Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . April, 1854, he married Joanna TheresaDurham of Middletown, Cork county, Ireland, daughter ofWilliam and Anastalia Durham. She died in Agawam,Mass., April 10, 1884, aged 49 years. Children: sevensons and two daughters. The Durhams, said Mr. Dwight, *are soldiers, me-chanics, and scholars. Mr. Dwight died February 25,1889, aged 73 years, 8 months. It is related that when he wanted to take his Europeantrip, he asked his father for money to meet the necessa
Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . April, 1854, he married Joanna TheresaDurham of Middletown, Cork county, Ireland, daughter ofWilliam and Anastalia Durham. She died in Agawam,Mass., April 10, 1884, aged 49 years. Children: sevensons and two daughters. The Durhams, said Mr. Dwight, *are soldiers, me-chanics, and scholars. Mr. Dwight died February 25,1889, aged 73 years, 8 months. It is related that when he wanted to take his Europeantrip, he asked his father for money to meet the necessaryexpense, which request the old gentleman declined. Fred-erick then said, Why, father, I am independent. Yes,said his father, so am I. He however went, and when hewas in need he drew upon his father, who paid the draftswhen presented. Hon. George Dwight, son of James Scutt and Mary(Sanford) Dwight, was born May 25, 1812. At the ageof nineteen he succeeded his brother James Sanford Dwight(who died at Florence, Italy, in 1831), and was engaged inbusiness in the old brick store, which his father, James 166 SKETCHES OF THE OLD INHABITANTS. GEORGE DWIGHT AND MANSIONS OF SPRINGFIIiLD. 167
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