Connecticut western news., 1911-06-22
STEVENS STORY
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it with an organ. is also president of the cemetery association and interested ill everything that makes for the best in. terests of the community. This house was also occupied by Isaac Beebe, son of Deacon Beebe, of South Canaan. His wife was Mary Palmer also of South Canaan. Their children were George and Minnie Beebe.
 ] Next was house belonging to Charles Adam. occupied by Isaac Mix, brother of Lyman Mix, also by Thomas Dahill, also by Daniel Lawrence and others who have conducted the Adam farm. Across the way from this house is one built by Charles Adam, on the site of the old Adam house. Charles as have already said, had two wives, who were sisters, Maria and Harriett Lawrence. He had one son, Charles s. Adam, now of thIs village.
 Next is house built by Forbes Adam brother of Charles. His wife was Livia Dean. They had one daughter Irene Adam, who became the wife of George W. Oowdrey. They have one son George Cowdrey. The COwdreys now occupy the place. Next was the old Forbes house, owned and occupied by Dr. Geo. Adam who had two wives the first was Rose Mills. Their children were Joseph. Samuel and Mary Adam. His second wife was Mary Geikie. Their children  were George, Archie, John G. and Cath. crime Adam. Joseph married Amy Cake. Mary married Rev. Mason Noble. G. A. married Lena Hatch. John c. married Christine Trebelcock. Oath. !, erine married Joseph Moore. This place is now occupied by GsA Adam, aud I am told it was originally the Squire Forbes home. Charles Forbes and George Adam were sons of Samuel Adam and great-graadsons of Squire Forbes William, Leonard, Lucy and Jane Adam of East Canaan, were children of Leon. ard Adam and were also great grand. children of Squire Forbes.
 The road leading past the last named houses was known as Forge Alley and the forge where anchors were made stond on the opposite side of the stream, di- rectly in front of the Forbes Adam house and remember passing it and hearing the trip hammar when in operation, I recall going, when lad, with my fa. ther to 'Dr. Adam to have a tooth pulled" which was done in the doctor s front yard. with the old-fashioned turn keys thought that instead of taking my tooth he was going to take my head and I made so much noise about it, I told them afterward that I thought 1 must have drowned the noise of the trip hammer. l resolved never. never az lin to make a noise when having teeth ex. tracted and never have. although u 0 old ones have long since gone and now use new ones that never pain me.
 Leaving Forge Alley and going on, we come to two houses standing directly op posite each other, one occupied by Will. liam Reel, whose children were Frede- rick, James, Henry aud William Reel also one daughter, who became the wife of Edward Bailey. This hoase was later occupied by Patrick Monahan, by Ed ward Bailey, by George Fields and others. l do not know who. occupies 1t at present. The house opposite was owned by Charles Lewis, whose wife was Harriett Knapp. They had no children. Mrs. Lewis was a sister of Mrs. George Flaws. Lyman Lewis, a brother of Charles, bachelor, always lived with him. He also had in his fam. fly a very estimable maiden lady named Malony Rood, who lived with them un- til her death. think the entire family died in this house.
 A little farther on was the Lewis farm house occupied at different times by diff ferent individuals who conducted the farm. l remember it was conducted for years by Isaac Dunham, whose wife 1 kthink was a Gillette, from Canaan (Wan- gum) Mountain. l do not remembCr much about MT. Dunham's family, Some years after MT. Lswis's death, the property was ac Iuired by lime com. pany who built kilns and opened lime stone quarry and made lime for some years. It was finally absorbed by the New England Lime Compa y. who think still own the property, but the kilns arc not in operation at present..