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- (VII) Lucius (3), son of John and Delight Griswold (Case) Barbour, was born July 26, 1805, in Canton, Connecticut, died February 10, 1873. When about fourteen years old he went with his parents to western New York. For a number of years he traveled in the south and west. where he was en??a??ed in business and investing in western lands, especially in Indiana. He finally settled in Madison, Indiana, and engaged in the wholesale dry goods business. Afterwards he became interested in the same line in Cincinnati, Ohio. About 1845 he removed to Hartford, Connecticut, where he afterward lived, although he kept his business interests in the west. He possessed excellent business habits and ability and his efforts met with success. He was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. He was deacon of the Second Congregational Church of Hartford from 1858 to 1865, and in the First Congregational Church from 1869 until his death. He was a trustee of the Hartford Theological Seminary, a director of the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, and of the Charter Oak Bank. He married, April 23, 1840, Harriet Louise Day, born February 2, 1821, died September 26, 1886, daughter of Deacon Albert and Harriet (Chapin) Day (see Day VII). Children: Harriet Louise. born June 22, 1843, died November 7, 1848; Lucius Albert, see forward; Mary Adelia, born February 23, 1851. died March 6, 1851: Hattie Day, born July 18, 1860, married Richard Storrs Barnes.
[New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Volume IV]
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