Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-05
OBITUARY.
MRS. ANN TAGGERT.

//'rhp Buffalo IN. " COmmerciak IF
Dec 10 has this notice of the death of
iuimrr ieridrut of Middlebury: Mis-.
Ann iaggtfi. an old resident of Iii,
cItN. uieu at her hrme, No. l6S West
aN,Luc, Yesterday. Mrs. Taggert was It
lOvahle old lady and was we'll known
among the old residents. She was 81
years of age aud had liycd in Buffalo
continually since 1851 She leayes
seven children. James \. and Sarah G.
Taggert, Mrs. William f. Worthingtun
and Mrs. II. II. Baker of this city, Mrs.
w. w. Allen Of Duluth, william A. Tag
CERT of Niagara and Robert r. TaggerI
of Angola, n. Y. =
II. u. II. ALLEN.
/The Hartford (Conn.) Courant glveA
these particulars OF the life of Mr.. Allen,'
HNho died at his home near that city ON
the 10Th of December: Deacon Allen was
nearly - years Of age. He was born in
Middlebury, VT, January 10, 1921, and
was graduated from the college in his
native town. He taught school in the
old academy in Cromwell, then known
as Upper Middleton, and studied theO-
logy in New Haven. He entered the
ministry of the Congregational church,
but on account of poor health was
Obliged to abandon ms chosen profession.
lie then resumed the work of IA teacher
in New York State. His only sister
married the Rev. Merrill Richardson,
pastor of the Terryville Congregational
church, and Mr.. Allen came to Terry
vile in 1851, and after teaching school
for time became boOkkepper and con-
fidental secretary n the Office of James
Terry. one of the founders of the Terry
willie lock business. At the organization
of the Eagle Lock company in 1851, Mr.
Allen was one of the incorpOratOrs aud
the first treasurer. In 1860, with An
drew Terry and o. ID. Hunter, the foun-
dry concern of Andrew Terry 81 Co.
was formed and the financial manage
mPnt was intrusted to MI. Allen. no
was secretary and treasurer of this cor
poration for fifteen years. In 1875 he
again entered the Eagle Lock company
as president and financial manager, and
remained a director of that concern until
his death, being the only surviving
member of the Eagle Lock company's
first board of directors. He was also a
director of the firm of Andrew Terry 81
Co. and the Bristol National bank, be-
sides trustee of the Bristol Savings bank
the estate of James Terry and large
stakeholder in manufacturing enter
prlSeS III the state. fOT over ten years
past he has not been engaged in active
business, but has giv,n much attention
to the development of his fine farm, of
which his youngest son is the active
manager. For more than forty years
Mr.. Allen had been most respected
resident of the town of Plymouth, which
he has represented in the legislatures of
1854 and 1877. Mr.. Allen gave gener-
erously, though quietly, to the poor and
distressed, and was true Christian gen
tleman. He was a great student ard
lover OF nature, and since his retirement
from business in 1877 has largely led a
Students life among his books. Mr..
Allen was married August s, 1919, to
Miss Mary Elizabeth Bushnell of Crom-
well, who survives HIM. He also leaves
three children-George Nj. Allen of
Beloit. Wis, Charles |. Allen and Mrs.
Charles w. Wolcott, both the latter
residing here. An older son, Henry,
died about twenty-five years ago.