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3371. Colonel Austin Nelson' Humphrey, [1641] (Hon. Loin,'' Dea. Theopkilus,^
Lieut. Samuel,* Ensign Samuci,' Lieut. Samuel,^ Michael,^) was born lo May, 1801, in Canton,
Ct. He married in that town, 4 Sept., 1821, Amelia* (dau. of Obed s and Rebecca Mills) Higley,
a native and resident of Canton, Ct., b. 7 Oct., 1801. [Fam. 4 (99), S.^J After their marriage
they resided for twenty-eight years in Canton, where Mr. Humphrey was a farmer. In 1836 he,
with others belonging to that town, built a powder-mill and continued in the manufacture of
powder several years. In 1835, he was appointed Justice of the Peace; was also Representative
to the Connecticut Legislature in 1849. He was a Corporal in the Militia and passed through
all the grades to the rank of Colonel, which position he held in the ,17th Reg. Ct. Infantry. In
the fall of 1849, he removed with his family to Bainbridge, Chenango Co., N. Y., where he re-
sided until his death, which occurred in that place, 20 Apr., 1884, at the age of S3 years. His
widow resides on the homestead with her son, Mr. Nelson A. Humphrey.
Children (born in Canton, G. )
:
3372. I. Nelson Austin,' b. 31 Jan., 1823; m. (i) Joanna J. Bacon; m. (2) Olive Blanche
(Pike) Priest. Family 461.
3373. II. J.\NE,' b. 16 Feb., 1826; died 30 Apr., 1874, re. 48 years: was buried at Simsbury,
Ct. She married, at Bainbridge, N. Y., 24 Oct., 1852, Hon. JefTery Orson (son
of Hon. JefTery Orson) Phelps, of Simsbury, Ct, b. 3 Aug., 1S20.* [Fam. 64
(1164), S.=] He has been Town Clerk of Simsbury; is Vice-President and one of
the Directors of the Iowa Mortgage Company, which was incorporated 15 Sept.,
1883;—offices at Muscatine, Iowa, and Hartford, Ct. P. O. address (1S84)
Simsbury, Ct. Children:
3374. i. Harriette Humphrey,' b. 14 Aug. 1856; married, 13 Feb. 1874, Aaron L. (son of Salmon
Chester and Sarah Goodwin) EnO, of Simsbury, Ct., where his parents resided. Farmer.
Res. (1884) Simsbury (Hop Meadow), Ct. Children (born in Simsbury, Ct., excepting
the youngest): (i) Jane Humphrey^" (Eno), b. 12 June, 1875; (2) Sarah Goodwin"'
(Eno), b. 25 Jan. 1877; (3) Harry Phelps" (Eno), b. 10 June, 1879.
3375. ii. Hon. Jeffery Orson,' b. 30 Aug. 1858; married, 27 Mch. 1883, Bertha Jane (dau. of
Hiram W. and Jane Griswold) Adams, of Bloomfield, Ct., where her parents resided.
He graduated from Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass., with high honors; is (1884)
Treasurer of the Iowa Mortgage Company, at Hartford, Ct., where he resides. He was
a member of the Connecticut Legislature in 1S83.
3376. iii. Charlotte Wilcox,' b. 27 Dec. i860; graduated, in June, 1882, at Miss Haines' boarding
school, in Hartford, Ct. She married, 15 Oct. 1884, James Knapp (son of Andrew I.
and Jennette) Crofut, of South Norwalk, Ct., a native of Danbury, Ct. He is a
member of the firm of Crofut, Knapp & Co., Hatters.
3377. iv. Mary Jane,' b. 13 Nov. 1865; is pursuing her studies and expects to graduate in June, 1SS5.
337S. III. Ann Jan'ett,^ b. 27 Jan., 1828; married, at Canton, Ct., 9 Nov., 1849, Samuel H.
Fowler, of Hartford, Ct. They resided in Elkhorn City, Douglas Co., Neb.
He died at Fremont, Dodge Co., Neb., where his widow was living in 1884.
Children (besides a son and daughter who are deceased):
3379. i. Jane Maria,' b. 6 Nov. 1853, Canton, Ct.; married William H. Muilger, who is an
/ eminent lawyer in Nebraska. They have had three daughters, of whom one is deceased.
3380. ii. Willard H.', born in 1861, in Nebraska;—is xmmarried (1884).
3381. iii. Frank M.', born in 1864, in Nebraska;— is unmarried (1884).
» This record corrects some errors concerning names on page 388.