Ashfield — Prominent Men Extracted from "History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, Volume II," by Louis H. Everts, 1879.       The town has produced a goodly number of men who have attained distinction and become ornaments to society. From this town has originated a larger number of evangelical ministers of the gospel than from any other town in the county. Prof. Alvan Clark, the widely-known astronomer and telescope-manufacturer, of Cambridge, is a native of the town. President William S. Clark, of Amherst Agricultural College, was also born in the town, and is a son of Dr. Atherton. | Previous Page | Contents | Next Page | | Ashfield Page | History of the CT Valley in Mass. | | Franklin County | Western Mass History & Genealogy | These pages are © Laurel O'Donnell, 2005, all rights reserved and cannot be reproduced in any format without permission This page was last updated on 29 Jun 2005