Dr. Frank Clark Stone was a leading and prominent dentist of Orange, living on the Grassy Hill Farm, and when death called him his demise was the occasion of deep and wide-spread regret. He was a representative of one of the old, prominent and honored families of this section of the state. The old home farm has been in possession of the family since the original purchase or allotment in 1777 and the Stones are one of but two families in the Grassy Hill section that have been there since Revolutionary war times. The birth of Dr. Stone occurred on the old farm on the 16th of August, 1860, His father, Frederick Stone, was also born on that farm and was a son of Philemon Stone. The war with England for the independence of the colonies had been in progress for only a year when the Stone farm came into possession of the family and it has been handed down from generation to generation since that time.

Dr. Stone, who was reared on the old homestead, pursued his education in the district schools and in the academy that was on the Green in Orange. He afterward determined upon the practice of dentistry as a life work and with that end in view began studying under the direction of Dr. George Nettleton, a prominent dentist of New Haven. He thus became well qualified for the practical work of the profession and opened an office in New Haven, where he successfully engaged in practice from 1881 until the time of his death in 1897. He drew his patronage from among the old and aristocratic families of his section of the county. His service was always highly satisfactory, for he kept in touch with the most advanced methods, his efforts being the expression of scientific skill. He read broadly and studied deeply and his labors brought splendid results.

At Orange, Connecticut, on the 19th of April, 1882, Dr. Stone was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Marcia Tomlinson, who was born in New Haven, but when thirteen years of age became a resident of Orange, removing there with her parents, Mark and Lucy (Bodge) Tomlinson. Her father was born at Squantuck, Connecticut, where he acquired his education. He afterward became a traveling salesman, selling sewing machines, and later he conducted a corset factory in New Haven. He was a thirty-second degree Mason and while living in New Haven was a member of Hiram Lodge. At a subsequent period. however, he again engaged in the sale of sewing machines and removed to La Salle, Wisconsin, where he conducted an extensive business as manager for the Singer Sewing Machine Company, winning substantial success through the faithful conduct of his business affairs. At length he retired from active business and spent his remaining days in well earned rest in La Salle, there passing away in 1911. His wife was born in Seymour, Connecticut, in a house which stood on the present site of the New Haven Railroad depot and which at that time was one of the old landmarks of Seymour. Following the death of her husband in Wisconsin, she returned to New Haven, where her last days were pushed. Mrs. Stone continued a resident of New Haven until 1914, when she erected a fine modern dwelling of the colonial style on Grassy Hill in Orange and now makes her home there.

To Dr. and Mrs. Stone were born six children: Ethel Tomlinson; Harold Frank, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work; Clifford Pratt; Elizabeth Gertrude, who died in infancy; Palmer English, who died in 1913 at the age of nineteen years; and Kirby, who died in infancy. All were born in New Haven. Clifford is now a member of Company M, Three Hundred and Fourth Infantry, located at Camp Devens, Ayer, Massachusetts.

Dr. Stone was a member of the New Haven Dental Association, of the Connecticut Dental Association and the National Dental Association and thus he kept in touch with the advanced thought and progress of the profession. He was familiar with all the lines of research work which promote efficiency in dental practice and he won high professional rank. He was a man of genuine personal worth, his excellent qualities gaining for him the high regard, confidence and goodwill of all. The family is one of culture and refinement, occupying an enviable position in social circles of Orange.