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Burr family reunion at Fairfield Beach, 1906, at "Quiet" cottage

A daguerrotype portrait of Captain Isaac Jennings.

Back Row: Emelia Dardani Furia, Frank Carissimi, Joseph Lucas, Marguerite Carissimi Lucas.
Front Row: Theresa H. Dardani, Louis C. Carissimi.

Marriage of Theresa H. Dardani of Fairfield, CT to Louis C Carissimi of Brooklyn, NY on November 29,…

"Pop" Mercurio and Dom Jr. holding horses outside; wagon and barrels in the background


Mercurio's Market was founded in 1900 by Domenic Mercurio Sr., who used to sell fruits and vegetables door-to-door from a horse and wagon. The original store…

The "clam man" Edwin Randolph in front of Stevens Cottage. Randolph came to Fairfield after the Civil War. He was the last living former slave in Fairfield County when he died in 1934.

The "clam man" Edwin Randolph on Barlow Road. Randolph came to Fairfield after the Civil War. He was the last living former slave in Fairfield County when he died in 1934.

Ely S. Parker was a Seneca Indian chief who served as a key aide and secretary to General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War. He wrote out the final draft of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox.

After his service, he went on to be the…

Eva Follett Warner and her son Ira F. Warner (who was born in 1901) in about 1910 or 1911.

Eva Follett became the second wife of Ira DeVer Warner, co-founder of Warner Brothers Corset Company in Bridgeport, when she was in her twenties and he was in his fifties.

Helen Wardwell Glover portrait