New Haven county CT is bounded North by Litchfield and Hartford counties, East by Middlesex county, South by Long Island Sound, and West by Litchfield county and the Housatonic river, which separates it from Fairfield county. Its average length from east to west is about 26 miles, and its width from north to south 21 miles; containing 540 square miles, or 345,600 acres. This county, lying on Long Island Sound, has a very extensive maritime border, but its foreign trade is chiefly confined to New Haven harbor. Its fisheries of oysters and clams, and other fish, are valuable. It is intersected by several streams, none of them of very large size, but of some value for their water power and fish. Of these the principal are the Pomperaug and Naugatuc, on the west; Quinnipiac, Menunkatuc, West and Mill rivers, on the east. The Quinnipiac is the largest, and passes through extensive meadows. The county is intersected centrally by the New Haven and Northampton canal, which passes through this county from north to south. There is a great variety of soil in this county, as well as of native vegetable and mineral productions. The range of secondary country which extends along Connecticut River as far as Middletown, there leaves that stream, crosses into this county, and terminates at New Haven. This intersection of the primitive formation, by a secondary ridge, affords a great variety of minerals, and materials for different soils. Capital, New Haven.
Davis, Edward Lockwood; hardware; born, Cleveland, Feb. 18, 1874; son John J. and Frances M. Hunt Davis; B. A. degree, Yale University; married, Bay City, Mich., Oct. 18, 1899, Flora E. Eddy; sec’y and director Davis, Hunt, Collister Co., hardware, entering company 1896, and elected sec’y on its incorporation in 1899; member Zeta Psi, Euclid and Hermit Clubs.
Miller, Otto; bond business; born, Cleveland, July 1, 1874, son of James H. and Sophia M. (Hensch) Miller; educated, University School and Yale University, graduating in 1896, with degree of Ph. B.; spent a year in travel abroad; married, Cleveland, Dec. 4, 1901, Elizabeth Clark Tyler; issue, two sons, Otto, Jr., and Washington Tyler; at outbreak of the Spanish-American War, enlisted as a member of Troop C, 1st O. V. C., and became quartermaster sergeant; member firm of Hayden, Miller & Co.; director Bank of Commerce; treas. University School; director of Troop A Riding Academy; member Burdeck Camp, U. S. … Read more
Devereux, Henry Kelsey; railway supplies; born, Oct. 10, 1860; son of Gen. J. H. and Antionnette Kelsey Devereux; educated, Brooks Military Academy, Cleveland, scientific course, Sheffield College, Yale, graduating in 1883; married, Mildred Abeel French; issue, one son, Julius French, and one daughter, Aileen Mildred; civil engineer on the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati R. R., located in Cleveland, and engaged in the railroad supply business; mgr. Chicago-Cleveland Car Roofing Co.; director American Sportsman Co. and The Roadside Club; moving spirit in organizing the Forest City Live Stock & Fair Co., which built the North Randall trotting track; from boyhood, a … Read more
Marvin Todd6, (Daniel5, Daniel4, Daniel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born 1789, in Derby, Conn., died Feb. 2, 1838, in Watertown, N. Y., married first, March 31, 1813, Abigail Wright, in Lorain, N. Y., who was born Sept. 12, 1792, died Dec. 12, 1835, in Watertown, N. Y. He married second, Sept. 17, 1837, Lucy Davis, who died April, 1839, in Watertown, N. Y. Children by Abigail Wright: *855. Abigail, b. June 2, 1815. *856. Leonard H., b. Aug. 12, 1818. *857. Lorenzo D., b. July 29, 1820. 858. Charles D. L., b. Feb. 17, 1823, d. March 24, 1823. *859. Caroline C., … Read more
Solomon Todd5, (James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) baptized in 1768, died April 13, 1857, married Aug. 10, 1789, Lydia Sacket, who was born 1772, died Oct. 16, 1849. He was born in Fair Haven, Conn. He with two other families removed to Zoar, Mass., in 1811 or 1812 in which town he passed the remaining days of his life. Children: *376. Charlotte. *377. Lydia. 378. Vincie, m. Abel Potter. *379. Eli, b. about 1798. *380. Electa. 381. Eunice. 382. Beda. *383. Uriah, b. May 11, 1808. *384. Solomon, b. Aug. 31, 1811. *385. Evelyn, b. about 1814.
Street Todd7, (Hezekiah6, Hezekiah5, Caleb4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Aug. 27, 1792, died Oct. 25, 1860, married Feb. 16, 1815, Ruth W., daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Hickox) Welton. “Street Todd was for a long time a butcher, his ‘slaughter’ being in two or three different places. He was succeeded by his son Ransom S. Todd.” From History of Waterbury, Conn., by Joseph Anderson, D.D. Children: *1167. Ransom S., b. Jan. 18, 1816. *1168. Janette, b. Aug. 17, 1817. *1169. Robert Clark, b. April 21, 1820. *1170. Edwin, b. Jan. 30, 1823. *1171. James, b. Oct. 18, 1825. 1172. William … Read more
Treadway, Francis Wilcox; lawyer; born, New Haven, Conn., Jan. 7, 1869; son of Augustine Russell and Mary L. Mansfield Treadway; educated, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B. S., 1890; Yale University, LL. B., 1892; married, Cleveland, Jan. 5, 1907, Esther L. Frisbie; Frances Sessions and Augustine Russell Treadway, children; law firm, Treadway and Marlatt, since 1893; treas. Cleveland Bar Ass’n, 1907 to 1912; United States Commissioner, 1902-1903; member Ohio House of Representatives, 1904-1905; nominated vice mayor of Cleveland, 1907; pres. Tippecanoe Club, 1906-1907; director Chamber of Commerce, 1911-1913; lieut. gov. of Ohio, 1909-1910; director Guardian Savings & Trust Co., Peck, Stow & … Read more
Oliver Todd6, (Hezekiah5, Caleb4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born 1764, died Sept. 10, 1847, married Betsey, daughter of Thomas and Anna (Smith) Smith, who was born 1768, died Feb. 26, 1848. Her father was in the Revolutionary war. “He conducted a fire ship to the enemy and was badly burnt, the attending boat having left him too soon, he had to swim ashore, where he was found three days after in a helpless state. He was taken over to Rye, (N. Y.?) and there died.” From Dodd’s E. H. Register. Page 75. They lived in North Haven, Conn. Children: *616. Zerah, … Read more
Street Bradley Todd8, (Leonard7, Ely6, Jonah5, Stephen4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Aug. 9, 1832, died March 12, 1906, married Feb. 7, 1857, Sarah Ann, daughter of Spencer and Rhoda (Hotchkiss) Hotchkiss. They lived in Bethany, Conn. Children: *1946. Addie Maria, b. Aug. 4, 1858. 1947. Ella Sarah, b. Sept. 11, 1866, d. Nov. 23, 1919, m. Jan., 1896, John Crofut, of Middlebury, Conn. They live in Naugatuck, Conn.
James W. Todd9, (James E.8, James R.7, William6, Yale5, James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born April 28, 1878, married June 25, 1902, Eleanor Pierson Alling, who was born Nov. 24, 1877. In 1915, he lived in New Haven, Conn., and was employed in his fathers office. Child: 2754. Eliot Winslow, b. Nov. 29, 1904.
Otis, Charles A., Jr.; investment banker; born, Cleveland, July 9, 1868; educated, Cleveland public schools and Brooks Academy, went to Andover and Yale University, graduating in 1890, from the Sheffield Scientific School; went to Colorado, and engaged in the cattle business with D. D. Casement, of Painesville, O.; still associated with Mr. Casement in the Unaweep Stock Range; in 1895, formed a partnership with Addison H. Hough & Co., under the name of Otis, Hough & Co., engaging in the steel commission and agency business; for some years represented Jones & Laughlin, of Pittsburgh, The Pennsylvania Tube Co., and Painter … Read more
CLARK, Sarah Salome Todd8, (Miles7, Bethuel6, Hezekiah5, Caleb4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born April 5, 1835, in Waterbury, Conn., where she lived all her life and died there, Oct. 27, 1870, married July 2, 1854, John Henry Clark, who was born June 27, 1835, in Torrington, Conn., died Jan. 12, 1908, in Waterbury, Conn. Child: I. Seth Henry, b. April 14, 1858; he is Assistant Superintendent of the Boston and Albany Railroad, he m. at West Stockbridge, Mass., Sept. 12, 1882, Lena Barbara Eysel, of New York. Issue: (1) John Paulus, b. June 16, 1885, who is now (1919) Lieutenant Quartermaster … Read more
Gideon Todd4, Capt. (Gideon3, Michael2, Christopher1) born Nov. 3, 1737, Died March 22, 1817, married first Dec. 31, 1761, Prudence, daughter of Daniel and Phebe (Beach) Tuttle, who was born July 6, 1746, died Dec. 10, 1798, being a sister of Jabez Tuttle who married Mary Todd, see No. 202. “A very remarkable woman.” He married second March 7, 1799, Eunice Brockett, who was born Feb. 21, 1744, died March 27, 1810. Married third July 4, 1816, Eliza Brockett, a sister of his second wife. Prudence Tuttle was from Wallingford, Conn., her father being an officer there under the King. … Read more
Fuller, Hubert Bruce; lawyer, author; born, Derby, Conn., June 15. 1880; son of Robert Bruce and Harriet A. Prentice Fuller; A. B., Yale, 1901; A. M., 1904, LL. M., 1903, Columbian (now George Washington) University; awarded Cobden Club medal (England), 1901; married, Florence B. Dennis, of Chanute, Kan., May 25, 1910; practiced law at Cleveland since 1903; sec’y to Senator Theodore Burton (q. v.), since 1909; Republican; member S. A. R.; Phi Sigma Kappa, Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Council of Sociology, Western Reserve Historical Society. Author: The Purchase of Florida, 1906; Tax Returns in Ohio, 1907; The Speakers of the … Read more
NORTON CHASE AMONG the rising young men of Albany who have reflected no little credit upon their native city by their earnest efforts for the advancement of worthy causes, is the Hon. Norton Chase. Born in this city on the 3d of September, 1861, he is a son of Nelson H. Chase, a useful and respected citizen of Albany. From his earliest youth he was inclined to study, and when a mere child he became a pupil in the Albany academy, where he devoted himself with great ardor to study, and made rapid progress in ascending the hill of science. … Read more
James Todd8, (Street7, Hezekiah6, Hezekiah5, Caleb4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Oct. 18, 1825, married May 29, 1853,; Esther Hall, a sister of his brother Edwins wife. They lived in Cheshire, Conn. Children: 1871. Lina E., b. May 5, 1856. 1872. Hattie L., b. Sept. 17, 1858. 1873. James I., b. July 4, 1861, d. Sept. 6, 1862. 1874. Lucy P., b. May 14, 1864, d. Jan. 8, 1873. 1875. Ednah J., b. June 10, 1867, she is unmarried and resides in Cheshire, Conn.
Homer P. Moored was born in the town of Hamden, Connecticut, in 1832. His parents were Orrin and Hamel (Hayes) Moore, both natives of New England. His father was a farmer, and Mr. Moore was reared to that calling. In 1857 he started for the great West, and located in Rice County, Minnesota, where he took up Government land and engaged in farming. In 1862 Mr. Moore responded to the call of his country for soldiers, and enlisted in Company A, Seventh Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. The Indian outbreak soon after rendered troops necessary in northwestern Minnesota and Dakota, and his … Read more
Thelus Todd7, (Thelus6, Jonah5, Stephen4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Sept. 19, 1802, married first, Antoinette Harrison, who was born 1809, died March 9, 1848, married second, Cornelia Augur, who was born 1824, died June 1, 1861. He lived in Northford, Conn. Children by Antoinette Harrison: 1210. Apollos Edward, b. Nov. 15, 1831, d. April 4, 1834. *1211. Milo Apollos, b. Jan. 11, 1834. *1212. Venelia Harrison, b. Aug. 7, 1836. *1213. Matilda Irene, b. Oct. 10, 1838. 1214. Miranda Jeannette, b. Aug. 26, 1841, d. unmarried. *1215. Delia Augusta, b. July 4, 1843. 1216. Bertha Sirena, b. Oct. 10, 1845, … Read more
Daniel Todd6, (Daniel5, Daniel4, Daniel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Dec. 24, 1777, at Derby, Conn., died March 8, 1867, at Rodman, N. Y., married Sept. 1, 1801, Betsey Peck, who was born Nov. 13, 1786, died Feb. 16, 1873. “He was born in old Derby, Conn., and experienced religion sixty years ago, under the preaching of Rev. Mr. Van Nest. Soon after this he united with the M. E. Church in Cornwall, Conn. About two years and a half after this he came to Whitesville, N. Y., where he resided till called away to his reward. He came to these parts … Read more
Pequot Indians (contr. of Paquatauog, ‘destroyers.’- Trumbull). An Algonquian tribe of Connecticut. Before their conquest by the English in 1637 they were the most dreaded of the southern New England tribes. They were originally but one people with the Mohegan, and it is possible that the term Pequot was unknown until applied by the eastern coast Indians to this body of Mohegan invaders, who came down from the interior shortly before the arrival of the English. The division into two distinct tribes seems to have been accomplished by the secession of Uncas, who, in consequence of a dispute with Sassacus, … Read more