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When, four years previous, I undertook the organi- zation of this Chapter, consenting to serve as Regent, it was for the purpose of aiding in such a work, which .seemed to me the ])atriotic duty of patriotic women. Of this matter I had conversed with Dr. Walker, and, on a more recent occasion, pledged him the supjiort of the Chapter whenever the labor .should be inaugurated. To enlist the symjiathies of the members of the Chajjter and turn their attention into the desired channels, I asked Dr. Walker to give his views regarding the ancient burying-ground, which resulted in that most \aluable pajier delivered before this body January 24, 1S95, and which was the first of that long .series of events which has since come to be recognized as the " Cemetery and Gold Street work," and which has accompli.shed the full redemption of our city's hi.storic burial- place. Dr. Walker wished that the Gold Street tenements might be abolished, but entertained little hope of such an occurrence, and in the various conversations I held with him later on the subject he e.xpressed the belief that such a po.ssibility had pa.ssed, the fatal blow having been received at a town meeting in 1890, when 4 A'j;sroA'.-iT/oA- OF rill-: asciiint rurying-cround Hartford's citizens voted against such a measure. In his paper Dr. Walker gave fully the history of the old cemetery, and in conclusion said: "And now what ought to he done ? What ought to be accomplished is the perpetual sanctification of what is left of the ancient ground, and its opening to the better access, not of human apiiroach alone, but of sunshine and air, and its proper adornment as an attractive and ornamental sjk)! in the center of our cit\ . The very least which can be aimed at is such a result as was proposed by Judge Adams's resolution, ' o\er- whclmingly rejected' in town meeting, 1890, viz.: A removal of the Gold Street buildings on the south side of the burying-ground — themsehes a disgrace to the vicinity and a .source of offense to the locality upon which, from the windows, old t- Wl* >'..\ • -o. «.- ■ iirul l'cf'>it K. shoes, tin cans, and excremental filth are often thrown — and the grading down to a sweet and pleasant sward of the sjiace thus opened to air and .sunshine and observation. This would be a great point gained, but a larger and better scheme .still would be the removal of all the buildings on the north side of Gold Street through to Wells Street. Can nothing be done ? Is there not jmblic .spirit enough in Hartford in some way to acconijilish this result in honor of the fathers whose graves lie so dishonored close to our verj- doors? If impossible to .secure appro- priations from the city, does nol the voice 0/ duly call upon individuals to accomplish such a work ? ' ' In the summer of 1S96, Dr. Walker suffered a paralytic .stroke from which he never recovered. Not only was one side of his body stricken, but his noble powers AN/^ Tiir: winr.xixa of coi.n striiet. of speech were silenced during the few reniaininj; years of his life. This calamity seemed to nie a necessary conclusion of any project for the widening of Gold Street, and I accepted the disappointment of my hopes as best I might, feeling soreh' that God's dispens.'itions come often in most mysterious forms, and that truly " Man proposes, but God dis]K)ses," and with this disposition of my object in holding the honored position of Regent, and believing firmly in rotation of office, I engaged my thoughts upon a method of office-holding in our Chapter, and formulated our present s>steni of rotation, w'hich has resulted so fa\'orabl>- as to become adopted elsewhere to quite an extent. I presented my resignation to your Nominating Committee, and great was my surprise and con.sternation when I learned that jt was not accepted. Through courtes\- to the valued chairman of that Committee, Mrs. Nathaniel vShipman, I reluctantly consented to give the matter further con- sideration, firmly resohed, however, to adhere to my original decision ; but in spite of such resoluliard whither the voice had led me : a scene of desolation indeed, with the crumbling memorials about me : each wail of the sighing wind shook the branches of the aged trees and seemed to m>- excited nerves whispers of reproach, and in mournful cadence I heard the voices of many asking " ivhy I waited." But .still I resisted — a very coward's spirit within said, " No. no, I cannot ; let me help others, but ask me not to lead." Sud- denly, as an echo from my girlhood, came tones I had heard on that ven' sjiot, when, a bride and a .stranger in Hart- ford, the land of my ancestors, my father had taken me to that sacred enclosure ; had pointed out the family names on the central monument, of which there were many, and in eloquent words told me of that band of Puritans who had wrought deeds of momentous value to the world, and to whom we owed a measureless debt of gratitude, and with extreme sadness spoke of the dishonor and neglect into which this sacred ground had fallen. Again I heard that beloved \'oice — one I had never dis()l)e\ed — and as I listened once again to the dear, authoritativt tones — so long a time now .silent, — the habit of obedience was strong enough to prompt instant submission. I rebelled no lotiger against the "voice of duty," but then and there consecrated my everj^ power to the work of redemption. It has been truly a labor of love, and in my own mind an affectionate memorial to an honored fitlicr, and the glad fulfillment of what I believed would be his wish. 6 R/;STORATION OF THE ANClliNT BL'RYING-G ROUND With Mrs. Peltoii, the very able chairman of the Cemeten- Committee, I visited the cemeter\- iniraediately after the vote passed on October 31, 1896, and inspected the situation. Dubious, trul>-, was the outlook. The stones had suffered most .serious decay, and in uii.steady fashion leaned this way and that. Owing, probably, to the extreme dampness of the situation, the\- had become disintegrated to an unusual degree, and the overhanging branches of many large and aged trees not only excluded the saving quality of the sunlight, but, too old and tender to resist a powerful wind, were a constant menace to the very existence of the fragile monu- ments beneath, a single blow from a falling branch being sufficient to crush them into fragments. Our first thought had been of lead caps placed on the stones to protect them from the insidious inroads of dampness ; the.se were used in .Salem and other places, but we were assured by Mr. Stephen Masleu that they would be useless in this particular location. There had been for years an "Ancient Cemetery A.ssociation," of which Mr. John C. Parsons was president. He was greatly interested in this old ground, and through his personal labor, money had been raised, and under his supervision the grass and the many walks were kept in good condition, and the borders neatly trimmed ; but neither he, nor his Association, had any power to control the Gold Street tenements, and moral as well as material filth desecrated the very atmosphere. I felt keenly that a little work from us would be but temporizing with destructive forces, and only labor lost. To accom])lish anything sali.sfactory, the W(.)rk must be heroic ; we must arouse a powerful interest on the tide of which money would pour in, and the buildings on Gold Street be swept out of sight. Then we could create a real redemption, secure a fine avenue on which, mo.st honorably placed, should be that old burjing-ground. Conspicuous in the very center of the city's busy life, it would become an object lesson to our youth of the qualities we would ha\-e them respect, admire, and emulate. It would accentuate, surely, the very highest types of Americanism, and it seemed to me particularly appro- priate for a band of earnest, patriotic women, organized for the promotion of true patriotism, to undertake this work and bring into view a spot full of noble sugges- tions. Not alone would they thus revere the examples and traditions of the historic past, but secure to the present \er}- practical advantages in a nuich-needed thorough- fare from Main Street to the west. ( I will here say that not until Jewell Street is widened can the full measure of this improvement be realized.) Some years previous an effort had been made to widen Gold Street to a forty-foot avenue, leaving a forty-foot building lot between the northern line and the church (the space from the City Hotel to the church edifice being eighty feet). A committee was appointed, of which Hon. Leverett Brainard, then Ma>or of our city, was chairman. Drawings of the proposed layout were made, and considerable interest exhibited. It was, however, " overwhelmingly rejected " at a town meeting, 1S90. The reason given me was that the citizens of Hartford objected to being taxed for a measure which should so ver\- greatly increase the value of property on the south .side of Gold Street. When I innocently inquired why the owners could not be taxed more in proportion, I was good-naturedly laughed at, but a train of thought was started which in time worked out a practical and effective plan. As Mrs. Pelton and I stood upon that dreary spot, well-nigh discouraged, a picture rose before me. It was one I had before dimly contemplated — one of almost miraculous change in that yard, so rich in historic quality, so .sacred with ties of kinship. A picture of purity and cleanliness, reverence and beautj' ; even n .AXD 77//: Wny-.XIXG OF (lOI.n STREET. 7 the complete transfoniKitioii of this desecrated yard intu a clierished spot, the pride and glory of Hartford, and this picture was my inspiration ; through long months of work and weary waiting, I had but to draw the veil from before this lovely view, and hope and enthusiasm were rekindled and an impetus received for further labor. The amount of the appropriation of sixty dollars was that autumn spent in repairing a few stones and recutting or "sinking" inscriptions of some that were bareh- legible, and we had the satisfaction of feeling that we had made a beginning. But I had pledged my.self to a work much beyond such .simple outlines. The plan I fonned, and which seemed to me direct, very fair, comprehensive, and quite practicable, was this ; That the Chajiter should, as a patriotic work in connection Gold street, lookitii: E-ist. Cemetery Fence Presented by Mr. James J. Goodwin, of Hartford. See page 20. with the .saving and improving of Hartford's Ancient Bur>-ing-ground, raise a certain sum of money and present it to the city to aid in the widening of Gold Street by the demolition of certain buildings, the remainder of the cost (supposed then to be $6o,ooo) to be asse.ssed in fair division upon the property holders receiving benefits. I placed the gift at $20,000, which left a balance of $40,000. I later made the important di.scovery that the city owned the cemetery. It had been almo.st uni\-ersall\' but erroneously Ijelieved that this ground was the property of the Center Church. Here was involved an important discovery, for the city as a property holder could be asses.sed. It seemed to me that the city could hardly refuse a gift of $20,000, or neglect such an opportunity to convert a notoriously im.savory slum district in her very 8 R/:STOA'ATION OF TIIF. ASClllS'T BURYiyG.CROVND center into a clean, beautiful approach to Bushnell Park, an avenue much needed, and which, if carried on b\- the widening of Jewell Street and Ford Street, would create a spacious coiuiection between Main Street and the station and western sections greatly to be desired, to say nothing of at last honoring that "God's Acre" where slept the citv's fathers, men toward whom the entire country was turning its eyes in wonderment and admiration. Mere came the many descendants, as to a sacred shrine, perhaps, onl\- to find an obscure, decaying, forgotten yard, with a locked gate, at the end of an inconspicuous allej- : not a cordial welcome. u.iM Street. .March. !::• lUilUliii^s Dcniollshuil April, lU')'). liiM'aril jEtna Life Building. Looking l;asl from Lewis Street surely, from a city in whose charge was held this ancestral ground. Here, also, came the historical scholar, for as events of the past became anal>zed and their relations studied, it was conceded, as one historian states, that " among the sources of our constitutional life, the spring from which gushed the jnirest influence was opened by Thomas Hooker and his associates at Hartford." And he adds, " My imagination and my thought have long located this spring amid the ash-heaps and neglected surroundings of the old burj'ing-grouiid under the .shadow of the First ./.\7) Tin: Hini-.MXCOI-GOl.nSIkEET. 9 Chiircli." In Hartford was born American democracy, say Johnston and Fiske, and in this ground slept those statesmen who, as by inspiration, divined the needs of the future, and laid surely and wisely the foundations of our great Ke])uhlic. You will see that your Regent's plan involved the su])])()rt and co-operation of the Board of Street Commissioners. Also the ajjproviiig vote of the Board of Conunon Council. It also required the vital assistance of the press, for from the beginning, ijearing in mind the generous sums of money rai.sed for the Public Librar\- through the columns of the daih' papers, I planned to al.so raise the necessary funds through such avenues, and iwirr l>v persona/ solicita/ion. You will see that this was a policy that would .seem likely to commend itself to the general public. It appealed not only to the descendant whose ancestral lines bound him in sympathy to the old ground, but to the citizen also who was inter- VicH- of GoUl street biin.iiuc. i - kci « i,ic. i.i,.kiiu ^^^^l tp.m i.tn.i Life BuiUiinc. .Main Street, before the Putli Wyllys Ch.apter's Work of Restoration. e.sted in civic improvement — for vvhicli improvement no one was to be taxed. The city had .spoken unequivocally in "town meeting, iSgo, " and now the wishes of the citizens were met by a plan which placed much of the expen.se, officially, upon tho.se very property- holders who had been regarded with such suspicion as dispro- portionate l>eneficiaries. This plan involved such radical changes and was of such magnitude, as well as delicacy, bearing, alas, .so manj- chances of failure, that I felt I could iKjt bring it before you at that time, or ask your sanction of what would undoubtedly seem to many of you but the fanciful dream of an optimist, a vision of but rainbow tints and .stability. I had no right to ask you to join in a venture that from its very proportions would make failure the more ridiculous. So I decided to work alone for a while and alone bear what lO RESTORATION OF THE ANCIEST BLRYISG-GROUND opprobrium might result. The opening move was to submit my plan to some very wnsc men, and learn their estimate of its ])r()])riety and possibilities, and upon my first visit to the Rev. Francis Goodwin hung the de.stiny of the whole enterprise. A whisper of doubt or disapproval would have been final, but after disclosing, unreservedly , my plan and my hopes, I not only received his cordial apjiroval, but the verj- substantial evidence of his belief and favor in the shape of a ])ledge of $2,000, one each from his brother, Mr. James J. Goodwin, and him.self. As I was leaving, Mr. Goodwin added, " I had thought the pos.sibility of clearing out Gold Street forever passed. I believe no man could do it now, for the public would be suspicious of personal motives and gain ; but a body of women engaged upon patriotic work, with the widening of Gold Street an incident of their redemptive aspirations, with the whole design open as sunlight, can do it, in my ojiinion, if there is one to do a great deal of work. If your strength is equal to it, Mrs. Hol- combe, I believe this work can be accomplished on the lines you have laid out, but — I fear you do not realize what you are undertaking." As my strength at that particular moment .seemed mountains high, I suffered no fears in that direction, but was buo>ant with enthusiasm and anticipation. I next called upon Mr. John C. Parsons to learn his attitude and that of the First Church. Of his interest in the cemetery I was assured, but what he would think of a body of women assuming such re.sponsibilities was another matter which alarmed me con.siderably, and his ready sympathy and cordiality were welcome, indeed. I had hojied the church might be able to raise a certain sum, and when Mr. Parsons named that very amount, my courage and spirits took another great bound at his guarantee of $10,000. I then called upon ex-Mayor Brainard, chair- man of the previous committee to widen Gold .Street in 1.S90, to learn the exact history of the measure and fate of the committee, and if the work I was willing to assume, as Regent of the Chapter, would be acceptable to those who had already had it in hand. He was also delightfull\- cordial, and commended the plan, though thinking my idea of having the full eiglily feet at Main Street left an ojjcu space, a pretty sweeping tran.sfonnation, as a forty-foot street and a substantial building between it and the church was the height of the ambition of the committee of 1890. He laughingly remarked, " Well, \ou women ha\e a wholesale way of demolishing things when you go at them." The extreme kindness and encouragement of these three gentlemen gave me a confidence and courage most essential at that initiative period, and I now for the first time ventured to disclose mj- thoughts and hopes to my husband. I know, had my asjiiratioiis been earlier communicated, they would have received a prompt quietus, but he could not quite annul all my arguments, which bore the approval and encouragement of the three friends mentioned ; the strong bulwark of that pledge of $2,000, against which I ])laced myself securely^ strengthened my position immeasurably, and very soon he became equally inter- ested, and to his clear head and steady hand I am forever indebted. We, together, submitted the whole matter to Mr. Charles E. Gross, who.se sympathy and mo.st valuable co-operation were at once enlisted, and from that time on I was bles.sed with the counsels of these two able associates. Never, without such sujiport and guidance, could I have gone on in untried paths through the various difficulties that awaited me. I now became busily engaged upon learning various details^ such as who were the owners of the diiTerent pieces of property, would they sell, and at what prices. These, when .secured, amounted toS8o,ooo, in place of $60,000, which was the estimated cost, Dr. Walker told me, in 1890. I also visited the A.\J> run MIDENIXC OF COLD STKEET. II proposed beneficiaries to leani their views, and ascertain if they would not, in consideration of the full situation, accept the proposed assessments without protest. When I had my figures and facts well put together, I called upon the President of the Street Board, Mr. Charles H. Northam, and received from him also his full approval ; without his support and co-operation the plans could not have been carried out, so upon his attitude hung also vital ])ossil)ilities. ICach newspaper editor I visited, and received assurances of their cordial support in the coming campaign. You all know what jiowerful allies they proved to be, and it is not too much to say that without their assistance the work could never have been accom- plished. I spent my lime at this period visiting our leading men, whose wi.sdoni and conser\'atism were unquestioned. One of my most interesting experiences was a call upon Bishop Tierney, whose .sympathetic and kindly interest were expressed not alone in gracious words, but in a check of substantial import which readied me the following morning. From all these different gentlemen I received such unvarying kindness and aid that that experience forms a beautiful, glowing period of my life. I no longer kept the matter a secret ; my fondest expectations were discu.ssed freely with officers and members of the ChaiHer. Armed with that long roll of cardboard, on which was a diagram* of a new Gold Street, in place of the little alley (but fifteen feet wide at Main Streetj, and the perspective opening to the ])ark, with the Soldiers' Arch sketched in as visible in direct line from the .-Etna IJfe Building, I became known as "the Gold Street woman," and all through the season of 1896-7, I was occupied in arousing that interest which was of vital importance to the cause of .saving the old cemetery. By the aid of the sketch mentioned, I endeavored to enable each listener to see for himself what was so plainly^ vi.sible to my mental vision. On the occasion of an interview with one of Hartford's most esteemed citizens (po.ssessed of a stolid temperament, however), he exclaimed, after listening most graciously to my descriptions, and in answer to my final question "if he could not see just how it would all look when the old buildings were gone — and this could be .so quickly accomplished," "Why, Mrs. Holcombe. you make me absolutely dizzy, trying to follow all your plans at once." This sounded very disappointing to my hopes, but in a few days his imagination nni.st have caught the main outlines of my picture, for he came to believe in it and supported my cau.se most loyally. A curious disappointment awaited the first success of ni)- desire to .see the old buildings gone, and to behold, without delay, that long perspective crowned with the Soldiers" Arch, and by a very "irony of Fate" I was doomed to wait months after the last brick of the Gold Street tenements had been removed before the " promised land " was revealed. The demolition of the buildings was consummated in the month of May, when the trees were in full leaf and so complete a screen did the foliage create that not a hint of the Soldiers' Arch could be discovered. I was a.sked, unceasingly, where it was — .sometimes as a laughing jest, oftener in seriousness which seemed to question the truth of my prophecy, and I felt, indeed, like a second Cassandra as I repeated my prophecies that later it would appear, when the leaves should disappear. Happy- day ! when in late October, after a sharp frost, a dashing, whirling wind came up and snatched from twig and branch the leaves in multitudes, and lo ! there against the brilliant western sky appeared at last the graceful outlines of our Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial, and away off on * This diagram was prepared in 1890, showing a forty-foot street directly in front of the .-Ktna Life Bnilding, and presented to nie as a possible aid in my campaign. 12 Rj:sTOk\ir/o.\ OF the .lxc/ext /hry/xg-ground Lord'sHill loomed \\\> the noble proportions of the High School. Can you wonder that with almost lumultuuus joy I pointed out to all that came my way, as I stood in front of the .Etna Buildings, the materialization of my dreams — the fulfillment of my prophecies? Cassandra's mantle, which had seemed to cling tenaciously to my unwillini;' shoulders, all summer, had, with the leaves, disappeared on the wings of the wind. In January, 1S97, I invited the following gentlemen to meet in conference at my house : Mr. Charles H. Xortham, President of the Street Board ; Mr. John C. Parsons, Chairman representing Committee of the Fir.sl Church ; Mr. Charles E. Gross, President of the Park Board ; Mr. Joseph Buths, member of the Street Board, and later Chairman of the Committee on Gold Street ; and Mr. John M. Holcombe of the Advisory Board of the Ruth Wyllys Chapter. After plans had been submitted and discussed, Mr. Parsons pledged $10,000 as a contribution to be View of Gold Street, lookinj; West from Main Street, sliowinj; Soliliers' ami Sailors' Memorial Aioli. as pictured in descriptions 18'>(.-7. counted on from the church. Mr. Northam said tome, "Now, Mrs. Holcombe, if your Chapter can raise the Sio.ooo, the deed is done." I .sprang to my feet, exclaiming joyfully, "Mr. Xortham, the deed then is done, for we will raise the 510,000." I then appointed the following ladies for a Gold Street Committee : Mrs. Win. H. Palmer, .... 1054 Asyhini .\ venue Miss Mary I-rancis, . . . . .101 Klin Street Mrs. Clias. K. Gross, 840 Asylum .\ venue Miss Marj- K. Talcott, S15 Asylum .Avenue Mrs. Pierre S. Slarr, .... 1 79 Sigoumey Street Miss Mary Hartlett, -3' I''arininf;ton .\ venue Mrs. Samuel Colt, .... Annsmear A\n rm-: widening or cold street. 13 Mrs. Oeorge Leon Walker, ... 46 Prospect Street Mrs. Francis f'lOOfKvin, . . 103 Woodland Street Mrs. Nathaniel Sliipnian, . 33 Charter Oak Place Mrs. I'Yancis H. Coolej-, 119 I'anninj^on .\ venue Mrs. Leverelt Krainard, . 135 Washinjiton Street Mrs. Morfjan (5. Bulkeley, . . 136 Washington Street Miss Mary Clark, . . . 6.S IVlain Street Mrs. Chas. W. Havenieyer, . 137 Washinjjiton Street Mrs. Wni. Haniersley, . . Saybrook, Conn. Miss Charlotte Jewell, . 140 Washington Street Miss Antoinette R. Phelps, .72 Washington Street Jlrs. Win. C. Skinner, . . .61 Woodland Street Mrs. Jacob L. (ireene, . .113 Woodland Street Mrs. Henry Kerguson, .123 Vernon .Street Mrs. Frank L. Howard, . . . 150 Collins Street Mrs. John C. Day, .... .\llyn House Mrs. John S. Camp, .... 1041 .-Vsylmn .\ venue Mrs. Franklin Whitniore. .1 Highland Street Miss Jidia B. Hurbank, . . 714 Asylum Avenue Mrs. Wm. N. Pelton, .... 792 Asylum .Avenue Mi.ss Mabel Wyllys Wainwright, n i V,\\\\ Street Mrs. H. R. .Mien, . . .122 Woodland Street Mrs. Walter C. I'axon, . . 29 Huntington Street .Several of these ladies fell imwilliiii; to serve 011 any active coniniittee, btit they were a.ssured no work was desired, only the value of their names and endorse- ment of the Regent's methods. It is rather interesting to recall that there occurred but two meetings of this committee, the first where a handsome sum of money was pledged to start the Chapter Fund '$1,700 being raised in a few moments), and another April 16, 1897, when, upon motion of Mrs. Charles E. Gross, it was unanimously voted to empower the Regent to act in all matters pertaining to the Gold Street work as seemed in her jtidgment advisable, and to sign the names of the committee to any document she deemed necessary. Such privilege and power proved of very great value, for there arose situations where speedy action was necessary, and such a mark of confidence from her co-workers was a .stimulant indeed. Ry the last of January, 1897, the preliminaries seemed complete, and with a glad heart the Regent submitted for yotir approval plans formulated by her, bearing the sanction of leading men, and relating much of her experience during the preceding three months. .She also asked your appro\ing vote upon an appeal, which, with the assistance of Mr. Gross and Mr. Holcombe, was read}- for presentation to the Common Council. Your unanimous and enthusiastic support inaugtirated a .sea.son of great activity. The appeal was sent to the Common Council that same evening. Monday, January 25, 1897. It was no strange or .startling situation which was thus presented, for most of the members had been seen and the matter clearly explai'ied. .So without delay it was passed on to the Board of Slr^et Comiiiis.sioner.s. It was as jiromptly taken tip by them, carefully examined, and returned to the Council with the recommeiidation that steps be taken to lay out a highway'. The Council voted to accept the recom- mendation of the .Street Board, ordered the nece.''ary legal publications, and referred it back to the Board of Street Commi.ssioners for the a.ssessment of "betterments and damages." A stib-committcc of the Street Board at once proceeded to an adjustment of this delicate and complicated matter. 14 RWiSTOA' AT/OX OF THE ANCl EXT BURY I S'CG ROUND While the appeal was thus being carried on through its various phases, a very general interest in the saving of the old cemetery and widening of Gold Street had lieen aroused. Editorials in the papers and various communications printed in their columns gave the work a great push and secured a nuich desired pul)licity, for the onerous task of finding descendants and enlisting their sympathies was soon to be undertaken in earnest. The weight of the influence of many prominent men so eagerly sought and enlisted during the preceding busy weeks by your Regent, together with the far-reaching enthusiasm of 220 nienihers of this Chapter, created a force that seemed to envelop the city and reach far out into the .State and country at large. V,\ April the time .seemed to have arrived for testing the i^lan to raise the desired funds, and I wrote an a])pe;il from the Chapter to the ])ublic. View of Gold Street. 18'>7. before the Work of Improvement. signed with the names of the Gold Street Committee, asking for the sum of §15,000, $10,000 to be given to the city to aid in the widening of Gold Street, and $5,000 for cemetery improvements. Only pledges were asked for, as there would be no use for the Sio,ooo, if the plans for widening Gold .Street were not carried out. This appeal was printed in each of the daily pajicrs, Saturday, April 17, 1.S97, the day preceding Easter-day. From some pulpits, the following morning, clergymen spoke valued words of commendation. This had seemed an auspicious occasion upon which to embark our enterprise, when the world breathed the verj- essence of transformation and the Easter spirit one to prompt reverential sentiment and pious offerings. All day Saturday and Sunday gave long opportunity for Aj\/^ THi: winr.xiNG or coi.i') street. 15 Hartford's citizens to read the appeal, and Snnda\- evcniiifj I iiiaikd 400 circulars, stating the matter in a business way to the business men, and such was the effect of the combined influences that in just two weeks the ;5(io,ooo for (iold Street was pledged. My heart glows with a joy unspeakable when I recall that season of generous and sympathetic aid so spontaneously rendered. Like a full tide it flowed in, cleansing, purifying, and wiping away the stain of a long reproach to our fair city. Under the auspices of the Ruth Wyllys Chapter the .sum of $35,600 has been contributed, and in all this no member, .so far as I know, ever solicited a penny — I certainly did not. il never hesitated to ask for approval, interest, and influence ; but for money, never. ) The situation was presented as forcibly and attractively as possible, and then people did just what they liked. No one was ta.xed, none suifered solicitation. The person who did not de.sire to pay toward the city's benefit, did not. The one who had patriotic and generous impulses and desired to aid in an improvement combining to a singular degree sentiment and civic improvement, gave according to his own ability and wishes. It was a policy which met the commendation of the public. The ta.sk of finding descendants, scattered in countless numbers all over the counlr\-, was one of large proportions. Miss Talcott's and Mrs. Pelton's famili- arity with the early families of Hartford, and the genealogical instinct and experience of Miss Talcott, proved of great value in our work of tracing the scattered representatives, and no trouble was spared in studNing that long list of 520 names recorded in the copied e]iitai)hs of 1.S70, and tracing the various lines down to living representatives. The Chapter had voluntarily assumed responsil)ilitiesof a delicate nature, and we felt that we had no right to touch the stone of any person having living descendants unless authorized .so to do, or until, diligent .search having been made for such persons and none appearing, we were justified in assuming the respon.sibility. So at first we were confined to the .stones of those persons whom we knew had no descendants, and to those from some of whose representatives we received authority. Hundreds of letters were written that sea.son, circulars distributed, and I wrote various magazine articles in the general hunt for descendants, and from all over the land came sympathetic responses, words of encouragement, gratitude, and glad co-operation. After investigatioir-; during the winter of iSg6 and 1897, your Cemetery Com- mittee felt that the Caffall process of restoration and preservation was one that it would be wise to try. The obelisk in Central Park was a conspicuous example of its powers, and in Greenwood Cemeten,- the CafFalls had done a great deal of saving work. I carefully in.spected this, and received from the Superintendent endorsement and recommendation. The process is to cut away all decayed portions down to the solid stone, then apply a composition which can be well matched in appearance ; lettering and carving can be easily accomplished while the substance is soft ; it soon hardens and is said to become more enduring than brown sand.stone it.self By the proper application of heated paraffine, the stone is made impervious to climatic influences and therefore preserved for as long a period as the existence of the parafirne. Just what is its term of service has not j-et been demonstrated ; time alone can determine its length of life, but it is easily renewed. Most fortunately for our saving work, facsimile copies of every in,scrip- tion had been made and the stones numbered some thirty years previous, this list being in the pos.session of our late esteemed antiquarian and State Librarian, Dr. Charles J. Hoadley. From this valuable collection, placed courteously at our i6 A'/:.s/i>A\i //ii.\ oi- J/J/..l\cr/:xr/!rh')7\(;.(;A'(ii_.\/> disposal by Dr. Hoadley, each broken stone could be identified, and the original epitajjh secured. Many an aged and broken memorial, apjjarently doomed to speedy dissolution, has been entirely restored and is a true image of its fresh and perfect youth. I'p to midsummer, 1.S97, we had no thought of attempting anything more ambitious than the Caffalls had accomplished elsewhere, and their constructive work had consisted only of slight repairs, such as filling out a broken corner with their com]iosition, or inserting small portions upon which missing letters or words were cut. The success of these small creations was suggestive of larger ventures, and it was easy to aspire to more elaborate forms of restoration. It .seemed to me that if one inch could be faithfullN' reproduced, a facsimile of the whole design of an old stone might be effected, and the possibilities became very fascinating to my imagination. One nameless memorial, bereft of both epitajih and ornament, stood a very specter ; the mcagerne.ss of its proportions, bearing the stamp of a rapid disin- tegration, rou.sed a sort of sympathy and a desire to prolong the period of its existence, and a consuming curiosity to learn whose memory had been engraven on the treacherous sand.stone, both front and back of which had slipped down into the earth. Not more than one-half inch of solid stone remained, with a border of carved leaves on the top and a fragment of the pattern at the bottom. The.se alone remained of the original beautiful design, hui they were valuable clues. From Dr. Hoadky's list the monument was identified as that of Mabel Wyllys Talcott, and the inscription secured. The first attempt at a reproduction of the colonial design produced singular results. In my ab.sence from home, the faith- ful and enthusiastic workman thought to .give me a pleasant .surpri.se upon my return, which should also be a proof of his enterprise and skill. The surprise was accomplished in full measure, for a more original angel's head, combining much colonial and some modern Swedish elements, had surely never before been created. In sorrow and di.sappointment. all his good work had to be cut away. After diligent search, I found just one stone in the yard of similar contour, bearing the same crown of leaves at top, atid same design of border at bottom. By faithfully adhering to this design, and copying the epitaph found in Dr. Hoadley's list, a perfect reproduction of the original, I believe, was effected. As the work progressed, we arranged to have Mr. Edward M. Caffall of New York accomplish the repairing and waterproofing, and Mr. Stephen Maslen of Hartford have charge of carvings. To prevent any possible change in the position of stones during the (|uite elaborate work of impro\ement in the yard, or at any future time, a civil engineer was employed to make an official survey, and prepare a chart showing e.xact loca- tion of every stone in the \ard. This was the suggestion of Mrs. Henry Ferguson. One of my mo.st cherished hopes was that the cemetery would, at the close of the Chapter's labors, become incorporated with the park system of Hartford, and to the Board of Park Commi.ssi oners would go this chart, which would thus secure for all time the same position of stones which existed when the Ruth Wyllys Chapter assumed the responsibility of the great improvements. In the midst of all our bu.sy work in the cemeterj-, made light and happy by our hopes of widening Gold Street, came a great disappointment. From the assessments levied by the Street Board there were appeals from four of the prop- erty owners assessed. This landed the matter in the courts, and there was a .•/ay; the wiiu-.nixc of gold street. widespread feeling that the ]iroject had received its deathblow. Undoubtedly the appellants felt that by thus sending it to the courts it was forever disposed of. It was an easv way of accomplishing its demi.se, for from the very nature of the situation delay would mean a decay of the interest, and after a few years, deaths and changes must occur, that would make a revival of the matter an impossibility. I was met on every side by expressions of commiseration and condolence — senti- ments I did not myself share, for I was far enough from entertaining any idea of defeat. But I .seemed to be the only per.son in the world at that time wlio enjoyed any hope of ultimate success. I visited the City Attorney and from him learned that the outlook was most unfavorable. On file were many cases preceding this one, and years would elapse before the Gold Street matter would be reached for even a consideration. Well, of course years meant death ; the situation was truly unique, for $24,000 had been ])ledged ; $10,000 was on deposit at that time, which, according to the circular i.ssued by the Chapter, would be returned if the plans for the widening of Gold Street did not materialize. I felt that I was under the most sacred obligations to carry on this work, and that no labor or an\- personal feelings should prevent all effort to carry it to a successful issue. I will confess that I was pretty des- perate at the close corner in which I found my.self. Not a ray of hope in the direction of ordinary proceedings, therefore something extraordinary must be resorted to. Learning from Judge McConville that he was obliged to follow the instructions of the Street Board, a sudden light gleamed upon me from out of the enfolding gloom, and .showed me a possil)le way out of the difficulties. I hastened home and wrote an official appeal from the Chap- ter, signed by that forcible list of names, and hurried it to Mr. Northam, Presi- dent of the Street Board, in time for the meeting which I knew was to take place that evening. In that appeal I asked if, out of consideration for the very peculiar circumstances of the case involving .so large a .sum as $24,000, that Honorable Board would consider the prayer of the Ruth Wyllys Chapter and in.struct the City Attorney to remove the Gold Street matter from its place in line and have it receive immediate attention. The following morning, twenty-four hours not having elapsed after my interview with Judge McConville, the desired order was in his hands, and he began the necessary proceedings without delay. Thus the interesting subject was lifted from what was supposed to be its mortuary repo.se, and revived in a manner that was vigorous in the extreme. Then followed the appointment of the following committee : Judge Lyman D. Brewster of Danbury, Hon. Charles Phelps of Rockville, Hon. George Terry of Waterbury ; and I sup- pose a more capable trio never sat upon trial. Their decision supported the i»kinj^ Kast from Lewis Street, showing >ttii.i Life Biiiliiinj,' on Main Street. i8 A-/:sr(}A:ir/o.v of tiu: jxciest lirh'vixccRoiJ.xn action of the vStreet Board, and the various difficulties melted away under the prompt and capable administration of the Hoard. To the active efforts of Hon. William W. Hyde, then president of the Street Board, is due much of the legal celerity which astonished even the oldest citizen who was following the course of events, and the speed with which the matter on Monday, October 24, 1.S98, was passed from one court to another, and from one board to another, was, I under- stand, unprecedented, bringing up at the Common Council in the evening, where unanimous and favorable action gave the finish, and the joy which followed that day can be better imagined than described. Its intensity was more than a reward for the long period of waiting, anxiety, and susjiense. This was the third occasion wlien the Common Council had thus passed, not only a favorable vote, but a unanimous one, and I am sure such an endorsement from the gentlemen of the Bo.ird u])on the work undertaken by the women of the Ruth Wyllys Chapter entitles them to feelings of pride, as well as of gratitude. There was still another and a vital one to come before them, but I feared publicity and discussion, and bided my time, keeping the important project all to myself. Two weeks before the pieces of land were to be presented by the Chapter to the city (the deeds standing in my name), I called upon various members of the Common Council, and invited them to vi.sit the cemetery with me. that they might clearly appreciate what had been accomplished, and what ought to he arranged for a continuance of care, and requested that immediately upon the presentation of the land they should incorporate this piece of property, which had always belonged to the city, into its park system, and thus, under the care of the Park Board, which possessed permanency and resources, this sacred .spot would be for all time preserved. This motion also passed unanimously, and I cannot .speak too highly of the courtesy of the Common Council of Hartford. Tlie demolition of the t)u;ldings was begun April 21, 1S99, and such was the energy with which Mr. Roger Sherman conducted his work that the Street Board, graciously indulgent of the ladies' wishes, were able, by putting on a large force, to have everything ready for a very unique and impressive ceremony, which occurred on Bunker Hill Day, June 17, 1899. This was the celebration of the Redemption of the Ancient Cemetery and Widening of Gold Street. In the rear of the venerable First Church was erected a large platform, upon which were seated tho.se gentlemen who in various ways had particularly aided in the good work, and State and National officers of the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Chapter Officers, and Gold Street Committee. An audience of 5,000 people had gathered, and the quaint old cemetery and lately transformed Gold Street, shining with an unaccustomed glory, under the glistening rays of a June sun, was a sight to thrill one to the heart. Oh, what a spectacle it was to wait- ing, tired eyes ! What a joy to the souls of those that had longed for .such sanctification ! And there upon the stage was the beloved pastor, Dr. Walker, in his invalid chair, weak and speechless, but with an ineffable joy and satisfac- tion suffusing his countenance, and what a world of expression in the grasp of the hand that was still .strong I Words could have conveyed no more, and I could ask no greater happiness than I then experienced, when I knew that to the full extent of his hopes the work had been accomplished. The Putnam Phalanx turned out to hc)nor the occasion, and in their Continental luiifoiins made a most picturesque feature of the occasion, besides being one of the finest looking bodies of men it has ever been my pleasure to look upon. .INI) Tin: \\iiv:i\ix(:oi-i:oi.I)siri:i:t. 19 The progiaiiune opened witli an invocation from our late beloved pastor of the First Church, Dr. Lamson. This was followed by the Doxology, played by Colt's full brass band and sung by that vast concourse. As the people joined in the words, " Praise CJod from whom all blessings flow," and the majestic volume of sound burst forth upon the balmy air and rose high and higher towards the sky, one could almost catch accompanying notes of harmony in an unseen choir join- ing in this anthem, the Puritan of 1636 with his descendant of 1899 blending heart and voice as with one acclaim in the glad hosanna. The deeds of land were presented by the Regent to Mayor Preston, who in a graceful and fitting speech accepted the gift for the city. The roll of drums from the Putnam Phalanx dnmi corps expressed, in stirring form, sentiment of victory. The orators of the day were Professor Williston Walker, who gave a most able paper upon "The Ancient Cemetery," Mr. Arthur I^. Shipman, who delivered an eloquent address entitled " The first American Revolutionists," and Hon. Henry C. Robinson, who spoke extemporaneously. From a full heart, surely, came one of his finest eflforts. Eloquent and thrilling, his voice reached even the remotest listeners in that great multitude, and their hearts were stirred with the magnetism of his oratory. It was his last jiublic address, and can we be thankful enough that our celebration occurred at a time to be enriched by the presence of three of our city's most gifted, best beloved men ? It seems dramatic, as we look back, to realize how soon they themselves were to be numbered among Hartford's honored dead. Dr. Lamson, Hon. Henry C. Robinson, Dr. Walker : in less than nine months this noble trio had vanished beyond our sight. The exercises closed with the benediction pronounced by Rev. Francis Goodwin in those matchless tones we so well love, and the singing of '' America " to the splendid accompaniment of the band, and the ringing of the old church bell which pealed joyfully 263 strokes, representing the number of years since, in an earlier June, Hartford's founders came to this settlement on the Connecticut River in 1636. So cloised a celebration of unique characteristics, and which the Hon. Joseph R. Hawley declared to be " a poem from beginning to end." This finished our part in the widening of Gold Street, but there still remained an important and difficult task. At that time there were still 350 monuments to be restored and preserved, and our fund lacked $3,000 of the amount necessary to accomplish this. The money question is certainly one of importance, but in this case there was one higher, that of finding all the descendants possible, and acquainting them with the situa- tion. The city had done its part in abolishing buildings and transforming a neighborhood, in order to honor the burying-ground of their ancestors. There remained the urgent duty of restoring and preserving every memorial in the yard, and to the descendants was extended the privilege of joining in the sacred duty. If, for any reason, they did not care to assume the responsibility, their permission was asked for the Chapter so to do. This involved an enormous amount of correspondence, and letters by the hundred and 1,000 circulars were sent, to every family representative that could be found, and as for three years no effort had been spared in the vigilant hunt, a large list awaited us. Like detec- tives on a keen .scent had we traced out different family lines. vSympathetic chords were touched, and responses came from a wide extent of country, even as far west as California. The very atmosphere seemed teeming with generous impulses and loyal reverence for the historic and kindred dead within that little enclosure. Can anything be more interesting or reflect more fully the lovelj', fine 20 Ji/isroA-A riox of the ancient hi ryixg-ground side of human nature than this spectacle of many descendants, widely separated, unknown to each other perhaps, joining in the mutual work of love and honor to their ancestors, and caring for family memorials? Distance and time eliminated, they clasped hands as one great family, in filial reverence to the " fathers and mothers from whose blood and bone they came, to do this work in love and loyalty to them." Great was the interest shown in the selection of a new name for the i)urified Gold Street. Perhaps I ought here to confess to you that quite a unique honor was offered your Regent. Members of official boards and some prominent gentle- men united in the compliment of asking permission to christen the new street " Holcombe Place." I trust you will forgive the refusal to thus perpetuate a name so identified with yourselves. Though deeply appreciative and grateful for such an unlooked-for honor, she begged to decline, and requested that the gentle- men would not urge the matter, as such a result would, she felt, seriously mar a work which at least had had no personal thought in it. On June 26th, the Common Council passed the following vote : "That as there had been a request by many citizens to change the name of Gold Street to Holcombe Place, in honor of the regent of the Ruth Wyllys Chapter, and that as this is against the wi.sh of Mrs. Holcombe, the matter be referred to Ruth Wyllys Chapter to recommend a name for the street." The Chapter, after con.siderable consideration, sent to the Common Council its official request that the name remain Gold Street. "The Hartford Times" generously rai.sed $1,000, by adding another §100 to its own contribution, if nine other contributors would each give $100. This was a " heljiing hand" at a critical moment. More than Ss.ooo came from descendants outside of Hartford and gave us our desired amount. Among the many, many interesting experiences, I must here speak of one circumstance that reflects evidence as to the contagion of good deeds and the force of examjile. I speak in praise of the boys and girls of Hartford. After the removal of the build- ings which bordered the cemeter}', the grounds were left entirely open to the public on the Gold Street side, from April, 1899, fo'' more than a year. We had thought it neces.sary to build a temporary fence to guard the broken stones, as our work necessitated oftentimes the removal of car\ings, etc., which were laid upon adjoining table .stones, and these pieces were of peculiar value, as they must be returned to their original places, some portions of them being reproduced. But, witness the influence of popular sentiment and probably the work in the public schools. Not a thing was ever disturbed, not one trifling fragment of those .stones, so peculiarly tempting to boy fingers, was ever touched. To their honor be it recorded that e\-en the street urchins seemed to guard this spot as a sacred trust. The labor of love is complete. The changes involving an expenditure of more than Si 00, 000 have all been accomplished. Standing straight and true, each stone bears in perfect form its vital record and accompatiiment of quaint carvings and curious devices. The gfrounds, under the transfonning .skill of the Park Board, have been artistically graded, and, undulating and i)icture.sque in contour, have a surface of perfect turf, ornamented with charmingly devised beds of shrubbery and flowers. The brick walls of adjoining commercial buildings, as well as the church, will soon be adorned with masses of waving green vines. The final work was the erection of a beautiful colonial fence of wrought iron, with brick pillars bearing urns of stone handsomely carved. This fence was designed by McKim, .IXn Till-: H'fDEX/XG 1>F GOL/) S/'A'/:/:J . 21 Mead & White of New York, and was the generous gift of Mr. James J. Goodwin. The recessed gateway, a memorial to John Haynes, first Governor of Connecticut, was the gift of the Misses Stokes of New York. Tliis fence, e.xtending to Main Street, inchules in the one enclosure the venerable Imilding of the First Church (a beautiful specimen of colonial architecture), which, with its churchyard embedded in green surnnmdings, presents a veritable bit of Kngli.sh land.scape in our city's midst. To thus extend the fence seemed of .such importance that to secure its accomplishment, Mrs. George C. Perkins gave a generous contribution toward the expense of the iron fence, the church making up the balance. The masonry of this part of the fence, which is the property of the Fir.st Church, was a gift from Mr. James J. Goodwin. A memorial gate is now in process of erection to the north of the church, on Main Street, connecting the church edifice with its chai^el. This is erected to the memory of Mr. John C. Day, by his wife, Mrs. Alice Hooker Day. and daugliters, Miss Katherine Seymour Day and Miss Alice Hooker Day, designed by Mr. Wm. E. Parsons. It is interesting to note that Mr. Day was eighth in descent from Gov. John Haynes, whose memorial gateway is on Gold Street. This gateway has a bronze tablet on each pillar ; one bears at the top the dates 1594 and 1654, the birth and death of John Haynes, between which is the Haynes coat-of-arms. Below is the in.scrijjtii-n, which reads, " In memory of John Haynes, first Governor of the Colony of Connecticut. This gateway is given by two of his descendants, 1900." The other one has at the top, each side of the Haynes coat-of-arnis, as in the other, two significant dates, 1639, 1789. These are the dates when the Con.stitution was born in Connecticut, 1639, and the United States Constitution, its lineal descendant, had its birth 150 years later in 1789. The inscription reads :* "John Haynes, one of the three illustrious framers of the first written constitution creating a government upon which were based the principles of American constitutional liberty-." The time is past, I am sure, when the stranger can criticise Hartford, the home of his ancestors, perhaps, for the manner in which she has treated the resting- place of her historic progenitors. We rejoice in the confidence that the descendant of the city's founders, or the genealogist, or the historical scholar will find in the beauty of the old cemetery that Hartford, at last, honors her past, reveres her illustrious dead, and keeps well the sacred trust of this priceless heritage. EMILY S. G. HOLCOMBE, Recent Ruth U'v/Zys Chapter. Hartford, CoNNECTicfT, April 23, 1902. •This inscription was arranged by Mr, Harold G. Holcombe, endorsed by Mr. Wili>ur F. Gordy, Principal of the Second North School, author of " History of Connecticut." h'/:sTOA'.rnoN of the ascient rurying-ground LIST OF GENERAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE inNl) FOK IMI'KOVING THK ANCIENT CEMETERY AND THE WIDENING OF GOLD STREET. The following is a list of those persons who pledged contributions for the Gold Street Fund, if the plan for widening the street should he carried out. As some of these pledges were made to the newspapers under name of "A Friend" or initials, and the delay in the work caused by the appeals from assessments quite considerable, it will be easy to realize that it was difficult to identify some of the contributors. Great care has been taken in this matter, and by the indefatigable energy of Miss Mary Francis, Chainnan of the Publication Commit- tee, I believe all uncertain names, save three, have been discovered. If there are any errors or omissions, I will ask a generous public to be indulgent, remembering that all this work has been undertaken by tho.se unaccustomed to business methods, whose only desire has been to serve, as faithfully as possible, their city, state, and country.* Aliell, Mr. Karle 1". Alwll, Jlrs. Sarah E. Alien, Mrs. B. Rowlan.l Allen, Miss Hdith Allen. Jlr. John Allen, Mrs. Joshua \V. Allen, Mr. Nathan H. Allen, Mr. Nonnand 1". Ames, Mrs. Charles L. Anjfus, Mr. William Avery. Mrs. Ceorjje W. Balf, Mr. Edward Barhour, Mr. Lucius \. Barbour. Mrs. Lucius A. Barker. Mrs. Ludlow Barnard, Miss Ellen S. Barnes, Mrs. Loren W. Barrett lirolhers Bartlelt, Miss Man.' L. ( Mrs. Duncan B. McDon.iId t Beach, Mrs. C. Nichols Beach, Mr. tleorge Beach. Mrs. (ieorj;e Watson Belknap. Mr. LevereU Bennett, Miss .Vlice X. ( Mrs. Livingston Ham, Providence, R. 1. 1 Benton, Mr. John H. Washington, D. C. Bijjelow, Mr. Georfje A. I'hiladc-Iphia, Pa. Billinjjs, Mr. Charles E. Billings, Mr. Frederick C. Bissell, Miss Caroline Day I Mrs, Howard H. (*,arnianv ) Blanchard. Mr. Ceorjje C. Blanchard, Mr. Homer Blanchard, Mr. Joseph L. Bliss, Mrs. Benjamin Bliss, Mrs. I-.mily H. Bliss. Mr. I'rederick S. Blythe, Miss Margaret Boardman, Mr. Cleorjje C. S;in Francisco, Cal. Bosworth. Mrs. Stanlej' B. Bowers. Mrs. Mary .\delina Brace. Miss Ivmily Brainard, Mrs. .\ustin Brainard, Hon. Leverett Brainard, Mrs. Leverett Brainard, Mi.ss Lucy .A. Brewster, Mrs. James H. lironson. Miss Alice E. Brooks, Miss l^ydia C. Brown, Mr. A. P. Brown, Thomson & Co. Browne. Mr. J. I). Buck, Mr. John R. Bucklev. Mrs. Wickliffe S. Hulkelcy, Miss Elinor H. Bulkeley, Master Haujihton O. Bulkeley, Mr. Morgan G. Bulkeley, Mrs. Morgan G. Bulkeley, Morgan G., Jr. Bulkier. Mrs. George L. BuUarti, Mr. Herbert S. Bunce, Mrs. Edward M. Bunce, Mr. Jimathan B. Bunce. Mr. John Lee Bundy, Mr. Horace L. Butidy, Mrs. Horace L. Burbank. Miss Julia B. Burr Bros.. "Hartford Times. " Bushnell, Mrs. Horace Buths. Mr. Joseph Butler, Mrs. Albert L. C. I "A. C." Memorial Contribution.) Calder, Mr. George Camp, Mrs. John S. Carj)enter, Miss Helen E. Carpenter. Master Sidney C. Caqjenter, Mrs. Sidney T. Case, Mrs. .\. Willard ( Former Chapter Member. Manchester, Coiui. i Catlin. Mrs. .Vbijah, Jr. Chamberlin, Mrs. I'ranklin Chase, Miss Genevieve ChiLse. Mr. George L. Chase, Mrs. George L. Chenev, Miss lOiza Trumbull Cheney. Col. I'rank \V. Cheney, Mrs. Erank W. Cheney, Mrs. Knight I). Cheney, Col. Louis R. Chenev, Mrs. Louis R. Cheney, Mr. Richard O. Child, Mr. .\. Kennedy E. S. G. H. Church, Mr. .Xbner Church, Mr. I-'rederick E. Hudson. N. Y. Churchill, Miss Annie S. Clark. Mr. Charles Hopkins Clark. Mr. I'ranklin Clark, Mr. E. C. Summit, N. J. Clark, Miss Mary Clark, Miss Susan T. Clement, Mrs. Percival W. Rutland, Vt. Club, Civic Club, Friday Club, Monday .Xfternoon History Club, Saturday Morning Collins, Mr. .\twood Collins, Mrs. .Xtwood Collins. Mi.ss Fallen Collins, Miss Mary F. Colt, Mrs. Samuel Cone, Miss F'lorence M. Cone, Mrs. Joseph H. Converse, Mrs. Julia J. Cook, Mrs. .Ansel G. Cooke. Mrs. John W. Cooley. Mr Charles P. Cooley, Mr. I'rancis B. Cooley. Mrs. Francis B. Cooley. Mr. Francis R.. Cooley, Dr. ("jeorge P. New Britain. Conn. Corning, Mr. John Jay Crosby. Mrs. Ivrastus H. Cummings, Jlr. I'rancis A. Curtis, Rev. Lucius y. Curtis, Mrs. Lucius y. Cutler, Master Ralph D. Cutler, Mr. Raliili W. Cutler, Mrs. Ralj)!! \V. Danforth. Mrs. John \V. Davis, Mr. Frederick \V. Davis, Mrs. I. B. Davis, Mr. Solon P. Day, Miss Caroline E. Day, Mr. George H. Day, Mrs. George H. Day, Mr. John C. * Residences other tlian Hartford are stated. ,l.\7> I HI. U//U:X/X(; ()/•■ r,7)/./) STREET. 23 Day, Mrs. Jolin C. Day, Mrs. Robert K. Day, Mrs Thomas M. DeniiiiK, Mrs. Ivrncst Deliisoii, Mr. John L. anil I''. Dennis, Miss Hertha P. Dewing. Mrs. Snsan M. De Will, Mrs. Jolm H. Dixon, Miss lUizabeth I,. Dobson. Mrs. John S. Vt-rnon, Conn. Dunham, Mr. Samuel O. Dunham, Miss Sarah R. Dunscombe, Mrs. Crodfrey New M.ivcn. Conn. Dwij;ht, Mrs. William B. Echols, Mrs. Francis G. Rihvanls. Mr. William B. Ellsworth, Miss Emily W. iMrs, K. Jnlins .^ndeisoni Ellsworth, Mrs." Pinckncy W. Ellsworth, Mr. William W. New York City Enders, Mr. John O. Pagan, Mr. Joseph A. Fairfield, Mr. George .\. Faxon, Mrs. Walter C. Fengar, Mrs. Charles C. Now York City Ferguson, Rev. Henry Ferguson, Mrs. Henry Forbes, Mr. Ira E. Foster, Miss .\Hce Foster, Miss F'mma P Fowler. Mr. Clarkson X. Fowler, Jliss Emma G. Fox & Co. Francis & Co. Francis, Mrs. Frederick A. Francis. Miss Mary- Franklin, ("Ten. William B. Freeman. Judge Harrison B. Gallup, Mrs John M. Gar\an, Mr. Patrick Gates, Mrs. Horace P. New Y'ork City Gates, Mrs. Levi C. Gaylord, Mrs. Fjnily X. Gilbert, Mrs. Charles E. Gillett, Mr. Albert H. Gillett, Mrs. Albert B. I Tor \. C. Ilolchkissi Gillett, Prof. Arthur L. Gillette, Mr. William New York City Gilman, Mrs. George S. Gladwin, Mr. Sidney M. Gladwin, Mrs. Sidney M. Goldthwaite, Miss Charlotte Goldthwaite, Miss Jane Goo;e C. Perkins. Mr. Ilenrv .\. Perkins, Miss MahL-l II. Perr\-, Mrs. .\lfred T. Phelps, Miss .Antoinette R. Phelps. Mr. Oscar .\. Phillips. Mr. Daniel Phillijis, Miss lillen M. Piniiey. Mrs. M. E. Pinney, Mrs. Maria \V. Dcrhv, Conii- Pitkin. Mrs. Albert H. ' Pitkin. Mrs. Albert P. riiniplon. Mr. I.inus H. Porter, Mrs. Jolm .\(ldi.son Pomfrct, Conn. Pratt, Mr. Francis A. Pratt, Mr. James C. Prentice, Miss I-;ii/.a II. Pre.ston. Miss Clara V. Preston. Mrs. Miles H. Price, Mr. William T. Ransom, Mrs. Georjfe R. Colchester, Conn, Richards. Mr. Alfred T. Richards, Mr. E. G. Richards, Mr. I'rancis H. Rislev, Mr.s. Hlisha Robb'ins, Rev. .Silas W. Roberts, Mrs. Elvira C. Roberts, Mr. (ieorfje Roberts, Mr. Henry Robinson, Mrs. Charles .\. Robinson, Mrs. Charles L. I". Newport, R. I. Robinson, Miss Ivliza T. Robinson, Hon. Henry C. Rockwell, Mrs. I'rederick C. Root, Mr. John C. Root, Mrs. Judson H. Root, Miss Matilda C. I Mrs. Charles Hopkins Clark) Rose, Dr. John H. Russ, Mr. Ch.irles C. Russell, Mrs. l"re;e R. Shipmaii. Mr. .\rthnr L. Shipman, Judj^e Nathaniel Shipman, Mrs. Nathaniel Simpson, Mrs. I'rederick T. Sisters. Two Skinner, Mrs. Ellen M. Skinner, Col. William C. Skinner, Mrs. William C. Slocomb, Mrs. Cuthbert II. I'.rotoii, Conn. Small, Mrs. Frederick 1". Smith, Mr. Charles B. Smith, Mr. Charles (',. New York City Smith, Mrs. Charies H. Smith, Mrs. Edward \. Smith. Mr. Ivlwin J. Smith. Mr. ICrne.st W. Smith. Mrs. I'rank O. Smith. Mr. Herbirl Knox Smith. Mrs. Mary M. I'nionville, Conn. Smith, Dr. Oliver C. Society of Colonial Dames Society, I'irst Ivcclesiastical Society, T'niversalist Church, Youni; IVojile's Benevolent Sooter. Miss Henrietta South luid I'ourlh of July Celebration Souther. Mr. Henry .Spencer, .Mr. .Ambrose Spencer, Mrs. Elmer D. Kaneville, 111. Spencer, Miss Mary Spencer, Miss Marv C. Stanley. Miss Ivllen C. Stanton, Mr. I^ewis E. Starr, Mrs. Pierre S. Stearns, Dr. Henry P. Stedniaii. Miss Elizabeth S. Stillman, Miss Alice W. Stokes, Mr. .\ii.son Phelps New \'ork City Stokes, Miss Caroline Phelps New Vtirk City Stokes, Miss Olivia E. P. New York city Stone, Miss Janet Tryoii Stone, Mrs. S. M. Storrs. Dr. Mel.incthon Slorrs, Mrs. William M. StouKhton, Mr. I)wij;ht G. Suj.;(len, Mr. William E. Sumner. Mrs. I'rank C. Sumner, Mr. Geor>;e G. Swift. Mr. Rowland L. Swords, Mr. Joseph F. Taintor, Miss Alice Taintor, Mr. GeorRe E. Taintor, Mr. Henry E. Taintor, Mrs. James U. Talcott, Mr. Charles Hooker Talcott, Miss Marv Kiiifjsburv Talcott, Mrs. Setli Talcott, Mrs. Thomas G. Taylor, Mr. James P. Taylor, Mrs. John M. Tern,', Mr. John T. New York City Terry, Mrs. Stephen Terry, Miss Mary \. Thayer, Mr. (ieorj^e B. Thompson. Mr. Charles E. Thompson, Mrs. Maria D. Thomson, Mr. A. C. Boston, Mass. Thomson, Mr. James M. Tierney, Rij.jht Rev. Michael Tracy, Mrs. H. D. Tracy, Miss Louisa New Haven, Conn. Tucker, Mr. Edwin H. I Tucker, Mr. James E. I In nienior\'of Mrs. I<iia Street, ;ift- fine type of colonial style and car\ing, and an elaborate sarcophagus, remained of the memorials to this family. Some were in very serious conditions of decay, and seemed at first impossible of redemption. But as our powers of reproduction expanded with experience, it became possible to renew life even in the veriest wrecks of monuments. The expense of doing these headstones was large, but a " Bull Kniid " was created, and the de.scendants, uniting from various parts of the country, bore the expen.se of all but the sarcophagus. Following is the list of contributors : Adams, Jlr. Jolin Quinc\', ....... St. Paul, Minn. Hacclius, Rev. Brady Electus, ...... New York City Bull, Mr. Charles H Quincy, 111. Bull, Mrs. Elizabeth, ....... Naugatuck, Conn. Bull, Mr. Lorenzo. Quincy. 111. Bull, Mr. Martin Van Buren, ...... .\ll)any. N. V. ( Not a descendant, but for the name, and in approval of tlie work, pave to the "' Hull Fund.") Bull, Mr. W. A Orangeburg, S. C. Bull, Mr. Stephen, Racine, Wis. Bull, Dr. T. M Naugatuck, Conn. Bunce, Mrs. Francis M. (Marj' Bull), Hartford Gross, Mr. Charles K Hartford Kelsey, Mrs. Edward, West Hartford, Conn. Mason, Mrs. William .-\., ....... Chicago, 111. Niles. Mrs. W. W. (Bertha Olmsted), .... Concord, N. H. Shove, Mrs. Susan B.. ....... Woodbury, Conn. The most elaborate sarcophagus in the yard is that of Joseph Bull, erected upon the spot iv'here the Caleb Bull tomb originally stood. When this toml) was removed (owing to its worn condition, I am told 1, two tablets were taken from the doors, and inserted in the adjoining wall. They read as follows : "Family tomb of Caleb Bull, died 1789, aged 72, and Martha, his wife, died 1786, aged 62." Oil the other a ver.se of appeal which .seems like a prophetic apprehension in \'ieW of the fate of her tomb : " Refuse us not This little spot Our weary limbs to rest Till all may rise In glad surjjrise And life forever blest." ^.\7) nil: WrnENIXC OF COLD STkliET. 29 The sarcophagus erected to the memor> of Joscj)h Bull, died 1797, ae. 63, and Esther Gedney, his wife (daughter of John and Mary Gedneyj, died 1783, ae. 41, and others of this branch of the Bull family, remained until one of the last in the _\ard to receive attention. The Ruth \V\llys Chajiter then bore the expense of its restoration and ])reservation, being authorized by William Gedney Reatt>- of New York, great-grandson of Joseph Bull and Esther Gedney. BUNCE. Two stones in this family grouj) had suffered serious injury, involving the loss of nearly the entire face. Tliose of Mr. Thomas Bunce, died 17 11, ae. 36, and his daughter, Mrs. Su.sanna Ilosmer, died 1738, ae. 36, each had an entire front of the stone com]X)sition applied, and the handsome carving and original in.scription ( Hoadley li.st) was faithfully reproduced. The descendants who contributed toward the expense of restoration and preser- vation of these Bunce stones were : Hunce, Mr. Edward M., Hartford liuiice, Mr. Jonathan Brace, ........ Hartford Riuu-e, Mr. John Lee Hartford Welch, Mrs. .Xrchiliald .\ Hartford The Ruth W'yllxs Cha]Jter made u]i the lialance. BURNHAM. A headstone to Mrs. Lois Burnham was dug up from quite a depth under- ground ; as it is not in the list of stones standing in 1833, its interment had evidently been a long one. It was in excellent condition and received the preser\-ing treatment. BURR. A number of headstones commemorate three successive generations of the Burr family, with various members. Three descendants contributed toward the expense of restoration and preserva- tion, most of which was borne by the Ruth Wyllys Chapter. Barnes, General Alfred C, Brooklyn, N. Y. Barnes, Mr. Henn.- Burr New York City Barne.s, Mr. Richard, New York City BUTLER. Two marble headstones to Moses Butler, died 1801, ae. 86, and vSarah, died 1 813, ae. 84, were cared for by a great-granddaughter : McCook. Mrs. John J. (I'Uiza Sheldon Butler) Hartford CADWELL. Two headstones to Edward Cadwell, died 1751, ae. 70, and wife, Deborah Bunce (daughter John and Mary (Barnard) Bunce), died 1772, ae. 85. Done by descendant ; Woodward, Mr. Joseph C. Hartford 30 U/:STO/fAT/0\ OF Till: ASCIEXT nrRYIXG-CROUND CALDWELL. In (jiiite a Rroup of stones to this family we find a headstone to John Caldwell (father of Major John), died 1758, ae. 24. This was in an advanced stage of decay, and its entire front is a reprodnction of its original beautiful design faithfully- copied. This restoration was done 1)\- Major John Caldwell Parsons, not a descendant, hut in memory of his mother's step-father. Major John Caldwell, for whom he was named. Mrs. William Brown, the grandmother of Major Parsons, was the .second wife of Major Caldwell. All the other Caldwell .stones were put in perfect order 1)> Mrs. Samuel Colt, whose hu.sband was grandson of Major John Caldwell and wife, Margaret Collyer (daughter of Captain Hezekiah and Ilepzibah ( Wadsworth ) Collyer), died 1799, ae. 40. A table-.stone marks the grave of the latter : this for a long period was unrecognizable, as the inscription was on an inserted marble tablet which had become illegible. For .some unexplained reason this monument was known as the " Dr. Eliakim Fish stone," and as it was in urgent need of treatment, great efforts had been made to find .some P'ish descendants who would care for it, or give authorit}- to the Ruth Wyllys Cha])tcr. Major Par.sons had long looked for the .stone to Mrs. Margaret Caldwell, but in \ain, and it was given up as among the man\ that had succumbed to the destructive agencies. Later in our work, but unlorlunalely after Major Par.sons's death, the long-looked for moninnent was dis- covered, and a singular mistake disclo.sed. Our long search for a descendant of Dr. F'ish was rewarded, and a great-grandson. Dr. George C. Buell of Rochester, N. v., as soon as he learned of our work, ordered the tomb of his ancestor to be put in perfect repair. Innnediateh' the saving work was inaugurated, and our amazement was extreme to .see appear upon the tablet, when treated, two distinct words, " Mrs. Margaret," and a date. Evidently we were not at work on the stone of Dr. H)liakim Fish. A hurried trip to the Capitol and an investigation of Dr. Hoadley"s list re\ealed the welcome fact that " Mrs. Margaret" was the long-lost wife of Major Caldwell. The ei)itaph was secured, and the labor of restoring and preserving this moiuunent was vigorously prosecuted, this time under order of Mrs. Colt. We readily discovered the memorial to Dr. Fish, which was in close proximity, and which abso bore a marble tablet minus its lettering, but .similar treatment and a strong light thrown u])on it brought out the words " Dr. Eliakim " and also "Sarah." The exact epitaph was secured and faithfullj' inscribed, as in the other case. Mrs. Margaret Caldwell, who died 1799, ae. 40, has beside her six little chil- dren, ages recorded as one, three, four, one, three years, and one .six months. Near by lie also her mother, Jennett (Evans), and father, Hezekiah Collyer, with brothers and sisters. CHAPMAN. One headstone to Robert Chapman, who, a Deputy from .Sa>l)rook to the Gen- eral Court, died in Hartford, 171 1, ae. 6,^, was cared for by family representatives though not direct descendants : Dean, Mr.s. Howard Dudley ( Louise Chapman), .... Hartford Hiickinj;haiii, Mr.s. .Annie McLean Watertown, Conn. Chapman, .Mrs. Charles R Hartford Chapman, Mr. Robert H Hartford Chapman, Mr. Thomas Brownell Hartford .I.\7) Till. U'IDEXIXC Ol- COLP STREET. 31 John Cakiwcirs Stotic before Rcstot,iii< John Caldwell's Stone after Restoration. 18T>. 32 K/:STOh\IT/(>X or the AXCIEXT hi RYlXG-CROrND CHURCH. One stone to Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Jo.sei)h Churcli, died 1751, ae. 26, was done by : Churcli, Mr. I-"re-." Mr. Hoyt's interest in this old ground had long been a welcome factor, and by his private contributions. Major Parsons, Chairman of the Ancient Cemeter\- Association, was enabled to do much more, each season, in the care of grass and walks than the meagre funds of the association would have permitted. DENISON. One headstone to the memory of the valiant Captain George Denison, died 1694, ae. 74, was restored and preserved by descendants whose prompt contribu- tions exceeded the amount neces.sar>' for Captain Denison' s memorial, and a balance helped to swell the "Fund" to care for other less well-remembered monuments. Contributors. Beniis, Mrs. Rebecca Denison Island Point, Vt. Kenedict, Mrs. Fannie Tuttle, . • . . . Walerburj-, Conn. Cheney. Mrs. Louis R. (Marj'.\. Roliinson), .... Hartford Dayton, Mrs. Wallace K., ...... Plymouth, Conn. Denison, Mr. Adelbert S Boston, Ma.ss. Denison, Mr. Oscar \., ....... Bennington, Vt. Dennison, Mr. Elias B. and Hamily Portland, Me. Dennison, Captain George, ....... Portland, Me. Denni.son, Mr. Isaac A., Mechanic's Falls, Me. Dixon, Miss Elizabeth L., . . . . . . . Hartford Perkins. Miss .\lice M., ....... Winsted. Conn. Perkins, Mrs. Alice M. Denison New Haven, Conn. Perkins, Mr. Kdward S., . . . . New Haven, Conn. Perkins, Mr. Oscar F., ...... . Winsted, Conn. Roberts, Mrs. Harvey L., . . . Winsted, Conn. Robinson. Miss F.liza Tnunbull, ....... Hartford Robinson, Hon. Henrj- C, . . Hartford Shipnian, Mrs. Nathaniel (Marj- Robinson), ..... Hartford Tuttle, Mrs. Annie Beniis, ....... Winsted, Conn. Tultle, Mr. Edward L., ...... . Waterbun.-, Conn. Welling, Mrs. James C. (Clementina L. Dixon), .... Hartford Woodward, Mrs. P. H., Hartford 34 a-/:s/(>a:it/o.v of the axciest buryisc-ckousd DORR. Table-stone to the memory of Rev. litlward Dorr, died 1772, ae. 50, and wife, Helena, daughter of Gov. Talcott. As there were no descendants, the First LMuirch, of which he was pastor twenty-five years, ver>' promptly cared for his memorial. After his death his widow married Rev. Robert Breck, Springfield, Mass. She died 179S, ae. 7S. EDWARDS. Two headstones, one to Richard Edwards, died 17 iS. ae. 71, ;ind another to his wife, Marj', died 1723, ae. 62, and his son Sanmel, died 1732, ae. 30, done by descendants : (Uazier. Mrs. I-"raiik D. ( Kiiiily Williams) anil I'amily. So. tilaslonbiiry. Conn. Welch, Mrs. Lewis S. (Marj' Williams) and Family. New Haven. Conn. Williams, Mrs. Iternard T. ( Frances Welcli ) and I'amily, Hartford Williams, Mr. Georjje Goodwin, Hartfonl For "Families" see Goodwin list. EGGLESTON. One head.stone to Kliliu Kggle.ston, died 1803, ae. 5y, done l)y descendant : Stokes, Miss Olivia Eggleston Phelps New York City ENSIGN. Stone of Moses Ensign, died 1751, ae. 45, done by : Ensign, Mr. Charles S., ....... Niwton, .Ma.ss. Stone of Lucretia Ensign, wife of Thomas, died 1791, ae. 21, done bj' : .Mhrcc. Mr. Jdlm, Jr.. ........ Boston, Mass. Other stones done by the Ruth \\'\llys Chapter. FISH. A table-stone to Dr. Eliakim Fish,* died 1H04, ae. 63, and wife, Sarah, died 1803, ae. 66, done b>- great-grandson : Buell, Dr. George C Rochester, N. Y. Dr. Fish's only child, Becca, married Je.s.se Root, son of Hon. Jes.se Root, of Coventry and Hartford. A marble headstone to Mrs. Huldah (Corning) Fish, wife of Miller Fish, was badly defaced. She died 1806, ae. 41, leaving eight children. Two descendants have been interested in its restoration : Fish, Miss Hnldah Hartford Whcatdii. Mrs. Charles, Anrora, 111. GARDINER. The sarcophagus to David Gardiner, died i68g, ae. 54, is one of the oldest as well as one of the most interesting in the yard, and is almost invariably inquired • See Caldwell. ./.w Till uini:.\i.\(; (II- (.(>!. n sikKi-T. 35 for by strangers. The following (jiiaint inscription gives in dramatic terseness the story of his sudden demise, while serving as Depulv to the (iencral Court of Hartford. "HERE LVETH THE nODY OF MK. DAVID GARDINER OF GARDINER'S ISLAND. DECEASED JII.V lOTH, l68g IN THE FIFTV-FOrRTH YEAR OF HIS AGE. WELL — SICK — DE.VD — IN ONE HOUR'S SPACE. Engrave tin.' rcnu'iiihrance of Death on thine heart. When as thow rill: HI niiNING OF (;{)l.n STREET. 39 Lee, Mrs. Charles N. (Harriet Wells) New York City Lord, Rev. A. M., Proviilence, R. I. Lord, Mr. and Mrs. John Haynes, Sonierville, N. J. Maynard, Mrs. John V. (Mary A. Beardsley) Utica, N. Y. Perkins, Mr. Kdvvard Carter, Hartford Perkins, Mr. Henry .Xujjustus Hartford Perkins, Miss Mabel Harlakciidcii, Hartford Seymour, Mi.ss Kniily, Hartford Seymour, Prof. Thomas Day New Haven, Conn. Stokes, Mr. .Xnson Phelps, New York City Stokes, Miss Caroline Phelps, New York City Stokes, Miss Olivia E. Phelps New York City Talcott, Miss Mary Kinjrsbury Hartford Taylor, Miss Gertrude Sandusky, Ohio Taylor. Mr. James P Hartford Terry, Miss luinice New York City Terry, Mr. Frederick P.. New York City Terry, Mr. John T New York City Terry, Mr. John T., Jr New York City Terry, Mr. John T., 5d, New York City Terry, Jliss Mary Halstead New York City Terry, Rev. Roderick, New York City Terry, Mr. Roderick, Jr New York City Turner, Mrs. Charles P. (Julia Francis Mather), Philadelphia, Pa. Wells, Miss Julia Chester New York City White, Mi.ss, Stamford, Conn. Woolworth. Mrs. J. .^ Sandusky, Ohio HINSDALE. Three head.stones, Barnabas Hinsdale, born Feb. 20, 1668, died Jan. 25, 1725, ae. 58, Magdalen Hinsdale, wife of his grandson, Capt. Barnabas Hin.sdale, who served in the Revolution, died 1782, ae. 42 (daughter of Captain Jonathan and Mary (Bull) Sej'niour), and Experience, wife of Amos Hinsdale, died 1781, ae. 61. Restored and preserved by descendants : Bollman, Mrs. George, Westchester, Pa. Butier. Mr. Henry, Gemiantown, Pa. Butler, Mr. Henry, Jr., Gemiantown, Pa. Butler, Mr. Louis Gennantown, Pa. Butler, Miss Sarah L., Westchester, Pa. De Con, Mrs. James, Trenton, N. J. Hastings. Mrs. J. M., Westchester, Pa. Hinsdale, Mi.ss Cornelia G Lakewood. N. J. Hinsdale, Jliss Harriet JL, Blandford, Mass. Hinsdale, Mr. Horace G.. Lakewood, N. J. Hinsdale, Mr. James C Meriden, Conn. Hinsdale. Miss Louise G., Lakewood, N. J. Hinsdale, Mr. William E Blandford, Mass. Van Harlingen, Mrs. .Arthur Philadelphia, Pa. Van Harlingen, Mr. J. Martin Philadelphia, Pa. Whitint,'. Mrs. William Bryn Mawr, Pa. Whitney. Mr. Charles H Philadelphia, Pa. 40 Rf:srOJi AT/ON OF THE ASCIENT RURYINC-GROUND HOLTOM. One Stone to Deacon Joseph Holtoni, died 1770, ae. 77, was done by descend- ants, the fund being raised bj- Miss Charlotte Goldthwaite. Gillett, Mrs. Arthur L. (Man.- Hradfiird Swift) Hartford Gillett, Mr. I'rederick Webster. Hartford Gillett, Mr. Robert Swift Hartford Oilman, Mr. George Hills, Hartford Gilinan, Miss Julia E. (Mrs. Walter H. Clark) Hartford Goldthwaite, Jliss Charlotte Hartford Goldthwaite, Miss Jane, Hartford Swift, Mrs. Rowland L Hartford Swift, Miss Sarah Howard Hartford Group of Stones Called " .\Mnistcrs' Group." after Restoration. HOOKER. Rev. Tliomas Hooker, died 1647, ^e. 61, the " Light of the Western Chnrclies." and leader of that matchless coterie of statesmen and citizens, lies probably under the northwest corner of the present church edifice (.statement of the late James H Hosmeri. His memorial, a brown table-stone, is among others forming an unusual group ; in close proximity we read illustrious names, and the historical scholar may well feel that here he treads upon holy ground. To honor this distinguished progenitor, his descendants gave so generously (as well as spontaneously) that not only was every stone bearing the name of ./AV) Till WIPENING OF aQI.I> STREET. 41 Hooker restored and preserved, but a balance left for the " General Fund." Some of these stones were Ijroken almost beyond recognition, and required an entire front. Small portions of cannng remained to show the design, and the epitaphs were secured from the Hoadley li.st. Contributors, liovviiian. Miss Clara Lee, ....... Bristol, Conn. Hownian, Mrs. (ieorge R. (Adalinc I". Hill), .... Bristol, Conn. Da}', Mi.ss .Mice Hooker, ........ Hartford Day, Mrs. John C, . . . . Hartford Day, Jliss Katherinc Scynionr, ....... Hartford Downes, Mr. William !•".,. . . . New Haven, Conn. Gillette, Mr. William New York City Hill, Mrs. William (Nancy Hooker), ..... Bristol, Conn. Hooker, Dr. Edward Beecher, ....... Hartford Hooker, Miss Helen Frances, ........ Hartford Hooker, Mr. Edw-ard Williams, ....... Hartford Hooker, Miss Isabel, . . . . . . Hartford Hooker, Mr. John, Hartford Hooker, Mr. Joseph Kilbourn, ....... Hartford Hooker, Mrs. Martha W Hartford (Widow of Bryan E. Hooker, who was a descendant.) Hooker, Miss Ro.salie, ......... Hartford Hooker. Mr. Thomas Hartford Hooker, Mr. Thomas Williams, ....... Hartford Hotclikiss, Mrs. S. M., New Haven, Conn. Lull. Mrs. Edward P. (Emma G.) Washington, D. C. Merrill, Mrs. F. J. H. (Winifred Egerton), . Albany, N. Y. Mitchell, Mr. Charles E Nyack, N. Y. Newton, Jlr. Henry G., ...... New Haven, Conn. Peck, Miss Lucy .Anna, ....... Meriden, Conn. Street, Mrs. Samuel H., ...... New Haven, Conn. Talcott, Jlr. Charles Hooker Hartford Talcott, Mrs. Sarah A., Hartford ( widow of Setli Talcott. who was a descendant. ) Woodward, Mr. Joseph Hooker, Hartford HOPKINS. One stone to Mrs. Sally Hoi)kins, wife of Daniel, died 1796, ae. 29, done by descendants : Butler. Mrs. Albert L. (Frances Clark). Clark, Mr. Charles Hopkins. Hartford Hartford Other Hopkins stones were done by the Ruth Wyllys Chapter, authorized by above family representatives. HOSMER. Deacon Stephen Hosmer, died 1693, 3^. 49, and his son's wife, Su.sanna, died 1738, ae. 27, and his children Mary, Sarah, and Stephen, were done by his descendants : Bennett, Mrs. Jane S., Pember, Mrs. E. H., . Tracy, Mrs. Jessie Nevers, Whittelsey, Mrs. J. A., Hartford Hartford Hartford Hartford 42 RESTORATION OF THE ANCIENT nrRYING-GROUND Thomas Hosmer, died 1687, ae. 83, and wife, Frances, died 1675, ae. 75, done by descendant : KfUogg, Mrs. Stephen \V., Waterbury, Conn. HOWARD. One stone to John Howard, died 1804, ae. 35, done by descendant : Collins, Mr. Howard, Hartford HUBBARD. One stone to Mrs. Cornelia (Willis) Hubbard, wife of Nehemiah Hubbard, of Middletown, died 1781, ae. 28. An infant child died two days pre\ious to Mrs. Hubbard's death ; they were probably interred together. Done by descendants : Ford, Mrs. G. Tod Parsons, Mr. Sainnel, ........ New York City This stone is one of the remarkable examples of what has been accomplished in restorinsj stones that seemed past redemption. Let it be borne in mind that in every case the reproduction is perfect, and the inscription exact, being taken from \.hG facsimile copies made in 1870. HUDSON. One marble head.stone to Mrs. Maria Trumbull Hudson, died 1S05, ae. 21, wife of Mayor Henry Hudson, and daughter of his Excelkncy, the second Gov- ernor Trumbull, and Eutiice Backus, his wife. Contributors. Dana, Mrs. James D. (Henrietta Sillinian), . . Xew Haven, Conn. Hubbard, Prof. Oliver P New York City ( In memory of his wife. Faith Trumbull Silliman. ) Mrs. Dana and Mrs. Hubbard were si.sters, and nieces of Mrs. Maria Trumbull Hudson, who, with Mrs. (Professor) Silliman and Mrs. Daniel Wadsworth, were the tliree daughters of the second Governor Trumbull. Mrs. Hudson died at the early age of 21, and is thus described by a contemporary (manuscript poem sup- posed to be by Mr. Charles Sigourney, in possession of Miss Mary K. Talcott 1 : " Light as the gossamer, with fairy feet, Maria moves, with gracefulness replete. Artless as truth she seems — and oft bestows The modest smile, which softens as she goes." JONES. Aniasa Jones, died 1785, ae. 57, and Hope, his wife, died 179S, ae. 63. Daniel Jones, died 1802, ae. 46, and Olive Tinker, his wife, died 17S8, ae. 27. Stones done by descendants : needier, Mrs. Thomas K. (Julia Jones), .... Klmira, N. Y. Day, Miss Mary Elizabetli, ...... New Haven, Conn. Day, Mr. Robert W., Buffalo, N. Y. Day, Miss .Susan M., ........ New Haven, Conn. Jones, Mrs. Daniel (Harriet A.), Chicago, III. Thacher, Mr. Thomas, ....... New York Citv ./A7; /■///•; ii7/^/:x/xc oFdOLi) sTh'/i/rr. 43 KNEELAND. A beautitul headstone of Tt-iiiiessec inarblc, of colonial design, was, in igoi, erected to the memory of Ebenezer Kneeland, died 17S6, ae. 33, and ICli/aheth Sedgwick, his wife, died 1802, b)' their two great-granddaughters : Kneeland, Miss Adele, New York City Monroe, Mrs. Henry W. (Alice Taintor Kneeland), . . New York City KNOWLES. Two stones. Captain John Rnowles, died 1734, ae. 64, and Rachel Olcott, his wife, died 1739, ae. 38 ; restored by descendant : Maynanl, Mrs. John 1". (Mary .\. Beardsley), . . . Utica, N. Y. m) Stone l'nri.-coj;niz,iWc. IJentifieil .is ili.u of Austin Lcily.ird. IK')".. LAWRENCE. Two stones to Mr. John Lawrence, died 1802, ae. 84, Treasurer of Connecticut, and Margaret Chenevard, his wife, died 1775, ae. 49, were restored and preserved by their great-granddaughter : Sheldon, Miss .\licia .\danis.* New Britain, Conn. There are a ntiniber of stones in this family grou]>, composed of Cheiievards and Beauchamps, done l)y the Ruth W'yllys Chapter. LEDYAKD. Among the Ledyard stones is one, the restoration of which I will give as an example of what it has been possible to accomplish with the assi.stance of Dr. Hoadley's li.st of inscriptions. In the early part of our work I had been obliged to report, upon iuqtiiry for the .stone of Mr. Austin Ledyard, died 1776, ae. 25, that it could not be found, and was among those destroyed in recent years. There was one wreck, only one-third of which was standing, the upper portions lying in * Named for her limndniotlier. .Micia .\(Jaiiis. the betrotlied wife of Nathan Hale. 44 h'/:sTOR AT/OX OF rill-: axcii.si lirnyisii-ckiuwn fragments u{X)n the ground, that constantly attracted my attention and aroused my curiosity. Long past recognition, no one would have thought in tlie beginning of our work of doing anything with such a broken mass, but the very difficulties of such a task aroused intense interest, and stimulated my energies as to what might be done. I'pon examination of Dr. Hoadley's list. I was delighted to find it was the memorial, for which I had been hunting the yard through, to Mr. Austin Ledyard. The original inscription was copied, and then came the problem of the original design : carefully all the fragments were lifted from the ground, cleaned, and on an adjoining table were laid out ; slowly the various parts were sorted and fitted ; little portions of carving, the end of an angel's wing, a bit of 1 ^AU.lUl'S SlimC Aflfi KoSliil.ltiiMl, ruHi. the cherub's crown, gave a complete clue to the original, and now a prefect reproduction of the memorial to Austin Ledyard marks his resting spot, and moreover shows the power of redemption as exemplified in the earnest and pains- taking work in the old burying-ground. A table-stone to John Ledyard bears the date, died 1771, ae. 71, and in an open space below we had inscribed, with authority of a descendant, the record of his wife: Mary, wife of John Ledyard. daughter of John Austin and Mary Stanley, and formerly wife of John Elkry, died 1797, ae. 82. Jcihn and Mary Ledyard were ancestors of a distinguished progeny, among them the brave Colonel William Ledyard whose tragic murder. September 7, 1781, at the hands of an English officer, marked an almo.st une>;anij)led violation of international honor. Another son, Dr. Nathaniel Ledyard, son of John Ledyard and his first wife, Deborah Youngs, died 1766, ae. 26, was one of the victims of the schoolhouse explosion. In May, 1766, the Colonies were rejoicing over the repeal of the .Stamp Act. A great celebration was in progress in Hartford, the evening to witness illuminations and the display of fireworks. These, with quantities of powder. .'/A'/) ■/'///. ir//>j:x/X(; OF (,■(>/./> s7u/:/:r. 45 were stored in the schoolhniise. Accidentally ignited, a frightful explosion followed, which killed and wounded twenty-seven persons. The epitaph on Dr. Ledsard's tomb, a .sort of ixislliunious soliloquy 1)\' the gentk-man liiniSL-lf gives a ([uaint rendering : ■ Just wIkm iklivtrtd from her 1>roodin>; fears My cheerful country \vi])c'Son's Sti)nc before Restoration. Col. Nathan Payson*s Stone after Restoration. One of the first stones restored. .L\j) Till: uini-.MSc (>/■■ CO/./) s/ u/:/:t. 51 PAYNE. Two stones to Benjaniiti Payne, died 1782, ae. 54, and wife, Rebecca, died 1786, ae. 51, done by descendants: Butler, Mrs. Albert L. ( Frances Clark ) Hartford Clark, Mr. Charles Hopkins, ........ Hartford PAYSON. One stone to Colonel Nathan Payson, died 1761, ae. 41, done bv : St. John's Lofljje of Free Masons No. 4, ..... Hartford (In honor of Colonel Pay.son as an i-arly inenibt-r. I'untls raised l>y Mr. Nelson Hinckley.) PITKIN. One small lieadstone, much sunken in tlie ,v;ry two descendants. Miss Mary K. Talcott and Mrs. John M. Holcombe, but later the privilege was accorded to another descendant : Pitkin, Mr. Albert H Hartford who desired to 'assume all re.sponsibilitN- of this and the iiuxlern memorial by its side. PRATT. An early stone bears the name of Hannah Pratt, wife of Daniel, died 1682, aged about 50. John Pratt, an Original Proprietor, left two sons, John and Daniel, and this stone of the latter's wife is the first in the yard recording any member of this family. As in several other cases, it is a wife who.se .stone has survived the lapse of years. Notice : Susanna, wife of Captain Thomas Hri,r„ Sarah, wife of Nathaniel Goodwin, Frances, wife of Thomas Hosmer, and Benedict.\, w'ife of Thomas Stanley. There are .several headstones to members of the Pratt famil\ done by following descendants : Girdner, Mrs. Atlela Pratt New York City Kennedy, Mrs. Elijah R. (Lucy Hrace Pratt), . . . Brooklyn, N. Y. Pratt, Miss Fannie Hartford Pratt, Dr. George K., New Orleans. La. Pratt, Mr. James C Hartfonl Pratt, Mr. James T Hartford Mi.ss Fannie Pratt also restored the stone of Mrs. Sarah Phelps, wife of Timothy Phelps, daughter of Daniel Pratt, who died 1758, in her 97th year. 52 RESTORATION OF THE AXCIENT BIRYISCGROUND KICHARDS. A sarcophagus of very curious imporlcd stone bears a coat-of-arms and inscrip- tion to Hon. James Richards,* who was in Hartford as early as 1663. He was Commissioner of the United Colonies, and died 1680, ae. 47. He gave fifty pounds to the Latin School in Hartford. One danghtt-r, Jerusha, married Gov- ernor Salton.stall, and Klizaheth married John Davie. Harvard, 16S1, who succeeded in 1717 to the baronetcy of his grandfather. Sir John I)a\ie. of Creedy, Co. Devon. F-ngland. Elizabeth, Lady Davie, died at Creed >. The treatment was very difficult and expensive, but happily for the "General Fund." the expense was tjorne by descendants and a gentleman interested in the Chapter's .saving work : Brooker, Hon. Charles .■\. (not a descendant), . .\nsonia, Conn. Forrest, Mrs. Charles A. (Harriet Chandler). .... Hartford Morgan, Mrs. Junius S. (Josephine Perry), Princeton, N. J. Perrj', Gen. Alexander J., ...... Washington, D. C. SEYMOUR. Twenty Seymour stones have been rescued from various stages of decay ; several were badly broken, for, being situated very near tenement buildings, they had been subjected to singularly unplea.sant treatment. Some were so disin- tegrated as to be unrecognizable, and their indentity was only established by recourse to Dr. Hoadley's list. Many of the Seymour stones were very beautiful in design, and represented some of the most prominent people of their day in Hartford. A table nioiuiment bears the name of the Hon. Thomas .Seymour, a distingui.shed lawyer, who died in 1767, and a slab is inscribed to the honor and memory of his grandson, "the brave and dashing Tard Fund. Contributors were : Blair. Mrs. William (Sarah S.) Chicago, 111. Brooker, Hon. Charles A., ....... Ansonia, Conn. Bulkley, Mrs. Henr\- T. (Rebekah W. P. ), . . Southport, Conn. Cheney, Mrs. Louis R. (Mary \. Robinson) Hartford Day, Miss Alice Hooker Hartford Day, Miss Katharine Seymour, ....... Hartford Gross, Mr. Charles E Hartford Hinsdale, Miss Catlierine H Kenosha, Wis. Howe, Mrs. Win. T. (Mary Thompson) Jackson, Miss. Humason, Mrs. Virgil P. (Jessie Kittredge), . . Yonkers. X. Y. Jackson, Mrs. Joseph Cook (Katherine Perkins Day), . . New York City Jackson, Miss Katherine Seymour New York City Loomis, Mrs. -Archibald G. (Ellen Seymour Hanson ), . Hartford Finney, Mrs. Maria Watson, Derby, Conn. Robinson, Miss Eliza Trumbull Hartford Robinson, Hon. Henry C, Hartford • Son of Thomas Richards, of Weymouth, Mas.s. His sister married Deputy-Governor William Bradford. The coatK>r-anns is that of the family of Richards of Ka.st I)aglx>rougli. Co. Somerset : ArReiit, a fe.ss fusilly (Oiles. Inrtwcen two barrulets sable. ./.\7) /•///■; \{ii-)i:.\i.\(; ()!■■ (ioi.n siNEET. 53 Seymour, Miss Kiiiily, ......... Hartford Seymour, Mr. Georfje Dudley. .... New Haven, Conn. Seymour, Rij^ht Rev. George S., I). I)., Hisliop of Illinois, S])rin)ifieUi, 111. Seymour, Hon. Julius H New York City Seymour, Hon. Morris W., Bridgeport. Conn. Seyniour, Rev. StorrsO., Litchfield, Conn. Seymour, Prof. Thomas Day, ...... New Haven, Conn. Seymour, Mr. William H New York City Shijnnan, Mrs. N.ithaniel (Mary Robinson), ..... Hartford Stanley, Mrs. Frederick North ( .\lice Moore), . . New Britain, Conn. Talcott, Miss Mary Kingsbury. ..... Harlf-hurial places by Miss Stillraan's grandmother, Mrs. George Bacon (Mar\- Skinner), and her children, Mr. George F. Bacon, Miss Margaret A. Bacon, and Mrs. Amos B. Cox. The other .stones were done by the Ruth \\'yll\ s Chapter, atithorized by family connections. SMITH. Table-stone to Deacon Solomon Smith, died 1786, ae. 51, and wife, Anna, daughter of John and Abigail (Tibbals) Talcott, died 1784, ae. 49, done by descendant : Smith, Mr. Era.stus Hyde Peoria, 111. Other stones done b\- the Ruth Wylli,s Chapter. SPENCER. Two stones to Obadiah Spencer, died 1741, ae. 75, and Abigail, wife of Dis- brow Spencer, died 1725, ae. 46, done by relative : Brainard, Mr. .\ustin Hartford STANLEY. The third oldest stone in the yard is that of Henet (Benedicta) Stanley, alias Wolterton, died 1664. She was the wife of Thomas Stanley, grandmother of Nathaniel ist, and great-grandmother of Xathaniol 2d, and William. This has been done by the following descendant ; Cone, Mrs. Joseph H. (Martha Ishani) Hartford 54 A'/:STOA'.-iT/0,V OF THE AXCIENT liUKYING-GROUND No family has so many memorials bearing very early dates as the Stanleys. Benct 1664, Hannah 16S1, Susannah 16.S3, Sarah 1680, Mary 1698, Hon. Capt. Caleb 171S, Calel) 2cl 1712, Hainiah iCowlesi 1689, and Sarah (Long) 1698, wives of Caleb ; Joseph 1675. This family was of great prominence, and from some contemporaneous writings it would seem their sway was so autocratic as to arouse considerable jealousy. Descendants contributed to the care of the stones, and willi the a.ssistance of the Ruth W'yllys Chapter all were restored and preserved. Contributors. .■\llis, Mr. .\. G. S Syracuse, N. Y. Bolton, Mrs. Charles E. (Sarali Kiiowk-s), Cleveland, Ohio Bolton, Mr. Charles Knowles, ...... Boston, Mass. Cooley, Dr. George Pitkin, ...... New Britain, Conn. Francis, Miss Marj', ......... Hartford Francis, Mrs. William (Mary J. Miller), Hartford Holbrook, Mrs. .\nna .Stanley, ..... Angel Island, Cal. Holcombe, Mrs. John M. {Emily S. Goodwin) Hartford Jackson, Mrs. Cyrus F. (Jessie H. Anthony), . Rockville, Conn. Jewell, Capt. Theodore F., U. S. A., . Brooklyn Navy Yard, N. Y. I Cives for the sake of the name ; is a descendant of the Marj-land Stanley family. ) McChristie, Mrs. Robert (Jessie C. Jackson), . Rockville, Conn. Miller, Miss Alice \V., Boston, Mass. Miller, Miss .-^nnie C, Boston, Ma.ss. Ro.se, Mrs. K. vS Candor, N. Y. Rumbough, Mrs. David J. (Lillie Stanley), . .■\ngel Island, Cal. Stanley, Gen. David Sloane, ...... Washington. D. C. Stanley, Lieut. David .S., Jr., . . . . Manila, Philippine Is. Stanley, Mr. Samuel Goodman, ..... Brooklyn, N. Y. William Stanley, who died 1786, ae. 63, was a man of great wealth, all of which he bequeathed to the South Church, after the death of his si.ster, Abigail, wife of Rev. Elnathaii Whitman (pastor of South Cliurch , who had the life use of it. The church erected to his memory a table-stone, and thus in epitaph recognized its obligations : "To the memory of Mr. William Stanley, who died December 31, 17S6, in the 63d year of his age. " This monument is erected by the South Society in Hartford as a testimony of gratitude for his munificent bequest by which an ample fund is established for the support of the Ministr)' of the Gospel of Je.sus Christ in said Society." For the care of this monument and that of the Rev. Klnathan Whitman, llie following ladies of the South Church contributed. Mrs. George F. Hills led the mo\ement and raised the funds : Bidwell, Miss Elizaljeth W. Bingham, Mrs. Edwin H. Bliss, .Mrs. Mary T. Catlin, Mrs, A. K. Cheney. Mrs. Kouis R. I'Oster, Mrs. Frederick R. Gilman, Mrs. Ellen II. Goodwin, Mrs. George AX/) Till. II //)/■: X/N(; orcoi. II STREET. 55 Hall, Mrs. John Meigs Harrington, Mrs. Henrv E. Hills, Mrs. (ieorge I". Moore, Mrs. James B. Morris, Mrs. John K. Northani, Mrs. Charles H. Peck. .Miss Cornelia Robinson, Mrs. Henry C. Smith, Mrs. Charles H. Simmer, Mrs. I-'rank C . Tuller, Mrs. Charles I). STEELE. Two stones to Jonathan Steele, died 1753, ae. 60, and Dorotliy Myggat, liis wife, died 1775, ae. 82, daughter of Joseph and Sarah ( Webster j Myggat. They were restored and preserved by the following descendants : Beach, Mr. Charles Kdward, . . . . Beach, Mr. Charles M Beach, Miss Kdith, Beach, Miss Frances Antoinette, Beach. Mr. George. ...... Beach, Miss Mary Elizabeth Beach, Mr. Thomas Belknaj), .... Huntington. Mrs. William W. (Harriet Bradley). West Hartford, Conn. West Hartford, Conn. West Hartford, Conn. West Hartford, Conn. Hartford West Hartford, Conn. Hartford West Hartford, Conn. STONE. A table-stone to the Rev. Samuel Stone, .second pastor of the First Church, who died 1663, ae. 61 . This is the second oldest monument in the yard and possesses singular interest. It is a fine type of the colonial style, both in the composition and in the lettering, and is ever an object of interest to the antiquarian as well as the historian and descendant. One in search of pure colonial lettering could not find more perfect examples. The .stone is of the smooth red sort in use here in the 17th and i8th centuries ; it is ver\^ enduring, vastlj- more so than the brown .sand.stoue which succeeded it. This table-stone had endured the ravages of time for a longer period than any other canopy memorial in the yard, and was almost perfect save for a faintness in the letters, which were dimming with age. These were cut a little deeper, but in no way changed, and the monument cleaned and waterproofed. AN KI'ITAI^H, ON M' SaMVEL STONE, DECEASED, y^' 61 YEARE OF HIS AGE, IVLV 20, 1663. NEWENGLANDS GI.ORV & UKR K.^UI.\NT CROWNK, was he who now in .softest bed ok downe til gloriovs resvrrection morne appeare, doth safely, sweetelv, sleepe in iksvs here : in natvre's solid art, and reasoning well, tis knowne, beyond compare, he did excell : errors corrvpt, by sinnewovs dispvte, he did oppvgne, and clearelv them confvte : above all things he christ his lord prekerd, Hartford ! thy richest iewel's here interd. 56 k'/csroh'.iTfox OF /■///■; .i.\c//:\t jirh-y/xc-G/ioUNn Rev. .Samuel Stone left descendants only through his daughters, and it was most difTicult to trace them. The following contributed, and the Ruth Wyllys Chapter made up the halaiice : I'ariiliain, Mis,-; Alice Hartford Johnson, Mr. S. .Mbert lioonville, N.Y. Lee, Mr. William Wallace. .Meriden, Conn. McCdoU, Mrs. John J. (Eliza Sheldon Butler), .... Hartford Merrill, Mr. I'. J. H Albany. N. Y. Pelton, Mrs. William N. (Julia G. Stillman), .... Hartfortl Pinncy, Mrs. Maria Watson Derby. Conn. Rodgers. Mrs. Elizabeth S I'hiladelpliia, Pa. Shepard, Mrs. Celia Adelaide New Hritain, Conn. Shepard, Miss Celia Antoinette, New Britain, Conn. Slauky, Mrs. Frederick North (Alice Jloore), . . New Hritain, Conn. Stillman, Miss Marjorie Goodwin, Hartford Talcott, Jlr. George S New liritain, Conn. Whiliiif;, Miss Helen F. West Hartford, Conn. Woodford. Miss Esther B. Middlebury, Conn. TALCOTT. The hand.some table-monument to Hon. Gov. Joseph Talcott, died 1741, had suffered considerable decay, and the loss of two tablets, probably of lead. These were replaced ; the Talcott coat-of-arnis, which was formerly on one of them, was furnished by Miss Mary K. Talcott, and carved upon the slate tablet; upon the other was inscribed the epitaph, Joseph Talcott, and his wives, Abigail Clark, died 1704, ae. 25, and Eunice Howell, died 173K, ae. 60. There are also four headstones, John, died 1771, ae. 73, and wife, Abigail, died 17.S4, ae. So, Joseph, died 1799, ae. 62, and Mrs. Mabel (Wyllys) Talcott, wife of Samuel, died Feb. 13, 1775, ae. 62. (Account of latter in Regent's report.) The following descendants and collateral relatives contributed, and the Ruth Wjdlys Chapter made up the balance : Emerson, Mrs. Ralph (Adaline Talcott) Rockford, 111. Mather, Mr. Horace E., Hartford Russell, Mr. Talcott H New Haven, I onn. Stanley, Mrs. Frederick North (Alice Moore), New Britain, Conn. Talcott, Mr. Charles Hooker Hartford Talcott, Mr. George S., New Britain, Conn. Talcott, Mr. James New York City Talcott, Miss Mary Kingsbury Hartford Talcott, Mrs. Sarah A. Hartford (Widow of Scth Talcott. who was a collateral descemiani i Tallcott. Mr. Thomas H. I.ord Glastonl)ury, Conn. Tern,-, Miss Harriet Wadswortli New Haven, Conn. Wainwright, Miss Mabel Wyllys, Hartford Wainwright, Mrs. W. A. M. (Helena Talcott) Hartford Walker, Mrs. George Leon (Amelia Lamedl Hartford Wells, Miss Julia Chester, New York City WADSWORTH. A ii.-iiue ])ioiiiiuently identified with Hartford is that of Wadswortli. The first William who came in the " Hooker Comi>any,"' 1636, was among the governing forces of the infant Colony, and Deputy many sessions. His son. Captain Joseph .■^^^D rill: \\ idemsc oi- ci>Ln stkeet. 57 Wadsworlh, possessed a dauntless courage that on more than one occasion made him a conspicuous figure, and his act in hiding the Charter, so precious to the Connecticut Colony, has .secured to Hartford a wide celebrity as the home of the " Charter Oak." To neither of these early members of the family is there any stone exi.sting. but the following descendants contributed in their memory to the general fund ; Fraiici.s, Mis.s Marj', Hartford Gross, Mr. Charles E., Hartford Holcombe, Mr. John M., Hartford Johnson, Miss Klcanor, ........ Hartford Johnson, Mi.ss Mabul Hartford Seymour, Hon. Morris \V.. Bridgeport, Conn. Stanley, Mrs. Frederick N. (.Mice Moore), . . New Britain, Conn. Facing the old entrance from Main Street is a broken shall /■' TIIE AXCIIlXr III I^yi.\c;.GROUND The headstone to Mre. Millicent Wadsworth, died 1790, ae. 67, wife of Captain Samuel, was seriously broken, and her grandson : Russell, Dr. Gurdon Wadsworth, Hartford erected in its place a memorial of slate carved in colonial fashion. This material he selected for its enduring qualities. WATSON. Several Watson stones were east of the Seynir)ur group and were sacrificed when the buildings on Main Street were erected. Several remain, among them Rev. Eln.lth:in Whitni.-in*s Stone helore Keslor.llion. John Wat.son. diud 1 795, ae. 65, and Ilaniiali I'ralt), died 1799, ae. 71. These were attended to bv two descendants : Gay, Mrs. Henry (Charlotte Wat.son), Pinney, Mrs. Maria Watson, . Winstiil. Conn. Derby. Conn. The Ruth Wyllys Chapter put all the others in perfect order. WHITMAN. A white marble obelisk to the memory of Mrs. Lucy Whitman, wife of Dr. William Whitman, was erected by her son, George Beach. She died 1801, ae. 32. The monument was repaired and preserved by her grandson, Mr. George Beach, 2d. Ai\'ii Till. ninr.NiNG of ao/.n street. 59 A stone conspicuous for its very long inscripti:)n was that to the Rev. Elnathan Whitman, died 1777, ae. 68, pastor of the South Church forty-five years. The frosts of a winter some seven or eight years past robbed it of the entire face save a little fragment of the long inscription. Fortunately ])hotogiaphs had been taken by Mr. (George Seyms the season i)revi()ns. The restoration was accomplished in the usual way, the pattern of the original as shown in the photographs being followed exactly. The ladies of the South Church whose n:imes are under the Nathaniel Stanley stone assumed also the expense of restoring and preserving this monument. Rev. HlnatliLin Wbitnian's Stone .iftcr Kcst Wood- bridge, by her two husbands. Rev. Daniel Russell, and Rev. Timothy Woodbridge. Contributors. Cheney, Miss Alice, So. JMaiicliester, Conn. Cheney, Col. Frank Woodbridgt and Family, . So. Manchester, Conn. (Ste WyUys list.) Cheney, Miss Mary, So. Manchester, Conn. Goodnow, Mrs. Jothani (Klizaljeth Woodbridge), . Richmond, Va. (A descendant of Rev, John Wuodbridj;'', brother of Rev. Timothy.) Seymour, Miss Emily Hartford Stokes, Mr. Anson Phelps, New York City Stokes, Miss Caroline Phelps, ...... New York City Stokes, Miss Olivia E. Phelps New York City Talcott, Miss Mary Kingsburj-, ....... Hartford Williams, Right Rev. John, D. 1).. Bishop of Conn.. . Middletown, Conn. WYLLYS. Strangely enough not a stone in the yard had ever borne the honored name of W.vllys, one so identified with the history of Hartford. From the first George Wyllys. who was Governor of the Colony, down through the long jieriod of one hundred and forty years, some one of his direct descendants filled a high official position. His grandson, Hezekiah, was Secretary of the Colony in 171 1 ; suc- ceeded by his son, George, who filled the position sixty-four years ; then again his place was filled by the next generation — his son, Gen. Samuel Wyllys, who held it until 1809. "Thus this office, so important in the history of the colony, was held for ninety-eight years without a break by father, son. and grandson." '■ It is believed," says I. W. Stuart, "that this instance of i)eri)Ltuation of high office in the same family for so long a term of years is without a parallel in this country." The family seemed to entertain some prejudice against mortuarj- memorials, and Miss Mary K. Talcott, a descendant, who has .spent much time studying the AND rill-: wiDENixc OF (.0/ J) STR /■:/■:/: 61 family, says " Pride was a distinguishing characteristic of the Wyllyses. The story is told that one member of the family said, in more forcible than elegant phrasf, that ' if the State of Connecticut could not remember the Wyllyses without nioiunneuts their memory might rot ! ' " Many of their descendants of the present day deemed it a privilege to erect a niLinoiial, and one which is a faithful reproduction of an impressive style used in the 17th century was selected as a])])ropriate, one even tlie first George himself might have approved : a cenotaph of brown stone with a scroll top similar in contour to the famous tomb of Lady Fenwick at Saybrook. (It may be interesting to note here that Lady Fenwick was a member of the First Church at Hartford.) The Wyllys coat-of-arms is on the east end, and on two sides are engraved the family line as arranged by Miss Talcott. Wvllvs Monument, ticctcvl In- Descendants. This monument was given by the following descendants : Bliss, Mr. John Brooklyn, N. Y. Cheney, Miss Alice So. Manchester, Conn. Cheney, Miss Dorothy So. Manchester, Conn. Cheney, Miss Eliza Tniinbnll Hartford Cheney, Col. Frank W., So. Manchester, Conn. Cheney, Major Louis Riclnnonil Hartford Cheney, Miss Marjorie So. Manchester, Conn. Cheney, Miss Mary So. Manchester, Conn. Cheney, Miss Ruth, So. Manchester, Conn. Cooley, Dr. George Pitkin, New Britain, Conn. Crouse, Mrs. Beecher M. (Louise S. Kuousl, . . . t'tica, X. Y. Cutler, Miss Charlotte Elizaheth Hartford Cutler, Mr. Ralph Dennis Hartford Cutler, Mr. Ralph \V ... Hartford Cutler, Miss Ruth Hinnian Hartford Day, Jliss .\lice Hooker Hartford Day, Miss Caroline V. Hartford Day, Mr. John C Hartford 62 RESTORATIOX OF THE ANCIENT /SCRVIXC-aA'ai XD Day, Miss Katherine Seymour, Hartford Ganiiany, Mrs. Howard H. (Caroline Daj- Bissell), . Hartford Hicks. Mrs. Lewis \V. (Elizabeth Hibbard Barrett), . Hartford Hoppin, Mrs. J. Mason New Haven. Conn. Knous. Mrs. Jacob (Caroline Shultas), Hartford Learned. Mrs. Hcnrj- B. ( Rniily Cheney ). . New Haven, Conn. Moore, Miss Annie Richards, ....... Hartford Moore, Mrs. (">eorji;e W. ( Laura Colton ) , ...... Harlfi)rd Moore, Mr. James B., ......... Hartford Moore, Mr. James Richards, ........ Hartford Moore, Miss Laura Catherine, ....... Hartford Parker, Mrs. Lewis I). (Carrie Knous), ...... Hartford Quincy, Miss Mar>' Perkins, ..... New Haven, Conn. Seymour, Miss Emily, ......... Hartford Seymour, Prof. Thomas Day, ..... New Haven, Conn. Smith, Mr.s. Charles H. (Jane T. Hills) Hartford Stokes, Mr. Anson Phelps, ....... New York City Stokes, Miss Caroline Phelps, ...... New York City Stokes, Miss Olivia K. Phelps New York City Talcott, Miss Marj- Kinj^sburv', ....... Hartford Terry, Mr. John T. and Family, ...... New York City (St-c Hayncs list.) White, Mr. Charles A., New Haven. Conn. Dixon. Miss Elizabeth L.. and ....... Hartford Wellinj;, Mrs. James C. (Clementine Dixon), .... Hartford (In ineniorj- of Ruth Wyllys, who, as second wife of Rev. Kciward Taylor, alily reared both her step-children and her own. Mrs. Welling and Miss Dixon are descended from Rev. Edward Taylor and his first wife, Elizaljeth Kitcli.) Contributions in Memory of ancestors FOR WHOM NO STONES bfXlST. Bulkley, Mrs. Justus (Mary Adams,) Rye, N. V. (C.ives in memory of her ancestors, C.ov. John Webster, John Marsh ist, and Richard I,y man . ) • MacWhorter, Mrs. G. G. (Sarah Deborah Adams), Augusta, Ga. Sturges, Mrs. Henrj- C. (Sarah Adams) I'airfield, Conn. (Give in memor>- of their ancestors. Gov. Webster, John Marsh, and Richard Lyman. Descent through grandmother. Del)orah Marsh Adams.) Mason, Mrs. A. Livingston Newjiort, R. L (wished to be identified with the work, and as the tomb of her ancestor, David Gardiner, had been already cared for by another descendant, contributed in his memory to general improvement. ) Osborne, Mrs. H. Fairfield (Lucretia Perry), . New York City (Gives in memory of David Gardiner and John Marsh. I Pardee, Mr. E. H New York City (Gives in memorj' of ancestor, John Clarke.) Perry, Mrs. Alexander J. (Josephine Adams), . . Wa,shingtoii, I). C. (Gives in memon- of her ancestors. Gov. Webster, John Marsh, and Richard I.ynian.) Perry, Gen. Alexander J., Washington, 1). C. (Gives in memory of his ancestors, James Richards, David Gardiner, and William Gibbon.) lu addition to those names already recorded as contributors, it seems just to record those who spontaneously and generously aided in the reception to con- tributors on June 8, 1899, and in the celebration on Jiiiii.- 17. ,i\/> ////■: u7/>/:y/\G ofco/./i s/r /■:/■: r. 63 In recognition and j^ratitudc, therefore, I place tlie following among onr list of contributors : Barrett Brothers erected a large platform, free of expense to the Chapter. Colt's full Brass Band under leader, Mr. Scott Snow, at celebration. Ivinmons's Orchestra at reception on June 8. J. A. McClunie. decorations. P. S: J. Bcsse, refreshments at reception, reduced price. W. II. I'ost Co., loan of ruj^s at reception. John Coomhs, plants. 1). .\. Spear, flowers. Hurd & Mellen. C. B. Boardnian, carriaj.;cs furnished for parade on June 17, at reiluced price. Peter Lux, chairs for celebration, reduced price. Board of Park Commissioners, loan of grand stand for ban/■ rill-: .\.\cii:.\r nrkyiycA-.RouxD Names on the Gravestones Standing in 1835. DiL'd. Age. A.ngnis, Marparet 1781 20 Austin. Mary, wife of John 1753 76 .\lary, wife of Timothy 1783 34 Burr. William 1800 53 Burr. Millie, wife of William '773 Burr, William 1792 20 Burr. Thomas "777 59 Burr, Sarah, wife of Thomas '799 73 Burr, Tinuithy 1799 50 Burr, .Samuel 1792 47 Burr, Moses 1792 77 Burr, Ivlizabeth, wife of Moses 1796 74 Burr. Mary, wife of Joseph 1796 36 Burr, Rcliecca 1778 3 Burr, Rel)ecca '775 2 Burr, .Sidney '795 2m Burr, William II., son of Timothy iSoo 9ni Brauthwaite, Robert '799 64 Branthwaite. Ruth, wife of Robert "799 61 Babcock. John 1796 65 Babcock, .Vndrew '799 17 Barlett, Isaac "794 35 Beach, Sally, daughter of Miles 1800 16 Barrett, Rebecca, wife of Capt. Jos. 1770 47 Bradley, John, son of .-Karon 1802 '9 Caleb Bull's family tomb. Bull, ICsther, wife of Joseph '783 4' Bull, James J. 1 82 1 48 Bull, Joseph '797 63 Bull, Caleb 1789 72 Bull, Martha 1786 62 Cadwell. Matthew 1719 51 Cadwell, Deborah, wife of Edward 1772 85 Cadwell, Edward 1751 71 Cadwell, John '75' 29 Coleman, Deborah, wife of John '757 27 Cooke, Aaron 1725 61 Cooke, Martha, wife of Aaron 1732 65 Died. Age. Cooke, Moses 1738 38 Cooke, Joseph 1747 67 Cooke, Mabel, wife of James 1800 38 Cooke, Jeremiah, son of James 1799 17 Collier.Jeniiett, wifeof Hezekiah 1806 75 Collier, Hepzibah, wife of Heze- kiah 1770 57 Collier, Grove 1768 29 Collier, Ilczckiah 1763 56 Collier, Thomas, Capt. 1763 54 Colly er, Ann Collycr, Joseph 1738 69 Collyer, John 1740 6 CoUyer, Thankful, wife of Daniel 1792 85 Coomes, Miriah 1794 9m Crocker, lyucy, wife of Freeman 1796 46 Conkling, May, wife of Henjn. 1789 36 Clark, Eunice" 1774 lO Clark, Daniel 1679 i6d Currie, James 1763 36 Cowles, Hannah, wife of John of Hatfield 1683 70 Cole, Lidiah 1683 28 Cable, John 1798 58 Colt, John, son of Peter 1785 8 Church, Klizabeth, wife of Joseph 1751 26 Caldwell, John, father of Major John 1758 29 Caldwell, Mary, daughter of John and Hannah 1736 2 Caldwell, Margaret 1775 1 Caldwell. John 1777 i8m Caldwell, Sanmel 1782 3 Chapman, Robert 171 1 63 Cotton, Klizabeth, wife of Daniel 1791 49 Cheuevard, Margaret, wife of John M. 1783 76 Chenevard, Jane, daughter of John M. 1788 63 Chenevard, John, Capt. 1805 72 Chenevard, Hepzibah, wife of John 1774 33 Chenevard, Michael 1801 30 Chenevard, John Michael '735 56 Chenevard, Mary 1774 9m Chenevard. William 177S i Chenevard, Henry 1781 lod Caldwell, Margaret, first wife of Major John 1798 40 Caldwell. James iSoi 3 Caldwell, James Church 1795 I Caldwell, Hepzibah 1795 4 Deming, Lemuel 1724 23 Dennison. George 1694 74 Doolittle, Enos i8o5 56 Doolittle, ;\senath, wife of Enos 1804 45 Duplessy, Francis 1731 38 Davenport, Elizabeth, wife of William 1697 27 Dorr, Edward (Rev.), pastor of First Church 1772 50 Day, Samuel C. 1804 31 Day, Mary 1804 3 Day, Mary 1798 I Deming, Pownal 1795 46 Deming. Elizabeth 1793 2 Danforth, John 1805 lom Danforth, Lucinda 1803 4 Dwight, Charles 1799 6w Deane, Barnabas 1794 51 OF GOLD STREET. 65 Died. Age. EUerv. Experience, wife of William 1773 26 EUerv, Mary, daughter of William 1 78 1 19 EUery, William 1812 72 Ellery, John (buried .April 16, 1764). Ellery, Eunice, wife of John 1800 60 Eddy, Susannah, wife of Charles 1734 27 Edwards, Mary, wife of Richard '723 62 Edwards, Richard 1718 71 Edwards, Samuel 1732 30 Eggleston, Klihu 1803 59 Ensign, Lucretia, wife of Thomas I79< 21 Ensign, Thomas, Jr. 1752 59 Ensign, Thomas 1759 1 6m Ensign, Moses 1751 45 Flagg, Samuel 1757 S3 Flagg, Sarah, wife of Samuel 1769 64 Flagg. Mary 1750 18 Flagg, Ruth, wife of Jonathan 1787 42 Fowler. Melzar 1797 20 Fi.sh, Eliakini (Dr.) 1804 63 Fish, Sarah, wife of Eliakim 1803 66 Fish, Huldah, wife of Miller 1806 41 Farnsworth, Joseph 1741 48 F'arnsworth, Mary- 1 741 43 Foster, Isaac iRev.), pastor First Church 1682 Foote, John 1803 40 Gardiner, David, of Gardiner's Island 1689 54 Gross, Rebecca, wife of Jonah 1718 32 Goodwin, Daniel 1772 67 Goodwin, Samuel 1776 66 Goodwin, Mary, daughter of Samuel and Lodenia 1786 15 Goodwin, Sarah, wife of Na- thaniel 1676 29 Goodwin, Abigail, wife of Samuel 1748 32 Goodwin. Abigail, widow of Captain Daniel 1776 73 Goodwin, Daniel 1790 44 Goodwill, Dorothy, wife of Lieut. Daniel 1746 79 Goodwin, Sarah, wife of Na- thaniel 1740 60 Goodwin, Nathaniel 1746 79 Goodwin, Daniel 1790 44 Goodwin, Hannah 1805 48 Goodman, .Abigail 1708 29 Goodman, Richard 1730 76 Goodnuin. Richard 1763 58 Goodrich, Abigail, wife of Lieut. Gov. Chauncey 177S 24 Gardiner. William 1766 24 Grimes, James 1794 17 Gilbert. Jonathan. Jr. 1 741 40 Gilbert. Mary, wife of Jonathan 1700 74 Gilbert, Jonathan (Cornet) 1682 64 Hyde, Sarah, wife of Ezra '799 56 Holtom. Joseph 1770 77 Hamlin, Giles 1712 21 Hosnicr, Sabra, wife of Joseph T789 62 Hosnier, Susanna, wife of Stephen. Jr. ■738 27 Hosmer, Joseph 1777 72 Hosmcr, Thomas 1732 57 Hosmer, Stephen, son of Stephen 1673 5d Hosmer, Mary. dau. of Stephen 1684 '3 Hosmer, Sarah, dau. of Stephen 1685 4 66 RESTORA TIO.V OF THE ANCIENT RUR YING-G ROUND Hosmer, Stephen (Dea. ) Hosmer, Frances, wife of Thomas Hosmer, Thomas Hooker, Tlioinas (Rev.), pastor First Church Hooker, Thomas (Doct.) Hooker, RoKcr Hooker, Nathaniel Hooker, Nathaniel Hooker, Marj- Hooker, Mary Hopkins, Hctsv, wife of Jesse Hopkins. Daniel, three infant chiUlren of Hopkins. Sally, wife of Daniel Hopkins, Rebecca, wife of Asa Hopkins, Asa Ho]ikiiis, l.cmuel (Doct.) Hart, .Mcis Ivvelyn Hanson, Joseph Hinsdale. Magdalen, wife of Barnabas Hinsdale, Barnabas Hinsdale, Kxperience, wife of .■\nios Hudson, Maria, wife of Henry Haynes, John (Hon.), first Gov- ernor of Connecticut Haynes, Joseph (Rev. ), pastor of First Church Haynes, Sarah, wife of Rev. Joseph Haynes, John Haynes, Mary, wife of John Haynes, Sarah, daughter of John Hubbard, Cornelia, wife of Ne- hemiah Hall, Alley, daughter of William Hall, Jerusha, wife of Henry Hastings, Jonathan, sou of Lieut. Josiah, of Chesterfield, N. H. Howard, John Hancock, Patty, wife of Jonathan Henipsted, .\nua, daughter of Doctor Henipsted Henipsted, .Anna, wife of Doctor Henipsted Henipsted, Benjamin Jepson, Mrs. Susanna Jones, Pantry Jones, -Vniasa Jones, Hope, wife of Amasa Jones, Nathaniel Jones, Rebecca, wife of Nathaniel Jones, Levi, blown up in school- house Jones, Daniel Jones, Olive, wife of Daniel Joy, Sarah, wife of John Keith, William Keith, Marianne, wife of William Knox, William Knowles, John Knowles, Rachel, wife of John Kilbourn, Abigail, wife of Na- thaniel Kilbouni, Samuel Kennedy, Leonard, Jr. Lyman, Thomas Lyman, Martha, wife of Justin Died. Age. 1693 49 1675 75 1687 83 1647 61 1756 64 1698 30 1711 40 1763 53 1765 65 1763 20 1799 26 1796 29 1791 29 1805 48 1801 50 1805 22 1804 33 17S2 42 1725 58 1781 61 1805 21 1654 1679 38 '705 67 1713 44 1726 54 1724 27 I781 28 1772 2 1804 24 179S 30 1804 35 1S03 20 1799 32 1797 66 1793 I 1772 32 1796 81 1785 57 1798 63 1773 92 1776 84 1766 50 1802 46 1788 27 1764 34 ■745 3' 1784 88 1787 55 '754 64 1739 38 1798 71 1789 17 1796 17m 1727 49 1798 35 Lyman, I,orinda Lcdlie, Mary, wife of Hugh Ledyanl, Nathaniel (Dr.), blown up in schuolhouse Ledyard. .-\ustin Ledyard, John Lawrence, John, treasurer of Connecticut Lawrence, Margaret, wife of John Lawrence, Roderick Lawrence, John, Jr. l.awriiue, Mary .\iin Lawreiue. William Henry Lord, .\bigail. cli. of Richard Lord, Ricluinl, cli. of Richard Lord, .\bigail. ch. of Richard Lord, Ricliard Lord, Mary (alias Hooker) Lord, Klisiia Lord. Mary, dan. of John H. Lord, l\pnphras Lord, Daniel Lord. Daniel Ivlwards Lord, John Haynes Lord, Rachel, wife of John H. Lord, lUi/.abeth, wife of Klisha Langrell, Thomas (Doct.) Law, Lydia Leete, William, Gov. of Conn. Marsh, Katy, dan. of Ca])t. Samuel Merrills, Hannah Merrils, Mary, wife of Gideon Merrils, Christian, wife of Chas. Merrils, Martha Smith, wife of (jcorge Morrison, .Ann, wife of Normand and formerly of Jolui Smith Jlorrisoii, Roderick Marshall, Josiah Marsh, John Marsh, Hli/abeth, wife of John Marsh, Samuel Marsh, Catherine, wife of Capt. Samuel Morgan, Elizabeth, wife of Dwell Morgan, Lavinia (wives of Morgan, Sally 1' Elias McCracken, Rebecca, wife of John Mather, Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. AUyn McLean, Susan, wife of Allen Mills, Caroline Messenger, Rachel, daughter of Daniel Messenger, Lydia, daughter of Daniel Muir, William McLean, Allen, son of Neil Moore, George Smith Moore, Ebenezer, Jr. Moore, Anna Moore, David Moore, James (rrant Moore, Mary Smith Moore, Mary Smith Moore, Robert Neviiis, Robert Nevins, Samuel cliildrcii of >Khcnezcr and .\ilna Died 794 809 766 766 77' 802 775 783 774 790 792 698 699 694 712 702 725 748 738 762 763 796 803 786 757 799 683 768 730 750 778 793 766 755 712 744 742 S02 797 793 792 795 803 785 741 .S02 737 725 S06 741 7,SS 793 802 807 807 808 814 764 76s Age. 7 79 26 25 71 84 49 27 26 25 3 3ni 4 2ni 42 58 24 ism 7 I 72 77 32 29 42 4 49 29 23 37 64 30 47 76 72 72 67 23 18 29 7 30 2 17 18 52 3 2 17m 3 4 6 18 26 30 50 2 AND THE WIDENING OF GOLD STREET. Nevins, Marion Nevins, Robert Nichols, Cyprian Nichols. Cyprian, son of William Nichols. Abigail, dan. of William Nichols, Rachel, wife of James Nichols, Catherine, daughter of Cyprian Ogden, Clarissa, dan. of Jacob Olcott, John Olcott, Sallv Olcott, Roderick Olcott, Jonathan Olcott, Sarah, wife of Jonathan Olcott, Samuel Olcott, Mary Olcott, Marv, wife of Capl. Olcott, Sally Olcott, Clarissa Pitkin, William Phippen, Racliael Pierce, Antia andSanmel, ch. of Pelatiah Pratt, Hannah, wife of Daniel Pratt, Zachariah Pratt. Timothy Pratt, George Payson, Nathan (Col.) Porter, John, comptroller of pub lie accounts Perkins, Mary, dau. of James Perkins, Lucinda Payne, Benjamin Payne, Rebecca, wife of Benj'n Payne, Mary .Vnn Phelps, Sarah Patten, Lucinda, wife of Na- thaniel children of Nathaniel Patten, Lucinda Patten, I'annv Patten, Sally' Pantry. John Powell, Hlizabeth, wife of Wil- liam Proctor, William Richards, James Ricliards, Thomas (Dca.) Ridgaw.ay, Naomi, wife of Samuel Robbins, Clarissa Strong. .\nna .Smith Strong, Anna McCurdy. wife of Rev. Nathan Strong. John McCurdy. son of Rev. Nathan .Smith, Daniel Smith, Solomon. Jr. Smith. Solomon (Dea.) Smith, .\nna, wife of Dea. Sol- omon Smith, George Smith, .-Knn, wife of George Smith, Martha Smith, James Smith, John Sweetlaiid, Sarah, wife of Ben- jamin Sweetland, Kleazur Sweetland, Polly, wifeof Eleaznr Sweetland, Kflingham Sargeant, John, son of Jacob Died. 770 780 756 749 750 789 794 794 794 «oi 753 776 781 766 792 779 794 694 682 805 783 805 761 .S06 806 805 782 786 797 7,S8 789 S07 809 810 736 72.S 788 680 749 773 801 784 789 S06 890 787 786 784 808 796 756 798 801 805 798 792 1802 Age. 17 21 84 6m 5 26 15 59 15 36 57 74 53 35 61 16 •5 58 50 79 33 50 41 48 5 31" 54 51 36 96 35 22 15 17 90 27 23 47 83 68 22 25 29 29 29 25 51 49 82 70 5 1 9m 33 32 22 I II wife of of Na- Steel, Elizabeth, wife of George Steel, Ashbel Steel, Nabl)y, dau, of .\shbel Steel, Jonatiian .Steel, Dorothy, wife of Jonathan Sloan, Samuel Starr, Harriet Stone. Samuel (Rev.), pastor of I''irst Church .Shclilon, Joesph Sheldon. George, son of Joseph Sheldon. Deacon Isaac Sheldon, Elizabeth, wife of Isaac Sheldon, .\iina, wife of Isaac .Sheldon, Daniel Sheldon, I, ucretia, wifeof Daniel Sheldon, William, son of Daniel Sheldon, Isaac, son of Isaac She'don, Sarah, wife of Joseph Sheldon, Isaac Seymour, Israel Seymour, louathan Seymour, Thomas Seymour, Thomas Seymour, John Seymour, Marv .\nn, Thomas Y, Seymour, Mary, wife thaniel Seynif)ur, Zebnlon Seymour, Mary, wife of Thomas Seymour, Jenisha .Seymour, Mary .■Vnn Sej'mour, Elizabeth, Richard Seymour, Prudence, Frederick Seymour, Deliverance, Jared Seymour, Lovisa, wife of Jo- seph W. Spencer, Obadiah Spencer. .Abigail, wife of Disbrow Sanford. Huldah, wife of Robert Sanford, Robert Sanford, Zachariah. son of Zachariah Skinner. Stephen Skinner. Joseph Skinner, John Skinner. Mary, wife of John vSkinner. Mary, wife of John, Jr. Skinner. Rebecca, wife of Na thaniel Skinner. Leonard Skinner. Rachael, wife of John Skinner, John Skinner, .Sarah Skinner, .-Vbigail Skinner, .\bigail, wife of Elisha Skinner, Hepzebah, wife of John Stanley, Bennet, alias Wolter- ton Stanley, Hannah ] children Stanley, Susannah ■ Nathaniel .Stanley, Sarah I Stanley Stanley, Sar.-ih, wifeof Nathaniel Stanley, Nathaniel (one of his Majesty's .Assistants) Stanley, Joseph wife wife wife of of of Died. 8co 790 772 753 775 775 801 663 794 764 749 745 802 772 772 7,S8 754 785 786 784 776 740 767 748 782 758 765 746 753 766 759 799 799 798 741 725 759 728 6S3 758 748 773 771 772 780 746 748 743 750 750 777 791 664 681 683 680 716 712 675 67 Age. 29 59 14 60 82 4 iini 61 65 2 63 53 73 46 47 5 2 50 63 49 73 71 62 84 . 54 65 69 29 6 44 30 66 39 75 46 28 72 43 79 76 67 42 31 4 77 77 I 3 19 54 7 2 20 76 74 4 68 RESTORATION OF THE ANCIENT BURY I. \G-(: ROUND Stanley, Anna, wife of Hon. Na- thaniel Stanley, Nathaniel (Hon.), treas- urer of Connecticut Stanley, Sarah K,i,.es of Caleb Stanley, Hannah ) Stanley, Caleb Stanley, Caleb, son of Caleb Stanley, Mary Stanley, William, gave his prop- erty to Second Church Thomas, Rachel Thomas, I.ydia, of Jlailborough Thomas, Marv Tiley, Walter" Tiley. Susanna, wife of John Thompson, Gideon Tisdale, Emily Talcott, Joseph (Hon.*, tiovernor of Connecticut, 1725-1741 Talcotl, John, sou of the Gov- ernor Talcott, Abigail, wife of John Talcott, Mabel, wife of Samuel Talcott, Josopli, grandson of the Governor Toocker. Jlichael Taylor, James Van Nordeu, .\una, wnfeof John Wolterton, Gregory Wollerton, Susanna, wife of Gregory Wolterton, Samuel Wilson, Phineas Wilson, Mary, wife of Phineas Waters, Hevil Wattles, Jonathan S. Wattles, Delights. Webster, Sarali, wife of Robert Walker, Marion, wife of John Watson, Rbenczer Watson, Elizabeth, wife of Eben- czcr Whitman, Elnathan (Rev.\ pas- tor of Second Church Wilson, E;iizabeth, wife of Phin- eas Welles, Hannah Welles, Blackleach Welles, Mary Welles, Julia Welles, Hrilty, wife of .\shbel Wentworth, Samuel 1752 66 1755 I69.S 1689 73 44 45 I7IS 75 I7I2 1698 37 6 1786 1760 63 2 I75S 1764 30 34 1 791 9m 1724 1759 1802 43 56 7 1 741 I77I 73 1784 80 1775 62 1799 62 I80I 18 1772 1799 40 1674 81 1662 75 1668 7111 1692 64 1688 29 1729 97 1779 I 1780 9 1725 53 1762 25 1777 33 1770 1777 28 69 1727 87 1683 50 1788 64 1795 6 1799 J5 1793 31 I7II 20 Watson, Sally, wife of John Watson, John Watson, Hannali, wife of John Wooilward, John Walker, Marian, wile of John White, Ivlizabeth, wife of John J. White, Susan S. Williamson, Caleb Williamson, Mary, wife of Caleb Williamson, -Anna, wife of Eben- ezer Wadsworth, Joanna, wife of Joseph Wadsworth, Daniel Wadsworth. William Wadsworth, Thomas Wadsworth, Daniel (Rev.), pas- tor Eirsl Church Wadsworth, .•\bigail, wife of Rev. Daniel Wadsworth, Daniel Wadsworth. Ruth W.-idsworth, Jeremiah (Col.) W.adsworth, Mehilabel, wife of Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth, Elizabeth » daughters ... 1 _., T- • - ofRfv. \\ adsworth. Eunice, \ uaniil Wadsworth, Millicent, wife of Capt. Samuel Willet, Nathaniel Wiiuhester, Elhanan (Rev.) Whiting, Joseph Whiting, .\nna, wife of Joseph Whiting, Mary Whiting, .Vbigail Whiting, Calvin (Rev.) Wcare, Caty Weare, William T. Weare, Martha, wife of William Watson, Jo.seph Watson, Joseph Weeden, Mary, wife of Henry Wood, Lucy Wood, William Wood, Henjainin S. Warner, .\zubah, wife of Eli Way, Man,- Woodbridge, Timothy (Rev.), pastor I'ir.st Church Woodbridge. .\bigail, wife of Rev. Timothy and formerly of Richard Lord Wcstcoale, Samuel Died. Age. 1796 38 1795 66 1799 72 1793 4 1795 42 1804 29 1804 7 1738 87 •737 • 77 1750 49 1762 78 1762 42 1771 49 1716 26 ■747 43 ■773 67 1750 10 •750 5 1804 61 1817 82 1810 72 1825 89 1790 67 1698 80 1797 46^ 1715 1735 82 1714 26 1722 4 . 1795 24 1 791 I 1807 I cm 1795 38 1.S03 29 1S06 3 1803 19 1802 37 ■795 4 1793 I 1774 43 1701 70 1732 1754 •775 77 26 AX/) THE lV/f>/-:NfNG OF CO I. P STREET. 69 Stones Ante-dating 17oo. AUyn, Hon. Col. John, Secretary of Colony 34 years Bacon, lUizabcth, wife of An- drew, formerly of Timothy Stanley licnton, Andrew Hull, Susanna, wife of Capt. Thomas Clark, Daniel Cole, Lidiah Cowles, Hannah, wife of John of Hatfield Davenport, Elizabeth , wife of William Dennison, George Foster, Isaac (Rev.), pastor of First Church Gardiner, David, of Gardiner's Island Gilbert, Jonathan (Comet) Goodwin, Sarah, wife of Na- thaniel Haynes, John (Hon.^, first Gov- ernor of Connecticut Haynes, Joseph (Rev.), pastor of First Church Hooker. Rnyer Hooker, Thomas (Rev.), pastor of First Church Hosmer, Frances, wife of Thomas Hosmer, Mary, dan. of Stephen Hosmer, Sarah, dau. of Stephen Hosmer, Stephen (Dea.) Died. Age. 1696 1678 76 1683 63 1680 7" 1679 i6d 16S3 2H 1683 70 1697 27 1694 74 1682 16S9 54 1682 64 1676 29 1654 1679 38 1698 30 1647 61 '675 75 1684 13 1685 4 1693 49 Hosmer, Stephen, son of Stephen Hosmer, Thomas Leete, William, Governor of Connecticut Lord, .MjiHail, dau. of Richard Lord. .Abigail, dau. of Richard Lord, Ricliard. son of Richard Pitkin. William Pratt, Hannah, wife of Daniel Richards, James Sanford, Zachariah, son of Zachariah Stanley, Henedicta, alias Wol- terton Stanley, Hannah, daujjhter of Nathaniel Stanley, Hannah, wife of Caleb Stanley, Joseph Stanley, Mary Stanley, Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Stanley, Sarah, wife of Caleb Stanley, Susannah, daughter of Nathaniel Sto!ie, Samuel (Rev.), pastor of First Church Welles, Hannah Willet. Nathaniel Wilson, Mary, wife of Phineas Wilson, Phineas Wolterton, Gregory Wolterton, Samuel Wolterton, Susanna, wife of Gregory Died. Age. ■673 5n, in pursuance of a plan to restore and improve the Ancient Cemetery, sent an appeal to the Common Council askinj; that Gold Street be widened. The Council referred the petition to the Street Board, who gave the matter their immediate attention. The members of the honorable Board now await further action on the part of the women who sent the appeal to the Coimcil. Our proposition is a very simple one and will, we trust, commend itself to the citizens of Hartford. It is this: That the property on the north side of (".old Street be purchased and all the buildings cleared away, niakinfj a spacious, beautiful street from Main Street to the I'ark, and, with the widening of Jewell and Ford Streets, a fine avenue on to the station from the center of the city. This will result in an open space of about 75 feet between the Center Church and the City Hotel, though the street line will be laid out at 50 feet to avoid encroachment on the southeastern cor- ner of the cemetery. This will briuj; that historic burying-ground, with its wealth of sacred and inspiring associations, into the po- sition of honor and prominence we so much desire for it. All t^.e property on the north side of Gold Street has been offered for sale to the Committee of the Street Board, which brings us to the vital question of raising the necessary money. The owners of the pro])erty directly benefited will, of course, be assessed their fair portion of the cost. Such assess- ments will not ])roduce the sum necessarj^ to purchase the buildings and land in question, and to meet this emergency when the city we love needs something it cannot well afford to buy, and is offered an opportunity it cannot afford to lose, we women of the Ruth Wyllys Chapter, daughters of men who so loved their country that they offered their lives for her redem])ti(m, propose to raise a sum of money with which we may share the city's assess- ment, by .Hu appeal to the citizens of Hartford for public contributions to a fund called the "Ruth Wyllys Chapter. Daugliters of the American Revolution, F'unil for the Improve- ment of the Old Burying Ground ami the Widening of Gold Street." The city of Hart- ford owns this cemetery, and as such owner would naturally be allotted a large assessment as its proportionate share of the cost. We wish to relieve the city of its heavy assessment by paying from this fund any amount beyond that which the Common Council can apportion out of its a])])ropriations. This city was founded by a company of men whose far-sighted wisdom helped to e^tiiblish the foundations of our present national life and government and whose names and achieve- ments command more and more the attention, respect, and admiration of the country. Every year increasing numbers of men and women, who glory to trace their lineage to Hartford's founders, come here from all parts of this broad land to study the record-, and learn the events of Hartford's history .\mong our citi- zens are thousands of the descendants of that dauntless band; will they not deem it a ])rivi- lege to join in an effort to redeem the earthly resting-place of their ancestors from its present ignominy? To the citizens without alliance to that sacred and ancestral dust, what does this im- provement me.in ? The spacious avenue lead- ing from Main Street to the station, fine buildings erected on land converted into choice sites, and a greatly increased tax list. The Ileubleins authorize us to state that they are readv to build an addition to their hotel ex- tending to Mulberry Street, making one of the finest hotels in New luigland atid costing at least $250,000, if Gold Street is widene