Browsing though the Bristol history book from the library, I found over a page of info on Rodney Barnes who I posted on a few days ago . Included was a photo of him in his old age. It also gave a clue to where the family lived before the Bradley St home. It mentions a Monce trout pond which could be located on Monce Rd. just around the corner from our house. For those of you unfamiliar with the area the town of Farmington was the mother town of Bristol and Burlington.The Bristol and Burlington area was called the "West Woods" and later "New Cambridge" and "West Briton". Bristol became a town and still contained Burlington until the early 1800's. Other areas I mention in the blog are the villages of Forestville (Bristol) and Whigville (Burlington).
It looks like Sherman Barnes' had at least 3 sons that followed him in the machinist trade, Monroe (our line) Bainebridge and Rodney. Brainbride and Rodney worked for the Hubbell Co.in Forestville. The most famous product been the Hubbell Marine Clock. While looking that up I found the History of Bristol on line at Google Books. Who knew!
Smith, Eddy N., and George B. Smith, comps. Bristol, Connecticut ("In Olden Time New Cambridge") Which Includes Forestville. Hartford,Conn.: City Printing Co., 1907.
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