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 . FHnt, of North Windham (born Nov. 3,1787, died Sept. 3, 1875), and to them were bornchildren as follows: Amanda (born Nov. 10,1812, died Jan. 12, 1890) married Edwin E. Burn-ham, of Windham, later a prominent merchant andreal-estate dealer in Willimantic. Mason (bornMarch 26, 1816) followed the blacksmiths tradefor many years at North Windham, later acquireda competence and removed to Williniantic
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 . FHnt, of North Windham (born Nov. 3,1787, died Sept. 3, 1875), and to them were bornchildren as follows: Amanda (born Nov. 10,1812, died Jan. 12, 1890) married Edwin E. Burn-ham, of Windham, later a prominent merchant andreal-estate dealer in Willimantic. Mason (bornMarch 26, 1816) followed the blacksmiths tradefor many years at North Windham, later acquireda competence and removed to Williniantic and be-came interested in real estate and banking, and diedJuly 10, 1889. Allen, whose career is outlined be-low. Albert, born Sept. 15, 1819, followed black-smithing until the outbreak of the Civil war, en-listed and served until disabled, returned and en-gaged in farming and died in Coventry, Jan. 14,1885. Jared W., born Sept. 8. 1823, now living inChaplin in his eightieth year, like his brother Allen,taught school in early manhood, and then engagedin farming in Windham and Scotland ; in 1857 hebought out Allens store in Chai)lin, was appointedpostmaster by Abraham Lincoln after Allens re-. ^^^^4i^.^e^^^^Ly o^^^;L-ce^^-^C4_ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 137 moval to WilHmantic, and except for two briefDemocratic interruptions remained postmaster ofChaplin until he retired from the store and was suc-ceeded by his son, Edgar S. Lincoln ; he was chosentown clerk and treasurer in 1863, and still lioldsthose offices; represented Chaplin in the GeneralAssembly of 1862; is clerk and treasurer of theCongregational Church and Society, and highly re-spected. Three other children of Dan and Maheta-bel, Earle, Jonah and Dan, Jr., died in infancy. (VII) Allen Lincoln, son of Dan and Maheta-bel, was born in the north end of the town of Wind-ham, Oct. 16, 1817. He was reared to farmingpursuits, and his education was acquired in thedistrict schools. In 1831 his parents removed toth
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