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He married, in Greenfield, Connecticut,
December 29, 1768, Amelia Banks, born
1746, died December 17, 1833, daughter
of Nehemiah and Abigail (Bradley)
Banks.
(VI) Banks Wakeman, son of Jesup
and Amelia (Banks) Wakeman, was born
September 12, 1769, and died March 29,
1835. He married, in Fairfield, November
20, 1796, for his second wife, Eleanor
Jennings, born April 28, 1776, died March
25, 1861, daughter of Joshua Jennings.
(VII) Captain Charles Wakeman, son
of Banks and Eleanor (Jennings) Wakeman,
was born January 23, 1800, and died
January 5, 1880. He was engaged in
farming. He married, in Greenfield Hill,
April 4, 1824, Elizabeth Bradley, born
March 18, 1800, died July 9, 1874, daugh-
ter of Stephen Bradley.
(VIII) Frederick Wakeman, son of
Captain Charles and Elizabeth (Bradley)
Wakeman, was born February 12, 1842,
on what is known as the old Wakeman
homestead in Westport. He grew to
manhood upon the home farm, which he
cultivated all his life. He served in the
Civil War in Company E, 17th Connecti-
cut Volunteer Infantry, from August 9,
1862, to July 19, 1865. He was taken
prisoner and confined in Libby Prison
until his exchange. After the war, Mr.
Wakeman returned to Westport and engaged
in onion growing on an extensive
scale. He was one of the pioneer onion
growers in his section of the State, and
onions with other produce were his prin-
cipal crops. For about the first ten years
Mr. Wakeman engaged in market gardening
and sold his products in South
Norwalk. He married, September 12,
1867, Sophia Fairchild, daughter of
George and Polly Ann (Nash) Fairchild,
born November 25, 1843. Mr. and Mrs.
Wakeman's children were: Frederick
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Dwight, born February 16, 1878, and
Charles Clifford, of further mention.
(IX) Charles Clifford Wakeman, son
of Frederick and Sophia (Fairchild)
Wakeman, was born in the house he now
occupies, May 3, 1881. He was educated
in the grammar and Staples High School,
and then became associated with his
father on the home farm. For about eight
years after the death of his father, he
continued to carry on the cultivation of
the farm. In 1910 he established his present
business as a dealer in sand and
gravel, also doing a trucking business.
The business was incorporated under the
name of Wakeman Brothers in 1919.
Two auto trucks are operated and eight
horses employed. Besides his brother,
Mr. Wakeman employs ten persons on
an average. In politics Mr. Wakeman
is a Republican, though by no means a
politician. He takes the interest of every
good citizen in municipal affairs, but does
not seek to hold office. Mr. Wakeman is
a member of the Westport Club.
Mr. Wakeman married Edna C. Ben-
nett, daughter of Arthur B. Bennett, of
Norwalk, originally of Weston, and they
are the parents of a daughter, Dorothy
Frances Wakeman. Mrs. Wakeman is
an attendant of the Congregational church
of Westport.
CRAWFORD, Henry P.,
County Official.
One who deserves, in the very best
sense of the word, the title of self-made
man is Henry P. Crawford, county com-
missioner, who was born April 12, 1880, in
Greenwich, Connecticut, the son of William
Henry and Sarah (McBride) Crawford.
The surname of Crawford is a very
old one and has a most interesting origin.
According to "Arthur," an authority on