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necticut, where he opened an office in
1891. He remained there for two years,
returning in 1893 to Stamford, where he
has since practised continuously with
gratifying success.
In politics Dr. Bohannan is a Demo-
crat in a Republican town, and the high
esteem in which he is held by his fellow-
citizens of both parties may be inferred
from the fact that he served, in all, about
fourteen years on the School Board.
Dr. Bohannan is a member of the Stam-
ford Medical Society, and also of the
County, State and American Medical as-
sociations. His social affiliations are broad.
He affiliates with Union Lodge, Free
and Accepted Masons ; Rittenhouse Chap-
ter, Royal Arch Masons ; the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks ; the Fra-
ternal Order of Eagles ; Excelsior Lodge,
Knights of Pythias ; the Improved Order
of Red Men ; the Daughters of Liberty
and the Order of United American Mechanics.
He belongs to the Loyal Order
of Moose, and Philip H. Sheridan Court,
Foresters of America. He is an ex-commander
of the Rippowam Yacht Club,
and was at one time rear-commander of
the old Corinthian Yacht Club. He and
his wife are members of the Church of
the Disciples, of Danbury.
Dr. Bohannan married (first) July 15,
1891, at Danbury, Connecticut, Mollie
Atistin, daughter of T. J. Austin, Sr., and
they became the parents of one child
Claudine Austin, who died at the age of
seven years. Dr. Bohannan married (second)
January 15, 1904, Nellie C. (Weed)
Briggs, daughter of Alexander Weed, of
Stamford, and widow of Frederick Briggs,
by whom she had one son, Frederick A.
Briggs. Mr. Weed is an old resident of
Stamford, having, in 1848, established
himself in the jewelry business in that
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MARSH, Bayard L.,
Prominent in Baking Industry.
One of the finest things in life is the
holding fast to high ideals in the work-
ing out of business success. This atti-
tude is the source of far-reaching good in
every instance, but it is particularly beneficent,
and that in a most practical way,
when the health and daily well-being of
the people are involved. Bayard L.
Marsh, who has achieved well-earned suc-
cess in the bakery business and allied in-
terests, is a man who has held his ideals
of greater importance than mere pecu-
niary gain, and has made them a part of
the very fabric of his success.
The name of Marsh is one of those surnames
derived from location. It was a
common name in England long before
the thirteenth century, when the use of
surnames became a general custom. In
the very earliest days of English history
the means commonly employed of distinguishing
one man from another was
by connecting with his given name some
reference to any distinct peculiarity of
person, or of the location of his home.
For instance, John who lived near a body
of water was called John atte Water, and
this gave us the present form of Atwater.
So it was with John of the Marsh ;
his
descendants soon became designated by
the name of Marsh. This ranks among
the most honorable and ancient of Eng-
lish names.
(I) George Marsh, grandfather of Bay-
ard L. Marsh, of Stamford, Connecticut,
was a native of England. He came to
America early in life, and after his marriage
settled in Buffalo. New York. His
wife was also a native of England.
(II) Chester Louis Marsh, son of
George Marsh, was educated in Buffalo,
New York. He was active and ambitious