Cyrus RAYMOND b. 29 Jan 1843 New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 1908: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1843 - 1908 (64 years)

Name	Cyrus RAYMOND [1, 2, 3]
Name	HON. CYRUS RAYMOND, a prominent business man of Danbury, is a veteran of the Civil war, in which he gained an enviable record for courage and devotion to his country, enduring not only the hardships of active service but the horrors of prison life. Mr. Raymond was born January 29, 1843, in the town of New Canaan, this county, and comes of good old Colonial stock. The family originated in France, but the first American ancestor came from England, where so many persecuted members of the French nation sought refuge in the early times. The name of Richard Raymond appears n the records of Salem, Mass., for the year 1634. John Raymond, a son of Richard, was born in Norwalk, conn., and his son Thomas was also born at that place. Comfort Raymond, a son of Thomas, was born in either Norwalk or New Canaan, and his son, Comfort, our subject's great-grandfather, was certainly a native of New Canaan. Russell G. Raymond, the grandfather of our subject, was born in New Canaan in 1782 and passed his life there in agricultural pursuits. He married Asenath Hoyt, and had five children: Arza B., a farmer at Lewisboro, NY, died in 1834; Joseph H., a farmer in Norwalk died in 1882; Russell G., Jr., our subject's father, is mentioned more fully below; Cyrus E., a hatter in danbury, died in 1895; Polly A., who married Samuel Scribner, died in New Canaan in 1880. Russell G. Raymond, Jr., grew to manhood upon a farm, following that occupation in connection with grist milling. He died in November, 1851. His wife, Sally M. Dann, a daughter of Cook Dann, a farmer in New Canaan, died June 28, 1863. they had four children: Arza, who served three years in Company H, 17th Conn. Vol., and for twenty years was an agent for the Adams Express Company, is now a resident of New Canaan; Julia M. is the wife of Samuel Malkin, of Norwalk; Cyrus, our subject, is the third in order of birth; Sarah A., who married George Badger, of Michigan, died in 1884. Our subject's youth was spent in the town of New Canaan, where he attended school, and he afterward worked in a gristmill, becoming thoroughly familiar with the details of that business. In April, 1862, he removed to Danbury and was employed for a few months in a mill belonging to George Crofutt. On August 12, 1862, he enlisted in Company H., 17th Conn. V.I., from New Canaan, and went to the front where he saw much severe fighting, taking part in numerous battles including those of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. At the latter place he was taken prisoner on July 2, 1863, and he remained in captivity until August 22, of that year. His experiences so injured his health that he was obliged to stay in hospital for a time, but he finally rejoined his regiment, which was then in Florida, and remained in active service until mustered out July 19, 1865. On returning to Connecticut, he received his discharge from the State service at New Haven, on August 1, 1865. The next three years he spent in Danbury, where he carried on a trucking business, but August 1, 1868, he went to New Canaan to enter the employ of the Adams Express Company. After two years in this business he returned to Danbury where he was employed some 14 years by the Tweedy Manufacturing Company. While there he began the business of designing, engraving and printing on special order work in a small way, and as his business increased he enlarged and improved his equipment, and since 1884 he has devoted his attention entirely to that line of business. His work is most artistic in design and finish, as he makes a specialty of embossing and other high grades of work, printing in gold and silver, steel engravings, and in ink on silk and other materials. The hatters of Danbury give him many orders for fine printing, as his work is especially fitted for tips and other materials used in the trade. Mr. Raymond's industry has brought him investments we may mention an orange grove in Florida. In 1862 Mr. Raymond married Miss Mary J. Slawson, daughter of Eleazer Slawson, of Pond Ridge, West Chester Co., N.Y. Seven children were born of this union, two of whom died in infancy. Of the others: C. Frank, a resident of Danbury, is an engineer by occupation; G. Bert is also an engineer; Mary L., married C.R. Morse, formerly of Portland, N.Y., but now in the tip-printing business at Bethel, this county; Sarah I, married John T. Boughton, of Danbury; and Miss Jennie E. is at home. In politics Mr. Raymond is an Independent with inclinations toward the Greenback movement. In 1886 he was a member of the State Legislature, and he has also taken an active part in municipal affairs, having served two years as alderman from the First ward of Danbury, and in 1895 he was made superintendent of public works. In social as well as in public life he is highly esteemed, and he is a member of the G. A.R. and the Union Veteran Legion. [1] Cyrus Raymond, for three years a private in Co. H. 17th Reg't Conn. Vols. Was captured in Battle of Gettysburg exchanged and joined his Reg't. member of Legislature, 1886. [2]
Birth	29 Jan 1843	New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [1, 2, 4]
Gender	Male
Census	1850	Living with parents in New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [4]
Census	1870	Living in New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [5]
Census	1880	Living in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [6]
Fact	Son of Russell G. Raymond, Jr. and Sally M. Dann [1]
Death	1908 [7]
Burial	Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [7]
Person ID	I46014	Main Tree
Last Modified	5 Aug 2019

Father	Russell Gregory RAYMOND, Jr., b. 7 Aug 1811, Connecticut d. 25 Nov 1851, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 40 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Sally M. DANN, b. 6 May 1812, Connecticut d. 28 Jun 1863, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 51 years)
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F38173	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Jane SLAWSON, b. 18 May 1840, Lewisboro, Westchester, New York, USA d. 29 Sep 1932, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 92 years)

Marriage 22 Aug 1862 Lewisboro, Westchester Co., New York [2, 3]

Children

	1. Cyrus Frank RAYMOND, b. 29 Aug 1864, Connecticut d. 25 Oct 1937 (Age 73 years) [Birth]
	2. George Bert RAYMOND, b. 25 Jun 1866, Connecticut [Birth]
	3. Mary L. RAYMOND, b. 16 Oct 1867, Connecticut [Birth]
	4. Anna M. RAYMOND, b. 19 Sep 1869, Connecticut d. 31 Jul 1870 (Age 0 years) [Birth]
	5. Sarah J. RAYMOND, b. 22 May 1873, Connecticut [Birth]
	6. Jennie E. RAYMOND, b. 25 Mar 1878, Connecticut [Birth]

Family ID F24808 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 19 Jul 2018

Event Map

	Marriage - 22 Aug 1862 - Lewisboro, Westchester Co., New York
	Census - 1870 - Living in New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
	Census - 1880 - Living in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

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Headstones

Cyrus Raymond Headstone
Cyrus, son of Russel G. Raymond, Jr. and Sally M. Dann, is the husband of Mary Jane Slawson. He is buried in the Wooster Cemetery in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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Sources

[S9755] Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield County, Connecticut.
[S9815] Samuel Raymond, Genealogies of the Raymond Families of New England, 1630-1 to 1886.
[S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.
[S00190] 1850 Census New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
[S00488] 1870 Census New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
[S6861] 1880 Census Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
[S6901] Ancestry.com: Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934.