. Atwater history and genealogy. A few years later Major Lyman Atwater sold to EliasBishop the old homestead at Cedar Hill as Mr. Atwaters business inter-ests were in Bennington, Vt., where he removed and remained duringthe rest of his life. He was buried there. Mr. Bishop was a businessman in every sense of the word and transformed the Atwater home into avery busy place. He was a large buyer and seller of stock, mostly horsesand mules, shipping large numbers .of them to the West Indies. Everyportion of the large farm was put into use and presented a very busyplace during his life. Five childr
. Atwater history and genealogy. A few years later Major Lyman Atwater sold to EliasBishop the old homestead at Cedar Hill as Mr. Atwaters business inter-ests were in Bennington, Vt., where he removed and remained duringthe rest of his life. He was buried there. Mr. Bishop was a businessman in every sense of the word and transformed the Atwater home into avery busy place. He was a large buyer and seller of stock, mostly horsesand mules, shipping large numbers .of them to the West Indies. Everyportion of the large farm was put into use and presented a very busyplace during his life. Five children were born at the Atwater house—Ellen Amanda, Frederick Foot, Grace Clara, David Atwater and Char-lotte Merina. Mr. Bishop died June 18, 1866. He was an EpiscopaXanand his wife attended that church after her marriage, but at-tended the Center Congregational church until her marriage. After death Mrs. Bishop remained at the old home until September,1870 when she sold the Atwater property to John W. Bishop, of New. SUSAX A. l!A(i(] (NO. 875). Her pedigree will be found on pages 91, 145. She was born July 14, 1817, atNew Haven (dau. of Lyman Atwater), died Dec. 27. 1895, at West Springfield,Mass., in the house where she had lived for fifty-four years. The photograph:from which above plate was made was taken at New Haven at same time withphotographs of her sister. Grace C. (No. 874) and her brother, Wyllys (No 877)
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