. History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut . a resident of W^insted since 1882, was born in NewBritain, Connecticut, November 2, 1855, and is the only child of Henry B. and Sarah J.(Parmalee) Pierre, both of whom were natives of Connecticut but have now passed father Avas born in New Britain, February 4, 1834, and was a mechanic. During theCivil war he was a gun manufacturer at Manchester, New Hampshire, making guns for theuse of the Union army. He died in Harwinton, Connecticut, April 3, 1916, in the eighty-third year of his age. He was a son of Paul and Maria Jeann
. History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut . a resident of W^insted since 1882, was born in NewBritain, Connecticut, November 2, 1855, and is the only child of Henry B. and Sarah J.(Parmalee) Pierre, both of whom were natives of Connecticut but have now passed father Avas born in New Britain, February 4, 1834, and was a mechanic. During theCivil war he was a gun manufacturer at Manchester, New Hampshire, making guns for theuse of the Union army. He died in Harwinton, Connecticut, April 3, 1916, in the eighty-third year of his age. He was a son of Paul and Maria Jeannette (Jacobus) Pierre, bothof whom were of Holland Dutch descent. The former spelled the surname Peer. He wasa native of Paterson, New Jersey, and was a son of Bernard and Jane (Rutan) Peer. Thelatter Avas a daughter of Paul Rutan, Avho Avas a noted scout of the Revolutionary Avar, serv-ing for several years Avith the Colonial army, and at the end of his military experiencecarried seven bullets in his body. He, too, Avas of Holland Dutch descent. The family. OLIVER G. CAINIP WATERBURY AND THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY 21 has ever been characterized by patriotic devotion to the welfare of the country. In everygeneration representatives of the name have stood stanchly for what they believed to bethe best interests of the nation and the government. When the Civil war broke out Henry B. Pierre was a toolmaker in the Providence (R. I.)Tool Works. A master mechanic of much skill, he was placed in charge of the AmoskeagGun Works at ^Manchester, New Hampshire, and with two hundred men under him manu-factured guns for the Union troops. After the war ended he went to New Britain, Con-necticut, where for many years he was employed as a mechanic. He was twice married,Sarah Jane Parmalee becoming his second wife, while his first wife was Mariette Parmalee,the two being sisters. No children were born of the first marriage and Henry J. Pierreis the only child of the second marriage. Tlie sisters were
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