Monthly Archives: December 2011

Quintessential record of the class of 1895 Sheffield Scientific School

Posted on December 24, 2011 by admin

Norman Leeds Business address: care Automatic Machine Company Bridgeport CT Residence: 1596 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport CT Norman Leeds was born November 15, 1871, in New York City, the son of Charles Henry Leeds, Yale 1954, a manufacturer, formerly partner in … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Stearns Potter, Jr., 78, died Saturday, July 21, 2007

Posted on December 24, 2011 by admin

AIKEN, S.C. – Lawrence Stearns Potter, Jr., 78, died Saturday, July 21, 2007 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Mr. Potter was a son of the late Lawrence Stearns and Mary Dubbs Potter, Sr. He was … Continue reading →

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George M. Barker Will Retire At City Trust After 45 Years.

Posted on December 24, 2011 by admin

THE BRIDGEPORT POST, FEBRUARY 27, 1967 After a banking career that has spanned nearly 45 years. George M. Barker, senior vice-president of City Trust company will retire on March 1, A native of Bridgeport, he received his early education in … Continue reading →

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Gordon Sherman Edwards – Obituary

Posted on December 24, 2011 by admin

Memorial for Gordon Sherman Edwards Born in Fairfield on Jul. 24, 1925 Departed on Dec. 13, 2006 and resided in Fairfield, CT. Visitation: Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006 Service: Monday, Dec. 18, 2006 Cemetery: Private. Please click on the links above … Continue reading →

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Ellen Leeds Sturges – Obituary

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

STURGES Ellen Read Leeds Sturges died Tuesday, February 8, after a seven year illness with cancer. She was 71 and a life-long resident of Southport. Ellen was an accomplished and artistic interior decorator, antique enthusiast, (horticulturist, group singer, skier, hiker … Continue reading →

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Article about Ellen Leeds Sturges

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

By STEVE GRANT; Courant Staff Writer, March 10, 2005 David Sturges was walking through the exhibits at the Connecticut Spring Antiques Show last year when he happened upon a cluster of 19th-century portraits. It was a family, and the portrait … Continue reading →

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Restmore Home – National Registry

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

FAIRFIELD — Ellen Leeds Sturges had been getting the phone calls, and hearing the helicopters and planes flying overhead, surveying the 5.5 acres her family homestead occupies on Warner Hill Road. They wanted it — bad. But Sturges, who grew … Continue reading →

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History of Restmore

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

Ellen Sturges’ parents drove up Warner Hill in Southport during a blizzard in January 1948. They parked their car in front of “Restmore,” their new home, a 36-year-old Cape Dutch Colonial Revival, perhaps the only one in the state. Ellen … Continue reading →

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S.E. Whiting of Easton Dies

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

Sherman Edwards Whiting was the son of Edith May Edwards(brother of Louis R. Edwards) and Russell Hitchcock Whiting. He was born 21 May 1922. Obituary – Sherman E. Whiting, 70 of 199 Stepney road, former owner of Whiting’s music, radio, … Continue reading →

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John Brown’s Dog by Artist Edith Edwards

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

For some months Edith attended the Art league in New York city where she has attained considerable success. From the Bridgeport Post A clipping titled “JOHN BROWN’S DOG” An oil painting of charity commisioner John Brown’s Russian terrier, on exhibition … Continue reading →

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