. A modern history of New London County, Connecticut;. any years, and has served on the Board of As-sessors and the School Board of Lebanon. Un November 25, 1875, Judge Kneeland in marriage with Harriett Johnson Manning,daughter of Warren F. and Ruby Anne (Johnson)Manning. Judge and Mrs. Kneeland are the par-ent of two children: i. William Albert, born Febru-ary 17, 1877, now located in Hartford, Connecticut,and is in the employment of the Hartford Gas Com-pany. 2. Warren Manning, born August 23, 1879,located in Hartford, in the employ of the PhoenixInsurance Company. Judge Kneeland


. A modern history of New London County, Connecticut;. any years, and has served on the Board of As-sessors and the School Board of Lebanon. Un November 25, 1875, Judge Kneeland in marriage with Harriett Johnson Manning,daughter of Warren F. and Ruby Anne (Johnson)Manning. Judge and Mrs. Kneeland are the par-ent of two children: i. William Albert, born Febru-ary 17, 1877, now located in Hartford, Connecticut,and is in the employment of the Hartford Gas Com-pany. 2. Warren Manning, born August 23, 1879,located in Hartford, in the employ of the PhoenixInsurance Company. Judge Kneeland and his wifeare members of the Congregational church of Leb-anon, the former having been deacon and treasurerthere for many years. ALBERT GREENE KNEELAND, probate judgeuntil 1921, which office he has held for fourteen years, WELLS ROOT FOWLER—New Englands ros-ter of names prominent as manufacturers, or-ganizers, and managers is a long one. Her honorlist for patriotic service in all wars, including theWorld War, is also long, and upon both of these. XdljUjL^ /r^L^^^-^^CLLf^iy^, BIOGRAPHICAL 31 rolls may be found the name of Wells Root Fowler,secretary and treasurer of the Westerly TextileCompany. The Fowler family in New England is descendedfrom a very old English family, the first Americanpioneer of that name being James Fowler, who wasborn in Exeter, England, January 5, 1668, and cameto the United States some time before 1710. Hisson, Samuel Fowler, was born at Newport, RhodeIsland, in April of the latter year, lived in New-port, married, reared a family, and became the fa-ther of the second Samuel Fowler, born in New-port, Rhode Island, May 31, 1737. This secondSamuel Fowler had a son Benjamin, born in EastHartford, Connecticut, February 7, 1767, who inturn became the father of the second BenjaminFowler, born in Hartford, Connecticut, December 7,1799. Benjamin Fowler, the second, was twice mar-ried. He first married Ann Weeks of Hartford,Connecticut. She died without child


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