The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03
MANY OBITUARY NOTES.
CHARLES ". BRADLEY, A WELL
KNOWN AND USEFUL CITIZEN

MIR. Bradley Had Held Many Official
Positions Both Here and in East Ha-
ven---A sketch of His Life-The Late
II. III. WiIliams--Mrs. c. II. Frisbie of
Branford-Mrs. d. S. LathrOp and
Others.
Charles William Bradley, who died
January /, 1907, at his late residence,
80 Burwell street, was born in East
Haven, December 5, 1884, the only child
pf Samuel III. and Sarah L. (Tyler)
Bradley
His father was a blacksmith. who
did fourishing business about sixty
six years ago, employing four helpers.
Mr.. Bradley was early left an orphan,
his father dying when he was nine
years of age. and his mother when ne
was fourteen, and his uncle-in-laW,
the late Captain John Hemingway, be-
came his guardian.
After receiving some education in
the public schools of his native town
he was further educated in Browns
private school in the basement Of st.
James church, Fair Haven, and after
ward at Schooley's Mountain Academy,
Port Golden, N. Y, a boarding school
conducted by one Rev. DR.. JACQUES,
former clergyman Of the Church of
England.
April9, 1854, he married Sarah Amelia
Leete of Guilford, Conn, a descendant
Of Governor William Leete and had
three children, viz: Annetta Alkaline,
born January 20, 1856; Hattie Louisa,
born September 10, 1857, died June,
1882; Seymour Percy, born August "A,
1850.
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TAT the time Of his marriage Mr..
Bradley was engaged in the grocery
and general merchandise business in
East Haven, and later taught school in
Branford. and became a. farmer in his
native town of East Haven. 1t was
about this time that he held many of
fees of trust, such as postmaster, Sc
lectman, chairman of the democratic
town committee. and member Of the
board of education. He was keeper of
the New Haven lighthouse Give Mile
Point) from May 1, 1857, to July l, 1852;
Superintendent Of the New Haven
aims house in 1870 and again 1S74-S
He resided in Westville from 1878
until May l, 1890, when he returned to
his native town, and was elected Jus
tice Of the peace, school visitor and
secretary of the board of education.
in November. 1897, he moved to his
late residence. when he held the office
Of justice Of the peace until he reached
tho age of seventy.
He was formerly g vestryn1an In
Christ church, East Haven, and one of
the leading men of that town. taking
a. lively interest in all matters relat-
ing to the public welfare and the place
OF his birth.
He honored his parents by causing
a memorial window TO their memory to
be placed in the east side of Christ
church edfice-to the memory of Sam
uel H. and Sarah L. Bradley.
The name of Townsend was given by
him to the beautiful avenue on the
heights above and parallel to the east
shore Of the harbor.
His ancestry goes back to some Of
the earliest and best families of the
saybrook, such as those of julius Nor
ris and REV. John Woodward, a grad
uate Of Cambridge university, Eng
land.
His great -great-grandfathe was the
Samuel Bradley who married Sarah
Robinson, who as indicated by certain
historical facts, may have been g
great granddaughter of Rev Johr
robinson, "the beloved pastor of the
Puritan flock at Leyden," Holland
Seymour P. Bradley.