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Ruth m. Rollin C. Mallary; George d. young, and Sophronia d. in Poultney, unmarried. John Stanley, Jr., d. in Baltimore; he was in business in that city for many years before his death. Sarah m. Daniel Mallary, Jr., and d. many years ago.
Stanley, Henry-Was born Dec. 1795. Early in life he was actively engaged in business. In chapter 10 of this work a por- tion of Mr. Stanley's business history appears, and it was then intended to go more in detail into the same in a biographical sketch, but having at this point used all the space allotted us in the beginning, we feel obliged to abridge as much as is consist- ent. The magnitude of the business built up in Poultney by Mr. Stanley, and its effect in bringing into existence other busi- ness interests, and thereby building up the town, we hope are sufficiently shown in the chapter above referred to, and by what incidentally appears elsewhere. Business critics might discover in Mr. Stanley's career a want of caution, but they would nev- ertheless find in him an intensely active man, enterprising, lib- eral, generous to a fault, and ardently devoted to the public in- terests. He erected the Ruggles foundry buildings, what is
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now known as the Poultney House, and the dwelling house now owned and occupied by Dea. Joslin. He was very active and contributed largely of his means in establishing the Troy Con- ference Academy; he was the leading man in procuring the charter for the Poultney bank; he did an important work in grading the streets and almost at his own expense; he was ever ready to lend a helping hand in any worthy public enterprise. His large business was closed up in 1842, or about that time, but he remained here a few years after, and long enough to or- iginate the scheme of building the Rutland and Washington rail- road. He was a member of the Vermont Senate in 1847-8, and sometimes held town offices when he could be prevailed on to ac- cept them. He now resides in Brooklyn, N. Y., and is 80 years old. He should be remembered as one of the best and most useful citizens the town has had.
Myron N. Stanley now resides in New York.
STEVENS, BARNUM-Married Sophronia Manning; he and his wife are both dead. They had four daughters and two sons. Jenks B., the oldest, enlisted in tho War of 1861, and d. while in the service of his country; his remains were brought to Poultney and interred in the new cemetery. Don, the other son, is still living. Of the daughters, Susan m. James M. Dewey, who now resides in Fairhaven; Farny m. Proctor Swallow, and lives in Poultney; Ursula and Rosaline R. live in this town, unmarried, and are worthy members of the Baptist Church. Each returning season they decorate with flowers the grave of their lost brother; an example worthy of imitation.
THOMPSON .- David Thompson came from Goshen, Conn., to Poultney in the latter part of the last century with his family. Ile had two sons, Amos and Jesse, and several daughters. His daughter Lucy in. Timothy Crittenden; Esther In. Rev. Clark Kendrick; Hannah m. Elkanah Ashley, and after his decease, Elisha Ashley; and of two (names not given), one m. Ezekiel Buel, another m. David Hurlburt; Olive d., unmarried.
Amos, the elder son was twice m .; he first m. Dotha Brace, by whom he had six children: four sons and two daugh-
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ters. Horace was in the War of 1812, and severely wounded in the battle of Plattsburg. He afterwards studied medicine, acquired a good reputation as a physician, and d. in early life in Philadelphia. Norman m. Seraph Ruggles, became a suc- cessful merchant in Georgia, left there before the War of the Rebellion, and d. in Roxford, Ill., in 1874. Amos, Jr., married and went into business in Boston, where he still resides. Albert m. a Miss Manning and moved to some place West. Eliza m. Dr. Lockwood and resides in the State of Illinois. Dotha, the youngest of the six children, m. Simeon Mears and now resides in Chicago. Judge Thompson, for his second wife, m. Nancy Christy, by whom he had two children: James E. and Horace. Both of these sons went to Georgia and accumulated considera- able property, and just before the War of 1861, closed up their business there and went to St. Paul, Minn., where they com- menced a banking business. James E. is dead; Horace is still in business at St. Paul. Hon. Amos Thompson was a leading man in the town many years. He represented the town in the years 1804, '05, '06, '07, '08, '13, '14 and '16; he was one of the Assistant Judges of Rutland County Court for eleven years, commencing with 1809, and Chief Judge of the same Court in the 1821-4. He was a popular man with the people, and withal a good and useful man in society. He d. Jan. 1, 1849.
Jesse Thompson, the second son of David, m. Huldah Rich- ards, and had seven children: Frederick, Franklin, Emily, Lor- riston, Huldah, Laura, and Abigail. Frederick m. Eunice Horr, and had two children: Lorriston E. and Stilman K. Lor- riston E. m. Harriet Crittenden, and has two children; he is in the mercantile business in Poultney. Stilman K. m. Mercy Frisbie; he is a dentist, and now resides in Greeley, Colorado. Franklin, the second son of Jesse, m. Louisa Gowey, and had one child, John, who d. Aug. 21, 1875, at the age of 31. Em- ily, the eldest daughter of Jesse, m. George Stewart, and d. in the Spring of 1874, leaving three children. Lorriston, the third son of Jesse, has been twice married; he resides in Anso- nia, Ct. Huldah m. Andrew Martin, and lives in Malone, N.
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Y .; she has five children. Laura m. Lemuel Harvey, and d. at Ft. Edward, N. Y., about 20 years ago. Abigail m. Sam- uel Stewart, and d. in Chataquay, N. Y.
Jesse Thompson d. Jan. 1, 1843, at the age of 73.
Frederick and Franklin Thompson and Lorriston E. still re- side in Poultney. 1
TODD, THOMAS .- Nearly all the knowledge we have been able to gain of Mr. Todd has already been given in different parts of this work. He was a pioneer in the woolen manufacturing in the town, and was an active, driving man in his business, He was in Poultney as early as 1795, and had a large business for his time for many years. He was twice married, and by his first wife raised a large family of children, none of whom are living here. His son, Alanson Todd, resided in Poultney until about the year 1865, when he went to Nebraska, but now resides Shoreham, Vt. Thomas Todd d. in Hampton, whither he went a few years before his death, to reside on the farm of his second wife.
TURNER, MOSES .- Capt. Moses Turner was one of the carly inhabitants of the town. He d. July 26, 1831. He was a well- known and prominent citizen for many years, but whether any of his descendants are now living, and if so, where, are ques- tions that cannot be answered by the writer.
WARD .- Hon. William Ward married Lucy Church, Dec. 11, 1763, and removed from New Marlboro to Poultney in Novem- ber, 1775, and settled in the upper part of Finel Hollow, where he resided until his death, and on the same farm since owned and occupied by his descendants. His biographer says of him: " He was one of the early settlers, and one of that sturdy band that resisted, step by step, and day by day, the progress of Burgoyne's army, and participated in its capture, In the mean- time, his wife, unprotected and exposed to the ravages of the British soldiery, and their savage allies, fled to Bennington, fifty miles through a wilderness, on foot with her children, car- rying the youngest in her arms, and without a man to protect
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them; but reached Bennington and were safe. With others they returned after the surrender of Burgoyne at Sartoga.
" Mr. Ward was a member of the convention which formed the Constitution of the State. He was one of the Judges of the County Court for the county of Rutland for six years; was the first Judge of the Probate Court of the District of Fairha- ven, which office he held for twenty-two years; he served as Justice of the Peace forty years; was the first Representative of the town, and had several successive elections. He made a public profession of religion more than fifty years, and served as deacon nearly forty years. His health was remarkably good -he was never confined to his bed an hour from sickness; never had a bone broken or dislocated; never took an emetic or cath- artic; he was never bled, nor did he ever lose a meal of victuals until the Friday before his death."
It may be added here that Judge Ward was highly esteemed and respected as a citizen, and venerated as a Christian, and it was undoubtedly true of him "that he always performed the various duties assigned him, whether public or private, civil or religious, with perfect fidelity and integrity. He d. Aug. 3. 1819, at the age of 76; his wife d. Jan. 6, 1846, at the great age of 98. Their children were:
Bernard, b. Nov. 4, 1764, m. Rachel Strong.
Lucy, b. April 14, 1768, m. Philip Brookins.
Dexter, b. May 28, 1770, m. Hannah Stevens. Louisa, b, June 25, 1772, m. Maj. Asahel Pond. Abigail, b. July 26, 1774, m. William Cilley. William, b. Feb. 28, 1778, m. Anna Spencer. Elisha, b. July 30, 1780, m. Zelina Denzilo. Almira, b. Dec. 13, 1782, d. at the age of 4 years. Lorenzo, b. July 11, 1785, m. Nabby Cleaveland. Orlando, b. June 24, 1787, m. Phebe Wood. Sidna, b. May 20, 1789, m. Eliot Porter. Charles, b. Jan, 3, 1792, m. Lydia King.
The limits of this work will not allow the tracing out of all the descendants of William Ward. It appears above that his
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twelve children, with one exception, were married; most of them had families, and the descendants are scattered about the country.
Ward, William-The third son and sixth child of William, Sen., succeeded to his father's homestead, where he resided un- til his death. He was a good citizen, and had the confidence of his townsmen, He was twice m .; his first wife was a daughter of John Spencer, of East Hartford, Ct., who d. Jan 3, 1819, at the age of 38; his second, Anna, widow of A. P. Hitchcock, of Granville, N. Y., he m. March 7, 1821. His children were: Elisha, b. June 20, 1804, m. Eliza Pease; Spencer, b. Jan. 7, 1806, m. widow Ann Rice; Atarah, b. April 15, 1808, d. in in- fancy ; Atarah, b. Apr. 15, 1809, m. Spencer Cilley; William W., b. July 6, 1811, and lives in Cincinnati, O .; Charles, b. June 27, 1813, m. Sophia Sinclair Anna, b. Nov. 18, 1812, d. at Poult- ney, unmarried, Aug. 26 ,1839; Almira, b. June 3, 1818, m. Morgan Sacket; Fanny, b. May 28, 1823, d. at Silver Creek, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., unmarried, Aug. 22, 1845; Eliza, b. Jan. 23, 1825, m. Benjamin F. Farwell.
William Ward, Jr., d. Oct. Oct. 11, 1850. Elisha Ward, the eldest of the children of William, Jr., studied law, and for a short time was in practice in Poultney. He has often been called an "original genius," and such he was in the sense that term is used. He m. Eliza, a daughter of Royal Pease, May 28, 1833, and removed to Chautaqua County, N. Y. Hle had five children Charles P. Ward succeeded to the old homestead, where he lived until his death, which occurred December, 1872. He left a widow and four children: Helen S., William S., Arthur and Ella., who now reside upon the Ward homestead.
Chauncey Ward, now living in Poultney, is a son of Lorenzo Ward.
WARD, MOSES-Was born June 27, 1787, at Hebron, N. Y. He married Betsey Harrington, Feb. 22, 1810; his wife was b. near Cambridge, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1790. They had twelve chil- dren :
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Almira, b. in Hartford, N. Y., April 10, 1811, d. Aug. 4, 1811. William H., b. in Hartford, Nov. 9, 1812.
Walter, b. in Danby, Vt., March 23, 1815.
Ann Maria, b. in Hampton, N. Y., June 8, 1817.
Hiram J., b. in Hampton, Aug. 30, 1819. James M., b. in Hampton, May 10, 1822 Benj. F., b. in Hampton, Aug. 4, 1824.
David B., b. in Hampton, Sept. 14, 1826, d. Sept. 10, 1829. Solon L., b, in Hampton, Oct. 6, 1828.
Martin B., b. in Hampton, Dec. 4, 1830.
Lyman S., b. in Hampton, Jan. 18, 1834, d. Dec. 27, 1861. Sarah J., b. in Hampton, Dec. 4, 1836.
Moses Ward held prominent positions in places where he lived. He moved from Hampton to Poultney over twenty years ago, and d. April 11, 1862. His widow d. in Poultney Nov. 7, 1875, and was nearly 85 years old.
William H. now resides in Hartford, N. Y .; Walter in Gran- ville; Anna Maria in Hampton; Hiram in Granville; James in Illinois; Benj. F. in Poultney, and keeps a livery stable; Solon L. in Poultney, and is a dentist; Martin in Cherokee, Iowa, and Sarah in Afton, N. Y.
Benjamin Ward, who resides in Poultney, is a son of John Ward, who was a brother of Moses Ward.
WATSON,-Capt. William Watson served seven years in the Revolutionary War-was an ardent friend of the Colonics; he, espoused their cause with a will, and no sacrifice seemed too great for him to make to promote their interests; and his un- compromising hatred to British rule was equally prominent with his zeal for independence. He was the author of that celebrated toast, so often repeated since; it was given at a 4th of July celebration in Poultney, about 1810: "The ene- mies of our Country; may they have cobweb breeches, porcu- pine saddle, a hard trotting horse, and an etarnal journey." He was a man of a brilliant intellect, well educated, but unfor- tunately, in the Revolutionary Army, he acquired intemperate habits. He was never married, and in the latter part of his
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life seemed to transfer his affections and sympathy to a black and white dog, which was his constant companion wherever he ap- peared, staff in hand, on the street. But, in process of time, Co- mus died, as other dogs do. "Captain Bill," as he was familiarly ealled, procured a box and buried him on the south side of the street, nearly opposite the Congregational meeting house in East Poultney. At his grave he erected a slab with this inscrip- tion :
" Comus is dead! Good dog, well bred; Here he lies-enough said."
WELLS .- Enos Wells, it is supposed, was the first man of the name of Wells who settled in Poultney. He settled on what was afterwards known as the Noyes farm, not long after the Revolutionary War. He died in the early part of the present century.
WELLS, NOAH-Was b. in Colchester, Ct., and came from thence to Poultney about the year 1795, and went to live with Enos Wells, who was his uncle, Noah was then a young man, unmarried. In 1805 he bought the "hill farm," as the family have since called it, situated in a southerly direction from the village, and the same farm on which are now the Gibson and Schenectady slate quarries, and now owned by George Gib- son. About 1807 he married Lucy, daughter of John Brough- ton; he had three children: Abba L., Anna R. and Pomeroy. He lived on this farm until 1822, then purchased the "Sam Hyde " farm, moved onto that and resided there until his death, which occurred May 27, 1828, at the age of 56 years. Lucy, his wife, d. Nov. 1, 1830, at the age of 41.
Abba L. d. Jane 18, 1823, aged 16 years.
Anna R. m. Jonas Gibson, and d. May 27, 1832, at the age of 24, leaving two children, who d. young.
Wells, Pomeroy-Married Rebecca A., daughter of William Blossom, Aug. 30, 1834, and has had four children:
Helen, m. George W. Gibson, son of Jonas Gibson, Sept 11, 1861, and d. May 25, 1868, at the age of 32, leaving two sons: Edwin Wells, b. Ang. 26, 1862 ; Harry Potter, b. Dec. 12, 1866,
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now residing in Schenectady, N. Y. Charles S. b. Feb. 6, 1840, m. Anna E., daughter of S. P. Hooker, Sept 18, 1865; had one daughter, Helen Josephine; they are now residing in Leroy, N. Y.
Edward Adelbert was drowned July 27, 1855, at the age of 10 years, while bathing in the Poultney river.
George H. b. June 12, 1848, m. Alice C., daughter of Robert Bull, Nov. 28,1871. She d. April 21, 1874, at the age of 2'' years, leaving one child, Helen, b. Nov. 4, 1872. :
Pomeroy Wells was born on the Wells hill farm, Dec. 3, 1810; and has resided on that and on the Hyde farm, later known as the Wells farm, all his life, with the exception of two years, 1834-5, when he was in trade in Granville.
After the foregoing was printed, the friends informed us that Helen, the wife of George W. Gibson, died May 25, 1869, in- stead of 1868, as above appears.
WEBSTER, ELIJAH D .- Settled in Poultney as early as 1795, and was one of the organic members of the Baptist Church, and for many years a deacon of that church. He was twice m .; his second wife was a daughter of Calvin Mallary, As ap- pears in another place, his daughter Laura m. Richard Jones; she was a daughter of his first wife. Of the children by his second wife there were Mary, Caroline, William and Charles. Mary m. Reuben Hosford; she now resides on her father's homestead, a widow. Caroline d., unmarried. William and Charles went west, and it is supposed are both dead.
Dea. Webster was a worthy citizen, a man of sound and good judgment. He d. July 17, 1823, at the age of 54.
WHEELER .- John Wheeler was one of the early settlers of the town, and settled in Hampshire Hollow, and owned the first farm south of what is now the town farm. . He d. at an ad- vanced age, then living with his daughter, the wife of Calvin Hinman. The name Reuben Wheeler several times before ap- pears. He was a man of considerable business capacity, and his business while in Poultney is sufficiently given elsewhere.
Wheeler, William-Was b. in Bethlehem, Litchfield County;
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Conn., in November, 1796. His parents came to Poultney when he was an infant, but removed from Poultney to Onan- daga County, N. Y., in 1799. His father was drowned soon after while crossing Onandaga Lake, and he returned to Poult- ney to live with his grandfather, John Wheeler. When quite young he was apprenticed to his uncle, Reuben Wheeler, to learn the trade of clothier. He had a good common school ed- ucation, and taught school several winters. For some time he was connected with Judge Stanley in the cloth-dressing busi- ness, and from about 1825 to 1829, he was in the mercantile business in East Poultney; then he was a clerk for Henry Stan- ley in the foundry for some years. He was the inventor of a curry-comb, which he manufactured for awhile, and for some time engaged in the manufacture of candlesticks. In 1865 he received the appointment of Examiner of Patents, and removed to Washington, where he resided until 1867; went to Spring Valley, N. J., to live with his friends residing there, where he d. Dec. 27, 1868.
William Wheeler was twice m. In 1819 he m. Lydia Bab- cock, who d. in 1852. By her he had five children, all of whom d. young. For his second wife he m. Sarah J. Allen, of Lansin- burgh, N. Y., who survived him. Mr. Wheeler was an active member of the Congregational Church, fearless and frank in the the expression of his opinions on all moral questions, and always a firm and persistent advocate of the temperance cause.
WHEELER, JONATHAN R .- Was an early resident of the town. Hle was not of kin to either of the others above named. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church for several years, and a valued member of the church and society; he d. April 27, 1837.
WATKINS, BOARDWELL-Came to Poultney in the latter part of the last century, and settled on the farm now owned and oc- cupied by John Driscoll, where he reared a family of twelve children: William; Rollin J., who m. Betsey Gorham; Laura, m. Dr. Tucker; Lucinda; Harriet, m. Daniel Andrus; Eveline, m. Stephen Buckland; Alanson; Ahira; Alvin; Sarah; Anna,
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and Samuel, all of whom are dead except Dea. Rollin J., an ex- emplary man, now living in the east village.
WILLIAMS, ABIJAH-Married Asenath Perrin and settled south of East Poultney, on the farm now owned and occupied by Thomas Griffin, about the beginning of the present century. They had seven sons and one daughter: Ambrose, Abijah, Al- bemarl, Isaac, Amos, Cogswell and Josiah; the daughter, Eunice, m. George Davis, who lived and died in East Poultney.
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM R .- Was b. in Carnarvon, Wales, in the year 1822; and emigrated to the United States in 1842. He m., in 1849, Miss Anna Rees, of New York City. They have had seven children:
Theodore, b. March 25, 1851, m. June 2, 1874, has one child (Oriola), and is now one of the editors of the Troy Press.
Caradoc, b. June 2, 1851, d. Feb. 2, 1853.
Emris, b. Dec. 19, 1853; he is now a law student at Poultney. Emily, b. Nov. 11, 1855.
Victoria, b. Sept. 20, 1857.
Jennie, b. Aug. 5, 1859, d. Aug. 6, 1859.
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 11, 1860.
WILLIAMS, JOHN R .- (A brother of William R.) b. in Bangor, Wales, in 1824, emigrated to the United States in 1845, mar- ried Elizabeth Culver, of Newton, N. J., in 1849; his wife died in 1857. Their children were:
Anna, b. June 10, 1850; married.
John, b. Jan. 11, 1852, d. June 14, 1852.
Louise, b. May 17, 1853.
Jeremiah, b. Aug. 13, 1855, d. Sept. 6, 1855.
Fred, b. Oct. 16, 1857.
William R. and John R. Williams came to Poultney in 1866, and have since that time been in the business of quarrying and maunfacturing slate. They are of the firm of Williams Broth- ers & Co., and do an extensive business in the quarrying of slate, and manufacturing the same at their slate mill in Poult- ney.
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WHITNEY, SOLOMON-Was born in Canaan, Ct., Nov. 11, 1760. Ile came to Poultney at an early day, and m. Mary Mar- shall, and settled about a mile north of East Poultney; his wife was b. Aug. 17, 1767, and d. Feb. 26, 1837. Their children werc:
Lucy, b. Nov. 11, 1786, and m. Harvey Finel, as elsewhere appears.
, Sally, b. Feb. 23, 1787, m. O. L. Angevine, whom she sur- vives, and now lives about a mile north of the west village, with her son, John.
Ichabod, the oldest son, b. in 1789, and d. in 1807.
John, the second son, b. Sept. 1, 1791, m. Sally Hollenbeck, and d. a few years after, leaving no children.
Solomon, Jun., b. June 4, 1793, m. Nancy Hurlburt (who d. several years ago); he now lives with his children in Iowa.
Polly, b. May 22, 1796, m. Caleb Butler, moved west, and d.
Chester, b. May 22, 1798, m. Ruth Crane, and d. August 6, 1845.
Lydia, b. April 8, 1800, m. Harvey Mallary, and both d. sev- cral years ago.
Ruth, b. Sept. 22, 1804, m. and left town.
Eliza, b. March4, 1807. She also passed away.
WOOD, SAMUEL-Was born Aug. 6, 1758, in the State of Con- nectieut, and, it is supposed, in the town of Windham. He m. Margaret Morgan, Dec. 29, 1785; she was b. Sept. 20, 1762. They came to Poultney, it is supposed, before the year 1799. Their children were:
Orvelin, b. Jan. 28, 1787, at Bennington; d. at Pawlet.
Morgan, b. Dec. 6, 1788, at Bennington, went to the State of Ohio, and has resided there since, if living.
Betsey, b. Jan. 11. 1791, at Bennington; d. at St. Johnsbury, not long since.
Samuel, b. Sept. 10, 1793, at Hebron, N. Y .; d. at Wells, about three years ago.
Joseph, b. March 10, 1795, at Hebron, N. Y .; d. in Poultney about 50 years ago.
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Hiram, b. Feb. 3, 1799, at Poultney ; d. in Castleton about 30 years ago.
Julia, b. Feb. 24, 1802, d. at Gouverneur, N. Y., about 20 years ago.
Benjamin F., b. August 29, 1804, at Poultney, and d. in Poultney about 40 years ago.
Emily, b. June 16, 1807; m. Frederick Ruggles, and d. June 15, 1872, leaving three children.
WOODMAN, SAMUEL-Was among the early settlers; was a manufacturer of brown earthen-ware; his dwelling house stood where A. E. Knapp now lives, and his pottery about where the bank building now stands. He had two sons and two daugh- ters: Samuel, junior, was a saddler and harness-maker, and moved to the north part of the State. John m Thomas Todd's daughter, by whom he had two sons: Charles and Archibald; Charles is now living in Boston, and is reported wealthy. John succeeded his father in the business of the pottery: he and his wife d. in Poultney. Aurilla m. John P. Adams, and both d. at Hampton Corners. Lois, the other daughter, d. unmarried.
APPENDIX.
TOWN REPRESENTATIVES.
1778 William Ward,
1816 Amos Thompson,
1779 William Ward,
1817 Joel Beaman,
1780 William Ward,
1818 Joel Beaman,
1781 Abisha Moseley,
1819 Asahel Pond,
1782 William Ward,
1820 Asahel Pond,
1783 William Ward,
1821 Harvey D. Smith,
1784 William Ward,
1822 Harvey D. Smith,
1786 William Ward,
1824 John Ransom,
1787 Thomas Ashley,
1788 unknown
1789 James Brookins,
1790 William Ward,
1791 Thomas Ashley,
1792 Thomas Ashley,
1793 Thomas Ashley,
1831 Joel Beaman,
1832 William L. Farnum,
1833 William L. Farnum,
1796 Jonas Safford,
1834 Almon Warner,
1797 William Ward,
1835 Almon Warner,
1798 William Ward,
1799 William Ward,
1837 William L. Farnum,
1800 Thomas Ashley,
1838 Amon Bailey,
1801 Thomas Ashley,
1802 Timothy Crittenden,
1803 Timothy Crittenden,
1841 William P. Noyes,
1804 Amos Thompson,
1842 William P. Noyes,
1805 Amos Thompson,
1843 Henry G. Neal,
1806 Amos Thompson,
1844 Henry G. Neal,
1807 Amos Thompson,
1845 Adin Kendrick,
1808 Amos Thompson,
1846 Adin Kendrick,
1809 John Stanley,
1847 Amon Bailey,
1810 John Stanley,
1848 Amon Bailey,
1811 Asahel Pond,
1849 Amon Bailey,
1850 Joseph Joslin,
1851 John Lewis,
1852 Joseph Joslin,
1814 Amos Thompson,
1815 John Stanley,
1853 Joseph Joslin,
1823 John Ransom,
1785 William Ward,
1828 Almon Warner,
1829 Daniel Mallary,
1830 Joel Beaman,
1794 Isaac Hosford, 1795 Isaac Hosford,
1825 Harris Hosford,
1826 Harris Hosford,
1827 Almon Warner,
1836 Joel Beaman,
1839 Amon Bailey,
1840 Joel Beaman,
1812 Asahel Pond,
1813 Amos Thompson,
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1854 William L. Farnum,
1864 Charles A. Rann,
1855 Frederick Ruggles,
1865 Merritt Clark,
1856 Frederick Ruggles,
1866- Merritt Clark,
1857 John B. Beaman,
1867 Barnes Frisbie,
1858 John B. Beaman,
1868 Barnes Frisbie,
1859 James Winchell,
1869 Barnes Frisbie. BIENNIAL AFTER 1869.
1860 James Winchell,
1861 Harry Ransom,
7870-1 John B. Beaman,
1862 Harry Ransom, .
1872-3. Barnes Frisbie,
1863 Charles A. Rann, 1874-5 Harvey Rowe.
With the exception of one year (1788), the above list of Rep- resentatives is complete. Effort has been made to get a list of the Town Clerks and Selectmen, but we have failed to procure & full list. Our own records were burned, and the Secretary of State has not a full record of the town officers.
It before appears that Heber Allen was the first town clerk, and that Isaac Hosford was town clerk (it is supposed about twenty years). Elisha Ashley held the office in 1813. Harvey. D. Smith was elected in 1814, and held the office eleven years, Henry G. Neal was first elected in 1827, and from thence held the office ten years in succession; he was elected in 1850, and held the office subsequent to that date several years. Amos Bliss was elected Town Clerk in 1841, and held the office seven years. Stephen W. Dana, William P. Noyes, Almon Warner, Peter Farnam, Nelson Ransom, Barnes Frisbie, Edward Clark, and L. E. Thompson have been town clerks. II, T. Hull is now Town Clerk.
It may be proper briefly to notice here, as a matter of history, some business concerns that have grown up in the town which have not hitherto been brought out.
Fred W. Moseley and M. O. Stoddard, under the firm name of Moseley and Stoddard, have recently built up in this village quite an extensive and apparently prosperous business in the man- ufacture and sale of cheese factory apparatus and dairy furnish- ing goods. . In 1873 they issued their first price list, and their establishment was the first of the kind in New England, and it is supposed to be the only one now in existence east of Little Falls, N. Y. The associated dairy system, which is of recent origin, and which is being generally adopted by dairymen, has created the necessity of vats and apparatus for factories and creameries, and it is worthy of record that the enterprise of Moseley & Stoddard established t e first general supply depot of dairy furnishing goods in New England within the town of Poultney.
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APPENDIX.
The history of the newspapers in Poultney was not com- pleted. Besides the Poultney Gazette and Northern Spectator may be added the Poultney Bulletin and Poultney Journal. The first number of the Poultney Bulletin was issued March 12, 1868; John Newman, D. D., editor, George C. Newman, assist- ant editor, and J. A. Morris, publisher. September, 1870, it was sold to H. L. Stillson and William Haswell; Stillson sold to Haswell Aug. 12, 1871; Mr. Haswell continued the publication until November, 1873. In December, 1873, R. J. Humphrey bought the Bulletin office, and on the 19th of December, 1873, the first number of the Poultney Journal was issued by Frisbie & Humphrey, publishers, and B. Frisbie, editor. The publica- tion of the Journal has been since continued with a gradually increasing circulation. A job printing office has been connected with it, and the patronage of that has been on the inerease, coming largely from adjacent towns. The Poultney History was printed in the Journal office.
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