Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . this curacy some six andone-half years, and in February, 1885, he was as-signed to the pastorship of the Church of Our Ladyof Mercy at Plainville. The parish at that timecomprised Plainville and Farmington, Fostervillebeing, Sept. 20, 1891, transferred from the parishof Bristol to the jurisdiction of Plainville. The church at Plainville was erected, in 1881,on the corner of Broad and Pierce streets, and in1885
Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . this curacy some six andone-half years, and in February, 1885, he was as-signed to the pastorship of the Church of Our Ladyof Mercy at Plainville. The parish at that timecomprised Plainville and Farmington, Fostervillebeing, Sept. 20, 1891, transferred from the parishof Bristol to the jurisdiction of Plainville. The church at Plainville was erected, in 1881,on the corner of Broad and Pierce streets, and in1885* Father Walsh erected the priests home on thecorner of Broad and Canal streets, while in 1887 hepurchased the Catholic cemetery ground on Farm-ington avenue. In 1891-92 he erected, at a cost of$15,000, St. Matthews church at Forestville, whichdistrict has been added to his parish. Father Walshalso caused several improvements to be made, suchas the introduction of electric lights, in both thechurch and the priests house in Plainville. Father Walsh is a Democrat in his political pre-dilections. He has served on the school board ofPlainville four terms (twelve years), during eleven. ^$rna<^i COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 661 years of which time he has been active school visi-tor, having practically the management of theschools. He was one of the original directors ofthe Free Public Library (which was installed in1896), being the first individual to bring the matterto the notice of the town, and to advocate the greatgood to be derived from such an institution. F. HOWARD ENSIGN, a well-known andhighly-respected citizen of East Hartford, is a na-tive of the place, born Jan. 3, 1855, and descendsfrom one of the oldest families in the county. Thefamily was founded in America by James Ensign,who died in 1670, and whose progeny is traced tothe seventh generation in the biography of CharlesA. Ensign, to be found elsewhere, F. Howard En-sign, of the eighth generation, being the su
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