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FRANKLIN C. POWERS, a well-to-do farmer of Greenwich, was born in that town, December 3, 1838, son of Cyrus and Hannah B. (Cone) Powers. Mr. Powers is a descendant of Walter Powers, who settled in Concord, Mass., previous to 1694; while the first of the family to locate in Greenwich was Abijah Powers. His son, Abijah, Jr., Mr. Powers’s grandfather, who was born March 13, 1761, was a carpenter and builder, an occupation which he followed in addition to farming in Greenwich. He owned and occupied the present farm of his grandson, and was an industrious and successful man. He died in Greenwich, November 1, 1814. He married Eunice Alden, who was born November 13, 1766, and they had six children; namely, John, Sally, Benjamin, Horace, Alvah, and Cyrus. The mother died May 17, 1854. Mr. Powers’s grandparents were members of the Congregational church.

Cyrus Powers, father of Mr. Powers, was born at the old homestead in Greenwich, December 16, 1804. He was a brush-maker, an occupation which he followed together with farming for the greater part of his life. A good, practical farmer, his agricultural ventures generally yielded a satisfactory profit. He was liberal in his religious views and a Democrat in politics. He died February 24, 1877, aged seventy -two years. His wife, Hannah B. Cone before marriage, whom he married May 21, 1828, made him the father of six children, as follows: John, who was born February 25, 1829, and died in the hospital at Rome, Ga., October 30, 1865, from injuries received during the Civil War; Sarah C, born November 6, 1830, and now the wife of Isaiah Merrill, of Athol, Mass.; Lovina C., born November 26, 1832, residing at home; Franklin C., the subject of this sketch; Walter O., born February 21, 1841, who died October 12, 1842; and Austin H., born August 11, 1849, and is now a resident of Orange, Mass. The mother, who still survives, resides at the old homestead.

Franklin C. Powers received his education in the district schools of Greenwich, and grew up familiarized with farm work upon the old Powers farm. He also learned the trade of a carpenter and builder, and has followed that occupation as well as general farming. He owns two hundred acres of well-improved land, which he cultivates with gratifying success. Mr. Powers is one of our representative farmers. He is a Democrat in politics, comes of a good family, and has the reputation of an industrious, conscientious, and liberal-minded man.