. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . dham and Milton, Mass. He took great interest in military matters; was commissioned ensign 220 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. of a Boston company of Light Infantry, April 23, 1835; promoted lieutenant,May 3, 1836, and captain, April 4, 1838, resigned, December 4, 1838. He was a WTiig in politics, andrepresented Chelsea in the StateLegislatm-e in 1838; was justice ofthe peace for Norfolk County, Mass.,1860-66. He took great interest inliterary matters; compiled the Sigo-urney Genealogy, which was publishedin 1857. He was a me
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . dham and Milton, Mass. He took great interest in military matters; was commissioned ensign 220 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. of a Boston company of Light Infantry, April 23, 1835; promoted lieutenant,May 3, 1836, and captain, April 4, 1838, resigned, December 4, 1838. He was a WTiig in politics, andrepresented Chelsea in the StateLegislatm-e in 1838; was justice ofthe peace for Norfolk County, Mass.,1860-66. He took great interest inliterary matters; compiled the Sigo-urney Genealogy, which was publishedin 1857. He was a member of theInitarian Church. He was married at Chelsea,Mass., October 31, 1831, to HarrietArdelia WiUiams, who died in Mil-ton, Mass., August 15, 1902. Fourchildren were born to them: HenryHowell WilUams, born August 24,1832. resides in Milton, MassHarriet Ardelia, born February 161834, died December 30, 1884Eliza Williams, born October 141838, resides in Milton, Williams, born October 301840, died unmarried, January 12, Capt Henry Howell William Sigourney. REV. FREDERICK SILL. Frederick Sill, son of Thomas and Clarissa (Treadway) Sill, was born inMiddletown, Conn., June 27, 1813, and died in New York city, December 13,1874. He prepared for college in the schools of his town and entered the Acad-emy in 1824, and graduated in 1828. He learned the jewelers trade in Norwich, Conn., and engaged in thejewelry ]:)usiness in Middletown, 1830-44; Maiden Lane, New York city,1844-47; with the manufacturing plant in Middletown, Coim., for some time. He studied for the Episcopal ministry during 1846-49, under Rev. SamuelFarmer Jarvis of JMiddletowm, Conn.; was ordained deacon in 1849, and priestin 1851; was rector of the churches in Durham and Ivillingworth, 1849-50;chm-ches in North Guilford and North Haven, in 1850; St. Pauls ^MissionChapel, New Haven, 1850-56, and under his service, the chiu-ch so prosperedthat it was organized as the St. Johns Parish; Christ Chiu-ch
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