The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-11-03
william Francis Damn.

In the death Of William Francis
Damn, which occurred at his home,
los Greene street. Tuesday night, the
community loses a valued citizen. For
several weeks he had made an heroic
j fight against an illness which gradually
Slapped his vitality, but finally brought
a peaceful end; with all his family
gathered at his bedside with the ex-
ception of one daughter living In Cali
fornia. He leaves besides his widow,
Ellen Pilkington, whom he married in
Sauquoit, N. Y, in 1861, one son, VIM
field P. Damn, assistant treasurer Of
Damn Brothers & Co., and three
daughters Mrs. /. c. Meserve, wife
of the Rev. /. G. Meserve, OF
California, formerly pastor of the
Davenport Congregational church;
Mrs. George "A. Leopold and Geneva p.
Damn, Of this city. He also leaves
three brothers, Jonathan Damn, of Sid
ney, o.; John D. Damn, president of
and Isaac N. Damn, of the New Haven
/ Rattan company; and two sisters, Mrs.
Il. Jay Lewis, of Denver, Col, and Mrs.
Margaret Aberlee, of Minneapolis,
Mimi.
The funeral will take place to-mor-
row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. the ser
vices being conducted at the late res
idence of the deceased. The Rev. T. Z.
Munger will officiate, and the inter-
ment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
/ The honorary bearers will be G. e. p.
Sanford, Samuel K Page, Henry M.
/ Osborn and William E. Camp.
i William F. Damn was fine example
lof the correct and conservative bus
illness man. He was born lii New Hart y
lford, N. Y, in 1881, being the son of
John Damn and Mary MacP herson, who
/ came from Scotland and settled on q
farm in New York state. He was the
third son Of John Damn, whose ances-
i tor, commissioned officer in the
| Dutch army Of William, Prince Of Or
Iange, came from Holland to England
lin 1883, and fought In the battle Of
i the Boyne. John Damn was born at
i Coolraine, ireland. in 1892, and came to
America in 1919, settling in Oneida
county, New York. Some time after
i his arrival he married Mary MacPher-
son, who had come from Cumbuslang
4 Scotland, when but thirteen years old
/ In a small log cabin on a large farm
they made their home, and here Will
liam Francis Damn was born, In his
i youth he attended the village school
i and toiled as tiller of the SOIL Al
the age of eighteen he left Hillsborc
and went to Sauquoit, N. Y, to learn
carriage making. In 1855 he came tc
New Haven and went into the carriage
i business in Fair Haven with Isaac N
Damn, his brother. Later they moved
| the business to the corner Of State and
j wall streets, where John A. Damn, an
other brother, Joined them. In 1856
William and John Damn moved into
=Iinew factory on Franklin street, where
fDann Brothers & Co. are now located
land where for over forty years they
Ihave conducted large and successful
carriage woodwork business.
William Damn as business man was
beyond reproach. From the rugged
ifarm in New York state be brought 9
rugged honesty, from which he nevel
i swerved. From the log cabin to tht
sphere Of a successful manufacturer
/ he worked his way by labor, honesty
Il good sense and ability He never lack.
ed courage. Success did not come with
out a struggle, but he worked OF
| strongly and conseryatively, with tn
consciousness that right and perserver
ance must do well. He was man o
liberal religion. Always a strong sup
Il porter of the church, he gave some o
1 his best efforts to its upbuilding, ant
LEAVES behind cherished memory Of
man OF sterling worth and integrity.