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Joel Abbot (1776-1826) —
also known as Joel Abbott —
of Washington, Wilkes
County, Ga.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., March 17,
1776.
Democrat. Physician; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1799, 1802-04, 1808, 1811; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1817-25.
Died in Lexington, Oglethorpe
County, Ga., November
19, 1826 (age 50 years, 247
days).
Interment at Rest
Haven Cemetery, Lexington, Ga.
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Augustus H. Abernethy (c.1838-1884) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born about 1838.
Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1881.
Died November
10, 1884 (age about 46
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Wright Alsop (b. 1838) —
also known as Joseph W. Alsop —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1838.
Son of Joseph W. Alsop and Mary (Oliver) Alsop.
Democrat. Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1873; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1881-86 (18th District 1881, 22nd District 1882-86).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Albert Elmer Austin (1877-1942) —
also known as Albert E. Austin —
of Old Greenwich, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Medway, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
15, 1877.
Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1917-19, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
26, 1942 (age 64 years, 72
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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Gamaliel Henry Barstow (1784-1865) —
also known as Gamaliel H. Barstow —
of Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn., July 20,
1784.
Physician; member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1815-18, 1824, 1827; member of
New
York state senate Western District, 1818-22; county judge in New
York, 1818-23; New York
state treasurer, 1825-26, 1838-39; appointed 1825, 1838; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1831-33.
Died in Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y., March 30,
1865 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Interment at Ashbury
Cemetery, Near Nichols, Tioga County, N.Y.
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Nathan Brownson (1742-1796) —
of Georgia.
Born in Woodbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 14,
1742.
Physician; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1777; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1781, 1788; Speaker of
the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1781; Governor of
Georgia, 1781-82; delegate to
Georgia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1789; member of Georgia
state senate, 1789-91.
Died near Riceboro, Liberty
County, Ga., November
6, 1796 (age 54 years, 176
days).
Interment at Old
Midway Cemetery, Hinesville, Ga.
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Harvey Campbell (1792-1877) —
of Voluntown, New London
County, Conn.
Born September
30, 1792.
Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Voluntown, 1831, 1838; member
of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1861.
Died September
16, 1877 (age 84 years, 351
days).
Interment at Kennedy
Cemetery, Voluntown, Conn.
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Daniel Chapin (1761-1821) —
of Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., February
2, 1761.
Son of Charles Chapin (1720-1813) and Anna (Camp) Chapin (1732-1758).
Physician; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario and Steuben counties, 1801-02.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1821
(age about
60 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Milton Coburn (1853-1923) —
also known as J. Milton Coburn —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsfield, Merrimack
County, N.H., March 27,
1853.
Son of Rev. Jesse Milton Coburn and Almira (Morse) Coburn.
Republican. Physician; mayor
of South Norwalk, Conn., 1899-1900.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
13, 1923 (age 70 years, 139
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Apollos Comstock (1836-1889) —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.; Silver Spring (unknown
county), Colo.; Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
18, 1836.
Son of Watts Comstock and Nancy (Hoyt) Comstock.
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Canaan, 1866;
physician.
Died December
15, 1889 (age 53 years, 58
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Watts Comstock and Nancy (Hoyt) Comstock; married, June 23,
1869, to Lizzie E. Merrill; married, October
22, 1878, to Julia C. Bouton. |
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William Hall Coon —
of Easton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Easton, 1939-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Stanley Davis (b. 1840) —
also known as Charles H. S. Davis —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Goshen, Litchfield
County, Conn., March 2,
1840.
Physician; author;
Egyptologist; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1873, 1885-86; mayor of
Meriden, Conn., 1887-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1868
to Caroline Elizabeth Harris. |
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Frederick Farnsworth (1842-1914) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, December
5, 1842.
Son of Eunice Williams (Billings) Farnsworth (1804-1877) and Ralph
Farnsworth (born 1795).
Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1896
(alternate), 1900.
Died in New London, New London
County, Conn., February
23, 1914 (age 71 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George L. Gunther —
also known as "Doc"; "Father of the
Environment in Connecticut" —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1967-; Presidential Elector for
Connecticut, 1980.
Still living as of 2002.
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William Lincoln Higgins (1867-1951) —
also known as William L. Higgins —
of Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Chesterfield, Hampshire
County, Mass., March 8,
1867.
Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1905; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1909-12; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1933-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., November
19, 1951 (age 84 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chesterfield
Center Cemetery, Chesterfield, Mass.
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George H. Jackson (b. 1863) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
28, 1863.
Medical missionary;
U.S. Consul in Cognac, 1897-98, 1908; La Rochelle, 1898-1908.
African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leander P. Jones (born c.1847) —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Shaftsbury, Bennington
County, Vt., about 1847.
Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1893-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael J. Kelly (born c.1876) —
of Windsor Locks, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Warehouse Point, East Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1876.
Democrat. Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor Locks, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Irving Nettleton (b. 1874) —
also known as Francis I. Nettleton —
of Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
23, 1874.
Son of Charles P. Nettleton and Frances A. (Hallock) Nettleton.
Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1907-08; mayor of
Shelton, Conn., 1919-30.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Jean M. Mitchell. |
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Matthew Turner Newton (b. 1829) —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., June 4,
1829.
Son of Israel Newton and Harriet (Turner) Newton.
Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1853, 1893; served in the Union
Army during the Civil War; president, Suffield Savings Bank.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Loyal
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jared Whitfield Pardee (1792-1867) —
also known as Jared W. Pardee —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
2, 1792.
Son of Leavit Pardee (1758-1831) and Elizabeth (Hemingway) Pardee
(1760-1813).
Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol, 1830-31; probate
judge in Connecticut.
Died in Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn., January
7, 1867 (age 75 years, 5
days).
Interment at Old
North Cemetery, Bristol, Conn.
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John Samuel Peters (1772-1858) —
also known as John S. Peters —
of Hebron, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Hebron, Tolland
County, Conn., September
21, 1772.
Whig. Physician; member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1818; member of Connecticut
state senate at-large, 1819-22; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hebron, 1824-25; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1827-31; Governor of
Connecticut, 1831-33; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Connecticut, 1839 (Convention Vice-President).
Died March 30,
1858 (age 85 years, 190
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Episcopal Cemetery, Hebron, Conn.
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Joseph Pomeroy Root (1826-1885) —
also known as Joseph P. Root —
of Wyandotte (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in 1826.
Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1855; member
Kansas territorial council, 1857; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1861-63; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1870-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1884.
Died in 1885
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Russell (1772-1842) —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., September
7, 1772.
Physician; merchant;
Otsego
County Clerk, 1801-04; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1805-09; Presidential
Elector for New York, 1812;
delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839.
Died in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., 1842
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Christ
Churchyard, Cooperstown, N.Y.
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Ebenezer Sage (1755-1834) —
of Sag Harbor, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Chatham (part now in Portland), Middlesex
County, Conn., August
16, 1755.
Democrat. Physician; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1809-15, 1819-20; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821.
Died in Sag Harbor, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
20, 1834 (age 78 years, 157
days).
Original interment at Old
Burying Ground, Sag Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.; reinterment at Oakland
Cemetery, Sag Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.
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George Seymour (1816-1861) —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born December
27, 1816.
Son of Moses Seymour (1774-1826) and Mabel (Strong) Seymour
(1782-1839).
Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives.
Died in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., January
29, 1861 (age 44 years, 33
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Simons (1792-1847) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Colebrook, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1792.
Democrat. Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1830; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1843-45.
Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
13, 1847 (age about 54
years).
Original interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.; reinterment 1859 to unknown
location.
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Benjamin McLaine Spock (1903-1998) —
also known as Benjamin Spock —
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., May 2,
1903.
Son of Benjamin Ives Spock and Mildred Louise (Stoughton) Spock.
Won an Olympic
gold medal in rowing at the 1924 Paris games; physician;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; author of
influential book, Baby and Child Care; People's candidate for
President
of the United States, 1972; People's candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976.
Member, United
World Federalists.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., March 15,
1998 (age 94 years, 317
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph C. Strong (1775-1844) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Bolton, Tolland
County, Conn., 1775.
Physician; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1828-31.
Died in 1844
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew W. Tracy (1846-1917) —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Ireland,
1846.
Physician; mayor of
Meriden, Conn., 1892.
Died in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., December
10, 1917 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Lester F. Turney (born c.1878) —
of Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1878.
Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1917-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Upson (1786-1863) —
Born in Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., March 18,
1786.
Son of John Upson (1739-1816) and Lois (Atwater) Upson (1747-1826).
Physician; farmer; mining
business; member of Ohio state
senate, 1836-38.
Died in Tallmadge, Summit
County, Ohio, June 21,
1863 (age 77 years, 95
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Waterman (1753-1807) —
of Hamilton, Chenango County (now Madison
County), N.Y.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., 1753.
Son of David Bassett Waterman (1725-1809) and Anne (Bartlett)
Waterman.
Physician; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1804-05.
Died in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., September
9, 1807 (age about 54
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Witter (born c.1804) —
of Windham, Windham
County, Conn.
Born about 1804.
Democrat. Physician; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1847.
Burial
location unknown.
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