Brewster
Enclosed is an old
photograph of a painting of William Augustus Brewster (1791-1865), son
of Dr. John Brewster (1739-1823) and (second wife) Ruth Avery Brewster,
of Hampton.
It is highly likely that this is a photograph of a
painting by the now-famous deaf-mute portraitist John Brewster, Jr.
(1766-1854) son of Dr. John Brewster and (first wife) Mary Brewster.
We are researching the known paintings of John
Brewster Jr. to determine if this is either a lost painting,
or is a portrait of a heretofore "unnamed gentleman" (there
are 11 paintings of John Brewster Jr. in this category).
We know that William Augustus Brewster owned numerous parcels
of land in Hampton,
as did his son, Dr. Francis Augustus Brewster (1817-1906). By
1859 Francis had left Hampton,
and moved to Springfield,
MA. By 1867,
Francis, and his wife and daughter Lula, and Parmela, his son
and his wife Mary, had moved to Brunswick,
GA. Dr. Francis Augustus Brewster died in the seacoast hamlet
of Crescent, Georgia,
in 1906. His grandson, Dr. Warren Augustus Brewster
(1874-1947), is my grandfather.
Best regards,
William Brewster Brainard, AIA
Fernandina Beach, FL
and Lincoln, MA
[email protected]
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Cleveland
CLEVELAND,
Chauncey Fitch, governor of Connecticut, was born in Hampton, Conn., Feb. 16, 1799; son of Silas and Lois (Sharpe)
Cleveland; grandson of Silas and Elizabeth (Hyde) Cleveland, and a
descendant of Moses and Ann (Winn) Cleaveland. He was educated in the
public schools, taught school 1814-19; and was admitted to the bar in
1819. He passed through all the grades in the state militia from
private to major-general, was judge of probate for Windham district for five years and
prosecuting attorney of the county for several years. He represented
his district in the state legislature, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1833,
1836, 1837, 1839, and served as speaker of the house in 1836-37. He was
bank commissioner in 1838, and was defeated for representative in the
26th and 27th congresses, 1838 and 1840. In June, 1841, he removed his
law office and residence to Norwich, Conn. He was elected governor of Connecticut in 1842 and again in 1843. He
was a state representative in 1848-49, a Democratic representative from
Connecticut in the 31st and 32nd congresses,
1849-53, and there opposed the extension of slavery. He helped to form
the Republican party, was a delegate to the Republican national
conventions at Philadelphia, 1856, and at Chicago, 1860; was a presidential
elector in 1860; a member of the peace convention at Washington in 1861; speaker of the Connecticut assembly in 1863; and again a
state representative in 1866. He was married Dec. 13, 1821, to Diantha, daughter of Dr.
Jacob Hovey of Hampton, Conn. She died Oct. 29, 1867, and he was married Jan. 27, 1869, to Helen C., daughter of Dr.
Eleazer and Mariana L. (Hovey) Litchfield. He died in Hampton, Conn., June 6, 1887. **
**The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable
Americans: Volume II - C - Cleveland, Cynthia Eloise - Biographical
Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949: The Continental Congress
September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788 and The Congress of the United
States From the First to the Eightieth Congress March 4, 1789 to
January 3, 1949, Inclusive, Washington, DC:United States Government
Printing Office, 1950.
Kimball
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George Kimball was my
Great Grandfather.
George was born July 15, 1855
in Hampton,
Windham County, CT.
He was the son of Asa and Saphronia Kimball. George and Emma H. Waite
were married December 25, 1879 in Hampton, CT. George and Elizabeth
"Lizzie" Baker were married February 16, 1886 in Hampton, CT. George
was elected Town Selectman (democrat) in October 1881. George and
Elizabeth had 13 children. Dean H., Alice S., Lucia M., Seth A., Arthur
E., Everett A., Earl Clifton, Ester Olive, Richard G., still born girl,
Frank W., Charles L., and Harvey C.
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Ormsby
ORMSBY, Waterman
Lilly, engraver, was born in Hampton, Windham county, Conn., in 1809. He attended the public school of Hampton, removed to New York city, where he learned the engraver's
art and devoted himself to bank note engraving. He invented several
ruling machines, transfer presses, and the grammagraph for engraving on
steel. He was the founder of the Continental Bank Note company,
executed large contracts for the U.S. treasury, and almost wholly
designed the five-dollar note, intended to prevent counterfeiting. He
is credited with having aided S. F. B. Morse in preparing the Morse
telegraphic alphabet, and in transmitting messages at the first public
exhibition of the telegraph in New York city. He is the author of: Ormsby
Bank Note Engraving (1852). He died in Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 1, 1883. **
**The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable
Americans: Volume IIV - O - Orne, Azor - Biographical Directory of the
American Congress, 1774-1949: The Continental Congress September 5,
1774, to October 21, 1788 and The Congress of the United States From
the First to the Eightieth Congress March 4, 1789 to January 3, 1949,
Inclusive, Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office,
1950.