The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15

A monumental work has just been published by Francis Bacon TOW bridge of this city entitled History or the Trowbrldge Family in Amerlca' The author is the son of the late ana much lamented Thomas R. Tro"priaee and a grandson of Thomas R. Iro"- brge, a leading man in New Haven for many years and who was TOT a lohs period president of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce, one of the olu- est organizations of the kind In Amer lea The author is entitled to hish praise for this new publication which IS ono of the most extensive ana cou'- plete genealogial volumes ever issued m this country. It is a volume or over one thousand pages, handsomely and lurahy bound, clearly printed on eN- tra nne paper and emhcllished Wl'h about one hundred and forty fine lIlus- tratlons, large majority of which are portraits of representative members oI the TroWhr bridge family and nearly all arc rul page illustrations and all high class work, The frontispiece IS beautiful colored plate of the famlly coat of arms made by Tiffany from de- signs hy the author Among the illus trations arc a number of views or an clent Trowbridce monuments in the crypt uudc, Confer church and of an- | ricnt old Acmcsteads of tho family
 Thc main portion of the book Is a record of the descendants of Thomas | Trawhrdeo the first of the family tc ! omicratc to this country and from whom most of the names here are dc sccudcd He came from EXctcr, De vonshiro England to Dorchester. Mass as carly as l63I removing about two years later to tho colony of New Fla ] ven of which he was one of the oarlj est planters. There Is full report Q the successful researches conducted | England to establish his narentago Tn records Of other families of Trow bridges in various parts of this coun try and canada are also included [ tho gencalogy.
 Francis B. Trowbrldge, author am compiler of this work has had prcvt cus experience in this line being th author of three family histories. th "Champlon GenealoEv' lSNl "Tll Hoadlev Gcnealoey 1894 and "Th Ashley Gencalogv" SS6 TO obtain th facts needed for this snncalogy made personal search Of town, cit
 country. church and probate rccorr Yud monumental inscriptions and col ductcd an extensive cowespondcn. with hundreds nf tho family throuGl out tho country Although romplnt
 ness of the family registers llaa bee the authors chief aim hc has ma' special efforts. the result of which ai pear in accurate. complete and SUI cinct biographical sketches of all hoa, of families and also of many othe
 who attained distinction in the lcarnf
 profession in mercantile or other pu
 suits. or as soldiers of note and di
 iinction For the record of the SC vices of members of the family in q
 colonial struggle and later wars of th
 country. national and statc roeor
 were thoroughly searched and the
 authorities are referred to in foot not
 where necessary for official proof
 military service. This feature adds di
 tinctively to the value of the book
 members of the family who have !
 vet Joined any or the various hered
 ary patriotic societies but desire to
 so and are now put In possession
 the means of necessary official nfor
 atiQn on the subject.
 pn tho geneaogy male lines Ina
 been traced as far as possible to
 present. time. but female lines have
 Teen carried beyond the date of mi
 riagc and place of residence, for
 have recorded the families Of the Ire bridge women who have married wo
 havo triplcd the size of the book,
 many cases reprinted gcncalogy
 readr rublshed Q" anticipated oth
 in preparation retarded for sane
 years tho publication Of this eoneal'
 which has already taken over ten ye
 to complete and more than doubled