Thomas Solley and his descendants, the story of a hunt for an ancestor . , the anchor of his hopes,and the guide to his destiny. She was a small, sprightlywoman, very erect in her carriage, keen of eye, amountingalmost to Scotch canniness, always definite of statement,and decided in her action. No greater contrast to Thomascould be imagined. Up against his rugged, virile strength,born into hard conditions and knowing no other, yet withall his roughness, firm and true, he stood like a rock asa background for this slender, active woman who was tobe the guiding force and the mainspring of his lif
Thomas Solley and his descendants, the story of a hunt for an ancestor . , the anchor of his hopes,and the guide to his destiny. She was a small, sprightlywoman, very erect in her carriage, keen of eye, amountingalmost to Scotch canniness, always definite of statement,and decided in her action. No greater contrast to Thomascould be imagined. Up against his rugged, virile strength,born into hard conditions and knowing no other, yet withall his roughness, firm and true, he stood like a rock asa background for this slender, active woman who was tobe the guiding force and the mainspring of his life for manyyears. Martha and Thomas Solley became the ancestors ofall the male descendants in our line by the name of far as is known in this country, to the present day. The rough life at Kettletown was so distasteful to Marthathat Thomas soon moved, as did many of the people of thatregion, to the beautiful little village of South Britain in thesame town. Here Thomas engaged in the same business ofmaking fur hats. Here his two sons, David Treat and John 134-. GOVERNOR ROBERT TREATS TABLE TOMBSTONE. GOVERNOR ROBERT TREATS MEMORIAE TOWER. MILFORD. OLD FIRST CHURCH. HIJS DESCENDANTS Reach Solley, were born. He then moved to Bethel, Con-necticut, where he resided for the remainder of his life. Bethel is a place beautiful for situation, almost like aSwiss village, among the hills. It was a pre-RevolutionaryWar village, which was formerly a part of the town of Dan-bury, and struggled picturesquely along the old road fromRedding Ridge to Danbury which lies over Hoyts Hill. Thechief industry of the place, besides farming, was that ofmaking fur hats, for which there were in those days severalshops or factories. Thomas did not engage in business for himself after hewent to Bethel, but worked for one or another of theshops, until he quit work when he was about seventy-six yearsof age. The date of his going to Bethel was about 1837. Atthat time there was great financial distress
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