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now living. Mr. Adams was carpenter
for years. His son, Eugene, now carries
on the business.
Harvev Meeker was farmer. He had
1 two daughters. Mr. Meeker WAS quite a
hunter and trapper. He caught several
offers and the first wild cat ever caught
in Redding. Daniel Meeker was farmer.
He had one son and one daughter.
Dea Samuel Read was farmer. He
had two daughters, all dead.
John Goodyear lived where Everett
GOrham now lives. He had two sons
and one daughter. The sons moved TO
| Michigan.
Col Aahe1l Sahlmon was shoe maker.
he had three sons and one daughter de
lived to be an old man and was Wsr
veteran and much respected man.
John Meeker was miller. de mac one
son, and lived to be an old man.
Edward Couch was farmer. He mad
two SONS, now living. Benjamin Couch
was the leading tailor for some years.
He had one son, who moved to Michigan.
| Lemuel Sanford was prominent man
and farmer. He was town clerk Tor
number of years. He had three sons
and one daughter. His sons were all
prominent men OF the town.
| Col Aaron Burr lived where j. N. NICE
erson now lives. He never had any
children.
Rev Jonathan Bartlett was a Congre-
| gational minister and teacher. He mad
no children and lived to be an old man.
Samuel J. Collins was tailor. They
had two daughters, both living. The
youngest married DR. Wakeman.
Dea Charles. Smith was tailor. They
never had children.
Thomas B. Fanton was another prom
inent man and merchant. They had
two sons and one daughter, Mrs Dr. John
Read OF New Y ork, now living. J.tts
| Il. hi. Abbott was merchant and farm
err. He had three sons,e one now living,
Prof Frank Abbott, OF Chicago univert
| sity. He owns the old homestead and
spends part OF his vacation here.
| David 8. Duncomb was leading car
penter for years, and also farmer. He
had five sons aud two daughters, tive
sons living. William e. Duncomb lives
on the old homestead, which he built
| over few years ago.
Joseph Hswley was farmer and lived
| ON the James E. Miller farm. He had
large family.
Aaron Sanford was q large farmer and
local Methodist min ster, and was one OF
the first Metbodists in. Redding. He
lived to be an old man. He had large
| family, and many of his grandsons are
prominent Methodist ministers. Hawley
Sanford was farmer and local minister.
He had q large family, several OF whom
are now living.
DR. Charles Gorham lived just above
the Town hall, and practieed In Redding
q number of years. He bad a son.
Daniel Chapman was farmer. he
lived where Benjamin Beers now lives.
He kept hotel In Danbury before COM
ing to Redding. He had one daughter.
John Edmonds was tanner and cur
rier, and was leading man in town. He
had son and daughter. She is living in
Iowa.
Zalmon Read was a very prominent
man. He lived in hometown district, and
was descendant of John Read, from
whom the town was named. He bad q
large family; all are dead. Harry Read
lived where William Lounsbury now
lives. He had one daughter, now dead.
John r. Hill was another one of Red
ding's prominent men, a large farmer
and lime burner. He had five sons and
one daughter. One son, Rev Morris
Hi lives in New Haven and Joseph Hill
lives near the old Hill homestead. John
L. Bill was large farmer and lime
burner. He had a son and daughter.
The son, Henry, lives on the farm. The
daughter married Methodist minister
and lives in New Jersey.
Isaac Bartram was mason and fe rmer.
He had q large family. Two sons, one
living in Sharon and one In ReddiDg.
Daniel Stowe had six daughters and
two sons. One son lives in Redding.
Shar1ock Todd had three sons. Two
are living in Redding. John Todd is a
large farmer and lime burner and repre-
sented Reddirg in the last Legislature.
Noah Lindley WAS halter on Umpa-
waug hill. He never had children.
Starr Boughton was shoemaker.
They had one son and one daughter. The
son now lives on the old homestead.
Samuel s. Gray was the largest
farmer in Redding. He Kept livery
stable in New York for years and spent
large amount OF money on his farm in
Redding. They had four sons and one
daughter. Que son and, one daughter
are living. The son is in New York, the
daughter in Chicago.
Stebbins Sanford was farmer. They
had son and daughter, both living.
Curtis Merchant was q farmer and
prominent public man. They had one
Daughter, now living.