THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 39 



William A. Bowditch, son of Ebenezer and Mary 

 (Appleton) Bowditch, was born in Salem, in 1809 ; elect- 

 ed a member of the Essex Institute, March 11, 1857, and 

 died in Salem, May 15, 1896. 



Hubbard Breed, son of Lucius H. and Rebecca (Story) 

 Breed, was born in Salem, Jan. 27, 1844 ; elected a mem- 

 ber of the Essex Institute, Jan. 15, 1894, and died in 

 Salem, May 9, 189(). 



Theodore Brown, son of Jonathan and Sarah C. 

 (Hill) Brown, was born in Salem, in 1818 ; elected a 

 member of the Essex Institute, Nov. 25, 18G7, and died 

 in Salem, June 8, 1895. 



Mrs. Eliza D. Clement, daughter of Hazen and Se- 

 rena (Dustin) Ayer, was born in Salem, in 1834 ; elected 

 a member of the Essex Institute, April 15, 1895, and died 

 in Peabody, Feb. 26, 1896. 



Eustace C. Fitz, sonof Jeremiah and Hannah (Eaton) 

 Fitz, was born in Haverhill, in 1883 ; elected a member 

 of the Essex Institute, Nov. 19, 1894, and died in Boston, 

 May 27, 1895. 



Mrs, Matilda B. Frye, daughter of Benjamin Brooks 

 and widow of Major Fred Frye, was born in Bridgeport, 

 Conn., in 1829 ; elected a member of the Essex Institute, 

 June 3, 1895, and died in Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 27, 

 1895. 



OcTAvius Howe, son of Abner and Sarah (Thorndike) 

 Howe, was born in Beverly, Jan. 22, 1815 ; elected a 

 member of the Essex Institute, Aug. 19, 1863, and died 

 in Beverly, Oct. 30, 1895. 



