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Title: History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Pape, William Jamieson, 1873-
Subjects: Waterbury (Conn.) -- History Waterbury (Conn.) -- Biography Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) -- History Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, New York The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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Union army at the age of eighteen years and evera loyal and public-spirited citizen, true to the interests of city, commonwealth and country,resides in Thomaston, where he is engaged in the drug business. Through generations therepresentatives of the Pease family have been of substantial worth in promoting theinterests and welfare of Connecticut. Robert Pease, born in Enfield, Connecticut, February2, 1684, became connected with the history of the state almost a century before the coloniessought to break off the ties that bound them to the mother country. He was married inFebruary, 1711, to Hannah Sexton, who departed this life November 8, 1711. His secondwife was Mrs. Rachel Pease and following her demise he wedded Elizabeth Emery. Hisdeath occurred November 7, 1766. His family numbered ten children, including CaptainEmery Pease, who was born in 1727 and who made his home for many years in Somers.He was among the first to respond to the Lexington alarm at the beginning of the Revolu-
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WATERBURY AND THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY 541 tionaiy war and with seventy volunteers marched to Boston. During the entire conflict withEngland he was a captain of militia, rendering valiant service to the cause of freedom,which he lived to enjoy for twenty years after the Declaration of Independence was signed.He passed away in 1796. His wife bore the maiden name of Mary Horton and to them wereborn ten children. David Pease, son of Captain Emery Pease, was born in Somers in August, 1755, andmarried Jerusha Bellows, by whom he had three children. David H. Pease, son of David Pease, was born in April, 1783, and married Martha Coats,after which he removed to Johnstown, NeAv York. Sylvaiuis Pease, the only child of David H. Pease, was born August 17, 1806, in Somers,Connecticut, and there acquired his early education, which was supplemented by furtherstudy in the schools of the Empire state. After his textbooks were put aside he learnedthe machinists trade and became a clock maker at Burlington

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