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dividual and the existence of the Nation. But countless lives and incalculable prop- erty values depend for safety on the per- fection of various mechanisms. From the microscopic adjustments of a watch to the massive parts of a locomotive, through nearly all of the numberless industries of to-day, there is felt, if not fully realized, an utter dependence on the flawless qual- ity of hardened metal. In motoring past a modest structure in a quiet suburb, one is not greatly impressed by the import- ance of its bearing on the public safety, but the Bennett Metal Treating Company of Elmwood cannot be set down among unimportant industries. According to Harrison, the name of Bennett is one of those patronymics de- rived from the locality where the first person using the name resided, and sig- nifies, "Dweller at a Bent, or Moor, overgrown with bennet, or bent-grass." Bardsley, another authority of recognized standing, attributes the origin of the name to a priestly class. He says : "Our 'Ben- nets' once performed the function of exor- cists, and by the imposition of hands, and the aspersion of holy water expelled evil spirits from those said to be thus possessed." The name is on record in England as early as 1256, which is the period when surnames began to come into general use in England. Wilbur R. Bennett is one of the almost innumerable descendants of Adriaense Bennet, an English cooper, who emigrated to the Netherlands prior to 1636. Later he came to America, and bought a large tract of land from the Indians at Gowanus. He married Mary Badye, widow of Wil- liam Bredenbent, by whom he had six children. His numerous descendants are scattered throughout the country, and number many noteworthy individuals. Mr. Bennett's father, Joseph Bennett, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY 62 was born in Brooklyn, New York, August 6, 1847. The breaking out of the Civil War found him in school, and still a lad, but he enlisted in the Sixth United States Infantry as a drummer boy. He enlisted in 1861, and was discharged in 1864. He was with the regiment all through its service, including the second battle of Bull Run and Gettysburg. After the war he was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, in New Britain. He lived in Fair Haven, Connecticut, and later came to Hartford and went to work for Pratt & Whitney. Here his ability for painstaking attention to detail won him a reputation as a steel expert, and he remained in their employ for twenty-four years. By this time he was a valuable man, and when he left there and went to the American Hardware Corporation in New Britain he was considered an acqui- sition. After about five years there, he went to the New Departure Company, of Bristol, and remained there until his death. He married Delia, daughter of the Rev. Rufus Reynolds, whose last appointment was in New Britain. Joseph and Delia Bennett were the parents of several children, of whom three grew to maturity. These were : Wilbur R., of whom further ; Ethel, who married W. A. Renne ; Ruth, a well known musician of New Britain. Wilbur R. Bennett, proprietor of the Bennett Metal Treating Company, of Elmwood, was born in New Britain, Connecticut, January 26, 1872. He was educated in the New Britain grammar and high schools. He early showed an in- terest in the line of work in which his father had become expert. In his eight- eenth year he entered the employ of the Pratt & Whitney Company, of Hartford, and learned the steel treating business, which is far more an art than a trade, requiring a nicety of judgment and del-
icacy of touch uncomprehended by an >!•" ' ENCYCLOPEDIA r,l< >< ;k.\pi I outsider. He remained there eleven years, then went to the Stanley Work-, in New Britain, where he was employed for seven years. From there he went to the New Departure Company, of Bristol, where he remained for five
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ENCYCLOPEDIA — OF — CONNECTICUT
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BIOGRAPHICAL ±17o
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Indians made an attack on Agawam an
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organization and development of the
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ather than any course marked out fo
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of glad yet free allegiance, as a r
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ity until 1883, teaching various br
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tion at Northampton, Massachusetts,
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magnetic force arc felt and recogni
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trance f the United States into the
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the prominent institutions in finan
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His opinions were carefully formed,
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Treadway. who died in his infancy.
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ture, which have helped to lit him
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peace, and aided materially in the
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this fact accounts for the origin o
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so much so, that he has not been ve
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school periods He was accustomed to
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of three kindred words, the Gothic
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voted to tobacco growing. General c
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in their section of the State. The
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farming, as his father had clone. H
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Plainville, Forestville, Collinsvil
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wich ; Sphinx Temple, Ancient Arabi
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at Granville, Massachusetts, August
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has been a most successful departme
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siderate of those in his employ, an
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Massachusetts, May 5, 1686. He serv
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mont, of Portland, Oregon. 7. Norma
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arrived May [6, 1634, in New Englan
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Emma J. Treadway, daughter of Enoch
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the progress of the community. In e
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DEWEY, John Stevens, Tobacco Grower
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of the business he buys and packs t
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ENCYCLi IPEDI \ < >F ordained Novem
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vember 7, 1678, Sarah Welles, born
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Mrs. Bidwell became a school teache
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and she died January i8, 1770, at t
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Mr. Backea baa contended as only on
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principles of our Nation. It is wit
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the first family washing business i
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Indian tools; he married Mary Dyer,
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one man's share towards shaping the
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ule is kept very strictly, and exce
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ENCYCU )l'l-:i)l A ( tional Church
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Colton i> a Republican, and in 1909
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phalet and Ester (Peck) Bristol, se
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ily, and in which the parent was gi
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only spiritually but materially. Fr
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since elapsed, but the association
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1801. His children were: 1. Ann Bro
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the youthful widow of two English k
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nessed. The family of Sylvester Bal
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shire and Cornwall. He died Novembe
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(VI) Eben Booth, son of Philo and A
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He has been an opponent, also, of g
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line is from two sons of John Whitn
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was in constant demand. She lived t
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members of the Church of England. S
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the American Revolution. He waa als
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the beginning of the eleventh centu
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EXCYCLOIT.DIA OF RIOCKAl'I I V tast
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York, the son of llcndrick and Pheb
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; of Manuscripts Relating to the To
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t ents business when about twenty-o
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Focnioa k
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served with distinction in the vari
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the public schools Of the nearby to
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(Wilson) WilcOX, was horn in Siinsh
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There were Other children, record o
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The Pierpont family is of Norman Oi
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the following manors: Manor of Alme
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Ndrth Haven, between New Haven and
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he engaged in business iii that cit
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April 4, 1691, Hannah Heath, of Hav
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phen A. Douglas. In [863 he was the
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ENCYCLOPEDIA I volvcd problems of j
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY length al
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. in ENCYCLI (PKDIA ()!• I'.K >(
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pointed by his successor, F. 15. We
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The next eight years he was deputy-
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tahlished a similar business in New
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true knowledge of the West in its u
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eautiful residence, "Iristan," an o
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1753, and died May 25, 1818. He mar
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seed from cotton. It was necessary
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age boy would consider hardships, w
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fessional administrations until his
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Nile, and similarly in the Mediterr
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in Central New York. His education
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of old-fashioned neck stocks. After
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was employed in the woolen mills of
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this number of helpers contributes
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with which he was connected to the
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William de Warrene, Earl of Warren
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C, manager of the Mutual Machine Co
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er of the i < > ii 1 11 1« «ti Co
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in Hartford. 1 1 «.- was a good bu
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with him, and that he suffered what
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tics have been such t h.-it Father
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HOLLEY, Alexander Hamilton, ENCYCLt
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF i'.IOGRAFI I ping p
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was stricken with an illness which
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graduated from Yale College, studie
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management of Mr. Rockwell, who hel
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the close of the Van Buren administ
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were Edward Gilman with his wife, w
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parish at Windham, and was afterwar
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modest way and soon was promoted to
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY "The Silv
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wide to him the doors of societies
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ENCYCLl >PED1 \ ( IF BI< iGRAPHY ti
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Photo hv Champlain Stu [ii ^T^ fi^j
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a student in the Theological Depart
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a resident of Thompsonville, Connec
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Scott, was born in Wilsdcn, where h
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for a season he was the director of
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trict, and held the office until 18
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quires the most brilliant intellige
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Chase resided in Suffolk. The surna
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£> U.6uvJ!jl4 GLs3~JL-
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and Warren Doty II., born June 8, 1
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Gordon takes an active part in seve
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unquestionably a man of exceptional
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Hartford county, [698-1708; member
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ceremonies at Trenton on the occasi
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CUTTER, Solomon Marcella, Evangelis
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Ann Borodell in the house of her fa
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the business was housed fur two yea
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staff of the Bridgeport Hospital ;
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there is frequent reference to the
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the west side of Tashua street, bet
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ook and the English of it, I had la
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setts. He seems to have inherited f
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is a gift which either a man posses
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full ' . Carl i~>_
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line engine expert. Tangible eviden
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has made his home there ever since.
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note printing with the American Ban
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It was there also that he attended
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every other department of life. His
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did his ancestors. His wife was a d
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esided for ten years, and in Hartfo
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of the Society of Colonial Wars, an
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all the learning the little distric
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McXally & Company, and had almost c
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suit secrecy and absolute protectio
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^ Ite, C^?^\
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England his home, and became the th
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26, 1869; William Patton, born Dece
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and installed as pastor of the Firs
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ufacturing Company. His clubs are:
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Club, and has always been an active
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dry salters and commission merchant
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FUNK, George J., Head of Important
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Frances Marguerite, Donald Richard,
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cess gave an impetus to the work wh
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an evident fact from the beginning
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president of the company. His abili
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY John Conw
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T}va\
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Jairus Collins Hildreth, son of Jac
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large plant in Hartford, of which f
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Ward. A genial and courteous gentle
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Bentative in the State Legislature,
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of Somers, whose parentage is not d
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ENCYCLOPEDIA < Chicago now enjoys.
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consistent Republican, Mr. Cooley i
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aterials and shipping were of the b
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-x
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September of that year. He served n
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dciKf at No. 310 West Main street,
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INDEX
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Badmington, Edward F., 234 Leslie E
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William, 71, 72 William, Dr., 72 Co
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John, Rev., 280 Josiah, 280 Samuel,
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Leonard, 77 Robert, 75 Hudson, Char
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L. Hoyt, 410 Mary L., 411 Maurice H
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Lucien W., 255 Minnie B., 257 Nehem
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Whittelsey, Ambrose, 27 Friend, 27
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