The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; . ions, his History of the United States through forty-three ; and his Family Book of History was equally popular. Heremoved to Southington in 1833. He labored faithfully to raise thestandard of the common schools, aided with wise counsel and openpurse young men who were seeking an education, and in all offices ofpublic and private trust he secured public favor, and endeared himselfto all who knew him by a sympathetic heart and a blameless moralcharacter. He was ten times elected member of the legislature, andfor two years was Co
The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; . ions, his History of the United States through forty-three ; and his Family Book of History was equally popular. Heremoved to Southington in 1833. He labored faithfully to raise thestandard of the common schools, aided with wise counsel and openpurse young men who were seeking an education, and in all offices ofpublic and private trust he secured public favor, and endeared himselfto all who knew him by a sympathetic heart and a blameless moralcharacter. He was ten times elected member of the legislature, andfor two years was Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State. Hewas the founder and chief supporter of the Unitarian Church, andafter he left the town it ceased to exist. Mr. Olney was married in1829 to Elizabeth, daughter of Eli Barnes, of New Haven. He died atStratford, July 31, 1872. Edward Twichell, son of Joseph and Phebe (Atkins) Twichell, wasborn in Wolcott, Sept. 5, 1810. His early life was spent on a farm ;but at the age of sixteen he came to Southington, and apprenticed.
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