Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . 69th year of his age. Samuel Raynolds, Esq., merchant, was born May 22,1800. He was a clerk in a dry goods store, until about1825, when he entered into partnership with Galen Ames,under the firm name of Ames & Raynolds. In a few yearsthey dissolved partnership. He then formed a partnershipwith Edward A. Morris, under the firm name of Raynolds& Morris, having their stores on Main street. He was adirector in the Springfield Mutual Fire Assurance Company,fr
Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . 69th year of his age. Samuel Raynolds, Esq., merchant, was born May 22,1800. He was a clerk in a dry goods store, until about1825, when he entered into partnership with Galen Ames,under the firm name of Ames & Raynolds. In a few yearsthey dissolved partnership. He then formed a partnershipwith Edward A. Morris, under the firm name of Raynolds& Morris, having their stores on Main street. He was adirector in the Springfield Mutual Fire Assurance Company,from October 21, 1836, to October 2, 1848. In 1843 hewas elected a director in the Chicopee Bank of Springfield,now the Chicopee National Bank, and in April, 1846, waschosen its president, and remained in office until his death. May 24, 1831, he married Abby C. Bliss, daughter of George Bliss, Sr. She died . October i, 1833, he married for a second wife Clarinda Bond, daughter ofThomas Bond. Mr. Raynolds died June 8, 1850, after anillness of four days of neuralgic fever, at the age of 50years. 3o8 SKETCHES OF THE OLD INHABITANTS. DANIEL REYNOLDS. From a photograph taken iS8o. AND MANSIONS OF SPRINGFIELD. 3O9 JDeacon Daniel Reynolds was born at East Hartford,Conn., November ii, 1804. He came to Springfield andbegan work at the Armory in 1821, remaining twenty years,and afterwards removed to Burnside, Conn. In 1843 hereturned to Springfield, and in 1861 was appointed keeperof the Arsenal at the Armory, and afterwards was madegovernment inspector of supplies, until the close of theWar of the Rebellion. He was connected with the BigelowManufacturing Company, manufacturers of soda 1855, he was an alderman from Ward four. He was a valued member of the First CongregationalChurch (Rev. Dr. Samuel Osgood), having been admittedMarch, 1847, from the church at East Hartford, Conn.;was deacon from 1850 to 1865, church clerk from 1851 to1854. He was a devout Mason, a prelate of th
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