Aged 59 years. Married to Julia C. Bassett on May 22, 1873 in Hartford, Connecticut.
WILLIAM C. AUGUR.
Death of an Old Employee of the Security Company.
William C. Augur, an old and valued resident of this city, died at 8 o'clock last evening at his home, No. 55 Burton street, following an illness which began last February. Death was due to enlargement of the heart. Immediately after the first manifestation of the disease, Mr. Augur went to Florida to recuperate, but continuing to grow worse he returned home after about a week. His condition improved noticeably upon his arrival home, but there soon followed a falling spell and his last illness was the third such attack.
Mr. Augur was born May 28, 1850, at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, a son of George Lafayette Augur and Jane Lackland Chambers Augur. As a boy he witnessed many of the stirring scenes connected with John Brown's raid in 1859 and at the outbreak of the Civil War, he moved with his parents into the New England states. He lived in various cities in Massachusetts and Connecticut and in 1873 married Julia Caroline Bassett, daughter of the late Edwin C. and Caroline Hubbard Bassett of this city. In 1878 he removed to Cairo, Illinois, where he was engaged in flour manufacturing. Returning from Illinois, after a short sojourn in New England he removed to Florida, where he was for several years, until 1880, connected with the late ex-Governor George F. Drew of that state, in lumber manufacturing.
After the yellow fever epidemic of 1888 he returned to Hartford and had since been connected with the Security Company. He had been associated in positions of responsibility with this company longer by several years than any one else among the official staff or in the employ of the company. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, being descended from Hezekiah Augur of New Haven, who under the command of Benedict Arnold responded to the Lexington alarm. He was for many years a Mason, and was a member of Pythagoras Chapter, No. 17, R. A. M., and of Washington Commandery, No. 1, Knights Templars. He was always a consistent church member and was a communicant of the South Baptist Church. He was a democrat in politics and about fifteen years ago was a member of the court of common council for one term. He is survived by his wife and one son, Herbert Bassett Augur, now of Portland, Oregon.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home and interment will be in the family lot in the Old North Cemetery.
—The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), December 28, 1909.
WILLIAM C. AUGUR.
Death of an Old Employee of the Security Company.
William C. Augur, an old and valued resident of this city, died at 8 o'clock last evening at his home, No. 55 Burton street, following an illness which began last February. Death was due to enlargement of the heart. Immediately after the first manifestation of the disease, Mr. Augur went to Florida to recuperate, but continuing to grow worse he returned home after about a week. His condition improved noticeably upon his arrival home, but there soon followed a falling spell and his last illness was the third such attack.
Mr. Augur was born May 28, 1850, at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, a son of George Lafayette Augur and Jane Lackland Chambers Augur. As a boy he witnessed many of the stirring scenes connected with John Brown's raid in 1859 and at the outbreak of the Civil War, he moved with his parents into the New England states. He lived in various cities in Massachusetts and Connecticut and in 1873 married Julia Caroline Bassett, daughter of the late Edwin C. and Caroline Hubbard Bassett of this city. In 1878 he removed to Cairo, Illinois, where he was engaged in flour manufacturing. Returning from Illinois, after a short sojourn in New England he removed to Florida, where he was for several years, until 1880, connected with the late ex-Governor George F. Drew of that state, in lumber manufacturing.
After the yellow fever epidemic of 1888 he returned to Hartford and had since been connected with the Security Company. He had been associated in positions of responsibility with this company longer by several years than any one else among the official staff or in the employ of the company. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, being descended from Hezekiah Augur of New Haven, who under the command of Benedict Arnold responded to the Lexington alarm. He was for many years a Mason, and was a member of Pythagoras Chapter, No. 17, R. A. M., and of Washington Commandery, No. 1, Knights Templars. He was always a consistent church member and was a communicant of the South Baptist Church. He was a democrat in politics and about fifteen years ago was a member of the court of common council for one term. He is survived by his wife and one son, Herbert Bassett Augur, now of Portland, Oregon.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home and interment will be in the family lot in the Old North Cemetery.
—The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), December 28, 1909.
Aged 59 years. Married to Julia C. Bassett on May 22, 1873 in Hartford, Connecticut.
WILLIAM C. AUGUR.
Death of an Old Employee of the Security Company.
William C. Augur, an old and valued resident of this city, died at 8 o'clock last evening at his home, No. 55 Burton street, following an illness which began last February. Death was due to enlargement of the heart. Immediately after the first manifestation of the disease, Mr. Augur went to Florida to recuperate, but continuing to grow worse he returned home after about a week. His condition improved noticeably upon his arrival home, but there soon followed a falling spell and his last illness was the third such attack.
Mr. Augur was born May 28, 1850, at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, a son of George Lafayette Augur and Jane Lackland Chambers Augur. As a boy he witnessed many of the stirring scenes connected with John Brown's raid in 1859 and at the outbreak of the Civil War, he moved with his parents into the New England states. He lived in various cities in Massachusetts and Connecticut and in 1873 married Julia Caroline Bassett, daughter of the late Edwin C. and Caroline Hubbard Bassett of this city. In 1878 he removed to Cairo, Illinois, where he was engaged in flour manufacturing. Returning from Illinois, after a short sojourn in New England he removed to Florida, where he was for several years, until 1880, connected with the late ex-Governor George F. Drew of that state, in lumber manufacturing.
After the yellow fever epidemic of 1888 he returned to Hartford and had since been connected with the Security Company. He had been associated in positions of responsibility with this company longer by several years than any one else among the official staff or in the employ of the company. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, being descended from Hezekiah Augur of New Haven, who under the command of Benedict Arnold responded to the Lexington alarm. He was for many years a Mason, and was a member of Pythagoras Chapter, No. 17, R. A. M., and of Washington Commandery, No. 1, Knights Templars. He was always a consistent church member and was a communicant of the South Baptist Church. He was a democrat in politics and about fifteen years ago was a member of the court of common council for one term. He is survived by his wife and one son, Herbert Bassett Augur, now of Portland, Oregon.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home and interment will be in the family lot in the Old North Cemetery.
—The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), December 28, 1909.
WILLIAM C. AUGUR.
Death of an Old Employee of the Security Company.
William C. Augur, an old and valued resident of this city, died at 8 o'clock last evening at his home, No. 55 Burton street, following an illness which began last February. Death was due to enlargement of the heart. Immediately after the first manifestation of the disease, Mr. Augur went to Florida to recuperate, but continuing to grow worse he returned home after about a week. His condition improved noticeably upon his arrival home, but there soon followed a falling spell and his last illness was the third such attack.
Mr. Augur was born May 28, 1850, at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, a son of George Lafayette Augur and Jane Lackland Chambers Augur. As a boy he witnessed many of the stirring scenes connected with John Brown's raid in 1859 and at the outbreak of the Civil War, he moved with his parents into the New England states. He lived in various cities in Massachusetts and Connecticut and in 1873 married Julia Caroline Bassett, daughter of the late Edwin C. and Caroline Hubbard Bassett of this city. In 1878 he removed to Cairo, Illinois, where he was engaged in flour manufacturing. Returning from Illinois, after a short sojourn in New England he removed to Florida, where he was for several years, until 1880, connected with the late ex-Governor George F. Drew of that state, in lumber manufacturing.
After the yellow fever epidemic of 1888 he returned to Hartford and had since been connected with the Security Company. He had been associated in positions of responsibility with this company longer by several years than any one else among the official staff or in the employ of the company. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, being descended from Hezekiah Augur of New Haven, who under the command of Benedict Arnold responded to the Lexington alarm. He was for many years a Mason, and was a member of Pythagoras Chapter, No. 17, R. A. M., and of Washington Commandery, No. 1, Knights Templars. He was always a consistent church member and was a communicant of the South Baptist Church. He was a democrat in politics and about fifteen years ago was a member of the court of common council for one term. He is survived by his wife and one son, Herbert Bassett Augur, now of Portland, Oregon.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home and interment will be in the family lot in the Old North Cemetery.
—The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), December 28, 1909.
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Info of the Old North Cemetery was compiled by Charles R. Hale, 1932.
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