REV.   EDWARD E.   KEEDY, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Hadley, was born in Rohrersville, Washington County, Md., January 6, 1869, son of the Rev. David D. and Lucinda (Brechbill) Keedy.     The ancestors of the family were early settlers in Washington County, the village of Keedysville being named in their honor.   The Rev. David Keedy was connected with the United Brethren church, serving the church for a long time as Presiding Elder.  He died in Keedysville, on January 12, 1895. His wife is still living, and resides in Keedysville.    Mr. Keedy's family consisted of nine children, all of whom are living.    They are: Daniel, Louisa, Lillian, Cyrus, Horace, Edward E., John, Anna, and Homer. 

Edward E. Keedy, after acquiring the rudiments of knowledge, began his more advanced studies in the college at Lebanon Valley in the fall of 1885. He graduated from that institution in 1889, and then attended the Yale Divinity School at New Haven for two years, and for one year filled the position of principal of the high school in Rohrersville, Md. At the end of this period he returned to the Yale Divinity School, and, after a year's further study,   was   graduated,   remaining   in New Haven as a graduate student for one year. In April, 1894, he came to Hadley, and took charge of the First Congregational Church, in which position he has since remained. He was ordained to the ministry on October 17, 1894.   The church of which he is pastor was organized in 1658, and is well known as one of the oldest churches in the State and the oldest west of Springfield.

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JUSTIN W. KEITH, Town Clerk of Pelham, was born in Palmer, Hampden County, Mass., February 7, 1847, son of Ariel Cooley and Lodica (Daniels) Keith, the former a native of Enfield, born June 15, 1816, the latter a native of Ludlow, born May 26, 1821.

Mr. Keith's paternal grandfather, Daniel Keith, was born in Bridgewater, Mass., in 1780. He owned a farm in Ware, and was actively engaged in agriculture during the greater part of his life. He died in Belchertown at the age of sixty-three years.  His wife, whose maiden name was Lydia Frost, was a native of Ludlow. She was the mother of ten children, all of whom grew to maturity, but are now deceased. In politics Daniel Keith was a Whig. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church. 

Ariel Cooley Keith, the father of Justin W. Keith, spent the early part of his life in New York State.   He was for some years engaged in selling silverware, traveling from place to place, and visited many different States in the pursuit of his calling. In 1839 he purchased some land in Belchertown, and was engaged in farming on it for three years.  Becoming dissatisfied with this life, he tried other ways of earning a livelihood. He finally settled in Palmer, Mass., where he was overseer of the Fondack Cotton Factory for nearly fifteen years. He performed his work in an efficient manner, was very popular with the help, and was esteemed by his employers. But his health, impaired by the indoor work, compelled him to resign  his position; and then for a short time he engaged in the livery business in Palmer.    In the fall of 1857 he moved  to West Pelham,  where he resided many years while occupied in farming. His farming ventures turned out well this time, and the result was that he became the owner of considerable real estate in Pelham and in Fondack village.   In 1870 he moved to the home where his son now lives, and there his last years were spent.   He died December 2, 1880.   In politics Mr. Keith was a Republican.     He   took a prominent part  in town affairs.    He was Town Clerk and Town Treasurer seven years.   He was also Assessor and Tax Collector.   His religious views were liberal.

On May 9, 1839, Mr. Keith was married to Lodica Daniels, daughter of Justin and Prudence (Shaw) Daniels.   The father was a native of Ludlow,  born in March,  1792, the mother of Palmer, born in September, 1793.  Justin Daniels (the maternal grandfather of our subject) was a prominent citizen of Ludlow, who owned and industriously cultivated a large farm in that town.    It is said that he was the owner of the first carriage ever seen in the town.    His last years were spent in Wilbraham, where he died January 17, 1866.  His wife had preceded him to the grave, having died in August, 1863.    In politics Justin Daniels was a strong Whig, and he took an active part in the town government.   He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church.   They had two children: Mrs.  Keith; and Marcus, born January 12, 1824, who resides on the homestead in Wilbraham.  Of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Keith but one is now living: Justin W., the subject of this sketch.   Ellen J., who was born October 29, 1844, died September 3, 1845; and Elmira J born June 23, 1840, died October 26, 1853. Mrs. Keith is still living, residing with her son, Justin W. Like her parents, she belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church.

Justin W. Keith was a boy of ten when his father removed to Pelham, and in that town he has resided for nearly thirty years. He received a good common-school education, and early engaged in farming, which eventually became his chief occupation. He now owns seventy-five acres of land, a large part of which is cultivated.

Mr. Keith was married in Boston, November 28, 1890, to Mary A., daughter of David and Emeline A. (Paull) Shores and grand-daughter of Silas and Abigail (Stacy) Shores. The grandparents came originally from Taunton,  Mass.   Silas Shores was a Congregational minister, and in early life was a missionary.   He   had   charge  of   a   parish in Shutesbury  for some time,  and, when incapacitated for evangelical work by ill health, settled on a farm in that town, and there died at the age of sixty-one.    His wife lived to be eighty-three years   of  age.   The following children were born to them: Jemima, wife of Henry O. Bragg, of Foxboro; Mary C, wife of Warren S. Bragg, of Cambridgeport; and David,   the   father of   Mrs.  Keith. David Shores worked at farming in his early youth, and later engaged in the manufacture of charcoal in Shutesbury.    In  1865 he moved to the eastern part of Pelham, where he now resides, carrying on general farming and charcoal burning.    His average annual output of charcoal is fifty-two carloads - between fifty thousand and sixty thousand bushels. Mr.  Shores is the largest land owner and tax payer in the town of Pelham.   In politics he is a Republican.   He served for some time as Selectman, but his business cares are too great to allow of his holding public office. Mr.  Shores was married December 7, 1845, to Emeline A., daughter of Nathan and Melita (Fish) Paull, the former of Berkley, the latter of Shutesbury. Mr. Paull was a carpenter, and was also actively engaged in farming.  In politics he was first a Whig and then a Republican. He and his wife were members of the Congregational church. They were the parents of seven children, of whom four are living, Mrs. Shores being the oldest.  Lucy A. is the widow of Stillman Clark.  Lucetta H. is the widow of Windsor Smith, and resides in Warsaw, N.Y. Nelson W.  resides in Shutesbury. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Shores: Silas S., born in Shutesbury, February 23, 1847, a pension and insurance agent and Justice of the Peace in Pelham; David H., born July 17, 1849, a resident of Hyde Park, Mass.; Benjamin, born July 27, 1851, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor in Pelham; George H., born July 13, 1854, a resident of Springfield, Mass.; Jonathan E., born January 28, 1857, a blacksmith of Springfield; Charles B., born April 27, 1859, a carpenter in Amherst; Mary A., wife of Justin W. Keith; Nellie M., born in Pelham, November 24, 1869, who is still with her parents. Frank L. died August 27, 1865, in his seventh year. The two elder sons of Mr. Shores, who reside in Pelham, are unmarried. They are actively engaged with their father in the charcoal business.   Mr. and Mrs. Keith have no children.  In politics Mr. Keith is independent, but favors the Republican party. He takes an active part in the town government. For thirteen years he has been Town Clerk and Town Treasurer. He has also been Tax Collector, and has filled other offices. He is a member of the order of A. F. & A. M., belonging to Pacific Lodge of Amherst and to the Chapter at Northampton. In his religious views he is liberal. Mrs. Keith is a member of the Congregational church.

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HON. MONROE KEITH, one of the substantial business men of the town of Granby and a leading member of the farming community, was born on the farm where he now resides, March 28, 1835. His father, Avery Keith, who was a native of Belchertown, this county, born November 5, 1802, came to Granby in 1832. He was a tiller of the soil and bought the family homestead, which includes thirty-one and one-half acres, for the sum of twelve hundred and fifty dollars. He cleared and improved the land, working laboriously for many years. He relinquished the management to his son, Monroe, a few years prior to his decease, which occurred   December  27, 1863.     His wife, whose maiden name was Lydia Hathaway, was born in Eastern Connecticut in 1803, and died on the home farm, December 26, 1873. They were the parents of three children, as follows: Marietta, born July 25, 1825, who married A. T. Sabin, and died March 26, 1885, in Ross, Mich.; Margaret, who died in infancy; and Monroe, the subject of this notice.

In common with the farmers' children of his day, Monroe Keith acquired a good public-school education. To this was added a valuable experience in farming, gained in assisting his father. On the death of the latter he took the entire control of the property, which he has carried on since with remarkable success.  His rule is never to be satisfied with less than the best possible results. His land is in a high state of cultivation. In addition to general farming Mr. Keith has been considerably interested in the lumber business, which he has found quite profitable. A citizen in whom his fellow-townsmen have confidence, he has served with credit to himself and with honor to his constituents in various offices, having been Assessor from 1870 until 1875, Selectman for nine years, during eight of which he was chairman of the board, and in 1876 a Representative to the State legislature. He is a decided Democrat in his political views and quite prominent in party movements.    He is at present one of the Directors of the Granby Co-operative Creamery Association, for which he supervises the sales of butter.

On November 29, 1859, Mr. Keith was united in marriage with Caroline A. Nash, a native of Hampden County, born December 22, 1838, being a daughter of Asahel and Samantha (Robinson) Nash, both of whom died in Ludlow, Hampden County. Mr. and Mrs. Keith have a daughter, Alice Bertha, who was born May 10, 1871, and died August 21, 1894.   She married J. Leroy  Simonds, who now makes his home with Mr. and Mrs.  Keith, and assists in the labors of the farm.

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EUGENE G. KELLEY,  an enterprising and successful merchant of Greenwich and Postmaster of that town was born in Greenwich, January 25, 1857, son of George S. and Delia S. (Edson) Kelley.

Mr. Kelley's great-grandfather, George Kelley, who was born December 23, 1755, was the original ancestor of the family to locate in Greenwich. He followed agriculture as an occupation during his entire life, and died in Greenwich, December 14, 1819. His wife, Hoxia Kelley, became the mother of nine children: Rebecca, Rhoda, Sampson, Elias, Olive, Sylvia, Chloe, Seth, and Smith.  She died August 30, 1826. Smith Kelley, Mr. Kelley's grandfather, was a resident in Greenwich from the time when he was a young man until his death. He owned a good farm in the northwest part of the town, which he conducted successfully. He died at the age of seventy-eight years.  He married for his first wife Caroline Titus, who died in 1832, leaving one son, George S. His second wife was Lydia Childs, and she became the mother of three children, namely: Adelia C, who died at the age of thirty-two; Sophia, who became Mrs. Sly, and is now living in Athol, Mass. ; and Mary, who died aged eighteen. Smith Kelley's second wife died September 23, 1879. 

George S. Kelley, Mr. Kelley's father, was born in Greenwich, March 9, 1832. During his childhood he received injuries which crippled him for life; and when a young man he learned the trade of a shoemaker, which he followed as an occupation for some time. In 1862 he moved to Greenwich Plains, where he purchased a small farm of four acres, and, relinquishing his trade, devoted his time and attention to market gardening, in which he became very successful. He erected a substantial residence and other buildings; and his barn, which he built in 1890, is one of the finest in that part of the town. By judicious management he made his small property pay so well that he was able to invest in land in different parts of Greenwich, and this he devoted to the cultivation of grain.    He also engaged quite extensively in dairying. He continued to reside upon the original four acre farm, however, and passed the remainder of his life there. He died May 21, 1892. In his religious views he was liberal, and in politics he was a stanch Republican. His wife, Delia S. Edson before marriage, who was born in Hartford, Conn., August 4, 1837, was a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Towne) Edson.  Her father was a native of New Braintree, Mass. ; and his parents were Elijah and Nancy (Barr) Edson, the former of whom was also born there. Elijah Edson raised a family of eight children: Marshall, Sally, Lucinda, Cordelia, Lorinda, Harvey, Samuel, and Nancy. Samuel Edson, father of Mrs. George S. Kelley, was a prosperous farmer, a Republican in politics, and spent the greater part of his active life in Greenwich, where he died at the age of forty-three. His wife, Sarah Towne in her maidenhood, was a native of Greenwich; and her parents, Jonathan and Betsey (Stratton) Towne, raised a family of six children, who were named: Jonathan, Truman, Eliza, Rufus, Orrin, and Sarah.  Samuel and Sarah (Towne) Edson, Mrs.  George S. Kelley's parents, raised a family of five children, as follows: Delia; Harriet A.; Julia M. ; Ella M. ; and Clarence P., who is no longer living. The children of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Kelley are as follows: Eugene G., the subject of this sketch; Lillian H., who was born February 3, 1859, and resides at home; and Nellie M., who was born June 2, 1862, and is now employed in her brother's store. The mother is still living, and is engaged in carrying on the farm.

Eugene G. Kelley was educated in the schools of his native town, and at an early age commenced to assist his father in farming and gardening. He continued in that occupation until 1884, at which time he began a mercantile business in Greenwich Plains. He now conducts a general country store, in which he carries a large and varied stock of merchandise.  His aim is to sell the best quality of goods at nominal prices. He has created for himself an enviable business reputation, and is a very successful merchant. He also does a large business in the buying and selling of country produce. He is actively interested in church work. He is a Republican in politics, and in 1884 was appointed Postmaster, a position which he has since filled with marked ability.

On May 25, 1881, Mr. Kelley was united in marriage to Carrie Lyman, his first wife. She was born in Granby, Mass., daughter of George J. Lyman, who resides in Hartford, Conn. She died November 18, 1892, leaving four children, as follows: Lewis S., who was born June 25, 1882; Ambrose, born April 17, 1884; Marion, born January 22, 1886; and Raymond, born May 28, 1888. His second wife, whom he wedded June 6, 1894, was before marriage Cora E. Hunter. She was born in Waterbury, Conn., daughter of George L. and Susan E. (Wheeler) Hunter.

George L. Hunter was born in Prescott, Mass., February 9, 1847, son of William J.  and Hannah (Shaw) Hunter. Mr. Hunter's grandfather, William Hunter, was an early settler in Prescott, where he became a prosperous farmer and resided for many years. His latter years were passed in Hardwick, Mass., where he died at an advanced age. He was the father of six children, two of whom are still living; namely, Mrs. Ann Root and Mrs.  Fanny Smith, both residing in Greenwich.

William J. Hunter, Mr. Hunter's father, was born in Prescott in 1817, and was a life-long resident of that town. He was a successful farmer and stock dealer, making a specialty of importing Canadian horses. He was a well-known and energetic business man, and owned a good farm, which he cultivated with satisfactory results during the active period of his life. He was a Republican in politics. His wife, Hannah Shaw in maidenhood, who was born in Prescott, April 25, 1819, became the mother of five children, two of whom are now living, namely: Eliza, wife of Austin Jamison, a resident of Prescott; and George L., who is the youngest.

George L. Hunter was educated in the schools of Prescott; and at the age of eighteen he began farming upon his own account, in which he continued for three years. He then went to Greenfield, where he engaged in the fish business for a time; and from there he went to Waterbury, Conn., where he remained for one year. He then returned to Prescott; and, after spending some time in farming, he was employed in a bucket factory in Swanzey, N. H., for seven years. He next resided for a short time in Natick, Mass. ; and in 1885 he returned to Prescott, where he has since lived.  He engaged in selling tin ware upon the road for a time; and in 1889 he built a blacksmith shop, which he has since conducted with profit. He resides upon the old Hunter farm in Prescott, employing assistants to carry it on. He is also engaged in handling agricultural implements and standard fertilizers, and, in company with his son, conducts a general mercantile, business in Prescott.

Mr. Hunter was married in May, 1868, to Susan E. Wheeler, of Prescott, daughter of Thomas and Susan Wheeler, the former of whom was a prosperous farmer. Mrs. Hunter's parents are no longer living. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have two children, namely: Charles H., who is in mercantile business in Prescott; and Cora E., who is now Mrs.  Eugene G. Kelley. Mr. Hunter is an active and able business man, and is now enjoying a well-earned prosperity.    He is a Republican in politics, and is at present serving as Tax Collector.

Mr. and Mrs. Kelley possess a large circle of friends and acquaintances, and socially they are very popular in the community.

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CHARLES HERBERT KELLOGG, junior member of the firm of Daniels & Kellogg, grocers, of Northampton, was born in 1858 in the town of Hadley, son of Benjamin A. and Sarah (Moody) Kellogg.   Benjamin A. Kellogg, now a resident of Northampton, was born in Hadley in 1832, son of Charles Austin Kellogg, also a native of Hadley, who was born in 1803. Charles Austin Kellogg was a very prominent man of that town, in which he spent his entire life of fourscore years, being a prosperous farmer, a leader in public affairs, and an adherent of the Democratic party. He married Maria Augusta Cook, who died at the good old age of seventy-five years. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Kellogg, Alvin Moody, was also an influential citizen of this county, belonging to one of the oldest of the South Hadley families.

Charles H. Kellogg was given every opportunity for obtaining a substantial education, being a regular attendant at school until his eighteenth year. At this time he was suspended from school privileges on account of the misdemeanor of another pupil. He subsequently served an apprenticeship at plumbing in Northampton, and worked at that trade for four years. He then entered the employment of Allan Clark and J. A. Ross as clerk in their grocery store, where he remained for seven years. At the end of that time, being familiar with the details of the business, he formed a partnership with Charles A. Daniels for carrying on a similar business, and bought out the firm of C. H. Boyden, since which he has been prominently identified with the mercantile interests of this city. 

Mr. Kellogg was united in marriage November 9, 1888, with Miss Ada M. Day, of this city, a graduate of the high school and the daughter of Luke Day, a prominent city official. Since their union they had one child, Mabel, who died in 1893, thirty-two months old. In all the walks of life Mr.  Kellogg is esteemed by all who know him as an able and upright business man, a devoted husband, a kind neighbor, and a loyal friend.  He is connected with the Independent Order  of Odd Fellows, and is a Master Mason. In politics he is a Republican, uniformly casting his vote for the candidates of that party.

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DEACON SIMEON  KELLOGG, of Granby, is an excellent representative of the intelligent and thrifty agriculturists of Hampshire County.   He was born in this town on December 13, 1832, His father, David Kellogg, a native of Amherst, came to Granby when a young man, and here bought a tract of land, from which he improved a good homestead property.    In his later years he conducted a country hotel in the village.   He was twice married, his first wife, Almira Barton, being a native of this place.  She  died,   leaving  four  children, namely: Walter B.; Holland David, who died in New York in  1858; Mary   C;   and Almira M.  His second wife,  whose maiden name was Portia Preston, was born in Granby on February 24, 1801, and died here in 1849, he surviving her many years, dying in  1864. Of the second union nine children were born, as follows: Norris Preston, who died at the age of fifty years; Chester, who died in Springfield in 1893; Simeon and an elder sister, Ellen, who makes her home with him; Henry, who married Carrie Bates, and resides in Detroit, Mich.; Mary, the wife of Dwight Preston, living at Elkhorn, Wis.; Eliza, a resident of Granby; Jennie Maria, who died in infancy; and Jennie M., second, wife of D. R. Barnes, of this town.

Simeon Kellogg obtained his education in the public schools, and on attaining his majority began   the  battle of  life   for himself.  Going to the city of New York, he worked for ten years as clerk and cashier in a hotel, being in the employ of two different proprietors in that period, and at its expiration returning to the place of his nativity.   It was in 1863 that he came to Granby at the urgent solicitation of his father, who gave him the old home farm if he would continue its management.  The estate contains about one hundred acres, in whose care and improvement Mr. Kellogg has shown excellent judgment, and has been unusually successful.

Mr. Kellogg and Harriet Pease, a daughter of the late Peter Pease, a farmer of Granby, were married in 1868.   Their union has been blessed by the birth of four children: Mary Eliza, Cora H., Effie L., and Edith J. All of these daughters are well educated, three being  teachers  in   the   public   schools of Granby, and Effie L. assistant principal of the high school, Gorham, N.H.    Mr. Kellogg is an energetic and capable business man, and is amply endowed with qualities which constitute him a useful and valued citizen.  For many years he has been a member of the local Grange, and likewise of the Good Templars.   He is a stanch adherent of the Republican party in politics; and both he and Mrs.  Kellogg are active in religious matters, being faithful   members   of   the Congregational church, of which he is senior Deacon.

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JOHN J. KIDGELL, the well-known freight agent of the Boston & Maine Railroad at Ware, Mass., was born in the town of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, October 4, 1853. His parents were John and Mary (McCarthy) Kidgell, the former of whom was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1825.  John Kidgell came to this country in 1848.  On his arrival here he secured work as a laborer in the construction of the Western Railroad, now the Boston & Albany Railroad, and subsequently in a paper-mill at Middlefield, Mass. After his marriage he purchased a farm in that town, and on it he passed the remainder of his life. He died January 18, 1892. His wife, to whom he was married on January 1, 1852, was also a native of Ireland.  She came to this country with her widowed mother, brothers, and sisters. She bore her husband eleven children. Four sons and two daughters   grew to adult  life.   They were: John; Frank H., a painter, living at Gardner, Mass.; George, a locomotive fireman; Edward, a railroad employee, residing at Gardner, Mass.; Mary, who died at twenty-four years of age; and Elizabeth, who lived to be twenty-two years old. Their mother, who is now sixty-eight years of age, is living in Gardner.

John J. Kidgell received but a limited education. After reaching the age of ten years, he was able to attend school only during the winter months. When sixteen years of age, he went to work on the Boston & Albany Railroad, where he was employed for three years. He then went to Miller's Falls, Mass., as a telegraph operator for the Fitchburg Railroad Company.    Eighteen months later,  in company with a Mr.  Conway, he opened a general merchandise store in Middlefield, where they conducted a successful business for two years under the firm name of Kidgell & Conway.   At the expiration of that time he sold his interest to his partner, and went to Greenfield as operator for the Fitchburg Company.    He was transferred a year later to Gardner, and soon after entered the employ of the Boston, Barre & Gardner Railroad Company as telegraph operator and clerk.  In .1882 he  secured employment with the Long Island Road at Huntington, Long Island; but in a brief time he returned to Gardner as agent of the Boston, Barre & Gardner Railroad.    He had held this position three years when compelled by illness to abandon it.   When after four months he was able to resume work, he found employment with the Long Island Company at Manhattan Beach and with the Boston & Lowell Railroad at West Boylston, Mass., for short periods. He then, in 1888, came to Ware to take his present position with the Boston & Maine Railroad.  Having slighted none of his opportunities, he has become a most competent railroad man. 

On June 10, 1890, he was united in marriage with Miss Catherine L. Curley, of New London, Conn., a daughter of Peter Curley, who is a native of Ireland. Mrs. Kidgell has a brother in New London, Conn., and in New Orleans a sister, named Mary-in religion Sister Anthony, of the Sisters of the Holy Cross.

Mr. Kidgell is a Democrat in politics, and he has been chairman of the Town Democratic Committee for four years. He has also served his townsmen most acceptably as Selectman for three years, for two of which he was chairman of that board. He is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and has served as Treasurer of that organization for three years. He and his wife are consistent members of All Saints' Catholic Church of Ware.

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HON. HENRY A. KIMBALL, Mayor of Northampton, was born in Windham, Windham County, Conn., in what is now the town of Scotland, May 3, 1842. He comes of good old Colonial stock early transplanted from the mother country, being a direct descendant of Richard Kimball, who with his wife Ursula and several children came from Ipswich, England, in the ship "Elizabeth" in 1634, was admitted a freeman at Watertown, Mass., in 1635, removed to Ipswich, Mass., in 1637, and died there in 1675. Many of his posterity are living at this day in Essex County. The Kimballs of Windham County, Connecticut, claim Richard, Jr., born in 1623, second son of the immigrant, as their progenitor, Pelatiah Kimball, one of his lineage, having removed to that locality at an early date, following the footsteps of a brother, a third Richard, of whom he bought a farm which has now been in the family about two hundred years. His son, Pelatiah, Jr., born in 1739, was married  to Mary Crowell, died March 1, 1823, aged eighty-four years. Seven of his nine children grew to maturity. 

James Kimball, son of Pelatiah and Mary, and grandfather of Mayor Kimball, was born in Windham, Conn., on July 15, 1772; he passed his entire life on the ancestral homestead, and died on April 20, 1843.    He and his wife, Betsy Bingham Kimball, reared three sons - Anson, Albert, and John-and two daughters. Anson, who became a well-known teacher, a Justice of the Peace, and a farmer, died in 1885. John, the only one of the three now living, is a prosperous farmer in Newark Valley, Tioga County, N.Y. He and his wife are remarkably bright and active at the age of eighty-three years. They have two daughters, and a son who is a surgeon in the United States Army. Albert Kimball was born on December 10, 1808, and died in 1885, having been throughout his active life extensively engaged in farming on the patrimonial acres.  He married Melissa Woodward, of Canterbury, Conn., who still resides at the family homestead with her eldest son, James D. Kimball. 

Henry A., who is the fourth-born and second son of the six children of Albert and Melissa (Woodward) Kimball, passed his early boyhood upon the farm and acquired a good education in the district schools. He subsequently taught school several terms both in Connecticut and New Jersey. In 1869 he entered the employ of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad as clerk in the freight office at New Haven, and after remaining in that capacity for two years was clerk to the superintendent of the Air Line Railway for one year, and then held for several years the position of general freight and ticket agent, also acting as superintendent. Mr.  Kimball was connected with the road until 1879, when he moved to Holyoke, Mass., and engaged in the coal business, having yards there and also in this city. In 1881 he disposed of his interest in Holyoke, and since that time, in company with Frank W. Cary, has been engaged in the same trade in Northampton, conducting a large and profitable business. 

Mr. Kimball has always taken an active interest in public affairs, and, being a man abundantly fitted for the discharge of important trusts, has been called to fill various positions of responsibility. He was a member of the Connecticut legislature in 1869, and of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the years 1888, 1889, and 1890, and during the years 1891, 1892, and 1893 held a seat in the State Senate. Although a Democrat in politics, he was chosen from a Republican district, and has been twice elected Mayor of the city of Northampton, giving the people a thoroughly able and progressive administration.  He is a Director of the Hampshire County National Bank, of the Hampshire County Savings Bank, also of the Norwood Engineering Company; and for the past five years he has been President of the New England Coal Company of Hartford, Conn. In Masonry he has advanced to the Knight Templar's degree. 

He was first married in the month of October, 1863, to Miss Mary T. Williams, who survived but two years; and he wedded for his second wife, on October 21, 1867, Hannah M. Williams, a sister of his first wife, both of them having been pupils at the school where he taught. Mr. and Mrs. Kimball occupy a very pleasant residence at 57 Prospect Street, which he erected in 1883, and are socially very popular.

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CAPTAIN WILLIAM BIRD KIMBALL,  one of Enfield's prominent citizens, a veteran of the Civil War, and formerly a member of the Massachusetts legislature, was born in Oakham, Mass., June 2, 1833, son of James and Emily (Parker) Kimball.

Captain Kimball is a direct descendant of Richard Kimball, who, in company with his brother Henry, emigrated from England in 1634, and settled in Watertown, Mass. Richard Kimball, who was a wheelwright by trade, moved to Ipswich, Mass., where he died in 1675; and the descent continues as follows: Benjamin, son of Richard Kimball, who resided in Bradford, Mass., died January 11, 1696. His son, Captain Richard Kimball, who also resided in Bradford, married Sarah Spofford, September 17, 1682, and raised a family of six children.  He died January 21, 1732 or 1733; and his son, Richard Kimball, who was born May 27, 1689, married Mary Stickney in 1716. He was the father of three children; namely, Richard, Sarah, and Dorothy, of whom Richard, who was born September 21, 1721, was Captain Kimball's great-grandfather. He married Sarah Harriman, and raised a family of eight children, of whom James, Captain Kimball's grandfather, was the second son. 

James Kimball was born in Haverhill, Mass., February 4, 1758. He resided in Bradford, was a successful business man, and died January 15, 1829. He was three times married: and his third wife, Ruth Kimball, Captain Kimball's grandmother, who was born January 28, 1761, became the mother of one son, James, Jr., Captain Kimball's father. The grandmother died January 6, 1832.  James Kimball, Jr., was born in Bradford, October 5, 1797.   He graduated from Middlebury College in  1821,  and became a Congregational  preacher.   He relinquished his pastoral duties, and engaged in missionary work in Boston, where he labored diligently and successfully for some years.   He was a resident of Oakham for twenty-nine years, and was actively engaged in church work until his death, which occurred March 15, 1861. His wife, Emily Parker before marriage, who was born in Groveland, Mass., September 5, 1800, became the mother of six children, four of whom reached maturity; and of these Captain William B., the subject of this sketch, is the only survivor.   Those deceased were: Martha A., James   P.,  Maria  L.,  Daniel T., and Leonard D.   The mother died in Haydenville, Mass., October 18, 1874.  William Bird Kimball passed his boyhood in Oakham, and prepared for his collegiate course in Easthampton.   He entered Amherst College, from which he graduated with the class of 1856.    Immediately after completing his studies he engaged in agriculture in Westboro, where he conducted a large dairy farm until the commencement of the Civil War.  He then enlisted as a private in Company K, Thirteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, and was mustered into service as a Corporal   July   16,   1861.   His   regiment was attached to the Army of the Potomac, and participated in all of its decisive battles. He saw much hard service, his term of enlistment extending over the most important period of the Rebellion; but he escaped without injury.  He was promoted from grade to grade, and was honorably discharged  from the service August 1, 1864, as Captain of his company.  After leaving the army, Captain Kimball settled in Enfield, where he resumed his former occupation; and since 1865 he has resided in Enfield village.    His farm of two hundred acres is mostly on Great Ouabbin Mountain.  Besides general farming, he has engaged extensively in the buying and selling of cattle.  His residence, which is one of the finest and most substantial in Enfield, was erected by the Hon. J. B. Woods in 1835, and is still in a good state of preservation.