. Early years in Smyrna and our first Old home week. shed atannery and successfully continued the same until failing healthcompelled him to withdraw from active business. In connec-tion with the same he also conducted a boot and shoe shop, andeven in later years, did nearly all his own work in that line. Aman of strong principles, generous and kind to all, especially tothose in trouble, he was liberal in supporting churches, consider-ing them a necessity for the good and welfare of the in life he was a member of the Congregational Church inthis village. In politics he was a Dem
. Early years in Smyrna and our first Old home week. shed atannery and successfully continued the same until failing healthcompelled him to withdraw from active business. In connec-tion with the same he also conducted a boot and shoe shop, andeven in later years, did nearly all his own work in that line. Aman of strong principles, generous and kind to all, especially tothose in trouble, he was liberal in supporting churches, consider-ing them a necessity for the good and welfare of the in life he was a member of the Congregational Church inthis village. In politics he was a Democrat and was manytimes chosen as a delegate to the County and State 1858 he was a candidate for Member of Assembly, making astrong run in spite of a large opposition majority in the were four children, all now deceased except Julia D., whobecame the wife of the late Dr. F. D. Beebe, of Hamilton, whostill lives to enjoy the esteem and respect of all who know G. married Lucy, a daughter of the late Benjamin R. 86. EBER DIMMICK Our First Old Home Week Knowles, and to them were born two children; Gardner marriedand is in business at Atlanta, Ga.; and Margaret, the wife of G,Bert Tracy, residing on Smyrna Hill, with one young daughter,Lucy, and a young son. Sabrina married James P. Willcox,son of the late Henry H. Willcox, to whom were born two chil-dren, Hadwen P., now a successful physician at Central Square,Oswego County, and Harriet, now the wife of William P. Briggs,of Norwich, and they have one son, William, now in his tenthyear. Eber Dimmick was born in Stafford, Tolland County, Ct.,March 18, 1794, the oldest of a family of nine children born toEphraim and Polly Saxton Dimmick, none of whom are nowliving. In 1818 he married Rosetta, a daughter of Captain JesseFoote, of Stafford, and was the father of five children; FrancesE. Dimmick born January 23, 1819, who married Calista Rey-nolds Willcox, April 26, 1851, both now deceased; there wasb
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