. . Loomis, was born in England in 1622,came to New England with his father in1638, and died in Windsor, Connecticut,in 1688. He received a large grant ofland, became a deacon of the church, andwas a deputy to the General Court of theConnecticut Colony, 1666-67, l(>75 and1687. He married Elizabeth, daughter ofThomas Scott, of Hartford, Their son,Thomas Loomis, was born November 7,1651. His son, John Loomis, was bornJanuary 14, 1681. His son, Jonathan Loo-mis, was born August 13, 1722. His son,Noadiah Loomis, was born in WestSpring
. . Loomis, was born in England in 1622,came to New England with his father in1638, and died in Windsor, Connecticut,in 1688. He received a large grant ofland, became a deacon of the church, andwas a deputy to the General Court of theConnecticut Colony, 1666-67, l(>75 and1687. He married Elizabeth, daughter ofThomas Scott, of Hartford, Their son,Thomas Loomis, was born November 7,1651. His son, John Loomis, was bornJanuary 14, 1681. His son, Jonathan Loo-mis, was born August 13, 1722. His son,Noadiah Loomis, was born in WestSpringfield, August 14, 1750. He was afarmer and teamster, and engaged in thetransportation of supplies and all kinds ofmerchandise from Hartford and Boston;assisted in teaming the iron from Bostonto Lake Erie for the purpose of construct-ing what was probably the first light-house in that section ; and who also servedas a soldier in the Revolutionary son, Rowland Loomis, was born inWest Springfield, July 7, 1781, and fol-lowed the occupation of farming. 108. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY Frederick B. Loomis, son of RowlandLoomis, was born in West Springfield,March ~, 1805, and died in the same townin 1893. He accompanied a party of sur-veyors engaged in locating governmentlands in the West, and assisted in erectingthe first building in Marshall, also visited Chicago when it was buta small trading post. Upon his return tohis native town, he engaged in the busi-ness of moving buildings, and while thusengaged he was hurt by a falling beam,which struck him across the back, and re-sulted in making him a cripple periodi-cally, and necessitated his using two canesto assist him in walking during the re-mainder of his life. It also incapacitatedhim for further active labor. He took adeep interest in town affairs; served astax collector for a period of thirty years,during which time his accounts were in-variably correct to a penny, and served asoverseer of the poor many years.
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