Berkshire County MA

Biography of Edward Kelly

EDWARD KELLY-Responsibility has been the portion of Edward Kelly throughout his entire active life, and for more than forty years he has borne a worthy and progressive part in business and civic affairs. He has done much to forward the progress of his native town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and in every branch of activity with which he is, or has been, connected he endorses all worthy effort and supports the general good. Mr. Kelly is a son of Michael and Julia (Dwyer) Kelly, his father a blacksmith and carriage manufacturer for many years, but later in life prominent as … Read more

Biography of Alfred Chester Dale

ALFRED CHESTER DALE – Having come from South Dakota to Massachusetts a little more than twenty-five years ago, when he was thirteen years of age, Alfred Chester Dale, of Pittsfield, is today secretary of the Dale Brothers’ Laundry, Inc., whose branch in that city is only one of five which the corporation operates in this State. The remarkable expansion of the Dale Brothers’ business covers a wide range of territory in two States and in four counties, not to mention the overlapping of much of the contiguous area. Mr. Dale was born in Wilmot, South Dakota, April 17, 1882, and … Read more

Biography of Frank Levi Root

Frank Levi Root has lived in the vicinity of Oketo for thirty years. he had prospered in a degree sufficient to meet his sanguine expectations, and not only owned and controls a large body of rich farming land in Marshall County but is also actively identified with Oketo’s business affairs and its civic and community life. Mr. Root was born in Cedar County, Iowa, May 21, 1865. His father, Levi Root, born in Ohio July 9, 1832, grew up in his native state and when a young man moved to Iowa. He was married in Cedar County and had a … Read more

Biography of Frederic H. Rhodes

FREDERIC H. RHODES – From junior clerk to president of a large insurance concern, and owing his promotion to nothing else but inherent capacity and gifts of an exceptionally high kind coupled with energy, perseverance and tenacity in following a certain guiding line, such is in brief the career of Frederic H. Rhodes, president of the Berkshire Life Insurance Company of No. 7 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Frederic H. Rhodes is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was born July 14, 1878, a son of Robert M. and Mary S. (Witherspoon) Rhodes. He received his education in the public … Read more

Stockbridge Massachusetts Marriages to 1850 – N Surnames

NASH, Sam[ue]l N. of Canton, and Frances Thayer of Braintree, May 27, 1845, at State Line.* C.R.1. NEALS, Peter and Catharine Seeley, int. Dec. 17, 1791. NEWEL (see Newell), Polley [and] Chancey Root, int. Oct. 13, 1798. NEWELL (see Newel), John Jr. and Polly Cook, Dec. 4, 1788. NEWELL, Miranda [int. Newel] and John C. Deming, Sept. 7, 1814. Ruth and Elisha Hooper, int. – [1793]. NILES, Emily Charlotte and Jonathan Chamberlain, Sept. 9, 1821.* Jonathan [and] Sybill [int. Sibbill] Johnson, – [1793]. Mary and Stephen Berry of Walton, int. Dec. 14, 1816. Sands and Edna Lewis, int. Jan. 29, … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Isaac Hathaway

(VI) Isaac (2), son or nephew of Isaac (1) Hathaway, was born October 28, 1955, in Rhode Island. He was one of the pioneers in Farmington, New York, and was doubtless with the settlers who went from Rhode Island to Adams, Massachusetts, and thence to central New York after the revolution. He married, in 1784, Jemima Comstock, born 1760, daughter of Nathan Comstock, born 1735, granddaughter of John, son of Samuel. Soon after their marriage his wife rode on horseback from Rhode Island, using a poplar sprout for a whip, and she planted it near the log house in which … Read more

Stockbridge Massachusetts Marriages to 1850 – C Surnames

CADDING (see Codding), Achsah and Peter French, int. June 9, 1838. CALKINS (see Colkins). CALLENDER, Abner of Sheffield, and Mrs. Cornelia Birge of Chatham, N.Y., Mar. 27, 1844, at State Line.* C.R.1. CAPRON, Esther and Noadiah Woodruff, int. Jan. 8, 1791. CARIER, Jerusha A. of Norfolk, Conn., and Orrin W. Oles of Sandisfield, Mar. 1, 1848.* C.R.1. CHAMBERLAIN, Clarinda of Austerlitz, N.Y., and John Ford Jr., Jan. 18, 1844.* C.R.1. Jonathan and Emily Charlotte Niles, Sept. 9, 1821.* Mary E. of Stockbridge, and Edwin Lumbert of Stockbridge, June 25, 1846.* C.R.1. CHAMPION, Harriet of Gt. Barrington, and John L. Rich … Read more

Stockbridge Massachusetts Marriages to 1850 – W Surnames

WALKER, Mary Jane of Gt. Barrington, and Richard Van Deusen of Stockbridge, Mar. 15, 1848.* C.R.1. WALLACE, Tho[ma]s N. of New Marlboro, and Jane Rogers of New Marlboro, Apr. 11, 1848.* C.R.1. WALTERMIRE, Geo[rge] and Lydia H. Arnold, Mar. 21, 1839.* P.R.2. WARD, Clarissa and Nathaniel M. Fosket, Nov. 28, 1821.* Evilina and Hiram H. Bidwell, Jan. 27, 1831.* C.R.1. Mary and Chauncey Leete, July 27, 1832.* C.R.1. [July 1, P.R.4.] WARNER, Sarah of Stockbridge, and Obediah French, Jan. 14, 1790.* Thankful of Sandisfield, and Josiah Arnold, Jan. 23, 1787, in Sandisfield.* WARRINER, Gad N. (Narriner) of W. Springfield, and … Read more

Biography of Henry H. Northup

Henry H. Northup, of Portland, was born in Berkshire, Massachusetts, February 27, 1839. His father was a farmer as were his ancestors for several generations. He attended the public schools, and when of sufficient age, which in those days was nine or ten years, was kept at home during the summer to assist in the work upon the farm. When he had reached the age of twelve years his father died, leaving, with slender property, a widow and three children of whom the subject of this sketch was the only son. From that time commenced a struggle for existence. His … Read more

Stockbridge Massachusetts Deaths to 1850 – I Surnames

INGERSOL (see Ingersoll), Mary, d. John C. and Sally, July 11, 1817, a. 10 m. G.R.1. INGERSOLL (see Ingersol), –, d. James and Emeline, Apr. 3, 1849, a. 1 m. 8 d. G.R.3. IVES, Henry Dwight, s. John Henry and Lydia C., Oct. 9, 1847, a. I y. 1 m. 8 d. Sarah Ann Andrews, Feb. 22, 1840, a. 22. C.R.1. [w. Levi, Feb. 26, G.R.1.]

Biographical Sketch of Robert H. Rolfe

Robert H. Rolfe, the courteous and efficient cashier and advertising manager of the Republican Press Association at Concord, N.H., was born here, October 16, 1863, and is the son of Henry Pearson and Mary Rebecca (Sherburne) Rolfe, of this city. In his boyhood he attended the public schools of Concord, and, after graduating from the high school, entered Dartmouth College, where he was graduated in the class of 1884. He then for a short time engaged in the study of law; but, feeling more inclination for a business career, he abandoned the thought of a profession, and entered the employ … Read more

Biography of Cecil C. Gamwell

CECIL C. GAMWELL, prominent coal merchant and real estate operator of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, rose from office boy in a shoe shop to one of the largest coal merchants and property owners in Pittsfield, as well as stockholder in banks, and holds an important place in the business and financial life of Berkshire County, Mr. Gamwell is the son of Lorenzo H. and Emeline (Varney) Gamwell, and was born in Pittsfield July 22, 1854. He attended the public schools of his native city, and his first employment after leaving school was as office boy at the Robbins & Kellogg Shoe Company, … Read more

Biographical Sketch of James Rudolph Garfield

Garfield, James Rudolph; ex-Secretary of the Interior; born, Hiram, O., Oct. 17, 1865; son of James Abram (20th President of the U. S.) and Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (q. v.); brother of Harry Augustus G. (q. v.) ; A. B., Williams College, 1885; studied Columbia Law School.; (LL. D., University of Pittsburg, 1909) ; married, Helen Newell, of Chicago, Dee. 30, 1890; admitted to bar, 1888; member Ohio Senate, 1896-1899; member U. S. Civil Service Commission, 1902-1903; commissioner of corporations, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, 1903-1907; Sec’y of the Interior in cabinet of President Roosevelt, March 4, 1907-March 4, … Read more

Stockbridge Massachusetts Marriages to 1850 – M Surnames

M’CLARIN, Hanah and Garet Easland, Feb. 20, 1787.* MERRELL (see Merrill), Seth of Sheffield, and Anne Moffitt, int. Nov. 3, 1800. MERRILL (see Merrell), Sarah B. of Pittsfield, and Lewis Thompson, int. Apr. 24, 1823. MESSENGER, Luna of Becket, and Michael Browillette of Springfield, Jan. 21, 1848.* C.R.1. MIGHLES (see Miles), Lucretia [int. Miles] of Stockbridge, and Isaac Rees, Mar. 31, 1795, in Stockbridge. MILES (see Mighles), Silvah of Stockbridge, and John Rees Jr., int. Apr. 28, 180o. MILLEN, Joel and Diadimmie Noteware, int. Nov. 28, 1812. MILLIGAN (see Milligen), Gilbert and Marrilla [dup. Marilla] Parish, int. Sept. 5, 1837. … Read more

Biographical Sketch of George P. Comey

Comey, George P.; manufacturer; born, Brooklyn, N. Y., April 21, 1858; son of George P. and Clara Dean Comey; educated, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Connecticut Literary Institute, at Suffield, Conn.; married, Hinsdale, Mass., June 29, 1881, Miss Nannie J. Gill; issue, seven children, Clara M., Florence L., George Lawrence, Frederick Harlan, Ralph, Harold and Robert; business career with his father and uncle in New York City, in the manufacture of ladies’ hats and straw goods for two years, came to Cleveland in 1880, and engaged in the same business with J. G. Pettee & Co.; after three years bought Mr. … Read more

Stockbridge Massachusetts Births to 1850 – D Surnames

DAILEY (see Daily, Daly), Joanna, d. Michael, laborer, and Mary, Sept. 12, 1847. Patrick, s. John, laborer, and Mary, May 20, 1847. DAILY (see Dailey, Daly), Donald, s. Michael, laborer, and Mary A. M. (Daly), Jan. 3, 1849 DALY (see Dailey, Daily), William, s. John, laborer, and Mary, Mar. 24, 1844. DAVIS, Mary, d. Edward, laborer, and Cynthia, Oct. 15, 1843. Melinda Elizabeth, d. Charles M., laborer (b. N. Canaan, Conn.), and Julia Ann, Dec. 6, 1849. DEAN, John, s. Harvey and Phebe, Sept. 11, 1807. Maria, d. Harvey and Phebe, Nov. 12, 1805. DEMING, Abia, d. John and Rebeckah, … Read more

Biography of Frank W. Richardson

Frank W. Richardson, the genial manager of the Hotel Glenwood of Riverside, is a man who knows how to keep a hotel, and any mention of Riverside purporting to note her deserving and representative institutions and citizens, would be very incomplete without mention of the Glenwood and its manager. Mr. Richardson is a native of the old Bay State, and a descendant of New England parents. He dates his birth in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, in 1852. His father, Henry W. Richardson, is a native of that State; his mother, Susan (Mason) Richardson, was born in Vermont. The subject of this … Read more