Darius and Mary Wadsworth from Cornwall married in 1842 and in 1844 bought the farm at 2291 Torringford Street that had been pioneered by Ebenezer Bissell. The house now unused looks as it did 200 years ago.
In 1864 the Miner family bought the Burrville Store and ran it through three generations 1864-1929. These were Burrville's golden years and this cemetery plot indicates how prosperous the Miners were in 1904. Edward S. Miner Sr. bought 7 acres of land from the estate of Matthew Grant and built his dream house at 100 Starks Hill Road. When this house was being built it caused a sensation. The flower gardens on the steep eastern lawn were gorgeous. In the 1920s Edward Jr. known as Stiles Miner and his wife Belle were leaders in Burrville society. In that era the Ladies Club wore white gloves and hats to their weekly luncheon and the annual Burrville Flower Show was a big event. Stiles Minor lived on in his father's house as an elder statesman of the village until his death in 1947. The house once abandoned has recently been restored, but the gardens are now gone. John Henry Baeder was a young blacksmith working at the livery stable across the Still River Turnpike from the Miner's store when he married Nelly Miner, Stiles' sister. The Baeders had three children, Edward (1900), Ruth (1905) and John Henry Jr (1907). Mr. Baeder went on to become an important Torrington businessman. Baeder Street, which once had a large livery stable was named after him.
I wonder if the Ruth Mayhew who was buried here in 1925 was the Ruth Baeder born in 1905? Also, the Julia Miner buried in 1926 it seems to me must have been of this family.
The above was the result of research by William Noad
Faithfully transcribed by: Fr. David C. Ellner
In 1864 the Miner family bought the Burrville Store and ran it through three generations 1864-1929. These were Burrville's golden years and this cemetery plot indicates how prosperous the Miners were in 1904. Edward S. Miner Sr. bought 7 acres of land from the estate of Matthew Grant and built his dream house at 100 Starks Hill Road. When this house was being built it caused a sensation. The flower gardens on the steep eastern lawn were gorgeous. In the 1920s Edward Jr. known as Stiles Miner and his wife Belle were leaders in Burrville society. In that era the Ladies Club wore white gloves and hats to their weekly luncheon and the annual Burrville Flower Show was a big event. Stiles Minor lived on in his father's house as an elder statesman of the village until his death in 1947. The house once abandoned has recently been restored, but the gardens are now gone. John Henry Baeder was a young blacksmith working at the livery stable across the Still River Turnpike from the Miner's store when he married Nelly Miner, Stiles' sister. The Baeders had three children, Edward (1900), Ruth (1905) and John Henry Jr (1907). Mr. Baeder went on to become an important Torrington businessman. Baeder Street, which once had a large livery stable was named after him.
I wonder if the Ruth Mayhew who was buried here in 1925 was the Ruth Baeder born in 1905? Also, the Julia Miner buried in 1926 it seems to me must have been of this family.
The above was the result of research by William Noad
Faithfully transcribed by: Fr. David C. Ellner
Darius and Mary Wadsworth from Cornwall married in 1842 and in 1844 bought the farm at 2291 Torringford Street that had been pioneered by Ebenezer Bissell. The house now unused looks as it did 200 years ago.
In 1864 the Miner family bought the Burrville Store and ran it through three generations 1864-1929. These were Burrville's golden years and this cemetery plot indicates how prosperous the Miners were in 1904. Edward S. Miner Sr. bought 7 acres of land from the estate of Matthew Grant and built his dream house at 100 Starks Hill Road. When this house was being built it caused a sensation. The flower gardens on the steep eastern lawn were gorgeous. In the 1920s Edward Jr. known as Stiles Miner and his wife Belle were leaders in Burrville society. In that era the Ladies Club wore white gloves and hats to their weekly luncheon and the annual Burrville Flower Show was a big event. Stiles Minor lived on in his father's house as an elder statesman of the village until his death in 1947. The house once abandoned has recently been restored, but the gardens are now gone. John Henry Baeder was a young blacksmith working at the livery stable across the Still River Turnpike from the Miner's store when he married Nelly Miner, Stiles' sister. The Baeders had three children, Edward (1900), Ruth (1905) and John Henry Jr (1907). Mr. Baeder went on to become an important Torrington businessman. Baeder Street, which once had a large livery stable was named after him.
I wonder if the Ruth Mayhew who was buried here in 1925 was the Ruth Baeder born in 1905? Also, the Julia Miner buried in 1926 it seems to me must have been of this family.
The above was the result of research by William Noad
Faithfully transcribed by: Fr. David C. Ellner
In 1864 the Miner family bought the Burrville Store and ran it through three generations 1864-1929. These were Burrville's golden years and this cemetery plot indicates how prosperous the Miners were in 1904. Edward S. Miner Sr. bought 7 acres of land from the estate of Matthew Grant and built his dream house at 100 Starks Hill Road. When this house was being built it caused a sensation. The flower gardens on the steep eastern lawn were gorgeous. In the 1920s Edward Jr. known as Stiles Miner and his wife Belle were leaders in Burrville society. In that era the Ladies Club wore white gloves and hats to their weekly luncheon and the annual Burrville Flower Show was a big event. Stiles Minor lived on in his father's house as an elder statesman of the village until his death in 1947. The house once abandoned has recently been restored, but the gardens are now gone. John Henry Baeder was a young blacksmith working at the livery stable across the Still River Turnpike from the Miner's store when he married Nelly Miner, Stiles' sister. The Baeders had three children, Edward (1900), Ruth (1905) and John Henry Jr (1907). Mr. Baeder went on to become an important Torrington businessman. Baeder Street, which once had a large livery stable was named after him.
I wonder if the Ruth Mayhew who was buried here in 1925 was the Ruth Baeder born in 1905? Also, the Julia Miner buried in 1926 it seems to me must have been of this family.
The above was the result of research by William Noad
Faithfully transcribed by: Fr. David C. Ellner
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