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From: (Marcia Payne)
Subject: [MAWORCES] BARNARD Family sketch; Final Part
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:24:58 -0600 (CST)


(8) George Augustus BARNARD, youngest son of Capt. John (7) and Sarah
Rice (BIGELOW) BARNARD, was born Jan 18, 1833, in the house in which he
now lives, at the corner of Millbrook and Burncoat Streets.
He attended the old Adams Square School and for a short time was a
pupil in a private school. At the age of 17 he went to work as a clerk
in Adolphus BAYLIE's grocery store. He stayed there for 3 years and then
went back to the farm, but in 1855 he engaged, with his father, in the
roofing business in which he has continued to the present time.
In 1886 he bought out the sheet metal works operated by Henry C. FISH
on Union Street, and moving it into his shop on Prescott Street.
Though not a member of any church, Mr. BARNARD attends the First
Unitarian Church regularly, as have 4 generations of his family before
him.
A Republican in politics, he has repeatedly declined public office
with the exception of 2 years, 1872-73, when he served on the City
Council. He is at present one of the trustees of the Five Cents Savings
Bank of Worcester.
On June 18, 1857 George Augustus BARNARD married Almira Hayden,
daughter of Joseph D. and Susannah (PATRIDGE) FULLER, and
born in Holden on July 30, 1833. Their children were:
1) George F., April 20, 1858; married Alice, daughter of Henry and
Caroline (RUGGLES) MASON. Their home is in Worcester and their children
are:
Mason; John; George A. (2nd); Lewis; Sarah, born Aug 12, 1861; married
Frederick G. DAVIS, residing in Pittsburg, PA. Their children
are John Barnard DAVIS, born Sept 17, 1898 in Chicago and William
Brewster DAVIS, born March 4, 1901 in Chicago.

2) Walter BARNARD, born Oct 24, 1862; married Alice HOLDEN, resides in
Worcester with one child: Mary Bigelow BARNARD

3) Josephine BARNARD, born Dec 30, 1869; married Sept 7, 1898 to Sumner
A. BROOKSON; resides in Cambridge, was a graduate of Cowles Art School

4) Roy A. BARNARD, born March 30, 1876; graduate of Worcester
Polytechnic Institute in 1897.

The sons are all associated with the father in business.


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