THE INDIVIDUALS (chronologically by date of birth)   FRED L. ADAMS November 3, 1856 - March 24, 1944   AUGUSTUS S. WENTWORTH  February 26, 1860 - January 19, 1927 CHARLES FRED GOWEN September 6, 1861 - June 3, 1914 FLORENCE “FANNIE” (JORDAN) (WENTWORTH) (BATCHELDER) (WALLACE) TIBBETTS  August 12, 1867 - 1953 HARVEY EARLE ADAMS May 21, 1881 - December 21, 1918 CHESTER ARTHUR EMMONS February 5, 1882 - January 10, 1965 NELLIE ARLETTA (WENTWORTH) (ADAMS) WELCH September 20, 1890 - September 23, 1988 VICTOR STANLEY GOWEN SR. November 15, 1897 - December 9, 1961 FRANKLIN KING HURD April 4, 1901 - July 23, 1965 GRACE MABEL (JONES) (GOWEN) HURD September 7, 1902 - December 1962 PIERRE L. BLUTEAU September 30, 1909 - (body found March 13, 1975) CHARLES AUGUSTUS ADAMS November 28, 1910 - January 26, 1987 ALMEDA FRANCES (ADAMS) (TREW) HURTEAU April 2, 1916 - March 13, 1997 EDMUND "PHILLIP" LADD BADGER September 28, 1917 -  December 1, 1951 LAURA MAY (ADAMS) (...

 A sheriff noticed a late model car parked at a turnout in Tolland, Massachusetts, on Saturday, August 10, 1963. On Monday, the sheriff saw that the car had not moved, so he took the vehicle's registration and notified town officials. Selectman George Wolford checked the car at dusk. In the glove compartment, he found two suicide notes. Massachusetts State Police, Tolland residents, and members of the Tunxis Club searched the area. Joseph Clark of Burnt Hill Road found the body of a man in the woods about 50 feet from Route 57 near New Boston Road. Papers on the man identified him as 30-year-old Robert C. Ford of 157 Marshall Street, Torrington, Connecticut. He shot himself with a .45, believed to be a Colt. Robert's family, more than likely his wife, the former Dorothy Evelyn Webb, reported him missing on August 9. Robert was a salesman for Prudential Life Insurance Company. He was also a musician performing as part of The Four Specs. Robert served in the United States Navy be...

 Matthew Laflin, Successful Businessman and Philanthropist Matthew Laflin Matthew Laflin was born in Southwick, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1803. He worked with his brothers on his family's farm and attended school whenever possible. The Laflin family had deep roots in gunpowder; Matthew's grandfather manufactured saltpeter (sodium/potassium nitrate) for the Massachusetts militia during the Revolutionary War, and he built a gunpowder mill in Southwick. Matthew's father also owned a gunpowder mill. When his father purchased a woolen textile mill, Matthew learned that business, too. (Following his grandfather's death in 1810, the Laflin Powder Company was greatly expanded, eventually becoming the Laflin & Rand Powder Company, later acquired by DuPont.) Matthew took a strong interest in the family's gunpowder business, becoming a traveling salesman and earning a good amount of money, despite his first year in business ending with $800 in debt after his cargo exp...

Having enrolled in Suffield Academy, Joseph Edward "Eddie" Tryon relocated to Suffield, Connecticut, in 1919. Eddie's mother conducted a general store near Congamond Lake, and the family had a cottage in Southwick, Massachusetts. During the busy vacation season, Eddie handled the ice end of the business to earn money to pay for his schooling. He also worked at his father's garage in Westfield.  J. Eddie Tryon At Suffield Academy, Eddie was a football and track star. He also played basketball. As a member of the graduating class of 1922, the school paper wrote a tribute to him, saying he was a shining example of "clean sportsmanship and fair play." The article also said everyone loved Eddie for his "modesty and optimism." Upon graduating, Eddie went to Colgate University, where he became a star running back (1922-1925). Being a slippery-hipped runner, he was a great open-field man: elusive and quick, with unerring accuracy and equally vicious tackle...