V. JABEZ BILLINGS, b. Somers, Conn., May 14, 1834; m. Sept. 18, 1866, Cornelia Stoddard. He has been in poor health for years and kept house while his wife has conducted a very profitable dress making establishment. Residence, Springfield, Mass. No children. 446 SETH KING, (Seth, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, James, James," William1), born in Suffield, Conn., Oct. 30, 1802; died in Suffield, Jany. 23, 1861; married in Suffield, July 23, 1829, Nancy Cooper. LORINDA NANCY, b. Jany. 22, 1830; d. May 26, 1887; MARTHA JANE, b. March 3, 1836; d. March 14, 1895; MARGARET 449 5 KING, (Seth, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, James,3 James, William1), born in Suffield, Conn., Sept. 26, 1809; died in Suffield, Dec. 30, 1886; married in Suffield, Nov. 26, 1835, John Newton King, (John Bowker, Joseph, Capt. Joseph, James, William1). They had four children. See John Newton® King, No. 307. 456 6 5 THOMAS KING, (Thomas, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, James,3 James, William1), born in Suffield, Conn., Feb. 16, 1808; died in Suffield, March 11, 1849; married (1) Sept. 12, 1831, Lucinda Wrisley, born April 18, 1810; died Nov. 8, 1847; (2) Nov. 29, 1848, Abigail Gibson of Glastonbury, who died in three months and eleven days thereafter. ISSUE: 848 i. LUCINDA NEWTON, b. June 27, 1832; m. Jany. 1, 1857, Ebenezer B. Stedman. No issue. 849 ii. THOMAS, b. Aug. 19, 1833; d. April 30, 1858; m. Feb. 17, 1857, Harriet B. Smith. No issue. 850* iii. MARY JANE, b. June 21, 1835; m. Sept. 22, 1858, Julius F. Hartwell. 851 iv. 852* V. MARTHA MARIA, b. May 12, 1837; d. Feb. 9, 1850. 853* vi. LEANORA ELLEN, b. March 30, 1843; m. Nov. 25, 1863, William R. Holder. 457 LYMAN KING, (Samuel, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, James,3 James, William'), born in Suffield, Conn., May 30, 1812; died in Springfield, Mass., Oct. 5, 1886; married in Suffield, March 27, 1839, Maria Persis" King (John Bowker," Joseph, Capt. Joseph,3 James, William1), born in Suffield, Oct. 13, 1816; died in Dayton, O., March 20, 1901. (See ante No. 309). In early life Lyman King moved to New Brunswick, N. J., where he taught school. While there he became interested in the mulberry speculation in which he made some money. It was at this time he married and a year or so later, 1840-1841, he moved to Springfield, Mass., and for a few years was engaged in trade. He became interested in the water supply system for Springfield and also engaged actively in the wholesale produce commission business; also in the manufacture of gold chains, metallic cartridges and paper. Being very successful he accumulated a considerable fortune. Toward the close of the Civil War he entered largely into the manufacture of woolen goods, building a mill and equipping it with the best machinery. In the depression following the war he made large losses, resulting finally in the loss of his entire fortune. The last years of his life he devoted largely to the care of his garden, being very fond of the cultivation of fancy fruits and flowers. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, was upright and honorable in all his dealings and had a large circle of friends. Mrs. King survived him and died at the residence of her son, Robert Newton King of Dayton, Ohio. Children were born at Springfield. ISSUE: 854 i JOHN, b. Jany. 1844; d. Feb. 13, 1844. 855* ii. ROBERT NEWTON, b. May 6, 1845; m. May 13, 1879, Harriet Snyder. 856 iii. HARRIET CORNELIA, b. Sept. 3, 1848; d. Jany. 15, 1881; unmarried. 463 3 SARAH KING (Dan, Dan, Ebenezer, James, James, William'), born in Suffield, Conn., Oct. 20, 1792; died —; married in Suffield in 1816, Henry Pease, son of Zeno and Hannah (Leavitt) Pease, born in Norwich, Mass., Jany. 14, 1787. They settled at Suffield and their children were born there. ISSUE: i. 8 HENRY PEASE, b. April 1, 1818; d. July 22, 1864; m. ii. CYNTHIA PEASE, b. July 4, 1821; d.-; m. Aug. iii. ZENO KING PEASE, b. Sept. 17, 1823; m. (1) Oct. 13, ISSUE: I 2 3 4 ALLISON L. PEASE; married. No children. Res. LOUISE PEASE, deceased; unmarried. FREDERICK CHAPMAN PEASE. 5 LOUISE CHAPMAN PEASE; unmarried. iv. SARAH ISABEL PEASE, b. June 12, 1830; m. 1855, Alva Oatman. Settled at Hartford. ISSUE: I CLARA ABIGAIL OATMAN, b.—; m. July 7, 1885, v. HELEN M. PEASE, b. June 23, 1834; deceased; unmarried. 6 464 5 3 BATHSHEBA PEASE KING, (Dan, Dan, Ebenezer, James,3 James, William1), born in Suffield, Conn., Sept. 26, 1797; died in Chardon, O., Dec. 10, 1878; married June 17, 1833, Zadock Granger King, (John, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, James, James,2 William'), born in Suffield, Jany. 10, 1791; died in Chardon, O., May 23, 1879. She was his second wife. They had one child who lived to maturity, Dan Rising King. (See Zadock Granger King, Ante No. 432). 466 5 DAN WILLIAM KING, (Dan, Dan, Ebenezer, James,3 James, William1), born in Suffield, Conn., Feb. 19, 1810; died in Hartford, Conn., May 15, 1883; married in Suffield, Aug. 20, 1834, Angeline Elizabeth Bronson, daughter of Zebina and Elizabeth (Eaton) Bronson, born July 8, 1813; died July 16, 1891. About 1835 he moved to Ohio, where he lived (at Chardon) until about 1841, when he came back to Suffield and finally settled at Hartford, Conn., where he died. ISSUE: 857* 8 i. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. Chardon, Ohio, Jany. 30, 1837; m. July 2, 1860, Albert Gallatin Browne. 858* ii. ALICE MARIE, b. Sept. 19, 1854; d. Oct. 14, 1878; m. March 11, 1874, Frank Ernest Belden. 467 GAMALIEL GRANGER KING, (Dan, Dan, Ebenezer, James, James, William1), born in Suffield, Conn., June 28, 1812; died May 2, 1850; married (1) Julia Ann Phelps, who died May 10, 1844 (2) Louisa Prior. ISSUE: 859* i. ZENO PEASE,8 b. Suf. June 3, 1841; m. Norwich, Conn., Feb. 2, 1871, Mary Eugenie Higgs. 860 ii. NAOMI, b. 1844; d. 1844, aged 3 months. 476 ABEL' KING, (Benoni, Dan, Ebenezer, James, James," Wil success. liam1), born in Suffield, Conn., Dec. 9, 1804; died in Suffield, Jany. 19, 1890; married in Suffield, April 7, 1831, Aurelia Gerald, born Sept. 22, 1804; died Dec. 23, 1885. Mr. King was educated in the common schools of his time and, as he possessed a strong and active intellect, he made the most of his opportunities, mathematics being his favorite study. His boyhood was spent upon a farm and during this period he was in poor health and so delicate that no one thought he would live to old age. His fathers' holdings were small and not sufficient to afford Abel a start in life, but he determined upon a mercantile career and began a small grocery business near Boston Neck in partnership with Mr. Francis. This business was prosperous from the beginning. In course of time Mr. King retired from the grocery business and engaged in the manufacture of cigar boxes with very considerable His factory at Boston Neck had water power and he also equipped his mill with machinery for grinding grain to accommodate the farmers of that vicinity from whom he also bought the tobacco which they raised and which he resold to New York and Philadelphia dealers. Allen Loomis was a partner in many of Mr. King's early ventures and subsequently Neland Loomis was interested with him. For many years Mr. Abel King was associated in different enterprises with the best men of Suffield, but as his wealth increased he carried on his operations alone. Failing health caused his retirement from active business in 1864. Politically Mr. King was a staunch Democrat with a keen regard for the value of his vote, but he would not neglect business for politics. In disposition he was quiet and although inclined to sociability and well posted on current events, he was a man of few words and averse to heated arguments. For many years he resided in Boston Neck but finally removed to Suffield, where he remodeled his house and spent his last days in comfort and in the enjoyment of the quiet of home life. ISSUE: 8 861* i. HELEN MARIE, b. Suf. July 21, 1833; d. April 16, 1907. 477 MARIA' KING, (Benoni, Dan, Ebenezer, James, James,2 |