The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-03-23
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Retired HHutwarr Merchant, Ntw Notl

Isaac \. Puflr-, ESQ
I retired uariuarc nIcrchaot. N," Notk.
I Among the useful aud suggestive lives
which are found ia a class Of our citizens
who are not public characters, but who
adoru the modest wallis Of private life,
/ is that of Isaac \, Phelps, Esq. a retired
hardware merchant of New York. He
was born at East Windsor, Conn, Feb,
-, 1904, and is the son Of the late Joseph
Phelps, a gentleman Of intelligence aud
character.
The Phelps family Of New England is
one Of The oldest ofthe country. William
and George Phelps, who are believed to
have been brothers, We're of an ancient
and honorable family in Sianordshirc
England. Tho former is mentioned
among those gentlemen, past middle
life, with adult families, OF good estates,
who embarked at Plymouth, England, in
the Mary aud John, March 70, 1880, and
settled first at Dorchester, Mass In lG35
the same company made settlement at
Windsor, Conn. William Phelps was one
Of the pioneers in this enterprise, and
subsequently was foremost in all affairs
in both Church and State in Windsor.
George Phelps was also one of the po-
neers at Windsor, and removed alterward
to Westfeld, Mass.
Isaac N. Phelps is descendant in the
seventh generation Of direct line from.
George Phelps, the pioneer. lie is also
descended from Matthew Grant and John
Porter--two Of the ancestors Of President
L. $. Grant. Matthew Grant after settling
at Dorchester, removed with the earliest
to Windsor and was the second town
clerk there, and for more than forty years
years the principal surveyor. President
Grant is in the eighth generation from
this worthy and distinguished pioneer.
AT an early age the subject Of our no
tice attended school at the academy at
East Windsor, aud at WestGeld, Subse-
quently, for several years, he was under
the care of Parson Mcclure. we'll
know instructor Of that day. lis father
'c'lsica MN ior Z" i'olosN'o"' Dot .u''S
plan IN the end could not be carried out.
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ana ooas' pu' never eo'hp'aih''' Every /
lniy wac iai't''niS performed Home
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months IA The heroic effort ol meeting ihe
requirements OF bi- -e'efe position AZ
.he end ol lhat Tine be "A' oFeriaken bS
-ieknes-. Nature at ia7l No' Inserting
t-eltofer iron resolution, Hence hewa-
obliged to go home and irod2od bcs go
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