The Newtown bee., 1900-04-06
Fairfield County.
GREENFIELD HILL.
DEA NATHANIEL B. JILL.

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 The Hill family is one of the oldest in Fair field township and has furnished to this section some of It's ablest and most valued citizens. The first to come to America was William Hill, an Eng glieh- man, who landed in Boston, June 5, 1882, from the ship civilian and Frances" :" On November 2, 1885, he had land grant, cd to him at Dorchester, Mass, but later he removed from that place to Windsor, Conn.,, and he finally made his home at Faif Held, hls death occurring there in 1850 He was man of influence in the little cc I 1ny, and became the first clerk of FaiI field township. He and his wife Sarah had six children: Sarah, William, Joseph, Ignatius, James and Elizabeth.
 II. W lliam Hill, the next in the line of descent in which we are now interested, died December 19, 1884. His wife's name was Elizabeth -, and among their children was 8 son William. III. Will liam Hill, son of William H, died in 172s. leaving family, among whom was 8 son William, known ss Dea William. ". Dea William Hill died in 1739. He land his wife Sarah reared & family of children, their son Joseph being the next in the line of descent. v. Joseph Hill was born April l, 1899, and died March 6, 1797. He married Abigail Dimon, and among their children was son, Moses, the great-grandfsther of the well-known citizen whose name opens this sketch. VI. Moses Hill was born January II, 174s, and died October 13, 1779. His wife, Esther Burr), was a daughter of Ebene z9r Burr. Three children were born of this union William, Abigail and Esther. VII. William Hill, the grand father of our subject, was born April 30, I1774, and died July 6, 1908; his wife, Betsey (Barlow), who was niece of the poet, Joel Barlow, Esq, and who was born August 3, 177s, died September g. t1s64. They had the following children
 Bradley, born September 9, 1798, died ir the town of Bedding, where he was en
 gagged in farming for many years Abi J gail, born November B, 1900, died at ar early age; Horace, our subjects father ii
 mentioned below; Burr, born December B, 1894, died January %, 1910; and Will
 liam, born October 6, 1907, died Septem
 ber 1915.
 VIII. Horace Hill was born December I5 1902, in Bulkley's district in the towi
 of Fairfield, and died March 9, 1877, hi
 remains being inferred in the old Green
 field cemetery. He taught school 10 many years, and was also engaged Ii farming and milling. Although he be
 gan his career without special advan
 tages, he acquired handsome compe tence. He was six feet in height an . well proportioned, and netwikhstandinl ] his many years of energetic industry h , enjoyed excellent health until yea previous to his death. While he was no , | an office seeker. he took an intelligan Interest in political questions, votin slregularly first with the Wings and late with the Republicans. In religion he 1T
 ciiHed to the Congregational faith, an
 although not member of that churc 1 he attended It's services frequently. o January 7, 1880. he married Miss Eleano Lyor (born February 27, 1s06, died Eel rnary 27, 18421, daughter of Eliphalt
 and Mary( Perry) Lyon, and membe r of one of the old families of this section g On September 27, 1843, for his secon 3 wife he married Miss Almira Ogde, s who was born November 10, 1908. B the first union there were four children ! Mary J., born February 2s, 1881, die 2 December 27, 1850. unmarried; Nathal
 iel B., our subject; Eliphales R., boz