Hinsdale genealogy : descendants of Robert Hinsdale of Dedham, Medfield, Hadley and Deerfield, with an account of the French family of De Hinnisdal . ed in man-ufacturing until 1889, when and his wife went to Seattle,Wash., where he dealt in real estate. The year followingfound them in Park City, Utah, where he filled the posi-tion of Secretary and Assistant Manager to the CrescentMining Co. They stayed at that place for two years,after which, owing to misfortunes of the Company andill health of both himself and wife, they returned to Mich-igan. In 1898, Mr. Hinsdill was designated Special Att
Hinsdale genealogy : descendants of Robert Hinsdale of Dedham, Medfield, Hadley and Deerfield, with an account of the French family of De Hinnisdal . ed in man-ufacturing until 1889, when and his wife went to Seattle,Wash., where he dealt in real estate. The year followingfound them in Park City, Utah, where he filled the posi-tion of Secretary and Assistant Manager to the CrescentMining Co. They stayed at that place for two years,after which, owing to misfortunes of the Company andill health of both himself and wife, they returned to Mich-igan. In 1898, Mr. Hinsdill was designated Special Attor-ney in the Department of Justice at Washington, D. C,and travelled constantly for two years in that capacity inseven of the Southern States, until the work assignedhim was completed. Thereafter, he re-engaged in bookselling, publishing and literary work, traveling extensivelyin the South and Northwest representing two of the lead-ing publishing houses of the country. He and his wifeunited in 1859 with the First Congregational Church ofGrand Rapids and that church connection has never beensevered. Mr. Hinsdill is of an inventive turn of mind. MRS. MARY E. TRUAXNo. 773 HINSDALE GENEALOGY 289 and has taken out several patents, most of them pertain-ing to the book, stationery and kindred trades. Two ofhis inventions have had an extensive sale, one of whichespecially_bearing his imprint, is now sold by booksellerseverywhere in this country and abroad. Like many an-other inventor, he has not profited by them financially,except in a small degree, but takes a reasonable pride inthe fact that to some extent, at least, his devices haveadded to the convenience of readers and writers. Mrs. Hinsdill having no children, have been per-mitted to travel much together in their own America andhave visited nearly every State in the Union, often re-maining in representative towns, cities and localities fora considerable time, thus gaining a knowledge of things,social, general and geograph
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