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Dr. Kendrick was married a second time, bat had no children by his second wife. He married for his third wife Adelia Pease, and by her had one child, Eliza, who died young. He died March 29, 1853, at the age of 72 years. Dr. Kendrick had a good standing in his profession, and a large practice for many years. As a citizen he was highly respected. He represented Poultney in the Legislature of 1845-6.
KILBURN, HIRAM- Was b. ir Poultney, July 7, 1799. He , was one of eleven children -eight sons and three daughters, The father, Abraham Kilburn, was b. Nov. 15, 1759, in Litchfield, Conn., and removed to Vermont in early life, and d. in Poult-
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ney in 1806. Hiram m. Mary Brown, and by her had three children :
Mary Jane, b. Jan. 20, 1829.
Harriet L., b. June 11, 1831, m. Wm. L. Farnam.
John Randolph, b. Oct 2, 1833, m. and lives in Addison, Vt. Mr. Kilburn's first wife d. Sept. 15, 1840. Jan. 28, 1841, he m. Betsey Fifield and by her had three children:
Samuel F., b. Nov. 29, 1841, m. Harriet Haskins, and now lives in Rutland,
Frank C., Jan. b. 6, 1844, enlisted and d. April 13, 1863 in hospital at Washington.
Albert, b. Nov. 30, 1846, m. Ella Philips, lives in Poultney.
Hiram . Kilburn was accidentally killed by the cars Oct. 21, 1867. He was at the time agent at the Hosford station in Poultney. For many years he was an active member of the Congregational church and for many years held the office of dleacon.
KINNE -Early in the present century, Peabody Kinnie bought the farm now owned by M. W. Bliss, and moved on to it with his family, which consisted of seven children-four daughters and three sons (the oldest daughter having m. a Mr. York be- fore the removal), Sabra, Theodosa, Esther and Susan; the sons, Levi, William and Chester, all of whom died unmarried, except William and Susan (she m. Charles Rolfe, but never lived with him). William m. Tryphena Richards, the youngest daughter of Daniel Richards; they have had eight children-five yet live. Ezra and Elisha have families, and live West; Morton is m. and lives in Hydeville; Laman is a Baptist clergyman, first, settled in Weston, Vt., afterwards in Ira, but gave up his charge in consequence of poor health. Mary Ann is unmarried, and lives with her parents in Fairhaven, near Hydeville.
[William Kinney and Tryphena Richards were married in Poultney, by Rev. Clark Kendrick, July 3, 1817. They cele- brated their Golden Wedding, at their residence in Fairhaven, July 3, 1867. Among the exercises of the very pleasant oc- casion, was the reading of the following poem, written for the occasion by their son.]
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To-morrow, a Nation will lift its glad voice, That the Birthday of Freedom has come; And thro' our broad land, Freedom's cons will rejoice That Columbia is Liberty's home.
We wait not the morrow, but gather to-day ; As our family birthday we greet ;
While our thoughts wander back o'er the past, far aw y ; Fifty years, with its bitter and sweet.
A Nation is glad that our sires broke away, And the fetters that bound her did sever;
We joy that the cord which was " knotted" that day, Bound our Father and Mother together.
I see two in a bark, as if they would share Life's voyage together, its calms and its gales;
'Tis all fancy, I know, since we were not there, But fancy must lead us where memory fails.
Said one, "Must I walk life's rough pathway alone ?; It looks dreary, I cannot deny it;
The wise man has said, 'Two are better than one,' Is not this a good time to try it ? "
"I'll Try-phena," he said. "Will you walk, by my side, Life's path, be it pleasant or ill ?"
I do not recall, or with blush or with sigh, But I think she said, " William, I will."
Then they looked down the pathway again, and it seemed More pleasant than ever before;
Each step was enlightened by hope, till they dreamed That no shade would come over them more.
Then came a glad day, and the greeting of friends, When the man of God slowly said o'er,
" No more twain, but one flesh," as they stood with joined hands,
For their hearts were united before.
As they entered the path, a moment they stand, While friends wish them well on their way ;
With heart knit to heart, and with hand clasped in hand, And thus they have walked till to-day.
The pathway was rough, and sometimes seemed steep; But hope pointed always above; So cach helped the other their courage to keep, Even toil was sweetened by love.
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And sunshine there was, and beautiful bowers, Where they sat at the noon of the day ; And heaven kindly dropped in their lap some sweet flowers, To cheer them the rest of the way.
But darkness came o'er them; the beautiful rose They had cherished,* was withered and pale; And the first-born was laid where the violet grows, By the side of the way, in a vale.
On still in the path; but changed are the flowers To burdens, demanding their care, Yet they cling to them still, thro' the long weary hours, And are happy such burdens to bear.
Through sunshine and cloud, now rough and now plain, They follow the pathway along; With heart bound to heart, and with hand joined in hand, Love cheers the rough places with song.
A cloud slowly gathers, and they see it draw nigh, Till at last its dark shadow comes o'er them; And another loved onet is in silence laid by, Who has finished her journey b. fore them.
Once again, and a thunder-beal bursts o'er their head:} Sudden darkness envelops their way, Son, husband and father, is laid with the dead, Leaving hearts bowed with sorrow that day.
I see they grow weary, the journey is long; The sun has sunk low in the west; Their step is less firm; their strength nearly gone; They would lay down their burdens and rest.
And now for awhile on a summit they stand, Looking back o'er the wearisome way; And think of the loving, invisible Hand - That has led them through all the long day.
If they toiled where the pathway was rugged and steep, One able to aid them was near; Does darkness come o'er them ? Be it ever so deep. His voice in the darkness will cheer.
And now for His presence, so constantly given, One grateful thanksgiving they raise; For the love that has led them thus far towards heaven, They render fresh tribute of praise.
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The journey will end, and the toil soon be o'er, And then will the Pilgrims be blest; How sweet will it be on the glorified shore, From labors and sorrows to rest.
In the mansions of rest some are waiting to greet, And those who yet linger will come; With our journeyings over, at last may we meet, A family gathered at home. L. K.
* Abagail d. young.
FLney d. with consumption, aged 16 years.
1Carlos, killed instantly while at work in a mill, at Hydeville,
KNAPP-The history of the Knapp family in this country dates back as early as 1630, at which time Nicholas Knapp came from England to Connecticut, and settled in that part of Green- wich subsequently set off to New York, and which is now the town of Rye, Westchester County. He moved to Stamford, Conn., in 1648 or 1649, His children by his first wife, Eleanor, who d. Aug. 16, 1658, were:
Jonathan, b. Dec. 27, 1631. Sarah, b. Jan. 5, 1639.
Timothy, b. Dec. 14, 1632. Rath b. Jan. 6, 1641.
Joshua, b. June 5, 1635. Hannah March 6, 1642.
Caleb, b. Jan. 20, 1637.
For his second wife, Nicholas m. Unity, widow of Peter Brown, and by her his children were Moses and Lydia. He d. April 16, 1670,
Joshua, third son of Nicholas, m. Hannah Close, Jan, 9, 1057. Their children were:
Hannah, b. March 26, 1660. Timothy, b. 1668.
Joshua, b. in Stamford, Conn .. 1662.
Joseph, b. 1664.
Ruth b. 1663.
Benjamin b 1673. Calch, b. 1677. John, b. 1679.
Joshua, Jr., m. Miss Close, about 1682. They had one son, John, b. March 1, 1708.
John, son of Joshua, Jr., had two sons: John, Jr., b. in 173!, and Justus, b Jan 19, 1735.
Justus, son of John, m Sarah Reynolds in 1755, His children were.
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1. Justus, Jr., b. Oct. 11, 1756. 2. William, b. Jan. 5, 1759.
3. John E., b. 1761; d. 1834.
4. Henry, b. 1763.
5. Benjamin, b. Sept. 10, 1765; m. Rachael Mead.
6. Obadiah, b. Sept. 20, 1766; m. Betsey Dean; d. Apr. 1, 1850.
7. Sarah, b. Jan. 6, 1768; d. Aug., 1828.
8. James, b. Dec. 17, 1770.
9. Hannah, b. Mch. 22, 1773.
10. Gilbert, b. March 21, 1775.
11. Mary, b. Jan. 2, 1778; m. Noel Whitman.
12. Samuel, b. Dec. 5, 1781.
Justus, father of the above family, at the close of the Revo- lutionary War, bought soldiers' land rights in Georgia, where he lived and became immensely rich. He d. about 1816.
Henry, third son of Justus and Sarah Knapp, was m. to his wife Jemima, about 1784. Their children were:
1. Elnathan, b. at Saratoga, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1786. 3. Mary, b. 1789.
2. Pardon, b. 1778,
4. Jemima, b. 1791. 5. Lucy, b. 1793.
6 Henry, b. 1795. 7. Justus, b. 1797; d. 1872.
Elnathan, son of Henry and Jemima Knapp, m Polly Eaton in 1807, who was b. in Barnard, Vt. Their children were:
Ceneth, b in Chester, N. Y., in 1808; m. Jessie Pray.
Albert Eaton, b. in Chester, N Y., Feb. 8, 1810.
Justus L., b. in Queensbury, N. Y, Dec. 12, 1812; m. Myra Ann Dible-
Lyman, b. in Wells, Vt., January 30, 1816; d. in Benson, Vt. Oliver Perry, b. in Wells, in 1815; m. Mary Soper.
John, b. in Wells, April 1, 1817: m. Oirelia Cole. He is a Methodist minister.
Elnathan, b. in 1820; d. in 1824.
Emily, b. 1822; m. Isaac Wheaton.
Celia, b. 1824; m. Elisha Sprague.
Elnathan, father of the above family, d. in Monroe County, N. Y., Ang. 10, 1850. Polly, his wife, d. in, Poultney, Sept. 20, 1870.
Albert Eaton, son of Elnathan and Polly Knapp, m. July 3, 1837, Freelove, widow of John Stone, and daughter of John and
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Charlotte Broughton. She was b. in Granville, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1811. Their children were:
Charles Wilber, b. June 7, 1839. Caroline Josephine, b. July 15, 1850; d. May 15, 1855.
Albert E. Knapp and his wife, Freelove, are still living in Poultney. He came to this town in 1834 from Benson, Vt. He taught school for a time in Jamesville, N. Y., then known as the Downs District. He then went into the business of manufac -. turing and selling grave stones in Poultney. In 1857 he sold out this business to Amos Clark and then commenced dealing in produce for the Boston market, and claims to have sent the first car load of potatoes ever sent over this railroad to Boston. He then purchased an interest. with P. S. Ryan in the tin business, which they carried on in the store now occupied by L. E. Thompson, until the year: 1856, when he built the store he now occupies. Here for a time he continued to carry on the tin and stove business. He then sold to Jairus Lewis, and commenced dealing in general merchandise. Mr. Kuapp has been known as an extensive manufacturer and dealer in roofing slate, and has done much towards developing the slate interests in this section. He is the inventor of a Genealogical Family Record, connected with a popular Family Bible, which, as a system of continuing a correct genealogical record from generation to gen- eration is unsurpassed, and cannot fail of commending itself to every family.
Charles Wilber, son of Albert Eaton and Freelove Knapp, m. Julia Hyde Sprague, Feb. 1, 1865. She was a daughter of Geo. W. and Mary Ann Sprague, and was b. in Poultney, Oct. 19, 1841. They are now living in Poultney, Their children are: Eva Anua, b. Dec. 17, 1866; George Albert, b. July 2, 1869; Carrie Grace, b. Jan. 14, 1875. -
KNAPP, ALONZO M .- Of Poultney, was a son of Bradford Knapp, whose father was Obadiah Knapp; and Obadiah Knapp was a son of Justus Knapp, Justus Knapp was the great grand- father of Albert Eaton Knapp, as shown above. Alonzo M. Knapp was b. in Schroon, N. Y., and came from Crown Point to
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Hampton, and from thence to Poultney. He has five children: John, who is in. and lives in Granville, N. Y .; Melvin, who lives with his father; Agnes, m. and living in Granville, N. Y .; . Louisa and Emma, both living with their father in Poultney.
LAMB, CLARK - Was born in Wells, and was many years a resident of Poultney. He m. a daughter of Lemuel Hyde, and lived in the south part of the town. He enlisted in the war of 1861, when about sixty years old, and d. William Lamb, a son, also served his country in the late war, and was severely wounded. He now resides in this town.
KELLOGG, FREDERICK-Moved from Middletown to Poultney in 1840, and kept the Eagle Hotel in East Poultney for some years. He died in Quasqueton, Iowa, not long since, where he had lived a few years with his daughter. He left three children: Anstys, who married Theodore Clark, and now lives a widow in Quasqueton; Hymenius, a lawyer in Cherokee, Iowa, and Lawson F., who lives in Poultney, and is in the business of man- ufacturing melodeons.
LAMSON, EDMUND - Was born in the town of Townsend, Mass., in 1765; served a regular apprenticeship of seven years at the blacksmithing business, in Suffield, Conn., and in 1786 came to this town, and worked at his trade for Dea. Silas Howe for 88 per month; the next year he went into the business on his own account, his shop standing on the ground now. occu- pied by the Congregational church. The year following he bought a lot opposite the burying ground, bounded on the north and east by the "East village meeting-house ground," (the meet- ing-house then standing nearly opposite the east entrance to the burying ground,) and built the house now standing on the lot on the same foundation he placed it 88 years ago. In the year 1788 he was m. to Lucy, daughter of Dea. Silas Howe, by Ith- amer Hibbard, pastor of the Congregational society, occupying this house about 12 years, when he sold it to Thos. Wilmot who carried on the business of silversmithing and clock making in a small building contiguous to it. Subsequently he (Lamson)
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bought the land, and in 1800 he built the house which he occu. pied until his death in May, 1853. He raised a family of four sons and four daughters; the two surviving sons, Jacob and Ed- mund, and one daughter, Lucy, now reside in Michigan, and the other surviving daughter, Susan H., resides on the old home- stead.
LAWRENCE, ALANSON - Was b. in Hampton, N. Y., July 18, 1803, and was a son of Joseph Lawrence, who was a Revolution- ary patriot. He lived in Grand Isle, Vt. before the war, and joined the army with all his sons who were old enough to bear arms, at the time of Burgoyne's invasion in 1777. His family then fled from their home in Grand Isle; first took refuge in the fort at Castleton, and from thence went to Bennington; on their way they buried their iron ware in Pawlet. After the battle of Bennington the family returned to Grand Isle. From thence they removed to Whitehall, and from there to Hampton, Alanson Lawrence was a mechanic, and when about 22 years of age was engaged by John Stanley and son in the manufacture of the Dewey shearing machines, and had a connection with Henry Stanley when he started the foundry, and was the first man who melted iron in that furnace, and claims to be the first man in the State who melted iron with anthracite coal. Soon after he bought the farm now owned by F. W. Moseley and lived there until April 1, 1866, when he removed to Camden, Kent county, Delaware, where he now resides. Alanson Law- rence was twice m. His first wife was Martha, a daughter of Dennison Ruggles of Hampton, who d. at Camden, Oct. 19, 1870.
Albert A. Lawrence, a son of Alanson, was b. in Poultney Sept. 14, 1834, and has been twice in .; first to Helen E., a daughter of Henry Martin, of Hampton; second to Julia A., & daughter of Henry G. Neal. He now resides in Camden, Del.
LEWIS, JOSIAH-Emigrated from Connecticut, and was the first of the name of Lewis who settled in the town, and his de- scendants are of the opinion that he came here the first year of the settlement ( 1771) He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; was in the battle of Hubbardton, and at the taking of Ti-
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conderoga, and was for a time an aid of Col. Brookins. He m. Molly Cole in Connecticut, and she was one of the women who Hed with her eldest son, and then only child, on Burgoyne's in- vasion. She rendered service for the patriots in carrying news, etc., and was paid the same as the soldiers were. She received for her services 160 acres of land, which it is said was located near where Franklin Thompson now lives, some two miles north of East Poultney on the road to Castleton. They went to their old home in Connecticut where they remained for a time and then returned to Poultney. Mr. Lewis first settled on the east part of the farm now owned by Hiram Lewis, and on the "old military road." This is one of the very few farms of the town which have remained in the same family from the first settle- ment. He had two children, John and Benjamin; John was b. in Connecticut, and both lived and d. on the same farm on which their father first settled. Josiah Lewis died before the year 1800.
John-m. Anna Cleveland and had eleven children: Polly, Eliada, Azuba, Albert, John junior, Anna, Arila, Ezra, Josiah, Hannah, Harry. John Lewis d. in 1827, at the age of 64. Polly m. Reuben Sanford and moved to Jay, N. Y. Eliada m. a Miss Thayer, moved to the state of Ohio; supposed to be still living. Azuba m. Alfred Hosford. Albert moved to Jay, N. Y. John junior was twice m. For his first wife he m. Polly Buckland, and for his second, Rhoda Fifield. He had uine children: Helen, Fanny B., Carlisle, Hitam, Mark, Julius, Charlotte, Martha and Mary. Helen m. Bingham Williams and d. in Charlotte, Jan, 8, 1851. Fanny B. m. Nelson Ransom. Carlisle is m. and lives in Charlotte. Hiram is m. and lives on the old homestead. Mark is m. and lives on a part of the orig- inal Lewis farm. Julius was in the service of the Union in the rebellion, and was killed at Charles.on, Va., Aug. 21, 1864, in a skirmish, at the age of 27. He was a sergeant in Co. I, 5th Vt , and a worthy young man. Charlotte m. Rollin Marshall. Martha m. Henry Pond and lives in Castleton. Mary d. at the age of six or seven. John Lewis junior represented the town
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of Poultney in the Legislature in the year 1851, and often held town offices. He d. Nov. 15, 1865.
Anna, the sixth child of John Lewis senior, m. William Buck. land. Arila m. Lois Smith, and d. a short time after his mar- riage. Josiah m. Harriet Ransom. They owned and lived on a farm, ( known as the Lusk farm,) and d. in March 1875, leaving two children: Eveline and Henry R. They continue to reside on the old homestead. Hannah m. Hiram Angevine and d. in Ohio. Harry d. unmarried.
Benjamin,-The brother of John senior, m. Patty Durant in 1804, had three children: Laura, Clark and Pauline. Laura m. Samuel Ruggles and now resides in Gaines, in the western part of New York. Clark is in Gilmantown, N. H .; is m. but has no children. Benjamin Lewis d. Nov. 26, 1811, when quite a young man. His widow was twice in, after the death of Mr. Lewis. She is still living with her daughter, Mrs. Fifield.
LEWIS, WILLIAM-Was born in Rhode Island, July 10, 1756: he died November 8, 1841, aged 85 years. His wife's name was Experience Rice. They had ten children, whose names were as follows: William, Jr., Philip, Abner, Lydia, Giddeon, Roswell, Samuel, Waitte, James and Betsey, all of whom lived to have families, and four are living at the present time, viz .: Abner, Samuel, Waitte and Betsey.
Abner, born February 27, 1787, in Westfield, Mass .; moved to Poultney (with his father) when he was five years old, where he has lived ever since, with the exception of five years he lived in Tinmouth. Abner' Lewis has been twice married; he married Betsey Nicholson, December 15, 1814; she died Angust 5, 1835. There were four children, viz .:
Emily K., b. May 5, 1818. Betsey J., b. Nov. 13, 1820.
Henry G , b. July 4, 1823.
· Abner, Jr., b. Nov. 19, 1825.
These four children are all now living in Poultney, with the exception of Abner, Jr., who lives in Michigan.
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For his second wife he married Amelia S. Ensign, Nov., 3 1835. She was born in Rhode Island, March 29, 1801. They had two children, viz. : .
Samuel C., b. Oct. 5, 1836.
Judson A., b. March 19, 1840.
Samuel C. died in Ann Arbor (Michigan University) Law School, of Typhoid Fever, November 24, 1862, aged 26 years. He was in the Senior Class, and about ready to graduate. ? His remains were sent to Poultney (all expenses being paid by his Class), and interred in the Cemetery at East Poultney, where a family monument now marks his resting place.
Judson A entered the United States service, August 11, 1862, a private in Company C, 11th Vt. Regt. He served till the close of the war, in 1865, making three years, lacking a month; svas mustered out as captain, having received four non-com- missioned officers warrants and three commissions. He is now living in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y. - ...
Roswell Lewis died May 2, 1842, at the age of 42 years. He : left a family of children'; one son died from disease contracted in the War of 1861; another lives in Fairhaven, and has been the constable of that town.
LEWIS, AARON-Was born in Wells, February 1, 1789. Ho married Polly Wilcox, of Wells, and removed to Poultney about sixty years ago, and to the place where he resided until his death, two or two and a half miles south of the village. He was an industrious and thrifty farmer, a member of the Episco- pal Church, to which he was much attached, and a quiet, in- offensive and valuable citizen. He died in March, 1869; his widow died in September, 1871. She left, by will, $500 to the Baptist Church in East Poultney.
Aaron and Polly Lewis had four children --
David, b. March 5, 1812. .
· Aaron, b. Oct. 1.7, 1815.
Mary, b. Nov. 25, 1817; d. June 20, 1875.
Chauncy, b. July 16, 1825; d. when about 9 months old.
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Lewis, David-Married Maria L. Noble, and now resides in Poultney village. They have had two children-
Egbert, b. June 20, 1849; d. June 7, 1869.
:Albert, b. Feb. 21, 1856; d; when 5 years old.
" Aaron has for some years resided in Granville. He has several children.
LEWIS, JAIRUS-Was born in Wells; he is a son of Ethelbert Lewis, an old resident of Wells, but now a resident of Poultney, Jairus was a soldier in the War of 1861, and at the close of that war moved to Poultney. He first engaged in the tin business here, but is now in a prosperous grocery and saloon business, Mr. Lewis was constable and collector , of taxes in 1868. He married Nancy Reynolds, of Albion, N. Y.
LEFFINGWELL, ISAAC-Was born in Middletown, and was a son of Jeremiah Leffingwell, an old resident of that town. He married Esther Dewey; of Poultney, a daughter of Dr. David Dewey, October 12, 1829, and then went to Alburgh, Vt. He came to Poultney in Sept., 1834, and went into company with Henry Stanley, in the mercantile business. After two or three years he bought the place where his widow now resides, built & store near it, and went into business by himself, which he con- tinued until his decease, which occurred January 20, 1842. Mr. Leflingwell, while here, was an active and prominent member of the Methodist Church; he was a friend of education, and aided in the establishment of the Troy Conference Academy. At the time of his death, he was President of the corporation, which position he had held for several years. He had three children; two died in infancy, one survives, Charles C., who now, with his mother, resides in the same house his father owned. He is in the mercantile business (dry goods), and occupies the store built by his father. He married Elizabeth A. Russell, and has one child.
MALLARY .- Daniel Mallary was born in 1758, and removed from Cheshire, Conn., to Poultney in 1794. After he came to Poultney, he first lived on the Webster place, about two miles
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south of East Poultney, on the road to Wells; he afterwards moved into the house now occupied by Jonas Gibson, in the village. He owned and lived on the farm which A. M. Knapp now owns, for some twenty years. The latter part of his life he lived in the village, where Andrew Clark now lives .. . He had had seven children, viz .:
Rollin C., b. May 27, 1784.
Horace, b. Sept. 15, 1788; d. in Hanover, Ohio, in 1840.
Daniel, b. Feb. 23, 1791.
Martha, b. March 3, 1795; d. in Aug., 1796.
Henry, b. in 1798; d. in 1804.
Charles D., b. Jan. 23, 1801.
Phebe, b Nov. 14, 1807.
Hon. Rollin C. Mallary graduated at Middlebury College in 1805: studied law with Horatio Seymour, at Middlebury, and Robert Temple, in Rutland, and was admitted to the Rutland County Bar in March, 1807. He soon became a leading lawyer in the county, and was State's Attorney in the years 1811-12- 13, and 1815-16 In the year .1819, he was a candidate for Con- gress against O. C. Merrill, of Bennington. Mr. Merrill was de- clared elected, but, at the ensuing session, Mr. Mallary claimed the seat, and the House, after a hearing, decided in his favor, and gave him his seat, January 13, 1820. This controversy de- veloped Mr. Mallary's powers, and brought him inte notice. He had several successive re-elections, and remained a member continuously until his death. He gained a prominent position in Congress, second, perhaps, to no other member of the House from New England in his time, and particularly distinguished himself as a friend and advocate of the protective system. At the commencement of the Twentieth Congress, he was made chairman of the Committee on Manufactures, and reported tho tariff of 1828, and his efficient efforts doubtless contributed largely to secure its passage. Mr. Mallary died at Baltimore, Md., while on his return from Washington, in 1831. His re- mains were brought home, and interred in the old cemetery at East Poultney, and a marble monument was erected by the Rutland County Bar.
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