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1075. *Bosworth, George.  S. of Harvey and Sophia (Nash), b. Champlain, N. Y., S. 11, 1828.  Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Prepared Bakersfield (Vt.) Acad.; Middlebury, 1850-53; A. C., 1853-54.  Taught Salem Acad., 1854-56; school for boys, Milwaukee, Wis., 1856-59; farmer Bristol, Wis., 1859-69; Grinnell, Ia., 1869-1902.  D. Grinnell, Ia., Aug. 19, 1902.

Married Je. 26, 1855, Sophia E., da. of Hammon Marsh, Paris, Wis.  Ch. Julia S.; Walter M.; George F.; Julius H.; Harvey E.

1076. *Brundage, Israel.  S. of James and Phebe (Farnam), b. Greenfield, Penn., Aug. 24, 1828.  Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Madison and Franklin Acads.; A. C., 1851-53; B. A., 1871.  Union T. S., 1853-56; ordained as Presb., O. 7, 1856; s. s. Prompton and Waymart, Penn., 1856-64; Kirkwood, N. Y., 1864-65; Conklin, N. Y., 1866-67; a. p. Paxton, Ill., 1867-74; p. Rochelle, Ill., 1874-85; Chetopa, Kans., 1885-90.  D. Chetopa, Kans., May 13, 1890.

Married (1) May 8, 1856, Mary S., da. of H. A. Bridgman, Paxton, Ill., who d. Jan. 19, 1872; (2) D. 4, 1872, Susan L., da. of George R. Lathe, Boston.  Ch. James H.; Mary C.; Robert C.; Myrtie C.

1077. *Bugbee, Lucius Halen.  S. of Alvin and Mary (Nichols), b. Gowanda, N. Y., N. 25, 1830.  M. A., A. C., 1858; D. D., O. Wesleyan U., 1869.  Psi Upsilon.

Prepared Gowanda (N. Y.)  Union School and Genesee Wesleyan Sem., Lima, N. Y.; Genesee Coll., 1850-54; A. C., 1854.  Prof. of Belles Lettres, Cooperstown (N. Y.) Female Coll., 1854-55; in charge of banking house Marion, Ia., 1855-57; ordained deacon and elder Methodist Epoiscopal Ch.; admitted to Upper Ia. Conference, 1857; prin. Fayette (Ia.) Sem., 1857-60; p. Chicago, Ill., 1861-63; president Northwestern Female Coll., Evanston, Ill., 1865-68; Cincinnati (O.) Wesleyan Female Coll., 1868-75; Alleghany Coll., Penn., 1875-82.  D. Geneva, N. Y., Jy. 28, 1883.

Married Aug. 1, 1855, Mrs. Emily J. Livingstone, da. of Phineas C. Fish, Oneonta, N. Y.  Ch. Mary L.; Helen S.; Grace; Lucius H.

1078. *Canfield, Averill Burton.  S. of Mitchell Monroe and Elizabeth Jane (Averill), b. So. Britain, Conn., N. 8, 1831.

Prepared Burr Sem., Manchester, Vt. and So. Britain (Conn.) Acad.; Yale, 1850-51; A. C., 1851-54.  Farmer So. Britain, Conn., 1854-55.  D. So. Britain, Conn., Ap. 18, 1890.

Married S. 9, 1857, Alice S., da. of John Angevine, New Preston, Conn.  1 s., 1 da.

1079. *Clarke, James Franklin.  S. of Benjamin F. and Sarah (Chapin), b. Buckland, Jan. 31, 1832.  D. D., A. C., 1894.  Phi Beta Kappa.

Prepared Heath, Conway and Easthampton.  Andover T. S., 1855-58; home miss'y Bridgewater, Vt., 1858-59; ordained Holden, Ap. 14, 1859; miss'y Philippopolis, Turkey, 1859-70; relief work among war sufferers in E. Roumelia and Macedonia, winters of 1876-79; connected with Collegiate and Theological Institute of A. B. C. F. M., Samokove, Bulgaria, 1871-1905; r. Sofia, Bulgaria, 1905-16.  Revised and trans. into Bulgarian, Wayland's Moral Science; Shorter Catechism and several text books.  D. Sofia, Bulgaria, Jy. 2, 1916.

Married (1) Ap. 14, 1859, Isabella Graham, da. of James Davis, Holden, who d. F. 28, 1894; (2) Mch. 25, 1896, Minnie, da. of E. A. Beach, Chicago, Ill.  Ch. Henry D.; James C. (A. C. ex 1886); William P. (A. C. 1888); Elizabeth C.

1080. *Cooley, Edwin.  S. of Charles and Mary Stowell, b. Sunderland, F. 2, 1831.  Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Springfield H. S.  Yale Scientific School, 1855-56; taught Marion, Ia., 1856-57, 1858-59; with Geological Survey of Ia., 1857-58; farmer Sunderland, 1859-64; taught Leverett and Amherst, 1864-65; farmer in Ill., 1866-70; supt. of schools under Freedmen's Bureau, Savannah, Ga., 1865-66; prin. acad. Gallipolis, O., 1870-73; farmer Galesburg, Ill., 1873-1902.  D. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 31, 1902.

Married Aug. 30, 1857, Ellen S., da. of John Davis, Rockingham, Vt., who d. Je. 7, 1898.  Ch. George L.; Maria L.

1081. *Cooper, John.  S. of John and Elizabeth M. (Evans), b. Cooper's Plains, N. Y., O. 24, 1833.  M. D., U. of Penn., 1857.

Prepared Easton, Penn.; A. C., 1853-54; B. S., U. of Penn. Med. School, 1854-57; studied Paris, 1857-59; practised N. Y. City, 1859-61; entered army, 1861; on staff of Gen. Fremont, 1862; in charge of hospital, Alexandria, Va., 1863-64; served at prisons for Confederates, New Orleans, La., 1864-65; staff surgeon, 17th Army Corps, 1865; manufacturer of pharmaceutical preparations, Philadelphia, Penn., 1867-70; pharmacist N. Y. City, 1870-76; practised med. Red Bank, N. J., 1876-79; Painted Post, N. Y., 1879-89; r. Corning and Painted Post, N. Y., 1889-1903; Buffalo, N. Y., 1903-04.  D. Buffalo, N. Y., Jy. 11, 1904.

Married D. 19, 1867, Ophelia, da. of Augustus H. Bronson, Erwin, N. Y.  5 ch.

1082. Crane, Alexander Baxter.  S. of Abiel and Emma T. (Porter), b. Berkley, Ap. 23, 1833.  Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Prepared with Rev. Lucius R. Eastman (A. C. 1833).  Studied law Terre Haute, Ind., 1854-56; admitted to bar, 1856; practised Terre Haute, Ind., 1856-62; Capt., 85th Ind. Vols., 1862; Lieut. Col., 1862-64; Col., 1864-65; practised law N. Y. City, 1865-.

Married Jy. 12, 1865, Laura Cornelia, da. of John W. Mitchell, N. Y. City.  Ch. Elizabeth G.; Caroline E.; Helen C.; Aurelia B.; Alexander M.; Laura V.

Address, Holmhurst, Scarsdale, N. Y.

1083. *Crane, Edward Augustus.  S. of Benjamin and Sophronia (Paul), b. Freetown, Aug. 26, 1832.  M. D., Harvard, 1857.  Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Prepared Phillips Acad., Andover.  Harvard Med. School, 1854-57; practised Providence, R. I., 1857-61; in service U. S. Sanitary Commission, 1861-64; went to Paris, France, 1865; collected material in America for an exhibit of sanitary improvements made during Civil War for International Exposition of 1867, Paris; had charge of exhibit; co-operated with Dr. Thomas Evans in formation of the American Ambulance in Franco-Prussian War; ed. American Register, Paris, 1874-97.  Author A History of the Organization of the American Ambulance in Paris during Franco-Prussian War; Memoir of Dr. Thomas W. Evans.  He and Dr. Evans planned and carried out the escape of Empress Eugenie.  Bequeathed Crane Fund for biology books to A. C.  D. Paris, France, F. 26, 1906.

Married Ap. 14, 1874, Mrs. Jane Seaver, da. of Henry Gray, Arlington, Vt.

1084. *Dadmun, Appleton.  S. of Martin and Persis (Parmenter), b. Marlboro, Jy. 21, 1828.  Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Prepared Wilbraham Acad. and Williston Sem.  Studied law with Henry Chapin, Worcester; admitted to bar there, Ap. 1, 1857; practised there, 1857-68.  D. Minneapolis, Minn., N. 2, 1869.

Married Je. 6, 1865, Harriet, da. of John Whitney, Westminster.  Da. Maryl L. (m. George A. Mirick, A. C. 1887).

1085. *Dimock, Edwin.  S. of Rufus and Elizabeth (Hawkins), b. So. Coventry, Conn., Je. 8, 1828.  M. A., A. C., 1857.  Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Kimball Union Acad., N. H. Hartford T. S., 1854-56; tutor A. C., 1856-57; ordained Orange, Ap. 14, 1858; p. there, 1858-60; s. s. Fairhaven, Conn., 1860; Terryville, Conn., 1861-62; w. c., 1862-64; s. s. Plainville, Conn., 1864.  D. Central City, Col., N. 3, 1865.

Married O. 11, 1857, Emeretta A., da. of Joshua Risley, E. Windsor Hill, Conn.  Ch. Edwin F.; William T.

1086. *Emmons, Henry Vaughan.  S. of Williams and Lucy (Vaughan), b. Augusta, Me., N. 3, 1832.  M. A., A. C., 1879.  Alpha Delta Phi.

Prepared Hallowell and Gorham (Me.) Acads.; A. C., 1851-54.  Bangor T. S., 1856-59; ordained as evangelist, Pembroke, Me., N. 14, 1860; a. p. Pembroke and Perry, Me., 1859-62; with U. S. Christian Commission in S. C., Fla. and Va., 1863-65; p. Lancaster, N. H., 1865-76; r. Hallowell, Me., 1876-84; p. Oxford, Me., 1884-86; Bromfield, Me., 1887-90; Kittery Point, Me., 1891-1902; r. Northboro, 1902-.  D. Framingham, D. 29, 1912.

Married S. 6, 1865, Anne, da. of George Shepard, Bangor, Me.  Ch. William; Lucy V.; Elizabeth F.; Henry M.; Mary W.

1087. *Fay, Henry Clinton.  S. of Solomon T. and Achsah F. (Parker), b. Shrewsbury, Mch. 4, 1827.  Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Leicester Acad.  Bangor T. S., 1854-57; s. s. Richmond, Me., 1857-58; ordained Northwood, N. H., D. 29, 1858; p. there, 1858-64; Norton, 1864-68; s. s. Hubbardston, 1868-70; p. Harwichport, 1870-72; s. s. Townsend, 1873-76; Ayer, 1876-77; Essex, Conn., 1877-80; Holden, 1880-82; a. p. Northwood, N. H., 1882-85 and taught vocal music in public schools.  Served with Christian Commission during Civil War.  D. Lexington, Jy. 2, 1911.

Married D. 14, 1858, Caroline E., da. of Benjamin Tallman, Richmond, Me., who d. S. 8, 1902.  Ch. Franklin T.; Hattie T.; Henry C.; Lucy M.; Alice P.

1088. *Ford, James Bradley.  S. of James and Mary (Webster), b. Burrington, Devonshire, Eng., O. 22, 1826.  M. A., A. C., 1857; M. D., U. of Mich., 1857.  Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Prepared Huron Institute, Milan, O.; Western Reserve, 1851; Madison U., N. Y., 1852; A. C., 1852-54.  Studied med. Norwalk, O., 1854-57; attended lectures U. of Mich. Med. School, 1857; practised Norwalk, O., 1857-96.  D. Norwalk, O., Je. 27, 1896.

Married May 30, 1860, Cornelia, da. of Matthias Cook, Homer, N. Y.  Ch. Mary E.; George C.; Cornelia; Adeline G.; James A.; William W. (A. C. ex 1893).

1089. *Fowler, William Worthington.  S. of Prof. William C. and Harriet (Webster), b. Middlebury, Vt., Je. 24, 1833.  M. A., A. C., 1857.  Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Delta Phi.

Prepared Amherst Acad., Williston Sem. and Phillips Acad., Andover.  Studied law with Edward Dickinson, Amherst, 6 mos.; with William Bloomfield, N. Y. City, 4 mos.; with Schell, Schlosson & Hutchins there, 1 yr.; prin. Taunton Acad. and Amherst H. S., 1855; admitted to bar, 1857; practised N. Y. City, 1857-64; broker there, 1864-71; author and journalist Durham, Conn., 1871-81.  Member Conn. Senate, 1875; Conn. House of Representatives, 1879.  Author Ten Years in Wall Street; Life and Adventures of Benjamin F. Moneypenn.  D. Durham, Conn., S. 18, 1881.

Married Jan. 7, 1873, Gertrude Van Ness, da. of Simeon P. Smith, N. Y. City.  Ch. Ellis W.; William C.; Grace R.; Gertrude W.  Bro. Charles C. (A. C. 1851).

1090. *Frierson, Samuel Mayes.  S. of Samuel Davis and Mary M. (Mayes), b. Columbia, Tenn., Jan. 1, 1832.  Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Prepared Stephenson (Tenn.) Acad.; A. C., 1851-54.  Studied law with father, Columbia, Tenn., 1854-56; admitted to bar there, 1856; practised there, 1856-63.  D. Louisville, Ky. F. 21, 1863.

1091. *Glass, Heman.  S. of George W. and Eunice H. (James), b. Stephentown, N. Y., O. 1, 1830.  M. A., A. C., 1857.  Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon.

Prepared with Eben M. Rollow, Stephentown, N. Y.; Williams and Genesee Colls., 1851-54; A. C., 1854.  Taught N. Y. City, 1854-55; studied law with D. G. Sheeart, Honeoye Falls, n. Y., 2, yrs.; admitted to bar, Rochester, N. Y., Mch., 1857; practised Omaha, Neb., 1858-64; ed. N. Y. City, 1864-66; farmer Hanford's Landing, N. Y., 1866-81; organized Heman Glass Seed Co. and president, 18(?)-1905.  Member N. Y. Assembly, 1875-76.  D. Greece, N. Y., Mch. 4, 1911.

Married May 10, 1859, Lucy A., da. of T. G. Goodwill, Omaha, Neb.  Ch. Willard L.; Gertrude G.; Alice C.; James M.; Heman S.; (?).

1092. *Goodenough, Adoniram Judson.  S. of Levi and Cynthia (Rice), b. Sudbury, Aug. 6, 1833.  M. A., A. C., 1857.  Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Warren Acad., Woburn.  Studied med. with father, 1854-56 and attended lectures Boston and Pittsfield; in Va., 1856; in business Macon, Ga., 1857-59; bookseller there, 1859-63, 1865-66; Dayton, O., 1863-65; Providence, R. I., 1866-1900; retired there, 1900-09.  D. Providence, R. I., Je. 18, 1909.

Married May 13, 1862, Hattie M., da. of Alexander Marsh, Worcester.  Ch. George M.

1093. *Hallock, Charles.  S. of Gerard and Eliza (Allen), b. N. Y. City, Mch. 13, 1834.  M. A., A. C., 1879.  Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Prepared Farmington (Conn.) School and Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven, Conn.; Yale, 1850-51; A. C., 1851-52; B. A. extra ordinem, 1871.  Ed. New Haven Register, 1 yr. and a half; N. Y. Journal of Commerce, 9 yrs.; Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle and Sentinel, 7 mos.; St. John (N. B.) Telegraph, 18 mos. and Courier, 6 mos.; exchange broker St. John, N. B. and Halifax, N. S., 1864-66; partner shipping and commission house of Wilkinson, Wood & Co., Halifax, N. S., 1865-66; financial ed. Harper's Weekly, 1868; ed. Forest and Stream, N. Y. City, 1873-80; cultivated sunflower for oil, 1883-84; ed. Nature's Realm, 1890; Northwestern Field and Stream, 1896-97; mining broker St. Louis, Mo., 1898-99; truck farmer Newbern, N. C., 1901-03.  Author The Recluse of the Oconee; The Humorist; Sketches of Stonewall Jackson; The Fishing Tourist; Sportsman's Gazetteer; Our New Alaska and other books.  Called Dean of American sportsmen; an active or honorary member of 57 scientific, literary and game protective societies.  D. Washington, D. C., D. 2, 1917.

Married S. 10, 1855, Amelia J., da. of Oliver T. Wardwell, N. Y. City, who d. Ap. 8, 1901.  3 ch.

1094. *Hartzell, Josiah.  S. of Frederick and Mary (Eckis), b. Deerfield, O., S. 7, 1833.  Ph. D., Mt. Union Coll., O., 1894.  Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Prepared with J. C. Lee, Toledo, O.; Western Reserve, 1850-52; A. C., 1852-54.  Studied law Toledo, O.; admitted to bar, 1856; practised law Davenport, Ia., 2 yrs.; ed. Canton, O., 1858-75, and postmaster, 1865-69; reaper manufacturing business, 1875-1902.  Member Amer. Public Health Assoc.; committee appointed by National Government to drive out yellow fever from Cuba, 1898; representative of Amer. manufacturing interests at Chicago Fair, 1893, and Paris Expositions, 1878 and 1900.  D. Canton, O., N. 11, 1914.

Married F. 21, 1856, Mary K., da. of Simeon Johnson, Mt. Union, O., who d. Aug. 16, 1911.  Ch. Wilbur J.; Dora V.; Frederick S.; Charles; Mary K.; Josiah; Grace; Ralph.

1095. *Hitchcock, Milan Hubbard.  S. of Abner and Irene (Miller), b. Marshall, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1831.  Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Brockport Collegiate Institute and Cary Collegiate Sem., N. Y.; Hamilton, 1850-53; A. C., 1853-54.  Bangor T. S., 1854-57; ordained Aug., 1857; miss'y to Ceylon, 1857-60; s. s. W. Boylston, 1861-62; Westminster, 1862-67; Winchendon, 1867-69; miss'y Constantinople, Turkey, 1869-82; p. Hubbardston, 6 yrs.; city miss'y Worcester, 10 yrs.; p. Hubbardston, 1898-1901; r. Winchendon, 1904-10.  D. Winchendon, Jan. 28, 1910.

Married S. 24, 1857, Lucy A., da. of Rev. Benjamin Rice, Winchendon.

1096. *Holloway, Charles Hoover.  S. of John T. and Elizabeth (Search), b. Philadelphia, Penn., Aug. 16, 1831.  M. A., A. C., 1877.  Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Central H. S., Philadelphia, Penn.; Del. Coll., 1849-51; A. C., 1851-54.  Union T. S., 1854-57; ordained by Presbytery, Catskill, N. Y., S. 27, 1857; s. s. Rensselaerville, N. Y., 1857; prof. of ancient languages, Ashland (N. Y.) Collegiate Institute, 1858-59; s. s. there, 1859-61; p. Shelter Island, N. Y., 1861-64; prin. Randolph (N. Y.) Acad., 1864-65; Middletown (Del.) Acad., 1865-67; Cortlandville (N. Y.) Acad., 4 mos.; Cromwell (Conn.) Acad., Jan. - N., 1868; No. Salem (N. Y.) Acad., 1868-69; s. s. there, 1869-72; Tom's River, N. J., 1872-73; taught Newark (Del.) Acad., 1873-78; accountant in woollen manufactory there, 1878-; draughtsman Commonwealth Title Insurance & Trust Co., Philadelphia, Penn., 1886-1906; r. there, 1906-.  D. Philadelphia, Penn., F. 5, 1923.

Married O. 28, 1858, Rebecca Pauling, da. of William Stratton, Philadelphia, Penn., who d. Aug. 8, 1918.  Ch. Edward S.; Augusta E.; Henry H.; Mary E. Grace C.

1097. *Hubbard, Franklin.  S. of Dickman and Elizabeth C. (Field), b. Leverett, Jy. 13, 1827.  M. A., A. C., 1857.  Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Williston Sem.  Supt. public schools Adrian, Mich., 1855-66; leather merchant Toledo, O., 1866-86; business manager Toledo (O.) schools, 1886-1906.  President Toledo (O.) bd. of education, 12 yrs.  D. Toledo, O., Jan. 7, 1912.

Married N. 29, 1860, Sarah R., da. of Alonzo Lyman, So. Hadley, who d. Mch. 19, 1899.  Ch. Kate E.; Grace A.; Mary E.; Franklin; Charles D.

1098. *Kimball, Charles Augustine.  S. of Charles and Mary Ann (Outein), b. Ipswich, May 10, 1831.  M. A., A. C., 1857.  LL. B., Harvard, 1856.  Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Thetford (Vt.) Acad.  Studied law with O. P. Lord, Salem, 6 mos.; Harvard Law School, 1855-56; studied N. Y. City; admitted to bar, 1857; practised N. Y. City, 1857-59; Salem, 1859-69.  D. Ipswich, D. 12, 1869.  Bro. Edward P. (A. C. ex 1856).

1099. *Kimball, John Calvin.  S. of John and Rebecca (Gould), b. Ipswich, May 23, 1832.  Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Ipswich H. S.; A. C., 1851-54.  Taught Latin and Greek in South, 1854-56; Harvard D. S., 1856-59; ordained Beverly, D. 28, 1859; p. there, 1859-62, 1863-70; chaplain, 8th Mass. Regt., 1862-63; general agent Amer. Unitarian Assoc. on Pacific coast, 1870-72; p. Newport, R. I., 1873-78; Unity Ch. Hartford, Conn., 1878-88; lecturer on evolution, U. of Mich. and Meadville (Penn.) T. S., 1888-1900; a. p. Sharon, 1900-04; r. Greenfield, 1904-10.  D. Greenfield, F. 16, 1910.

Married F. 1, 1860, Emily O., da. of Charles Richardson, Alstead, N. H.  2 ch.

1100. *Lafon, John.  S. of John and Sarah (Collins), b. Jessamine Co., Ky., N. 27, 1835.

Prepared Amherst; A. C., 1853-54, B. S.  Lumber merchant Lexington, Ky., 1854-79; Harrodsburg, Ky., 1879-1912.  D. Harrodsburg, Ky., D. 14, 1916.

Married N. 27, 1878, Pattie S., da. of W. H. Riker, Harrodsburg, Ky.  Ch. John; Mary; Mc Kee J.; Harry R.; Frances L.

1101. *Matthews, Albert.  S. of Aaron and Bathsheba (Keet), b. Leverett, N. 12, 1828.

Prepared Williston Sem.  Taught in Va., 1 yr.; studied law with Levi S. Chatfield, N. Y. City; admitted to bar, 1858; practised in Ia., 1 yr.; prosecuting attorney and judge of a miners' court in Col., 2 yrs.; Paymaster's clerk in Civil War; admitted to bar Washington, D. C., 1877; farmer Montclair, N. J.  Member Col. Senate.  D. Montclair, N. J., D. 21, 1916.

Married 1883, Charlotte B., da. of Joseph Ward, Montclair, N. J., who d. Jan. 12, 1915.

1102. *Mayes, Albert Wingfield.  S. of George W. and Mary E. (Stephenson), b. Ashwood, Tenn., S. 8, 1833.  Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Prepared Stephenson Acad., Maury Co., Tenn.; A. C., 1851-54.  Studied law, short time; conscript in Confederate Army; farmer Ashwood, Tenn.  D. Ashwood, Tenn., N. 18, 1908.

1103. *Merrill, Willard.  S. of James and Sarah (Caitlin), b. Rome, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1831.  M. A., A. C., 1857.  Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Rome (N. Y.) Acad.  Studied law Rome, N. Y. and at law school, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1855-56; admitted to bar, Watertown, N. Y., Ap. 1, 1856; practised Prairie du Chien, Wis., 1856-60; Janesville, Wis., 1860-73; sec. and vice-president North Western Mutual Life Insurance Co., Milwaukee, Wis., 1873-1905.  Member Wis. Legislature, 1870-71; Wis. State Bd. of Charities and Reform, 1872-74.  D. Pasadena, Cal., Aug. 8, 1905.

Married S. 8, 1858, Clara S., da. of Gardiner Dickinson, Conway, who d. Je. 22, 1902.  3 ch.

1104. *Morse, Elihu Mason.  S. of Elihu and Polly (Mason), b. Bristol, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1829.  M. A., A. C., 1864.  Phi Beta Kappa.

Prepared Genesee (N. Y.) Wesleyan Sem., A. C., 1854.  Studied law Boston, Albany, N. Y. and Perinton, N. Y., 1854-55; admitted to bar Boston, 1855; practised Canandaigua, N. Y., 1856-1900.  Surrogate of Ontario Co., N. Y., 1862-70.  D. Canandaigua, N. Y., Aug. 13, 1900.

Married Jy. 23, 1868, Sarah E., da. of Charles A. W. Sherman, Canandaigua, N. Y.  Ch. Sherman.

1105. *Nickerson, Alpheus Sanford.  S. of Theophilus and Mary (Sanford), b. So. Dennis, Ap. 29, 1831.  M. A., A. C., 1857.

Prepared Phillips Acad., Andover.  Andover T. S., 1854-57; s. s. No. Woburn, 1857-58; ordained there, F. 2, 1858; p. there, 1858-59; Unitarian Ch. Chelsea, 1859-63; Sterling, 1864-69; Melrose, 1869-70; Plymouth, 1871-73; Newport, N. H., 1874-76; Charlestown, N. H., 1876-78; r. Woburn, and Boston, 1878-83; p. Warwick, 1883-85; r. Cambridge, 1886-94.  D. So. Dennis, Aug. 17, 1894.

Married O. 28, 1858, Jeannie, da. of William Humphrey, Boston, who d. D. 8, 1875.  Ch. Nellie H.; Frank E.; Mary S.; Joseph.

1106. *Olcott, Edward Burns.  S. of Edward R. and Charlotte A. (Burns), b. Haverhill, N. H., Je. 29, 1831.  M. A., A. C., 1857.

Prepared Williston Sem.  Studied law with father, N. Y. City, some time; literary work, 18(?)-61; enlisted, 5th Regt. N. Y. Heavy Artillery, 1861-; taken prisoner Staunton, Va., 1864.  D. Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., Aug. 9, 1864.

1107. *Partridge, George.  S. of Oramel and Lucy (Capron), b. Randolph, Vt., Aug. 22, 1829.  M. A., A. C., Psi Upsilon.

Prepared Orange Co. Grammar School, Randolph, Vt.  Taught in Ala., 1854-57; studied law Madison, Wis., 1857-58; admitted to bar there; prin. Houston (Tex.) Acad., 1859; practised St. Louis, Mo., 1860; attorney and chief clerk Provost Marshal General's office, Dept. of Mo., 1861-63; practised, 1863-67; manufacturer and dealer in oils, 1867-79; mining and smelting, Leadville, Col., 1879-85; San Francisco, Cal., 1885-1908.  D. San Francisco, Cal., Mch. 11, 1908.

Married Aug. 3, 1860, Augusta, da. of Cyrus D. Thompson, W. Avon, Conn., who d. N. 8, 1897.  4 ch.

1108. *Pease, Edmund Morris.  S. of Asa and Abigail (Smith), b. Granby, D. 6, 1828.  M. A., A. C., 1857; M. D., Columbia, 1862.  Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Delta Phi.

Prepared Williston Sem.  Prin. boys' school Baltimore, Md., 1854-56; tutor A. C., 1856-57; Hartford T. S., 1857-58; Union T. S., 1858-60; Columbia Med. School, 1859-62; also taught sem. for young ladies, N. Y. City, winters of 1858-61; Asst. Surgeon, 16th Conn. Vols. and 9th U. S. C. I., 1862-63; Acting Brigade Surgeon, 1863-65; Chief Medical Officer, 1st Div., 25th Army Corps, 1865-66; same, district of Rio Grande, 1866; practised N. Y. City, 1866-71; Springfield, 1871-77; ordained there, 1877; medical miss'y of A. B. C. F. M., Micronesia, 1877-81; supt. training school for Christian teachers, Kusaie, Caroline Is., 1881-94; r. Claremont, Cal., 1894-1906.  Author dictionary of native dialect; trans. New Testament into Marshall Is. dialect.  D. Claremont, Cal., N. 28, 1906.

Married Ap. 25, 1877, Harriet A., da. of George W. Sturtevant, Westport, N. Y.  2 s.

1109. *Prentiss, Norman Alling.  S. of Harvey Pratt and Livonia (Loomis), b. Prattsburg, N. Y., Jan. 12, 1829.  M. A., Ill. Coll., 1857.  Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Franklin Acad., Prattsburg, N. Y. and Missouri Institute, Quincy, Ill.  Taught Danville, Ill., 1854-57; prin. Carrollton (Ill.) Acad., 1857-60; stuudied theology there; ordained, S. 9, 1860; p. Greenfield and Walnut Grove, Ill.; Hamilton and Wythe, Ill.; Mantua, W. Philadelphia, Penn., 2 yrs.; La Salle, Ill., 1869-73; prin. Warsaw (Ill.) H. S., 6 yrs.; a. p. Aurora, Ill., 1873-84; prin. H. S. there; supt. public schools E. Aurora, Ill.; solicitor for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Milwaukee, Wis., 1891-; r. Evanston, Ill., 1893-1900; Chicago, Ill., 1900-05.  D. Chicago, Ill., Jan. 19, 1905.

Married Aug. 26, 1856, Emeline M., da. of Enoch Hovey, So. Coventry, Conn.  Ch. Dwight; Livonia L.; Abbie L.

1110. *Rugg, Charles Parks.  S. of Ziba and Caroline (Ide), b. Hinsdale, N. H. Aug. 12, 1827.  M. A., A. C., 1857.  Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Leland Acad., Townshend, Vt.  Prin. Rochester Acad., 1854-57; Fairhaven H. S., 1857-61; New Bedford H. S., 1861-86.  Representative from 6th Bristol district to Mass. Legislature, 1888, 1889, 1893, 1894.  D. New Bedford, Je. 9, 1896.

Married Aug. 10, 1857, Mary P., da. of James Ruggles, Rochester.  Ch. Charles P.; George (A. C. 1883); Elizabeth S.

1111. *Saville, Henry Martyn.  S. of Josiah and Mary (Simpson), b. Quincy, Jy. 29, 1833.  M. D., U. of Penn., 1858.

Prepared Phillips Acad., Andover; A. C., 1853-54; B. S.  Harvard Med. School, 1855-56; U. of Penn. Med. Coll., 1856-58; practised Quincy, 1858-61; Surgeon, 4th Mass. Regt. Vols., 1861-62; practised Boston, 1862-80; travelled, 1871-80.  D. N. Y. City, Jan. 11, 1881.

Married Mch. 31, 1862, Antoinette Hale, da. of Francis S. Carruth, Boston.  3 ch.

1112. *Small, Uriel Whitney.  S. of Enos and Beulah (Whitney), b. Pownal, Me., Jy. 23, 1825.  M. A., A. C., 1857.  Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Bethel (Me.) Acad.  Andover T. S., 1855-58; ordained Sterling, Ill., S. 22, 1859; p. there, 1858-65; s. s. Lisbon, Ill., 1865-70; Cumberland, Me., 1870-71; Cumberland Mts., Tenn., 1872; Turner, Me., 1873-74; p. Wilton, Me., 1875-80; a. p. Sterling, Ill., 1880-81; Parkersburg, Ia., 1881-82; home miss'y Princeton, Minn., 1882-83; Onida, S. D., 1884-86; a. p. New Braintree, 1887-94; r. Boston, 1894-96; W. Leeds, Me., 1896-1905.  D. W. Leeds, Me., N. 1, 1905.

Married F., 1860, Mary E., da. of Theophilus Gilman, Sandwich, N. H., who d. Jy. 6, 1886.  Ch. Forest G.; William H.

1113. *Smith, Horace Payson.  S. of Amos and Ann (Jewett), b. Salem, Mch. 15, 1831.  M. A., A. C., 1857.  Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Delta Phi.

Prepared Salem Latin Grammar School.  Taught Richmond, Va., 1854-56; studied Union T. S. and with Rev. Charles Read, Richmond, Va., 1856-57; taught Gates Co., N. C., 1857; Richmond, Va., 1858-59; p. Piedmont, Va., 1860-67; taught Franklin Co., Va., 1867-69; prin. Huntsville (Ala.) H. S., 1869-73; p. Tuscumbia, Ala., 1873-77.  D. Tuscumbia, Ala., Mch. 12, 1877.

Married Mch. 28, 1861, Mrs. Ann Judson Price, da. of William Leftwich, Bedford Co., Va., who d. May 21, 1869.  Ch. William L.; Annie M.; Horace P.; Carrie H.

1114. *Smith, Silas Milton.  S. of Thomas P. and Polly (Fabrick), b. Covington, N. Y., Je. 13, 1831.  Delta Upsilon.

Prepared Edinboro (Penn.) and Nunda (N. Y.) Acads.; Central Coll., N. Y., 1850-54; A. C., 1854.  Prin. Vermontville (Mich.) Acad., 1854-55; in business, Waterloo, N. Y., 1855.  D. Waterloo, N. Y., S. 5, 1855.

1115. *Underhill, John Winn.  S. of Oliver and Catharine (Parkhurst), b. Ipswich, Ap. 22, 1829.  M. A., A. C., 1857.  Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Delta Phi.

Prepared Ipswich and Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham.  Taught Conway, 1854-56; Union T. S., 1856-57; Andover T. S., 1857-59; ordained No. Amherst, O. 5, 1859; p. there, 1859-62.  D. No. Amherst, O. 17, 1862.

Married May 2, 1860, Mary G., da. of Israel Ward, Salem.

1116. *Wilson, Charles Augustus.  S. of Leonard and Elizabeth Gregg (Warner), b. Derry, N. H., F. 24, 1833.  LL. B., Harvard, 1857.

Prepared Pinkerton Acad., Derry, N. H.  Studied law with Daniel Clark, Manchester, N. H., 1855-56; Harvard Law School, 1856-57; admitted to bar, 1856; practised San Francisco, Cal., 1857-58; clerk, U. S. Branch Mint there, 1858-61; county recorder's office there, 1 yr.; U. S. Treasury, Washington, D. C., 1867-76; r. Washington, D. C., Baltimore, Md. and Derry, N. H., 1876-80; clerk, Census Bureau, Washington, D. C., 1880-.  D. Brentwood, N. H., D. 23, 1912.

NON-GRADUATES

Alger, Charles.  B. Stockbridge, F. 22, 1836.  A. C., 1853.  In iron business.
Andrus, Daniel Sylvester.  S. of Sylvester, b. Elmira, N. Y., F. 7, 1831.  Prepared Providence, R. I.; Brown, 1852; A. C., 1852.  Musician.
*Carney, Charles Tibbetts.  S. of James G. and Clarissa (Willett), b. Lowell, F. 17, 1832.  Prepared Lowell H. S.; A. C., 1853-54.  Practical pharmaceutical chemistry, Lowell, 1854-56; Boston, 1856-62.  D. Pine Bend, Minn., S. 23, 1862.
*Clapp, John White.  S. of Silas and Sybil (Ripley), b. Oakham, S. 1, 1833.  M. A. (hon.), A. C., 1865.  Psi Upsilon.  Prepared Leicester Acad.; A. C., 1850-53.  Taught Potsdam (N. Y.) Acad., 1853-60; prof. of mathematics and natural sciences, St. Lawrence U., Canton, N. Y., 1860-65; insurance business Chicago, Ill., 1865-1918.  D. Chicago, N. 16, 1918.
Combs, John Haskell.  S. of Daniel, b. Warren, Jy. 15, 1826.  A. C., 1850; grad. Union, 1853.  Taught Memphis, Tenn.; Vicksburg, Miss., 1854-61; Yazoo City, Miss., 18865-73.
*Coolidge, Sumner Curtis.  S. of Avery, b. Orange, F. 9, 1828.  Delta Kappa Epsilon.  Prepared Salem Acad.; A. C., 1850-52.  Grad Berkshire Med. I., Pittsfield, 1856; practised Pheasant Branch, Wis., 1857-74; Middleton, Wis., 1874-1900.  D. Middleton, Wis., Je. 1, 1900.
*Eaton, Benjamin Franklin.  S. of Benjamin and Phebe (Foster), b. Ware, S. 28, 1829.  Prepared Williston Sem.; A. C., 1850-52; Yale, 1 yr.  Taught in Mass., Conn., Penn. and N. Y.; prin. Rensselaerville (N. Y.) Acad., 1878-83.  D. Jy. 6, 1883.
French, Jacob Paul.  S. of George A. and Lovicia, b. Berkeley, Je., 1827.  Prepared with Rev. Lucius Eastman; A. C., 1850.  Farmer Topeka, Kans.
*Haskell, Samuel.  S. of Ezra, b. about 1832.  Registered from Dover, N. H.  Delta Kappa Epsilon.  A. C., 1850-52; grad. Princeton, 1854.  Miss'y under Southern Aid Soc., 1860-61.  D. May 15, 1869.
*Hebard, George Diah Alonzo.  S. of Diah and Sally (Averill), b. Brookfield, Vt., S. 6, 1831.  Delta Upsilon.  A. C., 1850-53; grad. Dartmouth, 1854.  Union T. S., 1857; ordained S., 1858; s. s. Clayville, N. Y., 1857; Clinton, Ia., 1857-61; Presb. Ch. Iowa City, Ia., 1861-66; Cong. Ch. there, 1866-69; Oskaloosa, Ia., 1869-70.  D. Oskaloosa, Ia., D. 14, 1870.
Higgins, Alexander Martin.  S. of Isaac and Almeny (Baldwin), b. Jamaica, Vt., D. 14, 1830.  Prepared Boston H. S. and Worcester Acad.; A. C., 1850-52; grad. Brown, 1854.  Newton T. S., 1854-57; ordained Boston, Jy. 19, 1857; s. s. Reading; p. Leominster; Plaistow, N. H., 1861-64;; s. s. So. Framingham, 1865-66; p. Chicopee, 1866-69; Plaistow, N. H., 1869-72; Greenville, N. H., 1873-74; E. Gloucester, 1874-77; Lee, 1877-81; Ashland, 1881-.
*Jillson, Benjamin Cutler.  S. of Seth, b. Willimantic, Conn., Jy. 15, 1830.  Ph. B., Yale, 1853; M. D., U. of Nashville.  A. C., 1850.  Prof. of zoology and geology, Cumberland U., Tenn.; U. of Nashville, Tenn.; Western U. of Penn.; Surgeon, U. S. A., 1862-65.  D. Pittsburg, Penn., Jy. 19, 1899.
*Johnson, Franklin Eugene.  S. of Aholiab and Eliza (Peck), b. Somers, Conn., Aug. 19, 1834.  A. C., 1853-54.  Civil engineer in Kans., Col. and Honduras, Central America.  D. Honduras, C. A., S. 19, 1868.
Kendall, Jonas Chiles.  S. of Chiles and Susan (Taylor), b. Dunstable, May 1, 1833.  A. C., 1853.  Farmer Dunstable.
King, Osmyn Baker.  S. of John A., b. Suffield, Conn., Je. 15, 1831.  A. C., 1850-52.  In lumber business in Minn., 1856-60, 1870-; county treasurer, Hennepin Co., 1860-68; operated flour mill, 1868-70.
Knapp, Oren Smith.  S. of Oren B., b. Boston, Jy. 16, 1829.  A. C., 1850.  Taught Somerville, 1852-64; admitted to bar, 1864; practised Boston, 1864-.
May, Henry Clay.  S. of Samuel Stillman and Barbara, b. Bath, N. Y., D. 24, 1830.  Prepared Franklin Acad., Prattsburg, N. Y.; A. C., 1850.  Grad. U. of Mich. Med. Dept., 1856; practised Bath, N. Y., 1 yr.; Corning, N. Y., 1857-.  Surgeon in Civil War, 4 yrs.
*Packard, Alphonso Eastman.  S. of Benjamin and Eleanor (Royce), b. Pike, N. Y., Jy. 2, 1827.  Prepared Springville (N. Y.) Acad.; A. C., 1851; Union, 1851.  D. Schenectady, N. Y., N. 13, 1851.
*Pettibone, Ira Welch.  S. of Rev. Ira, b. Whitestown, N. Y., Jy. 27, 1833.  A. C., 1850-52; grad. Yale, 1854.  Taught Alger Institute, Cornwall, Conn., 1854-59; prin. Norfolk (Conn.) Acad., 1859-60; Winchester (Conn.) Institute, 1860-61, 1863-71; Col., 10th Conn. Vols., 1861-62; prin. prep. dept. Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1871-81; headmaster Morgan Park Military Acad., Chicago, Ill., 1881-84; taught Chicago (Ill.) H. S., 1884-1903.  D. Chicago, Ill., S. 30, 1917.  Bro. Benjamin W. (A. C. 1860).
Putnam, Daniel.  Registered from Fairfax, Vt.  A. C., 1853.
*Rolfe, Henry Chamberlain.  S. of Abial and Eliza George (Dennett), b. Great Valley, N. Y., F. 15, 1828.  A. C., 1850.  Taught Dedham, 1854-56; Dorchester, 1856-63; in lumber business Townsend, 1865-70; in business Groton, 1870-85; grain broker Boston, 18(?)-1911.  D. Concord, May 31, 1916.  S. Henry W. (A. C. 1880); Alfred G. (A. C. 1882).
*Ross, Joseph McGee.  S. of William Mc Crillis and Eleanor (Clapp), b. Deerfield, Aug. 10, 1832.  M. A. (hon.), A. C., 1867.  Prepared Worcester Acad. and Suffield (Conn.) Literary Institute; A. C., 1853-54.  Prin. Lonsdale (R. I.) H. S., 1854-67; Trial Justice Smithfield and Lincoln, R. I., 1867-71; practised law Springfield, 1871-.  D. 1897.  Ch. Franklin J. (A. C. ex 1900).
Sears, Ames Gould.  S. of Eben and Diana (Jones), b. Carroll, N. Y., Ap. 24, 1823.  M. A., Marietta.  Prepared Townshend (Vt.) Acad.; A. C., 1853.  Prin. Brattleboro (Vt.)  H. S., 3 yrs.; Gallia Acad., Gallipolis, O., 11 yrs.; Elgin (Ill.) Acad., 10 yrs.  S. Nathaniel C. (A. C. 1875).
*Smith, John Middleton.  S. of John, b. Andover, Aug. 17, 1830.  A. C., 1850.  D. Somerville, Jan. 8, 1851.
*Walworth, William Harrison.  S. of George and Philena (Jones), b. Canaan, N. H., Mch. 15, 1826.  Prepared Kimball Union Acad., N. H.; A. C., 1850-51.  Real estate broker Dubuque, Ia., 1852-56; Monticello, Ia., 1856-80.  D. Monticello, Ia., Mch. 18, 1880.

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