History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . aluable in unraveling difficultiesand smoothing the rough places among men. He was affable, courteous,and dignified,—so much so as to be a marked man wherever he gatheredwith other men. His fine physical presence and genial, sympathetic naturewere also conspicuous. He was an excellent presiding officer, and in thatcapacity his rare urbanity, strong common sense, and courteous bearingwere most advantageously displayed. He was a man of marked firmnessof cha
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . aluable in unraveling difficultiesand smoothing the rough places among men. He was affable, courteous,and dignified,—so much so as to be a marked man wherever he gatheredwith other men. His fine physical presence and genial, sympathetic naturewere also conspicuous. He was an excellent presiding officer, and in thatcapacity his rare urbanity, strong common sense, and courteous bearingwere most advantageously displayed. He was a man of marked firmnessof character, yet modest, unassuming, and retiring. He had friends, manyof them, and good ones, too. His attachments were strong, his friendshiptrue and constant. He was no fair-weather friend. He never desertednor wavered. When once his confidence and friendship were gained, theycould be relied upon. Alike in sunshine and in storm, he remained thesame. He seemed to think little of himself. This was natural, for he wasnot a selfish man, hut self-forgetful, warm-hearted, tender, and true. died Nov. 27, 1878, aged seventy Mr. Coles ancestors were among the early settlers of Chesterfield,His father, Consider Cole, was born in Plymnuth, Mass., in 1762, andcame to Chesterfield in his boyhood. A few years later he bought onehundred acres of unimproved land, cleared up the farm, and establisheda home for himself and family, having married about that time. Hewas also a blacksmith, and had a shop in connection with his farm,making blacksmithing his principal business. In his family therewere eleven children, four of whom died young, and the remainingseven are now all dead except Horace Cole, whose portrait appearsupon this page. The wife of Consider Cole died September, 1819,aged fifty-five. Horace Cole was born in Chesterfield, June 10, 1799. He passedhis boyhood at home, working in the shop and on the farm, until hewas about sixteen years of age. His father having died
Size: 1345px × 1857px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookpublisherphila, bookyear1879
