Caleb Metcalf Holbrook

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(1822-1896) merchant, manufacturer; born November 21, 1822, in Milford, MA; partner, Hunt & Holbrook; partner, Hunt, Holbrook & Barber; partner, Holbrook, Glazier & Company; member, First Baptist Church; member, Court of Common Council Board of Councilmen; wives, Fannie M. Hollister (1826-1855, married 1854-1855), Elizabeth C. Nelson (1825-1873, married 1858-1873), and Annie E. Nelson (1832-1898, married 1875-1896); children George H. Holbrook (1855-1856), Frank N. Holbrook (1860-1874), Grace Holbrook (1863-1921), Minnie Holbrook (1866-1866), and Anne M. Holbrook (1868-1893); died January 10, 1896, in Hartford, CT. Resident of Hartford (ca. 1843-???? & 1852-1896) and of Asylum Hill (340 Farmington Avenue, (????-1896). Sailed on the ship Henry Lee as part of expedition to mine gold in California (1849).

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