Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-07-13
OBITUARY.
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Henry 3. Noyes.


Henry B. Noyes died Monday night
at his home in Mystic after a long and
exemplary life, filled with deeds of in
dustry and kindness. Mr.. Noyes for
year past had been in i'll health. Three
weeks ago he suffered a paralytic
shock which affected his right side and
deprived him of the power of speech.
He was attended by DR.. Congdon but
was beyond the power of medicine and
the end came Monday evening at quar-
ter to o'clock.
Henry Byron Noyes was the eldest
son of George w. and Prudence Dean
Brown Noyes and was born Jan. 10,
1887, at Old Mystic. His youth was
spent in the place of his birth and af-
ter gaining a common school and some
academic education at the early age of
IA he made his earliest acquaintance
with the banking business with which
he was later associated With so much
credit. His father was the first cashier
of the first bank established in that
section in what is now called Old Mys-
tic, but then Mystic. Here the deceaseo
began his banking career by sweeping
the floors. In the fall of 1853 he be-
came acting. cashier of the Old Mystic
bank and in the spring of 1854 became
connected with the Mystic River Ma
tional bank where his father was then
in 1855 he was elected cashier of the
Mystic River National bank. a position
which he held at his death. In the
same year. 1866, he became secretary
and treasurer OF the Groton Savings
bank and in 1875 was elected its presi-
dent and has held that Office ever since.
Mr. Noyes was also at the time or MS
death a trustee and treasurer of the
Elm Grove Cemetery association of
Mystic, trustee and vice president OF
the Mystic oral school for the deaf and
dumb, director of the Industrial company
and the Mystic Valley Wafer company
and member of the firm of f. NJ. Man
ming & Co.
Politically Mr.. Noyes upheld the re-
publican party and represented the
town OF Stonington in the legislature
in 1871.
Uniting with the Mystic Bridge Con-
gregational church in the early '70's,
when Rev. William Cliff was pastor,
Mr.. Noyes has since been a firm sup
porter OF and a liberal contributor TO
that body. He was clerk of the eccle-
siastical society.
Mr.. Noyes has ever made his BUSH
ness his constant study. Under his
conservative, conscientious direction
the bank of which he was cashier is
acknowledged one of the strongest of
its capitalization in the state. From
his intimate knowledge and wide ex-
perience his advice and aid were eager
ly sought in settlement of estates, and
in public affairs.
His love was for his family and his
home. An earnest student of genealogy
and an admirer of nature Mr.. Moves
was a broad minded man. Kindness
of heart was prominent Characteristic
of his personality. His death brings
grief to a host of loyal friends
On June s, 1870. Mr. Noyes married
Ellen Holmes, daughter OF Isaac d. and
Ellen Kemp Holmes. He is survived
by his wife and one son, Henry Byron
Noyes, Jr., who is a prominent citizen
of Mystic and was associated with his
father in the banking business. There
is one grandson, William Henry Moves.
Noyes of Mystic and G. Fred Noyes of
Norwich.
calls1 B. Foote.
Cullen B. Foote who has been one
of the men prominent in Sunday school
work in Connecticut for years, died
suddenly Monday noon at his home
at Short Beach. from acute indigestion
and heart disease. He was out of
doors Sunday and apparently well. MI.
Foote was superintendent OF the Sum
day school at Short Beach and was
active as an officer in the Short Beach
association. He was born in Hamden
in 1888 and was the son of Jared
Foote. He was obliged to give up rail-
road work because OF his health, AS
a public speaker on educational, relig-
ious or moral topics he was always In
great demand. and he delivered adj
dresses in almost every town and in
nearly every Protestant church in
Connecticut. Mr.. Foote is survived by
his wife. who was Miss Nancy Adams
OF Scotland, Conn.