii m was country-wide. 1 [e
became a leader in his profession, and his
practice grew to be one of the largest of
the region of Stepney, Easton, Trumbull
and the surrounding country. He came
to be looked up to not only by the people,
but by other medical men of the vicinity, a
man to be sought for aid and advice,
silent, cool, well of skill and constructive
ability, to be trusted in the extreme.
In addition to his extremely active ca-
reer in the medical profession. Dr. Hill
keenly interested in the political
issues of his day and took an active part
in political affairs, becoming the local
leader of the Republican party in hi
cinity. He was a member of the county
school board, and as Mich brought a num-
' much-needed reforms. In the year
he was elected to the Connecticut
State Legislature.
Dr. Hill was on the