The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-04
EZRA W. BoUGHrON.


Ezra Wildman Boughton, one of Troy's
most representative citizens and who
had for many years been identified with
the business, social and religious life of
the city, died Saturday morning at
o'clock in Bennington, vt. The de-
ceased was born at Dan0ury, Conn, ]
May goth, 1914, the family being among
the first settlers of that section of Con-
necticut in which Danbury is located.
His parents were Ezra Boughton and
Sarah Wildman, and his father was the
owner of a wooden mill at Danbury. The
deceased received his education at the
district school, and when Is years old
emigrated to Troy and entered the en-
ploy of Fry & Rousseau, hatters and
furriers, as a clerk. He had charge of
the fur department and remained with
the firm as long as twas in business.
Mr.. BoughtOn was Industrious, hon
est and persevering. He was possessed
of good business ability and in 1912,
when the firm of Fry & Rousseau ceased
its existence, he, with his brother,
Henry Boughton, continued the business
under the firm name of E. & a. Bough-
ton. In 1S4S Mr.. Boughton retired and
was in the stove business in New York
with j. w. Fuller. He returned to Troy
in 1849 and formed a partnership with
Henry Rousseau under the name of
Rousseau & BoughtOn. The year 1856
found him conducting the business alone
and in 1874 he associated with him
Henry Boughton and Ed NJ. BUughton,
the firm name being E. w. Boughton &
Co.
In 1881 Edward II. Boughton, q son of
the deceased, was made partner. Mr.
Boughton's first wife was Miss Esther
Dana, a daughter of Stephen w. Dana,
who was president of the original Troy
City Bank. By her he had two children,
now surviving, Mrs. Augustus Silliman,
whose husband is professor at Lafay-
cite College, Easton, Pa, and Miss Sarah
Boughton of this ci v. His second wife
was Miss Catherine Lyman, daughter of
George Lyman of Bennington, by whom
there are three surviving sons, Edward
Fl. Boughton, E. Palmer Boughton and
Geo. L. BOughton of this city.
About three years ago Mr.. Boughton
sustained stroke of paralysis, and since
then, although able to be about most of
the time, he had not actively engaged in
business.
Death resulted from complication of
diseases entailed by paralysis and ad-
vanced age, Several weeks ago Mr.
Boughton was nigh unto death, but
rallied, and it was hoped that he would
be spared to his family and friends for
years to come. Recently he relapsed,
however, and death ensued.
Mr.. Buughton was in the habit of
spending his summers at Bennington.
Until stricken with paralysis he was
remarkably active man for his age. He
was always bright and cheerful and no
man in Troy was held in higher esteem
than he, His business integrity was un-
doubted and ever unimpeachable, not
only in local business circles, but among
New York merchants and with all deal
ers with whom he ever transacted bust
ness. Mr.. Boughton had been a men,
Der of the Second Presbyterian church
more than fifty years. He was always
active in Christian work and one of the
mainstays of the church and Sunday
school, in both of which be will be sadly
missed. Mr.. Boughton was an elder of
the church at the time of his death and
had been so for nearly fifty years.
To the people of this city with whom
he was associated for so many years, Mr..
Boughton was known as q gentle, I'M
assuming and devout man. His faith in
revealed religion was absolute. Pune
vices of his church, and always endeavOr-
ing to make the Bible his guide and
mentor, he was liberal and appreciative
in recognizing the good in other beliefs.
He delighted more IN the promises and
hopes of the scriptures than in the de-
nunciation of those who had transgress-
ed the law. His heart was easily touch
ed. Sympathy was one of his frequent
moods. This kindly, unobtrusive man
gave entertainment as gladly to the idea
of the brotherhood of man as he did to
that of the fatherhoOd of God. He felt
sense of responsibility for his brother
men. Whatever he could do through
organizations or by individual effort for
the betterment of his less fortunately
placed fellow that he did with all his
might, and he was sorry that he could
not do more.
This life that was prolonged until it
nearly reached four-scOre years in limit,
was pure, gentle and beautiful. 1t is a
precious legacy for those who are to-day
within the shadow and whose burthen of
grief the community would tighten by
its tenderest sympathy. He who has
gone after so long illustrating the best
qualities of citizenship, whose business
career was without blemish, and who in
church and home was SO true and con-
siderate, earned the last and highest of
the beatitudes, for it is written: ''Bles-
sed are they that do His Commandments,
that they may have the right to the tree
of life and may enter in through the
gates into the city"
Mr.. BOughton is also survived by one
sister, Mrs. Rebecca Barnum, mother of
Thos. F. and F. W. Barnum, and also
one brother, Edward NJ Boughton, all of
this city.-TrOy Press.
A matter of choice Whether to suf-
fer, uninterruptedly with cough or buy