genial disfKJsition, much devoted to his wife and
family, and everywhere respected. Politically he
was a Democrat. He owned a fine home in South
Meriden, where it was his delight to entertain his
friends. A leading citizen of the plac^, his depart-
ure was widely regretted. He married Eunice
Brown, a native of W'indsor, Hartford Co., Conn.,
daughter of Silas Brown. Two children blessed
this union, Roxana E. and Nellie M., of whom the
former is the wife of Albion W. Pendexter, and the
latter of ^Villiam Garlick, of South Meriden, whose
biography is a valuable feature of this work. Mrs.
Stevens survives her husband, and takes delight in
her grandchildren and great-grandchild, who are
never tired of visiting at her pleasant home. She
is a member of the M. E. Church, a lady of fine
Christian character.

LEON D. MONKS. D. D. S., founder and
proprietor of the Philadelphia Dental Rooms, at
No. 781 Chapel street. New Haven, is one of the
vcrv foremost men in his profession in that city,
and his success may be attributed solely to his close
application and painstaking efforts in his calling.
Dr. Monks in less than a decade has built up one
of the most lucrative practices in his line in the





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Elm City. Coming as he did' to Xcw H.-iven in
1892, an' entire stranger, his future was dependent
upon his merits entirely, and his subsequent suc-
cess consequently reflects greater credit. His rapid
rise, all considered, stands without a parallel in
the city in his line.

Ur.' Monks was born Dec. 6, 18O4, at Ansonia,
Penn. His father, John Plonks, was a native of
New Jersey, and married Mary K. Urmsby, a na-
tive of near Liinghamton, N. Y. John Monks re-
sides now at Chatham Valley, Penn., a highly re-
spected citizen. Dr. Monks received his primary ed-
ucation in the public schools, supplementing same by
a course in Higher instruction at W'illiamsport,
Penn. Jrlis early work in his profession was^ in
Pittsburg, Penn.j after which he entered the Uni-
versity of Cincinnati, graduating in 1892. He then
located in New Haven, where his success has been
extraordinary, not only as the result of his skill
as an operator, but also because of his pleasant and
genial personality. An extensive practice such as
Dr. Alonks has built up requires the services of
several assistants, but all the work is done under
his careful supervision.

Dr. Monks is well known in the Masonic fra-
ternity, belonging to Woostcr Lodge, No. 79, F.
& A. M.; Pranklin Chapter, No. 2; Harmony
Council ; New Haven Commandery ; and the Scot-
tish Rite Masons, including the thirty-second de-
gree and Pyramid Temple, Mystic Shrine. He is
at present junior warden in his commandery, and
is a member of the Knight Templar Club. The
Doctor is also a member of Sheffield Lodge, No. 2,
K. of i'., of which he is past chancellor, a member
of the Foot Guards, and of the Royal Arcanum, and
takes an active interest in all these organizations,
in which he has hosts of friends. Politically he is
a stanch Republican, and a valuable memlx-r of the
Young Men's Republican Club. He is a prominent
member of the .Methodist Church, as is also his
wife.

The Doctor was married, in March, 1896, in
New Haven, to Aliss Ida Benoit, daughter of
' Charles Benoit, and they have two children : Leon
C, born Nov. 30, 1897; and Leroy J., born March
2, 1899. Dr. Monks built his excellent home on
Howe street. He is justly regarded as a repre-
sentative citizen of New Haven.

EUGENE P. GOLDEN, the capable and effi-
cient superintendent of the hollow ware manufac-
turing department in Factory E, of the Interna-
tional Silver Company, of IMeriden, is a native of
that city, born Sept. 16, 1852.

The Golden family was early implanted in New
York, and in the city of Pough'kecpsie, William H.
Golden, father of Eugene P., was born June 24,
1820, and there he was reared. His parents died
When he was still a lad, and very early in life he was
obliged to care for himself. After completing his
apprenticeship with James Weeks & Co., of Pough-



keepsie, in the Britannia business, he engaged in
this line of work on his own account in Newark,
N. J., and was prospering, when he lost all of his
effects by fire. The late Isaac C. Lewis and others
were engaged in a similar enterprise in Meriden,
and, as Mr. Golden was known to them as a skillful
man in the business, he secured a position with them
and took up his residence in Meriden in June, 1848.
No mistake was made by these business men in this
regard, and Mr. Golden remained in their employ
for more than half a century, proving almost in-
valuable to them. He was superintendent of the
factory for many years, or until the occupation of
the present plant, soon after the opening of the
Civil war, and after that he had charge of the entire
lower floor of the establishment, consisting of the
spinning, buffing, casting and press departments.
His devotion to the interests of his employers, his
faithful and prompt attention to business, and his
skill in his particular line of work, made him a suc-
cessful manager of his charge. Mr. Golden served
the interests of the Meriden Britannia Co., and its
successor, the International Silver Co., from June^
1848, to Feb. 20, 1900, the date of his death — almost
lifty-two years of continuous rervice. His even and
genial disposition made him a great favorite with
the employes of the factory, and his faithfulness
and strict attention to business made him a most
valuable man to his employers.

Mr. Golden was one of the founders of St.
Paul's Universalist Church society, and in his early
life took an active part in its work and support.
When he came to man's estate he was a strong sup-
porter of the political principles of the Whig party,
and became identified with the Republicans when
they succeeded the Whigs, giving his sympathy and
support but never seeking, or accepting, any official
position. He had long been a worthy memibcr of
:Meriden Center Lodge, No. 68, L O. O. F., of
Meriden, and was a man of most exemplary habits,
temperate and considerate in all things, anil one
who was constantly interested in the welfare of his
family. Few old citizens of Meriden were held in
higher esteem.

William H. Golden was married in Newburg,
N. Y., to Miss Lydia M. Turner, who was born in
\\ aklen, Orange Co., N. Y., a daughter of John
and Hannah Turner. She died July 18, 1895, her
interment being in East Cemetery. Mrs. Golden
was a most estimable. Christian woman, an example
of all the virtues of exalted womanhood, a devoted
wife and a wise and judicious mother. She was
connected with the First Methodist Church, where
she was held in the highest esteem. The nine chil-
dren born to William H. Golden and wife were:
William H., of Meriden (see sketch elsewhere) ;
Mary, deceased wife of Henry AL Taylor, of Bos-
ton ; Annie, deceased wife of Horace S. Catlin, of
Meriden ; Augusta, deceased wife of Charles L.
Hinman : Eugene P., whose name begins this
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den ; Ida, wife of Henry C. Ludington, of Meriden ;
Emma, Mrs. Charles E. Coates, of Meriden; and
Charles H., also a resident of Meriden.

Eugene P. Golden grew up in this city, and in
his early boyhood attended the public schools, but
became wage-fearner at the early age of thirteen
years, entering the factory of the Meriden Britannia
Co., after which he attended school only a part of
the time. At the age of fifteen years he entered
the spinning department, and thoroughly learned
the art of metal-spinning, after which he worked
for a considerable time as journeyman in this line.
His skill and fidelity soon attracted .the notice of
his superiors, and he was made assistant foreman
of this department, under his father. In this re-
sponsible position the son continued for a number
of years, his efficient qualities making him each
year niore valuable in the operation of the plant.
No more faithful service could have been given had
the business been his own, than Mr. Golden gave
through that quarter of a century, and that he was
appreciated is shown by the fact that he was ap-
pointed in 1893 as superintendent of the hollow-
ware manufacturing department. For the past nine
years he has given the close and careful attention
which this work demands, and his efforts to com-
bine in an orderly and economical manner the work
of men and machinery in his department for the
benefit of all concerned have met with gratifying
success.

On Oct. 2, 1872, Eugene P. Golden was united
in marriage in Meriden, with Miss Irene A. Colvin,
who was born in Hartford, a daughter of Timothy
and Julia E. Colvin, well-known and esteemed citi-
zens of Meriden. Two children were given to Mr.
and Mrs. Golden. Ada, the first-born, died in in-
fancy. Ida, who passed through the primary and
high schools of the city, became the wife of Ed-
ward J. Pooley, of Meriden; she has one son. who
bears the name of his paternal grandfather.

For many years Mr. Golden has been conspic-
uous in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
being a prominent member of ^Meriden Center
Lodge, of which he is Past Grand, being also a past
District Deputy Grand Master of the State. He is
a member of the New England Order of Protection,
an insurance organization. In politics he is a Re-
publican. He has acceptably represented the Fifth
Ward in the City Council, being clerk of the Fire
committee one year, and serving on the Sewer and
Printing committees, and was also elected alder-
man, serving with great capacity on several im-
portant committees, notably those on Parks, Health,
Fire and License, being chairman of the last two.
Mr. Golden is now a member of the Board of
Fire Commissioners, having been the first Repub-
lican appointed on this board. Por a number of
years he has e.xerted an influence in his party coun-
cils, and he is identified with many of its leading
measures in this locality. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Golden are members of the First Baptist Church.



^Irs. Golden is secretary of the Ladies' Social and
Benevolent Society of tiiat Church. She has filled
this responsible position since 1898, and her com-
plete and well-written annual reports of the societv,
as well as reports at the amiual roll-call, have bee'n
the subject of many favorable comments and con-
gratulatory felicitations.

E. HEXRY BARNES, of the firm of Sperry
& Barnes, pork packers. New Haven, is known as
a leading business man and successful dealer in that
city. He was born Jan. 17, 1838, in North Haven,
a son of Deacon Bayard and Cleora (.Lindsley)
Barnes, and on both sides is descended from the
pious Puritan stock of early Colonial history.

The Barnes family was founded in Connecticut
in 1640, when Thomas Barnes arrived from Eng-
land and located at East Haven. By his wite,
Elizabeth, was born one son, Thomas (2).

Thomas Barnes (2) was born Aug. 26, 1653,
and on June 26, 1675, married Mary Hubbard. On
her death he married Abigail Frost.

Thomas Barnes (3J, son of Thomas (2j, was
born July 26, 1687, and married Mary Leek ^lay
18, 1709.

Capt. Joshua Barnes, son of Thomas (3), was
born July ti, 1722, and married Deborah W'oodin
Dec. 26, 1745. He died June 7, 1790, she in 1782.
He won his title in the Revolution.

Deacon Joshua Barnes, son of Capt. Joshua,
was born in 1756, and died Aug. 11, 1839. A
patriot of the war of the Revolution, he en-
listed in June, 1776, in the company commanded by
Capt. Jacob Brockett. In 1779 he was on the
"Alarm List." In 1797, 1798 and 1799 he repre-
sented his town in the General Assembly, and for
fifteen years served as justice of the peace in North
Haven. In 1800 he was chosen a deacon in Dr.
Trumbull's Church, and retained that position until
his death. His name appears on the United States
pension rolls of 1832. Deacon Barnes was an ex-
tensive farmer in North Haven, where he was also
engaged successfully in stone dealing, cabinet mak-
ing and blacksmithing, becoming quite well-to-do.
He was justice of the peace for many years, and
exercised much influence in the community, where
he was highly esteemed for his many sterling quali-
ties. Mercy Tuttle became his wife Feb. 15, 1781.
and died April i, 1828. They became the parents
of six children: (i) Joshua, born in 1781, died
Nov. 25, 1886; (2) Frederick, born July 4, 1784,
was buried in the North Haven cemetery; (3)
Mercy, born Aug. 16, 1787, died at the age of four
months; (4) Mary, lx)rn May 30, 1789, was mar-
ried in 181 1 to Andrew Pierpont, and died ^lay 20,
1840: (5) Rebecca, born April 5. 1791, was married
in 1818 to Eleazur Warner; (6) Bayard was born
in North Haven Jan. 22, 1794.

Deacon Bayard Barnes, youngest child of Dea-
con Joshua and Mercy (Tuttle) Barnes, was a
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half of the century just closed he was one of the
best known and most highly honored citizens of
North Haven. Born near the close of the eight-
eenth century, he early walked before his fellow-
men with such sterling worth and manly jiiety
that in 1824, when only thirty years of age, he was
chosen a deacon in the church, and sustained suc'h
relations until 1861, a period of thirty-seven years.
A devout Christian and a high-minded gentleman,
he died in the triumph of faith, leaving to his
children the legacy of a noble name and the mem-
ory of a beautiful affection; and to all men the ex-
ample of an upright and just life. When eighteen
years of age Bayard Barnes left home and went to
Ithaca, remaining there for two years, when he re-
turned to North Haven. His nuarriage to Beda E.
Gill, daughter of John Gill, took place Nov. 6,
1816. Soon after this he again went to Ithaca,
N. Y., where he was engaged in farming some two
years, then returning to North Haven. I3y his first
marriage Bayard Barnes had three children : Au-
gusta, born Aug. i, 1817; Beda Goodyear, born Oct.
I, 1819; and Ellen A., born Feb. 5, 1822. Deacon
Barnes was married March 31, 1824, to Cleora
Lindsley, who was born in 1799, daughter of Dea-
con Munson Lindsley, of Northford. To this union
came the following children : Andrew, born Feb.
3, 1825; Bayard Elizur. Dec. 11, 1826; Celestia
Cleora, Aug. 10, 1828; Marcus Lindsley, Dec. 10,
1830; Eli Henry, July 20, 1832; Herbert, Feb. 4,
1834; Stewart, July 16, 1836; Eli Henry (2), Jan.
17, 1838; and Cleora.

E. Henry Barnes, whose name introcfuces this
article, was reared on the old homestead, and
worked on the paternal acres during the spring and
summer, attending the district school in the winter
season. He came to New Haven Oct. 6, 1858,
bringing no capital with him save that of a good
name and a determination to maintain against all
the temptation and vice of the world his clear char-
acter and moral nature. This he has never failed
to do. His first employment in New Haven was
found in the meat market of an elder brother. On
Sept. I, i860, ]\Ir. Barnes entered the employ of
S. E. Merwin & Son, continuing with them for
nearly four years, excepting a brief time when he
was engaged in business in Meriden. In March,
1864, he became associated with his brother Her-
bert in the wholesale butcher business, the firm
being H. & E. Henry Barnes. From this firm E. H.
Barnes withdrew in October, 1870, and the same
montli was organized the firm of Sperry & Barnes,
consisting of Joel A. Sperry, E. Henry Barnes and
Joseph Porter. To the advancement of the business
interests of this firm Mr. Barnes has since devoted
his unremitting attention. The Sperry & Barnes
establishment is one of the largest and oldest de-
voteil to pork packing in Connecticut. Its busines.s
reputation is beyond question, and its individual
members are men of the highest character, present-
ing to the world the highest type of New England



manhood. These gentlemen were among the first
to see the possibilities of exporting American meat
to foreign countries. They grasped the oppor-
tunity, and their foresight has brought them a very
considerable fortune. I'or years their product has
gone outward to England and the continent. Their
works are roomy, and furnished with every mod-
ern appliance for facilitating business. At the
yards, on Long Wharf, the firm slaughter over
200,000 hogs a year, and give employment to over
300 men. Tlieir home markets are in New Eng-
land and the Middle States, and their office is at
No. 114 State Street, New Haven.

Mr. Barnes has been true to his ancestral faith,
and has taken much interest in church aflfairs. . He
is identified with the Church of the Redeemer, has
served as a member of the "Society Committee,"
and took a prominent part in securing the payment
of the church debt, toward which he contributed lib-
erally. He is a Republican, has no desire for civil
honors and has refused every invitation to become
a candidate for jwlitical office. Esteemed and be-
loved by all, he is one of the best of the citizens
of New Haven. Socially he holds membership in
the Quinnipiac Club.

Mr. Barnes has been twice married, his first
wedding occuring Christmas Day, 1862, when he
was united to Miss Jemiie E. Cargill, of Alonroe,
Conn. Airs. Barnes died in 1869, leaving two chil-
dren : Jennie E., born Oct. 17, 1865, died in Feb-
ruary, 1870; and Clara 'SI., who was born Nov. 8,
1867. For his second wife Mr. Barnes wedded
May 25, 1870, Esther C. Post, of Hartford,
Conn., daughter of Ezekiel Augustus and Clarissa
(Brown) Post. To this union has been born one
child. Bayard, born Nov. 8, 1872. Clara M. Barnes
married Sidney Hosmer, of Boston, and of this
union there are two children : Esther, born May
26, 1896; and Sidney B., born Feb. 4, 1899. Mr.
Hosmer is general manager of the Boston Electric
Light Co. He graduated from Yale in 1892. Bay-
ard Barnes, the only son of E. Henry Barnes, is
instructor in chemistry in the Scientific, School of
Yale University, from which he was graduated in
1895: three vears later he received the degree of
Ph. D.

LEVERETT G. HEMINGWAY for many
years conducted a wholesale and retail milk busi-
ness in Park street. New Haven, and was well and
favorably known in that city. .^ native of East Ha-
ven, he was born Aug. 29, 1828, and was descended
from a family long identified with this section of
the State.

Moses Hemingway, the great-grandfather of
Leverett G., was born in. East Haven, Aug. 14,
1 75 1, and died Jan. 5, 1806. He married Martha
Tyler, who died Sept. 25. 1801, at the age of forty-
nine.

James Hemingway, son of Moses, born June 12,
1777, married Jan. 27, 1797, Elizabeth Bradley,



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daughter of Josiali and Comfort (Hitchcock) Brad-
ley. Josiah Bradley died in September, 1827, aged
eighty-four; his wife died May 17, 181 1, aged
sixty-eight.

Samuel llciniiigway, son of James, born Sept.
9, 1803, in East Haven, died Oct. 2, 1849, in ''i^
triumph of faith. He was equally conscientious as
a deacon in the church, as a farmer and cobbler and
as a curator at the colleges. Un April 2, 1826, he
married Amanda White, who was born in 1808, and
died in 1886.

Leverett G. Hemingway, son of Samuel, was
reared in East Haven and New Haven, received his
education in the public schools, and before the Civil
war was an engraver with Edward Benjamin. He
enlisted first with the three-months men and was
captain of his company, and later served three years
in the Connecticut Heavy Artillery, being honorably
discliarged at the close of the struggle with the rank
of major. Mr. Hemingway ahvays took a deep in-
terest in militarv matters, and was the founder of
the Hartford City Guard. In 1870 he retired to a
farm, but subsequently engaged in the milk busi-
ness, and was thus employed until he passed away
December 8, 1893, at the age of sixty-five
years. His life was an exemplary one, and he was
honored and respected by a large circle of friends
and acquaintances. Mr. Hemingway was united in
marriage with Miss Rachel Bailey, born in Brigh-
ton, Penn., in 1825, and of Quaker parentage, bemg
a daughter of William and Mary (Buckman)
Bailey. Five children blessed this union: Anna
married Addison C. Brown ; S. Roger is cashier of
a bank in Redlands, Cal. ; Fanny A. married Hiram
C. Taintor; Leverett is engaged in the milk busi-
ness in New Haven ; and Mary was married April
16, 1884, to Dennis F. Ryan, and has one child,
Agnes. Mrs. Hemingway, who now makes her
home with the daughter Fanny, is a member of the
College Street Church, with which Mr. Heming-
w'ay also united.
/ Dennis. F. Ryan was born April 12, 1861, in

New Haven, son of Timothy Ryan, a native of Ire-
land, who was a painter by occupation, and followed
that trade many years. Timothy Ryan served in
the Civil war in the Ninth Conn. V. I., celebrated as
the "fighting Ninth." He married Ann Ryan, of
Tipperary, Ireland, who survives him, and is now
(1901) sixty-six years of age. They had two chil-
dren: Dennis F. and Thomas, die latter engaged
in the grocery business in Westville. Dennis F.
Ryan was reared and educated in Westville, and for
a number of years has been interested in the milk
business in partnership with his brother-in-law,
Leverett Hemingway.

JOHN WILLIAM McDONALD, city sheriff
of W'aterbury, Conn., was born in County Queens,
Ireland, March 18, 1848, a son of John and Mary
(Newman) McDonald, natives of th:; same county.

John McDonald, the father, was a farmer in



Ireland, and there his death occurred in 1849. He
was a prominent man in his community, partic-
ularly in religious matters, and for years had served
as sexton. He married Mary Newman, and of this
union were born ten children, of whom we have the
following record: (i) Margaret is the wife of
John Gaffney, and resides in Ansonia. Conn. (2)
Elizabeth married John Ward, and both died in
Newark, N. J. (3) Edward went South in 1856,
made his home in Charleston, S. C, until the out-
break of the Rebellion, when he went to Houston,
Texas. From that State he enlisted, and served
under General Jackson through the war. In 1867
he returned to \\'aterbury, but died in Newark, N.
J., in 1871. (4) Maria (deceased) was the wife
of Martin Phclan, of Waterbury. (5) Julia mar-
ried Patrick Reed, and lives in Waterbury. (0)
Ann married Philip Boylan, who died in 1865, ami
she is also deceased. (7) Sarah, now Mrs. James
Meehan, resides in W'aterbury. (8) John \\ illiam
is the subject of this sketch. (9) Jane is marriel
to James Leeney, of Waterbury. (10) Catherine
is still single. The death of the father occurred al-
most immediately after the advent of the tenth
child, and the widowed mother brought her little
army of children to America, settling in Waterbury,
Conn. The lamented death of the mother took place
in Waterbury March 10, 1888, at the age of eight) -
eight years. She had reared her family in the re-
ligion of her ancestors — the Roman Catholic.

John William McDonald was but three years
of age w.hen brought to Waterbury, and this town
has since been his home. At the age of eight years
he left school, and went to work for the Water-
bury Clock Case Co., at a time when there were
but two men in its employ. A few years later he
went to the Steele & Johnson Co., where he re-
mained some time, and then entered the employ of
the Holmes, Booth & Flaydens Manufacturing Co.
In 1S58 he went to New York, where he was em-
ployed about a year in a store, and for a part of
the time he lived in that city he held a position as
bartender. He enlisted in 1861, but did not take
part in the war. In 1866 Mr. McDonald returned
to Waterbury, and again entered the employ of
Steele & Johnson, and later of Holmes, Booth &
Haydens. In 1867 he joined the Fire Department,
becoming a member of Phcenix company, in which
he served over thirty years, or until its dissolution.
He is now a member of Rose Hill Company, No. 5,
being the oldest volunteer fireman in the city. He
is also a member of the Conn. National Guard. He
served several years as special policeman, and two
years as a regular, and then for some time was
connected with A. M. Young in setting up tele-
phones. In 1878 he was elected city sheriff, and lias
proved himself to be an efficient and competent of-
ficer.

On Oct. 18, 1875, Mr. McDonald married Mary
A. Gagain, a native of New York, and a daughter
of John and Mary (Garvey) Gagain, natives of
Ireland. Seven children have blessed this marriage,





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