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He has never known other employers, in his chosen line of work has gained enviable reputation and is one of the men who have gained for the Union Street Railway Com- pany the reputation of being one of the best managed of New England Street Railway systems. He is a son of Thomas B. and Sarah F. (Winsor) Fuller, of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, his father a former cashier of the Citizens Bank of New Bedford. Arthur B. Fuller was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, January 12, 1882, and there completed the courses of Roger's Grammar School and one year of high school. He finished study at the New Bedford High School with the graduating class of 1900, then beginning his busi- ness career. His first position was as stock clerk at the Weld Street Station of the New Bedford Street Railway Company. The following spring he was transferred to the main office of the company, which at that time was on the corner of Purchase and Union streets. From clerical position he was advanced to paymaster, then was promoted to the post of cashier, being transferred to the Weld Street Station in 1912. The custom, when he became cashier, was to receive the money collected by the conductors and place it in a common receptacle, count- ing it in bulk the next day at the main office. The company did away with that system and inaugurated the present one of counting every conductor's money in his presence on coming in from a run, and Mr. Fuller was sent to the Weld Street Station to start this system. This plan caused a much greater degree of accuracy as well as a saving of conductors' and accountants' time. After two and a half years as receiver, Mr. Fuller became storekeeper, a position which had become a very important one with the great expansion of the company. Soon afterward he was appointed assistant purchasing agent for supplies and accessories, a position he still holds. The death of Mr. Bennett in 1914 created a vacancy in the position of superintendent of equipment, which was filled by Mr. Fuller's appointment. He brought to the position youth, enthusiasm, knowledge and experience, the duties of his office being efficiently and faithfully performed. He is a Republican in politics, a member of the Union Street Railway Relief Association, and in reli- gion a Protestant. Mr. Fuller married, November 21, 1913, Flora F. Keith, of Onset, Massachusetts. THOMAS A. TRIPP. To be the directing head of a plant employing more than one thou- sand people would indicate not only business ability, but managerial and administrative ability of a high order, and that these attributes are char- acteristic of Mr. Tripp, the success attained and the standing won in the 304 NEW BEDFORD business world by the Pairpont Corporation of New Bedford is conclu- sive evidence. The founding and growth of the corporation is part of the business life and record of Thomas A. Tripp, who has never known other allegiance since graduation in 1877 than the Mount Washington Glass Company, of which he became president, and the Pairpont Corporation, formed through a consolidation of the Mount Washington Glass Com- pany and the Pairpont Corporation under the corporate name, the Pair- pont Corporation, of which he has been general manager since 1895. He entered the employ of the Mount Washington Glass Company on his twentieth birthday, in 1877, at thirty-three years of age, was president of the company, and at thirty-eight became general manager of the Pair- pont Corporation, his present position at the age of sixty. Although other important corporation responsibilities and honors have been attained, his personal success has equalled that of the company with whom his business life has been spent. Mr. Tripp comes from a family long seated in the town of Fairhaven, his ancestor, Joseph Tripp, of the second generation, a deputy from the town of Dartmouth in 1685, and a selectman, 1686-90. The American ancestor, John Tripp, born 1610, died 1678, was ad- mitted an inhabitant of the Island of Aquidneck (now Rhode Island) in 1636, and became one of the important men of the Rhode Island colony, deputy and assistant many years. He married Mary Paine and from them descend those claiming early colonial Tripp ancestry. The line of descent is through their son. Joseph Tripp, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and his wife, Mehitable (Fish) Tripp; their son, Peleg Tripp, and his wife, Abigail (Jenkins) Tripp; their son, Samuel Tripp, who died in Acushnet, May 11, 1824; his son, Stephen Tripp, born in Dartmouth, May 4, 1756, died April 6, 1831 ; his son, Stephen (2) Tripp, born in Acushnet (then Fairhaven), died in Fairhaven, May, 1873; he married Hannah Gifford, and they were the parents of Arnold GifTord Tripp, and grandparents of Thomas A. Tripp, whose useful lives are the principle topics of this review. Arnold Gifford Tripp was born in (now) Acushnet, May 10, 1818, died in the village of Fairhaven, February 21, 1906. He learned the car- penter's trade, working in Marion, Falmouth and Nantucket until 1849, then came from Nantucket to Fairhaven, starting for the California gold fields with a party of Fairhaven men on August i, 1849. They sailed in the ship "Florida," and on January i, 1850, arrived at their destination. In 1905 but three of his party of gold seekers of "49" were living; in 1910, their number was reduced to one and none now remain. Mr. Tripp remained in California until the latter part of 1852, then spent a winter in the South building bridges. He then returned to Fairhaven, where until 1870 he, in partnership with Anselm J. Bourne, conducted a con- tracting and building business, their shop being located on Main street opposite the Jethro Taber house. During that period he erected many residences in Fairhaven and vicinity, and was employed in the erection NEW BEDFORD 305 of the Congregational and Methodist churches. His last contracts were the erection of a barn on the H. R. Rogers estate and the residence of Mrs. John S. Taber, on William street. He spent a few months in the Pennsylvania oil fields, and for a short time was in partnership with a nephew in Troy, New York, otherwise his life from his return from Cali- fornia was spent in Fairhaven. His life was one of great activity from youth until within a few years of his death. He served his town as select- man, but his usefulness as a citizen was honorable, upright and true. He was a member of the Society of Friends, plain of speech and life, a man of the best type, earnest, energetic and reliable. Arnold G. Tripp mar- ried, in June, 1844, Susan T. Swift, born February 10, 1820, died May 28, 1908, both she and her husband having long won octogenarian honors, both dying at the age of eighty-eight. Mrs. Tripp was a daughter of Moses and Elizabeth Swift, of West Falmouth, Massachusetts. Thomas A. Tripp, only child of Arnold Gifford and Susan T. (Swift) Tripp, was horn in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, October 8, 1857, and in 1875 completed public school study with graduation from high school. Two years were then spent at the Friends (later the Moses Brown School) at Providence, Rhode Island, terminating with graduation with the class of 1877. On his twentieth birthday, October 8, 1877, he entered the employ of the Mount Washington Glass Company as clerk and bookkeeper, remaining until 1880, the company then employing one hun- dred and twenty-five people. In 1880, the Pairpont Manufacturing Com- pany was organized, and until 1885 Mr. Tripp was a bookkeeper for that concern, becoming treasurer in 1885, succeeding Alexander H. Seabury. In 1890 he was elected president of the Mount Washington Glass Com- pany, continuing until 1895, when the two companies consolidated as the Pairpont Corporation, Mr. Tripp becoming and yet remaining general manager of the corporation, which in its four exclusive lines of manu- facture, cut glass, silverware, paper and paper tubes, employs more than one thousand people. He is a director of the First National Bank of New Bedford, director of the Fairhaven National Bank, and president of the Fairhaven Institution for Savings. Mr. Tripp does not take his business responsibilities light and the positions he holds he regards as having claim upon all his talent and energy. Yet he has not given himself to the sordid side of life, but has ever been keenly alive to his duty as a citizen and has rendered his town valuable service. In 1890 he accepted election to the school board for a term of three years, was again chosen in 1900, and gave his services to the board until February, 1918, sixteen of those years shouldering the added responsibility of chairman of the board. He serves that magnifi- cent Rogers philanthropy. The Millicent Library of Fairhaven, as life member of the board of trustees, and for more than a quarter of a cen- tury has been treasurer of the local meeting of the Society of Friends. Thus he has served Fairhaven and New Bedford as business man and N. B. — 20 3o6 NEW BEDFORD citizen for forty years, deserving so well of both that they claim him as an honored son. Mr. Tripp married, at Wakefield, Rhode Island, Lois Elma Babcock, born there September 6, 1857, daughter of John Babcock, a prominent business man of Wakefield, and his wife, Mary (Perry) Babcock. Mrs. Tripp is of the eighth generation of the family founded in New England by James Babcock, who was first of record in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in 1642, the line of descent being: James Babcock, the founder; his son, John Babcock ; his son, George Babcock ; his son, Hezekiah Babcock ; his son, Caleb Babcock, his son, Hezekiah Babcock; his son, John Bab- cock ; his daughter, Lois Elma Babcock, who married Thomas A. Tripp, as above noted. They are the parents of two daughters, Anna L. and Mary Arnold Tripp, and a son, Stanley Russell Tripp. The family home is at No. 74 Green street, Fairhaven. WINSOR C. PEIRCE. In entering upon his career as a mill worker, Mr. Peirce chose the factory rather than the office, and has risen through various promotions in other mills to his present position, superintendent of the Page Manu- facturing Company. He is a son of David B. Peirce, who was a travel- ing salesman for many years, veteran of the Civil War, serving with the Fifth Massachusetts Battery, engaged with his battery in many of the battles fought by the Army of the Potomac. Winsor C. Peirce, son of David B. and Sarah E. (Gammons) Peirce, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, October 11, 1878, and has spent his life in his native city. His first work was in the Rotch Mill and he left the mill three years after his first entrance, holding the position of "third hand" on speeders. From the Rotch he went to the Grinnell Mill as "third hand," remaining two years; thence to the City Mill as "third hand" for one and one-half years ; to the New Bedford Spinning Company as "second hand" for four years ; then as "second hand" in the Hathaway Mill for several years, leaving that mill to go to the Manomet as a "second hand." He spent several years at the Manomet, then re- entered the employ of the Hathaway Mill, but as an overseer of carding. He held that position for six years, igio-i6, then being promoted to assistant superintendent. On September 10, 1917, he was promoted to the superintendency of the Page Manufacturing Company, a position of responsibility. Mr. Peirce is a member of Eureka Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and Camp No. 150, Sons of Veterans. He married in New Bedford, September 12, 1904, Ellen Lukeman. PELEG HUMPHREY SHERMAN. The Shermans were an ancient family in England, and the name there was numerous. The name is said to be derived from their ancient NEW BEDFORD 307 occupation, they having been cloth dressers or shearers of cloth. The Dedham family in England retained the family occupation, and the coat- of-arms borne by those residing in or about London. The family has been productive of men of marked character and abilities in England, whilst the American branch has become famous, furnishing many well known figures in public life, who have filled offices of public trust and honor. Peleg Humphrey Sherman, of this review, is a descendant of the Hon. Philip Sherman, of English birth, son of Samuel Sherman, son of Henry Sherman, son of Henry Sherman, of Dedham, England, where Philip Sherman, the American ancestor, was born February 5, 1610. He came to New England in 1634, located in Massachusetts, got into trouble with the authorities over the Ann Hutchinson matter, and went to what is now Rhode Island, where he purchased a large tract of land from the Indians, March 28, 1638, and when the colony was formed legally on July I, 1639, he became its secretary. He was also town clerk of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, for many years, and there died in 1687. He married Sarah Odding, and reared a large family, including a son Peleg. After moving to Rhode Island, Philip Sherman became a member of the Society of Friends. Peleg Sherman, known as Lieutenant Sherman, son of the Hon. Philip Sherman, the founder, was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He married Elizabeth Lawton. From Peleg Sherman the line of descent to Peleg Humphrey Sherman, of the ninth American generation, is through Peleg (2) Sherman, son of Peleg (i) Sherman, born 1666, and his wife, Alice (Fish) Sherman; their son, Peleg (3) Sherman, born 1704, who married, in 1731, Bathsheba Sherman; their son, Peleg (4) Sherman, born February 11, 1744, died 1776; married, in Dartmouth, Massachu- setts, Sarah Kirby, daughter of Thomas Kirby. Mrs. Sherman married (second) in 1780, David Wing. Peleg (4) Sherman owned the farm on the road from South Westport to Horseneck, where is still standing the famous William Ricketson house built in 1680 and one of the oldest dwellings with a stone chimney in New England. On this farm the Sherman family located. The line is continued through their son, Thomas Sherman, born 1775, died October 27, 1845, ^"d his wife, Meri- bah (Allen) Sherman, daughter of Ebenezer Allen; their son, Peleg (5) Sherman, born October 10, 1804, a farmer and carpenter, and his wife, Hannah P. (Case) Sherman, whom he married, December 7, 1829. Among their children was Charles F., of whom further. Charles F. Sherman, father of Peleg Humphrey Sherman, was born in Westport, Bristol county, Massachusetts, March 10, 1835, and died November 11, 1915. He was a well educated man, and for twenty-one years taught the winter term of the Westport public school. He owned a farm, which he cultivated many years, and was one of the respected, substantial men of the town. He was a Republican in politics, was a member of the school committee, and constable for many years. Mr. 3o8 NEW BEDFORD Sherman married Martha W. Snell, born in Westport, Massachusetts, July i6, 1842, died December 26, 1896, daughter of Humphrey W. and Clarinda (Potter) Snell, of Westport. They were the parents of two children: Maria L., became the wife of Menzo S. Loucks, of Mountain Vieu, California, by whom she has two children, namely, Charles Ernest and Ray Sherman Loucks ; and Peleg Humphrey, of whom further. ■ Peleg Humphrey Sherman, only son of Charles E. and Martha W. (Snell) Sherman, was born on the home farm in Westport, Bristol county, Massachusetts, April 28, 1866. He was educated in the public school taught by his father, and in the intervals of school life, until six- teen years of age, he remained his father's farm assistant. He then began learning the trade of mason, at which he worked for a time before decid- ing to become a funeral director. He took up his residence in New York, there becoming proficient in the art of embalming by a thorough career in the Renouard College, graduating in 1903, and then located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he has since been in business as funeral director, his establishment located at No. 506 County street. He is mas- ter of his business, is most courteous, considerate and thoughtful, per- forming his duties with a quiet dignity and with as little obtrusiveness as possible. He is a popular member of the Masonic order, being a past master of Star in the East Lodge, of New Bedford, and holds all degrees of chapter, council and commandery. He is a member of Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and is highly re- garded by the brethren, companions, sir knights and nobles of these bodies. His clubs are the Masonic, Pilgrim and Brooks, his politics Re- publican, and his church the North Congregational. Mr. Sherman married, in New Bedford, September 20, 1894, Hannah F. Davis, born in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, daughter of Captain Joshua V. and Elizabeth (Wilson) Davis, her father a whaling captain. Cap- tain and Mrs. Davis were the parents of Joshua V., Jr., Elizabeth W., and Hannah F., now Mrs. Sherman. ARNOLD CARR GARDNER. With a capital of $3,000,000 and the largest employer of labor in the New Bedford district, and the largest producer of combed cotton yarns in the world, the Manomet Mills, through its treasurer, transacts a volume of business enormous in its extent. The new mill, completed in 1917, raises the company's number of hands employed to two thousand and four hundred, and its spindles in operation to two hundred and four thousand, their product being combed cotton yarns. The control of the finances of such a corporation demands a man of high quality, not alone one skilled as a financier, but having qualities of leadership, one broad of vision and of a progressive, well-balanced mind. The treasurer's office is a vital spot in most corporations and a penurious grasping policy may bring disaster as surely and as quickly as a policy which never considers NEW BEDFORD 309 expense or provides ways and means intelligently. The Manomet pos- sesses in Mr. Gardner a man well qualified for the treasurer's office, a man of financial ability, high business quality, honorable, upright and efificient. He came to the position through years of preparation in re- sponsible positions with other companies of varying kind, but each con- tributing to the training needed to produce the financier and able man of affairs. He comes of ancient New England family, Gardners and Gardi- ners being found from earliest days. He is a son of Darius P. Gardner, clothier and outfitter for whalers. He died in 1899, at the age of sixty- six. He was an ardent Democrat, a man of character, highly esteemed. He married Frances M. Taber, of Acushnet, who survives him at the age of eighty-four, she born July 21, 1833. They were the parents of Arnold Carr, of further mention ; Mary, born 1862, married, in 1892, Edward S. Brown, of New Bedford ; Lucy Bartlett. born in 1866, married Frederick R. Emmart, of Boston, and died in 1906; William B., treasurer of the Nashawena Mills, of New Bedford. Arnold Carr Gardner was born in New Bedford, December 14, 1869. He attended public schools and in 1888 completed his high school course with graduation. He began business life as clerk with Frederick Swift, a whaling merchant, remaining four years. The next two years he was clerk in the offices of the Coastwise Transportation Company, going from that company to the Dartmouth & Westport Street Railway Company, being treasurer of that company and of the Union Street Railway Com- pany, remaining five years. He then became assistant manager of J. C. Rhodes & Company, Incorporated, eyelet manufacturers. He continued in that position for three years, then for a year was with the New Eng- land Cotton Yarn Company of New Bedford, becoming treasurer of the Manomet Mills in October, 1903, and has had a prominent part in the upbuilding of that corporation now operating three mills. He is a Re- publican in politics, a member of the Dartmouth, Wamsutta, Country and Yacht clubs of New Bedford, Seapint Club, Osterville, Massachu- setts, and Scott Fish and Game Club, Quebec, Canada. The sport he most enjoys is boating. He is a member of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, and stands high as an authority on cotton mill finance. JAMES THOMSON. As the newly appointed treasurer of the Fairhaven Mills, Mr. Thom- son made the acquaintance of his fellow cotton manufacturing officials early in 1917, and the months which he has since passed in that office have confirmed the favorable impression then created. He came to the Fairhaven Mills from the Harmony Mills of Cohoes, New York, but his business life had been spent in New York City mainly with a commis- sion dry goods house. There he acquired a close familiarity with cotton goods and mill financial problems, so that he was able to step at once 3IO NEW BEDFORD into a treasurer's position and has since been either treasurer or agent of cotton mills. He is a son of James Thomson, born in Scotland, who came to the United States when a young man, became a successful mer- chant of New York City, and several years prior to his death had so arranged his finances that he retired. He married Phoebe Vreeland, born in New Jersey, a descendant of the old Holland emigrant of that name, who early came to New Amsterdam and founded a family. James Thomson, son of James and Phoebe (Vreeland) Thomson, was born in New York City, September 19, 1867, and there pursued courses of public school study extending through grammar school. The first twenty-five years of his business life were spent with the Minot Dry Goods Commission House, beginning as office boy and through a series of promotions coming to responsible position. In 1907 he resigned to become assistant to the treasurer of the Dwight Manufacturing Com- pany, in 191 1 became treasurer of the Arnold Print Works of New York City, and in 1913 went to Cohoes, New York, as agent of the Harmony Mills. There he remained until 1917, becoming treasurer of the Fair- haven Mills, New Bedford, February 15, 1917. He is a member of the Fort Orange Club of Albany, New York, the Art Club of Boston, the Wamsutta and Country clubs of New Bedford. EVERETT MORTON CUSHMAN. At the bottom of one of the panels of the Forefathers Monument at Plymouth, Massachusetts, is this statement: "Robert Cushman who chartered the May Flower and was active and prominent in securing the success of the Pilgrim Enterprise came in the Fortune 1621." This was the ancestor of the Taunton Cushman family to which Everett Morton Cushman, Herbert Ellsworth Cushman, William A. Cushman, brothers and prominent business men of New Bedford, belong. Robert Cushman, after coming in 1621, returned to England on business of the colony and died there in 1626. His son, Thomas Cushman, born in England, in 1608, he left in Plymouth in the care of Governor Bradford. Thomas Cush- man became an important man in the Plymouth colony, was an elder of the church for forty-three years, and his gravestone on Burial Hill calls him, "That precious servant of God." He married Mary Allerton, of the "Mayflower," and together they walked life's pathway for fifty-five years, she surviving him ten years. He died December 10, 1691, in his eighty-fourth year. Thomas (2) Cushman, son of Deacon Thomas (i) and Mary (Aller- ton) Cushman, lived to be eighty-nine; his years were from 1637 to 1726. He married (first) Ruth, daughter of John Howland, and (second) in 1679, Abigail Fuller, of Rehoboth. Their son, Benjamin Cushman, lived on a part of his father's farm in Plympton and both he and his first wife, Sarah (Eaton) Cushman, were members of the Plympton church. He was succeeded by his son, Jabez Cushman, he by his son, Zebedee Cush- NEW BEDFORD 311 man, who settled in Taunton, Massachusetts, after his marriage to Sarah Padelford, of that city. They were the parents of Alvah Cushman, born in Taunton, who married Sally Leonard, a woman of strong, forceful character, daughter of William Leonard. They were the parents of Horatio Leonard Cushman, an eminent business man and city official, and of William H. Cushman, father of Everett Morton Cushman, of New Bedford, superintendent of the Holmes Manufacturing Company. William H. Cushman was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Novem- ber 21, 1839, and there died August 27, 1901. For many years he was a nail and tack maker with his brother, David, but later became a mem- ber of Taunton's Fire Department, ranking as captain. His health failed and he resigned, living retired for several years prior to his death. He was a member and an official of Alfred Baylies Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and a man greatly beloved by all who knew him and there were few in Taunton who did not. He married Joanna Harlow Paine, born October 12, 1840, who survives him, residing in New Bed- ford. She is a daughter of John B. and Rebecca (Reed) Paine, her mother a daughter of Levi and Lucy (Doten) Reed, of Plymouth. The children of William H. Cushman: Henry P., died young; Herbert Ells- worth, treasurer and general manager of the Morse Twist Drill and Machine Company ; Albert Francis, died aged twenty years ; William Alvah, of the Morse Twist Drill and Machine Company ; Jennie Edith, married Lewis Bright Barker ; Everett Morton, of further mention ; Grace Reed, died young; Bessie May, married Francis N. Smith, and re- sides in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Everett Morton Cushman, of the ninth generation of this old Pilgrim family, son of William H. and Joanna H. (Paine) Cushman, was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, February 16, 1876, and was there educated, finishing in high school with graduation class of 1894. He then came to New Bedford, entered the employ of the Dartmouth Manufacturing Company, and for five and one-half years was employed in the carding room, thoroughly mastering the business. He then spent two and one- half years as "second hand" of the carding room of a Natick, Rhode Island, mill, rising to the position of assistant superintendent. He then returned to New Bedford as superintendent of the Manomet Mills, re- signing after six years' service, to become superintendent of the Holmes Manufacturing Company, which is his present position. The Holmes Manufacturing Company in its single mill employs twelve hundred hands in the manufacture of fine combed yarns, gassed, mercerized, bleached and dyed. The company is a large dividend payer and is ably managed in office and mill. Mr. Cushman is a Republican in politics, and a mem- ber of the Wamsutta Club. He is highly regarded in manufacturing circles and holds the respect of those above and below him in rank. He married, in Natick, Rhode Island, July 19, 1905, Adelaide Louise Miner, born in South Swansea, Massachusetts, July 3, 1884, her parents later moving to Natick. She is a daughter of Howard E. Miner, born in 312 NEW BEDFORD North Stonington, Connecticut, in 183 1, died September 22, 1914, a farmer, and his wife, Josephine (Buten) Miner, of New York, born in 1844, and yet living. Mr. and Mrs. Cushman are the parents of a son, Robert Miner Cushman, born October 16, 1906. EDMUND WRIGHT BOURNE. For nearly thirty of his years, fifty-six, Edmund Wright Bourne has occupied the cashier's desk in the New Bedford Safe Deposit and Trust Company and seems as much the man of middle age as ever. As prepara- tion, he spent seven years in the wild free life of the Kansas cattle coun- try and there built up the splendid constitution that has withstood thirty years of a confining bank position. He is a son of George A. Bourne, of New Bedford, a captain of Home Guards, major of militia and an active business man, a descendant of Thomas Bourne, "the Eldest of the Marsh- field settlers and a patriarch of its Eden," who Savage says, "probably came from Kent, England, bringing family. He was of substance and repute." He was buried May 11, 1664, aged eighty-three years. His wife, Elizabeth, was buried July 18, 1660, aged seventy years. From the "patriarch" of Marshfield sprang a large family, now found in all parts of the United States. His daughters married, one to a son of Gov- ernor Bradford, another a Tracy, another a Smith, another a Winslow and another a Tilden, these collateral lines all tracing to the "patriarch." His only son John is the source from which all of the name spring who trace to Thomas Bourne. John Bourne succeeded to the homestead in Marshfield, a property which later than 1854 was owned in the family, its possessor then being the venerable John Bourne, a descendant of the fifth American genera- tion, who died in October, 1859, a centenarian and Revolutionary patriot. John Bourne married Alice Besbedge or Besbeesh, his the second mar- riage recorded on the town books. The line of descent is through their son, Thomas Bourne, and his first wife, Elizabeth (Rouse) Bourne; their son, Josiah Bourne, "A man of small stature but of good practical sense, determination and perseverance who made the hills and valleys laugh and shine with their abundance ;" his son, Ebenezer Bourne, a man of promi- nence in Pembroke, Massachusetts, and his wife, Abigail (Newcomb) Bourne, who died aged one hundred years, six months, three days ; their son, Deacon Abner Bourne, deacon of the First Congregational Church of Middleboro and captain of a company in the Revolution in active service in Rhode Island, and his wife, Mary (Torrey) Bourne; their son, Abner (2) Bourne, who is said to have started the first cotton factory in the State of Maine, and his wife, Abigail (Williams) Bourne, they the parents of George A. Bourne, and grandparents of Edmund Wright Bourne, of the ninth American generation. George A. Bourne was born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 12, 1814, and died in New Bedford. He attended Boston schools until he NEW BEDFORD 313 was eighteen, then became a money broker's clerk. In 1835 he came to New Bedford, engaging in the book and stationery business, first on Union street, then in a store in Liberty Hall building, continuing until 1850 when a partnership with Charles Almy was made and an auction business developed. A few years later the firm dissolved, Mr. Bourne continuing in business as a real estate dealer and auctioneer. The firm of George A. Bourne & Son was formed in 1889, and flourished. Mr. Bourne later retired, leaving his son, Standish, as sole owner. He was a successful dealer and largely instrumental in the upbuilding of Nonquitt. He was a member of the Common Council in 1856 and president of that body ; director of the Protecting Society in 1844-45 > captain of the City Guard in 1852 and during the Civil War; also a major of Massachusetts militia; trustee of the New Bedford Institution for Savings; treasurer of the Unitarian Society for twelve years ; a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and everywhere he was known was highly re- garded. George A. Bourne married, in 1835, Lucy Randall Standish, born August 13, 1818, daughter of Levi and Lucy (Randall) Standish, a descendant of the eighth generation of the family founded in New Eng- land by Captain Myles Standish of the "Mayflower," Plymouth's first military captain. Edmund Wright Bourne, youngest of the twelve children of George A. and Lucy Randall (Standish) Bourne, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 23, 1861. His first school experience was in Miss Walker's School in Sycamore street and Mrs. Knight's School, after which he attended Parker street school, going thence to Friends' Acad- emy. He finished his studies at Bryant & Stratton's Business College in Boston, with class of 1880, and at once entered business life, going west to Kiowa, Kansas, where for seven years he was engaged in placing loans on cattle and western farms for eastern capital. He covered the cattle country as far west as Albuquerque, New Mexico, and lived the wild life of the open. Seven years were thus spent, but that form of in- vestment becoming unpopular with eastern capital, he returned East and in 1889 was elected cashier of the New Bedford Safe Deposit and Trust Company, a post he yet fills, time being twenty-eight years later. The developing tendencies of his life in the west were not alone physi- cal, but there he learned lessons of determination, self-reliance and perseverance in the face of obstacles that have been reflected in his own life. He is president of the New Bedford Clearing House Association, director of the Taber Manufacturing Company, and interested in many New Bedford business enterprises. He was for three years a member of the executive board of the Massachusetts Bankers' Association. He is a member of Wamsutta and Dartmouth clubs, attends the Unitarian church, and in political faith is a Republican. In 1917 he was a member of the executive board of the Liberty Loan Committee of New Bedford. He is a man of generous, kindly nature, and highly esteemed by his many friends. 314 NEW BEDFORD Mr. Bourne married, October 20, 1898, Emma C. Taber, daughter of Charles and Sarah J. (Howland) Taber. They are the parents of Standish Taber, born February 13, 1900; Catherine Howland, Decem- ber 31, 1901 ; Richard Williams, July 29, 1903, Edmund Wright (2), June 26, 1905. FRED W. STEELE. While employed in the Howland Mill, Mr. Steele attended night classes at New Bedford Textile School, and to the practical work of the day added special technical study, acquiring knowledge which in due season brought him higher rank and greater opportunities. He came from a family of mill men, his father an overseer, and from him the boy drew the inspiration to fit himself for higher position. We love to call America the "land of opportunity" and it is, but the opportunity, while open to all, is only accepted by the few and failures abound on every hand. Mr. Steele possessed not only the required ambition but the nec- essary stamina to pursue night study while other young men of his acquaintance passed the evening hours in pleasure. It was the spirit which won, not the fact that it was America in which it was exhibited ; it would have won anywhere. Fred W. Steele was born in Lonsdale, Rhode Island, June 27, 1878, son of William R. Steele, born 1852, died 1905, who was a mill overseer, and his wife, Elizabeth J. (Anderson) Steele, born in 1856, died in 1899. In 1884 the family moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where the lad was attending the public schools until grammar school courses were com- pleted. He then became a mill worker, and later entered a night class at New Bedford Textile School, continuing until his purpose in entering was effected. From the Howland Mill he went to the Grinnell Mill as second hand in the carding room, there remaining until appointed over- seer of the West Boylston Company Mill at Easthampton, Massachu- setts, in charge of the carding department. From Easthampton he went to the Burgess Mill, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, again as overseer of card- ing, then was for a time selling agent for the Howard & Bullock Com- pany, mill machinery, that position followed by his appointment as super- intendent of Weypoyset Mill, Central Falls, Rhode Island. His next service was with the Fisher Manufacturing Company, of Fisherville, Massachusetts, as agent, a position he held until March 12, 1916, when he returned to New Bedford as treasurer and agent of the Booth Manu- facturing Company, manufacturers of plain and novelties, having two mills employing six hundred hands. As a member of Battery E, First Regiment, Heavy Artillery, Massa- chusetts National Guard, Mr. Steele served an enlistment period of three years, retiring with an honorable discharge. His business journeying around the State, as indicated, has involved frequent change of residence, his Masonic memberships being acquired as legal residence was gained (^^^^)^^=^ NEW BEDFORD 315 in the different cities. He is a master Mason of Abraham H. Rowland, Jr., Lodge, New Bedford, Massachusetts; a companion of Tyrian Chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons, Millbury, Massachusetts; a cryptic Mason of Hiram Council, Worcester, Massachusetts ; and a sir knight of Worces- ter County Commander}', Knights Templar, also of Worcester, Massa- chusetts. He holds the thirty-second degree. Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Massachusetts Consistory, of Boston, and is a noble of Palestine Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Providence, Rhode Island. His social club is the Wamsutta. He is a director of the Southern New Eng- land Textile Club, a Republican in politics, and an attendant of the Bap- tist church. Mr. Steele married in New Bedford, March 19, 1902, Lillian M. Bailey, born in New Bedford, August 24, 1881, daughter of William and Mary (Tuckerell) Bailey, both now residents of New Bedford. Mr. and Mrs. Steele are the parents of Allen C, born September i, 1903; Donald A., born March 5, 1905 ; Dorothy K., born October 9, 1910. CHARLES HAYDEN ROBBINS. When Mil! No. 3 of Manomet group went into commission it made that corporation the largest employer of labor in the New Bedford mill section, two thousand four hundred hands being the number employed in the manufacture of combed cotton yarns. The opening of Mill No. 3 also brought in clearer view Charles H. Robbins, who was chosen to superintend the new mill, that, however, not being a new rank for him, for since 1909 he had been superintendent of Mill No. 2, of the Manomet trio, coming to New Bedford from Holyoke, Massachusetts, and the American Thread Company. He is a native son of New Jersey, his an- cestors long seated in that State. Charles Hayden Robbins was born in Newark, New Jersey, Novem- ber 26, 1865, and was there educated in the excellent grade and high schools of the city. At the age of sixteen he began his long connection with cotton manufacturing, his start being made as an office boy with the Williamantic Linen Company, Willimantic, Connecticut. From office boy he advanced to clerk, then mastered draughting and passed to the mechanical engineering department, finally becoming chief engi- neer. Through his years of preparation for high position Mr. Robbins refused no task that came in the way of duty and gained an expert knowledge of every process of thread manufacture. Eighteen years were passed with the Williamantic Thread Company, the novice of six- teen passing out the expert of thirty-four. From the Willimantic Com- pany he went to the Hadley Mill at Holyoke as superintendent, that mill then having passed under the control of the American Thread Company. He remained in Holyoke ten years, until 1909, his last posi- tion, superintendent of Merrick Mill No. 5. In 1909 he came to New Bedford to enter the employ of the Manomet Mills, that corporation then 3i6 NEW BEDFORD having two mills, Mr. Robbins becoming superintendent of Mill No. 2. In 1917 Mill No. 3 was completed and the company capitalized at $3,000,000, becoming in point of hands employed the greatest in the dis trict. As superintendent of the new No. 3 Mill, Mr. Robbins has a perfect, modernly-equipped cotton mill under his direction and the mill a thoroughly modern, capable superintendent. BENJAMIN WOODSOME. While a native son of New Hampshire, Mr. Woodsome, superin- tendent of the New Bedford Cotton Mill Corporation, came when a lad to New Bedford, attended her public schools, and since his seventeenth year has been a worker in her cotton mills, beginning as clerk and rising through many promotions to his present position, superintendent. He is a son of Wallace and Marietta (Nourse) Woodsome, of Bethlehem. New Hampshire, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, his parents now residing in the last named city. Benjamin Woodsome was born in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, September 7, 1885, and obtained his education in the public schools of Boston and New Bedford, Massachusetts. At the age of seventeen years, in 1902, he entered manufacturing life as a clerk in the offices of the New England Cotton Yarn Company, there remaining two years, but transferring to the factory department. In 1904 he went to the Nonquitt Mill as "third hand" in a department, remaining with that mill four years. He came to the New Bedford Cotton Mill Corporation in 1908 as "second hand," and after promotion to the post of overseer, and proving his quality was advanced to the position he now holds, superin- tendent, in September, 1913. The corporation operates one mill in which seventy-three thousand spindles, one thousand four hundred looms and six hundred and fifty hands are engaged in the manufacture of fine cotton goods. Mr. Woodsome came to his position through high merit, has fairly earned and ably fills it and is highly esteemed by management and operatives. He is a Republican in politics, a member of the Masonic order and of the Dartmouth Club, enjoys life in the open and with gun and rod usually spends his vacation periods in the "wild places." He married, in August, 1910, Ada Morehouse, daughter of James and Margaret (Taylor) Morehouse, of New Bedford. Mr. and Mrs. Woodsome are the parents of a son, Dana, born August 16, 1912. EDWARD EVERETT FRANKLIN POTTER. At the age of eighteen, after graduation from high school, Mr. Potter began his business life as a Western Union employee. From that time he has been continuously in good position in New Bedford, the city of his birth, education and business experience. He is a son of Gc^^^,:^ Qy^ /^tSS^ NEW BEDFORD 317 Warren S. Potter, of Westport birth, and a grandson of Restcome Pot- ter, born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, this branch descending from Na- thaniel Potter, born in England, who was admitted an inhabitant of the Island of Aquidneck, April 30, 1639, and died before 1644. From Rhode Island the family came to the town of Dartmouth, Bristol county, Massachusetts, an important branch settling there. Restcome Potter was of the Tiverton, Rhode Island, branch, but joined his relatives in Westport where his son, Warren S., was born. He was a farmer and carpenter, a strict church member and a good man. He died June 27, 1864, aged seventy-seven years, eleven months, twenty-one days. He married Edith Gilford, who died March 3, 1872, aged eighty-two years, ten months. Children : Charles, Lyman, Rachel, Warren Sherman, of further mention ; Pardon, Perry, Delilah, Clarinda, Edwin R., Elias. Warren Sherman Potter was born in Westport, September 11, 1817, and died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, June 2, 1876. He was an expert mechanic, equally so as a worker in wood or metal. He was a carpenter, gas fitter, steam fitter, engineer, and for several years was engineer at the old Gosnold Rolling Mills in New Bedford. He married Margaret Potter, born in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, January 3, 1825, died in New Bedford, December 31, 1916, daughter of Holder Potter, who died August 24, 1870, aged eighty-one years, seven months, and his wife, Hannah Potter, who died August 4, 1876, aged eighty-two years, five months, both members of the Society of Friends. Children of Warren Sherman and Margaret (Potter) Potter: Charles W. H., born November 3, 1844, residing at No. 47 Chestnut street. New Bedford; Herbert ; and Edward E. F., of further mention. Edward E, F. Potter, youngest son of Warren Sherman and Mar- garet (Potter) Potter, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Decem- ber 22, 1858, and has ever been a resident of his native city, honored and respected as boy and man. He passed through all grades of the public schools, finishing at high school, graduate of class of 1876. In the autumn of the same year he entered the service of the Western Union Telegraph Company, at their office at the southeast corner of Water and Center streets, and there remained nearly ten years, resigning May I, 1886, to take a position as meter man with the Edison Electric Illumi- nating Company, the company offices being on Middle street. A year later he became a bookkeeper for the same company, and also kept a set of books for the New Bedford Cooperative Bank, and when the Acush- net Cooperative Bank was formed under the same management added to his labors the hooks of that institution. When in 1890 the elec- tric and gas companies consolidated as the New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Company, Mr. Potter continued with the consolidation as bookkeeper and so continues, having been with the company and its predecessor a period of over thirty-one years. May i, 1886, August i, 1917. In addition to the duties of his position Mr. Potter, as stated. 3i8 NEW BEDFORD was for years engaged in clerical service and has long served the New Bedford Cooperative Bank as a director and vice-president, and the Acushnet Cooperative Bank as a director. He is a member of the Star of the East Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and of Acushnet Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a member of the Stetson Club, of the New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Company, the Brooks and the Pilgrim clubs. He is a Republican in political prefer- ence, but has never desired nor accepted public office. For twenty-seven years he has made his summer home at Bay View, where he built a cottage, and in motor boating and fishing finds great enjoyment. Mr. Potter married, in New Bedford, September ii, 1882, Ellen Francena Woodward, born in East Providence. Rhode Island, December 27, 1861, daughter of Frederick Bayles Woodward, a shoe manufacturer of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and his wife, Sarah Cordelia (Harvey) Woodward, both born in Taunton, Massachusetts. WANTON MARTIN GLADDING. When Mr. Gladding came to the Aiorse Twist Drill & ^Machine Company in 1903, he brought the wide experience of the mechanic, trained in technical school, private manufacturing works and government shops. He had served a regular apprenticeship as machinist and tool maker, his mechanical skill was of the highest order and he had the mental ability which made his mechanical skill doubly effective. It was his combination of mental and mechanical ability which marked him for promotion, and as superintendent of the great plant of the Morse Twist Drill & Machine Company at New Bedford, he has demonstrated his capacity for managerial position. He is a native son of Rhode Island, son of Henry G. and Matilda (Wilkey) Gladding, of Newport, his father a boat builder and sail maker. Wanton M. Gladding was born in Newport, Rhode Island, January ID, 1874, and there obtained a public school education. Early deciding upon his career he entered an evening technical school at Providence, Rhode Island, there graduating in 1893. During the period, 1891-93, he was also working as an apprentice in the Brown & Sharpe Manu- facturing Company's shops in Providence, and there continued for two years after graduation from technical school, completing a four years' term and emerging a skilled worker in metals, his legal freedom coming the same year. He had progressed very rapidly and during his last year was practically a journeyman, performing all tasks, even the most difficult. From the Brown & Sharpe Company, he entered govern- ment service at the Newport Naval Station in the manufacturing depart- ment. There he was employed as a machinist for eight years, 1895- 1903, leaving to accept appointment as foreman of a department of the Morse Twist Drill & Machine Company's plant at New Bedford. He NEW BEDFORD 319 continued in that position three years, until 1906, when he was appointed superintendent of the entire plant, being but thirty-two years of age when he accepted that heavy responsibility. Eleven years have since intervened, and as the company has enlarged and expanded so has Mr. Gladding grown and developed, the superintendent's ofifice being one of strong, well managed departments of a wonderful manufacturing busi- ness, founded in New Bedford in 1865, by Stephen A. Morse, whose principal capital at that time was a United States patent for the making of a twist drill. All the civilized world is now a market for the products of the company, and frequent extra dividends are the lot of the stock- holders. The position Mr. Gladding holds has been fairly won by him, and great as are its responsibilities he fully measures up to its require- ments. Mr. Gladding is a lover of the out-of-door sports, motoring, boat- ing and golf, his clubs, the New Bedford Yacht, Country, Brooks and Julian. He is a Republican in politics, attends the Trinitarian church, the Masonic order and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is also a member of associations of a business and technical nature, among which is the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and wherever known is highly esteemed. He married in Newport, Rhode Island, February 18, 1897, Sadiean K. Kaull, daughter of Henry Augustus and Frances (Stevens) Kaull. Mr. and Mrs. Gladding are the parents of a son. Wanton Elgar, born October 26, 1901, a student at high school, and a daughter, Sadiean Kaull, born September 4, 1906. WILLIAM T. READ. The same self-reliant spirit which led Mr. Read, a boy of fifteen, out into the world, remained with him during his four years' absence from New Bedford, and has ever been one of his valuable assets. He has never retreated from any duty assigned him or voluntarily assumed, and in the hard school of experience has developed his resources of mind and body. He in one of the men who constitute the official personnel of that great New Bedford corporation, the Morse Twist Drill and Ma- chine Company, has risen from the grade of clerk to the important post of purchasing agent. He is a son of Clement and Mary C. (Johnson) Read, his father an instructor and chemist. William T. Read was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, April 8, 1883, and is yet (1917) a resident of his native city. He attended the public schools until he was fifteen years of age, then went to Richmond, Virginia, where he spent four years in clerical work. He returned to New Bedford, in 1902, and entered the employ of the Morse Twist Drill and Machine Company, as clerk, his association with that company still continuing. Through sheer ability he impressed himself upon the busi- ness to an extent that could not be overlooked, and within a few years 320 NEW BEDFORD he was advanced through other grades to the post of purchasing agent, a promotion both earned and deserved. Mr. Read is a Democrat in political preference, an attendant of the Protestant Episcopal church, member of the Wamsutta and Country clubs. Mr. Read married, July 19, 1909, Sarah Hicks, daughter of Herbert E. and Clara E. (Allen) Hicks. Mr. and Mrs. Read are the parents of a daughter, Mary Hicks, born in New Bedford, February 19, 191 1. JAMES OTIS THOMPSON, JR. When the Pierce Mill started in December, 1892, James Otis Thomp- son, Jr., now agent for the New Bedford Cotton Mills Corporation, began his career as a cotton mill worker. The quarter of a century which has since intervened have been years of progress and expansion for him as well as for the business he embraced, and he has become an important figure in the afifairs of the corporation he so ably serves and guides in its dividend earning course. He is a son of James Otis Thompson, Sr., of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and grandson of Amasa Thompson. James Otis Thompson, Sr., born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, in 1835, died in 1902. In business life he was an express messenger, and was a veteran of the Civil War, member of the local Grand Army Post. He married Elizabeth Helen Simmons, born in Dighton, Massachusetts, in 1838, died in 1910. Their children were: Frederick Boomer, born in New Bedford, December 10, 1866, married, in 1899, Adelaide Cleary ; Grace Eaton, born December 17, 1868, married, in 1896, William E. James ; James Otis, Jr., of further mention. James Otis Thompson, Jr. was born in New Bedford, Massachu- setts, October 2, 1871. After passing all grades of public school, he was graduated from high school, class of 1889. After graduation, he was em- ployed in the photographic studio of Hadley & Reed until December, 1892, acquiring a good knowledge of that art. With the building of the Pierce Mill, in 1892, a good opportunity oflfered to learn the business and he accepted it. He remained there until June, 1894, and then went to the Wamsutta Mills, there receiving promotions to the post of cotton sampler and cost figurer, the latter position embracing that of assis- tant superintendent. In October, 1897, he was appointed superintendent of the Wamsutta Mills, Numbers 6 and 7, serving in that capacity until 1899, then becoming superintendent of the yarn mills of this corpora- tion. Numbers i. 2 and 3. In June, 1902, he was promoted to the superin- tendency of W'amsutta Mills, Numbers 4 and 5, succeeding Mr. John Neild. He resigned this position to accept the superintendency of the Wampanoag Mills in Fall River, Massachusetts, in April, 1905, having full charge of the mills without an agent. He continued in this posi- tion until June, 1909, then resigned to accept the superintendent's posi- tion of the New Bedford Cotton Mills Corporation, which had just been NEW BEDFORD 321 organized and the erection of the buildings being then in process. He continued in that position until 1914, then was appointed agent and so continues (1917). The New Bedford Cotton Mills Corporation is a million dollar corporation, and manufactures fine cotton goods, plain and fancies. They employ six hundred and eighty operators who tend the seventy-three thousand spindles and fourteen hundred looms. Mr. Thompson is also a director of the New Bedford and Acushnet Co- operative banks, of the corporation of which he is agent, also trustee, director and clerk of the New Bedford Textile School. In politics, Mr. Thompson is a Republican, but never sought nor held public office. From 1894 to 1897 he was a member of the Naval Brigade, Massachusetts National Guard. He is a member of the Massa- chusetts Republican Club, the National Association of Cotton Manu- facturers, the Textile Club of Boston, Southern New England Textile ulub of Providence, Old Dartmouth Historical Society of New Bedford, the Brooks, Wamsutta and Country clubs of New Bedford. He holds all degrees of the York Rite bodies, affiliated with Star in the East Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; Adoniram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; Sutton Commandery, Knights Templar, all of New Bedford. His Council membership is with the Fall River organization. He is also a noble of Palestine Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Provi- dence, Rhode Island. His Scottish Rite bodies are : Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Mt. Olivet Chapter Rose Croix, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, and Massachusetts Consistory, all of Boston, he holding all degrees of the rite up to and including the thirty-second. Mr. Thompson married, in New Bedford, June 14, 1899, Mary Elizabeth Baker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, April 18, 1872, daughter of Ephraim D. and Georgianna Baker. They are the parents of two children : Philip Eaton, born May 2, 1902, preparing for Harvard at St. George's School, Newport, Rhode Island ; Louise, born October 23. 1903, attending New Bedford Friends Academy. ARTHUR A. NOEL. From the age of sixteen, Mr. Noel has been connected with the business life of his native city, New Bedford, through the medium of the Automatic Telephone Company, beginning as a night operator, and rising to his present position of superintendent, a position which he has most satisfactorily filled since 1915, and to his ability as a superintendent and to his genius at invention and improvement, the New Bedford branch of the corporation controlling this most modern invention, the automatic telephone, owes a measure of its success. His experience has gained in similar work in the Fall River Exchange of the Automatic Company, and in Chicago, Illinois, with Automatic Electric Company, N B-21 322 NEW BEDFORD but his initial experience was with the home company, and when the aims for which he went away were fulfilled, and the broadening experi- ence gained, he returned to fill his present responsible position. Arthur A. Noel is a son of Bartholomew Noel, now deceased, a former real estate dealer in New Bedford. Arthur A. Noel was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, May 5, 1888, and in the city public schools obtained his education. At the age of sixteen years he left high school to enter the employ of the New Bed- ford Automatic Telephone Company, beginning as an operator on the night force and there serving an apprenticeship of three years. During these years he became an expert in the automatic telephone business, thoroughly familiar with the machines used, their construction and their weakness. From New Bedford he was transferred to the Fall River Automatic Telephone Company, as assistant superintendent, later, in 1910, was appointed superintendent, and there continued until 1914, building up a strong office there. The next year was spent in Chicago with the Automatic Electric Company of that city, after which he re- turned to New Bedford, where he succeeded to the superintendency of the New Bedford Automatic Telephone Company in 1915, upon the resignation of Mr. Brinkley. During his years of automatic telephone service, Mr. Noel has seen where the system could be strengthened and to his genius several im- provements are due, particular mention being made of his very success- ful improvement to the automatic ringing up of subscribers, a new system of party line operation, an improved method of management, re- sulting in greater efficiency. The automatic telephone is a success, al- though practically in its infancy, and in its young, but earnest. New Bedford superintendent, and in men of his stamp lies the system's hope of becoming a formidable rival of the Bell systems. Mr. Noel is a member of King Philip Lodge, Masons, of Fall River. CHARLES A. JEWETT. As manager of the Jonathan Handy Company, Nos. 28-30 William street, New Bedford, Mr. Jewett is filling a position left vacant by his brother, William N. Jewett, at his death in 191 1. William N. Jewett assumed the duties of manager upon the death of Jonathan Handy in 1895. The Jonathan Handy Company succeeded Watkins & Handy in the wholesale iron and metal business, established in 1833. The brothers, William N. and Charles A. Jewett, have been in turn managers of this very successful corporation. The former having been with the old firm, Watkins & Handy, remained with Mr. Handy after his pur- chase of Mr. Watkins' interest and succeeded to the management when Mr. Handy died. Thus for considerably over a quarter of a century Jewetts have been connected with the company, and since 1895 have been NEW BEDFORD 323 the managing heads. The brothers are sons of Nelson E. and Amanda M. (Leavitt) Jewett, who settled in New Bedford when their sons were children, and grandsons of Joshua Jewett, of New Hampshire. Nelson E. Jewett was born April 15, 1839, and died February 24, IQ14. He was an expert machinist, pursued his calling in Amherst and Nashua, New Hampshire ; Lowell, Massachusetts ; Providence, Rhode Island; finally settling permanently in New Bedford where for twenty- two years he was connected with the Morse Twist Drill and Machine Company. He married, in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Amanda M. Leavitt, born in Kennebec, Maine, August 2, 1841, daughter of William and Elizabeth Leavitt, of ancient Maine family. Nelson E. and Amanda M. Jewett were the parents of two sons: William N. and Charles A., both born in Providence, Rhode Island. William N. Jewett, eldest son of Nelson E. and Amanda M. (Leavitt) Jewett, was born October 29, 1867, and died February 14, 1912. Shortly after 1871 the family moved to New Bedford, where he completed his studies in the high school with the graduation class of 1882. He began business life as clerk in the store of Watkins & Handy, heavy hardware merchants of New Bedford, remained with Mr. Handy after his purchase of the business, and in 1895 succeeded him as manager of the business, now known as the Jonathan Handy Company. He married, in 1893, Edith H., daughter of Captain William Washburn, of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. His connection with the business in which he began, a youth of sixteen, continued for the remainder of his life, a period of thirty years, during which time he rose from the lowest to the highest position, a record of successful achievement only possible in a man of high quality and strong character. Charles A. Jewett, younger son of Nelson E. and Amanda M. (Leavitt) Jewett, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, July 21, 1871, but soon afterward his parents moved to New Bedford and here his life has been spent. After completing grammar school courses he began his career as a business man in the office employ of the Edmund Grinnell Foundry. From that time until 191 1 he held positions in the office and as salesman with Briggs & Laurence, John Hastings, and the Jonathan Handy Company. His connection with the last named com- pany, which began in 1895 as bookkeeper, was continued in the selling department until 191 1, when the death of his brother, William N., manager of the company, created a vacancy that Charles A. Jewett was chosen to fill. Under his management the company has continued its successful career, the Jewett managerial ability still the potent force in that success. The company, located at No. 28 William street, deals in hardware at wholesale and retail ; in iron, steel, blacksmith's supplies, carriage woodwork, wagon paints, etc., those lines having been the staples dealt in since the foundation of the business in 1833. Mr. Jewett is a Republican in politics, a member of the Improved Order of Red 324 NEW BEDFORD Men, John H. Clifford Camp, Sons of Veterans, and of the Congrega- tional church. Mr. Jewett married, in New Bedford, January 28, 1892, Almira A. Vincent, of that city, born September 14, 1874, daughter of Herbert and Hannah (Savery) Vincent, her father a machinist. Mr. and Mrs. Jewett are the parents of six children: i. Millicent A., born August 3, 1895, married Holder B. Tripp, of New Bedford. 2. Doris L., born April 6. 1897, graduate of New Bedford High School, now stenographer for her father. 3. Harold N., born March 20, 1899, graduate of Dart- mouth High School, now a traveling salesman for the Jonathan Handy Company. 4. Eleanor B., born June 6, 1907. 5. Charles A. (2), born January 16, 1914. 6. Elizabeth, bom February 26, 1916. The family home is in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. CHARLES F. F. JONES. When a young man, Mr. Jones came to New Bedford and for a long term of years was engaged with the Mount Washington Glass Company, now consolidated with the Pairpont Manufacturing Company, before coming to the New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Company, of which he is cashier and chief of the office force. He is a son of Francis F. Jones, a shoe merchant of Sandwich, Massachusetts, and his wife, Emily F. (Kern) Jones, who died in 1884. Charles F. F. Jones was born at Sandwich, Massachusetts, January 20, 1865, and was there educated in the public schools and at Sandwich Academy. At the age of eighteen he entered the employ of the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company at their plant at Sandwich, continuing with them for five years. In 1888 he came to New Bedford, entering the ser- vice of the Mount Washington Glass Company, of which William J. Roch was then president, but was succeeded in 1890 by Thomas A. Tripp. The company were manufacturers of the highest standard glass- ware, including a line of decorated lamps, vases and beautiful Burmese ware. Mr. Jones entered the decorative department of the company and for thirteen years remained there, becoming one of the company's artistic decorators. In 1901, Mr. Jones left the Glass Company to enter the employ of the New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Company as clerk. He has remained continuously with that important corporation until the present, advancing in rank to his present position, cashier and office manager, through a series of promotions. He is a Democrat in politics, a Unitarian in religious faith, belongs to the Stetson Club, and is highly esteemed by his associates. Mr. Jones married, in 1888, Sarah L. Chipman, daughter of Major Charles and Elizabeth (Gibbs) Chipman, of Sandwich, Massachusetts. They are the parents of a son, Francis F., born in New Bedford, August 13, 1892, now paymaster in the United States Naval Reserve force, with the rank of ensign. He served in the signal corps of the Second Brigade, Massachusetts. NEW BEDFORD 325 FRANKLIN WINSLOW HATCH. As superintendent of the New Bedford Cordage Company, manu- facturers of manila and sisal cordage and tarred hemp goods. Mr. Hatch is the operating head of the mill, which for three-quarters of a century has manufactured cordage, and although the founders have long .«ince passed away the business they founded and the company they organized yet remains, the mill still occupying its first site "up on the hill" and now as then the product is "good rope." In the year the New Bedford Cordage Company was started there were but few railroads in the United States ; the telegraph had not yet come into public use ; John Tyler was the president of the United States, and the Mexican and Civil wars were yet to be fought. In 1842 a number of shipowners and captains of vessels in New Bedford, which was then the centre of the great whaling industry, de- cided to make rope for use on their own vessels. Their venture was suc- cessful, and their product soon became so favorably known that other shipowners were glad to buy their surplus stock. Therefore, on Febru- ary 2, 1846, the New Bedford Cordage Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Massachusetts "for the purpose of manufactur- ing cordage in the town of New Bedford." There still remain as stock- holders of the company descendants of the officers who were elected at the first meeting of the corporation on April 2, 1846. To this company came Franklin W. Hatch, November i, 1907, as master mechanic, his promotion to superintendent coming in 1913 upon the death of Marshall F. Lewis. He had been connected with the Plym- outh Cordage Company for many years and was thoroughly equipped for the position he fills. Although intensely practical and his own provider from boyhood, he has a decided musical talent and all through the years has kept up his music, playing the cornet in orchestra and band. In fact music is his recreation and one of the great pleasures of his life. He is a son of Charles W. and Almeda Hatch, the latter deceased, the former residing in New Bedford employed in the plant of the New Bedford Cordage Company. Franklin W. Hatch was born in Marshfield, Massachusetts, Febru- ary 13. 1879, but when he was quite young his parents moved to Kings- ton. Massachusetts, where he attended the grade and high schools until fourteen years of age, then against the wishes of his parents he left school to become a clerk in the post office at North Plymouth, Massachusetts. He only remained in the post office a few months, then left to enter the employ of Cobb & Drews Tack Works, at Kingston, his duty to attend one of the tack feeding machines. He continued at the tack works until seventeen years of age, and also began the study of the cornet. He next went with the Plymouth Cordage Company, of North Plymouth, Massa- chusetts, as machinist's apprentice, remaining in that employ for twelve years, rising to the position of foreman of the machine shop. He also 326 NEW BEDFORD kept up his music, was a member of orchestra and band, being the cornet soloist of the band. For one year after leaving the cordage company, Mr. Hatch gave himself wholly to his music, then on November i, 1907, came to New Bedford. His first position in New Bedford was as master mechanic with the New Bedford Cordage Company. Eighteen months later he was made assistant superintendent, and in December, 191 3. succeeded Marshall F. Lewis as superintendent and mill manager. He is thoroughly furnished with the technical knowledge for the position he fills, and by disposition is eminently fitted for managerial station. His religion is the "Golden Rule" and its spirit is carried out in all his dealings with his fellow-men. Kindly, courteous and considerate, he holds the respect and confidence of all those with whom he comes in contact. Mr. Hatch is a member of the Masonic order, belonging to Star in the East Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; Adoniram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; New Bedford Council, Royal and Select Masters ; Sutton Commandery. Knights Templar, Adams Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Kingston, Massachusetts. He was for several years a member of the Trinitarian Church quartette, playing the cornet. He enjoys automobiling and travel, but takes all his pleasures rationally, giving preference to music. Mr. Hatch married in Kingston, Massachusetts, Flora A. Tatlow, born in Nottingham, England, daughter of Arthur E. and Annie Tatlow^ who came to the United States when their daughter was eight years of age. Arthur E. Tatlow is now engaged in the real estate business at Onset, Massachusetts. SHERRARD CLEMENS. Sherrard Clemens was born at Riverview, near Wheeling, Virginia, February 3, 1862. He is a son of the Hon. Sherrard Clemens, Demo- cratic member of Congress from the Tenth District of Virginia. His mother's maiden name was Catherine Elizabeth Dawson, of Madison Parish, Louisiana. Mr. Clemens' father, while a Democrat, was a Union man and against secession. On January 22, 1861, he made a strong speech in the House of Representatives on the state of the Union. He was a lawyer by profession and attended Washington College in Penn- sylvania and West Point Military Academy. He was at West Point at the same time as General U. S. Grant. Just before the outbreak of the Civil War, he fought a duel with O. Jennings Wise, editor of the "Rich- mond Inquiry," from which he received a wound which left him a cripple for life and which finally compelled his withdrawing from politics as well as the practice of law. This unfortunate circumstance, together with conditions existing after the Civil War and the formation of the new State, West Virginia, brought about the removal of the family from the NEW BEDFORD 327 home at Wheeling, West Virginia, to Louisiana. Sherrard Clemens, 2d., on account of his father's health, practically became their main support. He commenced his career upon a plantation in Louisiana, without resources and only such educational advantages as he was able to obtain in the public schools. He remained in Louisiana three years, then, on account of ill health, went to the northwest, remaining there until 1885, at which time he returned south and entered the cotton business at Yazoo City, Mississippi, working his way up through all the branches of the business as classer, buyer and manager for various cotton firms doing both domestic and foreign business. He was sent to New Bedford, Mas- sachusetts, in 1914 as manager of Stewart Brothers Cotton Company's eastern business, office at No. 71 William street. Mr. Clemens is a char- ter member of Lodge No. 148, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, also a member of the Wamsutta Club. New Bedford Yacht Club, Board of Trade and Protestant Episcopal Church, and in politics is a Demo- crat. He married, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, March 6, 1900, Birdie Gallo- way Hilliard, daughter of Frank P. and Hattie Elizabeth (Dyer) Hilli- ard. Mr. and Mrs. Clemens are the parents of Sherrard Clemens, 3rd., born February 15, 1901, and Hilliard Dawson Clemens, born May 23, 1903. The family home is at No. 241 Hawthorne street. New Bedford, Massachusetts. WILLIAM H. JENCKES. In 1906 Mr. Jenckes came to New Bedford as superintendent of the Nonquitt Spinning Company, a corporation operating two mills and em- ploying one thousand and three hundred hands in the manufacture of combed cotton yarns. From the age of eleven years he has been a worker, although until the age of fourteen only his vacations from school were devoted to wage-earning. But at the age of fourteen his school days ended and he entered the ranks in which he has since marched, coming up from the rear and in the constantly advancing rank until reaching his present high position at the age of thirty-one years, a posi- tion he has filled for the past eleven years. He is a son of Andrew N. and Lydia N. Jenckes, his father, who died in 1S84, was head of a team- ing business in Woonsocket, Rhode Lsland, and quite prominent in city political life. His mother died in 1914. William H. Jenckes was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, June 23, 1875, and until fourteen years of age attended grammar school, com- pleting the course. After his father's death in 1884, during the summer school vacations, he began working in the American Wringer Works, formerly the Bailey Company, and at the age of fourteen left school to work in a drug store. A year later he went with Stollard & Bushway, candy and ice cream manufacturers, and continued with their successor, F. B. Fenton He was variously employed after this until entering the .p8 NEW BEDFORD employ of the \\ oonsocket Street Railway as a motorman and conductor, remaining there for three years. Then he began as mill worker, entering the pattern weaving room of the Harris ^^'oolen Mill, there remaining for eighteen months. He then became a cotton mill worker at the Social Mill, Woonsocket, whose superintendent was George W. Comnock. There he learned carding, rising to the position of third hand. Then he went as second hand to the Clinton Mill. Woonsocket. Then to the Ashton Mill at Ashton, one of the Lonsdale Company's mills. He then became an overseer in the carding department of Ray's Main Street Mill, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, then leased by Frank Knight. For two and one-half years he held that position and then the mill was Uurned ; then followed a period of emjiloyment in Connecticut mills, finally ending by his going to .Albion, Rhode Island, as overseer. Four years he held that position, leaving in igo6 to become superintendent of the Nonquitt Spin- ning Company, at New Bedford, a position he now (1917) fills, although its importance has greatly increased with the doubling of the company's plant and great business expansion. Hard work, faithfulness and perse- vering efTort. coujiled with a natural ability, has brought the reward it always brings, and to every young man who would rise Mr. Jenckes says, "Work, work and then work," as there is no room in a cotton mill nor anywhere else for the idler. Mr. Jenckes is a member of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, the Southern Massachusetts Textile Club, the Young Men's Christian .Association, Modern Woodmen of America, the Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks and the Rod and Reel Club. He is a member of Star in the East Lodge, Free and .Accepted Masons ; .Adoni- ram Chapter, New Bedford Council, Sutton Commandery, Knights Tem- plar, and Palestine Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. In politics he is a Republican, and in his religious faith a student of Christian Science as taught in the works of Marv Baker Eddv. CHARLES HAMMOND VINAL. Son of an old captain of whalers and born in New Bedford before the maritime glory of the port had departed, Mr. \'inal is bound by tradition and contact to the olden time, when in e\ ery part of the world ships flying a New Bedford house flag cruised in search of whales or in pursuit or delivery of cargoes. From the time he was sixteen years of age Captain \\'illiam H. \'inal sailed the seas, and nine rears after the birth of his son died in New Bedford, in 186S. aged forty-six years. He was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, his wife. Lavinia .\. T. (Lavare) \'inal, born in .\damsville. Rhode Island, September 9, 1826, and died in New Bedford, Massachusetts. September S, 1907. Their son, Charles Hammond Vinal, since 1887 has been connected with the industry, which in connection with the discovery of petroleum is responsible for the de- cline of the whale and sperm oil business, as gas, electricity and coal oil NEW BEDFORD 329 are competitors that nothing: in the way of an illuminant could hope to vanquish. So he belongs to the new era as well as to the old, and as registrar of the New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Company he is vitally concerned in the operation of one of New Bedford's most modern corporations, one who under ground, under water and over head delivers power, heat and light all over this section of Massachusetts. Charles Hammond Vinal was born in New Bedford, July 29, 1859. He was educated in the public schools of the city, finishing with high school graduation. He began business life as clerk with Pratt & Alley, grocers, and for ten years remained with that firm, advancing to respon- sible position. He then engaged in the grocery business with a partner, and as Vinal & Tuell conducted a store for five years, then Mr. Vinal sold his interest to his partner and retired. For a time thereafter he was in the employ of the New Bedford Institution for Savings, but in April, 1887, resigned to enter the employ of the New Bedford Gas Company as head and only bookkeeper at that time. When the gas and electric con- solidation took effect in 1890, and the New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Company resulted, Mr. Vinal was appointed registrar, a position he yet fills most acceptably. A Republican in politics, Mr. Vinal has since the organization of a cemetery commission as a part of the city gov- ernment been a member of the commission. For three years he was a member of the Common Council, and at all times he has been the deeply interested, public-spirited citizen. He is a member of Star in the East Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of which for seventeen years he has been secretary ; is an Odd Fellow, member of the Stetson, Dartmouth and Yacht clubs of New Bedford. Mr. Vinal married (first) in New Bedford, Marion J. Hamblin, of Foxboro, Massachusetts. He married (second) Marianna Veeder, born April II, 1858, at Nantucket, Massachusetts, daughter of Charles A. Veeder, of New York, who died in the Society Islands, and his wife, Susan C. (Austin) Veeder, who died in New Bedford. Children: i. Elwin S., born in New Bedford, April 2, 1886, now residing in East Seattle, Washington, connected with the Bend Park Com[)any, who are promoting the building of the city of Bend, in Central Oregon ; he mar- ried Grace Tripp, daughter of George H. Tripp, librarian of New Bed- ford Public Library. 2. Elise, born in New Bedford, August 11, 1892, graduate of high school, now a student at Bridgewater. The family resi- dence is No. 103 Summer street. ARTHUR C. PUTNAM. Born in New York City, but taken thence by his parents to Nashua, New Hampshire, Mr. Putnam has practically spent his entire life in New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts, coming to New Bedford in 1907, after having spent a few months in Maryland with his father, who ^30 NEW BEDFORD was then living at Mariottsville. Since 1910 he has been chief engineer at the Nashawena Mills, a corporation employing one thousand and eight hundred hands, operating one hundred and forty-five thousand spindles and three thousand and eight hundred looms in the manufacture of plain and fancy cotton and jacquard silk novelties. Over all engineering prob- lems and operations, Mr. Putnam is supreme, and that department is as well managed as the others, which in combination have placed the Nashawena in the front rank of cotton mills. He is a son of John B. and Aurelia Putnam, his father a manufacturer. In 1882 the family moved to Nashua, New Hampshire, where John B. Putnam engaged in the manufacture of soapstone slate of varied form, later he moved to Perkinsville, Vermont, thence to Mariottsville, Maryland, thence to Jettyville, Virginia. Arthur C. Putnam was born in New York City, October 25, 1877, and five years later was taken by his parents to Nashua, New Hamp- shire, where he attended the grade and high schools until graduated from high school in 1895, at the age of eighteen. He then began his business career, and after the removal of the family to Perkinsville, Vermont, be- came associated with his father in the quarrying and manufacture of soapstone. He remained with him three years, then went with the Metropolitan Water Works, at Framingham, Massachusetts, being con- nected with the engineering department of the works for ten years. He then spent a few months in Maryland, with his father, entering the em- ploy of the Bristol Mill in New Bedford, in 1907, as assistant engineer. Two years later, on the completion of the Nashawena Mill, he was appointed chief engineer of that plant and has held that position since. He is a member of Pacific Lodge, Encampment, Canton, New Bedford Patriarchs Militant, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; the National Society of Engineers ; the First Baptist Church, and politically is a Re- publican. He married, in 1908, Jessie Hunter Burton, daughter of John L. Bur- ton, of the Nashawena Mills, whose career is also traced in this work. Mrs. Putnam died in 1914, leaving a daughter, Janet, born in 1909. JEREMIAH FRANCIS SULLIVAN. When Jeremiah Sullivan left his home in Ireland and brought his family to the United States, he intended to make it his permanent home. He was employed in railroading and remained several years, but finally the love for the "Old Sod" overcame and he returned to his Irish home, there living the remainder of his days. But his son, Cornelius F. Sulli- van, born in Ireland and brought to the United States by his father, remained in his adopted land until death, and proved his right tc ctitzen- ship and his appreciation of the honor it conferred by ofifering his life, if need be, in defence of the flag which had become his. He enlisted in NEW BEDFORD 331 Company F, Fifth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, and served until the war closed in 1865, saw service in North and South Carolina under Burnside and others, returning with an honorable dis- charge and the scars of a wound received in battle. By trade he was a millwright. Cornelius F. Sullivan married Mary Dillon, also born in Ireland, but married in New Bedford, in St. Lawrence Church. Both are now deceased, but their two children, Jeremiah F., of further mention, and Mary Sullivan are both residing in New Bedford. Jeremiah Francis Sullivan, only son of Cornelius I', and Mary (Dillon) Sullivan, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, September 23, 1875, and until fifteen years of age attended St. Joseph's Parochial School, and the public grammar school. He began business life by working in a grocery store for a few months, then entered the employ of his uncle, Jeremiah D. Sullivan, who was an undertaker in New Bed- ford. He remained with his uncle sixteen years and eight months, be- coming an expert in the care of the dead and in funeral direction. On April I, 1907, he opened an undertaking establishment at No. 594 Pur- chase street, and there remained as funeral director and embalmer until 191 1, when he removed to No. 1546 Purchase street, continuing in the same business to date (1918). In politics Mr. Sullivan is a Democrat, and in religious faith connected with the Church of the Holy Name (Roman Catholic). He is a member of the Holy Name Society; the Plymouth Club; the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters; New Bedford Court of Foresters of America ; New Bedford Lodge, No. 73. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; New Bedford Aerie, No. 647, Fraternal Order of Eagles ; the Knights of Columbus, Division No. 9 ; Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the Loyal Order of Moose. Mr. Sullivan married, in Taunton. Massachusetts, June 15, 1904, Annie A. McGinty, daughter of John and Hannah (Howe) McGinty. NAPOLEON BEAULIEU. A son of John and Philomene (Allaire) Beaulieu, a business man of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Napoelon Beaulieu, one of their six sons to reach manhood, became a mill worker at the age of twelve years, and in one New Bedford Mill alone, the Grinnell, has a record of twenty years service. He has been since 1910 overseer of the Nonquitt Spinning Company, in whose two mills, fourteen hundred hands, operating one hundred and ninety-five thousand spindles, produce combed cotton yarns. When he went with the company seven years ago, the companv were operating seventy thousand spindles. But it is not alone as a mill worker that Mr. Beaulieu is well known to New Bedford, but for years he has taken an unusual interest in civic affairs, especially in the cause of education, he being a very useful member of the New Bedford School Board and of the board of trustees of the Industrial School. 332 NEW BEDFORD Napoleon Beaulieu was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Novem- ber 22, 1866, and there spent his youth, attending St. Hyacinthe's Parachial School until beginning mill work at the age of twelve. He was a worker in the mills at Lowell at that age and from the bottom worked his way through various promotions to his present post. In 1883 he came to New Bedford, working in the mill during daytime, at- tending evening high school, becoming proficient in mechanical draw- ing. For twenty years he was employed in the Grinnell Mills, going to the Bulter Mill in 1902, going thence to the Gosnold Mills, where he remained until 1910, when he became overseer at the Nonquitt Mills. He is thoroughly equipped for the position he holds, is trusted by his fellow workmen and possesses the confidence and the respect of those above him in official rank. In 1910 Air. Beaulieu organized a branch of the L'lndependent Publishing Company of Fall River, a company of which he is president. "L'lndependent"' is a very popular newspaper, printed in French, and has a wide New England circulation. He is a Republican in politics, and since 1908 has been a member of the School Board, his term expiring on January i, 1919. He is also a memijer of the board of trustees of the Industrial School, his term expiring in 1918. He is a useful member of both boards and conscientiously performs the duties assigned him. He is also a director of the Sasaquin Sanitarium. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, the Loretto and Tremont clubs. In 1915 Mr. Beaulieu organized the Educational Club of Home Study, taking boys of sixteen up from the mills and giving them the opportunity of home study, furnishing text books and instructors without charge. This was a most commendable effort and Mr. Beaulieu deserves great credit for the success of the movement. Mr. Beaulieu married in New Bedford, March 22, 1890, Rose Barri- teau, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, daughter of Antoine and Ederst (Marcil) Barriteau. Mr. and Mrs. Beaulieu's only child born in Decem- ber, 1891, died the following year. HERBERT E. WALMSLEY. Although for two years prior to his death, Herbert E. Walmsley was retired from his position as agent of the Wamsutta Mills, he could not surrender nor has death taken from him the distinction of being one of the most distinguished men in the textile manufacturing busi- ness. The post he held with the Wamsutta Mills may properly be considered the most important one in the United States, carried great prestige, and could only be filled by a man of deep knowledge of the cotton industry in all its phases. That knowledge Mr. Walmsley possessed in a superlative degree, his wisdom being of the most prac- tical kind, gained during many years of textile mill service and NEW BEDFORD 333 management, which began when he was a lad of fifteen. Eleven years of his Hfe were spent in developing the cotton spinning industry in Russia. The remarkable development of the cotton manufacturing in- dustry in Russia was accelerated and encouraged under his inspiration and influence, and for years he was assistant manager of the largest textile mill in the world. After his Russian experience he was sent to India to investigate and report on the cotton industry, but the climate was unfit for his constitution and nothing of moment was accomplished there. Then came his transition to the American field of labor and success. His ten years as superintendent of the great Clark Thread Mills of Newark, New Jersey, included the period of the greatest strike the plant ever passed through, yet so well and justly did Mr. Walmsley manage afifairs that one of his treasured belongings was a framed testi- monial given him by the Clark operatives when he retired from that position to accept another with the Wamsutta Mill. Perhaps it was an opinion held before, perhaps the experiences of the Clark strike im- pressed it, but it was his thorough belief that it is good common busi- ness sense to pay the very best wages a mill can afford, leaving the humanitarian standpoint out of the calculation entirely. ]\Ir. Walmsley was warmly welcomed in New Bedford, where his reputation had preceded him. He continued in official relation with the Wamsutta Mills until 1915, and became a high authority upon tex- tile manufacturing practices. His personal achievement as a manufac- turer was high, and there came from his pen works which greatly en- riched the literature of the cotton industry. Equally notable were his addresses before gatherings of textile men, and he was a well known figiire wherever cotton manufacturers gathered. He was one of the most distinguished men of the business, and was highly regarded per- sonally. Herbert E. Walmsley, son of Dr. Francis Walmsley, a skilled physician of Manchester, England, was born in Manchester, England, January 27, 1854, and died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, June 14, 1917. His brothers prepared for professional careers, but Herbert E. was strongly inclined toward a business life, and at the age of fifteen he left school to begin work at a cotton mill in Stockport, near Man- chester. He spent six years in that mill, and at the age of twenty-one was thoroughly equipped and eligible to any managerial position in any department of cotton manufacturing. He rose rapidlv in reputa- tion and rank, the most important part of his English life being his selection by large Russian financial interests to develop cotton spinning in Russia. When he left England to accept this post, he went direct to Narva, a town of Russia, on Neva river, nine miles from the mouth, in the gulf of Finland and eighty-one miles from Petrogad. The falls of the river furnished water power which attracted manufacturers, and there for six years Mr. Walmsley, as assistant manager, virtually controlled the 334 NEW BEDFORD destinies ot tne largest mill in the world, with half a million spindles. At the end of the six years he accepted a position in another section, and near Moscow he spent five years as manager of a cotton mill. This completed his Russian engagement, a connection from which all con- cerned had greatly profited. He returned to England to accept a com- mission from Dobson & Barlow, machinery builders of Bolton, England, to investigate the cotton industry in India, but after six months he re- turned to England, unable to endure the Indian climate. His reputation had crossed the seas, and he was offered the superin- tendency of the Clark Thread Company at Newark, New jersey, a posi- tion he held ten years. From Newark he came to New Bedford as agent for the Wamsutta Mills, a position from which he retired in 191 5. He was in poor health then and afterward, although he aided in some mill promotions in New Bedford. But his work was finished, and the end soon came. As a writer and platform speaker, Mr. Walmsley was well known, his subjects always relating to textile manufacturing. An article pub- lished in "Commerce and Finance"' in 1916, on "Cotton Manufacturing and the Nations," attracted wide attention. His published books were : "The Manufacture of Fine Yarns;" "Industrial Institutions, their Or- ganization and Regulation, and Cotton Spinning and Weaving," the latter going through three editions, one of which was printed in the Russian language, the first book ever printed in that language on cot- ton manufacturing. He was president of the New England Cotton Manufacturers Association from 1903 to 1905. Mr. Walmsley married Berta Veronch, born in Narva, Russia, diea in 1902, at New Bedford. They were the parents of two daughters: Beatrice and Marguerita, and a son, Herbert, whose sketch follows. HERBERT WALMSLEY. Herbert Walmsley, son of Herbert E. and Berta (Veronch) Walms- ley, was born in Newark, New Jersey, January 4, 1890, his father at that time being general manager of the Clark Thread Company. He attended private school in New Bedford, the city to which the family came in 1898, and he was a student at Friends Academy. He followed the business with which his father had been connected for so long, and beginning in lowly place rose through the various grades of promotion to the high position of superintendent of the Wamsutta Mill, holding that position when barely eighteen years old. He filled that position for six years, from 1908 to 1914, then resigned to become assistant superin- tendent of the Dartmouth Manufacturing Corporation, which is his present position. The Dartmouth is one of New Bedford's largest em- ployers of labor, twenty-two hundred hands operating in three mills, two hundred thousand spindles, and fifty-seven looms weaving plain, ^^CyZ^Uj-t:^^ ^^' (^a2^-^^^<>oc^i>M^ NEW BEDFORD 335 fancy and jacquard cotton and silk goods, capitalized at $2,600,000, pre- ferred and common stock, on which liberal dividends are paid. Mr. Walmsley is a Republican in politics, member of the Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, and of the Wamsutta Club. Mr. Walmsley married, in New Bedford, March 20, 191 7, Evelyn Ennis, of New Bedford. DAVID WEBSTER BEAMAN. After technical instruction and practical experience in electrical engineering, Mr. Beaman came to his present position, superintendent of the electric department of the New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Com- pany, after a series of promotions from lower positions. He is a native son of Cincinnati. Ohio, his father, Edmund Addison Beaman, a teacher and a minister of the Swedenborgian church. Edmund Addison Beaman, born in Wendell, Massachusetts, August 8, 181 1, died in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 8, 1908. He married Sarah V. Parsons, born in Northampton, Massachusetts, February 27, 1833, died in Newtonville, Massachusetts, January 4, 1916. David W. Beaman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 2, 1872, and there completed the grammar school course of public instruction with graduation. He also there pursued a course of instruction in the Technical School of Cincinnati, whence he was graduated in 1890. After working two years in the electrical business, he entered Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, and was graduated thence with the degree B. S., class of 1896. Graduates from Boston "Tech" are in de- mand, and immediately after graduation Mr. Beaman entered the employ of the West End Street Railway Company, now the Boston Elevated Railroad Company, at one of the company's power plants. He only re- mained in Boston until March, 1897, then became an employee of the New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Company, at their electric light sta- tion, as an electrician. A period of twenty years has elapsed since he first came to New Bedford, and in that time the company has expanded and added greatly to their equipment and plant, the year 1916 alone adding the New Bedford and Onset Street Railway Company as a user of current, and the area of the company's supply through Wareham reaches from Cape Cod on the east to Falmouth and Chatham on the southeast, and the town of Middleboro. With direct line the company also supplies to Lakeville on the north, Mattapoisett on the east, and Potomska on the south. Current is also supplied the Bay State Street Railway Company to its station at Lakeside, all this in addition to its own lines and custo- mers in New Bedford, hot the graduate of 1896 has also grown and expanded, and with opportunity knocking has answered each call and advanced from post to post until he reached his present position, super- intendent of the electrical department. He is an expert in electrical engineering and plant management, and has most efficiently conducted 336 NEW BEDFORD his department, meeting to the full every demand made upon him. He is an associate member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, member of the National Electric Light Association, a member of the Unitarian church, and in political faith a Republican. Mr. Beaman married, June 25, 1902, in New Bedford, Jane Witter Stetson, born September 26, 1876, daughter of George R. Stetson, who died July 20, 1915. president of the New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Company, president of the Cooperative Bank, director of the New Bed- ford Textile School, an alderman, a water board commissioner, president of the Republican Club in 1888, and long one of the most prominent men of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Beaman are the parents of a son, David W., Jr., born March i, 1916. FRANCIS S. WINSPER. Although one of the young men of the cotton trade, Francis S. Winsper has the knowledge born of several years experience in the busi- ness and to that adds the technical knowledge gained at the New Bedford Textile School. He has hitherto devoted himself to the raw material as classifier and salesman and has won enviable reputation for a man of his years. With great possibilities awaiting him and so thor- oughly equipped, the years seem full of brightest promise. He is a son of William J. Winsper, born at Glasgow, Scotland, August 29, 1863, came to the United States in 1881, now engineer with the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company, at New Bedford. He was married in 1884 to Mary Kelley ; children: William J. (2), Josephine A., Mary, Ruth v., John B., Gertrude R., Emma C, Francis S. Francis S. Winsper was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, August 8, 1895. He completed his public school attendance at St. Mary's Roman Catholic School, and R. C. Ingraham Grammar School, then entered classes at the New Bedford Textile School, where he prepared for the business career he has so successfully pursued. He began business life as a clerk with the Beacon Manufacturing Company, next became a cotton classer with the City Manufacturing Company, remain- ing three years, then filled the same position with The Dean, Dakin, Bridgeman Company, of Clarksdale, Mississippi, holding that position until entering the employ of Stephen M. Weld & Company, cotton brokers at New Bedford, leaving them to take charge of the New Bed- ford office of Samuel Newburger & Company, of New York. He is thoroughly equipped for the work he has undertaken and success has attended his ei?orts. Mr. Winsper is a Dem.ocrat in politics, a charter member of the New Bedford branch of the Red Cross Society, member of the Plymouth Club and of St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church. He was a member of the Sixth Deck Division, Massachusetts Naval Militia, served a full term of enlistment and was honorably discharged in 1915. NEW BEDFORD i^j GEORGE LOUIS OLIVIER. Son of a brave soldier of the Union who gave up his life for his coun- try on the battlefield of Kenesaw Mountain, Mr. Olivier was thus orphaned when a child. But the Nation which claimed the life of his father cared for the son until a high school graduate, being sheltered and educated at the expense of the Government in the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphan Home at Xenia, Ohio. A resident of New Bedford since June ID, 1889, Mr. Olivier, a business man and citizen, endeared himself to the people with whom he came in contact, and when President Wilson was called upon to name a postmaster for New Bedford, Mr. Olivier was his choice, the first postmaster to occupy the magnificent new postoffice building. James McCully Olivier was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, July 6, 1834, and was killed in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 27, 1864. He was a contractor, and at the time of his enlistment was liv- ing in Shelby, Ohio. He enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and as a part of the Second Brigade of the Fourteenth Corps, Army of the Cumberland, was engaged under General William T. Sherman in his Georgia campaigii, which for Mr. Olivier ended on the bloody slopes of Kenesaw Mountain. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a man much esteemed. He married, November 25, i860, at Shelby, Ohio, Mary Ann Gross, born April 7, 1843, died in Chicago, Illinois, in 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Olivier were the parents of a daughter and son : Sadie Ellen, mar- ried Frederick S. Hendry, and resides in San Francisco, California; George Louis, of further mention. George Louis Olivier was born in Shelby, Ohio, November ig, 1862, and there attended the public school. Later he was a student at the high school at the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphan Home, Xenia, Ohio, and there completed his studies with graduation. He began business life as an employee of the American Express Company, and rose rapidly in the service, holding positions with that company in Cleveland, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois. Later he resigned to accept a better position with the Wells, Fargo Express Company in Chicago, remaining with that company until coming to New Bedford as representative of the United States Express Company. In New Bedford he resigned from the United States Express Company to become manager of the express busi- ness of Hatch & Company, continuing in that position until engaging in mercantile business as a wholesale importer. On February 4, 1915, he was appointed postmaster by President Wilson, and on September 13, 1915, moved from the old building, corner of Acushnet avenue and Wil- liam street, expressly designed for and first occupied as a postoffice, April I, 1893, to the present post, incomparably superior to the conven- tional postoffice building erected by the Government in cities of the size of New Bedford. He is ably administering the aflfairs of the office, giv- N B— 22 338 NEW BEDFORD ing service to the city and satisfaction to the department. He is a mem- ber of the Wamsutta, Dartmouth, Merchants and Yacht clubs of New Bedford ; is a member of the Protestant Episcopal church, and in politics a Democrat, influential in the party and popular with all. Mr. Olivier married, October 23, 1890, at Whitney Point, New York, Mattie Virginia Perry, born there, November 21, 1865, died in New Bed- ford, Massachusetts, August 20, 1912, daughter of Dr. Frederick H. and Anna (Northrup) Perry. Children: i. Frederick Perry, born August 21, 1891, formerly engaged in the oil business, and in 1917 enlisted in Battery B, One Hundred and Forty-fourth Field Artillery, "California Grizzlies." 2. Katherine, born February i, 1893, married. May i, 1916, Stuart L. Rich, educated in Friends' Academy, Germany and England. 3. Kenneth Seymour, born March 20, 1894, educated at the Powder Point School, Exeter Academy and Harvard University, now (1917) a first lieutenant of infantry in the United States Army, a regular. 4. George Louis (2), born November 14, 1896, educated in the New Bedford public schools, Powder Point School, and training ship "Ranger ;" in the spring of 1917 he enlisted in Company F, Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Engineers, and on June 5, was ordered to report for duty, the regiment destined for service against the Germans in either France or Russia, now in France, been there since August i, 1917; the Fourth is expected to be mainly used in keeping and constructing railroads. 5. James Mulford, born June 10, 1899, now a student at Lawrenceville Preparatory School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey. 6. Margaret Hamlin, born February 15, 1901, now a student at the Royal School, Lansdowne, Bath, England. RUFUS BABCOCK TOBEY. On any summer day anyone entering or leaving Boston harbor may see somewhere inside the Light a vessel riding quietly at her anchor in some protected spot. There is little to distinguish this "White Ship of Mercy" from other passenger craft save the large green cross on each side of her funnel, yet this boat never carried a paying passenger and never voyages outside Boston harbor. This vessel is the Boston Floating Hospital, not a pleasure craft for pleasure outings, but a completely equipped children's hospital, devoted each summer to a great and serious work. When the Boston Floating Hospital goes out of commission for the season of 1918 she will have completed a full quarter of a century of history. The original floating hospital was a barge much smaller than the present vessel, and was towed back and forth from its daily and nightly anchorage. Ten years later the many applications for admission resulted in the building, equipping and commissioning of the present splendid vessel, now driven by twin screws, her engines a gift from the owner of the yacht "Pilgrim." pY^'^ yj ^^^-^ NEW BEDFORD 339 Hanging on the walls of the hospital is a bronze tablet bearing this inscription : In Grateful Recognition Of the Services of Rufus B. Tobey Founder of This Hospital An institution, it is said, is the lengthened shadow of a man. Mr. Tobey has lived to see this lengthened shadow of his reach out and in many ways become one of the most remarkable institutions in the world, a true hospital ship for the sick babies of Boston, which has been aptly christened "God's Battleship of Peace." It is the only institution of its kind, and is famous all over the civilized world, for its graduate nurses have gone to the furthermost corners to use their knowledge in fighting infantile diseases. Mr. Tobey is a frail looking man, having poured his vitality into the veins of the sick babies of Boston. Thousands of them are alive and strong instead of sickly because of the devotion which has aged him. "Has it been worth it?" he has been asked ; "a thousand times worth it," he said. Mr. Tobey comes from a seafaring family of New Bedford, Massa- chusetts, his father and one brother having been whalers from that famous port, both of his mother's brothers being whalers, and his young- est paternal uncle was a merchant sailor who died at sea. There were others in the family who went down to the sea in ships, but the spirit of adventure seems to have missed Rufus B., although his ship sailing only in Boston harbor is known all around the world and her fame will live forever and perpetuate his name among those "who loved their fellow men." Rufus Babcock Tobey, son of Charles Richmond, son of Lemuel, son of Thomas, son of Jonathan (2), son of Jonathan (i), son of Thomas Tobey, traces descent from John Alden of the "Mayflower," and to Colonel Sylvester Richmond, a high sheriff of Bristol county, Massa- chusetts, many years representative to the General Court, 1741-1747, a colonel in the British army, active in the Spanish and French wars, par- ticularly distinguishing himself at the capture of Cape Breton. He com- manded the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in the campaign against Louisburg, and received the French flag after the capture of the fortress. His connection with the royal troops did not prevent his deeply sympa- thizing with the colonies in their struggle for independence, and was greatly grieved that one of his sons refused to join the Revolutionary army. The old soldier, then seventy-seven, said that if he were but ten years younger he should not be found at home. Colonel Richmond was a man of exemplary character, very generous in promoting religious institutions. He almost wholly supported the Congregational minister of Dighton, and his house was the home of all ministers. He gave 340 NEW BEDFORD seventy acres to the Dighton church, a gift from which it yet benefits. Colonel Sylvester Richmond was the son of Silvester, son of Edward, son of John Richmond, the American ancestor. He married Elizabeth Talbut, daughter of Jared and Rebecca Talbut, of Dighton. He died January 14, 1783, in his eighty-fifth year. She died June 23, 1772, in her seventy-third year He moved from Little Compton, Rhode Island, his birthplace, to Dighton, Bristol county, Massachusetts, about 1723. The full line of descent from John and Priscilla Alden of the "Mayflower" follows : John Alden of the "Mayflower." His daughter, Elizabeth Alden, married William Peabodie. Their daughter, Elizabeth Peabodie, born in Duxbury, April 24, 1647, married, in November, 1666, John Rogers, born about 1640, died at Barrington, Rhode Island, June 28, 1732. Their daughter, Elizabeth Rogers, born at Duxbury, April 16, 1673, died Octo- ber 23, 1724, married, 1693 or 1694, Silvester Richmond, born about 1673, died at Little Compton, Rhode Island. November 22, 1754. Their son. Colonel Sylvester Richmond, born at Little Compton, June 30, 1698, died at Dighton, Massachusetts, January 14, 1783, married Elizabeth Talbut, born June 14, 1699, died at Dighton, June 23, 1772. Their eldest son, Ezra Richmond, born at Little Compton, January 20 or 26, 1721, died at Dighton, September 15, 1800, married, February 18, 1751, Mary Bay- lies, born about 1723, died September 10, 1795. Their son, Thomas Bay- lies Richmond, born at Dighton, November 18, 1751, died at Dighton, June 14, 1843, married, September 20, 1777, Elizabeth Fales, born about 1735, died at Dighton, October 20, 1783. Their daughter, Elizabeth Fales Richmond, born at Dighton, October 14, 1783, died at Lakeville, Massachusetts, March 28, 1855, married at Dighton, December 2, 1805, Lemuel Tobey, born at Rochester, Massachusetts, July 20, 1781, died at New Bedford, June 25, 1850. Their son, Charles Richmond Tobey, born at Dighton, April 21, 1806, died at San Francisco, California, Octo- ber 30, 1850, married at New Bedford, January i, 1838, Maria Patey Rob- bins, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, January 28, 1819, died at New Bedford, April 6. 1895. Their son, Rufus Babcock Tobey, of further mention. The paternal ancestor of Rufus B. Tobey was Thomas Tobe\-, the name also being found spelled Toby and Tobie. Nathaniel, son of Thomas, signed his name Tobie, his brother, Gershom Toby, while the eldest grandchild found still another form of spelling without altering the pronunciation — Tobye. Thomas Tobey came at an early date to Sandwich, in Plymouth Colony, the earliest mention of him being May 7, 1644, when he subscribed seven shillings for the meeting house. He was a man of good sense, energetic, and bore his part in town and church affairs. He married (first) November 18, 1650, Martha Knott, daughter of George Knott, one of the ten founders of Sandwich. He married (second) after 1689, Hannah, widow of Ambrose Fish, who survived him. NEW BEDFORD 341 Thomas Tobey, the founder, had seven sons: Thomas (2), John, Nathan, Ephraim, Jonathan, of further mention, Samuel and Gershom. Jonathan Tobey was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, and there died in 1741, his will being proved August 4 of that year. His wife Remembrance died November 3, 1732, they the parents of ten children, Jonathan being the ninth. Jonathan (2) Tobey, born in Sandwich, August 6, 1718, died before January- 15, 1755. He married at Plymouth, February 19, 1740, Deborah Swift, of Plymouth. The line follows through their youngest son, Deacon Thomas Tobey, born March 26, 1753, died in May or June, 1831. Deacon Thomas Tobey was a shoe- maker and dealt considerably in real estate in Rochester. He was a deacon of the Mattapoisett Church, elected June 21, 1791, an active man in town and church affairs, highly respected. He was a private in Cap- tain Clap's company of Colonel Colton's regiment, and is recorded under several enlistments as a soldier of the Revolution between 1775-1780. He married (first) Elizabeth Norton, married (second) Abigail Smith, mar- ried (third) Keziah Lincoln, married (fourth) Mercy Pope, married (fifth) Hetty Willis, who survived him. Lemuel Tobey. son of Deacon Thomas Tobey and his second wife, was born at Rochester, Massachusetts, July 20, 1781, died at New Bed- ford, June 25, 1850. He was a prominent citizen of Mattapoisett and New Bedford for many years, a man of ability and integrity. He mar- ried Elizabeth Fales Richmond (see "Mayflower" descent). The line con- tinues through their first born, Charles Richmond Tobey. Charles Richmond Tobey, while still a youth, left home and went to sea, con- tinuing a mariner for many years, and being one of the men who brought wealth and fame to New Bedford through the whaling business. Two of his wife's brothers were also whalers, and others of the family. In 1849 he joined the gold seekers, a quest from which he never returned. He was a man of even disposition and high character, friends of that long ago leaving testimony that he was "never impatient," "never railing at fortune," "one of the best men they ever knew." He married at New Bedford. June i, 1838, Maria Patey, daughter of Lemuel and Rachel (Bailey) Robbins, born at Plymouth, January 28, 1819, died at New Bedford, April 6, 1895. Children : Thomas Richmond, born September, 1844, died April 10, 1845; Harriet Newell, born April 5, 1846; Susan Maria, born April 5, 1846, died October 30, 1879; Charles Robbins, born September 8, 1847, died suddenly December 12, 1898, married Abbie Delia Huddy. Rufus Babcock, of whom further. Rev. Rufus Babcock Tobey, of the seventh Tobey generation in New England, and tenth in the line beginning with John and Pri.scilla Alden, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, May 6, 1849, his father a mariner and whaler. After leaving school he obtained business experi- ence at New Bedford, and at Kingston, later going to Boston, where he was in the store of R. H. White & Company. He attended Phillips 342 NEW BEDFORD Andover Academy, entered Amherst College, whence he was graduated class of '"']']'' entered Andover Theological Seminary, was graduated therefrom class of "8o." The following year he received the degree of A. M. On November 30, 1880. he was ordained pastor of the Congre- gational church at Harwich, Massachusetts, serving that church three years. In 1883, imbued with the sacrificing missionary spirit, he resigned his charge, went to Helena, Montana, there organizing a church, which he served as pastor until 1885. He also was pastor of the Carrington, Dakota, church for a short time, then returned to Massachusetts, and was settled over the Ashburnham Church. While at Ashburnham he was called as associate pastor of Berkeley Temple, Boston, Rev. Charles A. Dickinson being pastor. At that insti- tutional church his unusual abilities as an organizer and worker found fuller, freer expression and his work there was very successful. Practical and deeply sympathetic, he attracted the young people, the poor and the unfortunate, to whom Berkeley made its strongest appeal, and much of the success of this new departure in religious work was due to his direction of the department coming under his special care. In 1895 Mr. Tobey resigned his associate pastorate, realizing the wider field outside the church in which he might extend his usefulness. He organized the Memorial Trust, a philanthropy and charity whose range of helpfulness was the varied needs of the poor, the perplexed and the unfortunate of a cosmopolitan city. Its motto Nihil Itninani alicnuni, "Nothing that pertains to humanity is foreign to me," expressed its scope, and its assistance was sought not only by individuals but by kindred societies. Mr. Tobey also founded The Ingleside, a successful work for homeless and untrained girls (now under other direction), and that most helpful of Boston's philanthropies — the Boston Floating Hos- pital, a beneficial work with which his name will always be associated. He was associated with Dr. Everett Hale, as senior vice-president of the Lend a Hand Society ; is vice-president of the private charity — the Howard Benevolent Society ; president of the Palmer Company, pub- lishers of an educational magazine. The ancestral lines herein traced have gained him membership in the Society of Mayflower Descendants, Society of Colonial Wars, Mas- sachusetts Society Sons of the American Revolution. He is also a member of the Bostonian Society, New England Historic-Genealogical Society, his club the Boston City. In Free Masonry he is a member of lodge, chapter and commandery. His college fraternity is Alpha Delta Phi. His business offices are at No. 201 Devonshire street, Boston, room 313. Mr. Tobey married (first) June 21, 1882, Caroline Mary Gifford, born October 3, 1852, died April 3, 1890, daughter of Henry Oscar and Avis J. (Eaton) Gififord. He married (second) at Quincy, Massachusetts, May 12, 1892, Genevieve Rebecca Gififord, born at Monkton, Vermont, NEW BEDFORD 343 October 11, 1S54, sister of his first wife. Mr. Tobey by his second mar- riage has a daughter, Avis Caroline, born May 3, 1893, who married Herbert L. Johnson, and has a daughter, Genevieve Gififord. On the wall of his business office hang two pictures. One is the daughter of the daughter who helped make her father's heart tender to all babies. The other is a picture of a l)eautiful white ship, "God's battleship of peace." "I call them my two babies," he said. Such has been the life of Rev. Rufus Babcock Tobey, son, brother and nephew of whaling and merchant sailors. He has rendered a good account of his stewardship and is yet in the harness, losing no oppor- tunity to lend a hand. BENJAMIN BUTLER BARNEY. Nothing bequeathed him by his honored father, Edwin Luther Bar- ney, was so valued by his son, Benjamin Butler Barney, as the remem- brance of that father's life and career at the bar. Association no doubt led the son to adopt the father's profession, and the nine years associa- tion guided the young man during his initial years of practice, and when the veteran lawyer of nearly half a century was called to appear before the Supreme Tribunal, the son went forward to greater successes, better and stronger for the life with which, as boy and man, he had been asso- ciated for thirty years. Since 1850 a Barney has been a member of the Bristol county bar, Edwin L. being admitted in that year, his son, Ben- jamin B., following in 1889, and another son, Edwin L., Jr., coming in a little later. In 1897, when Edwin L. Barney retired, he had been in successful practice for nearly half a century, aided by his sons. He tried more cases than any attorney of the Bristol county bar, and was the old- est lawyer practicing at that bar. In his practice, Benjamin B. Barney has been very successful, and at his offices. Rooms 11 and 12, Masonic Building, cares for the interests of a large and influential clientele. Evenness and poise are among his characteristics, and he is a dependable man in any relation or emergency. He meets all life's obligations with the confidence and courage that comes from self-reliance, personal abil- ity, a true conception of values and a habitual regard for that which is best in human activity. Edwin Luther Barney, father of Benjamin Butler Barney, was born in Swansea, Massachusetts, April i, 1827, son of Edwin and Abby (Lu- ther) Barney, of Swansea, the former named a substantial farmer, and the latter a member of the ancient Luther family of Swansea. Edwin L. Barney obtained a good common school education in Swansea, and spent one year at Brown University, class of 1850. Choosing the profession of law, he prepared at Yale Law School and in the offices of Timothy G. Coffin, of New Bedford, and in October, 1850. he was admitted to the Bristol county bar at Taunton, being then twenty-three j-ears of age. He 344 NEW BEDFORD at once began practice at New Bedford and continued without interrup- tion until his death, in New Bedford, in 1897. He was a perfect type of the determined, upright lawyer, never declining a case because it did not seem profitable or using one bit less effort to do justice to a client's cause even though the fees promised to be small or delayed in payment. He was strong in trial and during his years of practice was credited with trying more cases than any other lawyer in Bristol county. In 185 1 he was appointed master in chancery, which position he held for more than forty years. He commanded a large practice, and from 1889 until his death, eight years later, the heavier duties were shifted to the younger shoulders of his capable son, who was admitted to practice in that year. Necessarily in trymg so many cases he met with many defeats, but he was uniformly successful, and where he did not win he often secured a more favorable verdict for his client than the defeated party could hope for. He knew the law and worked hard to win, yet was strictly honor- able and highly esteemed. Many men studied law under his preceptor- ship, one of his students becoming attorney-general of the State of Mas- sachusetts. A Democrat in politics, he was a staunch supporter of the Union with his leader, Stephen A. Douglas, and in 1865 and 1866 repre- sented the New Bedford district in the State. From 1869 until 1875 he served as judge advocate on General Benjamin F. Butler's staff, and for several terms was elected city solicitor of New Bedford. For nearly half a century he was a member of the Masonic order, holding the thirty- second degree. Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. A man of strong char- acter, his natural qualifications for the profession he chose were strong factors in the success he attained. Mr. Barney married, April 15, 1856, Marv Hillman, who survives him. residing at No. 96 State street, New Bedford. She is a daughter of Zachariah and Salvia Hillman. Mr. and Mrs. Barney were the parents of four sons : Benjamin Butler, of further mention ; Edwin Luther, Jr., assistant clerk of Bristol county courts ; Laurence H. and Charles W. Benjamin Butler Barney was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, January 25, 1868, and is yet a resident of his native city. He obtained his English education in the grade and high schools of New Bedford, and prepared for the practice of his profession under the instruction of his father and at Boston University Law School, whence he was gradu- ated Bachelor of Laws, class of 1889. He was at once admitted to the Bristol county bar and began practice with his father, the two continu- ing in intimate association until the death of the father in 1897. Since that time, Benjamin B. Barney has been alone, his practice extending to all State and Federal courts of the district. He is a sound lawyer, wise in council, eflfective as a pleader and strong. in presentation. He served as city solicitor in 1898, and in every year following except 1906, 191 5 and 1916, and is now (1918) filling the office. He is a Democrat in poli- tics, and in 1892 represented New Bedford in the Lower House of the c^^^^C:^.4^^^^^2^^^ ^^uA NEW BEDFORD 345 Legislature. His clubs are the New Bedford Country, Wamsutta and Dartmouth. Mr. Barney married, in New Bedford, September 24, 1891, Emma L. Brownell, born in New Bedford, June 19, 1868. The family home is at No. 3 North Orchard street. ABRAHAM H. HOWLAND. Although little more than in the prime of his splendid manhood when his final summons came, Abraham H. Howland had long been a conspicuous figure in the business life of New Bedford, his native city. He belonged to the whaling era of New Bedford's history, saw it all in its greatness, and witnessed its decline and fall. He was nearly all his life engaged in merchandising as clerk and proprietor, but, dealing with the whalers as their outfitters, finally became a ship owner, and made two voyages as master of the ships he owned. He was a keen, sagacious business man, quick to act and most persevering. While he was essen- tially the merchant, there was no department of New Bedford's life in which he was not interested. As first chief executive of the city under the charter, his wisdom, public spirit and disinterested patriotism was a rock of strength to the young municipality, and his four successive re- elections to the mayoralty shows beyond controversy the high value his fellow-citizens placed upon his patriotism, wisdom and executive ability. His life was a valuable one, and although a generation has since arisen to whom he is personally unknown he will always live as one of that body of men who were the responsible heads and controlling spirits during a period of prosperity in New Bedford, largely brought about by their own enterprise, energy and public spirit. The conditions which created such men and the business they developed to such a high state of prosperity are now things of the past, but the years in which Abraham H. How- land flourished were wonderful years, and their close marked one of the great tragedies of history, the collapse of a great industry and the de- struction of a great fleet of vessels connected with the whaling industry and hailing from New Bedford as their home port. The town of Dartmouth, the village, borough and city of New Bed- ford, Massachusetts, have been the home localities of the Howlands from the time Henry Howland bought a tract of land in Dartmouth in 1652. Henry Howland is of record in Plymouth as early as 1624, was constable of Duxbury in 1635, became a member of the Society of Friends in 1657, and both he and his wife, Mary (Newland) Howland, died at their Dux- bury home. He was a good man, honorable, upright and intelligent, transmitting these qualities to his posterity. The line of descent to Abraham H. Howland is through Zoeth Howland, second son of Henry and Mary (Newland) Howland. Zoeth Howland was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts, but settled in the town of Dartmouth as early as 1662. 346 NEW BEDFORD He was killed by the Indians, January 21, 1676, at Pocasset, a part of Rhode Island, since known as Little Compton and Tiverton. The pres- ent stone bridge at Tiverton was known as Rowland's Ferry, and was later operated by Daniel Howland, son of Zoeth. Zoeth Rowland, like his father, was a convert to the Society of Friends, and all his five sons were members of the Apponegansett Monthly Meeting except Samuel. He left a widow who married again. Benjamin Howland, second son of Zoeth Howland, was born March 8, 1657, '" Duxbury. Massachusetts, died at his farm at Round Hills, in the town of Dartmouth, February 12, 1727. He was a substantial farmer, a leading member and treasurer of the Apponegansett Monthly Meeting of Friends, was selectman, assessor, surveyor of highways, and constable, holding these offices at different times and for many years. The Round Hills farm, which he owned and cultivated, has never been owned by any other than a descendant of Benjamin Howland. He married Judith Sampson, and they were the parents of a large family. Isaac Howland, son of Benjamin and Judith (Sampson) Howland, was born at the Round Hills farm in the town of Dartmouth, January 30, 1694, died at the farm he owned and cultivated in the southern part of the town, September 22, 1778. He was an active member of the Society of Friends, selectman, surveyor of highways, constable, and juryman. He married Hannah Allen, and they were the parents of eight sons and daughters. Abraham Howland, son of Isaac and Hannah (Allen) Howland, was born in the town of Dartmouth, in 1726, and died at the Round Hills homestead farm. He married Ruth Hicks, of Dartmouth, who died June 30, 1856, the mother of five sons and four daughters. Captain Weston Howland, son of Abraham and Ruth (Hicks) How- land, was born in the town of Dartmouth, May 30, 1764, and died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, August 8, 1841. He was a master mariner for some years engaged in the coastwise trade, then established a flour and grain business with storehouses on Rotch's Wharf. He was a large ves- sel owner and kept quite a fleet engaged in transporting the grain and flour he sold. He maintained a branch of his business at Alexandria, Virginia, which was in charge of his son Thomas, and had many inter- ests, varied in character. He was a good business man, and as a citizen highly esteemed and honored. He married (first) Desire Crandall ; (sec- ond) Abigail Hathaway, who survived him at the family home, at the corner of Spring and Eighth streets, New Bedford, and died July 12, 1867. His sons were active in New Bedford business circles, and one of his daughters, Alice R., married Joseph C. Delano. Abraham H. Howland, son of Captain Weston Howland, and his second wife, Abigail (Hathaway) Howland, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, March 2, 1802, and there died May 24, 1867. After leav- ing school he entered business life as a clerk and passed through a long CeJ^a^n^ {^/'7i/ny~n/- vo-i^cv {Jt"^ NEW BEDFORD 347 and arduous course of training to fit him for the position he was to occupy. He mastered merchandising, then went to sea and became a master mariner, making two extended whaling voyages. After becom- ing a merchant he also became a ship owner, and at his place of business, now the site of the plant of the City Manufacturing Corporation, con- ducted a large and prosperous business, and accumulated a generous competence. As the whaling industry declined he sought other avenues of wealth, and was one of the first men in this country to refine petroleum as a business. He continued active in business until the end of his years, sixty-five. Mr. Howland was at one time a director of the Western rail- way, later a part of the Boston and Albany system, and from the date of organization was a director of the New Bedford Gas Light Company. Although a birthright member of the Society of Friends, he only openly joined in the service of the society a few years prior to his death. He was a member of the Masonic order, and for many years an active mem- ber of the City Volunteer Fire Department, and on one occasion it was entirely through his influence that the department was saved from dis- bandment. In 1844 he was elected to represent New Bedford in the Massachusetts Legislature, and served three years through reelections. In the house he served on the committee on mercantile affairs, and was one of the active, influential men of that period. In 1847, "nder the new charter, he was elected the first mayor of New Bedford, then a city of 12,000 inhabitants, and so well did he administer the responsibilities of that office that his four reelections followed. So in usefulness and honor his years, sixty-five, passed, there being no flaw upon his public or busi- ness record. Mr. Howland married Mehitable Earle Russell, who died August 26, 1892, at the age of eighty-two. She was a daughter of Reuben and Anna (Tucker) Russell. Mr. and Mrs. Howland were the parents of seven children : Abigail, died in infancy ; Anna, died in young womanhood ; Abraham H. (2), whose sketch follows; Alice Russell, died August 2, 1916; Horace G., died February 2, 1909; Mary Tucker, yet a resident of New Bedford ; and Edmund Howland, died in infancv. ABRAHAM H. HOWLAND, JR. One great advantage possessed by Abraham H. Howland, Jr., was the association in business with his honored father until the death of the latter in 1867. ^^ hat this meant to the young man may be best judged by observing how closely his career paralleled that of his father, this con- clusively showing how deeply the individuality of the father had im- pressed the son. Both were honored by their fellowmen with election to the highest office in the city government, the father being the first man to be chosen mayor under the charter, the son being chosen in 1875 and 1876, after one of the most exciting contests the city had ever known, 348 NEW BEDFORD forty-six hundred votes being cast, a number never before reached in a mayoralty contest. Other parallels are found in the lives of these two men, both of whom gave so liberally to the business growth and civic uplift of that city. Abraham H. Howland, Jr., eldest son of Abraham H. and Mehitable Earle (Russell) Howland, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1840, and died in the city of his birth, April 20, 1887. He was educated in the New Bedford schools, and the Paul Wingo Academy, in Sand- wich, Massachusetts. He began business life in his father's counting room, and until the death of the senior Howland in 1867, the two men were very close in their business relations. The son thoroughly mastered the business of manufacturing sperm and whale oil, the plant being located at the corner of Second and South streets. When petroleum refining became a part of the Howland business he made several trips to the oil fields of Pennsylvania, as agent of the New Bedford firm, and was manager of the plant at the foot of South street. After the death of his father, Abraham H., Jr., succeeded to the business and went forward to greater achievements. He was a director of the New Bedford Gas Light Company, member of the board of investment and clerk of the New Bed- ford Institution for Savings, director of the Merchants National Bank, and had other business interests, private and corporative. The public service rendered by Abraham H. Howland, Jr., was varied and exceed- ingly valuable. He was long a member of the fire department, being foreman of Franklin Engine Company, No. 10, and of Cornelius How- land Steamer, No. 4, serving as chief engineer of the department in 1871- 72-73. Many reforms were instituted in the department during his term as chief and a plane of efficiency was reached higher than ever before attained. The telegraphic fire alarm apparatus was installed in the city during his term as chief, his influence going far toward that desired end. In 1875 he was elected mayor of New Bedford and reelected in 1876. As mayor he was ex-officio chairman of the school committee, board of trus- tees of the Public Library, and Board of Water Commissioners, and on these boards his business ability was of the greatest service to the city. He retired from the mayor's office with the knowledge that he had hon- estly striven to advance every city interest confided to him, and with the respect of even those politically opposed to him. From the time he re- tired from office until his death in 1887, Mr. Howland was a member of the board of trustees of the Public Library. He displayed a great deal of political sagacity, and on several occasions while mayor used his won- derful powers of oratory to the delight and satisfaction of his friends. Special mention must he made of the Masonic eminence attained by Mr. Howland, he being the only man from New Bedford who had ever held the high office of grand master of Massachusetts Free and Accepted Masons. He was a past worshipful master of Eureka Lodge, past high priest of Adoniram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, past eminent com- NEW BEDFORD 349 mander of Sutton Commandery, Knights Templar, all these being New Bedford bodies. In 1875 he was elected grand senior warden of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, was deputy grand master in ^^77-7^-7^). and in 1883-84-85 was grand master. He was most faithful and earnest in his Masonic work, giving to every office his whole-hearted devotion and rising to his highest flights of oratory at Masonic gatherings. He was greatly beloved in the order, and at his funeral Masons of high degree gathered from all over Massachusetts and neighboring states. His name is perpetuated in the order by Abraham H. Howland, Jr., Lodge of New Bedford, chartered March 8, 1916. A man of pleasing personality and sterling quality, Mr. Howland made many friends. He did whatever he had to do with all his might and in his hours "oft duty" he gave himself up to whatever recreation he had chosen. Being of a mechanical turn of mind and living in a seaport, boat-building became one of his fads, and his numerous boating trips were taken in boats built by himself. Thus a useful life was passed, a life which ended all too soon. Mr. Howland impressed himself indelibly upon the life of his city, and his excellent qualities of head and heart were fully recognized and appreciated. He was a worthy son of a worthy sire, and New Bedford was greatly benefited by the lives of Abraham H. Howland, Sr. and Jr. GEORGE AMOS YORK. For well over a quarter of a century George A. York has been one of the men interested in the placing of fire insurance risks upon New Bedford property, and for a large part of that period his agency has been a leader in that branch of the city's business. The present firm, George A. York & Company, was organized about 1897, his partner Jean B. Jean. They are now located at room 42, No. 105 William street, a line of gen- eral insurance business there being transacted. On paternal lines Mr. York is of the first American born generation of his family, but on the maternal side he traces to the old Cape Cod family Hinckley, founded by Samuel Hinckley, who came from the County of Kent, England, in 1635. Mr. York's mother, Julia Ellen (Hinckley) York, was of the eighth gen- eration of Hinckleys in New England, her descent from Samuel Hinck- ley, the foimder, coming in direct male line. The York family also traces to England, Amos York, grandfather of George Amos York, of New Bedford, being born in that country, was an officer of the English army, married a Greek lady, their son, John York, being born in Corfu, Ionian Isles. John York married in Oster- ville, Massachusetts, July 18, 1854, Julia Ellen Hinckley, born in Oster- ville, Massachusetts, August 20, 1823, died at the home of her son in New Bedford, Massachusetts, November 5, 1909. Their son, George Amos York, of New Bedford, being of the ninth generation of Hinckleys in 350 NEW BEDFORD Massachusetts, his ancestry tracing to England through the York, Hinck- ley and Scudder lines, George Hinckley of the sixth generation, marry- ing Pruella Scudder, of English ancestry, sister of Zeno Scudder, mem- ber of Congress, mentioned by Dickens as an example of American names, and of Henry A. Scudder, a judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court. Amos York, born at Barking, Essex, England, in 1776, died in Zante, Greece, in 1826. In 1793 he joined the English army, serving until March 18, 1818, being stationed in Sicily, Zante, the Ionian Isles, and the Island of Malta, holding military rank. He married a Greek lady, Katherine Neodosius. and their children were : Mary, Anne, Spiridon and John. John York, son of Amos and Katherine (Neodosius) York, was born in Corfu, Ionian Isles, January 15, 1816, died in Washington, D. C, July 22, 1876. He was a graduate of Brown University, a gifted linguist, and teacher, later in the office of the United States commissioner of customs, and an official of the Treasury at ^Vashington, D. C. He was a member of the Baptist church, a scholarly, cultured gentleman. He married, July 18, 1854, Julia Ellen Hinckley, of previous mention, who survived him thirty-three years, and died at the home of her son in New Bedford, Massachusetts. John and Julia Ellen (Hinckley) York were the parents of George Amos, of further mention; John Waldo, born December 12, 1856, died November 8. 1861 : Emily Ella, born June 12, 1859. died No- vember 8. 1906: Herbert Waldo, born February 18, 1864. George Amos York was born in Osterville, Barnstable county, Mas- sachusetts, July 13, 1855, his mother's family, the Hinckleys. having been resident of that section of Cape Cod since 1640. They lived then in Jamaica Plains, later West Roxbury. Later his father was appointed to an official government position, and the family moved to Washington, D. C, where he prepared for college at the C. B. Young School and Columbian Preparator\- School. He then entered Columbian University, Washington, there completing his freshman, sophomore and junior years, but in his senior the death of his father compelled him to leave before graduation. For twelve years he was in the United States Reve- nue Cutter service, now the Coast Guard, beginning as cadet, gaining promotion to third and second lieutenant. In 1889 he resigned from the service, and in the same year entered the life insurance business, which he yet continues, head of the well known firm, George A. York & Com- pany, of New Bedford, a city of which he has been a resident since 1889. He is a Republican in politics, and a vestryman of Grace Protestant Epis- copal Church. Mr. York married in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Eliza Pernmiman Cornell, born there May 16, 1853, daughter of Joseph H. and Eliza (Pernmiman) Cornell, her father a whaling captain, later treasurer of the Gosnold Rolling Mills, alderman, school committeeman, and mem- ber of the Massachusetts House of Assembly, serving several years in NEW BEDFORD 351 each posiUun. Mr. and Mrs. York are the parents of a sou and daughter, Waldo Cornell, born July 22, 1888, a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Civil Engineer, was engaged as engineer on the construc- tion of the Cape Cod and the Panama canals, now engaged in power con- struction work as engineer; Margaret, born November 30, 1894, a gradu- ate of Westover School, Connecticut. (The Hinckley Line). Samuel Hinckley, of County Kent, England, sailed in March, 1635, with one hundred and one others, including his wife Sarah and four chil- dren, from Sandwich, England, on the ship "Hercules," Captain John Wetterly. The ship reached Boston in safety, Samuel Hinckley and his family going thence to Scituate. There he built a house and resided until July 16, 1640, when he moved to Barnstable on Cape Cod, later mov- ing to West Barnstable. The line of descent from Thomas and Sarah Hinckley is through their tenth child, Samuel (2) Hinckley, born in Barnstable, July 24, 1642. Samuel (2) Hinckley married (first) Decem- ber 14, 1664, Mary Goodspeed, died December 20, 1666, and married (sec- ond) January 15, 1668, Mary Fitz Randolph. He died January 2, 1726, leaving four sons, the line tracing the eldest, Benjamin, the only child of Samuel (2) by his first wife, Mary Goodspeed. Benjamin Hinckley, of the third American generation, was born in Barnstable, December 6, 1666, married, December 27, 1686, Sarah Cobb, they the parents of nine sons and daughters, the eldest being Benjamin (2) Hinckley, through whom the line continued. Benjamin (2) Hinck- ley, born July 18, 1694, married Abigail Jenkins, November 2, 1716, and died in 1745, head of a family of eleven sons and daughters. Sylvanus Hinckley, sixth child of Benjamin (2) and Abigail (Jenkins) Hinckley, was born in Barnstable, August 25, 1729. he the father of Sylvanus (2) Hinckley, born in Barnstable, August 25, 1756. Sylvanus (2) Hinckley was a soldier of the Revolution, serving from December 15, 1775. He was at the siege of Boston ; aided in building a fort at Lochmere's Point under Captain George Lewis; served in 1776 under Captain Elisha Nye at Falmouth and on Nashawena Island, successfully defending the fort there from a landing party from the English frigate "Diamond." He served with the militia again in 1778-79-80, under Captain Jacob Lovell. Sylvanus (2) Hinckley married, March 5, 1786, Mary Hawes. George Hinckley, son of Sylvanus (2) Hinckley, the Revolutionary soldier, was born in Centreville, town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, May 10, 1793, died in Boston, January 17, 1871. He was a carpenter and builder, a member of the Baptist church, a man of industrious, prudent life. He married, August 13, 1820, Pruella Scudder, who died in 1880. They were the parents of two daughters, Hannah Lovell and Julia Ellen. Julia Ellen Hinckley, daughter of George and Pruella (Scudder) Hinck- ley, was born at Osterville, on Cape Cod, August 20, 1823, died at New Bedford, Massachusetts, November 5, 1909. She married, July 18, 1854, John York, they the parents of George Amos York, of New Bedford. 352 NEW BEDFORD CHARLES EDWARD BUCKLEY. After graduation from New Bedford Textile School, class of 1902, Mr. Buckley ranked as a designer rather than a weaver of cotton cloths, although he was an expert weaver even before entering the Textile School. The special courses which he pursued developed his inventive talent, and for several years thereafter designing patterns and weaving of samples were his special fields of labor. As the years progressed his ability for filling more important posts became apparent and promotion to his present position followed. The Gosnold Mills Company, of which he is superintendent, operates two mills, employs eleven hundred hands in the operation of eighty-two thousand, two hundred and thirty-two spindles, and three thousand, two hundred and fifty looms, producing fine cotton goods, plain and fancy jacquards, silk and cotton mixtures. The post of superintendent of this large plant requires a man of varied experi- ence and technical knowledge, and these qualities are centered to a remarkable degree in the present suprintendent, who is one of the young- est in the district. He is a lover of books, and to personal experience has added the learning and experience of others. He is a son of Charles H. and Annie (Devlin) Buckley, his father of English and mother of Scotch birth. Charles Edward Buckley was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, January 14, 1882. After his public school education was completed, he entered mill employ, and at Warren, Rhode Island, Natick, Rhode Island, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, passed from bobbin boy to weaver in the employ of B. B. & R. Knight, the Warren Manu- facturing Company, and the Wamsutta Mills at New Bedford. He then pursued courses at the New Bedford Textile School, specializ- ing in designing, and in 1902 was graduated. His first position as a designer of patterns was with the Hargreaves Mill of Fall River, leaving there after eighteen months to accept a similar position with the Bristol Manufacturing Company of New Bedford. After a year and a half with the Bristol Company, he went to the Whitman Mill, New Bedford, as sample weaver, assistant designer and second hand, eventually becoming head designer, remaining with the Whitman Mill seven and one-half years. He then came to the Gosnold Mills, as head designer, filling that position five years, until 1916, when he was pro- moted to his present position, superintendent. While engaged at the Whitman Mill he was assistant instructor at the New Bedford Textile School, from which he had graduated not many years before, an institu- tion whose usefulness he appreciated and was willing to extend. Mr. Buckley married. July i, 1908, Ruth Whalley, born in New Bedford, daughter of John and Ann Whalley, her father an overseer of spinning at the Whitman Mills. Charles E. and Ruth Buckley are the parents of three sons and a daughter: Norman C, born April 29, 1909; Edward W., born April 28, 1910; Ruth, born August 23, 1912, and James M., born March 24, 1915. NEW BEDFORD 353 CLARENCE E. BENSON. Although born in Biddeford, Maine, Mr. Benson was brought to the State of Massachusetts by his parents at so early an age that he is to all intents and purposes a native son. His mill career began at Fall River, the foundation there being laid upon which he has since built wisely and well, being now superintendent of the Booth Manufacturing Company, a corporation of New Bedford operating two mills and employing six hundred hands in the manufacture of plain and fancy silk goods and novelties. He is a son of Luther J. Benson, born February 12, 1840, a loom harness manufacturer at Fall River, now living there retired. Lu- ther J. Benson married Harriet E. Davis, born in 1842, she and her hus- band both born in Biddeford, Maine. Clarence E. Benson was born in Biddeford, Maine, August 8, 1867. At the age of five years he was brought to Lawrence, Massachusetts, and there completed his public school course in high school. He began mill work at Fall River, Massachusetts, with the Richard Borden Manufac- turing Company, there remaining two and a half years. His next engage- ment was with the Centerville Cotton Manufacturing Company at Cen- terville, Rhode Island, and continued two and one-half years, his posi- tion, overseer of spinning. From Centerville he went to the Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company at Adams, Massachusetts, remaining there seven years as overseer and eight years as assistant superintendent. He was next on duty as superintendent of the spinning department of the Arlington Mills at the home of his boyhood, Lawrence, Massachusetts, and there he was until October, 1914, when he resigned to accept his present post, superintendent of the Booth Manufacturing Company, New Bedford. He is a capable official, well liked, and highly regarded by those over whom he has authority and holds the confidence of those in authority over him. He is a Republican in politics, a member of the Masonic order, being past master of Berkshire Lodge of Adams, and a member of St. Paul Commandery of North Adams, Massachusetts, also a member of the Congregational church. Mr. Benson married, at Fall River, Massachusetts, July 23, 1893, Agnes G. Musson, born June 5, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Benson are the par- ents of Edith Irene, born January 6, 1896, Colby Hamilton, February 2, 1897. JOHN CARLOS da SILVA PITTA, M. D. Of ancient family, both paternal and maternal, which is duly recorded and preserved in the Library of Angra, Terceiva Island, Azores group, Portugal, Dr. Pitta brought to New Bedford the medical and surgical lore gained in the schools of Lisbon and here has demonstrated the depth of his learning and skill. Not only has he ministered to the physical woes of his countrymen, but as their vice-consul, representing N B-J3 354 NEW BEDFORD the government of Portugal for over ten years, he was to them much more than the physician. He is the only child of John Augusto Betten- court Pitta, a lawyer, and a grandson of Nicolau Bettencourt Pitta, a physician, born on the island of Madeira, Portugal, who later was physician at Holy Ghost Hospital in Angra, Azores, Portugal. He had children: Nicolau Bettencourt Pitta; Theotanio Bettencourt Pitta; Manuel Nicolau Bettencourt Pitta, a physician ; John Augusto Betten- court Pitta, of further mention ; Gregorio Bettencourt Pitta ; Helena Bettencourt Pitta ; Adelaide Bettencourt Pitta ; Sampaio and Carlota Bettencourt Vasconcellos Pitta. John Augusto Bettencourt Pitta was a lawyer and district attorney, first in Fayal, Horta, later in Angra, Terceiva, Azores. He married Maria da Gloria da Silva, of Angra, they the parents of an only child, whose career follows : John Carlos da Silva Pitta was born at Horta, Fayal, Azores, Por- tugal, May 26, i860. Later his parents moved to Angra where his father was eminent in the law, his grandfather in medicine. He obtained his primary education in Angra, then was sent to Lisbon, capital of Por- tugal, and a city of fine educational institutions, there completing academic and professional study. From the Academic School he passed to the Polytechnic School, thence to the schools of medicine and sur- gery, finally receiving his degree and authority to practice in 1884. He visited Paris at three different periods where he was in receipt of instruction in the leading hospitals. He also spent a short time in Charing Cross Hospital, London, and his work in the United States has been supplemented by attendance in various cities at hospitals and clinics. For a season he practiced in Angra, and then was physician and surgeon to Holy Ghost Hospital in addition to a private practice. In 1895 he came to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he is firmly established as a physician and surgeon of learning, skill and integrity. He is a member of the emergency stafY of New Bedford ; Bristol County Medical Society ; Massachusetts State Medical Society ; New Bedford Medical Society ; the International Surgeons Club, Rochester, Minnesota ; Ameri- can Medical Association ; Monte Pio Society, a beneficial society ; The Portuguese Fraternity of the United States, America; the Portuguese Catholic Beneficial Society; St. Anthony Portuguese Beneficial Society; life member of the American Red Cross and of the Loyal Order of Moose. He is a member of the Dartmouth Club, the New Bedford Country, the Portuguese Masonic Club, and in religious faith is a Roman Catholic. For ten years preceding the overthrow of Portugal's mon- archial form of government, he represented the interests of his fellow countrymen in New Bedford as vice-consul, duly accredited by the government of Portugal to the government of the United States. Dr. Pitta married, in Boston, Massachusetts, January 31, 1900, Anna Mac Kay de Almeida, born in the Island of Flores, Azores, Portugal, April 26, 1876, daughter of Manuel Pedro Fustado de Almeida, a lawyer, NEW BEDFORD 355 who served as judge substitute and district attorney in Flores, Azores, then was sent by the Portuguese government to Boston, Massachusetts, as consul. He filled that post until the overthrow of the monarchial government and the proclamation of the Republic of Portugal. His wife was Jessie Mac Kay de Almeida. Dr. and Mrs. Pitta are the parents of Carl Almeida Pitta, born September 27, 1900; Mercedes Almeida Pitta, born February 21, 1902; Clarice Almeida Pitta, April 6, 1910; the two eldest are students in New Bedford High School. Dr. Pitta's residence is No. 57 Allen street, and office is No. 43 Allen street. New Bedford. WILLIAM JAMES KERWIN. Born in far away Melbourne, Australia, of Irish parents, Mr. Kerwin has tasted life on the Island Continent, the Mother Country, Great Britain, and her daughter, the United States, all three now locking arms for the great struggle which shall decide forever the question, "Shall Democracy live or shall it be strangled by self elected forces, claiming to rule by Divine right." For more than a quarter of a century Mr. Kerwin has been a resident of Massachusetts, his New Bedford coming dating from 1904. He has been for many years engaged in cotton manufacture in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, and New Bedford, his position, superintendent of the Beacon Manufacturing Company, a corporation capitalized at $800,000, operating three mills, employing twelve hundred and fifty hands in the manufacture of blankets and napped goods. The position of superintendent of the Beacon Com- pany carries with it grave responsibilities, and these Mr. Kerwin meets by having men who perform the work to the satisfaction of all who are affected by his rulings and official action. William James Kerwin was born in Melbourne, Australia, No- vember 20, 1868, but educated in the public schools and Smart's Academy of Bradford, England. He is a son of William James and Mary E. (Brennan) Kerwin, born in Ireland, his father an engineer. After the family came from Melbourne to Bradford, the boy completed his edu- cation and there remained until 1890, becoming an expert in the manu- facture of worsted goods. In 1890 he came to the United States, made settlement at Lawrence, Massachusetts, and became an employee of the Pacific Mills of that city, in the worsted department, remaining one year. He then went to the Atlantic Mill in Providence, Rhode Island, there continuing until 1904, reaching the position of assistant-superintendant after several minor promotions. In that year he came to the super- intendency of the Beacon Manufacturing Company of New Bedford, has won high reputation as a cotton mill official, and there yet continues. Mr. Kerwin is a Republican in politics, and during the years 1909-IO represented his ward on the New Bedford Board of Aldermen. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Benevolent and Protective 356 NEW BEDFORD Order of Elks, the Wamsutta Club, and of St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Kerwin married in Providence, October, 1893, Anna Elizabeth Warren, born there, daughter of James and Mary E. (Burke) Warren. Mr. and Mrs. Kerwin are the parents of three sons and a daughter, all born in Providence: William James (3), born in 1895; Harold Edward, 1896, now a student in the Baltimore School of Dental Surgery; Ernest Warren, 1897 ; all graduates of New Bedford High School. William J. and Ernest W. now in training for mill officials, specializing in chemi- cals and dyes. Gladys May, the only daughter, born in 1900, is yet a high school student. ROBERT LINDSAY. Through a long course of technical study and experimental laboratory work, Mr. Lindsay has come to his present position, super- intendent of the gas department of the New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Company. Chemistry, ever a favorite study, has been caused to yield to him important secrets, but they were diligently and intelligently sought for and came as the result of painstaking labor and study. He is an authority on the chemist's view of gas manufacture and distribution, a branch of scientific study and practical business that he has been con- nected with from his nineteenth year when he first entered the employ of his present company as their chemist. Robert Lindsay was born in Glasgow, Scotland, November 22, 1871, son of William Archibald Lindsay, an engineer, and his wife, Mary (Hynd) Lindsay, the Lindsays an ancient Scottish Clan of high standing. Robert Lindsay attended Glasgow public schools, the College of Science and Arts and Technical School before coming to this country, and in New Bedford attended both the Swain Free School of Design and the Textile School, taking the mechanical engineering course at the latter institution and graduating from both. In August, 1890, he entered the employ of the New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Company, as chemist ; not that his studies were over for they had but begun, and during the quarter of a century which has since elapsed his work has been one long series of problems submitted and many of them solved, and many still in the course of solution but the answer still afar off. His library of works pertaining to chemistry and chemical research is very large, and his spirit of investigation carries him deep into their contents. In 1910 he became superintendent of the gas department, an immense business in itself, when it is recalled that the company in New Bedford, Acushnet and Fairhaven has a total of one hundred and fifty- five miles of main pipe ; that in New Bedford alone there are twenty-one thousand five hundred and eighty-two gas meters; that they supply gas to twenty-one thousand two hundred and fifty-five gas stoves, and that UU^ NEW BEDFORD 377 He was but seventeen, when, profiting by his experience with Childs & Son, he opened a fish stand at South Water street, near Cannon, an enterprise he conducted under his own name for eighteen months. Then came his opportunity to learn the plumber's trade with George E. Hatch, of New Bedford, and three years were thus spent as an apprentice at the Hatch concern, corner of Purchase and William streets. Soon after he had completed his term of apprenticeship and arrived at the dignity of a journeyman, he entered the employ of S. C. Love, located at No. 87 Union street, and for seventeen years was in his employ, two years as a journeyman plumber and fifteen years as foreman. In this capacity he was connected with the plumbing of many mills and large residences in New Bedford and far around vicinity, becoming a well known expert in his line. In 1912, having accumulated sufficient capital, he decided to turn his skill and knowledge toward developing a business of his own, and located at Nos. 436-38 Pleasant street. New Bedford. He specializes in mill work, gas water heaters and repair work of all kinds, and has built up a good business among those who understand and ap- preciate. When employed by others, Mr. Murphy became a member of the Journeyman Plumbers Union, serving as its president for thirteen years, and since has become a member of the Master Plumbers Associa- tion, serving on its executive committee. For the past five years he has been an instructor in plumbing at the New Bedford Industrial School. He is a member of the New Bedford Chamber of Commerce, and when a clerk was connected with the Provision Clerks Mutual Benefit Associa- tion. In politics he is an Independent, and in religious faith a Roman Catholic, belonging to St. James Parish. Mr. Murphy married in New Bedford, August 29, 1900, Frances Anna Blecha, daughter of Joseph Blecha, a mill worker, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are the parents of two sons and two daughters: Francis, born in 1904; Catherine, in 1906; James F., in 1910; Mary Frances, in 1914; a fifth child, a daughter, is deceased. HUGH LINN DONAGHY. When a boy of tender years, Hugh Linn Donaghy lost both his parents, and it was through the kindly aid of a society of the Pres- byterian church, whose special duty was the care of orphans, that he was enabled to obtain an education and learn a trade. He was one of a family of eight thus bereft and one of these was to have the privilege which fell to the boy, Hugh L. The trade was learned, and in this country Mr. Donaghy has built up a business and a reputation as a smith which has brought him large returns. To the Presbyterian church of New Bedford he is a strong pillar of support, and in serving that church as trustee and active member he feels that he is only in a measure repaying the debt of gratitude he owes to the church in rescuing him when orphaned and giving him the opportunity which he has so 378 NEW BEDFORD well improved. To craftsman and churchman must be added valuable service as a citizen, for his life in New Bedford also included civic service of a high order. Hugh L. Donaghy was born in Londonderry, Ireland, June 6, 1864, son of Scotch Presbyterian parents, Nixon and Matilda Donaghy. On being left an orphan, the Presbyterian Society arranged for his sup- port with an uncle of the lad, and until fourteen years of age he attended the state schools. He was then hired out to a farmer by his uncle, the stipulated term being six months, but he remained a year at the farm. He was then apprenticed to a blacksmith, his term only to terminate with his coming of age, a date then six years in the future. He served the entire period, receiving no wages except his food, the society stand- ing sponsor for all his other needs, a debt of gratitude paid and repaid over and over in loyal support of the church which befriended him. In 1885 he came to the United States, landing at Castle Garden, New York City, with ten cents which was invested in a loaf of bread, his only food until he reached Fall River, Massachusetts, his brother, who was living there, having sent him a ticket good on the Fall River boat. He did not long remain in Fall River, but came to New Bedford, almost immediately securing employment at his trade with N. T. Fuller, with whom he remained two years. Work then becoming slack at the Fuller shop he entered the employ of a Mr. Hamlin, forging the iron work for loom harness on which Mr. Hamlin held a patent. With Mr. Hamlin and with Joseph B. Ashley, father of the present mayor of New Bed- ford, who was a member of the firm of Brownell & Ashley, manu- facturers, Mr. Donaghy spent nine years, being foreman for eight of those years. In 1895 he formed a partnership with John A. Taylor, who had been a fellow workman with Brownell & Ashley, and they conducted a gen- eral blacksmith business for three years under the firm name, Taylor & Donaghy, their shop at No. 447 Kempton street. In 1898 Mr. Taylor withdrew and Mr. Donaghy became sole owner. A general black- smithing business, very large in its volume, is transacted, skilled black- smiths being employed in the different departments, and modern ma- chines also being used wherever possible. For twenty-one years the shop has been in its present location, headquarters for all iron repair work, horseshoeing, carriage iron work and wheelwrighting. Integrity in his dealings has marked his business career, and superiority of work- manship is a guaranteed feature of all that goes from his shops. As a man he ranks equally high, and as this North of Ireland still compara- tively young man reviews his years, thirty-two, in New Bedford, he can feel nothing but genuine satisfaction in his achievement. For seven years Mr. Donaghy represented Ward Four in Common Council, elected as a Republican, and loyally served his consituency and his city. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, of which he has been a trustee for twenty-one years and president of the board, NEW BEDFORD 379 and is a generous contributor to its varied interests. He is a member of Eureka Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; Adoniram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; the Encampment, Canton, New Bedford Patri- archs Militant, Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; Nonquitt Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men; New Bedford Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; New Bedford Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles ; and the Calendonian Club, of which he was a trustee. He is interested in all these organizations, and held in high esteem by his brethren of these orders. Mr. Donaghy married Elizabeth Conn, born in Armagh, Ireland, in 1886, the only five dollars he had in the world going to pay the minister who performed the ceremony. But that was the real beginning of his prosperity, and want has never invaded the Donaghy home. The}' are the parents of two sons, Samuel N., born in 1892, now in the employ of Bates & Kirby ; and Francis A., born in 1898, employed with his father in his blacksmithing business. C. CHESTER GIFFORD. C. Chester Gifford, now manager of the New Bedford branch of the R. W. Powers Company, distributors of the Hudson Automobile in Southern Massachusetts, has been connected with the commercial life of the city for all the years of his business life. He is a son of Charles L. and Ellen M. Gifford, the former named for many years prior to his death in 1913 was assistant city engineer of Fall River. C. Chester Gifford was born in i-"all River, Massachusetts, August 22, 1881. He was educated in the public schools, later pursuing ad- vanced courses at Gushing Academy, Ashburnham, Massachusetts. He began business life in 1903 with the Title Guarantee and Trust Com- pany of New York City, filling the position of solicitor for nine years. He was then for a term of years associated with the Franklin Howes Medicine Company of Boston as treasurer, and is still a director of this company. In both these positions, New Bedford was embraced in the territory he covered and at regular intervals he was in the city in pursuit of business. In 1914 he entered the employ of the R. W. Powers Company of Fall River, and in 1915 was appointed manager of their New Bedford office. The Powers Company have the agency for the sale of the Hudson Automobile in Southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and the New Bedford office is one of the important offices of the Hudson Power Company. The company's showrooms and garage are located at No. 501 County street, and there a large volume of business is transacted. Mr. Gifford is a Republican in politics, an attendant of the Congregational church, and formerly a member of the Seventh Regiment, New York National Guard. Mr. Gifford married, in 1907, Corina M. Lewis, daughter of Thomas L. and Lillian (Hicks) Lewis, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, her father an owner of the Westport Manufacturing Company. 38o NEW BEDFORD CHARLES RICHMOND GIDLEY. A Dartmouth boy, educated in New Bedford schools, trained to business methods in the offices of New Bedford corporations, one of which he now serves as treasurer, Mr. Gidley is a true son of that old Dartmouth of which New Bedford was once a part. As treasurer of the New Bedford Textile Company, he holds important position in the manufacturing life of the city and is vested with an authority and responsibility uncommon for a man of his years. But in business youth is no crime nor a bar to promotion, and this young man of thirty-six has fairly won the recognition that has been bestowed upon him. He is a son of Elijah B. Gidley, born in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Septem- ber 19, 1858, now connected with the Texas Oil Company, and his wife, Sarah A. (McGinn) Gidley, born in Providence, Rhode Island, they now residing at No. 1384 Rockdale avenue. New Bedford. Charles R. Gidley was born in Dartmouth, Bristol county, Massachu- setts, January 21, 1881. After the family moved to Nev/ Bedford he began his public school education, which was continued through gram- mar school and a preparatory school. He began his business career with the New England Cotton Yarn Company of New Bedford, as an office employee, continuing there three years. The following five years he was with the Lambeth Cordage Company, in charge of their plant, then aided in the organization of the New Bedford Textile Company, of which he was elected treasurer. He is a Republican in politics, a member of Abram H. Howland, Jr. Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; Adoniram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; New Bedford Council, Royal and Select Masters ; and Sutton Commandery, Knights Templar. His club is the Wamsutta, his church the Trinitarian (Congregational). Mr. Gidley married in Marion, Massachusetts, July 7, 1906, Susan T. Delano, daughter of Captain Clark Wheeler Delano, born January 19, 1858, died November 4, 1916, and his wife, Fanny J. (Hamilton) Delano, born in 1859, yet residing in New Bedford. Mr. and Mrs. Gidley are the parents of four daughters and a son : Elizabeth Richmond, born August 26, 1907; Fanny Delano, January 28, 191 1; Ruth, October 14, 1913 ; Charles Richmond (2), June 26, 1915; Alice, June 6, 1917. The family home is No. 474 Park street. FREDERICK HUGH McDEVITT. When a boy of twelve years in Canada's Maritime Province, New Brunswick, Frederick H. McDevitt began mill work. His ambition to rise bore instant fruit and even before coming to the United States he had risen through the various grades that separate the beginner from the overseer and was filling the last named position. He came to the United States in 1900, the man of knowledge and experience, and filled several positions of responsibility before coming to New Bedford in 1915 NEW BEDFORD 381 to the Soule Mill. As agent of that mill, he carries the responsibility of both the buying and selling departments, and as the corporation is capitalized at $1,250,000, operates ninety-three thousand spindles, twenty- three hundred looms and employs nine hundred hands in the manu- facture of lawns, organdies, sateens, dimities, lenos and fancies. It is readily seen that his position is no sinecure. He is a son of Hugh and Catherine McDevitt, of St. John's, New Brunswick. Frederick Hugh McDevitt was born in St. John's, New Bruns- wick, Canada, and until twelve years of age attended school. He then became a mill worker in Canada and so rapidly did he advance that in four years he was rated as second hand. Two years later he was made an overseer, then in 1900 came to the United States, spending his first year in North Adams, Massachusetts. The following nine years were spent in Easthampton, Massachusetts, mills, in different depart- ments, after which he was superintendent of a new mill which he or- ganized in East Boston, manned with city labor — a difficult under- taking at that time, and operated it for three years very successfully. On June 11, 1915, he came to the Soule Mill as agent, and in the three years that he has been in New Bedford he has won high position among the men whose skill is such an important factor in the success of the great cotton industry, the city's pride and source of prosperity. He is a member of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers. Socially and fraternally, he officiates with his fellow men in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Knights of Columbus, the Wamsutta Club, and is a member of the Roman Catholic church. Mr. McDevitt married in Boston, Massachusetts, in November, 1902, Nellie Owens, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. They are the parents of Frederick Anthony and Francis Owens, twins, born December 30, 1904; Paul Fennell, born in 1908; Alice Louise, born in 1912; Mary, born in 1914. The twins, Frederick A. and Francis O., both entered New Bedford High School at the remarkable age of twelve years. L. J. OSCAR FONTAINE. Coming in 1904 from his native St. Hyacinthe, Province of Quebec, Canada, to accept appointment as organist at Notre Dame Church, Fall River, Mr. Fontaine has grown in popularity with music lovers, and as the present organist of St. Anthony's Church, New Bedford, as com- poser and piano instructor, occupies a leading position in musical circles. He has composed and published many pleasing and effective pieces of music for the piano, favorably reviewed by the musical critics. He has given New Bedford many musical treats, one of them the concert given at the inauguration of the new pipe organ at St. Anthony's. The organ recital which formed the main feature of the program was given by M. Gaston Dethier, a distinguished Belgian player, while the rest 382 NEW BEDFORD of the musical numbers were rendered by members of St. Anthony's under the leadership of the church organist, Mr. Fontaine. The critic of the "Mercury," in reporting the concert, said: "The ninth number, "Illusion,"' was played by Mr. Fontaine (his own composition), in a manner that bodes well for the future use of the organ, while the singing of the chorus and the double quartet reflected credit upon the talented organist and director." The organ over which Mr. Fontaine presides is a wonderful instrument of great brilliancy and power of tone. In its varied tonal effects it is like an orchestra of stringed, brass and reed in- struments. Its soft stops are of lovely quality and delicacy of tone, while its full organ is sonorous, powerful and rich. The organ was built by Casavant, of Canada, and embodies all the modern ideas in organ- building. In his masterly handling, Mr. Fontaine adapts his talents to the capacity and peculiarities of his wonderful instrument and together the musical service adds to the dignified services of the large Catholic church, St. Anthony's. L. J. Oscar Fontaine was born in St. Hyacinthe, Province of Quebec, Canada, July 4, 1876, a birthday which surely entitles him to the best the United States can give him, the hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He is a son of Raphael E. and Angelique (Bonin) Fontaine, his father a lawyer and king's counsellor of the judicial district of Montreal, and judge of the superior court of Richelieu county, his legal career covering a period of forty years, filled with professional honors. Judge Fontaine had two sons : Ernest, a lawyer of St. Hyacinthe and king's counsellor; L. J. Oscar, of further mention ; and three daughters, one of whom, Eugenie, married H. Abani Beauregard, clerk of court, residing in St. Hyacinthe. L. J. Oscar Fontaine early developed musical talents, and with his academic study a course of musical instruction was pursued. He was placed under the instruction of Leon Riguet, organist of the cathedral and composer of more than local fame ; continued under him until entering the Seminary of St. Hyacinthe. There his musical study con- tinued, and later, at Nicolet Seminary, he spent four years under the instruction of Professor De Chattellon, an acknowledged master of the pipe organ. While at Nicolet, Mr. Fontaine also acted as the seminary organist. After leaving Nicolet he continued musical study under the direction of Professor Octave Pelletter, organist of the Cathedral at Montreal, also pursued studies in harmony and composition under Pro- fessor Ciuillaume Couture. Later he returned to St. Hyacinthe and was appointed assistant to the cathedral organist, his former teacher, Leon Riguet. For seven years he filled that position, constantly growing in power and skill. In 1904 Mr. Fontaine came to the United States, lo- cating in Fall River, Massachusetts, where he was appointed organist and choir director of the Church of Notre Dame, which had just in- stalled a magnificent organ. He continued in that position until 1910, NEW BEDFORD 383 when he resigned to accept a similar relation with St. Anthony's Church, of New Bedford. Although Mr. Fontaine has control and is master of the finest organ in this section, he makes no pretensions to being a concert organist, neither does he teach the organ. He has built up a choir of one hundred male and female voices at St. Anthony's, all of them working people, whose only musical instruction is received through him. His musical library is a wonderful collection, containing nothing inferior. His work at the church requires five organ compositions each Sunday, and he is not known to have repeated himself once in a period of several months. He has a large number of piano pupils and these with church services and choir rehersals. leave him no time for pupils on the organ. He is a voluminous composer, his library containing many three- part sacred pieces for female voices and selections for male voices in three parts written by himself. He writes many of his organ accom- paniments, composed a mass for male voices in which the "Santus." is written in 5-4 time, a most unusual combination. He is one of the most successful composers of what are known as "piano teaching pieces," a field of piano compositions in which he is supreme. Every year he has issued from the m.usic publishing house, Theodore Presser, of Philadelphia, several compositions that reach the teachers of the United States and Canada through the medium of the "Etude," the well-known musical publication. Among the best known of his classical publications are: "L'EIegant," "L'lllusion," "Boat Song," "L'Humoresque." He is a member of the American Guild of Organists, and is very popular with a large circle of friends. Mr. Fontaine married Berthe Desjardins, daughter of George T. and Philomene (Peloquin) Desjardins, her father a real estate and in- surance agent. Mr. and Mrs. Fontaine are the parents of Conrad Rene, born in 191 1, and Gaston Pol, born in 1914, both born in New Bedford. JOSEPH OLIVIER PAQUETTE. When Mr. Paquette first came to New Bedford from his native Canada, his cash capital consisted of four dollars, and he was unable to speak the language of ihe country which he had selected as his home. But he had friends among the French speaking people of the city, and within a year had acquired a knowledge of English, had supported him- self and gained a business knowledge, which was the foundation of his later successful career as a real estate agent and promoter. The firm name under which he operates, "The Joseph O. Paquette Land Com- pany," is one well known in New Bedford, and he is head of the largest real estate development business in the North End. This is the record of his twenty years of life in New Bedford, 1897-1917, and stamps him as a man of ambition, ability and courage, a self educated, self made 384 NEW BEDFORD man, honorable, upright and highly esteemed among those with whom his twenty years have been passed. He is a son of Jean and Leas Paquette, both of whom died in Canada ; Jean Paquette, a building con- tractor, died in 1892, two of his uncles serving and losing their lives in the Rebellion of 1837. His widow survived him until 1910. Joseph Olivier Paquette was born in St. Aime, Quebec, Canada, January 31, 1877. He attended the Montreal schools until fifteen years of age, then became a clerk in a Montreal dry goods store, con- tinuing in mercantile life until coming to New Bedford, April i, 1897. The first year in New Bedford was spent in the employ of a house paint- er, and in learning to speak English, his second year as clerk with the Globe Clothing Company, the following six years as agent and assis- tant superintendent for the John Hancock Life Insurance Company. He was very successful in his insurance work, and later, when offered a real estate agency by a Providence firm, he accepted, making an equal success in that line of business activity. Having demonstrated his ability to transact business profitably for others, he decided to engage in business for himself, and in March, 1910, began real estate operations as "The Joseph O. Paquette Land Company." Success attended his efforts and he is one of the best known real estate operators of this city and Worcester. Massachusetts. He is a Republican in politics, member of the Franco-American Republican Club ; New Bedford Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Nashawena Tribe, Improved Order of Red Alen ; Council No. 3, League Des Patriots, De L'Union St. Jean Baptiste D'Amerique ; and the Commonwealth Club of Wor- cester, Massachusetts. Mr. Paquette married, in New Bedford, February 18, 1903, Olive A. Normandin, born in the Province of Quebec, Canada, daughter of Francis X. and Josephine E. Normandin, her father now retired. Mr. and Mrs. Paquette are the parents of Normand J., born May 8, 1904; Roland L., October 13. 1905; Raymond H., February 16, 1907; Evelyn v., April 16, 1913. GEORGE HERBERT NYE. When in 1881, a young man of seventeen, George H. Nye entered the employ of the City of New Bedford as an attachee of the surveyor's office, he probably had little idea that his life was to be spent in the employ of that and kindred departments of the city public service. But that was the fact, nevertheless, and the city gained for the engineering department that which the private engineering profession lost, although for a very short time, 1893-94, he was engaged as a private surveyor as well. He has given to municipal engineering problems his entire time and talents, and it is gratifying to his townsmen to know that his reputation has ex- tended far beyond city limits, and that he is regarded as an authority and consulted by eminent municipal engineers. « ^!/L,-^^ae_-^-^*^ NEW BEDFORD 385 George Herbert Nye was born in New Bedford, June 10, 1864. After preparatory study at New Bedford Friends' Academy, he became a stu- dent at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, there continuing his studies until graduated, class of 1885. During his summer vacation in 1881, he secured a position in the office of the city surveyor of New Bed- ford, and during the summers, 1881-1885, there spent his vacation periods. In 1886 he received permanent appointment as city surveyor, an office he held until 1893, then for a year was in private practice as a surveyor. His connection with the city engineers began in the summer of 1884, and continued in connection with his duties of city surveyor until the duties of the latter office were retired in 1893, then he gave his entire time to the duties of assistant to the city engineer until 1910, when he accepted appointment as city superintendent of cemeteries, an office he held two years, 1910-1912. In April, 1912, he was elected city engineer by com- mon council in convention, and each succeeding year has been reelected to succeed himself. His office is in Room 303, Municipal Building. Mr. Nye is a member of professional societies, Eureka Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; Adoniram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; New Bed- ford Council, Royal and Select Masters ; Sutton Commandery, Knights Templar; and the Dartmouth and New Bedford Yacht clubs. He mar- ried, in New Bedford, in 1888, Anne Freeman Bartlett. JOSEPH UBALDE PAQUIN, M. D. Since 1901, Dr. Paquin has practiced his healing art in New Bedford, coming from Canada's great medical department of Laval University, Quebec, Canada, his M. D. bestowed by that institution in 1901. He is an ardent disciple of prevention as well as cure, and as chairman of the New Bedford Board of Health in 1915-16 he strove for the enforcement of all health ordinances of the city and the enactment of more stringent and sweeping laws for safeguarding public health. His practice is extensive and he ranks with the eminent physicians of his community. He is a son of Joseph Albert and Emma (Savard) Paquin, his father a merchant and mayor of St. Eustache. Joseph Ubalde Paquin was born in St. Eustache, Province of Quebec, Canada, October 4, 1878. His years of preparatory study were passed in the Academy (St. Eustache) of his home city, and at Bourget College, Quebec, Canada. He then entered the classical courses, Laval University, Quebec, whence he was graduated B. A. in 1897, and fflur years later received his M. D. at the Medical Department of Laval Uni- versity, Montreal, class of 1901. Since that year he has been continuously in active practice, his residence and practice in New Bedford dating from that time, his offices and residence at No. 1304 Acushnet avenue. He is a member of the New Bedford Medical Society, the Massachusetts Medical Society, the American Public Health Association, was chairman N B-2S 386 NEW BEDFORD of the New Bedford Board of Health, 1915-16, and is a trustee of Massa- chusetts State Hospital at Palmer, his term expiring in 1921. While deeply engrossed in his professional duties, Dr. Paquin has many social and fraternal connections, and is one of the genial, courte- ous gentlemen whom his fellow-men delight to meet and honor. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Fraternal Order of Eagles (physician to). Loyal Order of Moose, Fraternal Order of Tigers, Nashawena Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, Franco American Federation of New Bedford, L. Union St. Jean Baptiste d' Amerique (physician). Knights of Columbus, Foresters of America, Knights of Sherwood Forest of Massachusetts (physician). La Societe Historique, Franco Americaine de Boston, Le Club des Franc Tireurs de New Bedford, Le Club Tremont de New Bedford, the Plymouth Club of New Bedford, and St. Anthony Church, Roman Catholic. Dr. Paquin married, September 2^, 1902, at Manteno, Illinois, Nelda Marceau, born there December 5, 1877, daughter of Zephere Marceau, furniture dealer, undertaker, mayor of Manteno, and his wife, Helen (Carney) Marceau. They are the parents of Helen Emma, born April 28, 1904, a student at Academy of the Sacred Heart, Fairhaven, Massa- chusetts ; Zephya Albert, born May 11, 1905, attending St. Anthony's Parochial School ; Jeanne Louise, born January 24, 1906, attending Academy of the Sacred Heart; Beatrice Frances, born January 19, 1907, attending Academy of the Sacred Heart ; John Conrad, born January 19, 1912, attending St. Anthony's Parochial School. ALFRED HOLMES. A native son of Massachusetts, Mr. Holmes, at the age of twelve, began his successful career as a cotton mill worker at North Pownal, Vermont, a career he has pursued without interruption from that first boy's position to his responsible post as superintendent of Mill No. 2, of the Nonquitt Spinning Company, a two and a half million dollar corpora- tion, operating two mills where fourteen hundred employes and one hun- dred and ninety-five thousand spindles combine in producing combed cotton yarns. All the way has been won through merit, and a point of vantage once reached was never relinquished except when moving to a higher level in mill service. His aml^ition from a boy has been to do things well, and to be faithful to a trust has become a part of his very nature. He is master of his business, and from the standpoint of the trained practical worker of wide experience meets his problems and forms his judgments. Alfred Holmes was born at North Attleboro, Massachusetts, April 6, 1876, son of Leander and Margaret (Duckworth) Holmes, his parents both living, his father also a mill man. He attended in Lonsdale, Rhode Island, the public schools. The family soon moved to North Pownal, ^#4. :^es^. %L,j. NEW BEDFORD 387 Vermont, and at the age of twelve he began running a cotton waste machine, continuing until advanced to the carding room. From North Pownal he went to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and for a short time was a back boy at the E. Jenks Mill, going thence to the Mechanic Mills in East Attleboro, Massachusetts, as picket tender and card stripper, serv- ing as such for three years. He then returned to Pawtucket and for one year worked on "speeders." The next four years were spent in the em- ploy of J. F. Adams, in Adamsdale, Massachusetts, there becoming a carding room "second hand." Back to Pawtucket again was his next move, changing to thread manufacturer at the J. & P. Coates Mills, his rating, "speeder" and "comber." He remained at the thread mills three years, leaving to take the position of overseer with the Lorraine Manu- facturing Company in Pawtucket, there remaining one year. The next year was spent at Hebronville, "second hand ;" then three years at the New Hampshire Mills in Pennacook, New Hampshire, "second hand;" again one year at Pawtucket with the Dexter Yarn Mills, overseer of the carding room ; and three years with the Samoset Mills, overseer of card- ing in two mills. Another period of about three years was passed at the Luther Mills at Fall River, Massachusetts, as overseer of carding, com- ing from that position to a similar one in Nonquitt Mill No. i, at New Bedford, in 1904. In 191 1 he was appointed superintendent of Nonquitt Mill No. 2, which position he has occupied to date. He has fairly won his place in the manufacturing field, and is a thoroughly respected and self respecting man. He has many friends, is a member of the Masonic order, and of the Congregational church, but when free from his official duties his home and his family are his first consideration. Mr. Holmes married in Pennacook, New Hampshire, in 1900, Mary J. Osborne, they the parents of a son, Leander, born January 26, 1902, named for his grandfather ; and a daughter, Margaret L., born August 10, 191 5, named for her Grandmother Holmes. WILLIAM HENRY AUGUSTUS TOBEY. The art of growing old gracefully has been attained in its perfection by Mr. Tobey, his many years in the circus business seemingly com- municating to him the good cheer and joviality the circus so freely dispenses to all comers. Now past the age which marks a man with octogenarian distinction he has the merry laugh of a boy, and in his daily walk into the city he meets and greets his old friends with the good fellowship and abandon of a young man. Deprived of children of their own, he and his good wife, both lovers of young people, are well known in the neighborhood and are apparently grandparents to an ex- ceedingly large family. Mr. Tobey is a descendant of Dr. Elisha Tobey, a Harvard graduate, who practiced his profession in the town of Dart- mouth, Massachusetts, and there died. May 10, 1781, aged fifty-eight 388 NEW BEDFORD years. Dr. Elisha Tobey's son, William Tobey, New Bedford's first postmaster, was born in that part of the town of Dartmouth, Bristol county, Massachusetts, now known as Acushnet, March 20, 1755, died in New Bedford, January 5, 1835. The postofifice in New Bedford was established in 1794, William Tobey being the first postmaster and filling the office twelve years until succeeded by Abraham Smith in 1806. William Tobey, before taking the postoffice, followed the sea and com- manded vessels. Captain William Tobey was the father of Dr. William Henry Tobey, born in 1804, died in 1864, a physician and druggist. He married Lucy W. Fuller, of New Bedford, who was taken by an aunt to her home on Nantucket Island and there grew to womanhood. She died in 1900, aged ninety-five years, eight months, fourteen days. Dr. Tobey died in Rochester. William H. A. Tobey, son of Dr. William H. and Lucy W. (Fuller) Tobey, was born in Purchase street, opposite the Common, New Bed- ford, Massachusetts, March i, 1835. Two months later he was taken by his parents to Rochester, New York, and there resided until the age of twenty years. He was educated in the public schools of Rochester, and about 1855 he moved to Providence, Rhode Island. The young man worked for a year in Providence and while there became of legal age. He located in New Bedford, became interested in the circus business, and for thirty-five years toured the country, first with the Rivers and Derious shows, then with the Toole and Miles aggregation, then from 1861 until his retirement was with the Forepaugh shows. He is one of the olden time circus men, is full of reminiscences of the palmy days of the business and regards the years spent with the "big top" as a liberal education. After retiring from the circus business he entered the drug busi- ness in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and for seven years was manager for others. He then bought a store which he operated for two years, then sold out and has since lived a retired life at No. 163 River Road in the Acushnet district of New Bedford. He is an enthusiastic member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a charter member of New Bedford Lodge, No. "]},, his name being No. i on the list of charter members. For six years he was chaplain of the lodge, for many years was a trustee and has attended nineteen annual conventions of the order in as many different cities. He retains a lively interest in lodge affairs and attended the Convention of 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Tobey married, November 24, 1871, in Cambridge, Massachu- setts, Mrs. Catherine R. Stone, daughter of John R. and Mary Otis (Peabody) Arrington, of Salem, Massachusetts. CLIFTON B. PIERCE. Clifton B. Pierce, who is serving in the capacity of superintendent of transportation in the Street Railway, is a native of New Bedford, NEW BEDFORD 389 Massachusetts, born April 12, 1878, son of Crawford S. and Elizabeth (Delano) Pierce, the former named a mason and builder. Leaving school at the age of thirteen years, Clifton B. Pierce worked for William G. Hayden, who at that time carried on a general plumbing and house furnishing business. After working at the same stand, but under different management, for a period of six years, he accepted a posi- tion as local salesman for a mill supply house, serving in that capacity for several years. During the summer of 1901 he became interested in the Street Railway business and applied for a position as motorman, which he secured. Within a year he was promoted to the position of clerk on the night shift, and was later put in charge of the carhouse as night foreman. Mr. Pierce held almost all of the minor positions in the Street Railway business, and was promoted in 1910 to the position of superintendent of transportation, which he is filling at the present time (1918). Mr. Pierce is affiliated with the North Christian Church, with Vesta Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, with Dartmouth Club, with the Union Street Railway Employees Association, and is a Republican in politics. He married, June 12, 1907, Lillian M. Moulton. CHESTER P. REXFORD. Beginning his business life at the age of seventeen as clerk with the Union Street Railroad Company, Mr. Rexford bent every energy toward mastering every detail of his position, eschewing the allurements and pleasure so attractive to a young man of that age. Promotions have fol- lowed in logical sequence until reaching his present responsible position, claim adjuster, all claims for damages against the company passing through his hands. This record of fifteen years' service with one corpora- tion testifies both to the quality of that service and to the value placed upon his faithful, intelligent efforts by the Union Street Railroad Com- pany — the only employer he ever knew. He is a son of George and Eliza (Butts) Rexford, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, his father a general in- spector with the Morse Twist Drill and Machine Company of New Bed- ford. Chester P. Rexford was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Feb- ruary 15. 1885, and has ever resided in the city of his birth. He was educated in the grade schools, continuing his studies until 1902, when he began business life by securing a clerk's position with the Union Street Railroad Company in New Bedford. He was not long allowed to remain in a clerk's position, his promotion carrying him to the desk of the assist- ant cashier. In that position he proved his quality, and in 1906, which was four years after entering the company's employ, he was made cashier. Two years were spent at the cashier's desk, then he was placed in charge of the company's disbursements, to its operating and office force, as paymaster. Two years later, in 1910, he was promoted to his 390 NEW BEDFORD present position, claim adjuster, a post requiring an ability — to success- fully fill — which comparatively few men possess. Claims against any public service corporation are many, varied in nature and grading as just, unjust and doubtful. To work each claim into its proper class, work injustice to neither claimant nor corporation is a problem which never grows easier of solution with each recurring claim. A deep knowledge of human nature and the workings of the human mind, great tact, infinite patience and stern resolve to get at the truth are some of the requisites for the position Mr. Rexford so ably fills, although a man but fairly out of the valley of youth. One of New Bedford's ancient and unique institutions is the Protect- ing Society, which is the oldest part and ever an important adjunct of the Fire Department, volunteer and paid. The officers of the society are a president, eight directors, a secretary and treasurer, Mr. Rexford now holding the last named dual office. The Protecting Society was the out- growth of the vigilance committee, organized in 1830 to deal with the rough element in the city. Mr. Rexford is also a member of Star in the East Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, the American Order of United Workmen, Trinitarian Church, and in politics is a Republican. He married, September 11, 1909, Helen Allen Cushman, daughter of Dr. Andrew Barnard and Edith H. (Allen) Cushman, the full record of her father's valuable life and ancestry appearing in another part of this work. Mr. and Mrs. Rexford are the parents of Eleanor, born in New Bedford, August 8, 1910. ARTHUR JOAQUIN TAVEIRA, M. D. After completing medical college courses and receiving his degree, Dr. Taveira visited his native Lisbon and as visiting physician in St. Joseph's Hospital m that city, gained valuable and practical experience in the treatment of disease and of the methods employed by his country- men of the medical profession. With this complete equipment he came to New Bedford in 1912, and offering his services as physician and sur- geon proceeded to that hardest of all tasks — the awaiting of a practice. The professional man barred by the ethical tradition and precept may employ none of the arts of the merchant or business man, but must ex- pend years of his life and a great deal of money to prepare for practice, then await the pleasure of the public. Small wonder that of the great number yearly graduated from medical, dental and legal schools, so small a percentage survive those first years of weary waiting and watching. But Dr. Taveira had a more pleasing experience, and instead of the usual experience he found a practice awaiting him. Young and skillful in both medicine and surgery, he is most popular and finds his time fully occu- pied by the demands of a large practice. Dr. Taveira is a son of Antonio Joaquin Taveira, born in Minho, NEW BEDFORD 391 Portugal, in 1831, died in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1908. He served in the Royal Army, was a merchant, a devout Catholic and much respected. He married Maria Candida Paes de Silva, born in Serra da Estrella, in 1851, and is yet living in Lisbon, Portugal. They had two sons. Dr. Arthur J., of further mention ; and Rev. Augustus Joaquin Taveira, pas- tor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, New Bedford, Massa- chusetts. Their only daughter, Marie da Conceicao Taveira, married Captain Antonio Martins, of Lisbon, an ofificer in the army of Portugal. Arthur Joaquin Taveira was born in Lisbon, Portugal, Detember i, 1887, and there finished courses of study in the city schools correspond- ing in grade to American primary, grammar and high schools. After that course of study was completed, he came to the United States and pur- sued study at St. Anselm's College, Manchester, New Hampshire. With classical courses finished he began professional study at the Baltimore Medical College, Baltimore, completing his course at the Maryland Medi- cal College, whence he was graduated Doctor of Medicine, class of 1910. He then returned to Lisbon and for a period was on the house staff of .St. Joseph's Hospital, coming again to the United States in 1912, and locating in New Bedford, with offices and residence at No. 1565 Acush- net avenue. He is a member of the New Bedford Medical and the Massa- chusetts Medical societies, the Portuguese Fraternity, Catholic Portu- guese Society of New Bedford, Knights of Columbus, the Immaculate Conception Church, Roman Catholic, his clubs being the Merchants' and Plymouth. Dr. Taveira married in Lisbon, Portugal, December 8, T911, Camilla Casais de la Rosa, born there January 3, 1888, daughter of Marcial Benito Casais de la Rosa, a manufacturer, born in Celanova, Province of Hurense, Spain, and Catherinedo Rosario Fernandes, born in V'illa Franca de Xira, Portugal. Dr. and Mrs. Taveira have a son, Augustus Casais Taveira, born February 4, 1913. WALTER ERICH LOTHAR NIETSCH, M. D. Since coming to New Bedford as pathologist to St. Luke's Hospital and as surgeon in practice for the past five years, 1912-17, Dr. Nietsch has demonstrated the extent of his scientific attainment by his wonderful success as a practitioner and by his research and investigation along broad lines of professional knowledge. He is a young man in years and is comparatively young in practice, but his worth has been recognized, and he already is a quoted authority, and with a thorough understanding of the obligation resting upon him he performs professional service with an efficiency indicative of great skill and ability. Dr. Nietsch is of old and honorable German family, tracing on the paternal side to Hermann Nietsch, of Trachenberg, Silesia, great-great-great-grand- father of Dr. Nietsch. On his mother's side, the Dudecks trace in direct 392 NEW BEDFORD line to the Burggraf of Wartburg, an ancient noble family with a castle (now in ruins) in Wartburg, Silesia, dating back to the Thirty Years' War. Dr. Nietsch is a son of Hermann Xietsch, of Breslau, Germany, born May 29, 1858, the owner of an express company business, an hon- orary judge of the court in Breslau. He married Agnes Dudeck, born June 12, 1857. Dr. Walter E. L. Nietsch was born in Breslau, Germany, September I, 1886, and completed his home education with graduation from the "Gymnasium" in Breslau in 1906. The same year he came to the United States, and soon afterward entered the medical department of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, whence he was graduated M. D., class of 1910. He then returned to Breslau, was physician to the medical clinic. University of Breslau, and took post-graduate courses in the universities of Breslau, Berlin, Munich and Heidelberg, Germany, specializing in surgery. Upon his return to the United States, he became chief resident surgeon to Garfield Memorial Hospital, Washington, D. C., which position he held for one year, when he was chosen physician to the Dispensary of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, leaving these and coming to New Bedford as pathologist to St. Luke's Hospital. For the past five years he has specialized in surgical practice, with offices at No. 294 Union street. He is a member of the professional societies, and of the New Bedford Yacht Club. Dr. Nietsch married, in New Bedford, February 21, 1913, Emily Margaret Perry, born August 8, 1894, daughter of Charles F. Perry, of New Bedford, her father engaged in the real estate business. They are the parents of Martha Agnes, born April 12, 1914, and Herman Cyril, born April 18, 1916. JULIUS BERKOWITZ. In 1888, Julius Berkowitz came to the United States, a boy of eighteen years, landing at Lewiston, Maine, in August of that year. In 1895 he came to New Bedford, where as merchant and real estate dealer he has taken an active part in the business life and development of the South End. He is a son of David Wolf and his wife, Hannah Galda (Smolowsky) Berkowitz, both of whom died in their native Tauroggen, Russia, the father, a bookkeeper, died November 6, 1900, aged seventy-two, the mother, July 26, 1912, at the age of eighty-two. Julius Berkowitz was born in Tauroggen, Russia, August 8, 1870, and there attended school until fourteen years of age. completing a grammar school course. He was a clerk in a German mercantile house for a time, then went to Riga, Russia, working as clerk until 1888, when he took passage for the United States, locating in Lewiston, Maine, in the month of August, 18S8. Two years later he transferred his residence to Boston, where in 1893 he completed all formalities and became a legal citizen of the United States. In Boston he was a salesman and a West ^(^-^^ z Z2^-o^*^^ NEW BEDFORD 393 End street car conductor, resigning his position with the street railway company in April, 1895, and coming to New Bedford. His first business move in New Bedford was the purchase of the business of A. J. Freates at No. 791 South Water street, which three years later he moved to a better location at No. 889 South Water street, there remaining in pros- perous operation until 1911, when he sold out and began dealing in real estate. In 1913 he opened a store at No. 1003 South Water street, which he conducted for two years, then sold and has since given his entire time to his real estate business. He has developed a large amount of South End property, Roosevelt street being one of his promotions in partner- ship with others. He is a Republican in politics, a trustee of the Massa- chusetts State Hospital at Taunton, director of the New Bedford Charity Organization, the New Bedford branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, is president of the Zionist Society, treasurer of the Young Men's Hebrew Association, past president of Xew Bedford Lodge of Brith Abraham, member of Lodge and Encampment, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, ex-president of the South End Merchants Association, member of the New Bedford Board of Commerce, and a director of the Morris Plan Bank. He is a member of the Ahavath Achin Congregation. Mr. Berkowitz married, in New York City, July 26, 1896, Sophia G. Shireson, daughter of Joseph and Fannie Schireson. They are the parents of five children : Leo, Rebecca, Miriam, Celia and Benjamin. ALDeGE CHAUSSE. When Aldege Chausse was fourteen years of age, he was brought by his excellent parents to New Bedford, Massachusetts. That was in 1892, a quarter of a century ago, but his parents are still living, comfortably retired, and the boy of fourteen is the successful grocer, undertaker and liveryman, his residence. No. 396, his grocery No. 398, and his undertak- ing establishment and livery, at No. 388 North Front street. He was still a minor when he first engaged in the grocery business, but youth did not operate against him, and the business begun at eighteen is still con- ducted and is a prosperous enterprise. As a further outlet for the energy of this virile American of Canadian birth, he elected to add the business of an undertaker and at his establishment modern funeral service has reached a high state of perfection. In connection therewith a private ambulance service is maintained and a livery barn is conducted in con- nection therewith. In his business relations he is intimately connected with the life of the North End, and hardly less influential in political affairs, fraternal and social. He is a grandson of Joseph Chausse. a farmer of Canada, and son of Eugene and Vitaline (Desruisseau) Chausse, his father a harness-maker by trade, now living retired at No. 396 North Front street. New Bedford. 394 NEW BEDFORD Aldege Chausse was born at Dunham, Canada, August 20, 1878, and there attended school until 1892, when the family moved to New Bed- ford, Massachusetts. He was employed for one year at the Bennett Cot- ton Mill, then for three years was clerk in a grocery. There he became familiar with business methods and custom, improved every opportunity to acquire knowledge of buying stock as well as selling, and having con- trol of a small amount of capital, began business for himself in 1896, although but eighteen years of age. From that year he has steadily progressed, he developing and expanding as his responsibilities increased with the growth of his business. In 1910 he added an undertaking busi- ness, and as funeral director and embalmer he maintains a modern estab- lishment with private ambulance service and livery at Nos. 386-388 North Front street. He is a trustee of the United Loan Company of New Bed- ford, and to each of his lines of activity he gives personal attention and supervision. He is a Republican in politics, and for three years represented his district in Common Council, 1909-1910-1912. In the latter year he was elected alderman from Ward 1, serving as chairman of the standing com- mittee on burial grounds, and member of the committee on streets, chair- man of the joint committee, audit, and member of joint committees, charities, almshouse and the poor, education, finance, fire department, ordinances, street lights, water works and water supply. He served as alderman during 1913-1914, since then his interest in city affairs have been as a private citizen. He is a member of Sippican Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men ; the Loyal Order of Moose ; the Francs Tireurs (French Sharpshooters); the Federation Franco-American; Court Bona- venture, No. 25, Foresters Franco-American ; New Bedford Lodge, Be- nevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; the Tremont and Dartmouth clubs. In religious affiliation he is a member of St. Anthony's Church, Roman Catholic. Mr. Chausse is unmarried, his home now as always being with his parents. His standing is high in his community, and he has a host of true friends attracted by his courteous, whole-souled manner and retained through an appreciation of his many manly qualities. MANUEL CORREIA LUIZ. At the age of fifteen years Manuel C. Luiz, a Portuguese boy from the Azores, came to the United States, going to Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, where he spent three years as a farm hand. From the Denham farm he made his way upward, becoming a mill worker in New Bedford at the age of eighteen. He had a taste for machinery, particularly engines, and in course of time, after acquiring the writing, reading and speaking of English, he entered his name with the International Correspondence School of Scranton for the stationary engineering course. The result of his study and practical knowledge gained as a worker in the engine room Z,^*'''^ ^^fcfc^^ J^U-i" Cj ua-u^ G ' ^-^-^^^^tXt.../^^^ NEW BEDFORD 395 of the Bennett Mill was the procuring of a license, certifying him a fire- man of the second class. This brought him a position as assistant fire- man at the Bennett Mill No. 2, and his experience and further study brought him a fireman's license of the first class. Still continuing his studies while working as fireman, he passed the required examination and received a license as an engineer of the second class, his attainments permitting him to pass the third class grade. Next came a position as assistant engineer, followed in due season by his receiving his license as an engineer of the first class, the goal for which he had been so earnestly striving, studying while others slept or played, and giving up all else to further his purpose of becoming a first class engineer. In 1905 he be- came assistant engineer with the Union Street Railway at the New Bed- ford power house, and in 1910 was appointed to his present position, chief engineer, having been in the United States twenty-two years. The quality of the man is shown in his achievement, and no estimate of the strength of his character, his courage or his determination is too high. Manuel C. Luiz was born in the Azores, August 24, 1873, and there attended public school until twelve years of age, coming to the United States in 1888. Mr. Luiz is a member of the New England Association of Stationary Engineers ; member of the Union Street Railway Em- plo3'ees ; is a Republican in politics ; a communicant of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, and a lover of out-of-door sports, particularly boating and fishing. He is a man thoroughly respected by all who know him. Mr. Luiz married, January 23, 1892, in New Bedford, Izabel T. Fon- seca. Mr. and Mrs. Luiz are the parents of a son, Manuel, born in 1894, and a daughter, Margaret, born in 1905. LOUIS E. DESTREMPS. Five generations before Louis E. Destremps, New Bedford's highly esteemed architect, first saw the light in his Canadian home, an ances- tor, and an eminent surgeon, arrived in Canada from Bordeaux, France, but yielding to the opportunities for trade he abandoned his profes- sion and became a wealthy merchant and ship owner. Louis E. Des- tremps is a son of Louis G. Destremps, an architect, to whose capable instruction and wise guidance the young man owes much of the success which has come to him in his profession. He and his wife Celina yet reside at Fall River. Louis E. Destremps was born in Montreal, Canada, June 9, 1875. His parents came to New York City where he attended public school until the removal to Fall River, Massachusetts. After completing grammar school courses his father placed him under private tutors, in- tending him to enter college, but circumstances altered their plans and the young man decided to prepare for his father's profession, architect. 396 NEW BEDFORD He was then eighteen years of age, and for four years he applied him- self diligently, even going out and taking regular courses of instruc- tion in the various building trades. This thorough instruction created not only a designer of beautiful structures, but one who can intelli- gently superintend the construction and meet every mechanic on his ground. At the age of twenty-two, he left his father's office, went to Newport and there entered the employ of Andrews & Withers, archi- tects of Newport and New York. From Newport he went to the firm's New York office and from there was sent to the various operations that they were conducting, his ability to superintend construction so capably rendering him a very valuable assistant. With this experience, he returned to Fall River and there spent a year with his father, after which he was for a time in New London, Connecticut, coming to New Bedford in 1905 and opening an office in the Masonic Building. In 1907 he moved to his present offices in the New Bedford Theatre Build- ing, where he serves a large and discriminating clientele. While Mr. Destremps has designed and superintended the erection of many public and private buildings in New Bedford and vicinity, perhaps the build- ings which have given pleasure and enjoyment to the greatest number of people are the Fort Phoenix Baths and allied buildings, their full enjovment, however, to follow the development of the pergola plan of the last building. Among other buildings he has designed are the Third District Court Building, the Star Store, the Betsey Winslow School, the Lincoln School, the Jireh Swift School and many others, public and private. He is not only a designer of buildings, but possesses the genius to fit his buildings to their location and to the purpose for which they are intended. Harmony prevails, and his designs have har- mony written large all over them. The front of one of his buildings could never be mistaken for a side or rear elevation, nor a factory be mistaken for a school, nor a school for a church. His work is artistic as well, and in the practical features of his profession he has the ad- vantage of understanding the technicalities of the different trades. Like most professional men he is a lover of the out-of-doors and farm life. He paints in oils and indulges his artistic nature in all it impulses and cravings. He is one of the incorporators of The New Bedford Institution for Savings, and served as councilman at Fall River for three years. When the Spanish-American War broke out he was a private of Battery M, of Fall River, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, but was honorably dis- charged. May 2, 1898, not being able to pass the physical tests required before the battery was admitted to the United States army. Although Battery M was stationed at Fort Warren in Boston Harbor, they were not called to active service in the field. He is a member of the Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks, and several other orders, and belongs to the Massachusetts Forestry Association. His clubs are the Dart- mouth, Plymouth and Merchants of New Bedford ; he is a member of the Chambres De Commerce, Franco-Americane, and for two years he NEW BEDFORD 397 served as second vice-president and for two years first vice-president of the New Bedford Board of Trade. In religious faith he is a Catholic, belonging to the Church of the Sacred Heart. Mr. Destremps married in Pittsheld, Massachusetts, June 16, 1897, Antonia Labrode, daughter of Harmidas and Alice (Grandchamp) Lab- rode. Mr. and Mrs. Destremps are the parents of Louis L., a student of Dean Academy at Franklin. Massachusetts; Pauline F., a student at Jesus Mary Convent, Fall River ; Francis C, attending Sacred Heart parochial school. BARNEY ZEITZ. A business which was developed to one of large proportions in New Bedford was established by Mr. Zeitz with a capital of about fifty dollars. The first dealing was in small second hand soda fountains, but to-day the Mercantile Wrecking Company will contract to dismantle any plant regardless of its size and pay cash for the amount of their purchase. In addition he is head of a wholesale and retail hardware business which occupies a five-story brick building on Union street. Barney Zeitz was bom in Russia, Europe, February 3, 1882, son of Koppel and Fannie Zeitz, the former deceased, the latter living in New Bedford with her son Barney. When very young his parents came to the United States, landing in New York City, later coming to New Bedford. He attended the public school of New Bedford until twelve years of age, then began assisting his father who was head of the New Bedford Bottling Company. For three years he continued with his father, then went with Bliss & Nye, crockery dealers, remaining with them one year as driver and deliverer. He then spent two years with his father, a bottler of mineral waters, this suggesting the business in which he then engaged, the buying of soda fountain plants, removing them and selling to new customers desiring to install a fountain. The fifty dollars capital with which he began business soon grew to sizable proportions from accrued profits, and he was encouraged to add to his dealing everything that could be resold at a profit. So the Mercantile Wrecking Company was born and stands ready to purchase and remove all metal machinery or fixtures of any kind and in any quantity. Recent operations have been the purchase and removal of the machinery of the old Atlas Tack Company and the Taunton & New Bedford Copper Company Switches, these purchases all having been disposed of to good advantages. A more recent purchase is a handsome steam yacht, the price $25,000. The offices of the company are at No. 1082 Purchase street, Mr. Zeitz being the owner and manager. This buying and selling of metals, machinery and merchandise has been the main business of his life, but he has other interests. In 1905 he opened a loan office at No. 90 Union street and later a jewelry store at No. 123 LInion street, his brother Harry being interested with him. He sold both stores, about 398 NEW BEDFORD 191 1, and then started a wholesale and retail hardware business at No. 90 Union street, which eighteen months later he moved to the five-story brick building, Nos. 132-144 Union street. This business he yet owns in addition to that of the Mercantile Wrecking Company. The hardware business was most modestly started with very little capital, but has grown to be the largest of its kind in New Bedford. The success he has met with in his other business has come from his great ability as an appraiser of values. His long experience, keen judgment and quick brain enable him to appraise at a glance, and he makes few mistakes as he knows the market value of everything he buys. He is a member of the Board of Trade. Mr. Zeitz is unmarried. HARMIDAS PIERRE DION. Since 1887 the bakery at No. 1070 County street, New Bedford, from which emanates "Butter Krust'' Bread, was established by Har- midas P. Dion, who is one of the proprietors and manager. He is a great-grandson of Henri Dion, born in Varenne, Province of Quebec, Canada, whose son, Jean Baptiste Dion, was born at St. Marie de Manon, Quebec, Canada, and married Catherine Candon. He was a farmer of his native province, a devout Roman Catholic, an industrious man of good character. Children: John B., of further mention; Julie; Marie; Timo- thy ; Celina ; Azelda and Israel Dion. John B. Dion, the eldest son of Jean Baptiste Dion, was born in St. Marie de Manon, Quebec, Canada, June 29, 1827, died in St. Athanase, Canada, July 26, 1882, a blacksmith. He married Zoe Nerbonne, a farmer's daughter, born in St. Athanase, April 6, 1834, she being seventeen years of age when married. Children: Jean B., a merchant of New Bedford ; Harmidas P., of further men- tion. Haraidas Pierre Dion, son of John B. and Zoe (Nerbonne) Dion, was born in St. Athanase d' Iberville, Province of Quebec, Canada, June 27, 1859. He attended the parochial school in St. Athanase until coming to New Bedford in 1868, finishing his studies in Foster street public school of that city. He was variously employed until 1884, when in partnership with his brother, Jean B. Dion, he established a furniture business. Three years later he entered his present field of activity. His business established thirty-three years ago has grown to large pro- portions, the plant a wonder of modern equipment, cleanliness and sanitary condition. His best known product, "Butter Krust" bread, is made from the best Minnesota flour by experienced bakers and scarcely touched by human hands until delivered in air-proof packages to the purchaser. A keen visioned business man, industrious and progressive, Mr. Dion has given a good account of his years in New Bedford, and has other business interests in addition to his bakery business. A Republican in politics, he represented his district in Common Council in 1895 and ^(2/l4/Uvt ^/Z' NEW BEDFORD 431 the twenty-eight signers of the Compact, April 30, 1639, for the forma- tion of a "Civil Body Poloticke." George Lawton was prominent in Colonial affairs, serving six terms as deputy and nine terms as assistant to the Governor. He owned land at Portsmouth, and there died October 5, 1693, his body being laid at rest in his own orchard. He married Eliza- beth Hazard. The line of descent is through the founder's third son, Robert Lawton ; his son, Captain George Lawton ; his son, Robert Law- ton; his son. William Lawton; his son, Peter Lawton; his son, Peter (2) Lawton; his son, Horace A. Lawton. Bristol, Portsmouth or Newport, Rhode Island, continued to be the homes of the preceding until Peter (2) Lawton, born May 20, 181 1, a cabinetmaker, moved to Seekonk, Massachusetts, thence to New Bed- ford, in 1843, and there died at his home, now No. 198 Kempton street, July 24, 1869. At one time he was a manufacturer of pianos. Peter (2) Lawton married, in Bristol, Rhode Island, August 12, 1839, Nancy F. Simmons. They were the parents of two sons, Charles Henry and Hor- ace Allen, both now deceased, founders of the business, now the C. H. & H. A. Lawton Drug Company. Horace Allen Lawton was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, December 14, 1843, but shortly afterward New Bedford became the fatnily home and there his life was spent. He attended the public schools of the city until seventeen years of age, then began his business life which ended with his retirement in 1896, three years prior to his death, April 26, 1899. He began as a dry goods clerk, and while connected with that line of merchandising was employed by R. H. Whitcomb and E. B. Whiting. From the dry goods store he changed to drugs, and until January i, 1873, was clerk in the drug store conducted by Thornton & Gerrish, his brother, Charles H., having been a clerk in the same store from his six- teenth year, entering it in 1856, he being the senior of Horace A. by three years. On January i, 1873, the Lawton brothers, having left the employ of Thornton & Gerrish, began business as C. H. & H. A. Lawton, pur- chasing the two drug stores owned by E. Thorton, Jr., one at the corner of Union and Purchase streets, the other at the corner of Union and North Second streets. The brothers conducted these two stores for twenty-three years, retiring July i, 1896. Those were years of honor- able business success, and when the brothers retired a stock company, the C. H. & H. A. Lawton Drug Company, purchased both stores. Horace Allen Lawton was a member of the New Bedford Protect- ing Society from 1867 until his death, attended Trinitarian Church, and held membership in the Wamsutta Club ; Eureka Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; Adoniram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; New Bed- ford Council, Royal and Select Masters; and Sutton Commandery, Knights Templar. In politics he was a Republican, but never sought nor accepted public office. At the time of his decease he was fifty-five years, four months and twelve days old, and his remains were interred in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford. 432 NEW BEDFORD Mr. Lawton married, January 5, 1871, Clara P. Taber, daughter of Captain Jacob Taber, whose sketch follows in this work. Mrs. Lawton survives her husband and continues her residence in New Bedford (1918). CAPTAIN JACOB TABER. Philip Taber, the first ancestor of Captain Jacob Taber, of whom we have definite information, was a resident of Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1634, from whence he removed to Providence, Rhode Island. One of the descendants of Philip Taber was Jacob Taber, great-grandfather of Captain Jacob Taber, who was a resident of Acushnet, Bristol county, Massachusetts, erecting a house in which many generations of the family resided. The line is carried down through his son, Stephen Taber, grandfather of Captain Jacob Taber, and then through Joseph Taber, father of Captain Jacob Taber. Joseph Taber was a farmer of Acushnet, and there spent his life. He married (first) Phoebe, daughter of William Ashley, and (second) a widow, Mrs. Dexter, who survived him. Children of first wife: i. Stephen, in early life a mariner and whaling captain, later moved to Walworth, Wayne county. New York, there becoming a land owner and farmer ; he married Charity Nye, of Acushnet. 2. Abram, was also a mariner in early life ; married Marcia Nye, a sister of Charity Nye, and moved to Walworth, also becoming a land owner and farmer. 3. Jacob, of further mention. 4. Phineas, a master mariner, who after retiring from the sea settled in the State of Maine ; he married Abigail Gififord. 5. Marcus W., a whaling captain of New Bedford, which city was his home for many years ; married Olive C. Ashley, who survived him. 6. Betsey A., became the wife of David Chace, a farmer of Acushnet, whom she survived. Captain Jacob Taber was born August 13, 1813, in the house built by his great-grandfather, Jacob Taber, in the now town of Acushnet, Bristol county, Massachusetts. He attended the district school during the winter months, and assisted with the work of the home farm during the remainder of the year. At the age of nineteen he shipped on the whaler, "South Boston," of Fairhaven, Captain Sheffield Read, sailing from that port in 1832. This was a short voyage to the South Atlantic, extending over a period of a month, and he then sailed on his second voyage, this time in the ship, "Marcia," Captain Peter Butler, sailing from Fairhaven, which extended over a period of thirty-three months. He continued a member of the crew of that vessel until April, 1838, then shipped on the "James Monroe," this service continuing until September, 1842, when he became a member of the crew of the ship, "Arab," as second mate, under Captain Benjamin Cushman. The tender of the "Arab" was sent home from Desolation Island, Terra Del Fuego, under command of the first mate, this causing Second Mate Taber to advance to the rank of first mate. The "Arab" made her port in October, 1845, and on July 7, 1846, 'a^'^'-i^ NEW BEDFORD 433 Captain Jacob Taber sailed from New Bedford in command of the ship, "Condor," he being then thirty-three years of age. He was on that voyage for twenty months, to the coast of Chile, and in July, 1848, sailed for the northwest coast and the sea of Okhotsk in command of the ship, "Chandler Price," returning with a profitable catch, nearly three years later. In 1851 he repeated the trip with the same ship, and at the expira- tion of the three years again entered his home port with a profitable cargo. In i860 he went to Honolulu, there taking command of the ship, "Abigail," a vessel which had sailed from New Bedford in 1856. In November, 1861, he sailed as master of the "Northern Light" for the Hudson Bay Whaling Ground, returning the following October with a valuable cargo. He sailed again in the same ship in April, 1863, and cruised the same grounds until October, 1864, and while the catch was about the same as on the first voyage the price of oil had so increased, owing to the destruction wrought among the whalers by the Confederate cruisers, that it netted the owners about $30,000 more. Captain Taber sailed as a whaling master for the last time in September, 1865, in com- mand of the ship, "Three Brothers." He cruised in the Arctic ocean until August, 1869, then returned to New Bedford, well laden. This was his last whaling voyage, but his last sea voyage was not taken until 1870, when he went to San Francisco, California, and from that port sailed the bark, "Norman," around Cape Horn to New Bedford. He was a success- ful captain from every point of view ; he made money for his owners and for himself, never lost a vessel, never hoisted a signal of distress, never sustained personal injury, and never advanced a claim against any of his underwriters for even the smallest amount of damage. The twenty-one years following his last voyage were spent in honored retirement, his private affairs being his only care. He resided at his home, corner of County and Middle streets, and there or at the Chronometer Club, a club composed of retired whaling captains, he could usually be found. He was a man of genial, friendly nature, very approachable, and always retained the many friends he so easily made. He was highly regarded in the various capacities he filled, em- ployee, shipmate, employer, friend or neighbor. He was a Republican in politics, and twice represented Ward Three in the Common Council, 1872 and 1874. Captain Taber married, April 16, 1840, Hannah Mendell Blackmer, born in 1817, died April 3, 1881, daughter of Salisbury and Lucy Black- mer, of Acushnet. Captain and Mrs. Taber were the parents of three daughters : Lucy M., became the wife of John S. Perry, of New Bedford ; Clara P., became the wife of Horace Allen Lawton, whose sketch precedes this in the work, and whom she survives, a resident of New Bedford ; Alice R., became the wife of Clarence M. Hathaway, of Fall River. Captain Taber died suddenly at his home in New Bedford, December 16, 1891. N B-28 434 NEW BEDFORD GIDEON ALLEN, JR. The history of the branch of the Allen family, long eminent in New Bedford business annals, of which Gideon Allen, Jr., is a leading repre- sentative, begins in New England on May 6, 1635, when George Allen, his wife, and their sons, George, William and Matthew, arrived at Boston from Weymouth, England. From Boston, George Allen went to Wey- mouth, Massachusetts, but soon afterward to Sandwich, where in 1646 he built a house near the meeting house of the Society of Friends on the main road to Cape Cod, where he died in 1648. That old house stood until 1882, when it was taken down. After his death members of his family moved away from Sandwich, two of his sons going to Con- necticut, one to Martha's Vineyard, another to Braintree, Massachusetts, but five sons remained in Sandwich. One of these, Ralph Allen, was the ancestor of most of the Dart- mouth Aliens, although it cannot be said whether or not he ever lived in that town, yet it is probable that he did. His land holdings were large both in Sandwich and Dartmouth, but before his death he divided his lands among his children confirming his gifts by deed. Ebenezer Allen, son of Ralph Allen, held land on the west side of Coxsit river as well as the homestead land, and in 1727 Ebenezer Allen, a blacksmith, was deeded the meadow at Horse Neck on the west side of Long Lot. He was succeeded by his son, James Allen, to whom he willed part of the homestead. James Allen married Mary Akin, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the line of descent to Gideon Allen, Jr., being through their son. Prince Allen and his wife, Deborah (Butler) Allen; James (2) Allen, son of Prince and Deborah Allen, married Sarah Howland, of another old Dartmouth family, they the parents of Gideon Allen and grandparents of Gideon Allen, Jr., whose life story is herein told. Gideon Allen, born May 29, 1791, in Dartmouth, died in New Bedford, December 6, 1878. He was long one of New Bedford's promi- nent business men, having extensive whaling interests, his firm owning many vessels. His place of business was first located on Front street, later on Water street and Hazard's Wharf, he continuing active in business until his death, although he saw New Bedford's glory as a whaling port depart. He was a director of the Merchants Bank, member of the First Congregational (Unitarian) Church, and one of the com- mittee in charge of the erection of the edifice at the corner of Eighth and Union streets. He was one of the original incorporators of Rural Cemetery, April 12, 1837, the property being sold to the city of New Bedford by Gideon Allen and Benjamin T. Sanford in 1849 ^or about $5,000. With him was associated his sons, Gilbert and Gideon, Jr., but they realized quickly when the tide turned against whaling and engaged in other lines. When the business finally departed, they were both well established in their new enterprise. Gilbert Allen, who died April 27, 1899, was president of the New Bedford Copper Company, president of NEW BEDFORD 435 the Merchants Bank, at one time president of the New Bedford Gas Light Company, and held other official positions in the corporations of his city. Gideon Allen married (second) Betsey H. Nye, born January 14, 1796, died September 27, 1844, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Hathaway) Nye, and granddaughter of Stephen and Abigail Hathaway. Mr. and Mrs. Allen were the parents of: Hannah, married Jireh Swift; Eliza Nye. married Isaac Davenport, Jr.; Annie P., died aged thirteen years ; Mary S., died aged sixteen years ; Alice, married Griffith B. Daven- port ; Henry H. ; Gilbert, of previous mention ; Annie Perry ; Gideon, of further mention ; and Mary S. Gideon Allen, Jr., youngest son of Gideon and Betsey H. (Nye) Allen, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, September 27, 1837, and is yet an honored resident of his native city. Although he has obtained octogen- arian honors, he is the executive head of the First National Bank and the Morse Twist Drill & Machine Company, two of New Bedford's leading corporations, leaders in finance and manufacture. His mother having been a member of the Society of Friends, his early education was obtained in Friends School at New Bedford, and Haverford, Pennsylvania, his preparatory education being completed at Phillips (Andover) Academy. He then entered Harvard University, whence he was graduated with the usual Bachelor's degree, class of "58," his business career beginning immediately thereafter. He was associated with his father and brother in the whaling business until 1862. The years, 1862-1865, were spent in San Francisco, California. From 1865 until 1873 he was again associated with his father in business, but in 1873 began a connection with the Morse Twist Drill & Machine Company, which has now continued for forty-four years, durng which time he has advanced from bookkeeper to president. He filled the position of bookkeeper so well that he was soon advanced to the head of the office force, holding that position for several years until the death of the treasurer, E. S. Taber, in 1889, whereupon he was elected to fill that responsible position. In March, 1902, he resigned, having been elected vice-president; his position as treasurer being taken and being still held by Herbert E. Cushman. On September 11, 1903, Andrew G. Pierce, president of the Morse Twist Drill & Machine Com- pany died, and Mr. Allen was at once chosen by the board of directors to fill the executive chair, and from that time he has been president of the company and active in its duties. He has long been connected with the directorate of the First National Bank of New Bedford and for a number of years has been its honored president. He is also a member of the board of investment of the New Bedford Institution for Savings. He has given his life largely to the prosecution of his business interests, but has served his city as a member of the school committee, was for many years a member of the Protecting Society, a valuable branch of the fire department, and is a long time member of the First Congregational (Unitarian) Church. In political faith he is a Republican. His clubs are the Wamsutta and Country, both of New Bedford. 436 NEW BEDFORD Mr. Allen married, October i6, i860, Horatia Anna Howland, daugh- ter of Williams and Mary R. (Wood) Howland, this uniting two of the oldest New England families. Mr. and Mrs. Allen are the parents of: Mary Howland, Frank Howland, both of whom died young; George Swain, died at the age of fifteen years, April 15, 1882; Helen Howland, who resides at the family home, No. 35 Grove street, a lady greatly interested in benevolent work, particularly the Children's Aid Society, of which she is treasurer. Mr. Allen can review with satisfaction a life of successful effort in which there has been few unproductive periods. His business career, which began upon his release from the University in his twenty-first year, has now continued over a period equal to an average man's life, and he is yet the active head of two great corporations. CHARLES ALLEN CASE. Dartmouth, Bristol county, Massachusetts, became the home of John Case, great-grandfather of Charles Allen Case, John Case, being the father of Captain Allen Case, a master mariner, who resided in New Bedford, where his son, Allen (2) Case, was born and became a member of the prosperous firm, Delano & Case, coopers. In the palmy days of the whaling business, Delano & Case did a large business at their plant on Fish Island, they receiving also the first schooner load of staves ever landed at a wharf north of the New Bedford and Fairhaven bridge. Along in the forties they sold their cooperage business to Adams & Peck in order that they might become oil inspectors and gaugers. In the year 1866, Delano & Case dissolved, Mr. Case continuing an oil inspector until 1871, when he retired. He married, October 2^, 1836, Cordelia Leonard, two children being born to them: Avis Delano, married Philip Howland, they now both deceased ; and Charles Allen, to whose memory this review is inscribed. Charles Allen Case was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 10, 1845, died at his home on Purchase street in his native city, April 28, 1905. He was educated in the private schools of New Bedford, and at the completion of his school years he entered business life as a traveling salesman. He continued on the road for some time, then abandoned that line to enter the drug store owned by Ezra Holmes. He learned the apothecary business thoroughly, and in 1882 purchased the business, which he successfully conducted until the breakdown of his health, which was the forerunner of his death in 1905. The business with which Mr. Case was so long connected was founded in 1846, by M. Israel, who was succeeded by A. R. Holmes, he by Ezra Holmes, he by Charles Allen Case. The store was located from the first at the corner of Purchase and Hillman streets. A Democrat in politics, Mr. Case bore his full share of civic responsibility, and gave freely of his time and ability to the public service. He was a member of Common Council in jQjO. a. /SaJ-^A^iJ^^^^-y^a/n^ NEW BEDFORD 437 1876 and 1877, and again in 1885 and 1886. In 1878 he represented New Bedford in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and at all times could be relied upon to aid in any undertaking looking toward the com- mon good. He was a member of the New Bedford Protecting Society, was a Baptist in religious preference, and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He died at the age of sixty and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mr. Case married, at Gardner, Maine, January 16, 1889, Nellie M. Townsend, born there, June 9, 1861, daughter of Stephen Townsend. Mr. and Mrs. Case were the parents of two sons: Allen (3rd), born October 30, 1890, now an employee of the Commonwealth Bank of Boston ; and Leonard Townsend, born January 8, 1896, now enlisted in the United States Navy. CAPTAIN GEORGE FOX BRIGHTMAN. For twenty-seven years Captain George F. Brightman sailed the seas as foremast hand, mate and master. His first command was the ship "California," of which he was first mate for four years. Captain Brightman was known as the "lucky captain," the master who never sailed on an unprofitable voyage. His luck was proverbial and he never had any trouble in securing a crew. Not until his last voyage, in 1889, did serious misfortune overtake him. The ship, well laden, was but two days sailing from her home port, New Bedford, when a hurricane which continued three days struck the "California," dismasted her and sorely tested the good ship, but she weathered the gale, and under jury rig finally made Block Island in safety. After his marriage, in 1872, Mr. Brightman, within a month, sailed for the South seas as mate, returning four years later. When he sailed on his next voyage it was as Captain Brightman, and Mrs. Brightman was a passenger. She proved a good sailor, and henceforth as long as he continued a whaler she shared the privileges of the quarter deck. This was not merely courtesy, for the captain's wife had mastered navigation, could take the ships position with the quadrant, and with precision work out the latitude and longi- tude. Frequently, when whales were plentiful, she navigated the ship, and when Captain Brightman was once stricken with fever she took his place for several days and correctly navigated the ship. In the many ports at which the "California" touched, Mrs. Brightman would secure a souvenir of her visit, and now, in her New Bedford home, amid other cherished mementoes of her gallant sailor husband, she has these curios which furnish abundant material for an illustrated travel talk. The sailors were firm believers in the luck of their captain, but attributed a good share to the captain's wife, and two of her mementoes are a small model of a spermi, and a right whale carved by one of the officers. To- gether Captain and Mrs. Brightman sailed three long whaling voyages to the South Pacific, then with m.uch regret bade good-bye to the 438 NEW BEDFORD "California," so long their home, and retired to the tame existence of a dweller on land in a city. Their first home was on Acushnet avenue, the old Covel place, but when the mills came the home was sold, and in 1903 they moved to the corner of County and Willis streets, New Bedford, and resided there until the bond was broken, and the strong arm upon which the wife had leaned so long was withdrawn. George Fox Brightman was born at Smith's Neck, South Dartmouth, Bristol county, Massachusetts, March 5, 1844, and died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 3, 1914. His parents moved to New Bedford the year following his birth, therefore that city may be styled his life long home. He attended the public schools of New Bedford, and for a time tried farming after his school days ended. But he was not tempera- mentally fitted for a farm, and he soon followed the example set him by other young men of his acquaintance, the result being that his name appeared on the papers of the bark "Rocius" as a foremast hand entitled to a 175th. lay, which meant that every time one hundred and seventy-five barrels of oil were taken, he received one barrel, this in lieu of all other remuneration. The "Rocius" sailed from New Bedford, in March, 1863, cruised the Atlantic whaling grounds until December, 1863, then returned to New Bedford with seven hundred and twenty-four barrels of oil, the young whaler's share netting him $175. This was the beginning of twenty-seven continuous years of exciting, arduous, and often perilous life as a whaler. On his next voyage, which was also a short one, in 1864, he sailed on the "Minerva," then made his third voyage in the bark "Pacific," sailing in June, 1865, and returning with a good catch in October, 1867. On his third voyage he had reached the dignity of boat steerer, which meant that he was becoming a skilled whaler and drawing a better share of the profits. His fourth voyage was as fourth mate of the ship, "John P. West," they cruising in the Indian Ocean the fiist year out, and taking one thousand four hundred barrels. He left the "West" at St. Helena, and shipped on the bark "Nautilus" as second mate in 1872, with two thousand barrels of whale oil and eight hundred barrels of sperm oil. This catch, with the larger portion coming to him as second mate, brought him in a good sum, and on July 3, 1872, he married Elizabeth F. Douglas, of Rochester, Massachusetts, daughter of Barnabas Nye Douglas, of Middleboro, but at the time of the marriage of his daughter a farmer of Rochester. Mr. Douglas enlisted during the War of 1812, but saw no active service. He served Rochester as school committeeman, and was interested in other town activities. He married Phoebe Nye Swift, who was born in Pocassett, Massachusetts. Captain and Mrs. Brightman were the parents of a son, George F., born April 19, 1882, during Mrs. Brightman's second voyage, and died on Norfolk Island (between Australia and New Zealand) April 22, 1882. A month after his wedding. Captain Brightman shipped as first mate of the ship, "California." Four years they sailed and cruised the Pacific NEW BEDFORD 439 for whales before again entering New Bedford harbor, but when, in 1876, he again sailed in search of oil and gain, he was master of the "California," and Mrs. Brightman was on board, an honored guest. For twelve years they sailed together in that ship, making three voyages of four years each. Captain Brightman kept his ship in the South Pacific mostly, making a New Zealand port occasionally. Mrs. Brightman circumnavi- gated the world three times during the twelve years, and became not only a good sailor but a skilled navigator, one who could be depended upon in stress and storm, as well as in fair weather. These three voyages as master were very profitable ones, the second being the most successful, that catch, four thousand barrels of sperm and whale oil and twenty-five thousand pounds of whale bone. He retired from the sea in his forty- fifth year, having sailed continuously from his eighteenth year. Captain Brightman retired from the sea in 1889, and for twenty-five years lived a semi-retired life in New Bedford. He took a deep interest in politics, was alderman from Ward i under Mayors Brock and Stephen Brownell, and in March, 1895, he was appointed a member of the license board by David L. Parker, an office he held two years. While he never lost his interest in public affairs he would never accept office after leaving the license board. He was an ardent Democrat, and enjoyed the con- fidence of a large circle of friends. He was a most entertaining talker, and the veranda of his County street home was usually well filled with interested visitors, sometimes young, sometimes old people, and some- times both. He was most hospitable and enjoyed these visitors to the full. In his later years he became quite a baseball enthusiast, enjoying the games with his friends, young and old. These were twenty-five happy years for Captain and Mrs. Brightman, who in time forgot that they loved the sea so dearly, and in their home spent those years of quiet contentment. On the forty-second anniversary of their wedding day, July 3, 1914, Captain Brightman died. ISRAEL ELLIS RUDMAN, M. D. In the sixties, the grandfather of Dr. Rudman came from his native land to the United States, settling at Bangor, Maine, being one of the first Russian Jews to locate in that city. He did not bring his children with him, but left them with their mother in Russia to complete their studies in Jewish institutions. In time they also came to Bangor and there the grandfather died in 1905, aged about seventy. His son, Samuel Ellis Rudman, born in Smargon, Russia, in 1865, served four years in the Russian army, ranking as quartermaster, most of his service being near Vilna, Russia. He married Ida Shnipelisky, born in Vilna in 1872, grand- daughter of Rabbi Eleazer Strassoner. In the Strassoner family were several famous Rabbis. Among them was Matthew Strassoner, and among the monuments reared by those of the name is the Free Jewish 440 NEW BEDFORD Public Library in Vilna. Strassoners intermarried with the Rome family, famous as printers and publishers in the City of Vilna. In 1899 Samuel E. and Ida Rudman came to the United States, joining his father in Bangor, Maine, where he became a well-to-do dealer in lumber and lumbermen's supplies. Israel Ellis Rudman, son of Samuel Ellis and Ida (Shnipelisky) Rudman, was born in Vilna, Russia, April 15, 1893. There he passed the first six years of his life, being brought by his parents to Bangor, Maine, in 1899. He completed the grade and high school courses of study in 1912, then entered Tufts College Medical School, whence he was grad- uated M. D., class of 1916. During the years 1915 and 1916 he was house physician on the Neurological Dermatological Service of the Boston City Hospital. After graduation he came to New Bedford as house physician to St. Luke's Hospital, but after six months service he resigned to enter private practice and is now located at No. 909 South Water street, New Bedford. In November, 1917, Dr. Rudman enlisted in the Medical Re- serve Corps of the United States Army. He was commissioned as first lieutenant in January, 1918, and soon after he was called into active service. He is at present connected with the Evacuation Hospital, No. 14, Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Independent Order of Brith Abraham, the Max Levy Progressive Society, the Labor League, the Young Men's Hebrew Association and the New Bedford Zionist Society. Dr. Rudman is unmarried. THEODORE DEAN WILLIAMS. Theodore Dean Williams was a prominent and successful business man of New Bedford, Massachusetts. He was born July 5, 1829, in Raynham. He died in New Bedford, August 4, 1900, on the dawn of the new day. He was the son of Jonathan Williams and his wife, Phebe (Elmes) Williams, of Raynham, Massachusetts. He came to New Bed- ford when he was a young man, and was a clerk in the store of Sylvanus Thomas, who was a relative by marriage. After a few months the firm of Dow & Company wanted Theodore, and offered him a very fine posi- tion in their store. He asked Sylvanus Thomas what he should do about accepting it. Sylvanus answered and said, "I cannot pay you as much as Dow & Company have offered to you, but you are worthy of it, and, Theodore, I am not going to stand in your way of advancement." In the year 1849, Theodore D. Williams went to California, with others who had the gold fever, in a ship that sailed from New Bedford, to seek their fortunes. They came near being shipwrecked, and they all returned to New Bedford, with less gold in their belts than they carried away. Afterwards Theodore D. Williams entered into partnership with Amassa Bullard, under the firm name of BuUard & Williams. Later on, in the ^ ^ ^-^njL^OxlArXjy -f-^oyi^iy AAAA^O, v^yT^iJy NEW BEDFORD 441 fifties, he entered into copartnership with Andrew H. Potter and Simeon Doane, under the firm name of Potter, Doane & Williams, on Water street, No. 28, corner of Shepherds lane, where they purchased the build- ing, and carried on a very successful and lucrative business for several years. The firm owned extensively in whaling ships that brought in large returns. Some years afterwards Mr. Williams withdrew from the firm and reestablished himself on Union street, in the clothing business, where he remained until Acushnet avenue was cut through to William street, and his store had to be torn down to make room for a new part of the street. Then he retired from an active business life. Mr. Wil- liams was always courteous to everyone, generous and noble hearted, and a man of fine personal appearance. No one ever appealed to him for assistance in vain. He never shirked his obligations, to do his part was a pleasure to him, and he was strictly honest in all of his dealings with everyone. He married, January 2, 1849, Caroline Tuckerman, who was born in New Bedford, January 25, 1828, and died in New Bedford, December 24, 1893. She was the daughter of Captain Robert Tucker- man, who was born in New Bedford, July 14, 1795, and died in New Bedford, Februarj' 3, 1884, aged eighty-eight years, six months, twenty days, and his wife, Betsey (Buloid) Tuckerman, born in New Bedford. 1798, died August 14, 1875, aged seventy-six years, six months, fourteen days Captain Robert Tuckerman was the son of Captain Stephen Tuckerman and his wife, Elizabeth Tuckerman, of Nantucket. Captain Stephen Tuckerman and his wife had children: i. Sally, born April 5, 1792. 2 and 3. Niobold and Robert (twins), born July 14, 1795 ; Vollin- tine, born March 31, 1798; Stephen, born June 14, 1801 ; Robert, married Betsey Buloid, March 2, 1818; their children were: Stephen, born Feb- ruary 5, 1819, died 1873 ; Maria, born January 28, 1825, died November 10, 1842 ; Caroline, born January 25, 1828, died December 24, 1893, mar- ried, January 2, 1849, Theodore Dean Williams, of New Bedford. Robert and Charles, born January 6, 183 1 ; Charles died July 28, 1837; Robert died in Auburn, New York, December 14, 1900; he married Harriet Bowman, of New Bedford, September 21, 1865. She was born July 7, 1834, died in Auburn, New York, November 10, 1902. Their daughter, Alice H. Tuckerman, was born in Scipioville, Cayuga county, New York, November 14, 1868, and was married in Auburn, New York, October 12, 1899, ^° Jesse H. Stanton, of Auburn, New York. The children of Theodore Dean Williams and his wife, Caroline (Tuckerman) Williams were: Maria Tuckerman Williams, born October 19, 1849, ^^^^ June 13, 1883, married Alfred M. S. Butler, of Boston, December 23, 1869, the son of Leonard and Sophronia Butler, of Hanover, Connecticut, afterwards of Hartford, Connecticut. Elizabeth Williams, married, January 22, 1908, in Boston, Massachusetts, Charles Warren Read, the son of Joseph R. and Cynthia A. (Potter) Read, of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Caro- line Williams, born May 30, 1855, died August 23, 1855. Charles Dean Williams, born August 17, i860, died May 8, 1878, in New Bedford. The 442 NEW BEDFORD children of Alfred M. S. Butler and his wife, Maria T. (Williams) Butler were: Theodore, Minnie P., Maria Caroline, Sophronia Elizabeth, Alfred M. and Katherine James Butler. She married Arthur Taylor; their son was Robert Taylor. Alfred M. Butler, A. M., married June 23, 1908, Irene (Endres Von Dilscher) Butler, and their children were: Clara W. Butler, born June 26, 1909, and Elizabeth Caroline Butler, born February 23, 1916, of Boston, Massachusetts. Alfred Munson Butler, A. M., son of Alfred M. S. and Maria T. (Williams) Butler, was head of Science Department, High School of Practical Arts, Boston, 1914. Jonathan Williams, Jr., was born December 16, 1785, in Raynham, Massachusetts. Married, November 12, 1820, Phebe Elmes. He and his wife died in Raynham; their children were: Elijah, born June 25, 1823, who married Fidelia Leonard ; Theodore Dean, who married Caroline Tuckernian ; Sophia, who married Eliphalet Thomas, of Middleboro, September 26, 1838; Edward, who died at Sterling, Illinois. The father of Jonathan Williams, Jr., was Captain Jonathan Williams, born June 8, 1764, died January 23, 1814; married, October 14, 1784, Polly Dean, born 1766, died December 27, 1830; their children were: Jonathan, Jr., who married Phebe Elmes, November 12, 1820; Polly, Hannah, Sally, Eliab, Augustus Dean and Eli, who married Fannie Pickens, March 25, 1830. He was born April 12, 1796, died December 6, 1884, in Lake- ville, Massachusetts. He was the brother of Jonathan Williams, Jr., who was the father of Theodore Dean Williams. Captain Jonathan Williams' father was Deacon Abiel Williams, Jr., born 1740, died February 10, 1830, aged ninety years; married, November 16, 1758, Zeruiah Staples, born January 27, 1740, died February i, 1814; she was the great-grand- mother of Theodore Dean Williams, and the daughter of Deacon Seth Staples, of Taunton, Massachusetts, who married Hannah Standish, born 1704. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Standish, born 1672. He was the son of Alexander Standish, born in Duxbury, died 1702. He was the son of Captain Miles Standish, of Duxbury, of the "Mayflower" in 1620. He was born 1586, died October 3, 1656, married Rose, who died 1621 ; Barbara, second wife. Deacon Abiel Williams' father was Abiel Williams, Sr. He was born 171 3, died December 19, 1778, married Mehitabel Williams. Abiel (i) Williams' father was Seth Williams, born 1676, married Mary Dean. Seth Williams' father was Samuel Wil- liams, married Jane Gilbert ; Samuel Williams' father was Richard Wil- liams, born 1606. in Huntingdon, England. He first came to Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1633. afterwards to Taunton. (Richard Williams, ancestor of Theodore Dean Williams). Theodore Dean Williams, of New Bedford, formerly of Raynham, is a member of the ancient Williams family of Taunton, Massachusetts, that was early located there. The Williams family of the name of England and Wales, of which Sir Robert Williams, ninth baronet of the NEW BEDFORD 443 House of Williams of Penrhyn, was a lineal descendant from Marchudes of Cyan, Lord of Abergeten, in Denbighshire, of one of the fifteen tribes of North Wales, that lived in the time of Roderick the Great of the Britons, about A. D. 849. The seat of the Welsh Williams family was at Flint, Wales; and in Lincolnshire, Oliver Cromwell, the "Lord Pro- tector," was a Williams by right of descent, and was related to Richard Williams, who settled at Taunton, Massachusetts. (I) Richard Williams, of Taunton, Massachusetts, is a descendant in the eighth generation of Howell Williams, Lord of Rborn, the progen- itor of the Williams family in Wales, from whom his descent is through : (H) Morgan Williams, married Joan Batten. (HI) Thomas Williams, of Lancashire, died in London. (IV) John Williams, married Margaret Smyth. (V) Richard Williams, a native of Rochampton, settled at Mon- mouth and Dexter. (VI) John Williams, of Huntingdonshire, near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucester. (VH) William Williams, of Huntingdon, married (second) Decem- ber 4, 1603, Jane Woodward. (VHI) Richard Williams, born January, 1606, son of William and Jane Williams, was born 1606 in Huntingdon, England. He was mar- ried in Gloucester, England, February 11, 1632, to Frances Dighton (daughter of Dr. John Dighton); they came to Dorchester, Massachu- setts, in 1633. and were the first of the American family of Williams; afterward to Taunton. He was one of the eighty purchasers of the tract of land bought of the Cohannet Indians, called The Eight-mile Square, receiving name of Taunton in 1639, at time of incorporation. (Raynham was a sub-division of Taunton). He removed to Taunton and sold land and privileges at Dorchester in October, 1646. He and his sister Eliz- abeth, then both in New England, were legatees in the will of their sister Jane, of Whetenhurste, Gloucestershire, dated May 30, 1650, and proved June 3, 1655. Richard Williams was a freeman at Plymouth, June 5, 1644. He was a deacon and deputy to the General Court from Taunton. He returned to Dorchester and was a town officer there in 1658. His wife was formerly Frances Dighton, sister of the first wife of Governor Thomas Dudley. He died July 13, 1683. Their children were: John, died young; Samuel; Joseph; Nathaniel; Thomas; Benjamin, who mar- ried Rebecca, daughter of Captain George Macy, of Taunton; Elizabeth, who married John Bird, of Dorchester, and Hannah, who married John Parmenter, of Boston. Through Benjamin and John Williams, sons of Benjamin, and grandsons of Richard, came the early Williamses of Easton. They were the first of the Williams family to settle in the town where their father took up land about 1700. Through Joseph, who mar- ried and had children ; Richard, Joseph, Benjamin, Ebenezer, and Mehitabel. Through Richard, who married and had sons George, Rich- 444 NEW BEDFORD ard and Ebenezer, came some of the Raynham Williamses. George, born in 1745, married Bathsheba King, of Raynham. (IX) Samuel WiUiams, the second son of Richard and Frances (Dighton) WiUiams, married (first) Jane Gilbert. Their children were: Seth, of whom further; Samuel, Daniel, Mary, Sarah and Hannah. (X) Seth Williams, the son of Samuel and Jane (Gilbert) Wil- liams, born 1675, died 1761. He married Mary Dean. Their children were: James; Abiel, of whom further; Benjamin, born February 25, 1721, died March 18, 1784; Mary Elizabeth; Susanna; Rachel; and Jemima. (XI) Abiel Williams, son of Seth and Mary (Dean) Williams, born 1713, married Mehitabel Williams. (XII) Abiel Williams, Jr., son of Abiel and Mehitabel (Williams) Williams, born 1740, married Zeruiah Staples, November 16, 1758. She was the daughter of Deacon Seth and Hannah (Standish) Staples. Han- nah (Standish) Staples, born 1704, was the daughter of Ebenezer Stand- ish, born 1672. He was the son of Alexander Standish. He was the son of Captain Myles Standish, of Duxbury, and of the "Mayflower," 1620. Deacon Abiel Williams, Jr., and his wife, Zeruiah (Staples) Williams, had son Jonathan, of whom further. (XIII) Jonathan Williams, son of Abiel, Jr., and Zeruiah (Stand- ish) Williams, was born June 8, 1764. He married, October 14, 1784, Polly Dean, born 1766. Their children were: Jonathan, Jr., Polly, Eli, Sally Leonard, Eliab and Augustus Dean. Jonathan, of whom further. Polly, born March 16, 1789, married a Mr. French. Eli, born April 12, 1796, married Fanny Pickens. Sally Leonard, born November 20, 1798, married (first) Randall, (second) Pickens. Eliab, noted lawyer of Fall River, born May 10, 1803, married (second) Win- slow, (third) Theodora Reed. Augustus Dean, born October 7, 1808. (XIV) Jonathan Williams, Jr., the son of Captain Jonathan Wil- liams, Sr., and his wife, Polly (Dean) Williams, of Raynham, was born December 16, 1785. He married, November 12, 1820, Phebe Elmes, of East Taunton. Their children were : Theodore Dean, Elijah. Sophia and Edward. (XV) Theodore Dean Williams, son of Jonathan, Jr., and Phebe (Elmes) Williams, married Caroline Tuckerman, of New Bedford. Their children were : Maria T., Elizabeth, Caroline and Charles D. Maria T. Williams married Alfred M. S. Butler, of Boston. Elizabeth Williams married Charles Warren Read, of New Bedford, Massachu- setts (Williams (Taunton Family)). Theodore Dean Williams is a member of the ancient Cromwell- Williams family that early located at Taunton, Massachusetts. In the ancient town of Taunton there are still representatives of the famous Cromwell-Williams line of the family bearing the latter name. Refer- NEW BEDFORD 445 ence is made to some of the posterity of Richard Williams who, with Oliver Cromwell, the "Lord Protector," sprang from the same ancestor. William Cromwell was a son of Robert Cromwell, of Carlton-upon- Trent, a Lancastrian, who was killed at the battle of Towton, 1461. The fact that the family of Richard Williams, of Taunton, Massa- chusetts, was connected by blood with that of Oliver Cromwell was established by the wonderful patience and perseverance, and at consid- erable expense, of the late Hon. Joseph Hartwell Williams, of Augusta, Maine, a former governor of Maine, a direct descendant of Richard Wil- liams, of Taunton, Massachusetts. The following is an account of this connection, taken from the "New England Historical and Genealogical Register of April, 1897," abridged by the late Josiah H. Drummond, LL. D., of Portland, Maine : Cromwell — The Cromwell line dates from Alden de Cromwell, who lived in the time of William the Conqueror. His son was Hugh de Cromwell, and from him descended ten Ralph de Cromwells in as many successive generations; but the tenth Ralph died without issue. The seventh Ralph de Cromwell married, in 1351, Amicia, daughter of Robert Berer, M. P., for Notts ; besides the eighth Ralph they had several other sons; among them was Ulker Cromwell, of Hucknall, Torkard, Notts. Ulker had Richard ; and he John of Cromwell House, Carlton-upon- Trent, Notts ; and he, Robert ; the names of the wives are not given. (I) Robert Cromwell, of Carlton-upon-Trent, was a Lancastrian. He was killed at the battle of Towton, in 1461. His lease of Cromwell House was seized by Sir Humphrey Bourchier, Yorkist, who was the husband of Joan Stanhope, the granddaughter of the ninth Ralph, through his daughter Matilda, wife of Sir Richard Stanhope. Robert left a son William, the ancestor of Robert Cromwell, and a daughter Margaret, the ancestor of both Oliver Cromwell and Richard Williams, of Taunton, Massachusetts. (H) William Cromwell, of the prebend of Palace Hall, Norwalk, Notts, settled in Putney, Surrey, 1452. He married Margaret Smyth, of Norwalk, Notts, and had: John, Margaret Cromwell, married William Smyth (son of John). They had son Richard Smyth, and daughter Joan Smyth. (HI) John Cromwell, son of William Cromwell, married his cousin, Joan Smyth. He was a Lancastrian and his lands were seized by Arch- bishop Bouchier, Lord of the Manor of Wimbledon, and his lease of Palace Hall, Norwalk, Notts, remised by Lord Chancellor Bouchier. They had among other children, William Cromwell, Richard Smyth, of Rockhampton, Putney, by wife Isabella, had daughter Margaret Smyth, who married John Williams, fourth in descent from Howell Williams, the head of the Williams line. (IV) Walter Cromwell married, in 1474, the daughter of Glossop of Wirksworth, Derbyshire ; in 1472 he claimed and was admitted to two virgates (thirty acres) of land at Putney; in 1499 Archbishop Morton, 446 NEW BEDFORD Lord of Wimbledon Manor, gave him six virgates (ninety acres) of land, in Putney as a solatium for the property taken from his father by the Bouchier Yorkists. He died in 1516, leaving among other children, Katherine Cromwell. (V) Katherine Cromwell married Morgan Williams, fifth in descent from Howell Williams, and had a son Richard Williams, born about 1495- (VI) Sir Richard Williams, alias Cromwell, married, in 1518, Fran- ces Murfyn. He died at Stepney, 1547, and was buried in Gt. St. Helen's Church, London. He left a son, (VH) Henry Cromwell, alias Williams (called "The Golden Knight") of Hinchenbrook, Huntingdon, England. He married Joan, daughter of Sir Ralph Warren, Lord Mayor of London, and they had: Sir Oliver, Robert, Henry, Richard, Philip, Joan, Elizabeth and Frances. (VHI) Robert Cromwell, of Huntingdon, brewer, married Eliza- beth Stewart, widow of William Lynn, of Bassingbourn, and their fifth child was Oliver Cromwell, the "Lord Protector." Robert's sister, Eliz- abeth Cromwell, married William Hampden, of Great Hampden, Bucks, and among their children were John Hampden, "The Patriot." and Richard Hampden. Williams — George Williams, through his assistants, traced the Wil- liams line back to Howell Williams, Lord of Ribour. (I) Howell Williams, Lord of Ribour, married Wenlion, daughter and heiress of Llyne ap Jevan, of Rady, and had son Morgan Williams. (H) Morgan Williams, of Lanishen, Glamorgan, married Joan Bat- ton, and had Thomas and Jevan. Jevan W^illiams married Margaret, daughter of Jenkyn Kemeys, of Bag^vye Man. They had son, William Williams, of Lanishen, bailiff for Henry (VHI) who (wife not known), was the father of Morgan Williams, of Lanishen, Glamorgan, and later Putney, Surrey, and the husband in 1494 of Katherine Cromwell (see ante Cromwell. No. 3, ct scq. (HI) Thomas Williams, of Lanishen, Glamorgan, died at St. Helen's, Bishopgate. London ; was buried in the church there, "with his brass on stone." (IV) John Williams, steward of Wimbledon Manor. Surrey, mar- ried Margaret Smyth, daughter of Richard Smyth, and granddaughter of Margaret Cromwell (see ante Cromwell No. i, 2). He died at Mort- lake in 1502, and she in 1501. They had two sons, John and Richard. John Williams, born in 1485, married Joan Wykys, daughter of Henry Wykys, of Bolleys Park. Chetney, and sister of Elizabeth Wykys, who married Thomas Cromwell (brother of Katherine), secretary to Henry the VHL, Lord Cromwell of Oakham, Earl of Essex. (V) Richard Williams was born in Rockhampton in 1487. He set- tled at Monmouth and Dixton, Mon., where he died in 1559. He mar- ried twice ; the name of his first wife is not known. She is credited with NEW BEDFORD 447 one daughter, Joan. His second wife, Christian, had two daughters, Reece and Ruth, and one son, John. (VI) John Williams, of Huntingdon, near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucester, died in 1579, leaving son William. No other particulars of this family are given. (VH) William Williams, of Huntingdon, married, November 15, 1585, Jane Shepherd. She died about 1600, a child of hers having been baptized December 2, 1599. He married, December 4, 1603, Jane Wood- ward. She died February 2, 1614, and he in 1618. The first child by his second marriage, born in January, 1606, was Richard Williams, of Taun- ton. Of the change of his name by Sir Richard Williams, Governor Wil- liams said: "Oliver Cromwell in the male line of Morgan Williams of Glamorganshire. His great-grandfather. Sir Richard Williams, assumed the name of 'Cromwell' it is true, but not until in mature years he had distinguished himself in the public service (temp. Henry VHI), under the patronage of his uncle, Thomas Cromwell (Vicar General, 1535), whom he proposed to honor by the adoption of his name In fact, ever afterwards. Sir Richard used to sign himself Richard Cromwell, alias Williams ; and his sons and grandsons and Oliver Cromwell, himself, in his youth (1620), used to sign in the same manner. In important grants from the crown to Sir Richard (29 and 31, Henry VIII) the grantee's name appears in both forms, 'Cromwell, alias Williams,' and 'Williams, alias Cromwell'." It is not believed that, in the light of Governor Wil- liams's researches, the relationship of Richard Williams, of Taunton, and the Cromwell family will again be questioned. (VIII) Richard Williams, son of William Williams, of Huntingdon, and his wife, Jane (Woodward) Williams, born in January. i(5o6, married in Gloucester, England, February 11, 1632, Frances Dighton, daughter of Dr. John Dighton, and for whom the town of Dighton, Massachusetts, was named. Richard Williams came to America, and was among the first purchasers of Taunton. He was a man of good abilities ; was deputy to the General Court of Plymouth Colony from 1645 to 1665 ; selectman in 1666 and 1667. He was one of the proprietors of the "New Purchase," now Dighton. He was a member and deacon of the First Church. He died in the year 1683, aged seventy-seven. The children born to Richard and his wife, Frances (Dighton) Williams, the eldest two being born while the parents were living in Gloucester, in the parish of Whitcombe Magna, and both of whom died when young, were: i. John, baptized March 27, 1634. 2. Elizabeth, baptized February 7, 1635-36. 3. Samuel, married Jane Gilbert, and is mentioned further on. 4. Joseph, of whom further. 5. Nathaniel, married, in 1668, Elizabeth Rogers, of Duxbury, and their children were : John, born August 27, 1675 ; Nathaniel, born April 9, 1679; Elizabeth, born April 8, 1686. 6. Thomas and his wife Mary had children: Mary, born 1680; Jonathan, born 1683, married, April 3. 1707, Elizabeth Leonard, born i(38o; Sarah, born 1685; Bethia, 448 NEW BEDFORD born 1692 ; Mehitabel, born 1695 ; and Damaris, born 1698. 7. Benjamin, married, March 18, 1689-90. Rebecca Macy, and their children were: Rebecca, born November z'j, 1690; Josiah, born November 7, 1692: Ben- jamin, born July 31, 1695 ; and John, born March 27, 1699. 8. Elizabeth, born about 1647, married John Bird, of Dorchester. 9. Hannah, married John Parmenter, of Boston. (IX) Samuel Williams, second son of Richard and Frances (Digh- ton) Williams, married (first) Jane Gilbert. Their children were: Seth, Samuel, Daniel, Mary, Sarah and Hannah. (X) Seth Williams, born 1675, was the son of Samuel and Jane (^Gil- bert) Williams. He was chief justice of the County Court of Common Pleas from 1754 until 1761, the time of his death. His children were James, Daniel, Abiel, Benjamin, of whom further ; Mary, Elizabeth, Susanna, Rachel and Jemima. James Williams, son of Seth Williams, died 1765. He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, after the death of his father, and was also appointed register of deeds in 1746, when the records were removed from Bristol, then set off from Massa- chusetts to Rhode Island, serving until his death. Abiel, son of Seth Williams and his wife, Jane (Gilbert) Williams, was born 1713, died December 19, 1778, married Mehitabel Williams, born January 3, 1716, died November 4, 1778. Their son Abiel, born 1740, died February 10, 1830, married, November 16, 1758, Zeruiah Staples, born January 27, 1740, died February i, 1814; she was the daughter of Deacon Seth Staples and Hannah (Standish) Staples, born 1704, who was the daughter of Ebenezer Standish, born 1672, who was the grandson of Captain Myles Standish, of the "Mayflower," 1620. Deacon Abiel Williams, Jr., born 1740, and his wife, Zeruiah (Staples) Williams, had children: Hannah, Mary, Jonathan, Anna, Macy. Zeruiah, Abiel, Eli and Abiah. Their son, Jonathan Williams, born June 8, 1764, died January 23, 1814, married, October 14, 1784, Polly Dean, born 1766, died December 27, 1830. They had a son Jonathan, Jr., born in Raynham. He married, November 12, 1820, Phebe Elmes, of East Taunton, the daughter of Cyrus Elmes. Their children were : Theodore Dean Williams, who married Caroline Tuckerman, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, the daughter of Captain Robert and Betsey (Buloid) Tuckerman; Elijah, married Fidelia Leonard; Edward; and Sophia, who married Eliphalet Thomas, of Middleboro. The children of Theodore and Caroline Williams were : Maria T., who married Alfred M. S. Butler, of Boston ; Elizabeth, who married Charles W. Read, of New Bedford ; Caroline, who died in infancy ; and Charles D. Williams, who died May 8. 1878, in New Bedford. (XI) Benjamin Williams, son of Seth Williams, born February 25, 1721, was appointed judge of probate for the county in 1778, and held the office until his death, March 18, 1784. His children were: Lemuel, who became a member of Congfress ; Benjamin, of whom further ; Joshua ; NEW BEDFORD 449 Elisha ; Ann, who married a Tubs ; and Mary, who married Rev. Mr. Spaulding. (XII) Benjamin WilHams, Jr., son of Benjamin Williams, was born July 17, 1757, and died January 29, 1830. On November 28, 1793, he married Lydia Williams, who was born January 24, 1774, and died Sep- tember II, 1845, youngest daughter of James Williams, and sister of Judge John M. Williams. The children of this marriage were: Ann, born February 8. 1795, who died in July, 1797; Myra, born August 11, 1796, who married Rev. Samuel Presbrey; Benjamin F., born July 5, 1798; George W., of whom further; Sydney, born February 13, 1803; Henry, born November 30, 1805; Edgar, born 1807, died April 6, 1808; Lydia, born January 2"], 1809, died September 7, 1830; and Anna Augusta, born August 24, 181 1, died December 2, 1838. (XIII) George W. Williams, son of Benjamin, Jr., and Lydia (Wil- liams) Williams, was born July 13, 1800. He married Emma Willis, and they became the parents of children, born as follows : Emma Augusta, March 11, 1827; George Edgar, August 16, 1829; Julius, January 11, 1834; Andrew, August 28, 1837; Lewis, April 25, 1840; Felix, October 17, 1843; Arthur Herbert, February 23, 1846. (XIV) Lewis Williams, son of George W. and Emma (Willis) Williams, was born in Taunton, April 25, 1840, and died there December 23, 1902. He was brought up in W'eir Village, and attended Bristol Academy. After his school days he promptly entered upon business life, and in the early seventies was busy in the old firm of Staples & Phillips, who were the leading shippers, vessel owners and coal movers and sellers in southeastern New England for a long term of years. On the dissolution of that firm he joined his fortunes with those of the Staples Coal Company, and vigorously assisted in developing the business of that corporation, until it became one of the leaders in New England in moving and selling coal, owning shipping (both barges and tugs) and constantl}' enlarging its sphere of operations until they covered a great portion of this territory, both coast and interior. A public spirited man and open-handed citizen, Mr. Williams was among the foremost in various enterprises to increase the commercial facilities of the city, add to its manufactories, and give employment to workers. His advice was always sound and his foresight good. He was interested as a part owner in the West Silver Works, the Dighton Furnace, the Taunton Crucible Works, and he owned stock in the Carr and Winthrop Mills, of Taunton, and was also interested as a heavy stockholder in a number of Fall River Mills. He never shirked his obligation to do his part in charitable work, and no one who was really needy, no deserving public benefaction, ever called upon him in vain. He was brought up in the old First Church, believed in it, and stood by it always, both by his presence at its services, and in every other way to strengthen its growth and its power as an element of good in the city and the denomination. On September 22, N B-29 450 NEW BEDFORD 1870, Mr. Williams married Adelaide W. Staples, daughter of Sylvanus W. and D. Adaline (Hood) Staples, and one daughter blessed this union, Hattie Staples, who married Frederick Ludlam. Mr. Williams's wide family and personal connections made the termination of his useful and busy life and the loss of his kindly and courteous personality far-reach- ing, his high citizenship touched and influenced so many sides of the community's social, religious and business life. (IX) Joseph Williams, son of Richard and Frances (Dighton) Wil- liams, married (first) Elizabeth Watson, and (second) Abigail Newland. His children were : Elizabeth, Richard, Mehetabel, Joseph, Benjamin, Ebenezer, Phebe, and Richard, of whom further. (X) Richard Williams, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Watson) Wil- liams, born March 26, 1689, died in 1727. He married (first) Anna Wil- bore, and (second) January i, 1740, Elizabeth Merick. His children were : George, of whom further ; Richard and Ebenezer. (XI) Colonel George Williams, of Taunton, son of Richard and Anna (Wilbore) Williams, born in Taunton in 1717, married (first) January 6, 1736-37, Sarah Hodges, born in 1715, in Taunton, Massachu- setts, daughter of Henry and Sarah (Leonard) Hodges, of Taunton. The second marriage of Colonel Williams was to Mrs. Nancy Dean. He died in 1803, and his wife in 1797. His nine children, all born in Taunton, were: i. Phebe, born in 1737, died in 1813, in Taunton. She married (first) John Hart, of Taunton, son of Lawrence and Elizabeth Hart; (second) February 15, 1759, Simeon Tisdale, of Taunton, son of Joseph and Ruth (Reed) Tisdale, and (third) April 27, 1763, Eliphaz Harlow, of Taunton, son of Eleazer and Hannah (Delano) Harlow. 2. Sarah, born in 1739, died in 1820. On April 14, 1757, she married Richard God- frey, of Taunton, son of Richard and Theodora (Dean) Godfrey. 3. A child, born in 1741, died May 5, 1750, in Taunton. 4. George, of whom further. 5. Anna, born in 1747, died November 2, 1833, at Taunton. She married (first) September 16, 1763, Elisha Codding, and (second) July 19, 178S, Jonathan French, of Berkley, Massachusetts, son of Ebenezer and Keziah French, of Berkley. 6. Ebenezer, born in 1751, died April 30, 1814. He married, March 7, 1769, at Raynham, Sarah Ellis, of Rayn- ham, daughter of Phillip Ellis. 7. Lydia, born 1753, died March 5, 1773. She married, August 6, 1772, Isaac Tobey, of Berkley, son of Rev. Samuel and Bathsheba (Crocker) Tobey, of Berkeley. 8. Richard, born in 1755, or 1757, died in Taunton in 1814. He married Hannah Padelford, of Taunton, daughter of Edward and Sarah (Briggs) Padelford. 9. Abi- athar, born June 4, 1759, died October 4, 1760, at Taunton. Colonel George Williams lived in Taunton, on the east side of the Taunton river, on what is William street. He was a man of property, owning a large landed estate. From the soldierly qualities which he evidently possessed it seems that he served in the war with the French in 1744-45 ; and perhaps in the first year of the French and Indian War. NEW BEDFORD 451 But the record thus far found of his military service begins in 1757. He was then ensign of a company stationed at Fort William Henry, when the French and Indians under Montcalm invested the place, August 3, 1757. He was sent out at the beginning of the siege under Captain Saltonstall, but his party was driven back, and he himself taken prisoner. He was released not long after, and returned to Taunton. He rose to the rank of captain of the Third Taunton Company, and in 1772 was major of the Third Bristol County Regiment. On February 2, 1776, he was elected colonel of this regiment by the Legislature, and commissioned February 7, and did good service during the Revolution. His principal military services were in Rhode Island, which State was constantly harried and threatened by the British navy. He was a prominent mem- ber of the Taunton Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety for several years, beginning in 1775, and was selectman of Taunton in 1780. His son, Richard Williams, was one of the minute-men of the company of Captain James Williams, Jr., who marched to Roxbury at the news of the battle of Lexington. During the last six months of 1776 he was serving at the defense of Boston, being sergeant under Captain Joshua Wilbore. He very likely served at other times, but the Revolutionary rolls are not sufficiently explicit for his identification among the many soldiers of this name. (XII) George Williams, Jr., son of Colonel George and Sarah (Hodges) Williams, was born in Taunton, August 18, 1745, and died in Raynham, February 23, 1814. He married, October 2, 1766, Bathsheba King, daughter of Phillip and Abigail King. Children, all born in Rayn- ham, were : Sarah, born July 27, 1767; George, February 26, 1769; a son, May 6, 1771 ; Abiathar, of whom further; Bathsheba, January 25, 1775; Melancy, February 28, 1777; Francis, October 13, 1779; Narcissus, Sep- tember 13, 1781 ; Enoch, December 29, 1783; and Samuel K., November ^77 1785- George Williams was of fine personal appearance, according to the accounts handed down in the family. He was a farmer and owned a fine property. While it is certain he served in the Revolution, it is difficult to pick out his record from, the many. It is thought he served in New York State from about the beginning of 1776, until December, being or becoming a sergeant in Captain James Allen's company. Colonel Simeon Carey's regiment. He certainly was quartermaster of his father's regiment in Rhode Island, December, 1776, and January, 1777. (XIII) Abiathar Williams, son of George, Jr., and Bathsheba (King) Williams, was born in Raynham, January 8, 1773. He married Anna Dean, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Strobridge) Dean, and they had eleven children, as follows: Anna, born September i, 1806; Bathsheba, September 11, 1808; Harriet Dean, November 17, 1810; Frances Amelia, January 30, 1813 ; Abiathar K., March 11, 1815 ; Helen Melancy, July 6, 1817; George Bradford, of whom further. Abiathar Williams was known as Captain Williams. He ran a sloop from Taunton to New 452 NEW BEDFORD York from the time he was fifteen years of age until he was fifty-five. He made his sons, Abiathar R. and George B., his partners. A successful and influential citizen, he represented his town in the General Court, and held various local offices. (XIV) George Bradford Williams, son of Abiathar and Anna (Dean) Williams, was born November 12, 1824. He was educated in the Taunton public schools, and always prided himself on being an old Academy boy. He became one of the stanch monied men of Taunton, starting early in life with a goodly inheritance. He constantly added to it by thrift and good management, until gradually he became the largest real estate owner in Taunton. Like his father, he was engaged in the lumber business. In the early days lumber was discharged far down the river, and rafted up, and Mr. Williams was a prominent figure on all of these rafts after he became old enough to go into business. He became his father's partner, and his nam.e appeared in the firm, through all its changes, until his retirement in 1887. He was a sturdy specimen of old New England stock. He was quiet and unpretentious in manner, keen in business aiTairs, and strictly honest in all of his dealings. It w^ould seem that no man could leave a better heritage to his family. Like his ances- tors, he was a stanch supporter of the First Congregational Society of Taunton. Mr. Williams married Sarah Carver Barstow, daughter of Charles Carver Barstow, and sister of the late Charles M. C. Barstow. They reared a large family, as follows: George, born July 29, 1849; Charles K., February 9, 1851 ; Sarah, born September 4, 1832; Frederick, born August 4, 1854; Abiathar G., born February 4, 1856; Enos D., Octo- ber 30, 1857; Charlotte A., October 20, 1858; Alice M., September 17, i860; Franklin D., November 21, 1861 ; Enos D., August 9, 1863; Alfred B., July 8, 1865; Ida L., October 11, 1S6S. Simeon Williams, of Taunton, son of John and Hannah (Robinson) Williams, born February 21, 1716-17, in Taunton, died September 10, 1799. He was twice married: his first wife, Zipporah (Crane) Williams, of Raynham, whom he married, August 26, 1742, died in Taunton, May 21, 1748. In 1750 he married (second) Waitstill Hodges, born December 21, 1723, died November 21, 1820, in Taunton. Their children were: Zipporah, born February 5, 1750-51, died October 28, 1812; Lurana, born December 30, 1752; Nathaniel, of whom further; Waitstill, born August 10, 1758, died September 16, 1776, at Taunton; Hannah, born January 22, 1761, died February 24, 1846; Levi, born August 25, 1763, died August 5, 1764; Jemima, born June 30, 1765, died December 18, 1793, at Rayn- ham ; and Cynthia, born September 9, 1767, died December 6, 1854. Deacon Simeon Williams was one of the many members of the First Church of Taunton who withdrew from the Society in 1792, and founded the Westville Congregational Church. The cause of the withdrawal was dissatisfaction with the new minister selected for the original church — dissatisfaction which seems to have been well grounded. Deacon Simeon NEW BEDFORD 453 Williams was a man of ability, strength of character and influence. He doubtless served in the French and Indian war; served as corporal of the Second Company (Taunton) April 6, 1757, according to the roster of that date ; he rose to be lieutenant and captain of the company, as he was on the alarm (or reserve) list, December 6, 1776; saw no active service in the Revolution. In 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, and possibly other years, he was probably elected a member of the Taunton Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety, whose multifarious duties included the discipline and reformation of Tories, the care of confiscated property, the regulation of prices, the obtaining of supplies for the American troops, etc. He was selectman of Taunton from 1760 to 1766, in 1770 and in 1777. Nathaniel Williams, of Taunton, son of Deacon Simeon and Waitstill (Hodges) Williams, born March 29, 1755, at Taunton, died there June 30, 1829. He married, April 20, 1780, Lucilda Hodges, born May 27, 1760, at Norton, Massachusetts, died May 7, 1847, ^t Taunton. Their children were: Lucilda, born May 16, 1781, died February 8, 1869; Polly, born May 2, 1783, died ^lay 30, i860; John, born September 2, 1785, died March 21, 1850; Charlotte, born April 26, 1789, died October 24, 1873; Susannah, born April 24, 1791, died May 13, 1884; Philander, born October 18, 1793, died November 16, 1796; Amelia, born May 7, 1796, died May 17, 1838; Nathaniel Hodges, born November 11, 1798, died December 25, 1879; Simeon, born May 31, 1801, died August 10, 1847; and Cassander, born December 9, 1804, died January 8. 1873. Nathaniel Williams was one of the minute-men who, at the news of the battle of Lexington, marched toward Boston under Captain Robert Crossman. In December, 1776, and January, 1777, he served as corporal under Captain Samuel Fales in Rhode Island. In 1778 he served two terms, aggregating four and one-half months, as sergeant in Rhode Island, of the companies of Captain Samuel Fales and Captain Josiah Crocker. He may have served other terms, for the name occurs repeatedly in the records, but as in other cases the rolls are not explicit enough to identify the different individuals of the same name. Theodore Dean Williams is also a direct descendant of Captain Myles Standish, from whom his descent is through Alexander, Ebenezer, Zachariah, Ebenezer (2), Shadrach and Levi. These generations some- what in detail and the order named follow: (I) Myles Standish, of Plymouth and Duxbury, came in the "May- flower" in 1620, with his wife Rose, who died January 29, 1621. He early became a leading man of Plymouth Colony. He was chosen captain at a general meeting held in February, 1621, to establish military arrange- ments, and vested with the command. He conducted all the early expeditions against the Indians, and continued in the military service of the Colony during his whole life. He was also prominent in the civil affairs of the Colony, was for many years assistant, one of the governor's 454 NEW BEDFORD council, etc. He died October 3, 1656. It is supposed he was born about 1586. Captain Standish early went to live across the bay of Plymouth, in what is now called Duxbury, and the hill rising abruptly from the waters of Plymouth Bay, upon which he built his house and lived the remainder of his life, has been called Captain's Hill to this day, and here in his memory has been erected the Myles Standish monument. His children were : Alexander, Charles, John, Myles, Josiah, Lora and Charles G. (H) Alexander Standish, of Duxbury, was admitted to the freedom of the Colony in 1648; was third clerk of Duxbury, 1695-1700. He married (first) Sarah, daughter of John Alden, and (second) Desire, widow of Israel Holmes and William Sherman, and daughter of Edward Doty He died in Duxbury in 1702. Desire died in 1723. His children were : Myles, Ebenezer, Lorah, Lydia, Mercy, Sarah, Elizabeth, all born to the first marriage ; Thomas, Desire, Ichabod and David. (Ill) Ebenezer Standish, born in 1672, and of Plymouth, married Hannah, daughter of Samuel Sturtevant, of Plymouth. He died March 19, 1755, and she January 23, 1759. Their children were: Zachariah, Moses, Hannah, Zerviah, Sarah, Ebenezer and Mercy. Their daughter, Hannah Standish, married Deacon Seth Staples, of Taunton "Neck of Land," who was the son of Deacon John Staples, of Raynham. Their daughter Zeruiah married Deacon Abial Williams, of Raynham, November 16, 1758. Their son, Jonathan Williams, of Raynham, mar- ried, October 14, 1784, Polly Dean, the daughter of Thomas Dean and his wife, Sarah (Leonard) Dean. The children of Captain Jonathan Williams, born June 8, 1764, and his wife. Polly (Dean) Williams, born 1766, married, October 14, 1784, were: Jonathan Williams, Jr. ; Polly; Hannah ; Eli, who married, March 25, 1830, Fannie Pickens, of Middleboro, Massachusetts. Their daughter Mary Dean Williams, married, January i, 1857, John Hiram Nelson, of Middleboro, now called Lakeville. Jonathan, Jr., the son of Captain Jonathan and his wife, Polly (Dean) Williams, married, Xovember 12, 1820, Phebe Elmes, of East Taunton, the daughter of Cyrus Elmes. The children of Jonathan and Phebe were : Theodore Dean Williams, born July 5, 1829, in Raynham, died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, August 4, 1900, married, January 2, 1849, Caroline Tuckerman, who was born in New Bedford, January 25, 1828. She died in New Bedford, December 24, 1900. She was a daughter of Captain Robert Tuckerman. He was born July 14, 1795, died in New Bedford, February 3, 1884, aged eighty-eight years, six months, twenty days, and his wife, Betsey (Buloid) Tuckerman, of New Bedford, born 1798, died August 14, 1875, aged seventy-six years, six months, fourteen days. The children of Theodore Dean Williams and his wife, Caroline (Tuckerman) Williams, were : Maria T., who married December 2^, 1869, Alfred M. S. Butler, of Boston ; Elizabeth, who married Charles Warren Read, January 22, 1908, ®l|amaa ilanb^U NEW BEDFORD 455 the son of Joseph R. and Cynthia A. (Potter) Read, of New Bed»ford, Massachusetts; Caroline, died in infancy. She was born May 30, 1855, and died August 23, 1855. Charles D. Williams, the son of Theodore Dean and Caroline Williams, was born August 17, i860, died May 8, 1878. The children of Maria T. (Williams) Butler and her husband, Alfred M. S. Butler, were: Theodore, Minnie Peirce, Maria Caroline, Sophronia Elizabeth, Alfred M., Jr., and Katherine James Butler. Alfred M., Jr., married Irene (Endres Von Dilscher) Butler; their children were: Clara W., and Elizabeth Caroline Butler. Katherine J. Butler married Arthur Taylor, of Boston ; they have one son, Robert. THOMAS MANDELL. Thomas Mandell was born in Fairhaven, August 9, 1792, and died in New Bedford, February 13, 1870. He was for a long time clerk in a store at the Head-of-the-River, and before reaching his majority com- menced business here as partner with the late Caleb Congdon. Soon after he took the entire management of a mechanics' store, developing there the business traits which attracted the notice of the firm of Isaac Howland & Company, and induced them to ofTer him an interest in their house. He became a member of the firm in 1819, and it is exact justice to say that to him more than any other partner is due the high credit which the house for a half century maintained, and the colossal fortunes built up. The late Edward Mott Robinson entered the firm about 1833, which soon after consisted of that gentleman, Mr. Mandell, and the late Sylvia Ann Howland. The new partner brought to the firm an eager- ness and boldness in enterprise which greatly extended its operations, but which never disregarded the sound judgment of Mr. Mandell ; and the two, although widely differing in almost everything else, perfectly agreed in their notions of mercantile integrity, and each entertained the highest regard for the honor of the other. Besides his responsibility as a partner, Mr. Mandell for more than a quarter of a century had the entire care and management of the estate of the late Sylvia Ann How- land, and her appointment of him as sole executor of her will was a just recognition of his integrity, while her bequest to him of $200,000 was nothing more than a fair remuneration for the valuable service he had rendered. Mr. Mandell was many years ago one of the selectmen of the town, and was the first to commence the keeping of the records by the board. He was a member of the Legislature for the years 1830 to 1836, inclusive. These were the only public offices held by him. He sought no such honors; but he was never without proofs of the confidence reposed in his probity and discretion as the responsible positions he held in various corporations showed. He was not a great man, but he was better than that — he was a good man. 456 NEW BEDFORD A merchant of the old school, he knew no road to success but that of upright and honorable dealing. Modest and unobtrusive, no man was more tenacious of an opinion when satisfied of its correctness. His name was a synonym of rectitude. He was a benevolent man. He was the almoner of his own bounty, which did not break out at long intervals in noisy, startling displays of beneficence, but flowing quietly, steadily, refreshingly. We need not speak of the objects of his charity, or the extent of his benefactions. He never spoke of them, and shrank from any mention of them by others. He may be forgotten as the honorable and successful merchant, but his memory will live in the hearts of those who have been sustained and cheered by his unostentatious and gentle charities. JOSEPH R. READ. A man of quiet manner, unostentatious, devoted to business, yet public spirited, with clear decided convictions of duty, Joseph R. Read in his day and generation enjoyed a secure position in the regard of his fellow citizens of New Bedford, Massachusetts. His fine mind was richly stored with the best in literature, history being his favorite study, while his unusual conversational powers and social qualities endeared him to a very large circle of intimate friends. In his home his qualities of mind and disposition shone brightest, and there he found his greatest happiness. In business he was head of a prosperous firm of men's out- fitters, ranking as one of the city's substantial men. He traced descent to John Read, who is of record in Weymouth, Massachusetts, in 1637, and through his marriage with Cynthia A. Potter. Mr. Read formed an alliance with an ancient family of Rhode Island, founded by Nathaniel Potter, who was one of the twenty-nine signers of the "Compact," his residence in Portsmouth dating from the year 1638. Both the Reads and Potters were English families of ancient lineage, and in this country have attained unusual eminence. John Read, the founder, remained in Massachusetts until 1643, then accompanied Rev. Mr. Newman and his church society to Rehoboth, settling in that part of Rehoboth now known as Seekonk, Rhode Island. The line of descent from John and Sarah Read is through John (2) and Rachael Read ; their son, Thomas Read, and his second wife, Martha ; their son, Noah Read, who married Anna Hunt ; their son, Thomas Read, and his wife, Hannah (Bourne) Read; their son, William Read, and his wife, Sarah (Rogers) Read, the parents of Joseph R. Read, of New Bedford, whose life this review commemorates. William and Sarah (Rogers) Read resided in Somerset, Massachusetts, where some of their children were born including Josejih R. Later the family moved to Fall River, Massachusetts, and there William Read died, November 2, 1863. Joseph R. Read, of the seventh American generation, was born in Somerset, Massachusetts, July 5. 1818, and died September 12, 1879, in Z.ai»^ NEW BEDFORD 467 council for the welfare of the city, and upon the floor of the Massachu- setts Legislature raised his voice for or against measures then pending, affecting the weal or woe of the commonwealth. Few men of his day accomplished more, and none possessed more indomitable energy or courage to face the consequences of holding to convictions of right and wrong. He was a son of Charles M. Peirce, who settled in New Bedford in 1820, and became so prominent a builder that it was said of him by a city father, "Charles M. Peirce nearly built New Bedford." Charles M. was a son of Barnard Peirce, of Rehoboth, Massachusetts ; son of Joshua Peirce, of Rehoboth; son of Mial Peirce, of Warwick, Rhode Island, Swansea and Rehoboth, Massachusetts; son of Ephraim (2) Peirce, of Rehoboth and Swansea ; son of Ephraim Peirce, of Warwick, Rhode Island ; son of Captain Michael Peirce, the founder of the family in New England, a gallant soldier who met his death in combat with the Indians. Charles M. Peirce, Jr., son of Charles M. and Mary (Maxfield) Peirce, was born in New Bedford, July 26, 1823, and died at his home in his native city, his life-long home, September 12, 1875. He was edu- cated in the city schools, and after completing his studies became associated with his father, then New Bedford's leading contractor and builder. Among the activities of the early life and of the building firm was the manufacture of patented cement and water pipes, there being no other kind of drainage pipes used in the city for many years. The furnishing of brick, lime, and mason's materials became an important business in itself, and in time the son, Charles M., retired from other activities and for many years was engaged in the brick and lime business, with office and yards on North Water street. He was a man of strong business quality, firm in his convictions, and fearless in his support of his opinions. Integrity distinguished his business life, and when he entered the political arena the same principles guided his public life. He early became interested in political affairs, and gave much time to the public service. He served the city as councilman, and during two of those years he was president of council. From the local legislative body he passed to the State Legislature, serving as a member of the lower house for several years, and at the time of his death was a mem- ber. He was a member of the committee on schools during most of his legislative career, and rendered the cause of education good service. He was a Republican in politics, and fraternally a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows. Thus was his life passed, engrossed with business and public cares. He made such heavy drafts upon the physical man through close attention to his own and public business, that he broke early in life, his years numbering but fifty-two. Mr. Peirce married (first) March 11, 1851, Susan A. Durfee, born December 27, 1826, died October 6, 1855. They were the parents of one son: Frank C. Peirce, of New Bedford. Mr. Peirce married (second) November 28, i860, Amanda E. Hill, born August 7, 1836, daughter of 468 NEW BEDFORD Thomas J. Hill, of Providence, Rhode Island, a leading manufacturer of that city. Charles M. and Amanda E. (Hill) Peirce were the parents of four daughters and two sons: i. Annie Calder, born August 23, 1861 ; married, May 23, 1881, Hubert M. Howland, who died July 6, 1885, leaving a daughter, Grace Edgerton Howland, who married, November 17, 1909, Moses M. Sergeant, of New York, and has two children. 2. William Copeland, born November 21, 1863; was later president of the Providence Machine Company, founded by his grandfather, Thomas J. Hill. He married, September 27, 1887, Isabelle Louise Baker, of Re- hoboth, their children being: i. Thomas J. H., married, April 26, 191 1, Gertrude Buskard, daughter of William J. Buskard, and they have three children; ii. Emma I., married, October 5, 1910, William Barrows, of Providence, and they have three children ; iii. William Copeland (2), married Miriam Crosby, daughter of William Frank White, of Provi- dence, and they have one son; iv. Ruth C. 3. Mary A. H., born July 21, 1865, married, November 6, 1881, Lieutenant Percy H. Brereton, of the United States Navy, who have a son, Peirce Hill, who married, July 8, 1915, Julia Marion Stockard, of Providence. 4. Emily Hill, born Sep- tember I, 1867; married, January 21, 1892, Thomas Potter Davis, and removed to Edgewoc.d, Rhode Island, and have five children : i. Albert H ; ii. Beatrice ; iii. Thomas Potter (2) ; iv. Hope ; v. Charles M., who died in infancy. 5. Albert Browne, born December 26, 1869, now a resident of New York City. 6. Elizabeth Sawyer, born September 30, 1871, married Walter D. Wood, and moved to Edgewood, Rhode Island, and whose children are : i. Walter C. ; ii. Ralph W., and iii. Dorothy. Mrs. Amanda E. (Hill) Peirce, the widow of Charles M. Peirce, Jr., now resides in Edgewood, Rhode Island. CAPTAIN LOT HASKELL GIBBS. When on September 2, 1904, Captain Lot Haskell Gibbs entered the harbor of eternal rest, he was one of the oldest master mariners of the port of New Bedford, from which he first sailed in 1844. a boy of fourteen years. At the age of twenty-one he was captain of a merchant- man, and for twenty-two years he trod his own quarterdeck, but always in the merchant service. When tiring of the sea and craving the com- forts of land and home, Captain Gibbs entered business life in New Bedford ; he was as successful as a merchant and lumber dealer as he had been as a navigator and master mariner. He came rightly by the love for the sea, his father, George Crocker Gibbs, being a sea captain, five of his sons also being master mariners, and back of Captain George C. and his five sea captain sons was his father, Caleb Gibbs, born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, but whose home and business were on the sea. These three generations of seafaring men made the name one of the best known in marine annals, and one of the heads. Captain George C. Gibbs, died NEW BEDFORD 469 at sea off Charleston, South Carolina, on his own vessel, the "Paugasset." He was brought to New Bedford and there buried in Rural Cemetery; his fourth son, Captain Lot H. Gibbs, is also buried there. Caleb Gibbs, grandfather of Captain Lot Gibbs, was a resident of Sandwich, a sailor engaged in the coasting trade, and there died Feb- ruary 27, 1847, at the age of eighty-two. He was head of a large family, most of his sons becoming captains of vessels, engaged in whaling. This review follows the career of his son, Captain George C. Gibbs, and his grandson. Captain Lot H. Gibbs, both of whom were captains in the merchant service. George C. Gibbs was born in what was then a part of the town of Sandwich, in the village of Monument, but later the town of Bourne. He followed the sea all his life, became a master mariner, and met his death at sea, on his own vessel. May 22, 1849. He married Mary Cotton Haskell, daughter of Lot and Elizabeth (Cotton) Haskell, and a descendant of Rev. John Cotton, one of the early settlers of Halifax, Massachusetts. Captain George C. and Mary (Haskell) Gibbs were the parents of six sons, five of whom became sea captains, and a daughter, Mary Lucretia, who married Charles T. Bonney. This review continues with the life story of the fourth son, Captain Lot Haskell Gibbs. Captain Lot Haskell Gibbs was born at Rochester, Massachusetts, February 17, 1830, died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, September 2, 1904. He attended the town school until fourteen years of age, then made his first sea voyage, sailing with his father. Captain George C. Gibbs, making his first voyage in 1844. For seven years he sailed con- tinuously before the mast and as mate, receiving his master's papers and first command in 1851. He continued a master of coasting vessels for twenty-two years, 1851-1873, then retired from sea service, covering a period of twenty-nine years. With honors fairly earned, with a fine record and the good will of his owners and of the men who had sailed with him, some of them from boyhood. Captain Gibbs retired at the age of forty-three years, and for eight years thereafter engaged as grocer and ship chandler in New Bed- ford, the family home since 1846. At the end of that period he became a ship broker, and in addition dealt heavily in lumber, principally box board, buying in large quantities and shipping to New York and Phila- delphia. He continued in that business until his death, winning as notable success in the last quarter century of his life as in the first. While taking no part in political aiTairs beyond exercising his privileges and responsibilities as a citizen, he was interested in all that pertained to the public welfare, and in his political preference was a Republican. He was a member of the Masonic order, affiliated with Star in the East Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; while his religious association was with the Trinitarian church, New Bedford. Quiet and unassuming, upright and honorable, he was highly esteemed for his sterling attributes of character, and left a substantial record. 4-0 NEW BEDFORD Captain Gibbs married, in Rochester, Massachusetts, December 5, 1867, Jennie W. Leonard, daughter of Theodore Washburn and Sarah (Cathell) Leonard, her father a descendant of James Leonard, the early ironmaster of Taunton, Massachusetts. Mrs. Gibbs survives her hus- band, a resident of New Bedford, a member of the Trinitarian church, and interested in other good works. Captain and Mrs. Gibbs are the parents of a daughter and son: Elizabeth Leonard, born December 16, 1868, died November 28, 1902, wife of RoUand N. Van Buskirk, of New York, and the mother of Elizabeth and Eleanor Van Buskirk ; George Crocker Gibbs, born in New Bedford, Massachusetts December 16, 1872, a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, C. E., and of Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, is an or- dained priest of the Protestant Episcopal church, and is now stationed at the Royal Palace Hotel, Paris, France, as a representative of the American University Union in Europe. The line of descent from James Leonard, the founder, to Mrs. Jennie W. Gibbs, is through his son, Benjamin Leonard, his son Joseph Leonard, his son Captain Philip Leonard, his son George Leonard, his son George (2) Leonard, his son Theodore Washburn Leonard, his daughter, Jennie W., widow of Captain Lot H. Gibbs. The first six genera- tions named were ironmasters without interruption, but in the seventh generation Theodore W. Leonard broke the line of ironmasters by be- coming a merchant in that part of the town of Rochester which later became Marion, but still later returned to Rochester, succeeding to the mercantile business of his father, George (2) Leonard. Theodore W. Leonard was born at Middleboro, Massachusetts, August i, 1812, died in Rochester, Massachusetts, February 28, 1881. His parents moved to Rochester in 1822, and there he was educated. He made a whaling voyage prior to his marriage, and one after that happy event, but there- after was engaged as a merchant until his death. He was a good busi- ness man, successful in his undertakings, and highly esteemed as an honorable, upright citizen. He married Sarah Cathell, born in Rochester, who survived him, daughter of James and Jane (Dexter) Cathell. Both Theodore and Sarah Leonard are buried in the cemetery at Rochester Centre. They were the parents of two daughters and a son : Emily F., deceased; Jennie W., married Captain Lot H. Gibbs; Charles T., de- ceased. ALONZO E. COVIL. When a lad of sixteen, Alonzo E. Covil came to New Bedford, and the same year (1852) shipped on board a whaling vessel. The sea did not prove to his liking, and in the course of time he became a hotel proprietor, being engaged in the hotel business in Chicago at the time of the great fire in 1871. Finally, New Bedford again attracted him. £ta At,£:^lt>i//i*^ £Sr^ -ooy NEW BEDFORD 491 He was a faithful, conscientious, public-spirited servant, positive in his opinions and plain in his expressions of them. His honesty v^^as of the rugged and uncompromising type, as sterling in matters of principle as in those which involved money. He was an active and an ardent Re- publican, holding to the extreme temperance wing of that party, and as such for many years, conspicuous in the primary meetings, where he led many a fight with the so-called liberal faction. He was a good citizen whose influence and example were always exerted fearlessly in the way he believed to be right. Captain Seabury was a lineal descendant of John Seabury, of Boston, who died before 1662. By his wife Grace, John Seabury had two sons, John and Samuel, descent being traced through the last named. This Samuel Seabury, born December 10, 1640, died August 5, 1681 ; married (first) Patience Kemp; (second) April 4, 1677, Martha Peabody, daugh- ter of William and Elizabeth (Alden) Peabody, and granddaughter of John and Priscilla (Mullins) Alden, of the "Mayflower." Samuel Sea- bury became a physician, and located in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and there died. The line of descent is through Joseph Seabury, eldest son of Samuel Seabury and his second wife, Martha (Peabody) Seabury. Joseph Seabury m,oved to Little Compton, Rhode Island, and there mar- ried Phoebe Smith. He was succeeded by their son, Benjamin Seabury, born January 20, 1708, died in 1773; married, in 1733, Rebecca South- worth. Constant Seabury, son of Benjamin and Rebecca (Southworth) Seabury, was born June 19, 1749, and died in January, 1807; married, in 1775, Susanna Gray. Their third son, William Seabury, born May 23, 1780, died July 30, 1852, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He followed the sea, was a captain in the merchant service, sailing to foreign lands. He resided in Tiverton and Little Compton, Rhode Island, and after 1833 in New Bedford. Captain William Seabury married (first) April 12, 1807, Rhoda Woodman, born December 11, 1786, who died January 2, 1833. He married (second) February 16, 1834, Sally Woodman, sister of his first wife. They were daughters of Edward and Priscilla (Negus) W'oodman; Edward, the son of John and Patience (Grinnell) Wood- man ; John, the son of Robert and Deborah (Paddock) Woodman ; Rob- ert, the son of John and Hannah (Timberlake) Woodman, the founders of the family in New England. Captain William Seabury and his first wife, Rhoda (Woodman) Seabury, were the parents of: Otis, Edward W., Louisa, married Benjamin Cushman ; William H., Julia Ann, died unmarried ; Humphrey W., to whose memory this review is dedicated ; Charles P., a famous master mariner, both whaling and merchant, who died in New Bedford, December 21, 1890; Jason, lost while on a whaling voyage to the Arctic Ocean in 1853; and Andrew Jackson, who died young. Humphrey W. Seabury, of the seventh American generation, son of Captain William and Rhoda (Woodman) Seabury, was born June 28, 1817, in Tiverton, Rhode Island, and died in New Bedford, Massachu- setts, on his birthday in 1891. His boyhood was spent principally in 492 NEW BEDFORD Little Compton, Rhode Island, where he was educated, the family mov- ing to New Bedford in 1833. He chose the sea as his element, and soon after coming to New Bedford made his first voyage, going on a coasting vessel to New York. His first "deep sea" voyage was as a foremast hand, sailing with his father on the barque "Hope," commanded by his father. Captain William Seabury. That voyage carried him across the ocean to Holland, and upon his return he decided to make his next trip on a whaler. He was in his nineteenth year when he sailed from New Bed- ford, December 8, 1835, on the "Corinthian," Captain Leonard Crowell, and on his return from the first whaling voyage, February 19, 1839, was a seasoned, experienced whaler rated as a third mate, having advanced from common seaman to boat steerer and to third mate. He sailed on his second whaling voyage, June 16, 1839, as first mate of the "Coral," that voyage consuming almost exactly three years, the arrival home, dating June 11, 1842. That was a most adventurous as well as a profitable voyage, and brought out into clear relief those courageous, manly traits which were ever characteristic of Captain Seabury as boy and man. The "Coral" cruised in the Pacific off the coast of Peru and off the Galapagos Island, sighting whales eighty-nine times, and capturing one or more whales fifty-eight times, the whole number taken totaling one hundred and two, a catch exceeded in few instances by any vessel. On June 15, 1841, the boats were sent out after a one-hundred-barrel sperm whale sighted just south of the Galapagos Island. He proved a "bad whale," rushed the boats and crushed two of them in his powerful jaws. One sailor was drown, and another, Jethros S. Studley, was saved from a similar fate by the action of First Mate Seabury, who dived for him and caught him by the hair as he was sinking for the last time. Captain Seabury in relating this experience late in life said this was the only "jaw fighting" whale he ever encountered in his experience which included the taking of twelve thousand barrels of sperm oil. These two voyages brought the young man not only great pecuniary reward, but to the goal of his ambition, his own quarterdeck. When he sailed on his third voyage, November 16, 1842, it was as captain of the "Coral," the same ship in which he sailed the previous voyage as first officer. He returned to New Bedford, March 9, 1846, having captured thirty-nine sperm and ten right whales. He sailed on his fourth voyage, November 17, 1846, again as captain of the "Coral," took her around Cape Horn, cruised the Pacific, captured one hundred whales and re- turned to New Bedford, June 11, 185 1, with three thousand three hun- dred and fifty barrels of sperm oil, which was sold at the then current price of $1.19 per gallon, the value of the catch being above $126,000. In all the history of New Bedford, few such notable voyages as this are recorded. Captain Seabury now spent a few years on the shore, acting as "out- side agent" with his elder brother, Otis Seabury. In 1853 he commanded the vessel, "Mechanics Own," carrying supplies to the Sandwich Islands NEW BEDFORD 493 for the New Bedford whaling fleet, and bringing home a full cargo of oil and whale bone. In 1856 he made a merchant voyage in the ship, "Commerce," to Rio Janeiro, visited Paris in 1858, Havana in 1870, and Chili in 1871. His last whaling voyage was a short one, taking in the "Scotland" to the North Atlantic, the voyage beginning in May, i860, and ending December i, of the same year, the catch, one hundred barrels of sperm oil. At the very height of his career as a master mariner, Captain Sea- bury retired, and until 1872 was engaged in business on shore. He be- came interested in many of the enterprises which have greatly added to the material prosperity of the city. He was a director of the First Na- tional Bank, and when he had passed from their midst the members of the board testified in memorial resolution their appreciation of his integ- rity, faithfulness and ability. He served his city as alderman from the Fifth Ward in 1870, was also councilman and school committeeman, fill- ing these positions with a devoted faithfulness creditable to himself and valuable to the city. He was a member of the Indian Association from its organization, member of the board of managers of the Port Society, and associate member of the Young Men's Christian Association ; he was associated with the Society of Friends, constant in his attendance, and a generous supporter of its philanthropies. His charities were quietly be- stowed, yet few men more thoroughly considered the needs of the unfor- tunate or were more concerned in the welfare of their fellowmen. Captain Seabury married (first) October 14. 1850, Mary B. Wilcox, who died March 10, 1852, their only child, Charles Albert, dying aged four years. He married (second) August 12, 1855, Susan M. Gitiford, who died March 6, 1899, daughter of Nathaniel and Mercy (Macomber) Gifford, her father an early day worker in the cause of peace, a strong Abolitionist, and member of the Society of Friends. Captain Humphrey W. and Susan M. (Gifford) Seabury were the parents of two daughters, Mary B. and Helen H. Seabury, who are both honored residents of their native city, deeply interested in all good works, and identified with the Society of Friends. While they have long been ardent supporters of the Gospel of Peace, their present efforts are to relieve the sufferings of those whom war has scourged. The peace congresses which have been in the past promoted by the Friends who managed the summer resort. Lake Mohonk, just above Poughkeepsie, New York, and held at that resort, attracted the Misses Seabury, and they have attended many of them with serious intent. They have also been present as delegates to the peace congresses held in New York, Baltimore and Boston, in this country, and the International Peace Congress held in London in 1908. JOHN HENRY CLIFFORD. Since 1830 Clifford has been a name to conjure with in New Bed- ford legal circles, and the name John Henry Clifford during the years 494 NEW BEDFORD 1836-1876 was one widely known in the State of Massachusetts and honorably borne. That was John H. Clifford, an eminent lawyer, Attor- ney-General of the State of Massachusetts, Governor, inaugurated Janu- ary 14, 1853, president of the Boston & Providence Railway Company, in 1867. and president of the board of overseers of Harvard College, although he was a graduate of Brown. Such was the founder of the family in New Bedford, he coming from Providence, Rhode Island. He was the father of Charles Warren Clifford and Walter Clifford, both of whom were eminent in the legal profession, both members of that law firm famous in New Bedford under same style and title since the first coming of J. H. Clifford in 1830, the first form being Coffin & Clifford (1830) and now (1917) is the well known Crapo, Clifford & Prescott. During these eighty-seven years the Clifford influence has never been absent no matter what the firm name might be, and since 1858 the Crapo name has been potent. A John H. Clifford founded the firm, his sons continued its successful career in association with eminent partners, and the Clifford now sustaining the family prestige is another John H. Clif- ford, a grandson of the original John H. Clifford, Governor and Attorney- General of Massachusetts, and a son of Walter Clifford and nephew of Charles Warren Clifford. Admitted to the bar in 1904, admitted a part- ner of Crapo, Clifford & Prescott in 1909, the son of the tenth generation of his family in America and its twentieth century representative is now (July, 1917) at the officers' training camp at Plattsburg, New York, being trained for that strenuous warfare upon which the United States has entered to make the world safe for democracy. The Clift'ords of New Bedford trace their descent from George Clif- ford, who came from Nottinghamshire to Boston in 1644, bringing wife Elizabeth and son John. In female line descent is also traced to Thomas Mayhew, Governor of Martha's Vineyard, and from Myles Standish, Plymouth's military leader. George Clifford and his son, John Clifford, were of Boston, but John (2) Clifford, of the third generation, settled in Hampton, married Sarah Godfrey, and their son, Jacob Clifford, married Elizabeth Mayhew, and also lived in Hampton. Jacob and Elizabeth Clifford had a son, Jacob (2) Clifford, a posthumous child, born May 11, 1715, who married Bathsheba Skiff, they the parents of Jacob (3) Clif- ford, who founded the family in Providence, Rhode Island. He married Elizabeth , of that city, and their son, Benjamin Clifford, there resided. Benjamin Clifford married Achsah Wade, September 27, 1795, they the parents of John Henry Clifford, of New Bedford, a Governor of Massachusetts. John Henry Clifford, born in Providence, Rhode Island, January 16, 1809, was of the eighth American generation of the family founded by George and Elizabeth Clifford. He died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, January 2, 1876, after a brief tour abroad in search of his health. He was a graduate of Brown University, class of 1827, completed law studies under Timothy Gardner Coffin, of New Bedford, and was admitted to NEW BEDFORD 495 the bar in 1830, locating in New Bedford, and for a brief period the law firm, Coffin & Clifford, existed, conducting a law business established in 181 1 by Timothy Gardner Coffin. In 181 1 he was considered the ablest lawyer of his day and section. In 1838 the firm was Colby & Clifford, then Colby, Clifford & Brigham, then Clifford & Brigham, and through many changes the firm has come to its present form, Crapo, Clifford & Prescott. Mr. Clifford was a member of the State Legislature ; aide on Governor Everett's staff in 1836; district attorney, 1840-1849; State Sena- tor, 1845; Attorney-General, 1849; Whig candidate for Governor in 1852, but although having twenty-five thousand more votes than either of the opposing candidates did not have a majority over all and the election was thrown into the Legislature, they satisfying the choice of the people and seating Governor Clifford. He was inaugurated, January i, 1853, served a term with honor, declined renomination, and at the close of his term accepted from his successor appointment as Attorney-General, an office he held until 1858. In 1862 he was State Senator and chosen presi- dent of the Senate. He was elected president of the Boston and Provi- dence Railway Company, in 1867, and an overseer of Harvard College, elected by the Alumni. This was a deeply appreciated honor, as he was not a Harvard graduate. Later the board chose him its president. As a man and private citizen. Governor Clifford exhibited traits of character which won the respect of all and the love of those near him. Said Alex H. H. Stuart, of Virginia, concerning him: There was a quiet dignity and grace in every movement and his countenance beamed with intelligence and benignity. With a mind of great power he united a heart which throbbed with generous impulses and a happy faculty of expression which gave a peculiar charm to his conversation. There was a frankness in his bearing and a genial urban- ity about him which at once commanded confidence and inspired good will. Everyone who approached him felt attracted by a species of perma- nent magnetism which was irresistible. Governor Clifford married, January 16, 1832, Sarah Parker Allen, daughter of William Harland and Ruth (Parker) Allen. Ruth Parker was a daughter of John Avery and (Standish) Parker, a descend- ant of Captain Myles Standish. Two of Governor Clifford's sons arrived at maturity, Charles Warren and Walter Clifford. Charles Warren Clif- ford became a member of the firm, then Marston & Crapo, in 1868, and Walter Clifford in 1874, the firm then becoming Crapo, Clifford & Clif- ford. Charles Warren Clifford, born August 19, 1844, in New Bedford, is now ( 1918) after a long life of usefulness in his profession and in the public service, yet a member of the firm he entered in 1868. Walter Clifford, son of Governor John H. and Sarah Parker (Allen) Clifford, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, August 11, 1849, ^"^ died at his summer home in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, August, 1913. His education, begun in private schools, was continued in New Bedford Friends' Academy, Philips Exeter Academy, and Harvard Uni- 496 NEW BEDFORD versity, whence he was graduated Bachelor of Arts, class of 1871. The following year he entered Harvard Law School, continued his study there for three years, and in the meantime was a registered law student in the offices of Staples & Goulding, of Worcester, and while a student was admitted to the Bristol county bar in New Bedford during the June term of 1874. He was graduated from Harvard Law School, Bachelor of Laws, class of 1875, and at once became law clerk with the firm of Marston & Crapo, his brother, Charles Warren Clififord, then being a member of that firm. In 1878 Walter Clififord was advanced to a partner- ship, the firm then reorganizing as Crapo, Clififord & CliiTord. In 1894 Oliver Prescott. of high legal reputation, became a member of the firm, which then took on its present form^ Crapo, Clififord & Prescott. Walter Clififord continued active in his profession, attained high rank and repu- tation among his contemporaries of the bar, and was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. For several years he served as vice-president of the New Bedford Five Cents Savings Bank, and had large business inter- ests outside his profession. In municipal aiTairs he also bore an active part, and in 1889 and 1891 served the city as mayor, his administration being marked by efificiency and progress. He was a member of the Som- erset and Union clubs of Boston, in addition to numerous clubs and organizations of his native city. Mr. Clifford married, June 5, 1878, Harriet Perry Randall, who sur- vives him. daughter of Charles S. and Sarah (Perry) Randall, of New Bedford. Their children are : John Henry, of further mention ; Rosa- mond ; Hilda, married, October 14, 1905, John W. Stedman, of New York; Randall, born May 12, 1889. John Henry Clififord, of the tenth generation of Cliffords in direct male line, eldest son of Walter and Harriet Perry (Randall) Clififord, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, May 7, 1879. After preparation in city schools and Groton school, he entered Harvard University, whence he was graduated, class of 1902, his classical course completed in three years, his senior year being spent in study at Harvard Law School. In 1904 he was admitted to the Bristol county bar, and following the lead of his father, uncle and grandfather, located in New Bedford, and formed an association with the law firm, Crapo, Clififord & Prescott, becoming a member of the firm in 1909, and is one of the active younger members of that firm, whose business began in New Bedford in 181 1, when Timo- thy Gardner Coffin, his grandfather's preceptor and later partner, began practice in that city. Mr. Clift'ord is president of the New Bedford branch of the S. P. C. C. ; vice-president of the New Bedford Five Cents Savings Bank, an office to which he was elected upon the retirement of his father ; clerk and director of C. O. S. ; member of the various bar societies, of various other local organizations, of the Harvard and Art clubs of New Bedford, and of the Somerset Club of Boston. Mr. Clif- ford is unmarried, his home being with his widowed mother. At the present time (1918) he is serving as second lieutenant of the National Army at Plattsburg, New York. jr-^f ^uS^ ■» -■Y.-^-ts _ NEW BEDFORD 497 EDWARD COFFIN JONES. Although the greater part of the life of Edward C. Jones was spent in New Bedford, the scene of his unusual business success, he was not a native son, his birthplace that famed island in the Atlantic, thirty miles from the Massachusetts mainland — Nantucket, ancestry on the maternal side being traced to Tristram Cofifin, whose life story is closely inter- woven with the earlier history of Nantucket. His business career be- longs to that golden era of New Bedford's history when her wharves were crowded with whaling ships and whale products, when the count- ing houses of her whaling merchants were scenes of busiest activity, and an aristocracy of oil ruled the city. Edward C. Jones was one of the greatest of these merchants, the statement being made that at one time he was one of the wealthiest men in Massachusetts. He began as a clerk, but his ability, energy and indus- try brought promotion, then a partnership, then sole ownership of a wonderful business in outfitting whalers, and afterwards ownership of many vessels which carried the Edward C. Jones' house flag. There was little of fortuitous circumstance to which his success could be traced, but intelligently directed industry and perseverance gave him his opportun- ity, and sound business judgment guided his every enterprise. In select- ing officers to sail his ships and govern their crews he used his keenest judgment, and he always kept his vessels in the best repair. His crews were well fed and well used, consequently were always one hundred per cent, efficient. He took a deep interest in the families of his captains and mates, and when any news arrived of one of his ships he would drive to their homes and give to the families interested all the information he had received. Honorable, upright and able, he won success strictly on his merits, and among the merchants of his day stood preeminent. His mother, Sally (Coffin) Jones, was a Quakeress, but in marrying Captain Reuben Jones she transgressed a strict tenet of her faith and for "Marrying out of the Meeting" was dismissed. This harsh decree was later softened, and her son allowed his birthright membership in the society. Mr. Jones was a strong believer in heredity, insisting upon knowing all about the mother of any man who applied to him for a posi- tion, without seeming particularly concerned about their fathers. He was strong in his belief that a man's dominant traits were derived from his mother. He was a man of culture and refined tastes, his love for the best in English literature being especially marked. He could recite at will from Byron, Scott and other authors, often entertaining his friends in that way to his and their deep enjoyment. His was a well rounded character, and in New Bedford his name stood for all that was best. He was diligent in business, but not slavishly or selfishly so, and the charities of New Bedford greatly benefited by his generosity, his daughter yet continuing her interest in some of the philanthropies which he aided. Edward Coffin Jones, only son of Captain Reuben and Sally (Coffin) NB-32 498 NEW BEDFORD Jones, was born at Nantucket, Massachusetts, October 23, 1805, and died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, March 16, 1880. His father was a cap- tain in the merchant service, sailing between American and French ports, his voyages sometimes extending to the German and North Baltic ports and to St. Petersburg. This trade was of necessity suspended during the War of 1812, and for a time Captain Jones was out of employment. The sudden change from an active seafaring life brought on a prolonged and a fatal illness, and he died when his son Edward C. was only thirteen years of age. The death of the father left the family without means of support or property, except the house they lived in. Edward C. Jones' early education, however, was the best available, his mother, a woman of unusual character and qualifications, supporting the family and keeping her son in school for the four years following her husband's death. Ed- ward C. Jones attended first a small private school and later the Friends' Academy in New Bedford, winning a reputation for quickness of mind, aptitude for study, a love for books, especially works of poetry and travel ; was an apt student in French, and devoted to outdoor sports, skating, swimming, hockey and riding. During his vacations he assisted his mother in the support of the family, at one time working as a book- binder, and at another time as general utility boy in a shoe store. A great source of pleasure to him in those early years was a gift of two shares in the Social Library, and there he was able to procure "Cook's Voyages," the discoveries of Dampier and others of a similar nature, all of which inspired him with the hope of going to sea himself. When nine- teen he was offered a position in the office of Fish & Grinnell, in New York, at three hundred dollars a year, with excellent prospects of ad- vancement, but he decided that his home town held quite as much prom- ise of a successful career, and the offer was declined. Soon afterward he entered the employ of Captain Elisha Dunbar, a ship chandler, where he proved himself so valuable that in 1827 he became a partner in the busi- ness, the firm becoming Elisha Dunbar & Company. In addition to the ship chandlery business, the partners began importing bar iron from Sweden and Russia and as they prospered invested their surplus funds in the whaling industry, buying one ship after another and fitting it out for whaling cruises. In 1839 Captain Dunbar died and Mr. Jones became sole owner by the purchase of the Dunbar interest from the heirs. After coming into full control he reorganized the business under the firm name Edward C. Jones, with storerooms at the foot of Spring street, but his own private offices were on Centre street, in the building which, after his death, was sold to Bartlett Brothers. The increase of business compelled Mr. Jones to surrender part of his burden, and whaling being so profitable then, he withdrew from the ship chandlery line and devoted all his energy to the fleet of whalers he owned, adding to that fleet from two to five ships yearly. For nearly half a century he was connected with whaling, retiring in 1873, he at one time (1850) being agent, part or sole owner, in sixteen ships or barks, as NEW BEDFORD 499 follows: "Robert Edward," from 1830 until 1867; "Iris," from 1831 until 1851 : "Roman," 1835 until 1871 ; "Mobile," 1842 until 1851 ; "Rhine," 1845. one voyage; "Clarice," 1846 until 1871 ; "Junius," 1849 until 1853; "Eliza Adams," 1850 until 1863; "Europa," 1852 until 1864; "Oriole," 1863 until 1870; "Gazelle." 1867 until 1873; "Emma C. Jones," 1849 until 1871 ; "Governor Troup," 1843 ""til 1868; "Milo," i849-until 1864; "Lap- wing," 1856 until 1864; "Florida," 1841 until 1865 ; "Congress," 1842 until 1 85 1. The last six named were the most successful and profitable of all. During the Civil War a Confederate privateer attacked a fleet of whalers in the Arctic, burned all but one, sending the crews home in the one unharmed vessel, which it so happened belonged to Mr. Jones. The losses inflicted by the Confederate raiders and the great mortality among the vessels of the Arctic fleet from the rigor of the severe winters gave the whaling ship owners such a serious setback that when the discovery of petroleum resulted in a great curtailment of their market for oil they were practically forced out of business. With characteristic energy and wisdom. Mr. Jones disposed of his ship property and turned his capital to the other fields of investment in which, during the years, he had be- come interested. He was a director of the First National Bank of New Bedford, formerly the Marine Bank ; a director of the New Bedford Gas Light Company from its organization, and had other interests. Although the whaling industry in which Mr. Jones was for so long a prominent figure represented in its day one of the most profitable as well as picturesque phases of the development of American trade, his successful career was not the result of luck or was it due to the pros- perity of the industry in which he was engaged. The fitting out of a merchant fleet demanded both unusual skill and executive ability, both marked characteristics of Mr. Jones, coupled with rare good judgment which he exercised in selecting captains and crews. W^ith thoroughness and attention to detail, he spared no pains in putting ships into perfect condition and in equipping them with adequate supplies, while liberal treatment of the men sailing them attracted to his employ the best and most efficient, thus enabling him to contribute largely to American pre- eminence in the industry. He was possessed of a remarkable memory, and was able to memo- rize a poem simply by reading it once, and his love of poetry and good literature continued throughout his life. Possessed of a keen sense of humor, he appreciated Dickens thoroughly and read his books with much pleasure. On account of his lameness, he could not participate as a soldier during the War of the Rebellion, but he was active in the recruit- ing service, and one company, raised mainly through his help, adopted the name of the Jones Guards. On account of his strong anti-slavery sympathies, he became an ardent Republican, and so continued through- out the remainder of his life. He was easily moved by the appeal of the human voice, whether from the lecture platform, the pulpit or the stage, 500 NEW BEDFORD and he was exceedingly fond of the drama and of vocal music. He was a liberal supporter of city charities and philanthropies, especially interested in the Association for the Relief of Aged Women. Mr. Jones married (first) in 1835. Louisa Gibbs, who died in 1839. Mr. Jones married (second) in 1844, Emma Chambers, who died in 1852, the mother of four daughters : Sarah Coffin, died aged seven years ; Emma Chambers, of New York ; Amelia Hickling, of New Bedford ; Sarah Coffin, died in 1891, wife of J. Malcolm Forbes, of Milton, Massa- chusetts. Mr. Jones married (third) in July, 1872, Mary Coffin Luce, daughter of Captain Matthew Luce, of New Bedford, who survived him until 1917. CLIFTON WARREN BARTLETT. Clifton Warren Bartlett was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, December 6, 1866. He is a son of William. H. Bartlett, a commission merchant of New Bedford, and his wife, Eunice N. (Tripp) Bartlett, who is yet a resident of New Bedford. Mr. Bartlett was educated in his native city, graduating with the class of 1887 from Friends' Academy. He began business life as a bookkeeper, his first five years of service being in that capacity with William Lewis, a shipping merchant. He then spent about one year with the Journal Publishing Company, as bookkeeper, then spent a few years in Boston as bookkeeper for the firm of Harry G. Collins. In 1895 he entered the employ of the Dartmouth Manufacturing Corporation, and in 1912 became treasurer, his present responsible post. His natural aptitude has made business life a series of success for Mr. Bartlett and the position he holds is one well earned and efficiently filled. He is a man of clear, discerning mind, has no fads or wild theories to distract him, but in a thoroughly rational way he deals with the problems of financial mill management or civic government. His value to corporation and city lies in the fact that he is always able to meet his problems from a business man's standpoint and allows his judgment, and not the impulse, to rule. Safe and sane are words which might have been coined to describe him, so well do they convey the feel- ing with which he is regarded. He is a Republican in politics, and beginning with 1912 he has been an integral part of the city government, with the exception of 1916, when he was out only to return January i, 1917, reelected for 1918, and is now chairman of important joint committees and deeply concerned in giving his city good government. During 191 7 he was an important figure in the city government, being chairman of the board of aldermen, which position automatically made him acting mayor in the absence of disabil- ity of the chief executive. He is chairman of the city Republican com- mittee, secretary of the Wamsutta Club, member of the Country Club, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and Trinitarian Church. tyVvc^ni ix:ut r' (o/i^ NEW BEDFORD 501 Mr. Bartlett married, in 1893, Edith A. Stevens, they the parents of a son, Warren Bartlett, born September 14, 1897, a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, prepared at Rosenbaum's School, and entered Yale University, class of 1921. THOMAS DAWES ELIOT. The history of Thomas Dawes Eliot carries us far back into the past and to the minds of the elderly recalls scenes in Congress and in the Nation which equalled any demonstration of the present crisis in our Nation's history. He fought for the rights of the slave in Congress, and aided in making the early history of the Republican party. He intro- duced and championed the Freedmen's Bureau Bill, and watched over the early life of the bureau. But it was as a great lawyer that he was best known, and his is one of the names whose niche in the hall of fame is secure. He traces his ancestry back to the Hon. Andrew Eliot, who was born in England, and died in Beverly, Massachusetts, in 1703-04. He married Grace Woodier, who died in 1652. Their son, Andrew (2) Eliot, was baptized in 1651, and was drowned at sea in 1688. He married Mercy Shattuck, who was born in 1655, and their son was Andrew Eliot (3), who was born in 1685, and died in 1749. He married Ruth Simonds, who was born in 1676, and died in 1760. Their son was the Rev. Andrew (4) Eliot, who was born in 1718, and died in 1778. He married Elizabeth Langdon, who was born in 1721, and their son was Samuel Eliot, who was born in 1748, and died in 1784. He married Elizabeth Greenleaf, who was born in 1750, and died in 1841. Their son, William Greenleaf Eliot, was born in 1781, and died in 1S53. He married Margaret Dawes, who was born in 1789, and died in 1875. Thomas Dawes Eliot in the seventh generation from the Hon. An- drew Eliot, the American progenitor of the family, was the eldest son of William Greenleaf and Margaret (Dawes) Eliot, and was born in Bos- ton, March 20, 1808, and died June 14, 1870. His parents lived awhile in New Bedford, going to Washington, D. C, in 1815, and there he finished his studies at Columbian College, being graduated in 1827, and delivering the Latin salutatory address. Soon afterward he began the study of law under the direction of his uncle, Chief Justice Cranch, of the United States Circuit Court, District of Columbia, and until 1830 continued his studies at Washington. In that year he came to New Bedford, and con- tinued the study of the law with Charles H. Warren, later a judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He continued his studies under Judge Warren until admitted to the Massachusetts bar and then began practice as his partner as Warren «& Eliot. A large practice came to the firm, and after Mr. Warren's elevation to the bench, a heavy burden fell upon Mr. Eliot's shoulders, the business of the firm comprising common law causes in Bristol, Plymouth and the Island counties of Massachusetts. When 502 NEW BEDFORD Judge Warren left New Bedford, Mr. Eliot associated with himself, Robert C. Pitman, afterwards judge of the Superior Court of Massa- chusetts ; later they were joined by Walter Mitchell, and the firm became Eliot, Pitman & Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell later became a clergyman of the Episcopal church, and Mr. Eliot joined with his son-in-law Thomas M. Stetson (q. v.), and the firm became Eliot & Stetson and remained so until Mr. Eliot's death in 1870. Mr. Eliot had also a great deal of equity business and admiralty causes were becoming frequent. For thirty years he regularly attended every jury term of court held in his part of the State, and in addition to his responsibilities as senior counsel, kept up his own office business in all its branches except criminal practice. He was deeply learned in the law, thoroughly grounded in its principles, and its development through decisions of high courts, and was especially skillful in applying principle, decision or precedent to the cause in hand. He was a strong pleader be- fore a jury, able and clear in his presentation, and in stately and more scientific debates in banc, shone brilliantly. Among the causes which drew public attention to the counsel em- ployed was the litigation between the two divisions of the Society of Friends, the features of the case in which Mr. Eliot appeared involving the title of the meeting houses of the society in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and in the progress of the case the usages and faith of the respective sects underwent investigation. Another celebrated case was his defense of the Massachusetts Medical Society in upholding the chartered powers of the society on issues raised by physicians of the School of Homoeopathy. Another noted suit was a private one, but from its novelty and magnitude drew professional and public attention, as the result depended upon the execution, force and effect of mutual wills. This was the suit of Hetty H. Robinson (later Hetty Green) vs. Thomas Mandell, executor of the famous Sylvia Ann Howland estate, involving an estate of three million dollars. Mr. Eliot was devoted to his profession and so closely was he bound by his conception of the duty he owed his clients that twice he declined appointment to the bench. In his early life he followed the custom for young lawyers, and served in both houses of the State Legislature, but thereafter kept aloof from all political action for many years. He was a hardworking lawyer, conscientious in his fidelity to his clients, and always retained their confidence. In 1854 he was brought forward by the Wliig party as their candidate from the First Massachusetts Con- gressional District to fill out an unfinished term. He was successful at the polls, and sat in the Thirty-third Congress amid the intense excite- ment of that Congress which witnessed the introduction and excited debate on the Kansas-Nebraska bill. He was soon in the heart of that fight, and his printed speech was circulated by the Whigs to prove its concurrence with the growing anti-slavery sentiment of the State. The next year witnessed the defeat of the Whig party, its complete over- NEW BEDFORD 503 throw and disappearance as a national party, and the birth of the new Republican party, that new and virile organization at once enlisting Air. Eliot's support. He arranged the first meeting of that party in Bristol county, was their candidate for Congress, and served in the Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, and Fortieth congresses, retiring in 1869, through his refusal to be again a candidate. In 1862 he was chairman of the select Committee on Confiscation ; in 1864 was chaimian of the Committee on Emancipation, reporting and advocating a Bureau of Freedman's Afifairs, that recommendation leading to the passage of the law creating the bureau. It was in the conception, forma- tion and passage of this bill, and his watchful care of the interests of the bureau when organized, that he performed a service which places his name not only among the far-seeing statesmen, but among the wisest and best philanthropists. He was the author of the "Coolie Bill," and its passage was due to his efforts. An anecdote may serve here to show how the astute mind and kindly heart of President Lincoln recognized the fine qualities displayed by Congressman Eliot. A citizen of Massachusetts, of good character, was indicted for embezzlement of post office funds. The trail was difficult and he was convicted and sentenced upon purely circumstantial evidence. An application for pardon was made to the President by the friends of the convicted man who had long known him and could not believe him guilty. President Lincoln referred the papers in the case to the law de- partment, the report from that department being adverse and positive. The President was not satisfied and referred the whole matter to Mr. Eliot, who made a thorough investigation and reported to the President his belief in the man's innocence. Upon the strength of that report the President overrode the prosecuting attorney's ofifice and a pardon was promptly issued. At the first subsequent meeting between the President and the Congressman, Mr. Lincoln came forward with face beaming, and with both hands extended, exclaimed : "Well, Eliot, we got our man clear." In 1834, Mr. Eliot married Frances L. Brock, of Nantucket, who died in 1900. They had eight children: Caroline Dawes, who married Thomas M. Stetson, and resides in New Bedford ; Paul Mitchell, who died in 1862; Ida Mitchell, now residing in New Bedford; Frances, widow of R. Swain Giiiford, of New York, now residing in New Bed- ford ; Mary, married William Rotch, and they reside in Boston ; Emily Lamb, who married Appleton Sturgis, of New York, and died in 1892; and Edith, now residing in New Bedford. The following eulogy appeared in the New Bedford "Mercury" at the time of his death, and is the testimony of contemporaries: Mr. Eliot was pure minded, kind hearted, of sterling integrity, and of a most catholic spirit. In our unreserved intercourse with him, we can recall no instance in which he indulged in any unkind, uncharitable, 504 NEW BEDFORD or disparaging remarks about even those who had maligned him. He spoke no ill of his neighbor, but evinced a spirit of charity as beautiful as it is rare. He was a deeply religious man, always ready with good words, and as ready with good works. Of his labors in the Sunday school of the Unitarian church, where for years he was superintendent, many of our readers have grateful recollections. His heart was in his work, and he deeply regretted the necessity of its relinquishment. Thousands will call to mind his invaluable services as president of the National Confer- ence of Unitarian churches, and also of the American Unitarian Associa- tion, his admirable tact in the chair, his hearty zeal and enthusiasm, and his earnest and successful exertions for fraternal union. He was a gener- ous man, prompt to give to every good object, and foremost in his con- tributions of money or of labor to sustain all benevolent enterprises. Better than any triumph at the bar or the highest honors won in political life, is the simple record of his unselfish Christian life. "He rests from his labors and his works do follow him." JOHN THOMAS KIRK. A babe of two summers when brought by his parents to New Bed- ford in 1866, John Thomas Kirk was for many years a traveler and a wanderer, but always a worker, going from mill to mill in search of knowledge, even back to England, remaining for several years, and also to Canada. A roll call of the mills in which he has been employed sounds like a list of United States mills with English and Canadian mills thrown in for variety. He is now general superintendent of the Nashawena, a $3,000,000 corporation, employing in their two mills twenty-four hundred hands in the manufacture of combed cotton yarns. As general superin- tendent, Mr. Kirk brings the manufacturing experience of a lifetime into daily practical use and there is no man in the cotton mills of New Bed- ford better qualified for the position he holds. He is a son of Josiah and Sarah Kirk, who were the parents of six sons, three of whom died young, three came to the United States, and all the family except John are now deceased. Josiah Kirk was a cotton weaver, as were all the men of the family for generations. He later became a manufacturer, but the panicky times in the cotton trade wrought his financial downfall. After coming to the United States, he soon went South with his family, traveling from the end of the railroad to Waco, Texas, by prairie schooner for two days and three nights. He is deceased. John T. Kirk was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, October 26, 1864. In 1866 he was brought to the United States by his parents, who first settled in New Bedford, then went South and traveled over a great deal of the country, the boy attending public schools in different local- ities, travel and experience having been his best teachers. He was but six years of age when the family went South, and in Houston, Texas, he began work in a cotton mill, that being followed by work in Waco, Texas, mills. New Orleans came next, where his father was in the '^9^ 0f^ V X QpA ^/ NEW BEDFORD 505 secret service for two years, and where the son attended school. About 1880 he went back to his native land, and after attending school for a time, he worked in cotton mills. From England he went to Canada, and then to the Harmony Mills, Cohoes, New York, where he spent about eighteen months. In the meantime his parents had moved to New Bed- ford and there he joined them in 1885, securing employment in the Wam- sutta Mills as loom-fixer, remaining for five years. In 1900 he went to the Grinnell Mill, then to South Berwick, Maine, to the Pierce Mill, as second hand, remaining for three and one-half years, then went on the road for the Compton Loom Company. He was for six months employed as a weaving expert, then went to Moosic, Connecticut, as overseer for the Aldrich Manufacturing Company, thence to the Grinnell Mill, New Bedford, as weaving overseer, thence to the silk department of the New- market Manufacturing Company, New Hampshire, thence to the Cocheco Mills, Dover, New Hampshire, as assistant superintendent, thence to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, as superintendent of weaving at the Slater Mill, later becoming superintendent in charge of the plant, a position he held until 1914, when he came to New Bedford to the responsible post he now fills, general superintendent of the Nashawena Mills. There was also a period in his earlier life when he was employed in the Carpet Mills at Philadelphia. A Republican in politics, Mr. Kirk was for five years councilman at Pawtucket. In Masonry he belonged to Star in the East Lodge and Adoniram Chapter, in New Bedford, and the Godfrey de Boullion Com- mandery, Knights Templar, in Fall River. He is a lover of all out-of- door sports and plays some of them himself, loves boating, and is a man of unusual physical activity. He is level-headed and broad-minded, his travels having taught him the world is quite large and peopled by quite a number of men and women. Mr. Kirk married (first) in New Bedford, March 5, 1889, Mary Addy, who died in 1903, leaving a daughter, Margaret, born in New Bedford, a graduate of Pawtucket High School, now a stenographer in the offices of the Nonquitt Spinning Company of New Bedford. Mr. Kirk married (second) in 1911, Helen D. Mills, daughter of William J. and Celena (Andrews) Mills, of New Bedford. The family home is at No. 12 Locust street. THOMAS NEIL ROCHE, M. D. Thomas Neil Roche was born in Boston, Massachusetts, February 9, 1884, and completed a course of public school instruction extending through grammar school. He prepared at Boston Latin School and while there made the football team and the crew. Later he entered the medical department of Tufts College, and there pursued full courses until gradu- ated Doctor of Medicine, class of 1904. At the same time he took special 5o6 NEW BEDFORD courses in surgery at Carney Hospital, and before graduation from Tufts took the examination in surgery and passed the hospital examin- ing board. He continued his studies in surgery at the hospital, and in 1909 received an additional degree at graduation. He also was admitted and for a time was connected professionally with the Lying-in Hospital of New York City. In 1909 he began private practice in Boston, and there continued until 1915, being a ship's doctor to the North German Lloyd Steamship Company and a member of the medical corps of the Ninth Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard. In 1915 he came to New Bedford, and is here practicing, his home and ofifices being located at No. 279 County street. He is a director of the New Bedford Medical and the American Medical societies, St. James' Roman Catholic Church, New Bedford, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Dr. Roche married, in Boston, August 3, 1916, Elizabeth C. East- wood, daughter of Nathan Eastwood, a farmer of Milford, Connecticut. JOHN B. WEBSTER, M. D. As a specialist in orthopedic surgery. Dr. Webster is meeting with success in New Bedford, his native city. He is a son of Joseph V. Webster, born at Provincetown, Cape Cod, now a retired bone-setter, living in New Bedford, at No. 341 Cottage street. Dr. John B. Webster was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, October 19, 1886, and is now a practicing physician in his native city. He attended Parker Street Grammar School, and for three years was a student at high school, then withdrew to begin work as an apprentice to the tool-maker's trade for five years, becoming an expert tool-maker, but his ambition was to become a physician, and after a year in Mosher Preparatory School (1909), he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Maryland, there taking a four years' course and receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine, class of June, 1914. He was for a time at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, then took a special course in orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled in New York City. Thus well furnished, he began practice in New Bedford with office at No. 341 Cottage street, and has become well established as a specialist of skill in the treatment of the crippled. On May I, 1917, he was appointed city physician by Mayor Ashley, his pub- lic practice keeping him fully occupied. Dr. Webster is an Independent in political action, selecting his can- didates for personal fitness and not for party allegiance. He is deeply interested in the work of the City Mission Dispensary, does a great deal of charitable work, and is highly respected by all who know him. He is a member of the Church of St. John the Baptist, Roman Catholic, and of the Improved Order of Red Men. He is unmarried. NEW BEDFORD 507 CHARLES NEVES SERPA. A successful lawjer, member of the Bristol county bar, practicing in the State Court, and also Federal courts, Mr. Serpa has the further distinction of serving the government of Portugal as vice-consul, repre- senting the interests of citizens of that country in New Bedford. Since 1907 he has been in practice in the city of his birth, is well established and highly regarded as a professional man and as a citizen. He is a son of Charles A. and Anna (Murray) Serpa, his mother deceased, his father, born in Portugal, now a business man of New Bedford. Charles N. Serpa was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 15, 1883, and after passing all grades of the primary and grammar depart- ments, entered high school, whence he was graduated, class of 1903. His education was continued in the College of Liberal Arts, University of Boston, the degree of Bachelor of Arts being conferred upon him, gradu- ation class of 1907. Choosing the profession of law, he entered the Law School of the University of Boston, there completing legal study, and receiving the degree of Bachelor of Jurisprudence, class of 1910. The same year he was admitted to practice in State courts, and became asso- ciated with the office of Crapo, Clifford & Prescott, remaining there one year. They opened offices in the Masonic Building, in association with Charles Mitchell. Mr. Serpa has grown rapidly in public favor as an attorney-at-law, and has a most satisfactory law practice ; is public ad- ministrator for Bristol county, and deeply interested in many depart- ments of city life. He is a member of the bar association ; director of the New Bedford Anti-Tuberculosis Society ; director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ; former lieutenant, junior grade, of Company G, Massachusetts Naval Militia ; member of Theta Delta Chi and Phi Delta Phi, legal fraternities, the New Bedford County Club ; and in political opinion is a Republican, although taking no active part in public affairs. In all the other organizations named he takes an active part and is deeply interested in their success. In July, 1915, he was appointed to represent Portugal in New Bedford and vicinity as vice- consul, a position he still holds. Mr. Serpa married in New York City, June 26, 1912, Mildred L. Rounds, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, daughter of Israel P. and Abbie E. (Graves) Rounds, her father a Pawtucket business man. The family home is No. 268 Hawthorne street. New Bedford. STEPHEN DURPHEE PEIRCE. Ever since beginning business life, Mr. Peirce has been interested in the sale of automobiles even when holding positions not related to that business. He now has the agency for the Dodge car, taking the old David L. Parker garage at Nos. 14-16 Market street, New Bedford, as headquarters. Although a young man he early began business life and 5o8 NEW BEDFORD has had the benefit of experience gained in diflferent cities and in different lines of activity. He is a son of Stephen D. and Cyrene A. (Eldridge) Peirce, his father at one time a clothing merchant of New Bedford, mem- ber of the firm, Ashley & Feirce, and a man of prominence. Stephen Durphee Peirce was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, August 22, 1886. He was educated in the public schools and in the Mosher School, attending the latter for two years, taking a business course which was finished in 1903. His first position was with J. K. Bishop & Company, contractors of Worcester, Massachusetts, his posi- tion that of timekeeper, and while holding it he became interested in motor cars, the peculiarities of the different makes, their defects and their advantages. The sale of autos was then becoming an established profitable business, and Mr. Peirce decided to fit himself for it by a course in general repair and garage work. For a short time he was so employed by Harry Wilson, on Pleasant street, then went with J. E. Watson, on Fourth street, on the old New Bedford Ice Company site. Mr. Watson at that time had the agency for the Locomobile, a steam propelled car, the first car of that make in New Bedford, according to Mr. Peirce, having been sold by J. E. Watson to E. G. Russell. He spent one year at the Watson Garage, then for about four years was a private chaf- feur with Edward T. Peirce, Everett B. Sherman and John Hicks, serving about an equal period with each. From private driving he went to the Berlieu factory in Providence, Rhode Island, then building the Alco automobile, and there became familiar with all phases of motor car construction. After a year there a strike disorganized the plant and he returned to New Bedford and ob- tained a position with the Carlow Agency of Taunton, Massachusetts, as salesman for the Autocar, acting as such for one season. The next eighteen months were spent in the employ of the Waite Auto Supply Company as traveling salesman. The company sold only to dealers, and in his traveling Mr. Peirce formed the acquaintance of the leading men of the automobile industry all over New England. In 1910 he returned to New Bedford, entering the employ of R. W. Powers Auto Company, then agents for the Hudson car, with offices on Williams street. Later the Cadillac agency was taken from Mr. Robertson, he being the first local salesman either Powers or Robertson had employed. Later, while Mr. Green was in the South, Mr. Peirce took charge of his sheet metal w^orking plant at the corner of New Bedford and Acushnet avenues, but kept in touch with automobile sales and business. In 1912 he was man- ager of the Knickerbocker Garage, owned and run by Mark E. Sullivan, who was then agent for the Hudson and Dodge cars, the latter car then just coming into the market, its builder, the Dodge Brothers, having previously been connected with the Ford Motor Company of Detroit. On November i, 191 5, Mr. Peirce secured the Dodge agency and is con- ducting a successful agency and garage at Nos. 14-18 Market street. Mr. Peirce is a member of the National Automobile Show Managers ; Abra- NEW BEDFORD 509 ham H. Howland, Jr., Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; New Bed- ford Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; the Masonic and Julien clubs, and the Trinitarian Church. He married, in January, 1910, Agnes M. Jackson, daughter of John and Margaret (Ersken) Jackson. PELEG C. HOWLAND. From the organization of the Merchants' Bank of New Bedford down through the years of its existence as a State and National bank to the year 1885, but two men filled the position of cashier. The first of these was James B. Congdon, a man of great ability, who began with the organization of the bank in 1825, resigning January i, 1858, his mantle falling upon Peleg C. Howland, who held the office until his death, Octo- ber 26, 1885. Upon the records of the Merchants' National Bank are pages devoted to these two men who bore an even closer relationship than that of business contemporaries, the inscription of Peleg C. How- land reading: Resolved, The directors of the Merchants' National Bank of New Bedford desire to give expression to their sense of the loss which they and the corporation which they represent have sustained by the death of Peleg C. Howland, whose connection with the Merchants' National Bank, beginning August 13, 1846, continued under a Federal charter until his death on the 26th of October, 1885, a period of thirty-nine years of con- tinuous service ; and while it is more fitting that the character of our late cashier in his home and as a citizen should receive proper recognition elsewhere of his qualities as a man of affairs and of business, we may speak ; and so speaking we would commemorate his unvarying courtesy of manner, his integrity, his comprehensive grasp of the largest transac- tions, as well as the minutest details, none too minute to receive that attention which was always his best; his rare, financial ability; his ripe experience and extensive knowledge of banking ; his instinctive devotion to the interests committed to his charge ; his wise foresight and anxious care for the interests of the bank and his pride in its success. All these combined to make him what he was, and he was recognized to be a model corporation officer and cashier. Finer tribute from business associates than the foregoing could not be paid nor was tribute more justly paid. As a citizen, neighbor, friend, and father, he was of the best type, patriotic, helpful, loyal and devoted. He was of the seventh generation of Howlands in New England, tracing from Henry Howland, who was of record in Plymouth in 1624, a member of the Society of Friends in his later years, a convert. This Henry How- land lived and died at Duxbury, but he owned a large tract of land in Dartmouth, bought in 1652, and in 1659 was one of the twenty-seven purchasers of what was later Freetown. He married Mary Newland, the line following through their second son, Zoeth Howland, who was killed by Indians at Pocasset, January 21, 1676. Zoeth Howland, like his 5IO NEW BEDFORD father, was a convert to the faith of the Society of Friends, but all his sons, except Samuel, were birthright members belonging to the Appo- negansett meeting. Henry Rowland, son of Zoeth Howland, was a lumberman, lumber dealer and house builder, his homestead being on the opposite side of the road from the Apponegansett meeting house, and a little west. He held a high position in town and church, and did a large business in sawing lumber. He married Deborah Briggs, and among his sons was Zoeth (2) Howland, who, with his wife, Sarah, lived in West- port, all his life. Philip Howland, son of Zoeth (2) Howland, lived and died in Westport, his home farm about one mile west of Westport Vil- lage. His son, Isaac Howland, a substantial farmer and good citizen, married Lydia Cornell, and they were the parents of Stephen, father of Peleg C. Howland, whose worthy life furnishes the inspiration for this review. Stephen Howland was a leading business man, residing in West- port Village, where he died March 28, 1855. He married (second) March 4, 1824, Meribah Cornell, born December 29, 1801, died August 18, 1841. Their third son was Peleg C. Howland. Peleg C. Howland was born in Westport, Massachusetts, April 29, 1830, and died in New Bedford, October 26, 1885. He prepared for a business career through the medium of public and private schools, finding his first position with a grocery firm of Westport, but at the age of six- teen, August 13, 1846, he entered the service of the Merchants' Bank of New Bedford, a business connection which was only severed by death. John Avery Parker, one of New Bedford's foremost citizens, was then president of the bank, and James B. Congdon was its cashier. The bank had just attained its twenty-first year, having been organized in 1825. Mr. Howland, under the inspiration flowing from such men, rapidly absorbed the fundamentals, then expanded rapidly, seeming to be a financier through natural inclination and talent. Five years after his entrance he was promoted to the position of teller. May 30, 1851, then advanced to the post of assistant cashier, January 10, 1854, finally, on January i, 1858, becoming cashier, after that office had become vacant through the resignation of James B. Congdon, the only man who had previously held that position with the Merchants' Bank. After the pas- sage of the National Banking Act, the Merchants' reorganized as a Na- tional bank, thereby greatly enlarging its scope and increasing its impor- tance. Mr. Howland was thoroughly familiar with the laws governing national finance and financiering, and as a cashier of the Merchants' Na- tional aided greatly in guiding the course of that institution to the high place attained among State financial institutions. The bank was his pride, and nothing in any way ever detracted from his complete absorp- tion in its affairs. Prosperity came to the bank through the strength of its management and everywhere Mr. Howland was regarded as the lead- ing spirit. It was not alone his ability as a financier that gained him his reputation, but the nobility of his character, his unfailing courtesy, his genial, kindly nature, which attracted and held friends. He was very NEW BEDFORD 511 fond of children, and when they came to his own home he was the hap- piest of men. He had few interests outside the bank and his home, and there his memory is yet green. Mr. Howland married, June 3, 1851, Lucy C. Congdon, daughter of James B. Congdon, who died October 8, 1867. He married (second) October 29, 1872, Clara E. Kempton, daughter of Horatio A. Kempton, who died August 15, 1879. He married (third) November 16, 1882, Eliz- abeth T. Kempton, sister of his second wife. Peleg C. Howland and his second wife, Clara E. (Kempton) Howland, were the parents of two daughters and a son: Elizabeth Kempton Howland, an accomplished musician of New Bedford; Horatio Kempton Howland, died June i, 1915; and Clara Earle Howland, who married Joseph Cornell Nowell, they are the parents of Joseph C, Jr., and Elizabeth H. Nowell. HORATIO A. KEMPTON. There were many reasons why the memory of Horatio A. Kempton r.honld be kept green in New Bedford, for he was one of the leading pub- lic men of his day, and was known as "the father of the school commit- tee," his service on that board covering a period of thirty-five years. When New Bedford laid down her town form of government in 1847, Mr. Kempton was a member of the board of selectmen, and in the new city government, inaugurated the same year, he was overseer of the poor. Horatio A. Kempton was a son of Ephraim (6) Kempton, born in 1789, died August 19, 1863. He married, August 25, 1811, Mary Hillman, who died leaving a son, Horatio A., and a daughter, Mary H., the latter born June 30, 1823. This branch of the Kempton family in America, of which Horatio A. Kempton was of the eighth generation, springs from Ephraim Kemp- ton, who appeared in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1643. There he was listed as "able to bear arms," but the erasing of his name indicates that he was found to be either too old or too infirm. It is not known when he came to Plymouth, but he is not mentioned in the division of cattle in 1627. He died in May, 1645. He had a son, Ephraim (2) Kempton, born in England, and who married Joanna Rawlins, in Scituate, Massachu- setts. Their son, Ephraim (3) Kempton, born October i, 1649, married Mary, daughter of John Reeves, of Salem. They were the parents of Ephraim (4) Kempton, born in 1674, and who married, in 1702, Patience, daughter of Elder Thomas Faunce. He was a goldsmith in Boston, at one time, but late in life moved to Plymouth. In the next generation Thomas Kempton, son of Ephraim (4) and Patience (Faunce) Kempton, was born in 1705, married Esther Troop in 1730, and moved to Dart- mouth, Massachusetts. Their son was Ephraim (s) Kempton, born May 26, 1745, died January 25, 1802. He married. May 8, 1774, Elizabeth Tupper, who died November 29, 1848, aged ninety-five years. They were 512 NEW BEDFORD the parents of Ephraim (6) Kempton, of previous mention, father of Horatio A. Kempton, to whose memory this review is olifered. Horatio A. Kempton was born June 27, 1812, and died in New Bed- ford. Massachusetts, November 2, 1885. He was a man of education and intellectual vigor, his business life being principally spent in the lumber business. He was a selectman of the town, an overseer of the poor under the city charter, and in 1863-64 represented New Bedford in the State Legislature. For thirty-five years his interest in education kept him on the school committee, and to him a great deal of the credit is due for the high plane of efficiency attained by the schools of his period. He bore his part in life well, was a kind-hearted, courteous gentleman, and had a host of friends, who appreciated his manly characteristics and the high quality of his citizenship. Horatio A. Kempton married, September 21, 1841, Caroline Newhall Thornton, who was born in Leicester, Massachusetts, July 15, 1814, and who died September 11, 1862. They were the parents of: i. Clara Earle, born November 27, 1844, died August 15, 1879; rnarried, October 29, 1872, Peleg C. Howland. 2. Mary, born March 27, 1848, died August 29, 1 85 1. 3. Elizabeth Thornton, born November i, 1850, died March 7, 1896; married, November 16, 1882, Peleg C. Howland. 4. Jane Delano, born January 3, 1854, died February 12, 1868. WALTER HAMER LANGSHAW. As the head and a large owner in a great manufacturing corporation, Mr. Langshaw reviews a life of well directed efifort, constantly increasing in value to the corporations he serves. He has won his way through merit, each promotion from the bottom upward coming only after it had been well earned. His career in New Bedford began in 1891, in the Po- tomska Mills, in charge of a department, and nine years later, in 1900, he became the dominating spirit in the Dartmouth Manufacturing Cor- poration, and president of the corporation. He takes a keen interest in public matters, particularly economics, and has made a very thorough study of the tariflf question. His views on the latter question have been different from those of many of his contemporaries and have caused con- siderable discussion. In 1913 he issued a pamphlet stating his experience because of his attitude on the tarifif, the protective feature of which has been perverted to suit the purpose of certain special interests. He also submitted a brief to the Committee on Ways and Means, 1913, on the cotton schedule. These two pamphlets, which taken together form an enlightening treatise on the salient points of the tarifif situation, present in a forceful manner the conclusions of which Mr. Langshaw has arrived at as the result of years of special study of a wide experience as a manu- facturer, with the practical workings of the tarifif measure in effect dur- ing the past quarter of a century. Holding that protection is necessary for the development of industries in which skilled labor is required in NEW BEDFORD 513 quantity, that moderate tariff on any article is not a burden on the people provided it is manufactured in quantities proportionate to normal market requirements, and that its manufacturing is not of a kind that excludes men of limited capital, he believes that a moderate reduction in the tariff, intelligently applied, would be beneficial rather than detrimental to the industrial and commercial development of the country, and has for a number of years favored such a reduction. Walter H. Langshaw was born at Eagley, near Bolton, England, in 1859, his paternal and maternal ancestors for many years residents of Lancashire, the records of the family extending back to the year 1570. Cotton manufacturing was a family business, a Langshaw founding the Eagley Mills in 1790. At the age of seven years Walter Langshaw was brought to the United States by his parents, there locating in Lawrence, Massachusetts, moving to Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1872, but re- turning to Lawrence in 1874. In all these changes the lad had a part, and from his ninth year was employed in cotton mills. He continued a mill worker in Lawrence from the return in 1874 until 1887, then went to a Rhode Island cotton mill in charge of a small department. Four years later, in 1891, he came to New Bedford to take charge of a large depart- ment of the Potomska Mills. During the ensuing four years he gained such high reputation that at the incorporation of the Dartmouth Mills, in 1895, he was engaged as superintendent. In 1898 he was elected a direc- tor, and in 1900 became the head of the corporation. The three mills of the company are located in the South End. the capitalization is $2,600,- 000; twenty-two hundred hands are employed; two hundred thousand spindles and fifty-eight hundred looms turning out an enormous quantity of plain and fancy fine cotton goods. Over all Mr. Langshaw is the executive, agent, and controlling spirit. The success of the corporation is a matter of comment in the textile world. From 1896 to 1917 the re- turn to the original shareholder selling out at the market value shows an average return for twenty years of forty-five per cent., this result being accomplished in open competition in the same field for machinery and labor. This thoroughly establishes Mr. Langshaw as one of the practical mill executives who, from personal knowledge and experience, direct their corporations wisely. He was also for some years president of the Bristol Manufacturing Corporation of New Bedford, a million dollar cot- ton manufacturing company, operating sixty-three thousand spindles, and eighteen hundred and sixty-six looms, employing eight hundred and twenty hands in manufacturing cotton and silk goods. He has other business interests of importance widely separated. He is president of W. H. Langshaw & Company, of No. 346 Broadway, New York City; a director of the Massachusetts Trust Company of Boston ; and director of the Liberty Insurance Company of Boston. He has not sought the sordid in life, but has catered to the finer side of his nature, particularly his talent and love for music. When little N B— 33 514 NEW BEDFORD more than a boy, he was organist of St. John's Episcopal Church of Lawrence, and in the different cities to which his business took him he often acted in that capacity. He is a patron of art, and one of the trus- tees of the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachu- setts. He is a member of the Massachusetts Alliance of Manufacturers and Employers Associations, National Association of Manufacturers, National Economic League, North American Civic League, Massachu- setts Forestry Association, American Economic Association, and the Royal Colonial Institute. His clubs show the wide range of his tastes, and the recreations which most appeal to him are : Beverly Yacht of Marion, Massachusetts ; Boston Athletic : Country of Brookline, of New Bedford and Rhode Island; Megantic Fish and Game of Maine; New Bedford Rod and Reel; Tin Whistle of Pinehurst of North Carolina; also other clubs ; the Algonquin of Boston ; Arkwright of Boston ; Brooks; Episcopalian of Boston ; Merchants of New York; Rocky Moun- tain of New York; Royal Colonial Institute; Seapuit of Cape Cod; Southern New England Textile ; Victorian of Boston ; and the Wam- sutta of New Bedford, Massachusetts. He is also a member of St. George's Society, and of Grecian Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Mr. Langshaw married (first) August 23, 1884, Sarah Elizabeth Mahan, of Andover, Massachusetts, who died in 1896, leaving sons: Walter Seymour, assistant agent and director of the Dartmouth Manu- facturing Corporation ; Albert Colburn, of W. H. Langshaw & Com- pany, No. 346 Broadway, New York City. Mr. Langshaw married (sec- ond ) June 23, 1898, Elizabeth Wilkinson, of New Bedford, they the par- ents of a daughter, Eunice, and a son, Richard. THOMAS MERIAM STETSON. In a memorial prepared in honor of the memory of his former col- league at the bar, Charles W. Cliflford said of Mr. Stetson: "He was unquestionably the ablest lawyer of his time in Southeastern Massachu- setts, and would have measured up well to the standards of the ablest lawyers of the country. Judge Bennett, Judge Marston, and Judge Mor- ton were superior to him in certain lines of professional work, but no one ■was his equal in pure mental legal ability. To a mind of the highest legal acumen, and stored with the fullest knowledge of legal principles, and the history of their evolution, through decided cases, and statutory enactment, he added impressive physique and a voice of marvelous power and effectiveness. His conduct of trial was masterly, presenting his evidence with the utmost telling force and meeting that of his ad- versary with consummate skill. His industry and marvelous attention to detail in the preparation of his cases kept his opponent in ignorance of the pitfalls which lay before him until the psychological moment for ^'^ ^'^ejTf^^'^ jVfs .'t-/vjr^<^5>.'ji r-v J-j^J'^'i*^/,!it^s ^Br^ .'^'^ NEW BEDFORD 515 their disclosure. His arguments were examples of strong and beautiful language, graced by apposite quotations and the keenest wit. Abso- lutely refusing to be diverted from his entire allegiance to the law as his life work by the allurements of other fields where his great gifts would have made him preeminent, he will be remembered as the embodiment of the highest type of pure lawyer. Perhaps the most distinguished honor Mr. Stetson ever received was his invitation to preside at the Cen- tennial Celebration of the Battle of Lexington, at Lexington, at which were assembled the highest officials of the commonwealth and nation, President Grant being a guest. The house in Lexington which belonged to Mr. Stetson's mother's ancestors is the one referred to in all accounts of the battle of Lexington as the 'Buckman Tavern' and contains sev- eral bullet holes received in the battle. Any memorial of Mr. Stetson which omitted mention of his charming personality in personal life would be absolutely deficient. His great fund of knowledge, his keen and bril- liant wit, and his flow of language made him a rare conversationalist." Such was the estimate placed upon the mental qualities of Thomas M. Stetson by one of his contemporaries and one often his antagonist. This was also the concensus of New Bedford opinion and quite naturally and rightfully he came by his intellectual attainment. He was the son of a minister, the Rev. Caleb Stetson, and his mother, Julia Ann (Meriam) Stetson, was a fitting companion for her ministerial husband. Rev. Caleb Stetson was a lineal descendant of Cornet Robert Stetson, who settled in Scituate, Massachusetts, in 1634, and took an active part in King Philip's War. His title of Cornet came from his rank in the first company of horse raised in Plymouth Colony. The descent of Thomas Meriam Stetson from this first American ancestor of the family is as follows : Cornet Robert Stetson, who was born in the County of Kent, England, in 1613, died February i, 1702, in Plymouth, Massachusetts ; he left a son, Thomas Stetson, who was born December 11, 1643; his son, Elisha Stetson, was born in March, 1684; he left a son, Elisha Stetson, who was born April 26, 1718, and died August 28, 1803. The son of the second Elisha Stetson was Captain Thomas Stetson, who was born March 9, 1752, and died in 1820. His son was the Rev. Caleb Stetson, who was born July 12, 1793, and died in 1871 ; and his son was Thomas M. Stetson, of this review. Thomas Meriam Stetson was born in Medford, Massachusetts, June 15, 1830, and died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, February 10, 1916, aged eighty-five years, seven months and twenty-five days. He prepared for college and entered Harvard University, whence he was graduated in the class of 1849, going thence to Dane Law School, Harvard University. Immediately after his admission to the bar, in 1854, he began practice in New Bedford and had the rare good fortune to be invited to join one of the oldest law firms in the State, a firm established about the time its newly admitted partner was born, by Lemuel Williams and Judge Charles Henry Warren, and afterward known as Warren & Eliot. In 5i6 NEW BEDFORD 1854, when the young lawyer was admitted to the Bristol county bar, the firm was Eliot & Pitman, the senior partner a Congressman absent much of the time in Washington, the junior member, Judge Robert C. Pitman, of the Superior Court. Hence the necessity for a third partner who could devote himself constantly to the firm business. With Mr. Stetson's admission the firm became Eliot, Pitman & Stetson, but upon the withdrawal of Judge Pitman a few years later, the name was changed to Eliot & Stetson, and so continued until the death of Mr. Eliot in 1870. Mr. Stetson practiced alone for a time, but later admitted Francis B. Greene to a partnership, they practicing as Stetson & Greene. Later Mr. Stetson was associated in legal practice with Lemuel Le B. Holmes, and Eliot D. Stetson, his son. At the present time the firm is Stetson & Stet- son, its members being Eliot D. Stetson and Frederick D. Stetson, sons of Thomas M. Stetson. Mr. Stetson's rise in the law was rapid and very soon he was rank- ing among the leaders at the Bristol bar. As a pure lawyer in mastery of the great principles of law, in his wealth of legal and other learning, in his exhaustive preparation of his cases in the courts, he had no superior in Southeastern Massachusetts. Among the celebrated cases with which he was connected, and in which his legal ability was thoroughly tested was the famous Howland will case, one of the most remarkable litiga- tions in the history of the bar. Mr. Stetson, Mr. Eliot, his partner, and Benjamin F. Thomas, who had but a short time before resigned from the Massachusetts Superior Court bench, secured to the city of New Bedford those bequests under the will of Sylvia Ann Howland, the Free Library, and the water supply fund left to the city. Mr. Stetson was counsel for the city of New Bedford in the subject of the water works, and was also retained as counsel by Bristol county when it was building the Fairhaven bridge. He was also counsel for the Board of Trade in compelling the restoration of the Fairhaven Ferry. Never lured from his profession by the attraction of power, position or gain, Mr. Stetson acquired interests in New Bedford's business world, including the First National Bank, and the Morse Twist Drill and Ma- chine Company, both of which he served as director. He was similarly associated with some of the cotton mills of the city and in all his trained legal mind was invaluable to the board of directors on which he sat. He was a lover of nature, delighting in the out-of-doors and at his large Ash street home rare trees, shrubs and flowers attested to his love for the beautiful, while his greenhouses, under the management of W^illiam Keith, developed strange and curious forms of vegetables, fruit and plant life. There fig, banana and orange trees grew, century plants flourished and lovely orchids grew and lordly palm trees waved their feathered fronds. It was amid such surroundings that his hours of leisure of the best years of his life were passed and when old age came on and he walked amid greatly lengthened shadows the beauties of his NEW BEDFORD 517 home were his solace and his comfort. He was a member of the Uni- tarian church and was all his life a regular church attendant. Mr. Stetson married, September 10, 1856, Caroline Dawes Eliot, daughter of Thomas Dawes and Frances L. (Brock) Eliot, of Nantucket. Mr. and Mrs. Stetson were the parents of: Julia M., who married Dr. Leroy Milton Yale, of New York City ; Eliot D. and Frederick D., of the law firm of Stetson & Stetson ; Dr. Frank E. ; and Edward M. THOMAS JEFFERSON COBB. All the years of the useful life of Thomas Jefferson Cobb were spent in some form of public service, and all but the four years as secretary to Governor Crapo, of Michigan, were spent in his native city of New Bedford as deputy sheriff, and in semi-legal business, notably as a com- missioner in the taking of testimony relating to the Alabama claims, as lawyer's clerk, and clerk of the Third District Court, 1873 until his death. He was a duly admitted member of the Bristol county bar, pass- ing the required examination very creditably, although his years of ex- perience with courts and lawyers, rather than law books, had prepared him. At one time he acted as clerk for District Attorney Marston, and under that brilliant lawyer Mr. Cobb became an expert in legal forms and verbiage. It was said of him that he had no superior as a drawer of indictments, and very few of those drawn by him were ever success- fully attacked. His documents were models of neatness and precision, and he had little patience with officials or lawyers who presented indict- ments or legal papers to the court, loosely or improperly prepared. His expertness was known and commented upon by the legal fraternity all over the State, and during his twenty-one years administration of the office of clerk of the District Court, system, neatness and exactness ruled in every detail. He was prompt in the performances of every duty, cour- teous always, and entirely impartial, mindful only of the interest of the individual seeking his services. Efficiency always distinguished him, and to his sterling qualities as an official he added these strong attributes which mark the man of force and character. In disposition pleasant, genial and obliging; he made many friends and although fond of caustic repartee, his raillery was so good natured that no offence could be taken, as none was intended. Thomas Jefferson Cobb was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 15, 1844, died in his native city, October 29, 1902, son of William S. Cobb, a wholesale ship chandler or outfitter of New Bedford, sheriff of Bristol county for several years, and one of the strong men of his day. Thomas J. Cobb began his education in New Bedford public schools, and after completing the courses entered Pierce Academy at Middleboro, Massachusetts. In 1863, at the age of nineteen, he went to Flint, Michi- gan, remaining there four years as private and military secretary to Henry H. Crapo, Governor of the State, a former resident of New Bed- 5i8 NEW BEDFORD ford, and father of William W. Crapo. The position he held as military secretary constituted him a member of the Governor's staff, and gave him the rank of major. After returning- to New Bedford, the young man was appointed by his father, the sheriff of the county, as one of his deputies, an office he held for several years under his successor, Andrew R. Wright, other deputy sheriffs of that period being John W. Nickerson and Horatio N. Kimball. In 1872 Mr. Cobb was a candidate for the then elective office of clerk of the city police court, and in 1873 he was elected a member of common council. In 1874, while still a deputy sheriff, he was ap- pointed commissioner to take testimony in the court of commissioners of Alabama claims. The testimony taken covered thousands of pages writ- ten in long hand, the work done by Mr. Cobb being particularly accurate and legible and completed promptly. He also acted as clerk for District Attorney Marston, and under his instruction became the expert drafter of indictments and other criminal processes. After Mr. Knowlton suc- ceeded to the district attorney's office, Mr. Cobb continued as his clerk. In 1881 Mr. Sanford, clerk of the Third District Court of Bristol county, died, and Mr. Cobb was appointed to succeed him. His administration of that office is a model for all court clerks, and so satisfactory was it to the bench and bar of that day that for twenty-one years he held the office by successive appointments, only death creating a vacancy. Through his long connection with courts and lawyers, Mr. Cobb became so well informed that in January, 1896, he passed a successful bar examination and was admitted to practice. This privilege availed himself to a limited extent, although during the term of Andrew J. Jennings as district attorney he served as his assistant most ably and satisfactory. He became one of the best known court officers in the State, and among court clerks was preeminent as a drawer of indictments and complaints. While acting as assistant to H. M. Knowlton and George Marston, district attorneys, he had charge of drawing some of the weightiest indictments in the jurisdiction, notably the Lizzie A. Borden indictment for the murder of her father. He was a member of the Bar Association and of the Masonic order, a Republican in politics, and an attendant of Trinitarian (Congrega- tional) Church. His funeral service was largely attended, particularly by his brethren of the bar, three of the pallbearers being justices of the Third District Court — Frank A. Milliken, James L. Gilingham, A. Edwin Clarke ; the fourth being a court officer, Lemuel D. Adams. He is buried in Rural Cemetery. Mr. Cobb married, in Flint, Michigan, September i, 1870, Phebe A. Hamilton, who survives him with their two daughters — Mrs. William W. Gardner, of Touissett, Massachusetts ; Elizabeth H., assistant clerk in the Third District Court of Bristol county; mother and daughter reside at No. 78 Bedford street. NEW BEDFORD 519 FRANK HERBERT GIFFORD. After graduation from Brown University in 1881, Mr. Giflford. scion of an ancient and honorable New Bedford family, eminent in official and public life, made his entrance into business life as a mill engineer in the city of Providence, Rhode Island. Returning to New Bedford in 1882, he has been actively connected with the manufacturing interests of the city, but since 1899 as a cotton salesman. He is a son of Charles Henry GifFord, twelfth postmaster of New Bedford, and a grandson of William Gifford, one of the olden time business men of New Bedford known as "whaling merchants." The family traces from ancient Puritan stock, the ancestor, William Gifford, a member of the Society of Friends, who came to Plymouth, Massachusetts, prior to 1650. William Gifford, of the sixth generation, died in New Bedford, March 24, 1866, a quiet, forceful man of business, who was long remem- bered as one of the upright, rugged, kindly-hearted men of his day, who were a product of the peculiar business in which they were engaged — whaling. He had been in business in Savannah, Georgia, for seven years prior to settling in New Bedford, although he was an old Dart- m,outh boy. He clung to the religious faith and customs of his father's, wore the plain garb, and used the same speech peculiar to the Society of Friends. He married Rhoda Tucker, of an old Dartmouth (Massa- chusetts) family, who died in December, 1891, surviving her husband a quarter of a century. They were the parents of Lucretia T. ; Charles Henry, of further mention ; Mary T., and Elizabeth Gifford. Charles Henry Gifford was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 18, 1833, died in the city of his birth and lifetime residence, Febru- ary 4, 1908. He was educated in New Bedford private schools and Friends' Academy, completing his studies at Haverford College, a famous institution under control of the Society of Friends near Philadelphia. After leaving college he became associated with his father in the whaling business as office assistant, and soon after coming of legal age was ad- mitted a partner, and for several years after his father's death in 1866 he continued the business. He was connected with several business enterprises of the city, was a director of the New Bedford Gas and Electric Light Company, a long-time trustee of the New Bedford Institution for Savings, and served for several years as a member of the Massachusetts State Gas and Electric Light Commission, appointed by Governor Green- halge in 1894. A Republican in politics, Mr. Gififord cast his vote for every candidate of the party from John C. Fremont in 1856 to Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. He represented his ward, the Sixth, in Common Council, serving several terms ; was a member of the first city committee appointed to consider a water supply and system ; was a one-time trustee of the New Bedford Free Public Library ; and twice was the leader of his party ticket for the office of mayor. In 1889 he was appointed postmas- ter by President Harrison, and it was largely through his influence that 520 NEW BEDFORD a new post office building was obtained, although he only retained office about a year after moving into the new building. He succeeded Albert H. W. Carpenter, and on February i, 1894, gave way to his own succes- sor, Charles S. Ashley. Mr. Gifford effected several badly needed re- forms in the administration of the office during his term, and illustrated the business-like, well-ordered way in which it could be conducted. He was a man of kindly, genial disposition, and, like his father, possessed a gift of making friends easily. He married, in North Dartmouth, Sep- tember 15, 1858, Elizabeth P. Cummings, born August 19, 1838, died in New Bedford, June 7, 1907, daughter of John Cummings of North Dart- mouth. Mr. and Mrs. Gifford were the parents of a son, Frank Herbert, of further mention ; and of a daughter, Helen C. Gifford, born May 24, 1864. Frank H. Gifford was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, August 8, 1859, and is yet a resident of the city of his birth. After completing preparation for college at Friends' Academy. New Bedford, in 1877, he entered Brown University, whence he was graduated, class of 1881. He at once entered business life as a mill engineer, 1881-82; engaged in mill operation, 1882-84; was a cotton broker, 1884-1897; treasurer of the New Bedford Spinning Company. 1897-99; and since 1899 has been engaged as a cotton salesman. He is a trustee of the New Bedford Five Cents Savings Bank ; vice-president of New Bedford Gas and Edison Electric Light Company; was a member of city council, 1885-86; member of the school committee, 1887-89; is a member of Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, the Wamsutta and New Bedford Country clubs. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and in politics is a Republican. Mr. Gifford married, in New Bedford, June 3, 1890, Eliza Howland Cook, born in Saginaw, Michigan, August 13, 1867. daughter of Timothy D. and Ellen L. Cook. The family residence is at No. 380 County street, Mr. Gift'ord's offices at No. 17 Hamilton street. FREDERICK H. ROBINSON. A graduate of Tufts College Medical School. Dr. Frederick Hilliard Robinson came to New Bedford, where he is well established in practice with offices at 526 Purchase street. He is a descendant of that ancient Robinson-Robertson family which emigrated to Scotland from the Hebrides Islands, the family first appearing there. From Scotland they followed King James to England, first appearing in this country on the Maine coast at about the date of the earliest English settlement at Plymouth. From Maine, branches have spread to every State. Dr. Frederick H. Robinson belongs to the New Hampshire family, a grandson of Augustus and Abiah (Wells) Robinson, he a bootmaker and devout Baptist. Augustus and Abiah Robinson were the parents of Daniel W., Augustus P., Henry L., Charles, Frank H., and Mary Robin- son. Dr. Robinson being son of Henry L. Robinson. r^f ^-^e/^ean Misf^r'^M/ Si\-if! ■'C;t^<2y/Zj , C^/^f^zAJ>^ NEW BEDFORD 521 Henry L. Robinson, a merchant, was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in both the Eighth and Fifteenth regiments of New Hampshire Volunteers, and was a man of influence in his community. He was a member of the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention of 1877, ;^^ NEW BEDFORD 529 Anthony, February 3, 1870; Thomas Coggeshall, March i, iS/C\ reap- pointed March 17, 1880, and Albert H. W. Carpenter, April 9, 1887, the latter soon removing him to make room for one of his own poHtical faith. Under Postmaster Coggeshall he was assistant postmaster, and under the others named filled about every clerical post in the ofifice. Although in darkness during the last dozen years of his life, he continued the management of the inn, a son, Alfred B., acting as his assistant, and who still continues the old home as a place of public entertainment. A man of wonderful memory, he could recall with accuracy names, places and events connected with his early home. Newport, even to minute detail. He was always a reader, and when darkness overtook him dur- ing the last of his years, eighty-six, he as eagerly absorbed the news from the public journals through the eyes of others. He fulfilled many trusts, cared for many estates, was for many years a justice of the peace, and few there were who did not know "Squire" Wilson, and none who did not honor and respect him. His memory is green around the inn, where for a quarter of a century he ministered to the comfort of patrons, for the inn was largely a boarding house where guests were permanent and transients the exception. There his spirit yet lingers, and not a day passes but the name of the founder of the inn is brought into the con- versation by the son who succeeded both to his name and to his position as proprietor, or by guests who had enjoyed the old man's hospitality, and around the old inn and its long-time proprietor a great deal of New Bedford lystory centres. Alfred Wilson, one of a family of ten, was born in Newport, Rhode Island, February 15, 1826, his birthplace, the Wilson homestead, on the corner of Poplar and Third streets. He died at his home, the Wilson Inn, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Saturday afternoon, November 16, 1912. His father, William Wilson, born August 3, 1789, was a just and upright man, a wheelwright by trade, a good workman, and always busily employed, but not favored with the money accumulating trait. William Wilson married Cynthia C. Briggs, born August 31, 1789, daugh- ter of Captain William Briggs, born January 15, 175 1, of the clipper ship, "Golden Ball," in the East India trade, carrying to New York spices, silks, tea and sandal wood. Captain Briggs was a son of John and Mar- garet Briggs. Alfred W^ilson was sent to the Mill street school when eight years of age, and there he was constant in his attendance for two years. He then was employed as a helper around the Mrs. Williams summer board- ing house, there earning his first suit of clothes. At the age of eleven he entered the employ of Harvey Sessions, a dry goods merchant of New- port, and during the three years that he remained with Mr. Sessions the boy attended night school, and also secured a term at Friends' School. Then in his fourteenth year came a great change in his life. He heard that there was an opening for a clerk in the dry goods store owned by NB-34 530 NEW BEDFORD Richard C. Rush, in Georgetown, South Carolina, and that a vessel would sail the next day which would take him there. He succeeded in obtaining the consent of his parents to go away, although they strongly objected, as did his employer. When the consent of all was finally obtained, Mr. Sessions gave him cloth sufficient for two suits of clothes, and otherwise generously replenished a rather scanty wardrobe. When the vessel sailed the next day he was on board with his chest of belong- ings, facing he knew not what. He arrived safely in Georgetown, soon fitted into his new position, and became a valuable assistant. His experiences in the South were very pleasant, and he entered into the life of the city quite freely, was corporal of a military company, and would probably have made the South his home for all time but for the bitterness which was then existing between the North and South over the question of slavery. He had kept in touch with Newport through regular return visits during the sumniier months, and when the feeling of the South became unpleasant to him he came North, and until 185 1 was variously employed at Newport. He was in charge of a steamboat refreshment counter, clerked in a Newport dry goods store, was clerk of the old Bellevue Hotel on Catherine street, that hostelry then being well patronized by men of national prominence, including the famed Kentuckian, Henry Clay, with whom the young clerk became acquainted. He also was employed by Kingsley's Express Company, was in charge of the suttler's office at Fort Adams, and bookkeeper for Thomas Cogges- hall, a dealer in paints. During this period of his life he was clerk and foreman of the famous old Protection Engine Company, No. 5, whose hand machine, "The Honey Bee," with the gaily uniformed company was the sensation of every fireman's parade in which the company par- ticipated. With the year 1851 his Newport life ended, and his New Bed- ford career began. He came to the latter city, February 12, 185 1, a young man of twenty-five years, the city then being in its fourth year as an incor- porated city, and numbering nineteen thousand inhabitants. Simeon Bailey was serving his second term as postmaster, and he gave the young man a position as clerk. From that time until 1888 he was a part of the post office force, filling numerous positions, including that of assistant postmaster. His office was not a sinecure at any time, but in the early days he and the postmaster were at the post office at 4:00 a. m. making up the early mails to go by train and stage coach. For many years this early morning mail and another in the afternoon constituted the postal service. There were no stamps used in the early days, postage being figured by mileage, California letters costing forty cents. The mail going out was marked "collect" and that received the same. The arrival of the California mail was an event at the office, a crowd always gathering to await its distribution, for New Bedford furnished many "gold seekers" to swell the numbers of those who by land and sea sought wealth in California's sands and rocks. NEW BEDFORD 531 Long before Postmaster Chapman placed his three walnut boxes in Purchase street stores to receive mail, Alfred Wilson put up and owned the first mail box outside of the post office. This tin box was in the now Douglass shoe store, corner of Purchase and Union streets, and every morning Joseph R. Dunham, a carrier under the olden penny post plan, opened the box with a key furnished him, and brought the contents to the post office. This old box Mr. Wilson retained as a relic for years and years, and it is yet doing duty, but as a cake box at the Wilson Inn. An- other relic which Mr. Wilson preserved was the first mail bag used between the New Bedford and Oak BlufTs post offices. This was but an ordinary shot bag, and before his death he presented it to the post- master at Oak BlufTs. In those earlier years, as often recalled by him, the post office remained open until 9:00 p. m., and its great stove in win- ter drew a number of then well-known citizens who enjoj'ed a comfort- able smoke and discussed aiTairs of importance. On Sundays the office was opened and the few clerks were kept about as busy as on week days. The money order system was first established in New Bedford, Novem- ber 3, 1864, Cyrus W. Chapman then being postmaster. Thomas Cogges- hall. then assistant postmaster, filled out the first money order issued by the New Bedford office, making it payable to Samuel Rodman, the amount being $4.25. The first postal note from the New Bedford office was issued in September, 1883, by Alfred Wilson, for ten cents, and mailed by him to his sister in Providence, Rhode Island. In the year 1888, after thirty-seven years' continuous, faithful and efficient service, Mr. Wilson resigned his position at the post office and opened the Wilson Inn, previously the Mundell Home, in New Bedford. The management of the inn occupied a portion of his time, and he soon afterward secured office quarters with Judge Allison Borden, and, until stricken with blindness, conducted a successful real estate and insurance business, also dealing in Western bonds. He retired from the real estate business in 1899, with greatly impaired eyesight, which later became absolute darkness, but he retained the management of the inn until the last and continued in charge of several estates. His son, Alfred B., gave up his own business career to be his father's close companion and asso- ciate, his devotion and care making it possible for the blind man to so successfully manage his business affairs. In politics, Mr. Wilson was a Republican from the formation of that party until the Roosevelt Progressive movement swept many life- time Republicans from their allegiance, defeated the party in the elec- tion of 1912, and lost the Presidency. Mr. Wilson was an ardent admirer of the ex-President, and his devotion to the Roosevelt cause was so great that he insisted upon going across Purchase street to the polling place, although physically unfit. He contracted a cold, and death resulted the following Saturday. He was a member of North Christian Church for fifty-four years ; a member of the New Bedford Protecting Society for 532 NEW BEDFORD twenty-five years ; and a past noble grand of Vesta Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; past worthy chief templar of Orient Lodge, Inde- pendent Order of Good Templars, a leading temperance order of the long ago; past patriarch of the Sons of Temperance, a still older temper- ance society; and in all these was an active, useful worker. Thus his years, eighty-six, were spent. New Bedford being his home for over sixty of those years. He was faithful to every trust and in all things measured up to the fullest stature of a man. Mr. Wilson married (first) December 25, 1851, Mary Sherman Irish, daughter of Dr. Ephraim Bancroft Irish, born June 18, 1802, and Abby (Melville) Irish, of Newport, Rhode Island, born in 1808. Mrs. Wilson died January 27, 1863, leaving a son, William D. Wilson, an employee of the New Bedford post office since 1873 '• ^^ married, June 14, 1881, Rachel G. Sanford. Alfred Wilson married (second) November 29, 1865, Emily Frances Irish, a half-sister of his first wife, she a daughter of Dr. Eph- raim B. Irish and his second wife, Eliza (Weaver) Irish, who were mar- ried January 27, 1839. She died May 12, 1900, leaving a son, Alfred Bancroft Wilson, who during the years of his father's blindness was his constant companion and business associate; since 1912 he has continued the inn along the same lines, and is still its genial, highly esteemed pro- prietor. He is unmarried. So passed the life of a man who attained octogenarian honors, and during all those years held the esteem of all who knew him. He was inordinately fond of his home and there all his hours "off duty'' were spent. He demanded prompt and implicit obedience from his sons, but gained their closest love through his unfailing kindly care and fatherly interest. He lived his life manfully, and played well his part. WILLIAM COLE NYE SWIFT. The sons of William Swift, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, Elijah, Thomas and Reuben Eldred Swift, were men of strong business ability, Reuben E. and Elijah being associated in the live oak timber trade. These Swifts flourished in the days when at about every port or harbor along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Cape May ships were built, launchings being almost social functions. Reuben E. Swift was a man of hardy, vigorous frame, and when live oak timber for ribs and knees of wood vessels began to grow scarce, he went South, and in the swamp section of Florida and South Carolina selected the standing timber he needed, purchasing it in large tracts, getting the logs out and shipping them North. Three of the sons of Reuben Eldred Swift, Franklin Kirby, Rodolphus Nye and William Cole Nye Swift, succeeded their father in this business, all having large marine and whaling interests, the first named brother also being a master of ships. This review principally follows the fortunes of William Cole Nye Swift, youngest of the sons of Reuben Eldred and Jane (Nye) Swift to reach years of business account- NEW BEDFORD 533 ability. He was one of the substantial m,en of a strong family and com- pressed into his years, seventy-seven, an amount of business achieve- ment, travel and intellectual enjoyment most remarkable. He was of the ninth generation of the family founded in Watertown, Massachusetts, by William Swift, in 1634, going thence to Sandwich, where he died in January, 1643. He came to New England, left a widow Joan, and a son, William, also two daughters. This son, William (2) Swift, was born in England, came to New England with his parents, lived in Sandwich, Massachusetts, and there died in 1705 or 1706. His wife Ruth was the mother of an only son, William (3) Swift, born August 28, 1654, died in 1700 or 1701. He was succeeded by a son, William (4) Swift, born January 24, 1679, who mar- ried, October 9, 1707, Lydia Weeks. William (5) Swift, son of William (4) and Lydia (Weeks) Swift, was born in April, 1719, and married, Ncy- vember 29, 1744, Dorcas Hatch. Their second son, William (6) Swift, was born February 17, 1747, and married, March 6, 1773, Martha Eldred, born September 12. 1752. He resided in Falmouth, Massachusetts, was a tailor by trade, also a farmer, a member of the Masonic order, a Whig, and a man of influence and usefulness. They were the parents of several sons, the line of descent coming through Reuben Eldred, the third son. Reuben Eldred Swift was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts, Sep- teml:)er 12, 1780, and there died December 6, 1843. He early settled in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and there followed the trade of a cabinet- maker until 1820, when he moved to New Bedford, and there engaged in the manufacture of furniture. He also was associated with his brother Elijah in the live oak timl:)er business, spent much time in Florida and South Carolina, locating and purchasing tracts of the coveted timber. During the War of 1812, he was captain of a company stationed at Clark's Point. The cabinet-maker's shop which he built in New Bed- ford was made over to his brother William. Reuben E. Swift married in Fairhave!', March 24, 1803, Jane Nye, born in 1783, died November 9, 1839, daughter of Captain Obed Nye, a soldier of the Revolution, a direct descendant of Benjamin Nye. William Cole Nye Swift, son of Reuben Eldred and Jane (Nye) Swift, was born at the Nye farm in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, April 27, 1815, died in New Bedford, May 11, 1892. In 1820 New Bedford became the family home and there he attended private school and academy. He entered Brown University, class of 1835, but on completing his sopho- more year found himself so broken in health that he was obliged to aban- don all thought of a college degree. He then began his long and success- ful career as a business man. His first position was with Benjamin Rod- man, as bookkeeper, remaining with him until 1835. His father then offered him a partnership in the firm, E. & R. Swift & Company, an offer which was accepted, the young man at once plunging into the work assigned him. His first assignment was in the South at Ossabaw Island, on the coast of Georgia, he there superintending the cutting and ship- 534 NEW BEDFORD ment of live oak ship timber. He traveled over Florida and Louisiana, examining lumber tracts and enduring great privation, for the timber he sought grew in the most inaccessible districts, and this was about the year 1836. But he had youth and a vigorous constitution, and he acquired several valuable tracts for his firm. The firm, E. & R. Swift & Company, dissolved in 1837, and from that time until 1847 William C. N. Swift, with his brothers, in O. N. Swift & Company, engaged in the live oak timber business steadily, and at intervals all through his active life. In the pursuit of his business he travelled South in 1838, and on his return took passage from Savannah for Baltimore on the steamship, "Pulaski." She never reached her destination, an explosion in the boiler room ending the voyage ior the ship and many of the passengers. Mr. Swift escaped in one of the small boats, landing on an uninhabited island in Stump sound on the North Carolina coast, he and another New Bedford man being the first to land. The same year Mr. Swift took a greater interest in whaling, although he had owned shares in several New Bedford whalers, but in 1843 h^ bought the ship "Plowboy," and dispatched her on a cruise for sperm oil. In 1845 ^^^ joined with his brother, Obed Nye Swift, and bought the "Formosa." He was also interested in the lumber operations of Swift Brothers, and with his brother, Rodolphus Nye Swift, engaged in the business of whale fishing, meeting with success in all. The possibilities of an export business in ship lumber and spars attracted him, and in December, 1845, he went to Europe, there spent nearly a year, returning with contracts from the English government for spars of American timber. A large part of that year was spent in Paris, and there he acquired a fluent knowledge of the French language. In July, 1847, he visited Europe as a wedding trip, he and Mrs. Swift spend- ing over a year abroad, a year memorable in the history of France as wit- nessing the Revolution of the 24th of February, 1848, and the terrible days preceding and following the overthrow of the provincial govern- ment during the June following. Mr. Swift was in Paris on both of these dates and seemed fated to witness the agony of France in her efforts to reach stable government, for in 1851 he was in Paris on that 2nd of December that witnessed the "coup d' etat" by which Louis Philipe regained the Throne'which the great Napoleon bequeathed him. He had previously visited Europe in 1849, ^"^ all his life maintained the deepest interest in French politics, indeed in all European affairs of great moment. The business he secured on these trips was very satisfactory, and in time would have reached large proportion as he had contracts with England, France and Holland. But in 1849 the death of his father- in-law, Jireh Perry, made an almost imperative demand upon him to attend to the Perry estate which owned several whaling ships and other important business interests as well. Mr. Swift finally decided to with- draw from his European timber exporting business, and with his brother- in-law, Eben Perry, gave himself to the management of the Perry NEW BEDFORD 535 estate. This, with his whaling business, occupied his years until retire- ment, his interest in whaling becoming very large. At one time he had twelve vessels engaged in whale fishing, his agents being Aiken & Swift. Cultured, courtly and courteous, Mr. Swift is also remem,bered as a man of fine appearance, genial, affable nature, very hospitable and fond of his friends and of his home. He possessed that culture which travel alone can give, the thrilling scenes he witnessed and the wide experience gained in many lands giving him a fund of interesting matter which ren- dered him a most interesting and instructive conversationalist. Energy, enterprise and good judgment distinguished his business management, integrity and uprightness in every act of his life. Success came to him abundantly, and for many years he ranked with the leading business men of the city. He was a director of the New Bedford Bank of Com- merce from 1849, was its vice-president, and ever a strong factor in the success of the bank. He was a Whig in politics until 1856, then became a Democrat. He was an intimate friend of President James Buchanan, and this gave him influential position in Massachusetts politics, but this friendship he never took advantage of either by asking office for his friends or for himself. He steadfastly set his face against public office, and refused every offer made him. William C. N. Swift married, June 15, 1847, Eliza Nye Perry, daughter of Jireh and Nancy (Nye) Perry, of New Bedford, granddaughter of Dr. Ebenezer Perry, an eminent physician of New Bedford, and great-grand- daughter of Dr. Samuel Perry, well known and highly respected among New Bedford's early physicians. Jireh Perry was intimately connected with the whaling industry during his entire business life, beginning as a clerk for Charles and Seth Russell, and becoming one of the wealthy owners and merchants. Mr. and Mrs. Swift were the parents of four sons and a daughter: i. Henry W., a graduate of Harvard, Bachelor of Arts, 1871, Harvard Law School, Bachelor of Laws, 1874, now practicing law in Boston, Massachusetts, with ofifices at No. 50 State street, and also serves as reporter of decisions, Massachusetts Supreme Court. 2. Frederick, a graduate of Harvard, Bachelor of Arts, 1874, died Decem- ber 13, 1915 (q. v.). 3. Dr. William N. Swift, a graduate of Harvard, Bachelor of Arts, 1874, Harvard Medical School, Doctor of Medicine, 1879, and practiced his profession in New Bedford until his death, Octo- ber 27, 191 1. 4. Lieutenant Franklin Swift, United States Navy, whose sketch follows. 5. Elise, the youngest and only daughter. Mrs. Swift, mother of these children, died January 15, 1904. The family home since 1856 was "Rockland," a beautiful farm in South Dartmouth, containing about one hundred and twenty-five acres bordering on the shores of Buz- zard's Bay. The winter home was on Orchard street. New Bedford, and at both homes a rarely bountiful hospitality was extended to all friends, young and old. 536 NEW BEDFORD LIEUTENANT FRANKLIN SWIFT. U. S. N. This, the youngest son of William Cole Nye and Eliza Nye (Perry) Swift, chose the naval service of his country as his profession and gave himself to the performance of the trust he had assumed with all the enthusiasm and intensity of his nature, and at the time of his death was on the retired list, yet after being retired he performed valuable service. He was a victim of ill health for many years, that fact causing his retire- ment and closing many avenues strictly in the line of naval duty which he could have followed with success. He rendered great service to the coast survey and fisheries department, his only chance to distinguish himself ending through illness just as he reached command of a vessel during the Spanish-American War. Franklin Swift was born at "Rockland," the family estate in South Dartnxouth, Massachusetts, July 30, 1857. Choosing the navy he ob- tained an appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, passed all mental and physical tests, and in 1880 was graduated and assigned to duty. He was on active sea duty on different war ships for about fifteen years, and during that period made two cruises on mer- chantmen, one to South America, the other to France. These cruises were made by courtesy of the Navy Department in order to give the young officers merchant ship experience. At the outbreak of the Spanish- American War he was in command of the United States fisheries steamer, "Fish Hawk," that vessel being quickly converted into a gunboat, and Lieutenant Swift sailed as her commander. But he soon fell a vic- tim to malarial fever, was relieved of his command and finally placed upon the retired list. Prior to his retirement he had been connected with important work done by those two departments of the government, whose work, while not spectacular, is most valuable, the Coast Survey and Fisheries. Lieutenant Swift retired to a beautiful home on the St. John's river in Florida, and there developed orange and grape fruit orchards which were beginning to be very profitable when he was called away. Here he always came in the intervals of duty, for he was frequently called on for service, he not being retired through years. He was in command of both the "Fish Hawk" and "Albatross" in the interests of the fisheries' commission in the Pacific ocean. He commanded the "Albatross," the larger of the two vessels, for three years, one of those years being spent in Alaskan waters by order of President Roosevelt, who desired expert reports on the salmon fisheries of that Northwestern possession, and upon the canning business. After his return from this special expedition he was relieved of the command of the "Albatross," ill health again thwarting his desires. The vessel had been loaned by the Government to Professor Aggasiz for deep sea dredging in the Pacific ocean, in the interest of science, and by request of the great scientist, Lieutenant Swift had been detailed as her commander. When finally it was found NEW BEDFORD 537 that he could not take the post, he was asked to name a commander under whom the ship sailed. What made this a greater disappointment was the fact that he had spent several months preparing the "Albatross" for the new work she was to do. Such was the character of the duty which fell to the lot of Lieutenant Swift, and while not showy or sensa- tional, it was very often work of a character requiring the special skill and training he possessed. Mis displayed sound judgment and unusual executive ability in the post he filled, and he literally "died in the har- ness,'' being in command of the "Fish Hawk" when on November lo, 1906, at Charleston, South Carolina, his final summons came. Lieutenant Swift married, 1893, Louise Meyer, daughter of General Adolph Meyer, of New Orleans, who for a long time represented a Louisiana district in Congress. Mrs. Swift accompanied her husband on all his cruises on the "Fish Hawk" and "Albatross," after he was placed in command. CLARK WILLIAM HOLCOMB. While the iron industry flourished contemporaneously with whaling in New Bedford, being first promoted by Taber & Grinnell in 1847, the boiler and machinery industry did not start until later. Bradley, Lewis & Holcomb were the forerunners of the New Bedford Boiler and Machine Company, now owned by Clark W. Holcomb, the original plant dating its existence from February 16, 1871. When Gilbert Bradley withdrew from the firm of Bradley, Lewis & Holcomb, the remaining partners, Joseph S. Lewis and Henry A. Holcomb, continued the business, manu- facturing boilers and making a specialty of a patented steam-heating system. Later Mr. Lewis withdrew, Mr. Holcomb reorganizing the business under the firm name, New Bedford Boiler and Machine Com- pany, and successfully continued it until succeeded as owner by his son, Clark William Holcomb. Mr. Holcomb is a great-grandson of Jehiel Holcomb, of Westfield, West Parish, Massachusetts, and a grandson of Henry Holcomb, of Westfield, later a merchant of New Bedford ; and a son of Henry A. Hol- comb, born in Swansea, Massachusetts, January 9, 1846, died in New Bedford, March 10, 1916. He was educated in the public schools of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and began his business career as a clerk in his father's grocery in New Bedford. From mercantile life he passed into the ranks of manufacturers, and became prominent in the business world in which he moved. In addition to the ownership and management of the New Bedford Boiler and Machine Company, he was for many years interested in other enterprises, and aided in the establishing of new industries and mills. He was a director of the Bennett Manufacturing Company, and connected with other activities of the city operated by individuals. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and was held in high esteem as a business man and citizen. He 538 NEW BEDFORD married Clare J. Best, of Albany, New York, who survives him, a resi- dent of New Bedford. Mrs. Holcomb is a daughter of Christopher Guy and Elizabeth Amelia (Jackson) Best, both natives of England, both deceased. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Holcomb: Bessie B., married A. J. Cook, of San Francisco, California ; Clark William, of fur- ther mention : Maria, married Ross C. Rich, of Watertown, New York ; Helen, married C. W Shurtleff, of Fairhaven, Massachusetts ; Clare, mar- ried Walter E. S. Tanner, of Providence, Rhode Island. Clark William Holcomb was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, August 28, 1871, and is now a resident and business man of his native city. After finishing high school study he entered the employ of the Bennett Mill, learned the cotton mill business thoroughly, and for nine years remained in that employ, becoming overseer of carding. On the retirement of his father in 1897, he succeeded him as owner and man- ager of the New Bedford Boiler and Machine Company, No. 42 Front street, a business that he yet conducts most successfully. He has never withdrawn from the cotton manufacturing industry, but has large inter- ests therein, and is president of the Greene & Daniels Company of Paw- tucket, Rhode Island, manufacturers of cotton yarns. He is also a direc- tor of the First National and Morris Plan banks of New Bedford, and is one of the energetic, progressive, public-spirited business men who have put New Bedford in a proud position among manufacturing cities. He is a Republican in politics, in religious faith a Unitarian, in fraternity a member of the Masonic order and of the Elks, his clubs the Wamsutta, Brooks and Country of New Bedford, the To Kalon of Pawtucket, Wan- namoisett of Providence, and Old Colony of Cape Cod. When the lib- erty loan "drive" of 1917 was on, he was appointed by the Federal Re- serve Board as vice-chairman of the committee in charge, and also served as vice-chairman of the 1918 Red Cross membership campaign. To both the Liberty Loan and the Red Cross he gave freely of his time and ex- perience, contributing largely to the success of both. Mr. Holcomb married in New Bedford, May 20, 1893, Clara Bell Murphy, of New Bedford, daughter of Robert and Alice (Slatter) Mur- phy, her father born in Stockport, England, January 28, 1838, dying in New Bedford, Massachusetts, February 11, 1900. Alice (Slatter) Murphy was born in Stockport, England, December 17, 1847. She survives her husband, a resident of New Bedford. Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb are the parents of a daughter, Vira, born November 6, 1894, married Allen P. Winsor, of Fairhaven, Massachusetts ; and a son, Henry Clark Holcomb, born December 2, 1904, now attending Friends' Academy. HORATIO HATHAWAY. This name in early times was written as it was usually pronounced, Hodaway. According to Swift's Barnstable four of the name came over: Arthur, who settled in Marshfield, and afterward removed to Dartmouth ; . '''iA/i'tffre^'i/Vts/^rar.a/St^etir^ NEW BEDFORD 539 John and Joseph, of Taunton ; and John, of Barnstable. J. D. Baldwin, in the N. E. H. and G. Register, volume xxxii, page 92, has Arthur Hath- away coming to America in 1630 from one of the Welsh counties of Great Britain and settling in Plymouth and appearing to have remained there ; gives him a son, Arthur, Jr., whom he has marrying in Duxbury in November, 1652, Sarah Cook; there two of their children were born, and thence they removed to Dartmouth soon after 1655. It is with some of the descendants of Arthur Hathaway, the Dartmouth settler, this article is to deal. It should be borne in mind that Dartmouth originally was about thirteen miles square and included the present towns of Dart- mouth, Westport, New Bedford and Fairhaven. It was bought of the Indians in 1652. At the division of Dartmouth in 1787 New Bedford and Fairhaven formed the township or town of New Bedford and Fairhaven bearing the name of New Bedford. They were divided into separate townships or towns in 1812. New Bedford, the metropolis, as it were, of Dartmouth, takes its date from 1761, when the first house east of the county road was built by John Lowden ; nearly a hundred years prior to this, however, the settlement of Dartmouth had been made at Russells Mills by the Russells, Ricketsons, Slocums, Smiths and others ; and at Acushnet on the east side of the river by the Popes, Tabers and Jen- neys. It may be of interest, too, to note here that all of the original purchasers of Dartmouth were passengers in the "Mayflower," but no names of those who came in that vessel were among the early settlers there. Out of the thirty-six original purchasers of the town, its owners in 1652, perhaps only five or six became settlers. The lands were taken up mostly by Friends or Quakers, not particularly identified with the Puritans. This much for the early home country of the Hathaways. (II) Arthur Hathaway, Jr., was in Marshfield in 1643, and in what is now Plympton in 1656. In i66o he and Sergeant Shaw were appointed by the court of Plymouth to put those who had lands in Dartmouth in some way for the levying and paying of the tax levied upon Cushna. In 1664, on the incorporation of the town, he was on the grand inquest, and had previously been appointed to such. He was many times selectman, etc., from 1664 until 1684, his name disappearing from the records in 1688. He married, November 2, 1652, Sarah, daughter of John Cook, he of the "Mayflower" (married Sarah, daughter of Richard Warren, of the "Mayflower"). Their children were: John, born September 17, 1653 ; Sarah, born February 28, 1656; Thomas, of further mention ; Jona- than, born in 1671 ; Mary, became the wife of Hammond ; Lydia, died June 23, 1714; Hannah, became the wife of Cadman. (HI) Thomas Hathaway, the second son of Arthur Hathaway, Jr., was a Quaker. He died in 1748. He married Hepzibeth Starbuck, of Nantucket, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Coffin) Starbuck, the latter named the gseat preacher. Mary (Coffin) Starbuck was the daughter of Tristram Coffin, and was married at seventeen years of age. She was accustomed to attend town meetings and took an active part, "was a 540 NEW BEDFORD Deborah among the people, for little of moment was done without her ;" "usually began her remarks with some allusion to her husband as 'my husband thinks'." In 1701, during a religious visit of the celebrated English preacher, John Richardson, she was converted to Quakerism and became a "mighty instrument" through which large numbers were brought into the faith. Tristram Coffin was the son of Peter and Joan Coffin, born in Brayton, Devonshire, England; married Dionis Stevens; immigrated in 1642 and lived at Salisbury, Haverhill and Salisbury, and in 1662 removed to Nantucket; was patriarch of the town. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Hathaway: Antipas, born October 5, 1698, married, Sep- tember 13, 1729, Patience Church, of Freetown; Apphiah, born May 13, 1701, married. October 18, 1718, Adam Mott, son of Jacob Mott, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island; Pernal, born June 3, 1703, died October 6, 1715; Elizabeth, born October 18, 1706, married, June 27, 1727, John Clerk, of Rhode Island; Mary, born October 3, 1709, married, Novem- ber 7, 1734, Thomas Kempton ; Thomas, born December 5, 171 1, married, January 25, 1750, Lois Taber; Nathaniel, born June 23, 1715; Hepzibeth, born March 18, 1718, married Samuel Wing, of Sandwich; Jethro, of fur- ther mention. (IV) Captain Jethro Hathaway, son of Thomas Hathaway, was born in July, 1720, and died June 15, 1803. The Hathaways were exten- sive landowners, derived from John Hathaway, who held a share in the eight hundred acre division. Their lands were situated on both sides of the Acushnet river, commencing about half way from New Bedford to Acushnet. Jethro Hathaway, as well as his father and grandfather, was a prominent man in the early history of Dartmouth, and the handwriting of the former, who was one of the committee on surveys from 1758 to 1773, is remarkably handsome and rarely equalled by the professors of penmanship at the present day. Captain Hathaway married, September 3, 1741, Hannah West, daughter of Stephen West. She died September 26, 1798. He married for his second wife Judith Howland. His children were : Elizabeth, born April 3, 1742 ; Stephen, of further mention ; Clark, born October 21, 1747, married, June 17, 1770, Lois Akin. (V) Stephen Hathaway, son of Captain Jethro Hathaway, was born February 28. 1743, and died November 4, 1825. On August 9, 1764, he married Abigail Smith, daughter of Humphrey and Mary (Wilcox) Smith, and to them were born fourteen children, viz. Humphrey, of further mention; Jethro, born September 13, 1766; Mary, born December 20, 1767, married, November 26, 1800, John Taber; Hannah, born June 22, 1769, married, June 11, 1791, Thomas Nye, Sr. ; Thomas, born January 30, 1771, died in Saratoga in 1793; Rebecca, born August 18, 1772, mar- ried David Dillingham in 1792, and died in 1848; Abigail, born March 15, 1774, married, October 10, 1793, Weston Howland, and died in 1867; Stephen, born September 4, 1775, married Lydia Swain, daughter of Thaddeus and Ruth (Huzzy) Swain, and died July i, 1822; Hepzibeth, NEW BEDFORD 541 born April 13, 1777, married, September i, 1802, Pardon Rowland; Alice, born November 13, 1779, married, September 24, 1800, Asa Russell, and died February 12, 1802; Nathaniel, born February 18, 1781, died at Charleston, October 26, 1802; Elizabeth, born December 9, 1782, mar- ried, November 10. 1805, Jireh Swift, Jr.; George, born in 1787, married Eliza Lyon; Silvia, born September 28, 1790, married, December 18, 181 1, Gideon Nye. (VI) Humphrey Hathaway, son of Stephen and Abigail (Smith) Hathaway, born April 13, 1765, died May 2, 1821. He married, December 27, 1787, Abigail Smith, daughter of George Smith. Children: Hum- phrey, born in 1790, died in 1805; Ezra, born in 1793, was drowned at sea in 1810; Thomas S., born in 1796, died in 1878; Nathaniel, of further mention; Andrew, born in 1801, died in 1828, married Ruth Dillingham; Francis S., born in 1803, died in 1869; Alice, born in 1806, married, in 1826, Elisha Haskell, and died in 1880; Humphrey, born in 1808, died the same year. Of these, Francis S. and Thomas S. were prominent and rich merchants of New Bedford. (VH) Nathaniel Hathaway, son of Humphrey and Abigail (Smith) Hathaway, was born in 1798, and died October 27, 1836, aged thirty-eight years. He was a graduate of Harvard College, of the class of 1818. He and his brothers engaged in the merchant trade ; he was one of the sub- stantial men of his day, as evidenced by the records of the various enter- prises and institutions of the city. He married Anna Shoemaker, born in 1794, and died September 2, 1833, aged thirty-nine years. Children: Caroline, born in 1822, married, in 1841, Samuel Griffiths Morgan, and died in 1883 ; Richard, born in 1824, died in 1826; Elizabeth, born in 1827, married Joshua C. Stone, of Boston, and died in 1903; Francis, born in 1829, married, in 1854, Susan (Shoemaker) Paxson ; Horatio, of further mention. (VHI) Horatio Hathaway, son of Nathaniel and Anna (Shoe- maker) Hathaway, was born May 19, 183 1, in the old Hathaway home- stead at the corner of Elm and Purchase streets. He prepared for college at Phillips Academy, Andover,' and in 1846 entered Harvard University from which institution he was graduated four years later. A year or two after he went in the merchant ship "Horatio" on a voyage to China and was absent about two years. The firm of which Mr. Thomas S. Hathaway was a member was originally composed of the three brothers, Nathaniel, Thomas S. and Francis S. Hathaway. They were importers of tea and other eastern products and the business grew to be a success- ful one. Francis S. Hathaway spent much of his early life in China attending to the interests of the business there. He died in 1869 and bequeathed his property, considered a large one for those days, equally to his brother, Thomas S., and the heirs of his brother Nathaniel. Mr. Horatio Hathaway became possessed of a considerable fortune at the death of Thomas S. Hathaway, in 1878. Outside of Mr. Hathaway's / 542 NEW BEDFORD connection with the tea business in his earlier years he had cares that the management of a large estate entailed which made him a very busy and active man. He was at one time appointed treasurer of the Potom- ska Mills, but with his other duties found it to be too exacting and resigned after a brief trial. Early in his career Mr. Hathaway took a lively interest in all ques- tions which concerned the civic welfare of the city. His sound discre- tion, executive powers and broad culture gave him the confidence of his fellow-citizens and he was sought for places of trust in the city govern- ment. In politics he was first a Whig, and when the Republican party was organized joined its ranks, and ever remained a most loyal and con- servative adherent. Mr. Hathaway was a member of the city council of New Bedford in 1866-67-68-69-77 and president in 1868 and 1869. In this capacity his voice was always on the side of wise economy. In 1869 he was a candidate for mayor and was defeated by George B. Richmond. Mr. Hathaway's opinions on all questions of finance and economy were always held as authority. He was president and a director of the Acushnet Mills and Hathaway Manufacturing Corporation. He was a director of the Mechanics' National Bank, the Potomska Mills and the Wamsutta Mills, and also a member of the board of investment of the Institution for Savings. He was also interested in other manufactories in New Bedford and Fall River. It was one of Mr. Hathaway's strong- est personal characteristics that he would never accept any position which he had not sufficient time or opportunity to properly attend to, and he never attempted any work which was not thoroughly performed. He was known to be a man of most conservative opinions. His tastes were of marked simplicity and his manners were always unaffected and unpretentious, and courteous to a marked degree. He was preeminently a man of scrupulous honesty and in his business transactions preferred to appear to disadvantage rather than to resort to any kind of deception. He always maintained a high standard of morals and had the courage to live and act up to his convictions in the face of any opposition. Mr. Hathaway was actively interested in the founding of St. Luke's Hospital, its president from its inception and a liberal contributor to its support until his death. He also gave liberally of his time and means to other charitable organizations of New Bedford. He was a constant attendant and member of Grace Church. He formerly attended the Uni- tarian church, but its modern liberalism was not in accord with his tastes. His benefactions to Grace Church and the parish house were most liberal. He was senior warden of the church for many years prior to his death. In 1859 Mr. Hathaway married Ellen Rodman, daughter of Samuel Rodman. Children: Samuel Rodman, born in i860, died in 1863; Ellen Rodman, born in 1862; Elizabeth, born in 1864, married, in 1899, Charles Osmyn Brewster, died in 1913, and their children were: Horatio Hath- NEW BEDFORD 543 away, born in 1900, and Elizabeth, born in 1903; Thomas Schuyler, whose sketch follows; Horatio, born in 1870, married, in 1898, Mabel Lovering, daughter of Henry M. Levering, of Taunton ; one child, Lover- ing, born in 1898. THOMAS SCHUYLER HATHAWAY. Thomas Schuyler Hathaway, son of Horatio and Ellen (Rodman) Hathaway, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, December 5, 1866, and there yet resides, a man of influence and worth, highly regarded for his sterling attributes of character and his manly, upright life. He pre- pared for college in Friends' Academy, New Bedford, going thence to Harvard in 1885, pursuing there a four years' course ending with gradua- tion, Bachelor of Arts, class of 1889. From graduation until 1895 he was in the office employ of the Acushnet and the Hathaway Mills, then became his lather's assistant in the management of his business affairs, father and son continuing closely associated until the former's death, March 25, 1898. In addition to continuing the management and administration of his father's estate, Mr. Hathaway has accepted the presidency of both the Hathaway IManufacturing Company and the Page Manufacturing Com- pany, and a place on the directorate of the Acushnet Mills Corporation, The Morse Twist Drill and Machine Company, the Mechanics' National Bank, the Union Street Railway, and the New Bedford and Onset Rail- way, all of New Bedford ; the Union Cotton Manufacturing Company of Fall River ; the Pocasset Manufacturing Company, of Fall River, and the Mount Hope Finishing Company of North Dighton, Massachusetts. He is a trustee and member of the board of investment of the New Bed- ford Institution for Savings and has other interests of lesser importance. He is a lifelong Republican, locally active in party aflfairs, and in 1890 and 1891 was a member of the common council. He is a vestryman of Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, and a member of the Wamsutta, Country and Yacht clubs of New Bedford. His out-of-town clubs are the Somerset, Union and Harvard of Boston; the Harvard and New York Yacht of New York City. Yachting is his favorite sport and recreation. He is chairman of the New Bedford Committee of One Hun- dred on Public Safety, organized for war precautionary measures, and is interested in various local organizations, charitable and philanthropic. He is vice-president and serves on the board of trustees of St. Luke's Hospital, is vice-president of the New Bedford Branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and in all forward movements his aid and support can confidently be relied upon. There are people yet living in New Bedford and vicinity who always received choice teas from Horatio Hathaway, he being engaged in the China trade. As a graceful memorial to his father, Mr. Hathaway con- 544 NEW BEDFORD tinues this practice and chests of choicest tea are regularly delivered to those who long ago established the practice of having their favorite beverage from the Hathaways. Mrs. Ellen (Rodman) Hathaway, widow of Horatio Hathaway, is yet a resident of New Bedford, three of her children living with or near her, Miss Ellen R. Hathaway, Thomas Schuyler Hathaway, and Horatio Hathaway, Jr., of Dedham, Massachusetts. WILLIAM H. HAND, JR. William H. Hand, Jr., the well-known naval architect of New Bed- ford, Massachusetts, where he is highly honored as a public-spirited and progressive citizen, comes of a family that has for many years been associated with naval matters generally. He is a son of Captain William H. and Sarah S. (Wilcox) Hand, the former an officer in the navy during the Civil War and the senior captain in the United States R. C. S. at time of his death. William H. Hand, Jr., was born at Portland, Maine, December ii, 1875. He attended the local public schools of his native city, completed his course in the grammar grades in 1890, and graduated from the high school in 1894, having been prepared for college there. He then entered Brown University, where he devoted himself to the study of naval archi- tecture and engineering with the class of 1898. Upon thus completing his studies, Mr. Hand at once began the practice of his profession, and met therein with a very gratifying success. His best known work is the development of the Hand-V-Bottom boats, which are known in all parts of the world. For twenty years he has been active in his line and in that time has designed and built many fine craft, the performances of which have brought him wide renown and a large business. With the entrance of the United States into the great world war, talent, experi- ence and training such as that possessed by Mr. Hand have been at a high premium, and most men in his line are now working for the govern- ment in connection with its great shipping program. Of these Mr. Hand is one, and he is now engaged in this, one of the most important of all services to his country and to the cause of liberty throughout the world. He acted as district officer for the United States Shipping Board Emer- gency Fleet Corporation in starting the ship building program in New England, and is now the naval architect for the naval aircraft factory at the Philadelphia navy-yard, where flying boats are being built. Mr. Hand is a member of the Wamsutta Club and the New Bedford Yacht Club, and is a prominent figure in social circles in this city. William H. Hand, Jr. was united in marriage, June 29, 1905, with Georgia C. Shaw, daughter of E. H. and Caroline Shaw, of New Bed- ford, Massachusetts. NEW BEDFORD 545 SAMUEL FRANCIS WINSPER. Mr. Winsper, when a boy, came to the United States with his par- ents, and through a long, hard course of preparation, involving night study in public and textile schools, fitted himself for the position of superintendent, which he has held with the New England Cotton Yarn Company and with the City Manufacturing Company, his present post being superintendent of the last-named corporation. In the two mills owned by the corporation, six hundred operatives are engaged with the aid of 59,064 spindles in manufacturing carded and combed yarn from the raw stock, Peeler, Egyptian and Sea Island Cotton. Samuel Francis Winsper was born in Staffordshire, England, April 7, 1870, and there attended public school until coming to the United States. He came to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in November, 1884, and began working as a picker tender in No. 5 of the Wamsutta Mills. But he possessed courage and knew the road to success lay only in being a little bit better qualified to advance than the other fellow. He soon had a better job, and the night schools knew the eager-faced young fellow who was anxious to learn. Soon he was a third hand, and in 1890 began working at the Bennett Mills. The New Bedford Textile School attract- ed him and he enrolled there in night classes, gaining technical knowl- edge which he was to add to the practical experience of his day position. He rose to second-hand at the Bennett Mill, continuing as such until 1895, when he went to the City Manufacturing Company as overseer, and in 1901 was promoted to the post of superintendent, holding this until December, 1906, when he left to become general superintendent of the cotton department of Mills Nos. i, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the New England Cotton Yarn Company, holding that position until December, 1908, when he returned to the City Manufacturing Company as superintendent, a position he yet fills most efficiently. He has other business interests and serves the Acushnet and the New Bedford Cooperative banks as director. A Republican in politics, Mr. Winsper has served the city as alder- man, holding this during the years 1908-09-10, and was chairman of the board of aldermen in the year 1910. He is now a member of the school committee, elected in 1916 to serve a term of three years, starting January I, 1917. He is a trustee of the New Bedford Free Public Library, and elected in 1915 and reelected in 1918. He was a member of the commit- tee in charge of the cotton department of the Liberty Bond sale in June, 1917, is a member of Sippican Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men ; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; past president of and a mem- ber of the Plymouth Club ; member of Dartmouth Club, Wamsutta Club, Southern New England Textile Club, and the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers. He is the son of Samuel and Hannah (Harper) Winsper, of StalYord- shire, England. His father died in New Bedford in 1885, and his mother died in New Bedford, November, 191 1. N B— 35 546 NEW BEDFORD JAMES HENRY MISKELL. As manager of the Green & Wood Lumber Company, James Henry Miskell has seen the industry grow from its small beginnings to be one of the most important in Southern ^lassachusetts. He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of John and Margaret (Hassett) Miskell. He was sent to the public schools of the fown, attending the old Griffin street school, which was a primary school, and then the old Sixth street school, and finally going to the Fifth street grammar school and belonging to the class of '73. He then went to the Middle street high school and studied under Mr. Rugg. After leaving school he went into the employ of the Green & Wood Lumber Company, he being only a boy at the time. He has learned the whole business in its minutest detail and has seen it grow into a very prosperous and flourishing concern. Outside of his connection with the Green & Wood Company, Mr. Miskell is the president of the New Bed- ford Finance Association. He is past chief ranger and a charter mem- ber of the M. C. O. F., and also past deputy ranger of the same order. He holds the rank of past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus, and is also past district deputy of the order. He is a member and a director of the Plymouth Club. Mr. Miskell married, June 24, 1886, at New Bedford, Margaret L. O'Brien, daughter of John and Bridget (Byns) O'Brien. They have four children: Joseph B., James H., Leo Hassett, and Louis O'Brien. HENRY CARROLL WRIGHT MOSHER. When, in 1899. Henry C. \\ . Mosher came to the presidency of the Merchants' National Bank, New Bedford, Massachusetts, he was the fifth man to hold that responsible position, that bank having been char- tered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by act of June 18, 1825. The history of the institution during its ninety-three years of existence is entwined with the lives and doings of New Bedford's foremost citizens, its list of presidents beginning with that sterling citizen, John Avery Parker, who ruled from incorporation, in 1825, until 1854, he giving way to Charles R. Tucker, 1854-1876, Jonathan Bourne then succeeding, 1876- 1889. The fourth president was Gilbert Allen, 1889-1899, he being suc- ceeded in the latter year by Henry C. W. Mosher, the present chief executive whose term now covers a period of nineteen years of the bank's greatest expansion and prosperity, and marked by its removal to the handsome building, at the corner of William and Purchase streets, which is the bank's fourth and present home. As head of this old and sub- stantial institution, Mr. Mosher occupies a position of importance in the financial world, which he has proved himself worthy to fill, and under his guiding hand the best standards of banking law and custom are fully maintained. f^^y^'^grrc^.^ A'esfi^^fi-if'Si^-i.-'.' ' .r'v ±^.'- .^ ^*^ry^"-rs .^'^/vAnr NEW BEDFORD 547 Mr. Mosher is a descendant of Ensign Mosher, who came to Bos- ton, in 1636. and died at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1694. Of the origin of this Hugh Mosher the following is written : Prior to the year, 1600, there were in Manchester, and London, Eng- land, five brothers by the name of Mosher or Mosier — viz: William, John, Thomas, Stephen and George. Three of these brothers had sons named Hugh, who were distinguished men. I — Hugh, son of John Mosher, went to India, where he amassed a fortune, and on his return to England was knighted and created a baron. He died in London, leaving no children. II — Hugh, son of Thomas Mosher, sailed for New Eng- land, in 1632, and finally settled at Falmouth, Maine. HI — Ensign Hugh Mosher, the ancestor of Henry C. W. Mosher, of New Bedford, Massa- chusetts, to whom this review is inscribed. Rev. and Ensign Mosher, son of Stephen Mosher, of Manchester, England, arrived in Boston, in 1636, and settled first at Salem, going thence to Rhode Island, with his friend, Roger Williams, the early Apostle of religious freedom, who was pastor of the Salem Church before settling the colony in Rhode Island, at Providence, Hugh Mosher aiding him. He married Lydia Maxon or Masam, they leaving sons : Hugh (2), John, Nicholas, Joseph, Daniel and James. The line of descent is through Rev. Hugh (2) Mosher, born in 1633, died in 1713, who mar- ried (first) Rebecca Harndel. Rev. Hugh (2) and Rebecca Mosher were the parents of: Nicholas, John, Joseph, Mary, James, Daniel and Re- becca, the line continuing through the fifth son, Daniel. Daniel Mosher was born in :678, and died in 1751. He married, in 1704, Elizabeth Ed- wards, and ihey were the parents of eleven children ; the next in direct line being their son, Benjamin Mosher, born April 19, 1706, who was succeeded by his son, George Mosher, born October 11, 1740, married, about 1765, Meribah Brightman, born May 11, 1746, died June 29, 1823, being killed in a runaway while being driven by her son, Bryce. George and Meribah Mosher were the parents of a large family including a son, Bryce Mosher, born February 28, 1777, died March 9, 1863. He married (first) in December, 1797, Peace Gifford, born March 31, 1780, died No- vember I, 1840, the mother of twelve children. He married (second) Rozilla Decker, they the parents of five children. Jonathan Mosher eldest son and second child of Bryce Mosher and his first wife. Peace (GiiTord) Mosher, was born in Westport, Massa- chusetts, October 4, 1799, died December 19, 1890. He was a man of high intelligence, self-educated and well-read. For many years he was toll-keeper of the old New Bedford and Fairhaven toll bridge before it was made free, and later bought a farm in Fairhaven upon which he lived to a good old age, honored and respected. He was an ardent Abolition- ist, aiding in the operation of the "Underground Railroad" by which many slaves escaped to Canada. He married (first) in June, 1824, Cath- erine Soule. born February 25, 1793, died February 6, 1825, without issue. He married (second) August 7, 1825, Abigail Soule, born September 18, 548 NEW BEDFORD 1804, died April 26, 1874, sister of his first wife, both tracing descent to a "Mayflower" ancestor, George Soule. He married (third) in 1875, Susan Starkey. Jonathan Mosher and his second wife, Abigail (Soule) Mosher, were the parents of seven sons and four daughters : i. James E., born October 12, 1828, died November 30, 1829. 2. James Edwin, born Au- gust 25, 1830, believed to be living in Australia. 3. William Coe, born December 19. 1832, whereabouts unknown. 4. Angeline Caroline, born March 9, 1835, died November 4, 1836. 5. Charles Edward Everett, born May 8, 1836, died November 19, 1915; he married, July 22, 1875, Mary Elizabeth Briggs, born May 28, 1852 ; they had two children : i. Charlotte Shirley, born May 15, 1876, married Walter L. Weeden, born November 28, 1875, and had a son, William Nye Weeden, born July 31, 1904. ii. Brycia Gladys, born August 11, 1886, married Thomas W. Williams, born July 26, 1886. 6. Abbie Catherine, born May 8, 1838, died Novem- ber 7, 1910; married, July 6, 1865, Charles A. Johnson, who died August 31, 18S9, without issue. 7. Mary Ellen, born March 22, 1840, died Febru- ary 28, 1841. 8. Mary Everline, born November 19, 1841, died July 31, 1915. 9. Cyrus Burleigh, born November 25, 1843, died April 26, 1859. 10. Henry Carroll Wright, of further mention. 11. Eliza Caroline, born October 16, 1847, died August 10, 1848. Henry Carroll Wright Mosher, youngest son and tenth child of Jon- athan Mosher and his second wife, Abigail (Soule) Mosher, and the last survivor of that family, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Au- gust 12, 1845, ^"d there spent the first seven years of his life. He then was taken by his parents to the farm they had purchased. He was edu- cated in the Fairhaven public schools, finishing with graduation from high school, his brother, Charles Edward Everett, a well known educator of his day, being one of his instructors and lending the weight of his influ- ence in keeping the lad in school. Later he pursued courses of study in Comer's Commercial College, in Boston, beginning his business career as a clerk with Wood, Brightman & Company, tinsmiths, remaining with that firm for six years, 1864-1870, becoming a clerk in the employ of the Merchants' National Bank, of New Bedford, in August, 1870. After three years in clerical position he was advanced to the post of teller, remain- ing at that desk twelve years, then in 1885 becoming assistant cashier with Peleg C. Howland, who had been cashier for twenty-seven years, 1858-1885. One month later Mr. Howland died, and Mr. Mosher became cashier. He continued the able, efficient cashier for about fourteen years, 1885-1899, then early in the year 1899, the death of Gilbert Allen, who had been president of the bank for ten years, caused a vacancy in the executive office which was filled by the board of directors electing Mr. Mosher as his successor and the bank's fifth president. At the time of his elevation to the presidency Mr. Mosher had been in the bank's employ for twenty-nine years, 1870-1899, and since that event nearly nineteen years have elapsed. His rise from clerk to president was rapid, and in his course he held every position upon merit, and rose to a higher one NEW BEDFORD 549 through natural selection. That he filled a post for thirty-two years that was honored by that strong and eminent citizen, James B. Congdon, the first cashier of the bank, and another filled by another eminent son of New Bedford, John Avery Parker, the bank's first president, is a guaran- tee of high efficiency and sterling character in itself, while a perusal of the names of the presidents and cashiers of the bank rivals a list of men who have figured prominently in New Bedford history for the past cen- tury and more — men who not less than the institution with which they were connected have been important factors in New Bedford's growth, prosperity and greatness. In addition to his bank responsibilities, Mr. Mosher is a director of the Kilburn Mill, and the Grinnell Mill, both of New Bedford, the Borden City Mill of Fall River, Massachusetts, New Bedford and Agawam Fin- ishing Company of East Wareham, Massachusetts, and has other inter- ests of importance. He is a Republican in politics, active In its interest, but as a citizen never holding nor desiring public office. He is a member of Star of the East Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; Adoniram Chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons ; New Bedford Council, Royal and Select Mas- ters ; Sutton Commandery, Knights Templar. Now the veteran banker of nearly half a century, and past life's summit, Mr. Mosher takes no advantage of the years he owns, but devotes the business hours of the day to the duties as bank executive, and is the strong, virile, level-headed man of aflfairs. His business life has been spent with the Merchants' National, and the name of the institution and the executive are synony- mous in New Bedford. Mr. Mosher married, June 17, 1869, Evelyn E. Gerrish, of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and they are the parents of a daughter and a son: i. Grace Matilda, born April 23, 1870, married, June 2, 1896, James H. Cofiin, born March 31, 1865. 2. Harry Gerrish, born February 25, 1873, now engaged in the life insurance business in New York City ; he mar- ried, in October, 1896, Sarah A. Dunham, born September i, 1878, their only child being Gwendolyn Elizabeth, born March 30, 1898, she of the tenth American generation of the family founded by Rev. and Ensign Hugh Mosher. JOSEPH PIERRE ST. GERMAIN, M. D. Dr. Joseph P. St. Germain, one of the successful and efficient mem- bers of the medical fraternity in the city of New Bedford, stands for something in the community far more important than any concrete accomplishment, he stands for probity and integrity in professional rela- tions, for a conscientious fulfillment of the duties of citizenship, for virtue in the domestic relations, and for a sterling manhood that may well serve as a model for the youth of his own and other communities. Dr. Joseph P. St. Germain was bom in Sherbrooke, Province of Quebec, Canada, April 19, 1863, a son of Pierre D. and Vitalie (Le- 550 NEW BEDFORD Vesque) St. Germain, the former named having been one of two sons born to his parents, who were natives of France, from whence they emi- grated to Canada, the name of the other son being Napolean. Pierre D. St. Germain travelled considerably during his young manhood, spending a number of years in Chile, South America, then returned to Canada and was a general merchant and a well known citizen of Sherbrooke, taking a prominent part in the development of that city. His marriage occurred in Sherbrooke, and he and his wife were the parents of the following named children : Edmund A., Ezeris, Joseph P., George A., Vitalie M., Emilie C, Marie, Georgiana and Ida, all born in Sherbrooke except the youngest, who was born in Concord, New Hampshire. They all received excellent educations, attending seminaries and colleges. Dr. Joseph P. St. Germain attended the Seminary of St. Charles Bor- romeo, Sheriirooke, from which he graduated in 1880; then studied for a period of almost three years at McGill University, in the faculty of medi- cine, at Montreal, and then became a student at Dartmouth Medical Col- lege, from which he graduated in 1885. He served as medical student at the Montreal General Hospital during his studentship at McGill Univer- sity. In the year of his graduation. Dr. St. Germain began practicing medicine at Keene, New Hampshire, and continued until 1888. a period of three years, then removed to Manchester, New Hampshire, and in the following year, 1889, took up his residence in New Bedford and has since engaged in Vi^ork of a general character, which has been highly success- ful, he having an extensive and lucrative practice. He has held the posi- tion of medical inspector of schools for many years, and also serves in the same capacity for the Board of Health. ' He is a member of the Sanitary Reserve Corps of the State of Massachusetts, of the New Bedford Medi- cal Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, the American Medical Soci- ety, of the Wamsutta Club, and was formerly a member of the Dart- mouth Club and one of its directors, and formerly a member of the New Bedford Yacht Club. His religious affiliation is with St. James Roman Catholic Church, and his political allegiance is given to the Republican party. Dr. St. Germain married, November 29, 191 7, at St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church, New Bedford, Alice J. Macomber, daughter of George Taber and Hannah M. (Gerraughty) Newcomber, a sketch of whom follows. Mrs. St. Germain attended the public and the Mosher Preparatory schools of New Bedford, also Tufts College and Swain School of Design. GEORGE TABER MACOMBER. Among the native-born sons of New Bedford, men who have led lives of activity and usefulness, characterized by probity and integrity, men whose lives should act as an inspiration for the youth of the present day, must be mentioned the late George Taber Macomber, born in New NEW BEDFORD 551 Bedford, Massachusetts, January 24, 1851, and whose death occurred December 4, 1914. He was a son of John and Hannah (Taber) Mac- omber, the former named a well-known merchant of New Bedford, and they were the parents of two other children, Abba A. and Harriet S. Macomber. George Taber Macomber obtained a practical education by attend- ing the public schools of New Bedford, and the Pierce Academy, Middle- boro, Massachusetts, from which institution he was graduated. In 1870, at the age of nineteen years, he began his business career, his first posi- tion being that of clerk in the Five Cents Savings Bank, Boston, where he served until 1881. when he engaged in the grain business in New Bedford, and in 1885 turned his attention to stocks, bonds and cotton brokerage, conducting his operations in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island, achieving therein a large degree of suc- cess. He cast his vote for the candidates of the Republican party, but took no active part otherwise in political affairs. Mr. Macomber was a member of the Friends' Society, but his family are affiliated with the Roman Catholic church. Mr. Macomber married, July 8, 1883, in New Bedford, Hannah M., daughter of Martin and Bridget (McDonald) Gerraughty. They were the parents of one child, Alice J., born June 13. 1884, in New Bedford, became the wife of Dr Joseph P. St. Germain, of New Bedford. ALLEN PHELPS KEITH. Well known as an educator in this part of the State of Massachu- setts, and sujjerintendent of public schools of New Bedford, Allen Phelps Keith comn-ands a position of prominence in the community of New- Bedford. He comes of Scotch stock, being a descendant in the eighth generation of the Rev. James Keith, a Scotchman, who was the first minister of Bridgewater. The Re\ . James Keith came at the age of eighteen in 1662 from Aberdeen, Scotland, was ordained in 1664, married Susanna Edson, and died in 1719. His son, John Keith, married, in 171 1, Hannah Washburn, and lived in Bridgewater. Among their children was Zephaniah Keith, born in Bridgewater, in 1730. He married Mary Hooper, and in the latter part of his life lived in Sheldon, Vermont, where some of his sons had settled. His oldest son, Israel Keith, graduated from Harvard Col- lege in 1771, and became Adjutant-General of Massachusetts. Among his other sons was Cyrus Keith, born in Middleboro, and there he made his home. He enlisted as a private in the Revolutionary War, serving in Captain Nehemiah Allen's company. Colonel Theophilus Cotton's regiment, and served thirty-one days on a secret expedition to Rhode Island, September and October, 1777. He married Bathsheba Sprout, 552 NEW BEDFORD daughter of Colonel Sprout, in whose command Mr. Keith served in the latter period of the war. Their son, John (2) Keith, married Abigail Thomas, and died in Middleboro at the age of sixty-three. Their son, Thomas Keith, was born at Middleboro, followed the trade of nailmaker in Bridgewater, and died there in 1872. He married Julia A. White, daughter of Martin and Parmelia (Washburn) White. Among their children was Alfred T. Keith, born in East Taunton, Massachusetts. He was educated in the public schools of Middleboro, and became an iron worker, following the trade in Bridgewater and later in New Hampshire and in Rhode Island He married Mary B. Phelps, daughter of Allen Phelps, and a descendant of the well-known Phelps family of Connecti- cut. Among their children is Allen Phelps, of whom further. Allen Phelps Keith, son of Alfred T. and Mary B. (Phelps) Keith, was born in Bridgewater, Connecticut, December 18, 1872. He gained his elementary education at the schools of his native town. He went to the schools of Nashua, New Hampshire, when for a time the family resided there, and then went to Bridgewater Academy on their return to that town. He then went to the State Normal School at Bridgewater under Dr. Boyden, and graduated in 1894. He had decided to make teaching his profession, and his first position was at Pascoag, Rhode Island, where he taught for a year and a half, and was then appointed superintendent of the schools of Burrillton, Rhode Island, from which position he v/ent to a similar one in East Providence. He remained here for two years and then came to New Bedford, to teach in the Clifford School, where he remained until he received the appointment of superin- tendent of the schools of New Bedford, to succeed W. E. Hatch. Mr. Keith has filled the position with great acceptability and proved himself an inspiring and magnetic leader of youth and a capable and progressive executive. He is a natural scholar and does much by his example and forceful personality to set up the standards of cultivated efficiency before his pupils. Under his wise administration the schools have advanced along the most accredited lines of modern educational methods. Mr. Keith is a member of Fellowship Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons ; of Adoniram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; New Bedford Coun- cil, Royal and Select Masters ; and Sutton Commandery, Knights Tem- plar, all of New Bedford. He is a member of the National Education Association. He has always taken a keen interest in the work of the Young Men's Christian Association, and is a chairman of its social com- mittee. In politics he is an Independent. In his religious affiliations he is a member of the church of the New Jerusalem. Mr. Keith married. June 26, 1900, in Pascoag, Rhode Island, Emma Louise Harriman, daughter of Henry P. and Carrie (Mathewson) Harri- man. Their children are: Arthur Reginald, born April 2, 1906; Don, born November 25, 1907; Allen P., Jr., born June 4, 1914. J.4ri*-^s j^fsf^^'^.-t/ j^A^ ^^ -'■p^i^ -* 'ryr-^tryr -S-- rinr jVy 'O^^^ .€-0^ / NEW BEDFORD 553 WILLIAM RUSSELL WEST. Among the practical business men of the city of New Bedford, men who have attained success as the result of straightforward methods, keen judgment and perseverance, must be mentioned the name of William Russell West, a native of New Bedford, born July 26, 1857, son of John P. and Ellen C. (Lelock) West, the former named an agriculturist, also engaged in tiie painting business. William R. West attended the public schools of his native city, and after completing the course of study there learned the painting business under the preceptorship of his father, mastering its every detail, and in 1880 embarked in the retail paint supply business on his own account. His trade increased materially and eventually he enlarged the scope of his business, taking on textile top roll covering and mill supplies, and in this branch he gained considerable trade from the cotton mills of the city, and in this specialtv, at the present time (1918) has probably the largest supply business of its kind in the country. The business, which is now extensive in its proportions, is transacted in an efficient manner at No. 18S6 Purchase street, this being the location where Mr. West engaged in business thirty-eight years ago. In addition to the business already referred to, Mr. West serves in the capacity of president of the Conti- nental Wood Screw Company, as director of the New Bedford, Onset and Union Street Railway, the Wamsutta Mills, and the Mechanics' National Bank, and as a trustee on the investment board of the Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, both of New Bedford. He affiliates with the Republican party, and fcr two years, under Mayor David L. Parker's administration, was alderman from the Fourth Ward. His religious belief is that of the Unitarian church, and he is a thirty-second degree Mason, and a member of the Wamsutta Club of New Bedford. Mr. West married, January 5, 1887, in New Bedford, Abbie W. Lewis, daughter of Elijah W. and Mar>' (Simmons) Lewis. They are the parents of one child, Elsie M., born May 14, i{ CHARLES STETSON MENDELL. Charles Stetson Mendell, president of the Mendell Manufacturing Company, v\hose factories are located at New Bedford and Mattapoisett, is a native of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, born November 29, 1861, son of John and Abby (Bolles) Mendell, old and prominent residents of Mattapoisett. the former named proprietor of a country store. Charles S. Mendell attended the public and high schools of his native place, and early in life identified himself with the electrical industry and has held many important positions, having served the E. & T. Fairbanks Company, of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, as electrical engineer; the Eco- nomic Electric Company, of Brocklin, as superintendent: and the Union Street Railway Company, of New Bedford, as electrician, when the sys- 554 NEW BEDFORD tern was changed from horse to electric power, and for the Dartmouth & Westport Street Railway during construction. For the past twenty years Mr. Mendell has been actively engaged in the manufacture of electrical switch boards, and is at present (1918) president of the company that bears his name. He has always taken an active part in the affairs of his native town, and served in the capacity of chairman of a committee of twenty in charge of the semi-centennial celebration of the town in 1907. At the present time he is serving as chairman of the board of water com- missioners of Mattapoisett, and he was formerly a member of the New Bedford Board of Trade. He attends the Congregational church, is a member of Txlachacam Club, the Mattapoisett Grange, Patrons of Hus- bandry, and a former member of the Wamsutta Club of New Bedford. Mr. Mandell married (first) in Mattapoisett, December 6, 1888, Carol Barstow Dennis, daughter of Captain John S. and Mary Mason (Bars- tow) Dennis, old and prominent residents of Mattapoisett. Children: Annie Dennis, born December 6, 1891 ; John Dennis, born September 12, 1893 ; and Abby, born in July, 1895. Mr. Mendell married (second) Flor- ence Freman Purrington, daughter of George, Jr., and Olivia H. (Fre- man) Purrington. They are the parents of one child, Charles Stetson, Jr., born March 7, 1910. ALFRED E. RICHARD, M. D. Prominent among the members of the medical profession in the city of New Bedford is Dr. Alfred E. Richard, a native of St. Paschal, Prov- ince of Quel>ec, Canada, a son of George and Henriette (Frechette) Rich- ard, old and prominent residents of St. Paschal. He attended the St. Anne Lapacatiere Seminary at St. Anne, Prov- ince of Quebec, Canada, graduating therefrom in 1879 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He then entered Lavalle University at Quebec, Can- ada, where he pursued a course of study for three and one-half years, and later matriculated at Victoria College, Montreal, from which institution he graduated in 1884 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He began the practice of medicine at his native town and continued for a period of two years, after which he came to the United States and located in Somersworth, New Hampshire, where he practiced for about three years, then removed to New Bedford, Massachusetts, continuing the practice of his profession for several years ; in 1900 changed his place of residence to Attleboro, Massachusetts, remaining there two years, engaged in the practice of medicine, then returned to Canada, where he remained for several years, and finally again took up his residence in New Bedford, where he is engaged in active practice at the present time (1918). He is a member of the Mutual Medical Association, Inc., and of St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church. Dr. Richard married, at Fall River, Massachu- setts, February 6, 1910, Malvina Levesque. c vjnct^i^ieA J. ^ileiideti molc'tU ^. '^ejiyiicll: NEW BEDFORD 555 ROBERT GILBERT BENNETT. Robert Gilbert Bennett, for many years a resident and one of the prominent business men of New Bedford, Massachusetts, is a native of this State, and a son of Robert and Weltha (Jenney) Bennett, old and highly respected members of the community, where the former was engaged in business as a cabinet-maker in connection with the ship build- ing industry here. Robert Gilbert Bennett was born in Marion, Massachusetts, August 19, 1840, but came to this city at an early age, and has made his resi- dence here ever since. He had very little opportunity for education in his boyhood, but was full of energy and ambition and was always striving to better himself and his environment. He earned his first dollar work- ing in the gardens of the late Mayor Willard Nye, of New Bedford, when a little lad, but in spite of the necessity of earning a living at so early an age. he managed to spend some time at the public schools here, time of which he took the very best advantage. His first regular position was that of clerk m the grocery store of William B. Dwight, and after remain- ing some little time in this concern he worked in various positions in mercantile establishments of the city, selling dry goods, furniture and other commodities. Throughout these experiences, which covered a period of years, the young man had, with praiseworthy energy and thrift, laid by a considerable portion of his earnings and found himself in the year 1893 in a position to engage in business on his own account. Accord- ingly he opened at that time an undertaking establishment at No. 356 Acushnet a\enue, and at the same time, desiring to make a specialty of this business and profession, he took a course in one of the best schools of anatomy and embalming in the country, where he studied most dili- gently and made himself an expert in the science. His enterprise was successful from the outset, and after seven years, in which the business had steadih grown, he removed from Acushnet avenue to his new and finely equipped establishment at No. 7 South Sixth street. New Bedford. For fifteen years he remained at this place doing a highly successful business, and at the end of that time retired from active life. This retire- ment was caused by Mr. Bennett's failure of health and was made much against his will as it was his feeling that a man should always remain active as long as health permitted. His achievement is one that he can look back upon with pride, however, for he remained for twenty-two years in the same enterprise and in the course of that time built up what was considered the best establishment of its kind in the city. His retire- ment occurred in the year 191 5. and since that time Mr. Bennett has de- voted himself to his family and home life. He is a man of retiring dispo- sition and mture, and his domestic life means more to him than to the average man. He is justly proud of his home at No. 57 South Sixth street, where he and his wife are hosts to many visitors. Mr. Bennett is affiliated with the Republican party and takes an active interest in local 556 NEW BEDFORD politics, but only in the capacity of voter. He has often been urged by his friends and associates to take a more direct part in affairs, but here, once more, his retiring- nature asserts itself and he has preferred not to emerge from private life. He never fails, however, to do his duty as a citizen and is quite independent in casting his vote for the candidate or cause that he believes best for the community, whether local or general. Mr. Bennett is a Methodist in his religious belief and is a member of the County Street Church of that denomination, and for many years was one of the church officials. Robert Gilbert Bennett was united in marriage, June 5, 1864, with Mary Elizabeth Gifford, born November 30, 1839, at New Bedford, a daughter of Peleg and Eliza (Brightman) Gifford, of this place. To Mr. and Mrs. Bennett the following children have been born : Albert Case, who died in infancy; Lillias Mason, born March 31, 1870, educated in the public and high schools of New Bedford, and became the wife of Cyrus J. Gidley, of New Bedford. LEANDER ALLEN PLUMMER. Three of New Bedford's business men have borne the name, Leander Allen Plummer, two of them now deceased, the third is one of the young business men of the city. Leander Allen Plummer (i) was one of the pioneer business men here, and one of the founders of the New Bedford Cordage Company. He married Elizabeth Merrihew, and they had four sons, amongst them being Leander Allen Plummer (2), who was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, June 12, 1857, and died February 10, 1914. He was educated in the Friends' Academy at New Bedford, and Harvard University, graduating with the class of 1880, after full courses in which he specialized in civil and mining engineering, the professions he later followed for a short time. He then went to France and studied art at one of the well-known Paris art schools. He returned to America and made that his life's work. Mr. Plummer attained a wide reputation in this country for his specialty in wood carving. His carvings of marine life has no equal, perhaps, and many of his specimens are on exhibition at various museums of natural history. He married, in Fairhaven, Massa- chusetts, September 22, 1886, Amelia Hallet Hawes, daughter of John A. and Amelia (Hallet) Hawes. They were the parents of: Leander Allen (3), of further mention; Elizabeth, married Francis B. Grinnell ; Anna; and Marianne. Leander Allen (3) Plummer, only son of Leander Allen (2) and Amelia Hallet (Hawes) Plummer, was born in Fairhaven, Massachu- setts, September 15, 1S87. He was educated in Mosher's Home Prepara- tory School, and Groton Preparatory School, at Groton, Massachusetts. After completing his studies he engaged in business as a cotton broker, and has since continued in it. He served two and a half years in the ^^i^u^liZo ,/rj-y-^^ ^^-n/fyyv) ^ //crmX ^•^z;^, NEW BEDFORD 557 Fourth Conipany Coast Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and served as first lieutenant of the machine gun company. Seventeenth Regiment, Massachusetts State Guard. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Wamsutta Club. Mr. Plummer married, January 16, 1917, Margaret Theresa McGrath. FREDERICK G. CHADBOURNE. Frederick G. Chadbourne, a native son of the State of Massachusetts, interested at the present time in real estate operations, with offices in New Bedford and Fall River, was born in Brighton, Massachusetts, No- vember 14, 1862, son of Charles H. and Ida A. (Jorrie) Chadbourne, who were for many years residents of Brighton, Massachusetts, well and favorably known, Mrs. Chadbourne a daughter of a prominent elder of a Methodist church in Potsdam, New York, author of religious books. Frederick G. Chadbourne obtained a practical education in the pub- lic schools or Providence, Rhode Island, and this was supplemented by a course in Jencks Mowry Academy of Providence. From the completion of his studies until the year 1905 he engaged in mercantile pursuits, then embarked in the real estate business in company with others, continuing until 1910, in which year he branched out for himself as the owner of the Cooperative Land Company, conducting operations as such until it was merged intc) the Citizens' Ice Company in Providence, Rhode Island, of which Mr. Chadbourne was the president. Thus the Citizens' Ice Com- pany became a holding company for the Cooperative Land Company, both companies coming under the same executive. Desiring to concen- trate his efforts in real estate development, Mr. Chadbourne organized the F. G. Chadbourne Land Trust, in 1917, with offices in New Bedford and Fall River, and this association has recently acquired an enormously large tract of land in the outskirts of Fall River, on Sanford road, on and near the South W'atuppa Lake, which will take a number of years to develop, but when completed will be a most attractive residential section, adding greatly to the immediate surroundings. Although deeply inter- ested in his business activities, Mr. Chadbourne has found time to devote his attention to political affairs, his allegiance being given to the Repub- lican party, the principles of which he believes to be for the best interests of the people. For a period of three years he served as a town council- man in Johnston, Rhode Island, which is now part of the city of Provi- dence, and he also served as secretary of the Republican town committee. GREENE & WOOD. The business of Greene & Wood dates back in New Bedford's earlier history, having been originated by Samuel Leonard in the year 1835. He started in the lumber business at the bend of Clarks Cove, and for many 558 NEW BEDFORD years all the timber that was brought from the East by vessels into the cove was rafted ashore. After a few years he built Leonard's Wharf on the water front, now Greene & Wood's Wharf, and the business was removed there, and here it has since remained. About this time Samuel Leonard's son, Henry T. Leonard, took over the business, forming a partnership with Augustus A. Greene, a prominent young carpenter, who had come here from Providence to build the houses now occupied by Dr. John G. Hathaway, Miss Julia Delano and the homestead of the late Frederick Grinnell. Under the firm name of Leonard & Greene, the business was continued until 1848, when Henry T. Wood bought out Henry T. Leonard and the name became Greene & Wood. Under this name it has remained for seventy years, and in one location has car- ried on the business with success. William G. Wood, a brother of Henry T. Wood, entered the firm in 1861, and so remained until his death in 1906, and Augustus A. Greene retired in 1872. On the death of Henry T. Wood, in 1883, his two sons, George R. and Edmund Wood, entered the firm, and in 1906 they became the sole owners of Greene & Wood. This well-known plant has been worthily conducted and developed by the sons, both of whom are the active, efficient heads of the business to-day. Their yards, mill and offices are on Pine street, ofT South Water street, New Bedford. Their share in the upbuilding of New Bedford has been an important one, and although their identity is somewhat obscured in the firm name, Greene & Wood, all New Bedford knows that the Wood energy, spirit, progres- siveness and propelling force has for many years maintained the high speed at which this firm has moved and kept to the front. Greene & Wood now owns and occupies eleven acres of land on the water front, including a wharf, and the entire area is utilized in that busi- ness. There is a large and modernized planing mill, a part of this estab- lishment is probably the oldest planing mill in Massachusetts, and here are kept as relics two of the earliest planing machines ever constructed, one bearing the date 1838 and the other 1845. This firm carries a com- plete stock of building lumber. It also carries on a large wholesale busi- ness in yellow pine timber and plank received directly by vessel from Florida and the Gulf States. A branch of the business is maintained in the town of Falmouth under the name of the Wood Lumber Company. EDMUND WOOD. Edmund Wood is a public-spirited man and very active in all that pertains to the welfare of his native city. He graduated from Brown University in the class of 1876. He early took an interest in city afifairs and civic duty. He represented Ward Six in the common council for four years and two years was its president. When the board of public works was established, he was one of the first members appointed and 6^1 'f^r^u-oL NEW BEDFORD 559 served for two years. A Republican in politics, he was in those earlier years quite active in party affairs, and for eight years was secretary or chairman of the Republican city committee. In 1893 he was elected a member of the water board and served for six years. It was during his term of office that the new water supply was planned and constructed. The city by vote gave to the water board a credit of $1,200,000, and this extended an important project was carried out within the time set for its accomplishment and without running over the amount appropriated. This work attracted the attention of other cities of the Commonwealth, because of the novel and daring exploit of securing for the city by pur- chasing, apparently for private individuals, all the land surrounding the two Oquittacas ponds. The amount paid was insignificant when com- pared with the prices other cities have been and are paying for the control of the water shed of the city's supply. This was a memorable and most valuable service to the community which will be more fully recognized in a few years, when these hundred of acres of woodland are used and beautified by the city as a great municipal reservation. Mr. Wood is chairman of the school committee of the Swain Free School of Design ; also a member and chairman of the advisory council of Brown University, and in 1918 was elected a trustee. In 1909 he was elected secretary of the New Bedford Institution for Savings, succeeding his uncle, William G. Wood, who served for twenty-four years, and his father, Henry T. Wood, who served twenty-two years, so for fifty-five years, since 1862, this venerable institution has had but three secretaries. In 1907 he was elected to succeed Mr. William W. Crapo and became the second president of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society and held the office for six years. In the published proceedings of the society are many short historical addresses delivered by him. Mr. Wood married, in 1905, Margaret C. Earle, daughter of Oliver K. Earle, of Worcester, Massachusetts. GEORGE RUSSELL WOOD. George Russell Wood, a well-known and active business man of his native city, after completing grammar and high school courses, entered the Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island, and was there graduated ^\ith the class of 1870. Since 1883 he has been a member of the firm of Greene & Wood, and in 1906 became one of the sole owners of the business. He is a trustee of the Five Cents Savings Bank, affiliated with the Republican party, served for three years on the school commit- tee, in the eighties ; a member of Pacific Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; Abraham H. Howland Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and member and director of the New Bedford Yacht Club, and in reli- gious faith is a Friend. Mr. Wood married, in 1888, Isabelle Richmond, who died in 1905. 56o NEW BEDFORD She was a daughter of Joshua Richmond, a clothier of New Bedford. Their children are: Richmond, born in 1889, graduate of Moses Brown School, a lumber salesman, now a member of the United States Coast Patrol (1917); Russell, born 1892, educated in New Bedford schools and at Berkshire School, graduated from Harvard College, and now a student at the Harvard Medical School. GEORGE IRVING MACY. George Irving Macy, one of the representative business men of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and a member of the well known firm of Fred- erick B. Macy & Company, cotton, yarn and cloth brokers, of this city, is a son of Frederick and Helen M. Macy, old and highly respected resi- dents here. George Irving Macy was born at New Bedford, March 8, i860, and has made his home here during practically his entire life. He attended in boyhood the local public schools and proved himself an apt and indus- trious student, and upon completing his studies at these institutions entered the employ of the Wamsutta Cotton Mills Company, a large New Bedford concern. He was a hardworking and intelligent youth, and soon learned the process of manufacture very thoroughly and made himself of great value to his employers. This value they acknowledged by advanc- ing him rapidly, and he continued to remain in the same concern until the year 1895, when he was made superintendent of spinning there. He then received an of¥er of the position of superintendent of the North Dighton Mills, which he accepted and continued to hold for a matter of two years. In 1897, however, he took a similar position with the Grin- nell Mills of New Bedford and remained there for fourteen years in all. In 191 1 he became the superintendent of the Soule Mills, and in 1914 entered the firm of Frederick B. Macy & Company, where he is now situ- ated. This concern is a large and influential one, and Mr. Macy is a prominent figure in the business life of the city. In politics Mr. Macy is a strong Republican, his beliefs and sym- pathies being in accord with its principles, but although he is keenly interested in the great issues of his time, the demands made upon his energies by che conduct of his business are such as to leave him but little opportunity for active participation in public afifairs. He is well known in fraternal and club circles here, however, and is a member of Star in the East Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons ; Odoniram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; New Bedford Council, Royal and Select Masters ; and Sutton Commandery, Knights Templar. Besides these Masonic bodies he is affiliated with the Veteran Firemen's Association ; the Ameri- can Cotton Manufacturers' Association of New Bedford ; a director of the Protective Society of New Bedford, and a member of the Kolon Club of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. In his religious belief Mr. Macy is a Con- gregationalist and attends the North Church of that denomination. NEW BEDFORD 561 George Irving Macy married (first) October 4, 1892, Eliza L. Luce, a daughter of Captain Thomas and Hannah Luce. Her death occurred April 27, 1908. He married (second) October 18, 1910, Helen C. Hervey, daughter of James W. and Elizabeth Hervey. ALBERT GARDNER MASON. Mr. Mason inherits sound business ability and traits from his father and grandfather, which heritage has contributed to his success as treas- urer of the Whitman Mills, one of the largest corporations of New Bed- ford, Massachusetts. The Whitman Mills is capitalized at $2,000,000, has two mills of about 200,000 spindles and 5,000 looms, employing about 2,000 operatives on the finest plain and fancy cotton goods, cotton and silk mixtures, and fine yarns. It has helped supply the United States Governmenl with very particular fabrics during the war. Albert G. Mason comes from an old family long identified with W'orcester, Massachusetts. His grandfather. John Coolidge Mason, was the inspiration for many progressive enterprises of his day. He was a partner in the old firm of Ruggles, Nourse & Mason, which firm manu- factured the farm plow invented by Joel Nourse and other agricultural implements. This firm was later absorbed by the present Ames Plow Company. John Coolidge Mason was also president of the Central National Bank of Worcester, and first president of the Peoples' Savings Bank of Worcester, which he organized. John Frederick Mason, son of John Coolidge Mason, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1839, and died in September, 1907. He was a prominent manufacturer and well-known citizen. Albert Gardner Mason, son of John Frederick Mason, was born in \\'orcester, Massachusetts, January 19, 1878. He completed a full public school course and was graduated from the Worcester Classical High School in 1896. He then entered Harvard University, and graduated with the class of 1900. In college he was identified with Harvard ath- letics, being on the Mott Haven team, of which he was also manager, and also president of the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association. From Har- vard, Mr. Mason went into the banking and brokerage business, being for a time associated with Kinnicutt & De Witt, of W^orcester. After six months with them, dating from August, 1900, he went with Kidder, Pea- body & Company, of Boston, in April, 1901, remaining with that well- known house four and one-half years. He then became assistant man- ager of Fisk & Robinson, bankers of Worcester, Massachusetts, continu- ing with that firm until the summer of 1907. He became assistant treas- urer of the Whitman Mills, New Bedford, Massachusetts, July i, 1907, and in December, 1907, on the death of William C. Taber, succeeded him as treasurer. He is also secretary and director of the Mason Brush Works, of Worcester; a director of the American Mutual Liability Insur- N B— 36 562 NEW BEDFORD ance Company, of Boston, and director of the Worcester Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company. His clubs are the Harvard Club of New York ; Harvard Club of Boston, Varsity Club of Cambridge, Hasty Pudding Club of Cambridge, Institute 1770 Cambridge, Arkwright Club of Boston, and Wamsutta Club of New Bedford. Mr. Mason married, in Cohasset, Massachusetts, June 3, 191 1, Caro- line Humphrey Gay. daughter of Harry Howard and Caroline Louisa (Dorr) Gay, of Boston. CHARLES MITCHELL. On paternal and maternal lines, Charles Mitchell, an honored prac- titioner at the Bristol county bar located in New Bedford, descends from pure Scotch ancestors, who settled in the north of Ireland, later moving to Sligo, on the northwest coast. There Robert Mitchell lived, and there in the city of Sligo his son, John Mitchell, was born, and there owned and operated a small grist mill. He married Elizabeth McKim, and they the parents of five sons : Robert, of further mention ; William, Charles, Kim., and a daughter Jane, married a Mr. Ferguson. John Mitchell was a member of the Episcopal Church, his wife a Wesleyan Methodist. Robert Mitchell, son of John and Elizabeth Mitchell, and father of Charles Mitchell of New Bedford, was born in Sligo, Ireland, but when a young man came to the United States, and for several years resided near Buffalo, New York. His parents needed him at home, and he returned to care for them in their declining years, and there he resided until their death. While at the old home he married Rebecca O'Neill, of English and Irish parentage, and in 1880, with his entire family, Robert Mitchell again came to the United States. In 1885 he became a citizen, and is yet living in Pitman, Connecticut, his wife deceased. A carpenter by trade, he became a skilled workman and most of his active life was in charge of other men as foreman. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a Republican in politics. Children of Robert and Rebecca (O'Neill) Mitchell: John G. Mitchell, deceased, Deputy-Secretary of State, Connecticut ; Elizabeth, deceased ; Rebecca, deceased ; Charles, of further mention ; Emma, married Towne ; Isabella, married May ; Sarah F., married Terrallee ; Wil- liam McKim. Charles Mitchell, eldest son of Robert and Rebecca (O'Neill) Mitchell, was born in Baltisodare, County Sligo, Ireland, October 22, 1869, and remained in his native land until 1880, when he was brought to the United States by his parents. He was educated in the grade and high schools, taking special courses in the latter, and this supplemented by systematic study under a private instructor. In early life he was employed in thread and silk mills. Later he studied civil engineering, and became an assistant engineer. He next engaged in mercantile business, and while studying law was assistant general manager of a NEW BEDFORD 563 chain of stores. He began the study of law under his elder brother, John G. Mitchell, an eminent member of the Connecticut bar, who for a time was Assistant Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Con- necticut. This study was in connection with other duties which made progress slower, but he continued a student under his brother until admitted to the bar. He located in New Bedford, and practiced as a mem- ber of the firm of Raymond & Mitchell, but recently has practiced alone, his offices at No. 16-17 Masonic Building. He is a well established attorney and counsellor, highly rated for his professional learning and skill. His business experience is a valuable asset, and there are few lawyers better furnished for the practice of their profession than he. A Republican in politics, Mr. Mitchell takes an active interest in public affairs as a citizen, his election as delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917 being the first public position he has accepted. He is a member of the local and State law societies, is a Master Mason of Eureka Lodge, a companion of Odoniram Chapter, and in Scottish Rite Masonry has attained the thirty-second degree. Massa- chusetts Consistory. In religious affiliation he is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. ]\Ir. Mitchell married, August 21, 1901, at Wallingford, Connecticut, Edith L. Turner, born in Wallingford, June 16, 1871, daughter of Willes and Ammelia A. (Hersey) Turner. Her father was a meat and provi- sion merchant until the last years of his life, when he bought a farm near New Bedford, where he resided until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell are the parents of: Bradford, born June 4, 1907; Edith Hersey, January 3, 1910; Raymond McKim, November 4, 191 1. ADDENDA AND ERRATA— INDEX ADDENDA AND ERRATA Brierly, page 426, line 43, Roxa D. Long should be Roxa T. Long; page 427, line 3, after second reader, should be Mrs. Alice Valley, first reader, and Allen R. Bing- ham, second reader; at end of line 38 should read: The new church, the cost of which was $31,000, was ready for occupancy in May, igi6, and was informally opened on May 28, with large congregations at the services, and was formally dedicated on Sunday, August 27, 1916, free of debt. Hill, page 271, line 11, name Roval should be Robert. Williams, page 441, line 17, Mrs. Williams was buried in the Theodore Dean Wil- liams Mausoleum at Rural Cemetery; line 22, Mrs. Tuckerman was buried in the Robert Tuckerman lot at Rural Cemetery. Page 442, line 5, Von should be von; Mr. and Mrs. Butler have a third child, Roger Williams Butler, born March 29, 1918; line 12, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Williams, Jr., were buried in the Pleasant Street Cemetery in the Jonathan Williams lot; their children should be as fol- lows: Sophia C, born September 14, 1821, married, September 26, 1838, Eliphalet Thomas, of Middleboro; Elijah E., born June 25, 1823, married Fidelia Leonard; John M., born September 5, 1825, died July 23, 1827; Edward S., born June 23, 1827, died August 7, 1830; Theodore Dean, born July 5, 1829; Edward, died in Sterling, Illinois; Thomas Lazell, died August 8, 1842; Francis S., died December 7, 1849; line 36, Mary Dean was daughter of John Dean, born 1640, died Febru- ary 18, 1716; married, November 7, 1663, Sarah Edson, who died 1723, daughter of Deacon Samuel and Susanna (Orcutt) Edson, of Scituate ; line 37, Richard Williams was the son of William Williams, of Huntingdon, England, married, December 4, 1603, Jane Woodward, who died February 2, 1614; he died in 1618. Page 443, line 0, Rborn should be Rbom. Page 444, line 21. Standish should be Staples; line 28, Eliab Williams married three times, name of first wife not known; his children were: Francis H., of Boston, and Charles, who died in young man- hood in Fall River. Page 454, line 38, 1900 should be 1893. Page 455, line 8, Von should be von ; line 9, names of children should be Clara W., Elizabeth Caroline and Roger Williams Butler. INDEX Akin, Abiel, no Gideon, Jr., 434, 435 Caroline S., 113 Helen H., 436 Charles G., 113 Horatio A., 436 Francis T., no, iii James, 434 John, Capt., no Prince, 434 Llewellyn, 112 Ralph, 434 Mary H., 112 Almond, Katherine, 280 Seth K., ni Mary A., 280 Thomas, 1 10 Walter, 278 Thomas B., n2 Walter W., 280 Allen, Gideon, 434 Anthony, Benjamin, 116, 118 S68 NEW BEDFORD Benjamin H., ii6, 121 Celia L., 120 Edmund, 117, 118, 122 Eliza L., 119 Harriet D., 122 John, 117 Arcand, Emile J., Dr., 122 George E., 122 Sylvianna E., 123 Ashley, Abraham, 126 Annie B., 12S Charles S., 125, 127 Charles S., Jr., 128 Hannah B., 128 Isaac L., 414 John, 126 John S., 126, 413 Joseph, 126 Joshua B., 126 Julia A., 128 Percival, 126 Ralph E., 128, 129 Roberta R., 129 Rodolphus, 413, 414 Ruth, 414 Atchison, Charles M., Dr., 131, 132 Hannah E., 133 William, 131 Auger, Asa, 237, 238 Georgianna, 238 Zenas, 237 Baker, Daniel, Capt., 206 Daniel W., 206 Grace C, 207 Stanley G., 207 Balthazar, Alexina, 232 Henri, 231 J. Arthur, 231 Joseph A., 231 Barney, Benjamin B., 343, 344 Edwin L., 343 Emma L., 345 Bartlett, Clifton W., 500 Edith A., 501 Warren, 501 William H., 500 Batchelor. Benjamin S., Rev., 190 George H., 190, 191 Mary W., 191 Matthew, Rev., 190 Baylies, Clifford, 123, 124 Edith L., 125 John, 124 John B., 124 Nicholas, 123 Thomas, 123 Thomas S., 123 Beaman, David W., 335 Edmund A., 335 Jane W., 336 Beaulieu, John, 331 Napoleon. 331, 332 Rose, 332 Beckman. Charles E., 275, 276 Wilhelmenia, 277 Bennett, Mary E., 556 Robert, 555 Robert G., 555 Benson, Agnes G., 353 Clarence E., 353 Luther J., 353 Benton, Bethel, 523 Charles E., 523, 524 Charles H., 524 Edward, 523 James, 523 John S., 524 Mary E., 525 Berkowitz, David W., 392 Julius, 392 Sophia G., 393 Bertram, J. Franklin, 249 John, 248 Lawrence E., 249 Phebe, 249 NEW BEDFORD 569 Bessette, Alfred M., 225 Ellen, 226 Bloomingdale, Estelle B., 194 Harry, 193, 194 Louis, 194 Bolton, Elizabeth, 287 Fred, 287 James, 286, 287 Wright, 286, 287 Borden, Charles M., loi Carlton E., 102 Edna, 102 Harrison T., loi Lizzie A., 102 Mabel L, 102 Milton E., 102 Bourbo, Albert C, 193 Alfred A., 193 Alfred D., 192 Caroline, 193 Josephine, 193 Moses, 192 Walter A., 193 \\'illiam D., 193 Bourne, Abner, 312 Edmund W., 312, 313 Emma C, 314 George A., 312 John, 312 Boutelle, Adelbert D., 301 Bradford, Eliza B., 166 Joel P., Dr., 164, 165 John, 165 Oliver, 165 Philip A., 165 Samuel, 164, 165 Seth C, 165 Brault, Clement, 182 Florence C, 182 Norbert R., Dr., 181, 182 Braun, Laura A., 401 Leon P., 399, 400 Nicholas, 400 *Brierly, James E., 425 Joseph, 425 Raymond H., 428 Ruth A., 427 Briggs, Benjamin, 232, 233 Clement, 232 Elihu, 460 George E., 459, 460 George E., Jr., 462 James C, 232, 233 James F., 234 John, 460 Louise, 462 Mary J., 234 Nathan, 232 Nathan, Capt., 233 Rebecca C, 234 Remember, 232 Robert E., 234 Samuel, 232 Walter S., 234 Zenas M., 234 Brightman, Elizabeth F., 438 Frederick S., 133 George F., Capt., 437, 438 Leander, 133 Mabel C, 134 Phoebe N., 438 Brown, Benjamin, 228 Edward S., 155, 156 Emma C, 135 Frank C, 227, 228 G. H., Capt., 229 George H. T., 229 Herbert A., 228 Irving A., 134 John C, Capt., 156 Lucy M., 229 Walter L, 134, 135 Brownell, Charles T., 217 Eliot E., 218 Emma A., 218 Oliver G., 217 57° NEW BEDFORD Buckley, Charles E., 352 Charles H., 352 Ruth, 352 Budlong, Abbie E., 219 James E., 218 John A., 218 Bullard. Benjamin, 25 John L., 25 Robert, 25 Burton, Harry H., 284 Henry, 282, 283 James, 282 Jessie, 284 John L., 282, 283 Bussey, Calvin O., 178 Edwina, 178 Floyd H., Dr., 178 Canney, Edward, 161 Ellen R., Dr., 160, 161 Carroll, Charles M., 102, 103 Daniel, 102 Mattie J., 105 Patrick, 103 Thomas P., 103 Case, Allen, 436 Allen, Capt., 436 Allen (3rd), 437 Charles A., 436 John, 436 Leonard T., 437 Nellie M., 437 Chadbourne, Charles H., 557 Frederick G., 557 Champion, John B., 364 John M., 365 John T., 364 Luella J., 365 Mary W., 365 Millicent L., 365 Charron, Ignace, 365 Octavie, 366 Ovide T., Dr., 365 Philias, 365 Chausse, Aldege, 393, 394 Eugene, 393 Joseph, 393 Clemens, Birdie G., 327 Sherrard, 326 Clifford, Benjamin, 494 Charles W., 495 George, 494 Harriet P., 496 John H., 493, 496 John H., Gov., 494 Sarah P., 495 Walter, 495 Cobb, Elizabeth H., 518 Phebe A., 518 Thomas ]., 517 William S., 517 Coffey, James M., Rev., 169 Coffin, Arthur S., 222 Charles C, 221 Charles H., 221 Edmund, 222 Frederick, 221 Walter H., 221, 222 Coggeshall, John, 137, 138 Ladora E., 141 Robert C. P., 137, 140 Robert F., 141 Sarah W., 141 Thomas, 138, 139 Coldwell, Ebenezer, 266 Esther, 268 Joseph, 264, 266 Cole, Charles E., 295 Everett W., 295 Winnie, 296 Collins, Francis, 371 James F., 370 Mary E., 371 Michael, 370 Cook, Edward H., 160 Flora L., 88 Fred B., 160 James B., 88 NEW BEDFORD 571 Katharine L., 422 Mary E., 160 Otis S., 421, 422 Thomas, 159, 422 Thomas W., 159 William, 421 William S., 87, 88 Covil, Alonzo E., 470, 471 Annella W., 472 Clara P., 472 Harriet H., 471 Orion E., 471 Crapo, Henry H., 402, 404, 408 Henry H., Gov., 405 Jesse, 408 Mary A.. 407 Peter, 408 Sarah A., 404 Stanford T., 405 William W., 401, 402 Cromwell, John, 445 Robert, 445, 446 Walter, 445 William, 445 Cummings, Almira E., 21 Benjamin, 10, 12, 13, 20 Benjamin, Capt., 12 Charles S., 20 Isaac, II, 19 John, II, 19 Joseph, II, 19 Mary E., 14 William H., 13 Cuniff, Gertrude A., 528 Thomas A., 527, 528 William, 528 Cushman, Adelaide L., 311 Alvah C, 428 Andrew B., Dr., 170, 172 Anna R., 430 Bartlett, 172 Cephas, 171 Edith H., 173 Everett M., 310, 311 Ezekiel, 171 Francis B., 170, 172 Herbert E., 428, 429 Jabez, 428 Joshua, 171 Robert, 171 Robert W., 173 Thomas, 171, 310, 428 William H., 311, 428 Davenport, Edith E., 196 Rice, 195 William S., 195 Davignon, Alexander, 252 Arenda, 253 Theodore A., 252 Delano, Charles H. L., 23, 25 George, 24 Jabez, 24 Jonathan, Lieut., 23 Philip, 25 Sarah S., 25 Denham, Amy R., 72 Clara I., ^2 Edith R., 72 Edward, 33, 35 Eleazer, 35, 69 Israel, 35, 69 John, 33, 35, 69 Joseph, 35, 69 Rachel G., 70 Silas, Lieut., 35, 69 Sylvanus, 35, 69 Thomas M., 69, 71 Tilson, 33, 35, 69 Tilson B., 34, 69 Destremps, Antonia, 397 Louis E., 395 Louis G., 395 Devoll, Daniel T., 29 Mary F. R., 30 Pardon, 29 Pardon, Capt., 29 Rose L., 30 572 NEW BEDFORD Dexter, Clara L., 107 Elisha, 106 Elisha L., 106 John A., 107 Lemuel L., 105, 107 Thomas, 105 William, 105 Dillingham, John, 299, 300 Mabel A., 301 Walter S., 299, 300 Dion, Cecelia, 399 Harmidas P., 398 Henri, 398 Jean B., 398 John B., 398 Rosalie, 399 Dixon, Gertrude, 152 Henry H., 151, 152 John W., 151 Donaghy, Elizabeth, 379 Francis A., 379 Hugh L, 377, 378 Nixon, 378 Samuel N., 379 Doran, Daniel E., 177 James P., 177 Loretta K., 177 Drake, Albert B., 149, 150 Benjamin, 149 Edward, 151 Jonathan, 150 Jonathan E., 150 Minnie E., 151 Robert, 149 Thomas, 149 Dudgeon, Mabel P., 294 Samuel, 292, 293 Durfee, Arthur J., 185 Eliot, Andrew, 501 Edith, 503 Frances L., 503 Ida M., 503 Thomas D., 501 William G., 501 Farmer, Charles, 366 Clifford M., 366 Ethel, 367 Fish, James, 489 Lucy B., 490 Mary A., 490 Roland, 489 Fisher, Charles L., 32 Edwin L., 31 Elizabeth G., 32 Hattie M., 33 Hervey L., Capt., 32 Lyman, 31 Lyman M., 31 Merton C, 31, 32 Fontaine, Bertha, 383 L. J. Oscar, 381, 382 Raphael E., 382 Forbes, Arthur W., 358, 359 Charles H., 359 Henry H., 358 Minerva L., 360 Francis, Florence, 297 Joseph F., 296 Fuller, Arthur B., 302, 303 Flora F., 303 Thomas B., 303 Gardiner, Ezekiel C, 60, 61 George N., 60, 61 Helen L., 62 James B., 61 Gardner, Arnold C, 308, 309 Archie C, 196 Darius P., 302, 309 John A., 196 Louise A., 197 Mary E., 302 William B., 301, 302 Gibbs, Caleb, 468, 469 NEW BEDFORD 573 George C, Capt., 468, 469 Jennie W., 470 Lot H., Capt, 468, 469 Gidley, Charles R., 380 Elijah B., 380 Susan T., 380 Gifford, Charles H., 519 Charles L., 379 C. Chester, 379 Corina M., 379 Eliza H., 520 Frank H., 519, 520 William, 519 Gillon, Charles J. C, Dr., 189 Patrick, i8g Thomas W., 189 Gilmartin, Charles W., Dr., 30 Grace M., 31 Michael W., 30 Gladding, Henry G., 318 Sadiean K., 319 Wanton M., 318 Glasgow, Mary V., 37 William, 37 William J., yj Godreau, C. Octave, 255 Rodolphe, 254, 255 Goethals, Effie, 52 George W., 52 Goldfarb, Bessie, 281 Jacob, 280 Samuel, 280 Gray, Asa, 298 Edward B., 299 Ella F., 299 Henry A., 298 Henry C, 299 Greene, Augustus A., 558 Grinnell, Edmund, 462, 463, 464 Jennie G., 464 Joseph G., 462 Guilbert, Emma, 368 Eugene G., 367 Gunning, Andrew, 250 James, 250 Nellie, 252 Halliday, Charles R., 297 Edith A., 298 Robert J., 297 Halliwell, Ada, 369 John, 369 Raymond, 370 Thomas, 369 Thomas E., 370 Hammond, Amittai, 76 Anna B., 79 Caleb, •/■] Edgar B., 76, 78 Samuel, 76 Seth, 76 Hand, Georgia C, 544 William H., Capt., 544 William H., Jr., 544 Handford, James F., 130 Joseph H., 129, 130 Lucy A., 131 Hatch, Charles W., 325 Emily N., 137 Flora A., 326 Franklin W., 325 Samuel W., 136 William E., 135, 136 Hathaway, Arthur, 142, 538, 539 Benjamin F., 38 Carlotta M., 38 Claudia H., 38 Edward R., 142, 143 Ellen, 542 Ellen R., 544 Francis, 479, 481 Franklyn L., 142, 143 Horatio, 538, 541 Horatio, Jr., 544 Humphrey, 480, 541 Jethro, Capt., 540 574 NEW BEDFORD John G., Dr., 38 Li:ella, 143 Nathaniel, 480, 541 Stephen, 480, 540 Susan S., 481 Thomas, 539 Thomas S., 543 Hayes, Margaret A., 263 Mary G., 263 Stephen W., Dr., 262 William, 262 Headley, Daisy M., 7 Deborah C, 6 Dorothy, 7 Phineas C, Jr., 5, 6 Phineas C, Rev., 5 Healy, Grace, 187 Harrison T., Dr., 186 Michael, 186 Thomas P., 186 Hersom, Almeda T., 169 Christopher, 166 John, 167 Martha J., 169 Stephen, 167 Thomas, 166, 167, 169 Hervey, Eliphalet, 147 Eliphalet W., Dr., 147 Eliphalet W., Jr., 146, 147 Emmeline K., 148 Helen L., 148 Homer W., 148 James, 147 William, 147 *Hill, Annie, 271 Esther, 271 Royal, 271 William, 270, 271 Hinckley, Benjamin, 351 George, 351 Samuel, 351 Hobin, Catherine, 290 John, 289 Thomas, 289 Hodgdon, Edward J., 198 James C, 198 E. Josephine, 199 Holcomb, Clara B., 538 Clark W., 537, 538 Henry, 537 Henry A., 537 Jehiel, 537 Holmes, Alfred, 386 Alice. 362 Charles M., 360 Charles P., 362 Daniel B., 362 Denison B., 361, 362 Edward W., 525, 527 Ezra, 526 Harold D., 362 James, 526 John, 525 Leander, 386 Mary J., 387 Nathaniel, 525 Seth, 526 Stephen, 526 Truman, 526 Howland, Abraham, 346 Abraham H., 345, 346 Abraham H., Jr., 347, 348 Annie C, 468 Benjamin, 346 Clara E., 511 Elizabeth K., 511 Henry, 345, 509, 510 Hubert M., 468 Isaac, 346, 510 Lucy C, 511 Mary T., 347 Mehitable E., 347 Peleg C, 509, 510 Philip, 510 Stephen, 510 NEW BEDFORD 575 Weston, Capt., 346 Zoeth, 345, 509, 510 Humphrey, Daniel ]., Capt., 219 Horace L., 219 Mary, 220 Huttleston, Henry, 488 Henry, Capt., Jr., 488 Peleg, 488 Sarah, 489 Sarah T., 489 Ivers, Elizabeth, 459 Ella F., 459 Jane F., 459 Samuel, 457, 458 Jarry, Delphine, 244 Godfroid, 243 P. Damien, 243 Jenckes, Andrew N., 327 William H., 327 Jennings, George W., 199 Ruth E., 199 William H., 199 Jewett, Almira A., 324 Charles A., 322, 323 Harold N., 324 Joshua, 323 Nelson E., 323 William N., 323 Jones, Amelia H., 500 Charles F. F., 324 Edward C, 497 Emma, 500 Francis F., 324 Louisa, 500 Mary C, 500 Reuben, Capt., 497 Sarah L., 324 Keith, Alfred T., 163 Allen P., 161, 163 Cyrus, 162 Emma L., 164 James, Rev., 161 John, 162 Thomas, 162 Zephaniah, 162 Kelley, Abiah, 239 Abiel, 239 Ann H., 240 Charles S., 239, 240 Charles S., Jr., 239, 242 Henry C, 239, 240 John, 239 Lora S., 242 Richard. 239 Sarah, 241 William, 239 Kempton, Caroline N., 512 Ephraim, 511 Horatio A.. 511, 512 Thomas, 511 Kenney, John, 184 Joseph T., 183, 184 Nora E., 185 Kerr, Elizabeth M., S^y John, 236 Louis R., 237 Nathaniel B., 235, 236 Kerwin, Anna E., 356 William J.. 355 Kirby, Abraham, 46 Albert C, 46 Benjamin, 188 Cora L., 413 Elizabeth, 189 Frank R., 412, 413 George, 188 George, Jr., 187. 189 Holder C, Dr., 45, 47 Justus, 46, 188 Mary E., 48 Nathaniel, 46, 188 Phoebe A., 189 Richard, 45, 46, 188, 412 576 NEW BEDFORD Robert. 46, 188 Stephen P., 46, 413 Wesson, 46 Kirk, Abby, 201 Helen D., 505 John, 200 John F., 200 John T., 504 Josiah, 504 Margaret, 505 Mary, 505 Kleeb, Celia G., 275 Leonard, 274 Leonard, Jr., 274 Maude E., 275 Knight, Arnold, 245 Ella M., 246 Jesse A., 244, 245 Knowles, Charles S., 41 Flora A., 40 John, 41 John P., 39 John P., Capt., 39 John P., Jr., 40 Mary L., 40 May F., 42 Richard, 40, 41 Seth, 41 Thomas, 41 William H., 38, 40 Langshaw, Albert C, 514 Elizabeth, 514 Sarah E., 514 Walter H., 512, 513 Walter S., 514 Lawton. Clara P., 432 George, 430 George, Capt., 431 Horace A., 430, 431 Peter, 431 Robert, 431 William, 431 Lindsay, Elnora E., 357 Maurice M., 247 Robert, 356 Viola M., 248 William A., 356 Luiz, Izabel T., 395 Manuel C, 394, 395 MacLeod, Elizabeth M., 364 Everett B., 363 McAvoy, Andrew J. W., 368 James, 368 McCarty, Bernard F., 284 Ellen, 285 McGee, Douglas L., 226 Louis W., 226 Robina, 227 McGuire, Helen G., 286 Patrick W., 285 W'illiam H., 285 Macomber, George T., 550, 551 Hannah M., 551 John, 551 Macy, Eliza L., 561 Frederick, 560 George L, 560 Helen C, 561 Mandell, Thomas, 455 Mann, Alice B., 114 Henry E., Dr., 113 Henry S., 113 Jonathan, 113 William W., Dr., 113 Marchand, Eusebe, 235 Louis A., Rev., 234, 235 Mason, Albert G., 561 Caroline H., 562 Charles O., no Clarence W., no Frederick A., no George N., no Harriet A., 109 Henry W., 108 NEW BEDFORD 577 John C, 561 John F., 561 Norman, 108 Mendell, Carol B., 554 Charles S., 553 Florence F., 554 John, 553 Milliken, Allen W., 91 Edward, 89, 90 Frank A., 88, 91 Hugh, 89 John, 89 Joseph, 89 Mary C, 91 Miskell, James H., 546 John, 546 Margaret L., 546 Mitchell, Charles, 562 David H., 292 Edith L., 563 John, 562 Mattie O., 292 Robert, 562 Walter R., 291, 292 Morgan, Sarah, 412 Thomas, 411 Moriarty, Kate L., 231 Rossa, 231 Thomas, 230 Timothy J., 229, 230 Mosher, Bryce, 547 David G., 223 Edward C, 223 Elizabeth A., 224 Evelyn E., 549 Henry C. W., 546. 548 Hugh, 547 Jonathan, 547 Stephen, 547 Murphy, Frances A., 377 James F., 376 Timothy J., 376 Mussely, Henry J., Rev., 263, 264 Joseph, 264 Nadeau, Damase, 375 Jean B., 375 Lila, 376 Noe L., 375 Neild, Charles L., 269 Elisha, 269 Frank I., 269 John, 268, 269 Lavina, 269 Neyland, George W., 260 Harry A., 256, 260 Jeannette, 260 Nietsch, Emily M., 392 Hermann, 392 Walter E. L., Dr., 391, 392 Noel, Arthur A., 321, 322 Bartholomew, 322 Noon, Henry J., Rev., 182 Normandin, Antoine, 272 Louis Z., Dr., 272 Mary, 273 Nye, Anne F., 3S5 George H., 384, 385 Oesting, E-dward A., 181 F. William, 179, 180 Frederick W., 181 George, 180 Violetta, 181 William, 180 Olivier, Frederick P., 338 George L., 337 George L., Jr., 338 James M., 337, 338 Kenneth S., 338 Mattie V., 338 Paige, James H., 201 Mary P., 202 Walter H., 201 Paine, George W.. 145 578 NEW BEDFORD Harriet M., 146 Nathaniel T., Capt., 145 Samuel S., 145 Sarah A., 146 Paquette, Jean, 384 Joseph O., 383, 384 Olive A., 384 Paquin, Joseph A., 385 Joseph U., Dr., 385 Nelda, 386 Parker, Abbie G., 75 Benjamin, 74 Calista S., 16 David L., 14, 16 Henry W., Dr., 60 Joseph, 16, 74 Robert, 16, 74 Seth, 16 Sylvanus, 16, 74 Ward M., 14,60 William, 15, ■/->) William C, "/l. 74 Paul, John W., 144 Sylvester, 144 Pease, Anna F., 415 Bryden, 415 Peleg, 414, 415 Zephaniah W., 414 Peirce, Agnes M., 509 Amanda E., 467 Annette, 45 Barnard, 467 Charles M., 467 Charles M., Jr., 466, 467 David, 43 David B., 306 Ellen, 306 Ephraim, 43 Grace B., 45 Herbert S., 42, 44 James L., 43 James, Rev., 43 Jennie C, 45 Michael, Capt., 43 Obadiah, Capt., 43 Stephen D., 507, 508 Susan A., 467 Winsor C, 306 Perkins, Andrew W., 203 Harriet M., 204 John A., 203 Perrier, Albert C. J., Dr., 246 Margaret C, 247 Numa, Capt., 246 Perry, Augustus F., 487 Charles P., 204 Ebenezer, Dr., 72 Edward C, 205 Elizabeth P., 291 Florence, 73 Francis T., 204 Franklin, 487 Jabez W., Capt., 72 Jennie, 205 John S., 290, 291 Lucy, 291 Mary S., 291 Salmon F., 290, 291 Samuel, Dr., 72 Stephen D., Dr., 72, 73 Susan B., 487 William A., 204 William A., Jr., 205 Petit, Alexander, 253 Alexander A., 253 Azelia, 254 Pickens, Daniel E., Dr., 98, 99 Elisha, 98 Mary J., 99 William, 98 Pierce, A. Martin, Dr., 152, 153 Andrew G., 63 Anna, 64 Clifton B., 388, 389 Crawford S., 389 Lillian M., 389 NEW BEDFORD 579 Lizzie J., 154 Mary A., 64 Michael, Capt., 63 Otis. 63, 153 Otis N., 62. 63 Pitman, Charles, 158 George W., 158 William H., 158 Pitta, Anna M., 354 John A. B., 354 John C, Dr., 353, 354 Plummer, Leander A., 556 Margaret T., 557 Poisson, Emma A.. 374 Gedeon, 372, 373 Joseph, 372 Laurent, 372 Ludger, 372 Nere, 373 Potter, Edward E. F., 316, 317 Edward F., 65 Ellen F., 318 Mary E., 66 Restcome, 317 Rhoda J., 206 Stephen N., Capt., 205 Stephen R., 205 Warren S., 317 William, 65 William G., Dr.. 64, 65 Praray, Annie E., 289 Charles A. M., 288 Charles W., 287, 288 Pratt, Charles A., Dr., 79, 80 Hiram A., 80 Jonathan, 80 May L., 81 Prescott, Charles D., Dr., 17, 18 Charles S., 18 Henry D., Dr., 19 Ida F., 19 James, 17 Jeremiah, 17, 18 Jeremiah, Col., 18 Martha, 19 Samuel, 17 Putnam, Arthur C, 329, 330 Jessie H., 330 John B., 330 Ramsdell, Edward S., 23 Frank E., Jr., 23 Frank E., Rev. 21 Mary L., 23 Theodore, 23 Read, Amelia, 482 Charles W., 419 Clement, 319 Cynthia A.. 419, 457 Eleanor, 420 Elizabeth, 419 Ella H.. 457 Everett P., 420 John, 418, 456 Joseph M., 420, 481, 482 Joseph R., 417, 419, 456 Noah, 418 Sarah, 320 Thomas, 418, 456 Warren K., 420 William, 418, 456 William F., 417, 419, 482 William T., 319 Rex. Fred W., 295 Harriet, 295 Harry W., 295 John, 294 Samuel T., 294 William, 294 Rexford, Chester P., 389 George, 389 Helen A., 390 Rhodes, Caroline M., 176 Henry, 174 John B., 176 John C, 174, 175 58o NEW r.EDFORD Sarah B., 176 Stephen, 174, 175 Richard, Alfred E., Dr., 554 George, 554 Malvina, 554 Robbins, Asa, 55 Charles H., 315 Edward W., 55 Elmer E., Dr., 55 Elmer E., Jr., Dr., 54, 56 John, 55 Joshua, 55 Ruby, 56 Winthrop W., 55 Robinson, Augustus, 520 Frederick H., Dr., 520, 521 Helen, 521 Henry L., 521 Margaret E., 1 16 William, 114 William A., 115 W^illiam A., Jr., 114, 115 Roche, Elizabeth C, 506 Thomas N., Dr., 505 Rodman, John, 48 Julia W., 52 Samuel, 48, 49, 52 Thomas, 48 Thomas R., 48, 50 Rooney, Daniel T., 281 Luke H., 281 Mary A., 282 Rotch, Clara, 411 Emily, 411 Joseph, 409, 417 William, 409, 411 William J., 409, 410, 416 Rudman, Israel E., Dr., 439. 440 Samuel E., 439 St. Germain, Alice J., 550 Joseph P., Dr., 549, 550 Pierre D., 549 Salles, John M., 81 John M., Dr., 81 Sartoris, Alexander, 278 Clara, 278 Morton G., 277, 27S Sawyer, Charles P., 220, 221 Gideon T., 220 Mabelle L., 221 Olive, 220 Stephen P., 220, 221 Schofield, Frank L., 375 Henry, 374 Jane, 374 Robert, 374 Seabury, Helen H., 493 Humphrey W., Capt., 490, 491 Mary B., 493 Susan M., 493 William, Capt., 491 Serpa, Charles A., 507 Charles N., 507 Mildred L., 507 Shanks, Charles, Dr., 157 James, 157 Mary R., 157 Sherman, Charles F., 307 Clifford P., 67, 68 David W., 68 Emma B., 68 Hannah F., 308 Henry, 307 James, 67 Peleg, 307 Peleg H., 306, 308 Philip, 307 Thomas. 307 Shockley, Abraham L., Dr., 26, 28 Alice R., 29 Charles, 28 Joseph, 26 Sarah E., 29 Silva, Manuel P. B., 202 NEW BEDFORD 581 Minnie K., 203 Severo P., Dr., 202 Simmons, Charles H., 209 Lemuel E., 209 Matilda. 209 Slocomb, Celia G., 243 David H., 242 Parker F., Dr., 242 Slocum, Annie E., 54 Charles. 53 Giles, 52 Giles P., Capt., 52, 53 Holder, Capt., 53 Peleg. 53 Ricketson, 53 Smith, Alexander T., 66 Alice M.. 67 Nathaniel C, 66 William T., 66 Snell. Achsah S., 60 .■\nthony, 58 David A., z,y Walter A., 60 William G.. 56, 58 Sdule. George, 472 Rufus A., 472, 473 Susan C, 474 Thomas H., 472 Spaulding. Charlotte M. A. C, 358 William, 358 Standish, Alexander, 454 Ebenezer, 454 Myles, 453 Stanton, Frederick S., Rev., 423 Henry, 423 Mary A., 424 Steele, Fred W., 314 Lillian M.. 315 William R., 314 Stetson, Anna C, 216 Benjamin. 213 Caleb, Rev., 515 Caroline D., 517 Edward, Dr., 357 Ellen M., 215 George A., 215 George R., 213 James A., 213, 215 Mary, 358 Robert, 357 Thomas 1\I., 514, 515 Stevens. Harry L., Dr., 141, 142 Henry, 142 Stirrett, Chester S., 358 John, 358 Mary C, 358 Strongman, John B., 270 Joseph, 270 Louise, 270 Sullivan, Annie A., 331 Cornelius F., 330 Jeremiah, 330 Jeremiah F., 330, 331 John B., 210, 211 Mark E., 210 Sarah G., 211 Timothy, 210 Swift, Anna. 479 Bertha, 466 Elijah, 532 Eliza N., 535 Elizabeth B., 10 Francis H., 479 Franklin, Lieut., 536 Franklin K., 532 Frederick, 415, 416 Frederick R., 417 Henry, 479 Henry W., 535 Humphrey H., 464. 465 Jane E., 466 Jireh, 8. 9. 10, 464, 465 Jireh, Jr., 8. 9 Louise, 537 Reuben E., 415. 532 Rodman, 417 582 NEW BEDFORD Rodolphus N., 532 Sarah R., 416 Thomas, 532 William, 8, 415, 464, 532, 533 William C. N., 416, 478, 532, 533 William N., Dr.. 478 Taber, Charles, 475 Elizabeth D., 477 Frederic, 475, 476 Frederic H., 477 Hannah M., 433 Helen W., 4/8 Jacob, 432 Jacob, Capt., 432 Joseph, 432 M. Annie, 85 Mary E., 477 Philip, 432, 475 Ray H., 85 Silas, 82 Silas S., 82 Taft, Daniel F., 212 Mary E., 212 Thomas J., 211, 212 Taveira, Antonio J., 390 Arthur J., Dr., 390, 391 Camilla C, 391 Teasdale, George M., Dr., 173 Prudence, 174 William, 173 Terry, Benjamin, 178, 179, 486 Caroline C, 487 Isaiah F., 485, 486 Kelley E., 179 Mary G., 179 Phebe H., 487 Robert A., 178, 179 Thaller, Ralph L., 75 Thompson, James O., 320 James O., Jr., 320 Mary E., 321 Thomson, James, 309, 310 Tilden, John F., 249 John L., 249 Lillian A., 250 Tobey, Caroline M., 342 Catherine R., 388 Charles R., 339 Elisha, Dr., 387 Genevieve R., 342 Jonathan, 341 Lemuel, 339, 341 Rufus B., Rev., 338, 339, 341 Thomas, 339, 340, 341 William, 388 William H. A., 387, 388 William H., Dr., 388 Tripp, Arnold G., 304 Curtis C, 5 Emma J., 522 Frank S., 216 George, 216 George H., 3 Helen E., 4 Hiram, 3 Ida M., 217 James, 521 John, 3, 216, 304 Joseph, 3, 304 Lemuel, 3 Lois E., 306 Peleg, 304 Samuel, 304 Stephen, 304 Thomas A., 303. 305 Thomas B., 521 Tucker, Abraham, 85 Arthur L., 85, 86 Charles, 86 Henry, 85 Jane F., 87 Jonathan, 85 William, Capt., 85, 86 Turner, Berta N., 198 Calvin K., 197 NEW BEDFORD 583 Elbridge A., 197 Jane, 274 Salmon, 197 Samuel, 273 Samuel, Jr., 273 William F., 197 Uttley, Arthur, 371 Victoria E., 372 V'inal, Charles H., 328, 329 Ehvin S., 329 Marianna, 329 Marion J., 329 William H., Capt., 328 Walmsley, Berta, 334 Evelyn, 335 Francis, Dr., 333 Herbert, 334 Herbert E., 332, 333 Walsh, Joseph, 222 Katherine E., 223 Michael H., 222 Webster, John B., Dr., 506 Joseph v., 506 West, Abbie W., 553 John P., 553 William R., 553 Westby, Aloysius, 208 Louise, 208 William, 208 ♦Williams, Abiathar, 451 Abiel, 444 Benjamin, 448 Caroline, 441 George, 451 George, Col., 450 George B., 452 George W., 449 Howell, 446 John, 446, 447 Jonathan, 440 Jonathan, Jr., 442 Joseph, 450 Lewis, 449 Morgan, 446 Nathaniel, 453 Richard, 443, 446, 447, 450 Samuel, 444, 448 Seth, 444, 448 Simeon, 452 Theodore D., 419, 440 Thomas, 446 William, 447 Wilson, Alfred, 528, 529 Alfred B., 532 Emily F., 532 Mary S., 532 William, 529 William D., 532 Winslow, Betsey B., 96, 97 George F., 91, 93 Giles H., Capt., 93 Harold, 95 Hudson, 97 Virginia, 95 William B., 97 Winsor, Alexander, Capt., 483 Allen P., 485 Bancroft, 485 Mary G., 485 Walter P., 482, 483 William, 482 Winsper, Francis S., 336 Samuel, 545 Samuel F., 545 William J., 336 Wood, Edmund, 558 George R., 559 Henry T., 558 Isabelle, 559 Margaret C, 559 Woodsome, Ada, 316 584 NEW BEDFORD Benjamin, 316 Wallace, 316 Woodward, Francis, 100 Helen L., 100 Henry A. C, 99 Henry E., 99 Thomas, 100 Worden, Charles, 96 Worth, Calvin G., Capt., Helen B., 421 Henry B., 420, 421 421 Sarah E., 421 William, 421 York, Amos, 349, 350 Eliza P., 350 George A., 349, 350 John, 349, 350 Waldo C, 351 Zeitz. Barney, 397 Koppel, 397 ■=v 4 ^^^i^\ ^,^ /^^\ \^j^ ^>Sf/}:r «^ o^' iO- ^'d' %.. ^ .v^g^^:" ,.. .^'\ \ " A V.' ^o-n^^_ ^^^^^^^ /°- ' ^.^ ' ^$- \/' ^Mk' \.^ ^ ^; ^r -^^ ^^ ^*^^^.- ^-b^ ~^:p<: i-"^^. \ '0 . 4 .' .*^^ 0° "»« /-^ ^o V^^ « 'S R S^. ""-^^ o'- o xO V. ► ! ^■jM. ¥' .H <=*. ^ ^.» .:«5^- -^bv^' ,-^ -1 ij ''-ti •^^ ■.^-• .^"■^ ',^^ ■S> *l'°' '^ ^.. > -A .^" '% ' ^^ ^ _«:^''^, ^Wf^ ^• A .•-^" <;^. '.•^ .V^^^v- ^f :#Si: 1 ' .(^^ ^i/h; -A ''^ '^- 0- .^^v '•^/h.' >^ i^ »v ^N*^- ..<'. .^^- \ \ .<'^-; 0^ •*•-. °o -^ o.