(The following tributes were, among many others from prominent persons throughout the country, sent to Mr. William H. Taylor of Putnam, Conn., in 1896. Mr. Taylor has given us permission to publish them, and in view of the article on General Putnam in this number it is deemed especially fitting to do so at this time.)

From Charles A. Dana.

He was first, last and always a true American, and his life, deeds and character will be held in admiration and in honor as long as this nation stands.

From John Wanamaker..

Israel Putnam, worker, watcher and winner! Farmer, ranger, general, and A saver rough rider of the Revolution. and burner of powder. A leader and feeder of men.

May the city named in honor of the fortifier of Philadelphia be the abode of patriots as unswerving as he. And may they have couarge to slay the wolf of Municipal Misrule, should it seek to enter the fold. A people willing to forsake the selfish furrow of peace for the battlefield of principle and right.

And that the mantle of his charmed life may fall on the city that honors his name, is the prayer of its well-wisher.

PUTNAM.

He left his peaceful, pastoral life
For brutal war and gory strife.
Exchanged the hearthside for the camp-
The easy chair for weary tramp.
But those who chose the safer lot
Lie in the burying ground forgot.
While Putnam's honored name appears
To brighten with the passing years.

ELLA Wheeler Wilcox.

From Charles Dudley Warner.

I do not know how great a general Israel Putnam was, but he had the heroic quality, the power to inspire the imagination, the rare gift of touching the popular heart. It is not easy to overestimate the value of such a man in the world.

From Bishop Williams.

No true patriot and loyal citizen of the United States can ever undervalue the life, deeds and character of Putnam, the bravest of the brave." He gave himself to the service of the country in the later Colonial wars, as well as in the war of the

Revolution, with an entireness of self-
sacrifice which deserves to be, and I am
sure is, held in lasting remembrance.

From Frances E. Willard.

If the descendants of Grand Old Put. would try conclusions with the dram shop as fearlessly as he did with the wolf, we should have a country that would be a "heaven to go to heaven in."

From Francis E. Clark.

To every American boy the name of Israel Putnam is one to conjure by. No hero of our early history so stirs the blood of the courageous and adventurous "Young America."

From Colonel William E. F. Landers.

General Putnam's military service, to my mind, is evidence that he was an extraordinary man, endowed by his Maker with the following prominent characteristics; an indomitable will power, prudence, firmness, patriotism, promptness, enthusiasm and bravery. Probably a more fearless man never lived. What a record he has made to hand down to future genera tions. Side by side with that of the immortal Washington, will the name of Israel Putnam be emblazoned in the bright galaxy of military chieftains, and as the years roll by and the children of the present and future generations are taught reverence and loyalty to our country's flag, so will the name of Israel Putnam be enshrined in the hearts of all those who love their country,

Fitting and appropriate is the epitaph on his tombstone:

"Who ever attentive to the lives and hap-
piness of his men,

Dared to lead where any dared to follow."
Down then to time's remotest story,

May his life and deeds endure;
May our country's growth in glory
Rest on truth's foundation sure.
Be our laws by all respected,

Honored all our chiefs elected,
And as ever by Heaven protected,
Flourish peaceful more and more.

Querists are requested to write all names of persons and places so that they cannot be misunderstood, to write on only one side of the paper, and to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope and ten cents in stamps for each query. Those who are subscribers will be given preference in the insertion of their queries and they will be inserted in the order in which they are received. All matters relating to this department must be sent to THE CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE, Hartford, marked, Genealogical Department. Give full name and post office address.

It is optional with querist to have name and address or initials published. Answers to Queries of this year which we have been able to obtain are here published.

ANSWERS.

Query 13. (a) The issue of Phebe Bloomfield who m. a Beekman are on p. 83 New York Genealogical and Biographical Record for 1899.

25. (b) Mr. Carll A. Lewis, Guilford, Conn., editor of Lewisiana, writes Joseph Lewis, b. May 13, 1677, Swansea, Mass., d. May 27, 1742, Haddam, Conn., son of Thomas2, son of Edmund1 Lewis of Lynn, Mass., vide vol. 6, p. 56, Lewisiana. Elizabeth Burge, dau. of John and Sarah (-) Burge; both are buried at Bristol, R. I.

Town Records; see also old Bible in possession of Mrs. Joseph C. Post of Ivoryton, Conn.

Mrs. H. E. Fowler, of Guilford, Conn., gives us the answer to query No. 27 (CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE) March, 1899, as follows:

27. (a) Fenner Foote, Sr., (Jonathan 5, Josiah, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1) of Lee, was son of Jonathan 5 Foote b. 1715, and Sarah Fenner, of Saybrook, Conn. Jonathan Foote5 son of Josiah, son of Nathaniel3, son of Nathaniel2, son of Nathaniel', first settler at Wethersfield, Conn.

25. (e) Mr. John E. Bull, Centrebrook, Conn., who is working on the Clark's of Saybrook, Conn., and vicinity, writes Abel Clark m. Sept. 20, 1769, Mary Rutty and had 1 Mary b. Oct. 30, 1770, Miriam bp. Dec. 30, 1772, m. Dec. 16, 1794, Nathan Howell. Abel d. Mch. 11, 1805, aet. 80-6; Mrs. Mary d. Feb. 5, (b) No Fenner Foote on published 1809, aet. 85-6. From Killingworth record of Connecticut men in Revolution.

Roxana Foote (mother of Henry Ward Beecher) was in this line; Eli, Daniel5, Nathaniel, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1, so that Eli Foote, and Fenner Foote, Sr. were second cousins-their grandfathers, Nathaniel and Josiah being

brothers.

dau. of Capt. Joseph Starr of Danbury, and had

I.

2.

Eli, b. May 30, 1791.

Lois, b. Apr. 12, 1794.

3. Annie, b. Dec. 23, 1802.

Abel Hoyt, m. May 15, 1799 Amme dau. of Benj. Bailey, and had

Dau. b. Mch. 8, 1800, d. same day. 2. Joshua, b. Jan. 15, 1801. His wife d. in child-bed Dec. 23, 1802. Page 372. Benjamin Wood, 3rd son of Capt. John of Danbury, b. June 23, 1752, m. Apr. 16, 1771 Mary, b. Nov. 18, 1752, dau. of Nathaniel Gregory, and had 1. Lucy, b. Apr. 30, 1772, d. Oct. 29,

6. Zadock, b. Feb. 22, 1786.

Mary, wife of Benjamin Wood, d. Jan. 10, 1791, the sd. Benjamin Wood m. June 13, 1791 Tamer, dau. of Doct. Benjamin Warner of New Milford; she aet. in her 39th yr. and had

3. Theophilus, b. Oct. 16, 1769.

4. Abel, b. Mch. 1, 1778.

5. Rachel, b. May 17, 1781.

6. Olive, b. July 30, 1785.
Joshua Hoyt, dec'd Dec. 22, 1794.
Theophilus Hoyt, son of Joshua and
Rachel, m. July 25, 1789 Hanna, 5th

QUERIES.

42. Wildman.-Richard of Brookfield, Conn., left real estate to the amount of £105, 3s. 10d. The distribution of his estate, dated Oct. 5, 1799 Brookfield; widow Martha; sons Jonathan, Thomas and Jacob; daus. Urana, Martha and Mary—distributors were Hezekiah Stevens jr., and Ashbel Ruggles, Who were parents of this Richard? When and where was he born? What became of his children? F. B. 43. (a) Goddard.--Wm. of Newport, R. I., m. Abigail Packer of Ct. and lived in Newport. I believe they had 9 children, Thomas their eldest d. 1807 or 8. The Goddards are supposed to be from Wales. Who were ancestors of Wm. and Abigail? Dates of their birth, marriage and death desired. From what part of Wales did they come?

(b) Anderson, Thomas, Captain (or Surgeon), graduated from the Andersonian College, Edinburgh, Scotland. He settled in America; had 3 sons. I believe one settled in East Hartford, one in Lyme, and one went south. Captain Anderson d. in 1771 aet. 51; is buried in Lyme; m. 1st. Mary Ely; 2nd, Margaret Reed. What year did he graduate from Andersonian College? Who were his ancestors? What part of Scotland was he from? What year did he come to America? What were his sons' names? Was Elisha Anderson of East Hartford b. Nov. 3, 1790 (m. Perley Ann Alvord) a grandson of Capt. Thomas?

(c) Boone, Abigail of North Kingston, R. I., d. in Preston, Ct. 1816 aet. 51. Lived in Preston or Voluntown; married 1st Thomas son of Wm. and Abigail (Packer) Goddard of Newport, R. I.; m. 2nd Jesse Brown. Thomas and Abigail had 6 children. When living

in Newport "Squire " Thomas Goddard kept a sort of country store; he also had something to do with public affairs, and when his only son was born all the bells in Newport were rung for joy. In the beginning of this century he removed to Griswold, Conn., where he was ordained to preach. After serving a few years his health failed and he passed away in 1807 or 8. Where was Thomas Goddard born and date? Where was his wife Abigail Boone born? I have been told she was born in Canterbury, Ct., and was called the "Canterbury Belle." Where were they married and date? What date and in what church was Thomas Goddard ordained? What position did he hold in public affairs in Newport, R. I.? Where was he buried? Ancestry desired of Abigail Boone--it is said she was Welsh. Was her father a relative of Daniel Boone of Kentucky fame? L. B. B.

44. Helme.--Anselm of Brookhaven, L. I., N. Y., had a son Capt. Anselm jr., b. July 8, 1750 Setauket, L. I., m. Phebe White and had a son Brewster b. Apr. 19, 1782 m. Nov. 12, 1807 Experience Strong (see Strong Genealogy.) What cousins, uncles and aunts did Capt. Anselm Helme, Jr., have? Also brothers and sisters. S. A. 45. (b) Reed.--Abigail b. about 1680 dau. of John of Norwalk, Ct., is said to have m. a Mr. Crozier. Should it not be Cozier or Cosier? Who were his parents and what children did he have? C. S. R. (a) Munson.--Anna b. Oct. 1760 at New Haven? m. Stephen Smith b. Dec. 1755 Litchfield, Ct., d. Sept. 11, 1835 Rupert, Vt. Wanted her ancestry. (b) Weeks, Rhoda of Litchfield, Ct., m. about 1750 Martin Smith of Litchfield. Wanted her parentage, and dates of her birth and marriage. G. R. S.

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