Alvin M. Thompson, born Feb. 22, 1823 in Brookfield, son of William and Ormacinda (Moore) Thompson, married Mary Rice Bigelow, daughter of Jonas Bigelow and Nancy Maynard. The marriage was performed by Rev. Dr. Snell of the Congregational Church in North Brookfield on Sept. 27, 1843.
Alvin and Mary had four children including Ella Medora, who married Myron Sherman, twins Elnora and Nellie who died at six months old, and Henry Moore Thomspon who married Charlotte H. Maars.
Alvin enlisted in 1862, as a Private in Co. K of the 36th MA Infantry. He was taken prisoner at Campbell's Station on Nov. 11, 1863 and supposed to have died at Andersonville Prison on March 4, 1864.
Mary died in West Brookfield on May 4, 1902, and is buried in North Brookfield.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Leander Trowbridge Chamberlain born September 26, 1838
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, and online database of record extractions provides that Leander Trowbridge Chamberlain was born or christened in Brookfield, Worcester, MA in August of 1837. His parents were Eli Chamberlain and Achsah. His obituary provides a birth date of Sept. 26, 1838.
Rev. Chamberlain graduated as Valedictorian from both Phillips Academy and Yale. He enlisted as assistant paymaster in the Navy on the day he graduated from Yale, and was sent to the South Pacific. He was promoted to the office of naval storekeeper and later, judge advocate of the fleet.
He graduated from Andover Theological Seminary in 1869, and became pastor of the New England Congregational church in Chicago. His parish was in the the center of the great fire in 1871 and he became superintendent of the relief association. Rev. Chamberlain left Chicago in 1876 to become pastor of the Broadway Congregation Church in Norwich, Connecticut. He received his doctor of divinity degree from the University of Vermont in June of 1879. In 1883 Rev. Dr. Chamberlain became pastor of the Casson Avenue, Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, NY where he preached until the day before his marriage when he left for Philadelphia.
Records show that a marriage license was obtained in Philadelphia, PA in 1890 and that the intended bride's name was Lea.(index no. 39554). The New York Herald - Tribune of December 30, 1890 names the bride as Frances Lea, a sister of writer Henry Carey Lea, and gives details about the wedding that is to happen in Philadelphia that very day. Sadly. Frances Chamberlain died in early March of 1894.
Throughout his life Rev. Chamberlain continued to preach throughout the nation and served in numerous capacities in New York City and elsewhere. He founded the Brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, and was President of the Untied States Evangelical alliance. He was also president and secretary of the American and Foreign Missionary union. He was vice president of the Immigration Committee of the Civic Federation in 1909 and spoke in opposition to further restrictions on immigration, stating that the immigration laws at the time were sufficient to protect the county from undesirable foreigners.
Leander was a resident of Pasadena, California when he died in Altadina on May 9, 1913. He was buried with his wife in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Chamberlain left $63,000 to religious, benevolent and scientific organizations. He also gave $100,000 to an institute in Turkey which he had projected and fostered.
Rev. Dr. Chamberlain was the brother of the Honorable Daniel Henry Chamberlain, once governor of South Carolina. Dr. Chamberlain preached or spoke in West Brookfield numerous times, including at the dedication of the Meriam Public Library in 1880.
Rev. Chamberlain graduated as Valedictorian from both Phillips Academy and Yale. He enlisted as assistant paymaster in the Navy on the day he graduated from Yale, and was sent to the South Pacific. He was promoted to the office of naval storekeeper and later, judge advocate of the fleet.
He graduated from Andover Theological Seminary in 1869, and became pastor of the New England Congregational church in Chicago. His parish was in the the center of the great fire in 1871 and he became superintendent of the relief association. Rev. Chamberlain left Chicago in 1876 to become pastor of the Broadway Congregation Church in Norwich, Connecticut. He received his doctor of divinity degree from the University of Vermont in June of 1879. In 1883 Rev. Dr. Chamberlain became pastor of the Casson Avenue, Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, NY where he preached until the day before his marriage when he left for Philadelphia.
Records show that a marriage license was obtained in Philadelphia, PA in 1890 and that the intended bride's name was Lea.(index no. 39554). The New York Herald - Tribune of December 30, 1890 names the bride as Frances Lea, a sister of writer Henry Carey Lea, and gives details about the wedding that is to happen in Philadelphia that very day. Sadly. Frances Chamberlain died in early March of 1894.
Throughout his life Rev. Chamberlain continued to preach throughout the nation and served in numerous capacities in New York City and elsewhere. He founded the Brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, and was President of the Untied States Evangelical alliance. He was also president and secretary of the American and Foreign Missionary union. He was vice president of the Immigration Committee of the Civic Federation in 1909 and spoke in opposition to further restrictions on immigration, stating that the immigration laws at the time were sufficient to protect the county from undesirable foreigners.
Leander was a resident of Pasadena, California when he died in Altadina on May 9, 1913. He was buried with his wife in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Chamberlain left $63,000 to religious, benevolent and scientific organizations. He also gave $100,000 to an institute in Turkey which he had projected and fostered.
Rev. Dr. Chamberlain was the brother of the Honorable Daniel Henry Chamberlain, once governor of South Carolina. Dr. Chamberlain preached or spoke in West Brookfield numerous times, including at the dedication of the Meriam Public Library in 1880.
Friday, September 16, 2011
William Adams - Born Sept. 16, 1824 - Was Civil War Casualty
William Adams was one of three sons of Benjamin Adams and Frances Holmes who fought in the Civil War. The West Brookfield Historical Commission has more information about the Adams brothers on its website at http://westbrookfield.org/biographies/15th-adams-3/
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More information on this or any West Brookfield family is always welcome.
Lucius Phelps Chamberlain - Born Sept. 16, 1830
Lucius Phelps Chamberlain was born in Brookfield, Massachusetts on September 16, 1830 to Eli and Achsah Chamberlain. The eighth of ten children, he was the brother of Daniel Henry Chamberlain, and Rev. Dr. Leander Chamberlain, both of whom achieved national prominence. Educated in local schools, Lucius continued his schooling at Amherst Academy. He taught school for several years, after which he was employed at the State Reformatory at Westboro, MA, for a period of four years. Lucius left Westboro to be come farm superintendent at the Connecticut State School for boys.
He married Eliza A. Merriman in Meriden, Connecticut on April 5, 1859 and lived in Meriden, CT for twenty-five years, serving once as a member of the Common Council there. In 1884 he became a professor of agriculture at the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs where he stayed until1902. Lucius moved to the Hartford area in 1902 and to Rocky Hill in 1910. He died in Rocky Hill on February 25, 1916, and was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Meriden.
He married Eliza A. Merriman in Meriden, Connecticut on April 5, 1859 and lived in Meriden, CT for twenty-five years, serving once as a member of the Common Council there. In 1884 he became a professor of agriculture at the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs where he stayed until1902. Lucius moved to the Hartford area in 1902 and to Rocky Hill in 1910. He died in Rocky Hill on February 25, 1916, and was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Meriden.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Charlotte Tomblin Fales born September 14, 1871
Charlotte Tomblin Fales was born in West Brookfield on September 14, 1871. Her parents were George H. Fales and Laurinda Tomblin, both West Brookfield natives. Charlotte graduated from the music department of Wesleyan Academy in Monson (later Monson Academy) in 1891. An accomplished pianist and organist, she served the Congregational church in West Brookfield for a total of fifty years, retiring in 1963. She also was the organist for the Ware Congregational Church for a time.
Charlotte was an active member of the West Brookfield Congregational Church where she belonged to the social and charitable society; as well as, the parish auxiliary. She was also a Red Cross volunteer and a member of the Quaboag Historical Society.
Miss Fales died February 17, 1971 in her home on Main St. at the age of ninety-nine. She was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery.
The West Brookfield Historical Commission has a file containing information on the Fales family. The file includes handwritten notes and family trees. Some of the notes were written on small pieces of paper about 2"X 3" probably by Charlotte's sister Marguerita (Fales) Fuguet. The file also contains information on the Tomblin and Rice families.
Charlotte was an active member of the West Brookfield Congregational Church where she belonged to the social and charitable society; as well as, the parish auxiliary. She was also a Red Cross volunteer and a member of the Quaboag Historical Society.
Miss Fales died February 17, 1971 in her home on Main St. at the age of ninety-nine. She was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery.
The West Brookfield Historical Commission has a file containing information on the Fales family. The file includes handwritten notes and family trees. Some of the notes were written on small pieces of paper about 2"X 3" probably by Charlotte's sister Marguerita (Fales) Fuguet. The file also contains information on the Tomblin and Rice families.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
George Hammond Brown, born Sept. 3, 1937
George Hammond Brown was born September 3, 1837 to Hammond and Roxy Bemis according to Brookfield Vital Records. He was educated in local schools, and married Alice Maria Shaw in West Brookfield on September 25, 1865. George was engaged in the grain business with George Crowell in the firm of Crowell & Brown. Later, he joined his father, Hammond Brown in a shoe business known as Brown & Son. Once retired from the shoe business, he farmed in town.
Mr. Brown served the town of West Brookfield as a selectman, a member of the Common Committee, a constable and a fireman. He also served as a delegate to the state legislature in the 1880's.
George and Alice had two sons, Herbert Shaw Brown, and George H., Jr. Alice died in 1915, and George died at his home on South Main Street, on February 2, 1919. They are buried in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Brown served the town of West Brookfield as a selectman, a member of the Common Committee, a constable and a fireman. He also served as a delegate to the state legislature in the 1880's.
George and Alice had two sons, Herbert Shaw Brown, and George H., Jr. Alice died in 1915, and George died at his home on South Main Street, on February 2, 1919. They are buried in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Tombstone Tuesday - Peter and Hannah Mulvey
This photo was taken in 2009. I returned to Sacred Heart Cemetery in West Brookfield in September 2010 and found that the columns and the top of the monument were missing. I do not know the circumstances under which the monument changed.
More information on the family of Peter and Hannah Ford Mulvey is available at http://westbrookfieldgenealogy.org/Genealogy/
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