Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-09

April S.-Ssmuel A. Foote. Q son Of Rev.
John Foote, was born November 8, 1850,
graduated from Yale college in 1877, stud
led law, but carried ON business with bis
father-in-law, General Andrew Hull, in
New Haven for a number of years. He was
afterwards twice elected to congress and
then made governor OF Connecticut. He
lege. His SONS, Hon. John A. Foote of
Cleveland, Ohio, Admiral Hull Foote of U.
8. N, and Augustus E. Foote, were
all men of prominence and highly
honored William Lambert Foote, another
son, born October 10, ITS, was educated
and became physicisn. He spent his life
as very useful citizen of Cheshire. He died
August 0, 1910. He had q family of six
children, three of whom are yet living at
their fathers home in Cheshire. As showing
something of his character, once, seeing Q
man working on the Sabbath, he told him
his conduct reminded him of q story he
heard of a man who gave q needy person six
or seven dollars he had, but the ungrateful
recipient of the bounty, not satisfied, vio-
lently robbed his benefaotor of the remaining
dollar.
The minister's daughter, Lucinda, married
DR.. Thomas T. Cornwall. He came from
Middletown upper houses" now Cromwell,
with his father, Abijah Cornwall. He was
educated and began practice as physician
in the town of Trumbull. In q few years,
removing to Cheshire, he married Lucinda
Foote and spent the rest of his life
in active service there. He is we'll remem-
clan and useful man. He and Lucinda had
family of ten children, of whom the last
died q few months ago, Judge Edward A.
Cornwall.
Some of the Oldest people still remember
the second pastor of Cheshire. He married
Miss Boyce as second wife, but left no
child by her. He is described as q tall, digs
niied man, who was deeply Interested In the
welfare of his fellow citizens. His wit shone
at times in quiet way. Taking his new
wife one day to see her family friends, he
remarked, that he brought her over in q
carriage but he guessed che would have to 60
home a-fcot, i. g., A. Foote." As he passed
along the streets he was greeted
with profound respect by all. The children
would stand with hats off when he went by
the schoolhouse. The boys made their bows,
while the girls dropped a courtesy. he
drove a famous horse, which IL still remem-
bered as "Parson Foote'S silver tall" The
descendants of Rev. John Foote and his
wife, Elizabeth Hall, are numerous and do
credit to their ancestry.
Stephen R. Bradley, L. L. D., was born In
Cheshire, October 20. 1864. He graduated
at Yale college in TITS. He was an aid of
General Wooster when that officer was slain
at the British attack on Danbury. He after
wards settled in Vermont and became useful,
noted and popular. From 1891 he was in the
United States senate for sixteen years. he
died at Walpole, N. H., December 16, 1880,
aged seventy-six.
Peter Hitchcock, born in Cheshire, October
10. 1881, graduated at Yale college in 1901.
He studied law at Litch6eld, was admitted to
the bar in 1904. and began practice
in Cheshire. There he married Miss Abigail
Cook. In 1906 he removed to Geauga coun-
ty, Ohio, and settled on a farm. In 1910 he
was sent to the legislature. From 1912 to
1916 he was In the senate, being made presi-
dent of it. In 1917 he was sent to the United
States congress. he afterwards, in 1886, be-
came Judge of the supreme court until 1852
He died at the house of Hon. Reuben Hitch
cock in Painsville, Ohio, March A, 1854.
Dr. Isaac Bartholomew appears as one of
the earliest physicians of Cheshire. He came
from Branford, died In Cheshire and was
buried here in 1850. DR.. Elnathan Beach,
DR.. Gould Norton and DR.. Pierre E. Bran
don were also early in Cheshire. The Beeohes
were prominent in Cheshire very soon after
it's settlement. Elnathan Beach presented
the Congregational church with bell. and
left q bequest for the poor. His son Samuel
graduated at Yale college in 1857, settled in
Cheshire, was deacon Of the church, and
otherwise useful He wass delegate to the
convention which formed the constitution Of