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married, 12 March 1863, at the house of her mother, 37 South Ninth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., by Rev. Samuel M. Haskins, rector of St. Mark's (Episcopal) Church, of Brooklyn, E. D., to Frances Douglas Holden, born in Portland, Me., dau. of Ezra and Almira Webster (Lincoln) Holden. They dwelt at Rahway, N. J., in 1865; at Ridgewood, N. J., in 1866; at Hackensack, N. J., till Ap. 1872; and then settled at Ridgewood, where they were living in March 1877, on Prospect Street. He served during June, July and August 1862, as sergeant of Co. B, 47th Reg., N. G. S. N. Y.; and his principal battles were at Fort McHenry, "against hard tack, salt pork, and fleas." He has been engaged in three insurance companies, during twenty years; the last being as superintendent of the city department in the U. S. branch of The Imperial Fire Insurance Co., of London, at 44 Pine Street, New York, which engagement terminated in Dec. 1875. In Feb. 1877, he was manager of the Fire Department of the Commercial Mutual Insurance Co., 57 and 59 William Street, New York.
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V. Caroline Watlington, b. in Norwalk, Conn., 13 Jan. 1837; was living at 193 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., in March 1877, unmarried.
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VI. Bernard Watlington, b. in Norwalk, Conn., 23 March 1839; a salesman; married, 27 Jan. 1870, at the house of her mother, 153 East 30th Street, New York City, by Rev. Wallace W. Atterbury, Presbyterian, to Eliza Augusta Bacon, born at 144 Henry Street, New York, dau. of John Elliot and Charlotte Augusta (Reynolds) Bacon. They were living at 72 Downing Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., in Ap. 1876, and his business was at 259 Canal Street, New York. He enlisted, 6 Nov. 1861, in Co. D, 22d Reg., N. Y. S. M., and was discharged 6 Nov. 1868, having served the full term of seven years. He was mustered into the service of the United States, 28 May 1862, for three months, and was discharged, 5; Sept. 1862, with his regiment. The latter was called into actual service by special order of the President; was sent by way of Baltimore, to Bolivar Heights, and placed on picket duty; thence to Harper's Ferry, to aid in resisting Stonewall Jackson's raid in the Shenandoah Valley; and, at the President's request, remained one week beyond the time for which they were mustered, on account of Lee's invasion of Maryland. In Feb. 1877, he was of the firm of Watlington and Schenck, manufacturers of boys' clothing, 99 Broadway, Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y.
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VII. Benjamin Watlington, b. in Norwalk, Conn., 22 Ap. 1841; died at Norwalk, of dysentery, 29 July 1853, and was buried in Norwalk Cemetery.
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VIII. John Hobart Watlington, b. in Norwalk, Conn., 27 Sept. 1844; a salesman; unmarried; was living with his sisters, at 193 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., in Ap. 1876; and his business was with Thomas
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