The Newtown bee., 1896-05-22

upon which he rpsidcd for the rcu@u der of his life. UcWasu very succe-siul armer, ana UUuE'', a 'e.~,. ~-,~~~ -4 d
 which he divided among his chidcru, u part uf thr property being the farm now owned by his grcut grandson, Le". renee CaIdirld. samuel Garfield WAS a Representative for several terms, served u- a Justice of the Pence for many years and was a deacon of the Congregational church. He wus one of the most active men in the village, and few residents of his day were held in higher regard.
 He died in l75I. survived by his wife, Abigail Peck Cauheld, who died in l7Gl, at Gl years of age. They had eight children; and of these ueth Caniield, Sr,
 Mir Cuuhcld's grandfather, who was born
 on January :. l742-I3, was the young
 est. He was farmer by occupation and a lifelong resident of New Milford. His son, ueth, Jr., Mir Cantield's father, was the last born of eight children. He
 succeeded to the possession of the home stead, and was successfully engaged in
 farming until his wife's death, which
 occurred in Is33 His wife, whose maid
 en name was Jerusha Odell, had borne him II children, as follows AlansOn w, Cornclla M., Sarah NJ, Nelson H., Harry
 and Clara (twins,l Diana and Diana | (Cwina,) Laura L., LaWereuce (the sub-
 feet of this sketch,) and Bruce. The
 mother died on June 6, 1862, aged 75,
 and it was said of her that she had "as
 many children, grandchildren, and
 great-grandchildren as she was years old"
 Lawrence Garfield was mere child
 when his father died. He attended the
 schools of his native town, and at an
 early age began to assist iu carrying on
 the farm. Having grown to manhood'
 he acquired possession of the homestead by purchasing the interests of the other heirs, and assiduously continued the cul- tivation of the soil and the improvement of the property. His untiring energy being well directed, his labors have been rewarded with success; and he has added to his estate till be now owns up- ward of 600 acres of finely located land. He has several acres covered with the choicest kinds of fruit trees, and he is the largest apple-grOweri in New Milford. He occupies a handsome residence, which he built in 1869, situated opposite the old farm dwelling in which he was born, his grounds being tastefully laid out and shaded with evergreens. He has also built large and convenient barn, and availed himself of every modern appli- ance to facilitate his agricultural opera tions. He keeps herd of GO fine cows, the same number of sheep, and II horses, and has made farming a financial suc- cess.
 MT Garfield and Sarah A. Marsh, daughter of Chauncy Marsh, were united in marriage in April, 1S4S, ana have three children; Mary L., Urania, and Heth. Mary L. resides in Colorado with her husband, I. PhilIips, and their two children, named Edgar c. and Leon J. Urania married Allen F. Hill. They re- side ia New Mi ,rd, aud have five chil- dren Mamie, Joseph M, Mabel c. and Clara and Carrie (twins,) Heth married Louise Smith, lives in Florida, and have six children: Thomas, Lawrence, Le- roy, Sarah A, Beth, and Anna.
 Mr Garfield attends the Congregational church, of which he is liberal support- CT. He occupies position of prominence among the intelligent and progressive of New Milford, and as his sue- cess in life is the result of his own per- severing inlustry, 1t is all the more merited and noteworthy.
 Capt Alanson Garfield, after numerous