History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . Henry A. Piielon wns born hi Niiiitucket, Mass., Oct. 12, His piUernal graiKUntlicr, Henry PlieUin, was amongthose who early soUled at Feeding Hills, Hampden Co.,Mass., and was a very sucees.^ful farmer. His father, HenrvPhelon, Jr., was borii at Feeding Hills, in 1799. Wlien but aboy he left the |iaternal roof andwent to Nantucket, and withH seeming natural desire for a seafaring life, and an ambitionto know something of the world, he engaged in th
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . Henry A. Piielon wns born hi Niiiitucket, Mass., Oct. 12, His piUernal graiKUntlicr, Henry PlieUin, was amongthose who early soUled at Feeding Hills, Hampden Co.,Mass., and was a very sucees.^ful farmer. His father, HenrvPhelon, Jr., was borii at Feeding Hills, in 1799. Wlien but aboy he left the |iaternal roof andwent to Nantucket, and withH seeming natural desire for a seafaring life, and an ambitionto know something of the world, he engaged in the whale-fishery. For twenty-one years he was in the employ of Star-buck Brothers, working his way up from the humble positionid .sailor to be commander of some of the finest ships that everleft that port. In 1841 he retired from the sea, and small farm in West S]]ringfiehl, Mass., where he lived forseven years, and became one of the prominent men of thetowii, taking an active interest in all tliat jiertained to thewelfare of his fellow-men, and being elected to represent themin the State Legislature. In 1848 he was prevailed
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