Youngest son of Caleb Colvin and Dorothy "Dolly" Burgess, James Anthony Colvin was four times married and the father of five known children.
He and his first wife, Amy Ann Johnson [1829-1867], were the parents of three: James Byron, Lewis Anthony and Theresa. His second spouse, Mabel Anna [Lee] Dorman [1841-1906], presented him with two daughters: Anna Lee and Dorothy Colvin.
Later in life, James wed Mary Bascom [1869-1911] and Eleanor [maiden name unknown]. No issue from either union.
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"The Hartford Courant" [Hartford, Hartford Co., CT], 5 July 1915 [transcription by JK Erickson]:
James A. Colvin Dies in Enfield.
Long in Manufacturing Business,
Had Mills at Thompsonville and Worcester.
Thompsonville, July 4 -- James A. Colvin, 82 years old, a prominent and wealthy resident, with mills at Worcester and Thompsonville, died this evening at his home in Enfield, after a long illness.
He first entered business with a brother, Caleb Colvin, in 1863, at Danielson, as a manufacturer of plows and stoves. He moved to Worcester in 1866, and formed a partnership known as the C.& A. J. Colvin company. This concern dissolved in 1880. Mr. Colvin continued as a manufacturer of castings for the Crompton & Knowles Loom Works until his death. He came to Thompsonville in 1894 and February 4 became sole owner of the G.H. Bushnell Press Works, manufacturer of machines to extract oil from cotton seed. He was president of the Standard Metal Works of Thompsonville.
He was born in Cranston, R.I, and leaves his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Colvin, whom he married a few years ago; one son, James Bryan Colvin of Worcester, Mass., and three daughters, Misses Teresa and Dorothy Colvin of Thompsonville and Mrs. Erastus Hopkins of Geneva, N.Y.
The funeral will be held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and the burial will be in the Enfield Cemetery.
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He and his first wife, Amy Ann Johnson [1829-1867], were the parents of three: James Byron, Lewis Anthony and Theresa. His second spouse, Mabel Anna [Lee] Dorman [1841-1906], presented him with two daughters: Anna Lee and Dorothy Colvin.
Later in life, James wed Mary Bascom [1869-1911] and Eleanor [maiden name unknown]. No issue from either union.
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"The Hartford Courant" [Hartford, Hartford Co., CT], 5 July 1915 [transcription by JK Erickson]:
James A. Colvin Dies in Enfield.
Long in Manufacturing Business,
Had Mills at Thompsonville and Worcester.
Thompsonville, July 4 -- James A. Colvin, 82 years old, a prominent and wealthy resident, with mills at Worcester and Thompsonville, died this evening at his home in Enfield, after a long illness.
He first entered business with a brother, Caleb Colvin, in 1863, at Danielson, as a manufacturer of plows and stoves. He moved to Worcester in 1866, and formed a partnership known as the C.& A. J. Colvin company. This concern dissolved in 1880. Mr. Colvin continued as a manufacturer of castings for the Crompton & Knowles Loom Works until his death. He came to Thompsonville in 1894 and February 4 became sole owner of the G.H. Bushnell Press Works, manufacturer of machines to extract oil from cotton seed. He was president of the Standard Metal Works of Thompsonville.
He was born in Cranston, R.I, and leaves his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Colvin, whom he married a few years ago; one son, James Bryan Colvin of Worcester, Mass., and three daughters, Misses Teresa and Dorothy Colvin of Thompsonville and Mrs. Erastus Hopkins of Geneva, N.Y.
The funeral will be held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and the burial will be in the Enfield Cemetery.
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Youngest son of Caleb Colvin and Dorothy "Dolly" Burgess, James Anthony Colvin was four times married and the father of five known children.
He and his first wife, Amy Ann Johnson [1829-1867], were the parents of three: James Byron, Lewis Anthony and Theresa. His second spouse, Mabel Anna [Lee] Dorman [1841-1906], presented him with two daughters: Anna Lee and Dorothy Colvin.
Later in life, James wed Mary Bascom [1869-1911] and Eleanor [maiden name unknown]. No issue from either union.
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"The Hartford Courant" [Hartford, Hartford Co., CT], 5 July 1915 [transcription by JK Erickson]:
James A. Colvin Dies in Enfield.
Long in Manufacturing Business,
Had Mills at Thompsonville and Worcester.
Thompsonville, July 4 -- James A. Colvin, 82 years old, a prominent and wealthy resident, with mills at Worcester and Thompsonville, died this evening at his home in Enfield, after a long illness.
He first entered business with a brother, Caleb Colvin, in 1863, at Danielson, as a manufacturer of plows and stoves. He moved to Worcester in 1866, and formed a partnership known as the C.& A. J. Colvin company. This concern dissolved in 1880. Mr. Colvin continued as a manufacturer of castings for the Crompton & Knowles Loom Works until his death. He came to Thompsonville in 1894 and February 4 became sole owner of the G.H. Bushnell Press Works, manufacturer of machines to extract oil from cotton seed. He was president of the Standard Metal Works of Thompsonville.
He was born in Cranston, R.I, and leaves his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Colvin, whom he married a few years ago; one son, James Bryan Colvin of Worcester, Mass., and three daughters, Misses Teresa and Dorothy Colvin of Thompsonville and Mrs. Erastus Hopkins of Geneva, N.Y.
The funeral will be held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and the burial will be in the Enfield Cemetery.
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He and his first wife, Amy Ann Johnson [1829-1867], were the parents of three: James Byron, Lewis Anthony and Theresa. His second spouse, Mabel Anna [Lee] Dorman [1841-1906], presented him with two daughters: Anna Lee and Dorothy Colvin.
Later in life, James wed Mary Bascom [1869-1911] and Eleanor [maiden name unknown]. No issue from either union.
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"The Hartford Courant" [Hartford, Hartford Co., CT], 5 July 1915 [transcription by JK Erickson]:
James A. Colvin Dies in Enfield.
Long in Manufacturing Business,
Had Mills at Thompsonville and Worcester.
Thompsonville, July 4 -- James A. Colvin, 82 years old, a prominent and wealthy resident, with mills at Worcester and Thompsonville, died this evening at his home in Enfield, after a long illness.
He first entered business with a brother, Caleb Colvin, in 1863, at Danielson, as a manufacturer of plows and stoves. He moved to Worcester in 1866, and formed a partnership known as the C.& A. J. Colvin company. This concern dissolved in 1880. Mr. Colvin continued as a manufacturer of castings for the Crompton & Knowles Loom Works until his death. He came to Thompsonville in 1894 and February 4 became sole owner of the G.H. Bushnell Press Works, manufacturer of machines to extract oil from cotton seed. He was president of the Standard Metal Works of Thompsonville.
He was born in Cranston, R.I, and leaves his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Colvin, whom he married a few years ago; one son, James Bryan Colvin of Worcester, Mass., and three daughters, Misses Teresa and Dorothy Colvin of Thompsonville and Mrs. Erastus Hopkins of Geneva, N.Y.
The funeral will be held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and the burial will be in the Enfield Cemetery.
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