Identifier: commemorativebio15jhbe (find matches)
Title: Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: J.H. Beers & Co
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Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co.
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho

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the remains of both being interred in Burlingtoncemetery. In their family were five children: Hez-tkiah, a manufacturer of linseed oil, who died inBurlington; Polly, Mrs. Elton; Theda, Mrs. Smith;Joel, the father of our subject: and Sybil, Mrs.Wheeler. Capt. Joel Bunnell, our subjects father, wasborn Feb. 5, 1793. received a district-school ed-ucation, and during his youth learned the trades oftanner, currier and shoemaker. Throughout thegreater part of his life he followed shoemaking,going from house to house making shoes, thenknown as whipping the cat. He was a man ofgood business ability and sound judgment, andbecame quite well-to-do, owning over 700 aces ofland in Bulington, where he also engaged in farmingand stock raising. He was a captain in the Statemilitia, and during the war of 1812 was drafted,serving for six months at New London, Conn. Inhis religious views he was liberal, and in politicalsentiment he was first a Democrat, and later aRepublican, but never an office seeker.
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&—^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 477 He died in Burlington July 4, 1876, honoredand respected by all who knew him. He marriedMiss Fanny Gridley, a daughter of Reuel Gridley,who was a farmer in Harwinton, Conn., and theredied. She was born March 13, 1798, and diedApril 30, 1887, being laid to rest by the side ofher husband in Burlington Centre cemetery. Theirchildren were as follows: Warren G., born April6, 1819, is a resident of Burlington. Lemuel W.,born June 12, 1823, married Jennette E. Clark,wbo died Jan. 3, 1847, at the age of twenty-sixyears, and he subsequently wedded Serena Aldrich,who survives him, and by whom he had two daugh-ters, Fannie, Mrs. Jenkins, of Plainville; and Clara(deceased), Mrs. Robert Bissell; Lemuel VV. diedin Plainville, Conn., April 23, 1890. Norris W.,our subject, is next in the family. Shelden L.,born Jan. 19, 1828, died July 8, 1878. AdalineA., born June 24, 1832, is a resident of BurlingtonCenter. During his boyhood Norris

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