. History of New Haven County, Connecticut . ing that drugs are poisonsrather than aids to the enfeebled body. He has aimed to select food,such as nature, in normal condition, craves, and has not drunk tea orcoffee since 1833. Mr. Blakeman has, at different times, held positions of trust out-side of his own office work, as director of the Birmingham NationalBank, and of the Derby Savings Bank; but has now resigned all theseto other hands. In politics he is a republican, and in religion castshis allegiance to the faith of his ancestors and of his family, who areCongregationalists. Mr. Blakeman


. History of New Haven County, Connecticut . ing that drugs are poisonsrather than aids to the enfeebled body. He has aimed to select food,such as nature, in normal condition, craves, and has not drunk tea orcoffee since 1833. Mr. Blakeman has, at different times, held positions of trust out-side of his own office work, as director of the Birmingham NationalBank, and of the Derby Savings Bank; but has now resigned all theseto other hands. In politics he is a republican, and in religion castshis allegiance to the faith of his ancestors and of his family, who areCongregationalists. Mr. Blakeman has been twice married; first in February, 1824, toMiss Julia Ann Tomlinson, of Derby, who died i\pril 21st, 1879. Hewas married again April 14th, 1880, to Miss Mary A. Johnson, ofOrange, N. J. Mr. Blakemans residence is on Broad street, Derby,overlooking a picturesque portion of Birmingham and Shelton. Andnow retired from active business life, he occupies his time attendingto his estate and family and entertaining friends. For amusement he. HISTORY OF NEW HAVEN COUNTY. 447 plays the organ, of which he is fond, and takes photographic viewswith his camera, of beautiful scenes in Derby and vicinity. Frederick N. Bradley, born in Derby in 188.*), is descended fromDavid, born 1803; Abijah, born 1769; Enos, born 1726; Enos, born 1699;John, born 1674; Abraham, born 1650, and William. The last namedcame to Saybrook from England in 1637, and was made a freeman in1644. Enos, the second, was the first of the family to come to Derbyin 1746. He had 11 children. One of his sons was killed in the revo-lutionary war, at New Haven. David Bradley married Susan ,of Milford, in 1834. Their children are: Frederick N. and Sarah N. married Louise G. Hooper, of Ansonia, in 1873. DavidBradley died in 1885. He was the founder of the sash and blind fac-tory, situated in the southeast part of Derby on Two-mile brook, in1832. Agur Gilbert was in company with him for a time. He retiredan


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