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Bill family of Connecticut

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• Lodowick Bill — of Lyme, New London County, Conn. Father of James Alexander Bill; uncle of Jepthah Greer Bill; great-granduncle of James Bard Bill; great-great-great-granduncle of Scott Bill Hirst. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives. Interment somewhere in Lyme, Conn.
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• James Alexander Bill (b. 1817) — also known as James A. Bill — of Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., March 30, 1817. Son of Lodowick Bill; first cousin of Jepthah Greer Bill. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives; member of Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1852-53. He was pro-Southern in his political sympathies, and named three of his sons "Jefferson Davis Bill", "Kansas Nebraska Bill", and "Lecompton Constitution Bill". Interment somewhere in Lyme, Conn.
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• Jepthah Greer Bill (1823-1924) — of Griswold, New London County, Conn. Born September 7, 1823. Nephew of Lodowick Bill; first cousin of James Alexander Bill; granduncle of James Bard Bill; great-great-granduncle of Scott Bill Hirst. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives. Died December 5, 1924. Interment at Rixtown Cemetery, Griswold, Conn.
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• Josiah Peckham Palmer (1828-1897) — of Rhode Island. Born in Hopkinton, Washington County, R.I., March 9, 1828. Great-great-granduncle of Scott Bill Hirst. Member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1883-84. Died in Rockville, Hopkinton, Washington County, R.I., December 13, 1897. Interment at Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Hopkinton, R.I.
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• Edwin P. Chapman — of North Stonington, New London County, Conn. Great-great-granduncle of Scott Bill Hirst. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives. Interment at River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, R.I.
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• Benjamin Gallup — of Voluntown, New London County, Conn. Great-great-granduncle of Scott Bill Hirst. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives. Interment at Gallup Cemetery, Voluntown, Conn.
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• Charles P. White — of North Stonington, New London County, Conn. Great-great-granduncle of Scott Bill Hirst. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives; member of Connecticut state senate, 1881-82 (8th District 1881, 10th District 1882). Interment at Union Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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• James Bard Bill (1888-1954) — also known as J. Bard Bill — of North Stonington, New London County, Conn. Born in North Stonington, New London County, Conn., April 12, 1888. Great-grandnephew of Lodowick Bill; grandnephew of Jepthah Greer Bill; father-in-law of Robert Scott Hirst; grandfather of Scott Bill Hirst. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1941-45. Died in North Stonington, New London County, Conn., September 14, 1954. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Ashaway, Hopkinton, R.I.
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• Robert Scott Hirst (1922-1994) — of Hopkinton, Washington County, R.I. Born in Hopkinton, Washington County, R.I., April 1, 1922. Son-in-law of James Bard Bill; father of Scott Bill Hirst. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1955; member of Rhode Island Republican State Central Committee; postmaster. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., March 22, 1994. Interment at First Hopkinton Cemetery, Ashaway, Hopkinton, R.I.
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• Scott Bill Hirst (b. 1953) — of Ashaway, Hopkinton, Washington County, R.I. Born in Westerly Hospital, Westerly, Washington County, R.I., June 30, 1953. Great-great-great-grandnephew of Lodowick Bill; great-great-grandnephew of Jepthah Greer Bill, Josiah Peckham Palmer, Edwin P. Chapman, Benjamin Gallup and Charles P. White; grandson of James Bard Bill; son of Robert Scott Hirst. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1992, 1996; member, Hopkinton Town Council, 1996-2004. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Odd Fellows. Still living as of 2004.
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