George Fairfield
Early Years Born in New York, George Fairfield moved to western Massachusetts as a young boy. After attending school until the age of 17, he became an apprentice in the…
Read MoreIra Dimock
Early Years Born in Tolland, Ira Dimock’s family moved to South Willington when he was young. At 15, he worked in a Rockville woolen cloth mill tending to carding machines.…
Read MoreGeorge H. Day
In 1870, George H. Day came to Hartford to work as a clerk at Charter Oak Life Insurance Company. Seven years later he joined the Weed Sewing Machine Company. Pope…
Read MoreCharles Custis
Charles Custis was born to slave parents in Virginia. As a teen he moved to New York. He was a member of a strolling quartet of singers before joining the…
Read MoreSamuel Colt
Inventor and industrialist, Samuel Colt was the founder of Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company. He is recognized for the improvement and mass production of the revolver. Early Life Colt…
Read MoreElizabeth Colt
Elizabeth Hart Jarvis was the first child born to William and Elizabeth Miller Hart Jarvis. Her father was a noted Episcopal minister. Her mother was from a prominent family that…
Read MoreCaldwell Colt
Caldwell Colt was the son of gun manufacturer Samuel and his wife Elizabeth Colt. Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company Educated at Yale’s scientific school, Colt designed his first firearm…
Read MoreGeorge J. Capewell
Born in England, George J. Capewell moved to the United States as a child. He went to work at the age of 15. He worked at Scoville in Waterbury and…
Read MoreDaniel Camilliere
Daniel Camilliere was a graduate of the University of Connecticut College of Pharmacy. In 1948, he opened the Rialto Pharmacy with his brother-in-law Carmelo Vasquez. Located on Franklin Avenue in…
Read MoreMorgan Gardner Bulkeley
Morgan G. Bulkeley was president of Aetna Life Insurance. He was also a prominent politician. He served as Hartford mayor from 1879 to 1887. He was Connecticut’s governor from 1889…
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