Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families . rce, ofHolden, Mass., and lived near the mill on Suckerbrook. Their children were: Rachel, born in 1828,died in 1832; Darius, born Sept. 5, 1830, settled inVictoria, B. C.; Laura, born Oct. 7, 1833, marriedWilliam Carpenter, of Thompson, Conn., and diedchildless Feb. 15, 1883: James N., born May 24,1835; George, born Oct. 29, 1838, lived on thehomestead, and married Oct. 31, 1857, Harriet , o
Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families . rce, ofHolden, Mass., and lived near the mill on Suckerbrook. Their children were: Rachel, born in 1828,died in 1832; Darius, born Sept. 5, 1830, settled inVictoria, B. C.; Laura, born Oct. 7, 1833, marriedWilliam Carpenter, of Thompson, Conn., and diedchildless Feb. 15, 1883: James N., born May 24,1835; George, born Oct. 29, 1838, lived on thehomestead, and married Oct. 31, 1857, Harriet , of Dudley, Mass., by whom he had twodaughters, Emma and Mable. James N. Kingsbury, at about the age of eightyears, was taken to Thompson, Conn., where heacquired his education, and some years later, uponhis return to his native State, located in Oxford andbegan work in the manufacture of shoes. Thisbusiness he later successfully followed in Oxfordand Webster and later he carried on the manufact-ure of shoes in Putnam. In 1865, he located in thetown of Thompson, and continued the manufactureof shoes for three years. At the end of that time heengaged in the grocery business, so continuing until. ^^-jh^t^-t^-^^-^^-^^^^^-.^^ ^t> /*-^i ^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 529 1891, when he sold out. Since that time he has beenengaged in the coal business, winning a high repu-tation for reliability. He has been called uponby his fellow-citizens to fill many offices of trustand responsibility. In 1869 he was made post-master, and very efficiently conducted the affairsof that office until 1885. In 1872 he was made townclerk, a position he still capably fills, and for four-teen years he was Republican town 1889 and 1891 he was honored by election asrepresentative in the State Assembly, making anexcellent record as a member of the Judiciarycommittee. For twenty-five years he has beenjustice of the peace, and during this period hasperformed more than one hundred marriages
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