William Dwight Galpin

He was an amateur genealogist and was listed as a source in the GalpinBook many times. He apparently wintered in Orlando, Florida after hisretirement and was a merchant, being a partner in a store in Ansoniafor many years. He moved to Sidney, Nova Scotia, or was reported tohave planned this move in his daughter's wedding announcements. Hisgrandson, Nelson Howard, Jr. remembers him visiting occasionally as achild, and that he was quite hard of hearing and sported a horn foryou to yell into. He reportedly had a wonderful sense of humor and itmust have been a great tragedy to lose his daughter at such a youngage, when he had lost his wife just before Anna's marriage to herhusband, Nelson Howard.

1900 Census living in Ansonia/Derby, CT
Living alone at age 66, occupation capitalist

1910 Census living in Chicago, Illinois
Listed as a dry goods merchant, living in the Holland Hotel, I believeto be near his grandchildren, as his daughter died in 1906 leaving her2 sons without a mother. Nelson remembers him visiting them.

Birth: Mar. 21, 1838
Death: Mar. 2, 1917

Burial: Center Cemetery
Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Created by: Mark Wing
Record added: Apr 30, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 69159522

"In 1842 he moved to New Haven, CT later to Stockbridge, MA and thenceto Ansonia, CT. For 11 years he was employed by his uncle RL Hoghson,and after that by the HC Sperry Co. on Ansonia. In 1867 he formed apartnership with WH Plumer in gentlemen's furnishings. Later the firmwas known as Galpin and Webster and lasted until 1886. In July, 1861,he enlisted in Co. I of the 23rd CT Volunteers. He married Ellen FoxLittle 10/28/1868. Mr. Galpin was an extensive traveler and wasdeeply interested in the story of the Galpin Family. It was hisintent to publish such a study and it is clear from this volume howdeeply indebted I am for his valuable notes which his son kindlyloaned me."