Samuel Eddy 926

Samuel Eddy was born in Johnston, Providence Rhode Island March 31 1769 to Richard Eddy and Martha Comstock and was raised in Johnston, R.I until approximately 1783.

At the age of 14 Samuel’s father Richard, accepted a position of Steward at Brown University, in Providence, RI. Brown’s University was established in 1764 and is the 7^th oldest University in America.

He would hold this position for less than a year as he died Oct 20 1784. At this time his widow Martha took over his position for the remainder of the year.

Samuel attended Brown’s University where he studied law, graduating in 1787. He went on to practice in the area until 1790, at which time he was appointed Clerk to the Superior Court. Samuel maintained this position for 2 years and then again in 1793.

Samuel went on to become Secretary of Rhode Island from 1798 until 1819 a total of 21 years.

In 1818 Samuel wrote “Reasons Offered By Samuel Eddy, Esquire For His Opinions, To The First Baptist Church of Providence, For Which He Was Compelled to Withdraw For Heterodoxy”

He was then elected as a Democrat without opposition to the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Congresses from 1819 to 1823 and then again 1825. He was an unsuccessful in his bid for re-election in 1824 and for the election in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress.

In 1826 and 1827 he served as associate justice of the State supreme court and then went on to serve as chief justice for next 8 years ending in 1835.

Ezra Butler Eddy 4946

Ezra Butler Eddy was born Aug 22 1827 at Bristol, Vermont to Samuel Eddy and Clarissa Eastman.

Ezra attended public school, in the Bristol area until approximately the age of 15. At this time Ezra spent a year working in New York, after which time he returned to Vermont, eventually settling in Burlington.

In 1846 Ezra married Zaida Diana Arnold, daughter of John Arnold and Uriah Fields.

Together they would have three children before her death in 1893.

In 1851 the same year his daughter Ella was born, Ezra began to manufacture friction matches.

Between 1851 and 1854 Ezra would travel with his family to Canada, settling first in the Ottawa area and then in Hull, Quebec where he eventually founded E B Eddy Forest Products Ltd., as well as several sawmills, E.B Eddy Directing Company of Canada Central Railway, which was known by 1874 as the the E.B Eddy Mills.

In 1856 Ezra added to his business the manufacturing of wooden items such as washboards and pails.

From 1871 to 1875 he was a member of the Quebec State Legislature; he was also elected the Mayor of Hull Quebec six times from January 24^th 1881 to January 28 1885 and January 25 1887 to January 17 1888. He was also elected Mayor and Alderman in 1891 and 1892

In the 1881 census of Hull he is listed as a lumber manufacturer.

In 1886 the E.B Eddy Manufacturing Company was incorporated and in 1891 the name was changed to The E.B Eddy Company

In 1894, less than year after the death of his first wife, Ezra married Jennie Sheriff.

In 1901 they resided on Aylmer Rd. in Hull Quebec.

Ezra died February 10^th 1906 and his body was taken to Bristol, Vermont where he was buried at the Bristol Board Cemetery.

In 1976 a Plaque was dedicated to Ezra Butler Eddy in Hull, Quebec.

Henry Turner Eddy 3768

Henry Turner Eddy was born June 9, 1844 in Stoughton, Massachusetts. H was the son of Henry Eddy and Sarah Torrey.

Henry attended a private school in Brockton, Massachusetts in his early years, then attended Yale University receiving the Mathematics Medal in his graduating year, 1867. He went on to attend the Sheffield Scientific School in 1868, originally known as the Yale Scientific School.

From 1868-1869 he became an instructor in Mathematics and Latin at the University of Tennessee before accepting a position at Cornell University in 1869 where he was the assistant professor in Mathematics and Civil Engineering until 1873. While at Cornell Henry was awarded an M.S degree in Civil Engineering in 1870. He also became Cornell’s first Ph.D. in 1872, just 7 years after the founding of the university.

From 1873 to 1874 Henry was the Associate Professor in Mathematics at Princeton University.

In 1874 he accepted a position as chair of the Mathematics, Astronomy and Civil Engineering at the University of Cincinnati, which was founded in 1870 absorbing Cincinnati College which had been founded in 1819. In 1874 he was appointed Dean of university, holding this position until 1877 and again from 1884-89.

In 1880 he spent time studying abroad at various universities including the  University of Berlin, the Sorbonne and the College de France at Paris.

In 1890 Henry accepted the position of Dean at the Rose Polytechnic Institute at Terre Haute, Indiana until 1894. At this time he accepted a position at the University of Minnesota as a professor of engineering and mechanics. In 1906 he was appointed Dean of the graduate school of the same university.

In 1912 Henry Turner Eddy retired with plans to publish his research.

He was the author of such research works as “A Treatise on the Principles and Applications of Analytic Geometry”, “The Theory of the Flexure and Strength of Rectangular Flat Plates Applied to Reinforced Concrete Floor Slabs”, “Researches in Graphical Statics” to name a few.

William Leonard Eddy 2991

William Leonard Eddy was born June 1 1845 at Leicester, Massachusetts to Leonard Eddy and Isabella Newton.

William was educated in the local schools, and then attended Worcester Academy until he enlisted in the 25^th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K.

During his service he participated in the Battle of Cold Harbor May 31-June 12, 1864 among others.

Twice during his military career he was injured, the second being a gun shot wound to his right arm, which he claimed a pension for. He received an honourable discharge at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September, 1865.

In 1867 William settled in Crawford County, Kansas where he formed a partnership with Colonel Percy Daniels in a general mercantile business.

Eventually William left this partnership to pursue an interest in dairy farming. He named his business, Crystal Jar Dairy which he ran on his one hundred and sixty acre farm.

In 1881 he is listed as W. Lawrence Eddy residing in Crawford, Kansas. His occupation is listed as a farmer.

William died April 19 1935 at Crawford, Kansas.

Samuel Edwin Eddy 1368

Samuel Edwin Eddy was born June 2 1822 at Whitingham, which is a small town located in the southern area of Vermont and bordering Massachusetts along its southern area. His parents were Henry Eddy and Catherine Bemis.

Samuels family resided in Whitingham until at least 1839 when their last child was born.

It is known that Samuel made his home in Chesterfield, Massachusetts from 1849 as he married Sarah Todd at Chesterfield, Massachusetts July 13 1849 and it appears that all four of their children were born there.

He was trained as a blacksmith.

At the age of 40 Samuel enlisted on July 23, 1862 at Chesterfield, Massachusetts, and was mustered Sept 2 1862 to the 37th Massachusetts Infantry.

He was wounded March 25, 1865, Petersburg, VA and also fought in Sailor’s Creek during the Appomattox Campaign. An estimated number of 9,980 men died and a number of others wounded.

On April 6 1865, nearly one fourth of the retreating Confederate army was cut off by Sheridan’s Cavalry and elements of the II and VI Corps. On this day Samuel "Saved the life of the adjutant of his regiment by voluntarily going beyond the line and there killing one of the enemy then in the act of firing upon the wounded officer.  Was assailed by several of the enemy, run through the body with a bayonet and pinned to the ground, but while so situated he shot and killed his assailant.” For this Samuel was awarded the “Medal of Honor”

On June 9 1865 Samuel was mustered out of the army.

Samuel died Mar 7 1909 and was buried at Mount Cemetery, West Chesterfield, Mass.

Asher Robbins Eddy 1925

Asher Robbins Eddy was b. Nov 1 1823 at Newport, Rhode Island. He was the first child born to Joseph Wilbour Eddy and Anna Maria Robbins. Asher was named after his mothers father Asher Robbins.

Asher attended the United States Military Academy graduating 5^th in his class out of 25 members July 1 1844.

From January 24^th until January 10^th 1850 he was assistant professor of Mathematics at the academy.

On August 12^th 1865, in General Order No. 46, by which the organization of the Regiment was entrusted to the following officers: "Brig. Gen. Charles T. Robbins, acting as Colonel, Christopher Blanding, acting, as Lieutenant-Colonel, and Peter A. Sinnott, Major, with Brigade Major Joseph P. Balch as assistant to General Robbins." Drs. Henry W. Rivers and Robert Millar were appointed medical examiners.

Not long after Asher, who was a captain in the regular army, was invited to take the place of acting Colonel Robbins. This was a temporary assignment and none of the officers including Asher were ever mustered upon commissions for these positions.

Asher was sent to Camp Ames in Pawtucket and here the companies began to assemble in August. Asher along with the other men listed above would spend three weeks mustering, clothing and drilling the men.

Asher served in the Civil war as a Colonel of the 3^rd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry

When the Civil War ended Asher continued his military career spending 6 years in San Francisco and Oregon. Here he was an officer in the Quartermaster Corps.

On February 25^th 1878 he was granted 6 months leave of absence due to illness. Asher applied for a special passport on April 30 1878 and travelled to Weisbaden, Germany. Here he applied for and received an additional 6 month leave.

Asher Robbins Eddy died at Malta, apparently of Egyptian Dysentery on January 27^th 1879.  A monument was placed at the San Francisco National Cemetery.

William F. Eddy 14043

William F. Eddy was b. Aug 9 1852 in Newcastle, Ontario, Canada. He was the only surviving child of James Thomas Eddy a local mason and carpenter and Mary A. Clarke.

William was raised in Newcastle attending the local schools of the area. William’s two younger siblings and his mother had died by the time he was 12 years old.

At a young age he was apprenticed by his father and attended Albert College in Belleville, Ontario. A co-ed school which was opened in 1857 and today is a private school.

During the time in which William apprenticed with his father, he assisted in building the Christian church and the Bible Christian church at Orono.

On October 27 1875 William married Lavernia Cecelia Wetherell daughter of J.S and Sarah J. Wetherell. To them were born 3 children, Mabel Winnifred, James William Smith and Franklin Luzerne.

In the early months of 1882 William left his family in search for a new life.

He left Newcastle to travel to Winnipeg, then on to Battleford, in the North West Territories and then finally made his way to Regina, Saskatchewan, arriving on October 13 1882.

The settlement in Regina was not an easy one. During the first few months and through a cold winter William with other settlers would reside in a tent settlement which was called “Pile O Bones”.

Within a year after settling in Regina, William sent for his family.

With settlers like William to ply their trades, the plains of Regina soon became a great settlement. William helped build many of the first structures in the city such as the first brick house in Regina and a building on South Railway Street which was first occupied by the Union Bank.

On July 12 1884 William’s wife and mother of his 3 children passed away in Regina. Her obituary stated that she had been suffering from feverish attacks and pain in the region of her heart. Unfortunately William was away in Calgary, Alberta at the time of her death.

A year after her death William returned to Newcastle with his children, to reside with his father and step mother, Martha. At home he once again assisted his father in his work.

On October 12 1886 William married Winnifred Vanderwater the daughter of Daniel and Lucy Vanderwater in Foxboro, Ontario. She was born in 1853 in Ontario.

Soon after their marriage the Eddy’s once again decided to return to Regina.

Upon his return William took an active role in politics. First acting as a councillor of the town council and in 1897 to 1898 he was the mayor of Regina.

Later he would try for a seat on a grander scale on the government of the Northwest Territories but did not succeed.

In 1897 William founded the Regina and District Old Timers Association. An association formed to recognise senior citizen pioneers of the area.

The first meeting was held at the Lansdowne Hotel. William was elected president and a membership fee of .25 cents per year was deemed a fair price for membership.

The group remained as “men only” until they finally realised in 1900 while planning a banquet, that they could not plan such a formal affair without the help of women. In 1997 the Association celebrated its 100^th anniversary.

William F. Eddy, died August 3 1930 in Regina, Saskatchewan. He is buried in the Regina Cemetery in the Eddy family plot.

The Eddy Apartments in downtown Regina, were built by and named after William F. Eddy and was declared a heritage building in 1983.