The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-27
1t Is One of the Most
IllustriOus In
America.
MANY IN WORCESTER COUNTY.
Originated in France In
1913, In America
In 1885.

One of the most intensely interesting
historical and genealogical books that
has ever been compiled is that of the
Field family and descendants which
will soon be printed. The history of
the family is traced back to the year
S23 to Wettolsheim, near Colmar in
Alsace-Lorraine, formerly in France,
until the Franco PrussiaE war, and
now in Germany. The name was
originally De la Field, and it was at
their castle near Colmar that they en-
tertained Pope Leo the 9th and his
court while on his way to conse~
crate the cathedral at Strasburg. Sir
Hubertus De la Field went to England
with William the Conqueror, in 1865,
and for his services at the battle of
Hastings in which the Norman chief
tain fought the decisive battle, was
granted lands in that country. For
years the name was De la Field, but
owing to the wars between France and
England, in the fourteenth century,
the former prefix was dropped by one
branch of the family and the name be-
came Field, Field and Field. The other
branch changed the name from De ia
Field to Delafield. The history of the
family is farther traced through Eng
land to America, where emigrant an
cestors settled in Massachusetts,, New
York, Long Island, New Jersey, Rhode
Island and Virginia
1t is extremely doubtful if another
family in America has produced as
many illustrious descendants as the
Field family. Among the best known
are Marshall Field of Chicago, the lead
ing dry goods merchant in the world
and the donor of the Field Columbian
museum; Cyrus West Field of New
York city, the originator, promoter and
manager of the Atlantic cable; Associ-
ate Justice Stephen ]. Field, of Wash
ington, d. c., late associate justice of
the United States supreme court;
David Dudley Field of New York city,
eminent and able lawyer; President
Thomas Jefferson third president of
the United States; Gen. Wilfeld Scott,
! lieutenant general U. S. army; Hon.
Jonathan E. Field of Stockbridge
Mass, president of the Massachusetts
Senate for three terms; Rev. Henry
Martyr Field of New York city, pro-
Iprietor and editor of the Evangelist and
celebrated author; Eugene Field of Chi
cago, we'll known poet and author; Rev
| David Dudley Field, eminent clergy
man and author; John S. Field of Chi
cago, president and general manager
| of Knickerbocker Ice Co., with $1,000,
900 capital: DR. Archelaus f. Field
president Iowa State Medical society
Hon. Walbridge A. Field of Boston, late
chief Justice of the Massachusetts
supreme curt: Benjamin Hazar,
Field of New York, philanthropist
DR. Henry Martyr Field, founder o.
Boston genealogical society; Gen
Martin Field of Vermont; Hon. Maun
sell Bradhurst Field of New York
! lawyer, judge and author; Hon. Ben
jamin F. Field, first builder Of sleep
ing cars and senior member of the firm
of Field & Pullman; George Field
eminent electrical inventor, patented
stock ticker and gave Edison EN-
ployment; Hon. Richard S. Field
United States senator from New Jer.
/ sey; Commodore Richard Field Stock
! ton, U. S. navy, prominent in Mexican
war; Col. John Field. commander o
| Culpepper Co, Va, regiment. F'rencl
and Indian war, killed in battle will
! Cornstalk at Point Pleasant, 1774; Maj
Ezekiel H. Field, killed at Blue Licks
! KY, by Indians, in revolutionary wa
! in 1882 Norman Williams, Chicago
/ prominent lawyer; DR.. Edward H
! Williams, proprietor Baldwin locomo
| tive works, Philadelphia, Pa; Judg'
| Charles Field, Athol, Mass; Judgt
Bohan P Field, Bangor, Me; Judge
| Emmett Field, Louisville, Ky; Judge
! Richard Field, Lexington, Mo-; Judge
Hume Field, Tuscaloosa, Ala; Judge
! Richard H. Field Of Virginia. Princess
! Salvatore Brancaccio of Rome, Italy;
! Dame d'Honneur to the queen of Italy;
Princess Francesca Massimo, Princess
d.Arsoli Hon. Brutus Junius Clay
| Paris, Ky; Hon. Cassius M. Clay, Jr.
Paris, Ky. Justice David ]. Brewer
associate justice U. S. supreme court
one of the Venezuelan commissioners
Hon. John Jay, T. S. minister to Aus
tria; Hon. John P. Stockton, U. S. min
| lister to Italy; Gen. James G. Field, c
! S. A, who lost a leg at Slaughter noun
tain in civil war; Gen. Charles w
| Field, c. S. A; Col. A. W. Corliss, Sec
ond U. s. infantry, who commanded
charge at San Juan HILL Lieut.. C. w
Field of Mass. infantry. killed at battle
| of San Juan in Spanish-American war
besides many members of congress
| senators, lawyers, physicians, clergy
men, mayors of cities, etc.