| The Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield
County Connecticut, published in 1899
TALCOTT BARLOW (deceased), late of Bridgeport.
Few of the residents of that city have passed as many years in active business
as did this deeply lamented gentleman, who, beginning his career as a bread-winner
when eight years old, was still "in harness" till within a few years
of his decease, which occurred October 21, 1898, when in his seventy-fourth
year.
Mr. Barlow was a native of Connecticut, born May 03, 1825, in the town of
Westport, Fairfield county, a son of Samuel and Eunice (Mills) Barlow, of Westport,
the former of whom was a shoemaker in that town, well-known and much respected.
Our subject's youth was spent in Westport, and at the age
of eight years he began working for farmers in that locality. At fifteen he
was apprenticed to a carpenter, and after serving a term of five years he was
employed by Peter Norman, a contractor, with whom he remained five years. Coming
to Bridgeport when a young man he engaged in the carpentering and building
business with the late Wakeman W. Wells, who was county jailer for many years.
This partnership was known as the firm
of Wells and Barlow, but it did not continue for a very long time, and after
it's dissolution, Mr. Barlow carried on the business until a few years ago,
when he retired.
In 1846 our subject married Miss Emeline Gray, of Danbury, Connecticut, who
died in the year of 1893, leaving five children, all yet living: George F.,
who was in business with his father, and now succeeds him; Charles H., a plumber
in Bridgeport; Albert T, a resident of Waterbury, Connecticut; and Amanda F.
and Linnie, both at home.
Socially the family is held in high esteem. Mr. Barlow was a member of the
Arcanum Lodge, I.O.O. F., at Bridgeport. While he was not ambitious for official
honors, he always took keen interest in public questions, and throughout his
life was an ardent supporter of the Democratic party. |