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He married Miss Jane P. Freeman, Feb. 18, 1869.
Dea. Burton united with the Cong'l Church at Norwich in 1839; was chosen one of the Deacons of the Church at. Guildhall in 1856; he has hell most of the offices in the town, some of them every year for 40 years; ho never had occasion to sne any one and was never sued, and has always lived in peace with all his neighbors.
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CALEB CALL.
Came to town from Hartland about 1805; his son Sim- con was about 15 years of age when his father came and they both thereafter lived and died in town, residing on Guildhall hill.
NELSON CALL.
Born in ]>40 and lived on the hill until 1875 when he moved to the beautiful farm in the southwest corner of the village where he now resides. He married Martha A. Stone in 1-60. Mr. Call has always followed farming as a business, in which he has been successful.
JONATIIAN POOLE.
Was born in Orford, N. H., Oct. 27, 1812. When he was quite a young man his family moved to Piermont, and it was at this place that Mr. Poole first commenced to learn the trade he so successfully followed until his death Sept. 21, 1885. His stay at Piermont was com- paratively a short one for soon after he removed to Hav- erhill, an I there resided until he was 29 years old.
He married Miss Abbie Ann Ames Oct. 31, 1841; they resided at Farmington, Me., most of the time and came to Gullhall in 1857 ; their children are: Win. A., born 1843, Benj. F., born Oct. 1, 1846; he was so sadly drowned May 27, 1873; Rufus K., born July 16, 1856; Addie M., born July 14, 1861. Mr. Poole was liked by all, although uot so prominent in political affairs as some men, he al- ways used good judgement, and his remarks or views on public matters carried great weight with them.
RUFUS K. POOLE.
Is one of the active young men of the town; he has at various times held a number of town offices, and the pros- pets are that he will turn out to be a prominent man in town. Feb. 10, 1880, he married Miss Carrie M. Adams. He is a blacksmith at which trade he is a good workman.
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ETLSTORY OF GUILDHALL. LAURENS A. GRANNIS.
Was born March 27, 1803, and Nov. 20, 1836 married Martha Cole ; they have had five children, viz :
EDWARD, born Feb. 30, 1837. He served in the war of the Rebellion. He married Hannah C. Knight in Apr. 1866, and removed to Lancaster, N. H.
TIMOTHY, born June 1841; he was in the late war ; he died at Washington, D. C., January 31, 1862.
JOHN, was born July 8, 1848. He is one of the smart and capable farmers of our town.
HARRIET ELLEN, born Nov. 9, 1850. She became the wife of J. G. Merrow in 1$80, and resides at Lancaster.
MARGARET ALICE, born Oct. 4, 1852. Miss Grannis is one of the noted school teachers of this section and her equal is hard to find.
Mr. L. A. Grannis and family came to Guildhall from Claremont, N. H., January 5, 1861, and located on a farm purchased of Moses Rodgers on the river road, in the south part of the town on which he now resides.
Although engaged in farming pursuits Mr. Grannis has always been deeply intorested in public affairs, and his labors to promote the good management of the town have been amply rewarded, for ho has enjoyed the confidence of his townsmen to quite a degree. He has for many years held, among others, the office of superintondeut of schools. A man of large experience and a thorough know- ledge of school matters, kindly disposition and most decid- ed will, he has made an Indelible impress upon school management, and his administration has formed n stand- ard to which the efforts of his successors will continually be referred. He has given great attention to improving the schools of our town, and his systom is clearly proving to the poople, his peculiar abilities in these, as well as matters in general.
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CALVIN HUBBARD.
Came to Guildhall in 1817. He with his son Horace resided on the north road. He was the oldest person who has died in the town ; Sep. 1854 aged 93 years and 5 mos. Ilis wife died in Sep. 1857 aged 93 years and 2 mos.
HON. HORACE HUBBARD.
Came with his father Calvin Hubbard in 1817, com- mencing to clear land and farming on the north road.
He was a successful farmer and left when he died the farm now owned by his son John. He was a man of con- siderable public spirit and held several offices, among which he was Assistant Judge of the Court, and represented the town 1831 and 1840. His wife's name was Elmira Woods and they had four children; Maria, George. Ann Eliza and John.
GEORGE HUBBARD.
Born August 23, 1815. He married Miss Lois Hall in 1847, she died in 1863. His second wife was Frances White whom he married in 1864, she died March 1873. Lucy Rickards his third wife he married in 1875.
Ilis children are Thomas H., Horace E., Mary L., Herbert and Millston. Mr. Hubbard is a prominent man in town, he has, in years past, been the leading merchant of town; being very successful in the business. He repre- sented the town in 1857, and has held other town offices.
THOMAS H. HUBBARD.
Son of George Hubbard; born Feb. 21, 1850. He re- sided in town for quite a number of years, being a mer- chant, but finally removed to Watertown, Mass.
He is engaged in the wholesale paper business at Boston, being one of the leading salesmen for the firm of Pulsifer, Jordan & Pfaff, one of the largest and best paper houses in the United States.
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HORACE E. HUBBARD.
Born April 20, 1854. He married Miss Edith A. Rick- ards May 6, 1879 and they reside in town. He is an en- terprising and capable man, and keeps one of the stores in the village which he has successfully managed for the past few years.
JOHN HUBBARD.
Youngest son of the late Hon. Horace Hubbard, carries on the farm which his father did before him, on the north road. He is one of the leading farmers of the town.
Ile married Susan D. Massure July 2, 1846. Their children are: Calvin II., Celia P., George A., Charles E., Ann Eliza and Harry. Mr. Hubbard married Harriet Woodbury March 20, 1:00. Their children are, Lois MI., Lilla H., William D., Ernest A. and Mabel H.
BENSLEY P. COBB.
Born Jan. 23, 1810; came to town in 1855, an ! resided here, with the exception of one year, until his death, Jan. 5, 1880. He was twice marrie I; his first wife was Emily Black whom he married in 1>32. His second wife Martha A. Foss, born in Strafford, N. II., Nov. 22, 1822 he married May 7, 1840; they had 8 children, the three youngest being born in Guildhall.
HON. RICHARD SMALL.
Hon. Richard Small was born in Limington. York County, Maine, September 30th, 1808. He resided there, and in the adjoining town of Buxton, till 1845. He made several voyages in a sailing vessel to the West Indies while a young man. He was married to Abba A. Jose, April 30th, 1834 at Buxton. by Rev. Levi Loring, pastor of the Congregational Church, ut Buxton Centre.
Mr. Small, although bred a farmer, kopt a conutry store about five years in Limington, andl afterwards about four years at a place called Searboro Corner, in York County.
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In March 1845, Mr. Small and his father-in-law, the late Mr. Alexander Jose of Buxton, purchased the General Seth Cushman farm in Guildhall, nearly opposite the vil- lage of Lancaster, N. H., and removed there the same month, going from Buxton to Guildhall, through the White Mountain Notch. Mr. Small and his family trav- elled the entire journey in one of the, so called, Concord stage coaches of the olden time. He was justly regarded as a leading citizen of the town and county. He repre- sented Guildhall in the Vermont Legislature for the year 1855. Ile was also assistant judge of the Essex Co. Court in 1667 and 1>68. At different times he worthily held nearly every important office his fellow town's-men could bertow. Judge and Mrs. Small united with the Congregational Church in Lancaster, soon after moving to Guildhall, and he continued one of its most active, faithful and devotel members to the end of his life. He was a thoroughly upright and christian gentleman, high- ly esteemel by a large circle of relatives, neighbors and friends. In politics, Mr. Small was a whig, in early life, and afterwards joined the republican party. when it was organized, to which he remained thoroughly attached un- til he died. No kinder hearted man or better neighbor ever lived than Richard Small.
Ile died August 28th, 1882, leaving his estimable widow. his daughters Mrs. Sallie Burnside Ray wife of Hon. Ossian Ray, and Mrs. Abbie S. Porter of Lancaster and his sons Dr. Horatio N. Small and John C. Small of Portland, Maine, to lament the loss of an affectionate husband and father.
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HON. PUTNEY R. FOLLANSBY'S FAMILY RECORD, ON IIIS FATHER'S SIDE.
Records show that the family was a Norman family who followed the fortunes of the Duke of Normandy in his successful conquest of England in 1066. Thos. Follansby, his great grandfather, emigrated to America in 1750; set- tled at Newburyport, Mass. : served in the French war ; was in the battle of Lake George in 1758 and assisted in the building of fort Wm. Henry ; he was a carpenter and ship-builder. He had 3 sons: Wm., Benjamin and Sam- uel. Benjamin, (Mr. F's grandfather, ) a carpenter by trade, camo to Hill, N. H., about 1800 and died there in 1836. He left a large family : had 3 wives and children by them all; his first wife, (Mr. F's grandmother, ) was a Peabody, from Danvers, Mass., and a relative of the late Geo. Peabody the London banker. He had 4 sons and I daughter by his first wife : Thomas, John, James, Willard and Ruth. . James, his father, was born in May 1800; he married Ruth Rowell in 1824 at Bradford; moved to Hill, N. H., where resided till 1827, when he went to live with Mr. F's grandfather Rowell in Bradford, where they lived till 1839. Mr. Rowell for many years had what was then called the "western fever," and when he sold his farm it was with the expectation of going west ; but it seems he got over it.
In the fall of 1838, Mr. James Follansby and Mr. Row- ell visited Essex county ; they were so well pleased that that James Follanshy purchased the Win. Rich farm in Maidstono, which is the third farm on the river north of Guildhall. They moved in March 1839; Putney's grand- father died there in 1845, and his grandmother in 1849.
His brother, Jasper Hazen, born 1828 nad died 1812: his sister, Maryette, (Mre. H. Willard, ) was born 1833.
IHISTORY OF GUILDHALL. 241 FAMILY RECORD, ON HIS MOTHER'S SIDE.
His great great grandfather's name was Thos. Rowell, who was born in Amesbury, Mass., subsequently moved to Warner, N. H., where his great grandfather Aaron Rowell was born in 1740; ho came to Bradford where he died in 1816, leaving his large farm to his son Aaron, (Mr. Follansby's grandfather, ) who married Polly Putney, daughter of John Putney who went into the Revolutionary Army at the commencement of hostilities; was with Gen. Montgomery in his ill fated expedition against Canada and fell with that brave commander at Quebec in 1775.
His grandfather had no sons, but 9 daughters all lived to old age; two yot survive, Mrs. Sally Hutchins of this town, and Mrs. Hannah Colby of Albert Lee, Iowa; his mother's name was Ruth, born at Bradford and died at Maidstone, March 1865.
HON. PUTNEY R. FOLLANSBY.
Born in Hill, N. H., July 25, 1826; was the oldest son. He married Amanda Lucas Johnson Oct. 16, 1849, she was born May 182^. They have lived in town since the spring of 1870. Of their children, two died in early in- fancy. Lois H., born May 1851, died in Oregon Mar. '84. James L., born Feb. 1854, is a merchant at Stayton, Ore. Fara A., born Dec.1859, married T. A. Chase; resides at Derby Line. Nellie M., boru '63, died .64. Kate C., born Apr. '67 and Fred L., born Sep. '70 both reside at home.
Mr. Follansby is a surveyor of land and lumber for the lumber companies which operate on the Conn. river. He is one of the prominent men of the town and county; has repeatedly held offices; has been justice most of the time since 1850. He represented Maidstone in 1852-3-8-9-62-3; was County Commissioner 1854-9; represented Guildhall 1876-7 ; was Judge of Probate 1879-80, being .elected on the democratic ticket, and the district was very strongly republican, a fact which speaks highly of him.
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JUDGE DAVID HOPKINSON.
Was a native of Molbury, Mass., and Sarah Kennedy Hopkinson his wife born in Haverhill, Mass., came to Guildhall in April 1776, and drew their two children, Joshua who was then 3 years old, and David who was 10 months old, on a moose sled from Haverhill, N. HI., and on their arrival, pitched upon the place where Win. Hop- kins now lives for their home. They cleared up the land and made for themselves, und their children a comfortable and prosperous home, and from which no deserving needy one was over turned. He was a man of good capacity and was very prominent in public affairs: he was Chief Judge of the Essex County Court for the years 1812-15.
They had 10 children, viz : Joshua, born April 1773, died May 1839, he married Mary Monroe, they lived ou the farm where he was first taken off the moose sled, the greater part of their lives, and labored faithfully to pro- vide for the wants of themselves and children, Wm. A., and Mary, ( Mire. Win. Hopkins. ) Mrs. Hopkinson died March 18, 1836.
HON. DAVID HOPKINSON. JR.
Born July 8, 1775 and landed in Guildhall in April 1776, where he lived until he removed to Derby where he died Nov. 8, 1837. Ile married Dorcas Hugh born Nov. 1780, died Nov. 1863. They had 9 children: Russell, Portia H., Guy, Isaac, John II., Ann, Sarah, Dorcas and Portus. He was a very influential citizen, a man of first class ability aud "acted well his part" in whatever place he was chosen by his fellow citizens, or appointed by the Government to fill, and the name of Hon. David Hop- kinson is one that his childrens' children can look upon with great pride and veneration. When he lived in town he owned and occupied the lot known as tho "Governor's Right," being a part of the land takou by his father when
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he came to Guildhall in 1776, and where his widow re- sided at the time of her death Nov. 18, 1863.
IIENRY born Oct. 1777 went to Ill., where he died. JOIIN, born Oct. 1779 died in infancy.
SALLY, born Dec. 1783 died at Compton, P. Q. ISAAC, born Apr. 1785 died at sca.
NOYES, born Feb. 1768 died at Derby.
POLLY, born May 1792 died in infancy.
POLLY, born March 1795 died in Canada.
FRANCIS, born July 1796 died at Guildhall July 31, 1817. Of all the number, not one who bears, or ever bore the name of Hopkinson is at the present time living in town, excepting Mrs. Win. Hopkins.
JOSHUA HOPKINSON.
Born Apr. 1773 and was brought to Guildhall when 3 years old, and ever after Guildhall was his home till the time of his death May 1839. He was a farmer and he and his brother owned and occupied the "Governor's Right," and adjoining lots. He was a man of good ability and during his life held many offices of trust in town. He married Mary Monroe a native of Keeuc, N.H., born Mar. 1775, diet 1836. They had two children: Win. Aldrich, born 1>08, went to N. Y. where he died, 1860: he had 3 sons and 1 daughter: Benjamin, Win. D., and Henry. Benj. went to Paris, Mich. Heury died young. Wm. D., is a resident of Paris, Mich., and by the kindness of his sunt Mrs. Wm. Hopkins we publish part of a letter which shows the necessity of town histories and family recorde being Lept, as well as information which the pres- ent residents and those who shall take their places can look at with great pleasure, feeling that an influence has gone forth from the dear old town that is doing good not only for the present but for the future.
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"Paris, Mich., May 26, 1885.
David Hopkinson, Esq., Derby, Vt. Dear Sir:
My father died when I was eleven years of age, about 25 or 26 years ago, and knowing that he came from Vermont I write to you to ascertain if possible, some information in regard to my ancestry. My father W'm. Aldrich Hopkinson died at Corning, N. Y. Being left home- less I went on the Erie Cunal for two years, saved my wages, went to school, finally to College at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Came west, taught school many years, and now have the superintending of 87 schools. My father was well educated and followed elvil engineering : helped to survey northern Michigan in 1842, being then in the U. S. survey.
What I want to know is, can you give me information that may en- able me to trace my geneology back. I have a dim recollection of many things my father said of Vermont."
Mary, the daughter, married a Mr. Smith and resides in Michigan. It would be gratifying if we could publish more in relation to the Hopkinson families but must leave it for some of the descendants, who can if they see fit gather the information, and cause to be kept a very interesting family record.
WILLIAM HOPKINS.
Born at Cabot, June 7, 1810, and came to Guildhall in 1832: be married Mary Hopkinson, daughter of Joshua Hopkinson, and has lived on the farm that Mr. Hopkin- son occupied during his lifetime. Mr. Hopkins is a good farmer and a hard working, industrious man.
He and his wife both got severely Injured by a collision on the Grand Trunk Railway, a number of years ago, and both of them have suffered very seriously from it, although at the time the Railroad Co. tried to make it appear that they were dishonest in claiming damages, but after an expensive law-suit they got a small sum. Time, and their lame and crippled condition in their old age shows which were in the right, they, or the paid agents of the R. R. Co. They are the parents of 5 children, all now living : Joshua F., has a family and lives in town ; he married a daughter of the late Carr Wilson. John lives in Lancaster, and owns and keeps the "Williams House" of that place. Charles, has always lived with his parcuts and now carries on the farm, and is an industrious
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citizen. Mary O., married a Mr. Wilson, and resides in Mass. Abbie E., married a Mr. Hartshorn and has always resided in town; she now lives with her parents, having as the Court decided, a just cause for a divorce from her husband.
CAPT. SIMON SMITII.
About 1826 Capt. Simon Smith, who was a native of Plainfield, moved to Maidstone, and settled on what was at that time called the "Worcester Bow." His family consisted of a wife, 3 sons and 3 daughters.
After living there a number of years-during which time most of his children married and settled in different parts of the country-he sold his farm and moved with his youngest son Frederick W. to Guildhall, on the farm now owned by Nelson Call.
FREDERICK W. SMITH.
Was married in 1847 to Miranda, daughter of Oliver L. Woods of Northumberland. In April 1853 Mrs. Smith died, leaving one daughter, Mary Minerva, then five years of age. Mr. Smith resided in Guildhall until his death in June 1881, at the age of 64 years.
Capt. Simon Smith was of rather a roving disposition, and it is related of him that he a number of times in his younger days journeyed west with his family with a view to settle there, but would become discontented and return; this was before the days of railroads and these trips were made with a team of horses or mules, and once a number of valuable cows shared the journey. Frederick was of a different turn in this respect and though at various times in his life he had occasion to travel through the greater part of Me., N.II., and Vt., and was a man of much obser- vation and profited thereby, he was strongly attached to the home of his adoption. The family were all of a social disposition and possessed to a greater or less degree a vein of humor which rendered them particularly genial and companionable.
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HON. REUBEN W. FREEMAN.
Was born in Norwich, May 22, 1785, and came to this town June 2, 1819. He married Betsey Stockwell March 26, 1812 ; of their children Ezra Selden and Phebe Jane wifo of Azro Burton, are the only ones now living in town.
Mr. Freeman was one of the great men of his time, occupying many offices of trust. He was representative in 1835 and 1839 ; Assistant Judge 1833-4, and Judge of Probate 1852-3. He was a very capable farmer and left when he died an excellent farm on the hill. He died June 27, 1866.
EZRA SELDEN FREEMAN.
Son of Hon. R. W. Freeman resides and carries on the farm his father had so successfully operated before him. It will be hard to find a man who can equal him at farm- ing, and we shall pronounce him the best farmer in town at the present time; our statements cant very easily be proven by a personal visit to his farm and then to any other in the town. He has one of the finest barns in this section, in which is a very fine silo 20 feet square and 30 feet deep with a eipacity of 400 tons. Mr. Freeman was born March 28, 1825 and married H. Luella Aldrich, March 12, 1868.
CHARLES F. WIJITING,
And family came to Guildhall and located in the south part of the town opposite Lancaster, on the Connecticut River, March 1868. Mr. Whiting was born at Lisbon, N. H. Feb. 1822, and married Augusta A. Bedell Nov. 1843 ; their children are : Stephen 1., born 1950, Abbie B., born 1852, (she married O. L. Blood in 1877; they resido in Lowell, Mass., ) Harry born 1851 died 1862 at Littleton, Charlie E., born 1857 died at Guillhall 1881, Mary L., born 1362, resides with her parents at Guildhall, Bertha N., born 1866, also resides with her parents.
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HON. WM. UJ. HARTSHORN.
A son of Colburn Hartshorn formerly of Lunenburg. Hle was born Feb. 10, 1819; he was educated at the com- mon schools and academy, and located in town May 2d. 1842. He studied law with Hon. Wmn. Heywood and was admitted to the bar, but by reason of other business, uever practiced his profession to any extent. He has en- joyed the confidence of his fellow-citizens of the town and county in an unusual degree. He has constantly been in office and has generally succeeded in meeting the approba- tion of his friends. He was an officer in the State Legis- lature 1846-7-8-Assistant Clerk of the House 1857-Rep- resented the town 1858-9-'78-9-State Senator 1854-5-Co. Clerk from 1848 to 1863-Was elected Town Clerk in 1863, which office he now holds-was Judge of Probate from 1866 to 1878 and Register of Probate under Hon. P. R. Follansby 2 years-was Post Master from 1861 to 1878-Member of the Constitutional Convention of 1870- was door keeper of the Senate in 1880, until on account of ill health he was obliged to resign- was elected Assistant Judge of the County Court in 1884 which office he now holds. fle owned and kept the Essex Hotel from the spring of 1866 to '82, when he sold it to his son Charles E. Hartshorn. He was married June 22, 1842 to Delia L. Cutler, daughter of Dea. Erastus Cutler, and has al- ways had a pleasant home, which is very much to her credit as well as his. They have 3 children : Addic D., who married E. F. Pahner, Esq., of Waterbury, reporter of Vt. Supreme Court, at the present time. Clara M., married Joseph M. Poole of So. Paris, Me., who owns and keeps a hotel at that placc. Charles E., married Miss Ada Beede and owns and keeps the Essex Hotel, as abovo stated; he is doing a profitable business and keeps a very good house. (page 135.)
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HISTORY OF GUILDHALL. HON. EBEN W. JUDD.
Came to this part of the country as a surveyor. and lo- cated in Guildhall, the exact year we cannot give. Hle surveyed the line between Guildhall and Maidstone in 1786, and also surveyed other towns along the Connect :- cut River about that time. He was the most prominent surveyor of those days and be did more to smooth over the hard feelings which existed between the settlers and the proprietors than any other man. He certainly resided in town in 1790, for June 20th. of that year a town meeting was held at his bouse.
Hon. Eben W. Judd was the most public spirited man who has ever lived in the county, and was without doubt one of the best, most prominent and honorable citizens of the town. He succeeded Col. Ward Bailey in the owner- ship of the land now comprised in the village, or what was once known at lot No. 1 of the twelve first settlers' lots. He had the road, which is now Main Street in the village, laid out 6 rods wide, for a mile from the common, which common in 1797 he gave to the county, on which to build a Court House, Jail and for a common, ( which we have previously spoken of on page 196.) He did not give a deed of this land to the county until 1821, in which is the following :
"Middlebury, 3 Consideration $1
June 6, 1821. 5
Acknowledged before Samnel S. Philps Justice of the Peace. June 18, 1821.
Easterly 3 of lot No. 1 on the north side of the River Road leading down through said town of Guildhall meaning to convey that part of said lot which lies east of a line extending parallel with and from the westwardly end of the new Goal House in said Guildhall to the aforesaid River Road, for the purpose of a common and no other."
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