Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . pt as atavern, and being situated on the old Queens high-way, about a days journey from New Haven, wasmuch patronized by the teamsters who conveyed,by wagon, grain from northern Connecticut andMassachusetts to that city for shipment to the WestIndies. Abraham Pierce married Annie Hubbell,who was born, in 1744, in Southbury, and of theirfamily of children we have mention of Calvin, Philoand Noble A., the last-n
Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . pt as atavern, and being situated on the old Queens high-way, about a days journey from New Haven, wasmuch patronized by the teamsters who conveyed,by wagon, grain from northern Connecticut andMassachusetts to that city for shipment to the WestIndies. Abraham Pierce married Annie Hubbell,who was born, in 1744, in Southbury, and of theirfamily of children we have mention of Calvin, Philoand Noble A., the last-named being the father -ofEdward N. Noble Abraham Pierce was born in 1779, inSouth Britain. Conn., and died in 1834, in was a lifelong farmer, in religious faith a Bap-tist, a constant attendant at church, and in politicswas a Democrat, a stanch supporter of AndrewJackson, he and George Mitchell being the only twoin Bristol to vote that ticket. He married LydiaGridley, daughter of Luke Gridley, and a descend-ant of Thomas Gridley, one of the original settlersof the town of Farmington, Conn. She was one ofseven children: Alma, Chloe, Rachel, Lydia,Susan, Lott and &>(?, UUKJl- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 705 Edward N. Pierce, the subject proper of thismemoir, received a liberal education at the Bristolcommon schools, later taking- a two-years courseat Bristol Academy. At the age of seventeen yearshe went to Boston, and was there engaged sellingon the road various novelties for Alfonso Barnes;after a time he visited Xew York, and then returnedhome. When twenty years old he set his face to-ward the Southern States, and in 1835 was em-poyed in North Carolina and Virginia, collectingfor a map. He then drove in Alabama for HubbellTierce, and at Montgomery, Ala., engaged in awholesale and retail general business. Returningin to Connecticut, Mr. Pierce opened a coaland lumber business in Plainville, in 1855 taking uphis residence in New Haven and engag
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