Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . with them for their ill behavior, and said, My lads,if I am called to come up here again I shall bring a gun ! This possible object lesson restored order. He married, July 4, 1811, Mary Bliss, daughter of Lukeand Rachel (Colton) Bliss. She was born August 8, Warriner died June 14, i860, in his 83d year. Chil-dren : five sons, three daughters. Capt. Walter Warriner, a farmer, was born inSpringfield, September 9, 1789. He was a member of thear
Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . with them for their ill behavior, and said, My lads,if I am called to come up here again I shall bring a gun ! This possible object lesson restored order. He married, July 4, 1811, Mary Bliss, daughter of Lukeand Rachel (Colton) Bliss. She was born August 8, Warriner died June 14, i860, in his 83d year. Chil-dren : five sons, three daughters. Capt. Walter Warriner, a farmer, was born inSpringfield, September 9, 1789. He was a member of theartillery company of sixty men that went to Boston to repelthe threatened invasion on our coast by the British in theWar of 1812-15. He was appointed lieutenant of artilleryFirst Brigade, Fourth Division of Massachusetts VolunteerMilitia, July i, 1816 ; captain February 18, 1817 ; honorablydischarged April 30, 1821. In 1825 Captain Warriner was highway surveyor of thetown. He was a representative from Springfield in theLegislature in 1834-35 and 1847. On the occasion of President James Monroes visit to 400 SKETCHES OF THE OLD INHABITANTS. JOSEPH WEATHERHEAD. AND MANSIONS OF SPRINGFIELD. 401 Springfield in 1817, as the party arrived from the west, theartillery company of which Captain Warriner was then firstlieutenant and acting commander met them at the old tollbridge and escorted them, riding on horseback, to EleazerWilliamss tavern where the president and his party had areception from the town authorities, and were handsomelydined. In 1816 Captain Warriner married Sophia Collins, born ; died April 29, 1824, aged 31 years. He married for a second wife Tirza Hancock. She died March 3, died October 4, 1871, aged 82 years. Children: oneson, two daughters. Mr. Joseph Weatherhead was born at Cumberland,R. I., September 30, 1790. He came to Springfield in 1815,and soon after entered the employment of the United Statesat the Water Shops as a machinist. Being an excellentworkman
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