Henry Benjamin Hawley (1826 - 1894)

Born 10 Dec 1826 in Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Esther Maria (Skidmore) Hawley — married 31 May 1854 in Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Oct 1894 at age 67 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Biography

son of Benjamin and Betsey (Peck) Hawley

Children:

1. Emily C.
2. William H.
3. George R., M.D.
4. Benjamin
5. Grace S.
6. Henry B.
7. Lucius S.

Burial

Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #39839541
• Hawley, Emily Carrie. A Genealogical and Biographical Record of the Pioneer Thomas Skidmore (E.C. Hawley, Brookfield, Conn., 1911) Page 149 & Page 248-9.
• Hawley, Emily Carrie. Historical Sketch of the First Congregational Church of Brookfield, Connecticut, and of the Town of Brookfield (Brookfield Center, Conn., 1907) Page 144-5.
• Hawley, Emily Carrie. Annals of Brookfield (1929) Page 410.
  • "He was a merchant and manufacturer; resided in Brooklyn, N. Y., Danbury, Conn., and Brookfield Center. He established the Mission Chapel at Brookfield Iron Works in 1865, and 1883 organized the Union Hall Mission on White Street, Danbury, Conn., which he conducted for fifteen years. He was one of the early friends and contributors to the Northfield Schools founded by Dwight L. Moody of East Northfield, Mass., and a loyal supporter of the Prohibition Party in Connecticut."