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of trust and responsibility. He was dep-
uty sheriff in Ridgefield for twenty-five
years. On October 25, 1871, he married
Sarah Hester Mead, daughter of Sherwood
and Harriet (Grumman) Mead.
Sherwood Mead was born in Georgetown,
town of Redding, Connecticut, May
26, 1804, and died September 26, 1896.
He learned the shoemaker's trade, and af-
ter his marriage removed to Ridgefield
where he followed his trade. Mr. Mead
married Harriet Grumman, daughter of
Caleb and Hester Grumman, originally of
Philadelphia and then of Ridgefield. At
the time of his death, Mr. Mead was un-
doubtedly the oldest Mason in the State
of Connecticut. He was made a Mason
in Jerusalem Lodge, No. 49, Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons, of Ridgefield, of
which he was a member about seventy
years. Mr. Mead was among the members
of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
of Ridgefield. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt were
the parents of the following children
Effie Louise, wife of Harry Leslie Bossa,
of Stamford ; Robert Mead, of Brooklyn
Louis Whitney, of further mention.
(V) Louis Whitney Hunt, son of
James Louis and Sarah Hester (Mead)
Hunt, was born in Ridgefield, Connecti-
cut, November 7, 1880. He was educated
in the public schools. Until he was
twenty-five years of age he worked on
the home farm. In 1905 Mr. Hunt came
to Stamford and started in the express
business, at first in a small way with one
horse and a small wagon. By strict at-
tention to his business details it was not
long before he had made progress and
required assistance to take care of his sur-
plus business. At the present time, Mr.
Hunt operates four moving vans (automobiles)
and has a three-story warehouse
on Lockwood avenue. About ten men
are employed on an average, and his
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trucking covers the field from Washing-
ton, D. C., to Boston, Massachusetts.
Mr. Hunt married Charlotte Ann Her-
ring, daughter of Stephen Herring, of
Brooklyn, New York, and they are the
parents of one son, Whitney James, born
June 28, 1913. The family attend St.
John's Episcopal Churcb and aid in its
support.
(The Whitney Line).
The surname of Whitney was originally
a place name. The parish from
which the family takes its name is located
in County Hereford, England, upon
the extreme western border, adjoining
Wales, and is traversed by the lovely
Wye river. The name of the place doubt-
less came from the appearance of the
river, meaning in Saxon, white water,
from whit, white, and ey, water.
(I) Henry Whitney, the immigrant,
was born in England about 1620. The
first mention found of him in America is
in 1649 in Southold, Long Island. He
was an inhabitant of Huntington, Long
Island, in 1659. Thence he removed to
Jamaica, Long Island, and in 1665 to
Norwalk, Connecticut. For many years
he owned and operated a grist mill. His
death occurred in 1673, an