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daughter of Theodore Fitch, of East Norwalk,
and with his wife attends the Meth-
odist Episcopal church, contributing to
its good works.
BACON, Addison Morris,
Business Man.
Bacon is a place name derived from the
ancient seigniory in Normandy whence
the ancestors removed to England. The
great Suffolk family of Bacon was
founded by one Grainuld or Grimaldus, a
relative of the great Norman chieftan,
William, who came to England at the
time of the Conquest and settled near
Holt in Suffolk. His great-grandsons
took the place name of Bacon for a surname.
The name is still in use in the
North of France. In 1082 William Bacon
endowed the abbey of Holy Trinity at
Caon. The Battle Rolls of England in
the eleventh century and the Hundred
Rolls in the thirteenth century bear the
name with occasional variations in spell-
ing, such as Bacun, Bachun, and Beacon.
Descendants of the family were very early
in Virginia. A worthy representative of
this ancient surname, Addison Morris
Bacon, was born in Greenwich, Connecticut,
January 28, 1893, son of Harry M.
and Gertrude (Palmer) Bacon.
Harry M. Bacon was born in New
York City. When he was a small lad his
parents located on what is now known as
Keeler's Hill, Sound Beach, but which
for many years has been known as Bacon's
Hill. He learned the trade of ma-
chinist in Stamford with Samuel C. In-
gersoll, and has followed his trade in various
places since that time. Mr. Bacon
married Gertrude Palmer, daughter of
Addison Palmer, of Sound Beach, who
engaged in business as an oyster planter
for many years. The Palmer genealogy
will be found in connection with the
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sketch of his brother, M. K. Palmer, on
another page of this work. Mr. and Mrs.
Bacon were the parents of the following
children : Addison
Morris ; Martha, wife
of Frederick Loeser, of Stamford; Paul-
ine, wife of Richard Carter, of Stamford.
The mother of these children died in
1896.
Addison Morris Bacon was educated
in the public schools of Sound Beach, and
then learned the trade of machinist with
Adams & Company of that place. For
eight years he followed his trade as a
journeyman, and then for four years was
a marine engineer, serving on steamers
plying between Boston and New York.
In 1915 he gave up the sea and became
driver of the auto fire engine for the
Sound Beach fire department, a position
which he still holds. About two years
ago, Mr. Bacon formed a partnership with
Charles C. Summers, and under the firm
name of Bacon & Summers they have the
agency for the Essex and Crawford auto-
mobiles and operate a repair and service
station. There are as many as five mechanics
employed in the garage counting
the members of the firm. While Mr. Ba-
con is in no sense of the word a poli-
tician, he is a very public-spirited citizen
and can always be counted on to do his
share of public service. He has held the
office of constable for two years.
Mr. Bacon married Jennie May Young,
daughter of James Young, of Sound
Beach, and they have one child, Harold
Addison, born in January, 1917. Mrs.
Bacon is a member of the Episcopal
church of Sound Beach.
MUNSON, Leonard W.,
Physician.
Leonard W. Munson, M. D., one of the
most prominent physicians of Stamford,
Connecticut, where he has been engaged