Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . Autograph written September 26, 1S15. James Scutt Dwight, Esq., an eminent merchant, sonof Jonathan Dwight and Margaret (Ashley) Dwight, wasborn July 5, 1769. He was collector of taxes in 1815, forwhich service he was paid $100. He was spoken of as thepoor mans friend. Few men were more extensivelyknown and respected in business and enterprise than He married, in 1794, Mary Sanford, daughter of Sanford of Portland, Me. She was born
Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . Autograph written September 26, 1S15. James Scutt Dwight, Esq., an eminent merchant, sonof Jonathan Dwight and Margaret (Ashley) Dwight, wasborn July 5, 1769. He was collector of taxes in 1815, forwhich service he was paid $100. He was spoken of as thepoor mans friend. Few men were more extensivelyknown and respected in business and enterprise than He married, in 1794, Mary Sanford, daughter of Sanford of Portland, Me. She was born July 7,1774, and died December 7, 1844, aged 70 years. died suddenly March 18, 1822, aged 52 years. Chil-dren : three sons, nine daughters. John Worthixgton Dwight, Esq., son of Col. Thomasand Hannah (Worthington) Dwight, was born October 31,1793. He entered Yale College, and graduated in was a man of generous nature and pleasing social qual-ities. He died February 12, 1836, in his 43d year, unmar-ried. 172 SKETCHES OF THE OLD INHABITANTS. The home of James Scutt Uwight, State street, corner of Dwight street. Hedied in 1822. The widow resided there for several years, then it came into thepossession of Henry Sterns, who sold the property to Mrs. Samuel Kingsbury ;after her death William W. Lee bought it and lived there. Elam Stockbricigeand William H. Parsons were the next owners; they sold it to James E. Russell,and afterwards Kibbe Brothers & Co. bought it. In May, 1834, Colonel HomerFoot and the late William W. Orne were married in this house by the Rev. , the former to Miss Delia, and the latter to Miss Lucy Dwight, daughtersof James Scutt Dwight. The part of the house projecting as seen on the right ofthe picture was built by William B. Calhoun, Esq., and used for his law office, hehaving married Margaret, daughter of Mrs. Kingsbury, with whom he after coming to Springfield in 1842, the late Colonel James M. Thompsonand wife boarded
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