Howard David Gordon

1870 - 1938  (67 years)

• Name	Howard David Gordon
  Born	28 Sep 1870	Hazardville, Hartford Co., CT
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Mar 1938	Hazardville, Hartford Co., CT
  Notes	Married to Hattie G. Kelsey on October 2, 1895 in Congregational Church in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts by F. N. Merrick.  Witnesses were Amos D. Bridge, Elizabeth Bridge, William W. Gordon, W. M. Anthony, O. L. Wilson, L. E. "gord...", David Gordon, Emma B. Moore, Curtis Goss, Susan Goss, Andrew Gordon, C. Prickett, A. G. Gordon, Mrs. David Gordon, Mrs. Edith Gordon Prickett, Mrs. A. G. Gordon, Mrs. Andrew Gordon, Mrs. Benjamin French, "  " Lloyd Griffiths, Frances Mather.  Source is Marriage Vow Book with enclosed certificate. Educated at Connecticut Literary Institute (Suffield Academy), graduated in class of 1892 from Wesleyan.  He was a member of the Corpse and Coffin, Kappa Gamma, and Theta Nu Epsilon societies.  Was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, and was the college tennis champion.  Member of varsity baseball team.  Business manager of Argus. Henry Fowle Durant Kelsey was in the same class, cousin of Hattie Gertrude Kelsey Gordon Member of Nyasset and Winthrop Clubs of Springfield (MA). 18 June 1900 census has him and wife Hattie living in Enfield, in enumeration district 133, supervisors district 26.  Enumerator was Allyn George Bridge, a first cousin. No children at that date.  Occupation listed as a manufacturer, so he may have rejoined Gordon Brothers. With brother W. W. Gordon, bought 388 acres of "Powder Hollow" in 1917 from Hercules Powder Company (duPonts).  Also with brother, he started Gordon & Gordon -- a company that removed  vegetable material from wool (scouring) by exposing it to HCl gas [not liquid], then neutralizing the wool with a carbonate wash. Died from a heart ailment induced by other complications at 1 AM Sunday morning, Mar 20, 1938.  MAG's father (Alexander Gordon) claimed that he had diabetes but refused to take insulin and also claimed that to have a second child (Alec), Howard Gordon had some mysterious medical operation in 1903.
  Person ID	I56480	Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	David Gordon,   b. 11 Jun 1840, Glasgow, Pollockshire, Scotland, UK ,   d. 10 Oct 1916, Hazardville, Hartford Co., CT  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Fidelia Martha Woodworth,   b. 10 Feb 1841, Warehouse Point, East Windsor, Hartford Co., CT ,   d. 7 Nov 1898, Hazardville, Hartford Co., CT  (Age 57 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1863
  Family ID	F20838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hattie Gertrude Kelsey,   b. 10 Nov 1869, Castana - Turin, Monona Co., IA ,   d. 13 Dec 1955, Hazardville, Hartford Co., CT  (Age 86 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1895	Congregational Church - West Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA
  Children	1. John Stuart Gordon,   b. 29 Mar 1901, Hazardville, Hartford Co., CT ,   d. 27 Jul 1979, Hazardville, Hartford Co., CT  (Age 78 years)   2. Alexander Dorward Gordon,   b. 19 Feb 1904, Hazardville, Hartford Co., CT ,   d. 28 Dec 1996, Tucson, Pima Co., AZ  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006
  Family ID	F20842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart