Edward Julius Upson
b: 17 APR 1846
d: 14 FEB 1908
b: 17 APR 1846
d: 14 FEB 1908
Grew up on his father's farm and when a small boy drove oxen daily toMorris Cove to get white fish caught in seines, to use for fertilizer.Until his son was 15 he conducted a dairy farm. Then he established abusiness in which he remained for years. He built several largereservoirs and the first crushed stone highway in Branford, a sectionof the Boston Post Road. He invented the first tripod device used onwagons for hoisting poles and when teh East Haven reservoir was built,he contrived the windlass operated between two horses to drawmaterials up the steep grade. For many years he was a member of theNew Haven Horse Guards. He attended the Old Stone Church.
- 17 APR 1846 - Birth - ; East Haven, CT
- 14 FEB 1908 - Death - Age: 62 ; East Haven, CT
- 1900 - Residence - Age: 54; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head ; New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- 1880 - Residence - Age: 34; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self ; East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- 1870 - Residence - ; East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- 1900 - Residence - Age: 54; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head ; New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- 1880 - Residence - Age: 34; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self ; East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- 1870 - Residence - ; East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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| M | Edward Julius Upson | ||
| Birth | 17 APR 1846 | East Haven, CT | |
| Death | 14 FEB 1908 | East Haven, CT | |
| Marriage | 14 JUN 1871 | to Harriet Rosetta Murray at Guilford, CT | |
| PARENT (M) Edward Julius Upson | |||
| Birth | 17 APR 1846 | East Haven, CT | |
| Death | 14 FEB 1908 | East Haven, CT | |
| Marriage | 14 JUN 1871 | to Harriet Rosetta Murray at Guilford, CT | |
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| PARENT (F) Harriet Rosetta Murray | |||
| Birth | 23 OCT 1847 | East River, CT | |
| Death | 24 JUL 1910 | Fairhaven, CT | |
| Marriage | 14 JUN 1871 | to Edward Julius Upson at Guilford, CT | |
| Father | Dickinson Murray | ||
| Mother | Sally Munger | ||
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| M | Chauncey Julius "Chat" Upson | ||
| Birth | 14 SEP 1873 | East Haven, CT | |
| Death | 12 NOV 1944 | ||
| Marriage | 23 OCT 1902 | to Lillian Emily Terrill at HAMDEN, CT | |
| F | Isabelle Murray Upson | ||
| Birth | 01 SEP 1876 | ||
| Death | 05 JUL 1877 | Connecticut | |
| [S120] | U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications,1889-1970 |
| [S59] | 1880 United States Federal Census |
| [S76] | 1900 United States Federal Census |
| [S52] | 1870 United States Federal Census |
| [S337] | Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934 |
| [S154] | Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 |
1 Edward Julius Upson b: 17 APR 1846 d: 14 FEB 1908
+ Harriet Rosetta Murray b: 23 OCT 1847 d: 24 JUL 1910
2 Chauncey Julius "Chat" Upson b: 14 SEP 1873 d: 12 NOV 1944
+ Lillian Emily Terrill b: DEC 1872 d: 05 OCT 1873
3 Julius Warren Upson b: 11 DEC 1903
3 Chauncey Murray Upson b: ABT 1907
2 Isabelle Murray Upson b: 01 SEP 1876 d: 05 JUL 1877