History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . y, 1S79) only five are living. Nathan 0., the subject of thisnotice, is (he third son. He re-mained at home working on the farmwith his father, attending the dis-trict school a part of each year, andone term at Deacon Clarys selectschool in Conway, until he reachedhis eighteenth year. At this time,possessing considerable mechanicalability, and having an earnest desireto become a carpenter, he was ap-prenticed to Ira Barnard, of Shel-burne, to learn that t
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . y, 1S79) only five are living. Nathan 0., the subject of thisnotice, is (he third son. He re-mained at home working on the farmwith his father, attending the dis-trict school a part of each year, andone term at Deacon Clarys selectschool in Conway, until he reachedhis eighteenth year. At this time,possessing considerable mechanicalability, and having an earnest desireto become a carpenter, he was ap-prenticed to Ira Barnard, of Shel-burne, to learn that trade. Hereceived the munificent (?) sum of$30 per year, and when he reachedhis majority his entire capital, inmoney, consisted of $4. He com-menced working at bis trade in hisnative town, and, by close applicationto business and thorough execution,he soon Ieeamo acknowledged as theIfeading carpenter and joiner in thatlocality, and during the forty yearsin which he thus labored he retjvinedthe confidence and patronage of hisfirst employer?. By his suggestionsand advice improvements were effectedDOW being one of the best-built farniing-. Popkins, C^^.,^.£:^Ze/ in the styletowns in th of buildine county g,Shelbur spend the remainder of his days. When twenty-eight years of agehe purchased what was known ns theOlin Bardwell place, and in the sameyear (May 4, 1843) was married toDolly daughter of John Andrews,formerly of North Conway. She wasborn in Shelburne, May 2, have a family of five children(named al})habetically), Alfred A.,Byron N., Carilla J., Dumont 0.,and Ellen M. At various times he has added tohis farm until it now contains onehundred and twenty-five acres. Byindustry, punctualit}-, and economyhe has earned a competency, andby a life of integrity has won theconfidence and respect of his asso-ciates. In politics he is a Republican,and a staunch supporter of the prin-ciples of that party. He has beena member of the board of selectmen,assessor, and s
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