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Caleb Baldwin, a native of Claremont, N. H., where he died in 1838, reared eight children, of whom Josiah married Esther Farrington in 1845, has had born to him two children, Hattie I. and Willie C., and resides in St. Johnsbury. Willie C. married Maggie B, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Woodbury) Lamb, and has had born to him two children, Lulu A. and Richie F. He resides in town, on road 29. Enoch P. Woodbury, grandsire of Mrs. W. C. Baldwin, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war.
Samuel Noyes, a native of Haverhill, Mass., married Sally Rollins, and reared seven children. He moved to Landaff, N. H., while young, and re- mained there until his death, in 1848, aged ninety-three years. His son Daniel married, first, Mehitable Quimby, and had born to him two children, David and Mehitable, and second, Susan, sister of his first wife, who bore him eleven children. He died about 1852, aged seventy-two years. His son Ira has served as selectman many times, married, first, Susan P. Smith, who bore him three children, Charles A., Ira G. and Daniel M., and second, Ann Olcott. He resides here on a farm with his son Charles A. The latter mar- ried Ama H., daughter of Cyrus and Dolly (Colby) Smith, and has one daugh- ter, Susanna. .
Nathaniel Reed was an early settler of Concord, married Susan Sweat, the first couple married in Kirby, and reared six children, viz .: Willard, Samuel, Louisa, Rosetta, Cynthia and Stephen. He died at the age of eighty years. Stephen married, first, Polly Chickering, who bore him one daughter, Ade- laide, and second, Polly, daughter of Amos and Ruth (Babcock) Hutchinson,
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and had born to him seven children, of whom Winthrop T. married Celia, daughter of Joel and Lavina (Russell) Richards, has two children, Winifred M. and Ivanilla E., and resides on a farm on road 27. He served in the late war, in 3d Vt. Lt. Art.
The Congregational church .- In 1812 the Congregational church was organized, consisting of eleven members. Timothy Locke was chosen first deacon, which office he held until his death, in 1850. This church had no pastor ordained over it ; but was improved a part of the time by itinerant ministers from abroad. In 1824 Rev. Luther Wood united with the church, and continued to preach a portion of the time, until, on account of the in- firmities of age, he was no longer able to perform pastoral duties. In 1828 the church erected a comfortable house of worship, in which they continued to meet until about 1840, at which time the church numbered forty-five mem- bers. About the same year a new church was formed at East St. Johnsbury. In order to enjoy better privileges and accommodations than what they had hitherto been able to, a portion of the Kirby church asked and obtained dismission from the latter, with a view to uniting with the former. This exodus from the old church left it in such a feeble condition that it was no longer able to sustain stated preaching. Of late years, however, more en- thusiasm has prevailed. The building, which is located on road 9, was re- paired in 1885, and is now a comfortable structure. The society has twenty- seven members, with Rev. George W. Kelley, pastor.
L YNDON occupies a position in the Passumpsic valley, in the eastern- central part of the county, in lat. 44° 32', and long. 4° 54', and is bounded northeast by Sutton and Burke, southeast by Kirby, south- west by St. Johnsbury, and northwest by Wheelock. The town was located in the summer of 1780, by Hon. Jonathan Arnold, Daniel Cahoon and Daniel Owen, of Providence, R. I., an exploring committee of an association of about fifty of the most enterprising citizens of that city and vicinity, to select ungranted territory for a township in which to settle a colony in the new state of Vermont and procure its charter. Barnet, Peacham and Rye- gate were the only towns then chartered within the present limits of Cale- donia county. The approach of the committee to the ungranted territory was by the way of the Connecticut river valley ; and, as a natural continua- tion of the same valley, they followed up the Passumpsic river to its Great and Little falls, and its extensive meadows on the main river and its many tributaries ; and they made such further reconnoissances as they deemed necessary, to be sure they were right. They then, from the summit of a high, conical hill, southeast of the "Corner Village," with the eye fixed the outlines now forming the boundaries of the town of Lyndon, as best com- porting with the interests of their mission. Before its charter, the territory 15*
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thus selected was called Bestbury. The town was granted by the general assembly of Vermont, November 2, 1780, to Jonathan Arnold and his asso- ciates-in all fifty-three, inclusive of the governors of Vermont and Rhode Island, and the Rev. James Manning, D. D., of Providence, and the others mostly his parishioners, uniting the interests of church and state in favor of the adventurers. The name Lyndon was given in honor of the oldest son of the first grantee, Dr. Arnold, whose name was Josias Lyndon. Historically the tract was chartered November 20, 1780 ; but the record in the town clerk's office bears date June 27, 1781, after its survey, and confers on the township the usual privileges and immunities of corporate towns, dividing their proprietary shares into seventieth parts, reserving six for public uses.
The surface of the town is uneven, being interspersed with hills and valleys carved out by the many tributaries of the Passumpsic flowing from other towns and uniting in this to form one beautiful river. Its waters are uncon- monly cold and pure. These rivulets divide the town into a fair proportion of meadow and upland. The soil is a rich loam, easy of cultivation, and very productive. There is scarcely any barren or waste land in the town, and the highest hills are arable to their summits, usually as fertile and productive, leading to an abundant harvest of any crop; and they also afford excellent grazing for cattle, sheep and horses. The intervals, which are overflowed by the spring and fall freshets, are sufficiently enriched by the alluvial deposit thus given them as not to require the dressing which uplands need to restore the exhaustions of frequent harvests. Several excellent mill sites are afforded by these streams. The most noted of these are the " Great Falls " and the " Little Falls," both being on the main branch of the Passumpsic, the former on the entire river as it leaves town; the head of the falls, over which the railroad passes, being some sixty rods north of the south line of the town, and having a descent, in about thirty rods, of sixty-five feet. The Little Falls, about a mile above, have a descent from the bed of the stream about twenty feet. The Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers railroad passes through the town north and south near its center.
In 1880 Lyndon had a population of 2,434. In 1886 it had fourteen school districts and thirteen common schools, taught during the year by three male and twenty-nine female teachers, at an average weekly salary, including board, of $14.10 for the former and $8.36 for the latter. There were 483 scholars, seventy-five of whom attended private schools. The total income for school purposes was $5,230.75, while the entire expenditures were $4,156.89, with Hiram M. Pearl, superintendent.
LYNDONVILLE, located on the east side of the Passumpsic river, near the center of the town, is a beautiful, thriving post village, the largest in the township. The railroad shops were brought here in 1866-67, giving a large impetus to the growth and business interests of the village, as they furnish employment to nearly six hundred hands.
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LYNDON CENTER (p. o.), is located just west of the above village, and west of the river, and is the seat of the Lyndon Institute.
LYNDON (p. o.) is located on the railroad in the southern part of the town, and is the seat of the Lyndon academy and graded school.
EAST LYNDON is a hamlet located in the eastern part of the town.
The National Bank of Lyndon .- On November 14, 1854, the Bank of Lyn- don, a savings institution, was chartered, and began business in May, 1855. Its capital was $50,000.00, subsequently increased to $100,000.00. E. B. Chase was elected president, and. E. A. Cahoon made cashier. On March 23, 1865, the bank was re-chartered as a national institution, and in March, 1885, its charter was again extended to 1905. Dr. D. N. Trull is now presi- dent, and W. J. Stanton, Jr., cashier.
Lyndon Carriage Company .- This concern was established by George A. and William Miller, where Hall & Chase's saw-mill now is, over fifty years ago, and was removed to Lyndon village as early as 1849. About 1853, G. Ide, Justus Trull and J. D. Miller organized the firm of Ide, Trull & Mil- ler, and did business about two years. Then Miller & Trull eight or ten years. The firm of Trull & Mattocks (Dr. D. N. Trull and S. S. Mattocks), bought the business in 1862, and it has been, substantially owned and oper- ated by them since that time. The present business style was adopted in 1867. They own a large two-story factory building, a large store house and a blacksmith shop in Lyndon village. Their machinery comprises everything essential to the equipment of a first-class shop, and is operated by steam- power. They build from one hundred to two hundred carriages and seventy- five sleighs per annum, employing from twelve to twenty men, making a spe- cialty of first-class carriages.
J. D. Hadley's steam carriage shop and lumber dressing-mill were built by him in 1886. He builds carriages and sleighs, does contracting in house- building, dresses lumber, etc. His mill also furnishes room and power for a granite polishing machine.
Hopkins & Thompson's butter-tub factory, at Lyndonville, was built by Matthewson & Miller, who operated it about three years. The present firm employs eight men. The machine shop in the same building is operated by Charles H. Hopkins.
B. F. Lincoln's saw and stave-mills, located in the northern part of the town, on road 28, were built by the Lyndon Mill Co. in 1872. They operated the mill about ten years, when it was taken by Mr. Lincoln. It has the capacity for cutting 20,000 feet of lumber per day.
The Lyndon saw and grist-mills, located in the southern part of the town, on road 65, were built by Dudley P. Hall in 1855. The saw-mill employs fifteen hands, and is owned by the Hall estate and Charles P. Chase. The grist- mill is owned by George P. Ide & Co.
The Lyndon pulp-mill, located in the southern part of the town, on road
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51, was built by the present owners, C. T. Wilder & Co., of Boston, in 1876. They manufacture a carload of paper pulp per day.
Freemasonry in Lyndon .- It is said that a lodge of Freemasons was estab- lished in Lyndon in the early part of this century, but owing to the persecu- tion of the " anti-Masonic period " its charter was surrendered and no organ- ization maintained. While we have been able to find no absolute proof that such a lodge existed here, this is the generally accepted belief, and many tales are told of the overt and covert acts of persecution suffered by the members of the order. For the history of the local organization, as established by record, we must come down to the fall of 1864, when meetings were held and a request prepared in conformance with which Crescent Lodge, No. 66, F. and A. M., was chartered January 12, 1865, the names of members appearing upon its charter being G. L. Bradley, C. H. Davis, N. L. Folsom, L. P. Brown, E. V. Cobleigh, S. H. Houghton, C. W. Scott, C. S. Cahoon, Alan- son Scott, Jason Powers and Charles Powers. The officers chosen at that time were L. P. Brown, W. M .; C. H. Davis, S. W .; E. V. Cobleigh, J. W .; whose names appear upon the charter. The succession of masters has been as follows : L. P. Brown, 1864-5-6; L. K. Quimby, 1867-70 ; S. S. Mat- tocks, 1868-69 ; W. H. Hubbard, 1871; S. E. Goss, 1872-75-79-80-81 ; H. Baxter, 1873 ; W. H. Fletcher, 1874-82-83 ; O. G. Chase, 1876-77-78; A. H. Walter, 1884 -- 85 ; A. D. Paige, 1886-87. Until November 1873, the lodge room was at Lyndon, but since that time it has been at Lyndonville. for several years in the brick block on Main, opposite Depot street. In 1882 they removed to their present quarters in Fletcher's block, where an elegant suite of rooms had been prepared for their use. These rooms, tastefully frescoed and furnished, are hardly excelled in this part of the state. This lodge now numbers 103 members. Dr. Horace Bartlett, who, with his wife, were drowned in the wrecking of the steamer City of Columbus, was an active member of the lodge, and officiated as its secretary for a number of years.
Odd Fellows in Lyndon .- Although the first appearance of this fraternity in Lyndon, as an organization, dates back only to 1878, it has already attained to the goodly membership of seventy-five, and has a comfortable home, fur- nished with taste and elegance, in Mathewson's block. The lodge was char- tered as " Union Lodge No. 4, I. O. O. F.," November 1, 1878, and insti- tuted the 12th of the same month, with six charter members, namely, J. C. Sargent, J. L. Watchie, C. N. Harris, George F. Dame, J. C. Jones, and A. T. Bean. A. T. Bean was the first N. G., J. C. Sargent, V. G., F. D. Leon- ard, Sec., and G. F. Dame, Treasurer. The present officers are : N. E. Al- drich, N. G .; J. S. Buell, V. G .; G. W. Knight, Rec. Sec .; R. S. Pierce, Per. Sec .; E. C. Hodge, Treasurer.
The Town House and Village Hall, located at Lyndonville, was erected in 1883, by the village. It cost $6,000.00. It is a wood structure, with 1,200 seats. The basement is occupied by the fire company and band and engine room. It is a fine structure and an ornament to the village.
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The grant of the township being to citizens of Rhode Island, most of the early settlers came from that state and vicinity, Seekonk and Rehoboth, Mass. Others came from the interior of Massachusetts, and the valley of the Con- necticut river, in Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire; and some from the interior of New Hampshire, Sandwich and its vicinity. The first settlement was commenced by Daniel Cahoon, Jr., a native of Providence, R. I., then coming from Winchester, N. H. He, with a few chosen men, com- menced a clearing on right No. 3, allotted to his father as original proprietor, in April, 1788. The first season was devoted to clearing land and building a log house, and growing scanty supplies of provisions. he having the honor of falling the first tree for the settlement. As the woods were full of game, and the river of trout, they fared more sumptuously than such adventurers would now. Mr. Cahoon's first experience in house-keeping was in a camp of boughs ; and then in one covered with bark peeled from the trees in large sheets, and afterwards in a log house, covered with the same material, keep- ing bachelor's hall. After his beginning, others followed in his wake, and shortly many a new opening was made in the forests, and many a smoke- wreath rolling upward indicated that human habitations were in progress of construction. Jonathan Davis, Jonas Sprague, Nathan Hines, and Daniel Hall were of the number. They did not attempt a winter's residence, but retired to their friends for more comfortable quarters ; and, after rest and social enjoyment, and obtaining supplies of necessaries, the adventurers returned the following spring, 1789, invigorated and with new zeal in their enterprises, and one at least with a new stimulant to action-Davis, with his wife, the first female settler of the town, they making their home in Mr. Cahoon's new log house. This year most of the beginners of the previous year, with sev- eral others, moved their families into town ; and this year and the next were so well prospered and increased, that in 1791 so many had commenced set- tlements in the different parts of the town, that it became desirable to have it organized for the making and repairing of bridges and roads, and the better managing the prudential affairs of the community ; and with the patriotic purpose of duly honoring the 4th of July, they fixed on that day for its organ- ization ; Abraham Morrill, Esq., of Wheelock, warning the meeting and pre- siding until the purpose was effected by the choice of Elder Philemon Hines, moderator ; Daniel Cahoon, clerk ; James Spooner, Daniel Reniff, and Dan- iel Cahoon, Jr., selectmen and listers; Nehemiah Tucker, treasurer ; and Nathan Hines, constable and collector. There were at this time fifty-nine inhabitants in the township. The subsequent growth of the township may be seen by reference to the census table on another page in this work.
The first child born in the town was a son of Nathan Hines, February 9, 1791, who was named Lyndon. Dr. Arnold had promised one hundred acres of land to the first child born in the town, but about this time the doctor died, so Lyndon never received the gift. In October of the same year another male child was born, Benjamin Parker, son of Daniel, Jr., and Juliet Cahoon.
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The first female born in Lyndon was Lydia, daughter of Zebina Wilder, who became the wife of Benjamin Powers. The first death was that of Daniel Cahoon, Jr., of consumption, June 11, 1793. He was buried near his own dwelling, where several other interments were made, but several years after his remains were removed to the burying place at the middle of the town. During the same month of Mr. Cahoon's death the twelve year old son of Samuel Winslow was killed by a falling tree. In 1794 three deaths occurred, viz. : May 24th, a twelve year old daughter of Adniel Hall, of canker-rash ; on the 4th of June, Elder Philemon Hines, during a fit of temporary abera- tion, hanged himself in the woods ; and on the 12th of August, widow Cynthia Jenks died suddenly of lock-jaw. The first marriage ceremony performed in the town was that of Jeremiah Washburn and Hannah Orcutt, of Billymead (now Sutton), by Daniel Cahoon, Esq., June 26, 1794. The first mills were erected by Daniel Cahoon, Esq , in 1796, who received the right of land reserved by charter for this purpose.
Daniel Cahoon, Jr., was the first settler of Lyndon, and was also the first man who died in town, his death occurring June 11, 1793, aged twenty-six years. His father, Daniel, Sr., came to this town from Providence, R. I., in 1793, held many offices of trust, and built the first flour and saw-mill in town. He died September 13, 1811. His son Gen. William Cahoon also held many offices of trust, and was member of Congress four years. George C., son of William, married Mary Ripley, daughter of Hon. Nicholas Bayles, of Mont- pelier, and reared two children, Sarah, widow of Henry Bartlett, Esq., and George W. He was a lawyer, served as town representative, and was also senator. He died in 1879, aged eighty-one years. His son George W. is a lawyer, and has two sons and three daughters, viz .: James B., who is an ensign in the navy; George C., a lawyer at Lyndonville with his father ; Mary, who married Edwin H. Hoffman, a partner in the firm of Cahoon & Hoffman; Charlotte and Grace, both at home. Mr. Cahoon resides in Lyndon.
Caleb Parker, a native of Massachusetts, came to Lyndon about 1790, and located on road 7, where he remained until his death at the age of eighty years. He married Sally Watkins, of Winchester, N. H., and reared three children. His son Caleb D. married Mary, daughter of Robert Green, and has reared four children, namely, Helen A., Edwin G., Roancy L. and Theo- dore W. The last mentioned married Kate McVicker, and resides with his father on the homestead. Edwin G. married Rena G., daughter of Calvin Hodgdon, and lives on road 8.
Nathan Parker came to Lyndon at an early day, and located on the place where J. A. Smith now lives, on road 61. He married three times, first, Je- mima Burbank, second, Betsey Brewer, and third, Malinda Hartwell, and had in all eighteen children. His son, Carlos Parker, married Susan Hill, and has had born to him two children. Nathan L., son of Carlos, married twice, first, Mary Dean, and second, Sophia Porter, has three children, Elwin, Carley and Ralph, and resides at Lyndonville with his father. Mrs. Sarah
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Clark, daughter of Nathan Parker, is a widow, her husband, Eben Clark, hav- ing died in 1863, aged sixty-five years. She resides in Lyndon. Another daughter, Saloma, is the widow of Jason Bradley, who died in 1862, aged six- ty-seven years.
Elijah Bundy, son of Nathan, came to this town, from Walpole, N. H., at an early day, married Sarah, daughter of Jacob Kibling, and reared five chil- dren, namely, Nathan, Benjamin, John, Mrs. Caroline Brockway, and Galusha J. Nathan married Betsey E., daughter of Thomas Haselton, and had born to him four children, namely: Edward, Stillman, Angenette and Carlos J. He died August 7, 1884, aged seventy-seven years. His widow survives him, is seventy-eight years of age, and resides with her son Carlos J., at Lyn- donville. Galusha J. married twice, first, Mary A. Bartlett, who bore him two children, Sarah Buel, of Burke, and Annette L. Smith, of Lyndonville. He married for his second wife Betsey Moore, and has one son, Fred G., who resides at Lyndonville with his father.
Benjamin Easterbrooks, a native of Connecticut, came to this town about 1793, and located on road 3. His son Luther married Henrietta Watkins, and reared seven children, of whom Willard married Laura Baldwin, and has two children, Luella and Luther S. The latter has married twice, first, Nancy Hoyt, and second, Alma C. Smith, and has one son, Don E. Mr. Easter- brooks resides with his father on road 8.
William Ruggles came to this town about 1794, married Rebecca Hubbard, and reared six sons and three daughters, of whom Nathan W. married Lydia Garfield, of Burke, and has four children, namely, Adna B., George H., Everett E. and Albert E. He has been selectman two years and resides on a farm on road 36, corner 38, where he has lived thirteen years. His brother Ephraim married Susan Stoddard, and has reared three sons, Hasley, Fred and Charles E. He resides on the homestead. His son Fred is a physician in Byron, Mich. Charles E. married Clara E. Dean, has one daughter, Mary, and lives on the homestead, on road 16.
Wait Bemis, son of Joel, a native of Spencer, Mass., came to Lyndon, about 1796, and settled on Bemis Hill, where Alfred and Arnold Bemis now reside. He died in 1850, aged seventy-seven years He married Relief Myers, and reared eight children, viz .: Nancy, Hiram, Relief, Samuel, Benjamin A., Otis, Lucius and Emery. The last mentioned married Cordelia Stockwell, and resides on road 27, where he has lived thirty-three years.
Elias Bemis was a native of Spencer, Mass., came to this town at an early day, married Content Jenks, and reared seven children. His son Welcome married Sarah Evans, and reared ten children, viz. : Emeline, Aveline C., Sarah C., Mary R., Eleanor, Kate D., William A., Alfred, Welcome A. and Lucy E. Welcome served as senator two terms, was selectman several times, and died in 1877, aged eighty years. His brother Amasa married Eliza A. Hall, and reared four children, Joshua, Catherine, Harris A. and Alonzo O.
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Joshua married Alma V. Bennett, and resides on the homestead with his brother Alonzo O. and his widowed mother.
Thomas Mathewson, a resident of Rhode Island, reared nine children, one of whom, Philip, married Hannah Mitchell, and reared three children, Hannah, Eliza Ann and Philip F. The latter married Diantha Dow, and resides at Lyndonville.
Stephen Smith Mathewson, son of Thomas, came to this town at an early day, married Mercy Payne, and reared fifteen children, of whom George L. married Angie P. Walter, of East Haven, Conn., and has three children, Sarah M., Emma M. and James L.
Henry Hoffman was a native of Germany, served in the Revolutionary war, and came to Lyndon at an early day, settling on a farm on road 3, where William Hoffman now lives. He married Eleanor Connor, reared five chil- dren, and died in 1835, aged eighty-eight years. His son James B. married Lucy Rice, and reared twelve children. His son William married, first, Nancy Fletcher, who bore him two children. John and Adelaide, and second, Helen M. Harris, and has had born to him three children, namely, Edwin H., Charles and Lila. He resides on the homestead. Edwin H. married Mary Cahoon, has two children, Charlotte C. and Helen H., and resides on the Cahoon homestead, on road 65. He is a lawyer and insurance agent.
Eliphelas Graves was a native of Walpole, N. H., came to Lyndon about 1800, and settled on a farm on road 39. He married Lucy Gates, and reared nine children, viz .: Loren, Constant, Hubbard, Lorenzo D., Orison, John, Maria, Mary A. and Erastus. He died in 1825, aged fifty-five years. Erastus married, first, Sally Balch, who bore him two children, Susan M. and Rosa- lind D., and second, Melissa Bradley, who bore him four children, Sarah, Miranda, Henry E. and Philo B. The last mentioned married Bell Cush- man, has one son, Henry E., and resides on the homestead with his father. Orison married Roxillana M. Spaulding, and has had two children, Lillian, now dead, and Emerson H. The latter married Ella L. Hall, has one son, Clarence E., and resides on road 39, with his father. Lorenzo D, married Abigail R., daughter of James and Lucy (Rice) Hoffman, and reared five children, .viz .: Ophelia L., now deceased; William H .; Alice A. (Mrs. Briggs), who has two children ; Harry K. and Edgar, and resides in Athol, Mass .; Harley, who married Nellie French, has one child, Katie A., and re- sides in Athol, Mass .; and Edward C., who resides on the home farm, on road 36, with his widowed mother, who is sixty-eight years of age.
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