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 . the founder, at the old Storrs , ofthe well-known agricultural school bearing his namein Mansfield, Conn., was born there June 4, 1817. Mr. Storrs came of good New England father. Royal Storrs, was of a family that hasbeen in America since 1663, and in Mansfield since1798. His mother, Eunice Freeman, was descendedfrom the Otises of Massachusetts, and was agranddaughter of the Re
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 . the founder, at the old Storrs , ofthe well-known agricultural school bearing his namein Mansfield, Conn., was born there June 4, 1817. Mr. Storrs came of good New England father. Royal Storrs, was of a family that hasbeen in America since 1663, and in Mansfield since1798. His mother, Eunice Freeman, was descendedfrom the Otises of Massachusetts, and was agranddaughter of the Rev. John Russell, of Had-ley, who secreted the regicides. Augustus Storrs attended the local schools andwas taught to work on his fathers farm. In 1830,he went into business under the firm name of & Co., in Gurleyville, part of his nativetown, opening a country store. Others furnishedthe capital, and he conducted it on shares, and alsobecame agent of the Mansfield Silk ManufacturingCo., the first of its kind in the United States. Newto the business as far as concerned experience henevertheless filled both positions successfully. InSeptember, 1839, he married Antoinette Abbe, who. ^CC^^; ^ ^-^i^i^«r<rXS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 419 died in the spring of 1888. Two children were bornof this marriage: One daughter, who died someyears ago, and Mrs. B. E. Valentine, of Brooklyn. Mr. Storrs remained in his Gurleyville homefor about six years, and in 1846 opened a store inWillimantic, but the same year removed to Hart-ford. In 1851, he went to New York, residing inBrooklyn, and in 1854, with his brothers, Charlesand Royal Otis Storrs, he organized the commissionhouse of Storrs Brothers. Royal soon retired, butAugustus and Charles were in business and verysuccessful for over twenty-five years. In 1875,Mr. Storrs bought back from his brother, R. , the old homestead in Mansfield, and im-proved the property by intelligent methods. Havingacquired
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