Nathan Hart, Jr., 1821 - 1883 The following is copied from the "Connecticut Legislative History and Souvenir", Vol. VIII,1911-1912: CHARLES W. HART Cornwall Charles Whittlesey Hart, of Cornwall, was born in that town, December 3, 1850, son of Nathan and Sarah Amelia (Whittlesey) Hart. He was educated in the public schools and after leaving took up farming. He married Martha Fieldsend Hoult on October 26, 1878, and they have six children living: Nathan, born August 6, 1879; Elizabeth, born September 8, 1881; Wallace, born December 2, 1887; Amelia, born October 26, 1890; Charles, born October 4, 1892; and Gould, born September 10, 1899. His ancestors settled in Hartford in 1635, then in Farmington, which town they represented in the first sessions of theLegislature. He is also a descendant of John Whittlesey, to whom was given the authority by the General Court to establish a ferry across the Connecticut River at Saybrook in 1662. He has held the office of Assessor, Tax Collector, and is a member of the School Board. He is a member of the Second Congregational Church and is superintendent of the Sunday School. He is also a Granger. He was an influential member of the Committee on Humane Institutions. 
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