Identifier: historyofwaterbu03pape (find matches)
Title: History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Pape, William Jamieson, 1873-
Subjects: Waterbury (Conn.) -- History Waterbury (Conn.) -- Biography Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) -- History Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, New York The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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Stone Bridge, who went with William the Conquerorto England. One of his descendants, another Robert Pierpont, was created Earl of King-stone in 1628. He had two brothers, including William Pierpont, who was the fatherof James Pierpont, the latter becoming the founder of the American branch of the family.His two sons were John and Robert. The former became a resident of Roxbury, Massa-chusetts, and married Thankful Stowc. Their son, James Pierpont. was born January4, 1659. and was graduated from Harvard College in 1681, becoming pastor of the Centerchurch 01 New Haven on the 2d of July, 1684. He was married October 27, 1691, toAbigail Davenport, a daughter of the Rev. John Davenport. She passed away February3, 1692. and on the 30th of May. 1694, James Pierpont married Sarah Haynes, a grand-daughter of Governor Haynes. Her death occurred October 27. 1696, and James Pierpontwas married July 6. 1698, his third wife being Mary Hooker, a granddaughter of the Rev.Thomas Hooker, of Hartford.
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)l<-r-H.^ ^ / /UUlJC-l/^i^y^ WATERBURY AND THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY 175 The first of the Pierpont family to locate in this section was Ezra Pierpont, who weddedMary Blakeslee, a native of North Haven and a daughter of Isaac Blakeslee. Her deathoccurred September 28, 1827, and Ezra Pierpont passed away January 7. 1842. They werethe parents of five children, including Austin Pierpont, who was born May 19, 1791. Hebecame a landowner and farmer at East Farms, Waterbury, and there the greater part ofhis life was passed. On the 20th of February, 1813, he wedded Sally Beecher, a daughterof Enos Beecher. and they became the parents of nine children. Enos Augustus Pierpont, the eldest of their family, was born at East Farms, January8, 1815, and attended the district schools while spending his youthful days upon thehome place. He took up agricultural pursuits but later turned his attention to thebutchering business and became the first retail meat dealer in Waterbury. The enterpriseproved a succ

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