Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-12
DEATH OF ISAAC sAN0ERs ON,
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FORMERLY OF NORWICH
 Isaac sanderson. S1, one of this city's most pjrominent citizens died Sunday morning at St. JoseDh's hospital after an illness of several weeks. Although re- tired from business for many years, MT. sanderson has kept in touch with local affairs, and his death removes one Of Windhams well known business men. April 7th of this year, MT. Sanderson's s | S1st birthday, he and his wife celebrated 1 their sixty-first wedding anniversary in l a quiet manner at their home, No. S2 High street, both being at that time in l the best of health.
 MT. Sanderson was born in Lunenburg, Mass, April ', 1S40, the son of Abijah and Chestina (DaVis) Sanderson. He married Esther Adams, daughter of Abel and Nancy Wyman Adams in Lunenburg, l April !, 1880. Four children were born to them: Frederick A. Sanderson, for many years city clerk of WiIinantic and who for several years past has been con- 1 nected with the Nindham Silk company 1 as an official and Herbert 4. SandeTson. i The two other children died in infancy. l He leaves three grandchildren, Herbert L., Esther N. and Frank, children of 1 Frederick A. Sanderson.
 l 1 the district school and then took up farming, then enbarking in the livery 1 business, raising of race horses and later 1 the hotel business
 MT. and Mrs. Sanderson began their married life on the farm of his father which he had leased and cultivated fer ] several years. In 1863 they moved to his fathers farm at Athol, Mass, which was cultivated for one year and then | MT. Sanderson made his first business venture as proprietor of a livery stable 1 at ToWnsand, Mass.
 September l, 1869 opened the Chelsea House at Hampton, Conn, at the time the railroad was being built from Wili- mantle to Boston. MT. Sanderson's next business venture was in Danielson where for a year he was proprietor of the Alta | waugan House. For time he was in the | restaurant business in Norwich.
 In 1878, forty-five years ago. MT. and Mrs. Sanderson located in WillimantGC 1 buying the furnishings of the BrainarG House located where the Murray block now stands. For six years he was the successful landlord of this establishment when he sold out to H. c. Hooker, soor however acquiring the property subjec to lease of MT. Hooker. In ths mean. time he was in charge of Young 5 hote
 
 reopened the Brainard house. Two year. later he sold the hotel equipment to MT GarVey but continued the ownership ot the building until 1893 when it came in to the hands of H. c. Murray The hote career of MT. Sanderson terminated witt the transfer of the Brainard House t, MT. GaFvey.
 l. MT. Sanderson began the breeding o fine horses as business and Alcyco, speedy animal, was foaled in 1887 be coming the head of the Sanderson stable This horse made a record of 210 at Rig by Park, Maine, and was the first Con nectieut bred horse to strike that gait Many other famous horses were raised b, MT. Sanderson and for many years hi string of trotteFs and pacers made fam for Sanderson and Wi1limantic over tn various race circuits MT. Sanderson wa engaged in the horse racing business up t 1898, when he disposed of all of his stock He was a man of fine personal quail
 ties and made friends all over New Eng
 land.
 In politics he was a democrat. Ii was a member of the court of burgesse
 when Willimantic was a borough Flo
 several terms he was a member of tn board of relief also a member of tn
 board of seleetmen of the town of Wind
 ham for several terms and has bee
 connected with the various fair associa tiens, Fraternally Mir. Sanderson wa
 connected with the local lodge of tn a nights of Pythias.