. History of New Haven County, Connecticut . well as his unquestioned honor and integrity. Hisenergy, perseverance and business ability have been proved in variousenterprises in his own town and elsewhere, and much success forothers as well as himself is due to his keen business foresight. He hasalways been an earnest supporter of the Episcopal church, as his fore-fathers were. Samuel Sherwood and his son, Oliver B., settled on Sentinel hill inthe town of Derby in 1816. Oliver was born in Ridgefield, Conn., in1799, married Charlotte Fowler, of Milford, in 1837, and had two sonsand two daughter
. History of New Haven County, Connecticut . well as his unquestioned honor and integrity. Hisenergy, perseverance and business ability have been proved in variousenterprises in his own town and elsewhere, and much success forothers as well as himself is due to his keen business foresight. He hasalways been an earnest supporter of the Episcopal church, as his fore-fathers were. Samuel Sherwood and his son, Oliver B., settled on Sentinel hill inthe town of Derby in 1816. Oliver was born in Ridgefield, Conn., in1799, married Charlotte Fowler, of Milford, in 1837, and had two sonsand two daughters. One son, William O., lives in New York. Theother, Albert F., lives on the old homestead where his father andmother are still living; the former is 92 years old, and the latter F. married Emeline Chatfield, of Derby, in 1866. They havetwo sons: Charles G. and Joseph B. Charles G. married Alice Tucker,of Seymour, Conn., in 1887, and has two daughters: Grace E. andHelen G. These four generations all live under one roof on the old.
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