Joseph Russell Marble “History of Worcester and Its People” by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 96, 97

Senior partner of J. Russel Marble & Company, was born in Smithfield, RI, June 30, 1852, son of Russel and Phebe (Almy) Marble. He attended the country schools, and the Friend’s School at Providence, RI, now the Moses Brown School, graduating in 1870. After about a year spent in teaching school , he entered the employ of Jerome Marble & Company, in Worcester, March 14, 1871, as clerk. A few years late he became a traveling salesman for the firm. In 1886 he was admitted to the firm. At that time the other partners were Jerome Marble, William H. Drury and Francis McClellan.

Both Mr. McClellan and Mr. Drury died in 1889, and the management of the business from that time fell chiefly to J. Russel Marble, the senior partner never being very active in the business. Mr. McClellan had charge of the Boston office, which was opened in 1885, until his death four years later. The firm name was changed in 1904 to J. Russel Marble & Company, it’s present form. Mr. Marble’s present partners are Rufus S. Woodward and Arthur E. Nye. The principal business of the firm is acting as sales agents for starch manufacturers, oil manufacturers of heavy chemicals, acids, caustic soda, bleaching powder and similar goods, and in ordinary times, as importers of chemicals and clays. Since the business was established by Dr. Elijah Dix, at the time he came to Worcester in 1770, as a drug store, the nature of the business gradually changed with the growth of manufacturing, and in the course of time the chemical department became the leading feature of the trade of the firm. Mr. Marble is trustee of the Worcester County Institution for Savings, and a director of the Worcester Bank & Trust Company. He was one of the founders and formerly president of the Worcester & Marlborough Street Railway Company. He is a trustee of the General Insurance Guarantee Fund of the Massachusetts Savings Bank Life Insurance. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce; the Natural History Society; the Worcester County Mechanics Assoc.; the Commercial Travelers Assoc.: the Worcester Assoc. of Mutual Aid in Detecting Thieves; the Worcester Economic Club, of which he was formerly president; the Worcester Club; the Tatnuck Country Club; the Worcester Coutry Club; the Exchange Club of Boston; the Engineers Club of Boston; the American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science; the American Chemical Society, of which he was formerly president of the Northeastern section; the Massachusetts Society, Sons of the Revolution; the Worcester Shakespeare Club; Worcester Art Museum; Worcester Public Education Assoc., of which he was formerly president. In politics he is a Republican, exerting for many years a potential influence in the councils of his party. He is a member of the Worcester County Republican Club. He is a member of the Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers. Mr. Marble married in Worcester, Oct. 26, 1880, Emily G. Chase, who was born in Worcester, March 8, 1855, daughter of Anthony and Hannah (Greene) Chase. He was a merchant, publisher of the “Worcester Spy”, county treasurer, and a leading citizen of the town. Mr. & Mrs. Marble have 4 children:

1) Helen C.

2) Anna T.

3) Sarah A., graduates of Smith College

4) John Putnam Marble, student at Williams College, from which he graduated A.B. 1918, cum laude, member of Phi Beta Kappa (1917); now (1918) in chemical service section of the US Army. Mrs. Marble is a member of the Natural History Society, the Shakespeare Club, and the Women’s Club. The home of Mr. Marble is at No. 28 Cedar Street. Russel Marble, father of Joseph P. Marble was born in Sutton, Sept. 21, 1805, and died in Woonsocket, RI in 1874. Phebe (Almy) Marble, his wife, was born in Smithfield, RI, Oct. 21, 1815. Mr. Marble is a descendent of Freegrace Marble, one of the early settlers of Sutton, son of Samuel Marble of Andover, one of the pioneers of New England. In all his lines of ancestry he is descended from early colonial stock.

Jerome Marble “History of Worcester and Its People” by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 177, 178

Head of the firm of Jerome Marble & Company, from 1863 to 1904, was born in Charlton, Mass., Sept. 10, 1824, died at his home, No. 23 Harvard Street, Worcester on Feb. 14, 1906, son of John Putnam and Ruth Ann (Rider) Marble.

He attended the public schools of Charlton and Leicester Academy. He was clerk in his father’s store in his native town. Afterward he was a clerk in the paint store of Randall & Batcheller in Boston for 2 years, returning to the general store in Charlton and remaining for 4 years, succeeding his father. In 1853 he came to Worcester and became partner of C.A. Harrington, the firm succeeding C.A. & E. Harrington, druggists and dealers in paints and oils, chemicals, etc. In 1863 Mr. Harrington retired and the firm became Jerome Marble & Company. He retired in 1904 from active connection with the firm and ceased to be a partner in 1905. He was the originator of the excursion car business in this country. The first private car owned by Mr. Marble was built in Wilmington, Delaware, and was called “ City of Worcester “ just before the Centennial Exhibition in 1876. In 1878 the Worcester Excursion Car Company was organized and for many years he was manager of the business and at one time president. Within two years the company had 8 cars in service. The opposition of the Pullman Company finally prevailed, preventing the company from operating on various railroads and the corporation was dissolved in 1894. He was director of the Quinsigamond Bank from 1886 until it was absorbed by the Trust & Company. He was a member of the Board of Trade, the Worcester Society of Antiquity, the Sons of the Revolution, Morning Star Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and the First Universalist Church of Worcester. In politics he was a Republican, and in 1866 he served in the Board of Aldermen.

Mr. Marble married (1st), March 21, 1849, Susan Emmeline Blanchard, daughter of William K. and Susanna (Boomer) Blanchard. She died in 1881. He married (2ND) Mrs. Abbie E. (Redding) Clough, who had been a public school principal of Worcester. By his first wife he had 2 daughters: Nellie M., who is a member of Colonel Timothy Bigelow Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and of the Women’s Club; Lena Olive, who married Jan. 14, 1891 to Rev. Frederic W. Bailey.

John Putnam Marble, father of Jerome Marble, was born in Charlton, Oct. 2, 1802, and died in Worcester Jan. 23, 1901, at No. 33 Harvard Street, son of Thaddeus Marble. He kept a general store in Charlton until he came to Worcester and also ran a tavern there. He became interested in the boot and shoe business in Michigan and went thither every year for many years. He served one year in the General Court. He married Nov. 30, 1823, Ruth Ann Rider, daughter of William P. Rider, and great-grandson of Eleazer and Elizabeth (Towne) Rider. Elizabeth was a daughter of General Salem Towne. Thaddeus Marble, father of John Putnam Marble, was a scythe maker in Sutton, son of Enoch Marble and grandson of Freegrace Marble, the first of the family in Sutton, son of Samuel Marble of Andover. Freegrace Marble was the progenitor of practically all the Marble families of Worcester.

George William Adams “History of Worcester and Its People” by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 398

Manager of the Central Supply Company Garage, was born in Salem, Mass., Sept. 16, 1872, and resided there until he was 15 years old. Then the family moved to Worcester.

He was educated in the public schools of Salem and Worcester. He was employed for 14 years afterward by the Farnsworth Transfer Company of Worcester and in the latter part of this period had charge of its transportation service. During the following 6 years he was with Norcross Automobile Company, serving as foreman. Since 1913 he has been manager of the Central Supply Company Garage, No. 38 Exchange Street, Ira P. Smith, treasurer. It is the largest business of its kind in central New England. The place of business is Foster, Commercial & Mercantile Streets, Worcester. The company does extensive business in steam and hot water heaters, radiators, pipe of all kinds, gasoline engine, electric motors, valves and fittings, windmills, tanks, towers, pumps, spraying outfits and other supplies used by plumbers and other mechanics. Mr. Adams attends the Adams Square Congregational Church, and is a member of Cherokee Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men. In politics he is a Republican. His recreation is found in hunting and fishing. Mr. Adams married at Dana, Mass., Clara M. Tolman, who was born in Hardwick, Mass., daughter of Sheridan D. and Mary (Lawless) Tolman. Her father was a farmer in Dana. Mr. and Mrs. Adams have 3 children:

1) George Sheridan, born Jan. 8, 1901, student in the Boys Trade School, class of 1920

2) Ralph William, born April 6, 1906

3) Clayton Lincoln, born Feb. 22, 1911.

Mr. Adams resides at 200 Lincoln Street.

Mr. Adams father, Ezra Adams, was born in Dover, NH and died in the Soldier’s Home at Togus, ME in 1897, age 61 years; a carpenter by trade; served in the Civil War; married Fannie Maria Russell, who was born in Prescott, Mass., and died aged 58 years in Worcester. They had two sons, George W., mentioned above and Frank Lincoln, now employed by the firm of J.E. & W.G. Wesson, shoe manufacturers of Worcester, a resident of Holden. Frank L. Adams married Mary Eames of Taunton, Mass, and has 2 sons: Frank and Clifford Adams.

Benjamin Goddard “History of Worcester and Its People” by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 pages 20, 21

Wire manufacturer, manager of the wire works of Washburn & Moen for many years, was born in Royalston, Mass., May 5, 1791, and died in Worcester Sept. 1, 1867, son of Samuel and Catherine Gerry (Parks) Goddard. His father was a farmer in Sutton ad Royalston, and of the 4th generation of the family in this country, a son of Benjamin Goddard, grandson of Benjamin Goddard and great-grandson of William Goddard the pioneer, who was born in London, England, in 1630, a grocer of that city, married in England to Elizabeth Miles, and with his wife and children came to Watertown in 166?, living there the remainder of his life. When a young man Benjamin Goddard came to Worcester and found employment in the wire industry, then in its infancy. In the growth and development of wire manufacturng, he was one of the important factors. It is fair to count him among the founders of the great wire business now owned by the American Steel & Wire Company in Worcester. He was a partner of Ichabod Washburn when the industry was established at Northville in 1831 in a small wooden building partly occupied by C. Read & Company, manufacturers of wooden screws, and it was in connection with the making of screws that the first wire making machinery was developed. Wire was drawn by hand when Washburn & Goddard began operations, most of the wire being imported from England. The wire business grew rapidly after the introduction of machinery, and the firm prospered. But in 1835 the firm was dissolved and about that time Ichabod Washburn established the wire mill on Grove Street, while Mr. Goddard engaged in the manufacturing of wool machinery in the Northville mill where the wire business was started. After he gave up this business, however, this mill passed into possession of Mr. Washburn, his former partner, and Mr. Goddard again entered the business of wire making there under the contract with Mr. Washburn. In 1840 Mr. Goddard took charge of the wire mill built by Mr. Washburn at South Worcester on the site later occupied by the Worcester Wire Company and now owned by the American Steel Wire Comp. He continued in charge of this branch of the busness until his son succeeded him. Mr. Goddard was for a number of years active in public affairs. He was elected by the anti-Masonic party as representative to the General Court, but later in life his antagonism to secret societies seemed to disappear.

Mr. Goddard married Feb. 7, 1822, in Millbury, to Sarah (Stockwell) Sibley, widow of Dorrance Sibley of Sutton. Children:

1) Henry

2) Harriet, born Oct. 11, 1825, died in Dowagiac, Michigan, Dec.3, 1869

3) Catherine Parker, born Nov. 2, 1827, died in Worcester, Aug. 18, 1843

4) Dorrance Sibley

5) Delano Alexander

Henry Goddard “History of Worcester and Its People” by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 21

Manager of the wire works of the Washburn & Moen Company for many years, was born in Worcester, Oct. 4, 1823, died there Jan. 12, 1904, son of Benjamin and Sarah (Stockwell-Sibley) Goddard. In 1843 or 1844 he began his career as a wire manufacturer in the Washburn & Moen mills, learning the trade of wire drawer, and succeeding his father as manager of the works at South Worcester. After the mill was destroyed by fire, he transferred to the larger mill on Grove Street, but returned to his old position when the mill was rebuilt at S. Worcester. In 1869, when that mill was closed, he was again transferred to the Grove Street plant as foreman of the wire drawing and nail department, and continued active until he was 75 years old, resigning in Dec. 1898, after serving the company in various positions for a period of 55 years.

His long and faithful service was fully appreciated by his associates and employers. The directors of the corporation testified in their records to his faithful and intelligent leadership, his unvarying devotion to the company’s interest and the great respect inspired in all who knew him by his uprightness of character and kindly disposition. No other person had been so long and so prominently identified with the business, which during his connection with it had grown from a small enterprise into a great and prosperous industry. Few men in the city had a larger personal acquaintance and none was more highly respected. Modest, unassuming, he never sought advancement, but when it came to him he discharged his duties with ability and fidelity of the highest order. To others less fortunate he gave his sympathy, financial aid in times of need, kindly advice and encouragement.

He was always keenly interested in municipal affairs, jealous of the good reputation of the city and influential in all public affairs. He was a member of the common council in 1860, 1862, 1873 and 1874, and alderman in 1865, 1868, and 1869. Notwithstanding the public agitation against Free Masonry and the prominence of his father in the movement against it, Mr. Goddard joined Morning Star Lodge, in 1847, and the Worcester County Commandery, Knights Templar, in 1855, and was eminent commander in 1866, 67 & 68. In 1863 he took the 32nd degree in the Massachusetts Consistory, and was afterward deputy master of the Worcester Lodge of Perfection and first senior warden of Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, which was instituted in Worcester, June 17, 1870. He was active in securing a home for the Masonic bodies in Worcester, and was a member of the board of directors of the Masonic Apartments at the time of its formation, and up to the time of his death was active in the management of that body and its successor, the board of trustees of the Masonic fraternity. Mr. Goddard married April 7, 1849 to Eugenia D. C. Ball, a native of Holden. They had 2 children: Julius and Mrs. Willietta Ball.

Dorrance Sibley Goddard History of Worcester and Its People” by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 pages 21, 22

Superintendent of the Quinsigamond Works of the Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company for many years, was born in Worcester, Oct. 11, 1829, and died there June 4, 1910, son of Benjamin and Sarah (Stockwell-Sibley) Goddard. He was educated in the public schools of his native city and at Worcester Academy. After graduating he spent 3 years in farming, and then began an apprenticeship in the Washburn & Moen wire mills at South Worcester. Having mastered the trade of wire drawing, he was rapidly advanced step by step until he became superintendent of the mill, succeeding his father in that position in 1867, and continuing until he retired on account of his age. For a time, however, he was in the wire business on his own account at Holyoke, forming a partnership with William E. Rice in 1862 and continuing until 1866, when the business was sold to Washburn & Moen and both partners returned to the service of the Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Comp. The mill and real estate at Holyoke were sold to the Whiting Paper Company. Mr. Goddard was a man of public spirit and faithfully performed his duties of citizenship. He was a Republican from the time of the organization of that party and served the city on the school committee, 4 years in the board of aldermen and as a representative to the geeral court one term. He was a charter member of the first co-operative bank organized in Worcester and its first president, serving in that office for 7 years.

His chief recreation in life was reading and travel. In his beautiful home in South Worcester he had a well selected library of the books he loved. He made a trip to California soon after the discovery of gold there, while the journey was still difficult and dangerous, in the year 1851. Afterward he went often to the Pacific coast, crossing the continent 12 times, returning 9 times by rail and thrice by sea. In 1885 he made a trip to Alaska, when the trip was difficult and slow. Twice afterward he visited that section. He crossed the Isthmus of Panama 3 times when the French were trying to dig the canal, and he followed with intense interest the completion of the work during the closing years of his life. He kept a journal during his travels and this record shows that he was a keen observer and a sagacious student of human nature and undertakings. To the end of his life he maintained his interests in events, his activity and ability to enjoy his leisure.

Mr. Goddard married March 25, 1855, Mary Howe Williams, of Hubbardston. Children were:

1)Gertrude born March 20, 1856, married Henry Brannon

2) Alice born Aug. 28, 1857, married John Sackville West

3) Emma, born Holyoke, Nov.25, 1859, married C.S. Hall

4)Dwight born Dec. 27, 1861, married (1st) Harriet M. Webber who died May 17, 1890, married (2ND) to Frances E. Nieburg, MD of St. Marys, Ohio

5) Harry William

6) Winthrop born July 16, 1866, died April 10, 1868

7) Mary born Oct. 3, 1869, married Aug. 1, 1900 to Archibald N. Goddard

Delano Alexander Goddard “History of Worcester and Its People” by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 22

Editor of the “Worcester Spy” and the “Boston Advertiser”, was born in Worcester, Aug. 27, 1831, and died Jan. 11, 1882, sn of Benjamin and Sarah (Stockwell-Sibley) Goddard. His early education was obtained in the public schools of Worcester and in Worcester Academy. He entered Brown University in 1849, but a year later went to Yale College, from which he graduated in 1853. He began his career in a humble way as editor of a local weekly, “The Herald”,of Painesville, Ohio, but a year later returned to Worcester. In 1856 he was on the staff of “The Boston Chronicle”, and early in 1857 he became associate editor of the “Worcester Transcript”, a daily newspaper, but soon afterward became editor of the “Spy” under Hon. John D. Baldwin. While writing editorials for the “Spy”, he served the city in the legislature in 1861 and 1867. For about a year he was a trustee of the Free Public Library.

In April 1868, he became editor of the “Daily Advertiser” of Boston, and filled this position with distinguished ability and success to the end of his life. In 1876 he went abroad on account of ill health and spent a few weeks in England and the Isle of Wight, and in 1880 he made an extended trip through the western and southern states. He was especially interested in the American Indians and perhaps no work of his pen was undertaken with more intense earnestness than his pleas for the nation’s wards. In 1880 he contributed a paper on “Newspapers and Newspaper Writers in New England, 1787-1815” to the new England Historic Genealogical Society, and a number of other papers from time to time to other learned societies to which he belonged. He was a member of the council of the Mass. Historical Society and member of the American Antiquarian Society. He took the degree of Master of Arts at Yale in regular course in 1856. Mr. Goddard ranked among the foremost editors of his day.

Harry Williams Goddard “History of Worcester and Its People” by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 23

President of the Spencer Wire Company of Worcester, was born in Holyoke, Sept. 14, 1863, son of Dorrance and Mary Howe (Williams) Goddard. He attended the public schools of Worcester. After 2 years in the high school, he left to work in the wire mills of the Washburn & Moen Manf. Comp. at Quinsigamond, beginning as a scale boy, weighing wire. After 2 years, however, he returned to school and spent a year in Wilbraham Academy. At the age of 17 he started in the wire business again, literally at the foot of the ladder, in the employ of the Spencer Wire Comp., then located in Spencer, doing all kinds of work and mastering every detail step by step and when he came of age he was made superintendent of the mill, succeeding the president of the company, Mr. Sugden, who had previously been his own superintendent. At that time the Spencer Wire Comp. was an old somewhat conservative concern, growing from small beginnings to a place of importance, employing 75 hands. Mr. Goddard was also secretary of the corporation. After the death of Mr. Sugden, in 1895, Mr. Goddard bought of his heirs his interests in the company, and obtained a controlling interest, continuing as principal owner to the present time, and as president and general manager of the company. In 1900 a big step forward was made by erecting a new and model plant in Worcester at the corner of Webster and Jacques Streets. The general offices were moved to the new location and the business rapidly extended. The company manufactures all kinds of uncovered steel and iron wire and employs at present (1917) about 800 hands. Mr. Goddard is treasurer of the Hobbs Manufacturing Company. For 10 years he was president of the Springfield Drop Forging Company, and is now president of the Mills Woven Cartridge Belt Company of Worcester. In 1903 he was elected president of the Board of Trade (now the Chamber of Commerce) of Worcester and re-elected the following year. Under his administration, the activities of the board were extended in all directions and its usefulness greatly increased. When President Taft, the secretary of War, came to Worcester in 1905, to speak at the annual banquet of the Board of Trade, Mr. Goddard had the pleasant duty of entertaining him at his beautiful home on Salisbury Street. In politics Mr. Goddard is a Republican and he has always taken an active part in public affairs, serving as delegate to various nominating conventions. He is a director of the Mechanics National Bank and trustee of the People’s Savings Bank; member of the Maine Coast Club; the Quinsigamond Boat Club; the Commonwealth Club; the Tatnuck Country Club; and the Worcester Country Club.

In a sense Mr. Goddard is one of the self-made manufacturers of the city. Beginning as a laborer himself, he has possessed the proper point of view in considering the needs and ambitions of those in his employ. He made a small plant a great industry by his force of character, insight and energy. Inheriting a taste and aptitude for his business he had made the most of his opportunities and by his success has helped materially in the growth of the city. His place among the leading manufacturers of the city has been fairly won by force of ability, character and tireless industry. Mr. Goddard married Dec. 14, 1887 to Grace Watson, daughter of George and Eleanor Watson, of Spencer. Their children are: Eleanor Grace, born March 25, 1889 and Marion Williams, born Aug. 29, 1893.

Lucius Paulinis Goddard “History of Worcester and Its People” by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 192

Business man was born in Londonderry, Vermont, June13, 1834, son of the Rev. Joseph Bachelor and Lucy (Lincoln) Goddard, and died in Worcester, March 18, 1912.

His boyhood was passed in the states of New York and Massachusetts and his early manhood in Peoria, Illinois, Philadelphia and Boston. He learned the trade of printer at Amherst, Mass., and for several years was the editor of the “Barre Gazette”.

In 1866 he moved to Worcester and entered the printing business at the corner of Main and Front Streets in partnership with Charles E. Nye. A few years afterwards he withdrew from the firm of Goddard & Nye and engaged in the lumber business in the firm of Goddard, Webb & Company. Later he bought out his former partner, Mr. Nye, and returned to the printing business at No. 425 Main Street, where he was located until 1902. At that date he moved to No. 408 Main Street, where he continued in business to the end of his life. With long experience and a mind disciplined and cultivated by extensive reading, he took rank among the most accurate and reliable men in his line of business. He was a tireless worker, thoroughly capable and conscientious.

Trained in the home of a Puritan minister at a time when religious discussions were earnest and theological terms were forged in the fire of polemics, his beliefs were very definite and his love for the church strong. So he was distinguished for his work in church and organizations. He was a charter member of Plymouth Church, long one of her honored deacons and superintendent for several years of her Sunday school. He was also a charter member of the Congregational Club and of Worcester’s YMCA. He served 2 years as president of the association and was always active and interested in its work.

Mr. Goddard married in 1868, at South Hadley, Mass., Mary A. Clarke, daughter of Asel Lamb and Clarissa (Warner) Clarke. Mrs. Goddard is a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College, class of 1867. She resides at the old home at No. 90 Elm Street. They had 6 children, of whom 3 are living:

1) Florence Louise, kindergarten teacher

2) Harold Clarke

3) Gertrude Pauline, married in 1915 to Austin Albert Ballou, and is now living in Winthrop, Mass.

Daniel Kent History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 pages 93, 94

Register of Deeds, Worcester, was born in Leicester, Jan. 2, 1853, son of Daniel Waldo and Harriet Newell (Grosvenor) Kent. His father was a pioneer in the manufacture of shoddy, the first to introduce this industry in Leicester; one of the first to introduce the use of the circular saw in making lumber, for many years one of the most active, energetic and successful business men in Leicester. The pioneer of the family was John Kent, of Dedham and Charlestown. Ebenezer Kent Jr., of the 3rd generation, came from Hingham to Leicester about 1744, and became a leading citizen of that town, holding various town offices. Ebenezer Kent, of the 4th generation, was a soldier in the Revolution from Leicester and a member of the Committee of Safety and Correspondence, prominent in town affairs; his son, Daniel Kent, was captain of a Leicester Company in 1808.

Through his paternal grandmother, Ruth (Watson) Kent, Mr. Kent is descended from Capt. Samuel Watson, of Leicester, a sergeant in the Revolution, and Major Asa Baldwin, officer of the First Worcester County Regiment, in the Revolution.

Daniel Kent was educated in the public schools and in Leicester Academy and in Amherst College, from which he graduated in 1875. While at Amherst he was active in college sports, rowing at Springfield in 1872 in the New England Collegiate Regatta in the crew that won the pennant against Harvard, Yale, Williams, and Bowdoin. He was one of the editors of the "Amherst Student"; a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. While a student he won several prizes for oratory. He has since shown interest in the college by establishing the "Kent Prize" in English literature, the sum of $100 annually, for the best thesis on an assigned subject produced by the senior class.

He studied law in the Boston Law School, and while a student was a clerk in the offices of Turner & Scaife. He had not intended to practice law, but wished to get a legal education as training for business. He was admitted to the bar and for a year afterward was in business in Indianapolis and then for another year in Philadelphia. In 1881 he returned to Leicester and became associated with his brother Prescott G. Kent, in the manufacture of woolen goods. They established the Lakeside Manufacturing Company, of which Daniel Kent became president. In 1883 they removed the old building which they had occupied and built a new mill, which was fitted with the most improved machinery. [END of PART 1]

They were the first to install an independent electric lighting plant in the town. They laid out and built a flourishing factory village which was known as Lakeside. Their goods met with great success in the market, and to fill their orders they were obliged to run their plant day and night for more than 6 years. In 1885 they purchased the mills at Jamesville in Worcester and operated them in addition to the original plant at Lakeside. When they sold this property in 1892 to the James Manufacturing Company, Daniel Kent became president of the corporation. During these years in the mill, Mr. Kent maintained his interest in the old homestead and he brought it to a high state of cultivation, stocked it with thoroughbred cattle which attracted much favorable comment to the old farm. The house, which was built before the first Ebenezer Kent bought the farm in 1743-44, was remodeled and made modern in its fittings, but retaining much of its old style both in the exterior and interior. In 1895, the city of Worcester, in order to increase its water supply, made a taking of the water of Kettle Brook at and above the Lakeside Mills, resulting in loss of the power and eventually in the destruction of the mills and the demolition of the village itself. While in business, Mr. Kent lived in the village of Leicester in the house standing next to Leicester Inn, the same house in which his parents began their married life in 1839. In 1897 he sold his house and removed to Worcester. For many years, while a resident of Leicester, he was active in pubic life, chairman of the board of selectmen for a number of years, chairman of the trustees of the public library, chairman of the park committee having full charge of laying out the beautiful park which adorns the center village of the historic town, secretary of the school committee and often moderator of the town meetings. He was elected a member of the Republican State Committee for the Third Senatorial District in 1893, 94 and 1895. In 1893, during the campaign of Hon. Frederick T. Greenhalge for governor, Mr. Kent has sole charge of rallies and speakers. He was elected secretary of the Republican State Conventions in 1894 and 1895 and in the same years was secretary of the state committee. He presided at the Congressional Convention at which Hon, Joseph H. Walker was nominated. [END of Part 2] In 1900 Mr. Kent was elected register of deeds for the Worcester District of Worcester County and is now serving his 5th consecutive term (1917). Under his administration many changes have been introduced and the registry has been raised to a high degree of excellence. He has made a special study of the subject of indexing, and is the author of "Land Records, A System of Indexing", published in 1903. It is the first work ever written on that intricate subject. In 1906 he invented a case for classifying cards, also a cardholder, both of which he patented.

Of literary tastes, he finds much enjoyment among the books of his large library and devotes many hours to genealogical research, and has solved several very difficult problems. One of his recent successes is the locating of the birthplace of John Grosvenor, of Roxbury, and the tracing of his English ancestry. An account of the Grosvenor ancestry in England and America, prepared by Mr. Kent, was published in the Encyclopedia of Massachusetts (the American Historical Society, 1916). Through his researches in English records he established various noble and royal lines, and is one of the few members of the Baronial Order of Runymede in New England.

For 3 years Mr. Kent was president of the Amherst Alumni of Central Mass., and for several years president of the New England Satinet Manufacturers Assoc. In 1900 he was elected a trustee of Leicester Academy and is at present secretary of the board. He is a member of the Worcester Economic Club, the Worcester Club, the Tatnuck Country Club, the Worcester County Republican Club, the Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, the Delta Kappa Assoc. of Central Mass. and the Amherst Alumni Assoc. of Central Mass. Mr. Kent married (1st) at Westfield, Mass., July 2, 1878, to Georgia Tyler, born at La Grange, Georgia, July 20, 1853, and died at Worcester July 24, 1914, daughter of Nelson Franklin and Henrietta (Snowden) Tyler. He married (2ND) Dec. 1, 1915, to Hattie May Leland, daughter of the late Francis Augustus and Hattie Mowry (Lapham) Leland.

Alson Herbert Gleason "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 144

Dr. Alson Herbert Gleason, Osteopath, was born in Somers, Conn., Feb. 4, 1873, son of Rev. Charles Herbert Gleason, a clergyman of the Congregational denomination, and Ellen M. (Cobb) Gleason, daughter of Alson and Maria (Wesson) Cobb, the former named of Westmoreland, NH, and the latter named of Grafton, Mass. His father was born in Lunenburg, Vermont, in 1840, and died in Colebrook, NH in 1905. The Gleason family is of early Colonial origin. The first settler in this country, Thomas Gleason, was born in Sulgrave, County Northampton, England, in 1607, and died in Cambridge in 1686; Gleason came to this country about 1650; lived in Charlestown and Medford. In many other lines of ancestry Dr. Gleason is descended from early Puritan ancestors of New England. Dr. Gleason received his early education in the public schools of Somers and Mount Hermon School, Northfield, from which he was graduated in 1893. He graduated from the Still College of Osteopathy at Des Moines, Iowa in 1903. In the same year he began to practice in this city. His offices are at No. 709 Park building. He has specialized in the treatment of nervous diseases. Since graduating he has taken post-graduate courses at Harvard Medical School and has been abroad for study in Vienna. He is a member of Morning Star Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of the Kiwanis Club, the Congregational Club, Appalachian Mountain Club, and trustee of the Old South Church. In August 1918, Dr. Gleason took up YMCA training for over seas work. Dr. Gleason married Maud E. Young, who was born in Lincoln, RI, daughter of George and Hesper M. Young. Benjamin Young and Waity Hill were Revolutionary ancestors. Dr. and Mrs. Gleason have no children. Their home is at No. 769 Main Street

Arthur Charles Perry "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 312

One of the largest investors in real estate in Worcester, was born on the old Perry homestead, in the dwelling at No. 80 Vernon Street, May 6, 1862, son of Nathan Fiske and Mary Jane (Tucker) Perry. His father was born in the old original Perry house, Vernon Street. His mother was born in North Brookfield, Aug. 13, 1840.

Arthur C. Perry attended the Union Hill public schools, the Ledge Street School, and graduated from the high school in the class of 1878. He then took a course in the Bryant & Stratton Business College, Boston. He be began his business career as a bookkeeper in the old Fox Mills. After a short time he became clerk in Hackett's grocery, where he was employed for 3 years; from 1882 to 1887 he was in the employ of the publishers of the Worcester directory. Then for 3 years he assisted his father on the farm. From 1890 to 1894 he was in the post office. In 1894 he began to read law in the office of Barton W. Potter, but he became interested at this time in real estate. He gained experience in this line through the division of the homestead and its sale for building lots. In 1897 he was for a time proprietor of the Hendrick Cycle Company, of Worcester. Since 1899 he has had offices in the Day building. At the present time he has more than a hundred tenements in this city and Boston, and his time is occupied in the renting and maintenance of his real estate. In politics he has always been a Republican. He is fond of the theatre and travel. He was one of the Conrad party that went abroad in 1900 and visited most of the countries of Europe and the Orient. In 1905 he made a trip in this country, visiting 25 states and the exposition at Portland, Ore. He is a member of the Worcester Grange, Patrons of Husbandry and was a member of the old Hancock Club. Until 1890 he was a member of Union Congregational Church; since that time he has been a communicant of the Old South Church. Mr. Perry married in Oakdale (West Boylston), March 6, 1888, Alice Almira Goodale, who was born May 27, 1866 at Oakdale, a daughter of Francis Edward and Mary Almira (Mason) Goodale. Her father was a farmer, born in West Boylston, May 7, 1830, and died at Oakdale, Sept. 28, 1882; her mother, now living with Mr. & Mrs. Perry, was born at Oakdale, Feb. 23, 1830. Mr. and Mrs. Perry have 2 sons:

1) Dwight Lincoln, born Worcester, Feb. 11, 1889; graduate of the Classical High School, 1907; of Dartmouth College (A.B. 1912) and Harvard Law School 1915; employed by the Boston Elevated Railway Company in its legal department.

2) Kenneth Randolph, born Worcester, Feb. 10, 1898; graduate of Classical H.S., 1916; student of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, class of 1920.

Walter Virgil Spaulding "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 56

Secretary and assistant treasurer of the Graton & Knight Manufacturing Company, was born in Worcester, March 14, 1881, son of Walter Marcellus and Sarah A. (Hill) Spaulding. He attended the public schools here, and graduated from the Worcester Classical High School in 1901. He then entered Amherst College, from which he graduated in 1905 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In September after graduating from college he became purchasing agent of the Graton & Knight Manf. Co. In April 1909 he was elected a director, and assistant treasurer of the corporation, and has filled these offices since that time. Mr. Spaulding is a member of the Amherst Chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities, te Worcester Country Club, the Amherst Alumni Assoc. of Worcester County, the Worcester Congregational Club, the Worcester Oratorio Society and the Worcester County Musical Assoc. He has been scribe of the Old South Congregational Church (1912-14) and served 5 years on the music committee. In politics he is a Republican.

Mr. Spaulding married in Worcester, June 17, 1909 to Lora Belle Lincoln, who was born June 5, 1884, at North Brookfield, daughter of Frederick A. and Elizabeth J. (Pepper) Lincoln. Her father was born in Oakham, May 20, 1840, died at Redlands, Calif., Jan. 30, 1916. He lived in North Brookfield, Worcester and Redlands. While in this city he was a partner in the firms Garland, Lincoln & Company and F.A. Lincoln & Company, No. 592 Main Street, dealers in hay, flour and grain. He married Elizabeth J. Pepper, who was born in Barre, April 30, 1850; she is now living with Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding in their home at No. 44 May Street. The Lincolns are descended from the original pioneers of Hingham, Mass.; of the same stock as President Abraham Lincoln, Governor Levi Lincoln and other distinguished descendants of the Lincolns who are among the original settlers and founders of Hingham. Mrs. Spaulding is a member of the Woman's Club and Daughters of the American Revolution; and other social organizations. They have 1 son; Walter Lincoln Spaulding, born April 18, 1913.

Wallace Neil Kenyon "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 379

President of the Pressed Aluminum Company, was born in New Britain, Conn., Oct. 8, 1853. He went to school in his native place and at Holyoke, Mass., whither his parents moved when he was a lad. He was but 8 years old when he began to work in the Beebe Woolen Mills as boy helper, and later in the Newton Paper Mill at Holyoke. When he was 14 years old he returned to New Britain and was employed in the Stanley Rule and Level Company. He learned the business and continued with this concern for nine years. He was for a number of years afterward in the employ of the William Rogers silverware concern at Hartford, Conn. In 1880 he entered the employ of the James D. Frary Company in Bridgeport, as etcher on silverware. Two years later he moved to Derby, Conn., and became a stockholder in the Silver Plate Company. In 1889 he sold his interests in the business and returned to the employ of the Rogers Co., having charge of the etching department, and also being a traveling salesman. He was sent to Norwich, Conn., by the concern to take charge of a cutlery factory. In the employ of the William A. Rogers Company, in 1907, he went to Norfolk, VA to take charge of a plant manufacturing silverware, and in 1910 he erected a factory at Norfolk known as the Hampton Roads Cutlery Company. He disposed of his interests in the business at Norfolk in 1912, and since then has made his home in

Worcester. Mr. Kenyon, with Mr. James E. Doyle, established the Pressed Aluminum Company in 1913 in a factory at No. 3 Cypress Street, where the business is now located. It has made very rapid growth and promises to become one of the large industries of Worcester.

Mr. Kenyon has valuable patents on etching processes, and on locks for swinging doors. He has sold the English rights for these patents. He has originated many devices and processes in the manufacture of steel and other metal cutlery, and non-tarnishing silver metal for use in the manufacture of knives and forks. Mr. Kenyon is a member of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. He and his family attend the Congregational Church. In politics he is a Republican. Mr. Kenyon married July 6, 1882 to Fannie Barrett of Manchester, Conn., she died Jan. 6, 1907, and they had one daughter, Helen, who married Roger Whitcomb.

Mr. Kenyon resides at No. 12 Monroe Ave.

George Atherton Sleeper "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 192

Dentist, was born in Sherman Mills, Maine, June 13, 1871. He received his early education in the public schools of that town. He began to study his profession in a dentist's office in Jacksonville, Fla., and then entered the Boston Dental College, from which he graduated in June 1895, with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He began to practice in Blaine, Maine, but after a short time located in Island Falls, Maine. He left that town and opened an office in Worcester in January 1903, and since then has practiced here. His offices are in the Slater building. He is a member of the Central District Dental Society; a charter member of Island Falls Lodge, No. 206, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; member of Eureka Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Hiram Council, Royal and Select Masters; Worcester Commandery, Knights Templar; Worcester Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and was formerly active in Abraham Lincoln Company, Sons of Veterans. In politics he is a Republican; in religion a Congregationalist. Formerly he was very active in church work and soloist in various church choirs. Dr. George A. Sleeper married at North Brookfield, Mass., June 9, 1904, Elizabeth Louise Sweet, who was born in Northbridge, Mass., daughter of Charles M. and Maria Sweet.

Charles Appleton Sleeper, father of Dr. Sleeper, was a native of Smyrna, Maine, now living in Sherman Mills, Maine, a retired wheelwright. He served in the Civil War in Company I, 14th Maine volunteers. He married Ella Jackman, a native of Sherman. They had 2 children. The younger son Walter is now living in Staceyville, Maine, a farmer, married Margaret Harris and has 7 children.

Darius Austin Putnam "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 445

Undertaker, was born in Rutland, April 20, 1853, son of Sumner and Amelia A. (Newton) Putnam. His father was a prominent farmer of Rutland. He served the town as overseer of the poor, selectman and in other offices of trust and honor. His grandfather, Andrew Putnam, was born in Sutton, Sept. 24, 1773, but settled in Rutland when a young man, and married Nov. 30, 1797, Tamar Carriel, of Sutton. The ancestry of the Putnams of Worcester County has been traced to the year 1199. The American immigrant, John Putnam, son of Nicholas Putnam, of Wingrave, Buckshire, England, was the 17th generation from Simon Putnam, the first of the line, as authentically traced. John Putnam was baptized Jan. 17, 1579; settled early at Salem, as early as 1634. Salem Village (now Danvers), was the home of Mr. Putnam's ancestors until Edward Putnam, born 1711, came to Sutton with others of the family in 1737. From Sutton the family has spread not only through Worcester county, but throughout the country. John Putnam was also the progenitor of General Israel and General Rufus Putnam. Captain Archelaus Putnam, father of Andrew Putnam, and son of Edward Putnam, mentioned above, was a sergeant in the Revolution.

Darius A. Putnam was reared on the Putnam homestead in his native town, and attended the public schools there. He assisted his father on the farm until he was 18 years old. For 3 years he was a clerk of the Mountain House at Princeton. At the age of 21 he started in business in Worcester as a milk dealer, and after a few years he sold his milk route to advantage, and for 3 years was a clerk in the employ of Learned & Newton, wholesale grocers of Worcester. For 6 years afterward he conducted a grocery store on his own account at No. 142 Central Street. After he disposed of this business he was with A. J. Tillinghast, another Worcester grocer, for 3 years, and with Manning Brothers, dealers in boots and shoes, for a similar period, as salesman. In 1898 he engaged in business as undertaker and embalmer in Worcester in the firm of Hildreth & Putnam. For 2 years the firm had its place of business at No. 36 Foster Street, later at No. 30 Foster Street. George G. Hildreth, the senior partner, retired at the age of 82 years, and since then Mr. Putnam has continued alone in the business. Since 1911 he has been located at No. 234 Main Street.

Mr. Putnam is well known and highly respected in the community, enjoying the esteem of every family into which his duties have called him from time to time. He is a member of the New England Undertakers Assoc. For many years he has been an active and faithful member of Plymouth Congregational Church, of which he has been deacon since 1905, and for many years secretary of the Sunday school. He is also a member of the Congregational Club. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of Central Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge; Cherokee Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men; Rathbone Lodge, Knights of Pythias; Ulysses S. Grant Commandery, Knights of Malta. Mr. Putnam married (1st), Dec. 6, 1876, Martha Rice Stone, born in Rutland, July 14, 1854, died July 15, 1887, daughter of Stillman and Jeanette (Rice) Stone. He married (2ND), June 11, 1893, Alice Edna Gleason, daughter of William Frederick and Maria Mayo (Morse) Gleason, a descendant of Thomas Gleason.

Mr. Putnam had by his (1st) wife 2 children: Winifred Jeanette, born Dec. 25, 1877, married Charles W. Reed, organ builder, West Boylston and Nelson Austin Putnam, died at 7 months.

Mr. and Mrs. Putnam have an adopted daughter, Dorothy Marie Putnam. Their home is at No. 11 Harvard Street.

Arthur Stillman Houghton "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 176

Lawyer, assistant register of probate, 1914 to 1917, was born in Worcester, Feb. 17, 1879, son of Herbert Orin and Carrie Louise (Stockwell) Houghton. His father was born in Clinton, Oct. 22, 1850, now living in Worcester, and in the employ of the Drew, Allis Company, directory publishers; married Carrie Louise Stockwell, born at Grafton. They have 4 other children: Mabel S.; Cecile F., graduate of Wellesley College, librarian in charge of the Carnegie branch of the Free Public Library, Quinsigamond; Louis H., now with the New England Telephone Company, married Edna Stone, and has 1 child, Winthrop; Louise M., graduate of the Worcester State Normal School, a teacher in Shrewsbury. Stillman Houghton, father of Herbert O. Houghton, was born at Harvard, Mass., was a manufacturer, married Mercy R. Wetherbee and had 2 children; Herbert O. and Lilla B. who married Albert C. Marble, of Worcester. The Houghtons have been numerous and prominent in this county, especially in the old town of Lancaster, of which they were among the founders. Ralph and John Houghton, believed to be cousins, born in England, both settled there. Ralph Houghton was in Lancaster in 1647 and one of the six founders, the first town clerk, deputy to the General Court from 1673 to 1689. Seven generations of Houghtons were born in that house that he built there. John Houghton removed from Dedham where he settled in 1635, and located in Lancaster about 1663.

Arthur S. Houghton received his early education in the Worcester public schools, graduating from the English High School in 1898. He then entered Dartmouth College, graduating with the degree of B. L. in 1902, and being made a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He became a student in the Harvard Law School the following year and was graduated in 1905 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He immediately engaged in the practice of law in Worcester and continued until Jan. 1, 1914, when he was appointed assistant register of probate by the judge. He resigned in November of 1917, and has returned to the practice of law here, being associated with the firm of Thayer, Smith & Gaskill. Their offices are at No. 509 State Mutual building, Worcester. He collaborated with Edwin G. Norman in compiling the work entitled " Massachusetts Trial Evidence in 1911". This work is used extensively in the courts and by lawyers and is now in the second printing. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of Morning Star Lodge, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, and was master in 1914 & 1915. He is also a member of Iroquois Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, of which he has been the Sachem, member of the Barristers Club and the Dartmouth Club. For the past 8 years he has been treasurer of the society of Plymouth Congregational Church.

Mr. Houghton married in Slatington, Penn., Aug. 17, 1913, Beryl W. Weygandt, who was born in that town, daughter of John and Jennie Weygandt. They have 1 child, Doris Weygandt Houghton, born in Worcester, Jan. 8, 1916.

Edward Blake Dolliver "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 pages 193, 194

Manufacturer, was born in Grafton, Mass., Sept. 1, 1848 and died in Worcester, July 6, 1910, son of Samuel B. and Delia (Blake) Dolliver. He attended the public schools of Grafton, and began his career there assisting his father in his shoe shop, continuing until he came of age, when he became a clerk of the Quinsigamond House in North Grafton, continuing for 2 years. He was afterward a clerk of the Waverly House in Worcester until the Spring of 1872, when he became clerk of the Warwick House in Boston, remaining until September of that year. After working a few months in a restaurant in which his father was part owner, he bought his father's interests and conducted the business until September of 1875, when he sold his share to his partners, and returned to Worcester. During the following 3 years he was employed in the factory of the Worcester Machine Screw Company. In 1879, at the time Mr. Gifford became sole proprietor of the business, Mr. Dolliver was placed in charge of the office. In April, 1900, when Mr. Gifford sold his business to the Standard Screw Company, Mr. Dolliver was elected manager of the Worcester business, director and treasurer of the corporation. He continued in these positions to the time of his death and became a prominent figure in the screw manufacturing industry of the country. He was known throughout the country among manufacturers and dealers in his line of business and highly esteemed. His career was a model for the ambitious. Thrown upon his own resources in his youth, he won his way in life by energy, industry, and perseverance, and attained a position of honor and trust, substantial success and a generous fortune.

He was a member of the Worcester Continentals for about 20 years, serving as 1st Lt., quartermaster and sergeant. He was director of the Worcester County Mechanics Assoc. in 1901-02-03, and member of the membership committee of the Worcester Board of Trade. He was a mason, Jan. 20, 1880, in Quinsigamond Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and was worshipful master from 1887 to 1889; subsequently a trustee of the permanent fund and treasurer of the trustees of the charity fund. Also a member of the Eureka Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Hiram Council, Royal and Select Masters, Worcester Commandery, Knights Templar, Worcester Lodge of Perfection, and the Tatassit Canoe Club.

Mr. Dolliver married May 6, 1875 to Augusta O. Pratt, who was born in Grafton, July 5, 1852, a graduate of Grafton High School, daughter of Chandler M. and Olivia (Fisher) Pratt, who were the parents also of Julius F. Pratt, born in Grafton, April 15, 1845, and died in Ireland, while traveling there for his health, July 7, 1900; and Clarence M. Pratt, born in Grafton, Jan. 28, 1850, died there May 22, 1879. Chandler M. Pratt was born in Thompson, Conn., Sept. 23, 1802, and died in Grafton, May 7, 1864; Olivia (Fisher) Pratt was born in Medway, Oct. 23, 1807, and died Feb. 7, 1855 in Grafton. Mrs. Dolliver resides at No. 6 Marble Street, Worcester

Mr. and Mrs. Dolliver had 2 children;

1) Winifred Olivia, born June 8, 1884, graduate of the Worcester High School, 1903, student at the Bradford Academy for 1 year, married Ralph H. Davis, of Worcester.

2) Clarence E., born Aug. 21, 1885, died Dec. 14, 1904. Samuel B. Dolliver, father of Edward B. Dolliver, was born In Lynn, Mass., Sept. 20, 1810, and died in Grafton, July 18, 1880. He married Delia E. Blake, who was born in Shrewsbury, June 18, 1814, and died in Grafton, Feb. 7, 1863. He was a shoemaker until 1873, when he entered the employ of the Worcester Machine Screw Company, where he worked for a number of years. In politics he was a democrat, serving the town of Grafton as assessor and selectman. He was a son of John and Mary (Barber) Dolliver. John Dolliver was born in Marblehead, was shoemaker, and settled in Grafton, where he died about 1860.

Collins Williams Chittenden "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 Pages 153, 154

Representative citizen of Worcester, whose death at his home there on Feb. 19, 1894, was felt as a severe loss by a large circle of friends and business associates, was a member of an old New England family, which for many years was most closely identified with the life and affairs of the State of Vermont. It was a member of this family who was the first governor of the newly made State after the Revolution. Thomas Chittenden was one of the most conspicuous figures of the Green Mountain State at that period, and was the natural choice of his fellows for the first and highest honor in their gift. The Chittenden family is of Welsh origin and the name is derived from 3 Gaelic words, chy, tane, den or din, which has the significance of a castle or fortress in a valley between mountains. William Chittenden, a native of Cranbrook, Kent, England, who in the year 1639 came from his native land and settled at Guilford, Conn. He was the great-great-grandfather of Governor Chittenden and also of Bethuel Chittenden, the first Protestant Episcopal minister in the same state.

Thomas Chittenden was born Jan. 6, 1730, at East Guilford, Conn., and like many of the most prominent figures in our early history was brought up on a farm. When 18 years old he went to sea, and as England and France were then at war, his vessel was captured by a French cruiser. He was sometime in winning his liberty, and when he did so, he found himself friendless and indigent in a West Indies port, from which he had great difficulty in making his way home again. He decided thereafter to make his home on the land and became rapidly well known in the Winooski Valley, situated on the southside of the river of that name, and about 12 miles above its union with Lake Champlain. Here he lived and prospered until the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, in the disturbances preceding which he had taken a prominent role. At the conclusion of this trouble he was elected first federal Governor and distinguished himself most highly in that difficult post when unusual powers of organization were required. He married Elizabeth Meigs, and they were the parents of 10 children.

It was from such sterling stock as this that Collins Williams Chittenden was descended, and he himself displayed in his character the same strong and trustworthy traits that were possessed by his ancestors. [END of PART 1]

He was born in Springfield, Vermont, Jan. 3, 1838, and was educated at Athol, Mass., where he attended the local public schools, his parents having removed to the latter place in his infancy. After completing his studies at these institutions, he went to Templeton, Mass., and there learned the trade of tinsmith. It was while he was at Templeton that the Civil War broke out, whereupon Mr. Chittenden, who had inherited an ardent patriotism along with his other virtues from his forebears, enlisted as a private in Company A, 21st Regiment, Mass. Volunteer Infantry. He did not, however, possess very robust health, and in 1864, after 2 years of service, was discharged on that account. He at once returned to the North and took up his abode at Athol once more. Here, however, he did not remain for any great period, but shortly afterwards came to Worcester, and there established his permanent home which he occupied until the time of his death. He had learned the trade of tinsmith before becoming a soldier, and upon coming to Worcester he secured a position in this line with a Mr. Jordan, who carried a large business in furnaces and tin goods. Mr. Chittenden worked for him as a tinsmith for some years, but was later advanced to the position of head of the furnace department. Altogether he remained some 24 years in the employ of Mr. Jordan, but eventually he withdrew and became associated with Elwood Adams, with whom he continued engaged in business until the close of his life. Mr. Chittenden maintained an extraordinary degree of energy up to the very last. He was a man of strongly domestic instincts and habits, and found his chief pleasure at his fireside. Mr. Chittenden was a member of the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in politics a staunch Republican.

Collins Williams Chittenden was united in marriage at Worcester, June 1, 1871, with Abbie Corey, of Worcester, a daughter of Henry and Abbie (Day) Corey, of Worcester. To Mr. and Mrs. Chittenden 3 children were born:

1) Florence A., who married Charles E. Disney

2) Bertha C., who married Frederick A. Moore

3) Edith E., who married Otto Petersen, of Worcester, and they have 2 sons: Richard C. and Warren O. Petersen

Cephas N. Walker "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 pages 303, 304

Merchant, was a man of great activity during his entire life, in which his interest was never dulled by the proverbial inertia of old age. He found keen enjoyment in the life of a true soldier who goes through battle with high hopes and comes out with them, ever fresh, strong and new, knowing that true principles are ever worth the human effort it takes to help them prevail.

Nathan S. Walker, father of Cephas N. Walker, was the son of Ebenezer Walker and wife, whose maiden name was Hastings. Nathan S. Walker was born in Petersham, Mass., going later with his parents to Athol, where he was educated in the public schools. He began work on a farm while young, and later owned one of his own. He held a position of prominence in his community, having been Overseer of the Poor, Representative to the General Court, and a trustee of the Baptist church, of which he was a member and in which he at one time was a member of the parish committee. He was twice married. His first wife, Lydia, was the daughter of Cephas Bumpus, a prominent citizen of Plymouth, Mass., representative to the General Court, a well-to-do farmer, and an active churchman. They had 5 children, these are the known ones:

1) Lyman S., farmer and dairyman near Boylston.

2) Ada

3) Cephas N.

Cephas N. Walker was born in Barre, Mass., June 3, 1844. During his early years his father Nathan S. Walker, removed to Worcester. Here the former worked on the farm of Colonel John W. Wetherbee. He later went to Westboro, where he was at the outbreak of the Civil War. At the age of 19 years, he enlisted in Company C, 24th Mass. Regiment, which was mustered into service July 31, 1862. When the regiment left Mass., Aug. 15, 1862, Private Walker had been made a sergeant, having been in the service but 15 days. Immediately after the war his regiment was ordered to garrison and outpost duty in the vicinity of Washington D.C. He was with General Sherman in his "march to the sea". He was finally mustered out of service, July 6, 1865. During the war, in the Battle of Winchester, Mr. Walker was wounded, so that after his return to Worcester he found it necessary to remain at the Dale Hospital for treatment. Upon his complete recovery he went into the meat business. From 1867 to 1870, he owned a butcher shop on Orchard and Sumner Streets. During the latter year he went into business with Edson R. Morse, who was a prominent provision and meat dealer there. The firm known as Morse & Walker was located on Main Street. When the partnership was dissolved the latter member of the firm went into business for himself on Mass. Street, and finally began the practice of selling meat from a wagon, his trade being confined to the westside and northend of Worcester. This project proved a very successful one. Mr. Walker built the house at No. 46 Merrick Street, where he lived to his death. Mr. Walker was always a member of the George H. Ward Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and a very active man in all Grand Army affairs. He was Commander of Post No. 10 in 1886, succeeding William L. Robinson, Commander during 1883-84-85, and under whose administration Mr. Walker was junior and senior vice commander. He represented Ward No. 8 in the Common Council in 1886 through 1889. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; the First Universalist Church, of which he was a member of the Board of Trustees and treasurer; was chairman of the committee on special instruction; was appointed by the Mayor to represent the Grand Army of the Republic as a member of the license commission; and was a trustee of the Mechanics Hall Assoc. He died March 8, 1910.

Mr. Walker married at Brooklyn, New York, in 1868, to Elizabeth L. Spooner, born in Florence, NY. They had 1 child, Jessie Agnes, now Mrs. E.W. Davenport, of Rye, NY, and the mother of 3 children: Russell Stearns, Dorothea and Roger.

Mrs. Walker is a charter member of the Women's Relief Corps, and a member of the Half Century Club.

John Partridge Warren "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 134

Manager of the E.R. Mitchell Dental Depot, was born in Worcester, Feb. 24, 1879, son of John William and Caroline (Partridge) Warren. He was educated here in the public schools. At the age of 15 he became an errand boy for Charles H. Page of the C.H. Page Electric Company. After 2 years, he became a clerk in the office of the American Steel & Wire Company, remaining in the employ of that concern for 10 years. During the next 5 years he was purchasing agent for the White Automobile Company in New York City. Returning to Worcester in January 1911, he became manager for the E.R. Mitchell Dental Depot. This concern deals in all kinds of dental supplies. The place of business is at No. 429 to No. 432 Slater building. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and of Piedmont Congregational Church.

Mr. Warren married June 1, 1910 to Isabel Rose, who was born in Woodstock, Ontario, daughter of Hugh Rose. They have 2 children: Elizabeth Rose, born March 6, 1911 and Paul Partridge, born July 13, 1914.

John William Warren "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt: Volume 3 page 134

Sergeant of Police, was born in Barnstable, Mass., April 3, 1845, died in Worcester, June 1, 1914. When a boy he moved to Boylston. He was raised on a farm. Early in the Civil War he enlisted in Company E, 21st Mass. Regiment; took part in Burnside's Expedition at Roanoke Island and New Bern, NC; served in the Army of the Potomac under General Pope; was in the Battle of Bull Run and Chantilly; South Mountain and Antietam; was wounded in the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862. In 1863 his regiment served in Kentucky and Tennessee, taking part in the siege of Knoxville. He re-enlisted in 1863 and served with the same Regiment in the Battle of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Cold Harbor and in the siege of Petersburg. In 1864 he was mustered out, returning to the work on the farm in Boylston.

He went to work in the wire mill of the Washburn and Moen Manuf. Comp. in 1872 and continued there until he was appointed on the police force in January 1883. In the following year he was transferred from Station 1 to Station 2, but in 1889 returned to Station 1. He was appointed sergeant of police by Mayor Harrington in 1890, and detailed to Station 2. In 1899 he was again at Station 1. He retired several years before his death. He was a member of George H. Ward Post No. 10, Grand Army of the Republic.

Mr. Warren married Caroline Partridge, who was born in Boylston.

They had 8 children:

1) Herbert A., now of Baltimore, manager of the American Bridge Company

2) Thaddeus C., partner in the Warren & Bigelow firm of electrical contractors of Worcester.

3) Ella, died in childhood

4) Harry, died in childhood

5) Susie G., clerk in the office of the State Hospital in N. Grafton

6) John P.,

7) Sara M.,

8) Phillip H., superintendent of the Hopeville Manufacturing Company of Worcester

John F. Murray "History of Worcester and Its People" by Charles Nutt; Volume 3 page 295

Member of firm of Murray Brothers, Undertakers, was born in Worcester, Oct. 30, 1857, son of John F. and Julia M. (O'Brien) Murray. He received his education in the public schools of Worcester. He stared in his business career of E.R. Fisk, serving full time, and later was employed nearly 19 years in the office of the Worcester Palladium with Charles Hamilton. He finally quit the printing business to become an undertaker, learning the business in the employ of W.L. Lockhart Company in Boston and Cambridge, Mass.

He started in business as an undertaker in November, 1894, at No. 47 Park Street, afterwards changed to the name of Franklin Street, and continued at that location for 12 years. In 1897 Henry J. Murray, his brother, became associated with him in business, the firm name being changed to Murray Brothers.

The building was then sold and they were obliged to seek new quarters. For 3 years, their place of business was on Green Street. After a short time they removed to the original location, which is now No. 62 Franklin Street, where the business has been conducted since that time. Henry J. Murray was also born in Worcester, attended the public schools, and was graduated from the Classical High School in 1893 and from the College of the Holy Cross in 1896, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He entered the Champion School of Embalmers, Boston, and completed the course in 1898. Frank E. Murray is a prominent Democrat, active in his party and in municipal affairs. For 17 years he has served on the Board of Overseers of the Poor. He is a communicant of St. John's Roman Catholic Church and has been its sexton since the death of his father in 1892. He is a member of Alhambra Council, No. 88, Knights of Columbus, and is a past Grand Knight, and past Faithful Navigator of the Rt. Rev. Patrick T. O'Reilly Assembly, No. 88, Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree.

Mr. Murray married Feb. 28, 1886, Kathryn T. Houlihan, of Worcester, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Cohen) Houlihan. Her father was a native of Ireland, but came early in life to Millbury, Mass. Her parents had 4 children:

1) Mary, deceased

2) Kathryn T., Mrs. Murray

3) Michael J., contractor and head of several concerns in Providence, RI

4) John W., plumber, of Worcester.

Mr. and Mrs. Murray had 2 children; Margaret A., graduate of Notre Dame School (with honors) and also from the Connecticut Froebel Normal Institute for kindergarten teachers (with honors), teacher of kindergarten in the East Kendall Street and Upsala Street Schools.; #2 Mary F., graduate of Notre Dame School and Dr. Sargent's School for physical culture, she married Dr. Michael B. Fox, Nov. 20, 1916.