. The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut:. erputting himself forward, nor seeking to sit down in the highest room. Well-read,and unusually versed in history and i)olitical science; with a clear and logical mind,and gifted with ready speech, he was rcjiealcdly urged to enter public life; which,however, he resolutely declined. He was one who his cjilling to the glory of God, and was deeplyinterested in all religious matters. Reared under Baptist traditions, he was, onreaching manhood, attracted by that branch of the Holy Catholic Church, knownin the U. S. as the
. The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut:. erputting himself forward, nor seeking to sit down in the highest room. Well-read,and unusually versed in history and i)olitical science; with a clear and logical mind,and gifted with ready speech, he was rcjiealcdly urged to enter public life; which,however, he resolutely declined. He was one who his cjilling to the glory of God, and was deeplyinterested in all religious matters. Reared under Baptist traditions, he was, onreaching manhood, attracted by that branch of the Holy Catholic Church, knownin the U. S. as the Prot. Epis. Church, and was confirmed in Grace church BroadBrook, of which he was one of the foiinders and a vestryman, and, during his con-nection with it, a main support. Subsetpiently, for many years, he was a vestry-nuui and warden of St. Johns church, at W. Pt. The clergy ever found him aloyal coadjutor, a wise counselor, and a sympathizing friend; and, during his career, he never accejited a fee for his services from a minister of any. .-^.c^^^i^^ THE IlTCU FAMILY. 261 (IciKiniinatiou whatever. In ISliT he received the houorary degree of from Iriiiily College, Hartford. Dr. Fiske m. (1)5 Dec, , Frances Anue Tinker of Veruou, Cona., who d. 20 185:!; (2) 14 May, 1856, Emeliiie Lucretia (dau. Joseph and Eliza Mciys) Frazier of Norwich, Conn. Dr. Fiske died at W. Pt., 2 Apl., 1883. Ch. {by 1st marriuf/t, h. K. 11.): 1. Lcbbeiis Tinker, b. 19 Feb., 184T; d. at Htfd., 11 I 2. George MeClellilii (Euv.), b. 21 Oct., laiO. Fam. 1864, while memb. of Sophomore Claps of j 3. .na Frances, b. 13 May, 1853; res. W. College. i Fam. 2. George McClellan •• (Dr. Marcus L., liufus;- Stepfu-n). b. Broad Brook (E. W.), Conn., 21 Oct., 1850; grad. Trinity College, valedictorian. Class of 1870; Head-Master of Burlington (N. J.) College. 1870-73; graduated Berkeley Divinity School, Middletowu, Conn., 1874; ord. Deacon by Bishop Odenheimer
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