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to his patrons. Later he removed to New Canaan, Connecticut, where he worked in the shoe shops for a number of years. Still later he returned to Norwalk, but did not remain there permanently. He went to Ansonia, New York, and worked for his son, Charles M. Arthur, who had established a thriving business in manufacturing paper boxes. Charles M. Ar- thur was the original patentee of the folding cardboard box idea, which has developed into an immense industry and is adopted by the manufacturers of an endless variety of products for the pro- tection of their goods. Mr. Arthur remained with his son in Ansonia for about four years, then went back to New Canaan, where he resided until within two years of his death ; he was always actively occupied in his own line of work. He then became a resident of Glenbrook, a suburb of Stamford, where he died, Oc- tober 15, 1915. Mr. Arthur, at the time of the Civil War, tried three times to en- list, but was refused, because the examiners claimed he had a weak heart. He had the satisfaction of outliving all the people who had passed judgment on his physique. He married Jeannette Wig- gins, daughter of David Wiggins, of Huntington, Long Island, and granddaughter of Dr. Wiggins, of that place. They had twelve children, of whom seven grew to maturity : Rev. Charles M., a clergyman of the Christian denomination; Jeanet E., who has been a teacher in the public schools of Waterbury for many years ; Mary, who married Charles L. Parmele ; William Henry, of further men- tion ; George, now deceased ; Fanny Etta, of Stamford ; and Harriet, widow of Halsey Reynolds, of Omaha. The mother was a member of the Dutch Reformed church. She died in 1907, aged seventy- nine years. William Henry Arthur, the engineering ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY 72 contractor of Stamford, was born in Nor- walk, Connecticut, February 22, 1866, a son of William and Jeannette (Wiggins) Arthur. He attended the public schools in the different towns where his parents resided, learning much of value in the experience of changing from one town to another. He was a lad of keen interests, active and full of life and vim, and was always fond of machinery or anything of a mechanical nature. He learned the machinists trade in New Haven, and followed it for thirteen years, most of the time as master mechanic, or chief engi- neer. To gain wider experience he spent some time in each of a number of important cities, among them Waterbury, Connecticut, and Binghamton, New York, also spent much time in New York City, everywhere having charge of large manufacturing interests. In 1894 he removed to Stamford and took charge of the city's power station, which position he held for nearly five years, then in 1899 was appointed superintendent of public mines at Stamford, which position he held for nine years. On November 9, 1908, he re- signed this position to go into business for himself. This had been his ambition for some time, the end toward which he had been working. He has developed one of the really important business enter- prises of the city of Stamford. He han- dles large contracts, such as the building of sea walls, roads, stone bridges and piers, trolley roads, sewers, etc. The public, to whom these undertakings are little more than an inconvenience in the building, and a matter of course, once com- pleted, in the daily use, gives little thought to their significance. By such effort is civilization built. The man who constructs anything in line with civic or industrial progress is a benefactor of his kind, both in the achievement and in the means of livelihood which it places within
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Connecticut State Libran 1"'" minim
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ENCYCLOPEDIA — OF — CONNECTICUT
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BIOGRAPHICAL
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place. He was a farmer and also the
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ner in which it dealt with internat
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a most capable manner. Previous to
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY be depend
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(V) Amasa Abraham Marks, son of Lev
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children: i. Charles A., now rector
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died June 18, 1822. His widow passe
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evidence in a matter of infinitely
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Mr. Marks married, October 30, 1888
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produced there was "On Trial," but
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oad mental grasp, which enabled him
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He is one of those strong men of ho
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Sotherland (Germond) Vos Burgh, and
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Massachusetts. At the age of twenty
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usiness future, and removed to Kato
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Page 97 and 98: There James W. Hyatt grew to manhoo
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Page 105 and 106: each of so many of his fellows. Mr.
Page 107 and 108: (IV) Daniel (2) Griswold, son of Da
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Page 115 and 116: Ketcham, of Orange county, New York
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Page 119 and 120: Mr. Jessup married Laura E., daught
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Page 134 and 135: Columbus, of Waterbury, the Benevol
Page 136 and 137: (I) That Guilluame Prevost, from wh
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insurance matters of the town, hand
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the public schools of New Haven, a
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MOREHOUSE, Harry Sinclair, Hotel Pr
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the public schools of Goshen, and r
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about 1913. Mr. Hartwright built tw
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and treasurer, which offices he hel
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as pastor of St. Bridget's Church,
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the Improved Order of Red Men. He a
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ties and today is among the highly
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V^JL^ (>- Jj^y^^t JtUp"
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Jelliff, was born in Norwalk, Conne
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forded him to supply the deficienci
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city the majority of the letter-wri
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Later he entered the employ of the
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ilda, who died some years after her
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Drew were the parents of the follow
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tober 5, 1698, probably in Huntingt
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY John Milt
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TALLMADGE, Capt. George Benjamin, O
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most capable manner. He was one of
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ied Sarah, daughter of John Tuttle,
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a railroad, and after a time settle
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Palmer Brothers as an apprentice to
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of the present day with those forma
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greater part of his life in the imm
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John Ryle lived to be one hundred a
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Connecticut Volunteers, for a term
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lemew's son, Bartholemew being shor
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were among the earliest oystermen e
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tion in the public schools of High
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or Sniffen, who at one time owned n
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Medical Society. His fraternal affi
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the United States, also, this ancie
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Engevine, and in other ways, finall
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y three of the brothers, and under
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EMMENS, Nelson Elliott, Architect.
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in which year he became associated
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tion is everywhere conceded. While
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(I) Seth Bishop, the first of the l
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President Grant was his guest in th
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' Herbert Snee«s if uJ Real Irta a
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RICHARDS, Leonard, Jr., Manufacture
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He was appointed one of the buildin
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the point where Mr. Murphy deemed i
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in 1736, died in 1793, daughter of
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ploy of the United States Pension O
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these offices in a manner which bro
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Stamford Manufacturing Company, the
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fur I Fn :ed above (see T T-V \X/r
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tember 14, 1746. His wife was Eliza
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valued at £4,370 6s. yd. He marrie
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of America; and the Loyal Order of
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care of the paternal homestead occu
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2, 1766, died October 29, 1839. Deo
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i duraAAy i>7. ^c^tâ^-vt/ /^x) / *
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political and social life of Englan
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in New England, was a son of James
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DUGGAN, Rev. Jeremiah James, Clergy
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and shade trees in that section. Mr
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Smith, daughter of Charles B. and B
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eral crops on a very considerable s
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for three years he was engaged in t
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under William the Conqueror, from w
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mas Betts, and they were the parent
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daughter of David Hobby, of Banksvi
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the public schools of New Canaan an
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politics. 7. Lillian, wife of Denni
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY Stamford
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as a lad, and possessed great tenac
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of Mt. Kisco, New York; Martha, who
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New York bar in 1900, and the same
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£t^y&1Ktyj^CLA/
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liam Tothill, who was Bailiff in Lo
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indications that the name could be
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educated in the public schools of P
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of Counts of Toulouse, several of w
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scended from the Massachusetts fami
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iron and other freight between New
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He married, in Greenfield, Connecti
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has been borne by many distinguishe
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schools of his native town. From hi
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SCHLICHTING, George M. V., Jr., Mer
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he removed to Massachusetts, and le
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other art with gratifying success,
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and Margaret (Badcock) Leland, was
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oldest business men in Stamford. In
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\^W^*£^^L
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and Hudson streets, New York City,
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estates of the locality, and follow
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ELTINGE, Charles Robert, Dairy Prop
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ceased; Ida, Gerow. Mr. and Mrs. El
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY Long Isla
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from the town a home-lot and five a
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an incorporator of the Lakeview Cem
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(V) William Raymond, son of Comfort
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— RAYMOND, George S., Banker. The
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY proprieto
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emained at home during the summer m
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public-spirited citizen, and takes
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son of Milton and Margaret (Carloug
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Loan drives. Outside of his legal b
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said to be derived from two Welsh w
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AJinnSL/
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has served as organist may be menti
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escutcheon which they are entitled
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His partner was the eminent Judge E
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Dunning, Scotland, and educated the
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in 1819, in the town of Skibbereen.
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erected a column to his memory in t
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Sandolphon Lodge, No. 836, Ancient
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matters financial caused him to be
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DOWNS, Nichols Curtis, Lawyer, Juri
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COLYAR, Granville Buckingham, Merch
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MURPHY, Joseph S., Contractor, Buil
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commended him to his superiors and
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tial citizens of his locality, and
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and development of the town. They a
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY Tradition
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association continued. At the end o
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etween 1709 and 1718, and died Apri
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^.cWUJ- ^lûfUîA
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county, as this family is one most
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among the original proprietors ; he
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and they were the parents of John,
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share to the ultimate achievement,
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ter of Reuben Foote, of Weston, Con
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world. Thus free to choose for hims
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Thomas, went to Canada. 7. Amos, li
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English Mead, Meade, Mede, Meads. T
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Jared, of whom further. 12. Captain
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after following it for a time went
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6>lL* jft ^^^^^2
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yard and learned the trade. He rema
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and was in the service eight months
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he is a member of the Knights of Py
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daughter of Robert Shearer, of Broo
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married Julia Clarke, and they were
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the early records pertaining to the
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private secretary to the commodore
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leaving the army was not engaged in
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his home in Greenwich, Connecticut,
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worthy of encouragement. He affilia
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averting much suffering and saving
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BLAND, Thomas, Contractor, Builder.
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Armagh, townsland of Derrytrasna, p
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NICHOLS, Clifford Le Grande, Dentis
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earliest Colonial times has held a
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in practice for many years, is a me
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It is the proper application of the
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ern cities and has brought to the f
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eginning, who dug his own cellar, s
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in support of the interests of this
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(TvtfMAlJsM (LCs cry^tsl^L^^—
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in addition to his other business i
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edict) Olmstead. (IV) Richard Whitn
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ford. He took an active part in man
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nal grandfather, was born in France
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Hares. His exhibits are viewed all
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ied Annuziata Bon Venuto, and they
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York City. Through one of the colla
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tended St. Mary's Roman Catholic Ch
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY which sti
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ERRATA-INDEX
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Bacon, Addison M., 386 Harry M., 38
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Mary A., 114 Theodore H., 220, 221
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Paris A., 254 Percy E., 318 Samuel,
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Georgianna, 90 Jedediah, 90 Hunt, C
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Mary, 17 Mary E., 17, 20 Mordecai,
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Clara L., 295 Comfort, 286 David W.
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Daniel, 222 Effie A. E., 223 Willia
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George H., 382 Jean, 305 Jennie E.,
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