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James Fletcher came to Woodstock about 1780 and located upon the farm now owned by Leonard P. Eaton. whose wife is a granddaughter of Mr. Fletcher. He reared a family of twelve children and died in Jericho, in 1834, aged seventy-seven years. Mr. Fletcher died in 1856, aged ninety-five years. Their only surviving child is Frederick, a banker of St. Johnsbury.
Nathaniel Randall came from Pembroke to Woodstock and located in the southern part of the town near the Reading line. Here he followed farming and house building until about sixty-six years of age, when he removed to Bristol, N.Y., where he remained until his death. Mr. Randall was twice mar- ried, having born to him by his first wife three children, Lydia, Hannah and Nathaniel. By his second wife six children, Gaius, Thomas, John, Stet- son, Elias and Deborah.
Jabez King was born in Bridgewater, Mass., June 1, 1763, and came to Vermont about 1785, locating in Hartford. In 1790 he married Nabby Udall, by whom he reared nine children. Soon after his marriage he started a tannery in Woodstock, near where Henry Vaughan now resides. After a few years he gave up the tanning business and turned his attention to farm- ing. Mr. King was a public spirited man and held many positions of honor and responsibility. He died in December, 1846. James U. King, on road 17, and Mrs. Philena Samson are his only children now residing in the town, though two other daughters are living, one in the southern part of the State and one in New Hampshire.
Capt. Elisha Lord, a native of Connecticut, married Mrs. Lydia Hayes, May 29, 1788, and soon after came to Woodstock, purchasing one hundred acres of land of Jonathan Grout, about a mile and a half south of the court house. April 9. 1813, Mrs. Lord died, and October 28th, of the same year . Mr. Lord married Mrs. Lydia Fay Upham. He died December 11, 1818, aged fifty five years, having reared thirteen children.
Arunah Fullerton came to Woodstock, from Marshfield, Mass., in 1792, locating upon a farm a portion of which is now occupied by Otis Wood. Mr. Fullerton was a shoemaker and died about nine years after taking up his residence here, having reared seven children. His nearest representatives now residing here are five grandchildren, viz .: Amasa, Rebecca K. and Isaiah T. Fullerton, and C. F. Benjamin and Mrs. B. F. Standish.
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Chauncey Richardson, son of Lysander and grandson of Capt. Israel Rich- ardson, was born in this town February 20, 1793, and has resided here all his life, being now ninety years of age. The house in which he was born was located upon the grounds now occupied by the Woodstock Railroad depot, where his father resided until 1800, when he located upon the farm now occu- pied by Chauncey, and died there in 1813. Chauncey, like many other farmer's sons, received only a scanty, common school education, but by vir- tue of close observation and the aid of the South Woodstock library, which was under his care more than fifty years, and by availing himself of the bene- fits of a lyceum which he was instrumental in sustaining nearly twenty years, he obtained a large fund of practical information. In early life Mr. Richard- son was engaged in the manufacture of spinning-wheels, though he soon turned his whole attention to farming. He has never sought political honors, nor responded to the popular voice when it conflicted with his private con- victions. About 1860 he began to gather historical, biographical and statis- tical information relative to his native town, and now has a valuable collec- tion of information. March 11, 1819, Mr. Richardson was united in marriage to Rebecca Carey, of Hartland, the union being blessed with two children, one dying in infancy, while the other. Mrs. Thomas R. Carlton, now resides with him.
Silas Perry came to Woodstock in 1793 and located on road 34, where Miss Emeline M. Perry now resides. Mr. Perry was the father of nine chil- dren, none of whom are living, and died suddenly at the age of sixty-two years. The homestead was then divided among his heirs, whose rights Elisha Perry bought in, and resided on the place until his death, in 1872, aged seventy-four years.
William Perkins came to Hartland, from Lyme, Conn., in 1793, locating in the western part of the town, where his grandson Norman Perkins, now resides. About five years after he removed to South Woodstock, where he and his son Elisha built a tannery and engaged in tanning and in the manu- facture of boots and shoes. Later he retired from business and took up his residence with his son Francis, where he continued to reside until his death, aged eighty years. He was twice married and had six children, all but one of whom attained the advanced age of eighty years and upwards.
Caleb Atwood came from Carver, Mass., in 1802, purchasing of John Paddock a farm about half a mile north of English Mills. Mr. Atwood mar- ried Elizabeth Cobb, of Middlebury, Mass., reared seven children, and died October 29, 1851. Of his children now living, Mrs. Nancy Thatcher resides in Washington, D. C .; Sarah S. resides with her brother, Horatio N., on road 17 ; and Ira resides near Woodstock village.
Richard Smith, born in 1750, came from Lyme, Conn., about 1795, and after a short residence in Bridgewater, located in Woodstock upon the farm now occupied by his grandson, William H. Smith. He married Lois Rogers, and two of their children, Arnold and Elias, settled in Woodstock. Norman W., son of Elias, now resides on road 28.
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Francis Curtis, born in Massachusetts in 1778, came to Woodstock in 1797, and purchased a large tract of land in the southwestern part of the town, the location being now known as Curtis Hollow. Mr. Curtis was twice married and reared six children, the only one now living being Joseph E. He died July 11, 1855.
Hon. Jacob Collamer was born at Troy, N. Y., January 8, 1791. With his father, a Revolutionary soldier, he removed to Burlington, Vt., where he received his education, graduating from the University of Vermont with the class of 1810. After his admission to the bar, in 1813, he made a brief campaign in the last war with England, as a lieutenant of artillery in the detached militia of the United States service. After locating a year or two in Randolph, Vt., he settled in Royalton, where he remained until 1836, then came to Woodstock, which was his home from that time until his death. Having settled in Royalton, he represented that town in the legislature of 1821, '22, '27 and '28, was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1836, and was made associate justice of the supreme court of Vermont in 1833. He was continued on the bench until 1842, when he was elected a member of the house of representatives in the congress of the United States. Re-elected in 1846 and '47, he was, at the expiration of his service in this house, immediately called to the cabinet of President Taylor, resign- ing the place upon the death of the President in 1850. During that year he was again placed as a judge in the supreme court of Vermont, remaining until 1854, when he was elected a senator of the United States for six years, from 1855, being at the expiration of that time re-elected. At his first en- trance upon his duties in the senate he was placed upon the committee on territories, of which Judge Douglass was chairman, and made the celebrated reply of the minority (March 12, 1856) to the report of that distinguished gentleman on the territories of Nebraska and Kansas. 'The compact state- ment of facts, the logical deductions therefrom, and the powerful condensa- tion of the summing up at the conclusion, at once established his reputation in that body, of which he became so marked a member. At the close of his career he held the position of chairman of the committee on the postoffice and post roads, chairman of the joint committee on the library, and was also a member of the committee on the judiciary. He received the honorary de- gree of LI .. D. from the Vermont University in 1849, and from Dartmouth college in 1857. Suffering from a sharp attack of congestion of the lungs, induced by a cold caught while returning from the funeral of a brother, Senator Collamer died from organic disease of the heart on the evening of Thursday, November 9, 1865, at his residence in Woodstock.
Hon. Peter Thatcher Washburn was born at Lynn, Mass., September 7, 1814. He was the son of Hon. Reuben Washburn, born in Leicester, Mass., December 30, 1781, and who, at the age of four years, removed to Putney, Vt., with his father, Asa Washburn, who was born in Leicester, July 25, 1757, and was the son of Seth Washburn, born in Bridgewater, May 19, 1723, the
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son of Joseph Washburn, 2d, the son of Joseph Washburn, Ist, the son of John Washburn, 2d, the son of John Washburn, who came from Evesham, England, and as early as 1632 was in Duxbury, Mass., from which place he afterwards removed to Bridgewater, Mass. Hon. Reuben Washburn, father of Peter T., married October 10, 1813, Miss Hannah Blaney Thatcher, daughter of Rev. Thomas C. Thatcher, of Lynn, Mass., and granddaughter of Rev. Peter Thatcher, D. D., for many years pastor of the Brattle street church, Boston. In February, 1817, Reuben removed with his family to Chester, Vt., and after remaining there a short time, removed to Cavendish, and from there in 1825, to Ludlow, where he died, April 23, 1860. Peter T. Washburn, or as he was better known in Vermont, General Washburn, graduated from Dartmouth college in 1835, and immediately after his gradua- tion commenced the study of law with his father, with whom he remained except for three months when he was in the office of Hon. William Upham, of Montpelier, until he was admitted to the bar, at the December term of the Windsor county court in 1838. January 1, 1839, he opened an office and commenced the practice of his profession at Ludlow, Vt., where he remained with a constantly increasing business and reputation, until 1844, when he re- moved to Woodstock, where he resided until his death, which occurred on the morning of Thursday, February 7, 1870. In October, 1844, Gen. Washburn was elected by the senate and house of representatives of Vermont, reporter of the decisions of the supreme court, and was annually re-elected at each ses- sion down to and including that of October, 1851. In 1853 and 1854, he represented Woodstock in the legislature. In October, 1861, he was elected adjutant and inspector general of Vermont, and continued as such by annual re-elections until the close of the war. At the time of his death he was Gov- ernor of Vermont, to which office he was elected in September, 1870, being the only Vermont governor who died in that office, and was also a trustee of the University of Vermont, and president of the Woodstock railroad.
Lester Anson Miller, who served for so many years in the postoffice at Woodstock, was born in Pomfret, Vt., July 13, 1810. His early years were spent on his father's farm, with but scanty opportunities for obtaining even a common school education. In October, 1827, he left his home in Pomfret and entered the office of the Woodstock Observer to learn the printer's trade. How long he remained here is not known, but he ultimately decided on a collegiate course, and as a preparatory step entered the Kimball Union Acad- emy, at Meriden, N. H. His health failed, however, and he was obliged to give up the plan and return to his father's house, who had in the meantime removed to Woodstock village. In 1831 or '32 he first entered the postoffice here, as clerk under Benjamin Swan, Jr., who was then postmaster. On the 24th of October, 1852, he became postmaster, an office he held until April 30, 1853, when a change in the political character of the administration led to a change in the office. After this he was a telegraph operator at White River Junction about two years, and two years chief clerk at the postoffice in
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Montpelier, Vt. In 1859 he came back to Woodstock and was a clerk in the postoffice until failing health obliged him to retire, in November, 1875, from which time his health gradually failed until his death, December 13, 1877. Mr. Miller had an active brain and was possessed of considerable literary ability, as many of his contributions to various journals, both in prose and poetry, amply testify.
John Young was born in Newport, N. H., April 4, 1798, and in 1801 came to Bridgewater. During the latter part of the war of 1812 he enlisted and was in the service, and has drawn a pension therefor since 1870. February II, 1882, he married Nancy A. Herrick, of Windsor, and, after living a number of years in Windsor and Bridgewater, came to Woodstock and has lived here with his aged consort since. Eight of this couple's sixteen children are still living, and they also have nineteen grandchildren.
During the Revolutionary war, Elias Thomas and about twenty others from Woodstock marched through the forest to Saratoga, N. Y., and tendered their services to General Gates, and assisted in taking Burgoyne's army, Octo- ber 17, 1777. For this service they neither asked nor received any com- pensation.
Edward C. Barnard, now residing on road 28, enlisted in the 7th Vt. Vols. during the late war, and was taken prisoner off Point Washington, Fla., Feb- ruary 9, 1864, and was confined in Andersonville and other prisons until March 27, 1865.
The Congregational church, of Woodstock, was the first organized in the town. On the 3d of September, 1774, a special town meeting was held by the inhabitants of Woodstock at Joab Hoisington's house, a log hut standing directly on Maj. Churchill's corner. At this meeting it was voted to hire the Rev. Aaron Hutchinson for five years in connection with Hartford and Pom- fret, and a committee was appointed to carry the vote into effect. Mr. Hutchinson must have been well known to many of the settlers in the above named towns, and there is reason to believe that in April, 1774, he visited this town and preached to the few settlers then living here. Also during the same year, if not before, he must have decided to locate himself permanently in the town of Pomfret. This seems to be established from what took place in a meeting of the proprietors of Pomfret, held November 24, 1774. Already there was a meeting house erected in Pomfret, but for the people of that town and of Hartford the usual place of worship during mild weather was a barn standing on the line between the two towns, built by Samuel Udall. In Woodstock the meetings were held in Joab Hoisington's barn, the first and for a while the only frame building in the town. This barn stood by the side of the old town road, about six rods to the west of the Judge Hutchinson house. During cold weather services were held often- times at Hoisington's house, which was a central spot and was kept as a tavern. Mr. Hutchinson was hired by the town and preached for the benefit of all its inhabitants, but forming the center and main stay of his congregation
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was a small body known and recognized as "Mr. Hutchinson's church." This was the first organization of the kind in the town, and reckoned among its members Jaob Hoisington and Mary, his wife, John Strong and wife, Dr. Stephen Powers and wife, Benjamin Emmons, who officiated as deacon, the wife of James Emerson, Joseph Safford and Martha Safford. Rev. J. F. Brodie is the present pastor of the society.
The Universalist church .- It is handed down by tradition that John Sanderson and Captain Israel Richardson were the first Universalists in Woodstock. Each, independent of the other, had come to favor the doc- trine of the final happiness of all mankind, and it was only by conversing together that they learned their religious views were the same. At first they kept their thoughts to themselves, partly because their own minds were not yet clear on the new faith, and partly because they dreaded the hostility of their neighbors. But in August, 1786, it began to be whispered about among the members of the Congregational church that Benjamin Emmons, their deacon and leading man, who had been most active in organizing the church and sustaining it thus far, had embraced the doctrine of Universalism. This re- port concerning Dea. Emmons caused great disturbance in the church ; meet- ings were called forthwith, at which the delinquent member was arraigned for heresy, and the matter was not settled nor was peace restored to the church of which Emmons was a member till after a lapse of seven years.
By this time a Universalist society, and perhaps two of them, had been firmly established here. The earliest direct notice as yet discovered of the existence of such a society is contained in the following, taken from the records of Pomfret :-
" These certify that Lieut. Keith is a professed Universalist, and is a mem- ber of the Universalist society in Woodstock. MODERATOR.
" Woodstock, December 30, 1789."
When this society was first organized and on what terms, are particulars unknown at present. But a few years later either another Universalist soci- ety was started in Woodstock or the old one was re-organized under a new name, as can be seen by another certificate taken likewise from Pomfret records and running thus :-
"This may certify that Timothy Mitchell is a member of the Independent Catholick society in Woodstock.
" ISRAEL RICHARDSON, Moderator. " Woodstock, July 19, 1794."
The persons named in the above certificates were inhabitants of Pomfret, and the certificates were entered on the records to relieve them from paying the tax for the support of public worship in the town, which all citizens were called on to pay, under certain conditions, by law of the State. The records thus furnish direct evidence that a Universalist society, so-called, existed very early in Woodstock and embraced in its membership persons from the neigh- boring towns. The present North Universalist chapel society, so called, located on Church street, was organized by its first pastor, Rev. Russell Streeter,
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with twenty-three members, February 28, 1835. The church building was erected during that year, a wood structure capable of seating 400 persons, and valued, including grounds, at $10,000.00. The society now has sixty-three members, with Rev. L. S. Crosley, pastor.
The Christian church, located at Woodstock, was organized by its first pastor, Rev. Elias Cobb, with eight members, in 1806. The church building, a brick structure, was erected in 1826. It will seat 600 persons, and is valued, including grounds, at $15,000.00. The society now has 250 members, with Rev. Moses Kidder, pastor, Mr. Kidder was born at Walpole, N. H., No- vember 14, 1817, and came to Woodstock in 1842, and was ordained as asso- ciate pastor with Elder Joseph Hazen, March 15, 1843. Elder Hazen acted as pastor until December, 1846, when he resigned, after a pastorate of thirty years, and in January, 1847, removed to Albany, N. Y. Since this resigna- tion Mr. Kidder has remained sole pastor of the society.
The St. James Protestant Episcopal church of Woodstock was organized in 1825, Rev. Joel Clapp being the first rector. The church building, erected in 1827, will seat 275 persons, andis valued, including grounds, at $10,000.00. The society now has seventy-five members, with Rev. Francis Smith, rector .*
* Owing to the inability, or neglect, of those to whom it was intrusted to furnish histori- cal data, sketches of some of the churches of Woodstock are omitted.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY - -OF-
WINDSOR COUNTY, VT.
EXPLANATIONS.
Directory is arranged as follows :-
I-Name of individual or firm.
2-Postoffice address in parenthesis.
3-The figures following the letter r indicate the number of the road on which the party resides, and will be found by reference to the map in the back part of this work. Where no road number is given the party is supposed to reside in the village.
4-Business or occupation.
5-A star (*) placed before a name indicates an advertiser in this work.
6-Figures placed after the occupation of a farmer indicate the number of acres owned or leased.
7-Names in CAPITALS are those who have kindly given their patronage to the work, and without whose aid its publication would have been impossible.
IFFor additional names, corrections and changes, see Errata.
ABBREVIATIONS .- Ab., above ; ave., avenue ; bds., boards ; bet., between ; cor., corner ; E., east ; h., house ; manuf., manufacturer ; N., north ; n., near ; opp., opposite ; prop., proprietor ; reg., registered, as applied to live stock ; S., south ; W., west.
The word street is implied.
ANDOVER,
Railroad station is Chester, 6 miles east on Rutland Div. of C. V. R. R. Daily stage to Ludlow, 9 miles north.
Aldrich Jonathan E., (Chester) off r 38, sugar orchard 400 trees, 100 sheep, farmer, leases of J. Wilson, of Worcester, Mass., 200.
Andrews Josiah, (Simonsville) works farm of Albert Stanard 300.
Andrews William J., (Simonsville) r 25, works for Josiah Andrews.
AUSTIN ARVILLA M., (Andover) r 14, sugar orchard 700 trees, farmer 175.
Austin Benjamin, (Andover) farmer, with Arvilla M.
Bailey Herbert H., (Andover) r 25, works for H. Bailey.
BAILEY HORACE, (Andover) r 25, breeder of Devon cattle and Merino sheep, and farmer 250.
BALDWIN FERNANDO C., (Andover) r 5, farmer 160.
Barr David M., (Simonsville) off r 26, farmer 80.
Batchelder David, (Andover) farmer, with Edmund A.
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BATCHELDER EDMUND A., (Andover) r 10, breeder of Merino sheep and Devon cattle, sugar orchard 200 trees, 200 sheep, and farmer 330. Bates Henry H., (Andover) r 18, laborer.
Beebe Homer M., (Simonsville) r 26, farmer, with A. Jaquith.
BENSON DORWIN A., (Simonsville) r 33, sugar orchard 800 trees, dairy 7 cows, and farmer 210.
Benson LeRoy F., (Andover) r 16, sugar orchard 300 trees, dairy 12 Cows, farmer 100, and leases farm of A. D. L. Herrick.
BENSON LEVERETT E., (Andover) off r 15, sugar orchard 450 trees, breeder of sheep, and farmer 100.
BIRD GREGORY, (Andover) r 7, sugar orchard 500 trees, farmer, leases of Parkman Davis, of Chester, 400.
Blodgett Garey, (Andover) r ro, farmer, leases of R. P. Pollard, of Chester. BOYNTON ORLAND, (Ludlow) r 2, lister and farmer 165.
Burbee Lucius B., (Simonsville) r 33, farmer, leases of Randall Clayton 175. BUTTERFIELD BYRON H., (Ludlow) r 2, dealer in blooded horses, and farmer 130.
CAREY EDDIE, (Andover) laborer, works for Arvill Austin.
CARLTON PHINEAS R., (Simonsville) r 35, Ist selectman, farmer 88.
Chapman Alvin A., (Ludlow) off r 2, farmer 100.
Chase Baliss, (Simonsville) r 33, farmer 120.
CHASE CLEMENT B., (Simonsville) r 33, teamster and farmer, works the home farm of 120.
Chase David, (Simonsville) r 33, boards with Baliss Chase.
Chase Phebe, (Simonsville) r 26, widow of Isaac, resident.
Clark Edgar M., (Andover) off r 25, sugar orchard 400 trees, and farmer 110.
Clark Frank A., (Andover) off r 25, pastry cook.
Clark Herbert L., (Simonsville) off r 23, farmer, leases of J. O. Smith, of Chester, 250.
Clark Jeremiah, (Andover) off r 25, mechanic, stationary engineer.
Comstock Henry A., (Andover) r 23, farmer, leases of Sarah F. and Jere- miah Rounds 100.
Craigue Samuel S., (Andover) off r 7, sugar orchard 500 trees, and farmer 215.
Cunningham Julia A., (Simonsville) r 33, widow of Julius, sugar orchard 300 trees, and farmer 117.
Davis Alpha A., (Simonsville) r 35, farmer 110.
Davis Benjamin, (Simonsville) r 35, sugar orchard 800 trees, farmer 110, leases to David Howard.
Davis Jay, (Andover) works for Horace Bailey.
Davis Marvin M., (Simonsville) r 34, stock grower, and farmer 137.
DERBY LELAND B., (Andover) off r 13, cattle dealer, sugar orchard 2,000 trees, and farmer 140.
Dimick Dorwin S., (Andover) r 20, sugar orchard 350 trees, apple orchard Dimick Elmer E., (Andover) r 20, farmer, son of D. S.
150 trees, and farmer 165.
Dimick Juan A., (Andover) r 20, farmer, son of D. S.
Dimick Orrison D., (Andover) r 21, sugar orchard 400 trees, and farmer 132.
EASTMAN TIMOTHY B., (Andover) r 19, Baptist clergyman.
Edson Rufus E., (Chester) r 38, selectman and overseer of the poor, sugar orchard 500 trees, and farmer 169.
FARRAR SAMUEL, (Andover) r 8, sugar orchard 300 trees, dairy II cows, cattle dealer, and farmer 200.
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FELTT A. & W. A., (Andover) r 17, manuf. of wooden ware, mops and clothes horses, and farmers 145.
FELTT ABNER, (Andover) r 17, (A. & W. A. Feltt,) postmaster.
FELTT ELLA L., (Andover) r 14, teacher, boards with W. F.
Feltt Fred E., (Andover) r 17, works for A. & W. A. Feltt.
FELTT WILLIAM A., (Andover) r 17, (A. & W. A.)
Feltt William F., (Andover) r 14, sugar orchard 1,000 trees, and farmer 150. FORBES CHARLES B., (Andover) r 22, carpenter and builder, sugar orchard 300 trees, and farmer 100.
French Daniel, (Simonsville) r 33, retired farmer, aged 90.
French Daniel J., (Simonsville) r 33, mason, and farmer 75.
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