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COMMEMORATIVE   BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 581 ing:  Mrs.  ]Mary  E.  Ives;  William  II.,  of  Orange, Conn. ;  Anna,  who  niarricil  Charles  Emerson.  i\lrs. Pisher  died  at  the  age  of  forty-one.  Both  she  and her  hushand  attended  the  Methodist  Church.  Mrs. Ives  attends  the  Christ  Church. Mrs.  Ives  began  a  tour  of  the  world  Feb.  6, 1895,  and  was  away  from  home  two  and  a  half 3'ears.  She  spent  one  month  in  Ceylon,  three months  in  India,  three  months  in  Japan,  and  made a  prolonged  stay  in  Italy,  where  her  health  was much  improved.  In  1895  ]\Irs.  Ives  gave  $10,000 to  build  the  chancel  of  Christ  Church,  and  in  1899, l)cfore  her  last  trip  to  Europe,  gave  $2,000  for  the furnishing  of  the  new  ^Maternity  Hospital.  In  Au- gust, 1901,  she  made  a  donation  of  Sio.ooo  to  the Y.  M.  C.  A.  for  the  library,  and  the  interest  on .$5,000  with  which  to  buy  books  for  the  library, •this  money  to  be  given  them  at  her  death.  She  is a  woman  of  high  character  and  generous  spirit, -and  possesses  a  host  of  friends  in  the  community who  appreciate  her  good  qualities. AUGUST  MASCILMEYER,  one  of  the  leading 'German^American  citizens  of  Aleriden  and  at  the present  time  a  member  of  the  General  Assembly, was  born  ne^ir  Hildesheim,  Hanover,  Germany,  Jan. 14,  1843,  son  of  Edwara  INIaschmeyer.  The  father "was  born  in  that  place,  and  was  there  engaged  in  a _general  mercantile  business  very  successfully  until 1854,  ^n  which  year  he  disposed  of  his  store  and -other  property  and  sought  a  home  for  himself  and family  in  the  United  States.  He  located  in  Hanover, in  the  southern  part  of  the  town  of  ]\Ieriden,  where he  was  employed  by  the  Meriden  Cutlery  Co.,  and later  in  the  Parker  shops  at  Yalesville.  At  the  out- break of  the  Civil  \v'ar  he  enlisted  in  Company  H, 6th  Conn.  V.  I.,  and  was  killed  Sept.  3,  1862,  by  the bursting  of  a  cannon  ;  he  was  buried  at  Hilton  Head, S.  C.  His  good  qualities,  industrious  habits  and manly  character  won  him  the  respect  of  his  em- ployers and  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  Mr. Maschmeyer  never  saw  his  wife  and  children  after bis  departure  for  the  United  States.  He  was  mar- ried in  Hanover,  Germany,  to  Augusta  Horre,  who was  born  in  the  same  province  and  was  a  daughter ■of  Carl  Horre,  surgeon.  The  widowed  mother  came to  this  country  in  1S66,  two  years  after  the  arrival of  her  son,  was  cared  for  by  her  children  until  her death,  and  was  buried  in  the  West  Cemetery,  ^leri- den.  A  good  Christian  woman,  she  bore  her  many sorrows  patiently  and  reared  a  good  family  all  of whom  are  living  in  this  country,  as  follows :  Au- i;i-ist ;  Hermine,  who  married  August  Melchoir ; Adolph,  an  engraver,  of  Meriden;  Johanna,  who married  Christian  Fisher ;  and  Emilie,  housekeeper for  August  and  Adolph. August  Maschmeyer  received  a  good  education in  Germany,  attending  public  and  private  school. There  he  learned  the  trade  of  blacksmith,  and  fol- lowed same  until  his  coming  to  America.  He  was six  weeks  on  the  voyage  to  New  York,  which  he made  on  the  sailing  vessel  "Neptune."  For  about  a month  he  worked  as  a  mechanic,  securing  employ- ment at  once  through  the  intlucnce  of  friends.  Mr. Maschmeyer  had  relatives  in  Yalesville,  and  he made  his  way  to  that  point,  where  he  was  employed with  the  Meriden  Cutlery  Co.  six  years.  For  five years  he  was  in  the  Charles  Parker  factory,  and  in 1877  began  business  as  a  wholesaler  and  retailer  of bottled  beer  and  other  goods.  This  business  he  car- ried on  very  successfully  for  eight  years,  and  then sold  out  to  retire  from  active  business.  Air.  ]Masch- meyer  still  takes  an  active  interest  in  his  property investments,  and  successfully  handles  his  own  af- fairs. He  has  a  fine  residence  in  North  avenue, ]\leriden,  where  he  is  making  his  home  at  the  pres- ent time.  His  mother  was  cared  for  there  and  there also  other  members  of  the  family  have  made  their home. Air.  Alaschmeyer  was  a  Republican  up  to  the time  of  Horace  Greeley,  and  since  that  time  has been  a  Democrat.  In  1891  he  was  elected  a  member of  the  Meriden  city  council,  and  is  now  a  member of  the  board  of  education  and  is  serving  his second  term  as  police  commissioner,  in  1900  he was  elected  to  represent  Meriden  in  the  General Assembly.  Mr.  Aiaschmeyer  is  highly  respected  in the  city  of  his  adoption.  At  one  time  he  was  a  mem- ber of  the  German-American  board  of  education, and  he  is  now  a  member  of  the  German  Aid  Society. He  belongs  to  German  Order  Harugari  and  to  the Saengerbund. GEORGE  A.  ANDREWS,  a  prominent  agricul- turist and  influential  citizen  of  Cheshire,  is  a  worthy representative  of  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  highly respected  families  of  New  England.  The  first  to come  to  America  was  William  Andrews,  a  native  of Hampsworth,  England,  and  a  carpenter  by  occu- pation. He  was  one  of  the  fifty-three  persons  who shipped  with  Capt.  William  Cooper  on  the  "James," of  London,  from  Hampton,  England,  in  April,  1635, and  landed  in  Boston,  where  he  was  made  a  freeman the  same  year.  He  came  to  New  Haven  wdth  Rev. John  Davenport  and  others,  and  built  the  first  meet- ing house  there  in  1644.  He  spent  the  remainder  of his  life  in  this  county,  and  died  in  East  Haven, March  4,  1676.  Fie  was  twice  married,  the  second time,  on  Dec.  7,  1665,  to  Anna  Gibbands,  daughter of  William  Gibbands,  who  was  colonial  secretary in  1657.  She  died  in  1701.  There  were  six  chil- dren born  of  the  first  marriage,  but  the  names  of  the daughters  are  unknown.  The  sons  were  William, who  was  born  in  England,  and  died  Jan.  3,  1663; Samuel,  born  in  England  in  1632,  and  died  Oct.  6, 1704;  and  Nathan,  who  was  born  in  Boston  in  1638. (II)  Nathan  Andrews,  son  of  William,  accom- panied the  family  on  their  removal  to  New  Haven, and  in  1670  was  one  of  the  first  to  locate  in  the  town of  Wallingford,  his  home  being  on  Main  street, where  he  owned  a  house  and  land.  Fie  was  a  gocxl citizen  and  an  upright,  honorable  man,  who  died  in