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We have found the genealogies of the Benedict, Hoyt, Starr, and Stevens families most useful, and have been aided by the various histories of Connecticut, and those of adjoining counties and towns.

The committee of the Relief Society, under whose intelligent care this book has been completed, have made "crooked paths" straight by their unfailing courtesy and appreciative kindness.

The material diligently gathered by Mr. Bailey has been carefully examined and used, and much additional research made. For the shortcomings which will exist, however faithfully the work may have been done, we bespeak the charity of the people of Danbury, because of the kindly remembrance in which they hold Mr. Bailey, and their appreciation of his loyal love for this home of his adoption.

SUSAN BENEDICT HILL.

DANBURY, CONN., December 31, 1895.

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Early merchants and newspapers-Lotteries-Carrington & Mygatt-Nichols &
Dibble-Foote & Pickett-Chappel &White-Eliakim Peck-Isaac Trowbridge
-Abijah Peck-Jacob Judd-O. Burr & Co.-Joseph Clark-Jeremiah Ryan
-Joseph Moss White-Joshua Benedict-Ezra Starr-Jail burned-"Fire"
articles Captain Benjamin Keeler, of Ridgefield-Redding, Conn., Hudson,
N. Y., and Rev. John Bloodgood-Zalmon & Seymour Wildman-Gilbert

History of hatting in Danbury, 1780-1895-Zadock Benedict-Russell White-
Oliver Burr-Eli Benedict-William Babcock-Zalmon Wildman-Samuel Phil-
lips-George Benedict-David Wood-Ezra Wildman-Ebenezer & John D.
Nichols-Boughton & Starr-Gershom Nichols-Oliver Stone-Noah Rock-
well-Hoyt Gregory-Thomas Peck-Old methods-Samuel Tweedy-Judson
White-Starr Nichols-Russell & Eli T. Hoyt-David Boughton-David M.
Benedict-Edgar S. Tweedy-F. T. Fanning-Lucius P. Hoyt-A. E. Tweedy
-John Foot-Elias Boughton-Abel Hoyt-Packing and shipment of hats-
Bowing of hats-John Fry--Alvin Hurd-Ephraim Gregory-Nirum Wild-
man-Patent for forming wool hat bodies-Rory Starr-Eli White, N. Y.—
Mr. Sprague-Coloring of hats-Joel Taylor-Isaac H. Seelye-White &
Keeler-Hatch & Gregory-Joseph Taylor-Hugh Starr-Taylor & Dibble—
Fry, Gregory & Co.-W. Montgomery-E. S. Brockett-Charles Benedict-
Jarvis P. Hull-Silk hats-Panic of 1836-37-Hoyt, Tweedy & Co.-Wool
hats-Charles Fry - David Wildman-Machine for forming hat bodies-
Nathaniel H. Wildman-Truman Trowbridge-Frederick Nichols—Introduc-

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