Ancestors and Descendants of Havilah Burritt Hinman of Stratford, New Hampshire
with lineage back to Edward Hinman, the youngest son of Sergt Edward Hinman of Stratford, Connecticut
with Barrett Family Notes
Compiled by Gertrude B. Wright
Privately Printed Hanover, New Hampshire 1966 Copyright © 1966 by John Holmes Hinman
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 66-16657
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CONTENTS
.. Hinman Coat-of-Arms Vll
Harold Hinman's Foreword IX
Introductory Notes Xl The Connecticut Story First Generation 5 Second Generation 14 Third Generation 32 Fourth Generation 34 The North Country To the North Country 39 Fifth Generation 42 Sixth Generation 47 Seventh Generation 64 Eighth Generation Harvey Levi Hinman 79 Harriette Hannah Hinman 89 Burritt Havilah Hinman 92 John Holmes Hinman 98 Harold Purman Hinman 116 Mary Hugh Hinman 137 Hazen Beecher Hinman 139 Alice Hamilton Hinman Ruch 149 Family Notes and Sketches Our Home 155 The Farm 161 Old Bill 162 Mother 164 Education 166 Marriage 168 "Cramp" Barrett 168 Harriette 169 Odd Items of Interest 171 Gleanings 175 Barrett Family Notes The Barrett Family 219 First Generation 223 Second Generation 224 Third Generation 225 Fourth Generation 226 Fifth Generation 228 Sixth Generation 229 Seventh Generation 231 Addenda 245
References 251
Index 253
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HAROLD HINMAN'S FOREWORD
HIS is essentially a history of Sergeant Edward Hinman's descendants through his son, Edward2, with details con T centrated on the eighth generation which has assembled and published the facts. The history prior to this generation was assembled and au thenticated by Mrs. Gertrude Wright, widow of William K. Wright, a noted Dartmouth professor. Mrs. Wright is an able genealogist with memberships in the New England Historic Genealogical Society and a number of state historical societies. Some twenty-five years of following family trails into the distant past via dates, places, events and periods of emigration from one part of this country to another, have given her a seemingly un quenchable thirst for facts. A delightful person to work with, she through her energy and interest, generates enthusiasm in others. Space and time do not permit the delving into and publication of the multitude of ramifying branches produced by the marry ing and resulting progeny of a large and multiplying family. The major work in this history was done in joint sponsorship by John and Harold Hinman who have spent six years on the project with Mrs. Wright, involving untold hours. They were always ably assisted by Mary, Alice, Jennie and, to a lesser degree, by the brothers and the ninth generation mem bers. What is published herein about each individual and his fam ily is that which was furnished by them to the sponsors. HAROLD HINMAN
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INTRODUCTORY NOTES
ESCENDANTS of Sergeant Edward1 Hinman of Stratford, Connecticut (1650-1652), are fortunate to have had ]D one of their own kin keenly interested in family history and the preservation of old records of all kinds a century ago. Royal R. Hinman (1785-1868), sixth in line by direct descent from Sergeant Edward1, through his third son, Benjamin, be came an eminent antiquarian and genealogist. Graduating from Yale in 1804, he studied law and was ad mitted to the bar in Connecticut in 1807. During the next twenty-five years, he was appointed or elected to various public offices which gave him access to a great variety of state papers and private documents invaluable as reference data while he served for seven years as Secretary of State of Connecticut (1835-1842) and continued his writing in the following years. During the Connecticut bicentennial year of 1835, the legis lature seemed to be reviewing the past and evaluating the printed records then available to the general public. There were very few printing presses in the early colonial days, so laws enacted at each session of the General Court were made known to the inhabitants of each town after handwritten copies, made out by the Secretary of the colony, were sent to the constables of each town to be read at public meetings. Later the laws were pub lished in a small volume with blank pages for those enacted in following years. From time to time so-called revisions were or dered and published, the first of which was in charge of a com mittee of three, Royal R. Hinman as chairman.
Xl XU HINMAN FAMILY But the latter was engaged on two other important projects, one of which was described as a history of the part taken by Con necticut in the War of the Revelation, an historical collection from official records, files, etc., published in 1842. This book of 644 finely printed pages was so well received that the Legislature in 1853 voted that each town and village in the state was to re ceive a copy, also each state and territory in the United States, and the Congressional Library in Washington. Two hundred fifty extra copies were to be reserved for future needs. While Mr. Hinman was gathering this vast amount of data, "wading through an immense number of records, old files of petitions, letters, depositions and reports, somewhat poorly pre served, mutilated, torn, or difficult to decipher" ( thus he de scribes his efforts to get all possible information), he amassed many notes regarding early settlers of that region including those of his Hinman family. These so-called notes led him to the second project, that of publishing a volume made up of six parts, entitled A Catalogue of the Na mes of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecti cut; with the Time of their arrival in the Country and Colony, their standing in society, place of residence, condition in life, where from, business, &c., as far as is found on record. This project was to take five years, during which the parts, consisting of one hundred pages each, were to be published every two months until all names, A-Z, had been included. He busied himself for five years as he npursued facts by exam ining town, court, probate and church records, often badly written two hundred years since, frequently difficult to decipher, and old books with many obliterated margins, with family rec ords in ancient tattered Bibles and on tombstones with many words and figures obliterated by time, journals with dates culled from old numbers and broken volumes", etc. Only then did he decide that not five years but twenty might be the length of time for the task zf subscriptions were forthcoming, his span of life long enough, and full cooperation given by those whose ances tors were among the early settlers listed. A CATALOGUE OF THE NAMES
OF THE EARLY PURITAN SETTLERS
OF THE
COLONY OF CONNECTICUT;
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@:imt nf t~rir nninnl in t~r THEIR STANDING IN SOCIETY, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, CONDITION IN LIFE, WHERE FROM, BUSINESS, &C., AS FAR AS 18 FOUND ON RECORD. COLLECTED FROM RECORDS, BY ROY AL R. HINMAN, OF HARTFORD. HARTFORD: PRESS OF CASE, TIFF ANY AND COMP ANY. 1852. HINMAN FAMILY Finally five numbers (Abbe-Danielson) were published but the original design was abandoned. Even these might not have been available today had not the Hinman family agreed to take a certain number of published volumes containing their name, to defray the expense of paper, printing and binding so that the first five numbers might be given to the public. Therefore, the Hinman name was included as "Part v1", even though the "se ries" ended with "Danielson". This part consists of eighty pages, published in 1856. Discouraged by seeming indifference to his appeals, he had this to say of the Hinmans, "Few of the Hinman family have rendered much assistance in the following imperfect collection. Uniformly dilatory in answering letters without sending two let ters ... ". But the fact that he mentions eight different members of the Hinman families in Connecticut, New York, Vermont and Washington, D. C., to whom he is indebted, gives proof that he did receive considerable assistance towards leaving to future generations this last important section. Bound as a separate pamphlet, it has been copied as source material by Cutter and Stearns in Connecticut and New Hampshire genealogies, family and county histories and used in many other types of publica tions. On the first three pages of this Hinman section, he gives an account of Sergeant Edward1 Hinman of Stratford, Connecticut, "the first of the name, and the only emigrant of the name who came early to this country and settled at Stratford about 1650 who had four sons and some daughters ...". The next sixty pages record the descendants of his eldest son, Titus, Titus' son, Benjamin, from whom Mr. Royal Hinman himself descends, and a few facts about Sergeant Edward's daughters. Turning to page 863, one finds the genealogical line of the youngest son, Edward2 Hinman, Jr., also of Stratford, Connecti cut, whose great grandson, Solomon5 Chatfield Hinman (1779- 1861), settled in Vermont. One of his three sons, Harvey6 Hin man, chose it as his permanent home, spending the last thirty-five INTRODUCTORY NOTES xv years as one of the prominent citizens of North Stratford, New Hampshire, not far from Brunswick and Canaan, Vermont, where he resided for a few years. His son, Havilah7 Burritt Hinman, born in Canaan, Vermont, and reared in North Stratford, New Hampshire, married in 1873, Kate May Barrett of Canaan, Maine. It is worth noting that while the Hinmans were moving north from Connecticut to New Hampshire, her ancestors were finding land and business opportunities and, eventually, homes in Maine to which they journeyed from the older settled areas of Massachusetts, namely Concord and Chelmsford. Havilah Burritt and Kate (Barrett) Hinman had ten children of whom eight grew to maturity. Their son, Harold Purman Hinman, with the aid of his brother, John Holmes Hinman, is now following the pattern of Royal R. Hinman in sending out letters, one and possibly two to those of their generation, hoping thereby to leave to posterity more complete family records, espe cially of the eighth and ninth generations, through interfamily contacts, correspondence and conversations. Barrett family notes such as those concluding the Hinman article in the Genealogies of New Hampshire Families by E. S. Stearns (p. 1786) are included here. If you wonder what happy circumstance brought the two families together, just thumb through Harold Hinman's "Family Sketches" for the ancient manner of "dating", the love story briefly told. The response to the Hinman appeal has been very generous and satisfying, especially during the last two years. The material now at hand, gathered by and for the children and grandchil dren of Havilah7 Hinman's sons and daughters, can best be di vided into three parts, the first relating to the first four genera tions. This can rightly be called ('The Connecticut Story" and concerns only one ancestral line, that of the youngest of Ser 2 3 geant Edward's sons, Edward Hinman, Jr., his son, Ebenezer , and his son, Eben4 Hinman, taken largely from the Catalogue of Puritan Settlers before mentioned. XVI HINMAN FAMILY As usual in genealogical sequence, it contains all that might be found in public records including vital statistics, carefully checked against authoritative town records plus facts of (1) res idence, (2) education, (3) business and fraternal affiliations, (4) community interests and services -all of these in the order men tioned. To these are added items from town and county histories, probate and property entries. The second section, ''The North Country", has its beginnings with Eben's son, Solomon5 Chatfield Hinman, who is mentioned briefly in the volume referred to above. The entertaining de scriptions of the life and times of the later generations come from supposedly dull census returns of these northern Vermont and New Hampshire lands of forest and stream a hundred years ago, picturing the growth of the economy after the first half-century, as well as accounts in Thompson's history of Stratford, New Hampshire. The latter identifies the late 18oo's when stage coaches bumped passengers up and down the hilly roads and heavy wagons still supplemented the steam cars in hauling prod ucts to be bought and exchanged at the country store. For more ready reference throughout the study, each genera tion is labelled at the beginning of its section as "First Genera tion", "Second Generation", etc. The father's name is in capital letters as one finds it in the previous list where he appeared as one of the children in the preceding generation. One may verify this by checking the charts showing family members in their respective generations. References have been given in the text, so footnotes seem un necessary. If desired, sources for quotations or statements may also be found by referring to the extensive bibliography for both Hinman and Barrett family data on page 251. However, the third part, that of the eighth generation, the sons and daughters of Havilah Burritt and Kate (Barrett) Hin man, you will read with more than passing interest. This in cludes genealogical data, business and war records, pictures, and entertaining sketches of family life in the North Country of INTRODUCTORY NOTES xvu "their day" written by the late Harold Hinman three years ago. Even Old Bill, the Bay Morgan, shows up here. This is followed by a section entitled "Gleanings", defined in the newest World Dictionary "to gather anything by degrees". There is the reviewing of vivid memories as well as the picturing of special items such as a church pew-rental receipt of 1871, Aunt Phoebe's dance program of 1898, her recipe for tarts. These have a charm of their own, stir the imagination and bid one share the school days, the Dartmouth associations, family reunions, the usual or unusual years of preparation for the chal lenging and responsible positions which various family members have held during half a century. Then one might give thought to a passage from one of Esther Sabin Smith's recent books of remembrance: As a nation needs its history, a tribe its legends, a family its traditions, so a person needs his own personal past. He needs it as a part of his im mediate awareness of his present. GERTRUDE B. WRIGHT Hanover, New Hampshire LES 1711 1713 m,06cdiena .ren.ni"t)S ..A1o(f:y Itftue( ..M,a,!Y rJiaviCaJi 1S49- iG63 185! tr!,,, m,, Descending from Sergeant Edward Hinman who came to Strat ford, Connecticut, from England about 1650 are these SEVEN GENERATIONS OF A HINMAN FAMILY Sergeant Edward Hinman ( -1681) m. Hannah Stiles ( -1677) Edward Hinman, Jr. (1672- ) m. Hannah Jennings (1678-1777) Ebenezer Hinman (1709- ) m. Obedience Jennings (1720-1812) Eben Hinman (1742-1810) m. Eunice Chatfield ( -1813) Solomon C. Hinman (1779-1861) m. Urania Hawkins (1781-1866) Harvey Hinman (1803-1886) m. Harriet Hugh (18ll-1884) Havilah Hinman (1851-1908) m. Kate Barrett (1855-19u) yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy FIRST GENERATION ERGEANT EDWARD 1 HINMAN came to Stratford, § Connecticut, between 1650 and 1652 but when he arrived from England or in what ship he sailed to these shores is unknown. Family tradition states that Edward Hinman was a ser geant of the bodyguard of King Charles r, and escaped to Amer ica in the time of Oliver Cromwell who sought to do him harm. If he was a member of the King's Guard, he must have been a much respected Englishman. If he was loyal to the King, he was a true and trustworthy person. Sergeant Edward Hinman is supposed to have been one of a company under Captain Underhill whose services were offered to fight the Mohawks and were rejected by Governor Peter Stuy vesant. This company was disbanded at Stamford soon after wards, and from Stamford Sergeant Edward is said to have gone to Stratford, where as a farmer he became an extensive land holder and trusted citizen. Not being one of the first settlers of the town, his name had to be presented in public meeting according to a law passed in the first session of the General Court held in Connecticut in 1636. This read: "None shall join the colony but by a vote of the in habitants of the town to which they have applied for admission". Sergeant Edward's reputation as a soldier may have earned him an immediate vote of acceptance in 1650. Protection against Indian raids was still chief topic of conver sation. The General Court had ordered the formation of a "Train Band" in each Plantation of the Colony. Historians agree 5 6 HINMAN FAMILY that the first definite information about the settlement of the town Stratford is to be found in an order of this same Court for October 10, 1639, when a Sergeant Nichols was assigned "for the present to train the men and exercise them in military disci pline". Later, in addition to a guard of forty men ordered in 1642, one man out of every family was required to go fully armed to the Meeting House on the Sabbath and on Lecture Days. Every soldier kept his arms and ammunition ready for any emer gency. The Pequot War was concluded in 1643 but in 1649 new Indian troubles kept Fairfield and Stratford constantly aware of the dangers in their daily living. Deeply concerned, the many able men of the colony decided on a more complete and thorough organization in matters large and small to meet any future demands and to give added respon sibility to a greater number. Thus it was that Roger Ludlow, who led a group through the wilderness on Indian trails from the Dorchester, Massachusetts, area and had drawn up the laws of 1639, was asked to draw up principles for guidance in a more permanent form for handling the many weighty questions. This new "Ludlow Code of 1650" was even more explicit in precautions spelled out in greater detail: that in the several plantations of the Colony, there be kept sufficient watch in the night which watch is to be continued from the shutting in of the evening till the sunrise: and that one-fourth part of each town be in arms every day by turns ... and all the soldiers from sixteen to seventy years of age ... are to attend their courses of watch and ward as they shall be appointed, all persons more than sixteen years of age (magis trates and church officials only excepted) to beare arms and every male person above said age shall be with a good musket or other gun, a sword rest and bandoleers, shoulder belt and bulitts, the "train band" as in 1636, to be in charge of officers nominated by the Souldgers and con firmed by the Perticular Court. By reason of the Indians and otherwise, Stratford and Fairfield were to keep on hand in each town "one barrill of Powder, 300 wt. oflead, one hundred fathams of match [wick] and six Coates or Corseletts with serviceable Pikes to either of them". THE COJVJVECTICUT STORY 7 One of the officers "nominated by the souldgers" and con firmed by the "Perticular Court" was an Ensign Stephen Bur ritt, the able assistant of Captain Robert Treat. Ensign Burritt is mentioned here because the Burritt name, even to this day, is being handed down from one generation to another in this line of the Hinman family. He was the son of William Burritt, a fel low townsman of Sergeant Edward Hinman. In command of the "Fayrefeild County Dragoones" in September 1675 by order of the Council of Hartford, Ensign Burritt was later appointed "Commissary of the army and impowered to grant tickets for the quartering of the men and horses and allso by his warrants to impress such other conveniences as shall be necessary for the souldierie by the appoyntment of the Major and other Com manders". Later he went north with Colonial troops and helped to save lives and property at Springfield in Massachusetts. Known as a distinguished Indian fighter he was engaged in the swamp fight, December 1675, and in hunting roving parties of Indians intent upon depredations in the colonies. In 1681, Lieutenant Stephen Burritt was appointed deputy to the General Court for Strat ford, Connecticut. These military leaders and others would have been responsi ble for the so-called "Training Days" required at least six times yearly besides a general muster of all military units of the coun ties held twice annually which became spirited celebrations, known later as the first New England holidays (no Christmas during the first two hundred years). Such occasions were under religious supervision, opening with prayer and psalm singing. It is not surprising that military officers held rank with spiritual leaders, the "Captain" being cited only second to the minister himself. Roll call, inspection of arms, instruction, drilling before the colonial notables and then feasting for all was the order of those special days. All of these military arrangements were extremely important but there were months at a time when Stratford men were intent 8 HINMAN FAMILY upon home affairs. There were many town offices to which men were annually chosen, such as selectmen, town clerk, town treas urer, etc., but one not acquainted with New England's form of town government may be amused to read of such officers as fence viewer, bounders, sheep master, cow keeper, brander of horses and others. Seldom does one see "packer" in the list. This was the responsibility which Sergeant Edward1 Hinman held for nine years. His duties were to go up and down the town instruct ing the people in the art of putting down meat and other provi sions for winter or storing them until needed. One must remem ber that the Stratford town of that day covered a wide area. He was not only a farmer but the first owner of the old tide mill between Stratford and what is now Bridgeport-described in one reference as "a tide mill built at Eagle's Nest about 1650". Some of his descendants held milling as important there for the next two hundred years. Soon after settling, Sergeant Edward had a house lot "which house lot lyeth for 2 acres, be it more or less, hutting east upon the street [now Main Street in Stratford] butting west upon ye home-lot, at present of Francis Hall, hounded southwest, John Tomson, senior, and northwest, Mr. Joseph Hawley ... (Strat ford Rec. 19th of 9th month. 1668)". It was located upon the present Main Street (1856) a little southwest of the old Episco pal Church. At town meetings on March 7, 1654, and on Feb ruary 2, 1664, various allotments of land were made to him by division of the existing public lands. These and purchases through the years are mentioned specifically in his will ( 1681). In 1651 or 1652 he had married Hannah Stiles, daughter of Francis and Sarah Stiles who had moved to Stratford from Wind sor, Connecticut. Hannah died about 1677. Children (all born in Stratford) : 1. Sarah2 Hinman, b. Sept. 10, 1653, m. William Roberts of Stratford. Children (Roberts): Hannah, Zachery, Sarah, Amos, possibly more. 2. Titus2 Hinman, b. June 1655, m. (1) Hannah Coe, (2) THE CONNECTICUT STORY 9 Mary Hawkins. Children: Ephraim (no children), Joseph m. Esther Downs, Andrew m. Mary Noble, Titus (d. yg.), Ebenezer, Titus, Jr., m. Sarah Noble, Eleazer m. Hannah Scovill, Timothy m. Emma Preston, Mary m. Rev. David Bostwick, Hannah m. Samuel Twichel, Patience. 3. Samuel2 Hinman, b. Jan. or June 1658, m. --• No chil dren. 4. Benjamin2 Hinman, b. Feb. 1663, m. Elizabeth Lumm. Children: Hannah m. Benjamin Hurd, Jr., Adam (d. yg.), Noah m. Anna Knowles, Benjamin, Jr., m. Sarah Sherman, Elizabeth m. John Hurd, Eunice m. Nathan Hurd, Annis m. Samuel Martin, Rachel m. Ephraim Baldwin, Edward (d. ae. 24), Samuel (d. ae. 23), Mercy or Mary m. David Barum. 6 5 4 3 2 Note: Benjamin Hinman (Aaron , Benjamin • • , Ser 1 geant Edward ) went to Derby, Vt., 1791, and settled on the original right of his father, Aaron. Many descendants now in northern Vt. (1961). 5. Hannah2 Hinman, b. 1666. 6. Mary2 Hinman, b. 1668. 7. Patience2 Hinman, b. 1670, m. John Burroughs. 8. EDWARD 2 HINMAN, JR., b. 1672, m. Hannah Jen nmgs. Early in 1681 Sergeant Edward1 Hinman sold his homestead in Stratford to Richard Bryan of Milford and probably moved at that time up the Housatonic River to Woodbury. Here he had taken up land in 1672 when a controversy over religious matters (dealt with in later pages) was finally settled by the migration of fifteen families from Stratford to this new town, founded and separated from it as a new township, due to his father's proprie tary interest in the new town's location. His eldest son, Titus, not yet eighteen, was one of the seventeen to sign the "Funda mental Articles agreed upon in order to ye settlement of the Plantation of Pomparaque", the Woodbury of future years. That Edward Hinman, Sr., was living in Woodbury in No- HI.!VMA.!V FAMILY vember 1681, when he hurriedly called in his good friend, John Minor, to write down each and all items in his will, is proved conclusively by the date and place and by the careful directions he gave regarding his "present dwelling" and other properties in Woodbury. These concerned the elder sons and daughters as contrasted with the same careful treatment in his future plans for his youngest son, Edward, and his Stratford properties as he designated certain men in each place to advise his sons in set tling the estate. He died nine days later on November 26, 1681. As a young man, John Minor, who was called in to write Ser geant Edward's last will and testament, was educated in Hart ford at the expense of Stratford, to act as interpreter in all mat ters concerning the Indians and the white settlers. Proof that he wrote it is found on the last page. John Minor's handwriting as he later took testimony that Moses Johnson was one of the wit nesses and the signature of John Minor as "Commissioner" are in the same script as on the "Three sides of a sheet of paper" which constitute the sworn document here presented: WILL OF SERGEANT EDWARD HINMAN OF WOODBERRY, CONNECTICUT 1681 Woodberry, the 17th of November, 1681. I, Edward Hinman of Woodberry in his Majesty's Collony of Con necticott being sick in body & very weak, yet of wonted memory and soundness in minde, doe make, ordaine & Constitute this my Last will and Testament in manner & form as followeth: - - - Imprimis I give and ffooly resigne my imortall soul into ye hands of Allmighty God trusting and hopeing for Salvation ... alone Meritts & Satisfaction of Jesus Christ our Savior & Redeemer: - - - It: My body to a Christian Buriall in ye Earth to bee layd, where it shall remayn till that great day of its Resurrection; at which time both Soul & body shall be reunited. - - - And ffor that temporall Estate that the Lord hath betrusted mee withall ffor the prevention of future trouble, and that if it may bee peace, love, union & Concord may be continued amongst my Deare Chil dren I doe dispose of it as follows: - - - Imprimis I doe uppon ye Conditions herein Exprest, give & freely be queath unto my Dutifull & Loveing Sonn Titus Henman my whole THE CONNECTICUT STORY 11 Accomodations to mee devolved in Woodberry, both upland and mead with all the buildings uppon the farme, with all and singular, the privileges, Conveniences & appurtenances thereunto apper tayning. The Conditions are that hee, ye said Titus Henman resigns into my hand to dispose of That Accornodations granted to him by the Town of Woodberry, the which the said Titus hath done and acknowledged according to Law this present day: - - - As also that the husbandry & improvement of this Accomodations shall be Con junct & equally shared amongst the three, viz: Titus, Samuell & Benjamin three whole years, the tackling and geers for Carrying on in like manner and ffor ye building that they three above named co habitt & have equal interest, till Samuell & Benj. are Competently provided otherwise - - - which is hereby declared to bee willed and intended that they three viz: Titus, Samuell & Benjn. doe Conjunct build a dwelling house of the same dimensions of John Huthwith's house in Woodberry for each of these two, viz: Samuell & Benjn. & soe farr finished as my present dwelling house bequeathed to Titus Hinman is at this time - - - And this within the three years above said. It: My will is & I freely give and bequeath unto my Dutifull Sonn, Samuell Hinman that meadow that I purchased of Mr. Sherman with all the privileges, Conveniences & appurtenances thereto belonging: as also that parcell of Land that was layd out to my son Titus lying to the South of John Huthwith. It: I doe give & freely bequeath unto my Dutifull Sonn, Benjamin Hin man all that Accomodations that was by ye Town of Woodberry granted to my Son, Titus Hinman except that parcell willed to my Son, Samuell with all the Conveniences thereto appertayning. [End of first page of will as photostated from original.] It: My will is that all my Cattell, both oxen and Cowes & young Cattell as also all my horse flesh bee improved and lookt after Conjunct ye three years afore spoken of. And then bee equally divided between my three Sonns, Titus, Samuell & Benjamin as then they are either advanced or diminished only my desire and will is that if the white horse be then in being that that horse shall bee part of my son, Titus, his share of the horse kinde: - - - It: My will is that all my bedding, household goods and moveables of all sorts that are here in Woodberry as also a great Bell mettle pott that is at Strattford shall be improved in Common amongst ye three afore named Brethren-Titus, Samuell & Benjn. till the three years afore said bee expired, & then to be equally divided between them 12 HINMAN FAMILY three, only that Bell mettle pott is hereby willed to bee a part of my Son, Titus Hinman's part in this Legasie. It: My will and testament farrther is that my three daughters, Hannah, Mary & Patience shall have when they attayn their respective age of eighteen years, that is to pay Hannah thirty-five pounds, Mary & Patience thirty pounds apiece. And my desire and Express will is that the product of my land at Strattford may be preserved together with the pewter there and other house hold goods except ye Books & other things spoken of before for the payment of these Legasies to my daughters, & that if that falls short of the Complements of theire legasies, I doe will and hereby impower said Sonns I shall make choice of for my overseers in Strattford together with my Executor to dispose of the most suitable & Convenient of my Land in Strattford for the payment of my Daughters' legasies when they come of age. My will is that my daughter, Sarah Roberts shall have five pounds and her two children, my Grand children, fifty shillings apiece; in Con sideration that I did for her at Marriage as I was able. It: My will is that my Deare child & Loveing Son, Edward Hinman may be placed out as apprentice to some honest & religious bondsman; And my will and desire is if it may be that bee bee placed with my loveing ffriend Jehiell Preston of Stratford, and at the time of his attayning his respective age-I will & freely bequeath all my Lands in Strattford as yet not disposed of: - - - It: My will is that my three Sonns Titus, Samuell & Benjn. shall be Conjunct in all the improvements and occasions both as it relates to the husbandry, building ye aforesaid two dwelling houses, and also the finishing my present dwelling house and finishing the Barn and for to bee equal in all Rates and the product of the Land and all the losses within and during the said three years to bee equally born be tween them: The two houses of Samuell & Benjn. are to bee of as far finished at the three years as this bequeathed to Titus shall bee. It: It is my will and I SECOND GENERATION EDW ARD2 HINMAN, JR., horn in 1672 in Stratford, Con necticut, was the youngest son of Sergeant Edward Hinman as evidenced by his father's will. His mother, Hannah Stiles Hin man, died when he was five years old. Much concerned about his nine-year-old boy, this document tells us facts that would not be available otherwise. Edward was to leave his Woodbury home and return to Stratford apprenticed to a good family friend, farmer and miller. Jehiel Preston was none other than the con stable and therefore the chief magistrate, a man in his early forties. The town fathers had decreed that his office should handle all "Hue and Cryes, Murthers, Malefactors, Peace-breakers, Theeues ... " as well as lesser ones, such as Sabbath breakers, inebriates, vagrant disorderly persons, "warning out those without a trade or craft . . . ". THE CONNECTICUT STORY 15 Everyone, including young Edward Hinman, knew that Jehiel Preston was the important man to take charge of Indian affairs in which he had the responsibility of final judgment if a crime was committed within the colony. No citizen or foreigner could sell arms to an Indian nor trade with him except in their boats. Settlers could not own houses nor live among them. So he and his family had to know what was going on up and down the river, in the port and within the whole area of Stratford which extended twelve miles north and south, five miles east and west. But busy as he was, Sergeant Edward Hinman knew that his friend with Joseph Hawley and Edward's two uncles, Ephraim Stiles and Hope Washburn, would oversee the estate settlement of all the boy's future possessions in Stratford, i.e., "that parcell of Land called Giner's Farm and all else in Stratford not dis posed of" in 1693 when he would reach his majority. The years passed with the record showing no item until 1698 when he registered the fact that he was taking his father's "ear mark" for his cattle on September 25. This was described as "A slit right down the first q'r of the off ear, and a little slit across the upper side of the same ear". The date of his marriage to Hannah Jennings (see note on p. 19) has not been found but it may have been the same year when he made known in this way that he had possessions of his own. There are two references to him in the Colonial Records of Connecticut, in 1 705 and in 171 7. In the first instance, he was one of three prominent citizens of the town to sign as witness a very unusual document of those early days, that of a deed of purchase of land bought from the Indians. So unique is this deed that it is set down here to show how eager young men con ducted business some two hundred years ago: COPY OF DEED NEWTOWNS PURCHASE FROM THE INDIANS Know all men by these presents, yt we Mauquash, Massumpas Nun mawauk, all belonging to Pootatuck in ye Colony of Connecticut for and in consideration of four guns, four broadcloth coats, four blankets, 16 HINMAN FAMILY four ruffely coats, four collars, ten shirts, ten pairs of stockings, forty pounds of lead, ten of xx, ten pounds of powder and forty knives, to us promised to be paid as by these bills underhand and one more may fully approve, we say we have Given, Granted, Bargained and sold, alienated, Conveyed and Confirmed and by these presents do freely, fully, and absolutely, Give, Grant, Bargain, sell, alienate, convey and confirm unto William Janes, Justice Bush, and Samuel Hawley all now resident in Stratford in ye Colony aforesaid, a certain tract of land situate, lying and being in the Colony of Connecticut butted and bound ed as followith, viz. Bounded South on pine swamp and land of Mr. Sher man and Mr. Rositer, Southwest upon Fairfield bounds, North West on the bounds of Danbury, North East on land purchased by Milford men at or near ovanhanhonock and South East on land of Numaway an In dian, the land running two miles from the river right against pootatuck the said tract ofland Containing in length eight miles and in bredth five miles but more or less with appertenances, privileges and conditions thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to them, the said Wil liam Janes, Justus Bush and Samuel Hawley their heirs and assigns, to have and to hold forever to their proper use, benefit and behoof forever, and we the said Mauquash, Massumpas and Nunnawauk for us our heirs and administrators do convenant promise and grant to and with the said William Janes, Justus Bush, and Samuel Hawley their heirs and assigns yt before ye sealing thereof, we are the true, sole and lawful owners of the above bargained premises and possessed ofye same in our own Right as a good, perfect and absolute estate in fee simple by right of inheri tance, and have in ourselves good Right in full power, and authority to grant, bargain, sell, convey, alien and confirm the same and all the preve leges and particulars before mentioned in manner as above said, yt ye said Wm. Janes, Justus Bush and Samuel Hawley their heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times hereafter by virtue of these presents lawfully, peaceably, and quietly Have, hold up, occupy, possess and enjoy the said bargained premises with ye appurtenances free and alone and freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated, and dis charged of, and from all and all manner of former and other gifts, Grant, Sales, Losses, Mortgages, Wills, Joyntures, Dowries, Judgements En ventory, Incumberances, or other Incumberances whatsoever. Further more, we ye sd Mauquash, Massumpas, and Nunnawauk, for ourselves, heirs, exectors and administrators do covenant and engage the above described premises to them, the said William Janes, Justus Bush and Samuel Hawley, their heirs and assigns against the lawfil claims or de mands of any person or persons whatsoever forever hereafter, to warrant THE CONNECTICUT STORY 17 and defend. Moreover, we, Washunaawanian, \Vasuabye, Moctowek, Munnaposh, Punuanta, Wannonio, Mosunksio, Tacoosh, Morarnmoo, Slickanungus, Susoouso, we, and everyone of us by ourseves, do freely give grant and of our own authority and voluntary mind, resign to the said William Janes, Justus Bush and Samuel Hawley, all our right title and interest by possession, heirship or by any other way of means what soever. Witness our hands and seals July ye 25 in the fourth year of her Maj esties Reign, Anno Domino, 1705. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Jacob Walker Daniel Denton Edward Hinman Indian witnesses Obimosk Nunako Maquash Mussumeas Personally appeared at Potutuck and acknowledged ye above written instrument to be thare free and voluntary act and deed before me this 12th September 1705. Jon Minor Justice Witness Ebenezer Johnson [From a mimeographed copy sent in 1960 by Edward Barrett Hinman to his father, John Holmes Hinman.] Samuel Hawley, one of the three purchasers mentioned in this deed was the son of Samuel Hawley, Sr., whom Barber in his historical collections names as one of the "first principal persons in the town", to whom Sergeant Edward Hinman sold land on Quimby Neck about 16foi. When Samuel Hawley, Jr., and his fellow townsmen learned that this whole tract had already been set apart as the future locality of one entire town to be known as Newtown, they made a free and full resignation to the said deed of purchase. In May 1 707, an article of business before the Connecticut Assembly granted the land to petitioners of whom Samuel Haw ley was one. Being the subject oflitigation gave it prominence in colonial history. 18 HINMAN FAMILY Once more is Edward Hinman, Jr., mentioned in the public records of his native state but for quite a different reason. His tory repeats itself often enough to give one unexpected items showing recurring difficulties in adjusting the American econ omy through the decades. This one concerns crop surpluses. An article written by Glen Weaver in a 1954 bulletin of the Connecticut Historical Society entitled "The Agrarian Econ omy of Early 18th Century Connecticut" mentions Edward Hin man in the year 171 7. After the years when an officer, a ''packer" such as Sergeant Edward Hinman, Sr., was appointed to see that there was no waste whatever in storing food stuffs, the good season of 1717 produced such large crops of Indian corn that farmers tried to use the-surplus in various ways except as fodder. Witness the vote of the Connecticut General Assembly in grant ing to Edward Hinman, Jr., of Stratford, who operated a grist mill, the sole right to manufacture cornstalk molasses. Even tually the method used was too expensive to compete with the West Indies product and upon his advice was discontinued. No date is given for Edward Hinman, Jr.'s death, but his wife died on her ninety-ninth birthday, July 25, 1777. Several sources give the same unusual story that twenty years before her death, she had a premonition that she would live to be ninety nine years old but no more. She said that a venerable person whom she used to call her guardian angel, and whom she had seen once before, appeared to her and asked her age. She told him, upon which he replied, "You will not live to a hundred years but almost; you will live to be ninety-nine and then die." She would often mention this to her friends, and was so per suaded of the truth of it that she would often reckon up how long she had to live. She arose on the morning of her ninety ninth birthday in her usual health. Her son, landlord John Henman, with whom she lived, said to her, "Well, Mother, the day has arrived." She replied, "Yes, and I shall die today." She died in the afternoon. (In a short article written in 1946, E. C. Hoagland argues that THE CONNECTICUT STORY 19 the wife of Edward Hinman, Jr., was probably Hannah Bur roughs, daughter of Edward and Mary [Highby] Burroughs of Monmouth, New Jersey, possibly of Long Island. Edward Bur roughs died March 1704/5 and his wife died in 1712. Their sixth child, Hannah, married Edward Henman, Jr. Henman was used by the mother of Hannah Burroughs in her will and J. W. Barber uses this spelling in his printed note of her death at ninety-nine as already noted. Several children of Edward Hinman went to New Jersey. This item by Mr. Hoagland was found indexed un der Hinman-Burroughs in the library of the Minnesota Histori cal Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1961.) Children of Edward2 Hinman and his wife Hannah: 1. Jonah3 Hin:11an, b. Nov. 5, 1700. Settled in Newark, N. J. 2. Hannah3 Hinman, b. Mar. 3, 1 702. 3. Zachariah3 Hinman, b. Jan. 27, 1704. At Southbury for short time. 4. Samuel3 Hinman, b. 1705 at Stratford. Surveyor. Of Litch field and Goshen later where he helped in laying out most of the divisions of land. D. there 1 784. M. --. Children: Wilkinson, Samuel, Joseph, Phineas, Asher, Lewis, Wait and daughters Sarah and Mary, Lois M. Norton. 5. Justus3 Hinman, b. Dec. 29, 1707. Of Stratford and North Stratford. Five daughters: Mary (d. yg.), Elizabeth, Sarah (m. J. Curtis), Rachel and Mary. 6. EBENEZER3 HINMAN, b. 1709. Settled in Southbury. Death record says he d. Nov. 18, 1795, ae. 86. 7. Sarah3 Hinman, b. 1711. 8. John3 Hinman, b. Nov. 4, 1713. With his brother, Samuel, surveyed lands in Goshen. Res. North Stratford. Innkeep er. M. (1) Eunice -- and had John, David, Jonas. Eu nice, his wife, d. and he m. (2) Ann Nichols and had Eunice, m. Eli Barnum, Martha who d. or m. Nathan Booth says record, Ann m. Agur Hawley, Isaac m. Char ity Edwards, and Aurilla. 9. Rachel3 Hinman, b. Dec. 4, 1715. 20 HINMAN FAMILY 10. Ebenezer3 Hinman, b. 1717. (Orcutt's History of Stratford, Conn. lists "Eunice" here.) 11. Amos3 Hinman, b. Oct. 18, 1 720. Of Stratford or Trum bull, Conn. M. Abigail --. Children: Josiah m. Phebe Summers, Elijah m. Mercy or Mary Hoyt, Patience, Justus m. Abigail Summers, Rachel, Enoch m. ( 1) Phebe Stratton, m. (2) Phebe Booth, Samuel, son in 1760, Phebe, Mary, Abigail. 12. Charity3 Hinman, b. June 6, 1723. Perhaps this is the convenient time and place to acquaint the family members of today with the "lay of the land" of Stratford, Connecticut, 1650, and various locations as related to the Hin man story. Edward Hinman, Sr., arriving about that time by Indian footpath, canoe, flat boat or barge, found it a township "being twelve miles in length, north and south, and about seven miles wide" comprising most of the territory now included in the five townships of Stratford, Bridgeport, Huntington, Trum bull and Monroe. The last was once New Stratford, Trumbull was North Strat ford until 1 798, Bridgeport, on the west side of the river, was known as Stratfield (1701), the church being built on the bound ary line between Stratford and Stratfield. It became Bridgeport in 1821. The Village of Stratford in 1886 was described as located on the Housatonic River one and one-half miles from Long Is land Sound in Fairfield County, Connecticut, much more circumscribed in limits than when the Indian claims were satisfied in 1672 or, let us say, at the beginning of the twenty years' occupancy by the settlers when the Indians, negotiating the sale of the First Purchase at Stratford, said "It is a goodly place for many of the smokes of the white man." The high wooded hills and river valleys centering in the future Woodbury (Pomperaug), north of Stratford, to be mentioned more often in this account, were still a part of the wilder ness in 1672 when it became a separate township. Various rea sons are advanced for its founding but the difficulties of con- THE CO.N.NECTICUT STORY 21 tinuing to work together harmoniously in the church are most often given as the cause. As in many of the older settlements of New England, the older generation was passing from the scene and the younger people were restive and dissatisfied with the strictures and "Thou canst" items, the applications of which had outgrown their needs in a new environment. The so-called "Half Way Covenant" called for the Church to baptize the children of baptized parents who had never professed conversion or fully united with the church (therefore denied at tendance at the Communion Table) but desired baptism for their children. There were serious differences of opinion on these and other questions when the aged Reverend Adam Black man retired from his parish activities in Stratford in 1668. According to the usual procedure, Reverend Israel Chauncey was called but a minority opposed him and asked to be allowed to choose another minister. This was duly authorized and the Reverend Zachariah Walker came to conduct services for two hours at midday each Sunday in the same sanctuary. But on a certain Sabbath, Mr. Walker had not concluded his sermon when Mr. Chauncey and his members arrived so they proceeded to worship at a private house. The following day a committee wait ed upon the authorities in the county town of Fairfield. The next General Assembly advised that Mr. Walker be given three hours. This was not acceptable so Mr. Chauncey excluded Mr. Walker from the church pulpit. The matter was brought to the attention of Governor John Winthrop, who offered various suggestions. Tired of controver sy, he then advised that the dissenting group be given a tract of land forming a new township. The grant made out to four men gives them and their associates liberty to errect a plantation at Pomperaug, provided it doth not preju dice any former grant to any other plantation or perticuler person; pro vided any other honest inhabitants of Stratford hav liberty to joyne with them in setleing there, and that they enterteine so many inhabitants as the place will conueniently interteine, and that they setle there within the space of three yeares. 22 HINMAN FAMILY It was too late to raise crops that year, but the next spring fifteen of Mr. Walker's congregation with their families were ready to follow the directions given -to take the trail along the Pootatuck, or Great River, till they came to a large river flowing into it from the north, follow up this stream eight miles to reach a large open plain on the river previously under the rude cultivation of the Indians. Thinking this did not answer the description, they journeyed on but found themselves in very hilly country. Baf fled, they turned eastwards for some miles and suddenly they were on a ridge looking down on the promised land, the Pom peraug valley, below. Examining much of the intervales, now burned off by the In dians for better hunting and crops, the newcomers finally camped under a spreading oak. In this district, White Oak (Southbury) of the new town, the Stileses, Curtisses, Hinmans and others of the first group of settlers selected their home lots. The freshets of the next season forced them to higher land, on to the Main Street of later days, but originally an old Indian trail. Here they were at home in Woodbury and the surrounding area until some of their descendants, such as those of the Edward Hinman, Jr., line, migrated north about a century later. Orcutt assures the reader that only two of the fifteen families of those departing Stratford in 1672 had signed the Stratford church list as opponents of Mr. Chauncey and the "resistence of keeping them from the Lord's Table", so there was still a spirit of friendship and mutual interest in the other's welfare among people of the two towns. One reads of the hurried return of Woodbury folk to Stratford two years later due to Indian out breaks. Town records indicate that the Reverend Zachariah Walker and others helped to build town fortifications in Strat ford at that time. Regarding the important matter of town government in early times, the town fathers used the Ludlow Code of 1650, previ ously mentioned, or offered revisions to it, since it contained "all the elements of civilization, justice and liberty" after they THE CONNECTICUT STORY 23 arrived at their destination. Those rules for good living not in cluded in earlier pages are condensed in the following para graphs: It was stipulated that all were to enjoy equal privileges, both civil and religious. The Committee, or principal men, composed a Court to judge between man and man, doing justice according to the law whenever a new town was legally organized. The ex penses of the original purchases from the Indians were to be de termined. Obtaining the grant from the General Court, the ex penses of the removal, the building of roads, bridges and all other costs of a public nature, were to be ascertained. When this was accomplished, each one was to have an interest in the lands of the township, proportional to the amount of said expenses paid by him. But there was a restriction as to the quantity of land which a proprietor might have. No one could have more than twenty-five acres for his home lot, and the poorest among them was entitled to ten so that a few rich men could not control the township. Since it was desirable in those early days that the inhabitants live near together, entire home lots could not be laid out on the street, one fifth of the grant being the proper size for their dwell ings. The largest were, therefore, only five acres in extent and the smallest, two. The remaining four-fifths were "Home Lot" divisions, and were laid in contiguous and convenient places. The remainder of the lands of the plantation were reserved for future divisions among the inhabitants, as exigencies should require, and to be laid out to sons arriving at their majority, and to such newly admitted inhabitants as would be voted in at town meetings. Accordingly, as settlers cleared their lands, other di visions became necessary-such as meadow or woodland, up land and pasture divisions. They had common fields also in the early years of the settlement to which all had a right. In all of these divisions, each proprietor had his share in proportion to his home lot. All taxes, civil and ecclesiastical, were borne rata bly according to the same rule. Adjustment books were kept in 24 HI.JVMA.JV FAMILY which each planter was made debtor to the land he received and was credited with what he sold for the equalization of taxes. For the proper upbringing of children, "every parent should teach his children enough that they could read the Inglish tounge and the Capitall Lawes". At least once weekly, the father must catechize his children in the grounds and principles of re ligion. Every child was to receive training in husbandry or an other honest calling. Each town of fifty families was to establish a school to be taught by a person of the town who could instruct in reading and writ ing so "that old deluder, Sathan, might be thwarted on his pur pose to keep people from knowing the Scriptures" and in order that "learning may not be buried in the graves of our fathers". Grammar school was required in each town of one hundred fam ilies, the masters thereof "being able to instruct youths so farr as they may be fited for the university". As early as 1644 the inhabitants of Stratford gave their sup port to a plan, approved by the General Court, to higher educa tion at Harvard College. Every family able and willing was asked to contribute not less than a peck of corn each year, a committee being appointed to collect the same in Stratford and send it to Cambridge. In 1651 it was agreed at a public meeting that thirty-six pounds a year should be paid the schoolmaster of which one half would be furnished by the town and one half by the parents of the children. Two hundred years later we hear of the first con solidated school-five districts in 1871-1872. Adequate regulation of innkeepers made life a misery at times, for "an Ordinary" or inn was essential for travelers even though excessive drinking occurred. Rules of 1644 are thus stated: Euery person found drunken, viz: so that hee bee thereby dissabled in the vse of his vnderstanding, appearing in his speech or gesture, in any of the saide howses or elsewhere, shall forfeitt ten shillings: and for ex cessiue drinking, three shillings, foure pence: and for continnuing aboue halfe an houre tippling, two shillings six pence: and for tipling at THE CONNECTICUT STORY 25 vnseasonable times, or after nine o'clock at night, fiue shillings ... and for want of payment, such shall bee imprisoned vntil they pay, or bee set in the stocks, one houre or more, in some open place, as the weather will permitt, not exceeding three homes at one time ... On idleness and games note the following: V pon complaint of great disorder by the V se of the Game called Shuffle Board, in howses of Common Interteinement, whereof much precious time is spent vnfruitfully and much waste of Wyne and Beare occa sioned ... So the game of shuffleboard was banned. Under "Blue Laws", so called by the present generation, we see that attendance at Sunday worship (services) and at special services upon fast and thanksgiving days was required, and un excused absences brought a fine of five shillings. And woe be un to the person who interrupted the preacher or challenged him. Censure only the first time, but, if repeated, the fine could be five pounds. If the latter was unable to pay the fine, he could be placed on a stool four feet high on lecture day, "with a paper fixed on his breast written with Capital Letters, AN OPEN AND OBSTINATE CONTEMNER OF GODS HOLY OR DINANCES". Never to be really understood by the Indians were boundaries of any kind but to the early settlers of the frontier they were of the utmost importance. Descriptions of the town lines and those of individual property owners mention significant features of the landscape. In form and wording those of early Connecticut are much like those of early county or state records in New Hamp shire and the various towns of Vermont, as witness the following: An agreement of ye agents of ye towns of Stratford and Fairfield the 24th of Aprill 1679, about ye bound between ye two towns from ye Cheritree Southerly to ye sea as itt use to bee, and northerly from ye Cheritree to a stone whereabouts a walnut tree growed, and from thence to a rock by Henry Summer's fence, from thence to a tree near ye path marked of ould with a cross south and north, from thence to a heap of stones nearer ye path upon ye hill of rocks in sight of ye rode, and from Por the Lori/ .:U~•g''...~·------.-~:------7 7 20 BA 4:2 0 42 0 I /cov·entry f ; ...... I -~ : Wdt/(yr !' ,.. 11 30 ········· -~~ ;,.-· A COLONIES NNEC'I'IC( and HOD.EISL JJim'drd hdo 1mtles ,tTown{hi from tlub,-sl· Authoritie.s . I s L J~vI'I,,, K 28 HINMAN FAMILY thence to the next marked bound and so to continue ye ould bound to ye extent of our twelve miles. That this is the agreement we attest by subscribing our names. Joseph Hawly, John Burr, Francis Hall, John Wheeler, Samuel Morehouse. A glance at the Thomas Kitchins' map of Connecticut pub lished in London, 1758, the first to show the six counties, points up the area north and south, east and west, covered by each di vision. It also calls to one's attention, the location of the various towns and their relationship to one another. One might doubt the wisdom of so many units in so limited an area, but men had their reasons, such as "Too far away for town meetings ...", "Too few have horses of their own ... ", "Not more than ¼ of the freemen can allow much expense ... ", "Not more than¼ of the freemen can allow the time to go ten or twelve miles at nine or ten o'clock." These opinions were quoted for consideration by the General Court. However, a hardy settler with a right to vote, working daily to support a growing family, raising crops, running mills, keeping shop or managing a small factory felt a deep desire to share in the government of his own locality, to have his voice heard in the deliberations, to be known as a citizen of ability. Even minor mat ters received careful attention, such as the newsman of the day, the town crier listed "to have 4 pence for everything he cries", the "Chimini viewer" to make rounds once every month in sum mer, every two weeks in winter. Not forgotten was the "warning out" of those who might become public charges arriving in any town without invitation, promised employment or proper cre dentials. England's trade regulations and restrictions irked these colo nial freemen. They were manufacturing such articles as wooden clocks in New Haven as early as 1715. On the Yantic River in Norwich, Connecticut, a paper mill was established by Christo pher Liffingwell in 1 766. Silversmiths were well occupied else where, chocolate mills were running, coaches and carriages were being built. America was becoming a little world in itself. THE COJVNECTJCUT STORY 29 The laws and revisions that Royal R. Hinman was asked to examine and codify were on the books to lend all possible aid towards living peaceably together in a new land but usage and custom or unwritten laws were also an important element in the living of those days. Consider the matter of etiquette about which the town fathers were somewhat punctilious. Official station was held by them in high esteem, and titles belonging even to the lower grades of public service, especially if the grades were military, were always carefully bestowed on the possessors of them. The title of Mister was a title of honor, by which ministers, deacons and constables were addressed. Church members addressed each other as Brother or as Sister. Other individuals might be addressed as Goodman. Goodwife or Neighbor. That the lowly might not be envious, the prosperous too proud, and that each look upon his neighbor with brotherly love and due humility, simplicity in dress was the order of the day. Upon arrival some of the opulent citizens displayed holiday clothes brought from England but later such articles for long years were "rarities under the sun" we are told. All the garments of both sexes were of homespun, of their own manufacture, from the raw material to the perfected garment. The small clothes, and even the coats of the men, were often made of deer skins and leather. Nothing is more commonly men tioned in the early inventories of estates. And yet, amid all this rigid simplicity, the General Court, four years after the settle ment of Woodbury, passed an act against the excess of apparel among the people as "unbecoming a wilderness condition, and the profession of the gospel", ordering that any person who should wear any clothing that should be apparently beyond the necessary end of apparel for covering, or comeliness, "should, on due conviction, forfeit ten shillings for every offence ... ". One of the few luxuries was the fruit of the orchard and the beverage made from it. With all their stern morality, it appears that they had no fear of the so-called "Maine Law" before their 30 HINMAN FAMILY eyes, for they freely granted the privilege of erecting "cyder Mills" even on the highways, the place of greatest notoriety and temptation. These privileges were doubtless granted as a sort of offset against their prohibitory law, which stated that if any Barbadoes liquors commonly called Rum Kill-Devell, or the like should be landed in any part of the colony, it should be confis cated. There was a still earlier law among the Pilgrims abolishing the "Vain custom of drinking to one another", assigning reasons for the act, that "it was a thing of no good use", was an induce ment to drunkenness, "occasioned much waste of wine and beer" and forced masters and mistresses "to drink more often than they would". Now the Public Days of the people of Connecticut, this "Land of Steady Habits", were two, Fast Day and Thanksgiving. The first was appointed at irregular intervals, usually because of some special or threatening calamity, and decreed by the General Court or the Governor. With minimum concern for material wants, the day was given over to public worship, self-examina tion and prayer. Thanksgiving, the first ever appointed in Connecticut (on the 18th of September, 1639), was a homecoming of great moment for all families. Male members attended church services while the women prepared the bountiful feast at the old homestead. Then with the children nearby the fire cracking nuts, the parents recounted the incidents of the year. Reading from the old family Bible, and prayer by the grandsire giving thanks for mercies granted, asking preservation for the lives about him and a spoken plea for a home in heaven as a reward for trials and tribulations here on earth- this concluded the annual day of remembrance and gratitude - so reads one of many accounts of those special occasions of "olden days". The histories of these Connecticut towns, especially William Cothren's Ancient Woodbury, have many engaging accounts of how and why people adapted themselves to the needs and re quirements of those early colonial days such as the "ride and THE CONNECTICUT STORY 31 tie" system of going to church, a huge old meeting house usually too hot or too cold, the rigid decorum observed by the young men seated in the gallery, seemingly unaware of the maidens be low. Woe to the one who smiled, causing consternation among the elders who might dutifully call him (or her) before a special church meeting to answer to such a misdemeanor! The Sabbath Day House was important for noontime rest and news notes, the funerals with the minister giving eulogies that now fill six or more printed biographical pages. The weddings were solemnized in the home in the best parlor reserved for special occasions. There were few wheeled-carriages until the middle of the 1 7oo's so the bridegroom who went to the neighboring town to be united with his life partner rode horse back and carried her to their new home riding pillion behind him. But there were husking bees, apple paring, quilting parties, sleigh rides and balls. The latter form of amusement did not al ways meet with the hearty approval of the elders even though the expenses were presumably made to conform to the circum stances of the people. A footnote in Hollister's History of Connec ticut says, "Morris, in his 'Statistical Account' of Litchfield, speaks of a dance in the town in 1748 where a violin was used for the first time in the place, and adds - 'The whole expense of the amusement although the young people usually attended, did not exceed one dollar, out of which the fiddler was paid.' Yet the parents and old people declared that they should be 'ruined by the extravagances of the youth'." 32 HINMAN FAMILY THIRD GENERATION EBENEZER3 HINMAN, sixth child ofEdward2 and Hannah (Jennings) Hinman, was born probably on October 5, 1709, died November 18, 1795, aged eighty-six years, so the record states. He moved his family to Woodbury to take charge of the old tide mill and a farm of his grandfather, Sergeant Edward Hinman, then (1856) the property of his cousin, Captain Timothy Hin man. He married June 4, 1739 (O.S.), Obedience Jennings, who was born in 1720 and died December 15, 1812, aged ninety-two years. Children: 1. Ephraim4 Hinman, b. June 29, 1740. Of Stratford and Southbury. M. widow, Rebecca Hurd, 1778. Schoolmaster in early life. Lived in Derby, Southbury, Roxbury. Revolu tionary record. Two sons, two daughters. 2. EBEN4 HINMAN, b. Jan. 25, 1742, m. Eunice Chatfield, daughter of Solomon and Hannah (Pierson) Chatfield. (Solomon Chatfield was on the Pay Roll of Capt. Redfield's Co. in the Second Conn. Regt. 1 760. He enrolled on April 12, d. Sept. 16 of the same year.) 3. Edward4 Hinman, b. May 18, 1744, m. the daughter of Isaac Hinman of Southbury. 4. Sarah4 Hinman, b. March 8, 1746, m. Eli Parsons of Derby. 5. Michael4 Hinman, b. Aug. 20, 1 748. 6. Philo4 Hinman, b. Nov. 6, 1750, m. twice. Children? 7. Hannah4 Hinman, b. Oct. 29, 1753, m. Gideon Perry of Oxford. 8. Betty4 Hinman, b. Jan. 24, 1757, m. Jonathan Hinman of Southbury. 9. Molly4 Hinman, or Mary, b. Dec. 4, 1759, m. Joseph Bas set. 10. Ithuel4 (or Bethuel) Hinman, b. Dec. 30, 1764. In England during the Revolution. M. there Sally Pearce and, with THE CONNECTICUT STORY .'33 two children, returned to America. He settled in South bury where he followed the trade of silversmith. His eldest son, Ebenezer, followed the same trade in Boston and Cincinnati, Ohio. Ithuel d. in Bristol, Conn. This is the generation of those family members who may or may not be on the rolls of soldiers in the Revolution. Yet, as in other wars, there were those who also served in handling mat ters on the home front. Royal R. Hinman in his detailed study of Connecticut records of the Revolution, which runs to 644 finely printed pages, mentions Ebenezer and Edward Hinman who served in this capacity. Two of the grandsons of Sergeant Edward1 Hinman made the headlines, especially Captain Elisha Hinman, who as a mariner, performed amazingly on the high seas in capturing heavily laden ships of the enemy, and Captain Benjamin Hinman, who served in both the French and Indian War and the Revolution. Royal R. Hinman 's War of the Revolution has the following footnote on page 394: There were more commissioned officers, during the war, by the name of Hinman, in Connecticut, than by any other name, being thirteen in all; of whom originated in the town of vVoodbury, 1 colonel; 5 captains; 4 lieutenants; 2 ensigns; and Elisha Hinman (of New London) captain of the Alfred, a ship-of-war, and 1 quarter master. The later listings of Revolutionary soldiers in the volumes of the Connecticut Historical Society Collections lead one to sur mise that newer sources of information were available in 1905 than in 1842. But one needs more than lists of names, Hinman or others of their kin, to grasp the significance of their war rec ords. Mentioned here might he two other volumes of the same Connecticut series, those of the French and Indian War, which are impressive considering the number of Hinmans of Stratford and Woodbury alone who answered the various calls to quell In dian outbreaks and to protect in every way their new homeland. A Woodbury record of September 19, 1775, mentions an Ed ward Hinman and an Elijah Hinman as members of a Committee 34 HINMAN FAMILY of Inspection and Observation. Later lists of soldiers, carefully compiled, conclude by saying, ''Principal men from all areas ex erted a fatherly care until the close of the war". FOURTH GENERATION EBEN 4 HINMAN, second child of Ebenezer and Obedience (Jennings) Hinman, was born at Stratford, Connecticut, Janu ary 25, 1742, and died in 1810. He married Eunice Chatfield, the daughter of Solomon and Hannah (Pierson) Chatfield of Derby, Connecticut. She was born February 6, 1742/3, and died at the home of her son, Elijah Hinman, in Otsego County, New York, in 1813. Children: 1. Sarah5 Hinman, b. --, d. --, at Seneca Falls, N. Y. 2. SOLOMON 5 CHATFIELD HINMAN, b. Dec. 23, 1 779, m. Urania Hawkins. 3. Eunice5 Hinman, b. --, d. --, Roxbury, Conn. Unm. 4. Lucy5 Hinman, b. --. Living in Minnesota in 1852. 5. Elijah5 Hinman, b. Oct. 17, 1788, m. July 12, 1812, Anna Hodge at Huntsville, Otsego Co., N. Y. They had Daniel, b. 1814, d. 1839; Eunice, b. 1816, m. 1836 M. D. Royal and had children; Henry, b. 1817, m. Eliza Hill, res. Chemung, N. Y.; Betsy, b. 1821, m. 1842 William Quirk; Willis, b. 1823, milling business, Chemung, N. Y.; Charles, b. 1825 of Athens, Pa. All of the children were born in Otsego Co., N. Y., on the same farm. Ebenezer and his wife, Eunice Hinman, his father and mother who had lived in Derby, Conn., moved to Athens, Pa., and died there. Elijah Hin man and his wife lived with their son, Charles, a farmer, after 1842. THE COJVJVECTICUT STORY 35 A glance at this page indicates widening of the horizons for the children of Eben4 Hinman. They were growing up in a chang ing world, that of the nineteenth century. The short review on the following pages of the whys and wherefores of movements of certain sections of the population may furnish the background for the choices of future residence. No record tells one why Sar ah, Eben Hinman's eldest daughter, was in Seneca Falls, in the New York Finger Lakes area or how Lucy happened to be away out in Minnesota in 1852. But this eldest son's, Solomon5 Chatfield Hinman's, possible reasons for going north rather than west, may point up interest ing factors which influenced for all time the lives of his Hinman descendants. yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy TO THE NORTH COUNTRY OLONEL BENJAMIN HINMAN, son of Benjamin by Ti tus, and a great-grandson of Sergeant Edward1 Hinman, C born in Woodbury, Connecticut, in 1720, could have been the principal family member who kept his cousins and nephews aware of the advantages in the north country when others began to look west. He served in the French and Indian War against the French in Canada as early as I 751 under a Com mission as Quarter Master of Troops of Horse in the 13th Regi ment under Commander Roger Wolcott, Governor of Connecti cut. In 1755 his men were defending the northern territory around Lake Champlain. Three years later he was a Lieutenant Colonel commanding forces raised for invading Canada. During the next ten years he was serving at various places on the fron tier. As late as 1775 he was ordered to Ticonderoga in command of a regiment. Only because of ill health did he return home to Southbury, Connecticut, in I 777, where he died in 1810 at the age of ninety. How wide was the range of action during those war years, when the soldiers followed certain Indian trails to the north and west repeatedly, is evident. Other Hinman men and their rela tives from Woodbury and its sister town of Southbury were called up frequently for service in distant parts such as on the Canadian border. Having acquired this knowledge, the men were looking forward to eventual peace and new beginnings. It seemed characteristic of the early settlers to have grandsons with overpowering desires to seek out new territory, to become 39 40 HINMAN FAMILY pioneers in their time. Whether from fortunes of war, the shrink age of family farm acres by too many divisions, or the great world's beckoning, these eager, energetic, ambitious men lis tened, planned and eventually moved away from the small wood lots and fields and tidewater trade to the untouched forested areas or distant open pasture lands. Planning took the form ofjoining a particular group as a pro prietor to hold meetings, to hear reports of scouts sent to spy out the land, and finally to ask the governor of the state for a charter to found a new town on a fertile interval already cleared at the junction of rivers, a "carrying place" where goods needed transit, or in some other choice location for new business ventures. Thus we read of meetings being held in Connecticut towns even before the treaty of 1763 to appoint committees to start this forward movement. One of the first was called by Samuel Avery in Woodbury, Connecticut, to be at the home of Elijah Hinman on August 11, 1762, when the proprietors, so called, decided to lay out the township of Woodbury, New Hampshire, chartered by Governor Wentworth, which later became Stratford, New Hamp shire. Three men were appointed as a committee, to bring back a true account of the land and to deliver it to the proprietors at a certain date. Three men were to be paid seven shillings, six pence a day while they were gone on said business if they per formed it according "to the above voat". They made the survey which covered 23,040 acres, of which 1,040 acres were allowed for highways and unimproved land. The grantees of Woodbury, New Hampshire, included Gid eon, Elijah, Francis and Abijah Hinman but grantees did not necessarily become first settlers. Before 1790, when the first Fed eral census was taken, Woodbury had changed its name to Stratford. The residents there that year included only one Hin man, Elijah, with a family of six. An Abijah Hinman, with a fam ily of four, and Daniel, with ten, were in Vermont, but on the western border in Rutland County, who may or may not have been the Connecticut folk before mentioned. In 1800 four Hin- THE NORTH COUNTRY 41 man families had settled farther north in Craftsbury, due west from Stratford, New Hampshire. And then there was Timothy Hinman, first inhabitant of Derby, Vermont, with seven sons and three daughters. But Maidstone, Vermont, also had its beginnings because of interested people in Connecticut, where in Stratford the first town meeting was called for the second Tuesday of November, 1761, after Governor Wentworth had chartered Maidstone on October 12, 1761. On August 12, 1762, the proprietors did as the Woodbury folk, voted to lay out a township, appointing three men at seven shillings, six pence a day to make a survey. The last proprietors' meeting held in Connecticut, was on April 1, 1779, after orders had been given to Abner Osgood in March to build a grist mill at Maidstone, since the nearest one was at Haverhill, New Hampshire, fifty miles to the south of this new township. -< >-- Thompson's History of Town of Stratford, New Hampshire, has no index so it took a second reading of the early records in the fifth chapter to discover that Colonel Benjamin Hinman of Woodbury and Southbury, Connecticut, not only had an extensive knowl edge of the whole northern area of the New Hampshire Grants, so called in the troubled years before the Revolution, but was interested enough to become a grantee of Stratford, New Hamp shire, soon after it took that name in 1773. He is not listed as one in 1762 but on May 29, 1773, he is one of seventy on the record. July of that year finds him owning "Pitch # 28" which he had drawn. He still held it in 1788 al though there had been many changes in ownership in the mean time. Letters extant, in the possession of the Connecticut His torical Society, may inform some reader in the future as to 42 HINMAN FAMILY whether he was present when the lots were drawn according to the order of each man's arrival, not in those northern climes but at the early town meetings held before 1779 in Connecticut. Examination of the indexed Hinman items in the Connecticut Historical Society (1963), referred to above, brought no addi tional data to bear on possessions north or south, or family mat ters. They were only of military import as of Colonel Benjamin Hinman's command at Ticonderoga, lack of tents and other ne cessities to give the soldiers minimum comfort, etc. FIFTH GENERATION SOLOMON 5 CHATFIELD HINMAN, son of Eben and Eunice (Chatfield) Hinman, was born December 23, 1779, in Derby, Connecticut, the same year that the last proprietors' meeting of the future town of Woodbury, New Hampshire, was held in Connecticut, as noted above. He married Urania Haw kins, who was born in May 1781 in Oxford, Connecticut. In his twenties, after marriage, the family lived in several places before deciding to become the first of the descendants of the youngest son, Edward2 Hinman, of the founding family to realize his dream of going to his oft-mentioned northern outpost of Maid stone, Vermont, in 1809. Traveling on the military roads hewn out of the forest, he, his wife and two small boys had fewer difficulties en route than others ten years earlier, but they were eager to reach their new home. However, Maidstone was not yet free from Indian attacks, situated as it was directly on the old Indian trail leading south from Canada on the banks of the Connecticut where the soil was most fertile, then east by the Androscoggin through northern New Hampshire into Maine, where the Kennebec's branches THE NORTH COUNTRY 43 gave travelers a passageway to the sea to the east, or they could go south. His grandson's narrative tells us that his grandfather, Solo mon Hinman, took his family back to Bristol, Connecticut, after two years and again went north in 1813 to stay six years. Then he decided to make Connecticut his permanent home. There were many changes in Vermont during the decade, 1810-1820, small farms becoming too limited to sustain large families. 1816 was the so-called "Cold Year", there was talk everywhere of the great western lands, vast areas waiting for settlers. Solomon Hinman did not answer the call to far regions but later moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and finally to West Chester, Pennsylvania, not far from Philadelphia, where his son was liv ing. There he died December 29, 1861, in his eighty-third year. His wife, Urania, born 1781 in May, died March 6, 1866. A letter from West Chester, Pennsylvania, dated January 25, 1879, gives the following description of the cemetery where Solomon and his wife were interred, his son, Daniel B., and his wife, Sarah, also two of their daughters, Mary (Massey) and Sarah (Holmes): They are buried in a handsome lot enclosed by heavy iron railing with marble posts and iron gate with the family name on it, in "Oakland Cemetery", a beautiful place about 1 ½ miles northwest of the borough, the tombstones of which there are six in the lot are heavy white marble three or three feet, six inches, in height ... Children of Solomon and Urania (Hawkins) Hinman: 1. Daniel6 Burritt Hinman, b. Dec. 1799, d. June ll, 1863, m. Sarah Andrus (not Andrews), b. May ll, 1800, d. Feb. 18, 1872. He was a merchant in Bristol, Conn. They moved to Philadelphia, Pa., where he formed a partnership with Samuel A. Mitchell, the celebrated map publisher in the business later known as D. B. Hinman & Company. He was accounted a wealthy man. Anna, his son's wife, remarks in her letter of 1878 that the principal was not left to the chil dren but the interest on their shares in his estate made it 46 HINMAN FAJULY possible to live comfortably with a little economy. Children of Daniel and Sarah (Andrus) Hinman: 1) Helen7 W. Hinman, b. --, m. W. M. Carrington. Res. Boston, Mass., 1876. 2) George7 Hinman, b. --, d. in Bristol, Conn. 3) DanieF Burritt Hinman, Jr., b. --, d.--, m. Anna Townshend in West Chester, Pa., their home until 1878, when their eldest son and wife moved to Leaven worth, Kans. Later their eldest son was in Geneseo, Ill. A younger or youngest son was with them in Leaven worth. Letters of 1878 and 1879 speak of a Willis Hin man, age 80, wife and granddaughter, of Geneseo, Ill., there for the Centennial. (This may be the Willys Hin man of Plymouth, Conn., who married Olive Atwater of Bristol, Conn., on April 9, 1823. See Bristol Rec.) 4) Sarah7 M. Hinman, b. June 4, 1833, d. May 20, 1875, rn. John Holmes. Res. Boston, Mass., 1852. 5) Mary7 M. Hinman, b. March 6, 1835, d. May 8, 1874, leaving her husband, Dr. Isaac Massey. No children. 6) Frances7 Hinman, b. --, m. --. One child ( 1878). Res. San Francisco, Calif. 7) Caroline7 Hinman. Of West Chester, Pa., 1878-1879. (Is this Caroline, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah Hin man, who is Mrs. C. P. Hewes, a resident of West Ches ter mentioned in the letter answering the inquiry about the cemetery lot quoted above?) 2. HARVEY6 HINMAN, b. Aug. 15, 1803, in Bristol, Conn., d. March 20, 1886, in North Stratford, N. H., m. Harriet Hugh, b. April 5, 1812, d. Dec. -, 1884. 3. Havilah6 Burritt Hinman, b. --, d. in Pensacola, Fla. THE NORTH COUNTRY 47 SIXTH GENERATION HARVEY 6 HINMAN, sonofSolomonandUrania(Hawkins) Hinman, was born August 1803 in Bristol, Connecticut. He died on March 20, 1886. He was a much traveled lad for that period. Harvey Hinman Three times he had ridden horseback or with the family posses sions in a wagon over widened Indian trails to Vermont's south ern border and then more than two hundred miles between his birthplace and his new home near the Canadian line in the town of Maidstone, Vermont, on the Connecticut River opposite 48 HINMAN FAMILY Stratford, New Hampshire. As we have seen, Harvey Hinman's father, fearful of more Indian troubles, finally decided to make his permanent home in his native state of Connecticut. This was in 1819. His son, now sixteen, elected to stay in the North Country. At the age of thirty he married Harriet Hugh, daughter of John and Abigail (Hall) Hugh. She was born April 5, 1812, probably in Canaan, Vermont, and died in December 1884. In that year of their marriage, 1833, they moved to Canaan, Vermont, where the Hugh elders had been living for some time. Here their five children were born. Children of Harvey and Harriet (Hugh) Hinman: I. Solomon, d. in infancy. 2. Urania7 Hinman, b. March 4, 1840, d. at Canaan, Vt., July 6, 1881, m. John 0. Severy 1860. He d. North Stratford, N. H., 1890, ae. 70. Bur. prob. Dixfield, Me. Children (Severy) : Five died under the age of nine. 6) Ora Severy, b. ca. 1861, d. March 25, 1899, m. Andrew Johnson. After his death, she lived with her brother Ransom and his wife Susan. Ransom had bought the farm from her husband. 7) Frank Severy (no dates given) m. Susan Daley, b. in St. Giles, Quebec, daughter of Edward and Katherine (Shallow) Daley. He d. in Groveton, N. H. Children: a. Vera Severy, b. April 1894, d. May 1955, m. Robert Chase who d. Nov. 1963. They lived in Seekonk, R. I. They had two children, Robert, Jr., and Mary who m. Cortland Cady. They have two sons and two daughters. b. Leo Severy, b. March 15, 1896. Lives Bloomfield, Vt. 8) Ransom Severy, b. 1859, d. Feb. 3, 1935, ae. 76, m. his brother Frank's widow, Susan Daley (Severy). Children: THE NORTH COUNTRY 49 a. Urania, b. Aug. 15, 1898. M. (1) John Croteau who d. 1931. Son, Donald Croteau. Res. Stark, N. H. M. (2) Benjamin House who d. Jan. 1964. No children. She lives Franklin, N. H. b. Mary, b. May 23, 1900, m. Clinton Bennett. No chil dren. Divorced. Home, Franklin, N. H. c. Linwood Severy, b. Jan. 15, 1902, m. Hilda Chapple, b. May 17, 1907, daughter of John and Kate Chapple. One son, Earl Timothy, b. April 18, 1950. Res. Groveton, N. H. d. Esther, b. March 15, 1904, m. Edgar Ellingwood who d. March 1964. Children (Ellingwood): a) Opal (no dates given), m. Lyman Cross. Sons, Ronald and Dennis. Divorced. M. (2) John M. Merrill. Home, Milford, N. H. b) Gwendolyn m. Herman Cross. Three sons and three daughters. Home, Charleston, Vt. c) Ernest Ellingwood m. Jeanette Holbrook. One son, Ronald, lives in Colebrook, N. H. d) June Ellingwood m. Edward Rainville. One son, Duane, and a daughter, Susan. Res. Colebrook, N. H. 3. Phoebe7 Nichols Hinman, b. May u, 1847, d. April 3, 1923, at North Stratford, N. H. Ezra Stearns' fourth vol ume of Genealogies of New Hampshire Families says only "Phoebe N., a resident of Stratford", a statistic in a book, but she becomes a real person as one reads these childhood memories, written by her nieces and nephews, for she was a member of her younger brother's family for many years: Mary: When I was a little girl, I used to stand on a box at the end of a counter when Aunt Phoebe was making a cake. She always let me clean out the mixing bowl and I presume she left a little batter in it for me. She was a natural born cook and recipes meant little to her. Her pastry and doughnuts were "out of this world". She 50 HI.NMA.N FAMILY never objected to our eating the food as fast as it was cooked and was really insulted if we did not eat everything. There was no dieting when Aunt Phoebe was the cook. She had a keen sense of humor and loved a good joke. An excel lent speller, she could quote the Bible and recite poetry which she had learned when she was in school. When John bought his first automobile, she went riding with him on his first trip and had no fear at all. I am sure that all he knew about driving a car was how to start and stop. She loved people and was "Aunt Phoebe" to the whole town. Hazen: Aunt Phoebe was like Mother in getting great pleasure out of doing for others with her delicious cooking. She would sputter when we cut the crust off too many loaves of hot bread and ate too many hot doughnuts but she continued to fry the doughnuts on Saturday mornings when we were not in school. If we complained about meat being tough, she would say, "It would be a lot tougher if you did not have any." In later life her greatest joy was when we came back home and she could have ready each one's favorite food. The angriest I ever saw her was when Father exposed to Grand pa Barrett and her that Mary and I were cheating at cards. Mary was holding her hand so that I could see it in the mirror. It was quite a while before they played cards with us again. John: Aunt Phoebe made her home with my Father and Mother all her life. She was very small, weighing not over 100 pounds, and they say she was very beautiful as a young girl. For some reason, she never married, although I am sure she had many suitors. During my childhood, Aunt Phoebe did all the cooking for our family and in my estimation, was the finest cook I ever knew. Her food was always delicious and no one has ever been able to make pastries as good as her strawberry shortcake, tarts, plain dough nuts, gingerbread, cookies and pies. She always tried to satisfy the whims of each individual. Hazen liked johnnycake, so he always had his johnnycake. My father liked mince pie, so he always had his mince pie. The early part of my married life, I lived in North Stratford, so my children had the same experiences with Aunt Phoebe I had as a child. She was fond of them and they always knew where they could get something good to eat. THE .NORTH COUNTRY 51 Aunt Phoebe had a sweet disposition and I can never remember her being at all disgruntled. I do not believe she ever had an un kind thought. Her wants were very simple and the pleasure she got out oflife was in doing for others, and especially for her nieces and nephews. Her obituary m the Coos County Democrat, Lancaster, N. H., for April 11, 1923, follows: PHOEBE N. HINMAN Death in visiting our community on Tuesday, April 3, took one of our eldest residents, Phoebe N. Hinman. She was born in Ca naan, Vt., May 11, 1847, where she lived with her parents until she was seven years of age, then moving to No. Stratford where she has been a resident for 70 successive years. Since the death of her brother, Havillah B. Hinman, she has made her home with her niece, Harriette H. Hinman, where she passed away. Funeral serv ices were held in the First Baptist Church on Saturday morning, April 7 at 10 o'clock, Rev. Edward M. Fuller in charge. Interment was in the Hinman lot at Fairview cemetery. Phoebe Hinman lived a life of happiness, accomplished by un selfish and loving devotion to others. "Men seldom lay down all their purposes and ambitions to devote their lives to the care and comforts of others. Some women do and their devotion is purer, brighter and more deserving of commendation and gratitude, be cause of sincere and unselfish nature; and because of its exercise, they are excluded from the world's gaze, and toil on unknown, unrecognized and unencouraged, buoyed up only by that pure devotion born of an inexhaustible nature. The chords which ran from her heart to her family were reflected upon the whole com munity. How little humanity knows of its noble qualities, so many of them are beyond common observation. This example toiled on and never ceased until she disappeared as do dreams. As she slept in her quiet home, mourned by friends and more especially by those to whom she was nearest, and who were most dependent on her for womanly sympathy and comfort, all felt that the destiny of the dead one was secure and that many and many a one had been made comfortable and happier by her living." * * * Besides her niece, Harriette, and her nephew John and his family of North Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Hinman of Portland, 52 HINMAN FAMILY Me., Captain Burritt H. Hinman of Washington, D. C., Mary H. Hinman of Boston, Harold P. Hinman of Barre, Vt., Hazen B. Hinman of Warren, Ohio, Miss Alice H. Hinman of Augusta, Me. and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Barrett of Gorham were in town to attend the funeral of Phoebe N. Hinman. 4. Mary7 W. Hinman, b. July 18, 1849, d. Jan. 1883, m. March 5, 1879, Hazen Beecher, son of Andrew and Olive (Flanders) Beecher, b. July 1850 at Richmond, P. Q. He d. Sept. 12, 1921, Augusta, Me. Bur. at Hallowell, Me. Oc cupation, saw filer. Hem. (2) Ellen M. Hurd, b. May 21, 1861, at or near Cookshire, P. Q. They were m. June 16, 1884. She d. in the autumn of 1953, age 92. Children (Beecher): 1) Phoebe8 Beecher, b. July 22, 1881, d. Dec. 17, 1959, m. Nov. 22, 1915, Arthur Don (Donnie) Windle, son of Thomas and Hannah Windle, b. Oct. 10, 1878, and d. Sept. 1963, Millbury, Mass. Children (Windle): a. Helen Beecher Windle, b. Aug. 15, 1916, m. Oct. 24, 1936, Louis C. Priem, son of Albert and Sophia D. Priem, b. 1904. Res. Wellesley Hills, Mass. Children (Priem) : a) Windle Beecher Priem, b. Oct. 17, 1937. b) Dawn Louise Priem, b. March 12, 1942, m. Sept. 5, 1964, James Gary Burkhead, Saint Petersburg, Fla. b. Ruth Elizabeth Windle, b. Aug. 4, 1918, m. March 5, 1958, John D. Terrien, b. 1920, son of Albert D. Desneige Terrien. Res. Boston, Mass. 5. HA VILAH 7 BURRITT HINMAN, b. Feb. 19, 1851, in Canaan, Vt., d. Jan. 10, 1908, at North Stratford, N. H., m. Dec. 31, 1873, Kate May Barrett, daughter of Levi S. and Hannah (Holmes) Barrett. After farming in Canaan, Vermont, for almost twenty years, Harvey Hinman and his growing family lived briefly in Bloom- THE NORTH COUNTRY 53 1~1~~~~~;~~~,--.-~~~t"lfi~~\\\~~\~~\~~\~~~~~.~~ I •-" -. ' I Mary, Havilah and Phoebe field, Vermont, a town further south at the junction of the Nul hegan and Connecticut rivers. They moved the same year, 1852, directly across the Connecticut to Stratford, New Hamp shire, which became their permanent home. He took an active interest in the town and was elected Representative to the Gen eral Court of New Hampshire, 1859-1860. That he saw greater business opportunities in North Stratford is pointed up by a few statements here quoted from Thompson's account: The decade commencing with 1840 was to witness many improvements ... The first of these was the erection of the Nulhegan Mills by the Bald win Brothers in 1849. These were in Bloomfield, Vermont directly op posite the site of North Stratford. This was the beginning of the big lum ber interests in this section. It was a great undertaking, as it was before the advent of railroads, for the machinery had to be hauled from Port land. The first lumber sawed was rafted in May 1851, and was the first to be sent to Massachusetts through the canal at Fifteen-Mile Falls, and 54 HIJVMAJV FAMILY also the first lumber rafted for transportation down the upper Connec ticut. Other important reasons will be given in the next few pages as a new source of information, indicating progress and growth in the North Country, is examined. No journals, account books or old letters seem to be available to give one a more detailed record of the various members of the Hinman family and its particular interests during this forty-two year period (1852-1894). Such records may have been destroyed in the disastrous fire of November 1894 when the Hinman house and store were burned to the ground along with other proper ties. For this reason we turn to an unusual source of information, the Federal census records for three ten-year periods to learn not only of the Hinman family but to catch a glimpse of the re gion in general. These census statistics are taken from the Ca naan, Vermont, 1850 records and those of Stratford, New Hampshire, for 1860 and 1870. Harvey Hinman's neighbor, Jonah Brooks, called at the farm in Canaan, Vermont, on September 14, 1850, and made the fol lowing notes on business: Business: Harvey Hinman was a farmer with sixty acres improved, and forty acres unimproved. Cash value $1500. Equipment, $100. Live stock included .3 horses, 4 cows, 2 oxen, 20 sheep, 2 swine, valued at $360. Products of agriculture: 20 bus. oats, 15 Indian corn, 2 bus. peas and beans, 100 bus. Irish potatoes, 50 buckwheat, 25 tons of hay, 150 lbs. maple sugar, 600 lbs. butter. Value of home manufacture, $50.00, value of animals slaugh tered, $42.00. Farm averaged well with others in the district and county. Only two residents were listed under manufacturing and they were Zoroaster Ladd who ran a distillery with one helper hired at $15. per month. His supply items consisted of spruce boughs from which he distilled 2,000 pounds of spruce oil during the year. This brought him $500. It was an ointment necessary in every household of that day for burns and other wounds. Ferdi- THE NORTH COUNTRY 55 nand Jacobs was the other business man, having tanned 600 skins. Concluding each town report are general remarks by the cen sus taker. Of Canaan he says: ''Healthy. Timber as pine, spruce, hemlock, maple, beech, birch, elm. Soil: sand, gravel, clay, marl, rock granite. Water is pure and clean." Of Maidstone: ''lands lying along the Connecticut rich alluvial soil. Upland hard and gravelly." Glancing at the 1860 Canaan, Vermont, report (even though the Hinmans had moved across the river into New Hampshire) one finds that the occupation generally is still farming, but lum ber is mentioned and clerks and teachers are on the list. E. R. Frizzel reports manufacture of 150,000 feet of boards worth $goo. and 15,000 feet of clapboard bringing $ 150. The coming of the Grand Trunk Railroad in 1852, described elsewhere, had a tre mendous impact on the economy of the North Country. This is seen more readily in reading the Stratford, New Hampshire, 1860 census findings where Harvey Hinman on June 28 of that year was an innkeeper with value of real estate, $1,500., and personal, $500. Regarding the family, Urania is not mentioned but Havilah B., age eight, has attended school with Phoebe and Mary. Pamelia Hugh and Lydia Hugh are members of the family as well as Peter Corrinne, laborer, born in Ireland, no doubt the hired man. There is another innkeeper in town, E. F. Bailey, age twenty-three. And there are two other Henman families, George W., blacksmith, with eight children and Wil liam V., a farmer, with wife and child. There are three churches, Baptist, Methodist and Catholic (reported elsewhere). As to business, especially that of lumber, Messrs. Fisk, Stone and Barnes had built three lumber mills reporting 200,000 feet of boards, 100,000 and 100,000 feet respectively, bringing them $1,800., $500. and $600., respectively. Pine and spruce are men tioned. In the year 1870, Harvey Hinman is listed as hotelkeeper with real estate valued at $2,000. and personal property valued at 56 HIJVMAJV FAMILY $3,000. Phoebe and Mary are young ladies and Havilah at the age of eighteen is clerk in the Grand Trunk depot. Lydia Hugh is present, also six men, possibly boarders at the hotel, or one or two might have been employed at the new livery business started the year previous. These census reports give one relevant facts about the family and the general economy but the following description of Strat ford in the early 185o's in the Thompson history is worth quot ing here. Included also is a paragraph about the Hinman House and its important place in the steady development in this period of the town's history. Stratford's old taverns may well be considered along with her highways for they were a very necessary and welcome adjunct to the traveler over those primitive roads; and taverns became general along the public high ways. ----- After the building of the road through the ·white Mountain Notch in 1803, Stratford's highways were the channel through which the long lines of teams laden with country produce from the north coun try passed on their way to and from Portland markets. Homes must be opened for these wayfarers. Licenses were granted for selling spirituous liquors in small quantities, then considered a necessity in entertaining travelers. A license was for one year and the record often contained the words: "Is considered a fit person, etc." Among the old-time taverns should be classed the Hinman House at North Stratford which was opened to the public by Harvey Hinman about the time that the railroad was completed. The site of the Hinman House was occupied first by Edwin W. Gaskill with a shanty and board ing accommodations while the railroad was building. --- The late Hon. Hazen Bedel who erected the first permanent building in North Strat ford, wrote as follows: "The gravel train and occasionally a freight train run to North Strat ford in November and December, 1852. I bought land in August 1852, built a store and had it ready for occupancy in January 1853. C. P. True had a shanty --- and had some goods brought in on the construction train for sale in the fall of 1852. -- Edwin Gaskill had a shanty where the Hinman House stands, and that was where we all boarded. It was all the place there was, and for some time this was the hotel, and there we got something to eat. It was crowded all the time. I ran a team from Cole brook almost every day to furnish provisions, so we fared well enough THE NORTH COUNTRY 57 and poultry was plenty --- we had one of the best of cooks only we had to stock when we could." The toll bridge across the Connecticut at North Stratford was opened for travel in 1852. Construction of the railroad began in 1846, was formally opened in 1853 and was almost immediately leased by the Grand Trunk Railway. North Stratford became a distributing center for all freight and passengers to and from Columbia, Colebrook, West Stewartstown, Canaan and Beecher Falls, Vermont. It is said that as many as eighty horses passed a given point on this route each day. Stagecoaches ran to the towns north until the coming of the Maine Central Railroad, forty years later, when stagecoaches and freight wagons were replaced by railroad service. Bedel and Holmes built the first store; Harvey Hinman the first hotel; and the first dwelling house known as the Gamsby House was built by A. Fitts. The main part of the Hinman House was erected about 1853. The Gaskill interest was purchased by W. H. Crawford and Harvey Hinman. C. P. True bought out the Crawford interest in 1854 and deeded it to Mr. Hinman who repaired and refitted the house and opened it to the public the same season under the name of the "Hinman House". This was the only public house in North Stratford until the building of the Willard House in 1858. It was always popular with the long line of teamsters who carried on the work of distribution of freight. Large stables ac commodated the horses required for this thriving business. Har vey Hinman's son, H. B. Hinman, leased the property in 1869 and became its proprietor in 1874. For some years it was the chief hotel of the place; the small number of rooms, however, was not equal to the requirements of travel and the Willard House took that place. No more enjoyable meal could be ob tained, however, than here, and the moderate charges brought much patronage. The Hinman House, repaired and remodeled in 1874 was later occupied and purchased by Matthew Donahue but the Hinmans continued business in the buying and selling of provisions in their store nearby. I I 60 HINMAN FAMILY H. B. Hinman began the livery business m 1869 with one horse. He purchased the livery attached to the Willard House in 1886 and employed from twenty to thirty horses. On November 2, 1894, a disastrous fire destroyed a large part of the village including the Hinman House, the store and four teen other buildings in that area. By 1897 this area or district had new business blocks, one of which was owned by Havilah Hinman. Hinman 's Island in the Connecticut was the first unsurveyed island in that river, all below being surveyed. It was purchased by Harvey Hin man in April 1854 of J. S. Lyman for $30.00 and consisted of six acres, covered with a fine growth of butternut trees. No natural growth of this wood has ever been found above this island, most of the trees being from slips from this island. Only about three acres remain. This island is located in the midde of the river directly above the railroad and highway bridges at North Stratford. Again from Thompson's History of Stratford: These taverns had their day-Wayside Inns. Their landlords dealt out good cheer and hospitality to travelers. They were centers of life and activity, lounging-places for the lazy and the news peddlers. In winter long trains of teams, one- and two-horse, frequently numbering thirty or forty, were on the road going to and from Portland or Portsmouth. So it often happened that these accommodations were tried to their utmost capacity. Returning visitors from the city, bringing back their family supplies, farmers from the upper country, laden with pork, butter, cheese, herdsgrass and clover seed, to be exchanged for the year's stock of groceries and spices, found in them a temporary home for the night, THE .NORTH COUNTRY 61 a shelter if detained by severe storms. At these times the neighbors came in, a log of extra size was rolled on, and the fireplace gave out its cheerful light, and good cheer flowed; stories were told and listened to; while it is feared New England rum or toddy was not forgotten nor neglected. The taverns are gone; the long line of teams have disappeared; country land lords and farmer teamsters have passed to their account. Costly hotels and eating houses have replaced those old-time hostelries. The tourist of today is either borne at ease through the town behind puffing engines with their trains of cars, his goal some hotel equipped with luxuries and conveniences undreamed of in the inn of a century ago; or he is whirled over a hard-surfaced road in his high-powered motor car in quest of a costly caravansary where he can gratify his luxurious taste. -< >- Notes on the Hugh line of descent: The Hugh families of Maidstone, Vermont, are descended from John Hugh, born in 1737 in Musselburgh, Scotland. He was impressed into the service on a British man-of-war at the age of sixteen, escaped with three other men upon reaching Boston, and arrived in Hampstead, New Hampshire, where they sepa rated. John Hugh walked to Plaistow, New Hampshire, married Anna Harrington, one of the four daughters of the family that befriended him. In 1 762, the Hughs were in the Haverhill, New Hampshire, area. They moved to Maidstone, Vermont, in 1781, then to Canaan, Vermont, in 1785. His family included sons John, Jesse, James, Joah, Samuel, and daughters Anna, Sally and Dorcas. He died in 1814 on September 2, his wife the prev10us year. -< >- On November 6, 1905, memorial windows were dedicated in the 62 HINMAN FAMILY First Church of North Stratford, New Hampshire. One was in memory of Harvey Hinman given by his son and daughter, Havilah B. and Phoebe Hinman. The speech of Havilah Hinman on that occasion, giving not only biographical data but warm words of appreciation and understanding of his father's place in the community and the church, is here recorded: MEMORIAL WINDOW ADDRESS Solomon C. Hinman, father of him to whose memory this window is do nated, migrated from Bristol, Connecticut, in the fall of 1809 and settled in Maidstone, Vermont, where with the Burnsides, Hughes, Hydes, Browns and Johnsons as neighbors he began the life of a pioneer. Harvey Hinman, the subject of my few remarks, was born in Bristol, Connecticut, August 15, 1803, being but six years of age when his father came to Vermont. The family remained in Maidstone until about 18u, when the hostilities of the Indians were such as to compel them to return to their former home where they remained about two years. After the Indian troubles had ceased, they returned to Maidstone. Our grand father remained there for about six years, when he returned to Bristol, Connecticut, again with two sons. Our father, Harvey Hinman, then about sixteen years of age, chose to cast his lot among the early settlers of this North Country, his early manhood being passed here in the fol lowing occupations: farming, mill work, cobbling and itinerant mer chant. In the year 1833 he married Harriet Hugh, daughter of John and Abigail (Hall) Hugh of Brunswick, Vermont. He now with his wife moved to Canaan, Vermont, where he remained about twenty years, pursuing the occupation of farmer. During these twenty years in Canaan he filled various town offices to the satisfaction of his friends and neigh bors, often acting as free advisor to his younger and less experienced townsmen. In 1852 he moved to Bloomfield, Vermont. In the same fall he crossed the Connecticut and settled in Stratford where he lived the re mainder of his life, associated with the Baldwins, Danforths, Trues, Holmes and Bedells. He helped to build up the village and town which he loved with a stronger devotion as the years went by, and where he was glad to know that his children were to make their homes. In the year 1875 he became interested in religious as well as secular matters. He joined the Baptist Church under the advice and leadership of Rev. L.A. Cornwall, ever after working constantly for its interest. The custom of gift giving is not a new one; on the contrary, it is so old THE NORTH COUNTRY 63 that no man can tell exactly where it began. In the most primitive days, gifts were very common between one man and another, between one people and another, but in those days the giving of a gift carried the obligation of a similar gift in return. The custom was a selfish one, and men had not yet learned to be unselfish. It was not the age of unselfish ness, for the principles of Christianity had not yet come into the world. In short, men had not learned that it is better to give than to receive. Out of the ancient custom of gift giving grew the development which we know as memorials. The pyramids are memorials to Egyptian kings, and for more than forty centuries the custom of raising memorials has gone by. The point I wish to make is, that no longer do we build monuments to tyrants or dedicate memorials to either men or principles that are bad. In this age we recognize the good, the true and the beautiful, and we wish to keep alive in the race the lives and deeds that are admirable. Such a tendency speaks much more for an age. I hope that this advancement, which marks a new era in the history of this church, on the material and temporal side, will be accompanied by as great if not greater advancement on the spiritual side. This church is the oldest in the town, and it was here that our fathers worshipped and received the teachings and benefits of God. It was our fathers who or ganized this church and by so doing made it possible for us to receive the same teachings as themselves. The memory of those men is still fresh in our minds, but lest it fail and not be handed down to the coming genera tions, it has been deemed fitting to perpetuate their names and lives in an appropriate manner, and so today my sister and I deem it a privilege to present this memorial window to the church in honor of our beloved father who was a member of this church and a devout Christian. It is only a small remembrance; it is but a slight token of esteem and love; hut more than that it bears witness, only in a limited degree, of the love he bore the church. And now Mr. Warburton, Pastor, and members of this church, I take great pleasure in presenting this memorial window, and trust that you will accept it with the same good will in which it is given. I thank you all. 64 HINMAN FAMILY SEVENTH GENERATION HAVILAH 7 BURRITT HINMAN, youngest son of Har vey and Harriet (Hugh) Hinman, was born February 19, 1851, in Canaan, Vermont. He married on December 31, 1873, in North Stratford, New Hampshire, Kate May Barrett, daughter of Levi S. and Hannah (Holmes) Barrett of Canaan, Maine. She was born January 1, 1855. He was educated in the public schools of Stratford, New Hampshire, whither his parents had moved when he was twenty one months old. In 1867 he entered the employ of the Grand Trunk Railway as clerk, remained four years and then resigned. At the age of twenty-one, he began life on his own account as a farmer, livery man and hotel keeper at North Stratford. For thirty-six years he was in the general country business, dealing in hay, cattle, horses, potatoes and pulpwood locally and shipping in carload lots to larger markets. He bought and sold timberlands and carried on extensive logging operations, not only for himself but also as a contractor. This meant that the farm was a place where there was always on hand large numbers of horses, cattle and sometimes sheep. He was a great lover of horses and was known as the best judge of horses in the North Country. Throughout the years he kept for his own use the best road horses in town. If a horse could not travel the thirteen miles from North Stratford to Colebrook in an hour, he disposed of it and purchased another. In politics he was a Democrat, and took a prominent part in town affairs and filled various offices. He was collector of taxes of Stratford for three years, but as to other town offices, let the record copied from old town reports of Stratford speak: 1887, Town Auditor, pd. $1. 1891, Selectman, pd. $65. 1888, Town Auditor, pd. $1. 1892, Selectman, pd. $40. 1889, Town Auditor, pd. $1. 1893, Selectman, pd. $100. 1890, Town Auditor, pd. $1. 1894, Selectman, pd. $60. THE .NORTH COUNTRY 65 1896, Selectman, pd. $49. 1901, Selectman 1896, Moderator 1901, Moderator 1897, Moderator 1902, Selectman 1898, Moderator 1902, Moderator 1898, Tax Collector 1903, Selectman 1899, Moderator 1903, Moderator 1899, Tax Collector 1904, Selectman 1900, Tax Collector 1904, Moderator 1900, Moderator 1905, Moderator 1900, Highway Surveyor No. 2 1906, Selectman (there were ten) 1906, Moderator He was a representative to the legislature in 1879, delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1903, and deputy sheriff of Coos County for ten years. He was a member of a number of fraternities, among them the Masons, in which he attained the thirty-second degree. He was a member of the Island Pond Lodge, No. 44, Free and Accepted Masons oflsland Pond, Vermont; North Star Royal Arch Chap ter, No. 16, and North Star Commandery, Knights Templar, of Lancaster, New Hampshire, and of Edward Raymond Consis tory, Royal and Select Masters of Nashua, New Hampshire; also Coos Grange, No. 30, Patrons of Husbandry, of which he was a past master; Stratford Lodge, No. 30, Knights of Pythias. A letter to Harold P. Hinman ( 1963) from Mr. Elmer A. Cornell, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Do main of New Hampshire, gives the following record: Your father Havilah B. Hinman, Past Chancellor, was a Charter Member of Stratford Lodge #30 at North Stratford. He received his ranks on August 5, 1887. He was the first Chancellor Commander of Stratford Lodge #30 and was made a Past Chancellor at this time ... December 31, 1887. He received his Grand Rank on September 28, 1892 and was elected Grand Lodge Representative to serve in 1902 and 1903. He died January 10, 1908 at the age of 57. He also had membership in Coos Lodge, No. 2533, Knights of Honor, of which he was past dictator: and grand dictator of New Hampshire. 68 HIJVMAJV FAMILY Children of Havilah7 Burritt and Kate (Barrett) Hinman (all horn in North Stratford, New Hampshire) : 1. HARVEYs LEVI HINMAN, b. Aug. 1, 1875, d. Aug. 23, 1960, m. (1) June 25, 1902, Emily McBride, h. May 21, 1872, d. May 26, 1932, m. (2) March 28, 1938, Olive Beecher Evans, b. Aug. 10, 1879. Res. Littleton, N. H. 2. HARRIETTEs HANNAH HINMAN, b. Oct. 28, 1878, d. March 9, 1956. 3. CARRIEs HINMAN, b. 1881, d. in infancy. 4. BURRITTs HA VILAH HINMAN, b. July 3, 1882, d. June 14, 1964, m. Aug. 14, 1912, at Colebrook, N. H., Ellen Drew, b. Dec. 30, 1888, Colebrook, N. H. 5. JOHN 8 HOLMES HINMAN, b. Oct. 2, 1885, m. Sept. 12, 1911, at Colebrook, N. H., Jennie Drew, b. March 17, 1886, at Colebrook, N. H. 6. HAROLD 8 PURMAN HINMAN, b. Nov. 25, 1887, d. July 18, 1964, at Canaan, N. H., m. Aug. 19, 1913, at Canaan, N. H., Marion Mary Hutchinson, b. Jan. 14, 1890, d. Jan. 22, 1961. 7. MAR ys HUGH HINMAN, h. Nov. 2, 1889. Res. Pel ham, N. Y. 8. HAZEN 8 BEECHER HINMAN, b. March 29, 1892, d. June 29, 1964, m. April 20, 1918, at New Britain, Conn., Katherine Buol, b. Feb. 3, 1895, at Dubuque, Iowa. 9. HAL 8 STEARNS HINMAN, b. 1894, d. in infancy. 10. ALICE 8 HAMILTON HINMAN, b. March 7, 1897, m. May 8, 1926, at Ann Arbor, Mich., Willard Arnold Ruch, b. Dec. 19, 1900, at Canal Fulton, Ohio. Havilah7 Burritt Hinman died at his home in North Stratford, New Hampshire, on January 10, 1908, in his fifty-seventh year. His wife, Kate Barrett Hinman died there on October 22, 19u, age fifty-six. (See the family sketches written for the family by Harold under "Family Notes and Sketches".) Many were the tributes. The following voices the deep regard and affection of the host of North Country friends and associates: THE NORTH COUNTRY 69 HA VILAH B. HINMAN There are several good men in North Stratford but none would be more missed than will be Havilah B. Hinman, who was buried there Tuesday. He was kind, able, resourceful. He moved quickly, correctly and strongly in everything tending to uplift his community, his town. His willing, potent hand was felt in business, in schools, churches, good roads, good societies, public and secret. His helpfulness and generosity were felt in a thousand ways and directions. His home life was exemplary and charm ing. His dear wife, three daughters and five sons have reason to mourn. Editorial-January 15, 1908 Lancaster Gazette Havilah B. Hinman was loved and respected by all who knew him. His energetic life brought him in contact with many, and into collision of interests and pursuits, yet seldom does a man die amid more universal and profound respect than did he. His solicitude for his own was un bounded, yet his great heart was large enough to encircle every friend, however humble, and his friendships ended only with his life. Brave and yet tender, he sided with the weak, the poor, the wronged and the afflict ed, and lovingly gave alms. With loyal heart and honest hand he faith fully discharged all public trusts. "He added to the sum of human joy; and were every one to whom he did some loving service to bring a blos som to his grave, he would sleep tonight beneath a wilderness of flow ers." Nothing remains to us but loving memories; hope for the dead and consolation for the living. It must be well for him, for he has gone to Swell the deep bass of duty done And strike the key Of time to be When God and man shall be as one. Resolution by North Star Commandery Lancaster, New Hampshire January 1908 KATE BARRETT HINMAN Mrs. Kate Barrett Hinman, widow of the late Havilah B. Hinman, died at her home in North Stratford, on Sunday morning, October 22, 19n. Mrs. Hinman was born in Canaan, Me., January 1, 1855, the daughter of Levi S. and Hannah (Holmes) Barrett. When she was three years of age her parents moved to Brunswick, Me., and lived there from 1858 to 1861. From that place they removed to Lewiston, Me. While in Lewiston, 70 f ff \ 11 I.\ !.Ui! f.l h~1tc B. l fi.nn1an~ c~~rl~ Hl tht: 19oc):, I THE NORTH COUNTRY 71 Me., she went to Bloomfield, Vt. to teach school where she met Havilah B. Hinman of North Stratford, N. H. They were married December 31, 1873 in North Stratford, N. H. where she spent the remaining thirty eight years of her life. To the Hinmans were born ten children, eight of whom are now living, as follows: Harvey L., railroad mail clerk, running from Island Pond to Portland; Harriette H., postmistress for six years Jt North Stratford; Burritt H., attorney-at-law in Berlin; John H., a successful lumberman at Plainfield, Vt.; Harold P., a bookkeeper at Plainfield; Mary H., a soph omore at Wellesley College; Hazen B., a sophomore at Dartmouth Col lege; and Alice H., a freshman in the Stratford High School. [See "Family Notes and Sketches".] The funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon, Octo ber 24, Rev. Edward M. Fuller officiating. He was assisted by Rev. S. R. \Varburton of Boston. Mrs. A. D. Norcott rendered musical selections. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Interment took place in Fairview cemetery. m_ lB3"'·1S~4 1&91• HCcrt Dtcw i;i, tit, rnss- .'½.anon~-it_'Xutcv,inscn X'-\therinc 1'u..of Wi {C.in:CA -R.u.cr. ! 1o~C,19H ! j m, '.lfetro Cd P. Katherine 19J+-!9:1 N15· fuwa,rd J\_ Gn:en m, Joa,n /,UC(c.r ig21$- HB- wW:iain 1'\'1., At.::,1»ri~◊rt R.,·wect N. m, •Aiicf,,,..R-C ~,.c :¥~~r~ 3.. )Vi~J~ -'F.. Sl-rt~ C-. tg.55· Edwa.r:;£1',, Cr.;.wfbd K I 1413· l~i/2• 'WiCC:i'xd A.. m, 'm<, 'Doris l'IH· m. '.Fri.;t.:. 'J{elcn E1Ciert Jv~riLe.wis THE EIGHTH GENERATION ARE Harvey Levi Hinman (1875-1960) m. (1) Emily McBride (1871-1932) (2) Olive Beecher Evans (1879- Harriette Hannah Hinman (1878-1956) Carrie Hinman (1881-1881) Burritt Havilah Hinman (1882-1964) m. Ellen Drew (1888- ) John Holmes Hinman (1885- ) m. Jennie Drew (1886- ) Harold Purman Hinman (1887-1964) m. Marion Hutchinson (1890-1961) Mary Hugh Hinman (1889- Hazen Beecher Hinman (1892-1964) m. Katharine Buol (1895- Hal Stearns Hinman (1894-1894) Alice Hamilton Hinman (1897- ) m. Willard Arnold Ruch (1900- yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy HARVEY8 LEVI HINMAN 1LJT ARVEY 8 LEVI HINMA~, eldest son of Havilah lL JL and Kate (Barrett) Hinman, was born August 1, 1875. He was graduated from :Norwich University after at tending the Stratford, New Hampshire, public schools. This was followed by a course at Eastman's Business College in Pough keepsie, New York. As assistant cashier, he was employed in the Colebrook National Bank from 1895 to 1898; worked for Blanch ard & Twitchell in Berlin, New Hampshire, as supply clerk for logging operations from 1898 to 1899; and during the summer of 1899 worked for the Grand Trunk Railway and Maine Central as clerk. The winter of 1899-1900 he was employed by the Berlin Mills Company at Summit, Maine, as paymaster of logging oper ations, and in the spring of 1900 as paymaster for the Kenne bago drive. During the next winter he was clerk and scaler for the Brown Lumber Company in Jefferson, New Hampshire. In 1902 he entered the railway mail service, working in the Island Pond, Vermont, to Portland, Maine, and Lancaster to Beecher Falls areas on the Grand Trunk and Maine Central Rail roads. After thirty-five years in the mail service, he retired on September 1, 1937. His fraternal interests included membership in the Theta Chi Alpha (1891), the Masons, joining in 1897, and the Knights of Pythias, 1907. Church, Baptist. At Somerville, Massachusetts, June 25, 1902, he married Emily McBride, daughter of Edward and Roselle (Gilpatrick) McBride, who was born May 21, 1872, at Biddeford Pool, Maine. She at- 79 80 HINMAN FAMILY tended Millbury, Massachusetts, high school. She died May 26, 1932, at Portland, Maine. He married (2) March 28, 1938, at North Stratford, New Hampshire, Olive Beecher Evans, born August 10, 1879. He died August 23, 1960. HARVEY L. HINMAN Services for Harvey L. Hinman, former selectman, who passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Asheville, N. C., after a long illness, were held Saturday at the First Baptist Church at two o'clock, with prayers for the family at one o'clock. Rev. Raymond Mudge officiated with Mrs. Raymond Savage at the organ. He is survived by his wife, Olive E. Hinman, his two children, Mrs. Edward A. Green and Dr. Havilah E. Hinman, and four brothers, Col. Burritt H. Hinman, John H. Hinman, Harold P. Hinman, Hazen B. Hinman, and two sisters, Mary H. Hinman and Mrs. Willard A. Ruch. Coos County Democrat August 31, 1960 Children: 1. Doris9 Harriette Hinman, born January 20, 1905, at Beech er Falls, Vermont. Grammar and high school education at Woodfords, Maine. Wheaton College, Norton, Massachu setts, 1927. Filene's Personnel Department, 1927-1930, 1932-1933. Bamberger's Department Manager, 1930. Bu reau Assoc. Industry Promotion, 1931. U. S. A. Treasury Special Award, Fifth War Loan Drive, 1944. Clubs: Wor cester College Club (former member); Lend a Hand So ciety, 1933-1948; Worcester Girl Scout Council, 1945- 1948; Newell Club, 1948; Urban Neighborhood Club, 1949-; President, 1952-1954, Brae Burn Country Club. Unitarian Church, Worcester, 1933-1948; Union Church, Waban, Massachusetts, 1948-. Married August 12, 1933, Edward Averell Green, born May 14, 1907, at Morgantown, West Virginia. Residence, Waban, Massachusetts. He is the son of Robert Rodman and Mary (Purinton) Green. Newton and New Brunswick, New Jersey High Schools; attended Rutgers University, 1925-1928, Yale University (Honors in Mathematics), 1930. EIGHTH GENERA TJO.N 81 Business: State Mutual Life Assurance Company, 1930- 1948 (Actuarial Department, 1930-1941; Assistant Actu ary, 1941-1946; Associate Actuary, 1946-1948). John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1948- (Sec ond Vice-President, 1948-1954; Vice-President, 1954- 1956; Vice-President, Group Actuary, 1956-). Northeast ern University, Worcester Branch, Instructor of Business Statistics and Forecasting, 1939-1942. Member, Joint Group Committee, Life Insurance Asso ciation of America and American Life Convention, 1946-. Member of Governor's Commission studying Massachu setts Pension Laws, 1954-1955. Churches, clubs, etc.: Uni tarian Church, Worcester, Massachusetts (former member); Union Church, Waban, Massachusetts, 1948--; Fellow, Society of Actuaries; Boston Actuaries Club; Men's Club, Doris Edward A. Green Martha Deborah 82 HINMAN FAMILY Union Church (President, 1957-1958); Waban Neighbor hood Club; Brae Burn Country Club; Newton Community Chest Budget Committee; "Who's Who"; former member of Worcester Economic Club and Worcester Tennis Club. Children (Green) : 1) Deborah Green, born December 18, 1938, at Worces ter, Massachusetts. Newton, Massachusetts, High School, 1956. Wheaton College, 1960. Union Church, Waban, Massachusetts. American Field Service Com mittee, Mexican Program, summer, 1957. Married De cember 26, 1964, to William D. Morrison. 2) Martha Green, born November 8, 1944, Worcester, Massachusetts. Junior High School, High School, 1962, Newton, Massachusetts. Beloit College, Beloit, Wiscon sin. 2. Havilah 9 Edward Hinman, son of Harvey Levi and Emily (McBride) Hinman, born March 20, 1908, at North Strat ford, New Hampshire. Educated at public schools of Port land, Maine. Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, A.B., 1929. University of Vermont College of Medicine, M.D., 1936. Buffalo, New York, General Hospital, General Internship, 1936-1937. Tampa Municipal Hospital, Resi dent Physician, Obstetrics, 1947-1948. General Practi tioner, Orono, Maine, 1937-1948. Private practice limited to obstetrics, Asheville, North Carolina, 1948-. Earlier business affiliations included United Fruit, Honduras, Cen tral America, Farm Overseer, 1929-1930; Retail Credit Company, Atlanta, Georgia, Investigator, 1931. Military record: U. S. Army Reserve (Cavalry), 1928- 1932. U. S. Army Reserve (Field Artillery), 1932-1940. U. S. Naval Reserve, 1941-1961. Present status: Com mander (M. C.) U. S. N. R.-R., designated Naval Flight Surgeon and Marine Parachutist. (Notes: Active duty [Na vy] May 1941-February 1946 and recalled during Korean War, 1950-1951. Parachutist in U.S. Marine Corps, 1942- EIGHTH GENERA T/0.N 8.3 1943; Combat Stars for Marshall-Gilbert Islands, Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Iwo Jima, Peleliu, Okinawa.) Lodges, fraternities, clubs include Theta Chi Fraternity, Masons (Blue Lodge), Lions International, American Med ical Association. Married September 24, 1937, at Burlington, Vermont, Margaret Earle Miller, born November 19, 1907, in Malone, New York. She attended Bishop Hopkins Hall, Burlington, Vermont, graduated from Burlington High School in 1925 and from University of Vermont in 1929. Divorced Novem ber 1946. Married (2) January 6, 1947, in New York City, Mary Ann Hoffman, daughter of Charles C. and Ellen (Lan ahan) Hoffman, born October 28, 1905, at Hawkins, New York. She was educated in the public schools of Hawkins and Callicoon; New York School of Nursing, Bellevue Hos pital, New York City, 1928; School of Public Health Nurs ing, Fordham University, 1931. Nursing Supervisor, Belle vue Hospital, New York City, 1928-1943. Lieutenant (jg) U. S. Navy Nurse Corps, 1943-1945. Member, American Red Cross and American Nurses Association. Children: 1) Hannah10 Emily Hinman, born August 31, 1938, at Orono, Maine. University of Vermont, 1960. Married September 3, 1960, Alexander Gibson. Children: Peter Dennett Gibson, born February 23, 1962; Stephen Hinman Gibson, born March 21, 1964. 2) Michael1° Hinman, born February 21, 1948, at Tampa, Florida. Gibbons Hall School for Boys, Asheville, North Carolina, 1962. AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL HIGHLIGHTS I, Havilah, was born to Harvey and Emily Hinman in North Stratford, New Hampshire, on March 20, 1908 ... about nine-twenty in the evening as I remember. I was known, according to my Great Aunt Phoebe, as "the Castor Oil Baby". This was due to the fact that following the birth 84 HINMAN FAMILY Michael, Mary Ann, Havilah E. Hinman of my sister Doris my parents were advised against any future pregnan cies. Fearful for my mother's safety when another pregnancy did indeed occur, large doses of Ole um Ricini were administered over a long period of time, but to no other avail than to provide me with my first nickname My earliest memories recall: Aunt Phoebe mixing gingerbread in a brown bowl in the pantry, being held up to see my grandmother in her casket, Aunt Harriette brushing her long golden hair, Doris and I taking mice from Smutty Face to give our own Bill Bailey, day-long sleigh trips into the woods with Uncle John, the wonderful toys that all the family showered on Doris and me at Christmas, an overnight visit to Uncle Bur ritt in Berlin and the tailored boots he gave me at that time, the old home burning, my mother singing in the Baptist Church, my father's garden and his tennis games on the lawn. In 191 7 we moved to Portland, but my roots seemed to still be in North Stratford. I went up every winter to ski and slide and eat Aunt Phoebe's cooking, and again every summer when Uncle John paid me full wages but Aunt Jennie supplied me with several times that amount in food. In Portland, I moved on through grammar and high schools. After this, I attended and graduated from Norwich University in EIGHTH GENERATION 85 Hannah, Stephen, Peter, Alexander Gibson Northfield, Vermont (June 1929). Realizing that to many of my family this was considered "second best" education, I was very proud to follow in the footsteps of my father, and I know today that much of what I ab sorbed there has stood me in good stead in later years. From there I re ceived an A.B. degree and a 2nd Lieutenant's commission in the Cavalry Reserve. After graduation I worked on a pulp drive from Hanover to Rumford, Maine (again for Uncle John) until August, when I went to Honduras, C. A., as a timekeeper for the United Fruit Co. Malaria washed me out thirteen months later. Back in the States I drifted for awhile and finally went to work as an investigator for the Retail Credit Co. It was on this job that I decided to go to medical school. At first I planned to work un til I had enough money saved to give me a good start in school, but I then made the unwise decision to go immediately in the fall of 1931. Certain financial assistance I had ill-advisedly anticipated was not forth coming. However, a weekly check from Doris, and an occasional job in vestigating for my old company, Retail Credit, kept me going the first year and until I could make connections whereby I could get regular jobs as dish washer, proctor, men's toilet attendant, summer-hotel pot-wal- 86 HINMAN FAMILY loper. Aunt Mary and Uncle Burritt took me in one summer so that I could complete a course in Organic Chemistry I had flunked the previ ous semester. Those were the softest weeks I spent in all the years of medical school. For once I had absolutely nothing to do but study. It was pure, unadulterated heaven, believe you me. ] am also very grateful to a Burlington, Vermont, dentist who refused to fill or pull one of my teeth because I didn't have his fee for instanter payment. That aching tooth kept me awake for many an hour, thus enabling me to get in much needed studying when I would much rather have gone to bed. I gradu ated from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in June 1936. Meanwhile, I had entered my first matrimonial venture. In September 1934 I had married Margaret Earl Miller of Burlington, Vermont. From June 1936 to June 1937 I had a general rotating internship at the Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo, New York. I entered general practice in Orono, Maine, in August 1937. My daughter, Hannah Emily, was born there August 31, 1938. I was com missioned a Lieutenant (jg) in the Medical Reserve of the Navy in 1940, and because of certain rumors current at the time applied for active duty early in 1941 and was ordered to Pensacola, Florida. Father asked me particularly to call on some of the family en route, so I dutifully stopped in Canaan and Pelham. In Canaan it went like this: Uncle Harold: "vVhere are you going?" I: "Pensacola, Florida." Uncle H.: "What for?" I: "Active duty in the Navy." Uncle H.: "Are you crazy?" I: "No. There is a good chance all Reserves will be called up in another month, and I want to get a head start." Uncle H.: "How much money did you make last year?" I: "About seven or eight thousand dollars, I guess." Uncle H.: "You are crazy. You turn around right now and get back to Orono before everyone hears you've gone and maybe you can get your practice back. There isn't go ing to be any war. I know because some of my closest friends are in the know and they have told me confi dentially that there just isn't a chance of war breaking out. And besides, if you get to work and really try you might make ten thousand some year." I really took a chance when I went against this sage advice and kept going. In Pelham I saw Aunt Mary and Aunt Jennie and talked with EIGHTH GENERATION 87 Uncle John by phone. He was a little more philosophical. He said, "Hav ilah, I think you are making a very smart move. Of course, I don't believe there is much chance of there being any war, but the time will be well spent because it will give you a chance to get out of a small town and to places where they are doing things, and you will have a chance to see and maybe meet big men, really important people. You have never had this opportunity before, and I hope you make the most of it." Well, I did try to make the most of it, and it paid off. I had a wonderful time that I wouldn't swap for anything. And I met a lot of important people ... people that may at one time have been considered "little", but now important enough so that everything they did was most eagerly watched in all the daily papers. And I got to a few places where they were doing things. In one of these places I ran into Bud, and he had been having a good time too. At the close of the war I returned to Orono to private practice and learned what I suppose has been a lesson for every veteran since time began, "People who engage in war take war all too seriously." I was divorced in November 1946 and then really rocked my family and community by remarrying less than two months later. Catholics must not get any idea that they have any corner on the frown market when it comes to divorce or marrying outside the faith. My bride was Mary Ann Hoffmann of New York City. The opportunity had arisen to meet other people. So far, one child has been born of this union, Michael Havilah, now thirteen years old, and, if one small Celticism may be for given, a fine broth of a lad. In 1948 we moved to Asheville, North Carolina, where since I have attempted to limit my practice to obstetrics. One major interlude in the interim. I was back on active duty in the Navy during the Korean War. And that just about wraps it up. Havilah E. Hinman EMILY McBRIDE HINMAN Mrs. Emily McBride Hinman died at her Portland home on May 26, 1932 and was brought to North Stratford for funeral and interment. She was taken to the home of her sister, Miss Harriette Hinman, and buried from the Baptist Church, Saturday morning, May 28. Rev. Dr. Petersen of Portland, assisted by Rev. Edward M. Fuller, officiated. Coos County Democrat June 1, 1932 88 HINMAN FAMILY EMILY McBRIDE HINMAN (1872-1932) Our Mother, Emily McBride, who married Harvey L. Hinman in 19mi, was a Scots woman, of a sea faring clan. Her immediate forebears built and captained their own barquentines that plied the trade routes of the North and South Atlantics between Africa and New England. Orphaned when a small child by the death at sea of her father, she was reared first by her grandparents, then taken in by a Methodist minister uncle. The latter and his family were true Dickensian characters who provided her with the smallest helpings at the table, the meanest chores about the house. In spite of this, she managed a good education, having aptitude for both arts and sciences. She had a particular flair for mathematics, wrote and conversed in classic Greek and became a talented pianist and smger. She also managed to save a dollar a week toward the purchases of a bicycle and a piano, two childhood dreams. She often rode her bicycle in Boston's Fenway Park in the company of a young boxer in training there, named John L. Sullivan. On a summer excursion train to Revere Beach she met Father, who soon took her back to the North Country as his bride. Alice, by the way, broke this news to North Stratford by skipping around town with the word that, "Harvey brought his girl home, and they are sleeping in the front room." Then, and until her death in 1932, she was one of the most cherished members of the family. And the love was reciprocated. She really adored her new brothers and sisters. She would hide Burritt from unwelcome female admirers who came calling on Sunday afternoons. And she thought John was one of the finest men she had ever known. Just before she died she said, "Havilah, if you ever need good advice or help, go to Uncle John. He will always tell you the right thing to do." She was very pretty, loved to laugh, sing, dance, play the fool, wear pretty clothes, be in the midst of her family. She was a stickler for hon esty, saying her greatest wish for us was a reputation for honesty. She was a wonderful housekeeper and cook, but always gave all the credit to Grandmother Kate Hinman and Aunt Phoebe for teaching her. But of all the facets of her beautiful character, one seems to be re marked most often. Doris correctly calls it "acceptance and understand ing of people as they are". It was well expressed by Mary Graham when she once said, "Emily Hinman never had an unkind word for any per son." There is also a family anecdote about the nearest Mother ever came to saying a poor thing of anyone. One night as she walked into the kit- EIGHTH GENERA TJON 89 chen of the old house and passed the wood box, she looked at a cat perched there, probably old Tom, and said, "He looks just like Minister Brown." Havilah via Doris OLIVE BEECHER EV ANS HINMAN (1879- In the spring of 1938 Olive Evans, a lifelong friend of the family, became the wife of Harvey Hinman. Their twenty-two years together were ones of happy companionship. Both especially enjoyed visits with their chil dren and grandchildren, a pleasure fully reciprocated by the younger generations. New Hampshire was home base, but winters usually found them in Florida where they had happy reunions with brothers and sis ters. Following the premature death in Bellingham, Washington, of her first husband, Dr. Frank Webster Evans, Dartmouth College, M.D., 1898, who had moved his practice there from North Stratford, Olive returned east, establishing a home in North Stratford for her three young children. While they were growing up and later going to college, she taught piano and for many years worked with Harriette Hinman in the town post of fice. Olive now lives in Littleton, New Hampshire. Doris Green HARRIETTE8 HANNAH HINMAN HARRIETTE 8 H. HINMAN was born October 28, 1878, in North Stratford, New Hampshire, and died there March 9, 1956. She attended the Stratford, New Hampshire, public schools. During 1896 and 1897 she taught several terms before studying music the year of 1898 at the Ursuline Academy at Santa Rosa, California. She was a member of Eureka Chapter, 0. E. S., of Colebrook, New Hampshire, Pythian Sisters of North Stratford, a member and former secretary and treasurer of the National League of District Postmasters and a life member and former organist of 90 HIJVMA.N FAMILY the North Stratford Baptist Church. She was a correspondent of the Coos County Democrat for many years. She served as postmistress of Stratford forty-three years until her retirement in 1948. Attesting to her devotion to duty and expressing the gratitude and esteem of her many friends in the countryside is this citation given her in 1948: TO HARRIETTE HINMAN I have been asked to speak for the people gathered here who represent a cross-section of the entire North Country of New Hampshire (and some of Vermont). We have come to express our sorrow that we shall no longer see you in the Post Office, where for so many years you have been Queen, Servant and Good Friend to the scores and hundreds whose contact with distant friends and the business world has been by means of this office. North Stratford was your birthplace and has always been your home. Uncle Sam very jealously counts the years for those who work for him. And when one has come to the milestone set by him for one's retirement, Uncle Sam has no sentiment; but he says "Begone!" He did that to you the other day. And we who have known you since your childhood feel the hurt of his treatment. Almost half a century of such service as you have given is not easily duplicated in the entire range of the Postal Serv ice. I feel a special interest. I have known you since your young girlhood days, when you used to gather the Hinman children in the carriage and take them for a ride. You were a second mother to them all: as you have been a special friend to all children of this territory through the years. Now we congratulate you on the freedom you will have for travel and visitation-a freedom you have long deserved but for which your faith fulness to your duties has deprived you. Now you may visit some of those far-away places you sent mail to for almost fifty years. We wish you "Bon Voyage", a safe return and long life among your friends who love you. The Citizens of Stratford and the North Country Edward M. Fuller (Rev.) November 8, 1948 [See "Family Notes and Sketches" and "Gleanings".] EIGHTH GENERA TlON 91 Harriette H. Hinman, at retirement party HARRIETTE H. HINMAN Miss Harriette H. Hinman, 77, died at her home in North Stratford Friday morning. She had been in ill healtb following a stroke suffered on Feb. 28. Prayer Services were held at the Ruch home on Monday afternoon followed by funeral services at tl1e North Stratford Baptist Church with Rev. Forrest L. Emerson officiating. Burial wiil take place in the spring at Fairview Cemetery. Manchester Union Leader March 12, 1956 This warm and sensitive appreciation from Bessie Hutchinson Barney, which appeared in the Canaan (New Hampshire) Re porter and Advocate ( 1956), adds another dimension: It is always sad when the first break comes in a family group, such as has just occurred in the family of our brother-in-law, Harold Hinman for in 92 HINMAN FAMILY the passing on March 9 of his sister, Harriette, the eight children have suffered their first loss, all of them having attained maturity as a devoted family unit. Harriette was postmaster in her native North Stratford for more than forty years, beloved by all those who had the pleasure of know ing her. Her life was one long succession of doing good, kind deeds for others. She was a beautiful, vivacious woman who gave to and received from her family loyal devotion. She was equally as loyal in her friend ships. Her end to this earthly existence came as she lived, and as she wished, in her own home surrounded by those she loved and who loved her. [See "Gleanings".] BURRITT8 HA VI LAH HINMAN BURRITT 8 HAVILAH HINMAN, the second son and fourth child of Havilah and Kate (Barrett) Hinman, was born July 3, 1882, and died June 14, 1964. He was married on August 14, 1912, at Colebrook, New Hampshire, to Ellen Crawford Drew, daughter of Warren and Abby (Crawford) Drew. She was born December 30, 1888, at Colebrook, New Hampshire. He was educated at Colebrook Academy, 1899; Phillips Exe ter Academy, 1900; Dartmouth College, Class of 1904. He re ceived his law degree at the University of Michigan in 1907. In June of the following year, he was admitted to the New Hamp shire Bar. On the first of July, he was employed by Sullivan & Daley in Berlin, New Hampshire, where he stayed until the fall of 1910, when he opened an office in Berlin and practiced there until the National Guard was called out in June 1916. I joined the National Guard of New Hampshire in February 1911 as a 1st Lieutenant of Company L with headquarters in Berlin, New Hamp shire. Was promoted to Captain in 1915 and assigned to command Com pany L. In June we were ordered into federal service and were sent to EIGHTH GENERATION 93 Laredo, Texas, where we were stationed until February 1917. Returned home in February and mustered out. The National Guard ,vas again called into service in June 1917. The Company ,ms stationed in Concord, New Hampshire, \Vestover, Massa chusetts, and Charlotte, North Carolina. From this last camp we went to Camp Dix, New Jersey, and from there overseas in March 1918. It was quite a busy winter. I was given the task of making arrangements for go mg overseas. I was picked for this job as I had quite a few friends in Washington in the Regular Army who had responsible positions. My recollection is that we landed at St. Nazaire on April 6, 1918. After a short stay there we were or Children, all born at Berlin, New Hampshire: I. Phoebe9 Hinman, born May 8, 1913. Married January 7, 1938, to Rand Newman Stowell, son of Arthur and Lila (Rand) Stowell, horn September 7, 1912, at Dixfield, Maine. Dartmouth College, 1935. Lumber business. Prot estant. Residence, Dixfield, Maine. Children (Stowell) : 1) John Drew Stowell, horn December 30, 1938, Dixfield. Kimball Union Academy; Dartmouth College, 1961. Married August 10, 1964, Sybil Kehulani of Honolulu, Hawaii. Children: a. Tyler Dominis Stowell, horn April 30, 1965. 2) Rand Newman Stowell, Jr., horn October 14, 1941, Dixfield. Kimball Union Academy; Dartmouth College, 1964; Boston University Law School, 1967. 3) Richard Hinman Stowell, horn June 17, 1946, Dixfield. Holderness School, Holderness, New Hampshire, 1964; Dartmouth College, 1968. l \ / EIGHTH GENERA T/0.N 97 2. Roberl 9 Randall Hinman, born December 7, 1915. Gradu ated from Balboa High School, Canal Zone, June 1940. Enlisted in U. S. Army, June 1941. Discharged with grade of Corporal, November 1945. Served in the Army Air Force. Attended Bliss Business College, Lewiston, Maine, September 1946 to June 1948. Re-enlisted in Air Force in 1951. Honorably discharged 1952. Engaged in hotel work in New England and Florida. 3. Burritt9 Havilah Hinman, Jr., born March 2, 1918. Mar ried January 8, 1949, at Boise, Idaho, to Emma Pauline Hawley, daughter of Jess Bradford and Jennie (Smith) Hawley, born December 9, 1921, at Boise, Idaho. Univer sity of Idaho. Burritt, Jr., Dartmouth College, 1941. Mili tary service: U. S. Marines, World \Var II. Wounded at Okinawa. Purple Heart. Discharged sergeant. [See notes.] Container Division, International Paper Co., Manchester, New Hampshire. 98 Hl.NMA.N FAMILY Children, all born in Morristown, New Jersey: 1) Jess10 Hawley Hinman, born November 8, 1950. 2) James 10 Crawford Hinman, born September 16, 1952. 3) Burritt10 Havilah Hinman III, born September 16, 1955. ELLEN DREW HINMAN-One of the very few girls in all the world who could marry a Hinman boy and be a perfect balance for his massive ness and overpowering traits. A cheerful disposition, fun loving, a keen sense of humor. A wonderful mother with every kindness and thought for her children at all times. Loyalty to family and friends always upper most in her thoughts and deeds. Stamina beyond belief-work all day dance all night and still keep a youthfulness that belies her years. A de voted wife and gracious lady. Phoebe Stowell COL. B. H. HINMAN Col. Burritt H. Hinman, lawyer and retired Army officer, died at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover Sunday, June 14, after a brief ill ness. Memorial services for Col. Hinman will be conducted by Rev. Stanley Mullen at the North Stratford Baptist Church on Saturday, June 28, at 2 p.m. It is requested that flowers be omitted. The Jenkins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Colebrook [New Hampshire] Sentinel June 17, 1964 (Paragraphs in obituaries which cover facts already given in in dividual stories have been omitted.) JOHN8 HOLMES HINMAN J OH N 8 HOLMES HINMAN, the third son and fifth child of Havilah and Kate (Barrett) Hinman, was born in North Strat ford, New Hampshire, October 2, 1885. He was married on Sep- EIGHTH GENERATION 99 tember 12, 1911, at Colebrook, New Hampshire, to Jennie Craw ford Drew, daughter of Warren Edwin Drew and Abby (Craw ford) Drew. She was born March 17, 1886, at Colebrook, New Hampshire. Having urged others of his family to give a full account of the passing years, especially of childhood, education and business, John here relates his own story. As a small boy, I did all the chores small-town youngsters were called upon to do as a matter of course. The grammar school in this little town in a bend of the Connecticut River had two teachers. The high school wasn't established until 1900. I was in the class of 1902 but took part in the first graduation ceremonies in 1901, when one boy received his diploma. I was the only boy in my class, with five girls. Wanting to go to college compelled me to take extra courses to meet the college requirements. I entered Dartmouth in 1904. I remember that Bertha Baldwin and I were the first graduates of the Stratford High School to enter college, and a reception was given in our honor. Working my way through college, I waited on table for my board, and summers I worked at the Franconia Inn in Franconia, New Hampshire, and the Intervale House at Intervale, New Hampshire. While in college, I was manager of the Glee and Mandolin Clubs. My father died in January 1908 during my senior year. Since my old est brother, Harvey, was in the railway mail service and my brother, Bur ritt, was practicing law, I took over the family lumber business. Three years later I was married to Jennie C. Drew of Colebrook. We have raised four sons and have had a very happy life. We lived in North Stratford, New Hampshire, until 1927 when we moved to Pelham, New York. On May 1, 1913, I went to work as woods manager for the American Realty Company, an affiliate of International Paper Company, which had large holdings in the New England area. Since that time I have been associated with what has become the world's largest paper company. Moving from North Stratford to New York in 1927, I became Manager of all of the company's woodlands in the United States and Canada, and in 1928 was elected Vice-President of International Paper Company. In 1935 I went to Montreal as General Manager of Canadian International Paper Company, and became President of that company in 1938. While in Canada I was made a director of International Paper Company in 100 HINMAN F.HIILY 1936. Returning to New York in 1939, I became President in 1943, and was Chief Executive Officer from 1948 to 1959, and Chairman of the Board from 1954 to 1961. In 1961 I became Honorary Chairman, and re tired from active duty in October 1963 but still continue as a director. As I have watcl1ed International Paper Company grow into an organi zation that could not have been imagined in 1913, I have seen it reach out not only to Canada and the South but to \Vashington, Oregon and the Northwest and to lands across the seas. In recent years the company has established fabricating operations in Europe and elsewhere. It owns or has under lease something like twenty-one million acres in the United States and Canada, which are operated as a giant, productive tree farm by an organization of several hundred foresters. I suppose my deepest satisfactions have come from the revolution which has taken place in industrial forestry since I was a boy. When I was manager for the American Realty Company we operated on the basis of clear cutting, in order to procure as cheap wood as possible. As the industry became more profitable, we practiced better forest management and cut for growth. I could not have asked for a more interesting life in a more interesting industry during a more interesting period. In addition to my work in forestry, I have always had a very deep in terest in education. In 1946 I became associated with a group of men to found the Cardigan Mountain School and have continued as a Member of the Corporation since that time. I have enjoyed greatly working with Cardigan and also with the National Citizens Council for Better Schools which I served as Trustee from 1956 to 1959. In 1956, as Chairman of International Paper Company, I sponsored a program in the secondary schools of the communities where our em ployees live and work, to help them strengthen their teaching. The meth od was suggested by John Sloan Dickey, President of Dartmouth, but as far as I was concerned, the idea that education was important had its origin in North Stratford, New Hampshire. For I remember, as young sters of North Stratford, we were all taught that work and education were a necessary part of our lives. I believed it then, and I believe it now. At the Commencement Exercises of Lawrence College, at Apple ton, Wisconsin, on June 10, 1951, the honorary degree of Doc tor of Laws was conferred upon John Holmes Hinman. EIGHTH GENERATION THE PRESENTATION BY ERNST MAHLER, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION AND A TRUSTEE OF LAWRENCE COLLEGE Mr. President: I have the honor to present John Holmes Hinman, Presi dent of the International Paper Company, for the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. THE CITATION BY NAT TIAN M. PUSEY, PRESIDENT OF LAWRENCE COLLEGE .John Holmes H;inman, since we who dwell in the Fox River Valley are much interested in paper, we could not fail to be aware of or interested in you who are president of the largest paper company in the world. Here in The Institute of Paper Chemistry a happy marriage between education and industry has been achieved, and we have learned much because of this concerning the importance of industry in our world. But we have also come to know of the indispensable importance of outstand ing men to industry. Graduate of a liberal arts college, friend of education, leader in refor estation and the conservation of forest reserves, dreamer of manifold goods for men in the crop of forests, outstanding statesman within the great paper industry both in Canada and the United States, we are happy in honoring you to pay tribute to those qualities of trained leadership knowledge, courage, thoughtfulness, and imagination-which you have so abundantly displayed. It is now my happy privilege, by virtue of the authority vested in me, to confer upon you the degree of Doctor of Laws, fwnoris causa, and to admit you to all the rights, privileges, and obligations which pertain thereto. Honorary degree awarded in June 1957 at the 188th Com mencement of Dartmouth College: JOHN HOLMES HINMAN 1908 DOCTOR OF LAWS By birth and character a New Hampshireman, by learning and fellowship a Dartmouth man, by philosophy and experience a woodsman, out of these things you have built a career of international business leadership whose work is to be seen from New Brunswick to California and whose 102 HINMAN FAMILY results are applauded where good managers gather, where good forestry is admired and wherever dividend checks are delivered. The successful head of the world's largest paper products enterprise, you have backed education as well as reforestry on the principle that truly profitable in dustry depends upon the growth of men as well as trees. Here at Dart mouth, where for nearly half a century a Hinman has been harvested on the average every fourth year, it is wonderfully right that the 1908 vin tage of such a bountiful supplier should henceforth bear your college's honored mantle of Doctor of Laws. Alumni Award given at the Anglo-American Convocation, September 1957, together with a replica of the famous Went worth Bowl: JOHN HOLMES HINMAN 1908 If one should ask how you happened to become the head of the largest tree-farming organization in the world, a fair answer would be, "He just grew into it." And from seedling to maturity that is your story. Born up north aways, where the Connecticut River bends around the town of North Stratford, you joined the International Paper Company as a for ester in 1913. In 1927 you were General Woods Manager, and then you grew up through Vice-President and Board Member to become President in 1943, and today you are Chairman of the Board. Your company now has twenty-one million acres under management of three hundred and fifty trained foresters. Twenty years ago International Paper faced a huge debt; since then it has financed a $500,000,000 expansion program out of retained earnings. And with success, your company has been a good neighbor and has now advanced a pioneering effort to assist public education throughout the Nation. Your company has achieved its huge success because you clearly recognized where its roots were. And we here affirm with this Alumni Award our recognition of that root strength of Dartmouth College in men like you. Text of speech delivered by John Sloan Dickey, President of Dartmouth College, at the testimonial dinner for John Hinman, recipient of the Brotherhood Award at the National Conference of Christian and Jews, New York, October 17, 1960: We are gathered together because the brotherhood of mankind is not something that can be taken for granted. Indeed, unlike the Fatherhood of God, the brotherhood of man cannot even be taken on faith. Out of EIGHTH GENERA TJON 103 John H. Hinman, at dedication of tree farm, Gardiner, Oregon long and bitter experience we know that the idea of brotherhood exists only where and when humankind works at it. I suggest to you that it is just because it must stand or fall by its proof here on earth that the idea of brotherhood provides the two great re ligious communities represented here tonight with a common cause that both infuses and bridges their respective theologies. Apparently neither 104 HINMAN FAMILY Jew nor Christian can today be spiritually fulfilled in isolation. Is not this the root meaning of brotherhood? ... However that may be with the philosophers and the theologians, I am privileged to speak to yon for these few moments tonight not for the pur pose of expounding my ideas on brotherhood but rather to present to you the man selected by the National Conference of Christians and Jews to receive the annual Brotherhood Award. The recipient of your Broth erhood Award tonight personifies the proposition that, if we would know the reality of brotherhood we must look to its practitioners, not its ex pounders. There are those for whom such success is "brotherhood" enough, but .John Hinman is not one of them. He early learned to like and value a man for what he is rather than for what he has. He is a good listener both because he recognizes the right of the other fellow to have his say and because, like most true North Country men, he l1as discovered that a man rarely listens himself into trouble. Mr. Hinman is famous as a believer in seedling programs for both our forests and that other sustained yield crop, our youth. He has a practical interest, of course, in not having mature forests, or even such old stumps as you and I, burned clown by our own carelessness or someone else's malevolence, but if you want really to engage the heart and hand of this man show him a piece of land or a community where the seedlings of life have been neglected. This is why the public relations of his company are primarily community relations, why they have built a unique program of aiding the public schools where they do business and why this exceed ingly busy man always has time for that most basic seedling program of all-education. And I suggest that that tells about as much as 1Ye need to know about the way a man feels toward his fellows; if he's not interested in seedlings, keep your eye on his axe-there "ain't no brotherhood" in him. And so I present to you for the annual Brotherhood Award, John Holmes Hinman, a man as strong as they come, who counts it no weak ness for a man's humanity to show through man's inhumanity. -< >- Following is the contribution of his secretary, Miss Mary B. Palmer, giving him and others quick reference by a chronologi cal listing. EIGHTH GENERATION 105 JOHN H. HINMAN CHRONOLOGY 1885 Born at North Stratford, New Hampshire 1902 Graduated from Stratford High School 1907 Manager of Glee Club, Dartmouth College 1908 Graduated from Dartmouth College 1908 Carried on father's business 19u Married Jennie C. Drew, Colebrook, New Hampshire 1913 International Paper Company, Manager, Timberland Operations, northern New Hampshire and Vermont 1915 Selectman, Town of Stratford, New Hampshire 1923 School Board member, Stratford 1927 Transferred to New York as General Manager of all com pany timberlands and woods operations in Canada and the United States 1928 Elected Vice-President, International Paper Company 1934 President, American Pulpwood Association 1935 Elected Vice-President & General Manager, Canadian International Paper Company, Montreal 1936 Elected Director, International Paper Company 1938 Elected President, Canadian International Paper Com- pany, Montreal 1939 Left Montreal and returned to the United States 1943 Elected President, International Paper Company 1946 Member of the Corporation, Cardigan Mountain School 1948 Chief Executive Officer, International Paper Company 1950 Received Boston Jubilee Award 1951 Received honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, Lawrence College 1953 John H. Hinman Scholarship in Sylviculture and Forest Biology, l'Universite Laval, Quebec 1954 Elected Chairman of Board, International Paper Com pany 1955 Sigma Chi Citation, Significant Sig 106 HINMAN FAMILY 1956 Trustee, National Citizens Council for Better Schools 1957 Honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, Dartmouth College 1958 Dartmouth Alumni Award 1958 Forest Farmer Annual Award 1959 President, American Forest Products Industries, Inc. 1960 Elected Director of Maine Central Railroad 1960 Brotherhood Award, National Conference of Christians and Jews 1961 Honorary Chairman and Director, International Paper Company 1963 John H. Hinman Research Fellowship, Yale School of Forestry 1963 Dedication of John H. Hinman Tree Farm, Gardiner, Oregon. 1909 Evening Star Lodge No. 37, Colebrook, New Hampshire 1909 North Star Chapter, Lancaster, New Hampshire 1909 Knights of Pythias, North Stratford, New Hampshire 1910 North Star Commandery, Lancaster, New Hampshire 1910 North Star Lodge of Perfection, Lancaster, New Hamp- shire 1926 Dartmouth Club, New York 1932 St. Denis Club, Montreal 1935 St. James Club, Montreal 1935 Pelham Country Club 1940 University Club, New York ---< >- Jennie and I started our married life in a small cabin in the woods in Orange, Vermont, where I had a logging operation and sawmill. She of ten tells how she spent her honeymoon cooking for a crew of woodsmen. This demonstrates her willingness to always do her part to make our partnership happy and successful. Her philosophy was that a woman in EIGHTH GENERATION 107 her home played just as important a role as a man in his business, and it was up to her to manage the home. This she did without complaint un less it was that I was not strict enough with the children. She says my favorite expression was, "Now boys, be gentlemen." What our children are, and how successful they are in their profession or business, or in bringing up their families, I give full credit to their mother. Jennie loves nature and sees beauty in the heavens, the woods, the fields, the song of birds, and there is no greater pleasure than walking in the woods, canoeing down a river or sitting in a boat on a lake watch ing the sunset. She enjoys all kinds of sports and is an enthusiastic fly fisherman for salmon and trout. Any success in my life has been helped by the calm and helpful advice of Jennie who exemplified those strong New England characteristics. Where I am impulsive, she is deliberate. Where I am intolerant, she is considerate of other people. Where I am inclined to lose my temper, she is calm. This influence has played an important part in my life and the life of our family. John Children: 1. Howard9 Drew Hinman, born June 5, 1912, at Colebrook, New Hampshire. Attended elementary and secondary schools in North Stratford, New Hampshire, and Pelham High School, Pelham, New York. Dartmouth College, A.B., 1935; Sigma Chi. Business: International Paper Company, Manager, paper mill. Since the war has been at the follow ing places: Camden, Arkansas, January 1946 to Septem ber 1948; Bastrop, Louisiana, September 1948 to February 1951; Georgetown, South Carolina, February 1951 to Au gust 1957; Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1957 to present. Methodist. Military service: U. S. Air Force, September 1942 to Octo ber 9, 1948. See service record. Affiliations: Lions Club; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Director, Pulp and Paper Foundation, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, North Carolina; Director, Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind, Little Rock, Arkansas. Married at Indianapolis, Indiana, June 18, 1948, Doris 108 HJJVMAJV FAMILY Fricke, the daughter of Eddie J. and Clara (Steinert) Fricke. She was born November 5, 1921, at Alma, Michi gan, educated in the public schools of Monroe and Indi anapolis, Indiana, graduated at Butler University, 1944. Children: 1) Linda10 Ann Hinman, horn October 10, 1950, at New Orleans, Louisiana 2) William10 Allen Hinman, horn January 25, 1953, New Orleans, Louisiana 3) Burt10 Hugh Hinman, born January 6, 1955, at Charles ton, South Carolina. 4) James10 Philip Hinman, born March 28, 1957, Charles ton, South Carolina 5) Mary10 Lee Hinman, born March 20, 1959, Charleston, South Carolina William, Linda, Burt; Mary Lee, Doris, Howard D. Hinman, .James EIGHTH GE.NERATIO.N 109 HOW ARD D. HINMAN SERVICE RECORD After getting out of college I went to work for International Paper Company at their mill in Panama City, Florida, in September 1935. The Company transferred me to their Springhill, Louisiana, mill in September 1939 and to their Georgetown, South Carolina, mill in January 1942. In September 1942 I was inducted into the service at Columbia, South Carolina. \1/hile in the Air Force I was stationed at the following locations: Miami, Florida; Denver, Colo rado; Laredo, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Blythe, California and Dalhart, Texas. I was only in England five weeks, stationed at Kimbolton, England. I was a waist gunner on a B-17, and our first combat mission was Nantes, France; our second mission was Em den, Germany, and our third mission was Bremen, Germany. We were shot down on the fourth mission to Anklam, Germany, on October 9, 1943. \Ve flew three hours with one engine shot out. The copilots remarked over the interphone after we lost the en gine, "Let's get up in the middle of the formation and hide." I shot down a Focke-Wulf enemy fighter just before we hit the tar get and must have put bullets into eighteen other fighters. On the ,vay home over the Baltic Sea we got hit, and the right aileron dropped off on the same side on which we had lost the engine, and we went into a flat spin. All interphone connections had been shot out so I headed for the exit door but never m;de it before centrifu gal force had me pinned to the floor. The copilot brought us out of the spin at 1,000 feet. I kicked out the exit door and started to bail out but in my haste had snapped on the parachute upside down. The other waist gunner said, "I believe they are trying to fly the plane to Sweden (six minutes away)", so we went back to our guns as six more fighters came in for the kill. We crash-landed in a cow pasture causing serious damage to the enemy by disrupting a tele phone system and slaughtering three cows. The radio operator was dead but all the others escaped with minor injuries. I bad been hit in the arm. Soldiers from a flak battery took us prisoner before we could set the ship on fire. We spent three days in Kiel and then were sent to Frankfort for interrogation. My interview lasted thirty minutes. German intelligence had the dope on all of us. The German Captain finally said, "If you are not going to talk, I might as well take you out and shoot you." At that stage I didn't give a damn whether he did or not. Then he told me IIO HINMAN FAMILY the names of my group and squadron commanders. He even told me the address where I lived when I was going to college and I had never given this to anybody while in the Army. They even knew the days we graduated from the different Army schools. Three boxcars of prisoners were sent to Krems, Austria-Stalag 17B. We travelled three days and nights and there were so many in a boxcar that two-thirds had to stand up while one-third slept. Being Technical Sergeants, we didn't have to work. There were 1,000 Americans there when we arrived at Stalag 17B. We looked forward to new prisoners coming in so we could get some news, and in four months there were 4,300 Americans. No more prison ers were sent in after this. Also affiliated with the camp were 100,000 Russians. They were separated from us by barbwire fences but since they worked the Russians, there were no more than 25,000 in the camp at any one time. Prison camp life wasn't too bad after you got used to the bed bugs, fleas, lice and all the other inconveniences. The first winter we stayed up at night and slept in the day time as we didn't have enough clothes to keep warm. The Germans even rationed water and we didn't have any knives, forks or toilet paper. Twigs tied to gether served as a broom. All we got for breakfast was hot water. I weighed 190 pounds when taken prisoner and when liberated, I was down to 135 pounds. After the first mission it looked like a one way ticket. I never thought I would end up a prisoner but either get killed or parachute to safety and get back through the French underground. I started taking a toothbrush and a pack of playing cards with me and I don't think I could have taken two more useful articles as the Germans let me keep them. I received five personal parcels from home. Mother and Dad sent me enough vitamin pills that I would have had to stay in prison camp three more years to have taken all of them at the rate of three a day. The toughest part of the nineteen months was when they put us on the march ahead of the advancing Russian Army. We walked for twenty-seven days until we finally walked into the 10th Ar mored Division of General Patton's 3rd Army on May 5, 1945. About fifty Americans were killed trying to escape the first three or four days, so we soon decided our best bet was to stay together even though there were plenty of chances to escape nearly every day. I got back to the States on June 9 and after spending some time EIGHTH GENERATION 111 at Atlantic City and a rest camp at Lake Lure, North Carolina, was discharged from the Air Force on October 9, 1945. One other thought, I still owe the Army two days hard labor on the rock pile in England for not saluting a second lieutenant driv ing by in a jeep. 2. Edward9 Barrett Hinman, born December 10, 1913, at North Stratford, New Hampshire. Attended elementary and sec ondary schools at North Stratford, New Hampshire; Pelham, New York, High School, 1931. Dartmouth College, A.B., 1935; Sigma Chi and Sphinx. Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Military Service: May 19, 1943, to February 2, 1946, as follows: Two years in the South Pacif ic with the Twenty-fifth Division. Approximately three months in New Zealand; nine months in New Caledonia; one year in the Philippines. The Twenty-fifth Division landed in Lingayen Gulf with the invasion forces and was in combat 165 days, then he was transferred to a quarter master printing plant in Manila and remained with it until returning to the U. S. A. Discharged February 1, 1946. Business record with Canadian International Paper Company as follows: Laborer, Gatineau~ July 21, 1936; Pa per Mill Superintendent, Dalhousie, December 1, 1947; General Superintendent, Three Rivers, October 16, 1950; Mill Manager, Dalhousie, August 1, 1952; Manager, News print Mills, Montreal, November 1, 1953; Vice-President, April 27, 1956; Vice-President, General Manager and Di rector, March 24, 1959; President, April 28, 1961; Presi dent, New Brunswick International Paper Company; Di rector and Vice-President, and Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, International Paper Company, 1965. Affiliations: Director of Toronto-Dominion Bank, To ronto, Ontario, February 13, 1964. Member of Dartmouth Alumni Council, July 1, 1962. Member of the Corporation, Cardigan Mountain School, Canaan, New Hampshire, 1964. Masonic affiiliations: (a) Blue Lodge, (b) Precep- 112 HINMAN FAMILY Edward B. Hinman, Helen; George, John, Hugh tory, (c) Chapter, (d) Shrine. St. Denis and St. James Mount Royal Clubs, Montreal, Quebec. He married at Gatineau, Southwest Quebec, on June 28, 1941, Helen Elizabeth Simpson, born May 19, 1913, at Norfolk, New York, the daughter of Amos W. and Clara (French) Simpson. She was educated in the schools of Pyrites, New York, and the Ottawa Ladies College in Ot tawa, Ontario. Their residence is in Montreal West, Que bec. Children: 1) Elizabeth Ann Hinman, born October 16, 1942. Died October 27, 1942. 2) John10 Amos Hinman, born December 19, 1947, Camp bellton, New Brunswick. Schools, Montreal, Quebec. EIGHTH GENERATION Holderness School, Holderness, New Hampshire, 1967. 3) George10 Barrett Hinman, born July 15, 1949, Camp bellton, New Brunswick. Schools, Montreal, Quebec. Holderness School, Holderness, New Hampshire, 1967. 4) Hugh10 Holmes Hinman, born September 14, 1952, Campbellton, New Brunswick. Prep school, Montreal West, Quebec. 3. Crawford9 Holmes Hinman, born April 21, 1916, at North Stratford, New Hampshire, where he attended elementary and secondary schools. Pelham Memorial High School, 1933. Dartmouth College, A.B., 1937. Harvard Medical School, 1941. Physician: Instructor in Obstetrics and Gyn ecology at Harvard Medical School; Obstetrician and Gyn ecologist, Boston Lying-In Hospital; Assistant Surgeon at Free Hospital for Women; Associate Visiting Surgeon for Gynecology and Obstetrics at Boston City Hospital; Ob stetric Consultant at Exeter Hospital, Exeter, New Hamp shire. Fellow, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecol ogy; Fell ow, 0 bs te trical Socie tyofBos ton. Member, American Medical Association and Massachusetts Medical Society. Military record: Entered Active Service on November 5, 1943, at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, and honorably discharged July 10, 1946, at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Re ceived World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Med al. Entered as 1st Lieutenant, A. U. S. Medical Corps. As signed to U. S. Air Force. Discharged as Captain Flight Surgeon. Sigma Chi, 1934; Sphinx, 1936. Aesculapius. The Coun try Club, Brookline, Massachusetts. Trustee, Cardigan Mountain School, Canaan, New Hampshire, 1955. Protes tant. Residence, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Married July 6, 1946, Eileen Hawley, daughter of Jesse B. and Jennie (Smith) Hawley, born March 26, 1923, Boise, Idaho. Elementary and secondary schools at Saint 114 HINMAN FAMILY Teresa's Academy. Boise Junior College, 1941. Junior League of Boise, 1942. Delta Gamma, 1942. University of Idaho, A.B., 1944. Red Cross Canteen, 1943 to 1945. Children: 1) Crawford10 Holmes Hinman, Jr., born June 11, 1948, Boston, Massachusetts. J. P. Manning School, 1960. Boston Latin School, 1966. 2) Michael1° Howard Hinman, born January 5, 1950, Bos ton, Massachusetts. J. P. Manning School, 1961. Bos ton Latin School, 1967. 3) Bradford10 Hawley Hinman, born August 3, 1953, Bos ton, Massachusetts. J. P. Manning School, 1964, and John F. Kennedy School. Boston Latin School, 1970. 4) Timothy10 Edward Hinman, born May 5, 1958, Boston, Massachusetts. Michael, Crawford Jr., Crawford H. Hinman; Timothy, Eileen, Bradford EIGHTH GENERA TJO.N 115 Thomas, Mary Ellen; Patricia, Barbara, Richard H. Hinman, Drew 4. Richard9 Hugh Hinman, born May 14, 1923, at Colebrook, New Hampshire. Colonial School, Pelham, New York; Westmount High School, Montreal, Quebec; Kimball Union Academy, 1941. Dartmouth College, A.B., 1945. Thayer School of Engineering, 1946. Sigma Chi, 1942; Sphinx Society, 1946. Dartmouth Club of New York, 1957. Military Service: U. S. Air Corps, Cadet Pilot Training, 1943 to 1944, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot, August, 1944. Dis charged, October 1945. Central Instructor School, Ran dolph Field, Texas: Instructor, B-25's; Crew Training, B-24's; Crew Training, B-29's. Business: International Paper Company, Sales, New York Office, 194 7 to 1956; Manager of Bleached Board Sales, New York Office, 1957 to 1960; Manager of Sales, Chicago Office, 1960. Residence, West County Line Road, Barrington, Illinois. Congregationalist. Married on June 21, 1948, at Hanover, New Hampshire, ll6 HINMAN FAMILY to Barbara Dent, daughter of Thomas J. and Ellen (Carter) Dent. She was horn May 6, 1929, at Hanover, New Hamp shire, attended Hanover public schools, graduated from the Hanover High School, 1947, and attended Colby Jun ior College, New London, New Hampshire, 1947 to 1948. Episcopalian. Children: 1) Mary10 Ellen Hinman, horn July 27, 1950, New Ro chelle, New York. Countryside School, Barrington High School, Barrington, Illinois. 2) Patricia10 Anne Hinman, horn October 22, 1952, New Rochelle, New York. Countryside School, Barrington Junior High School, Barrington, Illinois. 3) Thomas10 Dent Hinman, horn November 14, 1953, New Rochelle, New York. Countryside School, Bar rington, Illinois. 4) Richard10 Drew Hinman, horn September 7, 1959, Greenwich, Connecticut. 5) Rand10 Johnstone Hinman, born May ,'31, 1965, Bar rington, Illinois. HAROLD8 PURMAN HINMAN HAROLD 8 PURMAN HINMAN was horn in North Strat ford on November 25, 1887, the sixth child and fourth son of Havilah B. and Kate (Barrett) Hinman, died July 18, 1964, at Canaan, New Hampshire. Married August 19, 1913, at Canaan, New Hampshire, Marion Mary Hutchinson, daughter of Arthur Walter and Irene Augusta (Tenny) Hutchinson, horn January 14, 1890, Canaan, New Hampshire, died January 22, 1961, Ca naan, New Hampshire. He was educated in the Stratford public EIGHTH GENERATION 117 school, graduated from Stratford High School in 1906, and from Dartmouth College in 1910. He attended the summer session of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1928. Immediately after graduation from college he entered the em ployment of the Orange Lumber Company, Orange, Vermont, a lumbering concern started by his father and operated by his brother John. After the sawmill burned, he was in the pulpwood business with his brother John from 1912 to 1914. On January 1, 1914, he left the lumber business to become Secretary-Treasurer of the Barre Granite Manufacturers Asso ciation, a trade association composed of 160 manufacturers in the granite belt of Vermont. Resigning in December, 1918, he and his family moved to Montpelier, Vermont, where he acted as Advertising-Sales Manager of Boutwell, Milne and Varnum dur mg 1919. Upon leaving there, he immediately purchased a granite man ufacturing plant from E. A. Bugbee & Co., 1920, in Barre, and for the next twenty-six years was engaged in the granite business in Barre; Albany and Binghamton, New York; and Detroit and Saginaw, Michigan. This era included one year as Director and part-owner of the Rock of Ages Corporation. After having lived in the Barre, Vermont, area, Harold and Marion moved in 1938 to Canaan, New Hampshire, Marion's native town, buying a comfortable country home on tree-lined Canaan Street, an attractive mile-long community. Marion's brother Fred, postmaster, and sister Bessie, wife of Judge Ed ward A. Barney, local newspaper owner, resided in Canaan. In 1946 he sold all of his business interests to retire and de vote full time to the Cardigan Mountain School, Canaan, New Hampshire, of which he was the Founding President, Charter Trustee, and Member of the Corporation -and had served in those capacities since its founding in 1945. (See pp. 124 ff.) Harold Hinman was a joiner by nature, being a Thirty Second Degree Mason and Shriner, member of Sigma Chi fraternity- ll8 HI.NMA.N FAMILY and at one time having belonged to the Grange and Knights of Pythias. He was a Charter Member and President (1930-1931) of the Barre, Vermont, Rotary Club, from 1924 to 1938-from 1938 to the present time he has been a member of the Hanover, New Hampshire, Rotary Club. During his entire Rotary membership he maintained a perfect record of weekly attendance except ing during periods of illness and hospitalization. In 1930 and 1931 he was Boy Scout Commissioner for thirty Boy Scout troops in the Barre area. After his graduation, he was very active in Dartmouth Alumni affairs for several decades - and in 1930 he was elected Chair man-Secretary of the Class of 1910, to hold that office until his resignation in 1952. He was a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Council from 1936 to 1942 and served two terms as its President, from 1940 to 1942. In 1959 he was elected a member of the Execu tive Committee of the General Association of Dartmouth Alumni. At a special 1947 dinner attended by his classmates in Boston, he was given a beautiful, round, silver tray on which was en graved the following inscription: PRESENTED TO nHAP" HINMAN BY HIS CLASSMATES IN APPRECIATION OF HIS DEVOTION TO THE CLASS OF 1910 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE APRIL, 1947 At the annual dinner meeting of Dartmouth class and club officers in Hanover on May 6, 1949, the award for the best class secretary of the year went to Harold P. Hinman, for many years Secretary-Chairman of the Class of 1910. The citation read by Sidney C. Hayward '26, Secretary of the College, was as follows: In 19.36 the Dartmouth Secretaries Association honored one of its most beloved members, Hap Hinman of the Class of 1910, with election to the EIGHTH GENERATION 119 Alumni Council. For six years he set a noble example for all other mem bers of the "Senate" of the Dartmouth alumni body by zealous and effec tive leadership in Alumni Council affairs. Perhaps his greatest contribu tion during those years of devoted service was his chairmanship of the committee which established and made permanent the Class Group Sub scription Plan for the Alumni Magazine. If you are proud of the fact that nearly 18,000 Dartmouth men receive the best alumni magazine in the country every month, you can thank Hap Hinman, more than any other man, for what he did twelve years and more ago. In their handsome new manual the class secretaries learn that they are truly the managers of class activities and that their work "is as real and as positive in value for the College as that of the man who gives her a necessary building or provides her with a financial endowment." The man whom we honor tonight has for many years, both within and outside the Class of 1910, been the very model of a model class secretary-chair man. More power to you, Harold P. Hinman '10, and to all like you. We are very happy to honor you as Dartmouth's Class Secretary for 1949. Citation presented with gold watch by Class of 1910 at Class Dinner when he retired as Chairman-Secretary of the Class in June, 1952: To earn this honor you have honored us through devoting many long hours of unselfish service, first, as Secretary and then, as Chairman Secretary, to make your CLASS OF 1910 remember its birthright as an Outstanding Class in Dartmouth History. You have labored with persistence to restore "Class" consciousness to many of us for whom the years were dimming the recollection of happy days on HANOVER PLAIN. You have dug into and recorded much concerning the family life of "TENNERS" and proudly acclaimed the accomplishments of our off sprmg. You have proved your love for DARTMOUTH and its great CLASS OF 1910 and your unceasing interest in each and every one of us, has won for you, our deep love, admiration and affection. We are happy and proud to announce to the world, that you, "HAP" HINMAN are a DARTMOUTH TENNER OF THE "Nth" DEGREE THE CLASS OF 1910 June 11, 1952 120 HINMAN FAMILY Citation presented with silver replica of the historic "Went worth Bowl" for services to the College-at the Annual Com mencement Luncheon of the Dartmouth Alumni, graduating class, their relatives, and guests: HAROLD PURMAN HINMAN '10 In a long and distinguished career one of your outstanding distinctions has been devoted service to Dartmouth College. In a college where thousands of men are serving as trustees, members of the Alumni Coun cil, class officers, alumni club officers, workers on Enrollment and Ad missions, and in other ways, we acclaim you as one of those who, for the longest, has done the most for this College. A long line of Hinmans have graduated from Dartmouth. Your class of 1910 gathered here before us today is celebrating its 50th reunion. With plenty of New Hampshire granite in your own character, you built a successful granite business in Vermont and retired a few years ago to our neighboring North Country village of Canaan Street for a quiet life of retirement. There you had the vision of a new boys' school and you founded Cardigan Mountain School in 1945, which has grown to an en rollment of over 100, with a handsome and extensive modern plant. You are the Founder and the President of Cardigan-all done in retirement! In Dartmouth affairs you have served as president of the Alumni Council and secretary of your class. You sponsored the present circula tion plan for the Alumni Magazine to reach nearly 30,000 Dartmouth alumni every month. We are delighted to recognize all of your achievements with this Alumni Award. (s) R. L. Rickenbaugh June 11, 1960 President, Dartmouth Alumni Council H. P. HINMAN, C.M.S. FOUNDER, DIES AT 76 Harold P. Hinman, who founded Cardigan Mountain School eighteen years ago and devoted the last years of his busy life to its development, died last Saturday morning in the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital at the age of seventy-six. He had been seriously ill for several months. A Canaan Street resident since 1938, Mr. Hinman disposed of his in terests in the granite monument business following World War II and undertook a project that meant more to him than commerce-starting a EIGHTH GENERA T/0.N 121 boys boarding school. When Cardigan opened in September, 1946, it had an enrollment of twenty-four boys and was housed in the old Lu cerne Inn on Canaan Street. When, in the fall of 1956, the school moved to its new campus on the Haffenreffer property, two new dormitory buildings had been construct ed and the old Haffenreffer mansion refinished to serve for classrooms and offices. Mr. Hinman's special pride, however, was the completion of the Chapel last year. No other Cardigan building was so close to his heart. And it was in the Chapel Monday afternoon, with hundreds of friends, associates and relatives on hand from many parts of New England, that simple funeral services were held. Born Nov. 25, 1887, in North Stratford, N. H., Mr. Hinman joined his brother John in the lumber business in northern New Hampshire after they had both graduated from Dartmouth College. John Hinman went on to become president and chairman of the board of the International Paper Co. In 1914, however, Harold entered the granite business and scored his business success in that field. For three years he served as secretary-treasurer of the Granite Manu facturers Association of Barre, Vt., the industry's center. He was sales manager for Rock of Ages, Inc., for a year before forming his own com pany, the H. P. Hinman Co., for the manufacture of granite monuments, in 1920. He later acquired retail companies in the east and mid-west, concentrating on the New York and Michigan markets from headquart ers in Albany and Detroit. Alumni affairs at Dartmouth held his interest for many years. He was a member of the college's Alumni Council from 1936 to 1942 and served as president in 1940-41. In 1959 he was named to the executive commit tee of the General Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College. He was a member of the advisory board of the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine from 1952 to 1955. At commencement in June, 1960, Mr. Hinman was honored by Dart mouth for "distinguished services to his college." He received a coveted Wentworth Bowl. His old friend, Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York was honored at the same commencement. A member of Rotary for more than forty years, he held membership in the Barre and Hanover, N. H., clubs. He was also a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Shriners. Since making Canaan his permanent residence in 1938, when he pur chased the Anna Blodgett home, Mr. Hinman took an active part in town affairs though he never sought public office. He played a leading role in 122 HINMAN FAMILY the formation of the Mascoma Valley Regional School District two years ago. Mr. Hinman married Marion Hutchinson of Canaan in 1913. She pre deceased him two and a half years ago. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Katherine Foley of Canaan; a grand daughter, Sally Foley of San Francisco, Calif.; two grandsons, Peter and Robert Foley of Canaan; a brother, John Hinman, of Pelham, N. Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Ruch of North Stratford, N. H.; and Miss Mary Hinman of Pelham, N. Y. The service Monday was conducted by the Rev. Arthur Broadhurst, chaplain of Cardigan Mountain School, and Rev. William Davis, pastor of the United Methodist Church. A Masonic service, attended by many members of that order in the area, was held Sunday evening. Bearers were Richard Clancy, Elmer Dulmage, Karl Nyhus, John P. Roberts, Millard Uline and Norman C. Wakely. Members of the Cardigan hoard of trustees were present for the service as were representatives of Dartmouth College, the Hanover and Lebanon Rotary Clubs, Summit Lodge and Summit Chapter; 0. E. S., and other organizations. Canaan [New Hampshire] Reporter July 23, 1964 "HAP" HINMAN Cardigan Chronicle readers will be interested in the editorial tribute to Harold P. Hinman, founder and president of the board of trustees who died recently, which appeared in the Canaan Reporter and is reprinted here. Congressman James C. Cleveland of New Hampshire, in placing the editorial in the Congressional Record on July 29, made the following re marks: "Mr. Speaker, Harold P. Hinman, president and founder of the Cardi gan Mountain School in Canaan, N. H., died last week, but his full and active life will long he remembered by the many who knew and respected him. While engaged in the granite monument business, 'Hap' Hinman played a prominent role in Dartmouth College alumni affairs through the years. He took a leading part in the community activities of Canaan. Eighteen years ago after retiring from business, he organized the Car digan Mountain School, a pre-preparatory boarding school for boys, and this notable project became his principal interest. As an educator, community leader, and personal friend, 'Hap' Hinman will be sorely missed." EIGHTH GENERA TIO.N 12.'.l The Canaan Reporter published on .July 23 the following editorial tribute to Harold Hinman. "Hap Hinman's death brings home to the Canaan community the profound truth that Hap's contribution to the town is matchless. "In building Cardigan Mountain School on a beautiful site on Canaan Street Lake, Hap gave a fresh and appealing image to Canaan and this was his intention. With a fine boys' school operating on a lovely campus, Canaan itself has moved forward in education, first dropping the old dis trict elementary schools in favor of a modern eight-grade school, then joining in a cooperative district. These promising developments had also been in Hap's mind. A man of great resourcefulness, courage, and energy he was intensely proud of his town and his State. "Some years ago Haydn Pearson, after a visit to the Cardigan Campus, wrote: 'Dreams come true in this taut, uneasy world, and usually behind the dream come true you will find a reason.' "Hap Hinman was the reason for Cardigan. The dream was his. In his years of retirement from the business world he devoted most of his time and much of his vast energies to bring to life a dream oflong stand ing-a school for boys below preparatory school age that would prepare them to accept responsibilities and leadership. "For seventeen years boys have been coming to Cardigan from every part of the country, and from foreign countries as well, to receive this type of education. Twenty-four enrolled when the school opened Sep tember 19, 1946. Last year's enrollment exceeded 135. The current summer school lists nearly 100. In the fall, with an addition nearing completion, enrollment is likely to reach 160. "Cardigan is Hap Hinman's legacy to Canaan and to New Hampshire. It is a rich legacy." Cardigan [Mountain School] Chronicle August 1964 HAROLD P. HINMAN The History of Cardigan Mountain School contains a paragraph in which the author sums up all the force and drive put forth by Hap for his school: "Hap, as he was known to everyone, was a person who passed great enthusiasm for the school to all with whom he came in contact, much as a wire transplants electric current from its place of generation." We at summer school stood a bit in awe of him. He was here and there like a shadow, never seeming to be on any one mission. 124 HI.NMA.N FAMILY To talk with him was an experience. There was one subject: Cardigan Mountain School and his plans for its future. The splendid chapel on campus was his pride and joy. Therefore, it is most fitting that his last service on July 20, 1964, took place in the chapel. Cardigan [Mountain School] Chronicle August 1964 CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL CANAAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE No history of the eighth generation of the Sergeant Edward Hinman 11 (via Edward ) descendants would be complete without inclusion of Cardigan Mountain School, a well-known, independent boarding school for young boys located in Canaan, New Hampshire-in which Harold and John Hinman are significant factors. Cardigan Mountain School was organized in 1945 and opened in 1946 in an old stage-coach inn on Canaan Street. After opening with twenty five boys and an ensuing long and challenging struggle, it emerged in 1954 on a nearby, beautiful new location with one hundred and forty acres of land at the head of Canaan Street Lake. Now very successful with 135 students from all parts of the United States and several foreign countries, and new Colonial-type buildings including dormitories, class room building, dining room, kitchen, chapel and attractive homes for the headmaster and assistant headmaster, it is recognized as one of the finest junior schools in America, grades six to nine, inclusive. Harold as its founding President, Trustee and Member of the Cor poration, who has devoted seventeen years to its leadership, planning and guidance, and John, the School's greatest sponsor, early Corpora tion Member, whose constant interest and generous support have been vitally important in the growth and development, will always rank high in the annals of the School. It was not long before a distinguished group of successful business and professional men became Members of the Corporation, many of whom had been close friends of John and Harold and of each other throughout the years. They included Ernest Martin Hopkins, long-time President of Dartmouth College who was about to retire. Harold has turned continually to his old friend for guidance and assistance in the charting of the School from preorganization days to the present. From the inception the strong and loyal group have been steadfast in ~iving generously of their time, thought and finances for the develop ment of the now famous school. 126 HINMAN FAMILY One of the first buildings to be erected was a handsome dormitory containing an auditorium which was named "Hinman Hall" in testi mony to the activity and indispensable work of the two brothers. On it the Corporation and the Board of Trustees placed a bronze plaque to provide perpetual evidence of the feeling of affection, admira tion and appreciation for the brothers. The inscription on the plaque reads: HINMAN HALL TWO BROTHERS DEVOTED TO EACH OTHER NOURISHED THE EARLY GROWTH OF THIS SCHOOL WHOSE ROOTS ARE SECURE IN THE SOIL OF THEIR BELOVED NATIVE STATE. HAROLD FURMAN HINMAN FOUNDED CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL IN 1945. AS FIRST AND LONG-TIME PRESIDENT HE WAS ENCOURAGED, SUPPORTED AND GUIDED BY CARDIGAN'S WISE AND GENEROUS BENEFACTOR, JOHN HOLMES HINMAN. "THE GRANITE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE KEEPS A RECORD OF THEIR FAME." There has never been a time during the history of this successful ven ture in education that the wives of the official bodies have not played an important role in the affairs of the School. Jennie Drew Hinman, John's wife, started Cardigan's first Endowment Fund. Marion Hutchinson Hinman, Harold's wife and a native of Canaan, possessed a quiet but deep pride in the evolution of the School, and at her death on January 22, 1961, the Board of Trustees passed the follow ing resolution: "The Board of Trustees of Cardigan Mountain School wish to express their deep sympathy to the President of the School, Har old P. Hinman, on the death of his wife, Marion, on January 22, 1961. Mrs. Hinman was deeply interested in Cardigan and in all activities of the School. Through her long residence in Canaan, which was her home town, she followed the growth of the School with keen appreciation of the strength that the School brought to Canaan, and of the strength that the countryside gave to the boys and the faculty of the School, set in its beautiful location on Canaan Street Lake. So far as she was able, in fail ing health, she attended School events and always loyally supported the truly great work of her husband who was founder of the School and who is now its admired and beloved leader. We will all miss Marion Hinman very much and we deeply regret her passing." From its modest beginning in the old inn on Canaan Street, really starting on an idea and a shoe string, to its present prestige and solid standing as a leading school in the country, with excellent boys, faculty EIGHTH GENERATION 127 and physical plant, Cardigan has already exceeded the fondest hopes of Harold and John and of their dedicated friends banded together in the project. To assist in carrying on successfully the work and successes of the founding group, Dr. Crawford Hinman, son of John, and Rand Stowell, husband of Phoebe Hinman, are now members of the School's Board of Trustees, and Edward B. Hinman, another son of John, a Member of the Corporation. Sidney C. Hayward Secretary of Dartmouth College Secretary of Cardigan Mountain School MRS. H. P. HINMAN DIES AFTER A LONG ILLNESS Marion H. Hinman, wife of Harold P. Hinman, president of Cardigan Mountain School, died at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital Sunday after noon. Death resulted from leukemia, complicated by other ailments, with which she had been afflicted since 1958. Mrs. Hinman, who was the daughter of Arthur W. and Irene (Tenney) Hutchinson, was born in Canaan January 14, 1890. After her Canaan school courses she attended Tilton Seminary and received her degree as registered nurse from the Wesson Maternity Hospital, Springfield, Mass., in l9ll. She was married to Mr. Hinman August 19, 1913, in the Canaan Street Methodist church and the couple at first made their home in Plainfield, Vt. Afterward, she resided in Barre and Montpelier and Al bany, N. Y., spending many winters in Fort Lauderdale and Clearwater, Florida. Following several summers at their Peter Pan cottage, Canaan Street Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Hinman became permanent Canaan Street residents in 1938, when they purchased the Anna Blodgett estate. Mrs. Hinman was a member of the Congregational church of Barre, transferring to the Canaan Street Methodist church after returning to Canaan. She had been a member of Summit Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. Her loves, besides her home, family and friends, were birds and flowers and she maintained beautiful flower gardens each year. With Mr. Hinman she organized Canaan's Bird and Garden Club, and its first meeting was held at her home April 15, 1939. Handsome, reserved but always gracious and a woman of generous impulses, Marion Hinman enjoyed the affection of a multitude of friends 128 HINMAN FAMILY and relatives whose regard she warmly returned. She appreciated in others the habits of precision that characterized her own life. Surviving, besides her lmsband, are a daughter, Mrs. Robert J. Foley and three grandchildren, Sally, Peter H. and Robert H. of San Francisco; a sister, Mrs. Edward A. Barney and a brother, Postmaster Fred R. Hutchinson. A son, Harold P., Jr., died in August, 1931, while on a Sea Scout cruise bound for Norfolk, Va. At the suggestion of the boys of Cardigan Mountain School, the school flag was lowered to half-mast following her death. Funeral services were held from her late home in accordance with her wish, Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Faith Chandler coming down from Colebrook to officiate. The pall-bearers were six nephews, Dr. Crawford H. Hinman of Boston; Hazen B. and Buol Hinman of Rome, N. Y.; W. Arnold Ruch, Jr., of Orford; Lewis Ruch, Lancaster; and Rand Stowell, Dixfield, Me. Interment was in the family lot at Canaan Street cemetery. Canaan [New Hampshire] Reporter January 26, 1961 Children of Harold P. and Marion (Hutchinson) Hinman: 1. Harold9 Purman Hinman, Jr., born December 4, 1914, Barre, Vermont, died August 26, 19:31, Norfolk, Virginia. Buried in Canaan, New Hampshire. EAGLE SCOUT AWARDS RALPH GATES AND H.P. HINMAN, JR., AWARDED HIGHEST HONOR. Two local boys became Eagle scouts, the highest rank in scouting, at the court of honor held in the armory last night, which is the first meeting of the court since the summer vacation. Ralph Gates and H. P. Hinman, Jr., were those who passed their merit badges necessary to entitle them to the rank of eagle scout. Gates won merit badges in life saving, swimming, carpentry, cooking, scholarship, leathercraft, physical development, cycling and camping, and Hinman in horsemanship, canoeing, life saving, cycling, physical development and cooking, making a total for each of 21 merit badges, the number required to become an eagle scout. Barre [Vermont] Times September 3, 1930 EIGHTH GENERA TIO}{ 129 This copy of "Granite Chips" dedicated in loving memory to HAROLD PURMAN HINMAN' JR. who has left a legacy to the youth of this community by his clean living and upright manliness. Granite Chips Weekly News of Barre Rotary Club, No. 1779 August 31, 1931 H. PURMAN HINMAN, JR. In our three years at high school, Purman has been so much a part of class life that it makes us wonder just how things will fit together without him. Among the students his opinion was lis tened to and valued highly, especially on the different committees on which we worked with him. John McKernan President, Senior Class, Spaulding High School In my memory I find the following roses for Harold Purman Hinman, Jr.: excellent mind, character, thoughtfulness for others, interest in all school activities-classroom, social, athletic, literary -and God-loving. Could this be said of us at sixteen, or now? Carroll H. White, Superintendent We do not appraise life by its duration any more than we should think of evaluating a poem by its length, or a song by the number of verses, or a work of art by the extent of the canvas. Life is not to be measured here by its length of days, but rather by its quality, its intensity. How splendidly the life of Purrnan Hinman measures up when we subject it to this test. He was in love with Life, and because he sought the best, Life gave its treasures up to him. Rev. E. LeRoy Rice Pastor, Congregational Church Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hinman have donated a plot of ground and a camp for the benefit of the members of all Boy Scout troops in Barre, Vt. It is to be known as the Purman Hinman Camp for Boy Scouts, in memory of the son of Mr. and :Mrs. Hinman who died several years ago while a high school student. American A rt in Stone l.'30 HINMAN FAMILY 2. Katherine Mary Hinman, born January 18, 1918, Barre, Vermont, 1933; Northfield Seminary, Northfield, Massa chusetts, 1936; Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1940. Filene's Department Store College training course, 1940-1941. American Mutual Insurance Company, Economic Research, 1941-1942, Boston, Massachusetts. Married May 20, 1942, Westgate, Maryland, Robert Jo seph Foley, son of Thomas W. and Agnes (Dyer) Foley, born September 9, 1914, at Anamosa, Iowa, died in San Francisco, February 24, 1964. Educated at St. Paul's Acad emy, Washington, D. C.; St. John's College, Western High School, 1931; Georgetown University College, 1932; U. S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1933; George town University School of Foreign Service, 1937; graduated Summa Cum Laude. Graduate School, Business Adminis tration, Georgetown, 1937 to 1938. Office of the Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1938 to 1940; U. S. Navy, 1940 to 1946 (see Service Record, pp. 131 ff.); Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D. C., 1947 to Peter, Robert Sally Robert]. Foley J EIGHTH GENERATION 131 1951; Executive Office of the President, Washington, D. C., 1951 to 1957; Matson Navigation Company, San Fran cisco, California, 1957 to 1961; Encinal Terminals, 1961- 1964. Roman Catholic. Children (Foley) : 1) Sally Dyer Foley, born February 11, 1944, Hanover, New Hampshire. Education: Westbrook, Wood Acres, Washington, D. C. Archbishop Neal School, La Plata, Maryland. Convent of the Sacred Heart, San Francisco, California. University of California, 1961 -1963, Santa Barbara, California. Married January 31, 1965, Michael H. Lane, San Francisco, California. 2) Peter Hinman Foley, horn June 17, 1947, Hanover, New Hampshire. Education: Wood Acres, Washington, D. C.; Archbishop Neal School, La Plata, Maryland; Stuart Hall, Grant and Lick-Wilmerding Schools, San Francisco, California; Redwood High School, Mill Val ley, California; Lebanon High School, 1965, Lebanon, New Hampshire; University of Colorado, 1969. 3) Robert Hutchinson Foley, born November 13, 1951, Washington, D. C. Education: Stuart Hall and Grant Schools, San Francisco, California; Reed Union, Belve dere, California; Canaan Elementary School, Canaan, New Hampshire; Cardigan Mountain School, 1966, Canaan, New Hampshire. ROBERT J. FOLEY SERVICE RECORD In May of 1940, I was in the small town of Port Huron, Michigan, carrying out an assignment from the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and report on alleged employment of children (Mexi can) in the sugar beet industry. Prompted by a feeling that U. S. entry into World War II was inevitable, and influenced by the feel ing that my then current task was not only dull but boring as well, I answered the clarion call for volunteers from the President trans mitted over the radio. My intent was not to "volunteer" neces sarily but rather to inquire about the specifics which Mr. Roose- 132 HINMAN FAMILY velt did not discuss-dealing rather with generalities, as was his wont. Leaving Port Huron by car I arrived at Detroit a little before noon. After considerable inquiry of various and sundry naval au thorities as to "Who Could Give Me Some Information", I was about to give up in disgust, as it was apparent that none of the assorted captains, etc., with whom I talked, knew anythiug more than I did. Finally, I was told that perhaps a new naval commander who had just reported for duty might be able to give me the desired in formation, since no one was quite sure what he was doing. The "new commander" was, much to my relief, the right one to see. He greeted me with great enthusiasm, which later I would have viewed with suspicion. It seemed that I was the "first volunteer", at least for the Detroit naval district. ,vhen I told him that my purpose was to obtain information rather than a clear-cut decision "to volunteer" he appeared so crestfallen that I accepted his invi tation to have lunch. After lunch I was about to bid him "adieu" and be on my merry way uncommitted. Suddenly, his somewhat cherubic countenance lit up. He casually suggested (as if the idea had just occurred) "that as long as you are here you might as well take a physical. Won't take ten minutes." Being under obligation as his luncheon guest I accepted and soon found myself undergo ing a physical which lasted about twenty minutes and consisted primarily of vigorous thumping of various portions of my anatomy. After dressing, "the commander" informed me that I was "one hundred per cent". He then said, "one more little thing", would I just sign a paper to show that I had taken the physical? I did and received congratulations that I had been duly enlisted as an ap prentice seaman, U. S. Navy. This is the true story of my embarking on a naval career. About one month later I received orders to report to the battleship Wy oming for preliminary officer training. On board "the WYO", as the old rustbucket was called, I learned to scrub and holystone decks, polish brass, sleep in a hammock, and more important, put seven hitches in it when not in use. I also learned to operate something called an altimeter which was located on top of the basket-weave mast. Perched precariously on top of a platform made for a midget, I "tracked" airplanes flying at the terrific speed of 110 knots. It was rather frustrating, however, when the planes disappeared over the horizon by the time the sweating ma- EIGHTH GENERATION 133 rines on the A. A. batteries received my "valuable" information. Life on board after one learned "the ropes" was actually quite enjoyable but instilled in me a desire that if one had to fight a war then the best idea was to fight as an officer. Various courses in navigation, gunnery, etc., followed, and in November 1940, I was handed my commission as an Ensign, U. S. N. R., by Commander Chester Nimitz, U. S. N., who subsequently became quite well known as Admiral C. C. Nimitz. My first orders as Ensign were to the U.S.S. Renben James, but due to a delay in their transmission I received them too late to re port in time for duty. New orders were issued, and I reported to Charleston for duty aboard the U.S.S. Hamul. The Reuben James was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic in 1941, the first American naval ship to be sunk in \Vorld War II. I spent thirteen months on the Hamal as a watch officer, most of which was on North Atlantic convoy duty running between our Atlantic Coast and Iceland where we landed marines in June 1941. On December 7, "Pearl Harbor" day, the Hamul was returning to the states from Iceland. We were off Greenland when the news was received, and I remember a curious mixture of relief that we were "officially" at war and apprehension about my brother, John, and friends on our ships at "Pearl". After a short stay at Boston, my highlight was meeting the girl who was to be my wife, Katherine, we received orders to the Pacific. Our destination was secret, but we ended up at Bora-Bora, a small but beautiful island in the Pacific. The idea was to counter possible attack by the Japanese Navy on our sea lanes by establish ing a base midway between Australia and the U. S. west coast. The only thing I have to say about the five months at Bora-Bora is that it has since been written up in naval histories as our first "amphib ious operation" in World War. It might be added that it was such a classic "snafu" that subse quent landings throughout the Pacific largely owed their success to avoiding the mistakes made at Bora-Bora. (This is not simply a personal observation but supported by official navy manuals pub lished after the war.) Eventually we bid "Aloha" to Bora-Bora and arrived back in the states at Mobile, Alabama, about May 1942. Orders were received to report aboard the U.S.S. Hydrographer, which someone decided could be converted into a destroyer escort. Fortunately, I did not remain aboard this tub very long and I was lucky in being ordered to report to the U.S.S. Strong 00467, then 134 HINMAN FAMILY being built at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. The Strong escorted convoys between New York and the Caribbean and also took part in the invasion of North Africa at Casablanca. In December 1942 I was detached from the Strong and reassigned to the new 45,000- ton battleship Iowa, then building in Brooklyn, New York. I regretted leaving the Strong, since it was and will always re main my favorite ship. Commander W. E. Wellings, U.S. N., was commanding officer. Nicknamed "Gus", he was a capable, under standing, courageous gentleman in every sense of the word. All who served under him loved him. This ship also had fifteen of the best officers ever gathered, and may the Lord have mercy on those of my friends-both officers and enlisted-who went down with the ship in July 1943 off Savo Island. I served about ten months as Assistant First Lieutenant on the Iowa. By this time I had been promoted to Lieutenant. In October 1943 I was ordered to the escort carrier Gambier Bay and served aboard through the invasion of the Solomons, Saipan, Guam and the "island-hopping" across the Pacific. The Gambier was sunk by Japanese gunfire in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944. The best account of this was written by my father-in-law, Hap Hinman, for the Canaan Reporter. (See below.) After completing survivor's leave, I was ordered to Providence, Rhode Island, on the commissioning detail at Walsh-Kaiser Ship yard, and was slated to go out eventually as Executive Officer on the new attack transports being built for the invasion of Japan. A series of minor illnesses, resulting largely from fatigue, hospital ized me periodically, and the Navy Medical Board recommended permanent shore duty. The end of hostilities with Japan found me sitting at the Bureau of Ships as officer in charge of damage control development. For a short period after the war ended I was assigned to Naval Intelligence after promotion to Lieutenant Commander U. S. N. R. I then returned to civil life. Bob Foley had been ten months on the Gambier Bay, a little escort carrier. They had covered 74,000 miles; he had participated with his outfit in major operations in the Marshalls-Saipan, Tinian and Guam, Peleliu and Ulithi, Leyte and the Philippines. He had a bronze star for Casablanca, had four years in the Navy, had been stationed on five ships, including the destroyer Strong, long since sunk in the Kula Gulf, and the battleship Iowa. He was damage control officer on the Gambier Bay, working EIGHTH GENERATION 135 three decks under in the interior of the ship. To his office every least damage was reported, and it was his responsibility to see that it was immediately repaired. On October 3, 1943, with the Japanese fleet a hundred miles away near Mindanao and Suragio-another section of it, made up of four battleships and ten cruisers, sneaked through San Bernar dino Strait at dawn and attacked the American fleet-with huge shells from seventeen miles and, later, direct fire at 2,000 yards. Destroyers, attempting counter attacks in suicidal efforts, were sunk 1-2-3. At 8 a.m. the Gambier Bay took the first hit, which killed twenty six men and set the ship on fire; at 8 :30 the aft engine was hit, de stroying all power, lights, communications and steering. Gambir1· Bay, leaking, burning, smoking, exploding, was sinking-and fast. Orders to abandon ship came at g a.m., and the undamaged life craft were thrown into the ocean. The wounded were strapped into life jackets and put into the \Yater; the able survivors lined up and jumped the fifteen feet to the Pacific Ocean, 35,000 feet deep at this point. They considered themselves lucky to escape alive and expected to be picked up soon. Bob's life belt was damaged, and he had to discard it for a Kapok jacket. He held on to a float ing plank until he was able to join a group on a life raft-a group of thirty-three on a raft made to accommodate fourteen. A life raft is a small contraption about ten feet long and four feet wide with high balloon-like sides, and a bottom of heavy webbing, crisscrossed, through which the ocean rises and falls, and anyone sitting or lying in it does so in salt water. The fully equipped life raft had a first aid kit, rations of a sort and casks of water. The water was ruined on this one, but there was morphine for the wounded. Bob, being a senior officer, took charge, and the six wounded were lifted aboard and made as comfortable as possible. The others clung to the small wooden handles on the sides of the raft and to each other in several layers-up to their chins in water. The Gambier Bay turned on her side, turned again and lay bottom-up with keel exposed and bridge under water. Slowly the waters closed over her-severing all material connections with her crew scattered around her in the sea. The men on the raft had to endure blistering sun and windburn and great thirst. Their lips dried and their tongues were swollen so that the malted milk tablets and other rations could not be 136 HINMAN FAMILY swallowed. There was hunger, too. The call to battle stations had come before breakfast. The sea was coated with ship's oil and green and yellow dye from the Jap shells. There were sharks about, and to add to their misery a tropical storm beat down on them for an hour. When the sun set and sudden Pacific darkness and cold beset them, they were treading water for buoyancy, circulation, to scare sharks and keep from shivering. One man had a waterproof watch still running and a flashlight, and they took turns resting on the raft one at a time for fifteen minutes. This refreshed them and used up the time. The sun rose on the second day at 5 a.m. and at 7 was scorching and burning as before. Some men swam away to other, less crowd ed rafts; some died of wounds; others just sank. Planes went over, but the survivors' signals were not noticed; sleep began to over come some of them; they could not stay awake to hang on. Flares were shot ·off to attract attention, but nothing happened. On the second night, dark forms of ships appeared, gliding by without lights. The men on the rafts thought they were Jap ships sowing mines and kept quiet. They went away but soon after came back. The suffering men yelled in their desperation, thinking they were the enemy, "You yellow ... kill if you want ... for God's sake give us some water, first." A voice from the ship called back, "Keep your shirts on, we'll pick you up." They were Americans on LCI's sent out to rescue the survivors; they had begun at the outside so as not to miss anyone. During the rest of the night and the next forenoon they picked some 1,200 men from the water, the wounded first. As each man was taken aboard the LCI, his legs gave way and he fell to the deck. He was then stripped, given a little water and put to bed; after sleep and some food they were put aboard the trans port in Leyte harbor where they lay outside for hours as MacAr thur's landing forces and American planes were fighting their way to shore. Complete examinations were made aboard the transport by much overworked doctors. Bob was transferred with other officers to a destroyer, which made a quick run to an American base to file reports and write up the story of the Gambier Bay. Six weeks later he landed in San Francisco with makeshift clothing consisting of the sun helmet, two cotton shirts and cotton pants. Here they were accorded all comforts, rest, food, clothing and EIGHTH GENERATION 137 "phone calls to anxious families and allowed thirty days" sinking leave. ROBERT]. FOLEY DIES IN SLEEP ON WEST COAST Robert J. Foley, 49, died in his sleep early Monday morning in San Francisco. He had been seriously ill more than. a year. Services and burial were held Wednesday in Arlington National Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Katherine Hinman Foley; one daughter, Sally; two sons, Peter and Robert, one brother and five sisters. Canaan [New Hampshire] Reporter February 27, 1964 MARY8 HUGH HINMAN MAR ys HUGH HINMAN was born in North Stratford, New Hampshire, November 2, 1889, the seventh child and the third daughter of Havilah B. and Kate (Barrett) Hinman. She attended the Stratford public schools and Stratford High School, 1906. Wellesley College, 1910 to 1913. Y.W.C.A. School of Do mestic Science, 1916. Women's City Club, Assistant Manager, 1917 to 1926. Hinman Coffee Shop owner, Hollis Street, Bos ton, Massachusetts, 1926 to 1929. Residence, Boston, Massachu setts, 1929 to 1937; Pelham, New York, 1937-. I have had a very happy but uneventful life. When I worked in Boston I met many very interesting people and made many fine friends. But the times which I have enjoyed most have been our family reun ions. I have always enjoyed being with members of my own family and with my nieces and nephews and their families. Now I am enjoying my grandnieces and nephews. 138 HINMAN FAMILY My family has always been very kind and thoughtful of me and I feel sorry for people who I think that l had as fine parents as it was possible for anyone to have. They were both hard workers, loved children and had good dispositions. I never heard either of them say a cross word to the other, nor did I ever hear them argue with each other. They were ambitious for us and wanted each of us to have a good education. They were very thoughtful and considerate of others and always ready to lend a helping hand. They were most generous not only to their own but to anyone in need. I am glad that I had the parents which I did and consider myself very fortu nate to have been born into the Hinman family. If you don't mind sitting on a stool, and some of us rather like it, you can find perfectly delicious home-cooked food for breakfast, luncheon and dinner at a little place called the Hinman Coffee Shoppe [owned and operated by Mary H. Hinman], which has just been launched on Hollis Street, opposite the side door of the Metropolitan Theatre, by a college woman who, for some years, had to do with the good food which the Women's City Club provides for its members. I can personally testify to the succulence of the apple pie served by Miss Hinman. And the fish chowder had great flakes of firm sweet haddock in it! But steaks and chops are also served, and at prices considerably below those asked in many places. It is even rumored that a broiled live lobster supper will soon be offered here, on certain nights of the week, at a figure which even those of us who have to count our pennies can reach. The little shoppe has tables for those averse to counters, but per sonally, I have always adored lunch counters. There is something so opulent about seeing a half-dozen desserts within easy reaching distance -even if one must, by the doctor's orders, confine one's indulgence in this direction to sherbets or coffee jelly! M.C.C. Boston Herald, October, 1926 EIGHTH GEJYERA TIOJY 139 HAZEN8 BEECHER HINMAN HAZEN 8 BEECHER HINMAN, eighth child and fifth son of Havilah and Kate (Barrett) Hinman, was born March 29, 1892, at North Stratford, New Hampshire, where he attended elementary schools and Stratford High School, 1910. Dartmouth College, 1914. Business: The Stanley Works, New Britain, Con necticut, Superintendent, 1914-1922; Trumbull Steel Company, Warren, Ohio, Superintendent, 1922-1926; Rome Strip Steel Company, Inc., Rome, New York, President, 1926-1964. Organizations: Evening Star Lodge, No. 37, F. & A. M.; North Star Chapter, No. 16, R. & A. M.; Sigma Chi; President, Direc tor-Trustee, Rome Y.M.C.A., several years; Director and Offi cer, Chamber of Commerce; Director and President, Communi ty Chest; President, United War Fund; Elder, Presbyterian Church. Military record, World War I: Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Plattsburg, Officers Training Camp, May-August 1917; as signed to Officers Training Camp, Camp Devens, Massachu setts, 1917-1918; promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Officers Training School, Acting Captain, Camp Lee, Virginia; discharged De cember 1, 1918. Married April 20, 1918, at New Britain, Connecticut, Kather ine Magdelene Buol, daughter of Abraham and Magdaline (Luck) Buol, born February 3, 1895, at Dubuque, Iowa, a graduate of the New Britain, Connecticut, public schools and Ward-Belmont School for Girls in Nashville, Tennessee. Children: 1. Hazen 9 Beecher Hinman, Jr., born July 31, 1920, at New Britain, Connecticut. Education: Rome, New York, Free Academy, 1938; Dartmouth College, A.B., 1942. Business: Rome Strip Steel Company, Inc., 1942. Fraternities and other organizations: Sigma Chi, Sphinx, Teugega Country Club, Lake Delta Yacht Club, Lake Delta Volunteer Fire De- 140 HINMAN FAMILY partment, American Society of Iron and Steel Engineers. Enlisted in American Field Service; drove ambulance for British 8th Army, North Africa, June 1942-August 1943- El Alamein to Tunis -longest sustained march in military history. Married June 10, 1944, at Rome, New York, Nancy Windrath, born April 16, 1923, at Dunkirk, New York, the daughter of Carl and Viola (Beckwith) Windrath. She at tended Fort Stanwix Grade School, Rome Free Academy and Cazenovia Junior College, 1941-1942. Chemist, Re vere Copper and Brass Company, Rome, New York, 1942- 1944. Children: 1) Jeffrey10 Hazen Hinman, born August 23, 1945, at Rome, New York. Lake Delta School, No. 1, 1954; Lake Delta School, No. 2, 1957; Staley Junior School, 1957; Holderness School, Holderness, New Hamp shire, 1964; Dartmouth College, 1968. 2) Eric10 Carl Hinman, born January 23, 1947. Died July 28, 1953. 3) David10 Nathaniel Hinman, born July 3, 1950, at Rome, New York. Lake Delta School, No. 2. 4) Jennifer10 Page Hinman, born May 6, 1955, at Rome, New York. H.B. HINMAN, JR. SERVICE RECORD Played a little hockey and football in high school, and, for a hobby, photographed all the steam locomotives in New York State and a little beyond. Got good marks in high school without too much effort, told my father I was too good for his steel business, took his money to go to Dartmouth to become a doctor and nearly flunked continuously for four straight years. Pre-med gave way to an Eng lish major during junior year, in turn traded for an Art major senior year, during which time J was also a Sigma Chi, Sphinx and a nephew of Harold P. Hinman, '10. Graduation, still regarded as somewhat of a miracle, occurred May 10, 1942. EIGHTH GENERA TJO.N 141 Jeffrey, David; Jennifer, Hazen B. Hinman Jr., Nancy An automobile accident in the summer of 1941 left my left arm slightly disjointed, allowing the U. S. Army to turn down the magnanimous offer of my services in WW II. The British, already having been in the war for several years, were more willing to ac cept help, and graciously restored my self esteem by allowing me to serve with the famous British 8th Army in North Africa as an ambulance driver under the auspices of the American Field Serv ice. Sailed from Brooklyn in June, 1942. Arrived Suez in Septem ber via Trinidad and Capetown. Witnessed the big barrage at Alamein, October 23, 1942, and accompanied various outfits of the Desert Rats through such landmarks as Tobruk, Benghazi, El Agheila, Tripoli, Tunis, proud of the fact that this was the longest sustained march in military history. It is only fair to state, how ever, that I made this approximately 2000-mile campaign in a well-sprung four-wheel-drive, semi-air-conditioned and otherwise well-appointed vehicle and was occasionally in the habit of taking my breakfast in bed. 142 HINMAN FAMILY Arrived home in August 1943, and, possibly due to the wartime manpower shortage, succeeded in finding employment in Father's steel business. This same male shortage very likely was also re sponsible for the success of my courtship of Nancy Windrath the following year. In both these endeavors, at this premature age of reflection, I can lay claim to numerous successes. In the former, my work was of sufficiently high calibre within five years' time to inspire the boss to hire my brother Buol. Now Buol and I get con siderable satisfaction in allowing the boss to take our Mother on periodic vacations. It is hardly necessary to brag about the latter endeavor as Jeffrey, David and Jennifer are capable of vociferous self expression. The conclusion, quoting Dr. Crawford Hinman, "Aren't our fathers remarkable? They have had the intestinal fortitude to re main silent while allowing their foolish offspring to make their own mistakes!" 2. Abraham9 Buol Hinman, born February 12, 1924, at War ren, Ohio. Attended Fort Stanwix School, Rome Free Acad emy, 1942. Dartmouth College, 1946, A.B. (received 1948 due to delay of Army Service). Amos Tuck School ofBusiness Administration, M.c.s., 1949. Business: Vice-President, Rome Strip Steel Company, Inc., Sales Manager, Di rector, 1949 to date. Trustee, Oneida Co., New York, Sav ings Bank. Fraternities, clubs, etc. include Sigma Chi, Teu gega Country Club, University Club of Rochester, New York, Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Department, Lake Delta Yacht Club. Elder, Presbyterian Church. Residence, Rome, New York. Military Service: Inducted into the U. S. Army at Camp Upton, Long Island, New York, February 1, 1943; Basic Training, Camp Swift, Texas, 8smd Combat Engineer Battalion, February-November 1943; stevedore, Oran and Casablanca, North Africa, December 1943-January 1944; more training, England, February 1944-May 1944; Nor mandy, June 16, 1944, D Day plus 10, 19th Corps 1st Army, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, building roads and bridges, clearing mine fields, etc.; wounded by exploding EIGHTH GENERA TIO.N 14.'3 antitank mines at Puffendorf, Germany, causing much plastic surgery, partial loss of sight in one eye [see Service Record below], November 23, 1944; Hospitals, Holland, Belgium, England, December 1944-January 1945; Air Corps, miscellaneous jobs, England, France, Germany, February 1945; discharged Fort Dix, U. S. P. F. C. twice {never got ''Good Conduct Medal"), November 8, 1945; European Theatre, four Battle Stars, Purple Heart. Married at Rome, New York, July 7, 1950, Joan Miller, who was born December 19, 1926, at Rome, New York, the daughter of Frederick Dyer and Agnes {Kirk) Miller. She attended the Fort Stanwix School and Rome Free Academy, Rome, New York, graduating 1945. Member of the Tama rack Twig, the Women's Club and the Teugega Country Club of Rome, New York. Sarah, Joan, Kirk, A. Buol Hinman, Mark 144 Hl.NMA.N FAMILY Children: 1) Kirk10 Buol Hinman, born December 24, 1951, at Rome, New York. 2) Mark10 Frederick Hinman, born July 8, 1953, at Rome, New York. 3) Sarah10 Leslie Hinman, born August 25, 1955, at Rome, New York. ABRAHAM BUOL HINMAN SERVICE RECORD When I first joined the 82nd Combat Engineers, Uncle Burritt, an Army Colonel, made one of the most accurate predictions I've ever heard. He cautioned me that if I didn't get blown up, I would learn a lot about explosives. My education in explosives began in basic training when I was selected to become a Demolition Technician. It grew in training as we went to Africa and England, then turned to practical experi ence when we landed in Normandy on D Day plus IO. Here we started shoveling our way across Europe. Our work consisted of building, repairing and maintaining roads and bridges, clearing mine fields and occasionally serving as infantry when necessary. I suppose I should be grateful to the Army for teaching me a trade -ditch digging, but I think they just made me allergic to picks and shovels. The first part of Uncle Burritt's forecast came true on Thanks giving Day 1944 when we were just finishing up a mine-clearing job near Puffendorf, Germany. We had found five mines, three of which were activated and detonated when we pulled them. I stepped to the side so that the truck of fill dirt could come back up to fill the craters the activated mines had created when B-0-0-0-0-m, the rear wheels of the truck, about a yard away from me, had found the sixth and seventh mines. I was blown through the air with the greatest of ease to the front of the truck where I lay figur ing I was dead until I heard a Lieutenant, standing nearby, run up and exclaim, "Gosh, they are all dead." He turned out to be only seventy-five per cent correct, as I was his error. The Medics came from nowhere in seconds, and with some morphine and plasma I was hurried to a waiting ambulance and hustled to a first aid sta tion. My face felt as though it were on fire and I figured that I was blind but I was alive. EIGHTH GENERATION 145 The doctor in the aid station managed to get my left eye open, and it was one of the biggest thrills of my life to see again. With more morphine and plasma I was sent back to a field hospital in Holland where surgeons spent four and one-half hours cleaning the dirt, cinders and shrapnel out of my face. It took over seventy stitches to put my face back together and make me beautiful again. They left the largest wound on my cheek open for more cleaning. When I got back to a general hospital in England they made me happy by informing me that they were going to put some tempo rary stitches in this last wound. They were then going to drain it and irrigate it and send me back to Valley Forge Hospital in Penn sylvania for plastic surgery. Hurray, I was going HOME. However, my surgeon turned out to be too good. His temporary work came out so nicely that they decided that I was handsome enough to serve in the Air Force. I served honorably and faithfully as a garbage man for the Air Force for the next six months until I came home. -< >--- When John and Harold sent out the second family letter on February 7, 1959 (see p. I 76), Hazen, senior, was the first one to take time to record these early impressions that follow: My earliest recollection is that of throwing my plaid skirt over my head when the Grand Trunk locomotive suddenly blew out steam while Har riette and I waited at the crossing. My memories continue on with those of a happy childhood in a happy family and a good town to grow up in, going to Church on Sunday, always "baked beans"-still my favorite, Father and his raw oysters, a walk up to the farm, candy pulling and sugaring off on the snow in winter, Father in his old buffalo coat with the hide bare in back and his buckskin gloves full of holes except for the backs of them. I always enjoyed riding with Father around the country and to the lumber camps, as I loved a good team of horses. He claimed that you should beware of either a horse or a man with a mean eye. He knew nearly everyone in the whole North Country and they were always glad to see him. My strongest impression of Mother, outside of her always seeming lovely to me, was that of her always looking out for others and of her and 146 HINMAN FAMILY Father as a very happy couple. When a youngster, my legs would ache a great deal after I had gone to bed; I often went to sleep while Mother was rubbing them. When Grandpa visited us he would always bring a jackknife for which I had to give him a penny. He used to walk with me until one day I got into a fight with another boy. Grandpa was enjoying the scrimmage until the boy's mother landed on him. There is a snapshot of John and me in the lumber wagon, taken as we were about to leave for Stratford to bring back some sheep that Father had bought. Our trip was successful, as the next day half of the farmers along the route showed up and demanded their sheep that John and I had added to ours on the way home. It was a busy childhood, driving cows to pasture and back, chopping kindling wood in the early summer, carrying the winter wood into the cellar and in winter bringing it upstairs to the wooclbox, delivering milk, shoveling snow in the long driveway, ploughing the village sidewalks and a lot of time for play and fun. North Stratford was a good village, progressive and full of good peo ple, with a generous proportion of practical jokers, and also a touch of the Wild West as evidenced by Harold's shooting of Billy Dale. He lived. The things that I am most grateful for are that I had the parents that I had, that I married the girl that I did, and that I am free to worship my Goel. A few days before he died in June 1964, he again answered his brother's request sendill$ in this statement in appreciation of his wife, Katherine Buol tlinrnan: I met Katherine M. Buol July 7, 1914, in New Britain, Connecticut. We were married April 20, 1918. Katherine had attended Ward-Belmont in Nashville, Tennessee, where her teachers urged her to continue with her fine talent in oil painting. She has always had a great fondness for art. She has been a wonderful wife and mother, nursing our children through sickness, guiding them with gentle firmness, and while keeping an immaculate house, allowing our home to be a focal point for children's activities. I recall the time when the sidewalk snow banks were so high that she allowed the youngsters to stampede in a continuous circle through the front door, up the stairs, out the bedroom window,jumping off the porch roof into the snow. Katherine has a fine sense of humor, enjoys music and books and is EIGHTH GENERA TIO.N 147 fond of birds. From her Swiss parentage, she has brought into our home a strong religious background. And her thrift and aversion to wasteful ness were definite factors in the survival of our business during the de pression of the 193o's. Together we enjoy many things, especially family and friends. In re cent years, we have found new pleasure in travelling in the United States and abroad. I'll always be grateful that my footsteps were directed to New Britain fifty years ago. ROME STRIP STEEL COMPANY, INC. COLD ROLLED STRIP STEEL Rome, New York Phone FF 6-5500 In 1926, Hazen B. Hinman, Sr., with Abraham Buol and Logan E. Page, his father-in-law and brother-in-law, founded the Rome Strip Steel Com pany, Inc., in Rome, New York. Mr. Buol and Mr. Page were of great help in the early years of the company. The company originally produced only cold-rolled strip steel which is used for formed and deep-drawn parts in a wide range of products. New steel items are cold-rolled bars, flat wire, high carbon spring-steel and tempered spring-steel. Hazen B. Hinman, Sr., has been active head of the company since its organization. His sons, Hazen, Jr., Vice-President, and Buol, President, joined the company in 1943 and 1949 respectively. Hazen, Jr., is in charge of all production and Buol is in charge of sales. Both are active in overall management. Major growth has been since the Second World War, with capacity increasing from a yearly rate of seven thousand tons to the present one of over forty thousand tons. Our main market is New York State and New England but extends as far as Kansas, Texas, Tennessee and South Carolina. 148 HINMAN FAMILY Death struck thrice at the Hinman family and Dartmouth College within a month and took our own Hazen Beecher Hinman, his brother, Bur ritt '04, and, three weeks later, his brother, Harold '10. "Rosy" came to us from North Stratford, N. H., where he graduated from Stratford High School. He quickly established himself on the cam pus, not because he was a member of the well-known Hinman clan, but because he was just "Rosy"-a big, friendly, earnest sort of fellow whose unique nature cloaked, to a large extent, a very definite sense of purpose. He was an athlete of outstanding ability, an organizer of talent, and he was, perhaps as much as any man in our time, an unassuming, friendly gentleman. He was a member of Sigma Chi and Sphinx. Upon graduating from Dartmouth he joined the Stanley Works in New Britain, after first serving in \Vorld War I as a lieutenant. After Stanley he was superintendent of the cold mill of the Trumbull Steel Company in \Varren, Ohio, and then in 1926 came to Rome, New York, and founded the very successful Rome Strip Steel Company. Rome quickly found his qualities, and he became a prominent and widely respected member of that community. He was an elder of the First Presbyterian Church, chairman of the Rome Community Chest and chairman of that Chest's commercial division. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Rome YMCA, a director and its president. He was a member of the Central New York Purchasing Association, the Rome Club, and the Masonic Fraternity in Colebrook, N. H. He also served two terms as director of the Dartmouth Club of the Mohawk Val ley. In 1918, Rosy married ~tl_1erine M. Buol who survives with two sons, Hazen B. Jr. '42 and A. Buol Hinman '46, both of Rome; a brother, John H. Hinman '08; two sisters,-and six grandchildren. On Rosy's passing the Rome Daily Sentinel spoke the hearts of the citizens of Rome when it said, "One always knew where Hazen B. Hin man stood. He was an outspoken man of principle who never hesitated to say what he thought, and he won respect for the courage of his con victions and his forthrightness. But many do not know of the numerous personal things this man did to help others, such as assisting young men to go to college and helping others over the rough times in life. Mr. Hin man \\·as a good man, an outstanding citizen highly regarded for his business and his personal life. The country needs more like him." In Rosy's passing Dartmouth has lost another steadfast, loyal son and we who knew him send our understanding sympathy to the dear family he has left behind. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine October 1964 EIGHTH GENERATION 149 ALICE8 HAMILTON HINMAN RUCH ALICE8 HAMIL TON HINMAN was born in North Strat ford on March 7, 1897, the tenth child and fourth daughter of Havilah B. and Kate (Barrett) Hinman. She attended the Strat ford, New Hampshire, public schools, and Stratford High School, 1915; Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Massachusetts, 1916; the School of Domestic Science, Boston, Massachusetts, 1920; Spellman Seminary, Atlanta, Georgia, 1920-1922; Girls' Club, Augusta, Maine, 1922-1923; Worthwhile Cafeteria, Hart ford, Connecticut, 1923-1924; University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1924-1926; F. & R. Lazarus and Company, Colum bus, Ohio, 1927-1930. Married May 8, 1926, at Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Willard Arnold Ruch, son of John Edward and Clara (Hissong) Ruch, born December 19, 1900, at Canal Fulton, Ohio. He was educat ed in the public schools of Barberton, Ohio, Barberton High School, 1920; University of Michigan, 1925. Business: Interna tional Paper Company, Superintendent of Woodlands, 1931 to date. Methodist. Resident, North Stratford, New Hampshire. Children (Ruch) : 1. Willard Arnold Ruch, Jr., born March 16, 1930, at Colum bus, Ohio. Stratford public schools, Stratford High School, 1948; University of New Hampshire, 1948-1950; Vermont School of Agriculture, East Randolph, Vermont, 1951. U.S. Navy, 1951-1955. Dairy farmer, Merrimack Farmers' Exchange, 1965, Exeter, New Hampshire. Baptist. Mar ried July 28, 1951, at Randolph, Vermont, Ruth Joanna Bass, born August 25, 1932, at Randolph, daughter of Ar thur C. and Lucy Martin (Bean) Bass. Baptist. Residence, Exeter, New Hampshire. Children (Ruch) : 1) Marcella Ruth Ruch, born September 5, 1952, at West Stewartstown, New Hampshire. 150 HINMAN FAMJLY W. Arnold Ruch Jr., Ruth; Bruce, Dianne, Joanne, Marcella 2) Dianne Ruch, b@rn September 9, 1953, at West Stew artstown, Ne")' Hampshire. 3) Joanne Ruch: 'born September 9, 1953, at West Stew artstown, New Hampshire. 4) Bruce Arnold Ruch, born June 25, 1955, at West Stew artstown, New Hampshire. WILLARD ARNOLD RUCH, JR. SERVICE RECORD U. S. Navy May 5, 1951-April 19, 1955. U.S.S. Briarous AR12, Fireman; U.S.S. Sabine A025, 3rd Boilerman; U.S.S. Pawcatuck A0108, 2nd Boilerman; U.S.S. Neptune ARS2; attended Boiler School, Philadelphia, 1952; to Scotland once, Caribbean twice. 2. Lewis Ruch, born June 28, 1934, at North Stratford, New Hampshire. Attended Stratford public schools, Stratford EIGHTH GENERA TJON 151 Kurt, Lewis Ruch, Greg, Karl, Alice, Joan High School, 1952; Paul Smith's College, New York, 1958. U. S. Navy, 1952-1956. Student, Baptist. Married April 24. 1954, at Silver Springs, Maryland, Joan Marie Lewis, born August 25, 1935, at Olney, Maryland, the daughter of Charles Walter and Evelyn (Mullican) Lewis. She attended Rockville Elementary School and Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, Maryland. Forester, Groveton Pa pers Company, Groveton, New Hampshire. Residence, Lancaster, New Hampshire. Children (Ruch) : 1) Greg Lewis Ruch, born November 8, 1954, at Bethesda, Maryland. 2) Karl Lewis Ruch, born August 22, 1956, at West Stew artstown, New Hampshire. 152 HIJVMAJV FAMILY 3) Alice Marie Ruch, born December 7, 1958, at West Stew artstown, New Hampshire. 4) Kurt Lewis Ruch, born March 2, 1962, at Lancaster, New Hampshire. LEWIS RUCH SERVICE RECORD Naval Receiving Station, Washington, D. C.; Storekeeper School, Newport, Rhode Island; U.S.S. Altair AKS.32; home port Barce lona, Spain; operated with Sixth Fleet; four trips to Mediterra nean; visited Italy, France, North Africa and Greece. Alice Hamilton Hinman Ruch may be said to be a family person, and to family have belonged her brothers and sisters, of course, but also belong ing have been her sisters-in-law and every one of the nieces and nephews. Her great sense of family has extended itself since 1925 to her hus band's family on both sides and to her nieces and nephews of the His song and Ruch branches. Such wide interest in and friendliness toward so many persons is only part of her general loyaltyJo family. Family in Alice's case extends to schoolmates in Stratford and Boston, to coworkers in Boston, Atlanta, Ann Arbor, Columbus and,•.now back in Stratford, both church and school. Family extends to people in Stratford, Coos County, New Hamp shire and the United States, also the Republican Party. It is basic that any among those not above mentioned who switch over become part of the family. Families of her sons' families are strong members of her family. Over all this family she extends her loyalty to the degree that no one, not even her husband, can raise any point of fact or notion adverse to any member, including her husband. W. A. Ruch yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy OUR HOME ORTH STRATFORD was a progressive, tree-lined little village, being one of the first North Country towns to N have wooden plank sidewalks; to install electric lights; to have town sewage and water systems, the latter having been started and owned by Clark Stevens. Harvey, Harriette, Burritt, John, Harold and Mary were born in the old hotel known as ''The Hinman House", which was the first hotel in the village of North Stratford, having been built by Grandfather Harvey Hinman in 1852 and destroyed by fire November 12, 1894, after it had been sold. Hazen was horn in a story-and-a-half house on Main Street purchased from Ed Brooks. We occupied this house until Father had an opportunity in the early nineties to buy the Ola Danforth residence on the same street, one of the village's better homes-a considerably larger, two-story house and ell with a large barn attached. Alice was born here. Well located on a maple-shaded street in the center of the village, it really was a fine home for those days, well painted in nice yellow, with a well-kept lawn, flowers and a colorful wood bine covering nearly one whole side of the house and the veranda. It had a full basement and a good hot-air furnace piped to all rooms, one of the early installations in the community-it had the modern plumbing of the era and one of the earliest bath rooms in the village with a boxed-in tin bathtub, lavatory and stool. As soon as electric lights came, Father had them installed. The house had a full attic, most of which was covered over 155 with rough floor boards -in it were stored extra bedding, loaded trunks, old family heirlooms, Mother's wedding clothes, and butternuts spread out on newspapers for drying. The upstairs of the house contained the bathroom, two halls, five bedrooms, one with two double beds. On the ground floor there were three halls, a front parlor-closed-with window shades drawn except on special occasions, living room, dining room, pantry, kitchen and Father's office. The pantry was always filled with food, including barrels of sugar, pastry and bread flour and dishes of all kinds. The cellar, with a bulkhead, contained the furnace and was stocked with dry, hard wood. It had a "cold cellar" for storage of a winter's supply of vegetables in bins, barrels of salt pork and apples, maple sugar and syrup, a bunch of bananas, boxes of oranges and lemons in season, and frequently a quarter of beef, 158 HINMAN FAMILY a whole lamb, a pig "cut up" -also hanging shelves for large pans of milk and cream. The barn contained one box and five single stalls for horses, a tie-up for nine cows, running water and a "corn crib" addition where ears of field corn were stored each fall for winter feeding to the animals. Under this was a declined entrance to the full basement with pig-filled pens and a tie-up for ten head of young cattle. In the center of the "corn crib" were the bins of other gram. There was also a hayloft, which was filled with fresh hay each summer. A detached story-and-a-half carriage house contained in the back half a two-seated surrey with tasseled top held up by four iron rods, and a rubber-tired light buggy owned and used almost exclusively by Harriette. In the front and next to double doors were two carriages or two sleighs for family use, according to the season; in off season the unused vehicles were stored away upstairs. Generally out side were a two-wheeled gig and a long buckboard. Hazen, Alice, John, Harold and Mary, on board fence at home FAMILY .NOTES A.ND SKETCHES 159 Still farther back on the property was a large two-story store house used for summer storage of logging equipment. When Father's camps ''broke up" in the spring they were stripped of everything: stoves, pipes, dishes, food, chains, ropes, hammers, axes, saws, cantdogs, etc., were brought to this central station, and bedding with blankets, cleaned and aired, were neatly piled in stacks on the second floor, which was always kept immaculate. Harnesses were cleaned, oiled and hung on pegs. This spreading layout was our home - the place where we children were brought up during the impressionable years of our lives, where we ate, slept, had our fun and our youthful ill nesses, did our studying, worked at one hundred and one differ ent chores and errands, always under the loving guidance of our father, mother and Aunt Phoebe -and incidentally under the watchful eyes of the Baptist ministers who, by some quirk of construction, could stand in their pulpit and watch everyone entering and leaving our premises, seeing everything done in our yard. The house was always well supplied with healthy foods and warm clothing, Father being an excellent provider. While we children always went to the store daily on errands for something special, Father took a bushel basket each Saturday and loaded it at the store with the bulkier articles which he purchased. We had a simplicity of interests. There never was any solitude in our lives and no urban artificiality. Everyone in the area was democratic, knew everyone else and lived in a common humanity with friendship and fairness to all. The family consisted of Father, Mother, Aunt Phoebe and eight childre,n with "Cramp" Barrett coming up from Gorham, New Hampshire, for visits of several weeks two or three times annually. He would never announce his coming, but just arrive on the noon Grand Trunk train, walk down to the house and say a cheerful "Hello!" to everyone -and there he was, fine com pany and always welcome. Mother's sister, Carrie, her husband, Dr. L. C. Purman (Uncle Cromer) and daughters, May and 160 HINMAN FAMILY Vernie from Washington, D. C., spent many happy summers with us. "Uncle Cromer" was a close friend of Father and the two thoroughly enjoyed each other as they drove around the countryside on Father's business. Vernie and May were the playmates of their New Hampshire cousins and other children in the village. We were a healthy, happy, growing family, secure, always well nourished and well clothed, always kept busy with various jobs and chores but with ample time for play, visiting, hunting, fishing and other lines of youthful activity. Our com pensations were many. Hazen and calf FAMILY NOTES AND SKETCHES 161 THE FARM IN ADDITION to the North Stratford village property, Father had acquired the first farm north on the Colebrook road, about one-half mile from the village. The house was occupied occa sionally by an employee but was generally vacant and operated from the home base. We children learned about farming but never lived on one. Through gradual acquisition he extended his holdings there to 1,200 adjoining acres, largely woodlands but some 200 acres of farming land and pasturage, the latter on such steep hillsides that Mose Cole, a quaint Yankee humorist and employee, once said in disgust, "You have to hay both sides of this farm !" We boys always worked there during haying time, as much hay had to be cut and stored in the two barns. Our principal chores were to drive the tedder and the hay rakes, both pulled by horses who had to be gentle because of the almost perpendic ular slopes of the land. "Haying time" was a big time for all of us, as we did not have to start working until the dew had dried from the grass in the forenoon; but we worked until dark many nights. Aside from our regular meals, Mother and Aunt Phoebe prepared fine lunches - sandwiches, doughnuts, cookies, gingerbread and a home brewed iced concoction, "ginger water", made of water, sugar, molasses and a touch of ginger that was delightful on a hot day. We stopped work in a hurry afternoons when we saw the large wooden buckets being brought to the hayfields. After Father started in the cattle, horses, produce and lum bering business, he did a lot of driving around the area and gen erally took one or two boys with him, an enjoyable outdoor ex perience. On his business trips to Colebrook, Lancaster, Island Pond, he did likewise with occasional journeys by train to Ber lin, Portland and even Boston. Throughout the year we children visited our relatives in Gorham, "Cramp" and our uncles Alon- 162 HI.NMA.N FAMILY zo and Ensign Barrett, aunts Tena and Sarah, cousins Bessie, Woodbury and Clayton. Cramp had started a drugstore there which "Lon" and "Tine" ran for many years. For Saturday night suppers and Sunday morning breakfasts we always had home-baked Yellow Eye beans, generally home grown, a delight which we still enjoy to this day. In season we had oyster stews every Sunday noon; on stormy days and Sun day afternoon we popped corn, pulled molasses candy, had ma ple sugar on snow and cracked butternuts which we had picked from our own trees on the "Island" and the farm meadow on banks of the Connecticut River. OLD BILL THAT fellow was a real equine character for you! A bay Morgan chunk who had acted as lunch horse on the long log drives from northern New Hampshire to Massachusetts. Father purchased him from George Van Dyke, the famous lumber king, for use by the children. And we used him morning, afternoon and sometimes evening. We children could do anything with him, and in turn he did about everything with us. However, he was a mass of contradictions. He would cut up with Father, just a mean, cantankerous horse-shying sharply at things not existing along the roadside, and such. Conse quently, Father had no use for him and would only drive him to the farm or some other nearby place. Old Bill could swim like a fish (the log drivers always claimed that he could walk the logs). He would swim to "Hinman's Is land" (owned by Grandfather Hinman and Father) in the mid dle of the Connecticut River, dragging after him a long buck- FAMILY NOTES AND SKETCHES 163 board holding three or four youngsters hanging on for dear life but constantly urging him on. In winter he could turn around a sleigh in the road so quickly as to dump children all over the road and make them walk home. He could untie his halter rope, turn on a water faucet, un latch a door, work his nose into a tied bag of grain, but never eating more than he should. Noted and privileged around town, he loved to get loose day or night and cut up monkeyshines on neighbors' lawns. The tele phone rang frequently, "Old Bill is on our front lawn!"- "Old Bill is in our garden!" - "Old Bill is prancing down Back Street!" -and such and such almost unendingly. He loved to break loose and gallop around and around the Baptist Church during Sun day forenoon services as though competing with the attention from the congregation. Occasionally, one of the family had to leave church, drive him away and spend the rest of the forenoon trying to catch him. Mrs. Esther Clark's (a close friend and neighbor) sweet peas possessed an extraordinary fascination for him, which, with a seemingly infallible appetite for the lawn grass, brought more phone calls from her than from any other home in the village. We would go for him, get very close, then he would rear up and gallop away, mane and tail flying, hoofs cutting deep, whinnying and snorting. At times we would look all over town for him -only to return home and find him standing in his stall appearing half-asleep. He certainly could look as dopey, dumb and docile as any beast or human being you ever saw, but he was very smart and clever. A continuing comedy and irritation, but always a playmate, he was an integral part of our childhood, and we loved him. He died in 1914. 164 HINMAN FAMILY MOTHER Mo THE R was an intelligent, dedicated lady-her life dedicated to her husband and children, to her relatives and friends. Although very hard working within her own home, she always had time to think of, worry about and assist others in trouble or in want-be it a close friend or a stranger who sought food. Even though living in New Hampshire, she had many friends in Ver mont across the Connecticut River. In fact, it was when she taught school in Bloomfield, Vermont, that Father courted her. When he as a young man worked for the Grand Trunk railroad in North Stratford, one day a very beauti ful young lady alighted from the Portland train. Observing her carefully, Father was stricken on the spot and said to a nearby friend, "I am going to marry that girl" -and he did. Arranging an introduction, he started a courtship during the fall and winter months calling on her once weekly at the farm house where she happened to live (she ''boarded around" with parents of school children), three miles north of North Stratford. They were married the following fall. Mother never visited around the neighborhood but the neigh boring women always canie to her, she had that power of attrac tion. Neat, nice looking, capable and possessed with delightful humor, her neighbors loved and respected her as she remained at home to raise a large family. Mother kept everything immaculate inside and outside the home. The girls worked in the house, ironed, "did the dishes", made beds, washed windows and did general housework. The boys kept the lawn, flowers and vines, washed windows, put on and took off storm windows and screens and banked the house with spruce boughs, swept sidewalks, even the public one in front of the house, removed ashes, brought in wood and the daily kindling, raked leaves in the fall, washed and wiped dishes, fed the cattle and horses, drove cows to pasture at the farm and got FAMILY NOTES AND SKETCHES 165 them at night-and did other chores: washed the buggies, hayed, pulled kale, picked potato bugs from the large fields of potatoes. An extremely able and fast knitter, she knit all of the woolen stockings for the family. Father wore them the year around, and we boys wore them in the winter. Her children always looked neat and well-kept when they went to church or school. She inspected them before they left the house, and on Sundays always personally dressed the smaller ones-examined closely ears, necks and hands. Then, led in a group by Father, we marched across the road to the Baptist church, whose pastors were generally close friends of our family. We always had toys, dolls and pets galore - some wonderful dogs, everything from a Newfoundland and St. Bernard to a Bos ton Terrier, and cats, horses, calves, white mice, a flying squir rel. Neighboring children were with us much of the time, espe cially Harriet Clark, daughter of Charles and Esther; being an only child, she really regarded the Hinman children as her brothers and sisters-a friendship which has endured to this day, as have all of the other childhood friends. In laterJife Mother always sent her sons to their wives with all of their clothing clean, well pressed, carefully sorted and in nice condition, neatly marked with indelible ink or name tags. We were brought up to take care of things. Mother said fre quently in her teachings to the family, "If a thing is worth keep ing, it is worth taking care of, and if it is not worth taking care of, it is not worth keeping." One of her greatest strengths was her great help and inspira tion to Father, during their early years and especially in mid-life when, realizing that he had to earn more money to support and educate their children as was their ambition, he sold the hotel and later the shop to become embarked upon a long career of buying and selling country produce, shipping to Berlin, Port land and Boston markets, and in later life engaging almost ex clusively in lumber, pulpwood and large tracts of land. 166 HINMAN FAMILY Mother and Father made a remarkable team in working to gether for the raising of their children to be good citizens. We were taught right from wrong, and the early training left a life long impact on us. EDUCATION FATHER had only a grade school education but possessed a very good brain and was a natural business leader. Mother was an able school teacher from Lewiston, Maine. Both believed in good schools and naturally wanted their children to have good educa tions. Old schoolhouse, North Stratford, where brothers and sisters attended school. Remodeled into a high school in 1900. FAMILY NOTES A.ND SKETCHES 167 There never was any question or argument about our going to school, or to college. We childrenjust knew that we had to go to school every day and have our lessons. Father and Mother spent a lot of money on our educations. Once there were four children away to school at the same time - Burritt in the University of Michigan Law School, John and Harold at Dartmouth (they were together there two years), Mary at Cushing Academy. THE HINMAN FAMILY AT DARTMOUTH FIRST GENERATION SECOND GENERATION THIRD GENERATION Burritt H. Hinman Burritt H. Hinman, Jr. John D. Stowell '61 '04 '41 Rand N. Stowell '64 Richard H. Stowell '68 (Sons of Phoebe and Rand Stowell '35) John H. Hinman '08 Howard D. Hinman '35 Edward B. Hinman '35 Crawford H. Hinman '37 Richard H. Hinman '45 Harold P. Hinman Harold Purman Hinman, '10 Jr., headed for Dartmouth, died when about to begin his senior year at Barre, Vermont, High School. Hazen B. Hinman HazenB. Hinman,Jr. '42 Jeffrey H. Hinman '68 '14 Abraham B. Hinman '46 Note: all of the above members of the Hinman Family in the first and sec ond generation are members of the Sigma Chi Fraternity at Dartmouth. 168 HINMAN FAMILY MARRIAGE ALICE, the only sister to get married, and the five brothers all married well. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, Alice met Willard Ruch, a fine, well-educated young Michigan graduate, and brought him into the family. The five brothers married five lovely, attractive girls -fine, clean thinking, excellent housekeepers and mothers; loyal, lov ing, and a group closely knit to the family as a whole. Harvey met Emily and her girl friend on a train, and the three were lifelong friends. Burritt met Ellen while attending school in Colebrook. Having known her for some time previously, Harold intro duced John to Jennie in the balcony of the old Colebrook Town Hall while all were attending a New Year's masquerade ball. Eddie Daley, Harold's roommate at Dartmouth, introduced him to Marion at a dance she was attending in Rochester, New Hampshire, as a guest of her sister Bessie and Eddie's sister Mayme, who lived there at that time. Hazen's Dartmouth roommate, Dick Pritchard, introduced him to Katherine on a blind date in New Britain, Connecticut, where both worked for ,the Stanley Works. ~~CRAMP" BARRETT AN ITEM FROM THE "NORTHERN SENTINEL" IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES November 13, 1872-Mr. John Pattee and Mr. L. S. Barrett of North Stratford bet on the election, the loser of which was to wheel a bushel of corn to Colebrook, and each put up $25.00 on forfeiting in case they FAMILY NOTES AND SKETCHES 169 failed to perform. Mr. Pattee lost and paid up to the latter. He started between 7 and 8 a.m. and arrived at the Monadnock House a little past 2 p.m. The weather was very unfavorable, it raining hard a portion of the way. It was intended to have the band meet and escort him to the village, but he arrived before time. The winner and friends of the parties, owing to the storm, did not arrive until four, but amply made up for it in the good time they had afterward. HARRIETTE HARRIETTE deserved great credit for the part she played in the family lives after the death of Mother. She operated and maintained a family home in the house until it burned on March 26, 1915. It was a real home, especially for the younger children -Hazen still in college, Alice in local schools-until they were educated. After Harriette's operation in 1917 Mary returned there and remained for one year. After the house burned she built a beautiful new home which she kept for the entire family. Harvey lived with her for some time after Emily's death. She kept the family together and fur nished a central gathering spot for her brothers and sisters and the younger generation. She was a very generous person, always doing what she could for others-transporting them to hospitals, stores and whatever else was needed. Piano was her favorite instrument, and through her lessons at home and in California she had become quite accomplished. For years she played the organ in the North Stratford Baptist church at both services on Sunday and at prayer meeting on Thursday evening. She commenced playing there before her feet could reach the pedals; she leaned against the stool. On Sundays at home she played considerably for self-satisfac- FAMILY NOTES AND SKETCHES 171 tion and entertainment for the family and guests. We children loved to hear her at the piano after we had retired for the night - her soft, gentle music putting us quickly to sleep. ODD ITEMS OF INTEREST Harvey Hinman has recently beautified the interior department of his corner shop with a few good coats of paint and varnish, adding much to its natural attractiveness, and nothing to the price of goods. Harvey is considerably past his allotted "three score and ten", but smiles as beam ingly from behind his counter, and serves his customers with as ready a hand as any of the younger yardstick knights, particularly John Bunday, the Bum of Diamond Pond. Mr. Hinman is also polite, and always was. Not the studied affection with which we are subject to have sopped over us; but a natural gracefulness of manner, emanating from a fountain of pure respect of man for all his fellow beings, synonymous of an earthly heaven. [Old clipping] Father was an expert marksman with revolver or rifle. One time while in Boston, he stepped into the shooting gallery lobby of B. F. Keith's Theatre, picked up a rifle, and smashed so many consecutive revolving balls that the theatre manager approached and offered him a job of giving rifle demonstrations. Another time when he and the writer were in The Big Pasture, he took my 32-calibre rifle and picked off with a single shot a crow that was flying high. Crows are difficult birds to hit. It was a superb demonstration of marksmanship. 172 HINMAN FAMILY Marksmanship was an inherited art in the family. Burritt and John in their youth shot a moose out of season. Uncle Tine Bar rett shot a blooded black ram by mistake; it cost him $150. At one time five Hinman brothers had joined and were members of the Masonic Evening Star Lodge, No. 37, in Colebrook, New Hampshire. Harvey L. joined October 9, 1897; Burritt H., June 3, 1909; John H., October 2, 1909; Harold P., January 4, 19u~; Hazen B., March 31, 1915. This is a record in the annals of New Hampshire Masonic history. Our father, Havilah B. Hinman, and our grandfather, Levi S. Barrett, took their first and second degrees in joint initiation of the Island Pond, Vermont, Lodge, No. 44, F. & A. M., on July 14, 1873, and August 25, 1873. Our mother, Kate B. Hinman, and father joined the Island Pond Eastern Star at the same time, on November 17, 1902. Listing of items under ~~Gleanings" 1959 Letter from John an GLEANINGS o PICK UP or to gather anything by degrees"-a very apt description of what may be found in the following T pages. This chapter, "a collection of recollections" and special items, supplements the so-called "facts". If these, meaning vital records, business experience and successes, etc., pro trude like skeletal bones and do not engage your attention, "Fam ily Notes and Sketches" and these connected or seemingly dis connected pieces of the past may cause something to tick or click so as to give a new perspective and a certain degree of satis faction to all those who have shared in this unusual family enter pnse. A Hinman of inquiring mind, Dartmouth College, 1995, may wonder (about that particular or unusual incident, unexpected happening or sudden remembrance of things past that actually sparked this, the written Hinman record, and) why it took so long-nine years, not three as the letter of 1959 supposed it could be. Professor Fred Emery did remark to Harold Hinman during his student years at Dartmouth that there were books in the li brary giving Hinman family data. Recalling this casual item of conversation may have led him to Baker Library and Harold Rugg, the associate librarian, on that September morning in 1956. To a genealogist, the records that were forthcoming from the Hinman files during the next six weeks, as well as those reviewed in R.R. Hinman's Puritan Settlers and the Hinman genealogical 175 176 HINMAN FAMILY data in Stearn's fourth volume of New Hampshire studies, were most intriguing. The first two centuries, 1650-1850, came to light and to life, and thus began the tale that is told. Charts for recording the numerous Hinmans of the eighth generation, the sons and daughters of Havilah7 Burritt Hinman (born 1851), and Kate Barrett, his wife, were ordered and dis tributed. Nothing much happened. Early in 1957, Harold sent out one questionnaire containing six questions. The answer to all six consisted of exactly nine words. He put it in his file for inclusion here hut no one could find it among his papers later. It bestirred the family members somewhat, hut illness and absence from home gave little oppor tunity to pursue the project until February 1959 when a letter, which follows, was sent with unused forms to each and all. It outlines what John and Harold hoped the bound book would contain for generations to come. Slowly the records began to pile up. More sources of informa tion, such as town meeting files, census data over ten-year peri ods, newspaper excerpts, were uncovered and examined, photo graphs collected, and so the material for the book began to take form. But now, beginning with the 1959 letter, the printed words as indicated may give glilllpses of the past one hundred years not revealed in the regular genealogical text. Canaan, New Hampshire February 7, 1959 To the Family: Before completing the family history we need more facts. Mrs. W. K. Wright, a Dartmouth faculty widow, who is a per fectionist genealogist, has consented to assemble our family ma terial which will be published in hound-book form. GLEANINGS 177 Insofar as she can, she will trace the Hinman and Barrett fam ilies to their earliest days in America. She needs considerable assistance for accurate fill-ins and corrections of existing errors, both in the older and recent generations. Alice is obtaining Barrett material, also such items as Father's sisters, names, dates, middle names, husbands, children; how long did Aunt Phoebe live with us; Aunt Lydia, name and dates; was great grandfather's daughter Urania married to "Hawkins" or "Hyde", etc. We need facts about two generations of Barret ts just prior to "Nathaniel" who lived in Westport (now Chelms ford), Massachusetts. Mrs. Wright urges strongly, and we agree with her, that since the history will be circulated among family members, it should contain more detailed personal, business and professional in formation to add character and human interest to the publica tion-and not have it (to quote her) ':iust a collection of bones". It is not time to show any modesty, false or genuine; each unit of the family has valuable and interesting stories of their lives, their activities, interests. We do not want just a series of dates. We want the names of the parents of our wives and husbands, also the names of the parents of our sons-in-law and daughters in-law, and their residences. To help with the foregoing we are enclosing another set of blanks so that you can start all over again; give more complete information on occupations, military records, lodges, clubs, fra ternities, honors, activities, interesting facts of all sorts, etc., etc. For example, under "Military Service", ''U. S. Army, 1943- 1946" tells little. The family was well represented in the Army, Navy and Marines. Starting at the seniority top, Burritt, Havilah, Bob, Howard and the rest should write down their outfits, ranks, where they served, what happened, etc., etc. And similar information for civilian life of the family. Time is a factor, as we want to complete the book in June. Our best to you all, John and Harold 178 HINMAN FAMILY -< >-- From North Stratford, New Hampshire, town reports: September 15, 1902-Burritt Hinman checking plank-$1.50. J.B. Alger-Coffin & robe-$17. Coffin, $12. [Harriette said she used to play in the coffins. He kept corn and grain in them.] The Town Treasurer in the School Reports shows for each term: 1895, Hattie Hinman, $50. 1895, Hattie Hinman, $50. 1896, July, Hattie Hinman, $50. 1896, November, Hattie Hinman, $40. (Day District) 1897, Hattie Hinman, $60. 1897, Hattie Hinman, $30. -< >-- From Harriette's diaries, read by Alice, who remarks, "She taught in Stratford before going to California. She would attend school a half day when a new teacher came with new ideas. After she had learned all that that teacher could teach her, she would teach a term." May 22, 1899. Commenced work for Pattee & Clark as book keeper and assistant postmaster. January 1, 1900. Post Office moved to Morse's store. September 3, 1905. Mr. Magoon called in the evening on im portant business. GLEAJVIJVGS 179 September 22, 1905. My appointment as Postmistress came on the noon train. September 30, 1905. After 9 p.m. we moved Post Office into Papa's building and I am Postmistress and Harold is assistant Postmaster. Worked until midnight straightening out. April 1905 -Hugh Johnson and Don Stevens started mail to- day, Hugh with 13 pieces and Don with 3. First mail routes. Parcel post started while Harriette was P.M., 1913. Name "Coos" changed to North Stratford, 1916. 1897 was a good year. New piazza, blinds, carriage house and barn raised and put a cellar under it. New furniture. Papa was church treasurer for years, also Harriette. Harvey and Burritt have been selectmen and representatives. Harriette, librarian, 1910-1921, school treasurer, 19ui-1921. ---< :>- A few notes from the Coos County Democrat, Lancaster, New Hampshire (on file in the New Hampshire State Library in Con cord), add more local color to this picture of the North Country about the beginning of the century: January 2, 1901: Havilah Hinman loaded a car of mixed pota toes at Maine Central siding last week paying 50 ¢ for choice No. 1 stock. January 16: Havilah Hinman, Coos, drove to Colebrook last Friday on railroad business, Grand Trunk. One day 600 cars from Island Pond. 1,200 cars, Richmond & Portland, on a single track, too. Some day hope for a double track. HINMAN FAMILY January 23: During December, 14,300 cars handled at Island Pond, exclusive of passengers. February 13: Dartmouth College Glee Club is attraction for the February 22nd lecture series of North Stratford. Harriette Hinman to be organist at the Baptist Church on February 17. January 7, 1903: Hattie Hinman in West Stewartstown acting as bookkeeper for T. W. Piper. Advertising, spring, 1840: Tailors in Colebrook advertised Canaan grey cloth for pants, vests or overcoats. Fashionable goods at Kent's and Porter's at Lancaster. Prints and American goods at Ethan Colby's in Colebrook. Rix & Whittemore listed popular school books, folio and billet paper, quills, various quali ties of inks, sand wafers, sealing wax, slates, water colors, mezzo tints, brushes, pencil cases, metallic pens, singing books, alma nacs. [What is Canaan grey cloth? See below.] Colebrook, N. H. January 14, 1963 Dear John: In your letter of December 27th you asked about Canaan Grey Cloth .... You failed to give me the date of the paper in which the advertizement was. There was a blanket made here in Colebrook 9 1 X 27' and a grey dye made from Maple bark. These blankets covered whole families and served to conserve heat. They were also used in logging camps with a good strong man on each end. When one hollered "turn" they all turned ... Don W. Stevens GLEANINGS 181 -< >- Few have seen the Coos County, New Hampshire, 1880 census (State Library, Concord), hut those seeking data on family in terests and/or industrial development might be amazed in run ning through page after page in microfilm, including Colebrook, Columbia, Northumberland, West Stewartstown, Stratford and many so-called ulocations" and other small towns to observe (1) the number of new families, (2) new immigrants, (3) traders, clerks and servants, (4) number of older people in families in this North Country. Many of the early families are still in Stratford (see 1850 and 1860 records), as are the Hinman families, especially that of Havilah Burritt Hinman, who was nine years old when his father's family, that of an early settler, Harvey Hinman, was re corded in 1860. Solomon B. Merrill began the recording after he had written "Hinman House" in the middle of the page: Hinman Havilah 29 landlord [born in] Vermont Hinman Kate 25 landlady Maine Hinman Harvey 4 son New Hampshire Hinman Hattie H. 1 daughter New Hampshire Hinman Harvey 75 retired landlord Connecticut Hinman Harriet 68 at home Vermont Hinman Phoebe N. 32 sister Vermont Hugh Lidia 70 aunt Vermont Moses Luther 75 hoarder Vermont 3 hired hands [named but not copied] 5 hoarders -< >- 182 HINMAN FAMILY Pew rent receipt, 1871, North Stratford Baptist Church Harvey Hinman died in March 1886. His grandson, John, re calls stories of his grandfather which have not been told else where: Grandfather Hinman grew up in the northern part of New Hampshire and Vermont, which comprises the counties of Coos and Essex. He was a lover of nature, knew the names of every tree and shrub that grew in that region, and where the best places to fish and hunt were. He discovered a bog near Wenlock, Vermont, where he gathered bog cranberries. This is the only place in that area where they have ever been found. Now they have entirely disappeared. I feel sure he and Thoreau would have had much 1n common. GLEANINGS 183 Each year he went to Second Connecticut Lake to trade with the Indians who came across from Canada. They were of the St. Francis tribe. He met them at a point of land now named Hinman Point where he always camped. Also it is common knowledge in our family that he was the first white man to take a horse to Second Connecticut Lake. Chief of the St. Francis tribe was Metallik. He named his sec ond wife Molly Molasses. Legend has it that he was given some by someone from Bethel, Maine. He liked it, thought it very sweet and so named his wife. Metallik died in 1850, aged 125. He is buried in North Hill Cemetery in Stewartstown, New Hampshire. Mike Lynch, a civil war veteran, boarded with my grandfather at the Hinman House. One pleasant summer day he invited Mike to take a fishing trip to Maidstone Lake, Vermont. On his return he said it was the last time he ever would take a man fish ing who could neither paddle, row nor steer. Note: Dr. Wm. H. Gifford of Colebrook, New Hampshire, is now making a collection of legends and other Indian lore of this North Country-Canadian area. \\''"''•"<1,·1~1,il'e <..:.aur·•• .\Iixed Pidd1·~ llnlforcl t->arn·p ( 'at,;111, lt.,,1~t T111·k,,,--('r-rmhe1·1·y :-,,11,-,. Boil.•d ll.1111 . Jl.,i]r,(l T,rni,<' MENU. ("l,c,,,.J;,1.- \V,1lnnt SECOND ANNUAL .\1.,pJ,. -"ug,u .\Jn,.,rnl KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS BALL. \'n11ilL1 l"· C1n111, L,·1n,m .J,,Jly PYTH I AN HALL, (',d),,.,,f,.J], ,',1i·,iwh,·nv.J,,Jlr MONDAY EVENING, FEB. /4, \)']II'~ ( lraHt,:<•~ Ha,1.in,1~ \~sn1·r,•d \-1,1' lia~lll~ • 1898. • 184 HI.NMA.N FAMILY --< >- From Harold Hinman's journal: July 2, 1910. Entered employment of Orange Lumber Co., Orange, Vt., for $9.00 per week and hoard. Lived 9 miles from a railroad for 2 years and 8 months. Board included breakfast at 5 :30 A.M., dinner at 11 :30 and supper at 5 :30 P.M. January 4, 1912. Initiated Evening Star Lodge, No. 37, A. F. and A. M. Moved from the lumber camp to a farm house four miles nearer to a railroad. Doing some pulpwood business with my brother, John. March 19, 1912. Initiated into Evening Star Council, No. 13, R. and S. M. May 1912. Initiated into North Star Chapter, R. A. M. December 1912. Initiated into North Star Commandery. Dec. 6, 1914. Elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Barre Gran- ite Mfgrs. Association at Barre, Vt. • . :): •. •;, <+>:•' FR2GF-L-'UY1!\1E. e • '~~t iL~L,. W~lt, l"<>lka ; ~4",u. lu-71 "y=- '. t +,; 6rand ,i:, -- - t .. ' 1 (f1osinq U ', } , .... lf'lf.LIRIJ IJOCSE. § :I :i: l ;.;.JIHSif'··- ... t :: +:: lllfi};I,OVTS Jlfl'\]) · • : GLEAJVIJVGS 185 ~.,,~.,,.~~~"'~ ~ c:~~=~~:" u;1;~~ !:idge. t to tht ]' <.. k!.;t ' fl ~u..,-.1ng COLUMBIA VNION TQL,L BRIDGE dt 1lll!.! th, pnc.,, nt, (at, ttJJ1ng on ~ 1 c HC 111<.c.t I\ 1 JJ'.';"Sll ,\ \.PRII, Xl X1' \' 1th his f.t1n1l, on hts 01,11 h•,,,111, ss oul, 011 c011cJ1t1uns th,.!t 110 Otll of them P{ll 01 (ln1e on saul J)nJg"e fac;tcr thn11 1 ,,,tlk It 1s dso undcrstoo j-/'01()'1/d~ c;,<_ a,,,_ ~ ~l' (/ <[ (tl _1~_, ·_ - _ ; 1111 '"""' i ~ J; ' ' •? 1t I' ' Ii! \""'"'.'':\,IL, \PJ~:"'/a_,,t ''liN r I"" r. ~,cid'z.) ' ~~~.,,~~~J'ff.i?"'"''''---~v~ "' Jan, 4, 1915. Moved from Plainfield, Vt. to Barre, Vt. March 1918. Elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Barre Quar ries and Manufacturers Association. June 1918. Elected Director of New England Traffic League. December 1918. Employed as Sales and Advertising Manager for Boutwell, Milne & Varnum Co., producers of "Rock of Ages" granite. Jan. 15, 1920. Entered granite manufacturing business by purchasing entire stock of the E. A. Bugbee Co., a Vermont cor poration. August 1920. Bought an interest in Smith, Whitcomb & Cook Co., a local foundry and machine shop. December 1921. Elected member of Board of Control of Asso ciated Granite Industries, composed of seven members, which was to govern installation of open shop in granite industry of east and south. Reunion, 1903. Standing: Harriette, Mrs. Burton (family nursemaid), Mother, Emily, Aunt Phoebe, John, Aunt Carrie Purman, Harold, Aunt Tena Barrett; Seated: Mary, Uncle Cromer Purman, Cramp Barrett, Father, Uncle Alonzo Barrett; On ground: Clayton Barrett, Alice, Hazen Christmas and Thanksgiving were always an excuse for the fam ily to get together at North Stratford. These occasions were happy events for the elders as well as the children. Santa was usually represented by Barold in a coonskin coat and false whiskers. He was gleefully received by some of the children, but often the younger ones were frightened, especially the girls, who were more timid than the boys. After the presents were dis tributed and games were played there was a bounteous supper. Aunt Phoebe always cooked the pies, cream puffs and tarts. The tarts with the flaky crust and homemade jelly were a delicacy which they claimed were never equaled before or since. The daughters and daughters-in-law have often tried to copy Aunt Phoebe's tarts and plain doughnuts with no success, so now they have put them into the class of lost arts. John GLEANINGS 187 i Aunt Phoebe's recipe for tarts / I 188 Hl.NMA.N FAMILY From the Coos County Democrat, Lancaster, New Hampshire, August 6, 1919: THE HINMAN FAMILY MEMBERS GATHER AT NORTH STRATFORD FROM ALL OVER NEW ENGLAND TO JOIN HINMAN FAMILY REUNION. ''The Hinman Clan" are holding their first complete reumon since the death of their parents some years ago. The party is be ing entertained at North Stratford at the home of Miss Harriette H. Hinman, who is acting hostess, assisted by the aunt, Miss Phoebe Hinman. The party is made up as follows: Miss Phoebe B. Hinman, North Stratford; Harvey L. and Mrs. Hinman with two children of Portland; Miss Harriette H. Hinman, hostess, Capt. Burritt H. and Mrs. Hinman and three children of Berlin; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hinman and three sons, North Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Hinman and two children, Montpelier, Vt.; Miss Mary Hinman of Boston, Mass.; Lieut. Hazen B. and Mrs. Hin man of New Britain, Conn.; Miss Alice Hinman of North Strat ford, also Mrs. Abbey Drew of Colebrook, mother of Mrs. John H. and Mrs. Burritt Hinman. These are the members of the family of the late Havilah B. and Kate (Barrett) Hinman, residents of the town of Stratford, who trace their ancestry back to the original grantors of the town un der the original charter issued by King George the Third, at Portsmouth, N. H., in May, 1773, and countersigned by John Wentworth, then Provincial Governor of the Province of New Hampshire. This family possesses the sturdy and energetic characteristics of their forebears and are now following successful careers. All r, J E .L \ /.\ (, ) iq!fJ' f)"ri ..... ILt,iL1h~ ffn,\:1!d. PIH)t'ht.'~ Ld\\-:nd. Puri11~nL ( r:tFffncL RohcrL i n~o. Burriu JL. "-atla:r UH. 190 HINMAN FAMILY members of the family are graduates of the No. Stratford schools. Harvey L. is a graduate of Norwich University, Northfield, Vt., and is now railroad mail clerk running from Portland to Island Pond. Harriette H. graduated from the public schools and until the death of her father was stenographer and bookkeeper for him. She was appointed postmistress in Pres. Taft's administration, which position she now holds. Capt. Burritt H. is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Ann Arbor, Mich., law schools, is a practicing attorney in Berlin, N. H. He held the position of County Solicitor for Coos County for two terms, was a captain in the National Guard. Previous to the beginning of the World War he saw service on the Mexican border, was then transferred to the National Army and had 15 months' overseas service in the infantry. He has recently returned and will resume the practice of law. John H. Hinman is a graduate of the Stratford schools and Dartmouth College. After graduation he returned to his native town and took over the extensive business interests of his father. He is now superintendent for the Champlain Realty Co., with offices at North Stratford, and embracing the lumber operations of the company at Mountorne, Phillips Brook, N. H., and East Brighton, Vt. Harold P. graduated from the Stratford High School and Dartmouth College. He has spent several years in Barre, Vt., as secretary _and treasurer of the Vermont Granite Dealers' Association, but has recently been advanced to sales manager and advertising agent for Boutwell, Milne and Varnum, granite dealers of Montpelier, Vt. Mary H. was graduated from the Stratford schools, Cushing Academy attended Wellesley College and is now assistant ma tron, Boston Woman's City Club, Beacon Street, Boston. Hazen B. is a graduate of the Stratford schools and Dartmouth College. At the beginning of the war he entered the Plattsburg Training Camp, received a commission as Second Lieutenant, was sta tioned at Camp Devens, Mass., and Camp Lee, Virginia, where he acted as instructor. He was advanced to First Lieutenant in GLEANINGS 191 December, 1917, and is now assistant-superintendent in the Stanley Steel & Brass Works at New Britain, Conn. Alice H. is a graduate of the Stratford schools and is now a student at the Y. W. C. A. school in Boston. North Stratford gives the family a cordial greeting. Hazen Jr. in the old family high chair, 1921 Stratford in 1923 had an uold Home Week" in celebrating its 150th aniiiversary. The highlights of the celebration were the usual events held on such occasions, band concerts, entertain ments, ball games, historical pageants, church services and ''Gov ernor's Day" with speeches by Governor Brown and Senator Moses. 19:l.'): Phoebe. Purrnan~ J)ori~ .. I Ia\-ilali~ i iun·~:rd. Ed-\\·anL ( _r;1v,-f(,rd: fl._c1rlten•w. I Ltzc: Ji .. Bt,!Tilt Jc, H,iiic:1 t u12:,: H:1r,,!d. l!ai'.Ll. Haney . .fnitn: .\unt ~;idic~ .\Ltr\· .. Bnrritt~ .-\bby l)rcH·~ Jennie .. \fariun. ILinicttc. nclc 'rlnt Lnih. Eiicn. f L•, iL:L .. \:1~c. I L•>'.::ll Jr.. K:rt!1n iae. D,m,: I ln\,-:itd. Pli(it·bc. Burritt .Jr"~ Purrnit:L, Ed\\-iJrd., Rohen. l<~tri1cr1nc. ( L!\\-f~Jrd 194 HI.NMA.N FAMILY Our family reunion that year was one of our most enjoyable ones with the whole family, including Aunt Sadie and Uncle Tine and Mrs. Drew present. There were the usual family jokes, pranks and arguments. Burritt and Ellen had rented a house for the summer, and the brothers stayed there. They argued so long and vociferously each night that finally one of the neighbors complained to the police, and that ended that. They took turns getting breakfast, which we all ate at Har riette's house. One morning when it was Burritt's turn to cook, Harold decorated the table with toilet paper. He sat at the head of the table with Alice at his right and an empty pail between them. Burritt would bring in the bacon, eggs and cornbread. Harold would pass them around the table and then put the rest in the pail and call for more. After a few trips Burritt caught on to what was going on. He exploded, so John decided that he would hire a ''woods" cook. He went to the phone pretending to call a "Joe Bully", but the wives said that he was too dirty and decided to get the breakfasts themselves. Hazen was a great teaser and quietly egged on Harvey and Burritt. As soon as he got them into a good argument, he would withdraw. Harold put the children up to all kinds of pranks and then told the mothers what deviltry they were up to, thus keep ing them in hot water. Harvey had a fertile mind and could re member more things that never happened. Alice always hacked him up in his stories even though most of them happened before she was horn. It was the family reunions and the renewal of friendships with old neighbors which made it a week to he long remembered. Mary 196 HINMAN FAMILY Kennebago Lake, Maine, 1930: Purman, Howard, Hazen Jr., Crawford; Edward, Richard, Buol HINMAN FAMILY ··wuxTRY" As this is the FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, 1930, Anno Do mino, it is only fitting that we should halt for a minute in our activities, and pay tribute to sister Harriette who was inaugurat ed Postmistress two decades and five years ago. A Silver Anniversary-25 years ago! That she has done a good job is reflected by the fact that she has held on for that long, and present indications are that she can have the honor as long as she desires. Well do I remember that famous morning 25 years ago today because I followed Harriette into the office with an armful of wood. I immediately became Assistant P.M., Ash Boy and the Town Sweeper, for I had to sweep up the dirt of anyone in town. Harriette stayed on the job, and I resigned to leave town. And nobody paid any attention when I left. Anyway, I can claim a lot GLEANINGS 197 -~"'!'~:::,ii ,,_. Kennebago, 1931: Havilah, John, Howard; Purman, Emily, Uncle Tine, Harvey; Edward, Mary, Doris, Harriette, Aunt Sadie behind Marion; Harold, Hazen Jr., Katherine, Jennie; Buol, Richard of credit for getting her started right. I probably could read more Postal Cards per second than any other living person with the possible exception of Don Stevens who used to practice that fine art when he drove a horse on the R. F. D. HARRIETTE, we rejoice with you in the completion of 25 years of splendid service ! After the best summer we ever had -during which Marion and I lived largely with Harriette, Jennie, Dick and John at Ken nebago, Canaan and North Stratford, and ate Uncle Tine and Aunt Sadie out of their home; taught Doris how to fish with a fly rod; kept Crawford from drowning (or being drowned several times); saw Jennie and Marion eat 4 pieces of raisin pie twice daily for three weeks, and then get "raisin rash" just as John told them they would; see ''Buddy" and Robert get started in 198 HIJVMAJV FAMILY Boy Scouts, and also have the supreme satisfaction of having Purman become an Eagle Scout-we are now settled down again. I am secretary of my class at college, and that gives me an addi tional excuse for going to Hanover. We saw Howard down there last Saturday, and you cannot imagine what a sensation it is to be right on the grounds and realize that the second generation has started on the way through, and that it is going to have many of the same professors we had, as well as have for teachers men who were undergradu ates with us. Howard gave us a Pelham paper from which I am very happy to reprint the following: ~~Little Eddie Hinman will be at center. He started out over the ball last year but was beaten out by Joe Evans. Now Ed has the glory to himself. The boy has lost none of his bulldog tackling tactics, and when Eddie gets a hold, he hangs on." I saw Mary last week, and just missed seeing Harvey and fam ily. Havilah is back from the tropics- a victim of malaria. For tunately, it did not affect his mind. Expect to see him some time soon as Norwich will probably lure him this way. Have not heard from Burritt since he started back home with his family in their new auto. As Burritt has a car now, we all are planning a big family reunion in Washington next Easter vaca tion. We plan to hire two o~ three apartments close by the Wash ington Hinmans, and do the job right. Ellen says that she can sleep the children on the sideboard, chairs, etc. -and possibly hang two or three up in the closets. By the way, that boy Dick swings a mean fish pole! Ask little Katherine. Next summer we must have more of the family together Ha zen, Katherine and the boys must join us somewhere-and really get better acquainted. That is what the summer of 1930 did for us. Barre, Vermont, October 1, 1930 Harold GLEANINGS 199 Here are a couple of extracts from Howard's first letters to his mother and Aunt Mary-his tribute to Red Cross opens up one of their splendid jobs about which we here in this country have known little. "By now you must have heard that I am a Prisoner of War. Am certainly thankful to be alive and figure that I am living on borrowed time. All the crew are alive and healthy ( then a line blanked out.) There are a lot of my friends here (I½ lines blanked out.) Have no complaints except that time passes slowly. I do hope that this thing ends soon, so we all can come home. Find out from Red Cross what you can send me, and have every one write often. Think I have seen enough to settle down after this thing is over." From the other letter: "Sure would like some mail from home, but I have no hopes at present, as it takes about four months for it to come through. Life here makes one appreciate a lot of things that I never thought worthwhile before. As for food, we get enough and I figure that I ought to weigh about 160 lbs. (He used to weigh 190.) "The Red Cross has certainly done a wonderful job in helping prisoners. I have learned that bugs and flees are not like flies, and that cold weather does not bother them. Recently I have been teaching some of my friends to play Contract. We have some rugged matches. The medium of exchange for gambling is cigarettes, when we have them." Canaan Reporter April 21, 1944 Here are some extracts from Howard's letters just received and written January 9 and 22 to his mother and Mary: "Anxiously awaiting a package and letters from home. Send 200 HINMAN FAMILY me cigarettes, plenty of cards as they don't last long-also razor blades, tooth brushes, gum, life savers, all the food possible and vitamin tablets, and a pencil. Am really thankful that I have been able to stay healthy but you can notice that your system and re sistance are getting run down. Will never be able to give enough to the Red Cross after this. Without their aid, their food and clothes, we would really be up against it. "One of my good friends came in this week, the only one alive from his crew. Our crew's experiences were mild compared to some but we had our share. Had a feeling all along that I was lucky enough and would come out OK. Get two letters and four post cards a month to write. Tell everybody to write often even if they don't get a letter from me." From the other letter which was written on Jan. 9, three months after his becoming a prisoner on Oct. 9- "Can remember three months ago today but it seems closer to three years ago. Hope the next three months don't pass as slowly. "They let us see a German short and movie this week which helped to vary the monotony of this life. "They have a library here. So many want the books that they are hard to get but I managed to read three or four-one being 'All This and Heaven Too'. Usually lie in bed and read when it is too cold to play cards in the barracks -playing bridge mostly but some cribbage and poker. "Any news we get is from the new boys who come in, and I imagine that we keep up fairly well. I go to church every Sunday. Short sermons conducted by different Sergeants as we have no chaplain. They do a surprisingly good job." Canaan Reporter May 12, 1944 GLEANINGS 201 THE FIGHTING HINMANS ''The Fighting Hinmans", a Dartmouth family of two genera tions and widely separated by the fortunes of war, present a com pletely united front in the winning of it. Three brothers, Colonel Burritt H. Hinman '04 (].A.G. Department, AUX, Maxwell Field), John H. Hinman '08 and Hazen B. Hinman '14, have be tween them, seven sons in the Service. Burritt H. Jr. '41 is a ser geant in the Marine Corps. The four sons of John H. Hinman '08 are in varied services: Howard Drew '35, a waist gunner on a Fortress, was shot down over Denmark last August, while re turning from a bombing mission over Germany. He successfully bailed out but was taken prisoner by the Germans. His brother Edward B. '35 is a second lieutenant AUS in the Pacific area; Crawford '37 is a lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps, and Richard '45, the youngest, is in USAAC pilot-training at Max field Field. Hazen B. Jr. '42 has served a year in the American Field Service, driving an ambulance with the British Eighth Army from Alamein to Tunisia. His brother Buol '46 is a Pfc in an Engineer Combat Battalion in Africa. Three brothers and seven first cousins,. Dartmouth '04 to '46, have contributed their full share in achieving the title, ''The Fighting Hinmans". A fourth brother, Harold P. Hinman '10, is up to his neck in war production of a mysterious sort. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine April 1944 ---< >-- HINMAN FAMILY REUNION HELD AT HANOVER HANOVER, June 27-Forty-one direct descendants of the Hin man family, which helped found North Stratford in 1771, to- GLEANINGS 203 gether with more than 80 guests, attended a family reunion here at the Hanover Inn and Sigma Chi fraternity house. One of the oldest and most prominent families in New Hamp shire, the Hinmans are descendants of Sgt. Edward A. Hinman, who came from England to Stratford, Conn., in 1650. The family later moved into New Hampshire and early descendants helped form the town of Stratford. Eleven of the Hinmans who gathered here for the reunion are graduates of Dartmouth-seven of the present generation and four of the preceding generation, including Harold P. Hin man '10, former president of the Alumni Council and now presi dent of the Cardigan Mountain School at Canaan. Hanover [New Hampshire} Gazette 1948 -< >--- CITES NORTH STRATFORD AS BIRTHPLACE OF FAMOUS (Reprinted from "The Observer" column by Arthur Rotch, editor and publisher of the Milford Cabinet) My atlas, one which is usually pretty conservative, lists the pop ulation of North Stratford at 475 persons. It's a tiny town on the east bank of the upper Connecticut river. Possibly you never even heard of it. Last month it was briefly mentioned in newspa pers around the country as the birthplace of F. Roy Martin. Lit tle was said about North Stratford, but much about Mr. Martin who died April 27 in Bronxville, N. Y. Nor was much said about Wilton where for years Mr. Martin had his summer home. He was recorded as a former editor of the Providence Journal, former general manager of the Associated Press, former member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University, holder of several hon orary degrees, an officer of the French Legion of Honor, Knight of the Northern Star (a Swedish honor). 204 HINMAN FAMILY In England a town named Stratford is principally famous as a birthpl§te. Possibly in New England the village of North Strat ford may become another birthplace shrine. Not only for having given the world Roy Martin but also the Hinman family, which currently includes some rather famous lawyers, industrialists, educators and doctors. It's funny how important people get born in little towns. Seems to be a prerequisite for greatness. That's why I have misgivings about the present tendency to patronize urban hospitals for natal occasions. I'm afraid Mrs. Lincoln wouldn't have used the spare room in the log cabin, and Mrs. Greeley would have had little Horace at the Memorial Hospital instead of in the Phil Holmes' kitchen. It handicaps the child and hurts the bronze tablet business. One of the North Stratford Hinmans is now president of the Clearwater, Florida, winter 1953: Hazen, John, Harvey, Burritt, Harold GLEANINGS 205 International Paper Company. When he travels he uses the pri vate airplane the company maintains for his use. He has a salary so large that the small portion he keeps after taxes is shocking. He isn't supposed to make mistakes. I well remember one he made, many years ago when he was a halfback in Hanover on a class football team. The quarterback, now a prominent attorney in Illinois, called the signal for Hinman to carry the ball on a line plunge. H_in man's mistake was in making the plunge without first taking the ball. Left with the ball and nobody to whom to pass it, the quar terback decided to punt. He got off a high kick, practically straight up. When the ball came down who caught it? Yes, the quarterback who kicked it. Then he ran for a nice gain before he was tackled. Clearwater, 1953: Harold, Hazen, Harvey, Burritt, John; Marion, Katherine, Olive, Ellen, Jennie 206 HI.NMA.N FAMILY The referee wouldn't allow it and a fine squabble ensued. I don't remember which team won the game hut I've always be lieved two mistakes were made, first Hinman's and next the ref eree's. I believe the rules then did, and always should, permit a kicker who can catch his own punt to retain the ball. It's a diffi cult play and no coach ever tries to teach it. May 14, 1952 H. P. HINMAN GUEST OF BARRE ROTARIANS WAS ONE OF FOUNDERS OF LOCAL CLUB; ROTARY ANNS ALSO PRESENT Yesterday was a memorable one in the annals of the Barre Rotary Club for two reasons, as Chauncey M. Willey, so aptly put it because the club had as its guests the Rotary Anns, and Harold P. Hinman, of Canaan Street, N. H., one of the founders, was present as speaker. It also_marked the final meeting of President Frank LoSasso as presiding officer and the taking over of the gavel by the new president, Jack Akley. One of the Rotary Anns was Mrs. Mabel Averill, widow of one of the founders, the late Arthur L. Averill. G. A. Bixby introduced the speaker, "Hap" Hinman. Hin man told of the organizing of the club and its institution Aug. 28, 1924 with 24 charter members. He said it was just 44 years ago Thursday that he came to Barre. The years he was here as secretary of the granite association and later as a granite man ufacturer he referred to as growing years and he regaled his fellow Rotarians with incidents in the early days of Barre Ro tary, recalling all the pranks played, speaking of some of the GLEANINGS 207 leading citizens along Main Street who were always so willing to lend support, financially and otherwise, in any community pro ject. Barre [Vermont] Times July 1, 1954 JOHN H. HINMAN The forests of northern New Hampshire are a long way from the New York office of John H. Hinman, Chairman of the Board of International Paper Co., but the mark of the forest is strong on the man. His career, as a Woods Manager and later as an executive of the largest paper company, spans an era of dramatic change in the practice of forestry. When a wood producer's efficiency was measured only by his ability to produce the greatest amount of wood at the lowest possible cost, John Hinman was ranked with the best. But many years ago he saw that this was not going to be sufficient. Early in his career he realized that the future of his company and his industry did not lie in any narrow concept of the uses of wood but in the broadest pessible approach to the forest as the source of endless harvests of an increasingly wide range of crops. Under his leadership International Paper and its subsidiaries have developed excellent forest management programs adminis tered by a top-ranking staff of foresters and technicians. His in terest in forest management and his insistence on more efficient utilization of the forest crop have been a strong force within his company and have contributed substantially to the increasing public acceptance of the principles of modern forest manage ment. 208 HINMAN FAMILY (Photograph of John Hinman that appeared with this article) In the days of the great depression of the early 3o's when strong pressures were on industry, John Hinman with Howard Beedy and Charles Luke formed the American Pulpwood Asso ciation to provide a single, authoritative voice for the pulpwood industry. As the Association's first president, and since as an active and interested member, he has always stood 100 percent behind the Association and its programs. John Hinman's career has been based to a great extent on two firm convictions: that the woodlands he loves can grow and flour ish as they provide our nation with increasingly abundant and varied harvests and that the continuing health and abundance of these woodlands can best he secured within the framework of a competitive, unregulated economy. Dedication, Pulpwood Annual Section Pulp & Paper, July 1957 -< >-- GLEANINGS 209 Other corporate news, which you may have missed, is the elec tion of Eddie Hinman as president and chief executive officer of the Canadian International Paper Company. This is Canada's largest enterprise in forest products, and Eddie's new job is the culmination of some 25 years of work with the company which he joined in 1936 as a laborer at the Gatineau mill. A recent issue of a pulp and paper trade journal has the following to say: "An outstanding angler and huntsman, Mr. Hinman brings a practi cal man's viewpoint to conservation, not only of fish and game, hut of all Canada's natural resources, knowing that nature is in divisible and that the forest is the key to the constant renewal of its resources." Incidentally, Eddie takes Canada seriously; he was naturalized a Canadian citizen some years ago. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine October 1961 -< >- Howard Hinman, whose Canadian brother was written up last month, runs the International Paper Co. mill in Pine Bluff, Ark. He concluded a particularly tough labor negotiation this sum mer which sets the pattern for IP's 13,000 hourly employees in the South and relaxed long enough to send the following word: ''... I didn't get married till after the war. Doris was an airline hostess for TWA. Our five are Linda ten, Bill eight, Burt six, Jimmy four, and Mary Lee two. [What planning!] Since we live on six acres of land, in addition to the children we have one horse, five Easter roosters, two dogs, two ducks and next week we will get a baby skunk that is now at the vet's being fixed up. "Most of my summer recreation is taking the children swim ming and only find time to play golf and fish two or three times a year. I will neglect my work to duck hunt. This is a sport that fits in with work as I can get up at 4 A.M., get my limit of ducks and 210 HI.NMA.N FAMILY he at the mill by g :30 A.M. My wife can't understand how I can also find time occasionally to go quail hunting or dove hunting. One of my dogs is a Chesapeake retriever and it is really some thing to watch him retrieving ducks." Dartmouth Alumni Magazine November 6, 1961 --< >- FORMER NORTH STRATFORD COUPLE OBSERVE THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING A very lovely party for Mr. and Mrs. John Holmes Hinman in honor of their Golden Wedding Anniversary was held at The Waumhek, Jefferson, Saturday afternoon and evening and was attended by 300 guests. The couple, who were former residents of North Stratford, and now of Pelham, N. Y., were given the party by their sons and wives: Howard D. Hinman of Pine Bluff, Ark., Edward B. Hinman of Montreal, P. Q., Dr. Crawford H. Hinman of Boston, Mass., and Richard H. Hinman of Chicago, Ill. The floral decorations were of gold and white and were ar ranged throughout the dining room in a most attractive manner. The toast was given by the oldest son, Howard, and Mr. Hinman made the response expressing his love and appreciation to all for attending. In closing he gave his blessing. The cake was cut by Mrs. Hinman. The nieces poured. They were: Mrs. Edward Green of Wa han, Mass., Mrs. Rand Stowell of Dixfield, Me., Mrs. Hazen B. Hinman, Jr., Mrs. A. Buol Hinman, of Rome, N. Y., Mrs. W. Arnold Ruch, Jr., of Orford, Mrs. Lewis Ruch of Lancaster, Mrs. Harold Stevens of Lisbon and Miss Martha Green of Wahan. The ushers were: Burritt H. Hinman, Jr., Whippang, N. Y., Robert Hinman, No. Stratford, Rand Stowell, Hazen B. Hin- GLEA.NI.NGS 211 man, Jr., A. Buol Hinman, W. Arnold Ruch, Jr., and Lewis Ruch. The Waumbek was chosen because of the couple's love for the North Country. Mr. Hinman is a graduate of Dartmouth College and was superintendent of Champlain Realty Co. in North Strat ford. Before going to New York he was manager of the Wood lands Dept. of International Paper Co. He has been president of the I. P. Co., and also chairman of the Board. He is still a direc tor and was president of the Canadian International. Mrs. Hinman studied music before her marriage. During Saturday morning a family reunion was held. The couple have 16 grandchildren and there were 62 relatives who attended, including: Mrs. Ensign H. Barrett, Mrs. Harvey L. Hinman, Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Green, Miss Martha Green, Col. and Mrs. Burritt H. Hinman, Mr. Robert R. Hinman, Mr. Burritt H. Hinman, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Rand N. Stowell, Mr. Rich ard H. Stowell, Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Hinman, Miss Linda A. Hinman, Master William A. Hinman, Master Burt H. Hin man, Master James P. Hinman, Miss Mary Lee Hinman, Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Hinman, Mr. John A. Hinman, Mr. George B. Hinman, Master Hugh H. Hinman, Dr. and Mrs. Crawford H. Hinman, Mr. Crawford H. Hinman, Jr., Mr. Michael H. Hin man, Master Bradford H. Hinman, Master Timothy E. Hinman, Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Hinman, Miss Mary Ellen Hinman, Miss Patricia A. Hinman, Master Thomas D. Hinman, Master Richard Drew Hinman, Mr. Harold P. Hinman, Miss Mary H. Hinman, Mr. and Mrs. Hazen B. Hinman, Mr. and Mrs. Hazen B. Hinman, Jr., Mr. Jeffrey H. Hinman, Mr. David N. Hinman, Miss Jennifer P. Hinman, Mr. and Mrs. A. Buol Hinman, Master Kirk B. Hinman, Master Mark F. Hinman, Miss Sarah L.Hinman, Mr. and Mrs. Willard A. Ruch, Mr. and Mrs. W. Arnold Ruch, Jr., Miss Marcella R. Ruch, Miss Dianne Ruch, Miss Joanne Ruch, Master Bruce A. Ruch, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ruch, Master Greg L. Ruch, Master Karl L. Ruch, Miss Alice Marie Ruch, Mr. Frank Crawford, Mr. Warren E. Drew, Mr. John W. Drew, 212 HINMAN FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Stevens, Master Don A. Stevens, Mas ter George Stevens, Mrs. Esther D. Tower, Mr. and Mrs. Binney Tower, Mrs. Adolph Stuetzel, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hinkley, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hinkley, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Colby, Mrs. Ruth Walker, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Severy, Mr. Timmy Severy. The guests, besides the family, were people that had been as sociated with Mr. Hinman over a period of 50 years. Some of the employees he had not seen for nearly that long a time. They came from all parts of the country and from every walk of life. Places represented were: North Stratford, Groveton, Colebrook, Lancaster, Gorham, Berlin, Hanover, Ashland, Wilton, Laconia, Lincoln, Bartlett, Rochester, Manchester; Fairlee, Island Pond, Averill, Norwich, Vt.; Portland, Livermore Falls, Me.; Boston, Wellesley, Newton, Waban, Williamstown, Jamaica Plain, Winchester, Pittsfield, Worcester, Medford, Danvers, Wayland, Mass.; Hartsdale, New York City, Mt. Vernon, Larchmont, Albion, Mt. Kisco, Garden City, Pelham, Scarsdale, New Rochelle, Chappaqua, Mamaro neck, N. Y.; Mobile, Ala.; Darien, Greenwich, Riverside, Conn.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Ferrysburg, Ohio; Andrews, S. C.; Beloit, Wis.; Fredericton, N. B.; Bastrop, La.; Toronto, Ont.; Montreal, P. Q.; Campbellton, N. B.;Dttawa, Ont., and Causapscal, P. Q. Mr. Hinman is the son of the late Havilah B. and Kate Barrett Hinman of North Stratford, and Mrs. Hinman was Jennie Craw ford Drew, daughter of the late W. Edwin and Abby Crawford Drew of Colebrook. They were married Sept. 12, 1911 at Cole brook by Rev. William Smiley. Coos County Democrat September 13, 1961 GLEANINGS 213 Commencement at Dartmouth 1957, when thirty-five Hinmans and rela tives returned to Hanover for the occasion of John Hinman's receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Seated on lawn are, left to right, Peter Foley, 11, San Francisco, California; Michael Hinman, 7, and Crawford Hinman Jr., 9, both of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Seated in the front row are Willard Ruch and wife Alice Hinman Ruch, North Stratford, New Hampshire; Mrs. Katherine Hinman and Hazen Hin man '14, Rome, New York; Mrs. Burritt Drew Hinman, North Strat ford; Mrs. John Hinman, Pelham, New York, holding Mary Ellen Hin man, 7, Riverside, Connecticut; John H. Hinman '08, Pelham, New York, holding Thomas Dent Hinman, 4, and Patricia Hinman, 5, both of Riverside, Connecticut; Harold P. Hinman '10, Canaan, New Hamp shire, and sister Miss Mary H. Hinman, Pelham, New York; and Col. Burritt H. Hinman '04, U.S.A. (ret.), North Stratford. Second row: Rich ard Hinman '45 and wife Barbara Dent Hinman, Riverside, Connecti cut; Miss Sally Foley, San Francisco; Mrs. Ellen Hinman, Montreal; Edward B. Hinman '35, Montreal; Mrs. Eileen Hinman and Dr. Craw ford Hinman '37, Jamaica Plain; and Mrs. Jess Hawley, Boise, Idaho. Third row: Robert Foley, San Francisco; Abraham B. Hinman '46 and wife Joan, Rome, New York; Hazen B. Hinman Jr. '42 and wife Nancy, Rome, New York; Howard D. Hinman '35 and wife Doris, Georgetown, South Carolina; and Rand N. Stowell '35 and wife Phoebe Hinman Stowell, Dixfield, Maine. At rear right: Thomas Dent '26 and wife Ellen. m. ~------,--16_6_8______~-ILI--! ___~--i_.ss_1 _____--. I l 'T'homa.5 .h\a.,,ry J"oseyh - i'l'L1673 .A1.ir{a.m 1686 1727 ! I .,11\.0\._!Y Alarsh Nathaniel L~vi 1769 m,, os9oocC !71415-1846 I ll !Lv{ .Toftn 1804:- H.193 ci. yg. m,Luci>tdcl Corson Descending from Thomas Barrett who came to Braintree, Massa chusetts, from England, I 635 / 40, are these SEVEN GENERATIONS OF A BARRETT FAMILY BEGINNING WITH Thomas Barrett ( -1668) m. Margaret -- ( -1681) Joseph Barrett ( -1711) m. Martha Gould (1654-1698) Joseph Barrett (1690-1742) m. Mary Taylor (1688-1772) Nathaniel Barrett (1724-ca. 1773) m. Mary Wheeler (1730- Joseph Barrett (1769-1817) m. Annis Osgood (1774-1848) Levi Barrett (1804-1893) m. Lucinda Corson ( Levi Barrett (1830-1917) m. Hannah Holmes (1833-1888) Kate M. Barrett (1855-1911) m. (1873) Havilah B. Hinman (1851-1908) yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy THE BARRETT FAMILY HEN Havilah Hinman of North Stratford, New Hamp hire, made his Hinman family records available to zra Stearns and his associate editors, who contem plated the publication, Genealogies and Family Histories of New Hampshire, he also included those of his wife's family, the Bar retts of Canaan, Maine. Eventually this study was printed in four volumes in 1908. In the last volume are listed five generations of this Barrett family beginning with Nathaniel Barrett ( 1 724-1 773) of Westford, Massachusetts, and ending with the immediate family of Kate Barrett, the wife of Havilah Hinman above. Nathaniel Barrett was said to be a native of Concord, Massachusetts, and to have married Mary Winter of Acton, not far distant. These two state ments furnished the clues for further study of the Barrett back ground. C. E. Potter's Genealogies of Old Families of Concord, Massachu setts (1887) deals specifically with the many descendants of Hum phrey Barrett, probably from Kent County, England, who be came a settler of Concord, Massachusetts, in 1639. The Barretts intermarried with a number of the first families of this area. Since many of the early generations numbered from six to twelve children, almost every page of Mr. Potter's statistical ta bles shows Barretts. The name of Nathan appears often in two or three of the family lines, but no Nathaniel is listed, and nobody who married a Mary Winter. The last section of the book con tains more biographical data of Humphrey's line, but Nathaniel 219 220 HI.!VMA.!V FAMILY is not there. This work is based on vital statistics, probate court and land records and can be considered a reliable source of in formation. Thus the omission of any Nathaniel Barrett indicates that he was probably not of the Humphrey line. The second clue led nowhere for a time, for there was no one of that name among the early Barretts of Wells, Maine, or Chelmsford, Malden, Cambridge or Braintree, Massachusetts, who married a Mary Winter of Acton. This failure posed the question of who might have furnished the account to Havilah Hinman and the source from which it originated. An old letter among the Hinman family notes, written by a Joseph Barrett, Esq., to Hon. Joseph H. Barrett, "another mem ber of the family", called for careful study. It was dated January 28, 1866, sent from Canaan, Vermont, and signed "WHB", who was probably the man who copied a letter in his possession in response to an inquiry for the data. (See copy following ''Sev enth Generation".) This proved without doubt that Nathaniel Barrett married Mary Wheeler, not Mary Winter. Some editor of the New Hampshire volumes read the "eeler" as "inter" al though the "t" was not crossed in the script. A slight correction at the base of the ('h" made the upper loop appear as an upward stroke of the "W" and the lower part as an "i", thus causing the error. Baker Library (Dartmouth College), experts in reading script, attest to this and th~ correct name as being Wheeler. With this assurance, the article on the Barrett family pub lished in 1888 in the .New England Historic Genealogical Register, Volume 42, written by the Hon. Joseph Hartwell Barrett of Loveland, Ohio, entitled "Thomas Barrett of Braintree, William Barrett of Cambridge, Massachusetts and Their Early Descend ants" could be accepted. This same article was tipped in as a last section of "Genealogy of Some of the Descendants of Thomas Barret, of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1635", compiled by William Barrett of St. Paul, Minnesota, and published the same year. The facts presented tallied with those of the Middlesex Coun ty, Massachusetts, probate court records and the vital statistics BARRETT FAMILY NOTES 221 of the Massachusetts towns of Chelmsford, Westford and Con cord. It is significant that the letter above mentioned was ad dressed to Hon. Joseph H. Barrett. These pages in the New England Register show that the author did considerable research, so it seems wise to include here the first three or four paragraphs of general information on the early Barretts in America and their possible relationship to one an other. The introductory paragraph reads as follows: The wills of John Barrett, Sr. of Wells, Humphrey Barrett, Sr. of Con cord and Thomas Barrett, Sr. of Chelmsford were made the same year those of the last two on the same day, "1st, 1st mo. 1662". Humphrey, who stated his age as "about seventy", died that year and Thomas in 1668. Whatever their relationship, the three belonged to the same gen eration. Contemporary with them was Mrs. Margaret Huntington ("Ba ret" by birth), who came to New England in 16,'33 with three sons and one daughter, her husband, Simon Huntington, having died on the voyage hither ... about 1635 Margaret married Thomas Houghton and they were among the first settlers of Windsor, Connecticut. She was from Norwich, England, where her father died in 1649. A footnote adds the following, taken from Hasted's History of County Kent, England: This family of Baret, Barret, Barrett is of ancient and respectable account in the kingdom. The ancestors of it are recorded in the Battle Abbey Roll as one who came over with William, Duke of Normandy, and was present at the fatal Battle of Hastings in 1066. The descendants are spread over most of Britain and Ireland. A later paragraph in the Joseph Hartwell Barrett's account includes additional items about other early Barretts in America as follows: Of a younger generation were brothers, William Barrett of Cambridge, John of Marlboro and Thomas of Cambridge and Marlboro. Their sister, Lydia (d. 1701) was the wife of Bartholomew Cheever of Boston who came from Canterbury, England. Of nearly the same age but of other parentage were James and Robert Barrett of Charlestown, possibly sons of John, Sr. of Wells who had "an enclosed tract of land" on the Age rnenticus River as early as 1641. The latter is said to have been the son of 222 HINMAN FAMILY Robert Barrett engaged in the Maine fisheries which had led to the set tlement on the coast in the vicinity of \,Vinter Harbor and Cape Porpoise "many years" before 1639 under the auspices of Walter Barrett and other merchants of Bristol. [See memorials in N. H. Reg., Vol. vm.] Since Margaret Baret or Barrett has had special mention, the data from another source might well be included here- that of the Barrett ancestry published in the magazine for collectors, Hobbies, January 1956 issue, in the section designated "At the Sign of the Crest" and edited by Hazel Kraft Eilers. This relates especially to the line of John Barett of Blythborough, County Suffolk, England. Few dates are given, but it speaks of the armo rial bearing of the Baret family of Westhall as shown in the visi tations of Norfolk in 1664. (Visitations, the annual visits of the Bishop, were required. He, in turn, required all parish records to be ready for his reviewing of the same. The Harleian Society in England published more than one hundred of these volumes which W. E. Phillemore and other antiquarians mention as ex cellent source material.) Summarizing the data in this article, we learn that John Bar et's grandson, William Baret, married Jane Claxton. By him, she had three sons and three daughters, all of whom died without issue. Later he married widow Margaret Wingfield, who gave birth to two sons, Owen and Christopher, and one daughter, Prudence. After Christopher completed his apprenticeship at the age of twenty-four, he married Elizabeth Clark. Their first son, Christopher, died unmarried. Then we are told that four sons, William, Thomas, Peter and Robert, and several other children, male and female, died without issue except Margaret, who married Simon Huntington, as noted above. James Savage and others giving emigrants before 1692 do not mention an Owen Baret. The following pages will show Kate Hinman's descent from that of Thomas Barrett of Braintree, Massachusetts. Much of the data given above does not seem relevant to Thomas Barret of Braintree but may be useful to other students of the Barrett lines. BARRETT FAMILY NOTES 223 Some writers think that at some future time ancient records in England will prove all of the early Massachusetts Barrett families (of whatever spelling) to be related. To give ready reference to those unfamiliar with genealogical writing, an outline of the Kate Barrett Hinman paternal line has been shown on pages 216-217. FIRST GENERATION TH OMAS1 BARRETT, the ancestor, and his wife, Margaret, emigrated from England to America sometime between 1635 and 1640. He was made a freeman in 1645. He was one of the thirty two residents of Braintree, Massachusetts, where he settled, to whom in that year the General Court granted 10,000 acres of land in Warwick which had been confiscated by reason of "Gor ton's heresy". Before the proposed settlement had begun, how ever, the action of the General Court was overruled in England and the lands restored to the original settlers. Thomas Barrett remained for several years in Braintree, where he bought land in 1651 of Michael Saunders and Francis Elliot. Mary Barrett, pre sumably his daughter, was married there in 1654 and his son, Thomas, in 1655. He removed to Chelmsford where he made his will in 1662. William Barrett tells us that on April 10, 1663, Thomas and his son, Thomas Barrett, Jr. (who had moved to Chelmsford, Massachusetts, some time prior to March 1660), purchased a house and fifty-two acres of land in Chelmsford on what was then known as ''Robbins Hill" and settled there (Chelmsford) immediately afterward. Thomas1 Barrett remembered his eldest son, John, his son Thomas, his youngest son, Joseph, his daughter, Mary, and his wife, Margaret. (The original will is document #1270 in the files at the Middlesex County probate court in East Cambridge, 224 HINMAN FAMILY Massachusetts, 1959.) He died October 6, 1668, and his wife on July 8, 1681. Children: 1. John2, m. Sarah--. Res. Chelmsford. Eight ch. 2. Thomas2, m. Sept. 14, 1655, Frances Woolderson. Six ch. 3. Mary2, m. Feb. 1, 1654, Shadrach Thayer. 4. JOSEPH 2 BARRETT,m.Mar. -, 1672,MarthaGould (Chelmsford V.R.). SECOND GENERATION 2 1 JOSEPH BARRETT (Thomas ), born probably in Brain tree, Massachusetts, married ( 1) on July or September 17, 1672, Martha Gould (Goole in vital records). She was born October 15, 1654, in Braintree, the daughter of Francis and Rose (--) Gould. Martha died in 1698. Joseph married (2) Mary (Proc tor ?) . The copy of the will (#1222) in the Middlesex County files shows it to have been made on March 17, 1711. He died Oc tober 31, 1711, giving his son, Joseph, duty as administrator of the estate, which included legacies to his six sisters. His brother, Josiah, had duties also. Mary, his wife, joined him in signing a deed in 1707. His will was probated January 2, 1712. Mary died November 22, 1 728. Children: I. Rebecca 3, b. July 4, 1673, m. 1696 Walter Powers of Con cord, Mass. 2. Martha3, b. --, d. July 20, 1678. 3 3. Sarah , b. --, m. Dec. 17, 1700, George Glazier of Lan caster, Mass., son of John and Elizabeth (George) Glazier of Woburn, Mass. 3 4. Hannah , b. --, m. 1703, James Bennett of Groton. BARRETT FAMILY NOTES 225 5. Margaret3, b. April 29, 1683, m. 1703 Ebenezer Robbins. 6. Miriam3, b. 1686, m. -- Whitney. 7. Josiah3, b. July 2, 1688, m. Feb. 20, 1709, Mary Dill, daughter of Peter Dill of Concord, Mass. 8. JOSEPH 3 BARRETT, b. Feb. 24, 1690, m. 1714 Mary Taylor. THIRD GENERATION 3 1 JOSEPH BARRETT (Joseph2, Thomas ). No birth date is on record. In his father's will, made in October 1711, he was named as one of the executors, a son at least twenty-one years old and younger than Josiah, whose birth is recorded as in 1688. Joseph married at Concord, Massachusetts, March 24, 1714, Mary Taylor, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Robbins) Taylor of Concord. (Samuel Taylor, father of Mary Taylor Barrett, was born in Concord, Massachusetts, June 21, 1659, the son of James Taylor by his second wife, Elizabeth. This James Taylor appears in the Concord record in 1639. He married in 1641 Isabel Thomp son, by whom he had two children. Samuel Taylor and Mary Robbins of Concord were married there on December 9, 1685. Their daughter, Mary, was born October 27, 1688.) Middlesex County probate record number 1223 shows Joseph Barrett, who died intestate in 1742, was a blacksmith of Chelms ford, Massachusetts. The inventory was made January 18, 1724. Words in the margin indicate Nathaniel, his son, as receiving property with boundaries as given in the fourth section. He and his brother, Joseph, were to have two-thirds of their father's es tate on condition they make certain payments to the rest of the children of the deceased, one-third going to the widow for life. The appraisers were Daniel Taylor, Joseph Chamberlin and 226 HINMAN FAMILY Jonathan Minot. Guardianship of the youngest four children was given to Benjamin Chamberlin. These included Nathaniel in his twenty-first year. Eighty-one pounds was the amount paid to each of the sisters and brothers by Joseph and Nathaniel Barrett. Children: 1. Mary4, b. Aug. 12, 1715, m. Dec. 22, 1743, Noah Emery. 2. Lydia4, b. Sept.-, 1717, m. Job Spalding. Shed. 1810. Eleven ch. 3. Martha4, b. May 27, 1720, m. Dec. 23, 1741, Zachary Walker. 4. Joseph4, b. Jan. 31, 1723, m. Oct. 13, 1743, Sarah Martin and had Joseph, William, John, Sarah, Oliver and Moses. 5. NATHANIEL 4 BARRETT, b. Dec. 1, 1724, m. Nov. 30, 1 748, Martha Wheeler. 6. Oliver4, b. Jan. g, 1727, m. Anna Fiske and had Anna (Jo seph Wilder), Molly (Stephen Barrett), Ebenezer, Oliver, Joseph of Barre, Benjamin and Bethiah (Phineas Whitney). 7. Reuben 4, b. ca. 1729, m. June 19, 1750, Sarah Fletcher. Settled in Mason, N. H. D. Sept. 19, 1800. Children. 8. Sarah4, b. Feb. 8, 1731, m. Sept. 27, 1755, John Cragin of Acton, Mass., later of Temple, N. H. Nine children. FOUR TH GENERATION 4 3 2 1 NATHANIEL BARRETT (Joseph ' , Thomas ),born De cember 1, 1724. He married on November 30, 1748, Mary Wheeler of Acton(as indicated on page 235) according to Chelms ford, Massachusetts, records. Nathaniel was of Westford, Massa chusetts, the western part of Chelmsford, until 1 729, when it won the right to be a precinct and later a town. In the town rec- BARRETT FAMILY NOTES 227 ords there is a notation in pencil of death date "Abt. 1773", but the Middlesex County probate record number 1249 gives as the date October 29, 1776, when the widow, Mary Barrett, of Chelmsford, appears before John Winthrop, Esq., with Samuel Wheeler, Jr., cooper of Acton, and Phineas Blood of Concord, gentleman, also of Middlesex County. The condition is that Mary will exhibit the will if she finds it on or before October 28, 1777, and signs with her mark. She is thus appointed adminis trator of the estate of her husband, Nathaniel Barrett, cooper, who died intestate, according to court records. (The dates given for the births of the children in the following list are from the Westford, Massachusetts, vital records. They do not all tally with those in the Barrett data in the last volume of Stearns' Gen ealogies of New Hampshire Families, pp. 1786 and 1787.) Children: 1. Mary5, b. --, m. April 24, 1775, Thaddeus Garfield. 2. Marsh5, b. Sept. 24, 1753, m. -- Adams. 5 3. John , b. March 13, 1757, m. Susan Chalmers. He settled in Dublin, N. H. Later to Me. D. Dover, Me., in 1845. (Stearns says his birth date was 1 762.) 5 4. Martha , b. June 17, 1759, m. -- Adams. 5. Ruth5, b. --, m. Thomas Atwood of Temple, N. H. 6. Nathaniel5, Jr., m. Lydia Atwood of Temple, N. H., and had sons Charles, Oliver, Alvin, Nathaniel, Jr., m. Sybil Spaulding. Issue: Arteman, William and Hiram. 7. Levi5, b. Feb. 19, 1767, m. Rebecca Sawyer. Sons Joseph and Levi. From Templeton, Mass., they moved to Fairfield, Me., in 1802. Levi, Sr., d. there 1851, ae. 84. 8. JOSEPH 5 BARRETT, b. Dec. 31, 1769, m. Annis Os good. g. Sarah5, b. -~, m. Moody Stickney of New Ipswich, N. H. _ (When dates differ, we may find that a child died in infancy and a son or daughter born later was given the same name.) 228 HINMAN FAMILY FIFTH GENERATION 5 3 2 1 JOSEPH BARRETT (Nathaniel\ Joseph , , Thomas ), the youngest child of Nathaniel4 and Mary (Wheeler) Barrett, was born December 31, 1769, at Westford, Massachusetts. He mar ried at Templeton, New Hampshire, November 6, 1793, Annis Osgood, the daughter of Joseph5 and Hulda (Church) Osgood of Canaan, Maine. She was born February 11, 1774/5. They moved from Templeton to Dublin, New Hampshire, to Ludlow, Vermont, thence to Fairfield, Maine, and then Canaan, Maine, where he died January 28, 1817, age forty-seven. A record in the East Somerset County, Maine, history states his arrival from Ludlow, Vermont, as of 1806. A search of the Somerset County probate court records showed that he died intestate, his widow, "Anes", named. He owned about seventy-five acres with buildings thereon in Ca naan, Maine, a town incorporated in 1788. Settlers came up the Kennebec River and settled on its banks, but Captain Joseph Barrett with family seemed to have arrived from an inland loca tion. The East Somerset County register related that he cleared the land, which is the farm now owned by his great-granddaughter, Mrs. Viola Rand. The house was built in 1816. We are also told that Joseph Barrett with Jonathan Haskell and William Tuttle were named in 1809 as the three most prominent men in their town in the county excluding county officers and lawyers. This listing was found in a manuscript by William Allen of Norridge wock in the 186o's. They remark that the early settlers were generally poor but were industrious and prudent farmers mak ing a good living. Another item mentions him as one of a general commission to visit schools in 1813. Mrs. Louise H. Coburn 's Skowhegan on the Kennebec speaks of Universalism in Old Canaan about 1823 "when Rev. Sylvanus BARRETT FAMILY NOTES 229 Cobb organized a small society in the town through the influence of Joseph Barrett, father of Hon. Joseph Barrett and grandfather of Timothy Barrett Esq., who moved to Canaan in 1805 and was for a long time the only believer in that doctrine in the town." He was Captain in the State Militia in Maine. Joseph Barrett, Jr., tells of his brothers and sisters, but the list varies somewhat from that given in the East Somerset register. Children of Joseph5 and "Annes" (Osgood) Barrett: 1. Hulda 6, h. --, m. Corson (not in letter). 2. Joseph6, Jr., b. March 17, 1797 (Ludlow rec.). 3. Joseph6, Jr., b. March 7, 1 798, who became Hon. Joseph. Selectman 1826-1829, Canaan, Me. (See letter of 1866.) 4. Silas6, b. Aug. 22, 1800, Templeton, Mass., d. Feb. 1845, at Augusta, Me., m. Ann Moore. Two sons, of whom Silas survives ( 1866). Three daughters. 5. LEVI 6 BARRETT, b. Nov. 1804, Fairfield, Me., m. Lu- cinda Corson. 6. John6, h. 1808, d. ae. 5. 6 7. Harrison , h. 1814, living 1866. 8. Lucinda 6, b. --, m. -- Bangs (register data). 3 (The Osgood line was John1, Stephen2, Hooker , Deacon Jonathan4, Joseph5 [Revolution], Annis6 Osgood m. Joseph Barrett.) SIXTH GENERATION 6 3 2 1 LEVI BARRETT (Joseph5,Nathaniel4,Joseph , ,Thomas ), son of Joseph and Annis (Osgood) Barrett born November 1804. Died May 12, 1893. Married May 24, 1829, Lucinda P. Corson by Joseph Barrett, Esq. She died November 10, 1882, in Canaan, Maine. He was active in the affairs of his home town, serving as 230 HIJVMAJV FAMILY town clerk 1827-1830 and as treasurer 1838. One account men tions him as a minister. Of his thirteen children, four sons, Alonzo, Dudley, Henry and Frank, were in the Civil War and returned home safely. Henry was a Captain and Brevet Major at the close of the war. Children: 1. Lucina7, b. Oct. 2, 1829, m. --, Col. Muzzy, daughter Della. 2. LEVI7 SYLVESTER BARRETT, b. Dec. 14, 1830, d. Jan. 5, 1917, m. Hannah Holmes, daughter of John and Hannah (Kimball) Holmes. 3. Lucinda Caroline, b. Nov. 1, 1832, d. --, m. (1) - Cheney, had son, John Cheney, m. (2) -- Burnap, had daughter, Eleanor Burnap Statts. 4. Alonzo7, b. Oct. 23, 1834, m. Rebecca --. No ch. 5. Albion7 Dudley, b. Dec. 11, 1836, m. Harriet Buzzell. No ch. 6. Louisa7 Osgood, h. Dec. 14, 1838, m. Charles Leathers, h. --. Children: Alonzo and Louisa. 7. William7 Henry Harrison, b. July 28, 1841. Unm. Dentist in Paris, France, many years. Col. in Army. 8. Francis7 (Frank) Allen, h. June 23, 1843, m. Ella --. Son Harrison m.Myra Whitney had daughters Ruth and Eliz abeth. Ruth m. James Drummond Dow, Jr., July 20, 1935. Elizabeth m. 1933 Dr. William Paul Thompson of N. Y. 9. Isabella7 Ann, h. Sept. 24, 1845, m. Herman Bird. No chil dren. Adopted daughter Amy never married. 10. Edward7 W., h. Jan. 16, 1848, m. --, son Harry. 11. Elizaheth7 Page, h. Feb. 27, 1850, in Canaan, Me., m. (1) Henry Drew, m. (2) Nathan Thomas and had issue: Levi Thomas who m. Mary --, issue: Henry Thomas and Isabelle m. Thomas Moore. 12. John7 Wyman, b. May 11, 1852, m. Elizabeth--. No ch. 13. George7 Frederick, b. Sept. 24, 1854, d. Jan. 15, 1922, m. Katheryn Whittemore, b. March 13, 1861, d. Feb. 19, 1937. BARRETT FAMILY NOTES 231 Children: Lucina Muzzy Barrett, b. March 19, 1887; James Whittemore, b. Dec. 20, 1889, d. March 6, 1960; Henry Clifford Barrett, b. March 20, 1893. (In answer to an inquiry from John H. Hinman, the town clerk of Canaan, Maine, sent Barrett vital records from which this record is given according to date of birth. Marriage records, children and grandchildren have been as remembered by George F. Barrett's daughter, Lucina Barrett, and/or Mrs. Sarah Bar rett, wife of Ensign, son of Levi, who married Hannah Holmes.) SEVENTH GENERATION LEVI7 SYLVESTER BARRETT (Levi6, Joseph5, Nathan 3 2 1 iel4, Joseph ' , Thomas ), eldest son of Levi and Lucinda (Cor son) Barrett, was born December 14, 1830, at Canaan, Maine. A resident of the town for many years, he was in the lumber busi ness until 1882, when he opened a drugstore on Maine Street in Gorham, New Hampshire. Later, he formed a partnership when his youngest son came into the firm. He was one of the depend able citizens wherever he resided. He married Hannah Holmes, the daughter of John and Han nah (Kimball) Holmes of Canaan, Maine. She was born August 4, 1833, and died January I 1, 1886. He died January 5, 1917. Five children were born to them. Children: 1. KATE8 M. BARRETT, b. Jan. 1, 1855, at Canaan, Me., although her birth does not seem to be recorded there. Shed. Oct. 22, 1911, at North Stratford, N. H. On Dec. 28, 1873, she m. Havilah Burritt Hinman of North Stratford, N. H. Ten children. (See following records and ''Family Notes and Sketches".) 232 HINMAN FAMILY 2. Carrie8 Lucina, h. Oct. 4, 1857, and d. May 9, 1936. She m. Sept. 2, 1880, in Lewiston, Me., Louis Cromer Purman who was b. Jan. 9, 1853, and d. Jan. 26, 1921. (See "Family Notes and Sketches".) Children (Purman) : 1) May, b. May 14, 1882, m. Maurice Daniel Adams, b. July 1, 1876, in Boston, Mass., and d. Sept. 24, 1953, in Washington, D. C. Res. Largo, Fla. 2) Vernie, h. April 10, 1886. Res. Largo, Fla. May Purman Adams and Vernie Purman, 1962 3. Alonzo8 Delivan, b. July 24, 1863, at Brunswick, Me. He d. Nov. 19, 1930, at Portland, Me. Hem. on June 24, 1883, Alberta Needham at Gorham, N. H. She was b. Oct. 5, 1865, at Bethel, Me., and d. Dec. 19, 1939, at Portland, Me. BARRETT FAMILY NOTES 233 Children: 1) Bessie9, b. Sept. 14, 1885, at Gorham, N. H., m. June 30, 1915, David Ernest Quinn at Gorham, N. H. He was b. May 19, 1891. Children (Quinn) : a. Judith, b. May 10, 1917, at Gorham, N. H., m. Henry Albert Hanken. Children (Hanken) : a) Jon Norman Gray, b. Sept. 10, 1941. b) David, b. Nov. 17, 1942. c) Betsy, b. Aug. 23, 1947. d) Bruce, b. June 17, 1950. b. Edith, b. March 31, 1919, at Berlin, N. H., m. Donald Bailey, b. --. Res. Portland, Me. Children (Bailey) : a) Carol Ann, b. Aug. 10, 1943. c. Barbara (twin), b. May 16, 1921, at Berlin, N. H., m. Edward MacLean Vickerson, b. --. Res. Portland, Me. cl. Betty (twin), b. May 16, 1921, at Berlin, N. H., m. James Douglas Pike, b. --. Res. Manchester, Conn., 1963. Children (Pike): a) Gregory, b. July 1, 1949. b) Gary, b. Oct. 2, 1950. c) Barbara Ellen, b. May 13, 1952. 2) Woodbury9 Gates, b. Sept. 8, 1890, at Gorham, N. H., d. Sept. 28, 1953, m. May 19, 1920, Gladys Estabrook, b. Aug. 4, 1896, d. Jan. 21, 1965, at Portland, Me. No issue. Paragraphs from his obituary tell us of his life mterests: Woodbury Gates Barrett, 63, of Cumberland Foreside, past grand chef de gare of the Maine 40 and 8, and for many years in the drug and surgical supplies business in Portland, died suddenly Monday. 234 HIJVMAJV FAMILY Born in Gorham, N. H., Sept. 8, 1890, son of Alonzo D. and Alberta Needham Barrett, he attended the schools of that town and attended the University of Maine where he was a member of Sigma Chi. Mr. Barrett was a pharmacist by profession and entered the drug business with his father in his home town. Later they op erated a store at North Deering. He also worked for H. H. Hay & Sons and for the past 29 years was with George C. Frye Company. A member of the Masonic Lodge in Gorham, N. H., Mr. Barrett was also a member of Cumberland Chapter, RAM, and Winnegance Chapter, OES, in Yarmouth. He was a veteran of World War One, a member of the Ralph D. Caldwell Post, American Legion, and past chef de gare of Cumberland County Voiture of the 40 and 8 and of the state organization. Surviving are his widow, the former Gladys Estabrook of Gorham, N. H., a sister, Mrs. D. Ernest Quinn, Portland, and a brother, Clayton of Miami, Fla. 3) Clayton9 Alonzo, b. Nov. 17, 1896, at Gorham, N. H., m. April 29, 1920, Ruth Doughty, b. Feb. 22, 1903, at Portland, Me. Children: a. Beatrice10 Elaine, b. March 8, 1921, at Portland, Me., m. Benjamin Walker Smith. Res. Miami, Fla. (1963). b. Lorraine1° Frances, b. Jan. 29, 1923, at Portland, Me., m. Robert Roy Stubbs. Res. Coral Gables, Fla. (1963). 4. Hattie8, d. in infancy. 5. Ensign8 Havilah, b. June 27, 1873, m. Sept. 24, 1896, Sarah Willoughby of Lyndonville, Vt. She was b. July 24, 1873. He d. Oct. 30, 1955. No issue. --< >-- BARRETT FAMILY NOTES 235 Copy of letter from Joseph Barrett, Esq., to Hon. Joseph H. Barrett, another member of the family. Canaan, Me., Jan. 28, 1866 Hon. Joseph H. Barrett,- Dear Sir: Your letter of the 21st inst. was duly received and its contents no ticed. It will afford me pleasure to give you all the information in my possession in relation to that branch of the Barrett Family of which I am a member. My Grandfather, Nathaniel Barrett, originated from Concord, Mass. I do not know his father's name but have been informed that either his father or grandfather emigrated from England and were among the first settlers of Concord. My grandfather married Miss Mary Wheeler of Acton, Mass. by whom he had four sons and four daughters. He settled at Westford, Mass. and continued to reside there until his death which took place in 1 776. His sons, John, Nathaniel, Jr., Levi and Joseph lived to raise up families of their own. John and Nathaniel, Jr. were soldiers in the Revolutionary Army and were at the taking of Burgoyne. Levi was a captain in the Drafted Militia in the war of 1812 and was stationed at Edgecomb, Me. He was also Justice of the Peace. Joseph, my father was a Captain in the State Militia of Maine. They were all born in Medford, Mass. John married Miss Susanna Chalmers of Boston, Mass. by whom he had three children, one son, William Chal mers, and two daughters, Arathusa and Lucinda. John was born about 1762. He settled in Dover, Me. about the year 1845. His son, William C. married Miss Betsey Davis of Fairfield, Me. by whom he had several chil dren, some four or five sons and two or three daughters. He removed from Fairfield to Dover, Maine about thirty years since and died there about fifteen years ago. His oldest son, John, died some twelve years ago. I think he was married and left some children. William C. 's son, Charles, with one or two of his brothers whose names I do not know are in California or were there the last I heard from them. This is all I know about my Uncle John's descendants. He and all his family have passed from the shores of time. My uncle Nathaniel married Miss Lydia Atwood of Temple, N. H. by whom he had four sons and four daughters. He settled in that town and all his children by his first wife were born there. His sons by that mar riage bore the following names to wit: Charles, Oliver, Alvin, and Na thaniel, Jr. Charles settled in Lowell, Mass. He died there some eight or 238 HINMAN FAMILY ten years ago and left a widow and children as I have been informed. Oliver settled in Ipswich, Mass. and I suppose resides there now. Alvin was an old bachelor and is supposed by his brothers and sisters to be dead as he left Mass. some thirty years ago and has never been heard from since. Nathaniel, Jr. is settled in Temple, N. H. as I have been informed. My uncle Nathaniel married Miss Spaulding for his second wife by whom he has three sons and one daughter. His sons were Artemas, William and Hiram. Artemus died in infancy. William died in the U. S. Army August 13, 1862, aged 43 years. William married Miss Eliza Russell of Norridge wock, Maine by whom he had five children, four of whom are now living, one son and three daughters. The son's name is James R. and is about ten years old and lives with his mother in Fairfield, Maine. Hiram Barrett, the youngest son of my uncle Nathaniel Barrett now lives in Clinton, Maine. He married Miss Maria Ellis of Fairfield, Maine, by whom he had three children now living, one son and two daughters. The son's name is George and is about twelve years old. My Uncle Nathaniel died December 29, 1853, aged 89 years. My Uncle Levi Barrett married Miss Rebecca Sawyer of Templeton, Mass. by whom he had two sons and four daughters. The sons, Joseph and Levi both died single. My Uncle Levi removed from Templeton, Mass. to Fairfield, Me. in 1802 and died there October 10, 1851, aged 84 years. He left none to hear his name. My father, Joseph Barrett, was born in Westford, Mass. in 1 770. He married my mother of Templeton, Mass. in 1793. He removed from Tem pleton, Mass. to Dublin, N. H. and from there to Ludlow, Vt. and from there to Fairfield, Me. and from there to Canaan, Me. where he died Jan. 29, 1817, aged 47 years. He had five sons to wit: Joseph, Silas, Levi, John and Harrison and two daughters as fruits of his marriage. His oldest son died in infancy. I am the 2nd son and was born in Ludlow, Vt. March 7, 1798 and shall be 67 years old the 7th of March next if I live to that time. My brother Silas, the next younger than myself was born in Templeton, Mass. Aug. 22, 1800 and died in Augusta, Me. Feb. 1845, aged 45 years. My brother John died in 1813 aged 5 years. My brother Levi was born in Fairfield, Me. November 1804 and is now living. My youngest brother, Harrison Barrett, was horn in 1814 and is now living. My brother, Silas, married Miss Ann Moore, an English lady by whom he had five children, two sons, Silas and Franklin, and three daughters. Franklin died when a child. Silas is now living. BARRETT FAMILY NOTES 239 My brother, Levi S. is now living in this town (Canaan, Me.). He mar ried Miss Lucinda Corson by whom he had thirteen children, eight sons and five daughters and they are all living. The names are Levi S., Alonzo C., Albion Dudley, William Henry, Frank A., Edward W., John W., and George F. The daughters are Lucina S., Caroline L., Louisa 0., Isabel A. and Elizabeth P. Four of the sons, Alonzo, Dudley, Henry and Frank have been in the war and came out alive and well. Henry was a Captain and Brt. Major at the close of the war. Uncle Joseph had seven children, six sons and one daughter. The daughter's name is Viola. The sons are Joseph, Jr., John, Levi, William, Timothy and Augustus. W.H.B. 13 J690 l"c6ruru-v 2.4, ~ru;.uru,mr.,.,,,11,ia,,,w:,,.ui.etts At 17H .A-iarc( 1+, furt'ter ir:formatio>i .TAMES' TAYl.OIL. 1636 II 1685 Octoi'i;;r Z'i, (Oi".COf(L,,>\1,(l.55llC11.U,Sert;; v m2. WWjor.£, AicLJ;sw:htUetts 5 J'OSFPH BARJttTT m. ANNIS OSGOOD II rn,') :ru~, W.::s!forct'., )Aa.ssac1iv.seru II 1774/5 fd:ww..ry it D 11!17 Janu«.ry i9 D1846 NOVCti16er a, tMrtut in C::ttuan.• Ham.: ht .Annij Os3ood.119.l Novcmbfr & M(2.J u qes.r. :e.uwaect R Ca.nMn. Maim: !> 1105 Dcccm&er ! D n,6 J'1.m~ zi., .¾ct,s::icfu.sctts 1 R. Ccnron.i mi.ti( L7JJ, tli.:ii.A.ctotl fAAJtY WHEELEIL. ll mo 5cpt.:m.&cr 24, :r;ecyora., .#.a.sscufiu.sctts Al.[21 Jos~.A.twocd RUTH yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ADDENDA F YOU are a Hinman descendant of Sergeant Edward1, and likely to become a lawyer, F.B.I. man or an ardent fan of li family history, turn back to the first page of the first genera tion under "The Connecticut Story". Read carefully the first two paragraphs. Then consider the pertinent facts of history things were really happening three hundred years ago. 1. King Charles I of England was staunchly supported by Oliver Cromwell until the king's flight after defeat in 1646. Cromwell, because of many factors and factions, lost all hope and interest in his ruler. At the king's trial in 1649, he recom mended execution. 2. Sergeant Edward Hinman, if one of the king's bodyguard, could have left England in 1646 or early the next year-incog nito. Next, consider the time element. 3. Governor Peter Stuyvesant arrived in New Amsterdam in May 1647. Even his wooden leg did not keep him from "getting around" and knowing all parts of the Dutch holdings in Amer ica. His predecessor, Willem Kieft, sought the destruction of all Indians but Peter Stuyvesant followed a middle course of "Live and let live", especially with the Mohawk tribe as well as those troublesome English colonists going back and forth on the Con necticut to Windsor at their pleasure without paying river toll. He refused the offer of Captain John Underhill, "an ex-New Englander and a hero of the Pequot War of 1637'', to fight the Indians. 4. Captain John Underhill was a seasoned soldier, age 33, 24.5 246 Hl.NMA.N FAMILY when he sailed with John Winthrop, 1630. Freeman of Boston, 1631. Compelled surrender of Indian fort at Saybrook in Con necticut, 1637. Won Pequot War. New Indian crisis, 1643. In 1647 or later, Sergeant Edward Hinman was in his company, the first time this man whom you are seeking, is mentioned in Co lonial records. Using books or records on the reference list given here and/or bibliography in Van Duzen's Connecticut as well as volumes on Indian wars or newly discovered early emigration lists, you may learn something more about Sergeant Edward1 Hinman and his forefathers, and yours, some day. G.B.W. The item copied below was found in an old letter in the late Harold Hinman's files. !"en- _a~~~_...~ ~7~4-c~ ~i,n-,., d?'\) I ~ ,,(. tf7_ ~~ I /,f-51,~ .fl ~ ~ £ ~ J-' ~ : ~UA, ~~ / :ZS-~ ,¥-.::2..--t fk-'l 9/. J- e,. -'~ ~ ~ I ~/;J. ~ .3,1/ -U-,/ ~- i ~ " ~ ~ ~/ Sa cP~ ,/r-_/ ~, ~ ~ r. ~, ~,'y/·~- There were also letters from the Boston and New York City Public Libraries, written in February of the same year, answer ing inquiries about the Hinman coat-of-arms. The R. R. Hin man book of 1856 mentioned, which pictures the crest, is the ADDENDA 247 one from the shelves of Baker Library of Dartmouth College, and was used for the introductory pages of this volume. -< >- HOLMES - KIMBALL Data on four sheets of tablet paper among the family notes belonging to Harold P. Hinman of Canaan, New Hampshire (1959). They are unsigned and there is no date on any one of them. Levi Barrett married Hannah Holmes of Canaan, Maine. Their daughter, Kate M., married Havilah B. Hinman. If one of their eight children copied the records, then John and Hannah (Kimball) Holmes were the parents of Hannah Holmes. Hannah Holmes was born August 4, 1833, in Canaan, Maine. Husband and wife: Greatgrandfather JOHN HOLMES Greatgranclmother HANNAH KIMBALL Sons: Ensign Kimball Holmes James Holmes Thomas Kimball Holmes Stephen Alphonso Holmes Daughters: Hannah Holmes, Jr. Mehitable Weeks Holmes Lucinda Bigelow Holmes Sophie Jane Holmes Brothers of JOHN HOLMES: James Holmes Stephen Holmes -- Holmes -- Holmes Sisters of JOHN HOLMES: Nancy Holmes Mary Holmes Mehitable Holmes Dorcas Holmes 248 HINMAN FAMILY Brothers of HANNAH KIMBALL: David Kimball Samuel Kimball Thomas Kimball ~- Kimball Sisters of HANNAH KIMBALL: Sophronia Kimball ~- Kimball ·-- Kimball James Holmes and Tryphena: 1 son, Freeman Stephen Holmes and Nancy: 2 sons, Albion and Stephen 2 daughters, Nancy and Almira Mary Holmes and John Brown: children but no data David Kimball and Belinda: James, George, Hannah, Annie, David, Joseph, Eliza Thomas Kimball and Rebecca Brown: Hannah, Rebecca Clement, John Holmes, Thomas Jr. Sophronia and --Tibbet: 2 children, not named --< >- ANCESTOR HUNT As we grow older, many of us turn to ancestor hunting. It is not an ig noble sport since to know where we come from can support us as we move towards where we must go. There is also a nice satisfaction in fitting together all those loose bits of family lore and then going beyond the familiar to pursue some missing, elusive piece essential to the com pleted family picture puzzle. Tuesday evening, January 12, at 7:30 in 13 Carpenter Hall Mrs. W. K. Wright, a genealogist of reputation far beyond Hanover, will talk to members and friends of the Hanover Historical Society on just this sub ject: "Finding Those Elusive Ancestors." She will illustrate her talk with simple diagrams and with pertinent material loaned by Baker Library. When Mrs. Wright and her husband moved here in 1916 on his ap pointment to the Dartmouth philosophy department they brought with ADDENDA 249 them the 11e1dy published genealogy of the ,vright family and a mild interest in family history. Nearby lived Dr. Gilman D. Frost who, when he was not delivering babies, setting broken bones and getting Hanover citizens back on their feet, took a passionate interest in genealogy and was in eyery free minute compiling his monumental file of local families and their forebears. Mrs. Frost, paying a courtesy call on her new neigh bors, wondered if they knew anything about the Hanover Center Wright who went west to lllinois in 1818? Indeed they did. Here he was, in the Wright genealogy, head of Professor vVright's branch of the family. 'Within the hour Dr. Frost was over and from then on he and that other passionate researcher, Prof. Frank M. Anderson, swept Mrs. \Vright along 011 the tide of their enthusiasm. Since she works primarily for her own pleasure and information Mrs. Wriglit considers herself still an amateur genealogist, though with pro fessional standards and methods. Besides her consuming project of compiling the genealogy of her own family, the Slys, she has worked as consultant for many others. Sometimes she researches the early genera tions and then turns the work over to the family to complete as she did in the case of the Hinman Genealogy which is reaching private publica tion stage. Mrs. Wright, working with the late Harold Hinman, "proved" the first five generations of Hinmans in Connecticut, then let the family carry out its own research into more recent generations. For do-it-yourself genealogists her suggestions for ways of work and location of sources should be invaluable. For the few of us who have never looked further back than grandpa her talk may open a new and fascinating world. The Historical Society cordially invites everyone to Carpenter Hall next Tuesday evening to see how a genealogical de tective works. M. McCallum in "By The Way"column Hanover [New Hampshire] Gazette January 7, 1965 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy REFERENCES History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut, 2 Vols. Cothren, William, 1874-1879. Barrett, Genealogy. Some of the Descendants of Thomas Barrett, Sr. of Braintree, Massachusetts. Barrett, William, 1888. Barrett. "Descendants of Thomas Barrett, Sr. of Braintree, Mass. and William Barrett of Cambridge, Mass." Hon. Joseph H. Barrett, N. E. H. G., Vol. 42. Census Records (Federal) of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, 1790, and of New Hampshire and Vermont, 1850-1870. History of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Waters, Wilson, 1917. Old Families of Concord, Mass. and Descendants. Potter, C. E., 1887. Connecticut: Catalogue of Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, Part VI. Hinman, Royal R., 1856. Connecticut Historical Collections. Barber, J. W., 1838. Connecticut Historical Society Collections, Vols. vm-xm. Connecticut State Library Archives. Connecticut Tercentenary Committee Publications, 32 pamphlets, 1935. Connecticut War of Revolution, Connecticut part. Hinman, Royal R. Early Connecticut Marriages prior to 1800, 7 Vols. Bailey, F. W. Genealogies and Family Histories of Connecticut. Cutter and Stearns, Vol. rv, 19u. History of Connecticut. Hollister, G. M., 1855. History of Fairfield, Connectu:ut, 2 Vols. Schenck, E. H., 1889-1905. History of Fairfield, Connecticut. Jacobus, D. L., 1930-1931. History of Stratford, Connecticut and Bridgeport, 1639-1886. Orcutt, Samuel, 1886. History of Stratford, Connecticut. Wilcoxson, W. H., 1939. Public Records of the Colony, 1636-1776. Trumbull and Hoadley, 1922. 251 252 HINMAN FAMILY Co1111ectiwt, Van Duzen, Albert E., 1960. Vital Records. Barber Index, Hartford, Connecticut. Dartmouth College Archives. Dartmouth College Alumni Records. History of Cardigan Mountain School, Canaan, N. H., 1945-1960. Hopkins, Robert, 1960. Family recor(l8 sent by: Mrs. Sarah \V. Barrett (Ensign), Gorham, Maine; Miss Lucina M. Barrett, Amherst, Massachusetts; Mrs. Helen Beecher Priem, \Vellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Genealogical Dictionary. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Ham/Jshire. Libby, C., Noyes, S., Davis, W., 1929-1939. Gmralogies and Family Histories of New Hampshire. Stearns, E. E., 1908. Genealogical Dictionary. First Settlers of New England before 1692. Sav age, J. M., 1860-1862. Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate and property records. East Cambridge, Massachusetts. History of Norridgewock and Canaan, Maine. Hanson, J. W., 1849. N. E. H. G. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Published since 1847. History of Newbury, Vermont. Wells, F. P., 1902. State Papers. New Hampshire State Papers. Town Papers, Vols. 11-13. New Hampshire Revolutionary Documents, Vol. 30. New Hampshire Probate Records, Vols. 31-39. History of Town of Stratford, New HamjJshire. Thompson, J. R., 1925. Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 5 Vols. Heminway, A. Vital Records. Chelmsford, Concord, Acton, Massachusetts; Concord, New Hampshire, Bureau of Public Health; Montpelier, Vermont, Of fice of Secretary of State. Nevves from America. Captain John Underhill, 1638. (Facsimile repro duction by David H. Underhill, 1902.) yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy INDEX Since pictures appear in context through page 152 and in the Barrett notes, caption citations are omitted here. In sections "Family Notes" and "Gleanings" only those names not mentioned thus far are included. The words "and Family" following a name indicate that there are un married sons and daughters not listed here. Adams, May Purrnan 232 Alonzo Delivan 232 Maurice D. 232 Alvin 227, 238 Akley, Jack 206 Anna Fiske 226 Alger, J.B. 178 Ann Moore 229 Allen, William of Norridgewock 228 Anna Wilder 226 Amey, Harry B. 94 Annis Osgood (h. 1774/5) 228 Andrus, Sarah 43 Arathusa 235 Atwater, Olive 46 Artemas (d. yg.) 227, 238 Atwood, Lydia 227 Bessie Quinn 233 Ruth (Barrett) 227 Beatrice Elaine (Smith) 234 Thomas 227 Bethiah (Whitney) 226 Averill, Arthur L. 206 Betsy Davis 235 Mrs. Mabel 206 Carrie Lucina (Purman) 232 Avery, Samuel 40 Charles (s. of William C. Barrett) 235 Bailey, Edith (Quinn) 233 Clayton Alonzo 234 Baldwin, Ephraim 9 Edward W. 230 Bangs, Lucinda 229 Eliza Russell 238 Barney, Bessie Hutchinson (Mrs. E. A.) Elizabeth Page (H. Drew) 91, 128 (N. Thomas) 230 Judge Edward A. 117 Elizabeth Thompson 230 Barnum, Eli 19 Ensign Havilah 231, 234 Eunice Hinman 19 Frances W oolderson 224 BARRETT Frank Allen 230 Baret, Christopher (m. Elizabeth Franklin (d. yg.) 238 Clark) 222 George Frederick 230 Margaret (Huntington) 222 Gladys Estabrook 233 Owen 222 Hannah (Bennett) 224 Prudence 222 Hannah Holmes 230 William (m. Jane Claxton) 222 Harriet Buzzell 230 Barett, John 222 Harrison (b. 1814) 229 Barrett: English records 221, 222 Harrison (m. Myra Whitney) 230 Barrett, Alberta Needham 232 Harry (s. of Edward W.) 230 Albion Dudley 230 Hattie (d. yg.) 234 Alonzo (m. Rebecca?) 230 Henry Clifford 231 253 254 INDEX Hiram 227, 238 Mary Dill 225 Hulda (Corson) 229 Mary Emery 226 Humphrey Sr. 221 Mary Garfield 227 Isabella Ann (Bird) 230 Mary Proctor? 224 James (of Charlestown) 221 Mary Taylor (b. 1688) 225 James R. 238 Mary Thayer 224 James Whittemore 231 Mary Wheeler (Martha in some John (m. Sarah--) 224 records) 220 John (b. 1757) 227 Miriam (m. --Whitney) 225 John (b. 1808, d. yg.) 229 Molly (m. Stephen Barrett) 226 John (s. of William C.) 235 Nathaniel (b. 1724) 219, 226, 227 John of Marlboro 221 Nathaniel Jr. (111. Lydia Atwood) John Sr. (of Wells) 221 and Family 227 John Wyman (m. Elizabeth --) Nathaniel Jr. (m. Sybil Spaulding) 230 227 Joseph (m. 1672 Martha Gould, Oliver (b. 1727) and Family 226 [2] Mary Proctor?) 224 Oliver (s. of Nathaniel) 227 Joseph (of Barre) 226 Rebecca Powers 224 Joseph (b. 1690) 229 Rebecca Sawyer 227 Joseph, Esq. 220 Reuben (b. ca. 1729) 226 Joseph Hartwell 220 Robert (Maine fisheries) 222 Joseph (Honorable) 220, 229 Robert (of Charlestown) 221 Joseph (s. of Levi) 227 Ruth (w. of Thomas Atwood)227 Joseph (b. 1723) and Family 226 Ruth Doughty 234 Joseph (s. of Nathaniel) 227-229 Ruth Dow 230 Josiah (b. 1688) 225 Sarah -- (w. of John) 224 Kate M. (Hinman) 52, 64-71, 219 Sarah Cragin 226 Katheryn \Vhittemore 230 Sarah Fletcher 226 Levi (b. 1 767) 227 Sarah Glazier 224 Levi (s. of Levi) 227 Sarah (Martin) 226 Levi (b. 1804) 229 Sarah (m. Stickney) 227 Levi Sylvester (b. 1830) 230 Sarah Willoughby 234 Lorraine Frances (Stubbs) 234 Silas (m. Anne Moore) 229 Louisa Osgood (Leathers) 230 Silas (s. of Silas) 229 Lucina (m. Col. Muzzy) 230 Stephen 226 Lucinda (d. of John) 235 Susan or Susanna Chalmers 227 Lucinda Bangs 229 Sybil Spaulding 227 Lucinda (Burnap) 230 Thomas (m. Margaret--) 223 ff. Lucinda Corson 239 Thomas of Cambridge and Lydia Atwood 227 Marlboro 221 Lydia Cheever 221 Walter 222 Lydia Spaulding 226 William (1866) 235 Margaret Robbins 225 William Chalmers 235 Maria Ellis 238 William Henry Harrison 230 Marsh (m. -- Adams) 227 William of Cambridge 221 Martha (b. 1678) 224 Woodbury Gates 233 Martha Adams 227 Barum, David g Martha Gould 224 Mercy or Mary Hinman g Martha \Valker 226 Bass, Arthur C. 149 INDEX 255 Lucy Martin Bean 149 Carter, Ellen 116 Ruth Joanna 149 Chalmers, Susan or Susanna 227 Bassett, Joseph 32 Chamberlin, Benjamin 226 Molly Hinman 32 Joseph 225 Bean, Lucy Martin 149 Chandler, Rev. Faith 128 Beckwith, Viola 140 Chapple, Hilda 49 Beecher, Andrew 52 John (m. Kate --) 49 Ellen M. Hurd 52 Chase, Mary (Cady) 48 Hazen (b. 1850) 52 Robert (d. 1963) 48 Mary W. 52 Robert Jr. 48 Phoebe (Windle) 52 Chatfield, Eunice (Hinman) 32, 34 Olive (Evans) (Hinman) 80 Hannah (Pierson) 32, 34 Olive Flanders 52 Solomon ( d. I 760) 32 Beedy, Howard 208 Chauncey, Rev. Israel 21 Bennett, Clinton 49 Cheever, Bartholomew 221 James 224 Lydia (Barrett) 221 Bird, Amy (adopted) 230 Cheney, John 230 Herman 230 Lucinda Caroline Barrett 230 Isahella Ann 230 Church, Hulda Osgood 228 Bixby, G. A. 206 Clancy, Richard 122 Blackman, Rev. Adam 21 Clark, Charles 165 Blood, Phineas 227 Elizabeth (m. Christopher Baret) 222 Booth, Nathan 19 Esther 163 Phebe 20 Harriet 165 Bostwick, Rev. David 9 Claxton, Jane 222 Broadhurst, Rev. Arthur 122 Cleveland, Hon. James C. 122 Brooks, Edward 155 Cobb, Rev. Sylvanus 229 Jonah 54 Coe, Hannah 8 Bryan, Richard 9 Colby, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll 213 Bunday, John 171 Ethan 180 Buol, Abraham 139 Cole, Mose 161 Katherine Magdalene (Hinman) 139 Corinne, Peter 55 Madeline Luck 139 Corson, Hulda Barrett 229 Burkhead, James Gary 52 Lucinda Barrett 229 Burnap, Eleanor (Statts) -230 Cornell, Elmer A. 65 Lucinda Barrett 230 Cornwall, Rev. L. A. 62 Burr, John 28 Cragin, John 226 Burritt, Stephen 7 Crawford, Abby (Drew) 92, 99 William 7 Frank 212 Burroughs, Edward (d. 1704/5) 19 W. H. 57 Hannah (Henman) 19 Cross, Dennis 49 John 9 Herman 49 Mary Higby 19 Lyman 49 Bush, Justus 15-17 Ronald 49 Buzzell, Harriet 230 Croteau, Donald 49 John 49 Cady, Cortland 48 Curtis, Sgt. Israel 13 Carrington, W. M. 46 Sarah Hinman 19 256 INDEX Dale, Billy 146 Fiske, Anna (Barrett) 226 Daley, Eddie 168 Anna (Wilder) 226 Edward 48 Flanders, Olive (Beecher) 52 Katherine Shallow 48 Fletcher, Sarah 226 Mayme 168 Foley, Agnes Dyer 130 Susan (d. of Edward) (m. [1] Frank Peter Hinman 131 Severy and [2] Ransom Severy 48 Robert Hutchinson 131 Danforth, Ola 155 Robert Joseph 130 Davidson, Jim 94 Sally Dyer (Lane) 131 Davis, Betsy 235 Thomas W. 1 30 Rev. William 122 Fricke, Clara Steinert 108 Dent, Barbara (Hinman) 116 Doris (Hinman) 107 Ellen Carter 116 Eddie J. 108 Thomas J. 116 Frizzel, E. R. 55 Denton, Daniel 17 Fuller, Rev. Edward M. 51, 71, 87, go Dickey, John Sloan 100, 102 Dill, Mary (Barrett) 225 Peter 225 Garfield, Thaddeus 227 Donahue, Matthew 57 Gaskill, Edwin W. 56 Doughty, Ruth 234 Gates, Ralph 128 Dow, James Drummond Jr. 230 George, Elizabeth (Glazier) 224 Downs, Esther g Gibson, Alexander 83 Drew, Abby (Crawford) 92 Hannah Hinman 83 Ellen (Hinman) 92, 98 Peter Dennett 83 Henry 230 Stephen Hinman 83 Jennie (Hinman) 99 Gifford, Dr. W. H. 183 John W. 212 Gilpa trick, Roselle 79 Warren 212 Glazier, Elizabeth George 224 Warren Edwin 99 George 224 Dulmage, Elmer 122 John 224 Gould, Francis (m. Rose --) 224 Edwards, Charity 19 Martha 224 Ellingwood, Edgar (d. 1964) 49 Graham, Mary 88 Ernest 49 Green, Deborah (Morrisson) 82 Gwendolyn (H. Cross) 49 Doris Hinman So Jeanette Holbrook 49 Edward Averell So June (Rainville) 49 Martha 82 Opal (m. [1] L. Cross, [2] J.M. Mary Purinton So Merrill) 49 Robert Rodman So Ronald 49 Guimont, Zennie 94 Elliot, Francis 223 Ellis, Maria 238 Emerson, Rev. Forest L. 91 Hall, Francis 8, 28 Emery, Prof. Fred 175 John 48 Noah 226 Hanken, Betsy 233 Estabrook, Gladys 233 Bruce 233 Evans, Dr. Frank Webster 89 David 233 Joe 198 Henry Albert 233 Olive Beecher 89 Jon Norman Gray 23.i INDEX 257 Judith (Quinn) 233 Betsy (Quirk) 34 Harrington, Anna (Hugh) 61 Betty (m. Jonathan Hinman of Hartshorn, Cy 94 Southbury) 32 Haskell, Jonathan 228 Bradford Hawley 114 Hawkins, Mary 9 Burritt Havilah (b. 1882) 92 Urania (Hinman) 34 Burritt Havilah Jr. (b. 1918) 97 Hawley, Agur 19 Burritt Havilah III (b. 1955) 98 Ann Hinman 19 Burt Hugh 108 Eileen Hinman 113 Caroline (Mrs. C. P. Hewes?) 46 Emma Pauline 97 Charity (b. 1723) 20 Jennie Smith 97, 113 Charity Edwards 19 Jess Bradford 97, 113 Charles (of Athens, Pa.) 34 Joseph 8, 12 ff., 28 Crawford Holmes (b. 1916) 113 Samuel Jr. 17 Crawford Holmes Jr. 114 Samuel Sr. 17 Daniel (b. 1814) 34 Hayward, Sidney C. 127 Daniel (Vermont) 40 Hewes, Mrs. C. P. 46 Daniel Burritt (b. 1799) 43 Higby, Mary 19 Daniel Burritt Jr. 46 Hill, Eliza 34 David Nathaniel 140 Henry 13 Doris Fricke 107 Hinkley, Dr. and Mrs. Robert 213 Doris Harriette (Green) So Mr. and Mrs. Walter 213 Eben 32, 34 HINMAN Ebenezer (b. 1709) 19, 32 Henman, John 18 Ebenezer (or Eunice) (b. 1717) 20 George W. 55 Ebenezer (s. of Ithuel) 32 Titus 10-13 Ebenezer (s. of Titus) 9 (see Titus Hinman) Edward (b. 1672) 5, 9, 14-32 William V. 55 Edward (d. ae. 24) 9 Hineman 13 Edward (m. d. of Isaac Hinman) 32 Hinman, Aaron 9 Edward, Sgt. 2-14, 20 Abigail Summers 20 Edward Barrett 111 Abijah 40 Eileen (Hawley) 113 Abraham Buol Jr. 142 Eleazer (m. Hannah Scovill) g Adam 9 Elijah (b. 1788) 34 Alice Hamilton (Ruch) 68, 149- Elijah (20) 152 Elijah 40 Amos (b. 1 TH, m. Abigail--) Elisha, Capt. 33 and Family 20 Eliza (Hill) 34 Andrew (m. Mary Noble) 9 Elizabeth (m. Benjamin Hinman) 9 Ann (Agur Hawley) 19 Elizabeth (m. John Hurd) 9 Anna (Hodge) 34 Elizabeth Ann (b. and d. 1942) 112 Anna (Knowles) 9 Ellen Crawford (Drew) 92, 98 Anna (Townshend) 46 Emily (McBride) 79 Annis (Martin) 9 Emma Pauline (Hawley) 97 Barbara Dent 116 Emma (Preston) 9 Benjamin (m. Elizabeth Lumm) Enoch (m [1] Phebe Stratton and Family 9 [2] Phebe Booth) 20 Benjamin Jr. (m. Sarah Sherman) Ephraim 9 9 Ephraim (b. 1740) 32 258 INDEX Eric Carl 140 [2] Ann Nichols) and Family 19 Esther (Downs) 9 John Amos (h. 1947) 112 Eunice 9 John Holmes (b. 1885) 68, 98-u6 Eunice 34 Jonah (h. 1700) 19 Eunice (Barnum) 19 Jonathan (of Southbury) 32 Eunice (d. in Roxbury, Conn.) 34 Joseph (m. Esther Downs) 9 Frances (m. -- of San Francisco, Josiah (m. Phebe Summers) 20 Calif.) 46 Justus (b. 1707) (m. --) and Francis 40 Family 19 George (d. in Bristol, Conn.) 46 Kate May Barrett 52, 64-71, 219 George Barrett (b. 1949) ll3 Katherine Magdaline Buol 68 Hal Stearns (d. yg.) 68 Katherine Mary (Foley) 130 Hannah (b. 1666) 9 Kirk Buol 144 Hannah (b. 1702) 19 Linda Ann (b. 1950) 108 Hannah (Coe) 8 Lucy (Minn., 1852) 34 Hannah Emily (Gibson) 83 Margaret Earle Miller 83 Hannah (m. Benjamin Hurd Jr.) 9 Marion M. Hutchinson 116 Hannah (Jennings) 9 Mark Frederick 144 Hannah (m. Gideon Perry) 32 Martha (d. or m. Nathan Hannah (Scovill) 9 Booth) 19 Hannah (Stiles) 8 Mary Ann (Hoffman) 83 Hannah (Twitchel) 9 Mary Ellen (b. 1950) n6 Harold Furman (h. 1887) 68, Mary Hawkins 9 II6-137 Mary Hugh (h. 1889) 68, 137 Harold Furman Jr. 128 Mary Lee 108 Harriet (Hugh) 46 Mary or Mercy (m. D. Barum) 9 Harriette Hannah (b. 1878) 68, Mary or Mercy Hoyt 20 89-92 Mary W. 52 Harvey (b. 1803) 46-63 Mary (h. 1668) 9 Harvey Levi (h. 1875) 68, 79-89 Mary (m. Andrew Noble) 9 Havilah Burritt (b. 1851) 52, Mary (m. Rev. David Bostwick) 9 64-71 Mary (of Justus, d. yg.) 19 Havilah Burritt (Fla.) 46 Michael (b. 1748) 32 Havilah Edward (h. 1908) 82 Michael (b. 1948) 83 Hazen Beecher 68, 139-148 Michael Howard (b. 1950) II4 Helen E. (Simpson) II2 Molly or Mary (m. Joseph Basset) Helen W. (Carrington) 40 32 Henry (h. 1817) 34 Nancy Windrath 140 Howard Drew 107 Noah (m. Anna Knowles) 9 Hugh Holmes ll3 Obedience (Jennings) 32 Ithuel (or Bethuel) (b. 1764) 32 Olive Atwater (of Bristol, Conn.) James Crawford 98 46 James Philip 108 Olive Beecher (Evans) So Jeffrey Hazen 140 Patience 9 Jennie Crawford (Drew) 99 Patience (Burroughs) g Jennifer Page 140 Patricia Ann 116 Jess Hawley (h. 1950) 98 Phebe Booth (m. Enoch) 20 Joan (Miller) 143 Phebe Stratton (m. Enoch) 20 John (b. 1713) (m. [1) Eunice -- Phebe Summers (m. Josiah) 20 INDEX 259 Phoebe N. (b. 1847) 49 Holbrook, Jeanette (Ellingwood) 49 Phoebe (Stowell) 95 Holmes, Hannah (Barrett) 64, 231, 247 Philo (b. 1750) 32 John 46 Rachel (b. 1715) 19 John 231, 247 Rachel (Baldwin) 9 Hopkins, Ernest Martin 124 Rand Johnstone u6 House, Benjamin 49 Rebecca Hurd (widow) 32 Hoyt, Mercy or Mary 20 Richard Drew lI 6 Hugh, Abigail Hall 48 Richard Hugh 115 Anna Harrington (d. 1813) 61 Robert Randall (b. 1915) 97 Harriet (b. 1812) 46 Royal R. (see Introduction) John (1737-1814) and Family 61 Sally Pearce (of England) 32 Lydia 55 Samuel (b. 1658) 9 Pamelia 55 Samuel (b. 1760) 20 Huntington, Simon 222 Samuel (b. 1705) (m. --) and Hurd, Benjamin Jr. g Family 19 Ellen M. (b. 1861) 52 Sarah (b. 17u) 19 John g Sarah (Curtis) 19 Nathan 9 Sarah (d. Seneca Falls, N. Y.) 34 Rebecca (widow) 32 Sarah (Holmes) 46 Hutchinson, Arthur Walter ll6 Sarah (Parsons) 32 Fred R. 128 Sarah (Roberts) (b. 1653) 8 Irene Augusta (Tenny) n6 Sarah Andrus (b. 1800) 43 Marion Mary (Hinman) 116 Sarah Leslie 144 Huthwith, John 11 Sarah Noble (m. Titus Jr.) 9 Sarah Sherman 9 Indians (Newtown Purchase) 15-17 Solomon (d. yg.) 48 Solomon Chatfield (b. 1779) 34, Jacobs, Ferdinand 55 42-46 Janes, William 15-17 Thomas Dent 116 Jennings, Hannah 9 Timothy (m. Emma Preston) 9 Obedience 32 Timothy, Capt. 42 Johnson, Andrew 48 Timothy Edward (b. 1958) 114 Ebenezer 17 Titus (b. 1655) 8, 10-13 Hugh 179 Titus Jr. (m. Sarah Noble) 9 Moses 10, 13 Urania (b. 1840) (Severy) 49 Judson, Lt. Joseph 13 Urania Hawkins 34 Wait (s. of Samuel) 19 Kehulani, Sybil (Stowell) 95 Wilkinson 19 Kieft, William 245 William Allen (b. 1953) 108 Kimball, Hannah (Holmes) 231, 247 Willis (b. 1823) 46 Kirk, Agnes 143 Willys (of Plymouth, Conn.) 46 Knowles, Anna g Zachariah (b. 1704) 19 Hissong, Clara 149 Ladd, Zoroaster 54 Hoagland, E. C. 18 Lanahan, Ellen (Hoffman) 83 Hodge, Anna (Hinman) 34 Lane, Michael H. 131 Hoffman, Charles C. 83 Leathers, Alonzo 230 Ellen Lanahan 83 Charles 230 Mary Ann (Hinman) 83 Louisa 230 260 INDEX Lewis, Charles \Valter 151 Osgood, Abner 41 Evelyn Mullican 151 Annis Barrett (Osgood line) 228, 229 Joan Marie 151 Hulda Church 228 LoSasso, Frank 206 Joseph (b. 1 769) 228 Luck, Magdaline 139 Ludlow, Roger 6 Luke, Charles 208 Page, Logan E. 147 Lumm, Elizabeth 9 Palmer, Mary 104 Lyman, J. S. 60 Parent, Ed 94 Lynch, Mike 183 Parsons, Eli (of Derby, Conn.) 32 Sarah Hinman 32 Pattee, John 168 McBride, Edward 79 Pearce, Sally ( of England) 32 Emily 79, 87 Pearson, Haydn 123 Roselle Gilpatrick 79 Perry, Gideon (of Oxford) 32 McKernan, John 129 Hannah Hinman 32 Magoon, Mr. 1 78 Pierson, Hannah (Chatfield) 32, 34 Mahler, Ernst 101 Pike, Barbara Ellen 233 .\1artin, F. Roy 203 Betty (Quinn) 233 Samuel 9 Gary 233 Massey, Dr. Isaac 46 Gregory 233 Merrill, John M. 49 James Douglas 233 Solomon B. 181 Piper, T. W. 180 Metallik, Chief and (wife) Molly Powers, Walter 224 Molasses 183 Preston, Emma g Miller, Agnes Kirk 143 J ehiel 12 ff. Frederick D. 143 Priem, Albert (m. Sophia D--) 52 Joan 143 Dawn Louise (Burkhead) 52 Margaret Earle 83 Helen Windle 52 Minor, John 10 Louis C. 52 Minot, Jonathan 226 Sophia D. 52 Mitchell, Samuel A. 43 Windle Beecher 52 Moore, Ann 229 Pritchard, Dick 168 Thomas 230 Proctor, Mary 224 Morehouse, Samuel 28 Purinton, Mary So Morrison, William D. 82 Purman, Louis Cromer 232 Deborah Green 82 May m. Maurice D. Moses, Sen. George H. 93 Adams 232 Mullen, Rev. Stanley 98 Vernie 232 Mullican, Evelyn 151 Pusey, Nathan M. 101 Muzzy, Della 230 Quinn, Barbara (Vickerson) 233 Needham, Alberta 232 Betty (Pike) 233 Nichols, Ann 19 David Ernest 213, 233 Noble, Mary 9 Edith (Bailey) 233 Noble, Sarah 9 Judith (Hanken) 233 Norcott, Mrs. A. D. 71 Quirk, Betsy Hinman 34 Norton, Lois Hinman 19 William 34 Nylus, Karl 122 INDEX 261 Rainville, Duane 49 Urania (Croteau) (Benjamin House) Edward 49 49 Susan 49 Urania Hinman 48 Rand, Lila 95 Vera (Chase) 48 Viola, Mrs. 228 Shallow, Edward 48 Rice, Rev. E. Roy 129 Katherine 48 Rickenbaugh, R. I. 120 Sherman, Sarah 9 Robbins, Ebenezer 225 Simpson, Amos W. 112 Mary (Taylor) 225 Clara (French) 112 Roberts, Amos 8 Helen E. (Hinman) 112 Hannah 8 Smiley, Rev. William 213 John P. 122 Smith, Beatrice Barrett 2 34 Sarah (d. of William) 8 Benjamin Walker 234 William 8 Jennie (Hawley) 97 Zachary 8 Spalding, Job 226 Rotch, Arthur 203 Lydia Barrett 226 Royal, Eunice Hinman 34 Spaulding, Sybil 227 M. D. 34 Statts, Eleanor Burnap 230 Ruch, Alice Hamilton Hinman 149 Steinert, Clara Fricke 107 Alice Marie 152 Stevens, Clark 155 Bruce Arnold 150 Don A. 213 Clara Hissong 149 Don W. 179, 180, 197 Dianne 150 George 213 Greg Lewis 151 Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. 213 Joan Marie Lewis 151 Stickney, Moody 227 Joanne 150 Stiles, Francis (m. Sarah--) 8 John Edward 149 Hannah (Hinman) 8 Karl Lewis 151 Stowell, Arthur 95 Kurt Lewis 152 John Drew 95 Lewis 150 Lila Rand 95 Marcella Ruth 149 Phoebe Hinman 95 Ruth Joanna Bass 149 Rand Newman 95 Willard Arnold 149 Rand Newman Jr. 95 Willard Arnold Jr. 149 Richard Hinman 9.5 Rugg, Harold 175 Sybil Kehulani 95 Russel, Eliza 238 Tyler Dominis 95 Stratemeyer, Lt. Gen. George E. 94 Saunders, Michael 223 Stratton, Phebe (Hinman) 20 Sawyer, Rebecca 227 Stubbs, Robert Roy 234 Scovill, Hannah 9 Lorraine F. 234 Severy, Earl Timothy 49 Stuetzel, Mrs. Adolf 213 Frank (m. Susan Daley) 48 Styles, Ephraim 12 Hilda Chapple 49 Sullivan, John L. 88 John 48 Summers, Abigail (Hinman) 20 Leo 48 Henry 25 Linwood 49 Phebe (Hinman) 20 Mary (Bennett) 49 Ora (Johnson) 48 Taylor, Elizabeth 225 Ransom 48 James 225 262 INDEX Mary Barrett 225 Martha Barrett 226 Samuel 225 Mrs. Ruth 213 Terrien, Albert D. (m. Desneige --) Rev. Zachariah 21 52 Zachary 226 John D. 52 Warburton, Rev. S. R. 63 Ruth E. (Windle) 52 Washburn, Hope 12 ff. Thayer, Shadrach 224 Weaver, Glenn (19.54) 18 Thomas, Henry 230 Wheeler, John 28 Isabella (Moore) 230 Mary (Martha in some records) Levi (m. Mary --) 230 (Barrett) 220, 226 Nathan 230 Samuel Jr. 227 Thompson, Isabel (Taylor) 225 \Vhite, Carroll H. 129 Dr. William Paul 230 Whitney, Bethiah Barrett 226 Tomson, John 8 Phineas 226 Tower, Mr. and Mrs. Binney 213 Whittemore, Katheryn 230 Mrs. Esther D. 213 Wilder, Joseph 226 Townshend, Anna 46 Willard, Freem 94 Treat, Capt. John 7 Willey, Chauncey M. 206 True, C. P. 56 Willoughby, Sarah 231, 234 Tuttle, William 238 Windle, Arthur Don ("Donny") 52 Twichel, Samuel 9 Helen Beecher (Priem) 52 Ruth Elizabeth (Terrien) 52 U!ine, Millard 122 Thomas (m. Hannah --) 52 Underhill, Capt. John 5, 245 Windrath, Carl 140 Nancy 140 Viola Beckwith 140 Van Dyke, George 162 Winter, Mary (see Mary Wheeler) 219 Vickerson, Barbara (Quinn) 233 Wolcott, Com. Roger 39 Edward MacLean 233 Woolderson, Frances 224 Wakeley, Norman C. 122 Walker, Jacob 17 200 copies printed in the North Country and in Connecticut by The Stinehour Press Lunenburg, Vermont and The Meriden Gravure Co. Meriden, Connecticut y