JOSEPH SIGOURNEY Joseph Sigourney came to Bristol in 1845 and worked in the South Side knitting mill. Not long before the war he purchased a small fruit and confectionary store that stood near where Merrick's grocery store now stands, which he moved to the location now occupied by the New York clothing store on Main street where he did a large and very successful business using one store as a jewelry and variety store and the other for the fruit and confectionary business. He made a host of friends and was respected by all. He was a prominent member of the Methodist church. He married Miss Sibyl Dawson and had two sons. He retired from active business in 1881 and died June 17 1887 aged 66.
JOSEPH SIGOURNEY Joseph Sigourney came to Bristol in 1845 and worked in the South Side knitting mill. Not long before the war he purchased a small fruit and confectionary store that stood near where Merrick's grocery store now stands, which he moved to the location now occupied by the New York clothing store on Main street where he did a large and very successful business using one store as a jewelry and variety store and the other for the fruit and confectionary business. He made a host of friends and was respected by all. He was a prominent member of the Methodist church. He married Miss Sibyl Dawson and had two sons. He retired from active business in 1881 and died June 17 1887 aged 66.
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